.::feel the pulses*::.

Mayday

2012-02-29T09:11:00.003-08:00

阿信说：'还记得以前我们来新加坡疯狂地上通告，一天二十个通告'
'每上一次通告，主持人就会问我们一次，然后谁最爱欺负谁，谁最不爱干净，谁最小气，谁最好色。讲第一遍，很好玩，讲第二十遍，头就晕了，呃，开始觉得，好色的是你吗？还是你？小气的是我吗？还是他？但是我记得第一次在新加坡的签名会，好像下着大雨嘛，然后我们，呃，在短短的雨停之间，然后我们终于可以背上乐器, 然后唱我们的歌给新加坡的朋友听。呃，我想到现在五月天都还是会常常会谈论着历年来的那些回忆。嗯，我想要不是我们因为疯狂的上通告的经验，呃，今天在场不会有一万人认识五月天。但是我知道接下来五月天变得很少来，呃，其实我想不是因为我们变骄傲了，变得臭屁了，或者变得忘记你们了，只是我们还有更多的城市，更多的地方，我们要去讲，谁最小气，谁最好色。嗯，我很感谢的是虽然我们没有再来这里上那么多通告了，可是你们始终不肯离开，谢谢你们的照顾。将近这十年来，谢谢你们的，倔强。'

2012-01-25T00:24:00.000-08:00

Hello everybody.

I have not blogged since May last year and since it's the beginning of the dragon year and almost one month into January, I feel obliged to share with you my thoughts.

Back in December last year, my uncle and his family who emigrated to Wellington, New Zealand some six years ago came back to spend their summer vacation.

We had a few gatherings, honest conversations and what really struck me was, they are leading a totally different lifestyle as compared to us living in Singapore. For instance, they will go horse-riding at a ranch during the weekends. But what we usually do in Singapore is to have our eyes glued to our smart phones, our computers, catching the latest episodes of dramas, or meet up with our friends, visit our grandparents. In short, we're living the city life, while they lead a really sub-urban, country life. All I can say is, they are living in a different world.

They may appear to be concerned about what has been happening in Singapore, like how's my grandmother's health. But what can they do? If something happens, will they be in time to come back to help? Or will they prefer not to come back?

What happened recently has made me lose faith in some extended family members. Some people are just plain selfish when it comes to helping out and it frustrates me.

I am not sure if I should share this here. But my grandmother was recently diagnosed with dementia. As time goes by, she may lose all her recent memory, maybe in a few years time, she wouldn't be able to recognise her family members anymore. This is so so so sad if you think about it. So I think as family members we should spend more time with her. What worsens the situation is that she stays alone. Sometimes she forgets to take her medicine, very frequently, she will not remember to have her meals. My mum is so afraid that someday, she may just be one of those missing elderly on facebook. She just started her rehab treatment today and I hope she feels better gradually.

I have no problems with you migrating, I know it is a personal choice. But very often, when we choose to do something, we don't think about how our parents will feel. All parents are the same, even if their children commit a grave mistake, they will still love their children. They always have the sense of guilt towards their children, like, I brought my child to this world, so I have to give him or her the best. However when your kids grow up, get married, have children,begin to move out of the house, start to migrate without you or agree with their spouse more than listening to what you have to say, can you say,' No you can't migrate! ' or 'If you want to, bring me with you'. ?
I don't think you will bear to tell that to your children right?

So in my opinion, at the very least what these children can do is to spend more time with their parents. No matter how busy they are.

But, they went back to NZ on the first of January.

When it was close to Chinese New Year, my grandma bought so much food in her fridge thinking that they will be back for reunion dinner. What she didn't remember was, they went back to their ang moh country already, and we won't know when they will be back again. Who knows? She may have forgotten all about them when the time comes.

2011-05-15T02:40:00.000-07:00

On the night of 20th March 2011, the four of us embarked on a journey of return to London, this time around, without our dad.

Frankly speaking, going on this trip was filled with a lot of apprehension as it was a short getaway and I had a lot to catch up on, academically when I return. But, if you read on, you'll realise that my worries were uncalled for.

