pandora's box

A simple blog that pens down my thoughts and happenings, without fanciful photos or sophisticated wordings.

Sunday, April 30, 2006






For some of you who might choose not to keep in contact with me after graduation, here's a small preview of my photos when i get hitched in future..but hopefully, I'll look better on my actual wedding day! Well, i think i will, judging from my happy life now, with my Feng, parentz, friends and studies..
how i hope i own a digital cam..so i can post some pics of my daily life, and not these boring studio pics..and of coz, i hope someone can volunteer to teach me photoshop or watsoever, so i can digitally enhance my picz..

Saturday, April 29, 2006





Finally, i got to upload some of my images..

How i hope Feng could take some picz with me too!

But it'll be soon! At least within these few years..

I'll wait patiently for that day to come..

Thursday, April 27, 2006


2 short passages taken out from the Legend of Prometheus and Pandora's Box:

"I am Hope." said the fairy, "Pandora, due to your curiosity you have let out all possible troubles for mankind. There will be no peace of mind for humans from this day forth. There will be greed and jealousy,insanity and lust, there will be plague and hatred,men will fight each other,wives will be set against husbands,sons against fathers,brother againgst brother,there will be famine,pestilence,vice and destruction.The world will know great sorrow...............


Hearing this Pandora started to cry and sob terribly, for the great harm she had brought upon herself and her fellow humans."Do not cry so much Pandora, said the fairy, "yes it is true that you have unleashed all manner of afflictions upon the world , but you have also let me out. I will always be there to bring hope to humans, whenever they are in trouble. I will always be there as the promise of Hope!.

Monday, April 24, 2006


Dear Pandora,

My friend, Tinkerbelle and i were up at the hill last night, gazing at the stars.. She was depressed. She still cannot get over the loss of her pet poodle. I wish upon the stars that her little pet poodle will come wandering back to her again soon..I thought for a plan to cheer her up.

As soon as the sun rises up, i went straight to Sweet Ring Bakery Store with my shopping basket. I fill the basket up with castor sugar, caramel sauce, pecans, baking powder, flour, eggs, cream, apple fillings and whipped cream. Afterwhich, it's 2 whole hours of baking! The yummy smell of caramel and apple filled up the kitchen before the oven timer goes Rrrings!!!

I left the caramel apple pie to cool on the rack while i go pluck some fresh blooms from the garden. I tied the big bouquet of tulips with a pink ribbon, and put a small card between them. I look into my ice cold fridge and took out the transparent bottle of sweet sparkling bubble juice that i had always can't bear to drink.
After arranging the tulips, sparkling juice, marshmallows with chocolate sauce, and a big piece of picnic cloth in my picnic basket, i put the caramel-apple pie into a nice, heart shaped cake box. Then, i called Tinkerbelle and arranged to meet her along the lake at Angel-Cake's park.

I wonder what would be her reaction when she sees me later? I hope she'll be pleasantly surprised, and would enjoy herself in our little garden party. I hope she wouldn't tear though.. I hate to see her cry! Will you wish me luck, little pink pandora box?

Love,
My Daddie's little girl, mi.

I had a real bad throat inflammation and flu since thursday..its sooo bad that i had to lie in bed the whole of saturday..i swear my throat is burnt, and, hotter than the sun! As for my nose, its soo stuffy that i find it hard to take my temperature! Coz the thermometer kept slipping out of my mouth when i tried to breathe..Although im used to having throat infections for at least 3 times a year, the suffering is still so hard to bear..
I tried to recall if i've eaten any poisonous food on Thursday...nothing that bad though, thus, i am convinced someone had put a curse on me, or rather, my throat..
Let me bring you back to that faithful day-- 20th of April, Thursday.

Time: 4.21pm Venue: An indian coffeeshop at Kembangan..(My breakfast)
Well, i had a hot, crispy, freshly-made cheese prata, with equally yummy fish curry! The fish curry came with bits of lady-fingers..which i dutifully finished..wastage of food is a sin!

