400th post

400th Post!

*Throws confetti and set off Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes fireworks*

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This entry is dedicated to the Harry Potter franchise! Cheers!

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Harry Potter series, ahh, the experience of first love!

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Nearly 8 years of my life spent being obsessed about the characters, Hogwarts and everything that has to do with this Universe. I'd be really sad to see the movie franchise end.

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Right, the movie.

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Today is the day of reckoning! It's the day where I've been waiting since last year. More than 7 months, spent waiting, complaining, and threatening to boycott (I still remember the anger of the fans when Warner Brothers decided to shift the release date)...

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But, the opening of Harry Potter HBP movie still managed to take me by surprise. I'm baffled by this.

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Before I watch a movie, I'll want to re-read the book to refresh my memory.

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However, this time, time is not on my side and I end up going to watch the movie without the facts in my head. Really. I'm surprised by the number of characters and plot-lines I can't remember when I was trying my best to finish the book.

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So, the bottom line is, I have not finished even half of the book.

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Well, well, we shall see about that.

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The ratings seems pretty good at the moment. Yes! I've been disappointed since PoA movie came out.

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Is this the movie for David Yates to redeem himself after the "mess" that is OofP?

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True to be told, I nearly gave up on the movie franchise. I truly hope that this movie is the redemption that most fans are waiting for.

-On the other hand, there are also ratings that this movie is not that good. I have not read the full reviews because I'm easily corrupted. I won't get spoilt by unnecessary spoilers!

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My opinion will have to wait until tonight. I'll be giving a scene-by-scene rundown of the movie in the next entry, just like what I did for Twilight the movie.

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I'm not ready for this year, but next year, I'll be prepared for Deathly Hallows part 1!

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My nails are freshly painted in a shade of silver and since I don't have clothes that are green, I'll just be wearing my green necklace. Slytherin Pride!

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Let's see. Who do I most look forward in the movie? "Tom Felton on a platter", to quote a fellow Twilighter. I will have a full-blown grin on my face when Tom Felton makes his appearance. Alan Rickman too.

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Ooooh, I can't wait! It's too bad I've a last-minute project meeting today. I was still thinking of scanning through HBP.

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Will end here now, and looking forward to seeing 'my loveys".

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Got to suppress that squeal...

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Good results

Hooray! I'm in a good mood today, thus the updating.

I received my Business Finance results today. Yes, my friend told me that the last 2 MCQs answers were not what most people thought it was. Needless to say, I fell for the trick questions, so that's 2 marks gone.

Nonetheless, I got 17/20 for this test. So, that's 40% of A for my overall marks. Got to work hard for the end-semester exam!

What made my day, or rather night was the fact that I received the Transnational Studies test results. I barely spent time on it since I had Business Finance test that day too.

On Saturday, the teacher was telling me that I did well for the test and I was sceptical about it.

Eeek! I really did do well. 29/30! I was grinning when I saw the marks. I did wish he would show us the papers though, I need to see where I got wrong.

This TNS session had been great, given that it's the second last lesson. The powerpoint is looking good.

I've found a kindred spirit in one of my new friends. It's really surprising to find someone who share the same interests as me. And amazingly, I have no qualms about revealing what I like. I usually don't share what I like or is passionate about with others. Haha, it makes me laugh when I think about it.

So, overall, today has been a wonderful day.

Oh yes, this will be the 399 post, which means that the next entry will be the 400th! Should I wait till Friday to mark this significant "event"? Maybe I should.

Till Friday then~

Tick Tock

Ahh, well, I felt guilty about not keeping to my promise. Pictures will have to wait, again.

This is almost like the final leg to the end.

One last week before the Transnational Studies end and then it's hello to going home early again. I do feel a twinge of reluctance to leave my newly-made friends behind. I may complain but the sessions are actually quite cool.

Access Test has been great. I've been practicing the mock test so many times and doing trial-and-error for the report. At last, my efforts paid off. I got 14/15 for the paper!

Last Saturday, I had 2 tests; Business Finance and TNS. No wonder I didn't have time to update because I was doing last minute studying again. I barely touched TNS. All my attentions were focused on Business Finance.

I booked tickets to Harry Potter HBP! Eeek! I'm so excited over it! 4 more days!

It's really too bad that my cousin can't come along. I really want to watch it with her. Never mind, there's still New Moon the movie and it's during the holidays. I really hope she can make it to the first screening.

So, now, I'm watching with my family and my other cousin. I booked what I considered the "best seats " in the theater. It's at Marina Square.

No spoilers for me until I've watch it. That's particularly one reason why I don't want to wait. By then, spoilers and critics will be out and unless I hide myself in a hole, I can't get away from the media. I'm going to be the one giving my opinion about the movie instead of the other way round. I don't want my mind to be "polluted".

The other reason is to bask in the excitement surrounding the franchise.

Which brings me to another point. I'm jealous at the fans who get a chance to be at the Harry Potter HBP premier in New York and London. That is the place I want to go! I may not like crowds but what I would give to be at the premier...

The life in Singapore is just so mundane and "back". Without the internet, we are basically living in the yesterday's news.

