In a world of my own

2009-09-09T19:43:00.000+08:00

Ohmygoodness.

To my friends who see this, please do NOT tag me on any more of those dumb applications such as 'Pick up friends' and 'Fan check'. They're seriously downright annoying and nonsensical. There's something called 'random'. For goodness sake, my inbox is flooding like nobody's business ever since this stupid trend started which has countless seemingly amused people commenting and flooding the inbox of the rest.

Thank you.

SORRY...

2009-09-06T12:38:00.000+08:00

I couldn't go for TOT performance afterall. Same old reason, sigh.

I feel i've let a no. of people down this weekend, including my HI tutee. Sigh. But sometimes, things are just not wirhin one's control, is it?

Sorry, everyone. Good luck for the perf.

OREO CHEESECAKE

2009-09-05T15:00:00.002+08:00

Spent 3 hours and busied myself with the making of Oreo Cheesecake - my virgin attempt. Since i didn't have a lamington tray of the appropriate dimensions, i decided to split the mixture into 2 trays hence the unusually low layer of cheese atop the cookie crumbs base. Looks good though, and i can't wait to taste it when it's chilled enough. :)

Pictures soon.

2009-09-04T23:56:00.000+08:00

AED201 group presentation is finally over and done with. It's due time i get started and focus on the individual essay due in 3 weeks' time. Everything was seriously last minute work but yet the tutor was exceedingly generous. Phew.

Dinner at Crystal Jade. Don't know why but i don't seem to find the food there that fantastic. Just mediocre, if you ask me. But then again, it's a restaurant afterall...so. Glad that the last movie i watched was no longer Twilight. Ha-ha. Impromptu decision to catch G-Force. Cheesy storyline really, but the hamster & guinea pigs are cute nonetheless. I hope i'll be able to find time to watch the upcoming production '9' by Tim Burton.

Too tired to do anything. Cancelled all my tuition commitments for tomorrow, including CCA. One full day of rest - probably the best thing i could grant myself.

2009-09-02T17:38:00.002+08:00

My stomach hasn't been very cooperative for today. Been having the runs for several times now. Tired...as usual. I've decided to let myself off any tuition commitments for this saturday, which only means that next week is gonna be even more hellish. Really don't know if this is good or bad.

Anyway...

I REALLY HATE THOSE FUCKING IDIOTS WHO SIMPLY DO NOT CONTRIBUTE TO ANYTHING AND KEEP SAYING THEY ARE BUSY FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
IF YOU THINK YOU'RE BUSY, THINK AGAIN. DO YOU THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE?

2009-09-01T21:36:00.003+08:00

I am really tired. Probably gonna turn in after i'm done with this entry.

It's ironic that Teachers' Day turned out to be one of my longest days of the week. Hardly had time to take a breather for the day. Besides, it didn't exactly help that the weather was far too good to be out at school. Cabbed to school at 9.30a.m. for consultation with the ang moh tutor, afterwhich our group discussion (minus 1) lasted till 11.30 before i headed for lessons & then meeting angeline and the rest for lunch and her mini bday celebration. Rushed back to school for the interview with the sub-dean. Was quite surprised to see that it was once again 'moe-style', with 3 professors to 1 interviewee. I guess everything went pretty ok, except for one perhaps. Rushed for the maths lecture which was supposed to be for Dip Ed people. I was thinking, since it's the same syllabus, why not? But unfortunately it turned out that i didn't quite manage to comprehend the (psychotic serial killer lookalike)lecturer & had to go for a second session which was my original scheduled timeslot. :(

Good nights. Another hellish day tomorrow, and the next, and the next and the next...

2009-08-31T19:20:00.005+08:00

I think it's only a matter of time the world is gonna see me collapse.

I am so sick of my tuition commitments that i want to just puke and walk away, washing my hands off everything. Considering their SA2 exams to be not very far away, this is a totally impossible thing to achieve. I shouldn't even be thinking about it. But then again, i am so worn out from school and tuitions that i don't even know what i'm doing sometimes. I think i've been rather hostile to people around me of late, keeping the silent vice just because i am too tired to speak, etc. All in all, i'm just really angry with myself and helpless at the same time.

I've withdrawn myself from Proj ID which is scheduled to have a performance this Sunday. If it's a group of people whom i can genuinely feel at ease with, it would perhaps be a different matter altogether. Sadly, this is not the case. Besides, i really wouldn't wanna get my entire weekend burnt just like that since every single weekday is a living hell for me.

A phonecall that changed all my initial plans. Sigh.

What exactly are we working so hard for?

2009-08-30T23:43:00.003+08:00

Sometimes when i see myself trying so hard to get everything up and going amidst all my commitments & all i get is a 'maybe' or uncertainty...it just makes me feel like a totally insignificant piece of crap.

2009-08-29T18:17:00.000+08:00

Everything is nothing but a chore.

2009-08-28T23:15:00.004+08:00

Really tired...as usual.

Headed down to school for my lessons from 2.30 - 6.30p.m. Since i didn't finish my readings for this week, i was quite lost with regard to the sociolinguistics tutorial. Furthermore, i didn't even attempt this week's tutorial. I think i've changed...and it's scary 'cos i can't seem to be able to do anything to stop this before it gets worse.

Stayed back for a while for the allocation of tasks for next week's presentation. Everything sounded pretty effortless...but i just hope we wouldn't screw up our presentation next week. Got a lift from Michelle to JP where i met up with babe. (Thanks for coming all the way down to Boon Lay!) Dinner at Lai Lai casual dining restaurant where i ate till i nearly exploded. The jasmine green tea is really nice though. :) By the time we did dinner, all the shops were taking turns to close for the day, which means i didn't manage to get anything for the b'day girl next Tues. SIGH!

Next week is gonna be an even crazier week to come - Interview with sub-dean, group meetings, group presentation, Proj ID mass practices, usual tuition sessions...and the list just goes on. I don't even wanna think about it for a second longer.

On another note, i realise i do have a growing dependence on hitching rides from friends to places of late...be it school, tuitions or whatever place. This is baaaaaaadddd.

Lazy worm, get the hell outta me...NOW.

2009-08-26T18:31:00.003+08:00

School's a goner. Tutors are like shit. Some do not even know their subject knowledge yet act like they know everything. Isn't that ironic, considering they're teaching future educators? What exemplary models...

Seems like next week's presentation is gonna be a flip too. I don't understand why is it that some can be so relaxed about everything when there's hardly much time left to do up a 80-minute presentation. The most infuriating part is getting ignored despite taking the initiative to plan a meeting.

Had the most terrible lunch ever. Can't seem to find anything much apart from green peas and more peas. Must've looked pathetic eating that horrible takeaway alone at some voiddeck. Tuitions for 3.5+ hours and got a gastric attack. Really, nothing seems to be going right for me these days uh.

I can't seem to find anything to soothe my nerves.

P.S: I certainly have my doubts in casting a vote FOR some people...

2009-08-25T22:38:00.000+08:00

These days, i feel i don't even have time to breathe...

2009-08-24T18:59:00.002+08:00

I just received an email informing me that there will be an interview session with the sub-dean nxt Tues with regard to my INSTEP application and i've got the last slot amongst the lot. Goodness. I am quite shocked, since i've been told right from the start that there isn't any interviews for this application.

On another note, i'm somewhat pissed that the router has been moved to his room which means i've got a connection speed of only 54.0 mbps instead of the previous 100.0 mbps.

2009-08-23T18:18:00.000+08:00

Stayed home for the weekend apart from my tuition commitments. Attempted to clear my guilty conscience by doing some bit of catching up with school work. Not very fruitful, especially when i'm still attentively tending to my farm on fb for almost every hour of the day. Way to go, edelyn!

Drowning in the deep sea of readings.. :(

2009-08-21T23:47:00.000+08:00

As usual, i didn't have time to read through my tutorial notes beforehand and i was stumped when being called upon by the tutor to answer a particular question. To be honest, i haven't attempted a single tutorial since Day 1 of school for this semester. I don't know what the hell is happening to me and it's scaring me. I can't seem to do anything much about it either.

In any case, there's an upcoming group presentation in 2 weeks' time. Assignments are gradually making their way too. Looks like i can totally forget about my tutorials if this goes on. Sigh. Headed over to NUS CNM after school for the focus group discussion. Nothing outta the blue, just a culture shock perhaps. Got my free movie vouchers. :) I think i really need it since i could hardly remember when was the last time i actually stepped into the cinema.

Another week down. Unfortunately, i hardly have a reason to look forward to the weekends, particularly Saturday. I hate tuitions. :(

2009-08-19T19:36:00.002+08:00

Totally drained...

I have yet to regain the momentum and motivation to start my studying & tutorials for this semester. I can't even seem to be able to focus and get anything in my head during lectures. I'm so dead if this is gonna go on...

It's commendable that i managed to be punctual for my 0830 hrs class this morning despite not taking a cab or getting any lift to school. All on my own. :) Lunched with Angel before touring the cca booths and bazaar & getting a lift from Angeline's dad to her place where we managed to study for a bit and practised the song for tomorrow's Welcome Tea.

School and my tuition commitments can really kill me...sooner or later. I'm glad that at least i've someone who's in the exact plight as i am and the least we could do is to offer mutual encouragement. :)

DEVASTATED

2009-08-15T23:48:00.001+08:00

Things doesn't seem to be going too smoothly for me of late.

I can't find the motivation and discipline i need to do up my tutorials + readings.
A high possibility that i will not be able to get into INSTEP due to the stupid rigid system which some faculties insist on having.
My whole hair is damn screwed up now 'cos of my hasty decision to go for a haircut in the evening.
My hp is refusing to cooperate with me & i seriously need to send it for repair the next time i'm going out.
First attempt at DIY french manicure has failed terribly.

I am devastated. Yes, i am. Hair, i need you back.

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!

