Banners done by me

Disclaimer: Quotes are taken from Eclipse and New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. I have no claim over the pictures except for the 1st where it is stated that the photo belongs to me. The banners are done by me and are not supposed to be re-post without permission. (The least one can do is to credit me)
This is what I've been doing the past few days. It took me ages, by trial and error, to come up with these. They are the best I can do, at least for now. I am quite happy with the way they turn out. I really admired those people who can do animated banners and avatars. In case you are wondering, the interest started when I joined www.twilightlexiconblog.com. After seeing those beautiful banners and avatars, I wanted one myself but do not want to take others' work, so...

-Banner 1-

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-Banner 3 (using as avatar)-

F1 is coming to Town

In just 3 days time, F1's first ever night race will be held in Singapore!
I've have not much interest in F1 and I think most Singaporeans are like me. There's a newspaper article about "Pride in F1 race missing". I agree with what the reporter writes. Maybe it's because F1 is an 'high-end' and expensive sport or some people just have no interest and think that it has nothing to do with them...
I do like watch to pit stops during the race and the modified cars are just, wow. That's about it, I guess.

Choices

Choices, choices.
Life is full of choices.
Anyway, yesterday, after much considerations (not), I chose Introduction to French and World Issues. Don't ask why because there won't be a fixed reason. To me, it's the heart that matters. My heart is already made up when I 1st saw this subject, it's just that I care for people's opinion more than mine so that's why I took such a long time to decide.
It's always the same, a good example would be my choice of poly. I can make up all sorts of reasons to pacify myself and others but the truth is, my heart is already set upon it. No amount of reasoning can make me change my mind unless...then again will have enough reasons not to choose that. (Who am I trying to kid anyway? I'm just in denial)
The next big choice is during November, where I'll decide which diploma I want to go. Business?, Logistics? or Marketing? I know I won't choose marketing so it boils down to either business or logistics.
I follow my heart and feelings more than my brain. Not sure if its a good thing or bad.

Murders & tainted milk

How terribly exciting...
There had been a case of multiple murders near where I lived. The case happened at Yishun Block 349 while I lived at Block 350.

Apparently, it occurred at midnight yesterday. But this morning, my father reported to us that the whole area was cornered off and police and reporters alike were still there. When I went out this afternoon, police car and private cars were still there.

It was only then I knew that this was not a simple case of someone dying. 3 females were murdered and 1 injured. All were reportedly from China. The suspect was caught on the spot but seems that he was not the only murderer. http://news.sg.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1684997

And another thing, the whole China tainted milk powder fiasco is escalating.
Melamine was apparently added into milk powder in China.

How bad can these people go? I don't understand at all. 4 babies were dead because of this with hundreds more hospitalised with kidney stones. Don't they have 1 drop of compassion and corporate social responsibility in them? They should be made to drink the tainted milk instead...
Now, not only is powdered milk produced in China affected, even food items made from milk and "fresh" milk were hit too. China-produced ice-cream brand and fresh milk were removed from shelves indefinitely. But, of course, Singapore did not import the milk powder and certain brands of fresh milk. However, that did not stop the authorities from carrying out checks on other brands of ice-cream and chocolates that are quite popular in Singapore.

Since both food items required milk to make, it is worrying that these manufacturers will obtain their milk sources from China as it will be cheaper. The problem is you don't know where is the milk is from when you consume an ice-cream. Due to today's borderless companies, you don't know at all where different ingredients are from. The brand itself may be trusted, but the ingredients are a different thing all together.

I personally have a weakness for chocolates and ice-cream. The brands I support and consume are mostly from the Western countries. I hold a certain belief that expensive means it's good and safe to a certain extent. That's selective perception and it may be my downfall but up till now, I still trust certain brand more than others. Don't we all?

Like my father says, consume everything in moderate quantities and don't just stick to one brand of food item, it may lessen one chances of getting affected.

In my opinion, settle down in a countryside, buy a few acres of land, rear cattle and poultry and grow your own vegetables and fruits. That's what I call safe and reliable.

Oh my god, what had the world become?!

Financial crisis

Financial crisis... It's a worrying trend indeed.
Since Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch's sale, more bad news are coming in. Thousands of office workers will be jobless worldwide. Other mortgage giants are also facing this crisis like AIG and HBOS of Britain. As a result, stock markets are not looking well.
I don't know half the stuff they are reporting in the newspapers and I guess not many people will care, if they don't buy stocks or policies. But, this is going to affect the whole world's economy, so it got me worried.
Some experts liken this crisis as second to the Great Depression...
Edited as of 19th Sept:
Stocks markets were at an all-time low. More banks are being affected and this turmoil is spreading. Good news is funds are pumped in to aid some of those in need, although it still remains to be seen if this helps.

Good news & pictures

More good news! I was in the top 10% of BSG cohort and qualified for the certificate programme. My friends/group mates also qualify for it too! Congrats to them!

Normally, students must do 3 CDS in any sequence but we have to do 4 CDS in a cluster which we select. I'm more than happy to qualify for this programme but I know it won't be easy.

I chose certificate in cross-cultural studies as my 1st choice. For the subjects, I can choose between Introduction to French or Japanese and either World Issues or Global Citizenship.
Wonder what language I should choose to study. I like French more than Japanese. But French seems more difficult...
I would choose World Issues if I have my way. Global Citizenship means I have to travel overseas in my holidays.... The other 2 subjects are cross-cultural psychology and transnational studies.

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Yesterday, we went to biao jie's housewarming. Nothing much to post, just pictures.

Cousins & Brothers!

Extended family members (with some still not there)

Sunset in beautiful colours.

*Do not re post without permission*

End-semester results

Hooray! Got the much anticipated end-semester results via SMS today. I thought it will be out tomorrow, but the earlier the better.
Not bad, not bad. If I keep this up throughout my stay at TP, I will be most happy about it.
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Accounting 1: B+
60% of this overall came from the end-semester paper. Not too bad, I guess. I'm not good with numbers.
Principles of Management (POM): B
I'm a little disappointed by this grade as I have 60% of it secured with an A, which means that I did not do well for my paper. Oh well, at least there's a B.
Computer Systems & Applications (CSA): A
Surprised I got A. I fretted over the paper for so long so it's amazing I can get this. Don't forget the D+ I got for my Excel project.
Communication skills: Z/Distinction
Surprised by this too. I never expect this grade at all. I mean, I did not expect to do well for the written paper. Guess I was saved by the presentation.
MicroEconomics: A
No suprised or shock here. This was the most neutral subject. I don't really dislike it compare to other subjects. Since I got A for the project which is 40%, I have to rely on the paper.
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Overall, I'm quite happy with the results. Can do better or at least maintain this, come next semester. My GPA is 3.7.
Take care

