Hitting the lowest peak in life.

You guys might want to skip this post if you want to.

I am not posting this because I want everyone / anyone to 

understand / tolerate / get angsty at me.

I am posting this because I need to talk to myself.

I really apologize to my family, especially my parents, that I've been rude or nasty to them lately.

I don't get what's going on with me.

I just felt like...I'm not myself ever since I came back.

Is stress the main cause of it?

I would much agree with myself that yes it is.

3 months without worries in Orlando was like a breeze.

But when I got back, I had to handle like my project and work, time is like never enough.

And everyday, day and night, i worry for my project completion because I really want to do well with my group members and to do well for my lecturer.

Eventually, getting a good grade to do my parents proud.

but it seems too overwhelming for me to handle.

At least for now.

I feel so suffocated, or rather my brain is like jammed.

Am I trying to adapt back to my normal lifestyle too quickly?

Perhaps.

My parents, my family, they are the biggest gem in my life.

All I want to do is to just hug them and say I love them.

but my body always ended being so effed up, making me reply them in a rude and unmannered tone.

I hate this side of me.

Like really, what's going on?

I know what I'm thinking, but my body doesn't seem to listen.

My mum got worried, why i wasn't smiling as brightly as usual.

I don't want this to happen.

I want my parents to see their daughter smiling happily, so that they are happy too.

That's my responsibility.

And here, I declare a message to myself:

no matter what i do, remember how my parents painstakingly brought me up.

How much they worry about our growth, our health, and how happy we are.

We should never forget that, and if I do, I will be a jerk.

Before i end this post, i want to tell my dad and mum,

I'm sorry for all these days that you all have to endure.

I do hope that when November comes and when everything is over, i will be better than before.

But as of now, I will try to be like how i used to be.

Your bubbly daughter that you've been yearning for to be back.

That's the best I can do.

And the best that I want to do,

is to see you guys smile as brightly as before.

cynnieco.

Birthday Part 2!

*input of honey before any words dilute the sweetness*

Say "mickey!"

I love how my mum would snap photos with me, even if it was impromptu.

It was my birthday celebration the week before it was even my birthday.

My family decided to pop by Watami, a Japanese Casual Restaurant

With my cutie daddy! 

Army stew.

What I loved about Watami, was the fusion of Japanese with Korean cuisine.

You get the best of both worlds.

Despite the fact that the ramen was just the plain and normal ramen we usually eat, it tasted so heavenly having being mixed within the spicy soup with all the other ingredients!

Salmon sashimi don!

If you're a huge fan of salmon sashimi, look at this bowl of holy goodness!

The salmon slices were really fresh, so you don't get sick of it that quickly with the mountain of rice!

You can complete a simple meal with this simple yet full of Omega 3 goodness ;)

Another plate of sashimi goodness but with different varieties of fish!

And if you're wondering how we managed to order all these amazing delicacies, get it under the package of 4, the cheaper set!

But for lovers of red meat/steak, go for the more expensive set meal because you get steak on the menu!

Family shot, filled with love with all those smiles.

Thank you for the amazing night :)

This is my particular favorite!

After eating 3 months of Western pizzas...I needed some Asian ones.

Wafu Pizza is my top pick from Watami!

Topped with Teriyaki chicken, spring onions, mayonnaise (which I don't like the taste but this surprisingly went well!)

I couldn't get more than enough of this even when I was so stuffed.  

Must order!!

I love the whole texture of this squid stuffed with rice.

The squid was soft yet chewy, complimented with the soft and chewy rice, that's double the softness, double the chewiness!

With a lightly grilled taste of the squid, this was unforgettable and it's limited for a season!

Breakfast delight for dinner, baby potatoes, eggs, cheese and butter on a hotplate, served hot.

Hot in my mouth, but warm in my tummy.

So simple yet deliiiiiiicious!

Thumbs up!

Too meaty for you?

Try out the Watami salad!

This is one of Watami's best dishes that you DO NOT WANT TO MISS OUT.

I was madly in love with this because everything goes so well when mixed together!

I've even heard of people dining in Watami just for this salad.

This shows how precious and how good it is...right? ;)

"I'm gonna devour all these calamari rings."

I used to dislike calamari rings, because normally I only liked the ones my uncle fried.

This was soft and chewy, similarly to the squid stuffed with rice.

But I can never eat this alone by itself.

I started loving ketchup/tomato sauce after eating 3 months of tomato sauce, so please dip it along for the best taste and goodness.

But I still love my CHILLI SAUCE!!

