Reflecting on 2011

rushed this post cuz i'll be going on a cruise over the wkend and by the time i'm back, its alrdy 2012!

anyway, tot i'd do a reflection of the past yr, rather than reviewing my 2011 resolutions cuz i know i din keep them.. =X

Attended 4 weddings, 3 of which were my run mates' wedding (Huixian, Yifan and Ade) and 1 was chicky's wedding where I was one of her jie mei's... was v happy attending Chicky's wedding cuz we're so close.. although we had our differences over the yrs, she's definitely one of my closest friend/relative and it was happy seeing her get married =) The other memorable thing was Ade's wedding montage.. dam WOW.

organised a 60th bday celebration for mum this yr! this came pre-maturely cuz we din know it was counted via chinese bday and not english bday.. so the expd came as a big surprise.. but worth it cuz mum was v happy tt we held a bday dinner for her.. =)

Attended 2 musicals @ MBS - Lion King and Wicked! the former was paid for using mum's MBS pts whereas the latter I won from Class95!

The free concert was the 4 Male Leads concert which mum got tix for from RWS.

met Ms Universe 2011 (Ms Angolia) and Ms Ukraine unexpectedly! 1st time see-ing Ms universe contenders in person leh..

and i also saw my fave Thomas Ong unexpectedly when i went Lido for a movie~  

Top post was taken when i was much younger!

helped out setting up this blogshop selling Coach bags! biz not so gd so its unoficially closed haha.. but u still can get ur bags here!

had 2 staycations in 2011.. one was for sis' bday @ Crockford Hotel while the other was @ Festive Hotel for chenda's bday (blog post on this still o/s! heehee).

5D4N trip to Macau, Zhu Hai and HK from 20 to 24 Oct! good break away from work =)

added this pic just to show my nice blow dried hair haha

Once at the General Elections... (the hotly contested Aljunied GRC! WP vs PAP!) 

And another time at the Presidential Elections!

both times the party i voted din win! dam! haha..

and attended a rally for the first time! @ serangoon stadium.. dam crowded~ (*whispers* and boring)

bot a christmas tree with sis using our own money for the first time! we also bot the decorations and did the decor ourselves (mostly me with the help of chenda..)!

really proud of our creation =)

Other memorable things abt 2011:

- met a supervisor who tormented me for the first few mths of 2011! really dam sad.. luckily she left or else i don't think i'd still be at my current co. now..

- a china tenant stayed at my house beginning this yr! gd and bad lah huh

- frens falling sick (bigger than those minor illnesses)! but thankfully they're doing ok now..

- had my own cubicle for the first time!

- bot a lappie (ASUS!) w my own money for the first time~ (previously used my old uni one and ex office's)

guess overall it was an ok-ly year for me ba.. bad period was beginning of the yr but it turned for the better (but still ok only la huh)... overall still have much rm for improvement cuz i feel i'm still as suay as ever.. hopefully 2012 will be better!

not going to do my usual setting of resolutions for 2012 cuz i dun keep them anyway. the only resolution i think i shld set is to do regular exercise and hopefully my health will improve!

Adious to 2011 and Cheers to a better 2012~

For Good - Wicked

Super love the lyrics and song for "For Good"! So i tot i'd share it here.. my fave is the 2nd verse! the part sang by Glinda that starts with "I've heard it said.. Enjoy!

(Elphaba):

Im limited

Just look at me -

Im limited

And just look at you

You can do all I couldn't do, Glinda

So now it's up to youFor both of us - now it's up to you...

(Glinda):

I've heard it said

That people come into our lives for a reason

Bringing something we must learn

And we are led

To those who help us most to grow

If we let them

And we help them in return

Well, I don't know if I believe that's true

But I know I'm who I am today

Because I knew you...

Like a comet pulled from orbit

As it passes a sun

Like a stream that meets a boulder

Halfway through the wood

Who can say if I've been changed for the better?

But because I knew you

I have been changed for good

(Elphaba):

It well may be

That we will never meet again

In this lifetime

So let me say before we part

So much of me

Is made from what I learned from you

You'll be with me

Like a handprint on my heart

And now whatever way our stories end

I know you have re-written mine

By being my friend...

Like a ship blown from its mooring

By a wind off the sea

Like a seed dropped by a skybird

In a distant wood

Who can say if I've been changed for the better?

