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Clay Aiken!!! (2003)
I watched only a few episodes of that season so I didn't know he looked SO nerdy in the past!


This was the Clay Aiken I saw when he was competing in the American Idol.... He was so different!
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and now he is sooooo GORGEOUS!!!!!!



Doesn't he look like the models in magazine?




Hard to believe that he used to look so nerdy in the past huh...
So nerdy guys, don't be despair!

“Everyone is like a butterfly, they start out ugly and awkward and then morph into beautiful graceful butterflies that everyone loves.”~ Drew Barr

Back from China trip since Sunday night but because most of the photos are not with me so I couldn't blog on the trip yet. Sorry, will try to get the photos uploaded as soon as I got them.

Anyway, had a busy day today. Met up with Xian to collect our SM assignment & we went to ktv after that hee hee... yes just the 2 of us. But don't know why somehow I was not in good form today, haha cos I kept getting the key wrong & the songs sounded awful! Or maybe I do sound like that all the time & I only realised it today!?

After ktv session, I went straight to see Baby Cruz. Oh gosh! He is sooo adorable! He looked so fragile that I didn't dare to carry him till Gin forced me to ...

Baby Cruz was so calm but I was so scared *faint*

Being a mother is indeed tough! I saw how Gin's mum (Baby Cruz's grandmum) cleaned his poo poo........ I almost fainted standing beside her cos his poo poo was really smelly!!!

Tough job.... I can't clean poo poo... I think I will vomit before I finish cleaning.... better think twice now..... hmmmm......

Lastly, just for sharing for those who didn't know. I'm impressed by Japanese innovative capabilities! Hitachi Inc. has come out with a thinking hat that can move things just by THINKING! It's so perfect for a lazy bum like me!

It works by analysing slight changes in the brain's blood flow and translates brain motion into electric signals.

Impressed?

I AM!!! So far I can only see that in cartoons & movies.

“Innovation is not the product of logical thought, although the result is tied to logical structure.”~ Albert Einstein

Oh no.... I haven't leave yet but I started to miss Happie already....

She must be sad too.... *sobs* *sobs*

“Time goes by a lot slower when you miss the one you love”

Woke up around 11am for brunch today & then we went straight to see the temporary home for "Happy-go-lucky". My brother & I sat behind the lorry with Luckie but we were so unlucky that he pooed on the lorry! My brother & I were laughing hard as he asked me to catch his poo using the newspaper but I didn't manage to & the newspaper almost flew to his face. It was such a smelly journey & we were so scared that his poo will roll over to us!

The temporary home is quite shabby & hopefully they can bear with it for 10 days. I felt quite guilty for leaving them in such a shabby environment. *sad*

Hopefully I can make up for it by buying their favourite snacks. Most of all, I pray that the A.B.N wouldn't eat them up!!!! I'll kill them if they dare!

“Each venture is a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate with shabby equipment always deteriorating in the general mess of imprecision of feeling.” ~ T.S. Eliot

Went shopping with the girls today & I bought a pair of shoes for interview. The shoes is so pretty!

By the way, I will be going to Shanghai-Suzhou next week with my parents & the whole trip will be sponsored by my brother. ^-^ Yipppeeeeeeeee! My sis wanted to go too but she couldn't bear to leave my brother-in-law alone at home. Hopefully, we can go together next time.

Happie & Luckie will be taken care by my dad's colleague so hopefully they are still in one piece when I come back. *Pray hard*

If I know earlier that I'll be going to Shanghai, I'll buy ticket to Show's first selling concert in Shanghai. So coincidentally that he'll be holding his concert in Shanghai on the 9th where I will reach on the 8th but his concert tickets are hot selling & there's no more left. *sad*

So excited about my trip!!! Hopefully I can meet Asuka too. ^-^

"The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time." ~ Colette

It hard to find a job that you are satisfied with & it's even harder to find a short term job that the pay is satisfying.

I wanna go Japan so I'm afraid that I won't be able to get leave if I got myself a permanent job but those short term contract jobs' salary are really pathetic! $5.50-$9 per hour, how to live with that pathetic pay?

Sigh sigh sigh & if I couldn't find job in Nov after the Japan trip, how?????

So many uncertainties yet I really wanna go.....

“We realize our dilemma goes deeper than shortage of time; it is basically a problem of priorities. We confess, We have left undone those things that ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done.” ~ Charles E. Hummel

Sunday was Mother's Day & we woke up in the morning to buy present for mum on behalf of my sister & brother who aren't in Singapore. Was quite guilty for not being able to celebrate with her coz I left for my chalet before we cut the cake.

Met up with my friends to do last minute shopping for the rest of the food and required stuffs for the bbq. It was fun doing grocery shopping. After that we headed straight to our chalet, without Char....

Snacks section! My favourite! *drools*

Nice apples!

Michiy, our 'trolley pusher' Haha

Me & CX setting up the fire

Satay time!

Me & YJ

I was so busy eating otah that day
I ate A LOT lor

Yummy marshmallow!!!


Michiy was finally awake hahaha

Need a break from bbq-ing

Where is Char?

"Horrrrrr!!!!! You are late!"

Char was late...as usual so we decided to make her carry that! ha ha

We played the Jenga on an uneven bed, doubled the challenge!

say cheese...

All the tired faces early in the morning... *Yawn*

It was quite fun having only the awesomefive. We plan to have another awesomefive bbq next year with higher budget for food hahaha I miss the sweet corn!!!!!!!!!!!!

"BBQ’ing is one percent inspiration, and ninety-nine percent perspiration" - Thomas Edison

Finally, the exhausting exam was over yesterday!

I didn't manage to finish all the three papers. I think my speed of writing has deteriorated!!!

Anyway, after exam we went to Sakae Sushi to celebrate the end of our exams and also to gather together before YJ & Michiy go to U.S.

Char & me

CX & Michiy

YJ

Q1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?

Think.....















Correct Answer
Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe and close the door.

This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way.



Q2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?

Think again....














Wrong Answer:
Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant and close the refrigerator.

Correct Answer:
Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door.

This tests your ability to think through the repercussions of your actions.



Q3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend, except one. Which animal does not attend?


Think carefully...














Correct Answer:
The elephant, since it is still in the refrigerator.

This tests your memory.

OK, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your abilities.



Q4. There is a river you must cross, but it is inhabited by crocodiles. How do you manage it?


Think think think....













Correct Answer:
You swim across. All of the crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting!

This tests whether you learn quickly from your mistakes.

“All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.” ~ Winston Churchill

Had a weak heart today...

Bad thing normally doesn't stop at one... it always come in pair or triple...

.... almost stop my weak heart!

You wouldn't know how scare I was when I thought something would happen to them...

Luckily they are now safe & sound.

Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow, just do what you wanna do now...

只要你開心就好......

“Don't learn safety rules simply by accident"

養個幸福撲滿, 當你覺得幸福時, 就投入一枚硬幣....

當你沮喪時, 就把撲滿搖一搖, 你會聽見自己幸福的聲音....

此時你會發現....

幸福原來就那麼簡單

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet. ~ James Oppenheim

Yesterday was my Japaneses term test & I know I did extremely badly coz I only started revising yesterday noon. However, yesterday I spent most of the time trying to figure out how to change from dictionary form to plain form which I'm supposed to know them well during elementary stage!!!

Yet I realised how ONLY yesterday! Sigh~~ It's always important to build a good foundation.

Went to school to study with michiy today.... I woke up late & so couldn't find any seat in the library & was left with no choice but to study at the bench where it was damn hot, noisy & SMELLY! So many people were smoking there even though the school does not allow people to smoke in school. I regretted so much for waking up late!!! ARGGGGGG..............

Sigh~~~ I REALLY hate the smell of cigarette! I hate it more when those smokers are so selfish! If you wish to kill yourself, go ahead! PLEASE don't affect me who choose not to smoke & wish to live longer!

It is so unfair! Active smokers have a choice whether to smoke or not but passive smokers don't have any choice unless we move away. BUT why is it not the active smokers who should move away?

How I wish someone can ban cigarette... what benefits does cigarette have? I really cannot understand even if you give me ten brains. SIGH~~~~

I get very irritated when I smell the smell of cigarette's smoke & I'm really sensitive to the smell even if you smoke three meters away from me. Please don't be surprise if you see my big reaction... I just wanna tell the inconsiderate & selfish active smokers how IRRITATED I am when you are being so inconsiderate towards people like me who enjoy breathing FRESH AIR!!!

This is michiy.

Michiy said we look like sisters today haha
but I think she looks better coz I look like an auntie going to the market. -_-"

"Thank you for Not Smoking. Cigarette smoke is the residue of your pleasure. It contaminates the air, pollutes my hair and clothes, not to mention my lungs. This takes place without my consent. I have a pleasure, also. I like a beer now and then. The residue of my pleasure is urine. Would you be annoyed if I stood on a chair and pissed on your head and your clothes without your consent?" ~ Sign from Ken's Magic Shop

After waiting for soooo long... my ktv session was fulfilled last Saturday!

My all time favourite PARTYWORLD!!!
I simply love its big screen!

My ktv khakis....

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Let you all have a peek at my little friend...................

little hand hee hee.....AH~~~~ so cute!!!

"Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement." ~ Charles M. Schulz

There is a guest in my house today.

Will he be part of our family or not really depends...

Who is he?

Hmm.. he is a cute, handsome, obedient but smelly fellow.

My dad gave him the name Lucky and now we have Happie go Lucky over here!

Shall let you all see him after he bathe and make himself more handsome.. hee hee

Ah~~~ my Happie is jealous! Ha ha she's always my darling even Lucky is more obedient.

“No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich”~Louis Sabin

There is such a song if you all still remember from The Lion King.

From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done

Some say eat or be eaten
Some say live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You should never take more than you give

(Chorus)
In the Circle of Life
It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith
It's the band of hope
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle, the Circle of Life

Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with the scars

There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps the great and small on the endless round

(Chorus repeats)

On the path unwinding
In the Circle, the Circle of Life.

Finally, most of the school stuff are almost done. Can relax a little bit then have to face the final exam in few weeks time.

Got this website from michiy and it's fun. I used many photos (acceptable ones, ugly ones, with make up & without make up ones!) to test who I really look like so that it will be accurate.

The one who appeared the most is Aya Matsuura. Don't ask me, I also don't know who she is but at least she's quite pretty haha!!!

The 2nd person who appeared the most is one of my favourite Japanese actress, Matsushima Nanako! I'm so happy!

It is strange that it said I looked like Takuya Kimura! haha Karen & I love him! The strangest is it said I looked like Leslie Cheung, which parts do I look like him?!!


My cool celebrity look-alike collage from MyHeritage.com.

















































"If two people were exactly alike, one of them would be unnecessary." ~ Larry Dixon

Finally, my inspiration came!

Wanna introduce mooie to everyone... & not forgetting his friends in MOO MOO FARM!

but so far only 1 friend is created, more to go!

Have a peek at mooie first... not completed yet! :P

Today is the day MOO MOO FARM FAMILY is born....

"To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong." ~ Joseph Chilton Pearce

Came across this english learning video.. it's soooo funny!




This is Japanese version. Isn't it funny!!! I got to admit that japanese are really creative. Ha ha


BUT..

I think Koreans are even funnier!!! HA HA




I couldn't stop laughing!!!

"Spare me my life!"

Finally!!! The most dreadful SM assignment is over!

I know I did a bad job as I didn't have enough time to go through it... errm..actually I have lah but I was slacking before that so serves me right!

I left 1 more project and 2 more tests then will be heading to exams...Ahhhhhhh....!!!!

From today till 9th April, I will be quite busy so friends, please pardon me if I can't go out with you all. Not exam time, it's assignments, tests and homeworks period.

I'm now cracking my brain on how to write a composition, title "Myself" in japanese & must use as much Kanji and those grammar taught in class as possible.

This type of title reminds me of the times in primary school. We used to write titles like 'Myself' , 'My Family', 'My Mother', 'My ambition' etc. Boring huh!

I feel so sleepy, luckily tomorrow is night class so can sleep till noon. *Yawn* that's the only benefit of being a student. Really!

OH..missed out my title! Hell & Heaven! Haha what does it means?

I was chatting with sensei in MSN just now & he told me he is having fun in Maldives.

I WAS ENVIOUS!

I told him I was in Singapore rushing my assignment like hell & he is enjoying himself in Maldives like heaven!

In Maldives!!! Where the sea is clear, crystal blue!!! It's simply Paradise!

"The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven." ~ John Milton

Oh no..... I'm terribly slow in my progress in my SM! I think I'm the slowest among my friends. Oh no... oh no...

Sigh.. too many distractions recently. Firstly, tv is the main culprit, secondly, Happie is one of the reason too and lastly, my new past time, monitoring and analysing the forex market.

I'm not trying to hedge, just trying to get the best deal of yen for my "Japan plan". SO DISTRACTING!!!

Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything." ~ Lee Iacocca

I'm slowly finding difficulties in understanding the way people think and speak.

Got a phone call from my friend asking me out for coffee but I said I'm doing my work so don't feel like going out & quite tired after a long day in school & yoga session.

What is wrong with that?

But what I got back was " are you really that busy meh?"

What's wrong?!!! I really cannot understand... if I'm free and feel like going out..I WILL!

Why do I have to get back such a sarcastic remark?

I understand that it's really kind to ask me out & really deeply appreciate it but ... sigh*

maybe I'm sensitive but I don't do that to my friends...do I?

I apologise if I REALLY did that to u! Now I know it's not so understanding.

"I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers. "~ Kahlil Gibran

How I wish... in this world... nobody had created the thing call mobile phone.

Nobody will get blame for not answering the phone and not replying their messages.

I feel that I have lost my rights... cos I'm a criminal... & actually everyone is a criminal too...

for breaking the implied mobile law of " you must answer every single call and reply every single message."

Even the nicest person I think gave me a "sarcastic attitude" using words...what is wrong?

Maybe I had misinterpreted the "tone" of the message but the words used just didn't make me feel comfortable.

