Thursday, July 31, 2008

Wow~~~ It's been almost 1 month already!

Been real busy this period=) One of my busiest holiday in uni=)

Many things happened and has changed, what has happened will always stay with me as part of the wonderful memories, they are what makes up my life=) What's going to happen is up to us, we are the driver of our life=)

Do not pursue the past
Do not lose yourself in the future
The past no longer is
The future has yet to come

Looking deeply at life as it is
In the very here and now
the practitioner dwells in stability and freedom

We must be diligent today
To wait until tomorrow is too late
Death comes unexpectedly
How can we bargain with it?

The sage calls a person who knows
how to dwell in mindfulness night and day
'one who knows the better way to live alone'
The Buddha

Move on. Treasure the present. The future is now. =)

28th July Mon
Singapore Garden Festival 2008 @ Suntec

Thanks to Derek from NParks for offering 2 complimentary tickets! Heez... Through the internship, I got to work with him on a case study on rooftop garden which is still on-going. It's really their big event and it's really an eye opener=)

There's really alot of display of landscape designs, flowers and greenery! *both level 4 and 6!*

Pics of a few of them=)


Thanks shaX2 for accompanying there after work=) *anw hey! we were PD and VPD for vday ad hoc de leh... must learn to appreciate flowers more lah hehX2=P*

27th July Sun
Lunch treat for Tessa @ J8 Cafe Cartel

As promised, she made improvements in her Maths mid year exams so I treated her to lunch!

Highly recommended the Eastside Brownie Stack whee~~~ Super duper nice!=D

After which we went to shop around before I headed for another tuition, first time walking side by side, then realised she's really tall lah! She's sec 1 only and she is already taller than me!

Although I keep saying she's a weird student (which is still true), she is really intelligent and highly responsible=)

Worked hard for next exam yea? You can if you want to=)

Alright, she loves taking photos more than I do. Haha..
Note to coolX2 de Lee Le=) JiayouZ for your Chinese also yea! I know you can do it de=) Then I can have excuse to eat nice food muahahahaha...

26th July Sat
Excursion to Zoo!
As part of celebration for Olivia's 21st bday, we went to the zoo! Thanks to PohX2 that we got 4 free entries=)
We walked almost the entire zoo... Had great time together=) Marcus really likes to do alot of explanations (very accurate somemore loh) and even demo loh muahahahaha...
Haha... Marcus wants me to say we act cute tog loh... If only Lin Yi joined us too, that will be so funny and rare!

PohX2 and Olivia! 1st time see them wear specs and take pic, still very nice!=) Although I seldom get to meet up with them, I always enjoy their company and I really appreciate them for always attempting to ask me out whenever they have outings=)
25th July Fri
Surprise him with shaX2 box=)

Armani black code for him... HehX2 da jie da gang will know about my discovery and love for this powdery-smelling perfume heez...

And 三颗星de earring=)

Nothing fanciful, but 100% effort de hor... HehX2=P

Then we prepared to go down AMK Hub for 18th MC appreciation dinner.

Finally saw Jun Han lah! Totally changed lah... Become so fashionable already *clapX3!* Happy for you=)

Had nice food and great time with the MC and the PDs from year 1s (going year2s already)=)

Thanks everyone in the MC and the year1s for all the effort put in to make DE Club so happening and full of love=D *muchX2 appreciation!* It's great seeing how everyone has grown together and shared much memories through the club=) May this continues on for everyone and for every batch=)


Oh yah! Thanks Xu Wen & Ernest for such formal announcement=) *Abit de shy ah... Still~~ appreciated=)*

Thanks Nicole for capturing the photos, I especially love the candid muahahahaha =D
JMG guys=D

The lamp really makes the pics so nice and interesting muahahahahaha...
The girls~~~ =)

Look at Joyce, so cool~~~ Thanks for organizing the appreciation dinner! You are being appreciated! I really 佩服 your secretarial skills=) *superb!*=D You will be missed when you are away! Kbox session tog with ah fang please!

AndX3! Congrats to Xiao Qian for becoming the President of Voices! OMG! Holding 2 super impt roles lah! *clapsX3!* JiayouZx2 wor! And rmb to get Dhoppers to dance for your event next time muahahahahaha =P

Ah Fang, our professional photographer=) *always look down on my 5mp camera loh haha* I have to say that you are becoming more and more feminine leh heez... =D Oh! Rmb to practice 死了都要爱!Muahahahahaha....
CandidX3!=P

Yippie to De Club!=D

24th July Thurs
PFM Outing @ Science Ctr & Snow City
Huifang was the organizer!

She was so meticulous to msg everyone the meeting details and remind us not to be late.
In the end.... our ah fang came the last muahahahahaha... *shakeX2 head loh*

WaitingX3 for our Hui Fang~~~
Showing off our Science Ctr "chop"We had great fun inside, watched explosive demonstration on why we use helium instead of the highly flammable hydrogen gas for balloons, played with their weird mirrors that made my head even bigger, successfully solved that 9-piece block puzzle *the only motivation was that we are uni undergrad leh, cannot lose to the kids muahahahahaha*

More photos at Hui Fang's blog and facebook=)
Headed to Snow City! -7 degree C! *Super duper de cold!=S*

Had crazy great fun sliding down on the tyres, esp in groups in different formations=D

Really very cooling and exciting lah! Something that I wouldnt attempt on my own. =)
Grace & Joel *awww~~~ lovingX2 sweet=)*
All in all~~ I love Singapore! Haha...
And I love PFM gang! *The gang that occupies the right-hand side of LT*=D

After that went to join shaX2 with his jc friends for steamboat followed by pampering desserts @ Bugis. They are really nice and friendly=) Made me feel welcomed=) HehX2..

22nd July Tue
Promotional treat by MOE PDM=)

Whee~~~ Im invited! Even though I had already ended my internship there. ThanksX3!

Lunch buffet @ Carousel Royal Plaza on Scotts. *It's opposite Far East next to DFS, almost couldnt locate it hehX2*

Super high class for me lah! It's amazing coporate people ate there for normal lunch.

Super nice food. Lots of variety. Still~~~ I LOVE their desserts the most! YumX3! *SweetX3!*

To the 2 other interns from Temasek Poly *alright i rmb wrongly=S sorrieX2=P*, jiayouZx2 for your final assignment! =D All the best for your future endeavours!=D Maybe when my school starts can meet you guys for lunch @ MOE=)
It's been so long since I went out with my mummy and bro... We spent most of our time shopping @ Daiso *simple & nice* =)

20th July Sun
Botanic Gardens

In search of shaX2 ah ma's purple orchid. Sadly, we could not find it. Have to wait till CNY for the flowers at his ah ma's house to bloom. =)

Due to the bbq food and the super popular rockmelon sago made by Mervyn's mum, we decided to eat light.

看到花,心情就超好... *就是你*
Thanks ah... Tiao pi loh... Dont even want to tell me where that bit of tissue paper was loh..=S
19th July Sat
JMG BBQ @ Mervyn's house
The fire starters! *clapX3!*

Okie im better off as the photographer=P And I helped bbq-ed the food loh!


Mervyn's parents really love to host guests. Look at how romantic our eating place was=D Even had fresh real pretty flowers=)
The rain came and JMG came to the rescue=D
Look at how romantic and 怀旧 they seemed... Awwww~~~两小口在摆摊=P
Captured moments=)
Cheers to JMG~~~~

*HeyX2 ah han! See lah... We short of you leh~~*

We inaugurated Mervyn into JMG officially~ No more friend of JMG le wor... HehX2... Lifetime membership=)

Made announcements after that while everyone was sipping their wine.

Alright... The effect of wine seems to make it seems even more unreal and surprising to them=P


18th July Fri
CSIP Closing Ceremony @ The Treasury

End of civil service internship! Yippie!

8 weeks passed by really quickly...

The 1st day we came, we didnt know each other.

Now, we bonded through our presentation on MOE & MOT =)

Perhaps we may meet each other in the public service in the future=)


Went to surprise shaX2 after the closing ceremony.

Lied to him that it was a full-day event when it actually ended before lunch time. HehX2...

