i'm eating Tai Yang Bing that Edda's mom bought!

I miss my Nuffy.

I miss Edda!

grrrrrrrrr...

WoW...

X'Mas a time to remember

Been out shopping for gifts for the pass week or so, I remember how when i was a boy we would all gather at Uncle Francis and Aunt Ean's home to celebrate Christmas. Uncle Francis is Catholic while Aunt Ean and the rest of the family are Buddhist but they would celebrate Christmas cause it was a day for everyone (7 families) to catch up with each other and to make the "kids" happy. A huge turkey and plates of mouth watering food would line the dining table and when we hear this,

Aunt Kim: "Children! come and eat!"

We "the kids" would all rush and grab at the goodies! the balcony was the only permitted area for us to hang out and eat. We would then gobble up our food and wait anxiously in line to collect our gifts from the bottom of the Christmas tree. Without a doubt, every year the adults would get us kids a gift and ill always remember that feeling of excitement everytime we laid hands on those present boxes and start ripping them apart!

Ever since a few years back when i finished my national service and started working full time, i have told myself to carry on bringing to the kids back home the kind of fun and joy i received from my uncles and aunts every Christmas when i was a little boy.

Whats wrong with Skype?!

Argh iam really irritated by the sudden problem iam having with Skype calls, i cant seem to hear the person on the other line! even after restarting my net connection my com and Skype!

Anyways ive just got back from Cairo, Egypt. And i visited another one of the wonders of this world - this time round the Great Pyramid of Giza!
The entire tour is pretty cheap and i think i spend no more than US50bucks! and boy was it a trip worth going for. Be amazed by the sight of the magnificent structures and the rich history behind em. You could check out my FB profile for the pictures (its on a tiny little link to the right, just scroll down) ill post a few pics up in a moment.

As for now iam gonna try fix my Skype programme...

epic movies ftw!

Stumbled upon this trailer as i was browsing the net. Looks like an awesome and action packed movie of mythology! my cup of tea~

oh and once again i had to get a new chatter box grrr...

DAVE!!!

Just finished watching Hell's Kitchen Season 6! and yes Dave aka the "one armed bandit" emerged the winner! reason why i was rooting for Dave all along was cause he is a person filled with determination and you could see that fighting spirit in him even tho he has got the disadvantage of only being able to cook right with a hand. Kevin on the other hand had an amazing looking menu for the final dinner service plus he was very creative with his dishes. I was starting to wonder if Dave's menu would be a little too simple. End of the day both of them did a spectacular job! Kudos to both of you!

The winner of this season, Dave Levey, was awarded a Head Chef position under Executive Chef James Walt at the Araxi Restaurant in Whistler , British Columbia, the first time the prize was a position at a Canadian restaurant.

the final blooper part when Chef Ramsay challenged Van to arm wrestling haha that was funny yo watch! you can catch it on youtube

Hmm... its 0930hrs in Dubai... i wonder if my sweethearts awake.

as i fell asleep listening to a song by Mika

I was listening to this song by Mika as i slumbered into the night, somehow the lyrics was stuck in my head even when i got up, partially cause the ipod was on repeat. I remembered trying to figure the words out and so i decided to do it early today...


-Happy Ending-

This is the way you left me,
I'm not pretending.
No hope, no love, no glory,
No Happy Ending.

Wake up in the morning, stumble on my life
Can't get no love without sacrifice
If anything should happen, I guess I wish you well
A little bit of heaven, but a little bit of hell

This is the hardest story that I've ever told
No hope, or love, or glory
Happy endings gone forever more
I feel as if I'm wasted
And I'm wastin' every day

This is the way you left me,
I'm not pretending.
No hope, no love, no glory,
No Happy Ending.
This is the way that we love,
Like it's forever.
Then live the rest of our life,
But not together.

2 o'clock in the morning, something's on my mind
Can't get no rest; keep walkin' around
If I pretend that nothin' ever went wrong, I can get to my sleep
I can think that we just carried on

This is the hardest story that I've ever told
No hope, or love, or glory
Happy endings gone forever more
I feel as if I'm wasted
And I'm wastin' every day

This is the way you left me,
I'm not pretending.
No hope, no love, no glory,
No Happy Ending.
This is the way that we love,
Like it's forever.
Then live the rest of our life,
But not together.

A Little bit of love, little bit of love
Little bit of love, little bit of love[repeat]

This is the way you left me,
I'm not pretending.
No hope, no love, no glory,
No Happy Ending.
This is the way that we love,
Like it's forever.
To live the rest of our life,
But not together.

