TOP-dowN....

Bottoms-uP!

And the view fr my seat!

That's us up at the circle seats. Seatings were on a first-come-first-serve basis, and we arrived...nearly on the dot lah. Doors opened at 630. And haha, we arrived at 6.45 if I din't remember wrong? Just 15 mins only! ;P But no good seats were left already. Especially for a group of 8. Recording starts at 7.30...soo. we've got a good 45 mins to scan ard, chat and cam-whore. It was soo exciting! Ha, esp. 1 min before the show started. WHY? Because we were actually running. (Pfmq, I hurried despite my painful back wor. Haha. But thinking abt it, the pain that night was actually quite worrying. And my back had never been straighter than it ever was that night.) o-k-a-y. Brisk walking (to be exact) to the stall seats... all thanks to this kind usher who informed us that there are actually more seats avail downstairs. And of course, for better seats...we chiong-ed lah! And the show started slightly before we reached our "new" seats! We were all uber sensitive to the number 16 that night. Lols. And when we hear a particular name. We cheered! Did a particular dahling hear us? Haha. And the night ended shortly with some food at the post-event reception. Craved for prata that night...The one at casuarina to be exact. BUT...the bikini segment totally totally spoilt my appetite lor. Hahaha. No lah! Honestly, I was just too tired thereafter to eat prata already. Because there's work today!!!!

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An MTV shot to end the night with! Ha, I dunno why, but I started looking thru' the Europe photos again. AHHH. Teleport US back! Haa.

The Singapore-7s in Paris!

P/S For those who are worried abt my old back, no worries!!!! Nth too serious cause I'm recovering! Ha, thank god. So, no worries ya! =)

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You've done us proud sweetheart! ;)
Greeaaat job!!!

21st April 1983 marks the birth of A SUPER-PIG. And that's my dear fren MR DANIEL NG HUA QING. So, here's a lil' post specially for the birthday boy.

I had initially wanted to write tis last night, but thanks to my totally unsupportive back, it had to be adjourned to today. But it all doesn't matter right? I.T.T.C! (if you remember what it stands for) Haha!

Thinking back, this pig-ship of ours is coming to a near...4 years?!! Wow. It's scary to see how time flies by just like that - at e snap of our fingers. Still remember our first project 2gether? AA101! (Ha, see my memory's still not thaaat bad lar). And it has been a flight of wonderful experiences ever since. Thanks for everything you've done for me Mr Pig. Totally totally appreciate from within. And as I've said to you...I jus wish the bestestESTEST for my dear pig-fren - YOU. Stay happy, healthy, pig-looking and witty always k! Haa!

THE sweeeeeeeeeeeeetest pig-fren I've got =)

P/S I'm still enthusiastically awaiting UR BIG DAY ya?! Haha. I'm saving aldy! *wInkz*

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Today's also a very important day for a very brave sweetheart. No mean feat. AND we're all very proud of you having come this far. SO, just relax, have fun, and embrace the moment!! OkI???? Ha..we'll definitely be there tonight in full force to support ya! BHASHYA!

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华清，猪你生日快乐！！！

I thought it would not matter that much initially.
But in reality, everything single gesture made a hella difference.

Xie Xie. Terima Kasih. Thank YOU. Merci Beaucoup. Kamsahamida.

=)

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You asked me to make a choice.

I made.

In fact, I made it long ago.

But you kept asking, kept pressurizing.

I answered fr the bottom of my heart, and you said I shd get my priorities right.

Darn.

Then why ask in the first place?!

Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon.

Swenson-ed. Chilli Rice-d. Hall 15-ed. Home-d. Marche-d. California Pizza-ed.

T.h.a.n.k.s ;)

Hearts this month.

To a fellow Easterner: Don't think you read my blog. But nevertheless, thanks for tdy. It was a lovely surprise. (:

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"Stars...we all are.
Gorgeously divine."

NOW....... I geddit.

BTW, to a particular Ms Fong...I'm still ANGRY. *ROAR* You better do sth to appease me.

An hour ago, Siwei shocked me on MSN with a URL. An hour later, I'm still shocked. Not a tad less shocked. My heart practically "fell" out! (I have a weak heart know) OHMYGAWD. ONE month...and we knew nuts about it. HOWEVER ANGRY, I'm still v proud of this dear girl of ours! You...are totally amazing. No mean feat. Impressed by your guts dear. I...LOSS for words.

But as you would always say to me...I wanna say to you now...BHASHYA PFMQ!!!

We'll definitely be there on the 22nd to rooooot for you!

I have a prob now. I won't be able to sleep tonight!!! How???!!

"As long as u're happy, i'm behind u all way!"

"Whatever decision u make, u'll always have my vote of support ok!!"

Touched. Serious. And I love you both for that. Other than family, its pretty tough to have frens who stay by you no matter what ordeal (i.e. sh*t) comes along. Even though the rationale may not be totally rational...the most impt thing to them is...u're happy. That's all that really matters. For that, I feel like giving you a big squeezy hug now!

I'm dedicating this post to a particular sweetheart. One who spent 18 mins on the phone w me albeit not being a "phone" person. One who beeps me early in the morn (it has come to a pt where i can feeeeel its you when i hear my sms ring just by my gut feel ;P believe?) just to keep my spirits high. One who checks my uber inactive blog regularly, gets disappointed most of the time, but yet never fails to come back e next day (haha. maybe not everyday. i dunno. but every other at least) Thanks my dear. Thanks for making that exception for me.

Feeling a little nostalgic today. Listening to "断点" and looking at the masterpiece Mr Ng Hua Qing made for me. Miss those times. But wells, life has to move on. You have to move with the clock ya? I just hope everyone is doing well in their career/studies and is h-a-p-p-y.

