You leave me SPEECHLESS.,

NICOLE IS BACK FROM KOREA ; RELUCTANTLY..

It'll be kinda nuts to blog day by day about my Korea trip, so I'll just type briefly about Korea : My impression before and after the trip.

One thing's for sure, Korea's a SHOPPING HEAVEN! I'm not kidding yo.
Myeong-Dong is lovely for shopping. It's definitely the place to update your winter closet!
You get to buy lovely clothings at a really affordable price. That, you'll never get in S'pore!
Imagine having bought so many things during winter, what will happen if I were there during summer or even spring? Shopping will be OH-SO-AWESOME!!

Well, Korea's also an ideal place to spend X'mas. There was this super cool Ice-skating ring outside the crew hotel we stayed in for the first 2 nights, before meeting up with my relatives for the tour. There was this super huge X'mas tree and a really hip place for you to countdown. People were already wishing us Merry X'mas way before the actual date itself. HOW COOL YEA? It's so much better than our Orchard Road.
It snowed on X'mas day itself, when we were skiing. The view was really scenaric, totally awesome! You'll definitely wish time would stop at that moment, i kid you not!

And, Jeju would be romantic if you'd gone during summer. Its more for honey-mooners luh. Haha.

Okay, in short. Korea is pretty much similar to Japan. The housings and buildings looks so alike! Their sense of dressing is pretty similar as well. But I'll have to admit that Japan has a much efficient transport system than Korea. JR Rail in Japan can link you up to all parts of Japan. You can't do that in Korea. Those sights in korea requires you to join their local tours. So yea, Japan beats Korea in that no doubt. Food wise, Japan probably leads as well. Its Kimchi all day in korea, so if you're not used to it.. THATS IT! Hahaha, but it's not bad to me. '
Well, Korea definitely leads in their K-dramas! ( thumbs up for that! ), and Korean actors are a million times more handsome than Jap actors. My Kwon Sang Woo's definitely a great example! HAHAHAH.

Alright, enough of all the korea-japan talks. Just know that, the actual spelling for Korea is COREA. Long story behind it.

ANW, it was quite upsetting that I couldnt meet Joyce junior before i departed for Korea - diff terminals.

& I have been really careless this trip. First, my wallet dropped out of my bag in my study room. CRAP! There goes my Korean won. Thankfully, mommy paid for everything luh. So those money that i didn't spend goes into my pocket. LALALA.
Secondly, I lost my hp in Korea. Jeju island's hotel i guess. Sigh, so please to text me till i get my phone tmr i hope.
Thirdly, i keep dropping things. I'd even drop my camera casing while taking the open-air ride thats transport you frm the upper ground of EVERLAND to the lower ground!

Despite all these, Korea's still not bad. It's like what you see in the dramas. Esp the Han River! Where ppl cry their hearts out after a heartbreak. LOLS.

And did i mention, our photographer 'J' was really cute, and helpful. He took really beautiful pictures for us. Gawd, I'll miss him! HAHAHAAH

"You leave me SPEECHLESS, when you talk to me."

12/29/2008 06:04:00 PM

'' Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow! "

Nicole LOVES Simin!

Took off today, but poor Nicole had to wake up early just to mug theory at Nlb with Nicholas. No, I didn't whine. I really didn't! Sigh, perhaps i really did whine. Theory's so dry and boring. I can't get into the study mood! MAN!! Thank god I ain't taking any major examinations now, if not I'll die terribly.

Anw, to self-entertain myself, i psp-ed. OH, I borrowed a book. I'm so gonna get the habit of reading books, and perhaps get myself a whole collection of books! I'm determined to complete reading the entire of Stephanie Meyer's books. Yes, the author of ' Twilight '.

Had lunch at some hawker centre near Bugis, no idea what's the name though. Papaya with milk's not bad. Something new at least. Hahaha.

Met up with my dearest Simin after lunch. Sigh, I can't believe it, but yea.. I was late!

Spotted Xinyuan while crossing the road! She was on her way to work, how sad. LOLS!

Anw, bought tickets for the sneaks preview of ' Twilight '. My silly friend was worried upon hearing the word SNEAKS. She was worried that sneak's preview would not air the ENTIRE MOVIE! How cute yar? I miss all her blur-ness!

It's not surprising that the cinema was FULL HOUSE, aft all, Twlight's a must see for those who have read the book!

