Ribena

2012-01-10T00:51:00.001+08:00

Having used a mac for years, I've always used either Parallels or Vmware Fusion for virtualization.

Before that, when I was using Linux, I used Vmware Workstation.

Today, when looking for a virtualization solution on Windows, I discovered Vmware Player.

It's free, and seems really fast. Just installed a virtual machine on it, and will do further testing as soon as I can.

But so far the signs seem very hopefully. I'm very impressed with the responsiveness, and that it doesn't cause the host to lag in the slightest.

Why the web server in my company went down

2012-01-09T11:31:00.005+08:00

So I was reading on line about a piece of news about how Nginx, an alternative web server, has overtaken IIS in usage on the web. In the comments below the news, people were praising Nginx on how fast and lightweight it is compared to Apache.

So I absolutely had to try it out. On the unimportant company web server, I installed Nginx and tested it, without removing Apache. Being new to Nginx, I didn't really know what I was doing, and I wasn't very interested in reading the documentation because I was just experimenting.

I set it all up, didn't like what I saw because of some Bad Gateway issues, and decided to remove Nginx and restart Apache.

This resulted in lots of segmentation faults. I don't know why, because I didn't do a thing to the Apache config files. All I did was to stop and start the service.

Had to get the hosting service provider to give me a new VPS and spent long hours migrating from the current VPS to the new one.

But this time, while waiting for the hosting service to prepare the VPS, I set up a Debian server in my virtual machine, and set everything up using Nginx + FPM-PHP and Memcached. Success.

Then I replicated the configuration in the new VPS and migrated everything over. Had problems with Memcache config at first, but it's been resolved. Then I read that APC would be preferably since it's a single server, so I switched to that. Far easier than using Memcache, and it seems as fast.

Now the web site's really fast and spiffy but I will have to keep monitoring the site in case I see Bad Gateway errors (which randomly comes up, I don't know why. Is it due to the FPM-PHP version I'm using?) or in case the server cannot take the load (unlikely).

I may still switch back to using Memcache, especially when Django has to be used. I wonder if it makes sense to use Nginx + APC + Memcached, or just take out APC and use Memcached for everything, since Nginx can serve static files from Memcached?

In any case, I have now experienced for myself why people drop Apache. Previously, the web service had to be restarted automatically twice a day because it'd stop responding due to server load (not that it had lots of traffic; the server just wasn't powerful enough). I hope this switch will remove the need for the restarting. Right now I can already see an obvious speed boost, which is excellent, even if the restarting problem isn't resolved.

Fingers crossed :)

Guangzhou, Shenzhen 4 days

2009-03-22T20:04:00.009+08:00

Feel like writing something here. Hence i shall write about my recent trip to China. My first ever trip to China!

Day 1: We managed to visit the main attractions as planned in my itinerary, which includes Yue xiu park, Zhenhai tower, Five rams, Sun Yat-sen memorial hall, Six banyan temple and Western Han Nanyue King's tomb museum. We didn't get to visit Chen jia si and the wholesale market as i find Beijing lu is good enough.

The main attractions are very accessible by train and the hotel location is fairly good. Just 10 mins walk to Yuexiu park train station. It cost only 8 yuan to Beijing lu by taxi.

Photos of Sino hotel IT Business room along Panfu road:

2 big beds!

Room equipped with PC and free internet, minibar, coffee making facilities...

Newly renovated toilet, comes with toiletries, hand and face towels.

Day 2 night: Paid 100 yuan per person for a 1.5 hr cruise down Pearl river, snacks and tea served on board. Kinda ex i feel... compared to Bangkok river cruise. Moreover the night view is nothing fantastic.

Day3: We took a fast speed train from GZ railway station to Shenzhen. The train cabins are much better than Tiger air plane, i swear. Including the uniform of the train attendant. The highest speed it went was 202km/h. It took just 1hr 15 mins to get from GZ to SZ. 75 yuan for a one way ticket.

My little surprise on my birthday:

24 roses for my 24th birthday!

An interesting restaurant with interesting signboard displayed at the entrance:

Haa! Japanese tourists must be pretty upset.

Day 4 morning: Dim sum with Long jun, his gf and family.

Shenzhen is a very modernized, urban city. I'm quite impressed by it's rapid development. In just 20 years, it changed from a fishing village to what it is today. I can say it's ahead of us and we are seriously not catching up. What i see in SZ is what Singapore will be in the future. I hope in the NEAR future but i doubt so.

After 2 days with my SZ friend and his family, i feel inspired to work harder to achieve my ultimate goal. My perspective of China has changed over these short 4 days. I feel i'm able to appreciate China culture, history and the people even more. I don't mind migrating to SZ for work or should i say return home? Afterall our grandparents came from different parts of China. That is how our Singapore dialets came about isn't it?

Maybe to many Singaporeans, this is home. But to me, it's more like a stopover country. Even more so now. I just happened to be born here. Sad to say, there is no sense of belonging.

I'm still finding my ideal place to call home. Wish me luck.

Bugis

2007-09-22T02:19:00.000+08:00

Didn't go to Night safari or Chinese garden today because meeting ended late for them. Luckily i went off earlier with colleagues to Bugis. We had drinks at Victoria bar, it's the bar that i've always thought of going to one day because i often past that place when i'm in Bugis. Heehee.

After that we went to Massion (spelling?) for dinner. I have loads of photos yet to be posted up in here. Maybe next time. Anyway it's a cosy Japanese Western restaurant, hidden in a corner of level 2 of Bugis junction. I would want to go back there again.

There are many new shops in Bugis i noticed. Southhaven is in Seiyu, replaced the old U2. And i've noticed there are new restaurants and cafes in level 2. I want to shop!

20-sept-2007

2007-09-20T23:42:00.000+08:00

Another sinful day...

Wednesday
Breakfast: Milk
Lunch: Catered buffet
Dinner: Carlton hotel's Chinese restaurant (very classy but food is so-so only)

Today
Breakfast: Milk
Lunch: Catered buffet from Neo
Dinner: Jumbo seafood at ECP; First time there, i had many pepper crabs until i'm feeling heaty now... :X There are many leftovers, waste food...

I'll be going to Night safari tomorrow... with colleagues from China and US. -_-''

So... My job sounds pretty adventurous right?

LOL

Gym anyone?

Sinful meals

2007-09-16T12:03:00.000+08:00

I had sinful meals for the past few days... Visitor from US came down to give system training. And me, colleague, manager and boss had to entertain him for 2 days.

Thursday
Breakfast: 1 big bao
Lunch: Tung lok Dim sum ala cart buffet
Tea: 1 Oreo donut from Munchy donut
Dinner: Thai Village Sharkfin
Dessert: Swensen ice cream...

Friday
Breakfast: Milk
Lunch: Ajisen ramen; I had beef ramen, baby octopus and soft shell crab
Dinner: Black Angus's Sirloin Steak with garden salad and soup
Dessert: Anderson of Denmark ice cream...

*Gasps* I ate so much....! He especially loves chocolate ice cream. So it is a must to bring him for desserts. I'll never have ice cream for the next few weeks!

Been doing uzap and hoola lately to get rid of excess fats. Good thing i went for the Terry Fox run this morning, ran about 2.5km, walked 1.5km. LOL. But hey, among the ladies, i'm the first few ok....

Next week is another week of meetings and sumptuous meals because my direct Big boss is coming down for annual meeting. *Gasps* I hope he won't speak to me. Anyway by right i should only attend for 2 days. Hopefully it will stay that way... I want my Friday nights...

Pearly

2007-09-13T00:16:00.000+08:00

My newly found favourite drink: Pearly Soya Milk drink! ^_^

And also Oolong Tea for a healthier choice.

Friday night thoughts

2007-09-07T23:58:00.000+08:00

Met dear Hj today in Tampines. Supposed to meet Ps too but she's stuck in office.... Anyway happy 2nd anniversary to her. :) Play hard throughout the weekend!

*****

I'm going to Phillips Warehouse sale tomorrow with my mum, sis and bf. Hope to buy a rice cooker, thermo flask and a hair straightener/ curler.

Evening i will go jogging with my bf, need to practise run for the Terry Fox run next Sunday. I'll will be going for the 4km run with company.

More details of the run can be found here: http://www.runforhopesingapore.org/ I will try to participate in any company charity events in future. Run for a good cause. :) The next upcoming event would be something to do with Worldvision, i'm pretty interested.

*****

Bought Mika Nakashima's Yes album, love the songs especially Track 2 and 3. I'll never get bored listening to her voice. One reason why is because i don't understand Japanese that's why 'bai ting bu yan'. Haha.

*****

News of the death of Pavarotti is really shocking. While watching my tv drama halfway through i read the small fonts in Chinese at the side and stunned for a short while. I wonder if i turned pale, if i got the name wrong, if it's really true. Feeling so shitty (sorry, couldn't find a better vocab) because i wouldn't have the chance to listen to Pavarotti Live ever again. One of the things i want to do during my lifetime. And i'm regretting not doing so earlier. :(

He is a legendary figure in the world of Opera. More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano_Pavarotti

Life is short. This incident makes me want to fully utilise everyday of my time. I wouldn't want to spend additional time regretting. Bl is right. Initially i can't understand why she's willing to give up a high pay for uncertainty in the future, but i think i do now. From today onwards, there will be no 'if only' and 'ifs' in my vocab in reference to what have past. There won't be room for regret, instead think of whys and hows. Look forward. Yup!

I'm back!

2007-08-11T23:00:00.000+08:00

Sorry, MIA again!

Here are some updates of my life:

1. Job hunting for the past 1 month, and i've found a job. :)

2. Working as a Cost Accountant in a US MNC, manufacturing company since 23rd July.

3. Won tickets for this year's NDP '07 and i went with my bf on actual day.

4. Obsessed with shopping; spent hundreds on work clothings and shoes. Oops! :X

5. Almost joined AIA as a financial services consultant cum insurance agent.

6. Signed up Prucash since last month, every month have to put in $73 into the account for 25 years from now. Gosh, so long.

7. Obsessed with my nails; my favourites: wine red, blackcurrant, french nails, rhinestones, french tips!

8. Obsessed with dresses!

9. Old house going to en bloc and be torn down; i will miss the place... :(

10. Current idol is 梁咏琪; i like her latest album.

*****

Long weekend is going to be over... Sob. When will be my next long weekend? I feel like planning for my December holiday now, at least there's something to look forward to when i'm sian at work. First two days of next week i'll be at Paya lebar factory doing scraps. Witnessing the scraps actually. I'm scared of this month's closing, scared i cannot do or do wrongly. But i will try my best. :)

Next week onwards, i'm offically working all by myself. Shit. Should be moving to my desk in Finance dept, near my Manager. Right now i'm at a temp desk near Marketing i think, don't feel like moving because i've already 'make friends' with the colleagues in front and behind.

I think after entering my company, i changed quite a bit if anyone noticed. I feel i became more ambitious, i want to fulfill many goals. Already planning 2 years ahead from now. I want to further studies, either ACCA or CPA. Yes, call me crazy!! Haha. I've also noticed i became more outspoken than before (and still trying.) Meeting many new colleagues of all ages at work, makes me feel that in order to blend in, i have to put aside shyness and speak out. If possible i'll join them for other activities after work. So far i'm the youngest in my company, i can't hide and just wait for someone new and my age to join me. *Psycho myself* So... now i try to make a conversation with anyone i meet during work. Hope can find a buddy soon. :P

One good thing about the company is, the benefits are quite good. Those worth mentioning: flexi benefits of $1000 yearly; unlimited medical claims; free taxi after 8pm.

*****

New maid in my house. This time she's from Philippines. Hope she's good.

Btw i have an extra NDP cd from goodie bag. Anyone wants can leave a message.

Till then!

Finally...

