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Sunday, November 28, 2004
the incredible world of wonders
This hearing and speaking-impaired couple came into the store with their daughter, a young toddler, no more than 3. Both of them were signing to each other and when their daughter started to baby talk, i was shocked but delighted. I guess this is the wonder of the incredible world.
I found myself wondering - how will the girl cope with this? How can she constantly live in a world of silence, even though she herself isn't the one who is impaired? What's going through her little head, when people other than her parents can talk to her and all, yet her parents never can. Her parents will never get to hear her voice. Yet i bet her parents are darn thankful that she is as she is and won't mind being unable to hear their child's voice.
The world works in wonderous ways. We should all be thankful for what we have and learn to live with what we're given.
I found myself wondering - how will the girl cope with this? How can she constantly live in a world of silence, even though she herself isn't the one who is impaired? What's going through her little head, when people other than her parents can talk to her and all, yet her parents never can. Her parents will never get to hear her voice. Yet i bet her parents are darn thankful that she is as she is and won't mind being unable to hear their child's voice.
The world works in wonderous ways. We should all be thankful for what we have and learn to live with what we're given.
Saturday, November 27, 2004
dinner with laura
Dinner with Laura was wonderful... we went to Lips at Cineleisure... i had LING fish with wedges, while Laura had Creamy Chicken Baked Rice... both were quite nice... sat and talked... also had dessert... i had a Double Oreo Cheesecake while Laura had a Hazlenut Cheesecake... it was good...
Before i went to meet Laura, Dan and i went to Bugis to get some of his fishing stuff... he wanted to follow me to Orchard but he was so tired he fell asleep on the ride from Marina Bay to Orchard... I woke him up at Orchard and told him to continue sleeping and go home...
He msged me when i met up with Laura asking me why didn't i wake him up... i think he was too in a daze to remember that i did... haha... poor bo bo... but thanks for accompanying me out even though you were so tired baby...
We went to Seiyu at Bugis Junction and saw Li Sien there... she was working there... she was all dressed up and with make-up too... so pretty... nearly didn't recognise her... stopped and chatted with her for a mo before moving on...
Laura and i went to this new shop at Wisma called Forever 21... it looks like Mango and it's got nice stuff, but quite ex though... damn crowded... the queue for the dressing rooms was horrendous...
We also went to the Risis shop in Taka and i realised that the stuff there weren't that pretty actually... they look so nice in the ads and all, but seeing the actual stuff was quite unimpressive... therefore, i have struck it off my X'mas wish list... haha...
Laura and I also went to the Georg Jensen store... got to see the Fusion rings... there was someone in there purchasing it... argh... so pretty... i'm sooooooo in love with it! But the combi i want costs around $4,000... so ex... but it's sooooo pretty... i'd definitely marry the guy who gives me that ring... actually, it's my ideal wedding ring... it's sooooo pretty... and so unconventional... yet so precious and stunning... oh man, i can just go on gushing forever... the sales lady asked if we wanted to try them on, but i was too intimidated to do so... i think that the only time i will actually try it on is when i am there to actually purchase it... but it's sooooo pretty... ahhhh!
Thanks Laura! I had such a great time hanging out with u... will pass u the cookies another day k? haha... i totally forgot about it... :P
And Dear, sorry for the previous entry on love... i know it seems like i was describing out relationship... honestly, it was, a little, but not entirely... i think love is also about sacrifice... like how u sacrificed your sleeping time for me... i know you were really tired just now but yet u met up with me just to make me happy... thanks honey... i really appreciate it... i'm sorry for always harping on how u dun spend enough time with me and always bugging u to go out with me... but i just want to spend more time with u... i can't help it... i miss u so much when u are not by my side... if i could, i'd wanna spend every moment of my life with you... not wasting any hour, any min, any second... but i know u wanna have time for yourself and you wanna do things that u like, so i will try and be more understanding... i want u to have a good time, no matter what you're doing... i love you for who u are and not what i want u to be...
Before i went to meet Laura, Dan and i went to Bugis to get some of his fishing stuff... he wanted to follow me to Orchard but he was so tired he fell asleep on the ride from Marina Bay to Orchard... I woke him up at Orchard and told him to continue sleeping and go home...
He msged me when i met up with Laura asking me why didn't i wake him up... i think he was too in a daze to remember that i did... haha... poor bo bo... but thanks for accompanying me out even though you were so tired baby...
We went to Seiyu at Bugis Junction and saw Li Sien there... she was working there... she was all dressed up and with make-up too... so pretty... nearly didn't recognise her... stopped and chatted with her for a mo before moving on...
Laura and i went to this new shop at Wisma called Forever 21... it looks like Mango and it's got nice stuff, but quite ex though... damn crowded... the queue for the dressing rooms was horrendous...
We also went to the Risis shop in Taka and i realised that the stuff there weren't that pretty actually... they look so nice in the ads and all, but seeing the actual stuff was quite unimpressive... therefore, i have struck it off my X'mas wish list... haha...
Laura and I also went to the Georg Jensen store... got to see the Fusion rings... there was someone in there purchasing it... argh... so pretty... i'm sooooooo in love with it! But the combi i want costs around $4,000... so ex... but it's sooooo pretty... i'd definitely marry the guy who gives me that ring... actually, it's my ideal wedding ring... it's sooooo pretty... and so unconventional... yet so precious and stunning... oh man, i can just go on gushing forever... the sales lady asked if we wanted to try them on, but i was too intimidated to do so... i think that the only time i will actually try it on is when i am there to actually purchase it... but it's sooooo pretty... ahhhh!
Thanks Laura! I had such a great time hanging out with u... will pass u the cookies another day k? haha... i totally forgot about it... :P
And Dear, sorry for the previous entry on love... i know it seems like i was describing out relationship... honestly, it was, a little, but not entirely... i think love is also about sacrifice... like how u sacrificed your sleeping time for me... i know you were really tired just now but yet u met up with me just to make me happy... thanks honey... i really appreciate it... i'm sorry for always harping on how u dun spend enough time with me and always bugging u to go out with me... but i just want to spend more time with u... i can't help it... i miss u so much when u are not by my side... if i could, i'd wanna spend every moment of my life with you... not wasting any hour, any min, any second... but i know u wanna have time for yourself and you wanna do things that u like, so i will try and be more understanding... i want u to have a good time, no matter what you're doing... i love you for who u are and not what i want u to be...
Friday, November 26, 2004
love is?
What is love to you?
People often say that love hurts, but isn't love supposed to be that great feeling where u feel that nothing is wrong and everything is right and going your way? So if you really are hurting, is it still love then?
To love someone is to feel as if the world revolves around the two of you and nothing matters more to you than your loved one. But this is kind of an immature and naive thinking. It may be so to some people but sooner or later, they realise that the perfect world of a twosome is impossible; not in this time and age where the world is a global village.
Nowadays, love is when two people can tolerate each other's bad habits and can live together under one roof. "I love him because he can tolerate me and I can tolerate him; we can tolerate living with each other and starting a family together."
