:: ZzZzZzz ::

ok. i just came back from Brisbane not long ago. Damn sleepy.
Only had 3 hrs sleep the night before...!!!
Anyway, good flight! Good crew, nice pax...light load.... what more can i ask for??

Too bad i didn't have time to walk around much...
Oh ya, i couldn't sleep at night and was surfing the TV channels and realised aust's programs in the hotel SUCKS. Decided to use the internet. ALAS! The port in my room is spoilt! ~~!#$%^
The assiatant mgr, Elmer is his name (who happened to be quite cute too!!!), brought another cable for me. However, it didn't work AGAIN and so he offered me a free 12 hr internet access in the biz centre. Hurray!!! And so, i was connected to the my own world and busy chatting with friends..how comfortable that is. Can't imagine being all alone in another country and without my precious lappie!

Chatted with Louis, Jenn and Dora over the net. Had my webcam and played with it for a while. Oh and i signed up SkypeOut...Heh heh....now cheap phonecalls out!!!! cheap cheap cheap!!!

Anyway, i was feeling a little depressed during the last 2 days. Probably due to the previous flight. But i guess all will be fine soon. Just have to hang on to it. After talking to Jenn, felt so much better.....Thanks GAL!!! You're THE BEST!!!! MUACKS!!!!

Ok. Time's up. Sleep. ZzZzzZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

:: Language of Love ::

Got this quiz from a link on Jenn's blog...
Well...u can't blame me..there's really not much to do at 1am....WHAT!?IT'S 1AM ALREADY!?!?!?

The Five Love Languages

My primary love language is probably
Quality Time
with a secondary love language being
Physical Touch.

Complete set of results

Quality Time:		9
Physical Touch:		6
Words of Affirmation:		6
Acts of Service:		5
Receiving Gifts:		4

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Unhappiness in relationships, according to Dr. Gary Chapman, is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. Sometimes we don't understand our partner's requirements, or even our own. We all have a "love tank" that needs to be filled in order for us to express love to others, but there are different means by which our tank can be filled, and there are different ways that we can express love to others.

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:: 49 days ::

It is approaching the 49th day soon after next week. 49 days after my grandfather left us. And yes, it is the number of days i've been trying to keep a vegetarian diet. EXCEPT for the FIRST week, when i was too hungry on board and accidentally forgot about it that i ate a.......sausage. Felt so guilty and promised and kept reminding myself never touch any meat after that....at least within the 49 days.

Of course it's not an easy task but it's not that all difficult as well. What makes it tough are that:
- Vegetarian food is not always available everywhere, especially now i have to travel around.
- Pure vegetarian food, like those fake meat and such, tasted HORRIBLE.
- It would be more convenient to go to an non-veg eatery where most of your friends frequent. I mean its easier for one, that is, me to accomodate the rest...right? Initially i have to resist the dying temptation to eat those yummy-looking, grilled, fried, braised (WHATEVER!) meat when my friends ordered them. But now..i can cope with it already.

On the other hand, it's not very diffcult coz:
- I've always like vegetables more than meat...(but tt doesn't mean i dun consume meat at all. I still love bak hwa..pork floss....u know what i mean!!)
- My grandmother and parents understand it's difficult for us to refrain from meat completel. So they encourage us to take any food...just try not to take any meat on the dish(that is, we can buy from any non-veg stall). So i am still able to eat my fave food "Hor Fun"...which i just need to tell them not to put any meat but add veggie.
- And of coz, i have lotsa instant noodles to turn to if it really gets desperate. (You dunno how many cups of instant noodles i have consumed when im overseas!!!! Eat till im sick!!!)

Ok...i'm still thinking if i can take my fave Tom Yam soup although i have taken it. OOOOPS!!!
I didn't touch any meat....but but but i think the soup is made of chicken-based...or at least something like that. And i'm still thinking if i can eat my fave roti prata..which contains ghee....and the curry contains meat as well?????????????????
Hmm....can i still eat all of those but i just dun eat any meat?!?!?!?! Can i can i can i can i!?!?!?!?

