Back from Phuket

I'm back! I've spent the whole of today recuperating at home. Sleeping, online, sleeping, online.
I shan't talk much about Phuket, until i get the complete set of pictures from Boo, as MSN has failed us badly. Hahhaa. But i've leeched alittle from boo, and posted them in Friendster, in case you're interested.

I miss Phuket terribly, coz over at Phuket, all we have to do is sleep, wake up, eat breakfast and decide what we want to do for the day.
Coming back to Singapore, reality crashes back, and i'm reminded of the responsibilities that i'm stuck with, the hectic work schedule that i've planted myself into - all for the sake of money!

I'm gonna work hard, for the coming Bali holiday in Feb. If that doesn't surface, i'll then probably go over to Bangkok or Hongkong for some big time Shoppping in May! (well that's my plan for now..)

So i'm pretty much stuck with work for what's left of Nov. I need jobs for Dec....so if there's any job that pays pretty good, dont forget me ya?

I'll be working for Lucidol from the 27th nov -3rd Dec at Bugis. It's apparently a road show of sorts. Do drop by if you're free, as i've got this gut feeling that i'll be extremely bored working there for 7 whole days. Bah!

pre holiday ramblings

Look! He's gonna be fine! Pebbles is recovering well, with his shoulder injury reduced to a scab, and he's all active and happy again, running around with tiger lily. Probably looking alittle fur mangled and bald, but i'm glad that he pulled through, besides what's a boy without scars?! my sweet natured hammie boy!

I'll be off to Phuket in a matter of hours, and i'm so excited! Last i've stepped into phuket was when i was primary 3! I'd sure hope that it wouldn't rain too much.
Went to surf around for activities to do in Phuket and here goes the results, click here to take a look at what phuket has to offer.

We intend to visit Phi phi island, and we should be staying in a hotel overlooking Kata Beach, if my information isn't wrong. Boo managed to book a hotel with a cute name. It's called Sugar Palm resort. =) Let's just hope that it looks just as good as their website pictures shows in the site, alright? Haha.. That's about all for now!

I'll be back on the 21st! ta ta!

poor pebby

It's me! i'm back!! I'm so done with exams! It's my official first day of bumming, and i haven't been doing anything at all. Felt alittle lost, and still... Lost.

I came home and had a shock!


My poor pebbles ( no he's not dead! and the red stuff isn't his gut, but a slice of fresh plum) , he got stuck between the edge of his cage, and the running wheel! He was wedged at the corner, upside down, and wet for god knows how long!
When i first saw him, my heart stopped for a moment and i screamed.
I thought he was dead... until he started kicking his legs mid air again. then i yanked the wheel to free my poor little pebby. He plopped down and lay still for a moment, before sitting up.

Coming home to a bleeding animal isn't fun alright! My pebby is now resting in the "ICU" tank, where i laid out napkins on the tank, to watch over him. The poor thing is recuperating well, but he has constant bad dreams from the ordeal, so he sleeps very little.

Being an animal nurse isn't fun. I was so afraid that Pebby would pass away in his sleep!
Luckily he's doing well, my little patient. His wound is rather deep, and ive applied antiseptic cream and aloe vera gel to speed up the recovery process.

beef Lagsane

I had Beef Lagsane for dinner yesterday!
He made them right from the scratch! A surprise dinner!
It was oozing with beef and button mushrooms! Absolutely yummilicious!

Oh well.. probably alittle too much on the minced beef, but sure beats the commercialised ones that i've eaten so far =)

Mmmm Mmmmm! Sweet!


Ps: i went home with a HUGE bag of Tow Kay Noi seaweed. No i dont mean the jumbo bag..
what i meant is..12 packets of medium sized seaweed! Ho ho ho!
Boo's momma decided to purchase a carton of Tow Kay Noi seaweed in assorted flavours, and i.. (ho ho ho) get a share in it!

Multiple treats in a night! =)
Sounds a little thick for me to be boasting, but i'm a lucky girl!
*plasters a huge smile on my face!*

great buys!

Post focus group, i got myself this cute little necklace that i've been eyeing at since forever! Actually, i lusted for it before i entered hermit mode for studying. Didnt quite have the chance to get to town to shop around leisurely. Oh i'm so deprived!

While i was shopping, i decided to get a puff ball to beautify my phone... so i was contemplating this black puff between a white puff. After much decision weighing, i settled for the black puff, coz it went along better with the gmask design, and the white one looked like a clump of cotton after continuous staring. I had the urge to use the white ones to clean my ears!

Oh i just have to say this! I saw Thomas Ong earlier! He's Sooooooo Cute! Actually more like boyishly handsome. And he's not as tall as i thought him to be. Ho ho ho...
To see an eye candy in person... it's such a pleasing thought! Though the boo doesnt seem quite pleased about me gushing over a cutie. Awww....




I bought this necklace online. the 3 dangly bits are actually a flower, butterfly and dragonfly, and each of them have a different rhinestone color. Love it to bits... but the only problem that is stopping me from loving it even more, is the fact that i look absolutely horrible wearing gold! Wearing the necklace gave me a "jaundiced" suffering look. *sigh* I didnt even get the chance to bring this necklace out for a walk once!
I never realised how bad i look in gold, until i bought this necklace.
Well, if anyone's interested in this pretty thing.. let me know ya.. i'll let it go for a good price. No point leaving such a pretty piece sit around to collect dust.

bitching day

Know what's my problem?
I either stop blogging for days, or i keep blogging like crazy. Entry after entry in the same day. Ha!

