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"stepping out on my own"




Wednesday, September 29, 2004
mid autum fest

well, had our pr presentation yesterday... we took quite a long time... had a sore throat and couldn't project my voice... and brendan, gong gong still asked me to speak louder when i was already stressing my throat... haha... kept clearing my throat in the middle of presentation... lucky for us, mrs singh, who was supposed to sit in for the presentation had to leave come our turn... we saw her grilling the other group and it was scary... so i guess we were lucky... we only presented to ms ang... haha... so informal... we kept smiling and all...

at the end of the presentation, ms ang only told us how to implement it and not really ask questions on our presentation... i think we'll make it to the final pitch to the JSSC board of directors... nervous and quite unwilling cos got so much more work to do... have to polish up the presentation... and have to present again... oh man... but it'd be good if we are able to get the cash prize... need the cash... hehe...

had my talk with mr yee already... am supposed to hand in my resignation letter to formally make my leave... talked for abt 45min, but not only on my leaving, but other issues as well... apparently, mr yee wasn't really happy with the trip to dow jones... luckily i didn't go... haha... oh wells... now the conditions are that either i leave tribune just like tht or i'll have to write 3 more stories to fulfil my quota for print... i hope i dun have to write anymore stories... but it's still up to mr yee and ms leng... hope they let me off the hook...

went to meet danny, zhao yan, charles, jonas, xie jun and reid after tht... went to bukit timah shopping centre cos reid wanted to play the guitars at the music store... after tht, we went over to the pet shop to look at puppies... so cute... then to al ameen for dinner... shared murtabak with danny... hehe... bought some sparklers and candles... oh, cos it's mid-autum festival yesterday... haha... like small kids yeah, playing with such things... haha... not a bad way to relive our childhood...

went over to charles place... borrowed love actually from him... just watched it today... quite nice... very sweet concept... danny and zhao yan fell asleep at charles, and xie jun, charles and i talked for a while... mostly about furniture and houses... i had no idea guys were also so interested in such things.... i used to think it was only a girls' thing... haha... well, it was an ikea catalogue that spurred the conversation... it happens tht xie jun and i actually have been eyeing the same bed... the silver aluminium loft bed... haiz... my dream bed... but doubt it can fit in my home... too tall... if i do get it, i'll prob have to crawl into bed and wake up banging my head every morning...

joy and jun hong came and we went down to a park near charles' place... we settled down and played with the sparklers and candles... the smoke made my throat feel worse... wah... couldn't stand it... but i like sparklers cos they're so pretty... we tried to throw a few into the trees, hanging them there... successful with a few... then found something else to play with...

joy and jun hong made a heart-shaped figure with candles... they lighted it together and we video-taped it... so sweet... made them kiss at the end of the video... haha... xie jun also made a heart-shaped sparkler... he lighted it with zhao yan... hehe... quite pretty also...

dan made me one with candles that said 'd love v' so sweet of him... hehe... we lighted it together too...

then i guess they got bored and started dripping wax over insects... those poor bugs... what a way to die... quite morbid actually, the way they were fighting to 'fosilise' them...

xie jun made his crush's name with wax... dan made mine and i made his too... haha... oh, nearly burnt dan's face with a sparkler cos he put me on his shoulders and i forgot i was holding it when i was getting down, nearly scrapping his face with it... opps... luckily nothing happened... sorry dear!

gonna have a looong weekend this week... no sch from tmr till tue! but got to go back on mon to hand in assignment and for napfa!!! arrhhh!!! haha... okies... tht's all for now... think i'll start working on my letter of resignation now... :) ... oh, currently still looking for a job... but i realise the country manna in sun plaza is hiring... wondering if i shld just go for it...

oh, scroll on down for photos from our celebrations at the mid-autum festival...



xiejun and zhaoyan acting cute together Posted by Hello



xie jun and his hard work... hehe Posted by Hello



junhong & joy encircled by the ring of love... hehe Posted by Hello



the heart arrangement made by joy and junhong... they even lighted it up together... so sweet Posted by Hello



a grp photo but xiejun not in... sobs... Posted by Hello



dan & me playing sparklers... who's got the brightest one? Posted by Hello



dan loves von... hehe... so sweet of my dear to make this Posted by Hello



dan & me bullying zhaoyan... heehee Posted by Hello

Tuesday, September 28, 2004
28 sept

Coughing like mad now... think i'm gonna lose my voice soon... been drinking honey every night for the past 3 days and yet my voice is still a tone lower than usual... haiz... think i might be falling sick again... just recouperated from a fever, then met up with so many ill people... bb then tim... but tim is like serious... i think you better get a check up dude... work is impt but health is more impt than tht...

came back from watching batok play in the inter-constituency games... kinda got into a minor tiff with dan just now but everything's well now... just a minor misunderstanding... mostly on my part... though was kinda sad just now... but nvm... i understand now... it's my fault for taking offence at such a tiny thing... sorry dear... spoilt ur mood just now...

anyways, the game was quite interesting cos they played against pasir ris... wei kang played too and he was quite good, except for a mispass at a crutial moment... pasir ris had very experienced players... including tau hu... the centre who's tall, big and can shoot well... it was quite a close game at the start and batok seemed on the losing end at the beginning but they began to pick up and pulled the lead further apart... many of the players were quite listless... quite boring cos the gameplay was very slow... they were quite rough with one another too... but all came out of the game in one piece... tht's a relief...

oh, charles, xie jun and zhao yan came over to watch too... jac, bao zhen and sharon were also there... went for dinner at ALIF with charles, xj, zy and dan... had some of danny's roti john and kambing soup... very nice... the teh tarik was great too... hehe... must-try! thanks dear...

went home after that while the rest went to play ball... met qi hui on the bus and chatted with her for a while...

have presentation tmr... and something else that's quite big... finally meeting mr yee to discuss abt my departure from tribune... something i've been waiting for quite some time, though avoiding at the same time... but i think i really shldn't procrastinate anymore... shld just get it over and done with... got to do it sooner or later anyways... wish me luck for both tmr...

quite happy cos got 1 job confirmed!!! 3 days of work at this exhibition... i shan't reveal too much... not at the moment anyways... hope everything goes fine and i can really work at the event... pls!! still looking for a part-time job...

