so i hardly plan these days. oh what will you bring me life : )

why is it so hot in singapore! helpp!

"forgetting," i said, "is probably as much a part of life as remembering. we're all amnesiacs."

"but if we've forgotten," lucille said, turning to me, "we don't always remember that we forgot, so that to remember that we forgot is not exactly forgetting, is it?"

"Stop talking about love. Every asshole in the world says he loves somebody. It means nothing. It still doesn't mean anything. What you feel only matters to you. It's what you do to the people you say you love, that's what matters. It's the only thing that counts." -the last kiss

hana is making sushi tonight.

i cooked fried rice for lunch.

i have morphed into an eating machine. i eat and eat and eat. and eating makes me happy....that is before the guilt starts creeping in.

do you remember this channel 8 drama serial that used to have this senile old man who only knew how to say 'gei wo yi dian chi de ba'?

yes. gei wo yi dian chi de ba.

but pick pocketed in the metro yesterday. oh golly....

till i get back to dubai, im still secretly wishing the wallet will magically appear somewhere. take my cash for all i care, i just want my cards and stuff back. i hope they will let me collect my laundry even though my laundry receipts got pick pocketed as well.

adventure hey?

p.s - milan is truly beautiful

last night in the casino at emperor's palace, i whipped out my camera and became the paps for a moment, and in the next moment i saw a little security guard running furiously towards me. i panicked for a moment and then he starting blubbering 'no camera no cameeeeeraaa!' haha it was a classic moment, hilarious.

i'm loving johannesburg : ) 

i am home a-coming! 13 - 17 sept and 25oct - 2 nov. F.O.C too. it's great to have 30 days leave a year, 15 days every 6 months! plus we get 8 legal days off a month, and on top of that, we can bid for extra 5 days off on top of the 8. i wonder how is this considered a job if you have 13 days of rest per month? but never mind that, i'm going to bid for as many flights as i can, and earn as much as i can, and travel as much as i can. i will not be a slob -repeats to self-

i am so excited! i'm gonna go home with an empty suitcase and stock up on nice instant noodles, kecap manis, prima paste, soup herbs and everything that will feed me well. -rubs tummy- i grilled myself some honey lemon chicken tonight which was pretty nice, but i'm actually thinking of the bah chor mee from simpang bedok...

bye! : )

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. char
2. charlie
3. charbs

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. wayfaring wanderlust 
2. charbie
3. char

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. long hair
2. eyes
3. piano-playing fingers

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON’T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. my many many freckles
2. thunder thighs
3. spare tyre around hips and tummy

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. some part of canto, china i suppose (is there even such a place??)
2. boobs from the mother
3. very thin hair from the father (he's nearly bald, teehee!)

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. supernatural spooky stuff
2. failing and embarrassing myself
3. dying a horrible, painful death

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. my mobile
2. food - sweet and savoury
3. my little pillow that i sleep with, he follows me everywhere!

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING NOW:
1. very comfy polka dotted ck underwear, hehe
2. red adidas jacket
3. green hair band

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS:
1. the cranberries
2. switchfoot
3. bobby flynn

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS (RIGHT NOW):
1. complete (parachute band)
2. first day of my life (bright eyes)
3. incomplete lullaby (lisa mitchell)

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1. chemistry
2. fun times
3. trust

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE PREFERRED SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. height - the taller the better
2. nice, broad, strong shoulders
3. nice hair - i like long, floppy hair on guys

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. reading
2. eating, all the time!
3. vegging at home (i'm not the most exciting person)

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. eat chicken rice, and wanton mee, and carrot cake
2. have someone do my laundry for me
3. start flying

THREE CAREERS YOU’RE CONSIDERING/YOU’VE CONSIDERED:
1. gallery curator
2. early childhood teacher
3. air stewardess

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. seychelles / maldives
2. paris
3. san francisco

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. get married 
2. go shopping like maddd and not have to look at the price tags 
3. see the world

THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL:
1. i constantly think about being skinny and pretty
2. i love decorating
3. i like to look at hot guys and especially girls

THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE NOT STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL:
1. i am hungry all the time and i have to eat
2. i wish i had smaller boobs
3. i hate sweet talk (can't fool me!)

THREE PEOPLE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW:
1. alittlewhine
2. redskittlez
3. curlsjang 

back to the books and studying! it's so weird that sundays are mondays here, how are people supposed to go to church? i really should look for a church here. have a good weekend everyone! : )

just got back from food tasting for my sister's wedding, so.bloody.stuffed...urghh. there was like two, three variations of each dish. i really hope i can get off and fly back for the wedding. my mom is getting so hyped about everything; told her to enjoy and experiment everything on my sister now, cos when it's my turn. there will be none of these chinesey things - she got those red bedsheets, bedroom slippers, red pails and stuff. we're even getting the house re-painted tomorrow, all for the wedding.

i wonder when i will get married......and who will actually marry me. hur.

 i miss icon already...

i've just cleared out my table and it seems a little weird. i like my little work space, with my plant and my beach and surf pictures. today i'll bring home all my junk, and my slippers and spare heels, there'll be no more flip flops to change into or little snacks stashed in my drawers.

i'll miss you icon and iconites. you're great and you're wonderful. i really couldn't have had a better first job, and better work mates. it's been a huge blast and i know i'll feel a little lost come monday when my body clock wakes me up at 7.30 and i have no job to go to.

one more media monitoring report to complete (chap) and one more day to go! : )

this morning when i got out of the train and was waiting for my turn to get on the escalators, i felt like cattle.  

in the space between yes and no, there's a lifetime. it's the difference between the path you walk and the one you leave behind; it's the gap between who you thought you could be and who you really are; it's the legroom for the lies you'll tell yourself in the future.  
                                                                                                                                                - change of heart, jodi picoult 

been pretty much out of sorts these days, my mind seems to be somewhere else i cant grasp.

a small countdown of days:
7 to the start of the week- long camp at suntec convention hall (oh the horror)
19 to the last day at icon (15 more work days)
33 till i fly off to dubai and a whole new chapter of my life begins

i would think that after having moved around so much (4 apartments in brisbane), i would be pretty skilled in packing, but i think i will have some trouble deciding what to pack in my 50kg limit luggages. ayee c'est impossible! i'm not a light packer by any stretch of the imagination, i went to australia with 90kg of luggages, and came back with nearly 300kg after dumping about half the stuff i accumulated. clothes, make up, shoes, bags, coats for when i go to cold countries, photographs. i even want to pack some nice bedsheets and fairy lights for my new room. how do you pack to move your life to another country, and you don't even know when's the next time you'll get to come back?

concentrate! concentrate!

this plasticine man called 'morph' on sesame street? he used to sleep in a little box, and if im not wrong, he had a dog which was a scrubbing brush. i watched a music video which reminded me of mister plasticine, but i cant find any videos of him.

anyway, this is one of the sweetest videos i've watched so far. the song is quite tremendously beautiful and listening to it makes my heart squeeze into a tight ball.