*Cries* I really want to see the actors/actresses up front and wear colours or shirts to support. This is the sort of thing I would do, if there are others who do it too.

I'm thinking, for the movie event, I'm going to wear something green to show the Slytherin pride. How sad that I don't have shirts that is green. The best would be to paint my nails silver and green, expect that nobody will know what that respresent...

Nevertheless, I'm already planning for next year's Deathly Hallows part 1 movie. I'm so going to paint my nails in Slytherin colours if I didn't do it this year.

I watched the Harry Potter HBP London premier and I wished I could be there. Love the interviews about the actors/actresses!

Till then~

Harry Potter rules!

I'm back from the dead, apparently.

These weeks, (or was it days?) had been hectic. I'm been toeing the deadlines for many things.

Since that things have more or less settle down, my plans is to post those long-overdue photos from Sydney and updates on my life on Friday.

The reason I'm making this post is partly because I'm so hyped-up over the upcoming movie event of the year: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Oh gods, I've never felt this way since Twilight the movie during 2008.

Adrenaline is pumping through my blood and I'm really jumpy, in a good way. I've to calm down though.

Was it because HBP is long-overdue since last year? Or was it because there are my favourite stars in it? Was it because I have this good feeling about the latest installment after being let-down by the last 3 movies? Could it be that aside from New Moon the movie which won't be released until December, HBP is the only movie that I look forward to?

With all the reasons combine together, it is enough to make me feel great and passionate and optimistic to last me through the school days.

The 2 minutes plus HBP trailer really rocks! I get these tingles whenever I watch it. Ooooh yes!

Draco has a really important part in this installment and I really look forward to Tom Felton's portrayal. Draco is this vulnerable character who got forced into big shoes he can't possibly fill. What makes me love this character is that Tom Felton portrays him and that the world isn't just black and white.

Yes, I admit I got attracted by the attractiveness. What can I say, I'm a girl.

Severus Snape is another character that I love with a passion. The love just got stronger when I started reading this really well-written fan-fic about the snarky professor.

At the beginning, I feel the same as Hermione does about Snape. I can see that he's not meant to be an evil character. However, the plot surrounds him became worst and at a time, I lost faith in him. After all, he did kill Dumbledore.

During the story on the Prince's Tale in Deathly Hallows, I cried. Snape is just this wonderfully tragic character whose love is so strong that he sacrifices his soul and self to aid his love's son.

I will surely get teary-eyed in the movie when DH is released, but that's another tale for another day.

That doesn't mean that I don't love the other characters. Hermione, Ron and Harry and many others are much loved too.

I have to start to read HBP before the movie comes! The plots must be in my head by the time I watch it.

I'm going to watch it on 16th/17th July 2009. I don't care. I'm going to share this glorious moment with my cousins and brothers. I'm going to watch it on the big screen at VivoCity or Marina Square.

This proves to be a problem because my brothers and cousins may have things on the days since it's school days.

Gah! I told my brother that he should skip his remedial and tell his teacher that he's going to watch Harry Potter. Of course, Harry Potter is more important than school.

I can't wait! There's just about a week left. I'm literally rubbing my hands in glee. From today onwards, I'm logging onto Mugglenet to view the latest news.

I realised that I like England side of perspective more. I don't know; maybe the British actors/actresses are more matured and sensible. The way they talk certainly put things into perspective.

Or maybe it's because the USA actors/actresses are always portray in the bad light or in the tabloids for doing something bad...

Will stop here now. Most probably, the next post will be up on Friday.

Insanity & oh well

Oh gods, I'm really losing my sanity.

I know that I said 3 weeks will pass quickly, but when you live by the day, it just seems like a long way.

This week is completely insane. I don't get proper dinners. I don't have time to do my things. I don't have the rest I needed. I'm wore out.

I start each day early and end each day late. I reached home in the night everyday! Even the working people don't have it that tough.

I eat muesli/chocolate bars for dinner. I'm pathetic and feel pathetic. I can't enjoy the fun times I have online. I don't have time to go to the forums, read other fanfics... The book I borrowed has yet to be read.

However, it's the little things that keep me sane and make my day. My favourite fanfics are updated and I had a great time reading them. I get to spend some time with my friends.

I'm kind of regretting joining TNS. Yes, it will be a good experience, but it just saps my energy.

I'm disappointed that I didn't get into the Director's Honour List.

I wasn't expecting to get in in the first place since I don't know of it. But then, my friends whose GPA are slightly higher than me got in and I didn't. Well, I really want to get in because I feel that my GPA of 3.63 is still within my standards...

That feeling is something like "what you didn't know of, that's ok. But, when you know of something and it didn't happen to you, the disappointment comes."

I'll really try my best to get in this year. Things aren't looking quite good at the moment, what's with the projects and all. And even if I didn't get in, at least my GPA must be maintained.

Countdown to HP HBP

Scream

I'm cranky and irritated. I'm in low humour and have no wish to entertain anyone. I hate having to plaster a smile on my face when my feelings are otherwise.

