Christmas came and went faster than I would have liked. A few days on and I'm facing almost the end of 2005. nah.. not gonna do a lengthy recap on 2005 now. Though I think I'll be making some New Year Resolutions...
Cycled in the rain on Tues. It wasn't a choice, but it was nice. The paths were cleared (caused it was raining) and there was just an impulse to cycle real fast. Kind of gets the wind in your face and just this 'I'm the only one around' feeling. Ok... another lousy reason was to try to get out of the rain asap. Yeah.. we could have stopped.. but since we were already wet when it started raining unceremoniously on us AFTER we just finished cycling to SAFRA, we decided to go all out. I mean... we still had to return the bikes what...
Anyway, was supposed to go to school to finish us some stuff and join Fran and Meiju to walk walk the next day... but was sniffling and sneezing my head off so bad, I stayed home. From the pics I saw and what I read, I'm kinda envious. I wish I could have been there. and nothing better than having long talks...
Yesterday was day out with the SN gals... ktv again.. what else? Unceremonious screechings, wonderful harmonizing (shuhui and mabel!!!), dinner out, dessert at nydc. Who says I'm losing weight? Oh.. this I must mentioned! I spent a miserly $6 at Sakae yesterday... I only had 3 plates. Not bad huh? Chawamushi, Tuna mayo Inari and Gyoza. WOuld have been 4 if not for the fact that the Fried Tofu I ordered never appeared. Woohoo!
Good news coming in.. I'm gonna get the money they deducted wrongly from my account back! Stupid hairdressing saloon! Charged me 3 times for the haircut. And yes.. they found the mistake.. blah blah blah.. and the guy tried to convince me to go in for a dye-job or treatment or let them hold the money for me until I go in for another haircut. Managed to convince him otherwise.. I'm gonna get my money back!
Monday, December 26, 2005
Woah... The weekend was just about food, food and more food! No carolling after 4 years. I thought it would be weird. But with the many gatherings and get togethers, this year's Christmas was packed!
Spent the last 2 days with family friends. My mum's ex-classmates. Kinda grew up with their kids, but we don't really talk much. But at the same time, I felt as if I've know them forever. Spending today at home with family. Brother's going back in later tonight.
Christmas is full of surprises. Of love, joy and warmth. Received unexpected gifts, and most importantly, unconditional love. I feel so lucky!
Spent the last 2 days with family friends. My mum's ex-classmates. Kinda grew up with their kids, but we don't really talk much. But at the same time, I felt as if I've know them forever. Spending today at home with family. Brother's going back in later tonight.
Christmas is full of surprises. Of love, joy and warmth. Received unexpected gifts, and most importantly, unconditional love. I feel so lucky!
Saturday, December 24, 2005
It has been 2 exciting and fun-filled days!
First up! Yesterday went all the way to Pasir Ris... to Sandy's new condo. Long time no see the gassy folks! Hahaha... Put 7 gals at a swimming pool with a camera and we go crazy, thinking we are synchronised swimmers and cheerleaders, not to mention a special ballet solo!!! Bwahahaha! Picts will be up soon.. Promise. Most prob after the bustle of Christmas! and Mabel's bday celebration. Happy Belated Birthday Mabel! :) The only dampener was that I couldn't go for all night ktv.. cause my mummy wanted me to go home to eat tang yuan! Heard you gals yodelled your lungs out! So no ktv next week? Maybe eating tang yuan yesterday was extra significant since my brother happened to book out of army after the 2 weeks confinement thingee. Woah... NS changes guys... No wonder their tagline is "where boys become men!". I can see muscles on his forearms liao... Notch bad...