Time: 5.33pm Venue: Feng's room..(My snack)
I had a kit kat chocolate bar in hand while watching Holland V. I was armed with the peanut butter version. Delicious, creamy peanut butter flowing out of the thick yummy chocolate.
I told Feng he could have half of my chocz. In the end, he has to settle down with abit more than
1/5 of the whole bar. Nonchalant, i went to sleep after the show.

Time: 8.16pm Venue: Bedok Hawker Center..(My dinner)
We ordered roasted chicken rice for 2. The skin is chewy, with a strong sesame oil taste to it! The chilli sauce..SPICY! I told Feng they are wise to add lemon juice to it...Yummy-licious!!
And of course, we'll have to order fried oyster omelette! (Its a MUST if we were to eat at hawker centers or K.P.T.) The oyster omelette is one of the best i've tasted recently..it's saltish and crispy enough for my liking..and the oysters are somewhat succulent too..
Satisfied, we went home.

Time: 12.59pm Venue: Home..(My supper)
I poured in enough of honey-stars for 2 into my big bowl, followed by ice cold HL milk. After which, i scooped up spoonful after spoonful of sweet sugary honey stars. After the last star disappears, i finished the honey-flavoured milk.

That's it! That's what i have eaten that day. The next afternoon when i woke up, the symptoms came. I kept having to clear my throat, and my throat started to feel hot..I was horrified! I requested Feng to buy back the seafood-flavoured bowl noodles, instead of the curry one for my lunch..At night, i had porridge, while Feng ordered oyster omelette and prawn-paste chicken rice for dinner. I thought this will help atone for my sin. Nevertheless, on saturday morning, i had IT big time! I laid in bed the whole morning and afternoon. We were supposed to meet a friend for lunch at a nearby hawker center. But i asked Feng to go ahead. I had difficulty walking to the toilet then already. I heard they had western food for lunch. (70%-done steak for our friend,JH, and chicken cutlet for Feng)
However, i was touched when Feng came back with 3 bottles of drinks--Honey Peppermint, Luo Han Guo, and Honeysuckle flower tea. Feng told me JH says that LHG is good for throat. As for the Honeysuckle tea, Feng says he bought it coz he felt that i might like it's name. ( I can imagine 2 big guys discussing and buying these drinks for me..touched!!)
Apart from these drinks, i finished 6 Danzen tablets, 3 cups of Lemsip Max with honey, 2 packets of strepsils, 2 tall glasses of warm salt water, countless tablespoons of cold honey, and 1 gallon of plain water..I refused to see a doctor! I would have been a pauper already, since im having throat inflammation at a very frequent basis..Instead of asking me to go see a doctor, my mum asked me to go eat ice-jelly at the dessert store..(guess we have the same mentality already..) However, Feng stood by me. He told me he'll be sending me to a doctor if i still don't get well. I told him there's no incentive already. I don't need a MC since it's the holidays.
So here i am now, still downing water and honey, and watching over my diet closely. "No spicy or fried, heaty food," I reminded Feng to remind me. Guess i can be my own doctor too! I was offended when mum reminded me of the Angie-The-Choice durian puffs in the fridge instead.
How very inconsiderate and uncaring of her!
I pray my throat will get well soon. Unlikely, i tell myself. Coz i started coughing on Sunday morning. Guess i just have to accept it. "At least i won't die from coughing," I consoled myself...
But still, i'll have to be healthy again soon..coz of the word, 'temptation'. To be precise, 'temptation' from spicy, heaty, fried and yummy food!

Sunday, April 23, 2006


As i'm typing this very entry, a sweet, kind of sensual aroma is lingering in my room, together with a small, flickering tea light..i wonder if it's just my imagination, but its making me feel so at ease with myself, very peaceful, very quiet, very sensual.. I even try to make an effort not to type too loudly, as if the typing sound is offensive, and, threatening to whisk away the peacefulness within my room..
Perharps it's due to my constant mentioning, or perharps, its due to Feng reading my previous entries, he surprised me with an aromatheraphy set today. A rather zen-looking burner, with a deep dish (as reminded by edna,so it wouldn't evaporate too quickly), complete with three essential oils -- Satsuma (a citrusy fragrance that reminds me of the young Sayuri) , Exotic (a sweet sweet yummy one) and Rose (a fragrance that brings me back to the Victorian era). The burner is matte silver in colour, unlike the common ceramic ones...rather special, if you ask me..
Being a fledgling in aromatheraphy,i dribbled more than 12 drops of oil into the burner,instead of the usual 3-5 drops, as advised..but i guess its alright,considering that i have a high threshold for strong scent..
My sensual and peaceful room now is a huge contrast from my chaotic, messy room two weeks ago, during the examination period..Finally...I have finally given my room the due respect it deserves so much...
Feng even asks me to buy a few masks to go along with it, to fully pamper and enjoy myself in the comfort of my own room..(how thoughtful!)