ok, got to get some slp soon... got presentation tmr so better rest my head now... nites to all...



yet another grp photo... this time i'm in it! haha... all taken on 25 sept Posted by Hello



dan & me at Heeren Posted by Hello



dan's sunrise... haha Posted by Hello



a grp photo at coffee bean... not in it cos i took the pic! Posted by Hello



dan & me at coffee bean Posted by Hello

Sunday, September 26, 2004
26 Sept

At Brendan's house now... doing PR but now having a break... currently looking for a job cos i'm broke! and i need money for the thailand trip... was so shocked yesterday cos was supposed to go Suntec to pay for the air fare... $218... but i didn't have that much in my account! so shocked cos i thought that i had $300 over dollars left... where's my money man?!?! i dun even know what to tell my dad when he asked... so sad... haiz... so i have decided to scrimp and save and work to get money for the trip and for my savings...

anyways, had to ask dad to save me... borrowed money from him for the tix... will have to pay him back after that... haiz... so sad... no one to sponsor my trip... dun even know if i got the bursary/scholarship from school... so sad... if not my trip will have been sponsored by NP and i would even have left over cash...

was kinda sad the whole day cos i was wondering where my money went... no mood to shop or hang out... went to town with xie jun, charles, jun hong, joy, zhao yan and danny... sometimes i feel quite out of place when hanging out in big groups... i just tend to keep quiet and shrink within the crowd... haiz... sometimes i feel like i'm not even there... just a fly on the wall observing...

went to coffee bean to hang out... took quite a lot of photos... my cam seemed to be more important than me to them lor... sobs... so sad... kinda felt a tinge in my heart cos of that... dunno why too... think i was depressed cos of the money issue... i need my money back!!! didn't realy feel like going for the trip anymore actually after realising how little i had left and after the lacture from my dad... haiz...

went over to have dinner with dan and his family... was his auties birthday... his sister bought her a DKNY watch! wah... anyway, dinner came up to abt $300 for 6 people... had seafood steamboat and tried this bamboo clam, sea mantis... i didn't know tht sea mantis meat was so good... even better and sweeter than crab! arh... so nice!! but damn expensive also... and when u look at the live thing, u wouldn't wanna eat it... haha... also had pepper crab... hehe... great dinner...

danny came over to stay over at night cos i was scared to go home alone... cos i was scared of being scolded by my dad and mom... haiz... but luckily, cos i brought him home, i think, they didn't say anything... but i'm willing to work my ass off to raise money, so pls stop scolding me! i will save ok? anyways, i surrendered my atm card to my dad... which is good... i dun wanna have my card in hand anymore anyways... haiz...

anyways, it's back to work for PR... brendan is bugging me... will add in photos later... :)

Friday, September 24, 2004
24 sept late

i home from another taxing day... went to brendan's place to do pr... nothing much actually... after tht went to suntec to look for danny cos they were looking for airtickets to thailand... $218 for 7 days... so ex... haiz... burnt a hole in my pocket already... so sad... but nvm... i'll be working hard to earn all the money back!

went to chinatown after that cos danhad to ask for allowance from his dad... so paiseh... everytime see him is see danny go take money... i think danny also paiseh le...

his sister happened to be there as well... met her and bb for dinner at this new place called porridge king... and guess what they specialise in? porridge of course! the chef/owner is some body builder... apparently he's appeared in many magazines before... he wore a kung-fu like attire... kinda like he was showing off his body... but he's kinda short... i think it's cos of all the weight lifting and all... but then again, that might just be a stereotype... i dunno... dun know many body building friends...

anyways, kenny paid for the dinner... thanks kenny! we sent bb home... actually, danny had to bring bb home... we took the same bus ride till panjang, then i got onto 171... so sad... bb actually said that i'm not pretty... sobz... and they say kids never lie... so sad... haiz... but he's just so adorable... can't stay mad at him for long...

171 was freaking crowded... and there were these ns guys who i presume booked out for the wkend... stank up the entire bus... geez... don't they get to shower in camp?

oh, on my way to brendan's house, there was this old man who stood next to me in line wile waiting for the bus... he dropped a $1 coin and i pointed it out to him... i was reading a book... stephen dobyns boy in the water... and the guy was like... 'when u read, try to remember nice phrases from the book', saying that's what he did... actually, that's what i do sometimes... haha... then he recommended that i read this book by this either french or spanish author... i dunno... he said that the guy can write descriptive very well... maybe i shld check it out sometime... dunno how to spell his name so i shan't attempt to here... haha...

ok, it's time to shower... then read my female! haha... and it's shopping with the slacker gang tmr... haha... sure gonna laugh my heart out... haha... :)

24 sept

went to charles place yesterday... took a cab there with danny and jonas from sch... his house is quite nice... very big living room lor... corner flat... he's got a very pretty cat... called kitty... haha... of all names... and she's really anti-social... got scratched by her for like 3 or 4 times... so sad... took quite a few photos of her... and charles... cos he's the only one who can touch her without being scratched or bitten... slacked at charles home for a while... then left for bukit batok 140 to play basketball...

reached there at around 5 pm... played in the freaking hot weather... oh, stopped by dan's place before tht cos he had to change and take the ball... charles borrowed a jerseyfrom danny and he looked so weird wearing them! he was supposed to wear danny's jordan but he kinda spoilt it even before he did anything... the sole kinda almost tore out... entirely... but not his fault cos it was a old shoe... very old shoe... haha...

they were talking about thailand the whole time... looking for a cheap airfare now... if not, we might be taking the train over instead... not tht i mind cos i like trains! haha... very excited... got to write down a list of what i want to buy over there...

anyways, we went to play bball and xie jun came and joined us after a while... i only played for 3 games before i went down... with the flu tht is... felt like dying... eek... so uncomfortable... that sucked... anyways, charles play cheat!!! he always bang into other people when playing bball then he'll say it's the other person who banged into him! how can i budge u charles? haha... use ur brain! hehe... :x

zhao yan came down with goofy... haha... he's kinda short-haired now... never seen a terrier tht looks like this... haha... i had to look after him when she was playing but no compaints though... haha...

