Phew. Its my first time participating in Nuffnang contest. Pardon me for my bad english yah?
So, lets just start. "Do Singaporeans dress badly?" Seriously speaking, i dont really think Singaporean have bad dressing sense. Maybe there are just a handful of them, but not all of them. =) What i meant is that, they dont wear correctly to the places/ocassion.
I mean, you cant be expecting someone to wear PJs (like the above picture) to walk around Orchard Road or Bugis streets right? You might attracting those weird looks by not only we singaporean, you might be attracting tourists too. Remember these places are places of intersts whereby tourists will be around, which will leave them an impression of us. =)
Actually due to Singapore's weather, there's a limitation on the clothings to wear. I would really love Singapore to have 4 seasons, so i could wear different style of clothings.
I, myself do follow trend. But i would see which kind of clothing suits me. I am more to the causal dressing style. And I think flip flops are acceptable depends on what kind of clothes you are wearing. The point is to mix and match them correctly. For e.g: Beach wear or Casual wear. I do go out with flip flops too!
I dont have pyjamas like the above pics. But i do wear comfortable sleeping clothes.
As for these kind, i would wear out only to marketplace. Definitely not to the urban areas. HAHA!
Generally, i feel that Singaporean dressing sense is still safe. Maybe some just have to know what kind of clothing fits onto them and what's not.
Omg, the weather is ridiculously warm today~~!! Actually, i wanna go AMK for a walk. But due to the weather, i just dropped the idea. Even with a fan blowing directly on to my face, i still can feel the heat.
I guess the earth is dying~ -.-
Hate this bad weather. Caused my face to pop so many pimples. =(
Just back home not long ago. Went celebrating my dear's birthday. I admit, i am a lousy planner. =( But i still hope he's happy for the day.
Stayover at his house yesterday. Woke up in the noon, washed up and had our breakfast cum lunch. Went out at around 3pm+. Trained down to City Hall. Movied at GV Marina. We watched Night at the Museum 2. Sneaked Subway in to eat. Heh! About the show, even though some of the line i dont really catched what they meant, the show is still as funny as the first one.
After the show, we went to shop for awhile. GSS is now going on, ya know~ =D
After which, we got to decide where to go. Actually, i wanna go to a japanese restaurant that a friend suggested to me. But i didnt know how to go there, therefore i dropped the idea. A last min decision to go to Jewel box but i didnt tell dear.
Changed the route to Vivocity. Shopped there for awhile. Then went to get a birthday cake from Swensen. Cabbed down to Mount Faber. Dined there.
The place was really warm. Shouldnt get the outdoor spot. =(
Haven been really post something out this week. Been feeling damn lethargic, and i dunno why.
Back to work, and so many thing dumped to me. DAMNIT! And she still gt to cheek to tell me she's slacking. Like WTF?! Hais, guess i got to just set my priority... Thinking of going bak to work this Sunday. But see how 1st bah..
Today is a retrenchment day?! Heard from Sheau Wei de.. There's one ger so innocent and kanna retrench. Kinda feel sad for her. Hais~
Had this kind of thot... No need to be so loyal to ur company. Cos u wont know which day ur company dont want you.
Anyway, gonna have revision for these days. Monday TP already! Oh god, let me passed~
John passed today!! So happy for him. He said that if he passed, then i must passed oso.. Stressed me.. If i passed, we'll go celebrate~ WAHAHA! Waiting for him to get a car then drive us around~ Woohoo~
Tml will leave company at 4.30pm. Because company having campaign called "Eat with you family day". Well, at least can get to leave earlier bah..
I am now typing this blog in a lazy mood~ =X
Its gonna be a long post again. Haha~
A compilation of my 5 Days 4 Night Taiwan Trip with my boyfriend.
Images quite heavy but not as heavy as HK trip. LOL! If you think that the photo is small for your eyes, please do click on the photo to ENLARGE it. =) P.S: Not all photos are in here. More photos in FB! =D
On the 16th, dear came over my house and sleep.
And on the 17th morning, we went to watch movie - Friday the 13th at Northpoint.
After which, i went over his house at night to sleep.
Day 1 - 18 May 09
Woke up at ard 9am, we went to prepare.
Left his house at ard 10am.
Cabbed down to Changi airport T3.
Check-in our luggages and then off we went to eat breakfast.
Wanted to eat at Popeye but there's only breakfast meal, therefore we change our mind and eat at Kopitiam.
After eating, we still have some time so we went to DFS and walked around.
Dear smelled some perfume which is nice.
One of it is the V&R Flowerbomb.
Its sad thing that I couldnt get it at the Arrival aiport.
Wasted~
Pretty bottle right?
I love the smell too~
Will get it if i found it around in SG~
Board time plane on 12.15pm.
