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31/01/87
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The spoilers just kept coming my way. Thought I would be able to read the book and find out by myself who exactly died. *argh*

And so, this week was yet another eventful week. I was practically out everyday as usual. Got to mention my trip to the science centre with beng and jinx on friday! We were there for the 'China: 7000 years of Innovation' exhibition as well as a sumptuous meal at Sakura Buffet! We got very excited upon seeing the very cheena looking entrance. My goodness. We were not in LEP for nothing. ;)

We spent more than 3 hrs there, making every bit of our admission fee worthwhile. We were squealing over all the various inventions and models. I think the Chinese in the ancient times were very innovative and totally ingenious! I was super impressed with their inventions and discoveries in the field of astronomy. Like this totally complicated thing for determining the position of celestial bodies:



Oh, and the structures in the buildings back in those days mostly don't have nails in them! But they were still very sturdy, thanx to the chinese's superb architectural skills! Haha, we spent a super long time at this section where we could assemble the parts of a wooden beam, made up of 6 interlocking pieces of specially cut wood.

Jinx having a go at it:


We were very persistent in finding out the mystery behind the structure, and hence we spent quite a bit of time there. But we succeeded in the end!! It was totally ingenious I would say. Dun think an earthquake could even break the pieces apart! Kudos to the ancient Chinese!

Ta-dah!


There's of course a lot more stuff there. So do go down to the science centre if u guys are interested in the exhibiton! =)


And then there was yunny's brithday celebration on saturday with my uni friends! So glad that she liked the cross-stitch i have given her. Haha, it seems like we always end up at fish n co for our celebrations. Oh, the fish n co crew sang her a birthday song, in the fish n co way! Hope yunny wasn't too embarrassed by it! =)

Us




Hmm...and I would like to comment on something here. I finally tried the doughnuts from Donut Factory today. I didn't queue of course! There's a new outlet at Suntec with an express queue for people buying 1 or 2 doughnuts. So I finally got to taste the doughnuts! I feel that...it's definitely not worth the 3hours queue. Don't understand why people love it so much. I think the doughnuts from Taka are much nicer. =)

1 more week before school starts! How sad. Enjoy the rest of your hols! =D

Less than 2 weeks to the start of a new academic year. Time really really flies. I can still vividly remember how excited I was last year over entering University, meeting new people, joining new CCAs, taking part in orientations etc.

Almost 1 year has passed since then and I must say the 1st year of Uni was great for me. A mixture of fun, stress, uncertainty and at times, loneliness. That was how I would describe my freshman year. How I wish I could be a freshie all over again. It beats being a sophomore, knowing what awaits you when school starts. *argh*

It's a random thought, but anyway, I suddenly miss HC a lot, right down to the noodles(curry chicken!) in the canteen. Haha. I think I have too much free time, so much so that my thoughts are wandering about. =)


那些日子，我们一起执著一起疯狂。
那些日子，埋在我记忆深处。


十七岁那年的雨季，
我们有共同的期许，
也曾经紧紧拥抱在一期。
十七岁那年的雨季，
回忆起童年的点点滴滴，
却发现成长已慢慢接近。

- 《十七岁那年的雨季》小虎队

I finally had time to catch Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix. Honestly, it wasn't as bad as what people has made it out to be. I thought it was better than Goblet of Fire, in terms of the atmosphere and the way they linked the various parts together. At least it highlighted the essence of the story, knowing how draggy the book was. But still, nothing beats the first 2 films. =)


I can't wait to read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! Please don't tell me who died, though I have already heard some spoilers here and there. =(


Anyway, neoprints with Farrago peepx after HP:



Lunch with Pri sch friends and teacher:



Tml is the last day of the GSS! I shall hit the streets tml in search of some good bargains! =)

Just had my 4th Basic Sign Language II lessons today. The test is next week!! My goodness! Anyway, today is yet another fattening day. We went for Geylang for dim sum after our lessons. Argh, and we missed the last train!! Luckily there's a bus to Clementi and we cabbed home from there.


Anyway, I have something good to share with u guys: Please go watch 超级星光大道 aka the Taiwanese version of our Project Superstar. The contestants were super duper good! They win our contestants hands down! The local singers sound like amateurs next to them! =) Do go watch the videos on youtube or tudou if u want to hear really good music!


Off to bed! I think I am falling sick again..=(

I just changed my blog template! It's time to change cos a new semester is starting soon! I spent a long time searching for a template that I really like before settling for this one.

I think I have put on weight during this hols!! =( But still, I embarked on a Chinatown food trip today! Chinatown is such a nice place for snacks and desserts. Our first stop was 天津逢记饺子 at People's Park hawker centre. I have eaten the dumplings from this stall before and had been craving for them ever since then. So I felt super 满足 when I finally satisfied my cravings! Jinx had a tourist's guide and we started looking through it to decide our next stop. We headed to a shop called 北京风味 which was supposedly famous for its 肉饼 aka pork pizza. We ordered a 肉饼 and 炒年糕 which were both quite nice. *yum*

The pork pizza



年糕



We walked to the rows of shops opposite 佛牙寺 and stopped at Tong Heng's for egg tarts！ Tong Heng has one of the best egg tarts around. U guys can try it next time. There's an outlet at the basement of Jurong Point too.


Not just your ordinary egg tarts:



We then crossed the street to visit 佛牙寺. My goodness. It was the most high-tech temple I have ever seen in my whole life. Fully air-conditioned, toilet with auto soap dispenser, carvings made of solid gold. I was totally blown away by all that. Everything looks way too commercialised for my liking. I still prefer the rundown temples. =)


佛牙寺



The interior



The pretty sink!



Our last stop was at 记得吃，a dessert shop. The steamed egg was fantastic. *smacks lips*


Desserts!



This pretty much sums up my day!
I feel like a pig. *oink*

Song-signing performance is over! *sobx* I think song-signing is addictive. But fret not, cos we have one more performance coming up, which is the WSC welcome tea. =)


Anyway, Sunday was a long long day for me. Reached Toa Payoh HDB Hub at around 11 for lunch with the RSPHI people before heading to an amphitheatre in the neighbourhood nearby to practise our songs. As usual, everyone was super high and we were taking pictures everywhere, all the way from the stage area to our holding area. We went to Crystal Jade for dinner after the performance. Hehe, we actually requested for seats for 35. *lol* I think the staff there almost fainted when they heard that! They hurried off to arrange the tables for us. Dinner was great with loads of lame jokes and comments in between. =)


Eileen and I then rushed down to Vivocity to meet our primary school friends. It was nice to catch up with them and reminiscene about the silly days in primary school. Glad to know that everyone is doing well. Looking forward to our next meeting with our pri sch teacher!




My pri sch friends!





And no, the day didn't end here for us. El and I then rushed back to Toa Payoh for a Kbox session with some of the RSPHI people. It was already 10 plus when we reached there. They were there since 7pm. And I made a great discovery that day: All the guys there can really sing!!! My jaws dropped when I first heard them sing! My goodness!! We sang till 1am and took a cab home after that. It was a super fun day I would say. =D


Went for my last AB228A lesson this afternoon in my Business suit. Make-up, heels and stockings are the bane of my existence! Goodness. I can't stand any of them! But got to admit that this module is kind of useful in teaching us business etiquette and dress codes. We were photo-whoring after lessons ended cos it's rare that all of us are in our business suits. =)

sze lang, yunny and i




Meeting up with friends this week! It's gonna be a great week! =D

Met-up with my primary school friends, yih chyn and du yang today. It's been years since i last saw them. Chatted about random stuffs. Haha, come to think of it, we have known each other for 11 yrs! Primary school days seem really far away to me! Anyway, glad to know that they are doing well in their medicine schools overseas. And all I can say to yih chyn is..all the best! ;)


Afterwhich was the usual song-signing practice at Esplanade. I have been seeing my CCA mates almost everyday, so much so that we are all sick of each other! Hehe, just kidding lah. I really enjoyed the sessions with those super crappy and high people.


Remember to come down to Toa Payoh HDB Hub on Sunday if u are free! We have a song-signing performance at 4pm! Come support us! =)



I wanna watch OTP and read the final instalment of HP as well!! I hope the movie won't turn out any worse than the book. OTP was my least favourite book of all. But still, I hope it will do justice to the book. =)


One thing that's for sure: HP will take the world by storm in July! =D

Item of lust:





It sounds like a great deal to me - 2GB @ $99. I am seriously considering it. =)



Anyway, I am enjoying my tai-tai-like life right now! Was out with jinx and kia again today! It's great to walk around the malls on weekdays cos you don't have to squeeze your way through the crowds. Shopping was a bliss! Ohh, we took pretty neo-prints! I watched in amusement as they debated over how to write certain characters in japanese. Ohwell. Haha.



Photo-whoring was fun! =)




Anyway, kia finally passed me the bag she ordered from taiwan! It was freaking pretty! Thanx kia!

Ain't it pretty?




And I got this too! At 5 bucks! It screams 'CHEENA' and I totally love it! =P







Spotted jiande handing out flyers in front of a cafe at Bugis Junction. Turns out that he's working there. Haha, he was looking very very bored.


Evening was spent at SADeaf for BS2 lessons. I love BS lessons cos I get to see my lovely CCA mates and I get to learn something new too! We had dao huay and you tiao at Geylang after lessons and eh, Geylang at night was indeed 'happening'. Felt kinda uneasy when I was walking along the streets, but it was ok cos we were in a big group.


And...today is a stay-at-home day for me! I packed my wardrobe and bookshelf! whee!!~旧的不去，新的不来！More room for new stuff! =D


Off to watch 'Why Why Love' on you-tube! It's a freaking nice show! =)

Photos from sunday's outing with XC and then Uni friends!



XC!




Uni friends!


And today was doughnut day with jinx and kia at AMK Hub! We foodies read from the Straits Times that a doughnut shop in AMK Hub has the best doughnuts around. And since jinx and i haven been there before, we decided to go there to check it out! Anyway, AMK Hub is a rather nice place to shop around! We got our doughnuts so.. we are all happy people! =)



Me with my oreo crumbs doughnut!


Headed down to the esplanade after that for song-sign practice. And wee~Practices are getting more fun, so much so that we can't bear to go home. *lol* Anyway, the performance is just a week plus away. We don't have much time left. Got to buck up!! =)


Yupyup. This week had been great for me! Life is shiok! No work, all play and doing meaningful stuff! =) Hope u guys have a great week too!

I have officially "retired"! 29th June was my last day of work. Think I need my July for my CCA, to plan my time-table, pack my wardrobes and do a bit of slacking around. =) Anyway, I worked OT as usual as it was the month-end closing. I am gonna miss my funny colleagues and my wonderful manager. So nice of her to want to organise another dinner treat for us again. I feel so paiseh at times cos she kept thanking us for helping her. But the thing is, I think we were more of a hindrance than help. Haha.


Sunday was a crazy day for me. Went kbox with xc in the afternoon and everyone was super high as usual. Rushed off for bbq with my uni friends after that. It was like orientation cos we played mafia in a big group! But it was a happy day though, meeting up with my different groups of friends.


能相识就是一种缘分，很庆幸这些年来能交到那么多好朋友。
我的成长岁月因为你们，才会那么精彩。
谁也不知道未来会是怎样的，但我能大声地说“我是幸福的”，因为我曾经拥有。
谁也不能夺走我的回忆。


二十年后，你还会记得那年夏天宁静的海吗？

The gst hike is driving everyone crazy! Everywhere was flooded with people today. I was walking around Marina Square after my Project ID song-signing prac and it was really really crowded. Anyway, the rise in gst had somehow given me a reason to buy things on impulse today. And I really did buy a lot of stuff today. =S


Speaking of song-signing, WSC's RSPHI will be performing at Toa Payoh's HDB Hub on 15th July. Do come down to support us if u are free! My group will be performing Anastasia's lovely theme song - At the Beginning.


My July schedule is packed with song-signing pracs! After we are done with Project ID, we will continue practising for WSC's welcome tea in August. Haha, song-signing has became part of our regular activities, on top of giving tuition at SADeaf. *lol*


1 more month before the start of a new academic year! Where have my holidays gone??!! I need more time to slack! =(