We will be friends forever, just you wait and see.

Dawn of Asia Civilisation..

2009-03-24T09:21:00.002+08:00

since Silin requested! I am here to blog an entry!haha!!

From the title of my blog..you can tell I am having my history module at such an "inhuman" timing!!roar!! Just to let u all know what I am learning nooww!!

It is Melaka as a core Region in World Economic System..the tutor just posted a question..he asked, "what commodities do people used to trade?"..someone answered.." women"-_-lll..nonetheless..it keeps me awake!haa!

alright!tht's all for today!tata!lecture ended!(:

Foodie Journal

2008-12-09T13:38:00.002+08:00

Name: Astons Specialities
Location: The Cathay, 4th level (right infront of the escalator)
Waiting Time: 1 hour (worth the wait!)
Last order: 9:30pm
Operating hours: noon till 10:00pm
Cuisine: Western
For more information, please visit: http://www.astonsspecialties.blogspot.com/

Critique:
Food ordered: Hickory BBQ chicken X5, Lemon Lime chicken X1, Black Pepper grilled fish X1 & Fish with herb X1
Side dishes: mash potato, house salad, pasta salad, baked potato, onion rings

From the looks of statisfy eaters UG and JAY, on top of their own share, they GORGED down silin's, shiqi's, gupi's... practically everyone's SIDE DISH. You know it's finger-looking good. Not to mention the fact that the dear gupi, the queen of diet couldnt resist the temptations of Astons, was actually eating her 2nd dinner of the day ( she had LAKSA with *** *** (500th time!) at home b4 coming.) Although the waiting time was HORRIBLY long, it's WORTH the WAIT.

Tip: To avoid the LONGGGG waiting time, perhaps you could pick up the skill frm Karl and Gupi by appearing fashionably late. Only when they are seated!
(jking k karl don't kill me, *** *** don't beat me up!)

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Haha. It was a nice meetup especially when we haven't seen each other in a while!
All the CATCHING UP. hahaha.. We were walking around after dinner and after idleing in PS, we headed to Mac. There was this angmo sitting alone at this 8 seater table and hence I went to asked if we can join his table. He had this surprised look when we all sat down. HAHA! Coz when I asked, I was the only one. And when we all sat down(8of us) he was abit shocked.

It was pretty much on relationship since LOVE is in the AIR. We talked about JAY's favourite topic: SEX. (you see earlier on, we came across this shop in the cathay that have this whole shelf dedicated to SEX. SEX IOU coupons with urm.. hahaha... "requests". Jay we got the hint, will buy it for you for ur next bdae gift!)

well anyway, we were talking about sex b4 marriage or marriage b4 sex so OPENLY. Mind you, we were sitting right at the door step of MAC. There are tons of pple queueing behind us(which is the counter) for FOOD.

I just love my bunch of friends. There don't seem to be any restrictions within us.

I can still see us doing this 10 years down the road.

LOVELY friends: see ur at our year end party!

ps: at the rate it's going, looks like I'll only be spending my Vday with JAY. Don't worry jay I will initiate to date you. I will buy flowers for you. LOL.

loves,
Si Lin

Silin - now Supermodel

2008-11-11T07:41:00.002+08:00

Wow, Silin your face is found in New York! HAHAHA.

Good times

2008-11-11T07:32:00.008+08:00

I miss my friends.

See this.

2008-11-04T03:32:00.002+08:00

Hello!

I came across this while youtubing just now.

you just HAVE TO WATCH THIS.

Billie jean in ACAPELLA version! haaha!

and the ironic part is they sang this song in tuxedos and STERN FACE. look carefully at all their expressions! HILARIOUS

What goes around comes around.

2008-09-14T16:45:00.004+08:00

SPEAKING OF BAD KHAMA in my previous article dedicated to ah neh...

please WATCH OUT for what you will be saying in future.

In my previous job, one of the task was to book ferry transfer tickets for my Japanese clients frm HK airport directly to Macau. So i called the agent in Hongkong, gave the names of the client settled all necessary procedures. I gave my name, SPELLED it out to them and waited for their fax confirmation for the reservation.

This is what I got:

SPELL C-E-I-L-I-N-G. CEILING.

Which parent will name their child ceiling?! GOSHGOSHGOSH.

"Hi my name is Ceiling Lye. Nice to meet you." T.T

no wonder mich's not talking to me anymore.

Just in case u cant spot her, I specially circled her up.

MICH i still love you to bits & Pieces! Lesser jokes from now. HAHA!

PJ party at muthunia’s [by invitation only]

2008-09-14T16:30:00.006+08:00

Date: 12th September 2008, Friday
Time: 7pm onwards (but guests only started pouring in at 9plus 10)
Theme: Pajamas party (only a few souls adhered to the theme, we should have introduced a PUNISHMENT SYSTEM)
Name of guests : Ah neh, NPY, Qiqi, Shu, Yanen, Gupi, SiLin, Ug & Jay

Description of event:
NPY, UG, Me,SHU and ah neh were the first to arrive. Event started off with dinner proudly provided by KFC. Wonderful family feast Combo B. We wanted combo A initially, but I have predicted that Shuyu chan the greedy pig would have BINCHED on our food even when she repeatedly kept telling us she had her dinner. TA-DA! I was right! She ALMOST finished the popcorn chicken ALL BY HERSELF.

Conclusion made: NEVER to TRUST SHU's words.

After dinner, we nuaed around and more people started arriving! Jay, Gupi and Yanen. As usual, Gupi finished one whole row of milo ALL BY HERSELF. We should register her for some Guiness world record – the fastest drinker on earth. HAHA!

*Due to budget constraint, there was no professional photographer hired for the above mentioned event.

Nonetheless, when Yanen the meanie took out her camera, everyone started cam-whoring! (please check out the facebook for all photos!)

*We sincerely apologise for using flashes, cause if not, We won't be able to detect blackie in all the pictures.

Well cam-whoring continued throughout the WHOLE NIGHT. Then it was time to bring out the cake for the Sept babies! The original plan was for me n qi to bring the cake while ah neh switch off the lights. But WOW. Mei you she me de ma~ We were holding the cake behind the TRANSLUCENT GLASS DOOR and there we have Jay n Ug staring right at us with the cake on our hands. WHILE, mich was busy taking photos away and asked us to wait. So there you have it, the GAN GA CHANG MIAN of me n qi holding the cake like kuku people while Jay n UG duno how to react. WOW WOW WOW.

Another point to mention was the THICK choc cake. Note the word THICK – as THICK as Shu's face THICK. Their chocolate must have been free! I've never eaten any cakes with their chocolate layer THAT THICK. I bet, the chocolate actually weighs heavier then the cake!

*The organising comm apologises again for choosing DARK CHOC CAKE. Coz all we want to do is for the cake to BLEND IN with ah neh.

Well well, not long after, Shu n NPY went home! Then we changed into PJs. And continued with camwhore. NICE NICE PICTURES taken. Then we watched disastrous movie! Hahaha The highlight of the show was the PREGNANT LADY girl breaking with her bulging STOMACH. HAHAHAHAH! I love her hamburger HP too! Kuku show but entertaining! Half way through, some of us cannot take it anymore.. and subsequently one after another, we started looking for our own corner to sleep. I chose mich's bed, then not long after, shared with Gupi. Qi and Yanen took the living room sofas, Ug took the study room sofa, Ah neh went her parent's room and jay took..... THE FLOOR! Hahaha

Next morning at 7plus, I was SHAKEN AWAKE by 2 pple – YANEN and GUPI. They carried on the WAKE UP MISSION and eventually managed to wake the whole house up. As usual, our tradition is to end this stayover with breakfast at MACDONALD's! MAC GRIDDLES ROX.

With sleepy heads and ALMOST CLOSING EYES, we made our way home.

The organising trio thanked everyone's participation for the above event.

Article review by: Silin, Miss Bouncy Boobs.

Advertisement!

2008-08-28T13:03:00.008+08:00

' Hello everyone!

I am here to do a little bit of advertisement. hahaha.. as you all know, I will be going to Cambodia in Dec. ( Yes, i am going AGAIN haha).. This year, I am handling quite a big portfolio - will be actually conducting the planning and execution of the projects. We intend for the projects to be long-term and sustainable. This means that future expedition teams will also be continuing the work that we have started this year. This also means that there is a lot of pressure on my project team to really outdo ourselves and to plan a very good project programme that will support the local communitity in Cambodia.

This calendar was done by my fellow tripper. He put in ALOT of effort for this calendar. The pictures that you see were taken by us during our trip last year! The children are really terrific kids. 1 calendar is about 10 bucks. This is how it looks on the inside k. oh btw, the calendar is marked in 2009, not 2008. haha this is a soft copy of a draft!

So, if you are interested so send me a sms or sth!

Love,

Mich

BTW, our wuya is oso going cambodia with NUS NVAC! Congratulations for having made through the interview! You will definitely enjoy it, like how I always do.

My Hall Life

2008-08-23T16:31:00.010+08:00

Hello my dearies!

Just a little update on my exciting life now! PS. cannot let my parents see this post!haha!

Let me show your some photos of my hostel. The infamous hall 5 with dirty walls and dusty floors was totally transformed after we furnished it with a touch of "chemical a" and "chemical b". haha! Models featured in the photos below are my beloved roomie: miang.. and me!

okie! this is the one of the best things that is in my room! a huge wadrobe for me to put all my clothes! okie! Next, let me show your miang's section and my section of the room!

ahah! quite nice and neat right! but our room is actually a microwave oven in the day.. the sun will shine in in the morning, heating up the whole room! Gosh!aha! so both me n roomie will always end up going to our school library to study! For me, it's more of attempting to study. haha! And we sort of bought the same pyjamas to show the loving spirit.. it was quite embarassing when we were both brushing our teeth in the common washroom..i bet people must have thought we are crazy!ahah!

our morning days are like normal stressed out students, carrying piles of books for lectures..however, our nights are simply crazy.. (for every alternate nights i guess), we will go for one of these activities, runs,supper, play games, go for ccas, watch movies at JP! The night is definitely still young when you are living in hall!haha!

anyways..one of the nights..i met ah poo up for fish n co at JP..attached are some photos of me and her cam whoring!it was super fun!

ps. i am actually quite tied up with school work!but i am enjoying studying! okie! that's all folks! let's all jia you!

many blessings,

binu

CAUTION.

2008-07-27T17:34:00.004+08:00

CAUTION.

THIS POST IS AT RISK OF FACING VIOLENT OBJECTIONS .

(from anti ah neh opposition parties, mainly the leaders of the gang:

Shu the "JOBLESS NANCY" or even frm Yanen the "MEANIE no.1")

so what it is?

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The reason for this post is SIMPLE. After making so much "comments" about ah neh and her CLAN (that includes qi's RAJA, n ah neh's MUTHU).. I'm afraid all the bad khama will EAT into me one day. HAHA!

I was walking from my purple line to the red line, passing the EXTREMELY GIGANTIC magnum ice cream when i saw this sign! this is SO SO SO coincidental. THE M stands for MICHELLE TOO. HAHAHAHAH!!!

But dearest MICHELLE cum AH NEH:

No matter how fair you'll become ,

or how tanned yanen may be...

you are still the no.1 AH NEH in our heart.

The unspoken voice that represents ur clan.

the most.. We'll try to practice RACIAL HARMONY from now onwards. :)

results of intensive shopping

2008-07-23T23:32:00.021+08:00

thailand trip was super nice..i wouldnt use fun to describe it cos it's a pure shopping trip! i would say it would definitely be a worthwhile trip for the shopaholics..some stuff tht i bought in thailand..

after a long day of shopping!ah poo's messy bed

breakfast for 2

girl's hotel room

contented after all the shopping!

all ready to go shopping!some of the stuff that i bought!!

cheerios!i am not doing selling them away online!ahah!okay!that's all folks! :)

Nature in city Singapore.

2008-07-22T10:32:00.008+08:00

Spider web, with a golden and glistening reflection of the morning sun.

Entrance of Sungei Buloh.

These spiders you see here are huge okay. They spanned the size of my palm. Female and male spiders here dancing their dance of death.

Very exotic bird species - Purple Heron at Sungei Buloh

Opposite the shore - Johore. The man was fishing.

Some Malay woman took these from the sea. I think they are mussels. Apparently they are very fresh. This was after my field trip to Sungei. I did not follow my classmates back to NUS. Instead, I ventured on my own around this area just to explore haha.. Anyway, I acted as intepreter ltr, when an old woman got interested in purchasing these mussels. She spoke in Hokkien/Chinese and I translated what she said to the Malay woman in English. Haha. Interesting. Anw, 1 bag of mussles cost $5. Any takers?

Kranji Beach Battle Site - the first landing spot of the Japanese in 1942. Now the area has transformed drastically. No signs that a battle was once fought on these shores. Instead, creepy playgrounds surround the area. I can only imagine what goes on here, at night. Soldiers parading on coloured swings and animal rides.

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. Beautiful.

A bunch of army officers were stationed here. Apparently, they were there to apprehend Mas Selemat. Just in case, or so they say. What a perfect waste of time. Do you think Mas Selemat would be THAT dumb to swim past? haha. Anw, that's a kelong in the background.

Beautiful skies.

Quiet, unending solitude.

This little fella was basking in the sun, to get his body temperatures up.

The mangroves and their propped roots.

The river, Sungei sth.

The meandering river that courses through the thickest of forestry, just to meet once again with the open sea.

Incredible India =p

2008-07-16T21:58:00.016+08:00

Blue Skies

Me and my CJC relief teacher friend, Anisha on a SQ flight!

Love these pottery - I bought many back home!

I don't know why, but at that moment I just felt like taking a picture of this great big vehicle. And I absolutely love how it turns out!

Love their rainbow advertisments! Artistic, yet marketable.

Love this picture too. Street scene, poverty abounds.

They were playing baseball in the middle of NOWHERE. haha dots.

My friends and I were parading in our little room at Jaipur. I also took a couple of such shots. HAHA BUT NO WAY am I subjecting myself to that kind of exposure. hehe.. I know what you guys will say if I do so!

I think she's very pretty.

Washerwoman - an occupation that you can never find in modern-day Singapore.

Barber scene.

At last, the Taj Mahal!

Jump shot.

For those of you who know little about the history behind the Taj - it was built by an infamous Mughal King I believe. Well, this man chopped heads and hands of his enemies easily but he loved his wife dearly. This palace, if you may call it as such, was constructed by him in memory of his beloved wife who I believed, died at childbirth. Later, when he was imprisoned by his son, (yes, it was his son) , it was rumoured that he used to look out of his prison window everyday just to stare at the Taj and be reminded of his wife. Well, it seemed that he died looking at it.

Every colour you see in the Taj was painstaking inscribed. Whcih means to say, no paints whatsoever were used. Instead, as you will see in the picture below, the colours come from that of little jewels and gemstones that have been inscribed, by way of hand into the walls and ceilings. Absolutely stunning.

Anyway, Her tomb is supposedly in the Taj itself. It used to be open to visitors but because vistors have so rudely interrupted her slumber by throwing wishing coins onto her coffin, they have hidden her tomb elsewhere. Sadly, we did not get to see it. WHAT A SHAME.

My nice professor! She is very nice and motherly to me. Extremely intelligent woman.

Us trying to be Mughal princesses.

Love the blue and the ancient looking well.

Busy, busy textile shop!

This is apparently a very famous shop in Agra I believe. Or was it Jaipur? Anyway, many Prime Ministers, Nehru for instance *but i bet you guys don't know who, used to patron this shop.

Similar design to the Taj. Ah, we were at Agra!

Traffic was DANGEROUS. FATAL. YOU GET MY PT.

The Red Fort, Old Delhi.

Our tour guide who told us many gruesome stories of Mughal Kings.

Don't you think that the tiles look so cute? haha...Apparently, retro is in style in India eh.

Introducing the Minister of Textiles ( HAHA i'M SERious)

I bought one of these bags.

Conference session with students from a very prestigous women's college in India. They were considered to be the most intelligent girls in India. All of them stayed in the hostels. Their homes were many, many miles away. I admired their tenacity. Most of them, those that I met anyway seemed to be driven by a powerful self-motivated force to excel. I suppose part of the reason comes from their belief that they were from one of the two world's greatest economies. Well. This may be just be a temporary rainbow. India and China may be growing at an extremely fast pace, but there are very very very serious problems. Not many people know that they are also the 2 most countries with the WORST water scarcity. They, can be comparable to the standards of Sub-saharan Africa. Without water, how rich can they further get?

I wonder at some of their complacence.

If only people would really adopt this...

My friend, Gen has a talent! And that is, she has EXTREMELY flexible fingers! Haha... Does this look like a cobra to you?

