This bird flew into my house!
Its a pretty bird! Brown head and green body!

Sam Sam managed to chase it out of the house.

How nice, we usually have bats flying in, now its a pretty bird!

2008.

This year really flew by.
Maybe its because I keep track of time, counting down everything I travel between Melbourne and Spore.

2009
What will this year bring?
Hopefully, it'll be better than 2008.


Thanks to everyone who have made my 2008 memorable.
A big hug to my sweets who definitely contributed to a good year.

2009, hear I come!

Singaporeans should STOP complaining about our way of life (eg transport system, level of efficiency etc..).

You'll get what I mean when you travel to less efficient countries like KL and really appreciate how good Singapore is.

KL should only be visited for shopping and eating.
The other states like Malacca are all right, but KL is shocking!

Everything else is pretty much -_- , Sunway Lagoon was all right though if you're into theme park rides.

Taxi drivers: BAD BAD BAD. Rude, weird and totally shocking!! They don't want to have you as passengers even if you are willing to pay. Very odd. Its as if YOU are doing them a favor instead of it being the other way round.

Customer service: SHOCKING. They can hold up an entire queue just debating over something small! Efficiency is ZERO. Even at Mac Donalds, you have to wait in line for at least 15 minutes to be served and wait another 10 minutes to get your food. Multi-tasking seems to be near impossible for them. They much rather chit chat by the fries station, waiting for it to be ready then get the other food (e.g drinks, burger).

Toilets: You have to pay 0.30 Ringgit every time you wish to visit the bathroom in shopping centers. Fair enough if they are abit runned down, but even at classier shopping centers, you still have to pay!! Its weird, its like paying to go to the bathroom at Paragon or Tanglin!!
The female toilet at the budget terminal HAD A BLACKOUT!! We had to use our handphones to guide us. SHOCKING.

Airport: The International one seems nice, but I can't really judge because we were only at the ground level. We took the KLIA Express ($35 Ringgit) from one of the trains stops to get to the airport, and then transfer to a coach (which we had to pay an additional $1.50 Ringgit for) to get to the budget terminal. KLIA Express was all right, relatively comfortable seats. The journey on KLIA Express was about 30 mins so $35 Ringgit was all right I suppse, cause its quite far.
The journey from KLIA to the budget terminal is further from my house to the airport, which I find amusing.
The budget terminal is a far cry from the International airport terminal! Very runned down, very... "anyhow". If it was an ulu part of Malaysia, and the airport looked like that, fair enough, but this is only the budget side of KL's International Airport! No wonder its so far away from the International wing! Probably didn't want to spend as much on the budget terminal, and one way to avoid a direct comparison? Situate it miles and miles away from the International airport!

Haha, I know it seems like I'm very picky and always complaining, but seriously!! You need to experience it to know what I mean! Espcially when you're coming from Singapore where everything is very much on-the-ball, clean and all.
I LOVE SINGAPORE TAXI UNCLES!!!
I'm so so glad I went with an enjoyable group of people, or this trip would have been disasterous. My blood would have DOUBLE BOILED.
Retail therapy was also rewarding, so that was good. =)
We stayed at my uncle's place and that was a bonus, easily accessible and in the heart of the city.

Pictures when I get them!!!

Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.

I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway,
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way.

I've loved, I've laughed and cried.
I've had my fill, my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.

To think I did all that
And may I say - not in a shy way,
"Oh no, oh no not me,
I did it my way".

For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way.

Sam Sam, Jan and I went to watch The Nutcracker today, presented by the Singapore Dance Theater at The Esplanade.
It was the last night, so there were quite alot of people.

I thought it was average (ok, this is coming from someone with no clue about the mechanics of ballet) and since its a local production, one tends to be harsh.
The ballet was not synchronized 90% of the time, and some scenes actually looked pretty messy.
The choreography and 1 ballerina was good. This is not to say the others were not, just that the lady in green in the second act kind of stood out.

Yawn.

Ok, bed time!

This is interesting.

I didn't know animals can be gay as well.

Penguins caught stealing eggs from straight couples in an attempt to become fathers have been given their own to look after following protests.

Zoo keepers moved the male birds away from the rest of the penguins to avoid problems as hatching season approaches.

But angry visitors to Polar Land in China complained it was not fair for the males to stop becoming surrogate fathers.

Following the protests, zookeepers gave the pair two eggs laid by an inexperienced first-time mother.

"They've turned out to be the best parents in the whole zoo," on zoo keeper said.

"We will try to arrange for them to become real parents themselves with artificial insemination."

Despite being gay, it is understood the three-year-old male birds are still driven by an urge to be fathers.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/5217215/gay-penguins-given-own-eggs-to-care-for/

As much as I hate to admit it.


I do.


Still.

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Britney's new MV, Circus.
I prefer this to Womanizer.



This is a nice video.

Leehom is so cute!! AND SMART.

-drools-

I will hang on, and take whatever you dish.

How long will I be able to hang on, I don't know.

Because I rather this, then nothing at all.

Because you matter.


My heart's crippled by the pain
That I keep all closed in
You cut me open and I

This is how I spent my public holiday.

BAKING!!

I got inspired after watching Anna Olsen on Sugar.

They all have green apples in them by the way.

I havent eaten it yet, shall edit when I have.

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The apple pie was good, it was more sour than sweet which I like.
The crust was also crunchy and hard, which I think is better than a flaky one.

The apple bread and butter was moist, could have had a little more liquid. A bit too sweet for my liking and I think I added too much vanilla essence. Sam liked it though, so it was good.

SUCCESS.

=)

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Taking a 2 year old out for the day is tiring!!

I'm glad Sissy came along. Miguel is heavy and we took him to Sentosa!!

He is easy to look after, very easily tickled and very very adorable.

Photos when Sissy comes back.

=)

I want kids!!

Snowy Yu

_______ to 1st December 2008



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