bye 07, hello 08...

ok, i'm cheating here.. for photos of the viet trip, go to http://guisediatribe.multiply.com/photos/album/36/viet_ to view themm.. i'm kind of lazy to post myself. hee hee.. for videos, u can go to the Guisediatribe link at the left to view them. haha.. i'll post mine when i actualli do go upload them from my camera's compact flash card. haha... i'll do tat like when i'm bored with work, driving lessons and sim lessons. hee hee... stay tuned!

so, it's the last few days of 07. Everyone's talking about going partying and getting wildly drunk. erm, pls dun drive if u are drinking. saw yet another accident last nite. haiz. painful... anyways, i am going to be staying home. haha.. boring old me right? well.. tat's the plan for me now.i've lost of work left undone for the year. now panicking and about to wet my pants. ok.. tat's an exaggeration, but i realli feel like ants on a hot pan now. just a few more days to go....

passed my sim exams. did pretty decently considering that i left it till the last min to study. was busy with events and all.. happy tat i made it..

i dun make resolutions, cos i usually dun strive to resolve them. haha. but now, i think a little differently. with age catching up, i think it's good to make resolutions and stick to them. no time is to be wasted... although there is a need for thinking things thru carefully... i used to think tat just do it is good. but on the hindsight, if more time has been spent thinking, things will b better.

Resolution 1: Think things through thoroughly (they all start with 'th's!)

i also aim to keep myself fit this year. i want to run a marathon in 08. maybe not the full as i think i'll probaby collapse midway and die.. maybe half... but the human body is stronger than what we think.. who knows? haha...

Resolution 2: Train properly and run a marathon (or at least half of it)

To help fulfil Resolution2, i'll wan to get a bicycle to cycle to work. save money and also to help with training those leg muscles which are turning into fats. have been planning the routes i will take to go to sch and to go for my driving lessons... i hope to go get a bicycle soon... but as with resolution 1, i will think things through and will not rush into making compulsive buys... i will be prudent.

Resolution 3: Buy a bicycle

to make sure that i earn more money and to fulfil reap the benefits of the new incentives, i will work hard and work smart. I dun fancy moving up the ranks. i just wan to earn more money. it's not tat i'm money-minded.. but a 4 room flat in boon keng costs more than $400k. and money would help to make life easier... haiz. money money. they realli dun grow on trees do they?

Resolution 4: Do well for the interview (if it comes along) and to do my part of my work.

to fulfil resolution 4, i shall stop here and do some work before going to meet some dear frens for lunch. porridge is all i can eat now.tightened my teeth yesterday. six more months to go according to my dentist. yeah!

tata...

In Vietnam...

18 dec 2007

made it to Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, on 18 dec. after just 3 days in SG. it was a mad rush i would say.. rush to unpack and then pack again for the trip.. lucky there's my mum to help with the washing... madness. heee...

from the hustle and bustle of singapore, we arrived right into the hustle and bustle of HCM. thinking it would be cold like wat everybody says, i borrowed a sweater from my aunt and even bought a scarf. haiz.. but cold it was not and in fact the sun rays shone down brightly onto my fair skin... hee... all that i can now remember of HCM is that the noise is deafening and just crossing the road is a death defying stunt... walking through Pratunam market in Bangkok is mothing compared to the roads here.. they do not give way here and they blast their horns like nobody's business. they just wan to get on with their way and they would horn their way through.... ans i seriously mean very very loud horns....

met with KY's fren's fren and he took us to lunch that was above our budget.. but it was good ah... had beer with the lunch. heh heh.. beer is not nice...

thinking that our next stop would be better, i went to bed that nite in HCM hoping for less horns and nicer ppl in Hue City.....

19 dec 2007
Rat's birthday and our 4th anniversary!
woke up early for the flight to Hue on pacific airlines.. think i took many flights this year.. silkair to sarawak in sept, airasia to bangkok and to HCM, pacific to Hue from HCM and then vietnam air from Hue to Hanoi.. finally from Hanoi to SG on Tiger... wow....

heee... we rented bikes, motorbike for Rat and bicycle for myself and KY. i prefer riding bicycles then to motorbikes. haiz. i dared to weave in and out of the traffic with the bicycyle but not with motor.. weird... haiz.. it was fun riding the bicycle.. i got inspired to want to get a bicycle so i can cycle to sch everyday.. think it will be healthy and cheap... hee...

Hue city was colder than HCM by a little... less traffic, but the horns were just as loud and nerve-wrecking. thank goodness it is not like this in SG. i think i will go mad... food was ok in Hue. coffee was good... the men sit in the coffee shops on small stools for long hours while the women are the ones carrying heavy baskets on their thin yet strong shoulders selling things like food and fruits... men... haiz.. lazy...

the imperial city was ok.. tot it would be more impressive and majestic... walked around and around and then we came across a big bookshop and went in.. found a place where we could sit and paint clay figures.. rat and i painted one each while ky sat there watching all the young ppl painting... it was fun.. we painted two lambs.. mine is nicer.. heee..

bought a cake from the onli cake shop that we saw in Hue City... the cake was not very nice... weird.. hee hee.. but we had to make do.. ate the cake and went to bed in a big big room...