Hooray

Yay! Thanks to my father, I got back my laptop! It cost $55 though.
Everything was gone, but that's mostly ok. I'm busy downloading stuff in again, this time with Norman Virus Control. I really hope nothing will go wrong now... My father says he won't help me again if something goes wrong.
What will happen to the books I borrowed yesterday to keep me company? I guess I'll still read them although the pace will be slow down. There's, after all, only this much things to do online. Given a choice between books and going online, it depends on my mood and preferences to make an obvious choice. Mostly, it's a tie. I love both of them very much.
See ya~

Laptop & holiday

I miss my laptop...
I really want it back...
There seemed to be a trend going on here. Whenever the holiday is here, the desktop or laptop will be spoilt.
1 more month before the PSLEs are over, then my father will send the desktop for repair. To be exact, it's the hard disk that needs to be change, so the whole system unit needs to be repair. Was consulting my CSA textbook, haha.
Have to rely on my father to get back my laptop...Wish that place is more accessible and I'm more independent. Only when my father is free, would he go there and get it...sigh...
Planning to go library on Monday again, not that the books I want will be there. I wrote one whole list of books I want and can't even find 1 there.
I have not enjoy the holidays so far yet so don't......
I know, I know, I have a long holiday. And I know I should... But no pressure please. If that's the case, I rather forsake my long holiday. Zzz...
Makes me wonder if the situation will be different if I'm not in Poly.
Till then

No laptop

Friday...and still no laptop.
In case you are wondering, I'm using my father's laptop to write this. These few days past without much problems. Been reading, more reading and sleeping. Went to library on Monday and borrowed 5 novels, all contemporary romance, I think. Finished all of them by today. So, 5 books in 4 days, not too bad.
I called Asiapac today as I wondering why they haven't inform me about my laptop yet. Turn out that they called me twice, but, well, I think they called my father instead. They need my approval to continue working on the laptop.
Anyway, I need to pay $50 to change the whole hard drive or something. Furthermore, I can only collect it on Monday.
I'm taking lots of precautions when I get it back...
Will write more when my laptop is back.

At it again

Zzz... Sent my laptop for repair again. 2nd time in less than 6 months...

This morning, I on the laptop, but everything was so laggy. I can't even move my mouse without it being lag. Nothing can be done at all...

Waited ages for just 1 page to load...
I didn't really back up any files, but that's still ok. I can just download everything again. I had a hard copy for my favourites. Most of my pictures are still inside my camera.
4 days without computer, think I can handle it? I'll see about it, if the laptop is ready before Friday, I may go down to Henderson Road to get it, since my father will only be back at Friday. However, it's so far away, and I don't know how to go there...
Sigh...What's wrong with it anyway? Stupid technology...

Teachers' Day 2008

Today, I, together with my friends went back to OPSS as it was teachers’ day celebrations. It was great to be back. Much has changed, and since the new principal take over, the connection with the school seem lost. That’s my feeling though. There were 2 giant fans in the middle of the hall now. I don’t think they would help much. The hall is still as stuffy as ever. The Art Rock Cafe now sells cakes and many more new items.
Last year, we were still sitting inside, perspiring away due to the lack of space. This year, we were standing outside the hallway, watching the performance, still perspiring away. My point is, it seemed so not long ago that we were students in OPSS. I missed those days there. Give me a choice and I would rather go back to be a secondary school student.
Many alumni went back too. One thing regrettable was that not many people from my class went back.
We chatted with our ex-form teacher. After that, we decided to have lunch and play pool. I was really hungry as I did not have breakfast and we took such a long time to decide where to have our lunch. At last, we went to Buddy Hoagies which is near OPSS. The 8 of us (4 girls and 4 guys) took mrt to Yishun and took a shuttle bus to Orchid Country Club. We played nearly 2 hours of pool. It was fun, been so long since I have played. The shuttle bus was really smelly though, liked overcook eggs or sulphur smell. We had to endure that along the way.
I had fun today. It’s not every time we get to meet up like this.
Hope to go out again soon.

POM & Accounting

Yay, end-semester exams are over!
POM was OK, I supposed. MCQs were quite easy. Essays and case-study were a little difficult. It doesn't help that I can't elaborate on the points. I already knew that some of the answers I wrote were wrong...
Accounting was OK too. I did the paper slowly but finished it on time. Majority, I think I did alright. It's only some little questions that I'm not too sure about.
Needless to say, I was really stressed earlier, before the papers. Nothing seemed to go in at all.
Anyway, holidays are here.
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Now that the Olympics 2008 is over, there's nothing much exciting going on. Unless, you want to count the Singapore table tennis fiasco.
Well, in about 2 years time, there's the Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010 and Singapore Youth Olympics 2010 to look forward to. Of course, in 2012, London will be hosting the Olympics. Winter sports is another sport I like, especially ice-skating.
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Tomorrow, schools island wide will be celebrating teachers' day. I wanted to go back to my secondary school. However, I will see 1st. Depending on a lot of factors, one of which is the some new rules about stepping into the school, since the principal has changed. I'm too sure about that... And to see if any other classmates are going back. Nothing is confirm, but I wish to go back.

Had enough.
Started studying at 9.30am. Currently doing Accounting mock paper. But enough is enough, no mood to continue.
Then, I need to go through POM again...zzz
How?
I'm really worried that, in the end, I can't make it for both subjects...
One is complete theory-based, one is complete practical. Both I'm not good at.
Less than 24 hours before exams.

POM is zzz

2 more days to POM and Accounting exams and I'm panicking already. A bit late for that now...
For the past 2 days I've not really been seriously studying. Yes, I completed POM but the problem is, I can't seem to remember anything. I've not even start on Accounting. I tried out one past year paper, to my utter horror, most of the MCQs choices are quite close and I'm not sure what answers to put. I don't even want to talk about the case-study and essay questions...
I can't help but to hate POM. How can I like it when it doesn't like me in the 1st place.
Why doesn't anything get into my mind?
One consolation is that this paper is 40%, thank goodness. With 60% of the overall secured with an A, maybe I can afford not to do so well. Hmm, at least a C+ or B for overall? But of course that thought must be hold.
Looking back, I think I'd rather take CSA again...

Olympics 2008

I read with amusement at this article 'Show respect' Rogge is father of party-poopers by Tay Yek Keak on The Sunday Times, August 24th 2008. It's not every time I agree with what he wrote as he can be a real critic sometimes. With witty and sarcastic remarks, this is truly a refreshing article.
In my opinion, if a person has the goods and delivered it wonderfully, by all means celebrate and show off a bit. But, of course don't overdo it. Usain Bolt obviously has the right to be happy seeing he scored triple golds and made new records at the same time. People should not criticise his actions unless they manage to beat his records.
Don't tell me that a person will be content to just stand at the podium and pretended nothing happen (showing respect to his competitors), when he have just been crowned the winner and broke a record in the process.