My mood was instantly lifted when the A380 Jumbo appeared right in front of me. Just had to take a picture of it.

Just take a look at the smile! Felt really excited to visit Europe once again! Have I ever mentioned before that I love taking plane rides? It's like a hobby. XD

The journey on the plane was awesome. Watched The King's Speech and Black Swan. Two starkly different shows I would say, in terms of genre. I was pretty intrigued and disturbed at the same time, especially after watching the intense Black Swan. The rest of the time was spent listening to Bruno Mars, Black Eyed Peas, GLEE, Leehom... before I dozed off and slipped into a.. was it a 7 or 8-hour coma? Not forgetting the occasional meal times and alcohol indulgence. HAHA. The flight to London took about 14 hours.

Immigration clearence at the Heathrow Airport was pretty efficient, since we arrived early Monday Morning at about 6.45am. Made our way to the Tube station, yes, the Underground!

So we purchased our Oysters and I took the Tube for the first time in my entire life. Verdict? Nothing special. Haha. So our destination was Euston Station via the Picadilly Line with a transit via the Victoria Line, where my cousin is staying. Luggages were too heavy so didn't take any pictures haha.

First sight of the London buses!

Our Cuzzie had to go for class at 9am so we had about one hour to make our way to the British Museum and she'll meet us later. So what do you do on Monday mornings when you're bored and hungry? Yes, have a cuppa at Macs!! My sissy got hot choco while I got myself a nice and warm cup of cuppacino. Another person was munching on her McMuffin. The other sister.

Speaking of which, coffee is an essential especially when it's the first week of Spring. It helps to warm up the body. Temperature on that day was a good 3 Degrees. Yeah, Spring at 3 Degrees. Haha. And so we walked, and we walked and we continued walking. By the way, the best way to travel in Central London is definitely by foot. But you have to be prepared to walk A LOT. So meanwhile, we spotted this familiar phone booth and I decided to take a peep.

Hmm, I wonder who I was gonna call....

We finally arrived at the British Museum.

The exterior of the museum looks like any other European museums, but what took my breath away was the interior design!!

A tourist who sounded like an American, was standing nearby, did a huge exclamation, ' Wow, this is magnificent!' So you can imagine the fascination when we first got into the museum.

Other than this grand spectacular entrance, there were alot of cool exhibits around. We visited the Egypt and South-East Asian exhibitions etc. There was a clock exhibit which displayed many of the clocks from the A.D. times to the B.C. times and the clocks that we're using in this 21st century. I got to admit that I'm not an avid museum goer but to be horribly frank, I have to say the National Museum of Singapore is nowhere near what the British Museum has/had to offer.

So the trip to the museum was pretty boring, yet breath-taking at the same time. I would say it is worth going, especially since most of the entrance to the exhibits are free. Entry to the museum is free for the general public! Say YAY to that! :D

After the museum visit with the cousin, it was time for lunch at this recommended Chinese restaurant called Noodle Oodle at Oxford Street. We had pretty good XLBs=xiao long baos, noodles, which I totally forgot to take pictures of, cause I was starving. When our hunger was satisfied, it was time for some shopping. Suspicious word: Some. It's pretty impossible not to shop while you're at Oxford Street because they have all the brands along the street- River Island, New Look, Top Shop, Gap, M&S, H&M, Uniqlo(yes, it has gone Global. In fact, there were at least 2 outlets along Oxford Street)... you name it, they have it! There was even a MUJI near my hotel and yes, the Dominion Theatre, offical West End theatre for WE WILL ROCK YOU was very near my hotel. Didn't manage to catch the musical, but it has a really impressive entrance.

Please ignore that person on the phone. He was probably trying to pose for my camera while I took a quick snap at the theatre across the road.

So the rest of the afternoon was spent in the fitting rooms, shopping, walking, choosing, shopping, walking. There was alot of walking. The entire distance of Oxford Street is almost equivalent to walking from The Cathay to Wheelock Place along Orchard Road? Perhaps even longer than that. But we did had a lot of fun, soaking in the atmosphere, with cool and well dressed people around. No flip-flops, no shorts. haha.

