My little tiger last year - 2007 -- My little tiger this year - 2008
This girl grew a lot in one year! Pictures do her no justice, in person she's extremely adorable. Everyone says she can pass off as my younger sister because we share the same wide jawline. In fact, she looks very much like me when I was her age. I love her to bits. =D

3 - 5 phrases, 3 names. Totally -_-

Happy Lunar New Year! Reunion dinner couldn't have been better. =)

And I'm so excited for upcoming programmes on the 8th! I'm so in love with Sony cybershot T2! I want! =D

There'll be another reunion dinner tomorrow night, pot-luck style. The one we had at the restaurant 2 nights ago was just part 1.

Oh well, I'll just make the best out of the situation.

Mother barged into my room at 1030am screaming, "MEI MEI YOU BETTER WAKE UP NOW! NEIGHBOUR'S HOUSE IS ON FIRE! WAKE UP SO WE CAN TAKE ACTION IF NEED BE!"

Yeah right, fire indeed. I didn't see any fire, only smoke coming out from my immediate neighbour's kitchen and no one was at home.

2 fire engines was sent over, as well as the police. Just because why? There's SMOKE emitting from my neighbour's house. Not FIRE, yet.

After everything, conclusion was: Neighbour was boiling milk bottles, left it on the stove, and went out.

(1) 1 of the 2 fire trucks(2) Firemen entering neighbour's compound from our backyard

Okay, so now I'm officially lack of sleep and totally grouchy for being forced awake to such a big hoo-hah on a Sunday morning. Grrr.

Ikea at Tampines is so huge, I went wild. I love looking at pretty and colourful items. Like that utensils set. Got a 4-piece mirror, so now I can stop climbing onto my toilet bowl just to have a full length view. -_-

Liquid Kitchen was great. Same people, same venue, same seats. =)

Reunion dinner later tonight. We're 3 days early, I know. Food - GAH!

Sparky's classic pleading look when he's told it's his shower time.

I love the way he places his head against stuff in that manner, and I love the way he curls up into a tight cute fur ball. Simple so adorable.

Because I cannot get enough of him. =D

The trip to the dentist wasn't so horrible after all.

I had 6 cavities, which required drilling and filling. He said drilling usually send patients squirming in the chair, but I was totally rigid. Scaling was very painful too but I still tolerated the pain throughout.

In the doctor's words, "Your threshold for pain is extremely high. You're an A1 patient because you didn't squirm a single bit ."

With the monster dentist I had in RGPS, I'm trained to withstand pain.

Total damage: $285 + loss of a lot of blood.

I'm visiting the dentist later and I'm scared shit-less. I last visited the dentist when I was 14 (disgusting, I know).

I'm scared not because of all the scrapping, prodding and poking around till my gums bleed like mad. I'm scared of being found out, because a dentist sure can tell.

Dim Sum lunch with my Mauritius relatives was splendid. My grand-uncles (grandpa's brothers) all look scarily identical. So to say, they all look like my grandpa, hahaha! Even their spectacles are similar. LOL.

Because my grandpa has 7 brothers and 10 sisters, there are a whole lot of relatives whom I've never seen before. And every meeting with the Mauritius relatives is just like a kinder bueno surprise. And that is just my grandparents' generation. Including my parents' and my own generation of relatives and cousins, I really cannot imagine when will I get to meet all of them at least once in my lifetime.

Anyway, back in 2003, when I went to collect my uniform in PA for the CI course, I had to do a mini assessment. My sweetest drug just told me that he has possession over my assessment. In February 2004 he was involved in the Campcraft Committee, and chanced upon that assessment we did, he took his AND mine. -_- And he only JUST told me. What the. So sneaky.

"Are you afraid of heights?"
"Would you feel nauseous being on a moving object for a time period?"

Only in 2 weeks' time will those 2 questions make sense to me. For now, I'm clueless, but anticipating it. With only 2 weeks left, I will, I must.

I haven't gone jogging ever since my last Pneumothorax attack in July 2007. For the 1st 3 months I was advised against exercising. The next 2-3 months I was just plain lazy, until 2 nights ago.

After 2 consecutive days of jogging, my thighs are aching like crap. I shall not slack for so many months again.

I'm hooked onto Oreo WaferSticks (white chocolate).

Lemon Cheesecake chocolate
It's always nice to go shopping with my Mom. Yesterday, we were at AMKhub's NTUC and I was looking at this chocolate because the new flavour intrigued me, but I had no intention of getting it.

