The Xmas ball...
Jane's last weekend in Singapore before she leaves for New York and law school. It was a full and fulfilling day.. Starting with a very filling dim sum brunch at Yum Cha (Trengganu St near Chinatown MRT) at 11.30am. Must go there before 12 or 1 - the queue when we left was hideous. We then went to Chinatown Complex for Jane to enjoy a bowl of yummy peanut soup. Then, we went to Maxwell Centre for Jane to get pandan peanut pancake (do you sense a trend here?). Finally, we decide we simply have to walk to the Singapore River. And so we set off, only it's drizzling, dripping and finally the rain gets too heavy so we take cover in Lau Pa Sat. Along the way, we took pictures of many cool sculptures.. the weather was cool, the mood slightly out-of-Singapore, happy and wistful, and this pic captures it best.
Angel & Devil
My brother got baptized last Saturday. To many, it might seem like.. it took him that long? But I'm just glad he made up his own mind and took the step! So who's the angel and who's the devil in our family? Well...
Group pic.. finally!
Wow.. this is probably our first pic together with all 4 of us since the debater neoprints back in JC.. My head is like stuffed in just like in the neoprints. Taken by.. my arm, since "We don't need strangers" according to Steph. From left, Jane, Maryam, Steph and me.
Mango jelly drinks
Yum.... mango jelly drinks from Hui Lau Shan at International Building.. on the left is my drink, mango and aloe pieces in mango juice, while jane's drink was sago in mango juice... Yums!! Fresh mango pieces and slurpy gooey stuff.. awesome.
Crew : design
Design team + manager from hell (third from right)
Youth Alive 2005: I was a stage manager!
Ah, can you believe it, I was "STAGE MANAGER" for an event.. a two night evangelistic youth meeting at my church. Well, it rocked! Haha, we had good drama skits tying into the theme, punchy and very not boring sermons by our youth pastors-in-training, and fantastic decor by the crew you see here. Yeah!
Proverbs for the day...
A few proverbs from today's chapter of Proverbs, Proverbs 18. They kind of speak for themselves =)
Fools get into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating (6)
The mouths of fools are their ruin; their lips get them into trouble. (7)
A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things (9)
It's harder to make amends with an offended friend than to capture a fortified city. Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with iron bars. (19)
Words satisfy the soul as food satisfies the stomach; the right words on a person's lips bring satisfaction. (20)
And finally...
There are "friends" who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother (24)
NDP 2005 @ Padang
This is the reason why the Padang is such a great place to hold the National Day Parade... the spectacular backdrop of skyscrapers on one side and the historical significance of the Supreme Court on the right. Lovely.. helped give me the sense of wonder at all that Singapore has achieved in such a short time. On a side note, re: my generation's political apathy and disdain of the ruling party, it seems we Singaporeans are way too demanding - of ourselves and of others. I say enjoy what we have, life's more pleasant and joyful if you don't complain. Heh! Or complain constructively.. I don't like people who are just "down" on everything. I think this pic gives us several reasons to be excited about Singapore's future: her current prosperity, and the heart of her people. Argh! Cheese fest!!
The Merlion Riseth
Hoo haa.. all hail the lion... Singa! For some reason, both the 2003 and 2005 NDP had a segment on the founding of Singapore.. and our history as a wee little island with only a quaint fishing village.. complete with watery lighting effects and dancers pretending to be birds and fishes??!! Hello, get some new ideas!
The Red Lions!
One of my favorite, traditional NDP displays - the paratroopers!
Mum & Andrew en route to Padang
NDP 2005
Er ah, what can I say about it? Haha, well it was fun and enjoyable, and we all got into the "Singapore wave".. Because of new-fangled satellite technology, we had video link-up with the simultaneous Heartland celebrations in Tampines, Jurong East and Yishun... so when we started a wave in Padang, the wave "went around Singapore" and then back to the Padang. Heehee..
Corrinne May Concert 10 Aug 05!!
Woww... just went to Corrinne May's concert last night and it was amazing! I came away even more impressed than I already was of this Singaporean singer-songwriter. A little ashamed tho, that she had to go to LA to make it big before being so warmly received here. She mentioned in the concert that it's been 9 years since she performed here! Yow... Well anyway, she has made it in LA, and she's making it big in S'pore too.. the Esplanade Concert Hall was filled to the brim, all 1500+ seats. Corrine is a very good performer, humorous, and kept us entertained during the breaks with her self-effacing, witty quips. And she's from RGS! Whee.. from the NCC, and a prefect too! Hmm, a study in contrasts, from footdrill, marching, tekanning juniors, booking students for offenses, to playing the piano, guitar, writing songs and singing! Crazy but great. Anyway, if you haven't already, go buy her albums.. I already have her 2nd album, pictured here, and I want to get her first album (Fly Away) too! Songs are very touching, clean, not angsty at all.. She has a much more idealistic and romantic worldview than many performers out there today ;) Great performance, great concert, glad I went.
To learn more, as well as get a free listen to Corrinne's songs, go to her home page.
A properly demure Steph and her pretty lunch of strawberry smoothie and smoked salmon crepe
...and her pretty lunch of strawberry smoothie and smoked salmon crepe. Yup yup, it was great that we all managed to sneak a 1hour lunch together in between the various 'responsibilities' we had, sigh so grown up. It was raining cats and dogs the whole day brr.. Bizarrely, Steph's ladylike shoes looked nice even though they were wet.. when dry they're beige, but when wet they look a dignified grey with pink trim. Hm!
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Spontaneous but v. enjoyable lunch with Steph & Maryam
Chilling at Coffee Club
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Originally uploaded by Phuazzie.Nice bustling cafe pic here.. Hung out with Serene and Shiyao last Monday. Haven't seen Shiyao for like a year, but he's still.. the same! We had a hilarious conversation on different kinds of friends... friend for "interesting", friend for "activity", friend for "trustworthy".. Well, as a friend for trustworthy I can't repeat much else about the conversation! Ha...
Gals enjoying Marche
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Originally uploaded by Phuazzie.Which is only the most crowded place in Orchard Road on a Saturday night...!!!!!
The Young Chio Bu's!!
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Originally uploaded by Phuazzie.
Killer Jeremy
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Originally uploaded by Phuazzie.
Yum...*swallow*
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Originally uploaded by Phuazzie.
Munch munch...
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Originally uploaded by Phuazzie.
MRT ride to Pawai dinner
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Originally uploaded by Phuazzie.Finally, the pics from Pawai dinner!! Well, we finally got to spend our hard-earned Marche vouchers in a yummy, totally filling dinner on 23 July 05!! Yeah..
Darth Vader moment
Darth Vader moment
Originally uploaded by Phuazzie.Not sure why I didn't upload this pic before. Isn't it kewl??? Haha.. Was
totally into Star Wars for a long time, am still into it, but Episode III
has brought some closure to my Star Wars fever!
