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

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!