I told him that my sudden interest in aromatheraphy might be an impulsive one, but he decided to take a risk of me putting aside the whole set after one or two times of usage...
But i guess it wouldn't happen, at least for a long long time...The idea of me coming back to a sweet smelling room, sleeping in and waking up from a room filled with bouquets of flowers is just too heavenly to be true..
It just dawned on me that my room can be transformed into a spa haven..with the help of some nice tealights, a big soft bed, sensual music, fruitty masks and a hint of scent lingering around...
A few days ago, I was still toying with the idea of "accidentally" dropping my 'Miss Dior Cherie' perfume bottle on my room floor..guess it's quite unnecessary now, with the arrival of my brand new aromatheraphy set!

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Let's talk about Jay..If you dunno much about him, i guarantee this entry is gonna kill you, or, make you so bored u wish u're my murderer! JAY- my favourite/most adored singer..Though i dun always show my liking for him, laogong knows how crazy i am when it comes to jay..but, instead of hating Jay, he actually joins me in my idolisation..We'll spend one whole day at home just watching his mtvs, over and over again..especially 以父之名 and 你听得到 etc etc etc..well, i like almost all of his songs, since his 1st album..but the recent November Chopin is just f**king superb! I fell in love with 发如雪 and 黑色毛衣 the very first time i heard it..and i was secretly convinced that 珊瑚海 is my song..coz i grew up knowing that my name "珊" actually refers to "珊瑚" (corals)..yes, that's how mad i am..I remembered there was this time where laogong and i were at the ktv, and he suddenly asked me to play "my song"..and i gave him a puzzled look asking him what song he's referring to, and sure enough, he said 珊瑚海..
I'm someone who crys easily over those sad loves songs or mtvs..i bet laogong will tell you how common it is, for him to hug me while i cried in the ktv..especially "夜曲" and "最后的战役"..

Anyway, laogong and i were totally thrilled last year, when we heard about the Initial D movie..1) We both like Jay 2) We both love cars 3) We both love playing Initial D !!! Needless to say, we bought the Initial D vcd straight after the show..and i lost count how many times we watched over it during those long lazy days at home..well, i have to admit i only watch the 1st and last part of it for most of the times..Reason being, for the last few years, i can only see the graphics of Mt. Akina when we played ID, so i couldnt resist the actual Mt. Akina in the 1st part of the show..as for the last part, it has got to be that part where Takumi saw his girlfriend with that old guy..and he drove away, terribly hurt, with the background song," 一路向北" playing..i cried while watching it for the 1st time..guess im the only 1 you know who cries after watching Initial D ba?
Apart from singing and acting, Jay's a great composer too..his lyrics are so meaningful, once i lay hand on his newest cd, i'll just listen to his lyrics word by word, 100% attention..realli look up to his language proficiency..i particularly enjoy explaining some of the more profound terms he used to laogong..(good thing my chinese's good) At times, when i listened to the songs of Jolin or S.H.E, i would take special notice to one or two of their songs naturally..It's after that, (to my delight) that i found out that Jay is the one who penned them..Realli can't wait for his new album in August..
Realli glad that Jay won the best new-comer for his role in I.D (in the recent film awards in Hong Kong) his father in the show, "Bunta", also won the best supporting actor, and of coz, the movie
winning the best sound track..Can't wait to watch I.D part 2, when he joins the race team..

Lastly, to laogong Feng, if u r reading my blog now..can't wait to play I.D with u again... missing my GTR32 and "Myogi" track already..urm..shall we go play now?!
 
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