Enticing Sale Fail.

While out on my usual rounds of online window shopping this afternoon, I came across this wonderfully "discounted" item.

Lol. Marketing fail too?

twinkle twinkle little stars

This is what kept me busy for 4 hours straight. From 1.30 am - 5.30 am in the morning. =__=

I had 7 sheets of coloured paper - each the size of 50 X 70 cm. I had to cut strips of 4 cm width, join 2 long strips together, fold them to the shape of an origami star, and press them into shape. While I was doing that, I was watching the 1970's 'Aristocats' as well. *chuckle* I needed something to keep me awake for that long! Btw, these stars were made for a little fair held by the children's ministry at Coos.

So after the grueling and pretty mundane process, the stars were finally complete! Yay!! :D Here they are, all 39 of them :)

This is what's left at the end of it. I guess the hot picks were the yellow and orange ones! I think I might string them up with some nylon and hang them at my door or something.

*~Happy Christmas!~*

0_0

I heard news about 2 people who passed on within the same day.
1 of an autistic boy who committed suicide.
The other of my late grandma's sister.

:(

While one is perplexing, the other just feels like. hmm. almost nothing, yet quite sad at the same time. I just remember her girth, and calling her 'Yi-por'.

And I passed by 2 funerals today too!
What gives?

happy holidays

My holidays have unofficially officially started!! (It was supposed to start 3 weeks back but had unofficial studio days till my tutor left for his own vacation. Yay!!)

I was extremely stressed out on fri-sat, having been trying to make models on Friday, but for the life of me, couldn't get anything out that was worthy of a studio session. I was experimenting with the properties of materials - ok it's not so technical, but I had to find out which plastics could melt and which couldn't, which metals I could solder and which couldn't, etc etc. So it was all this experimenting and getting frustrated and ultimately NOT getting a 'dynamic' model out. BARF.

It was also very tiring for me - having really late nights / no sleep at all at least once a week for several weeks and my enthusiasm for design was running on near zero. Fortunately, E and H decided that they'd cook up a story to explain my non-presence for studio. *whew*

So N and I went out and enjoyed ourselves immensely on Sat night and the whole of Sunday. :) We went to TM to get a bunch of Christmas presents for his sunday-school kids and family, and I got to help him choose gifts and basically unwind. Wheeee~

Sunday was especially great - I was still feeling frazzled from the crazy school work and stress, and N was feeling crappy abt work and some other personal matters. In any case, we still went for church service.

I strained my hip a couple of days back - after rushing up a flight of stairs and it suddenly got injured and though the pain was periodic, but it was nagging and still painful nonetheless. N remarked about how I should just go upfront during service so that someone could pray for me whether or not my symptoms were prophesized. ( Ok I'm not doing a really good job at explaining this, but basically right after worship, some pastors would go upfront and say "whoever has a back / hip / shoulderache or some other maladies / I sense someone with a defeated spirit" that kind of thing, and people would go up front so that other pastors would pray for them).

The best thing was that a pastor prophesized for both of us, so we went up together. I got prayed for by this guy called Shaun / Shawn / Sean and he prayed for my hip. My hip felt warm and fuzzy during the prayer and after praying for abt 5 mins, he told me to test my hip out, since I wasn't sure that my hip was entirely healed. So I did a couple of rather extreme twists and turns and felt as if my hip joint had been oiled and as if nothing had happened at all! Praise the Lord for this miraculous healing! :D

I was so glad that God healed me, but I was still curious as to why I sustained that injury out of the blue. Shaun mentioned that these kind of physical inflictions may have no definite explanations and that some of them can only be defined within the spiritual realm. I knew that there was a cause for my injury and only realised it when N replied "It's because you were getting too stressed and allowed the evil spirits to get to you". It was then that it dawned on me that God was trying to get me to turn to Him and put everything in His hands and not get too flustered by stressful situations.

