work has been awesome so far =D i have really nice colleagues to work with, so that makes going to work happpppy! and yes, im still looking forward going to prisons for data collection and interviews =) i think its interesting talking to the inmates and i think there are a lot of misconceptions that inmates are violent and aggressive...you know, like how they used to think people with mental disorders are 'crazy and violent'....but obviously thats all wrong. in fact, those inmates are really chatty (of course there are those grumpy ones) and they do share stuff with you, and i thought thats pretty nice =) but of course we do need to keep in mind what offences they commit though. not everyone is as nice of course. 

been reading many journal articles and writing papers. oh man. felt like im still in school somehow =x im like burning my weekends clearing my work, which explains my 'lazy-ness' to blog. but anw, i think the job is good because i do get a balance of spending some time in office writing, and out at prisons interacting with other people. so yeah, thumbs up for now! 

anyway im getting my first pay soon! woohoo! =D 

bangkok day 4!!

basically, we chionged shopping for the day! HENCE, we didnt have many photos!

ryl lent me her shades!beth was in the toilet, so the two of us didnt know what to do. so we camwhored. hehh!

anyway, we headed to platinum shopping mall. we realised there are actually 2 platinum shopping malls! we only went to one of them on day 1, so we decided to check out the another one. AND OH MY GOD. WE SHOPPED TILL WE DROP THERE. WE WENT WITHOUT LUNCH AND DINNER BECAUSE WE WERE TOO BUSY SHOPPING. and perhaps because we knew it was our last chance to buy stuff there, we really just spend. like we cant be bothered to think, we just grabbed and paid! kind of regret it now, I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT MORE HEELS THERE! damn. we rushed back to our hotel by 5.30 pm and tried to squeeze all our stuff into 2 bags (we refused to pay $17 to check in our luggage. we want to hand carry them). it was a damn funny sight because the 3 of us were practically emptying our bags at the hotel lobby and repacking them all into our bags. haha! and then we rushed to the airport to catch our flight.

and that marks the end of my bangkok trip!!!! =)

Bangkok day 3!! =DD

We left for grand palace in the morning! we camwhored even when waiting for the train to come at the station platform. HAHA! ultimate. anyway, one bad thing about bangkok is that their train lines are not inter-connected. so they have MRT and BTS which are 2 separate systems. horrible. cant they just connect them somehow so it will be more convenient for commuters to transfer train rides rather than buying two train passes separately?

we found new ways to take photos. hahaha! 

hahaha! liz did not realised that we caught her unglam moments on camera!

ok, smiling nicely for us to take photos!

AND I SAW SI WON ADVERTISEMENT! hahahahha! my eye candy in super junior. we felt like we were at korea for the moment.

anyway, we got off the train and took a boat ride in order to get to the grand palace. so while on the boat, we took photos again! hahaha! i don't know where did all the scenary shots went to again. haha! ryl didnt upload them! anyway, we didnt exactly went into the grand palace because we felt it wasnt worth the price. probably can buy more clothes with that amount of money. so we roamed around the area because taking a cab down to chinatown!

so this is chinatown! we shopped for goodies and had sharks fins and bird nest there! yums! really reallly cheap compared to singapore. we roamed around the area until we realised we got lost! HAHA! and this kind thai uncle saw us looking lost so he came up to us and asked if we needed help. AND YES, HE GAVE US THE DIRECTION =) actually thais are pretty nice people =))

stopped by terminal 21 again!

i already forgot what we did at terminal 21. probably settled our dinner or something....

and there, we ended day 3! we were really dead tired by the end of the day because we have walked soooo much and the weather is not doing us any favour.

bangkok day 2!

 we had breakfast at the hotel before we headed to chatuchak market!!! the weather was damnnnn hotttttt and the market was really crowded and packed! but despite all that, we had a really fun time shopping around chatuchak. basically chatuchak sells everything and i thought it was pretty organised in a way because the entire market is divided into different sections. so there is a section dedicated for clothings, and another for shoes, bags, plants, potteries, paintings and food! so if you are looking for a specific item, then you could just go straight to that section and find what you need. and liz made new friend with this thai who sells shoes. ahahha! he was damn hilarious because he was so proud of himself being able to go to clubs and dance with his 9 inch heels! omg. NINE INCH! not kidding man. he insisted on showing us his photos on his handphone. damn funny a guy (or perhaps woman). we had coconut ice cream along the way too! yums! and as we walked, we chanced upon this little cafe selling tea. so we decided to stop by for a drink! =))

while waiting for our tea we decided to take PHOTOS! hahha! supposed to have more photos ah, but i don't know where did all those photos went to....

started pouring in the late evening so we decided to call it a day at chatuchak market. took a cab and headed to terminal 21! terminal 21 is a mega shopping mall with good concepts! so we shopped while we took photos around the mall. hahaha!

felt as if we were doing some advertisement! hahah! encouraging ppl to come bangkok to shop and eat!

we ended our day with massage!!!! i did traditional thai massage which was reallly damn cheap. like $8 per hr! and ryl and beth did some milky aroma massage or something. and it was damn funny to hear ryl laughing like nuts when the masseur was doing her job. she laughed till the masseur laughed along, and the masseur and beth who was next door also burst out laughing. so the whole place was practically filled with laughters. heh. felt damn awesome after a massage and we returned back hotel to rest! =)))

i missed out this entry!!! how could i!

yes, i met val for dinner at five and dime! =) i went for my spa at hotel royal prior to dinner, and my spa was paid for by val as a birthday gift! =D how awesome a gift! the masseur was damn nice and we basically just talked while she massaged me, and the bed came with heater which felt really goood. warm my tummy =) geez. the only bad thing about aroma spa was that i came out glowing with oil  =x hahah! but that was fine, except that i felt abit sticky and oily.

i just love little cafes. and val! u are like my only friend that will scout for new places to go each time we meet =) thumbs up!

and yes, both of us came in black dresses and matching shoes! =) heh! dinner was awesome and earl grey tea was goooood! we sat down and talked alot as usual. its like we nva run out of topics =) and yes val, u are also my surviving bestie from secondary school and someone who has seen me grow all these while! =) u basically just witnessed all my ups and downs in life, and stood by me all these while! =D *HUGS

SEEE U SOON!

its bangkok day 1! =DD

took a cab down to our hotel, checked in and headed to platinum shopping mall! =D and there, we started our shopping spree!!!

while we were shopping at platinum, elizabeth actually bumped into her friends!! THE WORLD IS SERIOUSLY SMALLLL!!! what are the chances of bumping into your friends in a foreign country, to be at the same mall at the same time at the same level at the same shop?!?!?! so we arranged to meet for dinner! =)

group shot! =) liz's friends brought us to eat at this street hawker that sells local thai food. so we had tom yum soup (omg. favourite!), grilled fish, omelette, some weird tasting veggies, chicken and fried rice!

the guys went back to their hotel while we continued to walk down the street. shopped a little more before navigating our way back to the BTS to take the train. its amazing how every time when we travel, we don't really know how to get to the destination, but somehow or rather, we will just find the place. so basically the 3 of us were just roaming around the street, exploring the places and TADAH, we will land up at the correct place =)

anw, our hotel was realllly pretttty and big! upload the photos when i get them! =)

met psychology clique for dinner at woodlands! =))

been really long since we last met. never easy to find a time that matches every one's schedule. and i was realllllly reallly touched when the girls gave me graduation gifts! omg. yifang made me this really pretty card =) and allena gave me a book, and jaclyn gave me a teddy bear =D THANKS ALOT GIRLS! =D really appreciated that =) *mega hugs

had alot to catch up with each other but a pity because they had to work the next day, so we got to head home early. and we gonna arrange for a photoshoot soon! yay! excited =)) see u girls then!

met up with psychology clique last weeeek! a long overdue post

we had our dinner at this korean place at raffles city. omg, eating korean food makes me think about seoul!!! i ate up all the kimchi on my plate as evidence of proof that i miss seoul! and i had this spicy tofu stew with rice. korean food in singapore is definitely less spicier than it was in korea. good for someone like me who doesnt really take too spicy stuff though.

anyway, we settled down at macs after dinner because it seemed to be the only option that could accomodate all of us. and we started camwhoring like nuts for what seemed like an hr or so. the macs manager even offered to help us take photos. haahhaha! and there was this uncle who was trying to read his articles beside us. i bet he must be swearing and cursing inside because the bunch of us were so damn noisy. oops. bad timing to sit there uncle!  

my favourite cheap and good ice cream cone =D

it reads 'nus (with many hearts)'.

our many polaroid shots!

we talked for really longggggg. good to hear that everyone of us had found a job and we are all embarking or has embarked on our new journey in this working society! =)

ok apparently im in a rush to go out now! so gonna stop here!

im so excited about my bangkok trip =) this must have been the most impromptu trip ever!!! i was sharing with ryl over whatsapp about this cheap groupon deal to bangkok, completely ignoring the fact that she has been telling me how bangkok is unsafe and yadah yadah. yeah, testing water. half hoping she will think otherwise. and my testing of water has proven to be a success. she really surprises me when she told me she was keen about it!!! omg. and apparently another of my jc friend was keen too! so we hurriedly flipped through our calendar and tried to find dates that matched our schedules. ryl and beth had to apply for leaves, which got approved almost instantly. and so, WE BOOKED THE TICKETS TO BANGKOK within a few days =) how amazing is that! =) yeah, i actually booked the tickets before i told my dad im flying in a few days time. haha!

so for now, accomodation is settled and we are just left with the itinerary =)  2 more days and ill be sitting on a plane =) woots!