But because I knew you

(Glinda):

Because I knew you

(Both):

I have been changed for good

(Elphaba):

And just to clear the air

I ask forgiveness

For the things I've done you blame me for

(Glinda):

But then, I guess we know

There's blame to share

(Both):

And none of it seems to matter anymore

(Glinda):

Like a comet pulled from orbit

As it passes a sun

Like a stream that meets a boulder

Halfway through the wood

(Elphaba):

Like a ship blown from its mooring

By a wind off the sea

Like a seed dropped by a bird in the wood

(Both):

Who can say if I've been

Changed for the better?

I do believe I have been

Changed for the better

(Glinda):

And because I knew you...

(Elphaba):

Because I knew you...

(Both):

Because I knew you...

I have been changed for good...

Merry Christmas!!!

Hi all!!

Christmas is just 2 days away~

tot of sharing my fave christmas songs here! Enjoy~

:: Winter Wonderland ::

:: All I Want For Christmas Is YOU ::

:: White Christmas ::

this lady gaga cover of "White Christmas" is nice!

:: This Gift ::

not a christmas song per se but dam apt for this festive season =)


MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU!

10th Dec 2011: Wicked the Musical~

Another short post cuz i really haf no time to blog nxt week! super bz, starting w chicky's bday celebration dinner on Mon, mani + pedi on Wed, dinner with run mates on Thurs, possible sleepover with JC frens on Fri, Christmas party with JC frens on Sat, Dinner with Family on Sun and Lunch with Uni frens next Mon... zzzz.. only got tues nite to rest!

anywayz, back to Wicked~ heez

won a pair of tix on class95 a few mths back to catch the musical WICKED~ was uber happy because i've been wanting to catch it ever since i heard rave reviews of it...

i remember seeing the huge WICKED billboard when i went to NY.. but we din catch it then.. instead we caught Grease, which was good! honestly, nv knew WICKED was so popular when i was in NY.. haha..

anyway, our show was on 10th Dec 11 at 130pm.. 

we were like 10 mins late cuz i underestimated the time it took to travel by bus there.. the bus took quicker on a wkday lohz.. sian..

cuz we were late, we weren't let in even tho the show had not started when we reached! we were forced to stand outside and watch frm the MINI tv outside (i'm exaggerating cuz i'm pissed).. 

the image on tv was quite blur and the sound was not loud enuff.. totally dunno wat i was watching so i gave up halfway...

was made to stand outside for at least 20 mins and they din even give us an explanation why we need to stand there so long! so we dun care and just tried to sneak in cuz we saw pple gg in too.. but the usher inside din let us go to our seats.. by the time we were seated, it was alrdy like half hr into the show.. and i was soooo pissed it affected my mood and thus din enjoy the show as much..

i know they prob din wan us to disturb those who were already seated.. but face it, even if we go in 10 mins into the show or 30 mins into the show, we still will disturb the rest.. so why not just chop chop one shot seat all of us? dun understand.. the performers weren't even performing on the aisle which might somewhat explain why they din let us in.. sian max.. had half a mind to write in a complain letter (but too lazy... haha).

ok end of rant.. pics!

 area outside the Grand Theatre where all us latecomers were held..

cam-whoring during intermission~

a shot with the screen posters which changed every few secs ~

my review of the show (SPOILER ALERT!):

i tot the storyline was pretty basic - popular high sch girl (witch in this case) and a girl who was an outcast.. and the outcast ends up with the male lead.. and the 2 girls who hated each other at the start ended up becoming good friends..

but the voice of the lady who played the role "Glinda" was dammmm gooooodd!! she has a sing-song disney-princess voice! i felt her voice was sparkling (if u know wat i mean.. )~

the "Alphaba" (Green witch) voice was good too.. but in a different way..

costumes were spectacular la.. love the princess dress tt Glinda wore.. and i rem thinking tt if i ever got married, i want to wear a similar dress and all my jie-mei's will wear tt too.. for the dinner la... haha.. if they wear in the day, i think they'll wanna kill me cuz of the heat! haha..  heard the dress Glinda wore weighs 25kg~ omg i wonder how she walk in high heels in it loh.. walking barefoot in it wld already be a chore..

fave song of the musical wld be "For Good", the last song sang by both the female leads.. was sooo touching i nearly teared...


here's a clip of the song from its USA showing.. start watching from 1:23

overall the show is quite good.. i wanna watch it again cuz i wanna see the starting~ zzz

if u're planning to buy tix, word of advice is to get seats on the same level as the stage.. cuz i sat 2 levels abv the stage and i can't see the stage in full view.. so can't comment on the stage designs and settings (unlike lion king's one which was awesome)..