2007-06-08T16:18:00.000+08:00

...a post after so many months of MIA. I'm happy to declare, no more school for me anymore! ^_^ Exams are over since Monday. Right now i've been thinking everyday what to do in the future, what to work as... Should i try doing accounts?? Afterall my cert says i'm a accounts and finance student.

These two weeks i've been spending away my GST offset package money away. Hahaha. Bought 2 white half pants from mphosis, 1 green top from ness, 1 black half pants from This fashion, 1 white dress from Topshop, 3 tops from Catworld tw, 2 tops from Puffy tw, 2 necklaces from diva, 1 rose ring from diva and more earrings from diva and Bugis street.

Still waiting for a Zara-inspired bag and a half cardigan from Daisy maze, both from spree sites. OMG. I think i really spent a lot! I'm spending away my pocket money and savings... Ok, no more shopping for me already. Definitely no more bags, shoes (i already have a lot a lot) and now, no more tops and bottoms! I'm banned.

Do you know a round trip to Bangkok cost only $130 to $190??? Yesterday i was checking Jetstar and Tigerairways. Oh my! $130 if you travel from weekday to weekday. $190 if you travel weekday to weekend. It soo cheap!!! With tax, airport tax and departure fee!!! I want to go........ I won't shop a lot i promise, would like to visit the temples and take a boat ride down the Chao Phraya River.

Dinner is Miss Clarity cafe + Cakes

2007-03-21T23:27:00.000+08:00

Happy 22nd birthday to ME!

2007-03-21T00:48:00.000+08:00

Thank you all sweeties and hunks for all the well wishes!
I love you guys! ^_^

Thank you hj and ps for the birthday cake! *Muacks*

Thank you my beloved bf for spending this special day with me!

Thank you my sista, sista's bf and family for buying 9 slices of cakes from Secret recipe! I feel so spoilt for choice!

More pictures tomorrow! :) :) :)

More eye candies :P

2007-02-19T02:21:00.000+08:00

These are from Alloy.com, selling at USD9.99. On offer now! I'm so tempted!

I'm in Love with peep-toe pumps!

2007-02-19T01:45:00.000+08:00

The last pair looks like the one Americaya is selling at $40+. All these lovely shoes are taken from a Tw site. I want them all!

18 Feb 2007

2007-02-18T02:53:00.000+08:00

*****HAPPY CNY 2007 TO ALL !!!*****
Gong xi gong xi gong xi ni !
Many blessings to all my friends and close ones! ^_^

Pokka's new drink + misc stuff

2007-02-05T22:09:00.000+08:00

My new favourite drink of this year is Pokka's Chrysantheman tea + white tea. I will drink this beverage almost every alternate day. The bus stop at Clementi is selling at $1.50 a 500ml bottle, which is a little expensive.

I could have opt for All well's 'liang chai' like waterchestnut juice, sour plum juice or starfruit juice but i choose not to because Pokka's Chrys tea + white tea has a healthier choice stamp on it! Haa! And i've done my maths, per 100 ml only contains 5.8g of sugar (carbo) so it's better than an average drink. Not very high in sugar content. :)

If there's a beverage that combines Green tea + Chrys tea, i think it would taste good too.

I need to have a haircut before CNY! Have to alter some new clothes.

What i've bought/ will wear for CNY:
1. An off shoulder, red & black top from This Fashion
2. Empire cut brown kimono dress
3. Zara tf denim skirt
4. Denim skirt from Far east
5. White open-toe pumps from Mondo
6. Black open-toe pumps from TW site
7. Swatch watch - Vday gift from bf! But will wear on vday then keep until CNY.
8. Brandless red watch - Worn a few times already
9. Deep red nail polish from Sally hansen + top coat
10. ASOS gold necklace - to match kimono dress

I still lack a pair of silver earrings to match. Otherwise, i'm done!

Will be going to grandma's place coming Thursday to learn how to make pineapple tarts! My grandma makes the best pineapple tarts and i'm going to learn her secret recipe. I'm so happy. Hehe. :)

Bad day

2007-02-02T13:57:00.000+08:00

Yesterday I woke up with a swollen eye. Bloody hell. I just recovered from flu (before that gum and ulcer pain) and now this. ARGH.... What's wrong with me??

Skipped school today because I look too ugly to go to school. :( Have to go for make up next week. Hope my eye will be better tomorrow... I don't want to stay at home for another day. Sob sob.

2007-01-07T23:15:00.001+08:00

I've fallen in love with this song...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axMO0E7q4JM

Mr Fish died...

2006-12-10T15:19:00.000+08:00

Poor fishy died out of a sudden. Sob. I just changed the tank water, cleaned the tank and put in more oxygen bubbles for him and he died....

I suspect he broke his spine. Because he can't swim straight, slanted to a side. Or it's the blood worms he ate everyday. Maybe it's not suitable for him. Or it's the air con that is too cold. Sigh. Anyway he's died. I don't want any pets anymore.

Late update: Bangkok trip, Photos4

2006-12-07T16:02:00.000+08:00

These are all the things I bought in 2 days!

This display can only be found in the Departure Hall.

Late update: Bangkok trip, Photos3

2006-12-07T15:46:00.000+08:00

Traditional Thai food at a restaurant at Suan Lum Night Market.
Yummy!

Loi Korathong Festival at Windsor Suites Hotel.

Muscial performance at Suan Lum.

Temple entrance.

Stationary guards.

Artistic!

Late update: Bangkok trip, Photos2

2006-12-07T15:30:00.000+08:00

Late update: Bangkok trip, Photos

2006-12-07T15:10:00.000+08:00

Quizbox

2006-10-24T21:53:00.000+08:00

Get to know yourself better

Your view on yourself:

You are intelligent, honest and sweet. You are friendly to everybody and don't like conflict. Because you're so cheerful and fun people are naturally attracted to you and like to talk to you.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:

You like serious, smart and determined people. You don't judge a book by its cover, so good-looking people aren't necessarily your style. This makes you an attractive person in many people's eyes.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:

You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:

You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.

Your views on education

Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:

You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:

You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.

What are you most afraid of:

You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.

Who is your true self:

You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

Woaaah... I can say this quiz is creepy! True on relationship, education and fear.

Bangkok here I come....!

2006-10-21T23:56:00.001+08:00

I'm going to Bangkok!! Yippee! Hooray~! I'm totally excited about the trip. Hehehe

Booked flights and rooms alr. Holiday will be from the 3rd to 6th of Nov. Hehe. Staying at Windsor Suites Hotel Bangkok at $104 per night. Cheap for a suite! *Happy*

Airfare + accomodation is about $350.

My mum's sponsering me $600, which is more than I've expected. :) That leaves me with about $250 to spend on food, shopping and taxis. I need to bring another $150 just in case I've run out of cash.

Ps's friend and bf spend $700+ just on shopping and eating. Eeeks. The bf bought 20 shirts, loads of Levi's and Adidas. She bought 10 necklaces and countless of that things. I'm going crazy just hearing that.

I heard a tee cost about $2-3?!?!

I've been surfing information on day markets, night markets, shopping malls, places of interest like cultural centres, temples and rivers in Bangkok. It's so exciting planning where to go, what to see and what to eat!

I want to try the traditional Tom Yam soup, white curry, beef noodles, banana prata with condensed milk and other food from roadside stalls... I also want to go for Baiyoke sky buffet at 76th floor and dine at Fuji Restaurant at Emporium.

My shopping target: 8 tees, 5 pair of shoes, 5 earrings, 4 necklaces, 3 retro blouses, 3 bags, 3 sets of wacoal, 2 half-length tops (to be worn with tights), 2 skirts, 2 shorts, 1 pants, 1 shirt dress, 1 kimono top, 1 v-neck top, 1 off shoulder, 1 shades...

Counting down.... 11 more days to Bkk! ^_^

2006-10-18T00:03:00.000+08:00

*New links of some of my jc classmates*

Quick updates on yesterday and today

2006-10-08T02:33:00.000+08:00

Fri, 6 Oct:

After school, I had dinner with my grandparents, grandpa's friends, aunts and uncles, cousins and my family members. We went to the restaurant named Prima something at PSA. When my dad drove into the carpark, we thought we're in Malaysia. The place looks 'lok kok'. Somemore there is valet parking...

When I climbed up the stairs and stepped into the restaurant, oh my, I felt I was in the state of motion sickness. Like suddenly drunk like that. The bloody restaurant is moving! Recalling now, I also feel giddy.

My cousins arrived before us and were at the table. I guess they were already half blur le. Haha. That day was super hazy, PSI 128, so we don't have a nice scenary.

The food is....... I don't know what to say... I guess I don't know how to appreciate yah? It's supposed to be prepared by Singapore's top chef. The one who is the judge of food competition on TV shows.

Ok, to be fair, the beijing duck is very nice. But the meat is wasted. I rather I use my hands to eat, than fry it with beansprouts and ended up tasting like xing zhou chao mian.

The dinner was more like food tasting, not filling to the stomach. Small portion. By the 3rd dish, my bro, sis and I decided we need prata for supper. Haha. (Of course we didn't lar.)

What's interesting is that the food was delivered through the lift. So funny... The kitchen and toilet are downstairs.

Dinner was super ex. 500+ per table for serving size of 8, which is more like for 5... We occupied 2 tables. Nvm, as long as ah gong (treats us and) is happy. :P

***

Saturday, 7 Oct:

After school, I attended a Vienna Boys Choir concert at the Esplanade Concert hall. Very happening right...

The boys are cute and I think they are probably 10 years old? 10 years old with powerful voice ok.

10 years old I was in a Gold award choir that recorded an album in a studio for the school's 50th Anniversary. Like very impressive right? ... The cd sounds horrible now. Hahaa.

Anyway. Eb, nick, nick's friend and I sat in the first row of Circle 2, which is like 2 storeys above ground. And we paid 40+ for a ticket. Gosh. Vienna Boys are expensive...

I think this kind of concert is once in a lifetime thing. Again, I don't really know how to appreciate. I'm just wasting somebody's chance and opportunity of appreciating the performance. Haha!

But at least I know a bit of here and there ok. Unlike some audience who clapped wrongly, twice somemore, when the performance haven't ended. There were also people who coughed, whispered or wriggled in their seats (duhz), made unneccesary noise. There is a reason why brochures are made of the hard type of material ok.

Done.

The Brainteaser Test

2006-10-01T01:59:00.000+08:00

The Brainteaser Test

Are You A Mastermind?

Shimin, you answered 23 out of 30 questions correctly!

Congratulations! Your score is in the 91st percentile. This means that if one hundred people took the test with you, your score would rank higher than 90 of them on average.

When we analyzed your test, we also discovered that when it comes to logical ability, you measure in the 99th percentile. This score indicates you have unusually strong abilities when it comes to to solving problems with logic. There are situations that require having a very precise thinking process to cut through the array of stimuli, and you can do this well. You can easily detect the underlying logic while others cannot. While others may get confused by things that are complex or out of order, your logical ability allows you to persevere and solve multi-layered problems.

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Did a brainteaser test and that's my results. Not very accurate as you can see. 99% logical?! I'm not that logical. Haa. Anyway I did it for fun. Some questions are biased, like asking how long you take to arrive from London to Chicago. How I know...? And what's nickels, quarters and dunno what else.

You can take this test from Tickle test.

My new pet!

2006-09-17T00:37:00.001+08:00

I have a 'fighting fish' as pet now. Hehe. It's a present from my bf a few days ago. Mr Fish is it's nickname. He lives in a small, round tank now, like the size of a mini football.

Mr Fish has a blue body and a red tail. He's quite active and likes to swim in circles.

I often play with him with the mirror. ^_^ He's really fierce when he sees his reflection. Silly him doesn't know he's looking at himself. Hahaha... *Cheeky face*

He eats freezed, dried blood worms everyday. I fed him 3 times a day, but I'm not sure whether my bro or sis or mum secretly feeds him too. Anyway, he never fails to gobble up his food. You can see his mouth open and close, open and close as he eats the bloody worm. Greedy pig... I mean greedy fish.

