Thursday, February 20, 2020

EZT S8 LIFE UPDATE!. [2020]

안녕헬로!. ^^ \m/

With this update, I am 4 years behind blogging my memories. As usual, I am here this time because I want to make an appreciation post to the people in my life and those of you who still come by.

First of all, we made it to a new decade!. Happy 2020!! So crazy to think that we used to hear about it in songs and jokes and now, we're living it. I hope the world will act accordingly. It's about time we do :)

Personally, I'm still looking for a job/career, so let me know if you spot anything nice!~ ;) My channel is still updated as much as I can, and I have a backlog of stuff to upload too so keep a lookout for it.

2019 was quite a mild year. It's as though I was playing real-life Beat Saber. One thing after another just kept coming at me, sometimes more than one at once. Needless to say, I am equipped with what I needed.

Be it the foresight goggles from previous experiences, or a useful tool in my hands provided by others, I definitely felt more assured going through this year than the recent previous.

Most of it is just the awkward feeling of interim because on one had, I felt like I got the hang of adulting, while on the other hand I'm faced with a whole new side of adulting. 

So today I just want to take time out to do what I do every year; compile a list of everyone who wished me happy birthday. Along with as much December happenings that I can squeeze in to remember.

Hopefully I do justice because my livestream got cut off somewhere and it bugs me that I didn't recap it properly and that there are things left undocumented even though I've put in the effort.


*Enchanted Forest!. [191208]
A week into #funemployment, I decided to go for a family dinner at SHATEC which #lil1212bro was involved in as part of his study there. It was better than I expected!~

Grabbed over and #lil1212bro came out for a bit to take pictures with us. I know the photos may not show it, but the decor was pretty cute!. I didn't expect them to transform the place in any way with relation to the theme.


Talking about decor, they even folded the napkins. Really cute. We were seated in no time and super excited for the meal!~


When the menu got released, the first thing listed was "Longan Honey Infused Ekmek Bread". Do you know what it is?. Both lil sis and I didn't so we Googled and found out it was a flatbread. Imagine our surprise when it was this little bun!!

Small but mighty though!. Didn't want to eat it all because I didn't want to be too full as I'm a small eater. Turns out it was a win-win because this bread accompanied me throughout the entire course and I loved it. More on that later~

We bought the mocktails too. First to arrive is the appetizer: Fish Cake with Pineapple Salsa. I was quite averse to it because if you too have watched Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, their starters are always "crabcakes" and they usually turn out disastrous.

Lucky for me, this fishcake set us off on a good start!. Fried nicely and a lot more flavourful then I expected. Up next was the Celeriac Soup with Foccacia Bread.

It was a flatbread this time lol. Let's be honest, I don't like celery. However the soup was palatable especially when consumed with the Foccacia and surprise,.. apple bits if you dig deep enough into the dish. Some of the micro flowers were pretty and it was a fun start to see how everyone's responding to it since we do not go for such menus in a normal day.

Lil sis commented that it's odd that the next item is a Minty Grapefruit Sorbet because the transition from hot soup to cold sorbet is quite jarring. While this wasn't as great as I hoped for, it was nice to have something to break the monotony from the previous two savoury dishes.


My Dad was very cute throughout the entire thing!! It was originally planned as a girls-night-out with Mum and lil sis but he joined us last minute. Think he doesn't go out much and especially not to any "fine dining" experiences, so he was kind of out of place but at the same time it was also endearing.

Prior to the start of the meal, we were told to pick our mains between a Chicken Roulade with Robert Sauce or Chocolate Lamb Stew. This is a low-key voyeur pic of the lamb dish, supposedly made with real chocolate sauce.

#lil1212bro then came out asking how's the meal so far. I really wished there were more sauce!! Anyway here's a picture of him making the Roulade sometime back and my choice of main at the event.


Criticism corner: plating was unimpressive compared to the other dishes. We also realised that it's a bit odd that for a setting that seems more to the fine-dining style, the food weren't served using trays. The rest also mentioned that their mashed potato was a little sour in taste?.