Tolerance. I think that's the key to a successful relationship of this generation. We've all lost the ability to love someone for who he/she is and forget about all their bad habits. What we do now is to know of our love's good habits, yet be bothered by the bad habits, but will willingly tolerate them for the sake of our love for them. We take their goodness for granted and demand them to change for the better still. We always say that they shouldn't do this, they are so-and-so, i can't stand this and that. But have we ever stopped to think what our loved ones may be thinking? Aren't they thinking of the exact same thing about us? We judge them for who they are, but they do so too. We can only see the bad in others; why can't we see the bad in ourselves and improve? That's because we are all narcisistic bastards and bitches. We think we are always perfect and wonderful. I admit that that's what I am. I always think that I'm good, better than others. But in reality, I'm far worse than them and the worst thing is that I'm not even aware of that.
I deceive myself. An over-confident person is no better than someone who lacks confidence.
(this is not negativity, this is called an entry of self-reflection. or in other words, my blabberings of non-important issues. hardy-har-har...)
People often say that love hurts, but isn't love supposed to be that great feeling where u feel that nothing is wrong and everything is right and going your way? So if you really are hurting, is it still love then?
To love someone is to feel as if the world revolves around the two of you and nothing matters more to you than your loved one. But this is kind of an immature and naive thinking. It may be so to some people but sooner or later, they realise that the perfect world of a twosome is impossible; not in this time and age where the world is a global village.
Nowadays, love is when two people can tolerate each other's bad habits and can live together under one roof. "I love him because he can tolerate me and I can tolerate him; we can tolerate living with each other and starting a family together."
Tolerance. I think that's the key to a successful relationship of this generation. We've all lost the ability to love someone for who he/she is and forget about all their bad habits. What we do now is to know of our love's good habits, yet be bothered by the bad habits, but will willingly tolerate them for the sake of our love for them. We take their goodness for granted and demand them to change for the better still. We always say that they shouldn't do this, they are so-and-so, i can't stand this and that. But have we ever stopped to think what our loved ones may be thinking? Aren't they thinking of the exact same thing about us? We judge them for who they are, but they do so too. We can only see the bad in others; why can't we see the bad in ourselves and improve? That's because we are all narcisistic bastards and bitches. We think we are always perfect and wonderful. I admit that that's what I am. I always think that I'm good, better than others. But in reality, I'm far worse than them and the worst thing is that I'm not even aware of that.
I deceive myself. An over-confident person is no better than someone who lacks confidence.
(this is not negativity, this is called an entry of self-reflection. or in other words, my blabberings of non-important issues. hardy-har-har...)
bo bo day
Was a total klutz at work today... kept forgetting to serve drinks and even served the items to the wrong table... i must be losing my head... geez...
Anyways, gonna meet Laura tmr for dinner... wonder what we'll be having... maybe making cookies tmr with Dan... he's fishing at East Coast now i think... though it has just started raining in Sembawang... and he's fishing tmr night with Ah Tai... fishing fishing fishing... i think he was either a cat or a bear in his past life... forever fishing... :P
I just realised that i've been using the wrong hp charger... i've been using the charger for the 8850 on my 7250... and they're not the same charger... so i'm beginning to wonder if my 7250 is problematic becos of that... hmmm... and i totally know why the 8850's batt is bloated... it's been overcharged and on the wrong charger, no less... haha... gonna go get a new batt for the phone and charge it in my room frm now on... so no more wrong chargers... if u wanna find out if you've been using the correct charger, go to www.nokia.com.sg and choose ur phone model's enhancements... then check the charger model... strongly advised to do so before it's too late... haha...
Oh, the batt of the 8850 is bloated so my hp keeps turning off automatically... and the batt is a little crazy... decreases very fast... anyways, do go check out if u r using the correct charger...
Anyways, gonna meet Laura tmr for dinner... wonder what we'll be having... maybe making cookies tmr with Dan... he's fishing at East Coast now i think... though it has just started raining in Sembawang... and he's fishing tmr night with Ah Tai... fishing fishing fishing... i think he was either a cat or a bear in his past life... forever fishing... :P
I just realised that i've been using the wrong hp charger... i've been using the charger for the 8850 on my 7250... and they're not the same charger... so i'm beginning to wonder if my 7250 is problematic becos of that... hmmm... and i totally know why the 8850's batt is bloated... it's been overcharged and on the wrong charger, no less... haha... gonna go get a new batt for the phone and charge it in my room frm now on... so no more wrong chargers... if u wanna find out if you've been using the correct charger, go to www.nokia.com.sg and choose ur phone model's enhancements... then check the charger model... strongly advised to do so before it's too late... haha...
Oh, the batt of the 8850 is bloated so my hp keeps turning off automatically... and the batt is a little crazy... decreases very fast... anyways, do go check out if u r using the correct charger...
Thursday, November 25, 2004
8850 is back!
Oh, i'm back to using 8850 cos i'm sick of the non-functional key-pad on my 7250...
run! run for my life!
Was looking for Sunshine flour everywhere today... went to about 3 places looking for it... gave up and asked Van for the cookie recipe instead... thanks Van! Sorry for the trouble!
Anyways, one of the 3 places was Giant at Sembawang Shopping Center... i was walking around and this guy selling fruits there asked me if i wanted to buy some lychee or something... he's about 20, i think... anyways, i declined and walked away, carrying on with my shopping...
I forgot abt the guy until i walked past the fruits section again... he asked me if i wanted to buy mangosteens this time, and even offered me a free mangosteen... *oh wow! har!* i quickly declined and didn't even look at him, only wanting to carry on with my shopping and go home...
"Want a mangosteen? Very sweet one! Come, i give u one for free? EH, MISS! Come, i wanna ask u something!"
I was gone like the wind man... geez... what a place to try and pick up girls... and what a pick-up line yeah? haha...
Went to Bukit Ho Swee yesterday to watch Dan play bball once again... somehow, Ah Tai seemed quite out of sorts... kept so quiet and seemed so sad, for some reason... anyways, he was saying tht he might 'disappear', which is what he used to do... 'disappear' in the sense tht he won't be playing bball and contact any people... i was quite sad after hearing tht... barely got to know him and he's all ready to disappear... how can someone just 'disappear' like that? I guess i'm bothered by this cos he just seemed so nonchalant yet melancholy about it...
Anyways, one of the 3 places was Giant at Sembawang Shopping Center... i was walking around and this guy selling fruits there asked me if i wanted to buy some lychee or something... he's about 20, i think... anyways, i declined and walked away, carrying on with my shopping...
I forgot abt the guy until i walked past the fruits section again... he asked me if i wanted to buy mangosteens this time, and even offered me a free mangosteen... *oh wow! har!* i quickly declined and didn't even look at him, only wanting to carry on with my shopping and go home...
"Want a mangosteen? Very sweet one! Come, i give u one for free? EH, MISS! Come, i wanna ask u something!"
I was gone like the wind man... geez... what a place to try and pick up girls... and what a pick-up line yeah? haha...
Went to Bukit Ho Swee yesterday to watch Dan play bball once again... somehow, Ah Tai seemed quite out of sorts... kept so quiet and seemed so sad, for some reason... anyways, he was saying tht he might 'disappear', which is what he used to do... 'disappear' in the sense tht he won't be playing bball and contact any people... i was quite sad after hearing tht... barely got to know him and he's all ready to disappear... how can someone just 'disappear' like that? I guess i'm bothered by this cos he just seemed so nonchalant yet melancholy about it...
