guess wat? today marks the first anniversary of my driving licence! Whee!
and guess how many times I have driven the car? probably less than 10.
today was recounting the only time when I took the car. when my mum allowed me to take the car. to drive my cousin and uncle Dell from USA and my uncle and auntie. parking was such an embarrassment. yet it was such a fun and unforgettable experience. Zeze, remember you getting off the car directing me which way to turn teh steering wheel. and Kipa was giving me contradictory advice. so Uncle Dell in the car told me to just do it my own way :)
today was a tiring day. Went down to SBM for the tuition scheme. ended up me and LJ sat in teh office blow aircon. haha. We talked abt random stuff, before goign to eat prawn noodles.
then went down to awareness place and meet siu and kc. We had a relaxing day out together. Remember: Monday 11am at killiney :) we are so going to have a fun time with our cameras and the bodhi tree!
we walked ard before goign down to sbm for the all impt sbm meeting with all captains and v-capt and exco regarding the public talk. yes our incentive is teh $800 worth of prizes for team bonding activities! Jiayou Sariputtians! If you don't know what I am talking abt, pls tag haha.
then went down to Heeren to meet my cousins. been a long time since I met them. haz is doing her N levels, mel is doign A Levels. my bro is doign o levels - i see ALL THE TIME. and shaun just returned from shanghai. think i haven't met them even before shanghai. when are we goign k-box? haha i wanna hear hazel sing :)
we had 5 slices of cakes from Spinelli. and Hazel told me last night the foo cousins are not gluttons. guess i proved you wrong haha. must say the Chocolate Rumble was DA BEST
alright. tired. time to bathe. and tmr will be another long day. go bai bai. then zoo. and night safari. tata.
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Friday, August 04, 2006
another new day. days are passing too fast. when we are studying, we wish for teh holds. now taht the hols are here, we(at least i) wish for the sch to start. irony of life.
sometimes i wish i was a boy. i know i always say it. i don't like to compare. i don't like chauvenists. probably i m a FCP - female chauvenist pig. but that is jus me.
and i miss the good old times. times are good now. but there are so many memories that i have been trying to relive this hols. nostalgia. yet we nvr learn to appreciate the times we have now. what is wrong with us man. only 20 years of existence and we are complaining. how abt the next 10 years, 20 years, 30 years? we are looking at relationships as forever, as a job that will lessen the burden on our family. we r looking for breakthroughs, yet there are shackles upon us. haha teenage angst? i have stopped being a teen 1 month and 3 days ago.
and i refuse to buy the tough way. i tell myself not to kick up a fuss but i end up not controlling myself.
and to my frens, i appreciate all the apreciation u have been showing me. i count my blessings in knowing u. and all the memories u have given me. it is not easy being who we are right now, right here. but i believe we have it a lot easier than the millions of similar age ppl out there. and yet there are prob thousands of similar age ppl who have it better than us. we can nvr finish comparisons. i suddenly feel as if i understand where the first noble truth says that suffering is inevitable as long as we r stuck in the samsara cycle. and i m only tasting the tip of the sea of hardship.
been taking a break too long. yet still tired. u all deserve to be more tired than i m.
sometimes i wish i was a boy. i know i always say it. i don't like to compare. i don't like chauvenists. probably i m a FCP - female chauvenist pig. but that is jus me.
and i miss the good old times. times are good now. but there are so many memories that i have been trying to relive this hols. nostalgia. yet we nvr learn to appreciate the times we have now. what is wrong with us man. only 20 years of existence and we are complaining. how abt the next 10 years, 20 years, 30 years? we are looking at relationships as forever, as a job that will lessen the burden on our family. we r looking for breakthroughs, yet there are shackles upon us. haha teenage angst? i have stopped being a teen 1 month and 3 days ago.
and i refuse to buy the tough way. i tell myself not to kick up a fuss but i end up not controlling myself.
and to my frens, i appreciate all the apreciation u have been showing me. i count my blessings in knowing u. and all the memories u have given me. it is not easy being who we are right now, right here. but i believe we have it a lot easier than the millions of similar age ppl out there. and yet there are prob thousands of similar age ppl who have it better than us. we can nvr finish comparisons. i suddenly feel as if i understand where the first noble truth says that suffering is inevitable as long as we r stuck in the samsara cycle. and i m only tasting the tip of the sea of hardship.
been taking a break too long. yet still tired. u all deserve to be more tired than i m.
alright. i wanted to post some pics of our macritchie to bukit timah hike, but the pictures din want to be uploaded. guess that will have to wait till tmr.
today had a smubs meeting. then went to marina to ATTEMPT to fly a kite. then went for steambat with puee, john, yihan, sj, siu and kc. it was nice meeting up once again. and it was nice talking to my TBA members :) thanks. for all the memories.
today had a smubs meeting. then went to marina to ATTEMPT to fly a kite. then went for steambat with puee, john, yihan, sj, siu and kc. it was nice meeting up once again. and it was nice talking to my TBA members :) thanks. for all the memories.
