Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Fingers turning Green!

Day 2 -Germination
Left: Cucumber
Right: Small Tomato



Finally some success in gardening... the seeds of the cucumber are germinating, some from the tomato batch are also having some changes in appearance! YAY! Hopefully they will sprout & I will trf them to the soil pot!

Feels like in Kindergarden again! Remb we planted those Green bean for bean sprout?! Put in Cotton pad, water & in Yakult bottles?! Kekek! I asked this question the other day to Meimei : If we plant Green Bean, it becomes Bean Sprout, then where does the Green Bean seed come from?! *SCRATCH HEAD* Cos we always stop at the stage of bean sprout & finally Meimei's smarty boyfriend, Allan, says that the bean sprout plant will grow & grow & then will have pea pods & there's where the seeds come from!

Then I was just thinking the other day when I saw the carrot seeds! You can plant carrots from Seeds?! Where does the seed comes from?! Since Carrot is a root plant.... so... Got seed meh?! *SCRATCH HEAD*
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Invited to go for family dinner by Wendy's mother, "booked" me since last week lor... tot she mentioned some birthday thingy... but she quickly changed subject & refused to tell me more.

So today I went dinner in a dress that I havent wore for a while... decided to cheer her parents abit since they never seen me in a dress/skirt before... =)

Luckily i wore something more decent lah! Went Jumbo Seafood at Kallang Stadium walk. Present, Wendy's family, including her sister, Linda + her boyfriend, AhNai & BEST BEST, Nai Pa (AhNai's Papa)!!
Faint! it's like a family family dinner with the in-laws & I m an outsider what! Aiyoh! I guess I am too hououred to be there lah! I get along very well with her parents lah, in fact i think I see them more often than I do of Wendy sometimes cos she is always not in when I visit her father at home. Still, alittle overwhelmed... best part is cos I dun "perform" under stress/expectations very well in this situation... whenever I "need" to impress some1, I fail miserably at it & will "冷场".

Found this interesting post: 冷场英语怎么说? (How to say "冷场" in English?)
常翻译为:awkward silence / stage wait (尴尬的停顿-embarrassing/awkward wait)


Luckily the table was big, & food applenty... so just eat & casual chit chat!
Linda has a new Polaroid camera so we were busy snapping away!
Got cute Hello Kitty Framing too!

Me & Shy Wendy!


Me & Bday Girl Linda!
*She very onz 1, will strike cutesy poses with me!


Actually I have some hesitation abt some matters... called Starry to clear my brain, thanks Starry for listening... haiz... 心痛 (Heartpain)
基本解释:
(1)爱惜;怜惜;可惜。
(2)极其伤心。
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When I got home, kitties were sleeping... I think the box is getting a little too small for them soon! But they loves to cuddle together to sleep these days when the weather is cold!

Overflowing Kitties!


Slept very deeply.... must be the combination of mood, chamomile tea & Starry's Promised-you-sweet-dreams-spray!

Monday, November 23, 2009

OMG! 劉力揚 is my Idol!

OMG! 劉力揚 is my Idol! I totally 崇拜 her lah!

刘力扬 崇拜你


Totally love her image in this MV... very Lady but not Gu Niang... very stylo... something I feel comfy in at least... =D Like a skin on me...

刘力扬-礼物 MV (音画完美版)


Thanks starry for highlighting her to me!!

What a wkend... =)

Saturday...
Dun feel too well today... argh...

Meeting Eeleen for haircut with new hairstylist... trying her home stylist out.... mayb got new feel?!
Cut + impromptu decided to do some highlights... the highlight likes kinda "patchy"... next time I must tell her I wan "Streaks" instead... nevertheless, I like my hair short! So all is good!




Famished by the time we finished... still not feeling too well.. stomach cramp... argh...
Gobbled down our lunch at 2+3pm & I adjourned to Boat Quay to catch the Dragonboat race...

Actually lotsa "感触" Feeling to go down to watch DB race... always abit of hesitant to go down... duno anybody there... I mean, really know know... those old birds... etc... also kinda scare to bum into pple I know from long time ago... afraid for them to ask me "what I'm doing now" etc...

Nevertheless, I told myself to be brave & braced for whatever is to come...since I "promised" I will go down either on Sat or Sun.... would preferred to go down on Sunday thou, but really too tight the timing... so today die die cramp also must crawl there... put a smile on my face! Tahan Soya...

