blue and yellow night sky

I was trying to find a good angle and a good background to include in the photo.. but I didn't succeed :s .... (maybe i was in a rush? ... :p #excuses )

I want to improve my photography skills :o

sharing of knowledge :)

I learnt something interesting today. This door-to-door sales lady was selling her herbal products and she shared with me a method to obtain vitamins and minerals through natural means, instead of getting them through supplements.

She said that the fresh milk that are sold in supermarkets, has something taken out of it after it is obtained from cows. That particular thing is being taken out to create butter, ghee and other dairy products. The fresh milk that are sold in supermarkets, has preservatives and other stuff added to it. So, to remove the preservatives and additives, boil a glass worth of milk until it bubbles along the side in the saucepan. This is an indication of the preservatives being "destroyed". Then, add a teaspoon of ghee, flat, to it and mix it with the milk, and cook it till it boils. Then you can put in a bit of honey and drink it. As ghee is being used, it is not recommended to eat or drink other stuff 3 hours before or after, otherwise, you have to prepare to gain that extra weight :s


Oh yaa.. another thing that she share with me, is that our liver will not be functioning well if we take too much things from the three categories, cold, cooling and acidic. Tea and seafood are part of them :s

ohh! one last thing, actualy, bread isn't a good thing to eat often. She said, yeast actually causes the "heart or blood to harden".. I forgot whether which she was talking about... :p
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I went to this clinic last friday. My friend said that the doctor is quite good in helping people with muscular injuries. I was very blur when i went in because didn't know what the process will be like. I guess, on hindsight, I was like, talking to a friend. He shared with me his knowledge on my injury and what i could do to improve the situation, while slowly finding out the possible causes of it, by feeling parts of my legs. He even did a deep tissue massage for my quads which really helped to loosen up some of the tension.

I spent $110 on the consultation but it is useful. I didn't know that muscles that are too tensed up may affect the joints that are connected to it, and that muscles that are weak, will sort of cause the other muscles around it to work more, to compensate for that.. and this is not really good. Apart from the usual doctor's prescription, he also typed out a recovery plan for me.. haha.. It consists of three types of stretches that I have to do everyday. Found it quite interesting and amusing.. haha..


http://www.myosmedical.com/

and before i forgot, I ate at this Punggol Nasi Lemak shop opposite the clinic. It was ex. pen. sive. :s think it cost ard 60% more than usual nasi lemak. But the dishes were tasty laa.. Was a bit sian because I was alone in that area and there were no one to explore the food shops over there..


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Today, I got to know of three other suggestions to be used as my English name. They are Nate, Ian and Joey. For now, I think I like Nate the most :) Nate Huang...? haha..

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Interesting photos for the past weeks..

Visited this restaurant at Punggol because I wanted to visit Punggol waterfront. These dishes each cost $5 only!!






After dinner, we walked and walked.. and walked.. We found ourselves in Pasir Ris after walking a long and lonely tar road for 1 hr plus :s ...... Need to do research on the directions next time!!



Next incident, I waited for a seat at Starbucks for around 30 minutes just because I want to use the powerpoint next to it.. haha... The couple occupying the seats were eating ba gua only, they didn't even buy any drinks from starbucks. They wouldn't have moved away if I didn't approach the the husband.. I was so impressed with my bravery! :) haha...





With david's shades :s



My friend received this wedding favour... cool right??






Last but not least, a few photos taken at my friend's bday celeb on sat night ..



:) hahahaa...


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Wish that you are doing well...

tyre-d

There are some nights when the tiredness of the day just slowly creeps into you.


Tired of being yourself... Tired of not being yourself.. Tired of not trying to achieve what you want due to limits you placed on yourself..




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It's still kinda difficult for me to make sense of all these dots...

apple in my... stomach? .. :p

"I've always wanted to be the wilful girl in the relationship.." - xl


beautiful scenes, cute people... I expected myself to cry during the show, but I didn't... :8

alive

Had a preview of Gardens by the Bay :o Our GESL group went there for a site visit. For those who don't know what is GESL, it's Group Endeavours in Service Learning, In a nutshell, it is a module which allows us to have full autonomy to provide service to the community for a short or long period. Our group is going to design learning journeys for a young audience to this place, maybe it will be designed for primary school students.

