i've never quite felt so defeated.

closing all the doors that needed to be closed. its left me quite dis-illusioned with everything. i said i'm ready to start anew, but now i wonder if i even want to start anything anymore. disturbing thought. hah.

i refuse to believe anything said about you, unless you tell me yourself. in my eyes, you can do no wrong it seems. and yet, i have the hardest time forgiving you sometimes.

cryptic cryptic cryptic

[edit] there's something that i feel i must add. you guys mean/meant the world to me. you were people who i knew would never screw me over for a guy, never backstab or betray me (& i had a lot of that before). you all made me feel safe, at home and like i belonged. it was the best while it lasted [/edit]

i see the end of the road. or maybe it has been long past the end of the road. i keep looking at the picture on my study table. we look so happy, so hopeful & carefree. hah. i might as well just erase myself from there. i took a step back, and everything fell apart. i realise i no longer know what's going on in all of your lives. and neither do you all know what's on in mine. i used to say i cannot imagine life without all we had, now i'm at a point in life, where you all are no longer there. and it hurts, but i'm still going on. and once i leave, i feel like it'll be the final goodbye. and i'm saying this, with regret, bitterness, nostalgia and sadness, but at the same time. the times we had, was the happiest times ever (:

you don't need to be in different countries to feel the distance. but being in different countries doesn't mean there'll be distance. haha.

anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BERT (: though i doubt you read my blog. haha, met him for lunch with mel in town e other day to catch up & say the goodbyes before he goes off to sea. WAITED A MILLION YEARS -glares- before both of em came, then we had a nice long talk over a late lunch. food + talking = good good. hehe.

oh yes. i must announce. I PASSED DRIVING :DDDDDDDDD so i've been driving myself around e past few days. mehehehehee. both my parents let me drive their car. woohoo. drove myself to town to meet anwar for breakfast at a godforsaken time on sat morning. then to town again on sunday (: meheee, then to cricket club for dinner on sunday night to celebrate me passing. ooh yes my mummy got me a new wallet as a pass driving present (: happy happy.

& daddy got me my supp card alr (: which rocks cos it gives me discounts at all my fav shops. whoopeee.


birthday boy (: STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE!




me & my ahmah!


yet (:


mummy <3

angie just told me something that just made my heart sink ): i do hope you pull through.

: xie xie ai :: hua yuan jing ling :

sizzling hot (: smirks, i can see terence getting a nosebleed

among all the solos, i found this e most believable. together with sara's one. lauren's one was more polished, while sara was really raw. i'm beginning to like lauren more & more

but technically, danny rocked my socks off.

i would love to do a dance like that. a dance with meaning, a dance to inspire (:

i've heard this song a million times, but hearing that section on replay 10 times. made me really listen to the words for once. i want to make a difference. to leave my mark on this world. i've always wondered, what if i were to disappear one day. just poof. would ppl notice, i think at this moment only mel will. haha. we can't got 2 days without talking. the world will definitely keep on moving, lives will go on. i just want to say one day, i came to this world, i changed it, even if it was small & insignificant, and then i can finally go in peace.

now we see everything that's going wrong
with the world and those who lead it
we just feel like we don't have the means
to rise above and beat it

so we keep waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

it's hard to beat the system
when we're standing at a distance
so we keep waiting
waiting on the world to change
now if we had the power
to bring our neighbors home from war
they would have never missed a Christmas
no more ribbons on their door
and when you trust your television
[ Waiting On The World To Change lyrics found on http://www.completealbumlyrics.com ]
what you get is what you got
cause when they own the information, oh
they can bend it all they want

that's why we're waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

it's not that we don't care,
we just know that the fight ain't fair
so we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

and we're still waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting waiting on the world to change
one day our generation
is gonna rule the population
so we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

i want to reverse the change. how i want to. if i could do it on my own, i would. but we've changed so much..

even though i can't wait for the 2 months to come. i know it'll pass it the blink of an eye. and i'll be gone. and find that freedom i've been so desperately craving.

