thank u, here's your lunch

as an act of gratitude towards my favourite elders, i treated em to long beach seafood lunch using my 1st paycheck (so u noe tis is a long overdued post, hee) !

distinguished lunch guests:

my ah gong n ah ma who babysat baby qian.

my auntie who always gimme vouchers, plus her 3 rascals who used to torture me tremendously.

my big uncle who always fetch me around, plus big auntie who always help me find gd tuition teacher.

n of cuz my parents who had to tolerate their crazy daughter.

look at those pathetic gross things, they'r gg to turn into delicious dishes! hohoho~

i ordered their 9-course package n it comes with a free peking duck!

it was damn yummy! heart!! 2nd yummiest dish. ohhhhh realli nice!

then there's sea bass soup n sweet sour pork. e soup is supposed 2b famous but i tot it's so-so oni lehz. pork oso, ok oni.

some dishes tat i din try at all cuz wanna save my stomach for e blockbuster dishes..

fried hor fun, sambal kang kong, claypot tofu n stir-fried sea bass.

n here are e nicer stuffs..

breaded prawns n black pepper crab. crab was too spicy for me tho, almost spewed fire sia. haha~

n e highlight of e meal..

long beach famous chilli crab! it's damn delicious! plus e fried buns... ohhhh~~~

e crabs aint v ex oso, but e whole package still burnt an enormous $330 hole in my alr empty pocket. shd be quite worth it, however, cuz food is gd n everyone's happy.

damn broke now. looking forward to e pay increment!!

on the high

NTU recruitment

i helped out at e recruitment for e past 3 days n it was so fun!

look at e interviewees, all nervous n jittery n green. reminded me of myself a yr ago. oh man, i feel old~

my job is to talk to them, make them feel comfortable, ans watever queries they have regarding PwC n to show em why shd pursue a career in PwC instead of e others.

tats e no. of young associates tat helped out at the recruitment drive. yeah alot, n all are lovely n fun ppl.

when idling, we doodle on e boards..

and e cam whore went around taking photos with fellow associates..

e In-Charge was so vain, he kept requesting to retake e photos cuz he din look gd..

doesnt matter, i look gd can liaoz. muahahaha~

e boy frm e tax dept!

he look like NS kid lorz, not e shuai type but kinda cute. n i look like his elder sister tho he's 3 yrs older than me. bleahz~

my jr from hall3 who was there for interview. nearly kena slapped by her, "im here for serious interview lehz, not to take photos with u!" LoL~

simple tasks and i get to work with all the young associates in PwC, fun! no wonder i've been on e high for e whole 3 days. haha~

riverside indonesian restaurant

after e recruitment ended, i went clarke quay with e gang of auditors. e restaurant serves gd food at affordable prices! 5 of us oni paid $12 ea for a 6-course dinner!

their rice pot so unique!

kangkong, tahu telur, satay, grilled chicken, sambal sotong. yums!~

order anything but e sambal stingray, it sucks. eww~

it was during dinner tat ting announced tat she had given up membership of e golden flowers club..

see how guilty she felt towards abandoning me n zen?? nvm, we'll continue to love u always. LoL~

indochine - bar cocoon

a great place to chill after dinner, pretty place with excellent ambience. but e tatami seats were quite a bugger, shall request e sofa seats nx time.

their signature drinks: frosted jade was nice, terracotta was not bad but i dont like vodka, butterfly effect tastes like incense. prices are ok, $15 ea~

clarke quay is such a surprisingly happening place at nite, can go more often. wld advise ppl who wanna go there to make reservations 1st tho, cuz those restaurants are always packed.

qian had an awesome wk!~ =)))

bangkok day 2

us at e hotel lobby n tour van for e half day complimentary tour!

passed by e monument of democracy on our way to wat arun. heard tats e place where e recent thaksin protests took place.

as a show of respect to e king on his 60th yr of reign, e thais voluntarily wear yellow on mondays. quite impressive to see a sea of yellow, hard to find tis kinda patriotism in sg lorz.

outside e pier. i like e ctry feel, rare sight for city-dwellers like us.

