2008

Character Strengths - VIA Survey

Saw a link to assess character strengths at Via Survey Did the test and came up with this: Your Top Character Strength Capacity to love and be loved You value close relations with …

Christmas 2008

So we were planning to have a X'mas party before I got hospitalised over the weekend. I had sent out facebook invitations and quite a few people had RSVPed. On top of that, Irene h…

The "Uncredited Google Images" Meme

Just because I can do what the people from Lesbiatopia are doing, especially since it seems to have gone viral - Thanks Tina-cious! Basically: Type the answer to the following ques…

Now I'm sleepless in KKH

After a series of continual periods from hell, I've now finally encountered the ULTIMATE period from hell. It was so bad last night that I passed multiple clots the size of my fist…

Sleepless in Hougang again...

For some reason I can't seem to get to sleep. I'm tired, no doubt about it, but yet my eyes are open and I keep staring into space, not really know what else to do. Have been readi…

Ten

I've always liked symmetry and 10 gives me that feeling of perfection. Many things comes in pairs, but 10 is the perfect pair. A round table, a decade, a gymnastics score, fingers …

DBS, FOTF and Me 5 years ago...

The recent DBS/FOTF scandal brought up something that I had forgotten about... This was not the first time Focus On The Family had been in the spotlight and I had actually done som…

Post Op Update

Went for my follow-up last Thursday and was relieved to be given the all-clear by the doctor This means I'm cancer-free and both polyps tested to be benign! YAY! Even so, I'm still…

What are Endometrial Polyps?

(The following post may be TMI for some people and make others kinda squirmish, don't read if you are either!) Just in case you were wondering why I'm on bed rest for a week... For…

Just in case there was any doubt on who owns who...

Late nights

Been some time since I got home so late... Things almost come full circle. Complete it this weekend. Tiramisu. Ogenkidesuka?

Time runs past when you're not watching...

Amazingly enough, its been 8 months... Time seems to have flown by so suddenly that it almost seems unreal. Looking back makes me wonder how far I have walked towards recovery. Hav…

Random

Have had people telling me that I've almost entirely stopped blogging. Not sure if its because I've been rather internet/computer phobic since I face the computer at my job all day…

When I die...

Do not mourn my passing but celebrate my life.I want to be remembered, but in the most important way,within the hearts of those I love, and those who loved me.Toast the happy memor…

The MasterCard Moments...

We just got home... after 5 hours of walking and talking...New Balance Cross Trainers = $89Durian@ Roadside Stall = $10100 plus from Petrol Station = $1.80Thermos filled with Ice =…

Childhood Dreams...

I think the very first childhood dream I ever had was to be a writer. And after attending Otto Fong's talk today - From Classroom To Comics (Part of Indignation 2008) about how he …

Introducing Girls With Slingshots

I've been following this webcomic for a while, but I have to say, I love it even more now! So those of you who read webcomics... please head to http://www.daniellecorsetto.com/gws.…

I pamper my hammies and my bunny pampers me :)

About a week ago, I finally decided that bungalow vs terrace house wasn't working out for my hammies. For one thing, whoever was living in the terrace house wasn't getting enough e…

Indignation 2008

Singapore’s 4th annual Pride Season is coming again - in August 2008 There are talks and forums, art and literature, and of course, fun social and outdoor events - for learning, ce…

The one with the DisneyCafe, some balls, a few bruises and that BITCHY MOM!...

My body is aching from 3 straight days of hitting the gym, but I must admit that as I get into the groove of gymming, I am enjoying it again. Reminds me of back in 2005 when I used…

Top 5 reasons why I have not been blogging

I have no time to blog at work. I cancelled my phone's unlimited blackberry plan. I started Japanese classes 2 weeks ago. I started exercising, including buying a pair of blades an…

Please mop up your drool after you have seen this...

