.my words.

2010-04-10T01:59:00.000+08:00

and thats it..i decided that i have had enough of blogger and its TOO CUTE or TOO EMO themes..so bye bye bye to blogger once and for all and a big warm hello to tumblr.

yups decided to do this today cus..i dont know it felt like the right thing to do.so adios

im here now:

roarss.tumblr.com

roarss.tumblr.com

haha outs.

2010-04-09T14:30:00.000+08:00

my friend was having her presentation and dear tk and i noticed that her font was pretty cool! so we decided to embark on a font hunting mission and though we did not manage to find that particular font i guess we found others like:

as well as

which just makes me wonder how people actually come up withs such font names. so how does a lame brain look anyway.

and on another note for those soccer people out there..this is the list of injuries for portsmouth players.

and by the looks of it. the reserve goalkeepers would have to come out to play the match in number 10 jerseys cus the only player left to play is prob O' Hara out of the rest of his first team teammates..

so who wants to be that wigan will flatten portsmouth? =)

and the time comes when school ends for the last time for many of us out there.

work beckons and uncertainties are rife.

whats next no one can answer

but at least some people have that much of an inkling as to what should be done

or the direction to take.

and out of that maybe 10% i wish i could create a 0.0001 space for me to squeeze in

and be comfortable with the choices that i will have to make over this coming period of time

to do or not to do.

and it seems that i have lost this confidence within to do something that i alw thought i was interested in. this interest however seems more and more remote as time goes by and i can nv understand why

2010-04-06T00:46:00.000+08:00

and i guess it would be interesting to dwell into the minds of teenagers
to see what exactly goes on inside their developing brain
how is it that some people in the same environment can turn out so different is amazing.
the total lack of emphasis on environmental issues have been clearly highlighted in this case.

and i guess contrary to popular belief..it doesnt mean that you get into a good elite school you
will mix with people of a certain mindset/standard and that will ensure you come out as a scholar nerd type of person
well its really all about balance and the way you choose your friends.
who you want to meet and who you want to hang out with at the end of the day
that can really define you.

family that used to be all important is just not that impt anymore once it comes to the growing up years.
unless something major happens to jolt these airy fairy heads back to reality.
as usual why wait till that day to occur. why wait.

2010-04-05T22:14:00.000+08:00

as promised a long time ago..i said i would post some of my favourite shots of europe taken through the lens and eyes of greenboy.

its amazing how the place can just make a photo look so pretty

and of course

not taking anything away from the photographer who framed it really well.

enjoy

random bridge in budapest..slow shutter big aperture. haha good shot

the prettiest picture of them all. i really really love this photo. it kinda makes the whole scene look like it just came out of a movie of some sorts.

and this is in...paris? i think sorry i cannot remember greenboy can fill in the gaps

yay eiffel tower! of which i have yet to go visit myself though i think ive seen it so many times in movies that it has sorta become nothing spectacular. then again i guess i might think differently if i actually get stand right there below it.

any thoughts for those who have had the opportunity to go?

another pretty night shot.damn he is getting so much better at this than i am! haha well i guess the only place to do such things here in singapore is clarke quay..which well isnt that fantastic a location either..to do anything..but..eat? haha

london london

i liked london quite abit. city life and all but nice.

must be the accent

haha notre dame wonder how the whole story came about...

but well good shots and well deserved using the nikon D3000.

haha cameras work wonders you think?

well i do believe in that

though skill def comes in handy.

2010-03-30T02:15:00.000+08:00

had a great great game on saturday. really good.
thanks to liang jian and andrew for their EXCELLENT defense.
thanks to AH TIONG for his superb catching abilities
thanks to applie and xiaojun for their constant running and diving for the ball..peifu cus they are netballers yet they really went for contact and were fierce rivals.
thanks to jie lin for rushing down after one call on the day itself.
and of course farui..for his constant running and scoring! (poor leg cramp)

thanks of course to the beach fiesta committee for managing to organise something of this magnitude.
im not one to really get impressed by many things around me maybe because
i do set up high standards for myself and others to follow.
but saturday was really a good showing by the arts club.
it was a definite surprise to hear that they had a dry run to ensure that all their refs were up to the mark.it was great that the refs were more or less consistent throughout their games.
didnt really see many teams complaining and i for one had my mouth shut the entire time i played. which is something good.

they actually had a good pageant going on..with everlast coming in with clothes sponsorship and prizes. people who were not playing were there just to join in this competition which was really fantastic. there were ppl who actually went to the centre stage to watch the ice cream eating competition which was something good as well.

this year was definitely something special esp with YOG sponsorships hence the good prizes
although it was a bit wasted that we didnt win..cus i really think we had the luck of the draw this time around but i am very glad that i got to participate and witness the hardwork put in by all the ocomm members who put in their heart and soul for this event.

thanks guys.
and we will be back.

pink cows.

2010-03-08T23:00:00.002+08:00

and i apparently deserve a label from you.
something that i never thought you would get.no matter how bad.how rude. and how hurtful u have been.

but apparently i deserve it.

what can i say.

thanks?

2010-03-04T01:49:00.000+08:00

was definitely a good 2 hour plus to remember yesterday.
glad you tried to start facing your fears and although you didnt manage to overcome the problems just yet..im proud of you nevertheless.
its really good to see that you are able to try hard at something you wish to achieve
(although you bo pian..not cus you want to engage in a nicer activity with ME!)
but its ok =)
start slow. the tortoise wins eventually.

been sitting at the comp the whole day writing a short section on methods and results for the 2 experiments i did. should have been something easy to do. skipped lecture as well but still feeling a bit blur about the whole thing. sigh. hopefully i can get my head around it soon..i wonder if asking the prof will result in lower marks given that i should know all these stpd stats methods by now. then again..how many psych people actually know.

shall have to come up with some graphs for the presentation and report soon. but for now.
its back to the books.mood disorders here i come.

2010-02-10T02:06:00.000+08:00

and its not been the easiest times.
my friend said the season is during jan/feb and june/july.
really? maybe. ive seen 3..and one more that has had some sorta issue revolving around the same thing in a span of a week.

and you wonder why.
sometimes we need to take a step back and look at the situation from the outside
its not easy especially when you are a party involved
your main aim: Shoot and Conquer
how about switching the game plan to: Wait and Assess?

if you run into shoot you might not conquer, in fact you might even get shot in the process.
but
if you wait and assess the situation, you might be able to pick on the enemies weakness
and move in for the ultimate kill.
one takes a matter of minutes while the other takes a few hours? days? weeks or even months.

so why choose to shoot yourself in the foot when you could provide yourself that bit of hope to conquer in the future?
less haste my friend. less haste.

2010-02-07T00:01:00.000+08:00

to those who would like to save the world...

http://www.nicksplat.com/sites/biggreenhelp/ecard.php

its really good.in all honesty. damn cute =)
ive seen the hardwork these kids put into their drawings and im just thinking..
if they can do something why cant we?

so much for the big coppenhagen talks and meetings.
so much for having a smaller carbon footprint.
enough of the big things.

start with yourself.now.
why cry in the future when you can do something about it now?

2010-02-03T12:49:00.001+08:00

And I'm sitting here waiting.
I see eager faces
I see bored faces..
They type in year of education: 1 or 2 usually
At that moment..it hits.year4 student!its time to move on frm school
N the nxt question comes..
To where..
When and how.

N u thought u cld relax over there..haha moral of e story..don't go to a business school haha

2010-01-31T12:37:00.000+08:00

i think i might suffer from mahjong addiction.
the people doing addictive behaviours...any solution?
hahaha.

had a good game with fangyi.limin and junyang (is that his name) at fangyis place last night.
got the notice at 1030 and was there at 1130 haha.
had some good hands but it seemed that luck was shinining on everyone else too
so broke even.

not bad considering i did feed junyang until he had 9 of the same suit on the table lols.
didnt believe his cards were that great!!!! =x =x

anyway its been a week now.
a good busy week as that.
and im looking forward to the weeks ahead =)
*faith*

2010-01-30T01:46:00.000+08:00

had a busy week and im so glad its finally over.
some short updates:
1. presentation today was alright. and cool buddie i know that you probably might not be feeling too good after today but dont worry too much ok? it will be ok. i know it. he also said that we did well and had some extra ideas so dont worry! =)

2. banged my head picking up some coins.bruise.ouch.

3. finished half of the participants im supposed to get for my study. *cross fingers* hope all show up and dont give me problems for next week.

4. received a nice call today. good hearing from you and knowing that everything is fine there! best cook huh! not bad. but eh..how come everyone else get to try all your cooking styles first!!!

more stuff on this weekend. going to have to organise all my data properly so that i can go through it with my prof. its not going to be easy but im willing to take up this challenge and do it well.
i know that i can give alot more to my projects and to my work and i do hope that i dont screw up this semester. really. i cannot afford the drop in any case =x

on a happier note..happy 23rd bdae woonie!
hope the dinner is good.
hope the company is great there.
and..hope you aint too cold either =D

2010-01-27T22:11:00.002+08:00

new zealand natural is gone tmr..and..yakun is coming in!??!?!?!
what happpened to killiney mate!!!!

buddies. we are out of a job now..hahaha.

2010-01-27T01:19:00.000+08:00

可爱的馒头！
mantoumantoumantou

2010-01-25T00:51:00.000+08:00

headed down to spice peranakan for woons farewell dinner cum bdae celebration... the food was pretty good and the company was definitely awesome!

haubi presenting her one and only tissue which zhiyin refused to let us use as it cost $1 each.haha.

we tried the beef rendang which was not too bad though i think i prefer PRIMA's beef rendang. do it yourself kind of paste. great tasting and absolutely good. this was was not too bad though not spicy enough i felt.

kangkong kangkong..how could it ever go wrong. top it off with sambal yums!

the best dish of the entire night had to go to the AYAM GORENG..they fry the chicken till its really tender on the inside and most of all they drizzle the whole dish with caramalised onions. heaven. really good!

their itek tim was good stuff. duck and xian cai always make a great combination!

this dessert was pretty interesting. its called jembut jembut..and its fried goreng pisang topped off with vanilla icecream..sounded yummy and good though i didnt take a bite =x

the usual gang of people! missing some others unfortunately due to their own little reasons!

and the birthday boy!23 in time to come! haha special number for you this year especially =)
sent him off today too. lucky boy gets to go with his parents.
hope you enjoy your time there and thanks for all who went down today too =)

2010-01-24T12:25:00.000+08:00

its been a hectic weekend.
and i foresee more work to come the next week through.

its going to be a bitter sweet night
but im sure you will enjoy it all.

beautiful city
beautiful memories.
capture them!

2010-01-20T01:27:00.000+08:00

had a good time out today. really productive too.
but its time to hit the books and settle down abit.
after this week its no more play. just hard work and grit. i know that its only by doing this can i achieve what i want at the end of the day and leave NUS with a smile.

i know i can do it.
and i hope and know you will walk with me through this very last semester.

p.s read an article in the newpaper regarding an incident where this family brought a wheelchair (folded) up a bus when it was not a bus that could accomodate wheelchairs.
this situation resulted in the family refusing to leave the bus and leaving the bus stranded at mandai for 5 hours. the other commutors were told to get off and take another bus of course.

what could SBS have done about it?
the bus was told to stay. it did.
but was this the way to get the family to understand the situation? then again the family were not listening at all to the bus driver as they felt they did no wrong.

sometimes we are stuck at such cross roads. not knowing if its possible to move forward or back.
take a step back.relax.look at the big situation and do whats good for the masses.
in my opinion..just let the damn family on the bus and be done with it.

2010-01-10T00:30:00.000+08:00

一条街有多长年少就多长
我时常都回到昨天去徜徉
那外面有多大用笑声去丈量
你背影有多长思念就多长

我们总是这样借彼此肩膀
我们总是错过幸福那一站
拥有了全世界可是你却看不见
我宁愿重回到那一年牵着去你看明天
失去了全世界还有你在我身边

能不能重回到那一年你的梦我的歌蓝的天叫永远
能不能重回到那一年你的梦我的歌蓝的天叫永远

suddenly hooked onto this song. i do think the 9pm show is quite good. it actually has some sorta a story haha unlike the stpd 7pm one. which is just plain lame. its not even funny enough.

had a great meeting today with some sc people. was really nice to laugh and just make fun of each other and hear new stories about the school and its happenings.
ive not laughed so hard in a long time.
sc exco gathering at oriole yesterday. it was so super nice.really. and im really glad when ppl are amazed at the fact that we still meet year after year and its already 6yrs running.
welcome to 10years of friendship my friends =) and for some of you..even longer.

its really the highest level. where you dont meet often nor talk very often
but once you get together.
there's just so much to share and laugh about.
we are genuinely interested in each others lives and updating each other constantly on happenings.
this is friendship
sincerity.generosity.

and now we need courage and service to deal with what we have on hand.
im so disappointed.
so disappointed that a whole school can just come crashing downor be on the midst of
due to one person who does not share the same values as the school.
now i really understand the true value of such a position of power.
it really makes or breaks you.

unfortunately. its breaking you me and us.

