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preferred to be called: qI
years of existence: Officially 23
preoccupied with: running, rowing, slacking, stoning, the internet, cafes , star-gazing

*loves:
the sea
sea breeze
stars
teh
kaya toast
adidas
mocha
nike sports bras

*DREAMS:
GTO Wanna-Be
Boat shed by the Reservoir
Sunrise by the Beach
Driver in shades

PDA phone
Travel
Adidas shades
Tees and shorts for teaching
Notebook- A gold coloured one?
iPOD Nano 4GB
driving licence
Fossil Gold Wallet
backpack
track pants

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My horoscope today wrote:-

You need to push harder today if you want to get any thing done, but make sure you do it with a smile on your face. It's easy for you to bowl people over with your charm and that could work against you in the long run.
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7 - 11 has been giving away these doraemon magents since the pre-Euro Cup time. With purchases made $5 and above, we will be entitled to one.




All thanks to the bread bought during our weekend trg which usually comes up to $5.80 with 2 loaves of Gardenia ( one raisin and banana walnut), i've collected 10 so far =)

9:13 AM
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Just received $70 from one of the coxing assignments earlier in April.

And in one evening..I almost spent the whole sum. Here goes:-
- $40 for a one-hour back massage session (ooo...really feels much relieved after the session)
- $12.90 : Body Shop seaweed toner
- $8.90 : The Face Shop Raspberry eye mask. It's one of the recommended eye mask by Cleo. So thot I cld give it a try =) There're 2 pairs in one pack. So effectively, it's bout $4.50 per pair.
- $7.40: Cab fare back home from Bishan. Really feeling the fatigue from my old muscles..And can have more time to rest and pack my stuffs for first day of sch. =)

9:59 PM
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After many days of prep, we were finally ready for our first flea market ( as part of our fund raising initiative).

Initially we were still afriad that we werent able to cover the rent ( $60) but thank goodness, our sales was still not too bad. And we made q a bit on top of our rent. And really thank our ex rowers who helped to carry the stuffs and mend the stall in the morning, cos all of us were still engaged in trg! of course not forgetting the team for the contributions.

Most of our patrons were maids and young kids. There were some stalls who closed really early like 2 plus, thou the event was till 6pm. The crowd was not a lot, so we're glad dat we actually were able to mk money =)



Xiangci - helping to display the dresses



Table of items shield by XC's bao bei OCBC umbrella



Our clothes displayed on the grd sheets we used when we're out on races..hmm..



Adeline- our top sales lady!





Wani, our top model =)

Think we still managed to have some little fun despite being totally tired from trg and exposed to the heat .

9:22 PM
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At SGD $25, Im selling off this pair of white studded earrings which I have bought recently from a local accessories shop, Helen. (It's only been worn once!)

I've listed it in the Marketplace on Facebook. Perhaps will list it on Ebay later. =)






It's 1 cm in diameter and looks elegant and perfect with casual wear or gowns!

Going @ SGD $25!

Do send me an email @ qi2403@gmail.com if interested yeah.

11:05 PM
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During the hols, I've realised some changes in SG. Thou a lil late, but better den never. haa.

Last Fri when I wanted to get to Suntec from City Hall MRT, I've realised that the bridge linking Raffles Link to Suntec was no more there! And it had been removed since 12 MAy. Thou I've alwayz been ard City Hall area ( cos usually after trg, we'll be having lunch @ Marina Sq), I've nv realised that the bridge was already removed! So in replacement, the new underpass linking City Link to Suntec City was opened.



The underpass



Escalator leading up to the Suntec City entrance

after much deliberation, my boy has decided to bet on today's Euro Cup match (Holland vs France), But den we realised that the draw ticket is now different too. It's slightly more complicated now, with different codings for the different kind of bets.



The draw ticket



The codings for the different kind of bets



I hope we win!!

4:50 PM
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I've finally watched Sex & The City !

The 2 1/2 hr was not boring cos the plot was nicely brought thru =) Alright there were q a couple of "M18" scenes..but still acceptable I feel. It's a "Girls'" show I feel, totally written from a woman's point of view.. stuffs like "happily being single", "looking for THE ONE", "Changing for the other half". "Marriage vs Just staying together".. Maybe that's why I enjoyed the show =)

We've initially wanted to check out the new Cathay @ Downtown East. But cos of the timing, my boy and I decided to watch the show @ Cathay AMK Hub. I've received the UOB NOW card and one of the privileges was supposed to be free Monday tix at Cathay..so I happily thot it was valid in all Cathay outlets. But BOO..it was only available @ THE Cathay.. sigh. But at least I've managed to use my free movie vouchers exchanged with my UOB rewards.

