My Birthday!!!

To be honest, i was a bit disappointed for a while...But it is so easy to look at what people have not done (NOT referring to u: Chris and YZ) and be unhappy than to look at what they have and be grateful...And for this i really want to kick myself...After all, it would not be fair to expect of others wat one has not done for them...So i look at you and those around me and m glad...Thank you for having been there...It means a lot to me...Your carefully made and purchased presents were a bonus but it was your presence that made the difference...Thank you so much!!!

At Settler's:

From Left: Yuliana, my ex-student from YPL and Crustacean

Above: Crustacean and YZ actualli made for me my own customized Halli Galli set!!! How cool is that! Now everyday i can practise with my family members hahaha...

Above: Crustacean and Zhiqian

Above: Cue JAWs or PSYCHO music...Sometimes i think Mr.Z has issues but then again it may just be Crustacean driving him nuts...



Then it was dinner at this realli cool place at Katong called Aston's Specialities...The food is realli good and the prices are dam reasonable...It's a restaurant but it charges near coffee shop prices...Quality chicken chop at $5.90...All in all, with creamy mushroom soup, drinks like Snapple and side dishes like curry powder dusted fries thrown in, it worked out to be only $10 per pax...Amazing!!! But i muz warn u, the queue was quite long, though it was definitely worth the wait...



Back home for cake-cutting:

Above: Me and my deer.

Below: Me and my best fren.

Above: Trying to plant a sloppy saliva-drenched kiss on my sis...

The end...I'm finally 18 years old...

Very Touched!

A very big thank you to all who were involved in the video...was totally speechless the 1st time i watched it...just kinda sat there grinning from ear to ear like an idiot, laughing out loud at parts and melting away at others...So so touched! Can tell that a lot a lot of effort and time was put into it...But since it was for me it was worth it rite? Hahaha...Newae, thot the bits where Chris and YZ pretended to be victims ala 'Get Real!' was most ingenious and creative....And i was pleasantly surprised to see people like Zhiqian, rebs, char char, juls on the vid...How on earth did you all do it? Like i smsed Christine earlier, this is THE best gift i have received and i will treasure it always! Thank you all for being a part of my journey thru life and making it that much more meaningful and wonderful...Thanks once again for all your time and efforts!

Thanks especially to Christine and YZ for masterminding and organizing the whole video...You gals mean a lot to me and as i have mentioned b4, i am truly blessed to get to know the both of you better through YPL...

To YZ: I've never realli known you even when we were working together on projects in NUS, but i'm certainly glad that i have had the chance to do so more recently. Like your love for cats and kids, your artistic talents, and your absolute lack of a sense of direction (can get lost at cityhall) and blurness (keep losing attendance sheet at YPL) hahaha...But what i discovered also is that you have a quiet determination and will, an inner strength that does not always find expression outwardly but which prevails nonetheless especially when you set your mind and heart to something...Additionally, i want to say that "you are better than you think you are" and that this inner strength you possess is more admirable, in my opinion, than all outward shows of confidence that lack any substance at its base...My wish for you this year then is that you will find an impenetrable peace with yourself and a purpose that is meaningful enough for you to pursue with this determination and will...and which you will then eventually succeed in accomplishing...

To Crustacean: I dun know abt you, but i believe we have a chemistry that makes our frenship special. I can be absolutely crazy and boh-liao with you, doing things like wearing the burger king kid's crown in parkway parade and hiding behind pillars to scare you without a second thot that you mite judge me negatively for that...And to me, that is a level of comfort and familiarity that is at the moment unsurpassed...It may seem trivial, the childish things that we do sometimes, but i believe it speaks volumes at an interpersonal level...Thanks for being so sweet, thoughtful and caring, for those smses you sent during the exam period and for organizing this entire event...Renew contract for another 2 years? Can rite? So my b'days for 08 and 09 will be covered...Hahaha...

Thanks peeps!

Settler's with Primary School Frens!!!

