journey to the melb

"and who am i to judge you, on what you say or do
i'm only just beginning, to see the real you"

i'm munching on to Grainwaves, listening to Sometimes When We Touch, by Olivia Ong and typing this post. all has been well so far. i like my new house, its something like home. :) wayyyyyy better than College Sq that ulu loo place on lygon st which always gives the lone feel. and best of all, i dun have to take tram home from the city anymore. just walk. and i like the idea very much. :)

this post's gonna be long. i warn first.

because renee complained that the pictures are too small, i'm gonna upload it in medium size, so photos' gonna be real big this time. it all starts from packing for melb. thanks for coming to the airport despite your busy schedules girls.

/awesome! i cant upload photos into my blog now for reasons i'm not aware of. awesome!















/and now there are photos because i changed to upload them in small size. sorry renee i tried. but medium is really too big anyway. if you think small's too small, click on them and they'll enlarge in another window. :)

it feels quite stupid actually to be snapping photos on the plane, try it next time and you'll know why. but i still took some since i promised this post. so this is the view from my seat, smack right in the middle of 3 seats on the left aisle. the setting of the plane is 3 seats on the left aisle, 4 in the middle and 3 on the right. supper was fish and potato or clam chicken with 3 treasure fried rice, i chose fish and potato since dinner before was fried rice for me.











i flipped through the entire SIA entertainment magazine to find no shows of my interest. randomly chose one australian film, Charlie and Boots which sucked totally. worst of all movies i've ever watched. if Wolfman was half a popcorn (ratings/review), Charlie and Boots has to be -5 popcorns. but i finished it anyway. oh another thing, there's a cup holder beside the screen. i think its quite cool and convenient cause we can just put our cups there while doing other things, without the need to open the dining table. *thumbs up* for that. :)











read abit of all the books given to me before boarding the plane (will elaborate more on this in another post), prayed abit, listened to my updated ipod, dozed abit, listened somemore, dozed abit more, then breakfast came at about 3am. its muffin and a bun with butter and jam. listened to my ipod again, dozed abit more, and we landed.

the airport was insanely crowded that morning, no exaggeration. everything needed waiting for. flights from all over started arriving after we landed; Singapore, Phuket, Hong Kong, Germany. i know cause i heard the PA system announcing, passengers who arrived from flight xxx from country please collect your baggages at baggage claim row no..

while i was waiting for my luggages, the airport staff took the dogs out to sniff for drugs and i was frantically trying to get myself out of the dogs' way. eyes on the dogs instead of the luggage belt. scary. not that i have drugs. okay fine i have heroine in my bag yea. OKAY in case the cops are so sensitive these days, im just kidding! i'm actually just scared of dogs. :) (sweet smile) (im sucha SL, SU LA haha.)

and finally after collecting my luggages and putting them onto a trolley, i made my way towards the exit sign. and way before i reach the declaration point, there was actually a queue to the queue to exit. yes. waited quite abit before reaching the declaration point where you'll separate into different queues if you declare food or if you declare nothing. i declared food on the incoming card.

to my surprise, the officer asked me what food i have even before we separate into the different queues, and i said "tomato sauce and chilli sauce", conveniently forget to mention about the Bak Kut Teh spices (i wonder if it's angry listening in the bag), and he told me to go to that exit (pointing towards a door), which i thought is another place for luggage checking. so i went past that door, looked up, and i received many anticipating glares. some holding on to A4 size name cards. im out of the custom! haha. yes, with my luggages unchecked, unscanned. now im quite sure i do have a sincere, honest, pretty and cute looking face. :) (sweet smile again)

took a cab to my new address and my eyes almost popped out from the dry-ness in the plane. wanted to do nothing else but sleep since i didnt sleep much the whole night. but my bed was this welcoming.












totally regretted not washing my bedsheets and quilt before i went home last semester. now i have to do it before i can sleep. best of all, because im new to the place, i have no idea how to operate the washing machine. and i cant find the manual, so i did what i always did during exams with challenging questions - try and error.

threw the bedsheets and leftover laundry from last sem inside and started pressing randomly. the machine started. water sound (good, water's coming out, the way a washing machine should be like), then the water sound stopped in a few secs (huh?! so fast one meh? the machine's not even half filled with water!), machine roared with weird sounds as it started spinning or whatever it is doing (omg the machine's gonna explode, what did i just do to it?) started pressing and turning randomly again. the machine stopped, then spinned again, then the swashing and swooshing sound.

