life mysteries

i was just thinking of some activities i wld like to pick up this year
- rock climbing
- pick up yoga again
- golfing again
- attempt dancing again
- wine appreciation courses

now the only thing is to find time for these activities.... since im considering taking a position here in sg, im just thinking of these activities that wld be interesting. but also since time is limited to after working hours i wonder if i haf the time to squeeze all of this in on top of my ongoing piano and chinese commitments. technically it would be great if my yoga instructor tt i need to find his contact again teaches near my new working area (again if i choose to take it up) heh

as i was watching tv this evening... i came across sex and the city and friends and here's the best part - both shows were telling a story of the guy who got away/has a special place in the heart kinda thing. coming frm a girl's perspective... i knw that when time comes and tt phonecall comes thru, we will or at least i will jump thru hoops for them/him. in my case i haf more than one that got away. im the type of girl who will continue being friends with my exes; and i dont knw if this is to my own detriment or sanity haha but i knw for those tt dont fall under the "guy who got away" category, i'll never get back together with them anymore... but for those special few - anything frm them just makes my day. i knw its really pathetic but im sure putting oceans and continents between us is even worse but it still happened hahaha. and trust me when i say it doesnt work. even after mths and years, these special pple haf a strange power over me that i wish i could wish away. especially now at this stage in my life, i wish i cld say that for the next relationship i'll try my hardest to be what i havent been for my exes but i always wonder - if say PI or LD calls, will i come running? i wonder too if guys are even close to being this sappy and if they do ever feel so strongly for another

3 nincompoops

i had mentally pysched myself up to go and swim earlier this swelthering afternoon but just as i was about to step out of the house... it starts pouring - lightning, thunder and all :s i guess i'll just haf to do it tmr haha

im considering taking up rock climbing and contacting my previous yoga teacher again and all this is based on whether a call comes thru and therefore i have to actually make sg my base for awhile at least

these few weeks back have been great.... instead of having swas, fung is in town :) been taking her out to yummy places just for fun. and it seems that i was "spotted" on friday nite hahahaa :D due to sarah's blog's popularity, someone wrote in to sarah to tell her she saw me at spruce having dinner there. gina and i decided we shall make badges that says "yes we're sarah's friend". i dont mean it in a bad way but its pretty cool for this to happen coz that just shows how good sarah's doing in the cyber world esp in sg :) she's had pple come up to her randomly at things like zoukout just to say hi and tt they are her customers/blog readers
but while at spruce.. one of my favourite restaurant here in sg, i did haf my usual tuna tartare and was in the mood for a burger

after it was off to house for drinks with margaret who was in town too then to OE for more drinks hahahaha what a wonderful way to spend my friday nite

sat was great... gina was finally done with the madness of mozaic and had time to kill.... first off was back to ac for fun-o-rama
i havent been since the one right after i had graduated. so it has been awhile... and boy do i feel OLD sheesh... we were there for very short period coz it was soooo hot and we had to rush off to do our nails with gina at our normal place :) then it was off to fosters

sarah and i were very unsatisfied with our lunch coz it was just bad food and gina hadnt had anything to eat so scones were the thing they wanted the most
we were sitted outside by the long benches and it got a little to nature-friendly while we were there so right after we were done scoffing down the food, we left haha
then it was off to.....

since im here nearly daily, and the girls havent been there AT ALL... i had to drag them here rite? im the coffee drinker of the 3 of us but they were up to checking out leon at work and this place im always raving abt.

he has opend a new area which is really cute, we hung out there for a bit and gina met a collegue of hers. im still so amused that this old school radio actually works and the plant was painted by leon's aunt...

then it was back to holland area to drop sarah off at her car coz she had other plans later on while gina and sinclair ended up having dinner at home :)

sunday was off to church then dinner was spent at gina's thou i was the one cooking :D haha made my usual aglio olio and tried a new ckn recipe hehe

hope all of u had a good weekend and a great week ahead! march is going to be over soon

Into the hole called Shanghai

I've dissappeared into the hole called Shanghai for a few weeks in search of the next step; or my next step. i was mentally and emotionally prepared to take the next serious change in my life since things here have been a little better/worse in some areas. and i thot shanghai would be a good place to start looking. things were put in planned but upon arrival, changes happened and it just ended up becoming a holiday... and exploring my options.
i managed to meet some people who have helped me to view things a little clearer :)

the skyline of this country was wonderful and the trip was good... i actually enjoyed it very much... i enjoyed being away. but the best part was i felt a little out of place with just sooooo many chinese! and hardly any other coloured person :)
the weather was perfect... thou it did rain most of the time while i was there but i LOVED the cold... it was definately a very appreciated change from sg's heat

one day i found myself just getting lost in the streets and found myself in this area:

this little square was surrounded by tall buildings... reminding me of SF alot.. a little too much. i found myself really missing my LA friends and everything tt was during those few years

food wise....

i found that M at the bund really didnt dissappoint, service was good and food was yummy
oh and not to forget the view... the view of pudong was great!
best part abt this particular day was that it SNOWED!!! it has been ages since i've seen snow and i've missed it soooo much. since i've been unable to go back up north earlier this year, im really hoping to go there end of the year... and im really keeping my fingers and toes all crossed

however the following few days i got the chance to try Jean Georges.... and very unfortuantely, i was very dissappointed with the quality of food they put out. this was afterall the happiness that came when i found out there was a Jean Georges in shanghai. ive tried the branch in NYC and thou the food wasnt the best of that particular trip, at least it wasnt bad. i found that the accompaniment over-powered the main item on my particular starter and main. after paying my bill... i left with the feeling that i shd have just saved that amount of money and gone for more meals at M

at the restroom of Jean Georges Shanghai

and of course no trip to shanghai would be complete without xiao long bao :)

i followed my taxi's drivers advice to go to the xiao long bao restaurant at chen huang miao... unfortuantely i wasnt too impressed by it. i guess that by this time i was craving chilli more than anything and since this particular xiao long biao didnt come with my usual crystal jade's chilli, i found it rather bland hahaha i knw... blasphemy. but i still remember this day really clearly, after lunch i was able to walk arnd this touristy place and unfortuantely nothing caught my eye except for a toy store... in it, they had all these old tin toys that gina normally goes crazy over and i just spent sooo much time in there, i was unable to choose what to get her :)

clubbing here was also an interesting experience all together... haha ordering in mandarin and getting served fruits with our bottles of whisky etc

oh oh oh not to forget... this year is the year shanghai hosts the world expo :) on my way to the airport... i caught a glimpse of what is installed for visitors there and i cant wait to head back there later this year to walk thru those amazing structures

bye singapore for now

im off! to the land of no blogspot or facebook... to tempt my fate

its a little exciting yet terrifying at the same time

i hope what im doing will yield results and my mom to be strong
i'll miss all my friends again esp sarah and gina
and start all over again