Bkk photo

See the menacing sky and the Grand Palace in the backdrop?


Need I say more? Ingredient for friendship; 10ml of care and concern, 10ml of love, 10ml of laughters and tears, 10ml of tolerance, 10ml of faith, add a dash of pepper, a dash of salt, plenty of sugar, served on crushed ice in a marie antoinette glass. =)



Chris and Yi Ling in front of this magnificant architectual structure. This one is where the weapons are kept. There is this stoned face guard that stood outside the gate guarding the entrance.


The force is stong on this one. Many work goes into this. Wonder how many sharks were killed for this one. But sharks kill people right? And we are revenging for those poor people. Let the feasting begin.

Not the London eye itself. Just a replica. But this is good enough for us on this warm night. Just enough for now.


The protagonist standing in front of the Ferris wheel in Suan Luam Night Bazaar. Adrenaline pumping within her knowing that she'll be up there in a few minutes time. No, she ain't afraid of height. No, she ain't afraid really.

Candid shot of the candid girl. What is jOOOrine dOOOing?



The multitudes of vehicles on the streets of Bangkok.

Blurred vision of the passing scenary, the photographer is pleading for the fleeting moment to stay. And it did.

Sleepy eyes, water retention faces, sore bodies and blistered foot but still smiling into the lense. Great job ladies.

Jinwen, in her favourite position. She really deserved the "See who fall asleep at the stangest place first" title. Nobody can even come close. No, I love jinwen. I really do. =)

MBK, the mecca of the shopping icon in the "City of the Angels". In front of her, stood herself, spotting a new hairdo.



Capturing a moment where the 2 of them can call their own. The honking noises from the traffic, the dust, the extremely hot weather cannot strip this joy away. It's intrinic.




The protagonist herself, in Tuk-Tuk, finding joy amidst the crazy traffic on the road of Bangkok. Did she mentioned the weather yet?





The camera caught a glimsp of the Tuk-Tuk driver. They are the dare-devils surfing through the roads and back alley of Bangkok.

The proud General grinning from ear to ear with her battlegains. If she remembers the holes she has burn on her pocket, bet it'll wipe that goofy grin off her face.

Trip to BKK

My muse has gone into hidding. She wasn't in the little closet the last time i've check. There is no trace of her anywhere. Wondering if she has deserted me for good? Or probably she is in search of her very own muse? Or probably she thinks that we both needed a break.

Indeed, how well she understand her master. We both needed a break. The trip to Bangkok appears to be more daunting than relaxing. We have combed every corner of the shopping centres, night bazaar and the infamous Chaktuchat market searching for good buys, fighting against the pollution and traffic in bangkok, declining any 'good intension' from the taxi drivers and also snapping non-stop with our camera. Coming back to the hotel rooms with blisters on our feet and shopping bags as our battle prize. Its a far-cry from a relaxation get-a-away.

But it was all worth it.

It is the sheer idea of traveling that has keep me excited. Not the fancy food, the glittery nightlife, the shopping or even the culture and the people. Well, not all of it anyway.

It was the moment just before the plane takes off at the runway. It was such fleeting moment that I have to grasp hold of. To hold it in my heart. That was the feeling I am after.

Sitting in the plane, I welcome the anticipation of what is to come. The feeling of freedom that empowered me. Allowing me to be who I want to be in a foreign country. Going somewhere that nobody even knows my name. Accepting me just as I am, at face value. Without any excess baggages or pre-determined perception. Just me.

I love that about traveling.

My friends. The girl friends that I traveled with. I know that they are all going to be my friends for life. With that knowledge, it is easy to love them, accept them and sit beside them in silent. Through this trip, I have get to see a different side of them. Everyone of them. Yiling is independent, crazy (calling every black dog she saw on the street 'ah nor' because they resembled her soft toy??) and also streetsmart. I have seen the clueless side of Jorine. I used to think that she knows everything but through this trip, I reckon that there is a part of her wanting to be taken care of. She also yearns to sit back and relax without being in the 'front line' all the time. Jinwen has grown more than I can catch up with her. She has become more indifferent and slowly forgetting the meaning of stopping to smell the roses. She is very accomodating and is very streetsmart. She keeps her knowledge to herself and doesn't flaunt it unless situation calls for it. Well, that's just my perspective of them. They are definately much more than that.

