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Friday, June 1, 2012

Shanghai 2012

Hello! I'm back from Shanghai!
Was a splendid 2 wks trip, not sure when i'll be heading back again but the earliest will be next year.
I don't often narrate down my trips overseas but thought of doing this since i'm free anyway!

18th May

Was out celebrating Josie's birthday till 2am!
And i had a flight at 8am... Means i only had 2 hrs of sleep before rushing out of the house at 5.30am.
Freaking tired!


Brother and Daddy.
One of the rare photos where my brother actually looks decent and not pulling a funny face.
You'll get what i mean soon.

SQ!

Didn't take much photos. This is the hotel room i stayed at for the 1st night.
I love 海上小喔! We always stay there when we are at Shanghai. For this trip, we stayed there for almost 6 nights out of the whole trip.
Although it is a budget hotel, it has all the amenities necessary and the toilet is very clean!
The photo above is a single bunk bed with a study table below. Best of all, it only costs RMB98/night!
That's about approx only SGD20/night!
And the location is splendid with Metro stations nearby and located along loads of food outlets!
Highly recommended! 
They have a lot of outlets located around Shanghai, just google it!
The one i stayed at is at Laoshan road, Pudong. Coz it's near my cousin's place!

20th May

Took the train to Haining to attend my cousin's wedding!
Currently i only have pics from my Iphone coz the camera is in my mum's hands & she's still in China.
Shall let the pics do the talking!

The bride, groom and all the bridesmaid and groomsman!

我最亲的堂姐!

新房!


Wedding decorations around the house

Cousin, Niece and me!!
Love my eyeliner for the day, my cousin drew it for me!
And my niece is super cute right? I can't stand it!

Newly weds.

Miu Miu! AURGH, stop being so cute!
My heart can't take it.
She tried on lip gloss and wanted me to take a pic of it.
She even wanted to put on eyeliner! Luckily we stopped her.
So vain at such a young age, LOL!


At the wedding venue! Our outfits for the day.
My cousin and i were in charge of the signing at the door.
Didn't take much pics after that coz i became a half blind bat.
HAHA
One of my contacts has been giving me problem since morning and it was really stinging by evening time.
Hence, i took one side out and was relying on my cousin during the wedding ceremony.

24th-25th May
Didn't take any photos at all for 21st-23rd May.
I just stayed at Haining and my Grandma's house.
Went back to ShangHai on the 24th!
 Went on a tour with my Dad! A misty pic of the orient pearl tower, coz it was drizzling.
Clock tower! My name is based on this clock tower.
钟韵 literally means the rhythm of the clock.
My first house was behind this clock tower but its torn down now. 
My parents used to listen to this clock chime everyday and decided to name me after it as well!
The clock chimes every 15 mins.

Blurry pic of the Bund and me.


The Bund Bull!
When i first saw it, i literally laughed out loud.
They are mimicking the wall street bull and even the sculptor was the same person.
LOL!

Next day, we were invited to lunch at a super posh restaurant!
Each meal costs approx 2000RMB! o.O
Luckily it's a treat. HAHA



Suntime century is the name of the restaurant!
It's a chinese restaurant and the food's not bad, if you don't mind the price.

Look! Funny face @ my bro.
HAHA 1st of many pics to come.



Located at Lu Jia Zui, the commercial centre of ShangHai.
We took a walk around the area after lunch. 

Dinner was my birthday treat!
Although it was not officially my birthday yet, my dad is flying back to SG the next day.
Hence we had an early birthday celebration at a western restaurant!
If i'm not wrong, the restaurant's name is 西提牛排.


Look at how big the chair is!!!
LOL! I was trying to pose as the queen, hence the solemn expression.
The lighting makes me look scary.

My salad! Raw beef slices. Not bad, recommended!

Cousin's chicken and veg salad

Dad's salmon salad

Not sure what's the name, but it tastes like mushroom salad.
Mum's pick!

Complementary cocktails for the Birthday girl!

French Escargot soup!

My French steak!
Was very tender and nice!
Truth to be told, i don't really know western dining etiquettes and how to cut a steak. =x
Hence, had a bit of difficulties at first.

Dessert! Tiramisu.

Was a splendid birthday celebration!
And on the actual day itself, i was at Nanjing.
Shall continue on another post.

And i realized, birthdays mean less and less to me as i grow up.
I removed my birthday date on FB and this year, less than 10 people wished me compared to the past hypocritical wishes.
Have to say, was disappointed by some pple who failed to wish me although we've been friends for so long.
But i guess, birthdays are just another day.

Well, i'm 20 now. 

