quiet thoughts & incessant ramblings

Universal Studios!

2012-01-09T12:57:00.023+08:00

first wkend of 2012 was quite packed.

Sat
went to kat's birthday chalet at pasir ris for a bit. had to go buy prezzies at tampines mall first and then got lost while trying to find our way to the chalet. walked ard in e blistering sun n thank god haddad knew the way otherwise we wld have been walking for god knows how long.
anyhoo, didn't get to see e usual gang cos i was there way too early. but nonetheless, i got to see e bday girl!

happy belated bday kitty kat! :)

then haddad n i headed to universal studios at resorts world. yabadabadoo! evtime i step into tt place, it's as if i'm transported to a different dimension altogether. it was his first time there so it was fun, albeit too short cos we only had 4 hours or so.

we went on almost all e rides n i daresay e bestest one of them all was e cybertron thing. now they have 2 of these, 1 where u r seated safely in e compartment n e other where ur legs are dangling in e air.
i swear, i thought i was going to lose my life on one of them. MY ENTIRE BUTT WAS LIFTED OFF E SEAT!

i shut my eyes e whole time n prayed hard i wldn't hurl. wldnt be quite cool to have my vomit flyin across e air though tt wld have been funny. hahaha.

but it was fun being there! especially love how he accommodated to almost ev whim of mine. thank u sweetie. :)

here r some pics!

e pretty egyptian chick. i wanted to take photos with the handsome mummy men but i shy. :(

baby n his stupid hat. we walked past e shop tt sells hats and he simply had to try it on. complete with e face. hah!

we had dinner at Mel's Diner! it was so authentic American and i loved it!

Keeping Fit!

2012-01-07T12:30:00.003+08:00

in an attempt to keep my new year's resolution, i've been jogging! ok yada yada i know it's no biggie n most of u probably do it too. but i dont care! hahaha. i damn proud of myself n i'm gonna keep it up hopefully till i lose some weight cos dammit. i'm a fatty now. my mom calls me a spongebob squarepants. hahah.

not only that, i also started going for my yoga classes too! AND i signed up for zumba lesson with my colleague. so yay me!

but again, god knows how long this will last so cross fingers!

here r some unglam pics of us after runnin. *grimaces*
baby n yol. they look like aliens with e eyes.
meera n me at e back of e van. super tak glam.

*hugs*

nora

Finally... An Update!

2012-01-06T12:40:00.017+08:00

i did it again. i let e blog fade away. if u've been checkin ev couple of days or wks to see if i updated, i'm sowweeeeeeeeee! it's been really busy and crazy and tiring so i completely let this slide. *grimaces*
So much for trying to make an effort in keeping this blog alive. but i'm back now! :)

so quite a bit has happened but since evthin is over now, i'm not gonna bother writin abt e happenings for e past 3 months. let's just do... highlights, if u will.

went out with my sisters to just shop since e sales all over singapore were massive! it was a sad day cos we found out that our MAC powder is goin to be discontinued. if u don't alrdy know, i got shit skin so it takes A REALLY LONG TIME to find powder that suits my face. i had an arduous time looking for a decent powder n i only found it a year ago! so now i'm depressed. anybody got good brands to recommend?

tea-time at TCC. my eldest sister and i acting cute. hahaa.

then i met up with one of my oldest friends. i think i've known her since i was 14 and then we worked together after our O Levels at Guardian Pharmacy. she was one of my closest n dearest friend. now we have both grown up n grown apart for a bit, it's good to know that we're still friends and can still talk to each other about anythin n evthin. :)

if u're readin this babe, much love!

one of my frens whom i meet pretty often now.

we went bowlin, blading n eating amongst other things! this was at simpang bedok with her sister, celebrating her bf's bday. :)

here's a familiar face to my blog - janah! i havent met her for eons n it was pleasant meetin her again. i missed her. *hugs* feels like we've drifted apart but still one of my dearest. :)

then there came christmas! i've never celebrated christmas before, simply cos my family doesnt do xmas n none of my close frens really celebrate it proper. so this year was a first for me. i had not one, but TWO christmas gatherings to go to! so fun!

first one was at his sister's place, with family and frens. wah super weird n awkward. haha. but nonetheless, she had good turkey n veg stuff tt i wld have scorned at without even lookin at it. but i got adventurous and had a couple n it was yummy! now to get e recipe. hee!

here's a pic while we were just loungin ard watchin tv. :)

ugh. i look like a dugong dammit.

e second xmas gatherin was at his fren's place. this was all frens so it wasn't as awkward. haha. but when e guys were doin their thing, there was nothin for me n meera to do... EXCEPT TO CAMWHORE! woohoo!

don't worry, i'm not abt to post all e pics n bore u to tears, so here's one. JUST ONE!

n then finally, NEW YEAR'S EVE! i had countdown event with my station so it was work at ngee ann city with all 3 english stations. doin this reminds me of being e producer of a stage show and how much i loved it. :)

anyhoo, here's a pic of e ladies in e class office. boss is missing from this picture. :(

with Vern during one of the breaks we had. :)

with both my bosses, erina and dahlia, and jeanie d.

after e event, we went to meet frens to have a late night supper. yeah, he came for my event with one of his frens cos we wanted to be together for nye. :)

i was a fatty and had prata n iced teh tarik after. ugh. now its e painful task of losing all e weight tt i've gained over e past 2 months.
spent e night at meera's after. :)

he accompanied me thru work n all e other times when it was goin rough. thanks baby. :)

*hugs*

nora

Really short update

2011-10-08T10:58:00.009+08:00

busy busy couple of weeks!

so just a quick update for now.

went for Westlife concert n omg. i nv liked them to begin with but i thought ok la.. maybe e boys grew up already n i know quite a bit of their songs. so no harm right? WRONG!
talk about taking cheesiness to a whole new level altogether. they sang a medley of covers, with a lil bit of rihanna, coldplay, lady gaga n god knows who else. but don't fool urself into thinkin "oh wow. these guys so versatile!"

they juz turned good songs into sugar pop versions. but i give them credit for still havin e vocal chops. especially shane, mark n nicky. e other guy didn't sing much so i cldnt tell much.

so here's a picture from e concert.
slightly before the concert was the much-awaited F1. only went for one day n shakira was e headlining act for that night. HER BODY IS TO BLOODY DIE FOR. so hot! so sexy! i didn't recognise half e songs she sang, but she was uber hot.

totally inspired me to take belly dance classes. here's a snap of myself n yati while watchin Shakira.

another weekend that was spent with "strong n handsome". hahah. we played scrabble n didnt complete e game cos work calls came in. but also cos i was losing. :P

some blueberry scone thingy tt we had. it looks yummy eh? BUT it had coconut shavings on top which is not cool. so i didnt like it.

then lunch was at O Coffee Club n it was super yum but i was really stuffed by then. we had chicken quesadillas...

n my usual turkey ham and cheese sandwich!

of cos, a self-shot. :D

n yeah, i know i been bloggin abt him for a while now... but nv posted any pictures before. shy la.. hahah. so here it is! :)

*hugs*

nora

Work! Life!

2011-09-21T12:22:00.003+08:00

so i reverted back to not bloggin for a super damn long time. haha.
that havin said, what a couple of wks it has been!

so busy with work n it's as if i'm gonna take forever to finish work. :S
it's a good thing i actually like my job! hahaha.
Retrolicious is coming up real soon and that's gonna be fun. i went last year as audience but this year, i'm gonna be workin during e event.
i'm pluggin e show, so go get ur tickets if u haven't already! :)

on e personal front, it's exhaustin. i keep forgettin tt i'm turnin 26 instead of 16, given e way things have been goin. haha. i completely n totally understand tt ppl care for me and simply dont want me to get hurt so i'm just gonna let it be what it is n see how things pan out in time to come.

so anyhoo! i have been tryin to do smthin active at least once a wk n it's been goin good so far.. haven't cheated yet. haha.
wk 1 saw us runnin at yishun stadium. ok so my stamina is down e drain but im gonna get it back!

one day, i shall have e physique of this chick.

then week 2 saw us playing badminton at sembawang cc. i got thrashed. hahah.

i love that we can do nothin and just talk for hours.

i love that we can do smthin that makes me look like a complete n utter mess n i'm still comfortable being with u.

i love that we can go for events n shows n know that we're still grounded after, no matter how atas e shows are.

i love how happy u make me feel. n above all, i love how u're trying so hard knowin tt it's gonna be one hell of an uphill battle.

*hugs*

nora

Selamat Hari Raya!

2011-09-04T12:12:00.003+08:00

it's so easy to lapse in e blog updates.. especially when im so busy with so many things! but hopefully things r back to normalcy now.. or rather, will be reverting back to normalcy. :)

so anyhoo, selamat hari raya to all! i hope u guys had as much fun as i did.
it was a fab one this year despite whatever that has happened. there was a sense of relief and it felt like a load was taken off my burden.

n of cos, e night ended great. all in, i was a happy camper. :)
haven't uploaded e pictures yet, so i only have those in my phone.

with my niece n nephew, so cute in their matchin outfits.
such a demure n gentle outlook when u're in e traditional outfit.. so fake. HAHA.

i'm truly happy and am at peace now.

any notions of doubts have flown out e window n i'm glad.

u r.. e perfect imperfection.

*hugs*

qin

Yin & Yang

2011-08-22T15:34:00.003+08:00

u nv cease to amaze me with e actions that u undertake. e one person tt i had so much faith in n believed tt i was dead right abt u being e "nice, decent one". so obviously, screw all tt crap cos i know bttr now.

u pinned all e blame on me n made me feel like such a tool for bein who i am.
u turned me into a human water fountain that wouldnt shut down.
u made me become a living zombie.
when all this while, it's all on YOU.
obviously, u werent who i thought u were. u lied through ur teeth with regards to everythin.
so for all that, screw u. god knows what kind of a guy u are, but one thing for sure, not a good one.

n to think i gave so much n endured so much n sacrificed SO MUCH.
n he has e audacity to flaunt it ard for e entire world to see.
ok. *zen*

on that note, it seems like my world is spinnin ard whenever i think of him or when i'm with him. nothin can ever get me down cos i turn to him now for support, in more ways than one. n needless to say, it scares e hell outta me. e progression is way too fast and we're both not ready but like what they all say, there's nothin u can do except to just go with e flow. so that's exactly what i'm gonna do.

i don't know how it's possible to feel so right yet wrong at e same time. e contradiction is jarrin n it stares me in e face.

e way her hand curves into his.
e way they gravitate towards each other.
e comfort n ease that just takes over.
e happiness.

at peace.

*hugs*
nora

Mindless Chattering

2011-08-19T17:23:00.003+08:00

tell me i'm special. tell me u've never felt like this before.
speak to me e words i want to hear with sincerity.
otherwise i'll hire a hitman.

treat me good, treat me well.
i'll be e best, i promise i shall.
fuck my mind n i swear, i'll hire a hitman.

HAHA! i like this hitman idea.
ok so i'm bored, sue me for e nonsense i'm posting on my blog.

*hugs*
nora

In the Blink of an Eye

2011-08-16T14:27:00.002+08:00

n just like that, e switcheroo is done. wow. it barely took 2 minutes n now it seems like i'm being engulfed once again. now now, don't jump to conclusion cos u probably don't know what i'm talkin abt n i daresay noone but myself know exactly.

but that havin said... this is mind boggling. i keep thinkin to myself, is this simply a form of distraction? or is it e novelty tt keeps me intrigued?
when push comes to shove, i honestly don't know which direction i'll swing to. but for now, at least, i'll just swim alongside e current of e river.

so anyhoo, i absolutely detest being sick. HATE it. LOATHE it! sighs. i got sick all of a sudden on sun afternoon n instead of gettin bttr, IT GOT WORSE. sighs. i hate it hate it. slpin at night is probably e most tortuous ordeal cos i'll cough n sneeze sooo badly tt i feel as if my lungs are gonna jump out.

it got so bad last night tt i took some of my mom's pills tt made me drowsy. n i finally managed to fall aslp after an hour-ish of tossing n turnin. i'm crossin fingers that i'll be fine n dandy within e next couple of days.

i reckon this is how i look in e middle of e night when i can't slp. haha.

sneezin my lungs out, n annoyin my sister as she sleeps.

*hugs*

nora

Welcome In!

2011-08-10T13:39:00.003+08:00

when decisions r put forth to u, it's scary to think of e consequences that come with shld u decide either way. there's never an easy option, but nonetheless. u just have to cross fingers n hope that it all works out for e best.

so on that note, i was pleasantly surprised to welcome u into my life. god knows if u meant e words tt were exchanged but i take it with a pinch of salt.

i can look past a lot of things n i don't reckon i shld say wat these things are but if there's one thing i'm adamant abt, i won't compete. there can be a million n one others but i know for sure, i won't compete. this is e part where i can safely say that i'll definitely walk.
don't prove me right.

n on that note, check out this cute lil picture. isn't it simply e cutest thing? running away when smbody is chasing after u? these 2 characters look like ostriches, what with e fanned out skirts n all.
no words needed for this one. :)

*hugs*

nora

Movies in the Park 2011

2011-08-08T12:19:00.012+08:00

what a tiring but fun wkend. MOVIES IN THE PARK 2011! woo hoo!

it was setup day on friday n i went in to e office to clear sm work n final touches on event prep. went to Plaza Sing to do some work in between setup and im so glad i managed to finish e bulk of it, lest i gotta do it at home. anyhoo, e setup didnt end as late as i anticpated it to, thank god for that.

then an influx of calls came in on sat morning. WAH. phone on fire la... n here i am thinkin tt once e setup is done, event day will be relatively decent... NOT! but all in, it was a fun first time!

here are some pictures! :)

glenn egging bobby on.. go bobby go!

Morning Express team.

Yazzie and Carol.

Yazzie, Jean and me.

Yati and me!

n of cos, me being me... what's a day without desserts right? this is a simple brownie with ice-cream but it was pretty yum!
for some strange reason, i was super hyper after e event and went to pasir ris park to hang out with yati for a bit.

so we all know i have a sweet tooth.. from chocolates to brownies n dont even get me started on donuts and cupcakes! a very sweet fren bought me a HUGE lolly and really adorable duckies. for no reason! i was so surprised and pleasantly taken aback. :)

if u're readin this, thank u. much appreciated!

*hugs*
nora

Concerts Galore

2011-08-04T12:31:00.007+08:00

this wk has been full of activities n i'm soooo tired. but e wk isn't abt to let up.. quite e contrary. *grimaces* i am goin to be so relieved once sat is over and the stress level eases off, even if it's for that tiny wee bit.

so i went for cranberries concert on mon at the indoor stadium. now, i'm not like a HUGE major fan but i like a couple of their tunes and i thought it'd be great to see them live. I WASN'T DISAPPOINTED! e lead singer's vocals were incredible and she had such stage presence.
*do you have to let it linger... do u have to, do u have to, do u have to let it linger..."

she sang a couple of songs from their upcomin album n i gotta say, i can't wait for the release. it's gonna be amazing. :)

didn't take much photos... so here r e couple tt i took.

and then i caught B.O.B. on Wednesday at Resorts World. i do not like gg there on a wkday cos it's pretty far from my house n gg back home is always a bitch. i wasn't that impressed with him cos i'm so not a rap kinda girl but i suppose it was pretty good if u like that sorta thing.

good energy from e crowd though. n of cos, i was with janah so it was amazingly fab. we broke fast at Sakae Sushi at Harbourfront and hung out for a bit after e concert.

n again, i didn't take much photos.

check out her flawless skin.

so it was a rather intense conversation. when i first heard what i heard, my first words were "i REALLY didn't need to know that." n after gg ballistic n ranting like a cavewoman for a while, i sorted things out. but that having said, i don't really know if it's e right decision that was made. only time will tell ya?

at times like this, i realise how much honesty really means to me. so thank u for being honest at e very least.

devil n angel playin with ur mind.

