checked, another item off my always-wanted.

Royal Caribbean !

free ice cream !

@ penang

mariner of the seas

love this

i love cruise, deck 12, entertainment, yummy food, stars, wind, sea, happy groovy !- G

Hahaha ! I said last year 2013 was my most challenging year.. I am so wrong :p

 2014 – new job, new colleagues, doctor visits, recovery, tears, holiday, staycations, heartbreak and lots of happy moments !!

here’s what went down

January

Cycling

2 hours, many falls, lot of sweat and I can cycle ! awesome !!

Staycation: The Sentosa

won the second prize at my previous company D&D

Car Rental

pumpkin fulfilled my always wanted ! car rental, this year we been to lotsa awesome places in Singapore.

 Osteria Mozza

Jen fulfilled my always wanted.. to dine at a Michelin star restaurant. Osteria Mozza is co-own by Joseph Bastianich !

Feburary

Saying goodbye to PLE

I was only there for 6 mths but I cried when it’s time to say goodbye.. L the good thing is I still keep in touch with my ex-manger Esther. We talk to each other everyday !

Work in a school

I always wanted to work in a school, wish fulfilled ! took me awhile to finally blend in and boy I love it ! lotsa laughter, fun colleagues, even outings (laser tag)

March

 Staycation: Movenpick (with in law)

My in law wanted to go sentosa and I decided to be the fairy godmother ! took them to SEA, tower ride and 1 night stay at movenpick.

April – Quiet Month

May

Okinawa aquarium

Fulfilled pumpkin’s wish ! to visit aquarium and look at the whale shark.

love this photo of us !

June – another quiet month

July

Staycation: New Majestic Hotel

Pumpkin’s birthday staycation ! we went for the 1 hour segway and its really fun !! love it

NDP Preview

This is Home

August

Microlight

Always wanted !! thank you pumpkin for flying with me ! you are scare shitless but you completed the flying. Sooo proud of you !

Overwater Resorts – Avani Sepang Gold Coast Resort

Ahhh ! this resort is realllllyyyy nice ! love looking at the big blue sea

Discover.. Cysts

4 Aug, 2 cysts.  Started crying at NUH and took the day off. Rollercoaster ride.

September

Surgery

took a longgg time to finish this… jie & christon came over to encourge me !

before

after… first got off the bed. painful, long walk to the bathroom..

as promised.. he took me to the beach once i recovered ! this is 1 day before going back to work

the reason for my laugh

BFF wedding

happy for jen !

Staycation: Marina Mandarin

i deserve a staycation after the awful recovery

surprise from Jen !!! delivered to the hotel concierge

October

Anniversary ! Happy 3 years !

Kor’s wedding

with the very tall groom

with my cutest girl and pumpkin

November

Staycation: Oasis with jie !

2 single beds !

insane of the fortnightly holiday.. kick start with Malacca
Family Trip: Malacca

hello world !

Jakarta

most memorable trip ! told him about it on thursday evening, book tickets, pack, doctor’s appt, final injection and plane to jkt !

December

Semerang: Horse Ride & Flying Fox

thanks BFF for conquering your fear and fulfilled my wish

Tokyo

this started out fulfilling my always wanted – SQ flight !

on the SQ plane and mt fuji

this is not the toughest year yet .. 2015 will be.

looking forward to more adventures !

– hminying –

where dreams come true !

breakfast @ hilton bay hotel ! the eggs are to-die-for

i saw this on the tram ! it look soooo fun ! sit on the boat and pedal pedal

took selfie while driving ! hahaha

definitely not a safe driver

mickey pizza

we both saw olaf and he goes ‘i dont think you want right?’ den he walked in front of me. i start to mumble ‘but i want olaf..’

i told him if its jen, she will buy for me ! hahaha

stupid me, remove all my winter clothes at Hilton, freeze all the way from hotel to airport !

Jap Dinner on SQ

SQ flight back to SG on christmas eve.. the only special thing was the turkey dinner, but we didnt get to try it. oh well !

– G

breakfast at hotel

Skytree !

saw this huge teddy, run over and gave him a hug !

tea break at skytree, this cost us SGD25 ! haha

no loud noise ! hahaha i am loud !

lunch ! nearby our hotel

goodbye hotel !

where dreams come true

mickey bus !

the english map are printed on A4 size paper

junk food

mexican food

mr chua, do you like christmas ?

there’s really a small christmas tree in the room

cup noodles for supper

good morning disneyland !

looking at mt fuji !

