because that's the power of friendship.

i wrote this post on instagram a few days back but i though since it was such a long thought I would like to share it here too...

(it was meant to go out as a tweet. but 140 characters ain't enough for me to say it. bah. so it went onto instagram and now reproduced here...:))

Reading another article on this kid getting bullied so bad till she decided the world was not worth living for...:( 
And thinking...boy. I must really have been lucky all my life...:) I have heard of friends or friends of who have been bullied/teased/ostracised some part of their school lives especially sec and pri... From where I came from in my two schs either way everyone (popular.not) would have at least a friend to standup for them and just be..a friend...? 

Ppl laugh at ulu north but I guess we must be awesome cause I don't see it happening while studying here... What branded schools? Mine was just as awesome too!

And I must be really lucky or did something awesome in my pass live to have a bunch of buds I found frm pri, sec, poly & uni school to stick tgt with me till today. 

Xiexie I realised that it takes me quite awhile to be close to people...I'm shy like that. But if I'm close enough to irritate you (well in a friendly manner. Haa) then we must be quite close huh! Heh

*and i forgotten to add, if i ask you for things for help or anything, means we are close like that too, cause to learn how to ask for something is a big step for me. I hate why i am so shy like that. tsk.

I hope bullying-stops. Everyone find that friend of theirs:)

....

That was my thought of the day then.

Family and friendship. 

this are the only two important things in my life currently. 

I can't even begin to imagine what i would do without them...

Coming home to an empty house without warmth, then i would rather stay out. 

going into a world without friendship feeling all alone, then i'd rather drift away. (speaking of which i love magnetic north's drift away song!the mv is quite apt for this topic!)

here you go! thought the mv was quite nicely done. by wfp of course!. :)

so thankfully, this two fit very nicely in my life. 

i lack maybe that one thing to make life complete but at least till date the other two have been fulfilling, and your friendships mean the world to me, my inner circle. 

not very big because i don't dream of being a social butterfly. 

 those who know will know cause i know. :)

(act yi ge poetic. lols)

and between the two, i treasure your friendship more i believe. (?)

maybe. 

there are so many things i dare to be rash about. (usually my practical self will speak first. oh but anyway...)

but with our friendship...

i hold it like a precious china ware.

 ...

so thankful for all the friendships i've made through the years...even the ones where now it seems that we have drifted apart. 

i really thank and appreciated you being part of my life then. :)

you were  (and still are) awesome guys. 

if you are reading this. go be someone's friend...especially that tortured soul you see....

you may just be the last glimmer of warmth...

we all hate to be judged. so if you can. don't. 

be a friend. 

you never know whose life you are bringing joy and new meaning into.

Protective....?

Sent Mr Chai to the airport yesterday.....he is going to Europe for 5 months...5 months worth of fun!! Can you imagine?!

I also want! :( Castles.....yada yada amazing places in between which i don't remember...london...Harry potter...Switzerland! and more amazing places....* jealous already!* haha....

this was the polariod which only the birthday boy going away boy got to take away...

the rest of us just used our phones to instagram it...

:)

take care dude! don't need to tell you to have fun. it's a natural thing. haha...be safe. :)

We met on two consecutive days!

 the lemon tart thingy was omg so yummmmyyyyy!

On Sunday to celebrate Ming's birthday and on Monday to send Jh away. 

I usually am rather reluctant to go out and return home late on monday to thursday (weekdays) cause i'm so busy plus after being so busy all you want to do is just relax your mind for the next day...

but for people i'm close to...definitely. 

realised everytime a bugger goes overseas for sometime there would be at least a few representatives to send them off...

people who i less than 3  :))

I was most lucky to have a big group of buggers to send me off when i went to the states...hehe...

(though i rmbed i look lika cui max on that day -_-)

they say friends are like family you choose for yourself. 

true. 

i think friends are akeen to the second family that by fate i met and by love and determination keep with me. 

(hey. i mean you need to work hard to upkeep every kind of relationship right? even friend ship. :))

we met by fate but choosed to keep by each other's side. 

:)

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hee. 

...