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Daniel Powter
Bad Day
Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to gray
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on
You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee you go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces every time
And I don't need no carryin' on
Because you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad da
yYou had a bad day
Will you need a blue sky holiday?
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on
You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day(Oooh.. a holiday..)
Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong(yeah...)
So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
this pretty sums up my mood right now. and this song has an effect of perking you/me up.
Bad Day
Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to gray
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on
You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee you go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces every time
And I don't need no carryin' on
Because you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad da
yYou had a bad day
Will you need a blue sky holiday?
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on
You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day(Oooh.. a holiday..)
Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong(yeah...)
So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
this pretty sums up my mood right now. and this song has an effect of perking you/me up.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
the sky was cloudy tonight. think it is teh time of teh year. when teh nights are cool and a walk at night is always rejuvernating. think haven't taken such a walk in a long while. been a year plus i guess.
and mrs carmee lim was on tv last night. my inspiration. tho it was more of financial planning on her part, listening to her speak is an inspiration in itself. she speaks with such enthusiasm that really puts me to shame. her zest in life really makes u think u can achieve anything, if u put ur heart and soul into it. IF YOU PUT UR HEART AND SOUL INTO IT. listening to her makes me think that i may not be able to speak even one complete sentence in proper english. argh. mb u can try google 'carmee lim'. hope everyone finds your own inspirations soon. and remind urself once in a while what makes him or her ur inspiration.
and mrs carmee lim was on tv last night. my inspiration. tho it was more of financial planning on her part, listening to her speak is an inspiration in itself. she speaks with such enthusiasm that really puts me to shame. her zest in life really makes u think u can achieve anything, if u put ur heart and soul into it. IF YOU PUT UR HEART AND SOUL INTO IT. listening to her makes me think that i may not be able to speak even one complete sentence in proper english. argh. mb u can try google 'carmee lim'. hope everyone finds your own inspirations soon. and remind urself once in a while what makes him or her ur inspiration.
Monday, July 31, 2006
the best way to growing fat? eating and sleeping. that is literally wad i have been doing for the past so many days.
been a good weekend. went to ubin chalet. came back to mainland yesterday and went to da bei. it is a nice big temple/admin building, with a big hall, within minutes of walk from lavender mrt. me and mich talked to ven yong jie. she taught us a little abt organising talks at her place, like manpower to usher in the hal and outside, limited car park, how to settle our dinner plans, setting up of chairs etc. then met ming ming to talk abt the whole program. like advertising/publicity, sponsorship, printing of flyers and posters. seriously, i have nvr thought so far to all these details. think either i m shortsighted, plan or plain lazy. and i think this is a good opportunity for me and for mich. think we talk more over the phone over this big event haha. sorry mich if i keep bothering u for so much stuff.
ubin chalet was fun. played volleyball, flied kite. sorry guys i don't cycle. i don't sing too. neither do i play bball. haha i sound like a spoilsport. i like sun tanning tho. but i din get a tan. the weather over teh weekend was good. luckily it din rain. it rained yesterday (sun) and today. hmph. it was a nice chalet too. nice toilets. nice beds - if only someone din jump on the bed and got sand in the bedsheets.
i had a dream on sat night. and my heart sank when i woke up and found myself on the bed in ubin. my heart has probably sank only 2-3 times before. why does y heart (or anyone's hearts) sink? hmmm.
woke up this morning and did some stuff. then eat and sleep. se? my life. sounds like a dog's life.
read abt the read up on selena tan. she is a rgs gal too. there was a line saying that some of her frens feel used by her. she explains perhaps she moves on with things really quickly. i had some thoughts abt taht line. but i think i will reservce my comments for later.
woke up this morning to
been a good weekend. went to ubin chalet. came back to mainland yesterday and went to da bei. it is a nice big temple/admin building, with a big hall, within minutes of walk from lavender mrt. me and mich talked to ven yong jie. she taught us a little abt organising talks at her place, like manpower to usher in the hal and outside, limited car park, how to settle our dinner plans, setting up of chairs etc. then met ming ming to talk abt the whole program. like advertising/publicity, sponsorship, printing of flyers and posters. seriously, i have nvr thought so far to all these details. think either i m shortsighted, plan or plain lazy. and i think this is a good opportunity for me and for mich. think we talk more over the phone over this big event haha. sorry mich if i keep bothering u for so much stuff.
ubin chalet was fun. played volleyball, flied kite. sorry guys i don't cycle. i don't sing too. neither do i play bball. haha i sound like a spoilsport. i like sun tanning tho. but i din get a tan. the weather over teh weekend was good. luckily it din rain. it rained yesterday (sun) and today. hmph. it was a nice chalet too. nice toilets. nice beds - if only someone din jump on the bed and got sand in the bedsheets.
i had a dream on sat night. and my heart sank when i woke up and found myself on the bed in ubin. my heart has probably sank only 2-3 times before. why does y heart (or anyone's hearts) sink? hmmm.