In a nutshell, India has been an eye-opener. I've seen many things, heard many stories and witnessed for myself the misery of India's widening income disparity. It is downright shameful that some people live in the lap of luxury, building for themselves 54-storey houses with a dozen servants and a 3-floored garage just to hold their family cars while at the same time, within a couple of miles, there are people who sleep on the pavement. One night, while we were traversing from Jaipur to Agra, I was awakened by noise. I peered out of the window and had a shock of my life. I saw lines and lines of bodies on the pavements. These pavements - if you can even call them that, were only about 1m in width? The temperature had fallen to a mere 10 degrees. Even with a thick jacket on and in the warmth of the bus, I was freezing cold. Yet, these people only had the thinnest jacket, and the hardest floor. Yet, so many bodies were laid across it. For a minute or so, I had thought that they were corpses. But perhaps, they were. Their lives, so ridden by poverty and so perpetuated by the corrupt government officals of India... it was terrible. We in Singapore cannot possibly appreciate the value of our lives until we have truly lived in the shoes of others. I wonder sometimes. What lies ahead? Why the unfairness and the inequity? Recently, my professor talked about a man in India who opposed the salary of one other rich man in India. Why did he do so? Well, because the rich man was earning 27 million rupees in a year. Here comes the blow. That man was paralysed and he could not, in any way possible contribute to the company. Yet, public funds were used to pay him. Immense public funds. Well, his son is the boss of the company..... The injustice of it all never fails to put me into a "thoughtful rage". Food for thought for all you people out there.

I adore all these professions

2008-07-16T13:25:00.004+08:00

Time really flies. I was looking through my diary yesterday and I realised at round this time last year, I was moaning and crying about an unknown future. In a blink of eyes, I am welcoming another July into my life, one that is filled with adventures and obstacles.

Just wanna use this opportunity to thank "doctors" in my life who were always there to "cure" me of my verbal diarrhea over the past one year, "editors" who were there to edit my horrible essays, "event planners" that plan fabulous birthday celebrations for me, allowing me to forget my un-happiness for short moment. Last but not least, I want to thank the "artistes" for constantly entertaining me with their jokes, making me a jovial me!;P.The past one year would definitely be different without all these professionals in my life.

There is a chinese saying " hang hang chu zhuang yuan", I totally agree with it. It is indeed my blessing to come into contact with all these "professions" and I will continue to treasure it.

Built to Last

2008-07-08T22:53:00.009+08:00

Some of these people, captured in the photographic shots above are among the most important people in my life. For a good part of my young life, they've been there with me for as long as I can remember. I've sat among them during graduation day, I've held their hands and I've watched them cry, laugh, sing, whine, complain, holler and yes, even whimper. I've known their lives just as they've equally known mine. Every intimate secret exchanged, every oath of trust pronounced is but only a mere testament of our long friendship. Today and tomorrow, they will also be the people who will be my children's godparents, my comforting solace in times of great turbulence and most of all, my source for future happiness.

To my friends - we're built to last =)

A trip to remember

2008-07-02T01:21:00.002+08:00

HELLO dearies!!

Just in case some of your did not catch the video on that day. I have already posted it on youtube!

here's the direct URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9jTawSMFQw

love
Si Lin

Grace Invades

2008-07-01T23:43:00.002+08:00

Hello Babess,
You know what? This is my first time adding an entry in this blog. Oops.

Anyway, I wanna thank all of you for making the wonderful time before my studies. I'm glad there were many meet-ups as it really makes me feel closer to you girls while reviving the good old school days. Then again, it dawned on me that I missed out so much during secondary days, but i'm contented that we are still in contact even till now and forever.

Imma miss all babes during my studies and i'm sure likewise for all of you. Hurhur. I've updated my blog url. And there you go, http://realmofmakebelieve.blogspot.com/. Do tag me when you visit so that i know i'm not forgotten. =)

2008-06-23T00:46:00.002+08:00

hey guys

i'm typing this while i'm half asleep. just wanna say that i did enjoy the trip with all of you out there although i was most of the time asleep once i was on the bus! indian, silin, karling, gupo, grave, pingu, wenxin, wuya, boonee, yw, sq & sq's sis.

i will never forget how hard i banged my head on the wall while dozing off that caused me the big ba lu ku right now; also how wuya's friend (the stupid rooster) made me jump out of my skin by flying out of nowhere and kicked gupo. not forgetting pingu's 'HOW TO NA YA AR?'

heh. i look forward to the future where we will have more of such hilarious times to remember.

love,
shushu

Kamsahamida!

2008-06-03T01:47:00.002+08:00

After the episode at vivo( you see, i think im dramatic, every single and situation is being described as episode), getting phone no. from some cute guy, DANCING in public, kissing JAY.

I was glad, it's not as bad this year.
but GOSH! I cant face the people at Food for thought. mayb their impression of me would be an image of me writing out PRINCE WILLIAM using my butt. T.T OMT.

but nonetheless, i had a wonderful time!! to be surrounded by close friends, and 2special vips. hee.. LOVE the bonding that we had.

Anyway..........................

OMT. now im worried about next year already.

the big 21!!!

Anyway, i'm lazy to type here. checkout my blog! feijiejie.blogspot.com

lovelove,

Miss Bouncy B**b :P

hey hey you you!happy bday silin!

2008-06-01T00:35:00.000+08:00

hello!think it will take a v long time for me to upload e photos and video here..so if your want the photos go my facebook n take k...!!happy early bday girl!:)

Fishing anyone?

2008-05-09T10:19:00.002+08:00

Hi guys,

As discussed previously, we are going for holiday together! YAYYY. Here's the details.

Venue: Batam Kelong
Duration: 2 Days 1 night ( Fri-Sun, or Sat-Mon whichever is better)
Minimum pax: 10 ( so we need at least 10 of us)

So far we have: Mich, Shu, Biru, Wuya, Silin, Shiqi, Yawen, Wenxin ( 8 of us here)

I believe Shiqi is asking Karling, and Yawen is asking Boonee. The more the merrier!

Anyway, there's 2 packages that we can choose from. 1 for free and easy and the other one is a package tour. The free and easy tour is obviously cheaper. its 95 per pax and this includes 2 way ferry tickets, 1 night accomodation at the kelong, one dinner at kelong, one bbq, one bfast at kelong, 2 way land transfer. For the tour package, that is 125 per pax and it includes all of that I've just mentioned plus 1 lunch at local restaurant at the city, 1 day city tour, air-conditioned coach service, shopping at the city... I don't know why but tour package, we depart early in the morning but for free and easy, we only depart at noon! Does that mean that we have less time there? Hmm, I don't know but will check it out and confirm again later.

If we choose the free and easy one, it will definitely be cheaper but I think if we want to go and explore the city, we will have to seek our own arrangements and this also means, we have to get our own food. In the middle of the sea, what food can we have arh? hahaha... Otherwise do you guys also mind just being at the kelong the whole day? haha. Maybe a city tour would be fun after all.

So please vote! Let me know which arrangement you prefer. For more information, refer to the website: http://www.batamholidays.com/fishing.html

For me, I don't mind going for the city tour, it will be good to explore the terrain! Let me know also the dates that you most likely be unavaliable, and what are the dates that you will prefer!

Also, going in June is good but then it will be during the school holidays! The kelong will be packed and because it can only maximum 40 pax, we need to book very early cos its peak season ya. Yawen has intensive db training in June, Shu will have to sort out her accounts and I would just have started my internship at that time. For July, Shiqi and I may be taking special sem part 2 so... we'll have to work out the dates again.

Hope this holiday will work out for us though, I for one desperately need a blue-sky holiday!

Cheers,
Michelle =)

ooo waiting days~

2008-02-21T22:16:00.009+08:00

One more week to uni application! So near yet so far! Though waiting for university application are not very nice moments of my life, nonetheless, I am trying to find joy while waiting for it. (ps. I am not motivated at all to look for jobs now as I am too pre-occupied with uni matters! rarr!)

Yesterday, I was looking through website and guess what?! I found a butter cake recipe tailored for lazy people like me! The caption "Simple, ez to make" caught my attention at once! and "ta-da" I decided to bake a butter cake though initially I wanted to bake carrotcake but due to the fact that much ingredients were needed and the preparation work was not very easy.......another time perhaps!wahah! ooo! and i decided to name my butter cake the "BIGGER BETTER BUTTER CAKE" -_-lll

Recipe For Bigger Better Butter cake

Ingredients

250 g flour
2 tsp baking pwd
250 g butter
250 g sugar
5 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
chopped cashew nuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 180 deg .
Swift the flour and the baking pwd .
beat the butter and the sugar until the sugar melts.
add the eggs one at atime . beat .
add the vanilla extract .
bake . when 3/4 done sprinkle nuts on top .
cool it ven done .

and "poof", it doesnt become coco crunch!ahah..it became Bigger Better Butter Cake!

what the people have to say?

mum: taste good for first attempt

ah nei: ya not bad..but abit powdery

teacher: so good that i left none for my family! (gave her 4 pieces)

Dad : alright la..(my dad never says anything tasted nice b4)

me: fattening cake

ngor: nice ( He was too hungry..)

my godsis: very nice!

yup! will share with your the next time i bake any!

ahaha!!ooo..and i took a lot of photos with my handsome boy which i found quite amusing!he looked super traumatised!wahahahhaha!

He looked super traumatised for this!waahaha!

ooo!and other random photos I took of my handsome boy!and we say ahh!!

special talent?-eating of foot?

he's going to be 7 years old next year lei..-_-lll..and I will be 21..-_-

yup tht's all folks! and blackie!bon voyage in advancE!come back safely!:D

Thanks, with much LOVE.

2008-02-17T00:09:00.011+08:00

Group photo. Too bad Shu, Grace and Rainbow have to leave early.

Still, thanks for coming down!

Our two models of the night...

Gupo twist.

UG bian bi si guo - sth lidat anyhow. He was forced to face the wall cos GUPO was changing clothes in the SAME ROOM. Scandalous eh.

The girls in my room

Karling, you look absolutely stunning in this. Wear dresses more ya!

The camera girls.

Rainbow and Rain. Need I say more?

Food!

More camera whoring.

Food again.

It was great. Thank you to everyone who came and a big shout-out especially to Shu who did the planning, to Shiqi probably for smsing? To silin for doing the card. To Grace who accompanied Shu for the pressie. And to whoever I missed out, THANKS.

To the rest of you for simply coming! You guys really made me melt!

To those who did not make it - thanks for writing on the card.

Much love,

from a happy mich tonight. =)

an ordinary chinese new year with extraordinary people! :D

2008-02-10T18:54:00.000+08:00

hello all!thanks for coming!and please come here and get the photos k..basically..we were eating n eating n self taking loads of photos!boo those that were absent!rarr!

xin nian kuai le!

2008-02-06T23:06:00.000+08:00

hey dear frens.....

xin nian kuai le! its our 8th CNY already! let's all haf a gd yr ahead, and meet up as often as we can! take care and jia you in watever u all are doing okai.........and for all attached, haf a sweeter relationship! as for all dose who are nt (which includes me), we'll still be happy and enjoy ourselves! ahahhaa..........anyway reali miss u all and hope to c u all soon! xin nian kuai le, wan shi ru yi! :)

Oh simple thing, where have you gone?

2008-02-02T00:28:00.000+08:00

Somewhere Only We Know

I walked across an empty land,
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand.
I felt the earth beneath my feet,
Sat by the river and it made me complete.
Oh simple thing where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

Don't we all?

Sexual Politics

2008-01-26T17:17:00.000+08:00

Haven't we all heard this term before? Sexual politics in the office, where the woman bared all and sacrificed her dignity to sleep with the boss on the expensive conference table, bargaining her way up the social ladder. Sexual politics even in the parameters of the home, where the woman is submissive to the dominion of her husband. Sexual politics even in the political system, where the woman minister is perhaps under the thumb of the male.

You guys must be wondering why I am even touching on this topic. Just watched a History documentary on the importance of the female body during biblical times. We all know that the woman's body is often, the seductive cause that leads to a man's eternal downfall. This too, according to scholars of the bible, was symptomatic of some of the males in the Bible. King David, for instance committed adultery and murder, while his son forced himself upon his sister, and another son raping the mother. What audacious tales, of shocking proportions. While Christians may feel outraged at such scandalous posting, I repeat that this is what I have learnt by watching the History Channel and by no means it is a frivolous assumption made by me. ( In case I get butchered for writting this)

Anyway, I was just thinking of how this problem is being perpetuated even in today's modern times. We have heard many a case of women being raped. I am being reminded of the New Paper article where a man allegedly had 10 over wives and how he even raped some of his daughters. I am reminded of Offred's statement in the Handmaid's Tale, of how women's bodies have now become commodities. We are things, we are products, we are to be used and manipulated. I am also reminded of the controversial issue in rape cases. Is the rapist to be responsible for the crime or is the woman raped perhaps also an involuntary accomplice? She may not have wanted to be raped, but invited violation through scanty dressing and flirty behaviour. Is she therefore responsible as well for the misdeed since she herself was attracting the male?

Last week, had a history tutorial where I learnt about the women in Singapore's history. There is a website called the Pioneers of Singapore. In it, important leading figures are listed and their contributions told of. My teacher raised a chilling point. How is it, that no women whatsoever were mentioned at all in this list, that we are always told about FOUNDING FATHERS but never mothers or even aunties? The comfort women that were abused by the Japanese during the World War - their stories were muted until the early 1990s. Why is this so? Perhaps it is because these women feared discrimination from males that they did not reveal this matter. Another case in point. Although we were often told that Singapore as a whole suffered after the Japanese Occupation, why is it that history that we learnt never emphasized the fact that women, most of all, suffered the worst. After the horrendous Sook Ching episode, it was women who were crying the loudest and the longest. They were the ones who had lost their husbands, their fathers, their brothers and their sons. Yet, why were the stories of these women never at all related to us? My class concluded at the end of the lesson that we are perhaps still, despite the facade of equality, a patriarchial society.

Difficult issues to be debated on. All in all, I don't know if this sounds right, but such cases draw me to the point that we as girls, as women need to be aware that our sexuality is not to be ignored. After all, History has showed us time and time again that women's bodies are often manipulated by males, even in the smallest and unoticeable of ways. And there is no reason to believe that things will be any different now.

A Truly Magical Christmas

2007-12-18T21:44:00.000+08:00

hi all,

A Truly Magical Christmas is coming! ahahaha yup, dis is e name of e event dat i've been busy wif ever since sch started....

so i'm here to seek e help of all my dearies here..... i need ur support! do come down for e event, and bring ur frens along too!

yup i noe dat everyone will shun e idea of donating blood, i've had a hard time recruiting donors on e streets for e past weekend too.......bt i promise, its really nt painful and e sense of satisfaction far exceeds e little pain fr a needle prick...........

okai i noe u guys haf heard of such things for a million times, bt pls understand dat its diff for me dis time round, cos its 'my project'! ahahah......so hope u all can come and support me okai.........anyway my hand will be available for dose hu are afraid and hu needs something to hold/bite..........ahahahah

above are e details of e event, do come down!!! :) (ps:i dunno y e colour lyk distorted, bt its suppose to be red......ahahaha)

my kuching mission trip!

2007-12-17T21:17:00.000+08:00

hello dear all! Here i am, once again to share abt my trip!wahaha! From the title of this post, I supposed all of you should know that I went to Kuching (in Msia). Kuching actually means cat in malay. I went to the cat musuem, and apparently I found out that nobody knows why was Kuching named Kuching...HA! But the extract in the musuem concluded that it's probably named Kuching cause there were many cats in Sarawak during that time, thus the name Kuching.

FIRST DAY, we woke up at 4am (10 dec)..yup..your eyes ain't playing any trick on you..it's 4am! Ha! and kind souls drove us to Senai airport to catch our budget airline..all of us in the plane!

okie! these are the pictures of us in the plane.. shortly after we arrived at Kuching, Major Chamala (not sure how to spell her name) came to fetch us in a van with the salvation army logo sign in front! We stayed at the boys' home.. the girls' lodge is real good..check it out!

me and nei nei's room! we had the master bedroom!wahahaha!!looks good right! Dont we look lovey dovey!wahahah!:P

The living room- where we had fun by playing games like Snorta, Hali Gali, Bridge etc..

okie! Then we started working after unpacking our stuff! Doors! We painted the doors green!!

And the hands green as well!ha!

We were all so tired on the first night that we slept at round 9.30pm (okie at least that is for me and neinei..) hehe!

2nd day, we went to the "little India" in Kuching! and we bought black pepper there!wahaha! and we did jump shots in the middle of the paths..-_-lll..

we went to the children's home and performed a skit for the children at night.. The skit is abt Jonah.. (a bible story).. abt how he got swallowed by a big fish for being disobedient and eventually got "puked" out after deciding to obey God.. Check out the big fish we made!

The kids there are really nice and cute..though it's a fact that they are being abandoned by their parents,,and it can be heart wrenching at the thought of it.. but I feel that they can be counted as blessed children as they are able to be live together like a big family unlike those children roaming around without a home. At least there are ppl there to shower them with love that their parents cannot provide..if you see it from a different perspective, maybe they ain't as "piti-able" as we think they are.. :D

A song that we sung during our devotion which I found really meaningful! To give thanks in everything!:D

GIVE THANKS WITH A GRATEFUL HEART
GIVE THANKSTO THE HOLY ONE
GIVE THANKS
FOR HE'S GIVEN
JESUS CHRIST, HIS SON(X2)
AND NOW LET THE WEAK SAY
I AM STRONG
LET THE POOR SAY
I AM RICH
BECAUSE OF WHATTHE LORD HAS DONE
FOR US (X2)
GIVE THANKS...