Dinner was a visit to Sainsbury's, a supermarket, which was just across the street from our hotel. And that was the end of Day One for us. The following days were much more interesting. So till next time! : )

2011-04-03T12:35:00.000-07:00

I will fill you in! :D

2010-10-17T12:52:00.000-07:00

Despite the busy schedule this week, I managed to meet Cel, Jer and TTY for lunch during the middle of the week! We visited Tao's and gosh, the food was pretty awesome!!

Some pictures taken from Cel's camera. It's Desserts-Tea-Soup-Main Entrees-Appetiser. Well of course my pictures are in the wrong order. LOL.

I'm finally back to pen down some of my thoughts.

It has been almost a month since school started. Life really got busy the past week, especially on Thursday when I spent about sixteen hours for lessons in school, only returning at late hours of the night. Despite all these preoccupations with work, school and choir, I'm not complaining. In fact, I'm cherishing these moments of stress that I only get to experience while in school. Fatigue will only start to take a toll on me when assignment deadlines creep in, and challenges me to management my time, either that or die of suffocation.

Now some time through mid week, something I read on fb caused me to be really upset and this feeling of frustration was in a huge magnitude. I felt my mind was tearing apart. It was this perturb feeling that made me ponder how years of friendship can amount to nothing! Well, I'm not referring to anyone in particular here. But I just want to clarify that most of my school activities, work commitments, external activities like choir are held in the morning and late evenings and at night. Most of my afternoons are free, but you guys are not. So what's the big fuss about me not attending meet-ups?? It's ridiculous!! Btw, 157, I'm definitely not talking about you all as you are an understanding bunch of good pals. So on top of that, I still need to spend time with the Fam. So, I really don't know how to react when I read THAT comment on fb. Oh well, whatever. HAHA BLAH

You guys should pay Tao's Restaurant a visit. It's at POMO, near Dhoby Ghaut!

2010-09-18T05:58:00.000-07:00

On Monday, cousin Jonathan and his girlfriend of seven years, Xiaojing officially got married. It was a busy day, as they had the traditional Chinese ceremonies in the morning, solemnization in the late afternoon, followed by banquet dinner. I thought it was really efficient of them to plan everything in one day! That makes the 13th Sept 2010 all the more memorable.

I witnessed the traditional Chinese tea ceremony and the wedding dinner. It was really fun and unforgettable because it's my very first cousin who was getting married!! Btw, cousin Jon is eight years my senior. He is mum's elder sister's son.

So here goes... we went to pick up my grandma before we headed to his place in Ang Mo Kio. Everyone seemed really really excited when we got there! I think my mum, dad, uncles and aunts were so anxious to drink that cup of sweet red dates tea. With everyone grinning from ear to ear, cousin Sherrie asked Uncle John, Jon's father, 你开心吗? Which he replied with a Yes!! I mean, why wouldn't he since his first child is getting married?! ( : And with that, the white Mercs bridal car arrived and my Dad shouted,' 快点谁要去开车门？？' Abigail, Sherrie and I really wanted to go cause you know what we'll get when we open the door of the bridal car right? BUT WE'RE GIRLS. So a guy cousin from Jon's paternal side went downstairs. They took quite awhile to alight from the car because I think his cousin didn't agree with the amount that was in the red packet. HAHA.

Yeah, that's Uncle Yew Kong's hand. HELLO! おかえり!!

Beautiful Bride and Groom. That's Xiaojing's younger sister holding on to her long gown.

Yay! She waved to my camera!! Woosh!

Cheers! Screams! Yells! WOoooo!! Now Dad shouted 'Carry her in!!' and so we chanted 'Carry! Carry! Carry!!!'

Bride's response, ' errr, I'm waiting...' Groom's all prepared to take the lead!

Everybody screamed and clapped!!! WOohoooo!!!!!

Did you see that? She liked my camera! I just knew it! HAHA

Wokay, so after that was the tea ceremony which I didn't take any pictures as we were busy soaking ourselves in the blissful atmosphere. Aha. But took a few pictures of their house during lunch!

Grandma's suppose to be in the picture? Yes/No? Not really sure about that. >.<

That's the walk-in wardrobe at the back! Mum, I want that in our house!!!

