My Balancing Act

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Woah it's halfway through the week and truthfully, I'm a little disoriented. It seems as if my mind is stuck in a holiday mode but my body is independently doing other tasks and going through the whole routine of school, church, friends, and relationships.

Strangely, I find this very recurring especially when I have to head back to school or work after the holidays. I wonder if it is just me or there are others out there who have similar thoughts.

Perhaps I am one who seeks balance in life, and failing to do so would result in a general discontentment and dissatisfaction - which is exactly how I am feeling now. Well, all's not lost. There are a few ways that I currently know do or know of to seek balance: Stay home and spend some "me" time, or go out and do some window shopping alone.

Thankfully my school lessons are all in the late afternoons and that allows me to sleep in and wake up to a morning filled with Sims 3 and endless facebook applications.

Haha. I guess "balance" will be restored in no time :D


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Mr Men

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Happened to watch the show "Taken" the other day and for a person who adores action-pack/thriller/suspense shows, Taken indeed took my breath away.

First thing to say is, this is a great and fun movie from beginning to end. If you like the Bourne titles then you will love this movie. The fighting style and the way things get done is similar to Matt Damon's character. It doesn't get old and is great to watch throughout the whole film.

The movie has a similar plot to other action thrillers, but even though you may know the outcome, it is the journey that counts in this movie. It is the way he does what he does, the way that he fights and overcomes problems that draws you into the movie and makes this movie so great to watch.


Liam Neeson

The show aside, watching the show Taken made me go goo-goo-ga-ga over Liam Neeson. In the show, he portrays himself as both a good guy and a bad guy as he fights to save his daughter who was taken away from him.

With his badass look bundled in a brawny man who exuberates a silent dangerous charm yet makes one feel secure and stable, what's there not to like about him?


Nicolas Cage

But I admit. Instead of going head-over-heels over celebrities that are young and handsome, I do have a thing for celebrities who are matured, cool, and have a badass look.

So before watching this show, I really liked Nicolas Cage, especially in shows like Windtalkers, Ghost Rider, National Treasure, The Rock etc.

In each show, he had that stable, confident, witty and intellectual look. Well, he might not be cute and adorable with a head of thick hair and a body like a fit and tanned 25 year old, but like how wine matures with age, I never got tired of him over time.

Other than Liam Neeson and Nicolas Cage, here's a list of other Mr. Men that caught my attention:

Wentworth Miller

Recently, I've also been catching every season and episode of what I think is the most popular show on Television - Prison Break. In it, the main character Michael Scofield (Wentworth Willer) also makes my heart skip several beats because of his intellectual mind and his clean and shaven look; which apparently is the kind of guy I've always had in mind.


Hugh Laurie

Other than Prison Break, I've also been hooked on House, an American television medical drama starring Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) as the main character - A highly-skilled and professional doctor, yet one who is a maverick, often coats his words with tasteful sarcasm and has low tolerance for empathy and emotions.

In this show, Hugh Laurie's piercing eyes and haggard look might not seem appealing, but his specialty coupled with his queer actions and sarcasm does make him charming; in a special way.


My beloved boyfriend

But these guys aside, dear isn't all that bad too. He's smart, intellectual, has a badass boy-boy look, and has a particular set of skills - IT. On top of that, he's musically inclined, fit, tall, and gives off that stable, dependable, loyal look.

And that's why I love him, deep deep. :D


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Of Birthday Parties

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I attended my cousin's 12th birthday last week and I was surprised to see a room full of adults sitting around instead of kids running about.



Fortunately, the adults are the ones I am familiar with in church, so there wasn't any awkwardness. But still, I was quite curious as to why my little cousin invited a more mature group. So I asked her and well, she prefers us over her friends I guess! :)



However, my cousin's birthday made me recall of my very first birthday party. I vaguely remember that I was Primary 5 or 6, and I invited around 10 of my friends from school. Mom bought a nice cake, and we ordered in KFC chicken and other finger food. It was fun and poor mom, had to clean up the mess we made after the party was over.

So as I grew up, I became wiser (or lazier, depends on how you'd interpret). Instead of spending money to book a venue and invite a room full of people whom I have to entertain, I decided to have a warm and cosy birthday party for my 21st birthday.

I guess it boils down to an individual's concept of a birthday celebration. I'm definitely one that prefers to be in my own comfort zone with my loved ones and some very good food :D


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SURPRISE Crab Party

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Life has been pretty exciting during my week of holiday. So far, I've been hanging out with friends, playing Barn Buddy and Pet Society, and spending time with dear and Ruby.

Ok that doesn't sound as exciting as it should be.

However the highlight of the week was a SURPRISE party for our dear Band Leader - Uncle Thomas! This whole party was organized by brother Derrick, to thank and appreciate Uncle Thomas for his service and leadership in the Worship Ministry.

So we gathered at Uncle Thomas's place on Friday, took the elevator up, pressed the doorbell and quietly hid somewhere. When he opened the door, we shouted "SURPRISE!" Gosh you should have seen the stunned look on his face!

video

Unfortunately I wasn't able to take the video of the whole entire process as I was fumbling to turn on my camera while my hands were full. But the video above is the aftermath of Uncle Thomas's reaction of looking stunned for about 10 seconds.

After Uncle Thomas has recovered from the surprise, we brought in the food that some of the youths prepared. As you can see from above, the main highlight of the party was CRAB! As such, most of us skipped our usual lunch just to feast on this.

Of course Crab wasn't the one and only dish. We had Curry Chicken..

Tom Yam Soup with fish, boiled tomatoes, golden mushrooms...

Meat with egg and sauce.. Simply delicious. You bet our stomachs were roaring with hunger as the table was being set.

The youths hanging around and watching some telly before dinner started and while table was being set.

Finally, dinner was ready and we gathered around to say Grace before our feast began!

Last but not least, we had glorious, yellow, creamy DURIANS for dessert!

With good food, good fellowship, good dessert, it was simply the best SURPRISE party ever! :D


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Punggol Beach

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Punggol Beach

Ok I admit. Despite being a Singapore Citizen for 21 years, I had absolutely no idea that there's a beach at Punggol.

It was only when my friend - CS and I went there for a little camera outing, did I realize that such a place actually exists in Singapore.

Jetty at Punggol Beach

So anyway, the trip to Punggol Beach was my very first camera outing, where I've managed to learn more about the technical aspects of a DSLR, how to take a 'meaninful' shots, the functions etc..

Sad to say that even though I had played around with a friend's DSLR prior to this trip, the learning curve was pretty steep because after all, I don't own a DSLR and let's just say that the distance between a point and shoot camera and a DSLR is like heaven and earth.

Rocky path leading back to the road

Even so, I'm glad that I've learnt a few tips and tricks from this camera outing (Thank you CS!) and now, I can't wait to get my very own DSLR! :D

P/s: Punggol beach is pretty romantic in the day or at night. Couples can consider going there for a quiet getaway!


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