cherished--memories

Week 5

2012-02-02T22:49:00.002+08:00

Chinese New Year is going to be over. Just a random update, in case cobwebs start growing here.

Finally uploaded the pictures for my 21st into my laptop. Have not organised them and put them nicely because the pictures are from 2nd uncle and papa. Joel's in camp so his will be uploaded much later. Moreover, I have yet to snap pictures of the presents from my lovely friends and relatives. :)

CNY pictures are in my laptop too but kind of tired now after typing in today's minutes.

I am enjoying school more and more each day although there are more and more work for me to do/mark! =p

Happy Chinese New Year

2012-01-22T13:41:00.003+08:00

Happy CNY to all. Had reunion dinner last night and the pictures taken by papa's DSLR are very blur! Going to wait for 2nd uncle to upload and get the pictures from him.

I did a video on my USA trip last year. Thinking of uploading it here but it exceeded the maximum space for blogger. It's taking 3 hours to upload onto Facebook. 2 hours left.

Been ironing the CNY clothes since morning. Played bridge on Viwawa just now. =p

Oh ya! Had celebration in school too. There's lion dance, dragon dance, a God Of Fortune mascot as well as a dragon mascot. Took pictures with my phone but kind of lazy to go upstairs to get my cable @@ Watched Kung Fu Panda 2 too! :)

KaChing's 21st

2012-01-19T00:21:00.005+08:00

On the 31st of December, I had tuition in the morning and went to Tampines MRT station to meet JingPing and the rest to go to KaChing's 21st birthday celebration. It was held at Sweet Dynasty, near Outram Park.

Since I am kind of lazy now, I just copied and pasted the pictures which I am in, expect the one with the cake as KaChing's friend has not uploaded it yet. I kind of forgot what I ate but I remembered consuming watermelon sago dessert. It's making me hungry now. :(

Going to pass KaChing her present when she attends my birthday party! :)

January!

2012-01-15T00:01:00.002+08:00

In a week, it is going to be Chinese New Year!

In 2 weeks, I will be celebrating my 21st!

Just got home from shopping not long ago. Bought KaChing's and Angel's present, 2 dresses (since the $100++ one is white and mummy says I can't wear for my birthday) and mummy bought me a necklace from Poh Heng... $890! Thank you mummy! As for papa, he bought me a watch from Watches of Switzerland (? i think) but I do not know how much it costs. I did seen it ONCE.

Going to start doing my lesson plan. Had a long day today and tomorrow will be the same. :(

1st day of school!

2012-01-03T21:16:00.002+08:00

It's the first day of school! And I'm very very tired. Imagine being with your class from 1pm all the way to 6pm and the only break you have is during their recess and an hour for their Mother Tongue..

Fortunately or not, I have 2 new girls in class. So now, I have 2 Rui En, 2 Natalie, 2 Clara and 2 Jadyn in my class. o.0 Played games, gave out sweets and talked to them today. Everyone had to introduce one another because the 2 new girls do not know the rest of the class yet.

Well, it's a new experience for me. Heard the Primary 1's are a talkative lot this year. Gonna start teaching tomorrow!

Start of a new year!

2012-01-02T23:12:00.004+08:00

It's going to be the 1st day of school tomorrow and I'll be seeing my 'bunch' of 27 girls. Not sure to be happy or sad. Printed pretty card for them to colour and decorate in class tomorrow, going to play games too because I'll be in class the entire day with them except for an hour for Mother Tongue. Going to teach Health Education in a Primary 1 class too! Excited..

Anyway, packed the house again, similar to yesterday where I packed the room, packed my cupboard and iron lots and lots of clothes... However, rewarded myself by going to shopping with mummy ans Amanda just now. Went to Bugis and got myself a pair of shoes for CNY as well as a dress for my 21st.

Photos for the Christmas gathering, KaChing's birthday and Countdown are up on Facebook already. But.... I have yet to save them into my laptop. Till the day I manage to dig out some time, I suppose. =p

Happy New Year!

2012-01-01T02:52:00.002+08:00

Had an eventful day today, or yesterday to be exact.

Tuition in the morning, KaChing's birthday celebration in the afternoon and countdown at Camilia's house at night. Just got home and got to wake up at 8am tomorrow to clean the house!

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-26T13:38:00.002+08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Zodiac gathering on the 23rd. Family gathering yesterday. Meeting KaChing later on.

My favourite Christmas song to share. It's a beautiful song. Grown-up Christmas List~ <3

Miss Singapore

2011-12-14T10:55:00.001+08:00

I'm back from the 12 super long holiday from USA! Slept for 12 hours from 7pm till 7am this morning.

Going to organise thousands of pictures/ videos...

day 2 - Fresno 10pm on 3rd December

2011-12-04T14:00:00.003+08:00

4 days

2011-11-28T10:48:00.003+08:00

Went to shop for long-sleeves top on Saturday. I think I've lost weight. The sales person at UniQlo took my measurements and I'm supposed to wear a top that was of size S while Amanda took size M and mummy - size L. Bought 2 tops and I happened to ~~dig~~ find 2 more long-sleeves tops when I went to Shanghai 2 years back (?)

Thus, my luggage's more or less packed, except for toiletries and 1 or 2 clothings.

Yesterday, 小姨's family came over because she needs help to take care of her 4 kids while she and uncle go to the IT fair at Expo.

Amanda was addicted to this show that Madelaine was watching - Hutos. I find the cartoon rather colourful and cute..

Papa bought a 32-inch Samsung tv at the IT fair for $499. =/

Holiday

2011-11-23T20:50:00.002+08:00

Tomorrow marks the start of my holiday and..... I managed to survive the past 5 days (excluding last Wednesday when I decided to listen to my doctor and took MC @@)

It's been a great time teaching for the past 4 months. I really enjoy myself in school, together with the fellow teachers. I will be teaching my own class who will be in Primary 2 next year.

I shall anticipate the new year 2012 with a cheerful and committed teacher with a heart of compassion. (I applied what I learnt yesterday - The 3C's of my school!)

Going to start preparing and packing for my USA trip in December! :) :) :)

=/

2011-11-11T19:50:00.000+08:00

So clever of me to leave my medicine in school. Now, I have to travel to school to take my medicine tomorrow... :(

Editing of remedial worksheets!

wishes and flashbacks

2011-11-08T09:55:00.004+08:00

Before I start, I was trying to upload pictures for Singapore Flyer but.... cannot upload again when I finally managed to not get redirected to my moe email page. =/

I hope nothing will happen to mummy, I could not sleep last night.

I remembered blogging about what happened when I was in Primary 4. I was hospitalised for 2 months, twice in that year which added up to around 4 months. I did not go to school and spent my time in the hospital, having to take bloodtests every other day. In addition, I did not need to take my piano Grade 3 or 4 practical because I was not allowed to leave the hospital and the examination board did not want to grant me another exam date.

I did not know what happened to me then. And still did not know anything now. Most people think that I was mentally ill because I kept claiming that I saw the 6-pointed star in my school hall.

Thus, it led to my long stay in the hospital. I heard from my brother, sister and my maid then that papa and mummy had to rush home from work and then take care of my sibling and back to the hospital to take care of me since I was only 10 years old then.

I cannot really remember what happened in the hospital. However, I remembered I had a really big envelope with get well soon wishes from my Primary 4 class and a duck soft toy from my teacher. That duck is still with me and I guess it was from then on that I started collecting duck soft toys.

My piano teacher recorded a cassette of songs she played by herself for me to listen during my stay in the hospital. I know it is somewhere around the house. I will find it someday.

I do not wish to see my family or friends leave me one day. I treasure every single one of them.

papa's birthday, ah ma's birthday

2011-11-06T20:41:00.002+08:00

Just got home from a restaurant in Redhill.

Dinner's fine, except that the food was served too fast. Pictures are either still in my phone or in papa's camera.

Anyway, went to Fish & Co. last night to celebrate papa's birthday. The ambiance there was kind of cozy and nice. :)

I shared a Feather & Fins' platter with Jonathan while papa and Amanda shared the Seafood platter for 2. However, the Seafood platter took 45minutes to an hour to arrive. Papa was grumbling.. .

I think the waitresses felt really bad too. They kept apologising. When it was time to pay the bill, papa gave them his credit card and member card. Then, we waited. We waited for 15minutes, the bill has not arrived.

Thus, we went down the stairs the 3 of us went to the toilet. After that, papa told us the bill took so long because all cards cannot be used. He offered to pay by NETs, also cannot. In the end, everyone had to pay by cash. So papa took out his $1000-note. The cashier was stunned. Haha!! In the end, mummy foot the bill as well.

The $1000-note was supposed to be used to exchange money for our USA trip.

less than 3 weeks more

2011-11-03T22:35:00.001+08:00

The school term is coming to an end. Corrections are going to be cleared. Files are going to be given back to pupils. My holiday is coming (2nd Dec).

Had a chat on the bus with a teacher today as she had to take the bus home since her parents are away. I shall not type it here, just for security reasons.

I just would like to remind myself:

Be contented with my own life. :)

I'm going to bring my laptop to school tomorrow. Just in case there is nothing to do with the class, I can show them movies. Thought about Ice Age. ^^

On a lighter note, I'm meeting YiRui and WanJing after school tomorrow! :) :) :)

In the month of September & October

2011-11-02T10:23:00.004+08:00

In the month of September and October, I have been eating chilli crab for 3 consecutive weeks.

I have finally found the time to organise the pictures. I will try to blog about the details the next time I have time!

