Sunday, March 28, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
我的梦想。。。什么是梦想？
前天和同事到一些小书店推销他的摄影书，碰巧在其中一间书店里遇到了大学的室友。她竟然和男友一起开了一件绘画书店，我们就一直握着对方的手很兴奋地相认，毕竟大一后就没有再联络，能够在这种情形下巧遇，真的是缘分。
后来另一个同事又和我分享了她想开咖啡厅的梦想，提供另类概念的咖啡厅，首要条件当然是有好吃的食物和好喝的咖啡。就很像本地一些书店兼咖啡厅的模式，如CAT SOCRATES、CASUAL POET、KEKI等。
虽然没有扎实的计划，她有自己的梦想。
虽然室友还在为房东打工，可是她也在追求自己的梦想。
大家都在追求自己小小的梦想。。。
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Buddhist Art Therapy
Yesterday's Buddhist Art Therapy class was an eye opener. I think all of us are therapists in our own lives. Just that alot of times, we don't have to time to sit down, reflect and understand ourselves. So these sessions are there to let us take some time off our busy schedules and spend some time for ourselves.
The theme for yesterday's therapy session was ABOUT ME. We spent around 15 mins coming up with our own drawings and then share it with the group.
So this is what i drew:
The theme for yesterday's therapy session was ABOUT ME. We spent around 15 mins coming up with our own drawings and then share it with the group.
So this is what i drew:
So what do u think went on in my mind? No correct or wrong answers, different people interpret it differently.
In the sharing sessions, there were people with great dreams and ambitions and are constantly saving the world. There were also people who broke down and think that life is over as her loved one passed on not long ago.
As they shared their stories, i looked down at my own drawings, and i felt insignificant at all.
比起他们所经历的，其实我的人生算不上什么。
But anyway, it was a very emotional session and ya... an experience.
Friday, March 19, 2010
我要出国咯！
写完之前很郁闷的篇章后，我找了好友为我的生活添加一点色彩。在短短的几个小时里，我们已经订好全部的东东，准备放一个短假啦！
这是我订票最果断、最快的一次！从问她要不要出国、到我找酒店、一直到她订票，整个过程不超过5小时。毫无考虑，简直是快得我自己也不敢相信，还一直问“真的吗？”
虽然只是邻里国家，也只有短短的几天，可是我已经非常兴奋了！每天写稿时，都会看一下日历，提醒自己要快点写，才会玩得痛快！
这几天也在看看旅游指南，还有一些摄影的照片，本来想把一大堆摄影的镜片带去，可是后来还是觉得不要那么麻烦。我希望可以拍到最美丽的晚霞...
其实还有多几个礼拜啦！可是，我就是很兴奋！看看一些到那里想做的事，数数钞票，天啊！简直比想象中贵很多。我的每月储蓄可能因为这次的旅行而需要剪半，那也代表我的电脑会离我远一些！:(
沙滩、海洋、蓝天，我来了！
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
我的日子已经没有微笑
今年的生日，我想自己一个人渡过。
这阵子一直在阅读外国的美食摄影博客，忽然希望自己可以放个假到外国上这种短期的课程，或花几个月去实习。昨天睡觉前，脑子里浮现了我在富士山等巴士的景象，很怀念。
这种实习的玩意儿好像应该在大学执行，可是储蓄一直被用来做有的没的，根本没有机会。我也想学习如何把一碗沙拉拍得最美，我也想去纽西兰养羊，我也想到美国吃世界最大的汉堡...不过现在也只能想想而以，因为这几个月的储蓄要拿来买电脑，也应该没有多余的了。加上4月份应该要开始还债了，不然爸爸会一直出现在我的噩梦里。
我已经开始觉得庆祝生日是很无聊的事。以前总会想出特别的惊喜为生命里重要的人庆生，可是有些曾在生命里重要的人有一天会变成过客。笔记里总是特别注意的那个日子就变得不特别了。
是我老了吗？
这阵子精神上真的有点疲倦。周末本来活动多多的我，现在都选择乖乖呆在家里。周日如果安排补习简直要我的命！
逛街？不要浪费钱。
上课？不要浪费钱。
指甲？不要浪费钱。
和朋友出去？又要浪费钱！
我想请假。理由？我想休息。
做几个月而已就想休息！不要乱乱请假啦~
可是我真的累了。
Note: NO COMMENTS PLEASE.
