Our favourite stall at MBK level 4...
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This is another of my favourite Thai desert.. the name is... Kanom Bueng... it has coconut in it. Orange is salty flavour, yellow is sweet... only 10bt!
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This is my favourite Crepe Stall at MBK.. You can choose 2 items to be in ya crepe for just 25bt. Our usual selection is pork floss and ham.. it comes with complementary Mayo and chilli sauce...
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This is how you eat it. Thai style Crepe...
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Hey babes...

Nette... I just realised i missed the internship deadline for credit suisse... gosh... Hey are you done with ya internship yet? I need to clear the internship and com service or else i cant file for graduation in december... Opps... Im getting a little panicky... And i wonder how those company on Ontrac are going to interview me when im in bangkok. Besides, most of them start on the 24th april and i wont be back till 8th!!!

Hey gals.. tell me what courses you intend to take in aug so that we can actually bid together. AHha... Nette, we have never been in the same class at all... must bid for one at least b4 i graduate. HAha. SHiying... tell me what finance courses you are left with so that we can bid together. I will be doing one summer course too.

Im still waiting for the course to be announced on LEO.

Anyway... Im in school right now while Jy is having her group meeting... Sianz... I hate the mosquitoes in school!! & There is totally no CNY mood here. Sigh...

Belle... I hope you are back from Kl already.. cos we are waiting for you to update us on things...

Miss you gals...
shishi

CNY Entertainment Episode 1

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Im so hungry... @Fuji Japanese Restaurant
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This is my name Wanshi in Korean... haha..
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Enjoying my green Tea...
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Check out the table on my left... they have so much food on the table..
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Where is my food????
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Finally!! My food is here.... TADAz... My Sashimi Set for 150 bt... (S$7)
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Jy refuse to eat with me... so she decides to be the camera lady... she is trying to resist the temptation of my food...
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A closer look to my Sashimi...OooohhhhhhHH
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My VERY FIRST BITE...
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Sluurrrpppp the miso soup!!
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Hmmm... yummy!!
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my last piece of salmon sashimi... see that mayo on it.. i had it dipped into soy sauce+wasabi too...
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The last bit of rice is on its way to meet the Salmon Sashimi!
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~ The End ~
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Hey i miss this gal gal... I heard that she has grown taller and chubbier already.. haha... I called home yesterday, she was sick too.. and her voice was more husky than mine. NELLE NELLE...
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Happy CNY to all

Hi Nette, Belle and Shiying...

Happy Chinese new year too...

Today is Da Nian Chu Yi... I went to the temple this morning to pray. Called mummy to "Bai nian".... i thought i was the last but i turned out to be the first. My sis and bro were still on the way home when i called.

I went shopping with my roommate after lunch near the temple. Nothing interesting... but we still enjoyed each other's company. I came back to my apartment to watch VCD and after that left to watch Memoirs of a Geisha with my thai friend. It was a really long movie.. Well... i will give it like 3 stars out of 5. Nothing exceptionally exciting or impressive about this movie... yet it isnt as bad as you think. I dunno what im talking about... Basically i suspect that reading the book may be more exciting.

Oh... i posted the sad poem below in my other personal blog on 20th dec b4 i came. Since this is like new year i decided to do a bit of reflection. Its amazing how i feel eventually that i am able to walk away and stop crying... I dunno... I just feel better... so much better. I can finally breathe... I will go find a poem which reflects how i feel now... And i will post it up soon.

Anyway... I have one interesting thing to add about watching movies in Thailand... That is b4 the show start, they will play the national anthem. Everyone has to stand till the song finishes... in the mean time the screen will show some national photos and photos of the king. Cool isnt it? I was kind of shock when everyone stood up. Then i stoned for a while cos not my king. I remembered how foreigners in school dun take the pledge last time... so i thought maybe i dun have to stand.. HAha.. then my thai friend asked me to... then yeah... i should... anyway... he is to be respected no matter what... yeah... so i stood up and watched the whole slideshow. Interesting yeah?

Anyway belle and shiying... if you have any leftover new year goodies which has yet to expire, please feel free to air mail over.. haha... I almost forgot that love letters were part of the team until nette mentioned it while i was chatting with her... haha... Make sure it is not mouldy hor...

Im tired... Gotta go sleep... see ya babes!!!

Shishi

Back then...

Better Tomorrow by Amy M. Jones

She can feel the pain
and also the sorrow.
She doesn't want to go on.
So she prays for a better tomorrow.