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Risis Wishing Star pendant (www.risis.com)
Risis Vanda Light Rose Quartz pendant with chain (www.risis.com)
Risis Vanda Light Crystal pendant on black cord choker (www.risis.com)
Risis Vanda Light Charm bracelet with crystals (www.risis.com)
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Risis Netsuke charm - Gift of Peace (Dove) (www.risis.com)
Risis Promise Charm bracelet (www.risis.com)
Risis Circle of Peace Amber Charm bracelet (www.risis.com)
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HALATCHEV LUBOMIR TODOROV
That's the name of my SHORT FILM AND VIDEO SCRIPTWRITING lecturer... *gulps*
That's the name of my SHORT FILM AND VIDEO SCRIPTWRITING lecturer... *gulps*
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
More photos from Thailand... a group photo at the Thai airport...
Euro and me! He's so adorable... argh...
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my green green and more green meal... haha...
no more negativity!!!
Here's a new me... no more negativity and self-pitying... just read in Female that "Negativity is unattractive, and serves no other purpose than to push people away from you." Geez, trust me to find solace in a magazine and 'see the light'... hah...
Anyways, i realise that whenever i tell people my sob story,
1) they can't seem to be bothered cos they all have their own problems too, some which are worse off than my miserable meaningless whinings &
2) they usually dunno what to say to something like that cos it makes them feel uncomfortable to even comment.
So i have learnt my lesson and have decided to keep my trap shut...
Anyways, i realise that whenever i tell people my sob story,
1) they can't seem to be bothered cos they all have their own problems too, some which are worse off than my miserable meaningless whinings &
2) they usually dunno what to say to something like that cos it makes them feel uncomfortable to even comment.
So i have learnt my lesson and have decided to keep my trap shut...
Saturday, November 20, 2004
Thumping thumping
It felt so good to jog again... my heart was thumping, my head was throbbing as thoughts filled my mind, and i could feel my feet pounding on the hard gravel...
The night air felt so crisp and wonderful... i think i shld do that more often... i've forgotten how it good it feels to jog but it's all coming back now...
Special thanks to ZY... thanks for that helping hand... i feel as if it were the old days... the old days that i miss so much,but know will never come back...
I was down and out, and still am... but not because of anything that happened at 755... it's true that something there spurred me to feel sad... but well, i'm as emotional as ever... people shld know tht abt me by now... say i'm naive, say i'm immature... whatever, i don't really care...
I dunno if i shld try and act as others would like me to act, the sociable and acceptable manner, or just be who i am, which honestly, is quite a mess... we all have to abide by social norms... and those who seem to be behaving out of sorts are just seen as social outcasts... i guess that's where i fit in...
Shld i try to act as others would want me to? shld i become that second-hand person? will that bring me more friends? i dunno... and i dun even know if i wanna find out...
The night air felt so crisp and wonderful... i think i shld do that more often... i've forgotten how it good it feels to jog but it's all coming back now...
Special thanks to ZY... thanks for that helping hand... i feel as if it were the old days... the old days that i miss so much,but know will never come back...
I was down and out, and still am... but not because of anything that happened at 755... it's true that something there spurred me to feel sad... but well, i'm as emotional as ever... people shld know tht abt me by now... say i'm naive, say i'm immature... whatever, i don't really care...
I dunno if i shld try and act as others would like me to act, the sociable and acceptable manner, or just be who i am, which honestly, is quite a mess... we all have to abide by social norms... and those who seem to be behaving out of sorts are just seen as social outcasts... i guess that's where i fit in...
Shld i try to act as others would want me to? shld i become that second-hand person? will that bring me more friends? i dunno... and i dun even know if i wanna find out...
lonely
The heavy downpour pelts down on me once again... it's been a long time since i've felt like this and i feel myself being engulfed by the flood once again... but it's only a matter of time before the rain ceases and i'm back on my two feet once again...
Have you ever been surrounded by people, some of which u know, and yet have never felt more lonesome? That's how i feel most of the time... i miss those times when i had someone or some people to confide in, someone to hang out with and spill my heart out to... someone who willingly turns to me for advice and to spill her heart out to... someone who's my best friend... i'm not saying that Dan's not enough, but even while in a relationship, there are times when u need to have someone to bitch with and talk to, someone other than your spouse... what's happened to me? i dunno... even i can't answer that... i just think that i've failed in being a friend and trying to obtain friends... that's all i can say... maybe it's cos i tend not to get close to others easily, and thus, they too find it hard to get close to me...
it's not because i don't want to, it's because i'm overcautious and i set up far too tall a fence to overcome... i'm shy in nature and my behaviour tends to not allow me to get close to people easily... i'm not the one who can easily fit into a group and move on... no... i'm the social outcast...
All my friends throughout the years in my life have moved on and i seldom keep in contact with them... i've drifted apart from them... people whom i used to confide in have now become my 'hi-bye' friends... people whom used to know all my secrets have now become so distant, i barely talk to them... and when i do, i dunno what to say to them anymore... it's like they've become strangers...
All i can say is that it's no one's fault but my own... i've shut myself in this box... i've locked it and only i have the key... it all depends on me... no one can help me out...
Have you ever been surrounded by people, some of which u know, and yet have never felt more lonesome? That's how i feel most of the time... i miss those times when i had someone or some people to confide in, someone to hang out with and spill my heart out to... someone who willingly turns to me for advice and to spill her heart out to... someone who's my best friend... i'm not saying that Dan's not enough, but even while in a relationship, there are times when u need to have someone to bitch with and talk to, someone other than your spouse... what's happened to me? i dunno... even i can't answer that... i just think that i've failed in being a friend and trying to obtain friends... that's all i can say... maybe it's cos i tend not to get close to others easily, and thus, they too find it hard to get close to me...
it's not because i don't want to, it's because i'm overcautious and i set up far too tall a fence to overcome... i'm shy in nature and my behaviour tends to not allow me to get close to people easily... i'm not the one who can easily fit into a group and move on... no... i'm the social outcast...
All my friends throughout the years in my life have moved on and i seldom keep in contact with them... i've drifted apart from them... people whom i used to confide in have now become my 'hi-bye' friends... people whom used to know all my secrets have now become so distant, i barely talk to them... and when i do, i dunno what to say to them anymore... it's like they've become strangers...
All i can say is that it's no one's fault but my own... i've shut myself in this box... i've locked it and only i have the key... it all depends on me... no one can help me out...
ROM
Came back not long ago from Dan's friend's wedding... well, registration of marriage,to be exact... at the ROM... it's his secondary school friend... called James... it was quite an eye-opener cos i've never seen an actual marriage registration... there were so many couples and so many photo-taking sessions...
Had to queue and wait till his turn and it was quite fun... haha... Dan and I were looking at these old marriage certs and all, laughing and joking... then it was time to go into the room for the erm, ceremony? Anyways, the room was quite nice... they got the 'cherish' room... there are 3 rooms there... 'JOY' (hehe... Junhong...), 'Cherish' and 'Love'... small but nicely furnished rooms... that's where the couple exchanges vows and be pronounced husband and wife... a very sweet ceremony... nearly cried even though i dun really know them much... haha... it was just so sweet...
