VS trip........Vancouver-Seattle

Vancouver Aquarium!! I love star fishesZ!!!!




Frosty mountains of V.



The weather is dam freakish! It can b sunny and then snowing the next mmt.




The view up frm Stanley Park in V.





Crossing the border of USA and Canada. MissIng the JB-Sing border.




Fresh seafood at CrabPot in Seattle. Trust me! I Hate sMElly seafood!!

I def need a starbucks bear frm the 1st Starbucks of the world!! and coffee to go!!

Hi guys....

am just back frm my Seattle and Vancouver trip. was busy with unpacking my luaggage and giving out stuff to nice friends whom helped us in many little ways to make the trip a worry-free one...

okies...weather was pretty bad in both areas...gosh tot it was suppose to be spring already...wats with the hail/snow and chilly winds still !!! Global warming!!!

pretty much gorged on freshly caught seafood frm the coast...gluped down tons of caffine..of course the coffe culture started frm the 1st starbucks in seattle..just had to grab a honey latte and walk through Pikes Market. Yes, Ru had warned me.." Seattle nothing much!!!"

I pretty much agree, but its really nice to live by sea, have huge mountains lining the horizon(not hills)..and of course fresh seafood anywhere u go... (pls minus the sucky rainy weather)

Vancouver was really interesting. The Canadians are all stick-thin creatures, with dam gd complexion! I wanna migrate!!!! They are quite cosmo, given tat I spotted a mosque, a temple and churches all within a mile frm each other...their downtown is quite hetic, driving through the streets are just as bad as New York. Finding parking lots on a rainy/snowing day is a killer...sigh..and gas is dam ex here....

Enjoyed the Vancouver aquarium there...very unqiue corals and sea creatures found from the nearby islands off vancouver island. Maybe its a hint that Im itching for SCUBA- DIVING!!!

Gonna plan a road trip with some frens... hopefully Jason will be able to join us on this road trip around Texas....no hiccups...no accidents..no break-ins....I pray....

Douch's Day Out.....

shaggy dog


sniff each other ass..wat does it smell like?


huge!

Hush Puppies!!!

I love this beagle!!

dog-dog interaction...man-man gossiping

went to Dog's park at White Rock Lake with Jacky and some friends.

Still pretty amazed by how the Americans can cater to pet lovers and their pets..the pet shops are humongous here, pet hospitals and pet shops are plentiful here and everywhere u go, you will practically meet a dog/ cat/ any other funny pet.... A pet here is just like another member of the family....cool....

so it was pretty nice..adults chilling out (nt exactly given that theres hardly a place to sit and chill) while the doggies were sniffing out each other's asses....sniff sniff.. wat a way to communicate and check each other out.

ts a dog friendly park whereby dogs can run freely ( some wildly like siao kaos though) and play with each other on the grass/ muddy ground...

If you are a single guy, with a cute dog like Eddie...u will definitely benefit as numerous gers (sorry young children though) have come up to him exclaiming hw cute Jacky the young retriever pup was... nw we know why he bought the pup... naughty....hidden agenda

I can smell SPRING!!!!!

easter presents !!!

the king and the queen....

getting bored..so decided to make ourselves some easter presents...

the results.... a pair of nutcracker for the mantle piece...

looking at how flimsy they are..doubt they can be used for cracking open nuts...including peanuts!!!

Happy EasteR SundaY!!!!

cosy little nest in a corner of the balcony...



the corner allocated for the mum and her babies...


hee...was a good girl today..dragged Ed and attended church with Sam and KM..
a nice and welcome feeling after singing songs to worship the LOrd and acknowledge that he indeed has risen from the dead.....

went to KM's house yesterday to rot before a BBQ dinner function,, guess wat I found at her house??
A mother bird nestling her little eggs at her balcony....must hath been too cold out there..
wondering hw many little birdies will there be??

I miss Cadbury Mini eggs..those colorful eggs with milk choco in them...yummy!!! Easter Sale here I come.....

Maureen's Farewell....bye bye....muacks!!!!

outside the Piano Bar

one of the many bachelorettes that night

Hot Renee grooving....

the 2 pianists...they dun need any scores at all!

hot babes...

Opps...KM having a wild time.....hussh....

Maureen left for Singapore just this morning at 7am. was there wif Patty and Oct to see her and Ben off. Thinking back of the 6 mths that I was here, she has been truly nice and always around for me.

