Music of the Night

Driving Test and Mid-Autumn Festival

2009-10-09T09:14:00.000+08:00

Gah...I nearly got into trouble yesterday. How scatter brain can I get? This is because the assignment that was to be submitted last week was due ystd; but alas poor me did not bring the edited version to school...and nope it isn’t in my email inbox either. So I was really panicking by then, cos though its worth only 10%; every grade count as I’m really working towards a Distinction for this particular module.[Don’t laugh la!] Luckily; as I was contemplating if I should rush home after school to bring my assignment; I spied it somewhere in my notebook[that’s the beauty of not throwing assignments away] and quickly went to the library to edit it.[Phew]
After school; we had our group meeting that stretches until 4pm. Well done guys! And I was practically brain-dead after school.
Mid-Autumn festival was pretty fun. On 2nd of Oct; I had a super late dinner with my friends @ a steamboat restaurant in bugis. On the 3rd of Oct; I followed my parents to a family frien’s house for dinner and get to play with a baby. Babies! They are so cute, but I’m not ready to have one myself yet though a lot of people my age/younger than me already have one or two children. After that; I return home while my parents went for further mid-autumn celebration. Did you know that they were invited to three places?! Anyways I was a little miffed that I did not join them at the 3rd house as 1] the kids there are adorable. What’s not adorable about them was when one of the son ask me how come I’m so short? And how he terrorize my soft toys whenever he come into my room. GrrH. 2] They are having home-made shark fin soup. Yup you hear that right. And my dad have the cheek not to ask me to join them! And they were raving about the soup when they were back home. Really cannot stand them...
And finally...I BOOKED for my driving TEST! It’s on Nov 26[crossing fingers that I’d pass my test so that I’d be able to enjoy myself in MedaN]. Yup; I’m pretty confident of my skills therefore I booked the test. And it doesn’t help that my dad is bugging me to take the test....Find that the parents love to contradict themselves. Haix. Anyway here’s a recap of my last few driving lessons:
Parallel parking was a torture. Not really since the S course and the C course is the worst of all. In my first lesson of parallel parking, the idiotic instructor ask me if I prefer to speak Chinese instead. Like hello! My Chinese is worse than my English. And aren’t you too impatient for me to produce results? Those driving instructors that I work with before know that I cannot absorb instructions in one step cos it need to be break into chunks. And one demonstration is freaking no use. Anyway I’m glad that I managed to clear parallel parking within 2 lessons. I’ve a good time doing my vertical parking though. The instructor was amazed when I managed to do a perfect one in 20min and commented that my computer was working that day. So I joked to him that he better hope that my computer won’t hang on the day of the test. However, one good thing about being me is that I’m confident....Over-confident in fact. So I’d prove everybody wrong and pass the Driving Test within 1 Attempt!

Driving & Musings

2009-10-02T10:46:00.003+08:00

Aloha! It's been 2 weeks since the last post. Think I'm on my way to becoming a social blogger.
Anyway, the biggest news currently is...Earthquake! Thank goodness that there is no earthquake in Singapore; though I feel slight tremors in my room. Can't imagine how scary it is for the people actually experiencing the earthquakes and other natural disasters. Besides feeling my chair shaking, the water in the aquarium is also shaking and I felt the aftershock[or is it another earthquake?] the very next day.
Earthquake not withstanding; my life has been pretty mundane lately. Have slightly more time to rest and to catch up with friends because assignments are pretty manageable.
On the 25th of September,I had lunch and dinner outside. Lunch was at Plaza Sing with an old schoolmate. We didn't see each other since our Os and she took the initiative to invite me out for lunch because of our aborted JB trip. Hope we can do more lunches in the future even though we might need to work around our timing! In the evening, I went out with my gang for dinner. I hated squeezing in the train though because it was the night of the F1 race. Upon reaching Hanis cafe at Bugis however, I enjoyed the night save for the vroomin of the F1 race and a major headache that lasted for about 3hrs. Urgh!!
As for my driving; I'm proud to say that I've cleared my crank course& S course. It took me a grand total of 6 lessoNs to clear the lesson. Oh well what can I say? Therefore I'm quite disappointed with my directional change as I did not clear it within 3 lessons. Looking back, though it is definitely easier than the S coruse and C course; I only manage to do it twice perfectly. Hope I don't mess up today's lesson so I can start on my parallel parking by today; if not the latest on my next lesson.=D
Footnote: Going back to my studies! Though I might be able to create excuses for myself for not doing well[who am I trying to kid?] I'm thankful that my mom have instilled in me discipline and methods of coping with time management. I remember that when I was young, my mom used to seat with us as we complete our homework and would only allow us to play/watch tv when we finish our task. Therefore I find it strange when one of my friends ask me if it's hard to complete my homework or to manage my time well due to my condition. However; I have to admit that even though I plan out my daily/weekly schedule sometimes, I would more often than not do whatever I feel like doing instead of sticking to it. Therefore, I would like to leave with this question: Should I use this blog to document, advocate and share with the world my trials& tribulations; triumphs and joy? Or should I open another blog to deal with this current obstacles? Or should I keep it under lock& key or better still, password protected? In any case; I'd wait for the RESULTS to come up before making my decisions.
CiaO!

The long weekend!

2009-09-18T21:08:00.001+08:00

Nearly 2 weeks since the last time I blogged. Am I going to be one of those bloggers who update once in a blue moon? Hmm...Anyway please forgive me as I’d be busy[super busy!]
Well firstly I wonder what’s wrong with me as I seem to: forget my homework during Mag Journalism class. Must really be discipline and make sure I finish my work & submit it to class on time... But other than that most of the other class are fun! Anyway my first major assignment is due on Tuesday. Can we say no to the dateline cos its HariRaya on mon? I believe a quarter of the population do not have the heart to complete their assignment due to their celebration over the weekend....
As for my driving I’m currently stuck at stage 3.2. Just thinking of the S & C course make my blood boil.... Ever wonder how is it that in M’sia one can take the driving test within 8 lessons and we have to suffer through some 30-60 lessons and yet have a 50-50 chance of passing the test. Surface to say, the pre-arrange traps by the driving schools is solid enough to make sure a certain percentage of students do not make it through the test. However I will not be cowed by the news. Instead I will work harder at eliminating my weak points and pass the driving test at the 1st attempt! For if I can take the FTT within the 1st attempt, why can’t I pass the driving test with a little bit more effort?
So I’m going to beat the S& C course once and for all so that I’d be able to proceed to the next stage.... But not at the expense of my assignments! Let’s see what we have to complete[or almost complete] before I can go to JB.....
Media Interview[ due 22/9]
Opinion Piece[due 23/9. Damn I need my inspiration]
Public affair questions to research[ Nearly forget about it as didn’t add it to my to-do list, due on 23/9 as well]
Lastly, the proposal for the feature assignment that’s worth a freaking 45% of the Overall MagazinE Journalism grade[ ok, just let me hyperventilate a little here while I try to regroup my bearings].
So here’s to the weekend....let’s burn the midnight oil 2gether I say if I really wanna enjoy my Mon.

1st wk of school

2009-09-05T21:36:00.000+08:00

The 1st week of school is officially over. Though I appreciate my new timetable[no tutorial breaks except for the 1st wk of school], the timing was a little horrendous. This is because its hard to schedule lunch breaks with friends from other classes and outside school...We need to adopt a give and take attitude as our timings normally clash with one another. Other than that, I enjoy the 1st week of school and I believe that it’s gonna be one of my most fantastic trimester ever. The modules I’m taking this tri is as follow:-
Media interviewing with a weird timing from 3.45-5.45. Other than that, this class rocks as we’d be learning all about interviewing and polishing up our communication skills. Plus, the lecturer’s family members[his children especially is oh so cute!]. This is because we manage to sneak a look when his computer remains ‘idle’ for too long.
Public affair& strategies—A mostly project group work module that promise to be a highly intensive and interesting course that apply theories to practical problems. We’d see how it’d goes as there’s quite a number of assignments involve which may or may not affect my holiday plans to Medan. While my mom had already book my air ticket and accommodation so crossing fingers that nothing goes wrong with this plan[if my trimester results don’t kill me 1st...Anyway I always hope for the BEST!!!]
Magazine Journalism- Finally some real writing![ As oppose to essay writings] And lots of assignment. Will do up my assignment schedule soon... modules of this degree program except for its timing—lesson from 11am-1pm. Unless I attend the earlier lesson....
What about my driving? Its progressing quite smoothly though some adjustments might have to be made as I’m now juggling between lessons, driving and other commitments. Finally manage to pass my Final Theory Test at the 1st attempt after attempting the Evaluation test 4times be4 passing it. I also manage to pass stage 2.09 after 3 lessons. And 2day is the 1st time I’ve come across an instructor who nag/talk alot. But he also provide some useful pointers and I manage to break the car smoothly and the engine stall less often.
Speaking of which, hope that there’s a slot at 9.50 on 06/09...If not my next lesson will be on 07/09.

Night time Shenanigan & the JB triP!

2009-08-29T03:30:00.000+08:00

It’s 3 am in the morning....What makes me unable to sleep? Ans. Caffeine. Too me, my body doesn’t seem too care if it’s coffee or if its used as an ingredient in food... It makes my body system go haywire if I take coffee after certain hours. So 2day, I had coffee waffle & Java coffee pretzel[at night]. And this, I suspect is the culprit to my night time alertness.
Had an exciting day 2day. Met my friend at Kranji station at 11am be4 heading to city square. Lunch was a bittersweet affair because though their food was quite ok, I couldn’t stand their gravy. After lunch, we watched Murderer at 2pm before completing our trip with some shopping. And oh we had Kenny Rogers for dinner. Was craving for it during my last trip there but their baked potato was out of stock. So what’s the total damage done 2day?
Bubble gum= RM 15
CD- RM18
Lunch=RM17
Dinner=RM 23
Misc= RM44
Movie=RM12
Total Damage was roughly RM130== $54. Not bad huh, for a girl who seldom shop in Sg.
As for my driving, I’m slowly completing stage 2... Really taking the time and effort to practice and do well because the expectations are higher. Currently, I’ve completed the session on right turn—It’s a tricky manoeuvre. Trust me, left turn is so, so much easier. However, I’d be starting on U-turn later on...Hope I’m able to complete it in one lesson!=D
And oh, school’s starting next week. So will not devote as much time to driving after next week since I’d be busy juggling school work and other commitments... However, it is my utmost desire to complete the driving test before Chinese New year so I can go zipping down the North-South Highway.

Relevation about lifE

2009-08-24T00:05:00.001+08:00

In half an hour’s time, it’d be the start of the new week. And September is just around the corner. Can’t believe time fly so fast! Anyway lotsa things happen this week and this weekend really strengthen me becos of the preaching... Can’t believe how relevant it is in my life!
On sat, I was reminded about our Goliath and how it can be defeated. Today, I was encouraged and strengthen during cg when God used Z to speak into my life and I tear becos of it. Though I’m facing one of the darkest moment in my life the cg message is truly relevant and it remind me of God’s goodness in my life even though its true that fear do sometimes run our life.. but with faith we can overcome all obstacles. Therefore I’m determine to change my mindset from 2day onwards and cont’d trusting in the Lord... because we can do all things through Christ who strengthen us. And he will not give us more than we could bear...For in every temptation he had an escape plan for each and everyone of us.=D.

Relevation about lifE

2009-08-24T00:05:00.000+08:00

No more Exams!

2009-08-20T06:24:00.000+08:00

Had media, ethics and law exam on Monday at the Henderson Campus. The 1st person left the hall at 11am....1.5hr after the paper started. For me I left the exam venue exactly 15 min before the cut-off time.[ Phew]. How was the paper? Well I was pretty glad that at least I tried to revise for it, but am kicking myself for not doing a little bit more research because there was between 12-15 questions that are definitely not from the textbook. Hopefully’s everything fine...
After the exam, I went to the esplanade to get some music books.[But not be4 I grab some Auntie Annie’s from CityHall. It’s been ages since I last ate them] Do you know that one can borrow a max of 2 mag/vid/music scores for free now? Yup the library changes its rules. However it’s highly unlikely that I’d visit it in the near future as I’d borrowed most of the books at least 1[unless its classical/English pop].
I also caught Jack Neo’s Where got ghosts movies with my friends on wed evening...And the movie was simply wonderful. However one thing that struck me as ironic was that though relatives of the dead like to ask them for blessings, they were pretty afraid whenever the dead try to them... Pretty ironic huh? During our meet-ups, I was informed that we would be having a chalet on 11Sept so I would try my very best to keep that day free...Unfortunately I had lessons until 1pm. Luckily there’s no class on mon though.
And oh yea... I also went for 3 driving lessons this week. The 4th lesson would be on fri. What do I need to improve on in my driving? Hmm... Engine break[definitely for a smooth transmission], checking of blind spot[stupid me thought that the side mirror is part of the blind spot...really have nothing to say]. And oh yea. Checking for traffic at junctions and traffic light. Be4 the instructor say I never look...And its true I forget to look once in a while. Not only that, sometimes I mistaken 1st gear for 3rd, 2nd gear for 4th & etc.... Must get it into my head that all these gears have different functions and I must always remember which gear am I at!
And so...I’d end my entry here. Will prob have more things to post during the weekend or next week. See how things go....meantime peeps pls keep me busy!

The Day be4 the Exams

2009-08-16T17:36:00.000+08:00

So how well am I prepared for the exams? Though I’ve read through my notes at least once, I hope that I’d do well enough to pass the exam. Because its not easy revising. Especially when u’re down with PMS. It’s so distracting.. making me sleepy& rushing for the bathroom. Yikes! How am I going to concentrate on the paper 2mrw? Hopefully everything goes well... Really need enough time to flip through the books cos its an Open-book exam. And all in MCQs! Goodness. No tricky questions please...Have enough of them while trying to prepare for my theory driving test.
Btw, my driving instructor had agreed to buy 4D[ & throw in 5free lesson if he win the 4D]the next time if I had him for my driving instructor for the 4th time in a row...Lesson was scary man. He taught me blind spots, mirror, overtaking & making huge right turns. In any case I’m determined to get the license be4 CNY no matter what....Am looking 4ward to cruising down the NS expressway and turning into my relatives house.[Imagine the look of shock on everybody’s face when I get my licence...hehe]
So...what now? Really had no idea what to do for my hols, though I’ve some projects in mind. Pulau Ubin cycling, science centre astronomy tower, day trip to JB, passing that Final Theory Test[what seem to be the problem man], clearing my room[the parent’s nagging again], practicing the piano and transcribing scores from the cds[I believe this will take up quite alot of my time].
Do let me know if you guys have any other suggestions on what I can do to pass my time.... Gotta hit the books!

Random post of the shortest entry ever

2009-08-13T03:24:00.001+08:00

Suppose to be doing my assignment but am blogging instead... How time flies! It’s like 2 wks since I last blog as was busy with losta stuff. So many things have happen and frankly speaking I’m not surprise. However I managed to find time to fit in 2 driving lessons, lunch at Great world last fri and a super late lunch just now at Lot 1. And oh during National day I went out with some friends to catch the fireworks at Cityhall and boy it was spectacular!
For my driving lessons, I had the same instructor twice in a row...how coincident is that! Though improvement have to be made, it feels good on the road....can imagine myself in a sports car with the wind blowing through my hair....though a motor bike will make me even more shiok.
And as for certain issues, after I get over my initial shock, I was relieve to find out that there’s some explanation behind it.... when u put 2 and 2 together you might notice that something doesn’t add up. Funnily enough, my parents and teachers didn’t manage to put a finger to it though they’d always knew that something is not quite right. The question now is, do I want to make use of the information to change for the better or use it as an excuse to continue to be who I am? After all I stumbled and live life through it for the odd-22years.
Footnote: Think this is the shortest entry I’d written in years... mb its due to the fact that I’m preoccupied by thoughts/ used up all my energy for my studies....Believe me squeezing out 4 esau in 3 or 4 weeks is not enough... What with exam rearing its head on Aug 17.

What a LifE...

2009-07-30T17:51:00.000+08:00

Feeling Super High now. Cos I went on my maiden trip on the road! Finally the many rounds that I went through at BBDC paid off.... so much so that I drive with apparent ease which lead the instructor to enquire if I came from schools like Raffles/ Cresent girls’....cos he called me an ‘average driver’ even though its my 1st time on the road. Yippee.
Sorry for the lack of entries, but there’s really nothing much to comment on. Life’s been pretty stagnant so far. I can’t even comment on lessons cos I’d been sleeping during most of the lessons.[sigh] Luckily mon is the last day of school and I can finally concentrate on the assignments. On the sad side however, I couldn’t join my friends for their trip to Malaysia this weekend![Shucks.... That’s life. Anyway its not like I hadn’t been there be4. It’s just that the company will be different]
Anyway I’m seriously making my room out of bounds to the little boy this sun as I need to submit a minor assignment by sun night and a major assignment on mon morning. Am thinking about skipping class after that cos really, there’s no point staying for class when the lecturer supposedly finished the syllabus and the last assignment had been submitted. In any case, I’d try my best to revise the syllabus just in case he’s kind enough to give us a re-test. Anyway back to the little boy...I’m hesitant about shutting him out this sun cos he’d be a much needed source of entertainment and stress-free relaxation as I will be cramming my assignments on Saturday and Sunday.
So what’s up for this busy bee? I’m going for FOP [that’s Festival of Praise] to you folks on Friday night be4 locking myself up with the books. As for the next few weeks, I’m busy with: Driving[ it’s a much needed break], Public Affair assignment that needed to be submitted on Mon 3rd Aug, Media Ethics EssaY that’s due on 7th Aug, and finally the freaking Media and structure Project that’s due on 11th Aug. Can somebody pls shoot me? I’m not sure if I have the stamina to carry on cos after that I still have the media ethics paper to study for. Btw its’ an OpeN book test with MultiplE ChoicE QuestionS. And my mom commented that she doesn’t know if I’m studying or playing on the internet....that’s cos I’m rushing my assignments duh! Believe me, I hadn’t been: watching videos on youtube[ save for those thats relevant to my course] and reading my fav storybooks. Seriously, I’m sick of this bloody computer...if you think its a good idea to be online 24/7, think again!
After my exams, I’m going to give myself a good rest by chilling with friends[will go broke if I do so...], concentrating on my driving and by limiting the time I spent on the computer. So ...Enough ranting! Might be going for a swim later. And thus the endorphins will give me another high.....

1st wk of sch after the hol plus Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

2009-07-18T11:51:00.000+08:00

Gosh... time fly so fast. I wish I could revert back to the past but guess we have to look forward to the future. Anyway what did I do this week?
Monday...1st lesson after a looong break. And the lecturer dropped us 2 bomb shells: We have a test the next lesson! On supposedly the whole syllabus! So please help me, but the test is 45 min long instead of the usual 30min. Wonder what would he be testing us on. The 2nd bomb that we had is that there will be a presentation on 27thJul. Luckily that was scrapped if not we would be literally be breathing down our necks this semester.
Tuesday, we had our new lecturer who flew all the way from Australia. The 1st question that pop out from his mouth? Do you like to kill children? How do you feel about killing? But don’t worry folks, he’s not turning us into a murderer. He’s introducing us to this sub-module called media and ethics. And.... guess what? For this topic we do not need to do the tutorial paper too! We just need to concentrate on our mini presentation and major essay. Hurrah.
I went for my driving lesson in the evening... Love the patient instructor who knew how to teach. But I was a lil insulted really, cos he asked me whether I’m a local. And its based on the fact that my Chinese is non-existent!
Thursday is my so-called ‘off day’. As there was no class, I tried to get things done but only manage a pathetic percentage... because I was still looking for information for my media structure project. Intended to go to the library but...it didn’t turn out.
Friday is the day that I had the most blast. After the media structure lesson, I went down to city hall to meet Daphne for our movie outing....Harry Potter and the half-blood prince. 1st we had lunch at Xin Wang Taiwan cafe[was too full to try the dessert, will d so the next time] before walking to plaza SinG to catch the movie. It was a blast! An adventure from the beginning to the end, it was worth it....Can’t wait for the rewind on sun movie night!
Btw there’s so many nice movies coming out. I can’t wait to watch them up. Next up will be where got ghost? A campy Jack Neo movie. Actually on 7August, for the price of $25-30 I think there’d be a special package.. a night tour at Bukit Brown cemetery be4 watching the movie at the 11pm timeslot at GV. Ya I can turn up for the event but how am I suppose to go home? There’s no more public transport by then and taxi’s pretty expensive. Some other shows that I hope to catch are: Murder she wrote and the New horror movie that’s coming out on Sep 23...So whoever have the same interest as me, pls book me!!!!!!! All are welcome.
So[ back to the topic] after the movie, I went off for my driving lesson. And I learn the Hand over hand technique.... hopefully I’d clear stage 1.4 on mon. And get to move the gears.
Footnote. My parents will be fetching my aunt from Pontian 2night... goodness me I can’t follow them. Hopefully would be able to when they send her in.....
So cya folks! Am off to watch the docu Find Me A SingaporeaN. Pretty nice show I should say.

Holidays!

2009-07-13T21:21:00.000+08:00

SO how did I spend my holidays? First I shifted to a family friends’ house in CCK and stayed there for 5days. Before that however we prepared for my brother’s big move...to good old Australia. Talking about that, I’m supposed to move over to Australia when I was 19, after spending 1 or 2 years at Monash in KL. Instead, it didn’t happen, and now...I’m Stuck in SG. But then again, it ain’t exactly a bad thing, cos I make friends and know more people...Wonder how I would react if I would actually leave SG. Oh well. Anyway my mom finally learn how to use the computer! Not typing though, but SKYPE!
Though they finally get the hang of skype, we used it to chat with our family friends in KL..think they were shocked to learn that my mom finally know how to use the computer haha. the internet’s system is very backwards in Perth...and you literally need to pay through your nose if you exceed the time limit.[Shudder. What would I do w/o the comp/] And did you know that in AussiE ppl don’t SMS, they CaLL each other instead?
Anyway back to my stay at CCK...the couple were hospitable, but nothing beats HSH. Seriously, the best place to be is on your own or at home...Cos its hard work being a good house guest, especially if you need to keep them company. Not that impatient, but its a lil hard to converse with the Aunty cos she’s recovering from a stroke. And they’d early risers so would wake me up at 8am/8.30 when all I wanted was to sleep in... Anyway all I could say was they’d so hospital.... food is aplenty and they make sure that I was never [oops] hungry as there’s biscuits and fruits around. But what I like best at their house is the popcorn! Its the healthy popcorn type, unlike those sold at the cinema...
Anyway over at their place, their granddaughter came over during the morning and the grandfather will send her to kindergarten after lunch. As for the grandson, the school bus would drop him at the house and he will stay till his parents pick him up.
As for me though I stayed at their place I did my own stuff.... Went for driving lessons, had a lil R&R at Borders, meet my friend for lunch, had dinner with Ying.... And Ying made me smile for the camera! Grrrrh.
How’s the driving? On the 1st lesson, I lean the mechanics behind the car, tried my hand at using the gears, learn how to accelerate and feel the biting point....
On my 2nd lesson, I drove round the circuit 15 times. Think I gave the instructor a heart attack as I accelerate too much and went over the markings a few times[sorry!] However what really get on my nerve is when I need to stop the car. Not only that, it is the times when I can move off after the car/ bike in front stop prove to be the most irritating period.... So now I wonder what my 3rd lesson will be like. Hopefully I will learn new things tomorrow....and stay within the markings. So cya folks!
Footnote: the next entry will be all about School cos....that’s exactly what I’m doing! Be prepared for more rantingS as Stress seem to be the order of the day. But I will preserve and TRIUMPH against all odds! Just keep me high, happy and MotivateD and I will do my very best!

The holidays. [Part 1]

2009-07-05T02:07:00.000+08:00

Wow. One week of my hol passed by just like that.[snap fingers] all in all, save for that dismissal Thursday, i had a fruitful sat! Just to recap the whole week....
On tues night, i had dinner with my juniors and we reminisced about our time 2gether.....remember those star jumps? Though i believe that food was one of our biggest issue. I mean they expect us to finish everything on our plate, and they have no qualms about it. Can’t finish the food on time? Cont’d eating until it’s empty. Activities ain’t that important as not finishing the food. Therefore, though our tummies were small, we still have to force ourselves to finish the food--- and the training during camps did not manage to change my picky eating habits. Though food was one of the issues that we had, we can’t deny the camaraderie we shared....especially during drill and times of funs & games.
On wed night, we had dinner at choa chu kang [the park]. It was my bro’s farewell dinner from my parents good friend and we enjoyed ourselves. On thurs, i receive my assignment results. Though i wanna puke upon seeing my result, i will keep on fighting because i know that god will make a way for me. Hadn’t he made the impossible possible?
On fri after attending class, i went for lunch with anna, chi and rose at dhoby gaut pizza hut. Though the food was delicious, i did not know what’s wrong with me as i was feeling hungry even though i finish my meal. Ridiculous right?
Anyway, on sat my bro, dad and i went to imm long beach restaurant for lunch. They are having a special promotion deal and thus we ordered the special. It is a 1for 1 deal that cost $39.40. it consist of : an entree, fish maw soup, shell fish[taste a lil rubbery], lobster[i’m a sucker for lobster!], claypot rice in a sort of yellow sauce topped with egg white and wolfberries. Lastly, dessert was a bowl of fruits.
Went for service in the afternoon and dinner after that at suntec. and i had some good news to share...one of my friends got saved! Plus i saw one of my ex-classmate over there.... this is the 2nd time i saw her outside our gatherings, hehe.
And now....it’s Sunday. Hopefully we’d have lunch at bukit indah later as my bro won’t be around anymore from 2mrw onwards... and later on i have to pack my luggage as i would be moving to cck for a few days...let’s hope i won’t go back home subconsciously! Though i’m a lil nervous staying at cck, i believe that it’d be ok.... cos they’d be for one, home-cook meals.
2] they’d be children in the house in the afternoon... it’d make the time bearable and more entertaining. Well, let’s hope that we can get along with them!
Btw this is not the first time i’ve been staying in somebody’s house. The 1st time i stayed with them was when i was in primary school. And if memory serve me correctly, i stayed at my distant relatives place on 2 occasions.....
So ciao!

weekend after the assignment

2009-06-29T02:03:00.000+08:00

Gosh. had a busy yet happy week! Especially the weekend...
Was busy rushing my assignment on Friday. Due time was 5pm so i managed to get everything done by 3.30 pm then i headed to school to pass the hard copy to the lecturer.
Be4 i went to enjoy my supposedly long hol, i met up with a primary school friend that i lost contact with when they move back to hongkong. It was my very first p1 friend—the classmate who sat next to me during class, the one who surprised me when she took the same school bus to school one day. i met her at vivo, i wandered into candy empire and..bought some candy! Big mistake, cos i didn’t realize how much junk i would be having during the week. But, it would be tone down.... cos there are some candies from Australia!
So on Friday after submitting my assignment, i met my friends and we went down to the cathay to celebrate stan’s b’day. After which anna, chi and I headed down to the asian civilization museum. Unfortunately, i left early, at city hall mrt to be exact cos i need to rest be4 my outing to jb.
Sat: 28/6. The jb trip!
11.30am. ting and i met at kranji station at 11.30am be4 taking 170 to jb. Reached city square at 1pm. Queued for movie tickets. Sat was movie madness! Luckily they opened another queue and we get our tickets within 30min. 2.35: we watched blood: the last vampire[ one wish completed] be4 walking around the place.
5.30, we took bus 501 to bukit indah. The journey took freaking 45min long! Once there, we had: baskin robinson butter almond ice-cream be4 having dinner at a&w. At 8pm, we took a taxi back to the custom.[28rm] and reached woodlands at about 9.30pm. all in all, it was a fun-filled day & i won’t hesitate to make a trip there again.
Btw, my parents and bro also make a trip there for dinner...but to pontian instead.
Sun- after service, i went to meet jacq at orchard for a spot of shopping! Unfortunately, i couldn’t buy that purple top that i’m eyeing cos it didn’t suit me. Am thinking of buying those boots one of these days though. After shopping, we went to have dessert be4 heading down to mindcafe to join the rest. There we played for an hour be4 having dinner at the central.
I left at 10pm while they’d making plans for the holidays. Really wished that i could join them...but it all depends on my timetable. Urgh!