OMG. THAT'S IT. try and error needs to be stopped. started looking around for the machine manual and fortunately before the machine explode, i found the manual and set it properly to wash and then dry automatically. *phew* what a welcoming present back in melbourne i thought. washed the filter jug and changed the catridge so i have water to drink. whoever who caused the ban for water on planes ought to feel guilty! hmph!












while waiting for the laundry which took forever, i unwrapped the new mattress and took out pillows. was soo tired that before i could stop myself, i was already dozing off on the mattress without any bedsheets and pillow case (horrible me!). that was about 11plus am i think.

i woke up at 1pm later when val called me to talk for awhile. she said she was on her way to meet anthony for dim sum, say she's coming over later for awhile, asked me if i wanted food. no i dun want food, i want sleep, i thought. woke up to find the laundry's ready, though still abit damp, but it's decently clean and dry. threw the quilt in to wash, put the bedsheet and pillow cases on and went back to sleep.

awoke next at 3pm when val called again saying she's coming now. woke up and pack the house abit. she came to pack her stuff that's in my house with anthony. then we talked until about 4plus 5, i went out to get stuff (power extension cord and socket board, if not no power) and dinner. i woke up too late for Melb Uni bookshop so didnt get the modem for internet. washed up, packed my room, and KO-ed at 10pm later that night. look at the difference of my bed. through my magic hands, its so warm and welcoming now. and the laptop, printer, table lamp and table are all fixed too! nice. :)












slept all the way till 11am this morning and went out to get modem and lunch. need to get myself connected by then. need to know what's happening to the world. feeling weird without internet. lunch is latte (vanilla latte please) and 2 special california sushi rolls, which i delayed eating once im connected to the internet. heee.











met up with the melbb loves later that afternoon for St Kilda's Beach. was so cold and windy today. over! then saw this beautiful sight along the beach. the sun rays shooting out from the curtain of dark clouds.










they are God's rays of hope in period of dark times (at least that's what i see, you can try to see other things out of it! :) ).

"Dear God, thank you for loving me. Thank You for this day, and the beautiful world i live in. Thank You for my family and friends to play and share my life with. Thank You for my home, for clothes and food, and a safe place to be. Dear God, help me to do what You want me to do. Forgive me when i do wrong things, when i hurt myself and those around me. Forgive me when i hurt You. Make me want to be the very best that i can be. In Jesus name, i pray. Amen."

this is a prayer attached to the small hands bible Lee Si gave me before i left. i find it very applicable, so i prayed it. i am still abit lost in my journey with Christ, but i know, all will be well.

school's starting tomorrow. first week of school, ganbatte!

summer loves

as much as i want to share my whole life in this blog, time is working against me and even though i say 'strive on', i only manage to blog up till CNY! hmmm. nvm its fine, i've just uploaded the last of the photos taken this summer hols and here's a wrap up post before i leave for melbourne tomorrow.

tomorrow, and i haven done anything that makes me feel like im leaving tomorrow. clothes still hanging lazily in the wardrobe, dusty luagges in the corner of my room, bags and shoes happily chuck away in the cupboard, nothing packed. i'll pack tonight after i come back from the last meet up with val, eeling and geoky alrights.

this hols had been fruitful, even though i feel like im totally wasting my life away for 3 months, like i've been doing nothing productive, but it's been fruitful because i caught up with all of my friends, even the long lost primary school ones.

and best of all, i got to know God this holiday. He works in the most unexpected ways and i'm totally taken over. Thank You for all that You've done for me, and Thank You for leading me to you Lord.

