tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57045332011-09-26T22:53:07.593+08:00*~3 dUmB bLOnDeS~*All good things come in threes.
triquetra.threemusketeers.2for1bargains.trilogies.
threeblindmice.triathelons.muffins.goldilocksandthethreebears.charmed.triangle.
three-toed-sloths.triplets.orion-belt.mahjong-dice.
NAT-MEI-ELI.3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.comBlogger12931100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-37510910438680286482010-09-29T14:48:00.001+08:002010-09-29T14:49:55.963+08:00Hey guys,I've started a new blog to illustrate my new life in NYC. It's an independent blog. Have a look : http://beautifulinnyc.tumblr.comThanks!Natalie3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-5320734425835360022010-07-27T14:15:00.001+08:002010-07-27T14:16:20.284+08:00It's been a long while. Been inspired to start writing/blogging again. how is everyone?Hearts from NYC,Nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-41290941472196479972008-07-09T09:37:00.004+08:002008-07-09T10:12:48.446+08:00for all those who asked, the new job has been reasonably splendid. thank you very much! do i love it enough to not want to return to the states? Nope.. but its enough to keep me sane in sunny little singapore. anyway, I have 3 raves for this week.1) Rave Number ONEO Cha Cha cafe at Raffles City Shopping Center is toooo die for.. almost orgasmic in fact. I love love love absolutely love green tea,3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-31657706780522326532008-06-20T16:03:00.001+08:002008-06-20T16:15:53.189+08:00so another one of us leaves for australia tomorrow. good luck. we love you. you'll always be my best friend's special boyfriend and you'll always be our superstar SEA GAMES waterpolo player rolled into Cleo Bachelor hottness. Take care and I hope you enjoy your new journey...You'll do fine. Nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-36084353222617438502008-06-19T09:53:00.003+08:002008-06-19T10:01:31.026+08:00Hillary Clinton said " There's more to life than adultery".Is there? Really??What if your relation stood for 70% of you and you thought that despite everything that has occured you thought that you could still climb the mountain and make it pass the other side? But only to realize that sometimes, you just need to be realistic and that you cannot mask or smile away reality and you can't pretend 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-88520541756688804302008-06-17T14:18:00.000+08:002008-06-17T14:19:18.262+08:00which is worse:(a) walking into your spouse/partner having sex with someone else or (b) walking into your child having sex with his/her partner??hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... tricky trickynat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-77580899129703587932008-06-11T22:15:00.002+08:002008-06-11T22:22:13.329+08:00ask anyone and they will tell u that natalie loves to run away. its like her solution to every problem regardless of the magnitude of damage. running away has to be my top favorite solution to everything.so what happens when your heart is still semi broken? i suggest you just take off and leave...even if its for a few days. because the change of scenery will do you so much good. at least for that3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-69879644773780517332008-06-09T11:01:00.001+08:002008-06-09T11:01:27.927+08:00i removed the tag board because the spams were just annoying. nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com106tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-84247139873805109052008-06-09T10:22:00.004+08:002008-06-09T14:09:46.660+08:00u know how things happen. happened for a matter of fact and somehow, underneath all that, u understand and comprehend that it has already happened and no matter how ugly or painful or disgusting it is, u'll never understand why or how it happened but since it has already occured, u'll find all the ways to digest it and try to move on? sometimes, we try to twist and turn our way into finding the 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-79678410299805640482008-05-27T17:20:00.002+08:002008-05-27T17:23:31.538+08:00oh my. i dont know if anyone still reads our blog but yes this is a longgggg overdue update!im officially 24!! eh. but actually it doesnt really feel different now that we're in the 20s. its the holidayssssss!!! but i start practicum at SJI 3 weeks frm now, so thats not much of a break. anyhow, still had time to catch my breath in batam recently. i tell you the SPA package from harris resort is 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-44128452847288611922008-05-15T18:08:00.001+08:002008-05-15T18:09:43.153+08:00Happy belated Birthday eli..i know i'm posting late but I hope you had a fantastic day with the climbers yesterday!! Happy 24th! May you get married and have lots of skinny babies by the time u hit 27 =)Natalie3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-68936198997693151762008-04-28T15:49:00.002+08:002008-04-28T15:52:25.601+08:00hello...is anyone still reading this? or are we just being swamped by professional spammers?anyways, i forgot about 3dumblondes for awhile until today. i decided to see if i've always been miserable with my relationships in general and i've gotten half of my answer. I've also realized that i sounded a lot less random and a little more excited and happier when i was younger too. oh well...nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-86420955762858352002008-03-03T16:53:00.003+08:002008-03-03T17:07:24.516+08:00these are the days when moving back home seems worthwhile. nevermind that he moves half way around the world for me. BUT he sings a Boys to Men song in an ah beng bar... now, that is