Monday, May 28, 2007
Tmr will be 29th May 2007 which marks junwei's 28th birthday. =) Here's wishing him a very happie birthday over there in sweden and hope he will hav loads of fun on this very special day. I made two video clips for him as his prezzie, and he said he was touched by all the family wishes I had recorded for him. There's his parents, his brother, his da-sao, xuanxuan (2 yr old niece), yu heng (one & half month Baby), my mum & my grandma. All saying their heartfelt wishes to him (eh, except the BB lar, of coz =p).
Plus alot of his childhood pics, his present pics, our pics all compiled into two "news videos" for him. Of cos, I was the scriptwriter-cum-director-cum-producer-cum-newscaster lar. =) Had fun in the process, but was super wuper tired after the many late nites and glad that I finally saw the end product. Hee. If someone gave this to me, I would have cried liaoz lor. Wahaha. Bu yao lian. =p
Talking about bdae, what's a bdae wifout a bdae cake rite? SO, in view of the undeniable fact that it's too darn hard for me to send a cake over, I shall put up a photo gallery here of some reallie funny looking & uniquely designed cakes. For you dear! For others who are reading this also, have you ever seen all this? I haven lor. Simply so amazing. So much creativity weaved into that creamy little thing.
Enjoy the cake gallery!!
The Steamboat
Fancy for some hot steaming steamboat that we always had in hall last time? Yummy yummy.
I think this design is quite stunning ley. Look at the eggs, prawns, the hot pan and even the utensils!! Fwah. Li hai li hai.
Mahjong time!
This is the perfect cake for my mummy! Waha. Mahjong, 4D, Toto, Poker, you name it they have it. See, even the mahjong is shi san yao! Popo will luv it too. Like symbolising wealth pouring in. Keke.
Eh, sounds like family of gamblers suddenly.
Yummy fast food
Wah, this one has to be one of my favourite liaoz. Even the drink, the fries, and YESH the CHILLI SAUCE are turned into cake. I think it's blueberry flavoured.
But I would rather devour a real burger and real salty fries than to eat up this entire cake man. Still, isn't it quite a sight? Keke.
Itadakimasu!!~
Konnichiwa! Watashiwa summer desu, yoroshiku onegaishimasu. Oh yeah, i luv sushi, ramen and udon!!~ Really tot these cakes are sooo innovative. They say Tokyo got a super duper nice ramen store, wonder if I'll get the chance to try it.. *drools*
Yum Cha, anyone?
I really miss the shanghai xiao long baos, those super juicy and yummy-licious ones. This is quite a cool idea hor, the cake really looks like the long2 (basket) that contains the baos. & of coz, what's tea time wifout some tea to compliment the food... =)
Yeah, my favourite meat of all. Makes me have a sudden craving for a yummy juicy drumstick or chicken wing!
(or is it turkey in the pic huh?)
hmmm.. (-_-''') Hungry shuang shuang..
Va-Va-Voom!
Ferrari or Lamborgini? Keke, if you can't afford to buy your dream car and whizz around on the roads, maybe you can consider designing the car on your bdae cake and gobble it down~ if you can't have it, eat it! Wahaha.
Wahaha. Think jw will like this!!~ Virtual cake for you!! Happie bdae!! Keke. This is so farnie.
Reminds me of the pe**s cake we bought for Sisi during her hens' nite.. Well well.. dat was fun!~
Till the next hens' nite.. (i wonder who??) and i wonder what we are going to come up wif... Keke..
Right. That's the end of my cake gallery. Not bad hor, reallie got quite a few interesting designs. Hehe. So next time dun buy boring cakes okie!
HAPPIE 28TH BDAE & HAPPIE 46TH MONTHLIVERSARY DEAR!
Adios!!~
~Summer~ 3:59 PM
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
My long awaited dream trip to Tokyo...
Yay! One more week later and I'll be dragging my luggage to the airport and getting all set to board the JAL plane to Tokyo..
Much as this week has been a dreaded week with the endless OTs and uncalled stress levels, I'm still very much looking forward to my first ever OMD incentive trip. It'll be a short 5D3N trip, because in order to save my annual leave for Sweden, I'M NOT EXTENDING MY TOKYO STAY with the rest. Boo hoo. Bo Bianz, if I had 30 days of annual leave instead of 15, I will definitely extend lor. But, I must be contented with what I have and not ask for more than what I'm already blessed with.
Oh did you know I got an A for my Beginner's Jap? Wahaha. I was a fanatic for the Jap language back then, and I guess I still am now. Just dat I have given back all the learnings of Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji to my teacher (see I can't even rem her name, much less remember the jap alphabets!!~). But I still love reading my textbook once in awhile (oh yes when the moon is reallie blue ;p) and reading books on Japan esp those that teach you useful phrases. Funz!~ I noe I bought those Japanese for Beginners CD-rom that caused me near 100 bucks too. Hmmm. Now where is it when I need it most...