I thot i'd better blog about this while it's still fresh in my head...Honestly, i din know wat to expect and was quite worried about meeting my primary school mates since i'm not exactly close to them and it was my 1st time meeting them to play board games at settler's. As you know, playing board games isnt exactly everyone's cup of tea and different pple like different types of games, so that was a concern...Second, i was worried about akward silences setting in and stuff but thankfully none of that occurred...In fact, i had a terrific time and there was many a time where laughter juz filled the air...We were the only group on the second floor and while the service was poor (we were often neglected as a result), a nice exclusive and intimate setting resulted, contributing in part to a very comfortable and laid-back atmosphere...Whatsmore, the lighting upstairs was dim, the air-con was blasting away and it was all so cosy...Perfect!!!

We started off with a response game (halli-galli! My fav!) and switched to cash and guns after that...Cash and guns, as it turned out, was a realli fun game cos we ended up snatching each other's cash instead of distributing them equally amongst the survivors and Jason kept shooting himself with real 'bang' cards...In the end, because of my superior talent and intellect, i won...

Then we switched to cluedo...Weizheng won both rounds and the realli amazing thing was that for the 1st round, he won in like 5 minutes...No kidding...By his second turn, he guessed the muderer, murder place and weapon correctly and it was all over!!! ON HIS SECOND TURN!!!! What are the chances?!?! He claimed that he was just lucky...yeah rite...I bet he cheated...hahaha...But seriously, it was an absolute jaw-dropper...He asked the question, and no one had the three things he had asked for and before everyone else could even enter a room, he had solved the mystery and the round was concluded...

Above: The winning cards...The combination Weizheng guessed on his 2nd turn...

Above: Weizheng keh-king 'say'...

Qian Ling (above) bot me a slice of mudpie to celebrate my b'day...She's incredibly sweet and i sincerely thank her for remembering and doing so...I feel very blessed to have people like you in my life...Thank you so much!

Actualli, I was kinda hoping tt Yida would turn up today cos he is one of the pple i can talk to more easily with in the grp but he din and in a way it was good cos i got to interact a bit more with Dennis whom i dun usually do...And man, is he one nice and easy-gg chap! All in all, it was a dam fun evening and i thoroughly enjoyed myself...Thanks guys!!!

Also, a big thank you to Jason (Above) for sending me home...He actually lives at Ford road so it's the opposite direction from my place...But he still insisted on sending everyone back...I wouldnt have been so generous and it puts me to shame...

Ok that's it...

Christmas Day at My Place

Y'day, my mum organized a Christmas day party at our place for her side...And with me organizing the games and my dad leading the carolling and giving the christmas message, it was a darn good party alright! So good that my favourite cousins din leave till past 12 midnite hahaha...

Above: My sis and her frens from the Home Team Academy (Prisons)

Above: My most adorable nephew Reynan

Above: Me and my fav nephew

Above: Me and my fav cuz Charlene
Below: Me and my cousins from my mum's side..Good looks runs in the Seow family

Christmas Eve at my Grandma's!!!

Went to my Grandma's (my dad's side) at SengKang last nite...My dad has 11 brothers and sister (with him being numero uno) so you can imagine the crowd during family meetings and holidays like Christmas and CNY...But i love it! The large number of people just adds to the mood and festive atmosphere and last nite was no different...We had a spread for dinner, wat with turkey, honey-glazed pork ribs, sausages, shepherd's pie (made by my very own mother!), mango and strawberry salad, chicken curry, log-cake etc...And it was all absolutely delicious! I ate for about 1 hour non-stop...And after singing carols, playing games and exchanging gifts, went back to the dinner table to whack the burbor hitam that my aunty made...Needless to say, had a wonderful Christmas eve and really enjoyed myself...

My dad, the resident poh-piah maker...He does it really well...

One-half of the spread (above)...

Some of my cousins...(From left: Matthias, Michelle, Matthew, Darren)

Singing carols...

Above: Collecting Ang-pows from grandma...She has a bit of dementia and arthritis and so has trouble controlling her movements, even the clenchin and unclenching of her fists...For some cousins, she had a death-like grip on the ang-pow but fortunately for me, she gave me mine easily...Guess she was charmed by my good looks...That happens a lot hahaha...

Below: My sis laughing at my dad who kept shouting across the room, "GRAB IT!!! JUST GRAB THE ANG-POW!!! QUICK, MAMA IS FALLING ASLEEP...NOW'S YOUR CHANCE, GRAB THE ANG-POW!!!"

Below: All the successful grabbers hahaha...

After the party...Zzzzzzz...