BACK!

I'm back I'm back! The evre so kind Nancy (AND MISHI!) offered me her debit mastercard and so I'm back here blogging again! Phew! What are friends for right heh =P.

Anyways, in with the new, out with the old!Didn't expect Daddy to agree buying me those speakers at all. When I replaced that old radio/record player, Daddy was like "LIKE THAT I CANNOT LISTEN RADIO WHEN I DA BIAN!" =_= LOL!

Tuesday (25/11) was my parents' 30th wedding anniversary! Ask them where they wanna eat they ask me what I feel like eating =_=. Daddy decided on Vivocity and when we got there, we couldn't decide what to eat. Walked every single level and my parents decided on Marche. Why? 'Cos they went there once and lovedTHE PORK KNUCKLE!

Pork knuckle was ok la. A bit dry. But the skin was nice and crisp. Sauce wasn't anything fanciful haha.

We also had the spanish paella.Also...ok la. Haha! It's quite good la actually. Decent. =)

AND HOW CAN I NOT EAT THEIR ROSTI!!!!!With beef stroganoff ^^. Rosti is as good as ever. It's another can't-go-wrong dish haha. Just grate the potato, pack them into pancake shapes and panfry them! The beef stroganooff was not bad =).

Overall...Average? Hehe.

How can there be a lack of CAKE for a celebration?So we had TWO slices of cakes! One apple crumble (background) and cheese long cake (foreground). I'd say, THEIR CAKES TASTED BETTER THAN THEIR SAVOURY STUFF.

The cheese long cake was strong but not too strong, with a nice fluffy layer of sponge cake and strawberry bits that were not too sweet. The apple crumbe had a crunchy layer of crumble, nice layer of patstry that wasn't too soft or too hard and the apples were fresh. *one thumb up*

After dinner (I PAID them back!) we went out and there stood a humongous Christmas tree!Awww!

We walked around a bit (back and forth Challenger and Best denki =_=) and Daddy bought me those speakers *points upwards*! That took a while. We walked back and forth about 2-3 times. Dinner half digested for me. So....COFFEE!
Hehe. Daddy had espresso. Mummy had hot chocolate. I had iced mocha. Shiok! Gloria Jeans =). No more green tea chiller =( sucks. 'Cos that means Starbucks is the only place left with green tea ice blended. If you know me...I'm the smallest fan of Starbucks. Correction, I'm not even a fan of Starbucks. BUT if Adam is the barrister, wahaha I might drink their coffee. xD

K, that's all. More to come. Really. SO LONG since I blogged. Now? BACK TO DRAMAS!

signing off~DE XIN

I looked at my injured ankle and started to cry.

When can I start dancing freely again?

REACHED MY LIMIT!?

SURPRISE! I've actually reached the limit of 1GB worth of picture uploading. I NEVER knew this would happen! And this happened over the span of 3 years. I was checking the rates for the different premium plans and the cheapest (10GB) was US$20!

I need some help here > <.

If my estimations are right, it will take me another 30 years to use up that 10GB. Problem is, I DON'T HAVE A CREDIT CARD! I DON'T EVEN HAVE A DEBIT MASTER CARD!!!!! Is someone willing to lend me their credit card or debit mater card details? I'm willing to pay the full amount at the current exchange rate first before the transaction goes through. And at the time of transaction, if the exchange rate changes in a way where I have to pay more, I'll top up that extra amount. If the exchange rate changes in a way where I have to pay less, I will not ask for a refund! Not even a single cent!

Please please please any friend out there willing to help?????

Anyways, with the remaining 1MB left of picture uploading, I've uploaded 3 webcam pictures.
Yeah my hair colour! Instead of all purple (like what I did the last time), I left some blonde. I quite like it. This time it's BRIGHT purple, not that maroony purple I had the first time =_=.

Okok, till then (when I find some kind soul who can help me out)!

signing off~DE XIN

*SNIFF*

My nose feels...weird. Itchy might be the appropriate word. Was at Vivocity this evening (parents' 30th wedding anniversary, will blog about it another time) and it was FREAKING COLD! And the outside was FREAKING HOT. What the heck man.