woke up this morning and did some stuff. then eat and sleep. se? my life. sounds like a dog's life.
read abt the read up on selena tan. she is a rgs gal too. there was a line saying that some of her frens feel used by her. she explains perhaps she moves on with things really quickly. i had some thoughts abt taht line. but i think i will reservce my comments for later.
woke up this morning to
Friday, July 28, 2006
after my run, shower, breakfast, went to thomson plaza. then went to bras basah to repair my specs. yet again. must find out teh culprit one day. before taht, went to smu to retrieve my ltb text book from my fren. today was asoc camp. so there were all these accountancy studnets crossing the road from admin block to soa. and soa was packed. think it will be packed for teh next 2 days when u visit smu. haha time flies man. and i have no more energy to get myself mentally and emotionally involved in such rara activities, orientation anymore.
then went to sbm for meeting with ming ming, xiong xiong and shaun. think it was a good session. abt starting grps from scratch. then rushed home to get dinner for yihan, puee, my bro and dad. ba chor mee :D
puee and yihan came over to my place to watch Glory Road. think the show was kinda like Coach Carter. nonetheless a good show, considering i missed out what yihan said was the best part, and i fell asleep somewhere in the middle. the basketball scenes were cool. think the coach is really brave. while the players only focussed on winning the championship, the coach had to deal with his own fears, as well as his players fears, of racial discrimination. complicated story. i m tired, so i shall not elaborate further.
then 3 of us went to meet qt for ice cream.and we jus sat and talked till they dimmed the lights and it was time to come home. haven't sat at a bus stop, waiting for bus with yihan in a long while. those were the days man.
hwee called me. i called mich and ming ming. got some stuff to settle. gear 2 now :)
to sariputta gals and ananda leaders:
sorry i could not meet u guys after ur movie. i thot it was yesterday! hope u enjoyed teh show. i thot it was quite a funny show :)
then went to sbm for meeting with ming ming, xiong xiong and shaun. think it was a good session. abt starting grps from scratch. then rushed home to get dinner for yihan, puee, my bro and dad. ba chor mee :D
puee and yihan came over to my place to watch Glory Road. think the show was kinda like Coach Carter. nonetheless a good show, considering i missed out what yihan said was the best part, and i fell asleep somewhere in the middle. the basketball scenes were cool. think the coach is really brave. while the players only focussed on winning the championship, the coach had to deal with his own fears, as well as his players fears, of racial discrimination. complicated story. i m tired, so i shall not elaborate further.
then 3 of us went to meet qt for ice cream.and we jus sat and talked till they dimmed the lights and it was time to come home. haven't sat at a bus stop, waiting for bus with yihan in a long while. those were the days man.
hwee called me. i called mich and ming ming. got some stuff to settle. gear 2 now :)
to sariputta gals and ananda leaders:
sorry i could not meet u guys after ur movie. i thot it was yesterday! hope u enjoyed teh show. i thot it was quite a funny show :)
Thursday, July 27, 2006
woah it is thursday already!
tuesday. can't remember wat i did. oh i remember! we went to ikea and queensway. and ate hotdogs and meatballs. always wanted to eat at the ikea restaurant but nvr had a chance too. went to queesnsway. saw a pair of shoes. but shall wait till my atm gets to queensway :)
then watched xing yuan and my sassy gal at my house. i must say both movies were touching, tho they did not move me to tears. money-back guarantee? i think it was really sad when richie ren had to part with cecelia chung at the end. when she knew she had to let go of him, yet he was right in front of him and she could do nothing to keep him grounded.
haha and my sassy gal is one of rean's favourite. we say the male lead looks like andy. and that lum looked like su yong kang in xing yuan. haha. we have a lot of super star frens man.
watched till 230am. think inviting my frens over to watch movies is a good way of me beating my dad's curfew. what m i thinking of man. beating my dad's curfew haha. puee coming over this evening to watch goal. will tabao food for her.
then wed we went to gym at noon. then went to donate blood. sadly, out of 6 ppl who went, the 3 gals could not donate blood, whereas all teh guys donated 450cc. jacq was dehydrated, siu had low blood pressure. and i jus had my hep a vaccination.
did i mention we met xiong and alvin at queensway? that 2 greedy pigs haha. they were shopping for their hostel stuff - 50c mug, alarm clock, picture frames, lamps.... i m guessng they are really excited abt moving into hostel. i wanna visit ur hostel! quick send me an invite to ur hostel open house!
after blood donation, went to national library to borrow books for lum. haha we were carrying so many boks ard. doubt i will ever read so many books in 1 day man.jus skimmed thru everything. all on leadership - six sigma, dunno wad... could not find anythign on military law or military ethics. anyone can help pls lemme know. thanks.
went to ntu to help read thru the books. 9 ppl trying to lookthru 20+ books looking for keywords. it was really funny how everyone was jus joking and trying to squint at teh minute words. it was fun. and i hope lum finsihes his work successfully soon. do our best. think we are almost 50% done with the words.