The reasons? These 3 upcoming weeks are going to be hell! I'm in hell.

4 days of school, 4 days of going home late, with 2 days ending at 9.30pm. I don't care. Friday, I'm off, I hope. Gahhh!

3 weeks of endurance, huh? I can do it, before I end up in the mental hospital. One of these days, I'll end up so depressed that......

I don't even want to recite the things are getting due.

Give me exams! I'd rather take that.

Musings & Oh The Horror!

Ahh, my travel bug has subsided, at least for now. It just makes me sick to think of flying on a plane.

But, not too long, I'll be envying those people who are travelling when I go to Changi Airport, again.

I miss the coldness and crispness of the air in Sydney! I miss Baskin Robins, whom ice-cream is just lovely. There are still so many flavours I have yet to try. I miss eating ice-cream on a cold day.

Next time, when I return to Australia, I'm going to Hunter's Valley, where the vineyards are. I'm going to get a kangaroo toy with a joey inside its pouch. I really want one of those.

Anyway, I got extra holiday in the end. Since Australia is one of the affected countries of H1N1 Flu.

I returned on 17th, Wednesday night, which means that I will only returned to school on Thursday, 25th. But, my course manager counted wrongly the days and told me to go back on Wendesday. So I did. In the end, he called me, and told me to go home.

Well, well, what a dilemma... It is a good thing, because I'm back home when I should be having lessons now. I just went for one lecture today.

Tomorrow, I'm back to school. It will be one lecture and the TNS programme.

Really, I can't understand why people have such a big reaction when they know that I came from Australia. Please, I may love the "extra holidays" that the school gives but people's reactions are starting to irk me.

I'm home for so many days, and I'm fine, so don't give me weird looks and asked why am I not quarantined. Hundreds of people are returning from affected countries each day, and you don't see every single one of them being ill.

And one more thing, in the affected country itself, everything is normal.

What bad luck! I was walking down the stairs and nearly fell, thereby, twisting my left foot. I'm walking with a limp now. And it hurts.

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Enough of all these. I'm really dead this term. (I thought that this term is where I could pull up my GPA...)

Gods, I can't believe the awful marks my group gets for the HRM PBL 1. 62%! And it's 20% of the whole subject combination! Worst still, there's PBL 2 with 25%! That's is altogether 45% of marks worth.

Actually, I can believe that.

I won't want to point fingers, especially here. Be it the group itself, or the familiarity or the toughness of the Problem-Based Learning 1, this was our first time doing it and being in this group. I can only guess that we didn't foresee this and that we didn't take it seriously.

PBL 2 will be different, at least for me. I'll put in my utmost efforts in doing my part and more. That being said, my resources are finite.

This is going to be a wake-up call for all of us. Hopefully. To look on the bright side, it's better this way. Better to get a rude awakening now and work hard next time, then the other way round, isn't it?

Seems like I have to rely on exams to pull my grade up afterall. To think, I was cheering at the prospect of riding on the projects due to the high percentage. I've forgotten that this was not my year 1 group I was with. It was at this time that I missed my old group even more.

Holy crap! With 20% being a C, I have to get a high A for my end-semester exam to cover up this blunder. At the very least, I have to get a B for the overall HRM grade or it's adieus to my three-point something GPA.

Gah! My GPA! My dream of going to study overseas, on a scholarship! Never had I been so in tune with this side of me before. I have my pride too.

Let's work hard and I won't have to see HRM again in my Poly life. Luckily, I didn't choose HRM as an elective...

I'm also sad to say that my MBS may be in deep water too due to implications. What am I going to do? MBS being computer-based is already a big problem. And now this...

This term seems all about exams. It seems to be wistful thinking that I can ride on the success of projects. Too much factors at stake here...

Enough of thinking what should have been and what could have been.

I'll stop here now. Pictures will be uploaded as soon as I have the time to do it.

Sydney, Australia trip 2009

11th June:

Went to Changi Airport around 9 plus as our plane leaves in the midnight. We're all excited since this was a last-minute vacation.

My boots were finally put to use again, I last wore it during the trip to Hokkaido, Japan. Unfortunately, this was where the first of the many unfortunate events that occurred throughout the vacation.

*First my boots, then my bag's leather handle started peeling, and one of my pants' buttons dropped off, finally, my jacket's zipper got spoilt.*

We arrived at the airport terminal 3 and was checking in our luggage when I discovered that my boots were shedding. The leather were peeling off from the lack of wear. It was rather embarrassing really. I ended up buying a pair of Keds shoes from the nearby store. There goes my boots.

My relatives reached slightly later than us and we went to the transit area early since I wanted to walk around. This is my first time going into the transit area in Terminal 3 and everything was rather fascinating.

The others ate some snacks at Burger King though I didn't. I am nervous when it comes to flying on a plane and my tender stomach can't handle too much pressure.

At last, it was time to board the plane. The whole journey took about 7 hours and I spent most of the time sleeping under the influence of the anti-sickness pill. It was a rather horrible experience as the pill produced many side-effects.

My mother and I also ended up changing our seats because the speaker above had some problems and it kept producing noise.