it was quite fun... went to have dinner at 155 after tht and went home with charles and danny... thanks for coming over my place dear... knowing tht i was sick... thanks... :) love u... but i was quite irritating cos i was irritated... haha... sorry dear... hope u understand... sick people make a fuss out of everything... hehe... sorry...

ok, got to go over to brendan's place later to do pr... presentation next week... eekkk... i almost wish tht we won't make it through to the next round cos then we'll have to present again and again... but the cash prize looks quite tempting... though very little only! haha... oh, i'm on the lookout for a job... anybody has any contacts?

check out the photos below!



the 'dream team' and their star player (the small golden one in the middle) check out charles! haha Posted by Hello



goofy!  Posted by Hello



kitty with her owner... charles... or as danny would say, charles with his owner, kitty Posted by Hello



kitty... aww look at her... Posted by Hello

Thursday, September 23, 2004
22 Sept

went to watch bukit batok in their finals... fought for the third position with pioneer... it was quite a finger-biting match... very close game... pioneer had many sharp shooters and they had 3 tall guys... very tall guys... and batok only had 8 people in all...

it was a close fight till the end... i was talking to kenneth's gf throughout the match cos we were seated next to one another... she's a very nice person... very smiley and friendly... she even offered me biscuits! hehe... anyone who offers me food = i like... hahaha...

anyways, the game was really close and it was down to the last min... pioneer fouled one of batok's players... mouse (lao shu) he had 2 free throws... the defficit was 2 points... if mouse made the shots, then even a 3 point wouldn't have helped pioneer... but if he didn't, all they had to do was bank a 3-pointer... which was what they had been doing all night...

however, he missed both shots and how lucky... or unlucky... pioneer managed to score the last ball... so it went into overtime... oh, lao heng was there too... he was saying how mouse shld miss one out of 2 to make the game more exciting... but who knew... he missed both... geez... haha... can't blame the guy though... the pressure must have been overwhelming...

overtime passed by very quickly... maybe cos we were very excited by then... batok won quite easily in the overtime, for some reason... it seemed like pioneer had given up...

danny played quite well... he scored the first 8 points... and i think he scored a total of 14 points, though he only played for abt 10 min or less cos of his heel injury... so sad... but he's really glad tht they won the game and tht he managed to play well... he even said that the referees said that it would have been an easy game if he had played all the way through... hehe... a big boost for him i guess... jia you dear! i'll be supporting u always! hehe... come to think of it, he didn't miss any of his shots... which gives him a 100% in shooting accuracy for tonight... wow! haha... you go dear!

stayed on the watch the finals between yew tee and boon lay... the match was extremely looong... got bored watching, though it started out as an exciting match... they were all so good! they hardly missed their shots and their passing was superb... it was just like a showcase of the basketball talents in singapore... admire all of them... but like i said, the match got boring cos it seemed to go on forever... wonder why...

prize presentation was held after that and dan took home the big trophy as well cos he wants to take a photo with it... haha... yes, i'll bring my digi cam tmr... haha... time for me to say good night... very tired... nite to one and all!

Tuesday, September 21, 2004
21 Sept

nothing much went on today... well, on my ride to school i saw these bunch of monkeys sitting on a tree... it was quite interesting seeing such things besides in the zoo... for some reason i thought of danny... haha

had print journ in the morning... was supposed to have a guest lecturer but he couldn't make it so it was quite a boring class... had an early dismissal and we went for lunch... there was only jac, daniel and me left when mr yee came over and ate with us... kinda awkward... jac and daniel bagan this debate on numerous topics... several which i did not agree with them but i just kept quiet... but somehow, i was thinking, why suddenly delve into these topics and deep discussions once mr yee was at the table... i know it's bad to say this, but it seemed like they were trying to look intelligent in front of him... or maybe that's just what they do and i haven't hung out enuff with them to realise it... oh well...

had to leave to collect my avp poster from ctv... not very nice leh... so sad... thought it was the silver one... that one's really nice... well, got caught in the rain just now cos it suddenly started pouring... so sad... used my ivp jacket to cover my posters... haha

went home after class and slacked... was supposed to do my pr assignment but i was too lazy and tired to do so... and guess what? danny asked me to do his hw repeatedly... i'm too lazy to even do my own hw... do u think i'll actually willingly do someone else's hw? sorry lah dear... in a very lazy mood today...

ok... that's all for today i guess... kinda tired... and not to mention, lazy... hahaha...





Monday, September 20, 2004
the past three to four days

Wow, i haven't written any thing in here for i think, 4 days already... well, that's acceptable cos i was busy... busy having fun at a chalet! hahaha

let's start with what happened today... went to sch... had IS as usual... my MEC teacher very good... the assignment she just gave us the template so we only have to fill in our particulars and change a few things and it's complete... haha... WISP was quite fun... saw one of the classmates do a Hawaian dance for us... haha... it was a forfiet cos we were playing jeopardy and we lost... the whole group was supposed to dance but brad lee boldly stepped up and volunteered to do the dance on behalf of all of us... *claps*... it was really quite hilarious... actually we lost not because we didn't know how to ans, but because we had bad luck and lost money in the wildcard section... damn... but it was quite fun...

after class, i went to find the slacker gang... kena teased by them abt my future intentions with danny... so sad... everytime kena teased by them... had a headache so was a little down at tht time... we headed for SIM for lunch and we just sat and crapped for three hours... headed to Galileo cafe to hang out... quite fun hanging out with the slacker gang... quite a funny bunch of people... comic relief lah... haha

ok, now on to the chalet...

went to the chalet on fri night after going for the food fair in suntec... had to lug all my clothes and laptop to the chalet after that... it was at downtown east... reached there at around 9 pm... went to the chalet...no one there but danny's family... played a litle xbox and then shopped around at Cheers... went to the back to eat some muslim food... but not really nice... had tom yam soup and satay... the satay was not bad, but the tom yam soup was only average... wanna go thailand and drink the best tom yam soup! haha... went back to the chalet and slept at around 2am i think... can't remember what we did but i think we just played xbox for the rest of the night... it happened that maybelline (alan's gf) was having a chalet with her Japan Airlines friends in the chalet opposite ours so it was quite fun... oh, kenny booked 3 chalets for the occasion... it's to celebrate BB's birthday though it's still quite early to do so... haha...