"changes occur within us so subtly we may not even notice or realise the change when it happened, but somehow bit by bit, through the different exposures and experiences in life, we are changing."

i remembered wroting something like that in my previous post and went to check, indeed in one of the post on June 10, 2009, i found this paragraph.

the subtle changes in me was magnified this hols, through mouths of friends, telling me how i've changed. and looking back, i think they are right. maybe choosing melbourne isn't that bad a choice afterall. :)

Over You, Chris Daughtry

Now that it's all said and done,
I can't believe you are the one
To build me up and tear me down,
Like an old abandoned house

What you said when you left
Just left me cold and out of breath.
I fell too far, was in way too deep.
Guess i let you get the best of me.

Well, i never saw it coming.
And i should've started running
A long, long time ago

And i never thought i'd doubt you,
I'm better off without you
More than you, more than you know.

I'm slowly getting closure.
I guess it's really over.
I'm finally getting better.
And now I'm picking up the pieces.
From spending all of these years
Putting my heart back together.

'Cause the day i thought i'd never get through, I got over you.

You took a hammer to these walls,
Dragged the memories down the hall,
Packed your bags and walked away.
There was nothing i could say.

And when you slammed the front door shut,
A lot of others opened up,
So did my eyes so i could see
That you were never the best for me.

happy tiger year!

so many things happened and i am still at happy tiger year!, haha. well its okay, strive on!

went for our usual CNY Day 1 routine visiting, by gathering at ah ma's house first, before setting off in a big group to do the rounds of visiting. and at ah ma's house, i realise a new routine/tradition is slowly setting in, that is taking photos! like all the boys must sit together to take photos, after that girls and so on. drank this sweet soup with longan and white fungus, something like chng teng but i dun think it is.

anyways then we set off to do the visiting. uncle 3 was again the joker of the day. grandaunt always make the best pineapple tarts during CNY and this year at her house, she said cause of her spinal injuries she cant stand for long, so her daughters are the ones making. grandaunt was like saying "今年她们做，我看" then uncle 3 said, "怎么可以这样? 她们做?" grandaunt went on to say how bad her back is. then uncle 3 cut in and say again, "怎么可以这样? 她们坐? 你站?!" hahaha when i heard that i was like LOL. but apparantly grandaunt didnt catch it i think, cause she continued sharing about her back injuries. hahaha. super funny lah my third uncle.

after the visiting, went back to ah ma's house in the afternoon and cutsie pie vivian celebrated her 5th birthday with a strawberry ice cream cake from Swensens. both her and justin (her brother now 7 years old) were so fascinated by the smoke from the dry ice cause qikai went to put the leftover dry ice into a cup and added water to it, so that it will constantly eject smoke. both of them are so cute! this part of the post will be photo-less cause in the rush to get out of house that morning, i left my camera, sonie at home! :(

anyways after that had lunch at ah ma's place and finally went home to rest in the late afternoon about 4plus 5pm. was so exhausted then, didnt know visiting can be so exhuasting. haha. showered and took a like 5mins power nap in a weird position, with my hand supporting my head cause my hair is still wet from the bath. after that went to fetch qixuan and qishuang to our place to play Wii. wheeeee. played Raving Rabbids and Mario Kart again. haha. went to ah ma's house for dinner at night at about 8pm.

later that night, we went to esplanade, the floating platform for 'Angbao by the River, 春到河畔' to take a look. check out this giant 财神爷! the phoenix and dragon are actually made up of porcelain spoons and saucers!












went to had supper at AMK's MacDonalds after that. its horrible that day, kept eating and eating nonstop since morning. anyways only one thing to share about during Macs supper. that is qikai and i were talking about our primary school friends, like hunkiat, mellavin all those. i was just telling him how mella had changed and had this tattoo of a beautiful girl on his arm. then suddenly i looked out of the window, i saw mella standing outside with his friends! oh my, really dun anyhow say ill things about people (though we werent). haha.

after that uncle 4 asked us to go to his house to play raby/laby whatever you call it and it was like 1am already. he said the night is still young. haha. my uncle's so hip. then went to play all the way until 3plus am before heading home. was so exhuasted that night i slept immediately once i hit the bed.

