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a blank piece of paper just means
an opportunity to pen in some beautiful language

Tuesday, 9 February 2010 ( 12:34 pm )

Yes I have been lazy and the inspiration to blog has never really came for the past 6 to 7 months. Even when I was a couch potato in the States. Initially, I wanted to have a speedy post about the States but that would have to wait because it will take aeons.

The past few weeks since I was back feels like a whirlwind of events, outings and emotions. It is definitely great to be back but the lingering reminisce of those carefree times in the States makes me wanna go back all over again.

I still remembered that horrible first day of school a couple of weeks ago. Usual gang of my tutorial friends- missing. Stuck with a class of Year 2s (it proved to be a blessing in disguise later). A pitiful attempt to form a real project group as others already have their cliches. Depressing isn't it. And I guess the only other person who could understand was my exchange mate. Thank goodness I have his company.

But I have since moved on and after getting over these hiccups, things got better. A small team won't matter and it's probably easier to work anyway. My Year 2 group members are totally a fun bunch to be with, and I enjoy being mistaken as being a Year 2 (consistent with my claims of being young and hip). Joining stuffs like the tax competition help keep me busy, make new friends and learn great stuffs. I still miss those lunch breaks with friends and hanging out with momo but at least... I have moved on and I would just bug my old or old-old friends more =p

A recent incident has also affected me greatly. The confusion and frustration was overwhelming and boy was I glad I asked. We tend to impose our own character and beliefs on others and this can blind us to everything. The truth is had we been in his/her situation, we simply would not behave as rationally as we believe we would. No matter how sure we are about our "rationality".

Communication is much talked about solution. But how many of us were brave enough to take the initiative? The fear of being rejection, bringing up old wounds, saying the wrong things at the wrong time and being emotional. It is not only just about the quantity of communications, it is about communicating at the right time, to set aside one's emotions and to really listen.

May tomorrow be a better day, my friend. We are all here for you.

Friday, 22 January 2010 ( 1:12 am )

Did some changes to the skin. I decided to go simple this time round. Let me sort out those thoughts before I start penning them here =)

Sunday, 31 May 2009 ( 10:32 pm )

Woohoo! I survived 3 week of PA =) And it's all because of patient mentors, nice fellow interns, good food at Raffles, the lovely rose and card to cure Monday blues, and all the stuffs to look forward to after work! Getting used to the pace of work and the people around me. So I don't really mind work now.

Okie a short update on the more significant stuffs I have been doing. I shall start with the most recent, which is today!

I went to a mini farm tour with my family and it was fun (despite the scorning sun). I loved seeing my sis feed the fishes and goats! After that, I rushed down to join my friends from my NTU tut grp. I didn't get to be in the same classes as them this sem. It's quite sad cos they are a fun bunch of people. So I was really glad to catch up a little with them though we mostly K-ed. The songs we sang were really memorable, ranging from peng you to huan zhu ge ge's theme songs! I look forward to the next outing =) Anyway this particular song caught my attention:

第一次(光良) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2PggDkEhG8

当你看著我
我没有开口已被你猜透
还是没把握
还是没有符合你的要求

是我自己想得太多
还是你也在闪躲
如果真的选择是我
我鼓起勇气去接受
不知不觉让视线开始闪烁

喔第一次我说爱你的时候
呼吸难过心不停地颤抖
喔第一次我牵起你的双手
失去方向不知该往那儿走
那是一起相爱的理由(对我)
那是一起厮守

喔第一次吻你深深的酒涡
想要清醒却冲昏了头
喔第一次你躺在我的胸口
二十四小时没有分开过
那是第一次知道天长地久

是我自己想得太多
还是你也在闪躲
如果真的选择是我
我鼓起勇气去接受
不知不觉让视线开始闪烁

喔第一次我说爱你的时候
呼吸难过心不停地颤抖
喔第一次我牵起你的双手
失去方向不知该往那儿走
那是一起相爱的理由(对我)

感觉你属于我感觉你的眼眸
第一次就决定决不会错

喔第一次我说爱你的时候
呼吸难过心不停地颤抖
喔第一次我牵起你的双手
失去方向不知该往那儿走
那是一起相爱的理由(对我)
那是一起厮守

喔第一次吻你深深的酒涡
想要清醒却冲昏了头
喔第一次你躺在我的胸口
二十四小时没有分开过
那是第一次知道天长地久

Sweet =) And it's just for you.

