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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful.



Infinite's Back

Come save me, come save me

Remember, inside your drawer
Remember, inside your wallet
The traces that I left behind
Engrave them without leaving anything out

Reminisce, inside that photo
Inside that space that remains
So that all of my scent, all of my breath
Won’t disappear

Please don’t lose me
Like the spring wind that passed over me
Can you save, can you save me

Like the past scent of the many days
That passed over me
Can you save Can you save me

(Save me)
Save me

Come back, I want you back back back back back
Back back back back back
Don’t place our memories in time

Come back, I want you back back back back back
Back back back back back
I’ll wait for you, as I remain here, turned around
I say save me

(Save)
Can you save me

I think of each memory that I should forget
Season after season
I want you back in my arms

Please don’t lose me
Like the spring wind that passed over me
Can you save, can you save me

Like the past scent of the many days
That passed over me
Can you save Can you save me

Don’t place me in time
Don’t try to reminisce me
Please please please
Don’t erase a single bit of me

Come back, I want you back back back back back
Back back back back back
Don’t place our memories in time

Come back, I want you back back back back back
Back back back back back
I’ll wait for you, as I remain here, turned around
I say save me

Well, I think this is a pretty good song with awesome lyrics (the lyrics are weird here due to translation) and a nice and catchy tune. :D My boys never fail me. LOL! :D Go Infinite!

A day without laughters is a day wasted.

(Ripped from Tumblr)

Great day at Westgate, Jurong with my lovely family. Hahahas! It has a been long since I last visited Westgate, and I'm glad to see many more new shops there. :D Most importantly, there is a wide array of cafes and restaurants and eateries that leave me salivating as I strolled round the mall. :P

Lunch Menu of the day:
Menya Musashi Kodou
(麵屋武藏)

(Side Dish: White Fish)

(Side Dish: Gyoza)

The side dishes are delicious. Not exactly the kind which I will go super gaga over, but it is not bad. My mummy tried their Maki last time, and she said they didn't taste as nice though. So lesson learnt: NO Maki in the future. LOL! :D Which is weird, considering they serve Japanese cuisine, by right their sushi should taste nice. But by left... You get my drift. :D

(Seafood Ramen)

(Duck Ramen)

Oh lord, these are god-damn finger-licking good! Hahas, I finally found a substitute for Ajisen. Oops! P.S. I am not a fan of Ajisen because I felt that the price was not worth it - the soup base was nice, but their noodles are not appealing at all.

So what's so special about these ramen besides it being super scrumptious? :D Well, notice their soup base. It is black in colour. LOL! :D Garlic flavour. They offer you three different types of soup bases for you to choose, which is the normal one, the garlic one and the spicy one. It is interesting isn't it? Hahahahas! && there is no strong taste of garlic, which is good as your mouth won't stink. :D But you can't keep the vampires away, LOL!

(My mini bowl of Ramen)

Hahahas, we only ordered two bowls because I ate breakfast today and wasn't feeling hungry /goodgirl/. :D Hahahas, anyways check out their noodles. It is actually H-shaped!

(H-shaped Noodles)

Hahas, I tried my best to zoom and focus, yet apparently my phone camera failed me. Shall add a camera to my wishlist. :D

(Different outlets serve different types of noodles)

Hahahas! :D One bowl of noodles set come with one side dish, and the set is priced at around $20 (including GST and Service Charge). It is only slightly more expensive than Ajisen, so why not choose this instead? :P My humble opinion.

(Food Republic)

Hmm, so after much shopping around (I didn't spend on clothes), we got hungry and went to Food Republic food court for teabreak. :D Chendol for mummy, Mango Ice for my babysis and Grass Jelly with Honey Taros for yours truly. LOL! It is surprisingly good, except that the mango ice is a little sour. Hahahas!

Anyways, we went to the basement Isetan supermarket (I forgot what is it called) which specialised in selling Japanese foodstuff. :D It seemed as though I stepped into a food paradise. LOL! :D Food ranging from soba, to salmon, to sushi. WOW! I'm totally mindblown.