Starting to miss the times we hung out at malls (tats like everyday), go for lattes, go Barnes and Nobles to grab mags and books, how we have to burn fats together at the gym (pls she hardly has fats to begin with), how we gather at each others house to bake or do scrapbooking....

Im pretty thankful for all the nice people I have met over here...grateful that theres somebody always there to help me, accompany me...and truly blessed by all the goodness and kindess of the friendships that have slowly bulit with time.

Though I know after we return back slowly one by one, it will be really hard to meet up back in Singapore as we used to over here. All of us will be living far away, pre-occupied with babiesw, work and family.....

Deep down in my heart I still thank God for all the nice friends he has placed in my life at different stages of my life...

As Renee's farewell, we went to Piano Bar at Addison last Sat Night. Its really cool, perhaps because of the carefree and daring culture over here. The concept is rather similar to Wa La Wa La in HV, but the audience here is more fun-loving. The night we were there, the whole place was packed with brides-to-be having their HENs night, mothers having their birthday celebrations etc.. Cant imagine what it will be like to go clubbing or hanging out at the bar with my mum/ dad...

The audience wld just raise hands and sway ....jump up onto the stage and shake, sing along loudly and sabotage each other...to the american / 80s songs played by the 2 pianists on stage...

I simply LOVE this place man... think its so Aileen too!!!

2nd day of full day Snowing....

In front of my apartment

strolling in e snow....



my backyard




isnt it obvious enough?

Its Snowing in Texas!!!!

the poor boh-tak tree outside my house...cold cold



of course, dont be sillie..its nt my car...my neighbour's snow-capped car



the grass in my backyard is covered with soft snow!



Douch hates the snow and the camy too! So unfriendly!!!


Oh yes..finally before I leave...I saw snow in Texas.!!! whoo hoo...its pretty amazing and unbelievable to many pple that there will be snow in texas, given that it is known for steak and cowboys and hot weathers...

well well..though its hotter here as compared to west coast like seattle or LA or even up north like New York, we do get some cold fronts here and when its cold , with those howling winds that send chills down your spines and start you cursing because your old bones are aching....it can get pretty cold here too....just when I was about to start packing away my coats, jackets and boots and bring in all my nice comfy spring wear 2008... hee hee...the weather turned cold suddenly last night...

went to gym with Renee, crawling on the streets as it was really dark and there was already slight hail/snow/flurry..wat ever the hell it was....pretty cool driving under a dark night with falling flaky snow (like our ice-kachang type of icee..)

while we were eating dinner at home, the snow became heavier..and grew to an inch thick...woo hoo....Im glad the snow came and went the next day...at least I enjoyed the snow...minus the shovelling or the dirty pathways ...hee hee

Der Mockingbird Elementary School

The 3 Goody friends



Way to Go Cal.....



Not SIngapore Gal but John F Kennedey's wife




The lady who designed USA national flag...girl power!!



The man behind all the yummy hotdogs and ham loved by Americans




cute Washington!!!

attended Denzer and his sister's elementary school function a few nights ago...feeling so excited and happy that it has been a while since I set foot into a school...kinda miss all the kids, my kahkis-friends and the hectic lifestyle...human beings are so weird...

it was a nice invitation to their 2nd grade project, whereby the kids choose a famous American whom they like, dress up like them, do up a poster and memorize a little speech on the character whom they are portraying. Guests, parents and friends were invited on that fateful night to go and view/ listen to these cute innocent exhibits , allowing one to learn more abt American history, the famous/ or even those forgotten characters whom once made an impact in someone else's life or left a footprint in USA history....

the 2nd graders were positioned all around the school campus, dressed up, with even unbelivable props....they all had posters and name tags introducing who they were. Each had a little color sticker symbolizing the "START" button for you to press and get their famous speech on their character rolling.

It goes something like this: : Hello! I am George Washington. I was born in....and I died on..." . When I was young.....as I grew older..... I am a famous American because of...."

I truly think that it was a very good opportunity for kids to build up on their self-confidence, brush up on their knowledge of USA history and the famous people of this land, create opportunities for parent and child to work together to pull off the project. I must really agree that the parents here are more supportive and sporting. They really go all out when they do the costumes, (even if some rented... how many parents would borther to go through so much effort??), help with the posters, and even take time to support their kids on presentation night and walk around to listen to the little speeches of other kids....

Tks to Cyn and Sue for their invitation.. makes me miss kids and school so much...