*after the song and around 2 minutes of silence another song played*

-Over My Shoulder-

Over my shoulder.
Running away.
Feels like I'm falling.
Losing my day.

Cold! And dry! Cold! And dry.

Forgot my daylight.
Torture my night.
Feels like I'm falling.
Far out of sight.

Cold! Drunk! Tired! Lost.

Over my shoulder.
Running away.
Feels like I'm falling.
Losing my way.

Cold! Dry! Cold! And dry.

Forgot my daylight.
Torture my night.
Feels like I'm falling.
Far out of sight.

Cold! Drunk! Cold! And drunk

Iam not too sure what both songs mean to the Artist or what the purpose or message the song was suppose to sent to the listeners but from my point of view, its a really sad song, followed by the dark times the person went through - a failed relationship with the person he so loved and gave so much of himself to... to no avail... and the aftermath that followed... the final part of the song is really painful to hear... and in the end he is lost in total darkness all alone, cold and drunk.

Forgot my daylight.
Torture my night.
Feels like I'm falling.
Far out of sight.

Cold! Drunk! Cold! And drunk

Random stuff

i just added and removed some songs from my music player, its all in a mess now but iam kinda like searching for songs be it new or old that i wanna listen to for the "moment" do forgive me cause its now all jumbled up and iam trying to allocate them based on genre, mood, beat etc. Hope you'd like em maybe not all but some :) cheers~

Food and some random stuff!

My Sweetheart Edda just got back from Manila a few days back and she got me FOOD! you know what they say; the way to a mans heart is through his stomach! well i think thats kinda true :) she got me a combo pack of chocolate muffins and the all time favourite and famous cheese cakes! - they taste uber and iam munching on one of em right now! oh and a pack of dried mangos and bananas.



Anyways i just got back from Perth. Looking back Perth and Manila both hold a very special place in my heart... the both of us, Edda and I have been to these places together, we ran in the rain when it was chilling in Perth, did a documentary on their automated public WC, had a cheese ball challenge, In Manila we scaled a volcano, went for beautiful snorkeling trips and dined under the stars every night... looking at the relationship i have at hand, every moment was worth living for over and over again. Yea sometimes I ponder bout the "should haves" and "could haves" but i believe God allows things to happen for a reason, its only a matter of how one would react to it.

PS* Edda should we go back to Boracay next year? i miss that place.

Lastly heres a song i stumbled upon while playing taptap revenge and i think its kinda nice :) its on auto play, if that does not load heres the link.



You Would Not Believe Your Eyes
If Ten-Million Fireflies
Lit Up the World
As I Fell Asleep
Cause they fill the open air
And leave teardrops everywhere
You'd think me rude
But I Would Just Stand And Stare
(I'd Like to make myself believe)
(That Planet Earth turns Slowly)
(It's hard to say That I'd Rather Stay awake when I'm Asleep)
(Cause Everything Is Never As It Seems)
Cause I'd Get A thousand Hugs
From Ten-thousand Lightning Bugs
As They Try To Teach me How To Dance
A Fox Trot Above my Head
A Sock Hop Beneath My Bed
A Disco Ball is Just Hanging By a Thread
(Thread)
(Thread)
I'd Like to make myself believe
That Planet Earth turns Slowly
It's hard to say That I'd Rather Stay awake when I'm Asleep
Cause Everything Is Never As It Seems
(When I Fall Asleep)
Leave My Door Open Just a Crack
(Please Take Me Away From Here)
Cause I Feel Like Such an Insomniac
(Please Take Me Away From Here)
Why Do I Tire of Counting Sheep
(Please Take Me Away From Here)
When I'm Far Too Tired To Fall Asleep
To Ten-Million Fireflies
I'm Weird cause I Hate Goodbyes
I Got Misty Eyes
as They Said Farewell
(Said Farewell)
But I'll Know Where Several Are
If My Dreams Get Real Bizarre
Cause I'd Save a Few
And I'd Keep Them In A Jar (Jar)
I'd Like to make myself believe
That Planet Earth turns Slowly
Its hard to say That I'd Rather Stay awake when I'm Asleep
Cause Everything Is Never As It Seems
(When I Fall Asleep)
I'd Like to make myself believe
That Planet Earth turns Slowly
It's hard to say That I'd Rather Stay awake when I'm Asleep
Cause Everything Is Never As It Seems
(When I Fall Asleep)
(I'd Like to make myself believe)
(That Planet Earth turns Slowly)
(It's hard to say That I'd Rather Stay awake when I'm Asleep)
(Because My Dreams Are Bursting At The Seems)

