This Is My Life & My Say!

2015-06-09T17:43:00.002+08:00

REST IN PEACE CHERIE...24/9/2006 - 4/6/2015

Cherie passed away on 4th June 2015 (Thursday)..

Lots of people were really concerned about why so sudden when she looked so cheerful and healthy all the time..

So I shall blog her last journey that she been through with us..

As you can see, Cherie looked really healthy and she was such a sweet and tolerant dog, we didnt know she was sick till later stage of her illness..

We realized that she stopped eating for days, she had become really skinny.. That was about mid-may when all of this happened..

We thought she was really bored so we took Cherie and Cookie out for a walk one day..

She couldnt walk far at all, only after like 5 minutes of walk.. She just can't move at all, she wouldnt budge.. We didnt know what happened, so we just carried her and hoping that she will walk for awhile till we reached the nearest park..

That happened to be her shortest walk of all times and her last walk with us..

Next day I was really worried so I urged mum to bring her to the vet.. She said that we should observe first and see how it goes.. And I agreed.. Because seriously she seldom fall sick, so we thought we should observe her more..

We found out that she was panting away and couldnt eat at all.. So Mum decided to bring her to the vet 2 days later..

I was at work and mum updated me with what the vet has to say..

She was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) and she had fluids in her lungs.. That explains why she find it difficult to eat and breathe..

The vet couldnt tell us how long she will live but gave us options to treat her..

We all agreed to bring her home and gave her home care and medications to drain out the fluids from her lungs, which was our main priority at that moment.. Because CHF is incurable..

When we heard the news, we were so worried and sad because she was not a sick dog at all.. She seldom visit the vet.. Like less than 5 times in her 8 years plus of living..

Anyways, we didnt give up on her, we tried our best to be there for her as much as possible and gave her our attention..

We cooked her favorite meals, forced her to eat her medications and when we went back for the second appointment with the vet.. (which was like 1 week later)

The vet said that she looked better and plus she was eating well and slept well.. So the vet said her conditions improved by a lot..

We thought she was getting better, esp the part where the fluids were drained out from her lungs.. So we just need to concentrate to give her medicines on time to control her CHF.

She even started to play with Cookie, chasing him around the house...

Little did we know, that will be her last happy moment in her life..

I noticed she was getting breathless again during 2nd June which was 2 days before she passed away.. But I realized she was eating and drinking.. So I thought she was just feeling a bit uncomfortable..

Then I just asked my mum to observe her more and see how it goes..

I know she didnt sleep well (or didnt sleep at all) on the 3rd June.. Because she asked me to let her our of the room when I was going to bed..

When I woke up, she was already awake.. Which was pretty unusual for my dogs, because both of them slept till late and only wakes up when the sun rises.. Its really unusual to see her in my room not sleeping at 6.30 am in the morning..

I patted her head and looked at her.. And I had this strong feeling.. maybe I shouldnt go to work today, i should stay at home and look after her..

But I still went ahead to do my daily morning routine.. When I was doing my makeup, she was standing near at my wardrobe door, which was so obvious that she was asking for attention.. She just stood there, was in my way but I didnt chase her away, I just let her be..

While I was doing my makeup.. I just looked at her and she didnt move at all..

Even before I went out of the room, I even looked at her longer.. Was feeling so uneasy.. And I didnt know, that will be the last time I looked at her..

Mum supposed to be working on that day in the morning but she skipped work and headed home because she had the same feelings as I did ( But without each other knowing)

She called me and told me that she will bring her to the vet which was my most nervous time of that day.. But when I didnt receive her call during the afternoon, I thought everything was fine..

Till she sent me a video of Cherie panting vigorously away..Even informed me that her tongue was slowly turning to purple color. From there, I just knew, she can't hold on any longer..

After about 5 - 10 minutes later, my mum called and she was crying so badly, told me Cherie was vomiting blood.. What's worse was when I asked her what happened she hung up the call on me..

The second time I called back, she was crying away and blabbering about something which I couldnt understand at all.. And hung up my call again..

I just took an urgent leave and went straight home which my colleague was nice enough to send me home.. Before I left my work place, I got the final call from mum..

Cherie had passed on..

I was shocked.. But I dont have tears at all. Because I just couldnt cry in front of my colleagues.. So I just held it in.. Or maybe I just couldnt accept the fact that she just leave us that fast..

I dont know..

When I reached home.. I couldnt help and my tears started to flow automatically..

Seeing her lying there motionless.. I just couldnt express how I felt at that moment.. All I knew was I felt painful.. My heart aches so much..

Mum and Dad helped her to look as neat as possible..

Mum was crying for two days straight.. Non-stop. My Sister came back home shortly after I told her the news when I was on my way home..

We were all grieving.. Cherie was the first dog we had lost.. So we couldnt help but cry so much for the past few days..

Even when I am typing this post is making me cry..

We decided to keep her at home for a day before we cremate her the next day.

Her last shot before cremation.

That was a long day when we sent her off.. We were all so tired and was mourning for her..

My grieve finally kicked in when we reached home.. I couldnt do anything at all.. I was crying so hard (which I tried to hide) , I was thinking bout her all day.. I was lying on the bed doing nothing..

But I was feeling better after all that crying..

Mum made a place for her.. I am so proud that I managed to catch that picture of her and mum was happy about it..

Cookie is still dealing with his grieve.. Till this day he will practically go to this spot everyday and whine.. He NEVER go to that spot before.. So we believe Cherie is really home with us..

Hopefully I can make more time out for Cookie.. Its such a pity that Cherie cant live till Cookie's 10th year old Birthday.. Which is 10th June.

Till now we are still mourning for her.. I know time will heal, I know she will stay in our hearts forever..

I miss her so much, seeing her running around the house playing fetch with me, miss her scent, miss giving her belly rubs, miss disturbing her while she sleeps when she cant do anything about it.. lol.. I just miss her so much..

We love you Cherie, Thank you for being such a nice, understanding, sweet, kind girl and for these 8 years plus of love from you~

May you rest in peace and play to your heart content at the Rainbow bridge with other dogs.. =)

2015-05-26T13:43:00.001+08:00

MAJOR HANGOVER AND MORE UPDATES!

I just realized how much I have neglected this blog of mine and only update it when I have overseas trip. I will try to blog as much as possible.

The thing is I am too busy with my work life that I totally forget bout MY LIFE.

I will try to get my shit together and hopefully change for the better~

Recently Cherie has been ill. When we came back from our Tokyo trip, parents said that she had been "coughing" . I didnt take much notice till my Dad mentioned that she is not eating..

That's when I knew something was wrong..

Because I had to work, so I asked mum to bring her to the vet. Which they checked that she is having Congestive Heart Disease and there is water in her lungs.

That one week plus was really stressful for us, because she is not eating well and with water in her lungs, we were afraid that she might pass away anytime.

We couldn't afford to let her be hospitalized and we prefer to take care of her ourselves at home.

So we chose home care for her..

I even took unpaid leave to take care of her during that period which I am glad I did.

Turns out that she is doing quite well after one week plus of medications and home cooked food.

She is able to sleep and eat well.

Congestive Heart Disease is a incurable illness, so there is nothing we can do but to let her feel comfortable whatever she is doing..

Most importantly is that the water in her lungs is being drained out.

Now she is on long term medications and hopefully she will stay with us for a longer time. Most importantly she is not suffering much.

Moving on~

Before the new year starts, I decided to buy something to reward myself for being hard working last year! (Self-praise, yea, thick skin. )

And of course having a hard time saving up money.. I managed to buy ... PSVITA Game console!! Woohoo~!!!

And ITS PINK IN COLOR!! =D

Also managed to get Note 4 in pink !! Oh yeah~! (Because my contract is eligible to do re-contract with 100 bucks voucher~ )

The latest game that I bought last week I think~!

This is the second game of SAO since I have completed the first SAO game.

And also bought some games online as well! LOVE PLAYING my PSVITA!

So I was back from Tokyo for one month now and seriously, I am still having a MAJOR HANGOVER of Tokyo!

I miss Tokyo so much that I keep thinking of it ALL DAY , EVERYDAY!

Keeps me motivated to work and desperately wanting to go again next year! Most of the times I would check out Tokyo vlogs on Youtube, it feels like I am back in Tokyo once again~!

I should snap out of it and focus on saving money to go again next year! =)

Oh yes, remember my Duffy virus? yeah.. Its getting worse..

Been buying clothes for him, EXPENSIVE clothes.. I didnt think I would be this obsess with him!

Brought him to work because wanted to show my friends and was gonna buy clothes for him on that day~

New clothes for him that I bought at Build a Bear..

THIS !!! Hakama for him! I was searching HIGH AND LOW for this outfit for him..

And its flown from Osaka all the way to Singapore! Of course the price is quite high.. Plus shipping and everything its about S$ 90 ..

Just this one outfit for him and its so special since he is from Disneysea Tokyo, I think its worth the price~ I decided to name him Kazuto! =)

Wanted to name him Toushiro since my all time fav male anime character is Hitsugaya Toushiro from Bleach BUT someone said it sounded scary..

So I named him after my second all time fav male anime character~ Kazuto!! Which is Kirigaya Kazuto from SAO! And I love the meaning of his name~ So I present to you my Duffy named Shinohara Kazuto! =)

I am sorry for being so fucking random and childish but I dont really care! Wahahaha! I am so poisoned by Duffy virus! Oh gosh!

Still waiting one outfit for him~ I shall reveal it soon once its here! hehe~

One last picture to show how much I MISS TOKYO!!

Gotta work hard so I can get to go again next year! =D

I will try to blog as much as I can~ Till next time!

2015-05-01T22:01:00.001+08:00

LAST DAY OF TOKYO TRIP !!

The last day of our trip and we were really sad that the wonderful time has finally come to an end.

We woke up kinda late and had our last breakfast in Shibuya, we chose to eat at Mee's Pancake again because we LOVE the pancakes that they have~!!

They only opened at 11.30am so we just took our time and it started drizzling once again that day. Reminds me the day when we first arrived Shibuya..

It was sooo good~ Fluffy and big omelette with two pieces of soft and fluffy pancakes~

I would love to go back again for their food~

After our brunch, we went back to our apartment and started to pack up and just chill in the apartment, because somewhat I know that we WILL be using LOTS of energy later just to get to the Airport.

I was right..

We were suppose to reach the airport approximately 7pm and I told sis that we should go out earlier than expected because my friend advised me that we should be at the airport 3 hours earlier, also I was kinda worry that we might need more time..

Just from our apartment to JR station already took us SO MUCH ENERGY!

Because WE HAD SO MUCH to take with us, one big luggage, one HUGE hand carry bag , one small hand carry bag AND my head porter backpack, which was only for one person! My sister had the same amount of stuff as me.. So imagine how much we had to take with us..LOL!!

It was heavy, it was raining and it was so crowded..

So it was kind of a hassle.. (thats what we get for not staying in a hotel i guess.. =X )

Finally we reached the JR station, I just went ahead to get our Narita express open tickets back to the airport.. Now I know, we should have get the tickets earlier because they have certain timing back to airport.. Imagine we had to take a later timing, we will reach the airport later than expected..

We were lucky enough to get the next train which we just had to wait for like 15 to 20 mins.. It took us a while to the platform and which car to board.. Its kinda complicated, but luckily we managed to figure it out..

Yes.. I took Duffy (Kazuto) up to the plane with me! JUDGE ME ALL U WANT~!

We waited for like 1 hour plus just to do the check in, I was STARVING!!! Because I only had like one meal in the early afternoon.. And I had to wait for that long, so I was really pissed off .. I had no idea why we couldnt check in early so we can enjoy shopping for their duty free shops..

By the time we checked in, we just rushed to look for food!!

LAST RAMEN of our trip! Which it didnt taste as good as I expected it to be.. But oh wells~ I like the soup!

We went to shop for our Shirokoibito and Tokyo bananas ~ Which is like A MUST to get!!

Finally we boarded the plane and we were lucky to get window seats (for 2 pax only) ~ So that we can sit and sleep comfortably~ Sis slept most of the time..

I didnt expect myself to stay up the whole way!! I watched like 2 movies (about 5 hours) and was half awake and half asleep for the next 2 hours..

Which I was already SO EXHAUSTED..

When we reached KLIA (KL Airport) , I thought we could find a place to sit and sleep. Maybe outside the boarding gate? Which was weird enough that the security guards won't let us get through that particular section, and his attitude sucks to the max. We wandered around for almost 1 hour, feeling thirsty and hungry..

Their restaurants which stated 24 hours.. WE CANT GET ANY FOOD! Only drinks?!

MY GOODNESS!

Its either they are NOT SELLING or the staff was sleeping away.. SERIOUSLY?!

I didnt expect that coming..

Finally we were sooo pissed and tired.. We just find a spot (With no one else there), which was some seats outside their skytrain. I know how tired my sis was.. So I just told her to sleep while I keep watch our stuff.. I can't sleep anyways, I was way too tired to close my eyes.. IF you know what I mean, I rather wait till I get home and sleep all the way..

Seriously, I WILL TRY MY SUPER BEST NOT TO TRANSIT AT THIS AIRPORT EVER.. AGAIN.

This was how we were like, luckily they still have Wi-Fi.. So I just stayed up watching anime...

When time was up, we just board the plane and back to Singapore~

Luckily we luggage and bags reached Singapore safely too~ =)

We hurried home and first thing we did when we reached home was to eat.. SO HUNGRY!