Anyways, was out with Nancy yesterday =D. After a disappointing wait at ComfortDelgro Driving Centre (needed to book a date for my basic theory test to convert my Australian license but it took 1 hour for 10 numbers to be called and I was still 30 numbers away), I went over to Nancy's house at about 1++pm. We wanted to eat at Summer Frost but GUESS WHAT!

It was closed. =_=

So we walked over to Parkway and had our lunch at the basement food court.I HAD BAN MIAN! It's been sooooo long! But bad news. It's quality dropped. There was inconsistency in the noodles. Some parts were al dente, some parts were over-cooked. Everything else remained the same which is good!

Heckle Hutajaya (Nancy) had duck rice hahaha it was not bad but the chilli...tasted weird =S.

After lunch, Nancy went to check out some spectacles, I changed some Aussie Dollars to Singapore Dollars and I bought bubble tea and OFF WE WENT! To Bedok North =). We had a haircut appointment.

I got a trim and highlights (PURPLE AGAIN!!!). Nancy had a trim. The aunty was really really good. She refused to let me have the length of fringe I want 'cos she said that length will make me look fat. I always want my fringe shot 'cos my hair grow FREAKING FAST. But ya, I'd rather look nice teehee.

The purple this time's better too. The purple I had in Perth was a tad maroon-y. This one's BRIGHT. So bright that when Nancy and I had dessert at the hawker centre beside Bedok Bus Interchange, I had quite a few people staring at my hair. Felt kinda....weird.

I had sea coconut nata (???) and Nancy had grass jelly with longans.

Hawkers are so "innovative" now they kinda loose a bit of traditional touch. What I remember of sea coconut JELLY (wtheck, nata de coco?) was those brown things on top of a bed of ice, on top of a layer of brown-coloured clear jelly. This one was just those brown things and nata de coco on top of a bed of ice. It was still good la, just a bit sweet.

I'M GOING OUT WITH NANCY AGAIN TOMORROW! Lol. Gonna visit Ah Neo. A colleague from my first proper job (you don't wanna know what my first stupid job was; it's family related; father's side). And then movie...AND FOOD! SHIOK!

Ok! Till then!

signing off~DE XIN

HOME =)

It sure feels good to be home, hey. But when I got home, it felt like I came back to a refugee camp or something. 8 packets of instant noodles (of which one's opened), 6 packets of instant oatmeal, 6 bottles of jam, 2 bottles of kaya and (don't tell Daddy I told you this) 2 bottles of Brand's bird nest. OH and two tubs of ice cream. Now let me think. There are...1...2...THREE PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE!

It's very obvious they're stocking up. To think I was thinking of buying a different brand of instant noodles while I'm here. I'm quite sick of Myojo's mee poh dry and NTUC home brand chicken flavoured noodles. They're nice la. But. WE'VE BEEN EATING THE MEE POH DRY SINCE I WAS YOUNG and the NTUC home brand one since they first came out with that.

Oh wells. Yesterday (Sunday 23/11), when I woke up, Mummy said she bought tau suan (from Eunos hawker centre) for me. It's some yellow bean dessert thingy in sticky soup.Honestly? It SUCKED. It didn't *gloop* down the throat well. In other words, it wasn't as smooth as it should be. It was VERY starchy (Mummy said 'cos it turned cold 'cos I only ate it after I got home from church service). And GUESS WHAT those you tiao (fried dough) on top, were FREAKING OILY. I didn't even have to press into it. Just by touching it, my fingertips were coated with oil. Yuck.

Anyways, after everyone was ready, we went to Bedok for lunch because I've been craving for rojak since I DON'T KNOW WHEN! Bedok as in....the one near TJC but not exactly opposite it. You know there's one Bedok market+hawker centre opposite TJC? NOT THAT ONE. The one I went was NEAR that one. Ah go figure it out yourself. Heh.

Back to the point, I didn't manage to eat rojak T_T. The rojak place I always go to is CLOSED. I don't know if it's just temporarily closed or it's no longer there 'cos apparently that market was closed pretty long for renovation and many hawker stall owners didn't like the wait and no longer came back. Doesn't that just SUCK BIG TIME.