True enough, bummed into pple from old school team... ex team mates whom I havent met since like mayb 7or8yrs ago? Said "hello" to old SAFSA Team mates... that's really the toughest 1... cos I dun really contact them anymore... the feeling is weird... cos you used to be so close... go thru thick & thin with these pple... but now the distance has drifted, 距离像大海...

Happy to see the PLK pple thou! Finally found them! I watched 1 race (mixed team) & the win was so "clean" that I couldnt stop myself from telling them! had told myself to "shut up" on any DB technicalities... just go & watch & support... couldnt resist lah! Must tell them cos it's too cool!

DB will never be the same as I remb it... I wanna savour the sweet memories I still have with me...=)
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Took train back & by the time I reached home, I was totally wasted...
Washed up & prepare for bed.... drank my chamomile tea & hit the sack with a hot water bottle on my tummy.... at these at 7pm... I told Linda that I wan no DInner... no appetite to eat as not feeling well...
slept till 9pm, woke to go toilet...
slept again... till 11pm (need to put alarm to wake cos else I will sleep thru the night without going to toilet)...
fed the kitties, famished... drank some left over soup on the table.... (actually I felt like I was sleep walking, cos I was literally walking.... not seeing...)
Within 10mins, I dropped dead again on my bed & slept till 6.30am in the morning... alarm to wakey for jog! OMG! I could have slept till at least 10am...

I did some calculations... i have slept almost 10.5hrs... am I coming down with some flu bug?! Oh No pls!!
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Sunday


We ran our 2nd 20km today... weather started out great, sun was up, but the breeze was strong... only towards the last part when the heat was just a teeny bit too much for us to bear...

Timing was decent, good & constant pacing:
1st 10km - 1hr 5 mins
2nd 10km - 1hr 5mins
Total = 2hrs 10mins (same as last week's)

My legs are not too good... every joint hurts, except my right ankle which is not in pain .... YET...
OUCH... the ache starting to coming in more acute when we were on our way to the shower... OUCH...

Then to my surprise, my new white cap is stained in RED! OMG!  I showed Ellen & told her that I think it's my hair dye (from yest's highlighting etc)... she said she tot I had run till I "走火入魔" (overtrained) till my head bleed?! Wuahaha! So funny lah! I had to laugh at it though I was feeling really upset abt my new white cap....



We came out from the shower & saw this!
The sailing dinghies & Lasers were launching out at the one after another!
What a Beautiful sight!



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Adjourned to Lim Chu Kang... Neo Tiew! We had planned this excursion since 2 mths ago!!!
Though I have been there before, I was still really excited to go cos I love the nature!

Enroute along Kranji Dam!



1st stop: Bollywood Vegies to feed our stomach!







We headed straight to Poison Ivy the bistro & feast!







Dessert! Assorted Kuehs & cakes!



As usual, had too much food! Time burn those calories! We toured the plantation!

Did u know there are over 50+ varieties of Banananananana?!
I didnt!?!


1 of the many types, the banana flower is upright kind!



There are explanation on the boards...
abt the plants etc...very educational!





Looks like Creamie & Nugget's whiskers?!




Weird looking Fig tree!?!


Meishan tasting the Fig we picked from the floor!


We all took a bite each! YUMMY!
We "偷吃禁果" (Secretly ate the Forbidden fruit)!
Forbidden cos we were "stealing"


That's my fav COCOA!


PAPAYAYA!
 

No one's Looking! QUICK BITE!


Those are Papayas too!
But they are so round & BIG like watermelon!


I impromptu-ly tot of "朗诗" (recite poem) under the Willow Tree!


Me "stealing" the chilli for seeds
so I can plant them!
Sssshhh...


Where the plants go to when they R.I.P?!
We guessed it could be "resting" to neutralise the PH level for other plants!


Next stop: Hay's Dairies farm!
Due to H1N1, we no longer can come up clsoe & personal with the baby goats(kids) & feed them hay.... Bleah! Can only watch from afar...



Nevertheless, we put Sui & Stella to the test!


Sui drinks milk, but she also cant really stand the aftertaste of the Goat's Milk...
For stella, it's a Challenge! She dun even drink milk!!! OMG!
 
Goat SU SU!


Brave Starry Stella taking the challenge!


1st taste it...
savour it in your mouth...


OMG!!!


