hahaha. it isn't spectacular la. and the price is pretty cheap for a laptop, especially compared to the previous tablet pc i had. (vaio is only $1999) but it's so so pretty!! i was deciding between the champagne gold one and the pink one.
the inside of the laptop is pink as well.
and by paying a little extra, i got a pink mouse and a pink laptop case. hahaha, pink is not my favourite colour but i still love it. it's so girly. haha. the design is really nice la! as for whether it's user friendly, i'd have to wait and see. :) :) but i realised everything in my room is so pink! my laptop, psp, psp case, mouse, wall, laptop case...even my tissue box is pink! yikes! :P
And daddy also bought me IPOD TOUCH!!
haha, i said i wanted the 8 GB one because i don't think i need such big memory. but dad insisted on getting the 16 GB one. (32 GB is really too big) for those of you who are planning to get iPod touch, the price is $498 for the 8 GB, $698 for the 16 GB and $898 for the 32 GB. it's really quite chio!
i'm not planning to get the iPhone cuz i don't see what phone features it has that's nicer than sony ericsson. (it's still sony right?) :P
anyway, darling came to meet us in the night and dad sent us to the chain of food stores opposite beauty world. we had yummy pisang prata, milo Godzilla and indian curry with naan. it was really really delicious! :) then my bf sent me home and he helped me install i-tunes into my new lappie while i bathed. then we watched "a walk to remember" and he tucked me into bed. he could only stay till one am cuz he has medicine test today. GOODLUCK! anyway, i'm just glad for the quality time we could spend together. :)
QUOTE OF THE DAY!
Extract from I Corinthians 13:4-8a:
Love is patient and kind.
Love does not become jealous.
It does not brag about itself,
nor is it filled with pride.
Love is not rude,
nor does it try to get its own way.
It is not quick to get upset with others,
nor does it keep a record of the wrongs they have committed.
Love is not happy when evil occurs;
rather it is delighted with the truth.
Love covers all things,
it remains confident and hopeful in all things,
it patiently endures all things.
Love never gives up.
i hope our love can endure all things :) I'm sure it can :) And although i know me going overseas is going to be much greater a challenge for our relationship than him going into ns, im sure we'd pull through. because we believe. hence we can. :) I'm so blessed to be loved by him. And although OCS is really taxing cuz he can't really contact me much these days, i know im in his thoughts, just like how he is in mine. I'll never forget at the lowest point in my life, how my family, him and God stood by me.
QUOTE OF THE DAY!
Extract from I Corinthians 13:4-8a:
Love is patient and kind.
Love does not become jealous.
It does not brag about itself,
nor is it filled with pride.
Love is not rude,
nor does it try to get its own way.
It is not quick to get upset with others,
nor does it keep a record of the wrongs they have committed.
Love is not happy when evil occurs;
rather it is delighted with the truth.
Love covers all things,
it remains confident and hopeful in all things,
it patiently endures all things.
Love never gives up.
i hope our love can endure all things :) I'm sure it can :) And although i know me going overseas is going to be much greater a challenge for our relationship than him going into ns, im sure we'd pull through. because we believe. hence we can. :) I'm so blessed to be loved by him. And although OCS is really taxing cuz he can't really contact me much these days, i know im in his thoughts, just like how he is in mine. I'll never forget at the lowest point in my life, how my family, him and God stood by me.
I know our love is different because we love through God. It's through Him that we've learnt how to love each other unselfishly and faithfully. And as time goes by, my love for him and God would only strengthen. so will my love for my family.
I admit i had been really affected when i think of leaving singapore for melb. but recently, i'm starting to accept the fact. because i know i have to be strong. And i can find strength in the people i love.
And although me and him still meet each other once a week, and talk whenever we can, we're starting to give each other space because we want to grow up (but not apart). We have grown up. We know that we have to go through much more. but i know we're each other's emotional support, no matter how far we are from each other. I know i'll just do my part, and he'll do his part, we'll pray and do our best to maintain our relationship. and let God show the way :)
We believe and trust, we have faith.
Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
van 12:33 PM
My life so far has been pretty good. Work hasn't been easy. hundreds of calls to pick up, super many cases to deal with. And i'm starting to learn the legal aspect and how to deal with different types of cases, different type of clients n the amt of money involved. and today my boss was arguing with his client from inside his office all the way out of the office. and they had a heated argument in front of my desk. once again, i felt like disappearing. Unfortunately i don't have that superhero ability so i had to pretend i was super interested in the stuff i was typing and my eyes were glued to the computer screen.
my colleague just bought for me malay food. super yummy!!! it's got loads & loads of chilli. :) although the law firm is in CBD area (clarke quay) but im always super lazy to go buy food. :P oops. :P anyway, excited! :) boyfriend coming out soon. i talked to boyfriend's mom last night. had a pretty long chat :) had a long chat with naraen too. i told him i wanted to participate in a biathalon. :) have been starting to train a bit these few days. running about 3 to 4 km or swimming in the morning before leaving for work. :) tiring but worth it :) :) my bf has to endure so much in camp, i wanna endure with him :) :) awww, too mushy le. lol. gtg! lunch over!
van 1:29 PM
HELLO!! haha, my darling is sitting beside me as im typing this. :) :) Had a long day today. Wanted to go back to work but was really tired so i decided to sleep till about 10 plus. then i met Mr. Indian (naraen) and Simna for lunch! :) we GP besties haven't gone out for quite a while. we met at about 1230. but as usual, me and simna were late so mr indian had to wait. :) we had really loads of fun. it's so nice to just sit around and eat sushi buffet and catch up with one another. :)
Naraen's face whenever we tease him. :P
Naraen's in OCS foxtrot. so when he heard my darling was in OCS Delta, he was like "WHOA! He sure damn stressed cuz Delta is the best wing" :D so we ate ALOT. and talked even more! We're going for a chocolate buffet at fullerton soon. plus sitting singapore flyer! :) :) it's really fun being with those two. :)
Simna and indian :)
GP BESTIES FOREVER!! :D
And...darling surprised me today. he fetched me from suki sushi and when i went to cineleisure's exit, there was a cab waiting for us. it sent us to mt faber where we had our CABLE CAR DINNER! :) :) it's my long long belated birthday treat cuz he was in confinement and everything. so he actually reserved this when he was in camp. :) i was really touched by the sweet sweet gesture. and it wasn't cheap at all. The food was more or less average but the ambience was really private and nice. and the company was wonderful. i couldn't ask for more :)
and when the cable car stopped at mount faber for the third time, i was presented with a cake :) :) and it was so so sweet. as in my darling was so so sweet. the cake was sweet too hahaha. but that's not all. when everything finally came to a stop, i got out of the cable car and went to buy our photos :) then darling came up behind me with a bouquet of white roses! :) he's ultra sweet. he spent close to 300 bucks on my birthday! And he said that's the treat, havent given the present yet! :S
We saw the sun set, the night view and everything was so lovely and romantic. i thought it'd be really stuffy in the cable car, but on the contrary, it was cooling and well ventilated. :) then we came to my house to have a late night swim and now he's planning to stay overnight. :) yay!! heeheex. I have the bestest boyfriend in the world. :) :) I am so happy he's around! i really am :) :)
Pictures for you! :)
Chandeliers at Jewel Box:)
Summer staircases :) :)
I dunno why he took picture of my butt.
Me and my lovely darling :D
We went up to the cable car there and there was a nice big heart for us to take photo with :) and loads of nice people who kept volunteering to take photos for us :)
After some struggling...
Mydarling lifting up some buildings -_-
We were excited and really happy :D
Our starters :) at first we sat opposite each other. then we decided to squeeze side by side instead :) :) snuggles..
My main course which he took the liberty of pre-ordering for me when he was in camp :)
His main course :)
White Wine! :)
Cheers!
Me, him, a bouquet of roses, and the big heart. :) :)
Jewel box's entrance
I had an awesome time with the guy i love :) and i know with him, there're many more magical fantastic times to come :) :)
I had an awesome time with the guy i love :) and i know with him, there're many more magical fantastic times to come :) :)
Added on 20th April 2008:
There are times these days, that i feel we are grappling with the fact we have so little time left together. And it's painful to see the two of us trying so hard to show how much we care and cherish one another in the little time we have together. If we only get to see each other once a week, i can only see you for another 9 more times cuz i'll be going to japan for holidays at the end of june. It really isn't easy and sometimes, i think of how alone i'll be when i get there and i get really scared and i just feel like breaking down. Sometimes, when you tell me how much you love me, i feel a lump rising in my throat. I miss you like crazy not seeing you for 6 days and i don't know how i'm going to survive not seeing you till next year.
