i am still tired.

All those last minute christmas shopping was super draining!
I've been to town 3 days in a row, my feet are so sore from all that walking.
It was fulfilling, cos i got everybody's presents now! :D accomplishment.
nevertheless, i still hate last minute christmas shopping! i'd rather shop with LESS people, MORE space, LESS out of stock/last piece items, LESS queues.
But the sales are ALWAYS the best during last-min shopping.

still hesitating if i should go back to get that dress I've been eyeing, but all i wanna do is just slackkk my butt off at home.. I don't want to move no more. :(
I wanna read Harry Potter & the deathly hallows but can you believe it, the original version which i wanted to buy is gone! both at borders & prologue! :<
now all they have is some other edition which doesn't even look like harry potter.

Caught Gulliver's travel yesterday, it was great!
Jack Black never fails to disappoint! Still, i am not convinced that the bermuda triangle is as harmless as they make it sound. I have read countless of articles & watched many documentaries on the bermuda triangle and it is FREAKY! almost as freaky as cryonics which i can never understand what compels people to put themselves through that. urkk... shudders.
Hate all the sci-fi stuff! oh gawd! reminds me of that time i went to watch that thriller sci-fi movie with kate! couldn't sleep for weeks!!! :(((((

But, no time to get all ruffled up, its after all Christmas eve! :D
its all snow&candies&feasting, this the season to be merry, yo.
& i just realized i can get a lift back if i head to town now to get my dress!
tata!

merry christmas eve everyone!

the end of a first sem.

Hurray hurry! I feel like that little kitty cat over there! whooping for joy!!
its the start of my month-break, though short, its better than none.
Have already packed my hall room, and waiting for the car to come pick me and my junkload of stuffs that i have to bring back!
it amazes me how much things i have in hall, when i came with just so little.


yayyyy! christmas is this weekend! & i'm done for my exams! yayy yayy!
well, i was more or less in the after exam mood last wed! :)




i can't wait to watch YOGI BEAR!
but until then, i feel as greedy as yogi! :)


Finally got my hands on this ice cream pancake in Ajisen!
They're always outta stock, but not at the nex outlet! had dinner with baby & his mom&aunt!
Ajisen Ramen ftw! :)
Preferred the matcha feeling to the redbean one! but both were good!! :)


Went to best denki @ J8 on saturday,
had amazing deals & with every $18 spent, you get this whole goodie bag with a hotpot,pack of pokka tea, 1 ream of paper & batteries! lols. finally a goodiebag that is useful!
got a brand new epilator! glee!
& strawberry tea was in the goodie bag, never seen this flavor before but it is good! :)

& my favourite find over the weekend.
Jalapeno peppers!! available @ texas chicken! :))
feels so good to bite into one of these.

Had an early xmas dinner @ baby's aunt's place just yesterday.
had lotsa great food! & presents all round! <3
check out Rika's xmas presents!

stack of 3 doggie doughnuts!

mini pastries! wonder how they taste like though.
it was gone in a split second! hahaha.

short post. more tomorrow!

last exam put on hold.

WHOO! last paper was yesterday @11.15am.
been up since 4am trying to mug for 201 ever since the 3 papers left my head in a mess.
I usually sort out my mind, like chucking out all those info from those papers that were over, so i'll mentally feel that my brain is like empty. But after those 3 papers, my mind was in a whirl.
All the info were just jumbled up together.

Roomie came to meet me for dinner after my 3 papers,
had fish&chips @ cant 1. her exams are over and she's loving every bit of it! hahaha.
stick to your holiday-to-do list, A! you can do it! :)
let's go check out that pompeii thing too! :)
after dinner, took a stroll to find out where The Grocer @ Sterling was, near the nanyang exec centre. omg. that place is surreal man.
professors sure have the life, with their own little oasis in ulu-NTU, they have everything they need, felt pretty much like a condo in that area.

had a rough night before my last paper, sooo brain-shagged with no confidence to do the paper.
Drank 2 cups of coffee, didn't work, went down to get breakfast @ 6 in the morning, additional cup of coffee (kate verifies that there is such thing as immunity to caffeine and suggest i go decaf for a while. haha!)
damn, its never a good idea to wake up so early in the morning.
there were like millions of winged insects dead all over the floor. I'm not exaggerating, tons of them. near the vending machine was yet another million of these. its sick!
but air was really good in the morning, just a short 5-minute walk really helped me clear my brain!
I paused for awhile the look at the forest, hoping to see a wild boar, but nope, no wild boars. :(
Just plenty of mist and weird animal/insect noises.

My last paper was screwed up though, there goes my 30m, but its all over!
rushed back to hall to meet roomie & packed to leave. Her ASOS package finally arrived! hahaha. just in time before she left hall as well. she's so cute to deliver it all the way to NTU! I don't think anyone does that. lols.

the MRT ride was long and sleepy..had to stand all the way too.
Finally reached & met kate for lunch @ nex!
PRATA FTW! :D i had naan though, but close enough.
satasfied my cravings! :)
headed down to My Fat Lady to collect Shir's cake for tonight,
we got lost trying to find the cake shop, but managed to find it in a shorter time, last time it took me half an hour to find it!
The cake looked soooo good, a 6'' square cube cake with polka dots and a rainbow on the top!
While the outside looked pretty, like i could hear everyone gasping when kate brought the cake out, the inside was even prettier!

Pretty cake for the pretty birthday girl! <3


Timbre was fab! :)
Good food, favourite was the roasted duck pizza. loved my apple martini!! (new experience!)
good company & good evening!
headed to butter after, but i was too tired&dead to enjoy myself. alcohol made me even sleepier. did nothing to give me that adrenaline boost. maybe immunity to coffee=immunity to alcohol as well. crashed the minute i got back. bed sweet bed!

slept all the way till 12. not enough to make up for the past few weeks!
i still have EAR and yet i'm planning my post-holiday activities already.
having a haircut today & catching Rapunzel with mousey-cia & baby.

