crusade by robyn young

just finished reading this book...it was super nice! hahaz...guess my favourite genre is this kind...hahaz...Crusade was achelli book 2 of the Brethen Trilogy by the author...read book 1, Brethen last year and was immediately attracted to the action and suspense of the book...so when Crusade came out...i bought it immediately...the cheaper paperback version that is...tho it is fictional...but the events that it was based on were actual historical events! strongly recommend this book to any readers! but better to read book 1 first...which i also have! hahaz....

Brethen


Crusade

upgraded!

just changed to the new windows live messenger and also install the new windows live writer...which lets me blog from my com without having to login...hahaz...seems quite convenient...shall see again! hahaz....

february babies!

just back from the monthly oac gathering to celebrate the birthday of the people of the months! for february...there are weishan, hui hui and me! hahaz...

met koon, ben and huihui at city hall mrt before walking to lerk thai @ marina square...where pei geok and tze hwee were waiting for us there after their shopping...hahaz...then soon afterwards weishan came...only left sophia...but waited and waited she din come...then we guessed that she was going to be late...hahaz...after a long while...she finally arrived...and true to our guess...she lost her way! hahaz! =P

order phad thai and a vermicilli salad for dinner...quite nice! altho the salted shrimps a little too hard and salty for me...hahaz...but their tom yam soup was very good! =P shared each other's food and tasted the different dishes... took the opportunity to chat and catch up with everyone abt what has been happening for the past month or so...hahaz... always very nice that whenever we meet...there is just so much things to talk abt and share with each other! hahaz...never a dull moment in our conversations! hahaz...=)

after the main dinner...brought out the birthday cake that sophia bought from bread talk...it was a chocolate cake! my 3rd birthday cake! hahaz...the first was the one bought by sora on my birthday itself that we shared...the second one was a small one that pei geok bought from bread talk and shared among those that went to send fenniu and shuyun off...then this one! hahaz...this one...altho a bit hard...but it was very nice! hehez...

we were all so full by the time we left lerk thai...hahaz...it was a great outing and a nice reprive from all the mugging for mid-term exams...hahaz...looking forward to the next gathering! hehez...



my dinner!


group photo!


feb babies!


we are 22!


walking back with peigeok, tze and koon

ouch!

went to watch the sheares hall production today @ ucc...it was titles the wind in the willows...overall i think i was quite a good show...props and settings wise, it was quite simple...but the highlight was really the actors...they were quite good! especially the actor who acted as toad...very impressive! =) hahaz...and they took the chance to take a swipe at nus school admin abt the 25% hike in hostel fees...lots of laughs! hahaz...

in the morning...went swimming @ mount faber as usual...but on the way back...i accidentally kicked the ledge of the void deck as i was walking...whacking my right big toe quite hard...then in the end the skin and flesh separated and bled...so i walked about 400m home with blood coming out from the wound...quickly dressed it when i went home...luckily it was not too serious...hahaz...cant resist but to put the wound...

warning...graphical pictures below...scroll down at ur own risk!

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.



i flicked back the flappy skin...exposing the flesh!

samsung yp-t10

hehez...new year...new mp3 player...went to get a new mp3 today...the 2GB samsung yp-t10 mp3 player....hahaz...shall go enjoy it! =)



the player in the casing!


the t10 out! =)

chinese new year!

gong xi fa cai everyone! hahaz...this year we had out annual (really really annual! =D ) oac cny gathering! hahaz...supposed to go to tze's and sophia's house to bai nian!

in the morning went to mount faber for my usual 50 laps of swim first before heading home to get ready...picked up ben, cons, likoon and weishan form harbourfront before going to tze's house...hahaz...decided not to put any parking coupon...cos thot that since shill 初三 the parking warden wun be so evil one right? hahaz...so we went up...greeted tze's parents and met up with zhemin, jingwen, mingjuan, jingsong and wanling...minguan and jingwen were wearing killer heels lorz...whack someone with it sure mati onez...hahaz...we all started chatting at the living room...oac chat always very fun one...hahaz...filled with laughter...crap...suan-ing...etc...you all get the idea...=) hahaz...after tucking in to the nice beehoon and curry chicken that tze's mum prepared with minimal help from tze...we started playing black jack! hahaz...was the banker...lost a bit...won a bit...in the end lost! hahaz...

