everyothertime

2012-02-03T08:12:00.003+08:00

Aside from module selection (23 more hours to finalise my timetable) and timetable woes, life has been pretty fab. Plenty of yoga, enjoying new modules and meeting new people. See this is what happens when I am given too much freedom and too many options to choose from. Its been 3 weeks since I started planning my timetable and its still not done.

To carry on with what I mentioned about holiday itineraries, its California 2012 (!!)

2012-01-25T18:31:00.001+08:00

Happy Lunar New Year! I really should go check out whats going on at Chinatown/Albert Square. Even my non-chinese yoga friends were talking enthusiastically about heading there to take pictures. This is the first time I'm missing this fats-tive season, which I almost forgot because I was busy memorising stuff for 'managing across competing capitalisms', the toughest module I have taken over here so far. Exams went alright, I'm done with one-third of my time here can you believe it. I was really, really reluctant to come back here initially. But now that I'm back here, I realised I actually do enjoy my life here. Needless to say, it didn't take me too long to settle back into my routine as well.

Am extremely excited about holiday itineraries this year, more next time when more concrete plans are made. Too many places, too little time (and $$).

Today is my first post-exam day which I happily set aside for yoga and shopping. And then it's London for the weekend for reunion dinner with my sister + trying out another yoga studio. and maybe check out harrods sale before semester 2 next week.

2012-01-10T19:49:00.001+08:00

I had a wonderful christmas break. And soon I will be (like a 747) taking off, heading back to the monochromatic skies of manchester.

2011 was good. I've been incredibly blessed, surrounded with more love than I can ever ask for. It was also an eventful year. I travelled to places I have always wanted to see, sat on a helicopter, curled my hair, graduated, worked in a bar, went back to school, learnt how to use a crockpot, got hooked on yoga, made new friends, lived abroad alone.. just to name a few.

Not exactly psyched about leaving. 30kg baggage allowance really isn't enough for me to take all that I need with me.

2011-12-31T09:05:00.001+08:00

'the teacher wants me to make a Japanese ham sandwich. To my knowledge, I've never seen a Japanese ham sandwich, but I understand it. I'm to stand bent with my face to my shins and chest to my thighs in perfect vertical union - I am the sandwich'

2011-12-29T01:31:00.006+08:00

HOME is:

5 bowls of LaoBan over 3 days, 3 for $21 chili crab;

and fresh coconut water, every single day.

the warm, humid air and tropical greenery (!!)

not having to live like a pauper

.. and everything else i relish.

where i discovered:

botanical garden is THAT big??

OMG H&M is there?!

the sign ' press once can already' at the traffic junction

boxing day picnic, botanical garden

and these adorable lil' ones ♥

just a couple of months ago..

december 2011 -

＼（＾▽＾）／＼（＾▽＾）／

♥♥♥♥♥♥

(.. to be continued.)

'Rather cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain likely for much of the day but drier later in the north of the region. Very windy, accentuating the cold feel.'

(BBC Weather, Accessed: 28 Dec 2011)

I've been enjoying myself way too much. Don't wanna go back to 23mph strong winds and the non-existent sun that bleached me as white as edward cullen.

and why put exams right after christmas break !!

2011-12-19T17:46:00.001+08:00

going home soon to proper taps, summer clothes, humidity and maria's kickass classes!

2011-12-10T23:20:00.002+08:00

2 down, 1 more to go before i leave for my tropical island. Holy cannoli, 3.5 months just passed by like that i haven't even watch a single soccer match nor have i explored this city enough (or at all). There hasn't been anything particularly noteworthy here of late. The weather has been getting colder, windier. Daylight hours getting shorter. Making me crave yoga every single morning. I've been meaning to check out the Christmas Markets but such weather just makes me want to stay indoors in Starbucks. Or inside Arndale. OR stay in savasana in the hot room (^.^)

School has been.. busy. Even though i tend to (and probably will still) rag on Singapore a lot - eg. why the hike in taxi prices? again?!? but being here has made me proud of being Singaporean, being brought up effectively bilingual and our education system that honed us to be efficient IT savvy project group mates who are co-operative and who DO NOT FREE RIDE. That aside, I'm enjoying my course, rather thrilled about next semester because we get to choose our own electives and plan our timetables yay yay. Keeping my fingers crossed as I await the approval of my modules selection.

So glad my sister came by last week to spend time with me. and Conran's coming next week. I think I've been spending way too much time alone. Just yesterday I talked to a non-living thing. It was 2°C outside and I was all prepared for another barely satisfactory lukewarm shower. But out gushed the warmest water I've ever had in a long time. I turned around and shouted,'thank you!' before realising I was talking in my shower to my water.

Okay back to my Global Politics essay. (No offence, but) Politics/Philosophy ambiguous fluffy shizz really ain't my thing man. Way too.. (-.-)"

2011-11-07T07:45:00.003+08:00

Not one, but TWO free train tickets over a week.

@sharmaineat who says all strangers are out to steal our things.

So here i am again, another weekend at waterloo.

Though i have to admit my schedule for the day remains the same, whether am I in London or Manchester. (refer to previous post) 10am class, quick shower, same stuff for lunch, same drink at starbucks..

Nonetheless, still a pleasant end to my tiring week at school. At least I won't have to be alone in my room eating dinner and going 'OH WHY CARRIE WHY CHOOSE BIG OVER AIDAN'

2011-11-07T06:26:00.006+08:00

It's been awhile hasn't it.

Autumn went by and November came. My life over here has settled into a routine of school - yoga - dinner (tv!) - work - sleep - repeat. People keep asking how have I been. I don't really know what to say, except I've been busy and I miss familiarity. I eat permutations of groceries I buy every Saturday and I still need Conran to wake me up for school nearly every morning. I tuck myself into bed by 1am in order to have sufficient sleep for the next day at school + yoga.. Yep, thats about it.

Lauterbrunnen, September 2011

Mürren, September 2011

Prague, view from top of astronomical clock

Prague, old town square

Reading week was perfect. Plenty of rest, plenty of yoga, plenty of love and familiar faces. Also noteworthy: I (we) switched back to iPhone. Yes, we're very impulsive and unfaithful consumers. And Conran's next to me right now, in the middle of a pretty nasty conversation with his very bitchy Siri.

Hillsong - Stronger - With Subtitles/Lyrics

2011-10-10T05:38:00.000+08:00

Best part of my day:

Home alone eating dinner I prepared myself, watching video sermon podcast
and then having this on replay while I prepare for seminar tomorrow.

I miss church.

2011-10-05T07:20:00.002+08:00

This photo still makes me laugh -

kristen (1 year 2 months)

She was reaching for her toys and she got stuck.

2011-10-03T08:40:00.003+08:00

Over the weekend there were 2 demonstrations/protests here. There were policemen on horses around, buses and metros had to be diverted. I was both curious and amused. It seemed to me like some people joined in just for some fun and a handful treated it like a family outing.