I'm pissed!

Isn't it nice without mobile phone? Won't get track down and won't get blame...

"Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons." ~ R. Buckminster Fuller

This story happened today....Female lead: ME!

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The time was 3.30pm...

Went shopping today...

Faced the most cruel, disastrous and inhuman fact.

I couldn't fit into size S anymore!!!

*LIGHTNING STRIKE*

I took all the S size pants to the fitting room &....&...&...I couldn't button/zip up!!!!

In the end, I was FORCED to bring M size in.......SOBS* SOBS*

& the worst part was...........................................................................

M size fits me well!!!

*LIGHTNING STRIKE* again.... (Kneeling down) SOBS* SOBS*

What happen to my New Year's resolution and why is my new jogging shoes still so new lying on the shoes rack over there? Why? Why? Why?

I really cannot accept the fact that S is leaving me!!! I miss you...S...Please come back to me....!!!!
I promised I will not see M again... Please...please...please.....

This is a true real life story.

It is such a great day to find the mail in the letter box which I have been waiting for months!

It is even greater when I saw the surprise in that mail...

I have passed my JLPT 4 !!!

With no teacher, no class and no lesson for entirely 1 year, I managed to pass the test with 73% compared to last year which I failed with a pathetic 57% and somemore, I had intensive lessons before the test. It is such a big surprise!

So happy! I can finally proceed with my JLPT 3 preparation.

It is such a great but sleepy day!

"A nice blend of prediction and surprise seem to be at the heart of the best art." ~ Wendy Carlos

Everything is not the same anymore...

Our perspectives are so different now...

I can feel the barrier...

I'm feeling kinda depressed that we aren't the same anymore, or maybe it is just only me...

I think I'm keeping the memories far too long...

14 years....

"Memories are beautiful but realities can shatter them"

Somewhere out there beneath the pale moonlight
Someone's thinking of me and loving me tonight

Somewhere out there someone's saying a prayer
That we'll find one another in that big somewhere out there

And even though I know how very far apart we are
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star

And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky

Somewhere out there if love can see us through
Then we'll be together somewhere out there
Out where dreams come true



Oh gosh ~ how cute Fievel is.... I wanna hug him! ^^

Somewhere, there is someone who dreams of your smile,and finds in your presence that life is worthwhile. So when you are lonely, remember it's true, that somebody, somewhere, is thinking of you. ~ Unknown Author

China bridegroom dies with guests (adapted from BBC news)

"A bridegroom and 15 of his wedding guests have died after his vehicle plunged off a cliff in central China. It is not yet known whether the bride was one of the victims."

Isn't it sad? It was supposed to be a happy day for everyone.
Isn't it cruel if the wife was not one of the victims?

I was quite surprised to know the fact that...

"China has the deadliest roads in the world, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Official estimates say 100,000 die on China's roads every year but the WHO says the road toll is double this figure. "

Are everything destined to happen? Are every paths that we take are pre-planned?

If we didn't take the path we are at now, where will we be? How different will our life be?

Maybe the persons that we will be crossing our paths with are pre-planned before even we are born... thus, we always say we are fated to meet..

“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.”~ Marcus Aurelius

I went jogging today! My last jogging session was last year October!

I know I know... that was long ago.

I really admired my friends who can run long distance. To be honest, I was K.O. after I ran about 1.5km but I managed to finish 2km with the encouragement from my sis. Ha ha I admit I'm lousy!

So, I decided to buy a new running shoes & start training my stamina.

& I want Adidas one!!! Nice Nice!

I want to lose weight!!! I want to be in the slim catergory!!! I don't want to see my tummy anymore!!! I hate fats & cellulite!!!

By the way, I'm so happy to know that Wu Zun is my senior! *Grin*

“The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.” ~ Erma Bombeck

I'm not a good patient.

I know I have sore throat but I still couldn't resist eating those junk food that will worsen my condition.

But it's really difficult to resist, you know...


This is chocolate mochi..doesn't it look delicious???


My sister bought it from Japan...Oishii !!!


I also couldn't resist my all time favourite pineapple tart!
It's from Bengawan Solo somemore...

By the way, I had durians too!!! Oh my!!!

Why did all the good food only appear when my throat is not feeling well?

“Temptation is like a knife, that may either cut the meat or the throat of a man; it may be his food or his poison, his exercise or his destruction” ~ John Owen

My room is so messy.

I can't make it neat & tidy.... no matter how I tidy.

How I wish I can bear to throw those things that I really don't need anymore...

I have too many things in my small little room & I 'm lost where to start packing now.

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I didn't manage to see my bright little star today cos it's cover by the dark clouds.

That star shines the brightest among the rest.

So have you stop & raise your head to see your star today?

“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.” ~ Og Mandino