Frog prince fairy tale

I received an email about this fairy tale. I must say, this is one damn good fairy tale that should have been read to us when we were little. I super like this fairy tale. Fucking good!

Once upon a time
in a land far away,

a beautiful, independent,
self-assured princess

happened upon a frog as she sat
contemplating ecological issues
on the shores of an unpolluted pond
in a verdant meadow near her castle

The frog hopped into the princess' lap
and said : "Elegant Lady,
I was once a handsome prince,
until an evil witch cast a spell upon me.

ONe kiss from you, however,
and I will turn back
into the dapper, young prince that I am

and then, my sweet, we can marry

and set up housekeeping in your castle

with my mother,

where you can prepare my meals,

clean my clothes, bear my children,

and forever feel grateful and happy doing so."

That night,

as the princess dined sumptuously

on lightly sauteed frog legs

seasoned in white wine

and onion cream sauce,

she chuckled and thought to herself :

I don't fuckin think so.


Haha~! Ain't it nice??!

My email to magazine published!

So happy!! My email to Sports Diving magazine was published!! I wrote that, I think, at least half a year ago. I never thought it gets to be published eventually~ Although it's no big deal, I just wrote to ask about the species of a nudibranch which I capture its photos. (Click to see a bigger pic)

Previously I wrote to Discovery Channel magazine too~ Saying how much I like the magazine and it was published too~ that one was fast. I forgot to upload it here. That was the FIRST time I have things published in any magazine~ even if just a few lines~ And here it is, my SECOND~ ha~!!! I am sooooo thrilled!!

In this one, the nudibranch expert said "thank you for your extensive information". I think, I might have been too long winded describing the whole thing. hahaha.... well, doesn't matter as long as it's published~!

p.s. I read Dis Ch magazine while I pangsai (pass motion) in toilet, hehehehehe... and my eyes almost dropped off when I saw my name in the magazine. WAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.......

Melancholy, again

This is the worst time of my life after Gab's heart surgery. I want to cry everyday.

So many things caused me unhappy. Except for our new JB house.

I know I am a cry baby. And I might just be crying for nothing. I don't know. I am just unhappy.

I can cry any time, any where. Sometimes I cry too much and maybe I don't know what I'm crying about.

SG room moving thing, I think my Miko also unhappy. THis room is so hot. I am so worried that she might suffer heatstroke and die. My poor miko, she has a poor owner who cannot afford better for her. And I can't let her out for that long like I used to. I feel so guilty for that. I am so sad to see her laying there, waiting for me to let her out.. I hope she will be alright...

My cousin's slideshow

My cousin Nancy got married last weekend. She was a very beautiful bride~~ Congrats to her and hubby Darren~

Here's a slideshow I did for her. Rushed this out in a week..

Enjoy~
(p.s. Youtube's video is now of a bigger size. Think it affects the slideshow.. a bit blurry)

It's... over...

It's... over... it's over... 7 yrs....

I can't bear....
his touch.... no more....
my heart hurts, hurts a lot. Lines of tears don't help.

My heart really hurts a lot........... like a thousand knives stabbing at it..............

Although I still can see him. But it's not the same anymore. I will miss his touch.... I will...

Maybe it's for the better. BUt my heart really hurts..............

Really hurts........................................................................................ ............................................................................................................. .......................................................................................................

Plants and spiders!!

Ever see a corn plant? These are the flowers and the pollen. Did you know? The tread-like thing in a corn (not in pic), is actually the flowers (dunno male or female). And every "tread" has to be pollinated in order for every single "grain" to grow into corn. Not sure if anybody understand what I'm saying. ANyway... doesn't matter.
Just water droplets.
I don't know what peas are these.. My brother planted them.
Tzeng tzeng tzeng tzeng~~~~ a tiny tiny yellow spider! It'a about 1 or 1.5mm long only. I have to look very very closely to confirm it's a spider. My camera, of course, cannot focus on it because of its size and that it's hanging in mid air by extremely thin silk which cameras won't see. I had to first focus on something with similar distance and move the camera back on the spider. Result was not bad. It's so cute lah..