2009-08-12T20:22:00.003+08:00

Today ought to be a rest-at-home day for me. Sadly, i didn't get to enjoy my day at home due to tuition commitments. The unluckiest thing that could ever happen is finding out that the lift is under maintenance and your tutee stays on the 12th storey. Sigh. And the worse part is that i only found out there was another lift after having climbed all the flight of stairs. :(

Tuitions can be really tiring, especially when one has to juggle with a hectic schedule at school + CCA. But i know there're many others out there who are far worse, so i have nothing to complain about really. Realised that i've been scolding my students more often than ever these days...which isn't a good sign. Sigh. Ensuring that all hmk has been completed & that they are of the correct pages IS afterall the responsibility of the students, isn't it? :\

Dropped by Popular to get some red pens, refills and pvc roll for those course books. Drained like crap.

P/S: The whole committee is a major screw-up.

2009-08-10T19:08:00.003+08:00

JB trip yday. ~~Will update when i have the time and mood.~~

Spent today settling all the administrative stuff for school - printing and sorting of course notes. I haven't had the mood to even browse through the sickening pile. It seriously took me the whole damn afternoon just to settle these. Sigh. No more time to do anything. Goodbye, holidays. No more drama time, no more outings for a good 3 months, no more.

On another note, decided to give tomorrow's AIW movie outing a miss. This week is gonna be hellish enough with tuitions, INSTEP briefings & WSC's welcome tea practice. How am i to survive the upcoming semester? Sigh.

Once again, i really detest my timetable.

GETAWAY

2009-08-09T23:32:00.000+08:00

Got awoken at 8+ in the morning and headed over to JB for a day's shopping spree with the parents. The journey from Kranji to the checkpoints were really bad since it's a Sunday. And i still can't comprehend why they have made the roads in such a manner. A total waste of resources, in my opinion.

Mood was somewhat dampened by the time i finally alighted the bus. Had bah kut teh + duck noodles at a shop near to the mall. The former wasn't anything fantastic really. The duck was pretty alright though.

Some shopping done at City Sq before cabbing over to JUSCO for some more shopping. Sadly, the prices for most of the items there were either on par with those in SG or even higher. Cabbed back to the mall for some last-minute shopping before collecting our cakes from Secret Recipe and heading back. I realise i really do have a soft spot for items relating to nail-care. Most of my purchases made at The Face Shop were credited to those, not forgetting those facial masks as well. :) Anyhow, dinner was at Wong Kok HK cafe which was marvellously delicious and cheap.

The good thing about that place is that one is free to bring any outside food/drinks to consume within another restaurant's premises. :) In any case, my loots for the day! :)

P/S: Craving for the beancurd w/ pearls which is sweetened by milk powder instead of sugar syrup! :)

2009-08-08T23:23:00.002+08:00

Tuition was supposed to start at 11a.m. but i only reached at 12 thereabouts 'cos i seriously dread tutoring this particular kid. For one, it never fails to make my mood foul the moment i leave that place. It honestly didn't help when i started getting hiccups barely halfway through the lesson. Had no appetite for lunch and headed straight to Clementi with Angeline for another round of tuition. Sigh. I really do not like Saturdays... :(

Went for dinner with a few others at the hawker centre. Somehow, i feel that the chicken rice tastes a lot better for takeaways. Headed to the LAN shop and spent about 3 hours there. I've (somewhat) officially cleared the entire game of L4D...so i seriously do not have any reason to go back to that place and waste anymore of my hard-earned money. Got myself some breakfast for tomorrow, as well as cherry tomatoes & cornflakes. I'm quite hooked onto the recipe of honey cornflakes cup & i seriously hope my third attempt would turn out to be as fabulous as my first. :)

Gotta wake darn early for tomorrow's JB trip. Hopefully everything will turn out good. I know it's kinda ironic, considering it's Singapore's bday tomorrow. Ha, whatever.

P/S: I'm still convinced that i have the worst timetable in the whole university. :(

SCREWED UP

2009-08-07T23:49:00.002+08:00

Nothing seemed to go well for me today. Made a new batch of honey cornflakes cups with the intention of passing some to babe when i meet her in the night. Unfortunately, it turned out quite bad despite it being the second attempt. Got ourselves some Sherbic from Daiso (sadly, the melon flavour was sold out) before frantically sweeping the area for a money changer. Aston's for dinner. I still can't believe we actually silently agreed to join the crazy queue and wait patiently. (Ok, that's quite alot of adverbs used in a single sentence.) Somehow, i got offended by a remark made by one of the staff which left me quite taken aback. Attempted to serve me with Chargrill Chicken when i actually ordered Black Pepper Chicken. Sigh. By the time we actually remembered to buy our movie tickets, everything was well sold out. SIGH.

All thanks to my wifi-enabled phone, i was able to check the timetable on the go. Sadly, it wasn't anything good and it just plainly ruined my mood even further. Totally sian. I don't know how they do things, really. Maybe i should really just face it and try accepting it.

2009-08-06T22:44:00.000+08:00

Why is it that some people just do not understand the purpose of the status in msn? And darn realistic too. Wake up your idea. I am not a fish.

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

I get really offended whenever i hear people saying or telling me that people in my faculty are thought to only study 'primary school stuff'. If that is so, then why is it called a Degree programme? Honestly. If all we do is learn how to teach, then where does all the subject knowledge come from? The fact is that we are studying the same damn thing. Wake up your ideas, imbeciles.

On another note, i just browsed through some of the course notes for my maths module this coming sem and it really scares me. Questions such as 'Give a definition of number' and 'What is the difference between house number '7' and the number of days in a week?' have never ever crossed my mind. It looks like i can either choose to forego my chance of applying for INSTEP or simply work my ass off for these 3 months. I'll see what i can do, considering i'm still badly traumatised by the nightmare of going through Maths-C back in JC.

P/S: Timetable will only be out on Fri after 5p.m. I really hate the way they handle administrative matters.

HONEY CORNFLAKES

2009-08-04T16:30:00.004+08:00

It's incredulous that the course notes are already out, but the timetable is not. I would really like to know when exactly the damned thing will be released.

Made an impromptu decision to make Honey Cornflakes Cups for the first time today. It's quite effortless to make and it somehow tastes like caramel popcorn. :) Lotsa butter involved though...so gotta be taken moderately. Somehow, the first batch turned out to be more visually appealing since the outcome was a nice shade of golden brown.

2009-08-03T13:30:00.001+08:00

I do believe that platonic relationships still exist.

"I DON'T UNDERSTAND"

2009-08-02T23:59:00.000+08:00

Weird day. Forced myself outta bed at 8.30am and headed for tuition. Made a somewhat regretful decision of heading home for lunch first before heading out again to meet DJ & Faith at Clarke Quay. Honestly, i could've saved myself some trouble and bus fares by meeting them straight. In any case, i managed to get a copy of the dictionary for my tutee before making the detour.

4-hour ktv session at Partyworld @ Liang Court before having a super oily dinner at Fisherman's Wharf. Fries were over-fried and it was a tad too oily to my liking. Don't think i'll be going back there again. Sat down at BK's to have a hot cup of tea in hopes of easing the discomfort of my stomach from the overly-oily dinner. When i asked the BK staff if the tea was refillable, all i got was a ridiculous look and a 'Sorry. I don't understand' which really left me and babe astounded. Sigh. By the time we were done with the chatting, it was already 11pm and had to share a cab back home. Another shock when i figured it actually took me an hour to get home from Clarke Quay back home via Woodlands...and the cab fare came up to a hefty 30 bucks. I swear i ain't gonna do that again.

P/S: Got mom 2 boxes of Bird's Nest from Eu Yan Sang. Even though i know that she might not be appreciative, i guess...i'm just hoping she does. Somewhere deep down, at least.

2009-08-01T18:14:00.003+08:00

I am dead beat. Just reached home from all the tuitions i've had today - 3 in total; 5.5 hours to be exact. Met up with Angeline and had chicken rice for lunch at her neighbourhood before heading down to Clementi together. The attendance rate is getting more pathetic as the weeks pass. Even the CH & ACH weren't present. Honestly, i don't know what the heck...

Watched the finished product of the RSPHI video which will be screened during the Welcome Tea session in Aug. It was fairly okay...but somehow i just feel a tinge of sadness upon watching the short clip. Left the student centre the moment we were dismissed and here i am. I still cannot believe i actually promised the mom that there'll be tuition tomorrow at freaking 9.30am. I really feel like dying.

On another note, my HI tutee got transferred over to the N(A) stream recently from her previous N(T) stream, which really came as quite a surprise to me. But it only means that i gotta teach her 2 more subj - History & Geography. Can someone pls enlighten me on how do i go about teaching History? Sigh.

LIGHTBULB

2009-07-31T21:37:00.000+08:00

Got a wake-up call from Angeline at 9 a.m. Got a lift for the both of us from the west all the way to Kallang Leisure Park & met up with the new couple. Thanks a million; you know who you are. :) Had a late breakfast at some cafe before spending time at the arcade + a couple of games of bowling. In comparison to the last time i bowled, i didn't do too badly even though the result was the same - badly chipped-off nails. ZL drove all 4 of us to Paya Lebar where we had the intention of trying out a chicken rice stall which was strongly recommended by Angeline. To our dismay, the stall is closed until next week so we ended up having kwap chup and duck rice.

Went our own ways & i made an impromptu decision to meet up with the second couple for the day. Met up with Mad at the mrt station before making our way over to ZC's place. At long last, i finally got to play Wii. Wheeeeee. No wonder it's called Wii. :D

In the end, didn't meet up with babe. For one, i simply do not have the patience of waiting for 3 plus hours without getting a definite answer.

P/S: I've been a really bright lightbulb for today. In exchange, i happened to pull some muscles of my right arm and it's hurting like crap now. :(

2009-07-30T01:01:00.004+08:00

Just got home from AIW gathering. Thankfully, there were still buses to get us to Clementi before sharing a cab back home with Angeline. Had our dinner at Astons specialities, and i think i've found another of my fav places to dine. :) Food was considerably cheap and good. When we left, we saw that the queue was really astounding. Walked over to Minds Cafe which was tucked away at Prinsep St and had our fair share of games. I could only say that the later part of the night was a total irony.

~~In any case, looking forward to the prawning trip this Fri~~ ~~+ M'sia trip with mom nxt Tue. If anyone wants anything, pls leave a tag. :))~~

P/S: Baked some muffins in the afternoon and i finally plucked up the courage to experiment using paper baking cups. It worked! It didn't catch fire afterall! Hoho!