*hugs*
nora

Fresh Breath of Sunshine

2011-08-03T12:39:00.007+08:00

e last 2 wks have been strange to say e very least. ppl disappearing, ppl comin back, ppl making an appearance. but whatever it is, i'm glad i got my girls with me to make e transition a slightly easier process.
so specifically to janah, marlena, earlene n of cos fadz.. u guys r e bomb. love u to bits.

what do u do when u find urself in a position that u never thought u wld ever be in? whichever way u swing, it's gonna have some sort of effect on u. or what do u do when u know u're feeling/doing smthin tt u shldnt be but u simply can't hit e stop or even pause button. n then u realise there's no 2 way abt it... there really is nothin u can do.

so on that note, i'll just let it be what it is and try my darnest not to desire after it. but damn hun. hook, line n sink.

so because it's been such a pleasant wk, here's a photo tt totally depicts how i feel right now. woo hoo!

intelligence and being witty. i think that's a damn sexy combination any one person can possess. check this out. :)

have a great mid wk!

*hugs*

nora

Weakness

2011-07-28T09:04:00.003+08:00

u are only allowed that many moments of weakness. slipping into a reverie n fallin back into e never ending black swirlin hole will just swallow u whole.

u.will.not.be.that.weak.bitch.
u.will.not.let.circumstances.break.u.

*hugs*
nora

Imperfection Competition

2011-07-20T22:14:00.004+08:00

competition. u compete with others for smthin tt u hanker after. u compete with others for promotion, for attention, for love.. for pretty much evthin tt ur heart sets its desire on.

there's only so much u can do or say to compete with.

so on that note, i'm done competing for u. i feel like i'm in a one-way road to nowhere n i refuse to be (in a fren's word) mindfucked. there's no way in hell i can compete with e others be it in terms of personality, character or physical appearance. so i bow out.
don't confuse me any further with e words tt u say or e actions tt u do cos honey, u know fully well that whatever u do or say make an impact.

on a somewhat different level, appearances are nothin but misleading. smbody who dresses provocatively or speaks in a certain manner may not necessarily be tt person on e inside. one may seem flirty n easy on e outside, but who's to say tt she's not insecure n faithful on e inside?

u'll never know till u take that risk of explorin ur options so don't judge a book by its cover.

*hugs*
nora

Escape to Bangkok

2011-07-18T21:19:00.014+08:00

what a crazy past few wks it's been!

went to bangkok for a short while n when i came back, it was overload! tiring but great fun!
it was a much needed trip where i didn't do anythin for 5 entire days n thought of nothin. ok i lied... but at e very least, e distance n inability to do anythin helped to clear my head n smhow made me see things much clearer.

i don't know if i'm imaginin things or if i'm simply willin myself to see things in a certain way, but i'm content with what is right now.
i'll take what i can get. :)

on that note, bangkok is simply shopper's paradise! i've nv been much of a shopper cos really, i can't be bothered to keep tryin clothes n shoes n wat not. so i wasn't expecting myself to go berserk shopping! whatever money that i've changed in singapore wasn't enough, so i had to change some more in bangkok... TWICE!

needless to say, we didn't do anythin else during e entire trip save for shopping. more than 12 hours were spent shopping evday! ugh. so obviously i'm super broke now. :(

so now i'm all psyched for my next trip... god knows where i'm gg but let's hope it's smwhere decent. yay!

here r some photos from e trip... if u wanna see more, check out my fb. :)
e day to run away's finally here... time to board e plane!
pink cab! i love it love it!

*hugs*
qin

Forbidden Fruit

2011-07-02T14:39:00.002+08:00

most of us yearn for smthin tt we can't have, despite knowing that it's in our best interests to do without that one thing. but when e heart is beating one path n ur intellect is whispering e direct opposite, which takes precedence? which takes control?

maybe it's all in my head. maybe i'm readin too much into things.
but u don't make it easy to think straight.
exploring e possibilities seems like such a plausible thought... until e reality seeps back into my mind.
if only.... if only....

anyhoo, here's a cute cartoon i found. :)

*hugs*

nora

Confusion, Love & Lust

2011-06-27T18:48:00.005+08:00

smtimes it makes me paranoid to know tt this blog is open for any random tom, dick or harry to read cos then i never know how much i shld be blogging abt. so nw, i have to think twice before hitting e "publish post" button and to write with discretion.

confusion. dictionary.com explains it as "disturbance of consciousness characterized by inability to engage in orderly thought or by lack of power to distinguish, choose or act decisively". it also describes confusion as "the state of being confused".
n tt's exactly what i was over e wkend - in a state of being confused.

so much has happened over e wkend n it's taking a toll on me. smtimes when things/situations are so emotionally draining, they wld inevitably have an effect on u physically n after 3 days, i'm physically drained too. i'm nothin but just a girl. i don't want e shenanigans, nor do i want e flourishes. honesty is all i ask for.

met rizal over e wkend to settle what was needed to n i don't know if i'm strong or just a damn good faker. haha. i like to think it's e former. now i truly know what e term "bittersweet" means. n tt's all i'm gonna talk abt it. for now at least.

on a completely different note...
i've asked u not to hurt me but u did. u said n i quote, "i don't want to ruin our friendship." yeah well honey, don't we all?
i've asked u to be honest, n u were.... a month later.
u were e last person i expected this from but now that it is what it is, there's really nothin else to do but walk away.
once again, i've been taught how to play e game. but i won't play it, not till i'm well n ready for it.

anyhoo, i nv really believed what they say abt men n women. women think with their hearts n men think with their lil frens. i mean come on. not all guys right? but recently, i came to realise that it's somewhat true! when i ask guy frens abt it, they juz give a non-committal answer that it's all A-ok cos they're "a guy/man".

maybe i'm naive like that, but REALLY?! what is wrong with u? it's not cool to use a girl as a sex object. aren't u juz basically telling e girl tt "hey babe! u're hot n sexy n that's all i see from u. i like u enough to want to have sex with u but u ain't really my type. fuck me?"
ok maybe not in so much words la but i'm juz going on a wild limb here.

so here's a picture that i think really sums it all up. hahha!

this is another cartoon that i found. before e second half of e sentence, e girl wld probably be, "thank god... i actually mean smthin to him!"
n when he finishes his sentence, "fuck. i must have been stupid to ever think i meant smthin."

hope u guys r having a great start to e wk! :)

*hugs*
nora

Adele - One and Only

2011-06-23T16:05:00.000+08:00

my current it song.
love love it... "i dare u"

Way Overdue

2011-06-17T11:36:00.005+08:00

it's been half a year since my last entry... that's insanely long. i actually thought about putting an end to this blog but it's been with me for so long n i kinda like the idea of having my own space to vent my thoughts n feelings.

so to start off, what an intense 6 months it's been!
i know my last few entries have had talks of my wedding in them but if u don't alrdy know, e wedding's called off. obviously it was a shit period of time for me at tt point of time cos nv in my wildest dreams did i think it will happen. but it did.
this whole drama has really opened up my eyes but i wont start verbal bashing ppl in my blog. simply cos it's not a very nice thing to do n i have yet to sink tt low (not tt i ever will).

but safe to say, i've been grateful to my family for standing by me n supporting me thru this really dark period in my life. i was in such a mess n things were really bleak but smhow, i've managed to pull myself together n started living my life again.
n obviously i cldn't have done it without e support n presence of my frens n colleagues. be it to mope n be depressing or to just go out n think of nothin, they've been there for me no questions asked. much appreciated.

yeah yeah, i get tt this is beginning to sound like an acceptance speech but just one last to shout out my thanks to n that's rizal's parents, especially his mom. for all e help n support tt she's given me, n for tryin to make things work n for simply being strong when i wasn't.

so now, things have come to a closure n it sucks but there comes a point in time where u have to let go n move on. n tts exactly what i'm doing. i refuse to be brought down by the negative situation or negative vibes tt u portray. i refuse to let e circumstances take control. i'll bounce back better than before n i'm on my way there.
so to u, i wish u well in ur future endeavours. u taught me to be strong even when ur harsh words were tormenting me. u taught me what love is n how e game shld be played. so on tt note, all e best.

so tt's abt all i can update for now cos i don't wanna bog u down with all e drama in one entry. lol. hope u guys are doing great!

*hugs*
qin

Tiring Weekend

2011-01-18T09:41:00.008+08:00

it was a long busy weekend that just passed. good thing i was on leave on friday to make sure i had enough time to do all that i needed to do.

apart from e wedding fair that i went to, i also did a show at Expo with Glenn n Bobby n that was fun! nerve-wrecking but fun nonetheless. my first show on my own. :)

here are e guys wishing e public Happy Chinese New Year!

e guys doing their thing on stage.

then on sun, rizal n i went for our Marriage Guidance Course. it spans over 2 weekends n it lasts e ENTIRE DAY. :s

at first we were psyched for e class but after couple of hours, evone in e class was bored. but e lecturers were pretty funny n it perked us up periodically.

then after e course, we had dinner at his house. his mom made fried macaroni, chicken stew and creme brulee! omg. i didn't know that was do-able if u're not a chef. so yum. i loved it loved it!

then after dinner, his family sat at e table and had a discussion about weddings and preparations. that was a bit awkward for me cos i didn't think it was nice for me to be there wen they're havin a family discussion.

i wish things were easy and we didn't have so much to worry about. but now that all these situations have arose, i hope we get thru them as best we can. i love u awak.

baby chilling out with his gramps after dinner...

*hugs*
nora

Wedding Panic Attack

2011-01-15T22:27:00.003+08:00

so it's been a stressful week cos i made significant changes to my wedding plans. so from e much talked about orchid country club, i now change it to... god knows where. i havent decided a venue yet n i'm stressing out!

now that i'm doin a separate venue, i have to source for EVERYTHING on my own. i've already gotten my makeup n hair, event photography n videography so i'm not too freaked out about those... but e huge part of e wedding such as e decor n food are non-existent! n with 9 months to go, i know it's gonna be hard cos most of e bridal places are taken up. eff.

so i went to e bridal fair with rizal on fri n my family on sat. it was quite fruitful cos i finally signed with my decor n food company! YAY! n at a decent affordable price too. so that's one load off my shoulders... now only have to think about rizal's cos e date is almost taken up by most companies and he has 9 months to go... :(

so now my main concern is e venue. blardy eff. i didnt' noe finding a venue for a malay weddin is so blardy difficult. it's killin me.
i'm now considerin bottle tree park, a community centre n e multi-purpose hall in front of my house. if i have it my way, i'd wan to do it pasir ris park cos its so beautiful.
ugh. i hate this.

i just want e next 9 months to zoom pass in a flash.

*hugs*
nora

Year End Festivities

2011-01-08T12:06:00.017+08:00

So this may be a bit too late but nonetheless, happy new year to all! and of course, merry christmas to those who celebrate.

dec has been a good month in many ways. i'm not gonna go into details so let's just do a quick update.
it's a rather short month cos i took leave from work for one week to go to krabi with my family. and then all e employees are given one week off, so that's a REALLY long break.

and then, rizal n i finalised several wedding stuff and now, i'm all excited! hee.
so anyway, my station celebrated christmas n i've never celebrated christmas ever before so it was somethin new for me. we exchanged prezzies with everyone n had a station xmas lunch, with turkey n e works. yum!

n rizal had a xmas show at taka on xmas eve. hah. that was a disaster waitin to happen. it was an intense couple of weeks for him, wat with work n practice sessions but e show went well n it was pretty good. e crowd, as usual, was crazy. thankfully that's his last show.

him on stage, in action.

e new breakforce crew tee.

then durin e one week break from work, we spent some time together. watched movie, went swimmin, bummed around.. :)

we had dessert at 1-Caramel at dhoby gaut n it was total yum! bit expensive but worth e price.

bein e glutton that i am, i had e CHOCOLATE SLUT. haha. so decadent but each bite was worth every penny of it. chocolate fudge, chocolate mousse, marshmallow, melted chocolate oozin out of it and it wasn't as sweet as i thought it would be.

we played ard with e iPhone and i discovered this new app which distorts ur faces. hahahaa. i absolutely loved it!

and then came new year's eve. this year's nye was spent working at Ion Orchard and the crowd was huge!

thankfully, rizal was able to come and join me at Ion Orchard even though he had to come late.

star jump Yazzie. only Yazzie has e energy to jump up and down in her super high heels.

with glenn and my boss, erina.

all e females, minus carol cos she was busy takin photos too.

e 4 jocks on stage.

*hugs*

nora

Birthday Dinner

2010-12-22T13:51:00.004+08:00

went out after work yesterday for dinner with baby's family.. it was to celebrate his dad's birthday! i love love love birthdays. so much fun! i went home after work to change first cos i was uncomfortable in what i was wearing. didn't wanna look wrong for his family....

changed into jeans n smthin bit more casual n then we headed off to city square mall. of course we got lost cos we didn't know how to get there, despite having been there numerous times! but once we got there, our reservation at seoul garden was not confirmed n we had to change plans.

so we headed to... SWENSEN'S! yum!

ordered a whole bunch of stuff n even i was amazed at e amount of food on the table. everyone had individual main courses which they shared amongst each other and then we also ordered appetizers (rodeo wings, deep fried mushrooms, calamari, hot golden fries AND mussels). didn't manage to take a picture cos i didn't wanna seem rude.

best part of e meal? apparently Swensen's has this promotion that gives away free ice-cream if u dine there on your actual birthday. it's not some shit single scoop ice-cream too! it's a Firehouse, complete with a candle! i wanted to sing e birthday song but nobody wanted to sing with me so we had to do without.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL DECEMBER BABIES! :D

*hugs*
nora

Horrid Undereyes

2010-12-20T14:53:00.003+08:00

i have horrendous dark undereye. it's not something that cropped up all of a sudden but somethin that's been buildin up. wen i was in my early teens, this problem never made me sit up n take action... simply cos it wasn't noticeable.
n i was a very fuss free person. i didn't like makeup much n i never bothered with moisturiser and toner and what not.

fast-forward to approximately 10 years later, and ta-da! i have shit eyes. i look like a panda who got punched. concealer doesn't help to cover ANYTHING. n moisturiser is not doing anything to help. i've tried tons of eye cream (ZA, Ginvera, Vaseline, etc...) and so far, nothin worked! sighs.
now, i basically look like a monster who's sleep-deprived.

so now... desperate situations call for desperate measures. i changed my whole range of makeup. from simple affordable za and maybelline to mac. now my face in general looks semi-decent but it cld do better.
and i had to do smthin about the eyes so..... i bought myself one REALLy expensive thing which i never thought i would.

SK Advanced Eye Treatment Film.

for a 750ml tube (which is tiny), i forked out $72.50! n this was at duty free mind you. i'm crossing my fingers that it works, otherwise that's money down the drain. at the end of this month, i'll put up a pic of my ridiculous panda eyes and we can all compare the differences, if any.

wish me luck!