And I finally bladed on Saturday! Haha da was nice enough to teach me, despite my numerous warnings of how pathetic I am at balancing and how an elephant is probably less clumsy than me. No kidding.

The trip to East Coast was threatened with the gloomy dark clouds in the sky. So we just past time by watching Terminator 1 (I LOVE TERMINATOR) over lunch at his place. And when the sky cleared with no rain at all (lucky day!), we headed off to the beach. Trust me, my legs were shaking half the time and I was praying not to make a fool of myself or fall (although I know it's a must when learning). There were several close calls but da was there to catch me =) And yesh I can finally balance a little, and not grab onto his arms for dear life for 1/4 of the time. I don't even mind going back to try it again... Thank you so much for the patience and for making blading fun! I hope I can blade hand in hand with you one day (erm maybe in year to come.. hur hur).

I went for VJCO concert on Friday and was glad to see Xiangle and Guo Lao Shi conducting. We didn't know any of the Juniors though. It's times like this when I wish I can be back in an orchestra, performing with my friends on stage. My rusty pipa stuffs probably won't justify that notion though =p The day ended off with Rocher Tau Hauy (HOORAY) with my girls and da.

Okie I got to end it here cos I need to be out of the house by 6 plus tomorrow. Till the next time... chao!

Wednesday, 13 May 2009 ( 11:43 pm )

Will give a short update. Apologies because I am kind of tired from work and the walking around today.

My PA has finally began. For non-NTU students, PA stands for professional attachment (also the nicer name for internship with peanuts for salary). Once again, I am back to Raffles in feet-killing heels and uncomfortable formal wear.

The past 2 days of training was a super compressed version of my entire semester's tax module. Yes it was mind boggling. I didn't really know anyone in my group but it's about meeting new people. They will be my lunch khakis for the next 10 weeks =)

Unfortunately, my job scope includes looking at financial statements. The dreaded documents of the century! With the figures flying here and there plus the numerous reconcilations, it seriously feels like AA101 and AA201 (horror accounting modules). But of course I can't escape from them- I am an accountant -_-

There's just one word to sum up my PA so far- tiring. It's really the heels and staring at the files and com screens. I must find a way to cheat for the wearing of heels =p And I am lucky cos there are stuffs to look forward to after work, like meeting da for a simple walk/chat or a nice movie (Wolverine rocks!) with my gals. And I wanna thank da for the lovely surprise on my first day! Yes I do love Breadtalk's blueberry bread =D

Alright, going to bed soon. Hope the rest of my fellow friends who are working or intern-ing are doing great =) dinner dates with all of you coming up once I have settled down...

Tuesday, 5 May 2009 ( 3:53 pm )

I spent a bomb yesterday on the US application stuffs and health checkup =( But talking about the exciting travel plans and shopping with the guys made all the paperwork worth the time. We hope the exchange would not be called off. Otherwise the pain on the pockets and disappointment may be hard to stomach. But of course, health and safety are always the priorities. None of us should take the swine flu too lightly.

And Singapore is definitely not being relaxed. Several medical booths were spotted at places like the clinic and even SAO. I didn't know they can simply take your temperature by swiping your forehead with this device. Haha I was more used to the ear thermometer.

The medical centre in school was packed. The first batch of freshmen were in for their health checkup. It was really nostalgic for me! I remembered stepping into that centre with momo, 2 years back. Everything looked so foreign plus it was really hard to navigate around in school. Now, NTU feels like a second home- probably because I lived and roamed around in it for the most of the past 2 years.

Anyway, back to the checkup. I took 2 jabs, and boy were they painful. I had my first blood donation a couple of months back and it was no kick as there was no pain whatsoever. But the 2 jabs created a nagging and irritating pain. Plus I had an ugly bruise as my vein is pretty thin. To top it off, I had an x-ray done too and a million of my cells died on that faithful day. I hate medical checkups!