2009-07-28T18:29:00.004+08:00

These days, i'm just not too used to staying at home for the entire day. Restless, but i haven't got anything much to do...with the exception of clearing up my messy desks and studying for my FTT but i've been procrastinating for about a month now i think. Two 'but's in a sentence; not good.

Watched Shopgirl on mio TV in the afternoon, starring Claire Danes. Not very good, but not too bad either. 'Relationships don't always fit like a glove'.

Gonna occupy myself with the final 5 episodes of Harper's Island for the rest of the night.

2009-07-27T23:56:00.000+08:00

BS 2 test is over! Even though i wouldn't be getting 100 marks, i guess i'm pretty confident of getting above 90. In any case, it's a relief that another 'major' thing is down. The few of us squeezed into ZL's car to get to KFC for a light supper with the rest of the gang. Sinful, especially since i was hardly hungry. Been having salads and quite a good deal of cherry tomatoes for the past couple of days.

Tuition didn't seem too long today, since i was marking the pile of work half of the time. I'm still waiting for my timetable to be released so that i can reschedule all my tuition slots at one go. Sigh. This is so frustrating. Looks like it's kinda hard for me to squeeze the slots to a maximum of 3 days/week.

Another full day of rest tomorrow before resuming my tuitions + unofficial AIW gathering on Wed. Sending my phone for repair + prawning with babe on Fri too. Excited, excited! :)

2009-07-26T16:35:00.002+08:00

Electricity got tripped twice. Pc had to be rebooted twice, leaving me feeling somewhat pissed since i was in the midst of conversations for both times and i had to restart all my downloads as well.

On another note, i took out the e63 headset for the first time and realised it isn't working. Sigh. Looks like i really have to make a trip down to CWP to get it repaired soon. It's no use escaping. That makes one more addition to the agenda.

I want to enjoy my last 2 weeks of holidays before hell starts again. Ice-skating, kbox, good food, etc etc etc...!! :)

SATURDAY

2009-07-25T15:32:00.002+08:00

Felt bedridden when i was awoken by a call in the early afternoon. Still aching from head to toe. Decided not to go down to Clementi for the Welcome Tea SS Prac & tuition. It turns out quite a no. will not be going down for this week as well.

A no. of things on my agenda to be done soon:

Mug for BS 2 test on Monday
Clean up the mess on my tables/Room-cleaning
Study for FTT & clear the evaluation + test
Reschedule all tuition slots

Finally, a full day of rest at home. 2 weeks to school.

IGNITE CHANGE 2009

2009-07-24T21:42:00.007+08:00

Bumblebee!

IgC Camp '09 has officially ended. Despite the physical weariness i feel within me, a part of me does feel a tinge of sadness that it has ended. Looking on the brighter side, I have gained an invaluable experience of being an OGL for once & new friendships are forged. Also, my OG got 1st (which is rather surprising to me)!! :) Even though i still feel that some segments of the camp were rather screwed up, i do not have any regrets whatsoever 'cos i believe that ultimately, everything is a learning experience.

A brief sum-up of the official 4-day camp:

Telematch on Day 1.
Command & Conquer on Day 2, a game which i feel promotes rivalry rather than harmony.
HI song-signing performance + Amazing Race on Day 3.
Cleaning up & interaction with elderly at AWWA Community Home on Day 4.

In all, i've spent close to about 30 bucks solely on transportation for this week. :/ My limbs are aching all over. But then again, it's all worth it. It's heart-warming to hear all the participants personally saying that they have no regrets joining this camp. Perhaps i hadn't failed so terribly afterall. In fact, things got better day by day. Managed to take a brisk walk over to AMK hub in the morning to get the photos developed and rushed through the 'card-making' with the help of the other 2 senior attached. Had a group dinner @ Macs before going our own ways. Last day of GSS but haven't got a companion for shopping. Hm.

I'm glad i made the right choice of opting for volunteerism last year. Afterall, a part of me has always wanted to be part of it. :)

P.S: Got a pretty bad cut on my right toe and it grossed quite a handful of people out, especially when blood was oozing out of the wound. Sorry! :P

2009-07-19T23:52:00.000+08:00

Met up with Faith in town to join her in the search for perfumes and toilettes. My nose has suffered quite a bit from all the intoxicating scents. Haha! Apart from a $59.90 denim skirt from Zara, i hardly spotted anything else worth buying. Ended up only getting myself a belt at Far East. Dinner at HK cafe before heading home.

YN said something rather interesting to me just moments ago...

'Apart from magnets and a red pen, one of the best things someone can get for a teacher is Strepsils.'

P/S: IgC pre-camp from 9.30 - 2p.m. before running some errands till evening & BS2 class from 7 - 10p.m. Long daaay...

2009-07-18T21:37:00.002+08:00

Just spent about half an hour packing the w910i handset and its accessories back into its sales package since i'll be selling it off tomorrow. It's the first time i've actually decided to sell a phone away since i never had the habit of doing trade-in(s) or selling of phones even though i change my handsets, reason being i've never spent more than a 100 bucks on a new phone...up until i decided to splurge on my current e63.

In the end, i headed down for HI tuition anyway 'cos i figured i'll be bored staying at home anyway. Got myself 2 bowls of salads and some chocolate bars from the supermarket. On another note, my flu doesn't seem to be getting any better at all. I think i'll make myself a cup of the Panadol cold & flu hot remedy. Hopefully, it helps.

FRIDAY

2009-07-17T16:24:00.002+08:00

Last night was horrible. I got a slight fever and my nose was running uncontrollably like a spoilt tap. Popped 2 panadol cold relief tablets and slept the night away.

Woke up this morning still feeling not too good but i knew i had to go since it's the last day of the SE. Due to a discrepancy in the timetable (yet again), i didn't observe any classes for the whole of today. Instead, my whole day was spent in the staff lounge doing puzzles, making frequent trips to the toilet, reading the newspapers, plotting a graph...anything but constructive work. Didn't go for the 3-hour tuition today 'cos i figured it wouldn't be nice to spread the flu bug to the 2 kids. Decided to ask Angeline for this huge favour of taking today's class on my behalf. Walked home all the way from school and i can hardly feel my legs now.

Just called up a few participants with regard to next week's IgC camp...and i'd have to say i'm not really sure if i'll feel comfortable with my group. I don't quite understand why is it that work is not allocated on an equal/fair basis regardless of the position in the committee. Perhaps i should start praying to get struck by the swine flu or something...such that it gives me a valid reason to withdraw myself totally from this biased hierarchical system.

2009-07-15T18:40:00.004+08:00

Everyday, i'm spending time with people who either have a flu, sore throat or a cough. Not forgetting the class which i'm observing for the whole of this week which has 2 confirmed cases of the swine flu. Why, but i wouldn't be surprised if...

Everyday...the same old routine. When school ends, it'll be tuition till the evening before finally crawling back home. The 2 companions at school commented that i was sick to be involving myself in so many things at one go - sign language classes, driving lessons, tuition assignments x 5, cca, practicum. I guess for now, i just want to live my life to the fullest even though it may mean stretching myself out to its entirety. Just had a packet of duck noodles which was supposed to be my lunch. Turned out that it's also the only meal i have had for the entire day.

I'm waiting for the sun to set so that i can get to bed and sleep the rest of the evening and night away...

TUESDAY

2009-07-14T21:45:00.003+08:00

I'm aching all over. I don't understand why every single time i go out, my bag seems to be overloaded and weighs a tonne. My right shoulder is gonna break one of these days...

I was struggling really hard throughout the whole day to keep my eyes open, especially the 4 periods of observations for the 2 classes.

Left school promptly at 2p.m. and headed over for my 2-hour tuition. Got my wages (at long last). Even though it wasn't a lot, but at least i've earned back the amount i forked out for the new phone. :) Gonna receive my wages from the other students soon. Met up with Faith for dinner @ WM before finally getting my nalgene bottle at a sale price of 10 bucks. :)

On another note, i haven't seen my mom for about 3 days i think. Quite hard to believe, i know. But that just shows the no. of hours i've been spending outside of late. I'm glad i'm home at a considerably early timing of 9+p.m. for today. I'm so going to turn in before 11 strikes. Muahaha.

THREE more days. I can't wait, i can't wait, i can't wait...

P/S: Thanks for specially coming down to WM for the meet-up, babe! :)

FML.

2009-07-13T14:47:00.003+08:00

I don't know what the hell is wrong with today but nothing just seems to be going right for me.

Couldn't hail a cab and i ended up walking all the way from home to the school. Was soaked in sweat all over & both the side & back gates were locked, resulting in me walking a whole round just to get to the main gate. It was 7.30a.m. by the time i reached but thankfully...i think i was quite safe for today. Could hardly believe my eyes when i saw that the other ST was wearing something similar to my outfit for today. Honestly...it's quite incredible how much of a coincidence it could be. On top of that, the irony lies in both our names. As if that's not bad enough, i didn't even realise i was sitting in the wrong class until another ST sat in and told me that it was another class. Apparently, i wasn't informed of the swop in venues between the classes la. >=( Decided to sit in for the whole science lesson anyway. Shall not say anything more. I am feeling so super frustrated.

Gonna head out for tuition + BS2 lesson again. Sigh!

So our prophecy came true afterall. FML.

2009-07-12T23:35:00.004+08:00

A brief update.

Had the Proj ID performance over at Toa Payoh this afternoon. Glad that at least one person came down to support. Just watched the video of our performance & i'd say it's pretty well done! :) Joined the rest for the Earthquake ice-cream at Swensens after that before heading to town as a last-minute trip in hopes of finding a few decent pieces of formal wear. At the end of the day, i maanged to get myself 2 basic tops from Zara and 2 formal blouses from Wisma & Cineleisure. Got myself 2 pairs of ear studs and some facial masks as well. Wasn't really thinking much when i made those purchases but i guess they're rather well-spent purchases even though they may have been made on an impulse.

