Appreciate ME now & avoid the rush later

Time for a change!

2009-07-05T20:22:00.002+08:00

Visit http://happinessislove.wordpress.com/.

Just trying it out for fun.

But it turns out not too bad.

So that's my new blog for now. =)

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What a Week.

2009-07-05T15:55:00.003+08:00

What a Week.
This week has been unbelievable.

Unbelievably tiring.

So tiring that I slept at 8/9 plus every night (tsk tsk) but woke up at 5.15am EVERY SINGLE DAY.

Going to school is physically and mentally draining (though there was nothing much to do). Not to mention it's physically 'abusing' as well!

My poor feet are full of injuries - blisters and more blisters - from wearing the heels. My skin got scrapped from the friction of wearing the heels until it bled.

I swear NEVER to buy open-toe heels EVER again. Just one day in it and I might have to amputate my poor toes.

'Useful' advice I always hear is: Get a pair of nice comfy heels lah!

Purleeese.

You think it's so easy to get nice AND comfortable heels meh?

Usually, nice/pretty heels are not comfortable because most of the time, comfortable heels or shoes in general are plain ugly (think Sch**l or Cla*ks).

So where to get nice AND comfortable heels?

Seriously must consider investing in a foot massager when I start to work officially.

Meanwhile, I'll just settle for plasters and nude socks.

Painful heels aside. The kids are almost as painful and intolerable as well.

The older ones basically have no respect for others, or they are just fearless.

But then again, it is possible to reason things out with them. They'll listen and obey you, though grudgingly.

Just five days of work and I've experienced so much.

Interactions with students and colleagues were fun, nerve-wrecking, exasperating and at times awkward. Not to mention meetings, meetings and more meetings!

Got to see some behind-the-scenes that keep the school going and that we would never know/appreciate.

In short, teaching = multi-tasking = challenging.

4 more weeks to go. Fighting!

*** *** ***

Had one 'last' dinner with tiong at 85 and then dessert at T1.

Went to send him off a few days ago (luckily I did not have to attend the meeting after school, so I could make it in the very last minute), so he's probably enjoying himself in Brisbane now.

It was quite sad seeing him off but it's all for a better future. Hope he's doing well over there and is H1N1-free! =)

So thankful that tomorrow is a school holiday! Can sleep in late!!!

And till then, take care my friends!

p/s: I have cravings for bibimbap. Spent an hour to cook it just now. Taste was alright, if your standard is low. Fresh Bulgoggi, anyone? >.<

Time's running out!

2009-06-28T22:52:00.006+08:00

Time's running out...

School's starting for all the kiddies tomorrow!

Same goes for all the educators! =(

I spent the last two days of the last week of school holidays reporting to the school I'm attached to for an induction programme and staff workshop PLUS meeting.

I must say, everything seems so new to me, and there's really LOADS to learn.

To be honest, I'm looking forward to these coming five weeks with an open mind. The staff seems pretty nice and easy-going anyway, so hopefully I can survive my TA. Fighting! =)

*** *** ***

Our dear old friend, Tiong, is leaving us for Brisbane this coming Fri. Sigh! Won't get to see him for two years! So we met up for dinner.

And it's so hard to get everyone together, cos all of our schedules are different, and some of us are just so busy! That's life when one gets older. Sigh.

Anyway, I made a reservation at Hog's Breath Cafe, and the person who took down my name spelt it wrongly, despite double checking the spelling with me over the phone.

I'm not angry. I just don't understand why.

But he gave us a good seat, so. *shrugs*

Tiong, my friend for...9 years?

Xiang and Tiong. I edited this pic for ages just so their faces could be shown. The original pic was so dark that you can't even see their smiles.

Darren and me. He's also going to Melbourne for studies soon. And in case you're wondering, I permed my hair, so it looks kinda messy. But I love my curls! Hee.

Mixed Berry Mocktail. Nice!

Dar's pork ribs. Looks yummy!

My Tex-Mex Combo. Nice, nice, nice! It was the same dish I ordered two years ago when they celebrated my 20th. =)

Think my cam's aging. Images taken are not very clear. Or perhaps the person taking the photo has problems with trembling hands. Hah!

Alrighty.

It's time for bed.

Gotta wake up at 5.30am tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after, and the day after.

Sigh.

Rest well, sleep tight and be flu-free!

Till then...

Happy 22nd, LMH!

2009-06-22T14:49:00.002+08:00

Happy 22nd, LeeMinHo!
Still can't believe this guy is the same age as me.
Oh wells! =)

Long long post!

2009-06-16T23:20:00.013+08:00

It's Gonna Be Looooonnnnngggg!

I think this will be one of my longest posts ever.

Reason being I was too lazy to blog diligently for the past one week, hence the overdue pictures.

So I decided to combine EVERYTHING and deliver straight to please YOU or satisfy your hunger for ME. *hehs*

Must give me a pat on my back loh, cos it's 1.15AM as I'm typing this, and I've had a long day.

But strangely, I'm still feeling quite refreshed. Guess the older one gets, the lesser amount of time one needs for sleep.

Anyway, I shall start off with my lovely apple pie, Neo Be Be. =)

Notice how the background is black&white and she's in colour? So cool, right!
Credits to PhotoScape. =)

Actually, all the photos shown here have been edited by yours truly using that program. It's rather tiring, but I love love love the effects! =)

So you better appreciate my efforts to make your eyes see pleasant things, that's what I wanna say. Hee.

*** *** ***

Met up with XY last week for dinner.

Had cravings for bibimbap at Fresh Bulgoggi all the time, and finally someone was willing to go eat with me! So happy lah!

But who knows, the outlet at E!Hub suddenly closed down and changed to Seoul Garden instead.

*&%*$^#(!@!!

It was an unpleasant shock for us because we visited the place not too long ago and suddenly boom! It dao bi le.

Think I took 5 mins to recover from the shock.

Sigh.

Now, I have to travel all the way to airport T2 to satisfy my cravings. So inconvenient lah!!!

Is business that bad??? Or is economy really that bad?!?!

Oh wells.

No matter what, I was determined to eat bibimbap that night, and so we went all the way to T2.

Thankfully, the outlet there is still in operation. *whew!*

And these were what we ordered: Blackcurrent & Lemon, Deep Fried Assorted Mushrooms, and of course, Beef Bulgoggi Bibimbap! *yummy!*

My geeky cousin and me.

It was nice catching up and talking about our future plans and dreams, which I hope will materialise and come true for us! Then we can be kong zhong fei ren and visit each other! *hee!*

*** *** ***

You know, they say life is drama, drama is life. Or something along the line.

It's true.

You see those bad, mean, nasty, evil, cunning, stupid characters who often sabotage or try to harm the good protagonist in movies or drama serials?

They really do exist in real life.

Cos I met two really bad and full of evil and greedy thoughts people the other day.

Who? (Nu ku? in Korean)

One uncle and one lady, the working partner and employee of my uncle.

Where? (Eo di? in Korean)

At the law firm.

Why? (Wae yo? in Korean)

They're really trying to take advantage of my uncle, who is too nice and soft-hearted for his own good.

To cut long story short, those two are the most awful people I ever met who are really up to no good, absolutely have no conscience and no heart.

I really pity my uncle, who has been tolerating them and giving in to them for over 10 years.

I guess there's really a limit to one's patience. Even so, my uncle is trying his best to salvage the situation and prevent it from turning to its worst.

But because of this, they are really pushing their luck. Which is what really irks me the most.

I think they don't understand the meaning of karma. Or retribution. Or perhaps they refuse to believe in them.

But I do.

If they continue to do what they're doing to my uncle, there'll only be one ending.

Like in those dramas, where the bad guy always ends up dead, jailed or forsaken.

Perhaps those two won't end up dead, but receiving imprisonment is a possibility because of what they did. My uncle is too nice not to sue them. If I were him, I'd surely do the opposite.

Sue them for all they're worth. For pulling such dirty and immature tricks.

Gosh, my blood pressure is rising while thinking about them and their deeds.

But one good thing I got from this experience is that I get to see how calm and level-headed my dad is.

He really kept his cool and think of things in a big picture. And when he speaks, every word makes a lot of sense, so much so that those two had nothing to say but to agree with him.

I didnt know my father is so experienced at handling such business/legal stuff. I was clearly impressed and felt that there's lots to learn from him and his way of dealing with situations.

Anyhow, all these won't be solved easily over a matter of days.

Hope that my uncle has the strength to fight and win the battle. He doesnt look good, though. That's what worries us the most, his physical and mental states.

Sigh.

*** *** ***

Science Centre with my NIE mates was fun but, erm, quite boring at the same time.

Some of the exhibits were interesting and fascinating, but, sorry, not my cup of tea. I was never a 'science' person, and I never will be.

I only agreed to go cos it's been quite long since we last saw one another, so I thought it might be a good chance to meet up. Plus, it was a different experience, a breakaway from the normal stuff we do everytime we meet up.

And so, there I was, travelling all the way to JURONG to see this demonstration. Some electricity thingy, which I can vaguely remember.

Okie lah. The demo was pretty amazing, especially when the balloons burst into flames when the current was turned on. Don't ask me why. They explained, but I forgot. Something to do with hydrogen gas and wireless transmission something.
If you wanna know, go watch the demo yourself.
If not, be good and admire my photos. =)

There were some hands-on exhibits that we can play with, and try to learn at the same time. By the way, the disgusting-looking picture at the bottom right-hand corner is infested with huge huge cockroaches. Not the normal brown ones that can fly. But black and just huge. Like those that can be fried and treated like delicacies in some South East Asian countries. Urgh. Creepy crawly blackies. *shudders*

The mirror that makes me look super slim! How neat if I look like that in real life. Hehs.

After touring the boring parts of Science Centre, we went to the Da Vinci exhibition, which was the best part of all.
I was seriously amazed by the works of Leonardo Da Vinci. No wonder they call him the Genius, cos he really was!
You should really pay a visit to the exhibition. I think it's worth it. =)
Just pay for the exhibition.
You can skip Science Centre AND I-Max. We went to watch Sea Monsters at the omni-theatre, and I fell asleep for two-third of the entire show. *shrugs helplessly*

So don't ask me if it was nice or not. But the seat was comfy, that I can assure you. Hee.

And then we had dinner at Mac and waited for nightfall so we could go stargazing! For free!
But who knows, it rained quite heavily at night, and they had to close the observatory for a while.
Thankfully, it opened after the rain stopped, and man, was the queue long long long! As long as this post is going to be.
Plus the weather was quite humid after the rain, so we were all sweaty, sticky and hot.
But still, we queued, hoping to see some neat stars through the telescope.
They said we could catch Saturn, Jewel Box and Centauri (names of the stars).
Sounds like a lot of stars to you????
Me too.
Who knows.
After queueing for 50 minutes, after anticipating for THAT long, all I saw through the one and only gigantic-cum-humongous telescope was two pathetic little shining dots that were really close to each other.
I was expecting to see clear stars that are shaped like, well, stars!
Really, sometimes it's good to have no expectations at all, so you won't be disappointed when your expectations are not met.
But I have to say, I've learnt quite a bit from the astronomer, who owns a superduper cool laser pointer that can actually point directly at the stars in the sky!
Imagine how far the laser can reach!
And one amazing fact about one of the stars (which I forgot what it's called) is that its light takes 4.6 years to reach the earth. So when we were looking at it at that moment, we were actually looking at it 4.6 years AGO.
So cool, huh?!?!!
Oh wells.
At least I learnt something amazing from this trip.
But no more Science Centre trips for me for the next ten years. Unless my future school sends me. Yeeeeeewww.