Oh yeah I just learnt these new words in my super limited Nihongo vocab. You should remember it too!~ Hehe.
My favourite line would still be Wakarimasen (I don't understand sia) and Sumimasen (Excuse me/sorry is the safest thing to say).
Wonder if Japan will be how I imagine it to be. Below is my illustration of what I think I wanna see. Beautiful scenery, cutesy toys, kawaii girls, magnificent temples, tempting shopping streets. Wahaha. Of cos, the sakura that I crave to see will not come true. Boo. Next time I promise I will go back when they are in full bloom season! Woho. Para Para Sakura!!~
Shall post up more pics when I come back. Keke. I will take TONNES of pictures. =) Anyone wans any specific souvenirs/gifts from there drop me a msg worr.. I'll try my best to get for you.. Sayooooooonara!!
~Summer~ 3:21 PM
Saturday, May 19, 2007
I think so ley. Ever since grad from NTU and started working, it seems like I really have to accept the fact that I'm moving towards the 30-year-old mark very very soon. People around me have started settling down and starting a family, soon it'll be my turn and soon I'll be a mummy!!~ Fwah.
I used to think that the word 'family' sounds so faraway still. I'm still young, I wanna club, I wanna party, I wanna play, I wanna be free!! But at times, I feel old, I feel lethargic, I feel I should learn to be a xian qi liang mu instead of the young party animal liaoz. Wahaha. Time and tide waits for no man (ehhh, and no woman too...).I hope I never forget my childhood and my growing up process. Sure, there are millions of things that I have already forgotten, but for those I have not, I hold them close to my heart. Seeing my childhood pics make me happy!~ They make me reminisce about my past, about my life.
Here are some things that you might have never known about me.
1) I was a premature BB!!~ Kicked my way out when I was barely 8 months in mummy's womb. Too eager to see the world perhaps. I was only 2.2kg and mummy said I was mini. =(2) I didn't let anyone carry me except for 3 pple: my mummy, daddy and popo. The moment anyone else attempts to carry me, I will wail and refuse to let them touch me. (of coz, I don't remember anything bout this until mummy told mi..)
3) I would have terrible crying fits at nite. I dunnoe why, but mummy says I will wake up in the middle of the nite and start crying non-stop, even to the extent that my face turns green. They will go frantic and start banging the walls in order to distract me for fear that I will choke and die. keke. If that doesn't work, they will have to start the car and take me out for a spin before I relaxed and calmed down. Fwah. Talk about tantrums, I muz have been a bad BB to take care of.
4) Mummy permed my hair for me when i was young!! cos she was a hairdresser then. Hehe. So cool, i dun remember wat it's like to have permed hair lor. 5) I used to say 'kor kor' as 'tor tor', and probably took me long to correct it. Wahaha. & now I'm a Chinese teacher teaching kids to pronounce lor. Luckily still can make it. Hee.
Well well, I think I was a happy kid. From my memory, from the photos, from all the re-collection here and dere. That's good. That means I'm a lucky child, a lucky girl. =) Hope that the optimism and positivity stays no matter how life turns out for me eventually.
Nitey... =) Happie bdae to dearest Hazel, who's in Malacca enjoying her er ren shi jie..
~Summer~ 10:05 PM
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
They say late nites ain't gd for health. Yeah i know dat too. So this week, i'm really an unhealthy unhealthy gal. Work OT, sleep late, abuse my brain (wonder who i learnt this line from =p).
Gambatte ne! Giving myself a pat on the back, & i muz jia you! Dun worry, i'm not turning into a super workaholic (well, maybe jus a little), but i promise not to let work dominate my life. NEVER. Hehe. Hey i still got go clubbing, chill & la kopi one k? La kopi is my new found favorite past time.. Keke, although I don't like kopi so I drink soft drinks most of the time. Waha. But I'm the LA KOPI organizer among the badminton gals now. Keke. Work life balance is important worrrr. Good nitez!
~Summer~ 10:32 PM
My first bouquet of flowers for mummy~
I have to admit i never knew carnations look like these. Keke. Which implies i've never ever bought them for my mummy.
& during Mothers' Day this year, i finally did. Much as most gals might say they dun like flowers, or they think it's a waste of $, or they dun like cos flowers wilt n die (but love doesn't), i still think a surprise bouquet of flowers will never fail to bring a smile to her face n stir up sweetness in her heart.
SO, this yr i bought 3 bouquets of flowers. For my mum, my popo and junwei's mum. They were all delighted. Hee. Esp my mum and popo who've never received flowers all their lives. Popo even told the delivery man he muz hav made a mistake. Waha. It feels good to brighten up somebody else's day. Esp somebody that you luv so much.
~Summer~ 9:09 AM
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Trying to relac abit. Keke. Staring at my calendar, n thinking of when to watch pirates 3! Hope it's nicer than part 2 though. Somemore got chow yun fatt in it wor. :-o btw oceans 13 is coming in june! Those who like brad pitt, george clooney, al pacino, or those who like casino scenes, muz go watch! Hee. Cos i'm doing the media planning for this movie, muz support moi wor. Keke. The trailers do really look nice though. Yeay! I love watching movies!