DRIVING TEST TMR 0_0

: waiting on the world to change :: john mayer :

screw what the judges say, this dance is prob the best dance i've seen so far in season 3. ty's choreography was amazing & sabra was phwoar. got me in tears -.- i think its a mixture of the song & e movements. i love it.

but i'm incredibly annoyed they broke e pairings up ): I WANT MY SABRA & DOM. but u know e way they keep complimenting sabra & dom, it reminds me of ivan & allison. and its like the moment they separated, they went home )))): i want sabra or dom to win! or pasha :D

driving test TMR 0_o and just my luck to get this super annoying bloody naggy instructor for my last lesson today. kept making me check everything so many times that my neck's hurting now -.- I HATE IT when the instructor grabs my steering wheel. i can steer damnit. irritating bugger. talk non-stop i was going insane in e car. and he actually puts his hand on my gearstick and only releases it when i've checked my blindspots. bloody hell.

i'm tired, cranky & sleepy. shall go finish my this week's sytycd & its off to bed for me -.-

: grace :: jeff buckley :

wails. my heart is broken ))))))))): my two darlings, south korean & japan just crashed out of the afc tonight. i'm so sad. i was hoping for a final between the two of them. then i can just enjoy a good match & be happy regardless of whoever wins. roars. i absolutely refuse to watch the afc finals anymore. but i hope hope there'll be a 3rd place playing. then at least i get to watch e two sides play. no more football to look forward to till epl starts. sighs. and choo yi ming is in hk now watching liverpool play. i want to be in china damnit.

went back to rj to teach e j1s latin ballroom today. jive. knees & feet are absolutely aching now. damn. i feel old. but it was good doing latin in front of a huge mirror again, instead of prancing in my guestroom in front of e miniscule mirror -.- e j1s were not bad (: they learned quite fast! haha, and quite enthu about everything also (: haha, how i miss jive.

oh yes, i need to buy a laptop. my dad's pushing for dell, i want a fujitsu.. any suggestions ppl?

[edit] how i love russian dancers. -swoons- esp the boys. pasha pasha pasha. meehehehee

i love classical ballroom (: when i grow older, i want to spend the rest of my life doing this. WAILS. i'm so sad anya's out ): she's prob the best latin dancer ever on e show, and she gave the most beautiful beautiful ballroom pieces ))))): so now there's only sabra & dom, plus pasha & danny to cheer on

i think this routine would be super super fun to do. a tad bit skanky, but hilarious (: just that i think it should have been either lacey + ivan or allison + ivan. heh

and this is what i truly call, dancing your heart out (:

gonna start my rambling about dancing again :p haha. i was talking to jerrine e other day, & mel today. how we all agreed that rj wasn't that great a place for us. rgs was the one. rg gave us the best years of our lives. but i must say that rj gave me the best times of my life. and that would be the times i spent in rj dance. its quite funny how all of us dancers were held so tightly by dance, and how we were always there for each other throughout the past 2 years. but once rj dance was over, before or after sentio, everything's fallen apart. its like we don't have much to say to each other anymore. and its quite odd actually, who i find myself talking to among e dancers now, quite the opposite bunch of ppl i used to stick to in rj dance (with e exception of angie of course). haha.

i never quite understood how important dance was to me till prob 2 yrs ago. or how a huge part of my life it was till now. from ballet, to modern, to hiphop, to latin and then contemporary. i used to think that gym was my everything, it gave me the team & support that i never got in ballet or rg dance. or maybe all along it was just filling that gap when i quit ballet. but i'm inclined to believe my gym years were special (: because of the ppl in my team, mel, ziying & my precious 4 juniors (; we lived in this bubble where all that mattered were our routines and each other. and at that point in time, it helped me grow. and nothing (even all e injuries) could take anything away from that wonderful time.[/edit]

my dad's being incredibly nice these few days (: after signing me up for his amex card, he's letting me choose which visa card i want to get a supp card too. woohooo. i'm just seeing which one i can get more benefits overseas & back home here. hehh. i'm gonna charge my food to his cards (y) cos he will never get angry if i spend more on food, since he values good food too. heee. plus i think he'd rather have me buying food than 'waste time' cooking.