We spent quite a bit there, and I'm egg-cited because we also packet salmon and squid teriyaki for dinner. LOL! :D Woohoo!~ && I also bought some caramel custard goodies for my 'study break' tomorrow.

A nice break from all the studying. I'm contented.


You cut me down to the bone.
Now you are dancing all over my soul.
I'm falling to pieces, to pieces, to pieces.

Friday, July 25, 2014

Beautiful minds inspire others.

TGIF peeps! :D

Get well soon Kaiyuan! Anyways, this idiot was feeling unwell that she didn't come to school today, but she didn't inform us or anything. Arghs. But still, get well soon! I will take it as you had a severe migraine and you forgot to tell us. Hahahas! :D

So I had a great day with Poppyflower and Evelias @ Saybons today after lecture today. I had been wanting to try their crepes for very long already, but didn't manage to find the chance :/ And finally today, I had the honour of eating such great cuisine with these lovely people. :D

So we ordered two crepes (Strawberry Seduction and Smoked Salmon), Seafood Bisque (soup) and a cup of iced tea, :D Approximately $6 each, hahahas! I shall keep my reviews short and sweet because I'm quite lazy. :P Well, I find the crepe a little dry and the fillings quite little, x.x Yet their soup tasted so scrumptious that it managed to win back some points. :D




P.S. My fringe is pretty much screwed up, sighpie.
P.P.S. Find the second crepe. LOL, that Poppyflower nice one. (: She camouflage the crepe very well.

So I shall dedicate the rest of the post to my lovely dear Poppyflower. (: It is our friendsary last week, 17 July. (The date was created by her using her own formula LOL)

Hahahas, so I am glad to meet such a great friend in my entire JC life. Although she can be very noisy at times, with her naggings and all, she helped to keep things in check. Hmm, how do I phrase it? She is like le clique's mama (be happy that I didn't use the word nanny :P), encouraging us, motivating us, every time.

She will be like, "I want to do homework liao. Stop playing cards!"

Hahahas, :D She is such a joy to be around. Thanks for everything, for understanding me, for allowing me to confide in you. You have been just like my soulmate, and a very precious one. Just to let you know, I will always be around. When you are having troubles or whatsoever, don't keep them bottled, you can share with me. :D Don't forget, I'm a future psychologist. Hahahahas!

"Beautiful minds inspire others."

Stay happy, stay optimistic, before you can inspire others, and make the world a better place to live in. Cheers! :D


Enjoy the little things in life
because one day you'll look back and
realise they were the big things.
-Kurt Vonnegut



Friday, July 18, 2014

Laugh as much as you breathe and love as much as you live.

(Ripped from Tumblr)

TGIF! :D A Fridate with my lovely Huiqi bestie! :D Went Pastamania for dinner, before heading over to KFC for a mini supper thing. LOL! :D Nahs, I didn't eat a lot. I maintained, :P

Anyways, it was a real great catch-up session with her! I missed her so much, hahahas! :D We chatted about many things, from schoolwork to friends to exams to families, practically everything! She is my soul mate, someone whom I can confide in.

By the way, I think you guys had enough of my ramblings about results rights? :D Hahahas, so this time round, I'm not going to say much about it, because whatever I'm going to say is probably going to be repetitive. I mean, what else more can I say when my results has been like this since the start of my JC year?!

I'm not feeling emo, I had been past that stage. :D I'm trying to find a new method of studying, in hope of it being more effective than my usual's. Yup, so these few days, I have been diligently studying in school with Poppyflower. (Y)

Anyways, just a quote:

"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections."

The world is not a wish granting factory. There may be many things in life that doesn't heed your wants. But nonetheless, keep your spirits high, maintain that positive mindset, smile always and be happy! :D Because when you look beyond the imperfections, you will suddenly feel relieved of your burden, and happiness will come naturally. It's true!


There's a thing called love,
That we all forget.
And it's a wasted love,
That we all regret.