On the 3rd day we decorated the dining hall at the boys' home..wahaha! This is the christmas tree we decorated! blue and silver is the theme! Nice!

I like the photo below cos i think ah nei looks like she is performing some stunts..she is 45 degree from the ground..wahah!

We went to damai beach to kayak after the decorations if i nv remember wrongly..wahaha!! trust me!it's loads of fun!!! The beach is super pretty.. Initially, in my mind I had different pictures of how the beach would look like- filled with rubbish and all.. but trust me, none of what I had pictured was seen!:D and thank God no one drown!

The kayakers!

As I look at the photo below, I realised we have been friends for almost half my life..arms holding on to one another, being there for one another in times of troubles and all..even if it means just by standing bside one another, saying nothing at all, but you know that I am there, and I know that you are there..that's what friendship is all abt!:D

Yup..time flies..In a blink of eyes, 4 days of mission trip ended without me knowing! and time for us to bid farewell to this place where friendship was bonded..we brought back the sun burns as memories..ha!

A prayer to mark the end of the mission trip.. Leaders of the church praying and encouraging each other in their own ministry.. Though things aren't as easy as they seem to keep the children's home and boys' home going, but both the leaders; all the youths knew that God is there to pave the way!:D

That's all! Fun and meaningful trip! :D

Not supposed to be here

2007-11-21T15:31:00.001+08:00

Well, technically I should not be here. I should be at the other table, revising for upcoming exams. I should be reading about realism, liberalism, marxism, internationalisation, globalization, constitutionalism. Big words, hard to swallow.

Last night, I FINALLY finished my research paper for India civilizational studies. 24 pages in total, inclusive of bibliography. About 9500 words. Took me 1 month of research and many sleepless nights of writing and rewriting. But finally! It's done! The sense of achievement was so great, it made me feel that having no time to study for exams was ALMOST worth it. That's the thing about writing essays. Then I suddenly recalled my secondary school days, where I had to force myself to sit still in order to solve those mathematical sums in front of me. I'll try my best, then I'll tear my hair out, scream, cry, swear. Damn it, Damn it, I'll cry. I'll feel all stupid and dumb and lousy, that the answers don't come to me as easy as it does for the others. Traumatic days. I remember being angry at myself and envious of Shuyu Chan, Shiqi and rainbow. They seemed so smart. If not for Silin with me in my maths class, I guess I would just have disintegrated in misery. Haha.. See Silin, you played such an important role in my life then! Haha.. Still do, by the way. In retrospect, I guess I am just not someone who has the innate ability to resolve things, to fix. Yet, Writing an essay is by no means an extraordinarily easy task, instead its perhaps much more difficult than churning out maths answers. But there's something special about writing. About producing. Every word that I envision now immortalised in pen/microsoft, there's a meaning to this endeavour. It makes me feel alive, more alive than I can ever be. It's this ability to craft languange that's so precious. I don't know if anyone else understands.

Anyway, despite everyone's comments that I should quit the programme that I'm in, because its just so darn stressful and tough, I've at least survived till now. Hopefully my CAP for this sem will be satisfactory.

Oh, and congratulations to darling Wuya! Thanks also for calling all of us when you finished your paper! Even though we have not spoken for ages, the fact that you called, awww. I melted at your sweetness. See you soon! To all the others - hang in there for exams. This sem is almost heaving to a close! I'm so glad.

Lots of love,

Mich =)

let others do the TALKING.

2007-11-17T00:00:00.000+08:00

HELLO!! as the title suggests, im not able to TALK.... WHY??? i suddenly lost my voice ( shi SHeng) yesterday.. ME...LYE SI LIN...without voice, and cant talk?!

it just means.... NO VOICE=NO MOOD

BLEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....

this is definitely unbearable for me to NOT TALK...i was talking to my friend clarissa and i told her about the lost of my voice.. n she goes....HOW CAN IT BE?! how can silin let OTHERS do THE TALKING?!?! ... arhaha...frankly speaking...this is true... i just HAVE TO TALK. I recall the last time i lost my voice, dear ah neh was the victim...arhaha...according to her, i called her and start GABBERING away for one hour.... NONSTOP. hehehe....

well this was definitely smth different... not talking, being the center of attention..sitting back..being the AUDIENCE for once...haha...the hse seems quieter without my voice too!! bleh...

but i did not waste my day sulking away for the lost of my voice!! the plan was to go trim hair, i figured that since im not able to work..might as well make it useful instead of staying at home..haha... i went with the INITIAL plan to TRIM my hair...note the word... TRIM...

i ended up PERMING my hair!! hehe...ok RELAX...not the maggie mee, aunty kind of perm... its the big big kind...that looks natural n nice!! the hairdresser mentioned too...she say...i really SUIT MESSY HAIR...arhaha...

SO...i sat in the salon for 3 freaking hours...(longest time in my life) for my hair to be done...trimed my hair...wash..curling it up...put chemical...wash ... put conditioning chemical...STEAM...wash....i washed my hair 3TIMES... haha...but i like it...it was close to what i wanted... 90bucks...plus treatment is 120..hehe...

gupi asked me to post it here..but no matter how i take..its not able to show much in the pics...so peeps...no pics!! all you can do is come n MEET me to see the REAL thing... no big changes la..juz more volume hair plus abit curl at the back..hee...

Lastly....duno why...beetles seem to LOVE ME!!! at least one comes into my room EVERY SINGLE NIGHT...den they buzz n fly here fly there...den their body will knock against things n make really loud noises....i get too IRRITATED...so i will catch them n release them the next day...hehe... here's a pic of the beetle!!

ok...i know its abit disguisting...haha..

that's all!! take care peeps!!

love,

silin

FUN!

2007-11-15T21:07:00.000+08:00

"zou san" everyone!ahah!it's good morning in cantonese!wahah!okay!let me share with your my exciting trip!!from the nuMber of exclaimation marks that i used, i am sure your can tell i am really excited abt my trip!wahahah!actually i went to quite a few places..Hong Kong wasnt the only place i went to.. Shen Zhen and Macau were the other 2 places that i went to...

Hong Kong

On the first day, my mum and me met up with her ex pastor (a hong konger). We went to "xing guang da dao"..where there alot of stars' handprints..I saw andy lau's one lei..!

wahah!yea..it looks something liddat!there are a lot more!yea!and trust me..the hotels or rather i would say HK's lodges are super duper small..we need to squeeze one..the hotel i stayed in HK is a 3 star hotel and it's like super small..compared to the 3 star hotel i stayed in Shen zhen there's a .. .. .. .. .. what word shld i use.. there's a "dinosaur" difference!wahahaha!

the above is Hk's lodging..wahah!looks good right!but it's small!wahah!really small!what u see is the delusion of the camera!wahahaha!ooo!and the food in HK.. i would use "YUMMY" to describe it..though they are ordinary stuffs like soya bean and chee cheong fan..but they taste superb!ooo!other than these right..HK i would say, it's really a "mai dong chi dong xi mai dong xi chi dong xi" paradise!wahaha!ooo!not to forget i went to ocean park!it's really a place worth going!!!there's this roller coaster ride that i sat on...!GOSH!i feel my heart popping out!!!i saw pandas too!i love pandas la!they look so nua!GOSH!and i stare at them for 10 mins and i nv see them move at all lei..-_-lll.. perhaps for the "an an" who was eating!dolphins are cute too!i wanna keep them as pets!

Shen zhen

For Shen zhen right! "shi jie zhi chuang" is a place i would recommend all of you to go! They actually spend alot of money building all the prestigious places of the world there! forexample staue of liberty, white house..i saw our merlion, eygpt's pyramid,london bridge..leaning tower of pisa... and so on!a picture speaks a thousand words..see the pictures for yourself!

wahaha!as they always say "like mother, like daughter"!wahah!i think the 2 photos below are damn funny!especially my mum's one!!wahah!she looks like a peeping tom la!-_-lllwahahah!those are sculptures from romans if i am not wrong!wahah!

oooo!and this see saw is really pretty!!decorated with roses!i would definitely love to own this see saw in my hse next time!

okie!that's all!and I wanna thank my DADDY in heaven cos saw a few terrorist look alike ppl in the plane that freaked me out!-_-lll...kept asking mum if we will reached SPORE safely! Give thanks to the GREAT one that i am back! with presents for my favourites!so those who want presents..take the initiative to ask me ar!i am a hot item now!cheerios!

LOTS OF LOVE,

BINU

yooo hooo!

2007-11-05T16:37:00.000+08:00

hello frens!

ahahah actuali i'm having my Business, government & society lesson nw! bt cos e gps are having presentation, so i'm stoning + pretending to listen + slacking!

its jus less den 3 wks to my exams! and i haven start on my revision yet! boo hoo hoo..........i've gt alot of things to do bt i'm tired too! so actuali for e past wk i've been quite slack........boo hoo hoo....

okai i noe alot of us are all stressed up nw wif all e work, we mus all jia you! although smtimes i feel dat i'm reali quite unmotivated...........ya i noe its bad! bt aft coming to uni i realise i dunno wat to expect of myself........sometimes u jus feel quite stupid and stuff.......nt trying to be emo or wat la, bt dat's honestly hw i feel........so all e more i'm lost since e exams are coming! bt nevertheless i will work hard :)

and i wan to say dat i dun reali lyk e uni system.......myb i haven gt used to it or something! bt i feel dat e uni system is a very 'come and go' one.....cos each term is very short, and jus when u all gt closer when u do projects tgt, u're separating again cos next term u all most prob will have very diff timetables..........so its quite sad! and everyone is lyk 'hi-bye' frens.............bleh bleh bleh........okai i need some time to gt used to it..........

anyway i've bought jay chou's new album! ahahah as usual........bt haven gotten it yet cos it'll onli be out on tues.........anyway i've heard e songs! nice! ahahhaa.............u all mus go listen okai!! ahahhaa...........

okai dat's all............shall talk to u all again next time! for all dose hu are stressed up, we're all in dis tgt! so jia you everyone! :)

love,
wenxin

Pictures!!

2007-11-05T00:44:00.000+08:00

Arhaha..anywa, i have some pictures to upload..pictures that i've taken and photoshopped lately..hehe...

this was taken by my friend n i cropped n photoshopped it.

This is actually the window at my grandma hse's toilet!! thiers is the old style of landed property...the toilet links directly to the outside..n erm... there's only one level..hehe... imagine seeing pple's head outside there while doing my buisness...! hehe

taken on my bdae celeb months ago!! haha..

stoning SERIOUSLY.

2007-11-05T00:29:00.000+08:00

HELLO my dear friends!! hehe... this is my LONG awaited post!!

Things are picking up in my life. Deadlines to meet for my assignments, my uol counil event taking place in jan, preparation, sponsorship proposals blablabla... Despite all this, im still stoning seriously...procrastinating....everything's moving in a fast pace...yucks...

TIME to pick myself up!! wake up!!

hehe..i have NUAed enough over the week. if u don't know, i had a BAD sprain last monday... was on my way to work, sprained my ankle on the overhead bridge while in heels... PAIN until i cant stand straight...there was a bustop juz few metres away...but no one came to my rescue...what happen to pple in SPORE?!?!?! haven there any kind souls left???? BLEH....
well aniway, i called home n my bro came to bring me home...it was a miracle!! ( the fact that my bro even care to come down n care for me..sum1 whoose butt is stuck 24HOURS on the SOFa...it is TRULY a miracle) i was bed-bound for two whole days... haha..all my dance classes canceled, didnt went to work...juz sat on my bed with my laptop infront of me...CRUNCHYROLLing away...hehe...

that was a GREAT rest..

hence...time to start things up!! readings to do...revision to be done...tons of mind maps to be drawn n re-drawn( due to my LEGIBLE handwriting) :P

anyway, i was surfing the net a few days ago...n i have a message for mich:

MICHEELE!!! your hometown is no longer called BOMBAY!! its known as MUMBAI now!! hehe...

reminds me of this advertisment thats gOing on the tv recently...the one about calling in to a roti prata shop from singapore..den the guy asked if its a suburb..arhaha..that guy is AcTUALLY a lecturer in my friend's JC!! hehe...

well that's all my dear...tml is monday!! means mr TEA lunch with npy n yAnen!! gupi is gOing on her hongkong spree starting frm tml..9 DAYS HONGKONG TRIP.bring some hk shuai ges for me!! she cant wait to see her LING FENG...hehe...

love,
Silin the BEAUTIFUL one...

haha!these are basically the photos!there's still candid ones..those who wants me tell me !

2007-10-28T22:43:00.000+08:00

Updates!! Gross ones.

2007-10-17T09:56:00.000+08:00

Hello everybody,

Shall start the ball rolling and update this blog.

Recently, I have been very horrified at some people in my hostel. A few weeks ago, I heard spluttering noises and as they got louder, I got out of my room to investigate. Well, lo and behold when I got to the kitchen, I saw a frying pan with little sliver fishes in the process of being fried. Problem is, the person who was supposed to be frying that was missing in action. I looked closer and saw the fishes were already charred and while i did consider switching off the power, I did not want to be accused of spoiling someone's nice dinner. pui. Anyway, I waited for like 10 over minutes before the accused finally emerge from her room and I then pretended to go to the toilet. Wah lau eh, she want to burn our block down issit. I swear by then, the fishes on their bellies were already like charcoal. Seriously! Can people have some common sense or not? It was so dangeous keeping the fire on for like 20 minutes????? I was pissed off at the stupid girl. Not that I want to discriminate, but she was from the Land of the Great Wall.

Just a few days ago, I went to the toilet and as I lifted the seat, I almost puked. The entire toilet bowl was not just filled but rather, it was splattered by shit. Not any old solid ones I beg your pardon but those that belong to the category of diarrhoea. I "WAH LAU" very loud at that time. Omg what is wrong with people in this cluster!!! How can someone just let out a big fart and explosion of grit matter just ignore it and not flush the entire rotten thing down! How irresponsible and how disgusting. If I ever knew who the person is, I am so inclined to give her a piece of my mind! Oh man. And that incident happened just before I ate dinner. Needless to say, the chicken rice lost its appeal.

Invasion of the ants has occured in my room. My dad when he came on Monday observed a trail of suspicious looking fellows and when we realised that it's a hell lot of ants, I panicked. Well, if you guys don't know, I was attacked by red ants when I was young ( whole body invasion i tell you) and the sight of ants have an effect in stirring up traumatic memories. Anyway, i digress. Yesterday night, Dad bought ant repellent food. The concept is quite ingenius although I am unsure if it really works. We lined the corners with ant food and when the ants see it, they would bring it back to their nests and eat it. When they do, the toxic spreads and the nest is destroyed. Ah, the marvels of science. Anyhow, I thought the ants were here because I left food in my room but I'm afraid there are more horrors installed for me. I found out that the ants came from outside of my room and as I observed, the entire corridor was just lined with ants! All the way! I then informed my hostel mate who told me that it was because the kitchen's dustbin was filled with ants. Very well then, I stomped off to the kitchen and yup, the entire wall next to the dustbin had ants crawling. The garbage was stinking and ants were bathing in all that scent. Pui. So pissed off I tell you!!! Why are people so darn inconsiderate? Havent they have any sense at all to throw their rubbish after their dustbin is filled? This is a university for goodness sake and it is so appalling that this kind of thing still happens! I was then reminded of the time I found filled with blood menstrual pads in the bathroom for 2 days consecutively.

Gross.

I hate such inconsiderate behaviour. One more time it happens, I swear i am going to take action.

Till then, I'm off to check for ants. Yucks.

It's been a long time!