2010-01-07T22:49:00.000+08:00

cant possibly show everything here but here are just some things about my trip to london/manchester =)

yeah their all famous little red postboxes =) reminds me of mr bean for some reason

mum and dad taking picture with the london bus! another attraction or sorta "thing" that makes it uniquely london

such cool interesting ways to get ppl into their nice little shoe shop on high street kensington

their all famous little red phone booths as well. quite gross though with all the

crude lewd adverts pasted on the walls.

christchurch college at oxford! oxford is basically a university town

without the university, i guess there wont be the shops and life around that area

just some random lane there.

their college store! super nice with all the insignia and stuff inside

their uber nice library!! imagine brown walls..tables with nice green lamp lights. wows.

my favourite! meiz this is for you haha.

shakespears house =)

the big ben and parliament house behind =)

stonehenge. weird little place with no answer to what it was built for

Roman Bath

roman roman roman bath. steaming hot water!

london tower and tower bridge! sherlock holmes =)

latte anyone? from harrods *winks*

christmas market at manchester! st annes square!

GIGGS! at manchester players changing room

old trafford

trafalgar square

buckingham palace

yeah just some of the sights and sounds of the very nice and relax trip

it was really something different from the usual out about and action packed stuff

very lovely.

very enjoyable.

very thankful to be able to visit sucha nice place.

and now...for the nxt semester. may it be as good =)

2009-12-27T17:59:00.000+08:00

finally home safe and sound. it was a tiring trip back from london but really enjoyable.
visited hell loads of places and i even took the chance to check out
some nice cheaper places to eat on my 13hour flight there.
flight up was cramped, totally butt ache and was sitting nxt to this angmoh man who refused to change seats with my dear brother who had to sit somewhere on the other side.

however he changed his mind after the flight took off. (maybe cus he looked at the mistletoe in front of him and felt that he needed to do something good during xmas)

heathrow was good big and had damn alot of terminals (5!) busiest airport in the world..one of at least. got our stuff and hurried to the tube station to get our butts to Gloucester Road station where my dad stayed. He flew us up! so that was quite cool.

visited and did as much as we could there..headed down to Lyceum Theatre to catch LION KING! thumbs up for the props and stage direction. was really fantastic.
went to sit the London Eye.
Tower of London. visited Big Ben. Tower Bridge.
went down to Canary Wharf and had some fantastic food at All Bar One!
not too exp and since the mother and daughter both eat like some bird..everything can be shared =)

went to see shakespear's house and warwick castle. i cannot imagine living in some castle like the royalties. the amount of stuff they have on their walls and the amount of work it takes just to maintain castles are unimaginable. no wonder the royalties had to sell it all off. all they have are assets with no immediate cash.

Bath was a pretty place though. managed to see the Roman Baths and got to see stonehenge along the way.they even provide audio guides for you to press at different points to listen to how the whole thing came about. =) seems that stonehenge is like some sacred place..its a wonder as to how it was set up or why it was set up as well!

glad we managed to experience snow both in London and in Manchester! London was cool cus snow rarely occurs and though not alot it was enough.manchester RAINED SNOW. i think the ppl there must have thought we were mad..standing there taking photos while everyone else was with umbrellas and stuff running out of the snow. many delays occured too but luckily it didnt hit us.

however the place that i have to mention is Harrods. omg its the biggest biggest biggest departmental store ever. its nicely divided into different sections which really make things all the better.
they even have a whole pet kingdom - the perfect place for paris hilton honestly. who can shop there!! but its nice to walk. they even have a section for real pets and beds/shoes/clothes/bags BRANDS FOR animals. even award winning PUPCakes and PUPcorn.lols.

UK UK.

but my highlight was definitely manchester united. whahaha.its a dream.
the theatre of dreams.
apt.
pics soon on facebook!

sound of music and WICKED were fantastic musicals.catch it when it comes to singapore. amazing.
too much to say.too few words to use.
to be continued through photos.
merry xmas one and all!!

2009-12-06T14:08:00.000+08:00

and im supposed to be doing my ism stuff now.
and im still watching A HAUNTING. omg haha.
im sucha procrastinator.
and he wants to see me on monday which is TMR OMG and ive not even come out with the word list as of yet. ohman.

work tmr till 3pm somemore..ahhhh
am i seriously on holiday!??! i wonder...

2009-12-04T01:13:00.000+08:00

for better or for worse.
as i fall asleep tonight two things float about in my mind: yes its over. ohno count down starts.

i was ordered to stop being pessimistic.
but this year is so different. i dont know. lost.

then again the dinner today and the random laughter about everything just brought a big smile back to my face and momentarily..everything was forgotten and thrown behind into the darkest of alleys.
so i shall aim to keep it as such
but i wont keep it there for the whole sem (HAHAHA)

2009-12-02T12:04:00.000+08:00

honestly.sometimes you just sit there and think to yourself.

why didnt you go when you had the chance to.
why choose to stay and fight with everyone like dogs.

in the end. there will always be others who work harder.put in more effort.
nothing is ever a walk in the park here.
and unfortunately there will be those who fall into the group called the "stepping stones"

karma for stepping on others??
your turn now.
mine.

2009-11-28T16:02:00.002+08:00

and the paper was so bad its not funny
what a way to start the exam.
first time i feel that im going to fail a module in NUS.

how sad.
and its stats.

dont laugh at me.

2009-11-23T11:00:00.000+08:00

honestly. seriously. wows.

if i had defoe i would have scored 63points.haha.

ok sorry my random break and eye opening session.

now i understand startle blink better. or maybe cognitive processing.

when you see something high in arousal or shocking

your pupils will dilate.

haha just like how mine did upon seeing this score =x

2009-11-20T01:20:00.000+08:00

had a tiring but pretty fruitful discussion today. decided to switch topics to something that i was not so familiar with
but with the discussion..am pretty confident in it now.
all that is left is to MEMORISE like crazy.

how is it possible to remember all the different authors who did different experiments. now its about writing it down in an essay as if you are doing an APA report. crazy. best of all. close book. even the open book exams dont really care about the year that your study was done in and stuff like that.

oh wells. anyway its been tough but good luck to everyone out there.
read this and have faith in yourselves! jiayous!

--cast all your cares on him, for He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 (quoted from a lovely bookmark brought by the pgp fellowship)

2009-10-31T15:49:00.000+08:00

up for this anyone?

2009-10-26T23:27:00.000+08:00

it was truly a night to forget.
simple passes were not made.
in fact the midfield was practically FILLED with red. so similar in colour but so different in origin.
a deserving lost i must admit.
but as champs and front runners always do.. they bounce back.

so just like them.

i will too.

AK says drink more water during studying and just before your exams. haha.
its all in the mind.
whats in front of me now is
BELIEF.FOCUS.REWARDS.

mantra.

2009-10-24T13:09:00.000+08:00

and it was a short but definitely enjoyable meetup yesterday playing fifa2010.lazing at home and just being the bum that i always am.

well time to kick that bum away i guess.

this time around, i guess sorta thanks to the midterms that i do feel i understand all that i have read thus far. im kinda glad that we had to mug like hell for human psycho..so that now, it does feel a bit clearer and not so overwhelming.

glad that early lang had a good round up session and love my group mates to bits. totally on the ball man. guess teeki and i are the lazy ones hahaha =x =x

gonna head out for a talk today.ADAM KHOO! not for me but for my dear bro who cannot seem to finish his papers. tell me man..whenever is that a problem right. he really has the most crappy problems in the world. no wonder AK can make money outta giving some motivational talks or some tips.

so do they actually work?(to those who have helped him out in his talks?!?)

cant wait for tmr.10pm.game on!

44.

2009-10-14T23:52:00.001+08:00

dont know when it will be ever enough just to push the grades up that much more.

2009-10-08T00:41:00.000+08:00

not updated in awhile.
nothing much either i guess but recently had some nice good meetups with good old buddies!

celebrated miahs bdae on saturday.it was a nice small gathering of us hc buddies and it really
was nice catching up with everyone. especially dear haubi whom we have missed in the longest while thanks to her usa work and travel ways.. =)
a simple crystal jade xiao long bao lunch to make the stomach happy!

tues was madness. had lessons in the morning of which i was quite sad for the grps that presented. it was quite scary with our fav why why zhaming the groups like mad.and its even sadder that the group stayed back just to talk to him about it. i think they were pretty traumatised by the whole issue. its the first class where presentations are so unnerving at yet at the same time, you learn so much more from him. so i guess its a love-hate relationship with this prof =x

met yufi for lunch at our favourite duck rice place at south buona vista! yummy to the max!
blur queen mixed up the date but i managed to rush down anyway.
it was good meeting up since ive not met up with her since the last time she came down to sg..and yeah its always good to keep palships going my true blue sep buddie!

had dinner with dage after my crazy abnormal test =) it was crazy not cus it was hard but some of the questions were just mind boggling.like honestly dig this:

in XXX paper, 7-85% improved for social phobia, 46 - 70% improved for GAD and 5-32% scored better for panic disorder.
er...
dots. ok like who remembers the range omg. and its multiple choice so he mixes the percentages and the diseases around? and the paper has prob 10 over articles talking about ONE disease and its improvements? omg. it was a bit mad answering such questions.

haha that aside.its over done and we had thai plus dessert for dinner!

yeah public service talk tmr =x =x =x im so lazy..i hate such things grr.shall go see see for abit!
and its back to the books for some "human meat" uhms.

2009-09-29T00:10:00.000+08:00

guess advanced abnormal isnt that bad overall.
the only bad thing is the numerous names..of which i have failed to memorise or even attempt to in all honesty cus i dont think i can be bothered to.
its just too freaking many.
cannot even imagine myself dl the 130slides done by the other group. crazy.

that aside.its pretty interesting learning about social phobia, OCD and how these stuff are treated for real..right from the horses mouth. we even gotta watch a session with one of the patients which was pretty cool (if the sound was alot better).
certain other illnesses that we dont hear about often were also mentioned such as having a SHY BLADDER lols. its quite funny but poor thing for all the guys out there.

the classes dont seem to be draggy..if only human psycho could be half as interesting and good
well reading the articles are quite interesting..its the txtbook and stuff that are really really damn mind boggling. the amount to read and stuff inside the brain is mightly mad. guess all the rest of the year 4s are prob complaining in the exact same way.

well good luck to one and all out there.and yeps mug soon tog k.haha.you promised!

2009-09-21T19:01:00.000+08:00

now i know why some people choose to look up to others...all the time..hmm.

2009-09-19T23:12:00.000+08:00

and i dont know what i was hoping for..but i did hope for something better.
yes joy did warn me about how things might turn out today but i just thought that maybe..just maybe
the 2nd year running might be that little bit better.

well i guess it was in a way..with not that many guys coming into play and ruin the whole competition.but then again..there were still those few.

no im not sad that we lost.cus.i think we didnt deserve to win.they were REALLY GOOD. the best. THE BEST i have ever seen and played agst in all the competitions that we have joined so far. really the best.

so losing aint that big a deal.

the only thing is the feel. past vs present. we were like outcast. shunned.booed.whatever.
but the whole feel was just wrong.
its so unlike the pvp with scgs.well maybe there cant be a comparison? why not..
everyone there is friendly and even when we dont know the new batch..no one gives the unwelcoming feel. u just feel so at home there.

and you ask me why i have no motivation to go back to my alma mater. not this one i guess. just not this one.

2009-09-16T19:39:00.000+08:00

and it all started with a quick trip to ang mo kio to meet 2 pretty little girls whom we invited to play a small game with us so that we could film them for our presentation! presenting the 2 fabulous little girls that did really really well!!

and yes our fabulous project team teeki and laykian! haha the little baby even smiled! family of 3 girls... it was pretty interesting filming them and doing the experiment cus it made us think of how difficult it is to do such things. on paper, everything seems easy and when you read it, it feels doable and logical but if you really engage in it on your own..its damn hard. you realise how important it is to critically analyse each aspect of it and for your ownself, how important it is to write reports clearly and properly!

quickly made my way down to orchard there after! finally had a bigger meet up with my beloved hc pals..and yes we were walking towards Ootoya at Central but to our dismay, the guy told us there were 14 groups ahead of us and 8 ppl was too big a group for them to handle!grrr.hence we decided to try out other areas and we landed up at the korean restaurant opposite!

the food was pretty good! a tad expensive i would say but then again we had so much meat and stuff it was pretty filling! they had limited side dishes though..was wondering how come other tables had other types of vege.maybe we should have asked for more variety?

and yes my dear FOS! haha. ok sorta FOS haha since our original member has disappeared...for some reason..haha but yups fel meiz.haubi.me! whoo! finally our meet up cus i went on exchange and when i returned..fel and reg and haubi all went on their own exchanges to different lands. haubi went for work and travel though which was pretty exciting for her! so now we really covered almost the whole WORLD..who needs tips for Europe..US..China..Aussie..come find us 4 ladies! (our own NATAS fair..haha)

and yeah before the guys start grumbling..our lovely friends..liangjian woonie lak and miah! yes la. 8 happy people after eating a fabulous korean bbq meal together!

and yes to end of the night...a nice car ride back home...ive got a halo on my head hahaha.

it was really a pretty good meet up with everyone. its nice la to know that everyone is still able to come together and just sit there and talk and have a happy meal together. its not easy esp since everyone is in different unis.or even if you are in the same uni..diff facs. so its really good to make the effort to come back and touch base with people who really helped you thru some point in your life.

moral of the story: just dont forget the people whom you had shared such happy and special memories with. dont ever let work or stress be something that causes you to miss out on things that could have helped to strengthen your rships. even more so..use them to bring people closer together once more..by mugging or even just sharing and complaining to each other.

it helps. i know it does.

