Welcoming Dragon Year - CNY 2012

- Tuesday, January 24, 2012

This year I was spending the CNY in Singapore, unlike the previous year.

My aunt from my dad's side picked me to have a steamboat dinner at her mother's in law house in Achorpoint, queenstown.

 The next day, my aunt from my mom's side came to Singapore and we stayed at Festive Hotel in Resort World Sentosa. We had CNY-eve dinner at OSIA, an Australian Restaurant in RWS. This restaurant is nice enough to let us bring the Yusheng from other restaurant, do the prosperity toss, and make some dirt on the table because they never sell it. The food looks great and the taste is delicious.











After that we went to the Casino in RWS. I was only playing small amount, I stopped playing once my amount was breakeven, most importantly was not making loss during CNY



The next day, I went to my far relative from my great grand father - but still same surname to bai bai. We are not very close as per say, but they are really nice and always welcome us.
I was planning to just bai bai to this family and went back, but couldn't find excuse to go home. I ended up went for family gathering lunch, and my uncle's god brother family gathering dinner. Last thing to do was gambling for fun. They said, they have tradition to play this during CNY, of coz we only bet small amount from 10c-$10 per bet. Started by losing money consecutively, but finaly I made little bit money from here. yay! I oso got hong bao...hahaha..








The last day of CNY, I felt bit tired coz of the tiring consecutive days, always slept late. The only thing I did were two cooking-session with friends (lunch and dinner) + long sleep, feeling bit unwell now...








Happy Chinese New Year, World! Let's welcome this dragon year with smile. Hope for a prosperity, luck, and happiness. 

12 stops, Exciting Travelling Nov 2011-Jan 2012

- Sunday, January 8, 2012

12 stops from Nov 2011 till Jan 2012 calender : Singapore - Jakarta - Singapore - The Philippines - Singapore - Kuala Lumpur (transit) - Korea (Seoul and the land) - Kuala Lumpur (transit) - Jakarta - Jambi - Jakarta - Singapore

It's exciting December for me. Lots of travelling, meaningful and touching experience, happy moment, but tiring...

Finished exam on Nov 16, I was busy with preparing a 'run event' for my CP, though regretfully it was cancelled due to no permission. 

Hence I decided to go back Jakarta for 2 weeks before returning to Singapore on Dec 5 for job interview and preparation for the trip to The Philippines on Dec 8. I was not going for holiday in The Philippines, but it was for my CP work. Well, at least this expense was borne by school. It started as a 'work', but when I experienced staying and living with the villagers in GK Enchanted Farm, it turned to be a meaningful trip. Only had 5 days there though and I went back to Singapore on Dec 13.

On Dec 16, I went to Korea with Christina, Wilson, and Winong. The scenery there is really beautiful, oohhh Winter Korea. Well, we had a chance to go many tourism places: Dongdaemun, Off Temple - Daegwallyeong Sheep Ranch, Seorak National Park, Bronze Buddha Sinheungsa uniform - big red fishing harbor fishing pier lighthouse, Big East China Sea catch large fish market - hot water in the world, Yongpyong ski resort (including ski snow shoes + sled), Everland - Namsan Park - Myeong-dong, seaweed Museum + hanbok - Korean souvenirs, Cheonggyecheon - Blue House - National Folk Museum - Korea Ginseng shop - Cosmetics, Insa-dong, and some other places which I didn't remember the name.
Indeed happy have a chance to travel there during winter. But, unfortunately, I got allergic with the cold weather and got sick during the trip.

From Korea, I went back to Jakarta on Dec 23 and caught up to celebrate Christmas with family. Nothing much actually, we just went to church together, ate together, spent time and chit chat together, watched drama etc. But one special thing that I was busy of during my stay at home was I was planning my parents Silver Wedding Anniversary for this upcoming Jan 11. Pretty sad that I would not be there sharing this special moment due to one and another thing in Singapore. But lazy me started the work bit late,so rush here and there and slept late for the last 4 days. I designed the invitation card, made the card for them, made a video containing their photos and our family photos as surprise, and made the guide book for the mass. 

Of course I still do my CP work at home. Even I had once skype meeting with my CP-mates and the organisation I'm working with. I still need to edit the video for my CP work also and do some proposal etc... I wanted to go back Singapore to start the CP, but I needed to go Jambi to pray for my grandpa 100days passed away. I went to Jambi on Jan 5 and back on Jan 7. It was like a reunion also, one from Singapore, two from Jakarta, others from Jambi. 

Then I went back to Singapore on Jan 8. The taxi auntie is very nice, chit chat with her...But upss, new taxi fare...

Today, I am cleaning my room...super tired. Luckily I have so many nice friends, helped me to carry lot of my luggage. 
School start soon. But I still need to 'moving and unpacking', shopping some daily stuff, went off to sign contract, went for some recruitment stuff, CP meetings and work, friend's coming this week..and I should start opening IVLE... 



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