~ Starlitez Galaxy ~

2010-08-30T20:53:00.001+08:00

I'm back alas...
Wanted to lament on the 2 unfriendly persons I encountered this morning...
One was talking to me on the phone as though I did something wrong.
But in fact, I was just the messenger and wasn't aware of the background of what I was tasked to do.
The other, I just couldn't reach her, by office phone or mobile.
And to think I found her at her workstation when I personally walked down to find her.
And she answered to my questions as though I shouldn't have asked.

They were simply unfriendly.

And I always dislike it when people refuse to entertain/help others
just because they think they are really busy.
It's not only them who are busy okay...
Even so, at least be courteous and give a little response.
Respect others' work and others will respect yours.

*****

Uncertainty just poured into my world since last week.
I thought this would not be something I would expect to hear,
after all the many efforts that were put in.
I really want to believe again.
But fear has overpowered the belief,
at least for now.

2010-06-13T20:39:00.002+08:00

I prefer enclosed areas to open spaces.
Feel more secured this way.

That's why, surprisingly, I prefer my current workstation (after compacting) to the previous one.

That's why, when I sleep, I like to be surrounded / covered with my pillows and soft toys.

That's why I feel more at ease sitting on the inner seat on buses, and enjoy the bus ride better.

=)

I've got a new hairstyle!
Finally, I'm moving away from the usual straight hair of mine.
Quite like the permed hair,
though some people may feel that I look more matured.

=)

World Cup 2010 is here!
Watched my first World Cup match yesterday.
Able to watch England play,
but yet again, they disappoint me and perhaps many others,
with their lacklustre performance.
At least they din lose!

=)

2010-06-08T21:25:00.002+08:00

I dropped one side of my favourite earring today....boohoo....

But I thought there seemed to be a lesson behind it.

If things are incompatible, they will eventually part.

Just like my earring.
The ear stud that holds the ear ring to the ear (not sure what is it called exactly)
doesn't belong to the ear ring itself.

2010-06-05T14:05:00.002+08:00

Haiz.. my mum can be very restrictive at times.
Just now was mentioning to her that I wanna perm my hair.
Then she created a few minutes of 'hoo-ha'...
shaking her head, saying no no no,
that permed hair will be difficult to manage, etc...
wasting money in the end..

But I want to change my hair style for once.
Had been keeping straight hair for like... how many donkey years.

And nan de now I got 50% off Jean Yip voucher!!

2010-05-05T20:46:00.002+08:00

O

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F

Think nobody in the right mind will like it.
Half of the section is practically going crazy over it,
especially those colleagues who play a larger role in it.
Can't even keep our seats warm for an hour.
Didn't have much time left during the working hours to do our other work.
ended up with OT...
but i do it at home.. (more refreshed after a bath..)
Ahhh.. can't wait for it to be over!

the department i'm in charge of will take at least 2 (consecutive) weeks for the reconfiguration to be completed!?
no wonder there's only one department assigned to me..

*****
10 more days to my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
but i don't seem to be anticipating it...
after my day-off couldn't be taken around that weekend...
no choice...

2010-04-18T15:47:00.002+08:00

My first ever concert since (at least) 10 years ago.
The first was my favourite British boyband (which disbanded already..boohoo).
So quite enjoyable to be able to attend another concert again. =D

But too bad I'm not very familiar with many of their songs.
Nonetheless, still like the atmosphere (which could have been better if all the people were grouped closer together);
like the fireworks! Fireworks at an outdoor concert, cool!

The only flaw is the long queuing time to get into the stadium.
Imagine the queue stretching across at least 500m (including the U-turned queue).
Waited around 45mins before we could enter.

Anyway, good weekend!
Star Awards Show One later this evening =)

2010-04-03T17:52:00.013+08:00

It has been one week since I came back from the 6D5N trip to Hong Kong/Macau.
Kinda miss the place, mainly due to the weather lolz
It was kinda chilly while we were there.
HK would have been similar to S'pore,
if not for the interesting attractions
like the Madame Tussauds, the Peak, Lantau/Lamma Island, Victoria Harbour.

I truly fall in love with some of Macau's architecture (the more developed ones) and hotel themes.

Here are some of my top voted fun places / activities!

The Peak Tram
(which brings you up and down the Peak)

At some points, the tram was 45 degree slanting!
(Below is me trying to take a picture of the scene behind me while I was standing at 45 degree =D)

The 25-min cable ride to and from Ngong Ping Village in Lantau Island
(the longest cable car ride I have ever ridden; it gives riders a panoramic view of the area, e.g. HK Int'l Airport, the hilly areas of HK)

This interesting machine activity at HK Heritage Village

(Guess who is this? Hehe)

(It's me!)

As mentioned, the specially designed architecture of some of the Macau Casinos

(the Grand Lisboa which shines as dusk approaches)

(The interior of Venetian Macau

where Boys Over FLowers Filmed at)

(the place where it is always daylight!
- it's a food court actually)

Now for the top 2 most romantic places in my view: =)

The Victoria Harbour at Tsim Sha Tsui
(you can really have a great view of the city landscape from here; it's a long stretch, comprising of the Avenue of Stars as well; saw quite a number of couples sitting by the harbour, enjoying the view and catching up with each other)

Again, it's got to be the Venetian Macau
specifically the boat ride along the man-made Grand Canal.

Be the lucky ones (like us!) to have Enrico, the man with powerful voice, who will sing for you as he rows your boat along the canal.

The most professionally taken photo of the trip
it's actually taken by our Macau tour guide =)

So much of the HK trip,

it is an enjoyable getaway for a first timer.

On the other side,

I wasn't drawn to the Ocean Park which was too family-oriented for me (and perhaps us? haha).

The rides weren't many.

Shopping-wise was another disappointment.

Certain things were rather expensive.

I came back only with some clothes, no bags and only 2 pairs of boots (which couldn't be worn too often in S'pore mah..).

Taiwan is still better! Lolz..

Nonetheless, it's a great break,

filled with laughter (mainly because of YC's humour),

and some bonding time. =)

Looking forward to the next holiday!

2010-04-03T17:30:00.006+08:00

HK doesn't seem to have many specialty food.

But I got to comment that the HKongers know how to pamper themselves with a sumptuous spread of breakfast items. In many eateries, there are breakfast set meals which consist of a bowl of noodles, bread-base set (can be sandwiches, toasts, etc.. with eggs) and drinks.

Really advocate the fact that breakfast is the most important meal of the day! (but be careful of not over-eating!)

Let me introduce my top favourites!

Desserts at Honeymoon Dessert

(simply love the mango desserts; must try the sago in mango and tofu!)

The famous Portugese Egg Tarts

(so crispy and fragrant! Leave you wanting for more!)

许留山 Desserts

(tried the aloe vera in mango and coconut juice; what a unique sweet comby!)

My top favourite of all, which prompted me to buy it again on the last day of the trip

奶油公仔包

(rich in butter and condensed milk - sounds unhealthy but.. delicious!)

Among the tasty food that I have eaten,

I was quite disappointed with the HK Milk Tea.

Or maybe I wasn't used to that kind of milk tea which I think they use a different type of milk.

Leave a weird aftertaste and smell...

Nonetheless,

I guess HK is very 'noodle-friendly'.

You seem to see noodles dishes everywhere.

I came back to Singapore, telling my dad not to buy noodles for me, for the subsequent couple of days! Lolz.

But the HK Wantan Noodles was commendable. =)

2010-03-07T20:42:00.002+08:00

Yesterday was HDB DnD
at Meritus Mandarin Orchard.
"Golden Symphony" was the theme.
Most were dressed in gold.
I quite like the food,
and the Mcee!
He was super duper funnie lolz
his jokes seemed so naturally told,
lame at times but you won't feel it's lame
haha

And time for lucky draw!
I think I'm only fated for small lucky draw luck this year,
at least better than winning nothing.
My section had two lucky draws during the CNY period,
I won the so-called top 2 prizes for this first gathering - $10 red packet.
Won one of the 3 bird's nests for the 2nd gathering.
And for the Dnd, din leave empty handed but also din grab a big price - $10 NTUC voucher (again!)
LOLz

Nonetheless had a great time last night with my colleagues. =)

After DnD, met up with HT, together with WJ.
Hah.. what an interesting chat we had for the night!
Enlighten and was englightened! =)

Counting down to HK trip!

2010-02-23T21:12:00.003+08:00

Initially I intended to blog about me and my job...
but decided against it.
Otherwise, some of my readers would comment something about my department/unit.
And would compare with theirs.
All I can say is I like my current work
as this is something which I envisioned to do,
before I got a job.
But I guess all kinds of work have their own challenges.
So it's not kinda fair to say that some departments lead a better 'life' than the others.
However, I sincerely acknowledge and understand the high volume of work that officers from other departments need to handle everyday.

Anyway..
tomorrow is the 'magical' day.
240210.
But dun really feel much anticipation this year.. =(

2010-02-17T20:16:00.002+08:00

I want to be a good girl...
Can I?

2010-02-09T20:37:00.003+08:00

Looking forward to the vacation leave in Mar!!
Though have not officially applied for it yet..
hope nothing goes wrong..
and can anticipate to another holiday!
Yay!
Hong Kong!

Justina told me yesterday that one of the lucky colours for those born in the year of Tiger is PINK...
And it occurred to me that I had been getting pink stuff recently..

black & pink wallet.
pink HP cover.
pink pen (with black ink).
pink dress.

=)=)

and my current 2 handbags are mainly pink in colour...
(mixed with other minor colours)

=)=)

and not to mention....
all my piggies.. are PINK =D

but my favourite colour is PURPLE.. hah.

2010-02-02T21:01:00.001+08:00

Since many many many years ago,
I never look forward to Chinese New Year.
Cos I find it boring..
at least for me... =(

2009-12-27T19:18:00.003+08:00

The Happiness Entry

Happiness seems to be almost everywhere this year.
More for others.
I'm happy for them.

I sense the air of happiness,
in the photos I see,
from the way people behave,
from the way people describe their encounters.

It's the little details that can truly touch someone.

Have many moments of happiness, my friends. =)

2009-12-16T20:47:00.003+08:00

Guess what was discovered on Desaru beach??

See below...

A dead turtle!!
It really looked rather... disgusting..
It's huge... a little rotten...
with all the flies hovering around it.
And the skull had already been revealed...
Eeeekks..

Guess where I stayed during the Desaru trip??

Kampong house??

Haha... of course... not...

This was Pulai Desaru Resort.

The place that was my 'home' for 2 days 1 night.

Last week was kinda draggy for me,

because I was looking forward to the weekend break.

It was a last minute booking though.

Speaking of booking.

The accomodation and ferry tickets were booked through FIVE STAR tour agency.

Wonder why I cap the name of the tour agency?

To many, FIVE STAR tour agency is well-known and popular among holiday goers.

What was really disappointing were the mistakes that were committed by the tour agent!

We happily arrived at Changi Ferry Terminal and then went to check-in.

What caught us unexpected were the 3 things the immigration officers told us:

1) "Your tickets are child tickets."

2) "We don't have the ferry reservation form from the tour agent so we could not process the ferry tickets."

3) "There isn't a 5pm ferry ride back tomorrow."

So we waited for nearly one hour before we could call the tour agency when they open for the day. While waiting, we were scolding the tour agent. Do we look like a child, that you have to issue child tickets to us? And why didn't you pass the reservation form to us? And how come you told us there is a 5pm ferry ride back the next day? Is this the kind of service that FIVE STAR can offer???

Anyway, we manage to speak to a person from another branch. And.. we got to pay for the adult tickets which would be refunded to us.

I'm going down to confront that tour agent tomorrow. Hmph..

Nonetheless, we managed to proceed on with the Desaru getaway!

Actually, there wasn't much to do at Desaru.
I would prefer Bintan.

The view and surroundings at Bintan seem to be nicer...

The resort at Bintan seems to be newer,

and housed with more entertainment facilities..

Okay lah.. on the brighter side,

the Kampung tour was interesting.

traditional Malay house,

eating Malay lunch,

and playing Malay instrument.

Oh ya! Not forgetting the seafood dinner!!

Oh my, the crab meat was really really soft and smooth in texture.

Yummy!

The lobster too, rich in meat.

Looking forward to the next holiday or getaway,

which I wonder when..

In the meantime,

it's 2 weeks of 3 1/2 day work week.

And Xmas!

And New Year!

Woohoo!

2009-11-06T20:28:00.003+08:00

It was a week of pretty good food,
a couple of talks
and a mini outing.

Last Friday, I rode on the Singapore Flyer,
for the... 3RD time.
Can't believe I actually agreed to join some of my colleagues for this.
Since I have tried the Flyer, both during the day and night.
So there're not many reasons for me to go on it again.
Nonetheless, it's nice to spend time outside work with colleagues some time.

Last Saturday, I dined at the well-acclaimed Kushin-bo.
People kept praising it, for its good food.
But when I really tried it,
I didn't think it was really that fantastic.
Maybe it's just wasn't up to my expectation.

Last Sunday, I attended the first wedding since many donkey years.
(I was pretty excited actually lolz)
The bride was really beautiful, in her dazzling gowns,
and the groom was really handsome, in his smart suits.
Food was great too!
(at least better than some of those 5-star hotel's banquet food)
Sweet sweet evening. =)
And it was really nice of my senior colleagues to prepare a cake for the bride,
cos it's her birthday as well! =D

Just the Wednesday that had passed,
I attended Day 2 of the Business Excellence Global Conference,
on my colleague's behalf.
It was at Shangri-la Hotel.
The overall experience was quite a rewarding one.
This was the first time I witnessed a formal conference setting,
with several big-shots from the business world.
Representatives from companies like
ST Engineering
Harrington Institute, Inc
The Foundation for Malcolm Balridge National Quality Award
etc....

The theme was "Embracing Excellence, Learning from the Best".
Common messages emerged among the various talks.
For example: the need for good leadership,
the need to convey a common language throughout the organisation,
the benefits from benchmarking with the better ones.