2009-09-09T20:25:00.000+08:00

ive decided to write the next few foodie places that i will definitely want to try out:

Orchard Central:
1. Ootoya Japanese Restaurant (recommended by good buddie teekie)
2. Nolboo Hangari Galbi

any other nice recommendations?
haha anywhere is possible.

meeting up with good jc buddies on friday to have dinner at Ootoya so thats down at least =) and meiz! where is our msia trip! haha. must must must!!!

was happy to meet up with profs today and hear him tell me that my words were quite good..managed to control well for everything that is required. now its E-prime and done done done! literature review left to do..so yes la. good start for me =) *proud proud*

and to you:
its tiring out there. its always like that esp in the fac.
jiayous man. stay strong and get a hug from me! =D

2009-09-09T00:39:00.000+08:00

the many faces..of the cutest dog on earth =)

she looks like she wants foood....and more food...

smart girl loves to run to the kitchen and sit by whoever is doing things there.

she just assumes that she is going to get some food at anytime of the day

how piggy is that!

looking pretty/shuai haha for her first few shots during the cool photoshoot that we did up for her

and she doesnt look that black in the photos. must be the lighting

pensive face.filled with thoughts n ideas in her head...

what is she having for dinner? will she get to play?

how well behaved shall she be today..mischievous little one.

and of course my favourite photo of all times. yawning and being the sleepy little girl as she always is. its good to have a dog.

something to love and care and play with when you come back

from some serious days work.

take for example. she came to pick me up from school today.

the tiredness that was within me just flew right away.

on a more serious note. time for talks.meetings and presentations.

good luck to all around..

and of course i had great fun today with you guys. though it was short for me..

it was nevertheless enjoyable and something that i seriously look forward to. i agree

very much with what serene mentioned.

social life. there has to be a balance no matter what

whats the use of having sucha freaking good cap without anyone

to share the joy with at the end of the day.

would u want to walk around school being some loner?

i remember what my eye doc said the other time:

which uni would you like to enter?

she said..enter the one where your friends will be. cus everyone

needs friends in uni.

true?

2009-09-08T00:00:00.000+08:00

as usual.blogger has screwed up on firefox again and im still unable to post photos using this acct for some apparent reason. whatever the case...the newest thing that has happened...

IVE GOT A DOG!

yups

COCO!!!

super cute super frisky and yeah its been something that i have always wanted but due to some concerns from mom...was never allowed to keep one but well i guess my dad saying that we needed one sorta convinced her cus there have been some unsettling moments in my area. once there were footprints found behind my kitchen area all over the place..
another time there were orange peels in the garden...
and my forks/spoons/knives have CONSTANTLY gone missing. its amazing really how it just disappears into thin air without any of us throwing them away..so i guess the dog comes in handy.

then again my friend said this:

DETERRENCE? your dog so cute how to DETER!!

yeah thats true =D maybe its just a mild excuse to keep a nice loving dog and hopefully she makes a great addition to the family.

IM PREPARED FOR TMR! FINALLY!

2009-09-02T02:43:00.000+08:00

as i sit here finishing the final cut of 2000 words from my brothers research paper. i cannot help but wonder why Chinese High assumes that their kids have all the time in the world to do so many things within the span of 24 hours a day. the workload that kids have these days have now not only surpassed their abilities, but have also caused others in the family to lose sleep and time just to help them complete something that was never theirs to begin with. where is the learning and enrichment when you pile shit loads of work from EVERY subject onto the boys?

maybe my brother is just the slow mo and procrastinator but looking at him daily, he doesnt even have time to eat. is this how secondary school life should be? filled with work up to your neck on the pretext of having an all rounded holistic education? maybe the key personnel should realise that more is not always equal to better.

whats the point of giving school holidays when you have to do 10 article reviews for chinese and 100 fill in the blank questions coupled with science and math worksheets and what stuff. June hols aint the time for these kids to pile on the workload that the teachers could not give during the school term. i remember attending a school parents teacher meeting and the teacher mentioned that she herself was not able to mark all the hols homework.

so why give in the first place?

school policy she would say. so this brings us back to the fact that more is not always equal to better. schools should probably feedback again to RELEVANT authorities..taxing the schools more will only tax teachers more and invariably tax students more. why im irritated is that it taxes me more and i dont even understand why it should in the first place.

so many articles have appeared in forums questioning the schools policy of dumping work on the children during the holidays. but what kind of answers have been provided?

none.

2009-08-31T11:04:00.000+08:00

blogger is damn irritating.half the time it screws up on my computer screen.and half the time something cannot be put up.or cannot be posted.omg. now the pictures issue has started again. i conclude that blogger only likes us to speak with words..

come on.where is the efficiency? pictures speak a thousand words you know!!!

mum wants to watch the final destination.i guess that could probably help to take my mind off certain things. gore will prob help me lay it aside better.

the thing about it is simple. i never thought that i would have to face certain issues and i never knew my stand on them either. i guess sometimes, what we believe that we might do will only truly show when we are put into that particular situation.

how much are you willing to give up or compromise for someone else?

2009-08-31T00:03:00.000+08:00

and yes.finally decieded to change the way things look. messed up.with this template.so nice white and simple..guess it would be forever since the blog would be tampered with again.

just came back from an event that i truly and honestly see no value in.
for the one reason:

TIRED = NO COGNITION = NO EVALUATION
my personal take: gone are the days where corporal punishment was the in and ONLY thing.
things are different now.changed.

in the past teachers were Gods.
now students dictate what happens.

so i think its time to move with the flow.

on a side note.. religion. the issue that is so touchy sensitive..and irritating.

2009-08-19T23:31:00.002+08:00

its not easy to feel good while you are sick. but do take care you.
sleep tight.
keep warm
and drink loads of water.

miss hearing the voice definitely! =)

i think its important to keep the rships up. i realise there are alot of people who will say YES MEET UP YES SET TIME..but it never comes and as quickly as it was said, the memory of saying it just fades right away....

i hate to admit it but i am guilty of such moments as well.

well the new resolution: meet up with friends.old and new. someone has gotta to do the organising somehow.

friends..who needs anything else but them.
thru happiness/sadness/hard times/joy. they are always there.and will always be.

i know some will be there...and i appreciate you guys much =)

2009-08-15T23:29:00.002+08:00

and i just did something today that i thought i would never do ever.

i guess many people wont think of doing it too..so here goes:

1. i went to zouk for the first time in my life
2. i went for an event..biz bash instead of arts
3. i was the lone ranger of the night

haha cool huh.the adventurous me.

i think its all about how much you are willing to give. and do. it really amazes yourself the kind of things that you might just do for someone you think its worth the while.

(even if its drinking vodka and coke and sitting there watching the whole world go by)

yes its worth the while. every bit of it.

how would you know its the person?

maybe the actions that you do.
the things that you feel.
the inclination to go ahead with something that you might not have done on your own.
you just know?
its back to that statement

you just know.

had a great outing with you man. it was really good meeting you after like what 6mths?
i dont know about you but for me..
its special and its..something that i will hold on to dearly for the longest time ever.

*paw power*

2009-08-12T00:50:00.003+08:00

this post is just for you.
it might have taken awhile and you might already be feeling loads better after our chat but hey.some thoughts and words will never fall on deaf ears.

i guess its this feeling inside that we both hold so dear to our hearts. this thing called friendship seems to be one of the most important things that we will hold on to.
which is also why even if other special people come into our lives, we still understand and cherish the value of what was there before these special people ever made an appearance.

maybe you might have even helped to bring two hearts together at some point in your life,
which in the event turned out to be a good thing for them and a not so good thing for you but what matters most
is that you did your part, and you never ever let yourself down.

your conscience is clear.
you were there.
you shared.
you cared.

the hardest feeling is definitely not getting what we would term reciprocation.
then again.
if i were to use something that our dear friend at starbucks might say...

reciprocation might not be what we hoped it would be, it might manifest itself in some other way, which we cannot see now. it might always come later at a time when we need it the most...
and yes unfortunately, it might never come at all. (in your case)

dont be bothered no more.
just understand that there will always be people out there that will never understand the value that you place on some things
and we can never ensure that everyone out there will hold the same beliefs.

the only thing that matters is you did your part.
and have no regrets.
just be there, i guess just hope that the reciprocation will come...better late than never.

2009-08-11T00:29:00.001+08:00

and school is starting tmr..in a few hours time.
gives me a bitter sweet feeling. on one hand, its always good to see the familiar smiling faces
and the oh so boring droning of lecturers..

maybe its also good to smell the printing room and feel the pain for the millions of trees that are cut down
just so that you can print your notes with 4 slides a page to prevent straining of eyes.

your choice. trees or eyes.haha.

and maybe its also because you know that this is the last year for your group of friends to really enjoy school together.

maybe its also the fact that some people that you are so used to meeting up with are just not there anymore.

but what can i say..

the best is to live in the moment. do ur best.cherish all around you.

and i guess, regret will just be another word to be kept far away in the dusty dictionary.

good luck to us for our 4th year of studies. lets push each other onwards.always. =D

jiayous my friends.

2009-07-29T17:48:00.000+08:00

the most exciting thing happened today...
upon returning from lunch I noticed a big bunch of my colleagues standing outside the office..
taking a look at my watch..the first thing that came to my mind: OH NO! AM I LATE FOR SOMETHING?!?!

but then again i saw the whole CSCC department fill up with smoke and stuff..my snr consultant came out saying: ITS NOT ME!!

and upon questioning and sharing...i realised a small little fire had broke out!
apparently the thermostat started smoking and caught fire..although the extinguisher came fast enough to put out the flames..
it sort of reignited again!

hence more extinguishers were required and the whole place smelt REALLY bad. the chemical kinda smell!

so we sat and mulled outside awhile before our dear bosses said that we could take the day off or go down and work some place else.

cool huh!

had to bring back some work to do if not my dear colleague would kill me!

but wow! in my supervisors words: the most exciting day of my internship experience!

lets hope the place is REALLY CLEANED UP tmr!

2009-07-26T22:57:00.000+08:00

swim today helped me to take my mind off some things.
its going to be a tough week ahead.
very tough.

and i just know it but whatever it is..

i do know that at least im not alone in this seriously stpd bidding period.

2009-07-26T13:05:00.000+08:00

"once an sc girl..always an sc girl"

this is something that i will never forget.

Glad that I live am I,
That the sky is blue.

Glad for the country lanes,
and the fall of dew.

After the sun the rain
After the rain the sun

This is the way of life
Till the work be done.

All that we need to do be we low or high
Is to see that we grow, NEARER THE SKY

2009-07-22T23:59:00.000+08:00

level 4000 modules..

outta 5..i got my 4th and 5th choice..

not sure what my last module should be. hate such choices!!
there are 3 nice modules staring at me in my face..but yet i have to choose one!!!

sads.

2009-07-15T19:33:00.007+08:00

year after year. the same tune is played, the same song is sung. be it in english,chinese or even canto...each year most people get the chance to sit back and relax on this one special day. not everyone gets to spend their birthdays with their loved ones. sometimes they are in another country, sometimes they are just unable to spend it with people whom they care about due to natural courses of life. however, i had the chance to spend it with my dearest family (except for poor daryl in camp) and i am truly thankful for every moment of it.

well its not my birthday.but happy birthday to my dearest mum!! which is also why i had to miss eve's bdae celeb..so FORGIVE ME DEAR SEXY DATE.

the star of the show..with her classic poses with the flowers that my dad bought for her! so sweet.its been sucha long time and yet each mother's day, each birthday each special day of theirs there will never be ONE time where flowers dont come in..whether my dad is on flight or not. how sweet man. haha.

haha can this be the new poster girl for white wine!! haha the brown brothers mascato was manificent. we had a nice steamboat dinner at home and we just had to open this since its my mums favourite wine!! (ok its mine actually)
really like this shot of my grandma. lols. so nice!! i guess its these kinda pictures that really fuels my interest in photography..cameras..and what not. although im not the buff that would go around carrying and lugging the big bag of lenses and what not..i still like it! camera's make all the difference. lens is so important.

random tree shot outside my house =)
and yes how could we forget the food! fresh vege!
fishballs!!
and how could we miss out on the happy family! we took this 5 shot thing..so we had like 5 random shots of different poses hahahaha. it was good great fun man. i guess my mum really enjoyed doing funny poses and my grandma joined it as well in some of them!

my famous brothers lame look of his.

look out look out!!! the king of gambling is here! no its not li nan xing..but woonie! lols. took 10 shots of him opening up the cards from one to four.lols look who is the zi lian kuang here.

the happy mummy and daddy with their newest present! tea set which greenboy nicely brought =) now we can pretend we are at some bah kut teh place and pao our own tea..lets see..now let me find the tea leaves..if there are any...*searches*

and yes. we just had to end off the brilliant night with our own game playing! used to dislike FIFA but wow man it rocks now. playing as pool at the moment..no wonder im losing -_-!!!

yes happy birthday to mummy! 8/7! and happy belated birthday to amanda! you! im sorry man i have a poor memory but at least i remembered it was somewhere around this period.lols. friday! cannot wait for friday!

p.s works been alright. new intern came by and talked to her quite abit today =) thursday..finally..cannot wait for the weekend to come. this weeks been hectic.and anyone out there who does data entry. I PEI FU NI.