the next few days of CNY were filled with mahjong, mahjong and more mahjong. totally had a mahjong spree. this year's CNY was fulfilling and fun! HAPPY TIGER YEAR all of you, my beloved blog viewers. :)

happy tiger year! CNY Eve

one week, i've neglected my blog for a week! heehee so many things happened i duno how to start blogging. feeling lazy again. okay i shall start on CNY first.

this year's CNY was awesome! very fun and totally passed in a flash. i love chinese new year, not because of the angbaos, or the most natural excuse to gorge on delicious CNY snacks, but because we get to meet and recognise relatives, and we get the opportunity to catch up on each other's lives (relatives whom we are closer to of course). if not for CNY, i think we might just walk past a certain uncle, auntie, or young man or woman and not know we're related. however, despite all that was said, what is CNY without angbaos, pineapple tarts, ba gua, endless supply of drinks, mahjong and poker?! haaa. so they are still important. :)

starting from chinese new year eve, woke up about noon and found my mum working around the house, doing some last minute housekeeping, cleaning and preparing food for the reunion dinner. helped her dabao lunch from the coffeeshop and to my surprise almost all stalls are wiped clean and preparing to close already! what, closing and wiped out by 12pm?! my brother said he heard someone da bao-ing $60 worth of chicken rice. haha. that was insane.

then helped to decorate the house by hanging those red and green plastic pineapples, pasted CNY deco on the walls; those that have a glittery and gold '發' and '财' in an again gold and glittering pineapple. haha. then started preparing and organising goodies and drinks and placed them nicely on the coffee table. sounds like an easy task yea, but man it took us almost 2H. just looking for the right container, washing them and putting stuff in. and tearing/cutting ba gua into a container feels like a chore that takes forever. just how many pieces of ba gua are there in the box?! jinjia!

after that its pretty much just waiting for my relatives to come, and all the aunties are helping out in the kitchen to prepare for the reunion steamboat dinner. everything started passing in a flash from there, all i remembered was more and more people started arriving, me disturbing shuang shuang when she's doing her P6 english and chinese revision paper (and P6 eng and chi are wayy harder than i remembered them to be! i feel for the children these days. *phew im glad im over those stuff haaa.) then cutsie pie vivian and justin arrived, so wii was played and the reunion dinner started. we had the normal soup base steamboat and another separate barbeque plate for barbequing stuff. garlic tiger prawn's nice!











i remembered wii and the blasting TV with a volume of 60 (when our normal TV volume at home is 18-20, you can imagine how noisy the place must have been) to be the main activities around the house. mario kart and raving rabbids were played (super fun). OHH and xiao tong started helping me tie french plaits on my head. so nice lah, but i know i can never master the art of french plaits. me and my clumsy hands.

later that night qikai celebrated his 21st birthday with a chocolate cake from Four Leaves. and it was so funny because i think all of us were so high that night we started cheering, whistling and clapping our hands while standing around him, making him the only highlight in the middle of the semi-circle. make him feel so awkward haha. nicee, that's the purpose.

oh and my third uncle was super funny and high throughout the entire celebration, totally made me laughed out loud for i duno how long. HAHAHA he was like waving around and making waves while singing the birthday song, in between still switched role to conducting us. HAHA he's the funniest uncle man seriously. a super mega family portrait was taken after that, check out The Lims! :)













the reunion dinner ended close to midnight and everyone's off preparing for next day's visiting.

as for me, i was doing some last minute mani and pedicure later that night, and had to wait till about 3plus close to 4am for the nails to dry up before i can sleep. zzz.


happy tiger year! to be continued...

my birth chart

kelsey told me about this website called astrology cafe, where you can enter your particulars like birth date, time and so on to get your own personalised birth chart report. its some horoscope thing, dun really know the meaning of what sun, mecury and all. but its okay they'll explain to you. shall share my report here, and you can see if that's me they're talking about! haha. (but beware! its very long, this report.)


This birth chart report shows the positions of the planets for Lin Yumin.

The Sun represents vitality, a sense of individuality and outward-shining creative energy.

