south haven pics from last sunday~


setting off in the car~ i drove quite a bit~! *beams*


first glimpse of the beach~! and the pretty horizon~


excited and happy us feeling like we stepped into paradise~


flowers and south haven~


in front of boats at the river and about to get sprinkled with water from sprinkler at the side~


on the pier out to the lighthouse to watch sunset~!


han and me~


jem and me~


jer and me~


chunyi and me~

side track: did i become any tanner?? =P


jem and me after sunset at harbor fest~
look at the many many ppl on the lawn behind~! =P

hehe sorry so many same sunset pictures~ =P i like sunset its the prettiest~

just -one- more~ *sheepish*


pretty~!

thunderstorming and tornado warning

hms... there's a flash flood warning and a tornado watch thingey on the corner of the tv screen~ its been rainig the whole day~

kinda like this weather.. i like the rain and everything =) but not when the thunder gets loud and the lightning gets scary... *hms*

had long john's for lunch again today *beams*
and then jem went w me to briarwood.. wanted to get mommie's bedspread thingey.. but no size.. =( got a couple of other stuff.. dropped by claire's and abercrombie and aeropostale.. oh we went into hollister and chatted with marcy~! this realli chio and relali nice girl in my ballet class.. she says we can all hang out in fall when i get back.. we can go get ice cream.. =P *yay* she's such a nice girl.. and her boyfren (i think) is a realli nice guy too.. =P jem was talking to him.. and he's quite cute too.. =) *happy* i like meeting nice new ppl.. especially americans.. cos i din get to meet many realli nice frenly american frens yet.. so i'm realli excited. haha =P

bought tealights for the new candleholder i bought.. realli pretty candle holder tt holds 5 tealights.., and onli cost 9.99.. bought it yest when ser and i went to great lakes crossing..a nd shopped nonstop for 6 hours.. and drove all e way back to aa to eat chili's~! thanx ser for coming w me.. if u weren't there i'd be so lonely and lost.. =P haha

okies.. photos haf yet to be transferred since my hard disk is still w jr and mut. =P the orientation veido is coming good they're doing a great job.. and the guys did a realli realli hilarious and funny imitation of the world cup advertisement.. haha~

i think its you-tube worthy and if it does get there i think they'll be world famous.. like those backstreet boys crazy guys and all .. *laffs*

doing a disney jigsaw now that's 1026 pieces.. its crazy.. but coming together..
-slowy but surely- *determined smile*

meanwhiles.. i'm flying off in 4 days~! packed one suitcase alreadi.. haf space in one more to go.. =P hope i dun forget wat else i wanna bring back.. my dancing shoes, my piano book.. *dots and ponders*

i'll be home 27th june a little past midnite~!!!
to all e ppl at home: let's meet up~!!! *jump jump* i miss u all v much and can't wait to see u all. =)

holidayying in ann arbor~

got an A- for econs.. not fantastic but still remaining thankful~

jem helped me rent a car for a week on friday~ =) and we got a chrysler PT cruiser =P and guess where my first stop is??
long john silver's~! =P hehe... my fav fast food.. *yay*

anyways the weekend has been pretty good i guess.. i'm holidaayyying in ann arbor for ten days before i go back home~

we went to the beach at south haven yesterday~! rite next to lake michigan~! it was beautifully breathtaking and so so nice~ the sand was so soft and fine and the waters were realli realli cold but realli nice to swim in.. with waves and all just like the sea but no salty taste~! haha and u can see the beautiful horizon.. just the horizon and nothing else *blissful* things like that the make u feel alive again and just stand in awe at the amazing vastness and beauty of wat God made~! =) *beams*

went to wal-mart today and saw a singaporean family~! haha nice to hear Singaporean accent from someone we dunno.. haha.. couldnt find jie's baby cot valences there so went to baby's r us instead.. and found wat she wanted.. e size seems wrong.. but i hope its ok anyways cos that's all they haf and all the cribs they haf in e store use tt size.. *bites lip*

it was pouring today.. nice breezy cooling weather..