And I met 2 familiar faces there as well.
First is my secondary school Vice Principal.
Though she doesn't know me personally,
she's glad to meet a fellow ex-Hildian. =)
Nice talking to her as well.

Second is the professor of one of my uni modules.
Though he couldn't recall my name,
he did subsequently remember my existence
and the project that my group had done for that module.

Just the Thursday that had passed,
I tagged along with my deputy director (DD) and senior colleague
to listen to my DD talk at ST Electronics.
That was followed by my Unit Head's sharing at NYJC.
Both their talks were of the same topic.
Effectively speaking, I listened twice to the same topic.

Really appreciate the exposure that my DD and unit head
have given me so far. =)

What about today?
It's Friday! TGIF
My work week ended rather quietly though,
cos my fellow colleague neighbours were not around.
One took half-day leave.
The 2 on my left and right workstations went for the inter-departmental bowling meet.
Actually I might have been the one who would be joining them for this,
but I turned it down (so sorry JY! he won't see this anyway haha)
The venue is really really far.....
Can't imagine myself travelling all the way back alone.

Hmm.. it's quite a long post today =)

Maybe this is one avenue which YOU might know what has been going on for me,
especially for the past few days..............

2009-11-01T14:33:00.002+08:00

When you look back and think of all those things you have done
over the XXX days,
the thought of doing it again with another person is 'excruciating'.
It may seem sweet and meaningful to do them for the first time.
But subsequent attempts have dismissed any idea of novelty.

Perhaps now it's time for me to ingrain in myself
another perspective.
The current one seems to go nowhere.
It could only make things worse,
as there's no perfect relationship between two persons' minds.
It might mean something to you,
but it doesn't really mean much to the other.

Maybe I shall put the focus on other things,
from now on. =)

2009-10-25T12:36:00.004+08:00

My OBS - 22 to 23 Oct 2009

at Pulau Ubin

Fun

Amazing

Cooling

Blazing

Tiring

Aching

Persevering

and erm..

Embarassing...

2009-10-11T15:25:00.003+08:00

I love night outings!

Night as in REALLY NIGHT..

After 12am =D

That's the time of the day when the crowd has already dispersed,

when there are night scenaries to view. =)

Dempsey Hill looks great at night.

The dark atmosphere that was created on the outside,

with few street lights standing.

Ben&Jerry was crowded,

with ice-cream lovers,

and a live band performing English songs.

Ever enter Sentosa at night?

Hehe.. we did last night.

Walked the dark path up the Imbiah Lookout,

to see Mr Merlion sleeping.

Took a look at Siloso Beach.

And wandered to Palawan Beach,

to cross the bridge to the southernmost point of the Asia continent.

The night walk at Sentosa left us feeling hungry towards the end.

Drove to Marine Cove @ East Coast Park.

But the HK cafe that we wanted to go was closed. =(

So we ended up with......

MacDonalds..

How exciting..

Haha.. okay lah.

It was a fun 'excursion' afterall!

Yahoo! =D

Reached home at 6 plus am! Hoho.

2009-09-15T16:52:00.002+08:00

Was looking up the calendar for the coming months,
wanted to know when is Deepavali.
It has been changed to 17 Oct,
a Saturday!
By right, 17 Oct is gazetted as a public holiday.
So... by left, there won't be an extra holiday on 19 Oct Monday?
Even though it falls during weekend..
Boohoo..
But there'll still be a school holiday on Monday ...

And I found out something interesting...
for the year 2010..
Guess which date does CNY Day 1 fall on?
.
.
.
.
.
Valentine's Day...

It'll be the first time that we'll see most of the shops closed on V-day. Lolz
Retailers would have to scratch their heads,
thinking of ways to continue to capitalise on this commercialised occasion.

So when do you think people will celebrate V-day?
Most likely not 14 Feb,
and not 13 Feb (CNY Eve).
Then it'll be 12 Feb (Fri) then?
Hehe..

2009-09-13T16:10:00.000+08:00

My section's retreat on Friday was really fun!
Many laughters,
and more laughters. =D

2009-09-10T20:23:00.003+08:00

I forgot to blog about this!
Haha.. no lah..
just that I watched my first 3D movie last weekend =D
The Final Destination (3D).
It's really quite 3D.
Sometimes, the objects would swiftly shoot towards you.
That near to your face.

One thing I find irritating is the dizziness caused by the 3D glasses.
The eyes would feel tired.
Rather uncomfortable.
For nearly 3/4 of the time,
I was holding the glasses away from my face,
minimizing the contact as much as possible. Lolz

But it's indeed an experience. Interesting.

*****

The Wedding of the Year is approaching!
芳心有李
That's what the 3-part special programme is called.
It will definitely be grander than Michelle Chia & Shaun Chen's wedding.
Of course, right?
We are talking about Fann Wong here. =)
Every time there is a wedding,
one thing I would first look forward to seeing is
the gowns that the bride would wear.
I feel that bridal gowns are the nicest thing ever,
for a girl.
There are simply countless variations in the design, colours and texture.

Anyway, for this Wedding of the Year,
hope that Chris Lee's hair can be dyed back to the normal colours
The one he has now... is simply...
not very pleasant.. (to me)...
and his moustache!
Be a handsome groom for a beautiful bride, please..
However, maybe he (or she) likes his current style. =)

*****

And the new season of Amazing Race is coming soon!
Yay!
Something to anticipate every week,
same day,
same time,
same channel.
=p

2009-08-30T15:10:00.004+08:00

Punggol Seventeenth Avenue
Have you heard of this place?
Have you been there before?

What about Marina Country Club & Resort
at Punggol Seventeenth Avenue?

My first time there on 24th Aug 2009.
The destination was Sakura (Charcoal Grill & Shabu Shabu)
in the country club.

It really took much walking effort before reaching the place,
IF you are travelling without a private transport.

After the 20 minutes or so of walking along the winding ulu road,
we have reached!
Time to feast!
Initially I thought it would be a buffet style like the other Sakura outlets,
but the style of cooking here was grilling and steamboating..
(much to my disappointment at first.. had wanted so much to have a buffet!)
Nonetheless, after looking at the wide variety of food (it claims to be 200+ food items),
I began to feel a little excited.

So there we go!

The 'humongous' mushroom!

The mini cakes and pastry!

Happy birthday! (not to me lah hehe)

We were tooooo full to enjoy these dessert.

Stomach filled with lotsa meat.. hehe

That put a full stop to my Monday night. =D

*********

Thursday...

me & wendy signed up for this particular bank, X's credit card,

with this so-called sales personnel.

We filled in the form and all.

Then were told to mail all the documents out ourselves.

Reasonable.. cos we were still short of a couple of documents.

That same day, in the evening,

that sales personnel called me up, asking if I have mailed the envelope.

I said perhaps later in the day.

At night, he smsed again, asking the same question.

Upon seeing that message,

I felt rather annoyed.

Haha.. I didn't reply him lolz

The next day, Friday.

He repeated what he did the day before.

Calling and smsing..

I only replied his sms.

I didn't really like such persistant (死缠滥打) person.

I know he could be desperate to meet his sales target or something,

but it won't leave a very good impression about his service.

That brought me to think about what service is

and how to make customers happy.

If I didn't truly want to apply for the card,

I would have been so annoyed that I won't sign up with him totally.

Because, simply I don't feel good about his service attitude.

Anyway, what came unexpected was,

he popped up a personal question directly to me..

Hah.. I chose not to answer. =D

2009-08-10T15:21:00.002+08:00

I'm blogging again!
Just that I wanted to consolidate the past week's events/activities before I blog all at one go. =)

Although this topic has become a norm somewhere, elsewhere,
I guess I still need to blog about it, right?
FIRST WEEK Of WORK,
that is.
One of the milestones in everyone's life.

Management Services Officer (MSO),
that's my designation. =)

Albeit the multiple jitteries on the eve of my first day,
those seem to subside,
when I meet my colleagues who seem nice and fun,
when I see my working environment.

Something worth mentioning was the 2-day service workshop I attended.
Colleagues from the other different departments,
of various age ranges,
though not many are in the twenties.

Two interesting observations I had made:
First is, there are people who look really young and might be mistaken to be around the same age as me,
but in fact, they are married or they have worked in the organisation for many many years.

In relation to the first, I was going 'Wow!' when I saw that the most enthusiastic person in the training group was actually a 60-year-old man.
It's really nice to see that despite his age, he was able to interact well with everyone,
actively participate in the activities and not being afraid to lead the group at times.
A very commendable spirit!

Aside from the above,
first week of work has gotten me bombarded with many information,
though no serious work to commence on as yet.

I just am not used to the fact that I have to wake up sooo early in the morning!
Boohoo..
quite a dread..

Hope this long National Day weekend has gotten me recharged in terms of sleep hah.
Had fun too though.
Went to the NDP vicinity
and caught the fireworks just right above me.
Nice!
I'm determined to get the NDP tickets one of these years.
Always failed in the balloting =(

kk..gonna enjoy the rest of the holiday! Ciao~

2009-07-24T14:01:00.004+08:00

Of all the dramas,

I love HK shows the most.

I find the plots to be more appealing

and are able to engage viewers to keep on wanting to watch,

to find out what will happen next.

There is often a twist to every HK drama.

We always expect a twist,

but sometimes are unable to predict what kind of twist it will be.

Hence, the sense of suspension and anticipation is usually there.

I'm currently catching this 肥田喜事 on Channel U.
And during last night's dinner,
we came across hearing HT saying, "XLXT".
For a moment, we were trying to decipher what did XLXT stand for.
Hah.. a nice abbreviation to me..
XLXT = 心灵相通
That's the underlying theme for the whole show.
You'll keep on hearning the female lead, Fei Tian, saying
she's looking for a partner who can connect with her,
in other words, 心灵相通.

Come to think of it,
I do believe that XLXT exists,
but to ultimately find a person who can XLXT
is not quite convincing,
in a sense that a person can XLXT with not just one person
(like how Fei Tian apparently can XLXT with 3 guys),
however, it all boils down to which of the many XLXT persons you truly like,
and would like to be together with.

*****
I just completed Wars of the In-laws 2 !
It's a modern sequel to Part 1 ancient comedy drama which I didn't really watch.
Hah.. cos I'm not fond of ancient settings. Hehe
This Part 2 is indeed entertaining, funny, yet meaningful.
One thing I like about it was how the mother tries all means to protect her son,
though it appears to be a form of spoonfeeding,
but it's still a way of showing her motherly love.
And though the mother is seen as an unreasonable commander and leader,
she is still able to gain the respect and admiration
from her colleagues and family.

I definitely like the fact that she's so capable of thinking and planning,
such that there doesn't seem to be anything that can blow her off.
=)

****
My fave of the HK dramas is The Police Academy (part one) and On the first beat (part two).
There's a part three as well!
But sadly, due to some 'technical incompatibility',
I can't watch it online.
Mysoju doesn't have the complete version. =)
Nvm, good things need to wait.
I wonder how come Singapore doesn't have its own local version of trainee police story.
It might be refreshing to show how life in the police force/academy is like.
Maybe defence is a sensitive and confidential issue to touch on. =(

2009-07-17T13:52:00.003+08:00

Just a quick update!

Job status : just employed

No. of free days left: 16 days

Recent events/activities:

1) Commencement on 12 July 2009: Class of 2009, cool!

2) Commencement dinner: at Swissotel.. hmm.. quite boring I must say, it's just eating, phototaking and listening/watching the livebands & music

3) 1st attempt at making ice cream on 14 July : one word, rich taste =D

4) Spending time with ******* : =p

Upcoming activities:

1) Camping? Lolz

2) Casual dinner on 23 July

3) Graduation outdoor photo-shoot on 25 July : hah. not the professional kind though

4) Help-out in friend's enrichment program on 30 July?

5) JC gathering on 1 Aug

6) The first step into working world on 3 Aug.. grr..

2009-07-02T23:40:00.002+08:00

Yoyo!
Me went on a clothes spree today!
So happie.. =D
Bought most of them from my fave shop - Sixties!
One black pants,
one black jacket,
2 tops

And finally eligible for the membership!
Kinda regretted that I din top up to obtain the membership the other day,
if not this time can use le..

The rest:

blue dress from Zstyle (gonna wear it for commencement dinner hehe)
skirt and belt from Iora (using the $50 voucher, seriously this shop doesn't have any clothes that suit my preference, therefore had a very hard time choosing)

new clothes..

but there goes my GST credits.. lolz

Okay.. I'm geared up for work now...
but...
job not confirmed yet...bleah..

2009-06-25T18:22:00.003+08:00

Interesting Interview Today

The forms and characteristics of job interviews do differ
between government organizations, large and small private companies.
Just went to this private company today,
considered small though it has several overseas offices.

The job position: HR Executive
Key requirements: degree, with min. 5 years of experience in HR.

That's why I wonder why they asked me down for interview
when I'm just a fresh gradudate.
They told me the reason being that they are considering fresh graduates,
with an open mind, and part of being flexible in recruitment.
They would like to see what a fresh graduate can offer
in terms of new ideas being contributed.

The boss mentioned that the reasons they shortlisted me
was because of the internship experiences that I had,
which might be of some use,
and partly because...
I know Thai language (speaking and listening wise lah)
hahh.. cos the boss knew a bit of Thai lolz.

It was indeed the most interesting interview I had ever been to date.
Less structured and more importantly,
it gave me the feeling that the recruiters appeared to be seriously interested in knowing more about you,
rather than view the interview session as one in which they are primarily assessing your abilities.
There's a subtle difference between 'knowing more' and 'assessing'.. if you get what I mean.

Anyway, they said they would really consider to shortlist me if I'm willing to take up a dual position during the initial stage of employment - customer service/sales/marketing together with HR.
Lack of experience, that's why...

Since the Tuesday that has passed, and until next Tuesday,
all my days were spent in interviews and taking some assessment tests.
Every day lo..
Hah..hopefully that other particular organisation would give me a job offer soon!

