Okay. major missing in action..

so this was all that took place....

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14 - 18th dec. was AUDACIOUS youth camp.

Finally its over cos i was just about to pull out all my hair and buy a wig. haha

The rain was a headache, the lack of sleep was so tortourous, all that screaming made all of us sound like men, and the lack of pails forced me to bath in cold water using only a cut out quarter of a 1.5 mineral bottle.

But i'm glad it all went well. and hopefully the campers did actually have fun. :)

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camp photos up next time...

but here are some pre-camp-programmes comm photos.

Once again, just something visual..apart from seeing a wall of text.
. SO Our 3rd logistic trip.

Power Saver....

We bought THAT many things (to sabo 350 campers) for just a little over a $100.

well, if only we had more budget.. ha ha ha.

Yay. thats us at giant and at dom's place.

and we fell in love with the inflatable pool. :) :)

i wish i had something like that when i was younger. haha

*psst. i found out that i had one special ability. and that is blowing up inflatable pools! haha
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The very next day, i rushed off to work, then to jul's place, prepare prepare prepare, and we all slept at 4+, woke up at 6 the next.. and for the next few days.. heh. tell me about it.

my eyes has been on a major eye bag treatment ever since. :D
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But This year's camp comm is way too cool to be in. haha. kidding! but really, i thought it was the best one so far.

and there's no better department to be in other than programmes!

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Well, so much for being tired after camp... cos some of us met for dinner at the over priced Glutton's Bay, had Desserts at Mr bean cafe (i like it there) and then caught a midnight movie on the same day camp ended.

+ i had work the following day.

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i almost died. literally. funny why we like to torture ourselves haha.

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and it felt really really good. :)

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so whats next? heh i have no idea actually.

4 options:

- Low pay. but i think i'll really like it there.

- he's willing to pay me well and train me in marketing.

- the pay is really really really really good and for my future. but i'll totally forsake my freedom, escalate my stress level AND i'll suffer under my cousin, which is totally UGH.

- my favourite idea. :) :)

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i thought about it..

the bank sound too attractive.. and its like the "dream" job of many. but after talking to my cousin, i decided that... NAH!!!

and i guess its 80% chance that i'll be working in the design firm... Somehow it seems like i'm always working under the marketing department.. heh Strange.. maybe its the way to go for me?

i dont know..

i still have 3 mths to decide before i have to make up my mind and go ahead with my uni appplication for next year.

marketing or finance..we'll see. :)

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okay what else on friday..

Oh i met the cell for dinner, then Tushan came and picked me up to meet some of the other BIT dudes at mind's cafe for some board games.. We played taboo. and dumb friend thought Macara was Madegasca. ???

haha.

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Fa la la la la la la la la.

YAY. Christmas

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- Dajiet and i went shopping in town...

Okay, we werent really shopping together cos half the time i ran off to see my own things and he went off to buy his own stuff..and we met up again after that. haha

Seriously. where do you find a Girlfriend who hates dragging her BF along to malls and prefers shopping alone! haha KIDDING. no serious, I'm kidding :)
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- Oh then in the evening Dajiet joined my family for Christmas for the first time this year.

We ate ate ate, played Bingo together and the two of us WON!..(even my grandma played. haha), then we had a little gift exchange.. and Dajie got Coasters!! haha so dumb. okay. i won an IRON. equally dumb. haha.

Somehow, everyone cant seem to get his name rightt. They dont call him Dajie cos everyone calls my aunt Da JIE (as in big sister) which sounds almost e same.. So my Aunt changed his name from Jeremiah to Jeremy to Jerry. haha.

But its nice really. Having him over with my family. (:

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- Thenn Dajiet Dopped my parents and i at bedok cos he had to meet his friends. and Tushan came to pick me up AGAIN to meet jun wen and mudd for a midnight movie.

after that, we went for our usual very late night teh ping and Prata Supper.

By the time i got home it was like 6 am already. really JIU WO.

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Christmas Lunch at Pst Dan's place.

Lots of food, laughter anddd... more food.

Then fabian, pris. ttl and i met rudy and Dajiet for another round of Makan-ing session at Botak jones. heh

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- Christmas Lunch at Dajiet's aunt's.

okay. same thing. FOOD FOOD FOOD.

and it didnt feel that awkward cos its my 2nd time there and everyone still rmbs me from last last's year christmas.

i like the feeling of being part of each other's family. its really nice :)
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- oh.. then i pestered Dajiet to go eat fondue with me after we sent his mum home...so we headed down to this choclate bar at esplanade where i insisted on ordering a large fondue set. yummy. and after that we stopped by to watch some hand bell performance, had our wishes written on this Big white Ball.. (i wrote"i want to be a tai tai" haha!!!!) and lastly headed home cos my dear friend needs to serve the nation by driving some tank. HEH!

