i was like "WOW" when i saw dat.

we had lots of fun tgt n becoz the gigantic GIANT
sells a lot of other things as well, so we literally fooled ard!

wayne n i realli tried so hard to squeeze ourselves in the mini cars! (pic from wayne)

we finally bought all dat was needed n we were ready to set off! took the train n surprisingly Soon Yang was doing the ticketing! n wayne was ZI PAI-ing in the train! (pic from wayne)

aft taking the train to Sentosa we had to take a tram to our chalet.
so while waiting we camwhored!
wayne joined in the fun too! oops his face got cut off. but it's ok. here's another one.
how bout a funky one?
the tram arrived n we boarded it excitedly!

seemed like andy n junhua had some disagreements?

n i tested myself on my zi pai-ing skills! apparently, im lousy at it.
yup.

we reached in no time n ta-da~!

Costa Sands Resort!

we were carrying so many stuffs n yet we haf

to climb this long flight of stairs. but it was worthwhile coz the place was beeeaauuutttiiifffuuulll!
the room was pretty small.

n the look on wayne's face juz shows it all.
jinli was the first to try out the bed!

junhua was fiddling wif the tv set.
andy was exploring the washroom. haha.
the shower room was nt too bad actually.

n jinli was tired.
so was junhua.
after slacking in the room,

we decided to play cards!

afterwhich, jinli n i went downstairs to play arcade!

i was so surprised to see my fav game machine! BISHI BASHI!aft playing we were ready for BBQ!!!

jinli was trying to get rif of those irritating flies.

master chef at work!
wayne took this beautiful pic of my fav cockles!

dats him wif forgot-wads-the-name fish.
we chatted almost everything under the sun

and we decided to go for a walk

n shun bian find my JIM BEAM!

but the sad thing was we couldnt find it anywhere.

but it's alright.

wine n liquor is good enuf.

so we drank, watched tv n more card games!

i had a great time at the chalet.

though there were onlie 5 of us,

but we still had so much fun tgt

n i tink dats wad matters most.

realli wanna thank u guys for giving me

such wonderful memories before i leave.

one thing is for sure;

all of u will be greatly missed. (pic from wayne)

it's time for some ARTsy FARTsy here peeps!

i'll be away in china for some time

n sad to say,

im gonna miss out on some of my bestest fren's bdae.

which means i hafta prepare their gifts before i leave.

i always haf this liking for handmade gifts

n so i'd usually handmake gifts for my frenz as well.

though it takes more time n effort,

but the smile on their faces makes

everything so worthwhile.

bel's gift has alr been nicely made
n given to her during the girls' outing.

so im left wif bro's gift!

haha.

let me hold a mini handicraft workshop here shall we?

first,

i would strongly recommend u guys to drop by

spotlight at plaza singapura

becoz they haf a lot of frames, wooden boards etc,

which u can use for ur DIY gift.

next,

prepare the materials which u would need.

1. simple stationeries like markers, scissors, double-sided tape etc.

(u should be able to get them at home ya.)

2. Paint is v important too! (surely u haf it at home?)
3. Preeetttyy papers ! ( Spotlight n Made With Love sell loads of them.)

4. stick-on alphabets of diff texture! ( also from Spotlight n Made With Love.)

5. cute wooden pictures dat can gif ur gift a 3-D look! (all from Spotlight.)

6. stick-ons which can help to decorate n beautify ur gift! (Spotlight as well.)

7. lastly, some beautiful ribbons! (Spotlight.)

1. Paint ur wooden board (depending on wad u choose) wif the colour u prefer.

2. Pick a few pictures which u would like to use.

For example,

3. Paste the pictures onto the decorated papers n cut them out.

4. This is when ur creativity comes in! DECORATE them!

5. A picture speaks a thousand words!

(This is the left piece..)(The right piece..)

(And the center piece..)

6. Feel free to decorate ur gift wif anything u like as long as they look good! Afterall it's all about CREATIVITY! n everyone HAS IT!

7. Tie the 3 pieces up using ribbons n there u go!8. Dont forget abt ur front cover too!

9. Last of all, rmb to do ur gift in YOUR STYLE, YOUR WAY. =)

10. Wrap ur gift up nicely n u are DONE!

Honestly making a gift isnt easy because it requires ur time n effort n lots of ur brain juices! dere are sacrifices which u haf to make too. For eg ur beauty sleep...which means u finish doin them at 6.13am..n u sacrifice ur hands as well! haha.nonetheless, im sure u'd feel a great sense of satisfaction aft completing ur gift! So if u havent try making a DIY gift yet, u can start doin them now! it's good to keep ur hands working!

here are some DIY gifts which i've made for my dearest ones.

these are made from wooden boards...

a small gift for junhua..

a form of "thank u" to the teachers whom i've worked wif..

n these are made from wooden frames...

a bdae gift for jinli..bdae gift for wayne..bdae gift for da jie..bdae gift for dad..
n these are the special ones which i've done...

bdae gift for bel.. (a flower-themed gift wif pictures of us at the bottom dat can be hanged on the wall)and a bdae gift for bro.. (a "book" wif our pics n a msg to him)