Scuba Lessons

Tt's our Diving School ...

Not our Yachts !!!

Hey hey .. i juz took up scuba lessons and is ready for the showdown at Pulau Tioman this friday to Sunday. LOL. so excited and yet fearful. Cos after undergoing these two days of basic training lesssons in the pool and the theory lessons, realised the risks involved ... so somehow will feel frightened... juz hope everything goes smoothly in the open water dives. ***GOD BLESS ME !

Everyday, we went all the way to Tanah Merah mrt stat to take the 10.30am shuttle bus to SAF Yacht Club at a pretty ulu place ... On this bus, we would meet our assistant coach DEAN ALAN LAWRANCE - a young ang mo which captivates Marg ! Haha ... always sit beside her wan ... As usual, the four of us with sleepy looks appeared in front of the Coach Alex. Alex is a nice person overall, juz tt he got a picky tongue ... and he's damn good in "motivating us.... The first day i was there, he gave me a new name - Felicia ... Dotz ! And he call Meixian "Lulu" ... So funny... enjoyed the lessons with him..cos he's always tt funny... Haha. The 1st 3 hrs would be Theory lessons which we would go through the textbook in details; in betweeen got small loo breaks. Then follow by lunch break at ard 1 plus ... there's only a cafe/restaurant there,so without any choice, we settled our lunch over there BUT the Hor Fun there is Nice at the price of $4.80 after staff discounts (by our Coach) !!! I ate that for two days le ... The fried rice is also one of the recommendation by our Coach. And i realised during lunch, Dean realli like spicy ... he would gobble up the whole plate of red chilli... Salute him - dunno tt ang mo likes spicy stuffs. Haha..

Anyway Dean is a nice guy who tries very hard to "enlighten" us in the pool... Quite encouragin to me BUT for Marg and Meixian, they hates it,cos they do not comprehend what he tried to say them underwater...LOL. I must admit i also have a bit of difficulty in understanding the language he speaking - maybe cos he's from South Africa ... the asscent is abit weird ... and during lunch todae that i know that Dean had made 1000 +++ dives liao .... Amazing sia ... When can i do tt ? Haha .. FAT HOPES !

The pool sessions were bad .. 1. Due to the rainy weather 2. Cos we are new to all the equipments 3. Cos i am a NON-SWIMMER 4. I am DENSE ... LOL .. Trying hard to master the skills .. will try to tackle all the problems in tioman on Sat in the open sea ... Gambatte , i believe i can do it !

Well ... Wait for more updates k .... when i m back on Sunday Nite !! Wish me luck and safety ...

Steamboat + Kbox nite

After a mth of separation, met up with the usual gang from GIP Shanghai. Whyeheng was the organiser of this outing. Though we were suppossed to meet at 7pm, me n whyeheng met up first to go Bugis since we got nuttin better to do at home and also to escape the peak crowd. We went to return our books at NLB before heading to arcade (the common thing which u'll do with Whyeheng). Rot there till time's up to meet the us. Had a chat with Whyeheng ... had a conclusion from him : "Most friendships are left behind in Shanghai." => made me pondered alot... whether friendships are realli so vulnerable , one which people can get close and get separated once we r back to our own friends .... Can somebodi gave me an ans ????

The usual ones turned up : Whyeheng, me, mel , shan, yekai, pauline and zhizhong + Steven (Wh's buddy). Had our dinner at the Zhen Fa's Live Seafood , the famous one amongst rows of steamboat buffet. LOL . . . Was lucky enuff to get a table there (Guessed we were still earli though we reached ard 7.30pm). Din eat much cos of my sore throat and also muz watched my diet le, cant grow FATTER .