Had Gloria Jeans and then neoprints! As a result, we were slightly late for the show! Haha.

Shall rate Twilight 3.5/5 stars. Wasn't as fantastic as the book. The cast wasn't fantastic. Edward Cullen should be more handsome!!

Yes my silly friend, my lips are sealed! You can trust me. Today was great bcos i missed your silly-ness! HAHA. More movie sessions ya?

"You leave me SPEECHLESS, when you talk to me."

12/17/2008 10:12:00 PM

" THE NYNY UNDER THE SEA FAMILY "

As usual, the ' oh-so-lame ' Kelvin(a) spotted the " ocean " pocket calender and hence went around asking us to choose our very own characters. Can you spot my name? Hahaha. Work was cool yesterday. I had a pleasent surprise indeed! Zhenghao, Emily, Michelle & Sean popped by for a visit=)). Thanks yar? Didn't expect that. Mr Banana ( Vincent ) popped by today too. How nice yar? I've been blogging all the good stuffs bout work, but that's only if M isn't around. You don't know how much i loathe her now. Anyway, I don't know why people start calling me Liying these few days. Esp Lendel! LOLS! && I hate it when Kelvin(a) & Lendel says I have the " eat potato" look in hokkien. Darn! I can speak proper mandrin mind you!

Oh! Can you believe that I've actually succeeded speaking hokkien to an old man? No other service crew could for they were not chinese. And poor Joyce can't understand a single hokkien at all. How cool, my hokkien ain't that bad. *Phew * But it's okay for my hokkien to be bad for I ain't a hokkien in the first place. HAHA.

ANW, today was a bad moody day for me. Promise & Yi Tan would probably have noticed it. M simply pisses me off.Hence, I went off work at 8 today, instead of 10. But my dinner was a blessing in disguise. I can't take beef, and tonight's dinner had beef. SO, I got to eat my fav Bacon Aglio! Wahaha. Went to Plaza Sing to meet my parents aft my dinner.

SIGH, NICOLE NEEDS ICE-CREAM TERRIBLY RIGHT NOW!! =((((((((((

*Cranky yea? *

I'm looking forward to tmr! Finally meeting up with YIP SIMIN!

Ps: I'm not going for kite flying anymore. Enjoy yourselves yar?!

Oh! Thomas helped us read our palms today. He said I will have two kids in future, a boy and a girl. No idea how accurate he is. LOLS!

"You leave me SPEECHLESS, when you talk to me."

12/16/2008 11:29:00 PM

MOOD OF THE DAY : HIGH

Yes, I'm indeed very high today. You can check it out with the NYNY peeps, esp Kelvina. LOLS! The "cup" story esp! Probably becos i was off the past two days. It's indeed great to have off days. I've finally got a chance to continue watching my kdrama - " Robber Of My Heart ". I'm at the last episode already. Saving the best for the last! Haha. Had tea-time at Xin Wang HK Cafe with mom. I was curious about the ' Cherry float ', so yea, i ordered that. & It's nth great at all. The ice-cream sucked and they merely used the F&N Cherry drink to give the fizzy feel that's all. But I managed to make use of my staff discount though. Not much of a difference for we didn't spend much. Mrt-ed down to Plaza Sing after that. Sigh, the Roxy Watch was almost mine. It originally costed $199. But after the discount, it was $139. Mom was keen on buying it for me, but i was hesitating. Didn't get it in the end cos she said big face watches suits me better. Kinda true though, but all my watches seems to be big faced! Anw, i had dinner at " Hot Tomato ", a western food joint. The pricing is super reasonable. My grilled salmon costs less that 10 bucks. But i guess one gets a certain kinda standard for the price they pay. Their Hazelnut Latte seriously sucked. Sorry to say that luh, but seriously, the taste was so artificial and it's super sweet. I doubt NYNY will produce such standards, seriously. Man, I seem to be promoting NYNY now. HAHA! Well, i had a few visitors today @ NYNY. First was my cousin & auntie, then came my uncle. How nice yea? Even my parent's don't even bother to come down. Anw, working at centrepoint allows me to meet people I've never expected to see again. For eg, my ex-neighbour and that TJC guy who frequents Nlb. LOLS. How cool.

ANW, 4J PEEPS!
WE'RE HAVING A KITE FLYING SESSION THIS WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC!

VENUE : EAST COAST PARK

Please show your support yea?
I should be going, provided my leave is approved.