its strange how bad things happen to good people

Few days back as Edda and i were running home from East Coast Park we noticed a fallen runner and went over to assist him. Somehow he must have suffered a minor stroke as he can no longer more the left side of his body and to make matters worst we could not feel a thing when we touched him on the left side, strangely there were many passerby and only a malay uncle stopped to help. We called an ambulance and while waiting for it to arrive we stayed by his side making sure he was doing ok in terms of breathing, alertness and even check on his pulse rate. Soon a small crowd gathered and the ambulance arrived shortly after. He was sent to Changi Hospital. Even tho we were strangers among each other it was nice to see that some Singaporeans do have a heart when i comes to helping others in need.

We walked home glad knowing we probably had helped save a mans life and knowing that we had missed dinner with the family. Off we went for our "sinful dinner"! - beehoongorengmerah. We stayed up pretty late that night enjoying each others company even tho Edda had a Melbourne flight which was in a few hours time.

As the break of dawn arrives we were off on a cab to the airport. Its was then misfortune struck, after checking in her baggage, Edda found out that her Coach wristlet was missing... after searching through our bags it was confirmed we must have dropped it on the cab. We called the cab company for help and till now 2 days later theres still no news on the wristle. There quite an amount of cash, club memberships and a few credit cards inside but what hurts most are the lost of the little notes, a picture and the sentiment of the gift. I pray that some kind soul out there would return it to us :( That day Edda went for flight... and i could tell, with a broken heart. As i waved her goodbye before we lost sight of each other my heart sank too.

20th Oct

Not too long ago i tried out a 10day trial for the World of Warcraft expansion: Wrath of the Lich king. I was lure back into the game by its breathtaking graphic and interactive game play. As i leaped Azeorathian (my human paladin) into the heat of battle i wonder to myself, am i really gonna commit to WoW once again after Ive tried so hard and managed to pull out of it? and on the other hand Edda was more than willing to give the game a shot... at the end of the day, i decided to lay down my sword and hang up the rusting set of armor - its time for Azeorathian to retire. Still i would sit in the tavern with a cup of ale

There are more important things at hand right now and the one that takes the 1st place is needless to say that special someone in my life. Recently Edda and I celebrated Noraini's 2*th Birthday and we traded tales of our love life, the many ups and well of course the occasional down times. Through talks like this you open your eyes on problems faced by your friends and sometimes wonder to yourself how lucky you are to have each other(+ the rough edges). Couples step on each others toes as they waltz through life, your partner can choose to pick you up, check on that foot of yours to make sure its alright and then carry OR he/she can choose to leave you as both dancers don't have the patience and that special spark for one another after finding out that they just don't fit. Before you make your choice, seeking the advice and wisdom of close friends would be the best thing to do... remember you are not alone! and remember even when you are for that short period of time NEVER be short fused and be self-destructive. God allow thing to happen and sometimes you would see a pattern of such misfortunes repeating one after another... trials. HANG IN THERE!

Time to head down for Brunch, wonder what Edda's mom conjured today :)

PS* iam still a gamer! infact i can't wait to get my hands on a few single player titles that require less commitment or non at all!eg. Disciples 3 - if any has news on this PLS! let me know

mistaken identity!

As Edda and i were at the airport checking out the masses of candy one could find only at Candy Empire, my twin called.

Julian: eh where are you?

Me: Airport bout to send Edda off for flight, y?

Julian: last night i bumped into your friend @ St James ler... she thinks iam you and wants to report you to Edda.

Me: what for?

Julian: cause i was dancing with Amanda la! *grumbles* i was a little drunk and i told her off... anyway Jo and the rest didnt like that bunch of ppl etc etc etc - lotsa nasty stuff

Me: WHAT?! you scolded her and her friends?! *back of my head i told myself "not again!"* why?!

Julian: dont know la! tell you more when u get home bye!

Edda laughs her head off. *Roll eyes*

see... thing is, being twins has got its pros and cons. THIS is one of the cons! what are my colleagues gonna think of me when i bump into them @ work. Then again its not the worst tho, since we so happen to be talking bout this allow me to tell you the worst ive got out of an incident alike to this, only a few years back.
Same thing: Mistaken identity = then GF's bro saw my bro with his babe holding hands and kissing, he tells my GF thinking that its me, she keeps quiet, got back at "me" by cheating on me with someone else, hence the relationship got sour and only told me some time after we broke off. PWNED :(

PS* for those who dont know, i have got a twin! and we do look different in many ways!