Anyway, James kinda made a few boo-boos that got us all laughing... he's so funny... they were supposed to follow the, erm, minister?, in saying something... i think the marriage vow or something... and they were supposed to look at each other while saying this... James went and looked at the minister and he was like, 'Look at each other pls'... we all just cracked up... at the end of the vow, the minister then said, 'Pls take each others' hands' and James did a cross-handed thing... then he realised it was wrong so he changed immediately, but not before we got a few laughs again though... haha... and during the exchange of rings, the bride put on the ring for him and she pushed it halfway through... i think she had a little difficulty putting it on for him, so he just slid the ring in himself quickly... quite hilarious, the way he did it...
As expected, he asked Dan when it would be our turn... haha... it looks real fun actually... wearing the gown and all, but the ceremony seems to be a little too... i dunno... all it does is give u a cert that certifies your marriage and even though it is the most important ceremony in getting married, yet it seems so insignificant, to me at least, cos it's just obtaining a piece of paper... call me a traditionalist, but i think a couple can only be truly married after going through all the tea-ceremonies, church ceremony and wedding banquet... i dunno why too... haha... it just seems more like a wedding that way... much more ceremonial and celebratary, don't you think?
Going to play bball later at 755 again... wonder how i'll play this time... hmmm... :P
Had to queue and wait till his turn and it was quite fun... haha... Dan and I were looking at these old marriage certs and all, laughing and joking... then it was time to go into the room for the erm, ceremony? Anyways, the room was quite nice... they got the 'cherish' room... there are 3 rooms there... 'JOY' (hehe... Junhong...), 'Cherish' and 'Love'... small but nicely furnished rooms... that's where the couple exchanges vows and be pronounced husband and wife... a very sweet ceremony... nearly cried even though i dun really know them much... haha... it was just so sweet...
Anyway, James kinda made a few boo-boos that got us all laughing... he's so funny... they were supposed to follow the, erm, minister?, in saying something... i think the marriage vow or something... and they were supposed to look at each other while saying this... James went and looked at the minister and he was like, 'Look at each other pls'... we all just cracked up... at the end of the vow, the minister then said, 'Pls take each others' hands' and James did a cross-handed thing... then he realised it was wrong so he changed immediately, but not before we got a few laughs again though... haha... and during the exchange of rings, the bride put on the ring for him and she pushed it halfway through... i think she had a little difficulty putting it on for him, so he just slid the ring in himself quickly... quite hilarious, the way he did it...
As expected, he asked Dan when it would be our turn... haha... it looks real fun actually... wearing the gown and all, but the ceremony seems to be a little too... i dunno... all it does is give u a cert that certifies your marriage and even though it is the most important ceremony in getting married, yet it seems so insignificant, to me at least, cos it's just obtaining a piece of paper... call me a traditionalist, but i think a couple can only be truly married after going through all the tea-ceremonies, church ceremony and wedding banquet... i dunno why too... haha... it just seems more like a wedding that way... much more ceremonial and celebratary, don't you think?
Going to play bball later at 755 again... wonder how i'll play this time... hmmm... :P
housewife to be
Believe it or not, i spent last night and this afternoon cleaning up my room... even sterilised most of my stuff... haha... didn't even complete packing my entire room...
Also vacuumed the house... hehe... Mom shld be so proud of me... hehe...
After that, i went to wash my new clothes... those that i purchased from Bangkok... hand-washed them first to see if the color runs... and then got too lazy to do so and threw most of them into the washing machine, except for the brown formal looking jacket... i think i'm becoming a yellow-faced woman (huang lian po)... all the housework and all... feel so proud of myself... hehe...
Went to play bball at 755... met up with Grace, Samantha and Jasmine there... played a few games... quite fun but i played very badly... Ziyang and Kun Mu and passe were there too... i sometimes wonder why i keep getting at it...
Ah Tai called me and asked me abt the booking of the bbq pit... ended up chatting for a while... heehee...
Also vacuumed the house... hehe... Mom shld be so proud of me... hehe...
After that, i went to wash my new clothes... those that i purchased from Bangkok... hand-washed them first to see if the color runs... and then got too lazy to do so and threw most of them into the washing machine, except for the brown formal looking jacket... i think i'm becoming a yellow-faced woman (huang lian po)... all the housework and all... feel so proud of myself... hehe...
Went to play bball at 755... met up with Grace, Samantha and Jasmine there... played a few games... quite fun but i played very badly... Ziyang and Kun Mu and passe were there too... i sometimes wonder why i keep getting at it...
Ah Tai called me and asked me abt the booking of the bbq pit... ended up chatting for a while... heehee...
Friday, November 19, 2004
ranting on...
I miss the feeling of being wooed... i guess it's cos i've been in a relationship for some time... somehow, all the romancing and uneasiness in courting gives me a tingle... but it's a good thing that i miss it too... i miss it cos i dun feel uneasy arnd Dan... i've never been more confortable with anyone else...
Knowing someone will be there when u are in need and knowing there's someone out there who loves and cares for you the same way you do for him/her is wonderful. it's just a sense of security and warmth... i've had it with being single... i was getting tired of singledom and the flighty relationships i had when Dan came into my life... actually, i shld really thank Sharon for our union... haha... cos it was all thanks to her that we got to know each other...
I love you my dear... i don't think my life will ever be the same without you...
Knowing someone will be there when u are in need and knowing there's someone out there who loves and cares for you the same way you do for him/her is wonderful. it's just a sense of security and warmth... i've had it with being single... i was getting tired of singledom and the flighty relationships i had when Dan came into my life... actually, i shld really thank Sharon for our union... haha... cos it was all thanks to her that we got to know each other...
I love you my dear... i don't think my life will ever be the same without you...
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
back from thailand!
I'm BACK! I have just survived 4 hectic days of non-stop shopping... I'm now nursing a pair of fairly sore legs and 2 very bad and painful ulcers... must have been all the spicy food... but it was all SHIOK!
Anyways, here's a day-by-day account of what happened...
12 Nov 2004 (DAY 1)
Dan and I took the MRT to Changi Airport... being the kiasu people that we were, we set to meet at 2.30pm at Changi... Dan and I got there at 2pm and went to BK for lunch... Xie Jun came not long after, slightly after 2.20pm, i think... however, we had to wait for quite a while for Charles, his mom and Jun Hong... they were running late, but thankfully not too late...
They came over and we checked in immediately...realised that Charles mis-spelled my name while booking the tix... was afraid i wouldn't be allowed in, but thankfully, i cld get in anyway... whew...
Went in to the Duty Free area and shopped for abt 15min before we went into the room to wait for boarding... i got the window seat! Dan, Jun Hong and me sat in the same row of 3... Xie Jun, his mom and Ah Ma sat in the same row as us too, seperated from us by an aisle... Charles and his mom sat behind Dan and me...