Discussed on where to head for the KTV session => final decision was to sing @ Kbox at Lot 1. So everyone took the train over except for yekai and pauline who did not join in. A disappoinment was that Kbox there does not offer overnite singing till 6am , instead the shop will close at 3am. So we paid for the package like $32 pax for 6 person and started singing at 11pm. The price was like at least 6 times steeper compared to Hao Le Di in Shanghai, regretted to start singing in Shanghai during the last 2 mths. The singing session was great, guessed everybodi enjoyed themselves ... though the timing was short , next time shall stat singing from 7pm !!!!

Today (SAT) went to visit my Grandma in the evening with dear after a long sleep .... Dear drove all the way from Boon lay to Tampiness .. Xin Ku him le. Though me and my grandma did not chat much, but i could tell from her expression that she was happy to see the two of us. After which, had a chat with my auntie, realised that my grandma's dementia had been getting worse ... and all she hopes is to see us more often. I shall do that !!! Shall spend more time with her ... Esp when we were leaving, the sad look on her face, made my tears uncontrollably flowed. People who knows me well will know that i am a super emotional gal, i cried easily .. esp things to do with my loved ones. Tt's where the phrase " Appearance does not mean anything!" depicts well .... Hahaha. Anyway, was grateful that dear was there to console me , cheering me up ... *sigh*.

okay gotta had my beauty sleep le .. tmr might be gg to visit my grandma again ... Gd nite!

Scuba Diving - Here i comes !

Have ended work since last week .. too busy to b committed in work too ~~~ and also to get myself some rest before sch opens in a week' time. Sianz ... Trying to spend this holiday meaningfully , but yet have not accomplished anything. BUT ... hehe i juz took u scuba diving course with my bf, marg and meixian. Todae juz met the person in charge to get our manuals, and next monday and tue whole day course and Fri-sun will be having our test in Pulau Tioman ! Hurray ~~~ time to get wild !!!

Haha .. cant wait to feel the fishes and corals underwater , and also to get up close to the beautiful seaworld .. haha One more week to go .. shall wait patiently. This week been rather busy ... everydya is packed with stuffs . Like monday evening , hitched a ride from my bf's uncle to m'sia , so that i can get to make my contact lens there - reason being HALF PRICE !!! LOL. Had my dinner at WANG JIAO HK CAFE ... the servings there like giant's , all in big plates and glasses. Scary ... but i muz admit that the hor fun there got standard ... cant wait to get in m'sia again ... Tuesday went to ............ i forgot sia !!! OMG - realli short-term memory .. tt's the point of having blog everyday. Haa... Wed accompanied bf's grandma to SGH for check-up . Today met marg to get the manuals from the diving instructor at Raffles City.

Okay ... shall end here ... gng to meet the GIP gang tmr . Hope to have fun ....

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SwImmInG PraCtiCe

Friday was my first swimming exercise since 2 yrs ago. Scary rite .. haben been swimming for ages le, nw gotta get back to the pool to prepare myself for the upcoming scuba diving lessons. LOL.Talking abt this, i felt embarrassed lo ~ cos i pulled my neck muscle, sprained my calf and arm. Haha funny rite ? This is the result of "NO EXERCISE" for so long ~~

Haha .. then over the weekends, been rather busy in visting my bf's aunt in NUH. We visited her everday, to keep her company. It's rather lonely to be hospitalised, it's always best to have companion. Sat played mahjong with bf's aunts and bro. Haha won over $10 plus . It's not abt the money, it's just abt the fun of the game.

Todae i gng swimming again. Gng to pratise my swimming skills again ~~~ Hehe hopfully it wun rain Gng in M'sia tonite with my bf's uncle, gng to make contact lens from there cos it's CHEAPER ! Haha .. gng for m'sia seafood later i guess ... haha .... k shall update again ...

GNG out liaoz ... tata ~~~

Supper everyday ...

