Friday, February 27, 2009
8:46 PM

so sick of being sick. for once, i'm seriously dying to go back to work. bored to death at home.. fabulous weather but can't go out!!

stupid knee, injured ligament, infected wound, sprained ankle, concussed head.
tell me what can be worse.

hope to get back to work next wk.. before i drive myself crazy.


~gone in a moment..

Tuesday, February 17, 2009
6:44 AM

"life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."


~gone in a moment..

Leeds wkend
6:29 AM

went leeds with the stevenage gang this wkend.

there're no particularly exciting places of interest there, but it was a fabulous shopping city. and everything was sooo much cheaper here than elsewhere! (especially the food) we went absolutely mad feasting!

stayed at Novotel instead of a hostel this time round. got it at a discounted price.. it was awesome!! BIG bed + soft fluffy pillows, a huge bath tub + massive delicious spread of continental buffet breakfast!! wat can u ask for. it was every gal's dream come true!

visited the royal armoury and saw these interesting tags at the souvenir shop..
this applies to me!


and my favourite..


~gone in a moment..

awesome food, awesome company!
6:18 AM

last friday was great!
chanced upon this reli cheap restaurant/bar place at Tunbridge Wells town centre that's a converted old theatre. nice ambience.

sticky toffee date pudding + ice cream.. overly sweet but it's sooooooooo good!

brownies + ice cream.

watched The Curious Story of Benjamin Button after that. nice queer plot I guess... but a little too draggy. not advisable to watch on a full stomach =P
anyways, that was the first time in 5 mths since I last went to the cinemas! (it's like I've morphed into a caveman..) feels so good to have someone to watch a movie with =)
awesome food, awesome company. if not for the horrendously mangled bike & my temporarily impaired mobility, I'll be reli contented with life.


~gone in a moment..

Thursday, February 12, 2009
Brazil vs Italy friendly
7:01 AM

went London after work yesterday to catch the Brazil vs Italy friendly match at Emirates Stadium with Paul and his bro. It was the most awesome match ever!! so glad we went through all the trouble (queuing for eons just to get IN to the tube station and squeeze up the train) to get there. It was well worth it!

the turn out was 66,077 people! majority were Brazil supporters. Everytime Brazil attacked they cheered and sang, and when any of the Brazilian players tripped/fell over, they cursed and sweared like there was no tomorrow. It was mad. The Italian fans were greatly overpowered.


half time score: Brazil-Italy, 2-0!!

we were sitted 8th row from the front!! reli great seats=)
the crowd went absolutely mad when Ronaldinho came over..


fabulous match =)


~gone in a moment..

Friday, February 6, 2009
6:00 AM

it's time.
time for me to wake up from my fantasy.


~gone in a moment..

Thursday, February 5, 2009
feb snow - GSK Tonbridge
6:10 AM

snow makes ppl reli happy. =)
though the snow and ice covered roads are horrendously hazardous (especially so if you're on a bike with lousy non-functional brakes)

i have come to the conclusion that everyone loves snow! it's simply too beautiful to resist.
went for our daily lunch time walk around the lake with Phil yesterday...






spot the brown furry puppy!!


Phil says this is the red-breasted robin. round and tiny!

awesome huh.
one of the perks of working at such an ulu countryside. nature at your doorstep =)


~gone in a moment..

Monday, February 2, 2009
fabulous snow fight!
10:27 PM

this is the first time in my entire life I have experienced such heavy snowfall!! hoho.. it's AWESOME!! like a dream come through =) kinda like The Chronicles of Narnia!!-winter wonderland!

awoke this morning to snow covered streets... the layer of snow was so so so thick!!supposed to be at work now, but there's no way of getting into work, unless I walk all the way of coz..

ALL the southeastern service trains have been cancelled due to (obvious ADVERSE) weather conditions, so Stuart and Cara can't get to London. and I can't cycle into work coz i'll probably skid all the way down the hilly road and get myself killed along the way. (a car juz rammed itself into a tree right oustide as I'm typing this)

so so so.. we all got a day off work! woohoo!! trotted down to the park nearby (With spike in tow) and had a massive snowball fight!! Stuart played dirty and slammed an entire BALL of snow into my face! kns.

hard at work - building my big big snowman!! =)..


