My 21st Birthday BBQ

I had my birthday BBQ last night at East Coast Park together with Yan Ling. I prepared everything while she was busy for the exams for the week. Thankfully, she and her friends came all the way to my area to help carry the things. =D

It wasn't a very fun birthday bash, but it was good to gather some friends to talk to. Made new friends too and had their wishes was a blessing. =D

Somehow I got drunk unknowingly when I took a huge gulp from the wife's cup of vodka mix fruit juice. Then I go seriously drunk right after the 3 of us (Woon Cheng, Yan Ling and me) drink together for our first alcohol drink together. I went hehehehe all the way that the wife had to made me drink many cups of green tea to make me pee out all the alcohol. Which really helps. =D

I was kind of happy that the old dog, Hersheys, get to come and celebrate my wonderful day with me too.

Now I am looking forward to the actual day. =D

The Buffet and The Mini Chingay 2010

I meet up the juniors who meet me up to celebrate my 21st birthday. Although it's only a small gathering and eating at the Peranakan Buffet, it's something quite worth remembering. It's not everyday we get to have time together.

These are the girls that I hang out with during my secondary school time. We're from the school's wushu team. I guess we don't fit in the wushu category because of our looks. And we don't seem to change much. We're crazy in some ways, yet serious. We had so much joy and laughter back then. Oh, and we planned to visit our wushu coach during the lunar new year. =D I had a nice very lady-like necklace which I am not sure if I'd be wearing it anytime soon.

It's not everyday you see Star Wars characters walking down Orchard road. And it's a great timing since I had my Nikon D60 with me. I began snapping away ignoring the photography concept. I just want to snap and capture something to show my wife what she had missed.

They had this mini chingay 2010 parade along Orchard Road today. Many tourists, on-lookers, passer-bys stopped to take pictures of the performers. And I was trying to get the best spot to snap away without anyone blocking. But somehow, there's always people walking past, ignoring you or suddenly pop out of somewhere. Maybe, the next time I had such chances, I most probably will try to get some best shots.

Oh, and I received a very nice and useful book. [The Simple Guide to Grooming Your Dog]. This is a birthday present from a friend of mine in Hamster Shelter. =D Very thoughtful and I appreciate it. Have been looking and searching for grooming books to buy/borrow. Think I'll settle down with this first. =D Thanks Mitsu!

The Hair Cut

I had my hair cut yesterday and I finally chopped off the long hair of 2 years! Mad happy!

Had a rebonding for my fringe, now it's straight! =D
Then I had the hair cut, and now it doesn't look like me anymore. No pictures at the moment because I didn't take any.

Wife didn't like the 'tail' that I had kept for the hair. She says that she feels like chopping it off while I'm asleep.

Bought a very small bottle of hair wax, paid by my beautiful gorgeous wife. Somehow I don't really know how to style the hair so kind of wasted right? But anyway, I have a fresh new look. So happy. =D

My 21st Birthday Wish

• For true happiness that comes from within the heart.
• For the wife not to call me by my Chinese name.

Then they say the 3rd should be a secret. A secret it is. =D

Pebbles Nala

The last time I visited you was last week. You were so weak that you weren't as active as you used to be.

Your Mama brought you home to stay with her because of your old age, she wants to spend quality time with you since I am the one that had taken care of all your needs most of the time. And she was very happy and welcomed you to her very cramp and messy room. I hope you didn't mind when you had your stay there.

You are our first syrian, our first daughter. It seem like yesterday that we travelled around Whampoa area to look for your breeder/ex-owener. We carried Bamm Bamm, our first syrian, our first son. We wanted him to be your husband, to have a litter of pups for us to welcome. But that didn't happen, sadly.

It took us quite some time to choose our perfect daughter. You some how looked the same as your siblings, but we picked you anyway because I prefer the a rather round hamster. Not just skin and bones like me. Neither do we know you were pregnant then. We panicked, we didn't know what to do. We waited anxiously for you to give birth to the first litter of pups that we would welcome unexpectedly. 9 of them, but 5 were eaten up by you. However, I thank you for giving us Tubby and Tiny.

You stayed with your daughter for a very long period of time before I made the both of you pregnant with Simba's kids. You both were so close, you never fight with one another. You taught her how to escape, you're our little escapist. You know how to open the lids of all our carrier, and we were worried you'll escape one day if we were to bring you out.

A few months later, you gave birth to 5 pups. I thank you for giving me Snappy and Stouty, your sons that I kept.