Alright, I've limited pictures. HA.

Now for the sumptuous banquet at Mandarin Oriental Ballroom...

It started at 8.20pm when we were told to be seated by 7.30pm. Lesson learnt: Never be early for wedding dinners!

There was a video of what happened during the day and thereafter, the newly weds started walking down the red carpet.

And so, we were too preoccupied with the food served, thus couldn't take pictures but my sis just had to snap pictures of this dessert of the day- Chocolate Molten Lava Cake with Vanilla sauce and a dash of Strawberry jam! I would give it Hyakuten!!!! 100 marks!!! Best dessert I've ever had at any wedding dinners!! : D

I'm chocolate biased. teeheeee.

So we were all eager to go home as it was a weekday night and people have got work the next day. When I shook Jon's hands, our conversation went like...

XH to Jon: Hey! Have a happy marriage!!
Jon to XH: Next one is your turn already ar!!
XH to Jon: -_-"|

Marriage is something I'm not even thinking about at this stage of my life. ( : But all the best to you, cousin-in-law and all the love birds in the world! (^______^)

2010-08-29T09:49:00.000-07:00

Hmm, is it going to rain??

It's snowing!! ( :

This is what happens when you're living in your own world.

2010-08-22T09:15:00.000-07:00

Now you see, I did this post while listening to David Choi at the Esplanade Chill Out Stage yesterday. It was type-written in my phone. And I can't wait to share my encounters with you all!
So here goes...

It all started with Japanese class when we had the conversation section of the course, which was really interesting and hilarious. We learnt how to change appointments in Japanese. For instance you and the person beside you had to pretend to be colleagues/friends/teacher-student/Beauty Salon Receptionist-Customer. So my partner and I were appointed to be friends. Therefore we had to speak casually instead of being formal with each other. And the issue was to postpone our gathering to next week and we had to state the reason for the request. Now the laughter started when my 'friend' ended the conversation by saying 'arigatou gozaimasu' and I replied with 'douitashimashite'. Now Sensei corrected us saying that it's wrong to use both statements because we're in an extremely informal setting. HAHA. So instead of saying Thank You and You're Welcomed, the Japanese will usually say 'arigatou' and I have to reply 'iiyo! daijyoubu!' which means it's fine, no worries. Now that's something that I've known for quite some time. However, I guess we do have the mentality that we can use either casual or informal language when it comes to communicating with our friends. It's somehow etched in our local culture that there's no formal or polite or even PROPER way of speaking English, thus resulting in the proliferation of Singlish, is this probably why many S'poreans are kinda weak verbally? Now, it's a hindrance and bad habit to be corrected when speaking in Japanese.

After which, I met my friend at Bugis, it was too boring, so we decided to head to Raffles City. Now that was when the fun began! We tried the Mango Meringue Pie at Cedele for the first time, and Emma Yong(Theatre actress) was at the next table eavesdropping on us and she decided to follow suit! Which was to try the Pie! HA, she had to take-away the Pie cause we think she had to go back for rehearsals. She had this really huge patch of red and black make-up which seemed like eye shadow, was wearing a white and black floral print dress. We reckoned she was probably on a break from her full dress rehearsal for the Fried Rice Paradise. Now THAT PIE was awesome! Because it was AWESOMELY SWEET, if there is such a word. No more desserts for me for the coming week! It was absolute sugar rush but had a refreshing taste, never tried anything like that before! ( : Then we headed to Esplanade and saw Lim Yu Beng(Theatre actor) on the escalator and he had a Malay accent when he said 'La' which sounded really Peranakanish. And so, we found seats near the Chill Out Stage and settled down. After which, to my utter shock, saw Mr Kwei walk past us at the Esplanade!! He didn't see us, and he was walking too quickly, so we didn't manage to greet him! Also, we didn't manage to see David Choi too clearly since it was so freaking crowded! There were probably 500 people occupying that small concourse area at Esplanade?! However, we were sitting in a comfortable position listening to him and of course, random outburst of screams by obsessed female AND MALE fans. I think his popularity in Singapore is equivalent to that of an American Artist, yeah, and by the way, he IS American, ABK (American Born Korean) to be exact.

