half-time

while taking a short break away from the book,

i thought i should just do a quick update!

gathering at HATCHED for the may babies.

26 Evans Road, #01-06

Evans Lodge

the food is defintiely good but unfortunately, im not a huge fan of eggs, so it's just any other meal for me, grins. i love their menu though, isnt it cute? parking is a little tough but as long as it's not the weekends, i believe it should be fine.

our satisfying late-night dinner at crystal jade, holland village!

lovely crepes from out of the pan, raffles city shopping centre B1.

my all-time favourite snacks!

it's time for the final countdown! 

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he's 31!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

(super belated post, should have been on the 12th May)

*cake was specially baked by yours truly the night before!

as it was drizzling that morning, the birthday surprise kicked off with sipping hot cuppas in casa verde. it's amazingly crowded for a thursday morning. my second time in casa verde and i totally heart the ambience!

i love this photo!

sunshine after the rain and the real picnic begins!

what's in the basket?

- the birthday cake!

- homemade k.jelly with cocktail

- yummy pastries from delifrance

- meiji plain crackers with mayonnaise tuna (the crackers are damn good!)

- chips

- pink guava juice and of cos, water!

i thought he already guessed that we would be picnic-ing on his bday because i very smartly 'retrieved' our picnic mat from his car a few days before. however, the ground was still wet from the rain, so we simply settled in one of the pavillions and began our feast. i love the air in the botanical gardens!

our next destination was in sentosa and damn, that place has changed so much. there's even a 24-hours mcdees now k! it was our first time doing a staycation in singapore. for the past years, birthdays were usually spent overseas. but we thought we were going to spend a bomb on our japan trip (which was unfortunately cancelled due to the aftermath of both the earthquake and tsuinami), so we decided to keep birthdays simple this year. though there had been really bad reviews on the rooms in siloso beach resort (mainly on how badly maintained and dirty they were), we thought the rooms were acceptable. and the swimming pool is great AWESOME! we should have brought cammy out for some shots of the pool and the waterfall. we totally heart the pool! 

 bday dinner was at il Lido, sentosa golf club. we like that place; food was good, ambience was good and services were great! :) we say try it!

once again, happy birthday!!! :)

The silly letter.

Got this in one of  my favourite read and i decided no harm having a lil' fun. :)

Dear Butty,

I don't really know how to tell you this, purple hedgehogs want to destroy you. I think I realized it when i see the purple monkey with George Bush and Stephen Harper and I saw you drive over my boyfriend. I'm sure you're shamed enough to understand that you need to have a sex change. I'm returning your toe ring to you, but I'll keep the results of the blood sample as a memory. You should also know that I told in my confession today about the moose poaching and im scartching my butt as you read this.


Please dont hurt me,
Honey butt  

some of the contents were damn funny but i had a damn tough time copying and pasting the template. nonethless, here it is. have fun!
 
Dear (someone you recently talked to),

I don't really know how to tell you this,(1). I think I realized it (2)(3) and I saw you (4)(5). I'm sure you're (6) enough to understand (7). I'm returning your (8) to you, but I'll keep (9) as a memory. You should also know that I (10) and (11).


(12),
Name

Now just fill in the numbered bits with the answers to these questions:


(1) What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - I'm in love with your cat
Red - Our affair is over
White - I’m joining the Convent
Black - Our romance is over
Green - Our socks don't match
Grey - You're a leprechaun
Yellow - I'm selling myself for candy
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - Purple hedgehogs want to destroy you
Other - I dislike your eyelashes

(2) Which is your birth month?
January - That night you picked your nose
February - When I quoted Forrest Gump
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on peanut butter
May - When I threw up in your sock drawer
June - When you put cuffs on me
July - When I saw the purple monkey
August - When you smacked my ass
September - Last year when you peed your pants
October - When we skinny dipped in the bathtub
November - When your dog humped my leg
December - When I finally changed my underwear

(3) Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - When we skinny dipped in the bathtub
Chicken - In your car
Pasta - Outside of your office
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad - As you were eating Kraft Dinner
Lasagna - In your closet
Kebab - With Jean Chrétien
Fish - In a clown suits
Sandwiches - At the Elton John concert
Pizza - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a street light
Other - With George Bush and Stephen Harper

(4) What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Ignore
Red - Put whipped cream on
Black - Hit on
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - bit of
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the pants off of
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive over

(5) What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My boyfriend
White - My father
Grey - The Catholic Priest
Brown - The Montreal Canadian’s goalie
Purple - My corned beef hash
Red - My knee caps
Blue - My ‘My Little Pony’ collection
Yellow - My illegitimate child in Ghana
Orange - My Blink 182 cd
Pink - My salt-beef bucket
Other - The elephant in the corner

