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Thursday, April 26, 2012

and you wonder what is he doing. using all his might. .. to open a pack of chips.. hahaha! 

how i look like in band. haha! if i had no butt and am really short 

shall make this pic a tad bigger den the rest.. cos its damn cute! haha!! somehow. the rage cam face totally fits this picture. like.. totally! 

singapore is so boring that we take sia sway pics like these in vivo city.. .

i always look like a dog. tsk 

cute little cupcake at desssert cup.. the duck is so cute. yet so impractical cos u wont wanna eat a chuck of fondant/sugar





Monday, April 23, 2012

sometimes its easy to say. well. if you arent like this. then you are like that. 
everything seems to have only these two clear cut ends
but perhaps we have forgotten the grey areas that lie between these two contrasting options
even i fall into this trap of logically analyzing things
it makes me angry when they keep saying that they have no $ to pay for basic utilities and what not
i really wonder what do they do with their money. but at the same time. i do realize that it is hard to feed a family with a salary of $2k plus after cpf.. bt at the same time. how i wish that instead of giving them a fish
i can help and teach them how to fish
but yes. sometimes life isnt a bed of roses. i was thinking about it and realized that. being in the top few classes in pri sch doing special stream, moving on to a SAP sch and studying in the best class for 2 years(even though i was the lousiest in class), being able to go to JC and then to university.. 
this route has probably led me to think in way that far differ from people with no education, people lacking money,ppl with no resources. 
im not exactly very smart/hardworking, BUT i have my dad to teach me, my mum to help me, my smart brothers to aid me
im not exactly very rich. BUT i live a life of comfort. yes, there may be things i cant afford to have, but there r so many things that i own as well.
so. what about those who have neither the cultural capital nor the money to survive in this mercenary world?
its easy on my side to say.. o well. go look for a job. go earn money. save the money. then you would live a better life. but while searching for many jobs for them. i realized. so many jobs required a minimum of N levels, so many jobs require you to know English. As uni grads, when looking for jobs, we simply take for granted that we have these certs and qualifications. But yet, these criteria that we dont even bother about, can be a huge obstacle blocking the path of many. People who need the money more than we do. many who need the job 100000 times more than we do. 
although i feel angry at the way they organize their finance, but at the same time, i feel sad that so many doors are closed to them as well. And even though after my numerous weeks of saving up and curbing shopping, trying to eat cheaper food..saving till my bank account finally passed a thousand. and whilst i was so happy. the next thing was that, i had to let that number decrease again. but still. im glad that this time i have savings that can help them in one way or another. and i must mention that  i am so touched that my bf offered and took the initiative to help as well. the amount of gratitude is immense =)

so its time to save up once more b4 embarking on the turkey n hk trip! 









Saturday, April 21, 2012

HAHA! must make his face big big on my blog! my new idol!! PARK JUNG MIN!acting in a taiwan show called fondant garden... 
he is so cute in the show! n sweet too!
sometimes guys say that girls watch too much dramas n fantasize too much about romance and relationships. 
but well
i beg to differ
i think that guys can perhaps watch some of these dramas too and emulate these nice guys in the shows! =)
humans always watch and learn.. socialize and understand. 
so maybe i'll do a FYP on that! haha! korean drama male leads vs reality. 

bt still! thank goodness i have a great bf ! even though occasionally we gek each other. but still.. holding on strong together for nearly 4 years already!! time flies!!! 

and i do wish that my single frens (guys or girls) will also find their ideal partner and settle down and live happily ever after (on an average) 






Friday, April 20, 2012



off to sign the contract with ICA... together with christine n mych also! who cancelled tuition to pei us! yey! and den to grin affairs to discuss future biz plans =)

being typical singaporeans.. we have to be kiasu. faster go take some pics of KAP b4 it officially closes.. 


this has to be the best best way to ever savor a big breakfast. taught to me by my dad. and have been eating big bf like this for.. erm.. ever since i remember... 




haha! looking like morons taking pics there with ppl walking here n there.. paiseh. but. whatever la  

haha! wa.. so relac.. one day b4 exams lei.. haha! 

tada! with the KAP sign =)

went to be fake tai tai with jooleng! haha! shopping and eating.. today spent so much.. bot a whole set of clothes (top, pants n platforms!) plus.. treat my two sureties... $$ ka ching $$ money gone! time to scrimp a bit on myself again!

