Nayr & Gnil

When r we playin Wii again??!!

2009-02-11T22:12:00.003+08:00

Hey! Yes, you!
So when are we playin Wii again??

P.R.O.C.R.A.S.T.I.N.A.T.E. is my last name

2008-12-11T19:55:00.004+08:00

A true procrastinator is one who outrightly admits he is one.

I am a procrastinator.

And I'm not shy to say I'm one!!!

So 'tsk tsk' right?

I have recently grown to enjoy using it as an excuse to tell people why I've not been doing this, doing that. Not having the urge to learn to drive, not uploaded my honeymoon pics on facebook, not this, not that...

Haha...

Gnil P.R.O.C.R.A.S.T.I.N.A.T.E.

I also got.

2008-08-18T13:15:00.004+08:00

so what if Feng Jia Wei* has got free tickets to watch F1...

i also got!

& I paid myself.

*Alamak, it shd be Feng Tian Wei, not Jia Wei. Thx to LaoEh for pointin it out.

Tsk tsk, these Chinese girls shd consider gettin themselves English names lah, call themselves Fanny, Jessie lah!

Easier for me to remember...

Inaugural Singapore Toy & Comic Convention

2008-07-06T22:09:00.004+08:00

501st Legion

Magma Dolls
Grabbit!

Gloomy!

Misa Misa from Death Note

Gundam!

Bandai

Pedra Branca in 2012

2008-05-31T15:39:00.004+08:00

received this from a friend... haha...

Nayr: "ARRRRGHHHHHH!!!! I'M RICH!!!!'HAHAHAHA!!!"

2008-05-28T22:58:00.004+08:00

The Hongsies Awards

2008-05-17T14:24:00.010+08:00

For the sequence of major events that happened on 10May08,
Gnil would like to present the following Hongsies Awards to these recipients and thank them for their help... (in no order of merit)

MVP(Most Valued Player) Award goes to... (drumroll...)
Ms Tingfang
- for effortlessly multi-tasking through all operations - big or small -from dusk to dawn, and beyond... whilst not forgetting to taste the fishy sharksfin soup and enter a serious discussion with fellow guests on the ah bengness of the banquet manager... Kudos to her!

Most Meticulous Award goes to... (drumroll...)
Ms Delphine
- no amount of angpaos or jewellery items can get away from her eagle-glared eyes and fast-scribbling fingers... from difficult names of senders like Zim Po & Zhek Gong - she SPELLED them all, complete with detailed description of the sender, like which side of the groom&bride's families, and if it was accompanied with jewellery, eg, cupid box in pink bag... kowtow kowtow..

Surprisingly Diligent Award goes to... (drumroll...)
Ms Meiling
- she surprised us with her ultra enthusiasm to be PA to the bride.. from cleanin the feet, puttin the shoe, to touchin up of makeup, giapping the hair to make it straight, ensuring angpao boxes are kept safely etc... WITHOUT the slightest grumble or sulk... wow...

Youngest Contributor Awards goes to... (drumroll...)
Shermeen & Shernice
- these 2 flowergals nearly stole the bride's show away cos they were way too cute!!! (luckily the bride's cuter.. haha) They were so sharp-eyed that as soon as the bride moved the slightest inch, they will fly over to help her with the irritating gown train... They saved the bride's day, really...

Most Pia 拼 Award goes to... (drumroll...)
Photographer Paul Goh
- he laid on dirty grounds, stood on unbalanced chairs, cheered sulken-looking ah peks and ah mms with so much diplomacy, caught attention of bored babies... all on empty stomachs.. and was still cheerful and friendly by the end of the nite! Doesnt he deserve an award?

Mrs Hong waves Hello!

2008-05-17T14:01:00.003+08:00

Okay, so I am now officially Mrs Hong...

Mm... still not quite used to that name yet...

Was deliberating abt what I shall call myself from now on - i wld like to keep my father's name - Tan - leh... Hey, it's one of the commonest surname in China ok...

Mdm Tan? (eeks, sounds so auntie)

Mrs Hong-Tan? (sounds so much like Hong Mao Tan rambutan)

Ms Tan? (later ppl say i act single)

Aiya, better stick back to Mrs Hong...

Well...

I'm Getting Married!

2008-05-04T10:40:00.002+08:00

6 more days.

i'm still pretty cool about it. heh.

hope it stays this way. me being cool, i mean.

what a bRAT!

2008-03-12T21:33:00.006+08:00

Last friday, a rat visited me in my office.

I saw it as I entered my room in the morning, it was crawling down from the ceiling at the corner of the wall. Yes, it crawled like a lizard!

I was surprised at first, but didn't think much. & cos i was rushing off for a meeting, I just switched off the lights and left. I can still calmly tell my colleagues, who were sitting at the cubicle just outside my door, to be "careful, got rat in my room"

It was only at the meeting that my goose bumps started popping. But i calmed down and started to fantasize why it was there... Probably i had high-end gourmet snacks in my room. =)

When i returned, i noticed it had nibbled one corner of the false ceiling and made quite a mess on the floor. (aiya, shd have taken a pic to show)And I saw it took a little bite off my Cadbury cholcate sweet... (i had a handful of sweets on the cabinet table) & I guessed it didn't quite fancy, cos it didn't finish. haha...

