The Gift of the Sea

Hello Everyone !

One of the highlights of my trip to Singapore was visiting the S.E.A Aquarium, being the world’s largest aquarium. True to the name of ‘the world’s largest aquarium’, S.E.A Aquarium houses hundreds of species of marine life from oceans and straits all around the world. Jellyfish, octopus, sharks, fish and even dolphins are present here. One of the major features of the aquarium is the viewing platform that showcases a replication of the open ocean. It’s a very surreal place, with huge creatures such as leopard sharks and manta rays drifting peacefully through the water.

As usual we were kinda putting things to the very last minute visiting the world’s largest oceanarium! My friends purchases the 1 day passes at $33 per adult. 

Well, good things are worth the wait right? Hahaha. I was so so so excited! :D I was totally looking forward to this because it was my first time being so close to marine life. 

Shipwreck! I wonder where did this come from? Don’t think they purposely sank a ship just for this..

Mr. Jellyfish

More Jellyfish

I thought the Jellyfish at the S.E.A. Aquarium section was quite interesting  The types of Jellyfishes available were those that I've never seen before.

Mr.Octopus 

Mr.Spider King Crabby

Mr.Shark

Mr.Dolphin 

Here is a picture of the huge manta ray that was swimming in the tank. I personally liked the school of fish that swam harmoniously together in the shape of a ball in the giant aquarium.  I didn't even have to go scuba diving to see that.

Universal Love

Before I start, be forewarn that this post is extremely photo-intensive! So, let the story begins. Last week was one of the most anticipated day in recent years because I went Universal Studios Singapore with my friends and Sissy (informal sister)! I have been telling people around me how excited I was because it’s the first time I am visiting a theme park in 21 years of my life (turning 22 in 2days #yay ). Because you know what, I could finally meet up with the Madagascar, Puss in Boots, Shrek, the Elmo, and even Cleopatra.

Being a kid again :)

Hello Universal Studio Singapore! 

We arrived at about 1 pm and the place was not very packed since it wasn't a weekend and Singapore school holidays just ended . I was very impressed with the architectures, buildings and design because they are gorgeous! I don’t feel like I’m in Singapore once I stepped into the park. 

Our cute tickets

People were queuing up to take photo with him, but I manage to quickly snap a picture of him. LMAO. 

Mr. Frankenstein

Entering The Kingdom Far Far Away. (got this picture from my pro-editor friend, really like it)

The Shrek

The Castle

Our first stop was the Mummy ride. The main ride within this zone is Revenge of the Mummy, an Egyptian-themed indoor roller coaster. As you enter the building, you will walk through a narrow maze decorated with Egyptian artifacts. It was quite dark in there but once you are seated, you’ll begin having a surprising journey with a great story telling. The ride involves a backward motion, twisting and spinning and actually I don’t know what exactly they do to us, but really, this is a must ride if you happen to visit USS. 

I obviously loveeee Ancient Egypt! Well, I've never been to Egypt before, but this zone really has so many amazing HUGE statues and artifacts. It just looks so authentic to me. In conclusion, the ride is AMAZING! However, if your spouse or partners or friends do not like thrill ride, please don’t try this! I almost died that day on the Revenge of the Mummy’s ride and it was true. I swear I’m never going to take this ride again.

The Giant Mummy Guardian

Ancient Egypt 

So we proceed to the Sci-Fi City. The main ride here are Battlestar Galactica and Transformer, which is the most exciting and thrilling ride attraction in Universal Studio. My expectations were extremely high based on what I'd read and seen about it online but I am pleased to say that I was still absolutely blown away by the experience. I swear! Simply breath taking.

Here, you’ll ride a futuristic vehicle through an amazing transformer world and then you’ll be moving from one 3D scene to another. This ride has so many bumps, backward motion, fog, sound effect, and even a ‘falling’ effect. The 3D is so good that you want to reach out and touch stuff. You genuinely feel like you are in the middle of a battle in a Transformers movie. There was one moment when you are suddenly whipped into an office building and you crash the tables and then you crashed into the window and fall to the street and the transformer saved you. It was sooo fast, it has a great senses of speed, direction and turn and everything happens so fast! It's something that you just need to experience for yourself.

We managed to seat at front rows and you can feel the adrenalin rush through your blood vessel (Two thumbs up for the ride).

 Inside The Transformer The Ride

The Ultimate 3D battle

Bumble-bee

After the Transformers sickness any other ride in the park was bound to seem lame. I really should have left it for later instead of blowing my load so soon. 