After the service, I still felt like that there were pains in my hip, but I quickly brushed them aside and continually told myself that "God has healed my hip. Back off you demons!" That carried on for the whole day and I'm glad to declare that there's no more pain left! :D

Besides the wonderful healing I received on Sunday, N's parents, N and I went for a dim sum lunch at AMK and did the usual grocery shopping at the supermarket. N went for a swim as I headed back home, and later met at TM - where I basically went mad. Hurhur. So anyway - my bag obsession was satisfied, N's Christmas obligations were met and it felt really good to just spend the entire day with a loved one. :)

Psst! I got a NLT bible from N as a Xmas gift~

Inspiration

"Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall."
(*Psalms 55:22)

This is the memory verse pasted on a nice green piece of cardboard given to my brother by his cell leader. But somehow I feel that God has planted it there for me to speak to me when I most need it.

There are many things that are hovering around me now. But I am glad that God has sustained me through this tough times. I know C is also facing a lot of stress now, so this verse is also dedicated to you my dear.

I know it is difficult, but let us walk this dusty road together hand in hand.

splendid sunsets

Since it's my blog birthday today, I shall put up some lovely pictures of various sunsets I took over the past 2 weeks or so. Never have I seen such a continual series of rather brilliant light shows before :)

22 Nov '08

23 Nov '08

27 Nov '08

29 Nov 08

Crescent moon and stars :) I think it might be Venus and Jupiter instead~

iron-WO-man

I spent a good part of the day (2.5 hrs in fact!) sleeping away the most excruciating pain I face every month. I'm sure you can guess what's happened. Haha.

So anyway there I was, huddled like a fetus, with cushy comforting pillows squished all around me, trying to breathe normally, and just praying that the pain would go away. It went on for about say..30-40 mins before it dissipated and tired out from the intensity, I slept like a baby for the rest of the time.

During the period I was half awake with the room spinning right before my eyes, I was wondering about the pain pregnant women all over the world experience prior to actually giving birth; where they go ha-ha-hoo, ha-ha-hoooooooo, practising whatever they've learnt in pre-natal class and pushing their limits of tolerance of pain.

It scared me! Just thinking about the agony they face, from a few minutes to a few hours, having tubes, drips and the like stuck in every possible nook and cranny in your body, to doctors telling you instructions ( i think!) and trying to remember it all in while your brain melts to butter and leaks out of your ears. Eeks! Not to mention, exposing the most intimate parts of your body to everyone without a care in the world because you JUST WANT TO GET THE BABY OUT! Lol. Then again, I may just be over-imagining things. I'm sure mommies experience a sense of sheer, unexplainable joy and relief the moment they hear their babies wail. Oh well. Only time will tell, and I'll possibly update this post in a few years to come! Haha. First though, I have to graduate, get a job, and get hitched! Hehe.

And there was light!

This is how I've been working for the past weeks leading to submission. I can't stand florescent brightly-lit rooms while working. It makes me feel fidgety, tired and I'm extremely anal when it comes to light conditions. A simple Ikea lamp and Osram lightbulb (energy saver!) does the trick nicely :) Plus my trusty samsung printer to the right of the picture :D

As I'm typing this, I've mysteriously acquired a red eye - I just finished bathing and it suddenly got really itchy. But I've washed it with Optrex so now it just feels swollen and puffy. GREAT. My sasa said "Did u just watch old men pee pee?" (=___=)

mish mash bish bash

Ok so submission and crit are over, and it's technically MY HOLIDAYS right now, but who has holidays in thesis year?! (DARN!)

I've been 'nua'-ing since Tuesday (crit day) and I wish I'm not seeing my tutor this coming tues again! :( But it's been a pretty eventful break from racking my brains over thesis - I've watched "The Pursuit of Happyness", read "One Fifth Avenue" - pretty fat book, feels rather bimbotic and only got interesting towards the end. Had really good food with N such as fantastic dimsum at AMK and great hainanese curry rice at Beo Cresent. Took a sweltering long walk from Hort Park to the Henderson Waves - fantastic bridge that was crazily high above main traffic, and had lots of great fun!