MicroEconomics

1st paper ended. Overall, it's quite ok. MCQ were a bit tricky but, generally, most of the answers should be correct. Open-ended and essay questions were alright too. It's just whether my answers hit the points and if I missed out any points. It's unnerving to see 10 marks when the question was like so short.
There is one thing I must point out though. I really hate the font (Courier) used in the exam papers. Why can't they use normal fonts like Arial or Times New Roman? The more I read, the blanker my mind go, especially in those long questions. Sometimes, I would just stare the question without it processing in my mind...
POM and Accounting next. I hate POM! Theory all the way... And, like I say before, I'm not a study-material kind of person. Regardless of the time, the moment I open my notes, I'll keep yawning.

Study Break

3rd day of study break and I completed round 1 of Econs, sort of. I've moved on to POM with not much success.
Let's just say I've short attention span and I can't study for long periods of time. Furthermore, there were too much distractions, namely this, the laptop.
Won't say too much. Afternoon is not for studying in my case...At least, I must go through 4 chapters of POM tonight. Tomorrow is dedicated to Econs seeing as Friday is the big day. But, at 8pm there's Don't Forget the Lyrics. I really want to watch it...

Medal Dreams come true

Once again, congratulations to Team Singapore! A salute to Li JiaWei, Feng TianWei and Wang YueGu for winning silver in Olympics Table Tennis Women’s team Finals! The dream is finally realised!
Today, newspapers of every kind were printed with pages and pages of the match that took place yesterday. Even the National Day Rally 2008 (English) was delayed so that home viewers can watch the match instead. It was indeed a gracious move by the Prime Minister.
"Michael Phelps swam his way to Olympics immortality", to quote a reporter. He came to the games with a dream, to win 8 golds and that dream came true yesterday morning. Furthermore, he has set 7 world records.
-All that glitters need not be gold, but when one gets gold, you know that’s all that matters-

CSA & medal in Olympics

CSA is over~~ Wow, it was easier than I expected. However, that doesn't mean anything, much. Initially, I only wanted to pass the paper. Then, after I read through the questions, I thought, maybe I can do well. Now, I'm not so sure. It seems that I made mistakes in the MCQ. The more I think about the questions, the more wrongs I seem to find. Short-answers questions were generally alright. I was not so sure of some of the answers but that's fine.
When things are within your grasp, you will reach for it, but the higher you aim, the harder you will fall. The pain is so much greater. Isn't that true for most cases? That's why I make it a point to think of the worst case scenario (most of the time), at least... But, I'm not a complete pessimist, when I know I can do well, I will show it.
Anyway, I can pass the paper, and perhaps get a C or C+. A B will be hard, be who knows?
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Congratulations to Team Singapore! It was an intense competition between South Korea and Singapore. A gruelling 3 and 1/2 hours of battle out in Beijing. Li Jiawei, Wang YueGu and Feng Tianwei beat South Korea in Table Tennis Women's semi-finals! What a win! Congrats to the 3 of them.
Singapore is guarantee a silver medal now, to get a gold, we will have to beat China. China will be hard to beat, but do your best tomorrow. Here's wishing Singapore all the best in tomorrow final race to the top. A 48 drought for a medal in Olympics has finally come to an end!
In this kind of circumstances, I don't watch the match live. It's too much for me to take. Even as a spectator at home, the anticipation and excitement is there. I'll be on the lookout for any rolling news regarding the final though.
Good luck!
PS: Heard the bad news? Harry Potter HBP will not be release this Nov! It will be shift back to July 2009! What a let down. I'm so looking forward to it. Harry Potter fans are not thrilled about this.

Updates

Got back my projects grades. A for MicroEcons, A for POM, A for CSA group web project. D+ for CSA Excel individual project.
A huge thank you to my fellow group members! Great teamwork!
As for my grades for various subjects till now, I got an A for POM, A for MicroEcons. I'm not so sure about the other subjects. This is enough incentive for me to work hard in the end-semester exams.
CSA is a bane. Let's just say I'm hopeless in computer systems and applications. Who wants to know about the different components in a computer or hardware or software? Not me. Thank you very much. I can't memorise all those terms and jargon. For CSA, I'll be happy just to pass it.
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On a different note, Michael Phelps was sensational! He has set so many new world records. In his quest for 8 golds, he had already won 5.
In the 4 x 200m freestyle event, him and his team mates set a world record of sub 7 minutes. To quote the commentary " What an extraordinary display by Team USA!" The rest of the teams/individuals just lag behind when Michael Phelps was in action.

Olympics and National Day 2008

Beijing Olympics opening ceremony was magnificent! No words can describe it. I caught the whole of the much-anticipated event live on TV. This is my 1st time watching the opening ceremony so I can't really compare. I can't believe I missed the 2004 Athens Olympics.
From the performers to the fireworks, everything was great! The fireworks were the best of all!
I had enjoyed myself. The delegates from the countries and territories walking in was also a must-watch, though it's a long affair. Team USA looked smart in their navy coats and white berets and so did some of the European countries while some African countries donned their traditional garb. Some like Team Ukraine wore blue and yellow which was memorable. Team Singapore look fine in red and khaki.
All I can say is "Well done China, you have prove yourself to the rest of the world."
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Watched the preliminary round of male gymnastics. My favourite games will be gymnastics, diving and pole vault. You can see that the 3 games shared a common thing.
Honestly, how many people have the strength to balance themselves on the rings or parallel bars and do somersaults or handstands? I really admired these people.
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National Day Parade was just as magnificent. Though I can't be there, it's great to watch it at home. Each year, the parade gets better.
Shine for Singapore!

Happy National Day?

The flag is up, the date is set, but where is the spirit? Where is the festive mood? Maybe it's there, but I honestly don't feel anything.
Since our school is a tertiary institution, there's no celebration at all. It's times like this that I feel I'm better off in a secondary or primary school. However, if you read my blog in 2007, you would know that my secondary school did little to promote national day. No wearing red and white and no or little celebrations.
Makes me wonder if schools do not even do their part to promote national day, who else will do that?
Maybe, in the years to come, I'll try my luck to get NDP tickets and enjoy the parade live. Only from there, will you feel the excitement and high spirits.

At long last

In celebration of my 200th entry, this post will be dedicated to Breaking Dawn. 1 year since Eclipse was released.

I got the book on Monday evening and started reading it once I got home and finished it at 9.45am on Wednesday, 6th Agust. Took 12 hours, give or take a couple of hours, to finished round 1. One bad point is that I’ve to be more careful with it since it’s paperback.
Ok, 1st round finished. Hmm, the plot is not what most fans expected as it is really unexpected. Make sense? Authors from fan fiction have been writing story after story somewhat close to the plot and I think even they do not anticipated this.

