호위에

WORK

2011-09-29T21:56:00.002+08:00

working is such a chore.
waking up early every morning.
squeezing with the morning crowd. and imagine the agony when you are surrounded by ATs and you have to be elbowed by them.
They are the most irritating living creatures on earth. SERIOUSLY.

The MR is away. for 2 weeks.
one of many many trips to come.
and skype is such a bitch.
it is like Flook forward to talking at night but it always die on us.
wtf.
I want to complain, to grumble, to seek comfort in sone but I have no one to turn to.

the number 17.

2011-09-05T15:45:00.003+08:00

I feel myself going backwards.
After 4 years plus I am going back to square one.
It is a scary move but I can't help myself.
It is back to days of insecurities, whining, the waiting, the anticipation and the crazy obession for the number 17.
It is back to the childish me before I step into NTU.

I believe I was more pleasant when I cared less, when days pass without much significance.
I don't know why I fucking bother about 17th July, and now 17th sept?
So foolish. So crazy. So stupid and childish.
I am fine now.
I reckon I shouldnt care about dates anymore, I was never good with dates - birthdays, telephone nos..
SO why now. HAHA. Perhaps I should change the url of this blog.
"seventeenzerothree.blogspot.com" it in itself is a remainer of my fetish.

Translation of 2NE1's HATE YOU

2011-09-05T15:39:00.001+08:00

[CL] You really suck
I have no reason to see you
This world is filled with guys like you
You s-s-suck
Your flaws are countless
To just put up with it and love you
Is a waste of time

Hate you eh eh eh eh eh
I’m fine living without you
Hate you eh eh eh eh eh
I’m fine living without you

[MINJI] My memories with you
Consist only of memories waiting for you
No matter how much I put up with it, and put up with it, it wouldn’t end
I-I wanted to hear those words, “I love you”
Your unconcerned love
I grew tired of it

[BOM] It feels terrible I threw all my pride away
I’m sad, is this all I’m worth?
I’m worried, now, of the four-letter word, LOVE
I’m scared, you’re hilarious

[CL] You really suck
I have no reason to see you
This world is filled with guys like you
You s-s-suck
Your flaws are countless
To just put up with it and love you
Is a waste of time

Hate you eh eh eh eh eh
I’m fine living without you
Hate you eh eh eh eh eh
I’m fine living without you

[DARA] H-H-Half the words coming out from your mouth are lies
No matter how many times you deceive me and deceive me, it wouldn’t end
Someday you, too
Will meet a girl like you
Once you feel the pain, you’ll know how I feel

[BOM] It feels terrible, there was never such thing as a hero
With a happy ending, Was I too naive like a fool?
It turned out for the better since now I figured you out
I’m going to leave, you really suck

[CL] You really suck
I have no reason to see you
This world is filled with guys like you
You s-s-suck
Your flaws are countless
To just put up with it and love you
Is a waste of time

Hate you eh eh eh eh eh
I’m fine living without you
Hate you eh eh eh eh eh
I’m fine living without you

[MINJI] I feel relieved,
[CL] I feel so much better
[MINJI] Down to the bone I’ve erased every last memory of you
[BOM] I feel relieved
[DARA] I feel so much better
[BOM] Down to the bone I’ve erased every last memory of you

[CL] You really suck
I have no reason to see you
This world is filled with guys like you
You s-s-suck
Your flaws are countless
To just put up with it and love you
Is a waste of time

Hate you eh eh eh eh eh
I’m fine living without you
Hate you eh eh eh eh eh
I’m fine living without you

Translated by GEE @ ygladies.com

2NE1 - Hate You

2011-09-04T22:35:00.000+08:00

넌 정말 재수없어
널 만날 이유 없어
너 같은 남잔 이세상에 깔렸어

재 재 재 재수없어
단점을 셀 수 없어
참으며 사랑하긴 시간이 너무 아까워

Hate you eheheheheh
I’m fine living without you
I Hate you eheheheheh
I’m fine living without you

너와의 기억은 기다린 기억밖에 없어 난
참고 참고 참아도 끝은 없었어
사랑한단 한마디가 듣고 싶었어 난
무심한 너의 사랑에 난 지쳤어

기분이 더러워
자존심 다 버리고 줬는데
참 서러워
내가 이것밖에 안됐나
난 두려워
사랑이란 두 글자가 이젠 난 무서워
네가 참 우스워

넌 정말 재수없어
널 만날 이유 없어
너 같은 남잔 이세상에 깔렸어

재 재 재 재수없어
단점을 셀 수 없어
참으며 사랑하긴 시간이 너무 아까워

Hate you eheheheheh
I’m fine living without you
I Hate you eheheheheh
I’m fine living without you

네 입에서 나오는 말은 거짓말이 반
속고 속고 속아도 끝은 없었어
언젠가 너도 너 같은 여잘 만나게 될 꺼야
아파 봐야 그때 넌 내 맘 알 꺼야

기분이 더러워
해피 엔딩의 주인공이란 건 없었어
내가 바보처럼 순진했나
더 잘됐어
지금이라도 널 알았으니
떠나겠어 정말 재수없어

넌 정말 재수없어
널 만날 이유 없어
너 같은 남잔 이세상에 깔렸어

재 재 재 재수없어
단점을 셀 수 없어
참으며 사랑하긴 시간이 너무 아까워

Hate you eheheheheh
I’m fine living without you
I Hate you eheheheheh
I’m fine living without you

맘이 시원해
속이 후련해
뼈 속 깊은 곳 까지 네 기억 지워내

너무 시원해
속이 후련해
뼈 속 깊은 곳 까지 네 기억 지워내

넌 정말 재수없어
널 만날 이유 없어
너 같은 남잔 이세상에 깔렸어

재 재 재 재수없어
단점을 셀 수 없어
참으며 사랑하긴 시간이 너무 아까워

Hate you eheheheheh
I’m fine living without you
I Hate you eheheheheh
I’m fine living without you

EMO MAX

2011-09-04T05:16:00.003+08:00

It's when you have nothing at all that you question what you really want and need.
Perhaps at this moment I hope for my insomnia to go away.
It is no joke to be up til 8am, day after day.
No naps, no nothing & yet your mind gets more alert as the hours pass.
It is not just tears that start to well up as the clock ticks, but frustration starts mounting too.

To be honest, I've tried to be my best in everything .
But there always seems to be a disparity between efforts & results.

what is all these about.

2011-09-04T00:34:00.001+08:00

i think i need more than a bottle of inniskillin.

:((((

2011-09-03T13:58:00.000+08:00

Waiting for a text that never came.

smurfs night :)

2011-09-03T07:50:00.002+08:00

look who's excited for the movie?

"The Smurfs" movie is fantastic!!!
Havent laugh so hard for quite some time. :)
It is almost 8 in the morning, and I didnt nap yesterday, so why am I still having insomnia?
This sucks. Happiness is always that short lived.

a want

2011-09-02T02:49:00.003+08:00

[Cooper square zippered darcy] - Kate Spade

If only I have a job, this darling will be mine once i get my pay.
BOO!

:(

2011-09-01T22:10:00.002+08:00

i think i am a sucker for attention.
I think i desire sweet talks.

I HATE being the second option.
Please dont treat me as a sub.
If you want to be nice, try a lil harder.
I wish i could scold F*C* OFF.

resentment

2011-09-01T18:28:00.002+08:00

smurfmouse says she needs sone to cheer her up.
make her smile.

my love

2011-09-01T14:50:00.002+08:00

sadly, the blue nose friends are the only ones who can cheer me up at this moment.
I just want a lil love, a lil bit of laughter, and some smiles that's all.
Perhaps that is too much.

one happy pill please

2011-08-31T21:51:00.003+08:00

oh boy.
I really think i am way too emo recently. I am like angry with everybody and everyone. Just pissed off by everybody & everyone.
I reckon that I am seriously in need of a happy pill, to inject some happiness in me or I will turn plain grumpy soon.
I hope my life can start picking up soon before I begin to bite the heads off people.

I actually miss slogging out on the island. The busy feeling was good, and in some sense very therapeutic.
It blocked out funny thoughts, unhappy feelings & all the nonsense.
Joking with the newbies that they were such a nuisance when we cab in, looking at the facial expressions of the teammates when i hit the replay button for my fav song. oh well, i miss the taxi uncle too!
i miss being appreciated.
I hope they will remember me for my song, for my perfume. I know they will. (:

all i wanted is some joy.

2011-08-27T01:36:00.003+08:00

no reply yet. oh man.
guess i am not wanted.

i have a feeling that i took some emo pills recently.
have been feeling emo. sad.
i feel silly wanting to cry over lil things.
it was hard when i was alone.
it is also hard now although i am not alone.
i feel more alone than ever.
is it me? is there sthing very wrong with me?
guess the blue nose friends have seen me cry more than i smile.
seriously, i cant stand myself.
crying & whining at this age.
F*C*. LOSER ME.
I WANT TO SLAP MYSELF AWAKE. SHIT ME. SOMEONE KNOCK SOME SENSE INTO ME..

2011-08-16T13:24:00.001+08:00

You should have move on without me.
You will do just fine.
I'm hurting inside, sobbing silently alone.

2011-08-11T01:41:00.000+08:00

can't feel the love, the concern.
i don't know how to break down this huge barrier between us.

"Ah ma can you hear me? "

2011-08-09T17:42:00.002+08:00

I feel angry with myself.
For crying out of jealously of a AT. Screw me.
My granny was fighting for her life last night & in the morning, her bp dropped to a dangerous low that warrants all family members to be present.
She was once, fat and I will always rem how she will start preparing to cook dinner during 2-3pm.
Today I almost couldn't recognize the frail frame lying on the bed.
She trembled out of fear, sadness, pain & all sorts of emotions.
No matter how old she is, or how you can justify that she has lived her worth,
But she is still my grandma, regardless at what age, it hurts all of us to see her in pain,
to know that God was so close in taking her away from us.

My lil shelter

2011-08-08T20:19:00.003+08:00

When one made a mistake, there is no turning back.
This is like my little shelter, a place for me to rant, to pour out my feelings and not worry about being judged.
I don't need anyone to understand me here, cos it is just me and my words here.

It takes a lot of courage to admit that you are jealous, that you have zero confidence.
It takes a lot of courage to pretend that everything will be ok, to be gracious.
It takes a lot of courage to pester for love & attention at age of 23.
It takes even more courage to cough out a "sorry".
:(

You can feel age catching up, when you start feeling feverish after a day under the sun & some crying.
Oh well, words & actions of a loser.
I know I need to be a fighter.

Self denial everyday...

2011-07-25T00:45:00.002+08:00

I don't know when I will wake up, when I will stand up again.
Or when I can stop deceiving myself and accept the truth.
Parents argued because of me, and it's daddy who got blamed because of me again..
And this time round, I can't go crying to him.
When mummy said they could give one seat ticket to him for my convocation, i could feel tears welling up.
But I could only smile and answer casually.
For 4 years and 4 months plus I always had him by my side that it felt so weird w/o him by my side, w/o his advices, w/o his love.
I wish I could tell him that I love him again, but I know I no longer have the right to.
And it really hurts me, it really does hurts.
But it is all too late.

The heart is aching..

2011-07-22T12:32:00.003+08:00

Miss him, miss him a lot.
But I have no rights to text him anymore, to share my happiness & sorrows with him..
There's things that I needed help in. But I can't turn to him anymore.
I tried to hold back tears, to pretend and self deceive.
But at the end of the day, I know myself well, it won't be easy.
In front of others, I have to be another person, I do not want them to see my tears anymore.
Deep down inside, I'm shattered. When I'm alone, I just feel like crying.

Intoxicated

2011-07-21T09:45:00.002+08:00

Thanks to BFF, Smurf & WL...I spent another day controlling the tears..
The drinks did made me a lil high, if only I can be intoxicated night after night.
It is that few moments of not thinking that I yearn..
But at the end of the day and you get into bed, you are reminded of the pain once again.
Dreams ain't helping..I'm starting to get really irritated with my own dreams, which are constant reminders of the love, the relationship..

Self deception

2011-07-20T07:39:00.002+08:00

Struggled to wake myself up from a dream... Dream where both of us were grocery shopping..
This is really not easy at all..
Self deception, blocking all things out, pushing images out of the head whenever they come to mind...
I have no idea if I will go crazy first or I will be successful first.
I tried to be brave but the road ahead is really scary, far and I see no light at the end of the tunnel.
I feel more upset when I see my fav NTU friends trying to fill up my days, accompanying me..
But for 4 years plus, there is just too much memories..

When all hopes are dashed, you lost all will..

2011-07-17T08:10:00.002+08:00

I am someone with a scar on the hand, marks on the legs.
And a true blue bitch.
Currently in a perfect stage in life where there is no need to and nothing to carry on.

2010-12-25T01:40:00.002+08:00

i cried during my birthday celebration, i cried on christmas.
i'm starting to feel that i like normal days more than "special days".
perhaps i felt more lost than ever after taking my last paper.
i'm starting to hate myself more everyday when i look at myself in the mirror.

appreciate all that you guys have done

2010-11-22T11:48:00.002+08:00

my mum came back with a huge smile on her face yesterday
and i learnt that my cousin and her hubby had brought my parents tgt with theirs, out for dinner.
it's not the first time they did that.
i'm really thankful that they always took that extra effort to drop by my parents' shop, pick them up for dinner and send them back.
they were the ones who brought my parents overseas,
took care of them, and made them so happy.
daddy & mummy worked so hard for many years and it's only til recently that they started going out, enjoying life.
and my cousin and her hubby played a huge part in it.
they probably arent going to read about this,
and i find it hard to walk up to them and say thank you,
but i'll definitely express my appreciation through actions.

safely back from the flooded Hat Yai

2010-11-04T21:38:00.002+08:00

my parents are back in Singapore after being stranded in Hat Yai for 2 days due to the floods that hit Hat Yai.
I'm really thankful to those who provided help and thank god for answering my prayers.

After listening to what they went through in Thailand,
I was touched by the boss of my mum's friend who did so much to secure the first flight out of Hat Yai back to Singapore and also seeked assurance for safety of all 9people who travelled together in Hat Yai.
My father called him "the wealthy guy with a big heart".
Worried about the welfare of his worker of 18 years who was with 8 others in Thailand, he called up foreign affairs to demand confirmation of safety of 9 singaporeans in Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel.
Communication with the airlines was down and he took the effort to go down to Changi Airport on Tuesday morning to book tickets for the first possible flight out.
On Wednesday, he went back to the airport and secured tickets for a much earlier flight.
Embassy in Thailand also came back with assurance that all 9 of them were safe in the hotel.

Thanks to mummy's friend who was in charge of all liasing in Hat Yai.
Updates to family members back in Singapore, making arrangements for transport..
Before the floods hit, Mummy and her friend went to stock up (in actual fact, "grab") on dry food and other necessities amid strong winds and heavy rain.

As they were staying on the 29th storey, locals were paid to help with the luggages.
No taxis were available to come to the hotel and they took tuk tuk to the airport instead.
Although the flight was delayed, the plane touched down at 1715 this afternoon. =)

Appreciate the concern from family and friends in sg!
Thanks to my uncle for calling every night to check on me.
Thanks to my cousin for exchanging info and also offered help if I needed any. Heard from mummy that my cousin was concerned if I have enough money, but was not sure how to ask me in a tactful way. =)
And to my favourite NTU friends too!

Through this little incident, I have learnt the importance of showing concern and also the significance of expressing one's graditude.
Such actions really provide much comfort.
I have to admit that I was utterly disappointed with a relative who didnt bother to ask if I was ok, and pressed me for answers instead.
Her actions made me wonder if she even regard me as family.
Its not whether one really need help, but I guess it was only right to show concern especially when you know that ur relative is the only child and her parents are away.

praying for the safety of those in hatyai

2010-11-03T02:30:00.003+08:00

morning of nov 2 seemed promising.
i managed to drag myself out of bed, got onto the bus and train on time,
and the thought of having a nice dinner made me super excited to return home after lessons.
everything was rosy until i received a text saying that floods hit hatyai,
and that mummy & daddy couldnt come back today.
text also indicated that they are safe despite the situation.
wonder when they will be able to get back.
it's 2.41 am now and i have to be up by 7 tomorrow,
but i have problems sleeping.

thankful to those who showed concern.
and also pissed at the one senior who was the only one who contacted me and was aware of the situation, yet failed to express a tinge of concern.
not that i needed any, but isnt it something "politically correct" to do?
and you seriously cant blame kids for not knowing how to say thanks.
how can the kid learn to say "thank you" when his/her parents dont say it?
or it is that those who hold high positions in their work, got so used to ordering people around that they no longer know how to use the word "thanks"?

oh well.
guess i'm probably a bit edgy.
plus i still couldnt get over the "kid" issue in June, and i'm totally biased against the senior.
hence all these complaints.

2010-11-02T19:09:00.002+08:00

can i say i'm *ucking pissed off?
i dont understand why some people just change so much after they got rich, after they hold a high position at work.
they just get increasingly unbearable.
and i totally hate the tone in their voice.
i thought people in HR should have higher EQ.

JYJ is LOVE

2010-10-04T20:21:00.000+08:00

MANY THANKS to marie & mr owyang!
and MILLION THANKS to nana!!!

JYJ COMING TO SINGAPORE!

2010-10-01T13:38:00.001+08:00

JYJ will be in SINGAPORE!
Is this a dream come true or what.
Now, we just need the tickets.

2010-09-30T22:54:00.001+08:00

I need a place to hide.

give me a break please

2010-09-08T02:00:00.005+08:00

I was VERY TIRED after school.
It was a hot day. Horrible last lecture which I had to wait 3 hours for.
I couldnt make out if my dinner was delicious or not cos I was too hot to enjoy it.
I don't understand why I even bother to take a look at my clothes which mummy took to wash AGAIN without my permission at this time of the night.
FYI, I only trust myself with my clothes, cos there's clothes that contain intricate details, or clothes that kind of burnt a hole in my little wallet. Those clothes need a lot more care than other garments.

I can't remember how many MANY times i told people not to touch my things.
And yet, everytime I return from a trip, I will be treated to unpleasant surprises.
AND EVERYTIME I remind time and time again to not to do it again.
I took as many of my beloved items to HK as possible, but how much can my luggage store? I wish I had brought along the 2 pairs of diamond earrings with me to HK, cos I have no f***king money to buy myself 1 pair, much less 2 pairs to replace the ones that were accidentally thrown away.

So tonight, I saw a top that I got from HongKong destroyed.
I adored that top.
I wore it out to an outing with my JC friends, I wore it on my first day back to school.
3 gold chains dropped off from the top and I couldnt find it anywhere.
In addition, a top that I got from Malaysia had a huge tear.

I must have repeated myself THAT many times never to touch my clothes.
all washing and ironing of "precious" items to be done ONLY by ME.
but THAT MANY TIMES did not get into anyone.
tonight's incident happened less than a month after the earrings accident.
instead of asking and telling them never to do it again, i begged.
i hope begging will be enough. cos i dont know what more to do after begging.

sometimes I wish people can start listening to me more.
it only makes sense how important a message is if one repeats it like for a hundred times.
when i dont suggest anything, i got nagged at.
when i said something, sometimes i think people treat it as trash talk.

and lastly, dont use my blog entry to mock me.
너무 너무 싫어해요!

YOG Singapore 2010

2010-08-31T22:35:00.007+08:00

[ 14th Aug 2010 - YOG Opening Ceremony @ Marina The Float ]

Thanks to the Mr for participating in his company's lucky draws for 5 times before winning the pair of tickets to the opening ceremony.
Glad to be part of this historic moment! =)

[ 25th August 2010 - YOG Table Tennis ]

Supporting Team Singapore

Match of the century or what? Probably the most exciting match of the day.

Really thankful to jh for suggesting to boost the ticket sales for YOG.
I guess table tennis has always been a game that i appreciate on tv, plus I got to play table tennis in CUHK, so I kind of enjoy the game more. It's a different feeling when you root for team sg in front of a television set. The "live" atmosphere and being so so close to the players made the game even more exciting than ever. And I couldnt change channels to divert the anxiety from watching the game.

Although our players didnt get through to the semi finals but I'm super super proud of their performance. They did well! Well beyond expectations. And I was glad to be part of the group that cheered for team sg!

2010-08-27T00:13:00.004+08:00

[ night out with the checkers - 10 August 2010 ]

night of laughter, shocking stories and camwhoring with the checkers.

[ night out with the JC girls - 19th August 2010 ]

[ Wenlin's Birthday Celebration - 26th August 2010 ]

super belated birthday to wenlin!

Why am I back?

2010-08-22T23:41:00.004+08:00

As much as I am thrilled to be back in Singapore in time to celebrate National Day and be back to be part of the YOG 2010, guess i really miss HK.

HK is a nice place with really nice people. But I guess it is the life in HK that I miss more.
For 40+ days, I have been leading a very different lifestyle. Days were carefree, it's just about touring around HK, going to different places, attending lessons, playing table tennis, playing Monopoly Deal, playing with MOMO & tiny, talking to smurf, a lot and a lot of walking. But that's just it. The only people that I had to interact most with were smurf, wee and amanda. They are all wonderful travelling companions by the way. The whole HK trip would be so different without them.

I had the best roomie ever. Smurf's really nice to me, taking care of me, talking to me, keeping me company and of course, doing silly things with me. There were things that she did everyday that I was really thankful for. I needed a longer time to get ready before heading out everyday, so smurf would always fill up my bottle and bring down my bread for me. She was always there listening to my whinings, especially when it came to laundry time. I hate doing laundry, laundry can be such a chore - washing, drying and then ironing. Had smurf's company for exam preparation although her paper was over. She even watched Invincible Youth with me, I know that she's not interested in Korean variety show, but was there with me to accompany me.

The smurfs are really thankful to Amanda who was superb during the HK trip. Bringing us around, and looking out for us. Not mentioning that she's my drunk partner who likes to push my "happy button". It's a pity that I didnt befriend this lovely girl earlier but I am just very glad that I am friends with her now. =)She did so so much and I hope that I have thanked her enough.
And ALEX! He's in charge of reading maps and getting us to places. And he helped me with a lot of things in Beijing too.

Got to know this OAL staff from CUHK who went with us on the Beijing trip. Joey was really nice and her presence did make a huge difference. I guess she was pretty nice to me and Alex. It's amazing how simple questions and short conversations can make a person feel much better especially when you are one of the minorities.

