Yes! Once you set them, everything in life just falls into place! Gotta know what you want, what's important to you, and what you will or won't make time for....
And so, went for buffet lunch at Marina Mandarin. So cool! They treat u like uhhh royalty! Nice place but food wasn't too good except for DESSERT! Chocolate overdose? Nah, nEVer! Really good tho :)
And so, perhaps one day I'll drive a Volkswagen, eat lunch at Hyatt Hotel (so jealous of Audry! hehe), have $186 in my cashcard and listen to Class 95FM? Hmmmmm I don't quite think so!
Have a great weekend folks! :)
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Including my laptop. GRRRRRR. I hate this house! I hate it I hate it I hate it!
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See?
Sometimes, Nuts and Peas might not always go together,
because sometimes squirrels don't love nuts.
Work sucks. Sigh.
This is a very disillusioned me.
Don't you ever have that feeling, where you wanna scream that out to the entire world.
Now is one of them.
There! They do love nuts!
That aside, it's been all drizzly!
Cloudy drizzly cloudy drizzly.
Rode with sista to the east, STRAIGHT to the east.
Once along coastal's bad.
Twice is worse.
Thrice is ouchies.
Now I'm suppose to get my ass to the swimming pool.
But before hitting the drizzles again,
I shall make some noise on the piano :)
WORK BEGINS TMR! :(
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
I love the way my boyfriend has that thing going on with words :)
It made me laugh!
And so, thought for the day. What do you get when you put sweetpeas and squirrely-ness together?
You get.........
Get it? Pea + Nut (cos squirrels like nuts dont they?)
Betcha never thought of it!
Teeheee
So, that's what you say?
But what if you're sucha horrible girlfriend to the one you love the most?
:(
Sorry if I disappointed ya
I know YOU want to! Hehe can't wait to see hmmmm!
Today's ride, was something I haven't done in a looonnnnnggg time. 1) Ride on a weekday afternoon 2) Alone 3) To the west.
Yes, it's good to be back. Altho it's the last time (or maybe 2nd last) it'll happen. (REPEAT: I don't want work to start! sobs)
BUT continuing with a 5hr sit on a chair is NOT GOOD AT ALL.
I'm feeling leaner, and a little meaner! Yay yay yay! But again, I don't know how to maintain this when work starts. Sobs again.
Did I mention I hate Skype and weird internet connections :(
I HATE it.
Maybe, just maybe,
you guys are all right after all.
But yes, a lot of the times at home are spent like THAT.
My table has been overrun and is unrecognizable. I don't have a freaking place to keep anything I want private, PRIVATE! FREAKS who keeps touching ALL MY STUFF.
Tis SO FRUSTRATING.
I want back my room in hall :(
I don't wanna start work.
I want to just train, study, sleep.
Sigh.
World Champs, Florida.
Pretty cool, that the sis and me are both going World Champs!
Altho it's for two entirely different reasons behind it.
But I still wanna do my best for AHM and for Florida.
Train and race with no regrets.
The core is much stronger this week!
Altho the swim is still very disappointing.
I don't want work to start.
How to survive? I don't know.
I don't like half-hearted attempts, neither here nor there.
And i miss Jiwen :(
I've something to admit to the whole world.........
And that is...............
that
I LOVE JI WEN :)
After one week of resuming training, I am OH SO TIRED and the body feels like it's been to war and back! BUT altho the fats still can be seen, I do feel alot LESS fat :) But the cheeks are the opposite. It looks fine but I still feel it wobbling away!!
Aerobars aren't friendly at all! And, STOP SUCKING MY WHEEEEEEL!
Hmmm that sounds like me!
So.... Today has been a good day! Sleepy slow early morning with some internet usage and more sleeping and reading. Slept more after lunch and only woke up at 3.45pm to pack everything and headed down to NTU. Due to the timing, I had to stand allll the wayyyyy in the train :( But the new widely publicised distance fare thingy is pretty cool! 179 only costs 2 cents!
It was noisy thundery and windy and cloudy and lightningy at 5.40pm when I started out on my run. It was good although I was too slow. But nice to hit those hills once again. Awesome weather. And interesting to see the developments and changes in the final prep for YOG which ends on the same day my dearest boyfriend is back!
It's good to be back. I love the track. I love running around. I love training there reallllyyyy!
Most of all, it was most awesome to see the bi team once again! And the swim team had Rod Shawn WeiShing and Justin! I miss everybody's company so much! Reallyyyyyyy good to see everyone again! :) And yes Shawn doesn't believe I'm shy. But come to think of it, besides the first few swim trainings way back in 08, other than tt, I've always been pretty noisy oops! They always say I can be heard.
But I like how Jiwen's termed as "the future husband" instead of "boyfriend"! Hehehehe :) And all the teasings about monstrosity and what not. Some things don't change haha. I half-joined the swim team, half joined the bi team. And ended up doing 1.4km of pulling. It was a little too much towards the end! But weak arms be gone! Swimming must win motorbike riding!
It was REALLY REALLY good to be back. With everyone. All the playing around and crapping during trainings! I'm so gonna miss being in NTU. Henry was asking me to go NIE, and be like Sumiko, never seeming to graduate! But I said "Nope! I wanna get married!" Hehe. But that's just me. I really enjoy whatever stage I've always been in. And I'm glad to be moving on, starting a new life with Jiwen somewhere down the line. But just a little worried as to how the working world will pan out! But as we all know it from Romans 8:28, And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. So no worries, be happy, and TRUST! :)
We ended up having dinner at Pioneer MRT. Same old same old. And I ended up eating porridge again. Same old same old. Only reached home at 11pm thanks to a ride from Shawn Lai!
Although I'm super SUPER TIRED, I'm happy! It's always good to be back with that company. Gonna miss it sooo much! I really hope we can get to train at SAJC pool on Saturdays! That means a looonnng ride in the morning, 11-1 swim at sajc. 1.45-4.45 teach my 4 kids. 5-6.30 church! Wooohoooo! Everything all in!
I miss Jiwen. Yes, I actually found myself saying that a few times out loud while running around NTU! Yesterday, while driving back from PIE, I was in quite a stoney gazey state, just thinking about him, such that the journey was sooo fast I actually missed Bendemeer exit without realising at all! Until subconsciously I was wondering how come this place looks soooo unfamiliar and if I was on the correct expressway. It seemed correct, all the signs pointing towards Jurong and had a lot of Toa Payoh signs too. I was subconsciously wondering why when I saw the TPY Lor 6 exit and got a shock of my life. I filtered left and got out and U-turned back home. Funny, cuz that stretch from Bendemeer to TPY hardly gets travelled by me at all!
So now you all know, who's that guy always on my mind...
52 days only you say?
ONLY? Are you kidding me?
30 and I was begging for help.
And so you might think, having done this pretty frequently, I must be getting used to it! I wish......... In actual fact, it just gets worse Every. Single. Time. In the wise words of my best friend, "That's just the way the cookie crumbles." Everyday, I grow more in love with Jiwen, and as a result, every time, just gets harder and harder :(
When Jiwen's back, things are gonna be so different. It's into the working world for me, and.... him?
But yet, so many things to look forward to. Like our Udders and Who-Is-Stronger Round 2 -- Swimming or motorbike? Hehe. Stretchcords to the rescue!
HDB HDB!
Florida! :)
All my kids tell me when they went to watch this! TOY STORY 3! Cue...... *You've got a friend in me*
None, other than, Buzz Lightyear!
Posing seems to come naturally
GIANT Apple struddlyy-doo! Way back!
Pastry sheets which weren't salvagable. Hence the random chocolate bits. Didnt turn out too good.
Following our policy of not wasting unused stuffs! Big bowl, small bowl. Big mixer, small mixer! This was from our very yummy brownie baking attempt the other day! No, I didn't just watch, because I cracked the eggs and helped! The leftover 25g of egg went into the oven with some bits of the best bolognese on earth. TASTY! 
And yes Marcus, I think this is your ex-car! Hehe
Well, cheers to happy days ahead, although some parts of me went along with Jiwen, on the way to Paris, currently landed safely in Thailand.
It's the second TKGSSB concert I've been to since I can remember! The last being the one on 28 Dec 08 at VCH. This time, Esplanade once again!
It was a trip down nostalgia again. Sat with xy, hk and jw. To see the little things in their 10-piece uniform. (Yes, I was just telling Jiwen how I was wondering if they're still wearing our uniforms and who took my instrument when hk said the same! hehehe) The banners we had to take care of (when you sit in the first row see). The ever luscious 1sts which made me um-chio with pride. It's funny how they still hold their clarinets pretty high. And the trumpets are still the way they are. Even after say 9 years!
I really really really really loved the luscious 1sts. Some things don't change and I'm really glad about that. It's so fun to just have two ppl in 1sts. And when you play together always, it's really something when chemistry works the best wonders and high notes are IN TUNE. I miss those days.
I was a little disappointed with the repertoire though. It seemed a little too........ young? Like in our days we played things like Peterloo or say Merry Widow.. And considering this year there's no SYF, shouldn't they have more time? Oh the funniest part was they had ensembles and the clarinets played Air on G string. (I think that's the title?) Which is EXACTLY the nightmare we went through last time. I still clearly remember having to go into the bandroom one group at the time to "face the music". *Gulp.
I'm really so appreciative that Jiwen was willing to come along! I hope you enjoyed yourself! I'd really really like him to listen to the jap bands if they come, or Kasetsart Uni, and most of all, TJ's Prelude. (Although sometimes the standard might not always be there!) Sadly, VCH will be closed for renovations, and well, it'll never be the same again! :(
TKGSSB is like my first love. Such a rich history. So many things we went through. That's where I learnt SO much (from the seniors who're the bEST BAND), established a very good background in band, being shaped in my most influential growing up years, learning about friendship and respect. It feels sooo long ago. But TJ band, IS love. Still is. And will most likely remain that way.
After the concert, followed the others down to find Ms Sia. Some things, just never change. Including that.... RUN feeling. Met all the seniors there. TK TJ ones! Like Emily, Ms Sim, Yanru..... And it was on that day, I surprisingly found out, Ms Sia remembers me as the one who transferred from oboe to clarinet and everybody cried. Oh my.......... I really NEVER knew I was remembered for tHAT! But she only remembered my name with Ms Chew's help! It was pretty cool to see all the old old old seniors. Like Ruoting and her friend who always came back together back in our days of having rehearsals in the what's-the-name-again room. Wait, what is it! Schubert Room is the the smaller one no? And Beethoven Room is 4th floor. Vivaldi is the small one. Yanacek also. So what is our combine room on the 3rd floor called again anyone?
Clarinet section area, our sectionals area on the 4th floor, blue and white, the sounds of "COMBINE". Pg 7 no. 3? Cheering for TKGSS and watching them rehearse. Keeping the stands, taking tuners n metronomes. Having combine. Playing your instrument. THE BLUE CAFE! Parkway parade and scoopz ice cream and ban mian. All the crapping around with our permanent jokers mo and neem! Laughing. I've NEVER laughed so hard during those times. It's the laugh-till-it-really-hurts kinda thing.
I REALLY miss all the jokes and times we shared. Through good and bad. Cryings and scoldings and combine and testing and projection exercise and Hamlet-ing and PT in the morning and our rainy outdoor Hamlet rehearsals and singing Tsubasa and pinning on our caps for each other and stockings and neems stocking colour (heheh) and bus rides and not forgetting "Good afternoon Ma'am"s.
I enjoyed myself alot at the concert. Not because of their playing. (I was way more impressed the previous concert!) But because of the company. I must say it was really good to see xy and hk again. Although it's only like just the tip of the iceburg of how our days back then were :)
Oh, and I bet TKGS concert is the only time the Esplanade can be filled with such screamings. Ouch. So much for Moribus Modestus, Demure and Resolute. Right.
Hmmmm, cake or pie? Hehe :)
So it's one irritating drizzly morning where you're stuck here, unable to do ANYTHING! You can't 1) Ride. I mean you can, but not quite too keen to face the rain. And it being so early, I can't play my piano either! LET ME USE MY KEYBOARD! That's what they're for isnt it sighhhhhh :(
I wanna play my butterfly etude!
So addictive.
SO, you know something's not quite right if you're chugging at 40kph on the roads and 60kph on the expressways on a slow gloomy day. I was strangely emo-ing terribly in the van! And I got my wanted detour.
I just wanted to drive around randomly but for the lack of ideas on where I should go, I headed home. Until the Upper Serangoon exit at PIE. I was wondering why at this time on a Saturday there was a queue at the exit. I was positioned just at the bend of the PIE fork. After waiting for a few mintues, I thought it was pretty strange that traffic was a standstill! And then, a bunch of guys in helmets and neon vests ran by carrying a fire extinguisher. And the driver of 2 cars in front of me got out and signalled to us all a big "X" ROAD CLOSE!
Due to my terrible driving skills, I had to reverse. (On hindsight that was pretty unnecessary) And the "Safety Vehicle" was behind me which HONKED at me! So I did a cool cut out onto the PIE. Since I was still in my chugging mood, I chugged by, to check out what's going on! Thank goodness I was chugging and landed at that spot if not I'll be trapped in the jam! Apparently all I saw was alot of smokey stuffs. Not sure if it's from a fire or the fire extinguisher. I think it came from the flyover overhead. Quite a sight!
So, PIE, I got off at the deserted Kallang Way, and turned here and there to end up at Kallang Pudding Road, MacPherson. Where I did a random turn which brought me onto Angsana Ave and then Wan Tho Ave which is back home! Yay I know my roads well!
I'm happy to get my detour after all! Hehe
Thank you dearest WENNIE for buying the very yummy ice cream! And to JiZhen jiejie for adding the touch of Royce dark chocolate! Hehe :)
I am off to TPY!
Yesterday, we took a ride down to Dan's shop! I very much wanted to visit! But all we could do was look from the outside :(
Rest of the day was spent in the kitchen! Attempting to assist Master Chef in his culinary adventures for the day. The bolognese is MOST AWESOME and I think, I'm addicted to it! VERY MUCH SO. Such yummmmyyyyy stuff! We made the pasta too! Some hand made ban mian for you? Wait... THis looks like but..... doesn't taste like! Lastly, there was the apple crumble too! Hmmmmmm.. Let's not comment on that one hehe...
I had FUN though :)