uptown girl

2007-10-24T00:31:00.000+08:00

To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>......>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>[Ecclesiastes 3:1]

2007-09-06T23:39:00.000+08:00

Seated back to back on a rock surrounded by the sea, sharing our thoughts, visions & lives under the starlit sky, we basked in the sight of warm hues reflected off the water's surface from nearby lights and with the constant gentle breeze, the balmy weather provided a calming effect to our erratic heartbeats.

Then, then...

We saw a shooting star!! =D

Woo hoo!! So awesome! It was really cool since we'd never seen one before!

Star light star bright,
First shooting star i've seen tonight,
I wish i may,
I wish i might
Have the wish i wished tonight ;)

What a way to end a wonderful jogging night with thebestfriend! And we found sucha great spot to cool down!

2007-06-06T00:59:00.000+08:00

It's been more than a month since meeting up wif the dear eccentrics! Chilling by the river, mango/banana/pinkguava/strawberry refreshments, laughter, snapping away and our heartfelt sharing session. Was an honestly good time away from e others. Thanks girls. =D

2007-05-28T00:49:00.000+08:00

It's gonna be exactly ONE MORE MONTH till i see Evie again!! Supperr excited, can't wait!!! Feels like she's been gone for 1 or 2 yrs when it's been barely 4 months! =( Just got off the phone with her.. I miss u Evie! Dunno if u'll be reading this but all e best for ur exams, mug hard & smart, will be praying for u! ;) Hehe.

2007-05-28T00:20:00.000+08:00

And..

33 days to Hillsongs Conference 2007! =D It going to be an AWESOME experience- I just know it will be life-changing! From actually meeting e Hillsongs team & watching them LiVe [finally!=P] during e night rallies to e courses we're gonna attend. I can imagine the many thousands that'll gather & unite under e same roof for one sole purpose - to honour & glorify Him through our praise.

Will be taking the BiBLiCaL StuDieS elective for e duration of e conference, i do wanna learn more cause i think it's important to get the basics right first. Realised that Tiff & Audrey are taking e same thing.. Yay! =)

2007-05-25T11:57:00.000+08:00

As always, i look forward to driving lessons every friday. =)

Let's see, i found out a number of very interesting things that i wouldn't have noticed or thought much about if it weren't for my quite eccentric driving instructor today.

T: "Do you know that when u accelerate, e aircon blows out more & it becomes cooler? So the more u accelerate, e colder it becomes?"

Me: "Huh, really ar, sure anot? I never realised, thought it just got colder as time passed on"

To prove his point, he put e car in neutral gear while i accelerated and cool air actually DID gush out stronger. Wow, was my ultimate random fact of the day.

T: "Let, me tell you ah. when driving during ur practical test day, e Tester can either like u or don't like u. If he likes u, u can do anything n still he'll let u pass. If u sway ah and he doesn't like u, anything u do he can also find fault and he'll say Y.M.C.A"

Me: "Err.. Y.M.C.A??"

T: "You Must Come Again"

LOL. =D

T: "Be very careful when driving.. Alot of my students think that, 2 points only wad..Still quite safe. But hor, even if it's 2 points can accumulate to alot. So 2 points still very important. U see ah, e driving practical test fee is $154.80, and to pass you need max 20 points. I calculate for you already, 1 point is worth $7.74. So look at e rear view mirror when stopping, remember.. it's worth $16 if u get 2 points. Where got so easy to earn money rite, look at e mirror den can save $16!"

Me: Speechless.

T: Okay practise ur parallel parking again. Make sure it's sui sui, steady ah.

Me: [after doing a good parallel parking =P] So how, sui sui steady bo?

Shall tell you, I was left amused long after e driving lesson ended.. Haha.

Headed to per's place after with e intention of swimming wif tiff but since we didn't have enough time, both of us & yeronn spent e time just chilling, pigging out on ice-cream /chips/ yakult/ soursweet. Felt it was a much much more meaningful way of spending time. (the chilling out part ah, not e eating)

Glad to know u're doing fine! ;)

DOC was greatttt! So looking forward to e DOC gig coming 23rd June. =)

Cheescake cafe wif e easties-> yum yum. Was fed alot today.. I love hanging out wif u babes. Was a nice sharing session. Siglap shall be our next 'go-to' place!

I simply feel blessed today.. Thank you Lord! =D

2007-05-24T22:20:00.000+08:00

Ever experienced one of those spooky, mystifying moments? Kinda like deja vu but even more bizarre?

Smth happened during work today, no it's not like a ghost story or anything in case u were wondering.. i don't do those. Haha.

Well I was in my shop this afternoon.. preparing to walk out(but not yet) when i glanced, out of e corner of my eye, this kinda familiar face walking into e shop. Turning my head to take a 2nd look and actually confirm if it was her, i realised i was mistaken..

Not having seen this particular friend for almost half a year, my thoughts drifted to her as i continued walking out of the shop. As i turned left in e direction i was headed for and looked ahead, lo and behold, i saw HER- the real her! Standing about 5 metres in front of me & chatting with her friend. Completely shell-shocked and stunned into silence, i unbelievingly stared on.
It was a freaky feeling; mistaking another for someone u noe, then thinking bout that someone and actually seeing tat very person-all in e space of about 20 secs? Like deja vu tenfold.

After being convinced i wasn't imagining things, i somehow found my voice and called out to her. Was nice catching up, now she knows where i work.. =)

It's funny how time seems to fly so fleetingly without us realising how much we've missed out on.

2007-05-23T23:36:00.000+08:00

yanah, junqi, me

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PaRiS MiKi LaDieS -

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xiao loo! =)

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'hu the man?' hahaa. parkway's uncle derrick of course!

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with e bride :)

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WitH Jasmine, e Beautiful Bride :)

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WeiLiN's BiG Day- First time seeing her wear a dress! =D

2007-05-18T00:03:00.000+08:00

In the short span of these five months, i've attended more weddings than i've ever attended in my life. And that's a mere 3 to be exact - one of which i admit was a wedding of someone i've never met. (i'm not a wedding crasher la, it was a distant cousin on my mum's side)

And well, in attendance of these kind of events, it makes u ponder and then ponder again some more. Not the whimsical "Omgosh, this is so beautiful & touching - i wanna get married too!", mind you. I guess Jasmine's wedding was really the one that affected me the greatest because God was in attendance & acknowledged repeatedly at her's. i just think that's important.

Marriage isn't just smth u go through just cause it's e norm to someday find a life partner and have kids. And you don't just marry someone cause ure afraid tat if u miss this opportunity it'll never come knocking on your door again, neither is it finding someone who loves you more than you love him/her do so you won't be the one to get hurt in the end.

Marriage is a gift from God, smth not to be taken lightly. And most may think love is enough to hold up a marriage- but here's what i learnt- the rock and foundation of a marriage must first be God before all others fall in place. Without proper foundations, it's bound to crumble bit by bit and who knows, eventually collapse. I'm not saying that it's merely that; of course all other elements like trust, openess, love, commitment etc come into play. Just that these elements can't stand alone and not for long anyways, without the things that are truly important.
And as conventional as it sounds, i think marriage should start with a mindset of permanence- unlike the place in society it has where 2 signatures can simply cut the bind.

Well, just a piece from my wandering & pondering mind. so if u were talking to me during one of those 3 days and i sort of seemed distracted, u'll know where it was. Haha.

2007-05-17T00:42:00.000+08:00

what innovation has done to spectacle cases nowadays.

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check out the butt on this one! haha

2007-05-15T23:33:00.000+08:00

Today i witnessed a series of events i never thought i'd ever see, they were unexpected to say the least.

I wonder what would have possessed a wheelchair-bound lady of 70+ to calmly try an item, look around then place in her bag n actually shoplift it.

A newly bought oven (pretty much the size of a microwave) falling from e 3rd or 4th floor of a shopping centre on a woman carrying her child and hitting her squarely on the head/neck, barely missing her child. And yes, thankfully she survived.

And within the same day, i heard things i wasn't supposed to hear in certain places.

Like 2 clicks from a phone camera in e cubicle of a toilet which i hope were shots being taken of e person in e cubicle and not e ones beside.

In another cubicle- a ringtone which played almost halfway- of a girl singing in chinese asking if anyone wanted to be her boyfriend and that she likes to be fed chocolates and ice-cream.

2006-11-25T01:26:00.000+08:00

getting our ACTS together :)

2006-08-18T02:15:00.000+08:00

planetshakers- before & after

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<3>

2006-08-06T01:21:00.000+08:00

festival of praise

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this is wad happened when we discovered e multi-shot func! =P

2006-08-06T01:17:00.001+08:00

e people i work with :)

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part II

2006-08-06T01:16:00.000+08:00

thanks for e wonderful time dearies =)

2006-08-06T00:38:00.000+08:00

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2006-07-30T02:08:00.000+08:00

i have like a thousand and one picts to update but it's gonna take up too much time so i'll probably compile them when my photoshop's set up! Heh. Anyways tonight was awesomely hilarious.. u should haf seen e suuuper dramatic bollywood dancing n acting during our Bollywood Night event! Belly sure 'dance' like crazy.. Haha! Here a just a few picts from the cam..

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WeLCoMe tO BoLLywOoD NiGhT!~!

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e girls =)

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e crowd~

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sari-tying competition!

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me, per and mr i wanna be in e picture khoo! =P

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ohh..there he is! Mr Bollywood!! =P

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so colourful :)

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tiff, me ,yer

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they were trying to do a christmas pose? err..like how?! haha!

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rach & me

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our last group pict! =)

2006-04-14T00:59:00.000+08:00

kisses for e birthday girl ;)

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Happy Birthday per!=)

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crooked faces attempt! =P

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just a few things from her shopping spree!

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i was told to look super bored in tis shot..haha.

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evie's candid glee =D

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simply love them :)

2006-04-03T00:00:00.000+08:00

I promised to update so here i am at it again.. =)
Work @ Paris Miki has been rather hectic & tiring of late. but i tink i'm getting used to it- thankfully ;) I spent the first 2 days of work as a blur sotong cause was trying to grasp learning everything i needed to in e shop.. It's great my colleagues are real nice & helpful. hee.
Thanks to those who accompanied me for my lunch/dinner breaks.. Definitely made the day/work a lighter load. =D

Oh.. today per n grace came to e shop to visit and stayed for like an hour!! Per acted like some bimbo trying to be a difficult customer! It was darn funny la. I was smiling/half laughing all the way from when they stepped in till e time they got out.. And grace ate her dinner in e shop, standing up.. i seriously dunno how she managed it..Haha. Time passed very fast after that. ;) The various types of customers (one clear example mentioned above =P) make work interesting & challenging esp when faced wif demanding/difficult pple.. Can say u meet lotsa different pple from all walks of life in e service industry.. I'm still learning.. heh.

Guess i'm starting to get used to work and all.. feels kinda surreal though..like im only working for e holidays den will go back to school in a month's time or so.. I'm missing school/studying already.. l might just as well continue futhering my studies in 2 years time when e degree course comes to S'pore.. Only time will tell.. ;)

And dearie eccentrics!! When are we going to chill at our usual(soon-to-be) hangout places after work?!! must coordinate our schedules/shifts fast yea? It sure is great to be in e same company! Hehe..

2006-03-30T00:29:00.000+08:00

sec sch memories.. i suddenly miss them! :(

2006-03-25T01:23:00.000+08:00

Well, a million and one things have happened since the last time i blogged.. but it's just never been my habit to blog often..u all noe tat right! =P yeah i noe it's obvious! LOL.

e month of March has been a real eventful one! I had e luxury of meeting and catching up wif those i promised, went on a fabulous trip to Bangkok wif e girlies, those lovely J & J dinners and meaningful outings/parties esp wif e March birthday babies.. =) Where do i even begin..heh..

Bangkok trip of course!! Man, i guess i never knew wad the phrase "Shop till u Drop" meant till i visited Bangkok. I mean, i THOUGHT i knew, when me and per spent 8 hours walking around Orchard till our feet hurt when we got our first paycheck after sec4. But tat didn't even come close!! Seriously!!Imagine three and a half days of non-stop shopping.. I tink it was enough to make me wanna call it quits.. My eyes couldn't even absorb everything.. I tink my ankles swelled up from all tat walking/sliding!! There are enough shops (tat sell really cheap stuff i tell u) tat'll make any girl or even guy go crazy.. Really!! Haha. We didn't get enough of Bangkok tho.. It was a wonderfullll trip.. Another round girls? =D I'll be waiting.. not patiently tho.. Heez.

Anyway.. Happy Birthday to all March Babies: Per, Junqi, Joshua, Dennis, Vincent, Arj, Rach, Sis, Rhordan, Mervin, Baoling, PingPing, Quek, MeiQi -> u all make this my broke-est month every year.. Haha. But i still love u all k. rem tat ;)

Okay, let me lament bout my day today.. After i tink months and months(close to 6) of putting off going to e gym, Dottie finally put her foot down and we made our way to e Tampines Gym in the afternoon. We were all pysched up and ready to work out when we saw e sign "WE regret to inform you that the gymnasium has been closed down from the 22nd Marchh to 14 April for renovation"!! It was like.. !!! I dun even noe how to describe the feeling.. When will be the next time.. i wonder.. hah! We ended up feeling rather discouraged and lazy so caught 'Failure to Launch' and pigged out on popcorn.. Oh, it's a must watch, one of e best romantic comedies/ chick flick i've seen so far.. e plot's original and amusing.. Heh.. we were like holding onto each other in bursts of laughter!

' s ħ m đ ª ] - my limited edition. says:
today's messily fun

y? cause we did so many silly things and i tink we were really blur today..heh.. I tink messily fun is therefore real apt! Oh and for e 1st time, i finally tried e Ramly burger and it's super yummyy! after putting it off so many times, i should haf just ordered one earlier! i noe it's very sua ku of me.. haha. oh wells. i wan another one!

Come 27th March, i'll be starting work at Optique Paris Miki.. New opportunities, new experiences.. I hope all will be well.. =) Looking forward to my off day already!! haha. Will update more if i can.. Till den, Goodnight!

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reaching out +

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candle tradition..

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evie's super overjoyed can't u see? =P

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Happy 20th! =D

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with e darling birthday girl.. =)

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these sisters rock! =D

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us..trying to help evie pick her nose! haha

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sweeet..

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hUuggS*

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all smiles

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per n me

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evie & me

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'whateverrr' expressions

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our exaggerated joy..

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watrulookingat?

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it was a loonngg day & we were very, very tired!

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group pict

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To e January babies, Evie, WeiQi, Wil,Crapstick, Christian, Shawn, Carin, HaPpY BiRtHdaY u all! =D Hope u like ur b'day presents! Hehe.

We planned our first ever surprise 'party' for evie this year.. Always wanted to but nv had e chance.. Heh.. This time we had e help of her family to execute our plan. Turned out well i should say.. However her dad almost gave us away. He even leaked e word surprise to our horror! = Haha.

Well, it was real amusing/fun surprising her at her house.. We hid in her room for almost half an hour holding e cake and lighting and re-lighting e candles. But it was worth it.. her shocked face was priceless la.. Haha. I tink esther managed to capture her after shock face.. I'll post it up as soon as i get it! =) Meanwhile here are e other picts taken on e day..

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*mixed expressions..

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wad lies beyond...

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dearies! =D

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my loves*

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they speak no evil -

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ladder pict! =)

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group pict!

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evie n tiff!

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us n elaine, a very convicing mother! =P

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thin line btw e sisters! =)

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next few picts are taken n directed by aspiring director per.. all wif some meaning!

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i forgot wad's tis supposed to mean..haha. i tink funky street girl?

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interpretation: u haf to be pure first b4 u can 'Go'

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lets GO!

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StOppP!

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diff purposes of music- music for solace & music for partying.

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neeed e loo!

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eh,isn't tat... =?

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initial shock~

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full blown shock/horror of both parties!

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talented director n part of his great team!

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picture speaks for itself! =D

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leon & his sniffing habit. haha

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omgosh! isn't tat jap rockstar markmoshi johnieo?!! =O

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nicee! =)

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her dream now: to be a rockstar like her idol!! ;)

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me, tiff, esther :)

2005-12-10T01:10:00.000+08:00

Gosh, i encountered my first ever car accident this morning.. =( I wasn't e driver btw.. Haha. If tat's wad ure thinking..

I was rushing to e train station this morning so i decided to take cab there. Just after entering and shutting e door i heard this loud, sickening bang and b4 i knew it, was thrown forward! I was in total shock lah! Turned around to see this white van smashed against e back of e cab i was in. What unfolded next was kinda like a daze as i got out and just stared as the drivers started pin-pointing e blame on each other. Standing there, i was like thinking "should i stay or go huh?" Haha. So i stayed till they told me to find other means of transport. Thank God e only injured parties were the vehicles! I really felt blessed at tat point of time! =D

Still my wandering mind couldn't stop thinking of what ifs. Tat's how it is when ure involved in a possible injury-death situation i guess.. Heh. Would u regret doing/not doing lots of things if u were suddenly gone today? I noe i would. =( So to all my dearies and close friends: i just wanna say i love u k! (just in case) whaha.