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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

I'm not a mind reader baby, speak up.

Our Changi Airport Terminal 4 has finally finished all construction works! :D Two months back, they were having an Open House for the terminal, so guess which auntie joined the queue to check out the terminal!

Yup, you need to register for tickets to go. But no worries, it's free! It just determines your time slots to head down. You don't want a congestion rights! (:

(Magnificent display)

This artwork is called the Petalclouds, and it is a grand-scale kinetic structure. How do I know? Because there was a quiz, and you have to complete at various stations to redeem vouchers/gifts at the end! Hahaha, but the vouchers a bit useless because you can only use it at the airport itself?! 

(Cleaning Machines)

I thought these gigantic cleaning machines were very fascinating. LOL, they are damn cute?! And behind them, there some cashless vending machines wth. You can buy your beverages or snacks using Ezlink card, which is quite cool but also quite inconvenient because they do not allow us to pay in cash/coins. What about people (e.g. Tourists) who have yet gotten a card??? 

(Immersive wall)

We just sit there on some benches watching the LED display. The display showcases Singapore's skyline and they were really superb! This art aims to entertain passengers waiting at the security screening queues, but I thought there wasn't a need for that because the new technology employed for the security screening is really fast and seamless.  

(Snowflakes/flowers display)

Wasn't able to walk through the display because they were still renovating. But the structure looks magnificent and elegant LOLOL, damn pretty! We tried going up the escalator to the second level to get a bird eye's view, but were stopped by the police officer. Zzz. Unfortunately, the other floors were out of bounds to everyone. T.T

(Peranakan shophouses)

I thought it was a good mix of technology and heritage in the new airport terminal. For the other terminals, the concept was mostly focused on futuristic, so I guess by bringing back heritage, it is a timely reminder for all of us to remember who we are and celebrate the diversity of Singaporeans.

The shophouses showed various traditional brands (老字号) such as Bee Cheng Hiang and Bengawan Solo. The design really invokes a sense of nostalgia in all of us.

Every fifteen minutes or so, there will be a short film that will start playing on the Peranakan shophouses display. Some technology cool shit there LOL. It was a love story about two people from different races, and were acted out by various Singaporean artistes such as Adrian Pang. I feel that this is really a good representation of Singapore and its Peranakan heritage and multi-ethnicity!

(Trees in the airport)

It was such a cosy corner to just sit down and rest because we were all so tired from walking around. Did I mention that the terminal is damn huge. T.T We got two plush toys in the end because we won some mystery gifts LOLOL. And we each walked away with a travel pouch because we signed up for Changi membership. I love freebies!!

Overall, it was a good experience at Terminal 4 and I cannot wait to start taking flights from there! Korean Airline is shifting over there at the end of October, hmmm...

(White beehoon)

Since we were at the vicinity, we decided to headed to Changi Village for dinner. White beehoon, here I come! There's plenty of fish slices for $6! Pretty worth it (:

Got my favourite goreng pisang also, damn delicious luh. The banana will melt in your mouth. That's probably the only fried thing that I like. Last week, my tutee's mother fried banana for me also but it's not that nice compared to Changi Village's! I think cause she used less oil LOLOL. Okay luh, healthier choice.


A lot of problems in the
world would disappear
if we talked to each other
instead of about each other

Friday, October 13, 2017

People who talk less frequently notice more.

Was discussing about job prospects with the groupmates and gosh, they made me so nervous about not being able to find employment T.T Technically I still have one more year to graduation, but sighs the nearer the day comes, the more fearful I get.

Feeling so lost, really. It seems as though there wasn't really a right answer to all the questions I have, like how long in advance should I start applying for jobs, or how much salary should I ask for etc. I don't even know what industry do I want to get into. T.T I'm indeed a little lost sheep.

Suddenly my future looks bleak.

(Ice Lemon Tea)

Dragged the family to Ichibanya for dinner because I was craving for some Japanese curry. And to be honest, I don't think it is really worth the price. The drink is really small ah?!

(Seafood Curry)

This looks so pathetic. You can actually taste the seafood, but they are cut into so small pieces that it looked invisible. LOL. Okay luh, but I wouldn't order it again in the future.

