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a new year! two months late...

2012-02-11T15:40:00.000+08:00

No wonder birthdays feel less special as the years go by..

Haven't been to this blog in a long, long while.

Similarly, I feel like I haven't done much for myself in quite some time either. Since my last post, New Year has passed (it's the second month of 2012 now!) and the Lunar New Year has passed as well.

Let's not talk about the past and focus on what's happening now, shall we?

I've finally upgraded my phone's OS to a much more updated version- I was living with iOs 4. 3.5 for a really long time, and just jailbroke it. Looking forward to rediscovering my mobile device again!

And for the next few weeks to come, Friday evenings will be interesting affairs. Am taking up Lyrical Jazz classes with Cab and it's been something I've always wanted to do, since stopping my previous drama & dance classes in primary school. Hur hur..

Something else to look forward to is my Taiwan trip in late April! The previous time I visited Taipei, the temperature went up to a soaring 37 degrees celcius. Plus, my recent vacations were to places like Thailand and Vietnam which happened to be as hot as, or even warmer than the sunny island of Singapore -__-

Merry Christmas in advance!

2011-12-24T15:54:00.002+08:00

Look at those grins on our faces!

Must've been because we were due to receive Christmas presents from our secret santa right after this photo. Am already feeling the festive spirit in the air! Are you?

越南之旅

2011-12-22T00:03:00.001+08:00

At Cu Chi Tunnel. 1, 2, 3 and he's gone!

At the rice paper making place, where we enjoyed amazingly yummy rice paper crackers.

Brother and dad~

sister, myself, dad. plus random korean tourists.

Old but capable boat rowing grandma!

Our horse-drawn cart ride. The horse's awesome feather headpiece & bells were rly impressive. (:

Typical Ho Chi Minh road.

Vietnamese coffee.

The Vietnam trip with my family was a much-needed break from work. Something amazing about visiting South East Asian countries that I've not been to before is how familiar yet new the surroundings can feel. The busy streets, lush tropical rainforests, and even the foreign languages spoken are easily, yet faintly distinguishable.

Before the trip, I was rather apprehensive about visiting Vietnam. True enough, there wasn't much shopping to be done there. What really captivated me about this place was their cultured society even though it wasn't entirely developed like Singapore. Their side walks were clean and the greenery always looked well manicured. Something else which I truly enjoyed was the feeling of peace. You can really feel the slower paced lifestyle that they led (along with all the locals chilling at the parks) which makes one want to just kick back and enjoy the moment.

Somehow, I do feel that I've left a part of my soul in Vietnam. The night when we came back home, I was lying in bed trying to sleep and a wave of sadness flooded through me. When will I get to enjoy these sort of languid days again?

Once again, iIt's back to reality; back to life. Funny how a short 4-day trip can bring about the deepest thoughts.

black and white,

2011-11-21T01:30:00.000+08:00

Rainy days are beautiful in so many ways!

My slow but steady Samsung EX1.

Guess what this is? (not so hard to guess!)

My cow-ified phone! (:

From the outing to Marina Sq. Can obviously see whose head is *much* larger..

Right after my hair trim which took all but 5min.

serious considerations

2011-11-20T14:41:00.000+08:00

My testimonial made it to our jobs page!

On a totally separate note, my family has been urging me to rethink my education plans. According to my sister, studying business would be the most general and practical degree to take. Doesn't sound like the most interesting thing to be studying (knowing my experience from my poly diploma, my biz modules were the ones which pulled my grades down!) but would something else like social sciences be relevant enough for my future job endeavours? Hmmm...

They're making it seem like the most important thing in my life now and I believe it most likely is.. What I really want to do, though, is to study overseas. Take a course that's really interesting and have a good final study experience. Of course there's many other considerations that affects such decisions and right now, I can only say that this is only but a dream. :(

friends for life

2011-10-29T23:42:00.013+08:00

Today was a pretty special day and a great one, as good as how lovely evenings go. (did that even make sense?)

Anyway, it was a rare weekend which my sister spent at home so my dad passed us (the siblings) $50 to enjoy a good dinner. With our Starhub cable tv and all the amazing shows constantly on, we were sorely tempted to laze at home and order take in, then just sit on the couch and be typical couch potatoes. But we didn't. And I'm glad we chose not to.

The three of us decided to head down to Cedele at the Rail Mall for our meal. My first time dining in there, and the food was yummy. I had never used to enjoy eating greens but salads have begun appeal to me a lot more in the past year or two! The salad I had at Cedele was really good. Good salads tossed with balsamic vinegar give the right amount of tartness, opening up the palate and appetite and makes the next mouthful even more appealing.

I had really enjoyed myself because we hardly have the chance to hang out together, just the 3 of us. It does make me wish and look forward to the future which we will meet up for a meal, bring our kids along and just catch up on each others' lives; kinda like how friends do. So yes, I do believe the saying that family members are "automatically considered" friends you'll have for life!

Oh, and I managed to drop by Epicurious to say hi to my ex-colleagues. Glad to know that I've not been forgotten (haha!) and I do miss working there. To those looking to work in a restaurant, go join a cafe instead! I loved my experience at this cafe much much more than the time I spent at a chain restaurant. Much cozier environment, colleagues and customers, I must say. (:

A lazy day

2011-10-09T17:37:00.003+08:00

Tigers slumped on a rock...

Lions sleeping with their legs up...

*what are you staring at?*

Today's just one of those days "where I don't feel like doing anything, I just wanna lay in my bed" ala The Lazy Song and those wonderfully lazy-looking animals resting in the photos above. Unfortunately, not everyone can go about doing their heart's desire just as Bruno Mars did in his song and as an adult now (gasp, before even reaching my 21st birthday), yours truly has got her own responsibilities to fulfil today, aka my job.

bookmarked;

2011-09-27T00:16:00.005+08:00

Hi there, here's some things that I've been up to lately.

Met up with Gla & Gen for F1.

Super exciting & worth it to be able to see 3/5 Big Bang members up close.

And yes, right-behind-the-barrier-from-the-front-of-the-stage close. :D

Finally got a good look at one of my favourite animals (ZEBRA) while at the zoo!

Acting silly with a giant tortoise & just having fun in general.

网上购物

2011-09-20T23:50:00.003+08:00

Online shopping is seriously addictive. It's convenient, simple and just too easy! Purchased a bunch of stuff from gmarket.com.sg for my phone, such as button stickers, phone cover/bumper, screen protector.. and it really isn't expensive at all. Plus, I absolutely adore the idea of having things sent to me via snail mail. It kinda feels like receiving presents cause they're all wrapped up/enclosed in envelopes anyway, except of course that I paid for them myself.

Anywayyy, time's passed really quickly. Today marks the 3rd month I've spent at Groupon and contrary to what others may say about the amount of time I spend on my job (long-ish hours), I've found my experience so far to be really rewarding and interesting! So far so good, so we'll see how things go.. (:

reblogged;

2011-09-19T00:58:00.004+08:00

rainbow rock

2011-09-14T01:00:00.002+08:00

When life gets boring, have some candy to sweeten it up.

Preferably a rainbow flavoured one. Mmhmm..

