gong xi fa cai!!

yippee!! i had my reunion dinner last night with lots of food!! did i tell you before?? -> i love food & i love eating (i just dislike having to figure out what to eat coz obviously, where i live, there are just too many choices!!) that pretty much explains why i constantly need to go on a diet. it is customary for family members to all gather on the eve of chinese new year to have dinner together, no matter how far apart they are... but of course, last night wasn't the eve (today is the eve). i am leaving for phuket this afternoon and that's why we had an earlier reunion dinner.

yeah!! i'm off to phuket soon... can't wait to jump back into the water with my fishes!! i love going to thailand because the things there are generally cheaper than here and the people are mostly really friendly. plus plus... the diving there is great!! countless of dive site. fishing there is pretty exciting too. on average, i make two trips to thailand in a year... either bangkok, phuket or krabi. i'd like to go to koh samui, changmai and changrai next. :)

i'm going to eat lots and get myself a nice tan... will blog more when i return! in the meantime, have a great time yourself this chinese new year... eat more, play more and win more!

Happy New Year!

hi hi hi! its a brand new year! what are your new year resolutions this year? and how were the parties this year?

i spent quiet time at home with my family because i am no longer keen to squeeze with people in street parties. its disgusting to read about gals being molested out on the streets and its real unfair to say that they are 'inviting' it because they were dressed scantily... nobody 'deserves' to be molested!

on another note, instead of travelling to jb for makan and quick shopping over the long weekends, we stayed at home. the media reports about singaporeans being attacked and robbed in broad daylight is scary! we are lucky that we remain unscathed despite our many trips to jb this year (we averaged one trip per month). anyway, i've learnt to be very careful when i'm on the other side on the causeway. these are my ten 'commandments' should i decide to go:-

1) leave my prada, diamond rings and expensive watches at home
2) drive a less flashy car
3) carry a sling bag - slinged across and pouch in front. hold on to the bag at all times if possible
4) never, never, never flash money!!
5) bring minimal cash (usually rm50 or 100 max)
6) leave my wallet, which also happens to be a prada! :P, at home, bringing only one credit card (occasionally also my atm card) for shopping
7) stay in groups
8) always carry my passport with me
9) dun stop the car unneccesary... (i've heard horror stories about pple being robbed thanks to 'fake' accidents
and finally 10) be alert to the surroundings! (dun keep smsing lah!)

keep those in mind, you should be pretty safe. anyway, crime can happen anywhere if you are not careful...

and oh! oh! oh! before i forget, have you ever tried having pasta in a hawker centre? i mean, really good pasta? the stall i tried last night uses barilla pasta and the sauce was yummy! its located at chinatown complex (level 2)... i had a salmon fettucine for like S$4 and i was pleasantly surprised by the texture and taste of the dish. add another 90 cents and you'll have a nice bowl of mushroom soup. very good value for money! go try it... if u need description on how to find the stall, email me.