The ultimate joke of the day was to see a teenage girl dancing Disco moves along to Choi's acoustic music. My goodness, what was she trying to do?! Attract attention??

And there goes my amazing encounters yesterday, amazing because you don't get to see so many brilliant artists within a day! And end up watching a girl dancing disco to acoustic music.

By the way, just in case you don't know who David Choi is, he is an American Youtube sensation with 2 albums under his name. His music resembles Jason Mraz's. You can check him out at www.davidchoimusic.com .

Till next time!

2010-08-14T11:35:00.001-07:00

Hey everybody! The meeting with 157 today made me realise the importance of having long-lasting friends! So I decided to blog about this historic day, which coincidentally, is also the opening day of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games! I missed the opening ceremony! Shall watch the repeat telecast tmr! Oh btw, if you guys are interested, you can check my twitter page for more updates regarding my whereabouts for the past few months.

Now back to my point. Even though we don't meet often, there is never a moment of awkward silence whenever we gather together. And I will never forget this very day, when I was forced by jning to go for choir when unfortunately, it wasn't in my plan at all. haha. But I'm not regretting though, because Sensei was present for the entire practice. (: Things could have turned sour if she wasn't there. Just felt slightly pissed off as my mood was ruined by Ms Sing-out-loud aka Ms tone deaf. Nice name huh. Fits her perfectly. Well, why am I complaining? You need to know that when you have someone who's tone deaf blasting at your ears, it's very harmful for one of your five senses, which is hearing. Thus it indirectly affects your pitch. Come on woman, you need to know when to keep your volume down! I can finally understand how telling someone her mistakes is so difficult because they'll repeat the same ole errors the next time you stand and sing next to them. So my resolution for the upcoming concert is not to stand next to this woman. AND some of her fellow counterparts. This must be a conspiracy to overthrow the Alto section. But too bad, we've got the power clique who'll most likely cover the blatant voices(I hope and pray).

Oh, and for once I was early for our meet-up! How amazing right? It's definitely a day to remember.

Now plans for tmr, shopping and watching Click Five at night! Can't wait!! ( : So have a good weekend and week ahead! I should be doing up some posts on my long overdue South Africa trip soon! Cheers!!!

2010-08-01T04:49:00.000-07:00

王力宏-爱错

北风毫不留情把叶子吹落脆弱的她选择了逃脱
叶子失去消息风才感觉寂寞整个冬天
北风的痛没人能说
* 我从来没想过我会这样做从来没爱过所以爱错
我从哪里起飞从哪里降落多少不能原谅的错
却不能重来过 *
翻开回忆角落完美的生活以为幸福都可以掌握
仔细回味当初那个故事背后 Oh 原来是我
犯下从没承认的错
Repeat *
在这少了你的世界 Oh
找不回那些感觉其实我不想道别那些过去
我从来没想过我会这样做
从来没爱过所以爱错 (从来没有爱过那么认真)
我从哪里起飞从哪里降落
多少不能原谅的错却不能重来过
我从来没想过我会这样做
从来没爱过所以爱错我从哪里起飞从哪里降落
多少不能原谅的错请你原谅我的爱错

Suddenly thought of someone when I put this song on replay. Not telling you who!

2010-05-13T09:08:00.000-07:00

Hey all.

Just a quick update here. As I'm in the midst of my exams, anyone who wants to know what I've been up to lately can follow me on twitter.

http://twitter.com/veryfunnyha

Till then, wish me luck! ( :

2010-05-05T07:21:00.000-07:00

2010-05-04T08:38:00.000-07:00

Allow me to introduce my new found love.

The Sea Salt and Caramel flavour from Azabu Sabo Hokkaido ice cream (The Central)

It tastes heavenly. And just as the name suggests, it's salty, but all in the right proportion. S$4.30 for a cone. Considering the fact that it's an established Japanese ice cream outlet, I think it's worth a try! ( :

To Drive or not...

2010-04-30T08:02:00.000-07:00

To Drive or not...