I didn't expect the applications and check up to take so long! Visas are really one of the most complicated items in terms of paper work. But at least I got to learn about new stuffs like cashier orders.

However, the painful (physically and financially) day was nicely rounded up with a meal at Aston and a video of Army Daze with Da. Plus it feels good to know that I was staying in a clean and neat room. Yes I finally finish the unpacking and tidying!

A random trivial here. I was looking through the pictures in my computer and I chanced upon this:

It was taken on the last day of my Asian Films History class this semester. It probably will be the one and only class photo I will ever take in my University life. Try to spot my tutor. He blended in perfectly with the rest of us because he's got a boyish face.

Yesh! Most of my friends in NUS will be ending their exams war soon. Congratulation people, we survived =) Will try to meet up with them before my attachment commence next week.

Saturday, 2 May 2009 ( 5:41 pm )

I attempted to draw what my room looked when I continued my packing yesterday. I was too ashamed to take a photo because my room looked like a war zone. 1) You have to jump over blockages to get around. The obstacles are seriously military standards. 2) You can easily camou by sitting down and blending in with the huge bags around you (just like the trees in the forest) 3) The dust and dirt mimicks the mosquitos and mud in the army jungle. Maybe I should have coloured my picture green instead.

I packed, dumped, squashed, scrubbed, wiped, vaccumed all the way till 6am in the morning. Yeah rather shocking hur. I didn't realise how late it was till I saw my alarm clock (when I revived it from some pile of files underneath my table). I guess it was inevitable as my room was definitely not in a state for sleeping, unless I enjoy the view of thrash bags and dust. Took a hot bath and off to bed I went, feeling really proud of myself.

And now my room looks much better. I did stuffed lots of unpacked things into the cupboard and shelves. But at least I can walk properly and see the empty spaces on the top of my table now. Da didn't get to see my war zone room when he made a surprise visit today. But hey at least he breathed in less dust and didn't have to jump over obstacles. That's my way of saying thanks for his sweet gesture haha =) *hearts*

I still have some way to go before I can proudly shout "I finish cleaning my room!". But I will survive this. My room will return to its former glory soon!

Friday, 1 May 2009 ( 3:58 am )

I am now 1/3 through my unpacking after moving out of Hall. My 2 years in Hall means I now own 2 sets of everything. Unfortunately, the space back in my home remains the same (if not lesser). Thus, this calls for extreme dumping or cramping of stuffs into available free space.

I started with the "keepsakes" section and I told myself to be stringent with this category. And I kind of succeeded cos I painfully dumped away some stuffs which are reel life treasures but real life junk. The funny thing was that I had the heart to throw away more of the stuffs from my primary school times than I did in the previous years.

Everytime I go through these spring cleaning activities, the rummages through the stuffs always bring back those great memories of my past 20 years of life. The stuffs can be anything- from letters, a world cup jersery keychain, sailormoon stickers, O level question papers to dried flowers.

Illustrations of what I mean. Some letters reminded me of the boy I had a crush on back in JC, and how for a long time I was described as "introverted".. heh heh I am not always noisy k. A simple "I love you and may god bless you" almost brought tears to my eyes. My JC nick name "socks/sox" appeared a number of times. The class photo back in sec 4 really reminded me of what a nerd I was- maybe I am still a nerd =D. My art assignments from Mr Leow's class back in Sec 1. The CO concerts programme bookets. And so much more.

I have tried to preserve every letter or "memories of my past 20 years" that's worth the effort, no matter how small or bad the condition. And I would never ever throw them away. In the age of technology, we find ourselves not writing letters, printing photos or doing that little bit of artwork for people you love. I am guilty of that too. This makes me appreciate these keepsakes and keep me working on handmade gifts for friends. They also remind me about the happy and sad times, the people I love, my schools and my passions. Do not underestimate the importance of a rusty old keychain or crumble note.

More unpacking to do tomorrow. Going on to the "stationeries and general" section followed by "academic related" section. A long way to go plus my sore throat is not going away =( Oh well, at least it's the holidays!