I want to put Mr Fish into a bigger tank with pumps and everything. Then I'll put in pebbles, coloured stones, marbles, water plants etc... so that Mr Fish can be the happiest fish on earth.

Singapore and IMF

2006-09-11T14:38:00.000+08:00

Some interesting sites I've found while browsing the net for IMF... You'll be surprised after reading the articles...

Site #1 and what is it about: Target: WTO | CommonFront | is maintained by an autonomous network of direct action activists and allies who are adversely affected by WTO policies. Aim is to derail the Doha Round, and fight against WTO. They believe that WTO exploits the poor, famers, women, fisherfolks and so on.

http://targetwto.revolt.org/node/293

I have nothing against WTO or anything but these exchange letters between our PM and the various groups, are quite interesting to read. Things that you don't always get to read in ST papers.

Site #2 and what is it about: The Age is a newspaper in Australia, available in printable form at www.theage.com.au.

September 11th, Monday

http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/singapore-snub-stings-imf-and-world-bank/2006/09/10/1157826813706.html

Article: 'Singapore snub stings IMF and World Bank'. Why? Read it yourself.

Site #3: Bangkokpost is a newspaper in Thailand, Bangkok. Available online at www.bangkokpost.com.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=112787

Article: NGO ban 'will embarass Singapore'

Site #4:

Friends of the Earth International is the world's largest grassroots environmental network, uniting 71 diverse national member groups and some 5,000 local activist groups on every continent.

With approximately 1.5 million members and supporters around the world, we campaign on today's most urgent environmental and social issues.

http://www.foei.org/about/BoycottSingapore.html

Article: Call for Action: Boycott Singapore Airlines in protest against government repression during World Bank and IMF Annual Meeting.

OMG. Our Singapore's The New Paper should have a gossip interview with them! How interesting!

Site #5: FT.com Financial Times is a London newsite.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/d29328d2-3f32-11db-a37c-0000779e2340.html

Article: IMF and World Bank rebuke Singapore

Other sites:
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SIN134417.htm
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060907/afp/060907225636business.html

What do our own newpapers say? From Channel Newsasia...


	Police firm on banning undesirable groups from IMF/World Bank meetings

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/229337/1/.html

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I wonder what will happen next week... Can our police handle the protestors?

Some thoughts for the day

2006-09-07T23:45:00.000+08:00

A man's biggest failure is not willing to settle down in a relationship with the person he loves.
A woman's biggest failure is believing that she can change the one she loves.
Unfortunately, it does not work that way.

Came across this message while browsing through other people's blog... Makes some sense right?

I knew this.

My Science teacher, who taught me in secondary school, used to tell us that one can never change another into someone else that isn't him/ her, no matter what it takes.

"Don't think you can change the person you love, you can't. Don't be foolish. Remember this." She would often remind her students during Science lessons. At that time, my classmates and I used to think she is a crazy-out-of-love-40-years-old-virgin. I mean, it's not that we're bad, but which teacher would tell us such things?

I used to find her lessons boring and hope she'll quickly go back to the actual lessons. I just want to study what's in my Science textbook, do well for my papers (so that I can win the guys in class.) That's all.

However, as time goes by, I've grown up, I realised that some of her words do make sense, in some ways. Come to think of it, she taught us many valuable life lessons which I won't forget ( and can't forget due to her constant naggings.)

Words are words only, unless you've experienced it yourself. If I were to teach whatever I know to a 14-years-old now, I doubt she'll understand and I'll really doubt she'll hind my advice. Life to her is just the beginning, what's there to worry about?

That's why age is like wine, the older it is, the better it gets. Why? Because only by aging as you experience new things and gain new knowledge, you'll learnt all that you ever need to have a better and easier life ahead.

So, embrace aging ok? You don't need to swallow. haas Life is more than that.

New goal

2006-09-04T14:44:00.000+08:00

Hmmmm... Come to think of it, I didn't really do well for my exams.. I've heard of people getting 60s and above for their papers. :( Gosh. And 80+ for Maths!

*Sob*

I promise I'll not skip any lectures, will do every assignments, do every test, do every mock exams, copy down everything the lecturer says, highlight and note down important points to ponder on, borrow textbooks from library, visit the library more often, book discussion rooms, self-revise in discussion rooms, do every past year paper, not fall asleep in class, not talk too much in class, not to laugh too much in class, to file up all my notes, read my notes like a storybook.... etc. etc.

I'm going to be a total geek coming year. Please don't stop me from being one.

Results are out!

2006-09-01T15:43:00.000+08:00

I was bloody scared when I heard results are out online. I wonder if my faced turned white at that time but i know my hands were freezing cold.

... Failed Corporate finance. Argh. I thought i would pass it! The paper has errors! The questions got problems. No kidding. But anyway I'm going to re-sit for it and get a 60 back. *Yeah!*

Passed the rest, 40s to 70s. But there goes my first class hounours. Boo hoo...

Surprisingly I passed Marketing! I was expecting either a low pass or a marginal fail. Ah well, I can't do anything about it now.

The results of my second attempt at Accounting and finance is what makes me happy. First attempt failed by 2 marks, 32. Second attempt....

57!

Yayay! Ok... I know it's not THAT terrific but it's not easy to self-study ok... I could have gone for lessons and change to the new syllabus but i didn't. Instead I went to library to borrow books, do past year papers and self-study ok... So it's something worth celebrating for! Haa. excuses :P

Overall, I'm quite satisfied with my results. Must work harder next year!

A little more details of Me...

2006-08-30T01:12:00.001+08:00

Some info about me:

I love spreeing online and selling things off yahoo auctions.

I watch Hong Kong drama serials and only Cable TV. I dislike local shows especially local drama productions. I've stopped watching Channel 8 since I'm 14.

I like romantic Korean movies, and i usually cry at sad parts. Haa.

Sushi is my favourite food. I like fresh sashimi best.

I don't like chatting on the phone. Phone to me is a tool strictly for communication only. I prefer face to face talk. My friends often say I'm too direct in words. I have to admit sometimes i do talk too frankly. :P

I like classical music, especially string orchestra and piano. I'm one who enjoys plays and concerts. I love literature and i trully regretted giving it up in JC.

Jolin is the only singer whose songs I can listen to and never get bored, albums after albums.

I like the ideal of baking cakes and cooking up dishes in a well-built kitchen. If there's a choice, I would like to be a 100% housewife. If possible, I want to have half a dozen of children!

Yup. I like sweeping and mopping up the floor. Crazy i know. I'm half a clean freak. I can't stand untidyness.

I used to read many books, but i've lost the interest after entering JC. School makes me feel sick of reading. But I'm trying to get back the interest.

Pink is the ultimate favourite colour of mine. I like the real pink hello kitty, not Macdonald's hello kitty.

That's all for now.

Saturday 26th August 2006

2006-08-26T23:33:00.000+08:00

It has been 2 weeks since my last update. I've been busy these few weeks, working as a part time promoter at Taka's baby fair. Tomorrow's my last day of work! Yay!

I have to say being a promoter for baby products is quite an interesting job. And rare too. Yeah, I know it may sound incredible especially when I don't have a baby of my own, I look far too young to be a mother and I don't even know how to play or talk to a baby...

For some background info of my family, I don't have baby cousins neither do I have relatives with babies. My first cousin only just got married few months back and I don't think there'll be a baby soon, at least not for another 2 years.

So you can imagine my first day at work. Not only am I trying to be the good, friendly salesgirl, I'm also stunned by the number of babies and pregnant mothers I see at work. If I were the type who fears babies and children, I would have gone crazy.

I dunno if there's really such an illness but I do detest kids when I was younger. Kids were a nuisance then. There's even a point in time I decided not to have babies when I get married. Ah, stupid of me I know.

Anyway. I love babies now. All babies in the world are adorable, cute and oh-so-huggable! :)

Their clothes are so small, like miniature of what adults wear. There're also cardigans, dresses, jumpers, hats, flower skirts, pink pyjamas etc. for toddlers. Sometimes I have the sudden urge to buy a set home, but for what use I don't know! Eric suggested I dress up my dolls, maybe my teddy bears. Haha!

I'm looking forward to my day at work tomorrow. :)

Goodnight!

Singapore Zoo 12th August 06, Saturday

2006-08-13T23:45:00.000+08:00

It has been years since I last visited the Singapore Zoo. Admission price is $20 per adult, so expensive! But we didn't need to pay because his aunt has a 'Friends of the Zoo' card.

The zoo is not as big as expected. We completed our tour in about 6 hours. The lions and cheetahs are missing. Makes me worry if they've escaped from their enclosure. Like in the Jurassic Park movie, 'Where are all the dinosaurs??'

We missed the Australian kangeroo and some reptiles. I don't like reptiles and snakes anyway.

I love the penguins and polar bears!!!

I like looking at the penguins in their winter enclosure. They are soo cute! I have a video clip that shows how blur they are. Hahaha.

I like looking at polar bears when they swim. They look soo clumsy and furry. We waited for quite a long time for one of the polar bears to dive into the water. We also witnessed him standing up on two legs and clapping his hands!

I have photos as proof, not kidding you all. :P

Baboons are amazing too. Male baboons are fierce and are very pampered by their female partners. The ones with the biggest red ass are males. Haha. Took me some time to distinguish them. Baby baboons are very tiny. They either cling onto their mother's chest or sit on their backs.

A mother Baboon with her baby

Exhibits I would like to visit again:

1. Fragile forest - Butterflies, the-black-and-white monkey-looking animal (don't know call what), mousedeers, red birds, yellow birds, orange monkey-looking animal etc.

2. Children world animal land - Goats, sheeps, chicks, horse, rabbits, ponies etc.

Me with a baby goat! :)

This goat on the left is nanny goat, I think. I don't dare to touch her. That's not my hand by the way. The goats look hungry and bored. We witnessed one goat shit and urine on the ground. His ass is just facing us. Eeeks.

Anyway, we had an enjoyable day at the Zoo. I'll upload more pictures the next time. :)

Singapore Fireworks

2006-08-07T14:43:00.000+08:00

Aiyu, yun kai, me and eric watched the first display of fireworks on Saturday. Itlay team. I'm going back to watch Singapore team tomorrow. :)

These days I don't have to work. Yippee! So I'll sleep until 1+pm almost everyday, please don't sms or call me before 1pm.

...

2006-07-24T22:03:00.000+08:00

I'm sick of food.
I'm sick of working.
I'm sick of holidays.
I'm sick of love.
I'm sick of sprees.
I'm sick of Toa payoh.
I'm sick of tv.
I'm sick of movies.
I'm sick of smsing.
I'm sick of going online.
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I'm sick of EVERYTHING.

Dancing diva!

2006-07-19T01:41:00.000+08:00

I'm a big fan of Jolin, if you didn't notice. Yeah, I'm not someone who goes around telling what I like and what I don't. Unless you're special and I might tell you. Hee. So you better remember 'cause I seldom repeat. :P

Ah, anyway. I bought a $7 Jolin cd from Parkway parade and I love it very much! Haa. I like Track 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7. Especially Track 4 假裝. I can listen to it over and over again. I also found a blog http://princessjolincollection.blogspot.com/ which has many videos about Jolin. Go take a look! It has many advertisements done by Jolin which are not screened here. :) It's entertaining.

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Yay! National day is coming. Nope, I'm just looking forward to the holiday. And fireworks of course. Which building has the best view???

World survey/ research has shown that people of US are the most patriotic towards their country. If I didn't remember wrongly, about 90% of the people buy their country flag on national day. I think they call it Independence day or something like that.

Singaporeans don't even hang out their country's flag on National day. Most kept their flag in house drawers. How patriotic. But who's to blame? Education or social studies doesn't help. Really.

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Anyone has any idea how to go Malacca by car? Or coach? Or Malaysia taxi? I suddenly feel like going over there, for some shopping and to explore the area. If I didn't remember wrongly, the Malacca museum was burnt down last year or some time ago. Ah, too bad.