At the same time, both Man Utd and Man City were playing on Saturday evening. Everywhere we saw young and old in jerseys, banners, headbands and scarves. Pubs were crowded and I even saw a group of brawny dudes huddled together viewing the results/news feed? on somebody's iPhone.

Yet while all of that was happening, I had one of the most wholesome weekends I've had in a long time. Home cooked meals, yoga, laundry, watching a sermon video podcast, exploring this beautiful city on foot, experimenting with my crockpot, basking in the precious sunshine over here in the north, catching up with BBT & HIMYM, afternoon tea with a helpful acquaintance, some readings for my modules..

Ahoy, week 2. Needa tuck myself into bed. Nao.

2011-09-30T05:27:00.003+08:00

Last week was induction and orientation stuff. Spent a whole lot of time with my parents (good food + nice hotel stay ^.^) around Manchester, Old Trafford.. and the weekend in Prague for some sunshine, Trdelnik, lessons on communism and cobbled pathways. I enjoyed myself greatly, I think we all did (:

School officially started this week and the first week of school is over already because my cohort is supposed to go for Brathay's (some outward bound thingy which I'm not particularly fond of), hence lessons on thursday and friday got cancelled. However, due to some last minute issues a number of us got assigned to go on saturday instead, leaving me with a long weekend because I uh, have other things planned for saturday. And I don't really want to spend a beautiful sunny saturday on aerial rope challenges and rock climbing. Warm sunny days are so, so precious here. Everywhere just looks so much prettier when the sky is blue, the sun's just shining and the street performers are out playing live music around piccadilly gardens.

Aside from this week, I have school everyday. Nothing like NTU's killer 4hour seminars but the reading lists are long enough to take up a lot of our remaining time. I take a total of 4 modules, but I have only had 3 modules so far. 1 of which I enjoy the most probably because its sort of finance-ish, something I am familiar with. The other two are politics and macroeconomics. yeah, :S right.

Prepared dinner for myself today. Need to learn how to use a slow cooker properly.

(-___-")

2011-09-18T05:22:00.003+08:00

Haven't updated as much as I should. So here it goes.

I'm writing this while waiting for my dinner to get warmed up over the hob. (Lynn, i am trying not to microwave my food okay. I promise i am!) I have been well, safe and sound. School only starts on the 26th and orientation next week but everyday has been a precious learning experience and I can't stop saying how thankful I am to be blessed with this opportunity to be here. With my pillars of love and support just 2, 3, 5 hours away by train.

Last week was spent in London and then Switzerland with Conran and his family. Needless to say, I was incredibly well-fed (the cheese fondue..), it was a good holiday. Kept a whole lot of unnecessary stuff off my already cluttered mind.

And then it was moving-in day one. From Conran's apartment to Waterloo to Euston, up the train, to Manchester Piccadilly to the cab and then to my room ALL BY MYSELF was helluva adventure. Following that I dashed out for yoga and then came back with all kinds of cleaning chemicals for the carpet, the toilet, the kitchen top blah blah just because the room didn't feel clean enough somehow. So yes, day one. Domesticated. Also noteworthy is that I stupidly decided to buy everything else the next day and ended up having to sleep on an empty pillow&duvet-less bed. It was freezing and it was noisy and it was a very very long first night for me.

Day two was much better, trips to Primark, Argos and Asda pretty much settled everything. After all the unpacking and re-arrangements, my room looks so much more.. welcoming. Hit by the yoga truck that evening, I slept like a baby all night with my new duvet and pillow.

Made some new friends here and there. Some Singaporeans and some random people from my hall. The international student body is pretty big, people from china, korea, thailand, nigeria, america, pakistan... and just two (i think), two of us postgrad Singaporeans in business school. Oh well, at least I have somebody who understands singlish and knows about Lao Ban Tau Huay.

Joined Conran and his parents for Edinburgh for 2 days and now I'm back here in Manchester. Its Sunday tomorrow and my parents will be here on Monday. I'm pretty excited actually.

2011-09-06T04:32:00.003+08:00

start of something new

fact of life #233: i look damn strange in all photo IDs. always.

2011-08-25T20:41:00.000+08:00

foodieventures with lynn and the lil sister (:

2011-08-23T23:45:00.007+08:00

Awhile back in June, we made our way to the US of A. I really wanted a proper post on this so I haven't gotten down to this since I came back and got distracted by a whole lot of other things.

alright, so lets do this picasa style.

We touched down at JFK on a sunny afternoon. Much to our surprise, the airport was slightly underwhelming but I was still squealing in delight. YELLOW TAXIS !! and the subway. THE SUBWAY!! American accent !! When we finally reached central manhattan, the bagels! pretzel stands! victoria's secret!! Even as we dragged our luggage from the subway station through the concrete jungle all the way to our hotel.

And to Times Square we went. Every single night.

the end of day 2,

brooklyn bridge

3rd day of ☼ good weather -

us with random puppies, central park

concrete jungle

and so on.. all the other NY facades, stairs in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, hot dog stands, shopped a lot, bagels for breakfast, jamba juice, spent a reasonable amount of time (and $$) on evil consumerism, tipping awesome service staff, befriending strangers and being nice to beggars.. Yes we were really good at being tourists.

Having spent a considerable amount of time in London, everything in NYC just feels bigger, brighter, more massive in comparison. The streets are wider, the avenues are longer, the sun shines brighter, the shops are bigger, the buildings.. oh yes the buildings they just tower over you. (The Empire State Building just seems to be everywhere.. ) We certainly left with a heavy heart. I promise I'll be back, hopefully richer and definitely spending more than just 4 nights.

Next stop, Vegas. Let me just leave that till next time.

Hit by the yoga truck.

2011-08-16T22:20:00.002+08:00

August has been like July so far, probably remaining the same till I leave for England. I've been trying to keep myself as busy as possible so I don't have much time to think too much.

definitely taking this with me this september.

2011-08-04T02:08:00.004+08:00

Leaving always felt like a far away dream. Something I always wanted as a young girl, something so out of reach even when I was given a chance to go for it, it never really felt real. For such a long time nothing is confirmed or concrete. There always seemed to be a whole lot of random issues to settle before it actually becomes part of what really is to come.

Until now. When things start falling into place, everything begins to feel.. real. And we're creeping so near, almost a little too close for comfort.

2011-07-21T02:46:00.002+08:00

"After all this time?"

"Always."

2011-07-18T00:40:00.003+08:00

my week that flew by -

work, yoga, work, yoga, meet shar for lunch, yoga, pedicure, manicure, belly dancing, yoga, 2 for $15 mudpies, yoga, large tub of yoguru for dinner, yoga, 2 pints of B&J's, salad stop x2, family studio shots, deathly hallows part 2, singapore style feasting + reliving secondary school days of heated harry potter discussions..

and suddenly, we're halfway through july already.