Today... baked brownies in the afternoon for G1 gathering. which as usual had too much food left over and we ended up playing a game to try to get rid of it. But I think it was more succesful in digging up scandals and courtship stories. :) Hohoho!!! It was so so fun! Can't stop smiling when I think of the karma thingee. 'What goes around comes around'. Fun fun! Miss not being in the same class as you all!
and well, what have I been doing since I came home? ahahaha... Meeting the 7 guys tmr... so I thought I'll write them a note. Except that I din expect it to take so long. I feel as if i just wrote 7 different testimonials. *See I'm so nice~!~ *
First up! Yesterday went all the way to Pasir Ris... to Sandy's new condo. Long time no see the gassy folks! Hahaha... Put 7 gals at a swimming pool with a camera and we go crazy, thinking we are synchronised swimmers and cheerleaders, not to mention a special ballet solo!!! Bwahahaha! Picts will be up soon.. Promise. Most prob after the bustle of Christmas! and Mabel's bday celebration. Happy Belated Birthday Mabel! :) The only dampener was that I couldn't go for all night ktv.. cause my mummy wanted me to go home to eat tang yuan! Heard you gals yodelled your lungs out! So no ktv next week? Maybe eating tang yuan yesterday was extra significant since my brother happened to book out of army after the 2 weeks confinement thingee. Woah... NS changes guys... No wonder their tagline is "where boys become men!". I can see muscles on his forearms liao... Notch bad...
Today... baked brownies in the afternoon for G1 gathering. which as usual had too much food left over and we ended up playing a game to try to get rid of it. But I think it was more succesful in digging up scandals and courtship stories. :) Hohoho!!! It was so so fun! Can't stop smiling when I think of the karma thingee. 'What goes around comes around'. Fun fun! Miss not being in the same class as you all!
and well, what have I been doing since I came home? ahahaha... Meeting the 7 guys tmr... so I thought I'll write them a note. Except that I din expect it to take so long. I feel as if i just wrote 7 different testimonials. *See I'm so nice~!~ *
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
I believe most of you have seen it... Screaming headlines, page after page of the 'Home' section of the newspaper devoted to reporting the NKF breakdown. To be honest, I didn't really read the details.. but what I read disgusted me to no end! Basically, the auditors found LOADS of problems, discrepancies and whatsoever between what they told us and what actually happened.
Sometimes, i just wonder... I'm not saying it is wrong to want to be profitable or deny the fact that money makes the world go round. But what I cannot stomach is how many layers of lies, dirt and filth this whole NKF saga has unravelled! An organization set up to help others, funds which you and I donate due to their incessant pleas and out of goodwill to help the less fortunate. and yet... finding out that only a fraction is used for the needy. How can people working there/managing the company blatently turn a blind eye to the misuse of funds??? I think it is a joke. Donations pour in for a reason - to help others -, not to line your own pockets or install gold taps. I understand that not 100% of our contributions will go to the patients. I understand the need to defray costs and other expenses. But it is just appaling how things were mis-reported and misrepresented. The conflict perspective speaks!
And honestly, this saga has rocked the whole boat of charitable organizations having charity shows. It is an undeniable fact that charity shows are not drawing in as much contributions as they had previously. On top of that, the numerous shows a year frankly puts me off. Things just gets increasingly bureaucratic and commercialised. It annoys me!
And yet, naive me still believe in altruism. I believe in people out there who really want to help. People who give selflessly.
Was singing at an old folk's home yesterday. The volunteers there reaffirms the above belief. Visiting old folks home always leaves me saddened. On top of that, residents of the one I visited were actually turned out by their own family! I fervently hope I will never find myself in such a predicament. I want to be financially stable and hope to be with a sound mind and healthy body when I grow old.
Sometimes, i just wonder... I'm not saying it is wrong to want to be profitable or deny the fact that money makes the world go round. But what I cannot stomach is how many layers of lies, dirt and filth this whole NKF saga has unravelled! An organization set up to help others, funds which you and I donate due to their incessant pleas and out of goodwill to help the less fortunate. and yet... finding out that only a fraction is used for the needy. How can people working there/managing the company blatently turn a blind eye to the misuse of funds??? I think it is a joke. Donations pour in for a reason - to help others -, not to line your own pockets or install gold taps. I understand that not 100% of our contributions will go to the patients. I understand the need to defray costs and other expenses. But it is just appaling how things were mis-reported and misrepresented. The conflict perspective speaks!
