Penang Laksa...

First time having penang buffet here in Singapore, and sure it was GOOOOOOOOOD! recommended by dearest YN from penang herself, so i was looking forward to some authentic penang cuisine. And true enough it was! Oh manz... so good that we all forgot to take pictures of the food. =P No words can do justice to it... now amongst my top buffet lists, it's a must try! Princess cafe at Copthorne King's Hotel, Havelock Road. it's about $36++ per pax. yummy~~

i like birthday celebrations

especially at home. coz it's a time to get together. =) and of course, there's cake. =P

Thank God

for all the things that are happening right now. In a matter of a week, i've embarked/completed 3 tasks i've wanted to do in ages, some as long as a decade ago. In the process, i've made lots of friends, met up with many old friends, and found back my 'life' together with them. I truly hope that the enthusiasm we have is not temporary, but would continue to last for as long as possible. I really need all these happening people. Heck the boring life that other people lead. Indeed, the downside of all these is that I have been spending less time at home, and i know my mum is not too happy about it. Well, i do not intend to stop all these, for i am elated with what's been happening. Always wanted to do it all, but I let my research take priority. I have to learn to juggle it all, for i cannot wait for research to end. it never will (or at least, not in the near future). i'll just take a couple of evenings off and be at home next week. be the good, little gal who lazes around the tv. hahaha

more photos! =)

The actual group of people.. the 6 OWCers and the many many leisure divers Pool session..
entertaining ourselves on the ferry back home..
some were really tired out
With my 2 fantastic instructors, Louis and Grace! =)
Best Buddy! =)
Most fun OWCers~

Certified!! =)

exactly 10 years after i first set my heart to learn to dive, i've finally done it. SO HAPPY!! A dream fulfilled, in just one weekend. Thanks to Marcus and qiaoling for organizing, kunshan for wanting to learn with me, all the TH peeps who made it oh-so-fun, and the very trustable instructors who made me feel so at ease so that i could learn to dive without any fears. Of course, a great thanks to God for the wonderful weather, and for keeping us safe throughout the trip. (and yes, roy and rose who made it possible for me to leave singapore without any worries~)

Actually, it started only with ks and i wanting to learn diving. ql offered to get us in contact with marcus, and she promised to follow. i didn't know that i'd end up learning with 4 other people, who were from TH too! that made it all so fun. The long F1 race to Mersing, the ferry trip with cockroaches, the motion sickness on the dive boat, the splitting of work while doing the exam coz we wanted to sleep earlier.. =)

Let's see what i sighted on my first dive trip: lots of corals and fish! starfish, trigger fish, moray eel, blue-spotted ray, turtle, cuttlefish.. and i got to play with nemo! =P pity i didn't get to see the dolphins, the sharks, the sea slugs and the cuttlefish mating! but i'm satisfied already. so many more trips to come, i will definitely see them once! hehe. So when's the next trip? anyone? ^_^

bah. used my cam for only 1 photo during the trip, coz there were many avid photographers there. save the trouble =) so here're just a few from facebook...