monday bluez

strange. i'd a sudden urge to blog after much blog-hoppin ard. as i read abt pple's lives online, a thought came into my mind. how funny our lives crossed each other someway or another n yet we are all gg such different pathways. we have grown up. n are starting to make decisions for our future. our own lives.

n i realise wat we did in e past is never an insurance to our destiny in e future. n deep down, i cnt help but doubt my own decision. shld i have taken on another path n challenge myself further? perhaps i jus dont have suffice courage to step out of my comfort zone n ascertain myself wat i actually wanted. it's scary how it has all ended n i'm embarkin on a new journey which i'm nt so sure anymore. yet, i dont have any regrets.

this is all so confusing n oxymoron.


maybe all may not be gone. i'm still in e same field i wanted to be. (:
belief. courage. resilience. zeal. i'm counting on myself to make e mark.
for i always believe in giving e best out of everything tt i do. (:

fried rice day

today was interesting. maye n i wore e same mayuki shirt to work. hahas. as quoted, we were e "mayuki mei shao nu".LOL. luckily they were different colours. lunch was funny. everyone ordered fried rice for lunch except me. maye n qp had individual seafood fried rice while min n belle ordered a medium salted fish fried rice to share. there was like a mountain-ful of fried rice in front of me. i was pretty happy to stick with my fishball noddles. hahas.

this was wat happened after 15 mins of consecutive eating.

u get pretty sick of it.

this is wat happened after 30 mins of eating.

u jus wan to get over n done with it.


n maye was telling me: li li jie xin ku.
hahas. it sure was tough to swallow every single grain of rice.
not to mention qp is gg bonkers over eatin e rice.


ta-da!
min n belle managed to clear their mountain after much stuffing.
it was great work. (:
all clean n shiny. hahas.


maye n qp sure had enuff of eating.
it was like everyone had been eatin fried rice for 10 years for every meal.
moral of e story: dont mess with e rice. LOL.

went for e usual jog ard imh. n tis wk was with belle n min! finally we are joggin tgt again. (: had been joggin alone for e past 2 weeks. it's pretty boring. did 5km again (: but i think i nid more practices. my cardiac muscles n lungs nid more training.

caught yanni on e train on my way home from amk stn (: it had been a looooong looooong time ever since i met her. she certainly becum prettier. (: had a 10 mins chat on e train n gt to noe how she was doin lately. all e best gal! fret not cause i believe smth gd will happen for a nice gal like u! (:

n i cnt wait to meet up somemore aips gals @ northpoint tmr!! it has been 10 yrs since we actually met up. excited*

clinic outings (:

had 2 consecutive clinic outings for e past 2 saturdays. (: eating outings; buffet-styled. hahas. which means stuffin n bloatin my poor stomach. =/on e verge of poppin senokot. ): but i'd fun with this bunch of pple as always!! (: e 2 outings were meant for shi wen who will be flying off to korea tmr n aust-perth in july for her uni study. all e best gal!! u'll definitely be missed (:

6 jun 09- fortunate restaurant

mel bought art box cards for shi wen's farewell, eme's belated b-dae

n kim geok's late farewell. (:

clinic ended on time on sat in absence of dr.

so we reached tpy super early.

so mel n me went to shop ard while cecilia snacked at mac.

n we saw e community chest rehearsal. (:

mel bought a cute brush from body shop while i bought a new black watch.

tpy doesnt have much to shop.

so we headed back to mac after 30 mins w/o wantin to leave cc there alone.

saw her sitting with this weird lady who was eatin a bowl of laska brought in from elsewhere.

so we changed tables n continue waiting...

near to 2 hrs of waiting cn really kill.

i was gettin bored. to death.

mel- bored n hungry.

claps for our outmost patience*


finally, after a looooooooong wait.
all e peeps arrived.
n we headed to fortunate restaurant for dim sum.
jus when i'd dim sum like 1 week ago? faints*
no more baos pls.


ate my favourite xiaolongbaoz!!
hargaos, siew mais n wa nt.
there's limited choices of dim sums.
ate their eggtart too n still prefer yum cha's (:
n we all wanted to take pics with shi wen.
above* shi wen n cc (:


shi wen n swee jun.

luckily, fortunate is ala carte.

or i cn die eatin dim sum there. hahas.

everyone ordered mango sagos for desserts (:

we started to camwhore with e mango sago.

eme n mel (:

mango madness*

grp photo!!

from left 1st row: poh yen, cc, shi wen n swee jun.

