The young girl has now become an adult!

So which young girl am I writing about? Who else but... Amarin Sitthilertchanya! (Say it with an Indian accent. It's funny. :þ~) Oh my gosh... What a mouthful! Still don't know who it is? It's CIN! Haha! How "Cin" was derived from her real name, I have no idea. Just accept it. If you're still trying to pronounce her name, the "h" and the "t" inbetween the "r" and "c" are silent. Sounds like a rap huh? Haha! *fAiNt*! If you still can't get it, give up and ask her next time. :)

Anyway, the young girl is now officially an adult --- 18 years old as of Thursday! Wow! (Say it with exceptionally huge eyes and act like you're surprised and excited...) Ok, seriously... I think she's stoked that she's finally 18. Why? She can go anywhere, except for the big house but until then, it opens up a whole new world to her. Hehe. I suppose it's good to be 18 huh? Eesh! I can't even remember what I did on my 18th birthday... Seems so long ago. Actually, it has been a long time... 5 years! Wow! Ok, enough about me...

The birthday celebration started off with dinner at Manee Thai Restaurant, located down Manchester Street. Not sure exactly what the dishes we had were called, but we had a satay like dish for an entree, and I recognised tom yum soup and thai green curry... Oh, and rice of course! The rest... no idea what they're called and no photos of the food either but there was beef, fish, seafood wrapped in lettuce, what else? Hmmm... Can't really remember. Just recall that we were all too hungry (me included) to wait for photos to be taken.

The highlight of the night... the cake! It's green tea flavoured, designed by Hock who had our personal messages written in chocolate on flat white chocolate oblong pieces placed on the sides of the cake. Delicious. Take a look...

The beautifully designed cake...



Meaningful messages... and the birthday girl...

Yes, all the lovey-dovey messages were from Hock, himself. Cheong and Yoko never replied with their personal messages so they had their names written on their pieces. Haha! Naturally, Cin was bullied into taking out the candles with her mouth. Usually, it's just 1... but seeing as she's so innocent, they bullied her into taking out 2 candles... pushed quite far in I might add. Poor girl... She was so scared that they would push her face into the cake. Why would we do that huh? Then we wouldn't have any dessert to eat, silly~ Hehe!

Cin being a good sport taking out the candles with her mouth...




Cutting the cake...

... And then there is the usual group photo...

The group...

We then proceeded to take random photos with the birthday girl...

Random photos at the restaurant...

After dinner, we headed off to Sol Square which is located in an alley way off Lichfield Street. For the Sarawakians out there, it's something like Travillion in Kuching although I think Sol Square is much cooler - more lights, more bars, smaller area. As it was a Thursday night, there weren't that many people and quite a few of the bars were closed but we did go to Ishimoto which opened recently, and Fat Eddies.

Expected to reach home in the wee hours of the morning but instead, we all went home before midnight cuz the birthday girl was sick! :( What a bummer... So yeah, ended up feeling quite "potong steam" but surprisingly, I ended up sleeping quite early that night.

Other than that, just like to wish everyone...

Happy belated mooncake festival!

It was on Tuesday right? Hmmm... Only knew cuz I kept receiving mass messages from friends. Stupid la... Know what it said?

"I look at the moon, the moon is beautiful... I look at you... i... i... I'd better look at the moon again... Happy Moon Cake Festival! Haha :)"

Good one people... But did you see how big and round the moon has been for the past few days? My gosh... big dum dums man! Hehe!

One more thing before I sign off... Remember daylight's saving is today, so turn your clocks forward one hour! Don't say I didn't tell ya? Wahahaha!

New Seasons...

If you know me well enough, you'll know I absolutely love my series - to the point where I would actually stay at home just to watch the new episodes if the storyline's gripping enough. Anyway, all the new seasons are starting up again, if not already. I'm addicted. So incredibly addicted. I need to dc!!

17 September:
Prison Break - Season 3

23 September:
The Simpsons - Season 19

24 September:
Heroes - Season 2
How I Met Your Mother - Season 3
Two and a Half Men - Season 5

25 September:
House - Season 4
Boston Legal - Season 4

27 September:
Grey's Anatomy - Season 4
Smallville - Season 7

28 September:
Las Vegas - Season 5

30 September:
Desperate Housewives - Season 4

3 October:
South Park - Resumes

12 October:
Men in Trees - Season 2

23 October:
Nip/Tuck - Season 5

25 October:
Scrubs - Season 7

Have been watching quite a lot of TV for the past couple of weeks and saw some new series that I might want to follow - The Nine, Freddie, Something About Brian... Looks quite good.

Currently watching: Gilmore Girls. OMG! They talk so incredibly fast. It's quite tiring to watch. Haha! The upside of it is that they use big adult words so maybe it'll help expand my vocabulary. *fAiNt*!

Videos from PETSOC Talent Night 2007

Seeing that quite a few of you were asking me for a copy of the videos from the PETSOC Talent Night 2007, I have uploaded them onto YouTube for your viewing pleasure. I think most of you should know this by now but if you don't, you can view them below or click here to find the list of them. Wasn't able to video all 21 performances so, sorry if you don't find yourself here! One more thing, photos can be found here. Enjoy peeps!