So anyway, my family and i was having the prayers just now when i realised it has only been a month after my beloved grand dad passed away. I was telling my cousin....it seems so long ago that it happened but it actually only happened recently. From time till time, i still think of him. And i miss him. I miss his sulky face when we forbade him to eat his junk food. I miss his innocent laughter when he watched a funny program on TV. I miss touching his botak head each time i visit him. Sometimes i still feel like crying..but i keep reminding myself he's at a better place now.

And then at the same time, I would also think of Ibrahim, my dear friend, who left us before my grand dad. I remembered how I kept visiting him during the last few weeks of his time...hoping to see a better him each day....

Sigh... things happened so suddenly.....still feel a little.......hmm..how to say?? Its like as though they're still around but they're not. I am moving on... but with the lost of my friend and my grand dad recently, i felt a little "guilty" (maybe?) that i am moving on. It's like i haven't grief enough. It's like....someone very dear to me has passed away...so how come it didn't seem to have impact me the way it should be...and that i still can move on, live normally......just like nothing happen now????

I dunno...it just feel.....strange. Can somebody tell me?
feel like crying already...

:: 6th April 2006 ::

06 April 2006
This is MY DAY!!!!My hatch day!

I came back from Pakistan on the day itself. Caught one hour of sleep and then head straight out to meet him. He was late (and again....) and i was sooooooo pissed coz i was extremely hungry!! I gave him THE face and started to help myself to the vehicle. I opened the box, wanting to put my stuff in there and realised it was full. I closed it immediately and wanted to get angrier. But in a split second, it occured to me that what was inside the box were actually my prezzies!!!!!!!

I didn't know whether to continue being angry or jump up with joy. I guessed it was shown in my face. He smiled and said "you are happy right but still wanna act angry....." I burst into laughter and hugged him. Like an impatient child, i scavenged the box for my prezzies.
Hmm....a bouquet of flowers and a "Lee Hwa Jewellery" box. I thought it was earrings or necklace...but it was a ring! It was really a surprise to me! I didn't think he would actually buy a ring coz he dun buy rings for gal anyhow?!?! A Birthday ring...as what he said. Well...he did mentioned that he felt it was time and appropriate now as he felt committed and very sure of our relationship already....and yup, we are moving towards the same goal. *felt a tinge of sweetness* heehee. :p

But shortly, i started to tease him saying, the flowers weren't big enough...and why weren't they pink.... The diamond isn't big enough....Why he gave these to me in the most unromantic manner... Hahahahaha....Actually, it's all bullshit. Haha~ I like the flowers, i like the ring though it is not 1-caret. I like the way he puts in effort to surprise me when i know he is a perfect nut in this area. It is actually the thoughts behind all these and those words he said that touches me. :)

We had a simple dinner at a russian resturant with my dear friends in Arab street. The meaty dishes smelled nice and i resisted the temptation to eat them! I maintained my vegetarian diet in a RUSSIAN restarant, when most of the dishes are meat!?!?!? But as long as my friends love it, i'm happy!

Thank you, people! Thanks for the present as well!!It was such a thoughtful and perfect present! What is better than some spa sessions after long and tiring flights!! I'm sure I'm gonna enjoy the sessions!! And yes, i love the flash animation together with the blessing that you all painstakingly created...(thanks ah Kenny...!know u and ah bong were busy with all the projects in school)

Click it! =>> (http://www.funkyblue.com/val_birthday_site/)

Thank you, Jenn..for the innovative voucher that you created. But you didn't state the validity period leh..so i shall assume its one year till my next birthday!? wahhahaha~
When can i redeem the dinner and the mystery gift!? As for the personal favours....i will buzz you when i think of it!

And yes, thank you, Louis and Kelly for the prezzie though i haven't seen them yet coz its with JENN!!! Eh..Jenn..you dun suka suka use them as your "mystery gift" ok....kekeke~ So nice of u all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *hugz hugz*

Of coz, not forgetting my very own sister!!! I just received it! Though our family dun practise birthday celebration, my lovely sister always remembers my birthday and buys me present every year, without fail! This year is a Tang's Voucher!! Yay!!! Thank you!!! :p I love u!