There was a masar malam going on outside the hawker centre and so...I GOT A TAIWANESE FRAGRANT SAUSAGE!!! Oooh it tasted so good. It's been SO LONG since I ate it! Is it SHIOK or SHIOK?! SHIOK SHIOK! Ok I'm being idiotic. This is probably one thing that can never go wrong. I mean, all the person's got to do is buy some taiwanese fragrant sausage from some supermarket, BBQ them on some traditional asian BBQ pit, and wa la! AWESOMENESS!

So back in the hawker centre. Since the rojak stall wasn't open, I nearly wanted to buy fish noodle. But I found something better and didn't get it. Mummy on the other hand,got fish porridge. Haha. It's milky. We like the milky fish noodles/porridge.

While Daddy and I were still waiting for our food, Daddy got really hungry and so he bought some mian jian gao (directly translation: noodle fried cake, heh sorry I really don't know what it's called in English).IT WAS REALLY GOOD! It's crispy on the outside and really nice, fluffly and soft on the inside. the peanut paste was flavourful.

After a close to half an hour wait, OUR BAK CHOR MEE (minced pork noodle) WAS HERE!!!!!Yuuuuum! It was really REALLY good! The soup was so full of flavour, it exploded in our mouths and both Daddy and I got choked on it! No exaggeration. It's all true. It's really really good. No wonder the wait ahaha worth it!

Got kinda thirsty. Hehe. It was DAMN FREAKING SWEET. Madness.

OH I've got my triangle plates already! Drove a bit, from the outside of Lor M back to my house. Wasn't.....any....biggie. But Daddy's impreza was resally heavy but yet powerful. Steering was responsive but heavy. I like the sound the engine makes when I change gear xD box engine it is.

Later in the evening, parents, cousins and I went over to Grandma's place together. Had dinner and everything. Really really really love seeing everyone again =). My uncle even purposely made some oreo's chesecake for me.
TADAH! He was disappointed with the fact that the cheesecake wasn't fully set. But aiya. It tasted good! He kinda. Left the last (and biggest) piece for me. I seriously can't wait to cook/bake with him again. My Godma wants to bake with my cousins and me someday. Muffins. But....being me, I don't like having too many people baking together at one time. Much less just muffins. The last time I baked muffins was.....Wei Xian's birthday in 2007? Lol!

Ok that's all for now. More to come another time!

signing off~DE XIN

WHAT'S THAT?!

Me comes home from church service.
Daddy opens door for me.
Daddy looks at my chest area, pointing at it: "WHAT'S THAT?!"
Me looks down. Hehe.

It was my tanline. And for a moment I forgot what beach is in Chinese. Oopsie.

signing of~DE XIN

PLACE OF BELONGING =)

I'M BACK I'M BACK I'M BACK! For full three days before my flight I've been very nauseous and I couldn't quite figure out why till this afternoon before the flight; I was nervous about the flight.

It's the first time this has happened to me, actually. I'm one who really loves to fly. One who constantly looks out of the window to check the "update" of the flight. One who has her eyes close during landing to see whether that particular airline did a good job in landing. I really love flying.

Perhaps it's because of all the news about Qantas. And the experiences my friends had. It really made me feel uneasy. But at least I arrived safe. =)

FIRST MEAL UPON LANDING!
Hokkien prawn noodles. Aaaaaaaaaaah. I MISS THIS STALL! It's along Upper Changi Road. With pink stall signs and BBQ wings beside that stall. 17 years in this neighbourhood, this prawn noodles really left an unforgettable desire inside of me.

When I saw that $3 serve being served out of the stall, my jaw dropped, literally. I guess it'll have to take me a while to get use to the smaller serving here. But despite its size, the taste was awesome =). Never changed. Brings back fond memories.

Looking forward to more eating! Will be able to drive as soon as I get my triangle plates tomorrow. Oh man which reminds me I need to visit the chinese sinseh. I really want my ankle to be healed once and for all. It's been 2 months now. Starting to get on my nerves badly. =/

TILL THEN!

signing off~DE XIN

OVER? HUH?