hmms, i'm obsessed with my new shirt (: its e one in e pictures below that i wore to buy harry in. hehh, its from zara & oh-so-comfy :D hehee, i'm practically living in it all e time.

time out with mel today was lovely (: just nonsense talking, haha. or rather scandalous talking. smirks. then reckless driving after that :p i'm getting terribly bored with e circuit.

plus i'm super happy that my fav two countries are in to the AFC semi-finals. japan & south korea! whoopeeeee.

okies (: pics of my latest cooking adventures. nonya zhangs that my grandmummy taught me to make. haha, she's absolutely delighted that i want to learn & i'm e only one in e family other than her who knows her recipe. grins, super bonding time. i absolutely love my ah mah.








& my strawberry shortcakes (: looks good no? hehhh.

harry potter

its 5am on a cold raining sunday morning. and its perfectly apt that i finished the last harry potter book in this weather, huddled up in my quilt on my couch with a cup of tea. hahaha (: finished the book in less than 24 hours since i got it, which was actually quite a blur. heh.

thank goodness i didn't pre-order at borders 0_o the queue was bloody hell long. kino's one was relatively much shorter. lousy spore public transport got jerrine late, so i was waiting outside the bookshop alone at 6.45. which was a tad bit hilarious, i was trying very hard not to laugh e whole time. heh, but anyway we got our books bright & early then had yummy breakfast (y) and we were cam-whoring in e kopitiam with our hp books. everyone was staring at us -.-











anywayyyy, about deathy hallows (no worries no spoilers!). i think this probably sits with the triwizard tournament as my top two fav books of e harry potter series. as usual i was bawling towards e end -.- then my mum thought i was mental, laughing & giggling randomly. i think rowling's an amazing storyteller, i couldn't put the book down. and even if it was a book on its own, i think i'd have been equally enthralled. the details were so well thought-out, and she managed to link all the 7 books together in there. (y) my mind's still spinning from it all, i don't think i'll be sleeping for at least a few hours -.- plus i really liked the way she ended the story & e book, it'd be exactly the way i would want it to end (: hahaha, plus it leaves room for the possibility of a new series which is :D

harry potter fans are seriously fast. if u want to know what the 7th book is about or whatever happens to certain characters, just wiki it 0_o everything's on the wiki pages. i was bored & googled & its rather amazing actually.



on a another note, i always did have this attraction towards james potter, remus lupin & sirius black, as opposed to harry, ron & hermione. how i love padfoot, moony & prongs. hahaha, but i esp like sirius black (: alot alot. there's something very sexy & dangerous abt him. grins. WHY DID HE HAVE TO DIE ): and though i love gary oldman as sirius, i wish he'd be a tad bit more cocky & arrogant. then it'd be all perfect (y)

haha. to harry potter and all that is magical!

i hope i'll still be reading these books for years to come, in my bid to never really grow up (:

today was probably the first time in a very long time that i can remember him saying, 'i'll cancel my appointment and come pick you up'. as spastic as it seems, it totally made my day. and while i was waiting, there was this voice in my head telling me not to get my hope too high up, he could easily cancel on you too. but he didn't (: and at e same time, there's some self-loathing that such a simple thing could make or break my day.

i really think i'm such a contradiction. i'm the most afraid of change, most unable to let go. yet i'm the one making the biggest changes in my life. totally uprooting my life and heading over to london to start brand new. the irony of it all. and watching asian boys on tues with screw (both of which was lovely, though somethings will never be the same again), looking at the 5 of us. 6 years with ming & rachel, 4 with cass & stef. it really made me look at each of them properly for the first time in quite awhile, and i realised we've grown up so much, changed so much. we're quite the mismatched group sometimes. haha, but despite all the negative emotions sometimes, the fights & squabbles, nothing makes me so content & happy as spending time with screw.

