Bend Over & Screw Yourself

Just some photos from Jachin's birthday, we decided to have a little steamboat to make it easier. First time for all my friends and they loved it! It was a bit messy, but its a fantastic way to have a meal with friends. No need for much preparation, and you cook your food to your own taste. Yumm. It was a lovely night with a home made (Betty Crocker) birthday cake.

More people came than expected, opened a few bottles of champagne. Absolutely lovely. I reckon I need a bigger pot for steamboat though, and maybe a round table instead.

Je ne sais pas

Pearl Jam and Robbie Williams concerts!!!!!

Yes, the great musicians are coming into Perth and I'm not gonna miss watching them live! Pre-sale tickets to Pearl Jam went on sale this morning and I woke up early to get them. (Kiasu, I know) Tonnes of people are eagerly waiting to get tickets, afraid they might get sold out really quickly so I'm hoping my rush for tickets helped. My seats are pretty near the stage, or at least I hope they are. I can't wait till the day of the concert! $100 each, it better bloody be worth it. Now to get more Pearl Jam songs so I won't be a fool at the concert not being able to sing along. Heh.

It's Robbie Williams' last tour! I'm so excited the man's even coming. Always wanted to watch him live, there's a certain seductiveness and sexiness about him that's so alluring. It being his last tour makes me wanna watch him all the more. I know a lot of people are anticipating the arrival, it's gonna be helluva rush to get tickets. But the man is hot!

So been to 2 concerts this year as it is, another 2 more to look forward to. Thank go I'm gonna get a job, will be able to pay off all I've spent on concert tickets. Got a job offer to work at a kebab stall at the Subiaco markets, they pay cash so it should be good. Just hoping the smell of the meat doesn't put me off too much. Its a bit odd, a job making kebabs, but I guess its just for the money, and experience(??).

One more week of University, about 6 more assignments to hand in!!! UGH!! God save me.

Moments of a Lifetime

Many things in life ever only happen once in your lifetime, moments shared can never be created in quite the same way. People you meet may come and go as the seasons changed, many of whom can never be replaced. Some of us are fortunate enough to continuously share our life with friends and family who mean so much to us, fortunate enough to meet those we call through friends. I have been blessed with great fortune of meeting so many marvelous people I can call friends, those who accept me for me, and love me for me. Words cannot start to describe how much I appreciate them.















Here's a few of them.















Then some.















And then some more.

Isn't that uncanny...

Did you know....

~ That bungee jumping used to be illegal in Singapore?

~ That a public assembly of 5 or more people in a public place without a police permit is an
offence?

~ That the police in Singapore can intercept messages online?

~ That the sale of Malaysian newspapers are banned in Singapore, and vice versa?

~ That before caning the cane is soaked in water to maximize inflicted pain?

~ That a male may be caned if found guilty of sodomy

~ That a male may be caned if found guilty of extortion

~ That 850 people have been sentenced to hanging since 1959

~ That you need identification and a doctor's prescription to buy nicotine chewing gum?

~ That you may be heavily fined if you litter or spit in public?

~ That eating or drinking in public transits carry fines of up to S$500?

I shall stop here, the information is thanks to Wikipedia.

This is the life we lead in Singapore and we're used to all our quirky laws. But really, Singapore isn't as scary as it may sound. Honest.

Hey Hey I Wanna Be A Rock Star

I look like I'm clawing Clint in the photo, but really I'm just gently placing my hand on his shoulder. The 1st (and only) dinner we had with Valerie on her 1st night. It will always be remembered as my glorified pat-on-the-back-thanks dinner by someone who is now very passe. Despite a horrible moment, it was a fantastic night with all my lovelies. I must say I rock at cooking Thai food. Heh.

L to R: Claire, Collette, Clint, Me











This was our very lovely house when we travelled to Dunsborough for a couple of days. It totally exceeded our expectations! It was a huge place with a big backyard and a bbq pit, games and videos provided, awesome rooms and very well furnished! A really great place to stay if you want a nice getaway. Would recommend it to everyone! OK maybe not everyone so i can keep the place a secret for myself. haha.

I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking about our trip.

A Curious Obsession

Its been a relaxing long weekend, spent some quality time with my friends without having to worry about anything else. Feels nice to just be able to sit back without having to think about work. Its been quite a while since we've been able to do things like that, leaves a nice warm feeling just thinking about it. Freo is a really nice place to be, tonnes of quaint cafes and pubs, and many free places to go for viewing pleasure. I'm glad. There are so many things about Perth to appreciate though some find it boring. But like a friend said, there will always be things to do if you just look for it, and indeed there has been.

Its ironic how I set up this blog as an outlet to release my inner thoughts and as a place for friends to view to see how I'm doing all the way down under. An updating mechanism if you would call it. I can't stop people from viewing what I write, it is afterall, publicly accessible worldwide. But I can't help but find it funny, in a not so humourous way, how others have such high interest in knowing about my life for the pure sake of putting me down. Correct me if i'm wrong, but they're most likely known as busybodies, gossip mongers, no-life-whatchamacallits...the list goes on but you know the kind i'm talking about. For Singaporeans, easily put - kaypoh.

I'm not naming anyone (for obvious reasons of anonymity). But can someone please explain to me, why indulge in something/one you quite apparently detest? Another thing that bugs me - if you dislike someone, why not outrightly tell the person how you feel instead of trying to act cool being sneaky? I have only one reason. Such a person seriously lives & feeds of the lives of others, without which they have no goal in life and possibly falter and die, and extreme cowardice, in that respective order.

Funny that, eh?

How hard can it be to stand up to your own opinions, to put forth your point with pride because you know you are right? Unless of course you are unsure of yourself, then that's a different story. Life is quirky that way...takes so many kinds of people to make the world go round.

Shit I couldn't care less if half the world hated my guts, hell it could jolly well be a fact. Like anyone cares.

I love my little bunch of friends from all over the world, and great family who love and support me. I'm content in my own world. To those who live off hate, may you find inner peace.

Fudge it, i just want my chocolate!

"I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment. In my own limited experience I have found that the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the principal source of success in life. Since we are not solely material creatures, it is a mistake to place all our hopes for happiness on external development alone. The key is to develop inner peace."

Quote from the Dalai Lama

I don't know how many of you can relate, but I seek some truth in his words of wisdom. I feel so happy when I help friends and family, and know that I have helped in some way in their happiness. It's what I live for. If those close to me are unhappy, I'll never be truly satisfied because I know there's something I can do in my own power to help make things better. Yet I also do know there will be situations where its best for me to stay out of.

How do we find inner peace? How do we come to terms with our own problems and situations, and learn to accept what life throws us? It's not simple, but I'm pretty sure it isn't that difficult either. We complicate things for ourselves, perhaps as a defense mechanism built up over past failures. Sometimes it's easier to stay safe rather than take a risk to see what happens. That way, however, prevents the good stuff from appearing too.

Its hard to act on what you preach. Talk is easy. But it always is in a third person point of view. Some people focus solely on their happiness and success, others live of others to achieve that.

What is my point? I have no fucking clue.

I just want my chocolate.