Over the weekend, it visited again, this time, no sweet, cos i cleared, so it nibbled my handphone pouch!! And it made a mess again! And i noticed two gapping holes at my false ceiling, and two piles of nibbled false ceiling at different corners of the room!

Fuming mad, i called the cleaners to set a trap.

so i'm waiting... hmmph!

p.s. a lizard was caught on the trap yday. still no signs of the bRAT.

Vanity and Its Signs

2008-03-12T21:06:00.003+08:00

Tell-tale signs of a not-so-vain-before man starting to turn vain:

1) You start receiving strange smses from him, like, "hey, there's a sale at the atrium. help me check out if got good stuff leh.. be my 'fashion consultant' lah..."

2) He looks at himself in the mirror from the corner of his eye, when he thinks you are not looking.

3) He starts following you, without a grumble, on your beauty products shopping and starts observing things sold at the men's section. And he sometimes lingers there suspiciously.

4) He starts asking you what you do on your daily beauty regime and sneakily leads you on to say what you think men should do.

5) He even starts asking you specific questions like, "how can facial pores be minimised?" And leads on to ask about famous beauty product brands for men.

6) He starts to religiously apply mosturizer on his face, even more religious than you are with your regime.

7) He starts to fancy expensive clothes that he knows look good on him,even though he can be quite a miser previously.

8) He buys sunblock on his own, without your initiative!

Who says men arent vain? My man is, or at least, becoming one!

I'm going Shokudo again this week!

2008-03-10T23:53:00.002+08:00

Disclaimers that only Ants can See

2008-03-10T21:52:00.003+08:00

I laughed my head out when Nayr pointed this OCBC banner's disclaimers to me.

I didnt even notice them!

Think they must have used font size 10. Haha! 奸!

Feeling Crappie?

2008-03-10T21:21:00.007+08:00

3 words for all my crappie friends who loved this eight-legged thing:

Visit Crab Shack.

(Address: 227 Upper Thomson Road Thomson Ridge Estate)

Huat Ah!

2008-02-19T22:54:00.001+08:00

一帆风顺

2008-02-19T22:30:00.003+08:00

一帆风顺*! Huat Ah!!

* direct translation: a favorable wind all the way! ha!

Thx, Lady Luck =)

2008-02-19T22:04:00.002+08:00

I think I've been quite lucky with tickets booking recently.

lady luck smiled twice on me for that - once for jay chou's concert and recently for the F1 tix! (yep, we got it~ yeah!)

hope she continues to smile on me, for other things leh... like super small balloting number for our house! and the upcoming million $$ toto grand prize! hee...

I'll then celebrate and post it here! ha!

A Wedding Affair

2008-01-28T22:58:00.001+08:00

Nayr and I went for the auditions for "A Wedding Affair" over the last weekend, on Sat.

Our assigned timing was 10.30am & we arrived early, then waited at reception until about 10.45am before this lady came to pick us. It was interesting to see other couples, of various ages, races and wearing different outfits (We were surprised as we were told specifically to wear formal, as if to attend a wedding).

Being the last couple in our batch (and the oldest too! haha!), our turn will only be around 12.30pm. So Nayr & I asked for permission to leave and come back exactly at 12.30pm as we had errands to run. And luckily we did that, or it will be silly waitin there and doin nothin...

It was overall, a fun experience! There were three parts in total, interviews and poses, with video recording. And it was nice that Nayr got to meet his mediacorp friends too. =)

The waiting part was quite unbearable though. Nayr calls it the 耐力比赛. The whole thing ended only at 4.30pm! Luckily, both of us were chit-chatting, people-watchin and entertaining ourselves all the while... We saw some couples got quite irritated and grouchy..

anyway, heard fr KF that situatuion improved on Sunday. Good that they improved on the flow.

Hmmm, wonder when will results be out?

Best Ayam Penyet (so far) in Singapore – Don’t Pray Pray!

2008-01-17T23:08:00.000+08:00

Nayr and I recently became super avid fans of Ayam Penyet!

It started with Nayr getting introduced to it by his colleagues at lunch.

When Nayr and I went to Bintan in Aug last year, he got me to try it. I finally understood how he could fall in love with the spicy concoction, for someone who does not really fancy chilli!

We soon embarked on our search for the best ayam penyet in Singapore. There are plenty of food reviews on the web, and it seemed “Sri Bistari” stall is voted to serve the best ayam penyet in Singapore! They even have a website, pls see: http://www.sbestfood.com/sribistari.

We went one day to look for the Sri Bistari stall at Beach Road Hawker Centre, opposite Golden Mile Complex. To our disappointment, it was the shop’s day off, so it was closed! By that time, both of us were super hungry and were bent on wanting nothing else but ayam penyet for dinner. There are plenty of other stalls selling ayam penyet, so we tried this stall at B1-26. It was simply called "Nasi Ayam Penyet Stall".

To our pleasant surprise, the ayam penyet from the stall was simply delicious! Somehow, the chilli was not too spicy and just right for our tastebuds. The chicken’s fresh and crispy and there was a variety of sides to go along with the hot, fragrant rice. (there were keropok pieces, fried peanut sticks, cucumber & tomato slices and a bowl of chicken soup).

