After a long 6 months rest
I'm finally back at Chek Jawa
Working on my rocks
Studying my littorinids once again
My snails are exhibiting their various behaviours
The fiddler crabs are playing
The nipah tree is fruiting

A celebrity visit at Chek Jawa
How intriguing!
Cookie sat patiently for me
The cloud that almost flooded the whole Singapore

I will be there till September during low tides
If you see me at the shore
Wave to me! =)

Prof
不要逼我喔！

Singapore's NTU stabbing incident leaves one dead and another injured

Yesterday was Jordan's & Candice's big day
& my first time to a church wedding ceremony










So happy for them =)
Jordan's idea of playing the Liverpool football anthem of 'You'll never walk alone' was fabulous
I love it so much
& the title & lyrics say it all






Now
DarDar & I are really seriously planning for ours
Coz we're just too tired to answer to everyone who has been asking when's ours
So anyway
We planned it next year (last year also said next year i.e., this year loh~)
But, at least, for now we'd put a step forward
Wedding photos in Taiwan
=D

It has been kinda happening over the weekend
So many activities going on that i cant remember what's up for tomorrow

Went to NATAS on Friday
Initially didnt wanna go coz it was fucking far
Indeed
It took us almost 3 hours to reach by fucking slow bus

It was my first time visiting NATAS
& it was kinda crowded

They even have traditional Korean performances

DarDar & I were walking around & around
Looking for tours in Sabah & Sarawak
Which we'll be heading in May
& there's this girl who was promoting Pom Pom Island
My eyes immediately wide open & exclaimed
"WHAT?! POM POM ISLAND?!"
The girl, shocked by my response, said: "WHAT? YOU KNOW ABOUT POM POM ISLAND?!"
Me: "YES! I SO WANNA GO THERE!"
She:"WAH! SO FAR I HAVEN HEARD ABOUT ANYONE WHO KNOWS THIS ISLAND! YOU'RE THE FIRST!!"
& both of us chatted like we are friends for over 20 years
All over an island

The package is sooooooooooooo fucking cheap
& I'd left my contacts with her so I can bring a group of interested divers over with discounted price
Hohohohoho
So anticipating

I'm gonna see a live one in May 2009! >_<

While we were about to leave the hall after 3 hours of exploration
We were stopped by this Taiwanese who was promoting this wedding package
Both DarDar & I wanted to escape
But they were so persistent

In the end we gave it a try
The person-in-charge was very friendly
& she started to introduce what Taiwan has
& she said Taiwan is a must-go coz she has everything there
Then she started to promote their wedding package

It is by Lishe
They were offering this package that includes a white gown & evening gown for the bride
A suit for the groom
Makeup, hair-do, studio & outdoor shots
5 shots of 18" photos with DI, etc
& 4* hotel accomodation for 3D2N
1 day-tour
at SGD$598 per pair

I initially thought SGD$598 per pax but 2 to go (I was just thinking ridiculous. Who takes photoshoot alone?!)
But DarDar said it's for a couple
& I was like...'WHAT SO CHEAP?'

The promoter must have striked us right through our hearts & mind
& then brought out a form for us to fill
On top of that
She gave me a necklace & a glass photo frame with crystals

The package was so tempting
& I was kinda hesitating to sign
coz I've never pay for anything more than $100 without days of thorough consideration
But given her hard effort to persuade us on such a cheap deal
It's just as hard to reject her either!
So I paid

Although it's only 5 photos
I'm actually more interested to go to Taiwan
Taking photos or not is just optional
But since the package is so worthed it
SO why not?
Somemore we haven take our wedding photos
So a double why-not?
If the package is cheap over there
I could just do a walk-in
& take several more!

Furthermore, DarDar & I even planned to extend our days
Switching over to budget hotels after the 2 nights
& then go sport-fishing & whale sighting

Now
Who needs to go to Altantic Ocean to see whales?

There're just plenty of promotion going on
With my payment charged to DBS
I'm given a free suitcase!

& a free cow neck-pillow when we signed for our Superior plan travel insurance for the Sabah trip at 45% discounted price!

Soooooooooooo happy
Got cheap promotions
& free gifts
It's just hard to deny that someone is fucking poor
So poor that the person is still affordable to travel Tibet & Silk Road at SGD$1888!
CRAZY!

I am totally excited about my Taiwan trip already
& I'm gonna research on it now
=D

=D
Got a new hair colour again!

I think it's time for dark hair colour now
Not young anymore, you know?