oh and we cooked again today after a reali long time cos val and her mom went to potbelly's.. jem and i rush-cooked diner under an hour cos jer had to work.. but must say dinner came out pretty nicely or at least satisfactorily since we haven't cooked in such a long time =)

okies.. lots of pictures owed. hope to get some up now.. and i guess the rest soon..
*Sheepish*

i'm such a lazy bum sometimes =P


jem and me long long time ago (i think about two three weeks back when e frens from cedar point came to visit)


val and me in front of pretty setting sun just before dinner at lai lai~ hmz.. i think this was uh.. prob two weeks ago also.. (*sheepish* i noe i noe these photos are outdated)


ooh birthday cake in our living room~! and everyone was there =)


look~! roomie and me in matching white skirts~ val looks how chio in nice white skirt.. =P


the twins and me ready to go to dinner~


olive garden~


the usual girls' mirror shot~ =P


val and me~! in e girl's bathroom~ ???? =P


after eating second birthday cake at dinner~


on e way to cedar point last sunday~ han drove us there =P


pretty purple flowers at the rest stop~


us and our nice host gabe who took e day off to go sit rides w us and everything =)


cedar point ferris wheel~
mommie and daddie called me while i was up there~ =P

ok ther are alot more pictures of cedar point but i think they're from jer's cam.. and so far i've onli managed to get those from jem's cam.. so.. yes.. i'll attempt to get the rest soon~.. *ponders*
side note: collecting photos from all over is confusing~!

*bleah*
shutterfly is being real slow today~!!!
okok.. just to give u a glimpse of the yesterday.. one pic of that lake.. the rest of the cedar point and the south haven photos will come later.. *sheepish*


postcard perfect sunset at south haven~ beautiful, no? *dreamy sighs*

econs econs econs~

econs finals are tmr~! and today has been a pretty productive studying day.. *beams*

one more practice paper to go and i shd be all set (at least i would noe that i studied and did my work =P)

hms.. past few days haf been rather xian-ish.. thinking of the studying and e paper i have to write and the other random stuff on my mind so i din update anithing *sheepish*

i actualli haf a lot of pictures the last week.. we went to cedar point on sunday too =) rented a car the nite before and han drove us all the way there and back.. safely. =) good job~ =P

sat dragster and am realli pleased that i can officially say my tolerance level of coasters and thrill rides haf gone up~! dragster is like the tallest fastest coaster..and u plunge at 2 g's force... which i felt was better and less scary than just dropping anyways.. =P

oh yes.. and e nite before my bday jemjem brought me out for a walk so tt everyone else was waiting at home to surpirse me w a bday cake =) so nice of them.. after my classes serene came to pick me up and we went bowling with val's mommie and chris and val.. $1 a game... but i suck at bowling.. haha..

the sweetest surprise came when i got home and i found a package all e way from singapore~!!! home sweet home.. and all my dearest frens put stuff they had for me in.. notes, pressies, chiara even burned a cd with her playing e guitar!! how incredibly sweet.. =)

at nite we went to olive garden for a realli realli nice dinner.. the food is realli nice but a little ex.. and e atmosphere is realli nice too. =P

hehe actualli i haf pictures of all of this.. even the stuff in e package.. but i haven't uploaded yet.. even after a week *sheepish* (sorrie i'm sucha lazy bum) and it doesn't help tt my laptop is quite nuts nowadays it hardly lets me get online.. using val's laptop now.. thanx val~! she's now at the gym and i'm now waiting for her to g et back so we can eat the claypot rice her mom is currently cooking in e rice cooker =P

i'll be home in less than two weeks time~ all the dearies in singapore let's meet up k?? *jump jump*

a little apprehensive in a way tho.. i wonder how much things have changed..*ponders*

twentyyyy~

thank You God for the blessings in my life and for showing me how blessed i am~

thank You for all the frens back home and here~

thank u all of the lovely people here who celebrated this day with me~ =)

thank u, my dearest best fren, for the lovely package, and everyone who so caringly contributed to the package.. it was amazing and moved me to tears tt u all back there would care so much~ =)

more updates and pictures tomorrow~
for now.. just thankful for being blessed =) tt's all i wanna be =)

thankful~

thanx wk for rambling on even when u din noe if i was there on msn.. thanx for reminding me of the precious frens and memories i haf at home~

thanx for refreshing me with the sweetness of being alive~

and thanx jie for the sweetest birthday card a sister could ever send~ =)
luv u~! thanx for remembering and sending it all e way here... just in time =)
Godsent~ =)

The Story of Two Very Different Sisters....
One is here, one lives there. One is a little taller than the other. Twod different colors of hairm two different outlooks on life, two very different views from their windows. Both have differnt tomorrows ahead. Each is unique in so many ways. Each has her own story, with all the busy things going on in the present. Each has differnt work to do and difernt demands on the day. Each has a separate destination and a distinctly different path to get there. But...