As I was treating myself to a nice cone of ice cream, the phrase "exams are over" is starting to make some kind of sense. I mean, c'mon. It's been, what, 3 weeks of constant studying? Almost. Almost 3 weeks and almost constant studying. And at least those butt+back-aching and gastric-pained nights of studying early into the morning (5.30am!!!), watching the sun rise with that piercing pain in my tummy, have come to an END.

Ask me about my papers ask me about my papers! Just when I thought 55 MCQs were bad enough yesterday, I got another 79 (how much odd-er can that number be?) MCQs thrown at my face today, of which only FIFTEEN were expected. Freaking lecturer not only didn't give a single formula, he didn't even explain the first 64 questions were MCQ questions!!!!!

Well anyways, in response to that, I'm actually quite happy. I really don't know how blessed I am. Last night I was really scared about today's exam, calling out for extra prayers and me myself prayed instensely. I suppose I can count this as one of God's many blessings?

BIG NEWS. My car has just been recalled. R-E-C-A-L-L-E-D. Why? 'Cos "the front door glass run channel (left and/or right) may have been incorrectly installed and as a result, there is the potential that when the front door glass is operated, it may disengage from theguide rail sash. If this occurs, there is a possibility of contact with the door unlocking rod and this may result in the door opening."

THIS MAY RESULT IN THE DOOR OPENING?! AND YOU ONLY TELL ME NOW? AFTER THOSE MILLION TIMES OF WINDING DOWN AND UP MY CAR WINDOW AT CPP?! And what do you mean left AND/OR right? Means not only was I in danger, my FRIENDS AND MUMMY who sat in my car were also in danger!

What the heck. Honestly, I've never liked this car, even before I bought it. Some (or most) should know I've always ALWAYS wanted a Suzuki Swift. Daddy actually left the decision entirely up to me (as long as I do not exceed the budget) but Mummy happily came in and said "but the boot small". Yaya. And you wanted me to get a Colt. With lousy horsepower, high centre of gravity and now this problem.

I know I sound like some spoilt brat just wanting "a better car". I'm not gonna deny that. I really love cars. I love driving manual, I love reading up horsepower and gear shifts of cars. I watch Top Gear NOT because it's funny but because I really love to know that much more about cars. Mummy? All she looks at are the dimensions, height from the ground and fuel capacity.

Hence I ended up with this shit car.

I'm gonna go take a much deserved sleep now. Note: sleep, not nap. I had a 2 hour nap before my exam this morning. Amazing how I didn't fall asleep or feel sleepy at all. So now, I'll go to bed for real. And wake up for dinner. YES!

signing off~DE XIN

FRIEND?

holy milk - everybody lies says:
i just caled this company to ask something
holy milk - everybody lies says:
then they ask for my name
holy milk - everybody lies says:
then i said.
holy milk - everybody lies says:
de xin
holy milk - everybody lies says:
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

=_=

What's more =_= is that I later found out she did that because SHE WANTED TO HIDE HER IDENTITY! Stupid Nancy.

Nancy came to me last night (this morning, rather) asking me if she's a good friend. It makes me ponder. Really. Not whether she's a good friend (she's been a great one, in all honesty, being there for me, staying by my side with my ups and downs and you know how bad my downs are) but what a good friend actually is.

I told Nancy a good friend need not be one who's good at consoling. A good friend to me is one who would really stick by you despite your circumstances and know when and how to correct your faults. And of course, by saying that, it limits my number of friends.

Nancy's not the first to have asked such a question. The good friend has once asked me that question as well. Frankly speaking, I myself sometimes even doubt I'm that great a friend. More often than not, I can't put my words together very well when talking to people one-on-one. It should be the result of this period of my life where I totally closed myself up and barely talked to people.

I told the good friend that we can only try our best to be the best we can as a friend, pushing ourselves to be better each time. I admit there were times I do realise I'm not being the best I can be and failed to push myself to be that much better. It's not an easy job but that shouldn't be an excuse, should it? Jesus did it. We should be more Christ-like. We as in. Christians.