(This one gets too jelat after a while)

Is jelat the correct word use? But anyways, I was so sick of the chicken cutlet halfway, that I just totally give up. T.T Fried things and me really don't match.

(Ice cream desserts)

Happiness is when you realized the set meal comes with a scoop of ice cream. But awkwardness is when you paid and walked out of the restaurant only to have the waitress shout at you and make you come back for the ice cream.

(Yogurt Berry Shaved Ice)

And when you decide that ice cream is not fat enough, you thought you could eat this for dessert. But sighs, should have just stick to Mango Shaved Ice. Gosh. Why are we feeling adventurous that day and wanted to try new flavours?! This is at the Taiwanese shaved ice dessert shop located at Westgate by the way.

(Sticky Wings)

Sorry for the ugly photo because my family didn't allow me to take photos until they finish eating. T.T This was the new eatery that replaced 4 Fingers at Westgate. But what for, seriously. The concept and everything is the same lehs?! Even the food taste similar.

We ordered 3 wings each and it was not bad! But personally, I prefer 4 Fingers. LOL. Anyways, I went on their first day of opening, and they were having some promotion for it. $1 per piece! What a steal! 

Word of caution: the spicy one is no joke. Even my mum thinks is spicy, means it really is spicy. T.T


You are beauty and
strength all wrapped up
into one exquisite being.
Never forget that, and never
Allow anyone to convince you
otherwise.

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

All she ever wanted was magic; the kind she could finally believe in.

Busy days are just starting.

I had midterms last week for three days (Monday to Wednesday) consecutively. I was wrecked by the papers/professors, but I only have myself to blame for not studying hard enough (ie. did not read the textbooks) sighs.

Thursday. I reached school at 8.30am to edit my project video. I was so hardworking that I slept at 3am the night before trying to analyze and restructure the video outline. It was so tiring but I managed to drag my exhausted body to the badminton courts for a 2h game session with Dewei, Jamie and Licheng. Barely finished my Subway lunch in 15 minutes (sorry I eat slow) before I rushed for a tutorial, followed by a tuition session afterwards. What a rush.

Friday. Nearly was late for a client meeting because I overslept, what even. I slept for 11 hours. T.T There seemed to be more work to do after the meeting, noooo. Afterwards, I joined the rest of the group members for lunch at Salmon Samurai.

(Glorious bowl of salmon mentaiko)

Didn't know there was such a good place in Tanjong Pagar! No regrets for travelling all the way down so early in the morning. It was so delicious, I wished I knew about this place earlier. $10.90 for the bowl with onsen egg ohyeahs!

Rushed for MINDEF Career Networking session afterwards. I was so nervous because I was going alone and it was my very first networking session ever so I don't know what to expect? Thankfully, it went well! My entire table was filled with people who don't know each other, so we were able to interact and network.

It was not bad because everyone was so friendly. The tea session was informative and gave me huge insights. The food was good because they even served smoked salmon! 

(Dinner at Genki Sushi with Vivian)

Salmon overload for the day. Hahaha! My third meal with salmon for the day. Gosh. Finally meeting this shit Vivian after so long, and we were back at Genki because the both of us were too poor for Itacho. Noooo. But okay, Genki was good too! 

(The rubbish girl demanded for dessert)

Trying a new flavour - cheesecake which tasted not bad! Hehehes. (: Reminiscing our days at Korea when the shop started playing familar Korean songs. LOL.

What a wonderful day.


Keep love in yout heart.
A life without love is a
Sunless garden where
The flowers are dead.

Friday, October 6, 2017

You're a sky full of stars, I'm gonna give you my heart.

(Midnight Runners)

I recently caught this movie called Midnight Runners which is an action comedy film about two Korean National Police University students (acted by Park Seo Jun and Kang Ha-neul) who witnessed a kidnapping.

Authorities and the higher-ups were not able to do anything, so the both of them decided to embark on their own investigation to solve the kidnapping case. The movie was hilarious; my stomach was hurting throughout the entire movie from laughing too much LOL. Yet it was very heartwarming because despite being amateurs, they were both very passionate in their work and dedicated to helping the weak. Shuai! (:

(They looked so awkward here LOL)

Thanks my #SEOUL不下来 clique for asking me out to watch this fantastic movie. It was a tiring week at school, and this movie was a timely reminder to just relax and slow down life. :D

(I miss us)

Hahaha, really glad to make this bunch of awesome friends (Jiashu, Vivian and Regine)! :D Looking forward to our next meetup. Hehes!

