My Virgin Dive

Thursday, November 11, 2010

This post is delayed by almost 1.5 months..but still I had to blog about my FIRST dive trip before I can do so for my second, which I just returned from last weekend!! So here goes..

After worrying about the whole "not being able to just pop my head out of the water if anything happens" thing for a good 2 weeks since the pool session..D-day finally arrived. I was nervous yet excited, mixed feelings. But of course, I ~~had to~~ MUST go, even if its just to save my face..yes, my ego is extremely important to me:) So loot (40% clothes and such, 60% food, 100% necessities) we packed, and off we trooped. Van ride, boat ride..by the time we reached Dayang, it was about 4am on Saturday morning.and we had to wake up about 3 hours plus from then..

Good Morning little island

Surprisingly, the 1st day (Saturday) was better than the 2nd..despite much less sleep in comparison. I guess it was just the whole built up of excitement and all..Not that I dislike diving, its just after being depleted of my energy on Saturday, crawling out of bed and braving the traces of chilly wind, from the previous night's rain, on an early Sunday morning was a great chore..It was dreadful..but we still headed out, duh.

Must we really dive in such "good" weather to snooze?

Honestly diving is one sport that requires so much preparation and gearing up, and seemingly trivial mistakes can actually be quite terrible *eeks*..But every single time I step into the water and sink deep down, ALL ~~the trouble~~ is worthwhile=) Not forgetting, as not certified divers (then), we were embarking on training dives..so almost every single action and movement (especially during preparation and gearing up) was under the watchful eyes of our instructor, Kiat. We did our drills obediently, albeit some hiccups and a minor panic. As we got into the groove, the last couple of dives were way easier to handle:)

Lesson-time, kiddos.

We are such fabulous students, aren't we?

Don't worry, you are a wonderful instructor too!!=) To be true, I thought Kiat was kinda intimidating the very first time I saw him in Diventures. He did not smile, he face was so ~~black~~ tan, he looked sterm..scary. But after all these time, he is actually very friendly, and quite full of nonsense at times. But not to worry, he is absolutely professional when it comes to coaching us! Its probably his many years of diving and teaching experience, that he could share quite a bit with us, really insightful:) So all applause for him!! Kudos to Kiat!!

My buddy for my first open water dive: My big sister!

Here are some of the marine lives we got to see during our dives..I will only name a couple which I know and am sure of=P

Top-Left: Clown Fish aka Nemo

My dear buddy got all so excited over these little orange things.

Top-Left: Moray Eel

Bottom-Left and Bottom-Right: Bumphead Parrot Fish

We saw quite a number of these huge things swimming together. They will use their ~~foreheads~~ bumpheads to knock on the coral and feed on them. And trust me, when I say they got some really strong teeth there. Don't you think their set of "dentures" resemble those in our mouths?hehe

Bottom-Left: Sea Cucumber

After only two dives..is this normal? I guess so..especially for my monster, he sleeps before and after every single dive, he practically falls asleep once he gets his butt to the bench on the boat. Unbelievable, not?

Rest is important to keep us diving:)

What can I say, we are a bunch of troopers who love the sun, the sea, AND the sand..we were almost slippers free the entire trip (besides shower-time)..back to basics uh? embrace the nature..HAHA

Flippety Floppety only allowed in the water!

After the "serious" stuff..time for some funny/unglam/hilarious shots of the trip..not to worry, each of us has a share=P

#1: Alicia aka Me

I always wonder how do the rest keep their hair so nice and neat underwater!! Like seriously, mine is forever the messiest, whether above or under water. I perpetually look like I got electrocuted=S

#2: Venetia

I just think this action is funny, because it reminds me of Kiat mentioning that we all look so busy struggling to "fin" with our hands.

#3: Eugenia

Honestly, I could not find a truly unglamorous or funny shot of her. But I had to be fair and dedicate one to her=P So this is the weirdest action I could identify among all the underwater shots of her.. There is ballet, water ballet, and now introducing underwater ballet=)

#4: Wei Jie

Somehow I think that this "pose" is so him. No idea why too..its like he is playful, and always have something up his sleeves?! Don't ask me how I inferred them of him and the picture!! HAHA..no matter what, its quite a funny pose!!

#5: Ivan aka the clown

My little sister called him a joke when she saw this photo..And ever since, he is known as the clown!! HAHA..it was really darn funny seeing him swim around holding on to the power inflator hose..I think quite a number of us tried to signal to him to let go of it, but he just didn't understand!! So that was how we all recognised my monster on the first dive..He is just so hilarious sometimes, it leaves me speechless but gives me laughters=D

My 4 saviours!!!!

The four of them actually helped me quite a lot during the course of learning diving, all in their own unique and special ways. Just having the guts to learn diving with me, and trusting me not to risk their lives with my ditzy-ness, have earned them many many brownie points:) All together, they made this learning experience breeze-like (minus the unnecessary worries I gave myself).

The Chung Divers=)

Since years ago, we have been mentioning about learning diving. However, our schedules always clashed, it was seemingly impossible to find a common free slot. Then we talked about just learning separately, but for some reason, none of us got down to it. FINALLY, I guess it was just the time that all three of us really wanted the license bad, so we made the supposedly impossible happen. And I am so glad I got to do this with my sisters!! *WIDE SMILE*

LOVE my monster~

I am truly lucky to have a bf who actually shares a same interest as me. So I know, we have at least one thing in common!!hehe.. Besides the usual movies, shoppings, parties, etc..this was something different that we did together. One very sweet and memorable experience=)

Alicia is a diver.

We have all graduated!

I thoroughly enjoyed myself during this weekend getaway..It was literally; eat, dive, eat, dive, eat, dive, eat, eat, sleep..and then the cycle repeats..Now I totally get it when they say diving does not make you lose weight, even though its so tiring. Actually its the lifestyle of a diver that forbids the weight loss!!hohoho..on the brighter side, it equalises out, the large amount of food you take in balances the huge amount of calories you burn. at least I HOPE SO!! =)

I can only go deeper, there is no turning back!