FINALLY!
I can't wait! :)
i promise i will mug for EAR tomorrow!

[[ everyday's a special day. ]]

FIRING UP!

woke up this morning with such optimism i felt like singing! :)
i guess its been all the reflections & praying that kept me up the whole of last night,
but my miracle potion: coffee, did me proud once more, as it always has for the past few weeks!
this is the last lap, in 72 hours, this will (officially) be over!!

give it this one last shot, so that i won't regret even if i don't do well!
tried my best!!
thanks for all the encouragement i've been receiving over the past few days.
Been a real jerk over the whole school & grades stuff. meh. its so silly.
life needs to be full of rainbows&sunshine&candies! :D

A new experience everyday! i want myself to really encompass the true meaning of this!!
ah just in time as well, 2011's arriving in no more than 2 weeks.
a good new year resolution. :)

stomach flu @ the worst of times..

this sucks. everything about being sick sucks.
exams are in a week. let this be over and done with!
till after my exams.
i really really can't wait. :(

he's back!

like finally. hahaha my baby's back from HK!! :D

ohh loves! & to think yesterday was like my worst day ever. i hate wednesdays that end so late. :(

its sooo draining!

anyways, baby returned as santa claus! literally.

maybe the food in HK was too great! hahaha i'm sure he tried his best to sustain from overeating. :)

but the TONS of presents that i received! aww LOVED!

not only from baby, but his aunts all bought me stuffs from there as well. :))

i feel too spoilt.

what baby's mom got me was beyond shocking;

i am now the proud owner of a bottle of Absolut Glimmer!! <3

& baby's best buy was a whole bunch of Kapi toys from the capsule machine,

&&&& LEATHER BOOTS!!! OMGLOVES!

hahaha i laughed so hard when he said he had to try the boots on to see if they were my size!

(we have the same feet size anyway. haha no, his feet is not small, mine is gigantic)

& the shopkeeper nearly thought he was getting them from himself!

HAHAHA love you bby! :D you're the funniest!

received a whole bunch of clothes as well. Leggings that are wayyy overpriced in Singapore,

a super light&portable brolly (that had laces along the trims),

and cat-related things (lovable pouch & like this huuuge stack of kitten bookmarks),

& from his aunt: a wood carving of Johnny Depp!! it was hand made, & is the uncanny resemblance of Capt' Jack Sparrow! awesome!

Finally caught Harry Potter on Tuesday!

it was sooo awesome! the first thing on my Holiday To-Do List is to read the last book one more time! This movie did the book so much justice, in comparison to the previous 6 movies.

I enjoyed it thoroughly! i love it how movies can drag on for so long, & lucky for me, all those movies dragging on for 2-3 hours are my favourites; POTC, LOTR, HP, we-ll maybe not really King Kong. that one was abit TOO draggy.

Have a long day ahead once again.

I'm kinda happy next week's last week of school, then again, its an ironical kinda happy, cos that also marks the start of my finals. Boo. can't wait for it to be over.

Kate's coming back in a week! Or less than that actually.

Like in 4 days! same day as the family! :D

double happiness! :)))

[[ sun shining, clear blue skies. ]]

a quickie!

yay! i think i managed to switch my biological clock back!
no more late nights for me! :)

com201 mid term today! then its down to one last quiz before our finals!
oh can't wait!
catching Harry Potter tonight as well!
<3

one more day

& the glamour don't stop.

The Limited Edition for this festive season, in line with Absolut Disco, Absolut Masquerade & Absolut Rock edition!
ohhh aint it a beauty!

For once, they actually did modification to the bottle itself, which is a rare thing!
This time we wanted to create something truly different. For the first time ever, we challenged the bottle shape by modifying the finish of the glass. ABSOLUT GLIMMER is a glimmering version of our iconic bottle, re-designed to dazzle people in any place and happening where it is present”, says Anna Malmhake, Vice President, Global Marketing.

When i first bought Masquerade, you can imagine the disappointment when i realized the red-sequin exterior was MERELY a sleeve. :(
inside, it was just the same old original Absolut.
But not this time! :))
it is such a keeper, this one!

ABSOLUT GLIMMER is a stylish design concept that challenges the norm of the traditional gift pack. With its glimmering design and crystallic facets, it is a definite eye-catcher. It does not only look stunning. By its mere presence, ABSOLUT GLIMMER inspires people to dress up, shine and always look for those small but precious indulgences.

“With ABSOLUT GLIMMER, we want to encourage people to make the present exceptional. The idea that any moment anywhere can turn out to be a memory for life – bringing inspiration and excitement to any event – is what this bottle is all about”

Very true indeed! i just wiped away a tear. ^^
Its just the right thing for this holiday season!!

The family just left for Taiwan this morning!
awww..envious.. :(( i could have been on that plane if it weren't for YOG! :(
i want my slice of an overseas holiday too! >:(

Kapi Mouse!

OMG just saw this on some blogshop! going for $35!
should i get it??
i'm so tempted!!

Kapibara-san - カピバラさん

Kapibara-san is a character created by Banpresto.
At the beginning you could only get a Kapibara-san from toy crane vending machines.
But people wanted it so much that they started selling it everywhere,
different sizes, different colors, T-shirts, books and all kinds of merchandising.
It is interesting how they managed to create a phenomenon just from a boring and simple animal (A capybara).

A Capybara! omg worlds apart from my kawaii Kapibarasan, or what i nicknamed 'Tingly"

I first fell in love with it at a claw toy machine in DTE,
and its soo adorable i felt i had to have it!
it was really by chance that baby caught it for me!
we had spent $6 at the machine, and on our last dollar, the claw caught my very first tingly by the scarf!!