*** *** ***

"This is the season to pick durians, la la la la la, la la la laaaa~!"
That's right!
Now is the durian season!
Good news for those who adore the king of fruits!
Better news for those who can get it for free! *woots!*
Went to Pulau Ubin a few days ago with my parents to pick free durians. Hee hee.
It was totally a spontaneous decision on my part, cos I thought it'd be fun and nice to visit the island after so many years (I used to go there when I was really young as my dad's friend had a house there donkey years ago).
Because it's the durian season, my dad and his friends have been going to the island to pick free and of superb-quality durians.
I'd describe it as a stakeout, cos you have to wait for them to fall off from the trees and then you go searching for them.
It was a totally neat experience, cos we had to cycle quite deep into the forest to look for the uncles (note: uncles = durians), wait for the durians to drop from the sky, open them up on the spot and savour the fruits of our labour. Hee!
Another fun part was the boat ride. =)

An enormous vessel came sailing at top speed, and our little boat had to slow down to let it pass.

Reaching P. Ubin!

That's my mummy. I didnt capture a very beautiful picture of her, hor?

And that's my father in white.

Choosing bicycles for us. Rent was dirt cheap, but the bikes were in quite bad quality.

Saw BeBe-lookalike, the not-so-pretty version. Hehs.

The uncles who were there since the hot afternoon (it was late evening when we got there). The number of durians they picked was unbelievable. And they didnt bring any food. They just ate the durians.

Burning the durians shells to keep away the commandos. Meaning super big mosquitoes.

The narrow trail that we cycled up to get to the landing.

The makeshift hacking area. Saw the three rectangular containers? Those were already filled with durians. =)

Durians are deeply loved by the Neo family. Just look at her.

And me. =)

Heaps of durian shells.

My super white track shoes. Must wear long track pants to prevent being kissed by the commandos. My forehead was exposed and I got a kiss as soon as I got there.

Non-stop hacking and prying open the hard hard shells.

My mum helping to fill the round container with our yellow friends. Quite impossible to fill it cos we kept eating them. Ha!

When the round container was filled completely with durians, and when the uncles finally decided that they couldnt bring back any more durians, we headed for the jetty.

These two dogs are really obedient! They just mind their own business and laze around, enjoying the breeze. =)

You know those huge rick sacks coolies always carry over their shoulders?

We took two of them that are completely packed with you-know-what. Plus the three rectangular and the round containers.

It was simply too much.

Offered some to our neighbours, who were simply overjoyed.

But we were still left with an overwhelming amount of durians.

And guess what?!?

Me and my mum made durian muffins the next morning.

HAH!

It was a huge success.

The taste was heavenly. =)

I can't imagine how anyone can hate durians.

*** *** ***

Shaheena's 23rd birthday celebration!

We had a hard time finding a halal restaurant that is nice and affordable.

In the end we settled for this:

Shaheena, SC and Philip.

Me, Keng Tzu and Eleanor.

We let Sha ordered for us, cos we simply dun understand the menu.

But the food was very very nice!

The taste wasn't overwhelming so it was rather suitable for local taste buds.

It was fun trying all the different sauces/gravy.

Plus their service was two thumbs-up.

They were very polite and kind towards us.

Although we made a reservation, we were late and when we got there, it was their break time (they close the shop after lunch hour to prepare for dinner crowd).

But they still served us very willingly.

So we were the only ones in the entire restaurant, which is so Bollywoodish.

Cake-cutting ceremony was done in a jiffy cos we didnt want to impose on them.

Present-giving ceremony was done outside the restaurant. Haha.

There was this Mini Rider 2 outside Toys R Us, and Eleanor and I paid $6 for a 'thrilling' ride. No picture for that, though.

While waiting for Tzu and Sha's turn of the ride, I wanna try and see if I can still fit into those kiddy rides.

Amazingly, I can.

And then Eleanor joined me, the only one who's young at heart like me. HA!

Spent a long time deciding what movie to watch.

In the end, we settled for Drag Me To Hell, a horror flick most of us wanna watch.

Poor Tzu.

She kept her eyes tightly shut in the entire show and held Eleanor's hand for support because she's a timid girl who doesnt dare and doesnt like horror movies. Lolz.

She's the first person I know who does that. She paid $7 not to watch movies, but to listen to them. HAHA! So cute.

Anyway, the movie was damn nice lah! Very scary, very gross and very surprising. Though I already know the story (thanks to Lester!), but still, it made me scream at some point.

Lesson learnt from this movie?

Always be kind and good and true to yourself and others. You never know who you're dealing with.

Maybe those two people I mentioned earlier should go watch the show.

But I guess they wouldnt know the lessons, cos they'd probably die in the cinema from all the 'little' shocking moments.

Hehs.

Oh boy.

What a long post this is. Took me 3 hours to finish it!

It's 4.23AM now.

Tsk tsk.

Till then, take care and eat lots of durians if you can! HAH!

Half-Korean? =)

2009-06-10T17:11:00.003+08:00

Happy Wednesday!=)

Woo-hoo~!

I'm so happy today!

Went to Shine Korea supermarket at Burlington Square just now to get ingredients to make Ddeokbbokki, or Korean rice cake, and Pa-Jeon, or Korean Pancake.

*HAHAH!*

Saw the recipes in U-weekly, and they look soooo easy to make, so I decided to give it a try.

Been wanting to know what rice cake tastes like for ages! Hehs.

I even went to Sol Mart at Tamp1, but it was out of stock. :(

Anyway, Shine Korea is like a mini-Korea supermarket. Almost everything is imported from Korea!

I almost went berserk (in a happy way) while shopping there...hahah!

With the help of the friendly staff, I managed to get what I want: Korean chili powder, beef seasoning powder, and of course, rice cake and pancake mix.

And they're quite cheap, too! (as compared to Sol Mart.)
Spent quite a long time admiring some of the products, when suddenly something amusing and flattering happened. To me. Hee.

I was admiring the different types of tea beverages (all look so appealing!) when suddenly this Indian man, who was holding onto a packet of Korean ramyun (or instant noodles, in layman's term), spoke to me.

IDR, waving the packet: "Is this maggie mee?"

Me, stared at it: "Ah yes,", took a step away from him and went back to doing what I was doing, hoping he wouldnt disturb me anymore.

Apparently, that did not happen cos he kept asking me questions, like, "Is it nice? You eat before? Maggie mee, right?"

Frankly speaking, I'm a bit wary of him cos he had this 'teasing' look on his face while he kept bugging me and my mum.

I was about to shoot him one of my most tulan looks when he suddenly popped this question:

"You Korean?"

Stunned... and then...

*WOOTS!*

He thought I'm a Korean!!!

*muahahah!*

And then my disgust of him vanished almost completely (though I'm still wary).

"Oh, no lah!"

That's it.

I've made it clear that I'm a Singaporean.

As if it's not enough, my mum went on to add, "We're Singaporeans!" like she's very proud of it.

*rolls eyes*

Whatever! Someone thinks I'm a Korean! *muahahah*

Can seriously die of happiness!

I was mistaken for a Myanmese and a zhong guo ren before can! Like, wth?!

So imagine my happiness when someone (even if it's IDR) thinks I'm from Korea!

It's amusing and flattering, isnt it???

Hee hee.

Anyway, the zhong dian is, I finally got all the ingredients and I couldnt wait to get home and start cooking!

But then my mother wanna go to this office at SingPost to look at some health care products.

Recently she's into Melaleuca (i think it's spelt like this), an American company that sells health supplements and all sorts of products ranging from body wash to facial care to detergents.

And she kept bugging me to visit the office with her. Tsk tsk. Not really interesting so I'm going to fast forward a little and...tada! We were back at home.

I had a go at cooking my first Korean dish, and it turned out...damn salty. But generally, it was good! Hehs.

The rice cake was really chewy but tasteless, so it was all about the sauce. Too bad it was too salty. But hey! It was my first try! I shall make it to perfection soon. *determined look*

(Note: the picture below is NOT my masterpiece. I just randomly googled it and thought I'd show it to tempt your taste buds and feed your knowledge so you know what ddeokbbokki looks like.)

Going to make the pancake, or Pa-Jeon, tomorrow, which looks something like this:

Hah!

So I am a happy little girl now.

And I'd be even happier cos I'm going to have Bibimbap for dinner at my fave Korean restaurant (at the moment) later!

Oh, in case u dunno,this is bibimbap, or shi guo fan:

Gosh, this post is so Korea-ish.

So to make it even more Korea-ish, I figured out the best way to end this post is to include a picture of the hottest namja (man/male in Korean) at the moment...

Till then...=)

Saeng-il chukhahamnida, Hyunjoongie! =)

2009-06-06T12:48:00.004+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! =)

Hahah~

Just remembered that it's Kim Hyun Joong's bd today!

So thought I'd blog abt it (anyway I'm quite free now). Hee~

He turns 23 (or 24 in Korean age) and I heard that he and SS501 are coming to Singapore for their Asia Tour!!!

*GASP!!*

They better not choose the day I have my exams to come, if not I'll *&%(#&!~

Ahem. *recomposing myself*

*** *** ***

Met up with LeSha few days ago to play badminton and swim at Sha's hse.

Like a mini Sports Day...body was totally aching the next day.

But the feeling of sweating it out was shiok! =)

Went back to TP to eat, and man, was I surprised at the changes.

I dun mean the buildings or the place in general. I'm referring to the students.

Majority of them really know how to dress up can!

They go to school as though they are going to model for Project Runway...

Saw this girl with a super-duper-uber high stilettos that made me squirm with uneasiness at every single step she took. Just felt uncomfortable watching her walk in those heels.

Tsk tsk.

Oh whatever.

Last pic before we left.

Miss my poly life.

So much more enjoyable than now.

Lesser troubles/worries back then... Sigh.

Now, not only would I not receive any more allowance (*wails hysterically*), the govt wouldnt even give us our half-year bonus (*wails even more hysterically*)!!!

I'm going to be so pathetically poor starting from next month. *sob sob*

WE GOT MARRIED! =)

2009-06-02T22:54:00.002+08:00

WE GOT MARRIED! =)

That's right!

Totally obsessed with this korean variety show that depicts marriage lives between fake husbands and wives. It's something like a reality but fake show, and the participants are all korean celebrities.

Oh wells.

I'm sooo into anything that has got to do with Korea now can!

Went to the Expo food fair yesterday and bought packets of ramyun (and my parents went today and bought SOME MORE packets. HAPPY!), went to Sol Mart today and got a pair of Korean chopsticks and spoon and had bibimbap a few days ago at Fresh Bulgoggi (delicious!).

And I'm still, ahem, watching BOF (yesh~ I watch it while working out a sweat on my bike), and now I've finished watching WE GOT MARRIED - Kim Hyun Joong and Hwang Bo's parts (total 38 episodes).

Got to know this show because Kim Hyun Joong was in it. HAHS. (In case you live in the well and dunno who KHJ is, he's the pretty boy who acted Yun Jihu in Boys Over Flowers. And if you still dunno who the hell he is, then I suggest you can drown yourself in your well.)

Love him in BOF, and love him even more after watching WGM.

Totally showed a different but true side of the pretty 4-dimensional boy.

