Changes, Anything and Whatever!

Today is Day 3 of my Singapore Adventure. Man, Nic and I woke up quite late after yesterday's hilarious Mambo event. But got up and straight out the door for brunch. For brunch we had the infamous Sakae Sushi. Yum Yum Jap food.. It made me fully think about how much the quality of Jap food in Perth has gone down. Quite sad really!! And they are really so much more efficient here in Singapore, as the Sakae Sushi Menu came with an interactive screen that you could use to order extra dishes or call for the bill. CooL aye? ... Okay so we still had to physically call for the bill.. but it was a good idea in theory!!

AFter brunch we made our way back to Bugis in order to pick up Show Luo's concert tickets. And since we were there I decided to cut my hAir there. Got it Long layered. I cut it at a place called 'Red's Salon'. And the service there was sooo coool... you would never get that kind of service in Perth.. EVER. Got there, sat down, told my hairdresser, Ben, that I wanted my hair layered and to try to keep my length. He replied with "sure thats fine, we can surely keep the length, but first, what can I get U to drink?" Noelle = o_0 hehehe. Nic who was just there to watch me get it cut was also offered a drink too!! HOW COOL IS THAT! and he was even considerate enuff to attempt to keep us warm using towels placed on our knees. Then he proceeded to cut and layer my hair. After combing his fingers thru my hair he goes "Do U cut ur own hair?" Noelle is now double 0_o. He knew I attempted to cut some of my spilt ends.


He was some kind of perfectionist coz I think he really put a lot of effort into his art. He proceeded to guide me and give me tips on hair maintenance and some typical small talk. Then this really cute girl came to wash my hair. She was like "hey u have dimples too, like me". Very cool. Then the final blow dry by Ben and comb thru and last checks and I was done. After 45 mins I had a "new look". Nic thinks I look very different with the new hair cut. HHAHHAHAHA OMG and after the cut we went towards the MRT station to make our way to today's adventure, when I was stopped by this girl in a black dress. She approached me to say... "Are U interested in modelling?" I Stared at her like HUH!! REPEAT!! before saying no and cracking up afterwards. Maybe Ben really did do a good job on my hair. Or maybe I am biased cos I found him really really cute =p

Before

After

Then onwards bound we went to explore Little India and China Town. Both places were really unique aye. Very vibrant and full of life. And I officially had the best Indian food ever!! I usually HATE Indian food.. but man the "Nans" with 2 different curries was awesome!!! I can still hear Nic's Indian accent attempt. HAHHAHA

Mmm Indian Food

Also found in Little India was this....






Anything... Whatever! LOL it was the funniest thing during dinner coz me a Nic kept cracking Anything and Whatever jokes all night =p



After a quick rest beside the pool at Nic's (to soak our dead feet), we headed off to wala wala, this bar place with a live band. The lead Chick singer is soO good!! And her drummer boy made it in Cleo's top 40 most eligible bachelors. HOW.. I do not know! nah Maybe coz he is a drummer boy and he is really awesome on the drums!! After staying for a while, we got hungry and headed for supper. Chicken Rice. That says it all rite. Delicious!!



Man Once again it is almost 3am.. bed time here I come.. need to wake up early tomorro. So much is planned including Sentosa, Vivo City and Clubbing at MOS.



So time to leave U all.. someone comment or chatter or something...

Noelle is MIA

hehehe been a while.... Not really... but mAn .. what I have accomplished in these what 2 days is soooo hilarious.

If Only I could share everything. I havent even bought A journal to write it all down.

OKay... so here is my attempt at summarising my trip so far (2days)

***DAY 1 ***

Touched down at singapore at 7 am in the morning. The airport procedure was not as bad as I thought it was be (I hear a lot of "I told u so's). After touching down I was greeted by Nic holding black pepper crab puff... MmmMM. Then striaght off to grab brekky. We had SingApore bee hoon and soon gui.. and soya bean milk and grass jelly... talk about big breakfast hor!!

After brekky.. no time to be wasted. We got down straight to the local markets in toa payoh to do shopping... then to Novena square and then to walk half of Orchard. LUNCH WAS AWESOME. We went to a pepper lunch .. I have fotos.. SOMEONE SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO OPEN A CHAIN IN PERTH!!!!! After Lunch More shopping of course.. somewhere in between.. Mr. Manager Lu Hui joined us. I kinda felt bad after he had to carry all my bags of shopping. and Nic Tooo.... yes.. I spent a.LoT!

Pepper Lunch!!

