Debbie’s World!

Christmas in Disneyland in the most magical! Imagine spectacular fireworks displays and romantic tunes of ‘White Christmas’, suddenly, white snow-like foam falls right before your eyes…

It all started with a desire to experience what real christmas feels like ever since my brother came back from the states few years ago. You know many had said that the Singapore is lacking in the magic of the festive seasons.

We started out tour with Nutrilite, Best of Nature, Best of Science. To get there, we need to drive, so we rented a Hertz car with GPS (thank God we did!) We visited the Lakeview Farm first. Everythink we read from materials and what people say are all true, we are truely organic. We even fed the goats and sheep with their favourite alfafa there, so adorable. The Centre of Optimal Health is the manufacturing facility in Buena Park. The commitment the company has for quality is something we are really proud of.

Since we are at Buena Park area, we have to visit the Knotts Berry Farm, as we had to return our car that day, we only walked around the external park taking photos and we tasted Mrs Knott’s Famous Fried Chicken. The portion is really so big, and the price was reasonable, but a little bit too salt for  my taste buds.

Having returned the car, we had to visit the rest of the attractions by public. As there is no Metro in Anaheim area, we had to take Amtrak to the Union Station and transfer to Metro. There we took the Redline to Universal City. I liked the Studio Tours most. The rides were not scary enough for me though.

We rose very early next day, as wanted to perform the impossible buy visiting 2 attractions in 1 day! We took Amtrak to San Diego. First stop of the day: San Diego Zoo. This is one of my Favourite place to be honest. The animals all seem so happy there as compared to the gloomy feeling I get in the Singapore Zoo. Next Stop: Seaworld. Avoid seating in the first 12 rows during show time. Never seat in the first 5 rolls, you WILL get drenched!

The next 3 days was dedicated to the Happiest place on Earth: Disneyland! There is a strategy to play when you are there. Always be as early as possible and head straight for the popular rides like Space Mountain asap. The waiting time in the morning average from 5 min to 15 min. Any time after 10am, the people starts to come in and waiting time can be more than 1h! I felt like I was a child again when I am there, I love to queue to take photos with the characters, was sad that I didn’t manage to find tigger and piglet though. Sob Sob~~

My favourite ride in Disney California Adventure would like to be the Hollywood Tower Hotel, it is so so so SCARY! I also find a show that allows the audience to talk to the Turtle from Finding Nemo, Squirts’ Father, to be interesting. The audience can interact with the cartoon LIVE.

In between the days, we found some time to visit the Orange County weekend market. I was not surprised to find lots of M-I-C goods there. But I missed the Frozen Banana so much.

We packed our bags and boarded the Lux Bus to Sin City~ Las Vegas. With bright lights everywhere, it really seems to be a place that never sleeps. We visited the M&M shop there. I was very very disappointed when we got news that the Bellagio had cancelled there water display due to the strong wind.

The trip came to an end when we boarded the bus once again to LA. We stayed in the famous Millenium Biltmore Hotel there were pictures of famous people who was there before. The pictures of their function room was like a threater. No wonder a wedding dinner was taking place when we were there. We had a short trip to Chinatown and Little Tokyo.

All good things will come to an end, we boarded the Super Shuttle and was on our way to the Airport. I didn’t knew that we can’t being in water into the departure hall. That was so embarassing when we were stopped at the security checks and we had to throw away our 2 unopened bottles of plain drinking water.

As the plane took off, I started to miss the fun we had in the past 2 weeks. I loved the weather, the people were all so friendly, most of all, I don’t have to work! I dreaded the thought of having to work 2 days later.

Well, I’m back in Singapore again. Start of a brand new year…

behind e smiles are e hidden pain…
behind e laughters are tears that are not shown…
behind that romantic fairytale, there’s an invisible page filled with tears…

Have you ever heard before that nobody is perfect until you fall in love with them? Then comes the saying that LOVE is BLIND.

Many people might not see the faults of their loved ones and always feel that they are ‘perfect’. They might feel that they look like Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt even though they are just plain Jacks. Some might be just some jerks. Of course, during courtship, things just seemed to be too good to be true. But when time passes and reality start to creep in, things change. They give excuses, make make you cry, cheat you and treat you bad, but you just can’t see it, because you love him? And you still think that is true love. We have to protect ourselves.

"What would you do when the only person who can make you stop crying is the person who made you cry?"