When we returned the next time and tried the Sri Bistari stall, the ayam penyet there somehow do not taste as nice as the one at B1-26. We found the chilli sambal too spicy for us and there was not much variety of sides. The serving was also not as generous as the other stall’s.

So, the verdict goes:

The Best Ayam Penyet in Singapore (so far tested, at least) is the one from B1-26

(clap clap clap)

Our verdict was confirmed - we tried the B1-26 stall again the third time we were there)

P.S. Ayam Penyet is a chicken dish from Indonesia, which means, in Bahasa Indonesia, 'flattened chicken'. The dish originates from Surabaya, capital of Indonesia's East Java province, though it has come to Singapore via Batam.

It consists of a big slab of hammered flat chicken thigh, deep-fried to a lovely crispiness and served with spicy sambal chilli on a wooden plate. There are sometimes other side items to go along with it.

A Shining and Dazzling 2007!

2008-01-14T20:50:00.000+08:00

Gosh, realised I've not written a post since Aug07!!
..aiya, have been so busy leh.. esp with the big day coming..

anyway, the start to 2008 have been fabulous so far, and i'm sure it will be even better as the year goes on. =)

Hmm, come to think about it, the last qtr of 2007 has been quite *shining* and *dazzling*...
shall name a few shiny stuff here...

1. Movie "Stardust" - the way the female lead *shines* in the movie, somehow reminds me of carebears shine... =) such a sweet show!

2. My *dazzling* 四点金 =) - Thanks to ryan-mummy for splurging despite far far exceeding her budget! Shhh.. cannot tell ryan-daddy! haha!

3. My teeth - uh, they didnt exactly shine but i thought they were whiter after that gruelling, super-duper shocking and sensationally painful session at NTUC denticare BS.. (still wondering if it was worth all that pain..) ouch!

4. My diamond-peeled face. =) all that hours spent bi-monthly at the merciness of a facial beautician who speaks with a Malaysian-accent. (By the way, I was coerced into upgradin my already four-digit worth package with a US Eye Facial recently! Sigh.. all those $$ spent!)

5. Beads of shiny perspiration - tried to jog more now for a healthier me!
(my resolution for 2008 will be to jog more, maintain discipline to pop my supplements regularly and to ALWAYS put on my retainers! Oops, that's three resolutions!)

Cheers to 2008!

If there are Seasons

2007-08-18T00:52:00.000+08:00

Its really a show worth watching!

Was at the preview show last nite.

I like the overall directing and the song choreography. The male and female leads are good too!

And the show really brought back nice memories, esp of times when I was at AJ CLDDS.

And the xinyao songs! So many of them! Really nostalgic...

Hurry, go watch it if u havent intended to. Anyway, tickets may be fully sold liao..

Check it out: http://www.blog.iftherereseasons.com/

Thanks Guys!!

2007-08-15T00:40:00.000+08:00

Thanks for the surprise bday celebrations!

love u all!

National Science Challenge 2007

2007-08-10T14:17:00.001+08:00

Alot of people have not heard about NSC, it's this science competition for Secondary 3 students which I have been running for the past few years. I had fun organising this as I get to bring the students to a lot of places such as Jurong Island and mediacorp studios for recording (dun call it "filming", it's passe)

NSC will be starting it's run from 16 August, 7.30 pm on Channel 5 for seven epsiodes, do support leh... you can win a Sony PSP from the homeviewers quiz!

This picture was taken at the studio, nicely done cut out lights from the NSC logo

Oh my poor neck..

2007-08-10T14:03:00.000+08:00

Had this conversation over dinner yesterday at Central's Waraku:

IP: My shoulders are feeling tight recently..
Me: It's because of playing too much ten-nis lah
IP: I think it's more due to ten-sion!

Press button if you feel like cutting your wrists..

2007-08-10T13:59:00.001+08:00

Saw this at a local Research Institute! Oh dear, they are working the scientists hard nowadays..

Sad Movies

2007-08-07T00:58:00.000+08:00

Its been a long time since I last cried in movie theatres.

And over the last one week, i actually cried for two movies!

Nayr and I were super lucky to get free preview tickets thru our work contacts - I got tickets to local film 881 while Nayr got tickets to Secret.

Both films are distinctively different, yet both are awfully touching.

I shan't be a spoiler and go on further.

You watch the films yourself, ya?

A Letter for Mr Jacky Cheung

2007-07-30T22:03:00.000+08:00

Dear Mr Jacky Cheung,

Altho I know your songs are very nice, I was never exactly a fan of yours.

And when I saw you on TV one day, crooning & grooving (and should i say you were trying very hard to groove) to <听天由命>, a song that I never imagined would have come out of you, i was kinda glad I never was.

Sigh, what happened to you?!!

I like the old u better leh.. Tsk tsk.. What happened huh?

Btw, to make you feel better: at least I think your this song will be a great hit at Dragonfly.. haha..

Hairstyle?

2007-07-26T19:44:00.000+08:00

Nayr said to Gnil, few days after he had his haircut...

Nayr: Seemed like I look fatter recently.. Haiz, must be the hairstyle..

Gnil: ... Mm.. No, I think it's the LIFESTYLE..