Just came home from a focus group. This is the first time that i've ever attended one, and i'd say that it's rather interesting to take part in it, after all, what kind of marketing student would i be, to not experience or at least know what a focus group is all about?!

I started out being really uneasy and shy... (ok not literally shy. but i held back my comments alittle, because i wanted to observe people.. )
there were like 7 of us in total, including the moderator. And they served us Sushi for dinner! Hoo! 2 boxes of Sakae Sushi!!
Though i'd say that it was abit of a hassle trying to stuff sushi in your mouth, and to make conversation at the same time.

Discussed skincare with ladies of my age group, and i'd say that our personalities are just so different. Some are quieter, while there's this ONE particular girl that's quite a chatter. She kind of dominates the entire discussion, giving the quieter ones little chance to take part, which from the Marketing Research point of view is a TABOO!

It's a group discussion girlie, not a personal face to face interview - the people do not really want to HEAR everything that YOU have to say. They wanted an even distribution of inputs and outputs.

It's amazing how she can really stuff her mouth and be able to speak that much at the same time. Wow! Amazing talent that i wouldnt ever want to possess.
I'd say that being opinionated is something, but in reality, after much thoughts on my way home, i'll say that she's an obnoxious pushover...someon who never quite bother to stop and "reflect". Her comments, her mannerism...and the vibe i got from her, i felt disgusted.

It got me wondering... if aquaintance and people who dont know me better... would they think that i'm an overwhelming pushover too? Someone who talks too much, dominates conversation and never gives a chance to the quieter ones to share their views and thoughts? I hope not.

When the session ended, i noticed that her phone's Gmask design was one of those in my top choices...and so being nice and trying to make conversation, i said to her... "ooh i nearly got that design for my phone.., it's pretty" and flashed my megawatt pearlies.

Her reply after she got a glimpse of my phone... "oh i chose that design for my phone coz i didnt like my phone to be too purple."

Bitch!
Didnt your mom ever taught you what's social suicide?
She just had to end the day making me hate her! No one gets away insulting my property!

FYI: she's a metal spec nerd girl with long pony tail, wearing frumpy tee shirt and jeans . High protruding forehead like a luo han fish.
If she walks past me in the streets, i doubt i'll recognise her, coz she's as interesting as a concrete road....

No face, no style, no figure and so obnoxiously noisy!
If you're nice, at least there's a redeeming factor, but seriously... i doubt so.

exams, complaints and ramblings

Phew! one more paper to go, and i'll be done with exams this semester! i'm so sick of studying for exams! Nothing much fun happened to me since i went into "dull" mode.
But everything isn't THAT bad. Studying in Macs with Zoe as usual proved to be rather entertaining.

Found some time mid papers for alittle breather, so boo and I caught the movie "the departed" over the weekends, and i'd say that the movie was pretty well done.
Since Quacks is on leave for the rest of Nov, he's got lots of time to slack, play games, while i sit pitifully on another side reminding myself to study.

Haa, but for most of the time, i'll be succumb to the "dark"side, doing anything but studying. (yah, it's bad, i knoooww). Catching up on my sleep was definitely one very important thing i've been busy with, and we also watched the whole of "Kyle Xy" season 1 after dinner yesterday. It's mystifying, and it's all abt a boy who woke up in a forest, naked, with no belly button,incredibily smart and no freaking idea who he is, and where he came from...and whom they decided to name KYLE.
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Mom experienced a tyre puncture 2 mornings ago, and i can't quite decide if the ordeal is amusing or dumb. Apparently the puncture happened at leedon heights area while she was sending the brother to school. Flabbergasted, she didn't know what to do, but went on driving til she reached.... Holland V. (I'm amazed at the distance the flatties could travel).

While on the other hand, Poor Daphne sits alone at home in the wee hours of the morning, waiting for her breakfast to arrive... received a phonecall from mom, announcing that the tyres went flat. Ahhh.. at this point in time...*press the pause button, u can virtually head the birds chirping away at the window*, i have to tell u yet another story, before proceeding with the story..

Mommy's the really cool headed, independent type of woman, where in any crisis would still be calm, and knows exactly what to do. so you may wonder...how calm can she be? Well, if the sky falls, she'll prop it up somehow... If you faint... she wonders if you're having a seizure, and naturally pry open your mouth, lest the "faintee" bites his/her tongue (trust me... my mouth was pried open before, but that's another story..) or if the brother slipped in the toilet...comes to her shieking, with a bleeding tongue, she'll pale but still be able to perform the normal, rinse ur mouth routine, as though as he's just brushing his teeth, before assessing damages, then sending him to the hospital for stitches.

The only crisis that my super mommy ain't cool, would be car related problems.
I swear she nearly cried and had a lost puppy face when she realised that the car couldnt start, after shopping one fine saturday. I suggested that the battery could be down, and solutions that we could use, to get the car "alive." but that was years back.

Well, flat tyres is just as bad. So Hungry Daphne had to rescue her...rather... just be there to smile and reassure her that everything's gonna be alright.
After all, i doubt anyone would think that i'm the sort who knows how to change the tyres, do you?

Boo sacrificed his sleep, dropped by and see what he could do to help and all. But we lack the necessary equipment to change the tyres, so after 2 hours of frantic search for tools and all, we've decided to get AA to tow the stupid car to dad's appointed workshop when they're finally up for business.
Seems to me that most car workshops aren't opened 24 hours! and cars usually love to break down at unusual hours.
After the entire ordeal.. it's sad to know that i was still breakfastless. *pouts*

I took a short nap, then got myself a subway sandwich to make up for my lack of breakfast.