这阵子一直在阅读外国的美食摄影博客，忽然希望自己可以放个假到外国上这种短期的课程，或花几个月去实习。昨天睡觉前，脑子里浮现了我在富士山等巴士的景象，很怀念。
这种实习的玩意儿好像应该在大学执行，可是储蓄一直被用来做有的没的，根本没有机会。我也想学习如何把一碗沙拉拍得最美，我也想去纽西兰养羊，我也想到美国吃世界最大的汉堡...不过现在也只能想想而以，因为这几个月的储蓄要拿来买电脑，也应该没有多余的了。加上4月份应该要开始还债了，不然爸爸会一直出现在我的噩梦里。
我已经开始觉得庆祝生日是很无聊的事。以前总会想出特别的惊喜为生命里重要的人庆生，可是有些曾在生命里重要的人有一天会变成过客。笔记里总是特别注意的那个日子就变得不特别了。
是我老了吗？
这阵子精神上真的有点疲倦。周末本来活动多多的我，现在都选择乖乖呆在家里。周日如果安排补习简直要我的命！
逛街？不要浪费钱。
上课？不要浪费钱。
指甲？不要浪费钱。
和朋友出去？又要浪费钱！
我想请假。理由？我想休息。
做几个月而已就想休息！不要乱乱请假啦~
可是我真的累了。
Note: NO COMMENTS PLEASE.
Friday, March 12, 2010
My Table!
Dear Ah Yi,
This is my office table. Please do not be alarmed by the mess of papers and start nagging at me to tidy it up. I can somehow find what I want to find at the end of the day and it just shows that I have tonnes of work to do (i.e I AM NOT SLACKING). HAHA!
Love,
Girl Girl :D
Thursday, March 11, 2010
TODAY: TAXI!
Jack Neo Press Conference
Monday, March 8, 2010
Macro Photography
It was a sunny Saturday morning. Together with my camera, macro lens & flash, I left home at 7am for a macro photoshoot outing with the Lightpainters to Venus Drive (along Thomson Road).
I must be crazy, waking up so early on a bright Saturday just to shoot insects (when im totally so scared of them all).
Anyway, it's my second time playing with this macro lens, the first time was when I went for Tetsu tasting but I didn't make good use of it lah. Its heaviness needs some time to get used to PLUS i didn't bring my tripod and diffuser, which makes this shoot difficult! :S
Photos below:
I must be crazy, waking up so early on a bright Saturday just to shoot insects (when im totally so scared of them all).
Anyway, it's my second time playing with this macro lens, the first time was when I went for Tetsu tasting but I didn't make good use of it lah. Its heaviness needs some time to get used to PLUS i didn't bring my tripod and diffuser, which makes this shoot difficult! :S
Photos below:
Everyone just went all the way out to capture the best. Dragonflies are of different colours, I have blue, red, green etc and Im sure there's more. Alot of shaky shots cuz when I tried to go nearer to take these insects, they suddenly flew away, i screeched and camera click, and there i have blur shots! -.-
But it was fun la, especially when you never realise how nice these photos can turn out. But of course, mine is just beginner, still have more things to learn.
Special thanks goes to my photographer colleague who lent me his lens and flash. Then I dont have to spend money renting them. No money to buy one now, Im saving real hard for my laptop. And i have decided to get the cheapest Macbook Pro. Can wait till my birthday arrives...
Im so tired this weekend :(
Friday, March 5, 2010
im excited about tomolo's photoshoot!
It's going to be a BUSY weekend.
Plans for Saturday:
8am: Macro Photoshoot of the bugs and insects at Venus Drive (Near Mediacorp). My kind photographer colleague lent me his flash and macro lens. It's so heavy when I tried it at home, wondered if I can manage it. EXCITED!
12pm: AMORE Women's Day Out @ Wisma. Shuli and I will be at the open area outside Wisma doing 3 Hours of aerobics workout: kickboxing, cardio workout & cardio latino dance. Whoo, sweat it out baby~
9pm: Watching Air Hostess Movie with the AJ girls at Cathay. It's a super old film and $5 per tix. Media Fiesta, woolala!
Plans for Sunday:
1130am: Facial!
Plans for Saturday:
8am: Macro Photoshoot of the bugs and insects at Venus Drive (Near Mediacorp). My kind photographer colleague lent me his flash and macro lens. It's so heavy when I tried it at home, wondered if I can manage it. EXCITED!
12pm: AMORE Women's Day Out @ Wisma. Shuli and I will be at the open area outside Wisma doing 3 Hours of aerobics workout: kickboxing, cardio workout & cardio latino dance. Whoo, sweat it out baby~
9pm: Watching Air Hostess Movie with the AJ girls at Cathay. It's a super old film and $5 per tix. Media Fiesta, woolala!
Plans for Sunday:
1130am: Facial!