Celebrations

2007-06-25T21:13:00.000+08:00

Its been a week of celebrations!

father's day. celebrate!

girls' bintan getaway. celebrate! (+ cheers!)

dar's bday. celebrate! (+ cheers & lotsa lurves.. haha)

a day when rubbish didnt smell like rubbish

2007-06-17T21:59:00.000+08:00

visited rubbish island today.

for the first time in my life, rubbish didnt stink. yes, it D.I.D.N.T.

in fact, i was sniffin so hard for the slightest tinge of that familiar (eew!) waft that will enter my nostril each time i pass by my void deck's rubbish chute.

nothing.

haha, realised how naive i was to also think i will be steppin on rubbish the moment i land my feet on the island..

anyway, i'm really impressed by how local solid waste is managed, after today. hmm, think i'll be more conscious of the things i throw away from now on..

So, kudos to our waste collectors & workers!

this is where wet ash (treated rubbish) from main land incineration plants are shipped and temporarily stored.

cells where wet ash are filled into - so these are the landfills. According to NEA, we are on our way to fill Cell no. 6, out of 12 cells in total on the island. the cells are expected to be filled up by 2040. wonder wat's gonna happen after that?

Beaulieu House in Sembawang Park

2007-06-14T10:01:00.000+08:00

Nayr & I decided to pak tor and check out Beaulieu House Restaurant yday. (thanks to Yepeng for telling us abt the plc)

At first, we went searchin along the wrong road. I thought it was along Admiralty Road East. We had to stop by the side of the road, use our phone to check the gmail that Yepeng sent, got the no. of the restaurant, called them, only to realise they are actually in Sembawang Park! Duh, I feel so paiseh, cos its inside my territory, yet i didnt know it existed!

Anyway, it's really a nice place - quiet and romantic. It somehow resembles Galley by the Straits (at Admiralty Road West inside SAF Yacht Club). Even the price and the menu is rather similar.

There were not too many customers yesterday. Just a few couples and a group of Caucasians.

We asked the waitress how long they've been operating there. She answered in Chinese (strong Chinese accent) that the owner has run the business for over 20 years! We also checked out the history of the restaurant and the Sembawang area (printed and filed into a menu folder at the entrance).

There are both indoor and outdoor dining. Of cos, we chose outdoor. The setting is rather nice, except that the electricity tripped while we were halfway thu our meal! Luckily there were candlelights at every table. We were wondering if they placed them cos of the frequent blackouts, haha.

The food is ok, can say slightly above average. I tried the Seafood Combo. The grilled fish is yummy! But the prawns, mussels, oysters, etc are so-so only. Nayr tried the Chicken Lagsana, which tasted quite gelat after a while.. The bill was below $50. We then took a slow stroll along the beach for digestion after the meal. =) Atmosphere around the area is really nice. Hmm, I would rate it overall 4 out of 5.

Updates

2007-06-14T08:58:00.000+08:00

Realised it's been quite a while since I last blogged.

Dunno what I'm so busy with but its been a crazy month of May. Haiz...

Ok, here's some updates:

Visited Kusu Island in early May.
Nothing much to do there so we only ate self-prepared fingerfood, played layang and fed fish/turtles.. duh..

Met up with Azu at Sanur Restaurant, Woodlands Causeway Point, when she was in Singapore in May. She's so pretty!

Went for Giselle's one month birthday bash too! I like this photo - shows the motherly side of Yvonne. But whose hand is that?! Spoilt the photo lah..

Had a farewell home party for Saya as she's moving place soon..
Look at Desmond! Haha! And we sure downed quite abit that day.. hehe..

Forever Grasshoppers!!!

2007-05-20T23:12:00.001+08:00

Nayr and I were always thinking that we must have super memory lopes... We remembered so many songs at the Forever Grasshoppers Concert last night at Indoor Stadium! All despite us not understanding most of the cantonese the three guys were saying the whole night.

But i must say the mood at the concert was one of the highest I've been to.. Nayr and i even stood up to dance along to the quick and upbeat music, i even got so high i was jumping up and down and perspired so much!

Looking around, we realised Dragonfly must be pretty quiet and suffering bad business last night. haha..

ps. *LOVE! LOVE! ABC, ABC...* a classic song we remembered!! think the song was popular when we were in P3 or P4!

A Midsummer Night's Dream

2007-05-20T22:44:00.000+08:00

Nayr and I went to watch the S'pore Repertory Theatre's A Midsummer Night's Dream on 12 May 2007 with our couple friends.

Watching the show really brought back fond memories of when i was part of the cast back then in ELDDS in Sec 3 (i played the fairy mustardseed) - all the rehearsals in school and at drama centre, woah... got me feeling really nostalgic and all... was looking around to see i'll meet familiar faces too, but didnt see any leh...

The show was really good.. Nice humour with modern touches.. I like the girl who played Helena and the guy who played Moonlight was so serious, yet funny!

And the idea of watching a play, picnic-styled, on an elevated field(and not wet, despite a downpour earlier) which Nayr and i had just taken matrimonial pics at just 2 months ago, is quite nice, I must say..