Damn funny lah her reaction!! So poor thing, she couldnt really finish it..
Sui was ok when she drank it, finished it - but she quickly bot another sweet drink at the next stop to rinse the aftertaste away!

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Last stop: Firefly Organic farm...
Was rather rush for this stop cos we had to go back liao... so we chop chop tour the place & Sui also bot some Organic Sweet potatoes!

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We conclude our Educational Tour! There are actually quite alot of other farms there, fish Koi farms, Bull frog, Dragonfruit, Hydroponics greens etc... till the next visit bah!
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I left to attend Kona's doggy class at Hougang & she was getting really gd with her "STAY" command!
Mr.A said "of cos lah! I got practise with her at home leh!" Chey!

Rather impressed with the whole drill today! Kona's a natural when it comes to Obstacle course! She breeze thru it lah!!! So happy to go thru the whole drill & into the arms of Mr.A... cool!

After the lesson, we went back to put her home, then went West Coast for Jap food... 1st time going to that part of Singapore man! I was joking that he was bringing me to sell! We both agree that he will make a loss lah! Bleah!

Went Fong Seng for kopi also... jus for a short while... I was rather tired & disappointed abt some matters... I din feel like hanging out till late....

So I got a drop off at Alexandra Rd... ARGH! It's PSA Blding again! The place where I had to admit my LG Handphone into their "A&E", it's just opp! OMG! What coinicidence! So I took a cab back & $16 blast on cab fare... too tired already lah!

Anyway, I K.O. with the help of Starry Stella's "Chamomile Peaceful sleep spray" from Bodyshop... thanks starry... Starry Swet dreams for me thereafter.... =)

What a Great wkend!


Friday, November 20, 2009

Spent too much $$$! Argh!

Ok, I sting on buying a $100 bicycle… cos it’s a Want, not a Need.

Yest, I spent $60 on a weighing scale… why?! Cos I think I NEED it! Hahah! I NEED it to tell me “STOP EATING n DRINKING LIKE A BLOODY MISS FATTYPIE SOYA!” Hahah!

No lah! I am Gadget Girl mah! This weighing scale is digital, tells me How many % of FATS I have in my body (as if I do not know that I am made of FATs already!), how Hydrated I am, how many calories I need only (so dun eat too much!) and of cos, How many bloody Tons I weigh!!!

All these information to make myself feel “Better” set me back by $60! Bleah! It’s the cheapest I can find already!

New Toy!




Set the parameters: Gender, Height, Age!

Let's Go!
Weight: 53.6kg
Water Hydration: 52.3%


Calories required per day: 1773 cal


I am 23.9% made up of HUMAN LARD!


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Piah many places today! Still vexed abt not being able to get the catnip n mint seeds… Decided to go to the biggest and nearest Florists I know of: KATONG FLOWER SHOP… it’s along Upper Changi Rd (opp Tanah Merah MRT Stn).

Piang… I think I’m jinx lah! Maybe God’s way of telling me that I dun have Green Fingers…

They tell me they dun have Seeds there… they have herbs like Rosemarry, Basil, Laksa Leaf plant, Oregano, blah blah…. NO MINT! WHAT?!

So BIG place dun have seeds?!
What LUCK!


The shop keeper was nice enough to tell me to go to Greenwood Cold Storage (opp Bedok Camp Hawker centre) to try… I was quite skeptical to go there cos it’s a rather small place & I doubt they will stock Seeds… but he was very sure! Exclaimed in high pitch voice: “Sure have! I have seen it many times! They have a lot! Probably 50 over selections!!”

I was convinced by him as this place is in the prime residence, a lot of terrace houses and condos, big gardens etc… mayb got market for gardening stuff! Somemore it’s quite an AngMoh estate! Onz! Though it’s only like 5mins drive, I had to take a bus there & it took me 20mins…

More than 50 selections for sure....