Thankfully, mine was okay as you can see how it's gone from my plate. Despite the insufficient sauce, the chicken was tender and still delicious enough.

Before I move on, just wanted to point out that my plate had a heart-shaped little baby radish and I thought that it was cute. HAHA :3

Now for the game-changer, Black Forest Cake!. Okay hold up, here's the backstory. While leaving our house to go to The Sapling at SHATEC, lil sis and I were whining about how much we HATE blackforest cake, and that it's one of the last cakes we'd choose if we had to.

However while eating our mains, we saw other tables getting their deserts and we were like "damn, that actually looks good". They also gave out cookie doorgifts but let's not get distracted.

Enchanted Garden = Black Forest, it's all coming together. Mad love that they plated this so beautifully to make it look like a flora terrarium concept with the meringue mushrooms and biscuit crumbs as "soil". Visuals aside, the cake also delivered!. :D


I genuinely think I'm no longer a skeptic of blackforest cakes. It was light yet delish - overall just a very nice balance of chocolate and fruit and also some sweetness from the cream and buttery-ness from the biscuits. Amazing.

But wait, there's more. The course ended with a Petit Four. We were told by two servers on the recommended eating procedure so that was a little awkward. Then again, it's a school function and overall still pretty impressive I'd say.

So this final dish consists of a Lemon and Mixed Berries Macaron, an Orange Bonbon, a Strawberry Tart, and a Pineapple Choux. I liked the tart the most. Not gonna lie though, the Choux was super adorable. It was also today that I found out that lil sis have been rewatching Spongebob Squarepants.

Although the tickets says no food is to be brought out of the hall, I smuggled some mushrooms home. Along with whatever's left of my bread. It was THAT good :)

To quote lil sis, "I wish this bread lasts forever". On the last day, I jokingly asked #lil1212bro to cop all the leftover breads and he actually managed to salvage some!! HAHAH


Overall it was a great experience and I'm so proud of the successful function!. We left with a full stomach and heart, and some stickers to go along with :)


*Final Countdown!. [1912??]
I just left my job after a little more than 2 years into it, so the dinner was a good and much needed reason to get out of the house. It reminded me of how I've managed to break bread with some of the people who I'd never thought I'd come across till I started working there. :')


This is the first job that I left with little to no ill-feelings and a pretty heavy heart. I got invested okay!. Do it 100~~

Also shoutout to my "supervisor" who always gave me food/food recommendations and layan my jokes and complaints. She's the first to notice my hair colour changes as well HAHAH :') Eitherway, both technically and personally, she makes work a lot more fun~

Last but not least, what kept me staying!. While both colleagues and students come and go, I've definitely grown attached to some bonds. Something about seeing them constantly every week does something even to the coldest person in the room [figuratively, and literally me].

While I didn't get to take photos with everyone I wanted, I'm glad I managed to do so with some of my favourites. I would also like to testify that while there are other people who think that teachers are the ones who choose their students, I think that sometimes the students chooses you.

Believe whatever you want from that. This is a faceswap shot with Haruka. She's the sweetest. I hope she grows up to be a fine young lady despite her circumstances because she's just amazing.

Never thought I'd vibe with girls, but Sakurako changed me. Still in disbelief she posed for my camera. This cutie is [usually] determined and smart, and I love how confident she is despite her small size. So precious~

There were 2 brothers that I liked. Sadly, I was going to leave by the time they enrolled. So this is the only nice picture I have of a male student. Kaito is super cheeky!. In a centre where most students are stoic, he brings a bright energy to the situation. Big mood.

