What can we do without Internet!?!?! - Updated with Pictures!! =)
%#$&^*@#@!!!!
The Internet connection at my hse is DOWN AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!! *grrrr*
It's the beginning of my recess week, and this kind of thing has to happen.
In case you're wondering...
"I thought recess week means a break from studying?"
Oh you are soooooo wrong!
That's the week the school has set aside for us the pathetic souls to chiong our assignments, which (surprise, surprise!) are all due at around the same time.
Haiz.
Anyway...as I was saying... There's no Internet for me to use at home.
So the best alternative is to go Whitesands and use their wireless.
Which I tell you, is soooo damn INCONVENIENT!
FYI, as I'm blogging this, I'm sitting OUTSIDE the library (cos it hasnt open yet) and it's sooooooo tak-glam lar!!!!!
People walking past me kept staring.
What?! Never see a hot babe using lappie on a Sunday morning at WHITESANDS before?!?
Luckily, momsie was with me... Gosh she's so sweet... came to pei me so I won't feel lonely.
But then! She decided to go NTUC to buy shampoo and left me sitting here beside an uncle!
*tsk tsk*
I wish bro would hurry up and fix that stupid router or sth.
(Oh btw, it was his birthday two days ago, and he left a huge piece of cheesecake from Secret Recipe just for me! Wow.)
It's only a fraction of the cake and it's so huge alrdy. Now imagine the WHOLE cake. *tsk tsk*
I can't do without the Net.
OK. Apart from going around frantically looking for seats at Yakun, Mac, KFC and BK, I've got some good news!
But then it's no big deal lar...
My GESL group (the one that I went to Northlight School to conduct a leadership camp) was selected as the most outstanding Degree group in my cohort! YAY!!!!
Our professionally done-up poster for the exhibition. Nice! =)
Our efforts are finally paid off.
Those ppl who chose us have good insights man! *hehs*
And this is like what, the most exciting piece of news this week?
*rolls eyes*
OK lar...
The library is open.
End of my tak glam moment. Going to sit at Cafe Galilee and look high class there.
Like finally.
Picture of the day:
BeBe and her sofa. She sleeps there at night while waiting for my bro to come home from work! What a cutie.
To be honest, XY, if you're reading this and I'm sure you'll be... I'm disappointed.
I'm not going to hide my feelings and pretend that everything is ok and that I'm not affected by it.
Because I AM truly and deeply affected.
I kept thinking over and over again of our conversation last night, and as hard as I try to be understanding, I still can't take it.
Maybe time will let it pass...
But I'm not so sure.
I may be being stupid/silly, but I'm really disappointed and sad over this.
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Moody moods aside...
I went to get my palms read by a master at school in the morning just now...
Our school's having a bazaar, and I guess the organisers invited Master Khor to provide his service...
And I tell you, he's fricking x1000 ACCURATE about me can!!!
I can't believe it, everything he's said hit the nails!!!
Just by looking at my palms (and of course, feeling them), he describes my character knowingly and gives predictions (some good and bad, of course) for my future.
For juicy details, try your luck to catch me outside and interrogate me cos I'm not going to reveal anything here. *hehs*
(FYI, I paid $25 for him to explain all the important aspects in my life, but very briefly. If you want greater details, you're gonna have to pay $90++ for an appointment with him at his office.)
Gosh, I'm still so amazed by his 'powers' and accuracy that I'm actually considering making an appt with him... haha...
Told momsie about what he has said about me and she thinks he's very zun too... Haha...
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Went for a retail therapy at vivo with the hope of curing my moody moods...
Forever 21 is getting lousier... Only managed to get a blouse ($38)...
Got a pair of black pants at Espirit for $45 (after a 50% discount worz!)...
I dunno why but I just want to spend my money, but there's practically nothing for me to buy! Not even at Zara or MNG or Topshop... *haiz*
No wonder I was not cheered up at all, even after hours of shopping...
I'm slowly getting my health back... still a bit of coughing, but things are perking up! *hehs*
Back to school, and everyone's asking how's our CNY.
Well, for me, it SUX.
I dint get to enjoy the steamboat, esp. the BBQ food. I was confined to the soup dishes, so all I can eat is abalone. So sad right.
And my ang baos have shrunk miserably. Some relatives either missed me or they pretended to be. *tsk tsk*
Not that I care for their ang baos though. The little red packets no longer provide the thrill nor intrigue me. I even gave all my 'earnings' to momsie okie! I just couldnt be bothered.
Anyhow, I'm being laden with work, like always. *rolls eyes*
Assignments, term papers, and more assignments. They are really taxing us man!
Luckily the deadline for one of my English project is being extended. *whew!* Adore the lecturer. He's Chinese and his name is Ludwig. Cool name huh?
Speaking of names...
I'm considering of adding my english name to my IC. Found out later that I need a lawyer to prepare a deed poll for me to do so.
Talked to my dad cos he has a lawyer attending to his business stuff, so I was thinking of getting him to help me.