Toodles~

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9:53 PM

Pay And Dive In

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

I AM OFFICIALLY A LICENSED OPEN WATER DIVER!!!

After much hard work, nerve-wrecking moments, little panics in the pool..etc...YES I GOT IT FINALLY!! (and my dearest ah lin will go "I waited four years!" haha I am so sorry girl!! but we can FINALLY go diving together!!!!=D)

I am still waiting for photos to be uploaded on facebook for me to kope, so I will keep my Dayang Trip for another post:) So for now I should just share my experience during the lessons,not so much the theory but more of the pool session.

After much procrastination and delay..we finally got down to signing up for the PADI Open Water Diving Course with DIVENTURES!! (Much thanks to my sister's colleague for her good recommendation!!!)..I cannot say if it is better than other dive centres/schools (cus I have not been to any others), but I can say for sure that my experience with Diventures was one helluva GREAT one=D

So since my sister had her colleague to be the "middleman", we did not even need to go down to the dive centre to settle the stuff..we had our books collected for us, and she kind of liased with the instructor on our behalf...so it was really fuss-free for us:) I got the textbook about one week before the theory class..and IT LOOKED LIKE A PRIMARY SCHOOL SCIENCE TEXTBOOK=( It was quite a pain reading through the entire book..So came the theory class on Hari Raya Puasa public holiday..we spent almost the entire morning and early afternoon watching the video that covered the contents of the textbook..totally sleep inducing *eeks*..we were supposed to do our quiz (we had to pass these before taking the actual theory test), but when the instructor found out we did not finish our homework, he suggested another day!!! To be honest, I was one of the culprit, and only read 1 out of 5 chapters!!!hehehe...

About a week later, on an early Sunday morning, we trudged down to Outram Secondary School for our ONE AND ONLY pool session..the thought of cramming the things we learn in 5 chapters into 1 pathetic sessions chokes me..But I guess we survived it:) Ah Loong thought us how to gear up, and to be true, halfway through I was lost so I just follow whatever everyone else was doing..tsk tsk..Then we were split into 2 groups, I was under Felix with dear and my elder sister. And in to the pool we plopped. He told us he would go through the hand signals with us first so that we could understand him underwater. But before I knew it, he told us to get our heads down. Did he even go through the hand signals?! I really don't think so. The moment I got in, breathing through my regulator, I could feel my heartbeat racing!! I thought he will allow us to ascend after each drill, BUT NO!! He went through all FIVE drills in "one breath"..I was praying so hard for the moment he will give us the "good" sign to ascend!! And the 5th drill had to make the already traumatising 1st experience worse, we had to fill our mask with water and clear it. Okay it dosen't sound THAT scary. But trust me, after breathing through my nose for a good 21 years of my life, its not easy to switch to breathing through my mouth and having my nose exposed to water. I literally breathed in the water, and choked on my 1st attempt, failed on the 2nd one as well. And finally cleared it on the the 3rd, though still not that confident then. As the morning went on, I formed a better relationship with my regulator, and breathing the unconventional way got easier. I was more concern about water sipping into my mask and "drowning" my nose..Other than that, everything else went rather smoothly, plunging my head into the waters and depending on your equipments was not that traumatising after all, its just the matter of trusting them=) So I guess my boohoo during the 1st time, is because I did not know them well enough.

Throughout the pool session, Felix kept encouraging us to complete our drills by saying "Do not worry, just do it..now you are still in the pool, so if anything happens or goes wrong, just lift your head up above the water." That is actually very true and kept me going and trying, I was more daring to go for it, because I knew that I could just easily bring my head above the water and I will be safe and sound. But how true is this for actual scuba-diving? I will be many many metres underwater, how can I just pop my head out so easily?! What if something really happens or goes wrong during the actual thing, what am I to do?! This got me really nervous for D-DAYS...D for Dive OR Dooms?!=S

Till I get the photos...TOODLES~~

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1:30 AM

Who stole the Mooncake from the Mooncake box?

Friday, September 17, 2010

For the picnic later, my younger sister decided that she wanted to bring some mooncakes from home. Not a bad idea at all, since the Mid-autumn Festival is looming so close-by, plus we supposedly have MANY mooncakes at home (at the very least, we just receivewd 3 boxes from my relatives to granny last Saturday, some that my elder sister bought, other loose small ones that my aunt bought..and I am not even sure if there is any new additions over the week since I stay in hall.)..and we can enjoy them under the stars!!:)

Then came this amusing message..and the conversation following...
E: Nomore normal mooncake! I bring the special one tt jie jie bring back from office. (these are not even the ones which I mentioned above, Its another box that somebody else gave her!!)
A: Huhhh? All the normal mooncake at hm finish? I thot we had 3 boxes? (at least!)
E: Dunno leh...
A: Wahhhh..U all eat moocake evday?!
E: .....Yahh. Every morning!! (LOL)

And to think I haven't eaten a single mooncake this year!!! I never knew my family was sooo into mooncakes..I thought I was the only one in the family who had super-sweet tooth and take in sweet treats like nobody's business..TSK TSK!!!

Time to shower and prepare for our picnic-in-the-night!!!!=D
Tood-tood-toodles!!!!!

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3:54 PM

under control, not under controlling

Thursday, September 16, 2010

control your temper, control your temper, CONTROL YOUR TEMPER.

I was superbly easily irritable and pissy the past few weeks. If triggered, I will just be super moody and everything just got haywire and downhill from there. What I thought to be PMS..didn't seem like it anymore. So I figured the problem had to lie with ME. Where was the (once) forgiving, patient & easy-going me?! Eloped. Was I losing myself to schoolwork, peer pressure, job search...bascially low self esteem (once again)? Clearly I was.