And we unpacked a little bit, esp gifts for parents and some snacks.. In the end, our room looks SO MESSY!! =X

While sis was unpacking, I just went to sleep unknowingly, I only wanted to nap for like 2 hours, in the end, I just went deadly asleep for nearly 6 hours! =X

Its been a week since we are back and we MISSED TOKYO SOOO MUCH.. I even miss the crowd which is so weird.. =X Because I seriously HATE CROWDED places..

I miss the food, the weather, the place, the language.. EVERYTHING!

I love how we managed to go there after almost one year of our busy schedules that we even seldom talk to each other.. I love spending these quality time with my sister~

We so wanna go back once again~ Hopefully we can go Osaka too for the next time round which is my dream place to go too~ Because it's Teppei's hometown~ I have always wanted to see what is it like in Osaka~

And one thing I got from Tokyo is.. DUFFY VIRUS!! I AM DEEPLY POISONED!!

HAHA~ Lame much~ But I dont care~

Anyways~ Hopefully this year I can work hard as well and travel to Japan once again soon! =)

Gambarimasu!!

2015-04-26T20:45:00.005+08:00

TOKYO TRIP !! 19TH APRIL ! DAY 7 ~!

Yay!! DISNEYSEA!! Finally~ Another dream came true! A place where I wanna be when I was a kid~!

A place where all children's dream come from~ Well, almost all children~ At least for me!

We woke up later than expected, wanted to reach Disneysea at 10am but in the end we reached at about 11am and had our brunch by 11.30am.. By the time we got to go in is already about 12 plus going 1pm?

So excited!! =D

The tickets we bought at JTB at ION! So we dont have to queue up for the tickets~

The disney train!!

We had our brunch before heading off to Disneysea!

The train station !! So cute! Because it was Easter a while back ~

The train was surprisingly quiet for a weekend to Disneyland or Disneysea.. =X

So cute with the Mickey handrail~ Aww~

The Disney themed hotel! One day! Just one day! I would like to stay there just to experience..

The amount of cars are kinda shocking, this is not all yet.. Just how crowded Disneyland and Disneysea can be.. I can't even imagine.. T.T

Excited~!!

And finally we reached Disneysea!

Sis just had to buy this headband before entering Disneysea! I didnt get one though because I wasn't really into these stuff~ hehe~

This hat is really cute and special though but we didnt get this.. just to take picture~

The entrance of Disneysea!

Let the fun begins!!

It started to rain when we enter Disneysea.. It was kinda annoying but luckily it started drizzling after a while.. We started to walk around and look for rides to take~

Gotta love all these buildings~ So pretty! With fresh flowers as decorations~

Enjoying the view from there~ =D

We didnt know these canons actually can make sound and have smoke coming out from it when you pull it.. So cool~

We were kinda tired.. Though we havent really start any rides yet..

We had some coffee, beer and Turkey leg which it was famous that we need to give it a try~

I expected the turkey leg to be cold and difficult to chew by the looks of it.. But instead it was warm and really yummy! Initially I didnt want to order the beer but I saw that almost every single table has a cup of beer.. I knew i just had to try..

It was really refreshing and nice~ Though we only drank like 1/2 of it..

I used to drink a lot, but since I cut down alcohol, I dont think I can drink as much as I used to.. So we just drank half of it and just that's it.. lol~

Yumms~ After our little break, we continued our adventure~

We took some rides which seemed scary but in the end, it wasn't scary as it expected to be..

The longest queue we had to queue was about 100 minutes I think.. My friend who went before said they needed to waited for like 200 minutes thats why they didnt get to enjoy some rides..

Guess we were kinda lucky, the trick to keep ourselves awake and not bored was to watch movie.. I downloaded some movies on my phone, so we watched it while waiting for our turn~

And so we reached Mermaid Lagoon~

When we saw the castle, I was like.. omg! We reached Atlantica ! The castle and home of Ariel's ~

I was soooo excited to check it out!! =D

Just so you know, my favorite mythological creature was Mermaids!!

I find them so mysteriously awesome! And till now we are still debating whether Mermaids are real~

I choose to believe that they exist! =)

And so Ariel is my favorite character since very young, I still remember I even read the Little Mermaid's storybook while I was in Kindergarten, I was already so mesmerized ~

So till this day Ariel is still my favorite character of all Disney movies! =D

I finally get to meet you Ariel~

This picture was so nicely taken but just that one man was just standing there posing away.. He wasn't getting his picture taken, I had no idea just WHY did he has to stand there.. T.T Photo bombing away to the max!

Flounder, Sebastian and Ariel~!

All hail to King Triton! =)

The inside of Mermaid Lagoon!

I didn't know there is actually a live show of the little mermaid at the time, so we missed the show, what a pity.. Oh wells..

I only know there is a show going on till I came back from Tokyo.. =(

Basically all the rides in Mermaid lagoon are for children.. So we didn't queue up to any of those rides.. we nearly did.. But gave up in the end! LOL!

The lights and decorations are so pretty ~!!

After that we went to shop at their gift shop !

And I decided to get a Duffy coin pouch.. (That's where I got my duffy virus from...)

Before flying to Tokyo, I had no idea what Duffy was till I heard from Wan Chin.. She did mention to me that she just want a Duffy key chain.. So I took note of it..

And literally.. Everywhere we go, we would see everyone.. EVERYONE (According to my eye sight) got a Duffy bear.. Be it small or big, key chains or the plushie itself.. I was like.. Wait a minute.. Is it THAT popular??

Then I remembered.. I heard from Wan Chin that ONLY DISNEYLAND sells Duffy..

That POLLUTES MY HEAD.. ( Continue this Duffy virus later at the end of this post.. )

But I didnt get it at the time.. Once I bought the pouch, we continued our adventure and didnt care much..

Me and my cute pouch posing away~ =) So cute right?! I meant the pouch~ =X

We queued for this ride and it took so long.. Before the ride I was so nervous.. Sis likes all these roller coasters while I dont really enjoy them.

Because I had a trauma when I was young.. So I am kinda scared of Roller coasters now, but every now and then my sister will try to convince me and always put her best most pitiful face to me.. So I had no choice but to accompany her..

This ride has 360 degree tracks.. I was really nervous at the time..

But when it was time to ride.. It was nothing at all.. I mean sis was disappointed because the waiting time took really long and the ride was nothing exciting.. So yea..

Then we came upon Indiana jones ride.. We just went in on impulse.. Like seriously, we didnt wanna go in at first, afraid that it might another disappointing ride.

In the end, we had SO MUCH FUN! This ride was so fun! Kinda scary for me, but still exciting and fun~! Please go try it when you Disneysea Tokyo~!

My sister LOVES this kind of structures! so cool!!

We were a bit hungry so we got this hot dog bread~ YUMMS!! =D

I was looking for my mickey churros but in the end I couldn't find it.. sad..

We didnt take the train cox it was really crowded..

But we took this kinda lame ride on the water.. It looks kinda pretty~ So we might as well ride them right? heh~

Wish we came earlier to check this place out~ It was so beautiful!! A place where my sister wants to live! LOL~ Really love all those houses , it was so pretty!!

By the time we checked this ship out, we were really tired and had sore feet.. I couldn't walk an inch further. So we took a lil break.. Like for 10 minutes.. Gosh, my legs.. I could hear them SCREAMING AT ME!

We even checked their LIVE Show too! We didnt take pictures but videos.. It was kinda funny to hear Mickey speak Japanese though.. keke..

Oh yea, we cant even see the fireworks!! Which I kinda look forward to!! They said due to the weather, they can't have the firework show.. Well, no choice then.. But to look at another angle, we managed to avoid the crowd..

After the show, I asked where can we find The Tower of Terror.. Which we had no idea what was it about..

The name sounded scary and I thought it was just a huge haunted house/maze for us to explore or something..

So without knowing anything at all.. We queued up..

After the ride! WE WERE LITERALLY LAUGHING AWAY!!

That ride totally took us by surprise!

It was SOOO FUN! And that was the last ride of the trip so it made a great impact and fun for us till the end! I dont think I need to explain what this ride was about right?

Because before we went to Tokyo, I didnt do any research on either Disneyland or Disneysea because I wanted to be surprise.. So I guess other people too right? Dont wanna get any spoiler ~

It was HELL A FUN! =D

Toy story Mania, This is the only part we didnt get to explore, by the time we reached this place, it was already like 9.40pm.. So we had to go and find the gift shops ASAP instead..

But the lights were really pretty~ =)

We felt so sad when we had to leave.. Because we had so much fun and we gotta go home the next day.. So we just stood there for like 5 minutes to take it all in before leaving..

Thank you Disneysea for the amazing experience and fun to make my dream come true!

After our Disneysea, we were starving.. So we headed to Sushi Zanmai once again for one last meal of authentic sushi..

It was really tiring and sleepy but we just had to.. If not we figured that we will regret it..
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Continue with my Duffy virus..

After I got my coin pouch, I got even more aware about just how many people carrying that bear around everywhere they go!! ITS POLLUTING MY HEAD ENTIRELY!

I told my sis..

I JUST HAD TO GO GET THAT FREAKING BEAR!!

At first we thought only mermaid lagoon sells them, so we went back to get my bear..

After getting the bear.. We happened to see other shops selling duffy bear's outfits etc.. Sis initially only wanted the keychain.. IN THE END~

I started to persuade her to get one too.. I MEAN COME ON! ITS TOO CUTE TO RESIST!!!

AND ONLY DISNEYLAND SELLS THEM! Its totally one of a kind right? RIGHT?!?!

After some serious consideration... SHE GOT ONE TOO~~!! Wahahahaha!!!

We even got outfits for them!!

I even got one for Wan Chin too.. Come on, since I am here and how much I love Duffy, I couldn't just bear to get her a key chain OR a coin pouch, so I just got one for her too~ Even gave her duffy a neck tie~
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TADAH!!! The one of the left side is mine~ The one in Sailor outfit is sis' ~

I totally have the Duffy virus.. I MEAN.. Seriously, even now, I can't get my hands off him! I just had to hug him whenever I am using my laptop, be it surfing the net or watching movies.. I never keep my hands off him..

I seriously didn't expect myself to get poisoned by him! The only plushie I had was only Tarepanda (which is already extinct) So I was really surprised how much I love this bear..

My family and friends were kinda shocked too.. =X

But I don't need anymore of it's stuff~ PERIOD.. Now I have the plushie, I just to get more OUTFITS for him!! SO CUTE !! =D

I am one Happy person ~!!

When I was really young, I've always wanted a Teddy bear of my own.. But I just couldn't find THE ONE SPECIAL BEAR!

Now I GOT IT! Plus I can get outfits for him! Makes it even harder to resist!

People! Please be careful if you are visiting Tokyo, if you want to get the bear, Only Disneysea has them~ And and.. I wish you good luck with the Duffy Virus! =)

2015-04-26T16:27:00.000+08:00

TOKYO TRIP !! 18TH APRIL 2015 ! DAY 6 !

This was the day that we had to get up really early, as early as 6am Tokyo time, which is 5am in Singapore time~ Because we had a day tour to Mt Fuji and Hakone which I booked from Japanican~

It was JPY 14,500 per person travel by Motorcoach (Coach bus) .. We decided to go for this one and only experience though it was a lil expensive for us because we were kinda budget~

Woke up early and made our way to Hamamatsucho Bus terminal.. Which was easier to find than expected!

Before we start the tour, we were already behind schedule because some people was late due to traffic jam (thats what the tour guide said) , we were kinda worried that the tour might not be enjoyable since we were already late..

But luckily everything went smoothly and people in the bus were really nice! We didnt talk to ALL of them but most of them~

Some came from the US, England, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore! =D We managed to talk to these people~ =D It was really fun!

First up, we were on our way to visit Mt Fuji !

We had like 2 hours of bus ride~ We slept for a while during the ride..

And we saw Mt Fuji! =D

It was kinda foggy that day so the guide mentioned that we most probably won't be able to see the peak of the mountain..

We were kinda disappointed when we heard that but we gotta continue our tour and stay positive!

We saw SNOW!! =D Though we didnt manage to touch and feel them~ It was still cool to see snow with your own eyes! =)

We were REALLY LUCKY even the tour guide said that we were really lucky!

We get to see the peak of the mountain!!

It was so clear and wonderful view!! And also though the tour was on a Saturday, it wasn't as crowded as expected!! LUCKY ~~!! Even the though the tour guide were discussing with the driver about how lucky we were on that day~ Heh!

Us with Fuji San! =)

I regretted I wore so lil on that day the moment I got off the bus.. It was SOOO COLD! T.T And I didn't know that was not the worse YET! =X

We were really amazed by the view~

We had our lunch at one of the hotels near Fuji Q Highland ( I think that is the name of the amusement park)

It was really good!

We rushed to finish our lunch and just to catch a full view of Fuji san at the entrance.. Luckily we managed to avoid crowds and took picture nice and clear!

So beautiful! I am so blessed!

Then we headed to Hakone~ And ride the cable car.. The weather started to turn bad BUT luckily it didnt rain, if not it will be so troublesome..

The Sakura trees around that area was so beautiful!

Before we went to ride the cable car, we had to take cruise, well, a small one~

Even the small cruise is awesome! I was really looking forward to stay indoor since I was really cold.. But in the end, just fuck it! I wanna see the view! So I went outside to look for my sister~ heh!

Amazing view~ Didnt regret standing in the cold and just let this view stay in my memories!

The cable car ride was kinda scary, because the weather was kinda bad, windy and foggy.. So the cable car did shake for a little bit.. Luckily I managed to compose myself and didnt freak out.. =P

When we reached our destination.. I realized.. I finally realized.. What COLD and FREEZING REALLY IS.. With all that strong wind and temperature up there was.. PAINFUL.. When I went indoor.. I could feel numbness and bit of sharp pain on my face, ears and fingers.. =X

I really experienced what COLD is.. =X

Despite that coldness, I just HAD TO POSE! LOL!!