Another spider, with slimmer body and legs.

This spider has got white eyes and black in the center, just like those fake eyes... Kind of creepy really.

An unknow tiny grasshopper-like insect.

This, was a surprise. I thought it's a mosquito or what on my arm, almost slap it to death. Lucky I didn't. This spider looks like a tiny scorpion. Very very pretty.

Look~! It's looking at me~! I just love spiders' eyes. So cute. SOme got 4, some got 6 eyes, think there're some with 8 eyes.

I put it back to a plant.

Celebrity kitty

I finally bumped into the fat kitty when I have my camera with me. Previous photos were taken by handphone's camera and it's not clear.

This kitty, according to a China girl (you can see her hand in below picture), everybody takes photos of this kitty. Almost a celebrity already. Ha~~ so cute.
She just has to sit like this every morning. Spreading her legs wide apart and "tan" her tummy, I supposed. She's got huge stomach. Everybody who first saw her will think she's pregnant. But several months passed, she's still walking around with her fat tummy.
She just slumberly sit there while people pet her.
How adorable is that, huh?? :D

I am very happy I finally took photos of her. Because I am moving this Sunday. Won't be able to see her in the morning again... Bye bye kitty..

Honda Asimo

So happened that I went back JB on Thu. So happened that I wanted to buy a map. So happened that there was an event at City Square started on THu. Else I wouldn't have the chance to see Honda Asimo in action with my own eyes~!

It's soooo cute. Asimo can stand on one foot, can "dance" can most importantly, it can run~

I've never seen so many people at an event in City Square. Pretty cool.

SEe the video :

moved~ beaten~

We've finally moved! And I'm so beaten... shifted things from 8am till 10pm... My family and I were soooo tired. The sole of our feet hurt... I can't tell you how glad I am that I've been diligently visited the gym, because I've used so much energy and moved heavy things the whole day, yet the next day I didn't have muscle aches. Wo hO~!

My parents only have me and my brother. We didn't want to trouble others, so we handled everything other than the professional home movers. We used the lorry for 3 trips.. they thought 2 trips would be enough..

There are still SOOOO MUCH to do. But we've arranged most of the things the next day. Quite efficient we were. hehe..

And it's so strange. My bro and I measured my room's area many times including the distance from wall to window, wall to door, etc etc. Because I want to draw on one of the walls, I need to have an accurate measurement and arrange before hand where the furniture should be put. There were only a few ways I can arrange my desk and bed due to the room size. My prefered way of arrangement was out of the question because the furniture exceed the size by a couple of inches. My brother and I went measured again and concluded that it's not workable. But somehow after we put the existing bookshelf (the desk of 4feet size will come next week), the remaining space is more than 4 feet... which is contrary to our measurement before. So strange. But I'm happy~ This arrangement makes my room looks bigger. And my room~ I've got the constellation "Orion" on my wall~ hahaha~ so happy. Will post photo next week. No time to take photo today.

And about that puppy. I was shedding tears secretly when my parents insisted that I cannot bring the doggie to new house. After we've moved almost everything the puppy was still there. That image of the puppy remained there by herself etched on my mind already. I swore that I will never touch stray dogs again no matter how cute it looks if I cannot make the decision of whether or not to keep it. I already put too much emotion on the puppy in mere 2 days.

I let my brother to decide whether or not to keep the puppy. My parents objected of course, but the puppy is really pitiful... When we wanted to go back to the empty house to get my brother's plants, it was really hard for me, I told my bro I will cry if I see that puppy and can't take it home. He then said ok ok, we'll bring it home. Yay! But when we brought it home my parent made noise of course....

That puppy, officially named "Bella", nicknamed "Ben Ben" 笨苯 is quite clever despite the name I gave her, haha. We don't allow her to step into the living room. She wanted to follow me but I scolded her. She tried a few times but eventually she got the point I think. Also I think my dad scared her when she entered the living room and that made her think twice before stepping in again. But most puppies will try again and again and again, so.. I really think she's owned by someone before and was "taught" before. WHen I showered her, I didn't have a leash, but she didn't really run away and wasn't too afraid of water. My first dog hated to take shower.