Project ID is over in the blink of the eye. Tomorrow shall be the start of my 1-week SE at my former sec sch. I hope everything goes well and before i know it, it'll be the weekend again! :D

2009-07-12T01:17:00.001+08:00

I made the tuition into a 2-hour session today so that i wouldn't have to go for next Saturday. Haha! Grabbed a mini pancake & the much-loved pearly soya milk from mr bean before heading over to Clementi for HI tuition. The no. of people who were present for today turned out to be rather few. Reached there early (for once) and it started to get a bit chaotic with the tutees entering and the poor auntie having to take all their temperatures and record their particulars one-by-one. Helped her out for a while before waiting for my tutee. It turned out that my tutee didn't wanna come on the dot anymore since i've always been rather late for the past few months. Omfg. I 'ought to reflect' and be ashamed...so i was told. Quite true to a certain extent, actually. I'll try to make it a point to be punctual from now...even though it's really not my will to be late. Hmm.

Dinner with the Proj ID ss group before heading over to the scenic spot for our final practice. NE show was on-going and the bridge overlooking the floating platform was crowded with curious on-lookers awaiting for the fireworks. Started pouring and those poor p5 kids had to walk all the way from their venue to where we were, clad in only their ponchos to shield them from the storm. A total scene of chaos. I really do pity those teachers as well.

Managed to catch the display of fireworks despite the rain. Rather spectacular. It's funny how people don't get tired of watching fireworks even though it's always the same old thing, isn't it? Anyway, we got chased out of our alternative venue as well and had to make do with the breakdance area which was stuffy and filled with other people. Due to the NE show, roads were blocked, buses had to make large detours, bus journeys were largely delayed, causing inconvenience to the commuters. It took me about 40 minutes to get from the Esplanade area to Cineleisure...and by the time i reached home, it was well past 12. A 1.5hr bus ride; that's how bad it was.

Proj ID performance later!

2009-07-10T20:55:00.003+08:00

One week down. I am gonna miss the prata & companions for sure. Invaluable experience gained. Spent 1 hour last night + 3 hours today to churn out a 12-page reflections journal for submission. I'm not sure if i'm gonna look forward to next week. As what JT said, we tend to feel that when something good has happened this week, there's bound to be something bad which is gonna take place next week or something. I sincerely hope not.

Headed for the 3-hour tuition upon leaving school. Dinner had to be called off due to some unexpected situation on her side. I'm home early on a Fri night. Perhaps it's not so bad afterall since i'm deprived of sleep.

Tuition + HI tuition + Proj ID practice tomorrow. My day is gonna start at 11a.m. and end at 11p.m. Bliss. Wohoo!

P/S: My 2 batches of tw loots arrived consecutively. Love the latter one though.

2009-07-09T20:47:00.004+08:00

I'm supposed to be doing the reflections now but i'm just too tired to even start on anything.

This week saw me waking at 5a.m. nearly every single day of the week. Have been cabbing to the school every morning 'cos the frequency of the buses really cannot be trusted at all. Tomorrow's gonna be the last for this school. Mixed feelings. Relieved that i'm not gonna be waking at 5a.m. anymore for quite a while. Sad that it'll be my last day there till next year & i'm gonna miss the other 4 for sure. Nevertheless, it's been a remarkably enriching and refreshing experience for the past days. Got to see things from different perspectives - something which can never be achieved as a student.

Headed to WM with Jie Tong for lunch before sourcing for a gift for the CT. A short but enjoyable trip. Managed to get out of the mall at 3.35p.m. to catch a bus back to the region of my 2nd home for tuition. Decided to postpone tonight's dinner with Faith to tomorrow instead. Tired like a rhino. Haven't got time to do anything much. Very much deprived of rest. Haven't got my chance to sit down and enjoy ep3 of True Blood.

On another note, something for me to ponder about: 'Those who did nothing are the ones we need to thank'. Thanks for the profound statement, babe.

P/S: Spotted another addition from TY in the mall today & it looks idiotically cute! Hello, Squeakies! :)

2009-07-08T14:57:00.002+08:00

For one, i'm really glad i got myself a wifi-enabled phone sometime back since i'm practically checking my emails on the phone these few nights. There's hardly time for sleep these days...much less to say using the laptop.

Got home earlier than yday. p3 & p4 classes. Lessons were very engaging. Much better in comparison to yday's. The cup of coffee managed to keep me awake for quite a bit. Time seemed to pass more quickly for today. I'll try not to be so grumpy about having to go back to the same area in about another hour's time for my tuition. Somehow, i think i've really learnt quite a fair bit over the past couple of days. Whether the glass is half-full or half-empty, it's really up to you to judge.

TWO days down.

2009-07-07T15:36:00.002+08:00

Just reached home from Day 1 of SE. Splitting headache due to the lack of sleep for the past couple of days. Throughout the day, i was struggling really hard to keep my eyes from closing and focus on the on-going lesson right in front of me. I think it's quite inevitable to get gastric attacks in this particular line since mealtimes can be really irregular. :(

Gonna be heading out for Proj ID practice in approx. another 2 hours' time. By the time i reach home tonight, it's gonna be near midnight again. Sigh.

ONE day down.

2009-07-06T23:59:00.000+08:00

4 hours of tuition back-to-back before meeting Angeline and heading down to SADeaf together for BS2. 15 min late and i managed to save myself a fall upon entering the classroom.

Wanted to join the others for supper @ macs but sadly, the two of us gotta wake damn early for the next day. In the end, the three 'lines' walked a big round only to end up chasing after the bus like three crazy idiots. Thank goodness i managed to catch the (last) bus though.

P/S: I'm totally addicted to Mr Bean's pearly soya milk. Bliss!

"OMG YOU STILL IN THUMBPRINT ERA"

2009-07-05T23:47:00.006+08:00

Fuck. I have landed myself in a sea of mess due to my absent-mindedness. I really have no idea what the hell i'm doing. Having applied for the POSB iBanking barely 2 weeks ago, i haven't the faintest recollection of my account details. As such, i kept trying until they decided that i've reached the maximum no. of attempts and now i gotta manually contact the customer service side to grant me back my authority. And...no matter what, i still gotta make a personal trip down to the bank for the application of the new debit card since it requires a switch from thumbprint-operated to signature-operated. What on earth is the point in applying for iBanking when you cannot even log in and have to end up going to the nearest AXS/SAM machine to pay your phone bills? Very nice...

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Spent the past week watching BOF and i've finally finished the series in the late afternoon.

On another note, headed down to Yew Tee to satisfy my craving for Xin Wang HK Cafe's french toast and papaya milk soup. It's rather unlike me to do that. Anyhow, managed to drop by WM's arcade to exchange the points for the highlighters and pencils for my students. Paid my phone bills & shipping charges for my online goods. Bumped into another sec school teacher. I seem to have an affinity with teachers of late. Not sure if this means anything.

God bless me. I have 4 hours of tuition back-to-back for tomorrow before having to head down to Kallang for my BS2 lesson which is another 3 hours. Yes, bless me.

2009-07-05T13:25:00.002+08:00

Just checked the portal and was dispirited to know that they've added 2 new slots to the existing timetable. One at 1830hrs on a day, while another is at 1730hrs on another day of the week. Two days wasted just like that, leaving me with 2 less days for my tuition slots. Really damn sian. Another sem where i have to endure my schooldays till 7.30p.m. Arghhhh. It's a blessing to be able to arrange your own timetable, really.

It's Sunday. I'm really thankful that tomorrow's a school holiday, hence leaving me with an additional day to clear up all the administrative matters in preparation for the practicum on the following day. 2 sets of forms yet to be completely filled, the set of questions to ponder during the observations which i've yet to read, etc. Seriously, this is it. The end of my holidays. I can't believe it. I still have so much things which i've yet to do. Picking up guitar, trying out the new piano score, finding time to study for my FTT and booking a damn slot for it, clearing up all the 4 compulsory lessons at BBDC before school starts, selling my w910i, and the list just goes on...

For now, i just gotta get past the coming 2 weeks. By then, practicum & Proj ID would have been down at least.

2009-07-04T18:39:00.002+08:00

I'm feeling guilty.

I reached the student's centre half an hour late just now and now i'm home. Decided to give Proj ID practice a miss 'cos of the discomfort. A no. of people commented that i looked really pale and honestly i was feeling rather weak as well. It's the second time that i'm missing the practice. Besides, i do not even know if i'll be able to make it for next week's practices as well, with the practicum & shitloads of tuition assignments. Seriously...i just hope everything will not go too badly. I don't even dare to wish that it'll go well.

Broke out in cold sweat on the way home. Not sure if it's merely due to the hunger or discomfort. But i have a feeling i'm gonna die of exhaustion soon if this goes on. Hahaha. So much for wanting to earn more money.

2009-07-03T22:29:00.000+08:00

Legs were all jelly, couldn't stand upright, the pain was gradually sapping my energy and consciousness away...

Did what i did after some hesitation.

Thank you for the rescue.

2009-07-02T22:38:00.003+08:00

Tuition and tuition for every single day of the week, even Saturdays.

As usual, headed for my tuition in the afternoon. 15 minutes late, and so i had to make up for the time. By the time everything ended, i only had about 10 minutes to make my way out of the place to the primary school for the induction. The lift stopped unexceptionally long at the 3rd storey and simply refused to move. In the end, i figured i had to descend using the stairs all the way from the 12th storey. I swear i was so goddamn furious when i realised the cause of it. Two morons who had pressed the buttons for every single storey of the block. I honestly wanted to kick and punch the two morons but all i did was merely throwing them a harsh glare. Fortunately, i managed to make it in the nick of time.

It's just next week and i'm totally unprepared for it. I am afraid. I am filled with dread. I hope i won't screw anything up. I gotta tell myself i'm not in this alone.

P/S: 刚发现一件超巧的事。好恐怖啊！

2009-06-30T21:14:00.002+08:00

Cabbed down to my tuition venue again for today. Bad habits never die, do they? I wrongly directed the cabbie and some time had to be wasted in making a U-turn. When i reached the block, i actually lost my way despite having been there twice last week. There is something about the architectural design of old HDB flats that i really do not comprehend.

Finally received a call from the primary school which i'm supposed to report to for the whole of next week. I really do not fancy last minute appointments, but then again i guess i'm not the only one in this as well. I definitely need to reschedule my tuition slots again and i just hope the complete timetable will be released soon.