left @ 2pm to go sophia house...no parking ticket...hahaz...maybe we were right...those parking warden are compassionate one...dropped weishan off @ clementi...then went to cck there...and since we would be here for much longer...we just put one coupon for show lar...hahaz...greeted sophia's parents...siaohui and moo moo joined us at sophia house...hahaz...soon we started playing mahjong! there were 2 other cells playing german bridge and black jack...hahaz...recouped my loss for the black jack from the mahjong table...then we all went out for dinner...after dinner...i was the banker of the balckjack game again! hahaz...

mid-way thru the game...zhemin said he noticed a white ticket on his windscreen wiper...we all rushed down to our cars and checked...true to our suspicions...the 凤飞飞 auntie brigade has struck! luckily got one parking coupon...kenna fined $20...if not would be $50! hahaz...looking on the bright side...i managed to win enuff from being the black jack banker to cover the fine! wahahaz...think moo moo lost alot...then likoon also lost a bit...think partially because of the suayness from sitting next to zhemin! hahaz...super funny lar...zhemin can never hide his laughter everytime likoon exceeds 21 pts...bao-to him onez...tsk tsk...hahaz...

after everything...we all left at 10 plus...sent fenniu and pei geok home...hahaz...but it was a very very fun oac gathering as always! hehez...



us @ tze's house!


us @ sophia's house!


the gals!

jiaozi festival 2008!!

had a fantabulous oac gathering yesterday! hahaz...met up to celebrate the birthdays of the jan babies as well as to saviour the 饺子 made by yujin's mum! hahaz...

picked up pg @ 330 before picking up cons and moomoo @ nus...went to imm to shop for the steamboat food...bought lots of good food! got sotong balls, prawn balls, meat balls, crabstick, etc etc...then also bought a birthday cake from four leaves! by then weishan, sanmei n siaohui joined us already...so in the end...on the way to san's house...siaohui was sitting at the front passenger seat...while the other five gals squeezed behind...they actually fit! hahaz...-evil laughter-...then upon reaching san's house...started to prepare the food...her house really big lar! hahaz...

after a while realised that the jiaozi were out of the freezer...and all started to mush together...called yujin...then realised that too late le...those that were out no hope le...we all felt super bad lar...cos all these jiaozi handmade by his mum...but we still cooked them first...becoming a super big jiaozi! the fillings were still very nice! just that the floor skin abit jialat...then along with the sumptuous feast laid out in front on the steamboat dinner...we all have a very very full dinner! hahaz...sanmei's parents also prepare alot alot of food! omg...hahaz...but we all tried to eat as much as we could...

after the eating...it was photos! we all gathered to at the middle of the living room...there was ryan, ben, zhemin, likoon, jingsong, yujin, meiting, sanmei, jingwen, constance, peigeok, sophia, tzehwee, mingjuan, fenniu, siaohui, weishan, wanling and me! hahaz...almost full attendance! feels great to meet up with fellow 29th...hahaz...was talking to constance...entering the 6th year since we all first met each other...and we are still very close! very heart-warming! hahaz...=)...

then cake the birthday cake...sang the birthday song for the jan birthday babies...wanling...siaohui and likoon...the cake was really very nice! hahaz...after everything...out dear peigeok started collecting money from the people for all the presents and stuff from the past...hahaz...the collection look a little bit like bookie collecting bets...hahaz...in the end...we left at 11pm...din want to disturb san's parents too much...it was very very nice of them to invite us over le...so should leave early...hahaz...in short...a great outing! =)



food galore!


me, moomoo, bakchor and wanling(face blocked by koon's hand)


29th!


our bookie collecting bets