The hardest thing to do is to watch the person you love, love somebody else. It is never too late to know that someone is not right for you. Hurt you might be, but life has to go on. What is worst? Losing the guy you love, or losing the guy you love and your life, at the same time, make people that care about worried? You might feel cheated and lost, but you have to be strong.

"Don’t cry over someone, who won’t cry over you."

To me, there is no point in drowning in your sorrows. Find strength and immune yourself. The harder you fall, the more you learn. But remember to learn from the mistakes. 

"When it hurts to look back, and you’re scared to look ahead, you can always look beside you and find your best friends and family there."

True LOVE is about finding that ONE, that LOVES you BACK. True LOVE, at least to me, is never blind. You know that you have found him when you can see his shortcomings and accept them, not let them be invisible to you. You should still have a life outside of him, not just revolving around him. He will do the same for you too. Accept you for who you are, and encourage you to be someone better for your own good, not changing you into want he wants.

And if one day you find that he is not the ONE, move on. It is better to let go before you lose out even more. It is worse to carry on, even after you know he is not right for you. You have made the right choice.

Be more focused right now, there are other things that are more important. Like your future. Start planning and don’t procrastinate. Don’t regret only when it is too late. Remember learn from mistakes! You don’t have to make them all yourself.

In life you win some, you lose some. But you can control what or how much you win or lose. Why not let the glass to be always half full to you? Think about it.

Well Life is Short! Live Life~

听着自己的心跳
没有规则的跳跃
我安静的在思考
并不想被谁打扰
我们曾紧紧拥抱
却又轻易地放掉
这种感觉很微妙
该怎麽说才好
时间分割成对角
停止你对我的好
瓦解我们的依靠
在你离开之后的天空
我像风筝寻一个梦
雨后的天空
是否有放晴后的面容
我静静的望着天空
试着寻找失落的感动
只能用笑容
期待着雨过天晴的彩虹

We will ever be together again? I long to see the smiles again.

Will the sun come out and will there be a rainbow? Only time will tell…

After a whole month of slogging, I finally got my first official pay. It was really disappointingly low, even though I expected that amount. I find that it is really hard to get a job these days and I am really glad that I managed have a job, and bringing home some income.

Recently my mum just got retrenched, but she is still working part-time. It may be a blessing in disguise as my mum really need some time to rest and her health is giving way to her age. But with my limited pay, it is going to be hard. Jia You~~

Job is still very tiring for me. Eventhough I don’t really do much hands on nowadays, mainly paperwork and going out, which I enjoy a lot. Visiting other places allows you to open up to the industry and really get to see some things. I feel that I am slowly getting the hang of things, but still not really there yet. I will continue to work hard and try to be more organised. =P

Job is really fun at the same time, the people at my company, the attachments students, were simply great to be with. But I miss Ni and Yen Wee alot leh… And soon Shan might be leaving as well.

Darling Fabian found a job, he went back to his attachment company as well. And he makes me so jealous of his pay, well, he is a uni grad… Darling Jia You!

Some he will be leaving for Korea for the bridge tournament, and I will miss him. Imagine almost 2 weeks! And communications can be so very expensive, except for the net. But I am so lazy nowadays to come online.

Nowadays, I feel that I am drifting away. Away from my friends that I may have never been real close to? I don’t know. Most of the time I just feel that I don’t know what is going on. But I feel that when someone wants to tell, they will. If not, why force them.

I just want to do what my hearts desire now. Maybe I am starting to be selfish? Sometimes you can get so tired to pretend to be close to someone you feel uncomfortable with.

Friends are meant to be kept, not forgotten. I hope to maintain my friendship with all my friends. But when you are the one that is always making all the efforts, you get sick of trying. Everybody wants to feel treasured.

Life is GREAT! =)

Finally had the time to update my bloggie.

Life in the working society is really very tiring for me. My daily routine now is to work, dinner, tv, sleep, work the next day. That is my typical cycle for the past few weeks.

My job is really tiring for me, both physically and mentally, not to forget the problems that we might encounter as well. I feel that I nv have enough time to complete what I am supposed to do.

Perhaps I wanted to do a good job, amnd get things right the first time everytime, I worry too much and end up doing things so much slower. And there were still mistakes.