This is what holidays should be about - feeling absolutely great, with the weight lifted off your shoulders and deserving that good break. But I guess holidays are still a luxury in a student's life - it's still a lot to do with thinking about design 24/7 and trying to lead a normal and fulfilling life. Oh well, at least I've enjoyed my break so far. :)

I can't quite stop thinking about this though!!

I saw it at a dept store while at Vivo with N on Friday, it looked a good size, durable canvas fabric and the colour fit my dress code. But it's ridiculously priced and even though a secret part of me wanted to purchase the bag on foolish impulse, I knew my bank acct would just look at me with teary puppy-dog eyes and I had to banish the thought of acquiring YET another bag. Hurhur.

Btw, it's "NY" on the other side. :D

Ok time to clean up my messy room now. Till later! :D

update - I just went to tangs again to check the canvas bag out. Instead of a light cream colour, it's a dirty light khaki instead! Bah. NEXT!!!

A Walk to Remember

Percy @ the beginning of the journey

Henderson Waves with Percy in the Picture

The Alexandra Arches

The Grated flooring which is not suitable for ppl with acrophobia (fear of heights)



Such a touching scene (Father and Son Time on a Friday)

The nice city view from Henderson Waves

It was a really nice and sunny(*ok it was a little too sunny) day yesterday as we embarked on our little urban adventure through the variety of park connectors linking Hort Park - Telok Blangah Hill Park - Mt Faber Park. All in all it was a really nice walk as we were accompanied by the nice sound of crickets and the scenery of lush greenery to our left and right. It was a really much needed break from all the noise pollution we get at our HDB estates or Shopping Malls. And we just enjoyed each other's company as we trekked towards our destination of Henderson Waves. The grated flooring caused some apprehension to C initially, but somehow I observed during the journey that whenever she was engrossed in the scenery she would be walking without having to hold onto my arm tightly. When we finally reached the Henderson waves bridge, the view was breath-taking as we could see the coastline and also the city skyline. Quite a view to reward us for the effort we took to walk there. Hahah when after that we realised we could just take bus 145 and walk up a flight of stairs and then enjoy the nice view. Perhaps we can do that some other time at night. Think the night view must be different and more enjoyable (*aka more cooling).

After the walk, we headed towards vivocity and rewarded ourselves with the nice and tasty tau sar piah. Unknown to many, the TSP at B2 is really damn shiok. Cos the crust literally breaks up and melts in your mouth. And the paste inside is really savoury and sweet at the same time. Oh lalal. Then C had indulged in beard papa pastry and I savoured the nice Kueh Tu tu from the food republic food court upstairs. And we also had the nicest teh and teh O from the Toast Box there. The young man there really knows how to pull his tea. He even pulls the hot water for shits and giggles. hahaha.

All in all, it was a really nice day. hehehe Thank God for such moments that me and C can share together.

Tis the season to be jolly

It is that time of the year again when shopping centres at orchard road become decorated with dazzling lights and christmas carols get piped through the sound system. However, before all of us can enjoy the festive season we are all pressed with deadlines and tests. Hopefully by christmas I would have cleared what I need to clear and also C would be lifted from her school work burdens. Then we can enjoy the nice christmas weekend together.

Hehe went shopping around centrepoint yesterday after our nice dinner of Pontian Wanton mee. It is really a wonder you can get a nice dinner for two at the price of 9 bucks at downtown orchard. And the quality of the wanton mee was excellent even though C found it a bit off colour yesterday. After dinner we proceeded to walk aimlessly around centrepoint and we found ourselves at Marks and Spencer. Heheh they had 50th Anniversary Paddington Bears gng at 75 bucks (*siao), and soft toy animals that make funny sounds. But best of all they had a wide array of nice smelling soaps, foams and creams which C bought one hehehe. She also bought me a box of mints which was nicely and delicately packed in a metal box that look all so vintage heheh. Thanks dear.