2009-06-21T17:48:00.003+08:00

Had a lovely Saturday night (or Sunday midnight).
Saturday afternoon was spent shopping along Orchard with dear sw.
Reached home about 9pm and thought that's the end of my Sat night.
But... hahah.. due to some 心血来潮 with HT,
I gathered wj and he persuaded Jus,
and we were off !

To where?

Thanks to Jus for her recommendation of a night hang-out place.
It's called Bliss Restaurant, at Punggol Park.
Lovely ambience by Punggol Lake,
to chill, drink, eat and chat.
Blissful indeed.
We entertained ourselves by savouring the drinks,
(me & Jus ordered Rambutan Freeze and this cocktail with gin, strawberry sauce and lime juice comby),
playing Bridge,
and chatting here and there.
Fun and relaxing.

Hah.. didn't know they were so ON still, at around 2.30am+,
we headed to airport T3. Lolz.
Night at the airport is definitely a different experience,
with all the quietness as not many people are around.
We 'relived childhood play' by doing some woodblock colouring,
and me riding on the luggage trolley (oops..).
Sat at the comfy food court seats and chatted for a while.
Time flew...
5am was our breakfast at Ya Kun..
hehe..

and.. home sweet home..

p.s. thanks HT for offering to drive us! =D

2009-06-14T14:34:00.004+08:00

I finished watching the Korean F4 idol drama!
Okay...maybe I'm considered very slow to have just watched it until now.
It was indeed an emotion-filled show.
One of the shows which I had cried along with the main leads,
Jandi (or Shancai) & JunPyo (or Dao Ming Si),
especially towards the 2nd portion of the 25 episodes.

I cried when JunPyo said all those nasty things to her while she was at Macau,
wanting to see him.

I cried and pitied JunPyo, seeing him feel so hurt being in the predicament
(caused by his witch mum and family background).
Burdened by the loads of his family business
and his mum's constant command/threaten,
he had to suppress his feelings and stay away from Jandi.
Deep in him, you can really feel for him as he cried in despair.
Nonetheless, the audience would still love his silent concern for Jandi,
and how Jandi believed him for so long,
though she gave up once when faced with the threat of causing troubles for the ones around her (Ga Eul, Ji Hoo).

One of the many things that JunPyo did really touched me.
It's the part when he went to learn swimming so that he could be the one to save Jandi when she faced some difficulties in the waters.
Although it might not seem so WOW! to some of you,
it somehow made an impact on me..

Oh yeah... and JunPyo's expression would always display how much he 疼惜 Jandi.
There was an aura around him that seemed to say "I'll always be there to protect her."
Hah.. okay.. maybe I'm biased or maybe I'm not,
with all the focus on JunPyo..
Well, realistically speaking, I doubt such a person exists in real life -
someone who loves a person so much that a loving aura is found around him.

2009-06-08T14:01:00.014+08:00

Final post on Taiwan Grad Trip.

Decided not to continue accounting for the day-by-day trip activities.
So... in sum:

What I like about TAIWAN!

Top 6 Favourite Attractions in Taiwan

1）Danshui & Lover's Bridge

This might be one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen or been to.

The sunset view over the Lover's Bridge.The faint sunlight illuminating it.

And the bustling night activity along the Danshui street,

with the shops' billboards & neon lights creating a brilliant image,

while the shoppers adding on to the lively atmosphere.

Some interesting local finds in the shops as well.

2) Hualien beach, rocks, and rapids & Yehliu

Natural creations.

The greyish sands spanning the entire beach.

The rocks allowing huge waves splashing over it.

The above-land underwater life.

Simply love the rapids formation as well. =)

3) Jiufen

Not much of natural scenery in the inside (of cos).

But what captivated me was the string of shops opened on the mountain.

The stretch seemed to be neverending.

Every shop brought about some degree of anticipation.
If I'm not wrong, there weren't many repeated stores.

But a maximum of 2 for some specialities?

Here's the place to find the local produce and

to eat numerous delicious 小吃.

4) Rapids near Cihmu Bridge (Taroko)

That's the best part of Taroko, to me.

Perhaps due to the severe fogged sky,

we couldn't view the mountainous scenery.

Thus, as we travelled along the winding (and giddy) mountain roads,

sometimes zooming through blurred stretch of paths,

this 'finale' destination point gave us a refreshing eye-opener.

5) Qing Jing Farm

You couldn't have missed the many many sheeps while in the farm!
Tons of them. Big and small.

So cute and cuddly.. =)

6) Taipei 101

So much for natural scenery.

Let's slot in some city landscapes.
And one would say it's the Taipei 101.

Really really tall...

The bird's eye view was wow!

We were there at night,

so all we could see were lights shining and blinking here and there,

but they all combine to form a large panorama depicting city life.

I was quite amused to be able to identify some lights from the mountains

cos they were like hanging in the clouds.. Nice..

Top 5 Favourite Food of Taiwan

1) 阿宗面线 at Xi Men Ding

Too delicious that we went back to savour it on the last day. =D

2）珍珠奶茶 (everywhere)

Drank for at least 3 times?

Dun think I had enough of it!

3) 葱油饼 at Hualien

Unique rotiprata-like dish.

But made with eggs.

4) 阿婆芋圆 at Jiufen

Refreshing dessert..

but filling to the stomach.

5) 鸡排 at Shihlin

Who can miss this?

Very large piece, as compared to those found in S'pore.

6) 地瓜酥 with sour plum powder at Yue Lao

I guess it's the sour plum powder that made it nice.

In general.........

I like the people there, at least those who had met

somewhere along the trip,

especially Auntie Liu of Stone Minsu,

her hospitality was indeed remarkably excellent.

She really attended to most of her guests' needs

and made it a point to help us take photographs and videos

while we played our sparklers.

It was really fun staying at her house-'hotel'.

Night activities include playing of sparklers, kong ming lantern

and exercising our artistic flair on pebbles..

I like the weather there then..

Luckily it wasn't the hot period yet.

In fact it was alternating between 21-23 degree celcius.

As for the food,

oh well.. i like some but not used to some, e.g. the taiwan-style oyster omelette.

Some amusing discovery..

THe single-ticket for metro is given out in the form of a token,

and not those cards as used in S'pore.

Some of the bus stops in Taichung are really hard to locate!

And you can actually board a bus in the middle of the road??

Lolz..maybe for tourists only.

It's kinda hard to find a dustbin on the streets or public places.. hah

And...

Kiss and ride??

What I don't really like?

One is the confusing roads, especially in Taichung & Hualien.

It took such a risk and caution just to cross about less than 50metres of road to the opposite side.

The vehicles just zoom past...endlessly..

And I had been wondering what's the job of the 'traffic controller' with the luminous light stick

who stands in the middle of the road.

Second is the extremely packed train,

for those without seated tickets,

you can only stand and be part of the pushing crowd.

Packed to the brim.

You can't move a single step..

and thank god we didn't suffocate lolzz

Anyway,

applause to our Free & Easy 10-day Taiwan Trip! Yay!

2009-06-03T17:50:00.004+08:00

INTERESTING ENCOUNTERS IN TAIWAN

DAY 3: FORMOSA ABORIGINAL VILLAGE

Travelling many kilometres eastwards (I think) towards the Puli county,

we reached Hakoune Onsen, the 2nd accomodation of the trip.

Was quite disappointed with it though.

it wasn't as nice as I thought.

But shouldn't expect much.

We chose this place because it has a hot spring facility,

but unfortunately, 2 of us couldn't enjoy it!

We could only 眼睁睁see the other two emersing themselves into the hot pool.

Nvm... shall 泡温泉 the next time! =)

The day was packed as we 'rushed' to 2 places of interest.

The first was the Formosa Aboriginal Culture Village 九族文化村.

There were 9 aborginal groups,

each with their own man-made village,

Featuring the interior of the hut they lived in,

the activities they did.

I vividly remember we 3 gals each holding on to a coloured rope,

and we were supposed to make a plait

but moving ourselves left and right.

Aiyah..the pictures not with me ..

Nvm.. we were rewarded with a coupon to redeem either 小米酒 or mochi.

We had a little hands-on experience in making mochi,

like the picture below (though not the actual pic).

And u know what? The mochi that the old uncle made was erm..

not soft?? Lolzz.. Quite a 'tasteful' experience hehe

We also tried our hands in pottery.

My first time.

The touch was... gentle... fragile...

though you would need a little force (amidst the gentleness) when shaping the clay.

Another eye-opener was the performances we were treated to.

One of it depicted the process whereby a man of age 35 years or older was made a chief or something.

DAY 3: SUN MOON LAKE

Thought you only know a 黄俊雄 in Singapore?

There's the Taiwan version!!

He's the driver who drove us on a tour of the Sun Moon Lake (SML).

Hehe

The weather was quite foggy on that day.

So there went the beautiful scenery which we could have taken.

Nonetheless, I guess the most memorable was the long climb up to the pagoda.

Not counting the climb up the stairs to the peak of the pagoda itself.

Spectacular bird's eye view if not for the fog.

Day 2: Taichung

2009-06-02T13:37:00.005+08:00

INTERESTING ENCOUNTERS IN TAIWAN

DAY 2: TOUR IN TAICHUNG

Stop 1 - Confucius Temple

It was quite an arduous journey to the Confucius Temple.

Unfamiliar of the road and public transportation.

All we could rely on were the map in our hand

and some directions given by the hotel conceirge.

In the end we had walked down and up a stretch of road,

in search of the bus stop,

only to flag that particular bus we were looking for in the middle of the road,

because, there wasn't any bus stop there in the first place.

Confucius Temple,

the temple to visit if you are praying for intelligence,

and to do well in your exams..

An intriguing discovery, told to us by the temple attendant,

was that some people would do their study revision in the temple.

Although others would be there to read books, newspapers, etc.

Never in my thought that temple would be a place to study, hehe..

Stop 2 - Taichung Metropolitan Park

Basically, it's just a big park.

Nothing specifically special.

Stop 3 - Yue Lao

Ah... before that was the Place of Intelligence.

Now we made our way to the Place of Love,

where your love wishes are said to be heard,

where the cupid arrows shoot in your favour.

The Auntie at Yue Lao mentioned an instance of a heavily pregnant woman

personally travelled to Taiwan

to thank Yue Lao for granting her wishes,

now that she's happily married and expecting a kid.. =)

[this is the place where Miss Wendy & Justina directed a video of me & wj.. dotzz]

Stop 4 - Feng Jia Night Market

The first night market we went!

And I guess one of the best ones we had visited.

Ma la stinky beancurd, ji pa, 棺材板, etc

Yum yum..

But I met with a mini accident.. boohoo..

while outside one stinky beancurd stall,

I reversed myself and accidentally brushed my right leg calf against the exhaust pipe of a motorcycle.

No ouch though cos there wasn't any pain.

Just a mere stunning sight of a small patch of my flesh being burnt out,

revealing the inner surface of my skin...eeks..

Then it turned a little red, but still no pain arh... (thankfully)

So there went my hopes of going to the hot spring.. =(

DAY 1: Arriving in Taiwan

2009-06-01T11:41:00.008+08:00

INTERESTING ENCOUNTERS IN TAIWAN

DAY 1: Arriving in Taiwan

After the 4-hour plus plane ride,
we finally set foot on the land of Taoyuan,
where the Taoyuan International Airport resides.
Luckily prior to this, I chanced upon the free shuttle bus (uBus)
to the Taiwan High Speed Rail (THRS) station.

During the one plus hour before our scheduled THSR ride,
we roamed the station for at least 2 times.
It was then that we came to a decision on where to get our dinner.
It's not Mos Burger, it's not a cafeteria. But dinner boxes from 7-11. =p

Justina was making the payment for our food & drinks. The cashier asked, "Do you want a plastic bag?"
We wavered for a while and then nodded our heads.
Plastic bags are usually given free in Singapore for each purchase.
Little did we know that NT2 was charged for that plastic bag we nodded our heads for.

Lesson 1 : Plastic bags were charged in Taiwan.

Half an hour on the THRS. A while long on the public bus to our final destination.
We still had to cross the underpass to our hotel entrance.
We walked down a flight of stairs to the underpass,
then much to our 'horror, there were more awaiting us along the underpass,
not including those upward flights of stairs.
Not a very good sight for 4 persons hovering around with the luggages.

2009-05-20T13:04:00.005+08:00

Oh yeah.. as an extension to the previous post (though unrelated)..
Wanted to comment something about the past few days,
friends celebrating my 23rd birthday with me. =)

Meetup with Violet (and of cos, Wendy)

Dinner @ Waraku (Central) with the Gals!

[Nice to see Gwen & Xueying again!]

On my actual birthday: 2nd time on the Flyer

but it's in the day this time round

Sumptuous Dinner @ a heartland Thai Restaurant

New additions to my Piggie Collection:

Prince Froggie & Princess Piggie

Patrick the Starfish's Birthday as well! (advanced lah hehe)

Tiring 4 days..

but appreciated. =)

2009-05-20T12:47:00.002+08:00

The much-awaited day has finally arrived.
After months of waiting and planning,
I can really see how the plan will roll out.
Many of us know that somehow, the actual does deviate from the original plan.
That's what I have experienced countless of times before,
but hope that this time, it will not differ too much.
In a land that's foreign,
we will never know which part of our itinerary and transportation details goes wrong.
It's only there and then, will we realise.
So... that's where the adventure lies! =D

Many friends have reiterated how fun and nice Taiwan is.
The scenery, the people,
and not forgetting, the FOOD!!

Was reading Wendy's blog & sms.
She has already 90% packed.
Me? Hahaa.. optimistically speaking.. 20%?
Lolzz
Intending to pack everything in tonight,
after coming back from somewhere.. (wish me luck for this!)
And after my washed clothes dried completely,
and after I'm certain I do not need to use those daily necessitiy items.

The last I went on holiday and taking plane
was like donkey years ago..
And this is one of the blue moon times that I travel out that far...
So you can imagine how excited I am.. hehe..

So look out for my photos on Facebook and blog update when I come back! =)

2009-05-10T22:35:00.003+08:00

Alo!!