Its only 4 DAYS Till I say...
HELLO KOREA!

Tqm's already in HK. I'm so envious luh!

"You leave me SPEECHLESS, when you talk to me."

12/15/2008 12:20:00 AM

Word of the day : CANSADO
It simply means tired in Spanish. Working long hours really ain't fun. The past few days were really tiring. The crowd was overwhelming. I've finally understood what Mario meant when he said he had ' NO LIFE '! Its basically sleep and work everyday. Nonetheless,a simple praise can really make my day! A few customers praised me for good service! Hehe!! Not bad uh =)))!

Oh! Before i forget,
I SERVED NIX SHEN ICED-WATER!!!
I seriously had no idea who he was till he said " Thank You " to me! Imagine my reaction!! HAH, he bought a Caesar Salad take-away.. Well, I think he's a nice chap. Decent and modest. Yes, that's exactly the way how a modest actor should be. He's definitely not the cocky type!=))
& I saw PATRICIA MOK TODAY too!! LOLS

Anyway, i ended work at 6 today. Lendel seemed so happy to get off work, cos he was eagar to meet his wife i guess! Haha!! So, i headed home before heading to TPY with my family.
I know this is so random, but I SO WANNA GO BACK TO SCHOOL!
Searching for textbooks really made me wanna return to the studying mode. Working has seriously taught me to enjoy my student life while i still can. So people, you should really enjoy your life as a student while you still can. That's my advice yo.

Sigh, I'm in a dilemma right now. There's a x'mas party which joey invited me to. I'll get to meet those peeps who helped out in the X'mas event last year too! But Qiming's leaving for Hongkong on the 13th!! Should i still go? It'll be boring w/o TQM! Man, he'd better see this!!

ANW, It's only 9 DAYS(ie, counting today as the 10th) before i say..
HELLO KOREA!!

"You leave me SPEECHLESS, when you talk to me."

12/09/2008 11:18:00 PM

High-tea was cancelled for it was too late for making our reservations. Sigh, so had dinner at ' The Ship '. The food was not bad, but what i liked more was the ambience. A pity Chery didn't get a chance to enjoy her meal in peace. That's Karma for ps-ing us! My grilled Norwegian Salmon was not bad! && the Chocolate Pudding was fabulous.

It's worth a try people!!!

Venue : Shaw House , The Ship. ( #04-34/36 )

"You leave me SPEECHLESS, when you talk to me."

12/05/2008 10:52:00 PM

Melvin( Head Chef) , Mario, Roy, Sin Yee, Joyce, Huiqin, Me

Haven't got a chance to blog these few days, cos I'm always back home late. Chery, Nick came for the interview ytd, I haven't got the faintest idea what Kelvin's decision is. Anw, my days at NYNYDeli isn't that bad. I've made new friends like MARIO, Joyce, Sin yee, Promise, Roy, Lendel, VJ. Thomas etc... Work isn't that bad with friends around.. Hahaha. Not forgetting the Head Chef Melvin, a pity ytd was his last day. Had supper together at ' Xin Wang HK Cafe '. I worked till 11.50pm okay!!! Was with the closing team. The kind Roy & Melvin helped me with re-wipping the cutleries! Haha. Meet up with the rest at Cine. Supper was filled loads of laughter!! Nice! Probably becos we're all NYNY staffs. Fancy comparing HK Cafe's food with ours? HAH! & We all know that there's at need to clean our cutleries before using... HAHAHAHA.

Roy sure does have a weird eating habit..

IMAGINE PEELING THE FIRST LAYER OF PRATA...

THEN DIP IT INTO SWEET SAUCE & CURRY???

YUCKKKKKKSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

Everyone were grossed out, seriously.

Anw, cabbed home with mario & quek. Reached home slightly before 2AM. How cool, the side gate was locked and i had to walk all the way to the main gate. Sickening..

Anw, it was Melvin's treat. Haha, the OH-SO-RANDOM CHEF is gone. I wonder's what's gonna be up next?

Sigh, im gonna take my shower now. Supper tired! I'm off tmr! YAY

OHOH! I've found a new gossip companion. Kelvin! Wahahaha

MARIO MARIO MARIO.. Do you spot your name here now???

"You leave me SPEECHLESS, when you talk to me."

