a day out

Friday, May 2, 2008

Today I spent a great deal of time trying to open the bottle of new lenses! In fact the chicken essence bottle is easier to open than the tight air-sealed aluminium cover. Until I googled on the web that I realised the dumb dumb me used the wrong method to open the bottle.

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Luckily it was pry opened using a fruit knife and tada, my new contact lens are now wearable. After which it was time to leave for ECP for a day of cycling. Kinda exciting. Yingy and I opted for a double bike while the rest took single bikes. I had zero experience riding on a double bike. Initially yingy took the front seat while the heavier me was behind but we were losing our balance for the first ten minutes. I was reluctant to change seat! But in the end I decided to change or else the rest of them would be stuck at the same spot with the two of us. Lol... Finally the bike was moving, slowly picking up speed and the next moment we were riding so quickly. I think I'm a better controller, a faster peddler, and the heavier person ought to be in front anyway. After riding from Area D to Area A and taking a U-turn to Area F, with a U-turn back to Area D, we completed the route in 1.5 hours. The rest headed to Area G and came back so much later, leaving the two of us with more than enough time to take pictures. But yingy's camera was spoilt, so there was a big black patch above each picture.

L: a desperate attempt to find Mic's belongings. R: a beautiful scene of ECP.

Last but not least, the person with big&small eyes. Don't zoom ok.

 

Why am I going to be an engineer but not a nutritionist?! It feels like a waste when I'm so particular about what I have on my plate. After cycling we had dinner together at the McD restaurant, sadly. SW and BK were outnumbered since McD was just in front of where we stood. I hesitated for a moment before ordering. The rest were sharing their meals either because one doesn't want fries or another didn't want drinks. There's no way for three of us to share with 3 burgers and 3 drinks and 0 fries. In the end, I bought a Happy Meal - cheeseburger, cup corn, low-fat, high calcium milk. Healthy? Compared to the wings and fillet and fried potato strips=fries, I think I'm having the healthiest option of them all. I really live up to my name. In school, CQ calls me the healthy girl. Even jojo commented on my meal before I started eating. Still, there are times when I eat junk food too.

Healthy Eating Tips

1. Start your day off right!
2. Eat a variety of foods
3. Eat more fruits & vegetables
4. Eat less fat & foods high in fat
5. Watch those snacks
6. Eat everything in moderation.
7. Maintain a healthy body weight and feel good
8. Drink plenty of fluids
9. Get on the move
10. Start now! - and make small changes

Credits: Nutrition. Refer to this website for more information. ( :

higher order thinking

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Was too tired to blog last night. The only topic in my heart is 'Money'. Only till yesterday that I understood how important money is and without money you will cry. For the first time, my dental appointment took 1.5 hours. For the first time, I met up with two experts to discuss my possible career path. For the first time, my heart was slit and bled as if I needed a blood transfusion (just an analogy). $1.3k instead of $100. I was crying in the cubicle after paying $500. Madness. Another $800 to go. I haven't even earned a single cent. Where the heck am I supposed to raise that sum of money? Say 'bye bye' to the handphone and camera and what's not. Looking at my depleting savings. The interest is already so pathetic and now the savings are going to look real pathetic too.

Too many things that happened yesterday. It's certainly not by chance, but it has opened up my heart and eyes to want to see this world. When in the world would I have thought that I'd be working PT and studying PT, of course serving God FT. I'm one year away from the legal age of 21, and it's time to step out of the comfort zone and do something about my life. Once again be reminded that 'Life is not a bed of roses, especially when you follow God'. You're bound to receive some time bombs at some point in life, and they love to explode all at the same time. It's then a test of putting your trust in God.

We went to Sketches - Pasta and Wine Bar for lunch. Hmm... So I could actually design my own pasta? Sweet! Had a very creamy plate of penne with only my favourite toppings, garnishes and lots of grated cheese. However I didn't finish the food not because it wasn't yummy. It was too filling having a set meal with the mushroom soup and also a dessert which came from Geo's set lunch - Tiramisu if I'm not wrong. Thumbs up!!! The dessert was super appetising. Watergirl helped me with the big glass of lemon tea. Less sugar in my body! What a pity I couldn't take pictures of the food. I think I'd make a second trip down someday when my pockets are fuller.

What a surprise... I saw Nic with some young boys at EP. He actually agreed to travel all the way for Raffles Place to EP which I think isn't worth it cos the food at EP isn't very appetising. Glad to have a really short chat with him, knowing that he's been retrenched and is going to book in this coming October. I'm so evil hehehe. I might consider sending you off, Nic!

So it's Labour Day today, and happy holidays to all! Have a good rest, be recharged, and off you go for the next few months before another public holiday comes by. I've lost track. It's the school holidays anyway, woohoo ( : It's the collection day! I'll be getting my contact lenses from my seller Jo and tomorrow I can wear them to go cycling! Day out with some of the hall girls and it will surely be fun ( : I can't wait to have cgm and it'll be a time to get soaked in His presence!

Wonder if I'll look this cute =P

credits: secreteyes.org

Off to watch the unfinished dramas, and playX3! Before I hit the 300 odd pages textbook, haha...