My room after 4 hours (a little neater):

For the next xxx hours (definitely needs more than a "little" packing):

Oh and a big happy birthday to momo, hong yi, ah gong and yu xiang =) They are Apr and May babies!

Thursday, 30 April 2009 ( 12:30 am )

Finally back here after a long time! Was longing to be back here to date down all the different stuffs that had happened for the few past months but the inspiration just never came (coupled with the lack of time!).

Okie will be going through a long list of what's been up with me this Semester. No exciting hoohaas. I have just been a normal student who truly got to study and experience the ups and downs of love. And i am lovin it =) Nothing's better than a good dose of simplicity.

Some stuffs worth mentioning though. I will beheading for the US for an exchange next semester. Yes those once in the life time opportunity! Making the decision was really hard, considering I am not really street smart and the whole thing will cost a bomb. Plus will be missing home and friends like crazy- not celebrating some of my friends' 21st birthdays is a big boo. But have made the decision with the support from my parents and Da and so this girl will be flying to Boston. Must really thank my parents for being so supportive of everything!

This semester is also crazy-internship-seeking period. Knew some people who started self- sourcing since Dec, while the potato me was still clueless about everything. Aiya but what's wrong with "going with the flow and waiting for things to happen" =p Kind of dread going back to Raffles and squeezing with others on the train at 7am (in cursed heels no less!). But I do look forward to eating my favourite fish noodles at Goldenshoe. Jio me for lunch yea!

I got to take up a new language too. Learning German was fun though the grammer totally pinched my brain and memorising the vocab was truly a challenging climb up the steep mountain. However, a great tutor plus nice new friends made every lessons fun and interesting. Too bad I won't be able to take German Level 2 with my friends next sem cos I will be away =(

Oh and I took a module with Da. It's our first and last becos of our course requirements. Asian Films History is totally different from my cores. The weekly screenings were quite refreshing. Though we did complain about the workload plus me and da's reverse shot question was on Horror Films (trust me, I protested!), the module is one of a kind and we learned quite a bit about the art. Glad that this Sem's modules were largely enjoyable ones (I am not talking about my accounting cores of course).

And.. I finally moved out of Hall yesterday. My "last day with roomie" was quite some time back and fortunately it wasn't too emotional. Maybe because we were busy posing for spastic photos. Haha.. Oh well we will always meet up outside Hall anyway so there shouldn't be any missing of roomies. Will miss those times back in hall though.. doing all the laundry, (rare) cooking, watching tv at the tv room, visiting friends' room, birthday celebrations etc. A big cheer to the best Hall ever and may the new occupants of Blk 17-x-xxx be nice to our room.

Some photos to commemorate "last day with roomie":

What the opposite block looks like from our block. Our block is just as pretty =)

Welcome to our humble second home!

As always, me and roomie were hard at work and discussing only school related stuffs (Not!).

Okie enough of my school stuffs already. It's time for me to congratulate of my dear friends. Even though I really shouldn't thank them for giving me the heart attacks, I am really happy that they found that special one =)=) Both of you are really dear to me and I hope you'll will be really really xing fu! One of Da's best friends got attach recently too... Love is in the air hur.. heh heh.

Will try to update the blog on a more regular basis! Wanna thank all my friends for being so patient with me and checking out my blog =) For my those of you who's still fighting the exams war, fight on and stay healthy! Water and veggies will do the trick.

Saturday, 10 January 2009 ( 3:43 am )

This is going to be a short post cos it's almost 4 am now.

School has reopened but I am still in denial. My first week super relac man. HAhaha SHIOK! Perhaps it's the calm before the storm. School began with the usual search for project mates, brief course outlines, meeting all the middle-age profs, etc. Have a mod which I know no one- insecurities- but it's about being open to it and meeting new people I guess.

Read my dear AWC gals' blog posts. And I seriously miss them big time. I wish I could pack them into a pocket like Doraemon and bring them around everywhere I go. And wish they are around me in uni, just like in vj! But well they are always around, right there in that life-sustaining organ embedded in my chest. Love you all =) They posted all the photos possible on their respective posts so I don't have any left to post. Haha so I am using the following pic as a substitute to represent the 4 of us:

Haha don't ask me who is who. The cliche phrase which is still always applicable- Friends Forever!