BIG white one with the pink scarf (2 from the left, last row) was my very first kapi!
then we 'rescued' her boyfriend, the one in blue scarf beside her a few weeks later.
I like to term it 'rescue' cos its like saving them from the cold, lonely interiors of the toy machine, and showering them with love and care!

This is my collection thus far!
& i'm proud to say, all has been caught by my baby! yep! each and every single one.
whenever we walk past an arcade, the first thing he'll do is to check out if there's any kapi available, cos i'll be soo excited if they're carrying any, and he'll really spend every single $ trying to catch it for me! <3


this is my biggest kapi so far!
its not caught though, baby bought it for me at action city!
first time i've seen kapi on sale! the other annoying thing is that you can't ever buy kapi merchandises, you can only CATCH them/win them. :(


just last monday, baby blew $30 trying to catch a kapi pouch for me, but failed very badly. :(
what a waste of money.. :((
sometimes i wish i wouldn't like it so much, as i know its really a waste of money!
but there's no other way i can get it unless i travel all the way to Japan, and stock up on their merchandises.
caught this bear that day, while attempting to catch a halloween kapi draped in a ghostly costume! failed to win it, and its gone from the machine already! :(

recently, i discovered the FB page for Kapi!
& i found TONS of cool stuff there, things i've never even seen before!!


walking Kapi. baby attempted before but failed. :(

nomnom Kapi! this is the cutest!!!
i love the nomnom kapi! <3


Kapi Mug Warmer. don't talk about this one.
machine was totally rigged! blew $20 on this one for nothing! :/
don't ever go the outlet @ PS.


BATH SET! with its very own kapi sponge!! ^^



Kapi tissue holder!!
i need one of this!


& Kapi even invaded the food industry!
whole range of Kapi Sushi (or whatever the proper name is for it)


haha i don't mind getting paper cuts if it gives me the chance to put one of these on!

cute Kapi Puppy bed! probably the doggy/kitty won't appreciate it, but it looks so soft and squishy!
who wouldn't love cuddling up to it!

& this is one of my favourites!!!
would kill for one of these.
A Kapi Chocolate Fondue Pot!! with matching Kapi toothpicks! <3 style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf95Edr1GwXmMylQQZPb5rGhPxyDvufFaHzmXrBOhO5gnLAEhLkTOZ3IAyLq2_z0LmveVA65PvA5HgKtbXZTtd6lD4I0SPVK2tAHdgrv09YnlSBjZ7dlxzhAoNkrin_1ji0-fL/s400/kapi+wedding" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541665733368928146" border="0">
This is gonna be in front of my wedding car on my wedding day!!
People may have mickey/minnie mouse, i want Kapi at the front of the car!!
Kapi holds a very special place in my heart! <3>:(

just got a call from baby!
he bought a hi-card there! yay! :D
if only he'd call last night, i'd have been able to sleep so soundly.
he's immersing himself with all the great steals & smelly tofu, the last i heard (15 mins ago)
& he got a kapi for me from the capsule machine there! only thing its purple! hahaha.
purple, pink, yellow, welcome to my kapi family still! :D

lost all motivation to study for com201. :(
shall rest early & get up bright & early tmr!
baby's heading off the Disneyland tmr. just pain me green.
OMG i forgot to warn him bout the birdflu thing!! arghh!
damn, hate my short term memory @ times! >:(

nothing like REAL breakfast to start my day!

to cheer me up on last night's whole alone-in-the-hall fiasco,

i headed out bright & early to have breakfast @ The Palate, if you count 11am as early. got woken up in the middle of the night @5am cos xr left her room key in the toilet!

spent another whole 20mins trying to get back to sleep. :((

anyways, I heard they serve up really affordable American breakfast!

and true enough to what i've heard, they do!

& luckily i made it in time before they ran outta breakfast stuffs.

yes, finally some QUALITY breakfast around here.

my breakfast for the past few months has been bread/yam pau at cant 14. :((

its so rare that i actually have the chance to come all the way to N. Spine.

ahhh~ nothing better than this! & they even had cuppuccino!

of course, its nothing compared to Starbucks, but it works for me.

its so empty here on sat, & the last time i've been here on a weekend was 2 Sundays back,

and it was dominated by China people.

its nice to enjoy some peace in N. Spine when its always packed full with people!

& i survived my first night alone! woohoo! :D

Late Update/

Alice's birthday cake! (done by My Fat Lady- owners are real sweet about the whole thing!)

ain't it a beauty!! & i was so lucky to be able to find that quote frm coco chanel like a few hours before i had to confirm the order! <3

it was definitely a surprise!

& thank gawd for baby who drove me all the way down to pick the cake up,

if not i'd have to train down all the way to Bukit dunno-where(i forgot the name) to pick it up & train back again!

& i don't think the cake would have been able to survive the train/bus rides.

MY LATEST ADDICTION

hohoho this is some sinful treat!

already tried the cheese flavor which was fab! (or maybe all midnight snacks taste great!)

They have it in Sour Cream & Onion (which is this one), and the Original.

I need to find new snacks to tide me thru those hungry nights in hall!

PASTA IS LOVE!

completely forgot about these pasta mania vouchers that i'd won few months back!

Together with a Letters to Juliet stamp set & a poster (hanging on baby's wall now cos of his obsession for Amanda Seyfried)

Their vouchers look so pretty i can't bear to use them!

But these could buy me a pretty good meal @ pasta mania.

i miss outside food so much, missed home cooked food even more.

mommy made curry last wed, cos she knew i rarely had the chance to eat @ home.

im so sick of school food already. cooking is not an option for me as well. argh...

Distance between two hearts is not an obstacle,

rather a beautiful realisation of just how strong true love can be.

having troubles sleeping though i'm dead tired.

the air-con smells stuffy & weird! :((

i haven't gotten around to finishing my 201 readings which i planned to complete by tonight.

such a failure.