e ferry to wat arun was such an 'exciting' ride. e ferry's v lok cok, no life jackets, not much railings to hold onto, n the river water's v choppy.

so it was actually quite daring of us to take tis photo, can fall into e river easily. e tour guide made e situation lagi pessimistic by telling us how a few sporeans died in a ferry accident there a few mths back. -_-

tats e actual name of bangkok. it's so long, e thais came up with a song to help rem it easier. "baang-gok", e actual pronounciation of e place, means fruit plantation in thai i tink.

e tour guide said every king's palace muz have a temple, therefore wat arun acts like cheng ho temple. cheng ho somehow became e 1st king of tis current kingdom btw.

as cheng ho was chinese, there was alotta 'chee-na' stuffs in e temple.

grp photo! initially it was juz yul n me gg on tis trip, then yul's mum wanted to tag along, n then yul's da yi tagged along.......

nx stop, grand palace! v near wat arun.

angmohs totally dig tat place, it's swamped with angmohs lorz. gosh~

anywayz im wearing tat ugly rented shirt cuz visitors aint allowed sleeveless tops. shorts are oso not allowed, but capris are fine. any footwear's fine too.

heard tats e place where they filmed 'anna and the king'. bottom is e place where anna supposedly taught chulalongkorn's kids.

outside e emerald buddha. i was oso blessing yul but frm e angle cant oni see yul blessing me. haha~

tat bldg at e bottom was actually built under british influence, e thai roof was added on later to signify tat e thais have not forgotten their roots n tat e thais are always superior to e west. so smart sia.

tat poor guard was specially stationed there to take photo with tourists lorz, so ke lian. but he's actually lookin at e cam. pengz~

then we head down to nearby chinatown..

all chinatowns look e same horz, e ones in new york n philadelphia oso look like tat.

we had sharks' fin, fish maw soup n seafood beehoon at some chinese restaurant, but oni e beehoon is nice. mayb tats why so cheap. hehz~

then we walked around the wholesale shops in chinatown..

quite interesting lehz, their stuffs are v messy but cheap. bkk visitors shd spend more time on these exotic places than their shopping centres which are no diff frm ours.

i was super amused by their traffic officers' uniform, so tight sia. wonder if they have difficulties breathing. n the pants-in-boots thingy, woo~ LoL~

walked till our legs cant take us further, we retreated back to our hotel in e evening.

us while waiting for ah cai gorgor to take us for massage! super act cute. haha~

healthland is a gd place to go for high quality massage. n it's oni 250B for 2hrs' of massage, courtesy of ah cai gorgor! bloody cheap n ultra shiok! awww~

right after e very soothing massage, we went straight back n concussed soundly. hee~

dreamy princes~

juz completed Goong - Princess Hours n im absolutely crazy over it!

i like e setting, perfect blend of traditional korean palace n the lead characters' victorian dressing n the modern day backgrd. towards e end e story got abit rambling, however, n the ending din rise to my expectations.

but nvm, there'r gorgeous boys to make up for it! they'r both sooooo gd-looking i cant decide who i prefer (oh man, i sound like xiaxue) !!!

there's e crown prince, lee shin. i love....

1) how multi-faceted he appears: melancholy n mysterious when he doesnt smile, cheery n dazzling when he smiles. soooo attractive!
2) tat he's even taller than rain, 187cm n still not suffering frm hunchback.
3) tat his birthday is juz a day b4 mine! but he's 1982 de lahz.

4) how he made hugging a teddy bear an ultra adorable act for a guy.
5) tat he oso has big-small eyes, like me! but his is more serious lahz, a single/double eyelid problem while mine's double/triple eyelid.

6) tat he can always carry off weird clothes stylishly. i like stylish guys~
7) how his every move is effortlessly elegant n graceful.
8) his bad boy sey~ ooohhh~

actor's name is joo ji hoon btw. heart!

prince no. 2 is lee yul (kim jeong hoon). i love....

1) his hair! prefer it in gold tho.
2) e way he wears earrings on both ears, looks damn gd!
3) e way he wears his signature necklace. tink it became a hot merchandise afterwards.

