Too busy watering my own grass to check if yours is greener.

Typing this because I was so disturbed by a neighbour's screams in the middle of the night. It was late at night and I was trying to get some work done but their screaming is really damn disturbing. It has been going on for an hour already, omg just patch up and shut up. T.T I also want to faster finish up my work and sleep.

Feeling really damn stressed and frustrated because nothing is going on smoothly for me, be it in school or work. Second last week of school already and I'm just wishing that time will pass by quickly. The only thing that I'm looking forward to is my December holiday trip. x.x

I was checking out the food at Malaysia Boleh, Jurong Point, with my family the other day.

(Popiah)

The three of us ordered two popiahs because we were feeling too ambitious. LOL, just had lunch before we left home but taking the MRT trip to Jurong Point made us hungry again. x.x Is my stomach a bottomless pit?!

(Carrot Cake)

Their carrot cake is so different from Singapore's! The chunks are more huge, and the taste is lighter yet still flavorful! I'm not sure how authentic this is from Malaysia, because I seldom travel to Malaysia, but this carrot cake is really rocking it. (:

(Logan Drink)

I asked the mother to get me soya milk, but she came back with logan instead. Surprisingly, it is quite refreshing and I love it a lot (even though I don't really like logans LOL). But I still love soya milk luh. Anyways, lobang for y'all: I recently discovered this application called 'Mr Bean', which allows you to clock the number of steps you walk and get Mr Bean vouchers in return. Hahaha, I managed to claim a cup of soya milk and two pancakes at $1.60 only! Score!

On a side note, I was really damn excited when I discovered that Utown Koufu's drinks stall will be extending their operations till Week 13 of school! Yessss, I still have my supply of iced teh cino to keep me accompany during school term. :D

Anyways, earlier this year, the FoodTastic coffee shop in Choa Chu Kang was opened. The coffee shop was featured in the news because it was the first few coffee shops that employed an array of smart technologies. Ranging from digital ordering to tray return automatic system and automatic floor cleaning robot, the coffee shop aims to provide diners with fuss-free experiences.

(Daddy's Pork Cutlet Curry Rice)

My family and I was so intrigued by the news, so we decided that we have to drop by there to take a look. It turned out to be nothing LOL. I was so excited for nothing. T.T It was just going cashless with the digital ordering system. You will then be given a buzzer after you order, so you can go collect your food when it rings. After dining, return your trays back at the tray return system which is on a conveyor belt. Isn't it the same as everywhere else?

(Mummy's Grilled Chicken)

LOL, so where's the robot? I was expecting some robot that will come from tables to tables to help serve the food or return the trays or whatnot. LOL, is it that I'm being too wild and imaginative again??

(My dried banmian)

Their food prices are not cheap, costing approximately $5 or so. But the quality is not bad, and I like my dried banmian especially! Or maybe I just like dried banmian in general, but it is not commonly found in Singapore. And I felt cheated by the coffee shop, because I was really expecting to see robots in action LOLOL.

Starting right where you are

without having everything

as ideal or as perfect as you

think it should be 

- is part of the process

Romance doesn't need to be expensive, it just needs to be sentimental.

Happiness is when you ended late at 10pm in school, and your groupmate has a car to drive you to Clementi MRT. LOL, at least I get to save some time from travelling. :D Cheap thrills.

(Four Seasons Ramen)

Headed to Ramen Keisuke Tonkotsu King Four Seasons a few weeks back to celebrate Clement's birthday. Didn't know what to gift him, so I decided to just treat him to a meal. Hahaha, (: Paying for a meal is always the easiest gift to get rights!

Located at Bugis Village, the restaurant featured a seasonal menu that comprises four climatic seasons, namely Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. I thought that this was a quite interesting concept. I went for the autumn one, whilst he ordered the summer one. The summer one was super spicy, so don't even bother with it if you cannot take spicy food, like me. LOL!

Verdict: I thought the autumn flavor was quite meh. They have plenty of mushrooms, but I didn't feel like the mushrooms can go well with ramen. Perhaps I should have trusted my instinct to go with the spring one instead. Hmmm... 

(Bingsu)

Satisfied our bingsu cravings once again with this chocolate banana bingsu! It was a nice chat over dessert. I think we stayed there an hour plus, before I decided that it was too late and I had to get home. LOL, thanks Clement for the day! (:

(Chicken)

Throwback to lunch with Regine at Hwangs a few weeks back. Glad to have a lunch buddy for two days a week this semester. I'm contented (: Finally visiting Hwangs again, and satisfying our Korean food cravings ever since our return from Korea. To be honest, this dish is like a faux?! I could not manage to find this in Korea itself lehs. Except during the times I went for BBQ. Omg?! 