I was worried about you when I heard you got bitten by Hersheys. You got rather weak after that. RF, colloidal silver were given. Mealworms too. Anything that you liked we give. I believe you could live past 2 years, but you didn't. I didn't said goodbye, and I miss you badly.

I hope my goodbye isn't late. I'll miss you Pebbles Nala. Thank you for the wonderful 1 year and 6 months of memories we had. We love you.

- Mummy

Angry

Here's the reason why I am angry.

1. Samsung Omnia Pro B7320 sucks!
2. The battery is dying on me the 3rd/4th time already!
3. And the trip back to the service centre with the same problem sucks!
4. They keep telling me is the battery problem, not the phone!

I DEMAND A NEW SET BECAUSE I AM UNHAPPY WITH MY PHONE AS IT IS FAULTY!

So many problems but didn't help me solve it. How to trust Samsung in future if I were to purchase for a new phone. Should have waited for iphone 3GS to be out in m1 man.

21st Birthday Bash

Friends of YanLing and friends of mine, you are invited to our 21st BBQ Birthday Bash!

Venue: East Coast Park Area F

BBQ Pit No.: 61 and 62

Date: 30th Jan 2010

Friends of YanLing, please come in red.

Friends of mine, please come in black. =D

It's the black and red theme!

P.S. Please do let me know if you're coming. Need to prepare everything soon. =D

Vege in Oyster Sauce

I went over to my wife's place today in the afternoon after I woke up. Happy to hear that she is going to cook my favourite dish! I like her cooking. =D

Vege in Oyster sauce was something I always request her to cook for me. Other than that, I don't eat such a dish outside because I just love the way my wife cooked it.

We locked poor Hersheys outside because we don't want her skin to smell like the oyster sauce. And this is the look she gave me through the glass door.

Now I am wondering when is the next time am I able to eat such delicacy.

My Day

Went over to IMM @ Jurong East with my wife yesterday, she drove. One thing I didn't really like being the passenger when my wife is driving is because she'll be in a real bad mood. But I think it's something I have to get use to until I get my driving license which will be in the very far future.

We talked during the journey. And I began to know somewhat a little about the traffic rules or driving rules or whatever you called it. The very right lane on the road is the fastest lane, so those who are in a rush will go via the right line. Then the very left lane is the slowest lane, for drivers who don't intend to speed much and for the heavy vehicles. I also began to know that if I take driving classes, it's best to to take manual rather than auto, because manual is somehow cheaper for the classes than auto.

But those aren't important till I decided to enroll myself for driving classes.

Then we reached IMM after somewhat a long journey. We passed Agnes her items that she ordered from EplusCo, then we went shopping at Daiso hoping to look for wire mesh to make C&C cage for the guinea pigs. Sadly, they do not have stock. And I bought myself a new pot, solely for me to use. And the main purpose is to use it to cook instant noodle! Yummy! It's easy to wash after everything, so I'm loving it. =D

Had a heavy lunch at Daiso before heading off to Tai Seng road to look for the wire mesh we wanted. We found one that is similar to what we were looking for, but it's kind of expensive. By buying 4 pieces of it can come up to more than a hundred bucks.

We tried at another place somewhere around Geylang area. Thank goodness! They have the one exactly like what we were looking for. $70 for 2 sets. =x Not cheap either, but it's considered cheaper than what we saw at Tai Seng road.

Now we're going to starve ourselves until we had more income coming in. The kids will have a better life though. No worries. =D

Late night prawn fishing with wife's 姐妹 (sisters : not biological ones). They did the catching and I am just there to escape being trap at home doing nothing. Ate around 18 sticks of satay, about 1 and a half of BBQ wings. =D Yummy! And the girls said I should eat more. Well, OK, I'll try.

BBQ-ed the prawns, and we're off sending the girls back. Fu and Daphne, wife and I went off to Thomson Road to have prata and drinks. We chat, we laugh, we eat. Something which I quite enjoyed myself although I didn't talk much as usual.

So . . .

Can we have another round of prawn fishing session?

Thoughts

Nearing the age 21 gives me the fright that I am actually aging. Youth isn't something that will stay long with me. Someday somehow I have to step into the adult world, then to the senior citizen.

Remembering how carefree I used to be during Primary School. I roam the neighborhood without a care. I walked under the rain without having to think that I will ever get sick and just spend my day playing hard.