Time for pictures first!! :)

At Tung Lok Seafood

(my treat to family)

At Long Beach Seafood

(parent's wedding anniversary)

At some Seafood restaurant

(ah gong's treat)

(I'm still in the midst of organising the Singapore Flyer pictures. Need to filter lots of pictures out)

A random family dinner at NYDC (29/10/2011)

blogger =/

2011-10-29T20:42:00.005+08:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! :)

Finally managed to sign in t blogger. I have been typing blogger.com and blogspot.com since yesterday and I kept getting directed to iconnect.

Now, I forgot what did I want to blog about. @@

3 more weeks of school :)

Just a reminder to myself:

21/09 (?) - Treat family to Tung Lok Seafood

8/10 - Papa & mummy's wedding anniversary

15/10 - Zodiac

16/10 - Ah gong's treat (lunch) and mummy's treat (dinner)

22/10 - Singapore Flyer

28/10 - FTT

long day

2011-10-15T14:49:00.002+08:00

Super long day for me today. Gave tuition in the morning.

Thereafter, ate lunch with mummy and Jonathan.

Then, now at home resting for around 20 minutes before I set off for Somerset => Shopping with KaChing.

Lastly, going to meet Zodiac at 6.30pm.

The worse thing is.... I found out that my FTT trial test is on Friday morning when there is remedial!!! I changed it once because of PSLE oral. Hopefully a kind teacher can take over my class.

On an even sadder note, I brought back the whole level of Primary 2's Listening Comprehension and my class's personal recounts to mark. Monday to Thursday is PSLE marking days but I still have to go school to help out for Math Support Programme for Primary 4!!

No time for everything!!

Happy Wedding Anniversary

2011-10-09T21:19:00.002+08:00

Happy Wedding Anniversary to mummy and papa. Opps, it was supposed to be yesterday. (today's 小姨's and tomorrow's 2nd uncle's)

Went to East Coast Seafood Village to celebrate last night. Tried Long Beach since Jumbo was full house, Red House was tried before and Tung Lok was my treat to them 2 weeks ago since I got my 1st pay.

Pictures will be uploaded soon because they are still in my phone. I have yet to transfer them out. =p

Got to be in school at 7.45am tomorrow. Same applies to Tuesday. 2 long days ahead! But.... next pay is on Wednesday! :)

Children's Day

2011-10-05T20:39:00.004+08:00

It's Children's Day celebration tomorrow!

3 weeks back, I went to source out for Angry Bird things because my class is crazy over them. I have a girl in class who is a BIG fan of Angry Bird. She has like 4 rulers, 6 erasers, 3 pencils, 4 pencil lead case which are Angry Bird items!

Anyway, these are my gift packs for my pupils (for my own class and the Pri 3 class which I teach Pastoral care):

One gift pack contains:

1. An Angry Bird pencil

2. An Angry Bird eraser

3. 1 lollipop

4. 2 jelly-sticks (assorted)

5. 1 tube of mentos

6. 2 packets of Yupi gummy sweet (assorted)

7. 2 marshmallows (assorted)

8. 2 packets of Tam-Tam/ Pick-fine/ Ken-Ken or the-other-one-I-forgot

Even though I wrapped less than 50 gift-packs, it took me around 2-3 hours to wrap everything

Performance tomorrow - Cinderfella (a modern version of Cinderalla)

wednesday!

2011-09-14T21:43:00.003+08:00

Term 4 has started this week. I am starting to feel tired after lessons on Monday because the only break I have is during recess! :(

I try to finish marking my pupil's work in school on the same day. I realised form teachers have a lot of things to take note of, such as since I am teaching Primary 1, I have to collect health booklets, at least 1 form per week and remind the girls to bring this, bring that for Maths learning journeys, Art lesson and so on.

Anyway, Ms Chan messaged me on Monday night, at around 11 plus, saying that piano exam results are out. I did not dare to reply because I know I sure fail according to what happened in the exam room that day. I shall not elaborate.

On Tuesday morning, at around 7am, I messaged Ms Chan saying I cannot have piano lesson yesterday. Then, around 10++, she replied me, stating that I passed my piano exam! I did not believe her so I confirmed it with her again and she did not say otherwise.

Thankfully I passed. I think the examiner sensed my nervousness and granted me a pass. =p

Happy Teacher's Day

2011-09-02T20:18:00.003+08:00

Happy Teacher's Day. Had celebration in school yesterday, and left for Chinese Swimming Club for Staff Appreciation Day celebration. Bowling!

Although I've only taught 1 Courage for a day, it's wonderful to receive presents from the some girls as well as gifts from other classes which I had relief before.

I had to keep the pupils entertained for around 1 1/2 hour. Luckily, I've prepared a word search by myself last week. Played passing the message with them as well as gave them coloured papers to design their own group, allowing them to change group name. So, the point system started yesterday with having an average of 5 stars for each group.

:(

2011-08-29T13:05:00.000+08:00

i think i'll fail my piano exam. :(

Mc

2011-08-25T11:27:00.002+08:00

I'm on MC today. Went to pay Dr Lim a visit last night. I had to endure the feverish feeling the whole day at school yesterday, together with the bad bad sore throat and slight body ache. I had to visit the doctor because piano exam is on Monday. If not, I can't do well for the aural part which is the easiest to score.

3 medicines, all drowsy. @@

Fulfilling?

2011-08-23T19:18:00.006+08:00

Had a "fulfiling" day today.

Before school, I had to go down to NEX for my piano exam practice. The studio, or what you call the exam venue, was just a small music school with 2 rooms and a counter located at level 4R of NEX.

After that, mummy drove me to school as I had to punch my card by 12.45pm. Took over Mrs Joseph's class because she was on MC. Or should I put it as took over her time-table for today.

Music for 1 Temperance, thereafter English lesson. (1pm-3pm)

Then it was Music lesson for my class, 1 Courage (5pm-5.30pm)

Last was back at 1 Temperance (6pm-6.30pm)

During the 1st music lesson, the girls were singing National Day songs and a mosquito song (?). It is actually a song about mosquito which is sang in the music of Home. I didn't know that. It seems as though every girl knows how to sing it. Moreover, they can tell me to just type mosquito song in Youtube and I sure can find it. And here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPIYrD1Rmqw

There is really a contrast between these 2 classes and I'm thankful that I'll be taking over 1 Courage. I think I need to buy some lozenges tomorrow. Due to all the shouting today, I guess I'm going to lose my voice soon as I'm already having a sore throat. =/

Even though I have graduated from the school since 8 years ago, I still can remember how to sing the hymn.

Give thanks, with a grateful heart

Give thanks, to the holy one

Give thanks, because he's given

Jesus Christ, his son

And now,

Let the weak say I am strong

Let the poor say I am rich

Because of what the lord has done

For us~

Give thanks

1 Courage

2011-08-22T20:56:00.002+08:00

Got to know the class I'll be taking over today. This class has 2 Natalie, 2 Clara and 2 Jaydn. o.0

Getting the hang of teaching. However, I still have a lot to learn from Mrs Sim before she goes on maternity leave (her style of marking, giving spelling, doing corrections, etc.. )

Piano exam next Monday. I've got to go down to NEX for practice tomorrow morning.

One thing to note: There's only one school day next week, with 3 holidays. :)

in the 3rd week of teaching

2011-08-17T10:23:00.004+08:00

This is the 3rd week after posted to St. Anthony's. Life's getting more fun and interesting now, although I am still shadowing teachers. But.... I'll be shadowing the class I'm take over from tomorrow onwards.

One good thing is I've been relieving classes when teachers are on MC. Found out that I would have to shout across the classroom. The fans will just absorb my voice and since the windows are opened, I have to talk even louder. So it's just giving spelling, going through maths corrections and walking around the classes to assist the teachers in teaching the weaker girls.

Poor Shahirah, whom had started teaching since Monday. I heard from her that her class is quite difficult to handle. Hope mine will be better. =/

Anyway, started to talk more to Mrs Sim. She's kind of a friendly person. Thinking about the 1st day I smiled at her, she gave me that stern look. @@

School starts in the morning for tomorrow and Friday due to PSLE oral. I'm just going to help to mark the girl's attendance when they report to school and maintain the silence in the canteen/hall.

Being a teacher is not easy

2011-08-05T20:15:00.001+08:00

After attending 2 days of course, I came to realise that being a teacher is not easy. These 2 days of 8.30-5.30 lessons were draining energy out of me and filling my brain with lots of new information that I didn't know before.

I'll find time to blog about it. Just got home and leaving for Swenson's in an hour. Going to celebrate mummy's birthday~

medical check-up

2011-07-29T15:58:00.002+08:00

Just got home from medical check-up. I didn't know I grew 2 cm from the last height/weight I took. Haha. I'm 171cm now and currently 51.7kg?

The doctor say my right eye is weaker than my left's. I think it's true too because I couldn't see the bottom line with my right eye. Maybe it's time I visit my optician~

co co co

2011-07-28T14:26:00.002+08:00

Suddenly, I feel like watching CO concerts. Or just any concerts.

Mummy seems interested in the musical - Into The Woods

Zodiac Steamboat

2011-07-26T09:58:00.003+08:00

On 23rd July, Zodiac had a steamboat gathering at Shihan's house.

Before that day, I cancelled my Friday afternoon and Saturday morning tuition because I was not feeling well. Rested for 2 days, if not, I would not be going to Shihan's house.

Met Cedric at 4pm. Bought his Biology guidebook and Jiahao came too. Went to buy cake and off to Shihan's house.