It's hard for her to cope.
She'd like to runaway.
In her heart she knows
that she can't stay.

You can see the sadness
deep within her eyes.
She would like to stop the madness,
but instead, she just cries.

She prays for strength to move ahead.
To survive another day.
She pleads for the courage to be brave
so she can simply walk away.

posted by Lin @ Tuesday, December 20, 2005 0 comments

Happi "Woof Woof" Year everyone!!

HULlo shishi! belle and shiying too if u both r on alreadi...

Happi doggy year to ALL!!! =) hope everything is fine at home!! yeah definitely u all gotta update us on whatever's gg on in ur lives there yeah? i'll check this blog as often as i can...

well to celebrate our friend's 21st bdae here we went on a KTV spree! haha...overnight..it was certainly fun n by e time morning came we were all so zonked out...haha its qt funni..but it was not too bad..range o songs oso qt wide... we were in Tsim Sha Tsui (TST) so initially we decided to walk towards Mongkok and see if we could find a cha chan ting to eat breakfast dim sum in...in e end we decided to take a bus to Mongkok and eat there where my friend knew there would b dimsum...yummy! believe it or not..tt was actuallie e 1st time i've eaten dimsum since i've got here!!! sighz...i've tried indian food, brazilian bbq, korean food, jap food but not dimsum haha..but yeah it was certainly gd!! yummy!

funni thing was when we walked in..we were like hrmm we feel so young there coz all we saw were old grandfathers n grandmothers eating there wahahaha...it was like 7am? onli they would wake up so early to eat dimsum haha...but they had this ridiculous promotion tt small/ medium/ large plates all same price! haha..yeah den after tt we went back to my friend's hostel, sent her off to the airport (she was gg back to spore for CNY... w a whole shopping list o requests fm dear us hahaha)..then finally come back n sleep... =p

juz now juz came back fm our yummy reunion dinner!!! haha it was so fun...my dear friends actually woke up at 8am to go buy food for us! oh man...when i received their msg i was like..oh man its 8am!!! but v grateful =p so we juz went there...had a steamboat thing..thank you to you yong for bringing the hot pot fm his house too, w/o which we wouldnt b able to haf e steamboat thing...n we had SO much veges left over haa...even though we ate alot alreadi but i tink tt steamboat was better than anything tt i could haf gotten outside...so much less salty! food here is unbelievably salty! arghh...n so little variety..unless u go outta ur way looking for other food..

anw so ttz how i spent e past 2 days? hehe...i love holidays! tml it looks set to rain a little too like today so hiking will hafta b put off for awhile...hope to go within e coming days though...haf heard tt HK does haf nice places to hike like Saigung...easy trails w nice scenic views..i shall try those b4 i try e harder-cut-ur-way-thru-e-trees ones haha...but anw schedule for tml is dinner at you yong's grandmother's house...haha he was v nice to invite some o us for dinner...=) cool! i tink i will get to receive some angbaos too wahaha...o course ttz not y i agreed to go lar...i hope i will b able to kinda communicate though..haha..

chu er (2nd day o CNY) will b for visiting my own relatives here...and perhaps chu san we can go hiking! hrmm hafta see how... =)

in e meantime, spore friends n family enjoy e visiting n wearing new clothes!! hhaa i dun even haf new clothes to wear here! haven been shopping at all actuallie..onli been out eating n seeing new places...still so much to do :)

shishi! i wanna go go-karting too!!! wah looks so fun!! sighz...take care everyone!! n haf fun! =) enjoy e hols! though i'm having fun here i'm still missing u all back home!!

Im so touched!!

Happy new year my little sister!

Hey Shi Shi!!

Happy new year! your hainanese chicken rice mix is on its way already, tahan a few days more k!
How's your cough and flu, must get well soon ya!( My mum say you shouldnt eat chicken till your cough gets well)
Anyway, i will be in KL till weds...yay!! travel again! hahha
Enjoy yourself and missing you loads!!

Cheers,
Belle

Hey Belle.... Thank you very very much!! Its so nice to receive such emails when im away from home.. especially this festive season... Thank a lot really... Missing you badly too!!! HAppy "woof woof" year... HAha... quoted from Nette... Im so glad that all of us are having such good time and having really beautiful and sweet things going on in our lives now!! Nette i wanna eat Hong kong Dim sum!!! If you want i send Tom yum soup mix to you all....hahaha....