love!ha...nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-712167555498730942008-02-29T17:47:00.002+08:002008-02-29T18:32:07.125+08:00i've realized that it is essential to be relevant. Relevant in the conversation, with the times, in fashion, in business and in professional attributes. You get my gist of it: we need to be relevant. I know this may sound strange especially coming from ms loh soh who can never get to the point. I don't disagree that I go from point A to Z then back to D, 80% of my social life but when it comes to3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-69528403750699962282008-02-22T11:52:00.002+08:002008-02-22T12:45:35.324+08:00Maybe I should re consider HR. Although I got my major in it for the sole reason of prolonging my education and staying in Hawaii longer, I've realized that I quite like it. I have had HR experiences before. Not full fledged experiences but partial incidents. Please look up FMLA laws, please fire so and so, please do interviews for this position, please tell so and so he can take leave, please 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-86004168745488296242008-02-05T16:40:00.000+08:002008-02-05T16:41:47.157+08:00i found it.. aren't the boys just so yummy..MTVMusic VideosMTV ShowsEntertainment Newsnat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-52976136379121433332008-02-05T16:21:00.000+08:002008-02-05T16:22:36.791+08:00when I was in the states, I loved Making the Band. The last season was the best. The boys were super cute.. =) okay, i don't have this black boy envy thing, but if they look good they look good what!anyways, I'm missing Making the Band Season 2 and I'm very sore. Anyone knows how I can sneak peek the whole season??? pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...I'll even pay like $2 to watch it.. ha! no seriously...nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-9107200743713757872008-02-05T15:46:00.000+08:002008-02-05T15:57:08.699+08:00happy holidays everyone!since i'm not completely chinese, i won't wish you a happy chinese new year cause its not for everyone. but the ah neh in me doesn't mind shutting up this week cause i'll be about $200 richer. sooo... happy chinese new year! for whatever its worth. =)*newsflash* my handsome dashing beautiful boyfriend arrives on fridae.. wheeee... here comes my shining knight to chase away3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-79482811477232448132008-01-08T21:36:00.000+08:002008-01-08T21:56:01.091+08:00sometimes life really brushes right back you without you noticing it at all.its been more than 2 months since i've been back. although some days were more eventful than others, it has generally been pretty depressing. Prior to mei's dad, I was plain confused. I still want to be in the States and work there till my visa expires. Being back here before I'm supposed too simply feels like I'm short 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-83009855273870186692008-01-03T21:04:00.001+08:002008-01-03T21:04:30.644+08:00mei's father leave for mandai at 10.15am tomorrow. for those who would like to be there, there is a bus provided from joo chiat. please note that parking at joo chiat is limited.if you would like to pay your last minute respects, the wake is at 39 everitt road. nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-88520355772046429652007-12-31T12:28:00.000+08:002007-12-31T12:29:55.292+08:00mei's father passed away this morning. if you want more information, please feel free to text/ call me at 81192348. we're not too sure what the plans are at this present moment, but we'll update as soon as possible.thanks..nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-15787682278131902762007-12-31T00:55:00.000+08:002007-12-31T01:16:33.499+08:00dad's kidney's started to deteriorate today. prior to his stay in the hospital, his kidney functions were perfectly fine, in spite of his diabetic condition. Now its become so bad that he cannot urinate and constantly tries to pull out the cathether. He gets frustrated and flings his blanket and oxygen mask off and is in a constant state of discomfort and pain. mum can barely take the sight of 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-23527170452115076192007-12-30T00:48:00.000+08:002007-12-30T00:55:19.364+08:00Just a quick update re the blood donation thing. We were told by the Mount E nurses that there is a priority system in place whereby my dad obtains priority in terms of getting blood or platelets if a donor of any blood type donates blood under his name. When sis, ko, nat, zian, jude and all went down to donate last week, they were told that there is no such priority system. My brother however, 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-88361249574546133752007-12-30T00:02:00.000+08:002007-12-30T00:13:55.779+08:00so the doctors, while hopeful that the biopsy would indicate lymphoma, have now diagnosed my dad as having Angiosarcoma. That word has been on constant playback in my head since yesterday. as if listening to it over and over again in my head would make it go away.Angiosarcoma, the doctor explained, is an extremely rare form of cancer. As rare as looking out the window and seeing a phoenix fly 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-3464548642269917292007-12-25T23:35:00.000+08:002007-12-26T00:22:24.554+08:00christmas just doesn't feel like christmas this year does it. no laughter, no presents, no joy. not at least on my end. Since the last post, dad's been in and out and in of Mount Elizabeth. He's now in the High Dependency Ward and has been there for god knows how long, i've lost count. He's been weak the past few days, ever since the biopsy was done. we're still waiting for the full report to be 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-13895121159547660132007-11-29T22:33:00.000+08:002007-11-29T23:08:08.235+08:00"have you taken your medicine?""not yet""come over here"and my dad walked over to the sink and leaned over to avoid spilling whilst my 17 year old brother fed him his medicine. its funny how the older old people get, the more child-like they become. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------i know no one's updated for a long time. I echo Charmaine's sentiment that3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-31219717130927821662007-11-15T19:32:00.000+08:002007-11-16T01:24:24.561+08:00its been such a long time since any of us posted.i'm back home. in singapore. this was supposed to be my final move back home but after 3 days, i realized that i couldn't stay if it wasn't a vacation. so off i went to the embassy and extended my U.S visa, with hopes that in the next six months, i'll have another great journey and some large company will fall in love with me and want me to stay in3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-56565789653985711512007-10-26T08:49:00.000+08:002007-10-26T08:55:15.481+08:00does anyone want to hire thomas in singapore?he speaks french, has excellent public relations skills, throws some very good parties and have a good attitude. Most importantly, he loves his girlfriend a lot and will move to singapore if someone wants to hire him.plllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!i won't survive two months back home without my 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-19090594131862382882007-10-14T21:57:00.000+08:002007-10-14T22:32:05.698+08:00my baby's missing :( help anyone!! She's a small black poodle and was last spotted walking along Joo Chiat Place towards Tembeling Road/Joo Chiat Road on 13 Oct 2007 at around 5pm. She has a crooked tail, mostly black with a few white strands on her head and her Microchip No is 702098100011236.Leave a comment or tag if you have ANY information. Hell link me even and keep linking and linking till 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-63353929359975493042007-10-12T10:41:00.000+08:002007-10-12T10:43:33.093+08:00here's my ipod playlist. just thought that it might be nice to share. nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-6518515018096358552007-10-10T19:53:00.000+08:002007-10-10T19:56:15.648+08:00I heard this song for the first time today while i was watching tv. the lyrics were so beautiful and i started to sob. even though thomas was 5 steps away from me, i suddenly missed him. and the song just stirred up a whole set of emotions.minutes later, he woke up and in a blur, told me everything is okay because he'll marry me some day. nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-91013124300034767832007-10-10T19:12:00.000+08:002007-10-10T19:18:39.986+08:00My fascination with the States is definately because of their incredible TV shows. Every single night, I am highly entertained. Plus, thomas and I have this Tv DVD system where it automatically records your favorite shows when we're not watching and when we eventually do, we can fast forward to the show and skip all commercials.I've always loved the Fall season better than summer and spring 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-51456415534842578092007-10-10T10:54:00.000+08:002007-10-10T10:55:32.278+08:00i'm so ashamed to say that I actually like her song. natalie3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-42937728454593223222007-10-07T23:09:00.001+08:002007-10-07T23:22:41.641+08:00and we would all be so much smarter if we all possessed the gift of hindsight. we wouldn't have left our belongings unattended on the beaches of sentosa if we'd known they would be stolen (ok well, we should've known);we wouldn't have drunk so much and hit our heads and ended up in a hospital if we'd known;we wouldn't have accepted that dance if we'd known; we wouldn't have looked into those eyes3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-3716177955754646232007-10-07T16:23:00.000+08:002007-10-07T16:26:14.961+08:00the hardest part about moving home is packing 4 years worth of memories and materials in brown boxes that are ready to be shipped back to a familiar place. I feel numb. because i'm leaving the one person i've loved so much. knowing that i have to walk away and leave him by himself is hard. because i know if the same thing was done to me, i would crumble in no less than 5 seconds. knowing that i'm3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-32732166361012785962007-10-01T00:24:00.000+08:002007-10-01T01:04:12.358+08:00I've just had one of those weekends. You know, the kind of weekend that leaves you completely exhausted at the end of it because you've just done so many things you feel like you might just as well have had another whole week crammed in those two days. Friday was the start of the polo boys' competition. SEA Games final selection disguised as a friendly competition amongst the boys, that is. The 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-10350735137229004712007-09-24T20:00:00.000+08:002007-09-24T20:03:08.949+08:00silly things makes silly me happy.my latest comic obsession.hehehe so cute!!! there are hundreds of them! go see =)http://www.kawaiinot.com~eLi3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-20914664809615994602007-09-21T11:20:00.000+08:002007-09-21T11:23:48.787+08:00I think this is what Ross must've been like when he was young.mini ross~mei~3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-22042072674814795582007-09-17T13:32:00.000+08:002007-09-17T13:50:27.547+08:00Yes Jude, I speak chinese, and in a bid to improve my chinese which got shot to bits since I went to ACJC and met all of you, I've been watching chinese shows that have no english subtitles. OK i lie. I actually enjoy watching stupid taiwanese shows. Except the chinese that i pick up sounds very teh. haha.Anyway, the taiwanese seem to have a real funny idea of what constitutes romance. Every 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-84672767713519916072007-09-17T09:59:00.000+08:002007-09-17T10:18:53.308+08:00I got awokened early this morning by an unknown caller. I picked up and realised it was a chinese telemarketer. Shit. her: 小姐，请问你是学生吗？