Rantings into the details

2009-06-21T20:47:00.000+08:00

OMG. I haven’t blogged in 9days. On 2nd thoughts what’s the big deal?
Anyway I’m pleased to note that: I’ve already submitted one essay and reading up on another essay. It’s driving me CRAZY! Because not only do I have the Law essay to ponder on, I also need to do research on...disneY. Though it’s only worth 3marks, its still important...but it would be at the bottom of my list. Cos the 25 marks essay is more important!
And today, I met a new friend..who had the same weird taste as me. He don’t eat chilli but enjoy black pepper. And like yours truly..Don’t eat the meat in the BaKuTeh soup. Hands up for those who have friends like that!
I enjoy planning and listing events; going through each and every excruciating details... And thus have come up with more ways to placate my ever-growing need for adventures and spontaneity.
On 27/6, I will be going to ACM with Ying after which we would head for the jazz festival
On 28/6, I will be going to JB with my good friends as the Malacca trip is postponed.
On 6/7 I will start my 1st ever PRACTICAL lesson and try to finish my Final theory ASAP.
On 4/7, I have a class on Friday morning...[bummer]
Unfortunately I would be spending part of my time working on my assignments. Yikes! Priority of cos would be given to the Public Relation assignment as it is due immediately after the mid-term break.[sigh]
2nd priority would be brain-storming and researching for ideas on the Media Structure big project.
3rd priority would be to read up that freaking ethics text...Because once school start there’s no time!
Our ethics lesson is twice a week. And the syllabus is crammed into 6sessions.
And on top of that it include a tutorial paper; presentation, plus the ethics essay.
It is my pleasure to inform you that the ethics essay is to be submitted on 31st July, the PR essay & media structure project is due on 3rd Aug. And these are not the only projects..... we have so many small minor assignments along the way. Pls let somebody have pity on us thanks.. But on the bright side I’m looking forward to trip to ECP sometime in JulY!![am especially looking forward to this, cos it’s been a long time since I went to ECP]
And a Genting trip in December[hopefully]. Heard a funny story from my friend that a girl couldn’t enter the casino cos she look too young! But the thing is that lady just gave birth and is 27rs old! What can I say?

The Relatives were Here

2009-06-12T01:20:00.000+08:00

Hey Hey...The week is almost over. What have I been doing throughout the week?
Trying very hard to accomplish my thesis but to no avail. Trust me, I avoided going out with my relatives when they came over to Singapore but to no avail.. in the end only complete one section of my assignment. And made a lot of notes on the other section cos I wasn’t sure how to categorize them. Anyway what did my aunty and uncle do on this trip?
They arrived in Sg at 7pm on fri. A far cry from my bus journey, which reach the Woodland checkpoint at 4.30pm. On sat, they went to the Suntec Exhibition to source books for the secondary school students before heading to NewYork New York for dinner. On sun, they attended service at the Rock in the afternoon. On Mon, one of our distant relatives brought them out for lunch at Dover. Heard that there was a Jap place at Dover. Anyone interested to have a look at the place? In the evening before their bus ride back to M’sia, we went out to Cyrstal Jade la Mian. And xiao long baos! It’s thanks to Aunty V that we get to eat a $1 baby lobster noodle. Ok la, it didn’t exactly cost $1, but its a very gd marketing gimmick becos one must spend $50 and above be4 ordering a bowl.
On Tues, I went to Sentosa. The last time I went there was in Feb14I think. Was chilling there overnite[we took the 12midnight train] before heading to JB on 16Feb. At Sentosa, we played several exciting games. Though it was lots of fun, I couldn’t join them for long because my toe had a small wound. However, one of the games that we played was quite disgusting to me. Now I know why I don’t eat tomato..the smell itself is overpowering! Cos in one of the section, we need to use ketchup to smear over each other’s face and the games master will approve/disapprove the decos. Though I don’t mind playing with food, I might draw the line at tomatoes in the future. The smell is really very powering! I also felt like vomiting most of the time until they give us the all clear to wash our face.
On Wednesday morning, I woke up early to attend class. After sch, I followed Nat back to Serangoon[seriously, I dunno what possess me to do that] be4 going back to St Hilda’s primary school for the campfire. After the campfire, we made our way home.
Thurs. I did the househould chores as my mom and brother are in Australia. And for dinner I created a master piece ala Cameron Highland style. This is what I prepare for dinner:Fried egg with bell pepper with cheese. As for 2mrw, I won’t be preparing dinner. Eating out instead...with the infamous 8. Though we had a mini gathering in March, almost everyone turning up 2mrw after 1 year plus. Actually I was feeling honoured though, cos I was actually invited to go out with 2different groups of people. After much deliberatin, I decided to go out with this group cos we seldom meet up.
Footnote. Doesn’t it seem unfair that not everybody have a June holiday? Not only is this break unapplicable to me, I still need to submit various assignments![faint]
Here’s a list of what I wanna do...
Watch BlooD: vampire
Go to the Asian Civilisation Museum and chill by listening to Jazz music
East Coast Park cycling. Anybody?
And lastly GSS! Hmm. Though I don’r really have time to wander looking for the best bargains/go shopping, I more or less have in mind what I would like to buy. The only thing that’s stopping me from buying its time.....and $$. Therefore my aim is to buy at least 2items from the GSS...Even if I have to go all the way to Tamp.[Ok I’m talking nonsense] Ciao! Off to bed now...otherwise Dr P will start being concern when students start sleeping in her class.

Sch. Life. Australia?

2009-06-06T13:04:00.000+08:00

Hmm…It has been a tiring week for me. On Sunday, went out with Anna & Chi for a pizza hut meal. And as for the week ahead, I’ve meetings regarding my public affairs and media law projects. The public affair presentation was on mon, and media law was on wed Never mind the presentation, we still have to write a 1000 word tutorial paper on media Law!
Besides this two heavy-weight modules, I’m also working on my media and culture assignment. It was frustrating as I keep on changing topics, thus going to the library on 2 different occasions to borrow books. Finally, I decided to do my research base on a class topic on HOLLYWOOD! And yes, I’d modified the thesis statement slightly. Having started on my thesis statement, I figured that I need another 4hours to complete my assignment[and this does not include the readings I think cos I get distracted very easily.] However, I hope that I can finish the readings by this weekend and get half of the assignment underway, so that I can finish ¾ of it on Mon.
Anyway my relatives have come to sunny little Sg to visit us! And my mom is very surprise as to why my bro and I are not going out with them. True, I would like to follow them around[as we follow all our relatives when we have the time] but unfortunately this time round I’m bogged down by a quiz on mon[the lecturer claimed that he had already given us the question,] and the 1500 essay on media structure that need to be submitted on June 14. Plus I’m going for a camp from june8[after class]till June10. Actually I’m still considering about June10… cos I’m not sure if I have enough time to complete my assignments. Plus there are readings to be done after class! And afterall, I’ve been to campfires be4..but I really wanna relax during this camp.
And I’m feeling a little disgruntled as my brother need to use the computer to settle his stuff. However we’re going to have new comps soon! It’s no joke, preparing for the big move to Australia. Sometimes, I wish that I had studied harder in secondary school and don’t bother about my surroundings so that I would be able to have an overseas education. Guess now I have to wait until I finish my current degree before making other plans. Before my bro head to Australia however, there are a lot of things to settle! As he is a male, he need to get an exit permit be4 making his visa; go for medical check-up, and go over to Australia to look for housing![ no joke]
And that’s the reason why I will be all alone at home next wk from June8 to junE 15…But hopefully I will be able to make full use of my time and not do any [un]necessary stuff!
Footnote: Malacca’s trip is confirm on June 27. This will be my 3rd trip there. The 1st was when I was in sec3 though I did went to A’formasa be4 in sec2. The 2nd time was last august during the National day period. During that time we had a peranakan lunch, and tried the satay gravy steamboat. What about this trip? We will be going to the aisa village, dutch square, jonker street, pahlawan mall, and dinner at an organic restaurant. Think that will be interesting! I have not ate an organic dinner in my entire life.

The deal about excercising

2009-05-27T00:45:00.002+08:00

I loved the story that I read. Here’s an expert: The secret to a all chocolate diet is to walk it away! Of cos, I treat this message with a pinch of salt. After all, can you really trust what’s going on around you? People keep changing facts as they ‘rediscover’ the benefits of certain products; and all those dos & don’ts are enuff to make one dizzy.
So, for my weight-loss exercise goal, I’ve created a plan!
1] Have oats for b’fast most days… hopefully I’d be able to have it on its own, with raisins and nuts as condiments.[mb with a dash of cinnamon]
2] Have a variety of exercises….I believe the reason why I hardly gain weight during sec sch is because of the daily exercises. Walking to sch and back takes up a good 20min, plus drills every Wed & Sat is no joke……..
So now I’m trying to motivate myself by: walking/going to the gym/swimming/plus oh yea need to find myself a cycling buddy.
Actually had one but she live in Sembawang. And my other friend who normally go to ECP with me to cycle is busy with her bf. Hmph.
3] Staying off desserts and sweets and biscuits. Have realize that I’m eating more fruits[just don’t eat them after meal except for orange!] and having less snacks.
Really regretted having a sweet tooth. Cos after the Os I try to find opportunities to have sweets. Though I’ve already toned down, I still can’t escape from chocs and ice-cream so please help me. ..

Well enough about the plan! What have I been up to? Mike Connell’s service was simply fantastic………
Giggled our way through Monday’s project session [ it’s an absolute genius I’d tell you!] but sobered up immediately at the thought of next week assignments.
And today I met a friend for lunch…I’d tried the western food at Aston’s after managing to find my fav Campbell cream of corn sachets. Lunch was simply delicious….grilled fish with asparagus herb, baked potato and corn. [It’s yummy though I couldn’t finish the potato…..] and best of all it’s a steal at $6.50!
After lunch I went to the lib to do some research…..and met a friend who was dozing off on the lib chair. It was so comfy that I almost fall asleep myself!

StresS and Itinerary for may09 to aug09

2009-05-19T14:18:00.003+08:00

Watched boyS over FlowerS on saturday... and truth to tell, I prefer Meteor Garden better. Though SiCao is pluckier and more unpredictable than ShanCai, I don't really like the actress.. her face look abit wooden. Mb its' cos of her hairstylE?
Anyways, I went to the polyclinc on sat... now is the worst time to be sick I'd tell ya! With all the 'swine flu' that's going round in the world u might as well think that the most dangerous place is the safetest place. Bleh. One question that the doctor ask me shook me to the core. She ask" Are u stresS?" Ya I know stress can do funny things to people, but well not all stress are bad right? In which I tartly replied "Have stress everyday."
Well there are good stress and bad stress. Good stress or rather healthy stress are what one must endure everyday. If you don't handle it well in school how are u going to cope with the outside worlD? Bad stress are cause by... well lotsa little things. In school one worry about grades and assignment. Oh and at home u'd worry that ur little dysfunctional family is a ticking time bomb.. which all of the ABOVE could be the contribution sourcE of STresS! And if you remove it all away... the world would be a better place. Of course, save for the healthy stress that one need. Everybody go urgggggggggggH now!
On a lighter note I would be having dinner with Daphne later, and after which I would be staying off sweets and desserts. So don't tempt me NAT, u heaR mE? I think I've done a good job so far, staying away from Candy Empire. Not only it burn a hole in my pocket everytime i go there, it also contribute to those extra calorieS. I've also started excercising. Mostly it include swimming but I'd be going to the gym soon and hopefully can somebody play table tennis eith me?! The next step: incorporating oats into my breakfast and I would be so much healthier. Thus the battle of the buldge officiallY start now!!
Btw I've already signed up for my driving lesson.[beam] can't wait to own my very own sports car & motorcylE! So here's my schedule for the remaining trimester:
June 15- Media structure essay due 12mdnight
June 19- Media law essay, due 5pm
July3- Mktg mid-term quiz
july 14- submission of PR plan
july 20- submission of mktg project[minor assessment not schedule yet]
of PR EssaY
july 31- media law essay
Aug 3- media individual project[due 12mdnight]
public affair report
Aug 17- Law and Media paper
Aug 21- ConsumeR behaviouR paper
And if you want to book me out, better think twice. Think I've all the time in the worldd? Nah nah unless I make an exception..
Wait that's not all... along the semester, there will be one more project for the media and law module. And several presentations fior the public communication module. And I've hadn't even talk about my driving lesson yet! the 1st lesson is on 4July.. Already book 10[manual] lesson. Let's see how things go!

I made it to my 2nd wk

2009-05-15T19:31:00.002+08:00

Unbelievable. I've made it thru the 2nd week of sch. What's up during the 3rd week? Group discussN on mon, pop quiz on mon[oh yea the joker hadn't posted the blackboard notes yet. What's going on??!] Project presentation on wed. And individual essay creeping up soon...This sem's gonna past so fast; its ove in a FlasH! Oh and I had lunch at Lau Pa Sat 2day. The last time I stepped in was like 2yrs ago... And my friend told that she's going to Korea for her 2wks break. Darn, and where will I be going in Dec? Anyone wanna be my travel buddy? Guess have to wait for friends to make travel plans..
Seriously, I should start having a detailed timetable. Then can monitor the amount of work I put in for my studies... cos the weeks are gonna pass by Crazily, its almost suffocating. But then egain I enjoy sch. And looking 4ward to the next semester where I can get a much-needed break. More free time on my hands cos I don't need to do IRHR.[See? A dip course in Biz Admin can do wonders too.] I'd prop use the extra time to learn my driving; hopefully pass my FTT by then, and mb enroll myself for some language course[ thinking of either Viet, Korean or Jap]. Though somehow I always seem to struggle with ChinesE.
Ok. Stop day-dreaming and go back to the StudieS!

1st wk of sch

2009-05-10T20:31:00.003+08:00

Well.. its been a wk since I last blog! What with being busy with sch and Final Theory. U heard it right folks! Busyyyyyyy with presentation and group projects. Unbelievable right? And the lec didn't have the info out on the blackboard. WtF.

On a lighter notE, I CLEARED all my modules! So can rest easy now and worrY about this sem's grade later. Oh and I'm thinking... Shall I stay overnight at the LOUD CamP? Or just join them on tues? Cos I've sch on mon and wed... Joining them on tues seem ideal. But I really wanna take a breaK from school! What with having to submit essayS on [cough] 14th July and 19th JunE..Someone please help me.

Plus I saw Tolbie 2day! He look skinner[poor thing] cos its less furrY. And like what Tab say, when can we arrange a trip? I wanna go for hol too! But our date always clash.

Oh yea and we had a late dinner ystd nite. Mother's day dinner was at The Garden, that is located at CCK. Though the meal was delicious, we started eating only at 10.20pm..then drop by to a family friend's house. Though we insisted on leaving as it was close to 12midnight, they urged us to stay a little longer.

Weekend Post

2009-05-05T12:59:00.002+08:00

Is it that hard to meet up with a friend? I seem to be playing a game of merry- go-round with Ying. I do know that she and I both take the time and effort to meet up but while our timing always seem to clash. The last time that I met her was in the 2nd week of march. Actually here are some of the problems that we had: Even though I can be kind of spontaneous, I always plan things in advance. She is the last min type, who typically don't reply a call if one ask her out too early. Another problem is that I am a day person. I prefer to have outings and do stuff in the afternoon; she is more of the night owl. Hopefully we can do a meet up someday! [So far this yr we had met up only twice, though I have to give her some credit for asking me out]

Anyway, on Labour Day I went out with my family to Bukit Indah for dinner. The place, Soul Thai was condemned by my parents for its lousy food.[In my earlier post in which I rave about the Thai food, it does not belong to Soul Thai. However I have forgotten its original name]. The strange thing was that even though the dinner was in my honour[for passing the BTT], I did not get to pick the restaurant of my choice!However, I was relieved to find A&W over there on the 1st floor.

On sunday, I went out for a CG outing. It has been a long time since I saw them! At the mindcafe@clarkquay, we played non-stop from 3pm-8.30pm. It was a day well spend as I get to relax be4 classes started on Mon.

Footnote: It appears that my parents are thinking of taking mon off from work as they might be planning a 3nite2day holiday. But what am I gonna do? This is because I have an assignment due on mon which might or might not be counted in my overall grades... But most likely I guess fuN come 1st since its not everyday I get to go overseas during school sem. Plus its only my 1st assignment...

Long Overdue POst

2009-05-02T11:29:00.002+08:00

It's been quite a long while since my last post. I didn't really make an effort to keep my blog updated these past few weeks was because I was hardly around the internet. Secondly, whenever I was on the internet[which was very rarely] 2 little monkeys will be very kay-poh. So let's get the details out shall we?

April 16 was a hectic day for me. I was busy finishing my assignment. Though it was due on monday, I was fed up because the blackboard was not working and thus I could not submit my work on time. After completing my assignment, I went out to JP to meet my friend who very kindly loan me her MaxiS line. Thanks Sherry! Next we went to the lib to borrow some books.[Note to self: No need to take so much books during the next trip as there are lotsa books at homE!] Once I reach back home, I did some last-min packing before boarding my bus at BoonLay Place. Thank God the trip was smooth sailing. After we crossed the custom, I settled myself comfortably and passed the time by watching movieS.

17/4. Reached at 4.20am. It is surprisingly early as we would normally reached at 5/6plus. After sleeping for the next few hours, we went out for breakfast. Then my uncle send me to my grandma's house. I nearly panicked when my auntie called back to say that I might need to help her tutored 7 students for awhile as she would be late. Luckily, my uncle was around and thus I was spared from the duty. Once she finished her tuition, and Grace was send for her lessN, we went out for chendol. Next, we went for a car show before having some local snacks that could only be found there.[And thus it was mission accomplished] In the evening, I managed to submit my assignments before meeting a friend for a drive plus supper.

18/4- Off to Cameron Highlands! It was my 3rd time there. I dare say the best time we had over there was during my 1st trip which was when I was in sec3. During that trip, the highlight was when we went to the actual farm[not commercialized] that was high up in the mountains and we took a heavy duty jeep to visit some vegetable farm. I was excited when at the Strawberry farm, we could pluck as much strawberries as we like!

Back to the current trip, we left home at 10.45am after the children came back home from their lessons. We checked in at 2plus and freshened ourselves before the 1st session begun. After an hour of ice-breaker, with the camp team[breakthrough to blesS], we had some free time and thus went to explore the pasar malam before having dinner. Once dinner was over, we had a nite session after which we went out [supposedly] for some satay, However, to our horror, all the nearby stores were done for the nite![ Mind u, it was only 11pm!]

19/4- We had 2 sessions in the morning after breakfast. In the afternoon, we had plenty of time to spare and thus went around Cameron to explore the place while J locked himself up in his room to watch tv. The night session was fantastic though and after which we adjourned to our rooms for the night.

20/4- Camp was over at 12pm. After that, we stop for lunch at kg rajah be4 heading for Ipoh. It was HSH at 6.30pm. Not quite really cos I was shocked when I found out that my relatives bed time was at 10pm! This is because my uncle and aunty who were teaching need to wake up at 5plus to get ready for the morning session. So my timing from mon to fri was like this: Morn woke up at around 8plus. Study theory after b'fast. 2.30-7pm was tv time. Unhealthy I know. But what to do? Most of my weekdays passed like this except for wed when I followed my uncle for a meeting at Telok Batik. That day, we had double dinner as my uncle didn't noe that they would be having dinner as well. We quickly went back home after the meeting end at 11pm.

Thurs was pasar malam nite and thus we settled our dinner there.....One other interesting event was that we saw an iguana in the house. No kidding...

17/4. On friday evening, I stayed overnight at my uncle's house. They had been going w/o electricity for the past few days[due to power plant outrage]. After attending cg, we went back home to sleep at 11pm.

18/4- Sat was a day when I wished that I brought along my camera. After a break'fast of roti canai, we went to the Navy open house in Lumut in the afternoon. The crowd was there at full-force. What was worse was the weather-- making everybody so sweaty & melting! After boarding the military ship, we went to Mc for a drink before driving off to the nearby cinema to purchase movie tickets for the Jackie Chan movie.That was however not the only event that happened on sunday.

19/4 sun. Morning passed peacefully. Service was about the Mein tribe which the missionaries were working with. The DRAMA began after that, over a misunderstanding of the camp fees. Surface to say, it left both parties upset and mad almost the entire day. However, credit goes to my uncle who tried to make my aunt happy.

20/4- Had lunch with friend at a cafe which has a pair of swinging seats.[Nice!] Then my aunt dropped me at Kg koh to say good bye to some relatives. After which we went for my uncle's [early] b'day dinner as I would be going back on tues.

21/4-- I made my way home at 9am. Once again, I crossed the custom safely and made it back by 5pm. And that, sums up my holiday trip to M'sia!

Footnote: might be going for another holiday next weekend. Please make it happen even though its a school week! [First day of school some more. Pretty pls?]

Cameron!

2009-04-15T09:16:00.003+08:00

Hi guys...am pounding furiously over my assignment. Seriously, I hope that my lecturer will be please with my thesis since this is the 3rd time I'm rewriting it. Sigh. On the other hand, I am mightily please that I have find an angle for my essay-- The only prob[s] now is making my sentences short and sweet. Plus hitting 2500words minimum. Ok, 2400 also not bad......But I should put in more effort. Since I'm given 1wk extension. See? I've a nice lecturer. Anyway because of this assignment, I missed having time to myself; time to have some fun. A JB trip was originally scheduled with my friend but[cough] I need to work on my assignment. And concentrate on my basic theory test. Of which I................
PASS![Kicking myself for not going through the driving sch earlier, if not I should have my license already!] And my parents wanna bring me to JB for dinner to celebrate... but I'm too busy. Haix. Will claim from my parents once I'm back in SG. Btw my church's mission trip to Sitiawan is PostponeD....Won't be able to meet them the next time round cos of school and driving. Therefore I will be going to Cameron Highland instead! With my aunty's church. I can't wait for people to ask me mundane[ridiculous] questions. Which college are you in? Is not so bad. Wait till they ask me which secondary school/what level am I studying in= Faint. One lady asked me in 2007 which college I attended. When I told her I'm studying at PSB Academy, she went What's that???? Which means she didn't know that I'm a S'porean[quite acceptable]. Now I'd just tell people I'm studying in a n Australian universitY.
Seriously I'm sick and tired of facing the computer screen. I can't wait for friday!Most likely it'd would be a one week plus break without the computer.... Can't help counting down. Cameron here I come!

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QUe Sara Sara

2009-04-10T23:05:00.002+08:00

Actually, I wanna blog about lunch. The delicious meal that we had at Shanghai Place. But now, I'm not going to bother anymore. Cos I wanna screaM bloody MURDER. Seriously, I wanna start a fbk club call I should have died 10years ago; one doesn't need to have 9lives; extinguish one is good enough. I wish I was an Ah-lian; at least I've an excuse for rebelling/running away from my family. They claim that they don't even care if I decide to end my life. But what if I've decided to just spend a night at Sentosa? They will scream and yell when I reach home. Can't I even have a little privacy? The home atmosphere is so stifling; I might follow a friend's style-- stay outside until 10pm. He had a legimitate reason; he have 3nices& nephew at home= not a convenient place to study. I don't. Or do I? I have Parent's at home. Parents who don't want me. They can't wait till the day I'm Outta this house for good. Don't worry folks, I won't even visit u when u beg me for it. Better yet; I'm going for GRaduatioN w/o you. Ain't it a joke? You guys pay for my educatN; and yet u can't even witness it. That's call Peotic JusticE!
Why am I still hanging around then? Is not that I treasure life; just that I had a Death Wish. I'm not going to bother about living, who cares if I'm alive or dead? As my mom say; she won't take care of me when I study in Australia in the future. But when my bro is having exams; she will. Who wants your concern anyway? You just nag and nag = no mood to study. I won't let my moods affect my grades; DarN it! And 2day is the dunno how many times you wanna throw me out of this house......Be my guest! On the condition that u give me enuff $$ to rent a room. I've less of a headache than . And get this. She won't even shed a tear if I ever commit suicide. Who careS? that's Ironic really when they mention things like don't hurt urself, tell us when u have problems. The problems is they themselves really.
And my dad he's even more vicious can? He had it 2day, and told me in no uncertain terms that he don't mind going to jail if I end up in hospital. I leave you guys to interpret the meaning. This house is getting less and less safe for me to leave in. I fear for my sanity and safety. Now I know why some people snap at their parents. I might need to make drastic changes if I don't get to go Australia in 2010. Oh why can't I have that flat last year when there was a chance? Now I need to go through this shit. I know I'm not perfect; smart; and the list go on and on.......Surface to say is Don't Regret if Anything happen! Cos I will not Miss you for one single minute. Wonder how many people will be affected if I'm gone? Frankly I don't care cos everyone's Indispensible.
Que sara sara. Whatever will be will be.

Weekend! Personality type part 1

2009-04-06T09:40:00.003+08:00

Sunday was well Spend! With one of my closet friend; we terrrorised the streets of Jurong Point. Sampling food from Bakerzin; pretty Cupcakes for only $2.50 each! Having an earlY dinner at Pepper LuncH.[ Now no need to go all the way to IMM/great world/cityhall/bugiS already] And after that, my friend went to....JB.Without Me! Actually 2 friendS went to JB without me this weekend. I so wannA go but unfortunately I have Assignments that need to be SubmitteD by April13. So the earlier I did it the earlier I can enjoy myself.
How well do you know yourself? Well you can do the personality test from Jung's humanometric test[something like that]. Anyway as many of you suspect; or now can officiallY confirm......I am a ISTJ! Well what does it means? Have to get it from my friend later cos the link to it is gonE. Surface to say its time to hit the bookS.
Not my The Encyclopedia of True Crimes StoryBk but rather my communication plan+Academic EssaY and Audience Studies thesis. Though the due date is on the 13. I want to finish it earlier so that.....I can enjoy the weekend; I can go to JB; my friend can come over to my hse for swimmg, and mb I can go ECP with my friends? Provided either Ying/Tab/Jacq have the time to follow yours truly. If not I find some other activities to do. So ciaO! gotta call M'sia;see if the folks are at home from April 16-20. Its ironic really. When you thought that you had 4places[going to be 5 place] to say...people are not free. What's a girl going to do? Hope for the besT!
More update on ISTJ later on.... Basic Theory test coming up on Aprill13!![Jia you so that I can bring AdvancE theory book back to M'sia to study then can take test before my Consumer Behaviour ModulE. Cia!

AssignmentS

2009-04-02T10:54:00.003+08:00

Finally with a last b'day post. Am darn happy cos my dad order Black Pepper Crab! My favorite. SlurP. Anyway for my dad and I celebrated our b'day at a restaurant in Pontian on Tuesday; 31st march.Menu of the day:

Fish Maw Soup[ where's the shark fin? Bring it on!]