2007-10-09T23:35:00.000+08:00

hi all my dear frens,

it's been a long time since i last blogged! how haf u guys been? hope things are all going well......

i'm having my recess wk nw! bt nothing to be happy of anyway, cos i've been working everyday......today i even had 3 meetings in a row! and i went on w/o food for lyk 12 hrs? i onli had breakfast and my dinner came lyk almost 9.......

okai bt anyway dat's nt e pt! life in smu is busy, e ppl, hmmm, guess its e same anywhere else, not all kind and nice bt of cos its nt impossible to find frens too.......bt no matter wat, dis is my last chance to truly enjoy student life and i will enjoy it! though dere's lots of work and things are tough, bt it doesnt mean dat we haf to look lyk corpse everyday does it? work is impt, bt its nt all dere is to it! so currently i'm enjoying myself in other activities, such as being actively involved in red cross!

yesh yesh i noe mani of u hu haf nt heard of e news will be having e same shock faces as e rest of ur fellow man when dey first heard dis.......btw do i reali appear dat unkind to u all dat i cant be in a community service group?! ahahha okai nvm..........anyway red cross is abt humanitarian work, so rite nw i'm in e exco for 2 major events, a 3 day public blood drive and oso our international mission to vietnam next yr.........yup yup dere's a lot of work to be done, some ppl may jus tink dat i'm so bo liao as to add things to my workload.........bt e pt is, i enjoy it! all dese are refreshingly new experiences to me and i reali believe dat dey'll help me go a long way in future.........its reali skills which u can acquire and put to good use............besides, i'm doing sponsorship and funding for both projects, so its somewhat related to business too..........ahahhaa........so my advice to all my dear frens out dere who are struggling wif mudane uni work is to gt urself involved! find some things which interests u and dun be afraid to try something new! dere's owaes a first step which needs to be taken....... :)

besides dat, i'll oso lyk to share wif u all something which bothered me a bit lately........it started out from my conversation wif an orientation camp gp mate e other day...........cos i was saying dat i din tok during my classes (which is a terrible thing cos we haf gt participation marks)..........so my fren was telling me dat i cannot let others haf a head before me............den i was saying dat sometimes though i noe it sounded stupid and quite impossible, bt i dun reali wan to become a person hu is jus trying to compete and win others all e time..........dere are alot of ppl hu are lidat no doubt, bt i dun wan to be of deir same kind........life has gt other better things besides jus going all out to win others hasn't it? den my fren jus said "Ya i understand ur pt, bt no pt pretending dat u're nt cos eventually u still haf to compete to survive"...........dat was quite disturbing i tot.............of cos i noe its a fact dat competition exists, bt my pt was dat i din wan to be so competitive lyk alot of e ppl out dere.........wat i feel is more impt is dat i'm able to achieve my own goals and reach e standards dat i've set for myself..........to put it simply, i jus wan to outdo myself instead of others............dere's owaes a better and a worse, so u can nv be e best, nor is it something to be happy abt when u realise dat u're nt e worst because dere's someone who's worse den u........dat was wat i owaes tot........i noe we haf to compete, bt does winning everyone reali makes me happy? if e onli thing one can tink of is how to be ahead of others, dat person reali has a sad life.............so no matter wat dey say, i am still me and i'll nt become part of dose ppl hu has a sad life! its not pretence or watever, its jus my own beliefs and values.......

okai, dat's all for dat annoying part......anyway during normal sch days, i've been meeting up wif nunu, yawen and silin for lunch.....which was quite an enjoyment! ahahha........its at least a small break away fr all e work and stuff, and its owaes nnice to be able to c my nice old frens........i wan to tell u all dat i love u girls! we shall meet up whenever we can! :)

lastly, my point for today is:
我知道这世界不完美但却不代表我们必须成为残缺的一部分

Myanmar, bye.

2007-09-30T00:21:00.000+08:00

Don't know if you guys still follow the news as ardently as before when General Paper reigns supreme? But I think the news about the current political situation in Myanmar has been everywhere recently.

Anyway, my trip to Myanmar has been cancelled. Although this was somewhat expected, (after all, people are getting killed now and we all don't want a replica of the Korean hostages in Afghanistan) but I still feel a whole truckload of emotions. Today at the meeting at REACH where we announced our decision to abolish Myanmar's projects, I told the team that I'm going through a grieving process. I felt anger at the untimeliness of it all, disappointment that all the bloody work came for naught (yes, I know, I used the word "bloody"), sadness that I cannot experience Myanmar and then utter denial that such a thing ever happened. Excuse my melancholy all you people, but this was a project planned in November 2006 and to have it ripped apart at its seams just like that is not just hard to stomach. It's painful even to swallow.

To have this project abolished was bad enough. Now, the worse thing that can happen is that people are dropping out of the team. " I don't want to go to Cambodia.", "My mindset was already set for Myanmar, I cannot change it." (Our alternative arrangement now is to go back to Cambodia by the way) Sigh. Double Sigh. 2 of my closest expedition friends are pulling out and they were with me at the early stages of the project. They may have good reasons to leave the team but at the moment, I feel too abandoned to be rational about their leaving. And perhaps more people will eventually pull out. If that happens, I don't know if I have the strength to go on with this project.

People may think that this is all just for volunteerism and it's simply nothing much. But do you all know something? When you go over there and you really try all means and approaches to make the other person's life better irregardless of how insignificant your action may appear to be, the experience changes you so drastically that you're too overwhelmed at that moment to even realise how much you're grown. Cambodia was life-changing. I miss my little baby. But if I go back there again, will I see him? Will I know that it's him? Will I just come back and miss more babies whose lives have so touched my heart and live with the knowledge that again, I'll never see them again? All of these questions make going back to Cambodia seem so difficult.

I'm sorry Shuyu Chan that I cannot describe to you how I felt just now in MSN. It's just that I don't know if I even can find words to really exemplify how terrible I feel about this. And I don't think any of you really comprehend why am I even feeling this way. But I shall try and this post is for you to understand a part of me that I've never ever shared with you, Silin, Shiqi, Gupo etc even though we're the best of friends. =) Try to emphatise with me a little ok. And if you're already bored with this rambling, you can ignore me in MSN when I'm moody or otherwise in silin's words, I may resort to "verbal diarrhoea" on you guys again.

Let me tell you guys about my Cambodian baby okay. haha..Try not to sleep off shuyu!

His name is Trina. He lives in an orphange that's badly corrupted. They "recycle" babies, conning the Ang-mohs who come to adopt the babies that the babies they wanted are already being adopted when this was in fact untrue. The first time I set eyes on him, he was lying on the floor and even though he had a nanny with him, the nanny only GLANCED at him every once in a super long while. Trina was, when I first sighted him, covered in his own shit and urine. He was smelly and was attracting flies. When have you ever seen a baby surrounded by flies? The sight, I promise you, will reduce you to tears. And what really pained my heart was that he was just lying there so helplessly and no one, absolutely no one was doing anything for him at all. That was the first time in my life when I realised how dangerous apathy was.

I made a fuss by the way. I told the nanny twice about Trina and only then did she clean him. After he was cleaned, I picked him up. Realised he had a huge bulge where we, normal human beings have a flat tummy button. Astounded by the size of his, I asked the nannies there. They told me how Trina's mother due to a lack of education and healthcare, was forced to give birth by herself. When cutting the umbilical cord, Trina got infected thus resulting in such a huge bulge. That was the first time in my life when I realised the importance of equal opportunities.

One of the nannies then told me about how Trina was a cry-baby. And how he would cry non-stop all the time. But guess what. When I was carrying him, he did not cry at all but would only suck his thumb. Haha. I carried him in my arms for the rest of the afternoon. When it was time to leave, I had to put him back into the sarong. Mind you, the sarong was only a feeble piece of wire with cloth. The moment I put him back, he started howling and he refused to let go of my little finger. Everytime I think back of that moment, I remember his helpless eyes again and how such helplessness was merely echoing my own. That was the first time in my life I felt such uselessness. Eventually I left of course, and that night during debrief, everyone spoke about their own little stories. And I remembered how one youth got so emotional that she had to leave the room because she was in tears.

And now, with such experiences from Cambodia, when I see the images in Myanmar, the brutality and the violence, I'm only reminded of how foolish all of us human beings are and how, more often than not, it is always the poor, the disabled, the children, the widowed, the deprived who are left to pick up the pieces. I hope the people of Myanmar gain their liberation from such oppression soon. It's about time too.

2007-09-29T11:48:00.000+08:00

One big Family

Indian = Indian
Gupo = Fatty
Truthful = Ugly

I have finally thought of a name for SQ and myself.

Indian = Indian
Gupo = Fatty
Truthful = Ugly
SQ = Shortie
Me = Pretty

Indian, Fatty, Ugly, Shortie and Pretty ! We're one big family.

Hehe.

many things to blog abt!

2007-09-28T11:11:00.001+08:00

hello! since i am on mc today n i am truly bored! so here i am to blog!hehe!!

okay! firstly, i would like to share with your abt my work!hehe!this is a 100% biru's designed rubber band holder that she created while having nothing to do!check it out!

ah YA!

2007-09-19T01:35:00.000+08:00

HOHOHO....gupi missed out the HIGHLIGHT of our trip to old folk's home on sat!!

Yes...we were there, we played games, we sang, we fed...

but there was something else!!!

i found this picture of biru from some years back.. whn we were in sec sch...

my dear readers... do you really think this is biru?!?!?!

noooooooooooooo!!

hehe..Her name is Wen ya..she's the younger sister of my collegue... but im sure some of ur while reading this post earlier certainly believe this was our very own GUPI!! some people in the home had actually mistaken and called our gupi ah ya too...Arhahahaha....hehe... when i saw the pic..i nearly freak out too... OMTTTT.. look at this!!

do you see the resemblence of both of them??? its 99.9999999999999999999%!

especially whn they took the pic tgt... omtttt

my greatest sympathy for ah Ya..hehe...

Interesting/ Adventure/ Meaningful

2007-09-17T22:17:00.000+08:00

Interesting

Hello! This is what I found at toy museum (a cafe). And I find it really interesting, thus would likr to share with all of you. Have a close look my favourites!(:

Read the words Then I folded it!

Interesting right! That is all for interesting!

Adventure!

It's a bright and sunny Saturday! Aaron and me were going to meet our church friends for a concert! den something happen! imagine the the scenerio of a train..(frm tpy to newton)

me and aaron crapping, crapping n still crapping...

A lady sort of anticipated that she will faint den she squat down!

Passer by A: wake up auntie wake up!

Passer by B : anyone got medicated oil?

(Frantically, i searched for mine and passed it to them)

Passer by C: some1 press the emergency bell!quick!

Aaron: Are you sure are you sure? -_-lll

Then he pressed the emergency bell..

Then he spoke to the train driver!He wasnt sure on where was the microphone den he spoke all over the place..-_-lll (got a guy behind him was urm chioing) -_-lll..stupid guy!

Finally, the train stopped and the lady regained consciousness! the train conductor asked us to step out of the train for a while! Then aaron left his details for the uncle!

Thank God the lady is well and fine! (:

What an adventure!

Meaningful

Silin, SUSU, Rachel and me went to my colleague (wen li's) old folks home to do volunteer work!

as in it's not her old folks home..-_-lll..initially we felt awkward..or rather me felt awkward..den we just gan ga gan ga gan ga!wahah!den we sort of warmed up abit then we started playing games with the grannies n grandpapas n started communicating with our "pro" dialect!haha!*imagine that scene*..

Then there's this thing call music therapy..basically it meant that we entertain the grannies n grandpapas with our "woo wow wee" voices..wahaha! some actually shake their hands asking us not to sing..-_-lll..wahah!

Then I fed this old lady! She looked really skinny and I think she is really old. She cannot speak at all and it took her alot of strength to actually open her eyes..hmm..quite sad to see that initially..den the nurse told us that she actually has alot of strength and sometimes will even pinch them den I -_-lll...hmm..neeway..I took an hour to finish feeding her! woo! I really felt this great sense of achievement after feeding her and subconsciously I became bao after feeding her..-_-lll

ooo!overall it's really great to be doing all these cos it's something that i really wanna do all these while and now i finally has the chance to do that!(:

so my favourites! Do join us if you are free cos i think they really do need volunteers!(:

Life in the Ivory Tower

2007-09-14T19:54:00.000+08:00

A picture of a devastated woman whose house behind her was just devasted by the earthquake on Wednesday.

Taken from my volunteer friend's blog.

ok. I just experienced really bad tremors at home. my house was shaking, and i thought my readings of social support systems were making me giddy.suddenly i felt everything shake, and then i looked at my 'window blind adjuster' and it was swaying. that was when i decided it's time to get my ass out of the house.went downstairs. everyone was there, some were running down the stairs.

called buddy wl to reassure her i'm ok, and she forwarded an sms to me from the news station:'Singapore buildings sway after earthquake 7.9 in Indonesia, quake has tsunami potential.'

my goodness, when i read the word 'tsunami', my whole heart sank. it was almost i was immediately transported back to Banda Aceh and the faces of the children and the destruction came back to my mind.I sat down at a corner to pray for the people in Indonesia.

At that point, my neighbour and his wife came home from work. They parked the car, and asked me why everyone was downstairs. I said 'oh, the building was shaking. there's been an earthquake in Indonesia.'To my shock, his wife replied 'oh. i hope there arent cracks in my house.'I nearly couldnt speak anything in reply.

Honestly, I couldn't believe what she said. So i offered more info: 'oh, they say the quake has tsunami potential.''oh ok. it must be quite bad huh?'

'i hope there aren't any cracks'

I read that and I could immediately emphatise with my friend's frustration at how insensitive some people can be. Sometimes, I don't understand why we can be so dumb and so immune to other people's suffering. It is as though we have taken vaccination jabs that make us immune to all of this! All of us here live in this wonderful Ivory tower where we are so sheltered from the pain and the bloodshed. If only we can detach ourselves from the materialism of society and to really look closer at the lives of the more unfortunate, we will find ourselves changed.

How many of you therefore know that the average Cambodian worker only earns about $40 a month? How many people know that diamonds that we wear on our fingers are actually the reason for civil war and mass murder in Africa? Do we all realise that when we shop for branded clothes, we're actually spending enough money to save a child from starvation in India? I wonder how many of us are bitterly aware of that.

I don't think that we should all then become super money-savers or that we should not go shopping. On the contrary. After all, even if we save 100 bucks from not buying that pair of heels, we will eventually spend that sum on something else like a textboook or on food. I just wish that everyone would be more aware of their extravagance and to just be conscious of the fact that they're so blessed to be living the lifestyles that they're living now. That because of this awareness, they would then be more sensitive to the sufferings of others. In life, there may be times when we cannot do anything to alleviate the pain of someone else. However, what we can do is to bear witness to that suffering so that no one need suffer alone.

No longer will we then obsess over that unattainable goal of being Number 1 all the time. Nor will we be worried about whether we're going to land that grand job that pays 10,000 per month. Who will then care so much about make-up and appearances? What is a Prada bag's importance as compared to the life of a young child?

Recently, I just met up with some friends for dinner and was disappointed. I was disappointed that they were still enroached in old mindsets and upset that there was nothing left in me that wanted to keep in contact with them and to share with them feelings and thoughts, as friends will. Their conversations so wrought with immaturity and insensitivity, it pained me just to sit there and listen. I guess the others may see it as a case of Mich being emo again, I believe it's not. After all, its not the first time anyway. Although this was a brutal decision to make, it was a decision that I've hesitated on for so long and I think finally, this will be the last time that I ever have to make such a choice. We've all grown and the paths we take now are different and no longer converged together in the same destinies.

Perhaps I just cannot stand how vulnerable I've become while they've built such resistance.

The reply from my expedition leader on my friend's post:

Sometimes we are more bothered with how we look, what we own, and the "cracks" in our possessions than the cracks in our hearts.Singapore is a tiny dot surrounded by so many other countries and we can be blown away anytime. Since traveling to Cambodia and Philippines, my global perspective has changed.Guys, it is not their Indonesia or their Myanmar. It is our Asia we're talking about. Now we might have the tremors, who knows when we might also get a quake.Taking about ownership, let's not be minding our own cracks.There are cracks in people's hearts that we need to be mending instead of the cracks in the Auntie's house.

Let's all remember that.

hot from the oven!

2007-09-11T20:19:00.000+08:00

piggies EVERYWHERE.

2007-09-02T22:52:00.000+08:00

Hello my dear friends!!! hehe...alot of things to update!! I will be having my Sept Hol like the primary sch kids this week!! hoho... coz its the release of uol results this coming week, so duno for what reasons...all of us are given a break..haha...well at least let me enjoy this priviledge ONCE...coz nex yr, i will be one of those seniors waiting anxiously for my results to be announced. I muz ali them huh...they REALLY send our papers to london to mark n send back..thats SO MUCH like A level! i cant belive i have to bear with this agony for the next 3 years... T.T

but i have decided to give myself a break first! since yesterday...i have been chionging my HuanHuanAi!! hehe...i finally finish it!! well juz then...i looked around my room...one pig on the right..one pig on the left..i thn decided to CALCULATE the number of PIGs in my room... i counted the ones on my table.. 1,2,3,6,7..... after a whie, i gave up.. i actually LOST COUNT! get it...?! too much piggies stuff till i LOST COUNT...hehe...

i've decided to pao1 qi4 my huanhuanai for a while to go pig-hunting. here are some of the more significance shou1 cang2 in my collection!!

this is from qiqi~! hehe..

now ...who say PIGS cant FLY!! hehe.. LOOk! it has WINGS ok.. pig + angle = PIGLE!

my kiap kiap muz oso be piggy!

not juz that hor...

i must read with a piggy too! ( this was bought from a funfair in amkss..)

Piggy Pouch!!

black piggy! otherwise know as SHAN1 ZHU1!( wild boar :P)

yi actully got it from a sales gal...arhaha...she bought her bag n kop the keychain..

Piggy wallpaper!! I cant resist it..this is in courtesy of my mama! Thats the PORKCHOP family!! thats Mr Porkchop..hehe... Its REAL FAMOUS in HK k...

This was a gift. Brought back from Switzerland. but ...why is it in BLUE???

This is my fav! musical coin piggy. Sings Its a whole world after all when i put coins inside..hehe ( or was it mary had a little lamb song? haha... i dun rmb le )

Piggy handphone couch! not juz this hor..my uncle robin bought the eyore,tigger and winnie the pooh one for me too.he thinks i have 4 hps. T.T

This was a gift from ur my dearest!! i think it was in sec 3 or 4..hehe

Piggy from HAPPY HOUSE!!