My post holidays syndrome (momo intro-ed this term to me and I can totally relate to it) was partially cured after my "roomie outing". Even a day at JP can be such a blast =) What we did:

- Ate Crystal Jade- xiao long baos and la mian. Yums!

- Watched momo shopped to her heart's content. I didn't buy clothes except for a formal skirt which I would need for PA. Heh heh what an achievement! Well on the light side, at least momo is helping our Singapore economy.

- Watched Ponyo. And yes the song was stucked in our heads for quite some time. Momo even played it on the recorder! Ponyo is soooo cute (unlike momo). And the funny sounds it makes really reminds me of ah min =) It's a good thing!

- Watched momo gobbled down her KFC. Haha i survived being in a KFC restaurant without eating anything there.

Hope there's more roomie outings soon... provided our profs are kind to us and give only humane workloads.

You know that saying: "you always hurt the people closest to you". And I did exactly that. For that, I am really sorry. I promise to try not to take such an approach in future- though it's really my usual defence mechanism. Glad you made me talk about it! I guess I am still learning...about both you and myself.

Good Luck for school everyone! And I am so looking foward to all our reunion dinners =)

Friday, 2 January 2009 ( 1:41 am )

That dull feeling again. The urge to run away, or simply hide in one corner to hole oneself up in a tiny black world. The desire to be alone- doing simple things, or nothing at all- but not having the chance to fulfill it. Fear, and more fear of doing the wrong things, making the wrong decisions, saying things you know will hurt (but still say them anyway). These pretty much sum up the negative vibes in me for this hols.

Depression and emo-ness always set in when it's the last week of holidays. This syndrome gets especially bad since this is my last real true blue student holiday. The new semester kickstarts the whirlwind of the real world where competition for interns and jobs are. Just the thought of it makes me really tired. Interviews, the practiced smiles and lines, pressure on grades. Bahh... at most I would be an unemployed bum who lives off my parents lor. Okie just kidding (but a very tempting option). Better yet, I will just get married to some random guy and do housework or nua all day, while he brings in the bread. Yes it's a better option hur hur.

Depression aside... tried to meet up with everyone I hope to meet. And lots happened within this short period. So... Xue Ying:

1) Passed driving test. Finally a qualified driver after spending a freaking 2.5K ++ on the driving lessons. No more rushing to kovan =D Someone please teach me how to park in a real lot.

2) Had the sweetest birthday of my life so far. Would always remember that nice cozy pizza place, its bread sticks and the nice food. And sitting beside you at the bank of sg river =)

3) Went to Taiwan for a week. The holiday destination I wished for all my life. Visited the most beautiful places and ate lots of yummy food. But somehow, sg is still the best. Would love to go back to Taiwan someday with friends. I want more shopping! Had 8 of the also sweetest ever emails in my inbox when I was back =)

4) Finally met up with my dear friends. Got to know about some interesting "hitched up" news =) the love bug is in the air (or is it my timely influence *grins*). To Shawn and Huang, Congrats! Enjoyed every moment of the meet ups- the k-ing with hui&quek, S24A pizza hut outing, mini chipmunks outing at timbre with the heavenly roasted duck pizza, the candele and cape no. 7 with jing, swensens with shawn&quek, the xiao long baos+cheesecrackers+wishball+american pie vids+gift exchange sleepover session with awc dears, thai express with my jie meis' and our catching ups.

5) Visited city hall more than 8 times. I also dunno why. Maybe my friends have a thing for city hall. I can walk to Suntec with my eyes closed now.

6) Had the most unforgettable Xmas. And one of the longest walk of my life too. We are 2 weird people who appeared in city hall only after xmas count down, do nothing in particular except made xmas "cards" using serviettes (I left the construction paper in hall), and eat char kway teow in lau pa sat. Had a hard time finding Nr5. But at least we discovered a nice starbucks =) And I received the weirdest flowers so far haha.

