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Universal Studios Singapore!

With a penchant for doing touristy things, I was really excited about going to Universal Studios on my birthday! Applied for my first annual leave despite barely passing my one-month mark at work to avoid the weekend crowd but it was surprisingly still very crowded on a Monday morning. Nevertheless, I was all psyched and raring to go!


Got our one-day passes!

Taking the river boat ride
We love to move it, move it!
This was our first ride since friends strongly recommended it! I have to confess that being a scaredy cat I actually wiki-ed the entire flow of the ride so that I could expect those sudden accelerations and plunges but it all happened too fast for me to react! Very fun and thrilling I would say!



Shrek in 4D was awesome! I'm not a huge fan of 3D but the effects for this animation were good! Love those cheeky physical effects too (pardon the blur pica taken using phone)
Dino-Soarin'
The most thrilling ride of the theme park but unfortunately I only had the guts to take the Human track of Battlestar Galactica. I think we stood there for the longest time watching the roller coaster go up and down over and over again, while trying to muster our courage and prepare ourselves for the ride. Almost chickened out when the ride was delayed due to technical difficulties and had to go for 5 test runs! So proud of myself to have conquered it!



I was genuinely impressed that USS Singapore have a queuing system in place for photo taking with mascots. Having been to Tokyo Disneyland where they only paid attention to kids, I was delighted to be able to queue for a photo with my favorite people! It would have been a complete experience if I was able to catch hold of Puss in Boots and Kungfu Panda!

♥ these mascots who played their characters really well.


Marilyn Monroe!
The ever cheeky Charlie Chaplin who has SO many different poses!
Frankenstein! wahahaha
Missed some of the shows due to the timings but I know I'll definitely be back for the Transformers attractions this coming December. It was so much fun packed in one day. :)

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As with last year, this year's birthday also falls during my internship stint, where many of my friends are interning as well. Being in the same position as them, I know exactly how it feels to be mentally exhausted after work. In fact, I must admit I sulked a lil over how I had to push myself to go out every night for celebrations even though I am tired, just because this internship has robbed away all my day time.

Yet for the same reason, I felt so much love from my friends, because I know they had specially taken their time off their precious after-working hours just to celebrate my birthday with me. These dinner celebrations, though simple, have certainly warmed my heart. I could see all their efforts from how they chose japanese cuisine over others and how they have tried to make the dinners less like a meet up or gathering even though I really don't mind at all. And my colleagues whom I knew for less than 3 months but still made me feel special and treated me like their little sister. All the smses, facebook wishes… I will remember. And the presents which coincidentally were all gotten for my overseas exchange, I will certainly fully utilize it! Thank you each and every one who made my 22 such a heartfelt one! :)

First day of study week, which marked the final day of letting loose with the interns:

Let the girl power unite!




Till after the exams, after which I'll be leaving for my business study trip right after my last paper! Exclusive visits to prominent companies, good food and shopping awaits :) Despite everything, I hope for the trip to be a good one!

A Mexican Affair

Shu Ann's 21st birthday party @ el toro


& her actual birthday celebration @ Giraffe Restaurant & Bar over at Istana Park

Celebrations

Trying out this new polaroid website!

I am 21!

The series of birthday celebrations which span over the week:

With some of the Cambodia Ocip people @ Hoshi Japanese Restaurant for buffet

Azur @ Crowne Plaza Hotel with family

Ambience and food was fantanstic. Very worth it despite the limited variety because the food made up for it- drunken prawns, oysters, sashimi, black pepper crabs were simply fresh and divine. They serve Häagen-Dazs ice cream too! Highly recommended to go while promotion lasts.
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Cousin who conincidentally share the same birthday as me

With secondary school clique


With smu econs clique. ♥ the handmade scrapbook!

And with my golden girls! Till we grow old and toothless!


It has been a truly awesome week. Thank you friends, for celebrating my 21st with me and for being part of my growing up phase. Thank you for all the presents! I feel so, so blessed :) Cheers to 21!

21: Surprise! Let's go nautical (and pink)

Surprise party!
A big thumbs up to my fellow interns who took my word seriously, planned the entire birthday celebration, and made sure I was genuinely surprised. Though I did suspect they had something up their sleeves, I would never have expected them to liase with my mom and hold the party at my own condominium's function room! The surprise party has certainly exceeded what 8-week friends will do, especially since Serangoon isn't the most convenient place to go to. Thank you!



Twister madness! It was mad hilarious when it was the guys' turn
Pictionary with out-of-the-world vocabulary. How would you draw monkey business?
Thank you all, for the mini party! Perhaps I should have held one for all my friends instead of having a series of celebrations with different cliques, since it's tiring either way ;) But NO REGRETS.

Being 21 feels almost the same as any day, although I do feel a tad old whenever I think about how most of my friends aren't 21 yet. I feel like a big sister!