night out
well, it was a taste of the old life once more last night. Phuture it was. haven't been there in ages. Plus point about the place, u get to see many familiar faces and the oddest combinations. Apparently it was this guys bdae and a lot of pple tt i knew were there. Derrick (i think), nj soccer player previously had an evil plan to get the bdae boi pissed till he was dead on the floor. it succeeded halfway i guess, he merlion-ed into the table of drinks. Wasted..haha. Met a few other guys too, Kuixi, Jerry, Fabian, Yongcheng, Mengkit. Pretty small world out there.. haha.
well, my verdict..think phuture on wed isn't up to par as it used to be. to squeezy, lousy long-island tea and a not so hyped up dj. *bleah*.. Mos is better.
part 3
i must say the pple here have a fetish of be-heading their own statues. it seemed as though most of the figurines ard have been decapitated. *weird* 
watch as Jon's eyes bulges out of his head when Jiemin reaches out to snatch away his ice-cream! haha.. hilarious... 
sweaty stinky sticky fellas trying to rub their sweat off me. EWWW!!! (sheesh, i look the least bit disgusted though..strange) 
a fisherman casts his net out in the water. 
Taking a stroll down the river right where old town Hoi An was situated was certainly a laid-back affair. the streets and cafes lining the riverside were quaint and nicely decorated. Reminded me of the old clarke quay or boat quay in a way. Enthralled and spell-bound by the cobbled pavements and the chilled atmosphere that the place enveloped. Wish i cld go back to tt moment in time.
transformers!
part 2
Nha Trang beach in the afternoon
the day was fast over and we grew fatigued from the numerous hours of walking. we visited the more touristy sites of the city armed with our trusty lonely planet in our hands.
We walked and walked and walked. i cld have sworn to u the calories from the ice-creams and shakes were burnt off then. haha. But guys being guys just had to make numerous stopovers. NOt tt i'm complaining or anything cause i reallie do need a break too. But i'm just not a big fan of sugarcane juice(pls take note!) haha. 
the boys in the water and me behind the camera(dun worrie i had my share of the lovely waters)
settling down for a nice lunch
a spread worthy of a king (3 kings and 1 princess at tt.. haha)
Hilarious as it was, I and Jiemin immediately decided to take the plunge from the 2nd storey of the boat into the waters. 
Gosh…adrenaline rush! It was fun fun fun! After a few rounds of wine, I had 15 glasses (at least a whole bottle) everyone was rather tipsy. Haha. I must commend tt the wine was pretty good stuff. Very drinkable, sweet mulberry wine manufactured in the highlands of Dalat itself with a rather high percentage alcohol for wine (16%).. Gosh..thank goodness I was water confident. Refused to put on the float. In fact diving through the cold waters after gulping down red wine was a rather refreshing experience.the Vietnam girl got pretty tipsy I must say and Jiemin and KV had a “fun” time guiding her along since she wasn’t much of a swimmer. Jenny was ‘pissed’ (as she put it) after just 3 glasses. Haha. But it was great conversing with her. In fact I found it quite amazing how we hit it off so easily. Hehe. End of the day: overly-tanned shoulders, 3 contacts from all over the world, and many great experiences to boot! Woots! vietnam trip part 1
Hey! Back once more again from Vietnam. But instead of the parents this time, I ventured out into the unknown with a group of aero peeps, Jonathan, Kok Vui and Jiemin. The trip which we initially planned out to be a very packed trip in order to view as much as possible in the very short time span tt we had in the country seemed somewhat daunting when we set foot. And meanwhile due to the busy schedules of many of our team, we had to abandoned all thoughts of embarking on a fully-planned out trip. Which to me was a good thing of course, much to Jonathan’s dismay (woops..sorrie jon . just tt u seem to be fretting over the change of plans all the time. Haha) But nonethelss everything worked our fine and we managed to keep to our plan albeit for the minor adjustments we had to make due to transport timings.
Beginning our journey in Ho Chi Minh, the 4 of us set of for the backpackers zone in the city. There we set off to find means of tranporatation ard the country up north towards hue as well as accomadation for the night. After many minor mishaps, we managed to book 4 tickets on the open bus tours at Hanh Café which allowed us to travel without a time restriction to our destinations, Saigon à Mui Ne à Dalat à Nha Trang à Hoi An à Hue. A journey tt wld take us halfway across the country ( a considerable feat since Vietnam is almost vertical across the map stretching from Thailand to China on the other end). Therefore we set off at night immediately after a small stroll in the city under the pouring rain (W/O UMBRELLAS!!!), and we reached Mui Ne at 12pm.