Video of us challenging ourselves out in the freezing weather! HAHAHA!

And we got to try the BLACK EGGS! Which they cooked it using their Onsen I believe~ It tasted just like normal boiled eggs but it was an experience to eat A BLACK EGG!

It was believe that if we eat one black egg, we will have extra 7 years to live, second one will have 14 years.. And third one, you will get a stomachache.. LOL~ Some of the tourist in the bus was joking that we will die by eating too much of it.. LOL!! Fun folks we had on the bus, and everyone was really on time and co-operative ~

Gotta have a picture with the GIANT black egg~!

After the tour, we headed back to Shinjuku..

I believed ALL of us went to sleep during the ride.. Had so much fun and were really tired.. =X

The tour was really fun and memorable.. It seemed like a short tour since we had so much fun!

Lucky for us that everything went really well and smooth!

We walked around Shinjuku and had Ramen for dinner which didnt taste so good.. We didnt find any nice place to shop around Shinjuku so both of us went back to our apartment after dinner~

We had to rest early since we gotta go Disneysea the next day! Which was also our last FULL day of this trip! =D

Till next time! CIAOSSU!

2015-04-24T15:24:00.006+08:00

TOKYO TRIP!! 16TH & 17TH APRIL 2015 ! DAY 4 & DAY 5 !

This day was the day that we are going to visit Ghibli Studios Museum !!! =D

I had to buy our tickets online before flying, which was like 3 weeks earlier.. They do not sell their tickets on the day itself which they sell out their tickets almost everyday..

Luckily my friend (Wan Chin) recommended us a great website to get our tickets from!

Ghibli Studios Museum Tickets!!

The above link is the one we got it from~ They have great service and they were very prompt to reply the emails! So thumbs up to them! =)

Finally get to meet Hachiko~ Basically we go to Hachiko entrance almost everyday for JR line~ But this time while I was smoking at their smoking area, Sis took her time to look at Hachiko!

Once we reached Mitaka station, we looked out for their bus terminal by looking at their signboards which was really useful and convenient... We had to buy bus tickets to get to the museum..

And the bus came just in time while we were Queuing to buy the bus ticket.. The bus driver was nice enough to even wait for us!

I believe they have certain timing but I think you won't have to wait for long, approx. 15 mins max?

The bus was full of people~ We were so excited !!

The tickets that we bought online~!

They rules and regulations about taking photos, we are not allowed to take any pictures when we are inside of the museum.. You can only take pictures when you are outside of it.

It was a pity though, there was so much to see and take nice pictures of! And you wouldn't hear me say this but their restrooms! AWESOME!!!! The decorations of the toilet is just plain awesome!!

We even watched a short movie which was pretty amusing~ I was telling sis what are we going to do if they were to speak Japanese and there were no subtitles at all? In the end, you dont need to have subtitles at all~! heh~

The iconic character of Laputa!

We went to their gift shop and it was FULL OF PEOPLE!!! T.T

So crowded and it was so difficult to even walk.. but we managed somehow.. Sis went on CRAZY MODE!!

I wanted to get musical box like her but i couldn't find my favorite movie that comes with a music box..

In the end I got some bookmarks which was really special, postcard and two display items, one was from Howl's moving castle and one from Nausicaa the valley of the wind~

These two movies were my favorites ~

I think we only hang around the museum for about 2 to 3 hours, we didnt get to try their cafe because it was FULL OF PEOPLE!! We didnt have a chance to sit down.. So we decided to go back to our apartment because we were really tired.. =X

We didnt wanna rush ourselves during the whole trip, we just took it slow..

The famous scramble crossing of Shibuya!!

We cross this crossing almost everyday though.. LOL!! =X

Took a picture while crossing!

We were really hungry, so we head to one of the buildings that only sells FOOD!! I believe its called the Gourmet town!

Their food was quite okay, we didnt know we can smoke in there too.. The price was quite reasonable too~

Walked back to our apartment, took a power nap.. wanted to rest for like 30 mins, but in the end, we slept for an hour.. took time to prepare etc..

We quickly got ourselves up and head to Akihabara.. Which was pretty far from Shibuya..

The moment we reached Akihabara, we were stunned.. IT WAS HUGE!! We had no idea where to start!!

We only went like one building and we took most of our time there to buy our figurines.. Some were really pricey .. To the extend that I couldn't believe the price was real.. =X

It was such a shame that they close their shops like 8pm.. So we had to hurry up and got our stuff..

I so wanna go back to explore more.. I mean we didnt even shop HALF OF THE PLACE!!

We decided to go Maid cafe for Dinner.. Sis was kinda reluctant.. But I kinda convince her, I mean since we are here, we might as well give it a try right?

Because its something that I WILL NOT TRY IN SINGAPORE!! Its something that foreigners should give it a try in Japan!

We didnt know that it was kinda pricey.. But the girls were kinda nice though..

Our food!! I ordered Omu rice and sis ordered Curry rice~

Seriously, something about their Omu rice.. I didnt expect it to be kinda good..

When our food arrived we had to do some actions and say something about it that made me cringe a little.. =X Well.. It was a good experience though..

The name of the maid cafe~

We headed back to our apartment after Akihabara..

The two SUPER DUPER AWESOME figurines that I got from Akihabara! It was cheaper than Singapore and these two were the ones that I have been wanting to get for a very long time..

So when I saw this two.. I literally went crazy!

I JUST HAD TO GET MY HANDS ON THEM!! SERIOUSLY!

My two display I got from Ghibli Studios Museum ~!

At first I was really hesitated to get the bug from Nausicaa of The valley of the wind.. But sis somehow convinced me to get it~ It was pretty expensive.. About S$ 60++ ( I can't remember) BUT it was all worth it! Things that I can only get in Japan.. So yes, Its worth it!

THE NEXT DAY!

Initially we were supposed to visit Disneysea this day BUT we made last minute changes~ We headed to Asakusa!! =)

But first, we had to take our Brunch @ Mee's Pancakes which is located at Gourmet town ! Yes, we saw this when we had our lunch the other day, told ourselves we had to try their pancakes! So we did!

LOVE THE THEME OF THE RESTAURANT!! SO PRETTY~!!!

We were the first customers of the day! yes, they opened at 11.30am..

Hot tea for sis~

Ice coffee for me~ I like their coffee~

My creamy spaghetti!

Sister's order~

Overall their food was AWESOME!! So gotta love their pancakes!! YUMMS! I miss it already!

Do pay them a visit if you want to have a nice thick and fluffy pancakes! SUPER YUMMY!!

After our brunch, we headed off to Asakusa!!

There were SO MANY SHOPS to do lots of shopping!!

The weather looks kinda gloomy in the early afternoon..

We were suppose to help mum to get her beads, we couldnt contact her through Whatsapp for like 3 to 4 hours.. So we might as well walked around and do some shopping~

It was starting to rain heavily, so we took shelter of a small restaurant to have some ice cream.. Which was not so tasty.. Whipped cream yet again.. =X Less ice cream more whipped cream.. They sure love their whipped cream..

We were walking back and forth of the street because we were looking for Yukata, beads, shoes.. so we had to walk back and forth to compare the price and size too.. Luckily I got one for myself!!

And when we finally got to buy the beads for my parents.. We quickly walked to the temple, the shops too, close at 7.30pm or something .. So we quickly rushed to the temple, and by the time we reached the temple. They were closing their doors.. T.T

WHYY?!?!?!?!?! Sadly, we didnt get to check out their inner temple..

I SO WANNA GO BACK AGAIN! I love Asakusa! So much things to shop!

Jizo Bosatsu!

We even tried these~ So fun!

When we were done both shopping and exploring.. Its time for dinner!! =D

We chance upon this Sukiyaki restaurant and we decided to give it a try!

The traditional way of sitting~ It was kinda difficult for me since I am fat.. But still, gotta experience right?

All I can say about their beef was SUPER DELICIOUS!!!! It literally melt in your mouth! We chose the high grade quality which is only ranked no.2 in the restaurant, I saw the price was reasonable. So we tried it!

YUMMMSS!!!!!!!

When the bill came, sis was shocked, each of us had to pay 5000 yen which she find it expensive..

But I told her it is consider cheap compare to Singapore, I used to work in a Shabu Shabu / Sukiyaki Restaurant as a part timer so I know the price would be like.. And with this kind of quality of beef.. I would say its DAMN CHEAP!

Then she realized how affordable it is to eat there..

I so wanna go back again~ Oh those beef... One day.. Wait for me!!

This was the restaurant~

Taiyaki~!!

After Asakusa, we headed back to our apartment as we need to wake up early the next day for a full day tour! So we gotta save our energy and have lots of sleep! =)

My loots of that day~!! SO PRETTY! I always wanted a Yukata and finally I got it!! =D

I am a happy person! I know it won't be any use in Singapore unless we got for Japanese Summer Festival! It will have some use of it! =D

Till next time! Ciaossu!!

2015-04-23T19:01:00.000+08:00

TOKYO TRIP ! 15TH APRIL 2015 !! DAY 3 ~!

Woke up early and prepared ourselves to see some Sakura flowers at Shinjuku Gyoen, we missed the full bloom and was late for 1 week..

We were kinda worried that we won't be able to see them, but after some research, Shinjuku Gyoen have late bloomers for Sakura~

So when the weather turned good, the first thing we did was to visit Shinjuku Gyoen for some sakura~

Luckily the weather was pretty cooling and sunny so we can catch some great view!!

Had breakfast at St.Marc cafe~ Just had to try.. Well.. Not much difference though.. =X But they do have smoking room which is kinda cool~ LOL!!

Such a great day! Great weather~ =)

We were so amazed by those pink and fluffy like trees~ Finally, i get to see Sakura flowers with my own two eyes~ Its one of my dreams since i was really young~

So much emotions flowing to me while enjoying the view.. I am so grateful and proud of myself that I finally made it happen.. I actually managed to make my dream come true! =) All those hard work is all worth it!

One of a kind maple trees~~ So pretty!! It will also be awesome to be here during Autumn I believe!

My favorite color!! Baby pink Sakura trees~~ Yay!!

Weeee~~ We are sooo happy!!! No words can describe how this view made me feel~ All I knew was, I felt soo alive..

I always imagine myself seeing a whole street full of sakura trees, and this view is exactly what I imagined it to be.. So beautiful~

Japanese children out for field trip I believe~ So cute!!

After our awesome morning at Shinjuku Gyoen, we headed to Meiji Jingu! Which is like a few stops away~

Entrance to the shrine~

It was quite a long way to the actual shrine, but that long walk felt so peaceful.. Its as if all your worries and sufferings had gone away for that moment..

Its as if reminding us, to live in the moment.. Not to look back of your past.. Not to anticipate about your future.. But to live in the moment.. In the present..

I love their shrines and temples.. Its so elegant and beautiful..

The tree is so majestic!

Writing down our appreciations to the Gods ~ =)

We even went in to pray.. Followed their culture and tradition.. Something new for us which I totally enjoyed doing it~ =)

I nearly teared up while praying because the feelings I had was overwhelming, I've always been wanting to do this, visit their shrines and pray like them..

And also because how grateful I felt, I was so happy.. But of course I had to hide my tears.. If not people will think I am crazy! LOL!

We had no idea what is this for.. Maybe for people to do some fortune telling? I am not sure..

After visiting Meji Shrine, we walked to Harajuku~

Harajuku Station, we need to walk a distance to reach there~ Sister loved how the station looked like..

The famous Takeshita street which I forgot what was it called when we tried finding it.. Luckily we had wifi to check~

Omu rice for our lunch~ We were starving!! Gotta recharge ourselves before we get down to business.. Which I mean SHOPPING!!! =)

Something bout their omurice.. SO DAMN GOOD!! I cant forget bout it! SO NICE~~~~ I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!! Yumms!!

We went on with our shopping~

The amulet that I prayed from Meji shrine~

Our loots of the day! My first branded bag that I bought for myself~ Head Porter Japan! I LOVE IT!

After shopping and all that walking.. We were REALLY tired.. Had to find a place to sit down.. And we happened to see CREPES which Harajuku is kinda famous of~ So we decided to try it and sat along the alley which many people did too~ =X

SO MANY CHOICES TO CHOOSE FROM!! Gosh.. We were feasting our eyes away! Too many to choose from!

Our crepes! In the end, sis couldn't finish it because there were too much whip cream.. I ate the whole thing, but thats it for me.. I can't fit any food in anymore.. =X It was okay, i mean, worth the try~

We were sooo exhausted and our feet were crying out loud.. We had to take a cab back to our apartment.. Because apparently.. We had to climb a "small hill" EVERYDAY in order to reach our apartment.. So we simply had no more energy to hike up.. And its only like 1 station away from Harajuku, so we figured might as well get a cab ~

It was kinda nerve wrecking because the driver didnt know the place we wanted to go and I had no idea how to say it in Japanese. So I just had to show him the address in Japanese and he used his car navigation. In the end we made it~ It was like 980 yen if I remember correctly..

Rest for awhile.. And we went out to have our dinner at a Ramen shop nearby our place~

It was soo good!! Luckily there was a staff speaking chinese too~ heh~ I think she is from China and went there for work.. She speaks FLUENT Japanese too!

Gotta love their Ramen~ After that we decided to check out Don Quioxte which was supposedly nearby, but we had to walk quite a distance..

The shop literally SELLS EVERYTHING!! No kidding! Gotta go check it out yourself! We even went back the second last day.. as we needed a big hand carry bag..

Costumes..