Mom noticed and she went, "You want? Take.", and so I did after a moment of contemplation. She continued with, "What about the other two flavours [banoffi pie & blueberry cheesecake (I think it's blueberry, can't remember)]?" I declined, but I'll definitely have a go at the Banoffi Pie flavour some time soon. Banana and toffee, yum. =D

My problem with eating (or lack of rather) has already ceased, but my parents are still very concerned, and will still try to fulfill my cravings, especially my Mom. Just take the chocolate incident for an instance, just by looking at a food item with a slight trace of interest, my Mom is bound to get it for me. Parents nag and worry only because they care.

Being in this family is my blessing.

This year, Sparky has new clothes to wear to go CNY visiting with us! =) He has a new red collar with a red bell to match his red shirt. In addition, my brother customised a dog tag for him. Not that we're wishing for Sparky to get lost again, but just in case.


My handsome boy.

MY BABY IS HOME!!!!! =D

At 8am, we went over to Bullion Park and the management told us that one of the cleaners passed Sparky to his friend to be taken care of, so brother drove us to People's Park to get him! Such kind-hearted souls.

The cleaner said that yesterday afternoon, Sparky was found swimming in Bullion Park's fish pond, and he's a great swimmer! LOL! This must be an adventure of his life! 1st night at Bullion Park, 2nd night at People's Park.

It's good to have him back! I'm off to bathe and feed my love now!

Class is cancelled today!

Mom and I went round giving out flyers and putting up notices of Sparky. We approached the security guards at Bullion Park, and the guards said that Sparky was spotted yesterday afternoon!

The condo manager placed him at some corner but he isn't around at the moment and the guards do not know where Sparky is being placed. So they will call us tomorrow morning when the manager reports to work. There's hope. =)

Everything feels so weird and the house feels so empty without Sparky. I miss his constant barking, I miss his laziness, I miss the touch of his fur against my body, I miss him. =(

DAMN! Sparky is missing. Someone left the small gate open and the rain probably scared Sparky into running out. What a fucketty day.

This morning, I fed him breakfast and I showered him (both of which I haven't done in a while). I dried him off and I brushed his fur. I patted him, snuggled him, and kissed him a couple of times on his head. I don't know why I did all of the above today.

He was sparkly white, fluffy and happy when I left home for school. Now he's gone. I'm going to cry my eyes out now if you'd excuse me.

I covered as much area as I could in the 45 mins I was out looking for him, but...
I wonder if he ate anything for dinner...

Oh crapitty-crap. I went to bed at 3.15am, but already wide awake now. And my alarm doesn't go off for another 7 hours. WTF.

We've come a long way. 3 years as friends, 11 months as a couple. And we're still enjoying it heaps. =D

He'll be reporting to his Pro-term unit later on. AI, mad house training. All the best darling!

My sweetest drug is back from Brunei! =D

This morning I woke up late for school, and rushed like mad. As I was locking the door, I heard, "Don't close yet!". I recognised that voice, and I turned around to see him there. Surprises as such melts my heart. And he bought me the Baileys Creme Caramel.


Thank you darling, for making little efforts like these.

On our way home, we saw this gigantic tortoise, check out its size!

Oh my freaking goodness! My mom has a Facebook account and she just added me! Mommy is so up-to-date, so hip! LOL!

My sweetest drug is coming home tonight. Like, finally. =D

I just entered adulthood not too long ago, yet I'm already so worn out. It seems that I'm going through motions every single day, like I'm doing things for the sake of doing it.

Sometimes, all I really want is to talk to someone who's on the same frequency as me and shares the same pain. Emotions are running and it all boils down to that piece of shit. -shrugs-

Earlier on, the circuit box kept tripping, and even after switching it on, it would trip again in a couple of seconds. So my Dad tediously singled out all the socket points in the house while I babysit the circuit box.

The cause came from the boys' room. Daddy came down with this:


See that thin line there? We concluded that it's a baby lizard's tail, because it definitely looked like it and it was twitching! Eww! That poor fella is stuck in the adaptor. My Dad tried shaking it out but it just wouldn't fall out. Definitely extremely stuck. Poor lizard's life is just going to end in the hollow of an adaptor. -shake head-

The weather has been wickedly cold this week.

Last night, I went to bed with a pullover and track pants, and on top of that, I had my blanket all the way up to my neck. In addition, I turned the fan skywards because it was freaking cold. If it wasn't for the purpose of ventilation, I would have gladly do away with the fan.

Despite all I've done, I still woke up with frozen limbs. Tsk.