And honestly, this saga has rocked the whole boat of charitable organizations having charity shows. It is an undeniable fact that charity shows are not drawing in as much contributions as they had previously. On top of that, the numerous shows a year frankly puts me off. Things just gets increasingly bureaucratic and commercialised. It annoys me!
And yet, naive me still believe in altruism. I believe in people out there who really want to help. People who give selflessly.
Was singing at an old folk's home yesterday. The volunteers there reaffirms the above belief. Visiting old folks home always leaves me saddened. On top of that, residents of the one I visited were actually turned out by their own family! I fervently hope I will never find myself in such a predicament. I want to be financially stable and hope to be with a sound mind and healthy body when I grow old.
Monday, December 19, 2005
I've found a long-lost sister... or rather, that's what some people say. actually, this is kinda influenced by Fran's entry. Feel that I should repeat the story here... People seem to think Fran and I are sisters. We have a 4 mths and 1 week age gap. Possible? Here's a pic of Fran...
and the following is yours truly (and that's my messy table behind me... you can ignore it...) . Yesh.. I cut my hair. Short hor... (yes fran.. I'll send you the photos. Just uploaded them)
So do you think we look alike? Maybe not twins.. but to pass off as sisters?
SO far, a prof mixed the 2 of us up, we got comments/questions asking if we are sisters when we are out together...
WHAT do you think?
and the following is yours truly (and that's my messy table behind me... you can ignore it...) . Yesh.. I cut my hair. Short hor... (yes fran.. I'll send you the photos. Just uploaded them)
So do you think we look alike? Maybe not twins.. but to pass off as sisters?
SO far, a prof mixed the 2 of us up, we got comments/questions asking if we are sisters when we are out together...
WHAT do you think?
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Let's not be melancholic anymore... :)
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat!
But there's nth much to blog about... or rather, i haven't been getting myself in rather blog-able situations... Well, cityhall was SUPER packed last night due to the late night shopping. Throngs and throngs of shoppers with the shops at Suntec and citylink taking advantage of the later opening hours by offering discounts.
One thing I learnt, I can't really shop during sales. It's just overwhelming. And an increasing level of energy is needed to actually make me start looking for sth I like, then sifting through the clothes looking for the size and finally bothering to join the snake-like line at the changing room before trying it on to see if it is sth I want. And if it is not what I am looking for, then it was a waste of time. Imagine having to do that with people jostling and shoving, digging deep intopiles of clothes. Sometimes, I pity the sales assistant who must surely spend hours after closing time trying to tidy up everything only to end up with another huge mess at the end of the next day. *salutes them*
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat!
But there's nth much to blog about... or rather, i haven't been getting myself in rather blog-able situations... Well, cityhall was SUPER packed last night due to the late night shopping. Throngs and throngs of shoppers with the shops at Suntec and citylink taking advantage of the later opening hours by offering discounts.
One thing I learnt, I can't really shop during sales. It's just overwhelming. And an increasing level of energy is needed to actually make me start looking for sth I like, then sifting through the clothes looking for the size and finally bothering to join the snake-like line at the changing room before trying it on to see if it is sth I want. And if it is not what I am looking for, then it was a waste of time. Imagine having to do that with people jostling and shoving, digging deep intopiles of clothes. Sometimes, I pity the sales assistant who must surely spend hours after closing time trying to tidy up everything only to end up with another huge mess at the end of the next day. *salutes them*
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
bleahz... bad term... bad results. averaged a B+ this sem... which to me is kinda on the down side. Believe me, I mean no offence to anyone here so dear friends, please do not take it to heart. It is based on my individual expectations, my own goals and aspirations. To have my grade point drop by 0.12 is quite a shock and perhaps the wake up call I have been longing for.
I am not resentfu, nor am I very upset. Simply put, I don't see what else can be done when projects are long handed in and exams taken weeks ago. I have learnt not to cry over spilt milk. am facing mainly just disappointment.