2274

2007-05-18T17:56:00.000+08:00

i've decided to drop the number.

dat is, drop buying 4D system entry for 2274 for this weekend.

and tomorrow is saturday. it BETTER not come out.

eh, we spent almost 3 weekends, both sat & sun, system entry leh, meaning, we have spent
$24 x 3 = $72!!

heartache liao

cursed 2274.

BETTER not come out.

(for the benefit of those who do not know the history behind this number, it was our HDB WIS ballot number in Apr - suey rite? haha..)

RIP Arissa

2007-05-03T23:47:00.000+08:00

Just got some very sad news from Japan, our Japanese Admin staff Arissa had just passed away.
Arissa was in charge of the Singapore Contingent, so Gnil and me always got to talk to her... She was such a cheerful person, and always so happy to see us... We used to tease her to link arms with Ramlan when we are walking and she will be very sporting about it. We were so happy that we had her as the Admin staff for our contingent! I remembered she will report "Singapore Completo!" when the SPYs are all in.

RIP, we will always remember your warmth and kindness.

Plastic-man Hong

2007-04-18T22:30:00.000+08:00

On our trip to Japan last December, Hazuki was nice enough to buy a few packs of these DIY kits called Pla-ban, which are very common in Japan as an activity for school kids.

I was quite curious about them and finally got time to test them out, (we just got an oven in our dept) results as below!

Each packet has a few sheets of plastic and key rings. The plastic sheets are yellow here becasue this kit is supposed to be special Glow-in-the-Dark sheets! You just need to use permament markers to draw the desired shape and then pop it in the oven for a few minutes and *Bish*, it magically morphs into this hard 3D shaped plastic which you can attach the key ring to!

Here are the results of my experiments! The bumblebee/dog shape was originally of the size in b/w! It shrank to about 1/4 of the original size.

This one looks way better, think it was because of the circular shape. I like this one.

Showed my colleagues and they are quite interested in ordering this in bulk as a activity for our events, so went to the website listed on the package but it's filled with incomprehensive Japanese, bah!

it's REALLY such a SMALL SMALL world

2007-04-17T21:30:00.000+08:00

there are some friends we have never gotten to meet in Singapore, but, guess what? We met them overseas!!

We bumped into Junjie and his colleague in Bangkok in 2006!
We even took the same flight home!

We bumped into David and his wife in Krabi in 2007!
We also took the same flight home!

it's REALLY a small world

2007-04-17T21:17:00.000+08:00

it's REALLY a small world

nayr and i realised we have some mutual friends, and we decided we shall dedicate this post to them, for knowing such WONDERFUL people like us.. haha

Sharon - Nayr's NS Buddy's GF and my Sec Sch Mate
Ziling - Nayr's Sec Sch classmate and my JC classmate
ChipSoon - Nayr's NS Mate and my CDC/HR colleague
TanPohLay - Nayr's SSC working partner and my JC classmate

it's a small world

2007-04-17T20:58:00.000+08:00

jus realised recently there are so many friends (or rather colleagues) from my workplace (organisation) who were from the same secondary school as i was!

i realised when a sec sch friend sent me an email regarding a school alumni dinner. (& I didnt even know she's working in my organisation till she sent the email)

And yday morning, a close working colleague (fr another div) sent me a hello email saying she didnt know I was her sch mate too. We had a gd time reminising old times over emails.

it's such a small world.

If (r)Yan can cook, so can you (and so can the whole world too)

2007-04-17T20:17:00.000+08:00

Read thesundaytimes on 15 Apr, and pges L26, 27 on "50 ways to pick MEE up" left me much drooling and craving for a simple fare of instant noodles...

so the very evening, after a nice nap, i dragged nayr to go NTUC with me to choose our instant mee brand/flavor & some eggs, ham and canned pork ribs [bought some ice-cream as dessert too. =)] to whip out some instant mee dishes according to the newspaper article.
we chose the canned pork leg with mushroom noodle and the indonesian mee goreng.

The entire cooking process back at home went quite well (with much excitement, adventure & jus a little bit of kalang kabok) & I must mention that nayr did all the cooking - I am only the facilitator. and dishwoman too lah..

And surprisingly, the noodles tasted better than i imagined them to be.
hmm.. will give him 70 marks out of 100 for the good job.

Nayr is happy that his training during the hours he spent on DS Lite's Cooking Mama paid off.

So, if rYAN can cook, so can the whole world, right?

For Sparta!

2007-03-27T17:51:00.000+08:00

A bit dated, but just had to post this excellent gif of one of the best films of 2007!

"Spartans! Enjoy your breakfast, for tonight we dine in Hell!"

KRB Series: Nature Visits

2007-03-26T17:56:00.000+08:00

Nature came to visit us (hmm, i think they came to visit me, not nayr) quite often at our outdoor bathroom. We had an average of one guest per night. =)

First Night: Mr Spider came - he stayed glued on the wall, and was so close to the toilet bowl - luckily he's not the hairy-looking, disgusting kind - quite the usual, black and harmless-looking fellow - I kind of liked him. Nayr did not. He disappeared after that.

First Night: Mdm Big Red Ant - think she molested my butt for a while - but quite harmless - think i kinda gave her a fright with my sudden appearance. Ha! Cos she disappeared after that and none of her family members came visiting - hmm, she must have warned them.