anyways, woke up at about 9 am the next day and went for a walk on the beach with danny... actually, not really at the beach... but rather, at the mangrove swamp... there were lots of fish and crabs there... quite interesting... saw this huge sea bass... almost 3 times the size of danny's palm... didn't want to take a pic of it at first cos there were bees around it... kinda got into a tiff with danny cos of tht... but after tht i took the pic and all was fine... :P

went back and met up with danny's parents for brunch... ate at the food court there... the food was average... but danny and his dad ate a lot of food.. they ordered a lot of dishes and kinda finished them all off... impressed...

went to BK to try and send danny's mom her pictures, but the connection was so low that i couldn't send them across... we then went back to the chalet and played more xbox... waited for xu yong to arrive and we then went fishing... actually, they went fishing while i went cycling... it was quite fun, cycling alone... i cycled all the way to the other end of pasir ris park... felt like i cycled for a very long time... but the fun ended when i was going down a slope... i have this phobia of cycling past or beside any kids... there was this family which kinda hogged the road... they had little kids and i was kinda trying to avoid banging into them... i went down the very steep slope and right below that was a sharp left turn... i still wasn't a very good cyclist then so i didn't think of pressing the brakes or anything... i kinda flew off my bike as it got jammed on the side of the pavement, sliding onto the floor... i made a roll and the slid on the ground... painful man... was bleeding after that... see my bruises on my fingers and knee in the picutre below... got one more bruise on my shoulder... haiz... so sad... i then got on my bike and cycled quickly back to danny and xu yong... they were kinda shocked to see me injured and so they had to cut short their fishing trip... sorry lah, but i didn't mean for it to happen too... and i didn't want to go back to the chalet alone... danny seemed quite pissed that the fishing trip had to be cut short... i felt like he expected me to go back alone... but it was hurting so much i could barely walk back... had to wait for quite a while when he moved his rods to another spot and cast them out... was kinda seething by then... decided to walk back myself first... danny then came up after me...

went back to the chalet and everyone there was kinda shocked to see me injured... cleaned my wounds... thanks aunty for the cotton wool... painful man... but nothing compares to the bee stings i suffered so it wasn't that bad... haha

did nothing much that night... went over to find my relatives and parents in another chalet... they had a chalet there as well... went over with danny and he seemed like quite a hit... i could see that my family likes him... whew... haha... passes my dad my laptop later that night... and then went back again at night to play with the kids... danny was really good with Ivy, my very young cousin... she's very shy but she actually walked over to danny when he asked her for a hug... haha... so sweet... regret not bringing my camera there to meet them... let Ivy play on the bike for a while... she seemed so happy and reluctant to get off the bike... but she was expressionless... haha... weird... thought she'd at least smile... her mom seemed quite devastated when she actually walked towards danny when he asked her if she wanted to go gai gai... cos she told her not to go... haha... but we didn't bring her anywhere in the end... then her mom told her to wave bye bye to us but she didn't.... but when my dad told her to do so, she did... haha... i think i see a rebel in her... haha

had lots of food to eat... had catered food, bbq food, fried food... ahhh... played cards for the night and even gambled a little... dunno what the game was called but it was fun... haha... didn't lose or win anything... i got back just about the amount that i took out... haha...

i couldn't fall asleep at night so danny had to wake up and accompany me for a walk... went to the bowling alley and watched for a while, before proceeding back to the chalet... knocked out not soon after... but it was already about 3am by then... couldn't sleep before that cos it was quite noisy... BB couldn't fall asleep and was making lots of noise... and danny's grandma was also talking really loudly to BB and danny... so we were quite irritated... but we were so tired we just slept through the noise...

woke up at about 7am the next day and left for pulau ubin... bought chee kui and put them in my bag... bad move... the chee kui stank up my whole bag and everything in there smelled like shee kui... more like vege oil actually... eww... cycled for the first time in ubin's terrain... haha... quite happy... cos tht's where i learnt how to cycle... fished for quite some time... caught 1 puffer fish... same as danny... xu yong caught 4 of the same kinda fish... haha... i took a nap cos it was quite boring... nothing much that day cos the tide was too high... we left and had lunch at changi v before heading back to danny's house... slept on his lap on the way home... so comfy... hehe

fell asleep on his bed not soon after... without bathing too... haha... if he did tht in my bed, i'd kill him lor... haha... thanks for tolerating my smelly-ness haha... was kinda pissed when he kept lazing in bed when i wanted to go him... but he reluctantly got up and made his way to my home with me... sorry dear... i really wanted to go home and take a shower and sleep...

oh, i forgot to add in... today right, on the way to Galileo from SIM, Danny kinda kicked Jonas whenhe was squatting and tying his shoelaces... and Jonas lost his balance and flew towards a tree... it looked like a very hard bang... ouch...

oh, and i saw Mr Yee in the cafe, but i pretended not to see him... didn't really feel like talking to him... also saw him when i was on my way to the library to meet brendan and co for PR... but once again, i acted blind... hehe...

how's the new look of my blog? hehe... thanks to jun hong's comments... haha... how's this? better? spent half a day doing that... haha... very tired now, having written such a looong entry... nite all... still got 8am class tmr... yawn...





my bruises from my fall... sobs Posted by Hello



me stroking a stray cat at the chalet Posted by Hello



This is the pufferfish that i caught! Posted by Hello

Friday, September 17, 2004
16 sept/17 sept

watched The Terminal today, actually, technically, yesterday, at Westmall with Danny, Charles, Xie Jun, Christina and her friend... it was a great show! a must-watch! didn't understand half of what Tom Hanks was saying in the movie, but he's wonderful... can't think of anyone else who can pull this off... 2 hours of only one location... mostly anyways... it's like castaway... but more complex and less tribal i guess...

was shopping with chris and her friend cos was waiting for the slacker gang members to be there... quite awkward cos i felt quite extra... haha... anyways, we went into this gift shop and there was these Precious Moments porcelain figurines... so pretty and cute... there's this one where there's a couple seated on a sofe, with the guy proposing to the girl with a ring in a blue box... then i had this idea... it would be soo damn sweet if a guy acually gave this to his gf when he proposed... best if the exact scenario... then nestle the ring in this nook in the figurine... like give the dolls together with the ring on it... awww... tht would be soooo sweet... i told chris and then she asked me if i wld marry a guy if he did tht... then i said tht it had to depend on what guy he is... if i like him and all, of course... then she asked if it was danny? i replied that even without the gimick, i'd still say yes... haha... i think my dear's freaking out now... probably wanting to get away now... haha... TOO LATE! YOU ARE STUCK WITH ME! MUAHAHA!