Fried Calamari[Supposedly my fav; but how come its in thai chili sauce? Chili is a no-no in my vocabulary]

Herbal chicken--Hey mom can cook that; why need to order it all the way in M'sia?[But the meat's tender; and the gravy's good]

And the STAR of the day-- Black Pepper Crab![ Which leaves each and everyone of us full and satisfied]

After dinner my parents did some grocery shopping and I manage to snuck in a pack of Wrigley's chewing gum across the causeway[Green Apple Flavor]. Hope this pack will last for about 2weeks; which seems highly impossible]

Btw saw something weird on the train when I was traveling home from school-- there was this guy with sorta tape recorder or something on his belt. And it kept making a 'hicuping' sort of noise-- something like asthma attack?[Frowns?] Anyway the guy was making the same type of noise...which is embarrassingly loud![bot h the guy and the machine I mean]

Talking about school; I attended the wrong lesson. But luckily its not a lab class so no need to worry about the lack of computers. Anyway I was not the only one; there was 4 of us who are in tutorial group B.[Applause] Am quite happy with my grades. Thanks to my group mates we manage to score a cool 32/45 for our project== 71%? Therefore I have started working on my thesis which make up of another 30%. If I do a decent job I'd prob get a credit...But no matter what will be treating myself if I score above 70 for that module.

So here's my plans for the rest of the week; seeing that I only need to go school this friday followed by next wednesday.......

Focus on my Theory test! Please let me score 95% on the 1st round. I reallY want to get Final Theory Test over and done with plus start with my DRIVING. Am gonna CUstomizE my car in the future!

Complete my communication plan by 2mrw; be4 class. Most importantly start on the academic essay...what to write for the 1000 words?[wish we shouldn't have to do that]

Audience studies Essay. The ball is Rolling. Background and the leading News is there. Just that I need to do surf& search more on existing literature; conduct survey; collect results; look for more terminology and examples. Which means a trip to the library this weekend? Tired and stress...Why am I not surprise? Anyway I did bullshit my way through the intro to Digital Communication module. But then again I believe its true the Grace of God that I get a Credit for that Module![All Smiles now]

So this is the schedule I'm trying to stick too.. 3hours a day for my audience studies project.[Tons and tons of materials to read up] Finish Intro to PR assignment by this WeekenD[ And you might get a Prize]. 1hr a day for my Basic Theory[excluding the time spent on doing the Practices]. If you're asking why I should set up a schedule for myself, this is because.......

If I don't list down the things that need to be done; I cannot see the finished product and will not dare to start doing the assignments.

I will be tempted by other things. Is enough that I have a Fixed Distraction.[ TV for 2hrs each day]

And with my storybooks and the internet guess how much time do I waste?[But I've cut down considerably--Will be Ignoring You Tube and crunchy roll until I finish my Assignment]

With an allocated time for my studies, I can monitor how well am I coping and to see if I need to adjust[Increase] the time and effort put in.

At the same time I can see where the time-wasters are coming from... And how long do I spend on unnecessary stuff.[IE Facebk and Blogging! But wait....Blogging helps me to organize my thoughts!]

Anyway my weekend will be pretty slack...So its time to hit the BookS! IF I want to do WelL. It's all about TIme Management deaR. So the last question I'm leaving u guys with is......Do u spend a minimuM amount studyinG each day? Better hit the 3hour time frame or elsE!

Signing off; WisdoM

BIrthdayS and MotivationS

2009-03-30T11:00:00.002+08:00

HI.... So this is the end of my b'day Celebration for the year 2009. Shall I do something different or special for 2010? Still have plenty of time to think about it hmm... But seriously I wanna Paint-Ball/ Bungee Jumping/ Go-karting/Flying Fox[once again] so if anybody can kindly sponsor or organise one of the above I would be exceptionally grateful.
On thurs; March 26 I went fellow-shipping with Stan & LingAi. Actually my friend was suppose to come along.. Why didn't she? Cos of her, J didn't get to go..[oops I really hope its not becos of her cos she said that she had other stuff to attend to.] Nvr mind; we had lunch at the free-flow ice-cream corner be4 heading down to Mind's cafe for games games and GameS! Fri march 27 is a meet-up with the gang.. We had dinner at Far East Plaza be4 chillin' out at Mac be4 heading home at 11am. It's been a long time since I last met them and always enjoy every moment of their company. Maybe we might have Sentosa outing next year folks?
Sat, March 27 went to Marina Barrage with Anna and co...1st meet them at Dhoby gaut[the ice-cream place again! Nope I didn't eat anything there except for their ice-cream hehe be4 heading to Marina Barrage to relax... It's such a wonderful place with doggies all round!] Then its back to Tiong Barhu for a late night dinner at TB be4 heading HSH.[reallY?]
And Sunday I pass my EVALUATION test! Now waiting for basic theory test...Faith and trust that I will pass it on the 1st try then I will be able to get my driving license by Dec 2009... Really wanna be raring on M'sia Expressway during CNY 2010!
So one week has come and gone like that[snap finger] and hadn't done any productive studying except for my BTT. Ok; I'd prepare for the power point presentation but that was like...Not counted? Anyway I'm almost done with my Communication Plan![Hooray] think Academic Essay will be a cinch. The drama one will be my Academic writing... Plenty of ideas what to write about but no formulative plans and substance. Hope to get a head start so I won't panic when its time to submit. Cos my last lesson on that module is on 8April. And if I finish it by 10 April mb I'd get to go JB?[That's my MotivatioN]. Ok gotta stop blabbering and do something productive otherwise no TV for me. Muahaha.[Folks that's call self-censorship/motivatN I need plenty of those]
Btw what's the best time for a swim? The sun is so bloody hot now. I was thinking of swimming now but feel that night time is still the best. I really have no idea man...Cos hadn't been swimming for the past one month.[ Me bad; but really wanna exercise and remove all the fatS] Shall I swim 2mrw morning instead? I gotta discipline myself by starting to exercise. So ciao gotta go cook rice alreadY.

B'day Celebration Part1

2009-03-24T10:56:00.002+08:00

Sunday-- Went for my b'day celebratioN part 1 with my lovely cellgroup. We had a picnic at Marina BarragE![ And there was a helium balloon waiting for me so sweet]. So we spend an enjoyable day eating, talking and of cos...taking pictureS. Come to think of it, I didn't post any picture or link it anywhere so far yet hmm? Still thinking about it...
Monday, completed my audience studies project finallY, awaiting our presentation on March 25.[Seesh why does it need to fall on my b'day? Anyway it was better than during my secondary school days.. where I had 3 test in a Row!] After doing my project, I had a b'day treat from my ex-colleague at Waraku@ Central. Their food is yummy but a bit pricey... for my budget. We ended our meal with a vanilla ice-cream ball that is covered with coconut, plus dessert from Hokkaido ice-cream...absolutely Sin-Full. On my next trip to the Central however I will be having the Hot-Balls. Have been craving for it since who knows when but didn't go round to buying it, seesH.
Tuesday---Was amazed at myself. Let's see last night I went to bed at around 1.30 am, to wake up at 10AM!!! On account of the rain I guess, it makes me feel so comfY. You see, the reason why I was so amaze was because I use to wake up be4 9 no matter what time I sleep... Is my internal 'alarM' clock failing me?? And since I'm done with my journalism modulE, I do not have school on tuesday anymore...Yippie! So next sem will be doing 4modules: Media & structure, media, law & ethics, consumer behaviour & Public Affairs. Its only in my 4th sem that I'd be doing magazine/broadcasting journalism.[ Can't wait for sem to start!] Instead I'd be using the time to pass my evaluation test hopefully... No matter what I must take the basiC theory test on April 13! Then can take my final theory 2 months later... Get the driving cert by end November. And that leaves me with a dilemma. Should I intern for one month at SPH or CONCENTRATE on my drivinG?M'sia is a good training ground which will help me to improve my driving. Seesh don't think so much, just pass your theory and practical test 1st!!
So ciao people. Gonna prep for my theory plus work on my presentation plus communication Plan...Already have a biG idea for the Symbolic Gesture.[wink, wink]
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It's a WAstE of TimeeeeeeeeeeeE!

2009-03-19T13:57:00.002+08:00

Tues was unlike any other ordinary day... Firstly, I WASTED $15 to take a caB from CCK to Red Hill. Cab's fare so expensive, it's a wastE of moneY. 2ndly, I wasted my time at SPH. Shouldn't step into there in the 1st place, do you know how far's the JourneY from my house? It's an hour plus long.... That's why I've nothing to say.
2ndly, had dinner outside 2 nights in a row. Cos mom's not cooking![She's in M'sia btw]. So on Mon nite, we had KFC. Tues we went to Seng Shiong for dinner.[The ceral prawns are darn spicY!]. Ystd we had dinner at Zhou's KitcheN. Buffet dinner in which I only had 3/4 items?[not counting dessert]. So once again it's proven that its a WASTE of money bringing me out to eat buffet.Except mb for the Jap ones?] cos I hardly eat anything plus am a fussy eater, hurhur.
Oh and a CLASSIC incident take place on tuesday nite, which lead my bro to be a LegenD at BBDC, hahas. He faileD his driving test all because he stopped the car for an olD lady to cross the road! His tester keep urging him to cross, while my bro stayed there cos he's too near the old lady. Not only e old lady didn't stop halfway or faster cross, she still kept looking at my bro and SMILED at him! While he was being scolded by the tester[ouch]. Thus causing a chain of cars to line up behind him. If not for this incident, my bro should have gotten his driving license, and will be in M'sia practicing other aspects of driving. Oh well.
Anyway this week I gave up: Watching a movie with my friend plus a cycling trip to ECP cos I need to concentrate on my assignments. Oh and my 20th March outing will be shifted to April.[Sigh] When will everybody be free?
Gotta go... I have to:
Reference and annnontateed my Public Relation blog.[ pls give me a disctinction?]
Portfolio[ again, hoping for a distinction, though am abit disgruntled for did certain excercises that are not needed. WastE of time again.]
Spend the night writing my all IMOPORTANT last articlE. Will it be too much to hope for a MIRACLE? Am still chasing people for their opinions. How can I complete my article until I got theM?
FinallY, I can catch a breather during the weekend... but must focus on my COmmunicationS plus Audience Studies project.

FridaY the 13th [No its not]

2009-03-14T01:22:00.004+08:00

RiddlE: What makes $2.70 turn to $5.90?
Ans. When you give up a Auntie Annie's Bagel for a French Cream Ice-cream[ new ice-cream outlet that I hadn't tried till then so ya.]
Oh & I witness an infuriatingly cute sight on the MRT stn. To keep her little girl quiet, her mom let her listen to music on her handphone. How I wish I could have taken her photo! The way she responded to the music was very-heartwarming. Though it turn to annoyance when she threw a tantrum whenever her mum remove the phone.[haha!]
Friday the 13 couldn't get any better.[Or was it worse?]
Reason no 1: I change my theory training so that I can join [said] friends at Pizza Hut.
2ndly, they Cancelled it, last min. [Annoying!]
3rdly, when I went down to Bukit Batok driving center to sit for my Practice session...I've found to my horror that I've book the wrong date!= $6 down the drain.[My cab fare...Sigh. And wasted 2hrs for nothing]
This weekend, as I settle down to study, I've decided to give up my outing to the Supreme Court because I have so many things to do! Plus I'm celebrating my b'day next week! So yeah. Imagine if I'm learning piano as well.....won't know how to COPE with my work.
So I've decided to take things easy. From now till my assignment's over, I've decided not to watch the daily drama serials and do a minimum hours of homework aday. So that I do not need to rush through it the last-min.....the results can be pretty disheartening. Btw I'm thinking of locking my room door to when the little boy come to my hse for tuition.....He always love to come into my room for no[particular] reason!
For this same reason, I'm glad that I'm half-done with my Communition Plan, getting people to respond to me, and doing some of my journal[last-min] exercises. Know what I mean? So ciao.......Take care. Till the next timE.

Denial = PrejurY![ Obstruction of justice]

2009-03-11T00:29:00.003+08:00

Hello...The career fair was a disappointment. Dinner thereafter was not. So I start the day by hoping to catch Mediacorp in action, but unfortunately they had left by the time I reach there.[Sob] Dinner however was good....We had a meal at Oscar.[Treat from Ying's bf, seeing that my b'day is on Mar25]. For me though, I would never step food into that restaurant as it serve international tourists. Their food is damN ex can? A plate of pasta/ nasi goreng/chinese noodles can make one pooer by $25. Not to talk about their buffet...... And the fish & Chip![$35 per plate] After dinner we had dessert at Bakerzine.. Valhorna Chocolate cake made my day! [Though its a tad too sweet]
Today I went for fisH Therapy! The experience was therapeutic, to say the least. Anyway, my family was in a tizzy. The DPP who splasheD painT on my father's car DENIED any wrongdoing on his part!! He claimed to have been sleeping when the incident took place. Hello, do you know that u can be charge with PRejurY???
As for my b'day schedule, its all set!!!!
Dinner with the accounting peeps on Mar 20.[ Research article and portfolio is due on this date.]
Outing to Marina Barrage with W431 on March 22.
JB trip with Anna & co.[Pls let it happen.......]
As for my studies, I'm done with my Red Bull campaing.[It's optional but fun topic]. Now I'm focusing on finding theortical framework for audience studies, doing my final PR plan, working on my research article[reaing background & coming up with interviewS] and getting started on my theory.....!!! Too many things, too little time. Can we have more than 24hrs aday?//

Beauty is in the eyE of the BeholdeR

2009-03-03T21:23:00.005+08:00

After school, I caught a movie titled Suspect-X. A JinTianYi style mystery,[ remember the teenage detective who always swore on his grandfather's grave?]
it uses Maths & Physic to solve a murder mystery. Even though I hate both subject, the movie is simply nice!

Was just reading this book titled UGLY 2day......& was moved by the story. It is about a girl who was unlove by her mother & abuse by her step-dad. But she was an intelligent; she knew where to look for help. Besides threatening to put her step-dad into prison, she even took it upon herself to look for information about checking herself into a children's home. A poignant story, Clare manage to inspire us as she went on to do her 'O' levels, 'A' levels and ultimately a Bachelor in Law degree program all w/o parental SUPPORT. You see, even though she had a roof over her head, her mother treat her as she was non-existent. Therefore, even though her mother vacated the house she and her sisters had no qualms supporting themselves even at the tender age of 14. Therefore, this story inspire us to do well no matter our individual circumstances. If Clare can do it w/o Parental & Financial support, why can't us?
BTW I'm discovering that there are more and more books on personal memoirs such as this appearing on the market...... I rememember reading Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Ma when I was in P6 & A Boy Name 'It' by Dave Peltzer[Sorry if its the wrong spelling!!!] So just thinking if its gonna be a trend?Hmm.
Anyway its high time I hit my Books. Just borrowed 2 books from the library on media ethics. And need to source my textbk on the similar topic...Still thinking of the article that I need to submit on 20/3....
As for the remaining of this week, or shall we say this seM, I'm busY with:
Wed-- preparation of Sponsorship DebatE
Thurs -- project on Audience Studies from 3.30
Fri -- DebatE. Think it'd be an interestg one cos its against JoeL& gang.
Sat-- Career fair plus outing with Ying
Sun-- Should I just relax??[hmM]
Hello! There's no timE for relaxation....After that current affair quiz, I jolly well get GOOD GRADES for my News story 4, feature article plus Portfolio. As in 65& above so yeaH......
Anyway, I've more or less schedule my 22nd birthday!! On March20, I will meet the gang for dinner and chill out, march25[actual day] attending a wedding dinner.... March 28[off to JB I go, if its not scheduled for next wk], March 29[suppose to be a day at Snow City but might be change to something else.......?]
That's all for this week, have to catch up with my homework..... The Best IS Yet to Come!!!!!!!!!

Angels watchg over Me

2009-02-28T00:00:00.004+08:00

Well well...Guess who was at SIM? Yours truly, haha. My friends and I had a late lunch at their Western cafe. The food rocks man! Fish & chips were on offer and thus I could not resist buying it. And the black sasamE milkshake! SIMply delicious.......[ how do u say that in Japanese? And I found out that they use Hokkaido ice-creaM [which I had eaten be4]. After lunch, we went to Jurong East Swimming complex and had a wonderful time!
Though I went to Afarmosa[ twicE] & Sunway Lagoon before, this is the 1st time to JE swimg complex....and I never regretted one moment of it! OK, so I sorta chickened out at the beginning of the blue slide cos was afraid that I might slip and fall inside the hole, but other than that the place is simply WonderFuL! The lazy river, jaccuzi and swimg pool it rocks maN! Anyway I've a new goal for my next trip.....Will bring a storybk to read in the lazy river. Haha! Let's see if its SuccesSfuL, loL.
And my mom was at IT agaiN 2day. At the rate she's going , I welcome a new key....specially if she'd give me the moolah and the passport to move out on my own. And of cos, the rental fee everymonth. I mean, what's a little price to pay for some Peace and QuieT? Come to think of it, I find that parents are quite contradicting. I mean, my parents loved their kids to be home almost all the time[so that they can be kept an eye on all the time] but don't we require some breathing spacE? What's the use of keeping us at home when you don't even have some QualitY time with us, huH? & of cos, with all your naggings we'd don't have the space to grow into our full potentiaL. It's very tiring to switch PersonalitieS and putting on a bravE front both in school& at home. Pretendg that everything is OK. Come on, give this girl a break......For all you know, she might not come home for even [1] visit. But at least things are getting much better in school now.
Saying thus, I honestly hope to grad with not only an [Honours] degree but also friendships that will stand through the test of time. To all my Angels, thank you for being there, whoever u are.......You know it deep down in your heart. For me, I personally believe that God places Angels in each and everyone of our lives.....cos I have one ever since I was in nursery school! Too bad we did not contact each other since our nursery day[ cos she's my Senior...] my N2 buddy when I was in N1, miss you loadS!! Though I did meet her once when I was in sec1. And she was studying in Rulang Secondary school at that time.
And thank you, my shopping buddy for accompanyg me to Bugis 2day, You make me realize that I need to source for boots & some diff types of clothes/ It's time to give urs truly a MAKEOVER haha. And she'd leave for Australia a totally different PersoN!!

My hoL Wk!!

2009-02-25T21:49:00.004+08:00

Hi.... It has been a week since I last blog. What did I do during my sch hol? Well on Mon we went to JB, visited an ex-tuition teacher on tuesday[she taught me ChinesE from pri4-till seC4.] Wed was project day, after which I attended my friend's b'day at Vivo city. On thurs I went out for dinner with a long-lost friend after spending the day in sch. And am gratified that this friend made a certain apology to me........cos I know it take alot of courage for people to admit they'd wrong. Unlike some people. Friday went for Emerge at nite. Sat I met my junior at JP, went to NUS at nite since a friend was involve in a presentatN. Sun was sports day.......supposedly. But becos it was raining, we ended up playing wih bubbles. Speaking of which, where's the photos? At 3pm , I left to do my project while the rest ended up swimming. Think they'd had a wonderful time! Anyway, am glad that my project[part 1] is OVER. Part 2 is about the group power pt presentatN & our part 3's is on the EssaY! And that, my friend is an individual job. And on mon, the final day of my sch hol, I went to MDIS! The western food there was cheap and gd. And I attended my friens science lessN and left during the break cos I wanted to watch my 10pm show.
Oh yea, had dinner at CCK Food parK. E food's there so-so. E better 'restaurant' will be the one inside the park next to the condo at CCK which is somewhere near the MRT. The fish maw that we ordered was pathethic......no fish maw inside! Anyway, will be going to SIM later for lunch. Then prob a swim/ Ngee Ann Poly.......
Therefore I'm left with: My sponsorhip debate. How exciting, we're pitted against Joel & gang! But I believe we can make it....Am going to source for resourceS later. So ciao!! Going off to bed...since I'm having the sniffles.[ Pls let me be able to swim later..]

JB trip!!

2009-02-17T20:19:00.002+08:00

Whoo---Tiring Sat!! 1st, I met my friends at TB be4 we headed down to Bugis for steamboat. The crowd was madnesS! But luckily my friends manage to find a table at the back.....Score 1 of us! The food was ok but abit pricey at $18. But who are we to complain when it comes with unlimted mussels, crab, scallops & oysters? We headed down to Sentosa at 11plus and spend the nite there chatting away. I love the seabreeze and the sandy beach at Sentosa....
On sun, I recuperated by sleeping for 2.5 hrs in the morning, 4hrs in e afternoon and my normal 8.5hr sleep from 1am to nearly 9. Because......It's JB time on Mon!![16/2]
We left Sg at 10.30am, took bus to the checkpoint be4 walking to citysq. Over there, we had Kenny Roger for lunch[ 62Rm for family meal, extra cost for drinks & soup]. Be4 our movie, we had cotton candy! & this is where we prove our skilfulnes by swirlg the stick to hook our candy. Mine's broken into pieces; whereas Jacq has the most amt of candy on her stick!! We watched OngBak 2 aft that at 2am.[S was shortchanged by 17Rm, but thank gdness he got it back]. The story was nice, about a boy Tien who was adopted by the guy who killed his father. In the end, the guy allowed Tien to kill him cos actually he was suppose to kill Tien[ he was the last surviving descendent in his family].
After that, we went to the Arcade for a few games. [Need to improve my reactN speed....otherwise I had a fun time!] Next they had their bubble tea, after which we went to Plaza Sentosa before heading for our seafood dinner. The glass of sugarcane juice that I ordered was so big... at 3RM. Once dinner was over, we made our way home. However, one of my friend was as fast as the wind.......She'd sped home be4 we even notice that she's gone cos if not her mom will nag her.
Well, need to change our questionnaires cos our thesis was edited by our lecturer...hope we pull through! I really, badly wanna score some Disctinctions for this sem modules. Other than that, I need to update my PR blog entries, settle my news article, filled up my current affairs notebk and prepare for the quiz[15%] & debate[25%] that will all be completed next month. Just great....Say hi if ya a mass comm/ CommunicatN students ya? Anyway am going for a dear friend's b'day celebratN 2mrw nite. LocatN: Vivo city/ St James power stn club. Lookg for a way NOT to enter St James. Cos as I mention be4, I personally don't like clubs[music & dislike of alchohol]. Not only that, I need to protect my ears to LouD ExposurE so yah.

PolyS.........Choices. What to StudY?

2009-02-14T10:14:00.006+08:00

Hi....... How's everybody doing? It's Valentine's day 2day, & LovE is in the AiR. As for me, I will be going for a Single'S overnite at ECP later on.[hope to find my other half soon, not to worrY!] Anyway, I'd be grabbing a free Cornetto ice-cream later on, not going to reveal its location to u... HeHe.

Anyway, as you guys know, the new channeL 8 drama show is trying its best to persuade its viewers to be attracted to engineerinG. But once we made up our mind, it will not change..However, there is something I want to HighlighT about the engineering. Everyone knows that it's often the last resort for students who could not get into the course of their choices. But once u look at their requirements its sort of ironic because:

It requires Maths & normally Physics.

But what happen if ya not good in those subjects, & not Hands ON 'Pratical type' You know what I meanand forced to take up engineering because you have no where else to go? There, my friends lie the cruX of the problem.

As for me, thank goodness I wasn't force to take engineering.[Or nursinG! for the matter.] Cos my parents wanted me to take nursing but the interviewers knew that I couldn't make it. Anyway, I HATE anything to do with sciencE[can't rem the terminalogy] & nursing is filled with BiologY, blooD & nite shift. Or Major Yucks![Esp when I'm such a scaredy cat...muahahha.]

Cos my friend was just joking with me the other day. Imagine if I was in forensic[wkg in th morguE] & suddenly this supposedly deaD person shout my name.....Will prob faint on the spot! Or better still, buy 4-D.

Anyway, now there are so many new courses to choose from, I'm starting to re-work my 'options' & having fun listing it down! Though I hope, one day we could study Psychology& Criminalogy[at the university level. NUS is already having a forensic science major btw..........]

So here's my choice, if there'd no limitations[ infinite possiblities, base on interest, not by limitations]

Starting from Temasek Poly:

1] Dip in Vetertinary Tech

2] Dip in Apparel design& Merchandising[go ahead & laugh.......]

3]Dip in law& Management

4]Dip in Biz. It has lots of grouping, and I'm interested in their
Corporate communication cluster, HRM, & tourism& leisure biz cluster.[Not to confuse with the hospitality dip]
5] Dip in Retail management
6]Dip in communication & media management, with specialization in JOurnalism& publishing/ broadcasting.
7]Dip in Hospitality & Tourism Management
8] Dip in Psychology, with clusters in Psy & early childhood, HRM & Human & social services selectioN.
As for other schools, I'm only interested in their biz options, and toursim diplomas.
One other choice that I might find it 'choose' is Communication. This is because schools like SP offers a diploma in creative writing for TV & new media[it'd be my 1st choice 4 sure!] My 2nd choice will be the dip in media & communiation[ with option of Radio and TV Production Concentration or Radio and TV Production Concentration].
As for Ngee Ann Poly, I would choose its dip in Mass Comm[with a concentration in JOurnalism & publishg/Broadcast media/advertisg &PR].
So if I was to made a choice a 2nd time, I would put Communication as no 1, followed by biz& tourism, & finally psychology.[ UnlesS I'm really interested in the early childhood/others sector]
DisclaimeR: I'm not advertising for Temasek Poly, just using it in general. seriously, other polys like SP, Ngee Ann, RP & Nanyang have similar courses. And whom am I to influence others? Though it seems that I'm more focus on mass comm[its my fav interest aft all]. & Currently I'm doing a degree in Journalism & PR. But definitely, choices at Polys are plenty & exciting, [if u manage to get a good grade]. So all I can say is go for it!! Besides, it doesn't really matter if u take the same course at degree level or switch to another course.[The only advantage one will have of cos, its exemptionS]
So have a good weekend and cya! Off to ECP, Mon to JB!

CNY and otherS

2009-02-11T11:18:00.005+08:00

Hmmm..... What's up with me the last few dayS??
Was busy with my annontated biblography homework, and [horrors!] just discovered 2day that I've typed in 2 of the same article. Pls let the lec be kind enuff to allow me to re-submit....Thank you very much!!
CNY is over and done with, hopefully next yr will not be the last one that I'm spending in M'sia. On sat, we went to Mt Sinai for tea at the Penang relatives' house. And the pumpkin seeds, shall we say is fascinating. As their eldest son is going over to Australia for uni studies on tues, the mom revealed that the sage advice that their grandfather gave them was " don't marry a white girl ah!"
Which his mother swiftly rebutt" So that means black, yellow[duh] other races can lah!] And this lead to the other family commenting on how he told his daughter not to marry when she grow up and she quickly said " So you guys are unhappy with having me in the 1st place?" Ouch to precocious kids.....children are growing up too fast these days!!
After which, my dad brought me to the spectacle shop to make a new pair of specs. And had another episode......What posses the uncle to pat me on the head, saying that " I'm a BIG girl now?" Hello, I'm above 21......& my family have been patrozizing his shop for many years. And the funniest thing is, the " guy" who's always in the shop turn out to be a GirL! Though my parents knew this for many yrs, I've only found it out recently. She's always in men's clothes[think baggY] & have a spiky boy's haircut.
On sun, we had a final CNY dinner at a neighbour's place. Dinner was interesting... small forks & spoons were provided. And angbaos!![Boy are the strangers generous, unlike my M'sian distant relatives who only put like RM2 in each packet. But they've so many ppl to give angbao to, so can't really blame them].
Oh yea and on fri nite, I'd meet up with Ying & AllurE.[ the 1st time in months!] After dinner, we went to clark quay & I manage to leave w/o staying out too late...Am toying with an idea of having a 'WilD' Nite be4 I leave for Australia, but see how things go.
And on tuesday[ystd] had lunch with DaphnE!!! It's like ages, the last time we met was aft her exams 1sem ago.[Had dinner at teppanyaki]
This time round we had pepper luncH at FooD JunctioN. Yum!! After which, I had Auntie Anne's cinnamon pretzel. Shall I have a facebk petition to revive their java coffe flavour? Email me at joann_journal@hotmail.com to let me know! Cheers and cya!!