One of the Super Trees...

We visited the Heritage Gardens but there wasn't much nice photos because the plants were not in their positions yet.


We're in the flower dome. It actually consists of fauna and flora from temperate countries.



. . . Was doing a morning walk to breathe in the cool morning air and take in the warm sunlight, when I saw the two cats...

:) morning kiss! ... sweet eh..... Take this as a reminder to be sweet to your friends, loved ones and families :o

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Anyway, the title of this entry is called "alive" because this is the word that strucks me the most whenever I listen to "We found Love" by Rihanna.

"Yellow diamonds in the light
And we're standing side by side
As your shadow crosses mine
What it takes to come alive

It's the way I’m feeling I just can't deny
But I've gotta let it go...."

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Think I look a bit chubby in this photo.. :8 Don't think the colour of this specs suits me too...


I wonder what would it take to cause the people in a train carriage to smile... Been on a lot of grumpy-people train recently.. Or is it always like this...? :s



Will the photo below cause them to smile?

beatutiful day

On one of the more beautiful mornings in hall...






My hall was decorated to suit the Halloween mood.




This actually allows the hall to have a purple glow as the lights are being switched on at night.


The white stuff hanging along the railings are cotton wool, which was supposed to be cobwebs. Guess the rain and wind just got to it.. :/

raindrops keep falling on my head~

I went to swim after I left my school bag in my hostel room. Noticing the dark clouds approaching, I've already prepared myself. And sure enough, after I've swam for around 30 minutes, it just started raining, which was accompanied by lightning and thunder. The lifeguard blew his whistle and i just headed straight to the toilet. As I showered and was drying myself in the toilet, I just stopped midway, wondering whether there was a need for me to dry myself since I have to walk back to my hall in the rain... haha..

I have always wanted to walk in the rain and just feel the rain splatter on my face and body. Lucky that I have nothing with me except my towel and room key.. Something that would have made the walk in the rain perfect, is that the rain could be a lot heavier, and there could be more lightning and thunder :o ... haha...

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I believe that most of us, when faced with the chance of losing something or someone forever, have the urge to keep it even closer with us, at the extent of attaching even more emotions to it or the person.

And when we do lose it/him/her, the part of us that we have attached to it, is gone too. .... I dunno whether this will help, but try imagining that you want a part of yourself to be with that thing or someone, maybe to give that person your blessings...? By giving a part of yourself, it doesn't mean that you are any lesser than what you were previously. Somehow, it means that although you have loved someone before, it doesn't mean your capacity to love has been reduced. You can still and will still be able to love someone or something to the same or even greater extent.

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I visited the halloween night at USS on sunday. I wasn't really frightened by the roaming zombies but i was kinda impressed by the whole set and the effort on the make up. The haunted houses could be more frightening if they limit the number of people walking together :s


This is my favourite shot.



photo update of bbff :8


Now that my hair has grown a bit longer, I finally remember one of the bad things about my hair... It's super dry :o ... I'm not talking about the tshirt brand :s I think I didn't really take care of my hair when it's short, so i guess I gotta start now :o

tidying up my thoughts

For a long time, I believe that true love does not last forever and promises cannot be kept. This is why I have never expected anyone to promise a love that is forever.

Is it really that negative? I thought that I am just being cynical..



Then my good friend told me that she and her husband did not promise to love each other forever, except only during the vows. Instead, they promised not to let each other down forever... I think I'm going to use this, the next time I enter a relationship.


Am I really negative? :s

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My last assignment deadline for this semester would be next Friday :o After that, I will be left with two tests and the semester will be over soon... yay!! haha... I think I can attribute the amount of happiness, to the length of my hair.... Seriously!! Or maybe it's just a coincidence.... Or is it a coincidence? .. :8

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I like to tidy up my room and stuff... but they are not tidy!! :s

crybaby

I know I am 27... but for this period of time, I can't help but yearned to be sayang-ed (pat+soothed) and to be told that everything will be alright soon..

feel-good thoughts

• super blue sky with cirrus clouds

• chilly weather while wearing a sweater

• contentment