back from hongkong..


1st meal in hongkong..damn nice porridge at a crew joint..where most crew go to for supper


me and buddy woke up at 8am...just so that we have more time to shop.. our 1st meal of the day, dim sum feast recommended by the hotel concierge. check out the xiaolongbao on the left...it cost 3SGD EACH. but it's nice la..


and so after breakfast we started our shopping spree..for the record, we shopped 10hrs straight, skipping lunch and took only 1 toilet break. btw it's really hard to find a toilet in hongkong..their shopping centres have no toilets. and this was dinner..


as recommended by a fren..we tried the mango dessert at xu liu shan..yummyyy~


this was supper.. daiquiri, campari, cointreau,baileys.....




my sirloin steak...yummy..

the man himself..

i'm back from sydney. =)

i'm back. =)

my 1st flight will be on 9th oct 2007 heading for sydney, australia.

i guess i will have more to blog after i start flying..afterall life will be more interesting =)

after that i will be heading for hongkong, adelaide, seoul, frankfurt and new york =D

life is pretty interesting now.. weekdays are packed with tiring trainings, tests and more sleepy afternoons...weekends are for clubbing..chilling out..i quite like life like that..

maybe being single is not so bad afterall...

now..who is mr/ms anonymous? =(

yes. im blogging. this would mean that im desperate. i have noone else to turn to. life's never been better.i hate emo-ing so much. i really do.

right. new skin sucks. i better blog about my korea trip before the memories start fading away.

at departure - lovely gfs geraldine & fangying came to send us off. so sweet..considering our flight was at 11plus and the bfs wouldnt be able to send them home after that. oh and nice freddy's parents gave me a lift to the airport too. :) flight was delayed for an hour so we hung around the transit area shopping and getting our feet massaged. the guys took some time to choose a cigar and we also grabbed some sashimi from the sakae sushi express counter.

on the plane - all were feeling excited for yingming as it would be his 1st time on a plane. mine was a window seat with royston sitting next to me. the seating arrangement was quite coked up so we were separated from the rest. it was a long flight abt 6-7hrs. we chatted a little before we decided to try and get some sleep. service on korean air was relatively good. there wasnt any on board entertainment though. breakfast was omelette or some korean dish "bibibap". i wasnt feeling adventurous so i chose the omelette. when we finally arrived at korea, captain announced that the temperature was 13degrees! and that korea is an hour behind singapore time.

annyeong-haseyo!

upon arrival - tour guide was a middle aged korean lady who calls herself mei nu. we're all pretty impressed with the fact that she can really talk non-stop. whenever we're on the coach, on our way to the next destination, she'll tell us the history of korea, the significance of our next destination, jokes and even taught us how to greet, say thanks and bargain in korean. it was very informative although some of the time we didnt appreciate it as we were more interested in catching some sleep in between each stop.

mt hallasan 1100 roads - our 1st stop. before we reached we heard the legend of the white stag and some holy person. nothing much to do at this stop so we just took a few photos with the white stag and the mountain which was covered by the fog. 1st meal - 1st meal was some zha jiang mian @ 5000won(~s$9) with yucky preserved carrots which only jianlin appreciated. after which we took an hour long domestic flight to the romantic jeju island.

jeju island - we learnt that jeju island is full of wind, stone and women! the ratio was about 8 to every 2 men. so it was said that the men on the island are like protected species. they stay at home while the women go out to work. and of cos understandably the men had more than 1 wife and had to work extra hard at night. lol. think the guys got excited at this point of time. jeju island also had no thieves, no door and no beggars.

1st meal on jeju - 1st meal on jeju island was some pork that we had to cut and wrap with big pieces of vege with some other side dishes such as garlic and ikan bilis and their special sauce. it was then we found out that kimchi was part of every korean meal. and that almost every meal we had bbq meat. either pork, duck, fish, cuttlefish or chicken. their korean rice was very nice.

hotel - we changed about 4 hotels. there wasnt any airconditioning in the hotels as temperature go down to as low as 5-6degrees at night. we only had to open a small window to get "free aircon". jeju pacific hotel. the hotel-phoenix park. imperial palace. the hotels were generally of good standard except one which left us a bad impression. electricity was cut off 1hr after we arrived at the hotel until the next morning. there was nothing we could do so we all turned in early. imperial palace was the coolest of them all. it had a victorian theme and was the only hotel which provided shampoo, bath foam and all. furniture was nice. everything was in place. most of the time we just gathered in 1 room to play asshole daidee and mahjong or just watching CSI:4 or harry potter on their english channel OCN.