Especially the ones from chicken rice hehe.

Finishing our meal with... "Wah-tummy (Watami)" because all of us were filled to the brim!

Value for price, goodness for tummy.

I love how Watami is decorated so nicely in the interior.

To me, Watami was always like a family restaurant similar to Swensens, but a Japanese cuisine concept.

I will definitely visit Watami again.

Because I LOVE IT SO!

Just adding on, I visited the one located at the restaurants level 4/5 at Woodlands, Causeway Point Shopping Centre!

They have outlets at:

 ION Orchard, 

Jcube, 

Raffles City, 

Clarke Quay the Central, 

Star Vista, 

Bishan's Junction 8 

and City Square.

goodbye,

cynnieco

Planting flowers...watching butterflies...time for some updates.

Having been missing in action from my blog pretty long before I blogged previously about OPPO,

I have decided to hit up a random post of my own today!

Today, it's 14th September 2014.

I was born 19 years ago on this day,

 all thanks to the greatest woman of my life.

Cindy Ho :)

and the greatest man in my life.

Tony Lim :)

my brother Terence Lim.

 and my sister Regina Lim.

 I want to thank them, for always being for me when I needed it.

Not just my family, but definitely my friends too.

I think I have been through a lot through that 3months, of living independently and stuff like that.

And when I got back to Singapore, I feel...different?

Slightly. Hahaha.

Every birthday comes with surprises.

My biggest surprise was when my family woke me up at about 12.55am (I remembered looking at the clock) with a fruit cake in their hands and singing a birthday song for me :')

and yes that's me in my PJs with Donald printed all over.

we were all looking like "we just woke up."

Sorry Dad and Mum, I have to post this photo because I really appreciate the effort :')

And of course my sister painstakingly went and bought the cake.

So love!

Time for some throwback posts.

Last Friday with mum after I came back.

Can I say it was one of my favourite days ever?

My mum usually hits the sack by probably 8-9pm. 

But she spent the entire day, from 11.30am all the way till 9pm.

With me.

No complaints that she was tired and all, just accompanying me.

<3

So first stop, was filling some empty tummies at Kim Gary outlet at ION Orchard.

And to define a drink that belongs to my mum and I, I can't ask for more than a cup of Iced Yuan Yang.

One of the better ones from Kim Gary, but Toast Box still held the most meaning for us.

And that's my beautiful and cuddly mum.

Why cuddly... because I'm always wanting to hug her and she can't refuse me.

hehehehe.

Now you see my true colors isn't it!

And a typical French Toast for tea time.

This was good.

Probably I haven't had an Asian French Toast for really long, but even mum said it was good!

Maybe we are just hungry, but this deserves some credit!

Major love for peanut butter!

and Mum cut it all up for me :p

Every year, we just got to visit this place, at this time.

Mooncake festival showcase!

Looking at mooncakes are like looking at gold for me.

because lotus paste is my golden favorite!

And I bet you guys know that orchard gateway is now open.

So we popped by this Chinese restaurant named Noodle Place Restaurant.

Kind of irony cause the people who were there ate noodles...

but mum and I went for tze char (stir-fried) style with rice.

Kailan with oyster sauce - all time favorite!

This smile on my mum, something that I want to see forever.

:)

Wipe your mouth, there's more to come.

Roasted duck meat, oily goodness.

People might want to abstain from oily food, but this something irresistible.

Crispy skin with tender meat, with a freshly roasted smell.

Mmhmm, right in my tummy with no hesitation!

Before starting my dinner also need to take photo.

hahaha of course, every moment is so darn precious that day.

All of these for 2 of us.

Pi Pa Dou Fu.

Love this crispy goodness!

And that's how we ended that day.

Happy tummies, happy mum and daughter,

happy day :)

Custard bun bun bun bun bun.

Liu Sha bao bao bao bao bao.

Slide into those tummyyyyyyy.

And a famous delicacy known as cheese bread from Manila, Philippines!

Specially bought by my brother's girlfriend, Elizabeth :D

Honestly okay, I'm not a cheese person.

But if you get me to say thumbs up, this is good.

Please buy some if you're in Manila!

Having been back for a week or so, back to the cafe-hopping times!

And this time I hopped to One Man Coffee with Garey located at Upp Thomson Road.

My love-will-never-die for a cup of Iced Mocha.

Garey's Gashouse Egg a.k.a

-Toad in the Hole

-Egg in the bread with the hole in the middle with bacon jam.

And he got sauteed mushrooms for an add-on. Slurps up!