They even sell these cute things!!

From Gym equipment to kitchen appliances.. Oh and beauty products.. Sex toys.. etc.. too much to list..

It was really fun though~ And one thing good was they opened till 4.30 am.. =)

Alright~ Till next time!! Ciaossu!

2015-04-23T14:02:00.004+08:00

TOKYO TRIP! 13TH & 14TH APRIL 2015 ! DAY 1 & DAY 2 !!

I am back from my Tokyo trip!! =D It was so fun and memorable.. But sadly all good things will come to an end~ I am so excited to share my trip with people~

We took Malaysia Airlines to Tokyo this time as the air ticket was really cheap.. S$ 500 per person, round trip ticket, but the thing is we had to do transit at KL airport.. which I didnt think of it much when I bought the ticket..

We flew on the 12th April night flight~

Can't wait to board the plane!

We only had like 1 hour to do transit and I was really worried that we might miss our second flight and we might get our baggage lost.. BUT luckily, none of that happened at all~ It went quite well for us~ The plane was on time..Which I was really grateful..

And I got to sleep during the flight so I guess it was quite okay, because I thought the journey might be a lil unbearable.

FINALLY WE REACHED NARITA AIRPORT in the morning~~

Its so good to be here~~ It feels so unreal.. Like I am still dreaming or something! Waited for almost 10 years to get my ass here! And here I am!! =D

Got out of the airport and found our way to get our tickets for Narita Express, which you can travel from the airport directly to Shibuya, without any changing of trains~ Which is so convenient!

In Narita express and on our way to Shibuya!! We bought a round trip ticket which is more affordable for us~ I think it was bout 4000 yen per person for two trips~

Once we reached Shibuya, we had a difficult time looking for the place that we were supposed to stay.. Firstly the host mistook that I was going to take Subway train which I already told her that I'll be taking Narita express.. So she gave me the wrong exit, which obviously I couldn't find it..

We had no Wi-Fi to navigate her place.. So we were kinda frustrated.. because it was raining, we were really exhausted..We had to ask around for directions. Luckily the host managed to send me some pictures of which building to look out for.. We finally found the place and reached safely~

We were starving, so we headed out to their convenience store to buy some Bento~ Our first meal of the whole trip..

Their bento food was surprisingly good! Maybe one bento is about 500 to 550 yen, depends on which bento you chose~

Our apartment was really spacious compared to Japan hotels out there, their security was quite good too though its like a red light district area but it was still kinda okay for us~

If there is one thing I had to whine about, it would be their bed.. It was really hard.. =(

But other than that, everything was good~

The price was really good too.. from 13th April to 20th April, and two person, it costed like S$ 750!! When I saw the price on Airbnb, I was really happy! Clean and tidy apartment with such good price! Why not right? =)

After recharging ourselves, we got ourselves ready to explore Shibuya! As per what I planned, we went to Mugiwara store which is at Shibuya Parco ! Go check out their website for the exact building.. =)

It was still drizzling and the weather was really good~ Cooling and was kinda cold for a bit~

We went to explore Shibuya 109 and Shibuya Parco~

Had our dinner at Shibuya parco for some chinese food~ Which was REALLY GOOD!!! The menus are all in Katakana which I cant read AT ALL.. Luckily the staff can speak chinese~ Ordered 3 dishes and it was really good!

After our dinner we headed to Mugiwara store!! Sister went CRAZY!!! I think I only bought like a towel for souvenir..

It was really fun to check out their official store!!

And we happened to see this just outside mugiwara store! I think it was there because they knew we were going eh? hehe~ SEVEN DEADLY SINS! AWESOME ANIME!!

Oh~~ Meliodas Sama!!! *Chuuuu*

My second favorite character~ Harlequin King!! =)

Wish I found more stuff for this Anime~ it was so good!

After shopping at mugiwara store, they started to close down their shops and we were really tired, so we went back to our apartment~

They closed their shops like 8pm or 9pm.. Which was really early for us, since Singapore shops mostly close about 10pm. So we basically have nothing to do during night time.. =X

My loots of first day!

I was really hungry during the night, and I told my sis that there is a 24 hours sushi restaurant that I would like to give it a try, but we didnt know that we had to walk so freaking far.. We were really tired but I managed to persuade her to go with me~ heh~

It was really cold during the night.. But all those walk were worth it~ The sushi was really good~ I miss it so much already!

The restaurant was called Sushi Zanmai~ 24 hours in Shibuya area~ You can exit from East Entrance at Shibuya Station and maybe use your google map to navigate.. =)

SECOND DAY!!

Our plan was to go Tokyo tower for One piece amusement park~

We took the subway train to reach Tokyo tower, luckily I did my homework before travelling so I already knew which line to take and which station to alight.. Just that we had to navigate which platform is the correct one..

Their train system was kinda complicated but if you have done your homework before travelling, it shouldn't be a problem~ =)

Yay! Tokyo Tower!!

The first Sakura tree that we saw during our trip~ We were so amazed by it!

By the time we reached we were really hungry.. We wanted to dine in their cafe or restaurant but it was already fully booked around that time and there was a long queue too..

So went to their food court and get our lunch.. We made a reservation though so we can enjoy our dinner there~

This is our first meal of the day, Ramen at their food court and it was sooo good!! We bought it using a vending machine~ Didn't expect it to be this good!

After our delicious lunch, its time for us to have fun!!

Its time to kick asses with Straw hat crew!! We got the ticket of Usopp and Luffy~

Sanji!

Zoro!!

Chopper!

I am so happy that we got to meet them!!! AWESOME!!

Brook!

Franky~ SUPER!!!!!

Usopp!

Luffy!

Nami!

Robin!!

After having like 3 to 4 hours of fun, its time to have our dinner @ the restaurant ~

I love how the whole restaurant looks like but the food was really a disappointed.. I only like 2 dishes out of so many.. =X

It was worth the experience but if you are looking forward to the food, I would say, you can skip it ~ =X

After our meal, we continued our fun and finish other attractions ~

We ended our day by watching a Live show of one piece, its like real people acting as them and I gotta say the actors really look like the ones in the anime!! So good!! Too bad we couldn't take any pictures!

End this post with a great night view of Tokyo tower!

Overall the One Piece amusement park is a must go for One piece fan if you are visiting Tokyo!! It was really amazing!!

Shall blog soon! =D

2015-01-22T09:44:00.005+08:00

BRAND NEW YEAR~!!

I know I am like twenty two days late to say Happy New Year BUT its still January so I am not that late right? =X

Looking back at my blog and trying to search what was my resolution last year and realized, I didn't have any!!

Which I guess this is why my life went comfortably for me.. since I didnt have any goals or wanting to do anything for the year..

This year I will try and set some goals for myself and I will try my best to achieve but first, gotta recap a bit for year 2014 for me..

First and foremost I managed to stay on a job for more than a year!! HURRAY!!! FINALLY!! =D

Second, get to go Taiwan again with baby sis!!

Third, I FINALLY GOT TO GO 2NE1's concert!!! Its like my first concert and I went alone! =D AWESOME TO THE MAX!!

Fourth, I read A LOT this year! One series that I managed to finish was Harry Potter!!! =)

Lastly, I learn to take care of my outlook more~ Wearing makeup to work and shopping more clothes! hehe~

I guess all these were the main points in year 2014, nothing much really but it was still peaceful and comfortable.. Though work was rough and tough but it was still manageable until end of last year.. which was these few months..

I guess I kinda hit my limit.. But well, I am still considering.. Shall ignore and see how it goes..

Now.. For resolutions for Year 2015 and something I am gonna achieve which I already planned during 2014~

First.. MY UPCOMING JAPAN TRIP!!!!! =D FINALLY! Exact 10 years I told myself that I will go Japan one day! 10 FRIGGING YEARS! Wish time pass by quickly! I am so ready to go!!

The following will be my resolution for year 2015 and hoping I'll achieve them~~

Learn a new skill!! I am still thinking what I should learn and do I even have time for that, but I think learning something new will be exciting~ Something to look forward to~ Not just work everyday!

Maybe driving? JUST MAYBE! Since I am so terrible at directions and I know NUTS about cars.. So if I really gonna learn driving, its gonna be a very big challenge for me! =X

Or maybe go and study to get a decent diploma... Shall see how it goes~

I think my main concern for this year will be to learn something new~

Lastly will be to be able to open my heart and maybe find the love of my life soon? =X

Hopefully 2015 will be a good year since I had a rough start of the year...

And maybe also to change myself ~ I'll TRY to exercise this year.. I hope I'll get more motivation to do workout~ =X Well, just saying..

That's all for now!! HAPPY NEW YEAR PEOPLE!! =D

2014-10-24T11:10:00.001+08:00

TAIWAN ~ 16 MAY 2014 ~ TAIPEI DAY 5 TO DAY 7!

These last few days in Taipei was more like relax kind of trip, we just take it slow.. We slept late and woke up late.. And decided where to go last minute.. Though there were quite a few places which I would like to visit but I find myself too lazy.. And it was really far.. So we just gave up and shopped around whichever is near to our homestay..

Basically I forgot where did we go.. But we just went for cafe hunting and shopped around~

Some Vietnamese cuisine before we walk around because we were too hungry.. =X

The area that we went had so many cafes around.. And we couldn't decide where to go, also we were lost basically..

Trying to check the map not knowing where were we..

And we stumbled upon this cafe which was quite famous..

The desserts was quite okay BUT i find it too pricey.. for those desserts costed bout SGD 40 bucks.. A bit too expensive I would say..

Headed down to Orange Bear for MORE SHOPPING!!

My loots of the day! =D

After our shopping, we met up with Maggie for Dinner!! Its always nice to meet up with her~ My only Taiwanese friend! =)

The Thai food was REALLY GOOD! I wanted to treat her but in the end.. She said she will get angry with me if I dont let her treat.. So no choice.. =X Thanks again Maggie! =)

Some snacks we bought ~

The sixth day, we had no idea where to go.. So we just explored around Ximending~

We also went to Agnes B Cafe which sister was dying to try out their dessers~

I've got to say, its not bad~

After our dessert, we decided to go Raohe Night market, since I had only been there once.. And also to get some stuff for our doggies~

IT WAS SOO FREAKING CROWDED that we can't even walk properly.. argghh..

I was really looking forward to the cheese potato.. But it wasn't as good as the first time we ate at Shilin Night market.. Kinda disappointed.. =(

We headed back to our homestay after our late shopping at Raohe night market..

Packing our stuff and preparing to go home the next day..

Before going home, we had to have our lunch first.. So we had tried CoCo Curry which is very famous of their Japanese curry..

It was quite good!

Yumms!!

So all these short posts are the conclusion of our trip to Taiwan this year!

Ciaossu!

2014-10-24T10:34:00.003+08:00

TAIWAN~ 14 MAY 2014 ! TAIPEI DAY 3 & DAY 4 !

Its been like 4 months since I posted the first blog post of my trip.. So I pretty much forget all bout it.. =X

I'll just post it short and sweet~

On the third day, its time for us to check out of Taichung and head back to Taipei. We woke up like 10 am in the morning which was pretty late.. But we didn't care because we were really tired.. So we checked out EXACTLY 12 pm..

And here is the problem, we had no transportation back to the train station and it was starting to rain.. Which of course.. its really frustrating.. But we just dragged our luggage and walked our way out and tried to get a taxi which in the end, we managed to get one.. Lucky us!

We headed straight to the ticket booth to get our tickets~

Queuing to buy the tickets ~ And we just had to wait like 10 mins to board the train~

The lunch we bought to eat on the train.. we were starving !!

Checked in to Jogging Bear when we reached..

After checking in, we were really hungry, so went out to look for our dinner AFTER shopping~

Looks like Thailand Mookata right? but its Korean BBQ.. it tasted good~

How can we possibly missed out Wendels???

Its like our favorite food in Taipei~ A MUST TO visit every time we visit Taipei~

I dont really remember what our plans were after Wendel's , i remembered us being really tired, so we headed back to our homestay.. After sleeping our day away, we went for shopping I guess.. =X

Will try and update for the next few days of the trip because I can't remember most of it~ =X

2014-06-01T18:52:00.005+08:00

TAIWAN~ 12 MAY 2014 ! TAICHUNG DAY 1 & DAY 2 !!

Hey people! I am back from my Taiwan trip like one week ago and was really considering if I should skip out this blog entry since I have been there like so many times. BUT I still wanted to blog because it just did not feel right for not sharing~

Woke up 6.30 am in the morning and prepared ourselves to head out. Our flight is at 12 pm in the afternoon, we just thought of reaching there early so we can have our breakfast at the airport~

We managed to check in our luggage once we got there which is like 8 am in the morning? LOL! Because we do not want to take our luggage everywhere we go~ Nobody came to see us off except for Sis' boyfriend~

Waiting to board the plane and while checking in, we happened to witness a scene whereby there was this old man (who is probably at his 50s or 60s, Singaporean) who was making a scene because he tried to bring a OPENED bottle of alcohol. And of course he wasn't allow to bring it in and was stopped. He was making a BIG FUSS out of it. Shouting loudly and scolding vulgarities, he was even being racist as well because the officer who stopped him was two Indian ladies. T.T

While we were in the line, the air stewardess which i believed is the head of the crew went and tell the security officers that he was not allowed to be on the plane because for the others' safety, just in case he attacked or something. But eventually someone came and took him away. LUCKILY he didn't board the plane! I will be so freaking worried !

So after 4 and half hours, we reached TAIWAN!! =D

At the newly renovated Taoyuan Airport!! =)

Once we got out of the custom, we tried to look for a place to buy our local SIM card but didn't manage to get it. So I kinda think that its okay, because we can get it anyways while we are at Taichung.