Opps. guessed it've been days since i last blogged. Cos everynite came home v late, cos after work went with dear for supper. Realli appreciated what my dear has done for me, cos he picked me up everyday after work and drove me for supper session. Haha .. even though i know he is v tired everyday .. since his grandma hospitalisation, he has not have a gd sleep .. Poor thing ***

Now workplace has shifted to Ang Mo Kio, damn far ... but Dear still offered to pick me up .. so gd of him . Haha ... well, have decided to go for scuba diving lessons, but first i muz learn how to trap water !!! So u will see me soaking in swimming pool often, muz aquire tt skill soon ~~~ Now got a new task to do, gng to work on the business liaoz, guess i would be more busy lately. Voice also has not fully recovered ... still hoarse-sounding ... but still able to get sales la ... muz b my sexy voice .. hahaha =P

Todae supposssed to go gym with Marg wan, but due to the rain earli in the mrng, we decided to postphone to next week le ... Haha ...

More updates soon of my busy life ~~~
Juz hope the daily supper sessions wun make me FAT !!!! Muhaha.

Waa peeps, u know it's great to have an online diary .. cos since todae i got nuttin much to do .. i read thru all my past entriess ... realli digged out alot of fond memories ! It's a great feeling to know what happened in the past and "Hui wei" awhile .... And also, i found this little Poems which i did last time .. Haha think most of u knows that i am rather good in creating Poems/ lyrics .... (**Not thick-skinned**** )

" To find a partner in life is not easy ...

so if you think you have already find him/her....

Cherish him/her ....

Coz it's REALLY hard to Find someone

who understands you that well EVER AGAIN .....

Cherish every relationships that comes into your life .....

especially FRIENDS who walks with you ....

thru WOES & HappiNEss....

Someone who really knows you very well...

Someone who has a special place in your HEART ...

Friends do not always nid to meet often....

Coz i know the special someone is always there for me

No matter when & where i will be .....

Have no regrets and live life to the FULLEST "

(Quote by V-Jie in 2005)

Nice rite ? Haha i love the friends part ... reali spells out what i am feeling right now ... It's hard for one to find out who are the true friends among so mani peep who i call "friends" ... I found two in my secondary Life, one in Jc and one in uni too ~~~ though i found them in different phases of my life, but it's great to know that there are friends who understand me well and accepting as who i am ... Though they might not know that i treat them as my closest friends, friends who i hold great importance ..... i will still play my part as a friend, always ready to b there for them ... Cos i cherish every single friendships i made.

So sad that now two of them are overseas now ... and the other two are busy with their own things .. So what i can do now is just to play my part a friend .. i dun ask for anything , cos i dun believe in contributing equally in friendships. Time does not determine the bond, but it's the mutual trust and understanding that made the bond ... Like in the poem, i know the special ones will be there for me when i needs them ... *** Blurted alot of craps rite ****

K la..enuff of my craps ... gng to watch show liaoz .. take care peep ! I am in the midst of Writing another song ... Haha

S57 Gathering

Yesterday finally got the chance to meet up with my JC gang ... As a form of welcoming me back ! Haha so grateful to Jing - the organiser ! Thx lot pal ....

Went to Marina Square , theres this restaurant named "Xing Wang" HK cafe . The prices there are reasonable, and the atmosphere there is great for chilling out ... Cos can stay till 3am. But of course we did not stay till so late la ... after a heartful dinner, we walked over to esplanade. Wanted to go DXO pub , but cos it's fully packed, so we juz went over to Starbucks at Suntec city and chit chatted. Talked craps and also about each other's course and stuffs etc. It's nice to be able to catch up with some friends once in a while ... afterall, it's always hard to have gathering tt often.

Here are some of the pics we took in the cafe :

(These are my JC gang ... a grea bunch of people)

(The pic which i requested - drinking in Metal Tins .... )

(Oozing Peanut Butter Toast and French Toast ... YUmmy~~~)

The prices are as follow :
- Fish Hor fun = $7.90
- Yuan Yang Milk tea = $2.90
- French Toast = $3.90
- Baked Rice = $8.90- $10.90

The rest i dun remember liaoz...hahaha Try it out ~~~ It's nice ...