Haha..rmb i used to force ur to call me piggy princess? This was a gift from the netball team..hehe... Piggy! for ur info..this is Mr Porkchop's Wife!!! arhahaha..n they hv one daughter, two sons, one bird and one dog.

Piggy from my JC clique..hehe...from mini toons i think

A gift from Thailand from my ex- boss. See!! even my ex-boss knows my obsession with Piggies!

Thankyou so much to one and all!! for increasing my piggy collection... arhahaha i will show ur part two in future..hehe..there's still so much!!!

well aniway...i was walking to the kitchen..n look what i FOUND.

CANDY FLOSS!!!

Well..i juz have to taste it.

Just A BIT...just a bit will do..

Just one more pinch...

And one more...
And one more..i PROMISE this is the last one ok..

and soon....

NO MORE!

WHB...i finish the candy floss juz LIKE THAT.. T.T

although its fluffy, light,small...wait till i see myself in the mirror later...it will SHOW!! just this small, sweet indulgence will definitely make me put on weight deeeee~~~!!!!

Moral of the story... No more can2 zui3..n i muz say "XIEXIENI huh" to the person who gave the candy floss to my mum.. BOO!!!!

And aniway... last tues..i was at subway eating lunner ( lunch + dinner) with yw n feifei...

hehe...

silin: FEI!! i think u shld go view our class blog..my previous post on birds take train was DEDICATED to u..

fei: What blog? what pics?

yw: deh...u know..na zhi lor... with 2HAIRY LEGS de..

fei: ( whines in a high pitched wuyaish voice ) arrrh~~~!!! why ur POST my pic online???? take out take out!!

There u have it... FEi admitted...

This was her!! n that she have HAIRY legs...arhahahahaha

hehe...ok! end of my blog..i need to sleep le..hehe.. now its 3rd Sept...

yanen's bdae!! Happy birthday yanen!!

(when are we going for ur JIKEN rice? hehe... :P)

ok!! i nd to sleep le...until my next post...

MISS ME LOTSSSS!!!!

i love you all!

2007-08-31T23:54:00.000+08:00

ahah!this is a conversation between my dad n mum ytd which i found pretty funny yet sweet..

daddy=d

mummy=m

m:zhong ping, quick go bathe..

d: (lying on the sofa refusing to move)..why lei?

m: accompany me go watch "ge tai".

d: (gave a grumpy face den went to bathe)...

ahaha!den together they went happily to see the getai!ahaha! I realised my parents have been married for nearly 25 years..and yet my dad can always give in to my mum like going to watch getai with her though he is super tired after a day of work..ahaha! i think this giving in thingy is easy for couple sweetly in love for mayb like a few years..sometimes i wonder y is it my dad can still do it after 25 years..my mum so attractive meh?ahaha!later she see i die!

den i think maybe cos my dad truly loves my mum..ahaha!n i find it quite nice la!aahah!

another incident

m: baby, you want to go watch 881 with me n daddy?

me: (in front of msn typing)..hur really ar?okie lor..

m: okie den we go watch ar..

i really think 881 is a -_-lll show..i dont know y i agreed to go watch with my parents..den again..mayb cos i love them too!ahah!

conclusion: some actions may seem insignificant to u..but to some1 else is an action of love!ahah!

okie!just to let ur know i love u my favourites! ::D

An entry about really nothing in particular

2007-08-30T21:43:00.000+08:00

Haha Silin, my posts are unfortunately never as entertaining as yours! But still, I shall post my thoughts here anyway!

Anyway. I shall not talk about schoolwork here, I figured they would be dampening to the rest of you people out there and will only serve to me as a horrible reminder about the pile of work that's waiting ever patiently for me to get started.

Shall then talk about interesting accounts.

Account no 1:

Event occured a few weeks ago btw.

Girl yaks on the phone. Girl apparently with friend. Bus arrives at NUS bus stop. Girl and friend tries to get up the crowded bus. Mich in front seat. Sees everything. Sees how door closes, girl on the phone leaves friend behind. Friend in frantic panic, gestures and waves. Girl on phone exclaims in momentary surprise, pauses, and continues yak on phone. Friend stunned.

"A good friend in need is in a good friend indeed."

Story continues. Girl said to friend on phone, " oh shit, i left XYZ behind lehHHH! The bus just left!" Mich thought that Girl would get off the next stop ( common sense isnt it?) Girl did not. Girl continues conversation, " Haiyaaa, never mind lah hor. She can take next bus what. Anyway, I late for lecture liao le loh" As if your friend is not.

Mich is disgusted. Girl suddenly looks extremely ugly and revolting.

Account no 2:

Cannot remember when this event occured.

Venue: Causeway bus terminal. Mich q-ing up to get onto bus. Long queue, stuck in the middle of what felt like thousands of people's bodies. Opposite end, old lady walking slowly to the kerb. Old lady tries to get up the kerb. Fails. Tries again. And again. Kerb is too high-up. Bus passes by. Bus slows down. Bus stops. Bus-driver gets down the bus. Bus-driver helps old lady get up the kerb. Bus driver returns to Bus. Old lady walks safely on.

It is events like these that make me feel that the world is still not all that ravaged yet.

On a side note, my phone is officially spoilt. There's no light on, I cannot sms properly, buttons are not working as it should, camera malfunctioning, phone calls get cut off. Soon, I will be unable to contact the world outside NUS on weekdays unless I use MSN. Wow, what a wonderful thing to happen.

-_____-

All right, back to work!

See you guys soon...

Littlt Miss LATE

2007-08-26T22:58:00.000+08:00

big NEWSSSS...for the first time ever since my school started..i overSLEPT!!! OMTTTT!!

one module is around $1100. coz maths is a combined module. half unit of maths 1 and half unit of stats 1. there are altogether 12 lectures for maths 1. Doing some calculations....

$1100 divide by 2 = $550

$550 divide by 12 lessons = one lesson, $46.

i missed half of the lect on fri.

$46 divide by 2 = $23.

GOSHHHH!! i SLEPT THRU 23 bucks!! i cld buy new clothes, cd, go toilet 230 TIMES!!!

luckily YANEN saves the day!! she promise to give me morning call every fri...HOHOHO... no more little MISS LATE!!

More funny issues in my life recently... i realised..i have a serious problem in remembering people's names!! this goes back to sec 3. i rmb in our class, we have rashidah, faridah,karimah, erlianah n nurul. it took me exactly one month to differentiate karimah from nurul and from erliana! now i had the same prob too... i met this guy the previous week. i THOUGHT his name was wei ming n so i happily called him: so WEI MING..blablablabla... He didnt ans me!! aft tht i realised, his name was...WEN QIANG...OMT...Other than the first alphabete of his name is correct, i got the whole name TOTALLY WRONG!! bleh..

ok..some follow up...in my previous blog, i mentioned that my glasses was spoiled right.. i got new pair of specs recently!! TA-DAaaaa

mich say....it reminds her of UGLY BETTY....hohohoho...WHY?! hehe..i was talking to shushu in msn..she say her bro say she look ike ugly betty..NO! it shld be UGLY NANCY. opppppss..shushu dun kill me! WOOFWOOF aka W rocks!!

another thing that took place today..hehe...i was waiting for train to go simei mrt. while waiting at the platform i saw this:

BIRDS do take the TRAIN.

and the thing isssss.... its standing before the yellow line! shld be aft the yellow line la...BOOOO!!! ( ok im not mad! i juz tot its funny to see a bird standing there..hehe..)

but after while...when i crossed to the other platform. i saw another bird doing the same thing!!

BIRD no. 2 waiting for train!!!

arhahah...i just took it for fun. it juz reminds me that..mayb the birds have also urbanised like us humans.. so instead of flying, they juz take the train! n best...they dun nd to pay the EXPENSIVE train FARE. hehe...

ok..my post is SUPER random!!! aniway, to all my friends...we SHOULd meet up more!!!

ok!! miss me lots!!!

Timetable

2007-08-24T00:18:00.000+08:00

Hello guys,

Here's my confirmed timetable already.

Monday:
8am to 10am Civilizational studies
2pm to 4pm Pol science tutorial ( odd)

Tuesday:
10am to 12nn Writing and critical thinking
4pm to 6pm History Lecture

Wednesday:
8am to 10am Civilizational studies
2pm to 4pm Social work lecture

Thursday:
8am to10am Writing and critical thinking
10am to 12nn Political science Lecture
1pm to 2pm History tutorial

Friday:
2pm to 4pm Social work tutorial ( even)

I am so darn irritated that I'm unable to shift this social work tutorial slot! It upsets my entire wish plan for a 4 day week and im just irritated at the rather blah timing. It's in the middle of nowhere! On the bright side of things, its only for even weeks. Argh.

Don't mistaken those big gaps in between for social chats and long draggy lunches. I wish. They would probably mean time in the library and rushing up on endless work.

2nd week of uni life only and I'm already dragging my feet.

Come on! Moveeeeeeee!

So, this's my timetable for the rest of the year. Shiqi, I promise to meet up with you every alternate Tuesday! =)

How about the rest of you folks?

my FIRST mugging session this year...

2007-08-16T22:54:00.000+08:00

HELLO dearies!!! hehe... well as the title explained...i had my first mugging session recently!! i'm super not used to it!! its like...i haven sat dwn infront of my desk to study...to CALCULATE, to do sums, do research for donkey years!! thinkin back..the last time i have done that was for As, which is...nearly 10mths ago...hahaha...

Feeling that this IS a special occasion for me..i TOOk pictures of my first mugging cum midnight oil burning session!

MATHSSSSSS!!! my battle with maths begansssssssssssssssssssss....

going nuts with all the maths QNS....

As i do and do and do...i didnt realise its already 1plus!!!

hahaha...and so..i happily STOPPED my maths BATTLE! left with two questions then..hehe... i am so proud of myself! suddenly rmb all the maths lessions i had with mich in mdm teng's lesson..where she used to give me MULTI-COMBO-UNEXPECTED punches until im immune to it n simply dun care..arhahaha..n how i use to irritate the whole class in sec 1 or was it 2?? during Mr tong's lesson...arhahahahahaha..where i will raise up my hand and ask him to repeat it again....arhahahaha...aniway...i SURVIVEd all this!!! but im so sad..whn i thought i have escaped from the clutches of maths..im in it AGAIN...worst...im gonna take a half math n half stats module...TONGKU ar!! and recently..i chance upon my PSLE cert..i still cldnt believe it.here i am battling with math and to think i actually got an A* for maths in my PSLE...arhahahah...

I need to tell ur what happened today!!!

I had two lectures today...Intro to biz management and econs lect. So after the break in my econs lect... i went back to my sit n put on my specs... i had this habit of pushing the specs upwards..haha..THEN..i did it...to my horror..i realised the left lens on my spec has fallen n i have no idea where is it! i told my frens and they burst out laughing.. T.T so for the next half an hr..we have to keep peekin on the floor to search for my lens..it wasnt EASY...it was multi tasking..trying really hard to stop laughing, had to kept glancing at the floor for my lens, my lens was transparent and the floor was carpeted and had to pretend to be not so obvious coz we were having lect.....DOTSSS....n after a while i found it... i took picts again!!!

Hello!! did ur discover anithing different with my specs? hehe...

TA-DA!!! HOLE!!! hahah...

but this oso spells trouble for me...i can't use my specs for tml's lectures leh...OH NO... and its MATHs lects somemore...where i have to SEEEEEE... but on the other hand..its oso good! this means new specs for me!!! wheeeeee~~~!

ok..enuff of crap. as your know..i went to the national day parade! we were late...REALLY LATE...thanks to my uncle robin who INSISTED in meeting at 5.30..in the end they were late and we arrived late...haha..but things didnt turn out that bad..haha..roads were blocked for this ndp..alot of pple were standing behind the fences..as we were one of the LATEST comers..everyone watched as we go in..its like VIP treatment! den as we walk there, the guard of honours happen to MARCHED pass us..my heart skipped alittle...CUTE n macho!!! hehe... den we walk down more..we saw the other grps that were getting ready for the march in..the REST of the guard of honours, the army pple camouflaged in green and dark green, different uniforms grps etc...haha...den we were allocated to sit at this special platform that was at the side... though we were far from the main stage n cld only see from the side...i was DIRECTLY infront of the firework!!! NICE view!! hehe...took some photos....

the number of available places this yr is only 1/6 of the KALLANG stadium huh...OMTTTT...

my guard of honours!!!! hehe... ok did ur notice the obasan in red standing at the stairs..everyone was irritated with her!! you can juz sit down and watch, but there she was..standing dwn there, blocking the view of others..T.T

haha..i though this looks like liu xing..hehe
It was a nice performance!! i saw my political idol too!! Lee Kuan Yew!!

haha...another thing..i saw smth recently...im sure you all have seen it..i juz thought its interesting!!

Ask IRIS!! hehehe...

ok...this post was rather long and random...coz i've accumulated so much things and blog it all at one go..hehe..
k..its 12.11am now..time to hit the bed! i need to crawl out of my bed at 6plus and take the 74express bus at 7.15AM. ( the normal 74 will take exactly TWO WHOLE HOURS to reach my sch). and after that i need to meet my evil twin cum bumble bee for lunch! evil twin!! feifei n cheese joining us at bugis!! hehe..and to the rest reading this..pls MEET UP with me!! ah neh n qi!! whn are we going to our holl v?????! hehe.. ok..

until my next entry....

miss me LOTS!!!!

Thoughts, Deep Thoughts

2007-08-14T12:43:00.000+08:00

Poo: I'm really not used to going school without you, Bi3nu2 (how ah poo calls me).
Binu: I really want to go school with you too poo poo.
Poo : We are all going different paths now, Bi3nu2.
Binu: :(

This simple conversation between me and ah poo sets me thinking. Indeed, we are all taking different paths now. Some in unis, some working and studying, ONE working, ONE in poly and TWO in army. Despite the fact that we are all embarking on different routes of our life journey, and the fact that we are busy with our own schedules and are not meeting up as often as before, however, I could still strongly feel this bond, strong bonds, between me and all of you. I guess this is what true friendship is all about. Even without meeting often, even without talking as much, we know that we stays in each other's heart.

Sunday, the pastor was talking about the difference between "stay" and "live". Staying means your body remains in a certain place. Living means that to reside to dwell, your heart is in it.

Friends come in and go out of my life. True friends live in my life. Only after reading Blackie's entry, did i realised how much i missed the old times. Miss as in really miss. That day, there was this new temp that came, she asked how long silin and me have been friends for? MY! I sure am proud to tell her we have been friends for almost 7 years. As the theme of our blog says "we will be friends forever, just you wait and see". I certainly hope to show people who do not believe in long friendships, adults who think that as you grow older, friends will go away from you, that, we can be friends forever!

ps. what an emo entry!

it's being written while waiting for lye silin again!ha! :P

Take a look at the ordinary

2007-08-14T08:52:00.000+08:00

I'm sitting at my little table in Prince George's Park and every few seconds, I turn my head towards the right to face the shipyard. If I look very very carefully, the stretch of blue becomes the sea. I don't know why, but it is a very comforting thought that the sea is nearby.

Anyway, I digress. School has started although not with loud hurrays and sprays of confetti. Suddenly the quest for newfound knowledge has dissipated into something tardy, something strangely lethargic. I wonder if after all this time, my brains have become mouldy.

Had my first tutorial under USP yesterday. We learned about the motive, and the thesis in academic writing and suddenly, it looms upon me that hey, I am really in the university and one day, all of this whirling thoughs about the world, the society in which I live and all of its hidden perceptions would be penned down in real academic journals. Or at least I hope. Unfortunately, even at the very beginning of that tutorial, I could sense that this very lesson would herald a whole new workload that I've got to bear for the next couple of years. Or rather, it's an obvious sympol of what is to come. More, More, MORE. People in the university are more vocal and opinionated. I guess AMKSS and CJC never really emphasize as much as they should how we, as students should speak up and be heard and I've never really been bothered to try. Now, I'm suffering under this new onslaught of cultural or rather, academic shock. I've got to try. My grades are dependent on it!

Still, life is not that bad. And while I'm constantly meeting different friends for bfast, lunch, tea, dinner and supper, I still miss my old friends. Old friends fill gaps that new friends can only try.
So, while I go off for my USP tutorial on the civilizations of India and its religions, ( Silin, don't you laugh), and later to meet cousins for lunch, meet CJ relief teacher friend for buying of books, meet History lecturer for History lecture and meet REACH volunteer friends in the evening for dinner cum meeting, my thoughts are with you guys!

Love!

Michelle =)

2007-08-12T14:29:00.000+08:00

Dear fans of MIRAGE

Your idol, ME, is back to blog again.

Well actually I haven't gotten anything I wanted to say in particular. Just that I'm literally dying from all the mugging stress and shit like that. After so much of doing tutorials and revision papers, I practically dream of them during at night, causing me to go mad. So much so that I feel I haven't got a life.

I feel accomplished whenever I complete a past year revision paper. But whenever it comes to tallying of the answers, I feel like I'm thrown down from the 1000000000000000th storey with my head split open, creating a bloody and grosteque mess. I see big, fat and red crosses across my pages - doesn't matter whether the mistake was due to genuine ignorance or carelessness on my part. Shit always happens. I hope it doesn't happen in the exam though.