me: 我不是。her: 听你的声音很像是啊！She then proceeds to babble non-stop about wanting me to watch some program on tv and how she's not selling anything and then she says she wants to send me something so i can help her promote it and she proceeds to ask me for my address. 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-30355661274261362652007-09-01T02:15:00.000+08:002007-09-01T02:34:29.512+08:00So here's the thing I don't get. How can one guy have two girlfriends at the same time and not feel the slightest bit of remorse? How is it possible that a guy in SINGAPORE can have two girlfriends at the same time? I can't even bring myself to consider that possibility. Yet perhaps the reason I can't bring myself to even consider that possibility is precisely because deep down I know that it is 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-81831807571537129612007-08-31T20:20:00.000+08:002007-08-31T20:41:26.327+08:00Here are the vids,This is me and my sis sand sledding This is us riding. Yup! we rented our own bike and learnt how to ride in 5 mins! SUPERB FUN! ~mei~3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-52268265524546637102007-08-31T00:57:00.000+08:002007-09-03T08:44:12.825+08:00In a totally bimbotic moment I have to say that I have come to a realisation that I have a thing for guys with small eyes. hur. which explains why i think willin low is so hot. plus he's a chef. double yum.Other than that, life has been alright. Halfway through PLC*, trying to make the most of it with the little cash that I have, I've officially switched firms and I'm completely at peace with the3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-66866805124248805782007-08-22T18:36:00.000+08:002007-08-22T18:41:24.220+08:00the perks of working in a spa is that i get free treatments. sometimes, they want to pamper me but more often than not, they want to use me as a guinea pig. a week ago, the lead hairdresser looked at me and said that my hair is growing out way too fast and its looking messier than it was chic. i received a call from her today while i was at work, asking me to come in earlier tomorrow so that she 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-66003039905609324782007-08-18T16:46:00.000+08:002007-08-18T16:49:13.169+08:00my favorite show for the summer just ended and I was basically quite surprised at the winner. I liked all four finalists and i absolutely loved the show. So I am definately very sad that it has ended. This is my favorite dance routines of all though. After following episode and watching all the routines, this one still touches me the most. Maybe its the chemistry, it might even be the song. But I3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-46775484554433766942007-08-10T17:48:00.000+08:002007-08-10T17:50:08.072+08:00mei says:my bro went out u knowmei says:hahamei says:class dinnerAmadeus says:wah solidAmadeus says:i need to teach him the fine art of poaching a girlAmadeus says:poach poach poachAmadeus says:like a pantherladies and gentlemen, James Choo.~mei~3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-22390131162785483572007-08-06T15:28:00.001+08:002007-08-06T15:28:25.484+08:00Your life is your poem. Each action, each decision, becomes an immortal word or phase within the verse of one's life. It is essential therefore to decide at the earliest age the style of poem your life will depict: a poem of love, a poem of loss, a poem of tragedy, a poem extolling virtue perhaps. For the moment you make the decision on your poem's theme, no movement, no word can be too 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-50349730746391835242007-08-06T00:57:00.000+08:002007-08-06T19:22:20.953+08:00Basketball festival in RomeCinderella CarriageVeniceHarrods Bears in LondonHarry Potter Premiere (background noise = screaming girly Radcliff fans hours before it even started!)Yummy ice cream from Thortons!3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-24817795500719930562007-08-06T00:07:00.000+08:002007-08-06T00:56:44.522+08:00Paris = breads, pastries, cakes = Pierre Hermes = 2 smalls slices of cakes +1 dessert mousse + a few macaroons = $80+ gone.moulin rougeeffiel tower at nightcute car!cuter dogsss!pretty pretty carousel in fontainbleu townnotre dame cathedral3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-21307155553523063972007-08-04T12:05:00.000+08:002007-08-04T12:50:44.155+08:00I'm a bitch sometimes and I get carried away especially when I feel like I'm being wronged. Yuan Wang. "Reputation, reputation, reputation" Othello says (it was always the easiest quote in the book to remember).When Eeks called me two days ago bearing news of juicy backstabbing, I was so angry that I was at a loss. I didn't know how to deal with it but be angry because I felt so trapped. Yelling 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-9354970897489414502007-07-29T01:24:00.000+08:002007-07-29T02:14:39.796+08:00i know i have a longggggg overdue post about my eurotrip, but ive just been too lazy and busy to post up my photos!! and considering i have thousands of them and i want to show everyone everythinggggg and i cant seem to pick out "only the good photos" cos all of them are equally precious and memorable to me! I met and made friends from the world over, had an amazing time and it couldnt have been 