Life in LA...

Whao time sure flies. In a blink of the eye, im almost at the finishing lap of my race here in the US. Cant believe that i have been here for 4 months already. It felt just like yesterday that i was still all hyped up about this trip to the US. And now, im all excited to go back to my hometown; to my comfort zone - Singapore. I would say i have had the best moments, as well as some worst moments during my stay here in the US. But on the whole, it was a very enriching experience and im realli glad that i came here. Being here all alone really opened up my perspective taught me how to be a much more independent girl.

I gained alot of valuable insights to the american culture and how they view life. Very much different from how Singaporeans lead their lives. I guess the Singaporean lifestlye is way more competitive and hectic. Of course, another major difference is the food here. I love and hate american food. Love because im a burger lover and being here means burger all the way... Hate it because all the burgers have now transformed me into real life burger. I guess my friend's prediction of me transforming into a Big Mac when i return to Singapore has came true.

I have been very depressed over this fact of me gaining weight. As much as i tell myself not to think too much about it coz there is no point thinking of something I dun have control over now, i simply cant help it. I gained almost 8kg here... Yes... I hate to admit it but that is the fact and i have to learn to face it. I will give myself 3 months to go jogging at least 5 times a week, go to the gym for classes, go rollerblading with eugene, and eat realli healthly. I know i will be able to do it and this is a challenge i got to face. EVERYONE PLEASE SUPPORT ME OK!

Im trying to be as positive about it as possible so i need moral support. Weight issue has always been a big thing for me and now, i weigh the heaviest in my life. I know i will and i can get back to my original frame but that will take time. Dr Kashain has been helping me by tellin me what i should do and being my moral support. Thank you! Dr Kashain quoted: "There is no short cut; there is no easy way out. You have to do it the hard way." He also said, "The easier u achieve something, the easier it is to lose it too." So, i will heel his advice, be strong, realli set my mind to workout, and adopt a healthy lifestyle =)

Video in Niagara falls

A week in New York...

I had the best of times during my stay here in the US. I decided to go back to New York for another tour coz i like the place alot... And i got along very well with Kashain. So, i got on the 5 hrs flight and flew back to New York! I reached on tues noon and Kashain came to pick me up after his work. We headed back home and Uncle and Auntie treated me with much much hospitality! They were sooo nice and warm. Auntie made spaghetti with meatballs and some vegetables for me. Uncle, Kashain and me had a veri nice chat over 2 bottles of wine.

The next day, Kashain and me took a train to Rockefella centre at 5th ave. The other time when i came during thanksgiving, the tree wasnt totally built up but now, it was realli nice and pretty. On top of that, it was snowing!! I love the snow... I went to the cartier flagship store coz my mummy wanted me to get a watch belt for her. Whao the cartier store was super luxurious and glam. With lifts and perfect lightings, u feel like u are a princess when u are inside. And of course, it comes wif a price! The watch strap cost USD$200 lor! So ex... We then shopped around before stoppin to admire the tree...


Can u see the snow!!! Nice right!!

Outside the subway, on our way home...

After reaching home, Kashain and i went to the gym to workout. I got a 1 week pass for the gym that kashain goes to all the time. It was a veri nice workout. Hee Kashain has a veri nice body.... Not too muscular but yet distinct enough. I will be as disciplined as him!!! Wait till i go back to Singapore... We then went to the supermarket to get some nuts which we ate and chatted wif uncle again...

The next day morning, uncle and auntie brought me to have dim sum. Oh it was so so nice! I loved it... Uncle and auntie are simply sooo nice to me. Im realli grateful to them.

After the dim sum, we went to hongkong supermarket to buy some groceries so auntie can cook. Kashain and I decided to go on a road trip to Niagara falls so auntie packed alot of food for us. She was soo cute... I learnt to make some realli delicious and healthy thai salad which i can make for my mummy when i got back to singapore. Before we left, we had 2 big bags of food which auntie packed for us to eat along the way... Sweet of her. She also gave me an envelop which says Merry christmas and inside was USD $100.... I was like sooo touched la...

It was a long long tideous ride. We left aroung 5pm and we stopped somewhere along the way at bout 2am. We were in the car for almost 7.5 hours la!!! But well it didnt felt that long coz Kashain and I were conversing all the while in the car. So, we stopped in Buffalo for a night... The next day, we set off for niagara falls which was about another hours drive from where we were...

Finally~!!! We reached Niagara falls... The view was beautiful. I had been to niagara falls 8 years ago but that time i was at the canada side and tis time i was at the new york side... i had a better view of the american falls...

It was snowing heavily and together with the wind, it was coooollllddd. I had to pull my hoodie up coz the snow keep hitting on my face and its super cold.

Kashain and I...

Nice background of the American Falls.

American Rapids. Also known as the point of no return. The water travels at bout 30 mile a min i think...