There were other couples, but my fave was of course the Joongbo couple. =)

KHJ made lots of witty statements that were totally hilarious, lame and cute. He can be so annoyingly cute, and his 'wife' is just too cool. Childish but cool at the same time. Totally my role model for now. You'd have to watch it to know what I mean (I got my dear Hui hook onto the show! Hehs). =)

Too bad he had to quit the show so he could concentrate on filming BOF. Sigh.

Anyway, here are some of their 'wedding photos' that they took on their 100th day together. Sweet. =)

Nice hor!

I dun see such wedding photos in Singapore, do you?? The settings (both indoor and outdoor) are simply romantic!

Go watch their episodes if you have the time. They will definitely make you laugh and may even make you look forward to marriage! HAHAH.

Okie.

I wanna go watch WGM again on my ipod, downloaded from youtube! Hee!

Watched it on the bus today, kept stifling giggles to myself, and at times I almost
LOL.

So it's not really a wise decision to watch it in public, not only because strangers will think you're crazy, laughing to/by yourself, but because it's painful to hold back the urge to laugh.

HAHAH.

P/S: My blog's song entitled Thank You is sang by Kim Hyun Joong, in case you dunno. =)

P/P/S: I've got back my results le! There's improvement (thank GYM) and I've decided to stick to my English major cos it's more useful than majoring in History. Like, I can venture overseas (like Korea) to teach English. Hee. Anyway my results for English are slightly better than that of History. So. That's my final decision. =)

Sweeeeet =)

2009-05-27T23:54:00.004+08:00

I Love You =)

Yes, YOU!

You, you, you!

Life at home hasnt been very fantastic lately...due to some...domestic problems. HAH.

But life outside has been fantastically fabulous. *grinning from ear to ear*

Thanks to all my lovelies who made the effort to celebrate my 22nd.

I've been busy going out EVERYDAY till late, meeting up with loved ones and having free treats. HAHAH!

And then I realised that I havent been spending time with...myself.

I believe that all of us, if not most, must spend some quality time with ourselves.

Selfish time that allows us to think, to reflect, to whine, or to just daydream.

I need that kind of personal space every now and then.

So, because I have no plans on the 25th, I decided to find a quiet and peaceful spot to read some books, drink some tea, have some cakes, and act tai-tai. *hee*

And because I'm from the Upper East Side, I settled down at Teasire (Coffee Bean was so crowded! I'm anti-crowds, by the way), which was unsurprisingly empty but comfy, comfy, comfy. =)

Service was great, Rising Sun with Rose Buds and Oreo Cheesecake were yumyums. *satisfied look*

The tea was refillable, fyi. The observant staff (or probably she was very free due to lack of customers) would come by and fill it up when it was half-emptied.

Then I received a video call from Sin Choon and gang, who were all shocked that I was alone on my actual birth-day.

I was shocked that they were shocked. HAHAH.

Cos what's normal to me wasnt normal to them.

My dears, I'm NOT anti-social okie! I just need some time with myself. =)

Anyway, I'd love to spend the whole night there, but needed to get home to prevent more domestic problems from happening. *tsk tsk* Life sucks at this point.

Ahem.

So that was 25th for you. =)

*** *** ***

Alas!

Finally got to meet up with my Gossipys the very next day.

Gawd. So long never see them. Miss them terribly!

Lucky or not, they didnt change much.

Still as crazy, funny and bitchy as ever.

They're both looking for jobs at the moment, having just graduated from uni and ORD-ed.

Enjoyed their job-hunting/interviews stories, especially Lester's interview with SIA for the air-steward post. Hilarious.

Had dinner at Mini Steamboat Delight at PP. I was abit worried that my stomach couldnt take it, but thankfully, all was cool. =)

After dinner, Lester aka Beatrice brought us to some shopping centre at Katong where there's a cheap karaoke place.

Turned out that it was fully booked, even though its location was quite ulu and appeared 'indecent'.

Still adamant of singing K as our after-very-full-dinner activity, Beatrice Yong brought us to another karaoke place at, listen good, Chai Chee Community Centre.

Nope, we didnt sing any dialect songs with any senior citizens.

Anyway, the zhong dian was the cheap, cheap and cheap price that we paid to sing for 3 hours.

Only $9.60 nett per person. Tell me, cheap anot!

But then again, you get what you pay.

The sound system was quite lousy and the MVs were rather blurry.

But I totally enjoyed myself during that 3 hours. We were all super high, especially LustyLester, who danced and pranced all night long. I wonder where he got all the energy when he was as skinny as a bamboo!

Oh wells! I'm not complaining. He's really one of a kind. =)

How I wish I could upload our videos/MVs here. They sure can light up your day. =)

Super entertaining, super hilarious and maximum pleasure.

Let me know when you feel down/sad. I'll play you the videos. *grinz*

Okie.

Time to share my most disgusting and terrifying (ever!) encounter after our k-session.

Nope, I didnt bump into flashers or ghosts. It's twice or maybe thrice as worse than that!!!

*trying to calm down while recollecting the incident*

Okie, here's what happened. In brief.

Brace yourself...

...

A. FILTHY. MOUSE. BRUSHED. BY. MY. LEFT. FOOT. WHILE. IT. SCURRIED. OUT. FROM. ITS. FILTHY. HIDING PLACE.

Okie, you may scream now.

I can totally feel its dirty, spiky body braaaa-ing past my foot now. YUCKS!

That was the ultra-ultimate most gross sensation ever!

You may wonder why none of us noticed that big fat rat scurrying towards us.

Oh wells.

Our skinny friend LESTER YONG CHANG JUN saw the stinky-icky-yucky creature hiding under the dustbin and didnt have the basic courtesy to inform us.

And when he, being the first one to witness the stinky-icky-yucky creature scuttering out of its hiding place, shouted, "老鼠!!!!!!!!", and jumped neatly out of the way, everything was too late.

Shalyn and I screamed and jumped on the spot, like doing some kind of spastic tap dance, hoping that we won't have any contact with the stinky-icky-yucky rat.

But it was too late.

My foot kena it. And my sandals too.

COS LESTER YONG CHANG JUN TOLD ME THAT HE SAW ME STEP ON IT!!!!!!

*shivers and then faints*

I seriously have NO idea that my spastic tap dance moves would cause me to step on the last-creature-you'd-want-to-have-contact-with. I absolutely have no idea that I stepped on it.

Oh wells. Guess I was too engrossed in my tap dance that I couldnt think properly.

URGH!!!!

I am still seriously traumatised by this late-night encounter, so much so that it has left a scar in my beautiful life.

Okie. Enough. The more I talk about it, the more I can feel what I felt at that 0.5 seconds when the rat brushed past my foot, the more I'd get goosebumps, and the more I can't sleep later (gawd it's 2.30am now!!!).

Stupid rats.

*** *** ***

Woke up the next day to the smell of ba-zhangs. Heavenly smell that is. =)

Getting ready to head out for lunch with Mal!

Okie. I'm totally into the Korean craze now. No prize for guessing why.

Love their culture, love their language, love their food, love their dramas, love their namjas. Love their everything. HEHS.

I'm teaching myself Korean language, and am now able to recognise some of their writings! So cool lah!

Korean words appeared to me as weird symbols in the past. But now, I'm totally amazed by their writings. Each symbol actually represents a vowel/consonant sound that is now romanised by the Korean government for the benefit of foreigners who wish to learn the language. For people like me! =)

Okie, I can go on forever, but I'm tired.

To cut long story short, we had lunch at Thai Express, shopped ard Tamp One, and then chilled at J.CO (another of my fave hangout now).

Thank you, my friend, for the pretty card and lovely present!

It was nice and fun catching up with you!!! =)

Okie.

Wish you well and happiness.

Wish me sweet dreams that are rat-free.

Till the next post. =)

Welcome to the 22nd Club.

2009-05-25T00:58:00.005+08:00

The 22nd Club.
Oh wells.
One year older. *tsk tsk*

Though I dun feel any difference (I'm still adamant in staying forever 21! PS. I'm not advertising for my fave boutique aye!) in being 21 or 22.

With the exception that I was not as excited in celebrating 22nd than I was last year.

But a huge and grateful THANKS to my dearies who made the effort to make me feel so special and so loved (gawd, I'm so emotional now I feel like wailing!).

Your company really meant a lot to me, cos that is something my family can't really give me.

Ahem. Time to digress.

Met up with my long-time friends for dinner at Shillawon, a restaurant that serves Korean cuisine, BBQ-style at Suntec.

The food was not bad, but guess I didnt cook the meat thoroughly, cos I got tummyache few hours later.

Hate it when I have to LS outside, especially right before our movie. And dun get me started on the pain! It was like a food-poisoning kind of pain (I knew it cos I always have the same kind of pain everytime I ate sth wrong!)

Sigh.

What a thing to happen.

Oh wells. I survived and was just in time for Night in the Museum 2. Go watch it if you havent!=)

Okie. Photos!

Hui and me acting stupid. -_-"

He might be the one who caused my tummyache...TSK TSK TSK.

Because Shillawon doesnt provide desserts, we headed to I-forgot-the-name-but-it's-sth-like-Crystal-Jade restaurant where Celes had her dinner there, and we had our desserts too. Then Minmin joined us when we were almost done. =)

Lately it has been the same.

Dinner first, then movie.

It seems like that's all we can do nowadays.

But I'm not complaining. =)

Movie ended quite early and we didnt feel like heading home that early.

So we went to Xin Wang (Xiang's favourite hangout) and slacked.

As the saying goes, "Less is more."

Although it was just an ordinary dinner-then-movie day, the simplicity of it all was what I like.

It's who you're with that counts, not what you do or which posh place you dine in.

Too bad Tiong was not with us, or it'd be even better. =(

Sigh.

Having lots of emotions on my 22nd. Soon it'd be 23rd, then 24th, then 25th, then...I can't imagine anymore.

URGH!

Hate to admit, but we're all getting old.

Even those born in 90's are hitting the uni/poly already!

Gawk.

But one good thing of turning one year older: I'm getting closer to becoming more independent!

By independent I mean being self-sufficient, owning a place that you can call your own, and perhaps travel around the world. I'd also love to try and live and work in another country (mind rooting for S. Korea!).

That's what I want to achieve after my bond.

Shall work hard towards that goal then!

Jacie baby, fighting! =)

Unexpected surprises.

2009-05-22T13:18:00.006+08:00

Totally Baffled, Absolutely Touched. =)

I thought it was just a normal gathering/outing/meetup with them.

Eleanor was commenting on how nice Mad Jack is and how nice the ice cream at Island Creamery is, so she organised the trip.

Plus I havent been to Bukit Timah area before, so thought it would be fun to explore the west.

Never did I ever ever expected that I'd get punked.

HAHAH.

No words can describe how I felt that day, cos I totally never expected it.

Frankly speaking, I wasnt in a very good mood that day cos I have some problems with my parents. So my mood wasnt pretty at all.

And it sort of affected them all.

Very very very sorry for that, my dears!

You have all planned and organised the day so nicely and I almost ruined it! =(

Mian! (korean for sorry!)

But things definitely picked up, and because of all your love, I'm much much better!!!

Kamsahamnida~! =)

Time for pictures!

Me posing with four fingers that represent 22...hate to acknowledge it, but yeah, that's how old I am...NOT yet! Hee hee~

Anyway, heard that they tried to stall for time by distracting me and stuff...

And all the while I didn't even notice their winks and silent giggles!