Am I happy? Are you happy? It's a choice isn't it? I want to be happy. & I'm happy most of the time I feel. Just that sometimes, I simply just can't deceive myself but sink into a world of just me, myself and I. For most, you would probably have realised that I'm pretty bad at expressing my feelings...especially so when it's on the downside. So when that happens, I really do appreciate frens/family just being by my side, even not talking, but just accompanying helps big time. ;-) Really. It's the thought more than anything else, and I CAN feel it.

O-K-I-E-S. Shall start my post proper k?

I'm baaack! or I shd say, we're baaack! (did anyone miss me? ;P)

Haha, as most would have known, 5 other marketeers and myself departed from Stressful Singapore last Thursday for a short (2 D/2N to be exact) but absolutely rejuvenating retreat at Pulau Redang! A pity Fmq, Ade, Js & Liqi couldn't join us in the end. And yes, that's the place they filmed "Xia Ri Mo Mo Cha" casting Ritchie Yen & Sammi Cheng. I liked the movie. And now, thanks to this trip, I'll never forget the movie. Haha, you guys know why.

This was my 2nd trip to Redang actually. Both were awfully good times, but the experiences were quite different. For the first, it was a family holiday in...2004! We took a propeller plane (sounds a lil' scary but its pretty stable!) via Berjaya Air, that could take up to 50 pax, from seletar airport to Redang itself. Yeah, as expected, its pretty costly...say near $350? And guess how long it took us to reach the destination? 1 1/2 hrs!!! (Dear khakis, considering my damaged memory, the time I stated was quite near lah har? haha) Gasps. A hell lot of diff as compared to the ungodly 15 hrs bus+boat+stop-over/waiting time to reach Redang. BUT, cost also hell lot of diff. We should have stayed looonger this trip! - to make our travelling time more worthwhile. But nevertheless, thanks to the company (especially a particular "horse"), the journey was bearable...in fact, pretty enjoyable - more so for the return trip when time seemed to fly past with us chatting thru the entire journey (nearly).

That would be the difference in the level of comfort travelling. Oh, there's also one condition tied to Berjaya Air - you have to stay in Berjaya Resort - an exclusive resort along a separate stretch of beach. And that's alightly more costly too. Basically Berjaya's more exclusive, where you have the entire stretch of beach just dedicated to the guests of Berjaya Resort. Whereas on the otherhand, Pasir Panjang (the commercialised stretch where we stayed this time round) had like...more than 10 over resorts along one stretch of beach?

Two different locations, but other than those stated above, beach resorts are still beach resorts. A place to enjoy, catch your breath, zap out of work, and eat till you "dor" - literally. It was a troubles-free trip. I was happy...from within. And I snacked like nobody's business on this trip. Boy do I not dare to put myself on the weighing scale now. If I have a choice again, I would still go for the bus! Ha, but stay longer for sure! Someone told me that she was taught to make do with whatever she has since young. And I feel that that's a priceless skill to have. Learn to be satisfied with what you have, make the most out of it, and you'll be happy. ;)

Me, Elv & 33 after breakfast! (LOOK at the backdrop. Jaws drop. Beautiful!! Just as what you see on my wallpaper. White sand. BLUE sea. BLUE sky. Loves it.)


ALL 6 of us (Dan, Andy, myself, Elv, 33 & her swimming instructor, Siwei!)

The guys... (pretty good bods eh! SHHH. don't let them hear.)

Elv and me by our balcony! We got the deluxe pool view!

The girls! I think I broke a couple of Elv's bones. Haha. This was taken outside the More More Tea Inn where the show was filmed. The entire Tea Inn is a gift store now (2-levels). The 2nd level used to be a KTV area (3 years back).

REACH for the STARS!!

My first time on a hammock too. And I enjoyed my swing! Ha, with Mr Pig forcefully swaying the hammock.

OUR room! Haha, with 33's facial pdts.

"Urgh...Why why why! I want to sleep!!!!!"

Haha, surprisingly yours truly WOKE UP (slept only for TWO hours) for sunrise! Tks to Miss Wee! Haha. The fierce "alarm clock". Thereafter, we charged into our neighbouring room to wake this PIG up! Worthwhile! V beautiful. Though we din't see the yolk rising (again!), but the scene was breathtaking. HAHA. Till I unconsciously walked towards the horizon with my camera, disappeared for a moment, and for the mkt worried for awhile. Sorry my dears!



One of the many scenic shots I snapped. ;)

Elv told us about the "Blue sand" that Summer told her about. Apparently, many tourists were in search for it too. One of the frenly staff at Laguna told us that it is actually an organism that gets swept up the shore. You just have to gently brush through the sand, and you will see them!! - IF you're lucky! AND we did! on our 2nd night! Tks to lucky chap Mr Ng! He did not even have to brush any sand. The waves came along, and left TWO grains of the blue sand in front of him. Bright luminous blue. Kudos to him!

Mr Ng and me...(Taking into consideration tt we only slept for 2 hours! we looked pretty energetic yeh? ha)

Final group photo. BYEBYE REDANG!! :(

Miss Wee and me! Taken on the bus - the 15 hour long journey! Haa, but it was crazy...we yekked for like 14 out of the 15 hours! But it was good. Din't feel tired at all! ;)

To the lovely 5: Thanks for the priceless company! I totally totally enjoyed the 2D/2N with you! Ha, and as what another Mr Ng said, travelling together really deepens the understanding you have towards your travel mate...and vice versa. I cherish this time spent together with you, and I'm looking forward to more trips!!! May I earn more money...to splurge on more trips! Ha.

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