Let me start by mentioning something quite outdated. Hah.
About one and a half weeks ago,
while I was studying at airport T3,
I saw someone whom I had never seen for a long time...
He's MR WONG.. my JC chinese teacher cum civics tutor. =D
And he actually remembered my name!
Cos he went, "Eh? Xiaoli?"
kk.. quite honoured that he remembered me and my name.
k lah.. think he would remember the names of those in his classes. =)
Anyway, he was with his wife and young kid...
Didn't really get to see them clearly...
Well, Mr Wong is still teaching in TPJC...

*****

Now.. exams were over.. CP was over..
School was over..
Everything is over..
What's next?

Uncertainty..

Hmm.. if you ask me what have I learnt for the past 4 years in uni...
I honestly would say "I learnt really nothing much."
Much to my disappointment.
Disappointed with myself?
Disapponited with the modules I had taken?

Well, I wouldn't say I learnt absolutely nothing..
Some bits and pieces here and there...
Maybe somehow I regretted a little little that I majored in HR.
Nonetheless, even I had majored in marketing or so..
I would have taken some other unrelated modules or cross-faculty modules.

*****

I shall anticipate my grad trip for now.
In less than 2 weeks' time!!
Yahoo!
买东西吃东西，买东西吃东西
=)

2009-04-20T16:25:00.001+08:00

Studying for exams is soooo bored...

2009-03-31T00:01:00.003+08:00

Awww.. just watched FeiLunHai on Campus Superstar Results Show..
Can't help but saying and repeating that Wu Zhun is soo handsome and cute! Hehe..

The group were singing 寂寞暴走
but highly likely not LIVE.
Jiro appeared to me to be trying too hard at 对嘴,
quite exaggerating in his expression and actions.
In contrast, Calvin was the most natural.

Nonetheless, I still like Wu Zhu,
though he sometimes put down his mike at the wrong time...
And Yan Ya Lun.. cute as well..

Oops oops..

2009-03-29T13:38:00.004+08:00

It has been a 'crappy' 2-weeks for me.
First is chilli 'crap'.
Next is black pepper 'crap'.
Oopss.. I'm referring to crab.. not crap.

Yes. I had 2 consecutive weekends of crab feast.
First was at a crab restaurant in AMK. (the acclaimed Best Black Pepper Crab in Singapore)
Next was at this Eng Seng Restaurant (coffee-shop) near Eunos/Joo Chiat.

Both types of crabs were nice
but I still prefer the black pepper one,
even though the size is smaller than the chilli crab's.

Both were fresh.

Hmm..okay.. I"m not a good food reviewer hahah
Descriptions limited!
Nonetheless, I give thumbs-up for both. =D 4 stars!

Sorry..there's no pictures lolzz..

*****
Anyone watched Housewives' Holiday? On channel 8 9pm?
It's quite an entertaining and hilarious drama.
It shows the hard work and effort put in by housewives alike,
but are often taken for granted by their husbands.
Overall, it seems to put the males (i.e. husbands) in a relatively bad light.
One gambled...
Two had an affair..
Initially I thought Alice's (starred by Ann Kok) husband was only too engrossed in his golf that he neglected his family and her.
However, he turned out to have an affair too.
*shakes head*

Haha.. is there a husband who is vice-less? Lolzz
kkk.. that's not a concern of those of my age now..
Just wanted to comment on this funnie show of Mediacorp. Hehe..

2009-03-24T00:23:00.005+08:00

Campus Superstar 2009 Review

Just watched the semi-finals today.
Congrats to the di-di of the competition, Jarod!

Was quite surprised that he achieved the highest score of the night (33.5).
I thought Aijia would win today's semi-finals.

Nonetheless, I'm one of those who was touched by his singing in today's episode,

especially with the version of the slow song he chose.

Two of my faves had to do the PK, competing over popularity!

And my utmost favourite managed to be one of the 3 to enter the finals.. and she is...

Jiamin!
Lolz... okay... sounds like I'm going crazy over this singing competition.. I'm not, okay?

Just like the voice quality and stage presence of some of the contestants this season.

Jiamin's soothing singing.
Jarod's young and touching voice.. cute too hehe
Aijia's stage presence and confidence. I think she would be the 3rd to enter the finals after next week's Final's Revival Round.

Hmm.. shall comment some things about this season's Campus Superstar..

Firstly, was quite puzzled and kinda dislike the way they eliminate 2 contestants each after the revival round. I feel that 2 is too many. 1 is fine.. like the previous season.

The 'ridiculous' thing was that they eliminated 2 each round, then have a Revival Round for a place in the Finals.. And poor Aijia.. she has to go through 2 revival rounds because of this...

Secondly, I'm sure some of the audience out there would be rather 'irritated' by the way they do the PK.. lolz..it's quite hilarious and at times, it would be a little 不耐烦 to hear the PK-ers sing the same verse of a song repeatedly till the result is revealed through a change of mic-voice ...

Thirdly, I noticed something about Joselin.. the 'Rocker'.. she always wears BLUE.. arhahha.. 有性格！

Last but not least, the first 2 that entered the finals, Jiamin & Jarod.. haha their ages are on both extreme ends.. the oldest (I assume, since Jiamin is the only one from JC?) and the youngest.. hehe..

Okie..shall look forward to the Finals!

Perfect Cut 2 Review

I'm one who didn't catch Part 1 but watched Part 2.
Like many of you have commented, it's quite a nice show.
Meaningful, I would say.
In most episodes, there would be one or two 'quotes' which would leave people to ponder on.

For instance, I only took note of the last episode,
Kelly's mum said something like, "Relationship is to be nurtured, not to be tested."
I always thought it was both,
however, perhaps the meaning she was trying to convey only applies to certain context.

To be tested: not deliberate but 'forced' by circumstances and from which, the r/s is tested.
To deliberately test the r/s might leave a strain and cause a widening gap between both parties, because... there is no trust.

Anyway, the last episode was really catered to feature the 'love triangle' between Alex, Kelly & Win.

I quite like the part of "没有Alex的第 XX 天...." =)

2009-03-08T13:22:00.002+08:00

I saw myself in a little curly hair yesterday!

Lolz.. I blurred my face cos I thought the pic was ugly wahahaha...

It's not that bad afterall I guess, with me in permed hair.

Of course, it would look more curly if I actually go and perm the hair..

kk.. shall consider doing it in the 2nd half of the year,

when I have more money to spare! =p

******

The weather nowadays is really ironic.

Blazingly hot in the day; comparatively cooler at night.

I even went to bed without the fan on last night;

while blasting the fan in the afternoon.

******

Let's talk about soups! Lolz

Finally got to drink homemade soup after one month,

when my mum wasn't in S'pore.

I asked her to cook Sze Chuan Vege Soup. hehe..

That's my fave Chinese soup.

Asian fave - Tom Yam Soup

Western fave - cream of chicken

******

Oh yeah, was having the Char Siew Ramen at MOF last night.

Hmm.. I still think Ajisen is the best.

Nothing can really beat Ajisen's ramen so far.

The soup for the Char Siew Ramen had a little tinge of sweetness,

as you drink further, you won't feel that it's that nice already, at least to me.

There's this Salmon Sushi in mango sauce which we ordered as well.

Interesting comby.

There's mango flesh along with the sushi.

Sweet mango taste.

*****

2009-03-06T20:11:00.001+08:00

The thought of failing interviews really is disappointing...

But practice makes perfect?

2009-03-03T23:17:00.000+08:00

I fear for my CP...

There doesn't seem to be much progress...

2009-03-01T22:01:00.002+08:00

The past week seemed like a month.
A mid-term break which didn't appear to be like one.
Nonetheless, it ended pretty well I guess,
being able to spend a good Friday with my dear ...
Hope you like the gifts I had prepared. =p

2009-02-17T13:44:00.003+08:00

Last week was indeed one of the worst weeks I ever experienced.
Busy with something which turned out to be not satisfying;
Looking back, I kinda regretted being involved in it.
Not being able to sleep for 2 whole days,
forcing myself to complete what I had to do
One word, "Traumatising"

Missed my V-day as well.. =(

Finally, everything is over.
Though yesterday wasn't that pleasant.
Chipped off quite a big chunk of the nail on my left big toe.
Nearly slipped while walking on the road.

Thank god it's over! Hope for better days ahead!

So so looking forward to next week,
although it's the mid-term break,
I can already foresee 3 of the days being taken away.
1 day of 3hr make-up lect.
2days of Case workshop.

The only comforting thing to know is that there's still the 24th & 27th Feb.
Do not disturb! Lolzz...

Just got an invitation to the interview with CAAS.
Really hope I can make it..
I'll try my very best
because airport is my dream place to work in.
And a job in CAAS will definitely fulfill my wishes. =p

Cheerios.
Have a good week to all!

2009-01-30T22:09:00.004+08:00

Here is Ms Yang reporting to you on a fire that occured on the open land in front of her house.

"It's around 4.30pm in the afternoon.
I was doing some readings in my room
when I smelt something burning
but didn't thought much about it
when my dad let out a soft exclaim.
I went out and followed him to the corridor.
He told me, "I saw a very small patch on fire.
After cooking my maggie mee, the fire had become so big."

See below:

The first fire engine came.

But we guessed it was unable to control the fire.

Smoke permeated through the air and caused blurness on the roads and surroundings.

We were wondering how come they didn't send another fire engine here

cos the fire seemed to be beyond the control of the first fire engine.

And the fire spread outwards and

the sky was really raging with big clouds of smoke

which blew in various paths with the changing direction of the wind.

We thought that the subsequent fire engines came a little too late after the first.

Should have summon 2 fire engines in the first place.

The aftermath...

Hah.. the residents wondering 'Wassup?'

My dad and I were kinda excited over this incident. Lolz

We witnessed the whole thingy.

So perhaps that's one reason why our house was filled with much smoke during the fire,

cos we were hopping in and out of the house. Arhaha..

Seriously speaking, the fire even spread to the edge of the road..

so much so that we could feel some of the heat from the blaze.

And my eyes were stinging...

my mouth covered with cloth...

Sounds exaggerating yeah? Lolzz

p.s. juz when I was typing this entry.. 2 fire engines passed by my block..

but no worries..the fire is elsewhere though.. Hope the fire that is on now will be put out soon.

2009-01-12T00:56:00.003+08:00

Heyo! A few things to blog about today.
Hope I can remember what are they. Lolz

Firstly and foremost..
the usual stuff..
Tomorrow is the first day of the new and last semester.
2-day week with 4 modules!
Hah.. unintentional though.
I've actually planned for a 3-day week
but due to bidding pts being too high for one of the modules,
I've decided to relook and change my initial planned timetable & modules.
So...
Consulting to Management
Perfumes & Cosmetics
Introduction to Japanese Studies
Life as a Complex System

These four modules will accompany me for the next 4 months or so. =)

*****

Another amazing and coincidental thingy happened to me again.
Besides my same-floor neighbour whom I only got to meet a couple of months back
after 11 years of staying in the same block, same floor,
I discovered another friend who knows my good friend but...

Here's how the short story goes:
On the new year's eve that just passed,
JustiN@ introduced us this guy friend of hers,
her uni friend i think.

Just a few days back,
an online friend clicked on me out of the blue
and said, 'I think I know you.'
and asked if I know JustiN@.
Hah.. I looked at his email address which has his name
and yeah.. it finally dawned on me that it could be the same person
whom JustiN@ introduced to us.
The thing is... he has been on my msn list for like 4-5 years?
Lolz.. and we first met each other on grounds that we do not know each other,
but just as JustiN@ 's friend.
Kinda coincidental.
Perhaps you have such similar or better encounter to share too?
We all know that the world is small. =)

*****

Was watching the repeat telecast of Campus Superstar 2009 on Saturday afternoon,
missed it when it was first shown.
Quite entertaining...
and funnie with the effects which are similar to that of certain Taiwanese variety shows.
Something kinda baffled me.
The Campus Superstar 2009 Ambassador.. Yoga Lin YouJia...
An ambassador for a supposedly lively and fun show like this,
should exhibit some kind of liveliness and energy, isn't it?
You know.. especially when the supporters and contestants are mainly made up of students...
But...
the moment I watched him sing during the show...
I went "Huh? Am I watching a different show?"
He sang with his head or eyes looking down most of the time..
and more importantly.. totally EXPRESSIONLESS...
even when he was talking to the hosts.
I really wonder how he fits to be the ambassador of such show..
No offence, really...
Just felt kinda disappointed..

*****

2009-01-05T23:50:00.006+08:00

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

That's the theme of TODAY newspaper today,
in its special 'Reasons to be Happy' edition.
It says that amidst the gloominess and unpleasant events that have occurred,
be it the global economic recession, job bleakness,
disharmony in or between countries, etc,
there are things to be happy for,
and things that we should be contented with.

Retrenchments and job cuts everywhere --- but training opportunities are still plentiful.

Families separated, be it by war or oppression --- but 'Google' has a heart which helps seek to reunite loved ones around the world.

Tough time in Thailand --- but Thai motor policemen lift the mood with a red goofy grin painted on their white anti-pollution masks.

Had an unpleasant day? --- happy movies are there to save the day, e.g. Monsters Inc, Ratatouille, Evan Almighty.

The list goes on...

Maybe I should think of 'Reasons for me to be happy'

Fast food prices are rising.
Passed by Burger King yesterday,
Was kinda shocked, looking at the 'bombastic' price.
Didn't know BK's prices have gone up to even $7+ per set meal.
Reason to be happy? - received BK meal discount coupons in today's TODAY.
Hah

Transport fares have risen like nobody's business in recent couple of years.
Reason to be happy? - I still can enjoy the student concession pass for at least half year more.

Enough of prices rising.

===========
Social-wise...
Though many of us, including me, always complain of the lack of places to go in S'pore.
Reason to be happy? - at least I tried certain activities and been to certain places for the first time.
Like night cycling, cycling at Pulau Ubin; visited Marina Barrage, National Museum, Southern Ridge Parks, Bintan; and sat on S'pore Flyer.

Also glad to meet up with friends once in a while; rekindle the friendship;
and yesh.. through Facebook, found long-lost primary/sec friends.. =)
Still looking for my childhood friend..