Not the smartest kid, but then again are grades really everything?. He saw a "New Topic" card marker that was in another folder but the first word was covered so he said, "Teacher, if we remove the T and O and put an E instead, it would be.. EPIC!!". Got a chuckle out of me~

Just want to drop a quick thanks for everything :)


I sure as hell miss the bougie yummy treats that the parents kindly gifted the teachers, and also the awesome workmates who'd bring back goodies for the office pantry whenever they leave for a holiday. This is an example of one of the best biscuits I've tasted in my whole life. Hope you get to try it!~ ;)

私が移動することを決めて以来、人生はストレスを感じていますが、あなたは私をとても助けてくれました。 人生はあなたのために今は正常に戻ります。 私はあなたに私の人生を持つことに非常に感謝しています。。 いつか一緒に日本を訪れたいと思います。


*D-DAY; 29Y!. [191212]
Prepared a Youtube livestream as always for the birthday countdown. Despite getting my Youtube Partner membership got revoked last year, long live #livEZTream!~ ^^ \m/

Yours truly!. #EZTS8 ;)

This was the only selfie I had with this year's cake :( The Instagram Live video did not make it to the archive and I don't even know why. Damn it, wasted. I decorated my own cake this year!!


There was a Uni student beside me already decorating hers so we ended up in small talk and bounced off ideas. It was pretty fun. An older lady then came and did a pretty legit-looking cake while her husband video-ed it down. Heh.

After a while 2 kids came and their mum paid for them to get a cake each [frivolous or..?] and she livestreamed them on Bigo. What the hell.

Negativity aside, before the Uni girl left she gave me her remaining decoration items!! Thus, the spam. I really appreciate it!! Hope your sister liked the cake, all the best for your studies and life ahead. Thank you!~ ^^ \m/

The whole cake made it home intact. What a relief lol. As if related to the previous blackforest cake situation, to my surprise this time the flavour is grape. White forest?? Interesting.

I didn't ask because the staff weren't very keen on serving and only wanted to speak in Mandarin. #ChinesePrivilege much?? Even if she tried in poor English I would've been cool but she clearly couldn't be bothered so whatever.

Before getting straight to the main of these yearly posts, let me talk a little about the livestream. The start was relatively okay and I was really happy because some of my subscribers made it!. So fun to chat in real time~


Going crazy at midnight while trying to make as little noise as possible because it was a weekday. Check out my cute little microphone, still love it #smallbutmighty TILLIDIE!~

Some screenshots with the cake during the wish-making and candle-blowing.







Before the chaos. At least on my part, I think things turned out well!! #EZT2020


Even managed to do some impulse ASMR Kinetic Sand cutting, a hobby I got into in 2019~

Sadly, my full yearly recap didn't make it as I saved half of it for post-celebration and the stream got cut off after some copyright infringements and general $hitty new Youtube problems.

The new studio was a lot more troublesome than usual, especially the "Live Control Room". It was pointless and I hate this beta!! So anyway below is the rough summary of my 2019 highlights.

Jan: New job, picked up learning Chinese/Mandarin, hit a jackpot at Timezone Ang Mo Kio.
Feb: Played an Escape room in Singapore with lil sis and went to a family buffet for her birthday.
Mar: Had a family bbq for parents' birthday, went for SummerJamDanceCamp [and took a Kiel Tutin class!! OMG], JJY Scandal, ate a Ferrero Rocher that had two hazelnuts inside, lost a friend, got hooked on kinetic sand.
Apr: Tried and got addicted to DanceRush Stardom, went for Sentosa Safari Zone for Pokemon Go and took a staycay while at it, got a vegetable spiralizer after much searching.

May: Rekindled some friendships over really serious topics, got my new passport, Snapchat's gender filter was hilarious, tried a Singaporean-ized Banh Mi from Rebel Gurl, said goodbye to a very memorable student as he's leaving the country.
June: Hari Raya Aidilfitri, finding out I wasn't vaccinated because I came down with Chicken Pox, accidentally infected Nephew 1 and Niece 1 too [:(], got addicted to Conan Runner Game, watched Detective Conan's 23rd movie in cinemas which had Singapore as their location reference and the seiyuus even came down to SG, went to check out the Conan mural at Chinatown.
July: Harry Pottter Wizards Unite finally dropped, got on a skipping/jumprope regime, went to Gold Coast again, workplace office relocated.
Aug: NDP, finally watched Marie Kondo's Netflix special, went to KStar to karaoke with workmates.