7) Tried cooking- but it only involved washing 2 potatos and throwing CP wantan in the microwave. Oh I tried to peel a kiwi with a knife (my childhood fear!) but it looks weird. Okie I failed badly in my attempts to be domestic. At least I tried *sheepish*. But I have better luck at the IIC Xmas party, where me and boss tried cooking sambal fish/sotong and the golden mushroom with bacon tinky. Had a blast at the party!

Some pics below to brighten up this post before I go back to my emo and gloomy world of "hols is ending soon!". I want more time and I dun wanna go back to school! Think whinny 8 year old kid.

Jing said that it's so cute that she got to buy it no matter what (and give it to me, in my opinion). Obviously she was reminded of me when she bought it *wahahah* Okok it's mostly for my sis =p

Gou gou is sooo cute! Haha I just love it more after I saw this pic =)

The cooking preps. The food tasted great - even though the cooking part not much kick and mostly not done by me =p

This pig is obviously not me. She's as dead as a rock. heh heh.

Haha wt loves this pic. Yes the demure me was forced to take it lor. But I do look quite funny. Well the char kway teow at lau pa sat is really very yummy =)

Yay a shot with a xmas tree. Not easy to take this photo hor cos the tree is actually behind this glass door!

The weirdest flower ever received... but I like it!

Yes the inspirational golden mushroom and bacon food wrapped by me and kelv. Not too bad! Yesh I can cook...

The super beautiful cakes that are 100% handmade by our talented IIC pros. How come I am not appropriately influenced by their talents hur?

A picture of paradise. How come Sg don't have such views?! The air is so nice too- Hearts Taiwan!

A final picture to sum this all up. A happy us back in Taiwan... Someone please bring me back there one day! Haha Happy New Year everyone... May 2009 brings us lots of joy and bliss =)

Tuesday, 2 December 2008 ( 11:52 pm )

Woohoo 2 posts from me in a row. Sniffing like a pig now cos the flu bug just refuse to leave. However, I will stubbornly cling onto my plans for meet ups =p

Was writing a card for my ancient friend, so needed to dig for his address in my equally ancient autograph book. And once again, the memories start flooding back after browsing through the various entries from my friends. Really miss lots of people and the precious times together. Whether it's weathering CCA pains, discussing homework, cheating during test (esp some crap chinese memorising quiz =p)- I love every moment of it. Things don't seems so complicated then. Realised that somehow deep inside, I haven't really change (though I did grew to be more aware of my surroundings and to protect myself and those I love which is good!).

I am seriously guilty of not keeping in contact with people. Sometimes it's a mutual thing. Other times, it's a total one-sided fault on my part. I know the excuse of "too busy" is overused but I just can't seems to multi task or spare time to maintain contact. Just recently, my sec sch junior talked to me online and I spared a sparse few lines as i was immersed in irritating AA102 papers. Wanna give myself a few knocks for not showing more concern for his future or sparing a little advice for uni choices or something. And I can't even remember that my jc friend had already ORD-ed or that he's going overseas soon for his uni studies until he reminded me. *smacks self *

Not going to say "I shall start staying in contact with everyone" cos I know that's not entirely possible no matter how hard I want it. At every stage of life, there are bound to be certain people who you know would stay with you for life. Those are the people I treasure with all my heart as they would never judge or fault me for the stupid things I do. And we love each other for who we are. And even so, I find it hard at times to squeeze out time to catch up with them with the crazy schedule. Haha when you are free, they may not be mah! And there's my family and da to consider too...

But well, it may still be possible.. time cannot change the fact that you'll share some bond and memories together. And anyway, not having frequent contacts doesn't mean one don't care. Mmm occasional effort like a short sms/message/note may be enough to keep the bond going hopefully- I would see whether it's true =)

And if I can have any superpower in the world, I want the ability to manipulate time. So I can re-live my life from Day 0 to enjoy those times again with my dears. And no I won't want to change a thing =)

( 12:45 am )

Haha finally a blog post to signify the end of exams and the beginning of the much await holidays!

