It's Already A Picture

Day 34: Picture of a picture

My initial inspiration to travel the world!

Smoochy Smoochy

Day 32: Your last kiss.



The last one was a quick peck on the lips with Eddie. It was a dare which wasn't much of a dare considering who it was.

Sorry... no big drama story here....

Guest Post - Introducing Japan

あけましておめでとうございます! Happy New Year!

This is a country you must visit. The culture, people, sights, technology, food are things definitely not to be missed. This is definitely a one sided post because I am a huge fan of this country. Pictures are fresh off the oven!

1. The people are very polite
This is like the basics of their culture. Staffs at the shops, restaurants, hotels, farms, anyway you name it, you find the same polite staffs. They greet, offer their services, promote the items, thank you, the bow. I remembered on several occasions that we were leaving on the bus from a hotel and farm, the staff bowed until the bus is out of sight and waved very happily.

2. All are on the left of the escalator
You'll never find anyone standing on the right if they do not need to rush. Be it at the train stations, offices, malls. If you see anyone standing on the right, they are probably tourist.


3. Recycling
The Japanese are huge on recycling. They separate the trash in 2 types, combustible and non-combustible. There are designated days which the recycling company will collect the different types of trash.

4. Clearing on trays in fast food restaurants
They clear their own trays in fast food restaurants. The very first time we ate at Mcdonalds and we didn't clear our tray, people look at us in a weird way.

5. Greetings
There is something to say before you eat, after you eat, when you come home, when you are going out.

6. Food
How can you miss the tempura, ramen, donburi, sushi and takoyaki? Because of the manpower in the smaller shops, they have vending machines outside where you pay and get a ticket and you just need to give the ticket to the staff and they'll serve your food.




7. Transportation
Though there are many lines and many exits, you can easily follow the directions at various train station. There are even lines on the platform to tell you which car number you are getting on. In the train, there are panels like the SMRT but with timing to tell you how long it is going to take you to the station you are alighting (For the JR line). There are also different ringing tones to tell you the train doors are closing at the various JR Yamanote stations. Best thing is you can eat and drink in the trains here and people does not litter. The timing is also very accurate,if the panel states the train will be there at 12.13, it'll be there.


8. Technology
The gaming stations, cameras and all the new technology developed here. Shinkansen that can travel 300 over km makes travel internally so easy and convenient.

9. Sights
Fuji-san, Odaiba, Tokyo Tower, Sakura, the shrines and fashion are not to be missed.





10. Vending Machines
There are vending machines every few steps you walk in Tokyo. Almost everything can be sold from these machines.

11.Packaging
The Japanese wrap everything so nicely be it food, clothes, just about anything.


So what are you waiting for? Visit Japan now!

This is Angie reporting live from Tokyo, Japan.

2011 Annual Awards

Remembering 2011 Awards Winner's Roll:

BEST HOLIDAY
* Jakarta 2 *

TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
* Vampire Diaries *

SONG OF THE YEAR
* I Love You - Avril Lavigne *

MOVIE OF THE YEAR
* Repunzel *

BOOK OF THE YEAR
* 52 Photography Projects *

CLUB/PUB OF THE YEAR
* NA *

DRINKING BUDDY OF THE YEAR
* Eddie (will it change?) *

RESTAURANT/CAFE OF THE YEAR
* TCC International Plaza *

BEST EVENT OF THE YEAR
* Batik Making *

BIGGEST DOUCHEBAG AWARD
* DoDo Bird *

LOW POINT OF THE YEAR AWARD
* Watching Grandma Suffer *

VALENTINES AWARD
* Carlolin, Gilbert & Mom *

BEST RELATIONSHIP AWARD
* Amy/Adi/Eddie *

WHAT WERE YOU FOR HALLOWEEN
* Sleeping Beauty *

NEWCOMER AWARD
* Carlolin Lee *

4th ANNUAL LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD
* Adi Hamir *

BEST DECISION MADE
* iPod Touch *

BIGGEST CHANGE AWARD
* My Job Title *

HIGH POINT OF THE YEAR
Getting PS3 Move.

FUTURE PLANS
* Travel Further *

Time To Get It Fixed?

Day 31: Picture "Broken"

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Pyjama Party

Day 30: What you wear to bed.



This one is easy. It really depends on the company I'm with. It ranges from nothing, to full battle gear? Hahaha, not really, but nothing to shirt-&-shorts-combo. So if I'm at home, with just my mom, I'm usually naked under the covers especially when it's soooo hot I'd give anything to sleep in a pool.

In hotels, definitely clothes on. It's air-conditioned rooms anyway, so I won't be complaining that it's too hot.

Then there are days when I'm just so tired that I can't even get out of my clothes and end up sleeping in what I worked it, with a few loosened buttons and zippers.

What My Screen Looks Like

Day 29: Screenshot your desktop.

Yep, got the car I want in sight all the time :D

Bing Bang Boom!

Day 28: Respond to the poem you posted yesterday with a poem of your own.


In the Ning Nang Ning Nang Nong
They'd celebrate anytime of the year
Without a need of gong
Heard from the mountains to the pier.

Bing Bang Boom
Fireworks mushroom
Boom Bing Bang
Pretty loud the choir sang
Bang Boom Bing
They would all dance in a ring

And end it off with a big Bing Bang BOOM!

Poem I Love

Day 27: Post a poem (written by someone else) that you love.

On the Ning Nang Nong

On the Ning Nang Nong

Where the Cows go Bong!

and the monkeys all say BOO!

There's a Nong Nang Ning

Where the trees go Ping!

And the tea pots jibber jabber joo.

