oh happy day!

YAY!!
I went to the biggest bookstore in Taipei today, Eslite!
It looks like Kinokuniya and is open till 2am~!
I was so happy to finally be in the company of books again!

Amy was quick ... she swooped around, quickly picked up 5-6 mags and paid for them.
I tot to myself, "Gosh, I would lurf to spend the whole day here ..."
Most of the books were in Chinese, but no matter ... I found stuff to buy anyway:

1. The curious incident of the dog in the night-time (Mark Haddon)
2. The shadow of the wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
3. A Chinese dictionary of simplified and traditional Chinese

Hope they make good reads ...

I even came across a mag with Cho Seung Woo on the cover, but it's all in Korean!
Sigh.

Never mind ... I know where to destress in future. Hee hee. :P

the sun is up!

I have insomnia.
It is 6am and I really should be sleeping, but I am so awake that my brain has no choice but to think of the most ridiculous thoughts like,

"Ooh....wouldn't it be exciting if a typhoon really comes? What if the room window is blown to pieces? Maybe we should hide in between the 2 beds so if a sofa flies in, we will not be slammed against the wall..."

or

"Why does the light on Chashew Bao (my iBook) blink when I put it to sleep? Gosh, look at the patterns in the dark it's making..."

or

"Hey, it's snow season in Oz now! I wanna go skiing....Sigh...all those happy ppl in Melb who get to go....Ooh, I miss Koko Black...Hm...I wonder if I can make my own hot chocolate with really good dark chocolate?"

Yah, random thoughts like these...which go on for about a few hours, as I try to "drift" off to sleep....

And it doesn't help that Lord of the Rings was playing on TV earlier, which totally got me hyperventilating about several things all at once...the snow...the brilliance of Peter Jackson...the loyalty of Sam....the armor bearer heart of Legolas (yes, and how cool he is)...how spiritual the whole trilogy was. Yah, sometimes I find it hard to catch some things when they are preached to me straight, but gimme a story or movie, and I'll dissect it and relate it and analyse it and feel it for you. Watch LOTR with me and you will stand in awe at what I can get out of it. Heh heh.

Oh yes! CHT is out and it looks gooooooood. :) Heard some good comments on it too, which is encouraging!

Emerge Taiwan coming up!! So excited that I'm actually going to attend it. :)

Okei I think I'm gonna go back to bed and try to sleep again...but lastly, here's another berfdae greeting for you Laine! I pray that God will drench you in all kinds of blessings, and that you will see the desires of your heart fulfilled, soon. :) Can't wait to meet up with you guys in Taiwan next week! Lurf ya, gal.

I'm a Girl Next Door leh ... right or left side?

Sharon, you're a Girl Next Door!

You are the Girl Next Door

Cute, fun, and sweet, you're Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Aniston, and Meg Ryan all rolled up into one — the perfect Girl Next Door. Naturally pretty, unpretentious, and generous, you demand your share of respect, but you aren't particularly high-maintenance. What's your ideal date? Probably a Blockbuster night — you don't mind skipping an evening on the town if it means getting some old-fashioned snuggling on the sofa. Careful yet spontaneous, you're a little bit of the Guy's Girl, a smidge of Sorority Sister (the nice kind), and just a hint of the Hippie Chick. But you've got an appeal that's all your own, which is why the guys can't stay away. People are attracted to your strong values and traditional ways. Your winning smile, bright eyes, and loving nature will make anyone want to hold on tight and never let go.

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You can tell I'm stressed by the amount of bo-liao tests I am doing. Haha.
And I'm actually buay pai seh to paste such flattering results on my blog....double haha.
Too bad I dun really like Jennifer Aniston, but Sandra Bullock and Meg Ryan are cool.
Anymore fun tests, can throw my way.
I'll do them when I want to sleep but can't. :P

?!

You are a Spatial Thinker

Spatial Thinkers:
Tend to think in pictures, and can develop good mental models of the physical world.
Think well in three dimensions
Have a flair for working with objects
Like other spatial thinkers, Leonardo had a talent for designing buildings and machinery. He also invented a new style of map making

Other Spatial Thinkers include
Pablo Picasso, Michelangelo, Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Careers which suit Spatial Thinkers include
Mechanic, Photographer, Artist, Architect, Engineer, Builder, Set designer
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*scratch head*
How can I be a spatial thinker when I am such a klutz?!
This is so weird.

I am in Taiwan!

Thanks to work, I am finally in the city of ooh la la shopping and yummilicious food so plentiful u'll sprain yr neck trying to keep track of everyone of them!
Okei okei, that was lame.
But I can be excused because I am tired. Haha.

