Told you so

My head keeps saying "No"

But my heart keeps giving in

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Monday, January 12, 2009, 11:16 PM

I'm so not gonna blog about tw any time soon.
There's just too many photos and the lappy will get unreasonably cranky.
below are the photos that are long overdued.
I must really thank both MICHELLE CHEAH AND FIE GAN
They are exceptionally reliable and efficient.
I just got off the phone with my darling J and its 230am.
I've to wake up at 6am. AHHHH =/
alright im gna make it short.

Fie's midnight surprise and birthday celebration

The balloons are just soo beautiful. All thanks to her very efficient domestic helper!

woooohoo out we go.

Yes we overslpt cause i only slpt at 530am the night before.

Why am i holding a purple balloon? It shd be green

hmm

While waiting for bus but fie's dad sent us to the mrt station eventually.

pastas!

My carbonara pasta was really filling.

i kept distributing portions of my pasta to everybody.

Sweet Indulgence.

AHA gossip girls, so sorry i made it there ahead of you all! geeeez

I was in my 3inches heels.

That explained the height diff.

credits fie gan.

I shall make you my official photographer!

Make a guess.

I seriously do miss dancing. oh sigh

NIGHT SAFARI!

BRILLIANT MATIN LING'S IDEA

WOOHOO HE CALLED IT TIT FOR TAT

I KNOW I'M A MORON TO BE IN HEELS

BUT!

I DIDNT KNOW WE ARE GOING NIGHT SAFARI UNTIL THE MORNING ITSELF.

AND I ONLY BROUGHT HEELS TO FIE'S PLACE TO STAY OVERNIGHT.

yup you are right.

my feet was aching badly.

this bunch of friends are so accomodating that i felt guilty making them walk at my pace.

The tram that cost us 10bucks.

It doesnt help when the lady guide's voice was utterly unpleasant to the ears.

WE COULNT EVEN DECIPHER WTH SHE WAS SPEAKING THROUGH THE MICROPHONE.

anw it was a good laugh for all of us.

LILING'S 18TH BIRTHDAY

PLS GO TO MICH CHEAH'S BLOG FOR MORE

she did a great job in blogging about every details on that fateful day.

hehehe

Our surprise for our very own liling at her work place.

Tao's restaurant

Me taking a shot

STANDARD CHARTERED MARATHON

Renee's wedding

do re mi

HE WASNT SUPPOSE TO BE IN THE PICTURE AT ALL.

he suddenly popped in when nerd was about to take a picture of me and my niece.

I'm didnt upload the photos of the wedding dinner itself at Fullerton cause im lazy.

My eyes are sooooo tired and its 3 now.

okay its time to knock out. 3 hours of sleep.

ohoh and i feel like going blading and swimming.

anybody?=)

TAKE CARE EVERYBODY.

Life just cant get any better than this.

This time i cant be wrong.

Thursday, January 01, 2009, 8:13 PM

I spent 4hrs just uploading these pictures yesterday and i almost died.

Everything was just so lagged.

To add on to the frustration, i had this fooking irritating pounding headache that never seem to go away.

By 2am i went to bed and i only slept at 7am.

So i decided to write the details of Day2 today, now.

I'm still contemplating if i should upload the rest of the trip.

I dont know it would be this...fun.

OKAY SO HERE COMES DAY 2 =)

We woke up bright and early and had our complimentary breakfast at their cafeteria before setting off!

Mummy and her two sons

Dad thought another long sleeve shirt will be good enough but he was so wrong the min he step outside. He went up again to get his jacket.

DAD & MOM

On the train to the bus station to take a bus to leofoo. Leofoo isnt within Taipei itself so the bus ride would take about 1hr?

Taken by my sis =)

When we arrived at the station, a man approached us saying he would drive us to leofoo and from leofoo to Raohe Night Market at a price slightly higher than the bus ticket itself.

From the station to leofoo :150NT/pax

From the leofoo to Raohe:150NT/pax

I've never met such a reliable and friendly taxi driver..

we took his namecard so we can call him when we need him.

