I Flew A Kite

on new year's day :) happy 2012!

Last of 2010

working at Citi has drained me. besides slacking on my bed/sofa watching shows once i'm home, i have no interest in doing anything else on weekdays. weekends have been spent with my secondary school friends and family. i choose to use the remainder as my "me-time". anyways, i'm finally blogging about my stay at marina bay sands on the 30th and 31st of december 2010. i know i'm 16 days late.

due to work, i only reached the hotel at night. went right up to the sky park after viewing our rooms. the view is so beautiful, 100 times better than day, so in love with it. i think we practically spent 1.5 hours up there chit-chatting and taking tons of pictures. oh, i really wanna visit the chocolate bar up there. someone bring me there please...

dear rachel was there with her family as well. thanks to aunty jean, i managed to enter ku de ta to experience the "lifestyle less ordinary". honestly speaking, it is just another hangout place for socialites who ran out of places to go. you get the same view from other parts of the rooftop, besides the dance floor is kinda small and music wasn't good. nevertheless, rachel and i literally soaked in the view and enjoyed the cool breeze from the 57th level for a good half an hour. thereafter, my siblings and i, plus jon, chilled at rachel's room with ryan. :)

walked to centennial tower from mbs early in the morning. how nice if my work place is just a stone throw away from my house. people do morning walks in the park, i did it in the city. my brother and dad went for a swim early in the morning, they said it was freezing cold. thanks to the monthly call, i missed the swim. :(

since it was new year's eve, work was only half a day. my relatives from JB came out after lunch and we spent our afternoon shopping, and slacking in the room. cousins in my room, aunties and uncles in my parents'. check out my new bag from river island, i love it.

what a nice view of a teeny weeny part of the casino.

went for dinner at some chinese restaurant, located opposite raffles hotel. first time there, and the food's really good. we had such a wide spread of dishes, it felt as though i was having a chinese new year reunion dinner. i had the best XO prawns there, and that's my favourite dish of the night. what a good recommendation by papa's banker.

back to the hotel and chilled at the sky park until 10.30pm. reason being, hotel guests weren't allowed up there due to the private function. prices for the tickets are really ridiculous as well, i won't pay for it.

anyways, got ourselves a great view of the fireworks on the helix bridge. this year's fireworks display seems a little shorter than last's. that shouldn't be the case, since there's so much more revenue coming from the casinos right? anyhow, went back to the hotel room and did our popping of champagne after the whole thing ended. my relatives waited 2 hours to collect their car from valet, that's how huge the crowd was.

in regards to the service MBS has provided, i feel that they have improved since my last trip there. given the amount of people there that night, everything's pretty well controlled.

Cheers to 2011

spent my first day of 2011 with jonathan, joshua and rachel at hatched for brunch. a small eatery selling different ways of cooked eggs, from poached to scrambled. i had eggs benedict, and honestly, it wasn't that good. i guess its because i've tried much better ones, i.e. wild honey.

i had such a great countdown. i couldn't ask for anything better, other than having tickets to the 57th level for fireworks viewing. can you believe that MBS hotel guests are not allowed at the sky park after 10.30pm as it is closed for a private event?! oh well, i had a great view of the fireworks anyways. the 2 night stay at MBS was awesome, what a great way to end off 2010. really enjoyed slacking in the big ass room watching cable and chilling at the sky deck at night. the view from the top is just amazing, one of the best look out points in the world i reckon. will definitely blog about this short getaway soon, pictures!!

though i didn't fulfill most of the plans i had on the 1st of january 2010, last year was a good one. it is probably one of the best years i've had in my 19 years on earth. reason being, i was happy.

despite seeing my family for 1/3 of the year, my relationship with them has just been closer. i really like how my parents trust me, and give me so much freedom to do anything i want. my aussie girlfriends did not only make me love melbourne more, but made me love my life more as i know i'll have these girls with me forever. jon was always there for me anytime and anywhere despite my countless scoldings or complaints. i really doubt i can find another friend like him. school would have been tougher if i didn't have mingde and kimmy. i really appreciate the amount of patience they have with me, and the help i've received from them. last but not least, my secondary school loves that i will never forget. though we hardly meet, but it just feels like the good old days when we do. they never fail to put a smile on my face.

the one and only thing i lacked in 2010 was love. you all know what kind of love it is. the aftermath from the break up wasn't easy. but i'm over it, and all ready to move on. i guess that was one of the reasons why i had so much fun this year, the freedom. of course, that doesn't mean i don't want to get into a relationship. if it feels right, why not?

whatever 2011 has got for me, i just want to be happy.

The New Year

had an advance birthday celebration for my papa, as he and mummy will be heading off to india tomorrow for 11 days. therefore, not being able to celebrate it with us in singapore. :( i'll miss them!

i'm really feeling good about 2010. i have no idea why, but i like the way i feel. maybe it's due to the activities i hope to accomplish this year.

1. grandma's 82nd surprise birthday celebration in KL.

2. wedding of the year- at equinox and ritz carlton.

3. nirwan coming to singapore (really hoping)!

4. my 19th birthday (no plans yet, but i still can't wait for it)!

5. chinese new year (a chance for the whole big family to meet up).

6. moving in and styling our (with merrie) new apartment.

7. gold coast trip in april with girlfriends (doubt we've time though?)

8. skiing trip after year 2 semester 1 (either with parents or boyfriend).

9. year end holiday trip with family (i hope it's either korea or europe).

10. fly up to indonesia to visit boyfriend (if circumstances allow it)!

exactly 10 new things to look forward to!

new year, new beginnings, new (& same) resolutions, and new blog!