Mui Ne was a reallie quiet coastal town. A place renowned for its sand dunes and its fish sauce productions. Our day tour took us to the outskirts of the town where amazing sand dunes stretched as far as the eye cld see and the wind blown restlessly across the sand plains. It was a magical sight one which instilled peace, quiet and sense of wellbeing. Astonished by the beauty of the desert, I was astounded by the existence of such a lifeless terrain right smack in the middle of the country. A group of little kids approached us to assist us in some sandboarding activites. Wary of the kids intentions to earn money off the few of us, we approached with caution as we knew tt money cld be a nasty thing in such situaitions. And true enough, the pestering of the little kids who groveled, begged, weeped and cursed for additional money aside from the reasonable sum tt we gave out totally ruined the experience. Nonetheless, the photos and the memories of the desert stay fresh in my mind.
The harsh desert behind the lush greenery
Testimonial of Jon’s Violence. Poor Kok Vui….
Lotus Flower of the Desert 
The ever-changing landscape
The rest of the day got by in a flash. The Sun took a toll on us as we paid visits to the Red Sand Dunes, Fairy Stream and Red Canyon. By the time we got back to our guest house for lunch, we were all ‘nua’ and reallie tired. Lunch was topped by the most satisfying Papaya Shake ever. I must mention tt for us, ice cold milk coffee, shakes (banana and mango) as well as ice-cream were everyday treats for us due to the heat. Their shakes in Vietnam is reallie solid stuff if I must mention. Less milk and more fruit. Chunky goodness. Yumz.. hehe.
The next day, we set off early for Dalat, the highlands. Hoping to catch a bit of the cold air in the mountains. And boy did we get our wish… it got pretty cold there in the night as we trudged ard the city taking in the bustle of the quaint settlement which was founded by the French some decades ago. The cool air made for perfect conditions for sleeping anyway and we all enjoyed the best night of sleep tt very night.
Posing on a tree
Waterfall at Dalat 
Beauty florishes in the highlands 
Posing again! 
Gorgeous… 
Freezing in Dalat (thx to our failed attempt to get hot coffee instead of cold coffee! Lost in translation!) 
My favourite pic! Nothing beats a cup of coffee.. *ahhh* 
Early the next day, we set off for Nha Trang which supposedly was a place to ‘rest, relax and party the night away’ as quoted from lonely planet. However to our disappointment, the beaches were nothing to boast about. Thank God for the island tours the next day which brought us island hopping. The tour marked the peak of our trip as the boat took us from one offshort island to another for different activities such as snorkeling, parasailing, etc
*Pictures to be updated later. Please stay tuned for the successive parts*
leaving
survived the 12 hrs bus ride... *phew*. ain't tt bad after al though we met with some mishaps along the way. Bus tires went a tad flat and we had to halt midway thru our journey to change them. was a long delay though and all of us were pretty tired. THe bus was cramp and hot due to the body heat emitted by the full load of passengers. But otherwise it was bearable.
made our way to Hoi An today for a stop over before our ar last destination at Hue tmr. Hence we decided to go for the no frills trip to UNESCO world site at MySon. Well, it was terribly uncalled for as there was nothing reallie spectacular about the Cham ruins. Blame the Americans for bombing the sites during the Vietnam war. Oh well. AFter tt we went on to walk ard town. Fell in love with the rustic old world charm of the old city of Hoi An. Its laid back feel accompanied with ancient structures made for a lovely stroll down the river.
today we'll be on to Hue our furthest destination up north before we head back to HCM. BUs journey's pretty short so there's no worrying about it. Otherwise, i think everything wld be smooth sailing. Miss home.my bed. GUys have been pretty fun these days. However i wld need some serious ego boosting when i reach spore. Suaning. *bleah*
Bye
in Nha Trang
hey peeps... still doing well here in Vietnam. Having a ball of a time with my mates who have apparently lo0osened up very much since we have arrived here. Been a couple of down times due to some emotional affairs encountered by one of my group members. But guess its been kinda resolved and things are better now. *cheers*
Now we're currently in Nha Trang... going for a boat trip tmr to sun tan and snorkle on the boats as we visit numerous islands ard the place. THink its going to be great fun given the impromptu deck at the back of the boat and free flow of wine and drinks. woopee.. Kk. gotta rush. frens waiting for the computer. MuackZ.. will update u all soon.