thursday
woke up early today. 630am. my bro was not awake yet. but my mum woke me up to write him an excuse letter for his absence last week. then i realised my specs were bent again for teh third time. since my bro was asleep and my mum usually does not come into my room, i seriously think it is my dad. but no point trying to find out who. cos it will lead to unpleasant exchanges. so i have learnt to jus go get my specs repaired instead of argueing who spoiled it cos it will not help expedite teh repairment of my specs. but my bro was really sweet to offer to help me send my specs to teh optician.
my mum just left for a 1 day trip to kl for food tasting,. 8 of them goign up on a mini bus. i wanted to go too. but i realised that i have a lot of things to do today.
1. optician's
2. get ltb book from clara at smu
3. go sbm to meet xiong
4. watch glory with puee
5. look for more military and leadership jargon in my ltb and bgs textbooks.
and i decided that since my mum was not going to be ard, i had to be ard in case my bro or my granny needs me when my mum is not ard. haha at least that was the reason i gave my mum. i would have loved to go. tho i think teh 4 hour bus jouirney to and fro wiill be boring. and she will be talking business with her colleagues on board the bus. it will be good time spent with her tho.
tuesday. can't remember wat i did. oh i remember! we went to ikea and queensway. and ate hotdogs and meatballs. always wanted to eat at the ikea restaurant but nvr had a chance too. went to queesnsway. saw a pair of shoes. but shall wait till my atm gets to queensway :)
then watched xing yuan and my sassy gal at my house. i must say both movies were touching, tho they did not move me to tears. money-back guarantee? i think it was really sad when richie ren had to part with cecelia chung at the end. when she knew she had to let go of him, yet he was right in front of him and she could do nothing to keep him grounded.
haha and my sassy gal is one of rean's favourite. we say the male lead looks like andy. and that lum looked like su yong kang in xing yuan. haha. we have a lot of super star frens man.
watched till 230am. think inviting my frens over to watch movies is a good way of me beating my dad's curfew. what m i thinking of man. beating my dad's curfew haha. puee coming over this evening to watch goal. will tabao food for her.
then wed we went to gym at noon. then went to donate blood. sadly, out of 6 ppl who went, the 3 gals could not donate blood, whereas all teh guys donated 450cc. jacq was dehydrated, siu had low blood pressure. and i jus had my hep a vaccination.
did i mention we met xiong and alvin at queensway? that 2 greedy pigs haha. they were shopping for their hostel stuff - 50c mug, alarm clock, picture frames, lamps.... i m guessng they are really excited abt moving into hostel. i wanna visit ur hostel! quick send me an invite to ur hostel open house!
after blood donation, went to national library to borrow books for lum. haha we were carrying so many boks ard. doubt i will ever read so many books in 1 day man.jus skimmed thru everything. all on leadership - six sigma, dunno wad... could not find anythign on military law or military ethics. anyone can help pls lemme know. thanks.
went to ntu to help read thru the books. 9 ppl trying to lookthru 20+ books looking for keywords. it was really funny how everyone was jus joking and trying to squint at teh minute words. it was fun. and i hope lum finsihes his work successfully soon. do our best. think we are almost 50% done with the words.
thursday
woke up early today. 630am. my bro was not awake yet. but my mum woke me up to write him an excuse letter for his absence last week. then i realised my specs were bent again for teh third time. since my bro was asleep and my mum usually does not come into my room, i seriously think it is my dad. but no point trying to find out who. cos it will lead to unpleasant exchanges. so i have learnt to jus go get my specs repaired instead of argueing who spoiled it cos it will not help expedite teh repairment of my specs. but my bro was really sweet to offer to help me send my specs to teh optician.
my mum just left for a 1 day trip to kl for food tasting,. 8 of them goign up on a mini bus. i wanted to go too. but i realised that i have a lot of things to do today.
1. optician's
2. get ltb book from clara at smu
3. go sbm to meet xiong
4. watch glory with puee
5. look for more military and leadership jargon in my ltb and bgs textbooks.
and i decided that since my mum was not going to be ard, i had to be ard in case my bro or my granny needs me when my mum is not ard. haha at least that was the reason i gave my mum. i would have loved to go. tho i think teh 4 hour bus jouirney to and fro wiill be boring. and she will be talking business with her colleagues on board the bus. it will be good time spent with her tho.