– G

took the shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto !

hotel breakfast

still hungry after breakfast !

change into comfortable shoes on the bullet train

bento !

pretty but not nice

non-reserved seats

romantic train ride

natural air con !

22 Dec 2014 !

horsey!! we went for the horse ride coz i cant resist horses

so cold !

its actually windy & cold

gorgeous right? make me want to stay and work in japan

ordered the pancake with rice ! very greedy

bamboo forest

hot hot soy drink

world heritage park

my dinner not very nice

greedy me buying bento

bullet train back to tokyo.. bento !

yoshinoya

kfc ! must have, to try other country fast food

mayo & mustard sauce

coz we are having fish & chips ! from KFC

– G

wakey wakey !

waiting for curry rice

very black curry rice

i saw this and i decided we are going for a ride

saw this ! insert SGD2, pick a song and be amuse for 5 mins

look at the awesome view

at the peak

cup noodles museum

cup noodles museum

deco the cup

plain & boring

5 mins later

giving mine to jie  !

insert noodles into cup

select the soup base and dry food

packaging

shrink wrap

done ! my bag is too full, hang it around my neck

walk back to the train station ! a very nice park

ramen museum ! we saw it on the world weirdest restaurant

tokyo tower

look at the lights !

ta-dah !

took a cab back to hotel, 30 mins ride and it cost us SGD60 ! hahaha

ate my cup noodles on 1 Jan 2015 !

– G

the trip started coz i want to take SQ ! hehe

our luggage ! lots of clothes

airplane food

mt fuji !! pumpkin so li hai, got us seats on the left side !

i cried when i saw this ! felt so lucky !

our plane @ tokyo airport

waiting for shuttle bus

the weather was awesome !! soo cold

hotel ! tokyu stay

small room but everything is provided

love this window

so hungry ! went for our first meal

we asked for spoon !

i love this rice thingy !

supper

supper

very small pillow

Day 2

simple hotel breakfast

tokyo station

stand, eat and get out restaurant

that’s how you drink soup ! no spoon

Meji Shrine

fed birdy here !  a japanese man passed me a peanut and the bird really flew into my hand !

ice cream on a cold cold day .. why not!

@ tokyo busy street

amused with this tiny milk

supper from 7-11 ! heat it up using the room microwave

supper ! very greedy us 🙂

– G

family trip with my in-law !

the coach ride to malaysia wasnt that bad but back to SG was a killer. i swear for the last time, no more coach ride !!!

to malaysia

first meal at a peranakan restaurant

walking around the mall

street food

very hot day..die….

to cool down

river cruise.. boring !!

A&W ! i like

back to hotel ..connecting room to his siblings’ room. fun !

dawn

i like this ! fun !! short legs me had some problem pedaling

he got this photo right after a few takes & a demo from me ! hahaha

come  ! let me feed you

mini cupcakes

kitty cat

chicken rice balls ! 1 each for us, 2 for vin

– G

our last trip was 2 years ago! we agreed to go at least 1 trip per year !:)

i kinda dont remember why did we go semerang, i guess its something to do with endometriosis and i needed to get away.

very generous of her to sponsor the air ticket and hotel, i only paid for our driver.

both of us got window seat… she’s sitting behind me but we can still chit chat ! hahaha

checking in to crown plaza semerang

king size bed

love the view

our soft toy

hahaha, she told me to climb on the table !

lunch at the shopping mall

we love this !!

lunch !

second lunch

coffee break

the cat poo coffee.. totally agreed with jen, it taste like kopi-o

dinner ! dessert is serve first

room service ! food is very salty

as promised, a nice place for breakfast

mountain view ! i love this !!

very greedy breakfast

horse ride !!

great pictures, scary ride ! up & down the slopes

mini ice cream !

flying fox !!

adventure of being alive !

dinner

second dinner

raw vegetables? suppose to eat it with chilli.. we decided to leave it alone.

re-group sessions are awesome ! 🙂

– ying

18 Oct 2014 !

look at my bimbo eyelashes ! nice right ?

with the bride, callie & sisters

jie, me & the very tall bride

jie, me & the very tall groom

i dunno whats happened..

@ hitlon, waiting for the bride & groom. look at the amount of stuff we have

going to change..

the makeup artist did my hair at the hotel lobby.. hahaha

change

photobomb again !

with the groom before the banquet

my hungry little niece

the ballroom

watching tv.. not knowing whats going on !

with my in law!

prep her before the walk

march in with callie !!

love this photo !

they are playing some little games

look at her !

the family

– G