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"Love is patient,
love is kind.
It does not boast,
it is not proud.
It is not rude,
it is not self-seeking,
it is not easliy angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects,
always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails."
1 Cor 13:4-8
"Ideal love is fostered only between two sincere, mature and independent people.
It is the inner struggle to polish these attributes that is the key. Real love is not two people clinging to each other; it can only be fostered between two strong people secure in their individuality."
-Ikeda Sensei, Wisdom of Words
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what have i been doing?
there has been ...
my own quiet time..
crazy time..
fun time..
memorable times..
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national art museum
since last year,
i wanted to visit the greek masterpiece but i never got the time.
so i had some free time on sat morning,
and i decided to head down!
it turned out that i didn't have to pay for the tickets cause it was international women day!
but anyway, i was so glad that i made my way down there and visited the exhibition.
if not, i think i would regret it for quite a while.
there has been ...
my own quiet time..
crazy time..
fun time..
memorable times..
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national art museum
since last year,
i wanted to visit the greek masterpiece but i never got the time.
so i had some free time on sat morning,
and i decided to head down!
it turned out that i didn't have to pay for the tickets cause it was international women day!
but anyway, i was so glad that i made my way down there and visited the exhibition.
if not, i think i would regret it for quite a while.
some scenic views..
Nike - goddess of victorythese two exhibits were my favourite!
but somehow, they reminded me of this anime that i cant remember now.
but the wings on her were really cool.
the way that she was sculptured, the curves & shape..
all i can say is.. I'm speechless.
the philosophers - socrates, aristotle, aristophanes, sophoclesyea, they were the main leaders in greek philosophy in their own way.
the double portrait sculpture was cool like anything.
they looked like the Siamese twins.
i mean, the conjoined part was almost flawless!
so so cool!
one of the quotes on the walls around the exhibit hallsome were historical, some were inspiring.
this quote just left me pondering about the essence of
reasoning, understanding and being humble in life.
Herculesi was quite disappointed that there wasn't a full body Hercules
in this exhibition.
i guess it'll be too expensive to fly him over.
cupideveryone knows cupid.
our love angel.
he might be small, but the power of his bow was magnificent.
Aphrodite - she's supposed to be the most beautiful one among all the Goddess.when i was looking at the sculpture,
i'm intrigued by the delicate work.
Esp in this piece where she just came out of her bath.
the resemblance of the wet cloth draped over her body -
i thought this was a pretty amazing piece!
Ares - god of war (the handsome one)this pair of ms. belle and mr. charming
was the most expensive piece flown in.
sq first class cargo - imagine the hefty price.
i was admiring this supposedly mr. charming.
And, indeed,
his features were all placed together very very nicely.
the masculinity and aura around him.. ;D
the mid-air seal
this was another exhibit in the museum by this japanese artist.
this work was inspired by the greenery of singapore.
but i still couldn't figure out the seal.
i also went to take a look at 'history of singapore'.
there were so many things that i've never heard of.
am i a singaporean? i wonder!
oh, they gave me this companion to bring into the exhibition.
it is like a A5-sized video player with information
about each station of the exhibit.
advancement in technology and museum experience.
i think i still prefer to walk without the gadget.
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at east coast park on sunday!
met up with cab & norman over lunch and blade.
i went early to try to get the 'blading feeling' back.
and, i spent quite a bit of time at the skaters' corner!
it was quite an experience, and watching the acrobat skaters.
this was another exhibit in the museum by this japanese artist.
this work was inspired by the greenery of singapore.
but i still couldn't figure out the seal.
i also went to take a look at 'history of singapore'.
there were so many things that i've never heard of.
am i a singaporean? i wonder!
oh, they gave me this companion to bring into the exhibition.
it is like a A5-sized video player with information
about each station of the exhibit.
advancement in technology and museum experience.
i think i still prefer to walk without the gadget.
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at east coast park on sunday!
met up with cab & norman over lunch and blade.
i went early to try to get the 'blading feeling' back.
and, i spent quite a bit of time at the skaters' corner!
it was quite an experience, and watching the acrobat skaters.
dazzlei am never a dog-person.
but, surprisingly, i had such a great time hanging out with dazzle!
she's so smart and adorable!
sometimes,
the behaviour of animals just had me so amazed.
