i think this coming and going arrangement is doing more harm than it is good.
he's been back since last year early november which makes it a grand total of about four long months that he's spent in singapore since then.

four months is a long enough time for the relationship to further develop and deepen.
and thats just what it has been.
and suddenly its all going to be taken away from me at one go.

honestly, it feels really crazy.

sigh.
looks like the countdown will be starting really soon...

alas, the impossible has finally come true.

i, the avid fan and enthusiastic advocate of levis jeans has turned to other brands to satisfy my need for jeans that fit.
skinny jeans from mango and zara have proven themselves worthy as they fit like a glove and are less expensive than good ol' levis.

levis also has no one else to blame but themselves.
one of my jeans, my favourite and first pair of 593, has expanded to the point of impossibility in putting them on.
my square cut too has fallen into that unthinkable category but is still wearable, for now.
i have another 2 pairs of 593s, barely worn and in pristine condition, taking up valuable wardrobe space.
(i just have to insert an advert here! anyone wants to buy? they're both size 24 but run kinda large actually. i think a size 25 could be a tighter and better fit actually. one has been altered though, but its still too long for me. the other remains wholly intact.)

so until levis comes up with better and nicer designs that FIT me,
(f.y.i, i cant fit the princess cuts which have the most gorgeous embellishments and details)
i shall have to look elsewhere to obtain what is probably my favourite article of clothing.

(:
and and and,
im happy that skinny jeans are in!
because now it makes finding jeans a lot easier, cause they now fit fit fit.
HA.
and why is it that i can wear zara and mango jeans size 32 but not their skirts at the same size?
stranger than strange aint it.

it almost seems like the chinese new year holidays never came because im falling back so easily into the routine of doing my readings, churning out essays and researching for projects.

that just goes to show how to pace of life in singapore is.
mindless and automated, its almost robotic and scary.
and this is coming from a university student, someone who has yet to step into the working world.
i can only cringe and imagine how it's going to be.

anyhow, i had quite a good cny the past few days.
reunion dinner,
watching the really boring channel8 cny variety programme (which is the same every single year),
gobbling down copious amounts of cashew nuts at each house i visit,
receiving red packets and then seeing who gave how much in the car,
tossing the lo hei and trying to pick out all the salmon sashimi slices inconspicuously
and of course the final tabulation of money collected.

shucks.
too fast, too soon.
doesnt help that the cunning and very sneaky NUS decided to put our mid-term break with the cny holidays.
*bleah.

photo time:
at my mum's brother's house, used to be my granny's house. we'd go there every first day of the new year for lunch. things have changed though. granny used to cook her famous pork chops which everyone would rush for. but its been pizza the past few years ever since she passed away...

more people added to the photo! more relatives from my mum's side. oh and the girl on my right in peach is my niece. and as you can see, she's as tall as me. HA. and she's only 12!

caught Norbit yesterday at the preview held at cineleisure orchard.
it was the kind of show that i wouldn't normally pay to watch.
or rather, as jy pointed out, i might have watched it (possibly at his request, not mine) and then complained and whined about how we actually paid good money to catch it.
haha.
so thank goodness the tickets were free. well. sorta.
the show consists of your typical slapstick, no-one-gets-hurt-no-matter-how-much-pain-is-inflicted-on-them, subversive and cringe-worthy humour.
oh and not forgetting the blatant racism and stereotypes strewn throughout the 80 minutes.
its the kind of movie one watches to de-stress or celebrate the end of the exams.
go catch it if you have extra ang bao money and you dont know what to spend on.
or if you enjoy watching excessive levels of cellulite and bulging and bouncing layers upon layers of fat.
hur.



anyway,
Happy Lunar New Year Everyone!
may each and every of my blog readers have a lovely year of the pig,
eat lotsa goodies and yummies
and collect enough ang bao money to last u for at least a month!
(:

i'm really quite proud of myself.

after procrastinating and putting off the idea (due to laziness and a lack of funds) for the longest time,
i finally decided to get down to actually making use of the kitchen.
what better to cook than my favourite type of food?

so here's presenting to you,
albeit in lousy quality grainy handphone photographs,
what the wongs and a chin had for dinner last night...

assorted tempura -
shitake mushrooms, asparagus and kani (crabstick)

japanese style curry with potatoes, onions, carrots and chicken thigh meat

and for the carbohydrate part, we have the cold soba noodles (the green stuff on the left hand side) complete with dipping sauce with seaweed and spring onions.

the reviews i got was encouraging and i possibly want to get my hands dirty again before jy leaves.
and im toying with the idea of making soup from scratch since i now own a blender.
heh.

cooking is fun!
(:

i've officially exhausted my bank account.
so much for my resolution to not spend until the ang bao money comes in.
hur.
but it was money well-spent.
i had a really good time with michele.
its been ages since we had a girly-shopping-day-out.
thanks girl.
you've constantly been there for me since our days in GB and JC.
now its my turn to return the countless favours!

met jy for dinner.
carl's juniors never fail to satisfy my cravings for avocado in the form of the guacamole burger.
and guess what?
we got preview tickets to catch Norbit next friday evening!
cool.
haha.
should be a riot.
and a well-deserved break given that i have TONS of work due next week.
not forgetting a test.
bah.

on a random note,
manicure and pedicure this sunday!
let's see if they last till chinese new year.
hur.
(:

i fully understand the statement about how our wants are never ever enough.
because i found the perfect skinny jeans in black.
but now i want it in white as well.
(interestingly enough, the white ones are $9 cheaper than the black ones. weird.)
haha.
such a typical girl.
but i highly doubt i'd be shopping anytime soon.
i need to wait for the ang bao money to come rolling in to replenish my drying account.
its time to start bugging my parents to visit the "long lost" relatives.
hurhur.
just kidding, im not thatttttttt evil.



anyway, today, something really unbelievable happened.
usually i only eat the fish from long john sliver because the chicken is always too dry and too hard.
but today, amazingly, at the really small hougang mall branch, the chicken turned out to be the best i've ever tasted.
the plastic knife cut through it rather easily and it was soft and tender.
i would even describe it as yummy.
jy and i were really pleasantly surprised.
perhaps its because the outlet was crowded and hence the food fresh.
but im hoping it because the cook does a good job frying up the golden pieces of oily goodness.
im definitely going back.
just to see if its the cook or its just my right timing tonight.
(:

the minute u say you're graduating this coming semester, inevitably the question will pop out from people's mouths,
"so what are you going to do?"
among friends and the people i know,
i'd usually laugh about it and say the same thing that probably a hundred of the other graduating students would say too,
"i have no idea!"

but with the chinese new year holidays (i.e plenty of home visitations) coming up,
i'm thinking i had better come up with a good answer.
by a good answer, i would mean something that is politically correct, not exactly lying, hopefully intelligent and "it's a job that will bring in the dollars" sounding.

sure they will say that it isnt necessary and want you to just say what you really feel and think because its ok.
righto.
and appear clueless and potentially jobless in the months to come after graduation?

i know it isnt ok.
at least i feel it isnt.
somehow i feel like im going to be sized up and scrutinized whether im good enough.
most possibly among the people who arent really familiar with me and expect me to be good enough or at least of a certain caliber.
tell them you're not doing honours and woohoo, that raises more eyebrows.

bah.
i just want to survive those houses and
enjoy the good eats at the others.

and
i want to go shopping.
heh.