2008 is coming to an end in one day's time! time flies. During this period of last year, i was still busy preparing for gip, and felt abit "yi yi bu she" to go shanghai..And now,i am already back in Singapore! One year passed just like that before i knew it..Somehow, i feel that this year passed extremely quickly mainly because i spent more than half the yr in Shanghai. As I have said before, in the past i don't really feel that i have accomplished much throughout the year but this year,it's abit different. It was an eventful year for me...
Firstly, i feel that time was well-spent in shanghai and i benefited alot from this trip. The 6mths there passed very quickly and doesn't feel like 6mths at all. I not only had lots of fun there but also learned alot from my daily experiences. I missed the days there whereby we never had any worries and no cashflow problems..All we did was play, eat and shop! HAHAH...I also had my many FIRST TIMES from this trip, for eg:
-first time experiencing snow
-first time going to work ALONE
-first time shopping alone
-first time having so much freedom
-first time hitting a PEAK WEIGHT of 60kg
-first time hearing limei snore and sleep talk!(whahah)
-MOST IMPORTANTLY, first time being away from home for so long!!!!
Overall, it was a really wonderful experience!! I think you have to experience it in order to understand how it feels. It is indeed an important phase of my uni life that i will never be able to forget. Well, i think that i will never have the courage to go on this trip if not for limei's company(don't yaya papaya ah!) because i am such a timid person..so actually she's sort of like a "push" for me to go on this trip! hah...and we had fun together right?? right?? (you can't say NO!)
Family picture at cheng huang miao
It's snowing!!!
At Qi Bao Zheng
We look like a pair of thieves!
Limei: Do you still remember this??
Secondly, i finally put on braces! i had wanted to do so for such a long time already, but my mum just refused to let me do it,for fear that it will be painful, uncomfortable blah blah blah..and she even told me that my teeth was quite cute that way ma...haiyo! But after much persuasion, i finally convinced her and she agreed to let me do it..But of course, for me,putting on braces wasn't as straightforward as i thought. But i was determined to correct my ugly teeth, so i still went ahead with it...it was good in a way because i managed to shed away some extra weight i gained in china! Up till now, it's making vast progress and i hope to get it done in less than 1.5yrs! ANd so, i never ever regretted putting on braces, but the thing is, i have to graduate with my braces!!!! it will definitely look ugly in pictures..
Before:
After:
Thirdly, i now have a sis-in-law! i always hoped that i had a sister, and now i have one! There's now someone whom i can talk to(though there tend to be some communication barrier at times) and buy clothes with and there's someone who will laugh to my silly jokes! haha..in the past i used to be so "zi bi" and i will laugh on my own like so ah siao! and she will also teach me how to cook, which i don't used to do whereby my mum will do all the cooking. I quite enjoy her company and my family likes her alot too..SO hopefully, the good times will last and there will be less quarrels in years to come!!
Lastly, i am glad that my friendship with fairies have reached a greater height!! We now see each other like almost everyday or at least 4 times a week, despite the holidays. We have unlimited things to talk about, unlimited HTHT sessions and unlimited mass msn chat sessions...My last holiday is kept busy and fruitful with the company of fairies! They are such a fun and crazy group to be with and i am glad that i am one of them..they important to me at this phase of my life and i hope that we will continue to be as close as ever in the years to come! Well, of course, not forgetting my RAINBOW SISTERS and st john clique..it's not that i don't cherish you all as much, but it's just that we don't get to see each other so often now, but you guys will always be important to me!!=)
Finally, my new year resolution for 2009 will be:
To find a good and stable job!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
davina blogged @{ 3:44 AM }
I HAD A SCARY ENCOUNTER WITH A PICKPOCKET TODAY!!!
i will definitely remember this day and i promise never to leave my hp in my pocket anymore!! anyway this happened when limei, sabrina and i went to cotton on at suntec city today..limei and i were so busy looking for clothes(YA! REALLY VERY ENGROSSED) and the shop was quite packed actually..so we just looked through the stuff as we slowly made our way to the fitting room.then suddenly i feel someone getting closer and closer to me..at first i thought it was limei so i didn't really bother so i just continued.. then suddenly, i feel a hand in my pocket so i thought something wasn't too right..and when i turned my head, i saw my hp in the auntie's hand..and yes..she literally put her entire hand into my tiny pocket!!!! goodness! how daring can she be... then i saw her slipping the phone in between 2 hangers..so i immediately snatched the clothes from her to check..anyway i was so scared and helpless and so the first thing i did was to SHOUT for limei.."LIMEI!!! 他拿我的HP"..limei also don't know what's gg on and the first thing she did was to grab the person's hand.. i think limei must be thinking i am crazy or what cos i snatched the clothes from the auntie! i can't find the phone la..cos i think she abit gan jiong..so she dropped the phone and it landed on some clothes or something..too bad i didn't catch her red-handed, otherwise could have reported her to the police..she just quickly siam off once i found my phone n limei let go of her...the worst thing is...sabrina saw her coming back TWICE can!! she's all out to steal..maybe she's from some pick-pocketing clan ah, everyday got target one..too bad..i spoiled her plan today..the salesgirl said for the past few wks, there were customers who actually reported their phones lost there..so i suspect it might be the same person...
anyway, limei is my heroine today!! WHAHAH!! if she wasn't there, i think i also don't know what to do..nobody to grab her hand for me already!! but seriously, i was so damn scared k..but i just acted so brave..but when i went into the fitting room, my heart really "pi pop! pi pop!" beat very fast...
this is what was gg through limei's mind earlier:(this is gonna be very very funny)
--=★* l i m e i 梅 :: says:i was like "why is daivna fighting with that person"--=★* l i m e i 梅 :: says:haha--=★* l i m e i 梅 :: says:then she shout with a super lost (fang kong yen shen) and say LIMEI. TA TOU WO DE DIAN HUA--=★* l i m e i 梅 :: says:hahahaha--=★* l i m e i 梅 :: says:damn funy--=★* l i m e i 梅 :: says:then i was like HOW HOW HOW> grad first--=★* l i m e i 梅 :: says:hahaha--=★* l i m e i 梅 :: says:i was like (super pat). she take ur phone for wat? haha. then i realise. THIEF !!
ok...end of my very exciting encounter today!
at night, i met some sisters for dinner at curry flavor today..very long since we had an outing..supposed to have it before aki leave for europe...but end up we didn't..so we met up today and i guess we have to plan another outing when aki's back!! actually, i haven't been talking much with rainbow sisters since i stopped staying in hall..so it's good to meet up often and catch up on what's gg on etc etc..had a nice time chit chatting, with a nice dinner and wonderful ice cream! BUT, i am hungry again!
davina blogged @{ 7:35 AM }
after 3 tiring days, kids world is finally over! overall, i had lots of fun and it was quite a good experience for me, to see SO MANY kids! finally got a chance to do some good deed before i graduate.this camp was supposed to be for kids who are underprivileged, and i don't see why some of the kids are here in this camp. some of them even have hp and psp etc etc.more like we are the underprivileged ones can. kids nowadays are really talented ah..can break dance somemore. i think we can only dance and break(our bones) lo.. and because of their talent in dancing, it won our group the best dance and best performance award!! WELL DONE NEMO!!! i guess everyone had fun, esp the fairies ah!! we seem to have more fun than the kids right? through this camp, we also trained the kids to be future photographers!
this is me and my kid..she won a prize in teh bookmark designing competition ok!! basically she's quite a good girl but just a little quiet..
i finally started on my holiday resolution! i went cycling at ECP today with some fairies, junmin and ricky..but sadly, it began to rain like half an hour after the we started cycling..luckily it didn't last too long and we were still able to continue cycling..it was a nice workout to begin with after so long..looking forward to swimming and badminton with fairies next wk!
talking about fairies, i have been seeing them so often nowadays and i will be seeing them even more often in the days to come..i see them more than i see my family can. just this week, i have been seeing them since tues and i will see them again tml! it's our fairies bbq tml! initially, we wanted to make it a big one but ended up only us and a few others coming because many can't make it..but well, it will still be a fun one with fairies around=)
have been spending quite alot these 2mths going out and eating good food..must try to control abit..otherwise really gg broke soon..i am already very broke, yet i was even more unlucky to get a $50 dollar summon on tues..WA!! my heart really broke leh!! 50dollars is a huge price to pay for parking at a season parking lot for only like 30mins! that's what i got for being kind to visit my brother la...
the below pics are taken during a HTHT session at my house on wed..you all know why you all ended up at my hse la huh..anyway, we wanted to bluff yvonne that i am all alone at home and suddenly got extra hands touching me and mysterious pillows flying around in my hse..but limei's sleeves gave her away...so vone didn't fall for it...what a waste!!
limei eating up my big head!!
davina blogged @{ 7:09 AM }
went to celebrate elna's bdae today at mushroom hotpot(millenia walk). it's steamboat buffet.i think that the food is quite nice, as in the cooked food as well as the steamboat stuff(esp the fish glue) but it's abit expensive because it's a wkend.it costs 38 dollars for a steamboat buffet.price is abit steep but the food is good..most importantly, they have my favourite MAN TOU!! the one that i like to eat in the restaurant outside our hse when we were in shanghai!! YUMMY!!! i guess it's wan wei's favourite now cos she ate quite alot of it( and we kept laughing at her). i think that this steamboat have this china feel, kinda bring me back to the shanghai days...
after dinner, we head off to liang seah street for desserts!!! my current favourite is 杨枝甘露 from 记得吃. elna and lixian tried the durian dessert and they totally fell in love with it..they kept tempting the rest to eat but they refused to eat because they were afraid that the durian smell will stay in their mouth and they need to change their toothbrushes(like WTH! no logic).
anyway..i guess today is the last day i am going out for the week(haha..the wk is ending soon anyway..) because my mum is fed-up with me already..she say i kept sneaking out everyday..lobang many many..don't know go where and hiao..never do housework..ok la..i promise i will go out less often..BUT this holiday is so short!! have to treasure it before sch reopens again!
speaking of sch, it's the time of the year again! planning my timetable..BIG HEADACHE! don't know what to take...most imptly don't i will fail any modules this sem anot?? scully i fail..then have to re-take again..which means...IT'S THE END!
before i end off, i shall announce that i am going to start exercising this holidays before i get any fatter from all the eating and munching of potato chips and hello panda! so pls ask me out for sports ah!!
davina blogged @{ 9:30 AM }
davina blogged @{ 7:03 AM }
exams are finally over!
but i am not happy at all..not much feeling actually, maybe because i am too immune already and this time round..all the papers are so cui! just don't let me fail(preferably no Cs)! after exams, we immediately head to bugis for a good meal. i must agree that the meal is indeed a VERY VERY GOOD ONE!! we ordered so much food that the table is not able to accommodate every single dish (or is the table too small?).i guess everyone were extremely satisfied with that meal! RIGHT fairies????? but the deepest regret of limei is that she didn't get to try their desserts because the chef is so "da pai" one..fly all the way back to bangkok every wkend to cook for their restaurant there.. the food is really so good that limei and i wanted to go back and eat again today but sadly, the place is closed from TODAY till 2dec!!! SO NOT HENG right?? anyway my personal favourite is phad thai!! YUMMY!!
So, we went to have korean food for lunch.between 2 shops, we picked the one with more people inside..WHY? because of herding behavior(see..i apply what i learn in econs!) anyway, the food is really not bad and the portion is quite big also...we were very satisfied and full once again..after tt we still went next door to have dessert at 记得吃( am i right?)...WA!! the dessert is also very good one leh!! THUMBS UP!! limei daringly tried the durian dessert!! AND indeed, it didn't disappoint her $6!!! she said it's very very very nice..machiam eating one whole durian..i also tried abit la..really not too bad from a don't-eat-durian-person's point of view..MUST TRY!!
durian dessert!
limei(abit cautious): hmm..don't know nice anot..better be nice...
limei(durian still in the mouth):hmmm...like not bad leh...NO! it's very good!!
i just got back from my swimming lessons with my 2 dolphin teachers-ah pat and pigu! i finally managed to swim a little bit more...at least can swim half the breadth without diificulty la..haha..but i think i am like a joke leh..with all my funny swimming stunts!! haha..anyway, i aspire to be a dolpin by the 5th lesson..anyway the swimming pool got this slide which appeared so fun!! so, being the adventurous us, we decided to give it a try..it was so exciting la and there's this point whereby u literaaly flew off the slide..NO JOKE! not exaggerating!! it's quite scary la..and worse still pigu and i knocked our hands against the slide la...TSK!! that will be the first and last time that i am gg to play the slide!
currently, i am so in love with drinking choya..it's really nice you know..the best combi is to drink it with green tea! or you can drink it on its own..also good! it helps you to relax (as it's name suggests- relax choya!) and most importantly...it allows you to sleep well, as least it does work on me... my sis in law just help me buy another one..it's royal honey de.it's 40dollars lo..i think the person see her blur blur liddat, wanna "tok" her..give her the most ex one! tsk..it better turn out nice!
hmm..don't know what to do now..so bored! maybe shall play my game and watch tv..that's all for now!!
davina blogged @{ 3:26 AM }
i just came back from Trader's hotel buffet dinner..it's been a long time since we dine out at somewhere good together as a family..this is meant to celebrate my mum,my aunt, my sis-in-law and my birthday, so my dad can save the hassle and money=) anyway, the buffet is not too bad but not very fantastic as in not very WOW kind..but i simpy love the cakes!!!! they got quite a wide variety of cakes and i ate quite a few varities..a pity i didn't managed to try all of them because my stomach simply couldn't expand anymore..i think my mum wasn't very satisfied..haha..like not as good as expected..but it's still not too bad afterall.
yest was a sway day for me once again.got into a minor hit-and-run accident..it's pple hit me not i hit pple ah..this stupid idiot lorry just swerved into my lane and knock into my passenger door..the driver just refused to get off the lorry after much signalling and horning..even when my brother scolded him, he still doesn;t seem to understand and just drove away..luckily i remember his plate number and so i went to the police! (let's see how he's going to get away with it!)
had an early birthday celebration with my san bas...as i always say, we always meet up only once every 2-3mths or when necessary like on birthdays and festive seasons...haha..we had thai express for dinner at marina square and then head to clark quay to chill...we went to this place called NECTARIE to have some cakes..the cakes are generally quite nice but some are just quite normal.at least mine is nice..banana and chocolate sthg.. anyway everything was jiaying's treat!! so nice! but it will soon be our turn to treat her next year when we start working! but once again, thanks jiayin for your treat!! and back to clark quay, i think it's quite a nice place to chill..it's so crowded when we went that day and it doesn't feel like a typical singapore place at all.. maybe shld go there have dinner someday and chill out after that...*night life*
oh ya!! my mum is so obsessed with playing games can!!! she's playing with my psp non-stop!!! she has been playing since last night and i believe she can give up her sleep and tv for psp!!! this is the evidence!!! (i bet she will kill me alive for putting her pic up here!!!)
ok, that's all for now...shall go start my revision!! about 10days to exams and to be more optimistic, 18 more days to end of exams!!!
davina blogged @{ 5:20 AM }