haha... i think tht'd really creep him out... haha... dun worry lah dear... this is the place where i tell u and give u hints yeah... like the porcelain dolls? hehe... :P okies, i shall stop scaring you...

had training at 140 today/yesterday... was quite tiring, esp having not exercised or played ball in such a long time... really tired after today's training... can't even get myself to run in the game... man, i am getting old... charles and xie jun and zhao yan came down to play bball b4 our training... very funny to watch charles play... haha... like a comedian... hahaha...

speaking of charles, he the first person to ever successfully zip up my ivp jacket... and twice! i still can't get it to zip propoerly... so sad... so now it's sill unzippable... haha... if there's such a word...

oh, i found out that christina actually knows jonathan! she met him at this singing competition... haha... he looks so different with his hair... a bit too metrosexual lah... hehe... sorry jon! s'pore's really too small... haha

oh, back to basketball... realised i'm really getting old... no energy to play anymore... and i'm really losing my skills... shoot also can't go in, lay up also can't go in... pass ball also mispass... catch ball also can't catch... defense also can't carry out properly... think i dun stand a chance to play in np for next year's ivp le... haiz...

was kinda down at the end of the day... reached home very late... arnd 12mn... kena scolded by my dad via sms again... haiz... so sad... but i had training wat! forget it lah... i'm old enuff to do what i want... why can't he just let me do whatever i wish... hmmm... i guess parents will always be tht protective of their kids... not tht it's always bad anyways...

thailand is confirmed i think... going with charles, danny, xie jun and jun hong... oh congrats to jun hong for finally clinching Joy's heart! haha... they're cutting the trip shorter though... so i guess i dun have to spend as much as i thought... haha... shopping!!!! $10 and below for me... hehe...

Wednesday, September 15, 2004
15 Sept... losing my mind...

well, was sad to read my dear's blog... yesterday's posting... hmmm... i guess there are certain people u go to to talk to about certains things and to relate and tell your problems to... just wonder why i'm not his that certain person... come to think of it, i sometimes keep some problems or sad things of mine to myself... esp if it deals with other people... i dunno why... i dun even tell anyone else... i think it's cos i haven't found a friend who is willingly to hear me belt my heart out... i dun think many will willingly take tht role anyway... haha...

i think i'm losing my head... i actually forgot tht my mom had already given me my allowance earliers this week and that i had kept it in my other wallet... and i actually went up and asked more from her... she kinda blew up and exclaimed... haha... then i realised what a stupid thing i've done... but it would have been good if she too forgot yeah? that's a double allowance for me... hahaha... so bad...

wells, my neck is so damn itchy now... just applied medicine for my rash... hope it goes away soon... i've been having it since... i think 2 months ago... ahhh... go away!!!

went to queensway after slacking at danny's house today... he didn't attend his classes today... naughty boy... didn't shop around much actually cos he had to rush off to play bball in kim seng... lor sor kia was already waiting there for him, apparently... :P

on the bus to queensway i was talking to danny about furniture and a new house... haha... our house together i guess... still a little early to talk abt tht... but when i have an Ikea catalogue in my hands, i tend to think and plan for the future... haha... sorry dear... scaring u probably? haha...

i think i need to revamp my room... getting sick of this room... the furniture and the arrangement... i guess i might shift some furniture around this weekend... haha...

ok, nature calls... ciao all...

Tuesday, September 14, 2004
14 sept cont

just came back not long ago from training in NP... had the sports & wellness attachment students there so it was quite a slack training... didn't do anything much in actual fact... but enjoyed myself nevertheless... miss having trainings and all... kinda tried to avoid the coach... not much face to see her after being gone for so long... but she didn't express her displeasure with me so i guess that's a good sign...

oh, tribune has finally gone to the printers... YES! haha... watch out for it when it comes out k? my pic is in there cos of 'my' editorial... actually, technically, it's not mine... cos most of it was not written by me... oh wells...

i'm such a bitch... my mouth is really always sprouting things i shouldn't be saying... sometimes even i am surprised at what comes out from my mouth... oh wells... i guess i really need to reassess myself as a person...

my mom has given me the green light to go thailand... as long as i get enough money tht is... but kinda afraid, with all te terrorism and esp bird flu incidences... but then again... i get to shop my heart out! haha... hope the situation improves rapidly...

i wonder if people actually choose their friends... do u choose who to befriend? do u look at someone and say, that's someone i'd never be friends with... how do u define friendship? a person whom u know barely but have seen and talked to before? or someone u know truly and deeply... perhaps not to the extent of understading the person completely but well enough to know his/her likes and dislikes.

i don't understand how friends can stop being friends... someone whom u have been so close to in the past suddenly seems so distant... all of a sudden... and there was no fight, no nothing... it just... happened... u don't know why but u just stopped contacting each other and with time, u drift apart... it's amazing how this happens, no? people who used to be able to talk about everything sudden become strangers... someone whom u can't even look in the eye... u used to be so close, and suddenly, u find yourself replaced by someone else... the sight of them together irks you and you can't help but look away... i guess that's why communication is key in a relationship... any relationship actually... and i'm referring to just friendship in this case...

i miss having that person as a friend but i still can't bring myself to look at him or talk to him... i have no idea what has happened and i just seem out of the loop... i'd like to know but am afraid to confront the issue... he doesn't even seem aware of it... i dunno... maybe he's trying to hide something? the idea of losing a good and close friend is quite daunting but it happens in life... from now on, i hope my friends remain as my friends till the day we die... otherwise, it may just be too much for me to take...