For now, I am just looking forward to next friday where we can go for our nice outing together without any disturbance or any cares. hahaha but now I know C is gng through a trying period so I shall pray that God will give her peace and strength to tide over this difficult period.

blah blah blah

I've been thinking of what to do with my mane for quite a while, ever since I decided to stop trimming my fringe every 2 weeks.

From cutting it short, to having bangs all over again, to cropping it really really short (think Annie Lennox - ok I tried it out in p/s and it looked horrendous). So... should I, cut it short like exhibit 1 - Nicole Ritchie? Or exhibit 2 - Katie Holmes? Meow.. Or technically, I could cut it like Exhibit 2, and wait for it to grow long to evolve to Exhibit 1.

HMM.

sensuous knobs...

up to you to decide...

moop!

Been having a bag binge lately ( if there is even a term for it), where droolicious bags that I come across the interwebs grab my heart and never let go.

Such is the case for the Moop Organic Market Bag. Moop recently introduced the new Grey Organic Market Bag, with delicious golden yellow lining, and that rekindled my love for the Organic Market Bag in Midnight Blue~

Not only are her bags meticulously made, but the fabrics have also been carefully selected and product pictures skillfully composed and taken.

I've always been enamoured by Moop's bags months ago, ever since I stumbled upon it during one of my web-link clicking sessions. Wendy (owner of Moop) designs her bags for the everyday-practical person, with adequate pockets, zippered and not, d-rings for clipping misc. stuff, adjustable straps for tall / short pple, etc, down to the sturdy fabric choices and colours! What's there not to love? *sigh*

She also makes her bags by herself, designing, sewing, cutting, ironing, washing, etc...

The only setback for me is that:-
1) I'm a somewhat self-supporting student (negative savings! boohooooo)
2) People say that I have too many bags already (One can NEVER have too many bags!!)
3) Shipping is a real pain in the ***. (Although I could technically get 2 bags and save costs. Hurhur)

Oh well, I can only hope that Moop will still produce my favourite bag and fabric combinations till I can seriously afford it!! :D

Here's to more daydreams, wishlists and handmade!~

ARGH!!!!!

I was minding my own business, happily watching some youtube videos on my desktop, when I felt something strange was in my hair. Reached out, touched something hard and strange, thought it was yet another beetle, but no!!!!!!!

IT

WAS

A

COCKROACH!!!!!!

*run away screaming*

Well I'm not particularly scared of them, but it's just plain disgusting to find one rummaging around my hair. It smells of garbage meh?!!

RAWR!

The confounding thing was flicked onto my computer table and I swiped it down to the ground where it lay twitching on its back, trying to flip back up.

I was at a loss of what to do, I couldnt bear to touch it nor had I anything to 'kiap' it with.

How?!!?!!!

So I slammed a tissue box on it, thinking it'll knock the wind off the darn muggafudda.

But nooOOo, it continued twitching and squirming with its spindly hairy legs. I took out the insecticide and sprayed at it like there was no tomorrow and it finally got high on the intoxicating fumes. *puke*

Now what?! I had a gross thingamajig that was a full 7cm, not including feelers, the floor was slimy with the spray and such and I wasn't going to let the ants have a feast!

I managed to swipe the body into a plastic bag and yay! dumped it in the bin~

Here's a picture of it:-

I apologise if you were eating something and reading this.

cheryl - 1, cockroach - NONE! :D

swim fest

Been swimming at N's place over the past week or so, and feeling mighty fantastic after each swim.
I started with 12 laps and feeling extremely crappy after that because I forgot to stretch properly. The 2nd time was 20 laps, and the most recent being 30.

Yay! :D

But I also realised that my appetite has increased quite a bit because of the exercise. :P

Oh and I saw a dead hammie at the pet shop today. :( It was lying on its back with its mouth gaping open :( It looked more like a scrawny wet rat than a round floofy puffball I normally associate hammies with.