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Paya Beach Resort S$129
Package (Half Board) Includes- 2 Way Transfers from Singapore and Tioman- 2 Nights Accommodation at Paya Beach Spa & Dive Resort- Daily Buffet Breakfast- Welcome Drink
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Donkey rides/trekking
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
monday
went to meet sj for lunch. then gym. bought my income tax book, which i think i will keep. the other books can buy from second hand.
if i keep running 2.4km 2-3 times a week, think i can go join the great eastern 5k fun run/walk/crawl? i would love to join teh 10km one, tho i think i won't make it till the end. given that 29 oct is smack in the middle of the sch term ie not much time to train. this will be fun. any interested applicants? siu and sariputta gals? wing lam and huiyi and meiyin? this will be fun if we can do together :) sorry this is open to ladies only. The men don't get it.
went for rochor tau huay again. walked to little india. came home. kinda tired. not shagged mind you.
exciting tuesday coming up. it is the first day of teh lunar/chinese seventh month. dad reminds me not to come home before 12 midnight. hmmm.
went to meet sj for lunch. then gym. bought my income tax book, which i think i will keep. the other books can buy from second hand.
if i keep running 2.4km 2-3 times a week, think i can go join the great eastern 5k fun run/walk/crawl? i would love to join teh 10km one, tho i think i won't make it till the end. given that 29 oct is smack in the middle of the sch term ie not much time to train. this will be fun. any interested applicants? siu and sariputta gals? wing lam and huiyi and meiyin? this will be fun if we can do together :) sorry this is open to ladies only. The men don't get it.
went for rochor tau huay again. walked to little india. came home. kinda tired. not shagged mind you.
exciting tuesday coming up. it is the first day of teh lunar/chinese seventh month. dad reminds me not to come home before 12 midnight. hmmm.
Sunday, July 23, 2006
sunday was spent sweating under the sweltering hot sun. it was too hot to sleep. too hot to do anything. so i switched on the aircon and hid in my room reading my book.
i have never really sat down and read my book before. and this hols i have been reading books.
in chronological order:
1. The Juror by JOhn Grisham
2. Opening The Door of yoru Heart by Ajahn Brahm
3. Karma 101
4. Freakonomics (in process)
5. Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah
i wanna buy Opening The Door of your Heart by Ajahn Brahm. awareness place? kino?
freakonomics is interesting too. from an economic pov.
i have many books from overseas. hopefully slowly clear them before sch starts and no time to read!
i have never really sat down and read my book before. and this hols i have been reading books.
in chronological order:
1. The Juror by JOhn Grisham
2. Opening The Door of yoru Heart by Ajahn Brahm
3. Karma 101
4. Freakonomics (in process)
5. Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah
i wanna buy Opening The Door of your Heart by Ajahn Brahm. awareness place? kino?
freakonomics is interesting too. from an economic pov.
i have many books from overseas. hopefully slowly clear them before sch starts and no time to read!
saturday
whee! went for picnic at botanical gardens. there was plenty of food. and 2 'old' men were playing chess, even though ue kept winning. thankfully, the weather was not too hot/sunny, otherwise we would all have been roasted to death.
we played frisbee. too bad the kites could not fly. it was a much livelier sight than teh last 2 times i came. plus i saw the relocated taman serasi hawker. they serve nice satay and soursop drinks. shd go back there to eat one of these days. there were swans, plenty of ppl and dogs.
had to leave early. went to rj to meet the councillors, who have flown back from all over the world - uk, us, taiwan, spain, france... nice seeing everyone once again. still think the new rj is too big. not like cosy old rj. and i miss all the ppl , the sights and sounds of ghim moh/ mt sinai.
we went to play bball. last time, we used to play bball everyday after sch everyday. now, we can only play bball once a year when everyone flies back. and as we grow older, the inertia not to play bball will be greater. sometimes i wish i could turn back time. i din enjoy primary sch or sec sch as much as i enjoy my jc life. and i m really gald i really enjoyed my 2 years of jc.
had to leave early again. to eat mcdonalds dinner with my dad. guess my dad and my bro weren't as excited as i was abt havign mcdonald's dinner. think i haven't been having dinner with my dad often recently, so he suggested mcdonald's. the macs at sin ming/upper thomson is closing down le, so guess we caught it in the nick of time. next time we are eating out, we are having zhi cha for dinner :)
came home, went to watch lu4 ding3 ji4 at weixin's house. when we drove past rj, my frens wre still sitting/standing ard the bball courts.
staying home today till piano lessons sundays are pretty boring. clearning my credits now :)
whee! went for picnic at botanical gardens. there was plenty of food. and 2 'old' men were playing chess, even though ue kept winning. thankfully, the weather was not too hot/sunny, otherwise we would all have been roasted to death.
we played frisbee. too bad the kites could not fly. it was a much livelier sight than teh last 2 times i came. plus i saw the relocated taman serasi hawker. they serve nice satay and soursop drinks. shd go back there to eat one of these days. there were swans, plenty of ppl and dogs.
had to leave early. went to rj to meet the councillors, who have flown back from all over the world - uk, us, taiwan, spain, france... nice seeing everyone once again. still think the new rj is too big. not like cosy old rj. and i miss all the ppl , the sights and sounds of ghim moh/ mt sinai.
we went to play bball. last time, we used to play bball everyday after sch everyday. now, we can only play bball once a year when everyone flies back. and as we grow older, the inertia not to play bball will be greater. sometimes i wish i could turn back time. i din enjoy primary sch or sec sch as much as i enjoy my jc life. and i m really gald i really enjoyed my 2 years of jc.