Sun in Sagittarius

Restless, cheerful, and friendly, Sun in Sagittarius people are generally on the go. They have a love of freedom, and a disdain for routine. Generally quite easygoing, Sagittarians make friends with people from all walks of life. They love to laugh and tease, and get along well with both sexes. Sagittarians have an often blind faith in people, and in the world. Their optimism is infectious, although it can get them into trouble from time to time. These are curious people who love to learn. Their idealistic nature is hard to miss.

Although generally easygoing, Sagittarius is a fire sign. This gives natives a generally quick temper. Fortunately, they're usually as quick to forget what got them angry in the first place. The need for escape is generally strong, and some Solar Sagittarians come across as a little irresponsible. They're generally easy to forgive, however. After all, their direct, honest approach in life is admirable.

Short description: She is good, idealistic, enthusiastic and warm-hearted. She is independent, has a taste for travel and freedom. She is curious and fair-minded.

Weaknesses: She is too adventurous and leaves things to chance: takes risks which cause problems: she is rebellious and sometimes tactless when offering opinions.

Sagittarius ascendant Aquarius

Sun in X

The urge to work toward a goal, for success and accomplishment, and/or for power is part of your make-up. You are uncomfortable in any position in which you must "take orders" from someone else. Recognize your ambitions and your need for authority without going overboard. Seek out a career that allows you to manage, rather than be managed, if possible. It is crucial that you accept the part of you that is ambitious, but take pains not to over-identify with an image that is not really you! Successful career is guaranteed, but may sometimes come late.

42 Conjunction Sun - Mercury

Because your ego and your mind are aligned, you possess much mental energy. You are always in a position to think about what you want, and in many ways, this is an interruption of the will. You are highly intelligent with a great drive to communicate with other. You invest a lot of pride in your intellectual capacities. You may not always listen as well as you speak, however! You might be too busy thinking about what to say next. But you are very curious and although you enjoy expressing yourself, you usually don't dominate conversations completely. As far as studying or learning goes, you are better off reading the material than listening to a teacher. These traits come from a strong need to take an active role in communications. It is very hard for you to passively listen and absorb information.

Your opinions are usually strong and you are an independent thinker. You tend to be proud of your opinions and thoughts, and might easily get a bruised ego if you are not "heard", if your opinions are pushed aside or ignored, or if your opinions are criticized. You are expressive and possibly a very animated speaker. You are also very witty and others enjoy your playful and sometimes mischievous sense of humor.

The Moon represents the emotional responses, unconscious pre-destination, and the self-image.

Moon in Scorpio

While others may find security and comfort in material things, Moon in Scorpio people seek out emotional intensity. No matter what, there is something very intense about Lunar Scorpios. They are diggers when it comes to the world of emotion--they can see beyond facades and cut right to the core of a person. This ability to "see" what isn't obvious to the rest of the world can be intimidating to others or wildly attractive, depending on the audience.

Doing things halfway or having meaningless relationships simply doesn't fulfill them. Lunar Scorpios want all or nothing. Moon in Scorpio people often have a strong fear of betrayal. They seek out commitment, and feel the need for a partner to give up something for them. Some will put the people they love through a series of tests, and these are not always conscious. Their apparent suspicion can be trying for the people who love them. However, once committed, Moon in Scorpio people can be the most loyal and protective partners around. Even the shy ones have enormous presence. Their lives are emotion-driven, yet many Moon in Scorpio natives spend a lot of time controlling and mastering their emotions. Their intuition is enormous, although it is sometimes self-serving.

Moon in Scorpio people radiate strength. Even in the absence of experience, they seem to "just know" things. It would be difficult to shock or scare away Lunar Scorpios in the face of emotional honesty and power. Some people instinctively want to lean on them, and other less brave folk run a little scared. Lunar Scorpios have exceptional "radar" that allows them to size up a situation--and a person--quickly and expertly. This ability to understand human motivation and nature can be too close for comfort for some, and enormously comforting for others. Many Lunar Scorpios are intelligent and astute. Those that use their enormous powers for intimacy and honesty are the happiest, and they make the most interesting and rewarding friends and lovers.