Wednesday, May 16, 2012


Hello!!
Thought of posting a short entry before MIA-ing for 2 weeks coz i'm going back to ShangHai!
Flying off this Friday and won't have time to post before that again.

Has been extremely busy the past few days, running here and there, trying to find work and play at the same time.
All i want is to stay at home and rest. T.T
Although my days are eventful, it's so tiring...

Tomorrow is Josephine's 20th Birthday!
Will be out celebrating with her for the whole day.
Only will be back home around 12midnight and i have to wake up around 5am to catch my flight.
Tiring max! :(

Alas, looking forward to my trip back to Shanghai and my cousin's wedding!
Can't believe he's getting married.
Hopefully it will be fun trip!! <3
See you when i'm back!! :)

 Ending off with this adorable GIF of Luhan & XiuMin (Exo-M).
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And the cutest baby EVER!!
HAHAHAHA

Bye!!


Sunday, May 6, 2012

Hello May!

Time flies! Can't believe it's already May, half of 2012 is almost over!
I've finished my freshman year at NUS too...

May is my birthday month!
I'm gonna be 20 years old soon...
So old. =x
This year, it's gonna be a bit special.
Coz i'll be in Shanghai during my Birthday!!
Flying off on 18th May till 31st May.

Anw, i went to dye my hair today!
Maiden attempt and i didn't want something that's too light or bright.
In the end, i settled with dark reddish-purple.
And it's so dark that there's almost no difference from my natural black hair -.-
HAHAHA
The only way to see the colour is when the sunlight hits my hair, just like the picture above!
Although it's much more reddish and obvious in real life.
Shall try a lighter colour next time then!

Recently, i've been thinking that i look better with contacts.
The only reason why i'm wearing contacts again is coz i still have 3 months supply.
And it is gonna expire soon plus my eyesight degree has changed.
I can't see clearly with the current contacts and it irritates the hell out of me when i wear them.
Still, i'm gonna force myself to wear them!
Coz they cost a bomb due to my astigmatism.
My only regret is not wearing and finishing them earlier.

AHHH! I'm having my 3 months summer break now and i can't stop spending money.
When i have yet to find a job...
Watched 'The Avengers' the other day, it was nice!
But the movie was not up to my expectations. I thought the storyline could have been better.
Can't wait for Iron Man 3 now! Iron Man is still my favourite <3

I need to lose weight. Like seriously.
My face is so fat now... What's with my baby fats. :(
The pics above, i've sort of edited them a bit. My face is rounder in real life. T.T
Aurgh, i need to lose at least 2kg before i go Japan in July.
Shall climb the stairs starting from today. Gonna go exercise in the morning too!

Gambatte! Fighting! 加油!


Goodnight, lovelies! 



Monday, April 16, 2012

Weird Thoughts



So, while i was reading my PS notes on equity and the need for redistribution in society, the reason given was that people are born with unequal endowments i.e People who are born rich or smarter vs those who are less fortunate. Hence, the former will presumably have more and better life opportunities than the latter, resulting in widening income/wealth gap and a need for government intervention to decrease this gap.
But when i was reading it, the first thought that came to my mind about unequal endowments was LOOKS and then, i wondered if the highly acclaimed cosmetic surgery can be considered the '21st Century Redistribution Tool'. HAHAHA The only difference is that it's not government intervention but rather individual choice.OMG, i think i'm weird. Such weird thoughts that have absolutely no link to what i was studying. I blame it on my recent obsession with South Korean guys, it's the era of pretty boys with guy-liners! Some of them are so freaking pretty [More than girls] that it's illegal! I can't believe that these type of guys even exist in real life. o.0




OMG, look at this guy!! It's a guy but he's soooooo freaking pretty that it takes my breath away each time i look at him. GAH. And yes, he's my recent obsession -- Leader of B1A4, Jinyoung.


When a guy looks this good even in a daily activity such as blow-drying hair, you know he's hot/pretty.
*Fangirl Mood*
HAHAHA I'm never been much of a fangirl but recently, it's been too much for me to handle!

This is illegal, it can't be possible that such a perfect human being exists on Earth. *Living in denial*

But, with the kpop scene getting younger and younger, i'm considered much to be a Noona [older sister] fan nowadays.
Luckily for me though, JinYoung is older than me!! :D *OPPA~~~* LOL!

Urgh, this is getting out of hand. I need to curb my fangirl-ing heart.

BUT BUT!! Jinyoung is so freaking pretty!
You know what, i think the reason why singlehood is rising is partly due to all these South Korean pretty boy exports! Why WHY can't such guys exist in the place i live in?

I'm getting out of point. Ending here.
T.T