So we followed the signboards and found our way to the bus interchange where you can buy your bus tickets~

In order to get to Taichung, we have to take a bus to Taoyuan THSR Station~ The ride is about 20 minutes I believed, it was kinda crowded and we were starving! T.T

Once we reached Taoyuan THSR Station, we bought our tickets to Taichung which will take 40 minutes. Initially before traveling to Taiwan, my plan was to take the bus ALL the way to Taichung,

BUT I figured that we will be so freaking tired and by the time we reached Taichung (Bus ride takes about 2 hours) , it will be so late. So we changed plans and took the bullet train instead~

We bought some riceballs and MILK TEA from 7-11 ~ All time FAVORITE!! =D

One ticket cost about S$26 depends on the currency rate of course.

We were really tired, by the time we reached Taichung is about 7pm? And by the instructions of the Minsu owner, we were told to get on a Free Shuttle Bus to Taichung.

But when we were trying to figure out on which bus to take and where to take the bus, there was this man came to us out of nowhere asking us where we were going, and saying that he can take us there. At first I was really worried that we will get cheated or something BUT turned out that he really just want to earn some money and helped us.

Even when we got there, he had no idea which is our minsu and so on. BUT we managed to find our way even though we do not have the local sim card to call the owner.. Phew! Luckily for us we reached our homestay safely.

Met the owner and the security was quite good, we just had to climb up the stairs which I dread the most because of my past experiences. Luckily for us that we just had to climb up to second floor that's all.

And our room was the very end corner room which creep me out the most. T.T

Our place for 3 days 2 nights! Which didn't turn out as I expected to be but it was still okay, it was VERY near to the Famous Fengjia Night Market. It only cost me S$ 85 for 3 days 2 nights for 2 person! So go calculate ! PLUS FREE WIFI! LOL! Very important! =P

The link for the homestay in Taichung - Garden Stay

After putting our stuff and freshened up, we went ahead to the famous Fengjia Night Market!

I am telling you, this night market is HUGE!! I am 100% sure that we didn't finish the whole night market for 2 Nights! It was so big that we got lost and found out that we were like freaking far away from our homestay!

So much to shop and eat! We even tried to find the Local Sim card from the local phone shop, but without any luck, we didnt manage to get it. It was either they don't sell it or its SOLD OUT. Oh whyy....

Anyways, we pretty much couldn't do anything, so we just head on for shopping..

I am gonna give this a BIG SHOUTOUT, even though we forgot to take a picture of the shop! (HOW CAN WE DO THIS?!) But it was featured in the newspaper, IT WAS SOOO DAMN GOOD! The BEST "Lu Rou Fan" We had so far!! When I said the best, its like this is my fourth trip to Taiwan, and this was the BEST I HAD!!

It comfort my angry stomach so much! Oh I miss this!!

And how can i forgot! MY FAVORITE , MY MUST EAT FOOD in Taiwan! 咸水鸡！Direct translation would be "Salted Water Chicken" ? LOL! Its the first time Sis ever got to try this.. Like seriously?! How can you miss out this?! I let her try it and I think she kinda likes it~

Fishball soup which tasted like hot water ? Too blend...

OH NOM NOM!

Like I mentioned, we got really lost, so lost that I couldn't tell where we came from and where to find the street name where we came from. So we asked the owner of the food stall, she told us how to walk back.. And we realized we were soo far away..

Cheap cream puff, the original flavor was good, but the minute i got to try the matcha flavor, I just couldn't finish all the rest.. So we kinda left it in the homestay.. =X

That was the end of Day 1 !

And because I do not have a SIM card, I couldn't contact the tour driver for the next day, so I emailed them at like 12 am.. AND LUCKILY they got my email and replied me! Phew! Kudos to free wifi!! =X

Woke up in the morning and prepared for the tour!

I would also like to highly recommend this tour service which they provided us a GREAT TOUR GUIDE !

roundTAIWANround - roundTAIWANround Website

Its a lil pricey for two person BUT for the convenience and safety for ourselves, I was willing to spend the money~ And whats more, they provided a great service so its all WORTH IT!

We even told the driver that we didn't get our phone card because he asked for it, just in case.. So he brought us to a place to get our SIM card with 3G ! Woohoo ~ After all that, the tour started!

FIRST UP, RAINBOW VILLAGE !

The weather was quite good in the early afternoon~

SECOND STOP - MIYAHARA

A place where you can buy all those snacks and chocolates to bring back~ With a very unique decorations inside, we didn't buy a lot of the snacks because I was on a budget trip this time, paying for two person for most of the time. So we didnt buy much, just 5 pieces of cookies. Which we didnt finish it even when we came back to Singapore.. =X

If only this is a REAL BOOKSTORE ! I will go CRAZY!

THIRD STOP - CARTON KING

When we reached Carton King, the first thing was FOOD! We were starving and I had to go there for one reason.. MILK STEAMBOAT! Which I read somewhere which is their specialty ~

I was just surprised that ALL the tables, chairs and cups are made out of Carton~ Great Idea! And it sure holds up to everything!

So cute ! With the Carton cup!

Sis' Order!

AND MINE!! Milk Steamboat! OH SO YUMMY!! Even my sis likes it! We just share everything! =D

After our lunch, it started raining!! =(

So we avoided the rain hoping that it will stop soon, so we just visited all the shops which was indoor.. Bought umbrella and how can I forget.. MOSQUITO REPELLENT !!!

Had fun writing on the chalkboard!

The Switch mode thingy is inspired by a Manga called Switch Girl! You will know what we mean if you read that Manga~ =X

We couldnt take any more pictures which was outside because it was starting to rain heavily.. So we hopped on the car and to our next stop. Which is a bit sad though because of the raining season.

FOURTH STOP - XINSHE CASTLE

I am sure this place will be so beautiful if it wasn't raining!!

Spent some time feeding the fish while waiting for the rain to stop but apparently it didnt stop completely, just getting smaller so we can walk with our umbrellas.

The tour guide was so thoughtful! He brought two BIG umbrellas for us! And carry our stuff that we bought. Also because the steps can be very steep, he even offered to let me hold on to him while going down the stairs. Because I am scared of heights even when I am going down the stairs, PLUS ITS slippery.. So yeah.. Thumbs up for Mr He !! =D

Some flowers blooming! I am sure you will get to see more beautiful flowers when its Spring!

The legendary fierce Black Swan. Trust me, you dont mess around with this swan ! He is really fierce! But because of his confident, we managed to take a nice shot of him! Thanks Mr Fierce Swan!

Of course some nice shots INSIDE the restaurant! So nicely decorated! Everything bout it, we LOVED IT!

HOW NICE~~~

We had to do a ugly shot each.. So here goes nothing right? =)

FIFTH STOP - LAVENDER COTTAGE

Of course, because of the raining season. We didnt get to see much flowers and its kinda wasted though~

At least we get to see this ~

TIME FOR PURIFICATION CEREMONY! LOL!! Thanks Sis for the Shot uh.. T.T

And there was a toilet that was decorated SPECIALLY FOR LADIES~~ =)

So cute please!! =D

LAST STOP - MONCOEUR

This is the place which is also in my list and something terrifying happened..

While we were on our way, there were TONS of flying bugs EVERYWHERE!!!

Even the staff was screaming and wondering why suddenly they came out of nowhere! So they told us maybe because of the rain? And they only lived for a day or even lesser.. All i know was that there were chameleons and birds WAITING to eat them..

They were EVERYWHERE !! We couldn't even walked in properly, we had to RUN OUR WAY IN AND SCREAMED! omg.. Scary experience!

I've always loved cute shops like this! =)

Decided to take a tea break at the Chin-Chin's restaurant~

Ice Cream with Waffles~ How can I miss out if its in the menu? =)

Sis' mango chocolate mousse cake ~

Lavender milk tea and soda~

The tour ended with a lovely sunset when it stopped raining~

The snacks we bought~

After going back to our homestay, we went out to Fengjia night market again. And we managed to do some shopping~

We slept and going to head to Taipei the next day!

It was a fun day! Though it rained and nearly had Typhoon ~ And I even got attacked again by the sand fly.. I even sprayed so many layers of the repellent and didnt work.. But it was better than the last trip though.. =)

Till next blog post! SEE YA!!

2014-02-27T20:50:00.000+08:00

UPDATE LIKE FINALLY!!!

Yes, its been a VERY LONG time since I blogged, about 6 months I believe. Since the last time I blogged was last year and 1 day before I started working in my current company.

Decided to do a little update because this blog is being so old now..

After working in the office, I feel so much older.. =X

Been busy and my life has been pretty much occupied with work now..

Its my first office job after like 1 or 2 years? Can't really remember and trust me, I NEVER liked working in a office because its so boring and makes me so wear out like damn easily.

But this job that I am having is not the case..

I am so busy that I pretty much work overtime everyday..

I get mentally tired at the end of everyday and I have to sleep early so I can recharge myself for the next day.. And most of my jobs I DRAGGED my feet like everyday..

But working here for like 6 months.. I seldom have that kind of feeling.

Time passed REALLY fast because of what I do and of course its really hectic.

So now I seldom meet up with my friends and whenever I have the time, I rather either spend time with my family or read..

And yes, I am at a stage where I feel like quitting my job.. But then again, I am so hesitant.. Sometimes I feel like I still can go on, but sometimes I feel like I can't go on anymore..

There's too much for me to bear and I feel like I am not ready yet.. Well, at this point of time, I guess its one day at a time then.

Lots of things been happening within these 6 months and I realized how much my family means to me, and because of this realization. I found out that I have more responsibilities and so much things that I feel that I am responsible for.

I can't afford myself to have childish thoughts and actions.

Its really stressful but I think till now I am still dependent on my mum.. So I guess its not enough..

I just hope that I am able to take up the stress on me and walk further for my family's sake.

As you can see.. the difference between before and after.. =/ I totally DO NOT have any more space for more books!! But looking at them, its still not enough!!

Of course, my life ain't complete without my BOOKS!!! =D

Of course my mangas (Comics) as well! Recently I have a new hobby.. which I started collecting sailor moon figurines.. =X

Don't judge!! I even finished watching ALL the episodes of Sailor moon!! YES! ALL episodes and ALL seasons!!

Alright, just a short update and shall blog more soon because I have ANOTHER UPCOMING TAIWAN TRIP!! Which is my FOURTH TIME!! WOOHOO!! Freaking FOURTH time man!!

Of course I will add in more places to visit and places where I want to visit again!! =)

CIAOSSU!!

2013-08-21T17:19:00.004+08:00

CAFE HUNTING 4 !!

Decided to visit 18 Chefs which is located at Cineleisure!

18 Chefs!

I really like the design of this place~ And its almost like self service except when they have to serve the food to us, other than that, we have to pick up our own utensils, napkins, sauces and water.. But its not a hassle to me I think.

We also have to walk to the cashier counter to pay for our food~

Me and sis decided to have their double cheese baked rice!

The double cheese baked rice~ With seafood!

Cheese Fries! *Cheesy*

The cheesy baked rice! Surprisingly I finished everything! Except for sis, she thought it was too cheesy because with the cheese fries as well? lol~

Vincent's order! I forgot whats this called BUT I gotta say, I WILL go back to 18 chefs mainly just for this !

The rice was so nicely cooked with the soya sauce fragrance and abit of spring onions helped to enhance the smell~

Not to mention, the beef at the right.. oh gosh! nicely cooked! I assumed that its done in medium rare, the texture was just nice and the taste.. Everything is good about this! =)

And for dessert! WAFFLES WITH ICE CREAM!! Yumms! I love this too!! Soft and crispy waffles with ice cream and add a lil of chocolate sauce~

I am seriously craving for this now! T.T

Satisfied people !!

Next stop!

Au Chocolat !

Yes, I have been there for their desserts and tea but this time, we went for their FOOD! =)

Fish & Chips! I gotta say, its kinda good~ The thick and hot fries! Yumms! The fish was good too! I think the fish was well marinated~

Half roasted OR grill chicken.. I can't remember.. But anyways, it was still okay~ A bit salty when you have the first bite, but the meat and fries goes along with it pretty well~

I guess its a brunch set.. It wasn't bad I suppose~

Mine~ I am not quite sure if I remember all the ingredients inside, but I will try to list out as many as possible.

There's Bacon, beef steak, spinach, poached eggs (which is absoulutely TASTELESS! YUCKS much!) , pancakes which is served savory instead of sweet.. oh yes, and chicken meat..

Overall it was okay BUT I really hate the eggs, the FIRST TIME in my life tasted such eggs!! Not even yolk taste!

Tasted so rubbery and eeyew.. I seriously hate the eggs.. Pancakes was okay I guess, but I dont like how its savory.. Made it too soggy.. So didn't really impress me, but it was still ok..

Pancakes with eggs, another brunch meal.. I suppose it was quite okay, at least the eggs tasted fine..

Gotta love the coaster! =D

Recently heard of this cafe which is quite popular, people has been talking about it, so we decided to check it out, we were choosing between Hatched or Carpenters' & Cook.. So we went ahead with this, shall try Carpenters' & Cook next time..

Hatched !

It's located at Holland Village, we actually walked one round to find out that its just a few shops away from the exit of the MRT station.. T.T

Noob much..

The interior looked so pretty!! I mean its really cute and cozy~ It kinda looked like a hen house to me~ With all those lights hanging to the ceiling!

We were starving so we ordered our food~

Of course, all of their food in the menu gotta do something with eggs! (Obvious isn't it?)

Each of us tried their popular dish!

Mine! Cowboy's Burger!