Short description: Courageous, brave, independent, not a fearful nature. A very sensual and progressive woman.

Weaknesses: excesses of pleasures of the flesh, sensual delights and sensuality. Difficulty letting go.

Moon in X

Changes of situation. She is frightened of getting old and tends to hark back to the past. Influenced by the father. Success due to help from women.

131 Sextile Moon - Venus

You are generally amiable and project a soft and yielding manner. You possess natural charm and you are highly imaginative and sympathetic. You can make an excellent mediator and go-between. You are keenly aware of your need for relationships and for intimacy. You have a well-developed respect for qualities typically associated with the feminine.

People appreciate you for your tender heart and friendly, diplomatic disposition. You should enjoy a good measure of personal popularity and success in your life. Although generally considered "lucky" with relationships and with money, this is less about luck than it is about a certain level of inner peace and positive energy that attracts pleasant situations.

At times you can be complacent, downright lazy, and over-indulgent in the "pleasures" of life. However, you are a peace-maker at heart and have an unusual ability to help and heal others. You are gracious and warm.

59 Conjunction Moon - Mars

You are a passionate person who loves life. Although your emotions are powerful and immediate, your passion is generally controlled and directed. You are a sexual person who nevertheless doesn't get too carried away or controlled by your passions. Because your emotions are strong and you know how to channel them into constructive channels, you don't easily understand such things as "crimes of passion", impulsive behaviors, or emotional excitability in others. You're generally open, accepting, and natural in your sexual expression. You need an emotional connection in order to feel complete on a physical level. You may have an affection and talent for sports, but other factors in the natal chart are necessary to provide the motivation and commitment.

Short description: She is frank, honest, full of vigor and ambition. She is strong-willed and powerful at work. She is a little hard on herself but, above all, on others whose capacity for action is not as great.

171 Conjunction Moon - Midheaven

She has a sense of family, profound feelings and especially likes children. If there are changes in her professional life, they are for the better.

Mercury represents communication, Cartesian and logical spirit.

Mercury in Sagittarius

Enthusiastic, humorous, and sometimes moralistic. She has strong opinions, and often shares them! Democrat, philosopher, tolerant, respectful of laws. Interested in foreign places and learning more languages. Believes that everything teaches you something.

75 Sextile Mercury - Ascendant

She is intelligent, with quick and lively reflexes. She is preoccupied by her circle, likes to exchange ideas with her friends, but also with strangers. Of an open nature, she goes out to others.

Venus represents an interest for emotions and values, exchange and sharing with others.

Venus in Capricorn

Venus in Capricorn people will try to win your heart by displaying self-control, presence of mind, and responsible behavior. These lovers want you to know they are goal-oriented, witty, savvy, and controlled. Nobody can get the best of them. They want you to see just how competent they are. They like some measure of predictability in their relationships as they are cautious in love.

Venus in Capricorn men and women project an aura of competency and their loner-like behavior can be attractive, in a cool way. They don't go gaa-gaa over love, or at least they don't express as much. Their lovers may complain that Venus in Capricorns are a little too practical and deliberate. Certainly, they can come across as lacking in warmth and spontaneity. Truth is, they can be rather romantic souls who yearn for a partner to share their lives with. Others' image of their relationship matters to them. They are conservative and willing to commit.

Venus in Capricorn people are attracted to serious, goal-oriented lovers. They are a little shy in matters of the heart, but they don't want you to know it. If you like knowing where your relationship is headed, you'll be mighty pleased with Venus in Capricorn. These people plan ahead in love, and, unlike Venus in Pisces, they will let you know exactly where they (and the relationship) are headed. Pleasing Venus in Capricorn involves showing them you are practical and realistic. They want to impress you with the things they do. Appreciate their "saving for a rainy day" attitude, and be aware that they want to show you off in a quiet way.

madam's 52!

hahaha the title made my lol.

celebrated mdm's 52nd birthday last sunday at peach garden 33, a cantonese restaurant on the 33rd floor of OCBC centre. her birthday is actually on 27 Feb but because of CNY and us going back to aussie, the celebration had to be carried forward.