I don't know if she's clever or just natural behaviour for her to pee and shit on earth/grass. I was worried that she'd poo anywhere including our cement floor (in old house we cover the earth with cement, so she poo anywhere is.. of cos.. wrong.). This morning I was so happy to see that she poo in the garden. I hope she does this everyday, else my parents are sure going to let her go.

Basically, she's quite obedient. We didn't have time to buy a leash. So we just let her run free. She didn't pester and cry to get in our living room, didn't cry at night when she was outside alone, when we were doing our things outside of living room, after a while she'll go sit at somewhere and sleep. Today she sat infront of the door, my mother wanted to go in and out tidying the place, and my mother yelled at her "好狗不挡路！" and immediately Ben Ben stood up and walked away. hahaha...

I hope she behaves. I pray that she behaves so that my mother doesn't let her go.

Just now because it seemed like it's going to heavy rain I didn't have time to say goodbye to Ben Ben. I'm annoyed.

Oh I can't wait to go back to my new home and new puppy~!!!

One day, comes a doggie

We're moving tomorrow. The night before yesterday, a doggie was resting in front of my house, under a big plant. She looked clean and I thought she's someone's pet and she'd probably return home the next day.

That night, it rained. The doggie was still under that big plant in the morning. So poor thing. So I brought it inside my house and wipe her dry a bit and gave her some food. She looked 笨苯... At first I named her Bella, since recently I read the Twilight novel and the main character's name "Bella" immediately came to my mind. Then because she's a bit 笨苯, I just call her 笨苯 instead. hahaa... She found herself a corner amongst the things we want to move and sleep there. She slept so soundly, poor baby. Must be tough for her to endure a night under a plant in the rain.

My brother and I went supermarket and I pestered my bro to buy her a packet of dog food. WHen we returned home I couldn't see her. I thought she had gone back home.

The next day, we moved the newspapers that we wanted to sell and we discovered her under that cabinet. hahahaha.... I fed her the food we bought yesterday and she looked more cheery and healthy. but stil a bit 笨苯 hahahaahaa...

I don't know if my parents would let us keep the dog. But I've put in my love onto the doggie.. will be very sad just let her go back to the streets...

Just when we're about to move, comes a doggie, must be fate!!

Tomorrow we're moving! Busy day!!

Happy yet sad

I found a room in Toa Payoh today. I am glad that I only have to view one room and liked it. I wanted a room near a gym and I got it! I am happy about this. but unhappy and sad about having to cough out about S$120 more for rent and transport.

I should have chosen Khatib one, the gym over there is 3 times the size of Toa Payoh one...I didn't notice this...

I think I have wayyyyy too many things. Can't fit in that common room... this master bedroom is at least 1/3 bigger than that common room... have to send some back to JB.. But I don't have much time... This weekend moving house in JB, next weekend cousin's wedding, then I have to move already. I thought I can enjoy this master bedroom until end of Dec... But new landlord of course not willing to wait.. sigh.. i'm left with less than 20days to enjoy this sweet little master bedroom.................................

And I am damn fucking broke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paid off

Months of work out at the gym has paid off~ Yesterday me and family went to wash our new house. I spent so much energy scrubing the floors, this and that. My mother was stunned to see her petite daughter able to do so much work. haha.

I thought my arms will sore the next day as I really used a lot of force to scrub the floor, but it didn't~ Weight training at the gym really paid off~! But yesterday the bigger pail of water was too heavy for me. Caused strain on my back and waist. And today my back and waist feel sore. I will never dare to be so careless again. I think I tried to carry it too fast and abrupt, as it's so heavy. I should carry it slowly.

Wanted to go run today or do yoga. But my waist is a little annoying. I thought I better don't further strain my back. So I just relaxed today. I am just sooooo fat. Tomorrow must go jogging.