English muffin as the burger bun, fried egg, STEAK (not beef burger patty we usually have in our burgers..)with cheese , Onions sauteed with mushrooms, at the side would some fresh salad and thick fries! I LOVE the fries~

As for the steak, I asked for medium rare but it looked like raw to me..

Well, it looked REALLY RAW.. But the texture and taste of it was quite okay, and this keeps me wondering if they are using FRESH MEAT.. Because when it looked so raw.. The color of the meat doesn't look fresh to me..

So.. yeah.. But overall the taste was quite good.. I didnt get any stomach upset or whatsoever, so I guess its okay?

Vincent's order, I think its called Shepard's pot pie? I know its something something pot pie.. LOL! Forgive me.. I am not good at remembering names..

This was quite okay.. Tasted normal to me, nothing special really..

Sis' order, I think its called Salmon Royale? =X

I liked this!! English muffin, smoked salmon, poached eggs, mashed potatoes and salad at the side~

I think the mashed potatoes was amazing! It tasted like mushroom soup!! Yumms! And the whole egg benedict just goes really well together!!

Finished eating!!

Last Stop!!

Hifumi Japanese Restaurant !

This restaurant is located at Marina Square, Vincent happened to see this restaurant and we find it really affordable, if anyone ordered one set meal is entitled to have free flow of appetizers bar !

Which they have, Chawanmushi,Gyozas, Soba, salad etc...

While waiting for seats!

Vincent's order, Japanese Curry Chicken set!

Sis' order! Beef Sukiyaki~

Mine! I was kinda bloated at that time, so I ate something light and simple, plus with the appetizer bar.. woo.. I was STUFFED!

The food was okay I guess, I would go back again because the food was quite okay and its really affordable, with 20 bucks, you can eat like you were having buffet or something!

Hopefully they are consistent enough with this kind of promotion, service and quality of food! =)

That's all people!! Shall blog again IF I get to do cafe/restaurant hopping again! =)

2013-08-20T20:32:00.001+08:00

KRABI MAY 2013 !

Went Krabi during May with Vivian and Wan Chin~ Decided to go Krabi because I wanted to clear my leave at that time and wanted to travel somewhere near with Beach!

We decided to take Tiger Airline because they were having promotions at that time, the ticket costs like less than 150 bucks so we went ahead!

Picked up Vivian at her place and went to the airport while we waited for Wan Chin to meet up with us~

DAY 1 !

Hearty breakfast before we leave~

Ready to leave!!

Once we arrived Krabi, the hotel staff picked us up and on our way, the staff told us that it will rain and its gonna be heavy rain! But I was like, really? It looks really hot! It's kinda impossible to rain at that time..
I WAS WRONG!

The hotel lobby! Waited for like half an hour before we checked in..

The room was quite okay~! Not that space constrain~ It was just nice for 3 people, my mum was suppose to tag along with us BUT she was hospitalized at that time so she couldnt make it. Wondered whats are we going to do if this room occupies 4 people.. =.=

Elephant towel!

The toilet was really clean too!

We thought we can drink the water after we boiled it BUT we still can't drink it.. Because its still SALTY!! YUCKS! No wonder the hotel sold big bottles of mineral water at their lobby area..

Yay! BALCONY!

After we settled in, we decided to walk outside of the hotel and finding restaurants to dine in~

In the end, we found a open space "restaurant" which is just next to a smelly area.. From outside we cant really see, till we went in.. But we didnt care because we were starving, I know I WAS! =X

Tom Yum Soup!

Green Curry!

Broccoli with prawns!

Minced pork! (OH I LOVE THIS!! )

Time to dig in!

We had a great meal, and during our meal, it started RAINING HEAVILY!!! So heavy that we had to wait till the rain got smaller..

While it was drizzling, we decided to head back to hotel..

In the end, we had to stay in the hotel for the rest of the day.. Because it was raining the whole day.. So no activities during that day..

During dinner time, we had to eat in the hotel's restaurant~

I had Mocha while Viv and Chin got Lime ice blended? I dont remember what they had.. All I remembered was the mocha sucks like HELL!!! T.T

Phad Thai !

Tom Yum soup and Steak..

Fish cakes!

After dinner, we headed back to our room~

Vivian and I decided to go for night swim despite it was still drizzling.. haha~ We thought the water was gonna be freezing cold in the end it was WARM! Wth?! LOL! So we had fun swimming~

DAY 2 !

Woke up and had our buffet breakfast in the hotel~ Gotta love the milk! =X Just the milk.. hahaha! It goes well with the cereals ! hahaha!

We waited for the tour people to come pick us up at the hotel, at first we were like confused because there were too many tour people came and picked up different customers.. T.T

And they were calling our room's number and we had no idea, till we figured out that they were actually calling for us..

Boarded the van and went to the beach.. We waited for like 30 to 40 minutes till we can board the speedboat.. We were having Phi Phi Island day tour!! =D

The only island that I remembered during the entire tour was Bamboo island..

The beach and the sea ARE AWESOME!! Never in my life see such clear water and clean beach! I was so excited ! We even saw small fishes while swimming in the sea!!

We even snorkel at this area~ I really hate going back up to the boat after snorkeling.. T.T
The boat was shaking, my body was heavy (with the water, its even heavier) , and no one really can help me back up because I was too heavy I guess.. So it was really embarrassing..

We came to this island and had lunch before setting off to another island~ The food was okay I guess..

Was kinda too tired.. I got no cap with me because it flew away.. T.T , that was my favorite cap that I bought from Taiwan. And it just flew away... Been moping for days because of that..

Back to Krabi!

They were alive !!! Vivian still picked them up and brought it back to the hotel..

On our way back to the hotel, we saw some vendors outside selling food, we were hungry and it was near dinner time, so we decided to get some food!

I have no idea what topic they were having.. But the vendors were really friendly~

I SUPER LOVED The food!!!

The corn was really sweet and crunchy! The chocolate and banana pancake was really good too! The mango salad was sweet and spicy! Oh it was soo spicy that I am craving for it now! We even had BBQ Chicken breast which Viv bought ( I think ) , it was really good too!

The FOOD was basically AWESOME! =D

Sunset!

I don't remember what we did at night, I think we just stayed in the hotel and spend the night just like that.. Watching movies on TV..

DAY 3 !

Had breakfast in the hotel and went out to their ONLY Shopping Mall in Krabi~ Walked out and took a taxi~ The taxi was so cute!

Yes, I WAS BURNT.. I was ow-ing and ohh-ing for about the next 3 to 4 days..

Basically their shopping mall looks like BHG.. The whole building just looked like BHG, nothing much to walk about.. But we found this cafe and decided to checked it out! FREE WI-FI too! The entire we were looking for FREE Wi-fi! LOL!

Gotta love the Ice Tea but not the cakes..

Gotta also love the Green Curry & Tom Yum soup! (yeap, like AGAIN, we were like testing out different green curry and tom yum soup! LOL! )

I just find the traffic lights very interesting.. haha..

The only thing we bought at the shopping mall! SO CUTE !!

Sunset at a restaurant near our hotel, basically it was VERY Popular, was so crowded during dinner time! And when everyone saw this view, people were crowding to take a picture of it~ I am glad I was one of them~ So beautiful!

The restaurant!

The food was still not bad, I specially loved the crab, because it was fresh and sweet. But too bad that we had to get Flower crabs instead of other big crabs because they ran out of it.. Oh well.. But it still tasted good though~ So no complains!

After dinner, we decided to take a taxi to their night market~

I should have taken photos of the night market.. But I was too busy looking around and a bit too lazy to do it.. haha..

But it was fun shopping there~ Because after shopping at the night market we headed back to the hotel and viv and I realized that we wanted to get some other bags for ourselves, so we went back while Chin waited in the hotel..

The moment we reached there, it started raining heavily SUDDENLY!!! We used less than 5 minutes to buy our stuff and head back to hotel ! LOL!!! Its like, we alight, we saw what we wanted, we bargained, we bought and we waved at the taxi and hopped on..

While on our way, there was a blackout, even the driver was shocked.. LOL! Omg, so fun and exciting !

Chin was telling us how panic she was when the whole hotel blacked out for like 1 second.. hahaha!

But we were okay~ We got the things we wanted~ Had a great night sleeping!

Oh yes! My pants even fell off from the balcony and went down to the pool.. Thanks to Vivian for helping me to get it back.. =) So happening.. I didnt even know how it got down there..

DAY 4 was nothing, we just headed to the airport after breakfast ~

It was a fun trip~ I would wanna go back again but its because of the food! LOL! I miss the food BADLY!

2013-04-15T12:41:00.001+08:00

ITS BEEN SO LONG!! =D

Hi people~!!!

Yes.. Its been a long time since I last blog.. Been very busy with work and I was really tired to update this blog of mine.. Decided to upload something before I forget everything..

Basically work has been okay. I guess.. =X All I can say is, been really tired and busy that I need a break badly.. Anyways, gonna blog some event that happened during these few months..

On 9th March 2013, my Sister officially turns 21 !! Yay!!

She is officially an adult now~~ Mum decided to hold a birthday party for her at Hard Rock hotel in Resorts world Sentosa!

It got me soooo envy that I want one too!! hehe~ Why my 21st birthday seems so pathetic compares to her?? LOL!! But its okay, its her birthday and she deserves to be happy and pampered! =)

On her birthday, we went to collect her birthday cake at swensens and then checked in..

We checked in late because my mum's friend was being so stuck up.. oh well.. Shall skip the details, but I hope her children's birthday will be a total mess ! Hmpf! CURSE U BITCH!

We booked 2 adjoined rooms and it was AWESOME!

The rooms were clean and was kinda spacious but what surprised me was, there were no bathtubs.. Seriously?!

Is that all you've got for a high class hotel in RWS?? T.T It was disappointing though..

I've gotta say, the beds were really comfy though~

Mum came in the evening because she woke up early and cooked all the food for the party!

KUDOS to my mum and all her effort! She is the BEST!! =D

AWESOME FOOD were prepared for us!! ESP the Curry chicken!! EVERYONE LOVES the food!

People started to come and, we had food, games.. watching tv, slacking, chit chatting, bla bla bla..

Of course before the people came, Vincent and sis decided to decorate the room a bit with balloons and some decorative stuff which made the room really cute and party-ish?

At about 9pm or so, decided to sing birthday song and cut cake~~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIS!!

The cake was awesome luh!!! Great Ice cream cake!!!! And we finished it!! Woohoo!! Non left!!

Family Picture!!!! =D I seemed a lil out of the picture right? =X (Ranting about not having a bf beside me..)

Friends who turned up!! Of course some came late and didnt manage to take the group picture~

Yes, my only friend who I invited was Laopo~ Since sis and Vincent knew her, also sis didnt mind her coming, so I invited her~~

Happy Birthday to you !! I LOVE U!! =D Hope you can adapt of being an adult soon~

Last month, I got to know there was this book fair held at Expo and heard that they sell their books at a VERY LOW price, so I decided to check it out, even requested that particular for my off day!

When I went, I was like, its kinda small for me.. But after 30 mins later of browsing of books here and there.. I realized, its not that small at all! But their books range can be wider.. =X Well, just saying~

I even saw people with trolleys and was piling up TONS of books!! First time seeing that and I was kinda shocked by it.. =X It was too exaggerating!! Imagine pushing trolley with LOTS of books!!

After an hour of browsing of books, people started to come in .. I even got a empty box to put in the books that I was going to get.. It was my first time taking so many books in one go! It felt great!! I spent like 79 bucks for all 15 books! SUPER AFFORDABLE!!!!

I wanna go again!!

The box of books that I was going to get~ Wanted to take the train home but find it impossible because it was like 6pm and its gonna be crowded, it was impossible for me to take the books that I bought from Expo all the way back to Jurong..

So I took cab back home~

The books that I got~!! =D

Yes people! I haven't forgot my cafe haunting even when I was really busy and tired!!

Well, I only went twice for these few months, wanted to go at least one cafe or restaurant once a month, but April and May would be difficult and I'll tell u why later~

Been to Arteastiq Cafe at Mandarin Gallery, wanted to go to this Australian kind of restaurant at Mandarin Gallery but find it too expensive to dine in.. (maybe next time) and also the food was not that attractive to us, so we left and found Arteastiq cafe nearby.. So decided to check it out..

I love the interior design of the cafe, I didnt take much of a picture that day, only food picture, so deal with it! LOL!

Me and Laopo decided to have this Steak with red wine sauce..

Well, we were looking forward to have this.. BUT, it was such a disappointment.. The meat was overcooked.. It was REALLY rubbery and no taste AT ALL.. They claimed that they only can do well done because it was cooked before hand because of the marination needs 1 day, so the flavor can seep into the meat..

SERIOUSLY???

NO TASTE AT ALL... The red wine sauce was good.. BUT.. the meat itself was toooo bland and rubbery that it was the WORSE steak I EVER had.. It was on recommendation list too! The chefs working at Arteastiq.. U need to get ur shit together! =/

My sis ordered Salmon fish.. And the fish was SOOOO SALTY!!!

I would give 0/5 for the food.. It was such a disappointment and waste of money..

After that, we ordered tea.. Red dates oolong tea..

I gotta say, this tea WAS.. AWESOME.. ok.. At least the tea tasted good! No need to add any amount of sugar, the natural taste itself was good enough!

Highly recommended for the tea! If I were to go back, its because of the tea and would love to try their desserts and NOT the food..

Next stop was Epilouge cafe at ION.. Which is INSIDE of Prolouge Bookshop..

Was going to check this book shop out and decided to give it a try~

Had camomile tea AND carrot cake~

The tea was good but TOO strong of the flavor,it smells really good and flavorful, it goes really well with the carrot cake because the cake was too sweet for me..

