December 31 2008

It's the last day of year 2008! We'll be counting down later at some bowling alley..

The pictures from the cruise have not been uploaded yet as I really have no time to upload them one by one.

Just want to say HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone. :)

Superstar Libra pictures

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Gala Dinner dessert

Crew Extravaganza (This is suitable for all ages)

Thailand Phuket

Cashew Nut factory

Patong Beach

I like this life.

Quiet game of scrabble, looking at the scenery. :)

Port Klang

Superstar Libra

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! :D I haven't been updating lately. :)

TUESDAY 16 DEC
Went to Sentosa with my dad and sister. Mum couldn't apply for leave. :(

Well, we went to Images of Singapore, The Merlion (they gave free souvenirs!), Sentosa 4d Magix (Fun, wet, filled with screams of students from another country HA), Underwater world, Skyride (no luge, I won't to take that because of that time..), Cable car to Mt Faber. Mt Faber's Jewel Box was so quiet, just what I like. :) From the cable car, we could see the new ship "Azamara", smaller than Libra, but just what I like! (I like small, quiet peaceful places..:))

At night, we went to Thomson Plaza then to the Night SAfari. Took the tram ride across the cold dark muddy area to view nocturnal animals. The animals were up close (esp the deers, tapirs) and the hyenas looked scary, way scary. The place was all dark, so we couldn't take pictures (no flash photography allowed, coz it'll disturb the nocturnal animals).

Overall, it was a great day, tiring but unforgettable. :D

WEDNESDAY 17 DEC
We went to Vivocity for lunch at Marche, then walked across the bridge to Tiger LIVE, a place where they explained the history about Tiger Beer.. Well, we couldn't exactly drink the Tiger Beer they served, so Shirin and I could drink Coke. :) Haha (Entrance fees have to be paid. Adults: $21 Minors(under 18): $15)

After that, we went to the Mint Toy Museum located near Bras Brasah. The toy collection included some of my favourite characters like Mickey (!), Popeye, etc. :D

We then visited the Singapore Flyer. :) We could see th view of Singapore from in there, but I thought it was too low.. 165m only. Well, the experience lasted from only 30mins and we got some postcards.
The flyer stopped on Tuesday for like more than 6hours and 173 people were stuck up there! I can only say that I'm lucky to be able to ride the flyer this year. :) The flyer is closed until next year, I think.

MONDAY 22 DEC
Went back to school for sec 1 campfire orientation. Things went smoothly so we could go back earlier :)

Shall end here. Pictures up in the next post. :D

Dec 23 2008

Song Cheng
Song Cheng

Dora's house

Yue Wang Temple

Morning exercise in HZ 14 Middle Sch

Tea Plantation

He Fang Street

More updates later!

:D

December 5 2008

Attending the wedding dinner tonight (the solemnization ceremony is tonight too), and before that, we will be going to Plaza Singapura and Park Mall to check in for the cruise tomorrow and buy some last minute things.

Oh yeah, my mum brought home 2 boxes of Shiroi Koibito. They taste great! :) They cost about s$20 for one box, so mum paid $40 to her colleague's wife who bought them from Narita airport. :S Haha, pictures later.

Bye :D

December 1 2008

Some pictures of the trip to Hangzhou and Shanghai are here:

Bio-chemistry lab in Hangzhou No. 14 Middle Sch

Their recording studio for morning assembly

Xi Hu scenery

Group photo at Xi Hu

Yue Fei Temple

Shanghai bund night scene

More pictures next time! :D

SATURDAY

Went to EXPO after tuition and it as extremely crowded! Anyway, we bought a Nikon camera that cost over $1000 :S Well, I must make good use of this dslr camera! :)

SUNDAY

Went to Thomson Plaza for dinner and grocery shopping. I found a suitable pair of shoes for the wedding dinner on Friday. :)

Plans for this week:

1. Monday to Thursday: At home for homework, last minute shopping for cruise trip
2. Friday: Attending wedding dinner
3. Saturday to next Wednesday: Off for family cruise :D
   

Till we meet again. :)

Back from China

Hi, I'm back from Hangzhou and Shanghai. I have lots of things to complete, so I'll update about the trip some time later. The trip was relatively fun, but quite a few people fell sick half way during the trip.

Meal portions are large, and I miss the rice in China. The rice grains are like pearl rice, and they are rounded and fragrant, good enough to be eaten alone!

My host's name is Dora, and she has like.. 3 houses, but I only went to 2 of them. Her dad is the boss of a bedlinen factory company, 好梦来, and I went to one of their outlets. It was simply.. amazing! :D Their bed sheets are like made of 100% silk and cost at least 300rmb (more than S$60). Dora's house uses her dad's company's bed sheets and they are like.. free! That's so cool, imagine yourself stepping into the shop and selecting whichever bed sheet you want every night! Haha, just kidding.

Anyway, more details and photographs about the trip in later posts! :D I have lots of uncompleted homework. Oh no.

November 10 2008

Saturday:

1. Went to Park Royal for the buffet lunch and the total bill was like $120++. I still prefer the buffet dinner, where more choices are available. Nevertheless, I think this would be the last time (besides on cruises) for us to have buffets. The reason? Simple, because we can't eat that much :D. Haha, other families were like taking and taking continuous flows of food!

2. Went the temple at Si Ma Lu to pray, then to OG to grab some last minute stuff.

3. Went to Marina Barage, but it was very warm there. More trees, please. Here are some pictures.

Sunday:

1. Went to the zoo and viewed some animals like the white tiger, probiscous monkey, etc. It was very crowded, so we left at around 12.30pm.