Boohoo. :( Fortunately I managed to get the attention of the pet store assistant (it was ard 9.30am) and he actually took a plastic bag to rid the poor ham! Oh well. May it rest in peace...

birthday celebrations

Ok I've finally decided to post the pictures of my birthday celebrations up :)

First up~
Thursday lunch at Dian Xiao Er with M.I.B.E!
It was a yummy spread of roast duck, veggies and handmade tofu. Despite my distaste with duck, this was fantastic! The skin was crisp and the meat soft and tender :)

Dessert was at prive, where they surprised me with a lovely cake~
Feeling paiseh... *hehe* I loved the chocolate decorations on the plate~
Cutting the cake!
Gahhh I just realised that I didnt take a photo with M.I.B.E.!!
=__="

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25/10 Saturday's dinner was with mummy, sasa and N. Here's what I wore:-
Hehe a rare occasion with a skirt :P
Dinner was at Yet Con - a Hainanese establishment at Purvis St. The porkchops were to die for. We also had a tofu-vege mix, steamed chicken, and sambal kangkong~ YUM!! Sorry no photos to show. *hehe*

The lovely cake N surprised me with at Tom's Palette. It was a custom special request made over the phone. It was a chocolate-hazelnut cake that had a oreo-cookie wall with sprinkles of chocolate powder, strawberries and white chocolate decorations :) Of course the cake tasted divine~ :Þ~~~~

Photo with mummers and my sasa~

N and I :)

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26/10 (Sunday) - Official 24th birthday! :D
After attending church service, visiting my grandma and having a swim, dinner was held at bliss cafe, a little nook in Ponggol Park. I wore a vintage dress and thick waist belt. :P

A series of photos of a happy N. Pardon the indulgence! Hehehehehehe

Sipping unadulterated authentic ice lemon tea~

An attempt to look serious.

Happy smiles~

The wonderful mashed potatoes!!!!! :D It was sprinkled with bits of crushed black pepper and the gravy was heaps richer than what you may get at some other chicken fastfood restaurant. :P

And I forgot to take pictures of our main dish! I had sambal fish with rice, and N had a grilled chicken thingy~ :D After dinner, we had a lovely time just wandering around E-hub and checking out the games at the arcade.

Ok that's all! :D

mini-update

Coo!~ Hehe more to come when I'm not bogged down by school work! :D

why like that one!!!

How not to have a conversation 101:-

"Hello? What u want from Loyang Point ah?" (dinner)
"What do they have there?"
"Errr... I dunno leh. What you want?"
" .............................................."



On another note, I'd like to thank my wonderful friends, B.I.E.M. for celebrating my birthday with me at Dian Xiao Er at Vivo and Prive at Keppel Island.

So happy that they sacrificed lots of (thesis) time out to spend together, talking abt stuff and having a great time. I was super shy / overjoyed when they took out a gorgeous birthday cake *muahahahahahhaha* when I naively thought that it was just going to be normal slices of dessert cake!

Yup thanks to M.E.B.I. / I.B.M.E. / M.I.B.E. / B.I.M.E. once again! :D
Emm.. Can I have the photos please? (*".*)

grizzly on the loose!

Feeling incredibly flabulous.

URGH!

Touristy Stuff

These are just snap shots of the happy day that we spent going up on the Singapore Flyer then having lunch at our fave ichiban boshi at esplanade and then going to Tom's palette for ice cream. It is actually a simple routine but it meant so much to us. Cos the time spent together was priceless. The singapore flyer is really not worth the money, and good thing that the tics we got were free. Hahaha it was just going up and down the merry go round. But then I knew it was a trying time for C cos she is somewhat afraid of hgts. However I must say the view was breath-taking, that explains the picture above when C caught me engrossed with the magnificent view.

So after the ride we went for a nice meal at ichiban where we shared a set EM2 hahahah which consists of nice sashimi and sushi. Then we had nice ice cream at tom's palette. Oooo so delicious. After that we decided to walk around suntec area and boy did we walk. I think we literally covered the whole area. Highlight of the walk was the stopover we made at simply toys which sold a variety of lego stuff. heheeh C got her lego blocks to make some cutesy stuff. While I oogled at the lego star wars collectibles.