I have a habit which is to be very protective over anything which i consider as 'mine' even friends and family. 

i must always have the security of knowing they are safe and well to function properly...

i get really annoyed or worried in any case when i feel that people close to me are in danger and i can't reach them or can't help them....

yesterday i realised that my reaction is blatantly clear to everyone. hahaha!

and i don't bother to attempt to hide it. 

People always say i'm a nice person. 

nahhh...deh deh. wrong!

I'm a reflection of who i am facing...if you're nice to me. i'll be really nice back. 

but if you're going the other way, don't blame me for not being the poster child for politeness. 

bie's guy friend whom i didn't like for very good reasons (which i shall not even try to mention) suddenly decide to turn up (or so i presume)

whoops! the two daughters were trying to keep it a secret! haha...

if i had known more i and if it wasn't so late already i  would probably gone ahead and have a good chat.

because i know that my family deserves only the best. 

nothing less than that. 

scums are not allowed into the family. 

there's this very minor detail that usually nobody notices but i kinda practise...

i'm all into social media and all (duh. look at where i work)

but i won't add fb friends of just any new boyfriends/girlfriends of friends...unless i'm certain they are really going steady and most probably walking down the red carpet together....

it's a weird habit i guess...?

i'm weird like that. 

i put alot of effort when i make friends you see *defensive*

haha...

i know that by being this protective over my close friends it might make them uncomfortable or feel very loved ( i hope most of the time its the latter, not everyone has special treatment from me one hor. only if i treat you like family. hehe) for my family, i guess they take it for granted i'm like tt. haa!

but as my tweet puts it...

i'd rather i say something because i wanna be a real friend and say it for your good...rather than be all nice and smiley and regret one day i was nice but not nice enough....

sometimes i worry that it backfires and all...but then again...

i'd rather my buddy gets angry with me now then look back 10 years down and say why didn't you tell  me earlier?

but i'm glad...

we understand each other well enough...

<3 p="p">

..

but for that guy. 

i'm watching you. 

*stern hand signals my eye watching you hand signals*

...

hahahaa....i bet i sound like the scary mom that all boyfriends wouldn't dare to meet. 

lols...

generally the rule applies, if you're a nice person i'll like you and treat you nicely too. 

*big grinny smile*

shoot. 

now i sound like a psychopath. 

lol lols. 

i should stop.
...

i'll end off with a nice photo of gong cha from the celebration.
:)

a lil buggers chinese new year celebration -2012

Let's see....

This post is super back dated!!

hehe. 

Was looking through the fb pics then remembered I haven't blogged anything about our CNY this yr...

coming to think about it, we have been celebrating it together almost without fail for 11years now...

homg. cause we are that old. 

but...

YAY!!!:)))

this year we are significantly short of a few people because of various reasons..but in spirit we always have each other in our hearts and celebrate together.

altogether now....

awwwww~

:P

my room! 

so small but still always able to nicely accommodate my bu?ggers.

either my room is cozy or they really aren't fussy people...and knowing them i'm sure its the latter. :)

when you see photos like this...you know why right?

multishot! hehe

mama noticed and say i got the wrong occasion...

opps! 

被发现了！:P

Don't have CNY soft toy mah...

i love house visiting with the buggers!:)

we were on the way to ming's house for steamboat. 

lotsa laughter along the way...

and look! ming stole my shirt to make it into his bag...caught red handed!!!!!*insider joke*

hahaha...:P

 

i love smiley ads!

can't say wishing you all 新年快乐 now right?i think is can bah...?

but i can still wish all 

身体健康

万事如意

龙马精神

and most important if you ask me

天天开心！

:DD

Have a smooth dragon year ahead!

...

In other news...
One day more to
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:) 

Happy 2012 New Year! :)

Happy New Year!:)) How did you spend your last day of 2011? Mine was pretty awesome! Though lacking of sleep and sickly with this annoying and never going away cough (it's still with me! >.

Looking back the year was an eventful one....even though honestly i didn't really like the year as a whole, i still always believe i'm blessed. :) With family and friends you love and who love you, there's nothing that much to complain after all is there? :))

I tried to dig out some photos to recall what i did back in 2011, maybe it isn't exactly complete, but i think it should go something like this...