My third favourite part of Universal Studios, after Mummy and Transformers was New York Street (last zone). Not a ride, but one of the many food and beverage outlets. Outside in the parking lot there were cute guys singing songs from the 50s / 60s. 

 In this area, there were a lot of performance we could see, from Sesame Street, Street Dance, Classic New York Show, etc. 

This zone is built based on post-modern New York City. When you walk on this zone you will fell like being in New York city. 

So…. That was the end of my journey

Reverse-shot (BYE)

But Wait !

The Main Picture is THIS 

How Things End Up

So here's what happened!!

It was our 3rd day heading to Singapore. 
Just like the first 2 days, we started off the day early 
Awoke before 6AM, an inhuman time by my standard.
We arrive Singapore about eleven o'clock after passing through all customs (downside)

First we headed to the Singapore Zoo as what we planned.
We spend quite a bit of time at searching where/how to go there.
Using the mallfreemaps and asking around. 

Then there went something wrong some where
And all that was good and nice and yes
Became bad and rotten and no

We decided to take the train back to Bugis Junction, that was about 4pm.
As it's a Friday, we DIDN'T want to squeeze with those who just knock off from work.
So we opted not to take the train but the bus. (FASTEST way back home)
Out of no way, we ended up in one of Bugis-bus stop. 
We got lost then. We didn't know which bus to take to reach Woodland. lmao 

We ask around for directions and walk and walk and walk for half an hour looking for the bus station that goes to Woodlands. 

We did manage to make our way there. It was already 6pm. 
The queue was freaking long. We did hesitate for a second. HAHAHA 
Lined up ? 

Since we only have a limited amount of time (and energy)
We sat the CAB, and it was freakinggggggg expensive lorrrrrr
SGD 30 !!!

...........to be continue (awful day doesn't ends here)

THE BEST WAYS TO SLIM BIG THIGHS

The main reason we have fat thighs, fat hips or a fat butt, is
because of what we EAT

Remember: no one stores fat anywhere, unless they
consume more energy than they expendTherefore, the ONLY way to get rid of fat thighs is to
CHANGE OUR EATING HABITS.
In particular, we must EAT LESS FAT

We can't exercise it off, we can't massage it off, we can't beat it off,
the only solution is to EAT a SENSIBLE DIET

This is the only way to get lean thighs.
I see hundreds of overweight individuals, every year.
I've helped thousands of overweight people over the past 2 years.
If there was a quick-fix solution, I'd be the first to know

HOW TO GET RID OF FAT THIGHS

A good start is to watch your intake of FAT and REFINED CARBS

Think you don't eat much fat?

Many people say to me, "I hardly eat any fat."
But the truth is, most of them eat far more than they realize
You see, fat is very sneaky - it turns up in all sorts of foods without you noticing.
And some foods are real FAT-BOMBS

Let me give you six examples:1 little pat of butter on your roll = 8 grams of fat
1 spread of mayo on your sandwich = 8 grams of fat
1 tablespoon of dressing on your salad = 10 grams of fat
A handful of peanuts with your drink = 26 grams of fat
1 spoonful of cream in your soup = 10 grams of fat
1 cup of full-fat milk in your cereal = 7 grams of fat

 I've been working on toning up my legs, particularly my thighs, as with toned legs I look so much better in jeans. Throughout the last few months, I've stuck to five different exercises to slim and tone up my legs and, with just these five easy exercises, in less than two months, I now have the slim and toned legs I wanted.

Cycling on a Stationary Bike or Bicycle - Cycling was going to be at the top of my list.

So, I cycled 60 minutes every day on a stationary bike, doing 10 minute intervals of low-resistance and high-resistance pedaling followed by a five minute low-resistance cool down. In less than three weeks, the fronts of my thighs began to tone up, as did my butt. Soon after, my calves also started to look slimmer and sleeker. In fact, in less than six weeks, my thighs were 2 inches smaller than before I started and far more toned, and my butt was tight and firm. Try it. It works.

Pole Dance - is a sexy way to get great exercise, maintain fitness and have lots of fun.  Learn how to pole dance at home : http://on.aol.com/video/how-to-pole-dance---inverted-thigh-hold-140050259

Quick Leg Raises - Sit on the floor with your back leaning against a wall and your legs pointing straight out in front of you. Slowly raise your left leg about six inches to a foot off the floor and hold it. Lower it and repeat the movement with your right leg. Keep repeating with alternate legs until you've done at least 25 lifts with each leg. This is a wonderful exercise to tone the front of your thigh, and doesn't need any expensive equipment either.