Sometimes the strongest people

Are the ones who love beyond

All faults, cry behind closed doors

And fight battles that nobody 

Knows about.

The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.

(Ripped from omswami.com)

Emptiness.

It is a feeling that you get when your life is in a mess. It is a feeling that you get when everything you do just boils down to nothing. It is a feeling that you get when you lost everything all of a sudden. All at once.

They say challenges make you tough. But I'm so sick of fending off everything life throws at me.

The feeling of inferiority, the feeling of hopelessness, the feeling of being useless and worthless. It just keeps getting back to me. I really did try my best, I really did. And I'm tired already.

Emptiness.

It is the lack of meaning and purpose in life.

At times like this, I really yearn for some company.

But every time you hurt me the less I cry

And every time you leave me the quicker these tears dry

And every time you walk out the less I love you

Baby we don't stand a chance

It's sad but it's true

There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who keep you grounded, and those who weigh you down.

Three weeks into my part-time internship and I was already feeling the shagness. Sometimes I question my life decisions, why did I even take up this internship when I'm studying full-time in NUS. Moreover, I'm not even underloading - I'm taking the average workload in school. LOL. My exhaustion, I brought it upon myself yeahs. T.T But then again, being busy gives me the false impression that I'm productive. LOLOL. The feeling feels so good.

(Parmesan Garlic Fries)

Throwback to my first lunch with the colleagues. They brought me to this atas cafe called Wine Mansion located at Outram Park. The walk from the MRT was so complicated that I have no idea how to go there again without the help of Google maps. LOL. Anyways, we wanted to get truffle fries initially but cries, they changed their menu so there's no truffles fries anymore. We ordered parmesan garlic fries instead and it tasted superb as well! The portion is so generous, gosh.

(Shashukha)

This is a dish of beef gravy, eggs and bread. Quite interesting yeahs?! It is scrumptious too! I'm quite happy that my colleagues can all take beef, LOLOL. Anyways, I swear the whole group of us was being quite 'suagu' because we kept asking the waiter questions. To be honest, the menu looked alien to me because I cannot understand what are the dishes half the time. I mean, how would I know what's this 'shashukha' rights? I went to google, and I realized that it is of Tunisian origin, and it quite a popular dish in Middle East and North Africa. #interestingfacts

(Beef Kebab)

This is the main highlight of the day! I ordered beef kebab, but regretted instantly because the beef was quite overcooked. Should have stick to the chicken instead, it is more tender. Nonetheless, I still enjoyed the dish. The portion they gave was so huge that I only managed to finish the entire beef kebab, half the rice and a few mouthfuls of salad. LOL. My colleagues looked at my speed of eating and went "I'm sure you cannot finish". Hahas, yeahs I really cannot finish. Gosh. This is too much.

The cafe is actually not bad yeahs. I only paid $15 in total for everything, and I was seriously stuffed to death. I had a food coma after that, so I kept dozing off at my work table. LOL, oops. #exposed

Anyways, thanks for recommending such an interesting place! It was quite cheap considering the quality of the food (and it is a cafe LOL), and they specializes in wine. I don't know how to drink wine luh. T.T

She's desperate for more dreaming,

more feeling, more giving, more loving.

She is in need of more Mother Earth.

So many broken children living in grown bodies mimicking adult lives.

My first baby is up! 😊

Professional Gaming: A Viable Career Option?

In a pragmatic society like Singapore, gamers are often being stigmatized. However, the eSports industry in Singapore is slowing gaining recognition with the increasing support from the Government and various organizations, so we thought that it would be an interesting topic to cover.

Hahaha, we finally submitted this News Featurette last week after grueling hours in the editing room. This is only worth 15%, say what?!? Please watch it guys, we really spent a lot of effort on this. Our blood, sweat and tears. Hahaha!

Thanks for the wonderful group mates for being so proactive, hehehes :D Anyways, while editing this video, I am suddenly reminded of my half-edited summer school vlog. LOL, gosh. I should really stop procrastinating. How many months have it been already since I come back from summer school?!

I am insecure, raw, imperfect, yet strong.

I am all of these things thanks to the things

that broke me and the things that put me together.

True friends grow separately without growing apart.

I was recently addicted to this NESCAFE coffee. Put it in the fridge, and you are good to go. (: Hahaha, why nobody ever tell me that this is so fabulous?!