I guess this new-found-but-not-so-welcomed me, has created alot of unnecessary unhappy episodes over the weeks (not with my family though ~ somehow I find myself losing my temper less at home. Weird but true. And I am very thankful for that.), both directly and indirectly. I could feel myself getting more distracted when in class or studying; I could sense that Ivan was getting tired (although he tries his best to not-show it to prevent aggrevating the situation even further); Some days I felt so left-out of everything...bottomline I was FEELING SHITTY much of the time.

To minmise all the negativity & unhappiness in everything; to save myself before I fall too deep into the darkhole; to spare the people around me from my bizarreness..(I told myeslf) I had to..Take the effort to CALM DOWN; THINK about the situation & consequences; DO NOT spark off impulsively like the Angry Birds darting off the catapult; Be more ACTIVE (I read somewhere that being active actually releases "happy hormones" in your body..I don't care if its scietifically proven, I will believe it anyways:D); Think POSITIVELY.

And I am glad to say..IT HAS BEEN WORKING!!!! whoots whoots WHOOTS!!! Yes, its only been four days since I decided on this (since Sunday)..but I am feeling way way happier..Less quarrels and bickers with the monster (Okay, except for the one meltdown the other day because I thought I lost my pencil case=S but but BUT I didn't pick a fight or quarrel with him just because I was angsty, I chose to SLEEP it away!!!), it feels like the 1st 2 months of our relationship all over again!!!:D School work is well rolling on!!!! Self-learning diving theory is also kick-arse!!!! Planning catch-ups and outings with friends for the recess week (especially since the monster will be "out-in the- field" for a few days, and have no time for me)!!!! Keeping in touch with my SEP-pals!!!! Bouncing around attemping some jumping jacks in my humble hut!!!! Climbing onto tabletops and chairs to clean my room (so that the air in my room will be fresher!!!=P)!!!! It's just been FABSTANTIC!!!!!:D

So I will keep it up..tmr is going to be a good day!!! I am going to RUN (high time to start training for Stan-chart), study, hopefully a picnic dinner with my sisters to chill out on a Friday night..Looking forward big time!!!=D Then it will be the weekend, I get to go out with my parents, it feels good to be a daddy-mummy girl once in awhile.=P Everything (from meals, to shopping, to transport....) is taken care of and there is just nothing to worry about when with them, just tag along and go with the flow. Nice:)

Scooting back to my humble little hut:) Toodles~~

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5:56 PM

You broke your very 1st promise..

Sunday, September 5, 2010

..that you will never make me cry (for any bad reasons).

They were hurtful.
I cried buckets.
I could not help it.
Your words just mean too much to me.
I take them very seriously.
Because you mean so much.
They came from your mouth.
That's why they stabbed me.
For the 1st time I questioned myself.
For the 1st time I questioned us.

Thankfully by the end of the night, I got my answer to all the doubts.
All simply because, I love you.

Thank you for clearing it all up.
Thank you for the much-needed hug.
Thank you for your shoulder.
Thank you for loving me more than I love you.

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1:13 AM

Settled Dust yet?

Monday, August 30, 2010

At the start, they are all nodding dogs; "Yes" to everything; embracing your everything; "Okay" with your doings; all little YES-men. Then as time passes (or maybe after getting the girl), they go; you are not allowed to do this; not allowed to do that; why are you like this?; don't be this; don't be that; all COMPLAIN PIGS. Tell me, are all guys like that? or is it a prevailing characteristic of only Singaporean BOYS?

I was all ready to blast blast BLAST about all those MCPSs out there...but I shall be AT PEACE..Thanks to this quote (which I read of someone else's blog)..

Noticing a single shortcoming in ourselves is far more useful than seeing a thousand in someone else. When it is our own: we can correct it. ~ Dalai Lama

Anyways, it has not been the that smooth sailing for the last couple of weeks. For the 1st week, I was MAJORLY-HIGHLY-SUPERBLY IRRITABLE. And almost every little thing will trigger me off, and I will be in this angsty pissy fit. spells PMS crank.sighs. Then came the 2nd week, just as my wharped up moodswings was returning to its cave, my klutzyness and forgetfulness had to kick in, creating a whole episode that made my monster so upset=(

I am sorry for everything that ramped up your emotions and tears. I know I am responsible for it. As much as I will like to promise you, I will not do so (for now). Because I know as of now, I will not be able to uphold this promise, and will only end up disappointing you again with empty words. I can and will assure you that I will take care of myself no matter what. I know where is the line, and will not go overboard. I am probably the most stubborn and naughtiest gf you ever have till date, but I do not love you any less in comparison, trust me on that.

When I told you that I will be going to China with my family over the new year holiday, you understood it was important to me and was seemingly okay, but I know you were emo about it. Like you, I am not looking forward to missing our 1st new year countdown together, but I am definitely looking forward to holidaying with my beloved family. Because of school, you, friends..I have been spending alot less time with them, that's why I will jump at any opportunity for such family-getaways. Hopefully we can go for a short getaway together, before I start working=)

Let me sneak in some totally out-of-point issues now..DIVING!! Trip is from 1st to 3rd Oct..Anybody on?!?! Let me know yea!!!

Okay I got to RUN now..I got 10 mins to sprint back to hall=S Toodles!!!!

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11:57 AM

The Irreplaceable Void

Friday, August 20, 2010

A couple of days ago, I received an email from my mum. For a few years now, my parents have been actively sending us emails (almost about everything & anything: warnings of scams, promotions, inspiring stories, jokes, incredible pictures, jaw-dropping experiences of people etc...) So of course this email did not come as a surprise. I opened it briefly on my BB, but upon looking at the WORDS (You know how lazy am I to read, especially on my very humble BB-screen..plus there were complex-chinese words!!!), I exited the screen. So yesterday I decided to read it (since my mum sent it, it must be good. My parents only send the good stuff :D), and I totally did not regret it. Imagine me tearing in the computer lab (Yes, my precious zebra is on his route to retirement. Hence, for heavyduty work, to the com lab it is:s), it was embarassing!! People must be wondering why the hell was I crying to a dead screen. Oh wells, but the story is OH-SO-AWESOME...really sad & touching..A STORY DEFINITELY WORTH SHARING:
(Note: super wordy post ahead!!!!)