~Summer~ 3:31 PM
Hehe testing out if can moblog using my new phone. Sony ericsson k610i. Red colour!
~Summer~ 12:29 AM
Friday, May 11, 2007
Oh yeah, I finally completed all the episodes of Corner*With Love (a.k.a. Zhuan Jiao Yu Dao Ai). Thanks to it for accompanying me throught the first couple of weeks without junwei. I shared with it much of my laughter, and tonnes of my tears. Be it due to the story, be it due to my sorrow, I was glad the tears flowed the way they did. Makes me feel human. Waha.
Maybe I'm really a simple gal. I hope so bah. I love all the drawings in the show. Real sweet and nice. If only I can draw so well, then I will find another hobby to help me pass time for this one year plus. Keke. Here are some of the phrases (jing dian ming ju!~) I picked out from the show. Hope I will remember them in future, thus I decided to put them together. Keke. I guess next time when I just read them, it will bring a smile back to my face as I once again recalled the laughter and tears I shed..
~Summer~ 3:18 PM
Monday, May 07, 2007
If there's one thing you can't live without in your life, would it be love or friendship? I find this question hard to answer, for as far as I know, both of them are very important factors that keep my life going as it is.
If, without love & friendship, I think my life feels like a seashell. Strong on the outside, empty on the inside. I am the kind of person who doesn't like to be seen in my weakest times, who wishes to believe that she can survive on her own, who wants pple around her to know that she is strong and not worry for her. But, I have to admit, sometimes I'm just as strong as I hope I can be.
That's when I feel glad to have jw, to have my family, to have my beloved frenz around me. From AHS sports class, to TJ, to NTU, I've been blessed with so many wonderful frenz who stepped into my life. Really wonderful. They were there when I needed them, they never gave up hope on me, they were my beacon when I needed someone to shine light on my path, they were the ones who made me laugh so ever often & became the positive & happy person that I am now.
It's only when you start growing up, start moving onto your mid 20s, start embarking on 9 to 5 jobs, that you slowly realise the most important people in your life are slowly drifting away & away from your reach. Life's like that, isn't it? Good things rarely last forever.
People step in and out of my life, no matter how much I hope and pray that they can stay. People grow up and forget about me, no matter how many a happy memory I still recall from the past. People get attached, get married, have kids and move on to what we call family life and capsizes even more of those precious ships we call friends. People grow old, fall sick, move abroad and slowly but surely memory seeps into this black hole and gets buried. What can I do?
I dunnoe. I still count my blessings and hang on to those closely knitted frenship webs I've weaved over the years. For some, I've learnt to let go slowly becos these people do not belong to me eventually. For others, we have lost contact but I always wish the best for them from the bottom of my heart. For the handful that I still meet up every week, (u know who u are hor *winks*), thank you dearies. You are the ones who will stay forever in my life.
I have so many sets of footprints left behind on my shore by frenz who passed by. Thank you for once being part of my life and you have no idea how much I treasured the time we spent together. I have few pairs of shoes in the little frenship hut I built by the beach. These belong to the ones who are staying with me, who will stick by me through good and stormy weather, who will grow old with me and still reminisce about our decades long frenship when we have grey hair. Thank you for choosing to stay, you might not know but life becomes unbearable without you all by my side.
Heehee. Sorry for the influx of tots, but that's what happens on a Monday nite. I hope all of us have 'friends for life', sometimes we don't need too many, just one will be enough. As long as it's really really for life. =) Wan anz.
"I'll give you strength, I'll give you hope. Keeping your faith that is gone. And the one you should call was standing there all along."
~Summer~ 11:40 PM
Thursday, May 03, 2007
If you know me well, you will know that I like Chinese. Since young, I love participating in Chinese essay compeititions, and my essays will always revolve around my mum. Somehow, the sadder my story, the higher my chances of winning an award. Waha. Mummy used to chide me for writing such stories. Well well.
Was looking through my past works, & juz have a sudden urge to write something in chinese, be it a song, a poem or juz a story. Hehe. Will I still be able to write like how I used to? I dunnoe. But being a chinese teacher has helped me keep in touch wif alot of words that I might have otherwise forgotten how to write. Keke.
Here is something I wrote for LC113 Creative Writing in Chinese back in 2004 Feb 24 in NTU. Wah kaoz. Counting back, that is like more than 3 years back. *shudders* Sometimes time flies too fast for my liking. I wish it has smaller wings and flap slower.
Cheezy?? Wahaha. That's how I write. Sad things. Easier to think of analogies, easier to evoke my emotions. But hor, life is happy right? K k. Next time I will write something that's full of joy and see how it turns out. Bet it will just be as cheezy. =)
Nitey!!
~Summer~ 10:38 PM