Some fans are not too happy about the plot or the twist in the story, saying this spoils everything and it seems “out” or weird from the other 3 books, I’m not that critical though it’s a bit weird. However, ardent fans should not be put off by this.
At 1st, I don’t like that twist too, didn’t Stephenie Meyer confirmed that speculation before? Now, why did she put that in? Wouldn’t it seem contradicting? But, after reading the whole book, it was nice, sweet even. A chance for them to enjoy real family life.
Happiness and bliss to angst to downright scary then back to bliss again before tension and angst mounts then back to pure happiness. It’s happily ever after for the star-crossed lovers. A happy ending.
It’s quite an intense novel. That’s all I’m revealing. If you want a detailed storyline either go read the book or ask me, haha, after I finished reading the 2nd or 3rd round. I need time to process the information. Besides, you may need to know the whole story before you will understand what that’s all about.
My favourite book in the twilight saga will be Eclipse. There’s not that much emotion roller coaster ride and it focus mostly on Edward and Bella rather than anyone else. It shows their relationship and interaction very well. It’s definitely worth reading and reading again.

I’m not going to be hard on myself by reading those forum posts on twilightlexiconblog.com. I’d rather enjoyed the book than let some comments change the way I feel about the book. So far, there have been mixed reviews. Nonetheless, Stephenie Meyer deserves great credits for doing such a good job. Of course, critics are not unexpected in the world of fiction. Every successful author will go through the same thing.

Supernatural live among us. How much do you know? How much can you understand?
The mythical world of vampires and werewolves (shape-shifters) are unleashed in our world.

Not all is what you think it is

*The Twilight Saga*

Olympics, NDP and nerves

Next week will be a very good week. There's the reading of Breaking Dawn, Beijing Olympics 2008 opening ceremony and Singapore National Day Parade. I'm really excited about all these.
The Olympics has always interests me, especially the Winter Olympics.
However, it's sad to note that politics weave its way through the spirit of Olympics. Gone are the days where honour and sportsmanship are the greatest glory. The ancient game has changed so much since its beginning. I read some truly inspiring tales in Reader Digest August 2008 issue about "The true Olympics spirit". Hoping to catch the opening ceremony from Beijing.
National Day is coming and each year, I wished I could be there to witness the parade instead of sitting at home watching.
Tuesday, we will be having Econs presentation. Hmm, many things to be done since I will be the one tying the loose ends. But, my part is almost done so I think it'll be alright.
2 more days to Breaking Dawn! I won't update my blog anymore until I finish reading it. No spoilers will be post here and even if there's any, it will be very mild. Can't wait~
See this post for further updates. The next post will be solely dedicated to Breaking Dawn.

Ramblings, Part 2

3 more hours to Breaking Dawn...Ahh, those fans in USA are so lucky to be able to get their hands on it.
Everyone will be celebrating while I still have to wait till Monday... Never mind, when I'm going home in the evening, I'll drop by Popular and start reading when I reach home. With any luck, I'll be able to finish the 1st round by Tuesday~~
Anyway, my youngest brother went for an operation on Wednesday to remove a cyst from his elbow. A "simple" operation like that cost $1000+ and the operating theater had 11 people inside it. He was excused from school for 3 days and was even given a certificate of bravery. Haha.
Tuesday will be our presentation for Econs and after that, we will be "quite free". As I said before, exams are coming in less than 3 weeks time.
Oh, I scored 36/45 for my Accounting class test. Better than in mid-semester so I'm quite happy.
~3 days to go~

Ramblings

Hmm, nothing eventful to post...Same old tutorials, boring lectures...
But, I want to have my 200th post on the day I received Breaking Dawn.
It's been confirm, I will be getting Breaking Dawn paperback version. Sigh, what to do? Maybe, next time I will get the hardcover version, just for fun.
Don't mind the countdown to the release of Breaking Dawn because, one it's USA time zone and two, Breaking Dawn is scheduled to release on 4th of August in Singapore instead of 2nd.
CSA lessons have been on Flash. Don't know what sparks the interest in me to explore flash myself since I'm not strong in the computer subject. I even went to download the trial version. It's quite fun though I only know the very basics. I can create twinkling stars and fireworks.
Exams will be upon us very soon. Got to buck up, I don't set high goals, just As and Bs is enough.
Been keeping contact with my friend in LA, California. Her school term has not started yet.

Presentation, test and Breaking Dawn

Thursday's POM presentation was alright. Met up with the group at 10am to rehearse and tie up loose ends. The dress code was semi-formal (without blazer). We kept laughing when rehearsing for the skit, haha. It's really funny...
We were the second group to present. Our slides were too wordy and as a result, we were just reading from the slides. I'm really nervous when it was my turn to present. I'm not too good in this kind of stuff...Then came the skit, I was already laughing before I said my line. The rest of the group members were laughing too. Oh well...
Today, 26th of July, there's Comm skills test. I can barely finished my paper on time. 1 and a 1/2 hours is just too short. There's so much writing to be done. I can't remember much of the formats since I didn't not really study on Friday.
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I pre-ordered Breaking Dawn from Popular today. Not very happy though, I have a bad feeling about this. If what I'm thinking come true, they are going to get it from me... The cashier confirmed that the novel will be in hardcover, but after I did some checking, it seems that the novel will be in paperback 1st. What the......Zzz
I want the hardcover version to protect the spine of the book...

Pictures

~Before Departure~

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Bon Voyage and updates

Mixed emotions today, 22nd July 2008.
The teacher allowed me to leave his class early at 3pm (yay) and I rushed to take a cab and reached Changi Airport Terminal 2 by 3.20pm. This morning I received sms from my friend, Sharon, saying that she can't come out after all. I was like "What..." Proves that anything can happen in the last minute.
But I still went there all the same, meeting up with the rest of them at Swensens. Glad that I did not change my mind, she came out in the end! Said that she asked the guard to let her come out, haha. We passed her the presents and left for T3 for her departure. Took pictures and finally, she checked in. The girls were crying, including me. It's hard not to cry on an occasion like this. Well, we asked her to take pictures there and remembered to give us her address.
On one hand, I'm really glad that I manage to go in the end, on the other, it's really sad to see her go. One thing for sure is, I went or I'll regret my decision for a very long time.
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On Monday, it's CSA web page presentation. Seemed that my group was the most "formal" in the whole class... We were the 1st group to present and I think it went quite well. The teacher asked quite a lot of questions. Our web page looks really nice, even if I say so myself. Very professional, all thanks to the guys who are IT pros. http://csa.alphonse.info/
Accounting test at night was alright. Managed to finish it at the last minute. The lecture hall was very cold and my hands were frozen. I think I remembered all the format...
=) Till next time~