Under white light
It's actually dark ash brown with greenish blonde at the end
Love it
& I wonder why the hairstylists so far had been always choosing green for my highlights

I finally got my answer today
"Because your skin tone matches well with green & blonde"

With my long fringe covering my eye
I feel like I'm Gegege no Kitaro

Bwhahaha

2 weeks later
My hair's gonna change again
2009 Trendzoom style
I'm gonna cut my fringe short
& with several colour highlights
It's gonna look cool
Woooooo~~
& you know what?
I'm given a particular theme to follow
It's the 'Ecopolitan'
Which is a side-by-side trend blend into nature

Hohoho
What a coincidence
A hairstyle + colour for a naturalist
^^

For Dog's sake
I had been sneezing for the past 30 minutes
Used up half box of my tissue
& my eyes started to itch like hell
I rubbed
Looked at mirror
Eye wasnt red
So I rubbed & rubbed as it itched & itched
& FUCKING HELL!
NOW I HAVE A PAIR OF RED EYES!

*laser eye beam on*

Geez
Never felt this bad before
Nor had it been so sudden & acute!

I just popped Clarinase
Hope it will subside soon

I cant fucking breathe normally
That's the worst scenario to occur before bed-time

Pretty tired
Was in physics lab testing my amplifier
Gosh

How can an infra-red sensor not be able to detect pulses (from wrist) but probably can detect pulses from a snail through a shell?
I can do that in Hong Kong
So I dont see why not here?
Even if I'm given 10001 physics answers to my question
I still insist that everything I was told to use for the duplication of the device
SHOULD work properly
Sigh
Since they want snails, I'll give them snails next week

Oh yah
Take a look at my ecology lab by the way
Have been always talking about it
& here's the details!

Today
I handed in my presentation slides for my stupid scent marking assignment
1 task off the load
Just need to prepare script
At the same time
I guess I better work on my littorinid presentation slides before I have no time to do that at all

So anyway
3 of my fellow classmates presented today
& we have to participate in the Q&A
Interestingly, or unluckily
The questions that I wanna ask were being asked by Prof

.......

So I couldnt participate twice coz she already asked my questions twice!

Thinking about it
It was actually quite amazing
Does that mean that she thinks the same way as I do?
& if that is so
Is that why both of us can work together?

Ha!

Just so weird...

I just borrowed this book from the school library without even looking at the synopsis


I'm so cold in my lab =~

Was at JB yesterday
DarDar's friend visited his family
& so we went to DarDar's grandpa's durian plantation in Perkan Nanas for a durian tour


Baby durians




Though it's not durian season yet
Those taste delicious too!
I cant wait for July to come!
& I'll have free durians from Ubin too! =D

I'm searching for cheap air tickets AGAIN!
Not for vacation this time
But for a meeting in Hong Kong in June

DarDar's not joining me this time
& Prof might be joining
Else I'll just be alone for a week like I had been 3 years ago
& I bet that week will feel like a year

Anyway
I might be able to use my Asia Miles card finally!
But I'd wanna ride on SIA
The last I sat in was..... 19 years ago
This proves that SIA's air ticket has been too expensive even for the past years that is still unaffordable for me to buy now

Oh anyway
I'll see to that

Let's see
Events are all lined up
March: Research
April: Research
May: Sabah & Sarawak
June: Hong Kong
July: Research
August: Research
September Research
October:Lab
November: Lab
December: London

Please kindly book me in advance for any meetups!
Not trying to hao-lian my busy schedule
It's just nice that I can set aside my schedule & meet you guys for a proper meal to catch up!

Oh my dog
DarDar spoilt my diet plan!
Do you know how bad it is to eat crepe at this hour (i.e., 115am)?
Please disregard my messy hair & smile
I'm not really supposed to smile at the super high calories food in my hands
Super sinful cornbeef + cheese filling

DarDar bought this crepe powder from Daiso this afternoon
& he is eager to make it
He was hungry for supper but refused to cook Maggi mee
So he spent 1 whole hour to make 5 pieces of crepes
But only ate 1 piece coz he was damn full after that
My brother finished the rest of the portions
& now
He complaint his legs were sore from the standing in front of the stove

Me:"Do you know you actually spent like 1 whole hour to make those crepes?"
DarDar smiled
Me:"Why dont you just eat my cup noodles which is only 3 minutes? Waste energy. Somemore you only ate 1 piece! Economically unbeneficial!"
DarDar smiled stupidly & said
"I wanna try to make what... if not I wont know how it taste like"
Me:"You hungry just eat cup noodles la! You scare tomorrow no time to make crepe is it?"
DarDar smiled more stupidly
Which is his usual kind of silent agreement that I'm damn right about his stupid acts

Seriously
I dont stock up cup noodles for NOTHING
& I like it when I always win in our conversations
(^o^)Y

I'm jealous
Dad & Mum are planning a trip to Europe in November
& they're heading London, Scotland & Paris

I'm still very jealous
Why didnt they bring me along?

I miss my Spain trip so much =(
But at the same time
Anticipating my St Petersburg, Russia trip in 2011
International Symposium on littorinid biology & evolution X
=)

& DarDar promised to bring me to Rome

>_< >_< >_<

& I've yet changed currency!
Damnit!

=D
My pot of Japanese melons!