yey! <3 flower prints!! must have been influenced by my mother... flower here n there! but dont worry. i wont pair a flower top with a flowery or scarily patterned bottom like my mum... love this top! from uniqlo! shall go back to grab maybe one more of the nice flower prints! simply and comfy

yes.. the amazingly scary amount of things we ordered at swee choon. and this wasnt even ALL the food we ordered.. omg.. 6 ppl eating up to $132 worth of dim sums and carbos! and baos ! and egg tarts and har gaos and ... and..................  
die of bloatedness...
time to burn some fats... all i have been doing for the past few days was... wake up ard 10.30-12.. eat lunch at 429.. watch korean dramas.. eating tea break while watching korean drama.. eat dinner while watching korean drama.. snack a bit at 10pm while watching korean drama. and slp ard 2am-5am.. 
and the cycle repeats
how to not grow fat?


excited about going HOME TEAM! wearing uniform. pia to pass law exam.. learn basic firearms. 
suddenly. 
life seems.. exciting! 
n not forgetting MALACCA, TURKEY and HONG KONG!(o hk! i miss u so much even though i go almost every yr. somehow hk food  really rocks )




Thursday, April 19, 2012

after getting a call from NEA saying that i got selected for an interview
i didnt know to feel happy or sian
firstly.. because i just signed ICA yest
and secondly.. because the NEA job was the job that i originally really wanted at first


so after the phone call. 
so many things ran through my head
its not so much of self comfort 
instead it was more of a form of realization


i asked myself why i would prefer NEA over ICA
on what basis do i think that NEA is better den ICA
and all i could churn out was
o well. because the job scope for NEA the working time, the pay.. is. 
something that is socially accepted to be a not bad job.. 
come to think of it. formulating policies aint really what i wanna do
but why issit that i felt a bit sad when i rejected NEA


n the only reason was because
i wanted to be like everyone else
to get a normal 9-5pm job (even though i know how much i would HATE to squeeze in eating places during lunch hours. to go out on weekends when EVERYONE is out.. and to be packed into mrts during the peak hours)


there was no other reason other den that
and that was when i realized
omg marie. u r damn dumb. 
why do you want to be like everyone else? esp when u dont like it
well i guess it normal to want to be part of the norm.. haha
but i guess
its time to change that mindset a little


i seem to have more reasons for wanting to join ICA den NEA afterall
*jumps ard* 
plus! i already know ppl from ICA! haha! my fellow senior officers
my bf, christine, carmen, yong qiang. 


fighting!


o after blogging. haha! i feel happy again!  
as happy as .. after i finish baking a nice batch of cakes/cookies/muffins!






wa wa.. i also wannt learn how to make this pretty thing! =) 

yes i do! LOVE TEA to the max! too bad they dont have a pic of it with teh gao xiu dai! 

if all these pics make u go waaaa like it makes me.. den.. JOIN ME! open a bakery/cafe !!

haha! so cute! n round.. 


boring rainy day at home.. with nothin to do but watch korean shows n look at cute pics! 





Monday, April 16, 2012

from a little girl... evolved into a WORKING ADULT! gasps. gg to start work soon in june! anticipating it. n at the same time.. not looking forward to working life altogether.. haha! but. come what may! =) 
sometimes its not about getting the best job. or getting the highest salary. more often than not. how ideal and great one's job can be is subjective. if one is open to new experiences and challenges.. any job can be an ideal job ! even though ICA has nv appeared b4 in my head over the past 24 years of my life as "what i want to be when i grow up", but, im gg to go n start work with an open mind n heart of cos. to be willing to learn and to be willing to accept n make friends with the ppl there! ICA here i come! chopchopchopchopchop haha

the cutest "OPPS" face of all times!!! from both baby n wh! hahaha!! like father like son 

sometimes in life you meet awesome ppl who help and guide you along your way. I think out of all the profs. I would like to thanks Prof Ho the most! firstly for letting me enrol in NIE band for band module 1 2 3 4 and to be willing to be my referee despite having to give me his address etc etc. thank you prof ho! =)

and after watching so much of "king of baking kim tak goo".. a nice korean drama about baking n bread and all.. i was infected by the desire to bake! even though im not feeling v good today cos of blood loss. haha! but still baking nv fails to brighten my mood! n did i mention? i LOVE butter cakes/pound cakes. . because they go so awesomely well with tea/coffee and its so rich and fragrant.. 
n tada! today.. 
i baked cream cheese pound cake! u dont really taste the cream cheese. because its meant to make this pound cake all the more fragrant.. its like a euphonium.. haha!! eupho parts in a piece of music.. most of the time, even if we r playing out hearts n lungs out. no one really notes our effort. because, there r always other instruments like tbone or tuba that ppl can hear more distinctly. however, when the eupho is absent.. these is this slight void. so .. EUPHO PLAYERS n EUPHONIUMS r important =) 
just like the cream cheese in this cake.. it just makes the cake more flavorful even if you dont really taste it. tada! end of comparison