Dilemma

My close friend will be leaving for USA this Tuesday and I, most unfortunately, can't go and send her off... Time is just not on my side.
My Micro Econs class starts at 2pm and usually ends at 3.15pm. She is out from 3-4pm before checking in. By the time I leave the class, take a cab and reach the airport, she would have gone in.
My father told me to tell the teacher whether I can leave early, say 3pm. Well, I emailed him, if he don't approve, that's that then. I don't think the outcome would be any good, I thought it over, even leaving at 3pm, won't get me anywhere...
In my heart, I already know how bleak that chance will be. Furthermore, I'm not that kind of person who will skip class...That can be a good thing as well as a bad thing. When situations like this happen, I'll be trapped and end up on the loosing side.
I'm really in a dilemma. There's one way that I can guarantee will work. That's to get ill and get a MC on Tuesday. But that chance is almost zero... Guess I'll just let nature takes its course...
Chances of going is 0.01%

Rantings, Part 1

4 words: Don't like, Don't read
I was contemplating whether to post this entry and decided to go along with it since this is suppose to be my blog.
I. Badly. Need. A. Holiday, period. I'm sick, literally, and tired.
I'll be more than grateful to just have a day of break from the hectic life. But it's hardly possible now, unless miraculously, I fall ill (on a day without presentation or test). I'll get a MC and enjoy 1 or 2 days of utter peace and quiet.
Projects revolved around us...Now that the due dates are almost up, the workload is a little lighter now. Still, things get piled up and exams are nearly upon us...
There are just too many unhappy things that I can't write down here, yes, not even in the virtual world. It's like back to the same old dark days. I thought things would change for the better but it seems to just get worst...
Some things keep me sane like the soon-to-be released Breaking Dawn. I don't know what I'll be without books...
These few weeks had been tough for me. I don't get enough sleep and in turn doze off "everywhere" (during bus rides, during lectures, during tutorials). It a vicious cycle repeating itself. My body suffers and my mood just got worst and worst. I don't even feel like dealing with people anymore...I feel like crying, apparently for no reason at all.
Regardless of all these, I'm not regretting my choice, yet. I was thinking long-term when I made 'the choice'. If it will help me in the future, I don't mind what I'm going through now.
It's an emotion roller-coaster ride.
Till next time

Updates

Yesterday, my family went to Tampines Mall. My class will be having project presentations soon so I need to buy some formal wear and covered shoes. Isetan was having a Hokkaido Fair, really brings back great memories for the family. No regrets going to Hokkaido ever.
Isetan is only 2 storeys high and there was nothing much in there. Formal wear can't be found...
A pair of shoes caught my eyes though, size 7 was too big for me and size 6.5 and 6 was out of stock.
I just realise that open toes shoes is in season. The normally patronised Charles & Keith has a variety of these heels. Some looks really great but it not suitable for me, yet. Wish we do not need to wear covered shoes...honestly, how many office workers wear formal (long sleeved blouse and skirt/pants) to work? As long as a person is dressed in decent clothes, I don't see a problem in that.
Oh well, left 1 more weekend to shop. I have a problem, I'm going to blush, badly, in front of the class during presentation...

Stephenie Meyer's greatest creation

--The most anticipated novel since Harry Potter--

I just found out that Twilight the movie would start in Singapore on Christmas Day! 25th December 2008 is indeed a special day. I don't know if it had been confirm but at least the release date is not too far from that in USA (12th Dec). How fortunate that my friend will be in US by that time...
I will certainly catch the movie, be it good or bad.
Breaking Dawn is scheduled to release in 2nd August! Though, I'm not too sure if that will be the case in Singapore. I hope that on 2nd August which, thank goodness, is a Saturday, I will get the novel. I must get it, I'll go down to Borders at Orchard Road just for it.
I wanted to pre-order it just in case it runs out of stock...You never know...
Well, this year is not so bad after all, what with all my favourite things happening around me. By August, my life will be great.

Pictures of vacation @ Genting 2008

Room with a view

Taken from the balcony

Presenting: Our new houses with our cars.

Vacation at Genting 2008

Packed up and left home around the afternoon. Met relatives at the petrol station near Tuas area.
The 11 of us travelled to Malaysia in 2 cars. Since it was a Tuesday, there was not many cars at Tuas. It was a smooth journey. We would be staying at Genting View Resort which is located at the bottom of Genting. It was nearly 3 hours before reaching there. On the way, we had a late lunch at KFC at a R&R.
When we 1st saw the place, I was thinking "Oh my God..." My cousins were all having the same thought. The apartment block we saw was liked a set from a horror movie. It was so run-down that it gave us the creeps.
But, luckily, we were not staying there. We stayed at RiverView Apartment which was a series of terrace houses or bungalows, whichever you want to call it. It was big, well, too big for our taste.
My family of 5 and my auntie stayed in one, while the rest of them stayed in another. There were 3 bedrooms in each bungalow. But, my brothers squeezed into the massive master-bedroom with my parents and I shared a room with my auntie.
Next door, only the master bedroom was occupied. After we put our luggage down, we left for the mountain top. We missed the cable car station so we drove all the way up. We had noodles for dinner and walked around a bit. It got me thinking, I don't want Singapore IR at Sentosa to become like this.
Funny enough, not many Singaporeans can be seen. Maybe it's near the end of holiday. The adults went for some Chinese herbal jelly while the young ones went for ice-cream at Baskin Robbins. I had a green apple sorbet with mint ice-cream. Quite nice, minty and sourly.
The next day, we left in the morning for Genting. We ate roti prata for breakfast. As we thought that the prata will be small in size, we ordered more than 10 pieces. But the prata was huge, at least twice the size like that in Singapore's. Hence, we did not finished all. After that, the "children" went to the outdoor amusement park while the adults and I went shopping. I bought 2 tops from Padini Concept Store. After a while, the "children" returned due to the rain. When the rain stopped, they went out again. We then went for a 1 hour foot massage. Before long, they returned once more. We had afternoon tea at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaves. I had a Swedish Berries ice tea and a slice of chocolate fudge cake. We walked around and had clay pot rice for dinner.
We bought cup noodles back to the resort to settle our breakfast the next day.
After breakfast, we packed up and left. We stopped by the cable car station and bought many tidbits home. We dined at KFC at the same R&R again.

