Bloop.

Someone commented i put on weight.

"yah hor.. you put on weight..."

*WAIL*

I dun like you.

*sniffles* *piakpiakpiak*

Happy Birthday Blog Schmog!

It has been a year of blogging! So FAST!

All the inane posts... from my first post till now...

Wow.

I guess i never realised how much I experienced in life until I look back and read it.

Speaking of experiences... i had those really "real" dreams last night... i kept looking for this house I was supposed to stay in.. but i kept looking and looking and looking and just COULDNT find it. There was a whole mish mash of people trying to help me look for it too. From my mum to Ron and WeiX.... I was so tired when i woke up.

Somebody tell me what it means!!! ;p

Oh well.

Happy birthday Bloggie! :)

There Can Be Too Much of A Good Thing...

I have Overdosed.

Totally O.D-ed.

There is such a thing as too much:

-Tom Yum Soup
-Pad Thai
-Hotel American Breakfast (eating the same freaking breakfast for 4 days straight is like joining Fear Factor...)

HOWEVER! There is never.. NEVER too much shopping! *WHEE*

My cargo bag came back chock full... REALLY full. After all the tossing around.. my stuff are all still in their same place. hahaha.

I definately over ate. But.. but.. the streetside snacks just look so good! I couldnt help it...

The weather was SO hot and muggy... it was pure torture to squeeze with all the other sweaty bodies in the markets... It didnt help that Jem's leg was aching the whole trip.. (I told u not to play soccer on the day we leave! *nagnagnagnagnag*) But he was such a trooper for gamely going on and walking everyday without complaint. :)

We visited the usual Chatuchak Weekend Market, Suan Lum night market (MY ALL TIME FAV PLACE!), Pratunam Market, MBK...

But we also visited new places for us like Khao San (Jem tailored his business shirts for only SGD26 /piece!) and Ratchada (for seafood!)

All in all i had such a blast! (although now my throat is hoarse from all the spicy food).

Can't wait to go back!

Chatuchak Weekend Market

See who i met! She was the cutest and sweetest little puppy! And she's so good at taking photos! I swear i kept thinking of her and missing her the rest of the day...




Fried Quail Eggs! Damn Cute and Really Yummy!




Dunno wat you call these snacks.. but its coconut cream spread on a crispy batter with shredded mango or coconut. YUMMY!


Finally Found it! Hahaha... how typically "crew"... ;p Will hang it on my cabin bag. Dumdeedum.

Khao San Road

At the start of Khao San Road...


Sampling more street fare.. Fried rice and Phad Thai


Geri endorses Chang Beer. Its Good. Really.


Phad Thai Street Hawker! Notice how he smiles.. i din even have to tell him im taking his photo. He's obviously experienced... ;)

MBK & Siam Square

The Evil Shopping Monster rampages through the city.... *roar*


Traffic as far as the eye can see!


Seen on the BTS Train... I Love Culture Shocks :)

Suan Lum Night Bazaar

My All Time Fav place!!! The stuff they sell is so artsy-fartsy and so retro.. you just cant help but go "oooh" at every corner.




The La Roue De Paris! A huge 60m travelling Ferris Wheel. We had a go at it and i freaked out at the top. It din help that the cage kept swinging about!

TukTUkTuKking Away!



*vroom!* You all know how the name "tuk tuk" came about rite? Its derived from the noise the engine makes... how it goes "tuktuktuktuktuk"... hahaha.. ;P Cute...

Homeward Bound!

Its nice not to have to work when im on a plane ;)

P.S. I'm still guzzling on Liang Teh. sigh.

Shivering Hands and Jelly Legs...

Yes peeps. Im back from Bangkok...

My hands and legs are shivering from the sheer exhaustion.

Shopping is such a workout. ;)

Will update more tomorrow. I need to guzzle gallons of "liang teh" now.. overdosed on Tom Yum soup.

My parents are off to Hong Kong tomorrow morn..

*sings* LONELYYyyy.. Im MISS Lonellyy...

Sigh. I'm left with instructions to do the laundry.

Yeccho.

Simple Friends vs. Real Friends

I was showering when I got home from Shanghai today, and I looked at my medicine cabinet with its missing glass mirror door... and recalled how it came to be so...

(flashback)

It happened over two years ago, I was rushing to meet Angie and Tiff and was having a quick shower...

I THINK i dropped my shampoo bottle and bent down to pick up the bottle, forgetting that I had left the door of the cabinet open. So you can imagine, as I was standing up.......

BAM!

My head hit the door with such an impact that the door came off its hinges and crashed onto my bathroom floor.

Yess.. I know. Im a klutz.

So I was stunned and in shock.

I was dizzy from the impact and in shock from being cut all over my legs from the broken glass.

I stumbled out of the shower and the first thing i could think of was to call Angie.

She picked up the phone.. and i burst into tears.

As in BIG, Wracking, Sobs.

I think I totally scared her. ;p

She told me to stay put, stay out of the bathroom and that she would be over ASAP with Tiffany to help clean up the glass. I was like "Nononono... don't come..."

She insisted.. and before I knew it, She and Tiff were banging on my door.