Friday, April 13, 2012

a wish is something that one can detect even without words
a wish is something that can be felt through gestures and through the heart
when you wish for something. u dont tell the whole world. HEY! i wish for this! i wish for that! 
if a wish was awarded to you because you said it out 
den
this wish is no longer a wish
it becomes something worthless
and void of that surprise n joy element. 

because, this wish becomes pointless. 
n its better off accomplishing that wish on your own.
n thatz what im gg to do =) 

on a random note. the cake's fabulously beautiful!




Sunday, April 08, 2012

got a job at ICA as senior officer.
not v sure what my entire job scope is. 
or how the job is like
or how the job rotation and schedules are
or how the uniform is


so seriously dunno what to expect.
going to sign the first contract on 18april. and the training deed on 20 april.
my first official job
a job that i never expected or anticipated
but since i dunno what else i wanna do. 
and ICA is something i dont mind trying out
just have to keep my fingers crossed that everything will turn out fine!


anyways.. im living a life of .. slack and slack n still slack. hhaha! 
gg to enjoy the carefree living of no exams no sch for a while more b4 embarking on my grad trips.. and den entering into my working life..  


went for easter mass yesterday.. the last time i went for this overnight one was a few years back...
the mass was from 12am-6am the next morning and i didnt even fall aslp during the service
the songs were so so so awesome. with the choir made out of super super strong vocalists who r ppl i knew since young... about my age or younger.. playing guitar, congo, tambourine.. the music was so good that i didnt slp.. 
HAPPY EASTER! =)





Saturday, April 07, 2012

HAPPY 42 MONTHS MY DEAREST PIPOR! =)
muakz!!! 
u r very much
loved
appreciated
cared
thought of
by 
ME n baby!




Tuesday, April 03, 2012

a once in a lifetime experience.. getting stuck in the toilet cubicle cos the lock spoilt. n i had to climb over to the other cubicle n get out of the toilet. just b4 my interview. 

FYI this is a passionfruit. n for many who have not seen seen it b4. well. here it is. u do not cut it open n eat it b4 the skin of this awesome tasting fruit becomes wrinkled n ugly. u only eat it after it looks hideous enough. cos that's when the inner beauty shines! hhaha! 

this is in the inside of this nice tasting fruit that i adore.. posted this pic because clement asked me one day. when i baked passion fruit cupcakes. why u nv remove the seeds.. well. .. its meant to be eaten..  

after talking about aswesome fruit n my experience at cpib.. its time to give some credit to probably my only 2 gd friends in soci. well. i have known mych since jc. but it was always a band thing.. like o we see each other in band. go for section outing n all. n everyone tells us how alike we are.. as chor lor. as noisy. as rowdy. only in uni did we really talk as school mates and etc.. i really thank god that mych was in soci because without her. i would b so sian n bored there.. n there's christine.. i never even knew of her till year 3? haha.. n den we went for GSS in hk tog.. n sometimes.. strangers can become good friends too.. its really true that. when u go on long vacations with ppl. only then will u know their 100% true self. so. although it sounds pathetic. but still. im glad to have at least 2 great chingus in soci!!! =) n of cos no matter what. i wont forget my good buddies in year 1 n 2 also! weili n ben! =) 

noooseeeyyy.. haha! the cute little puppy who's an angel at times n at other instances, a devil .. together with bf! haha.. noosey is only scared of wh.. totally bo charp me.. heng wh is firm n fierce enough.. nea!

bored n sleepy. in her new cute polka tee shirt ! so cute! 

probably the nicest looking n nicest tasting cake i have ever made thus far. yes. so cui hor..  

here's how it looked upon completion.. banana choc cake with some oats on top! tada! 

n that's nooonooo again! brought her for a swim in k9 cafe there.. haha! n she got so frightened by a big n friendly black lab... chasing her ard.. timid little dog. she's really an aggressively timid doggie...