Chinatown @ bangkok... this pic is not representative of the whole place though
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Oh i love this pic!! Teijjjjaaaa....
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my first round of reunion dinner in bangkok... it was so good the seafood at chinatown, it costs 1370bt for 7 of us...
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Panu at the front of the cab...
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5 of us squeezed at the back of the cab... B4 we even ask the driver... he just signaled for us to get onto the cab... like hurry.. haha.. 6 of us to one cab
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Man in black ...Teija and Panu from Finland... Sebastian from Germany...
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Name of the bar... I like this pic minus the fan
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The classic pic of this blog... haha... it has to be Jy and me... Check out Seb's eyes... he appears like that in almost every pic
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Five precious pieces of pineapple tarts donated by jeff... His mum sent him a box of bengawan solo tarts which cos like $18... The postage was $31... hahaha
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The bull on its own...
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Ok... this is the highlight of the day... This is the artificial bull ride thingy... it is controlled by a machine. If you can actually stay on it for 60s, the drink is on the house. Well... Peter did it!! he was good!!!
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This pic was taken at a bar at NANA... this is the name of an area in bangkok... it IS the name of a BTS station.
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Fun!!
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Nice... we just reached RCA plaza... Its really good to be a student in Bangkok cos most of the things we do and go we get student rates... haha... its 195 bt... 5 min for 5 min for student... meaning we paid for 5 min but we could race for 10min
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Weee oooo weeee
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On the way to the ring...
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Teija and I were tying our shoe laces... MAn... i should have gone in my own shoes and socks... and that would have saved us 40 bt each
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Tada!!! the SUA GUs trying out Go Karting... ahah look at me.. man... im the really dumb gal who didnt know that i should shift the helmet down like it was obstructing me the whole time... and yes... i raced with this helmet which was like that throughout!!
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This is the Go karting ring
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THat was me yesterday when i was still fighting my flu and Jy wanted a swim so i went to the pool with her... it was so windy and it is really cold... the pool is at level 8
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Look who's ironing... haha.. Jeff would occasionally pop by our apartment to use my mini iron. Man... he was so proud of himself and he requested for this shot to be taken
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vacation...

I dunno how to put my thoughts into words right now. I have been thinking lots lately. This flu bug has given me a big time out from things. Anyway... I treasure whatever i do and whatever i have right now. Lots of things turn out to be different from what i expected. I think i shouldnt rush into things. I should give up some of my dreams for now. I am sure that i will be able to fulfill them one day, not at the expense of anyone. Maybe in that way, i know for sure, that my dream has finally come true. I will hold on to them still. Real tightly. And i will never let go.

Im going to graduate in dec... that is like less than a year from now. What will i be doing then? Finance and marketing majors... where do i exactly belong? Why isnt there a major on like food? I havent really found my anchor point for now. Also, after going for this career talk in Chula, i begin to think about further studies after my degree. Maybe i should go get a masters. Im not sure if i will want an MBA. Cos i think i should go into something more specialised. How time flies yeah... Almost all my life i have wanted to be a doctor. Three years ago i was forced to take a different path. I know this is the second best alternative that i have right now. I am not regretting anything. SMU opened me up to the world, to myself and I am really grateful for all the training, teachings, experiences and the life and people i meet in this uni. I have this inkling in me to get back to sciences again though... Maybe i will consider a psycology masters. I think i have to really look into all the options that is open at this point of time. Also, i think i need to go open up more.

Im feeling kind of emotional now cos im watching this really simple but touching movie on HBO. I really dare say at this point of time that i am totally recharged. Everything happened for a reason. And i know that this flu bug wants me to pay more attention to my body and i will. Next week when im well, im going to hit the pool and the gym at this apartment. Mummy is paying so much for this and i shall make the full use of the facilities as long as i am here.

Im going to study and gain as much as i can from the professors here. I will play as much as my body and soul can take and nothing more. I will not let mummy worry about me cos i think that all these while, my love for her has always surpassed what i have for myself... even if it means i cant really travel to many places..

Chinese New year is around the corner... it really makes me home sick... missing everyone in the family. Just last year, i was thinking... why is it that I am no longer looking forward to CNY. I remembered how when we were young, my siblings and I were always so excited about CNY. IT just gets less exciting each year. Right now, im beginning to appreciate it a lot more and in a different light. I miss the majjong sessions with my mum and sis... oh... i hope jeff is kind enough to share with me a few pieces of the Lim Chee Guan BAh kwa that he brought all the way from Singapore.

Skippy peanut butter... skippy is the one...