i love screw (: forever & always.

went out with jerrine on thurs (: for lunch & shopping. deb pang-seh the two of us. hahaha, but it was really nice, and it still strikes me how interesting & amazing it is we can not talk for a long time and meet and chatter non-stop. grins. i'll really miss her when she goes to us :p and the first time we met too, hilarious. dumped together by deb. grins. and we're going to buy our harry potter books tmr at 7.01 am :D heheee. i can't wait. met tiankai when i was out with her. hahaha, he got such a shock. i totally forgot he was in law, then now he's going to work in a london law firm (y) so i'll def be going to find him for advice in london. mehehehe.

driving test next week (: i'm so enjoying driving. the control it gives me. i likeeee.

: have you seen the rain :: rod stewart :

I LOVE YOU DEB (:

hello my short-lost friend. smirks. at least u had the decency to remember me (: so i'll forgive & forget. or rather i'll forgive & try to forget. hahaha.

whoopee. i'm getting a supp card. i've been wanting one for quite awhile, heh. but had to kinda regain my parents trust in my spending abilities. but its all good now (: MEHEHEHEEE. this would be what justin calls my devilish laughter.

driving test is next week. gonna be driving almost everyday till then. i like driving alot, makes me feel very in control. however, going round and round same circuits & constantly parking is kinda annoying after awhile -.-

its quite painful & sad how much we've withdrawn from each other's lives now.

i'm so dreading 22nd august ): i can't imagine what its gonna be like when mel leaves.

: hallelujah :: jeff buckley :

i used to fear loneliness. but now i seem to revel in it. its quite a luxury sometimes (: i don't often get it even at home, with yet bustling about. hahaha, if you've been to my house, you'll get what i mean. but today, walking around far east waiting for mel, watching the people go past, i just felt this sense of contentment. nothing more, nothing less. and perhaps this means i'm ready? hahaha. i wonder. but anyway, i think i'll be just fine strolling down the streets of london alone, sitting in hyde park reading and even feeding ducks. smirks.

jeff buckley's voice just soothes my soul (:

AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!!!!!



its hilarious (: and pasha can shake my arse anytime. meeheehee, russian latin dancers. i like i like. they're fast running up my list. to the top with the jap boys, british lads & sexy italian men (y). i'm totally loving pasha, anya, danny (lovely hands), sabra & dominic. jaime annoys e shit out of me with her 'heeheheeheheee' accompanied by her boobs jiggling -.- but i must say her lines are beautiful. her strength too is phwoar. good dancer, annoying girl. there.

PLUS, TERENCE!!! your beloved apologise by timbaland's finally got a dance. haha, but its not hip hop :p its contemp! and not a great one at that ): haha, but i think you'll like this. your darling shane sparks + ne-yo, and my gorgeous pair sabra & dom. their chemistry is phwoar. why don't we have choreographers & dancers like that in spore ):

i was just watching tv just now when i suddenly remembered this incident in chi class back in sec 2, when gong laoshi was teaching us. she was telling us about the how by calculating the alphabets in your name, like how A=1, B=2, C=3 and so on, you add the numbers together till u get a single no. and these numbers from 1-9 predicts your character, future & life. my name added up to 1. and e weirdest thing was that i was the only one in my class to add up to 1. haha. i'm not a huge believer in all these, i take it with a pinch of salt. but if whatever it says for 1 is true for my life, i'd be quite a happy girl (: hahaha. you can check your name out here!

