I don't know if anybody actually reads this blogthingy of mine anymore, but this little post is to let you guys know that my lj is becoming mostly friends-only. This means that if you would like to be able to read all my entries, you would have to create an lj account and be my friend on lj.

I'm letting out more of my private frustrations and rants here these days (2010 is such a great year huh?) and while it makes me feel better, I don't exactly want the whole world reading all these stuff.

So go ahead if you want to add me, and I'll see if I know you well enough to add you back! :)

So far, today gets the award for being worst day of 2010.

I gotta stay strong.

Things can only get better, right?

Rice terraces of Indonesia




Tulip fields of Netherlands




Beautiful Greece




A village in Switzerland



Floating in Venice




Mt. Fuji, Japan




Egyptian pyramids





Beaches of Hawaii


I feel really bored in Singapore right now.

I'm going to visit all the abovementioned places someday...

SOMEHOW.

I had such high expectations for 2010. I really want this to be a good year, I EXPECTED it to be a better one than 2009. But why does it feel so different now?

Yes, I am aware it's only January and rather too early to start concluding. But I think it says something when the month is only halfway through and I'm already yearning for the next few months to swoosh by.

I consider a year a good one if you truly enjoy most parts of it, instead of anticipating a good chunk of it to go by as quickly as possible.

In short, school really SUCKS.

Link: NTU Student commits suicide

Methinks I spend a bit too much time watching shows. :)

Off to jump rope now!

Currently I have skinvital's Ginseng+Ginkgo Biloba mask slapped on my face (for stressed and tired skin!) and it smells soooo strongly of ginseng! I can't smell any ginkgo. But does ginkgo even have a smell?

Anyway, this blog entry is a belated baking post cos I was lazy to do it sooner. I baked on new year's eve and I think this is one of the best cupcake recipes I've found so far! Click here for the recipe! Try it! It's awesome! I kind of made some alterations though (if anyone of you is actually interested), I added lesser peanut butter and icing sugar for the frosting than the recipe called for. It felt sweet enough for me already. 4 cups is really too much! Oh, and I didn't add the sprinkles and peanuts.

My icing didn't turn out half as pretty as the ones in the link, cos I don't have the icing squeezing thing. :( It's like five dollars plus for a big bag but I was feeling miserly.


PICTURES!




















:)

I hate, hate, hatehatehate irresponsible parents who decide to make themselves uncontactable the day before the tuition assignment is supposed to start. I hate that ultimately I've lost the job even before I started and I hate that I have turned down so many assignments beforehand because I was under the assumption I had that particular job.

I hate it.

And I am also freaking annoyed with myself for losing my mp3 charger. I now have no more mp3. Well done.

TODAY JUST SUCKS

Second day of 2010 already. That's just how fast time passes!

Holidays are fast ending but it has been quite a fruitful one, went to the most unforgettable Y-camp and both trekking at Lata and after that another trip to KL! I'll let the pictures do the talking. :) The rest of them are on fb!


Lata Trek 21-23 Dec!


In front of waterfall :)









The 4WD... better than a rollercoaster!




KL Trip 26-28 Dec :)


View from hotel room




We were one step too late...



... Twice!




Good food :)




and great company! :DDD




May 2010 be a far better year than 2009 was! I've set a few resolutions which I have no idea if I will follow, plus a list of things I want by the end of 2010. :P Well, a girl can dream!

Y-camp outing and church + dinner with val tomorrow. Off I go to bed, nights world!

Happy

Someone once told me that you have to choose
What you win or lose
You can't have everything
Don't you take chances
Might feel the pain
Don't you love in vain
Cause love won't set you free
I can't stand by the side
And watch this life pass me by
So unhappy
But safe as could be

So what if it hurts me?
So what if I break down?
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place
I wanna hear my sound
Don't care about all the pain in front of me
Cause i'm just trying to be happy, yeah
Just wanna be happy, yeah

Holding on tightly
Just can't let it go
Just trying to play my role
Slowly disappear, ohh
But all these days, they feel like they're the same
Just different faces, different names
Get me out of here
I can't stand by your side, ohh no
And watch this life pass me by, pass me by

So what if it hurts me?
So what if I break down?
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place
I wanna hear my sound
Don't care about all the pain in front of me
Cause I'm just trying to be happy, ohh, happy, ohh

So any turns that I can't see,
I'll count on a stranger on this road
But don't say victim
Don't say anything

So what if it hurts me?
So what if I break down?
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place
I wanna hear my sound
Don't care about all the pain in front of me

I just wanna be happy
Ohh, yeah, happy, ohh, happy
I just wanna be, ohh
I just wanna be happy
Ohh, happy


I think I'm suffering from some holiday withdrawal symptoms.

2009 ends in two days... no idea if that makes me happy or sad.

Setting off for Lata trek tonight, I'm excited! (: Too bad I don't have a cam so we'll just have to depend on my friend's.

Went to the doctor's today to get some meds for my cough - a bit last minute, but I've been desperately trying to avoid spending more money - and turns out that the doc was an avid climber in her youth and she seems to have done before all the treks that Rovers provides. Cool!

This is going to be quite a week, going to Malaysia twice and christmas in between. I'm hoping it will be a fun one!

I'm eating boring chicken porridge now, when what I really want to eat is something sinful like Shilin XXL Crispy Chicken, Seaweed Shaker Fries and Cup Walker's Caramel Chocolate Milk Tea with their delicious pearls oooooooooooooooooh.... such a fattening but wonderful meal!!!

Tee hee!

On a sadder note, holidays are ending. Results are out tomorrow. SIGH!