But DUN HAVE CATNIP! & MINT! I cant believe my luck! WTF! %$#%$(*

All sorts of weird looking Flowers and plants seeds…. All but the ones that I want… Bo Bian, still I bot 2 of my interest, Tomato n Cucumber…




Since quite early for my podiatrist appt at CGH, I took a detour bus to SIMEI interchange instead. Went to Phoon Huat to get some baking ingredients. They had Loads of cutter for GINGERBREAD MAN. Got Gingerbread WOMAN too! wearing Skirt 1! So Cute got X’mas Tree, snow flake etc…. damn, feel like buying all! ARGH! Managed to stop myself & only bot the essentials… damage to wallet: $18.
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Started to Pour, & I really mean POUR… it was not the usual Rain rain… it was like water POURING from the sky! Bo Bian, queue for the cab… getting into the cab got me all wet…. Really Wet… shd have just walked to CGH since I was drenched & soak to skin. Kena stuck outside CGH, cos the rain was so BLOODY heavy, a lot of cars & taxi were alighting their passenger at the sheltered place… bo bian…. Uncle say drop me off at the Ward area instead of A&E (where the clinic is)…. F**K! Also jam packed there… damage to wallet for that short distance $4.60. WTF!


The Senior Podiatrist who saw me instead of the usual. Asked me to stand straight & so “can have a better look at me”….

“Miss Ng, hmm... actually you are quite Flat leh...”

1st: SHOCK! 2nd: BLOODY HELL!!

As if I do not know that. Ok ok, I know I am “quite Flat” but this was the 1st time someone said it right in my face… but lucky for the daredevil, cos a Lady. If she was a “he”, I would have slapped him! HMPH!

I must have looked really taken aback… cos she quickly added

“Erm… I mean your feet…. You are quite Flat Footed!”

Ok ok, so I am Flat, not just in THAT part of my body… but also my feet… Bleah! The only part of my body that should be flat is anything but FLAT… I have a Beer-Hennessy-Gin-Stout-Wine-WhatHaveYou-Belly that means I have a tummy that looks like I am 4mths pregnant… great.... just great.

Anyway, bot the Moulded insoles…. Damage: $60 + $9 (consultation fee).

Why do 2 pieces of moulded Styrofoam cost $60…
at subsidised rate somemore… bleah.


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Still heavy rain… took cab back again… Argh! I hate to take cab!!! ARGH!

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Received my 1st TUPPERWARE! Cant stand myself really…. Very Aunty lah! Buy TUPPERWARE liao! & the gift that I really wanna have from my Parents if I get marry… a BIG SET of TUPPERWARE Tupperware… see, they are supposingly so good that we’ll just call any airtight containers TUPPERWARE!




Of cos I bot them not really for myself… really cant bear to spend so much on containers, but bot them for my babies Dry Kibbles… must be Airtight… They can tell the differences lah! Cos they will run to me when I open a new packet & gobble it even when their plates are already filled but with an older batch – “Lose Air” already.

Actually funny why they say 漏风 (Lose air), when it’s actually “Gain Air”- that’s why not crunchy liao mah! *SCRATCH HEAD* Chee-na is so Chim…

Damage: $24 (after huge discounts thanks to Davidson! Thanks my dear! =D )

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Met Wen n Starry for drinks at Ken’s Pub (Yio Chu Kang Road).

Drank too much & too fast…. As usual, dun remb much of the nite’s event… I got home in 1 piece, bathed, fed my kitties, & slept till this morning…

Must have taken cab home also, damage: $20+?! Cant even remb! Shito!

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Feeling very queasy this morning when woke… still do now… argh… Had breakfast, better stick to soupy stuff…

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My LG HP kaput… troubleshoot a few times… test etc.. cant work… the screen is stuck at LOCKED & even after hard reset, cant make it… damn, in less than 20mins… I got outa hse to Alexandra Rd service centre (Opp PSA Bldg)… been there at least 3 times liao… the phone is only 9months old… argh…

Luckily still under warranty so repair is free, waited for 2 hrs & got back the phone, LCD Screen changed new 1. YEAH! There was a deep scratch on it & now it’s pretty again! Most impt is that Resale value will nt be so bad! =D

Damage: $17.40 + $17.60 (Taxi to & fro) Totally Vexed….

Was abt to throw up in the taxi cos the hangover effect + the driving sucks! Argh!

