the celebrations..

i was worrying tis yr's bdae wld be a huge letdown but thankfully, all my loved ones rose to challenge n succeeded in keeping sadness at bay by planning back-to-back activities tt stretched all through the wkends. i nv found an alone moment throughout my celebrations n i muz say all of u outdid urselves in trying to give me the time of my life. esp my beloved poly peeps, u guys brought me frm disappointment n dread to anticipation n happiness. juz tt one day justified all the stress of juggling cca commitments with my academic workload. i love i love i love all of u!!!

my family for the first time in the longest while took the actual day.. each of them made their impact n showered me with love in their own way. i'm sorry for all the time i hv been ungrateful. i'm sorry for all the times i took forgranted. when i was at my lowest u guys gave me the courage to shine n mommy dearest, thank you for sparing no expense in pampering me. i really appreciate it.

thirdly, the day aft the actual day was spent with the bestest frens i can ever ask for.. u guys stood with me through thick n thin. though time may hv dist some of us, ur will always always hv a special place in my heart. tis sounds mushy but its now 4am in the morn n my brains r indeed mushy already. heee.

xinyu!!! ur celebration hv alot to live up to hor. haha.. but nevertheless, i'm looking forward to sat bcoz u girls r definitely among my top reasons for living. =)



26th october 2007

surprise 1: i was shocked to see serkee walk towards me in the crowded canteen with a whole bunch of balloons. the "princess" balloon was flying higher than any of the others n attracted so much attn. not tt i dun like it lah.. hehe. =P

surprise 2: as we had a long break, they suggested we go to the clubhouse for some aircon. little did i noe nearly 10 other ppl hv been hiding in there for the longest time waiting to surprise me. i even went to the bazaar n took ages trying clothes while leaving my poor darlings cramped in uncomfortable positions. i swear it was not deliberate!! haha. but i totally dig surprises. =)



look, i'm so happy tt my eyes r slits!



the best classmates one can ever ask for!
[frm left: jess, me, serkee]



the pretty spse girls..
back row: [frm left] anna, tiffany, cheeleng, liying, huixian
front row: [frm left] xueqin, jess, serkee, me, jessica



the men of the club!
[frm left: darren, william, guiyi, jason]



ahhhh, i'm popular! *wishes*



my darling tiffany n cheeleng!

coming up, i get to take pics with the biggest powers in spse!



william, the "boss" n i... hahaha. the high n mighty president of our club actually hid under the table for 30 whole mins waiting to jump out n surprise me leh. i feel so bigshot! =P



since i hold the 2nd position, hx, the money person (treasurer) is the nxt biggest! ^^



finally, a grp pic of everyone tt screamed "SURPRISE!!" which scared me so much i found myself screaming along with them.. lol.



my present with an extra "baby" balloon. i heard it was supposed to be a huge winnie-the-pooh-shaped balloon but unfortunately, it was out-of-stock.



the 19 presents found inside to signify my 19 yrs of existence. each of tis presents mean something n they come with a lovely msg each. i had great fun taking them all out though i had a bit of the prob with the sabo (i had to put everything back in the exact same order)! but still, thanks for the effort. =D

btw, cheeleng is the mischevious one who contributed the kotex.. *buries myself*



the amt of party poppers they used to bring me to a feverish high.. v loud in an enclosed place leh!



everyone was excited abt the mystery box cheeleng packed at an indecent time of 8.30am! i'm really amazed but more touched tt she took the effort to come all the way down to sch juz for tis when she usually cannot even wake up for lect.

aft the v lovely surprise party, we all went back to our respective classes n gems greatly disappointed me when my mr handsome chose today to pon!



i was super free at dover coz everyone was busy discussing the dinner venue n i cld not be involved. *sulks* so liying entertained me..



look who we found at heeren?? the jesters even used their own cam to take photos of us..



cute cow statues welcomed us at the entrance of the restaurant.. dun serkee look totally like her chosen cow!?



dinner was at the old marche at heeren.. n its really comical when our dear darren tot the cards they gave us to buy food was a pamphlet n nearly threw his away. luckily we enlightened him before he malu himself by trying to pay for food in cash n wasting $100 on the penalty for a lost card. =P



say cheeeeeese! cheeleng actually lied tt she was going to church so as to mislead me into believing she forgot my bdae. n i actually believed her n got disappointed for a couple of days. awww shucks!



guess where r we??? mrt stn lah! the balloons had a hard time fitting into the doors..



we were supposed to visit the night safari but as dinner ended too late, we had to go somewhere whose nightlife ended even later..



thus, we found ourselves at the pub-lined clarke quay looking for a nice place to sit. in our search for the ideal bar, i saw my mr handsome (the one tt skipped gems)!!!

G: u can stop staring. its really me.
me: u skipped gems!!!

fine, trust me to say something so uncool in his presence. luckily he juz laughed it off while i run to announce how happy i was to serkee.

me: i saw G!!!
serkee: ppl happy le lah.. haha. but i still tink max is cuter.