Just some after thoughts of my Year2 Sem1. Year 2 is a completely different story from Year 1. The sem flew past, with most it filled with IIC activities, projects, more projects, quizs and the final exams. Kind of sad that I didn't really hang out with my previous tut mates as I was forever rushing off to settle some IIC stuffs. And even when the events ended, it became a habit to just check out the IIC room to jio people for lunch (esp convenient when kelv and zong are in most of my tut classes too so we jio each other too =p). Kind of miss hanging out with the tut mates gang but it's nice with the IIC gang too. Different people, different perspectives, different experiences. Maybe that's what uni is about =)

And didn't get to hang out with the hall peeps either or participate much in hall activities. Every Year 2 is busy handling our ultra xiong curriculum. Some of our crazy friends taking 29 AUs lar -_-''' Heh but at the end of the day, it's not about quantity of time spent together- it's the QUALITY =) And this makes me treasure all the little time we have together much more.

More decisions coming up in the following sem. This Dec is my last REAL holiday. After that, it will be a roller coaster ride of PA, job interviews and finally the working life. OMG I seems so old *sheesh*

(To be continued cos I am having a heart attack now. Da is murdering me with his "wonderful" plan.)

Saturday, 8 November 2008 ( 10:11 pm )

Hahah since I got tagged by min min to do this, shall oblige before I finally start the dreaded coy law. Did a similar thing quite some time back, but it's different questions this time round.

The Rules:
1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn't make sense.
4. Comment on it.
5. Tag 5 people.

1) How are you feeling today? - Don't tell me (Avril Lavigne). Haha ya- DON'T TELL ME I have to study coy law!?

2) Will you get far in life? - Crashed (Chris Daughtry). Oh my sounds bad. But this line makes it much better "Could've been the death of me, But then you breathed your breath in me." : )

3) What's your best friend's theme song? - WISH (Arashi). It''s a love song but this line is applicable to you dears "I've just realised that the reason I think the changing seasons are beautiful, Is because you're there".

4) What is the story of your life? - 只對你有感覺. Yes you are the story of my life so far *smiles*

5) What was high school like? - If Your Heart's Not in It (Westlife). Umm no link no link? But I love that song!

6) How can you get ahead with life? - 木乃伊 (林俊杰). "我怎么活过来爱" Speaks it all- my love for my dears and family is the reason I am living.

7) What's the best thing about your friends? - 当我们宅一块 (罗志祥). I guess it means the best thing is their company =D

8) Describe your grandparents. - Santa Monica (Savage Garden). Not too close to my grandparents. And this song a bit no link haha.

9) How's your life going? - 良宵 (孤篷二胡). This song is suppose to "表达作者怡然自得，轻松愉快的心情". Yap life is smooth sailling and happy so far. Wah miss CO so much!

10) What will be played at my funeral? - 恋爱频率. Is it because of the "you light up my life" Wahahah thick skin.

11) Will you have a happy life? - Journey (张韶涵). "it’s a long long journey, till i find my way home to you". I guess i have already found my way home cos I have a happy life : )

12) What do your friends really think of you? - Spiderman Theme (Michael Buble). Thanks I know I am the superhero of all of your lives. Wahaha...

13) Do people secretly lust after you? - 月桂女神 (S.H.E). Erm shan't comment.

14) How can you make yourself happy? - Way Back Into Love. Woohoo! Check.

15) Will you ever have children? - My Love Don't Stop (Craig David). I want to stop at 2. Period.

16) What song would you strip to? - 熱帶雨林 (S.H.E). Huh?! Dun think so. I won't strip for any song.

17) What does your mom think of you? - Jesus, Take the Wheel (Carrie Underwood). There's a mom in the song. Guess she treasures me as much as that mom heh.

18) What is your deep, dark secret? - Heartbreaker (William) I break people's heart?! Hope not!

19) What is your enemy's theme song? - 最爱还是你 (唐禹哲). Wahaha I am my enemy's greatest love?

20) What's your personality like? - 零 (柯有伦). Okie now I know I got zero personality. How flattering. Hahahah...

21) What will be played at your wedding? - California (Salvage Garden). Hahah don't think I will choose this song cos this is actually the first time I am hearing it (din noe it existed in my song bank).

Hahah took me almost an hour to do this. Not going to tag any 5 people in particular. Try it out when you'll are stress from studies/work =) Jia you for exams mugging my friends.

