✿The Scribbles of a Cheeky Little Elf Princess✿

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.: THE SCRIBBLES OF A CHEEKY LITTLE ELF PRINCESS :.

So sorry, but I no longer update this blog nor the one on MySpace. The only blog that is active now is my LiveJournal, which can be found here: ✿ c h é r i e ✿

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Our Shopping Trip to Harbourtown, Gold Coast

Ok, dad, jengan tension! *pat pat* I didn't spend a lot. =^p

Right-o. Now that we got the disclaimer over with, this post is about our (Rachel, Alicia and May San & I) journey to Harbourtown and will have photos mainly taken in my point of view. And so... *pumps a hand into the air ala Hitler* ONWARDS!

This is what the train going to the interchange looks like. Old seats. But the train going to Gold Coast was new. Probably because it's a more tourist-sy region.

Hopped off the train (notice the pavement outside? Like our MRT!) and....

(me, Alicia)

onto the bus to Harbourtown.

The landscape on the way there. We even saw horses and cows:

Got off the bus.

(May San & Rachel's heads, or rather their hair, are in the photo)

Doesn't that triangular structure look familiar? Hmmm... I think the exact same one is in Bendemeer, no?

At the entrance to Harbourtown (which is mainly a mini shopping district) is a small fruit market. So colourful. Like one of those Cold Storage adverts or something. kekekeke

I thought a photo of this might be good, because it took us ages to find the lavatory. So now however who goes after us knows what to look out for. Aaaah... sometimes I scare myself with how thoughtful I am. :p

MY BOOTS! SOOOOOOO HAPPY I FINALLY FOUND AN APPROPRIATE ONE! In Singapore, comfy boots of this quality would cost at least 100-200 dollars; but because winter is just over and the shops have been clearing the stock, I've been boots hunting/researching ever since, searching for one with the right price, colour, quality, shape, comfort and didn't make me look like a slut. After much cross-examination, it finally boiled down to these two pairs which had the same retail price of $40 and were equally comfortable:

I finally made a decision and went with the second one because it was more versatile and... it looks quite classy, innit? =)

Whilst waiting for the bus back home:

(yes, I know. It's everywhere.)

A pretty wildflower:

Later on the bus, we put our collective haul for that day together:

On another note...

This is St Ignatius catholic church in Toowong, which Alicia and I attend:

I quite like this church as opposed to the first one I attended, as it is youth-oriented and the Celtic-sounding choir sings upbeat songs, many of which are the same hymns as those we sing in Singapore; unlike the St. Stephane's cathedral in the city. The choir there tragically sounds like they are perpetually singing dirges; and unfamiliar ones, at that. (>.<)

--> posted by Cheryl Ann Alexis at 3:54 PM

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2 Comments:

moonbeams_n_stardust said...: Wowie firstly congratulations on getting the boots! hah so formal.. i mean... YIPPEE!! U FINALLY found your boots!! And The Price is Right! haha... Woo I am beginning to think you might actually like it there cos of all e fantabulous tings tat u can get thr~ hee hee... Oooh yea and good choice! The first pair looks lk what Legolas wld wear? ahaha oops~

When I think Gold Coast, I think of... water theme parks? err beaches? hah.. is it? hah... Cos u noe when we watch movies they always advertise =p Suddenly feel so swa-koo heh heh...

Btw hw is the Mac's thr? What do they have which is different from here?; October 5, 2007 at 12:16 AM
Cheryl Ann Alexis said...: the price is right...... Too much TV for you, young lady! ^^

That's PRECISELY why I took so long to choose. The first pair wouldn't gone fabulously with my Halloween pirate costume too. But then I had to calm myself down and think beyond Halloween and Legolas. Toughest decision of my 20 years, I tell you.

Yep. They do have movie world and sea world but we didn't go to that area on that day. Not so swa-koo la. mwaheheheh.

The Mac's here is practically the same. Although they do have one advertisement here for their BLT burger that plays so bloody often that I've got the tune stuck in my head and go around the house chanting, 'Bacon, bacon, bacon!' Talk about literal mind share...; October 5, 2007 at 9:25 AM

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moonbeams_n_stardust said...: Wah wee! Ur burrito looks ten times more yummier (haha excuse e baaad english) than my cheese in macaroni lo (btw e cheese in marcaroni was nt niceee) Sausage and mozarella and burrito! i want i want i want~

The penne too lo... got Streaky bacon somemore whaha... the beef julienne looks so gravy-ful and delicious wahaha... Really REALLY curious 2noe hw it tastes lk lo... mmm~

Btw its time for dinner! ahahha~ Do post often yea! byez for nw =p; October 4, 2007 at 8:39 PM
Cheryl Ann Alexis said...: why thankie you! (notice the 'thankie'? mwahahaha)

I posted TWO entries in one day liao... ^^; October 4, 2007 at 9:53 PM
Anonymous said...: hi dearest cheryl, i managed to sneak a peak at your blog just, and i absolutely miss you! you wont believe how reading your FOOD POSTS made me laugh out loud.....haa. so CUTE la. like, and im so amazed that you never cooked for me in all your time in tp ah!

i miss you. when you coming back for holiday? hey i want boots too!!!! hahahaha buy me nice stuff frm there ah.
HUGS

Esther Bennet; October 5, 2007 at 9:12 AM
Cheryl Ann Alexis said...: Milady! *HUGS* I mwiss you too!

Lol I didn't cook back in Singapore either. The kitchen's mom's domain man.... enter and face her wroth.. or something along those lines. kekekeke.