Then out of a sudden, the staff from MJ brought out the cake from nowhere...

Boy, was I pai seh to the max!

Luckily the place was empty! Seems like we've booked the entire restaurant! HAHAH.

My lovely dearies who are all so good at plotting surprises... =)

GAWD. I looked so cui~~~!

Very, very, very happy to receive the present. There's only one in the whole wide world! I feel sooooo loved! Thanks peeps!

I was 'forced' to pull out the candles with my mouth. Luckily there were only four! And they were so hard to pull out can! Plus, none of my dearies told me that I zou guang... -_-"

Picture at Island Creamery is with Eleanor, so I'd jump straight to K-boxing! =)

It was fun, but I'd loved it even more if some actually sing using the mics!

Anyhow, I got to experience my friends' singing, which was two thumbs-up! =)

My 2nd bouquet of flowers. Sweet.

A few more pics of my princess-cut storage box from MUJI, delicately designed by Tzu, a princess herself. =)

The hearts and pearls and ribbons are all hand-pasted by her! HEART IT!

And the gift came at the perfect timing cos I needed it!

Was cleaning my room and I have no place to keep all my accessories!

So the gift was just perfect!

Overall, I was seriously moved cos no one has done so much for me. Made me feel so loved. Especially after engaging in a cold war with my parents.

And I wasnt used to having people doing so much for me and making me feel so special. So I was really fortunate that I have this bunch of friends, and to think that we've only known each other for 1-2 years!

Whatever it is, I'd treasure my friendship with each and every one of them and love them with all my heart!

Thanks dears! =)

Two outings with XY =)

2009-05-21T00:56:00.006+08:00

Eat, Shop and Cycle!
Was happy when XY asked me out!
You know how 'often' it was for her to ask me out?!? HAHAH.

Went shopping at town and lunch-ed at Shokudo yet again. I've been on a eating binge lately and I feel so sinful! Oh. What the heck. Just look at the food. Who can resist the temptation?!?!

Because we ate so much, there is a high need to burn off the extra calories.

So we decided to go cycle the next day!

And we cycled from ECP to Changi and back to ECP for a whooping 4 hours straight (but we stopped for a few times to pop some sweets and quench our thirst)! More than 20km can! Dun play play hor!

Oh how I miss cycling! Havent been cycling for AGES. Luckily the weather was great. Thankful for that.

Enjoyed the scenery along the way.

Saw a huge green spider on the track.

Witnessed a guy flying off his bicycle.

Drank tasty and cooling sugar cane with lemon at Changi V.

Laughed at XY's clumsy moments.

Got my tan too. =)

Simply exhausted after the ride.

And something came 'uninvitedly', which totally ruined our dinner plan. Grrrr....

Anyhow, it was a fun and healthy day.

But I never expect what the next day will bring to me, which I shall continue later.

Gotta sleep now, and my lappie's dying.

Till then.

Potluck at Tzu's :)

2009-05-20T23:39:00.008+08:00

Potluck at Tzu's =)
I've never had potluck before, so this was a maiden experience for me.
Didnt really expect much, but it turned out to be super-duper fun!
Food was yummy, yummy, yummy!
SC n P prepared toasted sandwiches in all sorts of delicious flavours: mushrooms&cheese, sardines, curry sardines, tuna mayo all topped with melted cheese! Yum Yum Yum! =)
Tzu ordered 933 Golden Pillow (curry chicken hidden in a huge bread) and shepherd's pie. Yum Yum Yum!
Ele bought Chewy Junior. Sinful but nice! Yum Yum Yum!
As for me, I baked my specialty cookies! Yum x10! Hee~
At the kitchen, where SC, Tzu and P preparing the ingredients for the sandwiches... =)

Because I've done my part and there's nothing much for me to help out in the kitchen, I decided to mess around, oops, I mean, look around Tzu's house (it's so pretty!).
Trying to act emo here~(-_-")

Ele also trying to act emo. HAHAH.

Finally the sandwiches are ready! Began munching it straight away. It's surprisingly yummy! Hahah!

This is the 933 Jin Zhen Tou I was talking about. Huge, isnt it?

Tzu cutting up the equally huge shepherd's pie for all of us.

Can't describe how delicious it was. You have to try it yourself. =)

Okie. Dun be mistaken. My friends arent petty. The 'golden pillow' is NOT my birthday cake. It just happened that my birthday is coming, so they wanted me to pretend it IS my birthday cake. Honestly, they just wanted me to cut the bread for them. Tsk tsk. But I'd still love them. =)

The curry chicken was quite nice! Spicy level was just right. Good!

Lunch was sumptuous, but we were stuffed. So it was time to play to burn off the calories!

First, we tried the super-fun keyboard which Tzu bought from Japan and brought it back all the way here! The keys light up so the gundu, oh I mean, clueless, player can play a complete song by following the lighted keys. Cool, huh?!? HAHAH.

Time for Wii!!!

Didnt know Wii can be sooooooo fun! Especially when so many people are playing it! Super interactive. I like!

Walking to the station to pick Sha up...

The couple made more sandwiches for Sha!

After 2nd round of eating, we explored Tzu's princess room. Very pinky, lacy, girly. Just like a princess can! And she has a piano and a bathroom in her room! Envy, envy, envy!!! =)

We forced her to play some tunes for us cos she was reluctant to play. HAHAH.

And then Sha did a belly dance for us cos she's learning it. Of course, she was reluctant at first. But after much cajoling, she relented. Hee hee.

Time passes when one's having fun.

Soon it was time for us to leave.

Had a group pic before we left. A must-have! =)

Overall, I enjoyed the potluck very much. Though it was superduper hot that day, all of us were enthu and game for almost everything. I really enjoyed their company. Much much! Looking forward to more potlucks! And more Wii!!! *wheee~!*

Just a quick note...

2009-05-18T11:29:00.002+08:00

Short and Sweet.

Hey peeps!

I know I havent been religiously blogging cos recently I've been busily lazy/ lazily busy... HAH!

I've got a bundle of photos from past outings that I've yet to upload.

So many things to do and so little time! (eh actually I've got loads of time lah...my Procrastinating Gene is on the works.)

Anyway, I'm dropping a short and sweet note just to show that I'm still alive and kicking.

Holiday has been awesome so far (even though I'm stuck in SG!).

Piano lessons have been fun but tough.

Meeting up with friends has been fun and sweet.

Shopping has been enjoyable. Always.

And of course!

BOF has and always will be nice to watch and rewatch again! (Just bought the DVD. It comes with a giant poster! Sweet.)

But life's not called life without some frustrating/upsetting/annoying moments.

How can one be happy every single moment of every single day?!?!
Oh. Maybe it's possible.

If you watch this:

HAHAH.

A short and sweet note this is.

Take care my loves. =)

Mind Cafe/JACKPOT!!!

2009-05-07T15:26:00.003+08:00

NIE friends' outing =)

The History Girls headed to Mind Cafe after exams for some serious boardgaming!

Here's Lynn and Grace...

That's Evelyn and SinChoon!

And here's yours truly... =)

Okie that's it.

Not really into taking photos nowadays...

Guess my digicam must be feeling neglected!

There were others around, so sorry Malinda, Joyce and Chris for not capturing ur cute moments! Hehs.

Went down to Vivo alone later to do some serious shopping! Like, really serious.

F21 gave me a huge and warm welcome, cos they've been missing me for weeks and weeks!

And so, to reciprocate them, I bought two blouses and a pair of berms!

I'm so nice huh.

Wanted to shop somemore, but the increasing size of the crowd began to annoy me, so I retreated home not without my prized possessions. *woots!*

*** *** ***

Went to watch Wolverine with some of my NIE friends...

I was glad to catch this show cos it's awesome! You should go watch it if you havent. =)

Anyway, the most extraordinary thing happened to us at GV!

You see, GV is having this Jackpot thingy as a kind of lucky draw if you purchase more than 3 movie tickets.

So we got the card that entitled us to have one try at the jackpot.

GUESS WHAT GUESS WHAT GUESS WHAT?!?!?!?!

WE HIT IT!

OMG.

WE WON the ONE-FOR-ONE STARCRUISE PRIZE!!!!

We four girls screamed in disbelief when the last slot (there were five slots, fyi) was a perfect match with the previous four. That's like so amazing can! Uber lucky!

And there was this group of TPJC students who were behind us waiting for their turn... They were, like, so kay-poh to know what kind of prize we won.

When they found out, one of them shouted, "Holy shit! They won the starcruise!"

MUAHAHAHA.

So I turned around and said, "Yeah! HOLY SHIT!"

Heh heh.

The feeling was pretty satisfying.

And since the prize is for two people and there were five of us including one couple, naturally the one-for-one cruise trip went to the couple below.
Sinchoon and Philip =)

Hopefully when the two of them do get to go on the trip, they dun return...as three! Hehs. You know what I mean. *winks*

Oh, oh, oh!

We saw Zhou Chongqing the 933FM DJ and then Shawn Chen Hong Yu at Tampines One!

Although not a fan of theirs but still pleasantly surprised to see them...

And yup that pretty summed up the exciting events that happened to me these past few days...

Hope my life gets more exciting from now on!

And one more exciting news on the road!

Channel U will be airing Boys Over Flowers on every Saturday at 9.30pm. The first episode is on May 16th.

Woo-hoo~~

Watch it people!

*wide grinz*
F4 and Jandi...

I love this pic! It's amazing that all of them can look so...so...so...shuai in one shot! I mean, when you take a group pic, it's hard to get one shot that everyone in it looks so good together! Know what I mean?!?!

Nvm if you dun.

Cos you're not in my league.

Hehs.

Till then, take care my friends! =)

Embrace freedom!

2009-04-30T20:57:00.004+08:00

Finally Freeeeeeee!!! *wheeeeee!!!*

That was how I looked like during the days of mugging. Oily face, puffy eyes due to lack of shopping, messy hair due to stress. Yucks.

Woo-hoo~

I've finally regained my freedom on wed.

Seriously, it's not a good thing to have a paper on the very last day of exam because your holiday is greatly shortened as those people whose paper ended earlier have a longer holiday as compared to those (like me) whose paper falls on the last day!

So my holiday is clearly reduced to about 2 months instead of 3 (cos practicum's taking up 5 weeks this time round! *tsk tsk*).

And 2 months will flash by unknowingly.

Which means I must make use of my time wisely! Which means I MUST do whatever I WANT to do!

But that can only happen in the perfect world where nothing goes wrong and money is readily available for me to spend.

Ahem.

Anyway, right after my last paper, I went to sign up for piano lessons at Cristofori Music School! And my first lesson will start this coming Sunday!!! Woo-hoo~ Very excited about it...

That's the Level One coursebook that I must buy. And that's the keyboard we bought when I was sec...one? two? Can't remember...so many donkey years ago. I thought it would have broken down, but amazingly, it can still work. So I can use it for practice! Although it's quite different from a piano, it's better than nothing! Plus the person said I can go down to the school to practise on the piano on weekdays for free! HAHAH!! Awesome.

Hopefully the passion is strong enough to last me till Level 3. =)

*** *** ***

Going to upload superduper overdue photos due to laziness, procrastination and the dreadful exams.

The photos are nothing exciting, cos they're all about BeBe. She was the only 'happening thing' at home during the study week.

Here's BeBe flaunting her new clothes bought by bro when he came back from his thailand trip.