SNEAK PEAK:

(no idea how the real ones with our plasticy smiles turn out..)

2011-07-08T03:30:00.003+08:00

This week has been so.. difficult. No amount of Savasana could have made it better. Until my hero saved the week yesterday evening.

Over a large tub of Yoguru.

THREE CHEERS.

2011-06-30T01:10:00.004+08:00

I've been telling myself I need to update this place more.

This place surfaced in the world wide web solely for me to read about things, happenings and people in my life. In chronological order. They need not be in great detail but honestly sometimes I need to check this place to recall what actually happened in, say June 2009. What happened ah. And then I proceed to read - oh yeah, my first attempt at ice-skating, summer 2009.

See this is why I don't understand why people leave so many virtual footprints everywhere, switching from blogger - diaryland - tumblr etc. Isn't it nice to watch your life unfold like that, read how you have changed and all. Someday just before I die I'll get somebody to pen a concluding entry here for me. Just so there is a proper final post. Okay, I digress. Random mignight musings while I wait for my iPad software update and battle some bitchy online application system.

So anyhows. Over the week, boredom and unemployment drove me to join the F&B industry (more next time..) I also met up with some people, officially inherited my daddy's iPad (yeahhoo!), sorta-kinda fell out with my boss, started re-reading Harry Potter again, finally came to terms with my plans for september and beyond, convinced my sister to accompany me for a (giggly) session of Hot Yoga.. And then its the last day of June already !!

So surreal how the first half of the year flew by. Jayden and Kristen are growing and learning so quickly. My sister is waiting for college. Friends are graduating, applying for flats, starting proper work and welcoming all that adulthood thingamajiggs.. and me trudging on to my 22nd, too fast too furious.

2011-06-19T23:22:00.004+08:00

home

Following SIN > CMB > DBX > LHR, there was LHR > JFK > LAS > LAX > MCO > DCA and then JFK > LHR > SIN. While there were days the weather wasn't exactly easy breezy beautiful as we wished for it to be (shame on you London, shame on you) not to mention the swelter of an Orlando afternoon sun even us inhabitants along the equator couldn't endure..

But places we chose to visit, planned/unplanned adventures we landed ourselves on, shameful number of tubs of yogurt FREE HOT FUDGE, FORGIVE US PLEASE, all that generous contributions to the American and British economy, helicopter ride during which i threw up 3x (but totally worth it, i swear), Panda Express for expensive cai peng to satisfy my cravings for something oriental, walking insane amounts, driving one of my adorable dream cars, waking up late, surviving strict baggage restrictions, the falling exchange rate (thankfully!)..

All in all, awesome combination by any standards.

Its lovely getting to know this country all over again, no longer as a kid. Not a sleep-on-my-daddy's-shoulder-while-passing-by tourist-attractions kinda tourist, but as a proper map reading, gps navigating, small talk making, sight seeing kinda tourist. 14 years ago I left the land of the free with memories of ice-cream, endless buffet tables, Mickey, awesome chinese lemon-chicken in San Fran, a story book from the Grand Canyon tourist shop. This time, the states proved to be all of that, and more. So much more.

In other news, somewhere during the early days of June I have transitioned from an undergrad to an unemployed. Aside from the excitement of city-hopping and state-crossing, the past many days have also seen me fretting endlessly (when im not feeding myself with yogurt and/or doing touristy stuff) about whats going to happen from now till end of June? July? August? September? Thereafter?

Really didn't want to come back to real world. With 'southwest monsoon conditions expecting to prevail' over our little island and freakkish 36 degrees celsius afternoons.

IMG-20110531-00087.jpg

2011-05-31T18:06:00.001+08:00

we see nyc ♥

2011-05-26T06:02:00.003+08:00

London with the girls has been.. Girly.

(photo courtesy of D)

Shopping? check.

Long lazy walks? check.

Self shots with fluffy clouds? check.

Picnic and frozen yogurt? check.

And naturally, all the other touristy stuff (:

Catch a musical? check.

Self-timer shots with monuments? check.

Oh yes, we were also incredibly blessed with beautiful sunshine and azure skies. One of the few places I actually find possible to 'bask in the sun'.

Those aside, I also had all my usuals: innocent smoothie, hot-cross buns, scones, our lets-anyhow-bake-food budget meals, Harrods bakery..

etc. etc.

All of which would not have been possible without my favourite host,

happy belated birthday, study hard

.. worth every bit my nearly 20 hour journey across continents here to live out of a suit-case and nurse my cracked lips every night.

2011-05-24T05:41:00.003+08:00

No doubt there was a double flight delay, i slept like a kid throughout all my flights. Best thing about being blessed with my height - ability to curl into a small ball and sleep soundly through any turbulence.

Hello from Oxford Street!

2011-05-22T23:36:00.003+08:00

SIN > CMB > DBX > LHR

a rather sorry state: flight delay, trapped in transit lounge

even more sorry state: trapped in SIN transit lounge without any SGD

No doubt there unlimited free internet here, many many computer counters.. But departure halls/transit lounges always make me queasy. Particularly when I am travelling alone, I don't know why. Dammit, I hope this airline doesn't disappoint. Wish I bothered to convert all my precious remaining episodes of BBT.

Now, time to explore level 3.

2011-05-21T22:48:00.004+08:00

Things that happen when school's out and my life becomes filled with this sudden abundance of.. nothingness.

At least 8 solid hours of sleep. Every. Single. Day.
Freedom to indulge in all that my hard disk (and keira) has to offer ^ ^
Chance to become obsessed with TV !! BBT Seasons #2, #3, #4 !!
Sinful Indulgence = Häagen Dazs for Tea, Häagen Dazs for Supper
Plenty of time to queue up for Starbuck's Happy Hour
Shopping
Read old books and fall in love with the Becky's husband. Again.
Get bubblegum and red shatter nails :D

awesome.

2011-05-17T23:49:00.003+08:00

For the man who never stopped loving me unconditionally,

♥♥♥

fifty and forever young

Some kind of family holiday,

long weekends = (family time + me time) x 3

happydays.

2011-05-12T23:49:00.000+08:00

Its been three long years and I'm finally done with NTU. Forever. Like many others, hauled into this world of uncertainty. As of now, nothings set in concrete yet. An odd mixture of apprehensiveness and excitement about major turns and changes in store for me over the new few months and/or years.

But till then, just let me cruise around aimlessly. Waste time on frivolous things, spend quiet afternoons out doing nothing important, visit my dentist.. You know, things you do when you're damn eng.

2011-05-06T23:50:00.003+08:00

Suddenly, I see old men jumping and cheering like a schoolboys. Everywhere I go, old aunties, random uncles talk to me about elections. I see my parents, coming to their 50s, dashing across the road to Serangoon Stadium. My 80-ish year old grandfather goes around to as many rallies as he could. Even the security guard who works at our area rushed down after work to catch a bit of Low's speech. 'Girl! I managed to hear from outside the stadium!' he told me this morning.