Then I came to Secondary School, made new friends and experienced a whole new thing. More emotions came hitting me, and I experienced them all. Then the worry starts to kick in.

But those didn't give me the much fear I have in me right now. Soon to be 21, I have yet to find my aim and goal, or rather I did but am afraid of making that very step. Though I may have said to my wife not to worry, you just need to make that very step. It was easier said than done. I know it myself, very clearly.

I may have made many unreasonable demand, wants many items. But I know they are just some material things I can never have. Soon I began to realize that happiness is what I am truly searching for and want.

Day dreams are just a dream I build for myself. Wishlist is just a list that I listed but not necessary have to have them.

Maybe just maybe right after my 21st birthday, I'm going to in search for a new route of career. I need to plan and make things right.

In The Party Mood

I am in a party mood!

Can't wait for YanLing and my 21st birthday bash. =D

But . . .

But . . .

I went to AXS to book 2 BBQ pits last evening, the machine tells me that printer is not available. Sickening! I can't make payment without receipt to show YanLing that I've already paid for the pit.

So . . .

I am determined to try again. =D

I am currently drafting out my invitation list. =D

Avatar in 3D

I booked the movie tickets for Avatar in 3D last Saturday with the approval from the wife. We both were quite curious into why so many people tweeted and said Avatar is a must watch movie especially in 3D. And so we both went ahead.

Watched Avatar in 3D at Shaw, Bugis. I didn't really like the cinema there because of the seats, but was given a good review about the 3D effects there. So why not we just give it a go.

The 3D glasses was so different from the one at Cathay, AMK. It was much heavier than what I expect. Somehow when I put on the 3D glasses and watched the trailer of [Alice in Wonderland], it was so much different. I can now see the effect that I did not when I was watching [Ice Age 3 in 3D] at AMK. It feels as though I am in the movie itself. It's so damn awesome, and due to the trailer effects in 3D, I can't wait for the movie to start.

Avatar is not only about blue aliens fighting humans. But also shows me that we need to protect our mother land just like those blue aliens.

Apart from what I see from the movie, I like the visuals and effects in 3D. The movie was hilarious at certain area. What I like best was when it's night time at the scene, where they walk, there would be light. If you watch the movie, you'd understand what I mean.

When I started watching the trailer of Avatar, I didn't really understand the whole story. But after watching the entire movie rather than bits and pieces of the movie, I can see and understand what the story is all about.

If you plan to watch Avatar, watch it in 3D. It's mad awesome!

Wife and I would be going back to Shaw, Bugis for our future 3D experience although the seat sucks. =x

My New Year 2010 Mini Get Together

Yesterday was the last day of 2009 for all of us. And today is a brand new day for a new beginning of the new year. =D

Wife and I had not much of any plans to celebrate or go for a countdown. But we both agreed to go over to a friend's house for a mini get together, no big hu-ha of a big celebration, just a quiet one. So I meet up with Wife at her place as she's bringing the super hyperactive dog out for the mini get together as well. =D

Before we head off to Pat's place, we had our last fish spa of the year, with the dog. Hersheys drank the water from the pond. =.= It's a good thing it's the fish spa's pond, imagine it's the prawn fishing pond. Eeww . . .

We introduced Hersheys to Ah Wang and her pups. And all attacked poor Hersheys. =(

Done with the fish spa, off we go to Pat's.

The journey to Pat's is a walking distance. However we got lost somewhere just to find the block. TJ and Twinkle greeted us. Hersheys as usual was trying to escape from other dogs. But once she found toys, she was slightly calmed down and asked everyone to play with her.

We reach the place at around 8plus. We had our dinner, watched G-Force and The Proposal. 12midnight we wished everyone a Happy New Year and started getting out light sticks. We made a big ring of light sticks for the dogs and they walked everywhere glowing with different lights. =D Pictures is with Siddy. Once I get hold of it, I'll post a picture of two of it. =D

Everyone started to get tired except Hersheys who is still trying to play. Then we gossiped, we talk about gay and lesbian, then we talk about safe sex etc. Weird I know but that's what we talked about.

Oh, during the journey home, Shaun broke a light stick and the liquid went into his eyes. Hope he's feeling better now after the wash up when he reach home. =D

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all my friends and readers. =D

It's 2010, hope this new beginning of the year would be a great one for you. =D Make plans and aims people, it's 2010, time to move forward and not look back. =D

Enjoy yourselves. =D