I want a shopping spree! ! !

World cup + Work + Ambitions & dreams

2006-07-06T20:16:00.000+08:00

Everyone's talking about world cup, soccer now. My favourite team, Argentina, is out. :( But my hated teams, Brazil and Germany is out too! Haa! :P Yes, I'm weird and so what.

Now I don't support any teams. But I forsee France will win. Looking forward to Saturday night.

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I'm almost working everyday at the Ubi stall. Coming weekend too. Sian... But it's ok. I must help out in my family business. In the future, I hope to carry on in food business. My dream is to open a small cafe.

Talking about dreams, I have many.

One, to become a teacher.
Which I've accomplished.

Two, to be a salesgirl.
I'm weird I know. Anyway I can find a sales job easily so no worries.

Three, to open a small cafe/ kopitiam.
Carry on my dad's business. Have to start off by doing small.

Four, to multiply my business.
To enter shopping malls and food courts. It's a really BIG ambition but I'm sure it's no problem.

Five, to be a florist.
I like to see flowers everyday. I want to learn how to arrange flowers. This ambition is a little difficult... Maybe I'll learn when I retire at the age of 60.

Six, to open a clothing and accessories shop for girls and ladies.
I'll diversify from food business. Source my goods from Bangkok and China and open a shop!!! Told you I have big ambitions. Haa.

Seven, yesh... I haven't finish... Haha.. I want to be a tutor.
This can be easily done. I actually intend to be a part time tutor a month later. I've tried applying everywhere on online agencies but didn't receive any job yet. Haa!

Eight, I want to be involved in charity events and such. My dream is to be rich enough to distribute wealth to the poor!! Sounds like Robinhood. It's a difficult dream I know. :P

Nine, to open a cake and pastries/ bakery shop.
Yes! I want to make and sell cakes. Another area to diversify. Haha....

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Ok, you are beginning to think I'm ridiculous i know. :P

But people must have dreams right?
At the age of 21 today, I'll do my very best to accomplish all.

*Nods head*

What do you dream to be???

A New Change

2006-06-30T18:34:00.000+08:00

... To my blog of 2 years. :)

I like this simple design. Looks comfortable for the eyes.

A quick update of what is happening to my life:

1. I'm working almost everyday at my dad's Ubi shop, until the workers fly over from China, which is probably next week. Yay!

2. Went shopping last Wednesday, alone, which I enjoyed every much. Seriously, I love shopping alone. Sales person is especially polite to loner shopper, if you noticed. :P

Below is a survey of my own shopping experience in Wisma Orchard...

Summary of sales stuff friendliness/ efficiency in Wisma Orchard:

Forever 21: 5 stars ***** (Excellent service! Very friendly salesman and salesgirl.)
Esprit: 4 **** (Good service!)
Yin & Yang: 3 ***
Space: 2 **
Liver: 2 **
Topshop: 2 **
Future state: 1 * (Almost O, bad service.)

Isetan Wisma Le'range: 4 ****
Isetan Wisma Forever orange: 4 ****
Isetan Wisma Cashier (Level 2): 4 ****
Isetan Wisma Shoe department: 3 ***
Isetan Wisma Face shop counter: 3 ***
Isetan Wisma Cashier (Level 1): 2 **
Isetan Wisma Sugarlink: 1 * (Almost 0, salesgirls are busy chatting with each other.)
Isetan Wisma Staple: O * (No service at all, no salesperson in sight.)

Food Republic: 3 *** (Friendly aunties all around)

3. Bought a black laced empire cut blouse from Future State, white mini jacket from Le' range Isetan, shiny black Mondo high pumps and Face shop automatic black eyeliner. Used vouchers. ^_^

4. Tomorrow's my cousin's wedding!!! I'm sooo excited!! It's a church wedding in the morning and afternoon. Dinner in the evening. :) He's my first cousin who is getting married.

5. Sold a few more pieces of jewellery online. :) Not making big bucks, just a tiny bit. It's all just for fun and experience.

That's all for now. More updates on the Wedding tomorrow! Tataz. :)

F 4-1 Class gathering 25/06/06 (Sun)

2006-06-27T00:49:00.000+08:00

Finally, another Secondary school class gathering since the last one I missed. Everyone looked slightly different! And I'm glad i met all my old friends. :)

I've only met lz, mabel and jing rong after O levels. Others I've never seen them since Sec 4, that is about 4.6 years ago...! Ok. Let's have a head count. We have: lizhen, mabel, ruth, liqin, susanty, jing rong, samuel, cheng wen, joseph, fabian, andy, zhi xin, tong seng, liang wei (huang shang!)...

Anyone I missed out? :P This is more than 1/3 of the class alr!

AH!!! And I only just realised my dear Viva is married in Australia!!! WOAH.... Congrats!! (Although it's a bit late now... Haha..) I'm just so happy for you girl. :))

And I also heard others getting married early (no, it's not what you think), and I suddenly like marrying myself off too! Haha... Kidding only. :P

I'm happy to see my old classmates all grown up, especially huang shang. Hahaha... Not bad ah. He used to be slightly taller than me. Now he's about 167?? Aiya, guys can just suddenly shoot up. What do you eat btw?? I've forgotten to ask him....

Anyway. Our gathering organiser ended up leaving very early and we had no plans in mind after lunch. So we walked aimlessly around Marina Square and I'm surprised the guys actually accompanied us while we shopped away!!

See? I told you my Sec school guy mates are nice people (unlike my jc guy mates... oops!)

I mean, even my bf don't really like to shop with me, so I'm quite amazed that they don't mind at all. And... We went to Zara and I even had the chance to try on a few pieces. Though the guys are busy talking among themselves, they still tag along as we pick clothes. :)

The guys even followed us to Mango Sale! If you don't know, Mango sale is packed with people everyday. What's more a Sunday. Our nice guys went in with us and I don't know about the rest, but jing rong tagged along me and lz, and he even offered opinons on the clothes we picked. Hahaha...

After shopping, we took a few photos, out of nowhere, with the help of a stranger. Haa! **People, whoever has photos, please send a copy to everyone ok??**

After that, mabel and few others left and the rest of us went Coffee club for drinks. And we chatted for quite a long time, while a few more left. That leaves us with lizhen, ruth, jing rong, joseph, fabian and me. :)

Shortly after lz left and we sent ruth to her bus stop. The rest of us went to Eunos food centre for prata and satay. It's yummy! I wanna go back there for the prata again.

So... My Sec school class gathering ended at 10.45pm. I'm glad i went. :)

Spree/ auction updates 3

2006-06-23T00:04:00.000+08:00

Waiting to be shipped:

kit - VIP - 1 bubble skirt, 1 leggings, 1 navy tee $15+
enchanted_tale - Catwalk 2 elastic tops $24.97

Cancelled/ received:

hoiling - flower white belt $12.52
kimoko - ELF spree - 1 item for me, 3 for hj $2.30 + $6.90
purplehut - ULTA 2 covergirl foundation, 1 NYC lippie $18.16
plasterger - tw site - white bag $34.7
slimheep - ASOS 6 necklaces $20.13 (refunded, all OOS... so sad)

Pending arrival:

axeclusive - mineral powder $4.80 By post
tan_go2812 - Tw yahoo auction - Bai Ma Ma spree $11.79
xpink-xuanx - Maple spree - hairband, 2 nail polish white and silver, 1 purple earrings $8.42

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Sold in Yahoo!Auctions (from 1st June):

Adidas Tee $18
White polo tee $12
Classiccloseout $12
Mickey Mouse $15.50
Fake nails manicure $8.10
Puff sleeves $21.90
Vintage belt $16
2 Rainie one sided earrings $16.30

Pending payment:

Black cardigan $24 <--- Bloody dead bidder, she better pay up!
Polka dots $24 <--- Same bidder! Argh!
Multi-colour earrings $7.20
1 Rainie pink earring <--- don't know what she's talking abt, she's making me confused, it's only a yes or no but of course i cannot be rude

Genting Highlands June 2006

2006-06-19T23:16:00.000+08:00

I'm back!!!!

Just checked my email. 52 Inbox. I have emails from auctioners, questions from interested people who wants to pre-order some accessories, more questions, new spree notices, sellers, spree updates, forward mails etc.

I took about an hour to reply all. I got to send out a parcel tomorrow and go down to Toa payoh to find the accessories. I've just started selling accessories online. :)

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Genting Trip

I went for a 4 days 3 nights trip to Genting with bf and big family. All together 17 of us. I've met his relatives before so it wasn't that awkward for me. :)

Most of the time, I've been babysitting, watching soccer in the casino or simply being a shopping tour guide. Haha. I didn't have the chance to explore all the shops in First World. No time!

Anyway. We stayed at First World Hotel. The rooms are not as bad as I thought. I think there are smaller rooms. Slept at 1 plus almost every night. That explains my dark eye rings. :P

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Since Genting Day 1, I've been watching World Cup either in hotel room or at the casino. Watched about 5 matches since World Cup started.

*WOAAAH* So unlike me right?

As if I have a choice. Everyone's crazy about soccer. I guess I can watch a little, won't die. I have to admit some matches are very interesting.

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Babysitting is tiring. As you see, my bf and I were the only 'grown ups' among the younger generation. So I also have the responsibility to look after my bf's cousins. Duhz. It's pretty alright going out with the older cousin who's 19 this year. 'Cause we shop for the same things.

But looking after xf and brenda is not as easy, especially brenda who's only 11 this year. I felt like a mother looking after her. Makes me feel old. Haha!

Hey, I actually bring her to girls shop to buy hairclips and earrings for her. I even pick clothes for her to try on. It's not easy lor, i tell you. Children are hard to please.

Anyway, we bought a pink and grey sweater, pink hairclips, teddy bear clips and a pink blouse within a day. Not bad right... :)

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It was the first time I enter a casino! It's quite similar to what we always see on tv. And I got excited about the free drinks and snacks. I drank 3 cups of milo, 1 teh and 1 mango fruit punch, ate cup noodles for free! These were all consumed by me in just Day 1. :P

I didn't play or gamble anything. I don't know how to. The jackpots look confusing to me. It's not like what we see on tv leh.. where you only have to put in a coin, pull the handle and wait for the pictures to roll.

Anyway gambling is addictive and it should only be played for fun.

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I bought Vinci slippers for RM19.90, make up pouch from Lovely Lace at RM9.80, 2 phone stickers at RM5.90 each, pencil case at RM3.90, bum equipment long wallet at RM44 (gift from bf), Padini tee at RM23 (gift from bf's mum), nautical necklace from Voir at RM19.90 and 300g of famous amos cookies. :)

Coach and accomodation are paid, so I only spent $70 in this trip. Thanks to the uncle who paid for all, thanks to the relatives who treat us lunch and dinner almost everyday. :)

Ok, more updates in the next few days. I can't think of what else to blog now. Goodnight!

Spree/ auction updates 2

2006-06-11T01:46:00.000+08:00

Changes as from 1st of June: -

Waiting to be shipped:

Orangysun - AE 2 tees $24.56
blurblurme - ELF - 1 hydro tint, 1 concealer $2.97
xpink-xuanx - Maple spree - hairband, 2 nail polish white and silver, 1 purple earrings $8.42

Cancelled/ received:

simz32 - avon spree - mark concealer and slanted eye brush $6.35
charlene foo - tw spree - 1 blouse $17
Sweetbag002 - I-style + Maple spree (Maple to be refunded)
slashwinf - Be-two spree - 1 belt $10 (refunded)
Tiffany c - AMAZON Rusty bag $18

Pending arrival:

hoiling - flower white belt $11.85 By post
axeclusive - mineral powder $4.50 By post
kimoko - ELF spree - 1 item for me, 3 for hj $2.30 + $6.90 By post

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Sold in Yahoo! Auctions as at 1st of June:
Adidas Tee $18
White polo tee $12
Classiccloseout $12

Pending payment (as at 11th of June):
Fake nails manicure $8.10
Polka dots black blouse $20.90
Black cardigan $22

Bought from fashion_macbee:
Cream and red dress http://auctions.yahoo.com/sg/i::100314727 <---- Nice??