InSpiRatIons ....

I got down some phrases from the book of Chicken Soup .... Made me ponder alot of stuffs .... Hope it brings some inspirations and feel for u guys too ~~~~


"A friend drops their plans when u're in trouble,
shares joy in ur accomplishments,
feels sad when u're in pain.
A friend encourages ur dreams and offers advice
- but when you don't follow it, they still respect and love you."

- Doris W. Helmering


"Friends are there when your hopes are raveled and your nerves are knotted;talking about nothing in particular,
you can feel the tangles untwist."

- Pam Brown

Actually i can say that i am thankful to god for letting me know so mani friends of mine, of which a few i can share my happiness and woes with. Some unexpected friends came along in different phases of my life, making a difference in becoming who i am todae. From a recent friend i made, i have understand that no matter what a person i am, a friend will still b a friend and likes me as who i am. I dun need mani true friends, juz a few who i can share my joy and happines with ... it's realli hard to find friends who click well and help each other grow...

Realli hope that these friends will walk with me down the future path .... no matter where i am, my heart will always have a room for them . i cant promise them much. but i will try my best to b there with them in times of needs ; to learn a listening ears , as well as a shoulder to lean on.

InSpiRatIons ....

LiNks

Infected with Sick Bugs !

Waa.. after the run on Sunday, i have been having body aches .... Flu bug also attacked me everyday =( v bad, came back from Shanghai, immed caught the Singapore flu. Think my sinus working up again... Juz dun understand why in Shanghai, this flu bug did not follow me ... Flu always lead to sorethroat , then fever .. so i can officially say that my whole body machine is down !!!! Haha ... todae did not go work , but i went SGH to visit my Bf's grandma, she was hospitalised since last night because of some problems in Pancreas. Hopefully she would be fine.

Todae, had lunch at Maxwell food centre, missed the nice food there .... had Fish Bee Hoon and Chicken rice over there. Guessed todae will give the dinner a miss, no much appetite also .... hopefully will recover soon... ahha ...

Oh ya, lately went to the library and borrowed a book named "Chicken Soup - for the girlfriends' souls" . It's superb ! From all the stories in the book, i learnt alot of thing abt friendship too ... How friends come along in diff phases of life , and it's rare to have a friend who knows all ur bad pts and yet are willing to accept who u r .... If u guys have the time, go ahead and borrow this book ... it's nice and inspiring !!!

rUN .. Work ... Play

Haha.. yesterday managed to go Queensway to get a new pair of sports shoes. After shopping around mani different shops on the ground level, i caught my eyes on this pair of ASICS shoes so i decided to get it ... there's 25% discount on the shoe also - final price : $106 !

Then i headed straight to NTU SRC running track .... it was ard 8.30pm , and i started my jog after some stretching ! So surprised that i managed to run 3 rounds without stopping .. then rested by taking walks .. then continued my jogging ... a total distance of 3.6km for the first time i jogged after some mani years !!! hahah already a gd achievement .... ~~ shall try longer distance next time , shld b either tmr or wed ... time to get fit !!!

gng on to work later in the evening .... though i am feeling sick again .. having sore throat ! Singapore's weather realli cursed me sia..keep on getting sick ... tt's why muz exercise more to keep myself healthy ~~~~ hope to get gd sales todae ....

See ya guys ...

Embraing Nature

Todae was a relaxing day for me, since monday till yesterday, been working 4 nights ... finally can rest my feet and mind todae ... of course after i woke up at ard 1pm. Haha ... slept like a log as i din sleep well these few nights , always feel that there's sth on mind .... *** sigh

With a vehicle , it is easy to travel around to mani places , wherever i feel like gng..... i picked East Coast Park to be my destination for the day. Wanted a place where i can enjoy the company of nature. Though east coast was packed with families todae, i still managed to take a stroll down to Bedok Jetty. Along the way, took a short break at the water ski area, saw skier performing stunts ... Awesome ! At the jetty, saw mani anglers trying their lucks .... stopped there, sitting at a corner, listened to the sea breeze and feeling the cool air patted on my face ... Wonderful feel ~~~ One short period there made all my problems and troubles blew away... at least can relax my soul and mind for some time. wil go ther often.