The Irreplaceable Void

4 years ago, an accident took my beloved away and very often I wonder, how does my wife, who is now in the heavenly realm, feel right now? She must be feeling extremely sad for leaving a husband who is incapable to taking care of the house and the kid. 'cos that is the exact feeling that I have, as I feel that I have failed to provide for the physical and emotional needs of my child, and failed to be the dad and mum for my child.

There was one particular day, when I had an emergency at work. Hence, I had to leave home whilst my child was still sleeping. So thinking that there was still rice leftovers, I hastily cooked an egg and left after informing my sleepy child.

With the double roles, I am often exhausted at work as well as when I am home. So after a long day, I came home, totally drained of all energy. So with just a brief hug and kiss for my child, I went straight into the room, skipping dinner. However, when I jumped into my bed with intention of just having a well-deserved sleep, all i heard and felt was broken porcelain and warm liquid! I flipped open my blanket, and there lies the source of the 'problem'... a broken bowl with instant noodles and a mess on the bedsheet and blanket!

Boy, was I mad! I was so furious that I took a clothes hanger, charged straight at my child who was happily playing with his toy, and give him a good spanking! He merely cried but not asking for mercy, except a short explanation:

"Dad, I was hungry and there wasn't anymore leftover rice. But you were not back yet, hence I wanted to cook some instant noodles. But I remembered you reminding me not to touch or use the gas stove without any adults around, hence I turned on the shower and used the hot water from the bathroom to cook the noodles. One is for you and the other is for me. However, I was afraid that the noodles will turn cold, so I hid it under the blanket to keep it warm till you return. But I forgot to remind you 'cos I was playing with my toys...I am sorry Dad..."

At that moment, tears were starting to run down my cheeks...but I didn't want my son to see his dad crying so I dashed into the bathroom and cried with the shower head on to mask my cries. After that episode, I went towards my son to give him a tight hug and applied medication on him, while coaxing him to sleep. Then, it was time to clear up the mess on the bed. When everything was done and well past midnight, I passed my son's room, and saw that he was still crying, not from the pain on his little buttock, but from looking at the photograph of his beloved mummy.

A year has passed since the episode, I have tried, in this period, to focus on giving him both the love of his dad and mum, and to attend to most of his needs. And soon, he is turning seven, and will be graduating from kindergarten. Fortunately, the incident did not leave a lasting impression on his childhood memories and he is still happily growing up.

However, not so long ago, I hit my boy again, with much regret. This time, his kindergarten teacher called, informing me of my son's absence from school. I took off early from work and went home, expecting him to explain. But he wasn't to be found, so I went around our house, calling out his name and eventually found him outside a stationery shop, happily playing computer games. I was fuming, brought him home and whack the hell out of him. He did not retaliate, except to say, 'I am sorry, Dad'. But after much probing, I realized that it was a 'Talent Show' organized by his school and the invite is for every student's mummy. And that was the reason for his absence as he has no mummy.....

Few days after the caning, my son came home to tell me, the kindergarten has recently taught him how to read and write. Since then, he has kept to himself and stayed in his room to practise his writing, which I am sure, would make my wife proud, if she was still around. 'cos he makes me proud too!

Time passes by very quickly, and soon another year has passed. It's winter, and its Christmas time. Everywhere the christmas spirit is in every passer-by...Christmas carols and frantic shoppers....but alas, my son got into another trouble. When I was about to knock off from the day's work, the post office called. Due to the peak season, the post master was also on an edgy mood. He called to tell me that my son has attempted to post several letters with no addressee. Although I did make a promise never to hit my son again, I couldn't help but to hit him as I feel that this child of mine is really beyond control. Once again, as before, he apologized, 'I'm sorry, Dad' and no additional reason to explain. I pushed him towards a corner, went to the post office to collect the letters with no addressee and came home, and angrily questioned my son on his prank, during this time of the year.

His answer, amidst his sobbing, was : The letters were for Mummy.

My eyes grew teary, but I tried to control my emotions and continued to ask him: "But why did u post so many letters, at one time?" My son's reply was: "I have been writing to mummy for a long time, but each time I reach out for the post box, it was too high for me, hence I was not able to post the letters. But recently, when I went back to the postbox, I could reach it and I sent it all at once..."

After hearing this, I was lost. Lost at not knowing what to do, what to say......

I told my son, "Son, mummy is in the heavenly kingdom, so in future, if you have anything to tell her, just burn the letter and it will reach mummy." My son, on hearing this, was much pacified and calm, and soon after, he was sleeping soundly. On promising that I will burn the letters on his behalf, I brought the letters outside, but couldnt help opening the letter before they turn to ash.

And one of the letters broke my heart....

Dear Mummy,

I miss you so much! Today, there was a 'Talent Show' in school, and the school invited all mothers for the show. But you are not around, so I did not want to participate as well. I did not tell Dad about it as I was afraid that Dad would start to cry and miss you all over again. Dad went around looking for me, but in order to hide my sadness, I sat in front of the computer and started playing games at one of the shops. Dad was furious, and he couldnt help it but scolded and hit me, but I did not tell him the real reason. Mummy, everyday I see Dad missing you and whenever he think of you, he is so sad and often hide and cry in his room. I think we both miss you very very much. Too much for our own good I think. But Mummy, I am starting to forget your face. Can you please appear in my dreams so that I can see your face and remember you? I heard that if you fall asleep with the photograph of the person whom you miss, you will see the person in your dreams. But mummy, why havent you appear?

After reading the letter, I cant stop sobbing. cos I can never replace the irreplaceable gap left behind by my wife....