The Bible says people who have been shown love, love easily. But people who haven't been shown much love, don't love easily. If I want to be an idiot I can easily bring up my past and say, hey, that's true, I wasn't shown much love from friends back then, how much more can I show love to others? BUT if you turn things around, if you don't first love, how can you expect others to love?

Now, now, how about....if you availed yourself so much and yet you were still hurt? Harder to love, hey? Jesus showed so much love but He was still hurt. Physically and emotionally. Job showed so much love but was still ultimately hurt. By Satan, by his friends.

It's a tough world out there, like Adam's said. I'm glad I still have that few friends (I can count them with my two hands, maybe even one, like the good friend, Nancy, Adam, Sherry, just to name a few) who are there for me throughout my ups and downs. Who LISTEN. Who understand. Who knows when and how to give advices. And I really hope I can be at least just as good, hopefully even better.

AND I'm gonna go out there and be the one who first love and not just wait to be loved. It's gonna be hard for those who've hurt me but I'll try when I'm ready.

signing off~DE XIN

ENJOY!

Who says classical can't be cool. ;)

signing off~DE XIN

MUGMUGMUGMUGMUG

Aaah. It's been a while. Let's see. *gasps* 5 days! Yeah. I've been mugging. Almost non-stop. Except today where I had an exam in the morning. I took a well deserved 4 hours nap afterwhich. And now I'm back to mugging state.

Pardon me if my next few posts are full of words. The bandwidth I get in uni is quite limited so I doubt I'd post any pictures. Been staying in the library from 3-10.40pm almost everyday lately. And my little Ikea turtle has been my best friend.

LIFE'S BORING!

I had a dream on Monday night. A really sweet one =). I dreamt of Mummy and I shopping in a shopping mall I believe to be Plaza Singapura. Sigh. I miss shopping with Mummy. And drink coffee in cafes and eat good food. I also miss hawker food hunting with Daddy.

If you need to know, I've been daydreaming of walking around my house, walking around Orchard Road, walking to Parkway Parade, walking to the MRT station, fooling around with Daddy and hugging Mummy. AAAAARGH!!!!! It'll come true soon!

signing off~DE XIN

INDESCRIBABLE

From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea
Creation's revealing Your majesty
From the colors of fall to the fragrance of spring
Every creature unique in the song that it sings
All exclaiming

Indescribable, uncontainable
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God

Who has told every lightning bolt where it should go
Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow
Who imagined the sun and gives source to its light
Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night
None can fathom

Indescribable, uncontainable
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
You are amazing God

Indescribable, uncontainable
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
Indescribable, uncontainable
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name
You are amazing God
Incomparable, unchangeable
You see the depths of my heart and You love me the same
You are amazing God
You are amazing God

Indeed, God is amazing, powerful, wonderful, untameable, incomparable, unchangeable, indescribable and uncontainable. It is said that if God puts you into trials, He'll bring you THROUGH it. It is also said that God knows your limits and will not give you more than what you can handle. I can testify that.

Remember the test I said I was going through with God. THAT's what's been making me all depressed, jaded and tired. But I'm glad I made that decision. I know this much more about God now. It's true that God's Light is everywhere but that doesn't mean His Light will still shine when you're place into a dark tunnel of trials. In fact, when you're placed in dark tunnel of trials, His Light will only shine when it's the right time to, when He knows You're ready to be shown His Light.

I'm catching a glimpse of the light already. Understanding what Job went through, his trials and "friends", and also why. I've not yet come to the end of the test but to catch a glimpse of God's Light is already so fruitful. I've only a few days left. I don't know what those few days will bring but I know for sure, that only true gold can stand the fire. I wanna be God's gold.

I want to let God be my ultimate listener when everyone else doesn't listen. I want to let God's Words be the best advice when everyone else thinks they know the best advice for me. I want to surrender my life, my all, all into God's Hands. That He, and only He, may take control.

As for now, I'm still mugging my ass off. And it's always now where I wish I could be like this koala bear.