This is the warrior of light.. hahah... i drew it while i was resting on my bed today... nice?
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This is the beef bowl that JY had.. it cost 110 bt... that is like $5... yoshinoya price wo....
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I had this exact same set meal from Fuji Japanese Restaurant on my birthday. This is the most worth it set meal... this is just 180bt... which is $7? Yeah around there. I have never really liked Tuna sashimi and tada... I think im kind of hooked on it now.. on the bottom right, 2 tuna, 2 salmon... There is salmon teriyaki, egg, chicken, lots and lots... as you can see form the above. There is miso soup, fruits and tea included in this set... ITs expensive compared to food i can get here but it is definitely worth it!!!
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Finally yeah?

Nette nette!!! haha... I thought i would have to chang the name of our blog soon if you still dun post. AHah... ANyway, belle was mad at me for not informing her about our blog. HAha... I have just invited her and Shiying to join in this blog so that they can share with us and keep us updated on the juciest gossips and happenings in school while we are away.

Nette... are you going back home for CNY? I think my mum wants me back cos she called me a few times to ask me if i wanna go back. But i said that it wont be worth the airfare so i would rather not. ITs going to be like close to $300 for that few days. Anyway my family had an earlier reunion dinner b4 i left. But i really miss the reunion cooking by my mum... I heard from my mum that nelle has now put on weight... (like me) and she has yet again... grown taller... I miss her so so much!!!

If you are gonna stay in HK im sure your CNY will be awesome and you get to enjoy the whole atmosphere and all... Gosh... I need to plan something with my korean roommate cos they do celebrate CNY too!! HAha.. and apparently in korea their reunion dinner is on the first day of the lunar calendar( CHU YI). My Thai buddy, June, told me that since her parents will have lots of chicken for praying, that means she will have more than one week supply of chicken to eat ...till she gets sick of it.

My flu is not recovering... at least, i dun feel like it is... GOsh... I hope that i dun have to go back to the doc again!! but Im coughing a lot and my voice is husky... I cant sing in the bathroom anymore!!!

NOw i only have class on wed, thur and fri morning... This is too lax!!! But this is like the last time that i can enjoy my life... not be so stress like i did back home and not having to work part time too.

Anyway... take care nette... hope to see you soon.

HULLO!!! FInally i'm on! haha..

Hullo all!!! haha greetings! Hong Kong is finally on this blog! wahhaha...sorry busy going out, settling all my school work, timetables, getting settled in, and everything so this post is quite delayed...sorry wanshi! haha finally got my internet working and my land line phone too! yay! land line calls are free! haha...n of course i've gotten my HK mobile line too...

my roommate is oso realli nice and i'm really happy here...so many more places to explore..and see...have met many nice local and exchange students..and have been especially to have met a HKer who previously studied in Singapore fm kindergarten to JC...so hrmm he's like more a SIngaporean than a HKer? haha...anw he's back here in HK to complete uni and that's where we met him...Most helpful person i have EVER met! haha...so w his help we've been gg to many places...thank you bernard/you yong (his nickname haha)!! =) n i oso found 7 other NTU singaporeans here too! its nice finding fellow singaporeans definitely!

below are some photos o e ppl n places i've been...other photos r likely still w my friends or somewhere else haha.. =p

Front row (L-R): Peggy, Sock Kuan, Leah (USA), Wanting
Back row (L-R): Stefan (Germany), Stanley, Ho Je (Korea), Joe (Korea), (i 4got this person's name coz he doesnt hang out with us often) and Bernard (HK/ Sporean)

the big buddha at Lantau Island...took us SO long to get there! and its so expensive! n being blur us, we din do research when we went there...went there abit on impulse so when we got there..it was closing time!! they close at 5.30pm! oh no...we ran in as the gates were closing but they allowed us to stay 15 min there haa...so we had to run up the14*14=196 steps to the buddha and run back down again haha...but it was nice catching the buddha in the setting sun too.. =)


haha pardon my funni antics... =p


these lights were actuallie onli spots of lights on the floor...but using some "magic" i managed to turn them into heart-shaped lights...whahahaha! n by accident too actuallie =p


Entrance of Ocean Park...luckily the sun was bright and sunny that day..certainly had a fun time that day..taking the rides....watching the dolphins and sea lions and sharks...wished we could haf spent a longer time there though... =)

This is the book about thinking that I mentioned earlier... Im going to start on it soon. Let's hope that the bookstore sales person is right...
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I think im still short of three of his books to complete the collection. This book has quotes and then some writings on the quotes. Something different from the rest of the books that PC writes. I love his books. Go start on one if you havent read his work.
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