& cos its past 12, i'm super hungry!

i really really wanna go for exchange badly,

but given the current grades i'm scoring, how to make it? :(

uni life's no piece of cake. how i wish it were all rainbows & sunshine.

just get involved in all the activities you can, don't give a hoot about your exams cos its alright!

all you need is just a pass!

keep dreaming. might come true one day.

Disney princesses are getting prettier as the years go by.

& more independent, Rapunzel is supposed to be helpless & all,

but she looks wild & fierce in the posters, the prince looks kinda wimpy. :(

hahaha say goodbye to those days of Prince Charming on a White Horse.

sleep sleep sleep...

com204 SUBMITTED; sucks to be in hall on friday night! :((

fridays are always good stuff.

today marks the completion of our com204 assignment 2!

we had to come up with a brochure to market a completely new idea.

& i have to say, we did fantabulous!!

credits to Rem & ZY for being such great team members!

our efficiency is really ttm! :))

for all the times we got so hungry while working on this brochure at ungawdly hours in the night!

its making me sooo hungry right now, i'd kill for some quality German FOOD!!

staying in hall on a friday night's sad!!

roomie, i know how you feel right now! *GUILTY FACE*

i promise i'll not leave hall unnecessarily anymore! :(((

no wonderland without alice around. deadly silence!

i'm blaring music off my mac right now as i type this,

maybe i'll leave my music on for the whole night as well.

wonder how i'm gonna get any sleep tonight..

maybe it wasn't such a good idea to stay tonight :/

raining summore!!!! omg classic case of a.. :(((

don't think about it. don't think about it. don't think about it.

JADED! this is only the beginning.

thank gawd for my wednesday off!
if not i wouldn't know how i'd have the time to work on 204 & start on 205! :((
school's over for now, the day's drawing to an end.
was super productive with the 204 project!
i have great groupmates, what can i say? :D
we're nearly done, down to the last editing, i'm sooo impressed!
shall upload a copy probably tomorrow.
i think our idea could really work! but sadly, we're not gonna be marked based on that,
but rather, based on how we play around with the language to get people interested..
no early night for me with essays to rush!

bloody red ants are infesting my table again, i have no idea what i do sometimes.
there's completely NO food around! :((
i need to bring in ant poison soon...

its a friday, but why don't i seem happy about it?
baby's flyingg of to HK tomorrow on a family vacation, maybe that's why. :((
gonna miss him sooo badly.. can't wait till he's back.
can't wait for exams to be over!!
i'm so damn demoralised by EAR801! :((

take care of yourself, Y. bear!
i'm gonna miss you very very much!

i'll huff & i'll puff and i'll blow EAR FAR FAR AWAYYY!!!!!

damn, screwed this mid term up as well..
despite studying so hard, was confident i'll be able to do better than my last,
which i only put in like 50% effort as compared to this time round.
argh!! what am i to do? should i s/u it?
i can already predict my final grade...
:((((((((((((((

where's my only source of comfort?

melancholy monday..

SO what if i get a day off from school today cos of e-learning,
i still have 4 essays due!! :(( i'm tearing my hair out trying to figure each of them!
but i'm still grateful for the late wednesday lessons that i've been 'pardoned' from for the past two weeks! last week was e-learning as well, so no 4.30-6.30 lessons.
This week's a public holiday on wednesday! score!

i just wish i didn't have so much work on hand to complete...
baby's going to HK this fridayyy already, and the family's going to taiwan this monday! :((
which leaves me alone and stranded in singapore... :((
uni sucks for eating into my dec holidays! i end the term on 20th dec! 5 days before xmas!
there goes my xmas shopping for this year! & that's my favorite time of the year!! :((

My saturday is over! :((

this cheers my mood up a lot,
a poster at Bvlgari, featuring this feline! :))

<3


& yet another, long time ago @ bishan prawning area.

spent my evening at MOF.
food there sucks! the pasta was horrible...
but desserts were still yums!
guess that's the only good thing about them.

<3

bought a pair of jeans @ FOX yesterday night!
best buy in months!! i'm so in love with them!
the last time i actually bought any jeans was 3 years ago cos its so hard to find anything that fits me nicely.
or maybe it fits me nicely but i didn't like the colour/cutting.
best $60 spent! plus i won a $20 voucher & lifetime membership! <3
i'm so tempted to go back shopping again! :))

cia loved her chocolatepotatochips from Royce!
i love it as well! she's got me hooked onto this spicy seaweed!
50cents a piece! expensive but oh-so-good!
can't wait till she gets her 2nd present! she's gonna love it more!


leave my baby yogi bear alone! >:(

this made me laugh!

Santa Singh's wife was expecting and the baby was due any day. Santa was very confident it would be a boy and was looking forward to the delivery day. As fate would have it, he was transferred to another city and had to join office immediately. Before going, he asked his father-in-law to send a telegram confirming the birth of his son.

But in order to avoid giving party to his office colleagues he asks his father-in-law to write "the clock has arrived" and he will understand that the son is born..

The D-day arrived. His wife delivered a cute little baby girl.
Now Santa's father-in-law didn't know what to do. If he writes "the clock has arrived" Santa will think he has got a Son. If he writes "the clock has not arrived" Santa will get worried that something serious has happened. But being a very intelligent person, he finds a solution and sends the telegram.

Just read below, you will love it






Santa received the telegram opened it eagerly and reads

"The clock has arrived, but the "pendulum" is missing".

GARHH!!don't ever skip lecture.

EAR801 is ended for now! don't have to touch it till after all my core exams! =D
just cos the lot of us skipped one lecture to mug for our com201 mid terms,
the lecturer showed a video about some Mayon volcano which we missed!!

even common sense didn't save me this time.
how was i supposed to know the volcano was even named after some princess that died a tragic death? i picked the most logical answer (It was named after a volcano with similar characteristics)
WRONG!