20 dec 2007 - 23 dec 2007
Hanoi is a nice place.. it was all foggy and misty at the airport.. finally is realli is cold.. haha... about 17 degrees... woo.... finally my sweater can use.. took the airport shuttle to the Old Quarters where we called home for the past 3 days.. it's an excellent place... pricey though... and as we were all on a budget, tat meant that we could not buy many things... haiz... very little shopping done here... stamps for everyone, a teapot set, 2 pieces of cloth for making clothes for hari raya, a packet of coffee and a strainer for the coffee, some cds, a gangster cap for rat, some dragonflies and that's it... haiz... no budget and nothing much to buy.. their clothes were for the winter season so all very thick.. and they overcharge foreigners here by a lot. haiz... quite sad that everyone is trying to rip us off, even for a cup of coffee... haiz.. one day it costs 50 SG cents and they next it would be 70 SG cents.. haiz..
the lakes here are beautiful.. very nice and cold.. went on a one day trip to HaLOng Bay yeaterday and the boat ride was extremely cold... met many ppl from many places... weird pppl, some of them.. the caves were nice.. but i kind of like the ones in sarawak better...
the food here is not bad.. i like the glutinous rice very much.. excellent stuff... the rest were ok.. coffee is good too...
waiting for the taxi to take us to the airport.. will reach singapore at 0030hours on 24 dec.. cool... haha... pictures will be up once i'm back.. i miss singapore.. i am very proud to be a singaporean... seriously.... i love Singapore! haha...

back from bangkok...off to vietnam...

back from bangkok.. lots of shopping done.. no one to stop me u see.. haha...

just packed my bag yet again for a 6 day vietnam trip... hmmm... my bag is small.. at least i think it is small, but it's heavy! haiz... why??? must be the bag of raisins i bought. haha.... if can finish all the tidbits then i think it will be lighter a bit. haha... maybe it's the bag that is heavy?? Hee.. i'm just finding excuses....

got to sleep soon.. tot i would not get any sleep, but i'm tired ah... heee... shall sleep for 4 hours or so.... yawnz.....

will update when i'm back... i'll miss home, my family, little emre and my bed.... actualli i kind of like shopping.... hee hee... but mei you qian alreadi.. spent my bonus on the air fares and expenses... feel very broke now.... haiz....

at least i got the xmas presents printed... phew.... more to do when i'm back.. haha... on xmas eve itself... haiz....

bye....

in bangkok...

the last time i was here was about 3 years ago? memory is quite bad. hee hee... the air is polluted here... the exhaust fumes have coated my alreadi not very clean lungs... aiyoh....
shopping has been good so far. bought clothes for work. next year will have more shirts to wear to work. better ah. think older alreadi, must look more pro a bot.. hee...
it has been good at the evergreen apartments that we are staying at... nice place, clean and the ppl are nice... emre has been adapting well.. think he is ahppy to see so many ppl in the hose all the time, except when we go shopping and leave him in the apartment with my mum... take my hat off my mum and my sis for taking care of him.. carried him for a whhile last night and my arms were aching.. amazing...
pictures will be up onli when i'm back from vietnam... the 3 days in sg will be very valuable. lots of things to do. bye...

hols...

i'm leaving on a jet plane.. dunno when i'll be back again... hee.. actualli i know lah. friday come back alreadi. haha... wat a drama mama... hee... finally, going to bangkok... going to spend and spend. hmmm.. sharing a luggage with my mum and cousin.. quite funny. hee... first time i think, tat we are travelling to somewhere that's not JB or chalet together.

taking jet star for the first time. onli took tiger before. heard jetstar is good. i'm looking forward to it.. i like to take planes.. hee.. very excited about vietnam.. tat'll be extremely exciting.. hee.. hee...

dunno if i still have work undone... haiz.. got one more weekend to do when i come back on fri.. rush rush... haiz..

call me MJ...

was thinking that i kind of like my initials actualli. hee.. it could stand for Mary Jane, Michael Jackson or even MahJong according to my Mahjong crazy friend. haha...

saw a snail trying very hard to crawlup the pavement the other day.. cool.. had to snap a picture. a bit disgusting, but it's cool.


went to karaoke yesterday. i think i will not go sing ever again! pls stop me if i do! i can't sing for nuts. haiz. dunno the somngs well enough to sing to the tune. haiz. not good, not good. in fact, it was terrible. haha.. poor MY to have to bear with the terrible singing. haha...