2nd row: kim geok, me, mel n eme (:

13 jun 09- sizzler

e gourmet continued.. doc was back from m'sia n gave us a treat at sizzler (: so we were back at tpy again. hahas.

my appetizer*

main course- spicy chicken*

it was nt really spicy at all.

had a hard time removin all e charred n carcinogen part.

but it was nice to eat (:

doc ordered pork ribs n shared it ard.

meat n more meat.. screams*

had vanilla n choc mix toppled with nuts as dessert (:

wat a sinful lunch.

grp photo (:

chatted quite alot abt uni, work shifts, relationships.

doc n his wife left earlier to prepare their dad's 93rd b-dae.

e rest of us stayed behind for some more chatting n camwhorin.

we all fought to take pics with shiwen. hahas.

eme, shi wen n mel (:

plus me!

tanya n shi wen (:

shi wen n me (:

u'll be missed* (esp when i'm pourin syrup)

thanks for wkin with me every mon n tues nite since carms left.

bon voyage n all e best! (;

out of e blue

i'm beginning to realise tt my blog is turning into event-based entries. had a different morning today. instead of meeting min at amk, i trained to clarke quay. along e way, there was this indian lady who fainted out of a sudden. e rest of e passengers in e train made way for her n she gt down at novena with her husband. it's a pity i didnt get to see wat actually happened cos there's this really tall man in front of me who blocked my view. :/

had to go down to MOM to help a doc process n update his work permit. with a street directory map, i began to find my way to MOM with my ultra poor sense of directions. hahas. as usual, i couldnt find it 1st time. i'd to go rd e central once to realise tt MOM was actually jus across e street from swiss hotel when i spotted its logo. =.= well, it was cos e MOM buildin gt covered by a construction site. headed to e main lobby for a ticket b4 proceedin to e 2nd level. it's pretty amusin tt they named their lobbies by colour. hahas. orange/ green/ blue. stoned n stared at e ticketing board for my no to appear. walked towards e assigned counter n after much talkin, e staff told me tt i lacked 1 document. i started to panick n luckily they managed to fax it over to MOM in time. trained back to buangkok n waited darn darn looong for bus 43 to arrive. i think i seen 4 bus 27 durin my wait. but it's nice to jus sit there knowin tt i still get paid every min. :D

did loads of filing when i went back. think i stand for more than 4 hours in e compactor rm today. it's so much better than sittin in front of e com screen like a couch potato(: n ken was sweet enuff to come down jus to meet e imh gals for lunch. he finally turned H2 gas wiith all tt popping ytd. lols. it was a nice chat over lunch to noe how he was doin recently. hopefully we cn meet up e rest of e guys this sat. (:

went down for a run at imh track after work today. another 5km accomplished!! :D hopefully i cn run every other day when i stopped wk at imh. (: n tony surprised me when he asked me to run for imh at e inter-institution games held at millenia institute on 27 jun on my way home. hahas. guessed i'm still nt up to standard for this kind of competition. i jus wanna run for my adidas tee!! (:

had a boring week at e clinic with a doc gg overseas. which means next wk will be hell for us. esp nite. screams* needa pre-emp myself mentally. thought thru wat i wanna do for e 1 mth break b4 sch starts. read e nhg mag n gt really interested in pilates. it seems like a great sport to keep fit n tonned. best of all, it cn improve on e body postures. i really nid to gt my postures right since i'd been slouchin forever. ): i wanna try bakin too. muffins n cookies (: hopefully i cn bake some for my colleagues b4 i leave imh. i nid an oven!! n of course i'd hit my books again. ): am tryin to ask for an attachment at imh pham dept to find out more abt psychiatry pharm. will definitely count u in belle!! (:

life cn be great with or without ___
cn it?

college day 2009 (:

this yr's college day conicides with aj's 25th anniversary. so it was a pretty major event with invitation to e senior minister of state forr national development & education as e GOH for tt day. had to rush back to aj by 1300hr for a rehearsal b4 e actual thing commence at 1500hr. n so i rushed like mad on foot from e clinic back to sch. met jo b4 changing into e formal clothing n sis's heatwave killer shoes. onli to realise tt flats were allowed for e ceremony as well when i stepped out of e toilet. -.- n pple who noe susan lim noes tt it means trouble for e gal on stage. =/

met up e rest at LT1 where we assembled.

walked in single file from e LT to audi to prevent mixing up of seating arrangement.

n it was a loooong n unsteady walk for me.

nt to mention tt i left a huge huge gap in btw e person in front of me along e way.

embarrassed case 1*

n e audi was filled with pple oreadi when we arrived.

so it means there was NO rehearsal at all. jus verbal instructions to follow.

n prize presentation was e 1st segment.

wobbled down stairs n took no.s.

onli to realise i was no 5 of my team.

means everyone had to wait for me to say bow b4 walking down e stage.