Haiz...so troublesome leh...
Why didnt my parents add in the name when making my birthcert?!?!?! *tsk tsk*
So this adding of name is one of my goals in 2008.
Another short term goal is to bai Tai Sui. Call me superstitious, but I dun care. Things havent been going well for me recently.
Greeted the CNY with sickness.
Made a claim to MOE but was rejected.
Assignments are piling, and no matter how much I've done, I'm still lagging behind.
I think it's better not to play play with Tai Sui. He means business.
Really must make some time to go to the temple le.
Hello peeps!! It's been so long since I've last blogged.
Been very busy with schoolwork, and i've been waking up early in the morning and reaching home late at night for the past week.
I'm so hardworking that I can't stand myself anymore. *haiz*
Aniwae, I wanna whine abit about train rides in Singapore.
Overall, our train system is not that bad, to be fair.
At least we don't get stuck in the middle of the track or sth.
Well, at least not that often.
And although sometimes unfortunate things happen, like people jumping off from the platform and disrupting the service, or technical difficulties arise that caused tens of thousands hardworking civilians to be late for their school/work, the staff of SMRT do aim to work hard to bring us to our destination safe and sound.
Not unless you trip on the platform gap and injure yourself, even after they have repeatedly warned you to be careful of it. That's your own problem.
But then again, maybe it's not.
Most probably, you trip when you are trying desperately to get off the train when hundreds of kiasu passengers are trying desperately to squeeze into it at the same time.
Why?
Because they're fighting to get the million-dollar seat.
You'd ask, "Which one is the million-dollar seat?"
All the empty ones, duh. *rolls eyes*
Not that I have tripped myself before, fyi.
It's just that this is the phenomenon I've witnessed everytime I reached Boon Lay station ard 8AM, the time when all the people are rushing to work.
Those people waiting on the platform have no basic courtesy AT ALL.
Once the door opens, they'd FIGHT their way in, hitting you with their belongings, making you squirm because of the pain.
Ugly Singaporeans (some foreigners might be in it too cos I believe they are heavily influenced by our kiasuism culture).
What's so difficult to just wait for a few seconds to let people to get off the train?
It's not as if the train will just depart like that *snaps fingers* when the clock strikes 8.01AM... You'd think it's Hogwarts Express or sth. *rolls eyes*
This is why I hate morning classes.
I hate the huge crowd at BL station in the morning.
That's one of my MRT blues.
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Have you ever look out for pregnant ladies or elderly people boarding the train?
Do you give up seats for them?
The politically correct answer would be YES just so you can be a virtuous person.
But then again, not all of us do.
Most of us will just ignore or feign sleep. To be fair again, maybe some really did not notice there are others who need the seat more than they do.
There was one time when I was busy exploring my ipod on the train. After several stations, the aunty sitting beside me got up and left, and a woman walked over to take her seat. It was only then did I look up and saw that her stomach's really huge. I didnt know she's been standing in front of me for quite some time cos all that time i was looking down at my ipod.
So imagine my embarrassment after she sat down. *tsk tsk*
I really didnt mean it. Up till now I still feel abit guilty towards that lady. Hehs.
Which is why I make it a habit to look out for such 'needy' people whenever I take the train.
But then again, I faced another dilemma.
This time round, the characters involved are a pair of old Indian couple.
They got in the train and stood in front of me.
I made gestures to ask them if they wanna sit (cos some old people would prefer to stand). They shook their heads.
Okie lo, since they dont want to sit, so be it.
BUT THEN!!!
A few stations later, an uncle, who had been sitting beside me for quite some time, suddenly got up and gestured for the old lady to sit down.
AND SHE DID!
Can you see my whole point???
Why the hell when I offer my seat to her, she didnt take it?!?!
*TSK TSK*
For that moment I was portrayed as a disrespectful adult who refuse to offer seats to elderly.
Damn.
It's so wrong.
But I must confess something here.
I do pretend to be asleep sometimes cos I really did not want to give up my seat. Hehs.
BUT!
I only do that when I am really exhausted after a long day of school, or when I am carrying heavy stuff. I can't bear to stand for one full hour, so pardon me.
I'll also ignore if I'm not sure whether that person is old enough for me to offer my seat, or the woman is really pregnant (it could be just fats).
This can also generate embarrassment on both parties' sides because firstly, I'll look silly not to be able to differentiate between a fat or pregnant woman, and that woman'll probably slap me if I mistook her for being pregnant when in actual fact, she's just well-fed.
Same thing for the oldies.
Some people just don't wanna admit they are old. They'd get offended if you offer seats for them cos in their heart they still think they are young and strong.
Haiz.
真的很难做人啊!!!!
Anyhow, the most important point is to instil a sense of basic courtesy and some patience in yourself.
Give way to alighting customers.
Offer seats to someone who needs it more than you.
The world can then be a better place.
Check out 王力宏's 改变自己:
It has some relevance to what I've just nagged about.
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