Last year during this time, I just came back from the States, flying in from the very beautiful San Francisco which i fell in loved with. 

travfam made our way back from the States.

in january i was in lovely San Francisco with my travfam and made my way back in Jan..:)

 

really love San frans..one more pic with oneh chan Didi!:)

We celebrated the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit~

Chinese New Year Celebrations with the Buggers

 

Went to Mrs Lee and Uncle Tan's house too:)

 Cny Celebrations at my home w travfam:)

First time visiting Ann nee's house for CNY. :)

Then i grew a year older...23!

 Celebrating Bday with Ann nee and trav fam at Sentosa!

 Bday celebrations with the buggers:)

 Bday celebrations with my zoozoo:)

Celebrated with my covalents <3 :)

we have so little pics close to non existent last yr, homg! this yr i must take :)

Celebration with my beloved flautist. :)

then i went off for a short trip to batam!

 

 Went with my zoo zoo. :)

 Found and ate my favourite green kueh!

Awesome surprise! Made me a happy girl!:)

Went to the Mint Museum for the first time because Jinjin had free tix, thanks jin jin!:)

Met the gals afterwards...where are my photos?! i can't find them..:(

 Went to Sis's convocation...:)

 We went to Ming's Officer graduation! (ok lah, i know there is a specific name for this but i can't remember...:P)

 in white Officer suit!

 

We helped jojo's boyfriend on his quest for proposal to Joanne!

 

mission accomplish! job well done!:)) bride top be suspected nothing!:))

And then i helped celebrated many more people's bdays, i'm sure i'm missing alot of people's bday photo pics here...i celebrated alot *10 more than these...

Celebrated Twinnie's 23rd. :) Everyone gets very busy after that, we meet less and less:(

Celebrated Ling's bday:)

Orange's bday secret celebration cheng gong!:)

jy!! why don't have pic of your bday celebration...sorwi..i cannot find..:((

 mum's bday at the white rabbit. :)

 

 Daddy's bday at diy's workplace. love e food. awesomeeee yums!

 did something special for meng's bday!

photo collage for him! Really nice!

Finally waited till Mayday's 3DNA movie realease date!

 

 Went with JY and Orange and made JY a Mayday convert, i'm sure she'll love them!:))

 the movie was aweeeshuomee! :DD

And the big highlight event of the year!

 

Hello! i officially graduated!:D

 The buggers and Orange turned up to show and give me their love...so sweet:)))

   

Candy decided to go back to Shanghai :'( So i had a meeting with my two buds from overseas in Mdia Louise and Candy and also pretty mummie Linda. :)

Hope Candy will come back soon:)

i watched the muppets!

haha...i watched many other shows too, but i had this too cute to not put up pic for the year right?;P

oyesh, and i haven't mentioned have i?

i found work, went into the working world. 

this is one from when i went to Napbas 2011. :)

 my beloved coussie foong came over for xmas day trip. :)

 and this is MSL's POP 2011, went back for a 'performance' :)

All these people in black, are alumni!

Look how big we have become! :)))

my beloved uncle tan must be very proud of us, as we are always and will always be proud to have him as our beloved conductor:))

 

10 years ago when i joined the band, i would never have been able to guess, how much i've gained through the band. 

if more than anything else, i gain lotsa love. 

thank you my buggers for 10 years. :)

looking at this photo makes me feel emotional? not really, but kinda. oxymoron. hahaha...

 And in the final hours of 2011 this was who and how i spent it...

 Steamboat with the Buggers @ home!

 We could have it easier eating at some fancy restaurant, but i prefer it to be less crowded, more personal. :)

and i made them listen to mayday concerts, muaaahahaha.

but they did enjoy it too ( i hope? :P) whats there not to like?

They say good things must share mah, so i shared one of my greatest love with them. :))

Steamboat. buggers. mayday. 

just aweshomeeeez! <3

and this was us counting down to 2012 @ Woodlands near the civic centre. :)

Really love fireworks!:)

and love the no jam..

after enjoying the countdown and fireworks we just happily walked home for dessert...

How nice was that? :))

After that in 2012

 in the first few hours of 2012...

 We had a mask party!

pretty start to a new year! 

Woohoo!
:)))

So how did you spend your last year?

:)

May 2012 bring us a whole load more joy, love, peace and laughter...

Be a smooth sailing one...:)

Take care and be a nice human everyone!