For all the things that might be different and unique about them... these two sisters will always share so much. They will always be the best of family and friends, entwined together, through all the days of their lives. Their love will always be very special: gentle and joyful when it can be, strong and giving when it needs to be, reminding them, no matter how different their stories turn out...

They share the incredibly precious gift of being "sisters". And when you think of some of the best things this world has to offer, a blessing like that is really... what it's all about.

-- Laurel Atherton

i'll be 20 in 20 mins~! according to my birth time.. thankfulness for the abundance of God's blessings these past 20 yrs~

planning for orientation~!

chin and i have been trying to settle plans for the informal session of orientation in singapore~!! haha it sounds like its gonna be alot of fun and all!!!

haha unfortunately we're currently stuck at whether we shd hold it in sentosa cos it sounds more happening or whether we shd go pasir ris cos the chalet and everything is so much cheaper and bigger there.. *ponders*

*beams* this orientation thingey's gonna be so exciting~!! *excited*

oh yes.. correction: the prices for the airfares were in hundreds not thousands.. haha as jem pointed out.. =P *sheepish*

reflecting~

just talked to mommie and daddie on the phone~ they're packing to go home tmr.. they said they bought two really pretty (and also v ex) figurines from spain. and one's a ballerina~! *smiles* i think its one of the pretty picture perfect porcelain ballerinas we;ve always walked past and admired and never dared to own...

also just finished peeling potatoes for dinner tonite.. haf mastered peeling potatoes without a peeler =P

airfares to singapore now are also crazy expensive.. they're about 17000 US and its not even the one to tokyo narita directly... which means if i change my flight it'd be 175 USD plus 400 ++ USD for fare diff since i bought mine at just over 12 thousand.. tt's insane =( not paying -tt- much for an extended lonely flight home~

shall just decide wat to do w those 10 days.. dun seem like any plans are forming just yet =l

how saddening.. shall indulge myself in trashy novel until i decide to start on e other piece of econ homework~

may this week be a blessed week to come for every lovely person out there~!

paddle paddle~!

val ser and i went paddling down huron river in gallup park today~!! =)

there's a moonlight paddle next saturday nite.. anyone wanna go with me~?? =P

val and ser says: this is the most springey thing we;ve done all spring.. *thinks*

lazy sunday afternoon~

just back from dimsum lunch after church at lai lai..
side note: i think great lakes is better *ponders*

off to a princess's dreamland where no hurt can touch me~

HOOOTTTT~!!!! *grumbles*

its crazy hot suddenly in ann arbor~!!! the temperatures have suddenly surged to above 30.. *scrunch face*

and the weather change has triggered off the usual me-not-feeling-well (ie sorethroat and runny nose and cough and feeling utterly awful) =S ugh.. i wonder how i'm ever gonna survive the temperatures back home.. well at least they have air con there..

speaking of which, i'll be gg home in less than a month~!!! =P *beams* thinking wat to do about the last week of nothingness before i go home.. i think i wanna go somewhere=) if possible, somewhere beachey and relaxing =) somewhere with nice waters~ =) i think the only things i realli appreciate from nature are the waters and the skies =) *ponders dreamily*

oh yes serene chris and me went to sha's place for e weekend.. thanx ser for driving~!!! it was a pain for ser esp thru tt horrid jam to have her foot on tt clutch all the time.. (serene now owns a black mazda rx8-- but its manual) haha the car doors open in a v cute way~!! reminds me of some spaceship or some funky car from batman =P

anyways sha's parents are SO cute and so welcoming~! her mom was realli nice.. cooked nice dinners for us and absolutely stuffed us to the brim.. and cooked tangyuan for breakfast.. *yummmy* authentic home cooked chinese food~!!! haha ok la.. these few days we've been having tt cos val's mom also cooks nice authentic chinese food at home too~!!! =P she'll be here till the end of spring.. onli thing is tho tt i hardly dare to use the kitchen or the living room now tt she's here.. cos i dun wanna mess up anything or disturb val's parents.. haha so my room has been my little cosy cove.. (now my terribly warm cove) *bleah* and ppl noe how cold e aircon in my singapore room has to be.. *sheepish*

okies... yups another rambly updating post.. but yes.. pictures will come when i'm less lazy..