Sep: KFC's Wafflewich was great sans sauce, had another niece, qualified and received green CHAS card, Gmum's passing, short "staycay".
Oct: Hit my 2 year milestone at work, went to Malay Heritage Centre for the first time that I was aware of, Halloween, Niece 1 bday, watched Queendom and got hyped, watched Swing Kids for Korean Film Festival and bumped into lil sis there lol
Nov: Got my free steps tracker/fitbit watch from HPB, claimed my Bicentennial notes from the bank, left my jobs, ate steamed Korean egg in a long time.
Dec: Read on!~ ;)

Luckily I played this in my livestream before it got screwed. "That's The Life For Me" helped me shape a lot of tough decisions in 2019, and it's also the goal for now and maybe, forever. FIGHTING EZT!! ^^ \m/

Some of you have already sent your wishes when I got back home to prepare for the stream!. Maybe 12.12 being a commercialised date isn't too bad after all. Surprisingly I received many presents this year, and did a live unboxing but that too didn't make it to the final video [booo Youtube "new studio"] :(

I will tally up and blog about all the presents later!. Till then, a drumroll for the moneyshots!. I've probably read some on my livestream, but I'm just going to post it here anyway. Thanks for scrolling this far, see if you can spot your wishes~

First to come is Facebook. This year has been a serious case of breaking bridges, but also re-connections so I'm just really thankful to be able to get close with people despite the loss of contacts or distance drifted.


Here are all the PMs~ Thank you ;)


Bus Uncle still not letting me down lol. From Twitter~ ;)


The only ones from messaging apps!. :)







From other SNS :)



Not forgetting those who wished me in person~ :D THANKZ A BILLION!! ^^ \m/

Also, best birthday wishes to #lil1212bro and Leon!. Screw Seungri for being such a filth, regardless whether he's truly guilty or just partially :(

Since we're doing screenshots spam now and my year technically ended during my birthday, here's my 2019 music breakdown. It took me a while to gather courage to launch the app once I received the email notification. During the family dinner [posted above] lil sis and I were chatting about Spotify yearly reviews and I put it off till I was "ready" for it. Lol.





"It's not that obvious, you'll have to look for it", she said. Yet it was the first thing that popped up when I opened the app. Here we go!. Thought the term "genre-fluid" was smart~

"Music is a universal language" ;) Wonder what they'd put instead of World Citizen though for those listeners who aren't. 39 was more than I expected!. Not gonna lie, feeling rather smug~


Downloading this app mid decade was one of the best decisions of my life. It started with a "Which Star Wars Character Playlist Are You" quiz and I've never left. After one year of ads I found out some mobile deals so I went Premium and never looked back :)

It's crazy how seeing this brings back so many memories. I remember long rides listening to music, the kind of life I had, the phone and battery operating systems, everything.

If that wasn't "personally attacking" enough, perhaps because it's a decade round-up, they showed me my top songs of each year. I found out Beethoven Virus from PIU in 2018 and it stuck ever since. Had some awful days this year so it gave me strength while MCR gave me comfort. Also, MCR is back!! SO CRAZY~

2018 was the year I got reconnected with Kpop, and I loved WannaOne a lot. 2017 was my DJing phase so I listened to lots of EDM also partly because, in 2016 BIGBANG went for military and I was just generally feeling very out of touch with new K-pop.




2015 was my peak ARMY life. It's quite interesting to see how things have changed, and I can't wait for another decade of music. Back to my birthday posts, more selfies!. Tried a new look.



What do you think?. If you looked closely I had to use a pin to hold it together because one of the button holes weren't cut and this outfit was ordered online so I couldn't check.




Annoying indeed, but I was determined to live my day to the best of my abilities.

Because I left my job, I didn't want to be carefree so for the day itself I went for a [disappointing] simple lunch at Nandos. There was a short strand of black hair on my corn and they didn't even apologise for it.


Liked the new virtual ordering system and no GST though. Whatever. Went to play Timezone arcade to let off some steam and visited a nearby fancafe project on the way back. Happy birthday BTS Jin and V!. ;)






Ended the day with 1000cc/1 litre of Oreo Crush aka childhood drink which never fails to put me to sleep from the food/drink coma.


