COUNTDOWN TO 2006

a few more hours left to the end of 2005.

quick evaluation of what i have done this year...

2005 - the 'leong-est' year i can ever recall since i started earning my own keep. so leong i couldnt even afford a new wardrobe.. and lots of other luxuries too lah... despite my stipend back then and tuition committments....cox i was (and still am) such a big spendthrift...

2005 - i finally graduated frm the doors of NIE in June , no longer as a diploma student... (flashback to 2001 when i entered NIE as a diploma student.. i told myself i would work really hard and prove my worth.. lousy A levels were the result of my playfulness..well.. jux glad itz over..)

2005 - the end of my TTC reign. i relli missed the times in TTC, with janice, shauna james and woody... esp Janice ger ger... itz thru TTC that we knew each other, also thru TTC that our friendship blossomed... went thru some of the worst patches of our lives in 2005.. the 'cohabiting' days too... wed nightz.. Indochine..lots of fun... thks gal for all these wonderful memories.. though we r far apart, u r always on my mind.. i read ur blog for updates on ur life.. and am glad that things are imrpving for u n En... jux rem that i'll be ard anytime u need me ok? hugz gal gal...

2005 - made lots of new friends too.. esp glad to foster such a strong friendship with Summer.. itz only been 3 months.. but we share lots of things in common.. jux hope our friendship will be stronger and stronger...

but though i have new friends it doesnt mean i have forgetten my old friends... my sec friends, my jc friends, my group of sisters and more...

i missed the hostel and gnnbccb days with ah yan soooo much... yan's one friend whom i have seen lots of changes in...but definitely for the better. i am sure. we went thru so much ups and downs together that i think one scrapbook wouldnt be sufficient for me to pen down all our 'past doings'... (jux take a look @ my archives and u can see that at least 50% of the entries involve her..haaaaaa) but what i m utterly appreciative of all that ah yan has done for me and for our friendship.. though at times she doesnt claim credit, i know that certain things were made possible becox of her.and though we are both volcanoes in our own rights ( am sure patrick and dear dear would agree with this statement totally), she nv once lost her temper once with me.. .. so of my life's lousiest days were made better becox of her.. at times when i really did not know what to do, she was the one who constantly advised, reminded, corrected, and supported me.. she's the only person who can complete the next half of my sentence, the one who can read my mumblings and hand signs... the one who knows the moment something is not right wif me... i'm relli happy for her, to see her every success now.. be it in academia or love life... and i realli wish that our friendship will become even stronger with each day to come.. despite our different committments now...

2005 - a year also where dear and i weathered thru some storms together.. at many times i was under lots of stress and placed in sticky situations, having to make decisions and stuff... itz all thanks to dear's 'few but powerful' advice which provided me with the strength to carry on and pursue my dreams.. dear's changing.. into a more and more independent and confident person i would say.. a vast difference from the shy guy he was 4 years ago.. on one hand i m really thrilled for him cox i noe that he will be able to make it far in future with such leadership qualities sprouting (D&D vice chairman, IH captain and lots more) .. but on the other hand i am also very scared of losing him for the very fact that he has become Mr Popular in his own circle of friends.. any other ger would jux feel the same too i guess. but assurance from dear (though a bit late at times, but still better than nothing) has relli eased my heart a lot.. esp the night when he told me abt our 4 year plans for e very first time.. his committments to me... and i finally can visualise our plans for the future together... and top it up with our very very 1st trip overseas together after 4 yrs...and my lot @ the Wong Tai Sin Temple in hk... and another trip overseas with his family... itz been a good year for us overall... i jus hope things will continue and head for the better in the year 2006....

2005 - my start to my career too. a magnificent bang i would say, beginning with me going back to my dream school... though itz not a bed of roses... i am appreciative to be in the big family, esp now that things are generally going well for me in my department... jux hope that i will have more opportunities to shine and prove my worth to my colleagues, HOD and principal... i relly love my kids sooooooo much... and they can feel it too.. looking forward to 2006, with a class of 30 P1 kids, as well as a P4 and P5 class...

throughout the year, i've gained some, lost some... but tatz the way life goes on.. you win some, you lose some.. there's no pt dwelling on all the sad things, but instead, look forward and embrace the new year with optimism, passion and confidence! thank you to all those who have given me wonderful times.

with this, i take my leave frm 2005 and await the arrival of 2006.

MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS TRIP 2005

the 4D3N @ Msia was very fun... though it could have been better if i wasnt sick... anyway.. i had loads of fun!! ...

the SWL Theme Park....
One of the exhibitions.. on limestones... dear's dad took a pic using his hp camera.. then hours later his LCD screen was spoilt.. a bit scary hor... hehe.. heng nothing happened to my camera...

a roller coaster ride... not scary.. but quite fun...

the 1st pirate ship which rotates 360 degrees!!! my first experience! and an unforgetable one too!
itz called the Pirate's Revenge... we went 'upside down' for about 4 times? haaa... very very exciting...

Our hotel... The Golden Pyramid Hotel or something like that.. v v grand...
no wonder itz a 5 star hotel... v spacious and cosy too...

Zhaoxiang and Zhaoping... in my bedroom slippers! haaa....

dear and me on the stage @ SWL shopping centre... dear in his christmas present from me! hehe...

another pic taken in the hotel lobby...

best part of the whole trip... super yummy kangkong with cuttlefish, bbq fish and sotong, fried char kway teow.. satay... omg...

having supper which was more filling than our dinner...

the famous famous fried kway teow stall.. relli v delicious.. no wonder dear and his family kept 'promoting' it to me....

inside our hotel... after a relli smashing supper...

the next morning.. jux before we set off for gentings...

me, mei mei and dear dear...

a sick me and dear...
us again.. pic taken by mei mei ...

me and mei mei...

@ Gentings... England optical shop.. buying contact lenses...
with santa claus.... dear bought hats for the both of us.. hehe...

all the kids... in our santa hats..

dear and me......

before dinner.. which was blardy expensive... ard RM$400 for 6 adults n 3 kids...

getting ready for countdown to christmas! and dear surprised me wif a pair of diamond earrings frm SK @ the stroke of midnight.. he hid the little red box inside his jacket.. no wonder he turned down my offer to help him hold his jacket.. thank you soooo much dear dear !! really appreciate it... muackz...

super touching show... we watched it frm 1230- 330.. v v nice... i HAD to take a pic with it before i left.. hehe......

xmas deco @ Gentings...

all in all, a really relaxing trip.. complete wif fun too, esp for dear who won @ the casino... lots of bonding time with his family and his cousins too... sharing beds with his sister was fun too..

his dad says no more gentings and sunway next year.. gonna move a little further out of the region... to..... HONG KONG!

i hope itz true... and i hope i can go too... yeah.. den no nid to wait till 2010 alredi!

i love my dec holidays...... my 1st ever holidays so meaningfully ultilized!

i love you dear too... muackz....

I M BACK!

back from msia... had an awesome time with dear and his family...

will blog all abt it after my facial wif yan...

thks dear for the trip... hugz...

4D3N @ KL & GENTINGS

leaving for my 2nd trip this holiday tom morning...

off to KL Sunway Lagoon and Gentings with dear and his family... can't wait to try the famous mouth-watering Penang Fried Kway Teow...

Hopefully i will get to play @ the Sunway Theme Park.. if timing permits...

after this trip.. itz back to reality...

realised this has been a really busy December holidays for me...

most of my days on my planner are filled... either meetings, singing, dinner or shopping...

and yes.... not forgetting thee memorable HK trip jux weeks ago...

hopefully Msia will be equally smashing too!

~~last christmas, i gave you my heart, but the very next day, you gave it away..~~

merry christmas in advance to all my dear friends! enjoy yourselves during this festive season!

SEASONS GREETINGS TO ONE AND ALL!

Thanks dear, for everything... ilu....

想念你的歌 张惠春 SAYA

是否曾经后悔过
那时候扶起说走就走
是否偶尔想过我
所以埋怨我
每当听你的下落
逞强常常让人无法负荷
躲起来边哭边说 i miss you
还舍不得把你封锁
星光闪烁如何拥有
站在远方才看见星空的轮廓
虽然有时候会寂寞
墙上时钟停格
你说放开手才会快乐
用半生的脉搏写成想念你的歌
该怎么才能让你懂呢谁对
谁错已经模糊了忘记了
我们都处理得有点笨拙
已经从来没有像这一次如此爱过
想念常让我无法负荷
常常只有一个念头 i miss you
我的爱情从来没有死掉过
星光闪烁如何拥有
站在远方才看见星空的轮廓
虽然有时候会寂寞
墙上时钟停格
你说放开手才会快乐
用半生的脉搏写成想念你的歌

川一锅

taken in the restaurant...
before the ingredients were put in...
unlmited free flow of meat, vege and seafood...
towards the end of the dinner...
taken in front of inter continental hotel..


had dinner wif dear dear on mon night @ 川一锅...

a very nice place with great service and little crowd... think cox itz still new.. tatz y not many pple noe abt it...

accd to the waiter, they actually have an established outlet @ Geylang Lorong 10-12...

dear and i wanted to eat the fishhead steamboat @ 7 Storey Hotel, but it was a tad too hot..

tot of Tian Tian Huo Guo too.. but a tad too ex...

we finally decided on eating Yu Kee Duck Rice.. and were crossing the road when we saw this steamboat shop....

They charge $15.90++ per pax but currently are offering a 20% discount...

total bill came up to slightly less than $30...

a worthwhile place if you don like crowds... if you love hot and spicy ma la soup base or their traditional ginseng chicken soup base... the unlimited servings of prawns, flower crabs and relli relli thinly slice beef .... omg...

my saliva is still drooling as i type this entry... jux don overfeed urself wif too much .. or u'll end up terribly ... like me....

SISTERS' XMAS DINNER 2005

The annual sisters' xmas dinner this year was held @ Fish and Co, Wheelock place...

we waited sooooooo long before we finally had a table....

but well.. the dinner was relli yummy... though i din have too much an appettite...

lots of fun with all the gift exchange... yummy food... great company...

enjoy the pics below...

New York Fish n Chips.. with a strong tinge of cheese.. yummy....
tried and tested all time fav - seafood platter for one
exchange of gifts.... SL n TL
exchange of gifts.... TX n TL
exchange of gifts....SL n TX
exchange of gifts.... JM n MY
exchange of gifts.... MY n TX
TL's pressie... crabtree n evelyn .. frm SL...
TX's pressie... bag .. frm TL...
SL's pressie... bag n mini carpet .. frm TX...
MY's pressie... bag frm JM, planner frm SL and umbrella frm TX...
my pressie... bag.. frm MY...
the 5 sisters.. @ our annual Xmas dinner gathering!

Merry Christmas to one and all!!!! hope that my xmas resolutions will materialize one by one in the year ahead!