gross tuesday

yup. i'm e third person writing about this darn darn tramatising experience. well, it really is. tuesday started off with me rushing to catch e 0715hr train. gt pushed n squashed as usual. tt's kinda normal as it always happens. as i was stoning along the way, i heard this loud and stinky burping sound. so i turned to my right n saw this indian man STANDING BESIDE ME with his mouth open, with a face filled with relief n comfort. nw all tt filthy n stinky air which had settled in his stomach for who-noe-how-long is out in e train container. i turned away, n e tot of breathin made me feel gross-out. well, there's an even more exciting episode to this:

went to e toilet with phe after my breakfast in imh. we headed for e nursin admin toilet. phe brushed her teeth while i went into e toilet. n e lady in e cubicle next to me kept flushing her toilet. while i tot to myself she could be an escaped patient from e hosptial, a cockroach scurried past my legs n went into e lady's cubicle. i didnt even have time to react n e lady shouted: eeks. there's cockroach somemore!! n she continued her flushin motion. i came out of e toilet. n to my horror, i saw piles of shit floating in e sewage water near e sink area. i looked at phe onli to realise tt e oblivious gal,with colgate still in her mouth continued to brush for a few times more b4 realisin she has been steppin on sewage water. luckily she wore heels. i wore flats. with holes pattern. OMG. i was screamin all e @#$%^**$ inside my heart while we dashed out of e toilet. we almost puked with all e stinky smell from e toilet diffusing out. we hurried over to e other toilet , left a trail of shit water footsteps along e way, to wash our feet n pants.

wat a day.

recent updates

life has been pretty much e same for e past few weeks. it's work work work everyday. perhaps i'm taking things too hard upon myself with all e queasiness n diarrhoea tt is showing up recently. it's pretty tough to rush to e toilet > than 5 times a day in e office. hopefully i get well soon. (:

work at imh cn get pretty boring. have been doin e SAME thing for e past 2 wks. faints*. work at e clinic is still pretty ok. electrocardiogram (ECG) is forever challenging n i'm getting a hang of e nebuliser. (: i guess practice really makes perfect. n i actually did ECG for a guy from czech republic!! see how globalisation spreads. hahas. i'm pretty sure healthcare is e route for me after working there for 1/2 a yr. i get joy out of patients esp children feelin better/ able to breathe better from e nebuliser i did for them. although most of e wk goes to e machine. hahas.

n i'm seriously pondering over y did i ever take up my 3rd job. i'd to make preparation for e tuition, create my own wksheets/ notes n do my own sourcing. ): n i really dont like teaching. it's a pretty stressful job n i really kowtow to mr goh for doin such a wonderful job. hahas. (:

i donno when it started but i realised i'd been eatin desserts at least once every wk. aww. SINFUL. must be e secret recipe frenzy every fri tt sparks off everything. it all began with a choco banana cake n it moved on to almond choco cake, choco fudge, blueberry cake. n wat did i have for e past 2 weeks?

tada! apple strudel on last last thurs. (:

e taste is really heavenly! phe will agree with me.

it's a gift from e COO n i get a share of it too. (:

n on tues, we had a mini bdae celebration for min! :D

maye n qp bought a shin chan (aka la bi xiao xin) choco cake for her.

n we celebrated in e coffeeshop during lunch.

p/s: we sang e b-dae song too. it's really AA. hahas.

min making a wish. (:

n we saw e chicken rice seller takin shots of min.

eeks. we will never eat his chicken rice anymore. pukes*

n thurs was popcorn day. weili bought a pack of popcorn up n tempted me. had a few mouthful n belle tempted me AGAIN while we were walkin to hougang green for lunch. hahas. but it really brings back memories. cos i have nt eat popcorn for a loooooong looooong time. skipped joggin session with e rest on thurs n rushed to 4th aunt's hse for a family gathering. great malaysian food from 2nd n 3rd aunt. our family signature dishes never fail to taste great under their hands. (: watched painted skin dvd with bro n cousin wenni. n missed 1 epi of maiden's vow. ):

fri came n finally i get to exercise!

but b4 tt i shared s.r choco indulgence with phe (:

it's really great. we ate everything. hahas.

must be e phenylethylamine (PEA) releasing endorphins into my brain.

cos i'm startin to LIKE chocolate.

ran 4.8km alone after tt. yays!! b4 long, i'll be able to run 6,7,8,9,10 km!! am so lookin forward to e standard chartered n great eastern run!! (: of course alot of credit goes to e adidas runnin tee. hee. :D

took leave on sat. (cries over money*) for nus fos open hse. met up with belle n ky at cck at 0815hr. yawns* n surprisingly, i'm e earliest. hahas. met up with warren at b.v, maye n qp at e campus. went for e pharm talk n duke-nus med sch talk. am giving 2nd thoughts to e latter as most of e stuff revolves ard research wk. oh well, i still have plenty of time to think thru tt. belle n i decided to explore e campus n we skipped e astar research talk on pharmacology. found our way to e sci library n this kind-hearted librarian showed us e way ard e library. n it's REALLY huge!! 5 storeys in total. we took so much time to explore ard n we'd to dash back to e LT for our hospital talk. hahas. e hospital talk is e most interesting of all. gt introduced to different types of pharm specialties n haemorrhage + cytotoxic pharmacy caught my eyes. winks*

maye, qp, belle n me decided to go holland v for lunch.

took bus 95 to b.v stn onli to realise tt e bus leads to h.v. faints*

n we walked all e way to holland v. thinkin tt 3 bus stops is no big deal.

but we were so wrong. almost lost our way there.

luckily we asked a kind hearted lady who gave us e right directions n saw bus 95 along e way (:

reached there finally. drained.

n settled for thai xpress.


we started camwhoring.
with MOW brochure. LOL.
amused*


grossed*

in awe*

hahas. been pondering.

but i seriously cnt find an apt adj for maye's exp.

pouting? hahas.

our dishes came!!

from left clockwise: belle's beef hor fun, maye's tom yum seafood,

mine chicken-mushroom longevity noodles n qp's tom yum seafood.

hungry!!!

e thai xpress was pretty empty n we spent almost 2 hrs talkin there after eating. e waiter/waitress jus kept filling up our cups. hahas. talked n crapped abt loads of stuff, sch life n our childhood. all in all, i luv saturday e most for this wk. (:

friday nite out

17 apr 09

e 1st fri nite out was at northpt's xinwang cafe. with min, belle n cand. (: started this gathering since min joined imh on tt wk n cand is teachin in yishun. ate a very full dinner with secret recipe cakes! i love their almond coffee cake!! (although i detest almond paste/biscuits to e core) credits to min's colleague (jastin) if nt we wont be able to buy them with e looooonng loooong queues. 1/2 price really make ALOT of difference. haha.

we started to camwhore after sitting down.

belle n cand (:

we switched to e window seats n started to order our food.

cand settled for fish porridge.

which according to her onli tasted: "ma ma teh" (aka so-so). LOL.

i ordered chicken chop fried rice n barley.
felt really sinful after e meal. esp with e cake.

min n belle settled for baked rice.

forgt whose one is chicken n whose is pork. haha.

our s.r cakes!!!

from left clockwise: belle's strawberry cheesecake, cand's raspberry cheescake,

min's choco banana cake n my almond coffee.

we tried on each other cakes n i still hate cheesecakes. pukes*

8 may 09

went sumo house with min, belle, cand, maye n qp (:

ordered their salmon beto set.

min, cand n maye (:

it's great tt gatherings are expanding.

hopefully phe cn join us for dinner next time.

n we cn have imh temp staff reunion dinner. LOL.

qp with her raw salmon bowl.

supposed to be a "i'm hungry" pose.

but maye's addition turned it into a " i adore coke" pose. haha.

it was a great way to end e wk by receiving 2 desserts for FREE!!! :D

kudos to my colleagues! (:

e emicake choco fudge cake is really super nice. (tried some)

e blueberry chessecake is nice. (subjective comments from belle n cand)

although i'm nt a fan of chocolate bars n cheesecake, but i'm still very grateful for e treats. (:

after dinner, maye n qp left for qp's final driving theory test while e 4 of us headed down to amk hub to find a spot to eat e desserts.

in e end, our spot was along one of e corridors at amk hub. haha.