got to get something done for my sis and then go to print and then go to climb. busy busy...

another long entry...

after the long entry sometime ago, here's another long one! now i'm at ngee ann with rat. he's studying and i'm just doing things that i wan to do for long time and never do... to slack and watch ppl walking by... at a part of ngee ann tat i was never at before in my three years of mass comm years. very ulu...

got lots of things in my head as usual, but they are not exactly keen on travelling to my fingers. heh.. just saw a banner at clemnti tat says "speed dating on the mrt train". are we so busy that we have no time to date or find someone to go on a date with? it has got to do with earning money i think. not good.

saw an accident on my way to rat's place. saw the blue tent and a shoe lying next to the tent. the man, it was most likely a male cos of the shoe next to the tent, was riding a motorcycle. it was raining, and it was the morning peak hour rush.. felt sad cos tat man waseither on his way to work or on his way home from working the nite shift.. wat is his loved one to do now? haiz. let's observe one minute of silence for the man, hope he has gone to a better place and that his loved ones will not be too upset..

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60....

finished with the a painting with the help of my cousins. they were bullied into rushing the job. heh heh,... but they did the job well.. the painting was good and although it's simple, i think the room looks better now. chose simple flowers to draw.


the four of us painters...

flowers type 1

flowers type 2

flowers type 3

think i will start being more polite and courteous too. must do as i preach to my pupils. be nice! spread the love! it's the festive season anyway... which reminds me, have to buy/make xmas gifts. better get my lazy ass moving and start working! i dun have many days left to do all the things i wan to do! ahh...

read 'P.S I love u' yeaterday. bought the book on a whim at popular. i usually dun buy books. way too expensive.. but well, i dun regret buying the book. it's a good read. about aman who passed away due to a tumor in his brain but before he died, he wrote out lists for his wife to help her get over him when he's gone. it was touching. i wonder if there are ppl who would do this? i might if i know i'm ill... it might just help? i dunno. maybe i'll look for the movie.. usually the books are better though...

oops.. it's 3.30.realli haven't been doing much today. time really flies by! tom i'll go to the garden tech and then i'll get some work done. hmmm.... better be quick. no time!!!

want to go climb and to wakeboard.. but like notime. busy and lazy to plan. by the end of my vietnam trip, i'll be very broke. haiz. think will not wakeboard.

i think i shall get started on emre's invites now. everything is everywhere... a bit here and a bit there... hey, tat rhymes.. haha..

very forgetful

usually i will have lots of things that i wan to write here in my mind throughout the day.. i'll be thinking of the exact words to type and all during train rides, bus rides etc, but somehow when i sit down in front of my sugarcube, i forget everything... oh, my macbook is so named sugarcube because it is white and for some reason, it just attracts ants right from the beginning when i first tookit out from the box. wonder where the attraction lies? hmmm..

it's looking a little battled now. got burnt marks on the keyboard area. think it was the cover tat caused it to overheat and burnt. haiz. wonder if there's anything i can do? hee..

went to set up an exhibition. had the help from two realli nice ppl and one really talkative person. the two realli nice ppl as the title goes is realli nice. they are very helpful and they are wonderful. the same cannot be said of the talkative one. no initiative, no sense of urgency and just cannot do work. haiz. observed how he does work for many times and every single time i am proven right. haiz. oh well.. i guess we just do things very differently and i am not being very nice here. hee.. just think tat ppl like this, No Action Talk Only, are just too self-centered and living in their own world. haiz.

anyway, tom going to do some painting. seems like i cannot run away from painting. hmmm.. just keep painting and painting! haha.. hopefully this will not take too long. hope can finish in two days. getting the help of my cousins. following the hard work would be a movie, enchanted. actualli i watched it before, but i like the show.. all lovey dovey. hee..

i am going to get a sewing machine. a real one. hee... wan to start sewing and make things. but no money to get now. any kind souls who can donate to my buy a sewing machine fund? haha.. i still owe my sis for the bangkok trip, haiz. must wait for pay day then can pay ah.. sorry sis... wo mei you qian.. heee...

it's december in a blink of the eye and 08 is just round the corner... time flies.. soon i'll be 26 years old. oh man.. so old alreadi.. i still can't cook. hee hee.. i can cook porridge and maggi mee though. hee. not bad ah. i wan to complete a full marathon next year. 2008 shall be the year. i am aiming for the stand chart full marathon. i dun care how long i will take to finish the race, but i am going to do it. took 34 mins to finish 5km. for 42 plus plus km, i will take around 5 hours if my stamina allows me to. worse come to worse, i'll do the half and in 2009 i'll do the full. set.

bought a nice phone for the house. the old one is almost beyond redemption alreadi. used the voucher i won at the singtel fair. i love vouchers... gimme more vouchers! woo hoo... :) still have $10 isetan, $10 popular and $40 ntuc vouchers to go.. hee hee.. also have a borders voucher card, but dunno howmuch is in there... wooo.. exciting... hee..