The few sentences that I've been saying to Indian all this while: "It's either I commit suicide before my exams start (this friday) or persevere to the end.' And I have decided to persevere to the end all for the satisfaction of seeing big, fat and red ticks across my pages.

And comparing my very predictable timetable to Gupo's very hectic one, all I can say is:
12 August 07 - 24 August 07: MUGGING
25 August 07 - 2 Sept 07: ROTTING
3 Sept 07 - 1 Feb 08: ATTACHMENT.

See Gupo. I feel more 'blessed' than you. I don't have the hassle of having to plan my timetable until the end of this year. Everything's planned out for me.

"Chan Shuyu
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Year 3 Accountancy"

SOMEONE GET ME OUT OF THIS SHIT PLEASE !!!

I feel so sad that even before completing this entry I've already filled a pail up - with tears. (so I shall sign off with tears)

Your beloved signing off with tears,
MIRAGE

Harlo my dearies dearest dears and deers!

2007-08-08T09:10:00.000+08:00

Harlo my favourites!

As you can see!I simply do not feel like working now thus here Ong Biru aka binu aka mei nu is typing this entry at this timing!ha! We will be friends forever just u wait and see blogspot is going to be filled with loads n loads of my entry this year!ha!

okay! I am proud to present you Ong Bi Ru's plan for this next half a year and the first 6 months of 2008!Cant wait for 2008 to come!man!Then i can go apply for uni!woo!

September
-I will be going Indonesia for my cousin's wedding! Applying 2 days of leave.

October
- Taking my advance theory test! Proceeding, I will be learning driving! Be prepared to hop onto my car my favourites! :D
- Applying for relief teaching license

November
- I will be going Hong Kong for a whole week!wee!i'm gonna mai dong xi chi dong xi mai dong xi chi dong xi! :P
- 5 days of leave will be applied (my 7 days of paid leave are gone)

December
- It's a season to be jolly fa la la la la la la (no missing las) -_-lll
- IT'S CHRISTMAS! my FAVOURITE OUT OF ALL MY FAVOURITES was born that day! :D:D:D

This will be my plan for the rest of the 2007.

My contract will be ending on the 8th Jan ppl! happy happy happy!i hate working! :C..

For the first 6months in 2008! most prob i will be relief teaching and teaching tuition and busy being a happy girl! :D
Do ask me out my favourites! Your presence will only change me from a happy girl to a happier girl! :D

love and still loads of love,
your favourite (:

2007-08-07T21:42:00.000+08:00

Hey dear 2/4-rians!!! how is everybody?????

hehe...sch has started one week ago for me... here's my timing:

Wed: 3.30 to 6.30
Thurs: 12 to 3, 3.30 to 6.30
Fri: 8.30 to 11.30

pple!!! DATE ME if ur happen to be in sch ba...hohohoho... mich i have PLANS to stay over at ur hse on some thurs leh...coz i totally cant stand walking out to take bus at 7AM in the mrn..OMTTTTT

i wan to tell ur huh...i take the 74 express bus to sch, this bus minimise my journey by 20 stops as compared to the normal 74. on fris, i will walk ard 10mins to the 74 bustop...den wait for 10mins..den take the bus for 1FULLHOUR to SIM...i nearly puke on many accounts...just imagine it, if i were to take a normal 74 ..i think i will only reach school at 9 huh...OMTTTTTT
i tot spore is even smaller than a fullstop on the map?!?!!? how cum the journey is still long????

other than that..haha..most lects have been interesting, in fact funny...arhahaha...then besides studying, i'll go back to my office on mons n fris mostly n binu will always ALI me for lunch...arhahah..just a side note, someone actually mentioned today that we LOOK LIKE SISTERSSSSS...OMT...the person muz have short sightness X 100000000times... evil twin!! its an insult to both of us!!!

evil twin..pls think of more places to lunch while i go back office!! but im sure..now you will ENTHU to go back bugis for lunch and SHOP in GIODARNO RIGHT....hehehe...

lalala~~~ tml im going PGP to meet ah neh and qiqi!!

pray that shushu will be able to meet some CUTE GUYS at ocbc!!
pray that i will oso be able to hook on some rich and cute guys in SIM!!!!

oh..uG!! veri sorry..i juz realised i overlook ur sms send last week..arhahaha...ya i collected my cert le leh..u want me to collect for you ar...

ok that's all..miss me LOTS!!

wait, waits, waiting and waited

2007-08-07T12:22:00.000+08:00

harlo!am typing this post while waiting for my dearest silin!wahaha!she is taking forever!working in international sos though has been an "independent" one..but i think God is good cos He gave me silin on mondays and fridays! and i am happy enough abt it!wahaha!now i got my smu friends coming too!wee!i have decided what course to take le next year!be there to share my joy (if i get in), cry with me if i get rejected again!wahah!yea!i have been doing alot of waiting in this year 2007!i simply dread it!wahah!yesh!this is just a random post!just to let your noe..I LOVE YOUR!! :D

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2007-08-05T15:49:00.001+08:00

Hi fans of MIRAGE

I'm finally here to blog after such a long while. Anyway it's some exciting (I HOPE SO) news I wanna share. Yes, bingo you've got it. It's regarding my attachment this September.

Company’s Name: Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Company’s Address: 65 Chulia Street #40-05 OCBC Centre Singapore 049513

Silin said something which made me go delirious with joy. She said that the banking industry has alot of cute guys ! hehehe. don't worry girls i'll not leave you all out if ever I get to meet some. (CROSSING MY FINGERS)

Wish me good luck (not for my job but in meeting cute guys !)

wheeeeeeeee

your beloved MIRAGE

Back from Bali !!!

2007-07-27T23:50:00.000+08:00

Hello all,

Since gupo shared her trip experiences, I shall too!!

Steps leading up to our very own bungalow - how cool is that.

The view from our balcony is just breathtaking - miles and miles of green padi.

On a sidenote, name of our hotel is Green Field Ubud. Good name, eh.

I like this picture with its interesting angles and complementary colours.

The living room where we always ate breakfast. Just besides the living room, its the super ultra romantic bedroom that reminds me of sweet honeymoons and romances.

Breakfast.

Rice terraces from the top view.

Road trip to Mount Kita something ( I forgot the name)

Strong, winding roads to nowhere.

Lake Batur. Excellent view.

Villagers actually live here, they are usually fishermen.
I would love to have such a view from my bedroom.

Ah-Ha! Here's Mount Kita something.
It's an active volanco i gather, what with all the black ashes like soot for soil.

We stared at this view while eating lunch.

It was cold, the wind was quite strong and it reminded me of my Cameron Highlands class trip!

Mr. Painter. Quite an interesting guy.

His grandfather, by the way who is 75 years old nw

painted that picture. Beautiful.

Mr Painter no 2 at an art gallery. Less impressive than the first, but still good.

The Ubud Central Market where we went crazy over shopping!

Isn't she utterly adorable? THat smile you see on her?

It was made by ME. =)

Ducks on a road, pretending they're kings!

When do you ever get to see that kind of scene in Singapore?

More paintings. Ubud is practically a paintings paradise!

Dad with his critical eye.

Paintings again at a painter's house in the back lane.

Next time you guys come over, this painting will be on our wall.

Our room at Sofitel where we left from Ubud to Salimyak i think.

FREE night stay cos we had some voucher.

The beach and its solitude.

The red flag means Swimming is Forbidden

and it is not difficult to see why, with the strong torrents and high waves.

Swimming pool with Jacuzzi that was unfortunately filled with all the ang-mohs.

Mum and I

Family trio.

I always had a secret fear that that wave's a tsunami.

Sunset beckons.

Stunning isnt it?

And now. BAck Home.

Look at the galore of things we bought!!

This has been a rather relaxing trip, minus the stress and buzz of everyday life in Singapore.

When I look at the people there, I wish we could be like that. What's the point of grades, money and condominums if if meant that we would lose sleep, friendship and health in our pursuit of materialism and perfection? I passed by the site of the Bali bombings. The taxi driver pointed to us the 2 exact spots where the bombs went off and killed over 200 people.

Lives lost in an instant flash of light.

He said that it was horrible, the way death became a constant stench afterwards. I had a creepy feeling when I passed by the place and only when the taxi driver told us that this was where people died, did I understand why I had experienced such a strong sense of unease. There were many many pictures of the dead on the walls, lamposts and fences. The Balinese even built a memorial there. The names of the dead carved, the pictures of the dead everywhere. I felt like a living among the dead. The taxi driver also told us that after the Bali bombings, they suffered an economical decline. Hotels and shops closed and many people became bankrupt. When my mum asked how long did it take for them to recover, he replied: 2 years. 2 YEARS!

But the city is on its feet again and life is rejuvenating everywhere. But I guess that incident is a very painful reminder of the fact that life just as it is strong-willed and spirited, life can easily be extinguished in a single moment irregardless of anything and everything.

Fraility within fragility.

End of trip journal.

Next country: Myanmar

thank you angels!:D

2007-07-03T11:28:00.000+08:00

omg omg!!i really wanna thank your for making my 19th birthday a super memorable one..!i've been feeling quite dejected abt the whole uni thingy..nevertheless..all the surprises that ur gave me really make me feel so loved..6 years of friendship is not sufficient...!i want more, more MORE MORE more!!hehe..trust me..all of u are more than frens to me.. :D..thanks once again!!*huggies*

days w/o work!

2007-06-27T11:12:00.000+08:00

come sing my lifesong with me!-_-

harlo fellow "we'll be frens forever, jus you wait and see.."frens..wahaha..i can summarised my life w/o work in a short paragraph..and i sort of love this kind of life..

wake up at 11am den eat breakfast..watch kids central..come online..take frequent naps..tuition my kid in the afternoon if there is any..or another at night..den 9 o clock watch the 9 o clock show..den at 11pm talk on the phone with frens til round 1..my my!okie..that's my life..boo!cant wait for ur to finish workin..den e can all go out together..yay!

back from gua mu sang!

2007-06-20T12:20:00.000+08:00

the banner we made

wan qiao

2nd batch
this is my bed on the train!

harlo ppl!i am back from my trip on the saturday (16/6/2007)..hope your have a fun time at wenxin's place!!must update me with the gossips okie!!!*evil grinz*ya..i'll share with your about my trip!! :0

on wed (13/6/2007), we took a 11 hr ride frm jb to gua musang!!i bought a 10 ringgit shirt with nei nei at jb!!!wahaha!!we reached guamusang at 5.30am(14/6/2007)....alex fetches us to the church where we'll be staying..a short trip frm the train station..the first batch who went there b4 us have to give place to us to sleep..wahah..we slept from 6 til round 7plus den we ate breakfast n went back to sleep again til round 10..-_-lll..den we went tot the orang aslee village (malay village) to do health screening for them!me and nei nei we're in charge of a v important station-taking of temperature and pulse rate..wahaha..so funny..nei nei just count the no of pulse rate in 15 sec den multiply by 4..v accurate hor..-_-..hahha!

ooo!then on friday(15/6/2007)we held a mini concert and funfair for the chinese there..ya!so fun!they sang many songs like wo ke yi and collide and the song by ah sang..forgt the title..ya ya!den got a kid by the nickname lao ban niang call me 38..cos i wear hairband when i tie my hair...!!so stupid..den all of u shld be called 38 too..wahaha..den got tis super pretty young girl by the name of wanqiao!! ya!miss her alot..she calls nei nei indian and me ma lai ren...-_-..and we had barbeque at night!den we went for our train ride once again..reached jb around 10 plus the next day 16/6/2007..watched fantastic 4!ha!abrupt ending!dnt like it..haha.at 8ringgit!so cheap! :D

NEEWAY!!miss ur alot...!! meet up please...! :D

2007-06-14T21:32:00.000+08:00

arhaha..thanks CHICKY CHEN!!! the photos veri nice!!! but i tell you huh.....

CANNOT SEND THE VIDEOS LAAAAAAAAA~~~~

SiLin's Surprise Party Photos!

2007-06-14T13:52:00.000+08:00

hey all! rang da jia jiu deng de photos chu lu lo!!! sorrie to keep u all waiting yea.. and d videos are too big, therefore if u wan dem juz ask me to send ya tru msn k.. haf fun viewing d photos! =)

love,

shiqi aka chicky chen

Thanks everyone!

2007-06-03T22:42:00.000+08:00

Hey!! Hee...I'm so touched by this year's birthday celebration!! It must have went through alot of planning and discussions, and the pressies..haha..it must have cost a bomb..and im REALLY HAPPY to see so many of your!

it kind of reminded me of my birthday celebrations for the past few years..hehe..JC1 was at esplanade where ah neh n shu brought me to the rooftop n ur shouted Happy birthday to me from downstairs..i know it was abit paiseh to do it infront of so many pple, but ur still did it for m!! arhaha..though i was not surprised..hehe..i was really touched!! Then last year was the birthday collaboration with my dear mom n bro which was a FLOP..arhaha...my mom and bro are such bad actors..hehe..but i really appreaciate the effort that your put in for m!

i must say...this year, it was a SUCCESSFUL mission! i totally DIDNT SEE IT COMING..for me to do all the DARES.. T.T hehe...but i had FUN!!!

hm..the first mission was to sing happy birthday to strangers..haha..i purposely chose ah neh's cousins.. coz i know bcoz of ah neh..they will feel more bonded and more willing to help me.. :X
hehe..n i DID sing a birthday song to THEM for MYSELF..

haha..nex one was to ask me get number from a guy..after CHOOSIN so long..we finally settled on one cute guy..hehe..and i GLADly took his number down with shaking hands..arhaha.veri paiseh la..

and the last one was to either hug ug or kiss jay...THANKSSSSSSS..

arhaha..n lastly..ur lead me into mache..im really really surprise to see so many of ur!!! im a happy gal..hehe..

thankyou so much for all the surprises and pressies!!!

For one more day

2007-05-22T11:40:00.000+08:00

The girls stayed over at my place just last Friday.

How well they must know every nook and cranny of my house by now. The alkaline water taps, the old gerbills and the long conversations in my bedroom. We talked till past 4 am that night, our conversations never losing its spirited energy at all. Minus the pig called Shuyu chan of course, who stepped in at 10pm and fell asleep promptly at 10.10pm.

How many of us can claim that we have that special kind of connectedness with each other, the familiar warm feeling within ourselves that lurches up everytime and anytime. The trust that we can find in between gaps of silences and the innate glow of laughter and just, familiarity that hangs on each word, that lingers after, like nice-smelling air fresherners.

We talked about the present - our lousy bosses and crazy, mind boggling jobs. Of our families and new friends.

We tried imagining the coming future - Univerisity placements, future careers, marriages and whatnots.

We also tried to remember the past - Old schoolmates and past haunts and where once upon a time, there were more of us.

I wonder how much more time I have.

Tick, tick, tick.

Time's a wasting.

HEY!

2007-05-21T23:57:00.000+08:00

hm...after some SERIOUS thinking..hehe..i've decided to let your know!!

as ALL OF YOU MAY HAVE KNOWN...my birthday is ARRIVING SOON!!!

heehe..other than hanging out at mich's hse..we haven like really go out in a while...SOOO...
i suggest kiteflying den steamboat on my bithday!! PLEASE leave your saturday..2nd JUNE for me!!!!!! hee..

love,
Silin

Stayover

2007-05-15T11:28:00.000+08:00

Hi guys,

Dots leh silin. I DO NOT listen to indian songs! Boo you.

Anyway, I've just asked my mum and she said you guys can come over for stayover on Friday night but please do not mess up the house. ( I'm serious eh)

See you guys soon!

Cheers,
Michelle

grasshopper

2007-05-14T02:50:00.000+08:00

I need to mention this..i think two weeks ago.. i met the long hair guy from CAO MONG..u know..the trio guy group..aka grasshopper..haha..today while watching the repeat telecast of the charity show, i saw them singing..it certainly brought back lots of memories..

SO, i went to find their songs to listen..OMGGGG...they are like my childhood songs!! i think when i was ...eh...ard 5 or mayb 7 years old..haha..i listened to their songs!!! and yes..while blogging now..i have thier songs blasting from my speaker...OMG..im actually listening to cao mong...

haha..but anyway...other than mich who listen to indian songs..does the rest of you have the same childhood as me? been thru that grasshopper era??? or am i the ONLY old SOUL here???? well..haha..i actually still like some of their songs leh..hehe :P

oh..and i have to tell your this..that day aft meeting the long hair guy from cao mong...i went back to office to tell my collegue..she was like..OMG...did any girls screamed for him?!?!?! T.T my eyes nearly dropped out...

sianED

2007-05-13T20:28:00.000+08:00

sianEDsianEDsianEDsianEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD....seriously..there's nothing much i can do except for waitWaitWAitWAItWAITTTTTTTTTTTTTTT....
it certainly didnt feel good when people around you starts to get the letter one by one...bleh...you kept telling yourself that you need to stop thinking bout it....need to stop worrying..it cant get you anywhere..BUT..you just cant help it.HAIZ..BIG BIG BIG HAIZ...

ok..enough of overly pessimistic thoughts..