*sniffs*

ps. mommie and daddie haf fun on ur holiday in spain~!! so fun they went on a holiday with a bunch of frens to celebrate all their 30th wedding anniversaries~!! =P

visitors visitors~

how exciting.. there were 8 ppl in the house since last saturday..

e guys just left for boston today..=P and the girls are going to visit sha tmr evening.. we'll stay over and go do smth on saturday.. then we'll come back home.. =P

did quite a bit of shopping over the last few days~! went birch run with the guys on sunday and then went to briarwood with them on tuesday.. and again with val today~! spring sales are amazing =) luv the clothes here.. and i made my first abercrombie purchases.. =P 12.90 for an abercrombie skirt~!!! *beams*

haha okies.. anyways.. it was pretty amusing hanging out with the guys the past few days.. got a crash course in the significant hilarious things tt happened to them in the past 10 years or so.. and i think i am now considered half guy.. =P heh.

and it was dearest mama's birthday on 23rd may~!!! =) my loveliest grandmother recognised my voice from all the way across the world~!! *beams* talked to her for a bit on her very own handphone... (isn't she funky and sweet at the same time. =P ) i miss her so.. and am SO gonna go out with her when i get back =) regret that i couldn't be home for tt time.. but saw the photos on elodie's blog.. and wells she looks happy.. which makes me happy..

yups.. a bit lengthy for a post.. but since i haven't updated for so long.. here's a burst of information.. =P

oh yes yes.. mommie told me to call mrs skipp when i get back.. *jump jump* i wonder wat i can help with at the concert~!!! *nostalgia* me misses dancing and performances lots. =)

shall post photos when i get them from the respective cameras...
for now.. here's a shot of this -ADORABLE- little girl i met at frankenmuth dinner on sunday~


doesn't she just look like a doll~?? she toddled up to me and held my finger~!!! and let me walk with her.. then looked at me with those huge crystal blue eyes with a smile that simply melted my heart~!!! still can't get over her~ =P

then she let me take a picture with her and said bye bye to me~!!! *bounce bounce* =)
SO ADORABLE~! haha.. apologies for rambling...

happening~?

this weekend will be a happening one for e ppl around me.. there're gonna be 8 ppl in the house~! *Amused*

my keyboard came on wednesday =) playing songs from e chord book reminds me of church at home~ =)

have a dance paper due on tuesday but dun feel like doing it.. oh and i haf econ 101 midterm on tuesday. hms.

e weekend is here~ wonder wat it holds for me? *ponders*

chill out with val~

in val's room now having a chill out session...

girl-talk is so fun..

jem cooked spinach and insisted on cooking in with leftover grapes.. haha..
k la the outcome wasn't tt bad~ =P

nostalgia~

i miss mrs skipp and all the concerts she let us perform in~! *sentimental*

went to help with e children's ballet recital today and it just totalli reminded me of mrs skipp's concerts and how lovely a teacher she was.. how she let everyone dance whether they were skinny or fat, good or bad, how she used to call each one of us sweethearts and sunshines... how she was the one who sparked off my love and passion for dance..

i wish i could go back to those days spent rehearsing in excitement and anticipation of that -big- performance day... waiting to see how our costumes would turn out like, wat we'd do with our hair.. i miss the tingle of eagerness to get up there and make all the practice worthwhile... miss the feeling of being backstage in preparation.. miss the blinding lights in my face.. standing behind the curtains peekin out at the vastness of the crowd and haf my heart beat 3 times faster...miss beaming at the crowd, dancing for whoever i want to dedicate tt dance to... dancing my heart out until i was completely breathless, until the cold dry air of the theatre cut my throat.. when the curtain finally falls.. that intense feeling of happiness and fulfillment..