had to leave early again. to eat mcdonalds dinner with my dad. guess my dad and my bro weren't as excited as i was abt havign mcdonald's dinner. think i haven't been having dinner with my dad often recently, so he suggested mcdonald's. the macs at sin ming/upper thomson is closing down le, so guess we caught it in the nick of time. next time we are eating out, we are having zhi cha for dinner :)
came home, went to watch lu4 ding3 ji4 at weixin's house. when we drove past rj, my frens wre still sitting/standing ard the bball courts.
staying home today till piano lessons sundays are pretty boring. clearning my credits now :)
Saturday, July 22, 2006
thursday
was at home waiting for aircon man to come and change my aircon. my house has been super hot the past few nights w/o aircon.
must say the aircon uncles were quite efficient. think they spent a lot of efforts whacking the old aircons out. they showed me the rusty nails. the other uncle had to climb out of the window to remove teh compressor. he had those harness u wear when u go rock climbing on. they were nice too.
realised last time when my house was under renovation, my mum used to buy packet drinks for the workers. so i kinda picked up this habit and also went to buy packet drinks for teh aircon uncles.
then the boss talked to me while we waited for mama to come home and settle the bill. we were talking abt global warming, plasma tv, grandmothers, daikin v panasonic etc. guess it is in their line to do lots of talking. but he was really nice too.
then i went to meet ryan melon, ernest, zhen lin, mich, sel, dee at city hall. our original plans to eat carl's junior took a turn for thr better - we went to nydc! haha the food wasn't fantastic, but i believe all of us enjoyed teh desserts! we had THAT BONEY CAKE, whch is one of selina's favourites, and JEDI MUDSTER. both were equally good, tho i believe meln loved the boney cake so much he entered nirvana for a moment. haha
we took loads of nonsense photos as well, which are mostly on ernest's cam. melon was really paiseh cos manay ppl were looking at us haha. well well. upali and sariputta have signed a treaty le!
after which, we went to eat more auntie annie's. think my cinnamon sugar was better than melon's sour cream. :P then we went to koi pond to take pictures. we were all blinded for a moment. ernest only saw orange blinding lights for a while, due to the flash haha. guess it was overall a fun night for all of us. and for melon, his last night on earth before checkinginto hotel tekong.
must say the aircon uncles were quite efficient. think they spent a lot of efforts whacking the old aircons out. they showed me the rusty nails. the other uncle had to climb out of the window to remove teh compressor. he had those harness u wear when u go rock climbing on. they were nice too.
realised last time when my house was under renovation, my mum used to buy packet drinks for the workers. so i kinda picked up this habit and also went to buy packet drinks for teh aircon uncles.
then the boss talked to me while we waited for mama to come home and settle the bill. we were talking abt global warming, plasma tv, grandmothers, daikin v panasonic etc. guess it is in their line to do lots of talking. but he was really nice too.
then i went to meet ryan melon, ernest, zhen lin, mich, sel, dee at city hall. our original plans to eat carl's junior took a turn for thr better - we went to nydc! haha the food wasn't fantastic, but i believe all of us enjoyed teh desserts! we had THAT BONEY CAKE, whch is one of selina's favourites, and JEDI MUDSTER. both were equally good, tho i believe meln loved the boney cake so much he entered nirvana for a moment. haha
we took loads of nonsense photos as well, which are mostly on ernest's cam. melon was really paiseh cos manay ppl were looking at us haha. well well. upali and sariputta have signed a treaty le!
after which, we went to eat more auntie annie's. think my cinnamon sugar was better than melon's sour cream. :P then we went to koi pond to take pictures. we were all blinded for a moment. ernest only saw orange blinding lights for a while, due to the flash haha. guess it was overall a fun night for all of us. and for melon, his last night on earth before checkinginto hotel tekong.
friday
went to choa chu kang to meet wing lam and huiyi for sushi buffet. why do we pay to suffer? teh sushi was not bad la. but we really stuffed ourselves silly. went to shop for a while. bought kites!
went to sch to gym. had to call so many ppl - selina, michelle, sj, uncle audrick. time to get busy! gym was crowded. only ran. din do much.
after which we trodded down to PS to buy green tea from carrefour. then walked all teh way back to rochor for tau huay. somehow i have this craving for tau huay recently. probably due to the newspaper report on sunday. this is my second time eating tau huay this week :)
sorry sariputta gals, i can't make it for sharing tmr as i will be attending my jc reunion. this is the summer hols and my frens have flown back from all over teh world. understand tmr is our house's presentation on sariputa. i have complete trust in our leaders to deliver a gd presentation on sariputta. also, i hope all of u will learn more abt Sariputta, one of the two chief disciples of the Buddha.
gotta visit Da Bei with siu and mich one day next week. mb we can hook up with their elderly home and perform comm service there.