Finding back my loves

2011-08-30T23:54:00.009+08:00

Discovered the tumblr of this girl called nana at http://ohmytokyo.net/ (must see! she blogs in English & pictures) and the photos she takes from her time in Tokyo are simply gorgeous. It kind of feels like every picture paints a story and is so full of colour and life. Makes me wonder how life can look so beautiful from the viewpoint of others..

so long, farewell;

2011-08-28T00:14:00.007+08:00

Friday was the last day of work for my colleague & department-mate Elincia (unique name, right?). Had only known and worked with her for merely two months but I'm rather sad that she's leaving cause she's considered of the the first people I really managed to get friendly with in the office, and I loved going for lunch with her. Will always rmb the trips to LJS & Sakae trips! Best wishes to you.. hope to meet up again soon. :}

the perfect hunt

2011-08-24T00:12:00.004+08:00

Have been looking for this pair of shoes or similar for more than a year on gmarket, and I FINALLY managed to find them again today! And they were cost about SGD8.75 before shipping. But.. (yes, there's always the big but) they're not in my size. :( Meh, why so unlucky. If anyone knows where I can find such shoes please tell me k!

how's life?

2011-08-22T00:45:00.004+08:00

Since I'm staying up a little later than usual doing my emails, I figured it wouldn't hurt to hop over to my blog and post something here too.

With most of my friends on my social media networks, there's no lack of updates about the start of their lives continuing their studies in university. Honestly, having already starting on a full-time job now simply makes me feel like I've come to a bit of a stand-still in life. I feel like I need to be in school now.. and it's still something I can't wrap my mind around. Maybe it's just something I'm already so used to- long school holidays with job stints but always returning back to school after that. Anyway, don't mind me. I'm just sharing this odd niggling feeling that has been at the back of my mind lately.

On a completely different note: I reallyyy want to shop. Like the times in Bangkok, shop till I drop. So looking forward to making the travel plans concrete!

photo of the day

2011-08-13T14:42:00.001+08:00

These dark skies characterize what I call an impending storm.

perspectives;

2011-08-13T13:41:00.004+08:00

Sometimes, things are so much more colourful than we make it seem. I feel like I've been painting my life in monotones and it's become such a bore. There's got to be more to life than just chasing after ideals and making others happy.

Bedtime story;

2011-08-03T00:08:00.004+08:00

Hello, hello. I'm just here to write a quick post before I drift off to sleep. (:

You know how we all have this perception of who we ourselves are, as well as the ideal 'type' of person we'd like others to view us as? For me, I'd wish for people to view me as a person who is quirky and somewhat whimsical but with a creative mind. I know how this definitely doesn't sound like who I actually am now but it does sound nice, doesn't it? To live vicariously through others is something that I do at times as well. This is especially so when watching television programmer or reading up on other's lives online (sorry, makes me sound like a stalker?).. I can never fully express my love for the adayinmylife community on livejournal. It really does allow you to view the life of a person as they had lived it. And even if it's just for a single day, it's already fascinating and pretty much amazing.

Thanks for bearing with me through this post- simply felt like penning my thoughts down & having the free reign to write whatever rubbish I wanted. Mhmmm, feels really good.

On a completely random note, i have been thinking about this & if I were to start up my own business it'll prolly be a gourmet popcorn store. ♥

mentally tired

2011-07-24T23:57:00.003+08:00

I really feel like I've hit my breaking point. Burnt my entire weekend on doing work, and I'm still unable to finish it. Had made a conscious effort to start on my work much earlier as I was aware that I'll prolly have problems finishing up everything but as time ticked by while I was sitting here at my table, the number of emails coming in kept multiplying and my slowish internet didn't help either.

You know what people say about weekends and off days being days that you can take your mind off work? Apparently today and yesterday, I had more on my mind about my work than I usually do have for normal working weekdays. Zzz..

Think I'll even dream (or have nightmares) about the emails tonight. Help!!!

feast like a hippo

2011-07-17T22:51:00.009+08:00

Double stacked bacon cheeseburger @ hippopotamus.

Had lunch at Hippopotamus restaurant today and as you can see from the photo above, the food was awesome. Will update with a proper post on this soon, promise!

What do you do at home, on a relaxing weekend morning? ☺

2011-07-16T14:45:00.012+08:00

Stared at my pictures: the lovely framed memories ♥

Had brekkie; tuna spread on toast & a literal amount of bacon bits!

Recounted my love for harry potter, and my childhood spent on it (:

Played with my squeaky fish toy, imagining that it's a godzilla.

to four-two, with love

2011-07-14T00:12:00.007+08:00

This photo was taken last Saturday, when we had our final meet up before Liesl flew to Australia to further her studies. 4/2 never fails to meet up several times a year, and being able to catch up with the rest of them makes me feel glad that although we have gone our separate ways since secondary school and will be headed in even more different directions in the years to come, we've not forgotten about each other. Just to meet up once in a while.. I guess that's enough. (:

how do you like your eggs in the morning?

2011-07-03T14:03:00.001+08:00

ty; accidental epicurean

I finally returned to have brunch at Cafe Epicurious after ending my relations with them (hahaha). Collected my pay, and sat down to enjoy the food. Yum yum! Have been dying to try their eggs benedict since reading about it months ago. Many food bloggers rave about eggs benedict but I didn't yet understand the hype about it.

However, the previous time when I went to the Robertson Quay outlet, they had ran out of poached eggs. True enough that while working at the Rail Mall outlet, the chef would give me a poached egg once in a while as a treat and I'll eat it with salt and pepper but it wasn't the same, cause it wasn''t with the accompanying ingredients for eggs ben (as we call it over there).

So I ordered "half of this and half of that", which consists of a small portion of baked eggs portion (aka baked eggs and soldiers) and a single portion of eggs benedict. How nice is it to get to try 2 different dishes on the same plate? (:

Maybe my expectations for the eggs ben were too high, but I found that I actually enjoyed the baked eggs more. Must have been the bacon (which is my favourite food) in it! The OJ was unexpectedly good as well, which shouldn't have came as a surprise since I knew from working there and peeling the oranges every thurs/fri that they used whole oranges to make the freshly squeezed juice.

After finishing up the meal, dex was eager to leave straight after as always but I managed to make him sit down and just chit chat. I know some people like him don't have the habit of staying at the dining place/restaurant and chatting after, but it's one of the things I really enjoy and am used to doing, especially with my family. Somehow, the mood's always better and words flow more easily when you're satisfied with the meal!

note to self:

2011-06-26T16:51:00.006+08:00

Sometimes we face disappointment, be it with ourself or with others. But when things don't go the way you want to, just step back and remind yourself that the world doesn't spin only for you. And sometimes, just sometimes.. it's okay for things to not go your way. Embrace it and allow it to be a situation you can look back fondly and laugh about! Don't be afraid to cry when you want to, or laugh when you feel like it. Life is too short to dwell on unhappy things! ♡

photo friday

2011-06-24T23:58:00.004+08:00

From today's gathering with my poly classmates at broun cafe. A very happy birthday to you, elle! <3 Felt like such a long time since I've last joined in the class' meet ups!

at cafe epicurious,

2011-06-18T02:10:00.005+08:00

Jam, yihui and vincent visited me at work today. I ♥ you guys!

bedtime;

2011-06-16T01:08:00.006+08:00

Sitting here in my room with the flower light and radio turned on is one of the comfiest and most relaxing feeling, ever. With the dim orangey light which casts strong shadows onto the walls and the instrumental music playing softly in the background, this is why my favourite time of the day is at night 8)

Was just browsing through facebook and realised that I miss hanging out with my friends :( Seems like all I've been doing lately is work, have dinner with dex, meet up with his friends, spend time with his/my family. I met up with enping a week ago for dinner before he left for ns. The meeting reminded me of how long I've not met up in that manner with my friends - simple dinner appointment slotted in between other appointments.

I seem to be caught up in my own world! So much so that chatting with the most like-minded colleague at work makes me really happy. You know, those sort of mindless chatter about what went on in your day and gossiping about stuff..

But anyway! I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO FRIDAY!!! Will be seeing my crossers and my poly friends. I miss socializing with people I know :( Till then, see you all~.

photo friday

2011-06-16T01:00:00.000+08:00

Mij, taken on 13 June.

From next week onwards, I'll be posting a self-taken photo every friday as a reminder to keep this blog updated as much as possible. I also don't want to lose sight of pretty things in my everyday life just because I'm going to be starting a more "routine" life (soon)!

don't we all?

2011-06-10T16:43:00.003+08:00

"But no matter what was going on in our lives, I could imagine lying beside her in bed at the end of the day, holding her while we talked and laughed, lost in each other's arms."

- Dear John by Nicholas Sparks

thoughts

2011-06-06T17:15:00.006+08:00

Whenever I manage to take some time to browse the web on my laptop instead of on my phone which I usually do, there seems to be sooo much stuff to be updated on and my blog always gets neglected. Does this happen to other people too? Feels like there's so much happening in life, but only so little that's worth recording down specially..

I'm still in the midst of searching for a full-time job while working part-time at the cafe. And boy, I really really enjoy my time working here and don't actually want to leave :( The staff are all nice, food's good (when I manage to pinch some) and after being there for a month or so, I've finally gotten used to the place but I already need to prepare to leave!

So, interesting stuff that's happened lately.. graduation was several weeks ago and it marked the last day I'll step into an educational institution in a long time. Thinking back to the time when I made the choice to study tourism, I didn't realise that I'll grow to kinda regret the decision after graduating. Honestly, is there really a need to study about service and its execution? In retrospect, it's prolly better to study something of more technicality for a diploma, such as banking, accounting or communications? At least those 'lines' don't have jobs that require diplomas of any "discipline".

And something funny happened several days back. I actually had a sorta impromptu interview with 2 patrons of the cafe who suddenly decided to take an interest in me. At first when they started talking to me, I thought they were just happy with the service I gave and didn't think too much about it. But later on, the lady actually asked for my number and said she'll gimme a call if there's any job opportunities at her workplace. Talk about weird encounters!

what a headache,

2011-05-11T23:47:00.003+08:00

Being sick is such a bother. Had a minor discomfort in my throat which worsened slightly after the morning shift at SSS ended. Guess the chicken/fish curry for lunch made it worse :/ Woke up at 4am after tossing and turning in bed, and found I had a large patch of itchy rash behind my right thigh. And with a sudden turn of events, I wound up waking up to an incredibly sore throat and pounding headache. Unlucky, unlucky me. I'm supposed to be watching Voyage de la Vie (free of charge!) in the evening but obviously, I never made it to the show.

Decided to head down to a polyclinic to get an MC for work and found out that I had a relatively high fever, which explains the horrible headache. Slept the rest of the day away and here I am now! Just had the second round of medication and my headache's unfortunately back. Am under "house arrest" till I get fully better. Have got to thank dino for tucking me into bed and making sure I ate my medicine, making me feel really loved & well taken care of (: hopefully tomorrow will be a better day!

walk the talk

2011-05-05T00:18:00.004+08:00

It's been about two months since school ended but I've yet to find a job. This just shows how 'motivated' I really am to actually do something with my life. -__- On one hand, I'm trying to console myself by saying that it's because I've been working pretty much non-stop throughout poly life that I deserve this break. But the discrepancy between total idleness and the busyness from school is really quite huge.

Okay, the reason I came here is not to think about all that but to complain. What better way to broadcast your troubles/unhappiness than through the web right? Since I don't meet up with my friends as often as before.. Today, I finally got moving and arranged for an interview at a cafe/restaurant through the phone in the morning at around 11.15am. The person on the phone told me to head down at 3pm and look for the person in charge. So at the appointed time, I braved the strong winds and rain (if you saw the news, they were talking about flash floods and stuff. the rain was THAT heavy!) to head down to the restaurant- only to find that it's closed today. To make things worse, the person-of-contact suddenly became uncontactable. Hrmph, what luck. :/

My day eventually got better though. I went to the library and read up about aquatic pets and fishes, had some sushi, then came home and exercised with my dad. Climbed 19 storeys of stairs before going for a fast jog. Nowadays, the only times I can actually sleep well are when I've exercised in the day since I don't usually do anything much anyway.

Have got a separate job interview tomorrow and hopefully, I'll get to reschedule today's (missed) appointment to tomorrow as well. Good night! ☆

introducing my bb puffies!

2011-04-27T19:14:00.003+08:00

Okay, I'm finally gonna talk about my little fishys. I have no idea when I started harbouring the idea of keeping pets of my own, but fish sounded like the perfect no-mess and not-much-attachment pets, cause I didn't have experience of taking care of any living thing on my own.

On 13th April, the day before my birthday, dino and I went to Qian Hu to pick out our new pets. The yellow puffers caught my attention, and they were quite cheap. We bought 5 of them and so they started their lives in my home! At that time, we were quite naive and kept them in a glass bottle from IKEA. For the first few days, they refused to eat anything and the uneaten food sank into the bottom of the glass bottle, clouding & dirtying the water. After 3 days I think, 2 of them died :/

I grew quite frustrated and was all ready to give up on them. They weren't eating, the water was dirty, and they were dying one by one! :( So dino and I made a pact that if all 3 of them manage to survive one more night, we'll make sure we take good care of them and find them food they will actually eat (LOL). Yah and miraculously, when I checked on them the next morning, none died.

With the help of my 'fish expert' dad (take a look at the large standing fish tank in background!), an existing tank was pulled out from the storeroom and reused. Now, the fishes are all doing very well and we bought another 3 to join the existing 3. All 6 now live happily! My family members adore them too.

fish fingers ♥

2011-04-22T17:59:00.000+08:00

Yesterday's lunch, bacon/shiitake mushroom/garlic aglio olio with fish fingers. The masterchef in me attempted to make the dish's presentation appealing. And while I'm not sure if I would want others to try my concoctions, it tasted delicious to me.

The reason for this dish stemmed from the "horror of the fridge". I got a huge shock when I looked into the fridge in the morning cause there were so many things inside! And they were mostly repeated. Yes. 2 large packets of shiitake, nearly 1kg (3.5 packets) of bacon, 3 types/boxes of fish fingers, 4 or 5 rows of yakult, 5 tubes of egg tofu. And mind you, my place doesn't house 10 hungry dinosaurs.

Then, I opened the pasta drawer and found 5 types of pasta.. regular fettuccine, spinach fettuccine, angel hair pasta, regular spaghetti, conchiglie (shell-shaped pasta). Pasta overload! Though I'm sure some people (you know who I'm referring to) would think instead, that all the pasta was heaven-sent.

Anyway, I was looking through the career recruitment web for Singapore Zoo/Wildlife Reserves Singapore and I really really want the job of Junior Keeper (Zoo Keeper!!!!). But it's a permanent position, and I'm not able to commit. Any other more plausible alternatives would be customer service or operations positions. Then again, if none of the universities I applied for accept me, that is probably what I want to try for a year first. How awesome is it to be working with animals instead of people?! Taking care of my puffies made me realise how happy and rewarding it is to be entrusted with the life of another living thing. I'd really like to be given a chance to try it :)

Plainly;

2011-04-21T02:02:00.010+08:00

source: colourmekatie

Fine, I admit it. I'm the master of procrastination. Numerous times I've told myself that this blog deserves a proper update but it's always a "quick one" so as to speak.

All I do nowadays is relax at home, feed & stare at my fishies (I will blog about them someday!), watch TV (loads and loads of Masterchef), then head out for dinner (on most days). To me, this feeling of relaxation kinda feels like the calm before a storm. Because I'm truly not prepared for what lies ahead in my future! Time to stop procrastinating in all aspects of my life and start getting geared up.

Unfortunately, it's very late rn and my body always seem to slow down after 2am. Need. Some. Rest. I can literally feel the effects of sleeping late and it's taking a toll on my body :( Shall continue writing tomorrow morning, then. Good night :}

a quick one

2011-03-22T11:28:00.002+08:00

Almost forgot about the existence of this blog! So, I'm finally done with poly and went on a 10-day trip to Thailand the day after my final exam paper. 5 days in Phuket and 5 days in Bangkok.

Another thing to look forward to is moving back home! The movers are coming over on Sunday morning and I honestly can't wait. My fairy lights & christmas lights will finally be put up!! Packing's a bother though. So far I've only managed to clear out my papers/documents and emptied the shelving beside my bed. Still got to pack my wardrobe, toiletries and other miscellaneous stuff.

Am enjoying my holiday so far... but I am in need of a job. After the move, after the move...

Countdown: 6h!

2011-03-04T10:40:00.008+08:00

Source: Hanisted @ Flickr

It's the final paper today, and the last actual day of the poly school term!! I can almost hear the bells of freedom ringing ;D

the final showdown

2011-02-21T16:16:00.005+08:00

The only thing now that's standing between us and graduation from poly is the final exams. Saw people counting down to the last paper on facebook and twitter.

While having these headaches over will mean it's finally my phuket/bangkok trip (flying on the 5th!) and moving back home in about a month or two, I'm sure most of you will agree that like me, you'll feel senselessly lost. Unlike the previous 2.5 years where we still had school to look forward to after the long break, this time we're all heading in different directions for good.

Right now, I'm just gonna savour the anticipation towards the end of everything. What comes after (UNI!!!), we'll just see. :>

Good reads

2011-02-16T14:12:00.015+08:00

Today, I've decided to share some of my favourite blogs for you all to take a look! And no, they're not fashion blogs (I'm looking at you, Gla!) and are more lifestyle-centred, which I find very interesting :)

I'd like to highlight the first blog, cause how often do you get to see the documented lives of quintuplets? :) My favourite 2 quints are Rustin and Kyndall shown below respectively! ♡

Oh, and number #4 links to a blog post which reminisces all sorts of things from 1990s. I'm sure you'll be able to relate to the post very much, cause I did! Have fun reading!

Swirly whirly

2011-02-10T01:59:00.003+08:00

At my current point in life, sleeping at 12am is considered early. 2am is normal, 4am rather late, and 6am, not impossible.

I want to sleep, so badly..

work, stop calling out to me!

2011-02-03T21:37:00.000+08:00

One thing I hate about bringing work home is that it bugs me even when I'm not specifically working on it. Even as I sit here and browse the net, it feels as though the unanswered emails are calling out to me, making me need (yes, need.. not want!) to answer them. Though it was only a matter of time since one alternative weekend day I'll be on shift to work from home, I wish I never found out how to access the company's systems from home so soon. :(

不喜欢这种心痒痒的感觉，很不踏实。。

Ever the gentleman,

2011-02-02T02:42:00.005+08:00

My brother was heading downstairs to cook himself some supper and asked if I wanted some too. I requested for 7-min boiled egg and bread, along with warm water. He prepared all those and sent them up to my room! And he did it all happily and very much willingly, I must say ;D

The egg was cooked perfectly and it's a little oozy inside while still firm on the outside. So yummy~ What a perfect supper to end off the long night! :)

How do you expect me to choose?

2011-01-30T13:55:00.012+08:00

On one hand is school work. I see my friend struggling with coping with the project and agree to help. But in the process, have to break my promise of spending a day out with you. I know that hurts cause that's the only condition we made when I said I had to spend my weekdays on school work. You say that I don't think about you when making such decisions, but who thinks about me when I have to choose between projects (my grades, my friends, my responsibility) and you? It isn't easy to make such decisions, IT ISN'T.

I don't blame you for getting angry. And I don't know if I should blame myself for shouldering all these and making myself (and someone else) unhappy as a result. Friends, I need advice.

Now who's going to cheer me up when I have a load of work in front of me and someone out there who's angry at me? >:/

quick update

2011-01-30T03:31:00.004+08:00

Taking a short break from work for a quick update on my here. Managed to get free tickets (thanks, Aunty Joyce!) for SS3 which I attended just now! Didn't regret going although suju isn't among my favourite boy bands. They're a really fun group and did so much fan service! Taking fan's cameras to take photos (sungmin!) and they had all sorts of antics. Pretty cute :)

pre-concert

during the concert. see all the blue light sticks! and the amazing stage~

Random pictures from a few nights ago;

My brother who hates facing the camera...

and me with my always-featured hippue!

I'm going to bed now, goodnight~ I swear all the reports are tryna crack my head open :( Actually had plans to go shopping for cny clothes tomorrow but had to cancel cause of school work! Meh, not the first time reports have gotten in the way. It doesn't bother me that much, but I feel really bad for the ever-so-free him who always has to accommodate and put up with my tight schedule. Sorry!

THE 3D BUS

2011-01-26T15:07:00.008+08:00

I vaguely remember telling my friends about this bus; 4.5m high with 2 levels (with approximately 2m clearance below), allows vehicle to travel through from below it, etc. And they didn't believe me! See, this bus isn't a product of my imagination :) It's soon to be launched in Beijing. What an innovative way to ensure public transportation isn't hampered by road jams! Plus, it's cheaper than a railway system & runs on electricity based on energy derived from the sun. Awesome.

어떡해

2011-01-22T18:09:00.003+08:00

It's pretty hard to make the decision regarding the next step in life when there isn't really anyone to consult. It's like a mental struggle, because time awaits no man. Before long, it'll be February and all the applications will be open. Really hope I will make a decision I won't regret..

what's wrong

2011-01-08T15:12:00.004+08:00

Yesterday I was trying to tell my dad how I finally made some sort of decision regarding my future.. only to be shot down with the reply that I wasn't decisive enough. I know it's a problem that I have, but I'm trying my best to decide what I want to do with my life. Don't people say that taking the first step is paving the way to success? I had finally mustered up the courage to tell you what I want, only to find that you weren't even listening wholeheartedly. Maybe the timing was just bad, cause you were helping my brother sign up for his course - helping him work towards his goal. And I didn't have an actual one yet. Great.

acronyms

2010-12-31T11:36:00.004+08:00

HAHAHAHA!

Snickers Mars Honeycomb Vanilla

2010-12-27T22:21:00.006+08:00

No matter how much time is spent sleeping, or napping, every time I face the computer to do my work, I feel tired. :(

Had a nice korean meal & ice-cream for lunch with cab, fang & gla. I decided to return home after that instead of going back to school. Guess that wasn't the best choice cause I fell asleep on my huge bed the moment I reached my room. Then I was late in meeting my family for dinner... thankfully still acceptably late though.

The thing about naps is that they make me have flu. No, really. My nose has been running since I got up from my nap and I have no idea when it'll stop. This always happens to me :( but I guess this is still better than my friend who has the fever every time she naps. -__-

Ah well. Back to *tiredly* doing my project work. Y SO MUCH TO DO!

day shots

2010-12-22T21:48:00.006+08:00

Photos always look prettier when you take them in daylight! Both shots taken and edited with my phone. I think the quality's not bad! (: Oh and yes, we were all in school. This term break = project timeeeeee. Beats getting holed up at home for 3 weeks~

think.

2010-12-22T10:11:00.004+08:00

I was just looking at the newly updated documentaday posts and I had this sudden feeling that Singapore really is different from the rest of the world. Every country, every place is different.. but the way those people led their lives seem so carefree.. and happily. Unlike most of us here who seem to get caught in the rat race.

Is it really not enough to live life simply and not hanker to be the best, or to aim to be a somebody? I asked my family that, and their replies were a unanimous "No." In Singapore, that isn't enough. To find a means to survive, you've got to at least have plans for yourself. Which I don't have. :/

Here in poly, we set out with the goal of entering the uni of our choice. The problem is, most of us don't even know what we want to do with our lives. I feel like I'm forced to make a decision on what I want to do, and much too quickly.

Anyway, I've decided what to do for part of Christmas. (Woo, a decision!). And I need to find the time to shop for presents. Who will be there to hand me the money?! :( Feeling very much poorer this semester cause I don't have additional income. Ah, life.....

11 NOV & 4/2

2010-12-18T15:07:00.006+08:00

A week ago, my upper secondary class had a gathering. It it was refreshing to see everyone again since the last time I met up with them was during chinese new year. Come to think of it, social media is really important for keeping track of friends. How many of your own outings were organized through facebook?

And for those whom I've not seen since graduation (weiyao and perry), keeping track of their faces through fb made me not-so-shocked when I saw them again. Hahah.

Made use of the toilet break to take a few photos..

With clara and qi'en!

Time for me to focus on attention on the @^#&!* RMTR report again. Srsly can't wait till I submit the completed report at lvl 9. Will be heading to another bbq gathering later, for my lower secondary class. Think the turnout will be even smaller though..

adayinmylife

2010-12-12T21:25:00.002+08:00

Today, I shall record a day in the life of a TRMK student.

I woke up at 10.30am, washed up and continued on my notes. Finished my handwritten notes on lecture 04 and went downstairs to cook a maggi mee feast for myself & my sister. Came back upstairs and ate while surfing the net. Continued reading on lecture 05 and found myself inching towards my bed from the table. Sat on my bed and studied the lecture notes.

At around 2.30pm, fell asleep with a bunch of notes on my hand and another few pieces on my face. Woke up momentarily at 4pm and saw a piece of rumpled paper beside my face. Thought, "Oh, I fell asleep..." and dozed off again.

Got up at 4.30pm and felt an ache in my shoulders. Oh no....

Anway, the time fast forwards to now and I still have the ache in my shoulders. Feeling very bored of studying this module (nvm, only a few hours more to go!) and not look forward to the submission of the retail management report, zzzzz.. How exciting, huh. Am kinda worried that I won't be able to fall asleep later due to my afternoon nap. how how how..

yawn;

2010-11-28T01:57:00.009+08:00

So, it was survey day at the ~~sitting area along~~ merlion park. It horrendously sunny and I could feel myself getting tanner with each moment spent in the sunlight. Hope the both of you are feeling better.. please rest well!

It was a full day spent outside.. went to jurong point in the evening to meet my family for dinner and I even had supper outside after. Am seriously tired, but there's still e-learning assignments on hand waiting to be done :/ Wish me luck in surviving the long week ahead!!

shoot;

2010-11-23T01:19:00.006+08:00

Last Sunday's brunch. It was raining heavily when we had the dim sum! :}

The kinder surprise cheated our feelings >:(

It was supposed to contain shrek toys but obviously didn't!

Resting our legs while waiting for the chartered bus at Sentosa!

Celebrated Hari Raya Haji making tourists do surveys.

My toy from the kinder surprise..

An ugly-looking blue surfer dude (which i threw away shortly after).

Fion's toy. A monster/robot/extra-terrestrial? For you to decide...

Hair, please grow quickly!! :/

time rewind

2010-11-13T21:15:00.007+08:00

It's been a long time since we last took a photo together, gla!

From the day we had our XLB buffet.

We are the worse people to eat buffet, ate so little!!

The day we failed to capture the chinese tour group @ esplanade.

Milo toast & honey lemon :)

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So my family met up for dinner yesterday night to celebrate Tong & Claire's birthday and my dad and aunty christine turned up in matching spectacles.. so now the entire family wears black rectangular frames! Minus my brother, of course, who doesn't require spectacles to actually be able to see.

And I finally bought christmas lights today! Haven't put them up yet, but i'm anticipating to see what they will look like when I finally do :) I've always mentioned that I want a room to myself and it's finally confirmed to be happening in about a month's time. Should be feeling happy, but I'm kinda sad at the same time cause that means that I'll be lonely! Humans sure are hard to satisfy, huh..

-___-

2010-11-11T23:58:00.003+08:00

Had my first taste of an argument today. But it wasn't really one. I'm just too (physically) tired to explain, want to sleep so badly. And I really, genuinely couldn't rack up my brain to remind myself what I was thinking of just moments before.. oh well. Wonder if I'll sleep well like this, leaving an issue hanging in mid-air as such.

daily imagery

2010-11-07T15:36:00.006+08:00

Familiar picture? Photos on the wall against my table :)

Potato chips from Sweden, courtesy of IKEA

Hmmmhm, nom nom nom..

Picture from Bird Park outing; Toucan looking suspiciously like a lizard

From Kpop Night on 25th October. I wish we were closer to the idols!

(click to zoom in on picture & try to identify them, haha)

wild ramble

2010-11-07T00:23:00.004+08:00

I may be afraid or incapable of typing down everything that I feel here in this little space of mine, but it doesn't mean that I don't think; A LOT. But it gets tiring, and sometimes all I want to do is relax and enjoy the moment, without wasting brain power thinking about the future which is so uncertain.

There are some changes ahead set in my life and I'm looking forward to them :} Being stationary for too long is quite stifling!

It's all in the mind

2010-11-03T11:01:00.003+08:00

All it takes for it to be a good day is to condition the mind properly before a good night's sleep. Unfortunately, I didn't, so my day is starting up pretty darn lousy :( in addition to being late for my first TRMK tutorial, (despite sitting in a taxi right now), I brought my laptop charger out with me when I don't have any use for it in the first place.

Morning talk

2010-10-28T08:01:00.003+08:00

It's 8am, and once again I'm up before my multiple alarms start ringing. It's happened thrice thrice this week and trust me, I always always wake up long after my alarms command me to during the previous semesters. Perhaps internship did help to turn my body clock back to getting used to human waking hours!

Saturday was only 5 days back but it kinda felt like a lifetime ago already. I saw the people who brought me into Kpop (빅뱅!) and I can probably say that i've lived without any regrets, except that I still really want to see them, BEAST and 2pm (for the first time) again live in action.

Sometimes things happen when you don't expect them to (and pretty quickly, at that). I've been wondering if I've made the right decision especially since this semester is going to be particularly difficult and stressful. But I'm hoping that I would be able to cope with everything well and eventually emerge a happy person with satisfactory/good grades. It is possible to keep a balance of things right? Dear friends, please guide me along!!

Ah, time to start getting ready for school. Blog, see you again when I feel particularly inspired (or happen to be up early again)!

Leaving, soon

2010-10-22T07:49:00.001+08:00

Last day of work today! I still remember first stepping into the company, my first impressions of everyone and will never forget the wacky antics of these people. Was supposed to end work on 13 august, but that kept extending my time here till I couldn't extend anymore due to the start of school.

I made several interesting discoveries about my own behavior. When stressed.. talking to oneself, snacking and sometimes crying it out is the best method to handle it. Silly mistakes are made sometimes, but I accredit it to being young and inexperienced, haha.

Tv time

2010-10-05T21:43:00.003+08:00

Feels really relaxing sitting here in the living room with my grandma, sharing a watermelon half among the both of us. Reminds me of the times in 珠海 where all of us constantly ate watermelon for dessert! :) it's best to appreciate these times where I can watch the tv with no feelings of guilt.. When school starts, there won't be such chances anymore!

Posted this from a blogging app, how convenient!

학생

2010-10-02T00:51:00.004+08:00

Finally had the feeling of being a student again today. Received results via SMS early in the morning and was talking about school modules throughout lunch time. Only 20 more days of work to go~ school is going to start soon!

Ah and my laptop screen's frame cracked already. I was waiting for it to happen after seeing Glady's poor laptop. But mine's a little more protected since there's a laptop sticker behind the screen and I put scotch tap on the cracked area. Hopefully the tape can hold on to all the bits and pieces securely! It's scary attempting to flip open the screen upon boot-up though, feels like it's gonna give way any time :(

cosy

2010-09-26T23:37:00.013+08:00

Travelled all the way to the east for the expo home design exhibition with my family today. All the exhibits were of modern home furnishing and I was bored out of my wits :( This is surprising, since I had wanted to study interior design in poly. Shouldn't this have ~appealed~ to me? But I really do much prefer IKEA.. Scandinavian > modern decor!

The month of October is gonna be an exciting one. Grades for the internship semester will be out on the 1st (4 days time!), quite likely to get a new phone in about a week's time and I'm looking forward to the Kpop Night concert!! :D

chirp chirp

2010-09-23T22:42:00.003+08:00

I'm really glad to spend my off days out with friends having fun. The bird park was great, and night safari was kinda creepy but I don't mind going to either again soon. If only I had a lifetime of free passes to the zoo, bird park and safari!!! I'd make friends with my favourite animals :)

spin around

2010-09-17T01:57:00.002+08:00

sleeping late, sleeping late. i really should get rid of this bad habit and stamp it out of my life!! with only 4.5hr of sleep and an 11-hour work day ahead, it's no wonder that i always seem to be falling sick :( bed, now. bye!

just maybe

2010-09-11T01:46:00.007+08:00

tomorrow, my sister & her bf will be queueing at JP's singtel early in the morning to get their hands on the iphone4. kind of reminds me of how i wanted to queue for the kpop night tickets.. but this is much less madness of course. anyway, my sister might be able to help me get one too but it's a difficult process cause we're getting new plans under my dad's name; new numbers, yadda yadda yadda. thus it's highly likely that she'll only get one for herself but we'll see how things go...

my expenses for the past month have been much higher than usual, with a new camera, trip overseas, kpop night tix and it'll have to stop! but i don't feel much of a pinch cause i'm working now. the f&c outlet at JP is currently renovating, which makes it okay for me not to return for the moment i guess. at my current workplace.. after my colleague returns from maternity leave in a week's time i'll be unsure of my standing too. but there's always another way out, another role to play, so there isn't much to worry about for the moment.

right now, i'm just looking forward to (and yet somewhat dreading) the start of the new semester at school :)

Up, up and away!

2010-09-06T22:12:00.003+08:00

Haha, this was what I came home to upon returning from overseas 2 weeks back. Isn't my brother the sweetest thing ever? He downloaded and added "Up" to my hard-disk cause I've been lamenting to him that I want to watch the movie :} I've no time to watch it for the time being but I will soon!

Today's the day I finally found the courage to speak the Korean language to actual Korean people/tourists [other than my song saeng nim (teacher), that is] only to get looks of shock in response, along with them repeating what I said happily. Or maybe they were just shocked... I don't know. They managed to correct my sentence into something more meaningful. Instead of 'pls follow me version 1 (请跟着我)', it became 'pls follow me version 2 (请跟我走)'. Guess it'll be useful for work. Hahaha! :)

bubble tea

2010-09-01T00:05:00.005+08:00

I miss the cheap bubble tea from 50岚!! 90% sweet milk tea + pudding (yummy. they don't seem to have this in sg!) + large pearls + regular ice. Plus, it's only about $1.50! Mix and match to your liking with no added cost~

The perfect combination... *__*

week-long dream

2010-08-30T01:09:00.008+08:00

Hihihi, being home feels good :) Reached home at around 1am this morning and spent the rest of the day mooching around the house, unpacking my luggage and surfing the net (of course). The previous week feels like a dream which ended rather abruptly. One moment we were in Taiwan, taking the 捷运 and walking at their street markets... the next moment, it seems, I'm already home sitting on my bed. :(

Nonetheless, I had fun with fang fang, cab & dao dao! It's my first trip to tw and I had no expectations of that place (no idea what it will look like, etc) but it was alright. Good looking youngsters everywhere (why isn't it like that in Singapore??), cheap street food and the uncountable number of shops between alleys. We can never have such stores cause the land is so carefully planned out.. where can you find so many alleys? Oh and the Taiwanese we encountered were so helpful & courteous, quite different from the typical kiasu Singaporean us locals always complain about. hahahha.

I'll be facing reality again tmr morning.. will be returning to work at the company and don my striped (macdonalds look-alike) uniform again.

It's 2:20AM now, time to sleep.

i'll be back

2010-08-22T07:45:00.000+08:00

Hello, I'm probably up in the air on a plane as you read this post. This is my first actual trip overseas with friends and I hope that it'll be a fun trip tasting lots of good food and visiting taiwan's attractions! Be prepared for lots of pictures and words later on~

Till we meet again when I return to Singapore on the 28th, bye!

bits & pieces of life

2010-08-21T20:39:00.004+08:00

went out to the central area for awhile in the afternoon

the street where my home is located for now

a cactus on the ledge of the low wall in the backyard

the cutest grandma ever.

my august 20th

2010-08-21T00:57:00.007+08:00

Took a look at these faces as I stepped in front of my table!

Mmm, looking good today :)

It was drizzling slightly as I walked to bukit batok mrt station.

Had yummy & juicy Guo Tie for lunch @ chinatown w/ gla!

I think the guy at the cashier's darn cute. Hahah.

My first ever cup of Koi bubble tea. It was alright..

Walked by an indian temple with the most interesting entrance.

"Stalked" tall caucasians. Nah, kidding.

They just happened to be walking in front of us.

Returned home to find my grandma preparing dinner!

walk the talk

2010-08-19T01:29:00.008+08:00

my squeaky shoes from gmarket~

lovely view from near the double helix bridge!

cab & gla, thanks for the great day :)

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will upload the rest of the photos onto facebook later on! good night for now.

nativity

2010-08-17T22:58:00.008+08:00

my room in all its messy glory

My new camera's a black beauty and I love it :) What shall I name it?

So, the dreaded report has been completed + submitted and internship is over! The six months sure sped by quickly.. can still clearly remember the first day I reported for work all blur and clueless. Anw, only several more days of lazing around and spending time with my new-found freedom before I'm setting off to Taiwan for a short trip! It feels great when there's something to look forward to~

the final stretch

2010-08-06T00:41:00.006+08:00

Only five more days in the office before internship is finally over. And ten days to the submission of the final report. Looking forward to the former.. and the latter, not so much.

Was just checking out MeL and I'm saddened to find that the 15-min grace period for lessons will no longer be applicable starting from next sem. This means that I'll actually have to start being on time or risk being marked as absent. Nooooo T___T

adventures

2010-07-31T00:46:00.006+08:00

I'm just a bored and lonely person who doesn't have much to do.. spent my entire waking time (except for mealtimes) on the internet doing mindless stuff. Feel kinda guilty since I have a pending report to write -____-

Sometimes I wonder if it's because I'm already familiar with the place that I'm staying that I don't bother venture out anymore. My off days are all spent in pretty much the same manner; waking up late without the aid of an alarm, then sitting in front my of laptop for the remainder of the day. It's only every other week that I'll make a trip down the the salvation army or the library by myself.

The days felt different in Zhuhai, somewhat. Being surrounded by friends in a all-new environment made everything seem like an adventure. Even going to the supermart to buy groceries and washing clothes seemed fun! I can still recall the time when we went to take a walk around the university campus, discovering how all the buildings linked up.. how the library building was modelled after an open book with the tall staircase in the middle being the 'book spine' and the 1.3km-long classroom block that resembled a ruler.

Wish to snap out of this routine and go on outings to unusual places. Maybe I will someday when I grow tired of sitting around alone at home. My eyesight's already becoming worse with all the screen-staring that I'm doing :(

frame it up

2010-07-26T23:02:00.006+08:00

I guess focusing on work and nothing much else isn't good for me. Headaches have been coming and going much more frequently. I've been having sudden fever more often then usual too.

Much as I'd like to blame all of this on the weather (rain-flood-sun-hottt), I'm aware that I've not been taking good care of my body. Gone are the days where I still manage to go for an evening jog after work, or rush to f&c for a short 3.5hr shift upon spending appx 8hr in the office. Am I not still a teenager? Why am I always, always so tired?! Hmm..

The other day, I experienced the heaviest rain ever. (Discounting the typhoon in Zhuhai, of course.) Standing in the middle of a covered building (first floor of the SG flyer) apparently wasn't enough to keep dry as water was spilling in from all over the place.

What an experience! I felt sorry for the guests going for the bird park, zoo and sentosa since there was no way they could have hidden from the pouring rain. -_____-

soothe the soul

2010-07-18T23:04:00.006+08:00

LX5! I can't wait till it's properly announced and all. With the price of its predecessor hopefully falling following this release, I might finally have the heart to spend my money on the little monster that I've had my eyes on since last december.

One thing I like about off days (and I'm sure many of you will agree with this), is getting to wake up without the aid of an alarm. I surprise myself with this sometimes. While I usually only get up at around 11.30am ~ 1pm, there still are certain days where I start my activities at 9.30am.

Tomorrow is yet another off day & I feel bored thinking about how I'll be spending the day alone again. But it's okay!

Anyway, I can feel a headache coming along. Am gonna leave you with this song cover by Yoseob & Gayoon. I really like the song and just discovered that the lyrics are just as sweet as the melody!

Going to lie on my bed right after this. Goodnight (:

b&w film grain effect

2010-07-12T00:36:00.005+08:00

Today's a rather odd day; a Sunday which didn't feel like one at all cause I was working as per normal. Urgh, 11 hr workdays are rather tiring. While others usually claim off days in lieu after adding up OT hours but in my dept, we simply claim extra pay. Which means this extended working hour thing goes on and on... without any stop in sight.

Anyway. Earlier on, I discovered rainymood which essentially is a website which plays the sound of rain. It sounds incredibly realistic and I turned my head to the windows several times to check the weather! Listening to it makes me soo sleepy & I was going through 태양's "Solar" album which features relaxing r&b-style songs. So yup, I'm glad to be going to bed in a good mood :)

Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

2010-07-10T22:08:00.003+08:00

Here's an image of my side of the room taken minutes ago. It's so nice and cosy when my flower wall lamp is turned on (yes, it's the white blob on the right). Thank you Fion for getting it for me :) I have two of those now, but the other one is still in my brother's room.

grandmother theories

2010-07-08T23:05:00.007+08:00

I'm having too much fun reading blogs of others who live overseas to want to update my own. I love the internet for so easily opening up this amazing world to ordinary people!

Oh, and the tw trip is confirmed to be on its way. The thought of a getaway is quite exciting, but it's still more than a month away. Plenty of time to give it more thought!

******

Something happened today,

My grandpa is pretty old and he can't balance well. According to my grandma, he fell while attempting to find/put on his bedroom slippers in the morning & suffered a large gash on the forehead as a result. Several hours & lots of bleeding later, he got 4 stiches to close up the cut.

When I came home, he was lying in bed eating his medication. So I asked him, "does your head hurt?" (Rough hokkien translation:Eh hiao tia mai) and he candidly answered, "buay, buay" (not at all?) My grandma then retorted that it was because he/his skin was old and can't feel the pain anymore. (O_O?!!!) Are you sure that's how old age works? Anw, it's best not to refute her theory since she's an elderly person too. LOL!

Hope that my ah gong gets well soon!!!!! When he falls it's hard for him to get back up so it's rather worrying...

why i can't sleep

2010-07-07T03:03:00.001+08:00

weather: too warm!
status: sitting in room perspiring
mood now: too warm to think

annoying weather

2010-07-07T02:33:00.016+08:00

Had dinner with gla gla & I'm glad for the catch up session :) Survive well through the remainder of your time there! Fighting!

One and a half more months till internship ends, and to the submission of the final report too. I'm eagerly looking forward to the holiday but not the written report :( It's always so hectic in the day that the time spent at home is very much cherished. Thus, it would be ideal not to have the impending deadline + report looming overhead like a dark cloud!

Am looking at another camera at the moment & am sorely tempted to get it. But the upcoming Taiwan trip is going to be a money-burner, I just know it. It prolly isn't advisable to "invest" in something else at the same time. However! What's a trip without something to capture the memories, right? Decisions, decisions..

다시 돌아와

2010-06-27T23:35:00.006+08:00

My favourite way to spend off days: In my room, sitting in front of the laptop. Sad, but true. Every other week, I'll try to make it down to the Salvation Army and sometimes to the supermarket to stock up on snacks. Waking up at 2pm is a norm now.

Worked for 7 days straight in the previous week and I almost lost my mind. Sigh. It somehow feels so hectic during work that time passes by in a haze.

Happened during co-ordination too.. remember that day which parts of S'pore flooded for the second time? It was raining heavily at the flyer too and the situation was very chaotic. Only while sitting in the vehicle heading back to the office later on that my mind started to comprehend the things which all happened before.

Anyway, I really have to head to bed nowwww. Need to report to the office at 7.30am tomorrow! Much too early for my liking. Thus is the life of an intern~

stay safe,

2010-06-21T03:12:00.012+08:00

Wenbin & Yihui.

Jamie, your plane should still be on its way to the destination.. have fun taking in all the new sights, sounds & smells in Australia. Take good care of yourself & study hard. We'll miss you in the meantime!

Anw, I was just thinking what kind of things I would want to have in the future.

Cozy living space
Fairy lights
Able to bake/cook whenever I want to
Music playing at every waking hour
Pets! I don't mind fish if it can't be something furry..
Travel the world

Internship is ending soon-ish, in just another 7 weeks or so. I'm somewhat looking forward to the start of the school semester. My friends are all talking about attending new schools, camps and whatnot which makes me wish that time in poly will speed by more quickly so that I can head to somewhere more exciting, lol.

waveee

2010-06-18T23:00:00.007+08:00

Here I am back at my blog again after a hiatus. I guess working really does take the life out of me. Thank goodness this is only for 6 months and not for years (or the rest of my life, even)! Somehow or the other, things fell into a simple routine. Which would have been okay if there's something to look forward to at the end of the day but sadly, that's not how my life is now :(

Ending work means going home to watch television with my super chatty grandma. (She doesn't have many people to talk to, so she crams all her conversations in with me? Ha) On some days, I end up closing my eyes for a moment and wake up finding that it's past midnight already :O

Even the amount of time spent with my siblings is dwindling to almost nil. Around twice a week I have dinner with my brother at home. Once a week, I have a long conversation with my sister in our room. But is that really enough? Oh well.

The thoughts of moving back into the small room in April is already giving me claustrophobic thoughts. Two people back in a space large enough only to accommodate one bed. And both 3 years older since the last time we stayed there. - ___ -

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For now, I'm looking forward to the trip overseas with my classmates. Is it still going to materialise? I really hope so! It'll be a nice break...

And here's a picture from our dinner meeting that day. Thank goodness we were "forced" to take pictures, lol. Makes for a much better means of remembering the occasion :)

broth

2010-05-12T21:09:00.002+08:00

Seeing this picture makes me want to eat instant noodles now!!!

mild rambling

2010-04-19T00:31:00.006+08:00

i've been itching to get my hands on this camera but can't figure out if the price is justifiable. the saying that "money is never enough" is really true. you may catch yourself saying that you would purchase something if you had the means to.

but come to think of it, once you have that amount of money (and more!) at hand, won't you then be looking at something else even more expensive and unattainable? that's why choices have to be made. and that's why i have to make a choice before i drive myself nuts thinking about things like these that shouldn't really matter.

on a brighter note, i've started picking up and remembering the locations of hotels in singapore. not all, but major ones located in the central area. that's useful knowledge that can always be carried with me :)

hmm, and work has been filled with one mistake after another (mostly minor, i hope) but all these add up to experience for me. after all, no one wants to make the same error twice and i definitely try to learn my lesson during the first time round! the key work here is try. when things get busy and you have to multi-task while your mind is distracted, there are so numerous opportunities for errors to occur. it's as though they're all waiting there to ambush you. -___-

What else is new?

2010-04-08T00:55:00.009+08:00

Okay! I managed to recover the internet after making a phone call to the singnet technical helpline. Apparently something went wrong and the internet wasn't able to connect properly since several days back. >______<

Anyway, I don't have much to say about work. There are times which are stressful (stemming from lack of knowledge and experience), times when I feel bad and times where I feel alright. Still prefer being with people my age though, it's much easier to get along with them. This is why I enjoy working at the restaurant.. everyone seems to click pretty well.

But what I've experienced kind of illiterates the point that what we study/learn in school is never quite applied in work. It's more of a mere preparation than anything.

I'll be going off to bed now. Good night. Hopefully it won't take me too long time to return with another entry.

sunday afternoon

2010-03-14T15:03:00.004+08:00

The pup’s been staying at my sister’s friend place since the night that we found it and she’s been sending us smses everyday to update on the dog’s situation. It isn’t in the best of health and has ticks, fungal infections, ringworms and so on but I guess it’s a result of having been out (on the run?) for days and the fees for visiting the vet add up to a pretty penny, i.e. a whole lot of money.

We’re still trying to locate his owner by distributing flyers to those who live in this estate. But there are many more houses here than we thought and it isn’t easy to reach out to each and every one of them.

On another note, my grandma's been nagging about how us kids always wake up late on weekends, neglecting breakfast and sometimes lunch. I've never thought much about this issue but after listening to her, I realise that it's a problem that should be worked on.Do any one else of you face the same problem as well? Skipping meals due to waking up late...

find a place,

2010-03-12T00:14:00.007+08:00

I came home pretty late today as I went fishy to help out till 10.30pm, and the first thing I was occupied with when I came home was with a black and white husky pup. My brother found it outside the backgate and it followed him into our house's compounds. It's really friendly & hyper and I had fun running around with it~ Anyway, our sister's friend took it home to look after it in the meantime while we try to find its owner.

I'm looking forward to the dinner meet-up later tonight!!!!

short break

2010-03-09T23:06:00.005+08:00

Hello, hello.

My internship's barely started but I've got a day off tomorrow! Am entitled to one weekday off since every Saturday is a workday. Anyway, the first thing I'll do is to zoom off to a dentist nearby to take a look at my teeth. Hopefully it won't turn out to be a (big) problem... After which I can hopefully do go some shopping! Love having free days and self-planned itineraries. :D

Preview:

2010-03-06T00:20:00.007+08:00

I spent the afternoon out by myself with a D40 which my sister kindly lent me. A proper update and more pictures to come soon! I had fun with the camera and hope to get one of my own too in the near future. Prolly after getting my internship pay check. ^-^

六个成员。

2010-02-26T23:57:00.006+08:00

So as you can tell, I've rearranged the pictures on the wall that my table is against and it feels like a mini kpop shrine at the moment. Hahah. After one gruelling paper and lots battling with my self determination about studying for it, my common test's over!

It's lovely that I don't have to worry about school for now but internship is starting in a little over a week's time. :( Oh well, just have to make good use of my time till then!

Smiley-face bday cake substitute!

Yesterday was Kong's birthday and it involved a pretty balloon (that couldn't stop whacking people), 'happy cakes', Ding Tai Fung 鼎泰丰, all-round craziness, and the princess diaries. I'm really glad that we've managed to stay in contact after graduating from secondary school. Thanks girls, for being there in my life~

2010-02-17T14:45:00.005+08:00

Happy Lunar New Year, everyone!

mood: weird

2010-02-11T00:58:00.011+08:00

i'm plagued by this persistent (but thankfully not serious) ache in the left side of my head, and only the occasional panadol after meals will get rid of it. however, my sister told me that painkillers essentially numb the pain receptors and it isn't good to keep consuming them in the long run cause your body will get slowly get resistant and increasingly dependant on it as well. that is, you may keep upgrading from regular panadol, to panadol acti-fast, then panadol extra strong after that. not the best solution for your body eh? i still remember when my brother had a migraine or something along the lines and cried because he couldn't take the pain.

moving on to another topic, cny is coming yet i can't find the time to shop. haven't gotten any new clothes yet and my room still requires a bit more tweaking to make it the ideal space to live in. still need to make a few more trips down to ikea and daiso!

i'm tired of all the old issues popping up and becoming, well, an issue once more. it's kind of annoying when you're not able to put old problems behind you when you want to. then again, some people just don't change, do they? old habits die hard, i guess.

sniff, sniff

2010-01-30T15:09:00.004+08:00

It's weird how staying up late does nothing to me, but couple that with work and I fall sick almost instantly the next day. Downed honey water, Panadol's cold & flu hot remedy, difflam lozenges... The thing is, I've got work later and I've not entirely convinced myself if I should go. Imagine me sneezing in their faces or something -___-

RIGHT.

2010-01-26T14:09:00.008+08:00

This is a period of time where I feel busy, yet am in reality not so? Official lessons have been cut down to only every Friday and the pace of work has slowed down quite a bit. Perhaps it's why I overspent by $XXX (two to three times more than usual) this month. Will have to stop going out and contributing to the economy!

On another note, some room changes are about to happen but everyone doesn't have a common "free" time where we can get together and carry it out. >:( Oh well~

Hope you lovelies are all doing well! I've got to get back to work now.