Gd thing is I managed to restore the phone back, customised to my likes etc… all during the journey home from the cab… why I so Gan Jiong to fix the phone,

number1: I hate my gadget to fail...


number2: I am not “operational ready” without my Windows Mobile Phone…


number3: I am just someone who "cant leave without i.T."…

Dun mess with the Geeky Soya! ROARRRR!
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No chance to catch my sleep… met up with Ellen for dip at TP Pool… We commented on each other’s stroking & was quite cool! Wished I could take swimming lessons with her too, so I can better my stroke efficiency for my next race… but budget constraint lah, better dun commit so much money for it… but hor, I am going Holiday… feeling a little guilty abt it… Aiyah, for the current moment, I am also not representing, just race for my own satisfaction and achievements… no need to swim so fast lah! I am trying hard to Bluff myself less guilty…. Bleah… =P

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Met Mr.A for dinner… ok, today is Friday, so mayb I am not “weekend-friend-cos-everyone-else-was-busy-except-for-soya”… yah yah Soya, continue to kid yourself happy! Until some confirmation, you are still “weekend-friend” k!

Cant help feeling that way… but driving all the way from Queenstown to Tamp & sending me back then driving back all alone… couldn’t it mean something more? *SHAKE MYSELF AWAKE* Hang on to your fortress Soya! Stay Focus! No Day Dreaming!!

Anyway, waited 45mins for him to come….

7.06pm (stipulated timing to meet was 7pm) – called him in case he cant find the place… no answer


7.15pm – Soya is pissed off…


7.20pm – Soya is being sucked dry, kena commando mosquito ATTACK!


7.30pm – Getting worried… if it’s traffic jam, should have reached liao! Mayb he overslept… too tired from the past 2 days of hectic work? Accident? CHOY!!! Still not answering the phone. Actually I was expecting him to at least pick up & put on speaker phone to tell me he is on the way… This was also what I tot at 7pm.


7.40pm – finally picked up! HOORAY! He’s ALIVE!! Ok, “where are you!? What happened?!”


"Traffic jam + got abit lost in Tampines"… ok…


7.45pm – arrived & I got on… I cooled myself… would have given him the “FULL WORKS” but at that moment… I was just happy that he’s alright… in 1 piece…

Ok, so I guess the trick is this, if you are meeting me & running late-

1) either make sure you have VERY valid reasons. “helping Old MahMah cross the road”, “Neighbour’s dog giving birth” etc. will need MUCH convincing & usually not work, OR

2) be at least 30mins late. Cos by then I will start worrying for your safety & will not be angry liao… I will be too happy to see that you are ok – but happy for the 1st 3mins only…. Ok, You can get to at least survive for 3mins longer!

DISCLAIMER: Whoever tries his/her luck with the 2nd way… the consequences should be greatly considered 1st… dun say I didn’t warn you…

Anyway, he looked so tired… & he said he’s really hungry cos too busy to eat… aiyoh… the sad puppy look and Shrek’s Puss-in-the-boots looks enough to help him survive for the next 15mins… plus I dun have the heart to tell him off after he drove >50mins to fetch me at TP...



I did take this oppty to "hint" to him that I dun like pple who’s late… so far he has been quite punctual for all the other times, except for today.

Had dinner @ECP Sunset Bay… Coffee at Old Town @The Playground, Big Splash… just chit chat & chill…. It was niceee…. Really nicee cos very relaxed with him…

Got to cfm that when he tot of chio-ing pple for dinner… there will be a list… I asked Boldly I am number-what on that list & he answered without even thinking: “1st lah!” Of cos I wished that he had said: “You are the 1st my dear, you will always be!” but for now I am finding it hard to conceal my happiness with the simple “1st lah!” already… ever heard of pple fainting from hearing too mushy sweet-nothings… I dun wanna be the first! So this is all good for me!

Anyway, I think today’s “date” was the most fruitful! I learnt more abt him, as a person, his likes & dislikes, character… etc… I took the oppty to stress to him that I am a very serious person by nature, “I will take everything you say SERIOUSLY…VERY SERIOUSLY! Kekek!” Hope he gets the picture & so pls dun fool with me… =)

He mentioned “you are smartypantz leh!” I was Shocked… & stunned for a while… “smartypantz?” How did he know?! He said I said before that I am Smartpantz Soya! OMG! That must be ages ago & I probably only mention it once & very casually… how can he remb that!?!

The BIG QUESTION was this: Has Mr.A found me on Blogspot?! *Faint!*

OMG… OMG… I am gona faint! Duno how to ask him… in case I embarrass myself… Ok, Mr.A – if you found me, please drop me a text after reading this… just text me: “GOTCHA!” that’s the code word k! *FAINT!*

Went home early, not Cinderella today… but I’m feeling quite good… nice warm fuzzy feeling inside of me… =)