2009-07-13T23:05:00.009+08:00

it all started with a plate of rice..to be specific..my dad's superb fried rice =) was feeling lazy and tired and probably cus it was a sunday and a weekend, we didnt wanna go out and mingle with the crowd. dad decided to get some stuff from cold storage and whip up a dish to keep our dear stomachs happy and satisfied..and because of this..did i have the energy..to carry out something i was supposed to do for a long long time.....

with hangers and clothes all over the bed and floor. i set about clearing up my cupboard (long overdue). unfortunately, the clothes that were left to "rot and mould" in the cupboard was not suitable for fleas and the like..(maybe kids ones). if only OP had a refund policy where we could throw back all the clothes that were under their brand and get some money or exchange...

decided to be nice and share some clothes with my dear cousins. these are REALLY NEW. not that we didnt not wear them but i guess my mum just has a knack of ensuring that our clothes look as good as new. must be the new VANISH powder haha that keeps the colour in while washing!

the next pile that had to be cleared were my class tees.haha and no, i couldnt bear to throw them away and besides, i could still wear them so there they were. nicely folded and packed into my cupboard to be promoted from the "cold palace" to some place where there were in my line of sight (and hopefully their chance of being worn shall come)
upon clearing up the clothes..there had to be other things we discovered along the way... this little DBS mushroom bank is not mine (unfortunately) but it is FREAKING heavy. thanks to my brother's prowess of attracting coins like magents and throwing them into this little box that seems to have no base. i think he is the richest kid in the house though he is the youngest..

now. how could i ever miss out on this pair of turtles =) the cutest shoes ever that kept me warm when i was far away. left in the cold. alone in the room. and the person that gave it to me..is now far away. not so cold in her room and ending her internship soon. well done dear and hope my "virtual presence" has managed to keep you nice and warm too!!! enjoy your time with your dear buddie for the week!

in the midst of the cleaning and clearing up, 2 different animals decided to come along and catch up on old times. the dog named coco and the bir named...er...bird decided to sit down and make better friends.
and this picture..really ends off my day of packing clearing sneezing and washing. the tigger that represents me. the dear sister that gave me the tigger on the left and the dear boy that gave me the tigger on the right.

the packing was good. the clearing was fun. the "friendships" made were special but most importantly, the memories that came back as i read notes, read cards, saw presents and love in all shapes and sizes.
thanks to you if you enabled me to keep something special.

thanks to you for coming into my life.

*more packing to go in time to come*

2009-07-11T15:42:00.005+08:00

short update on a past event..had a good dinner gathering with some of the pilot friends at this place called...one-twentysix! we went to the east coast branch.wow! good ambience fantastic food and of course brilliant company to top of the night =D
introducing my friend bernie..the one and only girl who can sing and dance for you anytime anywhere. she is a strong girl who has had some complications during birth. her presence till today is really God's grace and we are grateful all the same. =)
nice cod fish! the best! the one and only. seriously the fish just melts in your mouth on first bite and they have this super nice sauce that goes perfectly well with it =). oh the vegetables are nicely sauteed as well and marinated for some time. rocks. i dont have a picture of the beef that my dad ate. but omg. that beef was really cooked to medium..super nice and really just oozes out with juice upon biting into it. not cheap of course but you totally understand why you pay so much for it.
my dear busy brother..who was trying to organise some soccer stuff. haha poor him. managed to get out unscathed from commando training thankfully and cleared all 3 jumps of his (thankfully) and now he has to book out late on saturdays and things like that. haha well at least he is in the battalion that has got the winning luck for the past dont know how many years through =)
the kids from the pilot gang! whooohooo!

rock chick bernie haha. cute right. she really is sucha bundle of joy =)

yes short update from some thing that happened some time ago. well more upates to come on other things but ciaos for now my friends.

side note:

i always thought that being around someone all the time would just equate to sianness and boredom cus
you are always together doing the same things so what else is there to share or talk about?

well.i guess its different now. hopefully so.

2009-07-06T16:56:00.003+08:00

some random person on facebook sent me a stpd message today.
-_- lames.

i think some people just have really low confience in their other halves..or might just feel so super insecure which results in them
sending messages like these

thanks for the tip pal but if you were to have someone special..
i can assure you that person would be either blind or a complete
idiot =)

i rest my case.

2009-07-05T15:19:00.002+08:00

this is the 3rd time im retyping this blog post. not because the computers crashed or anything but i guess..not much motivation to blog about anything.

short updates on my life: 3rd week into the internship at csc! its been a good run so far, managed to learn quite abit ESP brushing up my spss skills...
researching has been tiring but its not boring cus the topics that i have to help research on are not the usual things that happen in school.
realise NUS focuses so much on all the bio/cog/dev/abnormal psych stuff..how about industrial org psych?

my colleague once asked me which part of psych i was interested in. in the past i would definitely say child abnormal straight away without thought cus that by far has really been the most interesting..now im just thinking how it can be applied to working life in the future. i think its easy to say that we can just go into academia..or become a psychologist and help these children.

then again.how much can we actually help these children. the passion has to be there in the first place.

my colleague did cog psych all the way before switching to I/O psych because he felt that it was more applicable in life and work. after working at csc, i have probably come to a similar conclusion though of course everything is still open.
being involved in some sorts of psych in the workplace now has made me realise that there are other options for psychologist to enter.

i have been too guarded in my outlook
and now my options are truly open.

i thank God for giving me the chance to do this intern.even without the help from school prog. hopefully, it will put me in better stead in the future =)

wimbledon finals! go FED FED FED!

p.s lunch everyday *winks*

2009-06-24T22:44:00.002+08:00

met evelyn and kaiwei for dinner today. food was good! company was AWESOME.

really cant wait for the weekend to come..yes work ends but more importantly, finally i would be back at NUS..meeting people who i so dearly miss and being in an environment that is so familiar yet so foreign at the same time.

exciting.

everyday FOP comes and goes and comes and goes. and its true. the passion for it just never dies. no matter what, i am grateful for being called into the committee at the very last hour during my first year. i was more than happy to help out in oweek. arts camp 08 was a different exp being pushed into a different role. sadly had to miss oweek but nevertheless..i know my good buddies did a hell of a job with it.

now we are all gone. but back as supporters.onlookers.friends.

good luck for camps my friends. never say never.
as you can tell..just look at us. the bonds shared will never fade.ever.

2009-06-21T17:09:00.001+08:00

"im too shy to change a photo."

--- just wondering. does that mean anything?

2009-06-21T00:59:00.001+08:00

and in a blink of an eye..work week number one has passed.
just like that.
i think time really just goes by us without us even realising it.

you know you get older when you go back to secondary school and people are wondering how old you are..when you mention ___ they stare in awe!

you know you are old when you cannot remember all the people in your class anymore..
let alone their sitting positions!

you know you are old when teachers are not around anymore..the staff room looks like a new and foreign place.

you know you are old when you have to start wearing stpd #)$*)#@ heels and work pants/suits and stare at computers all day long doing "work"

when topics change from DID YOU SEE THE LATEST MOVIE..to things like OH HOWS LIFE..and other thought-filled moments and words.

yes. we are getting old..
but we are getting WISER. (we hope)

civil service college is a good place to be for now. although i spend many hours staring at PSYCINFO / PROQUEST and other databases..at least im researching and reading up on something that I KNOW will be put to good use in the future. so thats..something good i think.

one week down..another 7 more to go.

note: thanks for today! superb brilliant..and i think its pool who suck la.not us.haha.

2009-06-15T23:33:00.002+08:00

it is just amazing the many things that we can do.

if we just say...YES. I CAN.

1. work and travel will be a good option..with good buddies.
2. safari once in my life would be an interesting experience
3. witnessing mankinds greatest inventions through pyramids seem enticing
4. having the ability to dive amongst fishes/turtles would be great before
SHARKS
5. having loved ones and cherishing them each and every day would bring more good to the world than anything else could.

dont take things and relationships for granted.
at the same time expect less.

how you might ask.
pray.

2009-06-14T16:00:00.006+08:00

so the reason why I have been MIA for the past week or so is because my dear erzi decided that she wanted to do something big and adventurous..hence she concluded that to do something like that, we need a group of random friends to go along and ENJOY some INTENSE activity..

well here's the story of 6 girls (some of which had not seen each other before) who decided to be gungho (crazy/mad) and their incredible, amazing, awesome, tiring, cursing trip to the land of SABAH - Kota Kinabalu.

Julie and dear Erzi! before our flight to KK..haha boy we didnt know what we were in for definitely..unfortunately..i do not have our MOST TIRING AND TRYING photos with me but once I get them, it will by duly uploaded =D =D
this is the hostel that we stayed at! it was BEAUTIFUL. ok la not that inside was like WOW and OOH AHH but compared to some hostels that I have stayed in before, this was pretty good! they had 3 showers..nice hot water, breakfast provided, coffee/tea all day round. they even had astro channel and their internet was free to use! good thing is they only had 6 rooms..with 2 beds per room and AIRCON so when we were there, half the place was occupied by us which was fantastic!!
our first stop was this place called LITTLE ITALY!! yes they had pizzas and pastas and other Italian fare which was pretty good. pricing was alright as well and since it was the first meal of the day, we just wanted something different haha. (although we were in msia)

the trusty and handy little map..after a while we just didnt need to use it anymore cus we more or less could move around ourselves haha. certain landmarks just guided us well so that was something good =D You could walk the whole of KK city in like 30 mins from one end to the other..so Singapore aint that small after all huh!
they didnt have much in the city area though, just some random markets and a cinema (CATHAY)!
and yes...DONT LAUGH! we went to watch HANNAH MONTANA! lols which turned out to be a feel good happy show which I CAN ENSURE we all enjoyed! lols..probably cus the town was just small and had nothing much going on..so this was definitely something to do. besides 8 RINGGIT! omg how cheap is that la! can watch twice the movies in msia compared to singapore man!

DAY NUMBER 2: WHITE ( MUD) WATER RAFTING
me and new found friend Eelin! haha she has this nose ring so..really reminds us of COWS hence the 2 COW ears on top of her head hahaha.
well KK isnt a place that is very advanced hence they really make us of their own forms of transport to move! they put us on these flat platforms and pushed us as if it was a boat in water haha. cool huh. some moments the guy would sit on the plank and wow the platform really MOVES DAMN FAST! haha quite scary but damn interesting mode of transport I have to admit!! F U N!!
our dear group of gals on our little yellow boat..all ready for the epic adventure that lies ahead of us...
unfortunately one of the boat burst!! apparently it was too hot! so we had to split up..julie and joy took the boat with some msian ppl.they were mad!!! all super hyped up to row and paddle like crazy! Can still hear the "1..2..1...2...1...2" in my head.
amelia and i! whooo! they kept pulling us into the water while we rowed..and we had to sit with 4 angmohs.who could not stop smoking. like everytime we stopped to rest after the wooden platform ride..or the boat ride for lunch...and even after that..they JUST HAD TO SMOKE. wow. i cannot imagine WHY people can keep smoking NON STOP! dont they need some normal smelling air in their lungs or something!

DAY NUMBER 3: TO THE MOUNTAIN!

haha smiling us all ready to hit the moutain base! yeah we had to take this 2 hour ride to the base of the mountain and we had to leave really early cus these buses dont seem to have proper timings! once the bus is full they will just leave..and once they leave..IM SORRY there is no going to the mountain anymore! weird huh!!
haha we decided to take some jumping shots! ok! fail! but yes the nice mountain in the background didnt really motivate us that much i must admit..it looked so damn freaking high up!
we decided to mull some time away taking photos and drawing tatoos..ahahd GUESS WHICH IS THE REAL TATOO! Eelin is a pro man..she just copied and did her best to draw it super well. from there we even moved on to pictionary..with SKIN as our new drawing board. damn hilarious.
guess the song! ma ya hee ma ya hooo....and of course..heal the world...haha
DINNER! was good man. buffet dinner with absolutely nice rendang and vege and everything else yummmy! they even had some bbq sausages and kebabs to keep us nice warm and full!! I HAD A WORM IN MY FOOD!! SO SICK! GRRR. maybe that gave me the extra energy to keep moving to the top of the mountain! ahha ohoh and this was the day i realised GREEN APPLES ARE REALLY SWEEEET and nice man. maybe it only works in SABAH haha.

DAY NUMBER 4: CLIMBING CLIMBING!
FINALLY THE CLIMB THE CLIMB! Joy all prepared for her climb with a green pack of food haha.
us before embarking on our crazy Mesilau trail. its 8km long with UPs and DOWNs and I am really impressed and amazed that we all managed to make it up! although we took like 7 hours plus haha we still did make the whole stretch! its a new route so we have this certificate to prove it too lols! the steps were just HORRENDOUS!

ok folks..in between..the pictures aint with me just yet..but more to come soon...

once we made it up..haha looking happy but we were EXHAUSTED to the maximum trust me haha and FREEZING!!!

OK CLIMB TO THE SUMMIT PHOTOS TO COME..it was super pretty. very very nice. the view was just perfect and at that moment, you just forget all the tiredness and all the pain that was brought upon yourself. the whole feeling is definitely something that i would not give up for the world. ever.

we had to wake at 2am to climb to the summit to catch the sunrise and wow man.wow.it was definitely an amazing sight to see.

of course after the climb we just died...haha julie and sheryl...
and yes! amelia joy and i decided what the hell man..we are going to chiong down the damn mountain and we did..we took the other route TIMPAHONG and just chiong down..6km in 2.5 hours or so.lols NEVER MAN will i climb that mountain again!! ever!!