I'm coming back sooooon! Dec 4th! *muacks*

Cheryl Bennet; October 5, 2007 at 9:17 AM
moonbeams_n_stardust said...: Dearie bhen where are your posts?? haha.. see you have been active on facebook.. but all's silent here.. btw i really seldom go to facebook unless its to confirm friends who have added me haha.. Lazy facebook-er~; November 20, 2007 at 2:28 AM
Cheryl Ann Alexis said...: Oooh. LOL. Cos I've been busy xmas shopping (so only had time for FB), but that's all done finally. YAY! So shall blog veeery soon ya. =p; November 20, 2007 at 1:56 PM

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✿ c h é r i e ✿
.: Elven Princess, Drama Queen :.

psst. blog. POKE me. you know you want to. bwa ha ha HAH!

I'm not much of a computer person (I have an unfortunate tendency to crash them where ever I go... *winces*) and therefore have not set up any groups, mailing lists, archives, etc. Way much more of a prowler... forever just skulking around on the edges and every once in a blue moon putting in my two cents worth... be it wanted or not. =^)

I was a Tolkien canon purist... but... what the heck. I gave up ages ago trying to convince people that contrary to popular belief, Legolas was a brunette, not a blonde. LOL.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, aye?

So, the purist got shoved head-first down the privy, kicking and screaming, whilst my Legolas muse gloated and did a victory jig on the toilet seat.

Anyways, I went to see FOTR all snob-like, scoffing "Bah... what's the deal with this elf that has got the oestrogen brigade's panties in a twist?"

*sheepish smile* Yes, you may all laugh at me now.

The phenomenon of the Great Golden God of a Legolas hit me with the force of a drunk troll with a sledgehammer, o' course. It was a close encounter of the third kind: A wham, bam, thank yooou, mister!
So... a dangerously obsessive here. Everybody head for cover. Mwahehehheheh....

Right-oh. A bio, ye be asking for?
Very well. Be forewarned though. *machiavellian grin* I'm notoriously verbose. Entirely not my fault, I tell you; 'tis the melodramatic Indian blood running through my veins. The same weakness. God, I'm so lame... Aye, I do go off tangent every other line too. *sigh* Where were we? Oh yes. Bio. Onwards:

Cheryl Ann Alexis; Mass Communications student; 168cm (5'6"?); Roman Catholic; July 1987; sworn virgin till marriage; from a multi-national family (Brit, French, American, Chinese, Indian, Pakistani, etc. I kid you not. Just imagine the politics at the Sunday table at grandma's...)

.: Interests :.

18th century, anime, belly dancing, buffy the vampire slayer, conqueronline, dark hunters, fanfiction, harry potter, historical romance novels, legolas, legolas and aragorn, lord of the rings, puzzle pirates, regency costumes, tolkien, yaoi

.: Music :.

Black Eyed Peas, Enya, Latin, Oldies, Micheal Jackson (earlier albums)

.: Movies :.

LORD OF THE RINGS, HARRY POTTER, X-men, Home Alone, Sister Act, Pirates of the Carribean

.: Television :.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Alias, Roswell, Desperate Housewives, Gilmore Girls, Days of Our Lives

Cartoons/Anime: INUYASHA, FULL METAL PANIC? FUMOFFU, Get Backers, OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB, Princess Tenko, Starla and the Jewel Riders, Captain Planet, X-MEN,Sky Dancers, Mortal Kombat, Men in Black, Mummies Alive

.: Books :.

Lord of the Rings by John Ronald Reul Tolkien; Harry Potter by Joanne Kathleen Rowling(seeing a trend here?); Dark-Hunter, BAD, Hunter Legends series by Sherrilyn Kenyon; The MacAllisters, The Brotherhood of the Sword, Lords of Avalon series by Kinley Macgregor; Historical novels by Judith McNaught; Carpathian series by Christine Feehan; The Black Magician Trilogy by Trudi Canavan

.: Flee before she gushes ad nauseum about :.

Legolas, Aragorn and Captain Jack Sparrow. (ménage à trois? Oooooo... no NO! Bad Cheryl! *smack* Ow.)

.: Trivia about a certain wayward elf you never knew you had to know about :.

*Style: guilty of favouring glamorous garments, often with nuances from the medieaval and Regency periods
*Anathema: giant moths, beetles and sharks
*loves brackets and hyphenates.
*Churches: Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (IHM); Novena
*Schools:

Primary & Secondary, Communications and Media Management (TP's Business School)
*Zodiac: Cancer
*does French and attempting Japanese
*likes Italian & Indian cuisine; Bangers & Mash; boysenberry ice cream; pizza with lots of parmesan and pepperoni; le jus de raisin blanc
*the 18th century and periods back (except the plumbing)
*belly-dancing, reading novels (supernatural, historical romance, thrillers, mysteries) and fan-fiction (writing it too), designing gowns, swimming, shopping, watching dramas, Yaoi, playing World of Warcraft, ConquerOnline and PuzzlePirates
*blood ruby, emerald, dark sapphire
*scents: lavender, English rose
*burgundy, black and dark green
*flowers: white aurelian lilies, or roses: red, cream or peach
*1967 Plymouth Belvedere convertible or a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
*Cartoons/Anime: InuYasha, Get Backers, Ouran High School Host Club, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu, Princess Tenko, Jewel Princess, Captain Planet, X-men
*ARAGORN/LEGOLAS SLASH! (Ooo baby)
*Nicknames: Chérie(cousins), Cherry(dad), princess(mum)
*Attributes I find attractive in guys: Dark eyebrows and lashes, high cheekbones
*Uniquely, like everyone else, fancies herself Legolas' crown princess of the Elves of Eryn Lasgalen and Ithilien, prancing around on a black mare called Fëanárel and her sword, Culelenril in hand.

'But Legolas asked them to take off saddle and rein. "I need them not," he said, and leaped lightly up, and to their wonder Arod was tame and willing beneath him' -excerpt taken from The Two Towers by J.R.R.Tolkien

"Well, who wouldn't be?!"