Tong Hua
Performed by Muiz
Accompanied by Ammar (Piano)



I Want To Know You More
Performed by Raymond

Accompanied by Gloria (Keyboard), Bernard, Issac, JJ (Guitar)



Kau Ilhamku
Performed by Freddie and Ben Lai
Accompanied by Bernard and Gerald (Guitar)



Salsa Dance
Performed by Sam, Nathan, Gemma and Breanna



Ibu (A Cappella)
Performed by Aliff & friends



Peng You
Performed by Tung, Ben Lai, Aliff and Azmir
Accompanied by Freddie (Drums), Bernard and Gerald (Guitar)



Malay Duet
Performed by Bijan and Kakok

(Intruders: Raja and Faiz)



Gadisku dalam koma
Performed by Rahim
Accompanied by Bijan, Bernard, Ye, Farid (Guitar), Aliff (Drums)



Hulahoop (A Cappella)
Performed by Aliff & friends



Pink
Performed by Ara

Back-up by Nama and Farah

Puppet Show

Beautiful, ornamental beings designed by the finest. Handcrafted with absolute perfection. Each tailored for a particular purpose. Every one a character, clothed to flaunt their unique personality.

A vibrant stage provided for the figurines. Cautiously planned to allow flexibility. Colours well-considered for maximum effect. Size and shape suitable for its objective.

The strings seem nonexistent - thin enough to be invisible, durable enough to allow manipulation. An illusion perhaps.

All this, created to suit a storyline... an interpretation based on the perception of the author.

Our naive nature allows us to be fooled, easily captivated. Slowly we learn. Puppets are always controlled - their movements sharp and distinct, their life limited to accomplish its purpose. Such extensive preparation given to captivate the audience - to entice them to believe. Their innocence exploited, thoughts influenced by the illusions.

Ultimately, we're used, controlled and manipulated to empathise. At this time, the director has achieved their motive.

The Waffles and The Time Bomb

Was woken up on Saturday by the sound of my phone. Why on earth were people awake at 10am after last night?! OMG! Anyway, after continuously receiving 4 messages I came to realise that I wasn't going to get to sleep in and decided to wake up and check the bloody messages only to realise that I had to quickly get up, wash up, change and meet the others at 11am for dim sum at Foo San Restaurant. *fAiNt*! Been ages since I last ate there. Probably over a year? Reminded me of how good their dim sum is... Felt quite crap the whole day though cuz my throat was really dry. Forgot to drink water before sleeping. Argh~

After dim sum, Mark, Hock, Nik & I decided to attend the UMNO bbq at The Botanical Gardens seeing that it was a warm summery day. Thing is, all we knew was that it was at The Gardens and that it was organised by UMNO. Hmmm... Doesn't sound too complicated, does it? Only... If you live in Christchurch or you've been to Christchurch before, you'll know that The Botanical Gardens is part of Hagley Park which isn't exactly very small. What more, there is more than one entrance. So we took a guess and parked the car on the museum side and walked. As we walked, we found a few more lost souls wandering around too. Made us feel better that we weren't the only ones lost I guess. Haha! Finally, after perhaps 15 - 20 minutes, Aliff came to lead us into the mysterious location. Honestly, we could have walked the whole day and would never have found it on our own. Stupid la~

The guys joined in with the games that were being played. I decided to sit in the shade and be anti-social. Just wasn't in the mood and didn't feel too good either, which is partly why I didn't want to go in the first place. So yeah, sorry... Other than that, everyone else seemed to be enjoying themselves.

We decided to leave at 2:00pm cuz we had to meet up with Tung and Roger at Dot Com in Sumner for WAFFLES!. Wanted to take a photo of the four of us at The Gardens before leaving, but my camera ran out of battery cuz I didn't charge it overnight. So bleh! It would have been a good photo too! Haha!

So I ate waffles and ice chocolate at Dot Com. The most fattening food i've had all week. All my effort for the past week of going to the gym and playing sports probably went down the drain at this point. Though I would like to clarify that I did not eat the cream on the ice chocolate --- Makes me feel better saying it! :þ~ OMG. I can still remember how yummy it was. *sLuRp*!

After our absolutely fattening afternoon tea session, we went down to the beach. Yay! I absolutely love the beach... the salty air... the cool breeze... the sound of the waves... the softness of the sand in between my toes... the seagulls flying above our heads and us not knowing whether they are gonna sh*t on us. Haha! Luckily they didn't~ Even if they did, we would have just gone out to buy lotto anyway... Or maybe Big Wednesday seeing as it's Mark and Nik's favourite past time at the moment... along with the Rugby World Cup. Haha!

Look what we found on the beach? A "Time Bomb"... Don't know why it was out there but it looked ridiculously cool! Haha!

We took photos... We played volleyball and soccer too. The drama from the beach outing? SOMEONE was rather intrigued when she found a feather on the ground. Upon examination, she realised it was a dead seagull that had been buried in the sand. Needless to say, she was all freaked out for the rest of the afternoon... and night too, I guess, seeing as she was spooked when someone asked her at badminton to use a feather shuttlecock instead of the normal plastic ones provided. Haha! Poor Cin~ But good entertainment for us! :þ~

Yeah, that was pretty much my Saturday with badminton at night. I must say, it was a pretty awesome day~ Been sometime since i've had a dose of good times with good friends. :)

*** For photos, please click here ***