==========
Daily lives...

My room tv spoilt.. but there's still a larger TV in the living room.
My laptop throws tantrum sometimes.. but at least it's still able to survive till now and hopefully till I graduate.
My house fridge spoilt.. and a new one replaced it.
My whole stack of good quality A4 papers was drenched, at least they can be used to print lecture notes.

When I'm bored, I have the internet to entertain me.
When I'm sad, I have my 3 little pinky pigs with me.
When I'm moody, I comfort myself with bubble tea.

==========

Last but not least,
it's a comfort to sometimes hear certain words,
talk to somebody,
be with somebody,
and to know that,

'When life gives you that person,
make 2 persons happy together.'

'When life gives you that thing,
make things work.'

============

Anyway, any idea why TODAY says
"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade."?
And not orange - make orangenade? etc?

2009-01-02T22:18:00.005+08:00

Mngtalk would like to wish all a Happy 2009!

I had quite a splendid New Year's Eve.
All thanks to Justin@ who invited us to her house for a party.
There were quite a number of people
after including her cousins and some of her relatives.
I guess we all had a great time playing those board games and cards.

After being out almost the whole day for 3 consecutive days,
I'm finally staying at home the entire day today.
Hee.. though I woke up quite late.. =D
Had a little 'The Little Nyonya' marathon in the afternoon,
caught up with the 3 episodes I had missed.
It had gotten quite exciting as the show approaches its finale next week.
The last episode was actually uploaded on one of the websites,
but I would prefer to watch the actual 2-hour broadcast on Monday.
Generate some anticipation lolz
It is indeed a good show on the overall,
though rather exaggerating and sadistic at times..
Poor Yuzhu.. she seemed to be the most pitiful character.

Hah.. which character makes you dislike it the most?

Zhenzhu?
Robert?
Tuaji?
Meiyu?

Perhaps can make a vote here.. hehe

2008-12-23T12:27:00.012+08:00

Hello! Welcome to Mngtalk's Blog Entry on

"Recollections of Activities for the Past 2 weekends"

I'll start off with the latest since the pictures are added according to the latest lolz

Saturday 20 Dec 2008

I was praying hard that the night's weather would turn out fine.
It would not be a great sight and experience having to embark on a night cycling trip in the rain.
Was it raining then? We shall see.. =p

Here's me fiddling with my digicam..
but oh well, I didn't use it throughout the night.. haha.
Left it to Wendy's. =D

And here we are, the 7 of us, preparing to start off on our adventure!

Starting point: SunPlaza Park @ Tampines

Here's how we had travelled:

SunPlaza Park => travel along Tampines Ave 10 towards Bedok Reservoir

=> travel along Bedok North to Siglap Park Connector => Kembangan MRT

=> East Coast Park (ECP) => stopover at Old Airport Rd food centre for supper

=> S'pore National Stadium & Stadium Waterfront

=> back to ECP (cycled along the whole stretch) => Coastal Park Connector (8km)

=> Changi Beach Park => Changi Village for breakfast

=> back to SunPlaza Park via Loyang Park Connector

All in all, we took 12 hours in total, from 9pm to 9am, including the various stopovers and meal breaks. It was definitely quite a feat!

I guess we would definitely remember how 'excruciating' the experience was, especially on the way back.. when our bottoms were already in much pain due to the prolonged sitting down on the narrow bike seat. And.. how our legs struggled to pedal and pedal on the seemingly neverending road. The most 'significant' part of the whole journey was when we were travelling along the Coastal Park Connector (which led us from ECP to Changi Beach Park). The path was really straight and the ending point couldn't be seen for most of the time. Wendy, HongTat and I were cycling together, talking crap (but mostly listening to HT's entertaining talks) so as to propel ourselves, to carry on pedaling.

Despite the 'ultimate endurance test' we had been put through, to me, the overall experience was indeed a unique and splendid one. It was definitely much better to cycle at night, with the cooling weather, quieter surroundings and less traffic. The night scene is also much pleasant. The Coastal PC along the airport runway was my favourite.=)

To end off, thank you those who had joined me for this night cycling! Especially HT.. it has been ages since we met.. =)

Sunday 14 Dec 2008

This was the day of FastCat's first outing after the semester! (my MNO4313 Project Mates)
Proudly organized by Mr Polar Doggie, the only guy (out of 2) who turned up for the day outing.

Our first stop was SEntosa, though on a drizzling morning..
THe food we had brought!

"My name is John" game..

at first, it might sound lame.. but as you play, it's actually quite interesting and ..hilarious

Hah.. juz look at our faces..

Spent the later part of the afternoon at the newly opened Marina Barrage.

A really nice place to be.. for picnicking.. for lazying around.. for family gathering.. etc

Finally, after around 7 hours of outdoor stuff, it's steamboat time!

And we had invited our 'beloved' Dr Song to grace the steamboat dinner..

(hope the results today would reflect well... lolz.. nah.. there's no link between inviting him for dinner and the results okay? hah)

Saturday 13 Dec 2008

I guess this would be my last time organising a Kalta gathering lolzz.. oopss..
Shall hand over to anyone who would like to take over the baton hah..

Anyway, it's JaSon's Birthday Gathering!
Look at the wine in his hand?
That's our bdae gift to him!
Hahah.... nah......
it's complimentary of the Hong Kong Cafe we went for our dinner.. hehe

Okay... so much so of my 2 activity-packed weekends...

kinda look forward to Xmas & New Year now.. though still no confirmed plans as yet!!! Boohoo..

Till then.. cya! And have a joyous festive season!

Cheers!

2008-12-11T23:38:00.003+08:00

Jingle bells,
Jingle bells,
Jingle all the way.

Xmas is just around the corner!
Merry merry Xmas!
I think I like Xmas the best,
Though haven really have any plans for this year's xmas eve yet.
Any idea, anyone? =D

2008-12-04T18:42:00.002+08:00

In less than a month,
a brand new year will be ushered in.
Quite looking forward to it.
Although the year 2008 has the digit 8 in it,
which signifies prosperity and goodness,
I'm not the least agreeing to that.

If you were to reflect back,
there seemed to be more unfortunate events that had happened,
relatively speaking.
World events, regional, local...
Bits and pieces througout the year.

For me,
I could only say it's getting tougher.
The suppressed feelings continue to be suppressed.
Really really hope things will get much better next year,
though I'm feeling kinda pessimistic over how things can transform.
But I guess, I can walk through it alone.

Just a sudden thought now,
'How I wish I can grow up faster.'
Ironic.

2008-12-02T01:21:00.004+08:00

Hallo! Let me just give an update of some snippets of past 2 weeks of my life.

21 November 08 (Friday)

I finally met my best friend again.
We hadn't seen each other since god knows when, during the first half of this year.
And it's her birthday!
And.. finally got to spend her birthday with her on the actual day..
but... guilty as charged, I hadn't got her present ready!
I shall aim to make it perfect next year! =D

We went to try out the Shokudo Japanese Food Bazaar at Raffles City,
that Japanese restaurant which operates like the Marche.
I was quite amazed at the array of food,
though there weren't thousands of variety to choose from,
at least I had quite a few I would like to try,
unlike the original Marche, where I always had some difficulty selecting my dishes.
Well, perhaps it was my first time there,
hence, I was a little excited about what they offer there.
The food was okay in general.
The service was quite commendable,
the staff were always on the ball to clear any empty plates.
Price-wise, similar to Marche.

* din want to post any pictures here, pictures seem to always distort the alignment of my sentences (can check out my Facebook!)

22 - 26 November

Mugging time.. for my exams on the 27th & 28th..

28 November 08 (Friday)

Yippie!
At last, this arduous semester had officially ended! Kudos!
Now, I could relax in front of the tv,
without having to multi-task,
with books and notes while I watched the tv shows.
Got engrossed in the 'Little Nyonya'

29 November 08 (Saturday)

Accompanied my mum to buy groceries in the morning.
Went to CC in the afternoon,
playing my games; reading book & magazines
while someone was studying.. =p
I borrowed this book titled 'Geisha, A Life'
by an ex-geisha, Iwasaki Mineko.
It is kind of an autobiography,
depicting her own life as a geisha,
from the time when she hadn't entered the geisha house,
to the time she took up aesthetic lessons,
and then became a maiko (apprentice geisha) and finally, a full-fledged one.
The story was quite interesting.
It was easier to understand after taking the module on
"Samurai, Geisha and Yakuza as self-other".
And it's because of this module that I borrowed this book.
I personally prefer geisha to samurai.. =)

30 November 08 (Sunday)

A very lazy Sunday that I had spent.
Woke up when the sun had risen high up into the sky.
Played a little of the Treasure Hunt Game that Wendy had sent me.
Watched the repeat telecast of the Taiwan show, "Magician of Love"
Took a short nap after that (piggie me..)
Continued and finished my game after dinner.
Hah. I managed to complete all the 10+ stages in the game, in just 2 days
Hehe..

1 December 08 (Monday)

Had a mini dinner gathering with the gals
at Paste de Waraku @ The Heeren.
It was Ladies' Night and 50% off total bill! Yahoo!
I ordered the Sukiyaki with spaghetti which Wendy recommended..
It was not bad on the first taste but I thought it was rather salty thereafter.
Hah.. I kept eating Jap food nowadays,
especially that Jap restaurants seem to have mushroomed to a very large extent this year.
Okay.. I shall 'abstain' from Jap food for the time being hoho

Managed to reach home by 11pm to catch the Amazing Race.
The last leg before the finale!
I was so sad that the mother-son team got eliminated.
They were quite suay in a sense.. lost their passports and money..
And.. the frat boys were in the top 3??!!??
Dotzz

Okie.. so much for the account of my past 2 weeks...
I shall end this with a happy news!
Read my nus email when I came online after watching tv..
and saw the feedback and grade for the project for one of my module,
that one module which frustrated me and practically the whole of my classmates,
that one module which caused my group to stay back every Friday during the sem until late at night; and came back almost every weekend;

I just got to say, "Well done, FatCat!"
Our efforts and time had truly paid off!
Looking forward to our gathering in 1 1/2 weeks' time. =D
You should look at the itinerary drafted out by one of my project mates..
Hahaa..

Okie..
for now,
planning for ktv session, night cycling,
more games and shows for the next few weeks of holidays.
Yay!

2008-11-07T10:53:00.002+08:00

I'm back again with a longer post!
Just realised the last couple of posts were like one sentence each? Hah...
Able to find some breathing space now.

Was feeling quite pek chek with some things for the past week
which made me feel rather disappointed with people.
This time I've got no one to really turn to,
no one who can really help me elevate the problem.
Hmm.. or maybe the way I do things is not exactly right?
A learning point perhaps...

Can't elaborate much here (cos this is a public blog! =D)
And not nice to talk behind others' back right?
OH well.. I shall learn to be more understanding..
They have their reasons...

Anyway, it was nice to have someone to chat with me the other day last week though..
Although he/she can't help much, at least there's a listening ear.. though a very short one.. lolz
THis is one problem of being an only child,
no siblings to talk to... *bleah*

One consolation for me perhaps is that next week is the last week of the semester! Yay..
though I would only officially end on the 1st week of reading week..
just because of that one module which the Prof commenced the lessons one week later when school started.

December holiday..
perhaps it's the last school holiday to enjoy.
Not many plans yet..
was thinking of going night cycling and play the mini-golf at/near Big Splash? haha..
Oh yeah.. and feast! hoho...
THere seems to be many F&B promotions nowadays..
Pizza Hut.. Waraku.. etc..
But me aiming for buffet feast hehe...

Was watching this variety show "Buffet Buffet on TV last night.
The theme was "Steamboat Buffet".
They recommended this restaurant.. Zheng Fa something something..
Zheng Fa Huo Hai Xian? Hmm. not sure lolz
But it's at THomson Road.
Anyway, it seemed that the array of food there was quite alot.
Plus, they serve desserts and fondue too! Cool right?
Imagine after your steamboat dinner, you can indulge in a mini fondue.. wah..

Oh yeah.. for dessert lovers out there,
maybe you can check out this variety show next week,
cos the theme will be "Desset Buffet"! My favourite..
Thursday 8pm, ya.? =p

kk.. ciao for now!

2008-10-30T20:27:00.000+08:00

Bubble tea always would cheer me up! =)

2008-10-29T23:45:00.000+08:00

Haiz...
Just wondering why can't some people be more responsible??

2008-10-20T22:48:00.000+08:00

I'm in a relationship with FastCat now.
But as we progress,
I feel much confusion and complexity
and I seem to feel suffocated as well.
I noe this relationship will be a short one,
and I can predict through the crystal ball that we'll break up on 17 Nov.
I hope it will end amiably
and the result will be a positive one...

Now you noe how I'm so pek chek with FastCat.
Won't recommend you knowing him.

2008-10-12T15:12:00.002+08:00

How I wish this semester can quickly be over..
I seriously don't like this sem..
Made me feel like a lost sheep now,
Obsessed and uptight with time,
doesn't see any light in most of the work..
I really don't know how to carry on with them..

2008-10-02T15:58:00.013+08:00

Had noticed this particular website appearing quite often in recent weeks
YearBookYourself.com

Out of curiosity, I decided to check it out...

Here's my findings (and creation):

1990:

1980:

1978:

1972: 1966:

2008-09-20T11:55:00.001+08:00

So sad...
I don't seem to have many pretty clothes to wear...
Always wearing back the same old stuff...
Hmmm...

2008-09-17T12:17:00.004+08:00

Once a bitter feeling,
amazingly, was neutralised overtime.

As the new overrides the old,
only short memories of the latter prevailed.
Hence, all that remain,
were just snippets of the pleasant moments.

It's always the present which captures our heart most.
That's the study of history -
"Historical hindsight"

You looked back,
and wondered why you did
what you did in the past

Our personal history
is our life story which can involve many or few players,
and takes place within changing contexts.

2008-08-31T17:16:00.005+08:00

I know this Taiwan Idol Drama is quite a show of the past,
given the mushrooming of many other new drama series,
but was watching the replay on Channel U on Sat & Sun,
can't help liking it again.

Out of the many dramas I have watched,
I guess the lines from this show are the most touching to the heart.
In reality, it might be rare to hear such words or sentences.
But it's heart-warming to immerse oneself into the story,
which can make us 'witness' the magic of inner feelings.

2008-08-29T22:59:00.001+08:00

A 20-min individual presentation is somehow tough...

2008-08-28T22:43:00.008+08:00

Hah.. really need some breathing space after 3 weekends packed with activities.

My mum has been complaining and nagging that I'm always not around during the weekends.

My thoughts on last weekend:

Sat's BBQ was quite a success

even though the rain had been the spoiler for the whole day.

Original plans had been shelved,

New plans emerged hoho..

Never felt so tired before.. hah..

Reminds me of my 21st birthday *_*

Sunday!

As usual, the rain spoiled all my mood =(

but the night turned out pretty well.

Had a 'rainy' ride on the Singapore Flyer!

Night scenery of Singapore Town

The Future IR in the making

Had my first official fondue! Heavenly...

Okie... so now it's back to serious work.

I've got an individual 20-min presentation tmr.. 40% somemore *peng*

Many grievances in my mind these couple of days,

in addition to what I just discovered a couple of hours ago..

Life's indeed unfair...

2008-08-14T17:03:00.002+08:00

Xiaoli is pleased...
that she bought a black satin three-quarts
and 3 belts yesterday.

Xiaoli is excited...
to have a few activities lined up for these 2 couple of weekends.

Xiaoli is feeling a lil guilty...
for not concentrating much on school work,
though there's nothing much now for the 1st 2 weeks of school.
But she'll catch up fast soon!

MNG Plans:
1. Looking out for new clothes
- those at Far East didn't impress her so far
- she longs for a dress, many other new tops

2. Wondering what to do with her non-biz modules this sem
- both of the non-biz mod seem quite intimidating, more so for the 'Samurai, Geisha' mod
- can't afford to flunk so she shall work hard and try her best

3. Finally got a chance to board the Singapore Flyer?

4. Still awaiting my fondue.. =p

2008-08-09T13:34:00.008+08:00

Hah.. I'm still suffering from post-holiday syndrome.
Reluctant to leave the resort two days ago,
to be back to this place where school will start once again,
and projects will pile up sooner or later.
Miss the serenity and relaxing setting at Bintan.

Explored the whole resort.
Went for a night Mangrove-cum-Fireflies Tour - really quite a lot of fireflies
Tried out archery - my skills are 'good' haha shot a few arrows beyond the archery board
Played mini adventure golf.
Enjoyed a 40-min full-body massage at Aroma Day Spa.
Toured Pasar Oleh Oleh & Kampong Lagoi - the sourvenir market place
Went to the Leisure Centre at night but most of the facilities were closed

Had wanted to go for the All-Terrain Vehicle or the Go-kart ride
but due to some mismatch in schedules, we had given it a miss.
Can try it the next time round though =)

Food at the resort is really really ex
Spent close to $70 each for 2 dinners.
That's the cheapest you can get haha

Nevertheless, I don't mind going back there again. =)

2008-08-02T02:14:00.012+08:00

My internship journey finally came to an end yesterday.

A very pleasant one indeed.

A miracle that I did not exactly dread work for the past 3 months.

Every department has its own story.

So.... here's my story at the intern company.

The last few days...

I was there when the department shifted to another place. First time seeing and engaging in an office shift. This is the group photo we took!

The farewell gifts I made for them ...

The donuts I bought for them.

(Thanks Wendy for delivering it for me!)

My farewell lunch at SAF Yacht Club.

A very nice place with good ambience,

dining by the sea side,

with aeroplanes zooming past above you.

A photo taken with my section!

I presented them with my mini gifts..

while I was surprised with 2 nicely-tied bags with 2 stalks of champagne roses attached,

KF merchandise hidden in them.

2008-07-19T23:06:00.002+08:00

"One Night in Beijing"
Heard the best rendition so far, during Kbox session last Friday night.
Delivered by 2 guys - my colleagues
They really possessed the 默契
and the 'sei' was there lolz.
Left me very impressed!

Really enjoyed the singing session with my 5 colleagues,
including my female boss.
She commented that we have the same taste of songs.
In fact, they were all pretty well-updated with the latest songs in town.

Nice of a male colleague to send me home thereafter,
though it would have made him detour, away from the direction of his house.

My internship is ending in less than 2 weeks' time!
Not sure whether to applause or feel sad.
The people I knew from this internship are rather friendly and fun to be around with.
They always call me 'xiao mei'. Haha.
I guess I didn't regret choosing this over another option the other time.
For once, I did not really dread going to work. =)

*******

There's this new ice cream shop at City Link called "Marvelous Cream",

selling some unique flavoured- ice cream,

such as Mango Tiramisu, Tart of Caramel Apple.

The ice cream can be savoured from a cup or from a waffle bowl/cone.

There's also cute little cups of Premium Parfait.

Yummy.. but I haven't tried them. Haha

******

2008-07-03T18:50:00.002+08:00

There's this unidentifiable 'bug',
which is daunting me for the past couple of weeks.
It eats up my mood.
It lingers in me even when I'm occupied with things.
It simply erodes the laughter and joy away from me.

Have you ever appeared to be enjoying yourself,
(and you really thought so),
but deep down, your mind was half-hearted?

Have you ever experienced a stationary stone in your head,
which tells you "Hey, you have to do this later!",
"Hey, you have do that by this weekend!",
"Hey, you promise someone you will do this!",
and "Hey I can see that you are not looking forward to anything in the near future.."

~ My Wonderful World ~

2008-07-01T21:04:00.005+08:00

2008-06-20T22:06:00.002+08:00

my neighbour colleague is quite nice afterall

at least in the midst of the afternoon,

she asked if I wanted a drink

as she intended to pop by the bubble tea shop downstairs

at least what she said to me just when I was about to leave office today
had put a good end to this work week
and had reduced some apprehension
to be stationed at another sub-department next week

i see the friendly side of her
and it feels good =D

2008-06-19T20:30:00.003+08:00

I realised I have been repeating the sequence of things that I do everyday
ever since the internship started.
Waking up in the early morning,
getting ready to work.
Taking the train to Pasir Ris and u-turn back to Tanjong Pagar.
The morning starts at 8.30am.
.
.
Lunch time
.
.
Knock off time
.
.
Reach home, bathe, watch the 7pm show.
Have dinner,
Continue to watch tv.
Sometimes will surf the net before the 9pm show.
.
.
Bedtime...

5 days of such routine...
Today, I just asked 2 colleagues what they usually do when they get home.
One replied, "Rest lor."
The other said, "There's nothing much you can do."

Hmmmmm...

Weekends are still the best in this case. =)

Anyway, I feel that I haven't been in a very good/happy mood since last week,
that I realised.
Amazing how the little things can make one feel upset.

The thought of my slippers gotten stolen.
The thought of my favourite office skirt changing away from its original colour due to colour dropping from another clothe while being machine-washed.
The thought of wondering what to do with my mrt pass when I'm going to another department at Bedok for 2 weeks starting from next.
The thought of....

Well.. some happy things...
I tried the Beard Papa eclair puff on Tuesday.
Didn't know it was soooo oiishii neh!
Chocoloate coating with cocoa custard filling. Yummie!

Was sitting on the train this morning.
I looked opposite me and saw this married couple.
They seem so happy and blissful...
to take the train to work each morning
to have their little chit-chat session during the journey
to give each other a goodbye kiss when the wife alights at her stop
So if you are thinking, "Ah.. they must be newlyweds or a young married couple."
Sorry, you are wrong.
From my guess, they seem to be slightly above middle-age,
and yeah... married for quite some time already.
Yet.. it can be heartwarming at times to witness such a scene,
simple but contented =)

2008-06-08T16:09:00.004+08:00

Hi there!

Have a good weekend?
I had quite a fruitful one.
Met up with JuST!n@ & my "jie mei" from JC on Friday night
Went to Cineleisure's E2Max to play Nintendo Wii!
Quite sua-ku.. to have only known now of the existence of
this entertainment place at Cineleisure
that allows ppl to play PC games, Xbox, PS3 and Wii..
and even book a chamber room to watch DVDs.
My first time playing Wii lolz
Quite fascinating and fun
I like Tennis and Boxing hoho..
but I'm terrible at Golf.. *_*
Thanks JuST!n@ for introducing this!

*****
Checked out the new Southern Ridges, on Saturday,
a 9km-trail that connects 4 parks:
Mount Faber Park, Telok Blangah Park,
Kent Ridge Park & West Coast Park.
We only explored that part of Telok Blangah Park
which starts from Henderson Wave.
Ended at the HortPark near dusk.
And we took approximately 3 hours?
I like our ending destination the most, Hort Park -
the Gardening Hub
(Southeast Asia’s first one-stop centre for gardening-related recreational, educational, research and retail activities in a park setting)

*check out my facebook for the pics =p

Ended off the Saturday night at my house catching the Euro 2008 Opening Match
Switzerland vs Czech Republic.
Was still feeling quite irritated that England couldn't even qualify this time round!
Though not an avid soccer fan,
I would catch such big-scale soccer event once in a while,
hah.. for the fun of it...
but too bad, my house didn't subscribe for the Euro channel.

*****
Was surfing through Facebook just now.
Have come to realise or already realised that
most of the Grad Trips were at Taiwan...
Have known at least 4 frenz who went there for this purpose.
Makes me wanna go too!
Kinda feeling envious that people are travelling with friends on holiday.
Actually, Taiwan is one destination for my own Grad Trip next year,
though I don't mind Hong Kong.. hehe.
Really looking forward to it!
One more year to go..
Ganbatte~

*****

2008-05-28T20:18:00.003+08:00

Just a few minutes after I tagged my latest tag on my tagboard,
replying that I was lazy to update my blog,
I am here typing this "Lazy Post".

Lazy to blog for the past few weeks.
Lazy to upload the "new" photos that are beginning to 'rot' in my digicam.
Lazy to wake up every weekday morning to get ready to work.
Lazy to fold the clothes that have already dried.
Lazy to mop the floor before my mummy returns home from Thailand this Saturday.
Lazy to watch the 10pm show on Channel U (okay.. more of sleepy).

I just felt so lazy.
How I wish work starts a bit later.
How I wish my workplace is just around the corner.

But..... today was quite a good day spent, though feeling quite shagged....

Was reading the horoscope section in MY PAPER that Wendy had gotten.
It said I would feel some stress from work today.
I told Wendy this, "Nah.. I don't really believe in daily horoscope."
Wendy replied, "You are only an intern, how stressed can you be?"
I agreed at that point in time.

But oh well... that horoscope turned out to be quite true.. dotz..
Half an hour after I stepped into office and settled down for the day,
a male colleague popped by and asked how my evaluation work for a potential hotel partner coming on...
he insisted that he's not pressurizing me.. juz wondering how's the progress.
Lolz.. anyway.. I managed to somehow complete it...
after 2-3 times of editing,
and after my mentor's comments and guidance..

One lesson learnt: Be short and sweet. And precise.

Lunch time...
My female boss was asking about what I was doing currently..
Apparently after that small lunch talk,
more work added to my list.
After lunch... she emailed me with something for me to do.
Next, another female colleague asked me to come up with a one-page report on a potential partner.
Then come another mini assignment.
Guess I'll have to plan my 'work itinerary' now.

Anyway, today's lunch was fun.
Much laughters...
due to some lameness from 2 colleagues.. Hah...
At least today I don't feel so left out...
At least I know what they are talking about lolz.

Okay.. I'm feeling lazy now again... hoho...
Ciao!~

2008-05-14T20:24:00.004+08:00

3 days into internship...
Finally got internet access todaY!
Can do many more things from now on...
This internship seems to be kinda different from the previous one.
At least I'm saved from having to do those administrative stuff..
And I got my own office cubicle!
Away from the eyes of others,
unless u tiptoe or walk past my cubicle.
I'm beginning to feel that marketing work seems to be more interesting than HR work...
Oh well.. most people would have known that or assumed that "fact",
even though they have not been involved in either or both of them before.

The people there...
Quite alright lah... but... can't seem to really click with them as yet.
There's one guy who kept calling me xiao mei..
There's one female colleague who's around the same age as me, one or two years older i guess.
And there's another who lives in my immediate neighbourhood.

***
I took an ancient lift today!
Those kinda lift which you have to open the metal gate
and close it before the lift can take off?
Quite an experience... hoho
It even jerked when it reached the destinated floor.

***
Just realised that I had spent quite a lot since the past week or so...
Kept buying and buying...
Even Wendy commented that I was buying like nobody's business.. haha
Maybe I should curb my spending extravaganza soon
But I did keep track of my account balance and cash balance hor...
I got limits de....

***
Received 2 "surprises" today.
The first was a birthday sms greeting which said "Happy (belated) birthday"
when my actual birthday is tomorrow.
Nonetheless.... I really appreciated that thought..
though we are not that close.
It's nice to hear from people and know that they remember or are reminded somehow or another =p

The second was a small mail package I saw on my bed after I showered..
My dad had opened the letterbox and retrieved this package in brown envelope..
Curious what was in it and who was it from?
Hehe... of course.. it was from... my dear.........
BF - Best Friend!!!!
Had initally thought that she had forgotten
How sweet of her to mail the present to me!
(feeling guilty now... cos I always give a belated bdae present to her.. shall make it a point to change that from this year onwards!!)

Looking forward to this long weekend...
the only public holiday
during this internship period.

Cheerios!

~ BHG Sales ~

2008-05-03T13:02:00.003+08:00

BHG Sales! Until tomorrow 4 May!

15 - 20% discount!

I had bought this ...

this ...

and ...

this!!

More to come when I go shopping this coming week

Retail therapy rocks.. hehe

I want clothes, clothes and more clothes...

Bags oso can though haha...

Can't get enough of bags...

especially those mini ones...

2008-04-17T21:02:00.001+08:00

my fave bubble tea shop is winding up business soon.. =(

2008-04-16T15:32:00.003+08:00

Sing-song End to the semester

Loy Kratong...
Home on the Range...
Bengawan Solo...

These are some of the questions to today's class quiz:
To identify the countries/cultures of which the songs originated from,
He said at first that the quiz would be a long one.
I thought, "Oh no! What questions are going to be given? I won't be able to remember the details of all the things I've learnt so far..."
Hah.. but oh well,
it was typically of the Prof to come up with those "Either-you-know-it-or-you-don't" kinda questions.

After the quiz.. he sort of went thru the answers...
singing out the songs as he proceeded,
he even 'danced' while he sang "Loy Kratong" hahaa..
What a cool prof I had..
though he's already way past middle age le (oopzz)
The most 'intriguing' part was towards the end when 'Auld Lang Syne" came..
he insisted that we stood up, held hands and sang along with him..
You could really see how everyone sorta reluctantly stood up and abided by his instructions lolzz
Anyway, din regret taking up this module that had cost me 1000+ points (which I emphasized once again haha).

Unique way of a seminar
Without any single lecture notes, only articles and miscellaneous notes.
Unconventional quizzes.
15-20 pages, single-spaced individual report.
A Prof who likes to tell stories,
and shows a lot of videos.
A Prof who told us in the last lesson that he was actually very nervous during the first lesson.
A Prof who sang and 'danced' on the last lesson.
Nice way to end the last class for this semester. =D

2008-04-07T21:13:00.002+08:00

I've been addicted to magazines recently,
no.. i've always been a fan of magazines.
It started off with LIME which I would never fail to own one every month,
but that was history.
Then came SHAPE,
a magazine about health, beauty and social well-being,
specially catered to the females.

Was kinda annoyed when I woke up the past Sunday
to find my SHAPE magazines missing!!
I discovered them in a plastic bag, at my doorstep.
So my mother had sold them to the karang guni..
luckily I could still retrieve some of them back
before the karang guni came to collect them.
Wasn't that annoyed afterall.

Just went to the library to borrow
one PSYCHOLOGY TODAY,
two SIMPLY HER, and
one READER'S DIGEST.
Magazines can really be my companion
during the long train journey to and from school,
especially when I'm travelling alone.
I love magazines!!

*
My next recent addiction: VIWAWA
Hoho.. a game site with good graphics
Had been playing Daidee,
then switched to Bridge since it launched not long ago. =D

*

My last, yet on-going addiction
pao pao cha.. bubble tea
Just have to have a dose of it at least once a week,
especially when I was at tuition.
Though many might not like it,
or have grown out of it,
I still find it 'attractive'.
Had been buying bubble tea from this family-owned store at Tampines Blk 500+
The store owners even recognise me le!! Hehe..
But sorry.. no discount lah haha

*
Actually I meant to post an entry - a COMPLAINT post...
but decided against it..
Don't wanna be a Complain Queen =D

"Losing It"

2008-03-15T12:58:00.004+08:00

The same feeling chances upon me again.
The sense of losing direction,
the sense of losing everything.
Leaving me with no envisagement of what the future looks like.

I have always asked myself, "What am I doing? Why am I doing this?"
Everytime, it just seems to be the best possible path to take,
regardless of whether it will be valued in future.
Though the process is tedious and sometimes quite meaningless,
at the end of the day, I guess there will be a sense of achievement.
A little while more to go,
which signals a new stage of my life.
What more can I ask for? Just do my best and come what may...

***
Ever been caught in the middle?
It's a suringly 'yes'.
Always... forever...
Kinda tired of it...
It has been hovering around me ever since....
Just feeling so helpless that I can't do anything to reverse the situation.
It seems to be permanent...
Being the middleperson feels like you are being squeezed.
You've got to listen to this person, while you've got to withstand the other.
This is the little "Private & Confidential" secret within me,
that nobody knows of, not even the closest ones to me.
Ever thought of telling this to anyone?
Well... sometimes, I really hope to,
it will be good if someone can share this ongoing burden of mine,
but I just can't bring myself to say it...
perhaps... in the long road down the future,
someone is able to break through this barrier in me,
and maybe till then, I can be freed...

***
Losing everything...
I think I'm just not good enough.
Not good enough to be the person that others would like me to be.
My thoughtlessness, my stubborness,
my self-centeredness...
No matter how I tried or wished to try,
I always would fail some day...
How to compensate now?
I'll try to curb my negative thoughts and feelings...
Or maybe..
I just need some assurance first...

2008-03-15T12:36:00.002+08:00

The Thing to Remember in the Service Industry:

Most marketing or services textbooks have the saying that
"Customer is King".
Many people in the services industry also reiterated this concept of
"Customer is King".
Nonetheless, we, the customers, don't always receive this attitude from the providers that
"We are King".

We encounter salespersons who appear to be quite pissed off when after we had tried so many items, we decided not to buy a single one.
We encounter salespersons who just don't seem to be pleased though we had only tried one or two items from the shop.
We encounter salespersons who are really so aggressive in their promoting and selling so much so that it drives away customers.
Just like how I vaguely remembered a friend of mine who told me, "I was on the verge of buying, but looking at the salesgirl's attitude, I decided not to purchase anything."
I share the same sentiment.

As customers, I guess we would like to have a pleasant shopping experience, going into the shop to look around for things that we might like. Even when we spot something we like, we have the rights to try them out first. It's like when shopping for clothes, what caught your eyes doesn't mean it fits you perfectly. On the bottomline, I don't think as customers, we are fully obliged to buy anything. Okay.. oh for those who really tried many many items from the shop, it might be a courtesy to at least get one of them but anyway, it depends on the attitude of the salesperson as well.

Do you have similar experiences? =)

~ Am I having Mid-term break now? ~

2008-03-01T00:23:00.003+08:00

Just this afternoon, I was taking a short break from my work.

I stared at the computer for a second

and wondered what day it is today.

Oh Friday...

Then this thought came to me,

"Hmm.. am I having my mid-term break now?"

I was literally thinking of that.

Oh gosh.. yesh.. it's mid-term break now .. and ending ..

Ironically, it felt like a school week to me ..

and I guess to many of you in uni ..

In fact, it's worst than a school week ..

Nearly exploded on Wednesday,

after spending two whole days typing my term paper.

Worse still, to receive the reply from the prof

and realised I might be on the wrong track...

so there I was, trying to modify and edit the supposedly 3/4 done paper.

At last, I managed to complete writing all the content yesterday,

but guess what? Exceeded the page limit by 3 pages..

Gosh...

Anyway, finished it this afternoon.

Could start on the next leg of the mid-term break race...

2 more assignments to do,

of which I had completed one just a few minutes ago.

Then the computing webby..

Seriously.. I dislike anything to do with computer technicality..

Just so frustrating doing those IT stuff,

when you just learn from scratch..

One moment this thing can't be displayed.

The next moment that thing went wrong..

Arrr..gghh..

okay... i know i'm bambling here...

Shall blog again some time later. =)

~ Happy Valentine ~

2008-02-15T19:53:00.002+08:00

Happy Chinese New Year and Happy Belated Valentine's Day!!

14 February 2008

At last I got the chance to touch the driving wheel once again,
after 10 months since I got my driving license.
I still remember how to drive lo haha
Though I was being very very cautious,
staying dutifully in my lane. Lolz.
Got to drive around Tampines for a short while
before I was being 'chauffeured' for the rest of the day. Hehe.

It felt really great to have a car.
Can go anywhere you want,
even the most secluded,
and the most beautiful places in Singapore.
No need to worry about going home past midnight without transportation.
How I wish I can own my own car someday,
or being chauffeured!! Hee..
Just like today (15Feb) when there's a car to bring me to school =D
Can wake up much later than usual...

Spent a wonderful 14Feb...

Happiness is not something you experience,
it's something you remember.

~ Falling in love ~

2008-01-27T19:34:00.000+08:00

I feel that I'm falling in love now...

Falling in love with....

the beauty

Falling in love with...

the sweetness

Yesh...

I'm falling in love with...

her...

Jesseca Liu! =D

I'm still straight, okay?
It's just that I find her very very pretty and sweet-looking.
She looks even more attractive in person.
Saw the cast of KinshipII yesterday at Causeway Point
and took some pictures
but such a pity that they were so small..
can't have an up-close photo.

I guess I like Jesseca's facial features and her style,
giving off a tinge of angelic aura and elegance.
Like a pretty doll.. =)

Hmm.. anyway, I went to JB with my uni friends yesterday.
Had a sumptuous seafood dinner!
Stingray, crabs, baby squids, cockles,
and what else huh?
Haha.. just know that the whole round table of 9 was so filled up. =)
Plus it was indeed super cheap!

That was my first trip to M'sia as well.
It appeared to resemble Thailand (Bangkok)
but I guess I very much preferred the latter.
Culture-wise, weather-wise (i mean during the cooler season),
shopping wise and especially food-wise!
Hope to return there again! =p

~ Monday Morning Surprise ~

2008-01-22T00:16:00.000+08:00

A Monday morning surprise?

Seemed like a lot of people were affected by the MRT disruption practically the whole of this morning.
57 000 as reported.
Read a couple of blog entries lamenting on it.
I was one of those MRT-commuters today
but I guess the situation wasn't as bad at the time I set off to school.
It was around 10 plus as I approached Tampines MRT Station
to find the doors closed and crowds formed.
So I followed the direction towards the free bus shuttle to Tanah Merah.
And...
encountered a devil driver
who was speeding away on the road
and he was driving the long bus for your info...
Not only that, he suddenly brake on two occasions,
right at the traffic light junction
and yeah received quite a few ooh-aahs from his passengers.
He even 'scolded' us from his seat
and the uncle sitting behind me commented,
"Your driving is damn lousy."
For the first time,
I feared for my life while riding on a public bus........

~ Culture & Mgt ~

2008-01-17T13:31:00.000+08:00

I feel like blogging today though no particular topics in mind.
So I thought of sharing on my first class for the Culture & Mgt in Asia module yesterday.
This module cost me 1691 programme account points.
It's the first time that I got a management module for such a high bid point.
Kinda regretted before that.
The class is enrolled by so many year 4 students (almost all),
and the assessment criteria comprises of only individual assignments & presentation.
All these make me somehow jittery and intimidated.
However, after attending yesterday's inaugural class of the module,
I guess I shall take back my words of regret.

For once, the module incorporates both the Arts (culture) and the Business (management) aspects.
We'll be learning about culture and its variables,
the impact of culture on management in different countries
as well as cultural knowledge and sensitivity.
Kinda interesting.
In addition, the professor's style of teaching doesn't include lectures,
maybe just once in a while listening to him talk about the theory
but not a lengthy portion of the session being devoted to lectures.

At first sight, when I stepped into the class and saw this rather-old looking professor,
the words 'dull' and 'stern' came into my mind.
But looks can be deceiving.
He can crack jokes and he can be quite 'action' in a sense. Hah..
Thus, bringing in some informality into the class.
Well, albeit the rigorous individual assignments and all,
the most important has to be the learning experience during the class.
It makes me want to put in extra effort in doing his work,
and not having this mindset that "I think I'll do badly for this cos I'm all well alone!"

yeah.. I took this module myself as well haha
so kinda feeling lonely at times
but thank god I'd made a couple of friends in class who are exchange students,
from Norway, Finland and Spain.
Hehe...

Putting that aside, I'm enjoying the 'luxury' of ending my school week today! Lolz..
yeah.. my week ends on Wednesday (hopefully for the whole semester).
And I think by blogging at this moment,
I'm trying to procrastinate on starting to do some work that would be due next week.
Hoho...
Nah.. I shall get started somehow.. I promise =p

Till then, have a nice week ahead!

~ Noise ~

2008-01-13T13:51:00.000+08:00

I seem to have a low tolerance for noise - unnecessary noise

I'm a person who tends to sleep in most of the time (so not a morning person here hah).
Weekends are times when one can just lie in bed,
until the sun has risen high up in the sky.
For the past few weekends,
the morning sun managed to greet the piggy-head me..
Imagine the karung-gunis calling out for deals,
babies & toddlers crying out loud, throwing their tantrums,
the rubbish truck's engine zoning away,
and my mum going in and out of my room...
I could hear them all.
I'm a light sleeper...

These noises were simply so disturbing to me.
A little of it also won't do.
Today, I just had to get out of my bed,
pull out my MP3 and plugged it into my ears,
with the music on...
At least that did a little bit of a trick.
At least the music was pleasant enough to get me back to sleep.

A disturbed sleep makes Xiaoli a moody gal.

Oh well,
Tomorrow's the first day of the new semester.
Time to work hard and do myself justice! =D
Was looking through the course outlines for the various modules I'm taking.
Hah.. presentation time!
Presentations everywhere...

Just wish for a smooth-sailing semester.
Even if there's a lot of work,
hope all goes well without much conflicts or disagreements.
Hope I can handle work and play well.
And of course... and most importantly,
my mood!
Lolz...