(Notes from the email as well)
For the females with children:

Don't do so much overtime. If you cannot finish the work, it must be some kind of problems within the company, and it is not your sole problem. Feedback to your boss. Endless overtime may not necessary be the answer to the problem. Take care of yourself so that you can treasure and take care of your little precious.

For the married men:

Drink less, smoke less, cos nothing can replace your good health, not even business nor clients.

Try thinking this way, are you able to work till your clients are totally dependent on you? or your boss is totally dependent on you? In this society, no one is indispensable.

Take care of yourself, so that you can take care of your little precious and your loved ones.

For those singles out there:

Beauty lies in loving yourself first.

With confidence and loving yourself, you will see the beauty in other things around you. You will be able to work better and happier. Don't let your health be affected by your work or your boss, so nothing matters more than your well being.

Hope the story was good for you too. Honestly, sometimes I feel that kids know more than what adults think they do. Many times, we feel that kids are just ignorant, that they will never understand the complexity of adult life and should never interrupt in adult matters. However, how true is that? Their innocence and simplicity may actually allow them to feel deeper about certain issues. On the other hand, adults may be plagued by the many distractions and "experiences" in life. Just a penny of my thoughts:)

I will be off to Batam for the weekend!!!:D

Have a brilliant weekend ahead everybody!!~Toodles:)

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1:06 PM

come scuba-rush with me..

Monday, August 16, 2010

I am uber close to signing up..just after I let my parents know, I WILL!

super duper long awaited..

so..ANYONE GAME FOR..

SCUBA-DIVING?!

"I am waiting for you.."

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10:47 AM

BKK, its been a long time..

Thursday, August 5, 2010

..off to BANGKOK in about an hour!!!
and its time to go..shop, shop, SHOP...

P.S. The Airport's free internet service is just abit *ahem* LAGGY!!

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5:02 PM

love at ALL sights..

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

"Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle." -Amy Bloom

I will love to create this miracle with you.

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8:14 PM

for the youngest chung in the family~

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIL' SISTER~
no longer a teen!!hohoho
so actually you are not that little anymore..
but still..always my younger sister:)
hope you like your presents!!!
LOVE LOVE~

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11:07 PM

me or you?

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Is it me or is it you?-fine its me.
hey..you do not need to "exclaim" at me!
its YOUR choice, so why do I need to decide?!
Just do whatever that suits you!
If you want me to have dinner with you instead,
JUST SAY SO!
I will be more than willing to stay behind and wait for you.
I told you, one day you will get tired.
I told you so.
Now I am sure you believe that that was not a lie.

Back to..
lazing on the couch on a home-alone Saturday evening.

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5:16 PM

Trust versus Love

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Its been more than a month since I updated this space. Its really really challenging to juggle work (which takes up almost my entire day), family-time, dates, friends meet-ups..now I wonder why many people say that they have hardly any social life after entering the "rat-race". And weekends never seem so short=S Oh wells..on the brighter side, WORK IS ENDING IN 2 DAYS!!! And productivity level in office since monday is as good as 40%?!?! HAHA..but honestly, TIME FLIES!! I still remember from the very 1st day of working here, to the countless times I contemplated of quitting, but the wonderful people in my team kept me ~~going~~ staying..and ~~in no time~~ SOON, I will be out of here!!=)

In the midst of trying to clear all my work & follow-ups by today, saving the next 2 days for commission; shredding paper; & floating around the office (to disturb the rest), I had to take a break from all the fussypoopygrumpy customers. All make me so angsty & snappy, so guess who had to take the bash of it?! Yes, I am a not-that-great gf. But still, here is a quote that totally explain how I felt at that very moment..

"To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved."
- George MacDonald

Back to work!!~Toodlefoodle*

Labels: family, friends, I, me, work

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12:51 PM

My Monster's Birthday!!!

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DEAR!!
I know it was not a big celebration,
nothing different, definitely not extraordinary..
But still, hope you..
like the present;
had a crazy laugh (at me) reading the card;
enjoyed your day;
and had a fatabulous time:)
I LOVE YOU!!♥

next up..our little getaway!!!
CAN'T WAIT!!!!=D

Labels: birthday, love

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11:34 PM

on a rollercoaster crank.

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Tonight is gonna be a good night.
Tonght is gonna be a good good night.

Im majorly cranky today..or rather for the later part of the day..

I was chirpy like a bird this morning..the ol' usual self, happy to be out having breakfast on a sunny Saturday morning with the family after such a LONG hiatus..the good ol' times of vegetable shopping and what nots. But hey family time is always heartwarming,.

Then I was looking forward to IKEA, and a whole afternoon of "us-time"..but something struck & im not so much myself anymore...the weird part, it was not on-going, it came in spasms...
moments of angst,
moments of irritations,
moments of snappy-ness,
plenty of loneliness..
& it all got worse when the night fell..
Not that I had no one there for me..
*Thanks for asking me to join you at DblO.
*Thanks for inviting me to ButterFac.
*Thanks for offering a long drive to somewhere.
But I just wanted to stay away,
and not ruin anybody's Saturday night!
Emo? ~~Maybe.~~ Definitely.
About what? I have no idea myself.
So all I can think about now..is to..
bury my head into my pillow,
close my eyes,
and wish for a better tomorrow.

Maybe its just the tiredness and fatigue accumulated over the entire week hitting me real hard..
My mummy commented I looked very tired, and that I have been sleeping so late every night, which is actually quite a norm for me. But I guess I forgot about the part that, my usual wake up time during the semester is 9 or 10am? while I got to roll out of bed at 6plus or latest 7am now..

Sucks to feel like crapshit on a Saturday night.
Its been a long long time since I felt like this.
So suck it up girl,
and time to listen to mummy, dry my hair & go to bed.
Tomorrow will be a better day.
Tuition, Shopping, PC-show, Dinner...Yes it will be.

Labels: family, friends, me

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11:23 PM

partyig is my job?