The car ride was about 40mins? Outside leofoo take by the taxi driver.

Entrance fee:690NT/pax

A long walk into the theme park. leofoo is located near the mountain so naturally the temperature was lower.

Very beautiful eh?

There are about 4-5 different themes and this was the first we entered.

Wild west has a very americanish feel to it.

They have really beautiful little statues here and there. Halloween?

Dad didnt really sit the rides cause of some medical reasons. Mum joined us for a few but the more challenging ones she gave it a miss.

But when she was younger she was quite a dare devil.

I guess all the children took after her.

A mini arcade inside

Such a cool christmas tree. Dad looks like a midget beside it

This was the first ride we (all except dad) sat! Okay this is only half of the roller coaster.

Sis knew how the ride will go cause she sat it before.

She didnt mention a single thing about how scary the ride would be.

So we just sat down and waited not knowing wht to expect from it.

The alarm went off, telling us its about to begin.

AND BEFORE WE KNOW IT, WE WERE UP IN THE SKY!

The roller coaster just sped off at a speed of 100km/hr? at our complete ignorance.

It was definitely not a ride to miss! =)

A oldish looking clock. sis and bf at the background.

While waiting for them to take the 360 degrees turn!

Only sister, and the 2 brothers sat the first time cause i was so scared it was similar to the one at escape theme park where i emerged feeling GIDDY(not frightened).

I definitely wont want to ruin my day just because of that one ride.

I actually took a series of pictures showing how it slowing reached the top.

Imagine if the......gave way.

GONE

When they came out, nerd said "wah nicole you should try. damn fun!

So since it does not cause any head spins so i took it with the siblings again!

But this time round i sat with Justin.

Both of us came out and felt that the ride was SOSO LA CHEH!

Obviously i turn down the offer to take this spinning shit.

All except me and Justin went ahead.

This is the first ride that dad took i think

mini ferris wheel?

The small little fast food restaurant we had our lunch at.

This ride that shoots up cant be compared to the space shot in genting.

Genting one is scarier!

We all wore ponchos so that we wont get soak in the dirty water

FROM HERE ON THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PHOTOS ON ANIMALS

SO IF YOU ARENT A FAN OF ZOO OR YOU HATE ANIMALS THEN

YOU CAN STOP HERE =)

A very sad and miserable looking horse

The pony looked like they havent been fed for weeks and probably ill treated.

I initially wanted to ride on them but seeing their lifelessness i just refused to torture them

This is the master horse. whenever he/she is around the rest will disperse.

we fed the horses with carrots i think!

spot the white tiger

a ladybug sis spotted on the steps

We sat on this train that gave us a tour to see more animals

hippo!

rhino

tht's sissy's bag the inquisitive ostrich is poking its nose into

I think you call this a bull right? correct me if i'm wrong=)

All these birds are within this enclosure and you must enter. I was so scared the bird would fly pass me and i'll lose my balance.

Dad was like"here here nicole, got one bird here. then i turned and this is what i saw."

my mum found this very hilarious and she kept laughing

we left leofoo at 515pm and apparently we were the last to leave.

At one point of time i was actually shivering.

bad idea to wear leggings =/

taxi driver came and pick us up and we went to Raohe Night market for more shopping and dinner.

after all the walking we did foot massage and dad did body massage.

we only got back to the hotel at 1 plus in the morning.

their night market only closes at 12am?

okay i have no pics on that cause my cam died after taking pictures of the ah meng.

Its all in sis's cammy.

I'm actually blogging at 530am in the morning and fie darling's place.

yawnsssss im glad to have my all time fav midnight buddy.

nights people!

5:51 PM

I suck at uploading pictures.
I've no idea how this whole blogging thing works,
I'm not going into the details but Day 2 will be in the next post.
okay so we arrived in Taoyuan's international airport at about 1750
Sis msged dad to tell him that we have to be out by 1830 cause she booked bus tickets to bring us to our hotel.

