Universal Studios Singapore

Our superb package at the price of 283.20 SGD got us 6 tickets (worth 68 SGD each), 20 SGD meal vouchers & 22 express passes (worth 30 SGD each). However, the queue was so awesomely short that day that we didn't need to use the passes. Thank you Amanda & U.Nicholas & U.Phillip & A.Violet! =)

We're here!!

Hollywood

We caught the Mel's Dinettes as well as the Johnny O's here. One of them grabbed Lyn for a dance =) 

We took photos with Woody Woodpecker, Mae West, Marilyn Monroe. We missed out on Betty Boop & Frankenstein.

Woody Woodpecker

Mae West

Marilyn Monroe

New York

They managed to catch The Rockefellas. We caught Sesame Street =) Lights Camera Action was super impressive, considering the space and time frame. 

Lights Camera Action

The Rockefellas

Sesame Street Live

Charlie Chaplin

SciFi City

We skipped out in Accelerator. We did however go twice for the Transformers 3D ride. It was pretty scary the first time, we were cheering the second time. All of us sat on the Human rollercoaster, but only Karen, Lyn & myself proceeded onto the Cylon rollercoaster. I closed my eyes the entire time and screamed my lungs out. In fact, Lyn & I went for another round on the Cylon rollercoaster, this time, eyes wide open the entire ride.

We survived this!

We met Optimus Prime (he moved!) & Bumblebee in his car mode. 

Optimus Prime

Ancient Egypt

We met Cleopatra who had her eyes on Vincent. We also met Anubis, who tried to scare us while taking photo. 

Cleopatra

Anubis

The Revenge of the Mummy Ride was pretty cool. Its something like the Transformers 3D ride, except this time it uses heat and strobe lights instead of water and screens. We skipped Treasure Hunters as it was a kiddies ride and it took 30minutes wait time. We couldnt be bothered. 

Lost World

We skipped out on the Amber Rock Climb. We sat on the Canopy Flyer. It was pretty scary because it was a paired rollercoaster which left your legs dangling in the air. We skipped Dino-Soaring as it was a kiddies ride too. We went twice on the Jurassic Park Rapids adventure as there was no crowd and since it was the last ride we went on, we wanted to get as soaked as possible. All of us were pretty dry except for Karen who was in white. We managed to catch the Waterworld show, which was pretty impressive.

Live Dinosaur!
(we were too busy eating to take a picture with them)

After Waterworld

Surfs up? =P

We passed Diane, the infant dinosaur but didn't take a picture.

Far Far Away

Shrek 4D adventure show was pretty impressive. Impressive Motion Master so I thoroughly enjoyed that, except for the part where the spiders crawl up your legs. We missed out on the Donke LIVE show as we didnt have the time. We skipped the Magic Potions ride as it was also a kiddie ride. Enchanted Airways was so-so. We didnt get to meet or bump into Shrek or Princess Fiona or even Puss In Boots =( We barely spent time in Far Far Away actually, cause we were rushing for time.

Queuing for Enchanted Airways

Shrek 4D

We stopped by Shrek's hut but he wasn't home.

Shrek's Swamp

Madagascar

We skipped the King Julian's Merry Go Round. We didnt manage to catch the Crate Adventure Ride and were too tired by then to go for it despite it being open. We didnt get a picture with the whole bunch either, but we did get a picture with the penguins. We didnt manage to catch the penguins perform though.

We spent the last hour of our day there "shopping". While i thought the rest would buy more than me & I would end up with nothing, I ended up with the biggest bag *facepalm*

Singapore Baby!

Day 1
We bought a Groupon deal so we got return coach for RM75. Our coach was at 8am at One Utama. However, upon arriving, Chloe & Lyn realized that they forgot their passports so we rushed to get the next tickets out then they rushed home while Karen & I boarded the bus. I ended up watching In Time & Chipwrecked.