EVERYONE!! ARE WE MEETING?!?!? i VOTE FOR overnight stay at ah bu neh's house!!! im still waiting for reply from mich leh...we need to meet up..like discuss wats our nex step..wat is everyone going to do nex or smth...i havent seen you guys for a looonnng time!

ok...juz some updates on my life..i got the rejection letter from SMU..T.T..blehhhhhh...applying for sim uol tml..haha..i think juz apply lor..juz in case..uol is like the best pte uni in singapore..they start in july..prob going for econs n finance or econs and management course.. BUT...it doesnt mean i'll give up on my ntu n nus too!! im still WAITING patiently..hehe..everybody!! pray for me!!! NTU ADm ADM ADM ADM ADM ADM~~~~

FINALLY...i can blog

2007-05-10T23:12:00.000+08:00

WAIT...these few days... its the only word on my mind...i can't believe it, im gettin overly ANXIOUS...adm.adm.adm.adm.adm BLEHhhhhhhhhh... OMTTTTTTTTTTT

hey!!!!hows everyone? we haven like MEET in AGES..this is not good!!!! i need to know whats going on in everyone's lifeeee...hee...as some of your have known..my recept job is ending nex friday..but good news!! the hr dept might need pple..n they are thinkin of transferin me in..my hr boss will talk to her BOSS tml..in intl sos..its this boss reporting to that boss..that boss reportin to his boss n this cycle goes on..BOSSES aft bosses... T.T so we shall see how ba..haha...but i juz wan to take off leh..prob like one or two day...to slack, dance, nua..n go line up for donut FACTORy...

Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn

2007-05-08T10:46:00.000+08:00

There would have been a time for such a word. To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day, to the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

Waiting

2007-05-03T13:28:00.000+08:00

Today is a good day for writing.

It's been too long since I endeavoured to sit down just to pen my thoughts. Usually I let my thoughts crowd around in random clusters or worse, in tattered and torn shreds. Reminds me of how patients with cancer scream when they comb their hair only to discover loose shreds of hair on their hands. That's how my thoughts integrate, and then disintegrate. See, even as I am writing this, my thoughts swirl haphazardly in different directions.

Life's different now. I think many of you would agree with me. Life now is somewhat mundane. Or perhaps even this word, "mundane" is a severe understatement. I remember a conversation I had with Shuyu where we talked about the meaning of life. She said there was no meaning in Life. I disagreed violently. How can we ever live without comprehension of what we are to be living for? Now, it feels that Life itself is an empty void. EMPTY. and VOID.

I struggle to understand the void.

I wrestle with meaning, or the immense lack of it.

People ask. What makes you live and breathe? Michael Jackson sings about it in his songs. Living, not existing he affirms.

If we are all passengers waiting for the next train, the questions are:
Which train should we take and why?
What should I do when i am in the train?
Why should I even have to board the train?
Who will be on that train?

Perhaps the most imperative question is.

When will the next train come?

I remember telling Silin how I absolutely adore old places. Places where the jungle consumes the concrete, the paint peeling, the ceilings marred and the walls echo when we speak. I think of old places and I imagine old souls traversing between. Perhaps, some still lingering. They have gone on to take the next train. Some still painfully waiting.

Anyway, here's something that I used to like on a journey on a previous train.

Forgotten all about it before, now it appears again.

Desiderata by Max Ehrmann

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there maybe in silence.
As far as possible without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither by cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchanment,
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrending the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

This poem was written by a man who lived hundreds of years ago. But his advice is still very much valid today.

Good day.

Hello Again!

2007-04-04T10:24:00.000+08:00

Hi everybody!

I'm back to blog...

Want to meet up at Mindscafe/Settlers this Sunday or Saturday night?

Let me or Silin know ok?

See you guys soon.

=)

2007-04-03T23:57:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone. Haha. Mitch how come ur post sounds so formal?

Hmmmmmmmmmmm....gonna go off soon to serve the country. Lol sian..i am enjoying my life now slacking and rotting at home. As for u guys who are busy earning lots of OT cash, I think u might want to take some rest. Haha.

Mitch, its good that u have cut down on ur committments! haha :P

Take care fellows!

Long time

2007-04-03T13:22:00.000+08:00

Dear all,

It's been a long time since this blog ever had a new entry. I shall be the first to update then.

Life's been more than just hectic. It's better described as chaotic. With work at Republic Poly and the Vietnam expedition in December and tuition to a P2 kid, University applications etc, my days and my nights are totally filled to the brim, with little gaps open for Mr Loi and friends. It's nice to feel like a busy bumblebee hopping from flower to flower but I guess the toil is getting too much and the load too heavy. At times I get home past 9 o clock totally exhausted, totally famished and having little energy to do anything else.

So.

I've cut down. Said goodbye to my tuition kid was the first step although I doubt I can cut down on my volunteer work commitment. Still, life is a little bit better now and I have more breaks to take a breather before I rush on for my next commitment. Anyhow, I bet you guys are equally busy as well with darling Shuyu Chan consistenly doing OT for her NAFA boss and Silin heavily involved with ADM portfolio last week.

Before long, our beloved Jay Tan and Uncle Green will be camouflaged amongst green foliage with M16 Machine guns and hand grenades, crouching and running. Boys of Green AMKSS now becoming men of Tekong. Haha..

As such, can we meet up soon, people?

Cheers,

Michelle

2007-02-03T17:06:00.000+08:00

hello ppl..

i'm here to update..haha so happy my com's finally okie liao..

anyway sian cos my exams on 9th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th of feb. wth. valentine's day also got paper. zzzz

YAY !! MY COM'S FINALLY OKIE. STUPID DUMBO COM.

yoz!

2007-01-27T17:06:00.000+08:00

hey!!! it has been so long since i visit this website...life has been a rollar coaster last week...pls come ask me personally if u wish to know...aniway...i dun even hv time to sleep! almost doze off half the time everyday...but since everything is over..things gradully change back to normal.. im still busy with the practice for my company's DnD item! coming week will be the last week! aftr that..i hv TONS of time to meet up with ur..lets go subway again!!! hee..

and ya..seen nu peng you n ah neh's blog. i hv really learned alot frm my job. u know, social skills...OFFICE politics..disguisting collegue(there's onli one) that i totally cant stand..haha..lots n lots of things..unforseen circumstances everyday...everything's pretty unpredictable n i hv to always be prepared...but im lovin my life now..i reali experience alot...i juz kind of realised we are so sheltered..hidin in our own nutshell..oblivious to wat is goin on in the REAL world...haha...makin decisions for urself..learnin that if u reali wan to survive u nd to work extra hard for it..not the same durin school days...even if i sleep in class or if i dun pay attention..its TOtally my own buisness...now...i hv to ans for it..coz im earnin a living...

n yes...although i hv income now..no more hw, no more bOoks, no more runnin away from KOK...despite all this..i miss schooling!! wearin the same suit of uniform, not worryin wat to wear the nex day(due to the lack of clothes in my closet, i know i totally look like an aunty and NERD durin work.BLEH) jokin ard with frens, my STUDENt bus fare, the CHEAP canteen food, n the abundant amt of time i hv everyday to rot,slack,stone ....

lalalala...i realised..

i just love to reminise about the past.

aniway...take care people!! i cant wait to meet ur again..i wan to tell ur bout my first experience to MOS on friday 26th jan with my collegues!

love,
Silin(or to IRIS HOW...its JACqueline Lye)

p.s nu peng you's bdae photos will be upload once i sort them out n mayb photoshop a couple of them!

i'm bored!

2007-01-20T14:24:00.000+08:00

harlo!!!i'm so bored!!hehe..working life is so bored..i everyday slack at my booth..!boo hoo!!for those of u that are bored too..come raffles xchange n find me..i'll be more than glad to talk to ur..hehe..

i wanna complain abt the transport fee lar..!!i feel like walking everywhere nowadays!!!boo hoo hoo!!i top up 20 bucks into my ADULT ezlink card every week lei..i dont know how i travel de..i really cant imagine that the amt i spend on transport now, is like 4 times more than what i spent during my schooling days..argh!disgusting!i dont wanna grow old!i dont wanna be a "kidult".such a disgusting stage of life..do ur get what i mean?so unsure of what's going to happen in front of u..and u are not earning sufficient income to support urself..what a stage of life!!! i dont like..

work

2007-01-11T17:47:00.000+08:00

i guess all of us are learning many new things from our jobs yeah...dat's cool! ahahaha......aftall we haf to grow up and be more mature...and i'm glad dat all of us are going thru dat learning process....

okai jus some things to say abt work.....aft working for 5 wks, dere are quite alot of things dat i wanna share wif u all....first of all, the world is realistic. ahahaha ya i tink all of us noe dat....bt smhw aft working i gt a taste of hw realistic the world can realli be......dey lk 4 ppl fr top schs, and welcome dem wif red carpet laid on the floor even if deir results may nt be dat great.....den dey'll jus ignore dose dat came from any colleges other den top 6......so even if dose top students cant reali work or anything lidat.....its still fine wif dem.......so the moral of the story is, ppl are realistic.

secondly, its quite disgusting to c hw commercialised education can gt.......in order to open up new classes or keep a class wif little students going, dey can jus chuck in an untrained tutor to teach the students......cos dese untrained teachers haf to teach dese classes for free, while dey charge the parents of dese poor kids the same amt as any other children fr other classes wif experienced teachers.........and the moral here is dat dey do care alot abt money.

bt nevertheless nt all's bad though......lyk wat rain said abt respecting teachers, i do agree alot.....cos aft taking classes myself, i realise dat i'm reminded of myself whenever i c the kids dreaming away in class or staring into space pretending dat dey'r actuali listening.......ahahhaa yeah i admit dat i did alot of immature things in e past when i was in sch which are nt too pleasant for the teachers, nw to think of it.........its onli when i'm standing in front of the white board and taking charge of everything dat i truly understood hw our teachers have felt in the past.......we owe dem lots of thanks......

looking at all the kids in their uniforms, i really understand hw much i miss school! ahahaha okai dis may sound amazing bt its true......i'm nt sure whether u all feel the same too.......bt its onli till nw dat i realise we realli didnt noe hw to appreciate wat we've gt in the past......we wld be grumbling when we haf hmwk to do, complaining when our teachers give us extra work, angry when our parents nag at us to study......bt all dese are realli privelledges in actual fact......look at us nw and u'll understand y.......we'll nv be able to put on our uniforms and step into our schs wif our sch bags anymore......no longer cld we stand on the parade square and sing the national anthem, queue up in our canteens for food during breaks, or sit in the classrooms to listen to our teachers............

the kids reali reminded me of myself alot....esp when dey talk back to deir parents, kept persuading deir parents to let dem commence deir tuition on the latest date possible, threw tantrums when deir parents wanted to sign dem up for more den one subject........i realise hw insensible i was in the past when i din appreciate my parents for wat dey've done and thank dem for everything..........now i reali noe dat parents are great ppl........its touching to c dem throwing in lots of hard-earned money jus to provide better education to deir children.......though it may sound absurd to be moved by such things bt dat's reali hw i feel......so my dear frens, be fillial! treat ur parents well cos u'll nv understand hw much dey've actuali sacrificed for our sake.........

okai, i guess i'll stop here for today.........e blog seems to be stagnating lately........has everyone been busy? wish to hear fr all of u soon! :)

A day in the life of a Teacher

2007-01-05T21:41:00.000+08:00

Notice how I now caps the initial letter of the word, TEACHER.

This is a show of my immense respect for the profession. And I am pissed that being a teacher only counts for a semi-profession. How is that label even good enough to essentially summarize what a teacher does and signifies!

After working as a relief teacher, even though I've only just started, I appreciate my teachers much much more now. I never knew how much footwork there was to be done before a lesson begins. Oh come on, all of us know the typical lesson plans thing that every teacher does. Oh and surely the teachers must prepare for the lessons using Powerpoint or Word and oh, perhaps she may also have to deal with other adminstrative matters such as attendance, CCA. And oh, maybe some other "stuff" like standing in front of the class with 20 pairs of eyes staring back at you, like unappetising fish eyes on a plate. Or maybe sometimes you've got to deal with students who sleep and nod off in class and pretend that they're listening. And how can we forget that teachers too must deal with lousy bosses. But you may say something totally crude and brainless I may add like WHERE GOT TOUGH BE A " T-CHER"! HIGH PAY WAD. SLACKER JOB.

I want to sock you in the eye if you say that.

Being a teacher requires you to have GRIT. You must GRIT your teeth when your student refuses to hand up his work. You must GRIT your teeth when MOE suddenly and randomly decides to change syllabus and you've got to re-do your notes totally. You must GRIT your teeth when you have endless deadlines to meet and unreasonable people to deal with. Most importantly, you must be tolerant of all the untold risks/dangers of being a teacher. You must learn how to control. You must be able to multi-task. You must be this, you must be that.. Seriously, can we give our teachers higher pays? Cos i think they seriously deserve it.

See, I'm multi-tasking now. Writing this entry, listening to songs, chatting in MSN and doing research for the next topic. Exhausting.

Oh, btw, SBS and SMRT's nutty price hikes is senselessly depleting my hard-earned pay. I have nothing to say to them, perhaps my clenched fist will help say it all. ARGH.

Au revoir!

new yeAR!!

2007-01-01T13:42:00.000+08:00

hehe...duno why...im already into the CNY festive mood...wahahaha

new year new beginning! new job, korean lessons, dance class..

NO MORE rushing of homework, ironing of uniform, for some pple dyein the haircolour back to black..hehe..i dun even know where's my uniform now...wahaha...n all the pens in my pencil case oredi start to dry up n FAMEI huh..hee..yesterday i went to take a pen out and was surprised to find DUST on it...hee..best of all..no more sleepless nights on tues, one day b4 sch reopens...
after so mani yrs..i always get nervous about going back to sch the nex day..coz no more slackin,endless piles of hw, more naggin frm teacher,kok,lesser time to sleep and always multi taskin etc...haha

im oso nervous bout my first day at work..luckily there's yw workin upstairs! hehe...for mich oso the same thing ba...but she's lucky! normally first day in sch..she dun hv to do much...BLEHhh...

ok btw,

3rd jan..this wed..there's invitation for dinner at j8!!! meet 7.30 there...hehe..msg me if u are goin!

anyway, hope this will be a good year...may dreams come true, may the GUPOS find their mr right(for me its mr piggy), the prettys become pretties, IN*IANS become BLACKIER. :P

love,
silin.

lalalala~~~

2006-12-27T01:17:00.000+08:00

hehe...yes..i enjoyed the time spent with all of ur! have been reali reali reali lookin forward to it...like wat wx said, half the time we were nuaing but i reali enjoyed the company! hehe...n now..im oredi lookin forward to our nex gatherin!!! dun let me wait too long k...hehe..

i love e bagggg...thks shushu! *hugs*

xmas cards frm gupo n ah neh...i like the angel n my all time fav piggy!

n lastly..the wonderful photos!(well except a few..ESP the UMGLAM PIC..ah neh take dwn take dwn!!! T.T)

hehe..i was playing with my photoshop again...here's the products!

OUr CHristmas PArty

2006-12-26T22:06:00.000+08:00

Hey guys.....e christmas party was great....though we were all seh-ing and i slept quite alot......bt it was a short bt sweet gathering!! Mus thank michie rain for lending us her place....(ps: it wun be e last outing at ur hse, rain! hoho....) and thanks to her parents too for hosting us......e presents part was nice too.......warm and fun.....it was jus so nice spending e christmas wif all of u! thanks everyone and do take care~ we shall meet up reali soon alrite...... :)

XMAS PARTY!

2006-12-26T13:58:00.000+08:00

Why does boonee look like that?
hahaha...

Jay, your drumstick's HUGE.

Besties pic!

Girls galore.
Us without shushu.. WHO CAME SO LATE.
Jay looks lonely. AHAHA..
SILIN AGAIN.
Wuya's tongue looks out of place. haha
Pretttyyy.
Prettty2

JAY - your hand signal is not appreciated!

Haha i rmb jay tried to stand alittle bit LOWER.
C
Shiqi, what were you trying to do?
Sweet.

Silin, your arm looks thin! HAHA..
This looks like a couple's pic leh..
Group pic!
Shuyu, you eat like a piggy! Don't be shy!
Under the Xmas Tree..

Nice legs, huh? Silin.. MOST UNGLAM PIC EVER.

Yawen, the giant.
Busy morning. Everyone just woke up..
Do, Re, Mi....

Jay, you are forever looking at the camera you know.

All the presents!!!
Yawen, I'm sorry but i just HAD to put this pic in! HAHAHA..

Yawen with her present. Gupo's secret santa...

Shiqi.. With her present from Gupo, her secret santa...

Her gorgeous black, shiny bag from China that all of us salivated over!

Happiness.
Karling's opening her pressie from JAY, her secret santa..

Ear-rings! AWWW...
Yawen with Karling as her Secret santa..

Silin's Secret Santa ( note the alliteration) is Shuyu
Shu, why are you always covering your face?
Her pressie from ME. The green wrapper's from IKEA. nice right?

Rainbow!
Rainbow's new doggie from Wuya.. shu, ask woof woof make friends!

Wuya's secret santa is Rainbow..

It's an organizer! Nice colours..