First Night onwards: Mr Lizard was our security guard - he would occasionally peep out from behind the washbasin mirror, made sure we are the correct guests and then swiftly return back to his hideout.

Second Night: Mr Frog - tsk tsk tsk, i must say he was very nasty to have played the camouflage game with nayr! Who would have noticed him? He could have lost his life if nayr decided to do some step aerobics while showering! Anyway, he should slim down cos nayr thought he was a toad - eww, i hate toads - luckily this one's a frog - and a very cute one -he was doing hoppity hop the whole night!

Last Night: Old Mdm Moth - okay, i think she came looking for nayr, not me. sorry, dun like her, so nothing much to comment.

Who Vandalised Mushroom Swiss Burger?

2007-03-26T17:48:00.000+08:00

Bored on Bus

2007-03-26T17:42:00.000+08:00

One of the things bored pple do on buses..

Count on me Singapore!

2007-03-26T14:22:00.000+08:00

wanna share this awesome pic taken using Ling's new Canon IXUS850 digicam.. roxs!

KRB Series: The Krabi-ian Tourists' Favourite Flavour Award

2007-03-23T10:16:00.000+08:00

Cast your Vote for the Krabi-ian Tourists' Favourite Flavour Award!

Candidate No.1 - Iced Ginger Tea

The drink that awaits you at your resort room after your long flight from home. With finely crushed ice filled to 2/3rd of the miniature glass, the first sip leaves your throat feeling a surge of refreshing coolness... The second sensation is one of heavenly sweetness that blends so amazingly well with the drink's slight tinge of gingerly taste...

Plus point - there is only one serving - so it leaves you craving for more..

Candidate No.2 - Peppermint Body Gel

What's better than a light concoction of body gel, that foams with a slight lather and leaves you coming out of the shower with a sweet-smelling peppermint-flavoured aroma? The simple-looking bottle that contains this refreshing body gel may look deceiving but after you discover its treasure within, you will look forward to returning back to shower everyday, and be awed by how it immediately takes away all your weariness/aches from your snorkelling day trips...

Plus point - this comes complimentary from the resort - so you can pamper yourself everyday - and with whatever much quantity you desire!

So, Ginger vs Peppermint, what's your vote?

Porn for women

2007-03-22T17:51:00.000+08:00

Our dept organised a Chicken Rice cooking session so here's me helping out frying the Hainanese rice for flavour before cooking.

Turned you on yet? =p

Kissing Lambs

2007-03-22T10:07:00.000+08:00

Mr Lamb: Will you be my lamb chop?

Mrs Lamb: YES!!! *mucks mucks*

I miss krabi.. awww..

2007-03-20T21:24:00.000+08:00

nayr & i went to krabi, thailand, from 15 to 18 mar.

ya, it was some sort our mini honeymoon.

really miss dat place much. such a nice place! romantic and relaxing! luuurve the beaches, the clear waters, the fishies, the islands!

so i've decided to post the next few blogs on krabi.. look out for them under KRB series..

Meanwhile, u can check out my friendster's photo album for the pics!

In a Haiku mood..

2007-03-19T21:14:00.000+08:00

Oh my sweet darling
Happiness is waking up
with you by my side

Bloodfilled Sunday

2007-03-12T12:57:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was a bloodfilled Sunday..

first of all, i ate this super red and blood(y)-lookin chicken in the mornin at the HV - cooked by some aunties. It was supposed to be hong2 zao1 ji1, they said - to make it worse (or better) - the serving was cold - cold and blood(y) chicken - and i kinda liked it - ate 2 servings somemore..
[blood(y) level: 5]

in the noon, went to watch 300 with Nayr & pals - wah, never knew watchin pple gettin killed brutally, like humans' killing of chickens during flu epedimic, can be so shiok and ENJOYABLE to some extent... my favourite scene is the one where this giant beast's head was chopped off - all in slow mo - smirk smirk smirk...
[blood(y) level: 9.999]

in the nite, went to eat superb food at Gyu-kaku at UE Square with shipmates - so, of course, after a much blood-acquainted day - i really enjoyed the medium-rare pieces of juicy and succulent beef (which usually i wont)..
[blood(y) level: 7]

tsk tsk, wat a violent girl i've become, tsk tsk..

"This is gonna be long, you wont enjoy it, I'm not your queen"

Dun "Uncle" me hor

2007-03-08T23:19:00.000+08:00

Had an event for the past 3 days where I got to see many young people from the JCs and secondary schools, like my alma mater, which is a part of my job that I like.

Was chatting to them when I realised that I am TEN years older than some of them!

OMG where did the years go? Felt like yesterday that I was playing footy in my well-used school field...

Felt strange to have them calling me "Sir"... guess that in my heart, I am still in my early 20s!

Well, luckily none of them called me "Uncle"! That will be damn sad sia.

Happy 3 8 Day!

2007-03-08T23:17:00.000+08:00

Didnt realise today is 8 March - 3 8 Women's Day until G messaged me in the afternoon..

Happy 3 8 Women's Day to all the 3 8 women in the world! Uh, i mean all the women lah...

3 8 Gnil

Important lessons of R.O.M.

