thankyou cindy & fiona for the xmas gifts !!

辛苦后 幸福就会来 !

cabs are like love ..
sometimes you need it , but its not there...
sometimes when you dont need it , its everywhere ...

its from a short film that i saw ..... the main casts wasted away 10yrs just to wait for the right moment , when they are always there but they missed each other !

ironic isnt it ? life is so short and yet we tend to waste it away ..... *__*

karai(辛い) = hot, salty, strong
amai(甘い) = sweet
oishii(おいしい) = good, delicious
mazui(まずい) = bad, brackish

i always love to blow on these ..... like blowing my wishes away ....
for someone to be heard ...
its very fragile and soft and yet it flies high into the skies !

when we were in nz ...barbara . me . lida.d . bernadette . angelika .

behind us is a sacred waterfall and we were told that if one goes under the waterfall

totally naked, it washes away all negs and clears up all blockages in our chakras !!

but water over there is icy cold !!!!!!!!!

3 ladies = 5 peppered crabs = 1 hour

dear mr.postman bought me a surprise parcel from japan today !

thankyou masaki for this sweet little cheers for my heart :)

yummy biscuits !!!!!! a treat for myself after all the hardworks !

Eat Pray Love : )

the one movie i would love to catch ......
theres something about the story that touches me !

that is the watch i fell in love with !

Plot/Synopsis

10-year-old Sota lives with his grandfather and a dog named Chibi in a small snowy village. They live in such a poverty that Sota cannot even afford to go to school, but however hard the situation is, Sota never holds a bad feeling against anyone around and keeps his dream alive to become a painter.

He has been friends with Sayo, a girl brought up in a wealthy family, ever since they were little despite the difference of their family position, which Sayo’s father has uneasy feelings against. In spite of the difficulties he faces, Sota manages to complete a piece of painting which he wishes to give Sayo.

He and Chibi goes down a snowy night path to Sayo’s house to find that her father’s storage is on fire… What waits for Sota and Chibi gently reminds that genuine happiness always exists in your heart.

when life gets tough ..

when life journey gets tough , what do we do ? *__*

do we continue smiling with faith & trust in the universe ?
or do we become depress and go down the tunnels of darkness ..

a switch of mind , of how we think, really affected our forth going journey .....

if you believe you can, you can ? ..... how strong can we be in times of difficulties ?

i cant say that my pains or my tough times are any bigger or lighter than other people ,
as when we are in the midst of those times, its always difficult to take a step out of our surroundings and to think on the outside circle ....but what i always believe ,
what i've always hang on to ....... is to believe in the flow of my own journeys ... thru the bads, thru the goods, i've always learnt lots ...

so i pray today , Dear God, my angels and faeries and elves and totem animals,
stay with me thru these times of change, be with me and guide me along each steps,
let me be brave and walk thru the difficulties times,
let me stay positive and happy , helping others too in my own ways,
i love you all ^__^

*hugzs*hugzs *

manfred cooking traditional meal for our dinner and theres angelika assisting him in the kitchen.

hes really a cool great chef, i loveee the potatoes pancakes thingy he dished out on our last night there !

road trip to barvaria towards christian and stepfan place to pick up mummywai and pa dave

and to begin our road journey to france !! look at the beautiful mountains !

sweden

coming to sweden is very pretty and memorable !

beautiful forest and national park but when its hot and when we are out in the forest, theres too much sandflies biting us all over !!

but the lessons mother earth gave me and the experience and the memories, theres just no words to express my thanks to each and everyone of them :)

hugzsss

amsterdam

im down at amsterdam now ,
been travelling from 945am yesterday hamburg time and had arrived at 2pmplus amsterdam time too ! lida & lida , along with mummywai and pa dave came to the train station to pick me up and we went straight into the square and red light district hahahah ....

and we had yummy dinner, pa dave gave me a treat ! its cool .... yummy pan-fried cod fillet with fries and shrimps ....

now im at lida's place , trying to sort out whats needed for the festival ...

time here is 11.20am now .... weather here is hot like singapore !

till then ^^

juné2nd hamburg time 9.10am

im staying with elisabeth & family while im in hamburg ...
weather is cool cold like walking with aircon suits outdoors ,
i actually love the weather here despite that ive only packed summer clothings here with lots of shorts hahahha so its colddddddd for me ....

5days later i,ll be taking a train to amsterdam ... which i do need to change 2times terminals , lets hoped theres friendly people around to help me with navigating and heavy bag ! Ü

hugs hugs .... till nexttime !

99%sales !

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thankyou toshiko !

thankyou so much to toshiko for the yummy biscuits from japan !! we loveee it ^__^

the volcanic ashes is making air travels come to a halt at the moment in europe.
most flights are cancelled and travellers are caught inbetween at airports ...

lets hoped it clears up soon

The past had brought infinite blessings & lessons,

and had been what was meant to be at the time.