And, amused!
simple joyoh, this is definitely an achievement!
cab & norman taught me how to ride a bicycle.
and, i'm overjoyed!
because, i can finally cycle!
i've always taught roller-blading is more difficult than cycling.
but after picking up cycling,
i'm thinking otherwise.
i took less than a day to pick up cycling.
but, for skating,
i took 3 days to learn how to blade properly!
and till now, i'm still trying to be firm and learning how to stop.
goodness!
nonetheless, i still enjoy both! :)
anyone? hehe!
crazy-nutsi have been spending quality time with my family too.
lunch, dinner, shopping, window-shopping, dessert..
and. i tried this pair of orange shades.
haha.
what a fashion statement!
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it was a great week indeed.
i had quite a great deal of time with myself, family and friends!
i'm feeling recharged and energized!
definitely awesome!
Labels: family, friends, mind-boooze, occasions, places
:: dawn tan :: at 1:38 AM
what's in store?
it has been some time since I've updated.
life has been pretty much the same!
ed has left for perth for his 2nd semester.
i'm trying to get used to it, but it felt much better than last time.
Now, i'm fighting a war - a wordy war with the earthly science.
I have been trying to complete my fyp report,
and it seems like never-ending!
to take away the mundane stuff, i have been enjoying my french class.
J'aime beaucoup le français!
it has been quite a tough time to learn its pronunciation and sentence structure, but the fun i'm getting out of it is... priceless!
How I wish I can just stay in France for 1 year to learn the language, experience the culture, interact with the people, visit the châteaux (castles), drink the wine, walk down the promenade..
I won't even mind working at the café!
Will this even be possible? Will I have the courage to do it?
With tuition fee hitting at the back of my head,
I doubt that'll be of any possibility.
Anyway, some pictures to lift up the mood!
During the recess week,
I managed to have a short getaway with ed @ Bintan.
Sun, beach, swim, more sun, all-terrain ride..
despite it being a short trip, the time spent was definitely worthwhile!
it has been some time since I've updated.
life has been pretty much the same!
ed has left for perth for his 2nd semester.
i'm trying to get used to it, but it felt much better than last time.
Now, i'm fighting a war - a wordy war with the earthly science.
I have been trying to complete my fyp report,
and it seems like never-ending!
to take away the mundane stuff, i have been enjoying my french class.
J'aime beaucoup le français!
it has been quite a tough time to learn its pronunciation and sentence structure, but the fun i'm getting out of it is... priceless!
How I wish I can just stay in France for 1 year to learn the language, experience the culture, interact with the people, visit the châteaux (castles), drink the wine, walk down the promenade..
I won't even mind working at the café!
Will this even be possible? Will I have the courage to do it?
With tuition fee hitting at the back of my head,
I doubt that'll be of any possibility.
Anyway, some pictures to lift up the mood!
During the recess week,
I managed to have a short getaway with ed @ Bintan.
Sun, beach, swim, more sun, all-terrain ride..
despite it being a short trip, the time spent was definitely worthwhile!
bintan @ nirwana resort
the sea breeze made us so relaxed!
i wished i could stay there for good..
the all-terrain bike was one fun ride.at the end of it, I had mud splashes on me!
what to do.. i had an adventurous driver. haha! :P
look out into the sea, from the swimming pool!what a sight!
beautiful sunset to end the day!------------------------------------------------------------------
valentine's day!
we chose to be away from the madness crowd and
tucked ourselves at kopitiam outside cine.
typical hawker food, but it was delicious!
what's more important on v-day is..the time that we are able to share together.
And to take some time and appreciate each other's actions and efforts
in the relationship.
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23rd birthday!
oh, and there was my 23rd birthday celebration!
it fell on the 2nd day of cny and it wasn't that good a thing.
because most of the restaurants were closed!
but i had a great ice-cream cake, huge pork knuckles, yummy dessert..
that's something to cheer about!
ntu friends celebrated for me and yl too!
we karaok-ed at ntu clubhouse.
i was pretty surprised by its updated songlist!
and we had a cosy dinner at essential brew.
a good place to chill & relax with friends at night..
over a cup of nice brew!
girls at lifegroup celebrated for me too.and we had steamboat at per's place!
it was my first time having sukiyaki steamboat.
and, yea.. it was delicious!
thanks to everyone who called, sms-ed, tagged, facebook-ed!thanks to everyone who remembered, celebrated with me!