Running away from my cam, pretending to be shy. *shakes head*

Still refusing to pose for me.

Gotcha! =)

Here's another design, which I think is nicer...

Momsie checking out the stuff bro brought and BeBe decided to help her.

*** *** ***

Introducing...Peanut!

Nope, I didnt get a new dog.

He's my bro's gf's precious. He's very small I tell you! Can just lift him up with one hand! (Something I can't do with BeBe)

And because of his small size, BeBe thought she could terrorise him and she 'bullied' him all night long! She even tried to snatch his food while the two were having dinner together. Naughty, but cute. =)

A few days later, bro went to malacca and BeBe sank into depression...

Can you see the sadness and sian-ness illuminating from her eyes? Poor thing.

But everything was okie when he came back. Seems like dogs have short-term memory, they forget their unhappiness with the speed of blinking an eye. Maybe that explains why dogs are so loyal to their master...or maybe, that's just BeBe.

Alrighty! Time to go!

And friends, I miss you guys so much! You know who you are! Let's meet up soon soon soon okie! I'm like free for two months! Time for some catching up!!! =)

Hang on!

2009-04-24T18:39:00.002+08:00

A bit more to go...

I'm finally down with the last paper, which happens to be the one i'm dreading the most.

History of Australia, an interesting topic to study, but not a fun one for exam. -_-"

Have four more days to start studying.

A much-needed but torturous process.

Almost all my friends are done with their exams (today was their last paper! And today's english paper sux.) and their holiday has officially began.

Poor me, still have to study convicts, aborigines etc. *tsk tsk*

Can't wait for Wed to come man!

Then I can do all the things i've been wanting to do.

Imma gg to sign up for piano lessons, gg to be determined to swim for at least three times a week and prolly go learn korean.

And man, i sure hope my friend can go korea so i can tag along with her!!!

MUAHAHAH.

Seriously crossing my fingers at that.

But first I have to survive the last paper...

Just a bit more to go~!

It's coming!!!

2009-04-18T11:13:00.003+08:00

IT'S FINALLY COMING!!! =)

Channel U's really showing BOF!!!

MUAHAHAHAH!!!

I was still thinking that it's high time SG airs the sizzling hot show, and ta-da! Channel U saves the day!

*excited, excited, twirling around the room with pom-poms in the air!*

HEEHEE.

Though I've watched and rewatched and re-rewatched many a times...still, it's never enough!

But it's not about whether the show is airing in SG and gaining the popularity it will have.

The main point is, there's a HUGE possibility the cast (OMG, LMH! KHJ!) may come to SG and promote the show! Geddit?!?!

And I'm seriously crossing my fingers that the cast can come to SG soonish!

OMG.

Am I sounding like a 15-year-old xiao mei mei who's shrieking and screeching uncontrollably and crazily over tall, handsome and talented guys? *images of chasing after Westlife back in the early secondary school days flash by*

Am I going to go through that phase again??!?!

Oh yeah, baby! WHY NOT?!? I'm still young, what!

MUAHAHAH!

Okie, enough.

I'm getting a bit pai seh over my gaga behaviour. Ahem.

Anyway, there's this great BOF-SG blog which gives updates of their news EVERY SINGLE DAY!

Pls go check it out and be well-informed! =)

*still twirling around the room happily*

Madly Obsessive Still.

2009-04-07T19:14:00.003+08:00

I STILL can't snap out of it...=)
I've finished watching the entire series of BOF since like last week, but I'm still truly, madly, deeply obsessive with it, even till now.
Going to youtube or mysoju.com to stream the videos has become a habit and now that there's no more episodes for me to catch, I suddenly feel so...lonely. Like there's nothing to do if i were to turn on my lappie. *hahs*
Is that obsessive or what?!?! *gags*
And then I happened to chance upon U-magazine (last week's) and saw a gigantic poster of Kim Bum, one of the F4 cuties, and when I looked at the bottom, it says next week's poster (which is this week's issue) is LEE MINHO!!! *woots!*
Kudos to U-mag, seriously. Only they know what's in and what's not. *heehee!*
Anyway I'm trying to procrastinate my studying (yes, it's time to study for irritating exams liao! *gags*) with much success cos here I am, updating my almost-dying-blog...
And because there's no happening events in my life right now (how to have them when my life's stuck with books and more books?!?!?), I can only blog about...yes, you guess it...my current 'fling' and his friends... *HAHAH!*
A collage of him done by yours truly (kudos to PhotoScape!):

Okie to be fair and honest the other F3 are seriously cute as well, but since your friend here is madly in love with LMH she's only posting his pics. But then when she rewatched some of the episodes, she was also swooned by this cutie pie down here:

Kim Hyun Joong, who played Yoon Ji Hu in the show, or Hua Ze Lei in the outdated Taiwanese version. Love his character man! Watch it to know what I mean. =)

OH! There's a person whom I seriously think looks like him. And that person was not just a random stranger; he's from NTU and a classmate of mine from printmaking class!!!

But then the most unfortunate thing is, we never talked to each other AT. ALL. Or rather, NIE and NTU ppl almost never had any interaction with one another. We were just content in our own cliques and focused on our chop chop.

Furthermore, by the time I realise that he looks like KHJ, it's the last week of class. What a bummer! *hrmpf*

Although that was the last lesson, some things did happen but I'm not going to share. Too personal liao. Perhaps in my secret blog, huh? What do you think? Suspense, suspense! *hehs*

*change topic abruptly*

Dun say I'm being unfair. Here's the Korean F4, the hottest of the hottest in 2009!

Urgh!

Hate to do this, but I have to return to my books and squeeze in one chapter of Language Acquisition and Development (the title can put one to sleep already!) before 9pm, cos that's the time to watch BOF on KBS World channel 173 (for those who have SCV!). Yeah, yeah I know I've already finished the whole series, but is there a law that says I can't watch a second time? Or a third time? Huh? HUH? *calm down*

Till then, sleep tight and may I dream of LMH!!! *heehee*

p/s: No more Chiang Mai trip cos of last minute emergency.

p/p/s: Going to spend my holidays learning to play piano (been to Yamaha, but going to check out other music schools b4 making the decision!)

p/p/p/s: Going swimming alone! *wheeeeeee!*

Greetings!

2009-03-30T23:25:00.003+08:00

Yo!

I'm waiting for YouTube to stream BOF* (it's taking forever!), so I'd guess I drop a quick note here.

So! I'm into the very last week of sem now! Can you believe how fast time flies?!?!?!

Two more weeks till the dreading-but-looking-forward major exams!!!!

Unbelieveable.

Since it's the last week of sem, school work like essays and presentations should by right be still pretty hectic, right?

Amazingly, a big NO for me.

I've cleared all my assignments, essays and whatsnot (i spent two entire weekends to chiong my history essays okie! Plus I've been sleeping for an average of five hours ALMOST EVERY DAY!!!).

So now, I feel so...weird without any work to do.

And the feeling got even weirder when I actually spent my entire three hours break catching up on the BOF episodes I've missed from YouTube in the library, where other people are hard at work (some actually threw glances at me when they walked past me, trying to peek at my lappie to see what I'm watching so intently).

The main point is, I can't believe I'm slacking while the sem is not over yet, cos usually I struggled till the very last day.

*shrugs*

I'm not complaining though, especially now when I can get a tiny break from working and embrace Gu Jun Pyo. *heehee*

Oh yes! Streaming has completed! I must return to the show now. Ciao! =)

*Boys Over Flowers - Korean version of Meteor Garden. Did I mention this before? I'm so totally into the show now. Hehs.

p/s: his smile to brighten up the day... =)

New Found LOVE! :D

2009-03-22T17:12:00.004+08:00

Unbelievably Cute and 帅!

I'm totally gushing over my new-found love now. MUAHAHAH!
Can't believe a guy can be this handsome! And C.U.T.E!!!!! *droolingz*
And the most incredulous thing is...
He's younger than me!!!!
*gawks, faints and scrambles to seat*
Did a little research on him and found out he's born in 1987, June 22!!!
*faints again*
Can't believe we're born in the same year and just 28 days apart! Gawd.
Is he matured or what?!?!
Oh wait. Think I forgot to mention his name: Lee Minho.
All tks to Shereen, who told me to catch this super hot korean drama, which is the Korean version of Meteor Garden.
OMG.
I think why i'm so gaga over him is because of the fact that he's only 28 days younger than me and already he's so successful, so suave, so talented and so hot! And he just won the Best New Actor or sth at a korean award ceremony, but he fell while walking on the red carpet. A big fall indeed. Wanna see how he tripped? Just google him and he's everywhere. *winkz*

I'd like to think he's perfect cos he looks perfect (185cm tall, model build etc etc...).

But how can anyone be perfect? (there are rumours of him going under the knife before!)

OH WHO CARES ANYWAY???

Okie, this is going nowhere. I'll gush and gush until the next day if i dun stop now.

Just to let you know that such a 美男子 exists in the world (too bad he's in Korea).
And when i look at SG guys, I can't help but shake my head and sigh deeply.

My next holiday destination: South Korea!!! (provided I have the cash.)

Till then, I shall stick to Channel 173, KBS World.

I LOVE GYM.

2009-03-19T14:11:00.005+08:00

Ups and Downs

On Monday I looked like this:

Came Tuesday and Wednesday, I became like this:

And guess what I look like on Thursday???

Ta-da!!!

No wonder they say life's a rollercoaster. Everyone will go through ups and downs in their life at some stages.

I guess I took one hell of a ride on Monday, which lasted until today, when it ended on a super high note.

Why???

Cos my lappie is fine! And more amazingly, all my data is still there!!!!!

I dunno why there's such a drastic change of luck.

Perhaps the trip down to GYM on tues 改变 my 命运, and I seriously think so.

Thank you GYM for answering my prayers!

And thanks to all my mates for the words of encouragement and care and concern and for keeping me in their prayers as well! Love u! *muacks!*

(And to the taxi driver whom I almost crashed into, pai seh hor.)

*whew!*

It's definitely a relief to find all my pictures, songs and of course, my school work all safe and sound. I'm gg to develop the lay-chey-but-safe habit of backing up my data. And so should YOU, my friend!

I'm so happy now I can laugh forever.

Hee hee.

The Worst Day in My Entire Life

2009-03-16T17:47:00.003+08:00

The Worst Day in My Entire Life. Ever.

I dunno what I've done or did not do to deserve all these shit.

My barely one-yr-old ACER laptop suddenly, and i mean really suddenly, died on me.

To think I just used it this morning around 8 plus, and 10plus it decided to pronounce itself dead. Just like that!!!!!!

Fuck!

All my work is saved in the stupid laptop.

My tutorial presentation this thurs.

My art essay to be handed in this wed.

My past sems' work.

All. Fricking. Gone.

Skipped my evening lec to go down to the Acer service centre at Jurong East.

Drove my dad's car, and nearly crashed it.

Cos I got lost around the International Business Park (stupid architect or road-builders, made the place so f***king complicated), and kept going round in circles.

And when i decided to do an illegal u-turn, one taxi suddenly appeared at my side and we nearly kissed.

It was damn damn damn f***king close.

Of course, I kenna horned.

Definitely not a nice feeling. Cursed myself all the way.

And when i finally found the stupid service centre, I was told that my laptop's OS was corrupted, so have to reformat everything. but must wait a few days. and I'd lose all my data.

FUCK.

I was helpless, I dunno what to do, so I went back home, desperately praying that my bro is able to fix it.