Its been a long long time

Its 1205Am, 5hours before ive gotta get up and ready for a flight to Auckland, somehow i have not been blogging in a REALLY REALLY long while! laziness got the best of me i suppose... anyways if you have watched Fame, you would notice that there are many amazing songs in that entire movie and one of them is titled "try". Edda and i were argueing over what it would sound better on the piano or the guitar ha! i ended up learning to play it on the piano grrr... yes piano > guitar i know BUT not all the time!

PS* Baby you know ill never admit that the piano is better especially when we are fighting over a song sheet! so now you know, i admit defeat *grumbles*

So Ive been to many places recently and the most recent one happens to be Athens, Greece. Its my 1st time there and yes it is indeed a beautiful place, the ruins that is... the town area itself is kinda like the middle east if u ask me. Sadly mines was a 5days trip hence we didn't have time to go to many other places Greece had to offer. Will be posting the pictures up onto FB soon, Time to catch up with some sleep

From left: Chloe,Hazel,Kang,Eva,Tim,Cpt, *Naf*, Ita and Serene

This fella is so adorable!

rented an quad to go round the beautiful island of Aegina

Updates!~

Flying.
Recently I was called up for a Delhi flight which disrupted my Jakarta turn with Edda! sad, it would have been another fun fun flight if i was not called up. Working with Edda on flight feels... Good! its as if my mind would only drift and wander no more than within the aircraft, we would cheekily go pass each others work positions to "spy" and "tease" each other, giving each other quick glances and talking bout our plans upon touchdown. There are a few ups and down so you ppl know esp those whom think "Couple coding" is Good/Bad. Overall it was amazing for the both of us. Going for my business class training tomorrow :( mixed feelings.

Family.
Cousin sister is getting MARRIED! this is happening slowly but surely, so far for those relatives under the same generation as me, lets see... 4 are already married! 1 of em is already in her late 20s, 2 of em are 25 and another 24, ive getter brace myself for that day to come! Julians attained his Dip in Retail and has been doing great at Cartier and Kevin embarking on his NTU journey.

Life.

Its not all work and flying to different places, when iam back i like to spent quality time with Edda and family. Working out like going for a swim, cycle and for a run is a must! catching the latest movies and dining out for "Good food" is a must have too. This weekend was quite enriching even tho i had to see Edda off early in the morning which made me feel kinda down, church service was great and the message amazing, after which fellowship with everyone was enjoyable especially when everyone was teasing Sandra and her "JOKE" (OMG it cracked me up so bad tears rolled down) talking to Uncle Dave was great too, i like listening to his advice on relationships and how to deal with them.

Joke: Why did the rooster laugh when the cat fall into the bucket of water?

our little recording :)

hope you fellas enjoy it :) more to come!

Disney!

Last month i made a trip to HongKongs Disney land! Its the smalles on on earth but then again its still worth visiting! Indeed this magical land of joy and wonder brings out the child in each and everyone of us... a whole new world, there only so much the camera can capture and everyone should visit Disneyland!~

The musical on the streets the greeted us was a blast!

next off was straight in to the princess world haha sounds erm...

I saw this rose and i knew i had to get it for Edda, its really beautiful and it now sits on the top of her piano. With a very special message engraved on the back of it

Micky! its was another musical in the open and it was kinda like a "water parade" everyone got wet!

spinning tea cups! k iam lazy the rest are on FB check om out ROAR!

*PS: should i get an Iphone / Omnia 2.....?

Blogging from HongKong

Been kinda busy recently with lots of stuff going on, iam blogging from HonkKong's Kowloon Hotel, the room is really really tiny! and in an hours time ive gotta leave for a 13hrs flight to the States, Sanfrancisco. I hope ill find something to do when iam there... apart from shopping that is.

heres a lill something i stumbled upon.


i cant wait to hop onto my next flight to Sydney! "otter stuff"

calling all Mechwarrior fans!

If you are a Mechwarrior fan, take a look at this! OMG cant wait to get my hands on this when its out! now iam starting to wonder if they are ever gonna shoot the movie!

Enjoy...

Whats Love?

I am sure you my friends have loved or have experienced love many a times in life, love from your family, friends or love from a special someone. Love can be explain by some in the forms of action, ways and languages and to others it is beyond words. There are times when one gets hurt badly in love by the person he/she loves the most. You grow bitter, anger arises and you seek revenge.. your inner demon take control, you blame other for what has happened you blame that special someone... and you forgot why, why were you even in love in the first place. You choose to hate & never forgive! Here is something i would like to share with you.