*hugs*
nora

3 Months Later

2010-12-18T22:47:00.002+08:00

it's been more than 2 months since i last posted n it wasn't cos i was too busy with work to make an entry. i just didn't know if i could continue writing how i used to or if i needed to censor my words simply cos of sensitivity issues. i contemplated shuttin down e blog but i decided against it.

so a lot's happened within e past 2 months... i left Delta and joined MediaCorp Radio. started out at 987fm and then transferred to Class95. it's been an enjoyable time so far at Class but of course, it's been less than a month. dec is a rather short month for me at work cos i juz took one week off for my family holiday n we also get another week off in e last week of Dec by e company. but judgin from e workload given, i think it's gonna be real busy once e new year comes.

my birthday was pleasant this year too... had e usual lunch celebration with my family.. this year, we went to straits kitchen at hyatt n then shoppin! bought mac makeup for myself n i have to say... i'm lovin it! baby met me on my actual birthday n brought me to vivocity. we had max brenners for dessert n it was YUMMY! he also bought me an iphone 4 for my birthday cos he knows that's what i really really want. u're e sweetest awak. :D my sis got my a skalli bag and my other sis, mom n bro in law gave me cash to fund my makeup n facial stuff. YAY!

I also got engaged last month! YAY!! very stressful n pressurisin time but now tt we're officially engaged, we have started weddin shoppin n I love every minute of it. of course, i needed a lot of help with e shoppin bit n i turned to all my married friends. from weddin bands to photographers n to pretty much evthin else under e sun, i seeked opinions n assistance from a couple of ppl. we set e date to be in 10 months from now (29th Oct 2011) and i'm really excited! it wasn't easy for us to get to where we are with all e fights n hiccups that we faced, but i'm glad we're finally here.

my family n i were also supposed to go to france n switzerland this dec but e travel agency screwed up our bookin n we had to cancel our trip. tt was a bummer n e only positive thing that came out of it was the fact that i got to save that extra bit of money for my weddin. :D
so anyway, we ended up goin to krabi instead n it was really cool!

i've never been a beach person so i was on e fence abt e trip.... wen i saw e beaches n e effect it had on my eczema-ed legs, i was sold! e sea was crystal clear n i saw fishes upclose swimmin ard my legs (which i kicked away, of course) AND i even went snorkelling. that's probably a no biggie for many of u but it's a huge thing for me cos I CANNOT SWIM TO SAVE MY LIFE! but i put on e life jacket, gathered my courage n jumped in. obviously there was a whole lot of screamin, thrashin n grabbin gg on, but all factors considered, i was glad i did cos it was really fun.

so this has been an entry on e update of e last few months... i'll definitely make more regular posts from now on.
oh ya! i'll post pics of my bday celebration n krabi n work stuff real soon. :D

*hugs*
nora

2010-08-08T14:15:00.024+08:00

it's been 2 months since i last blogged! wow.

it's just been a huge n long roller coaster ride n i jz cldnt be bothered to blog abt all tt's happening. but now tt's all over n to hell with morons, i'm back!

it's been fun e past few weeks/months but here're e highlights!
we had an early bday celebration for rizal last wk n went to universal studios. it was sooo fun! from e thrilling rides to e shops to e shows to e characters. i loved it loved it. we took a ride in e dinosaur land n decided not to wear e raincoats cos we thot it wasnt gonna be bad.

n we were right.. e ride was calm n serene... UNTIL IT GOT TO E END! we were thrown down backwards n we got drenched. like really drenched. n then i had to walk ard all wet throughout e whole day. but it was way fun!

there were other truckloads of things tt we did but too much to blog abt. if u havent gone to e universal studios, U SHOULD!
i'll blog again soon.

in e meantime, here r some pics from universal studios. :)

*hugs*

qin

2010-06-08T16:42:00.002+08:00

its been almost a month since i last posted... wow. pretty damn long.

anyway, it's been a tiring past few wks (both emotionally and physically). i'm not one who's contented with jus sittin ard n doin nothin, or doin smthin tt is a dead end. i like being on e ball n havin stuff to do. of course, there comes a period wen i enjoy doin nothin cos it gets tirin after a while but after a couple of days or so, i like e feelin of bein rushed again.

havin said tt, e past couple of wks have been busy n i barely had enough slp. but hey, so long as it's bringin in e dough, it's all good eh? ahaha.
i'm workin part-time for my previous company and right now, i'm workin for e digimon show. it's so cute to see e lil kids, esp wen they talk abt wat they've done for tt day. i like cute ones, so adorable!

some other work stuff came up too n it's gonna be interestin to see how things pan out in e next couple of wks. i'll update more on tt in my next post. :D

*hugs*
qin

2010-05-16T21:31:00.002+08:00

it's been a tough couple of wks n they dont seem to be lettin up. many things can change in a single night, in a couple of hours. whether u like it or not, they still do change.

i don't really know where im gg with this but i do noe tt i love my baby so so much. despite all e fights tt we've had, i do noe tt he's e love tt i wanna spend e rest of my life with.

on a completely separate note, thanks to my class 28 n tony for all e help they've given me on fri night. no words cld say how much i appreciated it. wat a day, wat a wkend.
lets hope it'll get bttr soon.

*hugs*
qin

Redundancy

2010-04-22T13:37:00.013+08:00

it's the last week of work and the past few days have been filled with clearing my stuffs at work and handin over my work. apart from tt, i've been quite free...
BUT nights have been tiring n i go to slp really late.. always after midnight. for most ppl, it's no biggie cos they're used to it but i need my slp... i need to slp before midnight if i wan to wake up on time for work tmr.

lack of slp = tired, lethargic me

i dont noe how i used to survive on 2 or 3 hours of slp previously but then again, i was much younger then.
i'm feelin redundant so this post is a no-brainer post.

anyway, here're some photos from the last time i went out with my family and rizal.

some baked mussels at swensen's earle... these mussels were amazingly good n i don't even particularly like mussels. but these were super damn yummy.

baby's mocha drink i think.. i loved e whip cream.

yum dessert.. i love desserts. this one had wafer biscuit, hazelnut biscuits, cherry, ice-cream, whip cream, nuts... it had e works!

*hugs*

qin

Doctor's Visit

2010-04-15T12:06:00.002+08:00

i finally went to e doctor yest for my ulcer... so blardy painful la. rizal came with me n of cos he was upset. cos e doctor asked y it took me so long before i finally came to visit him n rizal has been tellin me to go since last wk. :(

but i got medication for e ulcer n thank god! i have two oral meds n one gel to use.
e gel tasted funny but who cares. i'm not in so much pain now. i'm hoping i'll get cured by this wkend... it sucks to have a painful mouth cos i cant talk n eat properly.

anyway, rizal stayed with me e whole evenin yest. picked me up from work n had dinner at jalan kayu. yum! then he sent me to tuition n stayed at my sis's hse while waitin for me. then he brought me to e doctor for my ulcer n then sent me home.
we didn't do anythin out of e ordinary cos i didnt haev much time. these days are always spent rushin!

thank u awak. appreciate evthin u've done. :)

*hugs*
qin

2010-04-12T17:32:00.003+08:00

its been a very relaxin wkend... now tt im servin my one month's notice, e wkends have been rather pleasant. i actually have time to stay home n watch tv.

so havin said tt, i met up with frens over past wkends... last wkend, i met zura, dee n lynnda n this wkend i met zana. omg. it's been ridiculously long since i last met her... its good to meet my frens n remind myself tt i used to have a life outside work n these r e friends whom i noe will be with me for life.

havin said that, i absolutely love catchin up with frens to get up to e date with each other's lives. met zana at max brenner at esplanade n omg. i love e desserts there... it's so yummy but slightly pricey of course. we shared a plate of waffles n had hot chocolate. i had e marshmallow hot choco. YUMMY!
bein e sweetheart tt she is, she got me a prezzie... A WEDDIN PLANNER! so sweet eh? :D

i've opened e gift box but have yet to read thru e book n planner tt came with it. i can't wait to get started on e preparations n plannin for e weddin. approximately a yr n a half to go... i hope e time will zoom by!

didn't snap much pics with zana, n i juz realised tt i don't have a single photo with her at all! but i do have photos of e yummy desserts. :D
our drinks n dessert... no wonder im pilin on e pounds.

tt's e amazingly beeyooteeful n scumptious dessert tt we shared. tutti-frutti waffles! it had strawberries and bananas and whip cream and a scoop of cookies n cream ice cream. it was to.die.for.

*hugs*

qin

Bleedingly Painful Ulcers

2010-04-11T10:47:00.002+08:00

my mouth is in pain.
ugh.

i have two huge ulcers in my lower mouth n it's killin me. it's been there for almost 5 days now n i thot they wld go away.. i gargled salt water n started drinkin more plain water but its still e same. if anythin, i think e ulcers got bigger. dammit.

n last night, one of them started bleedin n me bein me, didn't know tt it was bleedin even though i cld taste e saltiness of e blood. i thot it was normal n told myself to not kick up such a big fuss. then rizal n mom commented tt it was bleedin. sighs.

wen i shut my mouth, i can actually feel how swollen it is. ugh. i hate it i hate it.
so i'm tryin not to talk too much now.

will update ltr wen im not in so much pain. :(

*hugs*
qin

2010-04-05T11:57:00.010+08:00

it's been such a relaxin wkend.. i loved havin wkends like such cos it's very rare tt i get days off like these.
fri was a very fruitful day. i woke up relatively early n jogged in e mornin.. after so blardy long, i finally went to run n omg. my stamina is ALL GONE. im so frustrated. it's time to start gymmin again n gg for my classes cos i feel fat now. :(
then i went home to bake cupcakes! i baked 2 different types of cupcakes - blueberry cupcakes with crumble topping n peanut butter chocolate cupcakes. i was so paranoid tt my cupcakes wld not turn out right or nice... thank god it turned out decent! they weren't fantastically yummy to me but i suppose they'll do for a first time. ahhah.

rizal was supposed to come over for dinner after work so i attempted to cook. i'm still in e learnin process of cookin so i cant cook very well. but i cooked for him! nothin fancy of course cos i was super tired from e 5 hours of bakin.. but accordin to him, it was yummy! yayness.
time to try my hand at other dishes. :D
after dinner, we juz chilled out n watched tv n discussed some weddin stuff. it was a very peaceful night.

pictures from my bakin expedition!
all e ingredients i used for my cupcakes.

e batter for e blueberry cupcakes..

e crumble toppin. i loved e toppin! super blardy hard to make too.

in e oven bakin!! i love e smell of bakin.. e aroma simply wafts out of e oven.

e peanut butter cupcakes before e topping.

blueberry cupcakes! they look more like muffins to me.

ready to serve!

tts my baby, all content after bein fed. :D

satisfied me, after a whole day in e kitchen.

*hugs*

qin

The Proposal

2010-04-02T14:31:00.013+08:00

it's been a fantastic wk! if u don't already know, rizal proposed to me on our 2nd yr anniversary on monday. we both know it was a done deal, as in i wld definitely say yes, cos we juz bought a house and are startin to plan e details... but he was still sooo nervous wen he popped e qn, which i thot was so sweet.

so we met at marina sq n had dinner at breeks. i love e toast at breeks.. i always have tt wenever i go there. then we went to sg flyer... i nv went up on e flyer before n evtime we walk/ride past, i will always point up n say tt i wan to ride on e flyer. well this time round, we went up on e flyer! i was so psyched!

it was a very slow ride n honestly, more hype than its worth... anyway, rizal was perspirin like crazy n it was so strange tt he was, cos e cabin was air-conditioned. wen we reached e topmost part of e ride n where e view was so picturesque, he hugged me from behind n proposed in my ear. n in his hands, was e beautiful ring in a box. YES! YES! YES! i do i do i do!

i was so ecstatic. we sat down outside e flyer after e ride n had a talk... i was so happy n then he surprised me with a heart-shaped box of ferrero roches. YUM! e ring he proposed with is beautiful.. it comes with 2 hearts entwined into one n where e 2 hearts meet, there's a diamond. it's so beautiful.
so here're some pictures!

while waitin to enter e cabin..

tts e cabin in front of ours... i love e view.

this is so picturesque n i love it.

juz before e big question.. he was so nervous.

tts our couple ring, my new engagement ring n e bracelet he bought me wen he was in dubai. :D

i love how e ring is so unique n different... thank u awak.

i love u baby.

*hugs*

qin

Movin On

2010-03-24T15:29:00.004+08:00

e past few wks have been ridiculously full of late nights and i've been very tired. but it wasn't emotionally draining so it wasn't that bad. but nonetheless, there's so much a girl can take. but now, things r beginnin to have a slower pace to them cos i'm on my one month's notice!
after so many months of consideration, i've finally made my decision to move on. it's not easy to make a decision as such cos i've got commitments n plans for e future.

but i do realise that being happy is more important than the money tt u earn tt comes with a lot of crazy shit.
*smiles*

on tt note... its e wkend! yayness. i lurve wkends where i get to spend e first half of e day at home n simply do nothin. i woke up relatively late this mornin at 10am n did some household chores for mom n then i watched tv.. then i read a book n am finally on e net. i have work to do n i'm dreadin it. i look forward to e time where i can fully rest knowin tt i dun have work to do at home.
since graduation, i dun think i have ever had tt luxury. even wen i'm away on holiday, work is still naggin at me at e back of my head. there's no end.

anyway, i'm gg to have dinner with my family ltr to celebrate my second sis's bday. yay. it's been so long since i went out tt's non-work related. :)

will update again soon!

*hugs*
qin

Alone for 15 Days

2010-03-04T20:18:00.002+08:00

so i'm all alone until rizal comes back next next mon... so depressin. i've been comin home straight after work cos i've been so tired from work. n of cos, i miss him a lot. i wish e 15th wld zoom here so i wont be alone anymore. :(

anyhoo, i've got several issues to work out n they're not exactly lil decisions tt won't make any difference in my life.
quite e opposite, on e contrary.

it's time to make several life changing decisions n this time round, e main issue is not gonna have me distracted/sidetracked no matter how attractive e perks may be. *takes a deep breath n makes e right decision*
so let's stay tuned for more updates on this issue.

*hugs*
qin

Chinese New Year

2010-02-14T11:53:00.006+08:00

i love cny period cos i get such a long holiday from work. total yayness! today's e first day of cny and my whole company shuts down until friday. 6 full days of not gg into work is FANTABULOUS! i detest gg into e office cos it's so blardy far n i swear, i'm e only idiot who takes such a long time to get to e office each mornin. sighs.

so today's valentine's day and im meetin rizal in a while n i can't wait. yayness! i'm bloggin while i wait for him to come pick me up. hee! i'll give more updates on tt in a few days time. :D

anyway, yest was e last day of work n only banana n i were on site. e rest of e colleagues got e day off as it was e eve of cny. so i was at tampines mall with shasha, paul and william. william came along as he needed to buy a monitor for his pc n paulie paul was e coordinator. i like hanging out with them. i always feel different when im with them than wen im with other frens. but they had to leave early to go back for reunion dinner so it was only me n shasha for e last session.

e mall was blardy empty by then n it was like a ghost town. we had so much time to kill before e session cos all e shops were closin n we had nowhere to go. so we jus sat in e changin room n listened to music, played games n cam-whored!
pictures!