Sometimes, words don't have to be said. We can see the sadness in each other's eyes. Happy times are always tinged with sadness when we know it's going to end. yet we try to be strong in front of each other by telling each other we'd get through. and by telling each other we just have to treasure those little precious times spent together. I have battled pretty long to keep my spirits up because i know this overseas study thing is concerning my entire future and i have no choice because it's my passion. but i think i'm losing the battle. It really is starting to affect me and i'm dreading the day as it slowly looms closer. I haven't gone but i can't wait to come back and run into your arms again.
van 11:08 PM
but but...despite the heavy workload, i've been looking forward to the calls every night made by my darling. :) it's like when he was in bmtc. except he talks alot longer in bmtc. In bmtc, he'd talk to me for about half hour to one hour. hee, cuz he doesnt care about lights out last time. shhhh... but now OCS is much stricter. so he'd talk only until lights out. but that leaves us about 10 to 15 minutes. which is very awesome already. so yay. hahaha. but there are times when he goes outfield or comes back really late, he'd just msg me to remind me to cover up when i slp and tell me he misses/loves me bla bla. and tts sweet enuff.
I guess something about leading a happy life is about knowing to be satisfied with what you're blessed with. I'm happy enough that he can message at least once every night. i miss him, of course. but im learning to be independent. :) he also is learning to accept the fact that he wont be able to take care of me for the next few years. but he said sth really sweet, "i know i wont be able to take care of you these few years. but im going to take care of you for the rest of the years of my life".
ok, im still smiling to myself cuz of the other lawyer in the office. he's so funny. haha. anyway, my boss appeared on newspaper front page. LOL. hahaha. okok. i gtg le. revealed too much about who im working for. :P
van 1:49 PM
I've decided to really work hard for him because he seems really nice n fatherly. i should not let other people's comments influence me :) and he seems really keen on teaching me legal stuff. Most of what i have been doing is really just admin stuff. issuing writs, letters of demand, opening files...they're just really tedious n mundane. but he wants to push my potential to the max n he's really willing to put in the extra effort to teach me the legal part of it all. he isn't too bad after all :) :)
I, too, had a heart to heart chat with my darling yesterday. :) it was really reassuring, the things he said. truth is, im worried our relationship would not last after i leave. and i don't want to pick up the broken pieces. but he reassured me. although i wont write the contents of what he said down because it isn't necessary, i just want to say that it felt really nice and warm listening to the things he said. it re-enforces the faith and trust i have in this relationship. because i know if we cross this hurdle, our relationship can last for life.
so yes, through these two hectic weeks, i have learnt loads of things. Firstly, never be judgemental, especially based on rumours. Secondly, when you have faith, you have the power to conquer even the farthest distances. Lastly, money IS important in the real world. No matter how we try to escape the comparisons, there is bound to be still some judging. but one thing i know is that, my family's wealth today was my dad's hard work, sweat and blood. he started out from a nobody into what he is today.
My dad is the most amazing person in the world. and i want to be as strong as him. i want him to look at me and be proud of me. i dont wish to be the whiny crybaby anymore. i want to stand strong and achieve the best. I want to be SOMEBODY. I don't have to be rich or well known. i just want to look at the things i've done and never regret them. That's why i decided to step out of my comfort zone to go to australia. frankly, it pains me to leave so many things behind, so many people behind. but i want to follow my dreams and believe in the strength that God blessed me with, believe in the support that my loved ones and friends are giving me.
so i'll be strong in whatever i do. do well what i set out to do. and just really know that i've been blessed. In huge, amazing ways. just that i've been living too much in my comfort zone to realize. all those illnesses are gifts to me. You know i have Bipolar illness. well, it's a gift because through this illness, i helped talk someone who was suffering the same fate into wanting to live again. and it really is a huge blessing in disguise. i have wolfe parkinson white syndrome too. but through this illness, i have been able to encourage a few people to be strong, no matter how physically weak you are. everything i had so far was a blessing. no matter how painful it was. because it moulded me into who i am today.
I'm only human and there are times i fall. there are times i hide myself from God. there are times i wish to be alone. there are times i dont understand what life is about. i dont understand why i am here. but i know He has a greater plan for all of us.
For those of you who have been concerned over my grandma's passing. she died of a sudden stroke. so she didnt suffer much, thankfully. she died before she reached the hospital. it was painful for me, for all of us, especially during the cremation. and i kept wondering where people went after they die. at that point, life was really bleak. i kept asking myself why didn't God give me a chance to say goodbye. but life goes on. it does.
