This coming mth..

This mth, August, Yanting is going to be very thirfty.

Yanting has to eat budget and live budget.

No more lazy taxi rides for yanting. At least for this mth.

No more expansive restaurant indulgence (cept for the buffet @ Green hse/Glass hse which was booked more than 2 mths back)

Yanting's aim is to spend less than $600 this month.

Are you starting to get curious why yanting needs to save money??

Because yanting's going to NZ in SEPT!!!

Because yanting's eyeing a sturdy yet light tripod which cost maybe $600.

Because yanting's thinking of getting a fish eye lens or wide angle lens to bring to NZ.

Because yanting wanna go horse ridding, black water rafting, Glazier walk, sky diving, skiing/snow boarding, star gazing and many many more.

Hence, be a friend not foe.

Do not temp yanting to spend money unnecessary. Even when yanting is tired of being thrifty/stingy, do not encourage yanting to eat expansively or shop unnecessary unless you are more than willing to pay for yanting. But pls note, this will not make yanting feel more oblige to buy some souvenirs from NZ for you.

In case you start wondering how come yanting seldom to never buy souvenirs back for ppl she care most for.. Pls remember

1/ Yanting was fined AUD$200 for overloading her luggage when she came back one summer holiday with PODS and Cadbury chocolate which was made readily available in SG several years later.

2/ The places Yanting normally go does not entitle her to make many shopping trips. Unless you dun mind getting some bit of nature which yanting will try her hardest to steal for you or the typical Made In China products that are everywhere.

3/ Yanting is not as rich as you ALL think she is. She has her debts to return, bills to pay and a Darcy to feed and groom.

4/ To cut the story short, Yanting is not the caring kinda girl who will think of everyone else enough to buy them a souvenir each. Instead yanting is a insensitive girl who will only remember you when she sees something that she think you will like and then hence getting the souvenir for you. So, if yanting brings back a gift for you, remember, its unique and for you specially.

But, if theres something you really want from NZ, pls dun hesistate to let yanting know and she will try to remember in her pea size brain to bring the item back for you. A sms everynow and then while she's still in NZ will helps a lot. Seriously. Because yanting will be too busy enjoying every second over there.

Darcy...

The poor boy been LS-ing for the past 2 days. It was so bad that he woke me up in the middle of the nite to open the door for him so that he can go poo. First he will start by scratching the floor under the door and all sort of noise. Den when he sense tt i'm awake yet fall back into bed. He will let out a whine which will have me on my toes in less than 2 seconds to open the door for him. Den he wld dash (seriously DASH) out of my room to find his pee/poo pen.

The funny thing was, when he first LS, he went to the toilet, at the shower area and did his business. Nobody taught him to do it there. It was always the pee/poo pen. But he went to do it in the toilet by himself. But i made the mistake of shutting him in the toilet after he'd done his business as i went to find toilet paper to clean his ass. He thought he was being punished hence he went to do his business on the pen after that. Personally, i wld prefer that he just do it in the toilet as its so much easier to clean.

Passion, Stupidity or simply too much time on hand?

Woke up at 4.45am this morning and hitch a ride to Changi Boardwalk to capture the sunrise. Wasnt expecting much so wasnt too disappointed.

Aft the photo-taking session, we went for breakfast at the nearby Changi Food Center. Had a plate of wan tan mee and started stoning.


Over there, even thou it was only 7plus-8 in the moring, you see different groups of ppl, there for different things. Just the nearby neighbours having their breakfast, the fishing gang with their baits or harvest, the cycling gang who cycle from dunnoewhere and here for their 'motivational meal and drinks' and there's us, the shooters who came from different parts of Singapore to capture 'The Moment'.

Seriously, some of you might be thinking 'siao.. wake up so early do this kinda things. i was still comfortably tuck in my warm bed and nothing can seduce me out this early in the morning.'


I guess you must be having a very non-fullfilling life then. You have my deepest sympathy. Seriously.


Simply said, I'm glad that i've the time to be stupid enough to have a passion for something i enjoy.

Pls go find your passion. Because you never know when this passion of yours will be the one thing that is keeping you sane in this insane world.

