Pig or Octopus?

Dun really deco my desk, only have this phone stand at e side.. But so far, already 2 of my colleagues mistook it for a pig.. & here i was, tinking of naming it Tako-chan (from e word "Takoyaki").. Maybe a better name would be Buta-chan.. haha~

Kuishinb0!

Been an overall happy wk (coz had 2 normal days, 1 bad day, 2 happy days)..e 1 bad day was coz my train broke down, got delayed for 15mins & thus late for dinner.. In my opinion, e public transport system deserved to be fined lor.. Keep increasing e price (my card value's depleting at a faster rate nowadays), yet no improvement in e frequency.. (>_<)

Ok, back to happy things.. My 1st try @ Kuishinb0 (went with MH & YL)! Yup, it's ex, but e snow crabs.. *drool* Though i can't say e same for e other dishes: e ebi fry & tempura prawns are nice, but e desserts wasn't tt gd.. We tasted a white choco with some mint filling tt tasted like toothpaste & some bitter green tea mochi.. e green tea soft serve's not bad..

~look @ e spread!~

Again, my dad bought some goodies from his jap biz trip.. Haiz, y dun i get to go on any biz trip? Well, at e rate e market's going, be content i even have a job.. (^_^")

~stuff tt i dun really eat..~

~e one in e middle is not bad~

~pretty packaging~

~my fav: wafer with strawberry/vanilla/choco cream~

~my other fav: choco biscuit!~

~finally, sth tt's not food.. Usa-chan!~

V.Monologues

Watched this play with Yx, Hy & Al today.. tink e last time i watched a play was like during JC? (That's so long ago!) Anw, it's funny, entertaining & bold, & e actresses were great! Really make u see e 'V' word in a different light.. hehe~ But some parts were quite chim, so din understand too.. (^_^")

An announcement.. pls welcome e latest addition to my car: HK handbrake cover! (had a tough time deciding between this & e backview mirror cover..)

& again, a nice song i heard over e radio, "Say It Ag@in" by M@rie Digby (i like e style of e mtv, reminds me of e drama "Pushing D@isies", esp this part where she play e mini piano, fake one of coz..):

2+ months later...

ah!! can't believe i neglected my blog for more than 2 months! let's see, been busy at work with budgeting going on (& still on... it's supposed to finish by this fri, but they extended e deadline again coz e system went haywire), trying to settle on my hols plan (even e agency says i'm late in booking a tour now 4 nov, no choice coz gotta clear my compulsory block leave by this yr), catching up on sleep & catching up with frens.. (^_^")

anw, more updates later.. here's a nice lullaby-type of song i heard off e anime Speci@l A, can't seem to find e eng translation for it though..

"星の流れる夜に"

きもっといて見えた心の奧
誰かの為に自分の傷つけ
小さなこの手で守れるよう
強く強く願う星の流れる夜に

夜空に吸い込まれる幾千
のまたたきいつか貴方に
屆けりゆげますように

この歌いのせるで笑顏
のだめをいつか貴方が
花を咲かせますように

夜空に歌を乗せて小さな
魔法をかけるずっと一人で
苦しまらいでほしいいの

星空を見上げて願い
ぼとを過ぎれいつか眩（まばゆ）い
笑顏咲きますように

星空を見上げて願い
ぼとを過ぎれいつか眩（まばゆ）い
笑顏咲きますように

(Romaji)
"Hoshi no Nagareru Yoru ni"

kimotto ite mieta kokoro no oku
dare ka no tame ni jibun no kizu tsuke
chiisana kono te de mamoreru you
tsuyoku tsuyoku negau hoshi no nagareru yoru ni

yozora ni suigomareru iku sen
noma dada ki itsuka anata ni
todokeri yukemasu you ni

kono uta inoseru de egao
nodame wo itsuka anata ga
hana wo sakasemasu you ni

yozora ni uta wo nosete chiisana
mahou wo kakeru zutto hitori de
kurushimarai de hoshi ino

hoshi sora o miagete negai
boto wo sugire itsuka mabayui
egao sakimasu you ni

hoshi sora o miagete negai
boto wo sugire itsuka mabayui
egao sakimasu you ni

lingering melody~

a scene from e anime "D.Gr@y-man".. e piano piece was great..

gifts from e land of e rising sun..

1st, some updates: C0sfest VII pics!

Back to e point, my dad bought some souvenirs from his biz trip to japan.. 私も日本へ行きたい。 (i also wanna go japan.. been saying tt for v long, no actions yet.. sigh~)

~銅鑼焼き (Dorayaki, aka 小叮当/Doreamon's fav food).. basically 2 pancakes with red bean filling in between~

~yup, as written on e can: cherry c0ke.. haven try yet, so no idea how's e taste~

~HK purse & amulet.. in case u're wondering, those r common jap names sewn on them (not my name though).. nonetheless, kawaii!~

Lastly, some songs to recommend.. (^_^)

林宥嘉 - 神秘嘉宾 (tink e words in e beginning of e mtv r quite poetic..)

YUI - Summer S0ng (apparently, this mtv's e prequel to "Laugh Away" which i posted last time..)

gatherings & outings~

14 Jun: celebrated Al's v belated bdae @ TCC @ Cl@rke Quay.. it's called a boutique cafe, so e interiors were really nice, e food look & taste great too, but e best was e company of e princesses!

~thkx Hy for e sweet deco to this pic!~

~me with my R0asted Garlic Chicken Spaghetti~

~dessert of e day: Pear-fect Mel0dy~

22 Jun: went to e Asi@n Civilizati0n Museum with e JC gang for some exhibition, then tried out Sh0kud0 @ R@ffles Ci+y for dinner..

~beside e bridge near ACM~

~sweet ladies with sweet treats~

~outside Sh0kudo~

5 Jul: met up with Cat & MH in JB for some K session & window shopping.. 2hrs K lunch buffet cost less than S$10! free flow drinks, & they even had a milo machine.. now i'm impressed.. haha~

~no human pics, juz a snapshot of e mango ice i ate at Kim G@ry茶餐厅.. had e French toast too~

~finally found a HK steering wheel cover @ city sq (^_^)~

6 Jul: went C0sfest VII with Lj & Serene.. e usual photo session (though this yr's so packed tt i din manage to take any of e cosplay competition).. took some vids of e anime character train running abt (added own music to e vid below, was playing ard with some program)..

~us with a kawaii mascot~


~vid of a train of cosplayers~

11 Jul: had dinner with Cat, Menz & Shuz at $ushi Tei, then went for some desserts @ Cafe C@rtel.. we wanted to try other cafe, but most hanged e 'closed' sign ard 9.30pm?! din know shops close so early, & tt was a fri nite somemore..

~i spy a hand sneaking a bite at our brownie.. *poke*~

~waffle chip stealing e limelight~

13 Jul: finally had our long awaited pri sch mini-gathering @ Mrs Chiang's house..

~remembering e old times~

random pics from hp

clearing out some pictures.. since a pic speaks a 1000 thousand words, this shld be more than a 10,000 word essay.. (^o^)

~炸虾不用油.. basically prawns dipped in mayo & bread crumbs, then baked in oven.. (learnt from tv)~

~set meal i had at my 1st visit to War@ku.. food is great, but they mite wanna consider e proportion (ended up bloated)..~

~raisin muffin from Mis$y Muffin @ Am0y St food centre.. bought a pandan one too.. if only mine looks this gd..~

~taken while walking ard chinat0wn.. juz tot e weather was nice (recent weather's either scorching hot/heavy rain)~

~box of muffins (i know, muffins again..) bought from Bake0ff @ Am0y too.. would say e variety's better, i bought banana walnut, coffee, oats+raisin, apple & blueberry~

~v kawaii cupcake (colleague's baby shower gift).. only me tot e deco on top looks like a pair of alligator love-struck eyes, others recognize it as baby shoes~

~attempt at making apple pie cake.. e crust on top turns out abit too碎.. haha~

~tot e clouds look like a butterfly, but my mum says:哪里像?~

~saw this book @ p0pular.. quite funny, esp since some parts reminds u of office life, but it costs almost $20! wonder if e library has this??~

~some lights i saw while shopping for fan with my mum.. tot those checkered-balls on e right look retro, while e light-bulbs in e middle seems modern/techno, & e tube-ones on e left quite jap-like~

~this was taken with my dept intern on her last day (who's also from n+u, but diff fac) & my colleagues.. this cubicle overlooks b0at quay, too bad it doesn't belong to any of us (we juz snuck into e empty cubicle coz e scenery's better)~

If u've noticed, ms tan usually likes taking pics of food! haha~

Anw, watched e Chr0nicles of N@rnia: Prince C@spian with Hy, Yx, Al, Zy, Xj & Jl last last wed.. e prince is so shuai! e mouse-keteer is so cute & e battle scenes were intense.. would give 4 stars out of 5.. (^_^)b Went for yummy tua huey after tt.. thkx Hy for e recommendation! I mite not rem how to go e next time though.. Lastly, 2 nice songs, one from e N@rnia movie, e other by Linkin P@rk.. since e latter dun have lyrics in e video, i've added them under e 'Lyrics' button (1st try at spoiler button).. enjoy!

"e Call" by Regina Spekt0r

"Leave Out All e Rest" by Linkin P@rk

I dreamed I was missing
You were so scared
But no one would listen
'Cause no one else cared
After my dreaming
I woke with this fear
What am I leaving
When I'm done here
So if you're asking me I want you to know

*When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed
Don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest*

Don't be afraid
I've taken my beating
I've shared what I made
I'm strong on the surface
Not all the way through
I've never been perfect
But neither have you
So if you're asking me I want you to know

*repeat*

Forgetting
All the hurt inside you've learnt to hide so well
Pretending
Someone else can come and save me from myself
I can't be who you are

*repeat*

Forgetting
All the hurt inside you've learnt to hide so well
Pretending
Someone else can come and save me from myself
I can't be who you are
I can't be who you are

updates for May~

5th, Mon: Celebrated Xian's bdae at $ushi Tei, then went to watch live performance at Wal@ Wal@.. e band was really gd, esp when e female lead singer sang "Home" by Chris D@ughtry! (thkx ms lim for e photo below, gd job wif e editing~)

13th, Tue: Caught "Speed R@cer" with Cat.. quite a funny movie, & e special effects were blinding (sometimes e scenes are so colourful, it reminds me of "Ch@rlie & e Choco Factory".. haha~).. chatted over some yummy waffles after tt (Gel@re's half-price tue)! Blockbusters season's coming up, so many shows, so few $.. haiz~

23th, Fri: Went out wif Hy for dessert after work @ 味香园, Chinat0wn.. thkx for intro-ing e green tea snow ice! It tasted great with e red beans, & e most interesting part is tt it looks nothing like snow ice! Definitely a must-try!

Anw, saw this on tv recently.. think e song was out long ago..

空の写真をとったことが好きです!

(translation: i like taking pics of e sky~)

~on e m'sia highway..~

~..taken while in e car~

~bus-stop nearby~

e 1st 2 were taken ard CNY period.. nowadays, there's hardly any cloud ard.. so hot & stuffy.. gonna get heat-stroke soon.. (@_@) e last one was taken one morning while i was waiting for e bus to work.. hopefully no one was staring at me.. hehe~

anw, had a short week cuz of Labour Day hol, met Shuz on wed for dinner @ Sh0kudo @ citylink (gonna get a pic of e food from her later).. & went pressie shopping wif Al & Hy on fri.. start of May, gg to be another round of report-rushing.. jiayou to myself..

new: added a music player on e right.. doesn't have many chinese songs, & quite old songs too.. treat it as retro music la.. haha~