going to do some painting.. ta ta...

on youtube...

i'm addicted to ... watching youtube... haha... all yang's fault. haha... i like mike and rainie... so cute a couple! haha...

too much youtube is bad for health... tsk tsk...

in memory...

it's sad to know that the fingers will never fly over the keyboard with such grace and ease again...

some links...
Jeremy http://rememberingjerbroni.blogspot.com/

Boon San http://bgpoh.blogspot.com/

Stephen http://energizerloh.blogspot.com/

Wei Zheng http://rvhs2j2001.blogspot.com/

Reuben http://ntu.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6327748991

i do not know any of them. just feel that it's a pity they are gone.

how to be happy?

when lives are lost, swept away by currents, gone forever...
so young, with the future so bright, never coming back again...
reading the papers, looking at the photos, tears are about to fall right down...

the dragon boaters are so young, close to my age. i cannot imagine how painful it is for the family, for the loved ones. the loss must be great.. one day you know that he's around, the next he is gone.. it's so unexpected that it hurts, even though i do not know them. maybe we walked past each other before? maybe we took the same train before? maybe we drank the same kallang river water?

it's just painful. :( i hope the family and loved ones will be strong and be glad that they died doing something they realli like and that we fellow singaporeans care for them and are deeply saddened by their passing.

take care my loved ones, be careful...love u all.. hugs...

one funny thing was my sis sharing about her feelings. she was reading the papers in the toilet and she had tears in her eyes while doing business in there! haha.. funny...

my table is so clean!

so is my room. ah hahaha... feel very proud of myself! haha... think i neva was so neat! woo hoo... think it was good to clear up. high time i cleared all the old old things! wow... haha.. happy like mad.. now have to do many things alreadi. owe many things need to get done.haiz. owe until i dunno wat i need to do. haha... do pardon me. breathe in too much dust the past 3 days. madness... heee... hmmm.. more clearing to do. but now happy tat i have place to put my things..
now u see the mess....

now u dun... ah hahahaha..

shall go follow my colleague and buy a shelf to put my things. hmm.. i shall go amk ntuc extra.i have ntuc voucher. hee..hee.. save money. must go isetan to get a 2008 diary too. also have voucher. haha... happy like mad. haha. a bit siao siao.

going to do work. shall go keep track of all the things i have to submit... hmm...

wakeboard photos

went wakeboard on deepavali... it was nice... could feel more at ease on water.no fear! woo hoo...
herna's good, just had not enough muscle. Mas did well on her first attempt. Yang did well on his second attempt! clever boy! hee hee.. :) enjoy the photos...

i finally made it

to the end of the year.. yippeee... three cheers for myself, hip hip hooray (x 3).
collected two prizes at the prize giving.. it was kind of weird. hee.. the emcees were not too good. the planning for the event was not too good. must do action research.
my dear bought something cute for the car. nice.. hee... two cute little bugs.. :)

my little nephew saying hi! he's looking all cute.. :) took many many photos of him.. at every chance tat i got. he's a little shy with me..hee.. i dun see him often.. but tat's ok.. we are going to spend lots of time together at bangkok.. yippeeeee...

i packed my room today... took all my bears to wash.. all dusty.. pls dun complain to spca... just wan them to be dry and all nice.. heee..


going to clean my office table. haiz. sure can find many things tat i dun need but dun feel like throwing. hmm.. haiz. i hate cleaning actualli.. but i am always leaving my things everywhere.. haiz.. and my excuse is tat i am busy! hee...haiz. i also wan to be neat actualli, but just tat it's me ah.. haiz.. i am always trying to be neat, but not very successful.. i realli tried...:( how like this?? my table will be untidy soon... :( just like my room.. haiz.. haiz..

going to be busy this hols. will rush out all the things before my holiday.. must have a good start to 2008.. usually my luck is not so good during even years... haiz... haiz.. just hope all things go on smoothly... looking forward to the year, with plans in the mind and all... hmmm.. hmm.. hmm..

hope can pass my trial theory test on thurs so can book for basic theory. wan to get my licence! motivated to drive yang and maybe do some volunteer work? heee.. i want my licence! hmmm.. will be broke. haiz.

going to sleep. backache. hmm.. nitez..

