Posted this on facebook after being tagged by Bobo. Decided to recycle the material.
1. I love my family to bits. I complain & bitch about them all the time. But I'll hammer anyone that dares to bad mouth them.
2. I too, have 4 friends whom I feel completely comfortable with. We annoy one another all the time by flashing our panties, rolling our eyes at stupid jokes, making fun of our various idiosyncrasies. But most importantly, we will stand by one another through everything. I love you {()}s!!!
3. I have another friend, linked to 1 of the 4 friends above. We don't flash undies at each other, but we have shared some great memories together & we will always be there for each other. I will always admire her courage to pursue her happiness & not conform to society norms.
4. The smell of car fumes always remind me of Tainan, where I was born.
5. My favourite perfume is Chance by Chanel.
6. I fulfilled my dream of visiting the Red Square in Moscow in 2006, when I backpacked thru Berlin, Moscow, St Petersburg & Tallin alone. My next dream is to visit Siberia via the Tran-Siberian railway. Alone.
7. I love solo travelling. I do whatever I like. No compromises.
8. I was a size 38... long time ago
9. I have never been to the US.
10. I hate tour groups & hope I'll never be forced to join one.
11. I envy my married or soon to be married friends for having found the one & also the happily married-with-kids people I know. I often wonder if I will ever have that.
12. No offence to people with kids, but I do not like kids. Toddlers that have not learnt how to speak are acceptable. Infants are too fragile, I always feel that I might kill one by accident. Kids that talk scare me.
13. Sometimes I fantasize about quitting my job & moving to a poor 3rd world country & be a volunteer, or a globetrekker host.
14. I was a part time estee lauder counter gal aka beauty advisor for 5 years. I will always cherish those memories.
15. I love George Clooney ever since I was 13. He was Dr Ross in ER. The eternal bachelor that no woman could tame. I still adore him & I still want to sleep with him.
16. Sometimes I like being alone. I enjoy having a cup of coffee in a nice cafe, no phone, no book, just staring into space. I'll pop into the movie theatre & catch a movie alone. I can in my apartment for the entire weekend & not speak to anyone.
17. I love tofu & red bean. I can eat them in any form, maybe except raw.
18. I am beginning to find Singaporeans rude, compared to the Taiwanese.
19. I miss having a ciggie after a heavy meal or over a cup of coffee, in a nice outdoor cafe, during winter.
20. I almost flunked out of NUS during my 1st year - I stayed in hall & partied too much. I moved out after year 1.
21. I have been molested on the MRT before. I fell asleep & felt some asshole touch my knee.
22. When people tell me that I am tall, I resist the urge to retort: "Wow is that right? I never realized that!" I will never go up to a short person & say "Wow u are so short!" Or go up to a fat person & say" Oh my, you are fat..." What make people think that it's alright to comment on tall people?
23. I love Germany. Berlin is my fav city in the world.
24. I am a WWII buff. Nazi Germans declaration of war in europe, the holocaust, operation barbarossa, siege of leningrad, Stalingrad battle, Jap occupation... And I love WWII movies, especially european ones.
25. I am fascinated by russian history... from Ivan the terrible to Catherine the Great to Stalin to Lenin.
Feb 23, 2009
Feb 22, 2009
blogging break
A lot going on in the office now. Not in the mood to blog. Prefer to spend my free time staring into space. Hope I get over this phase soon...
Jan 7, 2009
1st week of 2009
Back flew back to Spore on 31st Dec & count down to 2009 with some of my best friends.
So happy :)
My luggage this time is the heaviest ever. Had to hand more then 10KG onto the plane (in a backpack so dun look so unglam). I think it's the 4 big bottles of Shu Uemura cleansing oil that I happily offered to help people buy (fabulous deals!!), the bag of rice, vinegar, hair spray, shampoo, yummy assortment of Taiwanese sauces...
But I miss the Taiwan weather. It's cold enough to justify buying lovely winter wear but not so cold that we need to bundle up like bah chang. So can still look good & feel cold.
In view of the recession I had sworn NOT to shop. But being clothes starved in Taiwan, the land of tiny women, I could not resist. I fit the clothes here!! It's been a long time since I stepped into a shop & tried on clothes without feeling like a whale.
Beige-Brown Mango Jean/Pants
Price: $49; Picture not available
Charles & Keith pumps
Price: $14 (after using my $25 voucher from std chart)
Picture not available
Topshop tunic dress
My sisters bought the grey & black ones AND naturally as their oldest sis, it's my right to borrow. Then I decided that I look too good in them (so slim...!!) to not get one for myself.