Summary of 1st week of holiday

For the past week, I've been really busy, busy to go out and have fun.
On Monday, my sec 4 class organised a BBQ at Pasir Ris Park. And, my friend, Sharon, came back from Indonesia to attend.
On Tuesday, my family went out to watch Kung Fu Panda. It was really funny and all.
On Wednesday, the cousins and I, together with my auntie went to Sentosa. There were lots of new things to try out there. In the evening, we went to Earle's Swensens at VivoCity to celebrate my cousin's birthday. Unfortunately, we went to Fort Siloso and I ended up not sleeping and crying that night...
Thursday and Friday were for doing homework. Bah, I hated the excel project we have to do. Luckily, I had a "secret weapon". Truth be told, I did not really use it, most of the work are original.
On Saturday, me, Sharon, Yiling and WeiJie watched Prince Caspian. It was quite nice although not as good as the 1st. After that, WeiJie left and we had dinner. After that, we went to shop around.
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Seems that for the past 3 Sundays, the family have been dining out at restaurants. We went to at VivoCity to celebrate a belated Mother's Day. Then to at Esplanade to commemorate the dumpling festival. Yesterday, we went to Fisherman's Wharf restaurant to celebrate Father's Day.
Bosses is great, the ambience is not what you expected when you 1st step inside.

4s3 BBQ

Monday's BBQ was fun.
We met together 1st before taking the bus 39 to Pasir Ris Interchange. There were lots of things to carry. We then took another bus to Paris Ris park which is located near Escape Theme Park. But I think we took the wrong bus, so we had to walk all the way there. That was about 5-6+.
The guys were soon playing cards. Another group arrived and the fire was started.
I don't know much about the tactics of bbqing but the food was not cooked or half-cooked. And, that was only the crab-sticks, hot dogs, fish balls, prawn balls, sotong balls and mushrooms. We had to wait for a long time before the food was properly cooked.
Me and my friend went to find a friend, Sharon, who just came back from Indonesia. She came on her own and didn't know the way to the pit. After that, we joined in the bbqing. They started bbqing the chicken wings.
At 9+, our former form teacher came.
At 10.30, we bid goodbye to everyone and took the bus home.
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It was great to see everyone again, although some people didn't came. I had a good time chatting with my secondary 4 friends and this was the last time I will see Sharon before she left for USA. She's a really close friend for 4 years. She says she will still come back but that will be a long time. Well, hope to meet up before she leave. My secondary 4 life is still the best, after all. Nothing can compare to that, certainly not my poly class.
Seems that not everyone is happy with their lives in poly and jc...

End of Mid-sem tests

Ok, mid-semester tests are over.
MicroEcons is alright, I can draw the graphs and answer the questions. It all depends on how I answered the questions and whether I missed out any important points.
POM was a disaster before the test. I was really stressed out as it was all about memorising. I fretted before the test. Nothing seemed to go in at all. But during the test, it was ok, to my surprise. The questions were manageable though I forgot some things. I can t least get a B+, I hope.
Monday, we, 4s3 of 2007 are going to have a bbq gathering. I hope my friend from indonesia can come back for it...Really looking forward to it.

Countdown & Mid-sem test

2 more months to the most anticipating book this year, Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn! I can't wait! When the day comes, I will be rushing to Borders to get it. I saw the preface and the cover and I had a feeling that this is going to be an intense novel. twilightlexiconblog.com has been great in providing any kind of details concerning the upcoming Twilight movie and the 4th novel. Really hope that Twilight will be screened in Singapore...
Today, I had my Business Accounting test. It was...well...ok? I didn't really know how to do the balance sheet. In the end, I just left the balance sheet hanging in the air. I also didn't get my capital and cash at bank info right at the posting. At the last moment, I changed my supposedly correct concept... Ahh...
I can't get any other questions wrong. If there is, I'll be a goner.
On Wednesday, there will be MicroEcons test.
Proud to be a twilighter.

I survived yet another week of endless, monotonous, lectures and tutorials. I'm glad that it is weekend again.
Next week, it will be our mid-semester test. I'm really stressed over that...

Updates

The problem for my "absence" was apparently solved. I don't know if it is true, but my teacher assured me it was done. Oh well...
Comm Skills test came and went, I think I did ok. I choose 'Internet is a wealth of knowledge. Discuss'. At first, I was shocked. I did so much research on environment and the questions that came out was not what I expected. Actually, I did not do much research in that aspect of the Internet. Much of my essay was original, written by yours truly. I heard something funny, (regarding the essay) on Thursday. It was a private joke so I'm not going to disclose it until the right time comes.
CSA excel test also past. I got 12/15. A bit disappointing as I was so careless and I had the certificate from Microsoft. I had high expectations for it.
Next week is Mid-sem tests. I must revising or I will be in trouble. And, something good is coming up, hopefully. Sec 4 BBQ gathering! Hope they find a day where the majority can make it...I really missed everyone...
Going to end here nowl

Bad things in poly

Here is a summarised version of all the bad things going on in my poly life.
Firstly, I didn't get into bowling. Apparently, they only 'accept the best'. Out of 50+ guys who went, only 6 got in. Only 2 girls out of 24 got in. Over 60 hopefuls, only 8 managed to achieve whatever standards the team wanted. I would say that the team is pretty pathetic. Over the last few days, freshmen voiced out their disappointment in the bowling blog with the bowlers countering their confrontations.
Secondly, I just found yesterday that I was marked as absent for my Comm Skills 1 class on 5th of May! Imagine how I feel when I saw that...What nonsense is that? I'm not that kind of person who will skip class, ever. God, I felt so injustice. There must be a miscommunication. Either the teacher called my name and I didn't hear it and thus didn't put up my hand or he skipped my name...
I had evidence that I was present in his class, if he doubted my words. I did the classwork in class and my friend was just sitting next to me. Besides, I had other lessons that day. So why should I skipped his class and went for the others? Hmmm, curious...
Anyway, I'm really feeling down and depressed these days and I don't know why. Life's just not great. I thought that would change when I went to poly, but, in fact it got worst. At least in secondary school......

Happy Bday to me!

9th May:
My mother bought a cake from Four Leaves. I've been wanting to try the chocolate classico for a long time but too bad, only coco exotic was available at that time. I will put up pictures of the cake later.
It was such a long time since I had a birthday cake. The whole cake was about chocolate, it was sinful, but oh so nice.
10th May:
My birthday!!
Woke up early in the morning to get ready for the bowling trial at Tampines Safra. I was very nervous as I'm not that good in bowling. I wanted to join bowling as a CCA but first, we must go for the trial and do well. Why can't they just let those interested be a member? Why must they only accept the good ones? With some training, I don't see why those people who are not that good will remain bad...
Anyway, there seemed to be a lot of people who wanted to join, especially guys. Some of which are "professionals", with their styles and custom-made balls. I was placed in a group with 3 guys. God, it was stressful to be the only bad one among them. They scored so many strikes while I had so many gutter balls.
Something embarrassing happened to me during the 5 minutes test-run. I can't find any 8kg and 9 kg balls, so I took a 10kg one. Before I can even roll it, the ball dropped.
After 4 rounds of continuous bowling, I can't take it any more. My left hand and 3 fingers ached. That's 80 'balls' altogether.
I got a 70+ in the 1st round, 30+ in the 2nd, 40+ in the 3rd and 40+ in the 4th. I ended up with a final score of 199 and was the 2nd last among the 24 girls.
We left home for Centrepoint towards the evening. We dined at Ichiban Boshi. I really wanted to try out the red wine raspberry sorbet but it is always unavailable. After that, we went shopping.
A big thank you to all my friends who wished me, many happy returns. It really light up my day.