Tmr planned to go jogging .... Time for some serious exercise , also a good way to calm minds and soothe one's exhaustion.

48 days more to go before my dear friend will be back .. looking forward to that day ....

Off - Day

Todae nite was a off day for me ... din report for work.

Then, met dear at JP for dinner late evening ard 8.30pm. Had Mos Burger , tried out the new shrimp cutlet burger and the green tea dessert ... Yummy ~~~ realised in China, did not have Mos Burger stalls. Then went to HarveyNorman to develop photos , current on promotion - 4R print only for 19 cents each .... so i developed a whole lot , like 360 pieces of which around 40 pieces are in doubles . So careless of me ***sigh*** spent a total of $60 +++ , still cheaper than usual price, luckily i din develop in China. Muahaha ... gng to send some doubles to Bir in US soon ..

So happy to receive Bir's email yesterday, she sent me pics in Miama ... she actually got the chance to swim with Dolphins !!!!! So envious ... Haha .. guess i shld try higher challenge to swim with big whales ???? Haha ... Juz kidding ..cos my swimming skills could not make it sia ... gng to start swimming with dear next week onwards , cos i am gaining weight v fast all the food that i tried since i came back ... Muz go on diet soon liaoz .... seriously, din realise i share this special bond with chun last time, only when we were separated far apart, then we realised .... luckily it's still not late to realise tt ... Suddenly remembered the times when me n her first met ..... we juz clicked with each other too fast and became gd buddies and netball mates ... normally, friends who clicked well too fast wun lasts ... but on my side, i would surely treasure this special bond .. cos it's v hard to click so fast with someone .... juz fate !

Yesterday nite, made two sales , of which one customer made me spent an hr chit chating with him then he signed up ... OMG ... though i dun mind la, cos he's entertaining !!! Haha ... guessed my psycho-ing skills improved alot ... and i know how to tok craps with customers too ~~~ sometimes some customers i encountered are realli funny ... like since i started work 2 days ago, already got two customers wanted to introduce their sons to me ... OMG, cant they see the ring on my finger ???? Haha ... funny sia =P Mayb i am juz a gd catch ? Muhahahah ... anyway, it's great to interact with different people from different backgrounds, made me learn alot of things .... THINK human resource department shall be my working field next time ??? Haha ...

Okay ... watching "Exorcists- the beginning" now on chnl 5 .... nice show ..... shall update soon.... Take care pals ...

"Happi 45th Month Anniverary dear ! "

GetTIng Back on My LiFe...

It's been two weeks since i returned from the memorable Shanghai journey. Been trying hard to get used to the life back here and of course the lifesyle too ! Missed the part where i could talk to friends as n when i needed to, but now .. everything is so different. Now only this phrase can describe my feelin - "Treasure the times with ur loved ones .... "

Haiz been fighting a strong battle within my heart ... heart matters =p still trying to get thru the phase .... Juz hope things will get thru asap .... and back to normal.

Have started work with Starhub again .... sales are getting constant now .. juz hope to earn as much as possible within this month before taking a week break juz before school starts . Currently , also looking for voluntery works to do , most likely would end up in orphanage , cos i want to bring joy to the youngs , let them knows that they are still people who cares for them .... the reason why i do not prefer old folks home is that i scare i could not control my tears .... though it would b the same both ways ! lolx..... wana do meaningful things than to spend wasteful time idling , thinkin unwanted stuffs .. haha

Okay .. gng to take a break now .. cos i juz came back from work... tiring sia .... Gd nite people !