I innocently took pictures with this standee without any prior information regarding this movie. So glad I did!! It turned out to be a really good film, definitely one of the better ones in recent times. It was a nice addition to my 2019 collection after binging Busted! on Netflix.


"I spoke in the car about the hole at the center of this donut. And yes, what you and Harlan did that fateful night seems at first glance to fill that hole perfectly. A donut hole in the donut's hole. But we must look a little closer. And when we do, we see that the donut hole has a hole in its center - it is not a donut hole at all but a smaller donut with its own hole, and our donut is not a hole at all!" - Benoit Blanc, Knives Out 2019.

I love mysteries and 범인은 바로 너 really made my year a lot more interesting. Knives Out hit the ball out of the park though with it's brilliant writing and cinematography. It's highly comforting to know that there are still people who care enough to create such content in this century :')

Took a few rest days before going all out social again. Read on to know why!~


*K-pop All In 7. [1215]
It was so nice to get back in touch with my Korean side[?.] in 2019. KAI took place earlier than usual, and while I admit I did not dance at all, I'm so glad I went for it!~ ;)

Anyway, I know I keep saying this but I loved that their theme was 007 because #KpopAllIn2019 was the 7th edition of the yearly series. Some of them really dressed up nice! We all know by now I love seeing such things even though I did not really partake in the theme :)

It just occurred to me that I haven't done this kind of posts since 2015. #throwback feel trip!. The weather was relatively wet when I left, thus explaining the umbrella and I thought I'd bring the overcoat to make it seem like I was undercover. The moment I reached Somerset it stopped raining and started getting warm so.. nevermind.

There were some changes and I've generally been skipping most of the monthly sessions, so I was pretty lost. Thank you to those who said hi!~ I missed you all more than what my resting bitch face might've shown :')

Watched the performances and I love it when it matches my new phone. It was also nice to see University students dancing to kpop because it just proves that this genre is not for tweens!! I stan the idea that kpoppers can also be smart, matured, and non-toxic.


Double R Squad and Aiman!! I didn't even know he was in a crew lol. It was nice to see him around KDO again because he's one of the pioneer batch people. Sadly, it was his "last stage" for now due to some contract deals with his new job. Happy for him and his progress!~ ^^ \m/


He used to say that he's Paula Abdul and I'm Simon Cowell lol. I still agree. I know he may come off as too much sometimes, but trust me when I say that he brings more joy than harm!!

If you open your mind and heart enough, you'll realize that in the presence of someone who is so genuinely himself, it's fucking liberating ;)

Frankly, I've checked out some of the new stuff he's in/put out; he toned down a lot already okay!! Especially from what I used to know him as. So don't be a lil b!tch. Try to be more tolerant; there are worse people out there for your hating pleasure.

It's pretty cool to see how we all have grown to whatever we are now. I just hope that we all will live a happy, healthy and good life. With that said, I'm super thankful to KpopDanceoff 엄마/Mich 언니 for entertaining my random adulting worries and giving me solid feedback :')

Here's the vlog of the day, it's pretty long because I didn't want to separate it into 2 videos. It totalled up to 13 copyright infringements and while the views aren't as much as the previous years, I am happy to see that the amount of views and likes are somewhat balanced.

In case it's not clear in the video, I received a lot of items - part birthday, part xmas, and due to some unprecedented reasons. I came pretty much empty handed and left with a box of items!! So happy!.


One of the girls who were picking with me mentioned that "this only happens once in a lifetime" and it soothes my soul too, that there are young non-toxic kpop fans. Anyway I left with albums, fans, stickers, photocards, cupsleeves, and many more ᄏᄏ

Low-key forced The Said Siblings to stay up and wait out so that we can go through it together when I got home. I'm also thankful that they got into kpop without much direct influence from me and that it is now something that we can bond over too :)

If you are still reading this, drop me a message/comment at any of my socials [or you can text me if you have my contact] and I'll give you something from the box which I think best suits you!~ There's still a few extras which I am willing to spare from the box and it would be great if I can bless others because I've been #blessed ;)


Overall, I'm really glad I went because I got to see/hear what I wanted and spend time with those who I rarely see. Editing the long video was fun and I enjoyed all the texts and posts in between, probably from the leftover post-event hype.

