Busy with all the last minute packing. Check-in.

Ok I really need to sleep.

Me and my spainish naming game. Haha.

si ying
i think i shd call myself
zara

haha
can call u izzy tan

si ying
wat izzy
how to pronounce one

izzy lor

si ying
easy
haha
yukes

or lolita also suits u

si ying
sounds like chewing gum

nina?

si ying
this like nija turtle leh

petrona?

si ying
this like some oil

Soledad
Ximena

si ying
no nice leh

abegail

si ying
this like fish

aina

si ying
this like maid

alba

si ying
this like road

everything u also cannot!!!

si ying
u can use heart to find or not
must find one that suit me

chickie

si ying
u any any how
this like pet

this one really quite nice wat

si ying
wat

chikie

si ying
no!!

debora

si ying
yukes

elena

si ying
normal

thsi one nice

si ying
doesnt look nice

eulalia

si ying
so hard to spell

ines

si ying
haha like lines

this one is good..... fortunata

si ying
u think cny the cai sheng ye?
elicia?
but sounds like alicia

also ok

si ying
which i dont like

estefania also good

si ying
so long
elsa?

no good

si ying
elsa means truth
y

liek salsa

si ying
er

cruz

si ying
so manly

cruzita

si ying
yukes
justina is not spanish meh

this one so funny...... concepcion
that i dunno

si ying
means wat
yukes

catalina
actually i think carmen ok one

si ying
carmen is the tv one!!!
wat abt belen

si ying
looks like no character
jaione? haha

u so picky
pls lo

si ying
not like in a hurry

u take all the J ones

si ying
is really got jaione
haha yeah

aracely quite nice

si ying
how to pronounce?

rcily
r-ci-ly

si ying
sounds like r silly
haha
jovina?

alta very class

si ying
how to pronounce

jovina like maid

si ying
where got maid name is J one
alta = ah ta?
haha

all-ta

si ying
wors
worse
otah

isobel

si ying
like ice cream

quite girlish wat

si ying
isobel= is so bell?

ya

si ying
meaning is wat

i know liaoz
got one very nice one
lucia

si ying
yukes

nice wat

si ying
this is guy rite
lucia = lu si ya
?

si ying
oh die

yes

si ying
jaione is guy

i dunno ar
got one very funny
olalla

si ying
haha
o la la

actually perla also ok one

si ying
perla
like per la
so weird

i still think lucia and alta nice

si ying
lucia like some mad woman name
alta like otah

no leh... my pic the gal is lucia

si ying
but put on me like not fit leh
she is who

one of the buding model

si ying
haha cecilia is spanish name

i think cruz also nice
very got charaacter

si ying
but it seems so hard on me

ok wat
i think lucia is best

si ying
but but
must smthing that suits me
cant jus u think sounds nice

call long alr then will suit one
plsu this is not a very difficult name wat

si ying
lucia = lu si ya
?

yes

si ying
haha
sounds like scold ppl
haha
Elisa?

rosario?

si ying
the R one dont suit me

elisa is ok

si ying
like v womanly

win le... woman cannot man also cannot

si ying
like too womanly
like some busty woman's name
haha

sata?
can.. its princess wor

si ying
like sala
why u nv see the J ones
Alissa?

ok only
i still think lucia alta good

si ying
Isabel?
i like got s got a got j one

this one too common

Jade?

si ying
Itsel
nono jade is les's name

Jiad
Jaid

si ying
is aso means jade

but unique spelling

si ying
jayda?
Haha

yucks

si ying
haha

juana

si ying
i saw this
how to pronounce
ju ah na ?

yes

si ying
haha kiki

u so clever

si ying
Kiki?
hahahaha

like dog

si ying
haha

justiniana

si ying
v long hor?
= justina na?

si ying
haha

its justin-nia-na

si ying
nia = na?
so long
i think i will spell wrong myself

haha.... funny

si ying
haha got one name is
malu
haha

u call lor
malu tan
haha yukes
really la... lucia tan is ok one

si ying
lu si ya sounds like u go die
haha
no la

i think its a very class name

si ying
elisa?