left the house earlier with uhu, uxin and maxim to get either a cake or flowers for mdm and guess what? never buy a cake that last minute! we were like speeding around Central at Clark Quay to find a bakery that sells a decent cake. finally found one bakery that sells only TWO cakes. we decided on carrot cake since the other one, sweet cherry sounds and looked abit dubious. haha. speeded to ocbc centre after a whole string of phonecalls from mdm and bala saying they have reached.

was quite disappointed that we didnt get the window table, missed the night view we could have enjoyed if we sat by the window. anyways the restaurant was almost full that night, with most families there to lao yu sheng. the restaurant manager gave us complimentary 寿包s after learning its madam boh's birthday that night, hahaha.












anyways then we gave her the present we chose together at robinsons, the braun buffel white leather wallet. and she liked it alot! all of us liked it alot. very nice and classy. :) check out mdm and her present. haha.













the food was relatively good, but very pricey. ordered roasted duck, lotus with peanut soup, fried fish soon hock, tofu with vege and crabmeat sauce, brocolli and lastly 寿面. i think the shou mian is very nice, but being the last dish we were all full to the throat to enjoy all of it. should have come first lah! i would have sucked everything in.

and then came the surprise birthday cake for mdm. she very cute lor, still thought its the restaurant's complimentary birthday cake cause the waitress served it for us and told her its specially for her. lol.












oh another funny thing! before we left house that day i was disturbing mdm, told her birthday girl must give everyone an angbao each. then uxin still say, 'yarh, must give $50 somemore'. what the heck! haaa she got contribute in disturbing mdm too hor. then after the cake cutting session, mdm secretly took out a bundle of angbaos and handed each of us one! hahaha! she's super cute lah! i was joking only and she really went to prepare angbaos. uxin still scold me so loudly. im gonna declare here that you were part of it too. you helped me in disturbing her too hor! dun try to push the blame to me you bella (one vanilla latte please).













hope mdm enjoyed her early birthday celebration! love my mummy. :) mdm boh, chwee kim's sister (hahaha).

unwritten

introducing, my favourite drink in the world...












MILK TEA WITH JELLY! awesome-ness is it (even though it always gives me extreme hunger after drinking). :)

val dropped by the house yesterday after her company's paintball session at bottletree park. haha. the visit was totally random. caught up with some stories and we were facebooking away, trying to fit the faces to the characters in val's stories.












caught up with dear geoky geok tonight and shopped for our CNY clothes too! haaa. i realise we are always shopping for CNY clothes together. oh and it was so nice of her to come pick me and send me home. thanks a million geok! <3

we talked like we haven seen each other in years, haha, all the way throughout the night. and had a htht after dinner. other than catching up on ourselves, we conveniently caught up with the rest by discussing about them too. haaa. we're not gossiping okay! dont misunderstand. we're just, catching up. lol.

had my favourite curry soft shell crab at Thai Express. awesome-ness again. i can eat that for dinner everyday seriously. feel so satisfied and contented today, with two new dresses, an old friend, my favourite food for dinner, what more do i need to ask for? :)














'feel the love in the air~ no one else can feel it for you, only you can let it in, no one else~ no one else can speak the words on your lips~ change yourself in words unspoken~ live your life with arms wide open~ today is, where your book begins~ the rest is still unwritten~'

of a present, airport and burger shop!

hellos world! how are you today? :)

went present hunting with uxin and bala today for mdm boh's 52nd birthday! we've decided to buy her a new wallet after her obvious hint on how old and tattered her wallet is. hahaha. and to my surprise we only took like less than an hour to decide on what to buy (since we're restricted to only choose from within robinsons because of the $80 vouchers. but the vouchers came just in time! saved us $80 haha). bought her a nice and classy white braun buffel leather wallet! :)












that's all i can show at the moment since its all packed up. anyways then we decided to shop around raffles city since we're already there. and then! *drumrolls* i found the dress for this CNY at topshop. haha! Chinese New Year, the perfect excuse to allow new entrants to my wardrobe. heehee.

after shopping, we went to the airport to welcome maxim home from KL, and then we had dinner together at Killiney Kopitiam. we (bala and i, uxin is too cool for these nonsenses haha) almost didnt shock the hell out of him with our enthusiatic and warm handwave on the other side of the panel plus the 'welcome home' cheer.