14 sept... back to bball!!!

yay! i'm now waiting in sch for bball training to start... i know it's gonna be quite tough but i just miss touching a bball and all... i have cleared up my list of assignments... well, those that i can complete now at least... and i am now finally slacking! haha... so glad... dunno what i'm going to do till 6 now though... hehe...

my dear called me just now and i sounded quite angry cos i was thinking of something, doing my pr assignment... and he kinda interrupted my thoughts... sorry dear... u know how irritated i get... will make it up to u ok?

anyways, i'm having a major headache now... i think it's cos i've been staring at my laptop for too long... haha... okies... i'm off now... hope i'll survive the training later... and i hope the weather puts up too... pls!!!


Monday, September 13, 2004
work work work

I'm burried in the mounds of work i have now... argh... stupid sch work... got so many due this week and next... wish it can all go away... so irritating... at least this is a sign that the sch semester is ending...

had quite a fun day today at wisp... played something called... erm... i can't remember what but it's something like monopoly, but made by our lecturers... haha... lame in a way but quite interesting... kudos to them for coming up with the game...

been trying to finish up the mountain of work pilled on my table now... argh... trying to concentrate but finding it difficult to do so... hmmm... maybe i need an incentive to work hard... haha... i guess i'll just have to look forward to the holidays as an incentive and a goal to persue...

oh wells, shopped in yishun northpoint... of all places, yesterday... met danny there and started my 'shopping spree'... bought a nail polish top coat, 2 U2 tops and 3 pairs of earings... spent about $40 in all... opps... better watch out if not i'm going to be broke again... got to start saving for bb's present... his birthday is coming up soon... kenny is organising a chalet... 3-day chalet... at east coast i believe... i wanna go so i'm trying to complete all my work asap... haha... wish me luck k? i wanna go cycling! hehe... of all the things to do... maybe i won't stay overnight there... will be kinda weird i think... well, we'll see...

i wanna shop somemore....!!! haha... but i guess i'll have to wait till after the sch sem has ended... need to save up too... maybe going shopping with my bro then... haha... shld be quite fun... hope he'll be nice and buys me something... (hint hint)... haha...

got to go and do more work now... ciao all

Sunday, September 12, 2004
12 sept

finally, the stay at brendan's place has ended... we have finally put everything togeter and passed itto mr yee for a final edit... i hope... that was horrid... all the work we did, all the late nights we had to put up with... is it all worth it? i don't think it so, and that's why i'm leaving... i just hope they are able to find a replacement in order to cope with the workload next sem... i'm gonna miss them and all after i leave, but i need my time to myself... more for myself anyways... i think i need to find myself once again... somehow i've lost myself, in the midst of work and all that... the only time i can do that now is in my bed, right before i sleep... and being the complex person that i am, i believe that that's not enough... hah...

mr yee just sent me an email to remind me that he has not forgotten about my request to leave... thank goodness... all along i thought that he'd forgotten... i suggested to him that we meet after the paper goes offstone... i hope it turns out well and i'm able to leave with ease...

after 2 days of being couped up with Tribune work, i finally got a day off... fell asleep at about 5 am on the second night of work, and woke up at about 12... surprised that i wasn't woken up earlier than that... woke up just in time to go home...

went back on a bus... (oh man, i can barely remember a ride on a bus...) and had to shower and pack up to leave the house once again... went to queensway to meet danny... he bought a new pair of shoes and a godzilla cd pack... hope he enjoyed both of them...

we wanted to get a munch so we proceeded to anchorpoint... and guess who we saw there? his ex-gf... hmmm... that was quite awkward... for a while i was wondering why that name sounded so familiar... then i remembered that he had a friend whose gf's name was shu mei... but when i looked at her, i realised it wasn't that shu mei... i wrecked my brain trying to think of which other shu mei that i know of... and i realised that she was his ex... hmmm... it was weird... i wanted to run off... but dan greeted her and all that... awkwardness once again... looking at her, i was wondering - they were once an item? hmmm... she's just... so different from me... but she's pretty, that's for one... it was kind of a wake up call for me... i began wondering - am i right for him? is our age gap too huge? i dunno... cos i'm the youngest gf he's ever had... i mean in age diff... hmmmm... tht set me wondering...

we left the foodcourt and adjourned to KFC for lunch... then he told me how he had contacted her 2 days after he birthday and all... and how he actually was chatting on MSN with another random girl... hmmm... i dunno... it all just feels so weird... why didn't he tell me on that day itself, but on the day we met her? i dunno...

i was feeling very weird already and was kinda avoiding him when we were shopping at Ikea... felt like crying actually... not really sure why... not that i was jealous... but just the idea... but anyways, looking at him and touching him made me feel sad, for some reason...

we left for yio chu kang after stopping by his house... he had a match that day against feng shan cc... the inter-constituency match... feng shan was full of inexperienced players so the game was quite easy to get by... i think they won by 40 points? somewhere near there i guess... went home via mrt and the original plan was that dan came over to my house to stay but he was going for a fishing trip the next day so he couldnt...i guess it's good that way... i needed time to think anyways...

came home and finally could have a slow hot shower and a meal at home... crashed on my bed not soon after... before that, talked to dan on the phone... he sounded weird... i dunno... he told me that he had to call shu mei after hanging up with me cos she called him and told him to call her back... i dunno what's going on and i don't really mind him calling her or whatever, but i just felt really sad... first night back to my bed and i was sobbing on it... the day has just not turned out to be what i expected... after all the work and all i had, i was looking for a break... but what did i get? just a day full of emotional ups and downs... i need to rest now... and get cracking on my other projects... damn sch... damn me... damn everything...


Friday, September 10, 2004


I might be going back to NP sch team! i miss these gals...

10 sept... still doing work...