It had given birth to the present, in all its beauty.

& what would come next was unseen and unknown.

But i am more than willing to believe that the best was in fact yet to come ~

time travelling trip to Edo period

did you know that it takes only 30minutes from central tokyo to Kawagoe ?

its where you will experience time travelling into Edo period ~ where old buildings with black plaster and thick gatefolds are lined up on the street . while the temples & shrines stand quietly & celestially. listen to the children's laughters and voices from the penny-candy alley too ....

these sights & sounds will make u feel as if you've travelled back in time ... heheheh

Kawagoe is also called " little edo" in Saitama prefecture, located just next to Tokyo. its also proudly protected by its people . Kawagoe matsuri is one of the biggest festival over there and its held every Oct , they celebrate by decorating tall "Dashi" floats & parade them on the streets.

how to get there ?

* take tobu tojo line (from Ikebukuro St. to Kawagoe St.) express 31minutes. 450yen

* Seibu Shinjuku Line ( seibu shinjuku to kawagoe) Limited express 43minutes, 890yen

* JR kawagoe line ( shinjuku to kawagoe) local 60minutes, 570yen

Its a very interesting and beautiful place to visit if you wanna make a day trip ! ^__^ enjoy ~

transit in dubai ........


Hamburg: first stop 4th stop: Groesbeek

阿姆斯特丹: second stop 5th stop: Hemer, Germany

Sweden: third stop 6th stop: netherland

7th stop: munich 8th stop: Seminarhaus Integra

Gut Helmeringen: 9th stop 10th stop : Spain

Last station : Hamburg


upcoming agenda so far ........

raining day, its international sleeping day too ! so makes it cool and superz lovely to sleep in the bed ...... a lazy sat but it was an enjoyable one too as i met up with fiona /cindy for dinner chats and to catch a movie "the lovely bones" to wind down the night .......

its actually quite cool to just gather among gals and to talk .. on all topics and no topics.
its relaxing and its lazy ... but its also cool !

thankyou gals for this lovely sat night ~__~

this small cotton tote by tsumori chisato sleep collection is the latest 2010 spring series and im very happy to own one !!! thankyou my dear jun pei :) all the way from Japan ! hehehhe

happy feets

7th march, few of us gathered for timsum buffet at jade and it was pretty yummy especially the scallop porridge and the tonic soup !!! and while we were playing pool , we took this pic .... our pretty happy feets hehehehe ...... and we challenged the guys to a battle of bowlings as well . and we won !!!!!!!!! our prizes? free treats of icecream for us all gals by the guys ^__~ yAAAAAy !!!

hahahaha shus was commenting that we should do it next time during friday night and losers shall treat dinner cum drinks ! hahahahaha ..... i think cindy will be very happy about that ! free drinks .......

later we went separate ways and tom & i went to the games areas to try our lucks on scooping up the little stuff toys and big stuff toys and it was fun but damaging to our pockets !!!!!!well, we gotten 4 stuff toys in the end .... so its cool !

all in all its an early celebrating for tom's bday ..... hehehehe *smile*

eat this and pass your exams !
stars shaped corn ! heheheh ^__^

yummy pepperoni sticks from germany ! thankyou elisasbeth ^__^

thankyou hitomi for the yummy cake !

heheheh its soft and the taste is so heaven :)

yesterday we had our reunion dinner with elisabeth & christian, cindy & elaine.

our first vegs reunion dinner that tasted so yummy that it didnt make any differences when theres no meats in them .....

and becos its also elisabeth's birthday yesterday, we ordered longevity buns for her !

Sou tao (literally longevity peach) is a special Chinese steamed bun eaten during birthdays.

In Chinese culture, peach is long associated with longevity. It is believed that peach of the Heaven (pan tao) can grant one an extra 500 years of life once eaten.

after which, we went over to the chinese new year market and walked till almost 12midnight...

today they had their foot reflexology done and started packing to make 2 parcels to send back to hamburg .... heheheh

its always happy to see them both .... our pleasures indeed !

elisabeth & christian is stopping over with us for a few days
and hes hoping to find some dragons figurines here ... and to get some beary stuffs for katherina too !

while i'll bring elisabeth to do her beauty stuffs and shoppings, christian will tag along with tom to get pc stuffs and games ....

we'll be having dinner together with elaine tomorrow night and hopefully cindy can come too as she badly wants to join in and eat together with us all . crossing our fingers then for good news !

a very cool present !

this is an orange selenite lamp and its my birthday present from mayumi , her sister and her mum !

thankyou so much for this lovely gift . its very beautiful and its my 1st time seeing an orange selenite :)

Selenite is a variety of gypsum and is also known as Satin Spar due to its thin, straight crystal fibres. Selenite is usually clear but can also be found in vibrant orange varieties.

This crystal has a very high vibration that is also very calming. This makes selenite excellent for clarity, understanding and concentration.

Because of its straight, focused crystal structure, selenite has a very directional energy that can be used for protection grids, clearing rooms of unwanted energy and cleansing other crystals.

Selenite can also be used to dissolve energy blocks and detach entities.

THankyou !!!!!!!

6thfeb

today mayumi brought her mum and sister from japan to come for the special rate drawings and their appointment was from 1noon to 2,30pm originally but it took a longer time and we actually ended at 4.30pm .

throughout the sessions, theres no way i can pick up my calls so when another client was here, she didnt dare to ring the bell at the door for shes scared that it might be the wrong door and she left ........ i gave her a ring after this and shes mad at me . i explained to her and shes still mad .
and i said back to her , if you had ring the doorbell, you would not have made a wasted trip .....

oh well theres no way i can pleased everyone ..... and im only a one person tending to everything here so please do understand .....

if you are here , you can see my door unit number and please just ring the bell ! even if its the wrong door, you just need to say sorry to the neighbours and thats all ...... whats so difficult about this ?

in any ways, im sorry that you have made a wasted trip !

today sundara said its ok to meet at 3pm at orchard ion exit.
i asked her if she knew where that is and she said yesyes shes been in singapore for 2years before.

and yet at 3.05pm shes still at fort canning and shes lost her way . she said shes taking cab down to orchard ion taxi stand. then i walked over to the taxi stand and waited for 15-20mins, came an sms saying no cabs, shes taking the bus now ! urghhh, then i sms her and asked should i then go back to the mrt and wait for her ? she replied: yes that would be much easier ......

when i was back at the station,came another sms, said shes at the taxi stand again , she doesnt know where ion exit is ...........

up and down i went several times .......... luckily at the end i managed to find her .

we went for japanese tea and chats and i took her to the roof top garden in orchard too .... and i have to get back in time for mynext appt ......... busybusy hot hot day !!!!

different vdays

In Japan, it is only the women who give presents (mainly chocolates) to men on valentine's day ! Japanese women are usually too shy to express their love. (Though it might not be true nowadays.) Therefore, Valentine's Day was thought to be a great opportunity to let women express their feelings.

Men are supposed to ret...urn gifts to women on a day called "White Day" (March 14th), a Japanese creation. (only if they like the gals that gave them chocolates too or they want to express their love to the ladies they like heheheh )

4th came in 4.11pm

Jun , thannkyou so much !
for remembering my fav :)
its a simple top by one of my fav bands in japan !

3th one today !

hehehhe the 3th one came in this morning while im still zzz!

thankyou masaki :) hugzs !

my second comes from Elad-Israel

heheheh this handcrafted gift flew all the way from Israel , in time for my birthday ! Thankyou Amos :)

first gift !

hehehhe my first prezzie for birthday from japan !!

daydreaming

nothing that i want to do today so i've been daydreaming
HoHOOHoo @__@

my favourite brands : tsumori chisato gucci tenshi no tamago
marc jacobs loewe x-girl
kinokuniya see by chloe milk fed
zara little twin stars
uniqlo juicy couture


my favourite food : depending on my moods : HeHEEHeeee ^__^
japanese food
seafood especially crabs and prawns and oysters !
all sorts of japanese tibits
my babyback ribs
tapas bar
shabu-shabu


my favourite drinks "_^ : カルピス, Karupisu , calpis
berries wine
ice wines
choya royal honey
CHOYA Sake
buds & heineken & weissbier
fruits juices
water !!!!!!!

porridge !

I have to really thank suzzanna for taking the troubles to

bring back all these cups porridge for me , all the way

from thailand !!

people who knew me, i dont eat white rice at all and its not

often that i like to eat porridge as well ...

but these cup ones are really my favourite ever since i stumbled

upon them 15 years back ! haahaahha :)

so a very big thankyou my friend ^__^

many birthdays in JAn

hmm lets see, theres betsy's, kor's , roger's and lee's

yesterday night all of us, the usual gang celebrated betsy's birthday over
at chowan korean restaurant and its quite happy to see everyone
participant in the new year 2010's first celebration for friends !

regina and family came, then the ever busy rayson and elaine
managed to find time to join in as well , the ever working fiona too !!

and theres suzzanna and simon who managed to skip out family day ,
theres cindy whos always game to celebrate too , and us ....

and edward said the surprise was no longer a surprise when betsy saw elaine's sms !

*__* hahahahha nevertheless, theres lots of yummy food and its like having a very big family reunion dinner setup ! and guess how much the total costs came up to ? its $$$$$$$ ex !

hahahha luckily theres 12 of us in total and we minus betsy birthday gal off , so 11 of us split the bill :)

Cool happy Outing ! i would say !! nicenicenice !