I love u people!! Namely ~ SuperMin, Cutie Cheryl, Blurry Ah Bong & Kenny, Mokie, Nerdy Neng, Georgie old man, Auntie Yongwee (bleah!), Hunkie Joefrey, Lovely Jasmine, Sweetie Winnie, Tallie Linli, French Jenn, Louishutter, Kel Kel and sista deon! And those who smsed...Sista Joey, Yanling, Meiyan (my dearest friend for like'em....15 years!!), Pete, Ah wai (all the way form taipei!), Queky, Dora, Afshaan.....

:: Pakistan experience ::

Lahore ~ Karachi (Pakastian)

A few days ago, i was at Karachi, the city of Pakastan. Throughout the entire episode, i experienced little surprises here and there...Here it goes:

On the way to Karachi, there was a Pakastini passenger sitted near our galley. I was warned by my fellow colleague that he was a little perverted ("she" as the chinese says...). I tried to keep a distance away from him though we shook hands as he introduced himself. But i wasn't spared the verbal harassment. His english was a little poor and i couldn't make out what he said(with a disgusting grin)..."you wanna 'checkin'? after arrival? wanna 'checkin'? I said no and excused myself. I started to ponder what the hell he was talking about. Then, one by one, colleagues came by and said what they had experienced with this passenger. One was "accidentally" touched by him on the breast (2 times?!?!), the others were visually and verbally harassed as well. Now! I understood what he was trying to say! I think what he meant was "Shagging"!!!! I almost threw up!! Yeeeks!!!! Anyway, he was being warned by my colleague..that's when he started to behave. Sigh~ It's like as though he has never seen a woman!!

Once the door was opened for the aircraft cleaners to come on board when we transitted in Lahore, swamps of flies infested our aircraft!!! Crew and passengers were seen busy trying to kill those flies....It was such a funny scene! And i was secretly praying that these flies will die at 28,000 ft!
One passenger even suggested to me that we should install those blue light thingy that attract and kill these flies. Hmm...

The hotel was pretty big i guess.... So big that even after I bunk in with Jenn, we still have a far bit of space to move around... TWO double size beds!! The next day, three of us rented a car (with a driver) and went sight-seeing. Karachi wasn't really a sight-seeing place but still..there are still some historical sites. As we stepped out of our hotel, we realised that there weren't many women around....and eerrr.... these men kept looking at us as if we were aliens from Venus. It doesn't help when my colleagues wore big oversized shades while i wore a...eerrr....bright pink top. Heehee..By the way, most of the men wore the same kind and colour of clothes!!! With their beard, colour and same clothing, it is really difficult to tell them apart!

At the Mausoleum of Quaid-E-Azam (Father of Pakistan), one guy even approached us for an AUTOGRAPH!!!!!! What the!??!??!?!! Almost instantly, our driver shouted at him to back off....waaaaah...a bodyguard for us girls...just like a star!
Another group of school girls there eagerly came to us and hand signalled to us. I thought she asked me to take a picture for them...To my surprise, they all wanted to take a picture with us! Now, we really feel like a star! hahahhahaa....(yea, i know...cheap thrill. Whatever...Bleah!)

Next, we went to the Mohatta Palace, which is actually a museum. It is interesting to learn about their history, how Pakistan came about and culture of Pakastini. We actually saw 2 bottles of foetus drowned in some chemical water....Yeeks...and i still couldn't believe they are real, no matter how many times the local guide told me they are. I just refused to believe!! It's...simply disgusting!!!!
I also saw some photos being featured and i was kinda intrigued by it...Photo journalism....how i wish i had such skill and opportunity.....I tried to secretly take some pics on the street without the people's knowing...

I tried my luck at the next stop - The tomb of Abdullah Shah Ghazi...
The driver warned us that it was pretty dangerous to go up there as as our religion were different and the people might not like the way we were dressed. So we decided to take a look outside. I dunno why....but it seemed to me that the people there were all beggars.....lingering around...seemed to be waiting for something....We didn't stay long but i was able to capture a few images:

Oh...the last stop we went was the Clifton beach. Hmm..nothing spectacular except for the fact that it was my first time riding a camel!! Hmm...yea..not in Cairo..but in Karachi. Hahahhaa...A very brief ride, that is..for 50 pakistani rupees. (=S$1.42!!!)

We had the local cuisine for dinner at a restaurant in the hotel, "The Pakastini". Yah..how creative the name is...right? "-_-" But the food was gooooooood and cheeeeeeeeeeeeeap cheeeeeeeeeap!