Shocking Moments in week 6

2009-02-04T15:49:00.002+08:00

2 major things happened this weeK.
1] I'm a born leadeR...., very open person, in control of ppl/situation, & loves to include others. The last 2 definitely describe myself but the 1st 2 qualitieS.... are they the ReaL me? I freaked out when the lecturer wanted to place me as a leader on that quality but I decided its better not to. Unless I'm choose by others, haha. Cos in real life, I let friends take control and follow whatever they'd doing. Most of the time anyway....
2] I actually got the gall to tell the transfer prog head that the courseS are BorinG. Boring!!! Not my communication degree la, but the electives that were being offered. But, if I'm going to Australia next March, I might decide to keep my last elective. Learn something interesting, or shall I do a post-grad in criminalogY instead? Still thinking.......
Anyway ystd my family and I went to Bukit Indah[Jusco] which is new for Dinner. Left Sg at 8pm, and had dinner at Soul Thai. Apparently my bro had eaten there be4 in Ipoh. Now most of the relatives are afraid of him cos he's always demanding for 'special' items. If he cont'd to behave this way in Australia, he'd go bankrupt.... So when my dad said that we might be gg to Jusco every wk, I couldn't help grinning. Auntie Annie's every week plus I'd be able to replenisH my bubblE-guM. Oh madness!!!
Will be planning my feb mid-term break once I complete my PR assignment, to be submitted on fridaY. So will be working hard from now onwards, phew I'm not having my PR debate this wk as well. Places to explore are: Pulau Ubin, ECP, night tour with SPI....... my parents had given me the green light, yippiE!!!

CNY trip to M'sia

2009-01-29T11:30:00.002+08:00

Yo peeps, I'm BACK!!! Too bad if u don't miss me, haha. Well I left for Klang on fri afternoon at 2pm. Traffic was choked at the 2nd link, seems like everybody having the same idea. We reach there 9plus and went for Supper. BTw we stop at A&W for break.[had my curly fries and root beer float, yum!]
On sat, we had ba ku teh for b'freast. There was this saying that one hadn't been to Klang if they didn't have the dish, so ya. Anyway our car has 4 people at the back seat. Me, my bro, aunt and little cousin who couldn't wait for his parents to drive him back the next day.[with so many ppl in the car, when can I ever bring my friends to celebrate CNY m'sia stylE?] Had lunch after reachg at 2pm[my dad's place] Once lunch was over, we headed to our grandma's house.
Actually for most days we 4llow the same pattern. Day time at grandma's place, overnite at the cuz's hse. On sun evenin, we had our reunion dinner[ no steamboat this time round]. Aft which we went over to the opp for explosives! The little kids play with 'pop's and fireworks & the sizzles,while I handle the mean looking 'rocket' that explodes into the sky.Over at my cuz place, the whole neighbourhood light up with firecrackers and thw noise cont'd until 1am. After it was over, we stayed up to watch 'the Coffin' while my aunt &uncle went to the temple at Lumut.
On mon, we went to church at 10am. Be4 that, we had mee sua for b'fast.[think its customary to have them during the 1st day of the new yr]. In church, I played with a lil toddler. She's so friendly that she no qualms being with strangerS!! Her brother on the other hand, was a lil terror. He would snatch other's stuff and nearly beat up my lil cuz[who's 9].
For lunch, 10 of us went to Pizza Hut. Well, we squeeze into a M'sia register car.[ too bad don't have the photos] Courtesy of Aunty S.M and her husband, we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly and the kids have an enjoyable time. At 3plus, my dad brought was[ the kids and I] for chendol.And the noise they make!! No more outings for them next time, can't even be quiet for 20min. There was a long queue at the chendol store.[It's located near the Indian temple which is further down from Fajar] Thus we went to the less popular one to get our craving. After that we had coconut drink, and the Indian fella take a liking to the eldest boy who was in primary 6.
At night, we went to ACS for their yearly gathering. Not many ppl turn up this time round but I manage to meet up with a friend.[will post the photos on facebk later] But just tell me. Do I look like I'm still in secondary sch? That's what my mom teacher say. Though everyone commented that I've fair skin.[Think purple really complement me!]
On tuesday, we went visting. With 4 generations under one roof, its' huge and noisy. There'd relatives from USA, Australia and of cos Sg. Well, one of the distant relative brought back a colleague from Aust, and they'd workg in NewcastlE!! After that I had 2 rounds of dinner. At 7pm , we had porridge at my grandma's place be4 meeting up with the cuz. Cos there's one more family who came down from Kedah, and this is the rare occasion where we get to meet up. So after the delicious seafood dinner[with the oyster omelette, mussels, crayfish and sotong] we have a drinking session at the relatives house be4 heading home.
And we left for Sg at 7am on weD. Now that I'm back, I need to tidy up my room and complete my homework. Wanna have gd gradeS this seM, cannot afford to plaY.[ I want my distinctN! then I can go over to Australia]
Things I need to do--
Sign up for theory lessN.[Pls let me PASS this time round, I reallY wanna drive when I'm in Aust.]
Complete JournalisM quizes and exercises. I want my 20%
Read up and blog on this wk public relation chapter.
Start working on next friday PR major assignment.[20%] As I've already register with the lib e-resources, can have access to all the info.
Plus find my MISSING piano book ASAP. I'm not gg to use my angbao money to pay for the book though its definitely less than $20......Wanna upgrade my hp blootooth to 4GB. So ciaO!!!

HEllO CNY 2009!

2009-01-22T08:54:00.002+08:00

Oh La! I've finally get my presentation over &done with, spend wed afternoon polishg up, hope we'd get a good gradE!! & had a blast ystd, attending the rehearsal with my friends, playing the piano, & teaching someone. [sorry but I didn't get her name] & I played 2 CNY songs! OK, I don't really rem e tune, so one of them sing it in perfect chinesE while I fumbled over the keys. Its was such a CNY mood that even the cleaning aunty stopped to listen.
So while from fridaY onwards I will be away celebrating CNY with my relatives, [pls don't mention PiLi in front of me again, this EpisodE is over and done with, am thankful that I didn't post any pic on my msn nicK/friendster.]
So while this blog will lay dormant for someday, here's a reaL life story on how I spend my past CNY in M'sia when I was in Sec3. As Narrated:
On fri, my school attended Ngee Ann Poly opeN hse where I bump into several outside friends. After the whole event, we went home.
On sat, I was up and about by 5am. Ya, those were the days where we have to rise early to beat the jam.& when my dad had the energy for long-distance drive. Unfortunately, we were given a traffic update by our relatives at the causeway. They warned us that there was a traffic jam. After 6am, we were on our way.Along the way, there was a traffic jam and thus we could not stop for lunch. But e mother has already prep bread and cake so we have them. There was one funny incident, in which our relatives happen to be right behind us when we're somewhere in Perak. Cos I happen to turn around saw Aunty waving madly at us.
On sunday, we went for lunch at a restaurant[mom's side] plus shopping be4 returning home, In the evening, we waited for tricia's family to arrive so that we can go over to the father's side to attend their reunion dinner. After dinner, tricia's mom asked me if I was in primary 5. While though Iwas in sec 3 at that time, I happen to be same size as her daughter and we seldom see each other.Luckily, another relatives reassure her that I was in sec3. Hello! Tricia's mom seem to 4get that I was older than her daughter by 5 ys. They did go to sg when she was a baby and I was about 6....enuff said.
On mon, we went to visit a prawn farm to bai nian. After the reunion dinner, [it was CNY eve], our sg relatives came over to vist us. Aft dinner, my dad drove my bro & I over to his bro house & joined them in watchg lorD of the RingS. When the clock strike 12, we joined the whole neighbourhood to usher in the NewYear with........firecrackerS!![This was happening everywhere in m'sia] My father drove us home late at night.
On tues, we went to another relatives hse in Pantai be4 having a quiet evening at home as my parents attended their yearly class reunion.[wonder if they are able to attend this yr?]
On wed, we left for home, after spending 3 fantastic days in M'sia. As usual, we left early in the morning and was pleasantly surprise when my parents turn into Crystal's house. We had lunch and stayed there for about 2hrs. Finally on the way back home, we bump into the management of our music school, who was in KL for CNY. Their children, who taught my bro and I were not around.[the youngest was in sec 1 at that time]
FootnotE: Hope u guys have a wonderful & fun CNY, sans those annoying CNY songs. And pray hard that the causeway and M'sia won't be jammeD....... thousands of Sg cars are headed over there, especially our next door neighbours who came from IpoH.

HEctiC WEek of My LifE EveR!!

2009-01-17T00:32:00.003+08:00

Nearly vomitted blooD 2day. Tried teaching my friend pianO but only manage Cmajor fingering and co-odination be4 teaching her 1Line of her dreaM song. Will be thinking twice be4 teachg others.....Even if they paid me! LOL.

Anyway am planning my schedulE. Looking at the amount of things I need to do be4 leaving for M'sia, I wanna faint.Cos this is only the 2nd week of school yet I need to do 1001 thingS. If I were only gd at Multi-Tasking hmm. This is what my schedulE looks likE.
Sat-- Lesson from 9am to 11am, then drop by at my god-ma place.[The last time I visited her was last ApriL]
Sun-- 12 to 6pm busy with church commitmentS.
* the remaining time will be spend doing my blog entry. Will definitely downloaD the e-book and write something constructive and sensiblE. Am aiming for a HD in PR.[that's 85% folks.]
Mon--Prob a shopping trip for those CNY clotheS[Pls let me find something to wear, otherwise I wanna crY]
TueS-- JournalisM class 9-11, meet partneR for discussN of wed presentatN.[don't ever do it durin 1st wk,not sure of what to expect, plus 3rd wk won't be around]
Wed--Killer lesSn. Our presentatN is from 3.45-5.45, have about 4hrs to PreparE.[Leave no time to do PR assignment]
Thurs--Thank goodness is a free day. Will be postg comments about partner's PR blog entry plus doinG JournalisM hwk.[ Sat have class but skipg that...but unfortunatelY there is hwk due for that lessN so yea]
Nite--prob shoppg with ex-colleague if there's a need to.
But I seriouslY enjoy her companY!
Fri-- Hopefully no more shopg if my frien meet us on Mon--CompletN of PR assignment.[worth 20%, then no need to rush it after I come back from M'sia, just submit to lecturer]. PluS pacK luggagE!!!!!!! Cos on Sat, we're leaving e hse at 6AM SHARP.
Well its duE to my modulE on fri. It's discussN work so no choicE. If I skip that lessN it might not be so fruitfuL after all no? Why oh why I can't be in tutoriaL A....they always seem to get the besT timing!!
FootnoteS: Am not going to let my sweetooth run my life, though there is a need for it. I exceeded my limit this wk due to last Sunday horroR catastrophE..
Anyway, hope I won't need to rely on my chocS to get the adren alinE going cos I don't wanna end up as a type1/type 2 diabetic. But seriouslY speaking, I will buy 4D if I was ever found to be low on sugar![Read low-insuliN level]. Though one of my friend have this condition. And the best jokE is that she'd a sweet tootH! LoL. Off to beD.....Am having an intensE but interestg clasS 2mrw.

The World's most BIGOT motheR

2009-01-11T14:33:00.004+08:00

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...............................
I can't screaM PhysicallY, but this should be gd enuff, though seriouslY mayphap a Penknife will do the tricK. Hadn't reallY trieD it though, but at the ratE things are going now, one is essentiaL. I've no qualmS using it, only question is where??! Another comfort fooD that I will be gunning for is ICe-ScreaM. Of the most expensivE branD, say GodivA? And thus the insulin leveL will skyrockeT and urs trulY will be in remissN.
PardoN my rumblings, but am reallY cheeseD off!! By the mother, who elsE. Early in the morning, she complained about me alreadY. For reading the newspaper while she's preparing to go to worK, WTF!! I can't argue with her that reading newspaper is essentiaL to my grades.[ Am trying to get a HD for e JournalisM course] If I argue with her, I can forget about completinG my coursE. Therefore, BlK 112 is looking more tempting every daY... In the house that I'm living now, everyday is felt with tension. I feel suffocateD, Blocked, and trapeD..that's no way I can cont'd to live with them. HelL, even my bro wanna go out when he hearD that I'm staying at homE 2day!! And, quoting my mother " If others ask me how manY children I have, will tell them that I only have one. Cos the other one is uselesS." She even stopped me from talking to her....about my studieS, about other things, is no big deaL. So what if she's not interesteD in my life? My bro is her fav, they can hold a decenT conversatN. I do not need speciaL attention, I just want to have a heart to heart talK with my mom. If that can't even be achieve, nothing is possiblE. Anyway, I will not be faze by their criticism and comments, to each his own. U think a lawyerS letter will scare me? Just cos I'm not tidY, don't do the household chores properlY[ correctN, Ive alreadY tried my best, just that u're too much of a perfectionisT], give u an attitudE[that's what u feel.]
Really, u should be thankfuL that I don't cursE, Swear, Smoke and Drink, Heck, I don't eveN talk back and make things ugly for u like Aunty Iris daughter. I just take things as it is, and when I'm trying to complete ur task, u say that I'm showing my tempeR. Why can't u see me for who I am? Sure I might not be a perfectionisT, a sainT, but at least I don't talk back. I use the non-confrontational approach.
Things I learnt from this incident: Keep away from the mother until she goes out. Do not talk unlesS it's necessarY cos anything can trigger her emotions. And lastly, cont'd to have that don't care attitudE[pretenD not to know anything]. Seriously, from my calculatN, I'm only in contact with my mom about 18% per wk.[Not including sleeping time] and we can't even live harmoniouslY. Am really physicallY and mentallY tireD from all this NonsensE..... I wish that my mom didn't want me when I was borN. She have an excusE not to have me, but she still bring me up. Now, I garantee u my readerS, that she'd claP her hands and dancE over my grave if I go be4 her. But I don't reallY care. I HATE this house, I HATE this place, I HATE the peoplE around me. Just wanna go and have a NicE, LONG, SLEEP.

The 1st wkend of 2009

2009-01-03T13:21:00.003+08:00

Good grief. It's it that harD to find one earmufF/earplug that is cheap yet useful..If I can't recee for one at GUardian/Watson guess I'd go back to SimLim Sq for it. But hopefullY Jurong Pt do sell It!! Don't wanna be burstg my eardrums no more.

On 1/1, we leave for Pontian at 11.30am and the custom officer[at M'sia side] was so friendly yet efficient!! Anyway, by now news should be making rounds at Sg ICA...One of their dear colleague splash paint on my dad's car. He offered to show them the pic but they declinE..[guess not everybody's interesteD in office politicS].

Actually, my dad wanted us to have lunch at this restaurant call Wonderful but they only operate from 4pm to 1am.[Cos we always go there at nite] So we settled for lunch at one of the foodstore. Their fried prawn mee is darN gd!! Better than sg, while the chao guo tiao is too black[and taste abit strangE]. After that, we went grogery shopping and I manage to bring back 2sticks of bubblE gum. Made by Hershy's co and is imported from USA!! In the evening, we stopped at one of the many fruit stalls along the roadside where my parents had a durian while I was napping in the car.

Friday, my friend and I went shoppg! I didn't buy anything except for a dress[$10 only!!] But not sure whether its suitable for CNY. Don't care... Will try to find more in the weeks to come. Anyway it was so funnY. My frienD was being the Fashion Police, while I was the Thrift police. Well, not for my budget but on my friend. Cos let's just say that she's a lil' short of moolaH at the moment but there's alot of things that she want to buy!! These are the itemS on her current wishList: Digital camera, Macbook, PSP, IphonE..... and she still wanna buy lotsa shoes! And branded watches![Bang head] But luckily, she came to her senses and these are her buys.......... a pair of 3/4jeans[$5], a watch made in china[$2.50]. The only thing that she's allowed to splurge on is a pair of heels[below $30]. Seriously, I joked that the next time i go out with her, am going to bring a whistle and a hammer along... then I can stop her effectively from buying stuffs!
But one thing that is sure is that we need to loose weight. What with CNY coming and the stress of our studies. Plus the beautiful clothes that we wanna fit in[ saw a dress that can be tied in 9diff styles, selling at a grand total of $55!!] Anyway my CNY shopping is not done yet, hoping to have a trip out with a gd friend of mine[we didn't see each other during the Dec hol]. And I'm drooling over one item at the moment[that OP shorts that is selling for $33.]
But I seriously need to buy a pair of ear muff/ear plug, am trying to get them at GUardian... Pls don't force me to go all the way to Beach Road for it, thank You very Much!!

Looking back at the Past

2008-12-31T23:27:00.002+08:00

TimeCHeck: It's 30min to midnitE. And here's to Recapturing the memories of 2008. The good, the baD and the UglY.
Jan2008- Was pissed of that I had to do the Foundation COurse at a certain university be4 commencing on my degree studies. Hello, I've a diploma fo goodnesS sake!!But then again, my results are not very stellar either. Just that there are other schools that I can start on my degree straight away. But then, God has other plans for me.... He works in mysteriouS ways that seem clear to me now.
During the foundation year, I loathe studying maths and Econs though I've a vague understanding. Dunno how many times I nearly banged my head against the wall while trying to understand those subjects. Accounting failed me miserably to. Heck, I did have a LCCI in accounting!![Pity I couldn't pull it off though]. Anyway throughout the 8months of studies, I met and made serveral good friends like Nat, Anna, Chi, Ying and the rest. Though there was one friend that didn't stay through, I hope she'd better 2009. As it was her mistake that cost her this friendship and others. Surface to say, she miscalculate the direction at which our mutuaL friend take.
This is the year that I overspenD on my budget as I was given free Rein on my bank account. I wish that I didn't took up the pop piano course though it did improve my playing. Now, I don't have enough moolaH to cont'd with my Grade 6.[ though am itching to at least accomplish the skills] Wasted my money on expensive meals and Candy EmpirE..[need to cut down on thosE!!]. Now I need to find means and ways to top up my bank account so that I can accomplisH my tasks be4 flying off to AustraliA.
2008 is a year that I tried dating. One was quite ok while the 2nd guy was a nightmarE. And I now have a email friend that am trying to shake off--- Cos he's a close friend of my uncle. Should have use a pseudonym while chatting witth him but then again the towN is so small...Its difficult to keep a white liE going.
So yea, my goals for 2009
Gain gd GPA scores in all my modules so that my parents will send me to AustraliA.
Try to pass all related driving requirementS so that I will be able to drive.
Start saving money for LasiK, Personal allowance for travelling and other neccessities.
Spend more time with family and friends, cheerish everybody around me and LIving Life to the FUllest!!
FootNote: From nowonwards, I will not look back at the past, but carried on. Will try to live each day happily and fruitfully and...........When things get Though, the though gets going!!
Am not going to be defeated easilY.....OTherwise how did u think I go through 21yrs of my life so far????
So here's to 2009 and may everyone have a wonderfuL year ahead!!!

Xmas...and the Days after

2008-12-30T10:58:00.002+08:00

XmaS was fuN!! THough I had a mini countdowN with my friens on wed nite, didn't stay with them through the nite as they went to Mindcafe into the wee hours of the morning.However, I did bring two friends with me for the XmaS candelight service. It was exciting though, with Angels everywhere flyinG on those types of stunt strings/pulleYs... And having talking sheeps!! Thurs afternooN, I followed my relatives to IMM where they buy Daiso goods worth $74!! Apparently they don't have those in M'sia, so retailers please take notE.[Hint,Hint]

Friday was a suaY day for me, losT my referral letter, so went back to Jurong Polyclinic to collect another one. Cost me $1. But... on the way back, my ribs was nearly crusH by the stupid SBS185. The door nearly 'Ding' on me be4 I was safely on the bus.. BooHoo!! Sat, I went to my former office at RedHill to meet my ex-colleagues be4 headed down to ECP.
Apparently, 2of them are celebrating their b'days so it is a BBQ dinner cum b'day celebratioN. There is a cake from AwfullY choc[made of 100% pure choc, they might as well use cocoa beanS] plus a mango vanilla log cake. Yums!! Anyway, here's the menu of the day: Herbal butter prawnS, chicken wings, sausages, Sweet Japanese potato, corn, herbal mushroom, brocoli, baby squid, stingraY, mussel[or was it clams?], salaD, sataY, otaH..... and manY more.
On Sun, my cousins went to the Science Centre. I've been there twice this year, so am making plans to visit the toy museum/cookiE museum next yr... anybodY wanna follow me? Mon, I made my way to the long-overdue check-up at Jurong Medical Climc.[Where my bro visit quite often, can't do that anymore went he go to Australia] And since I mention that I'd some problems hearing, they arrange for me to do a Lab test. First, they measure my middle ear. After which I was place in another room to do a sound test. Besides looking out for a certain noisE, I also need to isolatE it from the Rain sound. Though the diagnosis is quite bad, its not lifE threatening. Yup, I've abit of hearing Loss, but its only on the Higher Frequency.... so I have to stop listening to loud music. Head phones, I can ban them totallY from my life. But servicE?? Heck, I'm listening to Loud Music every single week.... Just hope that e diagnosis remaiN as a status Quo so that I do not need to be regalated to watching service from the internet. Which will be kinder to my ears, ReallY.
So dear readerS, pls advice me where to get a pair of cheaP ear-muffs, otherwise I might make some drastiC changes sooN.
Plans for the week: Wed nite, potlucK at Bukit Panjiang. Thursday, following my aunty to Johor. Friday, prob the esplanadE. Meet-ups with SauFang: Sometime this week, latest next week. And my CNY clotheS..... ReallY, it doesn't matter. Or does it? Cos I'm planning a makeover, am lookg for tubes and trying out diff clotheS. Plus I spend about $200 on my uncle's weddg. Don't wanna to wastE more moneY than I can helP. But seriouslY, I need more ClotheS!!

Xmas coming

2008-12-23T22:47:00.002+08:00

On Sat evening, my friens and I shared a cab to SG expo, and each of us fork out $10 Each.[brokE]. But along the waY, we gain a valuable Insight about Life. Our taxi driver is a retireE who can afforD not to drivE a cab. He was a retireD police officer and shared with us hiS life experience, including on how he bring up his 4children. An unconventionaL man, he was quite liberal when his children was around. Money was not an issue. In fact, if he knew that his childreN were heading out, he would ask them this question "Do u have enuff moneY?". He never questioned them whom they are going out with, what time would they be back... etc. However, if his children were in the wrong, he would not hesitatE to punisH them.
After attending a XmaS party on Sun, I woke up earlY to visit the polycliniC. And found that I had an extra hole in my left ear, lol. Hope it close up sooN, otherwise it will be giving me proB. I kept walking even though there were many seats availablE. And true enuff, it lead me to a sec school classmate. Yvonne![Always seem to be meeting them]. Anyway we had a nice time catching up on each other's lives be4 going on our separate ways.
Will be busY on wed.InsteaD of celebrating at a familY frien's hsE[they invited me too latE] or gg to a dear frien's party, I will be going for XmaS service, and be remindeD of God's blessing and goodness over my life. After that it will be CountdowN!! And ya, my cousins are coming down to SG.So have a merrY XmaS and a happy New YeaR!!

Out of TowN

2008-12-19T01:17:00.002+08:00

FinallY... After a Long long time, I get to visit M'sia with my friendS... Excited and happY!!
So, Tabi and I met at Kranji station around 0915 be4 taking the CausewaY link to the checkpoimt. Over there, I happeN to chance upon felloW students from UoN who are EnjoyinG a day out. Cleared custom at 11am, and met her frieN at citysquare. He was kind enuff to drivE us arounD... Though Plaza Sentosa is a place not worth mentioning. Clothes there are either not my type or too ex... comparable/more expensive than e clothes sold in SG!!
After which we proceeD to JUSCO, where we played arcadE be4 watching 'Yes Man'. Jim CarreY happened to be one of my fav actors and his shows always make me laugH. Dinner was at Kenny Rogers... One of my all time faV place. Though its darN expensivE in sg... it cost about 15RM per meal![Not counting drinkS]. On our next vist, we will be tryinG Nordan... Or the Jap place. Too manY food centers in that shopping center... especiallY what with Tesco next door!! Anyway as I was making my way home, my bro was beginning his JourneY to M'sia... Visitin our relativeS. And hopefullY complete his driving lessN...
As for me, I'm still consideriN if I wanna retake the basic Theory test for the 3rd time Running.,.. cos if I manage to pass this time rounD I will definitelY have da licensE by the time I leave for AustraliA. So any suggestNs? Can email me at joann_journal@hotmail.com. Thanks and have a gd weekend....

Cloud in silver Lining

2008-12-14T21:11:00.004+08:00

The dragoN lady is at it again... Should just keep my mouth shut sometimes. Really she can be the most unreasonable people to live with. But what to do? We have to honour thy parents. Yup its one of the 10 commandments found in the bible. The most I can do is wait impatiently until mid 2009 so that I can start being 'Independent' before doing my final seM/yr[plus Honours] in Australia. Whoo!! Cos my brother confirm will be doing his degree over there... M'sia Monash rejected him. So off to UWA he goes![University of Western AustraliA].
Had a wonderful time 2day. A swensen's chicken baked rice meal, plus a giant Earthquake[ to share of cos] and their brownie with ice-creaM.[Umm] Estatic euphoriA. Then watched a comedy called Four X'mas.[The babies set my bilogical clock ticking]. The last X'mas movie that I watch was X'm with the Kranks.
PersonallY for me, I will be getting busier as X'mas is approaching... and now I'm in charge of organizing the gang outing for this month!!! Hopefully we would be able to meet a few more times be4 I fly over to AustraliA. Wonder who will be sending me off to the airport? But friends, its ok if u can't make it!! And my father reallY want me to learn driving. After all there is enuff time to take and pass the variouS test. The question is , should I con'td to do private or go 4 lessN? Heard that lessN has a higher chance of passing but cost more..But no matter what route I take I will make sure that my heart and soul is totallY involve in the programme so that I will do well. Anyway its easier to pass e exaM in school[only 50%] but the basic theory test is [95%!]
Wish I had not waste my moneY in learning Pop piano, now just treated it as a revisN. Since I'm leavg for AustraliA only in 2010, I am yearning to take gradE 6 exam or at least learn the skills so that I will be able to master diff technics more quickly. But the question is where is the moolaH to fund my interest?? Haix... Looks like I can only pick up the skills aft graD. Ciao peeps!

Weekends! and the china girl.