怎么了，怎么了。。。
怎么了，怎么了。。。
是因为上周上课很忙，还是我那么粗心。。。。
昨天犯错，让我心情很不好受。今天问题解决了，没想到刚刚收到email犯了第2个错误。
解决了一个，现在又出现另一个。天啊！
是因为上周上课很忙，还是我那么粗心。。。。
昨天犯错，让我心情很不好受。今天问题解决了，没想到刚刚收到email犯了第2个错误。
解决了一个，现在又出现另一个。天啊！
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Restaurant Week
Restaurant Week has come to Singapore! This culinary event in cities like Amsterdam and New York sees fine dining and mid-market restaurants offering a three-course menu for a special fixed price during a one-week period.
So from 22 - 28 March, selected high quality restaurants will serve a special three course dinner for a fixed price of s$35++ and a three course lunch for s$ 25++.
The list of restaurants are:
1 Absinthe
2 Al Qasr
3 Bedrock Bar & Grill
4 Bollicine Restaurant
5 Bonta
6 Boulevard
7 Choupinette
8 Dim Joy
9 District 10 Bistro Wine Bar
10 FiftyThree
11 Garibaldi Italian Restaurant & Bar
12 Gattopardo Italian Grill & Pizzabar
13 KHA
14 Mimolette Restaurant & Bar
15 Novus Restaurant, Bar, Café & Courtyard
16 One on the Bund
17 Orgo Bar & restaurant
18 Oso Ristorante
19 OTTO Ristorante
20 Picotin Bar Bistro Epicerie
21 Private Affairs
22 Red House Seafood Restaurant
23 Red House At The Quayside
24 Ricciotti at The Riverwalk
25 Ricciotti at China Square Central
26 Takumi Tokyo
27 Tatsuya Japanese Restaurant
28 The Cliff @ The Sentosa Resort & Spa
29 The French Kitchen
30 The Garden @ The Sentosa Resort & Spa
31 The Song of India
32 Tiffin Club
33 Pasta Brava Restaurant
34 Brotzeit Bier, Bar & Restaurant
35 Restaurant Da Mario
36 Seven on Club
37 The Prime Society
38 The Nautilus Project
39 Brasserie Wolf
40 Esmirada At Orchard
41 Esmirada At The Pier
42 Bodega Y Tapas
43 The White Rabbit
44 Il Lido
45 Forlino
46 Capricci
47 Krish
48 Senso Ristorante & Bar
49 Original Sin
50 Michelangelo's
51 Julien BOMPARD
52 Braise
53 Chiharu
54 Zento
55 Villa Enrique
56 Bacchus
57 CM-PB
58 Magma German Wine Bistro
oh my god, oh my god! some of them are so expensive can! im eyeing on Absinthe, Choupinette, Braise & The Cliff @ The Sentosa Resort & Spa! Anyone interested to try with me?
Bookings are online only via www.restaurantweek.sg
So from 22 - 28 March, selected high quality restaurants will serve a special three course dinner for a fixed price of s$35++ and a three course lunch for s$ 25++.
The list of restaurants are:
1 Absinthe
2 Al Qasr
3 Bedrock Bar & Grill
4 Bollicine Restaurant
5 Bonta
6 Boulevard
7 Choupinette
8 Dim Joy
9 District 10 Bistro Wine Bar
10 FiftyThree
11 Garibaldi Italian Restaurant & Bar
12 Gattopardo Italian Grill & Pizzabar
13 KHA
14 Mimolette Restaurant & Bar
15 Novus Restaurant, Bar, Café & Courtyard
16 One on the Bund
17 Orgo Bar & restaurant
18 Oso Ristorante
19 OTTO Ristorante
20 Picotin Bar Bistro Epicerie
21 Private Affairs
22 Red House Seafood Restaurant
23 Red House At The Quayside
24 Ricciotti at The Riverwalk
25 Ricciotti at China Square Central
26 Takumi Tokyo
27 Tatsuya Japanese Restaurant
28 The Cliff @ The Sentosa Resort & Spa
29 The French Kitchen
30 The Garden @ The Sentosa Resort & Spa
31 The Song of India
32 Tiffin Club
33 Pasta Brava Restaurant
34 Brotzeit Bier, Bar & Restaurant
35 Restaurant Da Mario
36 Seven on Club
37 The Prime Society
38 The Nautilus Project
39 Brasserie Wolf
40 Esmirada At Orchard
41 Esmirada At The Pier
42 Bodega Y Tapas
43 The White Rabbit
44 Il Lido
45 Forlino
46 Capricci
47 Krish
48 Senso Ristorante & Bar
49 Original Sin
50 Michelangelo's
51 Julien BOMPARD
52 Braise
53 Chiharu
54 Zento
55 Villa Enrique
56 Bacchus
57 CM-PB
58 Magma German Wine Bistro
oh my god, oh my god! some of them are so expensive can! im eyeing on Absinthe, Choupinette, Braise & The Cliff @ The Sentosa Resort & Spa! Anyone interested to try with me?