And best of all, bearing my favourite cup of Bubble Tea to cheer me up.

Now these are Real Friends.

So I stood in my shower.. standing under the running water thinking of my friends... and recalled Ron's email...

A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest.
A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself
(and doesn't feel even the least bit weird shutting your 'beer drawer' with his foot!)

A simple friend has never seen you cry.
A real friend has shoulder soggy from your tears.

A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names.
A real friend has their phone numbers in his address book.

A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party.
A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.

A simple friend hates it when you call after they've gone to bed.
A real friend asks you why you took so long to call.

A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems.
A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.

A simple friend wonders about your romantic history.
A real friend could blackmail you with it.

A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument.
A real friend calls you after you had a fight.

A simple friend expects you to always be there for them.
A real friend expects to always be there for you!

I HAVE REAL FRIENDS. LOVE YOU ALL. *HUGS*

Bang Cock

Im gonna Bang Cock.

Wait. Sorry... did I say, "Bang Cock"?

Heh..

;p

Yah la yah la.. I'm heading to Bangkok for my holiday!

5 days of pure, unadulterated SHOPPING!

*whee*

I packed my cargo bag. Wagagagaaa...

shopshopshopshopshop.

dumdeedum.

Ekka 2006!

Arrived in Brisbane to visit Ron and Ah Ming... AGAIN! *whee*

Had planned for weeks to head to the Ekka Fair! Told my colleagues all about it in the plane. I told them, "I'm not sleeping when i reach Brisbane!!!"

Hence I was crowned "The Chiong-ster".

Hahahha... *Proud* ;p

So I did an overnight flight, reached my hotel only at about 11 plus in the morning... had a quick shower and change and sat on the bed and snoozed for 15mins before Ron and Ming came over to my hotel with lunch. (Nandos chicken for me! *yum*)

God I was so stoned.

Took a short train ride and we arrived at the Ekka Fair! I was so excited. Its exactly like those huge American County Fairs you always see on TV. Stupid carnival games... people walking about with HUGE dolls.. ice cream, candy floss, snow cones and hotdogs... ferris wheels and rollercoasters... Bull and horse shows... WOW WEE!

So off we went to the game stalls, determined to win AT LEAST one big plush toy. I saw this huge Bob The Builder plush toy and was desperate to win it for Joshie.

Alas, even after shoving wads of dollar bills to the grinning stall holders and with Ah Ming and Ron's super skills at the games, none of us could win that elusive toy.

Sigh... I have no luck.

Oh well, i managed to buy a Thomas the Engine showbag (its a goodie bag chock full of toys and treats) for Joshie. Gave it to him when i got back to Singapore last night.. and Im so glad he loved it! He kept dragging the school bag it came with around the house.

*beam*

Headed off to watch the Freestyle motorcross show (damn cool), the human cannon ball (she almost missed the airbag... OUCH), and of course.. the FIREWORKS show!

*YayyYYYYyyy*

My FAV. As usual I was grinning like an idiot to myself as the fireworks went off.

As always I had a fantastic time with Ron, Ah ming and their friends!

Thanks Ron! *MmUUUuuuuUAAxX*

Tee Hee.

EKKA!

On the train to the fair!


In the fairgrounds! Its huge okie! (And yes.. its that Kawaii pose again ;p)






COWS! Hey they are HUGE okay?! Check out the balls. hee. Can see im so stiff taking a photo with the bull... ;p the bull is SITTING and it looks huge..






Game and Rides Galore!


Trying our luck!!!


The Happy Losers... hahaha.


Trying my luck again....


Finally we won something! FURRY DICE! SO CUTE! hahaha...


Twirly Whirly at night.. so pretty.



Fireworks!!! *heart leap*

Last but not least, let me intro you to my new sweetheart... Periwinkle!


She's so cute isnt she?

It was absolute love at first sight.

kisskisskiss.

Off To The Fair!

I'm going back to Brisbane to meet Ah Ron again... cant wait and am SO excited coz this time we are going to the EKKA 2006 fair!

ohboyohboyohboyohboy!

Rides, games, shows and what im most excited about... FIREWORKS!

I LOVE fireworks.

Positively. Absolutely.

My heart pounding already :)

I can't wait Ron! *grabs her hand and jumps around*

Damn The Big Banana...

It was the biggest banana I had ever seen.

My eyes widened in fear.

I slid it between my legs.

We bounced around, screamed our heads off and I was thrown around till I was bruised and battered.

I was shaking after the whole experience... But WHAT an experience!

We sat on the Banana Boat! *whee!*

Haha... dirty minded people ALL of you... ;)

See my bruise from "kiapping" the damn banana so tightly with my legs? I was so scared! ;p



And this is only ONE of my many bruises... ;p

Ouch.

Just back from the Maldives and I had such fun! Honestly I did not intend to do anything taxing.. I just wanted to flop down and be some boneless sea slug and relax by the beach, read my book, do some skinny dipping (hee) and just zone out.

NO LOR! Total opposite.

Met the craziest bunch of people and im glad they forced me (Yes im such a chicken) to go snorkeling and banana boating.

Me saw black-tipped reef sharks, oysters, puffer fish and the whole cast of Find Nemo! Hee.