Then it was time for dinner and we had the nice mixed vege rice at marine parade. hehehe wat a nice meal for such a cheap price. After that we went to our fave pet shop to look at hamsters, guinea pigs, dogs and rabbits. We were fascinated with this fat hamster that seemed to be the outcast of the group and got beaten up by the rest whenever he tried to socialise with them. But the outcase was REALLY FAT AND ROUND. So hunting around for dessert I decided to let C try the Scoopz ice cream at Parkway Parade. Hahaha Tom's palette just beat it hands down. Hehehe but it was the best that we could get there.

All in all, it was really a nice day spent together and it will surely go down in our memory bank as out of the more valuable items. Thanks dear for such a nice day together.

fat soup.

I just had the most oil-laden minced pork noodles in my entire life of sniffing-out-great-minced-pork-noodles. The complimentary soup ( I always order guotiao-dry-chilli) that came had floating bits of fried lard (!!) and beads of oil were shining up at me.

0__0""
NOT GOOD.

Then came the noodles, and it had the most amt of varied pork cuts I've encountered. Minced pork, sliced pork, sliced liver, pork balls and a small piece of yummy dried fish. Never mind the meat. That's why it's called minced pork noodles right? But lo and behold! the noodles were drenched with chilli oil and even more bits of lard were scattered on top! eeps!!!!

The taste as ok - normal. No kick, no shiok-ness, nothing. normal, blah.
I felt quite sick as I managed to uncover even more lard pieces that were evenly scattered in the tangle of noodles.

Argh. I had to wash it all down with a slice of honeydew.
Now that, was YUM. :Þ

it's back again...

Sigh.

You may think that I'm a pretty much holy person, like I share a close relationship with God and stuff, but there are also times when I hit the lowest of lows.

I strangely feel that God isn't in my life right now, perhaps He's right beside me, but I seriously can't feel Him right now. :(

I'm not sure what to do to get myself out of this situation. Boohoo.

Is God punishing me? Or am I punishing myself by listening to lies in my head? Or am I too self-conceited that I've blocked out what God is trying to say to me? I can't stand it when I can't feel God. Yet I don't know why this is happening.

On the other hand, I do know that God loves me. He's given so much to me, and told me many times in many different ways that I am His special child.

Feeling so muddled.

UPDATE:-
WOW. God's truly amazing. He answered my cries through E, who prayed for me over msn. He didn't even know my blog and I didn't even reveal that I was down or anything. It was truly amazing that E pinpointed whatever rubbish I was going through, even ones that I wasn't aware of! Thank God for showing me that He's always by my side. I am truly blessed by the mercy and grace of God. :D He works in truly amazing ways.

AMEN!

lost and depressed.

I'm feeling mighty pleased with myself that I've finally decided to reshape my eyebrows. Myself.

Hohohoho. It wasn't was painful as I'd expect, although the first few plucks were curse-worthy. Heeheehee now my brows look more refined and er.. 'shapelier'.

:D

The strange *deja vu* procrastination bug has hit me again. I feel quite lost and annoyed with where I'm at. Don't quite know what the tutor wants, but I do know what I want! But yikes, I still have to comply to his methods though. Urgh.

I've slapped on a facial mask in the hopes that I'd feel better. My knee still feels pretty bruised. I'm still contemplating whether to cut my hair shorter. Blahhhh. Such a hot day. I wish my air-conditioning works. :(

I want to sew things. But there's work to be done and well.. obligations to carry out. Weh!!!
Ok time to do work now. Till later......

Here in Your Presence

Found in Your hands, fullness of joy
Every fear suddenly wiped away here in Your presence
All of my gains now fade away
Every crown no longer on display, here in Your presence
Heaven is trembling in awe of Your wonders
The kings and their kingdom arestanding amazed

Chorus:
Here in Your presence, we are undone
Here in Your presence, Heaven and Earth become one
Here in Your presence, all things are new
Here in Your presence, everything bows before You

Bridge:
Wonderful, beautiful, glorious, matchlessin every way
Wonderful, beautiful, glorious, matchlessin every way

owwwwww

This is a bit of old news - yes I've managed to injure my poor knee.
Was rushing up the escalator to catch the train, when I tripped and landed on my knee, against the edge of the escalator stair.