Our flight is 12.25pm
Took the SQ flight - economy class.
Omg, always wanted to try this.
The services are good.
There's food provided to us as well.
And there's also entertainment like show for us to watch.
Our flight to Taiwan take abt 4hr 15mins.
So, it will not bored us during the 4hr15mins.
I watched a korean movie - Lost and Found.
Not a bad show, its comedy.
Anyway, when we are in the plane, it was raining very heavily lah.
I was kinda worried, i dunno why.. Haha~
But when we are up in the sky, the sun shone so brightly~
Touchdown at TaoYuan Airport at around 5pm.
After which, do all the neccessary stuff and get our luggages.
A chauffeur send us to Lotus Hot Spring Resort at Xin Bei Tou.
It takes about 1hr to reach the hotel.
Hungried, so we decided to go to Dan Shui since the place is near to our hotel.
There's a transport that bring us to the MRT station there.
We took the transport to Bei Tou station.
Took the train down to Dan Shui.
I thot i forgot to bring the EasyCard (same as EZ-link), so we went to buy the token for the train.
See, its so special.
Alighted at Dan Shui and we went to walk around the place.
Ate at a Raman Store.
The food wasnt very nice as it tasted quite plain. =(
It was raining heavily after we finished our food.
Didnt get to go to the Fishman Wharf (淡水漁人碼頭) because i didnt know how to go there.
Didnt really research for the place.
And i thot it was near the station but when i saw the map at the MRT station, it was quite far.
There's time constraint so i drop the idea of going there.
Back to our hotel at around 10pm.
There's indoor hot spring, so we took turn to bathe in it.
In this hotel, there's also something like SCV channel for us to watch which is good. :D
Off to bed at around 1am+.
Day 2 - 19 May 09
Woke up at around 7.45am.
Washed up and had our breakfast.
Back to our room to bathe and packed everything.
We had to tranfer hotel and also had our City Tour on that day.
1st stop is at Yehliu Geopark.
2nd stop, we went to Chioufen (九份).
Had our lunch there.
Bought some stuff there too.
3rd stop, we went to National Palace Museum.
No photos because no photography is allowed.
4th stop, we went to Lingzhi Speciality Store.
5th stop, we went to Lucky Charm Centre.
Therefore, the person there helped us to count our life (算命).
Somehow, they counted for us is quite accurate.
The last stop, we went to Shilin Night Market (士林夜市).
Due to time contraint, we didnt shop there.
We only ate dinner.
There are a lot of food stores there.
The famous Hao Da Da Ji Pai.
Always long queue.
I love the stick of barbecue chicken from this store.
Also, we tried one of the bubble tea there.
At ard 9pm, the tour guide send us to the Golden China Hotel.
After putting our luggages into the hotel, we went our to check out on the bus down to Min Quan Xi Lu MRT station.
If not, we wouldnt know how to go other places for the next 2 days.
Staying in this hotel was kinda boring.
Because no SCV shows for us to watch.
Most of the time are news. =(
Day 3 - 20 May 09
Woke up at 8.45am.
Went to wash up and had our b$reakfast at the restaurant.
Then back to our hotel to prepare ourselves for our own trip.
My plan for that day was to go Ximending, Shinlin then to Miramar Entertainment Park.
We reached Ximending at ard 11.30am.
Most of the shops were not opened.
Kinda weird for us because in SG, shops will be open at 10am.
Since most shop were not open, we went to a mall like OG.
Walked from 1st to 8th floor.
At around 1pm, we went back to Ximending (西门町).
Had our lunch at Da Che Lun (大车轮).
I've researched on this Japanese Restaurant.
The food there was nice.
Especially the chawamushi.
Its so different from Sakae Sushi.
The best that i've ever tasted. *Yummy*
Continue to shop around, then we changed our destination to Shilin again.
Trained down to Jiantan Station~
This time we came down here is also for shopping.
Because the day before, we only tried the food and didnt do any shopping.
I bought a Phillips portable speakers so that we can listen to some songs in the hotel to kill the boredom. HAHA!
Came across a pet shop.
There are a lot of puppies and kittens.
They are are so so so cute!
The kittens are so flurry~
There's a short video that dear took.
You can take a look at it. =D
After which, we cabbed down to Miramar Entertainment Park (美麗華) because i am not sure where the shuttle bus is.
From Shilin down to Miramar, if i am not wrong, the cab fare only cause around NT100 which is around SGD$4.50.
Had our dinner at one of the HK Restaurant.
I forgot to take a pics the store so i am not sure what the name of the restaurant.
Here, the food was not bad.
But the ice lemon tea is the worst that i've ever tasted.
Its so not sweet and its super bitter.
I didnt finish the drink. -.-
My hungry pig!