*hugs*

qin

Vegas Trip

2010-02-07T21:45:00.003+08:00

i'm becomin such a lazy blogger. my posts r more than a month apart from each other! as compared to how i used to blog almost evday.. i feel damn lazy now. haha.

anyway, i went to vegas with fadz n earlene last month n it was super fun! i love love love gg to e states. obviously cos there's no language barrier as opposed to gg to korea or japan but also cos of evthin else! e culture, e shoppin, e ppl, e food. yum! i also loved e fact tt my phone was not in order wen were in e states so noone cld contact me n i had e luxury of choosin whom i wanted to speak with. haha. tt's smthin tt almost never happens!

so needless to say, vegas was amazin fun n i love travellin with e girls. it's one of e rare pleasures tt i get n i noe it's hard to come by, given our work schedules n other aspects of our lives. but from now on, it's travellin with my baby! i cannot wait to be able to travel to proper places with baby cos i know we're gonna have crazy fun. :)

to e girls: i love u guys. to e fun, e tears, e laughter... not a single minute where i wasn't thankful for havin u guys as frens. *hugs*

on a completely separate note altogether, this yr is beginnin to look very dreary for me. e bright side is tt it's already february n i cannot wait for e yr to zoom past. how i wish i can wake up tmr n find it to be june already. :S

*hugs*
qin

Lazy Weekend

2010-01-10T20:57:00.004+08:00

it has been a relatively quiet wkend. smtimes after so many wks/months of stayin out till wee hours of e nyt, it makes a good change to have a wkend in, doin mundane stuffs. fri evenin/late night was spent with various talents discussin work stuff n then met rizal after he finished sch. it was a bit late but we had dinner at lau pa sat n then went straight home. dinner was A LOT! we had satay, chicken wings, rojak n some noodles. by e time we left e place, i felt like bursting!

then on sat, i spent e first half of e day at home doin work n watchin tv n doin stuffs for mom. i quite like lazin ard doin nothin in particular. then met rizal after he finished work n we had dinner at a turkey restaurant in suntec city. yummy! we walked ard tryin to find sm stuff n then ended e nyt by havin desserts at bakerzin. total sinful but delightful. ugh.

we had a fun day on sun.. shoppin in town-ish area. omg. i spent so much on random stuffs. i bought an external hard disc, calendar organiser, two pair of shoes (hooker heels in hot pink n black!), earrings n leggings. i cannot wait to wear my heels! i don't specifically like wearin heels cos i'm tall enough n i dont wanna tower over e world AND it's ridiculously hard for me to walk in heels. then we had desserts (again!) at tom n toms at far east plaza. we had stuffed pretzel n honey n butter toast with whip cream. omg. i felt like a balloon after.
so i went to e gym while baby went to meet his family. gymmed like crazy n then i went to e library before gg home.

now i'm shit tired. haha. but i'm still bloggin.. cos i'm psyched! 2 more days of work! yayness. :)

i love u.

*hugs*
qin

Happy New Yr!

2010-01-02T12:01:00.007+08:00

happy new yr! i know there're lots of cliches gg ard this period of time but lets not even go there. i just hope u guys had a fab time on nye with ur loved ones.

i had a chillout relaxed time with rizal on nye. we walked ard for a bit buyin stuffs n n juz doin nothin n then booked a room at Hotel Re! e front of e hotel is so pink!! evthin from e seats to e walls to e counters to e decor was all in pink. i was so taken aback.

we spent e whole day together on new yr day n walked ard in town. if u noe rizal, then u noe how much of a non-town person he is. haha. he bought a pair of jeans n i bought a cute black jacket. total cute-ness. n then we ate at this cafe called tom n toms at far east plaza n O.M.G. e lemon meringue tart is to die for. absolute divine. i'm such a dessert person n tt cafe was like yayness.

tmr we're gg out with my family to celebrate my bday n my bro in law's bday.. yeah it's a really belated one for me but it's cool. given how jam packed my dec schedule was, im used to belated celebrations.

anyhoo, check out some pics i snapped durin e performance at suntec city. rizal's e cute santa!

tt's my baby. :)

*hugs*

qin

Merry Xmas!

2009-12-27T00:40:00.003+08:00

merry xmas to all!

bloggin durin xmas season is always a bitch for me cos i simply dont have e time to sit and type out my thots. hell, i dont even have time to slp properly. i swear once this is all over, e first thing im gg to do is to slp e whole day.
this yr xmas was a borin thing for me.. it was work thruout e whole time. so much for a long wkend. but on e bright side, i didnt have to go into e office so i got to spend most of e time with my guys.

this month wasn't as drainin as e previous 2 yrs... but it was emotionally testin. i don't know wat to say to all tt has happened n neither do i know where this puts me as an individual.
i have sorta learnt a whole bunch of stuffs which i nv thought possible n i realised, things r nv as peachy as they seem. not wen there're emotions and feelings of other ppl to think abt.

n no this ain't gonna be one of those emo posts.

u make her world spin out of control.
u make her go into negative mode and lose consciousness of her senses.
u make her become e quiet lil good girl that she thought was buried since way back then.

*hugs*
qin

My Hospital Stay

2009-11-21T13:42:00.004+08:00

wat an eventful couple of days!

i woke up in e middle of e night (4am mind u!) drenched in cold sweat, shiverin but yet very hot. n i thot to myself, dammit. i cant get sick now! woke up in e morn n was so sick tt i cld barely get myself outta bed, let alone walk. rizal came to my house to send me to e doctor n holy cow! my temperature was so high, i didnt even believe it.

then e doctor gave me an ultimatum of gg to e hospital or takin his meds for e day. i was to admit myself into A&E if i dont get better by e late afternoon. ugh. this doesn't bode well for me at all.

so la di da. i slept thru out e whole day n i cldnt eat more than a couple of bites. baby bought me raisin bread n i ate a whole of..... 4 miniscule bites before i ate my medicine! tts prolly e only good part abt bein sick. i get to lose weight. haha.
but hell, by 4pm or so i was already feelin like hell juz washed me over. i called baby n he came immediately after work to send me to e hospital. so drama eh? i've read abt it in e books, seen it on tv but i nv thot it'd happen to me. lil ol me!

anyway, once i checked into e A&E, after a long ordeal, e doctor told me she was gg to put me on iv drip. my heart dropped. i asked her "isn't tt where i have a needle or tube stuck in me?!" n she answered, ever so calmly, tt yes it was. holy shit.
ok here's e thing abt me, if u noe me then u wld noe tt i have issues with needles. from tattoos piercin, ear piercin, injections.. i have issues with ALL of them.

then i asked if i can have smone in with me while she pricked me... thank god she said yes. so i called baby in n he stayed with me thru out e whole long tortuous ordeal. i grabbed his hand, squeezed it hard n basically worried e hell outta him as e doctor pricked e needle in me not once, not twice but THREE BLARDY TIMES.
i wanted to die each time. n wen i thot it was over, she tells me tt e tube was gonna be stuck in me until i discharge. which means tt i'm gonna suffer. die. they all said tt e pain wld subside after a while... which is bullshit. i cld feel e tube stuck in my hand.

it was a very painful n tortuous process n i'm still feelin e pain now as i type. but i'd rather be stuck at home with e pain than to be in e hospital with e iv drip in me. hell, i cldn't even slp properly.

thank god for momsie who did e paperwork stuffs for me.
thank god for rizal who took care of me wen i was sick.
*hugs*

to further emphasise on how i had a blardy needle stuck in me, here're some random pics.
ok obviously i wasn't smilin thruout e time, though e nurses kept laughin at me. tsk.

yeah it looks smthin like tt.... onli i have to be pricked like 3 times. afterwhich they kept wakin me up thru out e night to take my blood sugar levels or my this or my that. i got pricked so many friggin times. not coool.

i love u awak.

*hugs*

qin

Hari Raya & Beyonce!

2009-10-05T11:26:00.014+08:00

wow. it's been close to 2 months since i last blogged. wayyy too busy n i juz cldnt find e time to sit down n blog properly. any time i have is spent slpin or readin or watchin nonsense. ahaahah.

anyway, quite a bit have happened over e past weeks/months n i can't wait for e yr to come to an end.
e past few wks have been full of petty fights n some major ones as well n obviously it sucked. big time. but it's all good now... rizal's in reservist n he finishes this wk (thank god!). bit irritatin tt i wont be in sg wen he books out. :(

anyway, hari raya first day is over n my baju is amazing. but a tad too sexy for e oldies... i reckon if his mom were to see me, she'd get a heart attack.
e wk after hari raya, we went to watch bep n beyonce. o.m.g. she is so hot it's unbelievable! she sang hits from destiny child's days n of cos her current hits. her voice is amazin. her body is to die for. n her moves r... fuuyoo!

now im hopin britney or justin timberlake will come. ahhaha!

pics upload!

*hugs*

nora

Romance

2009-08-15T10:34:00.003+08:00

romance.

first introduced to us when we were kids watchin fairy tales. then reemphasized when we read e kiddy books n watch e kiddy cartoons. to reinforce e strength of romance, it faces u evwhere u go. be it in movies, tv shows, books tt u read, mtvs, internet... e list pretty much juz goes on n on.

so who can blame a girl for wantin it all?

let's go thru a list of top 10 romantic thoughts tt us girls have in our brains n hey. this can apply to guys as well.. juz tweak it a lil bit. :)

1) if her fav grp is in town doin a concert or showcase, surprise her with tickets to see e show.

2) on any special occasions (bdays or anniversaries etc...), surprise her with a limo or any nice car n have a chauffeur drivce them out to smwhere nice for a surprise dinner at smwhere nice.

3) randomly send flowers to her office to let her know tt she's always in ur thoughts. u'll be surprised at her reaction.

4) create a scrapbook of e time u've spent together. it'll make her feel loved tt u care enough to put e time together.

5) turn ur anniversary into a themed night/day. if say u choose a tropical theme, decorate e place with tropical decorations, play island music in e background n get takeout from a Caribbean restaurant. talk abt sweet!

6) build a webpage for them detailing why u love them so much. add on all e quirky lil stuffs n watch their face light up.

7) rose petals. make full use of them. leave a trail on e floor n at e end, spell out e words "i love u". even bttr, fill e bathtub with warm water n fill it with rose petals.

8) write a poem for her once ev month

9) leave a trail of hershey's chocolate kisses from the front door to e bedroom, right up to e bed. on e bed, leave a note that reads "i kiss e ground u walk on." make sure u're not ard when she gets in!

10) put a blindfold on her and drive her to a place where u have a blanket, candles, cherries, sparklin drinks and her favourite flowers. park e car and lead her to tt place. take off e blindfold n watch her melt with e overwhelmin love.

check e list, n ask urself "hv u done any of it for ur gf? or worse still, have they done all tt n u've yet to reciprocate?"
give a shoutout if u need more ideas on how to plan a nice romantic surprise for ur loved one!

*hugs*
qin

Trust Issues

2009-08-10T14:27:00.001+08:00

trust.

a five letter word tt is spoken of between couples all e time. a five letter word tt is explicitly given to each other n fully entrusted in e other party.

until smthin happens to break e trust.

then it takes a lifetime to regain e trust they had in each other.
e underlyin current in which they have to tiptoe ard each other lingers ard for a duration longer than they preferred. e nagging feeling tt speaks of their insecurity leaves both parties wantin more. wantin more from each other.
no amount of words will dispel e thoughts of insecurities and negativity.

n its only with time will e trust build up in each other once again.

n on tt note, i love u awak. always.

*hugs*
qin

Happy 16th Month!

2009-08-01T10:24:00.003+08:00

i had one of e bestest anniversaries last month (july).

we didn't do anythin out of e ordinary nor did we do anythin exceptionally exciting. rizal came to pick me up from work n then we had dinner at east coast. dinner there is fab cos there wasn't much ppl n i liked e food. n i especially liked e breeze tt washed over us every now n then, keepin us cool.
n to boot, we sat near e water-skiing place n saw ppl jumpin up n down in e water n swishin their way ard. total coolness. i've been wantin to go but im paranoid cos i can't swim. :S

anyway, then we took a walk at east coast n juz sat n talked. :) we headed to marina barrage after tt n omg. e water play n lights were beautiful. pity they dont have a nice cafe to sit at or smthin.

n on tt nyt, i realise tt he's been doin so much for me without my knowin.
he's been tryin so hard n e changes have been so subtle tt i didn't even notice it.
for all tt u've done, with or without my knowin, thank u.
i love u baby.

here's to many more anniversaries.

*hugs*
qin

Holiday to Batam

2009-07-26T09:23:00.023+08:00

it's been a really long while since i last blogged. omg. work's been non-stop, even on wkends n i'm always too tired to sit down and blog proper at e end of e wk. much less at e end of e nyt.

but quite a fair bit's been happenin.
went to batam for a short getaway with rizal last wkend n O.M.G. completely n totally not wat i expected. here's e shocker.

THERE WAS NO OTHER GUESTS IN THE WHOLE RESORT EXCEPT FOR US!!

tt's fine except for e lack of human activity.
n when evenin time falls, can we say scary?! omg. e place ain't well-lit, there's noone there, scary indonesian music was playin. eff. i freaked out. :S
but ok la.. it was nice gettin away for a while n bein with him for e wkend. only next holiday we go on, we're gg to smwhere normal. ahaha.

one of the days we went to e shoppin mall n on our way out, we were stopped by some salesman sellin some kitchen stuff. so we got stopped, listened to them for a bit n then we had to do some lucky draw thing. n miracles of all miracles! i won some prize n holy moly. e salesppl sprang into action n they started puttin on this REALLY elaborate show of how we won n how lucky we are. bullshit.
after like a while, their act got too over e top n we left. but hell, it was hilarious e way they kept actin up. i swear, they're prolly actors/actresses who couldn't make it. hhaaah.

anyway, my mom n sis n i went to have dinner yesterday at new york new york at sembawang shoppin ctr. i like e place cos there's noone there n it's very near my house. convenient n quiet.

v good, i like. :)

pictures upload!!
tt's e swimmin pool at e resort. it looks fab doesn't it? yeah it was murky n vile.

hur hur hur. at e shoppin mall, we saw BFC! world domination yo.

my legs look twisted in this one. haha.

baby bein silly!

i was bored waiin for e food to come..

*muacks* i love u.

at new york new york waitin for food.

*hugs*

qin

Work's Taking a Toll

2009-07-10T12:50:00.003+08:00

UGH!!

many times i've thought to myself - "i don't need this shit. it takes too much of my time n i can do without most of e shit it comes wiht."

these few wks have been testin me on so many different levels n amazingly, i'm still standin where i am. fuck. ugh!
i'm crossin fingers tt things'll start lookin up soon. it bttr.

on a separate note altogether, i'm takin up another tuition kid startin next wk. n lessons for this kid is gonna be twice a wk. i fear tt i might not have time to commit come e peak season but by then exams shld be over so it shldnt be so bad. *crosses fingers*

i miss my frens whom i havent met for a really long time.
i miss havin time to do nothin.

thank god for e one person who retains my sanity.
i love u awak.