[Picture taken in a Zoo in Sydney. CUTE RIGHT OMGOSH.]

All safe and sound, tuck in one corner, sleeping away. Soon, soon, that will be me. In my cozy little bunk bed back in Singapore. My crib, my safe haven. =) Till then! MUG HARD ALL YOU PEOPLE HAVING EXAMS! I'll be praying for you. Send in prayer requests!

signing off~DE XIN

What if I suddenly said I don't feel like going? What if I suddenly decided I'm just not going to continue this path? What if I drowned myself with alcohol? What if I chose to be all alone again? What if I suddenly just disappeared from the face of this Earth?

I don't know what's getting into me. Job went through so much and none of his friends listened before they adviced. I'm feeling like shit and now I finally understand how Job felt. All alone in the darkness, reaching out for just a helping hand (ear) but instead receiving daggers of advice.

I only have one hope. For God's light to shine again in my path. It is said His light will shine when it's time. And that's the only thing I'm longing for right now. For I am all alone in this darkness and only God knows. Only God understands. Only God listens. Only God aches.

ANGEL? OR GOTH?

It was Genevieve's birthday last Thursday (30/10/2008) and the next day (31/10/2008) she had a birthday BBQ over at Mark's place. Theme? Angel vs goth ;). I was supposed to go earlier to help but by the time I got all the stuff I needed and the cake itself, I was only there one hour earlier. At least I managed to help out a little, cleaning up the BBQ pit a bit.

A few minutes before the party started, Gen, Jasmine, Ling Ling, Alvin and I all squeezed in Mark's room trying to get prepared. Mirrors all used up by us girls just like before dance performances =D. We took a bit too much time and by the time the birthday girl was ready, it was already 6.45pm, 45 minutes later than when the party's supposed to start.I don't know what the guy's supposed to be haha but Gen was angel gone bad.

Emo nemo. That's what people say.

Angel? Of death.

Mark's housemate and Gen.

Dracula~

Lovey dovey! Not so for Gen hah!

Yeah, I was an angel. Teehee!

As you can tell, the potato salad was REALLY good. The bacon bits and fried onion. Oooh heaven~~~

Appletini!

Sweet~

Cheers to Gens 21st =D.

Spot the potato salad. AGAIN!

Not so angelic angel drinking.

Here's proof my eyelashes are real. R-E-A-L. And that's Daddy's eye colour. Hazel. Just a bit darker. x)

Zen's (not) very good shot. Heh. Totally way off the range. At least I look good xP.

Elijah. HAH!

Awww. Jason helping Frances put on her halo!

Totally white vs totally black. Which I find really ironic given I'm so bronzed while Frances is SO WHITE!

Ahaha. Gen sewing Josh's pants while we take pictures and chat WHILE Josh's hiding behind that door restlessly.

Angels. Guess whos the pure one! Heh.

Frances you're too damn skinny for Gen and I. Put on some weight, you.

Group shot!

Hah I quite like this shot.

Me: "Eeeeh."
Gen: "Hmmm."
Fran: "Ermmm."

Me: "What happened to you, angel?!"
Gen: "What you doing, huh, angel?!"
Fran: *pouting* "Oh no..."

All 3: "OOOH WELLS!"

They say. Charlie Angels. Fran says I'm Lucy Liu (=_= ya right), I say Fran's Cameron Diaz and Gen's Drew Barrymore! Fran, look, your almost-non-existant waist again.

Birthday girl~~~

Jason: "ACK! CAUGHT!"
Fran: *squashed* SMILE! *squashed*

Now here's a series of Jason's shots:LOL!

Yay me and Gen again!

What's that! Gasp!

Love love!

I was trying not to laugh. Lol. Seriously. The other two could see my mouth quivering lol.

I LOVE THIS SHOT!

Baileys shot.

Singing ballads haha!

Jason was taking random unglam shots of me and so I had to hide behind the wall. Really! And Fran happily called me a mouse =_=.

Ok that's all for now. Hah. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AGAIN, GEN! =) More pictures another time. Many love!

signing off~DE XIN