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-25222940783892505192007-07-18T04:45:00.000+08:002007-07-18T04:50:41.404+08:00I've been at my new job for a good two weeks now. I work at the Mandara Spa as their spa concierge supervisor. It nothing too fancy and its alot of work and stress but I'm glad that i finally have a job that pays enough to put food on my table and a roof above my head every month and that it has some sort of advancement. The company that I work for recently had a major organizational change and 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-28211416863457609412007-07-05T00:07:00.000+08:002007-07-05T00:53:37.566+08:00a heated debate over dinner at menotti last night and after a while i tuned out because i figured that there wouldn't be an end to the argument. i thought about it a lil bit more when i got back home and i guess this is what i had to say but i didn't get a chance to. i stand by what i said about this whole poaching people before the lifting of the moratorium issue, and i still ask "what's the big3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-23732735967195440212007-06-30T07:01:00.000+08:002007-06-30T07:06:56.873+08:00i cut my hair!! I cut my hair!!! its so exhilarating to finally chop off my long hair into this short bob! Its like psychological liberation! I feel like a fashionista! except that i had this same hair when I was in secondary one. Only difference is that now, I know how to use a hair straightener and apply wax onto my puffy hair but other than that, it looks very much like my old old old hair. i 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-38758790659144373702007-06-29T18:40:00.000+08:002007-06-29T19:00:36.296+08:00thomas is turning 26 on monday and i have no idea what to do. How can a hopeless romantic like myself be hopelessly unromantic when its time for me to be romantic??The first two years of his birthday, we didn't do anything except stay in his barracks and watch TV because I am a boring and uncreative girlfriend and because he was confined and limited to the boundaries of his camp. So we were stuck3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-73521907103304601282007-06-29T06:45:00.000+08:002007-06-29T06:50:35.867+08:00i love job hunting!i'm not all for the waiting and the countless interviews and the very fact that I am broke because i don't have a job yet. but i love job hunting. the thrill of finding something that i might like and the possibilities are endless. i feel like a kid in a candy store and with the ability to fantasize about my future job prospectives. One day, I can become a wedding planner. So i3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-7944156419604980052007-06-29T00:31:00.000+08:002007-06-29T00:35:56.207+08:00as if it isnt' tiring enough at work, people just like to make things even tougher. i've had enough of your dramatics and lying and ass kissing mate. seriously. have more foresight will you? i hate it when i'm wrong about people because I think that they are nice and sincere and I have to find out the hard way that they aren't. Play your game, my conscience is clear, you just do what you need to 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-18919900416613592082007-06-21T18:12:00.000+08:002007-06-21T18:36:58.097+08:00ever since my last distressed post, i've been getting alot of e-mails and msn chats and one liners asking me whether i'm feeling better and if things have improved. thank you very much for all your concern from old friends, to newer ones and even to people that i don't know very well except for your names. I really appreciate your kindness and concerns. i swear that writing that entry was not to 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-84031683483119188412007-06-21T14:56:00.000+08:002007-06-21T15:00:25.207+08:00our $125 flyer.. Looks nice. Very velvetish.. but it doesn't really promote the lingerie show. but oh well. its classy and its been approved. one less thing to worry about..The more I look at it.. The more in love i am with it... yeah, its nice..=)nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-75569290873187284452007-06-20T19:02:00.000+08:002007-06-20T19:03:53.350+08:00i was uploading pictures to thomas's photobucket account when i found this shot. this was taken on my graduation day and after the graduation party at lotus. very memorable. i can be so unglamorous at times huh??nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-34115772916522674312007-06-20T18:56:00.000+08:002007-06-20T19:02:15.542+08:00i spent a good 6 hours designing these flyers but the club rejected it. but oh well, here's our upcoming event!sometimes, people just don't appreciate talent. hahahahanat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-34983322703083601502007-06-18T15:35:00.000+08:002007-06-18T16:22:13.878+08:00physically, i haven't been feeling very well of late. I know that i might be sick. ever since i've been back, i've been pretty weak and i cough dramatically a couple times a day and usually when i'm resting or just feeling good. Its as though i've swallowed my saliva in the wrong path and it makes me cough and choke and it goes on for a good 10 minutes with me usually ending up in tears. and to 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-17333444122332165212007-06-13T19:18:00.000+08:002007-06-13T19:19:08.311+08:00i miss your girls...especially when i'm alone and bored at home with no one else to call and meet for coffee.. =(nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-28844429188983586102007-06-08T15:41:00.000+08:002007-06-08T15:59:21.048+08:00another very random day...went to the hospital to get my pre-employment drug test and had my car keys and phone stolen. was really flustered at the time it happened but eventually, i guessed that it