*hugs*
qin

Random Garbled Entry

2009-06-27T22:54:00.012+08:00

it's been a super duper long time since i last blogged. i've simply been too busy or too tired to sit n type out my thoughts or even wat i've been doin these few wks.
omg. i realise it's been almost a month since my last entry!

so it's been slightly crazy at work. :S (wen is it ever not?)
manpower issues n various emotions arising amongst various ppl. sighs. get over urselves. there're more crap to deal with.

so anyway, past wks have been activity filled.
had an event at east coast park last sat tt required me to be there by 730am. read that: 7.30AM (that's a-blardy-m as in morning).
obviously i had issues wakin up, i've nv been a mornin person. thank god for ian who came to pick me up n headed there with me.
then after tt, kai n i headed down to bell's place for e bbq. i ate like a piggy pig n went ard snappin photos. hur hurhur. pics r on my fb - too many to post on e blog!

anyhoo, june's comin to an end. thank effin hell.
so much issues came up this month work-wise n i can't wait for e month to end. fuck. i can't wait for e yr to end.
smtimes it feels like i juz wan life to pass by cos it's so unbearable ryt now n it's good to have smthin to look forward to.
like wen in sch, u juz wan e days to zoom past so u can graduate.
now i wan e days to zoom by so that i can... i don't know. earn a lot of money n get e amt of stress tt comes with it?

so my family, me n rizal went to jack's place today at marina sq to have dinner.
i had work in e mornin n afternoon n then headed to e gym. so by e time dinner rolls ard, i was famished!
we also shopped ard at msq n i bought a black tank top n an orange dress/top. i wanna go to topshop at bugis dammit.

pics from today!

females in e house!

so vain, so gatal. hahah.

*hugs*
qin

Cycling... Swimming.. FUN!

2009-06-02T12:06:00.012+08:00

we went to e park on sun n did outdoorsy stuffs. :)
went cyclin n i realise i lost my cycling touch. i can cycle jz fine but i can't control my bicycle n i end up fallin to e ground more times than i care to count. hahaha. one of e falls i had was bad. e bicycle landed on my foot n i twisted it in my attempt to get out of e way. but dammit. it still hurts. :(

we headed to e pool after tt n it wasn't as fun as i anticipated. i expected smthin similar to e experience we had at various places but this wasn't tt good. there were WAYY too many ppl n e water was hot. is tt even possible?
so yeah... gg to e pool wen there're loadsa ppl ain't fun at all. but nonetheless, i lurved doin different stuffs like that every once in a while.

on a different note altogether, a lot of things r gg on n i'm findin it hard to stay focus. i'm this close to breakin point but i cant stop n take a breather cos i juz have to keep it gg on. e machine has to be in operation until smone switches it off. n it doesn't seem to be happenin anytime soon. i'll blog more abt it wen i'm in a bttr frame of mind.

in e meantime, here r pictures!
at bishan park with baby... restin in between our cyclin. tt's a dog run area where dogs run amok in e enclosed area. there were two dogs near us who kept yapping and running. totally had me on tenterhooks!

our rented bicycles. my brakes didn't work n i had a pink bell. :)
ok fine, e brakes work but i have to push it really hard before it cld do smthin tt resembles brakes.

on our rest break. :)

yes, he permanently looks fierce. n very rarely smiles wen takin pictures.

he was on e phone with colleagues n i got bored waitin.. so out comes e cam-whore!

tts his bike. i don't noe y i'm puttin it up but i am. hahaha.

at e swimmin pool waitin for me to finish changin. he wasn't even aware tt i was takin his photo. hur hur hur.

e pool with e racing tracks.

e one with thousands of ppl in it.

i love u.

*hugs*

qin

The Green-Eyed Monster

2009-05-26T23:02:00.003+08:00

she sits in her corner, excluded from e circle tt was formed unknowingly. she became part of e intricate circular mess but only to be watchin from e inside. how is tt remotely possible? yes it was, now she knows.
she sits on her own watchin in envy. turnin green. e greener she turned, e more fiery e red she saw. evone she noes is gettin their fairy tale, in different aspects but in exactly e way each individual wanted theirs. everyone, that is, except her.
no fairy tale.
no storybook sap story.
no movie ending/journey.
no surprises of her desires.
she gets reality. practicality.

smtimes, its not enough to jus be urself. smtimes its not enough to love.
u're always expected to give more. to be more. to prove tt u're more than worth it.
try as u may, smtimes it's just not enough.
i know i'm not a saint, i know i'm rather demandin in e things i say n do. i know at more times than not, i'm a brat. but do u ever stop to wonder y i say n do wat i did? cos i'm always proven right n things nv change. overnight wonders i don't expect but after months, i do expect to see some changes.

i wan to be more than juz a commodity.
i wan for u to be proud of me n not hide me behind clothes n walls.
i wan to be able to stop gettin so mad.
most importantly?
i wan to noe tt things r gg to work out jus fine. don't say it will cos words dont mean nothin until they're proven right.

show me tt it'll be ok.

*hugs*
qin

2009-05-19T09:42:00.002+08:00

smthin totally random happened yesterday...

i juz left e gym n it was one of those times where i was lazy n didnt bother blowin my hair out or puttin on powder on my face. i left e gym lookin like a cat who got drenched in e rain.
so i went to cold storage at bugis to get a drink n thru my earphones, i heard some guy sayin excuse me. i stepped aside n let him pass... only he didn't pass me.

i turned n looked at him n was thinkin wat e hell. idiot.

so i continued walkin in search for a drink. n this idiot kept followin me! at first i thought i was imaginin things but then i realised tt OMG. he really was followin me! seein as how we were in public, i wasn't very scared so i turned ard n asked "r u followin me?"
n then he started blabbin abt how he's a fashion designer n was on e search for plus sized models n tt i've got e face. n get this.
he wants me to model lingerie.

wat am i, a sucker?

n e best part? he was actually speakin in malay throughout e whole time. so it took a while for him to get e msg across. i have a feelin he's not even local.. he sounds m'sian.
like i said, wat an idiot.

*hugs*
qin

2009-05-14T09:32:00.002+08:00

i got into a mini accident yest... ok maybe accident isn't e best word to use.

i had another of my faintin spells last nyt while i was on my way to my sis's house to teach tuition. i was in e train at novena n i felt all hot n i cld feel a warm rush float up my body. seein as how it felt like e beginnings of one of those spells, i got out of e train n sat for a while at toa payoh mrt. spoke to rizal n told him i was feelin uncomfortable.

so i took e next train n by e time i reached bishan mrt, i was literally holdin on to e handles for life. i cld feel e warm sensation takin over my body n there was nothin i cld do abt it. to make things worse, there was a jam on e train tracks n e train i was in was suspended in between bishan n amk for damn long. halfway thru i juz cldn't hold it together anymore n i collapsed to e floor.

o.m.g.

talk abt attention seekin unintentionally!

so this very nice lady helped me onto e seat n called for help n all this while, e train tracks were FILLED with ppl who were juz so amused n entertained by me. but i digress. i'd like to thank e lady who helped me to e seat n called for help.
so in all honesty, THANK U FOR E HELP. MUCH APPRECIATED.

so after an hour half or so, i finally reached home. n rizal was there waitin for me under my blk. thnk u awak for helpin me make e necessary phone calls n for comin to see me.
my god. there goes my plans of havin an early night after tuition... goin home to watch american idols n then go to bed. :(

anyway, i havent gotten any of those faintin spells for a while now n i think i noe y it happened again. i recently went to e doctor n got my medication for my eczema. this time round, he gave me three diff sets of pills one of which r steroids which wld help cure my eczema. i reckon i had a reaction to e pills. *shrugs*
n before u ask, no i didn't NOT eat. i do.

so now i'm at home restin cos it's so physically tirin to have such an ordeal.

*hugs*
qin

2009-05-09T22:49:00.002+08:00

in my 23 and a half yrs, i have nv ever went roller blading. back then cos i had no frens who're sporty enough. all we ever did was go out, watch movies, karaoke, shopping... n do e typical borin girly stuffs.

since i've been complainin abt how we don't do anythin fun anymore, we decided to go roller bladin. it was actually a toss up between bladin or ice skatin. n for e record, i cant do both. but they look fun. so i figured, wat e hell. i'll learn smthin new n it's sort of healthy to be glidin ard on wheels.

n OMG.

within e first 15 mins, i was already a mess n perspirin like a piggy. kesian rizal. i swear, he was so patient to attempt to teach me how to blade n he held my hands through out e whole time. n e worst part? i made him fall. :(
it was a downhill n i basically juz stood on my wheels n let them roll.... n then there was this crack on e ground n i didn't know wat to do so i jus let it be n lo n behold! i fell n since he was holdin my hands, we both went tumbling down.

but hey. towards e end of e hour, i actually sort of got e hang of it. sort of but i still suck. but since it's fun, we'll probably go blading again some time soon. YAY!

so anyway, we had lunch/dinner at manhattan fish market at plaza sing. n omg. we had e seafood platter for two n it was amazinly beautiful. i don't even like seafood but i absolutely love e platter there. yummy.

ok tt's it for now.
hv a good wkend!

*hugs*
qin

2009-05-06T10:28:00.014+08:00

i lurve long wkends... but e long wkend tt juz passed did not feel like a long wkend at all. :(
stayed out late on thurs nyt cos i had setup which cld onli start after 10pm then had work on fri n sat. so yes, i didnt feel rested at all. dammit.

anyway, my family celebrated mothers' day early this yr cos my bro in law had work on e actual day itself. we went to carousel n omg. talk abt over-eatin!
i woke up relatively early on tt day n gave tuition to my nephew in e mornin. n then my sis came to pick us all up n we headed out. so all i had to eat prior to lunch was two watermelons n a biscuit so by e time we reached carousel, i was starvin.

then we went shoppin n i bought two pretty dresses (one in pink n one in gold-ish tone) n two pretty shoes. n get this... i bought a pair of heels. hah. granted, it's kitten heels but i onli buy heels wen its hari raya. apart from tt, i dont do heels.
i blew quite a bit of money shoppin but its ok.. since i haven went shoppin for a while.
n evone else bought stuffs too! my sisters bought dresses, shoes, bags, skirts n mom bought herself a top as well. n of cos e kiddos bought toys.

then rizal came halfway thru n we left them to catch a movie.. we watched e wolverine show. i like! save for e fact tt there was this real tall guy in front of me n i had to change seats with rizal.

pictures!
tt's mom. happy mothers' day!

one of e rare times my bro in law actually took a picture on his own.

*hugs*

qin

2009-04-30T09:49:00.000+08:00

happy 13th month to me.

this sucks.

*hugs*
qin

2009-04-24T09:26:00.016+08:00

so i can't be bothered to do a proper post so let's jus settle with old pictures ya?

i'll bitch n rant in my next post.

photos from e arena two wks ago! :)
tt's me n zana... she's comin back only in end may. tsk.

paulie paul n zana.

ok my eyes look horrendously small in this photo. ahhaha

crazy witch anyone?

n then last wkend, went over to bell's place for her kid's bday party. :)
tt's me n kai.

kat's kid... he's way too cute n he calls me "auntie pwinchess". ahhaah

tt's kat.

tt's e bday girl. she turns 9.

*hugs*
nora

2009-04-16T11:08:00.002+08:00

take a look at this vid. one of my fav performances!
i lurve e song, i lurve e guy, i lurve e rendition.

omg. one of e sexiest performances this season. i swear. i dun even REALLY like him to begin with but this is amazin. awak! go sing like this! :)

*hugs*
qin

2009-04-15T10:08:00.002+08:00

so it was a good wkend. like a REALLY good wkend.

apart from e fact tt it was a public holiday n tt i had one extra day off work, i did quite a bit of stuffs with friends, family and rizal.
on fri, my family n i went to celebrate my nephew's bday. he turned 9 this yr. :) rizal came to pick me up first n we headed to town to search for my nephew's bday present. n here's e best part. instead of wantin a toy or playstation or anythin like tt, he requested for calvin n hobbes comic book! hahaha.

but it was a bitch tryin to look for tt book. we went to quite a few places durin e wk cos i wanted to do e whole wrappin thing cos its more fun to unwrap a present. we finally found it at kino at taka n we bought two! cost us $60 altogether..

then we ate at breeks n then we walked ard taka lookin for his other prezzie from my mom n sis. e guys were with e kiddos n e girls went shoppin. :)
ended up havin coffee at starbucks n tt was pretty much it.

then on sat i had work at tm e whole day. tt was a downer cos i thot i cld go to e gym or smthin. :(
anyway, met fadz, paul n zana at nyt n we went to the arena. n omg. i'm in lurve with tt place. e band is amazinly fab n i like e music n crowd n atmosphere. yes, i'm not bein cool by gushin but who cares. hahaa. i think tt's gonna be like e new hangout place instead of emerald no 5 or acid bar. i lurve places with good live music.

then on sun i met rizal again n we went to west coast plaza cos e guys had a performance there. i like doin mundane stuff with my baby. then we headed to jurong point to watch e other dance comp but it was wayyyyy too packed. n unforeseen circumstances forced us to move along move along.

i'll upload pictures of e wkend once i have e photos. :)

on a separate note, quite a lot of things r happenin at work n it's led me to tt same crossroad i was at once before.
i'm hopin it'll work out soon. real soon.

*hugs*
qin

2009-04-09T12:26:00.019+08:00

it's been a tirin week cos my whole system n schedule is screwed up... ugh.

anyway, last wk rizal n i went to st james to celebrate azura's bday. she turns 22 and all his frens were there... both herself and her bf got dragged up on stage by e drag queen n they had to suffer for a mere 10 mins on stage. it was cute n amusin. :)

then yest was e craig david concert at zirca. e queue was amazingly long n e place was packed to e brim. BUT craig david himself was hot. i lurved wat he was wearing (an all white ensemble) but some of e songs he cld have done without. a couple of unheard of songs so tt was a boo. but he also sang my favs from his previous albums..
though i wldnt rave abt e concert to anyone, i liked spendin time with rizal. :)

on a separate note, i cut my hair! again. haha.
but this time round, i didn't do e extreme n chop chop it all off. i juz did a mini trim n it looks more even now. i'm tryin to grow it long n its takin effin forever. i dont think anyone will notice i cut my hair... but rizal did! hee. who says guys don't notice things like tt?

so anyway, pictures updates for e last two wks!
tt's azura, e bday girl. :)

e couple on stage.. so cute.

baby n his frens. :)

on e way to craig david concert... baby was super tired but i kept talkin. haha.

he kept ignorin me so i played wiht e camera. :)

*muacks* lovey love.

he doesnt look like craig david anymore cos he lost his sideburns n beanie. so not cute.

buggin him wen he's on e phone.. in a club no less!

him bein grumpy. pfftt.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR E WKEND!