meals - breakfast at the hotels were generally ok. twice we had chinese styled breakfast at some chinese restaurants with nice dou jiang and you tiao. once we had abalone porridge. one dinner we had instant noodles we bought from their family mart and went hungry so that we could save more money to shop at Doota! lol. we also had ginseng chicken for dinner once. most of the other meals were different types of bbq. all meals came with kimchi, rice and other small side dishes.

seongsan sunrise peak - our one and only mountain climbing experience. view was magnificant. mountain was damn high. we were given an hour to climb up to the peak and down. we all didnt think much of it. so we took our time to climb and take photos on the way up. until we realised we didnt have much time left and that we were even halfway up the mountain, we started to seriously make our way up the mountain and we did it non-stop until we reached the peak. by then, most of us were panting and legs were aching. took a few photos at the peak where there was supposed to be 99 stones arranged in a shape of a tiara. it started raining on our way down. bought some tangerine chocolates at the souvenir shop at the foot of the mountain.

jet boat ski - one of the more exciting stops where we took a jet boat which sped through the huge waves and made 360degree turns. the ride was exciting, bumpy and water splashing on our faces. fun!

korean folk village - film site of da chang jin. we were lead through by a really interesting korean lady who claimed to have cameo-ed in da chang jin for 2seconds. she's really cute and kept grabbing onto royston, trying to "sell" her daughter to him. there, we were introduced to their jeju-produced products - honey, ling zhi and wu wei zi. we also saw the black pig. which we later had for lunch. haha.

teddy bear museum - film site of goong. lots of interesting teddy bears made to look like many famous personalities such as mona lisa, elvis and even einstein! carebears and paddington were spotted too! think most of the photos were took here. met a group of korean students who were visiting the musuem too. learnt to say "kimchi!" when we take photo instead of the boring "cheese!"

o'sulloc green tea musuem - pretty boring place but we ate some 3000won green tea icecream which sucks too.

tangerine orchard - not the tangerine season. tried the famous jeju tangerine. took some photos with fake tangerines which made it picture perfect.

yongduam rock - some rock which supposed to resemble a dragon's head. seems more like a rabbit or chicken head to most of us. the guys tried raw seafood which had just been directly brought up from the sea. left royston with a stomachache.

mysterious road - we experienced the phenomenon of going uphill with the coach engine switched off for abt 100m. the guys werent very impressed. kept insisting that it was just rolling downhill. took some funny photos there.

everland theme park - supposedly the highlight of them all. the rain spoilt it all. im still very impressed with the spirit of the employees at the theme park. it was wet and cold but their spirits were high. they were still singing and dancing with their signature waves. the everland theme song was playing all around the park. our 1st ride was a 360degrees roller coaster which was a huge disappointment. most of the rides were down due to the rain. even the parade and fireworks performance was cancelled. the 3D movie sucks. safari was pretty ok. there was the liger which was a cross between tiger and lion. it was the highlight bcos ligers are precious as they could not reproduce. wasted 1 free ride cos we got lost half the time. towards the end it started to rain quite heavily and the cold wind was blowing. all of us were freezing. my hands and feet got pretty numb.

icheon termeden spa & doctor fish - woot. doctor fish was this place where the fishes nimbled at the dead skin cells on our feet. supposed to be some kind of therapy. was a very ticklish experience. there were like almost 50-60fishes on my feet at one point of time and it was so ticklish, my tears rolled. >.<

korean farm & ATV - where we learnt to make cheese with fresh milk, apple cider and some salt water used to make tofu. our cheese turned out to be the worse yet we da-baoed to play asshole daidee back in hotel at night. we were also given red wine to go with the cheese. ours was cherry-flavoured. later we had to feed the sheeps at the farm and then the usual sheep shearing. we had to use scissors and we were all scared that we might injure the sheep. had nice grilled potatoes too. then there was glass sledding which was pretty fun too. we just sat on some plastic board and slid down the grass patch. later we got to ride on the ATV (all terrain vehicle). was a 4wheeled bike. the guys rode pretty well. took some nice videos and photos.

hanbok wearing & kimchi making - was quite an informal thing. we all got to choose and wear the traditional korean wear and took many photos. kimchi making was ok. but we never got to noe where the kimchi went to.

shopping - @ insadong, myeongdong, dongdaemun, sinchon ladies street. all had to agree that Doota! was our ultimate favourite shopping place! we were given about 2hrs to shop there on one of the nights. and finally on our last night, the 6 of us took a cab down to Doota! to do our last minute shopping and we spent most of our money there. well, at least i did. :p Doota is like our far east shopping centre but the fashion is 1 step ahead of us and alot more expensive. everything in Doota! looks nice and fashionable! i've never seen the guys more excited about shopping. in the end we all had to force ourselves out of the place before we really empty our pockets. also helped the guys choose presents for the gfs. the rest of the shopping areas were just ok.

overall the trip was fun! company was good too. definitely worth the money i guess. i would want to visit korea again.. in fact, im missing it already. =(

photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/christeenlim/8DBestOfKorea

=D

these ppl are the dearest..the sweetest..they check out your blog even when u havent been blogging for close to half a year (WOW! pun unintended)..they leave lovely tags on your tagboard which everyone else has conveniently ignored its existence.. <3

some updates..