last paper

one more paper to go and i am done for this year... next year i'm taking onli one paper in may and in nov. then will have another one in may 09 and nov 09. then will i be done with UniSIM. i realli wanted to finish it fast, but i think there are many other things that need my attention and i should try to do everything with better planning. i'm going to learn driving. then i can drive jazzie. can drive yang home when his realli tired from work and sch. i can also drive to sch! heh heh.. that's the best part. but still a little apprehensive. maybe i have a bit of PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder (it's one of the units that i've picked to study for tonight's paper) ever since my skidding incident. still a bit scared when i'm in a car and the car goes so near to the one in front. send the heart into hyperdrive and fear sets in.. hopefully when i do start, it'll be ok.. going to sign up together with my colleagues. hope they remember to wait for me though... cos i'm away... they have been very nice... many remembered my exams and text me to wish me good luck. lucky they are helping to cover my duties too..for tat i will try my best not to fail tonight's paper. haiz..

yang's dad is in hospital. admitted this morning. hope the doc can find out wat is wrong and help rid the pain. haiz.
the hols are looming near.. going to finally move up next year to teach p2. scary. hmm.. shall aim to do at least one term of lesson plans before sch starts! haha.. shall do that in bangkok maybe? hee.. but i'll be busy shopping! hee hee..

had a great weekend.. met up with frens of ten years! oh my goodness, we are tat old. hee.. it was a good outing. cannot imagine that ten years ago we scaled mt ophir together and till today we are still in contact somehow. nice.. everyone has new directions in life and soon we'll be seeing the young ones! maybe in two years time, we'll be attending many weddings! but then again, about half are still single! hmm... work harder ah!



leaving home for sim soon. shall treat myself to some fast food. hee hee.. need to go orchard to check out something, shall make it very fast.

i must pass tonight's paper...

weekend....

1. my dearest nephew! cuteness!!

2. my bottle garden! heee...

3. nice tasting and looking kueh!


doing nothing much apart from sleeping. haha.. supposed to be studying... i'm so dead... so so dead. exam in a week's time but i have not applied leave and i have not even started studying... tsk tsk... very bad. ah... and got so many things to do...

1. get frames ready
2. glaze pieces and fire
3. buy cloth for deco
4. put up the deco
5. study and take exams
6. do action plans and finish all the things i owe before 10 dec..

going to bangkok with family from 10 to 14 dec, chalet from 14 to 16 dec then go to vietnam from 18 to 28 dec. woooo....

i so have to finish everything! ah... stress now.. go holiday also stress. haha... can bring laptop to do work while at bkk? hee.. think might have free time..

my nephew took part in a parent - child lookalike contest on sat at suntec. out of 79 parent and child, he and his dad was one of the six finalists! wooo.. he was tired, but he still smiled and did really well! hee.. he only won the consolation, but it was good. it was fun! hee... we were all very happy.. :)

shall keep this short.. haiz. study? hmm.. i think got to wait till tues.. tom night got wedding dinner.. broke man....

in the papers...

was in a photo tat was in The Newpaper on Monday,22 October! hee hee.. it was for the photomarathon.. it was quite clear. hee.. fun.. :) eh, i was not trying to be lovey dovey ah. my neck was aching from having to look up to the third floor for about 10 mins. was just resting my head. hee..

anyway, wat have i been doing in my quest for happiness? well, for one, i have been trying to think positive in many aspects and deciding not to be so hard on myself when things dun go so well. also try to just relax and go out without worrying too much for work. this is actualli not very healthy as i have been doing my assignments very last min. and my exams are not far away, yet i have not started on my revision... hmmm..

dear has started on his studies.. his studies are more siong than mine. he goes for class three times a week for 4 hours each time, from 6 to 10. with no break and all. poor dear. hang in there k? the math seems tough and daunting, but u can make it thru! :) i'll help with the other matters k? i'm going to take one module next year. time table clashes force me to spread the modules out. well. got more time at hand. i wan to learn driving. should i go for school or private? hmm.. guess it depends on how much money i have. private should be more affordable. shall not spend too much money. wonder if i can learn from my sis's instructor? must ask her.. :)

i am going to sleep early tonight.

assignments are done

just submitted the last one.. yesterday's submission was crap. serious crap. bad crap.

haha.. it was crap.


my shoulder's aching from all that work. is it possible to get a strain in the shoulder such tat i will not be able to do work anymore? will the insurance company pay me? hee..

i am logging off. headache.

i should be

writing my essay. but i'm not. haha. i got about 300 words down so dar. 1700 more to go.i just need a passing mark.how to write just enough to pass? haha.i dun like psychology.i can put in lots of effort into my writing for english, but i can't say the same for psychology. why didn't i choose business? till today,i dun understand. i am so silly. haha...

the weekend went on well. started with the photo marathon. we went around dressed identically, carrying bags that re the same in terms of colour just different in size, and looking like idoits sitiing on the ground taking photos of pigeons under the watchful eyes of the ENORMOUS bird at the OUB building at boat quay (or is it clarke quay?) i get mixed up over this two places. haha... i like the pictureof my big bird. i'll print it out big. haha... it's a cute bird. very fat. hee..