even before sch has started, i m starting to feel more pressure on myself and on my frens too. mb it is the inertia, not wanting to go back to sch. sometimes we don't understand why are we feelign like this. or why we are goign thru this. sometimes, we just don't have the answers to everything. if we can find out teh source of our problems, good. finish it off. what is more impt, when we can't find the root of the problem, is to simply let it go.
letting go is not as easy. even as we think we have let go, we may be clinging on more tightly than ever. personal feelings. as most of u know, i can't get into medical sch. initially i told myself, i have to let go. mb i will have more fun at smu, study less in accountancy than in medicine, climb the corporate ladder. yet when uni started, i realised i still secretly harboured the regret of not appealing.
but now, i can tell u i m having fun in smu. i have many frens, frens who have shown me the world, frens who have cared for each other, frens who have stood by each other, frens who jus crap with each other. i also remember saying that the number of trips i have gone this summer has more than made up teh bulk of teh reasons why i m in smu. i have more time for other activities aka SBM. i have oppotunities at organising talks, organising functions, working with many other organisations. i believe i m leading a more fruitful life than if i were to study my life off in medicine school. have i truly let go of wanting to go to medical school? probably. after all, 100 years later, no one will remember whether laura foo went to study medicine or accountancy.
speaking of which, i don't like to call ppl up. why? i also dunno why. i don't like to call cos i dunno what to say over the phone. i don't like to call up strangers as well too. always gives me butterflies in my stomach. however, i realise i have had to call up more organisations these past week than in my whole life. i also called up some sariputtians. jus had a nice talk with mich. think talking over teh phone can be fun too. and i think i m overcoming my 'fear' of calling strangers too. it is just like how u used to be araid of sth, like making mistakes. but once u make enough mistakes, u will no longer feel hurt or embarrassed when making the mistake. jus take it in our stride, be more confident before and keep up the good work! =)
P.S. hope melon is doing wel first night at tekong
P.P.S hope puee is doing well w/o mr wisdom tooth
Friday, July 21, 2006
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Wednesday
went to bukit batok to have lunch with wing lam and huiyi. been a long time since we met up. huiyi has had a series of unfortunate incidents while in taiwan. i hope u and ur family will get better :)
then went to city hall to meet puee. it was kinda awkward meeting rgs gals in city link, in case puee taught them pe. haha we used to think that pe teachers shd not be seen outside of sch. oh well
had a nice long walk and a nice long talk with puee. this is wat i miss most hanging ard with puee. we don't complain abt teh distance. we nvr run out of topics to talk abt. and we always buy junk food and share :)
went to eat rochor beancurd with mr gym. guess wad? teh sunset there is quite nice. sat ard. talked. walked to little india and took a bus home.
to puee: good luck saying goodbye to mr wisdom tooth. i hope it will be an uncomplicated case for u - no bleeding on saturday
forgot to mention, last night came home alone late at night. i was kinda jumpy at every single movement or noise behind me. when i had enough sense to calm down, i realised taht i used to come back at these times when i was in jc. but i was not afraid. so wad had happened to me? then i looked ard my surroundings and realised how much my neighbourhood had changed. the covered walkways, the orange lights, teh playground that is no longer there.
sometimes, takign a nice slow walk through my neighbourhood is interesting. there was once i heard an indian man scolding his indian wife on the second storey. was kinda alarmed. but i guess he was not beating her up so i could not meddle in their domestic affairs.
and my place is infested with cats. taht day i was scared by an albino cat - white fur and red eyes - taht was guarding teh lift. i din dare to enter the lift.
afraid of a cat? hmm. i think i have changed, and not for the better.
tmr i m goign to spend half teh day at home waiting for the air con man to come and install the air con. then we r ahving a celebratory/farewell dinner for mr ryan melon, who will be goign into NS on friday. whee! best fren! i won't miss u don't worry. remember to give me a treat when u get ur first pay!
to the one person who can surf blog while working: i wanna go walk from macritchie to bukit timah. i wanna watch xing yuan. i wanna donate blood and go zoo! so many things! so little time! haha hope this lightens up ur thursday! almost weekend!
to mr gym: rochor bean curd still nicer?
to my best belly-dancer bwen: i wanna go visit little india! remember remember? mr gym missed us at gym today :)
went to bukit batok to have lunch with wing lam and huiyi. been a long time since we met up. huiyi has had a series of unfortunate incidents while in taiwan. i hope u and ur family will get better :)
then went to city hall to meet puee. it was kinda awkward meeting rgs gals in city link, in case puee taught them pe. haha we used to think that pe teachers shd not be seen outside of sch. oh well
had a nice long walk and a nice long talk with puee. this is wat i miss most hanging ard with puee. we don't complain abt teh distance. we nvr run out of topics to talk abt. and we always buy junk food and share :)
went to eat rochor beancurd with mr gym. guess wad? teh sunset there is quite nice. sat ard. talked. walked to little india and took a bus home.