I am taking a break while waiting for Amy to settle fonts on her powerbook.
(Which reminds me, I want a MACBOOK!!! :P)
I imagine all the Mac users yelling "YEH GO FOR IT, SISTA!" until I ask...
Who wants to buy me one?? *sweet smile*
Hee hee.

Okei okei, I'm going back to kaypoh on poor stressed Amy.

lurf this song

MY HEALER

LOVE STRONGER THAN THE FEARS BEFORE ME
HUNG ON THE CROSS AND SET ME FREE
MERCY ENDURES THROUGH ALL MY FRAILTY
BLOOD THAT WAS SHED FOR ME TO LIVE

RAIN DOWN YOUR POWER
SAVIOR I NEED YOU NEAR

MY JESUS, I CALL YOUR NAME
YOU'RE BROKEN FOR ALL MY PAIN
MY HEALER, YOU'VE TOUCHED MY WORLD
BY YOUR STRIPES, I'M WHOLE AGAIN
AND I PLACE ALL MY TRUST IN YOU
AND I PLACE ALL MY HOPE IN YOU

RIVER OF LIFE THAT RUNS IN HEAVEN
FLOW FROM YOUR THRONE INTO THIS PLACE
HEALING WILL FLOW THROUGH ALL THE NATIONS
AND ALL WILL KNOW YOUR SAVING GRACE

my love languages

I did the test and it says:

Your primary love language is probably
Words of Affirmation
with a secondary love language being
Quality Time.

Complete set of results
Words of Affirmation: 10
Quality Time: 6
Receiving Gifts: 5
Acts of Service: 4
Physical Touch: 4

Take the test at http://www.youthnetsouthampton.org.uk/breakout/lovelanguages.php

HUH?! When did Quality Time climb so high up the ranks?!
And Physical Touch went all the way down to the bottom?!
This is so weird.

Anyway, it's been so long since I blogged that I forgot my username, and I only managed to sign in on the third try! :P

Happy Father's Day to one and all who are reading this.
I hope you had a good one! :)

of bings and paos and xiangs

There is a lull in my blogging world.
Which means, I'm out of time/things to post ... :P

Btw, congrats PAP for winning the elections.

Oh wait!
I do have something to say ... Mum bought Dad a most lovely wooden Chinese Chess set, and he's been getting us to play with him.
Dad says I'm not bad for a beginner ... yay!
Even though I am always 54 steps slower in my strategising, but at least I won't go senile when I grow old! Haha!!

Gosh, it's really not easy to command an army. :P
Must know how to defend and attack and anticipate your enemy's moves.
Which makes me wonder ... why do men make the best generals when they are not known to be good at multi-tasking?

berfdae bits

My cg celebrating my berfdae for me...The jacket I'm wearing is a gift from my old cg!
How sweet of them to remember and get together to buy me my first item from Skin. Heh heh. :)



Don't I look like I'm out on a romantic date?!! Hahaha....Actually, I was with....



And my aunt and uncle too!



And here's me getting wasted ... :P Haha ... Neh, I had a mocktail instead, which really tasted like an expensive excuse for a cherryade ...

i'm 27!

I had a most enjoyable evening to end off my berfdae celebration for this year!
A pity we didn't think of taking photos. :P

It's been about 4-5 years since I last went to the Ritz Carlton lounge, so I tot I'd go satisfy my craving for the ice lemon tea there with Laine and Sherl.
Imagine my surprise to find out they've got a great live band now too!
Esp. the pianist, Mervyn, who is really one happy, gifted player.

It was just one of those nites where everything came together to make it delightful.
The pianist came by to say hi, and I also made the acquaintance of this other lady, Jennifer, who is stopping by Singapore on her way back to London from New Zealand.
Her berfdae is tomorrow and her mum made her a berfdae dedication too.
Actually, she had 3 berfdae dedications, cos the band got her name wrong on the first two occasions and for some inexplicable reason, she became Alice instead. Hahaha.
My first dedication "Over The Rainbow" also resulted in me becoming "Shaun" which annoyed the gals no end, so I ended up with "Home" and "Moon River" too!
Then someone else requested "You're Beautiful" and "Save The Last Dance For Me", which pretty much completed the evening for me.

It's been a good berfdae this year-good gifts, good company, good times.
Even the build up to it was significantly happier than in previous years.
Maybe cos I'm finally back in Singapore and celebrating on home ground for the first time in 3 years! Haha.

I'll try and put photos up of this year's berfdae bits and pieces over the next few days.