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Okay. so thats all for Christmas this year.

SUPER BORING. no christmas mood at all. heh at least to me la.

i spent my christmas scrubbing toilet floors, mopping the rooms, washing clothes, and tidying up the room. yup.. itss THATTT boring.

and nope, no presents this yr.. other than ONE from Dajiet's mummy and some cards. Quite paiseh that i didnt get her anything. but oh wells. he did win some coasterss to bring back home.

but aiyahh..

boring birthday, boring christmas...boring 2007. BOO.

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I NEED A CAMERA. LIKE NOW. :(

Okay. this is like a long overdued post but oh wells. :)

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Bintan was a getaway really.

We went on a budget trip. so no fancy resorts, swimming pool etc.. Just a HUT. lizard infested that is and with the sea ALMOST right at our doorstep.

We banana boated and capsized into the sea cos dear jul didnt move her body enough! haha then i got paranoid cos i thought i was going to die in the middle of no where.
We Kayaked - after which i puked cos i was sea sick haha such a loser.
We Boogie boarded - and that was the best part. :) its almost like surfing. and its really fun.

We got ourselves a free Tann. - The sun was HOT HOT HOT! that explains why i look like a Malay/Indian/Indonesian/Filipino/Thai/village girl. Burgers.

We ate at a kelong - basically zhi cha. but we did order scallops :)

We took a buggy ride. - someone offered us a free ride back to the Hut.

We got a free pizza - Cos the didnt get us our express service. But than again, we ate pizza every other day.

We got our nails done - my first manicure ever in my entire life. but didnt turn out that good. Jul's was worst.

We went for a massage - I love massages. other than the fact that we have wear paper undies. heh.

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all in all, it was a great holiday and it was good fun.

okay. yak less and more pictures.
no makeup too. so its pale pale pale! :)
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Day 1.

our humble abode.

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I need a break from all that clutter on my table..

UGH.

never ending work.irritating people.

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and so it was to Korea!
Tour group was great. Friendships were built. Weather was awesome. Snow was Pretty. Skiing was fun. ..
Really One of my Best Holidays. or rather its the best i've had so far. :)
I felt pretty cheated cos its supposed to be an 8Day tour. But the whole flight there kinda ate up Day 1. So when we finally arrived, it was like Day 2 already. Burgers.
and The saddest was that my mum didnt bring enough money!! Its like whenever we wanted to buy or eat sth, we have to check our wallets to see if its still within our budgets. Boo.
i was quite disappointed. But oh wells! I'm still happy nonetheless.
Besides, there nothing to buy anyways (all winter stuff) and everything is so ex. So yes.. Sorry ppl, no souvenirs! if you dont mind, Kimchi/seaweed anyone?? haha
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and Finally i got my lazy fingers to start blogging about it. heh.
its super Image heavy. So bare with it. :)
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We sat Korean Air. and I thought it was like SQ kind. but BOO! its like errm.. United airlines, Silkair kind. and So for 6hours.. i drank juice, slept and ate peanuts. boring! haha. but i was too excited to do some other stuff anyways. :)
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Day 2.
Our first stop was to this traditional Village where all the rich dudes of the past used to stay. Really pretty place...But i was way too amused with all that mist that is coming out of my mouth haha such a mountain tortoise really.



Look! persimmon tree! and yes its real!

Our First Meal: Ginseng Chicken.
Super filling. Got rice, noodle, and one whole chicken each. why are the Koreans still so slim. HEH!

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Next thing we knew, we're on a 1 hour domestic flight towards Jeju island.

1st stop was to the Seaside. There you find people selling/cooking abalones, squids, shell fish etc.
and to eat there, you'll have to climb through the rocks and stuff.. but apparently my mum and I gave up. haha. so we took pictures from up the "hill".


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Then it was to this strange place called the Mystery Road.
Basically it's a road that objects seem to roll up, rather than down. yup. Cars, bottles, bicycles roll up the hill of their own accord.
Really strange when you see how an object as big as a Bus defy the law of physics. Spooky! haha
Dinner.
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Day 3.
Early morning and it was to another village to visit the earth/fertility God. Some weird Stone it is.
Apparently, Jeju is kinda dominated by females, so women go to this weird looking piece of rock to rub its nose, touch their own tummies and believing that it will give them baby boy. heh.
and I wont say why it looks weird.. haha well, Go figure!

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Then we went to this mountain area.
Okay, i dont really know where i visited cos i cant understand the tour guide's chinese. So all i know is this mountain, that village.. bla bla. haha oh wells


I went up the mountain all by myself cos my mum was too tired to climb. (yay. clap clap! i can still conquer mountains! ) But its really scary when you're nearing the top. The steps are too narrow, and there's like way too many people. i was so worried someone might just knock me off the steps! haha

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We had Black Pig for lunch. The best Meal i've had there.
And we wrapped meat and rice into cabbage leaves. So korean. :)

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Yay! then it was orange plucking. its like pluck and eat on the spot kind. and The best part is that the weather is so cold, it kinda makes the oranges taste so refrigerated and refreshing. mmm

So yes.. because we paid like 5000won to go in, my mum had to steal some back. haha. Super cute la.