Pray everything is fine in Singapore.
Greetings from Vietnam
Everybody! rise and shine! damm..didn't knoe the sun rises so damm early here in vietnam. Its 5 30 and the Sun was already high high into the sky. *sobz*
Just got updates, the 4 of us just spent a wet and when i mean say wet, it means REALLIE WET day in Ho Chi Minh ytd. Walked in the city soaking wet.. once again. Decided it was a better choice to move off to our next destination Mui Ne that night as compared to wasting another day in the city. Therefore, here we are! reached destination Mui Ne at around 2am in the morning after a tormenting journey on the bus which did nothing good for my poor deflated ass. Oh well, a lot more exciting stuff installed for the day ahead. Viewing the higly accliamed Red sand dunes, Red Canyons at the site. Should be exciting stuff! Woots.
Jiemin: Sihan Sux. She slps beside Jonathan.
Sihan: ya lar.. yar lar..have to slp straight so i dun knock into him. *tee hee*
*conversation ends here since our dearest Kok Vui is still in Bed and Jonathan refuses to make a statement*
gone to vietnam
Pardon my absence the next few days. But this little blog will be empty and lonely for the next few days till the 5th July while its owner is away in Vietnam.
Woots! Vietnam!!! Leaving in a couple hours. Oh..feel the ruuushhhh...
Wait for my updates peeps. *smilez*
p.s. thanks for the surprise call from Paris Gaseng. Wish i cld be there too... take care and thx for the chocolates!
Cupcakes Galore
just realised tt my baking habits come in spasms. haha.the efforts are either zilch or come in BIG BUNDLES OF JOY! woots.. so these 2 days were basically heavy baking days. hehe. First up, we had an order coming in from dearest Yeeling (my track buddy back in RGS) for her and her bf. sweet. haha. So here it is.. the simple yet devilish Bailey's CheeseCake with Chocolate Crust. I wouldn't recommend this for kids coz its high Bailey's content tilts it towards adultish indulgence.
My dear gurl however has encoutered some unfortunate happening lately and ended up with a sprained ankle once more. oh well.. hope u'll feel better soon k babe. Yep. but it was great catching up with u. THanks for dropping by to chat!
Next up was Cupcakes meant for Claire's bdae party held at aloha loyang. Meant to bake 4 different flavours but guess tt was too ambitious of me. Only managed 3 in the end before calling a stop to the baking since i was a tad tired. haha. So wala..we've got 1. Oreo Cupcakes, 2. Banana Oatmeal Cupcakes, 3. Cappuccino Cupcakes. Glad tt all pple at the party recieved it well, an assumption i was forced to assume since there were no cupcakes left at the end of the day and i didn't even get to taste one. haha. Woops.. then again bakers never eat their own goods. hehe. oh yesh..shld i mention that i want to make a sincere apology to all the kids i sweared at ytd.(thought they stole my piping tips meant for decorating but so happened that they were just lying stashed away in some corner of the kitchen) My bad.. *grimaces*
THanks Claire for being such a wonderful host to the party. Must be tough with all the planning and everything. Hoped tt u had fun coz its ur party after all! *tee hee*.
the night was rather eventful i must say. got off to a slow HOT start (seems like it was rather stiffling becoz of the humidity gathering in the air), then slowly branched out to a little more fun after the cake cutting and photo taking ceremonies. Several pple got wet in the midst due to a little mischief near the poolside which started off with Tim being thrown in. Well, in the end everyone who attempts will get thrown in. haha. So the night wore on with a little 'devil's water' as usual. Yum...but drinking on an empty stomach makes u high reallie damm fast. Thanks Sui for the walk in the rain and the heart to heart bestie tok. I guess I loved the rain as much as u do.. *smilez* though it was freaking cold after tt. haha.
Okie dokie.. can't believe tt i'm leaving for vietnam tmr and i haven't started packing. Screwed to the max. haha. kk.. gotta go get started. Bye pple. I'll leave u with some sweet nothings from me... Enjoy...