Decided to head home after tuition and giving Proj ID practice a miss for tonight. Not sure if i'll be able to make it for next tue's practice as well. Reason being i'm both physically and mentally weary from the past weeks. I really do not want to fall sick at this point when everything is gonna get more hectic. Gonna resume episodes of BOF for tonight.

Last day of June. Hello, July.

2009-06-29T23:59:00.001+08:00

Long day!

Was running late for my tuition in the afternoon hence i decided to take a cab there despite knowing that i had zero cash in my wallet. Hailed one of the smrt cabs and then when i started to realise that there weren't any NETS decals around the cab, i started to ask the cabbie if using NETS was allowed. To my horror, he replied no. Apparently, only Comfort (blue) cabs allow the use of NETS. So he had to drive me to one of the nearby housing estates in search of the nearest ATM. All thanks to my luck, this idiotic *n*i*n man had to hog onto the ATM for so long, and by the time when i ran back to the cab it was already a good 4+ bucks. Sigh. In the end, i still ended up 10 minutes late. Anyhow, lesson learnt.

After the 2 hours of tuition finally ended, went over to Angeline's block and waited for an hour before we headed down to SADeaf for our BS2 class together. Due to the after-work crowd, we had to stand all the way from JEast to Kallang.

Headed back together with Angeline & Xinying before i randomly declared my craving for Al-Ameen's pineapple rice so off we headed to Bt Timah for a sinful supper. :) Bliss. I have a round tummy now. Hoho.

Shared a cab back home with Angeline - my second cab ride for the day. Glad that we managed to make it before the midnight surcharge. I'm all full & sleepy now...

Good nights, world.
Tuition + Proj ID practice tomorrow! =\=/=\

P/S: I really dislike the way some people do things. Authority doesn't give one the right to be biased. Urgh.

《一个人就好》

2009-06-28T15:35:00.001+08:00

街 挤满了欢笑
太不适合 眼泪凑热闹
快跑 快寻找 无人的转角
不优雅时候 一个人最好

爱 说退就退潮
我松开手 回忆却没放掉
未来 不来了 地球 继续绕
躲回温暖的梦 我一个人就好

为什麽 越相信谁能依靠
越换来 又一次灵魂寂寥
有没有永远 再不会让心绝望的解药
如果说 越踏出世界一脚
越不能 保留住天真微笑
那从今以后 我一个人过 就很好

心 很平静地跳
只是寂寞 潜伏像海啸
突然某一秒 偷袭我眼角
眼泪自己擦掉 我一个人很好

为什麽 越相信谁能依靠
越换来 又一次灵魂寂寥
有没有永远 再不会让心绝望的解药
如果说 越踏出世界一脚
越不能 保留住天真微笑
那从今以后 我一个人过 就很好

A NOTE TO YOU

2009-06-28T00:29:00.002+08:00

Yes, i know it is your b'day. But that doesn't mean you can do whatever you want/like. Calling me out just to interrogate me about my personal choices in the middle of everything. What do you think you are doing? Since you've chosen not to respect me, i do not see why i need to respect you. It works both ways. Whatever you've been doing just further proves that i've not misjudged you. A leopard indeed never changes its spots.

Before you're thinking of stirring up problems between me & my friends, think again. I do not understand why you've chosen to lie to me about 2 of my close friends. I really don't. Since you've so blatantly decided to check up on everything, you might as well do it till the very end. Don't even bother trying to defend yourself or make yourself look less manipulative by twisting facts around. That, in fact, disgusts me even further and simply shows your true colours.

You like to make a scene and let the whole world know right? Fine. Your wish has been granted. We are officially over.

By the way, thank you for ruining my perfect day yet again.

2009-06-26T23:00:00.002+08:00

Set my alarm on snooze for a couple of times before finally dragging myself outta the bed @ 0830hrs. Met Joyce at the bus-stop at 0930hrs and i was slightly early even though she was even earlier than me. All thanks to the school holidays and the H1N1 outbreak, we had to make a detour to the main gate to enter the school. Nostalgia swept over me upon seeing some familiar faces, even though a major part of the school's architecture may not be the same anymore. Got my timetable for my 1-week stay in the school already. Even though i didn't get any day whereby it's totally free of slots, i'm already starting to worry how i'm gonna spend those time when i do not have to do my observations. Quite a contradict eh? Decided to drop by the pasar malam for some ramly burger and fish sticks for lunch. The weather didn't help much either. By the time i reached home, i was honestly sweating like hell.

Got back home and rested for a bit before changing out of my semi-formal attire for tuition. It was foolish of me to have had to think so much about how i should go about telling the tutee's mum that i'm gonna drop the assignment since i'm gonna be occupied on Monday nights for BS2 classes. Saw Angeline when i'd just alighted & crossed the road and a most brilliant idea had actually been proposed by the student's mother! I swear i was so relieved when i heard about the fact that i no longer have to teach the kid Science. Instead, it'll be English x 2. Even though this may mean that i'm gonna be teaching non-stop for 3 hours straight, i guess it's less strain on myself in a sense. :)

Following that, i really did a most foolish thing for today. I was told that 187 could bring me directly to Bt Panjang but looking at the bus routes at the bus-stop, i swear i hadn't the faintest idea where the bus would actually bring me to even though there were 3 stops which spell Bt Panjang Rd. And so, i ended up taking a feeder bus to the interchange before taking another bus which goes back to the place where i'd boarded the feeder bus before finally getting to Bt Panjang. I swear i could've just knocked myself dead when i realised what i've done. Met Faith and we had dinner @ Streets. The stupid bowl of noodles cost us a whooping $8 each and it's not even like it's nice at all. Even a cup of iced water is charged at 50cents. Seriously, wtf? I honestly should've known better than to be taken in by the interior. I SWEAR I'M NEVER EVER GONNA GO BACK TO THAT PLACE AGAIN EVEN IF IT MEANS DYING OF HUNGER. Wahaha. Went to run some errands before lugging the stupid load back home.

I think i'm really wiped out. Can barely feel my own body. Another early morning + super long day tomorrow. Arrrghhhh.

BTT

2009-06-25T19:35:00.002+08:00

Basic theory test down! :) The only worry is the need to find time to study for the Final theory evaluation + test. Looking at my schedule, it sure doesn't look very promising.

Had a drink and some fries at the poolside cafe over at HomeTeam NS before going up to the bowling alley for a couple of games before my tuition. Coincidentally turned out that 2 of my sec sch mates were bowling in the alternate lane as well. It was truly quite embarrassing in my opinion, since most of my attempts went down the 'drain'. Considering this is only my second attempt at bowling since my primary school days....i believe i will master the game with a few more practices!

I seriously hate the weather. Yesterday was honestly a once-in-a-blue-moon exception.

Gahh. Another early morning for tomorrow and saturday.

2009-06-24T20:16:00.004+08:00

Just got back from West Mall. Managed to get the assessment books which i require for tomorrow's lesson. On top of that, got myself a folder & 2 classic titles from Popular.

Dropped by the supermarket for a while and i was overjoyed to see that the series of drinks from Pokka are on offer. Hence i ended up loading the bottles into the basket to stock up my inventory. :)

Blurry images taken using the e63. Have yet to peel the protective film away though.

I ought to go dl my True Blood Season II ep.2 & do some final revision for my BTT tomorrow. I really hope i do not fail that thing tomorrow 'cos it's gonna take me another 6 weeks and 6 bucks to apply for the next attempt. Not worth it, really.

There goes my day of rest for the week...

2009-06-24T12:51:00.006+08:00

Mid-week; my only day of rest for the week. Lovely weather.

Had Secret Recipe's chocolate banana cake & half a caramel cream cheesecake for brunch earlier. Very sinful and i already feel fatter now.

Photo credits to Secret Recipe

Some idiot is cooking chicken curry a few storeys away and it's making me salivate. I really feel like a glutton these days. Sigh.

P/S: Anyone interested in taking up a P4 Eng + Sci assignment? It's in the west.

2009-06-23T23:59:00.000+08:00

Had BT Practice in the early afternoon. Unaware that i could actually do up to 4 practice booklets, I was foolish enough to waste too much time on the first booklet hence leaving me with only about 13 minutes to rush through 1 and 1/3 of the other booklets. Argh. But i guess it's still better than the private candidates out there since they could only attempt one booklet consisting of only 50 qns. Discrimination. Haha.

Got away from the sun by taking shelter in the lobby at CDANS & had some fries + apple crumble pie before finding my way to the place for my tuition with the 3rd student. I guess it's just my luck that the lifts are all undergoing renovation in the region, thus bringing about some bit of inconvenience for me.

Headed down to City Hall for dinner + Proj ID and i really hate the after-work crowd.

P/S: Gotta bring my phone down to Nokia service centre to upgrade the software soon. :(

TUITIONS

2009-06-22T23:38:00.002+08:00

Went for my first lessons with 2 of the new students this afternoon. I see a huge difference between the both of them even though their age merely differs by 1 year. Upbringing really plays a large role in moulding the type of person that the children will eventually grow up to be. As i'd feared, the first place which i was supposed to go to belongs to the old type of HDB flats, meaning there're several staircase landings leading to the respective sections of the different units. I had a considerably hard time before i finally managed to locate the correct landing which led me to the right unit.

Tomorrow's gonna be a crazy day again.
1315-1400 hrs: Basic theory practice
1500-1700 hrs: Tuition
1630-2200 hrs: Proj ID SS

P/S: Something's wrong with my phone's 'menu' button. It's happened for several times for now. :(

THANKS...

2009-06-21T23:52:00.002+08:00

Decided to head to his place for a few hours of L4D instead of going to a LAN shop and spend my money away. It was then that i realised my ez-link card was nowhere to be found. I swear i must have dropped it either in the cab or somewhere near my place last night 'cos the card actually sticks to the back of the hp casing when put together. :( I really hate it when important things like such get lost without even me knowing how it happened.

Had a 'light' dinner @ KFC. The only thing which i could feed myself were 3pcs of cheesy meltz and a couple of fries.