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Hold me tight in your arms, pull me to your embrace.

Mundane lifestyle strikes again, and my life is still dulled with repetition. There is nothing for me to look forward to in life for now. Sighpie. Perhaps the only thing that I'm really looking forward to, is the end of my A's. I really can't wait for A's to be over, for all these exhaustion to be over, for all the stress to be over, and welcome life-after-A's with wide opening arms.

Anyways, after tuition last Saturday, I had Creamier with bestie Vivian for lunch. Yup, dessert for lunch. How does that sounds? :D Pretty great huh?

(Mine)

(Vivian's)

I ordered waffles with Earl Grey Lavender ice-cream, whilst Vian ordered Butterscotch Almond. Hahahas! :D The Earl Grey flavour was still great as ever. Had a taste of their Gula Melaka and Thai Milk Tea ice-cream flavours, but apparently they don't appeal to me. I figured the Gelateria Italia (I hope I didn't spell it wrongly) is still the best because they have more variety of ice-cream flavours to choose from.

For people who like crispy waffles, I suggest you try Creamier's. For those who like soft and chewy waffles, Gelateria Italia is your choice.

Tip: Creamier ice-cream scoop is much bigger than Wimbly Lu's.
According to Vian and Xiaofang, LOL! :D

(Lemon Cherry Pie)

Hahahas, this small-looking pie is like ~!@#$%^&*() sour. LOL! :D The first mouth taste harmless, but as I savoured it further, at some instant moment, I suddenly tasted sour on my tongue, and the sour feeling lingered on in my mouth. Arghs, but their sour is quite nice actually. LOL! :D

When you are studying, take a break, have a lemon cherry pie! Hahahas, this is a great way to make you stay awake whenever you felt sian of studying. LOL! The sourness can shook you awake, leaving you to feel refreshed and rejuvenated. Hahahas, sounds exaggerating? But this is actually how I felt after trying it for the first time!

Sorry Poppyflower for enticing you, :P Hahahas! Next time let's go cafe-hopping together! Alright, my next aim shall be either Wimbly Lu or Lola's Cafe. My instagram is forever flooded with pictures from these two places. LOL! :D I'm egg-cited.

(#throwback)

Hahahas, anyways, throwback to the recent June promotions, the 1-for-1 Starbucks drink, which I got it with Poppyflower and Weina. (: Strawberry cheesecake and Tiramisu flavours. I actually packet one home for myself and one for my sister, so don't misunderstand and thought I drank both cups myself. LOL! :D I'm ain't a glutton.

By the way, I have a new dream. Perhaps I could be a 美食家, LOLOL! :D Because I like to eat and explore new food outlets. But I should stop eating these atas food. $$$!!


"You'll meet her, she's very pretty.
Even though sometimes she's sad for many days at a time.
You'll see, when she smiles, you'll love her."

Saturday, July 12, 2014

But his love is still in me, like a broken arrow.

(Ripped from Tumblr)

So on Tuesday, which is also the first day of school after the MYCTs, we had University talks and our civics module, (: The two hours long university talks are boring, and I'm trying to get myself awake, knowing how important universities are to me. But hey, they are seriously boring -.-

Then we had civics module, I chose Personal Protection together with le clique, Yanlin and Yeeying :D It was great fun learning all these super wonder techniques, that do not require strength to defend yourself from your attacker. We learnt pressure points and really cool moves! It was fun trying out on Poppyflower. LOL! :P

We played basketball during the thirty minutes break. And I realised how much I missed playing basketball during our PE lessons last year. LOL! :D It was quite fun and enjoyable playing with my dear classmates!

Anyways, we are learning volleyball now for our current J2 PE lessons. Mr Tan is leaving us for his re-service, I wonder which teacher will we get now. :/ The previous relief teacher was ~!@#$%^^&*() I am truly traumatized by him. I really enjoy PE lessons with Mr Tan! :D

Alright, I shall not bored you further with my mundane life. Hahahas! (: Here are some pictures from Delifrance, where I had a nice meal with my babysister on Wednesday. :D


(Mini fruit tarts ft. ice lemon tea)

(Chicken Rendang Baked Rice)

So when the waitress served us our baked rice (we both had the same baked rice), the first thing that came to my mind was "It was small. Not just small, it's freaking small!" Yup, I guess I'm feeling really hungry that day (I only had fishballs, potato cupcake and mantou for the whole day).