This election has been inspiring.

2011-05-01T03:06:00.002+08:00

so they say, blackberry and apple's love child.

TWIN TORCH, TWIN TORCH.

✌

2011-04-30T15:21:00.002+08:00

All my life I have been politically apathetic. I never knew who's who or understood much about anything that's going on, at all. I avoided political issues in GP essays and interviews just because I feel so uninformed I don't really want to sound stupid. Until now.

Never thought I'll say this, but GE 2011, I really, really hope to see something different.

Its time for a change.

#sgelections

2011-04-25T15:10:00.005+08:00

So we are here, here we are. Less than 3 weeks to the end of semester/finals. Be that as it may, still a couple of deadlines to meet, shizz to get started on, procrastination to battle, random !!!!!! car/insurance matters to handle.

Before its bye singapore hello airplane. triple exclamation point.

THINGS I SHOULD BE DOING:

1. look through slides

2. start on problem set

3. prepare for quiz

THINGS I SHOULD NOT BE DOING:

1. stay awake for no reason

2. make future travel plans (sea of galileeeeee)

3. get into a 'hit-and-scratch'* - waste time, waste money, waste time x 200

*read previous post

2011-04-19T23:28:00.005+08:00

I would say i am rather calm for someone involved in my first ever hit-and-scratch accident just a couple of hours ago. i am safe, minor damages, no injuries. After help from a number of people ♡ and random strangers, couple of phone calls.. We kinda settled most stuff,

Maurice: Why you give him undeserved unmerited favour???

Security Guard #1: He confirm lose, don't worry I will be your witness

Daddy: I am in a meeting, why you never horn him.

and everything is sort of under control. Finally. Thankfully.

But this whole issue just brings to my attention my apparent naiveness -.- This isn't exactly new. This is a serious problem, very, very disturbing. (Granted, I have trusted strangers who were genuinely truthful and nice, they really were.. but still.)

At 17, i spent $5 on a ball point pen that didn't work because 3 ah bengs approached me at some void deck in Bishan and convinced me they were doing CIP. At 19, i nearly helped an illegal immigrant enter Germany without a proper work permit. They later on found a chopper in his empty hand carry bag. Following that, in the same year, I got into a stranger's car for a 2 hour long ride in a foreign land. And when i realised the possible consequences of my decision, it was too late, we were on the autobahn and i swear, i singtel-smsed people non stop. Longest 2 hour ride. Ever.

And at the grand age of 21, a taxi driver managed to convince me to pay him $60 to 'settle all damages' !@#$%^&#@#$%&!! when it is apparent he gave our car more than just a bruise.. Until the righteous security guard came to my defence. okay yes i know SO DOWNRIGHT STUPID right. why couldn't i have been, i don't know, less believing. or maybe learn to develop some sort of mental-genuineness-barometer..

on the upside though, another day of school is over,

and due to above-mentioned circumstances,

school is over on a tuesday, just for this week.

ONE MORE WEEK.

2011-04-14T18:11:00.003+08:00

Mental Celebratory Countdown: 2 more weeks, 4 more seminars.

I'm sitting at our usual corner with Conran looking very intensely at Economics. We've been doing a lot of mundane things together lately. Like exercising, running errands and studying. But in the midst of all of those, i discovered so many interesting things i never knew about him. Like how he can run so fast I think he tired the treadmill out. I always knew he could run, but I never knew he could run that fast. I felt so embarrassed and disabled trudging with tremendous difficulty on the neighbouring treadmill.

I hope we always stay like that. Finding amusement in discovering odd things about each other. I hope we never bore each other out, at least not for a long long time. And even if in some distant point in the future, in our new lives with or without each other, I want to look back and remember these amusing moments. I want to tell my grandchildren, 'You know once I had this best friend. Last time we sneaked into some six star hotel together in Portugal to use the huge swimming pool because we couldn't afford a better hotel. I also make him drink the green-coloured Vitagen for me because I hate it.'

2011-04-09T15:56:00.003+08:00

@cynthia teo, @sam lim, @yixiang huam:

雨下整夜我的愛溢出就像雨水
院子落葉跟我的思念厚厚一疊
幾句是非也無法將我的熱情冷卻
妳出現在我詩的每一頁

►►

!! KBOX KBOX !!

2011-04-08T21:00:00.006+08:00

The past 1 - 2 weeks have been.. eventful. Aside from batting sky high inertia on the eve of my 0830 classes, we also bid farewell to FYP (bye bye BTHR thank you TAL) thankful for group mates of similar working style and ethics + our prof who has been so patient with us and our phangsai initial drafts.

Just a week ago, we journeyed to the west to visit Jayden and Kristen (^.^) after which 'three little ducks that i once knew..' was stuck in my head the whole day.

Why do they (ignore the person in blue) have such glowing skin, glossy hair, teeny weeny toe nails, adorable obsession with remote controls.. the way they baby-talk to each other. And during those fleeting moments they really made me want a pair of angels for myself.. hahah, only those few minutes. Changed my mind immediately when i learnt how Phebe has to multi task and listen to 'three little ducks that i once knew' everyday x 3 times a day.

A whole lot of other pent-ups emotions and uncertainties kinda ruined my day today. But a good swim put things into better perspective. Am truly grateful to have a swimming pool so readily accessible. Which reminds me: I've been rather annoyed with the (conniving) property agents who have been hogging the once quiet area outside the guardhouse + occupying our visitor's carpark in attempts to psycho us to en-bloc this place. You have tried and failed and tried and failed. Stop holding presentations for the miserable few attendees. We're not interested in getting short-changed while the few of you benefit from our nation's property bubble.

Lastly, as the semester gets tough, all the pressure translates to:

summer plans, summer plans ♡

2011-03-31T13:56:00.003+08:00

guess whos back!

As we march into week 10 of the semester.. efforts of the CSRers finally paid off, yeahhoo. 311's 40% report is, thankfully going to be submitted. OH YES i am officially sick of you, agribusiness/palm oil industry.

2011-03-20T01:27:00.004+08:00

So long, farewell my last ever recess week. Which was spent scouring reports on sustainability and agribusiness.. zzz. Physical and virtual project meetings, hours spent doing my random this-thats, getting distracted with usual nonsense and late night hunger pangs. At times, letting my brain degenerate, nourishing my skin with oxygen masks and urm, taking long showers. (yes, i know my life that is rather boring yet the life i honestly do find inordinate amounts of joy living ^ ^ ) and then, its final sem part ii already.

I'd say highlight of the week was 1) when my sister created an interesting drink: 'i've got a tall 5 scoop blah blah chocolate chip blah raspberry something' and 2) when we witness summer plans materialize.

