ME
Crystal


CREDITS
Layout is by Cia: (Blog | Acc)
Icons/banners are from: Stopthetime / Reviviscent respectively.
Links inspiration are from: Alissa. xoxo





Post exam treats
Monday, September 30, 2013
Exams ended on 23 Sept & seriously felt as though my brain was 10kg lighter, from memorizing informations & also cramping some of it at the last minute too! After that, it was time to partyyyyyyy! At first, it just meant to eat only, but things got a lil more exciting!
JCU babes met up after a really really long time, probably after 6months? Or maybe more than that because everyone was busy with school work! So yes, after our Learning & Behavior exam, Jun came all the way to Udders at Thompson to meet up with the rest of us who were coming from school! Udders now doesn't only sell ice-cream but also pancakes & other sinful finger food too! We were spoilt for choices but finally decided on the ice-cream that we saw a lot of people ordering it, since it was new on their menu! 

I think its called the cigar ice-cream! Lol

B-udder Chicken Pancakes that were amazingly good!Proper shot after a long time!

Didn't take picts of the finger food we are but we ordered fries, chicken wings & fried mushroom which was super tasty! 

Birthday treat didn't end here! Jun was still hungry and so we headed to Prata House which was 2 shops down from Udders! And she had paper prata which was my first time trying! No picts of it cos I was eating... Lol what's new! Gurps casually said abt how she felt like drinking & Jun agreed with her! Lol, so ended up  Syaz & Thaar went back home while Jun, Gurps & I cabbed to No.5 to chill! 
The two of them had the martini 1-for-1 deal which was $16... Very worth it! We ordered more food cos Jun was still hungry... again!

Their Lychee Martini which they ordered 2 more glasses for each one of them! So altogether, 3 rounds of it!! Jun was enjoying herself while Gurps & I just kept laughing at her cos she was a lil high! Hahaa a side of her we have never seen before! And we posted picts in the whatsapp group to make Syaz & Thaar jealous!

               And yes, more food! 

I think we were seated beside the owner or manager of the bar and that made us happy for no reason.. lol! It was really an enjoyable night, and I felt bad cos they kept saying that I shldnt pay for my share since its my birthday treat from them... Blessed x147372

Thank you ladies for the perfect night to end the exams & to start our holidays 🎉 Hoping for another outing sooooon *fingers crossed*


22
Saturday, September 28, 2013
What can be more important than turning one year older?? haha yes, im 22 years old now! Like I said on fb/instagram, I dont agree with Taylor Swift because I dont feel anything when I turned 22 last Thursday! To me, it just felt like another year and I have became older! But I do start to ponder more about the future as time seems to fly past before you know it! Just last year, my parents celebrated my 21st birthday grandly.. to which some (ok not some but more than half of the guests who attended) said it felt like a wedding!! hahah I think everyone laughed the most when my emcee said something to my dad on stage "Now your daughter is celebrating her 21st birthday! Very soon, its gona be her wedding?" (everyone burst out laughing except my dad who just smiled.. awkwardly! haha)

Speaking of 'my weddings'....  I attended 2 weddings this month & both without fail, people have asked me "So when is your turn? Anytime soon??" or to my parents "So next is Crystal's?" (ending off with a big long laugh which I find it hilarious though.. ahaha)! But neh, I'm not gona be getting married anytime near in the future (maybe within the next 5 years) because of school & thereafter, I have to start working to have a stabled income! But most importantly, I dont even have a boyfriend to begin with (if my parents are reading this, I think you can relax now instead of thinking if I have one or not! haha)!

Ok, I have drifted away from the topic! Anyways, my cousin Jordan & his girlfriend, Lauren, were in Singapore when I celebrated my birthday! As I had exams in the night of my birthday, I couldnt enjoy much during the day as I was stucked at home studying for Statistics2 exam which was the only horrible thing that happened during my day because of my lecturer! I mentioned it in my last post, so I wont say it again! Urgh, it really makes my blood boil whenever I think of what happened!
During the whole day, my phone was continuously filled with fb notifications, incoming messages & calls to wish me on my day, and i felt so happy! It really made my day/night! Felt so blessed & thankful to everyone who remembered!