Upside Down Splits - If your inner thighs need some toning, a fast and easy way to do that is to do sets of what I call 'upside down splits'. Lie on your back facing a wall and with your bottom pushed right up against it. Raise your legs up so that your legs are pressed against the wall, but your body is lying flat on the floor - like an 'L' shape.

Now, pull your legs apart, spreading your legs against the wall as wide as they can go - like upside down splits, until you can feel the muscles on your inner thighs pulling. Hold for 10 seconds. Move your legs back together. Spread apart again, hold for 10 seconds. Repeat.

I do around 100 of these every day and, needless to say, there isn't even a slight wiggle anywhere on my inner thighs.

Walking - Finally, walking. It's the best exercise you can get for your legs, bar none. I walk at least 30 minutes every day, more if I have time, and if I do this 5-6 days a week, I never have to worry about getting my legs toned. They already are.

Map out a route around your neighborhood or near your office, and walk that route every day. Start out slowly if you're new at it but, as the days go by, increase the speed you walk. After a couple of weeks, you should be up to a good speed and, if you pump your arms by your side as you walk, you'll get even faster.

Six weeks of this and your legs will look like they belong to a super model. Honest.

Getting your legs, and particularly thighs and butt toned, isn't that difficult. It just requires a bit of dedication and making a commitment to stick to these five easy exercises.

人生需要看透，但不能看破

事情看透，你就明白该如何进行；人情看透，你就明白该如何相处；事情看破，你就不想做事了；人情看破，你就不想做人了。所以，只要用点心，其余只是接受。要做到不去在意他人的言语很困难吧？嘴巴是别人的，人生是自己的。

快乐，是纯粹自然的产物，是自己百分百支持自己、肯定自己的礼物。没有了自我，一切的快乐都是虚伪的假象。即使人家批评你、否定你、攻击你，也不代表你的自我；受到否定，唯一能否定你的人，只有你自己。

只要有人的地方就有是非；只要人家有嘴巴，就会有意见和批评。再者，太在意别人想法的人，不仅不能快乐，也容易失去自己的特色和个性，更没办法发挥自己的潜能。

总之，嘴巴是别人的，人生是自己的，有习惯性被人家嘴巴「虐待」的人，请用左脑右脑想一想：为什么我要当人家嘴巴的奴隶？为什么要这么在意别人的想法呢？只要你想通了，你就拥有快乐的自主权了！穿对方的鞋，才知道痛在哪里……

其实，世界美不美，生活好不好，关键在于你要走出“关”着自己的小屋。消极，封闭自我，生命会长满荒芜；积极，热爱生活，即便沙漠，也会成为生命的绿洲。

不要幻想生活总是那么圆圆满满，也不要幻想在生活的四季享受所有的春天，每个人的一生都注定要跋涉坎坎，品尝苦涩与无奈。只要心中的信念没有萎缩，只要自己的季节没有严冬，即使风凄苦雨又奈我何？

世上的很多事都是难以预料的，成功常常伴随着失败，失败往往孕育着成功；好事会变为坏事，坏事也会变为好事。人的一生，本来就是成败相随，好坏更替的统一体。聪明的人，都会尽力使坏事变好事，而提防好事变坏事。

换一种心态就能换一种方式生活。一个乐观的人，在生活中，就能够笑看输赢得失，而不只认最终胜负，他们深信未来，也不抱怨现状，能够利用自己的优势，发挥自己的潜能，一步步向上攀登，而走向成功。

简单做人，洒脱自在。简单是一种平淡，却不是单调，简单是一种平凡，却不是平庸；简单是一种美，而且是一种原汁原味的美。善待自己，使自己成为最好的，比善待别人更有意义。我们除了学会律己，宽容别人，成全别人之外，还要学会成全自己，宽容自己，给自己更多的时间和空间，来不断发展和完善自己。这样，你才生活得充实，幸福。

吃亏的目的是留有用之身办更大之事，这正是“留得青山在，不怕没柴烧”，暂时的吃亏，是为了以后更大的获取。得与失在我们心中，只有一线之隔，我们意以为得，就是得意；意以为失，就是失意。能够悟透得失的人，才会有快乐的人生。

故意去找寻快乐，往往找不到，反而带来空虚和烦恼。但有时在有意无意之间，愉快的事情却不速之客，突然到来，令人捉摸不透。做一件好事，完成一件有贡献的工作之后的满足感，却会使人自然乐的其中。


世上的任何事是多面的，我们看到的只是其中的一个侧面，这个侧面让你痛苦，但痛苦往往可以转化。任何不幸，失败与损失，都有可能成为我们有利的因素。只要活出自信，活出自己的风格，就让别人去说好了。正像但丁说的那样：“走自己的路，让别人去说吧！”