i had e 1st bite of e choco fudge cake.

n it's really chocolate-ty.

but i would rather choose e choco fudge than e cheesecake.

cand enjoying every bit of e choco fudge cake.

plus posin n camwhorin in e public. hahas.

hopefully there cn be more gatherings next time with more pple joining us. (:

naruwan taiwan finale (:

28 march 2009

i was woken up by esther in e morn of day 6. in a daze, i still asked her how she managed to get in e rm when i fell asleep. hahas. i could onli smile at her sheepishly when she told me wat she n denise went thru to get her into e rm. oops. :P

washed up n met e rest for our last meal in taiwan b4 our departure back to s'pore at gaohsiung intl airport. hais. 5 days passed by like a breeze. :(

e morn view of gaohsiung city :)

had a buffet style breakfast.
it's porridge for me again. hahas.

on our way to e airport, we came across a car accident.

e entire car ended up on top of e taxi. OMG.

cross fingers n pray for e taxi driver*

finally.. we reached e place we dont wanna go in taiwan.

gaohsiung international airport.

while randy did e admissions n get our air tickets,

e whole bunch of us started to camwhore again. hahas.

grp photo with uncle mao n auntie sally. (:

us with e thank-u card for randy!!

hopefully he likes e card n treasure it.

cos we lost sleep n est almost dont have a rm to sleep in bcos of it.

from left: me, uncle mao n auntie sally (:

me n randy (:

miss his jokes n singing ):

before we went in e departure gates,

uncle mao gt so emo after takin pics with randy tt he wanna carry him in with him.

LOL. tt was e last joke we heard from uncle mao from e trip.

going in...

gate no 24.

our gateway back to s'pore.

bye taiwan!!!

e china airline we took this time rd was pretty bad.

we have no individual tv!!!

but e food is nt bad. loved e dessert!!

denise n lili posing b4 e airplane took off.

with tt, we ended our 6 D5N trip to taiwan!!

e skies on e airplane*

back!!!

we arrived in s'pore in e afternoon.

our last grp photo for e trip.

camwhored while waiting for taxi. LOL.

shared a cab with est n shat-yin.

we gt really emo in e cab n started to miss everything back there in taiwan.

e goodies bought in taiwan!!

e no of pamphlets we took along e way durin e trip.

hee. :D

yupps. taiwan trip came to an end eventually.

we gt excited while planning. really estatic when we reached. had lotsa fun along e way. met a great tour guide n humorous tour mates. n best of all, we took a whole lot of photos n gt to noe each other better. (:

stronger friendship. richer memories.

naruwan taiwan. day 5 (:

27 march 2009

day 5 began with us waking up at 0600hr. as usual, i ignored e morning call n esther had to wake me up. hee. :D had to crawl up from e double bed reluctantly n get ready to meet e rest for breakfast. it was a looong looong journey from nantou to gaohsiung. sat on e bus from 0800hr all e way till lunch time. midway, we stopped by a resting kiosk with 50 plus toilets. LOL. it was specially built for coaches gg on long journeys like us.

had lunch at ao xiang lou with chinese cusine. it was a darn filling meal with seafood, chicken n fruits. randy bought a b-dae cake for uncle mao. (: we sang b-dae songs, both eng n chinese version. it's really sweet to hear tt one of uncle mao's bdae wish is to go bai tou dao lao with his wife, sally. (: e onli uncomfortable thing was tt i had to stuff down a piece of cake after e filling meal. my stomach almost burst. lol.

after all tt food n travelling, we reached e british consulate.

i wanted to sit on e plank so tt a more scenic view cn be captured.

but for safety sake, i decided to jus sit on e bricks. haha.


inside e consulate. (:
knew from e readings tt e consulate is a 140 yr old heritage building built in 1865.
tt's very old...


e treaty of peking.
which forced kaohsiung, tainan, tamshui n keelung to be opened to e west as trade ports.



from left: lili, shat-yin, randy, me, est n denise (:

me n denise lovees. (:

more grp photos!!

e 5 fair ladies.

hahas.

then we gt a little bit zane n decided to do a jumping shot.

randy was laughing thru out e countless trials we did b4 everyone was caught jumping.

