Thursday, February 11, 2021

Greek tragedy

HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR'S EVEE

i'm on my laptop because i need to charge my ipad - it's been dying from me watching too much netflix. reason being i've been binging dawson's creek which is REALLY good. it gets kind of predictable after a while, and dawson's immaturity is absolutely cringey, but i stay for all the other characters. nothing gets me going like good small-town drama. 

i have alot of photos to upload, but it's gonna take too long. so imma do some questions!

The 20 Best Questions to Ask on a First Date

1. Who inspires you? Who do you aspire to be like?
no one in particular comes to mind. would like to emulate traits rather than people cos nobody's perfect

2. Shark diving, bungee jumping, or skydiving?
skydiving! i think it's the least scary and risky haha

3. What's your favourite cheesy pick-up line? Have you ever used it in real life?
don't have one hahahah

4. What's your favourite Disney movie?
not really a disney person

5. What is the weirdest scar you have and how did you get it? 
chicken pox marks on my face cos i was a kid and didn't know better = kept scratching them :(

6. Where did you and your best friend meet? 
secondary school

7. Which of your accomplishments are you most proud of? 
high distinction in english writing in a UNSW test in sec sch... it was the closest i ever got to a real academic feat and i have always felt book-dumb so it meant a lot to me and my class made a big deal out of it so it felt good too lol

8. What's the weirdest Wikipedia rabbit hole you've stumbled down?
serial killers :/ i spent an afternoon on this before and felt weird af afters

9. Tell me about the best vacation you've ever taken.
not a vacation, but exchange. it was life-changing to me because i love travel and just learning about different people and cultures and just experiencing the world in general. also there was so much time to just chill and hang out with friends it was crazy. 

10. What's your favourite physical attribute about yourself?
prolly height

11. Friday night - would you rather stay in or go out?
it depends on my mood, i'd say 60% stay in 40% go out 

12. Do you believe in ghosts? 
yes

13. What piece of art (book, music movie, etc) most influenced the person you are today? 
a book called i play the drums in a band called okay by toby litt

14. Which would be harder for you to give up: coffee or alcohol?
no doubt, coffee, no doubt. 

15. What's the single best piece of advice you ever received?
probably some song lyric somewhere

16. Who's your best friend, and what do you love about him or her?
wumsyy! we have similar thoughts/sense of humour although vastly different personalities

17. What's the greatest risk you've ever taken?
i can think of a few which i can't say here

18. If you had 24 hours to do whatever you wanted in this city, what would you do?
staycay in a luxurious hotel (idk where) and act like a tourist trying local foods and going to museums and whatnot

19. What do you like about where you work?
work-life balance and a really supportive environment in terms of development and training

20. What hobby have you always wanted to develop?
music! 


okay wanted to do more quizzes but ran out of time

enjoy the long weekend and CNY everyone!! 💕

Monday, January 18, 2021

Yet peace surrounds

hello friends

very excited for the week ahead cos im not going to work hehe.

it's a very rare respite from the hub-bub of the usual work routine, so yay!

the next time i have a week off might be in december when im clearing leave, since we are highly unlikely to be able to travel anytime soon.

all da best for week 3/52 everybody ❤️


Sunday, January 3, 2021

Two by two

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

we made it through another year yall. undoubtedly one of the worst of our lives thus far, so there's something worth celebrating.


new year's resolutions:

1. continue to grow personally and professionally (cheyyy, no but really. at a recent work review my boss told me a few points for improvement which i actually thought sounded very true so i will work on those. also, writing this makes me realise i dislike talking about work outside of work... don't think im the only one though haha)

2. continue doing the things i did in 2020 which i think i managed to achieve:

- spend time with the ones that matter (lol thanks but no thanks covid/lockdown)

- stay healthy

- stay clean and organized

3. spend less on unnecessary things eg. grab, bubble tea, expensive coffee (god i live for flat whites though)

4. discover more new music cos i keep listening to the same few things


also, some exciting things happening this year.

gonna be moving house somewhere mid-march! new house, new environment. new hang-out spots. im gonna be a lot less of an eastie :'( catch me at paya lebar/katong/bugis yall. but aside from being further away from all my friends, im very excited for the move hehe.

i have alot of AL from last year, so can't wait to slowly clear them throughout the year. haven't used my $100 voucher too haha.

 

i don't have alot of photos but wanted to capture the festive spirit of these photos before reality kicks in for the year. 



visited sherwin's baby nephew. babies are so soft and fragile that i am afraid to hold them haha


mum was looking at old photos... guess whooo



present-day haha


sod cafe's biggest fan right here


sherwin said this is a dick... to his credit, i couldn't think of anything else it's supposed to resemble though LOL


last meal of 2020 was swensen's cos everywhere else was crowded. no ragrets though








stormed like heck since new year's eve. was quite cool sitting in the bus while it poured outside though


kind of bad coffee bean brunch w mooma on new year's eve. oh ya i agreed to wake up at 6.30am that day to help her pack her classroom at school. i felt so much ragret when i woke up hahaha. but we had a pretty decent prawn mee bfast before going to sch, so.



meh hokkien mee at ayer rajah. it was weirdly sweet


exploring the city with sherwin after work last week


bootiful moon











impromptu dinner at jewel with the jc kids on monday.
BOP's pistachio is seriously amazing


fulin not so nice that day though



bedok 85 horfun!!


found a hole-in-the-wall nanyang kopi shop near tamp hub. forgot to take a photo of the kopi/teh. but it was seriously good!


mexicannn



rongji seafood with my fam and sherwin on christmas day!
love the size of their crabs mamma mia




are you team chili crab or black pepper? im personally a BP girl



my mother: "it's all part of the plan"
#teameastcoast


starbucks date w mooma on her birthday.
her matcha espresso fusion was not bad


mommyy


walked home with sherwin after our christmas eve date at porta porta (see below pics)
we were so fullllll. love porta porta ❤️



forgot to take pic haha oops


was confused for a moment when i saw the pic cos i didn't remember eating carrots.. but it's the plate aha








thank you 😘






hdl for lum's bday!






we were almost done eating when the staff gave her a whole bowl of noodle soup for her bday haha



christmas dinner/secret santa with melons!!







hahhaa









pasir ris park with my fam





dinner view



interesting-looking chickens. 这个可以吃的吗?


my sous chef for the day







when the lights first went up! love the rainy day reflection










wish you all a fantastic new year 💕💕