To hell no.

I have to bring it down to the place again.

WTF.

That's not the worst thing.

I crashed the car again when I left the place.

Hit the curb, went over it, and tumbled down like a...i dunno how to describe.

But the sound it created, or I created, was horrifying.

For once I thought the car was a gone case. I thought I'd get stranded in the middle of Jurong and in the middle of heavy rain.

Not to mention that there were other cars beside/behind me.

(I'm sorry for all the vulgarities, but I just can't help it. Saying it actually release some of my frustration and anger. So just let me be. And this is my blog anyway. If you're offended, then fuck off.)

Anyway. I kept asking myself in the car, over and over again, what have i done to deserve all these?!?!?!
So people, dun be like me.
Save all ur work in multiple locations.
Dun try your luck like I did.
Damn suay luck I have.
My knees r giving me problems.
And now this.
Worse, my dad's car's wheels on the right side are totally buang. Can see the aftermath of the crash.
I think I must make a trip down to GYM. It's been a long time, guess she has forgotten abt blessing me.

F. F. F. F.

Birthdays =)

2009-03-10T23:12:00.004+08:00

Happy Birthday! =)
Had two mini bday celebrations lately.
Simple, but nice...
7th Mar: the day he was born 22 years ago.

Swensen's ice-cream cake. Extremely sinful (esp when you eat it ard midnight), but extremely yummylicious!

Seems like everyone's more interested in the cake than the shou xing gong. Hah.

22 candles in all, but we only used 3.

I looked shagged. Cos I spent my entire SATURDAY in school doing my assignment (and I've still got 3 more essays to write in 3 weeks time. WTF!)

Already 22 still wanna act cute. Buay tahan.

Pls hurry and settle down in Australia for ur studies, so I can have a reason to go there to do some visiting! Muahahah. Happy birthday (though it's alr over!), TIONG. =)

*** *** ***

10th Mar: Shereen's 21st. =)

My OG cum English/History mate.

Some of us at NIE canteen upper deck. Nice.

I like simple celebrations. With some close friends, a lovely cake and a nice 'Happy Birthday' song, that'll do just great. =)

*** *** ***

Marley & Me.

Been dying to catch this movie.

Bought the book and devoured it ages before the movie's released.

Cried terribly when the story came to an end.

I thought the book was good enough. But the movie was simply an icing on the cake.

As expected, 一把鼻涕一把眼泪 at the cinema.

Damn touching because of the relationship between Marley and the Grogans, and damn sad that Marley had to be put to sleep due to old age in the end.

If you have not raise a dog or any pet before, you wouldn't know/understand tt kind of feeling.

When you are about to lose something so precious, something that has played a part in your life, you'd try anything to hang on to it, to keep it going, just so you won't go through the heartbreak of losing it forever.

Dogs are really a man's best friend. The best you can ever get.

They dun cheat on you. They dun put you down. They dun play you out.

"Give him your heart, and he'll give you his." -John Grogan.

Simple as that.

I dun believe in having 'best friends', cos I never had one.

Until BeBe came along.

She's my best friend, although she leaves ugly scratches on my legs.

So I can't imagine the day when she has to breathe her final breath.

But I shall worry about that in another 10 years' time. HAH.
Go watch Marley & Me if you havent.
Marley is cute.
And Owen Wilson is even cuter.
Plus Jennifer Aniston is hot.
So what's there to lose?
*** *** ***
I just found out that my neighbour had just passed away.
Turns out that the funeral under the void deck is actually...his.
And to think that I just saw him last week.
Oh man, this is too sudden.
*SIGH*

A Quick One...

2009-03-03T09:13:00.002+08:00

Just a quick note...
B4 I rush off to do whatever I'm supposed to do.
Anyway, rmb the '5pm thing' I dreaded from the previous post?

I dreaded it because it would bring back lousy memories from CM that were full of anger, frustration, disappointment, and most importantly, hurt.

But after going through it, I wouldnt say it turned out good or bad, but I do hope that certain misunderstandings about the six of us were cleared.

But if there are still some people who still think they are right and got all defensive during that meeting, I'm sad for you.

To G (if you're reading this), I'm surprised that you actually apologised to me in front of the others because I know it takes alot of courage to do so, especially for a guy like you. But I'm very glad that you did it, cos at least I know you knew that you admitted your mistake and dared to face it. Or maybe you apologised just because you want to get things over and done with, or maybe you're truly sincere about it. I dunno, and I dun really care. But perhaps we can be friends again, that I'm not sure too. Shall let time decide on it.

To the other one (if you're reading this as well, which I think it's highly impossible), I'm utterly disappointed in you. After everything, you still think you are right huh? Oh wells. I feel sad for you that you can't see your mistakes. Or maybe you can, but you're just too egoistic/arrogant to face up to them. But then again, I feel happy for you cos you finally did one thing right - you show your true colours and remind me not to be like you. So thank you very much on that!

To HL, I'm surprised too, that you became the defensive speaker for your 'team'. Were you manipulated into doing that?? Be careful, you know. Some people are very manipulative. So I dun really blame you, cos it's not exactly your fault. You're just being brainwashed, and you're just 19. Still young and inexperienced, may I say? I'm not hinting that I'm very experienced or anything along that line. I'm still learning. But at least I'm 21. Going to 22 soon in May. Hehs. Anyway, I dunno if we can still be friends again, but after that '5pm thing', I do hope so, although I have doubts on that. Again, time will tell.

So.

I guess it's time to keep everything in the past and move on.

And it's about time for me to move on with my assignments!!!!

Gawd.

I realise that there's only one month left to exams.
And I havent started on my history essays! *heart attack coming soon*
Bye!

FYI...

2009-02-26T12:02:00.005+08:00

Another random post (...or is it?)

I've been going for Printmaking classes for the past 7 weeks, and my early art pieces are not suitable to be showcased to the public cos they simply CMI.

B4 I continue, it's time for a brief intro of what printmaking is.

Basically, printmaking is transferring an image that you've drawn/carved/etched onto the paper after you inked it.

Sounds chim??
Yes it is.
LOTS of patience is involved when you want to do an average piece.
So far, we've done all sorts of printing and I can forcefully say it's quite fun.
Besides my NIE mates, there are others from NTU, who are generally nice people.

The only unfair thing is...some of them are from ADM (read: super artistic people), and are really arrogant.

*shrugs*
Anyway, I'm really proud of my latest work, which is wood carving.
I looooovvvvveeeee wood-carving! =)

FYI. I did not draw that. I googled it. *hehs*

But hey, it's all about the carving techniques, okie! *defensive*

The end result is super...let's just say I'm proud of it. *heehee*

So in all, printmaking class is tolerable, and we're going to do T-shirt printing soon!!! *excited*

*** *** ***

I know I havent been posting pictures, all because I havent been associating myself with Fun or Shopping lately.

Because I have no money, no mood, no time, no body to have Fun with.

Pathetic right. That's life when you study at NIE.

Or is it just me? *tsk tsk*

Anyway, I decided that some of you must have missed me a lot, so for the sake of your health, I sacrificed myself and did these tak-glam shots....

Happy?

Well, I had fun taking all these nonsense photos (self-entertainment!), but it's just not the same as going out and letting my hair down.

Lonely? Sort of. Sad? Probably. Happy? Definitely NOT.

Heal the wound and leave the scar?

You said you are worried that you might have opened up the wound again. I dunno, cos I didnt really feel the pain. Not as much as the time when the wound was inflicted. Then I ask myself: "Is it really that I dun feel it? Or am I already numb to it?" Because the scar will forever be there, and it reminds me constantly that you are moving on with your life, your new-found life. And I must not be anything near selfish to stop you from doing so. Cos you're just you. You have the right to choose what kind of life you want to lead. But honestly, I'm rather sick and tired of always being the one to ask you out, because out of those many times, you can only make it once or twice. Or maybe thrice, I dunno and I dun want to know. You may be right, that there's something between us that wont be changed no matter what. But I have doubts on that. I'm sorry to feel that way, but it's just is. Life's just is.

*** *** ***

Have to go school liao.

Dreading the 5pm meeting.

I seriously hope that I can survive it in one piece. *crosses fingers*

Stinky Retard.

2009-02-23T00:55:00.002+08:00

Stinky Retard whose Brain is Full of S**T.

Met a bloody stupid/retarded man while dining at Lemongrass, DTE.

He tried to show off his 'taste' and 'wealth' by making the stupidest-ever comment which he thinks is targetted at others but in the end, he basically just shot himself in the head, face, ass, everywhere.

Stupid.

We were there for dinner, and everything was perfect, well, except for the slow service and the not-enough-green-apples-to-be-freshly-juiced-to-fill-a-jug-for-four-people mini episode. Other than that, the atmosphere was just nice, and the food was fantastically...spicy.

Anyway.

Just when we were finishing the remaining dishes, this man in his mid-40s and his wife came into the restaurant and plopped down two tables beside ours.

One of the staffs handed him and his wife the menu and left.

That retard man had a stuck-up/arrogant look on his face, but I have nothing against that. Cos some people are just born with it.

But then hor!

He loudly made this remark while he flipped through the pages of the menu:

"这些是给乞丐吃的!" ("These food are for beggars!")

Wah. Biang.

We couldnt believe his nerve.

He then beckoned the waiter over to him and demanded him to recommend a few nice dishes and to open a bottle of red wine because he thought that the food they serve are for beggars.

Bloody stuck-up (and not to mention stupid) can!!!

Like 目中无人 loh!

Can't stand these kind of persons.

Firstly, he had just insulted the other diners who ordered food from that menu, and that 'the other diners' consisted of me and my whole family!

Secondly, he had just insulted himself. Perhaps unknowingly (which makes him look more stupid) because he ordered the food 'that are meant for beggars' for himself and his wife. So what did that make them to be? Didnt think twice before shooting his mouth off, huh?! What an airhead. *tsk tsk*

Thirdly, he could jolly well patronise a high-class restaurant at a 6-star hotel if he doesnt want to eat 'the food for beggars'. But he didnt! Why AH!?

Oh I think I know why!

Cos he's a act-rich-buay-rich 老头子 who's trying to flaunt his who-knows-how-much wealth.

Or perhaps he's just a lowly-status uncle who had just won a consolation prize in 4D after betting for 20 years, and he's too overjoyed that he forgot his manners.

I can come up with 100 more possibilities, but I wouldnt waste my time on that.

In all, I despise him.

And if I were the waiter, I'd promise I'll add extra 'ingredients' into his food to 'thank' him for his rude comment.

Random.

2009-02-15T16:22:00.003+08:00

So Randommmm.
I think I'm crazy.
Just spent a 4-digit sum of $$$ on.......something.
Utter madness.
Dun ask me wad it is.
I won't tell.
=)

*** *** ***

V day just passed us.
I believe it was a happy/sweet/lovely day for some couples, but I think there were others who were not that lucky to end the day with a happy/sweet/lovely note (read: i know who but ain't gonna tell!).
Anyway.
I have a lovely friend who inspires to be a matchmaker and she's deeply concerned over my current status (can you read the connection i'm trying to make here??).
I appreciate her efforts, really I do.
But I'm happy with my life now (although it can be quite boring most of the time!), which means I dun need a guy. Not now anyway. *hehs*
So to my dear friend...
You just concentrate on being someone's precious (congrats on graduating from the singles club!) and be happy and loved, aye? =)

My first parking offence notice.