Joel was the 1st one to reach. As usual, everyone sat down and played cards: Saboteur, Daidi, Bridge. While playing, some of us went to Shihan's room to write the card for Joel. Emerlyn came soon after and the cycle continues.

After Shihan's parents, her brother and his friend had taken their dinner, it was our turn! Shihan's mummy prepared a widespread of food for all of us. Thank you auntie! There was a mushroom cum flour thing and Cedric noted that it tasted like McDonald's hotcakes.

I believe we ate for 1-2 hours? Talked about so many things over dinner. There was this conversation between Joel and Cedric which I can't really remember what Joel said so I just anyhow..

Joel: I like the crabstick. I like the mushroom. I like the ...

Cedric: I like the company.

HAHA! Another one was when Shihan brought fruits for us to eat.

Hayden: Nowadays, I eat the apple-pear.

Jiahao and I: What's that?

*Hayden starts describing: It's a pear but shaped like an apple*

Then, Jiahao and I got it already.

Shihan: What colour?

Jiahao: Yellow.

*Debating about the apple-pear continues*

Shihan: What colour?

Vionna: Yellow.

And it goes on and on... Till Shihan went to the fridge and took out the "apple-pear".

Shihan: Is it this one?

I realised Zodiac has weird eating habits too. Shihan likes to dip her 鸡蛋糕 into milk. Emerlyn, Jiahao and I didn't know what was that and we tried to google for the picture despite Joel, Cedric and Shihan's description of "jelly, pau, on top brown, below white". Cedric eats cereal and drinks milk after that. Joel eats nuggets dipped in soup?

After dinner, everyone helped out with the washing. Yingying and I washed up most of the utensils. The washing commotion also had some funny bits but I will not elaborate.

Thereafter, all of us proceed to Shihan's room for Heart-to-Heart talk? Talked about what are we going to do/be in the next few years.

Yingying: Tuition teacher for 2 years and then further studies

Vionna: Teacher

Cedric: Pharmacist, in a hospital

Emerlyn: Don't know yet. The rest of them say tai-tai..

Shihan: Banking

Jiahao: Pharmacist, in a private sector after serving bond

Joel: Engineer

Hayden: Banking too, HR.

Shihan presented Joel his enlistment card and Yingying presented Shihan her birthday card.

Since there was 8 of us, we divided ourselves into 2 groups.

1. Shihan, Joel, Hayden, Cedric

2. Jiahao, Yingying, Emerlyn, Vionna

Well, the 2nd group was playing faster. There was once, Jiahao and I won 5 sets and the game ended due to the bid 9-5 was bidded by Emerlyn.

Soon, it was 10pm. Cake-cutting was done in the kitchen. Hayden and I did not consume the cake due to he's going to fall sick and I just recovered from my sorethroat.

The day ended with a group photo of Zodiac with Jiahao's present: I <3 Berlin badge

No piano today. Ms. Chan say if I need more time for piano then extend Thurday's lesson.

sick..

2011-07-22T12:07:00.002+08:00

Currently having a backache. It all started with a bad headache yesterday, and I woke up with a sorethroat this morning. Thinking back, I think I caught this flu bug from Ashley.

Had piano lesson just now. I could not even play my exam pieces properly and even stumbled on scales. Cancelled Ashley's' tuition today so I could sleep in the afternoon later, if not, don't have to go Shihan's house for steamboat tomorrow already.

I'm considering whether I should also cancel Math tuition tomorrow morning. Been spamming honey water since morning and asked mummy to get me strepsils for me later.

Anyway, I rejected SIM's offer for Accounting and Finance and accepted NIE's diploma. Papa say it's better to take a safer route because I'll have to compete with those people graduating from NUS, NTU, SMU for a job.

My posting email came in on Tuesday and I'm posted to my primary school. Haha. Starting school on 1st of August!

swollen

2011-07-04T12:16:00.002+08:00

The back of my right heel is swollen, and it hurts whenever I take a step. Fortunately or not, Ashley's tuition starts today and his house is much further away from his previous one.

Good luck to myself~

Decisions

2011-06-24T13:13:00.003+08:00

Will I be making the correct decision if I accept SIM's offer and reject NIE's offer?

2 Saturdays ago, went to meet Zodiac. Only 5 of us were present. After Cedric went off, the quartet went to Shihan's house where we played Bridge.

It was a small, simple, yet meaningful gathering.

Shanghai Gathering

2011-05-19T13:00:00.004+08:00

It's been some time since I've logged into blogger. Suppose to upload pictures for Cedric's birthday celebration too but I've yet to save them from Facebook.

During one of the days in April...

Met up with friends who went to Shanghai for our OITP. Went to give tuition and met WanJing 1st since my tuition ended early that day.

Rested at WanJing's house before going over to the bakery across the street as I was hungry. =x

After which, Daryl reached, followed by Joseph. Then the other 3 of them were going to be late so we proceeded to the pasta shop 1st.

At the pasta shop

Eat. Chit-chat. Talked about wanting to go Shanghai together again. Then, we went to the ice-cream shop. The person serving us resembles Ms. Ng Su Ling. =p

They prank called some people. Then talked somemore and home sweet home.

A bit lazy to blog since the event passed for quite sometime already. Anyway,

Congrats to PRSSCO for the 3rd consecutive GWH!

(pictures also lazy to upload)

SYF 2011

2011-04-19T21:32:00.004+08:00

Went to SCH this afternoon to watch PRSSCO's SYF. Chung Cheng (main) before them performed well. Their choice piece was Ah Wa Shan, PRSSCO's choice piece 4 years ago. Their version of the song was slightly different from ours, but somehow similar.

Before PRSSCO went on stage, some of us felt so cold, nervous for them.

When they were playing 征, memories of CO just came into my mind. I believe everyone in my row felt the same way too. It was a song filled with emotions and bitter-sweet feelings. There was a surprise for the choice piece Huang He. During the choice piece's percussion part, everyone in CO were holding those little drums we played with when we were young. Their coordination was perfect. It was a surprise.

After their performance, some of us felt the urge to stand up to applause but was restricted as this is not a concert. Went out of the concert hall and some students cried. One pipa girl teared because her 1st string was out of tune. During this time, Chung Cheng (yishun) performed but I did not get a chance to watch. Heard from Chloe they even have singing during the choice piece.

The standard of SYF is getting higher and higher. Not only students are required to perform, they even need to bring props along, even singing. Maybe next time they need to dance with their instruments?

I only went for the PM session. I think Chung Cheng (main), PRSS and Ngee Ann stand a good chance. Heard from HuiShan and ZiHui that morning sessions's Temasek and Victoria are really good too.

Sadly, results will only be out on Thursday. =(

加油 PRSSCO!

(got this pic from fb. opps =/)

Singapore Town

2011-04-10T22:27:00.004+08:00

Let's take a little trip around Singapore Town,
On a Singapore "bus 11"
To see Suntec City and Singpore Flyer
And the Esplanade and both of us.

~~I can't upload pictures again. =(~~

Went to an Education Exhibition at Suntec yesterday. WanJing accompanied me there. =p Had lunch at a Japanese shop where I forgot the name. =/ Anyway, we only took like 30 minutes to walk the exhibition. WanJing asked about the being a wedding planner at the booth. It seems intertesting though.

Walked past this ACCA booth and the person self-introduced himself to us. Talked about Accountancy where one can graduate with a degree in 1 1/2 years since we have a diploma on hand. Maybe I shall consider this if I cannot make it into the universities. Haha. But, if I were to sign up for this, I would have to travel to Jurong East for lessons! So far! =(

But, main point is not about the exhibition. It's WanJing's and my trip as shown in the lyrics above.

Suntec => Marina Square => Singapore Flyer => Esplanade => Suntec

Had lunch at Raffles City (the Japanese shop), visited the exhibition, went G2000 to check price of formal wear and saw Ashilah there. Suntec and Marina Square had fashion show yesterday so we watched a while. Then I just randomly say why not we go to the Singapore Flyer since there was still time. So, walking in Marina Square was the 2 of us, finding the exit to the Singapore Flyer. In the end, we juts walked out one exit and walked along the road. It was a longgggggg journey. Talked about our SP class on the way there. When we finally reached the flyer, too expensive so we just walked around again. Then WanJing suggested walking to the Esplanade, which seemed really farrrrrrr to me.

Walked and talked somemore. Both of us are going to the ZOO one of these days which is not confirmed yet because we want to ask more people to join us. Walked somemore and went home.

I urgently need to buy a pair of new shoes soon. Every time I go out, I have to wear that pair of heels. End of the month faster come so I can get $$ from my students. =p

tuition

2011-04-03T23:10:00.005+08:00

Last Friday, I gave tuition to a primary 1 boy named Ashley. He is a super hyperactive kid. Talkative. Loves to run around. Likes to keep asking me to see his Beyblade (is it spelt like this?). His mother ask me to just revise his schoolwork with him. However, he is a very bright boy. Teaching him is tiring. His English and Maths foundation is kind of strong. I don't see why he needs tuition.

I don't understand why primary 1 also requires tuition. To add on, after his tuition with me, he still has another tuition. Poor him. He self-entertains a lot too, with the pictures in the assessment books.