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Then it was to this ____? i have no idea where. haha
Its just somewhere really really really cold cos the wind was coming from all direction.


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Then it was to another village. This is where they film the Big Long Gold. (da chang Jin)
The lady who brought us around was hilarious! couldnt stop laughing at her. haha
But somehow all that laughing manage to lure everyone to buy at least one Jar of honey, ling zhi. Heh. waste money.!

Oh. and this is black pig. Ugly, but the meat is good. haha

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Last stop: To Jeju Bear museum!
Does this look familiar?

Its the Bear from Princess Hours!! haha okay whatever. but most importantly, i think I'm standing where Shin Goon might have stood before! haha okay whatever again. BUT..
Awwwwww...

Oops. haha okok. enough already. (he's so charming la)
Right..and so it was to the museum.. they have the World's smallest, biggest, most expensive (the LV bear) most interesting bears all on display.
They even have a display of the last supper. haha
OH OH! and i bought one bear for myself too. Its overpriced, but i like it. It shall be my new smelly baby. haha :D


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Finally Dinner. Steamboat.

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Day 4
We got up really early and caught the morning plane ride back to seoul. and then headed down to EVERLAND Where we spent an entire day there.
Everland is like the DisneyLand of Korea. actually i think its better than HK's DisneyLand. More magical looking, + got more things to play and to see.. But it would be better if i went with friends cos i had to sit the rides myself! hah




We had a safari tour inside Everland and we saw really cute Bears. They actually do what ever the safari bus driver tells them to do. Almost like Dogs already. haha
oh and guess what else we saw...

heh. they're not lions. okay, at least they are half lion.
Their dad is a tiger and mum a lion.
Seriously. Humans are sick.
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oO? Dinner again. yup you guessed it. Its steamboat.

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Meet Rayna.
She like the cutest little girl around that is forever calling out for me everywhere i go and making me eat her "not so appetizing looing sushi" for dinner.
only 3 years old but she's really loud, smart and sensible. I hope my daughter is like that too haha.

She actually made me take these pictures of her making funny faces. haha so cute.
ANYWAYS.

At night we went to the local ski shop, rented ski stuffs and spent the night at yongpyong Ski resort.
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Day 5
This is my favourite day cos we went skiing! haha

okay, of course i didnt attempt to go up that steep steep slope. i mean, of course i would have if they allowed me to. haha (yeah right)
Skiing is not as easy as it seems. you can barely walk in those ski shoes. haha and the skis are really heavy and the ice is really slippery. heh. But i think i was not bad for a first timer haha. zhey.

The jacket makes me look like some fake Team Singapore representative or sth. haha.

hahhaa. my mum is fake skiing. super funny la. she didnt skii but she said that she has to take at least a picture looking as if she's skiing. zzzz

Then we had a snow fight! we were putting ice into each other's jacket and runing around with those heavy boots haha

I felt like an oversized/overaged kid there. but who cares. it was fun anyways. haha.
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Oh and this is the best part.

Then we took a cable car up to the mountain top where they filmed the show Winter Sonata.

Oh my gosh.. i fell in love with that place can... ugh!!! now it inspires me to go watch Winter Sonata. haha (anyone got DVD to lend?)

Its so beautiful it makes you emo.

okay i know. doesnt make any sense. haha its like everything is perfect, only with the wrong company! haha but oh wells! i will go back there again. :)
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Oh and here is Rayna again at lunch. haha

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THEN, it was to the national park. Surrounded by mountains and all..

There they brought us to visit a HUGE buddha stone.

Why must every tour bring us to see buddha. haha zzz
but i was glad cos i think 3/4 the tour group were christians. so no one really paid attention to it. haha

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Off to dinner.

YESS. STEAMBOAT AGAIN.

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Then it was back to our cosy hotel.

The concept is really intresting. Almost like a house by itself already. :)

After that, everyone got changed and went for a swim at the "outdoor and indoor swimming complex".

haha so cool to be swimming in winter.

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The actual itinery was for us to go in to the hot spring. but everyone has to go in naked! (of course men and women seperately la ) my goodness! so, being typical Singaporeans we are, everyone gave it a miss. haha

But still, you find naked people walking around the toilet as if they are the only ones around.

What's worst was that there was a group of kids on an excursion or sth like that.. So when its time to bathe, The kids (boys AND girls, aged about 3+) and their teachers, were all NAKED running around the toilet. !!!
Major culture shock man. haha

OH YA. and a man walked into the woman's changing room by accident. haha. jiu wo.
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Lunch.
funny. they made everyone wear aprons. haha :D

And instead of cabbage, we had mint leaves! haha oh thats mummy btw.