KOREA - it's been confirmed! 8-day romantic korea trip from 4th may onwards. (3rd last paper. 4th morning fyp presentation. 4th night flying off. i still haf to move out of kuok in between.) me, fred, yude, royston, yingming and jianlin. yep. 6 of us. 5guys+1girl. hopefully everything will go well. why korea? hm.. guess it'll be a good place to just sit, relax and watch cherry blossoms. haha.. too bad julius cant come along =( stupid vip.

DRIVING - muahaha.. i finally passed! on 2nd attempt though >.< 1st try was pretty bad..28points, together lousy parallel parking and i was driving way below speed limit. rofl. *smacks myself*

EXAMS - 1 paper down. 1 more to go. 1 more final fyp presentation b4 it is really over. keeping fingers crossed..

INTERVIEW - so near yet so far......

i'm going to write something here becos i havent been writing anything for so long.

so long..i almost forgot my password. well actually i did.

exams are here again.

driving too.

then maybe some interviews.

or prolly i'll just full-time WoW for the time-being.

and maybe throw in a grad trip or something..

finally dear frens..i'm alive! so update your blogs too! XD

i read in the papers that companies such as restaurants are secretly reading our blogs to find out our reviews on their services..standards..etc. so here goes..hope the VIVO guys are reading this.

1. the lifts to the carparks at lobby N really sucks! i dunno abt the rest of the lifts to the rest of the carparks but those 2 r terrible! we were at level 6..waiting to go down to level 3, it took an unbearable amount of time to come up to level 6 and it was on it's way up. unbearable bcos the lift lobby is too stuffy! there's practically no ventilation! since the lift was going up, we waited for it to come down. in the end, when it was on it's way down, it passes by level 6! >:( now we're surrounded by v angry ppl..including ourselves. when the other lift finally came, a bunch of v angry ppl were in it as well. so they were complaining loudly when we squeeze ourselves into the lift. >:( and then the stupid lift door refuses to close!! it was only after abt 10 attempts of hitting the lift button b4 it finally closes.

2. HONG REN TANG is one of the best restaurants in singapore, yet today's experience at the vivo branch is no different from any other lousy restaurants around. the waiting time was way too long. the 1st dish took abt 20-25mins to come..and it was only after we asked them about it. the supposedly appetizer was the 3rd dish to come. and the dessert took forever.

3. service at the adidas shop @ level 1 was crap. no sales ppl standing around to help. they just gathered together to talk in a far corner near the fitting rooms. when i finally found this malay guy and asked him if the jacket i was holding onto had a different size, he didnt offer to help me check..he told me they were all on the racks..so i asked him if other branches would have.. he was like.. "oh..i'm not sure". duh. of cos he wouldnt noe..but at least he could haf offered to check for me simply bcos i really wanted the jacket very much! and guess wad? he just walked away to go and continue chatting with his colleague! damn.

4. and finally, the lift door refuses to close again on our way out.


it was a short 2.5hrs spent at vivocity and i only visited 2 shops. oh well...

discover ang mo kio.

1. new macdonalds opened @ the park opposite the current kfc. has drive thru. reminds me of west coast macs :)

2. s11 @ big mac centre. either closed down or under renovation. hope it's just renovation. no more regular dosage of bah chor mee. :(

3. new kbox plaza @ amk central! yay! it's at the old LJS building. think not opened yet.

4. the new amk hub gonna have the biggest ntuc ever. it's called fairprice Xtra.

5. new shopping place @ big mac centre. many little shops. like bugis and far east type.