ok.. here's some pics I took at MBS:

so picturesque hoh!

chenda helped me take this pic but not same angle leh.. haha

oh and i wan share some stuff i bot~

bot this wicker (wicked, wicker.. haha lame) basket from King & King at NEX.. their stuff are shoo pretty one.. but ex.

and look wat i did to it! bot the ribbon from King & King too! and i copied the way they decorated their display baskets.. hehe.. bow and flowers are my idea tho.. but they're falling off liaoz..

my 2012 planner~ 

bot it from kikki k. at ion..  the color is my fave color lohz! this notebook is so me~ haha..

i was lucky cuz when i went down to buy, kikki k. was having a 25% storewide disc.. and cuz i also had a $10 capitamall voucher, i only paid $19.90 for this.. original pr was $39.90!!

and i gave in to temptation and bot this comforter/quilt from King & King!

wanted to buy the pink one at first but realised this design is actually prettier.. sooo happy~ $120.. this is my christmas gift to myself.. gonna keep it for CNY tho..

actually there are other stores selling this kinda quilts at cheaper prices.. theirs even have 2 pillow cases.. but the store i went din haf any nice designs.. found their designs mediocre only.. and i really loved the King & King designs more.. so went back to buy it.. heehee..

Hope all of u have a wonderful Christmas~ feast to ur hearts content k! =)

Christmas Tree~

Thought i'd sneak in a lil post this wkend or else i won't have time to do so next wk (busy xmas wk!!)..

went for a haircut last fri cuz my hair was getting a lil too long.. i like how it looks but it gets irritating sometimes..

wanted to go for a hairdye too and i bot this groupon which included haircut, treatment and dye.. but the salon was fully booked till Mar 12 lohz.. dam zzzz.. they oversold their groupons and they cldn't handle the sudden boom in biz.. they din even haf time to pick up their phone! had to leave my contact no. on their fb page before they called me back a few days later and told me the earliest apptm was in Apr 12.. zzzz

so, cuz i wanted to cut my hair badly, i went to Snip Avenue @ boon keng.. heehee.. only wanted a simple trim..

din dye my hair cuz if i'm dyeing it in Apr, shldn't dye it now.. too close alrdy, bad for hair..

me before the hair cut! actually i think my "before" hair shape suits me..

haiz.. the hairstylist cut my fringe a lil too short!! din realise it until i went home.. but the hair length is much more manageable..

and the hairstylist was quite nice.. really took his time to cut my hair n blow dry it.. think he spent abt 45 mins? and it only cost me $8.80.. haha.. how they make money ah?

ok, back to the main topic, as per this blog post's title.. haha..

asked sis if we shld buy a xmas tree and she agreed! coincidentally, groupon had a xmas tree deal.. got the biggest tree for $39.95 (Think originally was abt 70-80dlrs).. had to go carrefour to collect tho..

the tree after the first round of decorations!

the tree branches were rather sparse.. tot it looked a bit too skinny and not full enuff..

and xmas decorations are dam ex la! one ornament cost me $5...

i spent like $25 on 3 ornaments and 10 pcs of santa hats at this store at bugis which sells party stuff.. tot it'd be cheaper cuz it looks like those cheap wholesale plc but was wrong.. no wonder my fren spent like $120 on her christmas tree decor but hers was like one big bag!

these were the ornaments i bot from there..

i think they're dam pretty tho~

but cuz the tree was still v bare, sis and i bot more decorations.. total spent abt $60 on decorations..

tadah~ the end product.. so pretty!! designed by yours truly.. chenda and sis helped to hang the ornaments..

so proud of my creation haha!

found a lovely star for the top piece!

and i tied this bow!! proud again.. haha

got inspiration to add ribbons from all the xmas trees we saw at the stores selling decors..

we're not quite done w the xmas tree decor tho.. still needa put up the xmas lights~ pics another time =)

oh and i bot the highly acclaimed xmas album by Michael Buble, after the class95 DJ Yasminne raved abt it~ the songs are really quite soothing.. i listened to the whole album 4-5 times on the day i bot it.. haha..

my fave xmas song (not only on this album) is Winter Wonderland! but i'm starting to love "All I Want For Christmas Is You" too~

since christmas is also a time for giving, PLEASE please please give to the less fortunate too! visit
World Vision site today~ they have a xmas giving page where u donate to them and they'll use the money to buy stuff like water, food, blankets etc for the less fortunate.. donate k?? thanks!

hope all of u have a FANTASTIC and MAGICAL Christmas this yr!! =)