Just came back...

2006-06-11T01:17:00.000+08:00

From ah bao's party. It's terrific. One of the best birthday parties I've been too. Good company, good crowd, friendly hosts... Great food! Delicious cake! I had lots of fun! :)

As anyone can see, I was in a super good mood. Haha. I don't know why, maybe it's because my exams are over too! Thanks ah bao for inviting me to her 21st birthday party!!

Met uncle Chee hua and it's the first time I see him since JC. He's as cranky as before. Haa. Funny uncle.

Finally talked to Wei qiong? (...shit, i forgot his name again...) You see, this guy was in my JC class for 2 years but I've never talked to him before. Haa. So I'm excused from forgetting his name again! :P

Met Kar wai, also one of the 'non-regulars' of our class, who rarely appear or show face. Ah I know you don't read my blog but you really look like hj's brother!

Fabian's car is cool. A typical red sports car. Thanks for the ride home! I know he also don't read my blog. Haha

Jian long's a cook! He's taking over his father's business. Cool. This is what I'm planning to do in the future. Got chance, we do business together ah. Ah bao can also take over her mum's business. OK. Let's open a foodcourt in 10 years time!

PS....... Where are you girl???

Spree/ auction updates

2006-06-01T13:03:00.000+08:00

Waiting to be shipped:

purplehut - ULTA 2 covergirl foundation, 1 NYC lippie $12.33
missdesertlady - Walgreens Spree 2 - 3 wet and wild items - 2 lippie, 1 blush
ecc3ntric_art - tw spree - 1 jacket, 1 half dress $42.76
slashwinf - Be-two spree - 1 belt $10
Irene - purple house - 1 dress for me, 1 dress for hj S$20.50 + S$22.50
kimoko - ELF spree - 1 item for me, 3 items for hj $1.70 + $5.10
tan_go2812 - tw yahoo auction - Bai Ma Ma spree $10.51
plasterger - tw site - white bag $28.81
hoiling - flower white belt $12.52
axeclusive - mineral powder $4.50
yi_square - candy flower bag $14.22

Cancelled/ received:

xpink_xuanx - White and blue hobo sling bag (refunded $10.20)
Kimoko - PG Mall bag $22
Xinyi Lee - 2* 100% authentic pearl mussel $9 each
cynosureofitall - Wet seal mini skirt $23
Sunnie Tan - ClassicCloseout Black and white blouse $10.50
sandyeo - ASOS v neck v side tunic $30 - Share with sis
Sherry - ELF spree - 1 eyeshadow, 1 total face brush, 1 blusher $8.50

Pending arrival:

Tiffany c - AMAZON Rusty bag $18 Meeting after 6/6
simz32 - avon spree - mark concleaer and slanted eye brush $5.75 By post
charlene foo - tw spree - 1 blouse $17 Meeting on 1/6 Bugis 6pm
Sweetbag002 - I-style + Maple spree By post

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Sold in Yahoo!Auctions (for month of May):
Red & grey jacket $19
Purple Tube $16 - Sold for sis but she owes me $!
Dorothy Perkins $12 - Sold for sis but she owes me $!
Cutie eyelash curler $2

Pending payment (as at 1st of June):
Adidas Tee $18
White polo tee $12

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Yup, a total calculation of debit credit, matched with my bank account... It's more or less correct. I'll upload more unused/ not-in-use items to sell off in yahoo! after 6/6. To earn back some $. Haa.

I'm even thinking of setting up an online business. Hmmmmmmmmm. Ideas and plans have already been brainstormed and planned out, with or without a trip to Bangkok. :)

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Oh yes

2006-05-31T22:32:00.000+08:00

Sometimes, I felt so spoilt by my bf. He took leave today just to send me to exam venue. *^_^*

I must appreciate and cherish him even more!

I had two papers today...

2006-05-31T21:27:00.000+08:00

Feel so exhausted yet I can't sleep and can't eat.
When will be the last day of my exams.................................

This morning's HRM paper was relatively easy. I only studied 6 topics out of 12, totally no clue on the other 6 topics I've left out. 1 out of the 2 essays I did the day before came out. 4 out of 6 topics I studied came out.

Lady luck helped me.

However, She decided not to help me the second time.

Afternoon's paper is terrible, terrible, terrible.
Patricia Chia...... Please finish off Haider when you see him. Seek revenge for us!!!

OMG, whatever topics my marketing lecturer spotted DIDN'T COME OUT. Ok, maybe a tiny bit came out but it's not sufficient to give us a pass. Oh gosh, I almost fainted when I glanced through the question paper.

I felt that I wasted my time studying for Marketing. How could you do this, Haider! You openly mislead us! You concentrated so much on Branding, Brand equity and Brand strategies and you didn't set a question on it!!!!

You mentioned about Risk levels in all models and you didn't set a single part on it! You made us think about examples of online marketing during the UOL revision lecture and I thought it would come out! It didn't!

Patricia said to focus on T2 Psychological factor. She said to concentrate on Product. The diagram and all typs of products. The different types of dunno call what strategies: JV, Exporting etc. to study in DETAIL. Oh gosh.

Where are the questions????

And that to study more on Buyer Decision Process and little on Adoption because it came out last year. *FAINTED* It came out this year again!!! And I mixed up both processes....

And the list goes on.... So... Practically, what I've studied didn't came out at all. BLOODY HELL. I HATE YOU HAIDER. I don't want to see you again next year.........

Shopping...

2006-05-18T02:29:00.000+08:00

Some say shopping is a girl's past time. I say shopping is healing power! We need to shop our money and time away because it's the only release from whatever is bothering you.

Am I right, girls? *Clap clap clap*

Whenver you're mugging like crazy, trying to squeeze as much information as possible, doing last minute work, admit it! You just wanna shop until you drop dead after exams!!

Well, at least for me. :P

So... As I couldn't go out during exams, can't afford the time to go out, i spree online like crazy. Literally. I'll check the site early in the morning and just before i go to bed.

Sprees are addictive. You get the whole sense of satisfaction, knowing you've gotten a cheap bargin.

$7 for 2 Covergirl foundations and 1 Covergirl concealer! $16 for a dress! Bag at USD4! 3 in 1 bag at $28! Avon concealer and eyeshadow brush at $5! Victorian belt at $10! Dress plus jacket at $42 (this is a bit steep but it's nice!)

Where to find???!!!!

But, the things take really a long time to be shipped here. So far i've received my pearl necklace (you take the pearl out of the shell yourself and put the pearl in a necklace, wear it, $9), Wetseal skirt (look like from Forever 21, approx $22) and my current school bag, $22.

Oh yes, and ELF items. ELF is the best! They have the best lip gloss! They don't make your lips crack and it's really smooth. They have nice eyeshadows. Very smooth and easy to apply. All at USD 1!!!

Anyway.

My next paper is on the 31st. So i went shopping today with my bf. He's really very patient with me today, because I really went many places to shop. Poor him has to wait for me and carry my stuff. And he also treated me to Crystal Jade for a small form of celebration. ^_*

You're the best!!!

I bought a pair of slippers from Charles & Keith, $17.90. A vintage style top and gold earrings from Forever21. I used vouchers and topped up a little. *Heeeeeeeeee*

Now, I'm going back to my books soon. Will do some reading tomorrow! :)

Election 2006

2006-05-07T23:31:00.000+08:00

I'm quite satisfied with the results. Though a little disappointed to some extent. I stayed up till about 3am early this morning to watch the on going telecast, frequently switching between channel 5 and 8. I want to catch everything.

I would say, the media is biased. You can see for yourself. Read the newspapers today, if you had watched the live telecast yesterday, I don't think you'll agree to what is being mentioned in the papers. My personal opinon, there's no 'very strong' mandate. Hello...? Just look at the results.

The Opposition won more votes and lose less votes in general. And what is the total number of void votes? If we total them up and it's in monetary value, one can buy 3 Honda accord and still have change.

Ok I don't wanna get sued. I expected PAP to win, but i wished for not a strong win. Maybe a little more than a marginal win. And now i'm looking forward to the upgrading in Aljunied. Yay! (I take bus home from Eunos mrt almost everyday. Bus 155 takes forever, maybe maybe someone can do something about it?? :P)

Exams are very NEAR! My first paper is on tuesday!!!!!!! Wish me luck please. I really need it to pass my Accounting paper!

I want to vote

2006-05-01T13:12:00.000+08:00

If only I was born 2 months and 20 days earlier... My district can vote you know!!!

Although my small vote wouldn't make much difference, but i would still like to make a change. The most i couldn't be a public school teacher.

Shan't say more.

Anyway. I have a swollen face. Gum swelling, ulcer and i think my wisdom tooth is coming out... The lower left side one. Upper left side has alr grown halfway out. Last night i had a slight fever. Luckily it subsided early morning.

Exams are coming pretty soon. AHH...... Please please I don't want to get sick. I want to be 100% confident and well for my Accounting paper!

Wish me luck!

Sprees involved

2006-04-29T12:23:00.000+08:00

Tiffany c - AMAZON Rusty bag
Sunnie Tan - ClassicCloseout Black and white blouse
Xinyi Lee - Brandless 100% authentic pearl mussel
Sweetbag002 - I-style + Maple spree
Kimoko - PG Mall bag (received)
cynosureofitall - Wet seal mini skirt
xpink_xuanx - Brandless White and blue hobo sling bag
simz32 - Avon mark concealer and slanted eye brush

FHA 2006

2006-04-27T18:53:00.000+08:00

I just came back from FHA 2006 exhibition at expo centre. :)

It's not only an ordinary food fair but a food fair for trader visitors only. A fixed payment of SGD80 is charged per visitor. In order to get in there, we had to register with a company name and they'll issue us passes to go in.

Dress code is business attire. I saw whites, blacks, indians, japanese, chinese, thais etc. in suits there. I had to dress decently too. :P

So strict huh? BUT ... I saw 'kiasu' aunties in there. I wonder how they get the passes.

KS aunties really spoil the atmosphere by dressing in tees and 3/4 pants, which is fine actually... Until they started to push people and squeeze through the crowd to queue for free food. "-_-

Anyway, the exhibitors there are mostly distributors, manufacturers, suppliers and wholesalers, hoping to clinch deals with local and overseas food and beverage traders.

There are lots of machines! Machines to make pastries, dumplings, puffs, tarts, mooncakes, ice cream, yogurt, bread, whole cakes, chocolates etc. Ovens to roast duck, chicken, pork, sausages, wings etc. Juice makers and freezers, coffee machines that can make all sorts of coffee.

There are coffee makers for small business like cafes and family restaurant, and more heavy duty ones for restaurants and hotels. There're those for Starbucks and Coffee Bean too!

My parents are thinking of buying a coffee maker that is for heavy duty. Cost around 4k which is after exhibition discount. I think it's very value for money! Can make coffee, espresso, cappucino and latte! But it's not to be used at home. Haha. But my mum says i can borrow it from the shop if i want.

I'm quite excited about the new shop. I hope everything will go on smoothly. Any updates i'll post later.

Cheers.

Fav brands

2006-04-27T11:40:00.000+08:00

Some of my favourite and trusted brands...

PERSONAL CARE:

Shampoo: Pantene, Sunsilk, Ginvera

Shower cream: Johnson & J body bath, Shokubushi (is it spelt this way??), Mark & spencer shower bath

Hair conditioner: Sunsilk, Herbal essence (I like very oily one)

Face wash: Irise, The Body Shop

Face moisturiser: Olay is the best! Been using since Pri 4 :))

Mask (for face): The Body Shop
Mask (for hair): Optima

Cosmetics in general: Maybelline, Chanel, Anna sui, Fasio, Red Earth

Perfume: Chanel Chance, Estee Lauder Exotic, I also like the brand name that goes 'Moss-ki-no' but i have no idea how it smells

Make up remover: Simple conditioning eye make up remover (Not oily at all!)

Lippie & glosses: Vaseline is the best! (Apply twice a day) ELF hypershine, Red earth, Loreal glam shine

Eye liner: Pola pencil, Chanel eyeliner (very smooth and mistake proof!)

Nail polish: Sally hansen, Maybelline

List to be continued...

I hate maids

2006-04-09T10:39:00.000+08:00

THEY ALWAYS DO THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR BLOOD BOIL.
TMD.

I can understand why people kill maids.

Yay!

2006-04-02T23:32:00.000+08:00

Yayayayaya....................

I'm going insane. Suppose to revise today and I ended up taking a few naps. Dotz... ...

Anyway, I want to update about a few things. Hmm, that day after UOL Stats class, hj, ps and I went to watch a movie! Failure to Launch.

So surprising right??

How can 3 super thrifty girls choose to watch a movie at $7 each, and moreover a romantic movie and it isn't any BIG show like Harry potter or V. Even if it's Harry Potter, we would even consider whether to use the $7 for movie or to shop away!

Well, it was free tickets! Haa! The tickets fell from the sky.

Yesterday, I went to Eric's aunt's housewarming in AMK. The condo got nice facilities. There's a big swimming pool, a gym, steambath in the toilets, tennis court, basketball court, function rooms and bbq pits. So cool. If I live there, I'll use th gym everyday!

So, I got to meet many people and went Kbox in the late evening with the younger generation. It was super expensive lor!! $110!!! Oh my, if I have known I would rather have Suki buffet instead.

I've also explored the other uncle's penthouse. It's superb. The penthouse's a two storey and still under renovation. The view is cool! Quite high and I think I can't live there. I've never lived in a place more than 4 storey high. The feeling is like I'm unsafe up there. Haa. Silly me I know.

Ok, tomorrow is another day for revision! Cannot make up any excuse anymore...

Happy Bday to Me!

2006-03-21T21:46:00.000+08:00

To me!

I had a good time yesterday! Thank you ah bao, hj, px, ps, sharon, eric, nick and aiyu for celebrating my birthday with me. Thank you all for the lovely flowers, yummy choc banana cake, heartwarming card and the company! ^_^

I'll post up photos another day ok? Took some pics of the flowers too. :) You girls are the best!! Always make the right choice of present and the right choice of flowers! :P

I love u all!!! ^_*

I was away for 4 days

2006-03-20T00:01:00.000+08:00

Suddenly recieved the news of my eldest uncle's death.

I missed Tuesday Stats prelim and my whole family went to Hatyai. My dad drove to my grandparent's place and the 9 of us took a van up to Thailand. It was a 3 hours van ride.

My ah yi and family flew from SG to Hatyai by air. Biao ge from Perth, his mother from HK, mum's eldest sister from Bangkok (i think), her son from don't know where, another cousin was with the school tour in Italy so she didn't come... Some relatives from Malaysia, while the rest are already in Hatyai.

My uncle died at quite a young age. He just stayed with my family during Chinese New Year. Everyone was very downhearted and mournful as it came so unexpected. *Sigh*

He used to bring us out for breakfast when my siblings and i were kids. He would bring us to Parkway arcade to play games. :(

He was an artistic person. He used to write books, paint, mold pots with chinese characters, mold vase. He could write many styles of Chinese characters.

*****He'll be saddly missed by all. May his soul rest in peace.******

1 down

2006-03-05T22:19:00.000+08:00

My msn nick: Mocks are coming!!!

Sounds like mocks are some kind of aliens invading earth. Everyone... HIDE NOW!! Like war of the worlds. So i added 'Mocks are not aliens.' Hehe.

Marketing mock is over already. I hope i'll pass. Next paper would be on coming Saturday so I'll have a week to prepare for them. I hate exams.

Recently my sis and I went on an Elf spree online. http://www.eyeslipsface.com/
Spent approx SGD20 on 7 items! So cheap. Bought 1 blusher, 1 blusher brush, 2 lip gloss, 1 two way mascara, 1 4 colour eyeshadow and 1 shimmer face whip. Cost per item: USD1 + tax. Cheap!!!

And I found a lot more sprees in http://community.livejournal.com/sgspree/ and http://community.livejournal.com/_spreee/ and I'm going crazy each day.

I've also started to sell stuff off yahoo!auctions. Sold a dress, eyeshadow and a pair of shoes. Recouped: $31 (exclusive of postage cost).

Hope my other stuff can be sold off smoothly! :)

Bday

2006-02-26T00:47:00.001+08:00

Yesterday I spent a total of $139 at Wisma Esprit. This is something I must blog because I usually don't spend so much at one go! Actually only $45 is spent on me, the rest is present for Aiyu. Tomorrow's her birthday, which is also my papa's birthday. :)

Though my dad don't read my blog, and he doesn't even know how to use the computer, I still want to say it here...

Valentine's Day 2006

2006-02-16T21:05:00.000+08:00

This is our 3rd year celebrating Valentine's Day together. :) He bought me Chanel Chance perfume. I gave him 2 ties. Haa!

Me & flowers on Vday

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My 2nd bouquet of roses.

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This bouqet of flowers was delivered to my house. It's really a surprise. :)

2006-02-16T21:02:00.000+08:00

12 red roses with 2 big hearts!

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2006-02-16T21:01:00.001+08:00

I love my bf!

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2006-02-16T21:01:00.000+08:00

A close up of a rose

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2006-02-16T21:00:00.000+08:00

Lovely roses

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I'm back to yahoo auctions

2006-02-08T20:22:00.000+08:00

Ah... My marketing lecturer is right. Online shopping can be addictive. Now, i'm hooked on yahoo auctions again. Recently i have bid a Zara lip gloss, 1 set of fake french nails, 1 set of normal fake nails, a bag and a white blouse. Heez

Pooh Bear wishes all a happy CNY!

2006-02-06T15:36:00.000+08:00

Last day of 2005

2005-12-31T23:44:00.000+08:00

Time really flies... Especially so this year. Why??

2005...

- New year in new house, Jan ^_^
- Took first year prelims and exams in SIM, March and May.
- Spent 3 months of holiday, June to Sep
- Went Malaysia and Thailand in June i think
- Officially introduced my bf to family ^_^
- Got my driving license in June!
- My mum went for operation to remove her gall bladder... Which is also the month I received my exam results... and I failed my AF :(
- Help my dad at the stall on and off thru' out the year
- Relationship with bf started to turn bad and really bad :(
- Continued second year in SIM, retaking AF, Sep onwards
- Full house craze
- Attending CF lectures alone every fri, sob sob, and self-studying AF

Ah... That's about all. Summerized. Now you know why I went MIA from July to September. I thought I didn't have any good news to blog about. Like everything's bad and I don't like to share sad things with others, which will make others sad too.

But now, I'm glad all is solved.

I have a loving family, a caring bf and a handful of good friends. Haa. My mum's even more healthy than before. I feel contented now. :)

For the past months, whenever I feel depressed, I'll do stuff like bidding yahoo auctions, indulge in chocolates and watch lots of tv which I don't do so in the past. You guys must be surprised! Haa. That I kept everything to myself.

This year is really a lousy year for me. I hope next year will be a lot a lot better!

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Congrats to Mr Yang! He's going to be a father le! Wow. I only just attended his wedding last Dec. Gong xi gong xi!

30th December is the official date, we, class of 2S22 of 2003, will have a gathering annually. 17 out of 23 (?) turned up this year! Wow wow. And we were all puntual.

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I wish all my friends a happy new year! New year, new start. Forget all unhappiness of 2005 and look forward to 2006. Wish all of your dreams will come true!

Shimin ^_^

Santa's Coming!!

2005-12-19T22:48:00.000+08:00

We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas....
And...

A Happy New Year***!!

A bit too early. Haha. Anyway I'm really looking forward to Christmas Eve and the day itself! I've prepare a mini feast!! Nope, I mean I've drawn up a plan. A menu. Haa. I'm so excited... *Beams* I shall bring everything over to my bf's house and cook up a feast! YAY!

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I've been staying in this new house for a year already. Wow. Time flies. The old house has been rented out and hopefully some agent will buy it these few years, so that we'll be out of debts soon. Haa.

End of the year is coming. Time to reflect on what I've accomplished in 2005?? This year isn't a good year for me. A great beginning (where I moved into new place, new environment), turned bad in the middle (where relationship went rock bottom and family crisis), and... Everything ended up alright. I'm glad. :)

I hope to win Best Denki's Mitsubishi Colt or Sheng Siong's Proton Wira (Manual), which is fine with me too. Haa!

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Be good girls and boys everyone! 'Cause Santa's coming.....

Shimin ^_^

Yawn...

2005-11-21T01:04:00.000+08:00

It's late now and I've forgotten what I wanted to blog... Dotz.

I want to say I'm back with Friendster, after disappearing for dunno how many months. And after receiving countless of emails from Friendster, RE: Friendster Misses You.

What shall I blog since I've forgotten what I wanted to blog???

My 13+ years old Sony TV is sold to the garang guni man last week. For a miserable $20... It broke down after so many years. Sob sob. Anyway we're all waiting for the new LCD TV to arrive. Apparantly it's out of stock islandwide. Wah, so good selling meh?

Luckily, we have a spare tv which Starhub gave when we signed up for Maxonline. :) Now we realised the importance of television.

I love my new phone! Too bad I can't show you the picture of it cos I can't upload pics for the time being. I haven't install Picaso yet.

Picaso or picasa? Whatever. Stacaato sounds better.

Few days ago, my sis and I tried to save a kitten. My bf picked it up from the streets. It looked so poor thing, so small, sitting beside the road. So we decided to bring the kitten home and nurse it back to health.

Unfortunately, it died that night. Sigh. It was still breathing when I slept. So sad. But at least it had some milk and had some shelter before it left. Hope the kitten will go to kitten's heaven.

New Samsung E530C

2005-11-02T00:26:00.000+08:00

Yes! Finally I've got a new phone. ^_*

How much is my Blog worth?

2005-10-31T14:11:00.000+08:00

My blog is worth $2,258.16.
How much is your blog worth?

Gotten this from Zhen's blog

2005-10-29T21:13:00.000+08:00

7 things that scare me:

1) Horror movies
2) Losing my wallet/bag in public
3) Pain
4) Exam results
5) Cats and big dogs
6) Lightning and thunder when I'm walking on the streets
7) Lizards

7 things I like the most about me:

1) My complexion
2) Ears
3) Double eyelids
4) My sensibility, haa!
5) Memory
6) Hair
7) My cuteness + blurness!!! :P

7 things I hate the most about me:

1) Cry when I'm sad
2) Cry when I'm too happy
3) Lazy to exercise
4) Don't have superb memory
5) Nose too small...
6) Sometimes eat too much and felt instantly fatter
7) Loop-sided smile (if u noticed)

7 most important things in my room:

1) Bed (Most important!)
2) Lights
3) Fan
4) Mirror
5) Blanket
6) Air-con
7) Make-up

7 random facts about me:

1) I look younger than my age, i suppose
2) I'm the shortest in my family. Big deal.
3) I can't read on my bed, cos i'll be too lazy to get up
4) I don't like taking photos
5) I've never own a pagar, walkman, discman, mp3 player, digital cam etc.
6) ... except my hp, which is my only high tech equipment.
7) I always wake up earlier than my alarm clock, everyday.

7 things I plan to do before I die:

1) Get married.
2) Have babies!
3) Go to Paris, Vienna, Korea, Japan, HK, Taiwan
4) Buy a big car.
5) Watch another round of 'Full House' before I die
6) Skii
7) Have sashimi until I puke

7 things I can do:

1) Watch tv for 12 hours
2) Sleep for 12 hours
3) Sms a msg and wait for it to appear
4) Make ayam burgers
5) Eat 2 meals a day
6) Save money
7) Climb 11 storeys, up and down

7 things I can't do:

1) Cook a proper meal
2) Roll my tongue
3) Wiggle my nose
4) Move my ears
5) Snap my fingers
6) Blink my left eye quick (Oh my, I'm lousy i know...)
7) Read a chinese novel

7 things I say the most:

1) ok lor
2) huh...
3) ok lar...
4) i think
5)
6)
7)

7 celeb crushes:

1) None i can remember...
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)

7 people I'll love to see doing this:
1) Hj
2) Ps
3) Anyone!
4)
5)
6)
7)

Welcome back! (Me)

2005-10-24T22:41:00.000+08:00

Hmmmmmmm.........................

Hmmmmmmmm........................

How should I start? YAY! I'M BACK! WOOHOO! ^_*

HIP hip hooray!

My whole family is now in a Full House craze. 'Lang man man wu' you know? The korean show that just ended in cable tv, channel 55, every Saturday night. But we watched the vcds and my mum's crazy. She likes RAIN. Dotz -_-"

My mum keeps pestering us to get the soundtrack of Full House. And whenever I argue that the other guy is more shuai and better, she'll side Rain one lor... Now, I'm worried what if Rain comes to Singapore...

No wonder aunties love Bae Yong Jun.

I'm going Johor tomorrow with my parents and sis. Going there to buy some household items and dinner. And of course to fill up the fuel tank so high until it overflows. Haa!

No lar, kidding. My dad's car needs some polishing. A relative of ours is getting married coming Sunday and he's borrowing my dad's car. I think to drive the bride and bridegroom around... I'm not sure what's the use of the car... :P

I'm sooo tired...

I've bought a sweater, a spag, a bag, a tee, a bracelet, a 2-piece black top, a swimming costume, a short cardigan, a panty and even a chicken roll recipe from Yahoo! Auctions. *Beams*

Yes!! I'm mad about auctions. Wahhaahaaaaa....

I'm addicted. Auctioners, auctioners... Come to meeee...

*3 little bears, living together...*
*Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby bear...*

AIYO

2005-08-30T00:43:00.000+08:00

I took so long to update my blog... So sorry.. I shall summerize in short sentences and points. (Actually you can say that I'm lazy to blog... Heez)

Alright. One day.... I went to East Coast and I saw the Singapore flag hovering over my head! Oh yes. That should be our National Day!

Another day... I went to Habourfront.. No it's Mount Faber and I snapped a photo of the half lion-half fish!

One other day, I had dim sum at Chinatown... Then Japanese food back at East Coast! I know I sound like an excited tourist!! :P

The last day... I went to Cineleisure with my bf and.. Guess what?
Bloody Gotcha caught us on tv!!! OH MY GOSH. AND IT'S NOT FUNNY AT ALL LOR...

The guy pretend pretend to trip and unbalanced, almost threw the big boxes of parcels at us. Then dunno how... Another guy appeared behind and said..

'Are you guys alright?'
No response.

'Are you guys alright??'
I ignored him again.

'Erm. Are you guys alright???'
Finally, I looked back at him and said 'Yes yes. Thank you.'
(Please go away, thank you.)

And who knows? He came right in front of us and said (lamely),

'Guess what? You've been ganged up by Channel 5 Gotcha!! (Haha) Wave at the camera over there!(Haha)'

Dotzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Both of us waved stupidly... What else to do, right?

But I think we won't be on tv. 'Cos our response is so damn cool and damn steady. No freaking out. No screams. No 'Ahs! Wees!'.

Not FUNNY AT ALL!

Wahahaha...!!!

But then, I'm still curious to know... When will Gotcha be showing?? Anyone can tell me??

I'm Sick

2005-08-17T11:24:00.000+08:00

Weather's bad. Almost everyone I knew is down with flu. Typical syndromes are: Sore throat, dry cough, cough with phlglem and slight fever.

And poor me not only has all the syndromes as above, I also had diarrhea... ... Two days ago, I also had a red eye... ... But I'm recovering. Left with sore throat, cough and a little bit of red eye.

Say byebye to my illness!

Channel U, Sun, 1.20pm

2005-08-11T22:40:00.000+08:00

Yes! Watch my dad and sista on tv!! Haha... Sunday is a repeat telecast. ^_^

Woohoo~!

2005-08-07T23:24:00.000+08:00

Guess what's 'Woohoo' in Sims???
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*Heeheee*
Go find out yourself.

So sorry my dear blog, I've neglected you. I'm so busy with work, helping my dad at the stall. Backache, hands ache, fingers ache, toes ache and such. Haha.

Let's see... What have you missed out these days?? Well, nothing much. I watched Charlie and the Coco factory!!

I don't understand, but to me, the movie's a disappointment. Though it's creative and it really follows closely to the 2 books. (If I remember it correctly, so long ago.)

Unless you're in a can-laugh-at-anything mood, and you've watched The Island and Stealth, then... Go for Charlie and the Coco factory!! (I know I know, Chocolate.) You must have a pretty good sense of humour to watch this film.

Oh yes, and also you must love silly singing.

Eh... Hmm... Oh yeah! I'm so into yahoo auctions now!! I've bidded for a yellow jacket and currently waiting for the parcel to arrive! Imagine....

*Ding Dong*
Mr Postman is standing outside at the gate, waving the yellow parcel at me, smiling. 'You've got mail! You've got mail!'

How exciting!

I'm also biding for a string of beads to be worn as necklace, a green rose scarf, a purple rose scarf and a glittering silver belt. Hee. I'm hooked.

Want to make me happy and smile so bright and sunny???
Please give me your POSB account no. and pin, thank you!

Friday happenings

2005-07-30T13:22:00.000+08:00

Yesterday seems like a long day to me. In the afternoon, my bf fetched me from home and I brought him to try the Kameng Soup at Geylang Lorong 1. My dad used to bring my family there for the soup.

It's simply delicious! For those who haven't tried Malay's lamb soup, must go and try ok? :)

After that, we drove around. From Geylang to Kallang to Potong pasir to Upper Serangoon Road to almost Tampines and Orchard, then back to Toa payoh. We don't know the way, so anyhow arrive around. Haa.

In the evening, I met hj and px for dinner. We had Suki at Cineleisure and the food there is not bad. We gossiped, laughed and talked about almost anything. Laughed until my jaws suan.

At night, we met up with ps and her friend. (Yj? Oops, I've forgotten her name!!) She's a fun-loving girl. We went Indo Chine, hoping to take a closer look at the fish tank, but we didn't see it.

The guy working there found us a table close to the DJ. We ordered all the signature drinks! Haa. 5 glasses only lar. I had the non-alcoholic drink, Ocean Mist.

Px had the most yucky drink. Hehe. So we played 'open number' and loser will take a sip of the drink, so as to finish up the drink for px. But px ended up drinking the most! Haa. What's yours is yours huh? :P

Anyway, the music is great. The singers are good. All can join Singapore Idol. The people there are more mature audience. Perhaps it's due to the age limit. Ladies above 18 and men above 23?

I left at 12.30am with px and my wonderful bf sent us back home. Ah. It's so good to be chauffeured around. :PpP

I had a good time yesterday!

My baby computer

2005-07-21T14:24:00.000+08:00

My computer is finally reformatted! Yay! Thanks to someone special. :P

Now my computer's a baby. It doesn't have a shield now, so unprotected from the 'outside diseases'. *Pat my com*

It haven't even started to walk. It couldn't play with MS office right now because it's not installed yet. Oh, but at least my baby can play with the new SIMS 2!!! :)

So, please don't send me virus-infected files. My baby will put everything anyone gives him right into his mouth. AAH. He can't differentiate what's edible and what's not, yet.

*Play solitarie with my baby* (He's still learning.)

He has aspirations! Like becoming a supercomputer and meeting someone new in the neighbourhood. I'll reward my baby with more discs to eat or more games to play with. :)

*Pat my cutie baby* (Mood is max.)

14/7/05

2005-07-14T14:41:00.002+08:00

I have nothing to post. Can't even think of a proper title for this entry. Haa.

Ok. Hmmm. I've eaten breakfast cum lunch. I've read the papers, on London blasts and the popular NKF suit - the aftermath. (Oh I'm not going to comment on anything, I scared someone will sue me.)

Going out with my bf later. *Yaya!* I'm bored to death staying at home.

I've finished watching the 30 discs vcd, read all magazines, including Time's 'Rush Hour Terror'. So can you imagine how bored I am??

I can still read on more about what's happening in Philippines.

Recently I'm getting crazy surfing yahoo auctions. Found quite a few good sites! And what I need now is a measuring tape to measure my stats. The problem buying clothings online is that you can't try on the clothes. Sometimes I can fit M, sometimes S.

I wish school will start soon.

More photos from Malaysia-Thailand Trip

2005-07-09T17:58:00.000+08:00

My family having durians at my grandparents' house. The durians wre bought from a malay stall just outside the house. They're so yummy!! I tell you... Malaysia durians are the best.

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My sista's missing. Haa. She's the one taking photos.

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My dad eating durian, normally.

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My dad making silly face while eating durian. Haha!

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He's trying to make bird eyes. :P

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Me posing with the a durian seed for my sis.

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Oh gosh! The durian's so yummy and creamy!

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On the last day, my grandma made carrot cake for us early in the morning. I should have woke up earlier to watch her do it! My grandma's good with her hands. She can cook, wash and sew. *Beams*

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Aunt's Wedding

2005-07-03T00:06:00.000+08:00

My eldest aunt remarried today. She looked happy, so I guess we're happy for her too. Now I have an ang mo relative le. Haa.

I don't have photos of the wedding yet. Hope they'll send me soon.

Dinner time, we went to Roxy Square Mercury again. My grandpa's treat. I counted a total of 20 of us present. The place was so crowded! We didn't make reservations early, so had to sit seperately.

The food was alright.

Tiles outside the restaurant.

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My grandparents who were sitting next table to us.

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Yum. I've finished my last plate of food.

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Sashimi again!! I share this portion with my siblings. :)

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And...... I'm fat le. Second buffet this week. Oh my. Anyone wants to book me for gym session??

1/7/05

2005-07-01T23:57:00.000+08:00

Yaya, it's monthly anniversary again. Haha. We went to a lighthouse at Kallang river. I have photos!

Seaview from the tower.

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Hmmm... A little blur.

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We have to cross the bridge to get to the other side.

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Nightview from the tower.

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The lighthouse is quite high. Can go up 2 more storey!

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I forgot to snap a photo of our food. Ah nvm. The finger food are not bad. I enjoyed today! Hehe. ^_^

More photos

2005-06-27T14:41:00.003+08:00

My sista and I on the swing inside my uncle's place.

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The interior of my uncle's house. It's big. 2 bungalows joined together. The other half he used it as an office.

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Some candid shots in the dining floor.

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We visited another uncle living in a farm house. He's retired, everyday play with doggies and cat, plant vegetables and rear catfishes. Cool hor?

Field. Where are the vegetables?!

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Beautiful sky.

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Shed.

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My sista and me under the hot sun. I wished for air-con. Haa.

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This cat is very clever. Her companion was lost and according to my uncle, most probably eaten up by some animal out in the field.

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Fido.

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This is doggie number 1. Fido.

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This doggie number 2.

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Cat and doggie in line.

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2 doggies side by side. Hehe.

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Cute Fido!

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I love the dogs. Fido was a little puppy when I last saw him. I could carry him with one hand and lift him up. (My palm's small btw.) Can you imagine how little and cute he was?

Now he's all grown up but still a puppy. He's the more mischievous one. Hehe. When he saw us, he jumped and jumped. Used his paws to hit the gate vigorously. Haha. His tail kept wagging. So cute!!

So we let both doggies out to play. Wow. I've never seen such excited dogs. A big contrast to the other 2 guard dogs outside the house. Those kept barking at our car when we drove in. Hee.

PHOTOS!

2005-06-24T01:23:00.003+08:00

Yes, I'm back. Hehe. With photos.

Thailand's Macdonald.

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Notice the 3 languages, in Chinese, English and Thai.

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We were in Fuji Sushi. Tempura!

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Tuck in tuck in...

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Me smiling. I had tempura and fried noodles with egg.

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What a feast!

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Sashimi is the best.

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We spent a total of 1500 baht, which cost around SGD60. Cheap cheap. More photos will be uploaded!

I'm in Thailand now

2005-06-19T22:23:00.000+08:00

Hi blog,

It has been relaxing and fun for me these few days. I didn't buy mucn things. Hatyai is not as good as to shop in Singapore, because the fashion here is different from ours.

Yesterday I ate something unclean. Stomache and shivers. Luckily, my mum brought medicine. Miracle pills! I ate and the feeling disappeared.

I'm bringing back a few dvds to watch. My uncle has a whole drawer of new movies. Cheap and they're not pirated wor. I watched The Pacifier last night. :)

Tomorrow we'll be taking van back to Malaysia. It would be a 2 hour ride.

Photos will be uploaded later!

I'll be away

2005-06-14T11:36:00.000+08:00

I'll be away from 14 June to 23 June. Leaving in the afternoon today. After I come back I'll update on my trip ok? Maybe I can use my uncle's computer in Thailand.

*Yawn*

Yay! Holiday!

Sunday, June 12, 2005

2005-06-12T23:15:00.000+08:00

Morning I helped my papa at the stall until my sister came to take over me at 4pm. Then I rushed home and rushed out to Cityhall.

The usual four, we went to Polar Cafe at Suntec for simple dinner. It is no GST, no service charge, so nobody came to serve us.

We bring the menu ourselves, cutlery and walked to the counter to order. Really self-service. But it's really no service charge mah! Haa. The food is so-so but cheap.

After that, we searched for a place for a drink. Walked one big round, we ended up at Olio dome! Ordered drinks and talked about almost anything. From paris to stock to vintage to how to count money in Chinese. Haa! How much is yi2 yi4?!

I had a good time. Hope yk likes the shirt we bought, which is a bit small. Haa. Hope the salesgirl will let us change size!

Inside Olio, the ceiling lights are special.

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Ay with her non-camera phone while the rest of us tried to take photos of the ceiling. Haha.

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Two weeks plan...

2005-06-09T00:01:00.001+08:00

THURSDAY - Go shopping with eb at Bugis. Yay! I want to buy a skirt I don't care. I want to buy a skirt.... I will also look out for Father's Day present and yk's present.

FRIDAY - Meet up with the girls! Shop for ah bao's present. Hehe.

Before that haircut with px at Kimage since there's a one for one promotion but requires appointment. I'll try to book tomorrow. Hee.

Evening, gym with ay at Hougang.

SATURDAY - Help my papa at the stall...

SUNDAY - Meet eb, yk and ay*. Have dinner at... uh I haven't decide yet. Sakura? Essential brew? Seoul garden? Polar Cafe? Mushroom pot? Maybe we will watch Mr. and Mrs. Smith that day.

MONDAY - His** off day! I'll spend the whole day with him. :)

TUESDAY onwards - 14/06/05 to 22/06/05 I'll be out of Singapore. Annual trip to Malaysia and Thailand. :)

Footnote:
* For simplicity sake, I shall say 'the four' in future, refers to eb, ay and yk gang.

'The two' refers to hj and ps gang.

'S club 7' refers to hj, ps, ah bao, px, sharon and stine gang.

** He, his, him always refer to none other than my bf. Haa.

Picnic at East Coast

2005-06-06T20:55:00.000+08:00

I'M SO RED AND DARKER NOW...............

Sob sob sob. It's only a small picnic with friends. Only a while under sun. I only jog for 15 minutes... ...

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Now my arms are very obviously two coloured....

Legs and hands are red and seem to give out warm heat. I need to apply lotion. My face has a glowing red tan... Sob. I think I'll look darker.

WAIL...............

GOOD NEWS!

2005-06-03T23:39:00.001+08:00

**First attempt passed Basic Theory Test**

**First attempt passed Advanced Theory Test**

**First attempt passed Class 3 Motorcar Test**

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23 lessons wor....

Yay yay, I'm being boastful I know. :P

I'm just glad I cleared driving!!! YIPPEEE~! Instructor gives chance. Felt a burden lifted off my chest. Now I can drive my dad's car and my bf's car (if he allows.....)

Total damage: S$1,500 !!

Hard Rock Cafe 1.6.2005

2005-06-02T00:06:00.000+08:00

Wow. As I typed the date above, I've realised time passes fast. Today I went Hard Rock Cafe for the first time.

First thought in my mind: Will there be terrorists ???

Steak for him and grilled chicken for her. ('Cause I don't really like taking beef.) Pictures will descibe all...

My 'poh pia'

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My chicken came in a sizzling hot plate and pieces of 'poh pia' skin. Hee.

'Poh Pia' is yummy!

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Jumbo combo

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An additional side dish which made us feel like ballons.

Good spread

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Looks delicious right? Hehe. The food is not bad. I'll rate 3.8 stars out of 5! Right now Hard Rock is having a 1 for 1 offer with some credit card.

He said the service is good there, waitresses and waiters are friendly. I said the waitresses look like nurses with short skirts, and he agreed. :)

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Yesterday I went Chinatown and my sista. We bought so many beading materials!

Beads, crystals, buttons etc.

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We shopped at 3 shops in total. So many many goodies! I want to make many many earrings. :)

Closing Ceremony

2005-05-29T00:32:00.004+08:00

I went back to my secondary school (gmss) on friday, 27th May. Met quite a lot of my classmates, schoolmates, teachers. More or less, no one changed. Everyone seems happy with their work or school life. :)

Mr Lim, my secondary 4 physics teacher, still remembers me. He even knows I have a sister and brother in gm too! He said he still keeps our class photo log. Haha.

Miis Sin never changed. She was our biology teacher, also our form teacher.
I asked her,'Miss Sin! Do you still remember me??'
She replied,'Of course lar.' Haha. Hey, I must be a good student! :P

Miss Wong has a good memory! She remembers my name and almost everyone else. 6 years already! Hehe. I'm so happiee! She's my favourite maths teacher, taught me in secondary 1 and 2.

Ah... I saw other class people, some changed but recognisable. So amazing. It's quite fun picking them out from the crowd.

After the ceremony, 10 of us had chicken rice at the coffee shop opposite library. And we spent our time gossiping. Haa.

Haiz... I miss secondary school life. The air con classroom with a orchid, mini fish tank, pretty notice board, table cloth on teachter's table, a dripping ceiling, soft toys!

I miss the times the guys 'kill' our soft toys by putting them on the ceiling fan and flying them off. Dotz.

The times we had interesting biology lessons... I still remember the time Miss Sin asked us,'What enzyme has a 'sin'?? Well, there are pepsin, trypsin and others that end with 'sin'. We all exclaimed,'Miss Sin!'

I miss the times I decorate our classroom notice board with xh. We really put in a lot of effort. We went library to search for drawing books, went bras basah to buy matierals and came back to school on Saturdays to decorate our classroom!

The times when we scanned the floor so quickly and hide litters in a flash (!) whenever a fellow classmate noticed teacher coming over to inspect classrooms to grade us. Haha. We had team work! That's why we earned Best Class for 2 consecutive terms. :) (I still keep the files printed Best Class.)

I miss the times I tried to jam all my 'ting xie' (Chinese spelling) into my brain during recess time, every tuesday, because I didn't study enough.

The time I waited for hours alone in classroom, for the mother guppy to give birth to babies, and I rescued the babies from the father because he will eat the babies!! I made myself stay until xh came over to take over me.

The times when I was a school librarian, I will always 'stone' at the counter or I'll wrap many many storybooks )which I enjoyed doing because I get a sense of satisfaction) Or I'll make myself seem busy so that I don't have to do shelfing!

I miss the times when I tried to keep low profile during Mr Lim's physics lessons by never lifting up my eyes from my book whenever he wants someone to go up and do a question on the board. He'll always call me or lz. I think he did it purposely.

I miss secondary school!

*Pictures will be up later!*
*Must remember to send me pictures, friends!!*

Some dots

2005-05-23T21:13:00.000+08:00

Hmmm... Tomorrow will be a busy day for me.

12.45pm to 2.25pm - I'll be in CDC having my revision lessons. Final four before the test.

2.25 onwards - I'll rush down to dunno what place to attend a briefing and fill out form for part time job at expo. Most likely to be working from 26 to 30 May.

This happens to clash with my driving lessons and coming Saturday's school event! I hope I can make it on Saturday morning. So Xiu hui, I'll confirm with you again!

Before 6pm - I'll be shopping with Aiyu I guess.

6pm onwards - Will be meeting the girls for dinner at Orchard. Looking forward to it!

See? I have a busy schedule tomorrow.

Photos

2005-05-21T00:20:00.000+08:00

At Bugis Long John Silver

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Pictures taken using ps's camera

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Ktv

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Song queens!

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Kb*x

2005-05-19T21:32:00.000+08:00

I'm free as a bird now~!

Today I met hj, ps and px at Toa Payoh. We went Kb*x. It was a fun yet scary experience. Let's talk about the fun part first. Fun because it's my first time going kb*x and with the girls.

We sang a lot of songs. Mo wen wei, Elva, Sun yan zi, Zhang shao han, S.H.E etc. So happy! I didn't know that px can rap! Ps can sing Wang fei's songs! Hj can sing songs by guys! Haha. And I didn't know I can't sing normal pitched songs because hear nothing. Heee.

As for the scary part... The kb*x guys kept disturbing us. Made us felt quite jumpy. The people joked too much, talked too much. Wanted to make friends with the girls. And spoilt px's mood somemore. Complain!

Everytime a staff walked by, they will look inside our room, like checking us out. So whenever a person walked by, we all will get jumpy and look at the door, see whether some guy will enter our room and talk rubbish again. Or the idiotic guy who speaks whatever language and behaved weirdly, I think to make us laugh.

But to made up, they gave us an extra hour of singing and free ice lemon tea. We've decided to never go Toa Payoh Kb*x again.

Anyway. After that, px left and we went Bishan to shop. Shop until legs and mind tired. I'm thinking of going back someday. Still deciding whether to buy the Mickey Mouse shirt, Espirit shirt and what else I've forgotten.

Argh. Headache.

You know, it's hard nowadays to blog freely. (You might get sued anytime! So don't don't anyhow bullshit.)

YAY!!!!

2005-05-13T14:47:00.000+08:00

FINALLY MY EXAMS ARE........

Almost over. Haha. Left 1 more paper, which is next wednesday.
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The hard papers are over! I hope I can pass Accounting and Economics. Haiz. And for IS, I'm going to score score score....!!

So many days to prepare for it, I must tell myself I MUST do well for it, because it's the only only that can do well. Haha. So pathetic.

Just now, I was thinking of what to do besides idling and watching tv, then I found out that I have a computer! Oh my. I'm so surprised at myself that I've forgotten about my blog and my mailbox. Studying everyday like crazy makes people forgetful.

Checking mails now.

I can't wait for the holiday to come! Going to have a sushi feast later, yay.

Terrible day

2005-05-03T16:27:00.000+08:00

As usual, every month of the day, I had a serious stomach cramp.

Today's no exception. I was fine and quite cheerful until suddenly I felt my energy level dropped drastically. With experience, I quickly called my sis to bring the pink pills for me. And a plastic bag.

As expected, I turned so pale. My sis commented that my face turned grey in colour. Went toilet to vomit my breakfast out. (Gross. Haha.) And I spent my day dying, oops, I mean lying in bed.

It was so painful I tell you... I thought I'll just die lar. (Choy!) Everytime like this, it's so unfair. What if years later, when I started working, I faint in office?