4) how soft n gentle his eyes always look, can juz melt in em lorz. hehe~
5) his devotion to his love in the drama, perfect beau lehz.
6) his baby face. doesnt look like a 26-yr-old at all lorz, such a kawaii boy!

7) how pleasant n harmless he always look, feel like sayang-ing him lorz.
8) how extremely cuteeeeee he looks when he laughs!
9) tat he sings in jap too! check out his latest jap album, 5 stella lights!

someone tell me where can i buy a kim jeong hoon?? awww~

now, are u spoilt for choice too? which do u prefer?? LoL~

i heart bangkok!

(did u realise tat e nx ctry all e flowers happened to visit after US is thailand?? so qiao! hee~)

n so we woke up at 5am in e morn to catch our 715am flight. after checking in, me n yul went macs for bfast.

e skies were still dark lorz, damn early.

e realli budget air tix n our budget airplane. gd thing is jetstar frowns upon free seating. hoho~

i was immensely amused by how small e plane is. once i stepped into e cabin, e cockpit was juz nx to me, can see e pilots getting ready for takeoff.

jetstar was fine, comfy enough. but departure was delayed for almost 30min over at suvarnabhumi airport when we came back.

we'r at bangkok!! heart! (SGD 1 = 23 baht)

tats their new terminal, much better than e old one. i find strong resemblance betw their passport ctrl n JFK's, no?

bangkok's version of billboard. reminded me of uncle sam too.

asia hotel, abit lousy for a 4-star hotel. but e skytrain station is right outside n it's juz 1 stop away frm all e main shopping centres.

then we went over to siam paragon's food court for a quick lunch..

thai fish noodle soup, v cheap. e taste is ok, but serving too small. aiya all their food servings damn small lahz.

chatuchak, e reason why we chose such an early flight!

e nite b4 i read news abt some ctc stalls kena wrecked, heng they recovered damn fast, everything was opened again when i was there e nx day.

specially geared up for e heat at ctc, but it turned out 2b not as hot as i expected, which is gd.

there's realli all sorts of things there, ornamental fish, souvenirs, furnitures, clothes, student baskers, etc. i love it there lehz, alotta things to see. n cheap!

even baby pets! soooo cute! tat pup gnawed on my hand btw, my hand looks like bone mehz? hehz~

we oso tried some roadside food..

tastes like chendol, quite nice. yul was so focused on snapping e photo tat she din even notice e drip until it got all over my stuffs. -_-

when it was 6pm at ctc, everybody juz stood still to show respect as their national anthem is being played on e radio. how cool is tat, wont ever happen in sg lorz.

yul has a cousin who's working in bangkok (even tho she doesnt even noe), n at nite he brought us around.

tats how fast his chauffeur was driving. 130km/h n he is still having gd ctrl of e vehicle, li hai.

yul's cousin (affectionately nicked "ah cai gor gor" *shivers*) has like 4 company drivers aka chauffeurs (!!), so we machiam had free local tour guides lidat. tink e 130km/h tour guide has a crush on us lehz. haha~

somboon seafood supposedly has e best tom yum goong in bkk, not bad. crabs were so-so, but oyster omelette was great! 6 person oni 1700B, thx ah cai gor gor! hee~

bustling patpong!

sleazy red light district with a small nite mkt. e tiffany stuffs started off with 3000B, then dropped to 2000B, then deal at 300B. -_-

oh! e patpong "lah-saap bars" had their doors wide open, can see bikini-clad pole dancers wriggling frm outside e door lorz! omg~

suan lum nite mkt! it's like nite version of ctc, as huge, but cleaner n tidier. bot a nice 320B dress there, heart!

then e lot of us visited e cousin's hse. omg, e whole affluent area is like 5x bigger than sixth ave, all occupied by big-shots, n there's security saluting u at e gate! gosh~

authentic minerals! frm top: raw iron, some precious metal used for space craft n raw aluminium.

e cousin is a director of a thai mining co. how many sporeans are in e MINING industry?? n i actually noe one of em, how cool is tat!

my legs were aching mad, but it was alot of ground covered on day 1, super fulfilling! =)))