We arrived around afternoon and it wasn't long before the other two arrived as well. Shaine & Vincent met us at Sentosa. We bought our tickets for the next day. Thanks to Amanda, we got really good deals on the Universal Studio passes. We managed to get 4 entrance tickets at 188SGD, inclusive of 20SGD worth of meal vouchers as well as 10 express passes (worth 30SGD/each). We also managed to get 2 more entrance tickets with a 30% discount.

By that time, I needed to express, but to my dismay, I realized that i brought everything (meaning Icebox, ice packs, pump, containers and bags) but the most important item, the collar connecting the pump and the containers. After much panicking and fretting and finding out that the nearest Phillips dealer was across the country, i resorted to expressing by hand which was terrible as well. Finally it occured to me that i could buy a bottle, which I did. My breasts thanked me gratefully I'm sure.

The Girls camwhored while waiting for me

We were undecided on what to do next, having wasted so much time already. We had to go church to attend obligation day service. So we ended up freshening up at Shaine's place before heading to St.Theresa's  Church where Reuben met us there.

Wrong building, but correct place

Imagine, a whole row of people complete with huge bags and all coming for Mass, we stood out like a sore thumb. I don't know about the rest, but I couldn't keep awake at all in Mass =( *note to self: next time sleep in the bus instead of watching movies*

After meeting Bal & Jules at the hotel and settling ourselves in.

Lush hotel, thanks to Bal

We headed to Bugis for grill & steamboat. Needless to say, we had so much fun! We were given the end table and it was quite amusing to see all of us standing around the table cooking & eating to avoid the oil splashes. We most certainly ate our money's worth.

After that, we took the bus back & camwhored in the bus only to miss our stop. So we had to take cabs back instead.

Trying to fit all of us in

Back at the room, we chilled and laid back with Jagerbombs & wine while laughing over Oppa Ganggam style video and chatting the night away. Chloe & Lyn fell fast asleep while we continued our chatter, finally the guys left at almost 4am+. Crazy Karen, jacked up on Red Bull, could even stay up to finish her work. And thus, ends Day 1.

Day 2
We woke up kind of late and by the time we got ready, lathered ourselves with sunblock & Karen sent off her work, we were off to Universal Studios =) Vincent met us at the Hotel Room with Old Chang Kee snacks.

I braided Lyn's hair

OTW to USS

Details of our USS trip has a post of its own here.

After USS, we bumped into Jules & Bal at Candylicious. It was almost 7pm+, we were deadbeat by then. Pffft! The guys predicted that we would be bored or tired by afternoon, we were just getting started by then. We had dinner in Marche, which was good on our tummies which had only been filled with snacks the entire day.

After dropping us at the hotel, the guys went back to get ready and we took the time to get ready as well. Then the guys came to our room for pre drinks where Bal introduced the sweetest sin: Sparkling White Zinfandel. Mmmm, all sorts of goodness.

We (Reuben, Karen, Chloe, Jules, Bal & myself; Shaine & Lyn stayed back) then went to Avalon at Marina Bay Sands. Awesome night indeed! I have never seen so many Caucasians in a club before, so much so, I actually felt out of place =P But ooh, eye candy aplenty. A guy hit on us in the lift while we were heading up to the ladies. A Swedish guy came on to Chloe (who by the way is no longer a clubbing virgin thanks to that night! Woots!). As well as a guy came on to Karen as well (drama!). I am innocent as usual *winks* We had Vodka, Long Island & beers at the club. Music was kinda sucky, but overall, it was great company that made the night awesome. We almost didnt want to go back.

Us at Avalon

Needless to say, I was gone that night. I honestly, barely drank, but I think the sips of everything mixed with the exhaustion of USS made my girls pamper me all the way into bed. I love my girls long time! =)

Lady in Red
(this was after exiting the club, before blacking out in the cab)

The guys of course, so sweetly dropped us back first before they headed back.

Thus ends Day 2.