12/04/2008 11:54:00 PM

I had originally thought i had to work today, but Xinyuan told me i didnt have to work at around 10 plus. So sigh, had already cancelled my outing with Charmaine and Shiya.. We'll go out again soon yea?

I'm bored, so i'm posting.. Hahaha

Life's gonna be boring w/o Jasmin. There's no one to grumble to, no one to chat online with, no one to gossip with, no one to go out with as and when i please. JASMIN KOH! I made u sound so great,, you'd better see this yea?

Anw, i went down to Anchorpoint today. The billabong there was something like a factory outlet. It loooks exactly the same as the other Billabong outlets.. But the price he HALF THE ORIGINAL! So yea, i bought a pair of jeans, cap, and handphone strap. Daddy bought a pair of jeans as well. & sigh, I didn't have the time to walk over to queensways shopping centre, cos Chery & nick was asking me to meet them earlier. So the nice Nicole went to meet them. But, i realised i should have met them later. Cos, dad had quite a number of good buys at queensway.. & I could have gotten a Tennis racket! Sigh..

Nvm, I watched ' Wild Child' today.

Shall rate it 3 out of 5 popcorns.. Wasn't as good as i had expeceted.

I'm waiting for ' Twilight ' to air!!! There are a couple of nice movies out this december.

Gosh, this was the first time I've seen someone drink lemon tea with 3 straws! It's awfully UNGLAM!! I wonder if the person will see this anot. HAHA, i shall keep mum about the person's name. So please don't say i'm bad yea?

Tqm was at The Cathy too. Was supposed to have dinner with him and some members of the supper clique. But xinyuan and quek were working, so could only meet for supper. Sigh, i didn't wanna have dinner so late.. so yea, had dinner with Nicholas and Chery. Mrt-ed home.

Quek says they're gonna have supper at Kovan. ' Xin wang HK Cafe ', sigh i don't llike that and since im lazy to get out of my home, i shall stay home and watch dvds then.. Sry people!

"You leave me SPEECHLESS, when you talk to me."

12/01/2008 10:24:00 PM

OHOH, before i forget...

BON VOYAGE JASMIN & XUANLE!!!
Jasmin's leaving for m'sia & Xuanle's leaving for Taiwan on 1st DEC.( today )
Enjoy yea? Just miss me will do. HAHA!!

I just realised that a couple of people are going overseas on the same day as I am.
How coincidental ya? Kenneth & Joyce junior are leaving on the 19th of Dec.
Well, if we're lucky, we'll see each other at the airport! Haha

Today's the 1st already.
19 MORE DAYS TO KOREAAA!!
I wanna get a pair of boots there..

"You leave me SPEECHLESS, when you talk to me."

12/01/2008 12:39:00 AM

SATURDAY : Woke up early & headed to CVSS. Luckily daddy gave me a ride, if not sure late! Okay, even with the car ride, i was still late. Whatever la. Collected the money in less than a few mins then can go already. Man, should have asked Daddy to wait for me. But nvm la, got zhenghao pei me to take mrt. HAHA
Slacked the whole afternoon. Was so bored to the extent that I re-watched '' ENCHANTED''. As i was watching, i was chatting with Nick on ebuddy- psp. Sigh, i really wanna work for SIA la!! He was telling me of all the scolarships available and all. Well, if i really wanna work for SIA..
1) I'll go to TP, take up aviation management
2) Become a pilot, but sigh, SIA don't hire female pilots
3) Become an aircraft line maintance engineer, prove to my daddy that females can do the job too.
4) Become an air-stewardess.

Being an air-stewardess isn't that bad. It's good. We've discussed the benefits yea? I've found company in acheiving this goal. Nicholas! HAHA. Chery will see herself majoring in some music industry la.

But now, i'm confused as to go JC, or Poly. The thing is, what's the point of studying so hard when you're gonna end up serving people onboard the air-craft? Good point there right? Sighhhhhh

SUNDAY : Woke up just in time for lunch. That's what i like about waking up late!! Hahaha. Spent my whole day watching " Robber Of My Heart" , a korean drama as usual. My aunt lent me the dvd=)). So yea, i spent the whole day watching. I'm at the 9th episode already. I'll finish it soon!!! Then conferenced with Chery & Nick. Argh, study theory? haiyo.. I'm only meeting them in the afternoon tmr, cos im going shopping before that. Hopefully i get what i need to get. haha.

"You leave me SPEECHLESS, when you talk to me."

12/01/2008 12:13:00 AM