..which turned out to be a snow woman instead.. thanks to STuart.. he added boobs to the snowman.


at our house back yard..

i love snow!! hoho.. wonder if i'll have to get in to work tmr..


~gone in a moment..

CNY celebration in London, Chinatown - 1st Feb 09
9:41 PM

went London for the CNY celebrations and parade in Chinatown on Sunday with the Stevenage gang.

It was snowing the ENTIRE day!! nice soft flaky snow!
The entire street was jam packed with ppl as well. loads of tourists.. and it was kind of hilarious coz EVERYONE (caucasians mainly) were eating charsiew buns and big chicken paus, walking along the streets! haha. it's like charsiew bun is gonna be the next big thing!

there were lion dance and the dragon dance thingy as well. and some other odd performances. nothing reli exciting.. so we ended up stuffing our face with food instead =)



and yest nite I had the most horrendous train ride EVER! it was a complete nightmare..
I boarded the train from London at 715pm.. it's supposed to be an hr's train ride home.. and due to ADVERSE weather conditions, I got stuck on the train for 6hours!! *(&^&%$%#. everybody was cursing like mad..

1st announcement: there's a trespasser on the tracks ahead.. we can't proceed till given the green light.
passenger onboard, "F*** the trespasser! ram him down!"
-train stopped for an hour-

2nd announcement: the trespasser is now gone, but to ensure safety, we have to carry out checks on the rail ahead to ensure that there's no damage and alright to proceed.
passengersSSS onboard, "what the F***?!!!"
-train stopped for another hour, then crawled 400m??-

3rd announcement: the rails are certified to be fit for use, however, a train in front of us is experiencing technical difficulties due to the adverse weather conditions. we have been given the red light and can't proceed.
passenger onboard, "what F***ing ADVERSE weather conditions?? it is just a few flakes of snow!!"
-train stopped for 2hours!-

4th annoucement: rescue train is coming to rescue the train in front and move it out of the way so that we can be on our way. rescue train will arrive in 40mins.
passenger onboard, "u call that a rescue?? a F***ing rescue that takes 40mins to arrive??! if our train were to catch fire, we would all have been dead and covered by snow by the time u F***ing arrive!!"
-train stopped for 1.5hours-

FINALLY........ we're on our way..
lesson learnt: English people sprout vulgarities when they're seriously pissed.

Good grief!! I boarded the 7.15pm train and got home at 1.30am.. seriously.. how efficient is their train system??!!
anyway, I reckon I muz have been the most calm and least pissed person on the train! haha.. coz I was too amazed by the pretty sight outside to stay annoyed for long.. it was snowing very heavily and everywhere was covered in sparkling white snow!! =)

while trudging home in the snow blizzard...




~gone in a moment..

Hastings - 31st Feb 09
9:16 PM

went Hastings on Saturday coz I was too bored.. it's a pretty little town along the southern coast of England..

the Old Town..



and coz it's along the coast, there're loads of shops selling fish and chips!

the steepest rail way in UK (i think)

overall it's a nice pleasant place with loads of food! but again.. it's another pebble beach. still prefer the sandy beaches in Singapore. It was FREEZING as well! never ever visit a coastal town in winter. what was I thinking??!


~gone in a moment..

ME~
23 yr old fresh grad from NTU (beginning to go stale)... stuck in the mad world of elites. perpetually tanned w/o even trying; nonsensical; prone to mood swings; yet highly lovable when asleep.

AgaPe
♥ I adore FOOD!!=)
♥ love adventure sports, travelling ard the world, experiencing the unexperienced.
♥ my beloved family & chumchum.
♥ dreams to be a doctor.. or a food critic!!

I have ZERO tolerance for:
(1) disgusting house lizards!,
(2) fishball noodles,
(3) cycling up monstrous slopes (this will stay here for the next 16mths of my stay in UK)

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