Lastly, my pressie from Silin.. That outrageous pic can be seen on Jay's slippers..hahaa

Best friends always " twist"

Jay, the house husband.

Chatting around...

I think we had a great time.. Merry ex-xmas everyone.. Hope you guys had a superb time.. To gracie.. " Thanks" for the prank calls! Hope YOU GUYS had a great time too...

love,

Michelle

p/s LAST outing right.. No more at my hse pls! hehehe...

2006-12-19T14:59:00.000+08:00

THIS'S A SEASON TO BE JOLLY LALALA LALA LALA..hhahaa merry xmas!

2006-12-09T23:34:00.000+08:00

hey my friends,

thanks for eating at compass point today. haha.

this is a gesture of you all telling me that you love me.

i think nobody love susu le ))))):

SR prom..

2006-12-09T01:29:00.000+08:00

my gang on prom...haha

wahaha...the NO.1 in my class..hehe..he does look brainy though...hee

my class gals...hehe...

my dearest form teacher ms TAMMY THIANG! BEST teacher in the WORLD!!

hehe...Fei(dresses veri AUNTILY) n yik salon's lao ban niang: karling..haha..they are tryin to help ah neh with her CONTACTs

me n fei..hehe..bout to leave yik salon...

hehe...pls visit my blog for more pics!

hehe..like wat qi said..it was juz HORRIBLE..no performance! the ONLY performance was juz by the waiters n waitresses whn they came in with the cold dish..n all they did is juz SWAY to the beat..n...THATS ALL...the end..i almost fainted...haha..but i kind of expected it to be like that la..haha...

come to realise it...the process of PREparin for prom is so much more interestin than the thing itself!!! i had so much fun at the YIK SALON..but whn i reach mandarin hotel n my table...i juz sat there n stare into space...coz it was simply boring n the rushin in the day made me reali tired...haha..n to think that i muz balance myself on my 3.5INCH KILLER HEELS...*faint*
n WORSE..my table's guys..they were so uNgen

tlemen! they let us take the seats that are BACKFACIN the stage..so half the time..we have to turn our head to see the stage..(but haha...as there wasnt anithing exciting, i didnt reali turn too much) hehe..n the food wasnt reali nice...BLEHHHHHHHHHH

tat night..haha..the most exciting part is juz takin pics..lots n lots of pics..we juz take pics with everyone..even pple whom i nv even talk in sch..haha..coz it was already the last time we probably see each other, our last sr gatherin..so juz took as much photos as possible..haha...

haha..n for the post prom activity..we met up with my form tcher ms thiang..n we went to esplanade to rot..wahaha...but the thing is ...my killer heels left alot of blisters on my legs that i juz wan to throw them away..haha..the price to pay for AI MEI~ we were rottin and at 3plus we went for supper ...LOL...n all this while..there were this two guys that kept followin us ard even though onli one of my fren know them...*dots*

haha..we actually wanted to see the sunrise...but cldnt DAHAN..so left at 6 to take taxi home...LOL..hehe...ok..here are the PHOTOS!

blackie's twin-whitie!ha!

2006-12-08T08:14:00.000+08:00

harlo!!michie asked me to update abt my prom!!aha..so here i am!!hehe..every female is pretty that night!!!n so is every guy, handsome!ha!!my prom is at fullerton!!!me n my frens are late for 40 mins!aha..but as my fren said:"no one starts prom on time"..haha..

jay tried to crash in!but he failed..-_-'''..tried to get him a seat but e waitress says it's not allowed!i've tried my best, jay!ahaha..

ooo!den my prom queen n prom king are thos that got the x factor!haha..they are really attractive in their own way!aha..the deejay is quite zai to create the atmosphere to it's peak!ahaha..den the principal still says a short speech sommore..i v dots..-_-'''..thank God he nv preapred an hr speech!haha!!

i think i look fat in mich's dress..nvm la..it's over..n i really like my hair alot!!it's done in KIMAGE!weee..!!my hair is like the only thing that truly belongs to me la!!!hahah..i borrowed almost every single lil thing frm my frends..thanks FRENDS!!!!ah poo n glyn had to help me make up even though they had no time to make up on their own..-_-..cos i dont know how to make up..thank you!!!okie..these are the photos..!

AJ prom

2006-12-07T22:57:00.000+08:00

hey qiqi lai update u guys abt my prom le! hehe.. same wif silin n ruihan, i feel dat prom is quite boring lehx... d fun part is onli take photos lo.. hehe.. here's a few pics for u all to c!

silin n cheese! thanks for helpin me to make up!! ba wo da ban cheng mei mei de.. silin make my eyes grow bigger wif vv nice eyeshadow dat suits me v well n help me stick my fake eyelasH! hehe.. n cheese helped me to paint my nails n stick d stickers until v nice 2!! n karling hu went overseas le.. helped me wif my hair!! v lihai de yik salon!! thumbs up! =)

n shushu! jiayou 4 yr exams k! qiqi wei ni da qi! hehe...

yaya i agree wif michie lehx.. we meet on sat nite for dinner okie? i miss u guys! =)

stop PROCRASTINATIN~~~!

2006-12-07T16:18:00.000+08:00

ok..here's a really random post..haha

yes AH NEH..haha...

i need to STOP PROCRASTINATIN! have been puttin alot of things oh hold...

kept thinkin there was time left..

haha...yes..im lOOKIN for a job too...but i have no idea..why those that called me..normally requires a CONTRACT...*faints*

but im happy! coz of dance..yes...DANCEEEE..haha..i think when all of ur see this...ur will gong xi me huh...LOL

shushu!! jiayou for ur exams! i think u like me more than ur WOOFWOOF la...haha..to others who are havin exams too!!

hehe..went karling's hse yesterday...the YIK's SALON...helped nu peng you,kl n qi with their prom...they lOOKed reali nice!!! qiqi..upload the pics too! nu peng you too! haha...

got to chat with ah neh yesterday...i nd to ANNOUNCE here....

SAT"S GATHERING at mich hse is CANCELLED...haha..coz mich dunnoe wat time she will be back on friday night...n i have a feelin she might be tired on sat ba..hehe...but she wants to meet for dinner...i CRAVE for.. ROTI PRATA! hehe...

n somemore..i was at suntec yesterday...haha...n i didnt know...ah neh's bf opened a shop there! its called...*drumroll*

MUTHU's CURRY

LOL...hehe

Glamour Prom

2006-12-05T09:57:00.000+08:00

Hi guys,

Silin asked me to upload my prom night pictures so here they are. This is also to thank Rainbow for being my make-up artist and my hair designer on that day even though the foundation was far too light for my skin -__- and the photos don't do enough justice to the waves of my hair that day. Thank you also to Karling and Wuya for putting in my contact lenses for me that made Karling squeamish and Wuya barbaric! HAHA.. Also to beloved Shiqi for going downstairs to purchase items that we needed and simply for her presence in the room.

Here's also a list of reminders before I leave for Cameron:

1. SHUYU CHAN -

Study Hard, Don't Stress, Relax, You can do it, Talk to Silin if you need to, kiss Woof Woof for me.

2. SILIN -

Talk to Shuyu if you need to, Play Hard, Stop Procrastinating, Get a job soon, Don't be too fussy, start your smsing for the 9th.

3. GUPO -

Remember to upload Prom Pics for you are my next twin, I'll return your sweater soon and thank you!

4. SHIQI -

Take care of yourself, drink more water, don't be sick on the 9th k, have fun for Prom, date more with my cousin.

5. JAY -

Clean your slippers, the girl's butt is itching..HAHA

Okay, I'm off.

Take care everyone!

2006-12-03T14:40:00.000+08:00

Hello i am going bankrupt. Haha. I only know ug got job. Who else found job alrdy??????

your day is coming soon blackie!

2006-11-22T08:45:00.000+08:00

hello!!!aha..realise another 2 more days u (blackie)are going to be a free bird..ahaha..so cheer up k blackie..hehe..*hugx*

anyway..i going for some interiew thingy later..i think they dont wanna employ me..boo hoo hoo..cos e person said e companies need ppl with experience..since no one gives me the experience..where am i going to get all e experience they want..? -_-'''..nvm la..just go for fun!!!

last of all!!it has been eons since i last seen ur..miss e times when we were all holding hands, walking down the path that seems never ending..miss e times when we just sit down n talk crap together..when are we going out together?

hang in dere mich

2006-11-21T22:08:00.000+08:00

For rain michie who's still battling....
hey artistic and litery rain,
hang on dere yea.... i noe its difficult to do so bt rainbow's here to support u......i dunno wat else i can do beside giving u my greatest support......so ya, jus a bit more, though i noe it may seem easy for me to say, bt jus remember dat ur future's sort of in ur hands, so dig out ur love for lit and myb things will get easier....
rainbow's experiencing some serious waist problems lately......which reminds me of u......ahahaha......u used to have back aches too........u still having dem nw? i guess i sort of can understand hw u feel in e past when u complain of back aches......ahahaha......

okai anyway dat was my part to encourage our dearest little michie rain, so rain u shall not read e parts dat follow.....cos i guess it'll spoil ur exam mood yeah......be a good girl and move ur eyes away now.....

For those who've finished....
hey guys so hw are u all getting along? i'm inviting everyone to go for a kbox session someday.....ahahaha ya and to meet up too......muggers, i miss our mugging days! fr yawen's hse's mac to her hse to nyp to amk central to woodlands library.....we've been to all places! yeah so we mus meet up someday......for e non-muggers, e more we should meet! i cant even remember when's e last time i've seen u all.......miss u guysssssssssss..........
and oso i've been trying hard to look for a job dese days bt cant seem to find one.....so if u guys happen to have any lobangs do inform me.......ahahha thanks in advance.....
and den dere's prom.......hmmm ya.......another big problem which has been e main contributor to my waist problems......i've been walking around and paying SMRT lots of train fares.......bt my hands were always empty when i returned home.......so u all can guess how sian i am dese few days........

Okai so anyway, for u guys who have been relaxing, do update dis blog yeah......jus wondering hw u all are doing......and do enjoy urselves! :]

A levels's over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Yah right who am I kidding.

2006-11-20T20:17:00.000+08:00

Hi guys.

You know something?

It's weird how it is already 8pm and none of you guys are online. You lucky people out there! Able to get off your butts, do some heavy-weight shopping, find some mascara, learn Korean, go to sentosa, watch a thriller.. ARGH..

So yah, I should hang on there since Friday is just a few days away. Oh come on, you may say. It's just a little tweeny bit more. Yah tweeny bit more means 6 more hours and 6 more gruelling essays. Perhaps it would be enjoyable if Lit can somewhat take into the form of an MCQ. Hey students. Major make-over of lit papers today. You are expected to just do an MCQ on all the characters in the book. Time starts now. Now isn't such a dream nice? By the way,I hope I'll be able to get my lungs to scream on Friday but I doubt so since all that exposure to those science people screaming after every single of paper of mine is adequate to make my scream of delight turn into the most, a pathetic squeal. Sigh.

Anyway, I'm really sorry to dump my wet-blanket concerns on this post. But awww, ALL THAT suppression is driving me crazy. Yet, there's something in me that realises how much I will miss studying my subjects ( see, I told you I'm crazy). Bye bye Opportunity cost and J-curve effect, bye bye George Bush Senior, see you Truman Doctrine, thank you for all that time with the Cold war.. Farewell David Marshall, goodbye darling Colonialism, till we meet again Lee Kuan Yew.

Now. I SHOULD get off my butt and get some LITERATURE done.

Hello, Heart of Darkness.
How do you, Glass animals?
Thank you for coming, darling brave new world.

And this by the way, is just for Wednesday.

Till then darlings.

Have fun =)

A level's over.

2006-11-19T23:38:00.000+08:00

like wad most of the ppl who have finish their A levels, i'm feeling empty now. there's no need to study and everyday's activity is to play and play, and it's kind of boring.. indeed, i'm super bored now.. i want to find jobs! but where to find?? my enlistment date is between march and june. the time remaining is too long for me to play, but just right to find a temporary job. i want to work!! i'm bored!!

good luck to those still taking the exam..

new pic!

2006-11-16T02:58:00.000+08:00

.........DOTSsssssssssssssssssssssssssss...i typed a SUPER long entry n coz there were some errors...i hv TO RETYPE....

aniway...arHAHA... went to play with my photoshop after revision just now..n this is the end product!! hehe...hope ur like it...arhaha...

aniway..i came across this email sent my dancemate...its really touching!

watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4B-r8KJhlE

aniway...here's the description...

Strongest Dad in the World

[From Sports Illustrated, By Rick Reilly]

I try to be a good father. Work nights to pay for their text messaging. Take them to swimsuit shoots. But compared with Dick Hoyt, I stink.

Eighty-five times he's pushed his disabled son, Rick, 26.2 miles in marathons. Eight times he's not only pushed him 26.2 miles in a wheelchair but also towed him 2.4 miles in a dinghy while swimming and pedaled him 112 miles in a seat on the handlebars--all in the same day.

Dick's also pulled him cross-country skiing, taken him on his back mountain climbing and once hauled him across the U.S. on a bike. Makes taking your son bowling look a little lame, right?

And what has Rick done for his father? Not much--except save his life.

This love story began in Winchester , Mass. , 43 years ago, when Rick was strangled by the umbilical cord during birth, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to control his limbs.

He'll be a vegetable the rest of his life;'' Dick says doctors told him and his wife, Judy, when Rick was nine months old. ``Put him in an institution.''But the Hoyts weren't buying it. They noticed the way Rick's eyes followed them around the room. When Rick was 11 they took him to the engineering department at Tufts University and asked if there was anything to help the by communicate. ``No way,'' Dick says he was told.``There's nothing going on in his brain.''"Tell him a joke,'' Dick countered. They did. Rick laughed. Turns out a lot was going on in his brain. Rigged up with a computer that allowed him to control the cursor by touching a switch with the side of his head, Rick was finally able to communicate. First words? ``Go Bruins!''And after a high school classmate was paralyzed in an accident and the school organized a charity run for him, Rick pecked out, ``Dad, I want to do that.''

Yeah, right. How was Dick, a self-described ``porker'' who never ran more than a mile at a time, going to push his son five miles? Still, he tried.

Then it was me who was handicapped,'' Dick says. ``I was sore for two weeks.'' That day changed Rick's life. ``Dad,'' he typed, ``when we were running,it felt like I wasn't disabled anymore!'' And that sentence changed Dick's life. He became obsessed with giving Rick that feeling as often as he could. He got into such hard-belly shape that he and Rick were ready to try the 1979 Boston Marathon. ``No way,'' Dick was told by a race official. The Hoyts weren't quite a single runner, and they weren't quite a wheelchair competitor. For a few years Dick and Rick just joined the massive field and ran anyway, then they found a way to get into the race officially: In 1983 they ran another marathon so fast they made the qualifying time for Boston the following year.

Then somebody said, ``Hey, Dick, why not a triathlon?'' How's a guy who never learned to swim and hadn't ridden a bike since he was six going to haul his 110-pound kid through a triathlon? Still, Dick tried. Now they've done 212 triathlons, including four grueling 15-hour Ironmans in Hawaii . Hey, Dick, why not see how you'd do on your own? ``No way,'' he says.Dick does it purely for ``the awesome feeling'' he gets seeing Rick with a cantaloupe smile as they run, swim and ride together.

This year, at ages 65 and 43, Dick and Rick finished their 24th BostonMarathon , in 5,083rd place out of more than 20,000 starters. Their best time'? Two hours, 40 minutes in 1992--only 35 minutes off the world record, which, in case you don't keep track of these things, happens to be held by a guy who was not pushing another man in a wheelchair at the time. `No question about it,'' Rick types. ``My dad is the Father of the Century.'' And Dick got something else out of all this too. Two years ago he had a mild heart attack during a race. Doctors found that one of his arteries was 95% clogged. ``If you hadn't been in such great shape,'' one doctor told him, ``you probably would've died 15 years ago.'' So, in a way, Dick and Rick saved each other's life.

Rick, who has his own apartment (he gets home care)and works in Boston ,and Dick, retired from the military and living in Holland , Mass. , always find ways to be together. They give speeches around the country and compete in some backbreaking race every weekend, >>including this Father's Day. That night, Rick will buy his dad dinner, but the thing he really wants to give him is a gift he can never buy.

The thing I'd most like,'' Rick types, ``is that my dad sits in the chair and I push him once.

haha..its really touching and inspirational...hehe...

yawnzzzzzzzz....im feelin really tired now..(from all the cut n past n editing of the text from my email so that everyone gets to see this story...wahaha..i think im so weida)

to mich n qi..hang on ya!!! must be like dick hoyt...must jian chi dao di! hehe...all the best..hugs..

lotsa love,

silin...

boo hoo hoo

2006-11-14T20:54:00.000+08:00

econs was boo hoo hoo lei..-______-'''..i couldnt finish in time too!!!sigh!!!den i dont really know what is monetary factors..i tot it shld include anything that got to do with $$??sigh..apparently it's not what i think..boo hoo hoo..nvm la..i gonna be a free bird at 4.30 sharp tmr ppl!!dont be jealous k..!!ahaha..ganbatte ppl!!(: