Tuesday, December 26, 2006

A Cold Cold Winter......


Hihi....

Guess where am I ?? Jingle Bell Jingle Bell.... Snow is falling down...


I'm in Korea!!! The first thing I stepped out of the tour coach was...WHAT the HELL...ITS DAMN &^R%#& COLD!!! It was -2 degrees lor...
My toes and fingers were freezing and almost numb despite the fact that I had gloves and wool socks.... Burrrrrrrrrrrrrr....I hate cold.....




Places where I went.... Da Chang Jin set studio..this was the first stop of my Korea tour. We took an overnight flight and reached there early morning... it was too early for our connecting flight to Jeju island...so we made a detour to the studio set .... I ate my first Dokkpoki there too! I saw it in Goong when Cai Jin always liked to eat with her girlfriends...It looked hot and spicy..but it fact it was not...








Next stop is Jeju island... we spent the first nite there... There was nothing much to shop there..but I tasted my first Korean lor Di there...YUM YUM!!










They even had samples for you to taste...I went bersek over there...heehee...;p













Our first Korean Dinner was also an advanture... we were walking up and down the streets..trying to figure out which shop sells "edible" stuff...those which we can figure and know what is it...We walked at least 3 times up down the street ..but couldnt find a shop that had pictures like noodles or rice where we can point and order. All the menus are in Korean..and I am totally lost... Finally decided in one small little shop beside a Karaoke... there were pictures of ramen ...and that was what we ordered... tasted like instant noodles...shld have bought instand cup noodles and ate . -_-




Nxt day we went mountain climbing...it was very windy...and a long climb up man!





But the scenery was very beautiful...we could see the whole of Jeju Island.



Nxt we went to see Teddy Bear Museum.... Haha..this is also another of my long waited upon destination. I had seen it in Goong...and all the teddy bears were so cute in the drama..
A pity was I couldn't buy Alfred...cos it was too ex... :(




Back to Seoul...we went up the mountains for Skiing! Hiak hiak..first lesson in skiing...




It was fun..but tedious learning process...first was the gear...the boots and board were very heavy...after wearing the boots..I was walking like Mr Mashmallow Man in GhostBuster....haha.




I admit I am not a natural in sports..so aft a few attempts where I "lang ga" into ppl...I gave up.. played with snow and look at ppl snow...hee...




After spending a nite @ the ski resort...we slept on the traditional Korean "kang"..which is on the floor..with mattress... Wah seh...couldnt zzz the whole nite man!! the floor and pillow were so hard...I really miss bed and mattress..
















After saying bye bye to the Ski resort...we made our way down to Everland... Along the way...it starting snowing..... we were all going gaga over the snow...hee...moutain turtle ah..


Everland was fun.. but we didnt have time to take all the rides...Comparing Everland and Lotte World ( which we went later) I still think that Disney or Universal Studio Theme Parks are much better...in terms of the rides and attractions...



8 days in Korea....I think I had the most healthy meals of my life...Vege and vege every meal!


Not that I dont like vege...but it was like ..bean sprouts ,kimchi for every meal...


I am beginning to get sick of bean sprouts.... I am longing for sambal chilli and curry...wow....Prata here I come... slurrrrrrrrrrrrppppppppppppp



Hmmm............looking back...I think I will still want to go back to Korea..perhaps in another season...Autumn ....where the leaves turn orange...I think it will even be more beautiful...


Nxt yr perhaps ba.... Ahh....I still have lots of places to go leh...Japan.... Taiwan...HK...


haha....$$ not enough ah...






























Another Great Accomplishment for 2006!!!






Yo YO!! See this ...see this...what is this?? Haha....some of you may not have it.. some of you may have lots of it...but this is my one and only PRECIOUS one....


MY STANDARD CHARTERED MARATHON 10KM RUN MEDAL!!!!


You must be thinkg....CHEY! what's so great abt this medal rite?


Hey!!!This means alot to me...cos this is the first time I ran such a long distance ....Ppl who know me will know that I HATE running...so to run 10KM is really a BIG thing for me...not to mention that I did not really train for this ....I only ran abt 20min everytime I hit the treadmill.


This time, I managed to run non-stop...only a few times for water stops...other than that....I did not even rest wor......so am I good a not? heehee..


Actually I need to thank my fellow runner and motivator...Winnie...without her giving me motivation..I would not have completed this run.. Thanks WInnie!!





Initially my target is to run 5km and walk and run for the rest of the journey....but seeing Winnie pushing herself through also gave me the drive to push through the rest of the journey.

Sooooooooooo..............with this ....I managed to complete my first 10km !!

So far...the furtherest I had ran is 2.4km..which had been 10 over years since my last fitness test....haha.... not bad for a first timer...


So...Another of my colleague...Ah Huang...was also a inspirator...he was the one who kept jioing us to go for the run...


So nxt yr...We shall continue ......perhaps build up the team.....anybody interested?