did work out for the better. during pee tests, you're not supposed to bring your bag into the bathroom with you in fear that you might alter the results. so being the obedient girl that i am, i left 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-61704838284081481762007-06-07T05:09:00.000+08:002007-06-07T05:18:07.190+08:00I'm back in Hawaii. Confused as ever. Confused about my current situation aka being jobless, confused as to how i even became confused and just plain sad that i had to leave sydney for this. I've always liked Sydney even though i've been there twice and didn't do much. But I just love being around my brother and his girlfriend of 10 years because (a) they love each other so much , (b) they have 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-33194002698653550552007-05-21T18:02:00.000+08:002007-05-21T18:58:18.337+08:00So i just received news all the way from Greece yesterday that my friend Mel's engaged. On her grad trip. in GREECE. FREAKING GREECE. Her boyfriend flew all the way there to surprise her and propose. HOW FREAKING ROMANTIC IS THAT! Yep, the first one to go at the ripe ol age of 23. haha I'm so incredibly happy for her that I try to imagine the entire scenario and my heart just melts because I know3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-68130841388895036702007-05-18T23:20:00.000+08:002007-05-19T00:16:17.450+08:00i'm back from cambodia/vietnam and it feels a little weird to be back home. weird but nice because i'm glad i came home a little earlier to catch up with friends before work starts on the 28th. well let's start from the beginning shall we? the beginning which started with the ending of law school and that final insurance paper that I just could not wait to get over and done with. I have never 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-31995187882124823722007-05-15T20:50:00.000+08:002007-05-15T20:59:37.789+08:00my new found addiction.fresh juicy korean strawberries drizzled with just abit of condensed milk.go try it for yourselves!!!!! damn damn yummy. ~eLi3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-70249716591090675362007-05-14T16:50:00.000+08:002007-05-14T17:10:45.492+08:00update update update..I'm graduating in 2 days. as in the whole hawaiian graduation ceremony. it seems too surreal for my liking but in more ways, i'm excited about what lies ahead. Been having several great job offers from DFS Management Training Program, to JW Marriott's front desk and a couple of management training programs on the other islands. Am a little spoilt for choice but I'm leaning 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-67406885752664609112007-04-25T15:23:00.000+08:002007-04-25T15:25:42.116+08:00Amadeus says:ur sister has been spreading lies about memei says:hahahamei says:she just toldme that you squelamei says:squealAmadeus says:what squealAmadeus says:i dont squealmei says:yea you do0Amadeus says:maybe when i was a babymei says:ive heard you squealAmadeus says:not now whatAmadeus says:no i dont squealmei says:she says you have issues with your earsmei says:hahamei says:like dogsmei 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-66001411555743944692007-04-23T23:37:00.000+08:002007-04-24T00:07:22.341+08:00i find strange comfort in frangipani palace. Its like going behind closed doors and seeing what Life is. Those lurid pink walls contain such poignant snapshots of the intricacies of relationships and its so amazing how I experience a full range of emotions along with the characters. Perhaps in those characters I see reflections of bits of myself, the face that no one sees, the side that's kept 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-39127613192203765462007-04-16T10:50:00.000+08:002007-04-16T11:01:54.079+08:00married men and me..nononono... before u start thinking that i like being with married dudes or sleep with them or date them or whatever nonsense, its not like that. i'm writing this because somehow, almost all the guys i've met so far are married. whats up with that? why are married men on myspace looking for single women? better yet, why are married men out in the clubs on friday nights dancing3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-63702132075022129042007-04-14T21:44:00.000+08:002007-04-14T21:47:03.030+08:00ANd with that last hurrah at 5pm today whilst I was handing in the last-ever-assignment-i-will-ever-write, I am done with school. except I dont really feel like i'm done yet because I still have exams on the 2nd of may. So i will tell you then how I feel if i feel anything. ha.and then on the 3rd of may its offff to cambodiaaaaa anyone wanna come? :)mei3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-11843248407719076552007-04-12T17:24:00.000+08:002007-04-12T17:31:48.975+08:00Getting recalled into active duty:Receiving a letter via FedEx where the delivery person stands there to make sure that you receive it. The contents of the letter contains instructions that you'll have to go back to the military, even though you have finished your term, and have a screening examination to test whether you're fit to go to war. Purpose of recall: Fight against terrorism. Number of 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-73212936103004859172007-04-06T23:58:00.000+08:002007-04-07T00:09:56.549+08:00hello everyone. today, i want to tell you all about my friend woonkie!I think that woonkie will make a very good litigator one day! Why? Because good litigators twists facts to make their case stronger.Here are two examples of why Woonkie is a good litigator!Example oneWoonkie: I am THE FACE of NUS!Me: HUH? WHY? Woonkie: Yea, I got chosen to do an ad for NUS. me: HUH WHY? Woonkie: Handsome la.Me:3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-36812649345108363732007-04-04T18:02:00.000+08:002007-04-04T18:05:20.127+08:00I've