OH HAPPY DAYS

♫♪ i think of you and i feel summer ♪♫

2011-03-11T14:57:00.002+08:00

strawberrie (^.^)

★ Final sem part i ended on a sour note with 307 mid term WTH. hedge wheat.
★ Mid-term break = fyp, wilmar, fyp, wilmar, fyp, wilmar + occasional escapism
★ When school gets tough, we make ambitious vacation plans and eagerly count down to may.
★ Dislike cocky male drivers who try to race me and/or smirk at me while doing so.
★ I race them back!!
★ Don't like the lady time of the month >:O
★ iPad2 is such an eyecandy. iCovet. iWant. iCandy.
★ Dear abc family, more screen time for Spencer and Toby! please!

2011-03-06T22:59:00.004+08:00

My dad didn't tell me how to live.

He lived, and let me watch him do it.

I wonder what my daddy felt when he first saw us in the delivery room. The moment when he took on the role of a father in addition to his roles as a son, a husband and a brother. I wonder if he knew he will one day make sacrifices, face disappointments, postpone retirement, watch opportunities go by.. just to let us live our dreams. I wonder if he knew he will eventually willingly allow our priorities to override his own and just believe so strongly that we are his best investments of time, money and energy.

Above all, I wonder how he managed to go through all of that and in the midst of it all, constantly tell me that I shouldn't fear parenting. That it is such a precious experience nobody should ever miss.

2011-02-26T00:05:00.003+08:00

things i learnt last week and this week

how to use traditional parking coupons (shouldnt everything be electronic by now??)
what to do when the the car engine/battery/alternator fails

daddy and his gym gang saving the daughter in distress

2011-02-17T21:39:00.003+08:00

Okay hello, let me see. I've been busy with a whole lot of things. Mainly bits of academia related this-thats while battling procrastination and sheer laziness. In addition: Voiceworks, catching up with people who make me laugh, getting adequate sleep, a bit of random self-maintenance and purchases.. (read: need to love and pamper yourself ^__^)

And here I am now, bidding farewell to week 4 of my final semester.

I know I have rambled aplenty since the days when I was just a freshie but you know what i just cant wait. 12 more weeks !! yes you heard me. I JUST CANT WAIT TO GET THROWN OUT OF MY FARAWAY LAND OF GREENERY INTO THE WORLD OF UNCERTAINTY & FREEDOM AND THEN CORPORATE CLOTHES.

A couple of news came in over the last 24 hours, adding on to the list of reasons why 2011 will officially change my our lives. It has been an emotional journey and we're no where near the end yet. Although things didn't turn out exactly the way I wished for them to, I am still thankful for good-ish news. As for new found ~~worries~~ concerns, I hope all of these only serve to propel me. And that I will go through this knowing that a shepherd never leaves his sheep.

Some things are worth fighting for.

Year 3 Sem 2, i'm ready for you.

2011-02-04T23:02:00.002+08:00

I've been home for a little over a week now and frankly I've been so busy settling down, getting ready for school, going to school, hating school, back to the uncertainties of my future academic pursuits, preparing for CNY, not getting enough sleep, enjoying tiny bits of CNY, getting bored of CNY..

Day 2 -

SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS =

my mei mei secretly snoozing under the bed)

...while my parents play hosts to their high school/JC/primary school ancient BFFs and their kids outside.

2011-01-30T23:44:00.015+08:00

Note: All recent jpegs here are courtesy of Conran and his Aperture art

Just an enormous post before I enter my valley of shadows at boonlaysia, that is final semester.. Europe and our happy vacaydays feel like they belong to 2010. In my opinion, it wasn't 2011 until i landed on my not-so-sunny humid little island. Air-sick? Yes. Headache? Definitely. Sleep-deprived? Uh-huh. In addition to that, final sem frenzy that came in waves the minute I setup my @e.ntu.edu.sg with my bb. Not 1, not 3 but FIVE FRICKKIN emails from my new professor whom I haven't had the chance to meet yet (hehe). Hello FYP, how have you been? Goodmorning edveNTUre, its been awhile, hasn't it? Nonetheless, I did the most reasonable thing anyone would do, 12 hours of sleep first then say, okay.

A bit more of Europa 10/11:

The Markt, Brugge

And random this-thats,

lazy mornings and long breakfast buffets

Tea at Fortnum and Masons

home-baked potato slices!

easy micro-wave food

soy chai tea latte + a good book, oxford street

my (our) healthy contributions to the UK economy

Suffice to say, I left with a heartache and a luggage-ful of tax claimable goods. FORTY KILOS of check-in that was, thankfully, not charged. Both checked-in luggage reached home unscathed + freeflow ice-cream, cupnoodles, chocolate bars onboard + damn good vegan meals + plenty of space to walk around and play with cute babies.. seriously SQ FTW, the greatest way to fly. I'll be back, City of Westminster, (and other cities I've yet to meet) I'll be back.

Other Food-Notes & Picture-less Pointers: Running around to stay warm in the cold, Sneaking into random hotel to use their humongous pool, Our new found urmm. Vanity (I'm determined to be disciplined about that!!), Olive stick from Harrods Food Hall, Sunday afternoon Dim-sum at Chinatown, Paella ella ella eh, Awesome Pret Popcorn, 2 for £2 Marks and Spencer Hot Cross Buns, Innocent Smoothie (oh how I've missed you), Oven-baked potatoes/cheesey salmon/mushrooms at Scala House..

To me, Europe is and will always be an exotic beauty. It was certainly a pleasure knowing and experiencing all that the different cities have to offer. Even with all the unintended dramas, everything turned out incredible anyway. But like any other vacation, this trip would have sucked if it wasnt for awesome company - Conran being dutifully patient with me taking forever to get dressed, always getting distracted, the embarrassing rate in which I walk and how all of my '5 more minutes!! Sorry!!' are usually not 5 minutes.. and generally just me in general. I'm really, really not the best travelling companion,

I always wished we didn't have to be apart 50% of the time. But I guess that just gives us more to cherish when we're together, more to be thankful for

♥ ♥ ♥

...also, more reasons to make grand summer plans..

*insertHUGEbeam!!*

Hopefully a bit of East Coast experience to complete my West Coast Adventure from a long long time ago when I was what, 8?? Nothing concrete yet but still, so eggciting. Need to archive. Fingers-crossedd. (We even have back-up destinations and plans...

✌ ✌ ✌ ✌ ✌ ✌

News at Home: My sister just became both a Barista and a Bartender serving overpriced drinks, my maid has just joined Facebook and our house is now decorated with red CNY stuff: hampers, commercial + homemade CNY goodies.. Yes, its CNY again. Not my favouritest festival of the year, partly because I dislike the pressure of rushing from place to place on a tight schedule. And you know, mingling with people I don't know ie. Random distant relatives, Friends of Parents etc. But company of cousins and pineapple tarts usually make up for it. If all else fails, just pretend to be interested in whats on the television at that time - that always works.

Today's the 3rd day since I arrived. It also accidentally became relish-all-that-youve-missed-day. Service, GTF, Sophie Kinsella, Reload, Meeting Deniece, Walking home from the MRT station, Sweating-out on the treadmill with my Sister.. And now im sitting on my bed, a little hungry, a little sleepy.