ONE NIGHT STAND!!! notice the pairings? *scandalous*



we eventually settled on eskibar n tt red globet thingy is supposed to be blood as part of the pub's halloween theme..



for the first time, i actually drank by the jug.. drinking alcohol helps keep u warm in tis sub-zero pub n makes u high enough to engage in totally humilating truth n dares. haha..

i had to climb on the sofa n kiss a paper bat but at least i didn't hv to get kissed by darren (kidding lah!) i also had to get tis table of guys to sing a happy bdae song for me. lol. however, darren was the suay-est. having to ask a girl for no. n even having to hold a candle n kneel in the middle of the pub facing a grp of guys.. *applause for bravery*



xueqin's dare was to take photo with a stranger.. but at least we got her a handsome stranger! see, she so happy. wahahaha!



eskibar was having a halloween night n its staff was dressed to scare..



its freezing cold in tis 'dungeon' okay!!
[frm left: liying, me, jess, darren]



brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!
[frm left: liying, xueqin, serkee, anna, jess]



27th october 2007 ACTUAL DAY!!



*dingdong*
me: open the door!!
*dingdong*
me: OPEN THE DOOR!!
*dingdong*

irritated, i went to open the door myself n lo n behold, a whole impressive bouquet of balloons (taller than me) stood at the doorway.. *speechless with glee*



sexaye me! bhb.. n yilynn, i'm NOT picking my nose lah. tts called acting coy n failing terribly..



tell me i look pretty! tell me i'm desirable! tell me i'm loved!



me n my daddy.. the man who loves me most in tis world!

as mommy attended another session of baking class, the whole troop of us decked to the nines, headed down to outram to wait for her..



we sat at the chic caffe pralet for drinks n cakes while waiting. *sinful*



warm brownie with vanilla ice-cream.. ahhhhhh!



the famous pralet!! it has layers of waffle inbetween mousse cake!



bri's fav root beer.. YUCKS! haha.. the classic bottle design is rather nice though.



trix literally studies everywhere!!!



alisa n me engage in a totally childish moment while waiting for mommy to finish her baking class.. it was an unglam but a rather entertaining thing to do.



dinner with the family was at the highly inaccessible rochester park. its nice places like tis tt makes me so thankful my family owns a car. =) the restaurants along tis hill r all v classy n r all built into old colonial bungalows which juz ups the style factor by a whole lot more!



i had king prawns n they were really humongous!



nice candlelight glow..



aft a glass of italian white wine, domineering tendencies r taking over my 19 yr old body! wat was i tinking man?! -_-



young ppl r up to no gd when they r left idle on a full stomach.. i call tis too much excess energy. haha.



my custom-made bdae cake wasn't as impressive as i imagined it to be.. but the layers of nutella was yummy!! n the choco balls were v addictive. haahaa! n its reeeeally pricey for juz tis small clump.



i wish i wish i wish, i was the happiest girl on earth.. i'm so close yet so far. nv contented hur? lol.



MY DADDY! MINE MINE MINE!!



MY MOMMY!! =)



i'll always be proud to be mommy's little princess n daddy's little girl..



my siblings..
[frm left: brian, trixie, me, alisa]



they keep me young..



i love my family...



n my family adores me...



my family is not perfect but some parts of it is pretty awesome.
6 of us, binded by blood. =)



dumdum,
i tried to call u last night
but my pride held me back
i kept convincing myself tt i was juz returning a missed call
but i knew right inside
i was lying to myself
but more badly so,
i wanted u to do the calling..



to end off today, tis fake eyelashes took damn long to stick.. but for a first-timer, i muz be pretty gd coz trix tot it was real! zzz.



28th october 2007

went shopping with mommy n daddy in the morn before they drove me to meet the girlies.. they got me the lovely esprit top i was oogling over in my earlier entry. mommy also bought me a full blazar suit!! whee~ i initially wanted a bag i saw in urban n although mommy n daddy insisted on buying it for me, i felt quite unsafe purchasing something so expensive w/o first looking at the actual product so i rejected. is tis a sign of me maturing??



kster at chinatown was a tiring affair as under the pretext of being the main lead for tt day, ting made me sing song aft song w/o back-up audio. I WANNA COMPLAIN!!! hehehe. =P



the double choc mudpie frm nectarie!



i'm the loved bdae girl who desperately needs a haircut!



who said bdae dinners muz always be expensive? my dinner was local fare along the streets of chinatown. though the food was so-so only, i felt like i was eating straight out of a movie setting!



the ever-attentive bf scrapping the coconut for our precious yang meh meh.. he stayed till he was nearly late for book-in. *envious*



desserts r always the best bit! sesame paste, mango pudding, coffee pudding, beancurd n papaya soup! *drools*



massage girls?????? o_0'''



another wacky moment with the ppl least likely to judge me!