A few months back, when the weather was crazily humid and when the air-conditioner in my room was wonky, I bunked in with my parents for about a week. So, because of my existence, Sparky had to be vacated from his usual sleeping spot. Perhaps he was unhappy about having to sleep at a different spot, or perhaps he just wanted a share of my comfort, therefore he did this:


Prior to this picture, he actually had the audacity to settle his whole body comfortably on my mattress. I had to place him on his white silk cloth a couple of times before he stopped inviting himself to my mattress. Thereafter, he discreetly inched nearer and nearer and laid his head on the mattress (as shown in picture above).

I swear that Sparky wasn't positioned there by anyone of us, he did that himself. People with domestic pets should know how cheeky these little buggers can be huh?

Just hung up with my boo, and as I'm typing this, he's being jetted off to Brunei for training. The next 10 days will be extremely dull.

Next year, I won't go and squeeze with the massive crowd to see the fireworks. Sweaty bodies are totally disgusting. But it was nice to bump into familiar faces amidst such a crazy crowd. Hello JiaXi & Jo!

I noticed a 3 times increase in unique views yesterday, so I checked my statistics and realized that people from this forum attempted to invade my site or something. I reckon it was a case of mistaken identity, but still, WTF?! They were probably a group of extremely bored people with no NYE plans. TSK~

So, 2007 is coming to a close and a brand new year awaits ahead.

January - I started 2007 on a very bad note, with a heavy heart and water-clogged eyes. Hanging on wouldn't have done me any good, so I picked myself up and I survived from there.

February - Things took a turn, and the rainbow was on my side. Relationship with my parents grew stronger too, and up until today, my parents still tell me how happy they are to constantly see me at home. This was also the month I had my first Pneumothorax attack.

March - June - Months of whirlwind and a great rollercoaster ride. The night of my 21st birthday was the best Princess-y night ever.

July - My boo enlisted. Definitely heart-wrenching for the both of us, but we made it up over the weekends. Pneumothorax paid me a visit again, my second attack.

August - Started my first driving lesson, and completed all lessons by end August. Was also busy going back to the hospital for follow-ups.

September - Had my first TP but didn't made it through. My boo took me on a short trip to Bangkok to cheer me up. He made it to OCS.

October - Finally a Class 3 license holder. From FTT, to practical, to 2 TPs, they were cleared in 3 months flat. It's quite a record breaker.

November - December - These 2 months past so quickly that they seemed to have merged together. Attended my boo's Social Night.

Now when I look back, I realized that it's been quite an eventful year for me. I loved my 2007 and I'll be awaiting 2008 with open arms.

The rides in Escape made my boy a little woozy, and the rain was a bummer. Good thing it lifted quickly, but it's a pity boyfriend couldn't enjoy fully. I think he's falling sick, I can smell it in his breath. =(

Steamboat for dinner was just what we needed to fight the cold weather. =) Thank you my boo.

Why is it that UOL students have to study one whole year round, with only a few days break for public holidays, whereas people in RMIT still enjoy school holidays like Primary/Secondary/JC kids. GAHHH!

And the fact that I'm damn sleepy now isn't helping at all. My alarm will go off at 10am, but I've been up since 8+. Double GAHHH!

For 3 consecutive days, my dad called me 'stupid bone'. Triple GAHHH!

Demolition in progress. The awakened beast within. The alter ego.

I had a fantabulous time at Conrad with my boy! Service was great, room was perfect, and breakfast was ohhh-ahhh. Thanks Mom! =D



I love the bathroom because it was HUGE, and there was an extremely pretty glass weighing scale (which I totally forgot to snap a picture of it)! The complimentary chocolates (above) were oh-so-fine!


We hopped over to Suntec and the boyfriend bought the loot above. With champagne, fine chocolates, and loads of movies to watch, the night couldn't have been better. =) By the end of the day, I was overloaded with chocolates, and that made me really ecstatic. Heh.

The following morning at 8.30am, we had breakfast at Oscar's, after which I couldn't swallow another morsel of food all the way till past dinner time. Totally stuffed out. Look at the variety of food served:



There was more food than what's shown above, but our tummy capacity forbade us from trying every single item.

Anyway, the meet-up with Delta today was great. Like how it had been the last four years, and probably how it will be the next four decades, everyone was late, except for NJ4 and I, who've always been punctual. And like always, our after-meal plans are monotonous. But with Delta's spirit, the meet-ups always contain the fun factor.


I enjoyed every single bit of the last couple of days. =)

Having the whole family come together for a festive meal have always been something I look forward to. With everyone at the table together, there's always a better understanding of one another. Anyway, here's the feast that my mom whipped up, with her elves' help (namely NJ4, my sister-in-law-to-be, and myself).