The sunflower represents how you always brighten up my days, no matter what happens. *I wish this will brighten up yours too!=)*
17th July Thurs
Last day @ MOE PDM
Thanks shaX2 for driving me to Mustafa late at night for last minute shopping=D Thanks to my mummy and bro for helping with the packing! *we packed all in less than 15 min lah!*

I tried all the food that I selected for the bag, they are really nice leh=) *I think my choice not bad leh hehX2*
Presenting my PDM colleagues! They have really good dynamic and they are super friendly=) Thanks for everything, especially for asking me out for lunch and showing your support during all my presentations=D

They were super sweet lah! Upon knowing that it was my last day, some even went to prepare presents for me during lunch time *appreciated!* Thanks for the thoughtful gift! I was really overwhelmed=D15th July Tue
ShaX2 and Sha Mei 1 week=D

1 week after 878 we came back to PS for mini yet unique way of celebrating, thanks to shaX2's idea=D haha.. It was indeed memorable=)

三个心愿。。。=)

12th July Sat
Huilin's 21st bday!=D
JMG full strength @ Hui Lin's bday celebration! Whee~~


JMG! All of us! Yippie!

The guys!
I love this emo pic of the JMG guys! =D Ah Khiang still got the positive, patriotic look lah! Haha...
Haha... Chin Khiang in the tei gong mode=P Muahahahaha... Wei Juan couldnt stop laughing lah!
As usual, the guys in 喜怒哀乐!
And the girls=)

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

It's Beautiful=)

INTERVIEW & SITE VISIT @ BOTANIC GARDEN
Hope to initiate some collaboration with NParks for the implementation of rooftop gardens in our schools=)

Ended interview early. Went to talk tons of pictures and admire the beauty of nature=) 不管发生什么事情, 都能够让心情顿时变得好好噢!花朵好美丽,好讨人喜欢喔!
Greenery~~~
Extensive rooftop garden on the Green Pavilion. Beautiful integration of infrastructure and nature=)Pretty, colourful flowers!
A special trip to Orchid Garden. =)
Assorted colours! It's amazing how nature can produce such beautiful colours=D
Purple series=D



SENTOSA TRIP WITH KS
Surprise journey to Sentosa via cable car from Mount Faber. *ScaryX2.. Once is enough, really!*
View from the cable car. I can only distract myself by keep myself busy snapping away. HehX2..
Underwater world. Interesting marine animals=)HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY TO XUE HUI!
长大咯!Must study well and start to 养家咯! Haha.. She's graduating a few months earlier than me muahahahahaha... =P
大姐大 GATHERING!
Surprise present for Wei Juan belated bday! A box full of snacks for her, specially prepared by Carol and Fei Fei! *Sorry ah.. I had tuitions before that couldnt join in=S* Bought mochi ice cream for everyone=) *okie the one Wei Juan is holding is not the mochi, its the earlier pic=P*
We went from Bugis to Orchard to help Wei Juan shop for Simon's perfume. We smelled alotX3 of different kinds of perfumes haha... *Getting abit dizzy haha* I found a super nice perfume, but it's for guys. =)
Went Xin Wang @ Cine to have a sumptuous dinner! Super duper nice food! Let's go there again! The songs they play are so k-boxable muahahahahaha...

Okie... Wei Juan (followed by Carol) kept knocking onto the back of the seat. Caught her in the act! Oops.. She so going to scream at me if she sees this!=P But Wei Juan you were really cute! Haha...
CSIP LEARNING JOURNEY
MEWER & TUAS INCINERATION PLANT
Lunch @ Thai Express City Link before heading to The Treasury to board the bus.
While waiting, we took photos! First photo of the 4 of us, we are in the same presentation group... 3 from MOE (Deborah and Teng Boon), 1 from MOT (Sabrina).
After going Ministry of Environment for a talk, we headed to Tuas Incineration Plant.
It's not smelly at all, really. Probably because we were in the control rooms. Cant imagine falling into that HUGE pile of trash=S It's really deep!
FOC FINAL DAY!
Sentosa Games!=D
Whee~~ Took off from work! Had great fun with fellow SDE friends, the sun, the beach, the sand, the water and the spirit of the freshies and OGLs! Whoo~~~
And I got thrown into the sea by Ernest AGAINx3! It's the 3rd time Ernest throw me into water!=S What have I done! *But I undestand your intention this time, but no need for that lah!*

After that, the seniors (OMG, cant believe Im calling ourselves seniors alrd, I thought we were still freshies not long ago=P) went to eat Sakae Sushi buffet @ Habourfront.
My 1st time eating the buffet and tried alot of new dishes! Super nice! The 2 tables were competing who could finish more plates. We didnt win. Our leader Hui Fang must set a better example mah! HehX2=P

SIT-IN MEETING @CPG
MOE ExCEL FEST '08 @ SUNTEC
Oh! These are drawn by primary school students! Im super impressed! Unbelievable! Haha.. So many potentials in the students!=D