Day 3 (Too Tired for Any Pictures)
We woke up super late, or rather I had the hardest time waking up. I had to sleep back to get rid of the pukish feeling. By the time we got ready and called the guys, turns out that our call was their alarm so we had to wiat for them as well. Reuben so sweetly brought us McDonalds breakfast.

We then headed off to Marina Bay yet again for the Harry Potter Exhibition at the ArtScience Museum. While I had to go pump yet again, they settled the tickets & we met back at the food court for lunch. You could see that we were all pretty stoned from the day before.

The exhibition was not bad =) For HP enthusiasts I mean. Or else, you'd find it limited and boring and fake. But overall it was an awesome experience. I could buy no souvenirs though. Everything was super expensive. Weird lady stared at me though =( I wonder why. Oh well.. *shrug shoulders*.

Excuse the retarded look

We then went to Cold Stone for yummy impressive ice-cream, impressive because they could throw it in the air and stuff. We stopped by H&M then while the rest went to Pauls? Jules brought me to Kikki, a totally cute stationery shop, I wanted everything =( Anyway, what happened after was complete chaos.

We rushed back to the hotel, changed frantically, rushed to get a cab, bid our goodbyes and left for our coach at Sentosa. The cab driver was rushing for us as well. He proudly dropped us off at the place few minutes before the departure, only for us to realize that we were 3 stations away from where we intended to go =S So by the time we rushed to our intended place, the bus had already left & the booths were already closed.

Thank God I had arranged to meet U.Vernon, who so kindly offered to bunk us up at his place despite having U.Keith & A.Angela over that night as well. The guys so sweetly offered to meet us at the bus stop after we told them that the bus had left only to tell them that UVernon had picked us up when they reached. I felt so bad. So we booked tickets online while Karen stayed back at someone's place.

@U.Vernon's

Day 4
We woke up and got ready, gave me time to catch up with U.Keith as well. Once we were packed to go and in teh car leaving, I realized I forgot my ticket so we had to go back to get the ticket. This in turn, gave me time to say HiBye to A.Angie (literally). We had 7-11 breakfast before boarding the bus. We slept the entire trip back (at least I did). We had lunch at Subway (I completely forgot about Friday) before Mum picked us up. I got home to be greeted by my darling *joy*

All in all, a much needed, much appreciated, much enjoyed getaway to catch up with my girlfriends! =)

Photo credits go to everyone else =)

#19/08: Hole

Misty-Eyed

I'm supposed to be asleep, I've got to wake up early for Mass tomorrow then I'm off to Ipoh for a daytrip visit but my mind is on flashback rewind mode. Yes, yet again, sigh.

I remember that night. I was feeling quite heart broken about the whole thing, yet being the proud stubborn person I am, I wanted to show how "tough", "strong" & "indifferent" I was.

It was the first time I made up so heavily on my own & with the dress, I actually felt quite good about myself, though not in the purest of ways. The adrenaline coursing through my veins with whatever I had in mind. My intentions were not too pure that night either though. I set out to cause jealousy, I set out to cause hurt & I set out to show retaliation.

It took everything within me to act indifferent. It took everything within me not to crack & give in. It took everything within me to show that it didn't "affect" me & that I could "make it" on my own. I wanted to show that I was firm in my decisions & stuck my guns. I wanted to show that no one was going to be the boss of me.

My friends said plenty that night. They supported me when I told them of my decision & were looking out for me that night. My friends later told me I was quite cruel to act the way I did, to feign ignorance the whole night when it was clear how much damage I was causing. What they didn't realize was how much I was hurting behind everything.

I was aware that I was a complete wreck that night, acting like a fool but that is how I am, I am self-destructive when I'm hurt & boy, was I hurt big time that night. Despite the "bravado", I caved & I cried. It must've been one heck of a dramatic sight to see an intoxicated girl trying her best to ignore yet tears were streaming down her face while she was both smiling & angry. So much so that I had several people check up on me.