The Feast - - - - - - - - - - Assorted canapé
Wraps & Crepes - - - - - - - - - - Shepherd's pie

Apple baked ham - - - - - - - - Chocolate mint log cake

I had great fun at my boy's Social Night. =) A handful of girls came in gowns, which was a little over the top, but it was still a fabulous night.

Door gifts
NJ4's platoon won the Best Platoon Video award, kudos to them, especially for my boy for he was the one who did up the video. Congratulations darling!


The most amazing part of the evening was that NJ4 and I won the award for Best Dressed Couple, which was actually pretty lame. 5 couples were "nominated" and the guys then had to answer a few questions posted to them regarding their dates. And we were the only couple who answered every question correctly. With the way I was dressed, in no way do I consider myself as best dressed, in fact, it was quite ordinary. For winning, we got the following:

La Senza & N.U.M gift vouchers worth $50 each

GREAT FUN. =D

I just had a prelude to what dinner will be for my family + partners on the 20th, which is effectively our advanced Christmas family dinner. Mom did a trial on a couple of dishes, to ensure that on the day itself, cooking would be a breeze and the food would turn out great.

Shepherd's Pie
This was good! Potato and minced meat can't go wrong, but I would have preferred the meat to be more clumpy. Nonetheless, yum!

Chicken & crab meat crepe/wrap

I absolutely adored this, and the plus point is that it's very healthy! I just had about 2 rolls of it, and still want more. It's really THAT good.

I can't wait for the 20th. In fact, I can't wait for all 6 exciting upcoming events. And the first one would be in 2 days' time.

10 months since we embarked on this journey together, and I still love you much. Anticipating the next 2 weeks for it will be filled with 6 exciting events. =)

Glad that you're only booking in on Monday morning.

The new LCD TV is here and it's so ginormous that I can sit right at the far end of my living hall and still read the subtitles with ease. And my father was laughing at how the TV is heavier than me. Oh well.

After an unsuccessful trip to Mustafa last week due to being unable to get a parking lot, we tried again this week. And voila, we made it!

The last time I was at their supermarket was around the age of 12 -14, and I practically went wild there. No exception this time round. Mustafa sells the weirdest snacks ever, like barbeque flavoured Hello Panda.


Excluding the noodles and chips, the rest of the loot was mine but the boy refused to let me pay a single cent for them. -_- Never mind, everything shall be shared, especially the oh-so-delicious Turkish Delight. Damn, I'm so in love with them. -licks lips-

Such beautiful cupcakes have evoked happy feelings in me, but I won't be eating them just yet. It'll be shared between my love and I. =)

Gathering with PHS friends was absolutely fabulous. With the all-time-clown around, all of us were in constant fits of laughter. Happy to see Jo whenever she's back from Australia. =)

Like how WeiQuan put it, "We've grown, all of us can drive now." Indeed we've aged quite a lot. And it only seemed like a couple of years back that we were 13 and meeting each other for the first time in PHS. I heart you guys.

"sisterly" love - - - - - - - - - - - - - - clown
Liyun & JieQi - - - - - - - - - - thighs obsession

Exactly 4 years ago, I was filled with excitement as I headed to Police Academy for my Cadet Inspector course. The thought of going through a 2 weeks period of harsh drilling and grilling was frightening, yet at the same time exciting.

It was on that fateful day that I met you in Delta Squad. Almost immediately, you were categorised under my "bad" book. No, I didn't hate you then, but I just didn't like you very much. Maybe it was your looks, maybe it was the vibes you were giving out, I don't know. When we were assigned to our ATC groups and when I knew you were in Mercury with me, I swear I almost hit the roof.

But things took a turn after Mercury had to get together to make our group flag. I then slowly felt that you weren't as aloof as you looked. Since then, we slowly warmed up to each other.

Out of the entire Delta Squad of 20+ people, 4 of us were selected to hold the post of Delta's Drill Instructors, and coincidentally, you were one of the 4, with me. Interesting.

For ATC, it's a pity we didn't end up being canoeing partners. So near yet so far. I remembered how after the wet activities, the sole of your Nike shoes was flapping and threatening to fall off, and that cracked me up. Eventually, I helped you to step it off. And call it karma, a few days later, the sole of my track shoes started flapping just like yours. I remembered how you had a good laugh at my plight.

Passing out from CIBTC was one of the best moments in my life, and you had to miss your own passing out for your sister's University graduation in Australia.

Memories are such precious little things. And when I look back, it's very uncanny how we seem to always have so many coincidental encounters. Delta, Mercury, Chingay, and the list goes on.

Jay-Jay, I love you.