average

si ying
hmm
osita?

pls lor
not nice

si ying
haha

like otta osim

si ying
haha
patia?

like pathai

si ying
haha

use lucia la

si ying
Reia
?

ok la
lucia is not bad

si ying
but doesnt really suit me
like v grace

no wat
i think its ok leh
next time i just call u lucia
call until u used to it
then u will use le

si ying
haha
i think is still my own name more me

lucia is nice

si ying
is really play play that kind 1
cant stick to it one

no at first is play play
then pple always call
want to change also cannot le
just like fann

si ying
haha
think is jus u call only
is like i cant sign off as lucia
so weird!

can one takes time only

si ying
ok loh haha
im sure is jus another justina play for fun name

now u r lt

si ying
im sy

lucia tan siying

si ying
HAHA

lucia tan si ying

si ying
ok enough ar
i can see u
jus will cut and paste
1 million times here

yes
oh well but lucia is better than wu zhun

u r chen zhun

The lunch intent didnt went through. I was home for half the day and the 2 hours nap seems to work.

Ask me and I will tell you I have a big secret wish. I see the point about people being greedy. When it isnt yours, you want it to be yours. When it belongs to you, you want more of it, better of it. I dont know if it is realistic to say, but I really only want it to be mine. I miss the days of running and swimming.

Another day before I fly off.

I was told that 25 year old rounded up is also Big 30. I screamed. I am sure I did.

I (Jay makes me) feel like I am Miss Birthday...

Come back from New York and I will start my jog/swim/spanish class regime. I want to sweat.

The best thing now is that sometimes its easier to get pass one day.

Sleeping off with Jay's concert songs... Haha.

Planning for a birthday surprise is definitely more exciting than executing it, because execution is such a nerve-wrenching experience!

Planning.
Actually already had steamboat as birthday celebration. And as I promised a treat for me passing the exams (because I took up the bet that if I pass I will treat), Mr Birthday asked when the treat will realise. So on Monday I decided that I need Monday and Tuesday (which in the end I OT-ed) to rest and try to recover. So it was eventually decided on Wednesday, a day before the actual birthday. Which is good since its better to clear all the d-e-b-t-s before CNY. Scrambling for birthday cake on Monday. I dont want jus any off the shelve cake jus for the sake of a cake. I wanted a nice cake that Mr Birthday will enjoy. I think this is all the meaning of it. Not about how expensive the cake, but really that the one celebrating the birthday can feel the birthday joy. Surfing the websites of so many bakery near my office, went into so many shops to look at the type of cakes while on my way home. So many bakery needs 3 days in advance if I dont want a off the shelve cake. I didnt know that! I wanted to place an order for a blackberry cake from the bakery that did my one and twenty-first year old cake, but it was too late. I saw this Gold Bar Mango Pudding (supposedly due to CNY) from Crystal Jade Bread. Hesitated about whether to get it. Since I have some serious doubts of a nice mango pudding. In the end I went home on Monday still surfing around for a cake.

Tuesday saw me coming close to a Orange Chiffon cake. But was fed up that because it was CNY, they had to increase the price of the cake by almost 40%. I gave up on that cake. Then in the afternoon I decided the Gold bar is the closest to perfect since Mr Birthday would want to make more $$$ and loves mango too. Paid but asked to pick up the cake on Wednesday. Asked for 3 big candles that represent Big 30, even though it was 3 years short of that. Stupid me was so afraid that I will totally forget about the cake so I had to place a reminder in my phone that rings at Wednesday 6pm to ask me to pick up the Gold Bar. Haha.

Execution
Wednesday finally came. Tried to time the time Mr Birthday leaves the office and the time I need to get the cake and get there. I need to be slightly later. Gotten no call from Mr Birthday so after I picked up the cake, I asked for the whereabout. In Topshop shopping. Haha. Like that how, if Mr Birthday does not gets into the restuarant before I do, then there is the likelihood of bumping into each other as well as the cake. Then everything's gone.