Suchhhh a long queue

So the bus took us to Ximending where our hotel is.

Our hotel is right smack in the middle of Ximending

When we arrived, i saw a huge commotion and the kpo me went to check it out!

I was pretty surprised to find out its XiaoZhu.

In taipei, by 1730 the sky will darken.

We were blessed with perfect weather for the 7 days we spent there.

Only for a slight drizzle on the way to the hotel from airport.

But by the time we alight, the rain stopped.

The weather was just nice for doing anything!

No matter how long we walk, we dont perspire AT ALL.

It really sets the mood for endless shopping.
The exchange rate was 1 sing dollar to 21taiwan dollar.

For ALL Show Luo fans, i guess he was signing his new album?

I tried to zoom in and thats all i can get!

In the hotel room. Sis booked 2 rooms to accomodate 7 ppl!

HAHAHA obscene!

This was our room for the first night.

We change room on the second night so as to have

both rooms on the same level.

TADA! Me in the bathroom slippers=/

So we took at 15mins rest before we head down to have dinner!

Ximending is filled with so many many small shops and they are spread throughout

different streets and you can just keep walking and walking and you wont feel tired, at least for me. Even the small alleys are lined up with shops. They really do make full use of the space there.

One of the many many small shops. It's considered winter over there

though the temperature was only about 15degrees? But we can never go out without our jackets for sure.

A really cool starbucks coffee house. But sadly we didnt get to try the coffee!

Some random pictures i took while we were finding a place to have dinner.

One thing great about Ximending is that they dont close until 2100 or 0000. So we still get to do some late night shopping.

KFC! Look at the Sunday crowd!

In the spirit of christmas

They have really cool small cafes to chill out.

At the other end of Ximending theres this huge screen, but i

didnt bother to find out what they were showing.

AHA! this cafe was named after this dog! ah damn, i should have taken a picture of the cafe as well =/ All the dog does was just to laze outside and succumb to stranger's pat!
Dogs are a common sight in taipei.

So we finally settled for a hotplate cum steamboat-like buffet! If i rmbed correctly, it was 499NT/pax.

Every bit of our stomach was filled up!

Had scallop, lamb chop, pig's tongue, pig's kidney, pig's intestine, pregnant fish,clams,mussels.....AND FREE FLOW OF HAAGEN-DAZS ICECREAM.

they had 4 or 8 flavours i think.

I heart the green tea ice cream the most!

This was only the beginning. beef and some lamb chop.

The soup!

And we kept eating....

See justin rubbing the stomach..Looks like his tee gna burst anytime.

So after dinner we just continue exploring Ximending while allowing our tummy to digest the overload of food.

Next post will be on day2 where we head down to Leofoo Village themepark for some thrill!

I'm gna take a break now, might continue later if i want to!

PS: there are 700 over photos but i'm obviously going to filter it.

4:58 PM

Okay i just realised i uploaded the pictures in the wrong order so i'm gna put it in chronological order in the next post.
Here are the pictures of the trip to Taiwan(very very delayed, i know)
The pictures below are on the day we flew off.

Daddy was soooo excited

We had breakfast at T3's Toast box

A very quiet place for peoply to relax while waiting for their flight

Since we were early, brother and I surfed the net for a while.

They are pretty smart to not allow us to sit AND setting a limit of 25mins each time we use.

So no inconsiderate peeps can hog the com.

Nerd emoingg away

Mickey Mouse!

My first time inside the T3's departure hall

While waiting to check in early in T1

1310, Taipei, EVA AIR, BR226

Space SMRT big enough to fit 5 ppl and our luggages

We went to the airport at 930am to meet sissy and bf for breakfast at T3.

They took Singapore Airlines cause sissy had 1 free ticket and their flight was at 1215.

Since they landed in Taipei first, sis said she would wait for us at the arrival hall.

Next post!

Monday, December 29, 2008, 10:59 PM

Love is a luxury i can't afford.
Ohyea, screw me, screw you
Oh c'mon nicole.

Saturday, December 27, 2008, 12:07 AM

I know its pretty ridiculous how little i blogged during this holiday since i have all the time in the world to blog.
I'm VERY LAZY indeed.
Life has been treating me very well for the past few weeks.
Went and came back from taiwan.
Time passed really fast but i had a great GREAT time with my family.
I'll blog more about it with pictures when i feel like it.

Christmas eve
dinnered and exchange presents with the girls at Square 2 then head down to church for christmas mass.
Supper at HK cafe before going town to meet Eric.
I didnt get to sleep until 9am.

Christmas day
Went over to cousin's place for christmas feast!
Left early to meet K and down to des's place for MJ.
I got tummy aches from laughing too hard during MJ, great company i must say.

Boxing day
Sissy came and pick junior Lims up and we went to have a late lunch.
Head down to amk hub to catch YES MAN!
GO WATCH IT IF YOU HAVEN'T. I'M SURE YOU WILL LOVE IT.
Jim Carrey is one funny man.
dad picked kor up to fetch him back to camp. pooooor thing
We went to town to do some CNY shopping
I got really pretty clothes and i'm so happy happy
WHHHEEEWHOOOOWHAAAA
I lub you sissy bery bery much.
Lennard and I will bring you out in a few yrs time kay?
patience =)
After all the shopping, we had 2 slab of ribs with side dishes for dinner at Tony Roma's accompanied with mocktails.

Next up will be the small girl's birthday.
HAHAHAH is it a good or bad thing being a yr end baby?
hmmm so its meeting up with the girls again
and this time round with had btr have some solid time together.

NEXT NEXT will be new yr eve countdown with FIE BABE,tintin,yx etc!
finally tht girl is coming home tmr.
seeeyou soon darling.

TILL THEN HAVE A FUN CHRISTMAS(12 days of christmas)
xoxo

Tuesday, December 09, 2008, 8:33 AM

I rarely get up so early once the holidays start or rather I'm never awake before 2.
Each day i go to bed late and get up late and life has been like that for the past 1-2 weeks.
Many of us have wished for such a lifestyle before or during A levels: to sleep like nobody's business.
This kind of long break (6mths?) dont come so often. The next such break will be in 3 yrs time maybe?
Life for me after prom was all about meeting up with friends and teacher whom i've never met since studying for As took up a huge amount of time, planning for the trip and watching korean drama.
It looks pretty little but I seriously dont feel like i've a lot of time to spare! =)

The reason why i'm updating at so early in the morning is cause i couldn't get to sleep
so i thought i should just wake up. After all i need to get to bed early today cause i have to wake up really early tmr(means i've to feel tired at 10!)

So why i couldn't get to sleep? Cause daddy fell down in the toilet =(
This is how it happened
I was half asleep to begin with and i heard some commotions in the toilet.
Sounds of bottles falling into the floor and knocks on the door.
NO sound of cries of pain at all or at least it wasnt loud enough.
I continue to lay in bed thinking " aiya..must be daddy accidentally drop something"
My mummy on the other hand, hurried from the bed to the toilet anxiously calling out to my father asking him what happened.
I took a while to realise what was happening before rushing to the toilet to see dad on the floor.
Suddenly i just feel so so sad.
Apparently he fell FROM the bathtub to the floor not as he was coming out from the bath tub
but while he was STILL bathing.
He said he was about to hang the shower hose back to its position before washing his face.
The bath tub was too slippery and he fell and anything that he tried to hold for support slipped through his hands.
Daddy was pretty optimistic i must say.
He said " lucky i didnt hit my head onto the floor or the bath tub"
(He hit his head against the door)
" lucky i break the fall with my arm"
(there were cut and bruises on his arm)
Some people might just go cursing and swearing at the bad fall.
Prior to this, mummy called home a few days back to tell me she fell down on the escalator while going to work.
Sigh, such incidents are so unpredictable and thats why i pray every week asking the one above to keep my family and friends safe from harm.
I hope both pa and ma can feel better so we can enjoy ourselves in Taiwan in 5 days time!

I love papa and mama!
okay i'm going off now to continue planning the itinerary.
bye =)

Friday, November 21, 2008, 6:52 PM

It's a stay home Friday for me
Wasn't feeling well so i thought i should stay home to rest.
I have been using the com since mid afternoon to catch up on quite a few things.
I'll be meeting Shermaine and Gracia tmr for some catch up session!
geeeez

My sister's dog called Bubbles! Its a toy poodle.

It was very difficult to snap a good picture of bubbles cause it's so hyperactive!
It probably lie down for 5 secs then start running about

Such a cutie pie!

It looks like a cat here!

This is probably the nicest picture of it. awww i'm gonna play with it soon when sis get back!

Amanda's 18th birthday at Da Paolo

US and FAT

07S12! The cups were given by our CT Ms Ong!

We'll be attending her church wedding on Valentine's Day next yr! =))))

A peak into my life during the 17days

This is the room i studied in during the past 2 wks, longans that mummy peeled for me :)

Just me and myself facing the window.

I'm so happy its over and i hope i dont have to do this all over again.

I requested gummies and i got 5 packets from daddy!

Other snacks mummy bought during the pre-exam period.

When you're stress you just feel like munching on something, this explains the tidbits.

After biology p3, my aunty brought me and other cousins out to buy our bride's maid dresses and heels. Our niece and nephew tagged along too!

My niece, Yi Qin. She's really adorable.

She posed for me to take a picture automatically!

Her brother. Doesnt he look like some

japanese cartoon character. omggg he's soooooo CUTE.
He doesnt like being around strangers. So in order to

play with him, you've to let him warm up to you first.

and it is not that easyyyy, sigh

He did a funny face without me asking him too!

awwwwww, Im smittened.

He looks like he wanna pick up a fight.

I couldnt resist taking more picture of him!

SO, i will see this boy again on the wedding day itself.

More pictures of him soooon =)

Nerd's 15th birthday is next week!

But we'll only be celebrating it next saturday!

wheeee enjoy your holidays !

Thursday, November 20, 2008, 10:09 PM

I CAME OUT ALIVE AND KICKING!
after 17days serious studying

There weren't feelings of excitement or delightedness.
Rather it was just like any other days that i went through for the last week of exams.
I guess its cause i actually relaxed after the major papers.
The first week was the most stressful week,
with 5 major papers in 5 days.
Exams took a toll on me, with me losing sleep and appetite.
It sucks to not be able to fall asleep when you desperately need to get a good rest before the papers(morning ones especially)
Even after sleeping on 3 different beds i still cant get to slp.
@#$%^&*()
urgggh.

I can proudly pat myself on the back,
cause i know i did my best.
No regrets at all.
I'll worry about the results when the time comes,
other than that im not gonna let anything damnpen my moood!

I'm taking a month break before i start work in Jan,
hopefully as a relief teacher =)

Now its just the start of many many exciting events to look forward to!
-steamboat with the babes!
-Genting trip with cousins
-Prom night
-Volunteering at a Marathon with the girls
-Cousin's traditional chinese wedding (i'm gna be the bride's maid =)) )
-Wedding dinner at Fullerton
-Lennard's comfirmation
He gave himself the name Elias
so his full name is : Lennard Justin Elias Lim Jian Yong
-Holidaying with the family
I cant wait to go on a holiday with the whole family
and believe it or not, it will be our FIRST official holiday as a WHOLE family.
(including sissy's bf)
funfunandlotsoffun!
-CHRISTMAS! It's the season to be joooolly!
-Liling's 18th birrrdday!
Poor year end baby =(
hehe

and and meeting up with the peeps i haven't seen for agessss =)

I have photos to upload but i'm so L-A-Z-Y
I'm nursing a bad headache and an inflamed throat
please please dont fall sick nikki.