One disappointed thing is ..my ah lao did not really support me... he didnt seem interested in my medal or wanna hear my story of how I completed the run.....but nevermind...I still have my frens...who were happy for me... ;P












Friday, November 24, 2006

Moshi Moshi...Watashi Wa Jasmine Desu ; )


Ms Japan...

Do I look like a typical Korean/Japanese lady with this new hairdo? Hahaha...Winnie & I discovered a new way to bun up our hair using a "chopstick". Apparently , this is what Korean women do with their hair. Cool rite? This new thingy on my head is the latest hair accessory in Korea. There is even a clip at the bottom of the chain. Makes me feel like the olden days princess... "Bi Goon Ma Ma"
Yucks!! Buay Hiao Bai.... ;p

Not losing out to the girls and aunties who are going ga ga over Korean dramas and Korean actors & actresses....I am also one of the victim of their spell....
Here is my fav idol RAIN!!! Look at his smile and body....Everytime I look at his physic..I go slurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrpppppppppppppp

Guess what ...I am back to my secondary days where I go crazy over an idol...I have his face as my wall paper in my laptop and mobile...then his photos are in front of me...smiling @ me when I work....Ohhhh Ahhh....his is my motivation man....hiakhiak....
Xiao rite?

Now we have a mini fan club... We are going to watch Rain's first concert in Singapore!! So exciting!! hee...

My 28th Birthday.......

The 2 Chio Birthday Chicks

Today is 16 November 2006, I was born 28 years ago...

I was prepared for a surprise when I woke up in the morning because normally my ah lao will put my present somewhere catchy when I wake up...either in the bathroom which is the first place I will go when I wake up or like last year....He put my pooh bear bobble-head in the shoe cabinet!
He is always full of surprises.... Even though he is not the expressive type but sometimes the things that he does really melts my heart... ;)

But this morning, there was nothing waiting for me ....cos he was still at work when I woke up. So as usual , I went for my body combat class @ the gym.

The first present is from dearest mummy....See what she got for me...Want me to be mei mei and young ...haha...Bird's NeSt! I have been craving for this for a long time but don't have the heart to buy it cos its TOO EX!!! My Mi as usual pamper me lar......谢谢你,妈咪 !!!

The day still goes on.....I was really eagerly expecting some flowers or presents from my frens n colleagues. Heehee...
The first present I got is from my fellow comrade..Winnie...Her birthday is only a day earlier than mine.
Then I got another one from my kakis downstairs...so sweet of them...

Ok...then comes my first bouquet of flowers...its from Rakzi...I really like the 2 bears...she knows that I like soft toys..hee...cos my cubicle is full of them!

Nxt is one which I never expected...its from one of my boyfriends....hahahaha....
Wah...this xiao za bor suddenly so popular ah.... but I like...there are so many little bears...
each bear has a different color tie! I didn't even notice until Rakzi pointed out to me!
See...so blur....SOTONG!!

Now is time for lunch.... Winnie & I were meeting Ms Tham & Mummy for lunch... We went to check out this place @ Raffles MarketPlace...The place serves fusion food...
They really do have a special welcome for us man...Guess how? By throwing plates on the floor!
hahaa....good ah... Welcome birthday girls!

Aiyoooo...lunch was so full...initially wanted to leave some space for dessert tapas but cos of the free food that we had..no space liao ah.... -_-
Wanna know why we had free food? abit disgusting lar...but we found some hair (curly!!) in the salad that we ordered! so the manager gave us complementary softshell crab and some bread for the spicy mussels soup. Overall the food is nice... Look at pictures and you will know what I mean.

Thanks Ms Tham & Mummy for the scrumptious lunch + the tea pot set ...now we can have our own yum char in the office!!


2day is really not a day for work lar...no mood...have been counting down the time to knock off...
Guess what surprise my Dar got for me??
Walked into the room and saw a bed full of balloons and in the middle of them is a bouquet of roses...so SWEet.... I was so very touched.... then below the flowers was my present.

Dinner was at La Cantina , our dinner was outside...The view would be good expect it was too dark to see anything... The food was not bad..except the squid ink pasta was a bit sourish..

Ok...my bird day is more or less over.....more juciy details cannot be shared...only to be remembered by me.... ;p
But this year's birthday is really special.....

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

The Birth of Little Butterfly


Today is 23 Oct 2006....The birth date of Little Butterfly....


It is a really painful delivery. The decision for the design, size and location was a fast one.


Next is to the delivery suite. "Doctor" put on his gloves and began the surgery..... There wasn't even time for me to do some mental preparation!
I was the first among my frens to be on the operation theatre

OUCHHHHH!! Who said the more flesh where u have , the less pain u will feel...B***S***!!!


The first needle down is enough to kill me!! This is even more painful than the actual child labour!(not that I experienced it before lar)


But half an hour later.....my beautiful butterfly is born... ;)

Finally......... -_-


Admiring my butterfly, I feel that this is really worth the pain and suffering that I have gone through....


This is begins a new chapter of my life ...... Something dear and personal where only people that I trust and love will be able to share with me...