And now, im going to stand strong and firm. im going to do what i have to. And have faith in myself as well as others. because when you look past all those "maybes" and "could have been"s, you'd see everything in a whole new light. life is never simple. but we'll all make it through.
van 10:23 PM
darling came out on saturday night and had to go in the next day. it was quite a spirit dampener :( but oh well, we have to live with it. :) who ask my darling to be so capable? :P but i'm really touched he tries to call and everything. :) OCS is really draining his energy. especially when he's in the best squad (or wadever u call it) in the whole of singapore. but he's hoping to get into medicine. (im hoping too. cuz he said he'd go over to melb with me in july if he gets into med) and of course, also cuz it was his dream. :)
on saturday morning, i went to see my babies at the spca. in the afternoon i met up with val, liying n kaiyun. we ate at suki sushi and then went to walk around to shop. :) i bought me another pair of boots :) and we ate gelare's waffles. yum :) i like extra whipped cream. (so fattening ;S) hahah, after that i met uncle edward (dad's fren) and his family. they celebrated my birthday by treating us to crabs and abalone :) and also bought me another Guess bag :) thank you auntie pauline! :)
i watched untraceable with darling in the late night and he stayed over at my house :) ok, it's late. i have to wake up early tmr. got about 30 new cases to open this week :S
van 11:52 PM
van 8:14 PM
THE GROUP OF THEM TEAMED UP AGAINST ME!!! They wanted me to go to Timbre with simna, then they popped out of no where to surprise me with a cake and a sunflower, saying tt they did not have much time to find a present yet! (i dont blame them cuz they are really really busy) so sweet huh? we stayed at timbre till late then went to a tze char place along s'pore river. simna wanted to accompany me for late night movie/kbox but i have a medical check up today. :(
but you guys are SWEET SWEET SWEET. :)
here are the photos (courtesy of simna cuz i ALWAYS never bring cam. so pissed lo)
me and dear simna walking along singapore river before the surprise.
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timbre's menu :)
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so act cute :S
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chio chio simna :)
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smiles :)
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mugging
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stares..
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tries to look really upset cuz my frens forgot my bdae.
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SURPRISE!
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SUNFLOWER!! I LIKE :)
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sunflower n cake :)
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sunflower simna.
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ghostly cheryl
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my lovely simna :)
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my lovely simna :)
prawns with bacon. YUMMY
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seafood platter. not so nice :(
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bottoms up! lychee martini is yummy
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me simna n nalan
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cheryl before drinking
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jo, cheryl after drinking, simna
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sleazy looks
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blowing out the candle
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cheryl's cam can't sense nalan's face :P
i dunno wad's wit tt look
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and i dunno wad they were staring at
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timbre! haha some guys were crazy. they started waving n blowing kisses when we took a pic
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shoes! :)
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walking along s'pore river
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haha i look super chor lor. i'm the most right one wit the paper bags :S
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HOW COME ONLY FOUR?!
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oh there they are! :)
thank you all the people for wishing me happy bdae (inc video ezy :P ) namely: haoteng, josephine (her msg was super LAME), cheryl, simna, monica, joel, sophia, roy, chris teh, chris (frm spca), joseph, samsia, daddy (he sent me a few overseas sms), xiaolan, mrs chak, wuzhen, sukmun, sis, mom, darling, hanxiao, liying, serena, yichun, luke and a few other numbers not in my phone book. (i was a little unsure whether i should reply "err..who is this" when you guys wished me happy bdae) :P
1) thanks guys (jo, nalan, simna, cheryl, qiyuan) for the surprise & the presents. i was really really touched.
2) sophia for the pots of flowers (they're fake flowers cuz you said you were afraid i'd forget you once they died. LOL)
3) fangzhou for the bdae lunch treat (although i made you go back late for work)
4) auntie (kt's mom) for coming all the way down to my work place to give me a pair of swarovski crystal earrings and a swarovski necklace
5) my dearest parents who treated me to an awesome jap meal a few days before (cuz my dad had to fly off) and who are planning one more bdae treat again! :)
6) not to forget, most imptly...thank you my dearest sis for giving me my first present of the day. a set of my fave roswell dvds!! :) :)
i want to thank my darling for saying really sweet stuff yesterday. (ok he does that all the time) but yesterday, he said all the sweet stuff when i was about to cry, i felt so comforted. love my darling. :)
to grandma (wherever you are now): you NEVER forgot my birthday. and you always gave me a hongbao on my birthday. i always took tt for granted. i rmb my birthday was the only western birthdate you remembered. the rest you remembered were chinese bdaes. :) i miss you.
van 8:06 AM