Sometimes I wonder if I should drive to school. Especially when I'm on an extremely crowded bus during peak hour, like what happened today. Totally squashed like a sardine, both hands preoccupied with two extremely heavy textbooks which could probably weigh a tonne. However, it isn't as easy, convenient and cheap as you think. That's why I always have second thoughts when it comes to doing it.

Firstly, if you think you're going to make it on time if you drive to school when you're late, think twice, because despite reaching the school premises on time, chances are, you'll be spending the next twenty minutes or so searching for a parking lot. Verdict? Late.

Secondly, there's such a traffic rule that says you can't travel on the exclusive Bus Lane during peak periods. Yeah, exclusive to buses. Well, you may drive on the lane, but enter at your own risk. Verdict? You'll most probably be caught in a jam if you do adhere to traffic rules. Alternatively, you could try your luck and maybe, just maybe you'll reach on time! ( :

Thirdly, petrol costs more than bus fares. There are more and more ERP gantries on the roads. With fluctuations in oil prices again (what's new?) and inflation, I conclude that it's always cheaper to take the public transport.

But then again, I guess the benefits do outweigh the disadvantages because if you drive, you don't get to perspire as much as when you're on a crowded bus, you feel less suffocated, you get to relax, sit down and not have muscle aches after holding on to heavy weights for fifty minutes. Driving to school is also less time consuming, provided if you can get a parking lot quickly and there isn't traffic congestion!

But, you can only use the car when your Dad doesn't drive to work!! : ( Well, not that I fancy driving to school. I'm extremely lazy, and would rather sleep given the duration of the lengthy bus rides. That's if I can get a seat. It's a tough competition out there. You may be fighting for space with other vehicles on roads and car parks, but at the same time, you could be competing with others for seats on buses and trains. It all boils down to the survival of the fittest. You are right, this is Singapore.

2010-04-21T08:25:00.000-07:00

I love this video! Not taken by me though, but equally good! I should be posting up the video I captured probably by this weekend. You people must watch it 'cause it contains the entire song, from the beginning till the end. Still trying to figure out how to go about doing it. Besides youtube, what else I can do? Till then, enjoy the following! Don't expect a HQ version from me! ha!

2010-04-18T10:55:00.000-07:00

Fireworks signified the end of Mayday's concert. I thought it was a tad disappointing, but nevertheless, it was good, incredibly entertaining. ( : However, if I were to compare the first DNA concert which was held at the Indoor Stadium last year, with this year's spectacular line-up, the latter definitely paled in comparison.

Length of the concert- It was approximately one hour shorter than last year's concert.
Time taken to enter the venue- probably one hour longer than the previous year.
Air conditioning- natural breeze can never compare to artificial coldness.
Choice of songs and transitions between them- We already have an idea of what songs they were going to sing. I remembered guessing the title of every song with Siewy last year whenever they began to play some familiar tunes at the start of each. So it's less of a surprise this year.

Other than the reasons mentioned above, the concert last night was worth remembering, mainly because it was the first ever outdoor concert for Mayday in Singapore. Highlight of the night was really the last song and fireworks. I'm just being picky. Sometimes it's better not to have high expectations, lest you get disappointed.

I truly wonder if this is sign of withdrawal.

HAHA, well, they'll be performing for me again in June! YAY! Wait for me!

2010-04-17T11:38:00.000-07:00

Today's THE DAY.

2010-04-04T11:37:00.000-07:00

This video demonstrates what Mayday will usually do during their concerts.

Less than two weeks to DNA

2010-04-03T11:20:00.000-07:00

This is devastating news. The worst has happened. Visited Tohoshinki's official Avex Japan website today and to my horror, I was greeted by the following:-

平成22年4月3日

エイベックス・マネジメント株式会社

- 東方神起について -

当社所属アーティスト「東方神起」に関して発表がございますのでご案内致します。

●「東方神起」としての活動を休止致します。

「東方神起」としての活動は休止致しますが、当社は類まれなる才能を持つ、未来ある若者として、今後もそれぞれ5人の活動に関して全力でサポートして参る所存です。

今後共、「ジュンス」「ユチョン」「ジェジュン」「チャンミン」「ユンホ」に関して温かく見守って頂けるよう、何卒、よろしくお願い申し上げます。

以　上

Source: http://toho-jp.net/index.html

In short, it just means they'll be putting a halt to their group activities, thus concentrating on solo activities from now on. So please continue to support them.

