Photos from my birthday and Mothers' Day 2009

~My Brithday Presents~

Wolfy-dog: A "derogatory" term for by "Edward" in reference to "Jacob".

It's just a private joke.


Mug-shot of wolfy-dog.
Ain't it cute? A wolf dressed in sheep's clothing

My Swatch watch!

It's called Sepaflor and it's from the Spring/Summer Collection 2009.

It's love at first sight!

My Birthday cake from Four Leaves

The whole family, with me in the "special" seat for the customary birthday photo

My cousin's pet, Lucky, sniffing my hair

A nice photo together with cousins & brothers

On the swing in a Coffee house

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Finally, I've decided to update the photos taken for Mothers' Day and my birthday 2009. Yes, it's been long.

I've planned to put more than these but due to the time constraints, this is the best I can come up with. Time constraints is equal to me being lazy as high definition photos take a long time to load and if I load them on photobucket first, it will still take a long time.

So, that being said, this is just the start. I promise to upload more miscellaneous photos soon, maybe by this week.

Till then~

New Moon poster is out!

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*Drums roll*

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Make a guess which is the official New Moon movie poster...

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The answer is the second from the top. That is the official New Moon movie poster released by Summit Entertainment. The other 5 are merely fan-made.

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My opinion?

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The official poster looks nice but I have no love for it. For one, it looks too photo-shopped to be any good. It's either that or the quantity and quality of make-up used. I do love the sepia tones for it though.

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The 3 main characters stances are clear. However, they should positioned Robert Pattinson the other way, showing that he's leaving. I like the protective embrace of Taylor Lautner around Kristen Steward.

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One main peeve is that Kristen Steward's face is not showing any emotion! She could at least be upset or embrace Taylor back. Some people argued that she's in the zombie-stage, therefore no emotions are shown.

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My opinion can be based on other people's analysis of the poster and their reactions to it. So, in the event that most reactions are great, my review may changed according. I can be easily swayed by the comments people make.
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Other than the official poster, I've put up 5 fan-made posters that deserves the recognition. It's hard to choose a favourite because I love every single one! Each of them can seriously be official instead. Their photo-shop skills are really great and the results are beautiful. The fans have to deal with limited photos to make something that convey the message of New Moon.

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I have a soft spot for number 4 and 5.

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However, many fans and I may be bias with the posters. Naturally, our expectations in the "real deal" is much higher than for fan-made posters. The company has the means and resources to do what they can and they come up with this? Whilst, the fans are not that professional and they can come up with something beautiful.

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Unfortunately, I don't have the skills to do photo-shop. I'm not good at it so I had to make do with whatever is in my league. Therefore, I envy those who can come up with these. Sigh.

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Disclaimer: All the above posters are not mine. They belong to their wonderful and talented owners.

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PS: Kris is the American Idol! Oh yes! I was rooting for him.

Belated Birthday Dinner

Went to Changi Airport's Swensens for my belated birthday dinner with my family. I ordered the Sambal Fish, fries and strawberry ice-cream. Yum!

It's been such a long time since we last went to Swensens. The fries is not up to my standard though. It's not hot enough and not soft inside. Oh well. The next time I go to Swensens, I'm ordering the black pepper seafood pasta. It's really good.

Went to Terminal 3 and visited the lobby of the of Crowne Plaza Hotel. It's really beautiful and grand but a little too dark for my liking. The dim lights and black glass panels makes it looks questionable.

I bought a Swatch watch, OME! It's simple but lovely. I'll put up the pictures next time.

I'm still struggling to complete my work...

Updates

Well, well, it's been too long.

There are many things to update.

Firstly, I'll start with my 18th Birthday! On Sunday, 10th May, I bought Chocolate Classico from Four Leaves to my cousin's house. I forgot that it was Mothers' Day too and Four Leaves was almost sold out on the cakes. That cake was one of the few left.

I'll post up the photos next time. Thank you all very much for the presents, cards and wishes!

A big thank you to my great friend, Sharon, for your card and message, my friends in Poly and Secondary School, my Aunts, brothers, my lovely cousin, Rona, for the cute wolf toy and wishes on my blog/SMS/facebook at 12.00am! I was also pleasantly surprised by the wishes from some Cullenists from twilightlexicon.

It's been a wonderful 18th Birthday! Tomorrow, I'll be celebrating my belated birthday with my family. Woohoo, Swensens! And dare I say, a Swatch watch?

Secondly, I burnt my arm on Wednesday. It's been a ugly mark on my left arm. Soon, there will a 'cross' scar on my arm as I burnt my arm before.

Datelines are approaching. 20th May, I'm handing up my 4 news articles for Cross-Cultural Psychology. 25th May, for Human Resources PBL 1.

That's what has been killing me. PBL is really one big problem! I won't go on, since I've already dedicated an entry for it.

Thirdly, I've finally finished reading The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks! It's a beautifully written story, with a bittersweet ending. I don't understand why I put it off for so long. Now, I can watch the movie version in peace, since I finished the book.