those days are gone.. but ones i will cherish forever~ =) if only i had a chance to relive them again...

children make me smile~

yay tmr i get to go help children dress up and make up for their recital tmr~!
and on sunday i get to help with the children's ministry in church~! i think i get to help with the toddlers and babies~

*excited*

i hope everything goes well =)

enchanted fairytales~

just watched ella enchanted~

was nice and happy ending-ish and all..
if only everyone could haf their happy ending like that too *ponders dreamily*

soaking in atmosphere~

in my room with rose scented candle lit and onli my bedside lamp on.. with my fairy lights and the rain pattering outside my windows... i like watching the flame dance around and the shadows on the wall.. how the little flame illiminates so mildly and subtly but ever so gently and with such caring warmth, the things around it...



things in my room tt sooth me and comfort me..















can i be like that little candle, like that warm little light~?

run along huron river~

just came back from a "run" along the river..
but wells.. those knowing me will noe it wasn't exactly a run... prob couldn't really be classified as a jog either~ *Sheepish*

but wells.. it was pretty and the weather was nice.. anyways to be lenient on myself, i haven't in literally AGES~ so wells. =P

feel worn out and slightly satisfied.. came back to a long email from baorong~ hey girl~! hope ur holding out fine.. and thanx for that email~! miss catching up with u...

and of course hearing from hwying was nice =) hang in there too dearie.. luv ya loads~!

*ponders*
dunno wat dinner will be.. microwave stuff or take out? *thinks* we've run out of bread onions and veggies...
i'm hungry. *tummy growls*

sunny sunday~

went to kerrytown for lunch today after church to meet some ppl that jem met over facebook.. apparently a mistaken fren =P
jap lunch was really expensive but i guess its pretty good food..

we took half an hour to walk all e way to church today and wound up 15 min late~!! *bleah*

oh after lunch chris val and i went to china merch and krogers to get some stuff.. i din noe china merch was so near and so big too~!! =)but i still am a huaxing fan.. i think huaxing is bigger and cheaper =P heh.

cooked sweet ns our chicken today from mommie's recipe~!!! chicken was nice.. but i think e sauce was a bit too ketchupy.. maybe din add enough sugar or din cook long enough or something.. but oh wells.. at least its a taste of home... *satisfied*

val jer and jem are playing counter strike now.. smth i dun think i'll ever do.. =P haha.. fun to watch from e outside i guess but makes me giddy if i watch too much.. haha

oh wells.. see val's blog for photos of today at kerrytown and more photos of her room and parts of our aprtment~! *grins*

called al and guess wat? br so happened to be having breakfast with her so i got to talk to her too~!!! ugh.. miss my dearest girlfrens at home.. can't wait to get home and hang out with everyone~! *longing look*

yay tmr's a monday w no school=) i luv long weekends.. =P

long due photos~

its a laze-around-saturday~! =)

some long due photos:


me and val in her car pretty long time ago~ =P


took scenic drive to huron river... realli nice quiet (maybe romantic even? ) place =P

was supposed to have girls picnic there but it started raining so we went to denny's instead.. =P


val and me in front of a pretty blooming tree outside our dorm room =P


daddie and me at the hotel room in hampton inn~ =)


cute tiny little newborn frocks~!!! so tempting but 16 US dollars tt prob can only be used for a week or two?? *ponders*


look at our loot from babys r' us~! =) so adorable~!!! *aw*


us at seoul garden korean food~!! *yum yums satisfyingly*


daddie and me after dinner =)


went to cold stones to get nice nice ice cream~!!!


crammed in the car eating our ice cream~ =) daddie says: no wonder you all get fat here.. *sheepish* tt's true.. i really am beginning to look like a pig.. haha
me eats and slps..