Yes This Is camWHoring on an escalator

Dinner was at Newtons.. satay, sambal sting ray and fried oyster omelette! Man it was the best oyster omelette I had ever tasted. The place we ate had such a cool atmostphere. ... VERY FILLING THO

After dinner we decided to go to walk to this place called Timbre. We walked from Orchard. We walked a total of 3 MRT stations in order to reach the place!!! But it was worth it for the live band that was full of talent. We ordered a jug of Long Island Iced Tea to share. But Gosh was it alcoholic! It was sooo strong I couldnt help but stumble out of the place. Got home about 1-2am to retire to bed after a full day of shopping and eating and chilling.. Legs decided to give up on me.. I dont blame them, after all... I WAS WEARING HEELS ALL DAY.

After all that in one day.. sleep was damn good! So many memories cannot fit it all in one post



***Day 2 ***

Just breifly.. coz Its almost 3 am and I desperately need sleep.

Woke up at around 12, which meant skipping breakfast and jumping straight into lunch.

So we met Jon for lunch at Din Tai Fong, this place famous for its Dim Sum. Nic has been telling me about this place since we found out I was going to singapore earlier this year. Did it live up to expectations. DAMN RIGHT IT DID. After eating the Xiao Long Bao.. I felt as if I had been deprived all my life!



Then Jon Had other business to attend to so he left us to do our shopping. Correction. My shopping. (Thanks Jon for treating Dim Sum). We finished Orchard, and then rain set in.. as in big tropical rain.. so we were bound undercover. I bought a white dress bcoz of that tho.. hehe its for Lee Hom's concert later in the week =)



Finishing Orchard and straight to Bugis. Man memories of last year's Bugis with Lisa... They had so many more rings then. None now =( but I still managed to get a few more tops. My budget was so unreasonable... that i've almost spent half already. AND I HAVENT BOUGHT MY FONE YET. Maybe that might have to wait till Malaysia (if i can still afford malaysia).



Contacts stuffed up thoughout the day and eventually it was unbearable.. oh the pain.. so yeah very hard to shop in pain. Especailly after stacking it in Bugis Village... in my heels again (stupid me and my stupid painful legs)

Soaked from the Rain

Anyway, for dinner.. we were joined by Lu Hui for steamboat. IT WAS SOOO CHEAP! $13 pp. and seafood galore. Too bad no scallops tho.




And then what better way to finish the night than with ZouK! I'll tell u this... SINGAPOREANS ARE DAMN CUTE CLUBBERS!! HAHAHAHHAH

Left quite early tho coz legs couldnt stand the pain anymore.



And now I am sitting here... I cant believe I am in singapore. BUT man am I havin an AWESOME time =)

Poor Nic has fallen asleep I think.. she must be exhausted from taking me around. I am SoOOo Grateful to everyone here!!



Miss You All HEAPPPPPPPPPS!!!
Over and Out

P.S. was gonna blog mor fotos but a. Its to late already (3.30am) and b. Lisa mite kill me if i put up that picture taken in front of Tiffany's

Reluctant

I think that describes how I feel today.. actually more accurately.. it describes how I feel rite now. Reluctant and insecure. I'm not ready.. but I have to be.. I have to remember why i'm doing this..

HahahhAH I say it like its a bad thing.. I say it like its forever. Guess that just shows how silly my mind is and the errors in cognition.

.. not in the mindset to blog today.. I just wanted to let those words out..

One fine day

Wasn't today just a fine day. The Sun shining down.. clouds to complement the aesthetics of the sky. Nothing could be faulted.. except for the humidity.

Canh finished her exams yesterday so we went out to celebrate today. On my birthday Canh took me to eat at this Jap place called Hanami remember? Anyway, on that day we passed this restaurant called the Seven Seas.. and we said we would return to try it out. So today we went there to eat. A a nice little place on Beaufort Street =)

It has an alfresco area and all.. but we chose to sit half inside half outside. Can U picture it??

I like the feel of the place very relaxing and the service was excellent. We order two dishes to share. The food was served quickly.. but slow enough to know that it was prepared on the spot.

And they do a beautiful lemon lime bitters.

We had this Snapper dish, which came with chips and salad. Now I'm not a fish person.. quite frankly.. I'm very picky with the type of fish I eat. I just don't like the smell of fish. Anyway.. This fish was veeeerrrryyy good. It was just grilled with a few herbs an a small trickle of lemon. YuM!! This dish was the one Canh chose.

Then I chose the Seven Seas Spagettini =) I think this was their signature dish. And it was good too. Especially the scallops.. *drools* At first the taste was mild and made u want to add some salt, but then... we begin to taste the interplay of texture and flavour. It was subtle at first but it made it presence known..

All I know Is I'm definitely going to Seven Seas again.. maybe to experience the night atmosphere of the place.

Added to my collection of memories.. twas a good day.. twas one fine day

我沒有這種天分

I saw with my own eyes the colour of melody. I saw the fusion of light and dark and the conversation between each note. How each finger glided effortlessly into place and a dance of superior grace. The illusion of the artist and the awe of the audience.. each one needing the other. But then in a blink .. its already all over.. you are left with the intensity of amiration and amazement. The it dawns... 我沒有這種天分.