Fourthly, I'm looking for Venetian glass beads to make a necklace. Beading is an expensive hobby.

My muse is not with me, therefore, my writing don't flow on well. Well, that should be all.

Mid-semester exams are coming soon and I've got to start revision. Holidays are coming too.

PBL is a nightmare

I want to go and hide in a corner and cry.

The Human Resource Management Problem-Based Learning is one big problem, trouble that starts with the letter 'T' and a nightmare!

It's really difficult and my group has to redo things over and over again. What is worst is that the due date is coming! Arghhh.... 25th May is just within the horizon.

And one thing I must say, I still don't know if my group is showing its potential or not. To be fair, jobs given out are done. I missed my old group!

I'm constantly worrying and fretting about the report and the stupid FILA. I badly want to do well. I'm trying my best here. But, I can't do everything.

I'm human too. Information is hard to get. I am thinking of getting a real text book tomorrow. I've enough of using resources that are lukewarm. I want it boiling hot. Instant problem-solver.

Stupid PBL project! What a mess this is. And there's still one more to go.

What can I do but to rant here? I'm already taking my problems in school back home. Showing a black face to everyone, snapping at them. I don't want to do this.

It is said that there is a clear line between work and home.

Typing all these makes me want to cry, so I'll stop here now. *Takes a deep breath.*

Things will be better tomorrow, at least in certain aspects.

Waiting for a good time

I really want to update my blog on our celebrations for Mothers' Day and my birthday over the weekend.

But, time is not on my hands. I hardly have time when I reached home from Monday to Wednesday, so I guessed the updating will have to wait. Sigh...

I'm feeling tired all day long.

Joyeux Anniversaire!

18th Birthday today!

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~Bon Anniversaire à Moi~

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It's a birthday song in French. Too bad I don't know how to sing it.

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*Throws Confetti* Woohoo!

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By the way, thank you for the wishes! I'll type out the names soon.

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I'll only go out and celebrate next week. But, yesterday was fun!

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Went to VivoCity's Bosses for Mothers' Day dinner. My cousins and my brothers and I were laughing so much because we were making fun of the Twilight movie and talking ermm, "weird" stuff. It's really great!

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Walked around afterwards, and went to Pacific Coffee.

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Updates

~1 more day! ~

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*Dances around* I'm not talking about Mothers' Day.

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Like I said before, the anticipation is so much nicer. It's kind of anti-climax for me anyway. I can't even get to have a birthday dinner before my birthday... Whatever...

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Now, I understand why it's not that great when your birthday falls on another special day. It just overlaps what you have been expecting.

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Lots of things to do. Peer-teaching notes for Human Resource Management is harder than I thought. Sigh. And then those Business Finance tutorials.

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Nothing can beat the feeling of receiving a birthday card through the mail.

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Change of my plans

OK...

My plans needs a slight tweak. No more birthday dinner at Swensens tomorrow since the family is planning to celebrate Mothers' Day. Hmmm...

I've said before, I dislike changes, especially to what I've already planned. We'll see. If not, I'll just have a belated birthday dinner next Saturday. Sigh...

I've something planned for Mothers' Day, if plan is the word to use. Yes, I like to be secretive about stuff and no, I won't share it with anyone.

Countdown to my birthday

**3 more days to my Birthday!**

Yay!

That's the only thing I can cheer about actually. I have been looking forward to it since last year. I feel that the anticipation is so much exciting than the real deal.

I'm going to celebrate it by going to Swensens and ordering my favourite dish and the fries and ice-cream on Saturday. Woohoo! I can't wait! I've been planning it since a long time ago. Everything must go out well.

Yes, Sunday is the actual date and it's Mothers' Day too. But, I'm celebrating it on Saturday.

On another note, I really need more time! There are so many things to do! Some much miscellaneous homework and stuff. I'm weary.

And I feel like updating my blog much.

**4 more days to my birthday!**

Updates

**Countdown to my Birthday: 7 more days**

A 4-day break for me. It's been great, lazing around all day.

I did do my homework though. Speaking of which, I feel like I'm still in my "honeymoon" period. Maybe, the 7-weeks of holidays made a bigger impact on me than I thought. I don't feel ready and geared up for classes and tutorials. Half the time, I'm dallying. Furthermore, the new class makes me even less thrilled to be there. Enough said. I'm worried about my projects.

On Thursday, I went to the library and borrowed more books. I have not yet finished The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks! I'm going to finish it and watch the movie adaptation. I heard it is a great movie. Arhgggg.

I borrowed a book on beads! It was not quite I'm looking for, but at least it is better than I've been looking at. Wow, those beading projects makes my hands itch.

Yesterday, we went to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. It's been ages since we lasted went there. Things are pretty much the same. We just walked around before going off.

Watched 17 Again! Yes, I've been wanting to watch it since it was released in Singapore. It is a great movie, light-hearted and easy on the eyes. There's another movie that I want to watch and that's Wolverine. Maybe next time.

That seems to be all. Tomorrow is another day. 6 hours break, oh the joy.