And i thought the most logical reason why the villagers chose to stay around the volcano was because I suspected the volcano was located in some 3rd world country,
so the answer must have been 'They were forced to stay there by the government."
Or even if its not that, it could have been 'They were afraid that if they left the area, a curse would befall them."
Because that is what happened to that recent tribe leader right?
He refused to move from the mountain to show his devotion? Something along that line?
but NO!
the answer was 'The people LIKED it there, and they had nowhere else to move'
WHO WOULD LIKE STAYING NEAR A VOLCANO!?! omg..
granted its scenic and all, but we're learning about hazards!
damn, luck and common sense were useless today.

one exam down, millions of assignments to clear...bah!
can't wait for the holidays to arrive! and XMAS!!!
*jingle bells, jingle bells*

cheer up yogi bear! don't be so moody anymore!
i'm here for you! :)

EAR801 is killing me!

there's still 4 more chapters left unread,
not to mention the previous 8 chapters that needs revision on.
This is so much harder than i thought. :((

ilovegeography.ilovegeography.ilovegeography.

com205 speech! ENDED!

Finally, I am nearly cleared with public speaking!
of the 4 graded speeches:
- 2 individuals (completed)
- 1 group (JUST COMPLETED!)
- 1 impromptu (no way you can prepare for it!)

Had such a headache after sleeping only at 2.30am last night!
Was supposed to get up at 8 today to prepare, but i overslept!
2 alarms didn't help! me&roomie both overslept!

baby panicked as he knew i had this speech today,
and he thought i overslept and missed lessons!
I only got woken up by his 13th call! (12 missed xD)
was 9+ by the time he woke me up,
and i had to rush through everything!

many thanks to rooomie who helped me pick out the perfect outfit! <3
what will i do without her sometimes. :)

Got to school in time for the practice speech, had tutorials (longest 2 hours ever)!
rushed through lunch just in time to squeeze in one more speech.
then.. Paul walked into the LT! =O
we were all a hundred times more nervous than before he came in! sheesh!
PLUS, we were the first group presenting..


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Nobody gave us any hard Q&A, phew.
and then it was over for us! =D
com205: public speaking is >50% over! yayy!

But on hand now, I've still got:
- EAR801 mid term (Wed)
- COM204 assignment (Fri)
*CRIES*

[[ one down, another 981237283718 more to go! ADD OIL ADD OIL! ]]

We are family!

Its school once again, and mommy knew how much i dreaded going back to school on a Sunday.
Sunday just doesn't feel right for school, yes call me traditional and old,
i still draw a VERY clear line between weekdays and weekends. HAHA.

baby came out from camp this morning while i was still snoozing in bed,
headed down to Macs for breakfast!! :D
only on these rare days that we get up before 12 on a Sunday.

By 11.45am, I had all my stuffs geared up to face another week of school.
I know its gonna be a tough one this week, so I readied photoframes, extra pillows and my fav nightshirts!
Alice was already back in hall by the time I got there,
dad helped me set up my printer which is in full gear now!
He specially rushed to get me one just this morning. :))
now i can print things from the comfort of my room! <3

On the way to school, i kept whining how its unfair that I had to go back to school on a Sunday, and yes, i know its an important presentation on Monday,
but Sunday & School just doesn't sound right to me. :(
mom&papa promised to meet me for dinner tonight with cia (finally she's back from church camp! I can almost visualise her with the halo & them angel wings! xD)
spent the entire afternoon working on our 205 speech for tomorrow!
I'm kinda proud of our creation!
Initally, I thought it was gonna be a pretty boring speech.
but no, i'm confident we'll NOT put our audience to sleep tomorrow!
Just hope that we'll all be able to present well like we've practiced and ACE THIS THING! =D our product really rules!


Then, headed back to hall to dump the stuffs, and waited for them to arrive for dinner.
Roomie joined us for dinner! =D
Was raining pretty heavily by the time mom&dad&cia arrived.
When i got onto the car, they started bombarding me with questions about baby.

Cia:When i called Justin, he said he didn't wanna come because he didn't wanna see you! He says his sleep is more important than you!

Me: really? haiyah he's always that mean!! *pretend to frown!*

Mum: You really like Justin meh????

Me: YES!!!! I LIKE!!!!! (wide-eyed look that she's questioning this only now!)

Dad: So what is it that you like about Justin?

Me: I like it that he knows I like dogs, and found a dog for me to play with! *SMILES*

Mum: What you don't like about Justin huh???

Me: haha he's getting fat!! So I have to pull him to go exercise every weekend!

Suddenly, a pair of hands grabs me form the back of the car, giving me the shock of my life!
and there he was!
it was cia's little surprise for me, to invite baby along for dinner!
I was so happy to see him!!! I thought i could only meet him on next friday,
but nope! wish granted! haha i can last this week.

Seeing mom&dad so welcoming towards him made me feel so so happy!
I JUST LOVE ALL OF THEM SO MUCH! hahaha.
I know i do let them worry sometimes, but I'm trying my best not to.
They've been the most understanding parents any lucky girl could ever ask for,
so i buried all my unhappiness and stress from schoolwork deep down!
I am a happy girl today! =D
There's nothing more that I want, I have everything i need right now. :)

Had dinner at Thai Express!
Thai food on a rainy day! <3


waiting for the food.
cia got soooo pissed off at the lady who was attending to us, haha! long story.


mom&dad <3
The world's most understanding&loving reward goes to them.



My dinner!
decided to give their green curry a try, it was good! just the right amount of creaminess! I LIKE!
but i still prefer my spicy hot noodles! :( cravingggss unsatisfied!!

shopped for about an hour after,
got all my stuffs for hall, den mom&dad drove us back to hall!
I can sleep happy tonight even though i'm not in my own bed on a Sunday night! :D
loveyoumom&dad&cia&justin&roomie! thanks for making my night!