Next time when I wanna watch a movie, have got to try to catch it@ THE CAthay. btw, they have crunchier pop corns than GV. =)

10:17 PM
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After much discussion in the team, we have finally opted selling second hand items at flea markets as one of our options to fund-raise for our coming Penang race. Instead of the initial amount, now each of us will have to fork out extra money for this trip. Hence, the initiative to do some fund-raising activities.

Looking up the internet for possible flea market locations, I realised that there are actually many flea markets in SG! Extracted a list from shopping.sg

Locations of Flea Markets :

Zouk Flea and Easy Market
held at Zouk, 17 Jiak Kim Street
Once every 3 months, on a Sunday from 2-7pm
attracts Fashionistas, young designers.
sells everything fashionable.

Lime Flea Market
held at *scape (youth hub behind Cathay Orchard Cineleisure)
2nd and 4th Saturday of every month (Bi-monthly)
sells handmade jewellery and vintage clothes and bags

Maad Flea Market
held at Red-dot design Museum, 28 Maxwell Road
Every Sunday, 11am-7pm
sells one-of-a-kind accessories, clothes, shoes and plush dolls.

Tanglin Mall Flea Market
held at Tanglin Mall, 163 Tanglin Road
1st and 3rd Saturday of every month, 5-11pm
Only 2nd-hand fashion and accessories are allowed to be sold here.

Timbre Flea Market
held at Timbre Bistro, 45 Armenian Street (The Substation Garden)
held monthly
sells second-hand clothes, bags and jewellery, vintage finds and collectibles.

Clarke Quay Flea Market
held at 3 River Valley Road
Every Sunday, 9am-5pm
120 stalls peddling used and new wares, from phonecards, antiques, record players to handmade candles and henna paintings.

China Square Central
situated at 18 Cross Street, Level 1
Every Saturday and Sunday, 9am-7pm
sells new & old clothing, toys, antiques, banknotes, stamps, coins, records, books, collectibles.

Far East Square
situated at 76 Telok Ayer Street
Every Saturday and Sunday, 12pm-10pm
sells bric-a brac and other rare local knick-knacks, such as old records.

Stadium Cove
situated at 2 Stadium Walk ( Stadium Waterfront, next to Singapore Indoor Stadium)
Every Saturday and Sunday, 4pm-11pm
sells artistic and exotic things.

Thieves’ Market
situated at Sungei Road, Pitt Street
Every Monday-Friday, 1pm-7pm
Every Saturday and Sunday, 11am-6pm
sells everything.

Kampong Glam Flea Market
Situated near Bugis MRT station
Every 3rd Sunday of the month, 10am-6pm

Timberlux Centre Flea Carnival
Situated at 326 Havelock Rd, Timberlux Centre
Tel:9769 8387

Ethnic Flea Market
situated at Central Singapore, Amphiteatre, Blk 116 Toa Payoh Lorong 1
Tel: 6259 4116ocations of Flea Markets :

And this list doesnt include the other random flea markets which are held at an ad-hoc basis. Actually there's more to Singapore shopping , other than our big shopping malls yea =)

7:56 AM
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After much research on hotel buffets, mum rejected the idea of having buffets *bleah* So we went to a cafe instead cos mum wanted to have beef.

Looking for some place near to our house, i suggested The Bliss Cafe at Punggol Park. The place is usually crowded but thinking dat it's a weekday, it shld be ok not making reservations.

At the cafe, we got a 4 seater table at the outdoors, but mum started complaining of mosquitoes. Made our orders after which. Dad brought a bottle of red wine. When we asked whether we cld open our own wine, the service staff replied us saying it was impossible. But after asking her manager, she replied that we have to pay a corkage of $25. ( Alright so the stuff seems new) But paying $25 is almost equivalent to getting a bottle of wine.

After a while, one of the 6 seater table was empty, so mum requested to shift over to the table. But another of the staff insisted that it was meant for a 6 seater and it had been reserved so we cant shift over. Then proceeded to put on the "Reserved" tag on the table.

The next moment, bro asked to switch on the lightings on the celiling. But the staff replied that the lights were spoilt (duh ...) In the end, they offered to shift us to the 6-seater. But since we've already started eating and being petty, mum decided not to shift.

Oh well..and food itself wasnt like "wah wah" ..very normal I would say. Their jug was Fosters , going at $18.50. And their staff were always looking at our tables, trying to spot "finished" plates. But it did give us a weird tinge ..like they keep staring?

All and all, I'll probably fail them for their service level. (Until we left, the "reserved" table was still empty..duh..)

7:35 AM
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