And the first mouthful of the chicken rendang baked rice was just meh to me. The rice is very 分散, really not nice. Hahahas, but as I savored it further, the tasty melted cheese covered the rice and the juicy tender chicken helped to score back some points for the dish.

Is something like 越吃越好吃, but probably it is because I'm too hungry that everything seems nice and delicious and palatable to me, because my babysister claimed that it was not worth it. LOL! :D

And the tarts that they served was like what its name suggested: mini. It was around the size of a fifty cent Singapore coin. Yup, that small T.T But I couldn't stop myself from saying that those tarts are 赞. How nice would it be if they can increase the size of it! And the ice lemon tea that they served reminds me of my school's Good News Cafe that ice lemon tea. Taste the same sia! Hahahahas! :D

Alright, I will end here. Look forward to my next blogpost bahs! :P


What do you do
When your heart's in two places?
You feel great but you're torn inside.
You feel love but you just can't embrace it.
When you found the right one at the wrong time.

Friday, July 11, 2014

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

So far, I had gotten back some of my MYCTs results. My Maths paper one and my Physics MCQ, both of which I flunked quite badly in. Sighpie. Was a little demoralised, because I really did put in efforts in studying. Maybe not as much as others, but I tried my best already. I wonder what will happen to my A's. Ohno! :/

Anyways, to dear Weina who was infected with some virus, get well soon! We all miss your laughters and I'm sure Yinzhi will miss you more. Hahahas, come back to school soon alright! :D

Alright, nevermind, forget all about the unhappy stuff. We should zoom in and focus on the little things that contains happiness. Hehehes!

(Salted Caramel)

Hahahas, so last Sunday was Youth Day (and Shiwei's birthday as well), so I just want to wish Shiwei a happy belated birthday. Hope you enjoy the gift that I prepared for you. I actually gotten it hastily, so hope you don't mind. It was a Doraemon mug, quite cute alright! :D

Monday was Youth Day Holiday, :D and I celebrated it with le clique. Finally full strength! Hahahas! Went Upper Thomson for pratas for lunch, because our initial plan of dining at The Little Part 1 Cafe was closed on Mondays, and the cafe next to it Carpenters was closed as well. What luck! It took us approximately 40 minutes from Sembawang to Upper Thomson. Sighpie.

And this reminded me of the ice-cream date with Vian that day, both Wimbly Lu and Creamier are closed on Mondays as well, and unfortunately we met up to go and eat ice-cream on a Monday -.-

Anyways, I ordered a Chocolate Banana prata and a Bomb Cheese prata. The bomb cheese flavour was a little pricey at $4.50, and the Chocolate Banana was priced at $3.80. I ordered Milo Dinosaur as well, :D The pratas was quite filling, so I guess one is enough for me. I couldn't finish it anyways. Rawr!

And yep, we headed to Salted Caramel for ice-cream! :D Flavours ordered: my all-time favourite Rum and Raisins, Earl Grey and Yuzu Ginger. The ginger flavour is unexpectedly quite refreshing, :D

Evelias left early because of her Church event, while the four of us continued and ventured to CCK Kbox (no more rooms in Teoheng) :D Sang for 3 hours (the person gave us 3h 15mins) with the aircon off (spoilt, I think?), and it was quite stuffy. But hey, $11.45 for Kbox session is quite reasonable. Kbox usually quite expensive, I don't understand why is it relatively cheap over there but I will just accept it. (Y)

My throat hurts, from all those non-stop singing. Hahahahas! :D I wish for times like this again. Looking forward to our next date!


Baby, when they look up at the sky.
We'll be shooting stars just passing by.
You'l be coming home with me tonight,
We'll be burning up like neon lights.