*hugs*

nora

2009-04-06T12:43:00.027+08:00

majorly long overdue post on my genting trip. :)

yeah.. if u don't already know, i went to gentin last wk with rizal to celebrate our one yr!

e hotel was shit, e food was ok but e company was e best! needless to say, i had loads of fun doin nothin n not havin to clock in 9am - 6pm n of course, doin nothin with rizal.

we started e first day bein grouchy becos e bus was screwed up initially n then cos we had to wait majorly long to check in n then we realised tt e hotel rm was.... let's jus say it leaves more to be desired.

so anyhoo, we had a 10 mins rest in e rm n changed n then we headed out. we were supposed to have lunch n then play e indoors theme park n then we realised smthin. e indoor theme park was for kiddos n it was pretty lame. so we had lunch at kenny rogers (yum!) n then we walked ard for a bit. then we decided to screw e rain n hit e outdoors amusement theme park. omg. it was so much fun.

n shit scary. rizal insisted on takin scary mary rides n i figured, wat e hell. might as well... n then i died. hahah.

then on e next day, it was CASINO! omg. i'm no longer a casino virgin. ahhaha. i like e casino cos it's fun n thrillin. ok la.. wen i lose money, not fun at all. but wen i win, it's like ker-ching! hahaha. rizal didn't like it cos he was very uncomfortable. i think e fact tt we were e onli malays in e place messed with him a lil bit. :S

n then all too soon, it was time to go home. sighs.
i'm hopin we can get away sometime soon again. :)

n on tt note, happy one yr awak! i love u.

pics galore! this was e hotel we stayed at. *shudders*

first pic we took together in gentin. *hugs*
i kinda like my geeky look. heh.

lunch at kenny roger's. mac n cheese.. omg.

at e theme park where my baby tried to win a soft toy for me but... dun have. :(

e viking. i suck at e vikin. it scares e shit outta me.

while we were ON e vikin itself.. i had to force myself to smile.

omg. i nearly didn't wanna take this ride cos i saw ppl cryin while they were on it. omg. it goes really high up in e air n it's quite cool cos i like bein on top of e world.. n then it plunged down really fast! n i was literally flung off e seat. thank god for e safety bars.

*muacks*

boat ride! where we actually used our leg muscles to move e damn thing.. but fun. i like water stuffs. :)

in e boat! i was panickin if we were to capsize, i'm screwed cos i can't swim!

flyin coaster.. we were standin up, lyin down, thrown 180 degrees across. hee!

ooh.. we did fishie spa! friggin ticklish but fun. see all e fishies eatin my feet.

but i reckon they prefer rizal's feet cos they attacked him!

my pretty mint cheese cupcake. it's so pretty!

my baby tryin to win another toy for me... haha.

n he did! a pretty pink bunny. :)

anti-social huh? i forced him to take photo. hahha.

e indoor theme park... all over e mall.

on e last day, waitin for e bus back home.

him gettin all stressed cos my laptop cldn't connect to e internet.

happy one yr awak. i lovey love u!

*hugs*

nora

2009-03-24T09:58:00.014+08:00

my family went out to celebrate my sister's bday on sat at furama hotel city centre. i was on mc e day before n it was not good. i hate bein sick. then on sat itself, both me n my sis were sick but i was slightly bttr than she was.

anyway, i went to e gym n sq2 in e day first cos i had an event there. if u're familiar with guitar hero n u weren't at sq2 over e wkend, u missed one hell of a good show. there was this 7 yr old kid who was AMAZINGLY good n cute. :) obviously e kiddo won. heh.

anyway, our reservation for dinner was at 630pm n we reached there slightly early. rizal was supposed to join us too but he came late.. like half hour late. n it was so apparent tt he was dead tired la.. :( we had loads of food (e desserts were very pretty looking!) n then we headed to town to get my sis's bday gift. i rode in e rain with rizal n we parked super far from taka n had to walk over.

it was a good day. yay.

so my mom n sis r flyin off to australia today for my sis's graduation n i'll be alone at home till sun. so fun eh? i wish i cld be flyin off with them too.... but it's ok cos i'm gg on a short trip myself! hee. more on tt in next post. :)

in e meantime, here're e photos from e wkend.
tt's e bday girl. my sis.

e whole family + rizal. :)

my fingers look long and thin. hahah. random.

*hugs*

qin

2009-03-19T14:38:00.003+08:00

e things u do, e words u say, e non-verbal cues u give out.
i nv thot i'd ever have this blog entry abt u but i am.

i'm miraculously amazed by how shallow/bitchy u have gotten over e past few yrs. i step out of e mini-cirlce we're in n i realise how much u've changed... in a negative way. labels r bein put upon u by so many n even urself n u dun seem to give a rat's ass. i don't think it's right n i certainly don't condone it.

but i do wish u wldnt turn out to be juz like another one of my screwed-up frens.

e sweet considerate person i knew back then has since turned into this self-centred, self-indulgent, arrogant bitch. initially wen ppl start tellin me how u've changed n wat u've become, i didn't believe them. i know tt deep down there's still a miniscule bit of u tt is still e fren tt i treasure.
but u've juz proven all of them right over n over again.

not evthin centres ard wat u wan.

on a completely different note, e pokemon show for march sch holidays has ended n save for e hiccups at e start of e show, it's over now. i can't say i was too pleased at e behaviour of one or two of them. i didn't think of how much it wld affect e show/me but it did. so safe to say, i'm glad its over.

here're some pictures of e cast/crew. :)
tt's two of e cast n e two coordinators. syafiq was bein too much of an anti-social to come take photos. or rather, he was slpin. haha.

so these r my best guys. syahid, lia, syafiq n paulie paul. :)

there u go! e host, plus e cast plus e coordinators plus e soundguy. full cast/crew picture.

*hugs*

qin

2009-03-13T10:55:00.002+08:00

it's been a tirin couple of days these wk cos e pokemon rehearsals started this wk n they end really late. n i've been out for meetings a couple of times this wk as well, so i break out of e routine of bein in office for e whole day. thank god. anyway, rehearsals ended at 11pm on wed n it was good to see ppl apart from office colleagues again. some came early n ate my stale biscuits which were left over from hari raya last yr n some came late n also ate my stale biscuits. hahaha.

cos i ended so late on rehs days, rizal came to office to pick me up.. :) e downside is tt he had to wait for quite a bit for me to end, so he went up to my office n watched e rehearsals for a bit.
thank u awak... lovey love. *hugs*

i like e fact tt i met him pretty much evday this wk, save for tues. so it's made me a happy goober. hee!

anyway, today is gonna be another fun day simply cos i break out of routine again. i've got trial run at one place, an on-site rehearsal at another place n setup at yet another place. it sounds like it's mad n yeah it is a bit.. but i like it. i absolutely cannot stand routine. *shudders*

i'm hopin to spend some fun time with rizal over e wkend n not do e norm like watchin movies or anythin like tt... so let's all cross fingers!

*hugs*
qin

2009-03-10T09:37:00.012+08:00

e wkend was once again sedate... but i met frens! to most ppl it prolly means nothing cos they meet their frens very regularly but not me. my social life is in need of some action... haha.

anyway, i stayed home in e day on sat cos tts e best thing to do on a sat afternoon. :) then i went to buy my travel tickets in amk. god. i havent been to tt place in eons n it felt so weird cos e agency was juz opposite my previous house! anyway, i met kai at ps after tt n we had dinner first before headin to acid bar. if u're not in e know yet, acid bar on sat nyts from 7.30pm - 9.30pm! one of my frens performs there on those slots n he's amazingly good. so go check it out if u have time. :)

then we met bell at this place called cuscaden patio. i haven't seen her for e longest time ever n she juz came back from bali... so it was a really long overdue meetup! she was reelin from all e fun she had there n was tellin us abt e stories tt happened wen she was over there. makes me wish i was at an exotic place...

then kai's fren joined us after a while n tt was it really. a sedate night.

then on sun i went for a dance class (which i'm payin for now with e body aches!) n then i met rizal at marina sq. we were supposed to go to some concert at e botanic gardens but ended up not gg cos we procrastinated too much! had dinner at breeks n then walked ard marina sq for a bit. wanted to catch a movie but timin was ridiculous. so we juz spent e time together.. *hugs* love u awak.

i was hopin we cld do smthin but things juz always don't happen e way u wan it to. n next couple of wks are not feasible at all cos i'm workin wkends. sighs.

anyway, photo uploads!
this was e place we were at... cuscaden patio. :)

tt's bell's fren... we call her adik, i don't know y. haha. i lurve e hair. amazing isn't it? i wish mine was like tt.

tt's bell n her husband.

kai n me. he wasn't wearin his jacket, which is a shame cos it's pretty.

check out e chicken wings at e table. hee! they were good too. i lurved it.

kai's fren who joined us halfway thru e nyt...

e ladies!

*hugs*

qin

2009-03-02T15:03:00.007+08:00

e wkend was rather fun... i bummed at home e whole day on sat cos its jus so good to slp at home n do nothin wen it's been a shit wk at work. then i went out to e gym in e evenin n had a really good run. one of e bttr runs cos i cld go on for a while without stoppin. :)

i was supposed to meet rizal after tt but his meetin ended late, so i met kai instead. hung out with him for a bit n we looked for my charmbracelet but to no avail. dammit. at this rate, i dont think im ever gg to find it. sighs. anyway, met rizal after tt n we talked for a while before gg home. i don't get why but these past few days seem to be exceptionally bad for us cos we fight non-stop.

n then i met him again on sun cos it was our 11 months! i've been complainin abt how we do nothin wen we go out but watch movies... which is fine for a while. but it gets blah after a while, u know? i need some spice. i need somethin out of e routine else i go crazy. i absolutely cannot stand doin e same thing over n over again.

so we planned to go roller-bladin or cyclin at pasir ris park. but it rained so tt was a no go. so then we headed to jurong to ice-skate but e damn place was close. friggin hell. so we ended up gg to science ctr. i know.. tts so weird comin from me. but i figured, wat e hell. at least its smthin diff. n it was pretty cool too. i mean, im not a science freak or a fan or anythin like tt but i had a good time. we went on e simulator ride n i loved it, save for e fact tt its too short. but oh well. beggers cant be choosers.

jurong point was next on e agenda cos i wanted to see e revamped mall but it was a disappointment. pretty much e same thing as before, only with e extension. ok la... it's huge. hahah. we watched slumdog millionaire n it's good. its abt 2 hours long, longer than i preferred, but it's so good it didnt matter. completely deservin of all e awards it won.

on e way back, we talked abt hw completely crazy n mad i got wen some stupid 7-11 minah executed her lame attempt to flirt with my bf, with me standin right next to him. n on top of tt, she's stupid. i kid u not. so obviously i got pissed. n he was sayin i practice dbl standards cos he feels e same way too but i always brush it aside n stuffs like tt. pfftt.

then e conversation turns to bein labelled. like if a girl goes out with several guys who happen to know each other, she kinda gets labelled as a slut. worse thing is if those guys happen to be close buds who meet each other like once or twice a wk. then tt's even worse. there's no way out of this n e stigma follows her for a while. ppl don't really forget, ever. either she deals with it or she deals with it.
i'm entitled and i still don't like her. regardless.

anyhoo, here r some pictures of e wkend! our entrance tickets to e simulator rides. hee.

i love bein with him... even wen i dress down n look like crap, he makes me feel beautiful.

tt's my boy playin with some gadget. :)

i like this figurine. i think it's prety how e current runs across. tt white line in e middle of nowhere is electricity btw. n if u look closely enough, u'll see e figurine's manhood. ;)

obviously we ate... or rather, i ate a lot. from famous amos cookies to mcdonalds to anderson's ice cream. ugh.

i love u baby. *muacks*

*smiles* happy 11 month!

thank u for tryin. thank u for always makin me feel special.

i love u.

*hugs*

qin

2009-02-24T09:53:00.010+08:00

it's been very intense e past couple of days. ugh.

i went for dinner with rizal on fri nyt at sakura international buffet n i ate soooo much. omg. e food was ok, nothin fantastic nothin bad but i ate so much. omg. after dinner, we sat down to talk for a while n i nearly puked e food out. *grimaces*

and then on sat, my family went out to celebrate my eldest sis's bday. we went to jack's place at marina sq n i was reminded of my dislike for red meat. my sis n i shared a steak and chicken combo set n we halved both meat items. i cut my steak n i saw blood drippin off it. ugh. i took one bite n i didn't wan it anymore. vile.

we walked ard marina sq n shopped n then we had coffee at dome. i like dome. they've got real good cakes n e prices r decent. not exorbitantly high.

anyway, i can't connect my phone to my laptop! n tt annoys e hell outta me cos tt means i can't transfer e songs to listen to on my way to n from work. AND i can't upload e pics i take wen i'm out. friggin annoyin. now i either re-download e software (which i've already done thrice) or i use a normal camera to take photos. sighs. i'm way annoyed.

anyway, here r e pics from my sister's camera.
tt's my eldest sis n mom.

me n my second sis.

my two elder sisters n alysha.

my sis n my bro in law.

e kids pretendin to be mannequins. haha.

*hugs*

qin

2009-02-16T10:13:00.002+08:00

so there it is. e big Vday.
e bane of all guys' problems.

valentine's day juz passed and stories were exchanged n from e happy laughters tt were crossed over e phone lines to e annoyed frustration.

guys r perpetually worried abt whether they got e right gifts... whether e surprises they've planned r good enough... wat else can they do to make this day a special one for their loved ones... here's some stuffs tt r a basic on valentine's day.

- flowers. doesn't matter if e girl keeps sayin she doesn't want flowers... it's valentine's day, i.e. once a yr. buy her e damn flowers n i promise u, she'll be happy. don't give excuses like u're too busy or u don't have time... screw NS or work. it takes 10 mins to buy flowers. not 10 days.

- chocolates. wat's valentine's day without flowers and chocolates? it wld be perfect if u can buy her cute pretty chocolates. u noe e kind where they r packed in cute individual boxes n they've got cute trimmings on top of them? truffles n all... yummy n pretty. if u can't, then any other chocolates wld be fine. just dont get them as a last min gift. or worse, only wen she asks for it.

- i think it'd be nice if e couple can exchange gifts but i don't think it's necessary. :) i'm not tt materialistic.

- make.bloody.reservations. it's valentine's day. evone is gg to go all out n bring their gf to somewhere nice. or plan a surprise. EVERYWHERE is bound to be fully booked or packed. fast food n coffee shops don't count. so go make bloody reservations. it takes 5 mins to check up e number on e net n 5 mins to make e call.

- don't be late. u can be late on other ocassions but not on valentine's day and birthdays.

i've nv celebrated valentine's day prior to this yr, simply cos of e fact tt i nv had anyone to celebrate it with. yeah i noe.. it sounds super depressin.
but tt has resulted me in bein a cynic of vday. u noe.. how i can go on n on abt it bein too commercialised a day n ppl r stupid to buy e exorbitantly priced flowers n yada yada yada....

but hey. this yr calls for a diff outlook on it altogether. i have my special smone. :)

we had dinner n exchanged gifts n talked. he bought me a pink ODM watch and i got him an ADIDAS tee. nothin extravagant or out of e ordinary but it was good juz bein with him.

anyway, we watched breakout yest n it was hilarious. e comedy aspect of e show was good but e dancin part wasn't fantastic. didn't surpass my expectations... but anyway, it was good watchin it with rizal and my colleagues. :)

have a fab wk!

*hugs*
qin

2009-02-10T15:36:00.009+08:00

e wkend was a real lazy one... i did nothin but bummed ard at home n watched tv n read. i met rizal in e evenin after he finished work n tt's pretty much it. nothin too excitin. i watched benjamin buttons n omg. e show was super long n my butt hurt from sittin too long. I KID U NOT!

it was wayyy too long for my likin n parts of it were borin. but nonetheless, brad pitt is still cute. handsome in an old way. hahah.

smtimes things happen at a time wen u're not prepared for it.
smtimes things happen to make u sit up with a jolt and realise how precious life is.
smtimes u realise u have to do wats best, instead of doin wat u want.
no matter how much it's gonna hurt.

pictures from wen i went out with e girls. :)
this was at e restaurant we ate at... good indonesian food. yummy.