I'll post up some pictures of the trip when I get home.

Hopefully my muse comes back soon. Meantime, I'll be meeting my JC mates later in the evening.

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project blues

Counting down to the trip to BKK: 03days

All day long, the only thoughts that have been occupying my mind is the trip. I have already got a long mental list of the items that I am going to shop for. Ha ha.. I'm gonna be the "Queen of Haggle" and hone my bargaining skill. Have to start polishing it now. Even though, I have heard that the locals are also very good at that too. They make a living out of it, what can i say? I have drawn up an itinerary for the group and it includes the famous sightseeing tour in Grand Palace which includes cruising down the Chao Praya River.

Today was actually a very stressful day. I was confronted with a lot of unfinished work and have no idea how to advance. Work was thrown to me in all direction and I really have no intension to pick them up one by one. But I couldn't resist the temptation inside me. It seems again that I have tried to put everything on myself once again. I questioned myself times and again why do I always come back to this issue with myself. I know very well that I am an extreme perfectionist but I did try to not that ruin my social life. So what happen again this time? Why do I always end up doing other people's work and leave my own with no time to complete? Is my perfectionist streak really that bad that it leaves no room for imperfection? Probably.

Or could it be that I am over critical of myself? Blaming my own perfectionist nature rather than blaming others for being indifferent to their roles? People just don't prove to me that they are capable enough and thus my inability to trust them? Of course there are people whom I have love to work with throughout my entire 3 years and these people shown me that the problem doesn't lies with me. I have no issues with their work and really put my trust in them to do what was needed. Ok. Conclusion: The issue doesn't lies with me.

Haha.. this is really funny coz I am like asking questions and answering them myself. I really tend to do it. Like talking to myself, only this time, stating it in black and white. Actually I have make it a point never to blog about my projects or the members because it seems unethical. But I have to confessed that this entry is really not about the social loafers in the group or to complain about who is not doing what. I know everyone is trying. Its about me understanding myself better and the way I work. Actually I should not even be justifiying myself. Heck, this is my blog. Haha..

I met up with my Wendy just now for dinner and coffee. Haven seen that girl for century. So we did some catching up of her current status in SQ. Her future is furnished with excitments and interests that I would die to have. Not literally, but you know what i mean. The perfect jet-setting lifestyles that I yearn for. Flying to NRT and SYD in august. If she was to tell me she is going MEL, I would really find my way into her luggage and contort my body in that cramp space for 7 hours. =)

I guess I better go and complete my assignment now. Another night of burning the mid-night oil. Thank God for the banana mocha I grapped at starbucks earlier. =) Night people.

random

This photo was the one that I blogged about a few entries back. Daddy's girl.

This is the first photo that was put up in my blog and I'm glad this one makes it to the hall of fame. =)

Been trying to figure out how can I put pictures into the entries and realise that the thing is starring at me right in my face the whole time. And it must have been laughing at my ignorance. I am laughing at my own unwillingnss to learn as well. But I thought that I am going to get it this time. The trip to BKK helps as well since I know I will be taking tonnes of pictures with my buddies for 10 years. This trip is like a celebration of friendships in the name of traveling and fun. Not forgetting woman's first love; shopping.

Nothing much really happen except that I have been having nightmares these few nights. The other night i dreamt that I was in BKK and either all the shops are closed or are selling things that I don't fancy. I can feel such disappointment even in my dreams. And last night, I dreamt of the Amadeus test that I have taken earlier in the day and think that I have not printed the entire itinerary to hand up. What was worse is that, I stupidly entered the ignore button which cancel the entire booking. (I really did that in real life, how dumb!) Hmmm.. I always have the tendency to have nightmares when I am getting stress. So I believe that the nightmares that I have been having these couple of nights are my body way of telling me to slow down. I probably should listen to it as well. What is your body respond to stress?

I have started another novel by Paulo Coelho, the same author who wrote the now famous "Veronika decides to die". This time it is "The Devil and Miss Prym". And the theme of the book is about human's struggle with Good and Evil. I really think that this Paulo guy is really brilliant. Everyone should really get hold of his book. Really. I'll probably do a write up on this once again after I can make sense and digest the stuff he is writing about. =) Hold your breathe in the meantime. haha