I can't get away from sweet treats.

I've got a Brioche French Toast with homemade berry compote, candied walnuts and a splat of fresh cream.

Yummy sweetness!

Love the compote because it reminds me of the pancakes in the States.

But this is real business.

So...that's all for now!

Will be updating more as soon as I snap more pictures of Singapore with my cammie which is sitting alone on my table.

Thanks for reading guys, and one of my wish would be that all my readers to stay happy and no matter what ups and downs that you face, remember there's someone for you.

Even I will be here to listen.

goodbye!

cynnieco.

1, 2 , 3 say cheese! 3 Reasons why it's absolutely fine for you to take selfies.

Great morning to all my purpledaisies readers!

How've you guys been doing?

I do hope that I have not lost track of any of you guys yet, and many more meet ups to be done with my fellow friends and bloggers!

Major Project is like 75% of my life now...with 25% for my family and friends.

Where's sleep, I honestly have no thoughts about it :(

Today, I'm dedicating this post to all my selfie kings and queens!

If you love taking selfies, I'm sure this post will do you some good ;)

3 Reasons...and say YES to selfies!

1. Selfie before the weather attacks your beautiful make-up done early before the sun rises

Yes, girls. We are all standing on this side.

Selfie gives you a reason to take credit for your effort of putting on your make-up while the others might still be fast asleep on their beds!

Instagram it and let the world see the gorgeous you.

That's one reason to take a selfie!

2. A way to know myself

As the years go, we grow older.

But seriously, how much have we changed?

We might have change just within a few months, weeks or days, or even just a snap of our fingers (we might just be having a haircut and poof that's a change!)

Selfies are like a diary of ourselves, constantly reminding ourselves who we are, and how important our image is when presenting ourselves in front of the others.

3. Every moment is worth to be remembered!

Time is ticking...always.

Whether you visited the Big Ben, Disney World or any historical site in the world and you want to keep for memories sake, you can take a selfie with it as the backdrop isn't it?

I know it's so tourist-like to do that, but...you're already here, so just do it.

As they always say, "Carpe Diem, Seize the Day."

Seize it now, or regret forever.

So, if someone says that you're a selfie king/queen, know what you're doing it for.

because no one understands that better than you do!

Mentioned before on my previous posts, OPPO constantly develops new products to satisfy the needs of ours - the consumers!

Having carved it's own branding in the North America and Asia, OPPO is one of the international manufacturers for our smartphones based in GuangZhou, China!

Who knows?

Maybe our mobile phones are done up by them too and we might just be absolutely in love with our phone <3

Which gives us a reason to try out OPPO N1 Mini!

With a screen size as wide as 5 inches, even people with fat fingers(which is obviously me, the one and only with fat fingers) will have no issues using it!

At least I can reduce my number of typo errors and the amount of nuisance that I send to my friends :P

Oh well, cynnie's life is like that.

And just look at the beautiful colors!

Now even our mobile devices are like a fashion accessory, we need them in colors to fit our outfit of the day right?

Presented in a beautiful classic white and a soft, gentle teal blue color, 

You have no reason to say that it doesn't fit your outfit!!

wahahahah.

And guys, if you think this might be too gay-ish color for you, think classic white.

I believe it will make you look more charismatic ad more classy with white too!

Without depriving yourself of taking your perfect HD selfie even on your way to school, work or a date and upload on your instagram ;)

What's better than rotating your 13 Megapixel camera at an angle of 195 degrees?

You no longer have to angle your head in an awkward position or let people know that you're taking a selfie, your phone covers it up for you!

So how to not take selfies even on the train!

Packed together with Pure image 2.0, a photography enhancement solution for 24 Megapixel photos and Super Zoom capability, I'm certainly taking my selfie level up to the top notch!

Who says you need a DSLR for selfie, my OPPO N1 Mini said so ;)

Oh oh!

And how can I ever forget to mention that OPPO N1 Mini works on Android 4.2, so you are not deprived of any form of entertainment definitely!

Feel free to download back all your social media apps and games etc, and don't forget your photo-editing apps! :)

So why wait?

Head on to Singtel, M1 or any authorized OPPO retailers and you can get your very own OPPO N1 Mini at a valuable price of SGD549!

You may wish to visit OPPO Singapore website at www.oppomobile.com.sg or their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/opposingapore

I would love to see your selfies too! Feel free to hashtag #thepurpledaisies and I might just pop by your selfie!

Let's have fun with #selfies!

29th August 2014:

I miss thepurpledaisies, and I miss my readers. the last few weeks in Orlando was terribly busy and filled, so I seek for the understanding of you guys! Allow me to be emotional or baggy or simply ranting whatever crap I have been wanting to tell you guys okay? :)

So 3 months = 9 weeks, a total of 97 days have passed by. I remember back then in May, how excited I was to get on my flight to Orlando, landing in the place known as the Happiest place on Earth.

Being in Disney was definitely a turning point in my life, because it has made me grew to be more independent. Seriously, surviving for 3 months on your own is no joke. But somehow, I enjoyed the carefree life I had, but there are times of loneliness. Before I left Disney, I watched one of the most remarkable and must-watch fireworks known as “Wishes” over at Magic Kingdom. 

I could not express how impressive and impactful it was, because it simply got most of the audience in tears. Just imagine that. When I was watching it, I could literally feel my heart strings being tugged on, because it feels so surreal that everything has come to an end. 

One of the best moments of mine in Disney, was not the rides, not the job (DEFINITELY NOT), not how beautiful Orlando was, but the people that I have met and the friendships that was created throughout the entire trip. I believe I used to be kind of quiet, or rather more introvert than an extrovert, I have to admit that… no choice because that’s how I feel about myself as well hahahhaa.

Imagine this: a quiet Singaporean girl, making friends from the States (Michigan, Texas, Puerto Rico, Florida), Asia (Korea, China, Hong Kong), France and even people from South Africa. Tell me how blessed I am. I can’t thank God more for the opportunities I have been given, and how much joy these people have brought to my life. It was so unbearable, so heart-breaking to bid farewell, but all good things gotta come to an end isn’t it.

Special Shoutout to Typhoon Lagoon Cast Members:

Thank for you being so AMAAAAAAAAAAAZING! They are too awesome that I think I need to list them out and if you guys ever visit Walt Disney World in Orlando and you are visiting Typhoon Lagoon, look out for them.

Valeria (my most amazing trainer and my friend! Loads of love for her.)

Jim, Tiffany (Great parking trainers!!)

Regina, Jake, Todd, Lissie (wonderful coordinators)

Edwin, Nick, Isomaris (the most fun-loving parking coordinators ever!)

Christol, Zack, Cody, Aaron, Calie, Sarah, Deborah, Simone, Alison, Monica, Kimberly, (perfect ICPs!)

Nikki (my bestie at Typhoon <3)

Big Cynthia (hehehe), Holly, Hector, George, Kathy, Candy, Jody, Gary, Matt, Leah, Aly, Brandon, Michelle, Terra, Chris, (my most respectable and loving greeters!)

Chad (the nice person with an amazing personality in Typhoon!)

Not forgetting all the awesome Guest Relations, especially Zuly (which I didn’t get to hang out with her one more time ): , Paige, Raul, Shane, Chaad, Allison, Natalie, Maggi, Nick (and sorry if I missed out anyone but I’m pouring out from my memory on the plane now oops :P)

I will miss the times each time Mickey flashes blue and just raising my hands calling for help weeeheeeee.

Thanks to this amazing team.

FACE IT UP CYNTHIA.

But, on the other hand, I have been looking forward to the day that I will be meeting my family and friends back in Singapore! Major feasting mode switched on. I’m thirsty for Asian food please. 

I can’t say how auntie how I am getting to Orlando Airport. With all the huge duffel bags and shopping bags, I looked like I just escaped from home. Glad to have my family army to come and pick me up later on so I AM SAVED THANKFULLY. Clap for me guys!!

So, I do hope to get to attend back my events pretty soon because I have been missing out so much these couple of months and I apologise to all the sponsors for not being able to attend the events. I will be contactable as soon as I touched down back in Singapore.

However, I will still be doing my daily reviews on food, products and basically sharing my life stories with you guys!

Orlando post… I’m afraid I won’t be able to cover much because I wish to use more photos rather than words to share this memorable journey of my life. But rest assured, I will do my best!

2nd September 2014:

And officially back in Singapore for like 2 days already!

Spent the 1st day with my family, chilling over at Intercontinental Hotel's Olive Tree restaurant and dawned upon the Korean buffet night!

It was of an utmost good quality for the food which however has limited variety.

But that means, you can eat more of the same food!

Sounds great isn't it!

And if you're a Safra member, be prepared to save your pockets for their 1 for 1 promotions which last till the end of 31st December 2014!

So head on before it ends!

More updates coming soon so I apologize for all these wordy posts.
Stay tuned!