4 of us at acid bar... Dee had to leave for a family appointment. from left, that's lynnda, zura, me n nurul.

me n fadzy baby. :)

*hugs*

qin

2009-02-02T14:46:00.021+08:00

e cny long holiday was exceptionally good... apart from e fact tt i gained MAJOR weight, i went out with frens, family n my bf. ^^

after e cny progs have all ended, it was time to chill out n do nothin for myself! i spent a night at siloso beach resort with rizal n it was amazin. from stayin in on lazy moments n orderin room service to swimmin at e amazingly beautiful pool to walkin ard n seein e flowers exhibition n gg to cafe del mar.... it was e best.

we also took e skyride n played e luge which, as always, was super fun. i drove like a maniac n rizal was freaked. he even said tt i shldnt ever get a drivin licence. haha.
we wanted to watch songs of e sea but missed e timin by like 10 mins. pfftt. irrinoyin.

anyway, i bummed at home over e next couple of days n even did some work. haha. i lurve not havin to go to e office n doin my work from home instead. hee.

i also met e girls cos zura's back in town for a bit n it's been AGES since we last met... we had dinner n then chilled out at gloria jeans with cakes n drinks. n obviously we cam-whored. meetin e girls always bring abt laughter so tt was good. then we went to acid bar to chill out n watched performances by their acoustic singers.

i lurve a nyt out like tt... doin nothin but spend time with frens. ^_^

i dun have e photos of tt nyt yet.. will post them once i get hold of them.

my family n i went to sentosa. no reason y. juz cos we felt like it. haha. we headed out friggin early.. if u noe me, then u'd know tt i'm NOT a mornin person. totally not. but we left home early n bathed in e sea for hours. ok la.. e kids n my bro in law swam for hours, me n my sis were in e water for an hour or so. i didn't wan to get burnt.

then we all cam-whored at e flowers exhibition! i'm obviously a happy goober cos i didnt snap any photos wen i was there with rizal. :(
after all tt, i was majorly tired but i met rizal at vivocity... he joined us shoppin for a while. to be more precise, he was with my bro in law n kids at toy r us while e girls shopped ard at vivo. omg. i was so tired by e time i left my family to go hang out with him.

we didn't do anythin much... juz had dinner n then we talked for a while n then headed home.

but despite e fact tt we didn't do squat, i still had a fab time.

happy goober!

pics galore! this was one of e first few shots at sentosa. tt's me, my second sis, my bro in law n e kiddos. cute eh?

me n e kids. i like my niece's dress.

my second sis n me before we went into e water.

momsie n me.. she doesn't like e sun. REALLI doesn't like e sun.

my sis n mom.

those r e sisters. yes, i noe they're thin... u don't have to rub it in.

my niece n nephew.. for some strange reason, they love playin with sand.

she was forced to take this photo.. she was tired n grumpy n hungry. yet she smiled. haha.

tts me juz out of e water.

all 3 of us abt to head off.

momsie n e kiddos..

ooh! E FLOWERS EXHIBITION. omg. i lurve e flowers. aint they pretty?

all 3 of us fascinated by e flowers. hee.

omg omg. this is beautiful ryt? i lurve e flowers.

*hugs*

qin

2009-01-23T16:14:00.002+08:00

cordelia tagged me to do this quiz n normally i wldnt cos this is shit nonsense... but exception this time. hee.

1: Besides your lips , where is your favourite spot to get kissed?
forehead... it makes me feel loved. (no cordelia i'm not copyin u.)

2: How do you feel when you woke up this morning?
yay last day of work before e long wkend holiday!

3: Who was the last person you took a photo with?
i honestly don't rmbr... i think fadz?

4: Would you consider yourself to be spoiled?
a lil bit

5: Would you ever donate blood?
no! not for selfish reasons but simply cos i'm freaked out with anything associated with needles. *shudders*

6: Have you ever had a best friend who was of the opposite sex?
yes. paulie paul is one of them. :)

7: Do you want someone dead?
nah.. im not so malicious.

8:What does your last text message say?
i very clumsy... i cut myself with a penkife. ugh. love u miss u.

9:What are you thinking of right now?
less than 2 hours till end of work!

10: Do you wish someone was with you right now?
yes... :( but it's ok cos i'm gonna be with tt smone on sun till mon! ^_^

11: What time did you go to sleep last night?
11pm i think

12: Where did you buy the T-shirt you are wearing now ?
in melbourne, australia

13: Is someone on your mind right now?
isn't this e same as e prev prev qn? pfftt.

14: Who was the last person to text you?
fadz

10 PEOPLE TAGGED TO DO THIS QUIZ :
i dun have friends. so i'm gg to attempt to give 10 random names.
1. Fadz
2. Paulie Paul
3. Seri
4. Lia
5. Janah
6. Suxann
7. Susie
8. Ryna
9. Sherlene
10. Gillian

15: Who is 2 having a relationship with?
Paulie paul - Susie!

16: Is 3 a male or a female?
female and no she's not available.

17: If 7 and 10 get together will that be a good thing?
hell no cos they're both girls.

18: What is Number 1 studying about?
a new language

19: When was the last time you had a chat with them?
most of them within the last 24 hours.

20: Is Number 4 single?
Lia - Nope.

21: Say something about Number 2.
Paulie paul - one of my best guy frens who's always there wen i need smone. ^_^

22: What do you think about Number 3 and 6 being together?
no no..

23: Describe Number 9.
sherlene - very sweet girl.

24: What will you do if Number 6 and 7 fight?
hahah. i dun think they ever will cos they're both too nice to be fightin.

25: Do you like Number 8?
there's not a single person on e list tt i dun like.

*hugs*
qin

2009-01-22T11:54:00.001+08:00

i love u.

*hugs*

qin

2009-01-04T23:30:00.019+08:00

she inevitably fell into e dark hole tt beckons her over. havin been a firm believer of wat's supposed to be right, she falls prey to e biggest mistake she cld ever make n there's noone she can blame but herself.

somehow she has gotten involved in an intricate web tt is not her doin. though e words "involved bystander" flashes right in front of her, though none of wat happened was her initiation, though she was e main person involved in all of it... it was all a mistake right from e start.

to have inflicted such pain n hurt on smone she loves dearly... sorry seems to be too mild a word to even begin with.
but yet, tt's abt e only thing she can say right now. i'm truly sorry.

my family went out on sat nyt to celebrate my bro-in-law's birthday.. instead of our usual haunts, we went to an indonesian restaurant at furama hotel. e food was good n it was priced decent!
pics galore... tt's me n my second sis, yaya, n my mom standin behind us.

my first sis, nana, n bro in law, rams.

me n my first sis. i got fat face.

me n yaya.

my two sisters, yaya n nana.

e three of us together. :)

me n yaya n my nephew, farhan.

my mom n farhan..

we were makin spastic faces.

i dun like spastic looks much. ahhaah.

me n yaya n my niece, alysha.

vain much? hahaah.

we walked by e waterfall n of cos we had to take a photo. :) my sis n her family.

me n e kiddos.

yaya n e kiddos.

n finally, our family shot! :)

*hugs*

qin

2009-01-01T23:01:00.002+08:00

first up, happy new yr to evone! i hope u guys had fun on e last day of 2008, no matter wat u did n who u were with for e night. :)

so nye was super fun... it was e first time tt i can rmbr tt i spent e nyt with my bestie n e other loved ones. to say tt it was one of e best ways i celebrated nye is an understatement. from e beach party to e crowd to e fab music to e foam party which was simply amazin to e peeps i was with n to e crazy antics my bestie n i did tt noone will understand except for both of us.

2008 was a rather amazin yr n i'm glad tt it lived up to 2007. so much things happened in 2008 tt i don't even noe where to begin. but despite all of tt, i think it's more important to to show my love to e ppl who've been with me this yr. new ppl i've met who made an impact in my life or who have proven to be such good friends n old frens whom i simply love.

fadzy baby, its been almost 7 yrs now n yr after yr, it seems tt our frenship gets stronger. from bein complete opposites to bein best of frens to goin thru shit together in our hey days n to experiencin same things now even. it seems redundant to even talk abt how much i love u cos u noe exactly how i feel babe. *hugs* thank u for ALWAYS bein there for me n for always talkin me thru it.

awak, i didn't think it was possible to find smone like u but u came into my life n proved me wrong. thank u for always bein so patient n for endurin all my nonsense n all e petty fights we've had. i love u.

paulie paul, i think e few fights we have r so explosive tt it shocks e hell outta me each time it happens... but nonetheless, we still bounce back from all of it n our frenship stay intact stronger than ever. thank u for always always bein my paulie paul n for not judgin me. n of cos, for always bein there. *hugs*

elvin, no words can express how thankful i am for evthin u've done. i'm obviously not goin to put it all down on my blog but we both know wat u've done for me n it's much appreciated. i hope things go well with u n jess. *hugs*

kai, u r sweetest n kindest. always so patient n always there for me even wen it's stupid things like hearin me rant or simply to accompany me to places juz so i won't be alone. *hugs*

wendy, u're like a da-jie to me. always takin care of me n lookin out for me to make sure no shit happens wen it's not supposed to. always havin my back cos u noe e full story of what's gg on. i hope this frenship goes on for as long a time i can rmbr. *hugs*

susan, u've been sweet all this while n likewise, always havin my back wen i least expect u to. for all e things u've done n for all e concern n care u've expressed, thank u. *hugs*

to e lfo girls, u guys have all been very sweet. i'm glad i got to noe all of u. :)

phyllis n janice, u guys have been supportive all this while. i'm so glad i got to know both of u. *hugs*

to e other side, it's been tough n alike to a roller-coaster ride n truth be told, it sucks. but havin said tt, i cannot say i regret any of it. *hugs*

to e other frens whom i've failed to mention, it doesn't mean u're not of equal importance juz cos i dun write ur name here. u weigh of equal importance n i love u too. *hugs*

i love all u guys!

*hugs*
qin

2008-12-29T17:01:00.009+08:00

i'm finally back in sg. yay! nv have a trip felt so long....

it felt super long prolly cos i did nothin e whole time i was there. seriously. i only had one show per day n tt was e onli thing tt got me out of my hotel. my daily routine was pretty much to wake up, have breakfast, back to room n use e net, go for e show, walk ard in e mall/have dinner n then back to hotel to use e net again.

tt was it for 4 days.

my god. i wanted to die. on e bright side, my hotel was pretty nice... nice view n all but it cld do with a bit more things to do. or places to go. or restaurants to eat at.

but all tt aside, i bought quite a bit of new stuffs! i bought 3 new dresses, 2 tees n 1 cute vest. yay. so yes, i'm pretty happy.

my cast for this show was quite cool as well. we didnt get close to each other prolly cos we didnt hang out much before/after show. but on e last day where we supposedly oversee e show, e rangers carried me n elisha up in e air. then i was spun ard n ard n ard n as scary as it was, it was pretty darn fun. i didn't noe i was carry-able. hahaha.

so anyway, i'm back now! now it's time to gear up for nye n cny n my jan trip. woo hoo.

pictures galore! my room had a balcony n this was e view i get ev time i step into e balcony. pretty amazin huh?

tt's our room...my bed is e one with e black bag n many stuffs on e side table. im such a mess. haha. tt's elisha's bed next to mine. :)

tts semi e balcony n semi elisha.

e next bunch of photos r from my birthday lunch at hyatt hotel. :)
these r my two sisters. skinny ppl.

all e females in e house... mom n all 3 of us.

tt's rizal, rams, mom n sis. mom looks happy.

my nephew.. he's 8. cute eh?

e whole family. :)

*hugs*

qin

2008-12-23T15:35:00.002+08:00

so here i am in kl... e bus ride wasn't tt bad, surprisingly.

e seats were bttr than expected n it wasn't as long a ride as i thought it wld be. yay! so e first thing elisha n i did was to check in n then worked. i kid u not... we bought internet cards n then started replyin emails n stuffs like tt. so fun.

on a separate note, my hotel is beautiful! it's soo like a resort n my room overseas e pool. will put up pictures real soon. hee!

i wish it was easy. i wish things wld go seamlessly without a stitch to mend but tt's all it ever will be - a wish. n tt sucks. don't stop talkin to me cos u noe nothin gets worked out tt way. dun juz brush it off n think tt it'll go away cos we both know tt it wont.
i miss u more than u'll ever know.

*hugs*
qin

2008-12-20T12:20:00.002+08:00

u don't understand n it's beginnin to look like u nv will.

anyhoo, there're special shoutouts i wan to make out to but i shall leave tt to my free-r times, which shall be soon i hope.

i'm gg to kl next wk for a show tt my company has up there... will be gone for 5 days together with elisha. i've checked out e place i'm stayin at n it seems majorly cool. :)

plans r underway for next yr n i'm psyched, to say e very least. yay!

*hugs*
qin

2008-12-16T00:23:00.002+08:00

today is probably one of the most conflictin nights ever.

more so than any of the nights for the past month.
more so than any of e confusion i had tt i can rmbr.
more so than anythin.

a bit at a loss of words right now. maybe tmr wld make a bttr day to blog.
maybe tmr wld bring an easier time to go thru.

i wish it was easy.

*hugs*
qin

2008-12-13T11:42:00.041+08:00

as promised, here r e photos! :)

their special act - christmas special.

while havin dinner, some candid shot leety took.

style jack n sseng. :)

candid of q n kai.

lip, d n stone.

e whole grp at dinner. :)

winston n lip.

e boys.

lip n dawn at sentosa.

leety, taiyo, ssin, lip n dawn.

taiyo bein wrapped in sand. haha.

guys shot. plus one extra girl. ahhaa.

cute.

i wish i had gone with them.. but work calls.

lip n elvin.

at clark quay

d, stone n style jack.

taiyo n d.

style jack, fadz n me.

elvin n lip .

fadz n bear.

wendy n Q.

stone, fadz n ssin.

me n Q - my da ge for e trip.

group shot! :)

at e hotel lobby.

fadz, q n phyllis.

dawn, kai, Q n taiyo. :)

d, stone n fadz. stone wearin fadz's jacket. ahaah.

style jack n taiyo at arab st.

d with his fans. haha.

at bugis.

dawn n elvin.

miss them boys!