Slept for 5 hours in the afternoon- sleep improves my good mood ~~~~ Now going on to COY LAW *persevere*

Sunday, 12 October 2008 ( 3:26 am )

Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. How on earth can you explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love? Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity -- albert einstein

A sweet, beautiful line quoted indeed!

Didn't know einstein was such a romantic guy (messy hair and all). But life can be full of surprises =)

Thursday, 25 September 2008 ( 6:36 pm )

Finally here for some updates even though I should be seriously touching my tax notes now. Realised I haven't updated my blog for more than 2 months. And a lot can happen in 2 months (but went unrecorded! Haiz). Shall try to rectify that in this highly summarised blog post.

Firstly, it was election on board IIC's Comm. Organising Events is an interest for me so am glad to be given the opportunity =) Started off not really knowing the elected team but within the 2 months, we slogged our hearts out, complained, comforted and encouraged each other. And ta da- friendships formed. Though we got sulky and pissed with each other at times especially with the mounting stress, at the end of the day we are still a team and that's what really matters. And it feels especially great to be part of the FE family with my fellow great directors (including my long time and current boss kelv!).

Then came FOC 08 where we welcomed our first batch of chipmunk babies. Once again a great batch of people and was really happy to see how they slowly bonded over the short 5 days. Yes all the mudslides and cheers did bring back nice memories of my own FOC days. And we finally got our revenge on initiation (though I was mostly very nice okie! haha). And the chipmunks actually took the champion title for cheer fight after n years and best of all, it was because of how united they were when they cheered! Once again, we live up to our slow, sweet and steady manner =)

The peak period of "SC" (can't name the real event name- heh heh) rolled in, and me and kelv totally had no time to catch a breather. Days and Nights were all spent on answering and composing emails, drawing up task allocations, etc etc. Gets the shivers just by typing this. Had to run out of classes to pick up or make urgent calls and my hp bills ran up to a scary $200++!!!

Then came the karma-points-increasing booth duty arrowing and I can say I would never in my whole life do it again (and I din noe why I was in charge of it either!?). The frantic calls for last minute replacements when people back out and throwing all the shit at innocent people at the last minute really made me so pissed with myself. Mr jive's name for me as female legolas is absolutely apt.

And it din help that boss and I were given tons of pressure and shit from a certain contact personnel due to his incomptence and attitude. And their lousy platform was seriously the icing on the cake of crap from them.They have no excuse for it as they are hosting a similar existing system and had 2 months to prep (when they promise a long time ago that they would only do it up in 3 weeks). *fumes*

But at the end of the day, was still glad SC happened cos it taught me lots of stuffs and help me see and appreciate the real people who supported and helped us all the way, especially through the launch. And it was a big test of understanding for the 2 of us and for time to come.

Then bang came hall ball which oh so coincidentally falls on the same day the SC Launch of which I earned relatively zero sleep. And so I drag my already 4 weeks severely sleep-deprived state to the hotel and successfully remained rather sane throughout the dinner and phototakings. It's the same old eating high-class (but not very nice) food, but with zero view of the stage. But it's the company that matters and was so glad that SC Launch is over that being involved in anything unrelated to SC makes me a happy person.

But my happiness was short lived cos it was on to 2 weeks of handling that $#*!@ organisation's complain mails cos they refused to furnish an email to handle enquiries about their lousy platform and insisted we handle it when we obviously have no solutions to all the technical related issues. Shows how effective and credible they are. Please don't ever work there or take up their service. Relish in my opinions of them and finally woke up to my senses that I should stop letting SC take over my life and start catching up on some school work (finally!) and social life. It's plain heck care but who's going to appreciate you for all the work and effectiveness? Definitely not that $#*!@ organisation.

So I am currently a very happy person who gets to be out with friends, send my friend off at the airport for her uni course, eat dinner with chipmunks, attend hall stuffs like mooncake fest (even if it's only for a short time) and do things which a normal student will do- study.

And I get to watch Wall.e and and eat unusual popcorns =) I will be good and stay this way for as long as I can. This I can promise!