Breathtaking view...

Hee sooo cute rite. I had to put on my sunglass coz the snow keep going into my eyes and i couldnt open my eyes.

This was the niagara falls. Suppose to be shapped like a horseshoe. But i couldnt realli see it coz its winter time and veri misty.

Dont you love how white it looks...

We took a trolley ride which took us around the area to goat island. It was nice and warm inside.The bus driver was very nice to allow us to drop off some points to take some photos. Maybe coz its winter and there wasnt much tourist there. In fact at a point there was onli mi and kashain on the trolley.

We watched a show over there which talks bout some of the historical facts of niagara falls and how people attempt to fall over the falls etc. It was funni and interesting. I also went to hardrock cafe to get some souvenir.

Inside the car eating the food auntie packed... Hee realli nice and sweet.

Holiday INN!! The room was sooo nice. Hee i love it. For this trip, Kashain and i split the cost such tat i pay hotel fees and he pay for gas. the rest we kinda split here and there. I dun wan him to pay coz i feel veri bad liaoz =) But it was all good. We met up with AJ and Adrain, who are Kashain's frens. AJ is one of Kashain's best fren and they graduated from the New York College of Chiropractic. Adrain is currently still taking the doctor degree in the college.

We went to this italian restaurant for dinner where Kashain had his graduation dinner at. Gosh i swear the portion of pasta that they gave me was the biggest biggest in my entire life. I bet it can feed 5 people. When i saw it i was like: Wha kaoz.... They had too much pasta is it... So anyway i think i ate like 10% of it and packet the rest of it. We headed back to the hotel and had some wine before headin off to a local bar. I had a fantastic night.

Adrain, AJ, Kashain and Me.

Our wine...

Candid picture!

The next day, Kashain and I went to the outlet mall where i bought a samsonite luggage. I have to prepare to pack my things which i bought here in the US. Theres so much of them i dunno how to bring them back. Luckily my parents are coming over. If not im screwed.

We also went to wineries for wine tasting. This is my first time doing wine tasting and it was realli nice. I like the ambience of many of the wineries. We bought a dozen of wine coz uncle wanted it. Before heading home we stopped over at where Kashain stayed during his doctor degree days and his landlord was realli nice to give us a bottle of wine too. I realli loved where he used to stay. It faces the lake and theres a dock where they can dive and go jetskiing during summer. Kashain and his ex gf stayed there and he had a jetski back then and they would travel to the other part of the lake occasionally. So romantic...

When we got home, it was like 1am liaoz. But auntie had prepared alot of food for us so we ate some food and chatted with uncle for abit before crashing in. Way too tired.

The next day moring, kashain brought me to buy junior's cheesecake, which is one of the most famous cheesecake in brooklyn, new york.

As much as i hated to leave, i had to. Time flies so fast i couldnt believe it. I had so much fun over the week. Im gonna miss everything.

Clubbing at Mood

Whao i haven went clubbing for such a long time. Funnily, before i came to LA, everyone was telling me that i would go crazy clubbing here; getting to know guys... etc. But frankly speaking, i really club very seldom here. Definitely less than 10 times. Not that i dun want to or i dun enjoy, its just that i dun have the chance to! No car and no friends to ask me out clubbing. Im definitely going to go Dragonfly and Zouk and THE LABYRINTH when i get back to Singapore. Miss those places and those friends to hang out with so much...

Anyway i went clubbing at Mood 2 times this week, on thurs and sat. These pictures were taken on Thurs. I realised that i dun have much time to spend with my roomies anymore. Next week im gonna go to New York to tour again for the whole week. The week that i come back i got midterms till the next week. And a day after my midterms my parents are coming liaoz. So basically i dun have time to hang out with them anymore! So, we decided to go clubbing alot this week. Mood on thurday is Asian night and i realli had alot of fun. It was practically all asians la. Kookkik's very rich guy fren, Jay, booked a table. Kaoz one bottle of Blacklabel is like USD$360 la... Crazy... Luckily not i pay. Hahaha

Anyway i LOVE this picture to the core. I realli dunno why i look so slim that day. Its like all the pictures i take make me look so slim, even my face didnt seem that round. It weird how i look so different in pictures in a days difference. And yes... I did got picked up on both days! Haha this mean that although i gain alot of weight, im still attractive! Thank god...

Me and kookkik... Ok im tryin to act sexy... Anyone has a problem with that?

Me and Joy. Realli love the radiant look on my sharp face. No photoshop ok!! I juz happened to be thin that day. Too bad only that day. The pictures on Sat made me look rounder. I really dun understand y.

The 3 of us. We had alot of fun; dancing and drinking. Im so gonna miss them like hell... Especially Joy who is like my soulmate here. We chat bout everything la. Im so glad i got her as my roommate.