*hugs*

qin

2008-12-08T15:26:00.005+08:00

e past few days have been surprisingly calm and lovely. as compared to e drama tt has been happenin for e past 3 wks or so, e endin days were rather sweet. conversations were shared n things came to a close n as bittersweet as they were, it all left a lasting memory in me.

e boys have left town and i think it suffices wen i say i miss them all.

anyway, thanks to all those who wished me happy birthday n of cos to those who celebrated with me. this yr was probably one of e bestest yrs. :) there was no big celebration shinding but it was still e best.

on sun, i had a birthday lunch with my family before e show started at sq2. bearin in mind that it was e last day of e last for one's shows n i was runnin two events concurrently, goin for lunch just before e show starts was kinda crazy. so anyway, we had lunch at hyatt hotel n rizal joined us. he's in reservist now so he booked out, went home to change n then met me straight at e hotel. e food was ok, nothin fab. but then again, it doesn't make much of a diff to me cos i dun eat much anyway. aahah.

then after tt, rizal sent me to sq2. :)

so in between e breaks i had to run another event at e basement so i left my bboys in e care of my coordinators. suddenly i was forced to go up to level 3 n i thot tt was wen e "talk" was supposed to happen but noooooooo. there was a surprise birthday celebration for me! evone from my sq2 clients to my coordinators to my frens to my bboys! with a cake n candles n gifts n evthin!

to say i was shocked is an understatement.

it was so sweet of them to do such a thing for me! i was touched n struck by e thoughtful gesture behind it. but then again, i obviously got covered in cake. chocolate cake no less. but nonetheless, tt was sweet.
i got lots of chocolates n a ring as gifts from evone! :) i feel so loved.

had dinner with evone after evthin was settled n conversations were exchanged. tears were kept in check. sane mind was forced upon.
i'm not sayin it was a decision tt is e best... but given how it is right now, i think there is no one decision tt one can declare as e best. simply have to make do with wat we can.

so e boys left for e airport at 430am n it was sad. obviously. i didn't cry (first time ever i didn't cry while sendin off a foreign cast) but i felt sad tt they had to go away. especially since all my cast n crew have gotten so close together. :(

i hope u guys are all safe n sound back in korea. miss u n love u loads. keep in touch n see u soon!

but e bday celebrations don't stop there! i didn't celebrate hari raya haji cos of work but i met rizal for a while in between my work stuff. he gave me a bouquet of pink tulips. :) n then we had dinner at plaza sing n he bought me another gift there. couple rings with a pink band on mine n black band on his. i lurved e rings cos they're real pretty but there's no engravement on it n truth be told, it didn't feel like it was meant for me. felt more like it was as a "by e way" kinda gift.

n wen we were on e way to e airport to pick up my cast, he gave me another gift - a cute mug. i'll put up photos soon. :)

*hugs*
qin

2008-12-04T10:39:00.003+08:00

evthin juz blew up in my face.

it was a shit couple of days wen e wk first started. now it's jus a shit wk n ihave this dreadful feelin tt it's goin to get even worse.

fuck.

evthin's blowin up in shambles and it's all his fault. if only he had kept his hands out of evthin, all wld be in order ryt now. no disturbance, no unhappiness.

*hugs*
qin

2008-12-03T10:02:00.021+08:00

last wk was shit crazy. from shows to set-ups to entertainin. wow.

without a doubt, so much things happened n i realised how incredibly soft i am. not physically soft but it's easy for ppl to walk all over me. i'm no doormat but i juz realise tt maybe i'm still too young n green to be supervisin.

i thot it was an understood thing when work's work n when it's not. but apparently not. e disrespect thrown in my face woke me up. as much as i love him as my fren, doesn't mean he can overstep e boundaries of me bein his employer. it was a really bad day yest cos so much shit happened... but i learnt to just let go.

of cos i'm affected by e decisions made n wat i've caused but wat's done is done n i can't do much abt it now.

paranoia takes on a different meanin n while i completely understand where you're comin from, it doesn't mean tt i think u're right. i can see why u'd be paranoid but trust me wen i say i know wat i'm doin.
nothin much i can say pertainin to this matter n nothin else i will say. just tt i need smone now n e beloved is not ard. :(

pictures galore. if u're a last for one fan, enjoy. :)
last sat, i had a donut decoratin competition n my boys joined e competition. such sports they were. two of them took part, leety n poppin q, n e rest egged them on. tt's leety in grey n q in orange decoratin their donuts.

whilst e other 9 teams were decoratin their donuts, e other members of last for one walked ard n looked on at their competitors' designs.

some random candid shots.

n final results! this is wat e boys got for themselves after half hour's worth of decorating.

tt's wendy, Q and janice. :)

My emcee D and Bear.

Emcee D and Paulie Paul. with some guy at e back, i think tt's D's fren.

me n dawn. :)

dawn n stone. i have no idea y stone's blurred... i didn't snap this picture fyi. ahha.

silly antics by e boys.

Q, me n fadz.

Q n supposedly "Poppin P"

Paulie Paul and his new gf, Susie.

Q on stage struttin his stuff.

i like this picture.. e boys look so clean.

*hugs*

qin

2008-11-24T14:04:00.008+08:00

wat a wkend.

work controlled all of my wkend but it wasn't bad cos i had some sort of fun with my cast n crew. if u're not aware of wats gg on, korean bboys - Last For One are performin at sq2. they're really good so come down and watch if u're free. each show is only half hour so it wont take up too much of ur time.

so as mentioned, they're really good! n my clients n cast n crew have already planned a night out. :) no details divulged for tt but lets hope it's gonna be fab! heh.

so yeah... i obviously became e brunt of evone's teasin n jokes cos, once again, i'm e onli chick. we went to rest in a room n i looked ard n i realised smthin. i was e onli girl amongst 13 guys. *shudders* but damn. e boys were hot.
one of e boys was on e mic n he kept sayin my name on stage. in a teasin manner no less. i died.

totally mortifyin.

anyway, here're some pictures from e wkend. i think i gained weight. fuck. so tts me n e boy. name's dawn. it took a lot to get both of us to sit n smile at e camera.

apparently, he's a super shy guy n i think tt's obvious in e way he blushed in e picture below. :)

e boys were bein childish n drew on e board while i was not in. then wen i came back in, bam! tt's supposedly me n bboy dawn gettin married with e rest of e boys n fans attendin our weddin. of cos i was mortified. wat an ugly drawin of me! haha.

this was while bein filmed on stage.

this is one of e boys who's really popular with e girls. he's cute, suave n friendly. poppin q's his name.

tt's e bear. he's e tour manager n he's really whacked. :)

i wore a beanie yest n Q wore it. hunky tall man wearin a pink beanie n he looks good. hahaah. drool girls.

one of e media shots. i'll try n get more shots. in e meantime, come down to sq2 n watch their show. if u're not into breakdancin, then watch e hot boys! heh.

*hugs*

qin

2008-11-17T10:46:00.012+08:00

whoa baby. i was otw to work juz nw n i was actually early.. me bein early is smthin tts super rare. so there i was, happily readin my book n i was juz gettin to e good part n then it hit me. i cld feel my drowsiness overcomin all of my willpower to stay focused. i cld feel e heat spread over me, takin over all of my senses n control of my own body.

n that was wen i knew that if i dont' sit or get out of e suffocatin train, i'm goin to flat out faint.

i was too late in gettin out of e train. i collapsed in e train itself n then smone helped me out of e train at e next stop. annoyin thing? i was one station away from where i was supposed to stop at. so yeah ok.. after e whole scene, i left n made my way to e cab stand n then BAM! it hit me again.

so now i'm in e office, tryin to stay focused. i'm burnin up n i feel super uncomfortable. fuck.

anyway, did nothin on sat cos i had a day off. so i bummed ard at home n watched tv with mom until 5-ish in e evenin. then i went to sq2 to check on e girls there n then went to meet fadz n dan. we headed to somerset to lend some love to a fren performin there n then i met rizal.

wat a borin sat night right? hahaha. then i had work event on sun at central. so fun. havent met janah n edwin in a VERY long time so it was good to finally see them again. :)

pictures galore.

it was sharon's bday on sun n elisha's on 21st nov, so we had an early celebration for both of them as we're gonna be bogged down with work startin this wk. eh, wat am i sayin? we've been bogged with work since super long time ago!
anyway, tt's elisha in red n sharon in green. happy bday!

tt's elisha n me in e office just after we cut e cake.

on sat night at somerset with fadz..

tt's e fren. :)

n then on sun at central after e event, janah n i hung out by e river for a bit while we waited for her fren to come pick her up. so i was bored...

tt's e girl. :)

both of us bein silly. childish.

nyeh.

a decent photo finally.

n then i got sick of takin photos of us... so i looked up n saw e gloomy skies.

*hugs*

qin

2008-11-14T14:23:00.011+08:00

rihanna is hot. seriously. she's already hot in her vids n pictures but in person, she is WAYYY hot. she started her concert high up in e air... standin on a pole. n e min she became visible to all of us, it was wow. she was so hot.

ok that aside, e concert was ok. it was good n she can definitely sing live but it was soo short. started at a decent time, slightly after 8pm, but in between songs was crap. there was absolutely no interaction with e audience n it was pretty much song after song after song. no fab dance moves from her but her dancers were AMAZIN.

she opened with disturbia n there was a tech glitch. her mic was like way off n she cldnt be heard. so tt was a song gone wrong... but she did sing my favs! i lurve take a bow n hate tt i love u. she didnt sing cry though.

random! i like her new style n i'm thinkin of doin mine juz like hers. thoughts?

n no. chris brown didn't turn up. so depressing.

anyhoo, rizal finished work super early yest. he reached home before 6pm n i was shocked. he finished before me! so he picked me up from my office n we drove off to stadium but we got lost. haha. accordin to him, he knows how to get there if he was on a bike, but not if he's in a car. my bf is a weirdo. hahah.

after super damn long, we finally reached e indoor stadium (with some help from my colleague). it was almost 8pm wen we finally met zana so we went in straight away. after a super short concert, we went to eat at lau pa sat.

WHO KNEW LAU PA SAT HAS A LIVE BAND PERFORMING EV WED N THURS?!

i was so shocked. they're not fantastic but one of e girls is hot... n she obviously banks on her sex appeal. pfftt. go check them out.. even though they're not fab, e entertainment value is priceless!

so i snapped some photos during e concert.. here goes! :)
look at how beautiful she is. i wish i look like her.

i like this shot.. i think she's amazinly beautiful.

check out e dancer behind her. he's e hottie.

zana n i before e concert started. :)

this was durin e concert itself... we were all actually lookin into e camera n then i think rihanna did smthin on stage. i cant quite rmbr... haha. tts y both rizal n i were lookin away.

n tt's rizal before e concert started... busy bee him.

so zana n i kept talkin abt how he doesnt have any reaction to anythin we say or do. n not jus us really.. pretty much to anythin. so there u go. his reaction wen i kiss him. or maybe he was juz blinded by e flash.

yay! finally a normal pic with sweetie. :)

*hugs*
qin

2008-11-11T13:44:00.004+08:00

i feel fat. ugh. F.A.T.

i thot it was bcos i was havin my menses but noooooooooooo. i'm still feelin fat. bloated. n puffy. as u can tell, this is gonna be one of those posts where i'm rantin n whinin.

ok so anyway, i felt so bloated tt i went to run yest after work even though i left my office late. by e time i reached e gym, it was almost 9pm! but still didn't help matters cos i still feel fat. dammit.

this picture reflects exactly how i feel. bloated. puffy. distorted.

ok on a separate note altogether, i like e idea of havin a studio/exercise rm in e house where one wall is furnished with mirrors (see below). it's super cool. so random. i wan my house to hv a room juz like tt n imma put a treadmill in it n i can do yoga whilst facin e mirror. juz like at e gym!

alternatively, this treadmill by e window is cool too eh? wat a waste tt houses in sg dun have such structure/layout. pity.

*hugs*

qin

2008-11-10T10:12:00.005+08:00

yest was mom's bday celebration.. her bday was actually on last tues but we celebrated it on sun cos evbody had work n all...

e day started off easy.. i woke up relatively early by my standards n did some household chores first while watchin tv. then i bummed ard n read a book until i met rizal. he was super tired from work n so we didnt do anythin excitin. watched Madagascar at Sun Plaza n it was borin. SUPER BORING. ok la... maybe it's juz me. i dun like cartoon shows except for some, namely brother bear or shrek. so yeah.. it was a good thing e movie was such a short one.

then we bought e cake n went home... where mom proceeded to make rizal embarrassed. pfftt. started talkin abt nonsense. wen my sis reached my place, she obviously had to hop on e bandwagon too.

ok all tt aside, i'm gg on a short holiday trip with my family in dec after christmas! yay! nowhere happenin - we're juz gg to batam but nonetheless!
n i'm plannin a trip to bkk n miami next yr. let's hope they materialise. *dances ard*

in short, i can't wait for next yr!

some pics from last night.... not many cos e cam no batt. n those tt i do have r like super blur. i dunno y.. i think i suck at takin photos. anyhoo, this is e cake rizal bought for mom.

tt's my sis n bro in law n nephew on e left with mom bein in e centre of course.

*hugs*

qin

2008-11-07T10:18:00.005+08:00

thank god it's friday!

i'm not organised n i'm not meticulous by nature. but wen it comes to important things, i bow down to crunch time. be it work, family, finances... anythin tt is a life-alterin decision.

n i don't expect to be e only one to make it happen. i know it's a mutual thing n u wan it too but u're so blase towards evthin. i noe u care but i dun sense it. u leave evthin up to me n while i decide n research, all u say is ok or not. it's a mutual decision n tt's not how it works.

not reassured.

i understand e worries n concerns u have but who says we can't work it out? who says evthin is like a black n white contract tt can't be changed?

i'm not bingit or anythin like tt... but im juz ventin. ugh.

anyhoo, future plans are lookin good! may be gg on a short trip with my family in dec... plannin a cool one with fadz for mid yr next yr. yay!

anyway, i saw this picture on e net n i thot it totally reflected how i'm feelin now! e chinese character on e left means confused. vexed. (i think)

some random pics from over e wkend... tts me n paulie paul rushin to vivo to grab e cd before makin our way to sq2. him n his hat. hahaha.

my makeup's not tt thick... its e lightin, i swear.

fab vid! last for one's performance at vivo. fantabulous.

*hugs*

qin

2008-11-03T13:28:00.003+08:00

it was a relatively good wkend.. :)

preview shows for last for one started on sat n sun n it was good. or rather, THEY were good. friggin good. minus e hiccups tt happened on e first day, W.O.W.
i'm nv one to realli love breakdancing... i mean it's cool n nice to watch n all tt, but i prefer normal dance to breakdance. but wen i saw these guys, mind blowin!

imma put up a vid of their performance soon so keep a lookout for tt. :)

bein young n bein a girl doesn't mean shit. preconceived thoughts of how i am might have been conjured but it doesn't mean anythin until proven. n after all tt, i think i have proven i'm not all fluff.

hung out with fadz for a bit on sat after e shows.. we went to watch ja perform at night n as usual, he was good. tt's also another vid tt i gotta put up. amazin vocals.

then on sun, rizal came to sq2 n then we hung out. went to vivo to meet my colleagues but it was rainin n since we were ridin, we had to wait for e rain to stop. wen it finally did stop n we finally reached vivo, my colleagues were juz abt to leave. pfftt. but we stayed on to watch last for one's showcase n wow. no words or vids can do them justice.

then we went to town n bought RIHANNA'S CONCERT TICKETS!! i can't wait i can't wait. *jumps up n down*

yay. it was a relatively good wkend!

here's a picture of two of e guys from last for one. it's e only one tt i have tt is not a promo shot. tt's Zero Nine on the left aka mr hottie and min on e right. :)

*hugs*
qin

2008-10-31T11:15:00.001+08:00

*hugs*

qin

2008-10-29T17:31:00.004+08:00

heads up!

if you're into bboying and dance or korean artistes, then come down to Square2 this weekend cos i have asia's hottest bboy crew performing there at 2pm! previously when they came to Singapore, their shows were ticketed but this time round, it's FOC. FREE OF CHARGE.

n if drop by Sq2, lemme know n say hi or smthin k? :)

it's gonna be hot shit. yay! so spread e word ya?

here's a sneak preview of wat u gonna be seein this wkend if u come. heh.

*hugs*

qin