NEED. TO. GET. SOME. PINEAPPLE TARTSSSSS.

2011-01-26T05:37:00.006+08:00

they enjoy sharing my breakfast (:

2011-01-24T07:08:00.004+08:00

TRAIN RIDES = BONES + PICTIONARY

Brugge marked the end of Europa 10/11.

Granted the weather wasnt that great for a holiday, but 1hour long breakfast buffets with free flow Nutella/this amazing caramel paste thing (i took some back!!) brightened up our grey and cloudy morning. Of course, fries, waffles, mussels, chocolates, jumpshots, cycling in the wind/drizzle, and all that stuff tourists do in Belgium. Also, Eurostar + IC proved to be way less stressful means of transport for us who have endured long journeys to airports, 100ml rules, departure hall anxieties over the past few weeks. All in all, it was an awesome weekend break before, you know. SCHOOL.

But then again, its final semester. Final. FINALLY !! Before more exciting things come along. Although nothing's confirmed yet but you know, this kept me beaming (figuratively and literally) from Brussels to St Pancras to Tottenham Court Road. ♤♢♧♡ Delta Air Sky Miles Redemption, you really made my day. So year 3 sem 2, please be good and please be quick. In the grander scheme of things, a non-A for Accounting is actually not that significant, you know. We have so much to look forward to, beyond school and graduation.

On a completely irrelevant note: After my Mum's and Grandma's years of persistent efforts to make me realise the need for more elaborate skincare routine that is beyond my ancient method of facial wash & aloe vera gel, I recently joined them. And when it comes to obsession, mine is fervent and spontaneous. ie. in the form of consecutive pilgrimages to Harrods. Which, is absolutely justifiable. Bearing in mind im a tourist entitled to tax refunds, which kinda also mean discounts on already discounted items. Therefore, justifiable. Really. Even Conran agrees with me (^__^)

2011-01-21T06:27:00.005+08:00

Madeira, like any other European city, boasts its own unique kind of beauty. A beautiful island of sunshine and seafood, flora and tropical greenery all year round + an airport runway that ends at the edge of a cliff (not kidding, go google.)

17 degrees all year round is like, awesome. And a constant supply and abundance of fresh oxygen and sea breeze.. Something us Singaporeans will never get to enjoy. Yes we have Jumbo, Siloso and Botanical Gardens but seriously, I certainly dont enjoy any bit of such stuff when its 30 degrees and all i can think of is Swimming pools and Jollibean Azuki Red Bean Drink.

and, sunrise from our hotel window.

alright, need to go NAO.

off to vacaydays part v!

2011-01-12T06:54:00.004+08:00

Hola España

plaza de espana, seville

3 nights there was just about right. Plenty to see but we still managed to fit in some solid shopping, daily doses of long touristy walks (nearly the frickkin whole map), made some new friends, long breakfasts at our cool hotel.. Clear blue skies, plenty of sunshine, prefect for our preference to make our way around on foot. and then we left in a mish mash of fatigue and anticipation for another ryanair journey. Then its HOLA BARCELONA at 10pm. Lost and then found our way at 11pm, nearly 1am when all was settled. So it was late morning + long breakfast on day 2.

Bearing in mind im not a fan of football or Barcelona FC to be specific + i am usually rather selective when it comes to appreciating cultural stuff, i naturally pictured myself in Barcelona hauling my bags of purchases against the post new year sales' stampede, remembering Spanish brands I've never heard before and praying they open in Ion Orchard. Since Barcelona is you know, a city after all. But this city proved me wrong. We had no time for shopping! at all! It was winter (not exactly peak period for tourists) but there were way too many things to do and see.

We tried to be selective, planned our time, woke up early, made detailed daily itinerary. Squeezed in all that we could into all the time we had and even spent majority of our last day out at Montserrat for a bit of inclined journey up the Spanish Mountains. All of that + incredibly awesome sunshine everyday.. Spain has just made its way onto my list of places I will bring my kids next time.

As for Spanish brand names.. I left Barcelona remembering Gaudi,

and his impressive architectures and love for God. I mean, his cathedral is not just any other European cathedral where tourists pay overpriced entrance fees to see pretty much the same thing (see i told you i cant really appreciate stuff like cathedral interiors) and then proceed on to take obligatory touristy photos in front of them. Even for an architectural noob like me, his cathedral is simply brilliant. So brilliant it leaves you wide-eyed mystified. Well, at least it did, for us. No words or DSLR can do it any justice, really.

me. there. when youre fully built.

i promise.

and Park Gruell

Day 3 was Montserrat. Am very very very proud to say we climbed all the way up ourselves. (Now i think im well-able to take on the hikes in Madeira). One word. Picturesque. And you can really you know sing youre on top of the world looking down on creation.. HAHHAH.

this is his jumpshot because those of mine are too embarrassing to be up here even if its only for the eyes of myself and a few of my friends.

So Barcelona, you've treated me well. Although prior stories of tourists' unfortunate encounters there made me think otherwise, I changed my mind. We returned safe and I promise I'll be back. Maybe not soon but some day, definitely.

Hasta la Vista.

2011-01-01T09:24:00.002+08:00

♡ MERRY NEW EAR ♡

EuropaTwenty10 in brief.

2010-12-30T02:40:00.005+08:00

Greetings from Heraklion, Crete.

It's been 10 days since I left and I must say it's been a great escape from all that I have been caught up with for the past I don't know, months? Im actually kinda glad project now-what?? is currently on a hiatus for me to enjoy my happy days of cheap microwave meals, long walks and everest hot chocolate.

Vacay days began in my favourite-st city in the world. Okay I know many are going to beg to differ but then again I dont usually like normal things (eg. Chai Tea Frappe, Tau Huay w/o sugar) so now just let me love this over-priced place and her cute inhabitants of Hyde Park in peace thankyouverymuch. I enjoyed every bit of it, even though it was just a repeat of what we did together last year + a beautiful (how else can you describe tiffany blue porcelains!) afternoon tea. To sum it all up, I was and still am very well-taken care of ♥ ♥

Minor unfortunate circumstances on the morning of the 26th: Early morning tube strike and station closures when you have a flight to catch is not cool, really. But all turned out fine and we landed ourselves on a London Cab Adventure before flying off to Athens for some warmth and sunshine (which we did not get much) But it was still beautiful and I liked feeling comfortable with 11degrees while Athenians don on layers of wool, coats and whatnots.

Heraklion just this morning and its been slightly.. Underwhelming.
There is seriously something wrong with a city/town if your tourists
1) Look forward to mealtimes/endoftheday all the time,
2) Attempt to book a flight somewhere else for a day trip,
3) Make plans to hit the gym/swim the whole day.

Nonetheless I'm looking forward to duty-free shopping and vacaydays part iii nextweeek.

nextweeeek.