It's still beyond me how KDO has came to this and while I'm sure it has never been easy, I'm always proud and thankful that I am a part of it. Cheers to many more years~ ^^ \m/


*Nolzzati. [1216-18]
The very next day I left for my birthday staycay!. Somehow things just worked out on it's own even though I was quite hands-off about a lot of things. I love it. Awesome.

They didn't give me a free upgrade and also no a surprise cake unlike last year which was as disappointing as the view that it came along with. They also tried to get me to pay with a credit card so that they could hold a deposit. Lame. What else is there to do, retook my weight on the same scale like I did after settling down and waiting for the guests to come around~


Unfortunately, I was unable to spend another birthday with my Gmum this year so that made me pretty upset because I had plans and have made arrangements for it. Such is life...

First time buying a SuperTera size Popcorn Chicken and Fries bites from Potato Corner. Who knew it's so addictive!~ I love chicken and potatoes. It was bigger than my face LOL

Thankfully the company [or lack thereof] really made things better!. Felt very rejuvenated [even though I didn't get to swim because rainy season] and it just felt like after all that life hustling, it was so worth it.

First to arrive was my cousin Mimi. So glad this supermum could drop by!. Even though it was a quick session it was nice to see her and catch up again :D


Gave her some blossoms to bring back for her son [who she was rushing to pick up from school after] and later that day she surprised me with a super cute video!! ^^ \m/


Love that he can talk now and I think I have a soft spot for my nephews because they are so smart in their own ways. Unlike other dull kids, their minds fascinate me. Hope they don't grow up too quickly~

Second to arrive is my ex-workmate Yidah!. Somehow 2019 life kinda got us back in touch with each other so I was really happy that she could come :D


A sneak preview of the surprise gifts!! Low-key relieved I prepared "goodies" for them to bring back too because,.. let's be honest this is barely anywhere a party or birthday celebration. Hope everyone enjoyed themselves because I did~ :)

Day 2 lunch with Mallivan!. ;)


Found this gem of a place called Wokmaster. Not halal but service and food was nice!~

"Can you take a shot from higher up so that can see my horfun" :3


A fun time at claw machines and Super Darios Lasagne to bring back for yums but before that,..



Funtimes at the arcade!. Finally cashed in the jackpot tickets I won earlier this year. Feels so crazy~



1300 tickets from only one game!! I claimed it at Vivocity's outlet on another day though. There were more choices and these were too cute.



Got the PokeBag!. ^^ \m/ A nice way to remember that this year I had the best memory of Pokemon Go during Safari Zone Singapore. Loving the red color scheme too! Won the Elmo plushie at another claw machine and I'll get to the phone story later ;)

Caught it at Bugis+, the tag says it's Cookie Monster though. Watch my birthday livestream to check it out.


Retired back to the hotel after a fun day out. These were screenshots from the video because I was feeling it.

Coz baby you're a firework~




Before I knew it it was already the next day and time to check out. Thankz a billion to those who came/wanted to and the belated wishes and presents!~ More on that later :)

*Conkluzion. [1225++]
Same outfit, different day. iPhone camera is real #bareface

Went for a 노래방 session with lil sis Lin. Got cucked by VoiceboothKTV though, very disappointing. Made a pre-booking clearly stating it's a birthday and member deal but got charged normal rate and no extra time. NOT COOL!! T.T

Check out the number of times 91610 was queued!. Not sure what's up with lil sis ᄏᄏ

The subject in question. Haha. Okaylah to be honest I'm still upset about the disservice but I guess with the right company things will always turn out fine. There were some photo op open rooms nearby at the mall and by the way, have you all ever played seesaw as adults?!


It was pretty thrilling because you can go way higher than a kid's see-saw would. My feet couldn't touch the ground!! We also put my new phone [which I will, once again say that I'll blog about later] to the test and see if it justifies the price and claims.