BELATED POSTS:

dinner @ handburger with baby! <3

i LOVE their calamari! feel like going back for more!
hahaha! i only posted this cos i'm feeling hungry nowwww!!



And my mini surprise from baby,
who popped up with this just a few weeks back!
NAMA CHOCS (CHAMPAGNE)
these babies are absolute BLISS!!!
they really melt in your mouth! I finished them within a week. :((
baby promised me a lifetime of unlimited supplies, wonder if I'll grow fat from this kinda frequent indulgence? lols.
<3 you & your chocs baby!
Thanks for always cheering me up & making my day with such sweet things!

[[ SMILE! ]]]

MOF: comforting afternoon

My obsession with MOF led to this crazy idea of spending the afternoon at their Bugis outlet. Besides, I will be meeting aud&kwai here later at night!

Can't tell which one i prefer, the MOF that serves main entrees, or the Sweets & Cafe version @ AMK hub.
My teapot came with a candle burning to keep it warm, while my teapot yesterday turned cold after a few hours.
Had mango&salmon sushi for lunch! yummers!

it feels funny to be here alone, perhaps I've forgotten that feeling already. :(
i am still working on my dine-out article for my CCA!
I always thought it was easy work to write a food article,
but it is a completely different affair from blogging.
you need to maintain this air of formality and professionalism! :(
food articles are harder than I thought!
no progress at all.. :((


this weekend is kinda dull, I can't wait for holidays to be here again!
at least i know i'll enjoy my holidays better this time!
but i made a big mistake while setting my timetable,
now i'm stuck with 3 papers on a single day, with 2-hour intervals between each!
AND a morning paper the next day morning!
if i survive that, omg, if i survive that, i can survive anything else!

The people here are so nice, I get my teapot refilled the minute its emptied,
and they're all so smiley! :)
MOF is <3!


[[ i miss that lovable teddybear look when you said you wanted pepper lunch for dinner! <3 ]]

this long weekend's a gloomy one.

morning, i'm so not ready to get outta bed today.
but i've got too much to do in so little time! :(

baby's at armceg duty today, which means staying a night over. boo.
and i gotta be back in school by tomorrow afternoon, MAJOR BOO! :((

let's see, there's driving, and then tons of homework to complete,
only thing great about today is dinner with aud&kwai! missed you guys! :D


[[ that clock never stops ticking! ]]

its been a long time..

and i'm still back to blogger.
after trying to figure out tumblr the whole of last night (well, not exactly, but felt that long to me)
i gave up.
blogger may screw up on me at times, but i still love you <3!

Life's been maddd hectic, and i dunno how much more of this i can handle.
week after week, its mid terms after mid terms.
Another upcoming one on wed on natural hazards! spent 2 hours stuck on volcanoes!!
and that would be only 1 out of 8 chapters complete.
not to mention that group speech on Monday. someone just kill me.

Checked out MOF today! hahaha don't laugh at me.
its a really great place, been around for like gazillion years, and yet i've never gotten round to trying it. I really regret so.
MOF was chanced upon, baby decided that we should go to NEBO cafe because its near and (hopefully) less crowded.
But we realized that there were seats at MOF, so why not?
and i needed a powerpoint badly, and that friendly waitress pointed me in the direction of a seat that had it! score!
the wi-fi was down though. boo. stuck without internet for the entire day.

but i must say, their desserts are HEAVENLY!! *sings-in-angelic-voice!*
or perhaps I wasn't full from lunch! :D
My first Hokkaido Red Bean with matcha gelato and mochi balls!!
it was barely enough, I could have downed 3 bowls effortlessly!
i will MOST definitely be going back for more!

later tonight, we decided to figure out where the queue for KOI bubble tea was so damn long all the time!
And Baby's virgin KOI cafe bubble tea! <3
We wanted to debunk that KOI cafe craze, to find out who would spend 20 mins queueing for some bubble tea.
Yeah, for once, we were those idiots. and like wide-eyed 5-year-olds, we stood there the entire time seeing how the entire shop works!
they need 7 people preparing the drinks, and even so, we had to wait 10mins before we could get ours. speechless.


I've tried KOI when it first came out, like 1.5 years ago, never had it since then, my stomach didn't handle milk tea well.
Surprisingly, KOI was just fine. I loved the taste though!
baby said their trick was to follow Taiwan's bubble milk tea, and that I didn't have to fly to Taiwan to drink it anymore, I could just go to KOI.
lovable and sweet treat. not sure if i'm willing to queue for it again though!

caught Adele: Rise of The Mummy tonight!
it was such a good watch! <3
baby's in love with the lead character, she's awesomely beautiful!
too bad they have a communication barrier! teehee! the whole movie was translated into english, so I doubt she'll even know how to speak english.
She is one helluva character though! It was hilarious, for some weird reason.
i expected more of like The Mummy/Mummy Returns kinda storyline.
hmm! oh well, was a great show!
The next 3 days looks good to watch as well, and MEGAMIND!

i'm sleeping all alone tonight, one of those rare occasions.
sis is at church camp. :( not used to the silence at all, i kinda miss her noise!
and here comes the call i've been waiting for! :D

Goodnight! happy friday for me!


Sentosa with baby, cia, dad & me!
FUN IN THE SUN! :D

[[ you'll never be alone mentally. :)) ]]

FML!

Straight after lunch today, took me a whole 1 hour 15 mins to get back from hall 15 to home,
all this rush just so that i can have enough time to get ready for wkw D&D tonight.
guess i'm not fated to be there man, only upon reaching my doorstep did i realise that i had left my keys in my hall!!!!
and i have to wait patiently till my mom gets home at 5.30, which leaves me.. oh yeah, NO TIME TO PREPARE AT ALL!
i have to shower, change, make-up, dry my hair, take a cab down, i foresee the earliest time that i'll be arriving will be around 8pm, IF I REALLY RUSH.
how unlucky...can't believe my luck...seriously.