Dara Torres She is my new idol... yummy yummy one at that Now there is finally a reason for me to watch the Beijing 2008 Olympics! Read about her here

The Bintan Mis-Adventure

After much planning and going back and forth among friends, we finally got to go on the Bintan trip. All in all, most of it went according to the plan, which was really, just to en…

Four...

... and despite all the challenges we face, the squabbles we have, the disagreements between us, I find myself falling in love with you over and over again... every...single...day.…

Stranger In The Mirror

Cross section of life,arteries that bleed,it flows, it drips, it stains. Between the sky and the ocean,the warmth in the wind,I almost shudder and shun. Like the tides that push, c…

Someone who adores Pink more than me!

I've had the pleasure of working from Belle's desk this week and I have to say... THIS GIRL ADORES PINK MORE THAN I DO! She even has the same piglet I do on her desk! This is going…

Lunch, Movie, Dinner, Boardgames & a Birthday Girl

I've been having a few lazy weekends, hiding at home, nursing my PMSing self and playing FFXI. So it was with great enthusiasm that I approached last Saturday's outing. Although pa…

ESFJ - The Guardian Provider.

Quote: Providers take it upon themselves to insure the health and welfare of those in their care, but they are also the most sociable of all the Guardians, and thus are the great n…

Settling Into Comfort

I'm slowly getting used to my work routine, although it is still a struggle to go to bed early. Things that I hope to add soon include: 1) Workout Sessions2) Japanese Classes3) Tim…

My cranky neighbour & the LCC

So in my last post, I talked about Friday evening dinner at my place but forgot to mention a funny incident that happened. As some people might know, I have a rather cranky neighbo…

Weekly Wrapup

It's been a crazy week with lots of things happening... Monday started with me being late for work even though I told myself I would try to make it on time. I can't wait for when m…

Fresh

To be aware of what completes,allows me to put at rest,my heart's slow and steady beat,irregular... fades... flutters. I stand and watch the distance,a pale blue horizon,it turns a…

Denny's Vacation Part 3 - Kuala Lumpur

The corresponding blog for this part of the vacation can be found here, here and here on Denny's blog. After a boring Wednesday spent watching Mad About You and doing other random …

Denny's Vacation Part 2 - Dinner@Hanabi

The corresponding blog for this part of the vacation can be found here on Denny's blog. We had dinner with Kewei and Najip at Hanabi in Vivocity on his third night in Singapore. It…

Random

Been a while since I blogged... With the changes in my life and the stuff that has been going on over the last month or so, I haven't really had time to frame everything into thoug…

Currently: Pigging Out In Jakarta

Flew into Jakarta on Thursday and I've been pigging out eversince...Certain people have been complaining about my jetsetting tai-tai lifestyle. Just for the record, I always travel…

Personal DNA

Because Jean asked me to take this test... My personalDNA Report Genuine Inventor

For those who wonder...

what I do in my spare time... I spend the time building staircases on Scrabulous... *hehe*

Two

Thank you for two months of blissFor loving me everydayAnd blessing me with each kiss Thank you for two months of joyFor laughing and teasingAnd not treating me like a toy Thank yo…

I am blessed...

to have a Bunny who pampers me... Touched down in Singapore on Saturday to find this waiting for me... Little Bunny with a Beautiful Stalk of Rose My complaining about how lethargi…

All Good Things Must Come To An End

It's Saturday morning and I'm sitting at the Hong Kong International Airport, using my laptop and the free Wifi that is available here while waiting for the airline counter to open…

Checking In

Am currently in Macau, Vegas of the Far East, Sin City of China and Land of the gambling Chinese... It's been a whirlwind beginning to this vacation. Will blog all about it when I …

Thank Goodness Its Good Friday, We Had A Movie Marathon & My BFF is in town!

Some quick updates: Went clubbing on Maundy Thursday at the "Thank Goodness Its Good Friday" party@PLAY where we won free tickets to Qtopia. Movie marathon on Good Friday Nuaness o…

Sayoni Queer Women Survey 2008 (Singapore)

Sayoni is proud to present the Sayoni Queer Women Survey, 2008. This survey is aimed at queer, lesbian, bisexual and transgender women living in Singapore, to gather essential info…

Domestic Bliss

Weekends are best spent at home... Cuddling up in bed...Snuggling under the blanket...Eating home cooked meals...Watching DVDs... Bunny food tastes pretty good... and I'm a happy p…

Further Evidence

We were on our way to watch a play at Victoria Theatre today and I was once again struck by how crowded public transportation has become. 2:30 pm on a Sunday afternoon and this is …

Quick Chinese Lessons and Crowded Midnight Bus Rides

Haven't been feeling the greatest since the onset of the great PMS this week, but managed to drag myself to town in support of Edna's Timbre night yesterday. Ironically, we didn't …

Paint Me...

A different person.A desperate cry.A misty shadow.A kiss goodbye. Energy that spills.Hopes that die.Tears that fill.Words that try. Jungles full of pain.Rivers that run dry.Hell fi…

Excuse Me, Are You A Racist?

So I've been meaning to blog about this for a few weeks, but never did got the chance as I was busy with other stuff. This incident happened on my flight back from Taiwan about 4 w…

Another Weekend

Quiet weekend again... Cancelled a KTV session on Friday as there weren't many interested parties. Ended up having Japanese dinner at home. Bunny felt like having jap food, I didn'…

Last Weekend...

Friday... Bunny cooked me dinner... and it wasn't bunny food... Yummy Saturday... I had a movie marathon at my place. The movies I screened were: Imagine Me And You - Sweet romanti…

Meme :D

*From Kewei's Blog* Leave a comment and I will:1. Tell you why I friended you. 2. Associate you with something - a song, a color, a photo, a word, a smell, etc. 3. Tell you somethi…

"Get A Room"

A comment shouted across the train cabin by Anonymous Train Boy left me wondering. Was heading home with Irene after watching "P.S I Love You" (Very touching movie btw. I should bl…

Seperation During Recession

When a couple fights alot, sometimes the best course of action is temporary separation. That is what happened to Mango and Chipmunk after I noticed them fighting regularly for the …

Happy Birthday Phyllis

Met up with the gals to celebrate Phyllis' birthday today. We went to a new place at Duxton called Uluru which was an Australian Steakhouse. The food wasn't too bad, although I fou…

What happens when you sell flowers for Vday...

I decided to sell Valentines Day flowers because S approached me and needed help wrapping bouquets. I agreed since I didn't have anything else to do. It turned out to be an interes…

*hugs*

Kewei... My heart goes out to you and your family at this difficult time... Be strong... and know that we all love you and will be here to support you...

The Amazing Race - Irene's 25th Birthday Edition

*** Warning - I know everyone's been waiting for the pictures... yeah well, this is going to be a long post, you could skip the boring background information parts and just go look…

Happy Birthday Bunny!

I hope you thoroughly enjoyed the day that I planned for you and had loads of fun... May this be the beginning of many more great birthdays in the years to come Special thanks to e…

Random Emo...

When you feel like the waves are crashing upon your chest... When you feel like the sun is beating down on your back... When you feel like the wind is biting you on your face... Wh…

Valentine's Day Bouquets

Buy your Valentine's Day Bouquets from me! You need the flowers, I need the money! Support entrepreneurship! You know you want to

Thank You Everyone - Birthday Wishlist Completion!

Thank you to everyone who contributed to my birthday wishlist! I do feel very loved by all the pressies that everyone got me Liv is a happy birthday girl this year. Such a contrast…

6 Random Things

Because I got tagged by Anj... 1) Technically, I have 5 parents. My biological Mom and Dad, my stepdad who passed away, Daddy Brian (my Mom's husband) and Auntie Lily (my Dad's wif…

Thanks Dad

Woke up early on Sunday morning to have breakfast buffet with Dad. We had a longer than usual breakfast where we spent time talking over a long leisurely meal. He explained a few t…

Final Day Of Tour

Final day of the Grand Tour of Taiwan started off bright and sunny. We headed straight for the train station as we were catching the 8 am train to Hua Lien. Have to say that Tai Tu…

Travelblog

My apologies for having turned my blog into a photo travelblog over the past week or so. I've just suddenly developed a trigger happy finger and also feel the need to catalogue thi…

Mountains & Oceans

We left Kao Hsiung at 8:30 am this morning after having a good breakfast buffet spread in the hotel. I have to say that among all the breakfast buffets I've had this vacation, the …

Culture, Art and Food!

Started off the morning with breakfast by the lake. Morning fog blanketed the mountains, but you could still see the sun peeking from behind them. After breakfast, which wasn't as …

Romantic Sun Moon Lake

Got up at 5:30 am this morning to get ready to go on the tour. After yet another breakfast buffet, we gathered at the lobby of the hotel and awaited the tour guide. It turns out th…

More Shopping!

Got up early this morning so we could go to the famous National Palace Museum of Taiwan. I was actually impressed with the collection of artifacts they had. Intricate carvings on j…

Top Of The Foggy World

Woke up to buffet breakfast yet again, before heading to the Xinyi District Administration Center of Taipei City so Dad could get some of his documents sorted out. As he and Uncle …

Because...

... it reminded me of you...

They Know Me, But I Don't Know Them...

Rainy day today... Woke up late for breakfast and got dressed just in time to catch some Taiwanese style porridge buffet. It's always a good feeling to sleep in at a hotel, especia…

I Think I've Died And Gone To Shoe Heaven!~

Woke up really early this morning (try 6 am) to accompany my dad for buffet breakfast. They had a full American spread plus some Chinese stuff as well. Food wasn't great, but at le…

First Night In Taiwan

So my dad's flight finally arrived at 9:45pm and he only managed to get out at around 10:30 pm. Between 8:30 pm and 10:30 pm, I played some NDS and walked around the airport termin…

Touch Down!

So the mad rush this morning was followed by a hurriedly swallowed snack right outside the departure gate before dashing to board the plane. Thank goodness for Edna who woke me up …

FUCK!

Only I will stay up until 5 am to pack and end up oversleeeeeeeeeping! OMG... mad rush to airport now! Hope I don't miss my flight! *CRY*

And Now I am 28...

Spent my birthday going back and forth from the Taiwan Embassy, trying to get my visa sorted out. Fortunately I managed to get it done, so I'm definitely going to Taiwan tomorrow O…

(:

The kind of flowers I love best... Tiger lilies in a vase... Thank you... You always make me smile

Party Videos

Here are the videos that were taken on Sunday. Thanks for the videos Manqin!

Birthday Cake Numbah Two

So I headed down to Serangoon Gardens to meet two friends for coffee just now. I had thought it was just coffee as these are new friends of mine and I didn't even think they knew m…

A Day Out With My Godson...

Spent a great day bonding with my Godson Jayden today. Was really great as Em specially took the day off just so I could spend it with her and Jayden. Went over to her place before…

Random...

Exasperated Bambi CFM ?

The Weekend Before

So the weekend before my birthday turned out to be Super Duper Uber Fun. It all started out on Friday night when Badriah, Gerald, Halimah and Manqin went to play Laser Quest. Appar…

Because...

The Cutie Pies

Mango and Chipmunk have gotten into some crazy squeaking fights recently. I'm not entirely sure why, but it seems like they aren't enjoying their enforced housemates relationship. …

Project Living Room Part Deux

After hours of messing around in the living room last night, I finally have it configured the way I want it. It took a while to make everything fit, but at least now, there is TV t…

Transitions

7 years ago, when I took the Sparks Personality Test, I was a MENTOR - SEAT (Submissive Extroverted Abstract Thinker)You are a MENTOR (SEAT). Some would call you the most powerful …

Happy Memories

I Remember...Chatting on MSNComforting Kind WordsWaffling on Tuesday NightsJoking Across TablesDining with New FriendsDancing Among Gay BoysDrinking into the NightSinging Amidst La…

Candle Lit Nights

Body on BodySkin on SkinMouth to MouthOut to In Tangled SheetsFallen ComforterThrown PillowsBottled Water Sense of ComfortSmiles of HappinessDreams with HopeSleep with Peace

Typhoon Hits Singapore?

I went to the Strip@Cathay today for a Brazilian and guess what I saw when I was trying to walk to Plaza Sing? It was POURING! Literally POURING. The rain was so heavy, you couldn'…

Top 10 Internet Chat Pet Peeves

It suddenly occurred to me that there are some things that people do on the net that will seriously irritate me. It is even more so when these are people I chat with on a regular b…

Birthday Wishlist Update

I figured that with my birthday being just 12 days away, I should update my wishlist once again. After reorganising my book shelves, I realised that I have quite a number of books …

What If...

I told you that I believe I'm getting in too deep?I tore down all the walls and built new ones?I protected myself by protecting you?I cried myself to sleep at night?I said I'm afra…

Cozy Dinner Numbah Two

Had a great time tonight entertaining another group of friends for dinner. Different menu, different crowd, but still fun all the same. It's always so fulfilling when I get to cook…

New Record!

I think I set a new personal record with the 14 shooters last night... 4 x Orgasm4 x Sex On The Beach6 x B52s On top of various sips of Vodka Ribenas while playing 5-10... Met some…

Cozy Dinner

It's been a long time since I cooked a full menu for dinner. Reminds me of the days when we were back in Perth and I used to cook every weekend for everyone. Today's dinner was esp…

Home Improvements Come With Sleep Deprivation

So 2 days ago, I was woken up by the sound of drilling that seemed as if it was RIGHT BESIDE MY EAR! I thought I had transported myself into some other dimension where sound was mi…

Happy Happy Joy Joy!

Had a great time at dinner tonight. Good food, great company. Halimah, Jean, Irene, Indu, Badriah, Alina, Inez, Antoinette, Elsa and Jolene. After dinner at Sofra's, a Turkish rest…

The Wonderful Adventures of Mango & Chipmunk - Part Two

So I was feeding the frat boys today when Chipmunk finally scampered out for a peek. He happily jumped into the food bowl and started posing his cute self. I couldn't resist snappi…

Pre-Birthday Blues

Every year, when my birthday is approaching, I get these pre-birthday blues. Was just sitting in the kitchen, having noodles for lunch, when I realised that once again, a year has …

Project Living Room

Project Living Room Part One is completed! Within 48 hours, we managed to finish Project Living Room and I also used this opportunity to get rid of undesirables in my room and stoc…

Home

Been working on Project Living room for the past 7 hours. Can finally see the whole space of the living room again. Also cleared out the storeroom and repacked it so that anything …

Midnight Dinosaur

Just got back from a Midnight Dinosaur session with Jean. Somehow I get the feeling this is going to be the first of many more to come.Its like a path has suddenly opened up in my …

Mahjonging & Multitasking...

So I'm sitting here, in between Mahjong games and wondering about my apparent multi-tasking skills. I think its has something to do with my brain functioning on different levels wh…

Chinese Traditions vs Religious Beliefs

On Saturday, while I was sitting on the steps of Guang Ming Shan, idly smoking, watching the joss sticks and candles burn in front of me, I had a sudden realisation that I was doin…

I Am Alive!

So I spent the first 48 hours of 2008 huddled in my bed nursing a flu cum cough cum fever spell after arriving home from Indu's wild New Year's Eve party that ended with McDonald's…