Abnormal psych, International Econs, Industrial & Organizational Psych, Theory & Analysis of Sociological Theories, Finishing Touch... Here I COME!!!
I am not resentfu, nor am I very upset. Simply put, I don't see what else can be done when projects are long handed in and exams taken weeks ago. I have learnt not to cry over spilt milk. am facing mainly just disappointment.
Abnormal psych, International Econs, Industrial & Organizational Psych, Theory & Analysis of Sociological Theories, Finishing Touch... Here I COME!!!
Monday, December 12, 2005
At the risk of sounding like someone who is not 知足常乐, and having high expectations, I got my first B today. Well, given how much I have whined about that irritating computing module and all the crap, I guess I should not be too surprised... Actually it's like I expected it, and am quite glad it didn't go any worse, but my heart still aches.
Maybe I should have taken it with meiju and bq.. hahaha... LIke i said, I think he is over-rated! wasted my e-dollars to be in a class full of strangers!
Maybe I should have taken it with meiju and bq.. hahaha... LIke i said, I think he is over-rated! wasted my e-dollars to be in a class full of strangers!
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Today was a nice day... went out with my brother and sister...
Perhaps it was a tradition started by my grandma when we were young. She would bring us out for 'treats' everytime during the hols. Just us and our grandma. I remember taking buses to Clementi Central of Jurong Entertainment Centre for fastfood. Macs, KFC, Long John Silver. Yes.. that was when we were young.
Years on... we still go out for meals occassionally. Except now, we've 'upgraded' Sakae buffet to feed my insatiable brother who has kinda a bottomless pit. And for a first, we went to sing ktv. Hahaha... talk about being a bad influence. :) Today's outing was even more purposeful... My brother's going to Tekong on Friday. It'll be weird not to have him around. Someone who can answer almost every question related to sports that you throw him. Someone who comes across as insightful. ya... he sprouts things that can be philosophical. Someone so 'Jonah'. :)
Wishing him the best of luck... and may the 2 years on be smooth sailing for him.
Perhaps it was a tradition started by my grandma when we were young. She would bring us out for 'treats' everytime during the hols. Just us and our grandma. I remember taking buses to Clementi Central of Jurong Entertainment Centre for fastfood. Macs, KFC, Long John Silver. Yes.. that was when we were young.
Years on... we still go out for meals occassionally. Except now, we've 'upgraded' Sakae buffet to feed my insatiable brother who has kinda a bottomless pit. And for a first, we went to sing ktv. Hahaha... talk about being a bad influence. :) Today's outing was even more purposeful... My brother's going to Tekong on Friday. It'll be weird not to have him around. Someone who can answer almost every question related to sports that you throw him. Someone who comes across as insightful. ya... he sprouts things that can be philosophical. Someone so 'Jonah'. :)
Wishing him the best of luck... and may the 2 years on be smooth sailing for him.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Hmmmz... got back my RMSS grades.. don't ask me how my prof managed to mark 2 essay questions for about 70 students and compute all the resutls in 3 days. *Impressed*
Hahahaha... did not bad... was quite worried about the 50% final paper i had on Sat.. but it was ok lar... Got back my twc as well.. the 35 mark paper that was worth 35%. (ie: 1% = 1 mark). awaiting results for 2 more modules...
I wanna go out... and I also wanna nua at home to play maple...
Hahahaha... did not bad... was quite worried about the 50% final paper i had on Sat.. but it was ok lar... Got back my twc as well.. the 35 mark paper that was worth 35%. (ie: 1% = 1 mark). awaiting results for 2 more modules...
I wanna go out... and I also wanna nua at home to play maple...
Sunday, December 04, 2005
Shucks lar... I just realised I didn't go for a driving lesson on 12stNov... actually, I didn't even know I had the lesson.. I thought I cancelled it. Bleahz... :( It was the week that I was rushing my RMSS paper i think... Oh well, a bit too late to do anything now... Haven't been the the driving website for a couple of weeks now... Been procrastinating my driving lessons for some time... Need to pick them up again... Hopefully5 to 6 more before I can register for my test.. and I sure hope I can remember how to drive. But guess what... my next lessons is on 22nd DEC!!! ARGH!!! Shall prowl the net in search for slots soon... and the next available test date is 20th Feb 2006! Sigh...
ON a happier note, EXAMS ARE OVER!!! Yay! *waves banner*! It's time for chilling, catching up, playing maple, karaok-ing and Christmas gatherings! Movies I wanna watch: Chicken Little, Chronicles of Narnia, maybe Pride and Prejudice since Meiju has been raving about it... Happy happy shows!!! and I bet I'll be sooooo broke after that! I think I need more cash...
First up on the list is the tree top walk. Time to walk off the fats accumulated while mugging. A good long 4 hours walk. Actually, i better get ready now cause I'm supposed to be there at 2! So fun!!! *prays hard it doesn't rain*
ON a happier note, EXAMS ARE OVER!!! Yay! *waves banner*! It's time for chilling, catching up, playing maple, karaok-ing and Christmas gatherings! Movies I wanna watch: Chicken Little, Chronicles of Narnia, maybe Pride and Prejudice since Meiju has been raving about it... Happy happy shows!!! and I bet I'll be sooooo broke after that! I think I need more cash...
First up on the list is the tree top walk. Time to walk off the fats accumulated while mugging. A good long 4 hours walk. Actually, i better get ready now cause I'm supposed to be there at 2! So fun!!! *prays hard it doesn't rain*
Friday, December 02, 2005
1 more... just 1 more paper... and I'm still not mugging as hard as I would like to...
Don't you all think I blog more during exams? Sheesh.. a form of escapism?
I dunno how to study for the paper.. All I know is that there is going to be 2 essay questions on Research Methods in Social Science. And it'll be sth like a GP paper... and now I'm like.. so what do I have to know???
Anyway, I'm alone @ home (with my maid)... It feels kinda weird... Like it's 3 am and the whole house is asleep.. .but it's only 10 now! Hmmm... actually I should be going back to my notes... instead of blogging irrelavant stuff... 19 more hours to the end of term!!!
Don't you all think I blog more during exams? Sheesh.. a form of escapism?
I dunno how to study for the paper.. All I know is that there is going to be 2 essay questions on Research Methods in Social Science. And it'll be sth like a GP paper... and now I'm like.. so what do I have to know???
Anyway, I'm alone @ home (with my maid)... It feels kinda weird... Like it's 3 am and the whole house is asleep.. .but it's only 10 now! Hmmm... actually I should be going back to my notes... instead of blogging irrelavant stuff... 19 more hours to the end of term!!!
Thursday, December 01, 2005
I have a paper in less than 11 hours. I'm still not sleeping because I'm not done mugging.
Good luck to me!
Looks like today will be another sleepless night... and yes.. it's my fault for being the big procrastinator again. I aim to finish everything soon. Ya.. I'm too guai and gutless to walk into the exam hall with my brains filled with only half the info. I need and want to make sure I am prepared.. and I will sacrifice sleep for it! But it's hard to memorise all the stuff in that thin but wordy book! Why must it have essay questions???
Sigh... I think the lyrics and melody to the song posted below is sticking faster to my brain cells than the words that I've been trying to write and memorise from the TWC book in the past couple of hours. :(
Good luck to me!
Looks like today will be another sleepless night... and yes.. it's my fault for being the big procrastinator again. I aim to finish everything soon. Ya.. I'm too guai and gutless to walk into the exam hall with my brains filled with only half the info. I need and want to make sure I am prepared.. and I will sacrifice sleep for it! But it's hard to memorise all the stuff in that thin but wordy book! Why must it have essay questions???
Sigh... I think the lyrics and melody to the song posted below is sticking faster to my brain cells than the words that I've been trying to write and memorise from the TWC book in the past couple of hours. :(
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