actually, i spent like the first month of my life being called 'the baby' or 'the girl', and till now my 2nd aunt still refers to me as the latter -.- and e reason why i was nameless for so bloody long, was cos my darling parents spent one bloody month consulting with goodness knows who on my name. chi name :p they had this whole list where they had each name's strokes counted out, in jian ti AND fan di to calculate my fortune. rather hilarious i find for 2 rather westernised ppl. sheesh, i do hope all the calculations work -.-

and reading a friend's blog entry, i rather like the fact that i'm still able to wear a majority of my 'heart' or emotions on my proverbial sleeve. haha. i like that fact i can still cry, over huge things or the silliest smallest things, like in e movies. hahaha. i hope the day that i cannot cry anymore never comes. i don't believe that growing up means that i must become cold and silent, keeping everything locked up inside. as i said (: i'm happy in the place that i'm in now, i'm past all the insecurities where i feel that harsh words means that i must change myself. so if u can't accept me for who i am, i think i'm now capable of saying goodbye (: haha.

when i see that rebellious look in your eyes, the defiant glare, the walls built around you. all the more i'm drawn to you. these emotions hide something underneath. something that i think i can understand. cos i feel it too. and you just feel that sometimes nobody gets you, or gets that feeling. so when you have someone who believes in you, trusts you and doesn't do all he can to suppress that rebellion, defiance and isolation. its like a whole new beginning. suddenly the reason for all that ceases to exist. and just a little reminder, its always these people who see the most, notice the details and are the most sensitive towards others.

i can go days on end not talking to him at all. we have nothing to talk about, with the exception of hello & goodnight. i really don't know how things are gonna progress when i'm in london. i wonder if 'fondness makes the heart grow fonder' does work with him. i really doubt so cause he has been absent for a large part of my life. and though i did miss him when i was younger, i'm just left with this vacant emotion towards him now. and its this vacant emotion that results me in unable to trust many. i think when things progress to the point of absence of emotions, its when you give up hope, cause there isn't any point in hoping much. you don't get angry much anymore, cause anger stems from love, concern or even reliance. and there isn't much anymore. i do love him and i do appreciate what he has given me. but its not enough to maintain our relationships anymore now.

kayli + pictures

meheheee (: went out with kayli today! went to do foot reflexology which was actually very very comfy with her & her cousin. e only thing was that kayli's & my feet kept cracking and making noises -.- all thanks to e torture we put them through cos of gym & dance, and in her case, cheerleading too. all the disabled folks. grins. then yummy tea (well it wasn't really tea -.- according to kayli it was a HUGE snack but it was tea time) at marmalade's pantry where jermaine was working there! we just sat & ate & talk, quite abit of good advice from uni from my jie (: haha. i realise i'm rambling. grins, must be cos of kayli. hahaha. LOVE YOU KAYLI (: and you must come back more often!!!



finally have my pictures uploaded (: from today, sentio party day & spaghetti night! heh. plus ming's coming over to do some baking and cooking tmr (y) this week is looking mighty good so far!


spaghetti bolognese (:


its bloody hilarious how our dear suefaye was manning e bbq pit. grins.


:DDD look at kohzy's face!!! hehee.


beatrice our very own alcoholic (she's so gonna kill me for this picture -.-)


evelyn & her lovely cupcakes (:


closeup of the cupcake with icecream. SO GOODDDD!!!!

: everything :: michael buble :
this song just makes me so happy (:

the party last night for sentio ppl was mighty mighty fun (: good food plus good friends = heaven. hahaha. and e good food is cos my mummy and i whipped it up between e two of us. ego. anyway, we spent most of e night eating, then went up to my house to watch sentio, amarante & enchainment videos. how i miss zaki and 'we're all in this together', that was absolute love i tell you. and of course my darling latin! heheee. we were screaming, laughing & reminiscing together. it was so good. bea's butt shaking! woohoo. and then derrick miraculously appeared at e 11th hour (literally) -.-

dragged myself out of bed early this morning to go meet junwee for transformers. omg, i love michael bay (: i'm not a huge action adventure movie type, but seriously the effects were mind-blowing. very very cool. i like bumblebee!!! hehee, though when i was young i used to own a optimus prime toy i think 0_o memory's a bit foggy.


whee, another movie i'm looking forward to (: i hope i meet someone one day who gives me the strength to abandon everything and run free like this.