to puee: good luck saying goodbye to mr wisdom tooth. i hope it will be an uncomplicated case for u - no bleeding on saturday
forgot to mention, last night came home alone late at night. i was kinda jumpy at every single movement or noise behind me. when i had enough sense to calm down, i realised taht i used to come back at these times when i was in jc. but i was not afraid. so wad had happened to me? then i looked ard my surroundings and realised how much my neighbourhood had changed. the covered walkways, the orange lights, teh playground that is no longer there.
sometimes, takign a nice slow walk through my neighbourhood is interesting. there was once i heard an indian man scolding his indian wife on the second storey. was kinda alarmed. but i guess he was not beating her up so i could not meddle in their domestic affairs.
and my place is infested with cats. taht day i was scared by an albino cat - white fur and red eyes - taht was guarding teh lift. i din dare to enter the lift.
afraid of a cat? hmm. i think i have changed, and not for the better.
tmr i m goign to spend half teh day at home waiting for the air con man to come and install the air con. then we r ahving a celebratory/farewell dinner for mr ryan melon, who will be goign into NS on friday. whee! best fren! i won't miss u don't worry. remember to give me a treat when u get ur first pay!
to the one person who can surf blog while working: i wanna go walk from macritchie to bukit timah. i wanna watch xing yuan. i wanna donate blood and go zoo! so many things! so little time! haha hope this lightens up ur thursday! almost weekend!
to mr gym: rochor bean curd still nicer?
to my best belly-dancer bwen: i wanna go visit little india! remember remember? mr gym missed us at gym today :)
Tuesday
was out the whole day/ mostly alone till the evening.
never leave laura alone shopping the whole day. i bought quite a bit of stuff.
went to fax some documents. then posted some letters :)
then took an arduous journey down to tiong bahru via mrt from novena.
1st shopping stop: novena Mall
buy: photo album
by the time i reached the clinic, it was 1pm and the doc comes only at 2pm. i was third in line.
2nd shopping stop: tiong bahru
buy: nothing
pretty nice place for food though :)
saw my doctor. he is a pretty sociable guy, who talks a lot, which is why patients like me are often stranded out side waiting for him. then again, he is wiling to spend some time with the patient and respect the patient he is with at that moment. it is like living in the moment. who cares who has been sitting outside waiting for u? every patient gets their chance to speak and gets your full attention sooner or later.
similarly, when we are out with frens, learn to appreciate teh moment we have. learn to appreciate the ppl we are with now. try not to keep that nagging feeling at the back of our heads saying we have to be home, we have to do this, we have to do that. live in teh moment man.
went to collect my contact lens. simple affair. then bought my karma book! whee!went to shop ard raffles city and centrepoint. khakis are in! linen and denim are going out! i m so goona stock up on khakis haha
met sj at cine. haha ue and jacq are ambassadors for spca? congrats! tho it is a bit hard to think of ue being caring to animals haha. loking forward to seeing both of u on tv.
xiong, if u r reading this, weixin says u r real funny and handsome. haha how, pretty face? and taht elaine u were telling me is my year one la.
watched pirates of teh carribean. funny show. really laughed haha. though it was a little too long and we sat thru the whole credits to watch a small snippet.
btw, orlando bloom is more shuai4 here than in lord of teh rings. all hail aragorn!
was out the whole day/ mostly alone till the evening.
never leave laura alone shopping the whole day. i bought quite a bit of stuff.
went to fax some documents. then posted some letters :)
then took an arduous journey down to tiong bahru via mrt from novena.
1st shopping stop: novena Mall
buy: photo album
by the time i reached the clinic, it was 1pm and the doc comes only at 2pm. i was third in line.
2nd shopping stop: tiong bahru
buy: nothing
pretty nice place for food though :)
saw my doctor. he is a pretty sociable guy, who talks a lot, which is why patients like me are often stranded out side waiting for him. then again, he is wiling to spend some time with the patient and respect the patient he is with at that moment. it is like living in the moment. who cares who has been sitting outside waiting for u? every patient gets their chance to speak and gets your full attention sooner or later.
similarly, when we are out with frens, learn to appreciate teh moment we have. learn to appreciate the ppl we are with now. try not to keep that nagging feeling at the back of our heads saying we have to be home, we have to do this, we have to do that. live in teh moment man.
went to collect my contact lens. simple affair. then bought my karma book! whee!went to shop ard raffles city and centrepoint. khakis are in! linen and denim are going out! i m so goona stock up on khakis haha
met sj at cine. haha ue and jacq are ambassadors for spca? congrats! tho it is a bit hard to think of ue being caring to animals haha. loking forward to seeing both of u on tv.
xiong, if u r reading this, weixin says u r real funny and handsome. haha how, pretty face? and taht elaine u were telling me is my year one la.
watched pirates of teh carribean. funny show. really laughed haha. though it was a little too long and we sat thru the whole credits to watch a small snippet.
btw, orlando bloom is more shuai4 here than in lord of teh rings. all hail aragorn!
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