And so, the next day, Jenn and I did nothing but stay in the hotel. Eating a sumptous "All American Breakfast" in the room, rot, sleep watch TV and chat till we prepare for our flight.
Oh yah..it was then that I fell in love with the songs "You're beautiful" and "Goodbye my lover" by James Blunt. He happened to be on Oprah Winfrey's program and he sang the songs live!! He called these two songs really "miserable"...and he wrote the songs himself. "You're beautiful" was written when he saw his ex-gf at the Tube..with a new man... "Goodbye my lover" was pretty much self-explanatory. He sang with such great emotions (and teary eyes!?) that i was really touched by it.

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It was my birthday as we travelled back to Singapore. I received two hugs. Both from Jenn....one at Pakistan's time and the other at Singapore's time. Hahahhaaa..Well, it was my first time spending my birthday (at least the first 8 hours) on a plane, in the middle of........nowhere....... :p Thanks Jenn. *hugz*

Overall, an interesting trip!
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Here's the lyrics of my fave song at the moment:

Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,
Yes I saw you were blind and I knew I had won.
So I took what's mine by eternal right.
Took your soul out into the night.
It may be over but it won't stop there,I am here for you if you'd only care.
You touched my heart you touched my soul.
You changed my life and all my goals.
And love is blind but then I knew it,My heart was blinded by you.
I've kissed your lips and held your head.
Shared your dreams and shared your bed.
I know you well, I know your smell.
I've been addicted to you.

Goodbye my lover.Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.You have been the one for me.(2x)

I am a dreamer and when I wake,
You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.
And as you move on, remember me,
Remember us and all we used to be
I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.
I've watched you sleeping for a while.
I'd be the father of your child.I'd spend a lifetime with you.
I know your fears and you know mine.
We've had our doubts but now we're fine,
And I love you, I swear that's true.
I can not live without you.Goodbye my lover.

Goodbye my friend.You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.(2x)

And I still hold your hand in mine.
In mine when I'm asleep.
And I will bear my soul in time,
When I'm kneeling at your feet.

Goodbye my lover.Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.You have been the one for me.(2x)
I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.(X2)

:: Marvellous London ::

All ritey...i haven't been bloggin coz i was way too busy...(and lil' lazy..heehee).
Anyway, i went back to sydney, met up with Jenn and was introduced to Selwyn. He brought us around Sydney and even went to his university; had a cuppa at a cosy little cafe and had our diner at a Thai Restaurant..(not very nice though).

Oh oh..i went to Shanghai as well...and i freaking over-spent!!! Met two guys over there, trying to hard sell those imitation goods to me but i refused to step into their shop. In the end, we became friends & they even bring me to a shoe shop when i mentioned i wanna get a pair of boots. Anyway, the famous "Xiangyang street" is gonna closed down soon...what a pity!! By the way, i've got the contacts of those two guys. He told me they'll still have a shop...SOMEWHERE..even though xiangyang is closed. So in any case, any of u guys wanna take a look at those goods when you are in Shanghai..just gimme a buzz!

Trip to London!

By the way, I just came back from London yesterday and had a good time with Jenn and Dora (and her fren, Jeff in london). We had been, amazingly, rostered the same flight! It was a long and tiring flight BUT we were all looking forward to go london.

It was a nice city...and i like it so much that i didn't really wanna come back. Heehee..
Jenn & I went around on the "Big Bus company", did all those touristy thingys...The weather was crazy! One minute it was bright & sunny (& EXTREMELY windy!!!), another minute it was all gloomy and rainy. It even had hail which lasted for about...eerrr....3 seconds? It was my first time experiencing hail and i wanted to get out of the shop to get myself "hit" by the hail. "Siow AH!?!" Jenn exclaimed. Hahahaha~ But it was fun.
While Jenn and I were all determined to visit all the places, the wind made us so cold that we wanted to get down the bus to get ourselves some coffee. Unfortunately, we got ourselves stuck in Oxford Street instead...and went on a SHOPPING SPREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

We ended the night with the "Phantom of Opera" musical. It was awesome! I love it even though i...eerrrr.....dozed off for a while...heehee.

I had enjoyed myself...and i wanna go there again!!! *cross-fingers*