WHEEEEEE! MY DARLING JIE'S BACK (: so its kayli time tmr. heheheee.

plus i'll miss my angie baby!

and a biggg sorry to mingkie-poo for you know what.

: one love :: u2 & mary j blige :

ooohhh. i'm so loving the idea of 3 years in london. meehehee (: plus the fact that orlando bloom is returning to the stage and going to star in a play in london. JUST THAT IT ENDS ON 15TH SEPT. argh. i'm praying they extend the show, so i can watch when i get there :D i can't absolutely wait.

then i found a fellow manu fan in yangqi! hehee, we can go watch manu matches together. esp since we're both in high holborn. omg, to watch man u live at old trafford, to see my baby running and scoring (: i hope i don't faint before e game even begins. ehehee. and now with fernando torres heading to liverpool, i MUST watch the man u liverpool clash :D -bounces about-

and the icing on e cake. i want to watch the spice girls in concert. ahahaha. i know its hilarious, i find it rather hilarious myself that i'll be paying at least a hundred sing to see my childhood dream. haha, i used to love the spice girls. in my pri 3-5 days. i actually can still remember e words to all my fav songs. sheesh.

i've been bumming around the house the past few days, enjoying the luxury of doing nothing. cos i know i won't get that chance in london, or rather i won't let myself have that chance. i want to enjoy everything to e fullest there (: haha. and i don't intend to muddle my way through my studies again. i'm finally getting the chance to study what i really want. so i'm not gonna screw it over this time.

: umbrella :: rihanna :

grocery shopping +sentio

there's something extremely therapeutic about grocery shopping alone (: it boosts me self-esteem, i have zero idea why. hahaha. and it makes me extremely happy to wander along the aisles, choosing which brand of tomato sauce i want, which cut of beef should i get, which piece of meat is fresher. grins. i take extreme pride in knowing how to select my fish, meat, vegetables & fruits. as well as being able to cook. i think i'm going to be an extremely happy girl in london (: with all their lovely lovely weekend markets, butches & fishmongers. doing grocery shopping on my own makes me feel very independent too! haha, and keeps anything unhappy at bay.

i'm cooking spaghetti bolognese tonight. first time actually. usually i stick to my seafood or mushroom type of pasta. my mum & i hate minced beef from e store cos they always use dubious (not always fresh) parts of e cow :p e uk mince beef smells weird. yeap, so i bought myself some nice fresh cuts and minced them myself. hahaha.

i sound extremely domesticated in these few entries no? with all the baking and cooking. grins. its funny how i share my mum's love of cooking, yet we can't cook together :p cos she gets so exasperated with me. and i hate having someone looking over my shoulder.

oh yes, does anyone know someone called dale?

i'll put pics up of my spaghetti later (: but for now. some sentio photos! a film reel of sorts (: from beginning to end.











: makes me wonder :: maroon 5 :
this song is bloody sexy. grins

reading about the two chinese athletes who broke their necks leaves me feeling incredibly sad. esp the gymnast. i've seen many gymnasts fall, fly off, get injured and all that. its a terrible sinking feeling. and as much gym has given me, it has taken alot from me too. just that the price they paid, was way too much.

: like a star :: corrine bailey rae :

osaka + kyoto +baking

wheehehee (: i did some baking today. made cupcakes with evelyn's recipe. hehehee. okok. time to recount on osaka and kyoto. i shall do a photo recount. be warned: alot of pictures coming up!


mummy & i on the haruka lmtd express from kansai airport to osaka. it was super funt train-ing everywhere. esp since e routes were those long dist types, where u only stop like once in half an hour thing. so it was really peaceful & nice.


our food haul from the osaka dept stores (: meheheheee. i love their food halls.


photo-whoring outside osaka-jo koen station. e nearest train station to our hotel (:


mummy & i! little miss sunshines hates the sun. smirks. i love my shades!


omggg. can u see how marbled the beef are :DDDD kobe beef. mehehehe.


