Make a whole new religion

Finally. I plugged my ibook to the internet and loaded some of my Thailand pictures into my blog. hee.
The Thailand trip really pulled me out of my comfort zone and made me see the world with a different eye.
But I wasn't alone there.
I had Kaiqian (Although we have nothing in common. He loves food and soccer. I love films and travel. But I'm glad we were in the attachment together.) and (even more) Tawfiq (There is a new way of learning that I picked up from him. People from the Singapore educational system have a habit of learning things the half fuck way. I kinda don't want to be that guy anymore. Thanx to Tawfiq).
Of course, I had family and friends who gave me great support all the way from Singapore.

But this entry isn't about my work or whatever else. It's about my holiday trip after my attachment. hee!

My first part was shopping with Peishan, Xiushan and Yi Long. The girls shopped like mad! And we didn't have time to take photos :p
But we had fun! Me letting some guy selling skirt kiss me for the sake of 20 baht (You two owe me! -- 20 baht only no worries! hee..)
There were times when we were angry with each other. But how I see it is that our friendship has gone to the other stage. We travel together liao. yeah!

Then after the girls went back.. with a box full of goodies (and xiushan wrote 'fragile' on all 6 sides of the box. haha).. my beach buddies flew over to go Samui with me.
The bus journey was bad. The boat was worse. I can't imagine going to Samui alone when you guys fly over. Thanx for enduring the looooong journey with me.
vicky, jayna, gareth and adrian
jayna's photoshoot for me (compare with gage's photoshoot for jayna. You'll be able to see who is more pro kekekeke)
There was no sun when we reached. So we had a cold gloomy beach. But I had fun! I tell ya.. it's the company!
me, adrian, jayna, vicky, yi long and gareth at the back
We had brought an underwater camera. But since the sea was too choppy, we had to take pictures in our hotel pool. IT WAS FREEZING COLD. I felt like those America Next Top Model. Our underwater photoshoot was fun :p
the loving couple. pukey!
gage pool
Look at vicky's expression. Damn you! haha

Jayna's photoshoot
Since Jayna was there with us, we had to drink :p And since I was there, the right thing to do was Indian Poker. But damn everyone! I was everyone's target.
So, I got.....
drunk
my puking prep thanx to jayna's experience

Adrian has a bad back (thanx to commandos! pui!) but still he endured the long painful journey to boogie with us.
We had to rest at Mac because his back started to hurt. But we found a 'out of order' sign on some faulty table in Mac. Look at the picture. haha. Adrian! such a great sport :p

We tried insects too. keke. Everyone had at least one. The rest were eaten up my Yi Long and Jayna.


The sun decided to greet us eventually - On the day we were leaving. grrr.....

Samui was fun. But I don't think I'll go back. More beaches for me to conquer!

After Samui, I had a day trip to Ayuttaya
I really like this picture. But something went wrong with the lighting. And I didn't realise when I was still in Ayuttaya :(
It was the capital before Bangkok. And quite strangely, the ruins are beautiful. But a day was all I needed. One more day will be boring.

My last stop was Chiang Mai. We had spent a whole day driving up Doi Intanont (Highest mountain in Thailand)
cold up there!
A temple on the highest point. Don't it feel like heaven?
Along the way down, we went to several waterfalls. They are all beautiful. Tawfiq says that those streams will flow to Bangkok. And he wonders if he drops a drop water into the stream there, what journey would the droplet go through. hmm..

Throughout the whole trip, we were talking about flare shots. They are pictures with rays coming from the back of the object or person(s). I practised the whole trip but the nicest shot is still from Tawfiq.
even I like myself in this shot
this is my shot


I like this shot. And if you ask me to explain this shot, I'll say, "Even superman has to be humble sometimes."

And this is what travelling to do you. The more you see, the more you want to see, the smaller you feel.

Labels: Holidays, Pictures

We went for a wine appreciation course yesterday.
5 glasses of wine (2 white and 3 red).
I found out that I prefer white wine. hee..

It's quite a good starting point for drinking wine.

Anyway, the fun part was when we have to smell a few scents to guess what they are. One just smells like sweat to Daniel and me. It turns out to be Butter.
haha

The highlight was when Siew Sze told me that she thinks that the glass on the right side is from France (we were given this blind test. we have to guess which glass is from France and which is from Australia).
Then the speaker asks who thinks the glass on the left is from France.
Siew Sze went, "hmm.. yea.. I think so.." and she wanted to put her hand up.
I quickly asked, "Didn't you just say it's on the right?"
She then went back to the two glasses and deliberated with herself
"Oh Yeah!"
And she started laughing.

Can you imagine?
She got drunk!
haha

FUN :P

Labels: Fun, Life

It was a fun 36 hours.

Although we finished a little off the top 5, I am very proud of us.
We reached the finishing line 6th. But some timing error (which I wonder if it's been corrected), we were told that we finished 8th.
Not bad for a team that starts 109th (we took our own sweet time to take the first clue) and ends Day One at 16th.
Then we pushed forward to 6th in the Second Day and came back with 1 leg injury and 4 muscle-aches. hee...

I really think we are much better as a team compared to out first race. Encouraging each other. Taking care of each other. And not make 4 different decisions for one clue.

I will always remember when we were at Choa Chu Kang moving to Sembawang, I screamed at them not to run as the next train only comes 6 minutes later. But after we entered the gate, I screamed "One more minute! One more minute!"
Charlotte and Xianming started to run up the steps...
I was laughing like shit!
Theresa then said "You two hor! He just said 6 minutes! Where got so fast?"
haha

Theresa! So clever!
hee...

So many good memories.
Really! Guys! I mean it. I don't want to race with any other people :)

Labels: Life

You must be joking.

Labels: Thoughts

I'm one step closer to become the next Madonna as my lab friend comments that I look like a Vietnamese.

I look like Thai, Japanese, Hong Konger, Taiwanese, Indonesian, and now Vietnamese.

Especially after my Thailand trip, many people ask me if I'm a foreign student. hmm..
I used to hate hearing that I don't look like a Singaporean.
But now I just think it's fun ☺

Labels: Thoughts

 I feel like I’m having sex with Madonna when I listen to her Forbidden Love.
 I wish I had written Damien Rice’s Amie.
 I get an orgasmic high when I listen to Damien Rice’s Woman Like A Man.
 I have a weakness for women who are like Diana Krall’s Peel Me A Grape.
 I feel cruel and devilish when I listen to Garbage’s Push It and Only Happy When It Rains.
 I believe Madonna when she says “Don’t go for second best’ in Express Yourself.
 When I listen to Norah Jone’s Shoot The Moon, I feel like she’s singing about my first love.
 I love 陳珊妮’s 乘噴射機離去. I just do.
 I think Shawn Colvin wrote New Thing Now to laugh at me.
 I believe Tori Amos wrote Tear In Your Hand to help me say what I cannot say to Hiro.
 When I was younger, I would compile a CD of my favorite songs and design an album cover for it.
 I think every woman should learn how to sing Chakha Khan’s I’m Every Woman and mean it.
 When I listen to Aaliyah’s Miss You, I miss Hiro.
 I secretly wish that there would be someone who will sing me The Corrs’ Runaway.
 I think the most romantic love is one of Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald’s Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off.
 I cannot memorize a paragraph of the History text; but I can remember the lyrics to thousands of songs.

Labels: Music