@ryl - bet u forgot about my blog website! but stilll! i want to say we have conquered hongkong, seoul, shanghai and now bangkok! we can make a scrapbook out of it already! =)))

anyway, thanks to all those who have wished me 'happy birthday', friends who treated me for dinner, for lunch, who made a cheesecake for me, and sponsored for my spa =DD BIG BIG THANK YOU! =)

AND I DID A SILLY THING TODAY =X g2000 was having sales so i decided to drop by to take a look. and because im short, the length of the 3/4 pants seemed to fit just nicely on me. but the point was, when i bought it, i didnt even realised its 3/4 =x as the items were on sales, they didnt allow us to try. so i simply took the presumably 3/4 pants and put it on me, looked at myself in the mirror and it seemed just like a full length pants, and i thought to myself 'hey, for once i don't need to alter my pants!!!'. feeling satisfied, i paid and left the shop. HAHA! oh man. why am i so silly. but anyway, the length of the pants is really fine but my mum offered to lengthen my pants so that when i wear heels it will look just fine. and my mum laughed at me and said '你的裤子第一次要改长!' =/

boarded the ferry for bintan in the morning =D

nice place to spend for a weekend =) this is the view from our room.

spotted this iguana (i think it is an iguana) right outside our room.

sisters! =D

and now its 3 + 1! =) anyway, we were given some welcome drink by the resort. some lemongrass drink, which further affirmed my dislike for lemongrass. yucks. smells weird, and taste even weirder.

started to camwhore in the room. hahah =)

my dajie didnt know how to react to my hug! HAHAHA! she's like petrified, not used to affection.

checked out the recreation lounge and we chanced upon this, so we decided to have a friendly match. it was damn hilarious playing with my parents. my dajie was laughing like nuts in this photo. heh. family bonding time   =)

ahhhh! prettttty beach =))))

love the sun, the sea, the sand, the trees =) attempt to get myself darker failed apparently because it started to rain not long later.

anyway, we had made a reservation in the afternoon for a steamboat dinner at this particular place. the driver was supposed to come and pick us up at the lobby at a specified timing. BUT, we waited for quite some time and the driver did not appear. and so, the hotel staff offered to help us make a call to that place. and the most ridiculous thing was, the steamboat place told the hotel staff over the phone that they had ran out of food (seriously, ran out of fooood?!?!), so they cant pick us up at the lobby. *faints. in the end, we settled for seafood dinner at a kelong. it was 9pm by then and we were all famished. the night was really pretttttty because it was super dark at the kelong and when we looked up, the sky was fillled with many many many many stars! =DDDD i stared at the sky for reallllly long until my neck started to ache.

went back to our resort and we ended the day by finishing two bottles of moscato =) *gulped

headed to their teeny weeny town the next day for lunch, and it started pouring!

nothing to do while waiting for the food to arrive.......hahaha!

bought some chips at the teeny weeny town, and this nice hotel staff offered to help us take a family shot. 

and that sums up our awesome weekend =) 

and now im looking forward to my bangkok trip with ryl and beth! =)))) 

because i had a dental appt at paragon, and because i didnt want to travel all the way to town just for that dental appt, I DATED CHERYL CHUA FOR TEA. hahahaha! peng you dou shi hu xiang li yong de =p 

as usual, ryl was late for like near an hr and so i did my own shopping around somerset. h&m was on sales and the queue for payment was ridiculously longgggggg. so i gave up and left empty-handed. boo. =( 

continued shopping when ryl came and we went for tea at arteastiq. my second visit to the place after val brought me there for the first time. heh =)

yuzu ice cream with chocolate green tea molten cake. YUMS! but this was little overpriced.

so we shared the cake, and sipped our coffee as we talked. updates on family to school to work to life goals to almost everything. AND SHE LEFT ME ALONE TO STONE BECAUSE SHE WAS BUSY PLAYING SCRAMBLE ON HER PHONE, AND WATCHING SUPER JUNIOR VIDEO ON YOUTUBE. roars. its ok, take it positively, this is what u get when we are just comfortable with each other.

my teeny weeny eyes.

we camwhored even on mrt =)

our tea lasted for 4hrs, till the sky turned dark. and we continued to shop around thereafter. went zara and decided to pick random clothes to try. yeah, things that we do when we realised we cant afford to buy a pants worth $129, or a top that cost $89.

haha! headed home for dinner! and my dinner was expired soba =x yeah, my immune system has been trained since young =) apparently the packet of soba expired yesterday. and my mum didnt want to waste it, so she decided to cook for the family. no worries, i didnt get any tummy ache after that!