P.S:. Aft a yr w my 450D, i finally started shooting in RAW format. But the thing is, i do not know how to load the picts from my camera into my labby. This is real stupidity lor.

A yr ago..

One yr ago, by a weird(shall nt say evil) force, a devil was born into a handsome body.

He knows how to act pathetic when he knows he had done something wrong.

He knows that by jumping onto ppl when they are eating or barking at them continuously will either earn him some rewards or some beatings.

He knows that by showing how happy he is to see you home by flying into the air and jumping at you will take away part of the beating and scolding that he will be getting when you discover the shoes that had been chewed and the paper that he torn.

He knows that you cant resist an early morning cuddle and he will take the opportunity to lick your face and nose while you hold him close to you.

He knows that he can be picky with his food because once he show no interest, the food will be taken away and replace by something more interesting and most likely more meaty.

He knows he's the king of the house as noone can catch him and the more people who participate in the chase will increase his sense of achievement.

He knows, maybe not, how happy i'm that he is in my life and how much more colourful my life has become. To date, i've not regret choosing this handsome devil and i hope for his coming years that nv will i have to regret.

Happy Birthday Darcy!

Though i know not who your parents are, where you were born,how many siblings you have and how long you can live to. I know i'm damn glad to have you!

keeping track..

1/ i broke my resolution. I drank last friday. N it wasnt for Erdinger or Hoegarden. It was for Pure blond. At least it has 70% lesser carbo than average beer.

2/ i'd been swimming for e past 2 wkends. Hope i can keep tis up. Thou it takes lot of determination.

3/ i dyed my hair on sun n its dry as burned grass. Needa spam it with lots of conditioner.. sigh..

4/ in need of a massage desperately!!

5/ best part so far. Met up w eve tis noon for lunch. She's back from perth for winter break. Sigh.. Didnt realise tt i miss her so much till i met her. Miss aussie too.. sigh sigh..

6/ Goal for 2011, Around Taiwan on 2 wheels. wohoo..

my tw milk tea~!!! *sob*sob*

i bought e bottle of $1.70 tw milk tea when walking home just now. I generously treat my parents to a few sips and kept the remaining in the fridge to chill it somemore.

After my shower, i took out the bottle and sip it some more. Bit by bit. Wanting to save some for tmr, i asked my dad to put the remaining one third in the fridge.

Ten minutes later, i walked into the kitchen and my dad said 'There's no place in the fridge so i drank it all.' and i saw the empty bottle in the rubbish bag.

I bet you all can guess my reaction...

In case you all felt that its a valid reason, think again. My dad didnt buy back any bottle items just now and i took out my tw milk tea from the 'bottle' compartment in the fridge.

So, moral of the story: Just finish it.

little life-changing updates..

on Darcy..

A couple of wks ago, dad told me that AVA called our house as they were unable to reach me on my hp (i cant talk on e hp when i'm in my office. dun ask me why. just a regulation they impose). The AVA-ian said that one of the neighbours had make a complain on Darcy for barking all day long. In the morning and late at night. He said, this call is just to let us know that someone has complained. Just that. And try to control his barking.

Several questions i had was.
1/ How do they know that the bark they heard was Darcy's? Because there are a couple other barky dogs in my neighbourhood.
2/ Why didnt that neighbour come and knock at my door to let me know first before making the complaint? (This lead me to thinking on how cold and unfriendly we had become to our neighbours. I do not smile at my neighbours at all. I do not even know the faces of my neighbours except my next door. I remembered my neighbours were my friends in my old house. Everyone is 'auntie' and 'uncle'. We know who live where and how many children and pets they have. I know whether their daughter who is around my age plays with Barbie dolls or not. Now, i dun even know if they are my neighbours or just visitors. sad isnt it. But this is what we choose to live so face it.)

In case you guys do not know the seriousness of this matter. If someone makes another complain, i may get (a) a fine or (b) request to rehome Darcy.

So, my parents tried not to agitate him late at night by retiring to their rooms, locking him out in the living room after 10pm. Me, i really need to enrol him in an obedience school soon. Real soon.

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on Me..