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

She said goodbye too many times before.

(Ripped from Tumblr)

So yup, the MYCTs are finally over!

Hahas, it was over a few days ago already, actually. Just that I got too lazy and wanted to enjoy myself by watching my drama that I didn't want to move my hands on typing my life stories on my blog. LOLOL! :D

The last paper was a major screw up, but nevermind. What is over is over, I shall not dwell on it. I will enjoy every moment now while I still can! :P Happily just finished one episode of my drama although I'm suppose to be doing my maths lecture homework now :/

So on the last day of my exam, I went Plaza Sing with le clique (without Kaiyuan who pangseh us, hmphs) T.T Wanted to catch The Fault In Our Stars (TFIOS) which everyone is saying how nice and how touching it is, blahs blahs blahs, but apparently, tickets were long sold out. Sighpie. There goes my long-awaited movie! x.x I shall live in my shell and maybe download online or rent a disc to watch it because nobody wants to watch with me. Zzz. #sadlife

But we went for a feast at Botejyu instead (I'm not sure if I got the name correctly a not) Tralala! :D A hilarious yet embarrassing session over Japanese food and the stupid waiter. Hahahas!

(Garlic Rice)

(Seafood Okos)

My phone died on me so all the pictures disappeared. I dug out these pictures from my previous blog entry LOLOL! (Because I went to eat at the same branch at Star Vista previously) Star Vista's is so much better than Plaza Sing's, both the food and the service is better.

So myself, Poppyflower and Weina had seafood garlic rice, and Eve had seafood combo which looked good. Hahahas! (: We ordered a seafood okos to share as well. The houji tea was to my liking, :D

(With my pretty girlies)

Hahahas! :D First time I showed my bangs on my blog. Gah! Pardon the holes in my bangs. It is an error by my stupid retard hairdresser. Sighpie.

Anyways, we had dessert after that. Almond paste for Weina, Durian cake for me, and Matcha snow ice for Poppyflower and Evelias, and bad service. The waitress didn't stack the snow ice properly, and before we know it, the snow ice just tilted to one side and fell all over the table, right in front of her face while we are paying for the desserts. Not bad, at least she knew that she had to clean up the mess. Yet she just left like this.

We called her to get us a new one because her tissue touched the snow ice, and it was quite unhygienic. But she just refilled the ice. Good job, I'm never ever going back to this dessert store. Count you lucky because it was a small shop and I forgot the name of the shop -.-

So this is Day 1 of happiness. Hahahahas! :D Shall update other stuff when I'm in the mood. :P Time for drama! I'm an addict -.-


The room's hush hush,
And now's our moment.
Take it in, feel it all and hold it.
Eyes on you, eyes on me,
We're doing this right.

Thursday, July 3, 2014

In the end, I wanna be standing at the beginning with you.

And yes, I still have one more paper to go.
Hahahas! (: Gambatte to me!
So I shan't type anything, just want to share
a Disney song which got me hooked up recently (:


At the Beginning
Anastasia

We were strangers starting out on our journey
Never dreaming what we'd have to go through
Now here we are and I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you

No one told me, I was going to find you
Unexpected what you did to my heart
When I lost hope, you were there to remind me
This is the start

And life is a road and I want to keep going
Love is a river I want to keep flowing
Life is a road now and forever
A wonderful journey

I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

We were strangers on a crazy adventure
Never dreaming that our dreams would come true
Now here we stand unafraid of the future
At the beginning with you

And life is a road and I want to keep going
Love is a river I want to keep flowing
Life is a road now and forever
A wonderful journey

I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

I knew there was somebody somewhere
Like me alone in the dark
I knew that my dreams will live on
I've been waiting so long
Nothing's gonna tear us apart

Cause life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river I wanna keep flowing on
Starting out on our journey

And life is a road and I want to keep going
Love is a river I want to keep flowing
Life is a road now and forever
A wonderful journey

I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

With you


A song dedicated to all my homies, :D