I'm really sorry I pushed the limits that night. I was just so hurt & so angry that I felt so much yet nothing worked out & it always led back to the losing game. I pulled out all my cards that night & laid all my worst ones down. All for the sake of causing hurt. Though it hurt me to see the plan work, I did it anyway. I'm so sorry. I say, I wouldn't go to such lengths if I didn't care so much, as much as I did. But I cared so much that it hurt.

I guess everything that was said about me were true & thus I always always had the losing hand & there was never anything I could do about it. Not then, not ever, for I was forever tainted. What hurt the most was that instead of making amends & understanding where my intentions came from, as with everyone else before, turned the tables on me & led me back to square one.

I didn't care anymore after that, I just wanted back. No one else mattered, the dirty questioning laser stares didn't matter, the drinks didn't matter, the music didn't matter. Nothing mattered but the reason for what caused my emotional roller coaster that night in the first place. & within that very moment I was happy, I felt contented, I felt fulfilled & I felt complete.

What sucks right now is that it had always been like that. There was always a good when there was a bad & a bad when there was a good. There was always a happy moment when there was a sad moment & a sad moment when there was a happy moment. There was always hope when it was hopeless & hopeless where there was hope. I guess it'll always be parallel, both existing hand in hand in the same balance but never crossing paths.

Bittersweet, forever bittersweet.

Tonight,ifmy&ifh ='(

#09/08: Messy

The messy corner of my room

Talking to Myself

I have a love-hate relationship with myself. Yes, I'm narcissistic, self-absorbed & conceited like that; Despite being a masochist. Anyway, I both love & hate the late night conversations I have with myself in my head. They lead to very interesting things indeed.

Tonight, I'm loving myself. I look back on my life and the negative moments seem to overpower my positive ones, yet the positive moments are persistent in breaking through the negativity, as though the sun shining though the clouds, proud & beaming its sun rays.

You hear people saying they wish they could go back & change their past, undo their mistakes or do things differently. Me? I wouldn't change a thing cause despite all the bad stuff, I survived & I'm proud of how far I've come. My past shaped me into the person I am today & I like this complicated tough cookie girl. I'm not proud of some things that I've done, but what's done is done. I now look forward to the future, making sure I don't make the same mistakes & raising Faith to not follow my footsteps in doing the same mistakes. In my defense, some things were out of my hands but let's not get to that.

Moving on...

You hear people wishing they looked differently. Me? I still struggle with my body image at times, wishing I looked differently or dressed up differently. However, for the most part, I love myself & the way I am. Thus, that's why its terrible that I don't care about gym or whatnot & consume whatever I like because I'm "maintaining" my weight.

I'm not one to dress up or can afford to dress up anyway so my wardrobe is usually the usual assortment of mix & match tops & bottoms with the sprinkling of dresses for the occasional occasion. The whole diet thing is ridiculous cause I love food too much, but no worries, I eat in moderation with the ever so often snacking/munchies. The whole unhealthy efforts to look thin takes too much effort to do things which I hate so no thank you. Whereas exercise, though good, malas (lazy) la! =S

I may not be thin or slim or slender that I can look good in anything i wear, but I am comfortable enough in my own skin. I'm not obese either so that's good. I'm in between with flabs thrown in certain parts, which I can easily conceal so that's good too. On the overall, so long as I maintain a size M/10 & is below 60kg, I am happy =) After all, God made us in the likeness of Him, no? So dissing ourselves mean dissing Him.

So love yourself & all your battles scars, cause they're what makes you unique & beautiful. Change nothing, start embracing instead. Spread the Love y'all! =)

PS: Just so you know, I am a contradicting hypocrite. What I say here right now at this time in this emotional state of mind may not be the same on a different day at a different time under different circumstances.

#05/08: Logo

Logo to my Fave Skincare Brand

#04/08: Somewhere You Sat

The place I pump at work

#03/08: Coin

Comparison of the old & new 50cent coin