The ride took abt 1 and 1/2 hours... reached Thailand at 6.30pm (Thai time)... apparently, the sun sets real early in Thailand so it was already really dark by then... Charles' dad was already waiting for us at the airport... the plan was tht Dan, Jun Hong and me left with Charles and his mom to his dad's place cos we were staying over there for the first night... Xie Jun, his mom and Ah Ma were to go over to their relative's place... but their relatives were not there when we got out and they kinda panicked cos they couldn't contact each other... all thanks to Charles' sister and her friend, they found out that they were at the wrong terminal... anyways, went to find them and we were on out way to Charles' dad's place via cab... split ways with Xie Jun and his family then...
The traffic at Bangkok is horrendous... took us almost 1 hour to get to his place... his house is quite nice... big and well-furnished... very pretty... they have a dog called Euro... a Yorkshire Terrier... very adorable and obedient... so cute...
Went for dinner at this bbq buffet place which was quite near his place... the food there was all right, but not amazing... simple stuff like prawns, unseasoned meat, vege and some other knick-knacks... wasn't much of a satisfying dinner... but it was still in good-will... after the meal, we went to this supermarket that's open for 24 hours... bought a couple of things and headed back to the house...
13 Nov 2004 (DAY 2)
Woke up at 7.30am... had porridge for breakfast... quite interesting and different tasting... but quite nice... took turns bathing after tht and played a game of Cluedo to kill time... i was the first to be out of the game cos i made a wrong accusation... but in the end, everyone lost cos no one made the right accusation... haha... so sad...
Checked into our hotel after that... the hotel is in some quite secluded area but the room was quite nice... we had a suite... 2 rooms, one living room, one bathroom and one kitchen... comfy tiny apartment... Dan and i took the room with one double bed while we left the room with 2 single beds for Jun Hong and Xie Jun...
Broke my necklace while in the room... actually, I broke Dan's luggage's latch first, then while I was trying to figure out how to fix it back, my necklace got hooked onto the latch and I pulled back too fast so it broke... so sad... managed to fix Dan's latch back but my necklace was beyond repair... sobs...
Went shopping after that... met up with Xie Jun and his family there... we went to this huge shopping mall called MBK for short... i dunno how to spell the name of the whole mall so i shall save myself from the embarrassment of even trying... it's really a huge mall... nothing like the malls we have in Singapore... it's a maze in there...
We headed for the food court first for lunch... I had beef soup with rice... it was quite nice... while Dan ordered this thing called Dragon Meat with Chinese Herbs... he had no idea what it was and all, yet he ordered it... it turned out that it might have been Ox penis... we couldn't confirm, but we definitely suspected so based on how it looked like... ewww... Dan didn't touch it and went to get another dish to eat...
Had a snack after lunch... crepe... it was quite nice but the whipped cream was too much... fattening like heck man... we walked around after that and bought a couple of things each...
Went to this night market after that and shopped somemore... apparently, that place was full of pretty ladies so the guys were pretty occupied with looking at girls rather than actually shopping... Charles bought this huge yellow balloon... haha... but he let it go after a while...
Went for traditional Thai massage... 150B for 1 hour... it was really comfortable... Charles sat out on this one, while Jun Hong was somewhat convinced to try it out... I got this tiny girl and I think she had a very tough time massaging me... needed so much energy... we all got girls to massage us except for Jun Hong... he got this guy who's apparently very good... I wanted to swap with him... not just becos he was quite cute, but also becos he's got more energy and strength and can give a better massage... but it was still good... Jun Hong kept scrunching his face in pain and his masseur kept asking him 'You ok?'... meanwhile, Dan was already falling asleep while Xie Jun was constantly laughing and smiling... it was quite a scene... haha...
Went back for the hotel after that... we dropped by 7-eleven to get some snacks and poker cards for the night...
14 Nov 2004 (DAY 3)
Woke up bright and early once again and went to have breakfast at the hotel's restaurant... it was buffet breakfast and it's free... I had scrambled eggs, potato, soup and salad for breakfast... pretty much the same for the following days too... went back up to the hotel after that to prepare to go out...
Charles came over at about 11 and we headed for Jatujak market... (not sure abt the spelling) it's a HUGE place... kinda like 30 pasar malams combined into one... or maybe even more... went for lunch at the restaurant there first... I had some glass noodle with curry chicken and garlic... it didn't taste very good and everything on the plate looked green... the vege was green, the noodles, which looked more like the kuay chup noodle, was green... there was no sign of curry... but I gulped it down anyways, even though all I cld taste was chilli... Dan had pineapple rice which tasted kinda bland as well... Xie Jun had some macaroni thing which was nice, Jun Hong had some duck curry thingie, and Charles had some seafood hot plate... overall, the meal for me was unsatisfactory... nevertheless; we cleaned up all the food and proceeded to shopping...
Shopped around for about 5 hours... we each bought a couple of things, Xie Jun being the big spender... we kept getting lost in the maze of shops and cldn't finish shopping arnd there... I think we only covered less than a quarter of the shops... Xie Jun was our bargain master... whenever any one of us wanted to buy something, we'd call Xie Jun to bargain for us... and he's good at that too... haha...
They had lots of pet shops there... most of which sold dogs at horrifically low prices! A retriever puppy costs around S$200! I was so tempted to smuggle one home... there were those which sold exotic pets as well, such as lizards, snakes, squirrels and even crocodiles... that was the first time I've seen a crocodile in a fish tank... haha... there was this shop which had a slow loris... a baby one... it's an endangered species so it's against the law to keep them in captive... the shop keeper had it in a small pouch and she opened it for us to see... it had huge eyes... and it was very cute... however, the pets there looked kinda lethargic mostly...
Left for dinner after that... Dan, Xie Jun, Jun Hong and me ate at the hotel's restaurant again cos Dan wanted to have seafood... Charles and his family went to have dinner with some other relatives... we had butter prawn, tom yum soup, fries (also called potato ships on the menu), red snapper (fried) and some fried chicken in some weird sauce... it wasn't really fried and I say that the sauce is weird cos it has this weird taste, even though it looked like normal soya sauce chicken... dinner was nice... the best dish would have to be the tom yum soup... hot and spicy, just how we expected it to be...
Left for MBK once again... shopped around and bought some more things... met up with Charles there and he came back with us to the hotel cos he's staying over for that night...
Didn't do much after returning to the hotel... played some rounds of tai tee... Took a bubble-bath... so relaxing... watched the soccer match between Arsenal and Man U, I think... Man U won 3-1... I slept before the match was over... actually, everyone except Charles went to sleep before the match was over... I did wake up to go to the toilet when the last goal was scored... haha... nice timing right?
Oh, something funny happened... we were heading back to the hotel at night when the girl at the hotel counter called us to go in... she said that we had to clear out of our room that night cos the room has been booked by someone else and our booking was only till that night... we actually extended our stay till the next day but we weren't sure cos no one really confirmed that with us... we were all resigned and ready to move to 2 small rooms when the girl handed us 'our' key... for Rm102... we're in Rm108... so actually, it was a mix-up... the girl was so embarrassed... poor thing... we had a good laugh abt it though...
15 Nov 2004 (DAY 4)
Had breakfast at the hotel once again... nothing much happened, except I found a fly in my spag... after I was like almost done with it... eeeew!