so, i wobbled up e stage stairs n staggered towards e prize presenter.

n saw 4 pairs of eyes lookin at me as i cautiously made my way to e centre of e stage n mumbled "bow".

embarrassed case 2*

walked back to e audi with a sigh of relief tt all was over onli to receive mr goh's msg which said: "susan.. u have problems walkin on heels?"

embarrassed case 3*
i need a very deep tunnel!!

e performance began with CO's superb SYF piece. (above)

followed by choir's SYF piece.

which i personally find it to be a little weird. no offence*

dance society was next.

as usual, i couldnt make a head or tail out of it. hahas.


n our most outstanding student speech!!
shaam achudan (:



e entire event ended on a high note with band playing their SYF piece n e sch anthem.
non mini solum*

back at LT 1..

jo, me n warren (:

we grabbed our barangs n headed to e canteen for buffet!! :D
n in e sea of pple, jo n i spotted mr goh!! grins*

once he saw us, he immediately started to imitate my walkin motion.

embarrassed case 4*

but i was darn happy to see him ard!! :D

went down to far east with jo n phe after e entire event as i wanted to search for my bag.

couldnt find it eventually ):

p/s: i wore heels to town n walked from orchard to far east. claps for myself*

it was plain torture.

after much hunting, we decided to stop by yakun for teabreak/ rest/ dinner.

had a french toast set (:

n we sat there and talked for almost 2 hours.

until e shop closed. hahas.

camwhored ard e empty far east shoppin mall b4 makin our way back home. (:

a self took shot by me!

at 1st try*

a self took shot by phe.

after many tries*

be e judge. hahas.

i missed 0907 sch life.

yum cha!!!!

thurs morn began with chef lim's yummy banana muffin for breakfast. (:

it's a good thing she had e bananas placed in paper bag tgt with 3 apples.

so e ethylene gas emitted does help in ripening. hahas.

when e imh desktop clock read 1300hr, i msged e gals as a call for off duty.
we met up with them tastin phe's tasty muffins n we went off to aj to collect our sgc. (:
decided to try out e bishan int train since it was their 1st opening.
but it was a bad choice cos e train gt delayed by 10 mins n there were ALOT of pple.
so we jus took a grp photo at e int with our sgc n went back to e marina bay line.


hahas. wanted e pple to give me a emo face.
n onli maye bothered.

and so.. we reached yum cha at 1530hr.

n we quickly placed orders for our hungry stomach.

camwhored while waiting for e food to arrive.

me n maye (:

me, maye n phe (:

our food came n we were eatin so much tt e no of bamboo containers could cover phe' face.

this happens when we dont eat our lunch until 1500hr in e afternoon. hahas.

maye ordered her fave chicken feet.

which none of us eat except for her. haha.

belle n min fumbling with e paper chicken.

e paper sticks really hard on e chicken skin.

all of us had difficulty peeling it off.

but e chicken made our efforts worthwhile (:

fried food came with mango puree n prawn, carrot cakes n fried prawn dumplings.

eggtarts!!

we started camwhorin as we were all amazed with e cute n mini tart size .

it shld have been a strawberry tart. hahas.

had great difficulty holdin e tart as e crust break real easy.

but it was yummy!! had 2 in a row. :D

xiao long baoz n many other food came along.

we ordered many others but some didnt even turn up eventually.

like my char siew buns. ):

qp was pretty full n started to play with e xtra food.

used phe's scissors to cut up e yam ball.

qp's masterpiece!!

a bald yam ball. hahas.

phe n her 3 double boiled soup.

she drank 2 and 1/2 bowls alone.

but e soups were really delicious.

not surprised at all with someone who loved soups. hahas.

we started to get really full by 1600hr plus.

had to play a few rds of open numbers to get e food on e table to be cleared.

phe oso had to use her almighty scissors to cut e food equally into 7 portions for us to share.

maye when she's full.

cand needs her tea for digestion.

phe gets zany when she is full.

qp when she is full.

and finally our desserts came!!!

n our appetites gt better. (:

from left clockwise: grassjelly, mango pudding n lemongrass jelly.

me n lemongrass jelly (:

loved*

belle n min with their favourites!

maye's cuttlefish porridge finally came after much waiting.

it was disappointing to find out tt there was onli like 1-2 pieces of cuttlefish in e entire bowl.

cleared!

(almost everything*)

paid e bill after much eating.

we were all bloated after e buffet lunch cum dinner.

satisfied!! :D

grp photo!!

grp photo 2 (:

haha. wanted all of us to act as if we were puking into e bamboo containers,

but cand looked as if she's advertising e containers. LOL.

our final grp photo at yum cha (:

enjoyed n "enriched". hahas.