2008-12-11T10:23:00.002+08:00

Hi there!! My weekend was eventful! Went for the Ben&Jerry's chunkfest. Was one of the silliest decision I made in my entire life, as the queue for the free ice creaM is super looong. Saw a long-gimt enemy, Victoria Khoo over there. And she don't recognize me, hahas. Was literally standing next to her.[i'm the one in a pink shirt]. On fri, went shopping at vivo with my friends be4 heading down to Geylang for their famous frog leg porridge.[ YuM!] On mon, we headed down to The Cathay for Sushi. Think I might just develop a taste for it... except the ingredients they use on it is weird. After which we headed down to the MInds' Cafe for hours of FUN!![Hope there is such an establishment in australia].
Ystd, something dramAtic happen at my estate. A lil' boy had a near drowning experience. It was my 1st experience, but my mom had seen it happened thrice already. The 1st two happened to gd friens of hers. OH yea, and did u know that Grassland had an accident in Muar, Johor? They picked up passengers from my parents hometown.[And I'm glad that i'm not in that bus, don't think I can stand another shocK.] It was the talk of the towN, and the bus was going at 120km/h. Wonder if my mom will be taking the same bus again....
The current economy situatN in S'pore is not doing well at the moment. And with two university going childreN[ yea like it's my fault I cannot make it to Uni earlier.. But who care? will be stuck in this current situatN anyway]. My mom has started taking extra job. Rejoined the teaching force as an adjunct teacher. And most likely a China girl will be staying with our family. In my room!![For that extra $$$]. She's 17years old, and will be studying in LAselle drama school. Come to think of it, if she's in NAFA she might as well say hi to Demi for me.
So...no more privacy. Cos there's an extra pair of eyes. But guess that's a small price to pay. Who knows we might be seeing each other in school to, for she'd be studying English 1st. Well, will blog again another day!!
Footnote: Why my results for the other modules not out yet? Is the teacher still sleeping in SPain? Gonna tidy my room ASAP.

Wedding trip back.. plus a startling revelation

2008-12-05T10:02:00.005+08:00

Finally, peace and quiet reign. can use my blogger and FaceBook in peace. Cos none of my pesky lil' cousins are here! Anyway the wedding on 29th Nov is fantastic. There were 3 flower girls and 2 pageboys. And one of the flower girl is only 3yrs old! And a very sweet, obedient little girl she is. When the other 9 yr old flower girl misbehave, she knew how to say " Jie Jie naughty". When people are napping, she knew how to signal the others to keep quiet. What a child!! Anyway some of the children misbehave, but they were from the in-law side. Early in the morning, before the church ceremony, there was a big hoo-ha. Cos the little boy about 8 yrs old cannot have a corsage. And the mother literally had to use the cane to silence him. And when the ceremony is happening, those 2 kids kept running around in the church-- in front of the pastor no less!! I mean, can't they keep still for just a lil' more than an hr?
On Sun, after the wedding we had a lazy afternoon. Had some local delicacies which I enjoyed once every blue moon before heading to my aunts home. Had an enjoyable music session, as there are other relatives who can play the piano as well. For dinner, we had a seafood meal. While the meal is yummy, the atmosphere is not so as mosquitoes are all over the place!!
On tuesday, we went to Kampar to explore the place. NOrmally when we are in Malaysia, we will tour the neighbouring places. So far I had been to IPoh and TaiPing.[It's a nice place with beautiful scenery]. Lumut and Pangkor Island are a few of my favourite sites, as is Pulau Tioman. One of my plan, however is to visit Langkawi be4 I leave for Australia. On Thursday, we left for home. Originally. we were to have a seafood lunch at KUKup but the guy who was suppose to accompany us was busy. So we just had a simple meal with one of my aunty's other friends. The journey home from Pontian was terrible. 1st we had to take bus 96 to Larkin be4 transferring to SBS 170. It took 4 freakg hours to reach home!!
Footnote: My father caught the guy who VANDALISE our car. Well my parents told us to stay FAr far AWAY from that FAMILY. WHen in the past, we were still encourage to acknowledge them, cos children are well, not involve in adult's biz.

Assignment- aftermath

2008-11-22T09:52:00.002+08:00

Writing a 2500 word essay made one feel damn tired, with a raging headache too boot. But I'm glad that's all over--- now I only need to choose 4 article and comment again according to course reader. Easy right? You wish. Though I'm quite certain what I'm gonna write, I've yet to sort my articles. In the midst of my assignments, I did not take the time to relax, am going to start watching trick 2 next wk/ movies I hope.
Anyway its 1wk to my uncle's wedding!! YoHoo. Going back right in the midst of the wedding preparation The last time we did it was like 10yrs ago? From a flower girl to being a pianist.. the years do flew past quickly. This yr, the wedding posse will be Fun and cute. Now to my little problem: Do I play THe Moon Represent My Heart in E Flat major of Gmajor? Gmajor is much more simplistic and the timing is easier to handle. Though EFlat major is well has a richer sound to it... Haix. And ni yao de ai / guang huai fang shi/ an jing? WIll be spontaneous about my choice next wk..as long as the song is not saD.
Well 2mrw will be nice! THe ending to the AsiaConference, which means giving out a museum tour, it'd end with a BIg BANG.. and hopefully I can stay throughout the whole session. Cos its guaranteed to end quite late, though its stipulated to end at 10.30pm... I think?
Havc my schedule on mon nicely planned out.
Morning will be off to the ICA collect the passpor, afternoon lunch with the gang,
pack luggage than fit in a slot to celebrate Winnie's b'day[she hadn't tell me the time yet!!] dinner with channel U 7pm show[if my dad buy a new TV already] and then it's Off to M'sia.. 9.15pm Bus at BL shopping center.
GOnna miss my Foriensic Hereos!!

RAisinS on LIFE

2008-11-21T09:52:00.002+08:00

Hi guys, blogger was funny!!! It suddenly switch to CHINESE and I didn't noe how to change it back. Luckily is all right. Anyway this week is the RAISIN theme. WEd, had chocolate raisin for brain food, thurs was famous amos oatmeal and raisins cookies.[ Don't u just love cinnamooN?] And breakfast 2day was well, raisin and cinnamon bread.. I'm so in love with CINAMMON.
On wednesday, I went to ICA. One need to be patient as it involve alot of Waiting. Swearing my allegiance to S'pore took only 5min, but the waiting time was ridiculously Long. Luckily my dad went to get the queue no to make the passport, otherwise who know's how much long we need to wait. Met some strange people on the train in the EAST-WEST line. My mom was gunning for a seat and she told me so. However, a lady grabbed it. Nvr mind! Let her have it-- and SHE gave us dagger looks! and my mom told me that she'd use her eyes as marbles if they dropped out.. Pls lah, give us a break. So what if u have the seat? NO need to give us that type of crappy look. Nobody owes u anything.
FInally submitted two assignments. The current assignment that I'm currently struggling to find another 500 words is at the stroke of midnight. Plus one more learning journal... After which is bye bye S'pore!! Back to M'sia on Mon nite.[ well the rest of the sch is preparing for exams.]
Anyway one thing i'm disappointed is that I cannot be with my close friends next sem as I give up the chance to study E-biz. Nvr mind, still have lotsa chance to meet up... WHich means once again, next seM I DO NOT NEED TO SEAT FOR EXAMS AT ALL!

Porridge! All that u need to know

2008-11-18T00:36:00.004+08:00

A new post, to celebrate my completion of an Assignment. But referencing and HTML not done yet. Seesh. Will be completing it later in school. Anyway just had frog leg porridge a few days ago with Anna and Chi. Yummy porridge, think its the 6th time I'm having it this year. About porridge, my favourite is cooked by my mom.. pumpkin porridge! And there are others. I love the creamy century egg porridge, but will feel nauseous if I bite into the jelly substance. Weird huh? Have the same problem with can food. Like can sardines.
And this is JOYCE PORRIDGE SHEET LIST:
Once while holidaying in KL with my aunty and her family, we had nothing but Porridge for 3 days and 2 nights. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. It just so happen that we didn't have our regular room therefore my aunty couldn't prepare the other food for our meals. Finally, my uncle took pity on us and on the last nite we had KFC for dinner. I didn't look at porridge the same way again. Anyway KL is a good place to people watch! Especially the Iranian people. They are beautiful with their exotic features.
Another yummy porridge that I had was at a hotel in Taiping. Once again, I followed my aunty and her family for their annual church camp! Organised by Wesly Methodist in S'wan, we had wonderful meals, buffet style. But what the adults and kids love the best is the porridge-- unfortunately they'd serve in mini bowls. And one of the organisers later revealed that the porridge are meant for the children. In this camp that was held in August, I also made a wonderful friend. Thank you Winnie for agreeing to be my room-mate even though I do not know most of the teens over there plus many of them were not around.
Lastly I'm looking forward to the Asia conference. Am gearing up myself for a miracle that's waiting to happen.. have waited a looong time for it to come. Will blog more about it prob within the next few days.. Cos its practically the one of the biggest event that is happening in town!
Signing off, good night.[ Can friday be delayed please? 2 assignments to be submitted]

Random decisions

2008-11-13T16:14:00.005+08:00

Oh my gawd! My parents and the things they said. Bought a new bag on thurs cos the old one's gone. And my mom told me that my PVC bag will not last for long. To sweeten the deal, she promise to give me $500 in end nov 2010 if the bag is still around. However, if it doesn't, i've to pay her back $250. And I did not agree to it.. she's the one who started it!! And my father. He encourage me to get an honours. But I nearl freak out when my lecturer said that Honours at Newcastle is just by research. A thesis for 1 yr! This is too much. Will be sourcing for alternative honours program that will allow me to do some coursework.
Anyway last sun celebrated my frien's b'day at fish and co, Paragon. But think she had a traumatic time as we threaten to smash the cake onto her face. oops.. Had a wonderful time cam-whoring on bus 502. Hadn't check the pics yet, but think someone's video up on facebook.
Ps. Ur Harris notebk can only be collected during the study break week. And oh, someone having a test on sat-- lala. Btw, I'm rushing my assingments. They are due on the 17, 21, 24 and 25 of Nov. WTF! I'm not even 50% completed... But will score the best grades possible. Hah! Gotta rush... get things done ASAP.

Studying Or Socializing?

2008-11-08T10:22:00.003+08:00

Hello.... It's 3 weeks left to the wedding!! Wondering how the lovely couple is faring. Heard from my mom that ALL of my little cousins will be flower girls and page boys. It'd be looking grand! As for me, let's say I fulfilled my duties a decade ago.
Been pretty ahem, studying [Socialising] this one week. On wed, I went to Bukit Batok with my friend, who went to look for her frien who's working at Watson. The food at that hawker's center not bad, they serve decent western food! It's a german chain I think, similar to the stall that I tried near the ICA building at Woodlands. After which, we went to Orchard to look at the Pretty dresses.[ No mood to buy them, already had one for the wedding dinner.] For our last stop, we went to Bugis, and I bought a pretty black dress for the church wedding! Call me unconventional, but if my grandma gives the go ahead, I'll wear it w/o any worries!! Cos imagine me wearing a white dress. With my fair skin, I don't look good. And the shade of pink that I tried on makes me look frumpy.
On thursday, met my ex-colleague for lunch at Bugis. Tried the food at the HK cafe@ bugis junction. Not bad. At 2pm, I headed to Cinnileisure to catch 'The Coffin' with a group of friends. Now I understand why people say the show's not scary-- Either their standard is too high like mine, or its because of how the director place the effects. It doesn't shock you, it just gives out those subtle, mysterious vibes. Those of you who have watch the show will catch my meaning. Cos never in a min of that show did it startle the audience with a 'Boo!'
Friday, I met my friend for lunch. Actually was suppose to do PRODUCTIVFE work in school, but was having fun instead. We went to Great World for lunch! Had my favourite Pepper Lunch Express, then we shared Ben &Jerry's, diverteed to Harris. Before ordering an Auntie's Anne. Umm.. That's one of the many reason why I cannot go to Great world everyday. Distractions!!
I tell u, my schedule is FULL man!! On Sun, will be going to Settler's cafe for a round of games, on mon its off to the M'sia Embassy [PassPort!], tues it'd be for my theory test[ better PASS it this time round, then I can TERRORIZE somebody], thurs it'd be a b'day lunch. Well... this tells me one thing. I'd better CONCENTRATE on my assignments! So many of them are piling up. Don't wanna be stuck at home when the Asia's conference going on. So, am taking a sort of hiatus. Ciao!

Countdown to the Wedding: 3 weeks left!

2008-11-04T17:57:00.008+08:00

No class today. And the program executive didn't inform us. Why?! Anyway it is 3 weeks to the Big Day. And one week more to Forensic Hero.. been waiting to watch this show! But sadly, might be missing 10 episodes. Thinking if I should come back to S'pore earlier.

Wondering how's the wedding prep going on. The bride and groom's feeling the heat.. well I'm stressed out here in S'pore trying to finish up all my assignments. Sheesh. Anyway was bored so just did a headcount . Of those who'd be attending the wedding. On the groom side only cos I don't know the bride. Though I did meet her before. So here goes : FAMILY[ INCLUDING EXTENDED RELATIVES]

From Singapore: Mty whole family[duh] and distant relatives. On my grandfather's side, the aunty produce 3 children, and all of them are married and have their own kids. The only family that will be accompanying the aunty is his son's. They have 3 lovable kid. A son, whose name was Jonathan. The parents changed it to 'Jon-Jon' instead. Cute huh? Kate, their daughter is a lovely child model. Therefore, 10 people are confirmed coming down from Singapore. Oh and there's one more-- the Neil road uncle . Wonder if they'd come down for the wedding. And allow me to add in a little secret. His daughter was often spotted in the news. On channel 5 and channel news asia. However, not sure whether channel 8 or channel U did feature her. Cos she'd advise people on the banking stuff, and I don't really watch news.
Now the people from M'sia. The neighbours who happen to be our relatives. My grandfather's brother and his wife has 3 children. 2 of whom are married and live in Johor. One with a lil' princess who's the perfect toothpaste advertisement Darling. And the other aunt. let's just say that I was afraid of her when I was younger. Dunno why. Mb she always act fierce? So for that branch of the family, 11 people will be attending the wedding. Now for my GRANDMOTHER'S SIDE of the family:
We have 3 families living in the same state, Perak[obviously]. One which my parents doesn't like cos the head of that household is a person who loves to brag about their children's achievement. The other, has a daughter who married a guy younger than him. Ya, it's a shot-gun marriage; and the guy's family rich. One funny incident that happened during their wedding dinner was that my uncle discovered to his horror that one of his student would be his relative-- cos she's the guy's youngest sister. Think my uncle had an uncomfortable time at that dinner. As for the last family, they stay in Lumut and operated a shop there. So the estimated guests from these branch of the family will be 30?[ That's the maximum I think].
Plus various friends and relatives. Including my father's side of the family. Prob about 8 of them will turn out. Oh yes! And I've forgotten to INCLUDE my own immediate relatives. Muahaha. Let's see, I've 2 aunts and uncles, out of which 2 have a family of their own. So total no of attendees on the immediate family side will be 10.
So my total Estimated Guess is: 10 plus 11 plus 30 plus 8plus 10 plus [throw in another 30 for close friends and relatives, though my uncle had to 'sacrifice' some friends]. Ans=99
PS: Don't think will be counting the bride side. After all, am not familiar with them and don't want to confuse friends with family members. On a serious note, I HOPE that I will not see any of my ex-classmates. Cos a few of them were from my grandparents' place! Will tell u guys a funny story about how my father met his ex-classmate another day . Don't wanna stress u guys with to much Information. BYE!
AND: Will be playing the Piano in front of Strangers! Being the girl from S'pore.[Well, my M'sia citizenship will be given up on Nov10. Otherwise I cannot get my Passport done. Oh well the trouble of reaching the M'sia embassy before 7am. GrrrH.

Trust Ur Instinct!!

2008-11-02T00:51:00.003+08:00

Whoo! Last Sunday was fun. We practiced for the drama. And the 2 guys were having such a good time. I mean they were Natural with their comedic actions and timing! After which Anna, Chi and I went to CCK Food Culture for dinner. It's the 1st time we're there. It's a halal food court and the food is delicious. Will be having lunch there again later. Shall I try other stuff or stick to the same dish? Hmm.
Hectic week. Thurs afternoon- Had a rocking gd time with my friends at sch's piano. Sorta manage to choose the songs I'm playing for my uncle's wedding. They are: Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin and mb Penny's Tai F4 song. Actually thinking of doing Leslie Cheung's Zhui but don't really have the feel-- dots.
Friday was one of my most expensive days area! Met my friend at City hall. She got the cheek to tell me that she's not 1] Bringing me to a pub/disco/bar of any sorts, 2]Not forcing me to drink alcohol. With statements like this I should have trusted my instincts and stayed at home or find something else to do right? Since she had a close friend of hers following us. And she got all upset when she heard that I might not be going. Well I've learned my lesson. I will trust my gut instinct from now on and not meet her unless its going to the ECP[which is one of our fav activity], or going out for our frequent dinner. Will make sure in future that she'd provide me with the names of the places we're going so that I can check it out. But I think, we might be heading our separate way soon. We're too different from one another, but really hope that we can treasure this friendship and make things work. On the brighter side, I had a great view on the 71st floor at the swissotel. The admission fee is $25 per entry, inclusive of a drink of your choice, And my friend nonsensically told me that we're having a Free Drink. HELLO! We've paid for it, and NOTHING in this world is Free.
Saturday-- my handphone is not working properly. No network coverage, cannot send/ receive messages. But its good that my frien is around to give me some advice. Just off the Hp and start it again! Thanks.. Otherwise will be wastg time sending the phone to the shop for repair. And yea, I need to Start on my assignments! It's nearing the end of the 1st sem and work is pilling up.
A 2500 word essay for introduction to Communication due on 21st Nov.
Form a question and work on it as if its an augumented essay. 1000word for Introduction to Digital Communication. due on 18Nov.
A 1500 word essay on character profiling, due on 21 Nov.

And the current homework due this week: Media Release for professional writing.
Review a play/exhibition for the module mention above. Luckily its done.. just need to process it on the computer.

Random..Tour to SW Perth[Dec 2004]

2008-10-25T11:45:00.005+08:00

Gd Scott! Everybody's saying the same thing. If one has the chance to leave S'pore, they should do so at the immediate opportunity. However, I'm not sure if this same sentiments is shared by most S'poreans. Anyway I'd a great day last nite! After much delays, I manage to meet up with a gd friend of mine-- DEBBIE! Hadn't seen her in ages. Ever since she changed school to study in NAFA. Should have stayed back at PSB, then we can form a threesome! For she was to be my friend in the Bach of communication degree module, but alas! She can't cope with her studies Plus her heart is in NAFA. Oh well, if she had studied a little harder for her English, sch will be enjoyable every single day!
Anyway school's life getting busier. At the end of Nov, I need to submit 3 essays so yes I will start on them. And next wk have to finish the web proposal-- have to clear up a lil' mess that i created, post some pics and I'm done! Hope web publishing will be easier for me-- though it looks like I've to struggle with that subject. And talking about Australia, did u noe that their exchange rate is now 1:1? Made me reminicise about the holiday that I've had in Perth. This was what happen on the 7day,6nite trip..
The trip is on wed, after my exams the day before. People on the trip: My whole family, uncle and aunty. In the morning, we hired a merce taxi to ferry us to Changi Airport where we met our tour group. Upon reaching Perth in the afternoon, we toured the city and had dinner at KFC.[yup i still rem the details] At nite, we retired back to our hotel room while my parents went around visiting their friends in Perth. PS. The hotel rooms were so cool-- they had the Reader's digest Volume stories![ which was the 4 bks in 1 kind. You will only noe what i mean if u subcribe to reader's digest].
On the 2nd day, we travelled SouthWest. After visiting the underground salt caves, we ventured out to the tree top walk. Said to be the highest in Australia, it stood at 250m above ground. On the 3rd day, we travelled further and went for our farm stay. In the evening after dinner, we were driven around the place and brought to a fantastic spot where we can view the stars-- I'd never forget that nite. The view was spectacular!
On the 4th day, we travelled to Albany where we were to stay one nite. Be4 that, we visited the whaling exhibition and was taken to the Botanical Garden. It was more of a scenery day. On the 5th day, which is a Sunday, we went to the Fremantle market before heading back to Perth. It was wonderful! I was abit jealous, because they were selling bright, juicy strawberries for just $1! Its a pity that we didn't buy the strawberries, for I was the only one who really enjoy them.Oh well, I had tremendous fun picking and eating strawberries at Cameron Highland when I was in sec 3 at a actual[note: not commercialise farm]. On monday, it was a free and easy day. We followed another tour group to visit the Pinnacles, a sandy dessert in Australia. Where we get to try our hand at sand-boarding and go 'riding' around the sanddunes.
On our last day, we reached S'pore at 12midnite. And S'pore was just to small for comfort... my bro and I saw Our Secondary School teacher with his wife! And Mr LJK didn't recognize us even though we passed each other like 3/4 times be4 we head home.

FLU seaon Alert!

2008-10-19T19:00:00.004+08:00

Finally. Am recoverinG From my Illness. A combinatN of flu, fever and cough. Ain't that nice? Didn't really go out during the last few days.. And am missing out on a trip to the CivilisatN Museum, which will do nicely for my review. So need to schedule a trip to somewhere. But am not spelling it Out! Anyway cute little Nicholas brighten up my day on Wed. A primary 3 boy, he loves to entertaine himself by helpg to hang up the laundry and chasing after Dust Bunnies in my rooM. Guess who's the one who need to clean up the mess? Well his seating for his examination next wk, and thus I hope he don't catch the illness from me.. after Specifically asking him Not To Enter My Room.
As for my 1st tuitN job, it didn't quite work out. Frankly speaking, the girl who I tutor do not have the aptitude for the English language. She's better of doing accounting or something else. Will start teaching a P1 boy soon.. Reading and writing! It's gonna be fun. Anyway I'm pretty pissed off. Turns out that I cannot be exempted from introduction to digital communicatN after all. Because it is a prerequiste to WeB Publishing. [ unless I did it last time of course]. Haix. Why can't I be in Monash? I'd be perfectly fine on my own-- no screaming parents monitoring my everymove. Plus you can choose the majors, minors and Electives on my own, thus escaping the computer courses! Should have done well for my 'O's.. And by now I've finish my Honours! Or am doing a post-grad degree. Oh well.
Let's see what we have the following week-
Mon: Presentation on Intro to communication studies.[Haven't started doing]
Tues: Complete the Web proposal Project.[ Hopefully the Essay writing will be better].
Thurs: Submit article for Intro to prof writing.[ Actually the class quite useless. Its all Reduntant stuff. Heck we can all do our Hwk and submit it to the lecturer w/o attending class!]
Lastly, its time to get crackinG.. Need that Perfect gradeS to enter the Honours program.[ROAR!]

Ranting

2008-10-14T11:57:00.002+08:00

I'm sorry for not being a perfect daugther. I'm sorry for making Excuses all the Time. It ain't going to work this time round, ya? Seriously I can't stand the Dragon Lady anylonger. Ever wonder why we can't communicate? You made me the way I am. And all the Conditioning I've been through in Primary and Secondary School I guess. And I shudder to think what will happen when I'm staying at home half the time next Semester because I'm only studying 2 modules. My heart is Officially shut. Now I will only Indulge and pamper myself. The stubborn streak has served me well over the years. I am no longer going to Care about what the world think. Let them! Tired of 2nd guessing their every move. Go ahead and calculate the costs, and you will only end up with Losses. Ask yourself. It's a broken Relationship worth it? If anything happens, I've only 2 request- the Laptop. And the Piano. And the radio. The rest can go to Blazes for all I care. Enough is Enough!! Since u make ur INtentionS Bloody clear- I guess to refute it is Useless. So don't think you can Enter in my life again. For the entry to my soul and my heart is Shut. The only person who can Access it is me. If I ever want to. Cos I vowed not to be hurt Again and again, and guess what Happen? Thanks but no thanks, yours truly is not going to put up with any nonsense Longer. A new chapter is about to begin in my life. After all, the Offer still stands. And I'm 21! You want me to be Independent, but still Controlling my life. Ain't it a Big Joke? And once I'm gone, I'm never Ever going to Return. Mark my words! I don't own Anyone a Living. You can jolly well do the things yourself. Its just Unfortunate that I'm here on this Bloody Planet.

The No- Brainer Quiz

2008-10-08T01:33:00.003+08:00

A little Quiz for Thought... though lotsa stuff are running through my mind. Hope they can be cleared 2mrw! Here it goes..
1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning2. Each player answers the questions about themselves3. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment, letting them know they got tagged and to ask them to play and read your blog
Brothers: 1Shoe size: 6/5.Height: Normal, though 4 inch shoes might help.Where do you live: In Jurong, AustraliaFavourite drinks: Oreo Mint, waterFavourite breakfast: Muffins/pancakes Have you ever ;Been on a plane: yesSwam in the ocean: It's snorkelling at Tioman counted? Fallen asleep at school: Used to.Broken someone's heart: don't think so.Fell off your chair: no longerSaved e-mails: No.Junks are not welcome!What is your room like: Neat when the Fed's around ,messy when I'm Me!What's right beside you: The remote control, handphoneWhat is the last thing you ate: dinner laEver had ;Chicken pox: Duh.Sore throat: After every CNY.Stitches: Yes. Minor though.Broken nose: Out of shape, after the flue season.Do you ;Believe in love at first sight: YesLike picnics: Yupp Depends on the companyWho was/were the last person ;You danced with: huh?Last made you smile: Anna! that girl.Today did you ;Talk to someone you like: yeaaKissed anyone: Gosh!Get sick: kinda ofTalk to an ex: nopeMiss someone: yes ;Do you sleep with stuffed animals: Not really,have a whole collectN;Is there a person who is on your mind now: No.Do you have any siblings: yes (see above)Do you want children: yes Do you smile often: No.Do you like your hand-writing: No. Others are neater and nicer.Are your toe nails painted: Purple.Whose bed other than yours would you rather sleep in: noneWhat color shirt are you wearing now: Blue.What were you doing at 7.00p.m yesterday: doing homeworkWhen did you cry last: no ideaAre you a friendly person: yesDo you have any pets: Used toWhere is the person you have feelings for right now: at home i guessDid you hold hands with the person who mean anything to you now: noDo you sleep with the TV on: no.What are you doing right now: trying to Sleep!Have you ever crawled through a window: nahCan you handle the truth: yes Are you too forgiving: yes, i do sometimesAre you closer to your mother or father: none.Who was the last person you cried in front of: can't rmb.How many people can you say you've really loved: a fewDo you eat healthy: i try to.Do you still have pictures of you & your ex: noHave you ever cried because of something someone said to you: not reallyAre you loud or quiet most of the time: Quiet.Are you confident: Yup!5 things I was doing 10 years ago ;1.hanging out at the playground with friens2. swimming every week3. having tuitions.4 hating people5. going to JB about once a week.things on my to-do list today ;Actually Nothing! Besides tidying up my eXemption stuff and thinking of dropping a module.snacks I enjoy ;1. Snyders' Handovers[little bagel snacks]2. Aunty Annie's Java coffe chip/ cinnamon Pretzel3. chendol[from M'sia]4. ice cream5. sasame riceballs5 things I would do if I were a billionaire ;1. invest in property2.donate to charity3. stock up on clothes4. travel round the world over and over again5. establish a trust fund5 2 places I have lived at ;1. my godma's house. my cousin house.[ too bad they move to penang] 5 2 jobs I've had: tuition teacher, temp CSO at community centers.
The Next 5 people to do this list:
Felicia!
Sally!
Jeanette!
Michelle Yeo!
Ling!