Last monday, on the journey to work, i ALMOST black out. Not the first time it happened but it broke my record. Normally i could last till Novena but this time i KO at Bishan. I went to see the doct who suggested that i can opt to take a blood test if i'm really worried. (Note: the day before, i wanted to do my bit for society so went to a blood donation drive but i was rejected for being a 10-pointer on my iron level. Normal ppl has a reading of 12.5, blood doners need 12.8 to be allowed to donate, mine was 10.8. I was given some iron tables and asked to try again a mth later.)

So, i decided to do the blood test as its
1/ free
2/ just a prick on my middle finger and some blood will be collected.
3/ wanna ensure that nothing is wrong with me

Hence i said yes.

And the doct took out one of the biggest needle i had ever seen to be used on me. The good part was, it wasnt painful at all. Seriously. But it still FREAKS me out. Think he took about 20ml of my blood.

Anyway, results came out on wednesday. It was printed on a sheet of paper with those readings that fall out of the range of a normal person in red and black for the readings that fall within.

I show it to my dad when i reach home and after some time for him to digest, he said ' 7 failed and 7 passed, 50% lor'

I 'diao' there.... So like a teacher..

Anyway, i was diagnose with Anemia.

The iron level was really low so this should be the main reason. I guess drinking too much alcohol is also one of the main reason as well as menstral bleeding.

Again, i was given iron pills which i must take religiously and report back to the clinic a mth from then for another check up.

So now i must eat more beef and green-leafy veggis esp spinach(which i happen to love very much in eggs benedict) to build up on my iron count. Also, i was told ginseng is good, so anyone wants to sponsor a stalk or two or treat me to eat korean ginseng chicken?

I like tis..

买CD 把你的声音丢在角落
看电影 到结局总是配角的错
你要的故事 让你去说
我要的生活 我好好过

写日记 写不出是谁的感受
夜空里 每个人占有一个星座
你到底懂不懂 我只要一点温热的触碰

你到底懂不懂
有些话 并不是 一定要说

你总说爱情之所以为爱情 是用来挥霍
你总是漫不在乎 当我看著自己的稀薄
你编织的感觉难以捉摸
你比我的梦境还困惑

我看见爱情之所以为爱情 谁都在挥霍
我想的天长地久 也许只是时间的荒谬
我沈迷的感动与你不同
我的了解让我自由

一场雨 有时候下得不是时候
就像你 说难过不是真的难过
你到底懂不懂 我只要一个安稳的等候

你到底懂不懂
想你想得好像 空气都停了

你总说爱情之所以为爱情 是用来挥霍
你总是漫不在乎 当我看著自己的稀薄
你编织的感觉难以捉摸
你比我的梦境还困惑

我看见爱情之所以为爱情 谁都在挥霍
我想的天长地久 也许只是时间的荒谬
我沈迷的感动与你不同
我的了解让我自由

你总说爱情之所以为爱情 是用来挥霍
你总是漫不在乎 当我看著自己的稀薄
你编织的感觉难以捉摸
你比我的梦境还困惑

我看见爱情之所以为爱情 谁都在挥霍
我想的天长地久 也许只是时间的荒谬
我沈迷的感动与你不同
我的了解让我自由

我沈迷的感动与你不同
我的了解让我自由

Back on Darcy..

Darcy likes cooler temperature.

If the air-con is on and the fan is on speed 1, he will sleep on the floor. But if the fan is on speed 2 and blowing directly at him, he will sleep on my bed, on top of my blanket. Cause its cooler.

When Darcy sleeps on my bed, he likes to sleep on his side and lean on me. Recently, he even use my foot as his pillow. Which somehow melts me even more.

When i wake up in the middle of the night, mostly he will be sleeping with his front part of the body on his right side and the behind part will be open wide and in the air.

If you are trying to picture it, trust me, it looks weird. But somehow, i felt comforted that he trust me enough to forgo his image and sleep in anyway he like.

sweet**d

In case i forgot, this will act as evidence and reminder..

I'm quitting beer.

So long Erdinger and Hoegarden. You guys are my fav. But u are too MUCH for me..

Farewell.. But this will not be our last goodbyes.. I foresee many more to come.

But for now, my resolutions till end of 2009 is..

(4) Quit beer but cocktails are fine... =D (i need to survive ok!!)