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cny 2008!
everyone was dolled up and my cousins were a cute bunch!
munching snacks, collecting red packets..
and of course, gambling away!
those were pretty much what happened for feb.but what made me even happier was the result I had for my fyp experiment!
some quirky nerdy images to share..
these amazing structures are things that you guys will never get to see,unless you are in my area of study.
just for-your-info,
these 'things' are carbon nanotubes.
i'll have to continue to work with them till my presentation is over in may.
when that's over,
that's the end of my university life.. :D
Labels: family, occasions, rants, school, sweetkiss
:: dawn tan :: at 9:20 PM
dec 2007 captured!
the last month of 2007 was quite an eventful one.
nonetheless, it had been well-spent!
i've learnt alot about myself during this month.
it wasn't easy but i thank u for all that u have done for me.
who can resist ben&jerry's? yummy!finally, ed & I had a chance to hang out at dempsey!
nice place to chill!
had dinner with the girls & ed at billy bombers.nice time catching up with one another, laughters, gossips &
more gossips!
side note: the milkshake is just the best i've ever tasted!
had dinner with my 5th aunt & family on x'mas.my cousin, Andre, is just so cheeky & lovable!
it was such a joy to spend my x'mas with this lil' boy!
i had a difficult time choosing the dinner place for dear.finally, i made the decision on fosters @ holland village.
food was fantastic, ambience was even better!
i was even happier that dear had a great time! :D
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now that 2007 has ended, i'm all excited about 2008!
there'll be lots of challenges ahead that I know I want to overcome.
it'll also be the year that i'm finally graduating!
it'll also be the year that i'm going to step into the workforce.
so, it's time to have a good cheer and shout..
HELLO 2008!
Labels: family, food galore, friends, soul, sweetkiss
:: dawn tan :: at 3:50 PM
term break that is so going to break me...
Next week is, finally, the 1 week term break.
But, i'll be heading back to school on most of the days.
So, I don't think it's really a term break afterall.
On the brighter side, I look forward to the shorter queue at 179. :P
It has been quite tiring to rush through each day.
Often, I want to slow down but, as soon as I try to do that,
everyone else is moving on so quickly.
I need a breather.
For the past weeks.. I've spent time with my mum & sis.
That felt good.. really nice..
Some pics taken..
(quality wasn't that good cause I was using my phone..)
us at orchard cine - korean bbq chicken cafe?
Korean BBQ chicken with fried rice was quite a good deal!
Korean winglets.. juicy!
Then, on another occassion, Mum treated my sis and I to lunch.
-Spagheddies at Paragon-
Lasagne.. cheesy..
platter.. i love the cheese sticks and calamari! dippings were great!
Actually, I'm not really working very hard..
at least, i do know that,
i'm not slogging like a cow in the paddy field.
I'm not giving in my 100% effort to the things i'm doing.
Everyday, all I know is that,
I'm trying to move on each day with the 'list to do'..
It has, somehow, become monotonous & non-directive.
So, what is my purpose?
Just looking at the picture below, I know..
I know I have a certain purpose out there in this world.
inspiring!
Labels: family, food galore, rants
:: dawn tan :: at 12:24 AM
Happy Birthday to ....
i know this is crazy.
But he is such a darling that I have to post this pic to show u guys!
Presenting...
The most cheeky baby ever..
Andre...
who turns 1 today!
singing..
"do you see my 2 front teeth.. my 2 front teeth?"
*but those were his teeth at the lower gum.. hehe!
Happy 1st birthday, Andre!
U have been such a joy! :D
Labels: family, out-of-the-blue
:: dawn tan :: at 1:45 AM
acting is fun!
Roped in three other friends to help out in my sister's filming project.
Thanks peijun!
Thanks junlong!
Thanks ada!
*And xiaomei.. u know what to do! haha!
Never knew that filming required such technical expertise and it was so troublesome.
Words like 'pan', 'master shot' and 'over-shoulder' sounded so alien!
Nonetheless, I had a great time acting 'bimbotic'.
And feeling good that people thought we were teenagers. hurhur.