(6) What do you prefer to watch on TV?
One Tree Hill - Senile
Heroes - Frostbitten
Lost - High
Simpsons - Cowardly
The news - Scarred
American Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Open
Top Model - Bitchy
Other - Shamed

(7) Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful you are
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That I get turned on only by garbage men
Angry - That your smell makes me vomit
Depressed - That we’re related
Excited - That I may pee my pants
Nervous - The middle-east is planning their revenge on you
Worried - That your Ford sucks
Apathetic - That you need a sex-change
Silly - That I'm allergic to your earlobes
Cuddly - That Santa doesn't exist
Ashamed - That there is no solution to you being a dumb kid
Other - That your driving sucks

(8) What's the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your toe ring
Yellow - Your Hannah Montana underwear
Red - The pictures from Vegas
Black - Your pet rock
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - Your car
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your nose hair clippers
Grey - Our matching snoopy underwear
Purple - Your old New Kids on the Block blanket
Pink - The cut toenails
Other - Your love letters to me

(9) The first letter of your first name?
A/B - My virginity
C/D - Your photo with the moustache drawn on it
E/F - Your neighbors dog
G/H - The oil tank from your car
I/J - Your left ear
K/L - The results of that blood-sample
M/N - Your glass eye
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - Your mom
S/T - Your collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal record
W/X - Your sucide note
Y/Z - Your credit cards

(10) The last letter in your last name?
A/B - Love your sweet, sweet ass
C/D - Always will remember the pep talks
E/F - Never will forget that night
G/H - Told in my confession today about the moose poaching
I/J - Mocked you behind your back constantly
K/L - Hate your cooking
M/N - Haven’t showered in a month
O/P - Told my psychiatrist about the bruises
Q/R - Always wanted to break your legs
S/T - Get sick when I think of your feet
U/V - Will try to forget that you broke my heart
W/X - Will not tell the authorites that you stole the whale from the backyard.
Y/Z - am better off without you

(11) What do you prefer to drink?
Wine - I love Oprah Winfrey
Soft drink - I’m off to lead a new life as a lemon
Soda - I will haunt you when I’m reincarnated as an Eskimo
Milk - The apartment building is on fire
Water - I'm scratching my butt as you read this
Cider - I have a passionate interest for mice
Juice - You ruined my attempts at another world war
Mineral/Vitamin water - You should get that embarrassing rash checked
Hot chocolate - Your Cucumber-fetishism is weird
Whiskey - Our friendship is ruined
Beer - Thanks for the Cocaine
Other - you should stop picking your nose

(12) To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand - Warm tingly sensations
Australia - Best of luck on the sex change
France - Love always
Spain - Please don’t hurt me
China - You make me sick
Germany - With tears of sadness
Japan - Go milk a cow
Greece - Your everlasting enemy
USA - Greetings to your frog Leonard
Egypt - Kiss my butt
England - Go drown yourself

your vote is secret.

apparently not so with the extensive network and expansion of social media.

the huge chunks of online postings on facebook is a clear demostration of the power of social media. mine is almost flooded with political videos, comments and who said what with regard to the previous night's rally. to an extent, some even openly declared and pledged their loyalty online and there you have it, your vote is no longer secret. talk is cheap but let's all be mindful about the social responsibility that comes with what have been said, regardless you mean what you've said or not.

without doubt, im one of the kaypohs who is very much interested in the battle ongoing in aljunied grc. if the ruling party wins, there's a likely chance that we might have even lesser opposition voices in the parliament for at least the next 5 years. if the opposition wins, we will lose an awesome minister (awesome according to the masses). how about who serves the fellow singaporeans living in aljunied grc better? arent the basis and purpose of an election about choosing the people you want and trust to speak yours and your neighbours' thoughts during parliament?

while there's an influx of some really promising candidates from the opposition, the ruling party has not quite met the expectations with its batch of new candidates. yea im definitely biased here, because i'm not convinced what good can that particular lady candidate in the ruling party can do for us and the nation at this moment. and speaking of the rallies, well, there are simply too many sides of every argument and i really think everyone is right in their own way. it's all a matter of perceptions isnt it?

on a national level, let's bear in mind the most crucial and important growth for singapore is our economic growth. people, let's not forget 有国, 才有家! a prosperous and boosting economy is essential espeically in a country so small! 

so, i say to each his own.

if you are risk adverse and are happy with status quo, opt for no change in your neighbourhood. if you are a risk taker and stands by 'never try, never know', by all means, go for what you think is right.

vote objectively, vote informed, vote not against your own conscience. still, it's such an irony because the greatest enemy of any developing-developed country is no change.

for me, my vote is secret and so should yours. :)