Then we made our way to this forest looking place. Which happens to be another filming site of winter sonata.

another romantic place. :)

It was really funny over there cos i made my mum snap a picture of me while i threw the leaves up into the air (to give the authum leaves falling look) haha. and it wasnt long before the whole tour group started taking pictures like that too. So when one family is having their picture taken, the other families stood at the side with a bunch of leaves. And at the count of three, every one threw it into the air. haha

This is our photographer. Peter. haha I forgot his Korean name.
Anyways..He's already 29, but really gentlemanly and charming. haha Not like other Korean guys i assume. (3/4 of korean guys are super super MCP! as in seriously.) :)

He just came out from Korean NS can.. Jiu wo. So old. their NS is like 3 years. So Singaporeans, DONT COMPLAIN. ours is only 1 yr 10 mths! haha

Oh and I was telling my mum, if i didnt have a boyfriend, and a guy 9 years older come asking me out.. i might consider! as in when you're 20, a guy who's 29 doesnt seem that old? haha but if i'm 11 and his 20 then thats wierd la. But yeah. come to think of it. Age really doesnt matter much to me. but a gap of 10 years might be the max la haha.

anyhows. Not applicable to me anymore haha.

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Then it was to Kim Chi School! :)

We learnt how to make their national dish and wore their traditional costume haha.

Everyone looked really dumb. but all for rememberance sake... haha

So thats the female, male and kids costume. haha. actually quite nice what. :D
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Then we caught JUMP. a comic martial Arts performance.

THey are really really gooooood man.. haha Now this inspires me to learn some kong fu. haha

but they are really good la.

Thats us with the some of the cast.

The guy on the rigght in that tank, is really really super funny haha.

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That night's hotel felt like you know Ocean 13 kinda hotel/casino haha. really grand and nice.

It was at night and the lighting wasnt good. so too bad. cant see how it looks like. haha

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Day 7
This is the most Bo liao day. Cos they brought us to all the Ginseng, cosmetic stalls and stuff. heh.

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Then it was shopping at myundong!.
They're well known for their imitation goods. haha. One Imitaiton LV bag can cost up to SGD$100. siao. i was so tempted to buy. but sadly.. no money! haha.

anyways. their "bugis street-like" shopping area are priced almost like our departmental store can. tsk tsk ! its like Bugis street prices in korea is almost non existant. haha. so yeah. only can see cannot buy.

oh ya. Eh that LV behind me is the real one. haha.
look! ppl doing Street evangelism. haha so cool.

Bottom right: 3 storey high Krispe Kreme!

apparently all their donut stores are all 3 storey cafes la :)

Oh ya..we were suppose to leave the shopping district by 630pm. but 3 old ladies from our tour group got lost! aiyo haha. everyone was quite nervous. so we dispatched ppl out to find them. and by time we found them, it was already almost 8pm. haha boooo so we were late for our tour to Lotte World which closes at like 1030pm.

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LOTTE WORLD.

I wish i had more time there tho. haha it super nice. even better than everland. its like indoor and outdoor themepark. Really really nice.


Picture below: i was trying to take a picture through a water fall. and somehow it turned out like this. haha :)

anyways, Lotte world was super fun. my mum and i tagged along the Wong family. so we sat all the rides together etc. haha

then Ivan and i went for the rollercoster but He came out with his hair all standing and he was laughing like he was crying. haha super funny.

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Then it was to our last hotel for the trip.

heh. 8Days and we changed 6 different hotels. jiu wo.

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I was seriously the moodiest person that day. i didnt want to go home!!

I wish i could stay there forever! haha okay maybe not forever, but a longer break would be good.

and it wasnt so much about staying in Korea. I just needed to be away longer.

but oh wells, back to reality!

Bottom left: Peter and I. :)

Bottom Right: Driver and I - he freaks me out like anything can. haha everyday he grabs me, tells me i'm sexy, and calls me mummy. ????? heh. I didnt ask to take a picture with him actually. all my mum's fault haha. I said i wanted to take a picture with peter, she turned around, saw the driver and thought the driver was peter so she asked him to take a picture with me instead. and he got so excited and grabbed my hands..AHH! that explains the expression. haha

Bye bye Korea. :(

Tour Guide, and Tour Leader. :) + my ticket home.. BOOO

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Back in SG.

Guess what happen! haha Dajie came to pick us up and we met with an accident. haha

or rather a newbie driver buang us la. silly lady. oh wells. they paid for damages so all is well.

Oh and turns out to be that indian lady is Dajie's neighbour! haha

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Okay good night world.

This is like an never ending post. I'm way too lazy to type properly. so maybe some parts might not make any sense! haha