After exams, my parents, Jordan & Lauren came down to fetch me from school, and off we went to Salted Caramel to have ice-cream!
(Chocolate Sorbet & Baileys ice-cream waffle, topped with maple syrup)

I have always wanted to try their waffles because everyone on instagram said it was good.. AND INDEED! Jordan & Lauren tried it & they really liked it too! My dad, was one 'drama king'... He said the Vanilla ice-cream wasnt THAT nice, but instead he nicely went to have another round of vanilla & chocolate ice-cream! haha wth

After that, came home to cut my birthday cake! In my family, it is a birthday tradition that we must cut our birthday cakes no matter what, especially to do it at home! Mom got me my red velvet cake which I really loved it because it had mini marshmallows & a macaron on top of it! Plus, it was customized to my middle name (first name was too long so they had to do with the middle name)!! hehe still loved it

(One of my favourite birthday cakes ever)

 (cant rmb if dad cracked a joke or was making fun of me! haha)



 (If you notice, Jords was tall so the pict had to be taken far away! hahah)

(With Lauren! She really is a nice girl)

(face looks fat from ice-cream & wafffles)


(mom got kiasu and went to buy more cupcakes, cakes & macarons! lol reasonswhyiamfat)

(My cousin & his gf's surprise bday gift to me! TOOO GOOD I TELL YOU)
 (Another surprise bday gift from Hanisah, when I went to school for exams!)


I really enjoyed my 22nd birthday! Simple & even more meaningful! Why more meaningful? I have never had an exam on my birthday & Jordan was around on my birthday for the first time ever, since he was either in NZ or UK since I was born!

My birthday dinner was done on the next day, because it was a friday & I could take a break from studying! I was craving for fried mantou & chilli crab so mom decided to pick Jumbo Seafood at East Coast! Another reason was because, it was gona be Jords & Lauren's final night in Singapore and Jords love the seafood here!

 (Diced chicken & dried chilli! My all time favourite chicken dish & Jumbo did an amazing job! Chicken was chewy & tender)

 (Salted egg & fried prawns!)

(Beancurd with brocolli & mushrooms!)

(

 (Frogs legs with ginger! Thanks to my dad, I actually am ok with eating frogs legs)

(Aother one of my favourite dish... Seafood Youtiao & mayonnaise)
 (The last dish that came & probably the highlight of it!! Fried mantou & chilli crab)

(My all time favourite dessert... Honeydew Sago!!! )

I think this one of the best birthday dinners I had with my family! Usually, we order pizza from Pizza Hut but this year, i wanted something different! Almost all the food ordered,  I ate alot that I didnt hesistate but to just whack only! Plus, they all tasted ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! That probably explains why Jumbo Seafood is so popular!

Now, I want to talk about something unexpected that happened at Jumbo while dining with my family! The waitress who took down our orders, really surprised us! Because I could speak Mandarin, my mom asked me to communicate with her! Her name is Zhang Xiao Qing and she could speak fluent English! She is from Qingdao but lived in Shanghai (made me squeal abit because it reminded me of 2 years ago in China)! She got a shock that I could speak Mandarin fluently & we talked about other stuff! At this point of time, my mom was curious because we were laughing alot! Mom kaypoh abit and asked what did we talk about... I said "Oh, nothing!" And she just gave a -_- look!
We were enjoying our meal, and Xiao Qing came to our table once in a while to make sure everything was ok! After our meal, I checked for desserts & they had my favourite dessert! Its really difficult to find a place that has a nice bowl of honeydew sago because some places dont cook it nicely! I told Xiao Qing i wanted one bowl for myself and she looked at me and said in Mandarin, "I will give it to you for free!" I looked at her and my jaws dropped! I immediately told her it was not necessary & didnt want her to do that! But she insisted on it and just walked away without hearing my reason! I felt so bad simply because people like her come to our country to earn a living & I know she is a hard working employer! Its not an easy job & I didnt want her to spend abit of her hard earned money on me! Felt super duper guilty :/
When I received it, I gave my cousin to try some because it was different & beyond my expectations (yes i have high standards for my dessert... dont judge)! It had pomelo, honeydew balls & sago which went well together! I can eat it all day but will get many warnings, or even scoldings from my parents from eating too much because its a cooling dessert, that can cause me to fall sick! I ordered one more bowl for my cousin & I think she didnt count that in our bill as well (idk if she forgot about the second bowl or didnt want to count it in)! BUT STILL, FEELING EVEN MORE GUILTY :(

I was extremely happy & delighted the whole night! She didnt know it was my birthday the day before but, her little act really made my birthday dinner an exceptionally memorable one :) Now it gives me another reason to go back to Jumbo, not for free dessert but to see her again!


(My happy pill of the night! lol)



(Jumbo, our faces said it all.. We love you)



After a long time
Friday, September 27, 2013
This blog is definitely dead because I doubt no one reads it since I have not updated it more than a year ago!