Today, gave tuition to a primary 2 boy named Shao Ming if I never remember wrongly. He has an adorable sister of maybe 3 years old. Taught him English. Almost late for tuition because the bus took half an hour to arrive. In the end, his papa called me when I was running under the rain after alighting from the bus. =(

He was quite poor thing just now. Due to the only assessment book he has is Comprehension, he did that for 1 1/2 hours. I think if I am at his age, I would not have been able to sitting at the table for 1 1/2 hours. Almost sprained my right ankle while walking home just now. So paiseh. =/

Packed my cupboard and side drawers last night. Threw away a whole bag of rubbish. Found hair clips, rubber bands which I used since I was in kindergarden, journals, even letters from my K2 and Primary 6 best friend. I wonder what did I write in those letters in the past. Amanda say those things are already ancient but I still have them.

Back to Ashley's house tomorrow. Let's pray he won't be as naughty as last friday.

Life. Life. Life.

2011-03-27T21:31:00.005+08:00

People always say Life is a Stage.

Does that means we are our own directors? Directors of our own lives? Maybe we are each given a role to play once we are born. It's just how we pro tray ourselves in this "show". Is our character going to develop into a good or bad personality? How are we going to handle things that are not going our own way?

Pertaining to this, maybe none of us, otherwise a few of us or maybe all of us know the answer.

_______________________________________________________________

Last night, Amanda and I went for a party at the park while papa, mummy and Jonathan went to NSRCC. Practically, we were just eating, walking and looking around. Got our BMI calculated at a booth. The machine is able to calculate one's BMI just from the height and weight immediately. So, finally I know how tall/short I was last night with a BMI of 17.2. Haha. Amanda not happy because her BMI is higher than mine?

Anyway this afternoon, papa ask me to apply for SMU and SIT also because he say apply more better than apply one only - NTU. But, what courses to apply? Majority of the courses there are not related to my current course of study at all. And as for SIT, one course applied = $15. So if I were to apply for all 5 choices, this means $75 fly away?

Life seem so meaningless now. I told Amanda a few times, I feel that I'm like an useless person now. No directions to follow. No schedule to keep up to. Practically nothing to do, just rotting away each day. My daily routine: rot, viwawa, eat, sleep.

In a random week of March...

2011-03-23T20:30:00.006+08:00

As the title suggests, my random week of March starts on the 17th and ends today.

17th March
Rot at home. Flip through newspapers. Read a bit. Was supposed to meet Lilian and Daphne the day before but Lilian's stomach was not feeling well so it was canceled.

18th March
Met Amanda for Sakae Sushi. Went to shop for her friends Karen's and LeeBoon's birthday gifts as well as accompanied her to the dentist before sushi.

19th March
Went back PRSSCO in the morning. TingYu asked us to reach by 9am when their actual practice starts at 9.30am? Even at 9.45am, students were still strolling in. Lilian and I taught the students from pipa. They are actually quite good, as in I believe their skills are better than the batch before them.

Tried playing the pipa when they went for break. I was surprised that I still remembered how to play some songs. However, I did not really drink the ice lemon tea the students bought for us. =/ TingYu gave us the admission tickets for their SYF which falls on the 19th of April. After that, talked to Mrs Chua. Luckily Lilian was there so I was just being a spectator, watching the both of them talk. It was also that day that I found out that Mrs Chua actually failed her 1st attempt at the interview to become a teacher. She worked for a year and passed the interview thereafter.

Went for lunch and accompanied Lilian to buy her shoes. I need to buy a pair of shoes soon too. I cannot be wearing my heels every time I go out. Makes my feet hurt.

Went back home to rest, showered and packed my things. Met Zodiac for dinner.

Shihan suggested taking some pictures 1st as Yingying has yet to reach.

Zodiac's ChompChomp experience!

I was tired that day so did not talk much. Went home after ChompChomp while the rest went to Emerlyn's house I think, if I did not interpret wrongly from the pictures.

20th March
Nothing much. Helped out with the ironing and scalded my hand. =(

21st March
Had piano lesson. Rot somemore at home.

22nd March
Rather bad set of results this semester. Apart from me, I think everyone else did well, judging from all the Facebook status of "best semester results", "did well", etc.

Met WanJing at 11.30am in school to find Jessie Tong. Walked around school, went to P & F lab but Christine was not there. Had lunch at FC3 and talked talked, chit-chat. We plan to go Shanghai during June.

After that, went to my friend's cousin's house for tuition. I admit I'm a bit noob - my 1st time taking a LRT. Haha. At least I did not get lost in SengKang while finding for the block. Regretted wearing heels that day but that was my only pair of shoes left at home, except slippers.

HuiLing is a talkative girl. She reminds me of my sister. Ask her do close passage, keep talking about her chinese lesson. Well, at least she is not shy to talk to me. =/ Her mother is very nice. Kept asking me whether I had eaten my lunch and offered to cook noodles for me.

Took bus back to Tampines. Went home, showered and ate some fruits. Then, met Lilian outside the condo's entrance and took bus to 85 market for ~~dinner~~ supper with Daphne. Talked about Lilian's upcoming 21st birthday. Talked about CO and driving whereby I kept saying I was going to register myself again and again. Haha.

23rd March
Went papa's office to help out this morning. During lunch-break, papa drove me to register. Test is in 2 months so there is still a long long way to go. Played viwawa and watched the 1st 2 episodes of Amazing Race in office too.

So, in a random week of March... this sums up everything.

My Graduation Day falls on the 25th of May (Wednesday) at 5.30pm. I am finally graduating from SP!

Heart aches eggs

2011-03-23T14:54:00.003+08:00

This looks interesting.

Kind of bored in papa's office now. Finished work just now and played a little of viwawa. No one in office. Bored bored bored. =(

The scar on my right hand is so obvious now. Disfigured hand. =/

scalded

2011-03-20T21:22:00.002+08:00

Scalded my hand again this afternoon while ironing Amanda's uniform. So, another scar added to my right hand.

Will blog about yesterday's activity (back to prssco + Zodiac chomp chomp) once Shihan has uploaded the pictures in Facebook.

video part 2 = video no more?!

2011-03-15T00:27:00.002+08:00

Just finished adding in more songs and few more videos in which I had to rotate them. Saved the file. Want to open it again, movie maker stopped functioning! Tried once, tried twice, 3 times, 4 times, all failed!

Gave up. Amanda say maybe it will be back to normal tmr. Hopefully ya? If not I can go bang the wall already. I told her to wait for one day when I feel like doing it from scratch again, then I'll redo the video. HAHA! =p

can't sleep

2011-03-13T01:34:00.001+08:00

Just finished helping Amanda put in and edit pictures and videos for her Karen's Birthday video part 1. Super awake now, can't sleep again.

Going swimming tmr! =p

class chalet

2011-03-08T18:53:00.003+08:00

Back from class chalet. Slept for an hour in total and I was drenched upon reaching home just now.

Tired? Not really. I am still able to continue staying awake till it's time for bed tonight although I can feel myself going to fall asleep soon.

Pictures with KuanLing and WanJing. Will update soon when they have uploaded the pictures on facebook. =)

p.s. I have the sudden urge to do cross-stitching and jigsaw puzzles! =p

Yiruma - Love Me

2011-03-06T23:53:00.001+08:00

This music's been ringing in my head the whole day. So soothing.

Kindly pause the blog music. It will interrupt the music. =p

rest at last

2011-03-05T23:07:00.004+08:00

Finally. It's time to rest. To throw away all the STUDY STUDY STUDY and it's PLAY PLAY PLAY now.

EST papers were quite okie I suppose, with the exception of a different-from-past-year's P&F paper and a I-don't-really-know-how-to-do APChem.

Went to SMU today. Not for the open house but for piano exam. Took 2 1/2 hrs to finish the paper. Hopefully I didn''t make careless mistakes like misreading the question or inferring the key as minor when it is a major. *prays*

Papa treat us to Jack's Place for dinner. :)

My greedy sister. =)

Mixed mushroom soup!

Main course: Half lobster and fish
I love the potato. =)

Forgot what this was. But I don't really like
it because I don't eat mushrooms.

Escargots. Papa's favourite.

2 down! 2 more to go!

2011-02-24T16:30:00.000+08:00

Done with AILT and PPChem.

And received a message from piano teacher. Piano exam is on 5th instead of 12th which she notified me of few weeks ago! How to finish studying for piano when it's just one day after my APChem?! Die! Die!

Looks like I'll have to commit my weekend to piano already. =(

FYP's finally over!

2011-02-09T22:25:00.003+08:00

3 girls. 9 months. 28 ingredients. 37 formulations. FYP's finally over! :):):)

"Don't zoom! Don't zoom!" => only some people know what this means.

Was super nervous. I think I stumbled over a few words. Hopefully it'll turn out to be fine.

Went to Xin Wang Taiwan Cafe over at CityLink Mall after our presentation. My feet were aching like crazy and I could hardly walk properly in a straight line. I even thought of buying a pair of slippers at that point of time.

Pamela act tall.

the rest of them went home

Shared a Bak Kwa Tofu and oyster omelette side dish, as well as a cripsy cheezy chicken chop with rice with Pamela whereby the tofu had only tiny bits of bak kwa, there's a need to find for oyster in the omelette and the cheese in the chicken looked like fats to me.

Struggled to stand on the train, struggled to walk down the stairs and struggled to walk. I was so happy to get home so that my poor feet can take a break and I could finally place them on solid ground.

Never am I going to wear that pair of heels the entire day again. It hurts.

Chinese New Year

2011-02-03T23:48:00.005+08:00

Date-check: 9th March 2011. Deleted everything I've typed halfway here.

Just upload one picture. Rest of the pictures are in Facebook.

At reunion dinner.

Mummy moved.
And I don't understand one thing:
how come I wear heels, still shorter than Jonathan? =(

Happy Lunar New Year

2011-02-02T23:18:00.002+08:00

Happy Lunar New Year!