Price: $46
picture below:
Dress from Far East.
Price: Paid-too-much-$$
Thanks to the evil csb & nono. They practically forced me to buy the dress! How can a girl resist being lavished with words like "slim" "pretty" & "chio" from your best friends?? True friends tell the truth!!
Picture below:
Longchamp Bag - small size, Chocolate
Price: $85
My mom had permanently "borrowed" my yellow one so I NEED a small, everyday carry, simple bag. Moreover I got Bobo to buy it from Paris so it's CHEAP!!
THATS IT. NO MORE SHOPPING!!!
So happy :)
My luggage this time is the heaviest ever. Had to hand more then 10KG onto the plane (in a backpack so dun look so unglam). I think it's the 4 big bottles of Shu Uemura cleansing oil that I happily offered to help people buy (fabulous deals!!), the bag of rice, vinegar, hair spray, shampoo, yummy assortment of Taiwanese sauces...
But I miss the Taiwan weather. It's cold enough to justify buying lovely winter wear but not so cold that we need to bundle up like bah chang. So can still look good & feel cold.
In view of the recession I had sworn NOT to shop. But being clothes starved in Taiwan, the land of tiny women, I could not resist. I fit the clothes here!! It's been a long time since I stepped into a shop & tried on clothes without feeling like a whale.
Beige-Brown Mango Jean/Pants
Price: $49; Picture not available
Charles & Keith pumps
Price: $14 (after using my $25 voucher from std chart)
Picture not available
Topshop tunic dress
My sisters bought the grey & black ones AND naturally as their oldest sis, it's my right to borrow. Then I decided that I look too good in them (so slim...!!) to not get one for myself.
Price: $46
picture below:
Dress from Far East.
Price: Paid-too-much-$$
Thanks to the evil csb & nono. They practically forced me to buy the dress! How can a girl resist being lavished with words like "slim" "pretty" & "chio" from your best friends?? True friends tell the truth!!
Picture below:
Longchamp Bag - small size, Chocolate
Price: $85
My mom had permanently "borrowed" my yellow one so I NEED a small, everyday carry, simple bag. Moreover I got Bobo to buy it from Paris so it's CHEAP!!
THATS IT. NO MORE SHOPPING!!!
Dec 26, 2008
Nov 13, 2008
One year
03 Nov 2008 marked my 1st anniversary in Taiwan. But nope, no nostalgic post for me because I'm not feeling any...
But I am going to move out of my current apartment & into slighter cheaper, but just as nice one downstair. I won't save a whole lot of money, but I really wanted a change of fengshui. Not that the fengshui of my old apartment is bad... or that the fengshui in my new pad is good. It's just a feeling I have.
My mom used this yet another excuse to visit taiwan & is now happily ironing my clothes. Love u mummy!
But I am going to move out of my current apartment & into slighter cheaper, but just as nice one downstair. I won't save a whole lot of money, but I really wanted a change of fengshui. Not that the fengshui of my old apartment is bad... or that the fengshui in my new pad is good. It's just a feeling I have.
My mom used this yet another excuse to visit taiwan & is now happily ironing my clothes. Love u mummy!
Nov 5, 2008
Ah Bao in Taiwan
The FIRST jiemei to visit me in Taiwan. So fun to do nothing but eat, shop & sing Karaoke!
You must come again next year!!
Oct 25, 2008
It is ok, I still love u fatass
Anik cancelled her Taiwan trip at the 11th hour. Needless to say I was terribly disappointed. All that planning gone to waste. Hours spent researching B&Bs (in trad chinese websites!), googling forums for reviews (in trad chinese!!), planning hualien roadtrip route (borrowed GPS!!)... all my beautifully laid plans put on hold. For a while all I could feel was my own disappointment.
Then i told myself to snap out of it. SELFISH BITCH!!
Anik: I know this is much harder for you then it is for me. You were looking forward to Taiwan just as must as me. It's ok. There will be a next time. You may feel overwhelmed right now. And helpless. And even alone. But you can survive this. Just remember: No point keeping the rotten fingers!
Then i told myself to snap out of it. SELFISH BITCH!!
Anik: I know this is much harder for you then it is for me. You were looking forward to Taiwan just as must as me. It's ok. There will be a next time. You may feel overwhelmed right now. And helpless. And even alone. But you can survive this. Just remember: No point keeping the rotten fingers!
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