Bookings are online only via www.restaurantweek.sg
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
幸福是什么？
幸福就是，每天风雨不改有关心你的电话。关心你的工作，关心你的家庭，关心你的朋友，关心你的人生。每件事情都希望有参与的一份。
幸福就是，能听对方分享自己的人生。不管大小事，都一一告诉对方。从工作、家庭、朋友，甚至到午餐晚餐吃什么，或童年过着什么样的生活。这就是自己参与对方的人生。
幸福，原来就是和对方彼此分享人生，有着共同的未来。
幸福，原来就是那么简单... ...
两个陌生人，却有聊不完的话题。两个陌生人，忽然彼此的人生好像就联在一起。有些人可能会认为，每天需要分享自己的人生或听着别人的人生是一件累人的事。
可是当有一天，电话不再响了。你会发现，自己的人生好像少了些什么。
是应该还抱着过去？还是应该往前走？
是应该去相信自己？还是应该不相信自己？
结果：
我相信了自己的不完美，
这就是我难过的理由。
幸福就是，能听对方分享自己的人生。不管大小事，都一一告诉对方。从工作、家庭、朋友，甚至到午餐晚餐吃什么，或童年过着什么样的生活。这就是自己参与对方的人生。
幸福，原来就是和对方彼此分享人生，有着共同的未来。
幸福，原来就是那么简单... ...
两个陌生人，却有聊不完的话题。两个陌生人，忽然彼此的人生好像就联在一起。有些人可能会认为，每天需要分享自己的人生或听着别人的人生是一件累人的事。
可是当有一天，电话不再响了。你会发现，自己的人生好像少了些什么。
是应该还抱着过去？还是应该往前走？
是应该去相信自己？还是应该不相信自己？
结果：
我相信了自己的不完美，
这就是我难过的理由。
Monday, March 1, 2010
I'm feeling down, but I don't know why
我忽然间很忙！
I am glad that I decided to work in SPH. I have been going for "Principles of Journalism" course since last Wednesday and I am enjoying every bit even though I have been listening to them for the past 4 years in NTU. But I am getting to know the insights of local publications and lessons have been enjoyable.
I OT-ed before I went for course, as I know that I wont be in office for a week. In the end, during my course, i continued to OT-ed because more work was given. So I stayed till 9pm last Friday and now I'm still doing work in office NOW -.-
But I kinda enjoyed every single bit of it. I mean I don't procrastinate and by doing more work means less of a brain to ponder about other issues. I have been thinking way too much...
I met other colleagues from Shin Ming, Zao Bao, Wan Bao and ST, all of us were envious of each other's jobs:
- We were learning about political reporting the first two days and I was thinking how nice if I can be a political writer too. At least, it looks like a challenging and more fulfilling scope, meddling with politics and anytime i might get sued for defamation.
- The Shin Ming colleagues were sharing with me their difficult situation in crime scene as well as how they always need to follow closely to court cases which makes me eager to learn that aspect too.
- And of course, they were all envious of my scope: lifestyle.
Well, there's good and bad lah. But i do hope someday i get to run different beats :)
I brought Shuli for Hungrygowhere tasting (for misstamchiak) last week at this new resturant called Shuang Yuan, fusion of taiwanese, vietnamese and japanese food. The chefs are from a very high class japanese restaurant which I dont know if I can reveal. But the reason why i was invited for this tasting is because i met one of the owner of HGW at a media tasting the day before and we happened to know each other way back a few years. Hence, got invited for more tastings!
It has been a lazy weekend for me, not in the mood to do anything at all. Ah Yi is being so sweet by accompanying me to Millenia Walk to collect the AMORE women's day out tee shirt on Saturday afternoon. And i spent $250 in Nike shop @ Suntec, buying a top, long pants and sports shoes. So now I got their membership card which entitled me to 10% discount.
Great, no more shopping for the month of March already. Because I have also paid $200 for a new course which I will be attending come late March: BUDDHIST ART THERAPY! Basically it tries to marry Buddhist thinking & practices to the theory & practice of Art Therapy and is believed to have therapeutic benefits.
Good lah, go there draw draw draw and see if there is something wrong with my brains anot. It will be held every tuesday at awareness place in bras basah.
