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Skating @ East Coast Park

2006-01-16T05:44:00.000-08:00

A happy event=)

Just after they returned from Korea, we had a great time skating~

Poor Irene jia dou

Great minds think alike

Jianxin doesnt know how to skate

Dane and Kenrus happily ever after

Me & XL in Penang

2005-10-18T01:32:00.000-07:00

Seldom have me inside pictures.Just not used to taking pictures alone.

Before archi,it was fine.Now in archi,it seems like over-snapping of buildings and surroundings and more buildings just left me out,somehow.
And then kenn and dan and kenrus and edmund gang comes in where spontaneous,self-taking portraits (the out-of-sudden-kind-where-someone-will-whip-out-the-camera-and-you-simply-bend-back-and-pose-while-he-holds-the-camera) came in. Those are much more fun.Too bad my bulky camera doesnt work well for this.

~HP

Ah Lian's Wedding

2005-10-18T00:25:00.000-07:00

Ah lian-my cousin, had her wedding 30.09.05.A blissful day. We call her ah lian cause her name's Yulian.Her elder bro's name is Ah Beng, and her younger bro's name is ah Seng.

Simply love her house.

Aiya.Colour suddenly spoils the mometum.

What a great 3-room flat.~

Surprises!

2005-09-06T00:00:00.000-07:00

Ooooo..Sat was such a fun day! Unexpectedly, many friends turned up for my birthday party.Thanks for the great time friends!

And more surprisingly, my dear Kenrus and Kenn sent me letters/cards from Korea.

Kenrus's self-drawn leafy letter and Kenn's "getting ready to fart" graphic card of a toilet sign in Korean.just.made.my.day.

It's more than just a surprise.It's the taste of true friendship.Hmm.

xxxxx

Of course, birthdays are more than just eating and wishing and gossiping and laughing.

It's also about excitement.

Self-indulgence, maybe?

................

It's good that Dan is enjoying herself at my house. =)

xxxxxxx

2005-08-28T19:00:00.000-07:00

hi guys,

I hereby cordially invite all friends and relatives to my house for a mini birthday "gathering" on the 3rd of September.

The "gathering" shall commence at 1pm, but you are free to drop by anytime after that.

For my wonderful friends who are smiling to people in Giordano on Saturday, try to make it if you can and if you cant, it's ok, you can imagine yourself at my place,anyhow.

And for the above people, don't worry about pressies ok, but i can accept anything EXCEPT giordano stuff. Stop drowning me in Giordano...

In case you are wondering if my "gathering"' space gonna be big..er..no, it's gonna be held at my 3-room flat. However, i can gurantee you a panoramic view of the offices and factories and AIA building from my corridor on the 11th storey.

And for my jc girlfriends who simply love KTV, i have already prepared my ktv system for you guys to sing. At Huiping's house, you can be assured of a whole super-whooper KTV effects by BMB. Do bring along your own vcds though, or you may end up singing "Oh Carol" and "Long Shu Xia" with my dad.

And for my aki mates who are zooming in on the majong table in my house, Beware that the table serves only 4, and that you all may have to queue.

You may be please to know that my majong tiles boast a fabulous sea-green crystal-clear colour, and that playing the tiles may make you feel, simply, high.

So,that's all friends.Your presence would be greatly appreciated!

HP

2005-08-27T21:31:00.000-07:00

Friday night was spent celebrating Serene's birthday..and it was hell fun. Except maybe the fact that i accidentally erased ALL pictures from my camera?!??What luck.all visual memories gone.

Anyways..we had an outdoor party at night,with many delicious food(no photo..shit..) plus a KTV session at night.

Here goes:

They started off happy..and excited to sing..

With all the junk food and honey lemon (for the best of the best of voice)........

....With Ericia digging into the food....

.....And Serene's throne over the mike...(Note: ericia,once again, digging..)

....Finally they grew tired....Stop.

Phew.End of the 3-hour session.Been long since i had such a night out.

XXXXXXX

There was yet another frisbee session on Wednesday. It was more fun than ever. There were so enough people from aki who turned up that could form one team for ultimate frisbee.And it was fun!

*looking forward to coming wednesday...

A movie, a fright, and some forgetful service

2005-08-18T22:30:00.000-07:00

Finally, i've got a date for a movie.(though it's just with my sister and my mum)

Anyways..we finally went to watch The Maid...and hey, the plot's really good for a local movie,i must say. The whole movie's mostly in teochew and english( or singlish), but that's what makes it so locally delicious and surreal.

I mean,the story wasnt just about seeing ghosts during the 7th month. It,really, kinda surprise you towards the end of the story,when it explained why the maid was seeing ghosts (and not the normal belief that one has a 3rd eye and therefore she sees ghosts kind of thing), amidst all the spooky sound effects and heart jumping moments when the ghosts suddenly appeared in front of you.

Though,it's always the pay-full-price-for-the-movie-but-block-your-eyes-half-the-time situation.

Anyway, once again, to all boyfriends/girlfriends/friends/kakis/aunty/uncle/lovers, give this show a try!

I mean, there was even a malay couple behind me watching a chinese movie. Well,i don't know what they intended to do back there and then,but i believe that they understood the movie.

Sorry edmund, for not watching the maid with you although we somehow sort of kinda casually arranged to watch it. Anyways, i believe you can find just any lady to watch with you.Easily.

xxxxxx

Today i had this rather annoying service from this stall selling taiwanese snacks. The 2 counter staff seem to forget my orders all the time. Even though there weren't anybody behind me,and when there were, they started forgetting the order after me, and subsequently the orderS after after me, then after after after me,and so on.

It's really that bad.

After their 3rd time asking, and after my 3rd attempt at confirming my food, they were all ready to pack the 2 boxes inside a bag. and after paxking Box A inside, they started to wonder who the hell wanted Box B. OH MAN.I mean,i can have the patience to wait if it's all crowded and stuff, but hey,those guys are taking their own sweet time and that's why they keep forgetting i suppose?

But hey,this isn't really about patience! They just keep on forgetting!

They started asking one by one who ordered Box B. I called myself out,and the lady didnt seem to believe me. So why accept my receipt earlier on?Forgetful souls should always refer to the receipts shouldnt they.

Phew.

I finally got my food.

And we ate happily ever after.

2005-08-07T19:45:00.000-07:00

Ahah.I've got a new neighbour.Rudy Lim just rented my neighbour's room and is staying for one month. School mate cum friend cum neighbour.Something exciting and new for a change. How cool!

Today i tried yet another high tea buffet. Last week we were at Hotel Inter-continental..and it was fabulous! Today's buffet was at Furama hotel. We were bored of all the other hotels so we decided to try one at chinatown for a change.Hmm.Not bad for an Asian high tea. Wide variety,tasty food...just a bit too much fried food,i thought.

And then you have the foreigners all packed into the cafe...shan't comment where they were from...but...once you start reaching out for your chui gui or laksa you have people rushing up to you at the same time.

And then i didnt understand, till now, why the waitress offered me a seat at the window with the afternoon sun shining ever so brightly at me. The air-con didnt compensate enough for the heat and i didnt see any other available seats to change too. Quite an experience.

XXXXXXX

Anyways, today is also the last day of our holiday.

Arrgggghhhhhhhhh.

Right now,i how i wish i was working again. It's always like that, you know.When you are schooling,you feel like working.And then when you are working,you feel like you want to be back in school. Well,i do appreciate school life..it's just that...archi really seems a bit too tough for me to look forward to school...One thing about working life- Most of the time, we don't really have to being our work back home..which, really, does make your life easier.

Oh wells.

Back to reality.

School starts tomorrow!

HP

Grandma Surprise

2005-08-06T20:15:00.000-07:00

Today we had a crazy idea. Rudy Lim suggested that i burn my models when i told him they were taking up spaces in my house. Then I thought,hey why not?Better than throwing them away. Why not burn them to my grandma?

You know,it's the 7th month.Just the right time.=)
Write her name and birthdate on the model,and burn.Then i wont feel so wasted throwing my model away. Anyway,my family supports my idea!

Should have done that since last time. Then my grandma would have received a new house every 6 months.How great.

Although i'm aware that my model-making skills are really bad..and that all of the houses cant really tahan long..haha..but hey,who cares?Anyway she'll be able to get a new house every twice per yr right?

HP

Sweat and the kind soul

2005-08-05T22:30:00.000-07:00

Oh yea...Today, the kind soul-Johnny introduced me to a game of ultimate frisbee at the field in front of the city hall war memorial. We went there,learnt the tricks,and got to make some friends. It was great.I mean,the game. Been such a looong time since i last touched frisbee,and i remembered it was always a spontaneous one in the hall in JC, with amanda and gang throwing the disc around and about and then kena caught by the discipline master for playing in our skirts. Duh. Apparently,if you wanna sweat it out,you have to have shorts. Not skirts. Oh fine.

Frisbee has always been so fun. Especially with amanda and gang. They really were spontaneous people who wouldnt mind sweating in our shirt and tie back then. And of course, softball. I think Amanda is the only partner that i have met in the entire life who really has the chemistry playing just any sports games with me.

Anyways, it was great to feel all the sweat forcing their way out through my pores. Been long since i worked out that hard too. My heart was finally pumping hard,though my stamina has really dropped big time.It's a great place to learn frisbee,and i really welcome friends to join me the next time round.

xxxxx

Woa. today's the 1st day of the 7th month. Yesterday, 2 students of mine were sharing with me the rules that we have to abide by during this unique..and er...dangerous period.

Here goes:

1) Dont ever turn your neck when someone calls you from behind. Apparently, this will blow out the "life fire" on your shoulder. If need be,turn your whole body.

2) Do not tiptoe too much when you walk. The tendency for spirits to enter your body is high.Hmmm.

3) Do not go swimming. Any "spirits" down there could pull you down.Anytime.Beware.

4) Return home by 7pm.

5) Don't talk crap. As in,mention the word "die".

And many more.

Believe it or not,it's all up to you. This is a site for information sharing. =)

HP

Chocolates and Laughter

2005-08-03T20:45:00.001-07:00

Attention to all mummys and friends. Bring your child/girlfriend/boyfriend/fiance/dating partner along to watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.Nice movie! The humour from the oompa loompa and Charlie's grandfather would make you vibrate consistently in your chair. No joke. And then you start wondering why you are more focused on laughing than thinking and salivating from chocolates.

I mean, well, i must say that the movie is quite a good one made almost exactly as it was from the original book. Roald Dahl is a genuis. Ok i shant say more. You can read the reviews from today's Straits Times or 8 days.

Me and Dan and Sha went little india to explore today. Oh man. Bad weather. I was all out and bright and loud to Little india, hoping to capture some good shots around. Weather was bad, we were suffering some itchiness and prickling pain from threading and me and Dan were most certainly walking unsteadily on the slippery flooring. You know,i really think that frictioned-but-not-so-pretty tiles should take over frictionless-but-prettier tiles.The latter can kill.

Threading can be quite a painful process. In fact,it's painful.And then i wonder how people can go for waxing,or even brazilian wax.*shudder*
The indian babes were so pro. Just a few pulls and thugs and twist and BOOM!less than 5 mins and we were all done. *Applause*

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Yesterday i was teaching tution to an indian boy who could speak and write chinese even better than me. Better still, he speaks cantonese at home and holds a conversation in Teochew to the Econ minimart aunty downstairs. Sometimes, he would visit his parents in JB and converse in Tamil. Other times,he would play soccer with his khakis in school and shout in malay.

Bravo.

Halfway through our lesson, he asked me , "What's the feeling to die?"....

Hmmm. We wouldnt know cause there are different forms of dying.

"But i really want to know! I want to try jumping down from above and BOOMP and see how it feels..HAHHAHA...then i will know!"

Oh man.i got a shock. i warned him.."You better don't try anything as silly as that because if you die the people suffering is not you but your ah gong and your friends who will feel sad that you died."

It's scary huh. How boys as young as him(he's 14 but i think young enough to do silly things. Oh wells,even adults do silly things) could think of such a thing. Anyway, i think we all have wacthed enough dramas to realize how dying could be such a painful process and no way would we try it unless our mind goes crooked one day and takes control of us.

Anyways, people who are reading this and is suffering form any forms of depression or has any above thoughts-think twice before you act.

xxxxxxx

4 more days to go before school. And i havent even enjoyed enough yet.

'Nuff Said.

HP

The SHE

2005-08-02T09:45:00.000-07:00

My sister was sharing with me her experience at HDB while applying for a flat the other day. According to her,the admin lady was rather strict-looking, gloomy, chao bin(black face) and not at all friendly.
This lady asked for her pay slip. My sister gave her 3 months of payslips cause her pay varies every month and wasn't fixed. The chao bin lady raised her voice and said"the latest pay slip". Well, my sister then gave her the one in July. Again, this lady demanded , "i said the latest pay slip!"
At this point, my sister got irritated and said " This is a July payslip!"
SHE got irritated too,and roared at my sister, "I said the latest payslip so i need the August payslip so why are you giving me the July payslip?!?!"