(Chococone)

Got a chococone on my way home to celebrate the end of the week (Hahaha, I have no school on Fridays)!


Come lay with me for hours
so we can talk thousands of
nothings which mean millions
of something.

Monday, October 2, 2017

You're a beautiful kind of madness, a misunderstood truth.

Overwhelmed.

So exhausted to the point that you mixed up your midterm dates. LOL, what a joke. Thankfully I noticed it yesterday (one day before the exam), so I still had time to study and prepare for it. T.T

And this morning on the day of the exam, I actually left house without my pencil case. In the end I had to u-turn back home to retrieve it. Gawd.

Updates: I just finished the midterm. It was so confusing!! I cannot understand the questions T.T Regine and I were discussing about our answers and we realised we have quite different interpretations of the questions. Goodness. Dear Dr Jung, will you be on the same wavelength as me??

Prays. This is a freaking 20%, I cannot screw this up.

(Boat Noodle)

Throw back to last week's shoot for NM4883D. Hmm, it was a good day because it was my first time in a LAN shop. And nope, unfortunately I'm not there to play, but there for work sighs. It was a productive day because we shot a lot and I finally got to try my hands on using the camera. Hahaha, so difficult to use but I will try my best! :D

Lydia recommended this Thai restaurant at POMO (wth, I didn't even know such place exist). It is a legit Thailand restaurant (I believe) and their boat noodles is really not bad! :D Shared a bowl with Regine because I had late breakfast and I didn't want to screw up my weight LOLOL. 

(Pizzahut)

There was this other day whereby I went out for lunch with the sister, and we went Pizzahut because she wanted to try their new cheesy 7 Loaded Puff. But sighs, what a disappointment. I hate the puffs actually, the texture is like bolo bun, which is something that I don't like sighs.

(I only like the drink and soup)

What a waste of my $35. Could have been better spent elsewhere.

Speaking of money, I am going to stop buying my MRT concession because I have been a fan of buses recently. LOLOL. (: It really is more convenient to bus home from school LOL. Because there's usually seats HAHAHAHA And I don't have to squeeze with the rest of the NUS population. Hmmm.


We are the descendants
of the wild women you forgot.
We are the stories you taught
would never be taught.
They should have checked the ashes
of what they burned alive.
Because it takes a single wild ember
to bring the whole wildfire to life.

Saturday, September 30, 2017

You need chaos in your soul, to give birth to a dancing star.

Since it is C's birthday today, I shall do a throwback post to Singapore Night Festival a few weeks ago. :D The festival was a little overrated, but still I'm thankful for events like these, because Singapore is too small and there's no natural attractions for us to enjoy, LOL. The best part is that we don't have to pay anything for the festival :D #cheapskate

(Saizeriya)

Wanted to dine at Nam Nam Noodle Bar initially but the queue was insane LOL. Decided to take a gamble and walked further down to Saizeriya, but we were still met with a snakey queue. Fortunately, the people queuing in front of us were all in fours, so we got our seats very quickly! Nice. (: 

We got black pepper chicken spaghetti for me and squid ink spaghetti for C. Hahaha, he ate it fine but the last time I ate it with Manda, she was so unglam LOLOL with squid ink all over her mouth and teeth. Jialat lehs!

(I guess this was the most iconic of the night festival)

(It was so magnificent)

It was the same building by the way. I took it at different angles. The graphics/lighting on the building kept changing, and that's what makes it amazing, (:

(Boxing match)

We chanced upon this show also! It was quite fake LOL, like sometimes I see they throw punches that never hit their opponent but the opponent fell flat on the ground. Oops #exposed But okay, I don't mind because this meant that there is a much lower possibility of getting injuries. 

I didn't really like watching such matches because #violence. I don't understand why people are interested in watching people fighting one another and getting injured over it. Tsktsk. Recently there was also news that a bodybuilder passed away after a boxing match with Steven Lim yeahs? T.T Safety should always come first...

(Pretty lights, pretty me)

I'm egoistic like that hahaha! C was being my trustworthy photographer again. Thanks for being so patient even though he kept complaining throughout the entire night, tsktsk. And it was so hard to get him to take photos together, so annoying. He relented in the end, so thankfully! I like taking photos yeahs, because they serve as memories. Loving the photos that we took, but our phone cameras just don't do justice to the beauty of these lights.

(Looks like a scene out of some fairytale)

Breathe. It felt very magical the moment I stepped inside. The tree was a little creepy when lit in the dark, reminds me of the Hanzel and Gretel story we always read when we were young. It felt as if a witch was going to jump out any moment, if not for the crowds of people.

(Everyone was busy taking selfies with the mirrors inside)

And I am no exception to that. #basic

(Glass Rotunda)

As we walked further to the National Museum of Singapore, we saw this exhibition Glass Rotunda. It is very breathtaking because it felt as if you just walked into a whole new world. Pssh, the experience will be better if there is nobody else. Because gosh, it was so freaking crowded during the night festival and my view was constantly blocked. Cannot appreciate properly T.T By the way, this is a permanent exhibition in the museum, and it is free (not sure if it only applies to Singaporeans) so quite worth to take a look if you are looking for something to do to spend the day! 

(Ripped from nookmag.com)

I'm pretty sure Amanda won't remember the exhibition, so here's a picture I got off nookmag to refresh her memory. LOL, in case she is still unable to recognise the place (because she is so blur), we came here for our GES assignment. Hahaha, sighs I'm missing her so much. Please come back soon!

(Glow in the dark)

I forgot which museum this was. But this was quite amazing because the entire room was filled with drawings that glow in the dark. C's white shirt also glowed in the dark, is it he can be part of the exhibition? Hahahaha! There was glow in the dark henna services as well, but sighs it was too late when I reached there and they closed the queue. Whyyyyyy.

(Superstar wannabes)

We walked further down and we came across this garden-like place. I guessed we failed terribly at posing LOL! We were so incredibly stiff! But again, it was interesting to take pictures of our silhouettes.

(Chijmes)

Walking back to the MRT and we chanced upon Chijmes. Wah, I usually passed by it during the day but I didn't know it looked so pretty at night. It looks like a castle! What a beautiful ending to my night festival :D

Guess who felt like a princess for the day hahaha! Thanks for the dinner treat and for sending me home. I approved your driving skills hahahas, quite stable luh!

Before the day ends, thank you and happy birthday Clems!


Real things aren't said
Real things are felt.
And for this moment
I close my eyes.
This is real.


Wednesday, September 27, 2017

The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from the darkness, that we too can shine our own light.

(Chocolates from India)

I am blessed to have a great friend who will think of me whenever he goes overseas. Hahaha, thanks Longyuan! I tried this chocolate but my palates did not approve LOL. Passed it to my mummy in the end, and thankfully she thinks it tasted fine. I thought that the milk taste is too strong. x.x But nonetheless, I am glad to try something authentic from India! :D

And gosh, I really need to go temple and pray before every Cognitive psychology tutorial. T.T Every week my tutor will always go "the girl at the corner" and I will just stare at him dumbfounded and tried to make sense of what I'm saying. But he always throw hard questions at me? LOL zzz. For this week, I changed to a seat where he cannot see me (still at the end of the row but I'm not next to the wall please). But he still goes "the girl at the corner, I cannot see you but you can answer this question". Whut?!? Puke blood.

(Ipoh Horfun)

The nearing of recess week calls for a celebration LOL! Dragged the entire family to Ah Huat Cafe for dinner the other day and gross, never ever going back again T.T So expensive and so tasteless lehs. I think my ipoh horfun is the best among all the other dishes we ordered. 

(Baked Rice)

No-go. This was the worst. So dry. Sighs, I love Ah Huat coffee though. Why is their Cafe not up to standard?! Cries.

(Nasi Lemak)

Mummy was craving badly for Nasi Lemak. But nahs, what a disappointment.


Breaking off pieces of yourself
to fit into places,
will not help you belong,
it will only make you bleed.