shopping in shinsaibashi! osaka is seriously damn good for shopping (: ahahaha. walked my feet off doing so much shopping. heheee. trust me when i say i did ALOT of shopping. grins.


we took a break after awhile in macs. ordered a small coked -.- and my eyes almost popped out when the girl handed me this small cup. ahaha, freaking ex coke, but oh so cute no?


more of shinsaibashi. it was a saturday. so the crowds were out. the girls were all so well dressed and made up! i like ppl who take pride in their appearances (: call me superficial, but i think ppl who scorn those who dress well, calling them materialistic are bloody annoying. dressing like a moron doesn't make you smarter -.-


america-mura. or america town (: hahaha, was a tad bit overdone and tacky for my liking.


e next day. my hogan flats (: i decided that since i was in japan, i'd might as well go jap. hehee, my hair was piled on top of my head like e jap girls. plus thick eyeliner & tights.


mummy and i (:


i love the old nostalgic feeling of trains (: plus that it doesn't get me motion sick :p


the bright lights in dotombori, osaka! haha. the strip is hilarious actually.


if u can't see it clearly, this menu in this DAMN GOOD SUSHI RESTAURANT, reads 'i warm an octopus & vegetables by the kombo soup stock which i excited. and i can stick to juice pressed from a bitter orange, and please have it.' ahahahaha. it was bloody hilarious. i was trying super hard to stop laughing at e menu :p


another one! 'i picked up an eel with an eggplant and made it tempura and wore grated radish & soy sauce'. very funny!


salmon, yellowtail & tuna belly sashimi = LOVEEEEEEEEEEE!


this extremely cute elderly couple from nara (: haha.


the kansai region's known for their tofu :D so had to have some grilled tofu with diff types of miso paste!


it was also unagi season. so there was like eel everywhere, but it was soooooo good. swoons (:


the bright lights in dotombori (:


nobody does strawberry shortcake like the japanese. its love i tell you (:


aren't these mushrooms the cutest things (: ahahaha. i took pic of them esp for my darling mushroom-lover mingkie-poo (alliteration)


hehee, these are how my nails look like now (: pretty?


mummy and i in kyoto. we were having dinner at this restaurant which was e branch of e one that created teppanyaki! hence the aprons. hehh.


kobe beef on teppanyaki. omg, this is seriously the most sinful edible thing. haha, those are fried garlic slices on top. yummyyyyy.


e next day we went to the famous nishiki market in kyoto. it was so freaking hot that we had to pop into this adorable teahouse for dessert (: haha. each table had their own grinder-thingy, where u were given roasted black beans and then u put into this thing and grind in into powder e old fashion way. then u sprinkle the powder on top of the mochi or jellies. yummmy.


the green tea ice with red bean, mochi & soft serve ice cream was HEAVEN. hahaha, am i making many ppl hungry?


we went to gion next. this is the golden pavillion shrine/temple atop of this hill on gion. my mum & i were dripping sweat by e time we climbed up -.- but i think the shrines and temples in kyoto are just lovely. that's why i love japan so much actually, its a wonderful combination of everything old and traditional and the ultra-modern technology. i lovee it!


was really lucky and bumped into a few geishas that day :DDD hahaha i love this picture i took of their backs as they walked off with gion & kyoto in the background. there's something so mysterious about them.


me & 2 geishas :D i bought myself 2 cotton kimonos! heheheee.


a traditional street in gion (:


we stayed in a hotel that was just situated above the kyoto train station. which was really cool, cos the hotel built itself around the structure of e train station which is really modern, made of glass & metal. this was on the sky bridge in our hotel (:


on the train back to kansai airport from kyoto!

okkk (: now on to my baking i did today. heheee.


chocolate cupcakes with nutella icing on the left (: and coffee cupcakes on the right. YAY TO EVELYN FOR HER RECIPE!!! hahaha, do i live up to your standards dear?


chocolate cupcake with nutella frosting.


coffee cupcakes!


yet & i with her star shaped cupcake i made specially for her. heheee.

: the winner takes it all :: abba :