Disappointed : (

We received a letter from HDB yday and we r not selected for the
balloting exercise for the Toa Payoh flat...both of us r quite
disappointed 
Cuz that means we have to wait till 2011 before the Sengkang flat is
built (provided that there are enough buyers lah). Sigh...We r planning
to get married next year or so, yet we are facing the problem of
getting the flat. We can stay with my in-laws for the time being, 1-2
years are still ok, but if we have to wait till 2011..sigh...by the
time, our baby is already few years old liao. I am really looking
forward to have my own home, our own private space, to have our own
private time... Anyway, no choice now, except to wait...sigh...



For the better news, we have confirmed our ROM date to be 20 Jan 2006 -
our 4th anniversary. Now we are just taking another step forward to our
plans (except the flat lor). Pardon me, my frens, I may not be able to
invite you all for the solemnization ceremony due to the constraints
set by the ROM. Hope you all can understand...I will still be inviting
the important and close friends to witness my wedding banquet. TBC...



These few weeks I have been busy with my dearest frend - Teris's
wedding preparation. Thou busy, but I am very happy for her. From all
these preparation, I have learnt to be more detailed here and there,
learnt what to take note of, etc. I hope everythin will be carried out
smoothly on her wedding day, without her worrying about anything. Right
now, I am also doing research on restaurants so as to treat my family
after the ROM session. Any bright ideas for me? hee...

Firefly Trip

After
going on the "Firefly" trip, I decided to do some research on more info
about them... They are quite an interesting sight to see...

DESCRIPTION

The firefly
is actually a beetle and not a fly at all. Fireflies can grow
to 9 centimeters in length and are easily identified by their
flat bodies, blackish backs, large eyes, and short antennae. Of
course, fireflies are most readily identified by their bioluminescent
abdominal region. Both adults and larva are capable of glowing.
Even firefly eggs glow!

HABITAT
AND RANGE

There
are over 2,000 species of firefly inhabiting the temperate and
tropical regions of the earth. Fireflies are found in a variety
of habitats, especially forest edges, wooded backyards, and areas
near streams or ponds. Some fireflies species, however, or found
in desert regions. Fireflies are most common in warm, humid areas
of the world. South and central America and southern Asia support
the greatest diversity of firefly species. In North America, fireflies
that glow are typically found only west of the Great Plains.
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DIET

Firefly
larva are predators and feed on earthworms, snails, and slugs.
Larva can detect the slime from a slug and follow the trail to
its prey. Adult fireflies feed mostly on flower nectar.

BIOLUMINESCENCE

Fireflies
produce light by initiating a chemical reaction of Luciferin,
Luciferase and Oxygen. Amazingly enough, the firefly "light"
is extremely efficient - about ten times more energy efficient
than a light bulb. Most scientists believe fireflies light up
to advertise to predators that they taste bad. When fireflies
are disturbed, the frequency and intensity of their glow increases.
Fireflies also glow as a means of communication between males
and females. Scientists believe that certain aspects of a male's
flashing pattern (such as frequency of flashing) are more attractive
to female fireflies and increase his chance of mating.

Kota Tinggi Trip aka Firefly Trip

Can you see some of them are posing together with us?Haha...

It's a 1-day trip to Kota Tinggi whereby its cheap, and worth looking fwd to, as we got seafood lunch, Orstrich Farm sigh-seeing and of cuz the "limelight" - The Firely River Cruise!! The fireflies that were flickering on the trees were so beautiful!! They look like the light decorations on Xmas trees!! Haha...Stimes there will be one that will fly near us and how I wish we can catch it! It's a beautiful sight...
We really enjoyed ourselves even thou we woke up real early and came back so dead beat! Enjoy the photos we took! *Thanks to Dear to bring me to such a nice trip, I look forward to many others...Hee...*

Busy week...

This week is a busy week...With numerous & endless orders to work
on, with candidates playing me out,and having to nurse my gastrics
pain...Sigh...no time to rest...



On Friday I had a nice dinner with my mother & brother cuz to
celebrate his birthday in advance. We 3 went to Sakae Sushi for dinner.
Surprisingly my mother actually dare to eat raw salmon! We had a good
& quality time eating and discussing about the gossip of the
Superstar show that ended yesterday nite. Haha...I really enjoy tt kind
of family time..I wanted to treat them, in the end, my mum paid for
it..hee...



I am looking forward to my weekends again.. But I still have many resumes to rush out over the weekends...

Watching "The Maid"

Yday after dinner with Dear @ Carls Jr (Marina Square), we decide to
take a walk around MS. Then we decide to watch "The Maid" after a
stupid suggestion from me...I say "stupid: is bcuz after I started to
sit in and watch the show, I regret it...Y I am making myself scared
and jittery for a whole 1-2 hours and getting paid to be scared?!? I
really dun understand lor...Most of the time I get so scared of being
scared that I close my eyes or cover myself from Dear's hands...I feel
like i am wasting $$$... I rather watch the " March of the Penguins"
which could be more enjoyable than the scary movie!