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Hello world, it has been AGES!!!!=P Anyways, life has been great!! The two weeks after exams was just outings, pigging out, PARTIES, dates=D, sleep, LONG naps, family-time, etc..shiok ttm!!wheeeeee!!! Just too much to write and share here..such a pity. Too bad such life cannot continue ~~forever~~ for the entire summer hols..especially when I need some funds for my short trip=D, funky gadgets that I am still considering, SHOPPING(!!), etc..such a pity (again). What to do? Life is never a bed of roses..HAHA

So to earn the moolah, I AM WORKING!!! yes, Alicia Chung is working during the holidays, amazing right?!=) so now I am busy busy BUSY..all fun&enjoyment happenings have been pushed to the backseat, or at least the later seats (only after work)..OH, and on top of my oh-so-boring office work, I have also (re)started giving tuition to one of my (ex)student..AND just today, she got back her test results, she improved from a F to an A!!! Brilliant yeah?! super duper happy for her!!!!=D All the nagging and pushing paid off!! whoots!!! Now its about maintaining the grade..hoho

Tmr is WEDNESDAY! Its a SPECIAL DAY.loveloveLOVE=D then Thursday, then FRIDAY!! We are going to have a drunkard gathering!!all the gossips, games, food, booze & fun!!!

Since there is just too much to blurt&tell, & I already took FOREVER to type the first (& last) 2 paras, plus I am getting tired, also being the ever-so-lazy me, I shall just post a LOVEly picture to end this post sweeeeeetly=D

Sweet dreams world~Toodles~

Labels: friends, I, me

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9:31 PM

The Sound of Settling

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

I have lost my drive and inspiration to blog these few days..maybe because things are settling, no more wild parties, no more crazy drinking games, no more dumb emoangsty nights..(none of all these for now). On the down side, Im left with spinning reports, blabbering presentations, scribbling tests..HOWEVER whenever there is a down, there got to be an up, no? So on the happyshalala note, apart from all the schoolful stuff, in my notsofree time, Im also pretty occupied with movieSSSSS, late night walks, uncountable "visits" to town, endless msging (not when we received our bills though=S)...ah I guess you get the gist=P Haven't felt like this in a while, and Im loving it=)

Heyy Mr. Noisy, I AM UPDATING MY BLOG!! You see, just for you ok!! Better be honoured!haha=P Anyways about what we were chatting about just now, he might seemingly be a "better catch" then or whatever, but there is no turning back now. Even if I can U-turn, I will choose not to. So dun harbour any hopes of getting rid of this leech!!=)

Today, due to last minute change of plans, I managed to have dinner with the usuals..& today's over-dinner conversation is soooooo ~~wrong~~ (ermmm)interesting(?). so much so that, ZP refused to see the picture of a woman drinking "milk" from a glass..hilarious shit. Should have seen V's face of disgust..HAHA. (p.s V, I think you should clear your history folder if any!!=S)..but hey, I think its good to know some of such terms..I mean at least be aware that seemingly innocent terms can also mean otherwise!!=P BKK? SB? haha

Shutter Island is coming out!!!
WHO WANTS TO WATCH WITH ME?=P

Whoever that "lucky" soul is,
BE WARNED: HIGH risk alert!!
May become deaf; may get a popcorn shower(if I do get any); probable (sudden)tugs at your arm..

It's time for block comm duty..downgraded to a packer & deliverywoman=S
Toodles~

P.S. When will I get to meet you? ♥

Labels: friends, I, random, school

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8:23 PM

Who is the lucky girl?

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

~~I am still in a state of shock.~~ No, I am exaggerating. But honestly, why didn’t you push me away? I am really curious. I was fully aware of what I was doing, but don’t ask me why I did it. It just felt right. Where did all that courage of mine come from?! Beats me. First time ever, & I promise you, it will be the last. Simply because nobody else can make me do that like you did, nobody.

People’s tongues have wagged. People have questioned the “speed” of everything. People have judged. But I don’t really care. Since that very day I have never looked back, never questioned, never regretted People will never know or understand. Simply because they are not us.

I like how I can blabber on for hours & yet you never seem bored of listening to my nonsense (Maybe you are secretly dying of boredom, just that you don’t show it or I am in denial..HAHA). & yet at times, we can just sit next to each other in silence, & not feel the least bit of awkwardness.

I am definitely not one Barbie girl (the one you were looking for way back in poly if I am not wrong?). Just one open, direct, blunt, ditzy….average girl. But still you accept me for who I am. & I ought to thank my lucky stars to have found someone like you. Fate you call it. If so, I am grateful and honoured to have such a fate.

I ♥ you.

P.S. I won’t let you down too=)

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11:32 PM

One more month..

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

this semester will be over SOON..Seriously, isn't it abit too fast? I mean..IT FEELS LIKE SEP JUST ENDED!!geees..

Honestly, this is not the best semester (acaedemic-wise) I am having..just Financial Markets is enough to suck the life out of me..I am ALWAYS lost..forever playing catch-up=( Since this week is a rather quiet week for me (for both school commitments & outings), I AM GOING TO SPAM FINANCIAL MARKETS! Oh yeah, you ~~heard me~~ read it right. Omgomgomg, ALSO NEGOTIATIONS & E-COMMERCE!! & COMM MGT PRESENTATION!!!=O okay thats ~~almost~~ EVERYTHING already..All of these by Friday!!! ~~If not no chalet for me on Saturday!!~~ Wait, I promised Ivan already..brilliant eh? So by hook or by crook I must get all this ~~SHIT~~ work done..& the race starts today=)

No pain, no gain yea? Just 2 weeks plus more & things will be much much better..BREATHE!!!!

p.s. I FINALLY got my blackberry baby!!!=D
Off to slog..Toodles my friends.

Labels: me, rants, school

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2:45 PM

19th of March

Friday, March 19, 2010

♥
~blessed

Labels: I

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11:54 PM

A roaring start..

Thursday, March 11, 2010

As I promised..my CNY post=)
Its been eonssss since I had a photo post..
I think this is the 1st since I return from DK=P
So, ENJOY!!

Rocks to have sisters yea?!=)

Some of my cousins..

This CNY was full of snapsnapSNAP..see the feet picture? Even mummy joined in! How cool..haha..so afterall CNY is not only about colecting redpackets & munchies=P

Some random shots..

Grandaunty's blooming Orchids;

Granny with Eug;

the twins of the Chung-family.

CRAB ATTACK!!! My 1st crab since I return..it was sooooo SCRUMTUOUS!!!nomnomnom...who needs to be glam when there is crab waiting on the table?!

Daddy & Amanda

Don't ask me why he was sooo happy. Maybe he was tickled by the fact that they were wearing similar prints? Beats me.

Mummy & her 2 younger princesses=D

And of course..

the elder sister & the little sister

Kiddo time!!!=D

Weclome the princesses & the prince

Honestly, there is NEVER enough playing time with them..Adorable to the max!!!!

Introducing our heels that almost ate up our feet on the 1st ofof CNY..okay at least mine almost did..THANK GOODNESS NO BLISTERS!!!

The Chung-Family

(sze yan jiejie & yan ee are missing though.COME BACK SOON DEARS!!!)

Photos for cny can be found HERE.

Over this CNY, we got to know this 4 handsome/pretty dogs!!

If you know me well enough, I am was afraid of dogs..ask my family, & they can tell you all my stories..but I think I am over it (with the exception of a couple of them though)..So when I got to meet these 4-legged-friends..I was one happy trooper!=))

Introducing..

Top-Left: My #1-ASH

Top-Right: My #2- MIFFY

Bottom-Left: My #3- DUFFY

Bottom-Right: My #4- WOOFY

Initially, Duffy was my favourite, because he is the most handsome one of the lot! (YES. I am superficial!) But he refuses to take a nice picture with me(!!), so...

..on the 2nd day of CNY, I declared Ash my #1 officially. He is definitely not as good-looking as Duffy, BUT he has a better character..Poor boy, got bullied by Duffy, look at the "hole" on his head in the bottom righthand picture..he was bleeding=( Thankfully he is all well now!!=)

So the 3 of us together with K brought the 4 waggies for a longlong walk; from Clarke Quay, down Boat Quay, to the Merlion, Esplanade, Bugis and all the way back again..got "a tad" much attention along the way..But it was one great walk!!=)

Trot-Trot-Trot.

One helluva experience=D

Oh-so-RED.

Then we headed back to the studio apartment..and started playing-KTVing-camwhoring..funfunFUN..

All photos taken during our time with the huskies are HERE.

Overall CNY was quite a blast this year. We supposedly had less visiting to do, but for some reason we were seemingly busier than the past years. It was definitely a nice time to catch up with everybody (esp those that I did not meet till CNY) after a good 5 months away from home=)

Now I can't wait for the next CNY=)

For now, Toodles~

Labels: cny, family, friends

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4:46 PM

Nothing is impossible.

Friday, March 5, 2010

"Its unrealistic, but its not impossible."
(:

Labels: random

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8:54 PM

M for Missng..

Sunday, February 28, 2010

M for Missing Chinese New Year.
Today is the last day of CNY=( [Updates in a later post!]

M for Missing the deals in NATAS.
So the rest have booked their flights to Japan. Off they are going in May. I guess this time, I will really not be joining them. Im sorry girls. I will really really love to, but I am juggling with other options and Japan is too expensive for a poor uni-student like me=( Like you all probably have figured by now, I honestly can't decide where I should go. I am going to Bangkok in August; I will most likely be going to Club Med in July; I should be going Thailand if the plans were not talk-only; I want to go back to Denmark (or Europe in general-if the gathering actually materialises)..These are the ones that are confirmed/under serious consideration. And knowing me, other craz ideas can pop up along the way. But for now, that's it. Back to the NATAS fair, there were some really good deals offered, but I had to give everything a miss, cus I had no fixed-concrete plans just yet.Sighs.

M for Missing February.
End of Feb means start of Mar, which also means more deadlines, more work. End of Feb also means no more public holiday until Apr, how gross is that. Nevermind, it's up to me to make Mar a better month=)

M for Missing YOU.
Maybe I am in denial too, but I choose to believe those were heart-felt words. Whether you remember what you said, ~~it dosen't matter~~. I just wanted to tell you that, your words made someone break into a silly grin & they truly made her day!!♥

~& suddenly 28th Feb isn't that bad after all=)

Labels: cny, friends, me, random, trips

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11:01 PM

A Festive Weekend..

Sunday, February 14, 2010

1) HAPPY belated BIRTHDAY JIE!!
omgomgOMG..u r ALMOST a quarter century old!! Now that sounds old!! HAHA but no worries, always young at heart!!=P Hope you like the birthday presents from us..and of course the celebrations/dinner..Honestly, Im jealous cus I will NEVER be privileged enough to have my bday with new year's eve!! I still owe u a cake=( but I need to perfect it before I can serve it up to u...I don't wanna be laughed at by u!! And lastly, GOOD THINGS MUST SHARE!!! I know u have SIX bottles of good stuff there, come on!!!=P
2) HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR=)
May one and all have a ROARING year ahead!!!! Reunion dinner was da-bomb..ate till all of us almost exploded..haven't felt so full in such a long time!!*BURP* This year Daddy&I made a trip down to Chinatown after reunion dinner..This is one of the VERY FEW rare ocassions I don't mind shuffling & squeezing through the sweaty crowd..haha..one note though, I think its so dumb to "CLOSE" PEDESTRIANS CROSSINGS..We had to make such huge detours, so we could only hear the fireworks "boomboomboom" & saw the last 5seconds of it..oh wells!! Later it will be time for house-visiting..the harsh fact is, I am not as excited about it as I used to be..but of course I am still looking forward to meeting my relatives, indulging in the goodies, collecting angbaos=P note: will update about this after everything!!
3) HAPPY VALENTINES' DAY..
Okay maybe because of the CNY hype, Valentines' day seemed to have taken the backseat this year..but still May everyone have a oh-so-romantic day with your loved one(s)..

Okay I got to be up in about 1 hour to start the annual-visiting-routine going..And because I don't want to be greeted with puffyeyes/ping-pong sized eyebags, I SHOULD GO BACK TO BED NOW!!~Toodles

p.s. I know this sounds petty/childish/immature..but hey YOU BROKE YOUR PROMISE..that was your ONE&ONLY move & you chose to break it. Since we pretended nothing happen/was said (for months that is)..Why not let the silence continue?

Labels: birthday, cny, family, friends, rants

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6:43 AM

all the way from singapore..

Thursday, February 11, 2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL!!!
remember our deal..
party in summer if I return=D
Hope you had a blasting time back home..
and cheers to all the many happy returns to come!!!
p.s. CHECK YOUR INBOX!=)

Labels: birthday, friends

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11:43 PM

Blood boiled.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

BLOOD-BOILING PISSED!!!! urghhhhh..How I wish there is somebody here, to be my "punching bag"; for me to scream at; for me to bite; for me to swear at; for me to throw a petty-pissy-fit at; for me to lean on & bawl; to give me a big comforting hug & tell me that everything is going to be fine..How I wish there is somebody here.

Then again, I pity that somebody. Who will be so ~~stupid~~ crazy to take that position right? If ever there is any guy who is wiling to take in all my bitchy-nonsense, ~~I will marry him~~*Terms & Conditions Apply-HAHA

Breathe in, breathe out.
I feel much better already.phew

Labels: me, rants

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8:20 PM

Where is the moolah?

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Obviously I have not done what I was supposed to=S
I have not touched the photos AT ALL.
Just looking at the no. of photo albums on my desktop,
SCARES ME.
No matter what, I will have to get it done.
Just the matter of time right?
I guess I will just blog about my trips as and when,
& randomly slot them into my regular updates=)

Anyways its now the 2nd week of school,
School is still bearable at the moment,
cos' TUTORIALS HAVE NOT START!
So I shall keep further comments about school till later.

Also the 2nd week in Raffles Hall (RH).
Hall-life is definitely more happening.
I never expected myself to prefer RH to SH.
Come on, SH is a ~~spankingly~~ newer hall.
& I have heard stories about RH being boring.
Being the ever-superficial me,
I thought I will like SH much much more.
But I was wrong.
People play a huge role in hall-life, for sure.
I am not that superficial after all=P

EVERYBODY...I NEED A PART TIME JOB!!!
I desperately need to earn&save money.
Looking at the potential summer-plans,
then thinking about the $$$ needed,
I want to faint.
A peek at my drawing board:
- Graduation trip with X-ers
Although Im graduating 1sem after them, we decided we must do our gradtrip together. USA (roadtrip)? Egypt? Europe (most likely not)?
- Summer School
I want to experience school with fieldtrips!! this will be in Copenhagen (DENMARK!!!!=D then I can visit!!),
- Overseas Internship
Preferably Europe!! This will be slightly less harmful to my pocket, cos' at least I will have some incoming funds! But the details for the above-mentioned is not out. So now I got to wait patiently.
- Scuba Diving Lessons
Like what dearest Xinlin mentioned, I talk about learning for YEARS already..so its HIGH time I get down to doing it=)
I guess I will choose 1 among the 1st 3.
Fourth is a MUST(:
My parents being the best, paid for my entire SEP.
& that was one helluva truckload(s) of $$$.
So I decided..if Im going anywhere this summer,
It will be OUT OF MY OWN POCKET.
no more zapping moolah from daddy&mummy.
Explains my desperate NEED for a part-time!
Either that, or I got to eat grass (& no shopping) for this sem=S

Back to job/intern-hunting.
Toodles~
p.s. I really really wish to go back to dk & visit.

Labels: me, raffles, random, school

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1:45 AM

From a distance..

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Everytime I look at the online-list,
I secretly wish I would see you there.
But i never did. Didn't you promise?
Everytime I check my mail,
I cross my fingers that I see your reply.
& if I do, any initial disappointment just disappears
So what is it that I am experiencing?

I am getting really lazy,
or is it just the whole mood im running into?
It's like I want/must/have to/should blog,
(the growing heap of backlogs is just going to squash me flat soon)
but I just cannot get started. Urgh.
AND SCHOOL HAS STARTED!

Let's see, what I have..
-TEN travelling posts
-Days in Aarhus (various parts!)
-Photos & outings since I returned

Since its only the 1st week of school,
I should fully utilise it, & update as much as I can.
Before all the text/projects/readings/tests overwhelm me.

& on random note, I think I have 4 stomachs like a cow.
I had supper (a very filling one) at 11.45pm.
AND I AM HUNGRY NOW!~moooooooo

Its almost 5.00am, & I have a lecture at 10.00am.
Wait, Im suppose to meet MJ for breakfast at 8.30am.
NOT SLEEPY=(
But I should at least try to sleep off the growling-hunger.
Off to count sheeps.Toodles~
If only I had you here to hug&tug me in.

Labels: me, random

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4:48 AM

My Virgin Dive

Pay And Dive In

Who stole the Mooncake from the Mooncake box?

under control, not under controlling

You broke your very 1st promise..

Settled Dust yet?

The Irreplaceable Void

come scuba-rush with me..

BKK, its been a long time..

love at ALL sights..

for the youngest chung in the family~

me or you?

Trust versus Love

My Monster's Birthday!!!

on a rollercoaster crank.

partyig is my job?

The Sound of Settling

Who is the lucky girl?

One more month..

19th of March

A roaring start..

Nothing is impossible.

M for Missng..

A Festive Weekend..

all the way from singapore..

Blood boiled.

Where is the moolah?

From a distance..

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