On a sidenote, I received a birthday card from my long-lost friend today. When I opened the card, two $10 notes dropped out. Thank you jing korkor. =) And I'm 20 years old only, not yet 21st. =p

Will upload reunion dinner pictures once I've received them from uncle. =)

My 20th Birthday cum Zodiac's CNY Reunion

2011-01-30T08:59:00.013+08:00

As promised...

My yesterday started with meeting KaChing at 11.40am to go to Suntec because I want to ask about the NIE degree. After that, went to eat and shop around. KaChing, thank you for the present! =)

Reached home around 5pm. Took a short rest. Packed my bag, not forgetting Cedric's prss student planner and left home at 5.40pm. It was raining really very heavily.

Fast forward. Reached Safra Tampines on time and spotted Shihan at the push-cart there. Shihan, Cedric and Jiahao were writing my card:

The lighting not very good because
I took this off my softboard.

Soon after, everyone arrived. We took quite sometime to decide whether to eat & play at Mind's Cafe or proceed to Sakura to eat and chit-chat. At last, we walked into Sakura. $26.80 per person is quite okie right?

Food food food!

More food. Notice the plate of spaghetti
at the bottom left hand corner.
It's super not nice to eat!

Cedric & Jiahao

Vionna & Shihan

Eat eat and eat. Cedric and Shihan went to take a stroll after eating for like only 30 minutes? And Camilia had already proceeded to eating desserts?! Meantime, Jiahao, Hayden and I were still eating more food. Shihan and Cedric were thinking we could not see them through the glass panel when they hid there. So when Camilia and I went to the toilet, we took pictures through the glass panel. The colour is a bit off because I took the pictures using my phone, through a glass panel. Refraction occurs. =p

Jiahao & Hayden

Cedric & Shihan

Shihan & Cedric
(Camilia and I tried to get their attention but they
seemed so bored, just walking around)

Shihan went back to the table with 2 puddings

And tried to promote to Hayden?

Finally saw us uh?
Hayden, Jiahao, Cedric & Shihan

So, Camilia and I went back to the table. Took more pictures.

Cedric, Jiahao & Hayden

Camilia, Vionna & Shihan

Eat somemore. Trying to eat till we ate more than $26.80 worth of food. For example, otah was sotong otah, costing $1 per otah, coffee was Starbucks coffee, a plate of cakes are worth $1.50 per cake and etc.

Then, someone suggested getting cakes from Sakura for cake-cutting.

The cards Zodiac gave, cakes, and a red
packet with pepper sachets inside.

Really want to thank Zodiac for everything.

Blackforest cake, cheese cake, the other 2 I forgot.

Okie la. Still managed to finish quite a lot.

After eating, since there was still time, 2nd activity for the night - Mind's Cafe.

Group photo. Jiahao, Camilia, Cedric,
Hayden, Shihan & Vionna

Played lots of games. But this was our last game.

Super risky!

1st video is actually Mind's Cafe 4 and the 2nd is Mind's Cafe 5.
Kindly tilt your head for the 1st video because
Cedric took the video in my phone's vertical position.
The 3 other videos are also on Facebook.

Zodiac's going to create out own version of "True Colours" right? Play at the next gathering. =)

Once again, I would like to thank Shihan, Jiahao, Cedric, Hayden and Camilia for the individual wishes.

Green card. Safety pin to fasten the cards.

Thank you Jiahao. I'll try to open my house
more often for Zodiac gatherings!

Thank you Shihan. I'll choose my course wisely.
Treat you to an expensive hotel meal next time when I start to work okie? =p

Thank you Cedric. I remember what the "This" at the beginning means.
By the way, I doubt I have a fierce determination? Haha.
And, what's with the enormous test-tube?

Thank you Camilia. Wish me Happy Birthday again next year okie? =p

Thank you Hayden. I'm turning 20 tmr!

To add to all these, I almost miss my last bus again. When I was crossing the overhead bridge to the bus stop, I saw a bus 31 went past. Time-check: 11.29 pm. At that time, I already knew I've missed the last bus 10 because of what happened previously. Checked the board, last bus for 31 is 11.34 pm. Hopefully still have time because I was so worried the bus I saw 2 minutes ago was the last bus 31.

Waited and waited. 11.38pm. Die le. Bus haven't come. Then I saw a "Last Bus 67". Went to check the last bus timing for 67, also 11.34pm! Kept my hopes high. Meanwhile, I thought of another alternative way - take cab. But I've no money on me! Not even a single 5 cents. Super pathetic! Luckily for me, the last 31 bus arrived at 11.40 pm. I was like super happy.

After that, reached home. Upload pictures, videos and comment here and there.

That's all.

Just to note: Mind's Cafe from 2pm-6pm on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays is only at $10. Let's go there next time. =)

My 20th Birthday cum Zodiac's CNY Reunion

2011-01-30T01:28:00.000+08:00

Currently still uploading videos on facebook. Promise to blog tmr!

Exam timetable's out!

2011-01-24T17:38:00.004+08:00

Exam timetable's out!

Module Code	Module Title	Date	Time
CP4048	ADINST	22 Feb 2011	12:30pm - 2:40pm
CP4110	PPCHEM	24 Feb 2011	12:30pm - 2:40pm
CP4115	P&F	2 Mar 2011	12:30pm - 2:40pm
CP4102	APHCHM	4 Mar 2011	9:00am - 11:10am

Further Studies

2011-01-23T19:56:00.003+08:00

Went for the part 2 of the University Workshop in SP yesterday morning and proceeded to Suntec for NTU talks thereafter.

I guess most people from my course will be going to the Chemical & Biological Chemistry course in NTU which puts me in a position whereby everyone will be fighting for the limited amount of spaces.

Well, I'm kind of interested to be a teacher. But it's a bit contradicting since Chemistry was my weakest subject in secondary school and I'll be a Chemistry teacher?! Weird.

So, my plan will be to study 4 years, become a teacher. Meantime, I'll be continuing my piano and be a Chemistry (?) and piano teacher in the future? Mummy seems supportive that I'm thinking of being a teacher. Hmmm... Actually, papa say I could study in Australia if I can't get into a course in local university. But, I don't want to go through all those practicals and writing reports again. =(

Since one of my childhood ambition is to be a teacher, I may consider to be one. But still keeping my options broader in case I change my mind. =)

should i be a teacher?

2011-01-23T00:29:00.000+08:00

Should I be a teacher?

Happy Birthdays!

2011-01-16T10:46:00.001+08:00

Happy 20th Birthday to Royston on 14th January.
Happy 21st Birthday to KuanLing on 15th January, which is yesterday.
Happy 20th Birthday to Steve on 16th January, which is today!

(Sad, going to $15 fly away on thurs)

Malaysia, Truly Asia - December 17th to 19th

2011-01-13T21:18:00.002+08:00

On the 17 to 19 December 2010, my extended family went on a trip to Malacca and Genting. Unfortunately, the trip started with a one-hour late coach arrival to Malacca. On the 2nd Day, we were supposed to leave for Genting at 1.30 pm. However, the coach arrived at only 4.30 pm. During the three hours, my aunt called the bus driver at around 2 pm to ask why the coach is late. The driver of the coach did not pick up her call. Thus, she called another time at 2.45 pm. This time, the bus driver told her the coach will be reaching in ten to fifteen minutes. To our disappointment, there was no sight of the bus after waiting till 3.15 pm. Frustrated, my aunt made a third call and asked the bus driver to tell her honestly what time will he reach the hotel. Thus, his reply was an hour later and we all went to have our lunch after that.

(I just abstracted this from my out from my EIC Reflection Journal)

Anyway, I wanted to upload pictures and blog more. BUT... blogger don't allow me to upload pictures again and I'm just too lazy to blog respectively. So, time to rest! There's no school tmr! =)

O'lvls results

2011-01-10T18:46:00.003+08:00

Congrats to my sister Amanda for getting A1 for her Express Chinese plus a Distinction for oral (which means my $20 fly away) and my brother Jonathan for getting good results! Jiayous Jonathan for your future in TJ! =)

All the best for O'lvls results

2011-01-09T22:59:00.002+08:00

All the best to my sister Amanda, brother Jonathan and my juniors especially Cindy and Marjorie for tmr's O'lvls results! Good Luck! =)

Imagine Me Without You

2011-01-07T16:38:00.001+08:00

Someone asked me to hear this song. It's nice. =)

NUS Talk

2011-01-05T16:57:00.002+08:00

Just reached home from NUS. Went for the Faculty of Science and admission talk because YiRui keep persuading me to go yesterday.

Anyway, the talk's very general. Plus, I have like a couple of brochures to add on to the ones collected a year ago when I went to the NUS open house with Zodiac. Haha. The NUS bag is still lying on the floor beside my bed.

Anyway, saw Michelle there too. She was surprised to see me there because she thought I was having lessons and vice versa because I thought she was having attachment now. I saw Danial Alexander also. I confirm it's him because he looked the same as he was in Secondary 1.

Time to search for my EIC article.

Happy Birthday Jonathan!

2011-01-04T00:04:00.002+08:00

Happy 17th Birthday to my dear brother Jonathan! =)

All the best for next week's O'lvls results!

Happy New Year 2011!

2011-01-02T13:26:00.002+08:00

Happy New Year 2011!

Just sort of changed blog template.

Lazy to blog. Just want to pen down the events to blog about before I forget them.

malaysia gift
gift to malaysia
family trip to malaysia
christmas with family
zodiac's christmas hunt
countdown 2011

Christmas present and card from online friends

2010-12-23T18:45:00.006+08:00

Just received a Christmas card from a long lost online friend. We kind of lost contact 2 years ago. Will take a picture of the card he sent me later on, I brought it upstairs.

Then, during MST week, I received a Christmas gift from Malaysia.

Parcel from Malaysia

Amanda received if for me because I was having that super long 6 hours break between papers. The present's a very cute Christmas bear. Haha. Tonight then take a photo of it.

It's a blessing to know that these 2 online friends remembers me, like after 2 donkey years. Been busy with reports, data sheets, projects. So sometimes just chat online with them.

Got of know both of them through an online game Audition which Amanda introduced to me when I was waiting to be admitted into poly. After poly had started, no time to play already.

It's time to catch up with friends. Sometimes, online friends are better than real life friends right? Just knowing that there's someone there who will listen to your troubles, your complains.

Maybe I'll start playing the game again, once reports start to clear. =/

Talking about reports, I've like 2 formal reports, 1 data sheet, 2 assignments and so much housework to clear on hand. Especially ironing clothes, my storeroom is going to collapse soon.

Pictures from Malaysia trip's still in papa's camera. Maybe will upload by tonight also. So many things to do. So little time. How nice if there's 48 hours a day.

away

2010-12-16T09:45:00.001+08:00

Will be away for a short holiday in Malaysia from tmr till Sunday. Anything, drop me a text, I'll use my sis's phone to reply. =)

Promise to blog when I get back.

3 weeks

2010-11-09T20:14:00.003+08:00

Just a random update. I've visited the doctors' 3 times over the past 2-3 weeks. Beat my highest record already. Who in the world will visit the doctor 3 times (consecutively)?

And and and, I almost fainted at Dover MRT station yesterday morning. =/

Lastly, my msn's having some major online/offline problems now. Some people can see me online, some see me offline. Then after I relogged my msn, those whom saw me as online, sees me as offline and vice versa. So, anything just msn me, I may be online but it shows I'm offline. If I don't reply you in 15-20 minutes, just drop me a msg if it's important. Thanks.

sick

2010-10-29T12:18:00.003+08:00

I'm sick. =/

Had a terrible sorethroat and slight fever last night. Didn't go school today. Missed Annie Tan's tutorial. Couldn't do fyp after school. (sneezed for the 4th consecutive time while typing this).

Maybe I'll visit the doctor when mummy comes home later. Going to sleep again soon.

the past week

2010-10-25T20:41:00.002+08:00

Just a random update. Before that, I suddenly remembered that I once photocopied the whole History textbook, I still remember the title : The Living Past. Just because I forgot where I placed it and there was a History CA 2 days later. And fortunately or not, I found my textbook 1 day after my History CA - under my bed's drawer. Placed it there because had renovations for the bedrooms.

Anyway, last week had been a busy week for me. 1st week of school. Met Lilian and Daphne for dinner at 85 last Wednesday. Had no school last Friday but I think I was home the whole day. Went to Camilia's house on Saturday and met up with Zodiac before that. And Sunday was spent with KaChing who went to Mitju's warehouse sale with me and I bought 2 pairs of shoes.

Oh ya, and I'm stucked with a formal report and a data sheet for now. It's going to start rolling in.

And I want to complain. I had no problem with my name in secondary school. However now, I have like so many variations of Vionna. Be it spelling or be it pronunciation for both my English name and Chinese name. Shall elaborate next time. Too lazy for now.

life after poly

2010-10-17T02:17:00.000+08:00

I'm thinking of taking a break after poly. Maybe I'll take a year-long break and do voluntary work and then decide whether I want to study again.

I found out that helping others make me happy. Seeing others happy makes one happy too. :)

desktop wallpaper

2010-10-13T20:31:00.003+08:00

Just a random post. I'm so bored.

I love my laptop's wallpaper now. All my family and friends. :)

Added 怡霓 as facebook alternate name. Just for Yirui to see.

busy week

2010-10-11T09:56:00.003+08:00

It's going to be a busy week for me.

Today - Go lab at 12.30pm later on. Meet Shanghai friends for dinner & movie at Somerset.
Tomorrow - Meet Yirui for lunch at 2pm, at Vivo. Going to shop for a new pair of shoes and then swimming with Yirui.
Wednesday - Piano lesson in the afternoon. Meet Lilian & Daphne for dinner at 85 market.
Thursday - Meet company DSM supervisor at 10.30am.
Friday - Currently no plans yet. Maybe going to meet someone for lunch. If that person is free, and get my present from him. o.0

Super busy week. Just remembered I've not update on the class chalet also.

class chalet

2010-09-24T21:21:00.002+08:00

I'll just start this post with my dream (last night). I dreamt that I was having group discussion with my poly class, can't remember who was with me. Then I don't know why suddenly Mr Lam appeared and called me and Nuoshi. Then he advised me to go Nursing because my grades are very bad. Then I woke up already.

Is this a sign that I failed my LM?

(update blog about chalet once I've saved all the pictures from Kuan Ling's facebook)

lunch

2010-09-19T16:13:00.003+08:00

Just woke up from my 45 minutes of sleep. Was supposed to go cut my hair but i vomited half of my lunch. Still feeling a bit weak though.

Went to pray ah ma this morning with mummy, Huiyan, dayi and xiaoyi's family. After that went to United Square's Xin Wang for lunch. I believe it was the cheese baked rice + yin yong + the traffic jam on the way home which caused the constant jerking of the vehicle that resulted in my vomitting. The weird thing is that I had a plastic bag in my bag and vomitted just outside my house. I was controlling in mummy's car so didn't even utter a word on the way home.

So now, alone at home with ah gong and Jonathan's doing his Physics. Amanda went out to study, mummy go class gathering and papa went to the hospital to visit his uncle.

I feel so tired and weak. :( I don't want to fal sick. Class chalet's on tuesday.

Lastly, wish Yirui yi lu sun feng (my laptop don't know why cannot type chinese at the moment) for her Taiwan trip tomorrow.

rdm zodiac gathering

2010-09-17T23:21:00.005+08:00

Just got home from Zodiac's gathering (as mentioned earlier).

I was late. Haha. Talked about anything and everything (as usual). From secondary school life to celebrating Zodiac's 5th Anniversary when we're 21, having a mass 21st birthday celebration at the same time, to going overseas when we turn 26 and discussed about which country we intend to visit.

Memories of Shihan's quarrel with Joel in sec 4 during the CIP discussion, how Cedric became Joel's and Yingying's middle man when they blocked each other on msn in sec 2, and much more whereby I forgot, were flashed back. They still said 谢老师 still remembers my chinese name which is really surprising because I have an uncommon chinese name => 怡霓. I still remember them calling me NiNi. So weird. That's secondary school life.

Well, pictures I took from Yingying's facebook:

The rest are with Cedric who claims he need to take more pictures in order to create a photo album in facebook.

Yingying.

Joel. Slight fever still came.

Shihan.

Vionna. Actually I was laughing at their discussion.

Cedric. Pretend only.

Shihan's dressing was the best. I just wore my sec 3 student leader shirt.

So after I left, they took somemore pictures:

Xi.

Nu.

Ai.

Le.

And, everyone knows this is the He Hua Sheng Kai pose. (Shihan claims it's Cedric's wife's pose!)

Okie, I'm super tired. Don't feel like doing anything except stoning. Too lazy to even walk/talk now.

9th attempt!

2010-09-17T17:37:00.003+08:00

10am to 4pm. 5-6 hours of lab work. Finally succeeded in our Men's formulation after the 9th attempt! Less oily. More viscious. Non-sticky feel. Cooling feeling. So happy.

There was a super heavy downpour over at SP this morning. I was already slightly wet from the time I left the station because it was also "raining" at the platform! I was deciding whether to walk via the linkway or inside the school. In the end, walked through EEE block => CLS building => T9? => Main library => walking past T2 labs => PCCC lab. By the time I reached the lab, whole bag wet, shoes wet.

After fyp, we concluded that if we continued with the formulations and weighing the ingredients, 3 of us will go mad. Imagine 5 hours of doing fyp, standing majority of the time, walking here and there. MY LEGS ARE BREAKING! :(

Actually I'm still deciding whether to meet up with the rest of Zodiac at 201 tonight. Feeling kind of lazy though.

Lastly, JOEL! Get Well Soon! Holidays are here then you fall sick.

tired

2010-09-17T07:21:00.003+08:00

I can feel myself falling into the sick period. I'm like both mentally and physically tired. It's like I'm drained of my energy, deprived of slept. Slept at 1 plus, woke up at 6 plus. Later have to go down to SP for fyp.

Just received a message from Cedric on whether want to go back prss for the mooncake festival celebration tonight. I just replied I'm quite tired.

Looks like it's going to be a busy, yet tiring holiday for me. :(

end of exams & back to prss

2010-09-16T19:03:00.004+08:00

I'm so tired. Haven't drank water except for a cup of starfruit juice in sp and milk tea from prss since morning.

Today marks the end of exams which means the start of holidays. PCCC paper was a killer! Because everything I managed to memorise, didn't come out at all! Instead, all the unexpected questions came out. :(

After the paper, Yirui ate lunch so I drank starfruit juice. After that, went to lab to do bb cream. And... our formulation turned out fine! Except that it was quite oily so need to edit a bit more. Before I forget, I was so forgetful to not bring my phone to school today. So soon after Calista arrived, I left sp.

Went home just to take my phone and out again. Went back to prss with Shihan and Cedric. Met Mdm Mariam, Mrs Sum, 谢老师, and Mrs Chua. Mdm Mariam had to rush off so we had to make appointment with her in the future if we want to meet her. Mrs Sum still remembers out batch as "Heidi's batch". Talked with 谢老师 for quite long and she invited us to the Mooncake Festival celebration tomorrow.

Then, since we were thristy, went to the canteen whereby I showed Debbie's poster and Cedric took a picture of it. Bought milk tea where the 2 of them bought 好茶 whereby Cedric insisted taking a picture with it. Out of nowhere, the celebration for 21st birthday was discussed? We all concluded that we rank Zodiac as 1st priority on our friend list.

Then, we were thinking 3e8 were still doing their titration so proceeded to the lab. In the end, all labs were closed. Stood outside the staffroom, debating on who to call Mrs Chua out. In the end, Cedric did. Talked to Mrs Chua about everything and anything, ranging from 4e7 to uni stuffs to Amanda's super competitive class and to our future.

I just realised Shihan did a rather silly thing when she was young. Shan't elaborate here. Although she claims that she has describe that incident on numerous occasions and Cedric agreed, today was the 1st time I heard this story.

It's great to go back to prss. ~~I'll upload pictures as soon as I know Cedric has posted them on facebook.~~

The Vivo Pasirina. We remembered one leaf broke off but I think it was pasted back already.

Cedric insisted taking individual pictures with the sculpture.

In the end, only Shihan solo.

With xie lao shi and cai lao shi.

Debbie's Achievement on the canteen's notice board!

Hao cha and nai cha.

Someone insisted on taking individual pictures with our drinks again. So, this is Shihan.

And me.

And this is Cedric with his one-eye-big, one-eye-small pose.

LM. LM. LM.

2010-09-13T20:33:00.004+08:00

I almost forget my blogger password.

Anyway, just a post.. because... today's LM paper... I made a SUPER BIG mistake! The smart Vionna forgot her z values for 95% and 99% confidence levels and spent slightly more than 10 minutes of her precious 2 hrs during LM paper just to derive the correct z value. In the end.. still derive wrong value. Vionna can go kill herself already. Pray don't have to forward module. :( I don't want to forward. :( :( :(

Past 2 papers were okie. ICP was unexpectedly easier than what I expected. AOC was, my 3 marks fly away because I was still drawing my retrosynthesis and unlimited amount of benzne rings which I ignored my ruler and drew them free-hand (ugliest benzene rings I ever had drawn) when the ingivilator said 15 minutes more. Taking note that last question haven't do. When she said write your final sentence, structure still haven't draw. In the end, anyhow draw, so 3 marks gone. 1st time I cannot do finish AOC paper. My whole question paper was full of -OH, C=O, and lots of -CH.

I think there's only a slim chance of me getting into local U already. Should I consider overseas U?

Fangmin reminded me after the paper that we're in Shanghai at this time last year. How I miss Shanghai. :(

So, after all these, should I start on PCCC now?

teachers day

2010-08-31T15:35:00.001+08:00

Went back to PRSS this morning for Teacher's Day. Just got home and I can't find my cGMP notes! Die already. It's lost in the house!

(after exams then blog. lazy o.0)

bored.

2010-08-25T11:42:00.006+08:00

I know I should be studying now. But, I just came across this video:

I was thinking. How nice if I have this gift too. Then, I will not have to study anymore. Haha. Day-dreaming.

a false smile

2010-08-24T16:53:00.002+08:00

A false smile. A lie which is supposed to deceive everyone. No doubt. Indeed.

Had been back to SP twice - Yesterday and today.

Yesterday - 10 am -5 pm
Today - 11 am to 2 pm

Sadly, we are missing one ingredient and the rest are coming to lab from Holland by the end of this week.

(My fake smile)

♥ ♥ ♥

2010-08-21T23:16:00.003+08:00

Happen to come across this on facebook. Must as well I share it here

MARRIAGE

When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly.

She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?

I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn't talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn't love her anymore. I just pitied her!

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company.

She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane.

When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn't want anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month's time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day.

She requested that every day for the month's duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.

I told Jane about my wife's divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.

My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don't tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside
the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me.

On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn't tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.

She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.

Suddenly it hit me... she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.

Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked intimacy.

I drove to office.... jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind...I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart.

Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.

At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.

That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead.
My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push thru with the divorce.-- At least, in the eyes of our son--- I'm a loving husband....

The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!

Primary school affects?

2010-08-20T11:43:00.004+08:00

Before I start, congrats to Jonathan for achieving Distinction for O'lvls chinese oral. But the grade seems a bit not to high. Guess he's going to retake.

So, for a random thought today.

Does one's primary school affects the way he/she behaves and thinks now?

Most of my friends are from co-ed primary schools. I remember what mummy told me when I was choosing my secondary school. Since I was from a girl's school, mummy encouraged me to go to a co-ed secondary school. Even my primary school's form teacher also advised us not to go to our secondary school.

In any case, got this from a website:

Co-ed vs. Single Sex Schools

Campus social life is likely to be very different at co-ed schools than at single sex schools.

If you’re considering the pros and cons of single sex and co-ed schools, you’ll certainly come across some strong feelings on both sides of the issue.

But remember: You have to decide what is best for you. Some students simply prefer single-sex schools while others prefer co-ed schools. But how to decide? Start here …

Pros and Cons of Single Sex Schools

Many students at single sex schools point to the lack of opposite sex as an enormous advantage.

Many students find it easier to focus on academics when they aren’t distracted by members of the opposite sex. Others may find it easier to participate actively in classes where everyone is the same sex. Others enjoy the camaraderie that often connects classmates at single-sex schools.

But that advantage can also be a disadvantage.

For one thing,student diversity suffers at a single sex school. In addition, although it may be easier for students to participate actively and do well academically at a single sex institution, the real world is not single sex. It may prove difficult for students from single sex schools to adjust to a co-ed work atmosphere after they graduate.

Pros and Cons of Co-ed Schools

Co-ed schools are likely to offer you more in the way of student diversity. Having both men and women in classes allow students of both sexes to interact with a wider range of people and learn how to work with and talk to people of the opposite sex.

However, the mixing of the sexes can also serve as a disadvantage for some students at co-ed schools. Students who are intimidated by the opposite sex may find it difficult to participate in class at co-ed schools, while others (admit it!) simply find the opposite sex to be a distraction from their academic work.

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I think it's not true. Because I don't think I behave differently from my friends. Jonathan was from a co-ed primary school and now in a all boys school. He seems to be surviving well like any other ~~boys~~ I know. So, maybe one's school doesn't change one's thinking?

Haha. I don't even know what am I typing here. Maybe just blabbering nonsence.

NEED TO FIND MY MOTIVATION TO STUDY! :(:(:(

diploma to degree talk

2010-08-17T18:03:00.001+08:00

Anyone free, can go with me to this diploma to degree talk?

let me know if can okie?

Zodiac gathering

2010-08-17T00:07:00.003+08:00

I've not been studying. Anyway, went to meet Zodiac for dinner cum bowling on saturday. ~~I'll post about it soon.~~ Just uploaded the pictures for Madelaine's birthday.

Zodiac's Bowling cum Dinner gathering on 14th August 2010. It started with Cedric's message in the afternoon to organise a random gathering.

It was also the 1st time I was late. Late for 35 minutes because I kept asking Amanda to go shower but she keep dragging the time. Was supposed to meet them at 7.30 pm at Ehub. In the end, 7.05 pm then left home. Just nice at the traffic light, bus 12 went past us. Waited 30 minutes for another bus 12. All the other buses had like 2-3 buses already and bus 12 was nowhere to be seen. In the end, reached Ehub at 8.05pm.

Went to eat fish and co express with Amanda because the rest of them were already eating. After that, they went bowling. Amanda and I didn't bowl but we were entertained by their actions, especially Cedric's constant complains and Shihan's determination to beat her lowest record.

1st game.

Hayden's and Jiahao's score not bad. Jiahao kept getting consecutive splits, and managed to convert one into a spare.

2nd game.

Cedric, Jiahao, Shihan, Hayden, me.

Don't laugh at me for taking a blur picture already hor!

At least I managed to focus on the bowling balls.

Still say I have Joel's shaking hands. :(

So this was taken by Amanda.

I can't remember who suggested taking this.

We go up, Amanda go down.

Zodiac's always doing silly things.

From this,

to this! Take picture with pringles, in the end got warning.

Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable gathering whereby Amanda and I laughed till our cheeks were aching.

Hopefully, we'll be able to meet up with the rest of Zodiac soon.

Happy 20th Birthdya Lilian

2010-08-16T13:28:00.004+08:00

Happy 20th Birthday Lilian.

It's been a blessing to know you as a friend, starting from being my pipa senior in PRSS and almost became my senior in TJ too. Thanks for your guidance and patience towards me in PRSS and your helpfulness in helping me for my DSA in secondary school. I really appreciate it.

You came to watch our GWH SYF.

We went BeiJing together. Daphne too.

Performance for Homecoming day.

PRSS concert at TECC.

Taken with our juniors.

At TJ concert. In which you 'forced' me and Daphne to purchase the tickets.

Remember this HUGE seafood platter we ordered at Xian Hui's birthday?

I kind of miss the days when I was still in TJ-PAE. It's fun knowing you and Xian Hui.

Anyway, all the best in your university life and let's meet up for durian soon!

Friday the 13th.

2010-08-13T19:50:00.001+08:00

It's Friday the 13th. o.0

Happy 1 year old Madelaine

2010-08-09T23:30:00.004+08:00

First of all,

Happy 45th Birthday Singapore. Happy National Day to all.

Happy Birthday Madelaine. You're 1 year old already. Having a long road in front of you.

~~(blog another day also. haven't received pictures from Huiyan)~~

Madelaine's 1-year-old cake. I should have rotated the picture.

They say want to take a picture without smiling, yet Hui Yan smiled.

And we took their soft toys.

Mei Yan & Amanda.

Hui Yan & Vionna.

Jia Wee & Jonathan.

Then, someone suggested taking pictures starting from the most matured (aka oldest)

Mei Yan.

+ Hui Yan.

+ Vionna.

+ Jia Wee.

+ Jonathan.

And lastly, + Amanda.

Anna's missing from the picture.

Somemore picture with the soft toys.

Introducing Jia Wee the chao ta bear, Hui Yan the pooh bear, Mei Yan the flat-faced bear, Vionna the malnutrition bear, Amanda the dog and Jonathan the lizard.

And you can see the fireworks from their house. Just that it was kind of blocked from the building in front.

Okie, I'm lazy to type what happened that day. Just pictures. Haha.

Happy Birthday Mummy

2010-08-06T23:16:00.001+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUMMY!

~~(tmr then blog. lazy to blog now)~~

On that same day, went to school for ICP test. Then, since I thought I was late, went form Dover all the way to Tampines 1 to get mummy's present. Bought rice mask for her. Then, called home. Amanda said Aunty Doreen's at our house so I was left to walk around tampines by myself. :(

Went Watson's to get hair conditioner then proceeded to Sakae Teppanyaki to reserve seats. I wanted to snap pictures of the chef frying the food but he already looked kind of fierce when I took pictures of the food.

Mummy said this was supposed to be an appetizer.

Jonathan's garlic fried rice.

I didn't use the sauces but snapped a picture of them anyway.

Prawns!

Bamboo clams!

Sotongs!

Chawanmushi!

Beansprouts.

Mummy's cake which Amanda was so eager to eat since the beginning of the week.

Amanda insisted putting all the candles down. Cake so small + so many candles.

Happy Birthday Mummy.

Blow blow candles.

Cut cake. Cut cake.

Mummy & Amanda.

I uploaded this picture because of Amanda, not me! She was literally eating the plate!

That's about all. :)

2010-08-03T23:01:00.003+08:00

PCCC quiz, LM presentation, ICP quiz and CSW interview test are finally over. Had been sleeping at 2am and 1am on monday and tuesday respectively. So so tired.

Tmr's gems test. Nutrition and Wellness. Don't know whether Pamela studied for it a not. I'm not really well prepared for it also, just printed the slides, copied my notes in them and read through once. Maybe I'll read through again before I sleep.

no time. no time. no time.

2010-07-31T17:04:00.003+08:00

Monday - LM presentation, PCCC quiz (chapters 5,6,7,8), hand in LM datasheet

Tuesday - ICP quiz (everything learnt from this semester), CSW interview test

Wednesday - GEMS test

Thurdays - hand in ICP datasheet

Friday - ICP

Had been studying PCCC since yesterday. Doing LM questions for datasheet now. Royston better reply me with a positive answer that he'll do the conclusion and compile the datasheet since he didn't contribute anything in the previous one.

Eugene and I already did the questions. Cheong Seng's doing discussion so conclusion is already the easiest job. Monday's LM presentation also not finalised yet. Luckily Eugene says he'll send me tomorrow so should be alright.

Mummy says tomorrow need to go visit ah ma so no time for me to study tmr. Tonight don't have to sleep already. :(

cold day

2010-07-30T14:05:00.004+08:00

It's such a cold cold day It's raining and I'm alone at home => no school today.

Revised PCCC in the morning. Maybe revise ICP later? Or should I practise piano since there's time today?

Just relinked blogs are at supposed to relinked, deleted blogs that were deleted. Deciding whether to delete those dead blogs with posts stagnant at 2007? 2008? 2009? This proves how long I've not been reading my friend's blogs. Anyway, I left them as it is for the time being, who knows, they might be back to blogging someday. :)

Eating my Calbee Seaweed potato chips for lunch :)

*I found out something ytd ===> if I want to type the word 'eating' in sms using the dictionary language, 'dating' will come out 1st. haha.

wednesday and thursday

2010-07-30T01:02:00.000+08:00

Alright... Since I cannot sleep and I found my usb cable, just blog about today. Before that..

The strawberry cheese cake I bought for Yirui's birthday

Calista's present

I like => yellow and pink ribbons

Today, went swimming with Yirui after lesson at 3 pm. Took train to Yew Tee and went to grab a bite 1st. Soon after, went to Yirui's aunty's condo for swimming!

Beautiful pool

See, nice right?

The chairs were too small to be seen in this picture

Sauna~

15 mins.

80 degrees

Temperature rose up to 100 degrees!

Swam 10 laps I think. Then proceeded to jacuzzi where both of us chatted for quite long. Then to the sauna whereby the temperature rose up to 100 degress. Chatted in there too, except for a few leng changs here and there. After 45 minutes, went to shower. Then walked back to mrt station for dinner! Yirui recommended the niang toufu there. Eat eat eat. Then went to NTUC. Oh ya, before that, there was this guy (you know those surveys de) who keep following us and asking the same question 'miss, how old are you?'. I already told him we're rushing for time, and he still follow us, asking the same question repeatedly around 10 times I think. I found out that Yew Tee has longer escalators as compared to Tanah Merah. Yirui still I looked like a tourist because I took a picture of the escalator.

Niang toufu + my jiajia liang cha. (Note: the noodle bowl was supposed to be much smaller then it looks in this picture)

Yew Tee's long escalators. (Note: the people were actually going down the escalator)

Left Yew Tee at around 8.15 pm and started my 1 hour++ journey home. Walked home from mrt although I was a little tired. Reached home around 9.45 pm.

And, completed LM data for expt 1. Currently sending Joel NDP songs through msn. Haha. Joel's going to be a loan shark and help me get money from Cedric and Hayden. Thanks Joel!

(Thought of organising my links tmr. see how 1st)

wednesday!

2010-07-28T18:39:00.002+08:00

(look at the stupid title up there)

Anyway, just got home from Bugis and I bought a new bag. :) :) :) Yirui persuaded me to buy it.. o.0

Mr Wong wasn't in office today so had to find Mr James Tan to open the lab for us. But, he opened the wrong one (backdoor btw) and while walking down, I tripped and fell down the stairs. Pamela fell down too, at a different place.

Finally tested the pH of the bb creams we bought as well as determined whether all 3 bb creams are o/w or w/o formulations. After that, searched the dusty cupboard for formulation ingredients.

To Kuanling: sorry! I forgot that your bag was left in the lab just now.

Soon after that, Yirui's gems ended so went to Bugis, in search of formal clothes for CSW. In the end, didn't buy any clothes but we bought a bag each, as well as Calista's long long long ago birthday gift. Tonight then wrap. :)

Looking forward to swimming tomorrow. :)

wednesday and thursday

2010-07-27T22:53:00.005+08:00

Looking forward to tomorrow and Thursday!

Tomorrow

shopping for formal clothes and maybe getting a pair of new shoes
going lab during Yirui's gems to test out bb cream because I have no gems!

Thursday

Going swimming with Yirui at her Aunty's condo

Oh ya. I saw Cedric today at Tanah Merah mrt station on my way home today. Haha. He was the one who 'hi' me 1st. Haha. Just a short conversation of 'you know today Shihan go China right?'

Talking to Shihan on msn now. She says she misses CEDRIC POH WEI MING even though we met each other not long ago. And, Emerlyn mentioned to me a few days ago that next time Zodiac gathering, avoid holding it in the east side because they'll be studying at the west side.

To Yirui: I've added my tagboard back already upon your request. (deleted those spams)

starting on fyp soon :)

2010-07-26T18:27:00.003+08:00

Yay. Jacqueline Hoe finally gave us the green light to start on our formulation...

It's been months of researching, weeks of pulling out hair out, days of deciding a w/o or o/w formulation and hours of deriving the active ingredients to achieve our desired attributes our bb cream will give.

Poor Calista sort of shouldered the scolding Ms. Hoe gave us that day because she was standing right next to Ms. Hoe.

Hopefully our ~~bb cream~~ basic formulation turns out to be a success at out 1st attempt. :)

Going to do physical and chemical tests on the bb cream we bought on wednesday because I've no gems. o.0 Maybe buying formal wear with Yirui after her gems too. (if I didn't manage to dig out my white formal shirt which I wore for CO performance since sec 1? sec 2? Maybe I can't even fit into it already.)

can't sleep

2010-07-25T01:34:00.001+08:00

I can't sleep! Super 精神 now!

Anyway, congrats to Jonathan for getting into TJ and accepting the offer letter already. :)

blog at end of this week

2010-07-19T20:17:00.005+08:00

I promise to blog at the end of this week. Super busy with schoolwork now, especially fyp => headache.

Number 1 or number 2? To change or not to change?

Majority people I asked all say 2, except someone who chose 1? But I just told my friends to select a number, without specifying what was it for.

On a side note,

ALL THE BEST TO MY DEAR JONATHAN AND AMANDA
WHO'LL BE TAKING THEIR O'LVLS CHINESE LISTENING
COMPREHENSION TOMORROW.
TUNE IN TO 92.4FM FOR THE LISTENING EXAMINATION OVER THE RADIO.

(btw, I've removed my tagboard)