Attended Mike's birthday dinner at Shuli's house on Saturday evening, and I must say Buangkok's environment is really really peaceful and green. Shuli's mummy whipped up yummy food such as nasi lemak, fried mee, curry, sambal sotong, and there is abalone yu sheng plus i bought a ice cream cake from thomson plaza swensens! great food, great company!
Oh my brains are not working in chronological order now. So let me jump back to last week when the office has CNY celebration with the Zao Bao and OMY colleagues. I ask uncle, luoling and keyi to perform for me and they were so nice to agree to it despite the little allowance that they receive. And I WON A BIG HAMPER! it has got bird nest and some XO alcohol in it. I had to take a cab home.
I was too busy with the performance and all that i skipped dinner so thankfully ah zhi and chris drove over and we went for supper at s11. Stingray, wu xiang, lamb chops, roti prata...yes yes i know it's unhealthy but how many times a year do i eat supper!
ok back to now. Im supposed to be working buy obviously i decided to blog. I kinda lost my train of thoughts already. I wanted to write something which makes me kinda upset but suddenly i lost the reasons for it. nevermind, when the inspiration comes, i will then pen it down.
I AM HUNGRY!
I am glad that I decided to work in SPH. I have been going for "Principles of Journalism" course since last Wednesday and I am enjoying every bit even though I have been listening to them for the past 4 years in NTU. But I am getting to know the insights of local publications and lessons have been enjoyable.
I OT-ed before I went for course, as I know that I wont be in office for a week. In the end, during my course, i continued to OT-ed because more work was given. So I stayed till 9pm last Friday and now I'm still doing work in office NOW -.-
But I kinda enjoyed every single bit of it. I mean I don't procrastinate and by doing more work means less of a brain to ponder about other issues. I have been thinking way too much...
I met other colleagues from Shin Ming, Zao Bao, Wan Bao and ST, all of us were envious of each other's jobs:
- We were learning about political reporting the first two days and I was thinking how nice if I can be a political writer too. At least, it looks like a challenging and more fulfilling scope, meddling with politics and anytime i might get sued for defamation.
- The Shin Ming colleagues were sharing with me their difficult situation in crime scene as well as how they always need to follow closely to court cases which makes me eager to learn that aspect too.
- And of course, they were all envious of my scope: lifestyle.
Well, there's good and bad lah. But i do hope someday i get to run different beats :)
I brought Shuli for Hungrygowhere tasting (for misstamchiak) last week at this new resturant called Shuang Yuan, fusion of taiwanese, vietnamese and japanese food. The chefs are from a very high class japanese restaurant which I dont know if I can reveal. But the reason why i was invited for this tasting is because i met one of the owner of HGW at a media tasting the day before and we happened to know each other way back a few years. Hence, got invited for more tastings!
It has been a lazy weekend for me, not in the mood to do anything at all. Ah Yi is being so sweet by accompanying me to Millenia Walk to collect the AMORE women's day out tee shirt on Saturday afternoon. And i spent $250 in Nike shop @ Suntec, buying a top, long pants and sports shoes. So now I got their membership card which entitled me to 10% discount.
Great, no more shopping for the month of March already. Because I have also paid $200 for a new course which I will be attending come late March: BUDDHIST ART THERAPY! Basically it tries to marry Buddhist thinking & practices to the theory & practice of Art Therapy and is believed to have therapeutic benefits.
Good lah, go there draw draw draw and see if there is something wrong with my brains anot. It will be held every tuesday at awareness place in bras basah.
Attended Mike's birthday dinner at Shuli's house on Saturday evening, and I must say Buangkok's environment is really really peaceful and green. Shuli's mummy whipped up yummy food such as nasi lemak, fried mee, curry, sambal sotong, and there is abalone yu sheng plus i bought a ice cream cake from thomson plaza swensens! great food, great company!
Oh my brains are not working in chronological order now. So let me jump back to last week when the office has CNY celebration with the Zao Bao and OMY colleagues. I ask uncle, luoling and keyi to perform for me and they were so nice to agree to it despite the little allowance that they receive. And I WON A BIG HAMPER! it has got bird nest and some XO alcohol in it. I had to take a cab home.
I was too busy with the performance and all that i skipped dinner so thankfully ah zhi and chris drove over and we went for supper at s11. Stingray, wu xiang, lamb chops, roti prata...yes yes i know it's unhealthy but how many times a year do i eat supper!
ok back to now. Im supposed to be working buy obviously i decided to blog. I kinda lost my train of thoughts already. I wanted to write something which makes me kinda upset but suddenly i lost the reasons for it. nevermind, when the inspiration comes, i will then pen it down.
I AM HUNGRY!
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