Went back to MBK for more shopping... lots of last minute buys there... rushing from place to place... I wanted to buy this Von Dutch skirt, but they didn't have it in my size... so sad... it was damn nice too...
After MBK, we went over to Siam Centre to shop before heading back to MBK... had some ice-cream near Siam Centre... Dan and I shared a 3-scoop one... we had Guava, Cookies & Cream and Coconut... all 3 were very good... yummy...
We kinda struck gold at the money changer... JACKPOT people! Haha...
The third time at MBK was a mad rush... we had to get back to the hotel by 5.30pm cos we were going for a buffet dinner... spent most of the cash we had cos we were going back the next day and would have no use for the money anymore...
Dinner was at this Jap buffet place... great variety... the sushi sucked... they had prawns, pasta, fish, sashimi, chawanmushi, Thai desserts, ice-cream, soup, rice, noodles and a lot more... we paid for dinner with the jackpot money... haha...
After that, we went on to more shopping at this night market... spent the last of what we had, keeping a few hundred for the cab fare...
We were supposed to have a fashion show at the hotel that night, but Jun Hong was tired and not feeling well so we passed on that... we did take photos of our buys... haha... Xie Jun with the most buys... the reason why we wanted to have a fashion show was becos during our stay in the hotel, the nicest channel to watch on tv was this channel called Fashion TV... all they had was like fashion shows and models and all... and of course the guys enjoyed watching beautiful girls parading around, occasionally flashing more than expected... boobs, legs and tits galore... there was even this programme that had the models posing nude for a photo shoot... nothing was censored, mind you...
16 Nov 2004 (DAY 5)
It was time to head home... we lugged our baggage out of the hotel room and checked out... we left for the airport at 11am... reached there around 11.20pm... our flight was at 2.10pm... argh... so we hung out at the airport... had some food at this place called Pizza Company... then headed to Black Canyon for some drinks and ice-cream... went to meet up with Charles and his parents, as well as Xie Jun's family as well... Charles' sis brought Euro along so we took a couple of photos with him before leaving...
Overall, it was a fruitful trip and it was lots of fun... tiring though... bought so many things... I bought a total of 9 bags... (1 Von Dutch tote bag, 1 Von Dutch small handbag, 1 Gravis sling bag, 1 small slingbag, 1 Puma tiny bag [my fav buy!], 1 wooden bag for Mom and 3 Nightmare Before Christmas purses/pencil case)
Xie Jun paid for my Nightmare Before Christmas buys... He also paid for the dinner at the restaurant at our hotel... thanks a lot!
I'm already missing Thailand... had to carry all my bags (1 big Nike sling, 1 Gravis sling and my reversible Sui Sui tote, all filled with my stuff) to the MRT station... I took the MRT home... the bags were all so heavy... kinda strained my back and it hurts like heck now... cldn't even sleep well last night... but I think it's all worth it... I think I'm swearing off shopping for at least 3 months... haha...
PS: View below for photos of the trip...
Anyways, here's a day-by-day account of what happened...
12 Nov 2004 (DAY 1)
Dan and I took the MRT to Changi Airport... being the kiasu people that we were, we set to meet at 2.30pm at Changi... Dan and I got there at 2pm and went to BK for lunch... Xie Jun came not long after, slightly after 2.20pm, i think... however, we had to wait for quite a while for Charles, his mom and Jun Hong... they were running late, but thankfully not too late...
They came over and we checked in immediately...realised that Charles mis-spelled my name while booking the tix... was afraid i wouldn't be allowed in, but thankfully, i cld get in anyway... whew...
Went in to the Duty Free area and shopped for abt 15min before we went into the room to wait for boarding... i got the window seat! Dan, Jun Hong and me sat in the same row of 3... Xie Jun, his mom and Ah Ma sat in the same row as us too, seperated from us by an aisle... Charles and his mom sat behind Dan and me...
The ride took abt 1 and 1/2 hours... reached Thailand at 6.30pm (Thai time)... apparently, the sun sets real early in Thailand so it was already really dark by then... Charles' dad was already waiting for us at the airport... the plan was tht Dan, Jun Hong and me left with Charles and his mom to his dad's place cos we were staying over there for the first night... Xie Jun, his mom and Ah Ma were to go over to their relative's place... but their relatives were not there when we got out and they kinda panicked cos they couldn't contact each other... all thanks to Charles' sister and her friend, they found out that they were at the wrong terminal... anyways, went to find them and we were on out way to Charles' dad's place via cab... split ways with Xie Jun and his family then...
The traffic at Bangkok is horrendous... took us almost 1 hour to get to his place... his house is quite nice... big and well-furnished... very pretty... they have a dog called Euro... a Yorkshire Terrier... very adorable and obedient... so cute...
Went for dinner at this bbq buffet place which was quite near his place... the food there was all right, but not amazing... simple stuff like prawns, unseasoned meat, vege and some other knick-knacks... wasn't much of a satisfying dinner... but it was still in good-will... after the meal, we went to this supermarket that's open for 24 hours... bought a couple of things and headed back to the house...
13 Nov 2004 (DAY 2)
Woke up at 7.30am... had porridge for breakfast... quite interesting and different tasting... but quite nice... took turns bathing after tht and played a game of Cluedo to kill time... i was the first to be out of the game cos i made a wrong accusation... but in the end, everyone lost cos no one made the right accusation... haha... so sad...
Checked into our hotel after that... the hotel is in some quite secluded area but the room was quite nice... we had a suite... 2 rooms, one living room, one bathroom and one kitchen... comfy tiny apartment... Dan and i took the room with one double bed while we left the room with 2 single beds for Jun Hong and Xie Jun...
Broke my necklace while in the room... actually, I broke Dan's luggage's latch first, then while I was trying to figure out how to fix it back, my necklace got hooked onto the latch and I pulled back too fast so it broke... so sad... managed to fix Dan's latch back but my necklace was beyond repair... sobs...
Went shopping after that... met up with Xie Jun and his family there... we went to this huge shopping mall called MBK for short... i dunno how to spell the name of the whole mall so i shall save myself from the embarrassment of even trying... it's really a huge mall... nothing like the malls we have in Singapore... it's a maze in there...
We headed for the food court first for lunch... I had beef soup with rice... it was quite nice... while Dan ordered this thing called Dragon Meat with Chinese Herbs... he had no idea what it was and all, yet he ordered it... it turned out that it might have been Ox penis... we couldn't confirm, but we definitely suspected so based on how it looked like... ewww... Dan didn't touch it and went to get another dish to eat...
Had a snack after lunch... crepe... it was quite nice but the whipped cream was too much... fattening like heck man... we walked around after that and bought a couple of things each...
Went to this night market after that and shopped somemore... apparently, that place was full of pretty ladies so the guys were pretty occupied with looking at girls rather than actually shopping... Charles bought this huge yellow balloon... haha... but he let it go after a while...
Went for traditional Thai massage... 150B for 1 hour... it was really comfortable... Charles sat out on this one, while Jun Hong was somewhat convinced to try it out... I got this tiny girl and I think she had a very tough time massaging me... needed so much energy... we all got girls to massage us except for Jun Hong... he got this guy who's apparently very good... I wanted to swap with him... not just becos he was quite cute, but also becos he's got more energy and strength and can give a better massage... but it was still good... Jun Hong kept scrunching his face in pain and his masseur kept asking him 'You ok?'... meanwhile, Dan was already falling asleep while Xie Jun was constantly laughing and smiling... it was quite a scene... haha...
Went back for the hotel after that... we dropped by 7-eleven to get some snacks and poker cards for the night...
14 Nov 2004 (DAY 3)
Woke up bright and early once again and went to have breakfast at the hotel's restaurant... it was buffet breakfast and it's free... I had scrambled eggs, potato, soup and salad for breakfast... pretty much the same for the following days too... went back up to the hotel after that to prepare to go out...
Charles came over at about 11 and we headed for Jatujak market... (not sure abt the spelling) it's a HUGE place... kinda like 30 pasar malams combined into one... or maybe even more... went for lunch at the restaurant there first... I had some glass noodle with curry chicken and garlic... it didn't taste very good and everything on the plate looked green... the vege was green, the noodles, which looked more like the kuay chup noodle, was green... there was no sign of curry... but I gulped it down anyways, even though all I cld taste was chilli... Dan had pineapple rice which tasted kinda bland as well... Xie Jun had some macaroni thing which was nice, Jun Hong had some duck curry thingie, and Charles had some seafood hot plate... overall, the meal for me was unsatisfactory... nevertheless; we cleaned up all the food and proceeded to shopping...
Shopped around for about 5 hours... we each bought a couple of things, Xie Jun being the big spender... we kept getting lost in the maze of shops and cldn't finish shopping arnd there... I think we only covered less than a quarter of the shops... Xie Jun was our bargain master... whenever any one of us wanted to buy something, we'd call Xie Jun to bargain for us... and he's good at that too... haha...
They had lots of pet shops there... most of which sold dogs at horrifically low prices! A retriever puppy costs around S$200! I was so tempted to smuggle one home... there were those which sold exotic pets as well, such as lizards, snakes, squirrels and even crocodiles... that was the first time I've seen a crocodile in a fish tank... haha... there was this shop which had a slow loris... a baby one... it's an endangered species so it's against the law to keep them in captive... the shop keeper had it in a small pouch and she opened it for us to see... it had huge eyes... and it was very cute... however, the pets there looked kinda lethargic mostly...
Left for dinner after that... Dan, Xie Jun, Jun Hong and me ate at the hotel's restaurant again cos Dan wanted to have seafood... Charles and his family went to have dinner with some other relatives... we had butter prawn, tom yum soup, fries (also called potato ships on the menu), red snapper (fried) and some fried chicken in some weird sauce... it wasn't really fried and I say that the sauce is weird cos it has this weird taste, even though it looked like normal soya sauce chicken... dinner was nice... the best dish would have to be the tom yum soup... hot and spicy, just how we expected it to be...
Left for MBK once again... shopped around and bought some more things... met up with Charles there and he came back with us to the hotel cos he's staying over for that night...
Didn't do much after returning to the hotel... played some rounds of tai tee... Took a bubble-bath... so relaxing... watched the soccer match between Arsenal and Man U, I think... Man U won 3-1... I slept before the match was over... actually, everyone except Charles went to sleep before the match was over... I did wake up to go to the toilet when the last goal was scored... haha... nice timing right?
Oh, something funny happened... we were heading back to the hotel at night when the girl at the hotel counter called us to go in... she said that we had to clear out of our room that night cos the room has been booked by someone else and our booking was only till that night... we actually extended our stay till the next day but we weren't sure cos no one really confirmed that with us... we were all resigned and ready to move to 2 small rooms when the girl handed us 'our' key... for Rm102... we're in Rm108... so actually, it was a mix-up... the girl was so embarrassed... poor thing... we had a good laugh abt it though...
15 Nov 2004 (DAY 4)
Had breakfast at the hotel once again... nothing much happened, except I found a fly in my spag... after I was like almost done with it... eeeew!
Went back to MBK for more shopping... lots of last minute buys there... rushing from place to place... I wanted to buy this Von Dutch skirt, but they didn't have it in my size... so sad... it was damn nice too...
After MBK, we went over to Siam Centre to shop before heading back to MBK... had some ice-cream near Siam Centre... Dan and I shared a 3-scoop one... we had Guava, Cookies & Cream and Coconut... all 3 were very good... yummy...
We kinda struck gold at the money changer... JACKPOT people! Haha...
The third time at MBK was a mad rush... we had to get back to the hotel by 5.30pm cos we were going for a buffet dinner... spent most of the cash we had cos we were going back the next day and would have no use for the money anymore...
Dinner was at this Jap buffet place... great variety... the sushi sucked... they had prawns, pasta, fish, sashimi, chawanmushi, Thai desserts, ice-cream, soup, rice, noodles and a lot more... we paid for dinner with the jackpot money... haha...
After that, we went on to more shopping at this night market... spent the last of what we had, keeping a few hundred for the cab fare...
We were supposed to have a fashion show at the hotel that night, but Jun Hong was tired and not feeling well so we passed on that... we did take photos of our buys... haha... Xie Jun with the most buys... the reason why we wanted to have a fashion show was becos during our stay in the hotel, the nicest channel to watch on tv was this channel called Fashion TV... all they had was like fashion shows and models and all... and of course the guys enjoyed watching beautiful girls parading around, occasionally flashing more than expected... boobs, legs and tits galore... there was even this programme that had the models posing nude for a photo shoot... nothing was censored, mind you...
16 Nov 2004 (DAY 5)
It was time to head home... we lugged our baggage out of the hotel room and checked out... we left for the airport at 11am... reached there around 11.20pm... our flight was at 2.10pm... argh... so we hung out at the airport... had some food at this place called Pizza Company... then headed to Black Canyon for some drinks and ice-cream... went to meet up with Charles and his parents, as well as Xie Jun's family as well... Charles' sis brought Euro along so we took a couple of photos with him before leaving...
Overall, it was a fruitful trip and it was lots of fun... tiring though... bought so many things... I bought a total of 9 bags... (1 Von Dutch tote bag, 1 Von Dutch small handbag, 1 Gravis sling bag, 1 small slingbag, 1 Puma tiny bag [my fav buy!], 1 wooden bag for Mom and 3 Nightmare Before Christmas purses/pencil case)
Xie Jun paid for my Nightmare Before Christmas buys... He also paid for the dinner at the restaurant at our hotel... thanks a lot!
I'm already missing Thailand... had to carry all my bags (1 big Nike sling, 1 Gravis sling and my reversible Sui Sui tote, all filled with my stuff) to the MRT station... I took the MRT home... the bags were all so heavy... kinda strained my back and it hurts like heck now... cldn't even sleep well last night... but I think it's all worth it... I think I'm swearing off shopping for at least 3 months... haha...
PS: View below for photos of the trip...
the sunset at Thailand... taken from the plane...