2007-03-07T10:36:00.000+08:00

Remember things to bring along, Remind all your guests, Ransack your mum's possesison of assessories early so u dun have to use the Bridal Studio's Orbid (old-fashioned) necklace (blaah!), Rehearse photoshoot poses (so u dun have to perspire with ur photographers under the sun, trying to think of poses, while your makeup melts, haha) and Reap the most out of the buffet reception (shd have asked for discount and complimentary carpark coupons, aiya!)

be On time, and not to be Overkiasu to do your makeup so early, end up u go to ROM so early, and then because u told your guests to arrive so early, EVERYONE had nothing to do, but W A I T. (I wld hereby like to sincerely apologise to all our guests, whom i think, have finished examining all their ten fingers by the end of the wait, hmm, maybe plus finished counting all the folds on the palms as well)
Important: Observe which guest(s) eats the most at your buffet. He/She may jolly well be the person who will drink up all your wine/beer supply during your actual dinner and make sure he/she earns his/her angpao worth back. haha..

lastly, Make sure you remember to complain about any nasty service you received, for example, if a lady at L*ve- That-B*nds talked to u in quite a stern and unfriendly tone, keeps asking you to control your guests and asked them to keep their volumes down, keeps chasing u and guests to go up to the suite and asking how come your guests havent all arrived, and making remarks like Eh, why your ring pillow like that one?

ok?

Mr and Mrs Hong!

2007-03-06T23:46:00.000+08:00

End of an exhausting day! Thanks to Cedric and Yepeng for being our photographers, Meiling and Alex for following us to the Bridal Studio.. and all the friends and relatives for being there for our Big Day... Will post some photos and writeups after I get some sleep

Excitement as Big Day comes..

2007-03-04T23:47:00.000+08:00

suddenly feel quite excited about the BIG DAY on Tuesday 6th March... looking forward to it! Hope Gnil is feeling the same way :)

Ryan's KHI

2007-03-04T23:42:00.000+08:00

I have decided to do up a Ryan's Knee Happiness Index (KHI), to update about the recovery progress of my knee ACL, which I torn last December playing footy.

Here's the explanation of the KHI from past to present:

10 Dec - 14.12 - A low for the KHI as Ryan's broken his left knee ACL during a normal game of Sunday footy at NTU. Only way to go is up!

28 Dec - 32.32 - Ryan's knee undergoes surgery at Gleneagles hospital, leading to slight increase in KHI. More rehab to follow.

4 Jan - 55.23 - An increase of 20+ points from the 1st knee post-op analysis, doctor's comments: "excellent, recovering well"

11 Jan - 80.43 - Another increase as doctor's good analysis from 2nd post-op knee check-up.

18 Jan – 90.32 – Slight increase from Physio treatments, able to walk normally

25 Jan – 123.32 – good increase in KHI from knee doctor’s continual encouragement of progress and treatment

31 Jan – 240.27 – huge gains in KHI resulting from change in physiotherapist to young pretty female physiotherapist (YPFP)!

7 Feb – 259.32 – only sight increase as boredom from physio treatments sets in

15 Feb – 302.62 – another good increase. Overheard a guy trying to pick up YPFP

23 Feb – 402.23 – Permitted to start slow jogging after Knee doctor’s examination! KHI jumps 100 points

1 Mar – 362.12 – A small dip as YPFP was unavailable, attended by another physio

Photoshop course

2007-03-02T00:17:00.000+08:00

Just went for a Photoshop CS Elementary course for the past 3 days, here's one of the more interesting pictures that we did up

Learnt alot during the course! stay tuned for more pics

Dads have super powers

2007-02-26T22:28:00.000+08:00

I just opened an online trading account with KE brokerage, coz it's been something that I have been wanting to do and learn... the opportunity came up as one of my Hall friends started working as a remiser, so got all the forms signed etc and just got my account last week.

So what happened was that I bought one lot of this local company for a few hundred bucks, just for testing of the system, nothing too serious... quite exciting to see the numbers jump up and down on the STI sia.

2 days later, my mother suddenly came into my room and started scolding me for wasting money by buying the stock! Imagine lah, I just woke up and my mum started scolding me while I had this just woke up "huh? simi dai zi" look. Turns out that my father, dunno where he found out from, knew exactly what stock I bought and what I paid for it! Shen!

Dad then gave me some advice for buying which I will remember next time.. and I still dun know how he managed to find out! Shall just attribute this to Father's all-knowing special powers of their offspring.. hopefully this is something I will get in the future.. heheh

sweet surprises in february

2007-02-26T13:05:00.000+08:00

need i say more?

haha, G is gg to say my posts are erxin again.. haha

nicest way to start a mornin

2007-02-26T12:52:00.000+08:00

You wake up late & see your loved one next to u, and then he/she starts to wake up too.
You then share with each other your dreams/nitemares the night before & laugh together about it.
He/she then makes breakfast for u (surprise!) while u were washin up.
Tho it's just simple cheese toast with 3-in-1 teh tarik,

i think it's the most beautiful and nicest way to start a mornin... =)

Child Language (2)

2007-02-26T12:34:00.000+08:00

Our childhood game has evolved.

Nyar & i were playing with my two nieces yesterday. There was a part where we had to decide who goes first.

So i said, "let's play O-ah-Peh-ah-Som"

So we went:

"O-ah-Peh-ah...