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The days have been getting busier.. maybe because I like it that way. I like the urge to be occupied, knowing that u are contributing in some way. Havent had the chance to slump in front of the TV yet.. but I will make time soon. Was that just a contridiction of myself?

Today was full... of little pleasant surprises. I began the day with this

hehe It's the Key to my Heart XDD

Secondly, Lee hom Tickets are now comming to life. I finally found a seller and Nic has orgainsed to pick up the tickets soon. Thanks Nic =). It was the cheapeest tickets I could find too costing $130 for two tickets. Talk about awesome.

And then little things like lunch with Laura at the dome, bumping into Mish and Rudy, last minute movies, secrets and SINGAPORE TALK!!

It all sounds so good.

But for now.. noelle needs sleep. Sorry got used to speaking in thrid person after playing circle of death at Ed's event last nite.

Will keep you all informed sooooon XD

Plans

After exams and all that time spent in isolation.. I have plans to keep myself busy this holidays and next year. Which means better time organisation and less slacking (as less as possible). Next year I plan to pick up Chinese again in Tafe, hopefully it all works out cos right now I'm in the process of finding out how to apply. On top of that I want to do a beginner's short course for Korean.. which wont start until Feb. I'm quite excited about that really. Plus, adding on the possibility of a Gym-ing and continuation of Hip Hop dance classes that I did in the beginning of this year. And I need to catch up with everyone!! And I mean everyone!!

Should be good.. all these plans are small steps towards my goals for the future.. Towards the person I want to be.

On another note, Singapore is in 9 days. Cannot wait.. I'm both excited and scared at the same time. This will be the firth time travelling on the plane by myself. The first step was 3 years ago travelling with a family that my parents knew. The second step was the awesome trip to Singapore with Lisa last year. This is the final step... AlonE... I think I might sleep thought it, since its a mid-night flight and all. Especially since Nicole has plans for when I land.

Nicole left for Singapore on Sunday, I took her and Jon to the airport. I can't believe I made it there and back with no slip ups considering my geographical senses. So cool huh! My have been the help of my subconscious heheheh (Sorry Inside Joke)

OKay I'm gonna go for a run nows...Laterers

I am Optimistic about the future.. so optimistic that its almost scary... I will remember you...

Social Creatures

I Have finally realised the extent of humans as social creatures. Sure, social psychology has taught me a lot through experiental research about our individual needs for interaction with others. And sure, Abnormal psychology has shown me that isolation and a lack of interaction can lead to depression, anxiety and a lower life expectancy... But its this exam period's isolation that really taught me that humans are born social creatures.

Studying these past few days has been tedious, frustrating and down right depressing. I can't stand being in my room anymore..! The books flood my floors, with a sea of scattered papers lying around.. and then there are those days where i'm so out of it, I knock down one of my piles of organised mess to realise (ouch my foot hurts <--- thats me literally knocking down a pile of books) a stack of unknown content.

But the worst part of studying.. not the content itself.. but the torment u put urself through trying to isolate from the world. The house is quite.. even the TV is off.. no distractions rite?.. MSN? nope.. ur invisible..

We can all tell I would never last on a island on my own..
Tomorro is the begining of torture.. the first of my 4 exams.. Peoples like Rong Chyi and Jase have already long finished.. and i'm just starting =/

On a lighter note.. I've decided I'm gonna plan a lot more these holidays.. I really need to catch up with a lot of people.. and so i'm gonna let out my organising skills again.. I'm quite excited really .. should be good =)

I feel a bit better after this post .. I miss blogging...
Time to get back to it... Jia You! Aja Aja Hwaiting! Gambate!
~striving towards freedom~

Mind games

Studying psychology means that I'm usually aware of the games that our mind plays on us. Like the classic unambiguous pictures that can either be a lamp or two people really close. Despite common belief, the mind is a very powerful thing, I mean without it ur vision of reality would be completely different. The mind is so powerful that it fills in blind spots created by our eyes.

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so where am I going with this.. well I really need my mind to be in focus these day, and not to be over taken by emotional responses of the brain.. I need to keep the chemical balance in my brain and produce enough serotonin to get through this season of challenges unscathed. I need my mind to help me focus on what lies ahead without too much activity in the noradernergic systems that promote anxiety.

Daylight savings is really not helping either.. being the owl I am I am most productive at night when the lights are out.. so when it says 4am instead of 3am.. the mind tells me that its bed time, when in actual fact I could have done one more hour. Don't look surprised.. the only reason why I study until 3/4 am is because I wake up at like 1pm okay!... note to self: must really do something about this before exams officially start for me.


In two weeks I shall be finished... and in three (plus a few days) I shall be in Singapore
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But for now.. the phone rang...off to work.