2. Went to Causeway Point to have a light lunch.

3. Visited my cousin, because he just had an eye surgery. Quite scary.

I will be going off to China (Shanghai and Hangzhou ) tomorrow, so I will not be updating this blog until I'm back on the 20th. Till then, do check out Shirin's blog! :D

Quiz from Shirin

Write 10 things about yourself (& pass it on to 10 other people: I won't do that part.)

1. I have a little sister!
2. I enjoy family dinners.
3. I love travelling.
4. I am going to China tomorrow.
5. I have lots of holiday homework left undone.
6. I used to play the harmonica.
7. I used to like crossword puzzles.
8. I miss Blue Mountains, Sydney.
9. I have been to Laos.
10. I treasure what I have now!

:D

Nov 6 2008

O level Chinese is finally over (surprisingly so quickly)! But sadly, I couldn't make it to the class party because I had to stay back for like 4 hours+ after O's to do some video stuff, was so tired then... :(

I can finally take a good rest, then continue with my holiday homework before I'm off to Hangzhou next Tuesday.

Things to look forard to this/ next week:
1. Friday: Dinner with family, last minute shopping for trip.
2. Saturday: Buffet lunch/ dinner at Park Royal Hotel! Second time there, and this time it is to celebrate a belated wedding anniversary for my parents. :D Looking forward to this day.
3. Sunday: Family day at the Singapore Zoo. :D

Then it's off to Shanghai for the Hangzhou exchange trip on Tuesday.

TODAY: Went to Shaw House to catch "Sing to the dawn" with Shirin, then went to Borders/ Marks and Spencer at Wheelock to buy some stuff, before having some food at the Isetan supermarket.

I shall end here. Bye!

20 October 2008

Latest update on the F1 grand prix in Shanghai, China.

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Lewis Hamilton won, followed by Massa! Shirin/ Xinlin is so excited over Hamilton's win, and she thinks his brother looks so much like him. HAHA.

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My uncle working in Shanghai has tickets from his company (free, I think) and was there yesterday to view the race! He could have taken like 3 tickets more but no one was there to watch the race with him in China. Haha. I watched it live with Shirin/ Xinlin yesterday and she claims to have seen my uncle on TV (sitting at the grandstand), but of course you can't see him. =.=

Oh, last Monday 12 October 2008.

20 of us went to HCI for some ICT forum where we had a discussion with pupils from HCI and JSS.

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I have no pictures to upload, so this will do. :D

WOW

Interesting facts

I watched a documentary on Discovery channel today about the construction of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge. It took like 10 years of planning and building because of considerations like strong sea currents and winds. The bridge has opened recently this year in May and it is the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world, standing at around 36km long. It links from Shanghai to Ningbo, shortening the distance by about 120km. Whoa, isn't that amazing or what!
For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangzhou_Bay_Bridge

Another programme on National Geographic channel was about the moving of a 3000 year ancient Egyptian temple- the Abul Simbel temple. They had to move the temple as the River Nile would flood and cause this ancient temple to disappear forever. Achitects across the world came up with several ideas, like building a dome around the temple and tourists can take an underwater elevator to visit the temple, but this idea was rejected. In the end, they had to cut the temple up into about 1050 blocks and shift it to another site to assemble it. I think it took about 9 months in 1964 to cut and shift the blocks, but more time to assemble the blocks. Fortunately, the Abul Simbel temple stands safe now.
For more info and pictures: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_simbel

These are so interesting! :D Hope you find it cool too!

9 October 2008

The Final Year Exams are over.
I think I'll do horribly. Stuck between the choice to be happy and worried for the results.
所谓“失败是成功之母”, if I fail this time (OH NO), I'll learn from the mistakes...
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After our last paper (Physics) yesterday, some of us went for a briefing. We'll be going to HCI on Monday(?!) Though being exhausted after the exam, our class had to stay back to do the vein scan thing. We have to scan our veins every morning from Monday to take attendance- Everyone expects a long queue, but it should be okay as I arrive quite early every morning.
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Shirin is in school taking her very last paper today, so good luck to her(although it's quite late).
Starhub cable TV is changing some channels to digital format, including CH54! My parents are going to change the whole TV set really soon, if not I wouldn't be able to watch CH54's 食尚玩家. HAHA. :D

CAN YOU GUESS WHERE THIS IS?

(Xinlin, please don't answer uh.)

30 September 2008

Haha, last update until end of exams.

Alonso received first for the first F1 night race in history held in Singapore. Poor Massa, expected Ferrari to win but sadly.. Hamilton: 3rd, not bad too. :)

Photograph: AP

The pit crew falls while fuel splashes after they failed to get fueling hose off the Ferrari of Felipe Massa of Brazil as he speeds away after a pit stop during the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix on the Marina Bay City Circuit in Singapore, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008.

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Oooh, poor guy (both Massa and pit crew)

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Tomorrow's Hari Raya.

Till then, bye :D

7 September 2008

School's starting tomorrow. It means more work and exams. Oh well, till then.

GOOD BYE, blog, and people who read this blog (I think only 1 person reads it).
HAHA.

31 August 2008

Tuesday 26 August

Visited "Tea Chapter" after school. Pictures!

Tea Chapter

Friday 29 August

Went back to FTPPS after school ended. Saw several teachers and of course ex-classmates. :) Met Ximian and Kah huan at FTPPS, I was rather shocked.

Saturday 30 August

After tuition,we went to HSO to take a bus to the F1 racing circuit at Marina Bay. We had to go through security checks to get to the racing track. Nothing much interesting there, except for the podium and some photo-taking opportunities. Haha.

Headed for dinner at Ri Ben Cun @ IRAS and reached home at about 9.30pm.

F1 podium

F1 girls (:

School holidays: Have to return to school everyday- how sad is that...?

Well, I hope everyone has enjoyed this post, bye! :D