taiwan really has a lot of nice seas n lakes.

after leaving e consulate, we headed down to e ferry pier.

for our ride to chi jin island!!

off we go!!

and we reached!!

saw this scene on tv for many times.

n i FINALLY was there!!

camwhore while waiting for our desserts to arrive.

it's a really hot day n it doesnt help tt i was wearing black. ):

red n green bean soup with tao huay.

our mini fruit ice mountain. (:

chi jin island is jus like our local ubin.

with seafood shops n pple cycling ard.

est decided to try their fried quail eggs.

i must say it's really nt bad.

lili shopped ard for caps for her nieces n cousins.

i tried on some too.

but this sunhat is making me look really retro. hahas.

chi jin island sells tomatoes dipped with a special sauce.

nt bad. though it tasted pretty weird.

i still prefer boiled tomatoes though.

hahas. e bicycle in chi jin.

uncle mao n randy.

hahas. this uncle is gg all out to sell his hats.

really extreme marketing tatics. LOL.

while waiting for e ferry,

i took a shot with randy.

a pure coincidence tt we both wore black tt day (:

e ferry finally reached.

n we are off to taiwan kaohsiung mainland.

more grp photo. (:

n est complained to us tt she always ended up in e black spot for all e photos tt day.

hahas.

hahas. it happened again.

i guess it's place where she stood tt caused this to happen.

me, esther n denise!

farewell chi jin!

it's a pity we didnt try e cheap seafood as all of us were still full from lunch.

wanted to eat e prawns there. ):

we headed down to kaohsiung 85 skytower after chi jin.
we lifted up to e 74th level to view kaohsiung harbour n city.

all buildings n roads.

some of e art pieces exhibited in e skytower.

more antique pieces.

cluttered city area.

more skyscrapers.

kaohsiung harbour!

loved this shot. (:

grp photo!

n nw everyone is in e black spot. hahas.

next, we went to e pearl culture centre.

bought pearl powder for mummy (:

e technician is grindin e pearls tt i bought.

it's a transparent n open process so tt e customers get to see tt nth was added in e powder.

e powder was finally ready.

next, we went to e dragon and tiger pagoda n lotus lake.

there's really a dragon n tiger at e entrance of e 2 pagodas. hahas.

me n e pagodas.

randy said tt we shld all go in from e dragon's mouth n come out from e tiger's.

n we have to shout "huat ah" when we come out. LOL.

haha.

me n densie tryin to force open e already open dragon's mouth.

me n esther (:

e whole bunch of us finally went into e pagoda.

saw an altar with tu di gong gong figurine.

n we all came out,

shouting: :HUAT AH! LOL.

i missed all e fun we had then. ):

another temple was nearby e pagodas.

e magnificent lotus lake nite view. (:

last, we reached liuho nite market for dinner!

cnt believed we explored e whole of kaohsiung within a day.

tried their famous seafood porridge n it tasted really great!

ate yet another rd of smelly tofu.

but e smelly tofu in liuho tasted better than e one we had in shilin.

seafood porridge!

we had fish stick soup, salted prawns, white bittergourd juice n many other goodies.

went in to this really oldies shop to eat their noodles.

but i forgt e name of e noddles. hee.

it's a must try in liuho nite market though.

after eating n shoping ard, we boarded e coach n headed down to hotel kingdom. as it's our last nite in taiwan, e 6 of us grabbed watever money we had left n headed down e streets in search of any convenience stores tt sell e cup noodles which randy recommended. hahas.

i bought 4 n lili bought 10. faints*. we walked ard e area n came across this really old muai chee shop. tried on their handmade muai chee n after much tot, we decided nt to buy since it cnt last till e next day. but e boss is really nice to give us a generous piece to try. (:

we decided to buy randy a thank you card n found a bookstore. n i found aaron yan's photos there!! :D we headed back to e hotel after much shopping n went to lili n shat-yin's rm to write e card. i gt so tired tt i went back to my rm after writing. to prevent myself from fallin asleep, i purposedly switch on e tv. in e end, i still fell asleep n poor esther had to call e hotel staff to open e door for her after countless phonecalls n knocking on e door. oops. :D