1) yilynn proposes. *melts*
2) we r a happy couple!!
3) ting gets jealous..
4) cher starts sulking..
5) AHHHHHHHHH!!! catfight! lol.



though the clique hv v drastically reduced tis yr, i'm happy u guys made it a pt to turn up. for yrs, ur hv been my top girlfriends n tis is a fact tt will nv ever change. thanks for brightening my day n thanks again for all the "i-am-too-gd-for-men" pep talk.



boyfriends can come n go but u guys will always be my forever. *hook pinkies*
[frm left: yilynn, yuting, me, cherlyn]



clarke quay's haagen dazs was our choice spot for chilling as it served my fav dessert. hahaha.. i dunno if it was indigestion but i only touched a teensy bit of the sizzling platter! *wasted* tis dish is really cute coz the sauce they pour over the fruits n scoops of ice-cream is actually orange concentrate. unique ba?



the sizzling platter came with tis 'caution-HOT' sign tt became our prop for tons of photos. haha.. caution, i'm hot wor!



me n my ting ting..

tt concludes my 19th bdae. n i enjoyed every moment of it! thanks to everyone whose personal touch made it all the more special n unforgettable.

for making feel like i matter, for making me a very happy girl, for showing me the importance of friendship, thanks a million for wishing me on my special day.



tis yr was an ultra balloon-ney yr for me.. it revived childhood memories n made me feel like a everyone's big baby. i noe everyone sayang me! =P hmmmm, i notice ppl tend to give me themed bdaes.. last yr i garnered a solid 3 bouquets of flowers frm 3 v seperate grps. tis yr deja vu happened with a helium bang! i'm not juz everyone's princess, i'm everyone's baby too!! *acts cute*

a big big thank you to xinfei, gerald, zest, serkee, jess, yiling, jeanette, siting, luqman, benjamin, thiam boon, angga, anna, xueqin, cheeleng, william, jason, darren, liying, tiffany, jessica, huixian, guiyi, mingxiang, hidayah, kelvin, asyikin, hany, asyikin's cousin (frm my EPI gem class), yingjie, vivien, suting, xinyu, gaozheng, khang jing, yi lynn, xiao yan, maziah, earth, desmond, max, weijian, guowei, santoso, ivy, jaslyn, jason foo, thiam hee, clarice, soehartienni, richard, peter, jia jin, amanda, renfeng, peili, yuting, cherlyn, mengzi, or lina (ya, its her. =P), my lovely family, 2 ppl whose no. i dun recognise, guys frm the opp mrt platform, singing waiters, singing buskers, cheery tourists n random ppl on the street.

not forgetting the v marvellous ppl deserving of special mention (in no order of merit whatsoever):

xueqin: hey dearie, thanks for skipping a whole day of class n wearing heels juz to commemorate the occassion. i believe u hv a large part to play in the clubhouse surprise too. thank you! thanks a million for taking the effort to dress up esp the heels. *teary*

serkee: thanks for keeping me in the dark n planning the whole friday extravaganza. a big thank you also for wearing a skirt to give me face!!! haha.

jess: thank you for all the balloons n its cute when u try to lie juz to protect my surprise. i love u.

cheeleng: I LOVE YOU BEST! haha.. i can't believe typical late queen cheeleng actually came to sch at 8.30 am juz to assemble my present beforehand. i'm honoured. i really really am. =)

tiffany: omg!! u skipped ur first tut all for my sake!! i'm really touched girl.. esp when the tut is the all impt MA2. *floats on air*

william n liying: you guys skipped classes juz to make everything happen. naughty naughty. haha. but u did make me a v happy girl. n liying, thank you for luring me to the clubhouse. ^^

darren: for remembering wat i wanted when we all noe how attrocious ur memory is hv made me feel exceptionally special. thanks.

mommy: for the very very expensive bouquet of balloons, for the surprise delivery of it n for everything else u planned to make me feel like a princess for one day, wrds cannot describe my gratitute. *muackies X19*

alisa: for choosing to skip ur long-awaited concert juz to make it for my dinner party. ur presence was really felt.. thank you so much.

trixie: omg! it was soo cute to send me a bdae greeting at exactly 10.27am. sorry i was slow n didn't understand tt u were trying to replicate my bdae date. =D


thank u for the presents too!



xinfei, the dear girl who shares the same bdae as me was the first to leave me a present. cute rite? plus, its edible!!!



liying n jason got me tis pretty mirror frm muee..



rings of love frm mommy dearest.



trix n alisa shared tis delicate butterfly necklace.. n they r gonna treat me to sakae aft their exams. so sweet rite?



ting handmade tis butterfly earrings.. haha. i got quite alot of butterfly-like gifts tis yr. if only i cld spread wings n fly away like them. ignore me, i'm juz being whimsical.



got quite alot of "princess" things too.. balloons, cake n tis necklace frm cher...

cher: tis necklace is sooo u lah!

thanks for all the presents n even greater thanks for all ur time n company. thank you thank you thank you! u hv made me a v happy girl..