HOLIDAY [PART 1]

2008-10-01T01:27:00.003+08:00

NO WONDER THE HEAD'S HURTING LIKE NOBODY'S BUISNESS.. THERE'S A BIG PIMPLE! [NOW DON'T HUNT FOR IT OK.] FINALLY HANDED UP MY WEB SITE PROPOSAL ESSAY. NEVER FEEL SO GOOD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE, BUT WAIT UNTIL I START DOING THE PROJECT. CREATING THE WEB PAGE FROM SCRATCH PLUS APPLY THE COMPUTER SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES. THEN, I WILL MOST LIKELY SHOUT BLOODY MURDER. DREAMEVER, PHOTOSHOP, THEN VARIOUS CODES AND HTML FROM THE INTERNET.. I SERIOUSLY NEED AN IDOIT PROOF BOOK!
DIDN'T KNOW THE WORLD IS SUCH A SMALL PLACE. THE PERSON I CHATTED WITH ON MSN TURN OUT TO BE A BB MEMBER UNDER MY UNCLE. SO QIAO RIGHT? HE'S 7 YRS MY SENIOR AND IS NOW LIVING IN FRONT OF MY SCH. ITS POSSIBLE THAT I MIGHT BUMP INTO HIM ONE OF THESE DAYS. ANYWAY, CHATTING WITH HIM MADE ME MISS THE SENIOR GIRLS. YOU SEE, WHENEVER I WENT BACK TO M'SIA, MY UNCLE WILL LET ME ATTEND HIS BB'S MEETING.[OK, GIRLS ARE INCLUDED TOO]. THEN THERE'S THESE GROUP OF GIRLS WHO ARE MY FRIENS, AND WE ENJOYED OURSELVES TOGETHER. THE HAPPY MOMENTS INCLUDE THE TIME THEY CAME TO SINGAPORE FOR A HOLIDAY AND WE ACCOMPANY THEM TO THE SCIENCE CENTRE. AND ALSO ON THE TRIP TO PHUKET. VIA CRUISE FROM PENANG.[ TAKE THAT CHARLENE! DID IT EARLIER THAN U.] THOUGH THE CRUISE WAS FUN WITH GOOD FOOD AND A ONE DAY TOUR, I VOMMITTED THROUGH THE 1ST NIGHT. BUT HONESTLY I WAS FEELING OK! MB STOMACH NOT USE TO THE QUALITY OF THE FOOD THOUGH. BUT LUCKILY, I WAS NOT SEA-SICK.
I WAS QUITE LUCKY BECAUSE IN THE SAME YEAR, I WENT TO PULAU TIOMAN IN JUNE AND A ONE WEEK TRIP TO THAILAND BEFORE THE CRUISE! TIOMAN IS A FANTASTIC PLACE, SAVED FOR THE FROGS THAT WERE JUMPING ROUND THE PLACE. IT TOOK A GIRL WITH GUTS TO DUMP THE FROGS BACK. SNORKELLING THERE WAS COOL THOUGH. AM INTENDING TO REVISIT THE ISLAND. SOMEDAY, SOMETIME. AS FOR THE THAILAND TRIP WELL, ITS WITH MY CCA. WE WENT TO BANGKOK FOR THE DRILL COMPETITION, VISIT MBK, AND WENT TO KANCHANBURI TO VISIT THE DEATH RAILWAY. AND WE GET TO CELEBRATE THE KING'S B'DAY AT THE RIVER KWAI.. HOW COOL CAN THINGS GET?
THAT'S ALL FOR 2DAY FOLKS.. MIGHT REMINISCE MORE SOME OTHER TIMES. ESPECIALLY ABOUT MY SWELL TRIPS TO AUSTRALIA!

ARRGH!! INHALE, EXHALE

2008-09-25T23:24:00.003+08:00

I'M A BIG BIG GIRL IN A BIG BIG WORLD. YA DARN RIGHT! I'M NOT GONNA BE BOTHERED WITH STUFF ANYMORE. IT NEARLY SNAPPED THE LIFE OUT OF ME WHEN I WAS IN SEC2. SHALL NOT GO INTO DETAILS, EXCEPT TO SAY THAT I WILL NOT GO DOWN THE SAME PATH. THE FEELING OF BEING LISTLESS, AND WHATEVER NOT.
ANYWAY PARENTS ARE SO CONTRADICTARY THESE DAYS. ESPECIALLY MY MOM. CASE 1: ASK ME TO USE MY OWN MONEY TO BUY MY OWN ITEMS, THEN THREATEN TO CONTROL MY SPENDING WHEN I'M NOT HAPPY WITH SOME ITEMS? EXCUSE ME, YOUR'E THE ONE WHO ENCOURAGE ME TO TAKE OUT THOSE I DON'T NEED/WANT ANYMORE THEN ACCUSE ME OF WASTING STUFF. LIKE WTF!! YOU WANT THE SPACE CLEAR, AND THOSE ITEMS ARE LYING AROUND TAKING UP SPACE... I GIVE UP. AND DON'T WORRY, I WILL NOT STICK AROUND AFTER I GRAD.. FIRST CHANCE I GET, I'M OUTTA HERE. READ MY LIPS: DON'T BEG ME TO COME BACK, FOR WHO'S DREAM IS IT THAT I BECOME INDEPENDENT HUH? I'M JUST TAKING IT UP TO A HIGHER LEVEL THAT'S ALL.
ENOUGH RANTING.. STILL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT TO WRITE FOR MY MINOR REPORT.TO BE SUBMITTED ON 6TH OCT. GOOD GRIEF! STYLE, SUBSTANCE AND EXCELLENCE. MY ALL TIME FAV WORD?

School's In, Fun's Out.[ yeah]

2008-09-10T16:46:00.002+08:00

HEY. ITS A LONG TIME COS MY HOME INTERNET'S SPOIL! NOW MAKING DO WITH THE SCHOOL'S ONE. NOW'S THE 3RD WEEK OF MY COMMN PROGRAM. EXCEPT FOR THE OCCASIONAL HICCUPS, EVERYTHING'S FINE. BUT THE MAJOR HOO-HA WAS THAT MY BEST FRIEND LEFT ME FOR ANOTHER COURSE![SOB]. BUT NVR MIND, NOW TAKING THE OPPOURTUNITY TO MAKE MORE NEW FRIENDS.
ANYWAY I REALLY BURNED MY HOLIDAYS. GOING OUT TO THE SCIENCE CENTRE, NUMEROUS TRIPS TO ECP[WHEN'S THE NEXT ONE COMING UP?] PLUS.. I'VE THE PERFECT DINNER DRESS FOR MY UNCLE'S WEDDING IN NOVEMBER.[ PROVIDED MY PASSPORT GET DONE IN TIME.]
ITS A LIGHT BLUE 3/4 BARE-BACK, LOW CUT HALTER NECK DRESS.. GARANTEED TO GIVE MY RRELATIVES THE SHOCK OF THEIR LIVES. COS ITS THE 1ST TIME THEY'D SEEING ME WEAR A DRESS! BUT TO WARM THEM UP FOR THE NIGHT GALA'S EVENT, I MIGHT BE WEARING A BABY-DOLL DRESS FOR THE CHURCH WEDDING. WE'D SEE HOW THINGS GO!
CIAO.. GOTTA STUDY FOR MY QUIZ ON FRIDAY. LET ME TELL YOU A SECRET.. I'M PLANNING TO STUDY HONOURS![ A DREAM WILL MAKE EVERYTHING WORTHWILE.]

LAST WEEK OF FREEDOM

2008-08-18T10:44:00.004+08:00

SO THE WEEKEND HAD COME AND GO. HAD A FANTASTIC TIME OVER THE DAYS AFTER I CAME BACK FROM M'SIA. OR WAS IT ABIT TOO MUCH? SINCE I KEPT SPENDING MONEY ONCE I'M IN S'PORE. SHOULD HAVE STAYED BACK IN M'SIA INSTEAD, SINCE ITS A BEEN A LONG TIME I'VE BEEN BACK. OH WELL,AM HAVIN ORIENTATATION ON THURS, THEN SCHOOL'S STARTING ON MONDAY! FINALLY, A FULL-FLEGE UNI STUDENT. YIPPE
WHAT DID I DO? ON THURS NITE, ITS DINNER AT INDULZE. WON'T BE GOING BACK THERE FOR A LONG TIME.. COS THE FOOD THERE IS EX.[HAHA]. ON FRI I MET A GOOD FRIEND FOR DINNER AT JURONG POINT.[THANKS DAPHNEFOR THE TREAT!] THOUGH I'M NOT FEELIN THE PINCH,[IT'S A JAP MEAL I TELL YA!] I FEEL THAT I STILL PREFER TO EAT THE $7 VALUE MEAL AT ONE OF THE OTHER OUTLETS THAT SELL CHEAP AND REASONABLE FOOD. ON SAT, I MET JOYCE AT IMM.. IT'S BEEN AT LEAST 2 MONTHS SINCE WE LAST MET EACH OTHER RIGHT? THEN ON SAT ELLA STAYED OVER AT MY HSE.. IT'S A LOVELY NITE AND I LOOK 4WARD TO THE DAY THAT CHI IS COMING BACK FROM VIETNAM.[HOOTS!]
ANYWAY THIS WEEK IS PRETTY PACKED. MOST PROB GOING OUT LATER TO MEET MY KAKI BE4 MAKING MY WAY TO NOVENA.[YUP, THE POOR GAL WILL STAY IN TTS FOR ABOUT 2WKS. IT'S GONNA COST A BOMB I TELL YA.] AND ON TUES I'D BE MAKING A MAIDEN TRIP TO PULAU UBIN FOR SOME HARD-CORE CYCLING.[MB ON A BMX NO LESS]. ANYWAY BE4 THAT I WENT THERE FOR CAMP.. BEING THE SMART ALEC I AM, WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO DID NOT HAVE ANY FRIENDS THAT ACCOMPANY ME FOR THE TRIP.[VERY SMART RIGHT?] FRIDAY NITE, WILL BE HAVING DINNER WITH MY FRIEND BE4 WE GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS.[ COS I WOULD BE BUSY WITH SCHOOL, BUT WILL TRY TO MEET UP WITH HER AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE]. OH AND PLS DON'T MAKE ME GO CHANGI FOR DINNER.. IT'S TOO FAR AWAY AND [COUGH] I'M GG THERE AGAIN ON SAT....
WITH SO MANY ACTIVITIES ON MY PLATE, WHEN WILL I HAVE THE TIME TO COMPLETE MY HARRY POTTER BOOK? AND YESH WILL FINALLY GET TO WATCH MY FAV MOVIE 2NITE..[ MURDER OF THE INUGAMI CLAN].
,

NATIONAL DAY PERIOD JAUNT

2008-08-13T14:13:00.003+08:00

WELL WELL WELL...SOMEBODY'S BACK FROM M'SIA! ITS PRETTY COOL ! EXCEPT FOR THE JAM IN TUAS CHECKPT. REALLY, WE'RE STUCK IN THE TRAFFIC FOR 2 HRS!! I TELL YA, IT'S A BIG EXODUS FROM S'PORE.. WITH A JAM OF THAT MAGNITUDE.
ANYWAY, WE START OUR JOURNEY SLIGHTLY BE4 7AM AND REACHED MALACCA AT 12. AFTER CHECKING IN, WE HAD LUNCH AT THE NONYA RESTAURANT LOCATED AT THE EQUATORIAL HOTEL.. AND WE'RE NEVER GOING BACK THERE AGAIN! AFTER WHICH, WE PROCEED TO THE NEARBY SHOPPING CENTRE FOR A STROLL.
IN THE EVENING, WE WENT TO THE EVER-FAMOUS JONKER STREET WHICH WAS CHOCK-FULL OF PEOPLE. THERE, WE WORK OUR WAY UP TO TRY THEIR FAMOUS SATAY CHULUP.[IS THAT HOW U SPELL?] IT'S LIKE A NORMAL STEAMBOAT, EXCEPT THAT U BOIL WHATEVER U FANCY INTO A POT OF BUBBLY SATAY GRAVY. BTW, THIS NOVELTY IS ONLY FOUND IN MALACCA. ONCE DINNER IS OVER, WE HAD CHENDOL- ANOTHER MUST EAT IN M'SIA!
ON SUN, WE HAD MAC FOR BREAFAST.. AND ONE KUMPUNG BOY SAY THAT ITS A MAC[D]. SO OBVIOUSLY WE WERE PUZZLED UNTIL HE POINTED TO THE GOLDEN ARCHES. LAME I KNOW BUT OH WELL. BECAUSE WE SEND AUNT PAT TO PORT DICKSON, WE MADE 2 FAMILIES WAIT FOR DINNER IN KLANG..[WHICH MY UNCLE 4GET TO MENTION]. AND THAT WAS WHEN FOR THE 1ST TIME IN MY ENTIRE LIFE, I SAW SOME DISTANT RELATIVES FROM SABAH.
ON MONDAY, AFTER A BRUNCH OF BAK KU TEH, WE CHECK OUT THE MONASH UNIVERSITY IN KL, WHERE MY BROTHER REGISTERED FOR THEIR COURSES. LET ME TELL U, THE SWEAGE THAT WAS UNDER THE BRIDGE STINK TO HIGH HEAVEN![IMAGINE IF U HAVE TO WALK PASS IT EVERYDAY..]. ANYWAY ON TUES WE TAKE OUR OWN SWEET TIME TO REACH S'PORE. WE STARTED OUR JOURNEY AT 10AM BUT REACH S'PORE CLOSE TO 6PM.. COS WE DIVERTED TO A FEW PLACES BE4 CONT'D OUR JOURNEY.
FOOTNOTE: I GOT IN TO THE BACH OF COMMUNICATION COURSE! WILL WORK HARD AND GET GOOD GRADES.. COS FINALLY I'M, DOIN SOMETHING THAT I ENJOY.
LATER I'LL BE GG TO TAN TOCK SENG TO VISIT A FAMILY FRIEN.. THOUGH I HATE THAT PLACE. COS NEED TO GO THERE ONCE VERY 6 MONTHS FOR TREATMENT LAST TIME. THEN TOMORROW WILL BE A VERY BUSY DAY FOR ME..NLB HERE I COME!

WORKA[O]LIC ME!

2008-08-04T11:22:00.002+08:00

WELL.JUST STARTED WORK ON FRIDAY.. AND THE PLACE THERE IS LIKE DEAD QUIET. PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT, ONE THINK RIGHT? BUT HONESTLY SPEAKING IS ABIT TOO QUIET FOR COMFORT.. BUT THEN AGAIN IS BETTER THAN A BUSY AND BUSTLING ENVIRONMENT. WHICH WILL BE THE TYPE OF WORKING ENVIRONMENT THAT I CRAVE FOR WHEN I'M GUNNING FOR MY ARTICLE.[YUP! I'LL BE WKG FOR THE PRESS. NO OFFICE JOB FOR ME THANK YOU!]. ANYWAY HERE'S A FEW THINGS TO NOTE: MUST REMEMBER WHICH CC I'M WKG WITH, COS I GOT THE TENDENCY TO MIX THEM UP AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN PICKING UP THE PHONE. LOOK OUT FOR THE SMALL LITTLE DETAILS- BE CAREFUL WITH THE CARDS.[LATER SOMEONE BRING HOME THE WRONG ONE]. AND OF COS, WHEN HANDLING MONEY, DO IT WITH CARE... OTHERWISE LOTS OF TROUBLE WILL GO WITH FINDING THE MISSING MONEY.
HMM. WILL DIGRESS ABIT HERE.. WATCHED ART OF THE DEVIL3 ON TUES. ITS A THAI HORROR MOVIE- ABOUT BLACK MAGICK. AFTER THE SCARE FEST, WE WENT TO MARINA LOFT AND HAD A LOVELY DINNER.[DOUBT WE CAN DO IT AFTER 2010, WHEN THE IR COME OUT. COS THE VIEW THERE WAS FANTASTIC, AND WE CAN FEEL THE BREEZE.] THEN ON SAT ATTENDED FOP. I REMEMBER THAT IT WAS AROUND THE SAME PERIOD WHERE I WAS THINKING ABOUT WHAT UNIVERSITY I WANTED TO ATTEND AND THE COURSES THAT I INTENDED TO TAKE. AND BOY AM I GLAD THESE ISSUES ARE SETTLED. NOW I'M FOCUSED ON GETTING THE BEST OUT OF MY EDUCATION AND ENJOYING MY SOCIAL LIFE.WHEE!
ANYWAY ITS A BIT EMBARRASSING REALLY. COS EVEN THOUGH I'M TAKING A BACH OF COMMUNICATION DEGREE, I'M STILL CONFUSE WHAT A NOUN IS... I MEAN THIS TYPE OF SMALL DETAILS ARE ALREADY INGRAIN IN OUR MIND. AND WE HARDLY ARE EXPECTED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IT REALLY MEAN. SO WHEN I'M TAKING THE COMMUNIACTION AND DISCOURSE MODULE LATER ON, THE SUBJECT WILL HELP ME TO JOG MY MEMORY ON VARIOUS DETAILS. AND IT'LL BE AN INTERESTING/ RELEVANT COURSE THAT WILL OPEN UP MY EYES ON THE WAY WE VIEW THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
FOOTNOTE: WILL BE GOING TO SCIENCE SCENTER WITH MY FRIEND LATER! HAS BEEN DONKEY YEARS SINCE I LAST WENT. IT WAS THE PLACE WHERE WE TROOPED TO DURING OUR PRIMARY SCHOOL AND SEC SCHOOL LIFE THOUGH. AM LOOKING FORWARD TO VIEWING THE EXHIBITS![ THOUGH I'M PROUD TO PROFESS THAT SCIENCE IS NEVER MY FAV SUBJECTS.]
0OH.. AND ITS 4 MORE DAYS BE4 I HEAD FOR KL. M'SIA HERE I COOOME!!
LOOKING FORWARD TO: CHENDOL[M'SIA STYLE. ]
AUNTY ANNIE'S JAVA COFFE PRETZEL[S'PORE DON'T HAVE]
AND LASTLY......................... KFC POTATO WEDGES![YUM.... BTW, ITS A LIMITED EDITION IN S'PORE]

RANDOM MUMBLINGS

2008-07-29T14:04:00.002+08:00

WOW! WHAT HAS I BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS? SEND CHI OFF TO VIETNAM.[SEEMS SO MANY OF MY FRIENDS ARE TRAVELLING THERE, WHERE I CAN ONLY DREAM OF GOING THERE]. COLLECTED MY PASSPORT THAT HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR A PATHETIC DURATION OF ONE MONTH[GOV REGULATION, SORRY]. WENT TO SENTOSA ON SUNDAY.[HAD A BLAST!] THE WATER IS SO COOL AND INVITING, MANAGED TO HAVE A SWIM DESPITE A DAY CHOKED FULL OF ACTIVITIES.
FINALLY, AFTER A LONG TIME, I ALSO MANAGE TO BOOK MY THEORY TEST FOR 24TH SEPTEMBER..AND SOON I'LL BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAYS.[LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!]OH AND NOT TO 4GET THE MINI DRAMA WE HAD ON FRIDAY.FAMILY CONFERENCE. AND MY BROTHER GOTTA WATCH HIS ATTIDUDE.. GONNA LAND HIM IN TROUBLE ONE OF THIS DAYS. IN THE END, HIS UNDERLYING PROBLEMS ARE ESTABLISH. AND I THOUGHT THEY WERE TRYING TO MAKE THINGS DIFFICULT FOR ME.[YOUR PROBLEM IS IT? THAT'S WHY I PREFER NOT TO BOTHER WITH MY BROTHER.HONEST. AND MY PARENTS THOUGHT I SIMPLY DON'T CARE.]

AS FOR 2NITE, WELL I'M GONNA WATCH A MOVIE WITH MY FRIENS. AND IT'LL BE FUN WATCHING THEM SNEAK IN ONE OF OUR FRIEN COS SHE'S SADLY A FEW MONTHS SHY OF BEING 21.[BUR WE'D MANAGE. SOMEHOW] I STILL REMEMBER, 2 YRS AGO WHERE WE WATCH THE TRAILER IN SCHOOL. THEY MAKE IT SEEMS SO EXCITING AND GORY BUT WHEN IT CAME TO THE ACTUAL MOVIE, WAS SORTA DISAPPOINTED. COS I THINK LOTSA PARTS WERE SENSORED. ANYWAY, 2NITE WILL BE A BLAST! THE BEST HALLOWEEN I'VE EVER HAD IN THE YEARS...

FOOTNOTE: RESULTS COMING OUT NEXT WEEK! IT'D BETTER BE GOOD, OTHERWISE THE SACRIFICES I MADE WILL NOT BE WORTH IT. ORIENTATION IS ON THE 21ST AUG. SEE YOU THERE GUYS!!

S.C.H.E.D.U.L.E.Z.

2008-07-23T00:24:00.003+08:00

WELL. THIS WEEK HAD BEEN AN EVENTFUL WEEK SO FAR. ON SATURDAY, I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME CHILLIN OUT WITH MY FRIENS AT SENTOSA, THOUGH I CAME WHEN THE FUN'S ALMOST OVER.[NVR MIND. ITS OUR TRADITN TO GO TO SENTOSA AT LEAST ONCE EVERY YEAR.] ON MONDAY,I WENT TO ICA WITH MY FATHER, JUST TO EXTEND MY PASSPORT FOR 1MONTH.[SHEESH!] COS THE RENOUNCIATION, BE4 THE OATH-TAKING WILL BE DONE ANOTHER TIME. ON THE SAME DAY ITSELF, I WENT TO BORDERS AND STARTED ON THE HARRY POTTER'S SERIES[THE LAST MIN INSTALLMENT], BE4 MEETING YING FOR DINNER AT NYNY! IT'S MY 1ST VISIT THERE, AND I'M GLAD THE TERIYAKI CHICKEN TASTE MARVELLOUS. HOWEVER, THEIR WHITE CHOCOLATE DRINK TASTE A LITTLE TOO 'CHEMICAL' FOR MY LIKING-- THOUGH MY FRIEND PRONOUNCE IT DELICIOUS. WELL, THERE'S NOTHING I CAN SAY ABOUT THAT YA?
2DAY WELL, I BLEW ABOUT $60 ON CLOTHES AND DINNER.WE SHOPPED AT BUGIS BE4 HEADING DOWN TO THE ESPLANADE. AND HERE AM I, TYPING AWAY ON THE COMPUTER..
ON WED, THE 3 OF US WILL BE HEADIN TOWARDS CHANGI AIRPORT COS OUR WONDERFUL FRIEN IS LEAVING FOR VIETNAM![STARTIN TOO FEEL A LITTLE LOST, WILL BE COUNTING DOWN TO THE 23RD AUG].FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT TANJONG KATONG... IT SEEMS THAT NOWADAYS I'M HAVING DINNER OUTSIDE, QUITE UNHEALTHY. OH WELL. THURS I'D BE BOOKING MY BASIC THEORY TEST[MUST REALLY BE DONE BY THIS WEEK--NO MORE PROCRASINATING!]BE4 COLLECTING MY PASSPORT IN THE AFTERNOON. THOUGH I'M VERY BUSY THIS WHOLE WEEK, STILL I AIM TO COMPLETE THE BOOK I'M READING BY THIS WEEK.
FOOTNOTE: I'M WAITING IMPATIENTLY FOR A PHONECALL. IT WOULD LET ME NOE IF I CAN START WORK AT AYCC.. THOUGH IT IS NEW ENVIRONMENT, I BELIEVE THE PEOPLE THERE WILL BE FRIENDLY AND GUIDE US ALONG THOUGH THIS IS WILL BE THE 2ND CC THAT I'M INVOLVE WITH. THOUGH I LEFT THE 1ST COY 5 MONTHS AGO, I WOULD STILL POP BY TO SAY HI WHENEVER I HAPPEN TO BE THERE.. AND MY COLLEAGUES ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO INVITE ME BACK TO THE 'OFFICE', THOUGH REALLY I'M ONLY ONE OF THE COUNTERSTAFF.
SO IF I GOT THE JOB WELL AND GOOD. IF NOT THERE'S NO NEED TO CRY OVER SPILT MILK[THOUGH THE MONEY EARN FROM THE JOB WILL COVER AT LEAST 4 MONTHS OF MY MUSIC LESSON]. OTHERWISE I WOULD JUST GO TO M'SIA WITH MY GRANDMA AND REST THERE FOR A FEW DAYS.

EXAMS OVER!![CHEERS]

2008-07-19T01:31:00.002+08:00

WHAT A LONG DAY! LAST PAPER IN THE AFTERNOON. AFTER A SOLID 3 HR PAPER, RUSH BACK TO BOONLAY FOR MUSIC LESSON[ HOPEFULLY WILL BE TAKING THE MUSIC EXAM IN SEP..YAH]MBE4 GOING TO BEDOK. AND FINALLY ECP.
ACTUALLY I'M HAVING A CRAZY WEEKEND. BESIDES CLEANING UP MY ROOM, ON SAT IS MY WATER BAPTISM BE4 GOING TO SENTOSA FOR A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. THEN SERVICE ON SUN, FOLLOWED BY WORK. IT'S A 2HR JOB AND U GET PAID FOR 3HRS. HOW COOL CAN THAT BE?THEN ITS OF TO THE M'SIA HIGH COMMISSION ON MON AND BOOKING OF MY BASIC THEORY TEST ON TUES MORN.[EARLIEST DATE IS ON THE 22ND. GOTTA STUDY]
11TH AUGUST IS THE DATE I'LL RECEIVE MY EXAM RESULTS. I BADLY NEED GOOD GRADES FOR ALL MY SUBJECTS. A B WILL BE NICE, 'C' IS AN ACCEPTABLE GRADE WHEREAS 'A' IS SIMPLY SHIOK!![IF I GET AN A, MY PARENTS WILL BE PLEASANTLY SURPRISE].
SO... GONNA SHOWER NOW. BE4 GOING OFF TO DREAMLAND.
FOOTNOTE:HOW NICE IF I CAN MULTIPLY MYSELF. THEN I CAN DO DIFF THINGS AND MULTITASK.

2ND SEM: EXAM-DAY1

2008-07-14T22:02:00.003+08:00

HMM. THERE WAS I, SLURPING CONTENTEDLY ON A YOUNG COCONUT.. THINKING OF ALL THE FUN AND ENJOYMENT I COULD BE HAVING. PUTTING ME IN A HOLIDAY MOOD. BUT THEN I REALIZED THAT THE EXAMINATIONS ARE NOT OVER YET..PLUS I SAW STARS JUST NOW WHILE REVISING STATS WAS REVISING NORMAL DISTRIBUTION AND THE CONNECTION THAT IS NEEDED TO BE MAKE TOWARDS BINOMIAL AND? DISTRIBUTION MAKES ME REALIZE THAT THERE ARE 101 WAYS THE TEACHER CAN SET THE EXAM QUESTIONS. BUT, BEING STANDARDIZE, THE STEPS THAT SHOULD BE WRITTEN DOWN ARE ALL STATED CLEARLY. 4MORE DAYS TO GO![YIPPE] OH AND SOMEBODY'S PICTURE GONNA BE POSTED IF I GOT A B FOR STATS. SO WHAT'S THE POSSIBILITY HMM....?
PLANNING TO STAY UP TO 2AM TO REVISE MY ACCOUNTING. ONE MORE DAY AND ITS GDBYE TO ACCOUNTING! THINK I MAKE THE CORRECT CHOICE TO ATTEND THE ACCOUNTING COURSE... NOW IT MAKES STUDYING FOR THE SUBJECT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND.[PLUS I MADE LIFE-LONG FRIENS AND WE STILL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH ONE ANOTHER] AND ULTIMATELY LET'S HOPE I MANAGE TO GET A DECENT GRADE THIS TIME ROUND... AN 'A' AND MISS BIB WILL BLANJAH ME. ANYTHING LOWER THAN THAT AND IT'LL BE MY TURN TO TREAT HER...
SO THOUGH I'M TIRED OF REVISING FOR ACCOUNTING, I'M GONNA GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT...
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.
PARTNERSHIP DISSOLUTION.
BANK RECONCILIATION.
FINANCIAL RATIOS.[ST F0RWARD QUESTIONS ARE APPRECIATED. THANKS]
OH AND NOT TO 4GET 40% OF THE EXAMINATION GRADE IS RESERVE FOR CHAP 45... THEN I'M FREE!! NO MORE ACCOUNTING FOREVER, UNLESS I'M PLANNING TO TAKE IT AS AN ELECTIVE. WE SHALL SEE.
FOOTNOTE: HAD FRESH SCALLOPS SEVERAL DAYS AGO FOR DINNER. A RARE TREAT! SINCE ITS THE 1ST TIME MY MOM SAW IT AT THE MARKET.[DON'T TELL YOU WHICH ONE]. ITS AN EYE OPENER. TRULY. I MEAN HOW OFTEN DOES ONE GET TO EAT FRESH SCALLOPS?!