In the Bible under 1 Corinthians 13, the word of God tells us that

1Cor13 4-7

• Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud;
• Love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs;
• Love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth
• Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.

1Cor 13 13

• Meanwhile these three remain: Faith, Hope, and Love; and the greatest of these Love.

Its human for anger to cloud ones vision, when that happens logic is that last thing thats on ones mind, you just want to let it all out to rip someone head off his shoulders to vent that rage and anger to leave a path of destruction and wished that whoever hurt you didn't exist... But is that the right way to deal with it?

well ill leave you here, if this relates to you and if you are going through a form of hurt in love, why dont you think of the many occasion when you have been happy with that special someone, all the special moments you have had. Like i said we are all human and humans make mistake (be it ones on purpose or in a moment of folly), none of us are flawless and that includes me. If all else fails... scroll up, i hope you would find the answer in those verses from the Bible. God Bless.

Sweetdreams...

Sweetdreams - Beyonce

Every night I rush to my bed
With hopes that maybe I'll get a chance to see you
When I close my eyes I'm going out of my head
Lost in a fairytale, can you hold my hands and be my guide?
Clouds filled with stars cover the skies
And I hope it rains, you're the perfect lullaby
What kinda dream is this?

*You could be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I don't wanna wake up from you
(Turn the lights on)
Sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Somebody pinch me, your love's too good to be true
(Turn the lights on)
My guilty pleasure, I ain't going nowhere
Baby long as you're here I'll be floating on air
'Cause you're my
You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I don't wanna wake up from you
(Turn the lights on)

I mention you when I say my prayers
I wrap you around all of my thoughts
Boy you're my temporary high
I wish that when I wake up you're there
To wrap your arms around me for real
And tell me you'll stay by side
Clouds filled with stars cover the skies
And I hope it rains, you're the perfect lullaby
What kinda dream is this?

*You could be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I don't wanna wake up from you
(Turn the lights on)
Sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Somebody pinch me, your love's too good to be true
(Turn the lights on)
My guilty pleasure, I ain't going nowhere
Baby long as you're here I'll be floating on air
'Cause you're my
You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I don't wanna wake up from you
(Turn the lights on)

**Tattoo your name across my heart so it will remain
Not even death can make us part
What kind of dream is this?

*You could be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I don't wanna wake up from you
(Turn the lights on)
Sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Somebody pinch me, your love's too good to be true
(Turn the lights on)
My guilty pleasure, I ain't going nowhere
Baby long as you're here I'll be floating on air
'Cause you're my
You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I don't wanna wake up from you
(Turn the lights on)
Either way I don't wanna wake up from you

SEP!

20 & 21/7/09 was my SEP recurrent training as guess who i had with me? Noraini and Jo! Sadly we were not in the same class tho... Noraini was alone and i was with Jo, there were a few funny incidents that happened. For the entire day1 the class mistaken me for the only "Malay Guy" in class and i only found out on the 2nd day when the class went eh wheres the "Malay Couple" (Jo and I) cause we were always late for class! and when the instructor was taking us for our evacuation test he read my name ADRIAN... GOH?! eh ur a chinese? not malay?! and when i said chinese the whole class went HUH! sure anot?! duz how can i even lie about my race, thats when the found out Jo was not a malay but an Indonesian. Man skin colour plays a major part in identification now a day huh? so much for "The always late malay couple"

Anyway i also found out that our batch is now 1guy less :( for some reason they terminated the contract of one of our boys. It sounded kinda unfair to me but i guess in times like this where the economy is struggling to regain balance and with "excess" crew, they axed him. My heart goes out to you bro, i hope u make it through your upcoming interview for TC. All in a nut shell, SEP was not too bad after all, we get to do alot of catching up with each other! Noraini why dont you go watch ur Transformers ASAP since you've got off tomorrow! and speaking of off days, everyones got an off day after today's course BUT Ive got a Jakarta turn tomorrow! so stoned right now... i wish i could just blink my eyes and somehow time travel to the final leg of my Manchester fight. Cant wait for the 27th...

Istambul + Desert tour

8-7-09

The sucky part bout this flight is the wait for our hotel rooms! gosh we had to wait 2hours before our rooms were ready, atleast the hotel provided us with breakfast so its not too bad... right after a quick shower we wasted no time! off we went on out sightseeing tour! We visited the Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazaar (the Turkish man there are totally "chi ko pek" trying to hit on the female colleagues of mine, there was one that really cracked us up! he went up to Ann and pulled onto her original Longchamp bag "thats lousy, from China. Come i show you mine good come come" HAHA OMG ROFL that guys a real joker. After which i took a quick trip to the walking streets 10mins away from the hotel to get my hands on 1.5kg worth of Turkish Delight for my beloved Otter and family.