Acting releases the inner person or allows someone to be different?
I think it is an eye-opener to be in someone's shoes.
To act as another person, you need to be different.
I mean.. you can't actually be the same person as the character in the script?
But, to differentiate the true-me & pseudo-me,
i think it is, still, a grey area.
humans are just complex beings..
As the filming wrapped up,
i'm just thankful that everything turned out pretty smoothly for my sis and her ICA group.
Good job everyone!
Best of luck with the grades!
Labels: family, friends, out-of-the-blue
:: dawn tan :: at 1:27 AM
Bdae celebrations (Part 2)
21st July 07 - Andre 1st birthday!
(actual bdae on 25 july 07)
being 1 is fun!
on Fri late night.. (excluding the first shot, the rest were taken by zavier!)
the party deco!
The night before & the morning of the day itself, we put up some party deco (balloons & streamers) and arranged the presents on the table. The banner at the background was specially made for Andre. Kudos to 5yi for all the preparation!
there was a theme for the party deco. Pretty cute actually.
Color theme was purple, green & yellow!
So, if you looked at the balloons and streamers, all of them were in these 3 colours.
the pretty balloons!
Helium balloons arrived too!
There were 6 bouquets of balloons + 4 mylers (with 8 balloons on each bouquet)!
And in the middle of the party room was 28 balloons!
The balloons were in lilac (my favourite), blue & yellow!
The balloons were so pretty!
the food, the cake, the cupcakes & the parents behind all the effort!
Buffet lunch arrived and the food was a sumptuous spread. From pineapple rice to yam ring to cereal prawns.. simply delicious!
Birthday cake was the cutest! Not forgetting the miniature cupcakes too! Birthday cake had little cars on it since Andre loves cars!Andre will just point to cars whenever he sees 1. He's such a darling! Especially when he is all excited & flustered & showing us his 2 lil' teeth with a cheeky smile!
The cupcakes were really appealing & they tasted heavenly! Just pop one into the mouth and u will want to reach for another! :P
both of us were like balloon models.. lol!
the happy people! (most of the happy ppl shot were taken by zavier!)
Over in all, it was a very successful event! everything came together timely and beautifully. my 5yi even teared when we were singing the bdae song! She must have been so happy that Andre had so much fun! We had a great deal of fun too!
the happy boy!
But, of course, nothing was comparable to the smiles on the birthday boy on that day!
:: dawn tan :: at 2:08 AM
Bdae celebrations @ NSRCC (Part 1)
20 July 07 - Xiaomei's sweet 17
Had 2 birthday celebrations at NSRCC for the two days.
Fri was meant for xiaomei and Sat for the cutest baby ever - Andre, on Fri & Sat respectively!
Checked into the bungalow and then unloaded all the barangs.
Near evening, went to the swimming pool for a swim and fun time with zavier, my 6yi (zavier's mum) and my sister. Zavier was having a great time with the playground pool.
So did I. Ha. It was like long-lost childhood fun!
Zavier was all smiles at the pool! 
never-seen-before agar agar cake!
the birthday girl!
Celebrated xiaomei's bdae with the most unique cake ever seen.
it's an agar-agar jelly cake! Each layer of the agar agar was meticulously made!
In addition, it tasted awesome! The font looked so funky too!
Just right for teenagers' birthday and out-of-the-norm kind of cake!
BBQ time!
away from bbq pit..
near the bbq pit..
A chalet cannot do without charcoal, smoke and some bbq food!
4yi, bro & xiong spent great deal of effort preparing food.
the rest were either playing mj, eating or trying to help out at the bbq pit!
bbq food was made more awesome with 4yi's special creation!
kebabs, prawns, fish with sambal...
*yummy*
Everyone had a great deal of time munching and relaxing the Fri evening away. & we managed to skype with xiaoyi & sieske for some updates on the chalet for that day! Sieske must have been quite sad that she couldn't join us! But i'm sure all the storytelling & food preparation at vancouver will occupy her mind instead! :)
I shall upload Andre's 1st another time.. more photos and special moments!
:: dawn tan :: at 10:48 PM
dawn tan pei yi
8 feb 1985
live to smile,
For everyday
is a beautiful day!
reading:
How to walk in high heels
- Camilla Morton
song in da head:
::voice out::