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 =(

1001 things to do

Results was okok. Very happy. Although could have been better? 2A, 1A-, 2B+.

Woke up at 0830 today.

Rushed down to China embassy in Tanglin Road to apply for visa.

Went to school for medical check. Had 2 injections today for typhoid and H1N1. Nurse asked if I am right or left-hander. I said left-hander, but wondered why she still injected on my left arm. Maybe she can't tell left or right?

Head down to Global Immersion Programme office which is situated atop a hill to submit cheque payment for Soochow University course fee. My goodness. Running around on flat surface with a laptop was already a torture. Let alone that endless flight of stairs up the hill.

Took bus to Jurong Point, had my X-ray taken at a radiological clinic. Already so tired, yet many of my body cells were killed just at that instance when the X-ray was taken.

Went temple in Bugis to get amulet. Aunty at the counter told me to walk around the joss stick urn (stove) 3 times. So round and round I walked, squeezing through endless crowds of worshippers packed together like sardines. Thank goodness I am small size. Can easily squeeze through. I see only myself walking round and round. People must have thought if I am crazy?

Bought beads chain and chanted. The beads chain was very long, and it took me about 5 mins to complete a loop. I repeated 3 times so it took me a total of 15 mins.

Went to pray for gui ren 贵人, hit small people 打小人 and pray to 太岁 opposite the temple.

Before I entered the temple, the sky was sunny. By the time I was out, it started drizzling.

Went Raffles City and Marina Square to buy necessities for my trip.

Reached home and dumped my stupid laptop and stuff down.

Went downstairs to tailor-made 3 long pants for work purposes. Total 100 bucks. Cheaper than if I were to buy from G2000.

Thereafter, I applied for exit permit online via http://www.ns.sg/.

I've still got 1001 things to do...

Have to:

- collect my passport back on Monday morning

- return to school to get 3rd injection (flu vaccine): Why is NTU so far??? Sigh...

- purchase air tickets

- purchase travel insurance

- read up on China, Suzhou especially

- look for hotel accommodation for the first few days

- print some maps

- start packing luggage

- visit National Dental Centre (NDC) twice on 7 Jan 2010 to remove my braces and 14 Jan 2010 to get my retainer

Most likely I'm flying off on 14 Jan now, since NDC is unable to change to an earlier slot for me.

And oh, I bought this trench coat from G2000 yesterday using sis' discount card. 80 plus... Think it was a reasonable.

So tired.

Casino ship 28-29 Dec 09

Went casino ship with mum and grandma yesterday.

Won 3 bucks from jackpot and 5 bucks from bacarrat! Total 8 bucks. Then I stop gambling, cos it's already enough for me to cover the cost of my ticket at 5 bucks. Haha.

Still remember the other time I won 650 bucks initially. But greed did not get the better of me, so in the end only won 50 bucks.

Am not a gambler. Cos I'm a low risk taker. Plus I've studied probability. The chance of winning is very minimal. Otherwise, how does casinos make big money?

So I'll rather stay in-room and play with the life-jacket, to see if the lightbulb is working.

Went to school before returning home to nap.

Met sis for dinner at pasta mania in funan.

Results are out at midnight. Stomach's churning.

Avatar

These few days am feeling totally aimless. Have been re-reading my accounting notes in order to recap, cos I will be taking accounting module again next semester. Sian. I hate numbers.

Got so bored yesterday, so I've decided to watch avatar at ps ... initial part was very draggy. but subsequent part was interesting. Only left with the first row, so our neck was almost paralysed by the time we step out of the cinema. Reached home at almost 0100.

Christmas Day

Christmas was over... Though I aren't a Christian, christmas is my most liked public holiday. Got many decorative lights to see, the christmas carol songs are definitely nicer than Gong Xi Fa Cai, gingerbread men hanging on christmas tree and most importantly, SALE cos many shops are clearing stocks.

Decided to go ecp instead, cos orchard road would be packed full of people. The weather turned out to be cooling, so it's a nice time to go topless...

Omg... heavy eyebag... must be drinking too much water prior to bedtime

Had my favourite japanese cuisine at yoshimaru restaurant at the big splash there. Nice although it's super ex. But since it's a christmas dinner treat, I'm just in charge of ordering and eating as usual =p

Prawn fritters

My spicy ramen

Char siew with beansprouts, best!

Prawn dumplings

Another rainy day. Sian dao...

Tokyo pics 15-22 Dec 09

I miss Tokyo! Here are some pics taken. More can be seen on facebook.

Tokyo Disneyland

Tokyo Disneysea

Asakusa Kannon Temple

Shinjuku at night

Approaching Nikko

Akechidaira Ropeway

Overlooking Nantai San mountain in Nikko

Ramen Musuem in Yokohama

Yokohama Waterfront

Cosmo Clock at Minato Mirai 21

Kotokuin Temple in Kamakura

Kamakura Public Beach overlooking Pacific Ocean

Hibiya Park in Tokyo

Rainy day

Wet x'mas eve... cool weather. Slept till 11am. Clocked in 12 hours of sleep. That's what I call paradise.

Went national library with ken to return my tokyo guidebook. Then went to temple and marina square.

Today is my lucky day. Saw muji was having a big sale. Was so happy to grab 3 shirts = $15 + $15 + $17. Came across a blue water-repellant briefcase which I saw alot of people in tokyo is carrying now. But very expensive. $69. So i can only watch. If only there's 50% discount, I sure grab =(

Reached home early at 6 plus. What a lonely xmas eve.