2009-02-09T22:36:00.002+08:00

Tio Summon LAHHHH!!!
S**T, S**T, S***********T!!!!!!!!

Can't believe that actually happened to me! *gawks*

I shouldnt have saved the 50cents parking coupon.

I shouldnt have taken the risk.

Or rather, I shouldnt have parked there in the first place.

Stupid stupid stupid!

Stupid me and stupid parking attendant!!!

*grrrrrr*

Pardon me, but I'm feeling super unbalanced now.

Ahem.

Here's what happened:

My parents are having a chalet and I dropped by after school.

Then my mum's eye got infected by dunno what s**t, and it was red and swollen.

So I volunteered to drive out to E!Hub to get eye-mo to ease her discomfort.

And innocent me decided to park at the big open space parking lot opposite E!Hub cos I didnt want to go into the multi-storey carpark.

Who knows, that's one of the worst mistakes I've made in my life.

Happy me found an empty lot and parked sui sui.

Before I killed the engine, I thought to myself, "Should I use a coupon?"

Then my devil said, "Aiyah, no need lah...you wouldnt be taking a long time right...won't be so suay one lahhh..."

My angel was of course against it. "Nooooo...you must put a coupon...you see, other cars also got put..."

Devil Me: "You sure you want to waste the 50cents coupon? I dun think you'll take more than 5 minutes lahhh."

I'm sure you all know who won the debate in the end. Evil devil. *TSK TSK TSK*

I swear I took less than 10 mins to get what I wanted and while waiting at the traffic light to cross over, I saw a figure who's wearing a white uniform standing in front of my car.

And that's it, man.

I know I just tio summon liao.

*&%$#%*^&!!!!

Lester, I finally know how you feel when you received the ticket.

But I'm confident that my encounter was much much worse than yours, huh. *hehs*

I was actually running towards my car just as the person (I dunno whether it's a guy or gal but i'm sure he/she's a Malay) was walking away.

I dunno if I should stop him/her and explain a tragic but made-up story just so he/she will take pity on me and cancel the ticket.

FAT HOPE on my part.

SIGH. I resigned to fate le.

Have to pay the 30bucks.

I'll just treat it as playing my minuscule part as a Singaporean by donating the money to the govt in order to help push the economy.

So noble, right?

*shakes head*

Must buy 4D tmr.

My dad's car no, the parking lot, the date and time, and the ticket number.

Maybe I'll win the first prize and then who cares about the $30???!!!
But we must all learn from this lesson.
The morals of the story are:
DUN TRY TO SAVE ON THE 50CENTS COUPONS!
DUN TAKE RISKS!
LOOK AROUND FOR HIDING SUMMON OFFICERS IN WHITE!
PARK IN MULTI-STORY CARPARK IF POSSIBLE!

So many morals. You choose one.

*ROARZ*

Random.

2009-02-05T22:50:00.002+08:00

I'm still breathing, in case u think i'm like half-dead or sth.

School has been fun but tiring.

It just hit me that Jan has passed for 5 days, which means I have literally slacked for one month and five days.

My innate stress level is steadily on the rise, and I dread the coming weeks.

Exam timetable is out, and it's going to be a long, slow and torturous process for me.

Oh whatever.

I'm looking forward to exams.

Cos after exams would mean it's holiday, which is equivalent to flying off to CM.

HAH!

85% confirm guarantee plus chop.

Miss them sooooooo muuuuch! =)

So much so that I have their faces mounted onto my wall quite permanently, i guess. Hehs.

Now u know how I spent my Jan doing such meaningful stuff. Hee.

Okie, I'm beat. I've only slept for 3 hours last night so I'll shall turn in early tonight to compensate myself for the loss of my beauty sleep (but it wouldn't amount to a recommended 8-hour rest no matter what. Screw 830am lessons.)

Eye candy for u and me to admire b4 turning in.

Sweet dreams. =)

When You're Gone

2009-01-31T23:52:00.002+08:00

I always needed time on my own

I never thought I'd need you there when I cry

And the days feel like years when I'm alone

And the bed where you lie is made up on your side

When you walk away I count the steps that you take

Do you see how much I need you right now

When you're gone

The pieces of my heart are missing you

When you're gone

The face I came to know is missing too

When you're gone

The words I need to hear to always get me through the day and make it ok

I miss you

I've never felt this way before

Everything that I do reminds me of you

And the clothes you left, they lie on the floor

And they smell just like you, I love the things that you do

When you walk away I count the steps that you take

Do you see how much I need you right now

When you're gone

The pieces of my heart are missing you

When you're gone

The face I came to know is missing too

When you're gone

The words I need to hear to always get me through the day and make it ok

I miss you

We were made for each other

Out here forever
I know we were, yeah

All I ever wanted was for you to know

Everything I'd do, I'd give my heart and soul
I can hardly breathe I need to feel you here with me, yeah

When you're gone

The pieces of my heart are missing you

When you're gone

The face I came to know is missing too

When you're gone

The words I need to hear to always get me through the day and make it ok

I miss you
What a beautiful sad song.
Love it. =(

What a boring life.

2009-01-31T15:38:00.002+08:00

How's everybody after CNY?
Still chomping on that piece of ba-gua or counting your ang pao 'earnings'?
If you are, then you are seriously lagging behind. Well, at least behind me.
Cos I've already done all that.
Heehee.
Anyway...i dunno what's there to blog cos my life's as boring as can be, in fact it can't get any worse. No exciting outings... no fulfiling shoppings... no nothing.
Just staying at home, watching TV all day long, facebook-ing blah blah blah.
But I want to blog, cos it gives me an excuse not to start on any of my assignments.
I'm seriously slacking and laziness is becoming a pain-in-the-ass habit.
I'm too lazy to do anything.
Which is really a problem because I have tons to do.
Like going through my readings.
Like doing research for essays.
Like finding texts to analyse.
Like thinking of questions to interview a parent and a child.
Like drawing sketches for my printmaking mod.
Like finding students to teach tuition.
Like getting a new specs again cos my barely-6-months-old-Coach specs is literally causing my nose to collapse under the pressure.
Like getting a haircut.
O.M.G.
Seems like there's a huge list of stuff waiting for me to clear.
But hell. I have no motivation to get started!!!
All because I'm attached.
Oh I know what you're thinking.
Ya loh.
It's really a love-hate relationship between me and...
...
...
...
...
...
...
My TV (SCV is really a source of distraction).
Plus my DS Lite (i need to break that high score!).
Plus BeBe (she's too cute to ignore).
OMG.
Somebody please hit some sense into me!!!
I can't continue like this anymore!!!
HELP!!!!!

Happy Niu Year! MOOO~~~

2009-01-27T18:32:00.008+08:00

Happy NIU Year!!! MOOOO~~

A brand new year for all the Chinese out there. Woots! =)

For me, every CNY is the same.

Chu xi is for reunion dinner, whereby we'll have BBQ steamboat!!! (the only thing I look forward to during CNY, other than ang paos! Hehs.)

And I bet food is what BeBe is looking forward to every year.

This year, her dinner comprised of fishballs, meatballs, a few pieces of veggie, crabstick, pork, chicken, fish and last but not least (everyone please go "AWWW"), a couple of sliced ABALONE!!!

Gawk.

And the best part is she didnt even appreciate the abalone can! She spat it out after a few bites cos apparently it was abit 'chewy' for her. Nevertheless, my mum sort of forced it down on her. Hehs.

After dinner, I opened a bottle of Icewine and in a matter of seconds, mum, bro and I emptied the whole contents into our stomach. Tsk tsk.

We spent chu yi at my ah ma's house, and I got to see some of my relatives whom I only get to see once a year. So sad hor? I guess everyone's busy with their own life and I'm glad there's CNY to gather everybody together.

This year, we attempted to take group photos, since almost all our family members were there.

These are my cousins, the number was not completed cos we're missing 7 more girls.

These are my cousins plus my bro. We're still missing.......3 guys.

It was a brave attempt to squeeze, I mean, gather, everyone together on the teeny weeny staircase which must have been bigger 10 years ago as compared to now.

Two new soon-to-be family members. Find them.

End of phototaking session.

At my waipo's house...

My cousin...

The three generations united!!! Sweet.

A very different CNY indeed.

Looking forward to the next one; can't wait to see how much everyone has changed or does not changed.

But I'm definitely not looking forward to school tmr.

Exposed.

2009-01-15T11:49:00.003+08:00

Exposed.
Sometimes I feel like closing down this blog and start a brand new one which people I know (or dunno) have no access to. The main reason being that I dun want my life to be too exposed to the human race. On a second thought... is that so?
Or is it because I dun have to consider the feelings of others or worry if my words will offend/hurt/upset them when writing about some stuff (or writing about how I really feel or what I really think)?
It's quite scary to think of the kind of people (well, apart from my regular readers who happen to my friends) who will visit my blog, read all about it, and get a peek into what's happening in my life.
Maybe you'd think that I should not disclose too detailed accounts if I want to keep a low and private profile of my life.
But then again, isn't that a blog exist to function?
Why keep a blog if you can't write about the happenings (exciting or not) in your life, or rather, your inner thoughts/voices?
I think the main reason is because I care too much about others' opinions and worry too much about not hurting their feelings to the best of my ability, so much so that I neglect mine.
I'm tired of keeping everything to myself and not being able to let them all out in case somebody gets wind of it and ends up getting hurt.
Not that I'm always bad-mouthing people (unless they really really really piss me off!).
I just...dun want people to know too much about me.
So.
I'll still keep this up and running because I can't bear to delete all my hard work (the time spent uploading all those photos!).
But it's time to stop myself from being too exposed to the outside world.
=)

SLC retreat

2009-01-11T00:31:00.004+08:00

Just came back home from my cca's retreat at a Changi chalet. It was meant to be a gathering for the members, and also for the YEP teams to share their experiences during the December trip.

I turned up to show 'face', and more importantly, I wanna see how the Thailand team is going to present during the sharing session.

In short, I felt like puking my breakfast and lunch when the so-called co-leader went up and did the show. And, in my humble opinion, made a fool of himself at the same time.

First, it was superduper brief because it was just touch-and-go (whereas other teams REALLY shared their experiences).

Second, it was done half-heartedly, from the way he talked. Almost like he couldnt be bothered.

If he couldnt be bothered, then why not let others, like my friend who spent over $100 to develop the photos (for her personal keepsake, may I add) and who knew the exact events that happened to present???

At the very least, it will be more engaging and truly a 'sharing session', rather than the opposite.

Oh.

Dun get me started on how he managed to get hold of the photos.

Let's just say basic courtesy to ask for permission from the rightful owner is not always important to some people.

Anyway.

The retreat was good because I get to learn about others' trips to Yuksam and Cambodia.

But seriously, apart from that, I think I've wasted my time going there.

First. I see people that I dun like/respect (read: you-know-who).

Second. I can't meet up with Gossipy to eat Thai food.

Third. Refer to the above two points.

Anyhow, if this year's YEP team to Chiangmai is going to be led by the same people, and if you're interested in going (seriously, I'm not discouraging you from participating the project because the kids will make the whole trip worthwhile, even if it's sucky), I'll pray hard that you will not go through what we went through last year.

But if you're a pretty or cute or knows how to act cute person (preferably girl), and is an easy target to be brainwashed, plus you enjoy ostracising people, sow discord, and among other traits like selfish, immature, alcoholic and clueless about effective communication and interpersonal relationships, then I dun think there is any issue for you to fret over with.