WAH BIANG. That was on the 1st of August.

"Yes this is the latest payslip! How can you expect an August payslip from me when i just started work for August and havent even completed one whole month of work??"-My sister

SHE shut up.Silence.

How ignorant.

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Which brings me to realize how many of these type of people we often meet behind the counter. You know, as if we owe them something. That's really so rude.

It's ok, i think at times we do meet nice people too. In fact, it's easier to meet nice people than meeting sincere people.

It's good that i have been having rather interesting and comfortable conversations with a couple of friends recently.It's healthy,least to say. Communication really brings people closer together huh.

SO at the least, those behind the counters should always think of service and communication. NOt at all like the SHE.

HP

A Nice Friend

2005-08-02T00:00:00.000-07:00

My friend did a very nice thing. He went Phuket and actually wrote "Phuket -Thank you Huiping" on the sand,took a pic of it and sent it to me.I'm just speechless!He said that cause apparently i helped him with some thinking before he went.that's so nice of a person.Really.

Thank you friend!

HP

IRRITATING monday

2005-08-01T21:10:00.000-07:00

oh man.it's hell irritating!Everybody went to the briefing in hope of knowing our studio groups and tutors..and guess what?it was a 2 hour non-sensical,boring,depressing and less-motivating talk!Nobody came out of the LT knowing who we were supposed to work with..to think they wasted my Monday just like that.

and guess what!?!?!?! We had to do another project on INTERPRETATIVE CENTRE...AGAIN!!!!oh man..i really have enough of this interpretative shit..dont they have any refreshing ideas at all??like say,building a homosexual exhibition space (i have nothing against homosexuals) or a space where people could fart out loud.oh what crap.

And yeah,got to see quite a lot of people in school today..after 3 months of break.Really does admire those who have yet to give up their holiday job yet,u know,continuining working until school really starts. One of them i know of is Thiam Huat..doesn't know him very well but had a good chat outside Co-Op today while he's drinking milk and while i was waiting aimlessly for a phonecall. It was quite funny,cause he wanted to go into Co-op to buy his milk but the black-faced aunty went to the ladies..so we were wondering and trying to open the door and speculating whatever happened that they had to close it.And finally he got his drink and we had some complain sessions about the briefing outside the co-op.Phew.complaining can be so liberating huh,Dan?

Been some time since i last went to he movies.Finally agreed on watching "Charlie and the chocolate factory" with Dan and hopefully,Sha. anybody's who's interested do join us this week!

HP

Sunday blues

2005-07-31T00:55:00.001-07:00

oh yeah.finally have my own blog.if it can last long,that is.I know i'm a bit too way back,but hey,it's ok right?

kenn and kenrus are already in korea..and me and miss zhuang really miss them i guess. Had a few gatherings with these 2 guys and 2 girls, and many times,we feasted. Feasting has been quite an affair for us it seems. We really can eat hell lot man.Anyway, It seems like they are settling well there,except that i heard kenrus'es food is a bit too...bland.yes,BLAND.apparently, he's quite conscious about saltish-ness.hey kenrus,help them out will ya. If cucumbers really are good facial products,do bring back some cucumbers from Korea for me ok.

xxxxx

Today was quite a slow day,but enjoyable one,afterall. Went to Intercontinental hotel for a high tea buffet with my mum..and wells..hey it's really good!i mean,this is really better than the one at Goodwood.Of course,a bit more pricey. And then i came home watching Zhen Qing again,and really,i must say this show doesnt bore me at all ever since i watched so many re-runs of it since JC. Apprentice's good too,with all the bitchiness and nonsensical talking. I think tv should be the only entertaining factor for me now,since i have now ceased operation at Giordano Jr,and no doubt, the other store for all ladies' discreet. Seen breasts after breasts, brasseries after brasseries and G-strings after G-strings. The commision is motivating, but sometimes it's really hard to convince how some of those things could really bring confidence and self-appreciation upon you.

oh wells.

Sounds a not so fulfilling day huh.Tomorrow will be better. i hope.

HP

2005-07-31T00:55:00.000-07:00

That's not me. neither one is.
Just 2 non-sensical girls trying to take charge of my camera.
oh man.i missed Bintan.