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Indulge me for a couple of moments while I admire my favouritest picture of my favouritest celeb couple of all time.

Awww…

p.s. if they ever split, i’ll never believe in hollywood true love again…

My birthday this year falls on a bad day. It falls on a public holiday. And not just ANY public holiday…

The FIRST DAY OF CHINESE NEW YEAR.

“Why is that so bad?”, you may ask.

Well, it’s hard to have a quiet birthday when you’re visiting every single family member and extended family member you ever had. It’s hard to go out cos all the shops and restaurants are closed. It’s hard to meet your own boyfriend cos he’s got his entire family to visit. It’s hard to follow tradition and meet your best friend the evening before your birthday cos you have a reunion dinner to go for. It’s hard to see your own family cos your married sisters have their own in laws and in law’s relations to go visit. It’s hard to go out with your parents when everyone else is coming to your place to visit your parents.

It’s just hard.

So, to save all that trouble, my dar and I celebrated my birthday yesterday. An entire day, together. =)

First thing in the morning, (or as early as we could wake up anyway) we went to visit my darling niece who was down with a bad cold over the past few days. She was getting a lot better and was rather pleased to have us around. She’s learned to pose for the camera. Like a ROCKSTAR…

And yes, that’s dar dar posing like Wenyinyin…

A more normal picture

My 2 babies

Then we headed down to town, where I got my two surprises for the day… =)

because i’m always… late

My favourite roses… (from meow meow’s shop no less)

Then it was lunch at Thai Express to use my $15 birthday voucher… 27 Dresses AGAIN… (becos I was in a cheesy mood)… And our favourite haunt…

STARBUCKS!!

We met the cell for CNY dinner, and had a mini birthday celebration…

SIDETRACK:

To my favourite cell mates…

“I love the present and the lovely cake! Thank you all for everything!!”

To end off the day, dar brought me down to boat quay to watch the lights and the river and just enjoy each other’s company… before he took a long bus ride with me to my home…

Pictures taken from my SE k800i phone, placed on my expensive mini phone tripod…

You’re probably wondering why that was such a perfect day. We didn’t do anything extraordinary or different. It could have been any other date. But well, my love language is time, the most expensive commodity in Sg. And having someone I love spend an entire day with me, means far more than having the most expensive presents or the most exciting date.

So yeah, I’ve had a perfect day.

And the best thing is… It wouldn’t be too hard to have another…

Wenyinyin has become a real terror in the family…

She’s grumpy whenever she’s in a strange house. She cries even with her mother around. She frowns and pouts at food she doesn’t like, and she screams… It’s hard to please her… Only YK makes her laugh, and she likes listening to live guitar music (which is basically me playing for a long time)…

But then she makes it really worthwhile…

Cos last weekend, while I was playing the guitar, she started climbing towards the guitar until she could touch it, then she placed her little hands on it, intrigued by the sounds coming from it. And she smiled!

Heartmelting

She’s a li’l guitarist in the making!

A huge swarm of bees flew by my mango tree one day and decided that they were going to live there…

See the black patch on the tree?

It’s the bees!

It was rather intriguing cos they weren’t stuck on the trunk at all, just hanging from one branch, all of them climbing on top of another. I spent that morning spying on them with a pair binos (while getting the chills up my spine…

The exterminator finally came by to clean it up…

He wore a funny spaceman suit and had me and my neighbours close our doors and windows. Then he got down to work…

Check out the video here

This video isn’t very clear but the moment the spray hit the swarm, the bees flew off and encircled the surrounding areas, before they finally fell to the ground and died.

What a way to go…

At a hospital, in a lot of pain and under the scrutiny of dozens of doctors and nurses… Grrr!

View from my hospital bed (Not the most homely place in the world)

The annoying plug in my hand (Didn’t make sleeping any easier)

Did I ever mention how much I hate seeing doctors & dentists, and hate going to clinics and hospitals?

Well… It’s quite a lot.

Portable speakers for Sony Ericsson phones. Selling @ $55 in IP…

Sony Ericsson MPS-70

When’s your birthday when you really need it?

Saw this in a shop window this afternoon. It’s a mini tripod for SE camera phones (and a pouch which I don’t really care for)

Sony Ericsson Camera Phone Kit IPK-100

Isn’t it pretty? I can’t wait for it to be available!

Got a fortune cookie from one of those HK Cafes. Can’t remember the name of the place though.

I like fortune cookies…

Small print: World’s most popular titbits

My fortune: “Among the lucky, you are the chosen one”

Cool eh?

The long overdue series of happy wenyinyin pictures…

She brightens every lousy day!

Wenyinyin, you must grow up to be a happy, joyful, lovable girl ok? Don’t be like those bratty, annoying kids that some over-indulgent parents have…

Went cycling @ Pulau Ubin with the dar dar two Saturdays ago.

It was Pedal Ubin, a free guided cycling tour on Ubin, on every first saturday of the month. If the dar never thought to drag me down for it, I would never have gone. After all, I’d never been to Ubin before, and I had no idea what it was like. Plus, waking up at 6am on a Saturday was just unthinkable.

I didn’t regret it.

Our first Ugly Picture of the day

Changi Village Jetty

The boat ride

Ubin is so cute and quaint! It’s kinda commercialized, with the renovated jetty and all the mountain bikes for rent. But unlike overly sanitized and nauseatingly artificial Sentosa, Ubin still retains a big part of its rustic charm and original infrastructure (or lack thereof). The moment I stepped on the island, I was in a different world. I thought I’d flown off to Thailand or Vietnam.

It’s the ultimate overseas travel on a tiny shoestring. $4 for the boat rides there and back, $6 for a bike rental, and a whole morning of exercise and ubin sightseeing.

On Pulau Ubin

The guides were very chatty and interesting. They brought us around the east of Ubin, introduced us to lots of plants, folklore, and animal calls. We went near Chek Jawa, tackling some rather steep slopes, but we got to see the quarry and smell the strongly scented tembusu flowers.

Scented Garden

The Beach

Sungei Ubin

Quarry

Me — Exhausted

It was an eventful trip. One of the girls fell down and scraped her knee. She was a real good sport about it too. There were 2 bike breakdowns, and half the group kinda got lost in the final leg of the journey. We weren’t lost cos Dar knew his way around the island. The guide was new to the east part of the island so she lead them the wrong way. Wasn’t for long though.

Felt a real sense of accomplishment after completing the entire trail. To top it all off, dar and I each got our own coconut drink. Cool and refreshing.

I Survived

I want to go again! Any takers?