~~1 day to my birthday~~

--!2 days to my Birthday!--

mem

Pictures from gathering @ Swensens

2nd week of school

Classes had been boring. Classmates were alright, in a way. I don't want to elaborate. Let's just say that them and my secondary school friends are different. Of course, they are all individuals and I can't possibly compare. But, they are everything my friends are not. Blah, Blah, Blah. Those who should know, knew it by now. The point is, I missed my friends! I missed my secondary school life! I missed my class and teachers! Those good old days where we still managed to have fun in spite of the looming "O" lvls. I deeply treasured those memories.
Updates on my poly life will end here, for now. When there are happier things to put here, I will update the blog. To put it bluntly, I'm not having a merry time.
Onto lighter topics, I've been continuing reading some more light-hearted and hilarious romance novels. The little black dress books are really worth the time. I highly recommend Meg Cabot's The boy next door. Nonetheless, the other novels are just as fun.
Books I've read so far: Bad Boys down under, The Cinderella Moment, First Love, Catch me if you can, The Bachelorette party, The boy next door, Simon says and the Love academy.
Enough of my crappy stuff.
My Birthday is coming! In 6 days! Yay to 17th!

--1 week to my 17th Birthday!!--

Meeting up with friends

Today was super fun. I really had a great time today even though something bad happened.
Since my friend was back from Indonesia, we decided to have a gathering. We were going to Plaza Sing to eat before going shopping. We were so noisy in the MRT, there was just so much catching up to do. It's great to see each other again.
The 6 of us girls went 1st with 2 guys joining us later. After much deciding, we decided to eat at Swensens. We each ordered a main course and spilt up the cost for fries and ice-cream.
After eating, a lot of photo-taking and talking, we went to Wisma Atria to shop.
Unfortunately, when a friend wanted to pay for the clothes, she could not find her wallet. We searched everywhere but could not find it. We went back to Swensens but was told that no wallet was found. They wanted to make a police report but decided to do it later.
Oh well, we went back soon after and the lot of them went to make a police report. I did not go with them. Just now, I was told that the police said there was no need to do that. Luckily, there was no IC in the wallet.
My friend will be returning to Indonesia soon. We make plans to meet again next time and go to the movies.
Looking forward to that day. Which reminds me, I miss my secondary 4 class so much...
Those were the happy days...

1st week of lessons

Mon:
We only need to attend lectures and communication skills lessons for the 1st week. I met up with some friends before going to campus. There were so many students, seeing as the term had started. The lesson was quite boring and the room was cold. It lasted 2 hours in the afternoon.
Tues:
2 hours of lecture on Micro Economics. We had to take notes about it. It was a bit like social studies and geography mixed. Many people complained about it being boring.
Wed:
1 hour of computer system and applications. Wasted my money by going to and fro just for that 1 hour of lecture. It was alright. Textbooks were expensive.
Thurs:
Another 2 hours of Comm skills in the morning. The teacher just go on and on about writing styles and all that. My classmates were passing notes around saying that he was so boring.
Fri:
After Accounting lecture, there was a 3 hours break. We, as a whole class, went to the IT school to eat lunch. After that, we went SAFRA to play pool. Only 4 girls are playing, including me. I'm not good in it, haha. No strength at all. Speaking of strength, I wanted to join bowling as CCA but they are conducting trials. The point is, I'm really bad in it. I'm sure I will not be accepted...Sighs.
I just want to have fun in a CCA without having to take part in tournaments.
It's Principles of Management next. Everybody were complaining by now, some wanted to skip it.
There's still a long~ way to go...

Business school orientation

Ok, the home computer was finally spoilt... And since my father do not want to send it for repair, I can't go online... I'm using my father's laptop to do this.
I shall only briefly talked about the business school orientation on the 17th and 18th.
All business school freshmen assembled at the convention centre for briefing. Business studies grouping (BSG) has the most number of people in it. Furthermore, business school has the largest quantity of students. We were seated according to our classes. There were 25 students in my class.
People in the BSG were liked 'stoned". They don't reply to cheers or anything. There were some some exceptions though. After that, we learnt more about our classmates and had lunch. We then proceeded to the very warm sports complex to learn mass dance, hand-sign song and school song. Since I already knew the steps quite well during the freshmen orientation, I led my 'dance partner'.
2nd day:
We needed to be early today. We were meeting our care person who is like our form teacher. He seems like a boring person.
In the afternoon, there's the Olympia and regetta to look forward to. To prevent us from running away, our matric cards were collected. Both events were competed between schools. Business school has been winning for 3 years straight. As the SLs were telling us, we must win the 4th time.
Business school has so many people, we must all squeeze into that small area provided for us in the stadium. It was hot. Some people ran away. The Olympia was quite good, even if we didn't win 1st for some events, there were 2nds and 3rds. We cheered so loudly.
After that, we went to Bedok reservoir for the dragon boats races. Business school won quite a few rounds. Business school won the overall championship, for the 4th time.

FOW 2008 at TP

7th April
Woke up at 6am and left home at 7. The trip was smooth, no traffic jam. In the end, reached Temasek Poly in record time, 8am. The orientation don't start till 9. So, I just sat near the sports complex, feeling very out of place.
The GLs were "high", for a lack of better word. I found out that there as only 2 representatives from my secondary school... The other person was a friend during the lower secondary days. But, we were put into different empires. There were 5 empires, Accion, Fyrtho, Komez, Phantos and Venos. Komez was my empire. The number of freshmen joining this orientation was large, about 600. Anyway, we played ice-breakers, learnt cheers and be acquainted with each other. I can't remembered much.
After lunch, which was alright, we went out, in our sub-empires, of campus to play games. The game was to let us be more familiarised with the neighbourhood. I don't think that helped much, seeing as we were just rushing here and there to complete the game. We were released at 7 without dinner. I was so tired, sweaty, and hungry.
The sports hall was HOT, to put it bluntly. The fans prove to be of no use, at all.

8th April
My father was going to Changi so he can drive me there. The number of people who came today was almost half of yesterday. I went because we were going to learn the school song, hand-sign song and mass dance. The hand sign part was difficult. I can't remember any moves.
I like the mass dance, in which we have to partner with the opposite sex and dance. The school song was fun too.
Since it was raining, which was great, we can't go out to play the games. Instead, we played the modified version inside campus. There was performance night that night. It was OK, I supposed.
After dinner, we were dismissed.
I did not go on the 3rd day because I had enough. Besides there will be water games and I dislike those.
This is basically the orientation organised by the student union.

End of holidays

Well, almost the end of my holidays.
Next week, I've freshmen orientation programme, maybe...
Till now, I've not receive any news or information about this orientation, no timing, no meeting place. If I did not receive news from them, I'm not going on Monday. So inefficient...
Anyway, I've been reading some good novels lately. Little black dress books are highly recommended. So far, I've read Memoirs are made of this & My three husbands by Swan Adamson, Guys and dogs by Elaine Fox, Step on it, Cupid by Lorelei Mathias, The good, the bad and the ugly men I've dated by Shane Bolks. They are, of course, romance novels.
Shall end here then,
Will update after the orientation...

Something different 3

Yesterday was the last day of the Microsoft excel lessons. We learnt some more new stuff and did more mock exam questions. The office ladies were all saying that taking the exam was stressful. I thought so too. I was afraid I would fail and not get the certificate.
There was a total of 18 questions and it was 50 minutes long. Once you submit the question, there is no going back. Each time you restart a question, some marks will be taken off. Each person had a different set of questions although some may be the same.
I started off well, asked the instructor to assist me a few times and asked my partner too. There was a question which me and my partner both skipped. But we were supposed to do it last.
After a while, the results came. I got a total of 929/1000! Haha, I was shocked. I didn't know if I was the highest. My partner scored 800+ as she restarted 2 questions. Some people failed and so will not get the cert from Microsoft. Oh well.
I shall end here then.

Something different 2

2nd day of the excel lessons.
Learnt more new stuff but at the same time, it was boring too. Towards the end of the lesson, I almost fell asleep, just the good old days in school.
What I wanted to rant about was the trip there and back. The MRT was filled with people, which is predictable as it was a working day. I really hate squeezing with them...The trip there was still passable. But the trip home, was bad, by my standards. I rushed and walked as fast as I could to catch the MRT. Yet the MRT from Jurong East back to Yishun as travelling so slow...Precious time were wasted just because of its slowness...Then came the worst part, the bus home. I didn't even ant to talk about it...All these public transport are inefficient...All that rushing was for my TV programme.
That's why I'm going to buy a car so long as I've the money. My dream car would be a BMW or at least an Audi.
All these lead to one thing that is important. My future school: termasek poly. God knows why I chose that school...I think I'm having 2nd thoughts now? But, nothing can be change. Everything is set and ready to go. Everyone was going on and on about why I chose such a far away school. I didn't know the reason myself... All that travelling...I shuddered at that thought. I can't stand it with so many people around...
Oh well, what to do?
Tomorrow is the exam for excel...I'm really tired and everywhere hurts...

Something different

Finally, something productive in my life after how many months of lazing around.
I went for Microsoft Excel 2003 lessons today at New Horizon Computer Learning Centre at Tiong Bahru. It started at 8.30 am and ended 5.30 pm. Naturally, I was the youngest among the 18 students. All are working adults...
There were so many things to learn. There were so many ways to do just 1 thing. It was pretty confusing to me as I don't use excel at home at all. There were times when I zoned out partially. I was really tired and felt liked sleeping.
Hmm, now I'm worried whether I will pass my exam. The instructor teached us 1 thing, and when she teached another, I forget the 1st one... My brain must have been rusty...I MUST pass this stupid exam in order to get the Microsoft certificate...
And I've been thinking, my English seemed to be getting rusty too...All those tenses errors I must have been typing...

Ramblings

It's been too long...
I'm having guilt-trip now...I was asked to do a favour by my brother. He wanted me to help him take out his items from his store in maplestory but I sort of forgot about it. Now, his items were stored in a bank and he can't get them out without his 13-word verification.
The only things he remembered about his account are his login ID, password and pin number... So basically, he has no way of getting what he wants because he doesn't even remember his e-mail!
So, back to the start, I'm being blamed for everything and the worst being, I thought so too! I'm an easily guilt-stricken person. As long as something that I'm involved in went wrong, I will blamed myself and be blamed by others. I will do my best to make it right. 'Sigh", this is life, isn't it?
That's what I'm doing now. Finding all means to make things right, for my brother. I think I will even go down to the customer service centre...I may even part with my money...
Why does this happens to me?? After this whole fiasco is over, I swear to myself I would not offer my help anymore. It's just too tedious for me, and me alone. Why must I be the one who did everything? Why must I be the one who is guilty when something went wrong? I'm tired already.
Great, just great...
Another note, maplstory is driving me crazy. Why must my life revolves around maplestory? I don't know myself. These days, whenever I play maplestory, the computer will auto restart. It was so irritating. I can't even properly trained my character. This is my last month of holiday. Why can't it go smoothly for me? I give up...
This whole post is dedicated to my non-existing life and maplestory.
Sure, I'm wrong, but isn't my brother? He doesn't even remember anything about his account. Am I the one responsible for it? Why must I be blamed for everything? Gahh...enough ramblings...
Till next time...Hopefully everything will be better soon...

Posting results

Received sms from MOE this morning, 6.16am to be exact. I got into my 1st choice, Temasek Poly, Business/Logistics and Operation Managment/Marketing.

It's alright, I supposed. I'm not overjoyed or anything. My father had jokingly asked me if I want to appeal to other polys. Nah, I'm not doing that. I'm the one who made the decision to go there, so I'll follow through.

I'm going to give myself a chance to try out something new. So, now, it's waiting for Temasek Poly to send all the details to me via mail...Hope to enjoy the rest of my remaining holidays...

New place, new people, new opportunities

CNY 2008

It's been a while since I update this blog...

15th Feb:
Met up with some girl-friends before going to ex form-teacher, Mr Tan's house. We were the 1st to arrive. Mr Tan showed us his wedding and younger days photos. It was quite windy there. He also has a dog, very active and playful.
At around 7, another group arrived. It was getting crowded in the living room. Around 8pm, 20 or more classmates gathered there and pizzas soon arrived. Mr Tan's father also cooked finger food and spaghetti for us. Mr Tan then took out a bottle of either fruit wine or some sort of spirit. He past around some flutes around we shared the drink. I took a sip or two. It left a bitter aftertaste.
All too soon, I was going home...I had a great time there.

16th Feb:
Went Long John Silver to have lunch with 2 friends. After that, the 4 of us, 2 guys and 2 girls went to watch Jumper. The movie was cool, although quite short. We went and walk around before I went home. The 3 of them then went to AMK hub.
As I was saying, this is only the second time I went out to watch movie with friends. Besides, it was only during sec 4 that I started going out with friends.