As usual, one year as gone by and alot of things happened. I realised that I tend to forget certain events that happened which isnt something I like because I enjoy remembering things that are important to me so that in the future, I can look back at it! Another reason that I think I should start my blogging habits is because I need to start improving my writing. It has became atrocious since I lost touch in writing, which is about 2years ago? Similarly, I need to start reading books again because I feel it would definitely change the way I write for my essays in uni. Certain old habits have got to come back!

Speaking of Uni, yes I am doing my Bachelors of Psychology in James Cook University Singapore JCU) since October last year. Just 4 days ago, I ended my exams and so i am officially going to be in my second year when school starts on 21st Oct! 3 trimesters each year and I tell you, this isnt easy! Honestly, I really hate it because everything is in a rush! We go to school for less than 3 months; in which we have to study for mid terms, complete assignments & have presentations... And just 1-2 weeks after school ends, we have exams! Its really insane because we have very little time to do revision for exams unlike poly, where we had at least almost 5 months to do everything in each semester! I miss everything about poly so much.. friends, teachers, food in NP & traveling time! Urgh, whoever said uni is their best time of the lives have not gone to poly or rather, Ngee Ann Poly's FMS! haha ok im being bias here! Perhaps another reason why Im not enjoying uni as compared to poly is because of the school I am in now. My school is an Australian private uni where it doesnt feel like how I felt when I went to primary, secondary and poly. I dont know how to describe it but its definitely something new! NTU, NUS, SIM & SMU have alot of fun & interesting activities organized at certain times of their school year! In JCU, you dont really have much activities at all! Anyway, right now the most important thing for me in uni is to get good grades for me to pass my degree! Of course it would be a miracle if I can get into honours but I highly doubt thats gona happened bcos my grades for this sem is gona suck like hell! No high hopes at all, especially for the Learning & Behaviour module and Statistics2 because exams were BAD!! And for statistics2, I blame the lecturer because the hints he gave us for our short answer questions, NONE OF THEM CAME OUT! I know it wouldnt make a difference, but it really does reflect about your teachings & YOU being a teacher! I dare to say almost all my poly lecturers (except for one adjunct Indian tutor who assisted us in our marketing module & didnt really teach us well during tutorials) were a million times better than some of the lecturers in my uni!

Anyway, other than going to school 3 times a week, my life is pretty much boring until it gets to the holidays that its so much more exciting & fun! Now that I have started my holidays, I have been meeting up with people almost everyday! I will post about this week's outing with some people sooon!

I PINKY PROMISE :D





Thursday, September 13, 2012
Surprisingly, you kept your promise! But little do you know how much it means to me... Nevertheless, I was very happy, even how small it is! And it made me realise this~

"Happiness has an expiry date because nothing last forever"

 As of now, its past 12midnight! So Cinderella, its back to reality bcuz its not the same anymore as it was ytd~

Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Exactly 1 week more... Im not expecting anything else except wise words from people, telling me im now more matured & shld behave like an adult! Lol

Sigh... the cycle of growing up isnt a bed of roses yeah?

Sunday, August 12, 2012
I swear, i really feel so so so blessed to have all of these people around me, especially Shi Hui! haah, one of my primary school bestie.. she cracks me up so badly, i will never fail to tear from laughing so hardly.. talking crap yet giving me advices all!  Really appreciate PNG, heeh :)
It helps more if you arent the only child though! Sometimes I just want to tell & talk to my parents about it.. ok maybe just tell my mom but its hard! Times have changed & in this new generation, everything seems so complicated & hard despite it being small issues!

Since then, I looked back alot, and I think to myself... its true when people say that you shouldnt take too long to get warmed up & used to something bcuz by then, its too late & you would start to have alot of regrets!
Its not that I liked & wanted to take my own sweet time but its just that im not used to these kind of things in the first place! Whatever it is, it doesnt really matter bcuz its all history! And I learnt alot so no harm done or whatsoever! I try to be positive all the time but 70% of the time im just thinking of negative possibilities bcuz at least  I feel prepared for anything thats gona come into my way! When you are young, you wished things would go faster but when you are lil older, you wished for things to slow down bcuz time is passing too fast! Anyway, I'm not even 21 yet, im still young so heck if im gona take my own sweet precious time!!!! ahahahah

All in all, stop moving backwards to see the past but keep moving forward to look into the future! Theres alot more to look forward to & to be thankful for :)

Saturday, August 04, 2012
Everything feels as though its back to normal, but actually it isnt!
I am happy in a way, but at the same time I have many questions running through my mind which I wished I had asked you but I felt maybe its better I didnt ask, especially in the future...
This is just the start of everything but everything we do requires patience in which time is the key factor! So yes, I'll survive :)




Goodbye.


Private/dead blogs are strike-through.