BATAM ’12

It’s been a while since I last went on a trip. Thankful for BFF who planned us a trip for a little getaway to an island just 45 mins away by ferry. She did all the bookings and all I did was… follow. A major hiccup for the entire trip… a massive jam from Tuas to Harborfront. It was majorly congested that day, Poppy was late to meet a client, and I was VERY late to meet my dearest BFF! But thankfully still made in time for the ferry and even had time to drop by DFS to get a bottle of ICE WINE.

Of course, I knew that our trip was gonna be no where close to productive, but I was completely fine with that, and was in the mood to chill and just relax, in our terms… N U A. We refused to join the city tour, and insisted we get off at the hotel. We checked in way before check-in time, and NUA-ed & napped while waiting for J, BFF’s friend. J and mum came to fetch us and off we went to Mega Mall at Batam Centre, first meal… A&W. Was horribly disappointed cos the machine was down and they couldn’t serve us ROOTBEER and we had no stomach-space for Waffles… We went shopping, yes shopping at the hypermart, bought a whole lot of crap :\. Then we drove to the kampung for seafood. SERIOUSLY f r e s h. O M G yummy. We even had the time to drop by J’s place to look-see-look-see, chat and whatnots, before they drove us back to our resort where we had ice wine.

Next morning saw us up earlier than expected, watched 500 days of summer, had breakfast, watched spiderman, went for a massage, watched a good life, before checking out. Went for some yummy pizza, a chat with J and mum before they drove us to the Terminal.

It was all good.

Looks forward to more travels…

Life’s Good!

BACK FROM THE EU –> unpacked –> a date w/ the B F F –> on to HKG.

HI SHOPPIN’ & EATIN’ all day long ❤

P.S it does help to be able to kinda understand the languages they speak in a foreign land. Thank god for French lessons I took in B-lo. Next up… cantonese! Thank god for TVB dramas

I came to realize that while I don’t usually pack light when I go on trips, I am not panicky or anything. I feel comfortable & worry-free for my trips. I enjoy the adaptability and accessibility of the places I’m traveling to. Moreover, the world is our home!

Did some last minute packing and settling of errands, NUA-ED in front of the television (watched so many episodes of Kimora Life in the Fab Lane) before heading to town to run some more errands and then headed to the airport. Came back to finalize packing and oops, my luggage seems a little overweight cos of the stuff I have for my niece. Can’t wait to meet them all.

I’m sleepy, but I’m trying not to sleep too early. The night is still young!

PS. talking over the phone is the best therapy <3

5 thoughts

I’ve apparently bought enough facial products in the past couple of days to have an entirely new skincare regime. Fancl Make Up remover > Laneige Facial Wash > Envie De Neuf Exfoliator. I know, every item is from a different brand so it’s kinda weird, and it might not do my skin much greatness. BUT every item is good in it’s own league… so worth giving it a try!

On my o f f day, I had dim-sum with SEIZE (16) people on the same table in Hua Ting Restaurant, footing a bill of $800. Food was ok, not too bad. Exclusivity, was kinda great. A shopping trip consisting of skin care, Tommy Hilfiger jacket & watch, TOYS (transformers), iPhone4 cover from MBMJ, & whatnots, followed. The damage: +/- $1,000. (UN)Necessity to the maximum? L U X E life not meant to happen too freq.

U S S –> Désolé, il pleuvait. But I sat almost all the rides I wanted to go on. C’était amusant.

I’ve an addiction for mad cute desktop accessories, once I start, I can’t stop. I seem to buy e’vry possible nonsense. Even my BOSS rolls her eyes whenever I show her my new buys.

Countin’ down to being E U bounded… 1 wk! MAD E X C I T E D! Living it up. The best part of it all, I get 3 days of break after my H K trip. My BOSS understands me the B E S T. ‘m gonna start p a c k i n g. Looking forward to being in the a i r p o r t 2 times in 12 hrs. Secret is… J’aime aller à l’aéroport.

a truckload of random moments (ii)

&&&&& TRAVELING JUST ROCKS MY SOCKS, BABY!
I’m aiming to make it a yearly visit!
With 2 trips booked, I thereby announce that both my 2011′s resolution are about to be fulfilled!!!

➹my friends and i…

bitch in each other’s presence
go gaga over & buys cute-like-mad movie merchandises
talk so loud we can hear them 50 metres away
gossip ’til we go lost and missed the same highway’s exit TWICE
eat Popeyes FRIED CHICKEN&mashedpotatoes&fries late in the night
explored all of my condo’s facilities together
disagree at the same things
& probably agree the same stuff
came over and we watch & sing along to bai wan da ge xing together with my family
meet for supper at 2am and talk till 5am
can’t stop laughing whenever we meet!

PS It’s finally my offday today. Can’t wait to nua and do stuff I like.
PPS A u g u s t sounds like a very exciting month for me. But it’s 5 months later. The wait is unbearable.
PPPS Glad that work is getting better as the days go by. Thank god for cheerful, happy-go-lucky, and direct colleagues.

➹Lima Hal

1. The trip to Bintan was… too hectic that not much R&R was done! ): But still, it was good albeit boring at some point in time. I enjoyed sitting in a little kelong hut in the middle of the ocean with the currents under your feet, a sky filled with stars hanging above my head, the awesome sea breeze and a drink in hand attempting to do some HTHT. & of course playing with h2o like little kids. And not forgetting our one million and twenty thousand dollars dinner!

2. Came home to presents! Including the sleeping mask I’ve been wanting to get & Pingu (it escaped from USS and made it to my room)!

3. Somethings different amidst economy beehoon for lunch! Few of my favorite foods, Claypot rice and koreannn… Not forgetting Starbucks’ biscotti! The little joys in life…

4. Planning our “future” over cakes & burger

5. Pingu spending late night (s) studying hard for exam… efforts paid off, P A S S E D both papers at first attempt! To celebrate us passing our 2nd paper, Z & I had bubble tea from Eskimo followed by Best fries forever. Met the girls for Blooie’s & cakes… & reached home to a large koi grassjelly milk tea. Celebratory mood, much!

Lately, it’s soooooo hot, humid and ☀☀☀. It’s incredible how intolerable it gets. Do drink more water for hydration, y’all! <:

PS. I really do miss training days… I miss the fun we had, the nonsensical stuff we did, the laughter so loud we also get complains from the class next door. Now, I’m really looking forward to the talk we’ll be having on one of the evenings!
PPS Is it too soon for me wanting to get some off days?

➹ *SMILES FROM EAR TO EAT (SETE)*

Woke up to a whatsapp chat asking if I wanna go on a getaway. A short weekend getaway to just almost anywhere nearby. We limited our options to Penang, Malacca and then I suggested Bintan. Yes, so in the end, I’m going to Bintan! It only took us 2 hours to come to a decision and tada… we got the accomodation already. I’m THRILLED~

Wow this week seems like it’s going in the right direction for me! ◕‿-｡ Everyday brings a great piece of news.
In fact, 20eleven seems like it’s going great! L♥VE.


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what does the future hold?

I’ve been wanting to do a little recap of 2010, but I just seem to procrastinate so much that I’m not even half way through. ANYWAY, 2011 seems to be rather good so far. Had a great trip with fabulous itinerary, understanding and spontaneous company, and great time. Since then, I haven’t had a day of rest. Everyday is about going out, viewing, spending time with friends, family and almost everyone that matters. Major move coming my way at the start of the year again! What should I say… 2 0 1 1 is indeed so interesting.

The only thing on my mind… Europe, soon? Save, plan, save, save, and erm, save!