6. tip top curry puff is now $1! and no..it didnt grow proportionally in size. :( (used to be 70cents when i started eating..then 90cents..now $1 already)

and many many more to come...

think the previous post did injustice to him.. he can be really sweet and romantic in his own way u noe?

let the flower do the talking..

when we 1st got together, he told me that he has never bought flowers for any girl b4.. i tot that was the end of my sunflower career until... :)

ok. everything is so overdue now. my bangkok trip photos. simon's wedding. our 1st year anniversary.

let's talk abt the most important one then. :)

30 October 2006 : OUR 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! :D

not much of a celebration. like most typical engineering students, we attended all our lectures that day. the last one ended at 7.30pm. how to celebrate like that? lol.

the night before just after 12midnight, he called. usually i will be the 1st one to wish him during our monthiversaries. :) he sounded excited. just like me. after he wished me a happy 1st year anniversary, he mentioned that he will be going to meet up with his frens to wash their bikes.

the surprise came at shortly after 1am. he called me to say that he's just downstairs in front of kuok. :) that totally made my day. no presents. no flowers. but good enough. he was sweating and hands were dirty. he rushed down right after he washed his bike. i didnt care much. just wanted to give him the biggest hug. the one he deserved.

after lecture we went to vivocity for a nice dinner and a nice movie. the day ended well with a nice little surprise from me, not forgetting a good game of WOW. lol.

it's been a year full of ups and downs. but i can safely say that there were more ups than downs. :) he is not the sweetest guy alive. nor the most romantic one. (in fact, he's the most practical and least romantic out of all the bfs i've had.) but every little thing he does for me shows that he really cares and that he truly loves me for who i am. despite the huge differences in our lifestyles and characters, i think we managed it well.

to the one who's been sharing the past 1 year of my life with me,

thanks for loving me.
thanks for caring for me.
thanks for eating my favourite long john's silver with me,
thanks for driving me around,
thanks for the weekly movies (i really enjoy them),
thanks for the weekly mac's breakfast and the extra hashbrowns :),
thanks for always being the first to give in after an argument,
thanks for supporting me in everything i do,
thanks for exposing me to the world outside,
thanks for teaching me how to play WOW, how to play mahjong, bring me clubbing (all the unhealthy things u can think of),
so many so many thank yous.

most of all,
thanks for joining oweek 04/05. hehe.

happy 1st year anniversary..and many more to come <33

when julius meets ah mah...

friday 13th doesnt mean it's a bad day. really.

it was a pretty good day for us. :))

firstly it was...

wahhh!! very biggggg!! bigger than suntec!! haha.. a lot of shops are not opened yet. still renovating. free parking now. pls go! :))) lots of very new shops.. never hear b4 ones. also got very nice shops like FOREVER 21! love their stuff. and TOY"R"US! (dunno how to flip the R around..)! and nice scenery!

can see SENTOSA! So Expensive Nothing TO See Actually.. :p

after that it was dinner at...

ZHEN FA HUO HAI XIAN @ marina south! :)))) our 1st steamboat experience. (and also crab experience..right dear dear? hehe)

after dinner we went down to toa payoh to look for my dopod 818pro. the yaya salesman said "huh?? 818 or 838?? now ppl trying to sell 818 u want to buy 818??" :S cannot is it? bleah.

julius dear dear the best! thanks for driving me all over s'pore today. if only there were no traffic jam.. if only there were more petrol... today would be a better day. :))

ALL GONE! TOGETHER WITH IMF! :S

wahh... julius's mummy bought me this all the way from batam! how sweettt.. :)))

been watching a lot of movies lately..

singapore dreaming - think it's gonna be nice? dream on.. shooting the movie is easy. it's like shooting any normal singaporean family. heavily local flavoured but nothing interesting. in short, it's just like sitting on your doorsteps watching your neighbours next door. woffles wu got lots to learn from jack neo.

miami vice - another blockbuster overrated. it's your usual police and thief show. 2 policemen go undercover. 1 of them falls in love with the big boss's girl. the other 1's wife taken under captivity. drug syndicate busted. and u noe the rest.. i must give credit to gong li though.. she's a real classic oriental beauty. another huge minus point for this show would be that it is a butt-aching 2.5hrs long! *yawns*

rob-b-hood - starring jackie chan and his usual are-you-sure-anyone-can-do-that sunts! lol. trust me. anyone can be easily amazed by his stunts in this show. and the baby...IRRESISTABLE! *melts* totally enjoyed the whole 2hrs and 15mins of it! another plus point? it also stars charlene choi of twins! my all time fave.. hehe. although her part is pretty negligible. :p overall, i'll give it 5*s! for not making me feel bored at any point of time. great job~

i had..

my favourite snack, hot&spicy calbee, for teabreak..

and my favourite fong seng nasi lemak for dinner!!

life is good! :D

dinner @ billy bombers..

met up with gen and special guest yanfen.. yf was sharing her working experience so far. quite a pleasant surprise to see a change in her.. i agree with gen, she has really toned down a lot.. i wonder wad will happen to us all after we graduate.. 1 more year for me. 2 more for gen. then we were sitting there.. thinking abt the past..the days when we were in st nicks.. if only we could turn back time.. had a good time catching up.. too bad hk and denise couldnt make it..

jie meis forever..

gen's mixed grill..

yf's sirloin steak..

and my billy's famous ribs...

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