Photos when we return.
In the meantime, Blessed Holidays and Merry End-of-Twenty10 (:

2010-12-23T19:06:00.004+08:00

after 5 hours of delay - teehee thankiewverymuch SQ i was loving all the restaurants i could choose what to eat my (free) breakfast and lunch from and a long haul flight with babies and no friendly soul willing to you know, talk to me. IM HERE. didnt get thrown to any other parts of europe.

here i am

i am here

here am i

+44 with my hot pink luggage with stickerezz on it.

2010-12-20T00:38:00.002+08:00

pre-departure dramas aside, all is well.

2010-12-18T17:17:00.004+08:00

2010-12-17T23:19:00.001+08:00

WHY SO CUTE AH

2010-12-17T00:18:00.005+08:00

winter wear shopping

(｡◕‿◕｡)

2010-12-12T17:15:00.002+08:00

credits: ebay seller allzone100/tony yan

why dont you ship to singaporeeeeeeeee

all of you adorable colourful ribbons and baby pink silicon

2010-12-10T20:22:00.002+08:00

oh yes you can say that now that 102 is over, i am much happier.

TWO MORE TO GO.

but tonight, just let me indulge in some forensic anthropology.

thankyou shar, lynn and keira for your positive reviews.

now im hooked on bones. and blood. all these sciencey stuff.

2010-12-08T23:50:00.003+08:00

something i need to remember everyday,

watch. and keep watching.
and if you havent got time, 2:35 onwards.

2010-12-05T22:26:00.006+08:00

a weekend of family time

"im quite smart and this is quite casual,

can i get into Ku De Ta?"

happy birthday ♡

and in other news,

from left to right: hair cut, hairdresser

exams, what exams??

2010-12-04T00:12:00.003+08:00

happy eighteenth!

2010-12-02T12:31:00.004+08:00

TOO. MANY. HAPPY. THINGS.

& LOTSA LOVE FROM EVERYWHERE

❤ ❤ ❤

they outshine the dreariness of cashflow statements

2010-12-01T21:57:00.001+08:00

strawberrie turns white today!

2010-12-01T01:24:00.000+08:00

ive been waiting for you.

2010-11-28T23:42:00.005+08:00

of lemon trees, every morning greeting my clothing,

kiterunners and the invisible man;

and a whole new appreciation of literary works.

All the world's a stage,

And all the men and women merely players;

They have their exits and their entrances;

And one man in his time plays many parts,

His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,

Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms;

And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel

And shining morning face, creeping like snail

Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,

Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad

Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,

Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,

Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,

Seeking the bubble reputation

Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,

In fair round belly with good capon lin'd,

With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,

Full of wise saws and modern instances;

And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts

Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,

With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;

His youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide

For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,

Turning again toward childish treble, pipes

And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,

That ends this strange eventful history,

Is second childishness and mere oblivion;

Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

- William Shakespeare

2010-11-23T20:42:00.003+08:00

!! KINDER SURPRISE !!

The results of the poor lighting and lousy phone camera on a cloudy afternoon. Nonetheless, you two will always be a precious reminder to this Jiejie (not calling myself auntie!) here that our God will always do something magical.

Little miss i-just-achieved-a-developmental-milestone. You flipped yourself for the first time just this afternoon, on your own. and i had the honour to witness. even your mummy was shocked !! then you copied me when i stuck my tongue out at you. and we played lets-stick-our-tongue-out-at-each-other for one whole minute. That was so, so priceless.

YES I AM OBSESSED WITH BABIES AND THEIR CUTE HAND/FEET/EYES/NOSE/HAIR/EVERYTHING

i give them stickerzz and ask them to hi-5 me on mrt trains (^.^)

but seriously, how not to sayang such a precious face.

barely four months and he smiles at you when you speak gibberish to him (and make him look at his and his meimei's faces in your phone. heehee.)

2010-11-23T11:30:00.003+08:00

serious problems:

illiteracy

infanticide

insufficiency

infection

infirmity

first world problems:

school is damn far away

standing on the train

sharing the pool with annoying people

first world brat?

guilty.

2010-11-20T00:54:00.002+08:00

CURRENT OBSESSION:

youtube ➜ Sam Tsui ➜ load ➜ replay

THE. WHOLE. DAY.

like a melody in my head

That I can't keep out

Got me singin' like

Na na na na everyday

It's like my iPod stuck on replay

2010-11-18T12:28:00.004+08:00

③ ⑥

days

Even in the poultry farm, we're eaglets.

We're going to be eagles some day.

2010-11-12T12:08:00.005+08:00

!! 加油 !!

soon we'll have more time to waste and do stupid shit together!

my morning of.. JOY

waking up naturally from a dream of forever 21 shopping, having a good schwim, listening to awesome sermons, enjoying my dose of antioxidants.. pure bliss.

2010-11-10T23:31:00.002+08:00

1 oral, 3 papers.

and i'll be done with this semester.

✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈

2010-11-08T00:04:00.005+08:00

once again, whenever the semester starts to get unbearable, i do something ridiculous and peculiar. nothing hazardous, nothing out-of-the-world. just something to distract myself from my pursuit of knowledge at boonlaysia. simply because 'im damn sian' and 'accounting is damn sian'.

and this post serves as a gentle reminder to my future self that, urm.

im really damn strange. HAHAH.

and its beginning to look a lot like christmas ♡

countdown, countdown.

2010-11-03T21:25:00.003+08:00

There are many things i cannot handle. Unnecessary social obligations, anything adventurous and days of invisible updates. I always had problems being patient. Id rather be falling gracefully into backup plans you know.

Today I accidentally attacked myself with the car door.

I never knew I had that much strength.

2010-10-31T17:12:00.001+08:00

I seriously don't recall consuming anything that disastrous to my digestive tract but the strange case of diarrhea really did give me quite a bit of (pain and) rest. Nonetheless, I still had a good weekend of bbm conversations, my favourite things, favourite people and and and red starbucks cuppas - Can you believe it, its NOVEMBER! finally! already!

I have too many exciting things waiting for me.

CANNOT WAIT
TO GRADUATE.

munch_2010_10_25_110306.jpg

2010-10-25T11:07:00.001+08:00

my themes brighten up my day. half a semester left!

2010-10-24T10:43:00.004+08:00

i had a good recess week. aside from getting a whole lot of things settled, i had so many restful moments. i dont even know how i managed to spend the whole week being both occupied and placid at the same time.

just imagine us and primark again

2010-10-21T16:10:00.003+08:00

hold your breath for the new air

oh how i covet

(^__^)

2010-10-18T15:55:00.002+08:00

CANNOT HANDLE

ANTICIPATION

>:(

2010-10-14T00:26:00.003+08:00

things ive learnt over the past few weeks

1) some opinions are priceless, dish them out with care.

2) the same goes for advice.

