a possible 3rd realm

and...until i figure out what is happening to blogger...this will be the site to visit

http://thre3seconds.wordpress.com

argh. what is happening to my blogger post page? It looks foreign!

Old Times

I was reading through my old blog that I started to document the China stay and I realized that I was writing much more ‘content’ then now (which is turning out to be quite a pictorial blog….)

Randomly picked a few entries and found the ‘scrapbook of memories in China”. This was documented at the end of the 2 years, can safely say that it is quite an accurate summary J

Can we do a similar post of “Singapore Snapshots”?

1) house parties at weilin's (that involves the preparation in the kitchen, ie.peeling garlics and potatoes like i said previously....=p) + house parties at many many other friends' (basically always stuffing ourselves full)
2) koke at cashbox
3) cooking wkday dinners (to save $$)
4) checking out new restaurants from cityweekend, timeout, that's BJ etc.
5) hiking at 怀柔，密云
5) 6 greatwall climbs
7) buying dvds and cds, and my first time euphoria when looking at the price
8) exasperated at no shopping at all
9) massage at taipan
10) 1st time moving house all by myself (big big project that was)
11) apartment viewings and having fun criticising the interior deco
12) my 2 birthday sabo-ed sessions
13) domestic flight delays
14) seeing snow fall the first time, at awe with snow flake patterns, leaving footprints in the snow, creating angels in the snow, falling in the snow
15) dvd marathons (esp KOREAN dramas!!)
16) excitment of seeing the first green shoots of spring
17) beauty of sakura and other colorful flowers during spring
18) setting off firecrackers and fireworks
19) pedicure at lovely nails
20) eating 烤羊肉串 at xinjiang restaurants
21) eating hotpots during winter
22) wearing layers of clothing and thick down jackets at minus 10 deg.
23) forgetting to wear thick clothing during winter
24) sandstorms
25) eating by the road side stalls
26) domestic travels
27) COLD COLD HARBIN (and how i forgot my down jacket)
28) nuahing
29) that special moment in inner mongolia
30) going to weilin's house all dressed up, only to couch and watch dvds
31) crazed inclinations to do spontaneous stuff
32) awesome flag raising at 天安门
33) blocked taiwanese news on CNA
34) going to the gym more religiously then ever
35) carrying wads of rmb to pay rent every month becos the largest denomination is 100
36) avoiding spits
37) stuck at bad bad bad bad traffic for more than 1 hr
38) eating in small local hutong restaurants
39) DnD beijing opera appearence, emcee appearence
40) cool and very 特色 pubs (and cheap drinks!!)

shall we K?

Met up with D and G last night for dinner and KTV.

I haven't really had a good KTV session since Beijing. Some of the KTV kakis are still the same old bunch, but i guess the ambience has somewhat drifted. Maybe the sessions were so affordable there and we were so pampered by the service. Of cause, KTV sessions there were usually accompanied by late night suppers, daybreak breakfasts, holding mini-concerts and simply singing ourselves silly. At such times, i really do miss the life back than.

Anyways, back to reality.
Partyworld seems to have a better selection and sound system than KBox.
There's a new branch at Liang Court.

Very tempted to go.

we were at the wavvvvve

shortall @ henderson wave

Chocolate Cups

hmm. not too bad as a first attempt at chocolate cupcakes.
The result. Soft, moist cake. Almost melt in your (or at least mine) mouth.

Another 3 months of hectic school term

Just registered for my Yr 2 Sem 1 modules.
It's going to be another 3 (or more) months of work, school, project, burnt chocolate smells and Jurong Point suppers.

eeks.

180709

Distance: 8km
Time: 56mins
Weather: Hot but bearable. Got up late, ran on tracks today
Feeling: OK. I need to get over the initial lack of pace

And did i mention the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) continues construction on Saturdays?!?!?!?

It's really really noisy.

yellow heart

LOVE is in the AIR ?

Another 10 years, or has it been 20?

You know time has indeed passed by when you get invitations to add friends in Facebook and when you scroll down their pictures, you seem to get a fast forward of their lives which you have missed out.

Most are married, some are parents, some are living abroad while others are swinging singletons. All, are simply basking in happiness one way or other.

Has it been so long since we were in school sharing the same canteen food, laughing at the same jokes, reading together in class, practicing for the same concert, comforting each other over a lost competition?

What will be of us in the next 10 years?

NB Run!

Actually quite liking New Balance running stuff.
The apparel designs are pretty cool, affordable and the sales staff (at least the Raffles City ones) are really polite and helpful.

Well, not to mention that i have broad feet so i can really only fit into shoes from selected brands.

alcohol zzzz

lesson # 1: never gulp down an alcoholic drink (actually it's 3), especially when it's a sweet one. zzz opened this Riesling Australian wine for dinner last night and i practically drank it like soda water.

the result? i zonked out on the sofa at 8pm and woke up at 7am.

makes me wonder where my 2 yrs of training has gone to?!

warning: never attempt to do this other than your own house!

Penang 2009

Didn't manage to get the picture of Penang Street's famous Chendol.
SO GOOD, especially in a hot weather!

Gurney Hawker No.11 Penang Laksa. i LOVE the prawn paste

Rojak from Gurney

Oyster porridge from....erm, somewhere....

Indian Mee Goreng!

Ba Kut Teh for breakfast before hitting the airport

Otak from Selamat (street?) i like the Muar one better :)

prawn noodles.....hohoho

one of the most expensive dish we had. The 6RM chay kway teow

kway teow teng. really Q noodles

Lor Bak and assorted fritters.
Abit like out neoh hiam, but theirs is made with lean meat

Ice-kachang. I like the way they prepare the red bean. not too sweet!

toasted cuttlefish with prawn paste dip

Thanks to Jenny, we had a really REALLY good time in Penang, mostly going from place to place for their great hawker fares.

Slurp.

Peddar Red SALE

Weekend activity

Peddar Red SALE from 5 June

Meanwhile, i am off to Penang!

Zee Avi

Thanks to stoopid woman.

Her songs made my day.

Zee Avi. Check her out on Youtube :)

280509 + sprain

this is just going to sound and look SO ironical

Distance: 8km
Time: 59 mins
Feeling: was good
Weather: Humid

Feeling 'was good' because i just sprained my ankle, i think i snapped it while sitting down for dinner at Carl's Jr (yes, you saw it correct, i was sitting down...)

Ankle had been loose since morning and when i gave it a slight turn at dinner, the nerve just snapped.

DUH

We are going to the zooooooooo!!

friends of the zoo!

tapir.looks like a giant piggy with diapers!~

little miss long legs

White Tiger

mid-morning snack of organic grapes

hmm....??

she almost refused to get off the driver's seat!!

emu

spidey web

feeding everyone grapes

smiley elephants taking a cool splash

Day out to the zoo.
Dous' first trip to visit the furry friends.
Our dear dous never forgets to poke us to sing a song (old Macdonalds' is the default) whenever she sees something familiar.

pOcoYo

this is so cute!
and each episode comes with a moral story too!

contact:less

because i lost my mobile....eeks!

A part of our lifes

Chanced upon friend's pictures on their 'last' visit to the old PA grounds at Kallang.

That place really held loads of memories for us. Part of my younger days were spent there with so many friends. Part of my life now would not have happened if not for it.

Thank you for the memories.