Day 1: Perth, WA

Hey'all!!!

I find myself in Perth right now with Andrea and Amber for our grad trip. It's our fourth day here and everything is just fabulous. The chilly autumn breeze has been what we're looking forward to since tickets were booked. We're now happily shopping away, taking a hell lots of pictures and most importantly, gorging ourselves away. Just a little pictures update for now.

Charcoal Grilled Chicken, Creme Potato and Chicken wth Avocado Pasta Salad

snacks for late night gorging and movies :))

Loving it here and till then

peis <3

Brownie really fit into this frame well, and so at ease.

Brought Brownie out for a swim at Palawan on Friday and you can easily guessed who became the subject of focus. Good gracious! Bringing a dog around is easier said than done, whatmore Singapore is not a very dog-friendly place.

Very exhausted.

But I suppose Brownie had lots of fun; with the swim and sun. Speaking of which, I was BURNED! I don't think I've ever been sun-burned before, not even when I tanned for a much longer hours in the States.

I think its time to jet-set to a cooler place, lets make it tonight! HEHE

Till then,

PEIS <3<3

Lazy thursday afternoon

After so many days at work, I've decided that I am entitled to a break. So I rejected a relief offer and slacked at home before meeting Andrea at CWP.

Talk about guilty treat! I had two rounds of ice-cream in a span of 3 hours today. Much thanks to Andrea, I gave in to temptation. LOL

Macha Ice-cream and Mochi

Sticky.Chewy.Chocolate

Takoyaki!

I look forward to fun, sun and FOOD tomorrow!!

till then,

peis :)))

LAN! WTH

Okay, I dedicated my virgin LAN experience to this gaming centre in Yishun last Sunday.

Title of the game: L4D2!!! I got the name wrong the very first time I said it. Shows how much I know the game. In short, you get to kill zombies and you have your chance to be a zombie to attack the other team.
But I thought I would be good at it. I mean, I should. I have my experiences with games during my younger days. But it turned out tougher than I imagined. My team consisting of Benny and Andrea has lost terribly to Haikel, Amber and Lester's team. Ughh, what's new right? My team is obviously the weaker. But nvm, I am not giving up. I forsee this game as the latest addiction so practice will make perfect in the days to come. HAH!

Oh well, these days saw me doing relief like a full time teacher, earning money like a mad dog. And FML with the US tax!

peis :))

p.s. Need to make a quick trip to the library to renew my loan before I go down under.

13th April - Dinner at Shokudo, Streets of Japan

I did not manage to capture food because I was late and everyone else has already gobbled up their food. Sat in the restaurant and chatted for a loooonnngg time before we moved on to Blue Mountain Cafe for dessert. It was a great meetup after not seeing them for so long.

The Mudpie wasn't to my liking because I'm not a fan of strawberry ice-cream.

Blueberry Cheesecake

23th April - Lunch at Cafe Beviamo

Beef Sandwich

Chicken and Avocado Salad

Strawberry Shortcake - I give credits to the really fresh and sweet strawberry but I just thought that the scones could have been made better. The scone came with a crispy exterior but the interior could have been a little fluffier. The satin white cream was really light but just a tad too sweet.

Chocolate Chip Cookie - It was good and the baker has thrown in an extremely generous serving of chips.

A very satisfactory lunch though the dessert made me a little guilty after. HAHA!

peis <3<3

for one more day

This is my latest read; a book by Mitch Albom titled "for one more day". I've only read a couple of pages and so far, it was about how his life started to fall apart after the death of his mom, his pillar of support. It was borrowed from the library so pardon the horrible cover that is threatening to fall apart. I have pretty high expectation for the book and I can't wait to see how the story is going to unfold.

I had a horrible Sunday and it was a horrible way to end the weekend. The main culprit behind it had better be duly punished and spare us all the agony of her existence.

I can only quote a saying from William Shakespeare:

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.

Sunday's drama was unimaginable, things can never be normal again...

I say, loosen the reign

I just told my brother my wild ambition of travelling to somewhere in Europe before I turn 21. Albeit his blunt reply, it is very true.

Brother: You seems to enjoy travelling a lot, always planning to go somewhere.

Me: Erhmm, yah!

It has been something that I refuse to admit but subconsciously, that bud is starting to sprout, and with every intention to bloom...

It's not something that is bad but its appears to be that case for my folks. The idea of a holiday for my traditional folks is a break only after you have worked long and hard. Then you go travelling with any excess allowance you have. They do not approve of me working long and hard just to go travelling, exhausting every last penny in my pocket.

But I'm still young and not tied down by any responsibilities so I have the rights to enjoy every last penny of my hard-earned money, right?!

There are too many a times when their conventional thinking had me tied down. I want so much to rebutt but they're my folks afterall. How far can I push my thoughts across without them getting mad at me and me getting exasperated!

How I wish I can make they comprehend the thrill of stepping foot in an entirely new place with so much to explore. The diverse people, the marvellous food, the rich history, the culture, the language, the architecture, the nature and what else have I missed out?!?

The world is so big that even if I start now, I won't be able to mark my footprint across. Whatmore if I were to wait till I am older, with more responsibilities to tie me down. It will be even harder to get me moving..