I went during weekdays so it was less crowded and I spent an hour reading in there.. One thing to comment about the place would be, if the furniture of the cafe can change to sofa seats, and it will be perfect~ =)

Thats all for my blog post now~

Oh yes, the reason why I am so broke during April and May is because..

I AM GOING TO KRABI!!!!

Yes~~ Finally, a short break after all the work at my workplace would be so good!

Beach getaway! Can't wait to travel~~!! Would be going with Wan Chin and Vivian!! Wanted to go with Laopo, but she was too busy uh so no choice~

Okay, I am gonna run now! Or else I am gonna be late for work!! Ciaossu!!

2013-01-01T01:25:00.003+08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2013 !

Hey guys! Its been almost 2 months since I last blogged.. Been really busy with work and life that I have no time for myself at all..

Just wanted to blog the first post of the year.. Seriously, its a post that's kinda difficult for me to start with because I have been through so much in year 2012 that I do not want to remember at all..

But I still pluck up that courage to blog about it because I know one day when I look back.. I know it means something..

Well, Recap of year 2012..

- Started my first blog business with C.
- Got scammed for over 500 bucks after only 1 to 2 months of working together.
- Had my heart broken all over again and this time worse by A.
- Got fired from my admin job.. ( Which I am kinda glad they fired me.)
- Didnt manage to get a job for almost 3 months..
- Had a Taiwan trip with whole family!
- Started to learn ukulele!
- Cafe hunting with Mary!
- First time sending mum to hospital.. of course first time taking ambulance.. =X
- A full time job at a Japanese cafe..
- Met a bunch of great colleagues at work!
- Been seriously ill at the end of year.. Hopefully wont happen again.

I decided to cut it short because only I would care what I blog about and no one does.. One thing I am grateful for year 2012 was..

I know who is going to be there for me when I need someone, one thing for sure is my mum and sis are always there, of course not to forget my laopo and Seng~

When I was at my lowest point.. They were there for me and supported me.. For that I am grateful!

And also I got to know a whole bunch of great people at my new work place..

Hopefully this time round I will stick at this job for a long period of time.. Because I do enjoy working with them..

No matter how tired I am, I keep telling myself that we are all in this together.. And one day I will see that all my hard work is worth it.. =)

Year 2012 has been a very challenging year for me.. Because of what I have been through.. I am not gonna self pity anymore.. I am still trying to move on, learning to overlook my past and my pain..

And hopefully, year 2013 will be a great year.. Not gonna list down any resolution this year because I find it kinda pointless..

Lastly, Happy new year everyone! =)

2012-11-14T02:26:00.002+08:00

ADVANCE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION! =)

(With XMAS Wish List below!)

Last Sunday, Sis, Vincent and I decided to spend a day out instead of going to the AFA that I went every year.

This year we decided to give it a miss since it was so far away from our place.. And heard that it was damn crowded..

We went to Ukulele movement because I needed to get the capo for my ukulele~ So I can play more songs with it! =)

When we reached the place, they decided to get me my birthday present earlier~

They wanted to get a bag for my existing ukuleles but the problem was, I wanted that pink ukulele so much..

I know I already had a soprano ukulele but ever since I saw that pink ukulele, I can't get it off my head no matter how much I wanted to forget bout it..

And so, they got me the pink ukulele as my present!! Thanks guys! =)

After shopping at ukulele movement, we went to the cafe just right downstairs~ Had a hot chocolate with a macadamia and carrot tea cake! Oh so yummy!!

The hot chocolate with the great cookie to go with it!

We headed to MBS after that because we made a reservation for dinner at Carnivore !

I really love the ambiance and their beef!! Oh so yummy!!

Had a great time dining there~ We were so full after that and after eating so much meat, I HAD to get some hot tea! So we headed to Au Chocolat.. A new cafe to check it out!

It was like a cafe that is right located in Paris! LOL! Everything was so Paris alike over there, its not like I have been to Paris, but ya know, it's like in the movies..

Their interior designs, their furniture make it feel like we are having our meal in Paris! =)

We ordered their signature cake and I ordered Chamomile tea to go with it~ I didn't expect that cake to be THAT TALL and huge! It cost like 18 bucks and it can serve bout 3 to 4 person!

I am not a fan of chocolate but this chocolate cake wasn't that bad at all. It goes REALLY well with the tea! So I am not tired of the chocolate taste! Sis LOVES it! =D

And of course we were sooo bloated after that!

We checked out their retail store after that, which sells all sorts of Chocolates and candies~

Cake counter~

Chocolate pralines counter~

Have a bite! =D

The ukulele badges that I bought for my ukulele bags! =D CUTE!!!! I LOVE MY UKULELES!! =D

The present I received!!

My Ukuleles!! Sakura Chan, Haru Chan and Te-Chan!

I thought I was the only one who named my ukuleles but apparently I see almost everyone naming their ukuleles!! LOL!!

The next day I brought Cookie for his sterilization surgery.. And after he was back from his surgery.. He was in so much pain that he couldn't even rest his hind legs.. =(

I felt so bad for him but it's always better to sterilize your dogs. I am so lazy to explain it here, go do research yourself! =)

Trying to get him to rest.. He was too stubborn and lie down, but I kept waking up to check on him and eventually he got so tired that he finally lied down and slept.. I think he didn't have enough sleep..

Hopefully he gets better..

I have always wanted to decorate Sakura chan after I got her.. And I decided to BLING HER!! Muahaha!

Tadah!!! It took me about 30 minutes to finish the whole thing.. =)

So pretteh!!! =D

Have been playing so much ukuleles that I didn't read as much as I do in the past.. =X

Oh yes, Christmas is approaching and I don't know if I am able to celebrate this year because my new job may require me to work on that day.. But I am still gonna do present exchanging with my loved ones!

And of course if you wanna do present exchanging with me, PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP!!

And yes, Laopo has been asking for my Christmas list for this year.. So I am gonna list it here! =D

Christmas List

- Books ( Since I too have no idea what books I wanna get, so maybe vouchers would be good? )

- Ukulele ( I mean I have 3 already BUT I don't mind having more~~ LOL!!! )

Seriously I HAVE NO IDEA What the hell I want for Xmas, But that's about all?? hmm.. As usual, please don't get me anything useless like soft toys (unless its Tarepanda) , photo frames etc.. =X

That's all now, gotta knock out soon! Good night!!

2012-11-02T23:43:00.000+08:00

CAFE HUNTING 3 !

Went for my interview yesterday and the thing was I GOT THE JOB!! YAY!!! Japanese Cafe at Vivo ~ =) Hopefully everything is gonna turn out well and the great thing was, the offer was actually quite good!! Can't ask for more now~ And the funny thing was, I mistaken the GM for a lady because his Japanese name sounds like a lady's name, in the end is one tall man.. =X Shocked and most embarrassing moment yo!

So after my interview I was STARVING! Like I can faint any moment at that time.. Because I didn't get to eat till 2pm.. I made the reservation the day before because heard that it's very popular! =D

Sis decided to join us at the very last minute~ Yay! Girl's day out!!

It is located at Scott's Square~

Wild Honey !

Wild Honey is the name~

Read their review before we visited and they are actually quite popular!

The arm chair looks sooo cute!!

I was wondering if its more like European style or English.. =X My sis think its more like Italian style~

I ordered Wild Mocha Dolce which is with Espresso, Chocolate, Honey & Milk, Sis had Hazelnut Latte and Mary had Rose Hip Tea~

I have to say, the Mocha was AWESOME!! BEST MOCHA EVER!!! It taste really great, the combination of coffee, rich chocolate and honey & milk sweetens the whole drink! While sis' Hazelnut Latte was flavorful, light and smooth.. I didn't get to taste the tea though~ hehe~

As for our main dish, Sis and I ordered English All Day Breakfast~ And Mary ordered Aussie Grass-Fed Sirloin with Brioche!

See how awesome it was! I saw a review online saying that if you are starving that should order this because its VERY filling, and so I did! Because I was STARVED! And I seriously nearly couldn't finish the whole thing!!

But oh yea, I finished it!! YUMMS!! I was so full, from 2 pm all the way till 10pm!! =X

Had to walk around after our meals, because we felt sooo bloated!! So headed to Kinokuniya because I was looking for ukulele book~ Like a ukulele book for beginners~ Managed to get one! yeah! Gotta start learning!!

Walked over to Art friend to get some painting materials because sis wanted to learn painting~ =D

We are getting new hobbies! =)

Had our dessert time at PAUL which is right in Takashimaya~

PAUL !!

I gotta say, I LOVE THEIR MACAROONS! And the desserts go so well with the tea~ The only thing I don't like is their Napoleon .. =X their lemon cake was kinda good too~ Not to sour but has a very strong lemon taste and smell, which is quite refreshing~ =)

Their interior designs looked kinda English to me~ Not sure~ Just guessing~ =D

Had a great day yesterday with my love ones..

I had a rough day today, been crying for the whole day because I was reminded how A used to betray me, it felt like its gonna happen again. Which I seriously hope it won't..

Just find some people so damn nonsensical, I don't wanna blog what really happened ( For now) because one thing is I am too lazy to post up all the text conversation we had, and one thing is I dont wanna make things uglier for my friend.

I still treat her as my best friend but for now we need a cool off time.

I don't wanna spend any more time to fight or argue with someone who don't know me and judge me all the time. And trying to change topic from one to another when I answered every single nonsense questions. Its really ridiculous..

Hopefully my new job is what I have been looking for and a new start which I have always wanted.

2012-10-30T20:40:00.000+08:00

CAFE HUNTING 2 ! ANTOINETTE & BOOK CAFE !

Decided to meet up with Mary and Seng last week~ It's been quite since we hang out together, at the same time passed them the gifts that I got them while I was in Taiwan..

Met up at Lavender station and headed to UkuleleMovement shop~ Which was AWESOME!! Surrounded by people who were playing ukuleles and getting their own ukulele~ I nearly got another one for myself! Well, that Pink Ukulele I have been aiming for quite a while.. But I was stopped by them..

Maybe I will go back and get it myself~ *Evil laughter*

Dropped by at Antoinette for lunch, since we were nearby and Mary did mention that she wants to join in my Cafe hunting~ yay!! At least I am not alone~

Antoinette !

We were pretty amazed by their interior designs, it was like modern English design? Everything looks so classy and gorgeous!

Of course not to mention their cakes and everything!

I know I should have brought the camera along with me, BUT I brought my Polaroid so I decided not to make my life so difficult.. =X

Luckily it wasn't very crowded..

We were starving so we ordered our food~

Seng's Risotto ~

Mary's Marinara ~

My Seafood aglio olio ~

The food was not bad but a bit too pricey.. And seriously, very small portion.. The pasta itself cost 26 bucks each.. Not saying that you shouldn't dine in here but maybe think twice before coming in?

Since pastries is their main product~

We tried Mont Blanc and Green apple mousse cake~ We didnt try their Strawberry shortcake even if its their most popular item in the cafe.. We decided to try something different~

I gotta say, I freaking love the mont blanc of theirs!! As for the green apple mousse cake, it's a bit too sour for me.. But its quite refreshing..

Seng had to leave early for her back treatment, so me and mary stayed for like two hours? Chit chatting away~ lol~

We had no idea where to go, so we headed off to The Book Cafe, which I wanted to check out for the longest time ever! And it was really tough looking for that cafe since we don't drive.. =X

We walked all the way from Clarke Quay to Robertson Quay.. =.= At the same time, digested our lunch and got ready for our dinner~ lol~

Book Cafe !!

The Book cafe was quite spacious~

I ordered Joe's Olive rice and Mocha with Ice Cream, Mary ordered Avacado with Egg White and Turkey Foccacia ~ Mine cost about 13 bucks for the rice and about 7 bucks for the mocha.. I dont think it was expensive at all, its actually very affordable..

I totally love the food! It was not bad at all! Kinda creative and tasty! =D What's really bonus was their staff was really friendly too, recommending food and checking out how do we like the food etc.. =)

I will check it out again one day if I really wanna walk all the way from Clarke Quay.. =X

We were so lucky that we got this spacious sofa seat when we reached!! =D So comfy!! I even read a lil~

I didn't check out the books since it was kinda dark to even read the title.. Only certain spots had spot light for you to read.. So if you wanna read, I suggest that you can go during daytime?

Random pictures of my Polaroid ~~ =D

Totally enjoyed our day ! =D Let's meet up again for our next hunt!

YES... I still want this BADLY!!! =(

2012-10-18T22:10:00.000+08:00

I AM BACK!

I was back on Sunday and this time I am not going to be detailed on this trip.. So I will just post up some pictures that are my favorite just to show roughly where we've been to~

The first 3 days we were at Hualien taking midnight flight.. So the first day when we reached Hualien, we just took a nap and went to their so called city area during night time for dinner, and some light shopping~

The second day we went for a 8 hours day tour~

Awesome view where the driver took us~ AWESOME! Just simply took our breathe away~ =D

We even went to dye our hair~ Which was great and it was affordable~ One thing special about their hair salon was, they had a mini tv in front of you while the stylist do your hair, they even offered either coffee or milk tea too! =) So the time went pretty fast for us since we didn't feel bored at all~

The third day I woke up at about 5 am in the morning just to catch the sunrise which was so awesome!

Its my first time witnessing sunrise!

The place that we stayed was Bayview minsu, here is the website! --> Bayview Website!