DREAMING OF THE HOLIDAYS

2008-07-10T21:06:00.003+08:00

HMPH. CANDY'S GONNA OFF TO PENANG 2MRW.. AND SHE TEMPTED ME WITH AN INVITATION TO GO ALONG WITH HER![NAUGHTY GIRL]. BUT I RESIST.. COS I KNOW THE RESULT THAT I'D BE GETTING THIS SEMESTER DETERMINES MY FUTURE. SO ITS NO EXCUSE TO FOLLOW HER LOGIC THAT EXAM SUDY LIKE NORMAL SCHOOL DAYS. ITS NOT TRUE PLUS THE FEELING ABIT DIFFERENT.
BUT TRUTH TO SAY, I'M A BIT TERRIFIED. COS IF THE PLANNING IS OK[ONCE THEY EXTEND MY PASSPORT], I MIGHT BE HEADING TO PENANG. ALONE!1ST TIME GOING THERE ALONE FROM MY GRANDMA'S PLACE!!HOPE I SURVIVE THE TRIP. ANYWAY I'M GLAD I'M NOT GOING TO LIVE WITH MY GRAND-AUNT. COS BEING 70PLUS, SHE TEND TO BE NAGGY PLUS SHE GET IRRITATED EASILY. SO MOST LIKELY I'LL BE STAYING WITH THE FAMILY FRIEND. WHICH IS QUITE COOL SINCE SHE OPERATES HER OWN TUITION CENTRE.[AND I CAN HELP OUT WTH THE ENGLISH. HEEHEE].
ANYWAY I'M NO STRANGER TO TRAVELLING ALONE, IF ITS A FAMILIAR PLACE. THOUGH I DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE NITE BUS BY MYSELF.U SEE, FROM S'PORE TO S'WAN TAKES ABOUT 9HRS, MORE OR LESS. THE JOURNEY WILL START AT 10PM AND WILL REACH THERE LATEST BY 6PLUS. WHEN ITS STILL DARK AND DANGEROUS. COMING HOME IS A DIFFERENT STORY. THE JOURNEY WILL START AT 7,AND WILL REACH CUSTOM AT ABOUT 2 OR 3 AM IN THE MORNING. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DAY AND NITE BUS IS THAT THOUGH THE DAY BUS IS SAFER, ITS MORE BORING AS WELL COS THERE'S PRATICALLY NOTHING ONE CAN DO. AT NITE, THOUGH THE TIME IS PASS BY SLEEPING!ZZZ
ANYWAY WE'L SEE HOW THINGS GO BE4 MAKING TRAVELLING ARRANGEMENTS. AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO KOTA TINGGI! OR A TRIP BACK TO PULAU TIOMAN.[IT'S NICE SNORKELLING THERE. EXCEPT FOR THE FROGS. YEWWW]
FOOTNOTE: THINK THIS WOULD BE MY LAST POST FOR THE WEEK. AND IF I HAVE ENERGY TO POST AFTER MY EXAMS, I WILL!

FINAL WEEK:DAY 1

2008-07-07T16:40:00.003+08:00

WELL. ITS MONDAY. AND I'M TAKING BABY STEPS TOWARDS FULL FLEDGE REVISION.EVERYTHING IS TOO DARN COMFORTABLE AND I MUST BE VERY DETERMINE TO STUDY. BECAUSE- I DO NOT WANT TO GO BACK TO SQUARE ONE! SERIOUSLY I'M THANKFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONT'D WITH MY STUDIES, BECAUSE THE ROAD TO SUCCESS ITS LONG AND ARDOUS FOR THIS GIRL.SHE THOUGHT THAT SHE CAN KISS MATHS GOODBYE AFTER THAT DIPLOMA COURSE BUT STILL HAVE TO FACE IT.SAME WITH ACCOUNTING- BUT AT LEAST IT'S NOT TOO BAD. NEEDS PRACTISE AND MORE PRACTISE! I WON'T COMMENT MORE AT THIS POINT IN TIME, COS MY VERY FIRST PAPER WILL BE NEXT WEEK- AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

FOOTNOTE: RESULTS WILL BE RELEASE ON THE 11AUG. I'M HOPING FOR THE BEST... STUYING HARD AND LETTING GOD DO THE REST!

EXAMS.. THE HORROR!

2008-07-04T11:42:00.002+08:00

BOO! THE EXAMS ARE OFFICIALLY HERE.
SO THOUGH I'M NOT TELLING HOW I'M FARING.[WHY LET IT FALL INTO ENEMY'S HANDS?]. I'VE DECIDED TO MAKE A CHECKLIST TO ENSURE EXAM PREPAREDNESS. AGAIN, I'M CHIONGING THE SCHOOL SYLLABUS WITHIN 2WKS. MAD, BUT DOABLE.
THE CHECKLIST CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
HAVE YOU BEEN STUDYING FOR THE VARIOUS SUBJECTS?
IF YES, PLEASE LIST DOWN THE TOPICS REVISED.
DID YOU STUDY EACH SUBJECT FOR A MINIMUM OF 2HRS?
MEANING THAT IN A GIVEN DAY, I SHOULD HAVE PUT IN AT LEAST 7HRS OF FRUITFUL STUDIES.[BLEAH].
THESE ARE ALL THAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU FOLKS... THE REST I WILL KEEP IT PERSONAL!
FOOTNOTE: CAFE CARTEL FOOD IS YUMMY. ENJOYED MYSELF YSTD. BUT I'M NOT ORDERING THEIR OREO FRAPPE OR ANY COFFEE COLLECTION AGAIN.COS ITS TOO BITTER FOR MY TEST, PLUS I HAVE A 'HANGOVER' AFTER DRINKING IT. PS. I'M MISSING SCHOOL, AND FRIENS. THOUGH I TREASURE THE STUDY BREAK GIVEN FOR SELF-STUDYING. CAN'T WAIT FOR AUG21! ORIENTATION... MEETING OF BOTH NEW AND OLD FRIENDS.

FRIENDSHIP.

2008-06-30T20:32:00.004+08:00

I'M NOT ASHAME TO SAY, BUT WW3 HAS ALREADY START. CORRECTION: IT STARTED A LOOONG TIME AGO IN BETHLEHEM.[GET THE JOKE?] BUT WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS THIS: IS IT A VERBAL WAR? OR A COLD WAR?ACTUALLY I KNOW THE ANSWER ALONG TIME AGO WHEN MESSAGES HAVE TO BE PASS THROUGH A 3RD PERSON.OR THROUGH SMSES AND IM. I'M NOT STUPID, I HAVE BRAINS AND AM AN EXPERT AT READIN EMOTIONS.AND YOU NO NEED TO BE SO SACARSTIC..COS I KNOW I DON'T BELONG TO UR LITTLE GROUP. AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY FRIENDS ONE HAVE, BUT THE QUALITY OF THE FRIENDSHIP. I'VE EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT FREINDSHIPS DURING MY LIFE. SURE, SOMETIMES WE HAVE ONE OR 2 FRIENDS. BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER AS LONG AS WE ENJOY BEING IN EACH OTHER COMPANY. SO SAYING THUS, I HOPE THAT EVERYONE CAN LIVE THIER LIVES TO THE FULLEST, NOT FORGETTING THE FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT THAT ONE HAS BUILD OVER THE YEARS. BUT I'M GLAD, COS WE'RE GOING TO OUR SEPARATE COURSES AFTER THE UPCOMING SEMESTER EXAM! SO DON'T BOTHER TO CONTACT ME WITH SILLY NONSENSE THAT I KNOW YOU'RE CAPABLE OF. ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR 'EXPERT' MATCHMAKING SKILLCOS I'LL IGNORE YOU. TOTALLY.*WHEW. NO NEED TO SEE EACH OTHER FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES. BUT STILL, SINGAPORE IS SO SMALL. WHAT CAN I SAY?
FOOTNOTE: I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO ADD. LET BYGONES BE BYGONES . AFTER ALL, THE SCHOOL IS BIG ENOUGH TO ACCOMODATE THE 2 OF US. WHAT WITH YOUR FLOCK OF SINGAPOREANS FRIENDS SURROUNDING YOU AND WITH THE EXTRA BODYGUARDS YOU HAVE...AND YOU STILL NEED TO FEEL INSECURE? HMM. GUESS I HAVE A TRIUMPH CARD IN THAT CATEGORY. COS I'M DOING FINE, WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR HELP.

CHILLIN' OUT...WISH ME LUCK!!

2008-06-26T16:42:00.003+08:00

WOW!! BRAVADO WORDS DOES WONDERS. DOES IT? OR NOT..WHEN ONE IS CONTRADICTIONARY AND FLIPPANT WITH THEIR OWN SAYINGS, WHAT DO U THINK IT MEANS! NOTE: I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT HAPPENS, NOR DO I CARE ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES [ CAUSE IT DOES NOT MATTER TO ME]AND TO USE THIS PHRASE:" DON'T MESS WITH MY FRIENDS.. MUST GO THRU URS TRULY 1ST". AIN'T IT IRONICAL? HUH. GUESS RETRIBUTION IS IN ORDER.. LIKE HOW ONE OF MY FORMER FRIENS HAD A SLEW OF BAD INCIDENCE ONE AFTER ANOTHER. BUT STILL, SHE DIDN'T CHANGE, STILL THE SAME ANNOYING SELF.
HMM. I'M PREPAPRING TO CHILL OUT WITH MY FRIENDS LATER. BUT I'M A BIT WORRIED.. WOULD I ENJOY MYSELF AS MUCH, OR WOULD I BE BORED? COS I DON'T KNOW THE REST OF THE GANG. PLUS, MY FRIEN'S EX WILL BE THERE. [SO ITS DOUBLE TROUBLE]. COS HE'S A VIOLENT AND IMMATURE GUY... BUT HOPEFULLY HE'LL CHANGE. THOUGH I DOUBT IT, CAUSE A LEOPARD DOESN'T CHANGE HIS SPORTS.
ANYWAY , NEXT WEEK IS FULL BLOWN REVISION:
MATHS SAMPLE PAPER, PLENTY OF ECONOMICS QUESTIONS.[ U KNOW THE DRILL DON'T YA?]. ACCOUNTING TEST ON WED.[PRACTISE AND PRACTISE.. THERE SHOULD BE NO SURPRISES]
I'M GLAD THAT THE ECONOMICS PROJECT IS OVER AND DONE WITH. HOPEFULLY, THE GRADES THAT WE GET WILL EQUATE WITH THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT THAT WE PUT IN. THOUGH I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE REST.....
TIME'S RUNNING OUT. GOIN' OFF TO PRACTISE MY PIANO. THEN IT'S TIME TO CHILL!!
FOOTNOTE: NOT THAT I DON'T WANT TO GO OUT 2MRW, BUT WELL..
I'VE TUITION, AND ITS HARD FOR HER T O CHANGE THE TIMING.

ThaiLand-- Land of Smiles

2008-06-22T00:47:00.003+08:00

FRIDAY- WENT WITH MY FRIEND TO BUGIS FOR LUNCH. THINK OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE 2 WKS LATER.. COS SHE'S A SUPER BUSY GIRL.
JUST HAD GB GATHERING JUST NOW.. [ON SAT]
REALLY MISS THE TIME WE SPEND TOGETHER. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE CAMPS AND ACTIVITIES. THE CAMARADRIE THAT WE HAD IS STILL THERE. ANYWAY, ONE OF THE GIRLS HAD A PRECOCIOUS YOUNGER SISTER WHO IS IN PRIMARY ONE THIS YEAR. BESIDES KNOWING HOW TO TAKE PHOTOS, SHE HAD HER OWN EMAIL ADDRESS. EMAIL! WHO EVER HEARD OF A 7 YR OLD KID HAVING HER OWN ADDRESS.EVEN A FAMILY FRIEND'S DAUGHTER, WHO WAS 13 YRS OLD A FEW YEARS AGO, HAD TO LITERALLY BEG HER PARENTS FOR HER OWN EMAIL ADD. BUT THE PARENTS STILL SAY NO, BASED ON THE REASONING THAT HAVING HER OWN EMAIL ACCOOUNT WILL LEAD HER TO BEING KIDNAPPED. I WAS LIKE....( ?!) OKIE. EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS OWN QUIRKINESS. HANDS UP IF YOU CAN SAY YOUR FAMILY IS COMPLETELY NORMAL. HEE.

TALKING ABOUT GB, MY FRIENDS HAD JUST CAME BACK FROM KACHANBURI, THAILAND. I DON'T REALLY ENVY THEM FOR MAKING THE TRIP, COS I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE IN 2000. WHEN I'M ONLY 13 YRS OLD, W/O THE PARENTS AROUND!

LET'S SEE, ITS SUPPOSE TO BE A SORT OF XCHANGE TRIP. WE WENT TO BANGKOK TO VIEW THE GB DRILL COMPETITION AND SHOWCASE OUR FOOTWORK TOO, BEFORE WE HEAD DOWN TO MBK FOR SHOPPING!! IT'S LIKE ORCHARD ROAD, EXCEPT ITS A HUGE SHOPPING COMPLEX WITH 7 STORIES- BELIEVE ME, 3 HRS IS NOT ENOUGH TO COVER THE WHOLE BUILDING.THE VERY NEXT DAY, WE WENT TO KACHANBURI FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. DID I FORGET TO MENTION THAT WE STAY ONTOP OF A RIVER? YEP. ON CABINS ON STILT. AND CAN FEEL THE HOUSE SWAYING GENTLY ON THE WATER.THIS WAS WHAT WE DID: VISIT THE RIVER KWAI AND CELEBRATE THE THAI KING B'DAY ON A FLOATING RAFT AND HAD A WONDERFUL TIME, VISITING THE DEATH RAILWAY AND EXPLORIN' A CAVE FILLED WITH OBSTACLES. ACTUALLY AS FAR AS I CAN REMEMBER IVE BEEN TO LIKE ONLY 2 CAVES IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. THE 1ST ONE WAS IN THAILAND. AND THE SECOND WAS IN AUSTRALIA. IN SOUTH WEST PERTH, WE TOOK IN THE SIGHT OF A SPECTACULAR CRYSTALLIZED CAVE.
BUT OF COURSE I'LL POST ABOUT MY TRIP TO PERTH IN ANOTHER ENTRY, OTHERWISE I'LL BE REMINISCING NONSTOP ABOUT THOSE WERE THE DAYS. CAUSE I CAN LINK ONE EVENT TO ANOTHER AND BEFORE I KNOW IT, SUNDAY IS OVER AND I HAD NOT START ON A SINGLE ASSIGNMENT.
FOOTNOTE: BEEN THINKING ABOUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO AFTER MY EXAMS.. AND THEIR APLENTY! 1ST OF, I WOULD LIKE TO HOLE MYSELF IN BORDERS OR ANY OF THE MAJOR BOOKSTORE FOR AT LEAST A MINIMUM OF 3 DAYS. THEREAFTER, I WILL START ON MY DRIVING LESSON, FOLLOWED BY LANGUAGE COURSE.[PLANNING TO TAKE UP BAHASA MELAYU]. AND GO TO BATAM, EXPLORE S'PORE FARMS!, VISIT ESCAPE THEME PARK.[ THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE WAS 2 YRS AGO]. PAY A VISIT TO HENDERSON WAVE, SUNGEI BULOH, PULAU UBIN, AND... I THINK THAT'S ALL. UNLESS NEW ATTRACTIONS ARE COMING OUT. SO CHEERIOS! AM TRYING TO FINISH UP THE ECONOMICS BY 2DAY.. BUT THAT NEEDS DISCIPLINE. AND I'M NOT SO MOTIVATED.[SIGH] BUT THE PROMISES OF GOOD GRADES ARE PRETTY TANTALISING THOUGHT...

FOOD-- THE BLACKLISTED ONE

2008-06-16T20:46:00.002+08:00

WELL. DID YOU READ IN THE NEWSPAPER. TODAY TO BE EXACT. ABOUT A SCHOOLGIRL IN LONDON, WHO HAS EXTREME FOOD PHOBIA? SHE ATE NOTING BUT CHOCOLATE- CAUSE ANYTHING THAT'S NOT CHOCOLATE RELATED IS HARD FOR HER TO EAT. SHE IS FRIGHTEN OF TRYING NEW FOOD- HENCE THE CHOCOLATE ONLY DIET IN HER LIFE. COME TO THINK OF IT, I'M ABIT LIKE HER. THOUGH OF CAUSE NOW THAT I'M OLDER, I EAT MOST FOOD. BUT THERE ARE STILL SOMEFOOD THAT I WON'T TRY, NEITHER WILL I EAT IT CAUSE I'VE TRIED IT BUT IT DOESN'T GOES DOWN WELL. IN FACT, I CAN PUBLISH A BOOKLET ABOUT THE FOOD THAT I DON'T EAT. HMM.. LET'S SEE. THE NUMBER ONE RULE IS THAT I SHOULDN'T ATTEND LOTS OF WEDDING. I SHOULD JUST PICK AND CHOOSE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CLOSES TO ME- LIKE CLOSE FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. CAUSE WITH ME AROUND, YOU ARE JUST THROWING AWAY GOOD MONEY! FOR OUT OF THE 10 DISHES ON THE TABLE, THERE SHOULD BE ABOUT 5 OR 6 DISHES THAT I WOULD NOT TOUCH.[ NOT COUNTING THE DESSERT]. PLUS COLD APPETISERS SEEM STRANGE TO ME.. THOUGH JELLYFISH SEEM TO BE A BIT ALL RIGHT.
THE FIRST ISSUE TO NOTE IS THAT I DO NOT TAKE ANY FOOD THAT HAS CURRY OR CHILLI IN IT. I DON'T CARE WHETHER THEY ARE SPICY OR NOT.. NO MEANS NO!AND THAT INCLUDES TOMYAM.[MAKES MY FACE TURN RED]
THE 2ND ISSUE- WHEN EATING WESTERN FOOD OR PASTA, IT SHOULD NOT BE TOMATO BASE. YOU KNOW THE TOMATO LIQUID? THOUGH SWEET AND SOUR ASIA DISHES ARE WELCOME. ALL OTHER FLAVOURS ARE ACCEPTABLE.
ISSUE NUMBER3: I DON'T TAKE SAUCES LIKE THOUSAND ISLAND, MAYONNISE AND THE LIKE.
ISSUE NO4-NO RAW STUFF. FOOD LIKE SALMON, SUSHI, CANNED TUNA, SARDINE AND THE LIKE[ WHATEVER CAN BE EATEN STRAIGHT OUT OF THE CANN ITS A NO! NO!]
PS. ISSUE 4 IS QUITE THE VALID REASON- CAUSE WHENEVER I ATE THEM, I'LL PUKE . AND IT AIN'T PRETTY, TRUST ME. OH, AND SANDWICHES TOO[ THINK SUBWAY AND THEIR VARIATIONS.] BUT I DO LIKE PLAIN FOCCACIA BREAD. HERBS DO SMELL GOOD!! AND BURGERS..ABSOLUTELY NO BURGERS!!
ISSUE NO5- NO LAKSA, DUMPLING[ THOSE THAT ARE WRAP IN THE GREEN COLOUR LEAVES], CHEE CHONG FUN, POPIAH, SOON KUEH, FISHCAKE, SAUSAGE, THE DIFFRENT VARIATIES OF BALLS.[ EXCPET FISHBALL AND SOTONG BALLS-- I DO EAT THEM]. NO DIMSUM TOO[ THEY ARE HIGH IN CHOLESTROL ANYWAY]. THIS IS ALL I CAN THINK OFF FOR THE MOMENT... BASICALLY IF YOU NOTICE, IN ISSUE NO5 THE FOOD I DON'T EAT ARE SORT OF SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL FOOD-- FOOD THAT DAILY PEOPLE EAT I GUESS.
AS FOR THE REST, I DON'T THINK I'LL GO INTO FURTHER DETAILS CAUSE THE LIST ABOVE IS ENOUGH TO LEAVE ONE FLABBERGASTED AT MY EATING HABBITS-- THAT'S ME ALRIGHT!I THINK MY DIET IS LIKE THIS BECAUSE SINCE YOUNG, I'VE BEEN A FUSSY EATER-- AND I DON'T LIKE THE WAY HOW SOME PEOPLE TRY TO FORCE FEED ME INTO EATING NEW STUFF. BUT SINCE STARTING SCHOOL, I'VE BEEN MORE ADVENTUROUS AND CAN NOW EAT A WIDE VARIETY OF FOOD, EXCEPT OF CAUSE FOR THOSE THAT ARE MENTION ABOVE. PS, IF ANYONE KNOWS OF SOMEONE WHOSE FOOD LIST RIVAL MINE-- LET ME KNOW. CAUSE AS FAR AS MY PARENTS ARE CONCERN, I'M THE ONLY ENDANGERED SPECIES IN THE WORLD THEY HAD SEEN SO FAR[ PARDON THE PUN].
NOW, I'M GONNA HAVE SOME PURPLE DRAGONFRUIT.[ ANYBODY WILLING TO SHARE THE YELLOW COLOUR DRAGONFRUIT FROM ISRAEL? HAVEN'T TRIED IT YET.]
OH AND BY THE WAY, MY DAD HAS A FOOD FETISH TOO-- HIS THE ONLY MEMBER IN MY FAMILY WHO DON'T LIKE TO EAT DRAGON FRUIT. CAUSE HE THINK THEY LOOK LIKE MONSTERS.[EH?] THE ONE WHO ALWAYS TEASED ME ABOUT BEING AFRAID OF GHOSTS CAUSE I READ AND WATCH TOO MUCH GHOST STORIES FINDS DRAGONFRUIT STRANGE? WELL, LIKE THE PHRASE SAY, ONE MANS FOOD IS ANOTHER MANS POISON.
PS. 3 MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS COMING UP- POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, ACCOUNTING TEST2[MUST DO WELL!], AND THE DREADED ECONOMICS PROJECTS.[ NO MATTER WHAT MUST PUSH FOR HIGHER MARKS. AFTER ALL THIS IS THE LAST SEMESTER THAT I WILL KISS THE ECONOMIC TEXTBOOK GOODBYE.] SO A GOOD GRADE, PREFABLY A B, WILL LOOK GOOD!!
COMINGOUT NEXT: A SOLID TIMETABLE FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS-- EXAM'S ACOMING!![THE NECESSARY EVIL. NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF, SINCE THIS WILL BE THE LIKE HUNDREDTH PLUS EXAM I'M TAKING].

Past..Banish that thought

2008-06-13T20:49:00.003+08:00

Well. Bumped into JM today at the Value Shop.m Cause was craving for my Seaweed. its like $2.50 there okie.[ Plus they are clossing down soon]. and when she heard from me about some of my activities during my sch holidays, she was like.. Wow. didn't know you are so Sociable. Cos I use to be very Quiet last time. Its it true that time will erase memories and especially the Hurt you are carrying? Well maybe its because they are not the major player in the mini drama which they created--- and after that I become pratically Invisible, retreating into my own little world. Then after secondary school, I've to learn everything from scratch again without betraying my emotions. Its tough, but I manage. Well, remants are there. One thing about me is that I can go completely Silent for Hours at ends... I'm not kidding. however, the only thing I cannot stand is Boredom! [ I'd be Bored to tears after 10min top.] But my job at the Community Center taught me patience so again it depends on the situation.
Anyway, its now exam preparation period.[ Mostof my friends finish theirs. Unfair!] Will make up for lost time during my holdidays. Muahaha. For some 'Me' time this weekend, I'll be reading P.S. I love u. I know I'm a little slow in following trends but so what? As long as I know what I want I'm contented. So there. So cherrios, till we meet again.

Freaking Report

2008-06-10T21:37:00.002+08:00

WELL,I GUESS IT'LL BE ANOTHER LOOONG NITE FOR ME. NEVER MIND ABOUT EXCEEDING THE WORD COUNT, I'M STILL TRYING TO COUGH UP THE MINIMMUM NUMBERS OF WORDS REQUIRED. BUT! LET ME TELL YOU ONE THING- ITS GONNA BE A BLAST, FOR I INTEND TO SCORE 39/40. YES SIR! SO THAT MEANS MY REFERENCING AND EVERYTHING ELSE MUST BE PROPERLY DONE SO THAT I WOULD NOT BE PENALISZED BY THE TEACHER. AND AFTER THIS WHOLE FIASCO IS OVER, I STILL HAVE TO DO A SUMMARY- IN A PPT PRESENTATION. WHICH MEANS REHEARSING AND SOURCING FOR THE BEST PICTURES, AND BEING MINDFUL OF THE AMOUNT OF WORDS I USE ON EACH SLIDE. BUT! WHO CARES ABOUT PROTOCOLS, CAUSE MY ENGLISH I FEEL, HAVE A CHANCE TO SCORE A 'B'.. PROVIDED THAT I CAN FINISH THE ENGLISH EXAMINATION THIS TIME ROUND. EASY PEASY.
ANYWAY, MOST OF MY HOLIDAYS PLAN HAVE TO BE SCRAPPED .. UNTIL AUGUST AT LEAST. CAUSE ON JULY 21, I HAVE A DATE WITH THE M'SIAN HIGH COMMISSION, TO RENOUNCE MY M'SIA CITIZENSHIP.[ MMM, EXCUSE ME BUT SINCE WHEN DOES YOURS TRULY CONSIDER HERSELF TO BE A M'SIAN CITIZEN? PLUS SHE'S BORN AND BRED IN S'PORE.[ MADE IN SPORE, PRODUCT OF S'PORE.] GEDDIT? SO TO FILL UP MY TIME, I'LL BE CRAMMING THE BASIC AND ADVANCE THEORY LESSONS DURING MY TERM BREAK.[POOR ME.. STILL HAVE TO STUDY THOUGH THE EXAMS ARE OVER] HAIZ WHAT TO DO. FOR I AIM TO SEAT FOR MY PRATICAL DRIVING IN FEB.. THEN I CAN TAKE OVER THE WHEEL![ THE FEELING IS SHIOK, TRUST ME]. CAUSE I TRIED RIDING A MOTORBIKE AT THE AGE OF 13.. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT LET ME DISCOVER AN ADVENTUROUS STREAK IN ME.
GOTTA GO NOW, MY REPORT IS CALLING ME.. I NEED TO DELVE DEEPER IN MY AREA OF RESEARCH AND TIDY UP MY REFERENCING. AND NOT TO FORGET MY OTHER SUBJECTS.
FOOTNOTE: SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ARE LONG OVERDUE. BECAUSE AFTER MY 'O' LEVELS, MOST OF THE SCHOOLS I ATTEND DID NOT PRESCRIBE TO THE DEC/JUNE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE.MY LAST PROPER SCHOOL HOLDIAY WAS LAST DECEMBER BUT THEN AGAIN I SPEND HALF THE TIME WORKING AND WENT FOR A 10 DAY HOLIDAY TO M'SIA.[ CAMERON HIGHLAND IS A NICE CHANGE FROM S'PORE, AND PENANG HAVE ALL THE YUMMY FOOD]. ONCE AGAIN.. REPORT IS CALLING!