Euro! cute rite? so wanna bring him home... argh...
we have arrived! (at the hotel lobby)
a fly i found in my spag while having breakfast... eekk... after i had eaten more than half... eeeeek!
the Gundam model that costs abt S$1000... but it's a beauty...
a funny sign that doesn't make any sense in the Jap buffet place...
danny and his buys!
xie jun and his buys! the horror!!!
me and my buys!
our luggage... only the 4 of us... so many hehe
me and Meow... copying his look... :P
before our meal at the airport... pizza company...
after our meal...
our in-flight meal... i like the box...
Friday, November 12, 2004
my results!!
Had a great and refreshing sleep, as predicted... woke up early in anticipation for 2 things today... Thailand, as well as for my results... eeek...
Well, here it is... my results for the first semester of year 3 :
Advanced PR: AD
Media Law: AD
MEC: B+
WISP: B+
Convex: C+
Print Journ: C+
Quite shocked at my results... cos every year I'd get the same results... all B+ and one C+... and the occassional A or AD... but i guess on the average it evens out cos i got 2 C+ this time rather than Bs...
i expected to do badly for Convex... but print was quite a disappointment... i thought i'd be able to get at least a B-... oh wells... tough luck... but the astonishing ones are the 2 ADs...
i think PR was good cos of our final pitch... we did win it after all... but i think i'll really miss PR... it was one of the best times i've had working with Brendan, Tim and Christina... and class with Ms Ang was really fun... Thanks Ms Ang! I'll miss all of you!
Media Law is another stunner... i had no idea how i managed to do well... maybe i did well for the final exam... i wouldn't know... i don't have the exam script... but am very surprised...
It's off to Thailand soon... dun miss me too much k? Watch this space for more updates when i return...
Well, here it is... my results for the first semester of year 3 :
Advanced PR: AD
Media Law: AD
MEC: B+
WISP: B+
Convex: C+
Print Journ: C+
Quite shocked at my results... cos every year I'd get the same results... all B+ and one C+... and the occassional A or AD... but i guess on the average it evens out cos i got 2 C+ this time rather than Bs...
i expected to do badly for Convex... but print was quite a disappointment... i thought i'd be able to get at least a B-... oh wells... tough luck... but the astonishing ones are the 2 ADs...
i think PR was good cos of our final pitch... we did win it after all... but i think i'll really miss PR... it was one of the best times i've had working with Brendan, Tim and Christina... and class with Ms Ang was really fun... Thanks Ms Ang! I'll miss all of you!
Media Law is another stunner... i had no idea how i managed to do well... maybe i did well for the final exam... i wouldn't know... i don't have the exam script... but am very surprised...
It's off to Thailand soon... dun miss me too much k? Watch this space for more updates when i return...
Yes! Today is the day, finally... it's time for Thailand! haha... came back not long ago from the fishing trip to East Coast, then Tanjong Rhu (Kallang)... very tired and sore now... got sunburnt! argh...
We reached East Coast Park (Carpark G Area) and started fishing there... as usual, i did not fish... left to cycle soon after... i cycled from where we were to the end of the park and back to our spot... it was tiring and has left me sore, but nevertheless a wonderful sense of fulfilment fills me... hehe... nearly crashed twice ... but mostly not my fault... the first time was at this bridge or something... these 3 girls were hogging the road and i only had a small gap to squeeze through... i thought i was about to crash into them as i zoomed past and i literally mean zoomed past cos we were so close to one another... could actually hear a 'Zoom!'... haha... anyways, got away unscathed... my second challenge was when these 3 girls in front of me stopped suddenly on this very narrow track... nearly crashed into them but thankfully i braked on time... so there u go! an accident-free bicycle ride at East Coast... so proud of myself! haha...
We left for Tanjong Rhu when we realised there weren't that many fish to catch in East Coast... cld only get one fish... caught by Elmer (Dan's bro)... i tried to catch one too but was unsuccessful... clever fish... evaded my plan perfectly for not even biting the bait... darn...
Went to Tanjong Rhu at about 5pm i think... it was quite a refreshing change... no sun for one... i was already smoked by the time we got away from East Coast... the sun was so freaking scorching hot... anyways... they caught a few fish and crabs today... overall, it was not bad... we talked a lot and i kept walking around, entertaining different people... Ah Zhun, Dan, Li Tong, Elmer, Ah Tai and his wife...
In this whole trip, i think a total of about approximately 5 or 6 crabs were caught... about 6 or 7 fish caught and 2 crabs tortured and killed by Elmer... he tore the crab into pieces after poking around with it... geez... so cruel no?
Was most happy at pack-up... i was up and about in a matter of seconds, helping to pack up so i cld go home and get a much needed shower and sleep... was unable to fall asleep the previous night cos i took an afternoon nap... tossed and turned in bed for almost 3 hrs before finally falling asleep...
And now, i think i won't have problems sleeping... so tired i can barely open my eyes... yawns... and when it's time to wake up tmr, it's off to Thailand we go! Pray for us while we're gone k? Hope we'll have a safe trip and enjoy ourselves too... meanwhile, it's off blogging till i get back from Thailand... enjoy the holidays peeps! Take care!
We reached East Coast Park (Carpark G Area) and started fishing there... as usual, i did not fish... left to cycle soon after... i cycled from where we were to the end of the park and back to our spot... it was tiring and has left me sore, but nevertheless a wonderful sense of fulfilment fills me... hehe... nearly crashed twice ... but mostly not my fault... the first time was at this bridge or something... these 3 girls were hogging the road and i only had a small gap to squeeze through... i thought i was about to crash into them as i zoomed past and i literally mean zoomed past cos we were so close to one another... could actually hear a 'Zoom!'... haha... anyways, got away unscathed... my second challenge was when these 3 girls in front of me stopped suddenly on this very narrow track... nearly crashed into them but thankfully i braked on time... so there u go! an accident-free bicycle ride at East Coast... so proud of myself! haha...
We left for Tanjong Rhu when we realised there weren't that many fish to catch in East Coast... cld only get one fish... caught by Elmer (Dan's bro)... i tried to catch one too but was unsuccessful... clever fish... evaded my plan perfectly for not even biting the bait... darn...
Went to Tanjong Rhu at about 5pm i think... it was quite a refreshing change... no sun for one... i was already smoked by the time we got away from East Coast... the sun was so freaking scorching hot... anyways... they caught a few fish and crabs today... overall, it was not bad... we talked a lot and i kept walking around, entertaining different people... Ah Zhun, Dan, Li Tong, Elmer, Ah Tai and his wife...
In this whole trip, i think a total of about approximately 5 or 6 crabs were caught... about 6 or 7 fish caught and 2 crabs tortured and killed by Elmer... he tore the crab into pieces after poking around with it... geez... so cruel no?
Was most happy at pack-up... i was up and about in a matter of seconds, helping to pack up so i cld go home and get a much needed shower and sleep... was unable to fall asleep the previous night cos i took an afternoon nap... tossed and turned in bed for almost 3 hrs before finally falling asleep...
And now, i think i won't have problems sleeping... so tired i can barely open my eyes... yawns... and when it's time to wake up tmr, it's off to Thailand we go! Pray for us while we're gone k? Hope we'll have a safe trip and enjoy ourselves too... meanwhile, it's off blogging till i get back from Thailand... enjoy the holidays peeps! Take care!
the toad fish that Li Tong caught...