Project 2011: 10 - stress test

02.06.11

i don't know about you, but i always get blisters and sores in my feet when i get a new pair of shoes. it takes at least a week for getting used to, that's why over time, i have learned to put band-aids on for a week (or more) when i have a new pair.

i was stress-testing my new footsies today, hoping they'd "expand" soon. i walked around the mall and to/from the church today, to shoe-train my feet or feet-train my shoes, whichever angle you are looking at.

come a little past lunchtime, my feet were starting to ache. my only consolation? they looked rather pretty while at it.

Project 2011: 09 - a buddhist statue

02.03.11

taken at one of the buddhist temples in batam, indonesia.

Project 2011: 08 - a bigger home?

02.03.11

i need a bigger home than this.

now i know how Gulliver felt when he landed in Lilliput.

taken at the Batam Miniature House.

Project 2011: 07 - photogenic

02.03.11

perhaps the highlight of the batam (indonesia) trip was the sumptuous seafood lunch which welcomed us. i took a shot of all the food - chili crabs, cereal prawn, fish, squid! but this one was the most photogenic of all - shells!!!

it's such an irony though that none of us was a fan of seashells so this was literally untouched.

Project 2011: 06 - feeling rich

02.03.11

i was holding 150,000 in bills! i bet that statement alone is enough to make eyes bigger. but hey, here's the catch: the currency is in rupiah, and the conversion is: 1 SGD = 7000 Rupiah = 34 PHP.

with that in mind, what i had in hand was just roughly 600 PHP.

yes, i did have a hard time looking at t-shirts which were tagged at 750,000, and paying for water which cost 6,500 too.

Project 2011: 05 - hello, rabbit

02.02.11

i'm not really an astrology fan, and it was not until the eve of chinese new year that i learned that this lunar year's the "year of the rabbit". thanks to this sight which welcomed me on my way to the mall.

and yes, i did have doubts if this was a pig too, but i finally gotten over it when i saw the carrots. :D

Project 2011: 04 - getting around

02.02.11

i'm officially 3 months here but i still feel like a tourist. i doubt i can successfully show people and visitors around without getting lost with them too!

but yes, it is true. you'll familiarize yourself more if you walk around and get on the bus compared to riding the tubes.

and here's a wonderful architectural sight while luchee, ken and i were walking from City Hall to Raffles. it was a slow day because we were off for the chinese new year celebration, so we decided to explore around and walk around. it was a sight of buildings and bridges.

yes, this is central Singapore alright.

Project 2011: 03 - craving, satisfied.

01.30.11

it's ironic how you always crave and look for things which aren't there. but when they're within arm's reach, you look for something else!

the same thing can be said of my incessant cravings. i had been craving for shakey's, sbarro's, gerry's, hukad, casa verde, dessert factory, stk and blah blah blah, lately. of course, none can be found here. (except for gerry's which they say just opened a branch somewhere).

i was so happy to see that among other things, PastaMania serves pizza, pasta and calamari that i went on ahead and tried their food. and boy, i did not regret it!

Project 2011: 02 - shiny little heart

01.08.11

i am so loving this headphones which J got for me while he was in japan.

blame it on being a girl, but i have always loved little trinkets, shiny little things and anything that glitters!

Project 2011: 01 - date night

01.01.11

i have missed a lot of things while i had been away. food, friends, family, dates with J... and food again.

new year's day and the eve before my flight back. after church, J and i had a sumptuous meal at blue elephant, IT park. the food was great, the ambiance was superb, and my date? the best! (teeheehee.)