daddie and me in the car.. nice pic of daddie~!!! he looks happy~! *beams*


moving day~!! haha tt was our 16' truck.. did u noe u can drive a truck here with ur normal licence?? =P -- things u'll nv be able to do at home.. but i din try tho.. =P should haf.. *shrugs*


jem the truck driver~!! and his passenger =P


we both wore matching baits shirts.. haha how ironic.. first time is wear it is when i'm moving out.. =P


jer and me at the back of a pretty filled truck.. pretty exhausted by this time~


roomies in our emptied room *sentimental*


look at the pretty trees outside our apartments! =)


my empty room with just the bed frame and the chair~ dun i look frazzled and tired alreadi.. haha


its all done up now~!! thanx for the card and tt lovely heart cushion mommie and daddie~!! my early bday gifts =)
i couldnt resist buying tt lampshade with pretty pink flowers on it from target when it was on sale.. tho i din haf a lampstand.. but now i do and it looks prefect~! =) *beams*


where i will study.. or at least attempt to.. =P


nice dresser?? haf too many clothes tt y i need tt.. haha..
look at the ballerina poster on top~! and the my first ann arbor dried flowers.. got it from SSA on sea cult nite.. =P doesnt tt little corner look like a ballerina's dressing room?? =)

and after those thingeysmy room is still quite spacious~!!! amazing.. given my bed is full-size.. its nice to roll around in.. tho i get a little lost in it sometimes... haf to reach real far to get to my alarm clock and phone.. =P



one of our first home cooked meals.. haha simple fried rice=)


our living room in its first configuration.. just reconfigured it this morning and vacuumed the floor~~! shall try to remember to take photos of our reconfigured comfy living room and our cosy little kitchen~!!!=)

tt shd be it for now.. spent maybe two hours trying to upload these photos~!

gonna cook chicken rice again tonite~! huisin is coming to visit and haf dinner~! =)

internet's finally up~!!

*beams*

e internet is up and our home now has cable too~!
*happy*

oh and i changed the template of my blog (obviously)..

shall put up th epictures i owe soon..

meanwhile, we're going out for dinner to celebrate junhui's new car~ =P

internet withdrawal~

hihi everyone~
sorrie for not updating for pretty long.. was a pretty mad rush after the exams to pack up the crazy loads of things i own..
*shakes head*
i came with two suitcase and now i haf more than 10 boxes of stuff.. *sheepish*
val's and my boxes filled up kinda 3/4 of the 16 ft long truck we rented to move~!!

anyways, we're all moved in and comfortably settled in now.. =) its so nice to just laze around at home and slp and eat and cook and watch dvds.. =P it really is so comfy and cosy.. =P anyone who wants to come visit is warmly welcomed~! *beams*

really happy with my room.. its really comfy and soothing and i'd like to say its v me.. =P i think mommie will like it too =) scented with lavander and laced with pink and ballerina stuff and things tt make me smile =) *happy*

but wells.. the greatest thing lacking at home is internet connection~! which is relali sucky cos i can't check emails and i can't do much without internet.. it isn't coming till friday so oh wells.. at least u'll noe why i seemed to haf disappeared from the face of this earth for a little while..

grades wise.. this term has been mostly blessed greatly =) did pretty well for most of my subjects, maybe even better than i expected.. although i'm just realli discouraged and demioralised by ME 250.. spent a whole lot lot lot of time on that one and the project and everything.. but din do too well =( *haiz* i guess i just haf to tell myself i did my best.. and for this kinda project stuff its relali hard to secure a good grade??? *ponders sadly* or maybe i'm not ME material.. *bites lip* =( *shrugs* oh wells. everything's in God's hands.. i just haf to do my best i guess..

miss dearest hwying alot... and really pray she's ok.. fractured her back while rock climbing =( *scrunch face*
realli touched by how strong she is in such circumstances.. i noe it must be hard dear, but ur gonna get thru it.. and so many ppl out here luv u and care for u~! *hugs* by e time i get back i'll make sure we'll go out together and haf fun and catch up and do all the things we like to do together =) so for now just rest well and recover well =) u'll be ok~!

quotes from our best fren book from long ago tt hwying put on our new best fren blog =)
inspirational and lovely as always:


"its funny how we set qualifications for the right person to love when we know that, at the back of our minds, the one we love will always be an exception."

"i choose to love you in silence
because onli in silence can there be no rejection
i choose to love you in loneliness
because onli in loneliness can no one else own you"


till the next time i get to use internet again..
take care and god bless~! =)