(NESCAFE Coffee)

NUS is so horrible to close down Utown's Koufu. They will be closed for renovation works all the way till January 2018. No... Where do I get my iced teh cino fix in the meantime?! Walao, Foodclique doesn't sell it. Zzz.

Anyways, I was caught in the train breakdown the other day when I went to visit the grandparents. So I ended up taking a longer route and reached home two hours later when I usually only take one hour here, zzz.

Sighs, I wonder how the water even got in the MRT tunnel T.T But kudos to those who worked overnight to solve the problem. It was a big problem because it would have been best to close down the MRT and solve the root problem, but there would be too many inconveniences without MRT. T.T Sighs, life is never easy.

But anyways, since I'm stuck at the North, we went to try this eatery called Thailily recommended by my relatives. It is located beside Braddell MRT.

(Kang Kong)

A different cooking style from the usual sambal kangkong which I always eat. This one is not bad, but kangkong will always taste better when cooked with sambal. Anyone else agrees?? :D

(Minced pork with basil leaves)

This is the bomb guys :D 

(Pad Thai)

It has been long since I last tasted delicious pad thai, but unfortunately, I experienced yet another round of disappointment with this dish. The taste is not there yet though x.x But they are really generous with their seafood though, check out that gigantic squid! :D

(Green Chicken Curry)

This dish must order! It wasn't too spicy which is good for people like me who cannot take spicy. LOL #weak They have many chicken chunks also, so it is worthwhile for the money! Good to share.

(Tapioca)

This is another disappointing dish. I preferred the ones at Bali Thai though! I'm not sure if they still have tapioca there because it has been 'decades' since I last went there.

The bill comes up to $30 for three pax which I felt was very reasonable. The servings are quite generous so the meal was filling. However, there are some hits and misses. 80% recommended! By the way, most of the people there ordered their fish, so I reckoned the fish should taste amazing. (:

Also, a shoutout to all the university students out there! It's already Week 10 now (at least in NUS), the semester is coming to an end soon, so persevere and keep going! Good luck! I just need to survive 3 more psychology tutorials before reading week. LOL. That's my motivation HAHAHA Jialat.

You evoke this happiness
I just can't explain.
By embedding your love
Where I once felt pain.

She began to measure herself in contentment and laughter.

Happy birthday to the best friend with the most beautiful heart! 😊

(Ripped from Tumblr)

Birthdays come around every year, but friends like her only come once in a lifetime. Thanks for coming into my life 9 years ago. Can't believe we have known each other for so long?! To be honest, I didn't even think we can click initially. Our personalities and thinking are so different, I thought we would clash LOL. I still remember that after the streaming exercise in secondary one, I was forced to separate from the rest of my clique and have to join her clique because I don't know anyone else in the new class. Thanks for accepting me then, and thanks for keeping this friendship alive. They say that friendships that sustain for more than 7 years will last for a lifetime. So she is stuck with me for life, LOL!

(Check out my summer school vlog if you haven't!)

Didn't have a proper recent photo with Hui Qi because we always forgot to take pictures together when we go out T.T But here's the link to my Korea Summer School vlog that featured my bestie hehes! I was reminiscing the times in Korea as I watched the video again. Reasons why I love making vlogs, it really help to keep the memories fresh yeahs!

(小笼包)

21st birthdays are a great deal, but I'm sorry I didn't do enough for her. We should have went out to have fun or go somewhere nice for dates, but my commitments are sucking life out of me. T.T Only managed to meet her for a dinner, but at least I brought her to eat her favourite 小笼包! The queue at Ding Tai Fung @ JEM was so insane, we queued for close to an hour?! But okay, we are willing to do anything just to eat these yummy little things!

(红油抄手)

These dumplings are the bomb; they are so much nicer than the ones at Paradise Dynasty eh! Over dinner, we were just chatting about the girls' topics. LOL. About school, about work, about boys, about life in general. We reminisce about the past, going back to our secondary and JC days. We really come a long way omg.

(蛋炒饭)

We got one plate of plain fried rice each because we don't want to over order and end up wasting food. My appetite has been much smaller since I came back from Korea, hahaha. I guess it is a good thing. :D I need to watch out for my waistline.

Thanks Hui Qi for being such a gem, for being the best friend you can be. Happy birthday babe! 💕 

Sometimes it is the smallest thing

that saves us: the weather growing cold,

a child's smile, and a cup of excellent coffee.