It's now 12noon and i have just woken up, having slept at only 9 am... was stuck doing Tribune work the entire night... it was horrid... having a tummy ache now... and i haven't had anything to eat for about 12 hours already... hope i don't get gastric again... didn't bring my medication along... shoot...

i miss my home... i miss my bed... i miss my family... i wanna go home... worst thing is that we still haven't finished and have to touch up on the thing later in the day still and we have to make our way down to meet mr yee to show him the layout and all... argh... all the changes... it's just so much more difficult for this issue... maybe it's cos iof the extra 4 pages? damned those ads...

i'm so glad that i have made the decision to quit... this is exactly why i want to quit... i want my life back, i want my time for other things rather than this, esp since i do not want to venture into the journalism or print field for tht matter... i still have yet to meet up with mr yee and discuss about my leaving Trib... hope i can do so soon in order to get that over and done with... meanwhile, i am still a part of Trib and have to work my ass off just like any of them... yesterday was a record... i stayed up all the way till 9am with not a single shut eye... brendan was the best man... i was talking to him and he suddenly just fell asleep... instant man... but he's always been one of the earliest to sleep amongst us...

now i have lack of sleep, a growling tummy which is also churning... a very groggy 'out of bed' look and a very tired mind... i wonder if i'm able to think straight at all today... if we meet with mr yee and there are still many changes to be done, then we'll have to this this again tonite... a killer routine i'd say...

wish me luck and pray that i'll still be alive at the end of all this... i want my weekend... i NEED my weekend... i need time off man... but even so, i think i'd be stuck doing work for some other subject during the weekends... been neglecting them cos of Tribune... argh... I WANNA GET OUT!!!!

Thursday, September 09, 2004
9 sept 2004

At Brendan's house now... doing Tribune... on a Thursday nite... how sad... haiz... not long till i leave though... muahahaha...

saw a game in Chong Pang just now.. apparently there was some invitational cup going on there... so glad that CP is finally organising such an event... good for them...

i just realised that life is short... we should really treasure what we have and do what we want before it's too late... enjoy life before it is over... to all my friends and family reading this, and my dear - I LOVE YOU!

anyways, had a freaky time coming up to Brendan's house... so dark and quiet...eeww... then i saw this weird shadow on the floor when i was on my way up... nearly ran my way up... then when i almost reached his house, his neighbours' dogs started barking all of a sudden... i literally jumped... it was so damn scary... argh... anyways, it's back to work for me now... hope that i'll still be alive and able to open my eyes tmr... gonna enjoy myself after Tribune goes offstone... need to go shopping!!! muahaha...


Wednesday, September 08, 2004
8 sept

Well, was supposed to meet Mr Yee to discuss about my leaving Tribune... but he was too busy to meet up and i had to rush off to watch Danny's match so i left without talking about it with him... somehow, i've already planned what i want to do in my free time after i quit Tribune... i wanna read, learn how to cook and exercise... hehe... dear... gonna make u my tester liao... haha...

as for the basketball match, the guys lost to Boon Lay... lost about 8 points... i think... rushed down to watch the match cos i was doing work in the newsroom and then time just went by unnoticed... and it was already 7 pm! argh! so i had to rush off to the match... haha...

i didn't know Boon Lay was so strong until i saw them... most of them were from Tong Whye... and they have the best centres... the tallest and biggest at least... haha... and some very good players... i guess that's why batok lost... oh wells... it was a good attempt though... they just seem a little off today... like no energy or something... hmmm...

well, i'm finding it diff to type this now cos i'm being distracted on the phone... by my dear lah! haha... ok lah... i'm done...

tired... almost over

It's been a tiring day today... did PR just now... got lots more to improve on our 'spoil market' report... haha... oh wells, many more things to clarify and the more we work on it, the more possible events are popping up... dun think we'll be able to pull off so many though... suddenly realised that i have a lot of assignments due next week... that can't be good... uh oh...

Tribune's till not done... this may be my last issue... cos i just asked Mr Yee the consequences of quitting... i wonder - why stay when i'm not happy there? why should i stay when i know what i want to do - and it's definitely not that... i've only been getting more stressed and tired out... leading to deteriorating health and all... oh wells, i think i need something more slack... which is what i plan to do for next sem... take damn slack modules and breeze through my last semester... but with massina, i dun think i will be able to... heard tht it's a bitch... oh wells...

went to watch Anacondas with Danny and the slacker gang just now... i wouldn't have watched it if not for Danny paying for me and since they came all the way to Sembawang to watch the movie... thanks for coming all the way here guys... and thanks for the movie dear... though i didn't like it at all... argh... it's a horrible flick... everything's bad... i had my eyes covered half the time cos i can't bear to watch... i think my tolerance level for violence and suspense has decreased increasingly... argh... good in a sense i guess... hope it doesn't mean i'm supressing some sentiments which might pop up anytime... hmmm...

my bro just helped me to install zonealarm... anti-virus on my comp... hehe... so good to have anti virus again... feel safer with it on... and this one actually blocks pop ups! yeah baby! haha... wells, i think i'd better go get some slp... very tired... dunno why... have to wake up early tmr too... gonna be a tough day ahead... i foresee a lot of things to do... argh...

Monday, September 06, 2004
cheer up my dear!

Wells, had kinda gastric and some infection... tht's y my abdomen has been aching all these while... but it still sucks... the doc's vistit cost me $34! actually, cost my mom $34 cos she paid for me... hehe... thanks mommy! got 4 typesof medication to take... i dun mind the pills ones... but there's this one tht i have to dissole in water and drink... it tastes like powdery water... ewww! hate tht one... dun think i'll finish it... didn't state tht i had to anyways... hehe...

well, wing called me and asked me out to lunch today cos he happened to be in Sembawang playing bball with his camp mates... so i obliged even though my tummy was killing me... needed to go see a doc anyways... and he accompanied me... kinda awkward cos got nothing much to talk abt... i've nv been out with him alone b4... so it was kinda weird... anyways, wanted to see a doc in semb but the clinic was closed... so i had to grit my teeth and wait till i was in batok b4 i saw a doc...

wing came my house cos he had to wait for me to prepare b4 going over to batok... he was surfing the web and on friendster most of the time... haha... was supposed to go expo to see a dog show with zhao yan... but it was too far and i didn't think tht i wld be able to stand standing up for so long, so ended up not going... but zhao yan said tht there were lots of huskys there... argh!!! regret not going... haiz... my fault...

went to IMM cos we wanted to sit and chill at Starbucks... was looking forward to having the hot cocoa... but it was closed! as in no longer there at IMM... argh... so sad... my craving had to be satisfied by a unsatisfactory replacement... hot chocolate frm Delifrance... had a spinach and salmon quiche too... remind me to never eat tht again... not to my taste... shld have taken the apple pie instead... argh... oh, saw junhong at the ice skating rink... with JOY... hehe... first time i saw her... all i can say is tht she looks nothing like the pics i've seen of her... and she actually reminds me of my aunt... a very young aunt tht i have... they look so alike... hmmm... oh, junhong... quite good at skating ya? better than me at least cos i've never tried it b4... and dun really plan to... haha...