Accidental shot above was pretty cool I think. Looks like I'm floating but I was actually on a swing.



It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing~


Swing swing swing from the tangles of my heart~


Her outfit kind of matched!. I know we look alike. While looking through the pictures to blog about I kept getting bugged with "is that me. oh wait no that's her" hahahaha fun girls day out~ :D


Took this because she said my hair looks purple in this light. It was her first Dosirak experience and the first time I knew about my phone's wide lens capability.


She let me choose a present and we picked this!. Always wanted one.

Not bad, they had multiple letters to create more words. Didn't think about this when buying lol. Finally found a use for my minibox bday gift I got last year, and made my first word.


Only found out about this word this year, after 28 years of being alive. This is my wish for myself and everyone who loves me, to have Shiawase. ;)

Sometime in between the Decembers of 2019, I met up with my Aunt "Hamisan" for churros [the cookie butter dip is the bomb] and Wingstop. Very nice to round up the year with her because of everything she's done for me throughout the year :D


She also got me a gift. At some point in life people just stop giving me presents and my love language is gift-giving so obviously all of this made me happy :')

Tried Vans x The Nightmare Before Christmas collection while I'm at it!.



Super tempting!. Love pullovers so much~


Last but definitely not least, tried their glow-in-the-dark hoodie. It was so comfy. Still wish I bought it!~


Which brings us back to 2015 and my Xbox hoodie and back-then new phone.

Another new phone from parents 4 years later!. Finally in my colour of choice!! :D




A throwback of the then-new phone. Sadly, I lost the 6s in Vietnam if I recall correctly. I then bought myself a new one in the colour of my choice which I still use, and now I have a new phone to move into!. :)

Very sad that my current one is having battery issues because I still stan that model the most. Thankfully, iPhone 11 is pretty similar. Ok prepare yourself for some #GeekGirlGoneMad moment now!~

I hate ios updates but wow, this really blew my mind. The ability to set up my new phone just by holding it close by to my old one?! That's insane. Which also explains why I got the 2015 photos in my gallery because that was how old my iCloud was. FANCY!!


In retrospect, there's a lot of new things that the new support system can do that never fails to amaze me. Android stans can go suck a tit. I hope for many new and good memories with all my gadgets in 2020 #blessed :')

Here comes the second part we've been scrolling for!. ^^ \m/ A spotlight for all the gifts that I've received!! Some really hit the spot, while others just made my day. Thankz a billion to everyone who literally got me something!~ :D

These are the main batch of presents I received~~

These are the last batch, which also doubled as xmas gifts~~

The gifts from the staycation~~

The first batch of gifts~~

While I appreciate all the kind [and some generous] gestures, I gotta give some honourable mentions!! This pencil case was personally designed and coloured. A+ for effort~~

Another customized thingy is this card. The #AuntiEZT / #AuntEZT in me was delighted, when the cuties knocked on my door 2 days after my birthday to give me my present along with a shared card~~

Found out my favourite nephew chose the black purse [two pictures up] for me, and it actually suits me pretty darn well. I feel so proud!. HAHAH also take note of my Niece 1 who photobombed coz she jelly/FOMO omg this two~~

2019 would've been so different without them :')

Niece 1 is sucha cutie she's growing on me so much and such a girl. Love how she's a sweetheart but she also looks so ready to fight~~


Had some fond memories in 2019 with my Nephew 2 too!. It's nice to see his development and feels like he's finally warming up to my family and I. Also an absolute unit HAHA~~


Their videos are one of the only reasons I bother to stay in my family groupchats [hope they're not reading this lol love u hehe] :3

Somewhere in December we went to eat Swensens and this cutiepie didn't know she still had chocolate on her face. Look at that expression!! Find someone who looks at you the way she looks at icecream fondue!.


She already wiped her face using a tissue and some of it came off so poor girl thought she was clean and kept posing for the camera. #whysokawaii ?!