Today after a conversation with a colleague over Pre-marriage
counselling course (marriage preparation) that I would like SO MUCH to
go and attend with my future husband-to-be, but was feeling quite down
cuz he din want to go despite many times of asking. In the end, I show
him the conversation that I had with my colleague, trying to show him
how much I treasure our marriage-to-be, and hope that through this
enriching Pre-marriage counselling course, we will be able to build up
our faith in our marriage and able to solve obstacles that we might
face along the way. Marriage is really not easy as what people might
think "just like that lor. Got problems then solve lor" We must both
learn to build up a strong faith for each other and our marriage in
order to make things work, whether in times of bad or good. Gladly to
say that, he finally relent!!!
Thou grudingly at first, then complaining say he don't like those kind
of "sharing sessions", finally giving in...I am so happy!! Relieved as
well, cuz we finally can for the course together! I really hope after
going thru the course, he will feel enriched and not feel that its a
waste of $, cuz I personally heard positive feedback from married
people who had went thru similar course or who are currently going thru
it.



Dear, I truly love and cherish you, and hope our marriage will work. So
hope we can take this path together, starting from the preparation
stages...

Charlie & The Chocolate Factory!

Today me & Dear went to watch this superb movie - Charlie & The
Chocolate Factory. It was my Sec Sch's literature book and I really
love it! This movie is just like a fantasy dream that came to
life...The extraordinary chocolate factory filled with all different
kinds of candies and chocolates - the chocolate waterfall, the 3-meals
chewing gum, the TV chocolate...I wish there are even more fantasy
stories that can come to life (in movies lah!)



Before the movie, we went Orchard shopping for our frens' gifts at LMG.
I love the *** that I bought for them and keep resisting to get for
myself lor. hmm...
I also chanced upon a nice dress that could suffice as my ROM dress,
unfortunately the bust area too loose leh and no more smaller size
left...Sigh...Wat a pity, cuz its affordable lor.



Tody when we went Kinokuniya to shop for books and found this book -
"Bring back the Man You fell in love with" and bought it. Dun get
mistaken, we are not facing any massive problems in our relationship,
but I feel that topics are quite interesting and meaningful as it
offers answers to woman who want to know how to keep their long term
relationship healthy and exciting. It wun hurt to know more so as to
prevent before it really happens rite?
Unfortunately,the discount card which I borrowed from my fren, caused
us to hav some slight unhappy episodes. It happened like that: I use my
POSB Debit card (which bears my name) to pay for the book, when I use
the discount card (which is of my fren's name), and the staff said that
the card is non-transferable unless the person is present also!!!
He actually say then dun buy lah, then I tot he was really meaning tt I
dun buy since he kept saying I m wasting $$ lor. Actually he was
intendin to bring the book to another counter to pay, and without
showing my debit card. Well, the cashier keep the book, and I was
embarrased and unhappy at that time liao lor. After that he still sort
of lament me that I duno how to be "bad person" one lor. I felt stoopid
being said like tt!
Y is he unhappy for a few dollars lor?Its not as if he's paying also
wat. There's nothing I can do also mah. By showing me black face will
worsen the situation lor! In the end, we had a slight unhappiness but
it was all wrapped up soon after.



Sigh...All bcuz of a discount card...U c how $$ is evil? It can cause quarrels between humans!

Kuala Lumpur Trip 2005

This is quite a fun trip, thou tiring after walking big shopping centres and endless streets, with a group of good friends, in total of 3+2 (me & my fiance)

The weather was humid, and the traffic was real bad and the streets are dusty..but we got real good bargains from the Malaysia Mega Sale that was ongoing! A pity to say, their retail sales assistants have really bad attitude, quite ya-ya papaya type lor. Its quite a few examples that me & my fren has gotten lor. Their taxi-drivers are also real crazy one! Can speed and drive like mad. One funny example is, our taxi got type-punctured along the Highway after he had picked us up not long ago. Suay for him. The taxi drivers quite friendly, will help one another out. So we hopped onto another cab, the 4 of us squeezing like mad at the back seat! Quite an adventure thou!

Certain places like the food street is quite nice (eg satay, oyster egg), but the seafood restuarant we went to in Chinatown is kinda bad - looks bad n taste fairly only. Feel like we got "dok" by them lor. not worth it.
We also went to the Sunway Lagoon thou we din take any pics from there.Looks alomost the same like the one in Jurong Swimming Complex, and the water dun look clean lor.haha!WE only play 1-2 hours cuz went in late and close early at 6pm.

The last day we went to KL Twin Tower early in the morning at 8am to queue up. Quite a magestic view from the top when we were at level 41. Cannot go any further up liao.

Enjoy the pictures!