On the Nong Ning Nang

All the mice go Clang

And you just can't catch 'em when they do!

So its Ning Nang Nong

Cows go Bong!

Nong Nang Ning

Trees go ping

Nong Ning Nang

The mice go Clang

What a noisy place to belong

is the Ning Nang Ning Nang Nong.

- Spike Mulligan

Stuck On You

Day 26: Picture “Love”

My Love

Day 25: Something you love.

I Love LOVE loooooove dogs (except for poodles), and these are my 2 furballs, to which I'll probably add more.

L.O.V.E.

Day 24: Quote about love


"I want someone who knows how completely insane I am, and yet wouldn't want me any other way."

The Poem I'd Never Write

Begin with the title “The Poem I’d Never Write.” Then, write that poem.


Here Goes
The One Strange Poem 
I Would Not Have Written 
But I Did It For This Challenge 
Oh Well 


 Bahahaha :p

Who Are You?

Day 22: Picture "Stranger"

I don't know you mister, but u're oddly the clearest thing in the picture and staring at my camera...

I Find You Attractive

Day 21: The kind of person attracts you.



So if you're a mixture of the 3 people in this post, you might just be the one.

Add to that a nice, pinchable arse, and a smile that sports a dimple, and you probably got me at hello.

But on a slightly more serious note (yeah right), if a guy has a fringe that is longer than mine, spends more time infront of the mirror than I do, or has more cosmetic products than I do... no matter how macho you might be, it's still a turnoff.

Get your hair short and neat, do dress like you give a damn but don't over-do it on the cologne and hair gel/wax. Be in touch with your feminine side, but please don't jump on my back should a roach sneak past your foot, just step and kill the damn thing!

Oh, and chivalry is always appreciated but NEVER EVER offer to carry a girly handbag should I ever have one. Just place it on the floor with the rest of the shopping between your legs or something.

Friendships

Day 20: Quote about friendship


2 quotes, basically it's all about trust.


"A friend will tell you to your face what others are saying behind your back"


"It's not about people who act true to your face. It's about the people who remain true behind your back"

10 Things You Now Know About Me

Day 19: Ten things about you that people wouldn’t expect.

1. Most probably know I like animals, some animals I even love, and some I might have an obsession with. But there's one I dislike a lot and it's Chimpanzees. Don't know why I dislike them, never have a bad experience with them personally either. They just creep me out and I find them gross. 
2. The animal (stuffed) I have an obsession with is the elephant. Not just any elephant, a BLUE ELEPHANT. it's due to a toy I had when I was really young, but I could remember that it's trunk would rotate after you pulled and released it tail. Some music would play but I can't remember the tune. Don't think I can ever get that toy back, but I love them elephants I have. 
3. I enjoy cooking, but I don't exactly like baking. I find baking too restricted. You need a recipe and follow it. I won't say that if you don't follow a recipe it will turn out crap, but most of that time, it does. Sometimes if you're lucky, you get a good recipe out of experimenting with baking. So everyone that thinks I want to start a bakery, I don't. I would, however, prefer to start a cafe with a daily special that I would be able to create with the best ingredients of the day. 
4. Don't let my size fool you. It's all just cushioning for all the weak bits inside. 
5. I love making coffee, but I prefer drinking tea. Maybe it's the higher caffeine levels, maybe it's the bigger choice of flavours, or that you can mix it with almost anything. 
6. My favourite are blueberries and I don't like strawberries. I rather eat raspberries or blackberries than strawberries. 
7. On the subject of fruits... I definitely don't like artificial fruit flavourings, syrups or fragrances. I prefer spices and herbs - Cinnamon, Vanilla, Ginger. MMMmmmmmmm.... 
8. I've got a strange fear when it comes to heights. I'm not afraid if I'm high up enough that if I should fall from that place, I will die. I am fearful of the height that leaves me wondering if I will die or be left handicapped should I fall. So that's to say, if I fall, I rather die than break my leg or whatever.
9. I prefer having my gadgets separate, for their own functions. That's probably why I'm not interested in an iPhone. It might be easier to travel with a singles gadget, but if you lose that one gadget, you basically lose a lot of stuff too. 
10. I'm retarded when it comes to sharpening knives with a sharpening stone. I sharpen it, and then I just make it blunt again. I know... retarded. 

Oh Like We Used To

Day 18: Pick a one line song lyric to serve as an epigraph to your poem. Then, write the poem to accompany it.

String rubberbands to play a game
Chalk the floor to do the same
Walk barefoot in the drain
And dance with umbrellas in the rain
At the playground we would play
As the adults gambled away
Simple everything that we do
Oh like we used to

Why Bother?

Day 17: Your opinion on cheating on people.

If you find someone who you're interested in while you're attached, I don't see why one would rather go behind their partner's back just to explore this other person, than to just say, "I really don't know about us as I seem to find I'm attracted to other people still.". Isn't the whole point about having a relationship to explore more about the other person so that you can make sure that they're the one?
 
However, if you're already married, then seriously what is wrong? Is there something lacking in the marriage? Or is it because they other person did a 180 degree flip in character and personality once all the papers were signed? Or is it the little bit of extra attention you get from the 3rd party?

Well if it's that little bit of attention, then I guess it's time to stop with the hints and just say tell it straight to their face. Well, I personally don't like people beating around the bush and dropping hints. Sometimes hints don't make sense or can make situations much more confusing. If you want something, just say it.

Basically in my books, there's no excuse for cheating. It's a choice, and if you made it, you live with the consequences.

Have You Seen My Childhood?

Day 16: Picture “Childhood”

Ooooh The Memories!