never been a fan of white boys. For most parts, it is because of all the bad experiences I've had with them. They're really loud and rude and simply obnoxious. But Justin Timberlake is one white boy I'll grant chances too.. hahahahaa...he's sooooo hot... i can't help it. He'll bring my modjo back any minute..why wouldn't cameron not want him anymore...?Here's his live set with my favorite 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-55400242109557251412007-04-03T21:50:00.000+08:002007-04-03T22:22:22.966+08:00Life is good today. I finished my essay, went for a run and had lobster for dinner. so here's another bumper post of pictures to illustrate the ongoings of the past few weeks. ok maybe just the past week. ok i don't know! i've lost track of time! but a lot has happened!First, there was Law Ball. Clever ol me forgot my camera. my arms looked huge in almost every shot anyways. DAMN the pull ups. 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-71364556842976711702007-04-01T22:05:00.000+08:002007-04-01T22:11:52.912+08:00what's the point of saying you wanted to when you didn't when you could?what's the point of sitting on the fence when it doesn't absolve you of guilt?what's the point of having a voice capable of influencing but not using it?what's the point of coming out together as a group but wanting to do anti-social after-dinner activities?what's the point of having friends who will never really be your 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-3853825529544677702007-03-29T08:40:00.000+08:002007-03-29T08:46:24.567+08:00I'm spending my spring break promoting for thomas's party. Although it IS thomas's company, i feel like we cannot fail. I'm suddenly so driven to make it a success that somehow, I've lost track of time. Sometimes, I enjoy doing it. Even though I'm not very PRish, this whole experience has forced us out of our comfort zone to meet new people. I've met more people in a night than I have in 4 years 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-51009173605859362412007-03-28T21:58:00.000+08:002007-03-28T22:02:39.515+08:00Sleep Deprivation Session Number 1 has begun. I am seated in a small room, with a table and some chairs, like a meeting room of sorts. The Cognitive Neuroscience Lab calls this room the Brain Sanctuary. Every hour, I have to do s quick questionnaire and this annoying reaction test, where I have to press a button whenever some numbers appear to test my reaction time. It lasts for approx ten 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-87603327545119059562007-03-26T13:10:00.000+08:002007-03-26T13:17:09.809+08:00Boulderactive always leaves me with all sorts of regrets of not finishing routes that I could've. Perhaps the greatest regret of all is that this is my last year as part of the team. This year, I take away with me the knowledge that I CANNOT COMPETE IN SERIOUS MODE. Kelvin chided me for not taking my competitions seriously because I am always laughing and talking to the spotters and route judges.3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-67567617234446699612007-03-22T23:04:00.000+08:002007-03-22T23:06:43.891+08:00note to self: always emit only positive vibes whenever i'm near khenglian. *wink wink* haha~mei~3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-77020831618979290182007-03-20T00:11:00.000+08:002007-03-20T00:14:21.669+08:00tonight, i salute all those care givers at hospitals, old folks homes, nursing homes, hospices wherever you all may be. taking care of a patient is not easy. in fact, it is so freaking tiring! and my patient only had a wisdom tooth operation.and no. i am not donning any nurses uniform thank you very much.goodnight everyone i need to peng. ~mei~3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-67318287244574411642007-03-14T17:27:00.000+08:002007-03-14T17:28:01.947+08:00basket. i pack my things and go down to the canteen all ready to head home. and it starts pouring. shit heavily. i sigh very loudly and decide to go back to the classroom that i was hiding in all day to read my insurance stuff. i decide that i would munch away at something, so i head for the vending machine. 80cents for doritos. i put my money in and press B5. the packet moves a little, and gets 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-46744002434819723462007-03-13T22:54:00.000+08:002007-03-13T22:56:55.496+08:00i miss.blue skies.holiday.i want.to pack and go again.3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-23641463594570687422007-03-13T18:43:00.000+08:002007-03-13T19:35:55.438+08:00my new favorite songs. I'm feeling very very mellow. instead of posting the titles, i might as well just post the videos. Glamorous - Fergie Upgrade You - Beyonce ft. Jay ZThis is not the actual music video. Doubt its even out yet. But it has the nicest graphics. Listen for the song okay??Hollywood - Jay Z ft. BeyonceMagic City - 2XL ft. Cherish3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-44510946727376834302007-03-12T20:37:00.000+08:002007-03-12T20:38:41.496+08:00i have an interview with Sheraton tomorrow at 9am. If i get it, I'm not coming home. i did my second application exam with Hilton on Friday. If i get it, I'll be somewhere around the world. how very exciting. not knowing where your next step leads. nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-81325340430667794862007-03-12T18:49:00.001+08:002007-03-12T19:17:57.887+08:00Is it me? Or does everyone else feel the same way?Sometimes, I get so caught up that I don't really know what is appropriate and common anymore. I lose track of what normality is and I can't tell the difference. Sometimes, I reason it as a difference between cultures, nationalities, places and maybe even genders. But