OWWWWWW.
Those are some pretty nasty spokes on them escalators.
Sigh.

The pain was excruciating. I was numb, giddy and I felt blood draining away from my face, and I was still hobbling and looking for a seat. When I finally found one, the a***prick actually put his hand on the empty seat! RAWRRRR!

I was about to faint from the pain when I managed to find a place to sit and promptly held my breath from the throbbing pain that was engulfing my entire being. Still holding my breath, I slowly rubbed the bruise that was beneath my jeans. I could see the concerned faces of other passengers. The pain dissipated after a good 10 mins ( it was one of the most horrendous 10 mins of my life) when I decided to look at my knee. And tadaaaaah~ there it was. A huge blob of blood. =_=

I was handicapped for the rest of the day, and E was nice enough to drop me off along the E-W line so that I didnt have to jostle with the rush hour crowd, and even brought me a drink and a box of plasters earlier on. Thanks E! :D

But the most amazing thing was that the next day, I was able to walk almost normally and could even climb the stairs w/o looking like errrr... let's be politically correct here. Hmmm.. w/o looking like I needed someone to support me. The best part is that now, there's only a small bloody scab where the impact was, an a pretty normal-looking bruise beside it. :D

I really count my blessings that
1) I could regain my balance on the escalator even though it was MOVING.
2) I didn't injure any other part of my body - i.e. hands / fingers / losing any limb!
3) I recovered really fast - I always take ages to heal.
4) I had great friends like E and B who took care of me :)

And I'm really surprised by the positivity that I adopted despite the excruciating agony I experienced. (Argh! Why are there so many "I"s?!)

The only thing that's annoying me right now is the nagging pain in my knee when I walk / climb the stairs. It's like having a stiff shoulder and the pangs of sharp stabs of pain when you attempt to massage it. Bah! But it shall be over soon. :)

The end!

happy colours....

make me happy. sigh.

and I'm not sighing about not having a freitag! it's abt something else. ho hum.. pls Lord, let it appear soon!

Say "Hi" to Mr. Pigeon #31

Remember the other day when I was lamenting about waiting for a surprise in the mail? Well here it is!

This little box was waiting for me at the post office (since no one was at home when the door bell rang. It was addressed in very neat letters, and reminded me of my kindergarten school teacher who used to write extremely neatly. Come to think of it, it really is a tough skill!


I slit open the parcel while in my tutor's office. Hoho! I couldn't stand the suspense any longer! My friends were really eager to see what was inside as well. Hmmm. Surprises are irresistable! :D



Here's what I saw the moment I opened the box. A nice tube of smarties in neon colours and another tube of fruit pastilles! Thanks Charlie! It was totally unexpected~



I promptly took away the nice tidbits and finally had a chance to touch and feel the famed Mr. Pigeon. :)


He was an extremely sweet little chap, with a tag that read "Hello, my name is ____. I am your pigeon pal. Please take good care of me." He also had a little passport and a knitting pattern for a jumper! *Time to learn how to knit!*



Mr. Pigeon #31 felt so strange and alone. After having spent 10 days in a snug little box with pretty purple tissue and candy treats to enjoy, it was strange to be let out in the open. Eeps!



But Mr Pigeon wasn't to be trifled with. He quickly settled his feathers and nestled himself on the bookshelf and started browsing a collection of architecture magazines. Hmm. Tsk tsk!

As if that wasn't enough, he started poking his 'beak' into building design! Hoho. What a fine and intelligent little pigeon we have here.



He was immensely proud of himself, and started to admire his fine reflection. Hohoho.



Mr Pigeon has many great dreams. He has such a dignified face! One day, he'll be a famed architect!

Coo!!

~the end~