Som!?"

No, it didn't end there..

my nieces continued chanting..

Som-ba-le-le, roti prata, char kway TEOW!!"

? ? ?

Our childhood game has evolved.

Child Language (1)

2007-02-26T12:13:00.000+08:00

Realised interesting facts about children this CNY...

My cousin came visitin on Day 1. Her 1-year old daughter suddenly came running into my parent's master bedroom, and started shouting "gng gng! gng gng! gng gng!" in front of the locked toilet (my sis was using it). i didn't understand, so i asked her what she wanted, and she repeated "gng gng! gng gng! gng gng!"

Later i realised she was looking for her grandpa (which is "gong gong" in mandarin)

However, i came to realise that she can pronounce "gong" as she could rattle off "gong xi gong xi" rather accurately.

Me: "Say gong xi gong xi!"
Child: "gong xi gong xi!"
Me" "Say gong gong"
Child: "Gng Gng"
Me: "gong xi gong xi!"
Child:"gong xi gong xi!"
Me: . . . .

Pai Seh...

2007-02-22T23:12:00.000+08:00

pai seh..

pai seh to say that i think i'm gg to get hooked on maplestory..

haha.. tsk tsk...

The Story of Ang Paos

2007-02-22T22:43:00.000+08:00

Decided to count my ang paos today..

One.two.three..twenty, twenty-one. yes, i got twenty-one angpaos this year! yipeee! wah, the most number of angpaos i've received in years leh. guess all the tired arms and legs from serving drinks and snacks to relatives paid off. of coz the visiting to the other side's family was a big contribution too..

to celebrate, i threw myself onto the pile of angpaos strewn all over my bedroom floor... see, dat's me lyin on top of the pile! haha...

but then, it's so ironic since it's going to be the last year of buntiful receiving, cos from next year onwards (or at latest, the year after next), nayr and i will be the ones giving away angpaos to kids who will then answer us, "thank you, uncle, auntie".

AUNTIE!!!!!

OMG!!

Happy new year!

2007-02-20T22:14:00.000+08:00

A big "Lelcome!" for everyone who drops by and hugz to Gnil for setting up this blog.

The year 2006 was certainly an exciting year for me, travelled a lot overseas and spent time with my darling... the highlight definitely was the Japan trip with the ring buying, proposal and secret planning! With thanks to Ah Foo and the JPYs .. Tokyo Tower would never be the same again for me and hope to visit there again someday

Come to think of it, 2006 was unlucky for me in terms of illnesses and injuries, I remembered I got 1x Sprained Ankle, 1 x deep cut at eye from clash of heads, 3 x flu bugs (I get these often) and 1 x torn knee ligament. So 2 days ago when I went to the temple, I prayed to the Tua Peh Kong that last year already Fan4 Tai4 Sui4 liao, so hope that this year has no problems for me and Gnil.

So far my luck has been good, won a bit from Mahjong and 21, so let's hope it continues!

To my darling Gnil, let's have a good year together and look forward to spending my future years with you baby

Happy Oink Oink Year!

2007-02-18T11:34:00.000+08:00

Happy Year of da Pig 2007!

Well, in case u are wonderin how come i've still got time to post a blog & not out somewhere bai4 nian2, it's bcos this year my family will not be visitin m'sia on chu1yi1 as in past years! (cos my relatives' all comin over to visit us instead! mum actually only told me coldly a few days ago "oh, we will zobo & wait for pple to come visit - wat a cool reply! ha!"

Year of the Dog has been one of the most amazing years i've had in all my 27 years! and i gotta definitely thank Nayr for being the catalyst of everything. Love ya =)

I visited so many places in a year (burned quite a big hole in pocket). Bali (I really miss Bali), Sengarang Indonesia (twice!), Taiwan, Thailand & Japan!

Since i mentioned Japan, must definitely mention that Nayr did the sweetest thing for me in Dec 07, during our trip to Japan. i really didn't expect the proposal to come at all! to think i'm usually smart enough to see through his moves - but somehow not this time.

And to think i was the one who planned the trip itinerary - it was supposed to be a ultra-packed schedule that day, and i was even in a grouchy mood that mornin and we were supposed to meet someone else after that- imagine how jittery he must have felt then... anyway, his romantic proposal that night at the top of tokyo towers is still deeply etched in my memories - and of course, i said yes. =)

So... this year is going to be a really really busy year for us, prep for weddin and everything...

phew!

finally ah...

2007-02-17T19:40:00.000+08:00

finally ah..

Finally, i've decided to get over the pekcekness of searchin high & low for dat stoopid lost account of mine (okok, i've to admit dat it is due to my stupidity, nothin to do with blogger.com, but still... $%^&*)

Now, can everyone pls go to www.ryanpeiling.blogspot.com and say some words of prayer for the poor unborn blogchild. (sob sob) And dun ask me abt it, i'm still a bit sad..

ANYWAY, so here's this stepblogchild whom i've decided to love with all my heart and devote rest of my life to (uh, i actually mean to say: for as long as i'm stil interested in bloggin)

last but not least, like what the Masseur Auntie we met in Bangkok said "Lelcome, lelcome!"

"Lelcome to our blog ah!"