there certainly must be some fine rule or commonalty that we all share as human 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-91427578222330967842007-03-11T10:00:00.000+08:002007-03-11T10:02:00.979+08:00To all my overseas friends, Let me introduce you to this site - www.justclickasia.com Here, you can purchase mee goreng, maggi mee, pocky sticks and even nice rice cookers and have it delivered to your doorstep. so you'll always have an abundance of indo mee goreng. Just pay the shipping fees. Life, is once again, very beautiful. Nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-72626445853965593952007-03-10T20:53:00.000+08:002007-03-10T20:55:54.381+08:00since when did go-go dancers start dancing like strippers??sigh sigh sigh... hawaii, u're not as innocent as i thought anymore..nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-58605523798017709422007-03-07T21:27:00.000+08:002007-03-07T21:30:03.320+08:00ARE YOUabove 1.68m?someone with loads of X factor (no sweetie pies please)!willing to cut and dye your hair?have hair of at least shoulder length currently?free during april or may?willing to pose and strut and do your thang on the runway?THEN YOU ARE THE PERSON I'M LOOKING FOR!!ok my Toni&Guy friends need a model for a haircut competition. No pay, but loads of glam factor and photos and memories3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-79800369159972254552007-03-05T02:18:00.000+08:002007-03-05T02:24:22.401+08:00so beginning tomorrow, i embark on my sleep deprivation study which requires me to be in bed by 1230hrs and up by 0900hrs everyday for the next two months. no longer will i be able to go gallivanting around town till the wee hours of the morning, and no longer will i be able to play tong xiao mj. at least not till may. boo hoo. ok yes you're wondering sleep deprivation? why do i have to be in bed3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-38303552990355191132007-03-01T17:17:00.000+08:002007-03-02T18:07:33.276+08:00kauai vacation pictures. pictures are in random order because blogger's picture uploading function sucks. thomas and i went to kauai about 2 weekends ago. we stayed at a friend's house and did nothing but sightsee, eat and sleep. it was a lovely 3 day weekend. its vacation like these which gets me week in the knees and leave me yearning to be rich so that i can have a vacation every week.3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-79778034832914745682007-03-01T17:14:00.000+08:002007-03-01T17:16:55.122+08:00i had to turn in my ipod today. my first ipod. one of the prettiest things that i've ever owned. my friends think that its ridiculous that i'm so attached to the things that i own. but my ipod has been my bestfriend and companion for about 3 years. i have about 2734 songs of which 179 of them are live sets. bye bye judge jules NYE live @ gatecrasher set, bye bye paul oakie, paul van dyke, armin 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-80609945524090131622007-02-28T19:13:00.000+08:002007-02-28T19:21:09.070+08:00one more thing..thomas and i hosted a dinner party at our place on friday. we cooked a huge meal and after chilling at our house, we went clubbing. it was a nice evening. and isn't my dress so pretty??? nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-62013021837607964422007-02-28T18:07:00.000+08:002007-02-28T18:43:58.421+08:00something terrible happened today and it got me all shook up. its been a long time since I've gotten myself into any type of situation and an even longer period of time since I've lost total control of a situation and am at total susceptibility to a total stranger. this vulnerability is quite overbearing and i can only pray that with time, it'll just fade away. this incident made me think back of3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-51101622151719540982007-02-27T17:54:00.000+08:002007-02-27T17:58:33.852+08:00i started my new job as a Honolulu Travel Blog Writer. There are several of us but you can read my articles because my name will be published. I've only written one at this point of time.It's rather short because I almost missed my deadline. Here is the link: http://www.hotelsbycity.net/blog/usa_hawaii_honoluluWhile you're at it, please feel free to click on the ads on my entries. Thats how I get3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-41900224765291952072007-02-26T00:59:00.000+08:002007-02-26T01:10:35.416+08:00I have a confession to make (one of my many).I am addicted to chinese star movies. like lionel says, the first step to quitting is admitting your addiction.so yes, i am addicted to chinese star movies. even though the movies feature the same faces over and over and they have the same themes all the time, my favourite being those ridiculous mahjong shows. hahamy addiction has become so ridiculous 3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-3582088384654700722007-02-25T18:21:00.000+08:002007-02-25T18:27:17.345+08:00this is one of my favorite things to do in hawaii. every week, i spend some time to drive to the beach, pull out my chair and read for book. its amazing how relaxing this is and it makes everything so worthwhile. nat3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704533.post-58507047794955377122007-02-20T21:51:00.000+08:002007-02-20T22:07:45.198+08:00With all the intense visiting that's been done over the past two days, the silence today has been deafening. Not because I have nowhere to be, but because I'm under voluntary house arrest in a desperate bid to finish up my essays which all be due on my first Doomsday of the semester, monday 26th feb. I say my first Doomsday because in law school, there are many Doomsdays. everytime i flip through3http://www.blogger.com/profile/18305113414574563284noreply@blogger.com3