STICH.FITCH, LITCH. CAUSE ITS RANDOM.

2008-06-07T15:24:00.002+08:00

HIATUS. ITS OVER. AFTER A 3 DAY 2 NITE CAMP, I HOPE THAT NOW I'M MORE REFRESH...TOO STUDY. HAHA. MY EXAM IS IN ONE MONTH TIME, AND I GOT THE MOOD TO LAUGH? ACTUALLY THERE'S ALOT OF THINGS I WANNA DO. LIKE GOING TO BORDERS, TAKING A STROLL AT THE HENDERSON WAVE, LETTING MY FEET BE EATEN BY WRIGGLING FISHES, TRAVELLING...[NEXT STOP: VIETNAM!].
ENOUGH OF DAYDREAMING. CAMP WAS GOOD, HAD A ENJOYABLE TIME OVER THERE. WELL MB NOT AS MUCH I WOULD LIKE TO ENJOY MYSELF, CAUSE I WAS NOT FEELING SO WELL SOMETIMES. MB IT WAS CAUSE OF THE FOOD I ATE,[REM THAT A SCHMATE OF MINE WAS LIKE THAT DURING OUR CCA TRIP TO THAILAND. WILL DWELL MORE ON THAILAND ANOTHER DAY.] BUT WELL NEVER MIND IS OVER. P:AN EX-PRIMARY SCHOOL CLASSMATE FINALLYRECOGNIZE ME...[SAY HELLO TO RHONDA!] I WONDER HOW MY LIFE WOULD BE LIKE FROM HERE?I DON'T WANT TO THINK SO MUCH, BUT CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHETHER SHE'D MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT ME TO HER.. JUST HOPE SHE DON'T SEE THE CONNECTION.[LET THE PAST, BE PAST. DON'T DWELL ON IT IF ITS GONNA MAKE ONE UNHAPPY.]PS. HERE'S A QUESTION.. IF YOU HAD TO ENTERTAIN A FRIEND FOR 24 HOURS HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT DOING IT? IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO STICK WITH THEM THE WHOLE DURATION RIGHT? CAUSE EACH AND EVERYONE OF US NEED OUR BREATHING SPACE.
WHAT TYPE OF PERSON AM I? I LOVE SILENCE.. SILENCE IS GOLDEN.
TOO MUCH NOISE CAN GIVE ONE A HEADACHE.I DON'T LIKE TO BE ASSAILED BY NOISES AND PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE DAY... THOUGH I LOVE OTHERS COMPANY. HAHA! THERE LIES THE IRONY... I FEEL I'M:1/4 NOISY AND 3/4SILENCE. CAUSE I FEEL THAT WORDS ARE SOMETIME NOT NECESSARY. PROB CAUSE ITS THE CIRCUMSTANCES I WAS IN? ANYWAY THEY THOUGHT ME HOW TO DREW STRENGTH AND HOW TO LIVE LIFE EACH DAY. CAUSE WELL, DTH IS NOT AN OPTION. EVEN IF IT WAS, I DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF COURAGE.. FOR THAT SLIP OF A SECOND. THINK I'LL STOP HERE TODAY. PLANNING TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE WEEKEND... TO COMPLETE THAT DARN ENGLISH REPORT AND TO REVISE MY OTHER SUBJECTS.[ THAT ECONOMIC TEACHER IS SCARY! I GOTTA BE ON MY TOES AT ALL TIMES.]

Cousins! The Relatives are here/

2008-06-01T17:37:00.002+08:00

FINALLY- SILENCE REIGN IN THE HOUSE. THOUGH I HAVE TO HELP BABY-SIT MY COUSINS, I STILL LOVE THEM TO BITS. MAKING SURE THEY ARE ENTERTAIN IS TOUGH, BUT I DO ENJOY THE ROLE-- WILL CONSIDER IT AS AN OPTION WHEN I MOVE TO AUSTRALIA.[WE SHALL SEE].
MY PREPARATION FOR THE ECONS TESTS IS SO-SO. GUESS MY HEART AIN'T REALLY INTO IT, THOUGH I DID MAKE SURE THAT I KNOW AT LEAST 3/4 OF IT VERY WELL. ECONS IS ONLY 10%, WHEREAS MATHS WELL, ITS CAPPED AT 25%. POINT TAKEN RIGHT? ANYWAY I SACRIFICED MY CLIQUE OUTING ON SAT TO REVISE FOR MY TESTS, SO THAT SHOULD COUNT FOR SOMETHING. NOW I CAN BREATHE EASIER.. CAUSE THE REPORT WRITING IS POSTPONED TO 11THJUNE![IF THE SUBMITTION DATE IS ANY EARLIER, ILL PROB EXPIRE FROM SHOCK].
HMM. I'D MISS THE 1ST DAY OF CAMP, BUT WILL DEFINITELY ENJOY MYSELF ON THE REMAINDING DAYS.BUT STILL HAVE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL ON WED. NEED TO TAKE A SILLY ENGLISH TEST THAT IS WORTH ONLY 5%.[NOT TO BRAG OR ANYTHING, BUT I COULD PROB DO IT WITH MY EYE CLOSE]. ENOUGH TALK ABOUT IT, CAUSE I'D STILL AIM TO SCORE AN A, EVEN THOUGH THAT DISASTRIOUS VIDEO TEST LOWERED MY CHANCE BUT OH WELL, LIFE'S LIKE THAT RIGHT?

TIME..IS IN OUR HANDS

2008-05-29T20:42:00.002+08:00

THIS SEMESTER IS A WAKEUP CALL FOR ME. THOUGH I DID OK DURING THE 1ST SEM, THE SYLLABUS IS ALOT HARDER NOW AND I NEED TO START WORKING ON IT. TRUST ME, THE EARLIER ONE START, THE BETTER ONE GRADE WILL BE.. IF ONE STUDY HARD AND STUDY SMART! NOT FORGETTING, OF COURSE TO PLAY HARD. BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.DO YOU REALISE THAT TIME IS NOT ON OUR SIDE? THE WEEKEND IS COMING AND SOON JUNE WILL SLIP INTO JULY. AFTER WHICH THE MAIN EXAM IS STARTING.

I'M CHILLING OUT ON 2ND JUNE, AT SEMBAWANG GB CAMPSITE FOR 3 WHOLE DAYS.[THAT'S AFTER THE STATS TEST THOUGH]. SERIOUSLY, ONE NEED TO TAKE A BREAK SOMETIME, AFTER WORKING SO HARD AND SACRIFICING SLEEP AND REST.TIME IS PRECIOUS, AND I WILL MAKE SURE TO GIVE MY STUDIES THE BEST SHOT.. AFTER ALL I DO NOT WANT TO GO BACK TO SQUARE ONE. WANNA PROVE TO THE WHOLE WORLD WHAT I'M CAPABLE OF-- IT'LL BE NICE IF HISTORY CAN BE CHANGE. BECAUSE OF ME.. SO CIAO! OF TO REVISE MY PROBABILITY.. NEED TO GET ALL MY CONCEPTS RIGHT AND TO KNOW WHEN TO USE THE CORRECT FORMULAS.
FOOTNOTE: EVEN IF FORMULAS WERE GIVEN ONE NEED TO KNOW THE CONCEPTS AND APPLY THE CORRECT CONCEPTS.
WILL THE ENGLISH TEACHER ALLOW US TO POSTPONE THE DUE DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF THE ENGLISH REPORT?[ HOPEFULLY SHE ACEEDE TO OUR REQUEST, THEN I CAN HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO REVISE FOR MY TESTS ON MON]

What On Earth.. assignments and deadlines

2008-05-27T11:46:00.002+08:00

GD SCOTT! TODAY ITS TUESDAY AND TOMORROW ITS MY ACCOUNTING TEST. GRR.. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO ABOUT MY BANK RECONCILIATION HUH. AIN'T IT AMAZING? I DID IT IN ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING AND THEN I SUDDENLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE TOPIC. ITS AMAZING HOW THE TB CAN CONFUSE THE MIND.. BUT I'M DETERMINE TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF THE TEST CAUSE I WANNA SCORE AN A FOR ACCOUNTING! MY OVERALL GRADE.. ABOVE 80 MARKS! SO ANYTHING BELOW THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.
ANYWAY I'M THANKFUL THAT A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE IS WILLING TO TAKE TIME OUT TO TUTOR ME IN ACCOUNTS EVEN THOUGH SHE HAS HER OWN STUDIES TO SETTLE SHE NEVER FEEL TO BRIGHTEN UP MY LIFE WITH HER WISE-CRACKING JOKES.THANKS BIB.. U MAKE MY DAY! IVE LEARNED MY LESSON ON PROCRASINATION. NOW THAT I'VE TOO MANY STUFF ON MY PLATE, I CANT WAIT FOR 6TH JUNE TO COME..THEN I CAN BREATHE ABIT MORE COMFORTABLY.
I BELIEVE MY RESEARCH IS COMING OUT FINE. MANAGE TO FIND INFO ON THE TATTOO FESTIVAL IN THAILAND. NOW I PROB FOCUS ON RESEARCHING ON INDIGENIOUS PEOPLE AND SORT OUT THE INFO I GET ON PRISON GANGS.. ITS GONNA BE FUN. BUT LOTS OF HARDWORK. I'LL PROB BE BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL TO FINISH MY REPORT BY NEXT THURS. THIS WEEKEND WILL BE CHAOTIC BUT I BELIEVE THAT ILL BE ABLE TO SURVIVE MY CRAZY SCHEDULE.. ECONOMICS TEST IN THE MORNING, STATS TEST IN THE AFTERNOON.BTW I'M THINKING OF ISOLATING MYSELF THE WEEKEND TO CONCENTRATE ON MY DEADLINES.. BUT DONT THINK IT WILL WORK. HAIX. SO WHATS A GIRL GONNA DO?
KICK BACK AND RELAX.. LOOKING 4WARD TO A WEEKEND OF SPONTANEOUS FUN NEXT WEEKEND. SHE DESERVE A BREAK. REALLY.

Giving up is not aN Option!

2008-05-23T21:09:00.002+08:00

THIS SCANDALOUS DAy..
I SCORED 9.5 MARKS FOR THE VIDEO TEST. IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING LADIES & GENTLEMEN, THAT'S A DISMISAL GRADE THAT CAN'T EVEN BE CONVERT TO A DISMISAL 1%. NOT LIKE I CARE. CAUSE THERES' OTHER STUFF FOR ME TO WORK ON TO ATTAIN AN A.. HOPEFULLY! ANYWAY THE VIDEO COMPONENT WAS A FLUKE. ITS HARD TO MULTI-TASK YOU KNOW. ONE HAVE TO LISTEN, WATCH AND WRITE NOTES AT THE SAME TIME. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO CATCH THE NAMES OF THE STRANGE SOUNDING ANIMALS TOO? BESIDES AFTER WATCHING THE DOCUMENT, THE TEACHER GIVES OUT THE TEST PAPER CONTAINING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS FOR US TO ANSWER. HMPH!!

NEXT WEEK IS A BUSY TIME FOR ME. BESIDES POLISHING UP MY REPORT WRITING,[THIS LADY AIM TO GET 39.5/40 FOR THE REPORT WRITING]. I ALSO HAVE TO STUDY FOR MY ACCOUNTING TEST. ON THE 2ND OF JUNE, ITS ECONOMICS AND STATS. OH MY! BUT ILL SURVIVE.. OH YES. AND NEXT WKEND I STILL HAVE TO ENTERTAIN MY COUSINS WHO ARE COMING DOWN TO SPORE. SO MANY THINGS TO DO, SO LITTLE TIME. DO YOU KNOW THAT IM HOOK ON DACHANGJIN AGAIN? YEP, ABOUT THE PALACE COOK WHO BECAME THE 1ST FEMALE DOCTOR IN THE HISTORY OF KOREA. CAUSE THOUGH IT HAS BEEN SHOWN BE4, I DID NOT MANAGE TO CATCH MOST OF THE EPISODES, INCLUDING THE EXCITING PARTS.

PS. IVE STARTED A MOVEMENT.TO ME NEXT WK IS ANTI-BUBBLE TEA WEEK.. THAT MEANS I CANNOT QUENCH MY THIRST THROUGH THE NUMEROUS BUBBLE TEA OUTLETS THAT ARE UBIQUITIOUS IN SPORE. WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.. IF I'M SUCCESSFUL MAYBE I'LL EXTEND IT TO ONE MONTH! BTW IF UARE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING MY MOVEMENT, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT JOANN_JOURNAL@HOTMAIL.COM. THANKS!THAT'S AN UNDERSCORE BTWN JOANN & JOURNAL.

Internet AddictN.

2008-05-19T20:37:00.003+08:00

OH MAN, FACEBOOK IS SO ADDICTIVE... SPEND MY WEEKEND SEARCHING FOR PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME...NOW I DON'T THINK ONE HOUR ADAY IS ENOUGHT FOR ME TO MSN, SURF NET, BLOG, AND JUGGLING WITH BOTH FACEBOOK AND FRIENDSTER.. MUST REALLY CONTROL MYSELF!

ANYWAY FOR THE PAST 2 DAYS I'VE BEEN ALONE AT HOME CAUSE MY FAMILY WENT TO MSIA TO ATTEND A MY GRANDFATHER'S FUNERAL. WHAT ON EARTH AM I DOING IN S'PORE? YOU MIGHT WONDER. WELL MY PARENTS THINK IS TOO STRESSFUL FOR ME TO GO BACK AND RETURN ... PLUS MY PASSPORT IS EXPIRING.SOON. [READ: IF ICA NOTICE THE DISCREPANCIES IN MY PASSPORT I MIGHT BE ASKED TO TURN BACK. THEN WHAT?]

ANYWAY I DONT THINK IT'LL MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE WHETHER I'M THERE OR NOT. CAUSE THERE WOULD BE SO MUCH GRIEF IN THAT PLACE AND I'LL ONLY BE UNDERFOOT. WELL THE ONLY OTHER THING I CAN CONTRIBUTE TO IS..HELP TO ENSURE THAT THE YOUNG ONES BEHAVE THEMSELVES? HOPE HE'LL REST IN PEACE...CAUSE FOR THE LAST DECADE OR SO MY GRANDFATHER DID NOT HAVE THE FREEDOM TO DO WHAT HE WANT... CAUSE HE'S DIABETIC AND HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT HE EAT....

EVEN THOUGH WE WERE NOT CLOSE, HE ALWAYS TREATED ME WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND CALLED ME HIS LITTLE BOOKWORM. CAUSE MY NOSE IS ALWAYS STUCK IN A BOOK.HAIX. MISSED THOSE TIMES WHEN I WAS IN PRI 2 TO 4? CAUSE THOUGH LIFE WAS SLOW MOVING THEN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD KIDS WERE A FRIENDLY BUNCH.. ALWAYS MADE MY DAYS SEEMED BRIGHTER WHENEVER I'M WITH THEM. NOW THAT I'M OLDER, EVERYTHING CHANGES... NOT SURE WHETHER THEIR GOOD OR BAD. JUST GO WITH THE FLOW .. AND ADJUST TO LIFE'S UNPREDICTABLE JOURNEY.

FOOTNOTE: 2 MONTHS LEFT TO SEM EXAMS. NO MORE NONSENSE FROM YOURS TRULY...OK, LET ME AMEND THAT. LOUD CAMP FROM 2 TO 4 JUNE WILL ALLOW ME TO CHILL PLUS THE GB GATHERING ON 21st JUNE. LOOKING 4ward TO IT!!

aN eXTRAORDINARY dAY.....

2008-05-16T19:49:00.003+08:00

AN AMAZING THING HAPPEN ..MY FRIEND SNEAK AN ICECREAM INSIDE CLASS! MIND YOU,THE ICECREAM IS NOT IN A CONE,NOR WAS IT IN A CUP. ITS THE ICECREAM IN THE WAFER BISCUIT. YUP. SHE SNEAK IT IN AFTER BREAKTIME. WHILE SHE WAS SAVOURING THE ICECREAM, MY MIND WANDERED BACK TO THE PAST..

ONE OF MY FORMER CLASSMATE, TRIED TO SNEAK IN AN ICECREAM CONE TO CLASS. HE HID IT INSIDE HIS JACKET! BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR HIM, THE TEACHER FOUND OUT AND ORDERED HIM TO FINISH IT OUTSIDE. NOW, THIS GUY IS A SUPER-HYPER TEENAGER, BUT AFTER GOING THROUGH NS, I BELIEVE THAT HE SHOULD HAVE MELLOWED DOWN.ANYWAY, THIS GUY WAS SUPER IRRITTATING IN THE CLASS. WHILE WE'RE FOCUSING ON OUR WORK, HE WILL GO AROUND THE DIFFERENT GROUPS AND DISTURB EVERYBODY. AND THAT'S NOT ALL. BESIDES DISTURBING HIS OWN CLASS, HE WENT AROUND AND DISTURBS OTHER CLASSES! SO MUCH SO THAT THE OTHER TEACHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT HIM...ENOUGH SAID.

ANYWAY, YOURS TRULY WILL BE SUPER BUSY DURING THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. SHE HASTO JUGGLE WITH HER MAJOR REPORT WRITING TASK, AN ACCOUNTING TEST THAT IS WORTH 20%, STATS MID-TERM TEST[ 25%], AND THE ECONOMIC QUIZ THAT IS WORTH 10%. NOT FORGETTING THE OTHER MINOR ASSIGNMENTS.

I'M NOT SURE WHY, BUT THESE FEW DAYS I'VE BEEN SPORTING SOME BRUISES. PERHAPS I KNOCKED MYSELF UNCOUNSIOUSLY WHILE I WAS SLEEPING BUT THEN AGAIN IT MIGHT BE DUE TO SOME OTHER REASONS. MY MOM SUGGESTED THAT I SHOULD CUT DOWN ON SUGARY STUFF, EAT MORE FRUITS AND VEGGIES.. ,MY FRIEND CHEEKILY MENTIONED THAT A GHOST PINCHED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.[ BTW, I DON'T BELIEVE IN SUCH NONSENSE]. ANYWAY, I CONT'D TO OBSERVE MYSELF DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.. BEFORE DECIDING WHAT NEED TO BE DONE. HOPE IT'LL FADE AWAY. SOON!

I REALLY SHOULD START STUDYING.. SO THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO PICK UP THE MOMENTUM AND KNOW WHICH AREA TO IMPROVE ON WHEN THE EXAMS ARE AROUND THE CORNER. LAST SEM WAS THE HONEYMOON PERIOD.. THIS SEM I'M IN THE WAR ZONE.. THE BATTLE WILL LAST FOR 1 WEEK AND I'LL GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT! NO TIME TO WASTE, I NEED TO WORK TOWARDS MY GOAL, CAUSE TIME AND TIDE WILL NOT WAIT FOR YOU AND ME..

All time dream- Attend the 21day OBScourse in LuMut

2008-05-12T21:38:00.005+08:00

Was sulking away during the remaining economics lesson... cause the mistake I made in my test causeD me 6 marks.Ps. For those of u who study econs, pls don't laugh at me ok? My precious 6marks come from this mistake that I made. The question asked us to calculate real GDP followed by calculating the economic growth of 2 countries.

Real GDP= C+I+G+X-M.[This should be the correct method]. And I add in net import from abroad - tax- subsidies.. And Because its a 2 part question, I threw 6 marks away!! Anyway I hope that I'll manage to get some sympathy marks from the teacher...this little espisode taught me not to be tricked by the question. Having taken many major tests and exams I'd should be familiar with how the systems work. But never mind. If this question comes out again during the final exam, this mistake will be Avoided at all cost!

Starting to miss my handphone. Besides being contactable, it also acts as my watch and music radio when I'm on the go.. Looks like I'll have to forego the little convenience for awhile.. until my father is free to get me a new phone because the line is in his name.

Call me selfish, but I hope that the church camp in June doesn't involve paintball.. cause its lotsa fun and I'd haven't experienced one yet. As for the OutwardBound course, I did it like 3 or 4 times? Started with the Primary 5 camp at Punggol, followed by the GB camp when I was in sec 3 at the Sembawang Campsite, then the last OBS course I did was located at the AMK[ITE] campus. Even though there are lots of variations to the courses, my favourites are the flying fox, followed by rappelling and abseilling.So I'll be very sad if I miss the camp sessions.. cause most likely it'll clash with my school timing.[sobs]. Anyway shall I tell you a little secret? For a girl who loves all these thrills, I'm [shh.] Afraid of heights! Yep, go ahead and laugh all you want. But my condition is a bit strange.Others are feaful only at the bottom and their fears will vanish when they are doing the courses.But mine is a different story..While waiting for my turn, I'll be fascinated by others who are participating. However, when its My turn, I'll go up happily at 1st. Then along the way[ if its the flying fox] reaching to the top, my legs will quiver and I'll start to loose confidence. I'd nearly didn't make it to the top, but luckily with the encouragement from classmates I did and was awarded with one of the most amazing view in the world.[ In S'pore]. As for rappelling and abseiling, the only problem with them is that I need Dutch Courage to go down.. cause if I'm not wrong one is suppose to leap out and grab the swing or rope..

With all my shortcomings, one of my desire is to attend the 21 days Outward Bound camp in Lumut[smiles].By the way if you guys don't now where Lumut is, its in Perak. But in order to do that, I need to have lots of stamina and need to kick start the endurance training session..So its time to stop daydreaming and put my plan into action! Ps. If I Ever go AWOL for 3 wks you know why.. that means I've achieved my DreaM.

That awful Nite

2008-05-10T21:54:00.003+08:00

Musings and Scribbles

2008-05-05T22:17:00.004+08:00

I HAD A RELAXING TIME TODAY.. WENT TO THE ESPLANADE AND CHILL OUT WITH MY FRIENS AFTER SCHOOL. ACTUALLY I LOVE THIS TYPE OF LAZY AFTERNOONS.. REALLY ENJOY MYSELF.LOTS. BEING SURROUNDED BY BOOKS AND MUSIC. AFTER THAT I TOOK 502 HOME. THE JOURNEY WAS 70 MINS LONG..NOT TOO BAD CONSIDERING THAT I DO NOT NEED TO SQUEEZE IN THE TRAIN AND COMPETE WITH OTHERS FOR SPACE.

ON THE WAY HOME I THOUGHT ABOUT ALOT OF THINGS... LIKE THINKING ABOUT CHANGING COURSES. BUT THAT HAD TO WAIT UNTIL 11 AUG AFTER MY FINAL RESULTS COME OUT.. BECAUSE THOUGH I LOVE JOURNALISM, I'M NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN PUBLIC RELATIONS. WELL I'D JUST HAVE TO WAIT TO HEAR WHAT TO SCHOOL HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT..
AND I ALSO START PLANNING ABOUT THE MALAYSIA TRIP. I HOPE WE CAN GET ENOUGH PEOPLE TO JOIN US SO WE CAN RENT A COACH TO TAKE US AROUND. FROM KL TO CAMERON TO PENANG...THINK THAT'S THE STRATEGY SO FAR. SO ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED IN JOINING US JUST DROP ME A MESSAGE YA? BTW THE RESULTS WERE RELEASE TODAY... I *COUGH* PASS ALL MY PAPERS! SO NO NEED TO TROUBLE MYSELF WITH ANY SUPP PAPERS.. WHOO!
BUT I'M NOT RESTING ON MY LAURELS. CAUSE THIS 2ND TERM IS THE MOST CRUCIAL ONE. SO FROM NOW ON I'M STARTING TO BUILD UP MY MOMENTUM AND AIM TO REVISE THE SYLLABUS TWICE THIS TIME ROUND..

Important Dates to remember.

2008-05-03T01:17:00.004+08:00

Hi guys...
Do you have fuN on Labour Day? Went to Northpt with my friends.. was amazed at the variety of food they had over there. Will be sure to try the westerN food sometime in the future. In the evening, I rushed back home to join my family for a shop trip to Pontian, where we basically just shop and eat dinner. I'm thankful that I was allowed to enter M'sia cause my passport have only 5 months left be4 it expire.Anyway, I'll be having my citizenship ceremony be4 I renew my passport.Otherwise I cannot have a peaceful holiday during my terM break.[planning to go to M'sia and Vietnam. Anybody interested?]

But for now on I've to Focus on my studies, cause even though this is only the 2nd wk into the school terM, I've 2 tests to take be4 Vesak Day.[They're worth 20% each]. Aiming to Score high marks for my tests to make it easier to pass my examS... Oh, and don't 4get that 2,5000 word report to be submitted in the 1st week of June. For the report, I'll prob be concentrating on Journalism. Will fianalize the hardcopy by 18th May.. then will have more time to prep for my upcoming tests!!

Pressure is coming everywhere. One of my lecturer impressed on us that we're to study as though we're seatg 4 an exaM. The syllabus is also different.. more things are expected of us as this is the 2nd Sem. But luckily I've touch on most of the subjects already.. had some basic background in Stats and accountg. I can't vouch for econs, cause most of the topics this Sem look foreigN to me. Never mind, will pay attention in class and complete all the tutoriaLs.

If it was not for my crazy schedule, I'll prob be doing more things besides studies. Like giving tuitN, learning driving, learn scriptwriting ...and countless others. But the fact is, most of my lessons last from 9am to 5pm. After class, i normally took a nap once i reach home be4 cont'd with my revision.

This is one of the reason why I'm looking 4ward to 19th july, when my year 1 @ UoN is completed. 25th Aug will be the day when I'm considered aYear 2student. Actually I'm quite sore about this because if not for my complacency when I'm doing my diploma studies, I'll be graduating in Aug10 if I complete the course in S'pore. Haix, what to do. Well we cannot change history,but we can always work 2wards the future once we see the bigger picture.
Note to self:-countdown to release of exam results
19 days Left!

Languages! The beauty of it.

2008-04-28T22:20:00.000+08:00

A conversation that I have with a friend..
Friend V say: " U have to come back home now?"
Me: " Uh.. can u explain that sentence again?"
Upon further clarification, it turns out that she's asking me if I need to be home cause I seem to be impatient. So I corrected her.. by explaining to her how the sentence structure should be used. If you know me,I'm someone who's very particular about english. This can't be helped, cause English is my mother tongue. What about Chinese? Well sad to say I'm not very proficient in it..But at least I can understand it.
I guess its a product of my upbringing.. growing up in an English speaking household there is hardly any opportunity to practice the chinese language. Which is a pity really. Cause it cause me alot of headache in school. But thankfully after taking the Olevls I do not need to use it that much. * All smiles now*...
Speaking about languages I've a desire to learn as many languages as possible as I find that some of my classmates love to speak in their own languages, some of which are music to the ears. As I take the time and opportunity to brush up on certain languages, I believe that it'll be an asset to me when I network with others or when I travel to foreign lands.
Languages that I'm picking up at the moment: Vietnamese, Behasa Melayu
Languages that I hope to pick up in the future: Japanese, French, Korean.. and many more!!