My eyes are about to close anytime soon...

P/S: To you, thank you for everything. It was a most magnanimous gesture on your part. It must have felt like shit, i know. I will not forget about today. No matter what, you'll always be one of the most important people in my heart.

SUN-DAY

2009-06-21T14:46:00.004+08:00

Thought about matters over the night and i decided i was just being downright childish about the whole issue. Which also explains why i decided to edit the earlier entry. :)

The weather is really overwhelming these days. I anticipate it to be the cause of my death sometime soon. On top of that, i think i was tired out from yesterday such that i woke up with a sore throat and a very coarse voice. How nice.

My last day of freedom.

On a totally random note, this will be my 1,000th post on this blog.

IgC DRY RUN + PROJECT ID SS

2009-06-20T23:59:00.001+08:00

Despite having less than 4 hours of proper sleep, i managed to be 'shocked' awake by Mad at 7a.m. Thus, i was already up and brushing my teeth when Faith's morning call came at 7.05a.m. Anyway, thanks alot for the morning calls. :)

Made my way to school for the dry run. I'm not sure if everyone's really occupied for the day since the no. of people who turned up seemed to comprise mainly those from HI. I'm not trying to say that there's none from the other portfolios but surely...? Hm. In any case, had a go at the games before more people left for their Farrago event.

Lunched in school with Mad before dropping by her place. Played a bit of piano while she napped. The weather got so hot and intolerable that i decided to take a quick shower at her place before we headed down to City Hall for the SS practice. I'm rather proud of myself for today since i managed to reach 5 minutes ahead of time for the morning event and 20 minutes early for the evening one. :) It's a record for me.

Dinner was at Raffles City's foodcourt before we made our way over to the area outside Esplanade for our practice. Managed to catch bits and pieces of the fireworks display since NDP rehearsals were on-going for yesterday. Everything ended slightly later than i'd expected and i'd missed both my last buses by the time the train reached Clementi . However, the cab fare turned out to be below my estimated cost, surprisingly.

Next week onwards is gonna be hellish. Woohoo.

2009-06-19T22:16:00.002+08:00

Yesterday, i more or less repeated what i have done the day before, which is to say i met up with Faith and played L4D at the LAN shop before having dinner at Sumo House. Dropped by IMM for a while in the night where both of us made nil purchases before heading home. Boring.

Despite being a Friday today, stayed home to complete Season I of Dollhouse. So i've finally completed that and The Mentalist...which means to say i'm gonna move on to Boys Over Flowers! Okay. I hope i wouldn't get too hooked like what it's done to her.

Tomorrow's gonna be a really looooooong day ahead.
8.30-5p.m. for IgC dry run
6-10p.m. for Proj ID song-sign practice

The only part i dread is really the fact that i gotta wake at the unholy hour of 6.30a.m. tomorrow.

BOF, here i comeeee!

HOW NOW? BROWN COW.

2009-06-17T23:24:00.001+08:00

Cabbed down to school with him to help with the packing of the freshmen orientation packages which amount to 5.2k of them in all. Decided to be a good samaritarian and helped out with a couple of other CCAs as well till we decided that our job was done and left for JP where i got my hp casing in black. The sun was so horrible for today that we had to end up walking back to the train station instead of taking a bus home. Now, i'm having heat rashes which is really itchy and painful at the same time. I hope it'll go away by the time i wake later. Instead of heading home to get baked in my room, decided to spend a couple of hours at the LAN shop to play L4D before having dinner @ Sumo House and calling it a day.

'my stomach now full of chips
at nite u'll hear it cheep cheep'

P/S: Thanks to Faith & her dear friend for the inspiration for the title of this entry. Bwahahahahaha.

2009-06-16T22:27:00.002+08:00

Got awoken by a call from Magdalene (the branch manager @ MS Xin Wang) regarding our meet-up time. Collected my card and vouchers from her before i dropped off one of the books at the library and checked out the prices of the casings for my new phone. Turns out that i should have bought it over @ Boon Lay instead - the reason for my decision to drop by school again tomorrow for the packing of the freshmen orientation pkg.

On another note, True Blood Season II is out! Just caught the first episode and i can't wait for the rest. :) Aiming to finish The Mentalist Season I by tonight. Bliss!

2009-06-15T19:44:00.002+08:00

Finally got my chance to watch Memoirs of a Geisha by catching it on tv last night.

Went to school for the IgC orientation pkg packing but unfortunately, something cropped up and it had to be postponed to wed which plainly means i've made a wasted trip today. Anyhow, i didn't spend a single cent for today apart from the transport fares and a cup of yoghurt. I gotta keep this up.

To my surprise, i just received a call from the branch manager @ MS Xin Wang HK cafe telling me that their staff were supposed to have passed me the membership card on that very day instead of via mail. Goodness. What surprises me the most is that she's really nice about it and insists on a meet-up near my place so that she could pass the vouchers & the card personally to me. Looks like i've got another reason to love that place even more. :)

Time for more Dollhouse episodes.

E63!

2009-06-13T23:53:00.000+08:00

Went down to Suntec City to meet Faith, where we experienced quite a horrible stampede. Honestly, if the crowd brought about by the PC Show can amount to that today, i simply can't imagine how it'd be like for tomorrow since it's the last day of the show. Anyhow, we squeezed through the crowd to the Singtel fair & Watsons fair. Got myself 2 bathscrubs & body cream. After some hesitation and convincing...

I FINALLY GOT MYSELF THE PHONE WHICH I HAD BEEN THINKING ABOUT FOR THE PAST WEEK OR SO! :))

Thank goodness i took her advice and took the black one instead of the blue. I guess i should be sick of the blue by now. Haha. Due to budget constraints, decided to settle for this model even though i'd certainly have preferred e71. I actually used her plan to upgrade my handset, since mine isn't even 6months yet; ended up paying about 228+ bucks for the phone before off-setting the value of my current w910i which will hopefully fetch me a value of 100 bucks or higher. :) It's seriously the first time whereby i spent such an amount on a mobile phone 'cos i've always had the mindset that any phone would do fine so long as it's decent-looking and has the basic functions which i require. In any case, i'm glad that i can finally surf the net whenever and wherever i want to without the need of a pc or laptop. :) Bliss!

Had an unusually early dinner @ Yoshinoya before getting my handset and then to my fav Xin Wang HK cafe for some dim sum and drinks. To my surprise, the branch manager seemed to be especially enthusiastic in promoting their membership card. Seeing her enthusiasm, i decided to sign up for their membership for 30 bucks. Hm.

Spent quite a fair bit today. I shall work hard after next week to earn it all back! :)

COOOOKIES

2009-06-12T19:34:00.015+08:00

Specially got up earlier than usual in order to make a call to my former sec school. Unfortunately, the teacher-in-charge couldn't be reached again and i got a most unfavourable service attitude from one of their office staff (most likely a temp staff). Idiotic.

Decided to bake some cookies in the afternoon since i'd make a promise to the babe sometime back and have yet to fulfill it. :) Ended up doing Double Choc Chunk cookies & Oatmeal Choc Chip cookies. Only tried one of each flavour myself & i think it's still okay. Tired of baking cookies already; gonna try something more challenging...probably cakes? Hm. :)

On another note, i just found an email in my inbox from the teacher-in-charge mentioned earlier. Damn. I got to make a trip down personally afterall. Sigh.

Time to continue watching The Mentalist & Dollhouse...

P/S: Bon voyage, mad. Have a great time. Will await your return next week.

'JOURNEY OF NO RETURN'

2009-06-11T17:33:00.002+08:00

Dad's b'day. Not sure what's in store for dinner tonight.

Just cooked a bowl of tonkotsu ramen for mom since she was complaining about being hungry and all that. For the ingredients, i made do with a couple of shitake mushrooms, cabbages, crabmeat and scallop. Honestly, i have no idea how it tastes like but i guess it should be pretty decent. In terms of presentation, i guess i'll give it a 8/10. :)

Apart from that, it's been another boring day for me & the weather's not helping much either. Before i know it, it'll be the end of my remaining 1.5 weeks of freedom and i'd have been immersed in the mob of activities which will last me till end July. On another note, i'm looking fwd to my Johor trip with the babe!

Time to resume on my 'Journey of No Return' as she's so candidly named it. :)

《放了爱》

2009-06-10T16:23:00.001+08:00

你指向远方爱情很晴朗
笑问不如今后就我们俩
怕泪会反光钻进你胸膛
但那不是感动是泪无法储藏
把美梦锁上以为是天堂
羽翼折起在你身边静静躺
却只能用目光空中翱翔
还得乔装安份靠在你肩膀
放了爱
为了爱
这不是我
该怎麼生活
放了爱
你说你喜欢我笑得开朗
你越温柔我越不想撒谎
我已办不到你想要的那样
客气地配合你我感觉更勉强
别人的幸福何必要模仿
心不在何苦留躯壳在身旁
加满自由我要无重量飞翔
就算以分离收场
放了爱
为了爱
这不是我
该怎麼生活
放了爱
会明白有种拥有
叫作放手
我的心为爱流离失所
紧握最后回家的线索
等到寻获真正的我
证明我决定没有错
放了爱
为了爱
这不是我
想要的生活
放了爱
你会明白
有种拥有
叫作放手
放了爱
我放了爱

BALLY/iBANKING

2009-06-09T18:52:00.004+08:00

How much more idiotic can i be, seriously? The 2 keyrings tucked away in a corner of my drawer are actually from BALLY. They happened to be mailed to my address one fine day & i simply chucked them aside in one corner. Oh my, they must have cost quite a good deal.