Luckily, I feel that the company really wants their staff to develope and grow together with them. They also understand that people make mistakes. Few weeks into the job, I really feel that I am being exposed to so much and is learning so much, sometimes I feel like a sponge! Just hope that nobody will come over and squeeze me dry…

Learn from other people’s mistakes! You can’t make them all yourself…

I saw this on Sharon’s Blog and I love it…

"When I dream…

If every dream is of you…

… I would want to sleep forever"

Friendship is like a handful of sand that u grasp in your hand. Hold on to it carefully for if it slips past your hand, that handful of sand will never feel the same again. True? I find it absolutely true.

I was singing K-Lunch today with Fabian, and was singing the Stef and Tanya duet, Yuan Dian. While singing, I suddenly broke down crying. I thought of how fragile a friendship between two best pals could be. All because of a guy. Whom was not worth the sacrifice of what was such a long and deep friendship.

Will you fall in love with someone your best friend fancy? Will the thought even surface in your mind in the first place? If it did, will you take any action? Many people have different views on this.

"别对我抱歉别总觉得对我亏欠
现在他在你的身边就对他好一点"

Isn’t true friendship about understanding? Isn’t true love about letting go and allowing him to find greater happiness. Basically, it is no use crying over spilled milk. Don’t apologise to me, don’t feel that you owe me anything. Now that you are beside him, just treat him better.

"我应该就走开就算感情还在
我应该就放开对他不再依赖
忘了曾有过的片段
这是属于你们的未来"

I should walk away, even if there are still feelings within me. I should let go, and not depend on him anymore. Forget the past or what could have have happened. This belongs to both of your future. Sounds noble doesn’t it? But few people is capable of doing this.

I believe that when it comes to a matter of relationship, nothing is ever right or wrong. It is all a matter of the heart. In such cases, are the parties willing to empathise, and step into each other’s shoes, and not put the blame on each other?

Time is capable of healing all wounds. It is just a matter of how deep the pain is and how long time needs. Even though the wound will heal one day, but a painful scar will be left there forever.

You have fell down and climbed up again. Isn’t it good that you have left that guy and found a better catch? I am sincerely happy that you have found someone that you love truely now, and I hope that he will be the ONE for you.

You have gave up your friendship for that guy, only to let go in the end. I know that you are hurt. Don’t keep everything inside and look strong. I know that deep down inside, you are in pain.

Our friendship is something that I cherish deeply.

Today was the last exam paper I will have to take! And I consider myself to be a poly graduate! Keeping my fingers crossed at the same time…

I am actually slightly worried as I didn’t really study much for the exams. Maybe it was the last exams but I didn’t feel the urge to strive, I did thought of it, as I wanted to make up for the lost throughout the other exams, but my lazy bones got the better of me.

I wonder when I will get my results. I hope that the lecturers will make everybody pass. The first 2 papers were really very hard. The third one was quite predictable, while the one today was, ok. But I didn’t study much so I just used my own commonsense to go about doing it. Well, my commonsense did pull me through 2 1/2 years of poly education.

I can only hope for the best now. In the mean time, I shall enjoy the one week break before the start of my first full time permenant job!

I am real excited over the bicycle that i bought today. I had been thinking and longing for a bicycle for a very long time, ever since my first attachment, because I had always wanted to cycle to work. Now, I have the chance!

I bought mine from 888 Plaza. It is a very cheap bike, which originally looked sporty, but after my makeover, it now looks totally ‘Auntie’ with a basket and a second seat. Well, I am looking for functionality here.

It was tiring to cycle from 888 Plaza to my house. To top it up, I am not a average cyclist, I often get attracted to drains and trees, I wonder why. But anyway, I shall practise hard before the commencement of my work.

I think I can really shed some pounds from this! Talking about work, I hope that I can get a decent pay. Haiz~

Today was the food processing engineering paper. And prior to that the lecturers were so kind to offer us ‘guidance’ and helping us score for this paper. Most importantly, they didn’t trick us. One more paper left, Food Packaging. I wonder what kind of quiestion will come out. Wish me LUCK~~

Today I went to eat the very, extremely smelly fermented toufu (chou dou fu) with Darling. Woh~ How to describe??

Smell was like that of a very smelly drain, that had been choked for months. Once get near to the shop, the smell lingers in the air and you knoe that you are somewhere near. The skin was very crispy and one bite into the beancurd, u can feel the juicy-ness oozing into ur mouth. The taste was acceptable for me. But I think i need some time to get used to. =P