went to watch dan play after tht... their team played quite well and won over hong kah north... actually, i tot hong kah didn't put up much of a fight in the match... dunno y too... hmmm... anyways, they'll be advancing to the semis... playing against boon lay on this coming wed... poor weite... played in 3 matches today... haha... must be damn tired now... haha... but he did well, considering it was his third match of the day... hehe...

went to eat b4 going back home... kinda missed my dear on the bus ride... dunno y... just felt like hugging him and nv letting him go... hehe... oh wells... the unexplainable love...

if you r wondering why i'm still up at this time, i was up doing Tribune.. my part is done... sort of and i'm going to slp now... hehe... ciaos all... time to catch some shut eye... much needed might i add...

oh, my dear wasn't too happy with his performance in the match... just a picture to cheer him up... hehe... see how happy u r in tht pic? dun take it too hard k? it's just a game... play it and dun think so much k? love u...



here's a pic of my dear playing ball in kismis... hehe...

Sunday, September 05, 2004


Yet another compilation of pictures Posted by Hello



A collage of pictures of Dan and me... wanted to put it in my blog but it didn't look good anywhere so i'm posting it here... Posted by Hello

tired!!

I am once again reminded as to why i wanna quit Tribune... give me more shitty things to do and more late nights like this, i just might be pushed to quit...

having gastric now... only realised tht it's gastric after i told my mom where it was hurting... can't believe i still dunno where my stomach is and where my "wei" is... hmmm wat's it called in Eng? gastric? anyways, yeah mommy gave me medication and now i feel just slightly better... cos now got another pain... backache... sitting up for too long... doing stupid Tribune... argh...

wells, now i can't even relax cos got more stupid Tribune work to do once again, even while i'm typing this... ARGH!!! why won't it end!?!?!?!? i need a break!

Saturday, September 04, 2004

been so busy with Tribune... actually not really... i kinda lost the urge and passion for print journalism... so i dun really see myself doing much for Trib... i wanna quit...

i want to quit so i can have more time to myself... and to spend with others... i can also finally do what i've always wanted but was too lazy and busy with all the other work that i have to do so - volunteer at SPCA... it'll be good practice for me too actually...

my stomach hurts now... dunno why... my tummy hasn't been feeling very well these past few weeks... it's like i can't eat anything too oily cos after tht i'll feel bloated and feel like puking... kinda losing my appetitie too... hmmm... the time i have my meals is also changing so i'm getting gastric too... i think... oh wells... hope i'll be fine and active again soon...

back to the subject of Tribune... i feel like quitting but as usual, i wonder what will happen and i'm afraid to quit... i'm afraid to let others down... there's the others in the editorial team... i dunno... i feel like i'll be letting them down by leaving... haiz... should i do what i want? or should i stay for the sake of staying - for others' sake? i seriously don't know... shouldn't have taken up this job in the first place... i knew it from the start but why did i still take it up... damn...

i think the haze is back again... i can smell it... i dunno why but i've always had a knack for smelling the air... i can smell rain and haze quite easily... but i actually like those smells... kinda like a reminiscent tool... lets me remember things, esp the haze... brings me back to my pri sch days when the PSI was actually so high tht we were so close to being given a sch break... haha...

oh wells, i'm still pondering as to whether i should stay in Tribune... my dear tells me to... but i dunno... i guess i'll just have to give it more thought... thanks dear for staying over last nite... saved me from the clutches of work, letting me sleep... haha...


Me and my dear at sentosa... love you!


Yet another day again... was supposed to stay up late last nite to do Trib, but i ended up slping at 2 plus while the others were out in my living room still doing work... hehe... sorry guys... really tired lah... all the brain cells dead from writing the editorial...

as you may have noticed, my blog now has music! yay! it's the song from Gensomaden Saiyuki... my fav anime... Danny bought me the movie Requiem... hehe... very nice... thanks dear... well, it's back to work for now... still have to complete my editorial... ciao...


Gensomaden Saiyuki - My favourite anime

Friday, September 03, 2004
Headache... bad day ahead...

I'm having a monster headache now... argh... was trying to come up with the editorial for Tribune... but nothing's coming into mind... pls tell me if u have an idea ya? hehe... will really appreciate your help...

perhaps a bad omen, but when i was typing a draft of my editorial, MS Word had an error and had to close... and guess what? i didn't save that so... argh! i give up, for now... think my braincells are still sleeping... WAKE UP!!!

speaking of sleep, i barely got enuff of it cos i was up till 3+/4 this dawn cos i was trying to figure out how to improve on my blog... hehe... call it a sudden urge of passion and energy... tht's just me... i find it hard to slp if i know there's something to be done, or something i want to do... hope i'll have that sort of energy for tonight cos it'll be a long one ahead... the Trib editorial team is coming over for layout... argh... i hate offstone period... so damn busy and hectic... a time of major headaches... it'll be worst when Mr Yee actually views the layout on Mon... and then will most prob decide to change a lot of things... haiz... a tough week ahead...

one good thing - my dear's coming over to stay overnight too... protect me from the stress from work... hahaha... thanks honey... love you... i guess i can hug his guts out when he reaches later... miss him so much... haha... and he's just so nice to hug... ahh... pls drive faster Mr Bus Driver! haha...

hope i'll survive next week... i doubt i'll get a lot done tonight but i guess i'll have to stay up anyways... i always end up as one of the last to slp at these kinda things anyways... wish me luck... i'll go wreck my brains out to think of an editorial once again... hope my comp doesn't conk up on me again...

My First Posting...

well, here's my first posting... it's my dear's birthday... or it was... a few min ago... so sad cos i didn't plan anything special for him... just went out shopping and for a simple lunch, before going over to his place, falling asleep and then going to Boon Lay CC to watch him play bball in their match against Yew Tee... as usual, the referees were biased, but not so much for this match (luckily)... they lost but it doesn't matter cos it's not the crutial match... it's gonna be the one on Sunday... against Hong Kah North... wells, dunno if i'll be able to go and watch cos i may be stuck doing Tribune instead... damn...