Them choosing what to eat. It was my first time eating outside with them in the absence of Gmum. Felt different somehow. Good to break bread though~

They watched Frozen 2 so I asked them about it and they were singing the "oh oh oh" part from Into The Unknown.

She then wanted to hold BOTH lil sis and my hand. Literally said "nak hand you". GURRRRLLLL~



Managed to take this picture while the "real" adults were grocery shopping. He was so happy when he found out he could get on the sleigh. Hope he never lose his wit and charm :')


Being jobless on purpose really allowed me to spend more time with them. Much needed social restoration.



Niece 1 also got me [and some of the rest of us] addicted to this song. Freaking thankful this made it to my bday stream!! Sugarpie honeybunch, you know that I love you~~

Xmas treats and some other misc goodies. It was my first time eating real Turkish Delights!.



Mindblown at how different it is from the Americanised/commercialized version. I think I ate more in December than I did in most months of 2019!. Luckily my weight check was before all the feasting hahahahahahahah.

On my way to try Singapore's first bottle recycling reverse vending machine!.


The Singaporean aunties and uncles were crazy. The wait in line really got me thinking. It was an interesting experience to say the least and I'm glad I got to try it once before the company in charge fucked it up.

I hope people will still recycle. SG had to let go of OFO and rental bikes too in 2019 and it hurts that I live in a country that can't have nice things because of its people. I promise that no matter what, I will always count my blessings, but I will also keep it real. GET IT TOGETHER EVERYONE!!

Speaking of being real, honestly being in the education sector got me curious on how my results were for my "O" Levels. While it's only valid for two years, I was so satisfied with myself when I finally got a hold of a soft copy of my results!. At least for awhile...

How could I be so dumb back then?! My highest subject is my Mother Tongue which is Malay Language which is also the least used skill I own these days. Do not try to argue your privilege by saying that Malay is an "easy pass".

I guess it was really my peak because I retook it the very next year and only did better for Science. Also jokes on them because I failed my art and yet I still graduated LASALLE with an Advanced Diploma. Crazy how life can take you to places you're supposed to be without anyone's knowledge at any given moment.

Back to 2019, Detective Conan has a Runner Gacha Game that I got hooked into. Didn't think I'll be good at it until I kept ranking up. That anime is a huge part of my life and I'm very thankful I got to end this decade with good memories of it. Can't wait for what's to come!~

Did myself a big favour before the year ended. It was something that I've been considering for a very long time. Those who knows, you know. If you don't, it doesn't matter. :)

Ending this post with a random PUBG filter picture with my Nephew 1 and Niece 1!. I hope we all stay strong when faced with the adversities of life and always remember to have fun.


And look good while doing it!. ^^ \m/


It’s as though the recent years passed by so quickly. Ngl sometimes I really miss the period when I felt like I had it all; being single and living my best life + with a nice small circle of friends + with jobs that I totally enjoyed.

Now it just feels like I’m starting at square one again. At the same time, I'd like to believe that I'm really getting a good hang of the adulting thing, and it makes me feel better whenever my younger counterparts reaffirm it when they say things like "how you do until so perfect" and things as such.

I hope that it will be the same in 2020; that people will vibe back the way they truly feel about each other. My resolve will not waiver.

Let's keep putting ourselves out there because you'll never know when the universe will return you the energy you give and perhaps, even more.

Xmas and New Years flew past like I expected it to, and I feel like this is enough that I want to include for my post this time.

Overall it has been an epic year for me, and I had a good wrap-up to kick start my last year of being a twenty-something in 2020. Thank you.

I've finally heeded to what I post every year, this same damn picture :)


I hope that we will always find strength to make the jump, and while the unknown is scary, then just do it scared. Appreciate what you have had, and be bold to go forth. The path might not be set in stone, but as long as you keep your eyes on the prize and work towards it, I'm sure things will work out!~

Trying to keep getting the hang of adulting and the whole quarter-life crisis, so.. I look forward to meeting again when the time is right. :)


STAY AWESOME!!
And write your own story!. ;)
CHEERS!~ ^^ \m/



EZT S8.