DAI-GAH HOU! (大家好！！) Legoland on foot: Malaysia Legoland

Dai gah hou means "Hello" in Cantonese. 
My Hong Kong friends came to visit and we were off to Malaysia for a one-day trip in Legoland.

I don't know why but the highlight of their trip to Singaporea was
1) to meet me and
2) Legoland.

Yes, I am a very important person heehee.
Anyway, after checking their official website and some travel agencies, we decided to go with a package offered by WTS travel. The coach picks you up and drops you off at Promenade, central! 

The bus left the Singapore flyer at 9am and we arrived at 11.30am. Smooth traffic, WEE~~~~~~~~~~

The themepark was bigger than I had imagined. People often described it as a themepark for kids but what's wrong with less scary rides? I come with a weak heart~  

They have a few areas to explore, the Water Park (which we didn't go), Lego Technic, Lego Kingdom, Lego Chima Miniland, Land of Adventure, Miniland (have your cameras ready!) and Lego City.

AQUAZONE Wave Racer. The car can go pretty fast and if you don't wind yourself to the center fast enough, you're gonna get wet baby! There are jets on the side where any passer-by could hit the button that causes an explosion in the water. Any unlucky player who passes by will get wet. I did ~

Thanks to the weather, my clothes dried pretty quickly :) Else you could also pay 4 MYR to put yourself in a HUGE human size dryer which I think, is great for pseudo studio photo shoots. Imagine Marilyn Monroe.

Kid Power Towers

The kids looked like they were having a lot of fun so we tried! Adults are allowed one person per car. Children will need to sit with an adult. I don't know why but I couldn't really pull myself up. I had to use so much strength and when I was 4/5 up the tower, my hands were so tired! I stayed there and dropped gradually over time haha. WEAK! How did the kids have so much fun?

HOTD (hair of the day?)

Is there such an acronym now? Well, weather was hot so I started braiding my hair :) 

Now I'm addicted! They say I look like a Korean actress from the back. 

Pair the updo with shades, your best companion to act atas.

There was an interesting fountain that played music. We think each instrument plays as someone walks near it. Not sure if it's true but try it when you're there!

We also took the technic twister (like your tea cups that keeps spinning), project X (not a huge roller coaster but yes, falling feeling :S), dragon's apprentice (yes, falling feeling), dino island (the girls took, it's so fun to watch, they got ALL wet and I put them in one of those human dryers), and the observation tower looks like this creepy dish that will free fall but it did not. Highly recommended for a break away from the heat~

Singapore on foot: The Walk to Duxton

Long distance isn't easy. 
We can't meet as and when we like and when we meet, IT IS EXPENSIVE.
With technology these days, we can't really say it's that difficult anymore (maybe one day I can write about how my parents got together).

Just the other day, I wanted to show 日本人 (RBR) what I was up to so I bombarded his phone with photographs. Yes, iPhone is good enough. I cannot handle a DSLR. 
Not just because of all the technicality but also because of how clumsy I can be. <-- there we go, a simple rhyme.

I decided to show him Singapore. He's been here but, never mind.
Left my workplace on the way to Flor so that I can make my family white & fat (白白胖胖).
咱們走!

The Sian Chor Kang temple

Actually I didn't know the name of this temple, I had to google! 

I don't really know the history behind it but some of the working adults nearby apparently come to pray for good work relations and opportunities. 

They have the tiger god (虎爷) who is known to have control over career. 

Then I thought the name of the temple now sounds like "sick of working" - Sian (feels mundane) Chor kang (sounds similar to 'zor gang' which is 'work' in hokkien) 

Two foreigners walked into my frame and I call this picture, the dancing men. kekeke

Follow the sign that says 'Ann Siang Hill Park' and it's a long hallway.

Go up the flight of stairs and the path leads to the restaurants and pubs. 

Bars behind bars! I'm so lame & I love myself.

That's some history there for you, RBR.

Turn right, however, leads you to an area which I believe will be more apt to be called 'park'.

I rearry raike the British style houses in this area. AND THAT STREET LAMP! Ooh~

Singapore, you look so pretty sometimes! 

Keep walking and it's Maxwell Food Centre! 

Famous for chicken rice, porridge and some other local delights. 

I think this is what my foreign friends really like about Singapore. The way culture is mixed--stark difference but still existing side by side. 

First, the colonial houses. Next, a Chinese altar? 

Anyway, it is used by the hawker store owners to pray for safety and of course, BOOMING BUSINESS. 

Hawker/kopitiam = cheap and good food! 

Doesn't come equipped with air-conditioners but fresh air vs air con, fresh air wins.

Oh, and I said I was going to buy cakes and pastries right?

I also bought soybean curd here. After I have my family all looking fat and yummy, I'll sell them off. 

Murray Terrace.

Weather's so hot even though the sun was setting. I believe Singapore is entering its 'Summer season'. Funny when friends who have been overseas ask "what do you for summer?".

Look, we need to understand and remember most days here are hot so my summer is really long. I don't know which period do you refer to as 'summer'. You could, however, ask "what do you do on rainy days/during the rainy season?" That relates more to a short period of time in a year so I can answer better. 

Foreign friends, I understand you probably didn't know about this cute little fact of Singapore and hence, I do not blame you.

Anyway, finally got to Duxton Hill and this is where most of the Korean restaurants can be found. Recently there is some hype about fried chicken, I think it's due to the drama 'My love from the stars'. Well, I'm not a big fan of this show and I don't like queuing for too long so no, not going after this. We can talk about my interest in Korean stuff someday. RBR would cringe and twitch.

Make a right turn at the point where you just saw the lady in red and tada~!, Flor is just ahead!

A bit embarrassed to take a photo of the store number as some people were sitting behind this pillar. Anyway, store #1 did a pretty nice typography with their number plate too so let's incorporate them too. 

Here's my magic box and tada~!

Sangria and strawberry shortcake :) #yatloveberries

MY QUARTER CRISIS!!! What to do with my life?

Lately I've been... thinking a lot about my life.
I have an office job for about 3 years now.
Everyday, I'm just watching numbers then turning numbers into words.
Part of my day also includes resenting the a**-kissers around me.
Then one day, along with all that disgust that engulfs me (living things/events), I started wondering if this is what my life is all about.

"Congratulations! You've entered my Quarter Crisis *ding ding ding*"
If only, this was a TV show.
I happen to be 25 so I guess I fulfill the criteria mathematically haha.
(assuming we take life span to be 100 as default)

I am not exactly religious (though I do believe in but not necessarily practise karma) so I'm not choosing which is the right answer to the meaning of life. It is a very difficult question. Nobody knows the right answer too so despite having blabbered on for 3 paragraphs, I'm still pretty lost.

I guess when my parents were growing up, they didn't have the idea of following their dreams.
Life was more about making a living and creating a stable and comfortable lifestyle.
It was more about, providing for the family, starting another one and managing that.

Come this generation, more people are people started talking about work-life balance, dreams, your calling, living the life, adventures, doing what you like... money? well, you can always earn them back later.

But, we were brought up by our parents. The batch who didn't take risks or weren't selfish to think their lives only belonged to themselves.

I don't know which is right.
Maybe I can review when I'm in my 70s.
Hopefully, by then, I would have retired.

And here's my recent obsession, One Republic's Counting Stars.