DAY NUMBER 6: MANUKAN ISLAND!

haha being totally adventurous and not giving in to our pain..joy eelin and I decided what the hell man lets just go out and snorkel! see the islands! nua in the water and get a nice good tan! and yes..so thats what we did..we left the other 3 sleeping beauties behind and went about our own activity for the day..to MANUKAN ISLAND.
3 lovely gals in clear water..haha if that was not enough..snorkelling was good fun man..the fishes and the corals were awesome. finally managed to convince dear erzi to come get diving license with me! haha REDANG / TIOMAN wherever man! whooohoo!
PARASAILING.yes since erzi was afraid of heights..we just had to purposely let her go up alone so that she would learn to overcome it *snigger* so i went up with Eelin (BY DEFAULT) cus we were sitting on the same side..and UP WE WENT!
a SUPER NICE SHOT of dear erzi! though we couldnt catch her screaming away! hahaha.

and yea finally last day before we left...the trip was freaking cool. amelia n sheryl were awesome buddies to go on a trip with and they left to kuching! so the 4 of us ..julie..joy eelin me trudged home aching, tired but filled with amazement that we actually managed to do something like this. it really was something to be proud of and i think erzi definitely for bothering to book and organise everything even when she had school and other work to handle.

erzi. thanks man. thanks for motivating too esp through the 4-4.5 km mark up the damn mesilau trail! *winks* thanks for carrying my clothes! hehe.

and of course to the 6 strong girls...stay strong man. we did it. we really really did it.

2009-06-04T01:05:00.002+08:00

just had a trip to malacca and back. the quaint little town..really has nothing much for anyone to do..but it was good seeing relatives and eating some nice food too.

satay celop was good and nice. totally different. its like a steamboat thing but instead of soup..you have peanut sauce so that was something nice =D

i think life deals with us quite harshly at times. just thinking about how "suay" my uncle was to get meningitis..and how it has affected him now. a man once full of confidence in his speech and filled with energy is now a shade of his past. he talks slowly, has problems with asking what he wants to ask and even remembering. its sad to see him age overnight really. and its all due to this one stpd virus.

just pray that everything may go smoothly for him from now on. i think my auntie is also quite poor thing. excessive worrying brings nothing but age and wrinkles as well.

hope things will take a turn for the better =)

side note:

thanks for helping out with the brainstorming.cant wait to see ya tmr.=D

2009-05-26T22:56:00.003+08:00

DRUM ROLL....Introducing..the ONE AND ONLY... MOUSTACHE COMPETITION!!!

They have different categories which you can sign up for. The basic categories include full beard, partial beard, and moustache. One of the toughest categories is usually the Natural Full Beard while the Freestyle categories are known for amazing displays of facial hair manipulation and are always a crowd and media favorite.

hahahaha. coolness huh. its been going on since 2003 and it is held every 2 years!!

*knowledge courtesy of Discovery Channel and Living*

wow. important date lols.

2009-05-23T00:07:00.002+08:00

and something special happened.
i know there are moments when the "alone" factor comes into play.
i guess we all have that moment once in awhile. where the world is just shut off and time to ourselves is most precious.

but no way are we on the loner-list.

remember the time when i was shut off from the world.
but there was one i didnt bother shutting off cus i guess even if i wanted to, he would just creep right back in somehow or somewhat.

and yes UNFORTUNATELY or FORTUNATELY..i will just give in.

well i think i have to take a leaf from you by respecting your wants and not assuming that everything i do would be for the best of us.

"can hear a faint nooo, its not like that..." in the background.

but you surprised me today. it really is a super super nice offer. =)

only you.
only you.

2009-05-19T01:32:00.003+08:00

have you ever asked yourself before..why is it that other people have no expectations of you..but your whole mind is filled with expectations of others?

2009-05-16T10:58:00.003+08:00

Sweetness in the Salt

"When you love someone deeply, you realise that it is so hard to lie to them"

"If trust is not in this relationship, it will never last"

--- Nip Chi Yuen

hongkong shows can bring out quotes these days...haha.

communication

2009-05-15T01:45:00.002+08:00

I received this from my good friend and I thought that it was quite meaningful to read and really understand.

Communication. A simple word that is hardly ever thought about yet it occurs every single moment of our lives.

A relationship always involves 2 people and there is always a need to fit our goals, desires, hopes, abilities and habits with your partner. Of course communication does not just involve speaking and opening our mouths.

It involves:
Verbal communication
Emotional communication
Physical communication

(all those out there who said action speaks louder than words..haha dont forget that the words themselves are of great importance as well!)

to share a close relationship with someone, requires both of you to share everything because not being able to communicate paves the way for intolerable existence and not knowing what the other person is thinking makes building a life together impossible.

so why should we communicate?:

1. SHOW COMMITMENT
2. SHOW THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR EACH OTHER
3. EXPRESS YOUR FEARS AND RECEIVE ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT
4. EMOTIONAL CONNECTION =)

Truly agree. to not be able to communicate will just mean to keep second guessing each other and just coming up with alot of misunderstandings. why do we even bother to allow that to happen in the first place? by opening our mouths, will gold drop out? is there a layer that is preventing us from saying our truest and deepest thoughts to your other half?

is it really that difficult to show how much someone means to you instead of just saying it out.
i think there is alot of difference when someone just says something and when someone says it with sincerity.

i hope.the words from your mouth.will always be sincere.
look me in the eye.
promise me.

2009-05-11T00:53:00.002+08:00

change is the only constant in this world.
who does not change. do you feel that you are the same person that came out from secondary school when you entered your respective JCs or Polys? Do you feel that as you left the 2 years of schooling memories behind and stepped into the life of an university student,you have grown or matured? is change something good or something bad? can there even be a label to it?

its all in Gods plan. who you meet, what road you take and of course what will happen at the end of the day. its up to us to heed His words and advice. but how often do we..or more like are we able to? which is why the word SINS come about because as humans, we just cannot do as we are told. we just tend to veer of the path, only to come back eventually through confessions. instead of a straight and easy path, we choose to take one with numerous detours and blockages, but eventually, we come back to that straight road once again - to everlasting life.

but can that road ever be straight. with changes in our lives, maybe we had to walk this way but due to certain circumstances, we choose a different route and everything changes.

the butterfly effect. change one thing, everything from then on changes as well.

i believe that change is not something bad. its just something that has to be adapted to. if you cannot adapt you veer off the path and walk somewhere else, however, if you do adapt, you will take things in your stride and walk along with support and love from those around you.

whats the path for me this time around..
the straight route..
or the road to no return.

2009-05-08T00:06:00.002+08:00

managed to have a good outing today even if the numbers added up to 3. KNOWING was a pretty good movie. enjoyed it quite abit. scary even. i dont really like these shows because they make you think and face up to situations which you never want to happen. its those "doomsday" kind of shows with a faint sense of hope at the end.

its the calling. when is the time?

random thought:

when random thing A happens, B is the consequence of it and C is the part where people move on or break off from a relationship - friendship or otherwise. at the point C, when you make the choice of moving on, can you truly move on? do you think that at any point in time, random thing A could come back and haunt you or do you just throw it all aside, put your hands up in the air and say yes, i believe i trust.

when do you realise that you have changed?
1. when you always pushed for something, now that it is happening, you aint truly happy
2. when you wonder why something was said or not said
3. when you harp on the fact that hours has passed since the last conversation
4. when you pretend to be understanding of the situation but you are actually not
5. when you realise that half the time you are trying to cover up for the insecurity you face
6. when you feel that nothing matters anymore (when it should)

then again, maybe you didnt change?? maybe the random thing A is the cause of all the problems? so in the end..did you truly move on?

food for thought.

2009-05-03T12:05:00.002+08:00

and the results are out. exciting 7 hours. ba gua me? maybe but then again, i do feel strongly for the old guard =) congrats on bringing back law and order into the society.

I quote from a question posted by a member, "Dr Thio, you said you are a feminist mentor to women in Singapore. With due respect to you, I would not like you to be my mentor.”

powerful.

she asked what singapore women are coming to today.. what do you guys think? what is happening?

simply: standing up and speaking out, instead of sitting down and shutting up.

and i really love the RESPECT YOUR ELDERS plea...and the reply..
RESPECT HAS TO BE EARNED.

woots.

2009-05-01T14:38:00.002+08:00

im just wondering how it is going to be possible for the whole AWARE saga to end on a peaceful and happy note. i guess that will probably not be possible given the way both sides are trying so hard and using some moves to get more votes in a way.

this issue has generated so much more hype than the usual elections huh. lols.
i have been following the issue on the papers (yes probably not the most objective source) but then again, it does detail all the facts that have been going on and at the same time, provides a neutral stand.

recently the EGM was to be held at Changi Expo hall as the number of Aware members have suddenly JUMPED to the skies with women all around Singapore suddenly SO interested in this organization. I actually feel quite sad to see that some people are taking their faith or religion so strongly and use it to force upon others their beliefs and their opinions. I would liken this issue to those people who keep insisting that you should attend their church camps and insist that you should listen what good they have to say about their religion.

granted. everyone has their own beliefs and we truly should let people say what they want, believe in what they want. there is probably a fine line between persuasion and forcing of ideals and with regard to this issue, i assume mostly everyone knows where the arguments lie.

apparently a christian congregation was to be held at expo on the same day and of course (coincidentally some might say) the church which the president and most of the exco members are from will be attending that congregation as well. I guess, it was a good try to get their fellow brothers and sisters to come and join and support them but alas the police thwarted their plans.

i do want to see whats going to happen tomorrow.its probably the biggest thing that has happened in Singapore next to Durai and maybe Ming Yi but this really takes the cake =D

on a personal note for me: old guard.

why? simply because the way the new guard took over clearly seemed orchestrated and too orderly. simple because they all come from the same area (coincidentally or not) and of course the MENTOR..is probably the key person in this case who has caused such problems without even checking the REAL SITUATION itself.

i think we can all learn from this. by shooting our mouths off, the consequences could be so damaging. by not finding the truth or having any evidence, you would probably lose the case. its amusing that lawyers themselves can be taken over by their emotions when they are the ones who should know most about FACTS and EVIDENCE.

2009-04-26T15:44:00.003+08:00

this is what im talking about. fighting spirit and the never say die attitude!!

yes and thanks for the call..i think it made all the difference and helped initiate such a turn around for the whole game which was on the brink of losing.

had to be it!
now with a surge of motivation lets conquer whatever is ahead of us.
the number 5.

2009-04-23T17:19:00.002+08:00

In the midst of exams and madness, one little thing keeps me really happy and sane..soccer! weekly soccer matches just to take a break from the mundane words on PAIN MANAGEMENT and ADHERENCE and HIV and ASTHMA amongst the more technical terms such as ROUTERS / PORTALS and maybe HTML / DSS and Information Systems.

and I think my "I dont want to play anymore" zhao really works because it has propelled me from a lowly fourth to second!! It might be short lived but I am happy enough..especially when the punter inside me chooses the right people and they score.. like wayne rooney!! how i miss his goals..

giggs [#11] hope you finish tops at least for a short while!! *cross fingers*

and you woonie better treat me if i finish above you at the end of the season whahaha.

at least these are the small little things that a group of friends all over the world can share and play, although i think its down to 4 people who are playing only, i do hope that we can continue this small random thing for the next season on..

for now..red devils!

2009-04-12T13:48:00.002+08:00

the big bad wolf and the small little pig..
who will win the day?

--take a break. watch and be amused.

2009-04-11T21:13:00.002+08:00

当山峰没有棱角的时候
当河水不在流
当时间停住日月不分
当天地万物化为虚有

我还是不能和你分手
不能和你分手
你的温柔是我今生最大的守候

当太阳不在上升的时候
当地球不再转动
当春夏秋冬不再变换
当花草树木全部凋残

我还是不能和你分散
不能和你分散
你的笑容是我今生最大的眷恋

让我们红尘做伴活得潇潇洒洒
策马奔腾共享人世繁华
对酒当歌唱出心中喜悦
轰轰烈烈把握青春年华

---当 Huan Zhu Ge Ge

hahaha old school. but i really love this song. I heard it on the comp the other day and memories from the show just kept flooding back.
those were the days huh..
and this show is the kind where everyone just has to sit in front of the tv,
watch it, and share all about it when they reach school.

feeling abit accomplished today.
finished my second half of IS readings so that is good.
did one chapter of pediatrics..leaving me with about 4 left for the second half as well.

slow start.but getting there. managed to write my report for lab..which is still cui.

and have yet to start on my final finaly report for my level4000 module. guess that has to be done tomorrow =)

good luck to us man. the heat is on once again.

2009-04-07T21:53:00.003+08:00

I think its very easy to say how other people should improve and what other people should have done.

simple analogy would be watching soccer: its so easy to say OMG! Giggs was open why didnt he pass the ball..or CENTRE CENTRE!! ahhh the goal so big why shoot to the skies!!

do all these sound familiar?

when you actually come down to the field to play it, is it that easy? has the goal changed position or width? no it remains the same and like how you "scolded" others, you are not able to score so easily. you are not able to have the same vision that you get to see from the tv screens.

then u realise, hey maybe it isnt so easy after all. its always the case of "people on the outside will never really know" all they know is to probably open their mouths so scold or comment without even knowing what the actual situation is like in the first place.

its so easy to complain.
so easy to mention how things should have been done.
ESPECIALLY when you are the one sitting on the outside and overlooking all that is within.
everyone has this self-justifying behaviour where you will ALWAYS want to be correct.
there will never be a time when you will want to appear wrong.

everyone wants 2 things: to be accurate and to justify their actions.
which is how commenting comes about in the first place.

i guess its always a balance. sometimes what others say is correct because they are not bound by what had happened within the committee so they are alot clearer and objective.

at other times..what do others know? they were not part of the whole planning situation so of course, they might not have the best say.

so to listen to advice is definitely hard. but i guess everyone will just have to pick what they think will benefit their goal the best and go for it. pass it on to the next batch and from there, lets see what happens. I think everyone always wants a continuity, so lets hope that things get a good headstart from here.

main point is really its so easy to comment on how to improve others,
but how about yourself? myself for example.
there will always be times when i could have done something better, put in more effort for certain areas. and did i?

its so easy to comment but have i done the same for myself.
thats the question
thats the goal.

we should never stay stagnant. no matter what. there will always be room for improvement. improve.accept critcism because its better to improve now before u enter the harsh world where no one will really care much about you. its all about survival.

goal: shut up and improve.

2009-03-30T00:54:00.002+08:00

"because their team finished first"

---comment of the century.

this is a reason given to someone who asked why she suddenly changed her mind to play an opposing team from a different draw.

"you should have concentrated on the game and not the ref"

----comment of the day

reason given as to why it is right to NOT stop gameplay when a call is made during a match

"each ref has his own style of gameplay, each ref has his own rules for every game. how to play?"

---- player.participant.

outcome accepted with grace definitely.just had to mention those things above cus its quite funny to see such things happening =D

but i have to say something here:

rules are set in a certain fashion. the reason why it is called rules is because its a set of guidelines that people follow. it isnt to be changed as and when people want to change it.

the key point here is WHERE WERE U WHEN U WERE NEEDED???
why is it that you just ran away and threw the whole program to someone who had the mentality of going there to help only?
why is it that you have NO PASSION and no CONTROL over the things that you are supposed to handle??

i dont know how many times the 2 heads mentioned that you play an extremely extremely important role on the day itself. IT IS SO IMPORTANT that you ensure fairness in the gameplay, referees chosen as well as fixtures.

how can u brief one thing and say something else just because u decide to change it in the end?

one word:
unprofessional.

and the worse thing:
push to someone who is there to help only and he has to take up all the blame and all that shit for you because u are hiding in one small corner out of sight and out of mind. it is yours to handle but u throw the chance away to keep ur "upright" image. u think being in that position is so easy???

ur beautiful unstructured decision has effectively brought so many consequences that you cannot even begin to understand...hopefully u are not in other projects if not my friends, this person will cause ur downfall.

2009-03-29T12:24:00.002+08:00

and so the day began..nice hot and sunny with a nice packet of BLACK carrot cake from a nice store that zhimin nicely introduced to me =D and we were all set to play our games for the day.

i suppose the preliminaries were alright, nothing too hard save for one game where our shooting also cui and their team also er...tough fight so in the end..quarrel and complain. but then again. whats new right. not that i want this team of mine to have a bad reputation because i dont think they are fierce or unfair players but i suppose when u meet others, its an internalizing thing where people on the outside just assume that you are the bad one because you are a ROUGH / UNFAIR player. they just assume that u are the ones playing roughly because fouls are given.so what am i going to say to that? nothing i cant. its human nature.

well that aside we made it into the quarters n played this chillax malay team.so that was cool man cus the game was pretty friendly while we still talked and laughed on court so that was nice. i mean shouldnt all games be played this way (in my very ideal world maybe)

semis were next up with this strong team. thinking about it we won them once in last years beach fiesta to the finals...we also met them in the semis..and it was a tough fight all the same. we met them again at the sde finals..but we lost..and this time..we lost once more..13-12. haha close fight but i thought that game was really brilliant. it was challenging and tested everyones passing ability and shooting especially so that was like a FINAL more than a SEMI i suppose.but kudos to team ABC for making it =) good play.

im not someone who loses my temper easily. really. it takes alot to make me flare up.then again whenever i do i always come back and ask myself why in the world did i do that. why couldnt i have just kept my temper in check and went on to play the game. why is it that the foul is not even committed by me ON me..and i still can lose my temper.

i guess it because i feel for my team.
i feel that its only right i ask the bloody person for a good explanation as to why something happened.
*as for u small boy i think u should stay out of this because the call wasnt made by you*

so mr bball shoe. i guess being a referee is just hard but please look at the others like bingde, junyue who make calls and consistent calls. if they say you are travelling they catch for everything. if they say cannot jump off the chair to catch ball, they enforce that. they even know that the one arm rule is not possible near the captain.haha so please man. i dont know how come i had to make a simple pt to you at all. dont know.

then again. i realise that i tend to get angry if ppl bully my team.
im probably protective over them no matter what.
maybe because i feel that they come to play with me together with this
so if anything, should really fight for them.
maybe thats why i get so pissed and angry. i thought that i wouldnt scold a ref this year. until bball shoe came along. so sian! u killed my nice personality record!!!!

thanks guys for playing so hard: woon.applie.shinwei.limin.soon leong.liang jian.jkok.

thanks very much.
i guess.its next year for now.

2009-03-27T22:44:00.002+08:00

just heard thunder..and lighting flash across the sky..
wow.
after the whole day being so damn freaking hot the rain really wants to come now.
i suppose its better than raining out the event tomorrow..
so here is the letter to the rain god:

dear rain god,

please let the NUS Arts Club Beach Fiesta 09 event go super well! I have seen the amount of effort that the committee has put in and I am sure that we can definitely make a statement as the university that pushes the CLUB to do something as big scale as this.

so for our effort and their time, please let it rain now and not rain tmr at all. ok how about we compromise?
u can rain tonight and at 8pm tomorrow but from 7am to 7pm please please keep the rain at bay?
ok?

thankew mr rain god,

xoxo

me.

lets go pink cows. lets go.

2009-03-23T22:48:00.003+08:00

food hunt..2009. it was a big scare at first with only 5 teams signing up.and 3 teams coming from us laode! but as with all arts club events..eventually, everything just works out perfectly and kudos to the team this year for coming together to make it one hell of a memorable event for us all.

well i dont dare to talk about others but im sure for us..at least this new PINK COWS team..it rocked to the maximum...presenting to you the WINNERS!! (in our hearts)

bings! our pro facil! evelyn! kaiwei! cindy! soon leong! greenboy and me!
and our YES WE DID IT FACE! ahha seriously man food hunt saps all the energy out of you..i honestly wonder how the hell people can complete all the stores man OMG..thats like how freaking fast please haha. and u must keep running somemore..and praying that the buses just come for you? zai.
the famous GONG!
rainbow! with a nice litte er..twig of the camera..so cool la..i think there is alot more to do with this camera that i should go find out and try!
and of course the whole bunch of year 3s..n woonie!
haha really how we should look after the whole damn day man..tired..full and HAPPY!!!
even those who have graduated still come back to participate! maybe we wld be like that soon..
thanks to foooooodie hunt!
the new love birds =D (dont kill me pls)

and of course the nice and bestest girl buddies ever!!

thanks for this event, that helped to bring us all together, to play hard and laugh hard the whole day through. thanks to everyone for just doing your best..

next up.

beach fiesta.

MoOoOoOOOOoOOo.

its times like these where you just sit down and think, how wonderful..life is...with everyone. uni friends are like the ppl who pull you through man. always!

cheers guys.

2009-03-17T00:05:00.002+08:00

how can u join something that you have no passion in doing.

after joining it, how can you just leave the responsibility for others to come and take up for you? if you did not want to be in this committee in the beginning, say no. but once you have said yes, dont you think u just have the obligation to complete the task to the best of your ability??

there is no such thing as running away or just saying that " i dont know anything" or "i have too many things to do"

as a leader, do you honestly think that you can just sit in that HIGH UP position and DELEGATE work out without following up? is it up to the others to come and tell you what is happening or should u yourself take some interest in going up and asking them if they are alright, if everything is going well or even if you can HELP THEM do some things.

i think many people miss the whole point, it does not mean that you are a good leader just because you are placed in that position. respect does not just COME to you like that. it takes time, effort and hard work to earn that respect from those under you. you cannot just assume that everything will work nicely while you can sit back and take in all the credit if the event goes well.

have you even considered the chance that the event wont go well? if you as the PD cannot even handle the situation now, i would really like to see your face when the event screws up on that day itself. are you going to push the blame and just say that you didnt know anything so this screw up couldnt be your fault?
are you going to say that it is all because your dpds and prog and log and whoever did not do a good job for you??

then again why not ask yourself: did u deserve their respect? WHY should they even work that hard for you in the first place.

please. dont take up a position if you are not up to it.
people are not born to be leaders immediately.
experiences mould them.
tenacity drives them.

most of all.
inspiration and motivation are the core of being a leader.

you however lack all qualities and
i think.without the passionate few underneath you,
the event will collapse into a pile of rubbish. a heap.

and you dare say you are angry with them.
*applause*

2009-03-15T14:11:00.003+08:00

why do people share their innermost feelings and experiences with other people?
when are we frank?
when are we hiding behind some masks?

when do we really need the help...
and when are we just looking for attention.

do people share because they want to hear some advice
or do they share so that you will still feel that you hold an impt place in their hearts.

would you tell someone your problems because you need to get it off your chest
or do you just tell them so that they can help u out with it.

but what happens when you tell someone things..and that person
has no reaction or response?
what does that mean.

*food for thought*

something random in the midst of staring at lab experiment proposal and thinking of the number of words i have to come up with to finish this well. bah!

2009-03-10T18:59:00.002+08:00

in the faculty of arts and social sciences..
we have a japanese studies department...

which has about 10+ professors and lecturers and what not..but the most important part is out of this number,

there are only 3 japanese!!!

wow.

2009-03-06T11:49:00.000+08:00

imagine..13 YEAR OLDS and their..WANTS.omg.

2009-03-02T00:34:00.001+08:00

and it rained out on us A G A I N!! like omg! last year we joined the same event with the same team (well relatively) and it rained after we played our second game in the group stages.

well this year was SLIGHTLY better, the only thing was that it rained when we were into the top 8!! OMG OMG!! so saddening cus we really had a good chance to win as well. the last few teams there were really good i must admit. tall guys and jumping monkeys but it was definitely more of a fight than the usual

11-0

9-0

scorelines. haha.

the consolation: nice teeshirt! super super nice! and of coure great company throughout the whole day.special thanks to liang jian!woonie!tallie!erzi!applie! for playing although you guys had midterms and stuff tmr as well! much much much love!!

we shall OWN come 28th march. OWN. *garlic onion chilli please*

2009-02-25T23:34:00.002+08:00

even with the impending doom facing me,
i open my nus email to find a document, by our dear alex and hendrik..saying that we have a debate to do.
oh...debate..
this one is special, must prepare one.
read what?

readings.plus what? newspaper articles that are given. a total of 14 word doc pages at probably size font 11 or something.

and not to mention, does it look like we have all the time in the world to do other readings with bloody test and presentations!??!?!!
who gives a shit about the electronics company in japan now.

lets focus on 11 + 12 chaps of psychology.

23.haha.ironic.

2009-02-24T20:54:00.003+08:00

the future is in our hands huh. where is the privacy! its bad enough with the ez-link cards but this really takes the ball out of the park.

2009-02-21T16:52:00.002+08:00

wal mart..
amazon.com..
mcdonalds..

i think im going to dream of these soon together with franchising and supply chain management...

oh not forgetting pain management and health behaviour models in pedatric psych..

YIKES how could we mess around with our brain and cut it into half, taking out the corpus callosum and still being able to function like a normal and well human being?!? how how how!!

oh man..not to forget in far away land tokyo, our dearest british india is going to come by and plop itself there among the high class shops in Ginza because WE SAY SO.

maybe the only thing i wont dream of that much would be computers and how RFID works..though the website would be some sort of a headache.

and ohmy ohmy...lab.the worst nightmare in the world. i must come up with words..words..more words......

2009-02-18T15:12:00.002+08:00

i miss the times when we could still have March and September HOLIDAYS.
i guess i cannot really complain either since my holidays now are REALLY holidays.

the midsem break is just a break from school but not from work. so in the end, we only got half of
the deal =(

reading on pediatric psychology now. its not too bad i think. but quite alot to read and study.
not forgetting the super tough readings for lab in reading.

omg.haha now i wonder why i took it..GRRR.

ok back to the books. jiayou you ok? dont sian dont sian..
see i take away your sianness already so now my turn to be sian haha.

and you stomach ache-ing pal..hope you feeling better! *eat more GREEEEEENS* =)

2009-02-10T18:19:00.003+08:00

and the day came and past,
as swiftly and as silently as any other day would have.
as i drove myself to the airport i put on class 95 and heard the following song:

so kiss me and smile for me,
tell me that you will wait for me,
hold me like you will never let me go..
cus im leaving...on a jetplane....
dont know when i'll be back again...

and i sat there and just listened, it was as if the song was written for the moment.

it was good seeing you definitely. dont worry about anything here, will do what i promised ya ok?
take care of yourself and enjoy enjoy enjoy!!!
china is a nice place, so woons parents say (with all the super nice feng jing and what not)

haha though you are going there to work and study, its going to be one hell of a time now that you have your new found independence and total control over your life!
for once it feels really good to grow up and take completely control and have your own sense of direction and vision.

it will be great my dear buddie.
and of course.
never forget that you have a nice pair of open arms for you to run back to anytime =D *virtually* haha.

best meiz. best sister. i'll be waiting! =)

2009-02-05T01:21:00.002+08:00

the countdown has just begun..
5..4...3..2...1...zoooom.

and im feeling the excitement for you.

yet at the same time, deep down inside tells me you will definitely be missed.

well the times coming, im glad your minds not REALLY on it but I guess, it will come.

when the moment really hits I know the person there will definitely cheng ya nice and well.

for sure. i know.

and the next day, you are to smile. smile smile. =)
*promise to smile back at you*

<3.

2009-02-02T18:07:00.001+08:00

fever.
yes been down with it the past 2 days. today brings happier moments though
cus my fever finally subsided..but had to take panadol cus it seemed like i was burning up again.
oh wells.
just hope that i can get better through the week. sucks to be sick.
=(

no energy to do anything.
and i have A MILLION TRILLION readings to do.

save me. =(

2009-01-28T00:34:00.003+08:00

chinese new year, the time when we all gather together as one big happy family, the time where everyone has nothing but praise on their mouths. the time when angbaos are exchanged (happily into my hands) and of course the time when the GREEN light is on for some small gambling sessions..

the shouts of BAN LAK AH! 21! GOR LENG in the air, the smiles on the faces when they win money..and of course the "sad" looks when all they do is take money out of their handbags (nonstop).

this year seems to be the year of MICKEY MOUSE (my friends parents both wore RED Mickey Mouse T-shirts and won 130 bucks)

well of course we cannot do without certain essentials..zhao cai jing bao! the pussy willow...

and yeah our nice Home and Decor style living room..haha
and of course! how can we miss out on this nice little ORANGE PLANT!

haha and the star of the night..popo! its always nice seeing her every year. poor thing! she has to work on the first 2 days of new year (playng mahjong) but still..she has to work and open her mahjong playing area and apparently alot of old people go there! ohno! this is what we are going to do in the future..boos.
the brother who is in the army...and is feeling super sian..that he has to enter again on the 2nd day..
and our nice family photo. really like this shot cus, we all look so nice and happy =D

well i can only thank the Lord for blessing me with this family of mine. and i do hope and wish that everyone out there had a smashing angbao collecting CNY as well =D lotsa love people.

2009-01-18T12:58:00.003+08:00

is it so hard to show love and care to those around you.
dont you ever think before you raise your voice at the person who never judges you no matter what you do.
why is it that people dont seem to know how to appreciate and keep taking things for granted.
life is only lived once..average age of about 70 plus?

so in this life you were brought up, do you only remember how many times u were screamed at or how many times you were hit?
do you only care about what happens to YOU YOU YOU and if this isnt done YOUR way, what would happen to YOU only?

why is it that you turn a blind eye to all the good that is done for you and just scream and nag and shout your way through when something "bad" occurs. bad in this case is when something is not done the way you like it.

why do you not think of how much hurt you are causing those around you when you enter one of those stpd streaks of yours.
can that mumbling mouth stop talking for once? stop and listen to what you are saying.
u should have the power of some HERO..maybe to stop time, GO back reverse REWIND and see how exactly you are treating those that love you so very much.

reminds me of the show click.

what will it take before u realise that family, is the only thing that will stand by you.
cus to me,
now u are single handedly causing ur life to disintigrate by hurting them so much.

somtimes i hate you.
but yet..i cant stop loving you.
grrr.
stpd ass.
grow up please.just grow up.

2009-01-18T01:28:00.002+08:00

and manchester united did it again.
yes 1-0 but seriously.who cares.

a win is a win.

love the spirit. i see the team staring at me from my table (calendar) and i smile.

for that one reason.

supporting them for my 10th year now. a decade has passed and they are still the best team ever:

1.they dont have all the money in the world to bid 150million pounds for a brazillian player from AC Milan.

2.they are not coming to singapore for their ASIAN TOUR! darns.

but i still love them all the same.
their winning spirit is what i really love. the fight to the end. to not give up even if the chances are slim and bleak.
reminds me very much of how i live this life of mine.
even when people put you down you stand up and face them squarely. why run away and feel demoralised?
you will only give them the chance to say the famous line:

"SEE I TOLD YOU SO"

well my reply: keep it to yourself.

why let other step over you and say you cannot do it?
why let others dictate how YOU should do things or say how good you are?

believe my friends. believe and you can and will work wonders.
believe cherie.believe.this is the time.YOUR time.

11th premier league title?
*cross fingers and pray*

2009-01-15T01:10:00.002+08:00

had an 8am class today and i really felt like crap.
omg. i missed my alarm this morn so sorta rushed out of bed still sleepy eyed and all.
was having breakfast until my silly bro called to ask my dad to bring him some chinese dictionary. -_-.
this brilliant move caused me to have to take a cab to school..and brilliant me waited for close to 15mins to no avail. super.

ah wells. went to school late but i dont think it mattered cus he didnt cover much either.introductory lecutres are always boring and full of nonsense anyway.

well the good thing is that its an open book exam but the crap thing is that its 50% with the other 40% on project and the remaining 10% on any other participation possible.
well for the sake of good project mates: michy camy and I..haha 8am tutorials here we come!

A+ A+ A+ A+

sometimes.when we are put to the test.
do you think before jumping in or do you just jump and hope for the best.
sometimes when you have so much faith.
does one small little thing just crush the "solid" base you thought you had?

sometimes are you just over sensitive? or do you have a strong point to make.

whatever it is...
think.act and believe in your choice.
cus somethings done can only be done once.
and hopefully its the right one.

2009-01-13T18:21:00.002+08:00

im supposed to be doing some work now.
the pile of 3 long articles are still staring at me..well sort of since only one is printed.
have to prepare for a nice ONE HOUR LONG presentation.omg.i think i will only take 5mins or something. guess i have to try talking at a speed of 5 words per minute to last that long.

but work rate is zilch cus school just started and i have yet to wear my working and thinking hat.

this sem is extremely important to me and i know that if i fail to do what i need to do this time around,
im positively screwed up.

stop and think: fairytale endings all the time? nah watch xiao niang re and u know..reality is what happens but people always hate it.
ideal thoughts and wants.

not everyone gets pampered all the time.
enjoy it while it last.

2009-01-12T22:55:00.003+08:00

sent my dear friend felyna off the other day. it was a nice sight to see her friends come and of course our good band of buddies together. it was a familiar sight as well cus it brought me back to the time i left and the only difference this time around was that i was on the other side.

it did feel rather weird as i gave her my last hug which would have to last her 6 months and of course seeing her hug ET with all her might and parting for good through the gates. i knew that it was definitely a bitter sweet moment for her but she survived it without shedding a tear! good job dearest and if you see this, i do hope that everything is going super well for you over there. take care of yourself and warm up with more layers ok?

many people ask me how i felt when i walked through those gates and away from familiarity. is it that different a feeling if you prepared yourself way back for this moment as compared to deciding very recently that your second half of the year should be spent in a different country?

i must admit that the feeling would probably be quite different but yet, once you made that choice to leave singapore for this short 6 months, you should never turn back and wish you didnt because i know for sure, that you will definitely enjoy yourself. no regrets. i once wondered how come people who leave for SEP and other progs always come back with so many stories to share and so many new experiences to offer. they dont seem tired and upon return, they are refreshed and have definitely grown much more (not size wise!)

its always something new when you leave home and venture out on your own. you will definitely meet new things, experience new events, people and cultures. you will meet with problems and there will be moments when you will feel all alone and sad. but of course, never fear that you will be alone cus your loved ones are always here to depend and fall back on. we should never let distance be something that poses a problem for any friendship or relationship.

hopefully, it should grow stronger in time..and this will be a wonderful test, to see how much someone means to you but more importantly, to see who remains, who stays and who is worth all the time and effort.

dont be afraid to go out and see the world.
dont be afraid that you will feel lonely and down.
dont be afraid to step up and meet new friends. see new people. and do new things.
dont be afraid to take that step up the plane and away.

look forward to doing new things
look forward to experiencing a whole new culture and environment
look forward to speaking and sharing with your loved ones back home
look forward to people who might come up and be with you
look forward to wonderful gifts and cards notes and such to keep you warm on a nice cold night.

look forward to returning, with a wealth of experience that you will never regret having.

-for you-

2009-01-04T15:30:00.006+08:00

xmas gathering with the usual HC gang was fantastic! thanks to the wonderful assistants that bothered to go buy food and cook together..we had a wonderful and sumptious dinner!!! lets see..as you can see.. we had ribs and chicken and ham with pineapple plus nice pasta and drinks ohoh and salad with salmon!
thanks to yj for his nice cooking of the mushroom soup as well! yummy yummy!

haha the nice ham rolls that fel and regina tan made! they were really good nice and yummy!
and how could we miss out the awesome dessert by liangjian and jiayan! thanks to you guys for the super nice minty chocolate as well as the orange dessert! yums to the max!
the cooks creation...hahaha
ah ha..this part comes for a little bit of niao-ing..as you can see 5 guys were sitting there happily looking at the tv with nice controllers in their hands. this was because they were UBER excited about this game called gotham racing and yes..they decided that by moving some plates to the back.their job was done and finished.
which meant that us gals had to clear up all the mess plus wash up all the bowls and everything else! cinderellas of the night!! regina tan...with happy boys at the back!
the 4 poor little cinderella gals..ahaha but at least we had fun just taking stpd pics like these to hong ourselves..tsk tsk DISAPPOINTING! haha
and poor cinderella fel who is going overseas already! ahhhh!!
well we probably got a bit drunk and decided to take funnier photos like these hahaha. it was good good fun definitely!
our loving dessert pair!
we even decided to have this nice little gift exchange thing..so yes! apparently reg and fel managed to get the same thing! haha qiaos!!
us 3 with our nice bag tags from dear fello..thanks girl!
our names are PRINTED ON! not written!! now i will never not know which one my bag is already hehe.
and of course from dear boy the nice towel from mauritius haha and my nice little notebook from dearest meiz!
well it was good fun.great when we meet up every year doing things and just sharing special moments. its cus we bother.and this should never ever end. really. thanks guys for welcoming me home so well =D

2008-12-29T14:51:00.012+08:00

after returning from my nice holiday of 5mths in the land down under, i decided that i really needed a change in environment. so i put on some long pants and a shirt, packed up a suitcase and took the nice plane ride direct to LA with my loving family! (minus daryl who decided to go to China with his friends - BAD CHOICE)

this time, we didnt go alone. we went with 2 other families the Tan's and the Koay's!!

too many things to talk about so i will first start off with my last few days in LA..where we visited Disney California Adventure, Six Flags Magic Mountain and Universal Studios! not to worry, the vegas addition is coming up in the next post!!!
haha for the record: everything in USA IS LIKE 10x big. the supermarket place looks more like a WAREHOUSE called COSCO.haha siao and everything comes in GIMONGOUS sizes..which makes it really hard to buy..cus to satisfy your small craving, you just have to indulge in a greater sin haha.

my brother and his lame look haha he was damn amused that we went to pay at a counter that was CLOSED.
xueling and her big bag of goodies! yeah to ensure that USA keeps their high standards of global warming awareness and environmental friendliness, they even use recycled boxes to make their paper bags which are pretty thin and totally useless cus its so damn hard to carry and by the sizes of the stuff, cant really put much in which results in even MORE paper bags used. so much for RECYCLING.
the next day we embarked on a nice outing to the new theme park DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE!! they had this big california sign outside with mickey and goofy and all those characters in xmas outfits!
the "san francisco bridge" haha small little one. this theme park was built right opposite the present Disneyland to let people know more about california and its heritage. so inside they had rides to do with the aviation industry, some hollywood backlot area with a ride to match one of the shows Twilight Zone and some water rides which had to do with some water thing..haha maybe some mountain? im not sure lols.
the hollywood backlot area with our mickey mouse ears!! haha my mum walked by this place on her way to the washroom and they were giving out free ears! if not you had to buy them..and yeah we got one and decided to wear them the whole day through cus it was damn cute!
and here are some of the absolutely cute characters that we got to meet and take pictures with throughout the day..first up PLUTO!
of course...how could we ever miss out mickey mouse! we even met peter pan and goofy and minnie mouse!
this attraction was one of the cutest attractions ever!! it was a 4D show which featured really cute bugs and they even had spiders that came down from the top of the "cave". the last part was the most interesting..the emcee said: ladies and gentlemen, please stay in your seats and allow the cockroaches, beetles and ants to leave first...before u know it your SEAT starts moving and you feel these "Creatures" running out under your butt.haha super cute..super unexpected cus usually the seat itself doesnt move!
it was a nice park but not as big as Disneyland..but yeah it was really cool i must admit..though the rides were pretty few, it was still a pretty nice day out! watched some high school musical dance parade and the electrical light show plus this pixar parade as well! it was very cute! the best ride had to be the screaming coaster which was a roller coaster ride and the other had to be the freefall drop which had a hotel as its setting. so basically, you are seated in a lift and it will bring you up, open up windows for you to see the whole of the park and drop you down a few times. haha. quite fun!

but of course, the place to be if you want to really test how great your appetite for roller coasters and extreme fun is would definitely have to be SIX FLAGS MAGIC MOUNTAIN. omg. haha the best, fastest and biggest rollercoasters EVER! here are the brave mummies and daddies for the Chan and Tan family!
haha the cute things first..met porky pig..and the gal..
our very first ride and the kids were totally determined to conquer it! haha if you can see behind in the background, there is this orange track and the drop..lols look at that drop!! i took this 12 years ago and i can remember i was freaked to the max..this time..it was really alright.haha i think age does make some difference haha.
this ride is SUPERMAN! the tallest rollercoaster in the world. but really disappointing..
ah the batman ride! its this leg hanging ride and you are speeding around with many loops and stuff..actually after a while you just feel that all the coasters are the same kinda thing.
this one was refreshing! its called the RIDDLERS REVENGE! haha its a standing roller coaster which means you have a harness on but you are standing throughout the ride. something refreshing and new as compared to the normal sit down coasters. and my dear mum took it as well!!
haha the superman ride..supposedly the tallest in the world and we got to sit in this car with 16 ppl it zoomed you out all the way up this straight path and drops you right down again. totally disappointing because you couldnt really feel the drop of a freefall and the ride was at most i think 10seconds. it made a hell alot of noise though..so much promise but not worth the wait at all.
ah this ride was totally different and TOTALLY COOL. for me, this was the second best ride in the whole park! this was the longest,highest and fastest flying coaster ever! flying means you are in a flying position so your whole body is parallel to the ground.. it was super fantastic. the drops were nice and high and steep and you really felt like you were falling face first to the ground.haha super cool and adrenaline rush man!
but how could we miss out the best ride of all times. i thought i had my fair share of rollercoasters with the exceptions mentioned above but when we came to this ride at the end of the day, it just blew us away. this ride..is called X2, an awesome 5D experience!the drop is crazy! its an 88 degree angle and the best part is the ride brings you up BACKWARDS so you are sitting facing the sky. and then drops you face first into the ground. the whole ride brings you forwards and backwards with many different loops and one part even had fire shooting out from the sides of the tracks as the coaster went through tht particular part.
ooh this one is the ride next to the X2, its called VIPER one of the older rollercoasters..super fast and quite high!
haha at the end of the day we decided to have abit of fun..hahaha looked damn stpd in this but it was damn funny. the store person looked at us and shook his head hehe.oops!!!so much for selling them..but in all honesty la WHO WANTS TO BUY THIS!
haha the next day we embarked onto our last stop..UNIVERSAL STUDIOS! yeah the LA one is pretty nice with some new additions to the park so we decided to go and have a shot at them.. the oh so famous ball outside the park..with sean.me.daniel.xueling.jo.
ahhh introducing the freaky frankenstein!! we took the first attraction of the day..HOUSE OF HORRORS it was a real life haunted house where they showed famous characters from all the hollywood shows like frakenstein, psycho, chucky and all that and we had to walk through the different sets..there were real life actors who came out to scare you it was quite freaky and quite funny! omg it was one hell of an attraction..really really liked it..there was this moment when the butcher came out with a knife and just stood directly behind me man! haha
we also managed to find the madagascar lion..alex? his name? haha and also the penguins!
there was this new ride..the simpsons! it was quite a cute ride cus it was a simulator one. and it was based on a theme park that krusty the clown dreamt up. it felt like we were sitting on a rollercoaster and the simpsons were doing stpd things through the ride too..haha gotta take it for yourself to really understand! super fun!
we saw the grinch too! the grinch was the main attraction for xmas this year and the guy really acted like the grinch man..super anal and super funny
we even had a picture taken with the cute shaggy dog! this dog super guai man..didnt even MOVE an inch and just sat there and stared at the camera haha. cool!

this is one of my favourite photos..cus in the background if you can see clearly its BEN N JERRYS!! yes i was totally deprived of it in aussie..and xueling is trying to prevent me from getting it! argh!! hahaha.
the other new ride was THE MUMMY! quite disappointing..cus you went through this small little coaster thing and went backwards through the same path you came from.damn weird. quite lousy..haha but we saw this fierce looking guy outside and decided to follow the stance!
beetlejuice beetlejuice!!
took the universal studio tour and managed to see the site of desperate housewives and jaws and kingkong and even experienced an earthquake and all that. lols. it was quite amazing seeing how sucha small set shot with different angles could appear so big and different. haha if only i could be the PRODUCER of some show huh!
we even saw the HULK lols..damn big sized outside the marvel store.
and at universal, how in the world could we not take pictures and give ourselves awards! my dear brother with SUPERSTAR.hao lian.
parents with BEST PARENTS award given to themselves haha.
some night lights from the street just outside universal studios.
and finally, our long ride home. it was a 16hr ride but we had the privilege of sitting the direct singapore to la flight with biz class seats...super big. the best i have ever sat on. the seats were really really big. my mum n i could share one and still feel comfortable. lols it could also be made into a flat bed with blanket and extra pillow provided. it was well really comfortable i have to admit but of course, not possible without the free ticket..so yeah im blessed and just appreciative of this chance honestly.

yeah and this marks the last few days of the LA trip! haha more to come later when i talk bout vegas!! the bright lights, hotel hopping moments and being caught in the biggest snow storm ever!!! watch out for this site in time to come!

2008-12-28T17:07:00.009+08:00

went on a trip before i finally came back to old little singapore with my favourite boy!
Destination CAIRNS!

it was a good trip. first time going with him so it was nice to experience how it felt going alone and all that. we started off brightly! to help prevent us being lost sheep, we decided to invest in a FREE TRAVEL MAP from our nice little Bohemia Resort Backpackers place!

I borrowed the Lonely Planet Guidebook so we took that handy little guide and found out that there were some street markets that were up and running on weekends so we decided to go out and explore the city area a little bit. it was nice that our hostel place had this free shuttle service that brought us from our place to the city and back again every hour so it saved us alot on transport and all that kinda thing. Cairns to begin with is FREAKING SMALL. honestly. if u just stay there..omg..good luck to you. its some small little town with a few roads that makes up their CITY CENTRE.

this is fruits from the place called Rusty's Market! it was right outside the Gilligans Backpackers place..which really looked super cool! they even had a gym inside man. how nice!
along the way we even managed to catch up withe Blues Brothers..haaha
there was this nice big little Lagoon area with alot alot of people. not surprising given the oh so damn hot and humid weather in Cairns. nice little place that i wanted to dip into but didnt get the chance.haha.
met our first animal friend there..the PELICAN haha all their boxes were painted. every single one they are electrical boxes i think and alot of them had different animal paintings and stuff. i think its cus the aboriginal community there is really quite big and strong so probably these paintings represent their animal spirits and all that kinda thing.
yeah they had a nice Esplandae walk way which reminded me of prom =x
see the effect of not wearing sunnies! woon was having a hard time opening his eyes! haa.
at night i took a lone trip out to the Night Market area cus dear greenie was too damn tired and fell right asleep..even after waking him up he went back to sleep! but okok..cus it was right after his exams and he had rushed to sydney..and flown to Cairns the nxt day..ah wells. haha nothing much there though alot alot of souveniers and every shop sells the same thing, i wonder how they make money. quite interestingly, the people who run these souveneir shops are all..JAPANESE / KOREAN! hmmm.
the next day we took a nice boat trip out to the most uber famous reef of all times..THE GREAT BARRIER REEF!!! booked this 2 introductory dive thing with Down Under Dives..was really cool and extremely fun.
greenboy with his nice BIG GIGANTIC FLIPPERS
me looking idiotic with my mask.haha.

managed to get this photo when we took the mini sub down to the reef. haha the sight was fantastic. managed to complete one dive and forfeited the other cus poor greenboy couldnt dive due to some complications and i also wasnt feeling that well. the boat ride was fine but the only problem was when the boat stopped.omg.the seasick feeling just RUSHED over me. =( bleh..but the reef is nothing like you have ever seen..i will definitely go and dive again. once more at least.
we even had in boat entertainment..wine cheese and crackers in hand we sang along and listened to new songs that this aussie guy sang. he was really good i have to admit!
my first diving experience!!! certificate to prove it!
haha our first trip out to the reef together, was really good and he did try and take care of me haha while i felt damn under the weather so that was pretty cool too.
after a long tiring day, got back and decided to try Hogs Breadth since its from Aussie. Funny thing is that Hogs Breadth is available in many different small suburb areas in Sydney but NONE in the city centre at all. funny isnt it.
woon and his mega steak meal!
and i settled for my ceasar salad.which was pretty big as well!
the next day we had this Cape Tribulations Tour. this was something diffrent from the normal Kuranda rail and skyrail thing. it was a different forest and apparently really good and pretty. along the way we stopped at this wildlife park thing and saw this bird..the CASOWARY. apaprently some plants require this bird to help digest their fruits before the seeds can grow!
saw these flying creatures as well..haha..some glider things!

along the way we came across this WEIRD SIGN..
THE DAINTREE rainforest! it was a really pretty sight i have to admit. really nice and had the opportunity to see many insects/ plants and all that. the driver was our tour guide and he was really quite knowledgable i have to admit.
stopped by this awesome beach area for lunch and yeah made friends with 2 other backpackers! one guy from Germany and the other girl from Bristol UK. haha it was GOOD really nice talking and learning more about their culture and all that. i wonder when i would ever get the chance to just go out and backpack on my own. wonder if i will dare do that either.hmm. well i know for sure my mum would NEVER allow me to do this though..but..we shall see hehe.
took some amazing pictures there. people can actually swim in their crystal clear waters man.
and we had this little crocodile spotting boat trip too..but we didnt manage to spot any due to the hot temp of the water. that was quite disappointing i have to admit.
well since we couldnt spot any, we decided to be them..prob this would ENTICE Them to come out more haha.
enjoying the scenery and the nice boat ride
stopped by this lookout..and took some pics with the German dude..he is really tall man!
came back and decided to be adventurous. since we could not SPOT the crocs, we decided that it was PAYBACK TIME..and had CROCODILE / KANGAROO and BEEF for dinner. hahaha. woon couldnt decide which to have first!
i just wanted to eat everything lols.
the croc tasted like chicken while the kangaroo tasted like beef..really nice though but not cheap!
walked around and saw this beer brewery and got "drunk"!! haha nah i hate beer..

the last day we decided to treat oursevles to a nice big breakfast! one of the places that we wanted to eat from the guidebook went missing! so we settled for something just aroung the corner..this is my bacon/ lettuce and tomato sandwhich..omg right it lasted me right through to dinner which was at 11pm for me that night.haha.
woon and his beef burger thing..
decided to cool off at the hostel before packing up and leaving for Sydney..
the nice jacuzzi area! yeah our hostel had a nice pool and jacuzzi plus bar and free breakkie..not bad at all. it even had room service with fresh new towels everyday and all that. nice.
and on the plane HOME..budget airlines..virgin blue! not too bad especially when you can just sleep on the plane. just pity those people who are bigger in size..quite squashed i must say.
well it was a trip of ups and downs. new and old. met some new people. did some fantastic things. rekindled the old and just loved the experience.

thanks for making this happen.

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slept at 12..and got up at 6, ran over to the airport to send my dear manda off!

special note:

manda tan! take care of yourself and enjoy LA! go to DISNEYLAND..DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE and probably if you love rollercoasters SIX FLAGS MAGIC MOUNTAIN!!! yay!! try nice food and have fun and yes EXERCISE!! hahaha =D

okie back to singapore.

it was fantastic the past few months. really fantastic. its been a long time since i last wrote my last Sydney Getaway episode and i dont think i had "closed" the season properly at all thanks to my jet setting schedule and so here is the last and very last episode of my australia moments and experiences:

after my sydney exchange ended, dear xueling came by and we kicked up a storm..romping from one end of sydney to the other, taking nice boat trips out to port stephens and watching dolphins while gliding down nice sandboards. pics as promised:

picture from my dearest Sydney Fish Market!! the best place with SUPER GOOD SEAFOOD and yummy yummy sashimi..that xueling cannot wait to buy all of..haha.
emo nemo..ling with hao yun! DOCTORS!
our nice little small sydney opera house. the person who designed the opera house died this year sadly. what a nice icon. can u imagine designing something that becomes the icon for some country? how cool is that.
the sydney harbour bridge. something that i always wanted to do but unfortunately..couldnt. the harbour bridge climb so expensive but something that should be done in sydney! ahhhh!! maybe next time i definitely will.
one of my favourite shots for some reason:

the next day we went to Nan Tien Shi!!! my first hungry jacks (burger king) muffin..
we found these really cool small buddha statues all around the front of the temple area and we being the cool cute people that we are..decided to be crazy and do stpd things with them..

what are you looking at??!?
the funny place that we had to go to..2 hour train ride!!!
HAI YA! kunfu fighting!
roar lion roar..haha
then we met our dear friends and decided to eat at hurricanes! the best ribs in the world!! i always thought Tony Romas was good but this, is really not too bad at all.GOT FIGHT!
xueling.haoyun and tao! he also did some poly exchange in Sydney. cool man.
me and haoyun with the numerous lindt chocolates at the Lindt Chocolate Cafe!! very very nice place with excellent ice choc drink and SUPER NICE and (cheaper) hazlenut choc icecream!! nice nice nice!

next up was our trip to port stephens!!! it was raining and gloomy but we tried our best to SMILE our way through..and of course we hoped that the SUN would come shining down on us happy little girls!we visited the uber "scary" reptile park!
which had koalas..-_-""
a super big and GIANT TORTOISE!
and SPIDER! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
we then headed out to the sand dunes!
saw dolphins along the way..in the RAIN..spot the TAIL!
the 3 superb sand boarding PROS!
just take a look at the beach.it was super nice with flat soft sand and nice waves. it was a super sight.

and since we realised that all we did was eat and walk and eat and walk..we decided to have a NICE RUN together..unfortunately, our trustee locker man didnt come..which caused us to have to RUN ON OUR OWN..but then again it was good fun..and we adjourned to this nice little cafe nearby Manly beach to have a nice brunch...

sandwhich with chicken! yummy and healthy!

Bondi Beach Babes!
our last meal together in Sydney..Chat Thai..the best thai food in Sydney! EVER!
well buddie..this post is really just for you. its been a grea 21 years. really 21 years. and i will always treasure and cherish you loads load loads!