And yes, its times like this when i'm stuck outside my own doorstep- talk about being so close yet so far- that i can find the time to blog.
yeah, i might be stuck with a whole stack of notes for my weekend reading, but i'm in no mood at all to do anything but blog.
its been a long time since i've been in this situation, locked outside my own house cos i forgot my own keys, but i do not miss it one bit, especially not when i'm rushing for something.
ah, oh well, i can only console myself that i will only have missed dinner and one performance by the time i arrive there, not to mention blowing off another $20 for my cab fare. argh..

its been the longest since i've blogged, and ever since school's started, its been one heck of a mess! Readings upon readings to read, com205 tutorials to worry about, the many activities that i'm involved in.. its really one BIG headache.
and because NTU is so far away, most of the week i feel as if i'm not even in Singapore anymore, its like doing an exchange somewhere far away, and the weekly going-home part does really make me miss home even more!
At least i now know how to treasure my weekends well, except for the homework part.

Apart from that, what's new is that i'm in a rather interesting CCA known as the Deli Aprecio Club! sounds so sophisticated isn't it? well, its basically just a food club, and i ran for one of the main comm. positions. We had to give a one-minute speech yesterday, which i was so nervous about.

sidenote: That's why i'm so stressed about my com205 tutorial every Monday morning!(double whammy!)
com205 is this core module known as Public Speaking and Argumentation. Public speaking is something i really try to avoid AT ALL COSTS! :(( class participation is really difficult as well. boo.

So you can imagine how worried and frantic i was when i knew i had to give this one minute speech, but i took the time to actually draft out a speech, and practice. I had memorised it so well, I could read it without even pausing.
But, ever so typically, whenever I stand in front of an audience, the entire speech which I had so painstakenly burnt into my memory simply gets wiped out by this mysterious force, which i do suspect, is known as stage fright.

I ended up reading from the piece of paper i had scribbled on, and I couldn't even manage looking at the crowd. I was staring straight at an empty chair, but I could already feel the blood rushing up to my face, and that funny feeling you get in your tummy.
What am i gonna do about this whole speech thing? Anyone's got a cure, pray do tell me! I'd really really appreciate it! sincerely!

Ah, 5.11pm now. Whenever i want time to slow down, it speeds up. When i want time to speed up, it slows down! >:(
the tension is killing me! More than anything right now, i wish i had the magical power to walk through solid things! that way, i can walk through my own door, and everything would be fine.

just received a call from Mr. J that he's cabbing right down now.
although he doesn't have a spare key to my home, his company could provide me some comfort at least. sweetness! <3

[[ What's the point of going to a ball when you know your Romeo's not gonna be there ? ]]

Last one before another camp!

been wayy to long before i last wrote anything, but that's cos i dun have anything to share.
BUT, now that school's starting, TOO many things have been happening,
and things that i never wanna forget. this is my only outlet whereby i can look back on these events and relish in each piece of memory anytime i want to!

Hot Tub Time Machine Movie Preview


Managed to get tickets for this show as a mini surprise for Mr J since i've been so caught up with work & school stuff - and feeling guilty about it.
Although it was just a simple movie, we managed to catch it weeks before anyone else,
and it was such a good laugh-out-loud movie!!
can't remember when we laughed so hard over all the stupid scenes! i just adore movies like this.
stupidly funny!! =D couple more coming our way as well i.e Grown Ups
Along with it we had free flow popcorn & drinks PLUS a $25 resorts world voucher which we haven't got around to spending it yet.. not a bad deal in fact! hee!

STYLE'S 20th!

style, some people still dunno why we call each other that, but its a very meaningful name! hahaha imagine 30 years down the road, and we'll be like 50, and still calling each other STYLE!
sure gonna be super funny!! =DD
style, we've been frens since we first met in netball as two super ultimate slackers + excuse queens, that was why we clique so well!! hahaha.
dunno why we 3 times a week always at 3pm during warm-up session will always have stomachache one! HAHA! xD
and those stayovers at school cos of netball camps, your fully loaded phone with all the songs,
those late-night chats on the phone along the hall staircase, the chalet which we both dreaded cos we had to sing some silly graduation song! and finally, our 16th birthdays, o levels, all through till poly, our 17th,18th,19th birthday. & now we're both in uni, & our 20th birthday! =D
although along the way, we may have times that we weren't so close, just casual frens, only catching up during one of our birthday celebrations, but ultimately, you've always been there for me style!!
from the times we feel sian at work,
from the times the boyfriends always giving us problems,
from the times we ourselves face our own set of problems,
and from all our PMS MODES! hahaha.
its been so so nice to have a listening pair of ears, & more importantly, an iphone to sms!!
so style, thanks for the many years of friendship & the many funny memories that we can look back to!! its just too many, and its all damn memorable!
tell me, which two crazy people will try to chase Fiona Xie all the way from orchard to bugis? with no guarantee she's even there? which two people will always stop by the community club toilet after lunch? or sit at the 7-11's entrance to their storeroom & cause inconvenience for them while we enjoy our cup noodles! - sit for 3 hours summore!

so while we're adding to the many memories that us STYLES & our good friends nicole & HM have helped to create, here's just one more to add to that growing pile:

after style's lesson on thurs,
nicole & I had this amazing plan to surprise her by hiding at her place till she got home.
the surprise was nearly ruined when she got on the bus earlier than we planned.
so even with a car at hand, we had limited time to get there.
thank gawd we made it there before she did, with the cake & all, and surprised her right in her own living room!
as small as our group was, i believe it meant as much to her as well!
the cake bought by nicole was damn delicious!
after which, dunno why the mahjong set came into the picture, & ms nicole had 4 highly experienced SHIFUs to impart the skill of mahjong to her.
she played her virgin mahjong game at approximately 2.15am that night. =D