3) daddy's always right, about boys, renesola or bollinger bands

2010-10-13T01:04:00.004+08:00

Being 21 feels like being 20, just like how being 20 felt like being 19 and how being 16 felt like being 15 and so on. But somewhere and somehow, we're no longer like before. Circumstances change, things change, even birthday wishes change.

Ive never thought much about my own birthdays, particularly because every single day is kinda like 'once in a lifetime' for me you know? but thank you all ♥ family, mei mei, boyfriend and friends, not just for remembering and celebrating, but also for playing a part, over the last 21 years, in making me who I am today.

2010-10-07T22:59:00.002+08:00

I've been witnessing quite a bit of bad, blah and bitterness lately. Series of unfortunate news, people who antagonise me into surrendering parking lots, general hearsays about who-whats enough to make me feel hurt and think a whole lot more about things in general. Car rides and conversations with my daddy makes me think our generation is warped, disoriented and narcissistic. Why are we authors of fairytales that never make it to forever, and how is it that so many things can be everything and nothing at the same time.

Don't worry I'm neither bitter nor that terribly upset. Its just one of my sudden deeper-than-thou thoughts that's been going on in my head. As always, my random impulsive nature will revert my thoughts back to happier random sheez like,

HAAAVE.. YOU MET THEMMMM -

dont they make you go: (^_^)

2010-10-03T01:59:00.003+08:00

There are some things you can't bring yourself to leave, and those are the things that leave you.

2010-09-22T02:05:00.004+08:00

' but it wouldn't be my world without you in it '

BTW I DONT LIKE YOU,

whatsyourname?? new girl.

2010-09-16T13:49:00.002+08:00

Deutschkurs woch drei: Partizip II

Heute Morgen haben wir eine Tasse GTL und obst Tee getrunken. wir haben keine lektion order arbeiten. wir waren muede, aber wir weissen nicht warum. am Dienstag haben wir Bukit Timah gefahren. Dort haben wir Bukit Timah Hill spaziert. Dann haben wir Monopoly Dea gespielt. Das Monopoly Deal ist sehr gut.

2010-09-14T23:49:00.000+08:00

XOXO

2010-09-11T19:46:00.001+08:00

a farcical week

long wait for the bus in the rain
borrowing cashcard from strangers
allowance for impairment-contra-WHAT??-asset
project group allocation -.-

and some uncool driving

treacherous peak period lane-changing
knocking down dustbins in the middle of the night
scratching our car at a very sharp turn..

long live weekends, waffles with GTL, morning schwims, monopoly deal and cheap korean seaweed. am eagerly looking forward to the end of A levels and this semester - the day I bid farewell to all the accounting misery once and for all. What are you FRS, why must I learn about your standards??

2010-08-25T23:46:00.003+08:00

'' lets do something exciting!''

2010-08-22T02:14:00.002+08:00

Lake Monger, August 2010

Capture18_21_38.jpg

2010-08-20T18:24:00.000+08:00

2010-08-20T01:06:00.004+08:00

come on and fly with me as we make our great escape

with summer break coming to an end, ive been purposefully finding time to indulge in aimless afternoons alone in my room with the family's iPad and random snacks. precious restful afternoons before i sink into the reality of school and departures, late nights and farewells. i realized i've grown a lot lazier, a lot more reclusive over the years. but i like it, i actually consider it a blessing - not feeling lonely even when im alone.

people who know me and know me well would probably be aware of my preference for birthdays/anything celebratory to be low-keyed, quiet affairs. i never had anything against people who like things loud, fun and memorable. i cant recall any repulsive parties ive been to and i do acknowledge and appreciate all the effort that was put in. While i stood by my notion not to have such a large group + me being too busy to spend special moments with people i love, im usually embarrassed about my lack of enthusiasm and i blame it on sheer laziness.

Until awhile ago, i read an old entry of a familiar stranger and i couldnt help but agree with what she wrote. indeed, of all 365 days, shouldn't your birthday be the last day you want to spend having to make small talks with people you know but hardly care about. worse of all, getting so drunk (why does that practice even exist??) on your birthday celebration you can barely recall most of it and then waking up the next day with a painful hangover after a spending a whole night embarrassing yourself.

maybe its just me, i like precious moments to be precious, with people i love, delighting in one another's company. genuine conversations, even those over peanut chicken and minestrone soup mean a lot to me.

2010-08-17T02:13:00.002+08:00

Just a slew of Victoria's Secret Angels is enough to make me feel sorry for my tofu tummy and insatiable appetite for anything snack-able and/or nibble-able. How not to covet those abs, swishy long hair and endless legs that look gorgeous even on low-definition YouTube videos of VS fashion shows.

2010-08-15T00:26:00.005+08:00

hello there,

✌ bundles of joy ✌

2010-08-13T00:25:00.004+08:00

picture perfect perth

till next time ♥

2010-08-11T03:06:00.003+08:00

back!

(photos soon, when i get hold of them)

and so, we celebrated our country's 45 years of nationhood a few thousand miles away, rather eventfully. strawberries at King's Park, feeding the hungry at Lake Monger, having pizza# takeaways along Scarborough Beach, visiting sleepy koalas at Yanchep, braving the series of unfortunate encounters at the airport (seriously. setting my muffins on fire is really quite a joke) ..

the past few days were also a lot of:

1) feasting

lincoln's recommendations: (exact words)

'best pizza in the world"#

'best Tiramisu i have ever eaten in my whole life'

'its free you can eat as much as you like' - *, **, ***

'dont go to ___ , go to Kailis'..

2) driving

successful mini road trips in a foreign land!

!! parallel parking !! *insert goofy smiley*

3) sunshine, blue skies

long walks and starry nights

we're coming to yet another mid month and its scary how time slips by unknowingly. life's been treating me well these days.. there was perth, and before that, me morphing back to exhibiting occasional sloth-like tendencies with plenty of bed ridden afternoons (and evenings. and nights), mindless bbms, bumming around everywhere, sometimes nocturnal. but all in all, doing things i want at my own pace in my own time, unhurried and spontaneous.

in the hope of getting down to something more you know, constructive. i scheduled stuff that will keep me busy till october, started on some lessons with daddy, made faint future plans.. before i get forced back to my little island in the west. cant. wait. for. next. sem.

to be,

over-rr!

2010-08-05T00:06:00.005+08:00

off to down under, so stoked!

^(o.o)^

2010-08-03T02:34:00.002+08:00

Somebody once told me babies are born with 2 innate fears: the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. id like to think that we're not born to fear failures, fear the unknown, fear insecurities, fear disappointments, fear responsibilities or fear others.

(or internship opportunities. college applications. and job searches.)

2010-08-03T01:41:00.010+08:00

a day of unemployment:

slightly late morning

jurong west exploring

starbucks sipping

a bit of swimming

then driving (and parking!!)

some mindless facebooking

2010-08-01T15:42:00.002+08:00

@!$@#@%$!#%$!@#%

3 feet in a yard.
opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal.