Rainy day

Went Rainbow Centre for dinner yesterday with ko, ate chinese sausage fried rice. Sugoi!

Ohh, we could have saved on buying utensils on our own?

While walking home wind started to blow. Woke up this morning and it was raining, did not stop until after we reached home at about 7pm.

Went Suzhou Tourism Centre with my new colleague xb today to schedule his tour guide license renewal test. Then went Master of Net's Garden for tour, despite me having many work to do. At least I can take a breather?

We walked through the back of our office building and to my delight, the scenery was super power can!

Scenery at the back of our building

Xb said this is the smallest bridge in the whole of China

I'm inspired to be a tour guide next time too

My white shoes were soiled having walked under the rain; I need to return to Nikko so that the snow can wash away the dirt

Away from home

Work again tomorrow. Real sian. Am trying to get access to facebook but still got problem.

Yesterday went soochow university wanted to get my visa issue done but was closed. Then went guan qian street and shan tang .

Today went zhou zhuang today on a group tour for rmb 140. Nice waterways.

Work again tomorrow. So boring. All in chinese words which really stressed me. So I copy and paste into google translator.

Shall let the pic do most of the talking now:

Yesterday...

Soochow University

I thought this is supposed to be a park?

Today...

Departing tonight

Time really flies and tonight I'll be leaving Singapore for half a year. Thinking of it, I am feeling very scared now. Gotta go out all alone and faced with new challenges.

Watched the last movie, Sherlock Holmes, with dearie yesterday. Did not understand what the movie was all about. Dozed off quite a few times...

Sad, sad.

3 more days to go

Am dead this time round. Still yet to find accommodation when I am going china next wed. Tink i really have to sleep on the street this time round. Collect some cardboards and lay on the floor. And also take out a handkerchief to beg for money. Oh! I'm a more classy begger. So I'll lay my new burberry muffler which I got as a farewell gift, as well as an LV snow cap + S$200 lucky ang bao yesterday...

Burberry burberry, felt a little spoilt this time round, indeed any btm's dream comes true? But then, how am I supposed to match it with my uniqlo jacket?

I'm starting to miss everyone close to me, even before I'm leaving already.

Went ecp for dinner. Wanted to have claypot rice at the famous claypot restaurant but waiting time was 30 minutes. In the end we had dinner at Old Town next to it. Who knows the waiting time was more than 30 minutes due to wrong order argh! Was damn hungry and angry. As the saying goes: "a hungry man is an angry man."

Then had my last hair raising ride from east to west and west to east of Singapore. Weather was cool, but my hair was all messed up despite having double-sprayed.

Today met my dog for the last time at Orchard Central. Had lunch at Quiznos. Went taka, far east plaza before having dinner at lucky plaza.

Went for my haircut at tampines 1. Bought 3 pieces of donuts from J.CO.

Reached home at 8 plus.

3 more days to go.

Have to wake up at 8 tomorrow morning, then travel all the way to school just for one stupid flu vaccine.

Then I shall spend my time with mum tomorrow.

Sentosa

Watched Old Dogs at vivocity, and was quite a hilarious movie. Had dinner at Japanese Gourmet Town. My pork keema yaki soba (豚肉キーマ焼そば) was very nice. Had jellyfish and also soup as well.

Went tanjong beach on sentosa island before taking bus 30 back to bedok at about 10 plus. Stupid bus ride made me dizzy, cos the driver kept depressing on the brake pedal. And a china man sitting directly behind me talked nonstop loudly from harbourfront all the way to bedok and still talking. Few rows behind me got an old man kept scolding vulgarities (woman's private part) and thus made me all the more wanna puke, though at some point of time i can't help laughing. Uniquely Singaporean?!

Had a nightmare cos I dreamt of my teeth falling off, just days after I've removed my braces.

Went breakfast with sis at the market just now. Had my favourite wanton noodles with soya bean milk and then carrot and tomato juice for the last time before I leave for China this coming wednesday night.

Am I mentally prepared? I could only say half-half. Cos my chinese language proficiency is less than half past six kind.

Back from KL

Had an enjoyable time in kl from 4-6 Jan 2010. Stayed in Renaissance Hotel. Big and nice pool, steam bath, sauna and jacuzzi. Ate, slept, sweat.

Reached home last night. Went to remove my braces this morning. Met dearie for lunch at airport, and then nb for dinner at night.

Before braces

After braces

3 years of hardship, enduring the pain of swollen mouth and ulcers from braces finally paid off

Flu again

Damn jialat. Am down with flu again. Must be those sickening dust in my room, and the construction work going on around my block. Wanted to use my old luggage for china work attachment. But turned out to be faulty.

Went temple in bugis this afternoon. On the train saw a guy reading "Kite Runner," the book which I also bought from Kinokuniya in KLCC last month. He's only reading the first few chapters. I've already stopped reading it by chapter 12 cos it was so full of dialogues. Almost fell asleep reading it.

Went SMU with my dog and surfed the Internet.

Bought a jeans from topman in raffles city for 69 bucks.

Luggage from Chinatown for 180 bucks. My goodness. I'm spending money till I'm so scared already. Yet I have not received scholarship cheque from school until now. School told me I will get it at month's end. But I am not in sg already, so my family will have to collect on my behalf.

I am all ready for the 3 seasons that I will face. Bitterly cold winter, spring and then summer. Don't have to buy much clothes there already.

Now is winter, I also don't have to wash clothes till spring time. Maybe bathe once a week?

These are only half of what I'm bringing

Bought this "philips' stewardess iron" for 29 bucks at Marina Square, but am no stewardess!

Come to realise three quarter of my ties are blue

If only I can bring my baby over... wonder how am I gonna sleep without smelling it nightly... wonder who will look after it my baby. He looks very sad le...

Since I am taking up a marketing post at a travel agency in Suzhou, I shall re-read this book; although I know translating them into Chinese will be like asking a pig to climb the tree? Will be good if I'm just given photocopying work... or make coffee and tea

Less than 12 days to go. Am feeling scared and somewhat lonely inside me at the thought of going there alone already. Spoke to Tadashi who has been working abroad for many years... he told me that relocation and migration are both a lonely process. So scary. No wonder many returned home after living overseas for only a few years?

Am afraid later I drop out halfway. What if I can't get along with those china people? Can die down there.

Mum told me that I'm only there for 5 months. If people bully me or shout at me, just ignore them. At the end of the day, it's not as though I'm going to stay there forever?

Marina Float

Watched chipmunks at vivo with dearie yesterday. Nice but I thought part 1 was even nicer.

Had dinner at secret recipe in suntec city.

Tom yum soup was savoury but which left me so tasty thereafter

Cappucino to perk me up

Fish & chip; fish was fresh; but I should have taken the pic before I start conquering them for better presentation

And oh my! Hazelnut cream... new product which was sooooooooo fabulickcious...

Walked to marina waterfront for countdown party.

Reached at 8pm. Stayed for 4 hours all the way till the clock striked oooo hrs.

Did not dare to drink water, cos I can discharge almost immediately.

Nevertheless the 4 hours of wait that could have landed me in Taipei was worthwhile cos the fireworks display was stunning! 8 minutes...

Video-ed the fireworks but unfortunately, the file size was too large to be able to upload.

Shall upload my fireworks display pics after I get them from dearie.

Got our comfort zone with a good view; category 2 seats coz there's a tree in front of us

I've never seen Singapore so beautiful before; my first NYE countdown in Singapore

It's gonna be a hard time for the road sweeper; inconsiderate people! damn...

Went cycling with ma dog this afternoon. Had my last plate of duck rice from the hawker centre. I'll miss it for the next 5 months, badly =(