on suday, my family went over to yang's place. for the first time they met. haha.. it was an interesting outing. i have to admit,i was nervous prior to the outing.didn't noe how it would turn out,but i think it turned out very well! :) hope everyone thought so too... :) happy...

then we went to juliah's place for our usual hari raya gathering. we didn't takea photo together though. would have been nice.. :) the main topics of conversation were buying houses, and booking of venue for dinners. haha.. it's the age thing.. next year there's two confirmed weddings. 18 Oct is Alvin + Dawn and 14 Sept is Joyce + Louis. happening.. :)


lastly we went to ezar +erma's place... mee siam was excellent. :) yang was playing with the light sabre trying to look cool and with a smaller tummy.. he was holding his breath to take this photo..

back to reality on Monday. trying to type at sim..came early, finally read the article i am doing a review on and trying to type at least half of the review by today. will get try my best later. 1000 words at least before i sleep. 200 more before i go for lecture at 7.30. will try too meet my target.. my keypad has burnt marks. think it's the rubber protective covering tat is causing the marks. heart pain. there's burnt smell too... now tyoing without the covering. hope my fingers are clean enough... :)


i am so last min.. haiz. but i completed my english assignment 5 days ahead of deadline. it's a matter of interest. next year i'm going to take it slower... instead of rushing to finish it by dec 08, i'll spread out the modules and complete it in dec 09 instead. shall not kill myself. hee... oops... 200 words to go... good day! :)

work

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stoned. supposed to be doing work, but i'm watching grey's anatomy. and i just dun feel like doing work. :(
i will finish my english assignment tom and then i'll quickly start on my psy. :(
wat the hell is a critical review? 2000 words. in like 3 days. out of which 2 will be spent outside everywhere and one day will be spent in sch. maybe i should do my psy assignment soon.

the grey's anatomy soundtrack is good. the songs are very nice.. :) the show is all about making decisions. the supposedly right ones at the right time.. life definitely does not go the way we all want it to, but we have choices. i tot Meredith would stau with her man. he's great. Izzie keeps losing the man she loves. tough.. Burke left. cos he did not continue his contract. i would rather he have married yang and then died or somthing. silly. well, looking forward to season 4. Thanks for lending me the DVDs Juliah! They are great.. hee.. caused me to neglect work though. haha.. oh well. life is about choices ya? :) i hope season 4 will not be about the new interns. i kind of like the same group of ppl.. but then again, nothing much to write about them anymore? hee

i am going to sleep. i will go get my psy assignment done asap... thinking wat to pack. it'll be one very heavy bag. will definitely cause backache... haiz.. will think tom. haiz.

goodbye strawberry, hello vanilla

first i must clarify. i do not have lots of money. i just need a phone with good camera function.. i sold my Nokia 6300 bought less than a month ago and bought a K800i silver phone. yeah, it's the same phone as the one tat was stolen, but i realli like the cybershot phones by SE. the other cybershot phones are priced beyond my means, so no choice i bought a new old handphone. hee hee.



on the other hand, my bro had some cash and he could use his plan to upgrade and he got the latest SE Cybershot phone, K770i. it has similar functions to mine, only tat i is about half as thick as mine and it looks good too. nice.. maybe i can ask hime to exchange with me?? hee.. it's wistful thinking on my part ah.. haha...



maybe he can get me a canon ixus. it's slim and nice. i am a loyal canon camera fan.. my very first canon camera was a manual SLR. it's good. second one is now lost in some part of thailand.. haiz.

took a shot of lotus flower at AH. went there to get cough mixture for my grandma.. think i should have gone there yesterday.. my grandma fell last nite.. had a bruise on her knee and a scratch under her eye. she fell cos she was coughing real badly and when she tried to get up from the bed so she would not cough so badly, she fell. haiz.. i feel guilty. :( hope she'll be ok soon. hope the cough syrup helps.. four bottles will last her a while. will go and see her again when my bro has to stay in camp for 2 weeks..



met up with Din, Boon, Chee Seng, WL, Martin and Jiawen.. talked about NCC days and lots of other stuff.it's nice to meet up and talk to them.. everyone is still like the same when we were CLTs, hanging out in camp together or going for makan.. the last time we all met up for dinner was at swensens. 5 or 6 years ago, if Din didn't bring it up, we would have forgotten.. hee.. :) cool..come to think of it, it was indeed one of the last time we met in one big group... time to plan for another.. sorry ah Din, it'snot tat i purposely delete ur number.. i lost my phone and i had no chance of asking u!!! hee hee... anyway, congrats on being Store Manager! Way to go, Din! hee.. seeing ur name spelt as Dean is weird.. hee hee...

i am supposed to do work this weekend.. but then again, it's tough not eating snake a little and just relax... i think i worked hard. one of my recent assignments received a high grade.. a whopping 92.. was hoping to hit like 95, but think 92 is good.. great in fact, hee.. the last two due soon.. i promise i'll start on it soon...

i think i am going to sleep... just had kiwi.. must eat more fruits.. need to detox... been eating too much... think my digestive system is breaking down... haiz.. should get a check soon...

my mumis complaining about xiaxue... i think xiaxue is a waste of time. my mum is getting agitated.. funny... hee..

funny

this ad made me laugh like mad. haha... cute.. :)

think i wan to go and join amore fitness. i like the dance+aerobics classes. realli seems interesting. cardio-latino is the name. also have belly-bliss. hmm.. but now tat it's on the tv, sure the classes will be fully booked. haiz.. need some exercise... think the classes are not cheap. i dun like to sign for such stuff. everytime will get hounded to get more things etc. sianz..

i am sleepy... weak. weak... got to start on assignment.. will start on sunday. haha... slack...

i wan to watch grey's anatomy.. the dvds are with yang.. i wan...

mad woman

= me.

got my baju. like the orange but not the green. hmm.. the green makes me look old.. but the top and skirt is too loose. hmmm.. no time to alter leh.. how?? think will use the saftey pins..


my mother cooked a whole roll of herbal teas... my bro is finally coming back.. my grandma misses him

got to do work.. soon i'll be having two assignments due and exams are coming soon... haiz..

i think i wan to sleep. sleep is so valuable... sleep is good.

sleep = happyness

hee hee..

very kind...

had a not so good day yesterday. felt like giving up my quest. was unhappy.. haiz.. but today was a better day... but i nearly fell flat in my face early in the morning then i nearly sprained my ankle.. in front of the school.. it could have been a better day.. i think i should watch my mouth.. one day i'll get into trouble.. hmm..

oh oh, forgot to mention about meeting up with wai and ross and talking till late last fri.. it has been a long time since we did tat! woo.. those were the days.. i miss the pri sch/sec sch/ncc/poly days/ sb-ml days ..after poly i became more withdrawn and kept to myself most of the time in nie.. when i got posted to my sch, i was a loner for a while.. now i'm glad it's not the case anymore.. took me three years.. hee... well,better late than never...


was waiting for the bus after visiting my grandma when somehow i lost my ezlink card.discovered after i board the bus... and i only had a ten dollar note with me.. with 30 cents, i was quite embarrassed.. i got off at the next stop and was contemplating wat to do when another auntie who alighted with me gave me 60 cents so i could take the next bus.. wooo... i was touched... Thank you auntie... :)


this is one part of my baju this hari raya... i think it's nice.. different from past years.. hope the other top and the skirt looks good too... rat's getting it tom.. excited... hee.. tom is a busy day. oral, art club, go chinatown buy meds for my grandma then visit an exhibition at national library. then will go to aunt's place to sort out the keyboard issue.. hmmm.. hope can work ah... haiz..


my nephew is growing up quickly everyday.. he can wave goodbye alreadi.. so cute. hee.. still have a strong urge to pinch his cheecks everytimei see him.. he is drowsily cute in the morning.. cute.. :) love him to bits... he nearly plucked out my spacebar just now. it's kind of not responsive now.. hee hee... just a tiny little bit... it's stil good.. he can get me a new laptop ya?? hee hee..

i feel sleepy now.. but must hang on if i can to catch grey's... :) eyes are tired... body is not willing... just got onto facebook. interesting.. but i dunno wat to do in there.. haha...

hope tom is a good day... all the best!! :)

happy happy..

just a bit. received some good news via email.. might get some spare cash.. might not.. see how.. just happy got on e list.. good enough.. hee..

if onli i got the deal or no deal slot. if onli... i'll be extremely happy. haha..

had a good weekend. eating and having fun, not doing much work. haha.

the bbq went on alright. it rained a while but thankfully it stopped. it was quite fun moving everything and my nephew.. cute.. hee.. he must have been really confused.. :)

food was good.

the only downside was tat baju was not collected, well, had managed to collect one top, but not the other top and bottom. heee.. delayed.. will need to collect another day. cannot wait to wash it and try the other top on.. hope it fits... excited.. :)

a colleague just messaged tat she'll be bringing food for lunch tom.. hee.. looking forward to it.. woo hoo.. i feel loved....

wonder if my bro got his camera back.. hope he does..

i think i am sleepin.. got to be alert tom so my children will not need to suffer... :)

George Sand: There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved

btw, happyness quotes are taken from http://www.wisdomquotes.com

green bands

i must have been out of my mind to choose green bands. now i look quite horrible! haiz. got to bear with it for ten weeks. haiz. why did i do this?? haiz. i am mad. :( never mind lah, wat to do now?? just bear with it.. hee.. shall just keep flashing my green teeth at everyone whether they like it or not. haha.. yippee..

:( i miss my grandma...

my grandma is not well.. did i write in my previous blog entry? i forget. hee hee.. just trying my best to visit her often now.. haiz..

can't wait to collect my baju this sunday. yippeee.. new clothes! hopefullt nice. keeping my fingers crossed... excited. hmm.. looking forward to the weekend. bbq for sis's birthday, sun go collect clothes then to fren's place for dinner. definitely beats being tired in sch...

feel like sleeping now and waking up realli earli to do work. i realli might.. hmmm.. good plan... i like it. sleepy...

got two more passages to go.. and some adjustments here and there. maybe i'll finish the adjustments first.. then sleep.. great. i like it..

motto for tom: Love each other... (said it to the children during sarawak trip, they were thrilled. haha)

When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace. - the Dalai Lama

some things in life are just as such...

u win some, u lose some everyday. one day u are lucky, the next day u feel like the most unlucky of all. one moment u are happy, the next sadness seeps in, numbing ur happy thoughts, putting them all into deep sleep, difficult to rouse and awake again.

there's just so many things that happen everyday. good things, bad things, happy stuff, upsetting stuff.

complications are growing everyday. as we age, complications grow. no wonder they say when u turn 21, time flies so quickly u age in a blink of eye.. i didn't stop to think. not once till now. i ploughed headlong into things. making decisions without much thought, without thinking and planning in detail. can't say it's bad, but its not the best too. and when i do think before deciding, it may not turn out to be good too because i procrastinate too much. its complicating.

HAIZ

it's sunday. no school tomorrow, but i have to go back. got stuff to do. haiz. tues is another big day. if i can make it thru, i can breathe a little easier..

i wan to breather easily everyday..

the march of the saffron robes

skittles on my english lecture notes.. i like learning about the english language. no doubt it's tedious to rem so many rules, but i feel i have a much better understanding alreadi! happy...


the butt like butterfly bun @ rochor beancurd. so cute. hee..

my cute cheeky nephew yest again.. adorable.. just so adorable..

the day went on well.

but it's quite difficult to be brimming with happiness after watching the news report about the unrest in Myammar. Here we are, celebrating children's day, getting on with life pretty alright and there are ppl who are just trying their best to make lives better for themselves, at the expense of their own lives.. the monks are really trying to fight for a better govt, better lives for their countrymen. they are not armed yet at least 9 monks have been killed by gun-bearing soldiers. how can the soldiers bear to do it? isn't there a code of conduct for soldiers? why isn't anyone doing anything to help? who can help? just feel tat there's just too much unhappiness... haiz.

i think i'll go take a nap.. really tired..

some pictures to share (2nd post today)

my lovely nephew



my dear poly mates at TCC Boat Quay

still looking for a pix of my dear sec sch frens. we have not been taking many photos and actualli, we should go out more often.

my new phone is very soft. missed calls and sms. tsk.

post next time. need to get to work. in an irritable mood today. hmm..


Whoever is happy will make others happy, too. - Mark Twain

happy so far?

friday was a good day.


first prze winning piece


close up... neat and professional lookin!


second prize winning piece!

at night there was the mid autumn celebration. so tiring but lucky my duty was fun. made mooncakes and it was over in an hour. we cleaned up and then walked around talking and telling everyone about the win. haha.. oh well.. i was giddy with tiredness after the event...

i fasted onli half day.. so far only fasted 3 full days and the other days onli half. hmm.. not very impressive ah.. just find it difficult to do all the things with a headache and lack of energy. haiz. haiz... haiz.......

then came the weekend. done with one of my assignment. one more difficult one to go. supposed to do interview. but i got no interview, nothing. how? die. seriously. owing lost of work. i still have the english exam paper to set. will get down to it next week. haiz...

when will all these be over? i know i should be brimming with positive attitude! but it's kind of difficult at the moment. deadlines are difficult to manage...
. will get started on the psych assignment. sucks.

Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others. - Buddha

I wonder if my work is benefitting others?

three days of happiness

Day 1: 16 Sepetember
Bought a new handphone! although it's not a SE, but i'll make do with it for the moment. it's a Nokia 6300 red colour!! hee hee.. happiness! i got a red phone! yeah yeah! i think i still need a decorative item.. wan to get the japanese kimono hanging ornament.. shall go airport and buy if still have sale... but i think dun have.. hmm..


my new phone!

Day 2: 17 September
Fasted the whole day. quite tough... was weak at 7pm.. had to put up with the lack of energy... but still, i was happy... cos work was ok.. tried my best to be positive.. not bad, not bad...


my dear yang! he makes my day!

Day 3: 18 September
Fasted half day, broke fast accidentally when i was offered some chips. hee hee.. didn't continue.. had craving for fried chicken.. the craving was not properly satisfied though.. will work on it soon...

i hope tom will be a good day too.. it's mid week... phew... i need a break.. happiness!!!! hee hee...

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer