Chinese New Year 2008

so the festive season is over and the repercussions are apparent. bulging tummies, sore throats, burnt pockets (from excessive gambling) and an over supply of mandarin oranges. the oranges are quite a problem for me cos i've never liked peeling fruits. and i have been instructed to eat at least 2 after dinner to clear them before they turn wrinkly. next year, there shall be moderation in the purchase of oranges. anyway. some pics taken during cny.

New Year's eve lunch

CNY Day 02 - taken before relatives and frens arrive!

Goofing ard with Jayden's cap..

another cousin whom i get to see only during CNY. his name's jeremy and possibly the only 2 year old i noe with the loudest voice. and dun u think he's got a very blur look? the just-woke-up blurness? but he learns new words fast, thru repetition. he was calling me 表姐 for countless times i had to teach him a more difficult word to shut him up. haha! but the best thing is, he gives me kisses unreservedly ie without bribery of sweets! needless to say, he's on my fav list too.

then there was the visitation to frens' house. but sth different this year. we spent the entire day at viv's place playing wii till our arms ache. next time we shd do abit of warm up first i think. and another major difference this year is that we didnt gamble at all! no mahjong, no dai dee, no ban luck! guess we were probably too occupied with playing wii and planning viv's wedding. am looking fwd to her wedding on 15 march. =) and oso wii again this sat! =D

2008 Bday Celebration

thank you dears, for the birthday present! =D though the celebration wasnt as happening as last year, it was still very sweet! and to my family and frens who remembered, thank you too!

2007 X'Mas Celebration

long overdue post on x'mas. and some pics of vivien's lovely home! i like the chandelier alot!

On Making A Difference

seeing that i'll be attaining mid 20s status (oh the anguish!) in a few days, i think its abt time i set out some changes to:

a) make myself a better person
b) alter my current stagnancy and
c) save the earth

i noe that in a previous entry i said i'll reflect on year 2007, but wat the heck, 2007 is over and done with. if there's anything worth mentioning its that im left wishing time would move abit slower. ok, back to the topic. my resolutions.

• land myself a REAL job. one that keeps me fully occupied with work and one that requires lots and lots of overtime. fat paycheck included pls.
• be kind to children. ALL children.
• be bothered abt things that concern ppl who are dear to me. things like their bdays, work, mental and physical health.
• keep up with current affairs. buying sat papers for the recruit section doesnt count. watching half of the 9.30 evening news on mon while waiting for Heroes to start doesnt count either.
• eat more fruits with vitamin C. my perpetual cold and need for tissue is killing the trees.
• find activities to bring some energy into my life. going for a 草蜢 concert will do for someone who could scream along even by watching them on dvd.
• read extensively. magazines, biographies, novels, classics, etc. resolving to read everything by dean koontz isnt enough.
• find a male slave (sex not necessary). bringing joy to myself qualifies for (a) i think.
• surround myself with positive tots and ppl. like how eating cheesy/creamy pasta will not go to the thighs. instead, satisfying a craving brought abt by mood swings makes one a happier person. and laughing burns calories.
• pick up new skills. like cooking and first aid. yes, in that sequence.

so there. after completing this list, im pretty sure i'll be able to keep them. well, at least one of them.

Jacky Cheung World Tour Encore 2008

have been looking forward to this since i got my tickets. i had wanted to hear more of him after having went for his last concert in july. (i think that was wat sparked my craze for canto oldies to the point of no return. hah.) but as i was telling xf, i had a nagging feeling that this time round he would be singing more mandarin songs, which was the case, much to my disappointment. and unlike the last time, he conversed with the audience in mandarin too. though i love everything abt the man (ok, except his supposedly popular hit 吻别), the jokes would have been funnier in cantonese. and another major major disappointment for me was that he didnt sing 李香兰! me and my fren were so looking forward to hearing it live again lor :( but ok lah, he compensated it with other songs like 遥远的她，月半弯，蓝雨，离开以后, 只想一生跟你走 which i so love too.

and as told by the man himself, in his 23 year career, he's released over 70 albums, sung over 1000 songs and held over 500 concerts. some statistics there huh? its little wonder why he's considered the god of songs. but, i quote, even though he's hailed as the god, he's just human. cos towards the end of his 2nd last song, his voice cracked (but only slightly!) though a tad embarrassing, he was still able to make a joke out of it. but you couldnt really fault him lah, it was the 93rd concert of his world tour, even God himself would have been exhausted. and as expected, he ended the concert with 祝福. although the concert lasted for abt 4hrs, i was surprised it was ending already. somehow, it would have been more complete with 李香兰. sigh.

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i didnt want to tok abt this intially since it was sth i really couldnt be bothered with anymore. but 2 in a row is quite interesting. im thinking how to elucidate this. ok, its kinda like 2 ppl i knew had, at the same time, chose to turn pissy abt things i could not (or bothered to) fathom and shut me out completely. fine that they would want to turn unreasonable on me when i hadnt done anything to offend. i dun hold it against them cos i have done it too. all the time, in fact. but the difference here is how do one accept an apology when no offense was taken? i dun believe i was bitter, no. just plainly, i no longer could give a damn abt wat they tot. but things dun end off like that, do they? cos just as sudden as they were pissified, they come round knocking on my door. at the same time. again. is this just sheer coincidence or sth else, like a conspiracy? unlikely i noe. but one thing's for sure, im not abt to go find out.

// today is jan 4. 5 jan 4s since. and i still find myself staring at strangers who bears some resemblance.

古巨基

first post for 2008 and its yet another video. hah. not that im running out of things to write abt, in fact there's quite abit, like x'mas, jayden's bday party, reflections for 2007... but all tt has got to wait, trying to get photos lah. so before that, here's wat im listening to at the moment. (not that u care, i noe)

it seems that my taste in music is 'backtracking', from the 90's to the 80's now. gee, i totally love the 1st 3 songs, esp 情義兩心堅. am digging for it, hope my mum have it in one of her dustcovered boxes.

// doesnt chow yun fatt look delicious in 上海滩? *slurps*

Jayden's First Bday Bash!

cun believe time gets by so fast. a year has gone, almost in a blink of an eye. and my dahling nephew jayden is a year old! already! which means yours truly isnt getting any younger. sighz. anyway. the celebration at sis' place. lotsa relatives. lotsa kids running around. major chaos. but it was fun. seeing ppl u wun get to see except during cny. and realising for a fact that your threshold for noise aka screaming, bawling and crying have actually increased. and ya, getting to decorate the place up for your dahling nephew's party. although the banner was done like a day before (cos i had fallen sick right before his bday), i think its pretty cute.

Grabbing the bday boy for photos before the crowd comes in. hehe.

goodies for the kids! even the big kids like me!

barney in the form of a huge creamy cake. its really really creamy. anyway, i shd have taken a pic of wats left after the party. just the head. its darn funny.

cake cutting! it was kinda cute to gather all the kids for photo taking with their masks on. hehe. and the second pic of jayden is supeerr adorable lor! with his little feet on the table and trying to cut the cake! and how he looked like he really knew that he shd blow his bday candle! seriously so cute (i) can die! ok i noe, im over doing it abit but my jayden is really very cute wat :p

pics taken with family and relatives, and wat could possibly be my favouritest kids in the world.

you probably wun understand this now but,

Happy Bday, Jayden! Muackks!

Merry X'Mas?

wooh, this year's x'mas is really something different.

i spent it sitting around in a hospital.

specifically, i spent the morning sitting around in a children's hospital.

both my nephew and niece had viral infection. their mum had quite a bad flu and the dad had a mild case of food poisoning. my mum was on the verge of falling sick as well. (i felt so vulnerable all of a sudden.) the little ones were vomitting so badly they went frail to the point of such a state i couldnt even bear to say the word. sis was naturally so worried she tot its best to go to the hospital. and i, being the only physically fit, was awoken at 3am and dragged to the hospital, half-conscious and totally dishevelled.

the whole visit took abt 4 hrs and both of them are fine now. in fact, it seems that i was hit worst, needing rest till 3pm and having to cancel a lunch date. so there, my x'mas for 2007. how wonderful.

Preps for X'Mas 2007

i've been dying to post pics of x'mas gifts i made this year for frens and loved ones even before the party on sat but couldnt cos its supposed to be a *duh* surprise. anyway the party at vivien's new home was great. (her home is super gorgeous btw.) all 6 of us managed to make time to gather for a celebration, including our ever-busy ms connie tan. heh. shall post pics on the party when i get them.

coming back, gifts I made. (ya, i am assuming the role of a self-indulgent braggart for today.) i remember last year, i was into graphic designing and made some half-assed frames. and ever since i've learnt to dressmake, i've got this crazy urge to sew something. and for all i noe, i'll probably make a stool or table if im into carpentry next year. so as u can tell, im actually gg thru a phase and although each phase doesnt live long, i do believe this one im currently in could last. well, at least till im done with all the fabric i've bought so far. and to speed up tt process, i've found some other use for it.

jasmine says they look good enough to be put on sale. im flattered but i think not. making 12 is just enough to kill me. besides, buttons, laces and ribbons arent exactly cheap. but having said that, i have enjoyed the nites of making each of these, surrounded by fabric, needles, ribbons and threads, and with leslie cheung singing in the background. all i did lack was a rocking chair and a black tomcat sleeping on my lap to qualify as grans. really really.

Too Much Of A Good Is Bad

you noe you're overly reliant on the internet when you google for song lyrics even though you have the album just next to you.

and you noe you're over doing on the read when you find youself abit confounded after having started on a new book.

..... which brings me to conclude that too much of a good is indeed bad.

// stress abt xmas sia.. seriously dun like >=(

// i've finally gathered enough courage to make an apptment for my extraction. guess i wun be having a feast on my bday =(

Nature

Nature took its course