Since I dun fall into any of the above mentioned categories, I'll most probably be going on my own. =)

I hope the June trip is still on!!!

Meanwhile, I'll stay contented because I have this!

It's totally handmade by me, myself and I, and it costs me a bomb just to buy the crystals.

But the effect is totally what I want: shiny and shining rainbow!

I'm so proud of myself that I can't stand it. =)

This and six other coloured photo frames are going up on my Wall of Memories later, once I've decided which wall that would be. *hehs*

Meanwhile, I'll sleep on it first.

Good night everyone! =)

First Week of School.

2009-01-08T20:57:00.002+08:00

Year 2 Sem 2.

It is just the first week of school, and I can feel the workload piling up already. -_____-"""

Lots of readings to complete, and assignments are getting tougher.

And competition is soaring, like, soooo disgustingly high.

What do I mean by that?

Let's see...

By the end of the first day of the first week of sem, books that lecturers recommended were ALL ON LOAN (wah biang. What can they do with those books on just the first day???). Like, seriously.

By the end of the first day of the first week of sem, I see people borrow ALL THE BOOKS under the recommended reading list just so they can start on their essay.

Oh great.

School's soooo much fun now; I simply adore all the competition and I-have-all-the-books-lalalalalala sickness.

Oh, how much I love school. *full of sarcasm*

*** *** ***

Met up with the sub-dean to see if I can change my major to History and minor to English.

I wanted the switch because I feel that I could do better in History, at least, that's what my results said. But really, my results for both subjects are pretty equal, so it all depends on my interests.

But then again, my interests still lie in English, but the assignments and all are much harder to cope than that of History.

And I like my History mates! (although some of them can be quite irritating at times, but I still like them! Hehs.)

Anyway, the sub-dean feels that it doesnt matter if I switch my AS (= academic subject) now or later, so she suggests to wait til end of this sem after I receive my results before I submit my request to MOE.

All the better, I feel.

It gives me more time to think clearly what I really want.

Because I'm still not sure.

URGH!

Can't I be more decisive?!?!

*** *** ***

Enough of school.

Went to Giant Tampines just now with my mum.

And I witnessed an incident so ridiculous that if it were to happen to me, I'd surely snapped at the person. Like, *roar*.

We were waiting in line at the cashier, and in front of us was this pregnant lady with all her purchases, one of which was a pomelo.

The cashier was a middle-age Malay lady and her helper, also a middle-age but Indian lady.

So the Malay lady was scanning the pregnant lady's items one by one, until the last item: pomelo.

And then the ridiculous thing happened.

Cashier to Customer, holding up the pomelo: "Do you know the price of this?"

Customer shook her head.

Cashier hesitated a bit, then said: "You dunno? I not sure also..."

Silence.

(Apparently the pregnant lady was waiting for the cashier to think of a way, which obviously was to find out from her other colleagues for the price. But apparently, the cashier was clueless. So was her helper. They just stood there and flipped through a book which contains all the barcodes for them to scan the prices of other items. And apparently again, they couldnt locate the correct barcode for the pomelo).

Guess what's her solution?

Cashier, still holding the pomelo: "I dunno how much. Can you not buy this, huh? I dun scan this, okie? You just pay the rest?"

I saw the sian ji bua look on the pregnant lady's face, and I was secretly hoping she would create a scene out of it, cos that's what I would do mah!

But sadly, she kept silent and really just resigned to her bad luck for queueing at the fateful counter. (I think she's trying to remain composed and not lose any anger in case her baby is affected.)

So taking advantage of 'silence means consent', the cashier totalled up the bill.

?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?

I was, like, shocked at this sight that was happening before my very eyes.

I mean, it's not the customer's fault that she doesnt know the price of the pomelo, or any other stuff, because that's not her job to memorise the price of every single stuff she bought. The customers are not being paid by Giant Supermarket to do that, are they?

But cashiers are paid to do just that, right?!?!

And it's not like you dun have any help. You've got the freaking barcode book, so just flip through it and look for the right one lah! And oh, I suppose you forgot you've got a helper as well?

How can you force the customer NOT to buy what they wanted to buy in the first place just because you dunno the price???

Is this ridiculous or ridiculous?

And what if the pomelo is important to the pregnant lady? But I dun think I want to dwell into that.

So with the bo bian look, the mother-to-be made her payment.

Meanwhile, I think the helper was suddenly enlightened or something, because she went to the other counters to check out the price of the pomelo.

She then came back to the cashier and began flipping to the last few pages of the book and viola!

The actual barcode finally came to light.

And then, without checking with the pregnant lady if she still wants the pomelo, the cashier simply scanned in the barcode and asked for payment.

*TSK TSK TSK*

Can you believe the nerve of that cashier?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Poor Customer. Being controlled by the clueless cashier.

And poor pomelo. Being tossed here and there.

If I were the customer, I'd pretend I really want and desperately need the pomelo, and demand the cashier to find out the price for me.

And when she does, I'd tell her I've changed my mind about buying the pomelo because all the waiting has made me lose my appetite for it. I'd then turned on my heels and stalked off, chest out and head in the high. And before I leave, I'd made sure to 'tsk' her and give her the 'blackest' face I could muster.

This is not being mean or rude to another human being, but I think it is a good way to knock some sense into that kind of people.

At the very least, she'd remember the price of a pomelo, and her next customer who is paying for a pomelo will not go through the same thing again.

I hope.

Okie.

Time to do tutorial for tomorrow. My only one-hour lesson that begins at 8.30AM on Friday.

What a nice timetable I've got. *shakes head*

My First MTV in 2009...

2009-01-04T22:18:00.002+08:00

My First MTV in 2009...
MUAHAHAHAHHH!!!
I did an adorable MTV with my dearies from Gossipy last year 2008. We focused the theme on CNY, and it was a no-budget production. But we did it beautifully and artistically. Or rather, lustylester did it beautifully and artistically. Making videos is his forte. =)
Anyway, this time round, I did a very meaningful and fun video with 5 lovely ladies from Project HUH 2. I should be more specific in case some of you mistaken the other girls from the same team (which was pathetically disunited).
The 5 lovely ladies are...
Oh wells.
You'll know it when you see it. *hehs*
So enjoy! =)

Many many thanks to KL who did such a sweet and brilliant job of all the post-production work. Xing ku ni le!!! =)

HAPPY 2009!!! =)

2009-01-01T12:52:00.004+08:00

HAPPY 2009!!! =)
Oh wells.
Another year has passed and it feels like time is not going to wait for anyone!
Just in case you're interested to know...
I didnt go for any NYE party or squeeze with 10,000+ strangers at some place to usher in the new year.
Totally not in the 'counting down' mode.
In fact, I spent NYE watching TV and kajiao-ing BeBe at home with mummy.
Very peaceful and very much comfortable relaxing in the couch than rushing to catch the last train home or something.
And it's just what I needed.
I needed some time to myself.
To think and to reflect.
Or more likely, to indulge in reminiscence of the time spent in Chiangmai.
*HAH!*
That's right, I'm still in the CM-mode. *hehs*
Anyhow, school's starting nx mon and my timetable is terrible.
Long hours of break in between lessons.
3 out of 5 days will begin with 830am lectures.
And my Wednesdays will end at 830pm.
So well done, huh.
*sigh*
And something's wrong with my health.
My right arm is sore and aching. My right hand is in mild numbness. And occassionally I'll have a slight migraine at my right temple. And this has been going on since Saturday.
Scary.
It's all happening to the right side of my body.
Symptoms of stroke?!?
Or signs of black magic?!?! (since I just came back from Thailand.)
I dunno.
Just hope that the soreness and numbness will disappear soon soon soon!

Before I end, I would like to let you know that....

CATS ARE EVIL CREATURES!!!

One stupid cat (and mind you, someone decided to raise it but let it wander about downstairs without even bothering to keep an eye on it!) bullied my BeBe while I was walking her can!

The small bully actually sneaked up on the big victim, pounced upon her and scratched her!

*%&$(#&%&!!!!!!

I was sooooo shocked cos it happened so quickly and I let out a scream.

Bloody hell.

Can't believe I screamed in the middle of the night when the atmosphere was so dead still and silent. *tsk tsk*

And poor BeBe.

She got a fright and headed straight for the lift.

Dunno if she's panting from the run or trembling from the bullying.

The moral of the story?

CATS ARE EVIL. Period.

Meet-Up Sessions...

2008-12-26T22:49:00.009+08:00

Meet-Up Sessions!

Been pretty busy lately...

Meeting up with friends almost everyday...

And I'm still living in the Chiang Mai mode cos I've been sleeping really late and then waking up really early...

*tsk tsk*

Can't wait to fly back there again! =)

Anyway, I met up with 5 lovely babes a few days back. We had a lunch buffet at Kushinbo, and it was yummylicious! Found another great restaurant with good food to offer... =)

The six of us (from top to bottom, left to right): Me, Eleanor, Corinne, Xinxin, Angela and Kangli. The only matured ones in the entire team. YAY!!!! =)

Lovely!

*** *** ***

Surprisingly, I did not celebrate Christmas at all this year. Either it's due to my tiredness after the trip, or I simply could not be bothered.

So I spent Xmas Eve going to Ikea to buy photo frames, developing my CM photos at Loyang Point, and then staying at home for the rest of the night.

A quiet, peaceful Xmas Eve just passed like that, but I like. =)

The only flaw was the absence of log cake. =(

And then it was Christmas Day.

Spent it with a friend/family whom I know in my entire life, and still counting!

Thank you for the handmade card and lovely present. I like them! =)

*** *** ***

26th Dec:

Boxing Day - not my concern here.

Tsunami incident 4 years ago - feel sad for the victims and their family, but amazed at how time flies.

The day LustyLester was born - my gosh. He's been living in this world for the 22nd year! Oh no, I can never catch up with him. *hah!*

Anyway.

We planned a surprise mini birthday celebration for the shou xin gong at his house, and man, I had a hard time trying to make up stories and think of excuses to drop by his house.

Dunno if the surprise element was there at all, but I still hope that he's happy with our arrangements.

Lester Yong Chang Jun, you better appreciate our efforts okie! And make sure you wear our Sexy Ai Xin Adidas jersey whenever you go running at East Coast Park okie... *hehs*

Cute cute Moley preparing the birthday cake.

Always trying to act high fashion, even when it was just cutting a cake.*haiz*

That's right. You dun have any breasts, so stop feeling for any. *hah!*

Didnt know 'BeBe' is in Lester's room. And ya, I love the cowboy hat. Reminds me of Stevie cos I saw him wear one before. *hehs*

Me and the S$400+ Dior shades and the cool cool cowboy hat. Erm, actually, it should be Me and the S$150 second hand Dior shades and the cool cool cowboy hat. Oh wells, who cares. But I like the shades though. *heehee*

Our dear friend is into vintage glasses, so he has several pairs for us to play around with.

Sexy modelling poses...

I've got a patriotic friend! Well done.

Anyhow, hope you have enjoyed yourself and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, MY FRIEND!!! =))

More meet-ups along the way.

I'm super exhausted.

*yawns*

See you soon. =)

Chiang Mai Videos

2008-12-26T22:11:00.003+08:00

Videos!

We performed a sign language song on the Cultural Exchange day, so here it is:

Puppet presentation by the students:

Photo slideshow of the process of painting the wall murals:

Enjoy! =)