"WELCOME! *clap clap clap* WELCOME! *clap clap clap* WE WELCOME YOU HOME!"

we're just short of a banner to the ideal welcome home party. haha so thoughtful right. after a day of hard work at KL, he got to receive such a warm welcome home present. :)











and then he shared with us some interview skills which bala and i nodded vigorously to like some students in class listening to the teacher. haha. omg im so worried for my future job interviews. they sound so scary! sighs really do not want to work at all.

anyways uxin introduced me to this very fun game called burger shop 2! haha! its super fun lah! make burgers (chicken, beef, cheese), fries, onion rings, curly fries, waffles, icecream and so on. okay this may sound lame and brainless, but, FINE its lame and brainless. so what?! huh?! haha i so guilty for what. okay i shall go and play now. teeheehee.

the last weekend

i duno what got into me recently, im actually enjoying blogging more and more (irregardless of whether anyone is reading, i just feel like blogging haha), at this point in time when the wave of blogging had died down. but anyways, keep this up yumin! rainbow-lifex you rock. for letting me share my little boring life and allow for the occasional rantings and insignificant thoughts. :)

here's a post on the last weekend that just passed.

went for our usual weekend mahjong game at xiu's place on saturday, possibly our last game this hols since CNY's approaching and with xiuhui's sister's homecoming. i will miss you junior. you are the cutest dog i've ever laid my hands on (haha). and possibly the laziest too. why are you always sleeping? and i will miss playing mahjong with all of you! jason, xiuhui and ziyi. best mahjong partnars (since we've played together since what, end of J1?) to improve and upgrade my skills with. :) but beware, i'll continue honing my skills in all departments, with special focus on the winning and building department. haha.












sunday was well spent with the control freak uhu glue (jjjust kidding uhu, haha. i can almost hear your 'excuse me?!'), wanying and kelsey who joined us in the evening. had the superlicious prata again at The Prata House for brunch, before heading to a Charity Fair at Pasir Ris.

it was totally out of the plan, that Charity Fair. but madam boh has got a hundred dollars worth of vouchers for that fair, so we just went to check out what we can exchange the vouchers for. and luckily we went, the fair turned out to be quite interesting and highly organised for a charity fair. oh and did i mention? the weather was extremely warm that day, we almost self combusted. crazy afternoon it was. we exchanged the vouchers for many CNY goodies and snacks.












the volunteers tending the booths and helping out were really nice and kind. i think they're all from the Tzu Chi Foundation that organised this fair. and i cant help but feel people who are very devoted to a religion all tend to be really nice and kind. like they are always so willing to help and volunteer their time and money for a good cause, be it buddhists, taoists, christians or catholics.

but the best part of this fair is still on their stall names. hahaha so cute lah. can see they really put in some effort on their stalls.















热情 laksa? 我的热情 (hey!) 好像一把火! anyways we exchanged the vouchers for a whole lot of goodies. so much that we cant squeeze everything into the already overfilled grocery bag.












and we got pineapple tarts too. but to our surprise and amuse, the pineapple tarts came with it teachings on the cover of the bottle! haha. check it out.











oh my this post is taking forever. especially with all these photos.

anyways then we went prawning for an hour and only caught TWO prawns! yes TWO. really. no more prawning, EVER (haha pissed off). decided to go home and play mahjong. so called kelsey if she wanted to play but we ended up cooking dinner together.

minced meat pasta with brocolli's on the menu that night, and wanying brought her chocolate fondue equipment over, so we had chocolate fondue for dessert. it was awesome! to prepare your own fruits and chocolate at your own likings. heehee. everything's nice except the thai mango. really, can it get any more sour that mango? jinjia! its more sour than sourbelt!















when madam boh came to check on us. haha. it was a long day, but fun one. hope everyone had as much fun as i did! :)