9-7-09

Pardon me for this brief post but iam really tired as ive just got back from the Desert Safari tour in Dubai, thank God i passed on the "night life" some of the fellas have planned. Sometimes i wonder whats the fun in getting oneself all drunk and high? an advantage to some and a form of escape for others just a mention a few reasons i can conjure. You can say its pot calling the kettle black, yes ive got myself dead drunk before and iam not proud of it and it ends with me falling dead in bed. Sometimes i wonder apart from socialising and letting your hair down, how would it reflect on oneself if he or she gets drunk infront of a bunch of people whom you have only known for a few days your speech your actions your image, how much truth is there in ones word, someone whom you hardly know. Well ofcourse there are kind souls out there who really care and give you honest comments and feedback, but ive seen enough from where iam from to set my foot down on this matter to say MOST of these "tryers" are out just for a free fuck (both genders included, pardon my language) 8/10 flights and even if you are innocent of such "crimes" its so common being a "GS" you are stereotyped PFFff how negatives that huh? Hmm i must have got carried away... my colleagues and i have been talking bout our experiences for these pass few days and hence i decided to air my views, i'd better stop... for now.

Since thats the case i shall carry on blogging bout my return trip in Dubai. Its start off with touchdown as always (its like once upon a time) anyways yea dinner @ this place called "Silver Eagle" slow service but good food. I managed to get back in time to catch my beloved otter waiting patiently, shees such a sweetheart! it was late and still she waited... 2Am considering she has a flight in a few hours time, how much more can i ask for? sometimes.. no, infact i consider myself lucky and blessed to have her in my life.

The following day aka today, a few of my colleagues and i (Isac, Ann, Jeanie and Latha-Tyra ) booked a tour to the Desert Safari! It was a blast, we went on a 4x4 Dune Bashing trip, a camel ride, Sand Boarding (its like wake boarding but on sand), a wonderful spread of food and dancing under the stars with the belly dancers! in total we spent like 150Dhs/person which is like er.. / 2.5 = S$60. Not too bad for 1/2 a days tour. Ill elaborate and explain more along the way once iam able to post the pictures onto the blog. As iam listening the "The Piano Duet" from Corpse Bride i cant help but think about Edda playing away on the piano... its time to switch off the light now. Gd night folks

10-7-09

Got up early @ 4.30AM to accompany my little otter for a lill as she gets ready for work, she is one of the few whom i know can pull off a perfect and flawless "French Twist", Sending her off to work through the webcam sucks... i wonder how much longer can i take all of THIS (sometimes i wonder to myself if flying is really what i want once i settle down with a family of my own, i pray that God guides me along as i grow in life. ) After a few hours of sleep i got up and make my way down to this outlet called "Choc & Nuts". Sadly when i got there it was closed! reason being in Dubai, Friday is like an off day hence departmental stores and such only open late in the day! my call-times at 5pm and Choc and Nuts will only be opened @ 4pm... iam so disappointed, now i cant get the goodies i was planning to buy for family and friends :( SAD! iam gonna try rush down at 4 and get back by 5Pm before call time.

10-7-09, 1530Hrs

After checking and asking around i found out the Choc & Nuts opens only at 4.30Pm instead of 4. Call times at 5 which means RUSH! and i don't have that kinda time to spare, making another trip down would mean a waste of time waiting for the store to open and money on another cab ride! Somehow i don't believe that Choc & Nuts is the only store that sells Choco-Dates with almond and good pistachio nuts, armed with my determination and the fact that ive wasted so much time and money getting there earlier today, i hit the streets and asked around! and it all paid off! i found the exact Choco-Dates w/ Almond! and this ones packed in a more attractively then again its a little more expensive. Who care? i got what i wanted and thats what matters! Time to get ready for my flight back to Singapore :)

Dubai so far

Touched down and got to Angsana Hotel @ about 2AM GMT+4. All i could think about then was to get a hot shower and to surf the net for a lill but somehow the LAN lines dont seem to work well on my Acer, everytime i connect to the net my computer is automatically rebooted with this "Blue screen" error. I tried to fix it but to no avail... final resort i got someone up to look at my computer at about 4Am, he had no idea whats going on too! and hence i was given free access to the wireless network. So now the good thing is everyone has to use the net in the living room where else i get to laze in my warm and cosy bed haha~

Heres what my room looks like, its a little different from the previous room ive got while i was here. Instead of a combined living room and bed room, its now seperated. By 5 i was all tucked into bed within my "fortress" with the laptop by my side... everything went dark.

Top to Bottom: Living room, Bed room, Kitchen and Toilet

The trip to the Desert was delayed to our return leg from Istambul as the rates in the hotel here is kinda high compared to Traders Hotel. Hence we went to the Dubai Mall for a walk and to buy some food. Snapped a few interesting shots while i was there.

cool huh?

Lunch Fries with Beef, Bacon bits, onions, tomatoes, chives etc

The HUGE tank thats in the Mall has even got sharks and rays in em!

Time to head out for dinner with the crew, our Chief is cooking Nasi Lemak! such nice chaps are hard to come by indeed. They bring people from all walks of life together!

A taste of home made bread with <3

A baker within our mist? Iam sure almost every single one of you guys must have atleast once in your entire life seen how the bakers, be it in bread talk or some neighbourhood bakery makes bread but have you ever tried it first hand? yes making bread in you own very kitchen! and thats what Edda and I did yesterday over @ her place. BAKE BREAD! the fun part is we got to choose what goes into our own home made bread! Raisins and lots of Wholemeal :) a quick trip to NTUC and with a budget of + - $10.00Sgd and everything done within 2 hours.

I do not have my hands on the pictures of the entire process but Ive got this! The end product coated with crunchy peanut butter! (as iam blogging bout this experience iam actually devouring the bread! its so tasty!) Edda took some of the Wholemeal raisin bread over to Rome, Left some home for Kong and the rest, i took home to my family. Its been so long since we actually baked or cooked and its enjoyable indeed.

Time to get another slice!

Backpacker hotels and filled with surprises!

Today marks the end of my 10days worth of A/L. In fact iam so awakened by the sudden streak of "carefreeness" and fun by the flight that ive got tonight! Its like "THE DREADED FLIGHT" of all - make a guess fellas ANS: _______.

Anyway i was in Auckland from the 20th-27th, the best thing bout that trip was? Edda was there with me! The flight up on the 20th was great! i had an awesome set of crew and they were all so friendly towards me :) i really enjoyed my flight up. The time spent there was well worth especially the trip to the Auckland Zoo! the weather was good, shady and chilly and the zoo is huge! not many visitors that day plus there are loads of chickens running around!

I kinda wanna blog bout the "interesting" things that happened instead. Ive never stayed @ a backpackers hotel before and this trip marks my first. Why? you might ask. Well cause its cheap and its an experience! and boy was it an experience indeed! I checked into a room with 4 x double Decker beds! my room mates Daniel and Megan (couple from London) they have been backpacking for the past 5months all the way from the south of Asia, how cools that?! and theres Clair (shees from Ireland and she has been looking for a job for the pass few weeks) Sam (how he hitched a ride on the south islands of NZ and stayed in a farm with this family cause their daughter liked him, he left only after she showed him how to castrate a cow, which really freaked him out when she hold him she was good with a knife) we were all laughing so badly when he told us that! We spent alot of our time trading stories and watching movies in the movie room.

mines to bed by the window

Heres where it gets annoying! on the final night there @ 1am this pair of fellas from the Netherlands came in, they have only got to know each other a few hours ago on flight and decided to bunk in for the night before heading their separate ways the following morning. They kinda hit it off instantly, got changed and went for drinks at the Globe bar that was below the hotel. It was a Wednesday and RnB music was seeping through the walls, i could hardly sleep. 3-4am they came back changed out and looks as if they were ready to retire for the night... NOT! This girl had to step on my foot before getting up onto the bed above mine which woke me up and the next thing i knew the guy came jumping up onto the bed with her! Ok the bed is really flimsy and the base it supported bu springs.

Jason: Hey lets cuddle
Girl: *giggles*
Jason & Girl after 10mins: kissing and sound of removing of clothes
Jason & Girl after 15mins: weird moans and heavy breathing

Jason & Girl after 20mins: WAKES ME UP AS MY BED WAS MOVING! plus the sound of the spring going kweek... kweek... kweek... and it got faster like KwWWEeKKWwwweeKKWwweK!

OMG they were so inconsiderate, look i know it too much to ask for in a hotel where u pay 27NZ/Night but HEY! please be considerate and keep the noise down cause everyones sleeping and Iam right below you. Obviously they didn't give a damn bout it cause i was not the only one awake and @ 5+ another fella came into the room and that didn't stop the piston. It was the worst night ever! and this experience might just mark the first and last time iam ever gonna stay in a backpackers hotel!

Apart from that miserable incident, the rest of the trip was good. Oh and that includes a business class seat back to Singapore :)

Time to get ready for flight! can wait to finish this overnight turn and spend some time with my lill princess before she heads off to Rome.

Amsterdam *will post pics soon* tired...

Behold!

Once again, Amsterdam! if the 1st question that comes to your mind is DRUGS! then hey iam sorry i have still yet to try any and i dont plan to so dont ask me why and how does it feel like getting HIGH on "spacecakes" etc pfff... alright, anyway a few of my colleagues and i decided to pull off a quick one right after touchdown, a quick one as in wash up that is and off we went to this place that holds miniature landmarks of the Netherlands - Madurodam.

In order to get there ull firstly have to take a tram all the way to the central station, grab a ticket to Amsterdam Den Hagg (€19.40 2nd class tickets) and make haste cause if you miss the train, ull have to wait for another 30-45mins for the next one to arrive. The train ride would take you a little out of an hour to get there, after which u can grab a 2way tram ticket (€2.50) which is much cheaper compared to the 1way (€1.60). A few stops and walla! Madurodam! the entrance fee is €14.50 and remember to take your guide book! if not ull never know whats what in there. So welcome to the smallest town in the Netherlands! everything is 25times smaller than reality and its all in the exact replica of the original structures. Here's some of the pictures we took.

Who would have expected to see this here!

MuahahahHAHHahah!

Some kinda "Arty-Farty" feeling got into me when i saw this bumblebee! shees such a sport, minding her own busy bumble bee routine and still being friendly enough to allow me some close up shots of her. So cute esp when it burrows itself into the flower! on a side note, strangely these day iam attracted to taking pictures of things that are non-human.

After a few hours we had to rush back to the hotel to meet up with the fellas for a very special occasion! everyone turned up cabin and tech crew alike! We got a cake and champagne too! sounds like a party? well YES! cause it was our captains birthday! Dinner was fantastic... Ribs, Booze, Cake etc we had a blast, i was so dead beat by the end of it all i skipped the "red light district" tour that we planned, fell dead half way through "Jumper" within the warmth of my fortress.

Day2 was surprisingly chilly, there was this constant breeze in the air. Breakfast was out in the open @ the Sports bar. I rained soon after as we took a stroll toward our next destination: the Van Gohg Museum. Boy i had to queue for like 30mins in the rain just to get to the entrance! thank God Alice and Jes managed to get tickets (€12.50) from the advance counter in the hotel! it could have been a longer wait. Sadly pictures are not allow to be taken in the museum, wish i could show u guys some of the amazing artworks. Its interesting how Vincent Van Gohg's life was lived from dreams of being a pastor to a artist whom committed suicide, dark times indeed.

Next off it was to the Diamond museum, we were in luck cause it was not only free entry but we had a most gracious host to bring us around the museum and to enlighten and delight us with the beauty of those sparkling little stones in a private vault. After asking and hearing what she had to say i was thinking to myself "phew iam glad i picked the right one". Was so close on a wrong pick which could have been disastrous!

a 2 hours journey through Westcoast park.

Mp3: Check, Camera: Check, Running Attire: Check. The plan was to get away from home, away from the urban jungle that surrounds us every single day of our lives. I cant remember the last time i went to Westcoast Park for a run, somehow everytime i decide to work out its gonna be at the Sports Complex. So this time round i decided to visit the park instead, plus i wanted to be alone, and i know going to the Sports Complex ill be no where near that.

I plugged in and off i went, the random though of bringing a camera paid off. Infact i was glad i had my camera with me. Take a moment to think, on how many occasion have you ever seen something interesting from time to time and so wanted to take a picture, BUT you didn't have a camera with you OR you were only armed with a 3mega pixel camera phone, Oh bummer! Yea thats how it feels.

Here are some pictures Ive taken, not while on the run ofcourse! The place has changed quite significantly.

Towards the end of the park theres this open field where dog owners can bring their pets for some doggy interaction. I was fun to be around so many dogs!

3 on 1 ganging the poor black dog for the "squeaky ball"

The winner!

the black dog here tried to irritate the white one haha it was funny to see the both of them wrestle it out!

i was a little too late in getting pictures of the sun set, totally forgotten about it and when i dashed back to the seaside this was whats left :( sad

The condo that was once labeled "my dream home" now its somewhere in the east

My neighbourhood friendly "manja" cat. Love her cause she seems to talk to you when you interact with it! Sadly i cant keep pets at home if not i would bring this sweety home.