12th June:

Reached Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport at 11 plus am, Australian time. It was a smooth landing.

The weather was cold, and the air, crisp. What a respite from the heat in Singapore! Although, it was sometimes polluted by the smokers.

Checked into Mercure Sydney. It has great facilities and most importantly, my cousin and I got to have double bed, each. Wooo! My cousin and I were room-mates.

After that, it was time to go out. Walked through many streets and saw many old buildings with wonderful structures. Since it is winter now, the trees are almost bare.

Went to Darling Harbour next and there were many private yachts there. Saw the Sydney Harbour Bridge and many sea gulls. Walked to Sydney Harbour and that is the place where the famous Opera House is located. Took many pictures there. The Opera House is bathed with different patterns in the night.

13th June:

Went to a wildlife park which was a package with a tour group for the day. The usual animals that defines Australia are all there. Kangaroos, Koalas, poisonous snakes, frogs, etc.

The next destination was Nelson Bay where we will be going Dolphin sighting on MoonShadow 5. The journey there took a long time and so, we all slept there. The countryside with quaint houses and farms is really picture-perfect and is almost my dream destination to stay.

More yachts and speedboats at the harbour.

Had Fish & Chips for lunch. The grilled fish there is perfect. Fresh and lovely, unlike Singapore's frozen fish. The chips are hot and thick, a little too salty though.

And we're off on the boat. The upper deck was almost full to the brim with people. At last, the dolphins appeared. We were joking about how the dolphins are actually robot-operated and are people in dolphins suits.

Saw a fin or two in the waters. The bays surrounding the waters are very lovely. After a while, we figured that the first deck at the front gives the best view of the dolphins and so we went there. Indeed, we saw full view of the dolphins frolicking in the sea.

Went to Port Stephens 4-wheels-drive on the sand dunes. The sand dunes are so beautiful! Vast yards of soft sand with sparse vegetation. Sand meets sky.

And the best part of the whole tour? Sand boarding! I only went on it once because the climb up is so daunting. It is a long way down and I was screaming all the way down. It's a good experience to have.

The sunset there was even more beautiful. The sand and the colours of the sunset all mingle together. The clouds tinged with red.

14th June:

Took the tour to visit the Blue Mountains, another famous landmark in Australia.

Stop-over at Leura Town first. It is a picturesque town, with little shop-houses and brick houses. I had hot chocolate with brownie at one of the cafes.

Went up to the 3 Sisters next. Legends had it that a shaman turned his 3 daughters into rocks to prevent some men from catching them but ended up loosing his magical stones, thus, not able to turn them back.

The surrounding mountains and rocks with trees are all very wonderful. And we went for the railway ride down to the mountains. It is a 55 degrees ride down, making it the steepest in the world.

Went to Featherdale Wildlife Park. I took photos with the koala sleeping in the tree. We all thought that it was fake until some of us saw the ears moved.

The guide took us to Sydney Olympic Park where the 2000 Olympics was held in Sydney.

15th June:

Checked out of Mercure Hotel and moved to YHotel. It was a big change from the 4-star hotel. We called YHotel the 5-star motel which is equal to a 1-star hotel. My cousin and I had to shared a single double bed. The only good thing about the room is that we have our own bathroom.

Took the railway to DFO factory outlet stores. Bought many clothes there. For myself, I bought a demin skirt, Esprit shirts and bag. My mother and father bought Tommy Hilfiger shirts.

To say that it was cheap to buy at the outlet stores was not so true. Since Singapore Dollars is weaker than Australian Dollars, we are at a disadvantage. And the clothes are not exactly cheap either.

Went to Sydney Aquarium next. There's nothing much that differs it from the other aquariums. They have a wide variety of sharks though.

Ate at Jordons in Darling Harbour. My uncle ordered the Seafood Platter and the Seafood Deluxe Platter. Ate many different sorts of seafood, like prawns, scallops, oysters and fish.

And something unexpected happened at YHotel this night. It was about 12 plus am, my cousin and I were all asleep when the fire alarm rang. The first thing in my mind was " Oh god, I didn't set off the smoke alarm, did I?" But, I remembered that I didn't boil any water before going to bed.

I opened the door to see if the corridor was ringing with the alarm too, but it didn't seemed like it. The ringing is really piercing to the ears. My cousin went to knock on the guys' room door where my other cousin and brother slept.

After that, came the scarier part, the system told us to evacuate the building immediately! To think that I thought it will stop after a while... We just grabbed our jackets and bags and went down the emergency exit which is right next door to us.

My cousin was still telling me how convenient it is that the emergency door is right next to us in the morning.

Met up with my uncle and auntie on the way down. And there were 2 fire engines outside the hotel. The night was so cold and despite my jacket, I was shivering. Most of the occupants were down there too, some wearing bath-robes.

After a while, the fire engines left and we all went back up. I didn't know what happened. Maybe it was a false alarm or someone set off the fire alarm.

And the worst part, this is the second time something like this happened. The first time was during the trip to New Zealand a long time ago. It happened in the wee hours of morning then.

What an experience to have! I couldn't go back to sleep after that, fearing the alarm would ring again.

16th June:

My brother got sick and so my mother and father did not go on the trip with us. Nothing to fear, it's just some weird sickness, probably due to the fright that happened last night.

Paid for the Sydney Explorer bus which cost A$39 each. Oh gods, Australia stuff is really expensive. One good thing about this bus is that we can hop off and hop on the buses anytime.

The first stop was to Mrs Macquaries' Chair. From there, we can see the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. It started drizzling and it got windy.

We then went to The Rocks. That's when the rain started getting heavier. It was a good thing that we got up the bus before the rain got any heavier.

Changed from the Sydney Explorer bus to the Bondi Explorer bus. We slept all the way there. In the summer, Bondi Beach, the most famous beach in Sydney will be full of surfers and beach-goers. But since it is winter now, the beach is almost empty.

Wow, it was really cold and windy there. My ears were starting to ache from the biting cold. Despite this, we saw some people and a couple of youth life-guards in their suits going surfing. The waves were especially huge that day.

My mother, father and brother came to meet us in a souvenir shop in the evening. Bought many things there. We each bought a shirt.

17th June:

Last day in Sydney before leaving for Singapore. We went to the Australia Museum and it is a great place. There are many sections of things to look at and it is very interactive as well.

Ate lunch at the airport and boarded SIA A380 plane. The famous plane which made its debut about a year ago, which has suites and is double storey. My relatives were seated on the upper deck while we were at the lower deck.

The spaces between the seats are wider and the toilets boost extra facilities such as colognes and perfumes. We joked about how there is bath-tubs available on the plane.

I didn't take any medicine before going up on the plane and quite enjoyed myself for the first few hours of the flight. I watched the TV for once: Confessions of a Shopaholic, the first half of He's just not that into you and Mall Cop.

I ate the dinner provided and ice-cream too. And then, the turbulence started. It was not that rocky but I can feel the protests from my stomach. I was not feeling well.

As we were about to touch down, that's when I dry-retched into the sick bag. Well, nothing came out, and my stomach weren't feeling any better. Sometimes, it's better for it to come out than to stay there.

At last, we're back to Singapore! I can't say I didn't miss Singapore. I do miss the food, the pricing, even the weather.

We all successfully past the thermal scanner in the airport.

Home Sweet Home~
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The pricing of the everything in Australia is eye-popping. The standard price for food is A$10 plus. It's a killer. I ordered a bowl of duck noodles in the food court, it cost A$9 plus. I could eat much better food in Singapore with that price.

KFC and MacDonald's isn't great there too. The chicken has no taste and the thick fries are loaded with salt. A normal meal cost so much more than a meal in Singapore.

The souvenirs aren't exactly cheap either. I bought many badges and key chains and some necklaces for friends.

In Australia, nougats and macadamia nuts is a must-buy. I just realised that Australians don't eat hard nougats, they prefer soft and bar-shaped nougat. So, we had a hard time finding the brand of nougat that we wanted.

Furthermore, their shops closed very early. By 7pm, most shops, including food stores are closed for the day, unless you go for those restaurants or cafes.

And I thought that the people there are more "cultured" in their ways of life. No, it didn't seem so. The walkways are littered with wads and wads of blacken chewing gums. Their trains get vandalised so much, even the glass windows are scratched with initials. Buildings are vandalised too.

One thing about the vandals, they are pretty creative and spot beautiful handwriting.

On the other hand, their toilets are clean and neat.

The static charges in Sydney is extremely high, you can hear the sparks when you run a plastic comb through your hair. And my face skin started peeling too, due to the dryness.

Off to Australia

Off to a spontaneous trip to Sydney, Australia from tonight until next Wednesday, 17th June. Taking SIA A380 plane back!

I can't believe it!

First, my cousin told me that they are going to Sydney in a last-minute decision. I was liked wow!, I wished my father is that spontaneous too.

Then, my father came back home and asked us if we wanted to go along. Finally, my mother said alright since my brothers did not go to Australia before. And we are off!

Woohoo! How cool is that?

I did all the booking and stuff. By right, we are supposed to fly one day later than my relatives because my father had a trip to Malaysia. But, I clicked the date wrong, and it can't be changed since the bookings are already done.

We should be flying off on Saturday morning, 12.00am. But, I clicked Friday morning instead. Anyway, my father cancelled his Malaysia trip and so, we're going with my relatives on the same day.

I also did the applications for VISA to Australia. I had to check all those details very carefully in case something goes wrong.

I'm taking a respite from the heatwave in wintry Australia! How great! It should be below 20 degrees all day long.

The last 2 times I've been to Australia was so long ago. Really hope to enjoy myself throughout.

Nothing should go wrong...

Au Revoir, for now~

Outing with friends 2009

My friend reached Singapore on Sunday morning via flight from USA. It's been a year, since I last saw her though I chatted with her almost everyday on Facebook.

Together with some other classmates from Sec 4, we met up for a gathering.

Mostly, I was the organiser. So, imagine my distress when I can't contact my friend at all. I've tried her US phone number to no avail. I was really at a loss of what to do.

Thankfully, all worked out in the end. Just as soon I meet up with another friend to discuss about it, she called me. Turned out that her phone has no signal.

It was great to see her, this time with an accent! And I finally got the Twilight DVD and wolf charm which I asked her to help me buy. I have to return the money soon.

When the others who were supposed to meet us at Khatib MRT came, we travelled to Wheelock Place for Sakae Sushi.

Altogether, 5 guys and 5 girls went to this gathering. There were supposedly to be more, but they dropped out. The 10 of us squeezed into a table at Sakae.

Walked around Orchard Road for a while and it started to drizzle. We then went to Bugis and watched movie in Iluma, the new entertainment centre in Bugis. I don't even know there's a new building at Bugis, seeing that I seldom go to that area at all.

There were not many movie choices to choose from. 3 choices were left: Terminator Salvation, Blood, and Drag me to Hell. The problem was that I don't watch this kind of movies. Drag me to Hell is absolutely a no-no since it's pure horror. Blood is M18, though I'm already 18, there are still others who are not.

Thus, we bought tickets for Terminator. In other circumstances, this is the kind of movie which I won't considered watching. Anyway, I keep my eyes adverted whenever I feel that I can't handle the scenes.

Before the movie, since we had some time left, the guys went to play at the arcade, and us girls had some "girl-time" at Coffee Bean.

My definition of frightening differs from the average person's. Giant, mutated animals movies scared me, so do gore (aka Sweeney Todd) and action violence and thrillers. Pretty pathetic, maybe.

I'm blessed and cursed with over-active imagination. I make up story-plots and fanfiction in my head which I don't penned down. But memories and images of different "horror" shows I've been unfortunate to view all jumbled up, becoming one big horror show that keep replaying in my head at night.

The movie ended around 9 plus. Walked to a hawker centre for a late dinner. I was not feeling very well so I ordered something light. I think the moment the movie had started, I was already feeling queasy.

When we finally parted, it was 11 plus. I reached home by 12am since my father came to Yishun MRT to fetch me.

Other than the watching of Terminator, it had been a wonderful day. My friend is scheduled to go back in Indonesia soon, so, there should be a gathering before she leaves.

Rumour: Tom for Riley?

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Tom Felton for Riley in Eclipse? It's a rumour for now.

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He's the one who made me fell in love for Draco and pitied him for the choices he had to make. I remembered the times when HP still ruled in my heart, my obsession is all about him. Who needs Harry Potter when you have Draco Malfoy?

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Some people don't want him to be that role because they say he don't look like the character, or that he's Draco, or that he isn't innocent enough.

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People seems to forget that Draco is a character, NOT a real person. It doesn't matter if Felton spend so many years playing the role of Draco Malfoy, because it doesn't make him less capable of acting in another role, in another beloved book series. He's an experienced actor, have faith.

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About looks. Who in the Twilight universe or other movie franchise looks like their characters? Well, unless they have plastic surgery. Make-up, the wonderfruit!

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Take Daniel Radcliffe for example, people see him as Harry Potter, and he’s stuck with that. That's why he wants to break out by taking up roles which is so different from the character he played.

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The same goes for Robert Pattinson. He’ll be always Edward now in people's hearts. Not mine though. He'll remain as Pattinson.

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I’m a fan of Felton, and would love to see him in Eclipse. But, for the sake of the hard-core HP fans and him, I hope this remains a rumour.

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Those HP fans who hate Twilight’s guts will pull their hair off if they know that yet another HP star went to the “dark side”. First Robert Pattinson, then Jamie Campbell, now Tom Felton!?

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I’ve read their extreme comments, I know how bad it can get. It’ll be another battle between HP and Twilight universe.

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I wonder how the extremists feel about this, no doubt they will rally against it. Will Felton get less love from the HP side because of this?

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I'm not insusceptible against the blurring of lines between an actor and a character despite what I wrote.

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I don't think I'm contradicting myself. What I'm trying to say is, people's perspectives are wrong. They see things too much. Once a bad guy, always a bad guy? I don't think so. Widen up. They are actors.

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It is an inevitable scenario because of the success of the movie franchises and books series.

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Mid-sem tests & updates

I'm finally back! *Deep breath* Feels good to write again!

For almost one week, I've been trying to keep my mind free from "clutter". All that is allowed in my head are theories and information. It's really taxing. I've always been the dreamer, the one who come up with fantasy plots for "stories" and anything that goes.

Now, my mind is free! I'm free! I can continue with the "stories" in my head. They are the fanfictions that I never penned on paper.

Mid-semester tests started on Monday, 1st June.

MBS paper was first. I always study the most for the first paper. It was fine, actually. I just studied all those notes covered in the revision lecture and I think it was great. I did get some MCQs wrong though, that I know that much. The case-study should be alright. An A for this paper!

Tuesday was supposed to the day where we see whether we got into the electives that we chose. I did not go back. Who will want to spend almost 3 hours journey to and fro just to get know that? But, due to some "technical difficulties", they postponed the release date.

My friend's and my theory? We reckon that administrative staff don't have enough time to allocate the electives so they postpone the date. Well, regardless, this Monday, 8th June, I'll know if I got into Entrepreneurship and Tourism electives.

Business Finance is my pet subject this term. Last year was Economics. For some reason, I've high expectations for it and I expect myself to score. Furthermore, the first 5 chapters are the easiest, so I'm digging my grave if I don't do well.

Unfortunately, my mind went blank the moment I read the questions. I didn't know if I should use average long-term needs or full 12-months long-term needs to calculate. I studied that so many times and yet I forgot. Initially, I use full 12-months long-term needs, towards the end of the test, I decided to switch.

Thank god for that! There really is a god, at least in my world.

The same for the other question. I cleanly forgot the formula for that calculation and wrote the wrong one first. I changed it and this time, I think I should get it correct. Am I lucky or is my sub-conscious trying to surface?

The other questions should be fine.

Today was HRM paper. The last one and I got the jitter-bug. I studied all those notes covered in the revision lecture and nothing more than that. I was worried that the lecturer may trick us.

I went to the room, read the questions, and silently cheered. Yes! The MCQs are so easy. I should be scoring full marks for it, unless there's something wrong with my eyes. The mini case-studies are great too. Although, I'm worried that I didn't write enough information. I mean, what they asked, I wrote the answers down. But is that enough? I did give definitions though.

I think my common-sense always deserts with me. Things often work with common-sense, but for me, it's just difficult.

Crossing my fingers that I'll get 80% for all the 3 papers. Mid-semester tests are the easiest to score, I should do that to help myself.

I depend very much on internal and external factors in this kind of scenario. Internal being, I will study hard for tests. External being, I believed in prayers, lucky charms (four-leaves clover) and all that.
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School's out! And my friend is coming to Singapore! Yay!

Someone is playing a trick on me.

I wished that H1N1 Flu will hit Singapore last time so that maybe school will be closed. Now, it's really here, with 11 cases so far and what? My friend, from USA, is scheduled to reach Singapore on Sunday.

Among those 11 cases of H1N1 Flu, most of the patients went to USA. I don't want things to get mess up... That's all I'll say.

I've lots of things to do this holiday. Pictures will be updated next.

New Moon 1st trailer out!

Ahhhhh! New Moon 1st trailer is out! Check this out!

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It's looking good, what with the birthday party, leaving scene, Laurent coming back, and the wolf form. Edward is gone, as in, lost in the movies.

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He can only stay in my heart and the books now. Robert Pattinson has taken over him. What the ****! The more I see the movie "Edward", the more I want to puke. How I hate those long sideburns...

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OMJ! Taylor is looking really fit! All those muscles... The special effects is more refined now. But, it still looks fake and really unnatural at some scenes. Like the one where "Edward" pushed "Jasper" and he flew into the piano.

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Kristen Steward's expression looks ho-hum to me. She's always wearing the same set of emotions, even though her character should be upset, angry, scared, or zombie-like.

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While the size of the wolf is great, the effects is bad.

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Well, well, it looks promising for the moment. I remain sceptical for now as a great trailer does not equal to a great movie. Chris Weitz, twilight fans are counting on you to make this into the sequel which can make us proud.

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The sequel is going to be so much better than Twilight the movie and that's a fact. Because, no matter how AU (alternate universe) New Moon becomes, it can't beat Twilight's spot from it's position in the cringe-worthy movies in 2008.

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I'm ashamed to say that I'm a twilight movie fan. For sure, my feelings for it remains on the bad side.

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Photos from my birthday and Mothers' Day 2009

~My Brithday Presents~

Wolfy-dog: A "derogatory" term for by "Edward" in reference to "Jacob".

It's just a private joke.


Mug-shot of wolfy-dog.
Ain't it cute? A wolf dressed in sheep's clothing

My Swatch watch!

It's called Sepaflor and it's from the Spring/Summer Collection 2009.

It's love at first sight!

My Birthday cake from Four Leaves

The whole family, with me in the "special" seat for the customary birthday photo

My cousin's pet, Lucky, sniffing my hair

A nice photo together with cousins & brothers

On the swing in a Coffee house

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Finally, I've decided to update the photos taken for Mothers' Day and my birthday 2009. Yes, it's been long.

I've planned to put more than these but due to the time constraints, this is the best I can come up with. Time constraints is equal to me being lazy as high definition photos take a long time to load and if I load them on photobucket first, it will still take a long time.

So, that being said, this is just the start. I promise to upload more miscellaneous photos soon, maybe by this week.

Till then~

New Moon poster is out!

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*Drums roll*

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Make a guess which is the official New Moon movie poster...

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The answer is the second from the top. That is the official New Moon movie poster released by Summit Entertainment. The other 5 are merely fan-made.

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My opinion?

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The official poster looks nice but I have no love for it. For one, it looks too photo-shopped to be any good. It's either that or the quantity and quality of make-up used. I do love the sepia tones for it though.

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The 3 main characters stances are clear. However, they should positioned Robert Pattinson the other way, showing that he's leaving. I like the protective embrace of Taylor Lautner around Kristen Steward.

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One main peeve is that Kristen Steward's face is not showing any emotion! She could at least be upset or embrace Taylor back. Some people argued that she's in the zombie-stage, therefore no emotions are shown.

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My opinion can be based on other people's analysis of the poster and their reactions to it. So, in the event that most reactions are great, my review may changed according. I can be easily swayed by the comments people make.
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Other than the official poster, I've put up 5 fan-made posters that deserves the recognition. It's hard to choose a favourite because I love every single one! Each of them can seriously be official instead. Their photo-shop skills are really great and the results are beautiful. The fans have to deal with limited photos to make something that convey the message of New Moon.

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I have a soft spot for number 4 and 5.

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However, many fans and I may be bias with the posters. Naturally, our expectations in the "real deal" is much higher than for fan-made posters. The company has the means and resources to do what they can and they come up with this? Whilst, the fans are not that professional and they can come up with something beautiful.

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Unfortunately, I don't have the skills to do photo-shop. I'm not good at it so I had to make do with whatever is in my league. Therefore, I envy those who can come up with these. Sigh.

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Disclaimer: All the above posters are not mine. They belong to their wonderful and talented owners.

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PS: Kris is the American Idol! Oh yes! I was rooting for him.

Belated Birthday Dinner

Went to Changi Airport's Swensens for my belated birthday dinner with my family. I ordered the Sambal Fish, fries and strawberry ice-cream. Yum!

It's been such a long time since we last went to Swensens. The fries is not up to my standard though. It's not hot enough and not soft inside. Oh well. The next time I go to Swensens, I'm ordering the black pepper seafood pasta. It's really good.

Went to Terminal 3 and visited the lobby of the of Crowne Plaza Hotel. It's really beautiful and grand but a little too dark for my liking. The dim lights and black glass panels makes it looks questionable.

I bought a Swatch watch, OME! It's simple but lovely. I'll put up the pictures next time.

I'm still struggling to complete my work...

Updates

Well, well, it's been too long.

There are many things to update.

Firstly, I'll start with my 18th Birthday! On Sunday, 10th May, I bought Chocolate Classico from Four Leaves to my cousin's house. I forgot that it was Mothers' Day too and Four Leaves was almost sold out on the cakes. That cake was one of the few left.

I'll post up the photos next time. Thank you all very much for the presents, cards and wishes!

A big thank you to my great friend, Sharon, for your card and message, my friends in Poly and Secondary School, my Aunts, brothers, my lovely cousin, Rona, for the cute wolf toy and wishes on my blog/SMS/facebook at 12.00am! I was also pleasantly surprised by the wishes from some Cullenists from twilightlexicon.

It's been a wonderful 18th Birthday! Tomorrow, I'll be celebrating my belated birthday with my family. Woohoo, Swensens! And dare I say, a Swatch watch?

Secondly, I burnt my arm on Wednesday. It's been a ugly mark on my left arm. Soon, there will a 'cross' scar on my arm as I burnt my arm before.

Datelines are approaching. 20th May, I'm handing up my 4 news articles for Cross-Cultural Psychology. 25th May, for Human Resources PBL 1.

That's what has been killing me. PBL is really one big problem! I won't go on, since I've already dedicated an entry for it.

Thirdly, I've finally finished reading The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks! It's a beautifully written story, with a bittersweet ending. I don't understand why I put it off for so long. Now, I can watch the movie version in peace, since I finished the book.

Fourthly, I'm looking for Venetian glass beads to make a necklace. Beading is an expensive hobby.

My muse is not with me, therefore, my writing don't flow on well. Well, that should be all.

Mid-semester exams are coming soon and I've got to start revision. Holidays are coming too.

PBL is a nightmare

I want to go and hide in a corner and cry.

The Human Resource Management Problem-Based Learning is one big problem, trouble that starts with the letter 'T' and a nightmare!

It's really difficult and my group has to redo things over and over again. What is worst is that the due date is coming! Arghhh.... 25th May is just within the horizon.

And one thing I must say, I still don't know if my group is showing its potential or not. To be fair, jobs given out are done. I missed my old group!

I'm constantly worrying and fretting about the report and the stupid FILA. I badly want to do well. I'm trying my best here. But, I can't do everything.

I'm human too. Information is hard to get. I am thinking of getting a real text book tomorrow. I've enough of using resources that are lukewarm. I want it boiling hot. Instant problem-solver.

Stupid PBL project! What a mess this is. And there's still one more to go.

What can I do but to rant here? I'm already taking my problems in school back home. Showing a black face to everyone, snapping at them. I don't want to do this.

It is said that there is a clear line between work and home.

Typing all these makes me want to cry, so I'll stop here now. *Takes a deep breath.*

Things will be better tomorrow, at least in certain aspects.

Waiting for a good time

I really want to update my blog on our celebrations for Mothers' Day and my birthday over the weekend.

But, time is not on my hands. I hardly have time when I reached home from Monday to Wednesday, so I guessed the updating will have to wait. Sigh...

I'm feeling tired all day long.