At the road junction I told myself, calm down. If everything goes well, things will go well. Really like a few seconds later Mr Birthday called to ask where am I and that he was about to enter Sushi Tei. Great sign. Go in and sit, I am at the road, coming soon.

So excited and nervous that I went to the wrong side of Raffles City and realised how come Sushi Tei is gone. called to ask where is Sushi Tei! Bimbotic me.

Finally found. Went in and told the staff that I would like to place the cake there and I will come out the next moment to lit it and bring it in myself. Initial thought was to get them to bring it in but I think its more sincere I do it. And I never quite done such things before so I think its a nice try. The staff was patient but confused with what I want her to do with the cake. Explained then rushed in and put my stuff. Said that I need the toilet and excused myself before Mr Birthday can even say anything.

Got the pudding out from the box, hands were trembling while placing the candles. Excellent that the staff has this magical lighter because I have absolutely no idea how to get a normal lighter to work. The air conditioning is quite strong such that the flames threatened to die off. Jus have to try and balance myself on that slightly-high heels.

I think I was nervous but too cool. I placed the cake on the table with one candle already fused. One staff came over to lit it (thats nice of her). Mr Birthday said its unique, never see the cake before etc... Blew the candles, cut the cake, eat the cake.

Phew! I completed a birthday surprise.

In almost like some matching brotherly black (mine's grey) and white stripped top (mine's a dress).

Quite fun. Very nervous. Am too cool and expressionless.

Ended with me trying to swallow (read: drown) ALL the pills down the throat in some Coffee Club. I was told I need to get choke insurance.

The cake. The familliar taste in a bowl. The slightly unfamiliar noodles. The jokes. The gossips. The I-dont-know-where-I-am-bad-with-directions. The beautiful glass bridge in the night. The calm water. The Coffee Club. The green apple and mint soda. The Opera. All the secrets.

Happy Birthday.

Photos tomorrow. Sleep!

P/S: I cant live without my ipod.

PP/S: I am excited about going to US.

PPP/S: Next up, donuts!

Bath photos.. the end (finally).

Home sweet home

The older and smaller plane...

This is nice! Honey and Ginger ice cream.

I think I was very hungry and thirsty for Asian food, so this Indian food is great for me.

The shuttle to take plane.

After paying for the cab, only left with money for this pack of chips. Not very nice somemore.

Heathrow Airport

The sandwiches I had on my cab ride to Heathrow

I slept through the whole cab journey, almost...

More chaotic than this!

Is cold!

See all the trains all delayed.

Bath Spa station. So cute.

The story is, because of the massive rain in London and everywhere, the tracks were flooded, the trains cannot move, and routes have to be changed. So we had to take train to somewhere else, instead of London Waterloo. Which takes more hours and because we jus couldnt squeeze into 3 trains (everyone was trying to get onto a train) so we decided promptly that we rather take a cab straight to London (i cant remember if it was 2 or 4 hours) than risk not be on time for our SIA back to Singapore. So the cab fee was around S$600! Haha. Amongst all these chaos, I actually jus sleep through.

How would it be if not this.

I better stop spending money on some gold bar mango pudding cake jus for the birthday celebration (second round). Though I gave reasons that its jus one day away from the actual birthday and does seems quite thoughtless without a cake, or that the steamboat treat does seems a little small, and that this is sure a surprise since the sushi tei treat wasnt planned a day before the birthday.

Alright, I am considering whether to spend on another (useless) cutish looking gloves. Oh well.

Before the recession starts setting in, cash is better than some useless dont know what.

Bath photos...

You cant remain thin with all these...

Lunch... I tell you this is delicious... until I started to get sick of it...

The phone that I called home...

Packing...

Hehe.

I love toilets...

I really do!

Graduation dinner...

Friends from Kosovo...

Even bread is nice.

Conference hall...

The postcard-like Bath.

Bath photos...

The hole in the wall...

See how curved this is...

Even bread is nice...