I kept panicking when i reached the drop-off point (where the reef just plunges into nothingness). I kept dragging my poor friends back.

Sorry peeps. I promise to be braver next time. ;)

My back is burned to a crisp. I laughed at this guy who was walking by the beach and said his butt was so white. Now, Geri.. HOW many times must you remind yourself not to laugh at others.. coz damn my pi ku is SO white now! Look SO cock! hahahaha. I screamed when i looked in the mirror and just started laughing my head off. Freaking Hell... haha.

Oh well.

Enough of my rubbish.. here are some of the crazy pics we took! ;)

Maldives!

This is THE life. Me, the beach, a deck chair and a newspaper... ;)


Happily feeding fish


Hello Mr. Sharkie! *wavewavewave* :)


Trying to coax a shy Noel from hiding beind the banana boat


There you are! So handsome the both of them! *gush* :)


*WHEE!* Star(fish)jump! Hahaha... Corny.


From Left: Me, Derrick and Elly. Having fun with the pink floatie


From left: David, Chloe, Derrick, Jonathan, Me & Elly. Still with the pink floatie


MORE of that pink floatation device.. haha. Love this photo. You took a good shot David! ;)


From Male, With Love.. *winkz* ;)


Im liberated!

Till my next Male trip! :)

Thanks for all the fun peeps!

Back to Work!

It's back to work for me tonight...

But it's okay... coz im heading off to the Maldives!

So let me just pack my bag.... *throws in (short) shorts and bikini*... And Im DONE!

whee!

My friend just informed me of how they rented a convertible in LA blahblahblah.... THANKS babe... for making me feel really good about missing out on MY LA trip...

Ergh.

But its okay.

Coz I'm going to find some secluded spot on the beach tomorrow, lie down on the golden sand... and when im all hot and ready, I'll walk chest deep into the water, untie all my strings and go Au Naturel with Mr Parrot Fish.

SO THERE. Eat your heart out.

Speaking of Au Naturel... I was having a bath the other night, (NOTE: im blind as a bat without my glasses on) when suddenly something dark brown landed on my arm. I flicked my arm and it landed on my hip... i started panicking and jumping around and that brown THING jumped onto the bathroom floor and started RUNNING.

I flipped and started giving out strangled shrieks.. trying not to wake my whole neighbourhood up at 4am in the morning.. I flung open my shower door, did a fantastic, gymnastic leap out into the bathroom, grabbed my glasses and stood there dripping wet and shivering, eyeing that offending thing.

Oh, Hello. It's Mr. Gecko. He had the gall to stand there and blink at me. The cheek.

I gingerly stepped back in the shower, turned off the water, grabbed a towel and ran helter-skelter out of the bathroom.

If that was my grandma coming to visit me during this 7th Month... all i can say is, "Mak, Aku tak mo ini machiam mia visit... ok?"

The Effects Of Looking At All Those Fuzzy Bits...

So I kept showing people and laughing at the fuzzy bits in the magazine..

Now what has happened? My freaking sore eye acted up.

It was SO BAD and SO PAINFUL on Sunday I had to visit the doctor at the airport.

Moral of the story. Stop looking at porn.. especially fuzzy bits.

Kena forced to take MC by doc and she referred me to see an Eye Specialist at the hospital coz i had some wierd unidentified spots on my pupil.... (I swear she is the bitchiest doctor i have ever met.. she must hate stewardesses or something. Geez.)

I was so upset that my TPE/LAX had to be disrupted. U have NO idea how upset.

I had even bought the Univeral Studios tickets online for my team and myself.... And at the very last min i just had to be on MC!!! WARRGH!

Went down to the airport to pass them the tickets... was kinda tearing on the way there.

I know its childish. But.. I was so looking forward.. My heart was crushed.. for so many reasons.

:(

I'm sorry I couldnt make it there. I wish I did.

sigh.

On a cheery-er note.. I LOVE my new glasses! Like those old skool teachers!



*takes out wooden ruler and bangs it on table*

*throws Angie's textbook out of window*

Whahaha.

Joined the Ministry... FINALLY.

Finally got to go to the Ministry of Sound... after months of whining that im probably the last person in Singapore to probably walk through those dratted doors... Did not help that Cindy kept going "Suaku la u! SUAKU!"

Oh shut up.

;p

It was Irene's birthday! (She was totally the star of the night!) Got to catch up with my old poly mates too! SO nice! :)

AND I finally got to club with WeiX! Hahahaha. So cute u.

Met up with Cindy there too! Got to finally meet her mysterious "Beijing friend" OOOOH. ;)

Altogether a very fun night! Happy birthday Irene! You're beautiful as always! :)

Irene's Bdae @ MOS

Finally! You all get to see a pic of my much talked about WeiX! :)


With Gordy!


The Birthday Gal! *woot!*

Caught on Nightlife.Sg!

We love our bubbly! *hic!* :)


Snapped on the dance floor!
(From Left: WeiX, Me, Gina, Gordon, and Poh Choo)

Finally passed WeiX his magazine. We had fun pointing at the fuzzy bits.

Hahahaha.....

;)