On another note, i signed up for iBanking sometime last week and have just received the mailer from the bank! At long last. No more queueing at SAM machines to pay for my phone bills every month and feeling threatened by those fat lizards overhead. No more queueing up at ATMs for the payment of my online shopping sprees. Everything can be done in the comfort of my own room from now. Yaaaaaaay! :)

2009-06-09T02:21:00.001+08:00

Edelyn is feeling very depressed right now 'cos she feels that she's been cheated. No more e63 for her. :((

TAMPINES/CHANGI AIRPORT

2009-06-08T23:49:00.003+08:00

Met up with the babe who never fails to crack me up @ Tampines in the afternoon. As usual, i was late. (Thank you for being so gracious as usual! :) ) Honestly, Uniqlo turned out to be a huge disappointment. I think it's seriously over-rated. I'm quite surprised with myself for today. Despite combing the 3 shopping malls in the vicinity, i didn't spend a single cent on anything. It's also the very first time whereby i entered Cotton On and came out empty-handed in less than 5 minutes. Anyhow, i tried the Flower Tea which she highly recommended from some stall in the basement of Tampines1 and i swear it was just the chilled version of 竹峰茶 (the drink which typical chinese medical halls would prescribe you for sore throats/throat infections). HORRIBLE! Cheated me of my 90 cents. :\

Decided to head over to Changi Airport after a while since she insisted that she had a craving for Popeye's for dinner (even though I swore i'd never head there again unless i'm compelled to). Surprisingly, the 2pc chicken meal which i opted for this time turned out to be much better than the 3pcs tender meal which i had the last time at SG Flyer. I'll have to do them the justice by confessing that the cajun fries are pretty good too. ;) Took the skytrain a couple of times to get between the terminals. Got myself a couple of scrunchies from HELEN (since they were going at 3 for 1buck) & some hershey's kisses from Candy Empire & the latter actually had the GST absorbed! :) Perhaps i should've gotten the hanuta hazelnut wafers too. Hm.
Anyway, we came across this section which appeared kind of out of the blue where clean papers were provided for kids to make woodblock prints out of the several hand carved woodblocks & colour crayons provided. I was made to participate in those kids' activities by doing the same. Goodness. But honestly, it was rather enjoyable. Then, we came across another of these corners where notepad-size papers were provided for visitors to make their own paper imprints using the 4 devices provided. Interesting! :)

On another note, i've concluded that walking around the airport can be even more tiring than walking around town. Two pairs of sore feet at the end of the day but countless pics & unforgettable moments. :) Deduced that i had been considerably lucky today since i managed to catch 189 despite arriving at the bus-stop a good 25 minutes after the scheduled last bus's timing. :))

P.S: Glad that i covered 2 places where i wanted to go within a single day!
P.S.S: Photo credits to faith~.

MAD WORLD

2009-06-08T11:41:00.002+08:00

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for the daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere

And their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I wanna drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow

And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very very,
Mad world, Mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy birthday, happy birthday
And they feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen

Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me, what's my lesson?
Look right through me, look right through me

And I find it kind of funny,
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I fine it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very very
Mad world, Mad world
Mad world, Mad world

PERSONAL TIME

2009-06-07T19:31:00.003+08:00

I've been oweing myself too much personal time to remember how it feels like to be spending time with noone else but myself and to realise how much i actually treasure these moments.

MUFFINS

2009-06-06T15:51:00.005+08:00

For fear that i would oversleep and result in taking a cab to school this morning, i hardly dared to sleep hence resulting in me waking up every half an hour or so. In the end, i was too weary in the morning to be able to get myself out of the bed at 0645hrs...which also meant that i missed the dry run. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, i didn't go down in the afternoon to help in the canvassing event as well. So here i am. I've just baked some blueberry muffins & choc chip muffins to kill some time (unfortunately, not a lot killed).

The heat is making me drowsy...

On another note, I'm super pissed with my current w910i which hangs 12048712310384124 times a day without fail. Couldn't even send out any messages at times. I need a more reliable phone. No more Sony Ericsson phones.

BTE

2009-06-05T22:46:00.000+08:00

Woke up earlier than usual and cabbed down to BBDC for my Basic Theory Evaluation (BTE). Much to my regret, i failed for the first attempt. I guess if i had been more conscientious in selecting my answers and bothered giving some checks to those answers which i was doubtful about, i wouldn't need to book for the second attempt on the same day since it only required 1 more correct answer to hit the passing grade. -_- In any case, i managed to book my second attempt which was about an hour plus after the former and this time i got 97%. Ha ha ha! Stupid centre...i swear the difference in terms of standard between my first attempt and second attempt was too great to even be considered fair.

In any case, it was quite an unfortunate event that we ended up spending our friday night at Lot One...again! And again, i did not manage to get down to Tampines 1. SIGH! Got myself a pair of shorts from the Cotton On sale which was really a great steal. :) Had our early dinner @ Kobayashi Hangul & i'm really disappointed about their food since the last time i'd dined there. Renewed the library book and got 3 more of Agatha Christie's novels (even though i doubt i can finish reading all of 'em). Made quite a horrible mistake of heading up to the arcade because 100 bucks flew away at the Big Sweet Land machine just for my 3 mini collectibles cup which i'd badly wanted. Till now, i'm still feeling the tinge of guilt lingering within me. Sigh. Could've made do with so much more practical stuff with that amount of money. I really don't understand myself sometimes...

Got ourselves each a large cup of yoghurt before we took a bus back where i settled my online spree debts and phone bills. Went to 7-11 for some drinks and i got the 2 characters which i wanted from the Mr Men and Little Miss series- Mr Greedy & Mr Nosey. That is possibly the only lucky thing which happened to me today.

P/S: IgC dry run at NTU tomorrow morning @ 0830hrs, followed by canvassing event which could very well drag till evening. T_T

TUITIONS GALORE

2009-06-03T15:26:00.002+08:00

I just woke up about half an hour ago. Awoken by the incessant ringing of my phone for the past couple of hours and i've finally decided to stop ignoring those calls and answering them. 3 missed calls from yet another potential tutee's mom, 1 from the HI tutee's mom, 1 from mom. Goodness...What's up with moms???

I think i can deem myself crazy, having just tied myself to a 4th tuition assignment in that same area. It's scary how word can spread so quickly like wildfire...and i guess this just goes to show the power of Aunties' Talk. Never underestimate those women.

Friday's my BT Evaluation and i'm really hoping i can pass it. It seems that the more i read the green book, the more confused i get anyway. @_@ I'm trying my best to relish these last 3 weeks of my holidays before i start working like crazy to earn back what i've so effortlessly spent away and facing the SE Practicum & IgC Camp in July. Let's hope i'll be able to squeeze in one short getaway trip during this period.

Money money money! $_$ Come to meee!

2009-06-02T21:29:00.001+08:00

Second post of the day within 2 hours or so.

The stomach discomfort is making me all moody and sulky. Just ate some spoonfuls of Nutella to cheer myself up but even the Nutella tastes more bitter than usual. :( Looks like i should head to bed before another gastric attack strikes again... :(((

2009-06-02T19:41:00.003+08:00

Hello, world.

Good to know i'm still alive. I was tossing and turning in bed from 2a.m. up till 6a.m., struggling with the gastric attack and cramps. It was totally horrible. I had to resort to eating a packet of peanut crackers at 5+ a.m. to fill my stomach a little.

I've not stepped out since ~~last Wednesday~~ Saturday. Horrible. Terrible.

This fri's my basic theory evaluation and i still have not finished reading the damned green book. :(

On a happier note, results were finally released yday and i got a nice surprise indeed. Shall be treating myself to baked oysters at Sakura's later in the week. :)

2009-05-30T23:10:00.001+08:00

So, we didn't go to the RSPHI appreciation dinner over @ Serangoon Gardens Country Club despite having paid for it. I guess for me, it's ultimately the location. Went to BPP for dinner & got the assessment books from Popular before going over to Sheng Siong to get my baking stuff.

MAPLE STORY EP2

2009-05-29T15:49:00.001+08:00

Humid and boring afternoon. Downloading Maple Story episode 2. Let's hope it can keep me entertained for the rest of the month.

BANANA NUT MUFFINS

2009-05-28T17:30:00.003+08:00

Made banana nut muffins earlier. They really taste much better than they look. A successful first attempt! I'll certainly need more attempts to get over my phobia of seeing charcoal black muffins & smoke coming out of the oven - something which has stayed with me since the Home Economics days. :)

ROCKY ROAD SQUARES

2009-05-27T23:56:00.002+08:00

Made rocky road squares in the afternoon! Very nice but sinful. :)

Watched Night at the Museum 2 on the laptop in the evening, and it was really a bore...though i really liked the red poodle which was sculpted out of a balloon.

We saw Mr.Moony hanging considerably low outside my window last night. Not a sight which i get to see all the time, apart from all the beautiful sunsets. :)

BUGIS

2009-05-26T23:51:00.004+08:00

Bugis with mad & honey. Finally got my Garnier brightening eye roll & Liese's styling water for hair dryer. Not forgetting the square cake tin from cold storage too...which means i'll be making Rocky Road squares soon! :) Dinner @ QQ Noodles House, where the bah kut teh tasted abit sourish and i had the perfect bowl of tom yum noodles. Then to Ah Chew's for some desserts.

Mango Sago with Pomelo

It's a tad too sweet for me, but i guess that's how desserts ought to be. It's really refreshing though. :) Then we headed back to Bugis and spent the rest of the night away at the arcade...which left me struggling to curb my new addiction to jubeat. :\

L4D

2009-05-25T21:37:00.003+08:00

Despite the extremely hot weather in the afternoon, i decided to cab over to honey's place so that i could play L4D. Not too bad...and i managed to complete one act of the game. But the weather and game seemed to have sapped away all my energy. After the game, i was feeling really drowsy and sleepy and hungry. We had dumpling noodles for dinner at the neighbourhood hawker centre. But due to the miserable quantity, both of us had to satisfy our hunger at kfc by sharing a cheesy meltz meal (where the cheese was visibly unmelted).

Anyway, i'm really sleepy & my guess is i should be knocked out before midnight...

MONTHLY DINNER - BBQ

2009-05-24T01:31:00.003+08:00

Just got home from the centre's monthly dinner which was made into a bbq this time round. Frankly, i wouldn't say that it had been a great success. The quantity of the food was somewhat too much for everyone. After tonight, i ought to be assured that i'm by far the suay-est person on earth. Since the bbq pit works on an electric stove which requires a 20-cent coin to be inserted for every 15minutes of heat, i inserted my 20-cent coin for the third round and then the whole thing just stopped working altogether...due to an electrical fuse somewhere which also resulted in the flickering of the voiddeck lights of the neighbouring blocks. Precious time was lost as a result and we even had to resort taking some of the food up to ML's & Joycelyn's place to microwave/boil them. Quite a different bbq-ing experience huh. But then again, it's really nobody's fault and we could only blame it on our luck.

Ohmygod. I've shampooed my hair THRICE and i still reek of the bbq smokey stench - somewhat. x_x

SG FLYER

2009-05-21T23:59:00.001+08:00

Met up with Angeline at city hall station before meeting up with the others. For once, i wasn't late. To be exact, both of us ended up taking the same train thus arriving at the same time. :) So i got her to accompany me to a couple of shops in search of some decent formal clothes. Again, i had no luck. So we proceeded to meet up with the rest, and we ended up spending the bulk of our time (and perhaps money) at the arcades. I guess it wasn't exactly my day, since i had no luck picking up anything and got last in the daytona race. BUT...i managed to clinched the top position at some machine where you and 2 other players smack three large buttons (mainly red, green & blue) so violently and vigorously that you didn't realise how much it hurts until after the whole game has ended.

Headed to Popeye's for dinner and frankly, i don't find it exactly very nice. A bit overrated by the rest, i would say. Or perhaps..it might just be that particular branch, though highly unlikely. Waited abit for the 2 all-time crashers before we managed to purchase our tickets for the last ride which was @ 10p.m. I was quite frustrated with myself upon realising that all the 4 AA batteries which i brought along with me were not new. In other words, it's as good as not bringing a camera along for the night. Thank goodness i remembered there's a 7-eleven located somewhere in that place and we managed to get the batts in the nick of time.

My verdict for the SG flyer ride is that
1. It's a worthwhile experience to have at least once in your lifetime.
2. One would hardly realise how short the whole ride actually is.
3. The photos which they take of you before you enter the carriage is ridiculously overpriced at a whooping $25, so please do not fall for it.

Lastly, just a couple of pics which i've grabbed off Angeline's fb to end the post with! :)

Our 7 tickets

Onboard!

CHOC CHIP COOKIES

2009-05-20T19:19:00.002+08:00

My stomach wasn't feeling exactly well since the wee hours...and the pain stayed on for a good 4 hours or so before i finally managed to drift off to sleep. The next time i opened my eyes, it was already 2.30p.m. Honey came over to help with the making of Choc Chip cookies for my SS group mates since i'll most probably be meeting up with them tomorrow evening. I shall leave the packing till tomorrow afternoon.

Bored. I need a job.

SCIENCE CENTRE + DA VINCI EXHIBITION

2009-05-19T23:48:00.004+08:00

Didn't manage to wake myself up early enough to get to the LAN shop, but we still went ahead to the Science Centre as planned. We settled for the 3-in-1 combo package comprising the admission fees to the Science Centre + Da Vinci exhibition + IMAX theatre which came up to 24bucks/pax. (I do not understand why they do not consider undergrads as students though. :( )

Started our tour by stopping by several interesting exhibits in the Science Centre. I shall let the pictures do most of the talking.

At the entrance...

Entering the Mathematics Exhibition...

Ratlet & his blue cylinder

the device which i could never make it balance

sand pendulum

connecting pipes

Entering the Discovery Zone...

can you spot the mudskipper?

hatching chicks

the playful lil white rat

gerbil

some kind of newt

shitake mushrooms?
no, it's the shells of the India Star Tortoise

hissing cockroaches

To the Atrium...

reaction of dry ice

tornado

fake Einstein

Then, to The Annexe for the Da Vinci exhibition (where photography is strictly prohibited)...

Finally, to Macs for dinner...

sinful

Halfway through our dinner, i received a phonecall from a potential tutee's mother who wanted tuition for her child but insisted that my rates were "too scary" and that she "couldn't afford" despite me telling her that it's the market rate. I could feel my patience wearing thin when she treated the whole business as though it was a grocery-shopping affair at the wet market, so i simply told her that she could jolly well consider whatever she had to consider before we talk again. Honestly, this isn't the first time i'm dealing with such parents. Tuition is an investment, not something which you try to haggle to get the best deals in town by paying little and getting as much out of it as you can. In short, it's not as though you're buying vegetables at the market. Goodness, isn't this as good as extortion? Frankly, i'm not really sure if i want to tutor a student whose mum is like that. Even though i may be quite desperate for cash now, i would definitely not put myself down like that. Goodness. This is humiliating.

After dinner, we went for our show 'Space Station' at the final stop...

even though this is what we truly wanted to watch instead...

Decided to drop by IMM before heading home in hopes of getting the sherbit from Daiso. Unfortunately, the product couldn't be found on any of the racks in the F&B section. Instead, i ended up getting myself a fabric pencilcase, card holder for my ez-link & a couple of decor ribbons. :) Then, to Giant for some quick grocery-shopping. On second thoughts, it's more of beverage-shopping instead. Despite our tired and sore feet, we managed to convince myself to get home via the bus. Hoo hoo haa haa. I've had a most fulfilling & enjoyable day...

...and it's all thanks to you! :)

Tomorrow shall be a stay-home cum baking day!

2009-05-18T23:44:00.003+08:00

Right now, i'm just being an extremely unreasonable person who acted as though she's just lost her mind ok?! I just fucking hate it when people around me choose to keep things from me, only to let me find out through my instincts. Bloody hell.

Why is it that i always trust the people around me with practically everything right down to the finest details but i'm forever kept in the dark!

I'm getting so bloody damn sick of this CCA and the people whom i have to see almost every saturday.

2009-05-18T20:20:00.003+08:00

I really enjoyed today's weather. If only it can be like this on every other day.

Waking early tomorrow to go play LAN from 12-3p.m., before heading to S'pore Science Centre for the Da Vinci exhibition. Let's hope everything goes accordingly as planned.

Back to watching 恶作剧之吻 for now.

TOWN

2009-05-17T22:38:00.001+08:00

Despite my rather swollen eyes from the previous night, i managed to get myself out of the bed by 12.30p.m. and prepared for the day out with Faith. Turned out that we unknowingly exchanged our meeting spot. Managed to get myself some loots from Cotton On Body & a tee from ZARA! Even though the cost of the tee is slightly on the steep side, i guess what matters most is that i like it! :) I managed to convince myself not to get anything from Cotton On today, having spent close to a hundred bucks at their Lot 1 outlet a couple of days back. Restraint exerted in getting the pair of pumps which i had been eyeing from Charles&Keith since a couple of months back and some other tops which i thought looked quite nice as well. Ahhh..i need an additional income. :(

Had our dinner at Xin Wang HK Cafe - a place where i've always been finding an opportunity to dine at for quite a while. :) Food & service was considerably good. I really ought to learn the meaning of 不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 after today. I was recommended by her that their papaya soup dish tasted really good, but i was more turned off by the sight of the papaya+sweetcorn+milk combo to actually take in the wise recommendation...and i really regretted. :( It's probably one of the best soup i've ever tasted. Till my next visit! :)

Black pepper chicken chop w/ rice

The heavenly dish (in disguise)

It's been really quite a while since i allowed myself to laugh my hearts out like nobody's business, ignorant of other people's glances and stares. It's one of those few times where i could make a temporary escape from all the troubles and issues weighing on my mind - effortlessly. It is no wonder they say that laughter is the best medicine. :)

Fifteen years & counting! :)

P/S: I need to practice smiling more! :)

2009-05-16T23:58:00.000+08:00

I'm really tired of everything...

REST IN PEACE...

2009-05-15T21:26:00.004+08:00

As i'm sitting here writing up this entry right now, a cat was knocked over by a speeding vehicle not more than an hour ago at the junction of BB West Ave 8. The last which i heard of it, its carcass had been removed from the accident scene leaving only a small pool of bloodstains behind. We happened to be two of the several witnesses who were present in the area. Everything happened too quickly...First, i saw a cat in front of me...and then the very next second, a second cat appeared from the bushes and started chasing this other cat who started to dash across the roads like nobody's business, leading the cat behind to follow suit - ignorant and negligent of the risk it was placing itself in and the consequence which was about to unfold. My gaze followed the trail of the 2 cats until i saw a speeding car approaching the second creature...and then a considerably loud bang. I squealed and must have looked away for a second or so 'cos for a few moments, i couldn't see the cat at all (which i later was told that it was crushed under the wheels of the vehicle) up till the moment when the car sped past the spot. The next sight which greeted me was both overwhelmingly heart-wrenching and frightening at the same time: the cat which got knocked over was furiously jumping up and down in a somewhat circular motion, struggling to get out of the extreme pain and torment which it was suffering. However, there was nothing that anyone could do at that point of time as the traffic was on-going. So it struggled and twisted itself about for about a minute or so before everything got sapped away and it just lay motionless on the ground in a small pool of blood. I am not sure how the other cat would react/feel upon seeing the scene for itself...but i hope it will not.

Honestly, i was guilty for not being able to do anything when everything happened. I could only be a bystander and silently watch everything which was unfolding in front of my very eyes. In times like these, i really hope i could have the gift of foreseeing the future. I was merely holding back whatever emotions/feelings which i had in me when everything was happening. I do not like to overtly express myself in the presence of others, especially so in public areas. But frankly, i am very much affected by what i've just seen. Why is it that people tend to grieve and mourn over the loss of another human life but merely shake their heads, sigh and walk away when it concerns a stray animal? It's still a life, isn't it? I honestly do not quite understand.

Rest in peace. I believe you're on your way to a better place up there.

P/S: Had my haircut @ Snip Ave, which was barely noticeable at all.

HOLIDAY AGENDA

2009-05-15T13:45:00.003+08:00

I need:

a new phone (hangs and reboots at least 4x a day on average)
a new laptop (occasionally hangs upon start-up & screen can flicker like crazy)
a new camera (preferably Lumix)
a hair-cut
a new wardrobe of formal wear

to study for my Basic Theory Evaluation
to finish up Mark Haddon's A Spot of Bother
to stop spending countless hours on the internet (i.e. facebook & blogshops)
to get a pair of running shoes
to pick up guitar
to expose myself more to the Arts (i.e. S'pore Arts Festival, Da Vinci exhibition)