~ Kym & Yi Feng ~

2008-01-09T12:28:00.000+08:00

Check this out =D

~ Christmas Time ~

2007-12-25T20:15:00.000+08:00

First of all, wish everyone a Merry Christmas!! Though it's 8.15pm now on Christmas Day, it's still not too late to extend my seasonal greetings right? =D

Every place is so crowded nowadays, perhaps it's due to it being the festive period. People are venturing out to do Xmas shopping, checking out the End-of-year Seasonal Sales that seems to be everywhere, and dining out with friends and family. Once again, I was on the streets this year to check out the Xmas Lightings plying along Orchard Road all the way down to Dhoby Ghaut. I missed them last year. The colours of the lights take on dazzling shades of blue and white. I thought they look splendid although they are not anywhere significantly different from previous years'. Perhaps the colours suit my preference. =)

I had been heading out of the house these past three days. As for last week, all I could remember was the Xmas shopping that I had embarked on. Quite a great feeling to just pick up the items without much deliberation on the total amount I would be spending. But of course, I did keep track of the price of each item. Lolz

Saturday was a day out to Orchard, weaving in and out with the crowd in the major shopping centres and ending up in Seoul Garden for dinner! It had been a long long time since I went there to dine. Seoul Garden brought back memories of my best friend and I as I could recall briefly that we often patronised it way back during the secondary school days. Now, back to the restaurant once again, I was with another person. The only difference I could identified was the addition to the menu. They included more ready-cooked/prepared food items such as sushi and baos.. hah.. baos in a Korean-styled BBQ restaurant? Hmm.. * eyes rolling *

After a hearty meal, we wandered to the nearby Cineleisure to do some window shopping and to perhaps catch a movie... At around 10 plus on a Saturday night, most shows are nearly or already filled up, yeah with those front few rows left for the latecomers. We thus took a stroll down to Plaza Singapura. Likewise, we faced the same situation. A few movie booking machines caught our eyes. And guess what? In the end, we headed back home to Tampines to watch 'National Treasure' hah

I reluctantly pulled myself out of bed the next day. Arranged to go for ktv with some uni friends at TheTenDollar KTV outlet at Chinatown. It's really cheaper than the other ktv lounges and much to my amazement, the ktv room environment and sound system are not being compromised. It's better than I had expected. Hehe.. plus there's a bowl of shark's fin soup for each person hah..

Finally, Christmas Eve was here!! Quite looking forward to this day, especially after the past week of moodiness... This year, I spent Christmas Eve away from town, right in the hearts of East Coast Park, with 3 others. It's the first time I experienced camping outdoor with a tent. We first fiddled with the tent, pitching it strategically near the washroom and the central retail area. Less than half an hour later, two tents were deployed and we proudly shifted all our barang barangs inside. Thereafter, we rented bicycles and cycled all the way to East Coast Food Centre where we had our own sumptuous 'xmas' dinner made up of BBQ chicken wings, satays, stingray, satay bee hoon, etc.. I was really disappointed with the coconut drink I ordered. It seemed that the coconut given to me was a very young one.. thus there was barely any flesh and the drink itself was .. not sweet.. and didn't taste like a coconut drink. *bleah*

Counting down to Christmas, we got ready some sparkles which we positioned them on the ground. Hah.. but what sparkles I had brought from home.. they took soooo long to be lit up and fused off quite fast... *_*

Nonetheless, I guessed I had enjoyed myself this Christmas Eve. Different meaning, different experience. =)

What's next for New Year's Eve? Hehe

~ Totally Overwhelmed ~

2007-12-19T15:29:00.000+08:00

To be honest, I don't think I had thoroughly enjoyed this holiday thus far.
There aren't many things to look forward to.
There aren't many fruitful things that I have accomplished.
It's the feeling of being at the suspense of others,
suddenly making me feel so inferior and small.

I also realised how unpleasant a person I can be.
But I guess no amount of 'sorry's can turn back time.
I'm like putting the blame on myself now...
one can never know how 自责 I am now.

The sudden rush of unhappiness was indeed overwhelming this past week.
It seemed extremely uncontrollable,
so much so that I myself was rather taken aback by it.
Even my mum realised it last Sunday,
but she left me alone, not talking to me
until dinner time when she finally spoke.
Nonetheless, I just couldn't tell her anything...
It's not that I don't want but I don't know how.
Everyone kept asking me why?
I also wondered why...
It kinda shocked me to have experienced such emotions.
Totally.

~ Random Comments ~

2007-12-14T13:27:00.000+08:00

~ Random Comments ~

First time the NESCAFE Ice Coffee Original tastes so bitter.
Normally it doesn't.
Nothing else in the fridge to drink,
except for the NUTRISOY Soya Bean milk.
But sick of it already, hah
had been drinking that for the past few days.

*****

This week was rather unfruitful.
Did nothing much but shop, watch and surf.
Bought 4 clothings, 2 handbags and 1 pair of earrings for the past 2 weeks.
Watched the first episode of 公主小妹,
Got addicted to the current showing of Amazing Race,
and watched quite alot of local dramas on TV.
Surfed the internet, played facebook and some bo-liao games.

*****

Resumed my tuition yesterday.
Well, my tuition kid can be a good company.
Hmm.. come to think of it, I can't remember how long have I been tutoring her..
but I know it seemed long.
Through this period of time,
I can say that we have forged some kind of a bond and friendship.
She's just like a little sister to me.
Telling me small stories of hers, laughing with me,
and sometimes teasing me! Lolzz
Though the thought of putting this tution assignment to an end has crossed my mind a few times,
somehow, I just can't bear to do it.

*****

Being an only child has left me with much independence and freedom.
There's a limit to things I can do with my 3-person family.
I guess friends are rather important to me.

*****

Was chatting with my best friend last night.
Suddenly felt that I have not done much in this friendship.
Left me with some kind of a guilt.
I shall make it as one of my resolutions for the coming new year.
To be a better best friend to her,
to be a better friend to all,
and to be a better MRTYP's owner. =p

*****

~ 金牛座女子 ~

2007-12-09T14:16:00.000+08:00

金牛座女子

金牛座的女子大多很安静，而且也很坚强。
她总是静静的接受生命中的考验及挫折，甚少抱怨。
当其他星座的女子抱怨时，她却不会浪费这气力的继续向前走去。
她有处理一切事物的能力，别小看她；
她要找个真正的男人，把这担子交个他，所以别小看自己，至少她就不会小看你，如果你是可以让她觉得倚靠终身的话。
她可能很固执，并且又有强烈的自制力，
所以在一般不会影响她价值观的判断上，她大多不会与你做太强烈的争辩，
而且运用她的自制力去忍受你的异常观点。
别激怒她，这对你一点好处也没有，如果你想*骨无存，这可能才会是个好方法。

金牛座的女子相当重实际，而且她也浪漫的很，只是她不喜欢让情绪来干扰实际。
不过，她倒真的喜欢浪漫，她的浪漫可不是跑到中正纪念堂去算算有多少块石板，那太浪费力气了，总是有些比较静态的浪漫吧！
每只牛都有占有欲，她真的不喜欢失去她所拥有的事物，
尽管她很认命，但总是会尽力保有一切。
她有著相当敏锐的感官，真实的事物才会吸引她，她对塑胶花一点兴趣都没。
而她的家里一定舒适无比，别送假花，否则你一点机会都没有～就连坐在她家门口的机会都没有！

~ OUr Success Stories ~

2007-11-23T19:13:00.000+08:00

I like reading others' blog.

Though I'm a blogger myself,
the real joy comes from reading others' blogs,
keeping myself updated with their lives,
their emotions,
their thoughts.

Sometimes,
I've got to admit that I truly envy some of them.
The various talents they possess.
The loving family they have.
The wonderful friends and loved ones around them.
The content in their blog entries seem to convey numerous 'success' stories,
not in terms of career paths,
not in terms of financial status,
but in terms of their social lives.

It's really pleasing to know of such beautiful stories.
Though they might just be some facets of daily happenings,
I guess that's where the genuine experience comes from.

Then I wondered about myself...
Do I have my own 'success' stories too?
I think I do...
and I think everyone does.
The difference lies in what and who...
but most importantly, in HOW one perceives each of their own stories.

~ Relaxing weekend ~

2007-11-18T13:18:00.000+08:00

It's nice to end an extremely busy relaxing a little
before continuing with what we have to do.
That's what I did yesterday.

I just had a long sleep on Friday night...
Then a TV marathon on Saturday afternoon,
caught up with the replay of the local drama series,
福满人间 is indeed an entertaining show lolzz...
was laughing through it.
Went for a movie at night,
sneak preview of HERO !

Initially I thought it would be another 'detective' story,
and I also don't usually watch a Jap film in the cinemas.
Nonetheless, after watching, it changed my impression of it.
Rather interesting a plot.
And it's especially touching to watch how the female lead persevere on with the male lead all through the investigation and trial,
And particularly how his team of colleagues really got together to help him with the case.
Though I was a little bit confused with the minor characters at the beginning haha
Got a couple of the actors mixed up! Lolz... couldn't register their Jap names into my head as yet.. =D
OH yeah... Takuya Kimura is indeed quite attractive, especially when he's at work...
No wonder some say guys look more charming when they are seriously doing their work. =)
Hah... the HERO Tv episodes shall be my past time for this coming holiday! hoho

Btw.. I'd tried the new McFlurry ice cream flavour - Mudpie..
hah.. it tastes like the original Oreo flavour.. just that they added some fudge I guess.
Had wanted to try the Berries McFlurry
but..... 无缘 *shakes head*
Nvm..there's still a chance! =p

Okay.. till then,
Ciao~~

11 more days to freedom!

2007-11-06T18:43:00.000+08:00

Arrrr......
I spent almost the whole of the afternoon today
meddling with Anvil Studio,
the software used to create MIDI music...
Finally managed to finish a decent piece
though I don't really think it's that nice, hah
especially the 'chorus'...
Well... so be it...
Had spent quite some time on it le...
And I'm planning to S/U it... (got a feeling that I'm already at the bottom of the bell curve for this Science of Music module.. after that mid-term test.. )
Hmm.. at least I won't have this piece of 'work burden' hovering in my mind,
just need to modify a little and submit! *Yay*

It's 2-day school for me this week;
cos I skipped the SOM lecture this morning
since that's the only class I have today....
Naughty me huh? =D
But tomorrow shall be quite a long day I assume...
3 meetings in a day...
seems like school this semester is all about project meetings...

Well.. quite enjoyed the four days without school
But that doesn't equate to me being slack hor..
I diligently did my part of the work and managed them during the weekends,
though I was watching tv for half of the afternoon on Saturday,
and went out for birthday dinner on Sunday,
and didn't do much work on Monday afternoon...
hah.. sometimes I wonder if I really did all that I needed to do.
I checked my to-do list..
tick, tick, tick...
Yuppie... =)

Speaking of Sunday's dinner,
we went Din Tai Fung
followed by desserts @ Azabu restaurant at Marina Square..
you know.. those nice looking Jap desserts that are displayed at the storefront?
And always will entice by-passers?
Yeah.. finally got the chance to step into it..
and the ice cream was not that bad...
It would have been a pretty good experience
if not for the waiter & waitress who chased us out
as they were closing for the day..
Poor service...

Anyway... last but not least, for my entry today,
Changi Airport Terminal 3 is opening for public viewing from 12 Nov to 9 Dec!!
I'll be there !
I just like the ambience in airports...
so I won't miss this tour,
whereby it allows the public to enter the (restricted) transit area as well,
at a small price though =)

Yupz.. till then,
Ciao!~

2007-10-29T02:02:00.000+08:00

Quite a fruitful Saturday spent after the 'traumatising week' that had passed.

A rejuvenating time spent at Pasir Ris Park =p
Strolling around Downtown East,
then went cycling and played at the playground,
relive childhood memories once again hehe...
enjoyed the sea breeze though it was very very mild that evening,
coupled with the slightly cloudy night sky...
rather disappointing but nonetheless,
I truly enjoyed myself!
Thanks for bringing me there! =)

Earlier in the morning,
I went back to the place where I intern-ed to interview the HR manager and 2 of the older workers.
Gained some insights especially after hearing from the 2 older employees on the issue of continued employment even after retirement age.
Can really feel for them somehow,
the feeling of wanting to work.. to keep themselves and their minds occupied
while their children are at work,
especially if they do not have grandchildren
or that their grandchildren are at school...

Hmm.. how will my old age be like?
Lolzz... will I still be working?
Or will I be happily enjoying my retirement but but..
with other things to keep me busy and with little worries..
Hehe.. ideal situation huh..
Anyway.. that's still a long long way to go...

In near future... things that I will encounter first..
stepping into the workforce...
marriage...
woah.. kind of a scary thought lolzz

For now...
back to school work...
okay fine... not at this time...
sleeping time now! =)
Oyasumi!

2007-10-24T21:40:00.000+08:00

失眠的感觉真不好。。

昨晚准备睡觉了，
但在床上滚来滚去，
满脑子里都是功课上的问题。
终于在凌晨一点钟，
我从床上爬下来，
开了电脑，
猜我做了什么？
不，我不是上网游览，
我竟然在打报告！

最近看到自己和身边的朋友都在忙着，
有点感慨。。。

再熬多三四个礼拜吧，
加油啦，朋友们！ =）

~ What's Your Mood Today? ~

2007-10-04T20:55:00.000+08:00

What's Your Mood Today?

Whatever your mood is today,
it's good to feel contented at the end of the day.

Be content that you have lived another day through!

Today, I'm glad ...
- that I'm blessed with a loving mother who would always make sure that I won't go hungry on any one day.

- that I have a dad who would always try to help me, especially with the technical (IT) stuff lolzz

- that those closed ones around me are willing to be patient with me at times.

- for the accompaniment I have most of the days

- for the shows I can watch on tv! Always would bring me entertainment throughout the night hehe

- for MRTYP who I adore =p

~ Mid Autumn Festival 07 ~

2007-09-26T23:45:00.000+08:00

Mid-Autumn Festival at Chinese Garden
THE MAGICAL OCEAN

25 September 2007

First time heading to Chinese Garden on the actual mid-autumn day itself.
And the second time viewing the light displays at Chinese Garden.
The last was a few years back during the JC days.

This year's theme is marine.
I wasn't too keen on the theme initially
but after yesterday's tour, I guess it was alright afterall.
Though it's the typical form of display every year,
the blown-up 'lantern' figurines,
the numerous lanterns dangling around...
I guess to me it's the experience that makes the difference,
especially after a few years in between whereby I didn't visit the place during the festival.
Quite fun exploring the area,
with the beautiful lightings and cute displays.

Below are snapshots of some of my favourites of all! =D

The Cheerful Bearies:

The Yuan Yang Duckies:

The Sea Lions:

The Penguins: (aww...so cute. reminds me of Happy Feet)

The whole stretch of Dolphins along the bridge: (the most beautiful ones)

And not forgetting... in a sea of fishes:

That marks end of my mid-autumn @ 海洋世界 =)

*p.s. more pictures will be uploaded on my Friendster =)