Ever since I am back, the most common thought that I habour was " I wish I wasnt back in sg."
I've tried to make everyone happy, my family, bf and friends. To be with those whom i cared a lot about.
But apparently, my bf's really upset with me, and probably didnt want anything to do with me now.
And I angered my dad so much that his hands turned numb. No one told me that Daddy's heart wasnt too good recently. I could have killed my dad. What happen to no secrets in the family? Guess that theory only applies to filial children, not to a daughter who's a walking weapon.
AND i feel guilty for not being able to do more for my close friends. So if people think that I treat my friends better than anyone else, then I am certain that I've been a total ass.
I havent done anything right have I? Guess everyone will be better off if I wasn't back. And I wouldn't feel so bad that I hurt everyone who's close to me. I have a huge ego. I probably dont have the courage to say it to them in person, and I don't care if the people that I am going to mention will never read this post.

I'm sorry to my parents, whom i have brought more sorrow than joy. I must have been a huge disappointment.
Sorry to my bf, whom I have treated badly. I must have done a lot of wrongs for you to think on so many occasions that I treat my friends better than I treat you & that my friends are more important than you.
Sorry to del, I didnt have the courage to talk to you about Uncle Benson after his passing. I dont have the courage to tell you that he was like a second dad to me, and that I still miss him a lot.
Sorry to nana, jh and smurf. You guys are my closest friends. There's a lot of times that I wish I could do more.
Sorry to PT 1 too. I wish I could handle things better a few years ago. If anyone ever ask, not being able to be a close part of PT's life is my biggest regret ever. You are the first person whom I'm the most comfortable with, the first person that I dont have to hide any things from, first person who went through so much with. You are the first person who made me understand the true meaning of "best friends."

Not only am I mean to irritating people whom I dont give a shit about, I also kind of realise now that I wasnt so good to the people I care a hell lot about too.
The sad thing is that I thought I was good to them, I thought I did everything I could for them, but I guess I didnt do a good job at all.
Wonderful people walked into my life, but all I have done was being their worst nightmare ever. So why I am back?

8th August 2010 - The last day in HK

2010-08-22T23:04:00.002+08:00

8th August was my last day in HK. Woke up in the morning to send Wee off and I had a few hours before it was my turn to return to Singapore. It's really sad to leave HK since I have already fallen in love with HK.

Flight home - SQ861.

It's my first time flying alone and it was a refreshing experience. Had a long lunch cos I had so much time to kill before boarding the plane. The few hours of spending time with myself, gave me time to think about a lot of things. My 2 checked in luggages didnt weigh as much as I thought they would be, they turned out to be just 26kg. I needed help with my cabin size luggage though, to load it up to the storage compartments and unloading them after the flight. Dinner was really nice and there's Haagen Dazs ice cream too, but the turbulence was pretty bad. I will definitely want to be on board the upper deck of an A380 again. It's really cool.

Beijing Tour Day 4 - (7th August)

2010-08-18T00:12:00.006+08:00

With Susan, my roomie in Beijing. (Courtyard by Marriott)

[ Tiananmen Square ]

[ Forbidden City ]

With Bella, the super nice girl from HK. =)

[ Beijing Capital Airport - Return to HK ]

With Lily, our tour guide in Beijing.

Picture taken with Joey! the lovely lady from OAL.

Really thankful to Joey throughout the Beijing trip. She's extremely nice. Amazing how simple questions and short conversations can make one feel so much better especially when it wasnt easy being one of the minorities in the beijing tour group.

Soma, from OAL.

and also thanks to Alex, who took care of me during the Beijing trip & in HK as well.

Beijing Tour Day 3 - (6th August)

2010-08-17T23:43:00.004+08:00

[ Great Wall - Juyongguan ]

Wee, me & Joey.

[ Hutong ]

[ Peking Duck @ Da Dong ]

The Peking Duck dinner at Da Dong's was much much better than the buffet dinner we had on Day 2. The buffet dinner was supposed to be the highlight cos we were supposed to have Peking Duck for dinner. But dinner turned out to be HORRIBLE. Not only was the Peking Duck super disappointing, the other buffet dishes tasted below average too. A complaint was lodged and we were promised an "upgraded" lunch with peking duck on day 4. Anyways, all the dishes in Da Dong tasted fabulous - the duck,duck heart, the XO scallop, the cold dish, as well as the dessert that was thrown in FOC. The ambience was superb too. You can see the chefs roasting the ducks in the middle of the restaurant, and the chef will slice the duck in front of you too.

It's our last night in Beijing, and I managed to talk to my Beijing roomie for quite a while. She's from Czech Republic & we exchanged stories about our countries. It's interesting to hear her talk about Czech cos I have never been there and I have zero knowledge about Czech. =)

Beijing Tour Day 2 - (5th August)

2010-08-17T13:22:00.003+08:00

[ Summer Palace ]

Took a "dragon" boat in Summer Palace.

Taking a break with Bella =)

[ Temple of Heaven ]

Before we went to Wangfujing Walking Zone, we went to catch an Acrobatics show. The stunts were so so except for the last performance where a total of 5 motorcycles went into a cage.

[ Wangfujing Walking Zone ]

Exotic food sold along the food streets of Wangfujing walking zone.

Beijing Tour Day 1 - (4th August)

2010-08-17T13:09:00.003+08:00

Amanda woke up early to send us off! Many THANKS. =)

Woke up early at around 5 plus in the morning to get ready for the Beijing trip.
Super Nice Girl Amanda came to help me with my luggages. Thanks a million. =)
Flight to Beijing from HK took about 4 hours and when we touched down, it was drizzling in Beijing.

One thing that Beijing was really different from HK is that BEIJING IS SPACIOUS.

Bird Nest.

Water Cube.

3rd August (Day 39) - Smurf's last day in HK

2010-08-16T17:16:00.005+08:00

We went up to the 7th storey of Daisy Li Hall to watch sunrise on Smurf's last day in HK. I didnt regret the decision to stay up til morning cos the view was stunning. It's a pity that our days in HK was coming to an end. Guess we weren't the only crazy ones cos there were 3 others who went up to the balcony to watch the sunrise too. =)

Slept for about 2 hours before heading out to have our last dimsum meal in HK at 添好运. I'm so going to miss the congee and char siew bao. Went to Mongkok to get myself a cabin size luggage!

Our favourite Polar Bear!

[ Time to say Goodbye ]

Goodbye Smurf

Goodbye MoMo

Was really sad that Smurf left for the airport. When the car drove away, tears welled up. Kept my tear ducts in check cos I didn't want to cry in front of wee & amanda. I knew that I would miss my roomie and momo. She was the best roomie ever.

2 August (Day 38)

2010-08-15T02:22:00.003+08:00

Took my TCM paper in the morning before heading down to Fa Yuen Street with smurf to do last minute shopping.

Our last dinner tgt in HK. (Langham Place)

Shopped for food items to bring back to Singapore. We bought so many things that we had to take cab back to hall.

31st July (Day 36) - Dukling Tour

2010-08-15T01:49:00.006+08:00

Statue of CUHK.

University Station

The only university in HK that has her own MTR station. =)

[ Chinese Junk Ride - Dukling ]

From Kowloon Publib Pier to Central Pier

Kowloon Public Pier

Bumped into the NUS couple on board Dukling. =)

Steep slope of stairs in Central

29 July (Day 34) - Farewell Dinner & LKF

2010-08-15T01:28:00.004+08:00

[ Farewell Dinner at The Mira ]

Time really flies. It felt like yesterday when the smurfs were preparing for the Welcome Dinner. Can't help but feel really sad that Farewell Dinner implied that ISS will soon come to an end.

The Mira is a very posh hotel. Dinner was buffet style, but it took a long time to get to the food due to the long quene. That was the only bad thing about the Farewell Dinner.

NTU peeps.

The NUS couple who shared the same table as us.

Smurfs with Wenlin's friend.

[ LKF ]

Went for drinks in LKF with a group of NTU people. It was after the drinks that Amanda became my drunk partner. She started talking a lot of rubbish and sounded super funny. FYI, I WASN'T DRUNK. haha.

26 July 2010 (Day 31)

2010-08-14T01:20:00.002+08:00

Went Lan Fong Yuen for breakfast and stopped by DBS to withdraw money. The peaceful protest was still ongoing outside the Central DBS outlet and we saw protests outside other banks too.

[ IFC Building 55th Storey ]

25th July (Day 30)

2010-08-14T00:59:00.008+08:00

[ Wishing Tree ]

I made a lot of wishes, hopefully I'm not too greedy. It's a pity that they no longer allow us to throw the oranges and wishes up the wishing tree.

on the 小巴

[ Yue Kee Restaurant ]

We travelled for about 2 hours plus after departing from the Wishing Tree before reaching our lunch venue! Decided to go to the more secluded outlet instead of the one in Central, and I guess all of us didnt regret. The roast goose was fabulous and the other dishes tasted superb too.

[ 发记 Lucky Dessert ]

[ Charlie Brown Cafe ]

Went to the Charlie Brown Cafe for dinner. Most of the items in the cafe was Charlie Brown related, from the napkins to the cakes, bottles, tables & decorations. It's a cosy place to chill with friends cos the drinks taste good, but I'm definitely not a fan of their food.

Ladies' toilet

24th July 2010 (Day 29)

2010-08-14T00:29:00.005+08:00

Island Tour - The last school tour that we joined

The reason why we chose the Island Tour over the other 2 choices was the seafood lunch provided, but the lunch was just so-so. And we spent most of the time on the boat, travelling out to the different islands (whose names I couldnt even remember.

For me, I spent most of the time sleeping and enjoying the sea breeze, which was much better than hiking and exploring the different islands.

One of the apartments that we can see from Daisy Li Hall. =)

Sotong! The best dish that was served during the seafood lunch.

Other seafood dishes served were prawns, cuttlefish, and meatballs with seafood & orange peel, and the rest were meat dishes. We were kind of disappointed cos I guess most of us were anticpating a seafood spread.

We shared a table with some Germans I think. They were pretty funny and it's probably the first time that they need to shell a prawn. Really comical to see them struggling with the ptawn and fooling around with the prawn. Refering the prawn to their lecturer whom they affectionately call "Mr Global".

Poor smurf got bitten by an unknown insect on the last island that we went to.

Pizza delivery for dinner =)
The food that we ordered tasted better than the seafood lunch. But the bad thing was that we ordered TOO much food.

23rd July (Day 28)

2010-08-13T09:35:00.003+08:00

This shop was mentioned in one of the videos that my TCM tutor showed us.

We walked past a peaceful protest outside DBS. It's upsetting to read the comments on the banners cos DBS is a bank that all singaporeans are so familiar with. =(

The 3 girls met up with Wee for dinner & we took the Ding Ding BUS! The ride was worth a try but it was so crowded that we barely have any moving space. We wanted to visit the Electric Road Cafe which was really famous but when we reached, we realised that it's shut down already! We thought we could take some photos of the old cafe, so all 4 of us were really devastated.

22nd July 2010 (Day 22)

2010-08-13T09:28:00.003+08:00

Smurfs went out to Habourcity despite the heavy rain. Guess we were the only ones heading out of school in such a weather.
When we reached the mtr station near Habourcity, there was warnings of "黄色警报" but we didnt know what was that and carried on to our destination. Met Amanda in Habourcity for dinner. It was only we were read the mail from Louis that we realised that we also experienced what was the "Black Rainstorm" in HK.

Anyways, smurfs happened to pass by this really cute cupcake exhibit in Habourcity. =)

[ Cupcake Voyage ]

21st July 2010 (Day 26) Alex's 24th!

2010-07-21T22:41:00.004+08:00

Happy 24th WEE!
Smurfs went down to Maxim to buy him a cake on Tuesday and it was only at 10 plus that night that I remembered him saying that he's not supposed to have birthday cake. We even got him a lot of candles and bought a lighter. =(
Got him a mango chestnut cake cos MANGO is his favourite. Knocked on his door at 12 and whispered "Happy Birthday" to him, before going down to the lobby to have cake (not birthday cake).

Wee's cake & birthday celebration with us, tgt with tiny, chip & dale!

Maxim delivery!

The 3 girls told him over lunch that we'll just have dinner at the New Asia Canteen. Guess he's really disappointed that he had to dinner at a canteen which serves food that's only so so. Complained that it's a pathetic day for him.
After lunch, we got to experience typhoon no 3, which was pretty interesting cos there's no typhoon in SG. The wind's very strong and umbrellas were uprooted and you can see people struggling with their umbrellas. It's a comical sight although I was also having trouble with my umbrella.
Smurfs went out to get dinner at around 6 and jinny smurf remembered that wee wanted to try Maxim's snow skin mooncake, so we got him that too. Hope he's birthday is complete now.

wearing wee's new specs from YSL.

"the love of friend". Do you feel it?

Serenade & Mongkok, Lucky Dessert

2010-07-21T16:59:00.005+08:00

The 3 girls met up with Alex and his mum, sister over at Serenade (beside HK Space Museum) for dumsum buffet. The dim sum tasted SUPERB.

preserved egg with pickled ginger, chilled egg plant with home made sauce (yummy yummy)

steamed turnip cake with preserved meat and shredded conpoy, steamed pork and shrimp dumplings with crab roe, steamed BBQ pork buns, steamed bean curd sheet rolls with lobster soup.

steamed rice flour rolls with BBQ pork and steamed rice flour rolls with prawns. (triple YUMMY!!)

deep fried crispy milk

steamed dumplings with shrimps and chives

deep fried egg pastry with honey, steamed creamy buns with egg yolk, chilled chinese wolfberry & white fungus cakes, selfheal fruite jelly

we also had pork congee with preserved egg, pan fried taro cake, pan fried turnip cake, wontons in soup, deep fried squid in spicy salt, Pan fried rice flour rolls in XO sauce, deep fried diced bean curd, steamed glutinous rice with shredded conpoy wrapped in lotus leaf.

many thanks to wee's parents for treating us to the dimsum buffet. Delicious food with a nice view, and the cost is less than S$15 per pax, which is pretty worth it. (Advance booking is needed).

The girls went to Mongkok for street shopping! Got myself more rubbish from those cute cute shops and a pair of shoes which cost less than S$16.

Ocean Park (17 July 2010- Day 22)

2010-07-20T23:23:00.012+08:00

Day started with heavy rain and the 3 (smurfs and amanda) of us were thinking if we should go to Ocean Park or push it back to a sunny day instead. But the funny thing about HK is that the weather changes super fast. It can be sunny one moment, the next thing you'll see dark clouds and then rain, but after a while, the HOT sun will be out again. So DAY 22 of HK was still a hot and sunny day which left me more burnt. =(
But i enjoyed Ocean Park a lot. Totally fascinated by their Atoll Reef. I couldnt remember how many times i went "wow". Ocean Park is not very big, it consists of The Summit (one has to take the cable car up) and The Waterfront, but it's a place not to be missed when in HK.

There's a lot of colourful cable cars, and the view is breathtaking!

inside the cable car. The seats are arranged in a circle, which is cute.

smurfs smile! =)

One good thing about Ocean Park is that there's a lot of escalators, so u dont have to climb steps or walk upslope. Which is also why there's many old people at the theme park too.

OH, just one bad thing about Ocean Park is that there are TONNES of ATs. They are those real PURE ATs! No joke.

Mine train.
Left us screaming like mad. Maybe if Alex was together with us, I would be too busy laughing at him to scream. On the other hand, if he took that ride with us, he'll definitely curse and swear at us after the ride!!

Raging River together with Amanda

I got to touch a starfish in the Atoll Reef.

Jellyfish!

View of Repulse Bay from the cable car & a glimpse of the famous Lotus shaped building.

AnAn! Male, born in 1986 (2 yrs older than me), 100kg, 163cm.
He poopeD & Amanda got it on camera. I think animals like to poop infront of me. The other time i went Bali, the elephant in front of us pooped too.

Jia Jia. Female Born in 1978. 80-85kg, 151cm.

The cute red panda! I like! They're more active than the black & white panda.

Panda!

15 July 2010 (Day 20!!!)

2010-07-18T22:37:00.002+08:00

It's depressing to see the number of days increasing. Time pass so so fast. I'm loving HK despite the hot weather. I enjoy the scenery. And I even enjoy laughing at the weird stuff that ATs do.

Smurfs went out to Festival Walk, which is just walking distance from the Kowloon Tong MTR station. From Festival Walk, we can see City University of Hong Kong, which is so cool. So convenient for the students of the uni. Unlike CUHK, we have to take shuttle bus out to the MTR station and then take the MTR to travel out. Plus the waiting time for the shuttlebus is crazy! Especially on Sundays, cos the frequency of buses decreases. We stayed in today (Sunday) and we met at 12.30pm for lunch, but we only arrive back in our hall at 2.30pm! We took 2 hours for a meal in school!!! Can you imagine? We waited for 40 minutes for the shuttlebus and when it finally arrived, the bus was too packed to board! In the end, we walked to the canteen instead. =(

Oh well, that aside, the view from our hostel is nice,so that kind of balance things up.
Photos we took on Thursday, before we head out to Festival Walk:

Disney with Sheena & bf (July 12 Day 17)

2010-07-17T22:36:00.019+08:00

Met up with Sheena and her bf over at Central's Superstar Seafood Restaurant for dim sum. We ordered quite a few dishes and they tasted FABULOUS! We got 50% off the bill as they have special offer if you settle the bill before 12.45pm on weekdays.
In the end, we paid about HKD85 per person, which is very worthwhile for the quality of dim sum that was served.

satisfied after a delicious brunch

On our way to Disneyland!

The cute disney train

mickey mouse handles! that's only the beginning..

MORE MICKEY!

Drawings of some Disney characters

3 minnies =)

I'm so glad that my lovely friends were with me in Disneyland, cos it's a fun filled day, although there were a lot of walking. And the sun was STRONG as usual.

I gotta destroy ALEX!

hi5!

One of the rides that we took, Space Mountain.
An indoor roller coaster ride that Wee was persuaded into playing with us. He ended up screaming from the start til the end. And I was too busy laughing at him that i forgot to scream.

Minnie =)

Mickey =)

Pluto

Goofy

Pooh

Outside Merlin's treasures

The balloons are so BEAUTIFUL!

Finale - Fireworks that left everyone in awe

We also went around collecting nice coins imprinted with disney characters. I got myself 4!

Our dinner - Cup noodles, strawberries, soy sauce drumstick

Had a "home-cooked" dinner instead cos the fireworks started at 8pm and it took us some time to reach hall. Sad that all fun had to end and it's back to school on Tuesday.

Sheena & Ow yang in HK! (11 Juy 2010: Day 16)

2010-07-14T15:28:00.003+08:00

Sheena, my bff is in HK! Yeah!! Happy to see her!
Their flight touched down on time and the Smurfs underestimated the time to reach airport and we had to meet them at Times Square instead. Super apologetic about that!

We had a hard time locating their hotel and in the end we took cab there. For the first 2km of the journey, the fare is HKD18, but they charge HKD10 for the luggage. Wonder if the cab driver "chop" us. But on the bright side, we took a CAB! I have been saying that I miss the taxis in SG ever so often.

Sheena and bf checking in at their hotel.

Smurfs cam-whoring a little while waiting for them:

Brought them to Citygate and had a great time catching up with nana and her bf on our way there. By the time we reached Citygate, I was damn damn hungry.
Shopped around before heading down to IFC to meet Amanda & Alex for dinner at 正斗Tasty Congee & Noodle wantun shop. Ordered individual main course and dim sum to share. =)

On our way back to CUHK after dinner.

Big Buddha Tour & Tai O (10 July 2010 Day 15)

2010-07-14T14:36:00.013+08:00

It's another super super hot day in HK. All of us were super exhausted and "burnt" after the day out.I was more excited to get back onto the tour bus with the blasting air con than to walk around and tour. The sun in HK is really no joke!

On our way to the Big Buddha

Vegetarian Lunch at the Big Buddha

The vegetarian lunch served tasted better than the lunch we had on our school tour last Saturday.
And according to Mummy, people go there for the vegetarian food, and apparently it is supposed to be good. It was good. We were served a pretty sumptous meal, especially when our table had 7 people and the food served was for 12 pax. We sat together with 3 other fellow NTU students. It's funny that we're supposed to be on exchange but we bump into NTU students really often. I'm not complaining though.

Big Bell in Po Lin Monastery

Po Lin Monastery is known as the "Buddhist Kingdom in the South", it ranks first as the most magnificent structures amongst 4 popular Buddhist temples in Hong Kong.

Big Buddha before the smurfs.

The Big Buddha

It is the world's tallest, outdoor seated BRONZE Buddha which sits serenly atop Ngong Ping plateau amid the spectacular mountain scenery of Lantau Island.
The majestic figure of the seated Buddha is 34m high, was cast in China and took 10 years to complete. It weigh 250 tonnes, and was unveiled in 1993 amid deeply religious ceremonies.
Visitors can climb 268 steps to reach the platform where the Buddha is seated.

First half of our 268 steps under the HOT HOT sun.

Almost reaching the top of the steps.

View of the cable car from the top of the steps.

Ngong Ping Village

Tai O (Oriental Venice)
By the time we reached Tai O, the sun was still hitting us hard, and we didnt have the energy to explore the community.

Exhibits

Tai O market, where there's dried seafood, locally produced shrimp paste and salted fish.

Settled down for a cold bowl of 豆花.
We had to add honey to it ourselves, and it felt great to have something cold in such a HOT weather.

Look at the super cute panda umbrella!

Overall, the Big Buddha and Po Lin Monastery was a good experience especially for Buddhist like me. Prayed for the welfare of my family. Tai O is a place where I don't think I will go back to when I come back to Hong Kong.

HK Trip 9th July 2010 (Day 14)

2010-07-10T18:13:00.042+08:00

Day 15's my favourite day in HK so far! There's some shopping, many photo takings, little sun, nice view, good food and lots of fun.

We alighted from Central MTR station and walked to the Peak Tram Station and on the way, we saw:

(Smurf's favourite: ding ding bus)

HK's red colour taxi

Peak Tram station

On board the tram, taking a ride up to THE PEAK

The tram is pulled by steel cables and climbs 373m, and it's so steep that the buildings that we pass by appeared to be leaning at a 45 degrees angle.
Thank goodness we had yet to take our lunch, if not it'll be a terrible ride.

Our brunch at BK!

Our visit to Madame Tussauds Hong Kong

Best attraction of HK that I went so far. Had so much fun with my friends and it's more than getting up close and personal with the stars and cam whoring but also interesting elements that they inject, such as providing props for dress up.

There's also a SCREAM room inside, where 8 people get to go into the "haunted room" and be scared by the lightings, sound effects, the actors. 4 of us went in with 4 other tourists and it was so much fun. It felt great to scream out loud and feel stupid to be scared out of my wits. Alex was the funniest, he closed his eyes throughout the entire walk through and screamed whenever he heard people screaming.

[The Kung Fu Stars]

Bruce Lee

Michelle Yeoh

Donnie! Ip Man! I like the pictures!

There's Jackie Chan too but we had to pay to take a photo with him.

[Hollywood Stars]

Nicole Kidman

Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt

Nicholas Cage

Johnny Depp

James Bond

Marilyn Monroe

[Fashion Icon]

Naomi Campbell

[Asian Stars]

Andy Lau

Aaron Kwok

we took photos with two lovely girls. They're super super cute!

Kelly Chen

Cecilia Cheung

Leslie Cheung

Leon Lai

Lin Chiling

大S

[Cultural Figures]

Madame Tussaud

Pablo Picasso

[Sports Stars]

Ronaldo

Ronaldinho

Beckham! My favourite!!

Yao Ming

Tiger Woods

Chiyonofuji Mitsugu

Muhammad Ali

[Pop Stars]

Ayumi Hamasaki

Janice Vidal

Madonna

Beatles

Elvis Presley

Beyonce

Twins

Teresa Teng

Anita Mui

Miriam Yeung

Joey Yung

[Royalty]

Princess Diana

Smurfs Rule!!

[World Leaders]

The changing room where we had lots of fun!

The Peak (Highest point in HK)

Post office at The Peak. One special thing about the post office at The Peak as comapred to other post offices is that we can use the stamp provided at the post office which has a picture of the Peak Tram. All of us sent out some postcards that day and we spent almost an hour in there.

Mak's noodle.
One of the Michelin Restaurants that we visited. The girls had Wonton noodles in soup which cost about HKD30. The noodles are good, but the price is a bit steep for the serving. I think it is enough to feed a 3 year ols kid but not 20 year olds like us.

HK POLICE!

[Photos that we took while we walk from The Peak Tram station to our next destination]

The famous egg tart place! 泰昌.
The Central outlet that Gain and Jokwon went to when they were in HK while filming WGM.

Lan Fong Yuen
Food was superb. Milk Tea wonderful and their French Toast - heavenly!

HAPPY!

HK Trip 8th July 2010 (Day 13)

2010-07-10T01:06:00.003+08:00

Ordered KFC delivery for dinner!

(Baked Mashed potato with cheese and chicken)

The mashed potato tasted nice, I think Singapore should bring the mashed potato in too. It'll definitely be a hit.
Had a game of table tennis after the sinful dinner. =)

HK Trip 7th July 2010 (Day 12)

2010-07-07T22:55:00.004+08:00

Smurfs' lunch today. Cup noodles and milo!

Time in HK is passing so fast. Trying to rest and also enjoy HK as much as possible. Felt emo today, no idea why. I dont think I'm home sick, but I miss my mummy's soup though. Did lanudry today too, i miss mummy even more. But I called home today, and the mum and dad said they miss me! =)

HK Trip 6th July 2010 (Day 11)

2010-07-07T00:04:00.005+08:00

Today was still feeling sick and had to vomit though i had nothing to vomit. The feeling was kind of bad cos it made me miss home. Was feeling so bad that I couldnt eat properly. Thankful that smurf was with me.

Went for clinical observation at CUHK's School of Chinese Medicine which is a compulsory thing to attend for my TCM mod.
Mine was a 3 hour session where I sat in during medical consultation with the sinseh and 2 other TCM trainees. But3/4 of the time they were conversing in canto, and I had to wait for the chinese translation. But it's interesting to see the different patients walk in and explain about their illnesses.

The room where I left my bag in was full of bottles and bottles of chinese medicine and specimens. Sad that I didnt bring my camera out, only managed to take some photos with my phone.

HK Trip 5th July 2010 (Day 10)

2010-07-06T17:25:00.004+08:00

Woke up early to quene for our first dim sum meal in HK! It's a long wait of 45 mins, plus Mr Alex had to wait outside for an additional 15 mins cos the entire was packed & the place is pretty small.
Th dim sum was really good though. Especially their char siew bao.

Ice cream break after walking the streets of Mongkok. It was a SUPER hot day. Sweat like nobody's business. It's interesting to walk the streets of Mongkok cos it made me feel like I'm really in HK.

Building beside Langham Place, where I accidentally spotted the Toilet concept restuarant while walking down the streets.

Last photo that I took before I was too giddy and feeling too sick. Super apologetic to my friends cos I had to use the toilet twice on our way back to hostel, and Mr Alex and smurf had to help me with my barang barang.
The shuttle service back to school was horrible too cos our hall is way uphill and the bus went at a super fast speed. I was lucky that I didnt puke on the bus. =(
It didnt feel good to be sick in a foreign country.

HK Trip 4th July 2010 (Day 9)

2010-07-06T00:45:00.005+08:00

Went to 2 places - Citygate Outlet Mall & Elements
Was a pretty fruitful day which left me quite broke, managed to get stuff for almost everyone and I managed to get myself a top!! Finally!!!! after so many days of shopping in HK.

(On our way to Tung Chung Station, which is a very very long journey from our school)

Elements
The shops in the mall are classified according to the different elements and located in different zones, namely - METAL, WOOD, WATER, FIRE and EARTH zones.

It is a pretty good place to shop as it is less crowded as compared to other shopping malls. Plus the H&M in Elements is the best H&M place to shop at cos the quene isnt FREAKING long.

Had our dinner at Full Moon 月满坊.
Food was not bad but the ambience was good!

HK Trip 3rd July 2010 (Day 8)

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The SMURFS, Amanda and ALEX went for the Hong Kong Tour organized by CUHK. It's a really HOT day, which is pretty obvious from the photos. Most of us were sunburnt after the trip.

On the way to The Peak, I had motion sickness which was pretty bad. I couldnt enjoy the view from the top. But thankful, we'll be going there again this friday. Hopefully I will enjoy the place a but more.

1st stop: Avenue of stars

Our lunch at this chinese restuarant that isnt worth mentioning at all cos the food tasted normal.

Heading to our 2nd stop of the day: Repulse bay

3rd stop: Stanley Market

The weather was too hot for us to walk down Stanley Market. We went to take some photos as a witness that we had been to the place and chilled out at Starbucks instead.

Last stop of the day: Victoria Peak

View of the Peak Tram. (The Peak Tram climbs 373m and it's supposedly so steep that the buildings that you pass look like they're leaning at a 45 degrees angle, according to the information provided.)

2 July 2010 (Day 7) - Smurf's Birthday

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It's a birthday surprise for smurf!
Many thanks to Amanda who hid the cake really well in her bag and carried the half kg cake all the way back to hostel. Felt really bad that she had to put Salonpas after that cos the journey was pretty long and the we waited damn long for the shuttle bus back to hall.

Happy birthday to my smurf! many loves from your roomie!

Brunch at 美心 (Central)

On board our first public bus in HK, bus no 590! On our way to this factory outlet called SPACE that sells Prada and Miu Miu products.

We went around travelling by buses today. It's a pretty interesting experience, except that we were all very tired and fell asleep during the bus journey.

Another factory outlet that we went to that has stores like Armani outlet, GUCCI, PRADA, MIU MIU, Lane Crawford warehouse, Diesel outlet, Max Mara Fashion Group warehouse...etc.

But most of the items are either out of normal sizes or some older designs.

(Javanese teahouse from a furniture shop in the factory outlet)

(Smurfs passing our time by colouring in Cafe Piatti)

I was so tired that day that I took a nap in the cafe, and smurf surfed net using the free wifi provided. And after my nap, we stole colouring materials from the kids area and started colouring.

My Masterpiece!

(Dinner at Times Square - Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao)

1st July 2010 (Day 6)

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It's public holiday in HK. We did lots of walking.

CUHK is the only uni in HK that has a train station to itself. Once you alight from the MTR, you will be within our school compounds already.

(Walking from Central station to Hong Kong station)

(正斗 TASTY CONGEE & NOODLE WANTUN SHOP) One of the restaurants in IFC building)

The smurfs had congee and it tasted nicer than any other congee that I've tried! The smurfs loved the food, ALEX and Amanda liked the food too.

The smurfs finally got to try the Chocolate drink from GODVIA that cost a bomb in SG. The drink is cheaper in HK, but I think it's worth every cent that it's paid for.

(On the streets of Central)

We managed to catch the peaceful protest in Central after shopping. It is quite an eye opener cos I have yet to witness any protest. It's pretty interesting to see the roads blocked off just for the protest and there was a van with people singing songs, shouting slogans. But I dont understand what they're saying.

I can't speak and catch canto, and I am already developing a phobia for salespersonnel. They always greet you and say a string of canto words when you enter the shop and also during payments, all of which I couldnt understand at all. Sometimes I'll remember to smile blankly at them, pretending that I heard and understood whatever they're saying and at times, I would just show them a very confused face and explained that I dont get whatever that they're saying.

(The Landmark in Central)

One of the streets that we past by after alighting from Wan Chai.

Star Ferry Pier

Golden Bauhinia Square

Enjoying the night scene in HK. We were expecting fireworks but there were none. Witnessed "A Symphony of Lights" instead, which was terribly disappointing.

Our dinner at Macs after a super super tiring day.

ISS HK Trip 30 June 2010 (Day 5)

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3 girls waiting for our friend ALEX.

Sunny day in HK! After lunch in school, Smurf and I did our laundry. Guess I really miss my mummy. At home I just have to wash my own clothes, hang it to dry and she'll do the rest for me.
But the smurfs felt a sense of achievement when we washed our clothes, send them to the dryer and ironed them! I have clean and nice smelling clothes now.

In New Town Plaza for dinner and some shopping.

Dinner at 大家乐.

2010-07-04T00:02:00.003+08:00

I hope those PEOPLE can just disappear from the earth's surface.
It'll be a more gracious society.
And I won't be so irritated whenever I hear their voices.

Some of them really piss the hell out of me.
I seriously think they walk with their eyes closed and just beacuse they have a huge population & there's so many of them everywhere, they probably thought that they are the only species on earth.
They walk right past you when you're taking photos, they walk straight into you, and they are the most dangerous walking weapons when they are carrying umbrella- they knock you everywhere with their umbrella.
While watching soccer matches, they book seats for people who arent here yet and there were so many people w/o seats. And the worst thing is that the "people" with the booked seats arent interested in watching the match. They also chose to walk around, talk, social butterfly a little, blocking those who were watching the match & standing behind them.
THE BEST THING ABOUT THEM is that they are totally oblivious about what is happening. Aren't they just so perfect?

I was seriously in a very foul mood by all the stuff mentioned above which happened in a single day, plus I just watched the match between argentina and germany. And germany won. Someone had to step so hard on my slippers and I nearly fell down. Guess what, it's one of THEM.
After all that happened today, I think I'll find it really hard for me to smile at them again. Those few rotten apples are enough to spoil the entire basket of apples.

2010-07-03T00:29:00.007+08:00

ISS HK Trip 29 June 2010 (Day 4)

First day of lesson for my Fundamentals in Traditional Medicine. I guess at this point of time, the subject is still pretty interesting to me. The tutor talked about the history of TCM, blah blah blah. But I was still looking forward to meeting Smurf, Wee & Amanda after lesson. Missed them during lesson cos I didnt talk to anyone.

But on a side note, the sun was OUT after a few days of rain. It finally felt like summer. =)

One of the many many slopes/uphills in CUHK which made life really horrible for us. I swear the uphills in NTU were nothing compared to CUHK's.

Met up with Smurf after lesson for shopping trip to Mongkok. Amanda and Wee gave us a shopping list to get stuff from a supermarket. Silly us headed to Mongkok without a map! We went around asking people for directions, seeking out the friendlier looking people.

Connecting train station from our school's station to change over to take the "green" line to Mongkok.

One of the streets in MOngkok.

Bubble tea from 歇脚亭 (Share Tea) which tasted heavenly. especially as we have combed the streets of Mongkok looking for a supermarket when we hardly speak any Canto, and it's only our 4th day in HK, PLUS we had no map with us.

View from CUHK is really really very pretty. Should bring Sheena & her bf to our school when they come over. I think it's a good place for photo taking.

Smurfs headed back to CUHK after combing the Sportswear streets and looking for the supermarket. Met Amanda and ALEX for dinner in school. But I don't really fancy the food in New Asia college's canteen (nearest canteen to our hostel).

The Smurfs, Amanda and our new friend ALEX, played table tennis to past time. Our friend ALEX was super hilarious with all his excessive gestures.

2010-06-30T14:55:00.016+08:00

ISS HK Day 3 (28 June 2010)

Day 3 in HK was just like DAY 1 & 2, with heavy rain.

A short orientation session

Lunch at 美心 (New Town Plaza - Sha Tin)

the smurfs after shower, waiting for transport to our welcoming dinner

Venue of our Welcoming Dinner (SuperStar Seafood Restuarant)

Menu of our 12 course dinner.

Assorted BBQ Platter

Stone Fish Soup

Stir-fried prawn

Deep fried SEafood salad roll

Sweet and sour Pork

Deep fried fish fillet in creamy corn sauce

Mushrooms and vegetables in Chicken Soup

Crispy Soy sauce chicken

Fried rice (Shrimp & Pork with marinated sauce) + Braised noodles with shrimp caviar

Red bean soup

Cocontu Yellow bean pudding

Group photo. All NTU students!

The ambience was good, the restaurant looked pretty posh & it housed about 500 of us.
Food served was good too! Pity that their signature dish (crab) was not on the menu.
But all in all, I'm still pretty impressed & totally satisifed with the dinner.

2010-06-30T14:10:00.009+08:00

ISS HK 27 June 2010 (Day 2)

smurfs' hostel room

jin smurf's bed

view from our room's window

Daisy Li Hall Lobby

First Lunch outside sch! Chinese Restaurant in Langham Place (Mongkok)

my dry wonton noodle. the wonton taste super delicious!

yummy yum!

New Town Plaza (Sha Tin)

2 pairs of super tired legs

2010-06-30T13:58:00.005+08:00

CUHK ISS - 26 June 2010 Day 1

onboard SQ856, our first A380 experience

momo and tiny on their way to CUHK..

view from the pathway leading to our hostel

2010-06-22T08:40:00.002+08:00

Genting: 17 June - 20 June 2010 with the parents and relatives

a REFRESHING experience, which left me with lots of food for thoughts.
especially w.r.t parenting.
oh well, i am just really glad that I arrived in S'pore safe and sound, without any serious motion sickness.
and I am so excited about HK now! especially after the release of the dorm assignments! smurf will be my roomie and wee is just one level below us.

on a side note, PEDAS (Genting, opposite the First World Hotel Check in area) is must go place for spa,
they have lots of facilities (besides all the spa facilities, internet, live broadcast of world cup, food....)
service is good, it's open 24 hours and it's CHEAP!

2010-06-10T22:43:00.005+08:00

29th MAY '10 - Jessyln & Vincent's wedding

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20th MAY '10 - BFF's birthday celebration

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the third year

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27 FEB - 2 MAR '10 (KL, Genting)

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Grand Paragon JB - Junior Suite

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23rd DEC '09 - THE JEWEL BOX

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14th DEC '09 - SUN WITH MOON

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9th DEC - 21st with the crazy NTU girls

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21st with family & bf

pool at amara

on the way up to UOB Plaza's 60th floor

Dinner at Si Chuan Dou Hua Restaurant/Tian Fu

Sliced duck in "Teochew" style

Braised shark's fin soup with crabmeat

homemade beancurd with spinach and dried scallop. YUMMY! this is a must try!

Braised spare ribs. a must try too!

poached seasonal veg with assorted eggs. one of my all time favourite chinese dish

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