Mission 101 - dear's birthday surprise

Venue 1: PS Cafe @ Dempsey Road

we headed down for dinner after some hiccup with transportation at the start.

food was alright...but i guess the reason why i chose the place was cause i liked the ambience of the place more than anything else...

but according to him, didn't seem like the food was very fantastic :S

...hmm, guess i did not take that into account. 

think i tend to look at the ambience of a restaurant more so than the actual food, which probably is a bad way to choose a dining place. 

but...

whatever it is... 

i still love PS Cafe.

i wish i had the truffle fries~! 

trying to vie with me for the top prize in the small eyes competition *chuckles*

when we were done with dinner... 

we were on to the next adventure for the night ;)

but first we had to head back to home so i could prepare the stuff.

Venue 2: Home sweet home

he looks super cute here :D

we're all set and ready to go!

blindfolded and drove him down to...well, one of the only places i'm familiar with given my extremely bad direction sense & driving skills.

i'm surprised he dared to entrust me with his life by willingly being blindfolded. the last time i drove, he wouldn't let his hands off the hand brake :S

and the worst part was...the car was bro kel's...was terrified that i would scratch it or cause irreparable damage to the pseudo sports car while driving.

 thank God nothing happened!

Venue 3: my secret haunt

the finale to my well thought out birthday surprise...

the pattisier's cake with a single litted candle...

at the top of my secret hideout

with a group of singers and guitarists to serenade us for free.

lol.

tired from having to climb stairs/slopes but happy that everything turned out well.

♥

it's been 2 months since we got together, 6 months since i got to know him and till now, i still feel my heart racing each time i look at him.

we probably don't have the luxury of time like most couples do so i treasure every precious hour spent with him and with time, we are getting to know each other more and more, seeing each other's likes/dislikes/habits/strengths/flaws. even though it may not always be smooth sailing, but he's been most tolerative of my occasional mood swings.

though we've probably still got a long way to go, a lot more to know about each other but for now... everything feels right and i feel thoroughly blessed just to have him by my side.

mission accomplished~!

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Mummy's birthday @ Taste paradise

we'd celebrated mummy's birthday without papa for the first time. 

i really believe that this has been one of the best years for my mummy in a long while.

karaoke and her karaoke kakis have really brought a renewed sense of purpose to her life...i'm not saying she didn't have any before this, but she's become so much happier with her newfound hobby and group of like-minded friends.

life has never been better and i thank God for everything that He has done in our lives. everything seems to be falling in place now :)

love my mummy :)

there's been a nagging thought...

wish i could tuck it aside...

bury it in a daypack and send it on a one way trip round the world...

Jones the grocer

all day breakfast at mandarin gallery

hot chocolate --> looks good but can't say much for it's taste :S

tasted like milo with a tad too much milk 

lenny with his humongous dish 

eggs benedict :D

oh shucks. why am i like yellowish beside him?!! i look like i have jaundice >.<

social painting at mandarin gallery.

really cool concept where people gather together to draw/paint stuff while socializing.

good activity for all the social dating agencies.

though it is pretty pricey~!

Swan Lake on Ice @ MBS

bf was pretty tired out that day cause he was on call the night before and had barely enough sleep before he had to come out to watch swan lake with me. 

thanks for making the effort though :)

the dance routine on ice was pretty amazing, it looked effortless and at times, i almost forgot that the actors were skating on ice because the dance routine was executed so well, you almost forgot they had to maneuver around a block of ice at the same time. 

however, at some point in time, the dance routine became repetitive and the circular motions became sleep inducing. i was trying hard to stay awake at some parts. Nonetheless, i think the actors were highly skilled albeit some flops in executing some moves. The costumes, as mentioned in the newspaper, were indeed gorgeous. 

looking at the pic reminds me of a conversation i had with my colleague today...

my colleague :"how tall are you?"

me: "tall enough"

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RANDOM

this guy gets a thumbs up from me for his acting skills.

give him a golden globe award already.

lol.

i want to goooooo for night safari halloween fest again! who wants to join me?? :D

our (Chc choir) love tribute to Sun for her birthday :)

this was recorded wayyy back.

but it was pretty cool, loved the mash of bruno mars' "Just the way you are", Cheryl Cole's "Fight for this love" and Katy Perry's "Firework"!

[Habakkuk 2:2-3]


And the Lord answered me and said:
Write a vision and make it plain on tablets. That he may run who reads it.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time;
But at the end it will speak; and it will not lie.
Though it tarries, wait on it,
Because it will surely come, it will not tarry.


today's sermon was about having a vision.


we were made to pray on it....


and well...


my vision is to....


wait for it...


FIND A WELL PAYING JOB (APPROX. 7K) IN 4 YEARS TIME...BUT THE CATCH IS...IT MUST ENABLE ME TO SLACK AND HAVE A BALANCED LIFESTYLE, ONE WHERE I DON'T FACE THE CHALLENGE OF HAVING TO COMPROMISE ON TIME WITH MY FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES.


is that a lousy vision?


Lilian said to dream of something that is (in your personal opinion) unreachable, something not easily achievable.


And well...i hate to say this... 


but i guess my vision came partly from the circumstances i'm facing at this present moment in time...


And currently, that seems like an unreachable dream for me...


goes to show what a crappy job i have. 


and because i'm the kind of person who finds it hard to let go of my work, somehow i'll always end up having to compromise on my other aspects of life. SO...God, please please PLEASE let me find a job that doesn't demand so much of me!