I simply LOVE the place! The service was great, bed and room was sooo pretty and spacious with a seaview balcony, all the rooms comes with seaview too!! They even provide great breakfast as well!! =D

I would LOVE to go back again if I have a chance to! Just to go for a relaxation, listen to the waves, watching sunrise~ =)

We went for bicycle riding~ =) It was actually really tiring and its been a while since I rode, so its a bit scary.. Because I nearly fell..

We went to Taipei on the third day in the afternoon ~

And finally I got a different type of room to stay!! =D SO CUTE!!

At night we walked around Ximending to look for dinner~ We actually stumble upon Modern toilet which I never had a chance to try..

The fourth day we went to Taoyuan by bus for about an hour, I was kinda lucky to find the right bus stop! LOL! Maggie and her mum came to pick us up~

This is my second time playing this~ The first time I played this was a looonnngg time ago, I think less than 10 yrs old?

I was so scared at that time, but this time I played this because I wanna try it again and accompany my sister~ =)

We went to check in to a motel near Maggie's place and it was a big room!

Thanks to Maggie and her mum for the treat! Greatly appreciated!! =)

After checking in, we went to a night market nearby~ We even got to try Hakka cuisine which was soooo awesome!!!!

First time again to try Hakka food! We were sooo full that we can't eat anything when we were at night market! LOL!

The night market was sooooo crowded!! But we had fun! hehe~

The fifth day we went to Ci Hu ~ It was the second time for me and Maggie but it was the first time for them~

Sister looking so cute in this!! LOL! Funny~~

Pervert super girl !! BEWARE!! Muahahahahaha!!!

I picked this back and want it to be my bookmark! =)

Ate ice cream on a cold cold day!! =D

1,2,3 ... JUMP! =X

Had a great dinner at Tina's restaurant!!

Once again, Thanks to Maggie and her mum! We had a GREAT TIME!! =)

The seafood at Keelung was AMAZING!!!!

We had a 10 hours day tour at Yehliu park, Jiufen and Pingxi~

And of course WENDEL'S on the 7th day~!!

My parents enjoyed themselves as well~ We nearly couldn't get a table and I seriously wanted to cry!! But luckily the staff managed to get us a table even though it was outdoor without air con, and we didn't care!! We MUST have their food!!! =)

Basically I enjoyed myself pretty much during this trip, just that its a bit too tiring, because I had to get up very early and most of the time I didnt have enough sleep due to the bites that I got..

From Hualien I suspect.. Most likely its Sandflies.. sigh.. It was soooo itchy that I can just freaking tear off my skin! =(

Its getting better now BUT with scars.. So ugly!!!

People keep telling me not to scratch! Like seriously!! U can't!!

Because its FREAKING ITCHY! Like no matter how much u scratch it, its NEVER ENDING! You gotta use warm to hot water to ease the itch.. But after an hour.. the itch came back.. sigh..

One thing I am really looking forward to was to receive the postcards that I sent myself from Taiwan and one from Maggie!! =D I can't wait!!

The one thing that made me REALLY happy was I bought this cute Ukulele!! The sound of it makes me fall in love with it!! Its like love at first sight! Been playing it everyday (except today) ~

Learning songs from youtube and sing along~ It was sooo fun!! =) I want to attend lessons though.. Can someone go learn with me?? =)

That's about all now~ Shall blog soon IF there is anything at all for me to blog~ Take care peeps!

2012-09-20T21:20:00.000+08:00

CAFE HUNTING !

What I am about to post is long overdue.. Kinda happens like weeks ago~ But still I would love to share where I've been to and hopefully more to visit! =)

Few weeks ago, I brought my parents to renew their passports which is at Lavender MRT station..

And after we were done, Dad suggested that we could take a walk near the park and at the same time collect his vehicle where he parked nearby..

We happened to pass by this cafe and of course my parents call it Coffee shop.. Lol~

We decided to have a seat and drink some coffee~ Spending time with my family are so great! =)

Loysel's Toy!

It's more like a vintage kind of cafe..I didn't take much photos of the place because I didn't think that it would be one of the cafe hunts~

We ordered breakfast, though we already had our early breakfast before we headed out but I wanted to try~

The food wasn't amazing and seriously it was overpriced.. For this plate of breakfast cost S$15 if I remembered correctly..

I ordered a slice of carrot cake and to be honest, this is my first time having a carrot cake. And the cake was really good! Its really smooth and fluffy, the taste was really good.. cost S$6 I think..

Took a snapshot of my parents~ LOL!

We even ordered Mocha.. I think the coffee was still okay~ The service was good! =)

I decided to visit BooksActually near Tiong Bahru MRT station, apparently you have to walk to that place for about 15 to 20 minutes?

If you knew the area well, maybe you need only 15 minutes.. But it was my first visit, so I had a difficult time looking for it..

Still gotta rely on my Iphone to find the place.. ha!

Finally I found it after 20 minutes~ This is how it looks out on the outside of the shop~

Tadah~ Took this photo kinda secretly when the person wasn't looking.. I was afraid that it wasn't allowed.. =X

It was kinda stressful to walk in the bookstore and knowing that I didn't have much money to get new books.. I just picked out books randomly.. Wanted to buy but stopped the temptation of buying..

Some of their books were kinda overpriced.. Maybe I didn't know how much exactly cost at other book stores but it just doesn't seems like it should cost that amount of money.. (just saying)

It was a good experience though~ Knowing that there are independent bookstores like this in Singapore.. Rather than big bookstores like Popular and Kinokuniya.. Singapore should have more bookstores like this! Makes readers happy~ Shopping for books is gonna be fun! =)

Nearby BookActually, there are quite a few cafes and one of them was listed in a website saying that their coffee was the one of the best.

I didn't go in to that cafe because it seemed really crowded and small inside.. Of course I can smell coffee right outside..

Instead I went to another cafe which is nearby as well called PoTeaTo..

PoTeaTo !

The interior design was rather unique and nice!

Ordered a Tearamisu.. LOL! It was said that it was made of Earl grey tea?

It wasn't so bad actually~ Kinda yummy and something new! =)

Special isnt it? The interior looked so old and trying to make it classy at the same time~

And yes, I was enjoying the food!

This would be the end of my cafe hunt post~

Hopefully I would be able to hunt more these cafes! =)

Of course when I am back from my holiday!

2012-08-31T17:38:00.002+08:00

MOVING ON....

Hello guys! Its been a while again since I last blogged~

Been working as a part timer lately at a Japanese Restaurant at Liang court~ =) Work was fun~ And recently Yi Zhan has joined in as well~

Because he was looking for a part time job and at the same time figure out on what to do in life ( Just like me...) Since he quitted school..

It was fun working with them! =) It's been a long time since I had fun during work and of course hoping that the customers we served are nice folks.. Some of the customers are just plain stuck up.. Other than that I think work was great! =)

It was a very last minute decision that Yi zhan is coming with us for our upcoming trip!! YAY!!

We used to make a promise and said that we will travel together (Only the 3 of us) one day! =D

Now it's gonna happen!! I mean ya, my parents are there but still I am happy that we finally got to make that promise come true! Even though its like unpredictable~

Maybe one day we can travel together with our families (That's if I even managed to find a boyfriend) ~

Because I have been meeting out with him and Lynette (Yi Zhan's girlfriend) , we got along pretty well I would say~ She is such a nice girl and hopefully the both of them can be happy together for long~ =)

Of course I have been reading other than working and spending lots of time on the internet.. Reading is a everyday to do thing in my life now~

I strongly recommend this book to other bookworms out there~ Its a great inspiration !

Caught her staring at me while I was reading~ So cute!! =D

Emotional post from here..

I have thinking a lot lately and seriously..

Like what am I going to do in life.. Do I continue to look for a job that I have no interest in because of the income or should I just do something different in life not knowing if I would keep doing it in the future? (For the rest of life maybe)

I have been thinking about options that I have in life... And hopefully not to go back to what I have been doing for the past 1 or 2 years, living like a living zombie..

Been thinking about continue to work as a part timer and go to school? (Get a diploma)

But I seriously have NO IDEA what I should study.. Because I might NOT end up what or who I should be then it will be just a waste of time and not to mention MONEY..

Option 2 would be still continue my part time job and go to courses that I have interest in, like going back to study Japanese lessons (which I want to study so badly..) etc...

I even thought about work as a part timer and save enough money to get out of here.. live at some place and find a job there.. (Stupid idea) but who knows it might work..

In conclusion.. I am lost..

People keep saying that "You should know what you want in life..
Nobody knows.. Only YOU know it yourself"

I would be like.. REALLY? Because seriously.. I DON'T have a FRIGGIN IDEA !

I know it's not easy and maybe I should just take it slow and think carefully what I want.. But I have been doing that every single day.. I don't wanna say how sad or pathetic I am..

Or how I wish I can cry whenever I want and expect people to be there for me.. Because I know at the end of the day, I am living on my own.. It's my life.. Nobody is gonna be there for me as they claims to be..

Even if they CAN LITERALLY be there but they can't do anything..

I need help.. I need a sign.. That says this is what I should do! I am born to do this.. I need to know I have a purpose in life..

In my life I just want two things.. To have freedom and passion..

Freedom - Free from all burdens.. Free from all these forever going on debts, free from all the stress that came from the society.. Free from the burdens that I gave myself (Telling myself how I should have a stable and huge income to support my parents in the future.)

Passion - The passion that I want to do (Like I was born to do this)..

It seems easy.. because the definition of freedom and passion are different to people.. but it's so difficult from me.. And I never really think that anyone has Freedom before..

I just hope one day I can get what I want and find what I have been looking for in life..

2012-08-14T15:45:00.000+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MUM!! =D WITH UPDATES..

Yes.. This blog post is SOOO LATE!! =X

Mum's birthday was on 5 August but I only managed to blog now because I have free time ~

We managed to celebrate for her and ate out at Kian Seng Seafood Restaurant.

Not really a restaurant but they called it one.. oh well.. The food at Kian Seng was not bad I would say..

It was really good and not expensive too~ =)

Coffee Cake! =)

Sang Birthday song ~

My dad kinda forced himself to smile at the camera..
The truth was he was really sleepy.. So he kinda entertain a lil..

Me and my mum~

Sis didn't manage to join us because she was working~ But she managed to get birthday present for her..

Mum and her friends.. =)

I think my dad felt irritated.. LOL! He wasn't in the mood.. Too sleepy after dinner I guess~

The picture looks kinda blur but this was the best I got so far~
Ever since I got to use sis' camera (DSLR) , I kinda neglect my Digital camera.. =X

Of course Mum and her beloved Cherie~

Wishing mum a Happy Birthday and stay healthy always! =)

I managed to get a part time job recommended by Sweetie Sherline~ Thanks to her I am gonna have some income to pay off my debts and save up for the family trip~

Hopefully that everything goes well and work happily with the people there~ =)

Alright~ That's about all now~ Gotta head out for my work now~

2012-08-03T23:53:00.001+08:00

UPDATES...

Hey people! How are ya guys doing~ Its been a while ya~~ haha!

I think I have been doing okay..

Been looking out for jobs and yes, its been two months since I am out of jobs.. But hey I ain't slacking either..

Have been going for interviews here and there but sadly there isn't any good news for me just yet, so I guess I am going to look for part time job for the time being..

Because my family decided to go on a family trip in October.. Well, Scoot was having a great offer so we just decided to go on a family trip at the very last minute..

At first I was REALLY looking forward to it.. But then again, I am the one who is going to arrange all the schedules so I was kinda worried that my parents might not like them.. I did ask for their opinions and all that but they didn't have any idea of what to do and such.. So I had to do this all alone..

Hopefully it will turn out all good..

Being jobless means no income.. No income means BOREDOM !! =.= Because I can't hang out with friends (well, they are all busy working as well) Sister was busy with her own life too so we didn't hang out at all..

And also no income means I can't pay my debts (include the customers refund) , So I was kinda panic.. But I didn't really show it out because seriously I can't do anything if I worry all day long right?

So all I could do was to do the house works, surfing the net and of course READ!

Yes.. I have been reading A LOT!

I managed to read a book that I bought like MONTHS ago..due to my busy work life (and laziness was kinda part of it) so I just left the book there and rot.. =X

But I finished reading after 3 days! I literally held on to that book for HOURS! Maximum 8 to 10 hours! Yes.. It was rather a thick book BUT VERY interesting! If you wonder what book is that, its "Leaving the World" by Douglas Kennedy.. He is in my favorite author list now~

So after reading his book.. I got so into reading once again (Like I used to) , I just bought BOOKS again~ I bought like 6 in total.. Now I left 5 of em~

Reading is kinda like my only entertainment now IF I didn't go out..

As you can see.. I bought the whole series of Twilight recently.. Currently reading the first one~

Some pictures of my cuties~

Cookie LOVES sneaking up to me while I was reading.. Getting my attention and all~

Cherie just laze around.. Sometimes just barks for me to feed her or clear her shit.. Seriously Clever dog I must say..

Coco LOVES attention.. she just wants all the love and hugs from you.. but sometimes she is really sly..Like she knew it was wrong to shit and pee around but she still does it and wait for you to find out.. And when u find out, she will hide one corner to peek at you to see if you go crazy and yell.. oh well.. Clever dog but not in a good way.. =/

Nothing much to blog I guess.. Because my life basically is just boring.. No one to hang out with.. No one to talk to.. Just me, the dogs, the internet and my books..

I wanted to blog most of the times.. To just vent out all my frustrations, sadness, loneliness..(nothing about happiness really)

But then again, its too long to even start with, or rather I have no idea how to start..

Maybe Twitter is my best way of venting out (not facebook anymore) ..

Anyways, gonna end my post now.. Hopefully I can find a job soon (Part time job maybe?) That's all now~ Bye!