& as always, mahjong ALWAYS leaves you craving for supper, especially in the middle of the night, so we headed down for porridge which was still opened at amk ave 10.
had such a satisfying supper~
sat there & decided where to head after that cos we decided NO SLEEP for us all, despite us having camp, work & driving lesson respectively the next morning.
finally decided on prawning cos as per claimed by style & glen, prawns are most awake at 4am,
so our chances of hooking them up are higher.
so it was off to prawning!


after supper~!

we decided to get 3 rods, an hour each, but style casually asked if there was any discount on her birthday, and OMG! WE HAD AN EXTRA ROD FOR FREE!!!!!
not only that, the uncle didn't stop us at exactly an hour after, but gave us an additional half hour~! oh loves that uncle ttm! sucha sweetie!!
he sure knows how to make us oh-so-happy & gave style sucha good birthday present! haha!

it was a competition that night, DUDES vs BABES!
2 rods for each team, winning team = the one that catches the most prawns.
although the guys caught bigger prawns, while we caught shrimp-like prawns, ours amounted to so much more than theirs! it was a clear win! =D


i love catching prawn, but hate hooking the bait, taking the prawn out of the hook, washing the prawn, BBQ-ing the prawn & eating the prawn. LOLS!
quite a useless prawner.

Nicole was queen of prawners that night, every single time she touched a rod, a prawn got hooked! hahaha! she's was our tactic to winning!

after 1.5 hours, 4 rods, 5 prawning enthusiasts, we ended up with a GRAND TOTAL of 25 prawns! OWNAGE!

BBQ-ing in progress.
2 mega-ginormous PRAWNS for the day, and plenty other medium& small prawns!
pity that me & baby had to rush off earlier cos the car needed to be back by 6.30.
but it was such a great night!
its been too long since we went impromptu on something,
but the thrill in hecking care about any consequences the next day, the rush of having these late-night outings, i feel young once again! mwahahaha!


oh, & an extremely lovable kitty cat at the prawning place that really knew how to suck up to strangers!! guess it pretty much figured that would get it free BBQ-ed prawns! heh, clever kitty!
& that pretty much sums up the night,
i went to work zombie-fied the next day.
dozed off countless of times in front of the computer without knowing, and right when i hit the bed at 7pm that night, i slept through till morning!!


BOWLING EVENT with ZEBRA:

yeah, zebra here meaning the name of the company that i have been working in for the past 6 months, not the animal.

the welfare for this company is really power.
bowling even for team bonding~!
after months of preparation, it finally ended with sweet success, with many actually having more fun than they had expected.

9 teams, average of 4/5 per team, 2 bowling games.
as much as i really hate bowling cos i feel it is one sport which i can never get hold of,
i actually managed to hit quite a few pins down during the two games, when i started off rolling every single ball into the bloody longang!
chipped off 3 of my nails that night - painful!
but surrounded by strong teams on the left & right of us, we never failed to carry on & encourage each other. it was such good team effort!! so proud to have you guys in my team! =))

surprisingly, we managed to clinch 3rd place for the first round of games, but came in 5th in the final score tabulation, which was the average of two games!

it was a great event that night, but a busy night as well as i had to rush down to style's place immediately after.

Jieying, this amazing & clever girl that i got to know while working at zebra, left one week before me :((
as a SMU business student, she was interning at zebra under HR, & an extremely hardworking & funny person! sweet in nature too! hahaha yes JY, talking about you!
my favourite lunch buddy & a good friend in years to come!


Her last day of work fell on national day weekend!
we were all so patriotic that day, sporting red tops (& white bottoms for some of us)
it was such a funny sight when the whole group of us went out for lunch that day! hee!


Weili, part of the finance team and an avid camwhorer!
camwhoring is her speciality, and the entire bowling event, she spent most of her time snapping away at her camera than bowling! but if it weren't for her, we wouldn't have such fab pictures to remember the night! =D


Cat, another member of the finance team & lunch budy too!


All of us in red + sherol & thomas(marketing team)

My last day was on a friday,
and as i finished up all the final updatings that i was supposed to do at 4.30pm,
i started clearing all my stuffs and realised how much rubbish i've accumulated over the past 6 months!
newspapers, brochures, lots of snacks lying around, documents & papers.
My entire hour was just sorting, packing, chucking & shredding.
but as i cleared each and every thing from my table, it was like packing up 6 months worth of work.
all the caterings that i had done, all the quotations for the bowling event, courier slips & PR forms, telephone lists & visa applications, all packed up in a single file.
i know i'm gonna miss working here, its not only provided me with a stable income for the past few months, enabling me to splurge on good food & birthdays, even the rare holiday.
but i enjoy what i've been doing, from helping the team to providing the odd help here and there.
i've learnt so much over the past 6 months, and i thank my lucky stars that i was able to be selected as a part-time admin there in feb!
here's to meeting all the FAB people at zebra, and to having a job that i looked forward to going every morning- no matter how much i complain sometimes :)


nearly 3/4 cleared, imagine it if it were full!
i have so much junks..
had to bring home 2 bags of stuff that day!


and i'm running late.
heading for hall FOC today! starts at 6pm and i cannot say how happy i am that alice is gonna be in my og! if it weren't for that, i dun even think i'll be going for this one!
she fought hard for us to be in the same og while i was in malacca, and its so great we're gonna be in the same group! =D

oh, and this babe is like the COOLEST!
she got us tickets to watch the click five at marina bay promenade last night!
THEY SO ROCK OUR LIVES RIGHT NOW! CLICK FIVE FEVER IS STILL ON!!!
more on that the next time when i get the pictures from her! xD

p/s: goodbye my beloved bed. i'll be missing you badly for the next 5 days! :(

[[ make this a positively beautiful day. ]]