After our dinner, we walked around the shopping centre.
This place was in the scene from (换换爱) Why Why Love~
Went to the arcade to play some games.
So fun~
And and.. Dear caught a monkey from this machine!!
So lucky lah..
Caught within less than 10 token.
Saw this small cabin for KTV-ing.
10NT for 1 songs.
That's so cool~
There are variety of songs just like in Kbox.
Next, we went to take the Ferris Wheel.
This is my purpose of coming here. Hehe~
I love the lighting.
Its so beautiful.
I've took a video of it. =D
We also chose a transparent capsule for better view~
I think i take good photography~ ;p
We took the shuttle bus back to Jiantan Station.
Then we trained back to our hotel.
Didnt get any clothings for that day.. HAHA!
But i bought a boots at NT360!
Its so fooking CHEAP!!
I am a happy girl~ ^0^
Day 4 - 21 May 09
Woke up almost the same time as the day before.
Did the same thing in the morning as the day before.
Left the hotel abit later because their shop dont open so early.
Went to WuFenPu (五分埔), bought a lot of clothings from there.
Its a girl's shopping paradize.
You could shop till you dropped.
For guys, the price is quite expensive but there's a lot of choices to choose.
Clothings that you cant find in SG!
Almost done our shopping, we cabbed down to Taipei 101.
Cab fare is only NT110. Cheap~
Had our lunch at the B1 foodcourt.
Ate the Hainanese Chicken Rice and I LOVE IT!
Next, we went to find the entrance to Taipei 101.
Bought the tix.
There were so many tourists.
Went to queue up to take the elevator up to 89th Floor.
The speed was super fast as we reached the 89th floor within a min.
Currently Taipei 101 is the world tallest building, but soon there's one more going to replace it already.
I cant remember where the building from.
Around Taiwan is also covered with mountains.
Left the place at around 7pm.
Was deciding where to go.
Actually there are 2 choices - Taipei Main Station and Zhong Xiao Dong Lu (East District) for us to choose.
But in the end, we went back to Shilin Night Market.
Haha~ 3 straight days we went back there.
Dear went get his Jolin latest Album.
Then, we went to eat desserts at San Brother.
He had Pearl + Tao Huay, while i had Chocolate Shaved Milk Ice.
I love my dessert.
It's yummy and dear agree to it too~
Continue our last min shopping.
Got some souvenirs for my friends too.
Went to an alley and saw more cute kittens and puppies~ Omg~
But the place prohibit phototaking so i didnt take any photos. =(
We were very very tired + hungry so we went to tabao some small bites (小吃) from the market.
Then we cabbed back to our hotel.
My ankles ache for 2 days. =(
But i guess its worthy!
Day 5 - 22 May 09
As usual, woke up the same time.
Ate our breakfast and back to hotel to prepared.
Also to do our last packing.
The tour guide from Tuesday, came to fetch us to our airport.
I was so tired that i fell asleep.
Went to check in at ard 12.15pm.
Our boarding time was at 1.55pm.
We still got time, so we went to DFS to walk around.
Bought some pineapple tarts for my mum and his mum.
Also, got to use free internet access for awhile before we leave for our flight. Hee~
Watched Inkheart on the plane.
A very nice show!
Anyway, touchdown SG at around 7pm.
Went to get some stuff for Dad and Sis from DFS then we cabbed back home~
Summary
Woah, I love Taiwan!
Its a shopping paradize for girls really~
You could really shop till you drop.
The people there are friendly, but there are still some idiotic people out there that we've met.
Communicating is easy because we are speaks mandarin.
Oh, there are alot of chiobus and yandaos to see oso~ Wahaha~
Dear almost "nosebleed" because everywhere there are Jolin Tsai's poster around~
Actually wanted to take Flu Jab today. For precaution and also Veron Mama keep asking me to go and take it.
On Monday, I went to call Yishun Polyclinic. They said they dont have the jab. After which, i called TTSH. They said they only have the general Flu Jab. As for the jab to prevent H1N1, currently there's no vaccine for it worldwide.
After discussion whether to take or not. We decided not to take because if we take the general Flu Jab, there might be side effect like fever, depends on individual. Moreover, dear have test tomorrow, so he couldnt afford to get sick.
Yup, so this is the decision~ Veron Mama please take note ah. Not that i never go check~! (:
The weather is crazy~~~ It rained so heavily in the afternoon.
ANyway, after work at 6pm. We gathered at around John's seat waiting for everyone. Brandon drove the 5 of us down to Jurong Point. That car is so cool~ :O
Dine at Kuishin-Bo. The last time i ate was at Suntec dunno how many years ago? Its a yummilicious buffet. Good Food = Good Mood yeah~ =D
After enjoying our food, we had our cake cutting session for Sheau Wei. 生日是少不了蛋糕啦。 Haha, Sheau Wei kept on worrying that John would get her a cake. Of cos, we would get her a cake. Kinda surprised her. Actually, when the others settled down in Kuishin-Bo, John went to get the cake. After which, he would gave the cake to the crew to keep inside the fridge. When John came back, he's not holding any cake. The idea is given by ME! =p 哈哈。。 我们多用心对吧？ =X
Her favourite Strawberry cake.
The cake is yummy as well. Chocolate moose lea.. My favourite too~ But i didnt ate much because i was so full already.
After that, we went to walk awhile around Jurong Point. Back home at ard 11pm. Yup, that's about it.
EVERY relationship has a cycle. In the beginning, you fell in love with your spouse/partner. You anticipated their call, wanted their touch, and liked their idiosyncrasies (unconventional behavior/habit).
Falling in love with your spouse wasn't hard. In fact, it was a completely natural and spontaneous experience. You didn't have to DO anything. That's why it's called 'falling' in love... Because it's happening TO YOU.
People in love sometimes say, 'I was swept off my feet.' Think about the imagery of that expression. It implies that you were just standing there; doing nothing, and then something came along and happened TO YOU.
Falling in love is easy. It's a passive and spontaneous experience. But after a few years of marriage, the euphoria (excitement) of love fades. It's the natural cycle of EVERY relationship. Slowly but surely, phone calls become a bother (if they come at all), touch is not always welcome (when it happens), and your spouse's idiosyncrasies, instead of being cute, drive you nuts.
The symptoms of this stage vary with every relationship, but if you think about your marriage, you will notice a dramatic difference between the initial stage when you were in love and a much duller or even angry subsequent stage.
At this point, you and/or your spouse might start asking, 'Did I marry the right person?'. And as you and your spouse reflect on the euphoria of the love you once had, you may begin to desire that experience with someone else. This is when marriages breakdown. People blame their spouse for their unhappiness and look outside their marriage for fulfillment.
Extramarital fulfillment comes in all shapes and sizes. Infidelity is the most obvious. But sometimes people turn to work, a hobby, a friendship, excessive TV, or abusive substances.
But the answer to this dilemma does NOT lie outside your marriage. It lies within it. I'm not saying that you couldn't fall in love with someone else. You could.
And TEMPORARILY you'd feel better. But you'd be in the same situation a few years later. Because (listen carefully to this):
THE KEY TO SUCCEEDING IN MARRIAGE IS NOT FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON; IT'S LEARNING TO LOVE THE PERSON YOU FOUND.
SUSTAINING love is not a passive or spontaneous experience. It'll NEVER just happen to you. You can't 'find' LASTING love. You have to 'make' it day in and day out. That's why we have the expression 'the labor of love.' Because it takes time, effort, and energy. And most importantly, it takes WISDOM. You have to know WHAT TO DO to make your marriage work.
Make no mistake about it. Love is NOT a mystery. There are specific things you can do (with or without your spouse) to succeed with your marriage.
Just as there are physical laws of the universe (such as gravity), there are also laws for relationships. Just as the right diet and exercise program makes you physically stronger, certain habits in your relationship WILL make your marriage stronger. It's a direct cause and effect. If you know and apply the laws, the results are predictable... you can 'make' love.
Love in marriage is indeed a 'decision'... Not just a feeling.
Remember this always:
'God determines who walks into your life. It is up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go.'
After reading these, it really gives me another thot of marriage. From what i've seen all the time, I always feels that after marriage, the relationship will become another story. Therefore, i kinda have this phobia~ Seeing all the people around me going into a new stage of life. One day, it might be my turn too.. So, this article somehow enlighten me, i guess. =S
Went to Chinatown today with dear in the noon time. Always got lost there. I arent sure how to go to Fook Hai Building by train because i cabbed down from my company the last 2 times. =X
Anyway, went down to ChanBrother. FINALLY COLLECTED OUR AIR TIX AND OTHERS INFOMATION! WooHoo~~ :D So happy and excited.. ^-^
After which, we went to get some necessities for our trip. From Chinatown then to Marina Square.
In the train, i took dear's cap to wear. Hehe~
Always look so unhappy to take pics with me. HAHA!
Cool bah? =P
His pullover is so damn cute whenever i sees it~
Walked around Marina Square then to Suntec City. Wanna watch Fast and Furious but no slot in GV Marina.
Oh yah.. Go into HMV at the city link there saw BoA CD! The version that i wanted lah~ Stupid HMV at Heeren told me that it wont be imported to SG~ Almost wanted to get it in Taiwan or online loh.. Lucky dear pull me in to see again~ Hee~
Walked for almost 8hrs today. Both feet are super tired~ Back home early at 9pm. =)