I'm like WHAT?!

Oh this is so depressing. Exams are coming too. With a theory paper, two management papers and one economics paper in May. I guess all I need to do now is concentrate on the positive and keep moving. Oh, there's a Japanese paper too. Maybe I should just panic and feel sad for awhile. Life continues after this. Doushite.....

2010-03-30T08:54:00.000-07:00

On Saturday, Itou sensei said 'hisashiburi' to me and I was shocked.

So much for keeping a low profile.

I told her about my adventure to South Africa, she asked if I visited a Safari, to which I replied with a 'Hai, totemosugoii'. How can you not go on a Safari Trail when you're in the African Continent right? I told her about visiting places with lots of mountains and wildlife, that is why I became tanned. 'Why didn't you put on sun screen? I said it was of no use, despite having applied layers after layers. She laughed. I collected my homework and left, feeling happy, yet puzzled by her first sentence.

I never liked people to remember me, it's scary to know that they do. These days, I'd rather stay at home than to go out.

Since I was speaking of Safari, here are some photos, taken on that very day I was burnt, well, literally.

2010-03-28T09:00:00.000-07:00

This is the self-proclaimed best shot by an amateur-me!

I'm turning professional gradually. Anyways, yes! I'm back from my break. That picture was taken in the Muslim's early settlement area in Cape Town.

Meet Zakumi, the mascot for 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa! Took this picture at the bottom of Table Mountain.

Ever seen such greeen/yellow/red capsicums before? Here you have it right before your eyes!

Those mega-sized watermelons... I didn't know how to ship them back! Cost about SGD$8 each. The shipping could probably cost more!

Sorry Sorry at the Cape of Good Hope. Spot the odd one out. HAHAHA

More to come! ^^

2010-03-27T02:36:00.000-07:00

楽しい時間はあっという間に過ぎてしまう。

:(

2010-03-09T07:13:00.000-08:00

未来のことは誰にもわからない。そして、がんばってください。

＾＾

2010-03-07T19:49:00.000-08:00

時ヲ止メテ

Leaving in a week! (:

2010-02-25T23:06:00.000-08:00

Wow, Kim Yuna is so amazing. She won gold at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games after a flawless free skate program. Flawless is the word to describe her moves. Check it out!

Her free skate program included a triple lutz triple toeloop combination, a triple flip, a double axle double toeloop double flip, and countless other gravity defying moves.

Stellar Performance wasn't it?

2010-02-22T08:12:00.000-08:00

等待後面是等待更沉默的等待
　　　然後咬緊了牙關等待更多的等待

五月天

2010-02-15T11:04:00.000-08:00

I don't think any other American Presidents have gone this far. And that's perhaps why I think Obama's worthy of his appointment.

President Obama Extends Best Wishes for Lunar New Year

Here's the transcript:

Michelle and I send our warmest wishes to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, the people of Asia, and all those around the world who are celebrating the Lunar New Year.

As people of all cultures and faiths welcome the Year of the Tiger, let us all give thanks for family, the wisdom of our ancestors, and the company of our friends and neighbors.

Here in the United States, the Lunar New Year will be marked by festivals in Houston and lion dances in Los Angeles; parades in Chicago and celebrations large and small in communities across our nation. Americans of Asian descent will continue the rich traditions of the past and begin new ones with their own families. Together, they serve as a reminder of the richness and diversity that make our country great.

So to all those celebrating the Lunar New Year, may you be blessed with peace, prosperity and good health now and in the year ahead.

新年快乐！

2010-02-01T23:45:00.000-08:00

Recently, I have been using the phrase 'to each his own'. I think it's a wonderful phrase because it's better than saying 'it depends on the person'. 'To each his own', as postulated by dictionary.com means One has a right to one's personal preferences, as in I'd never pick that color, but to each his own. Versions of this maxim appeared in the late 1500s but the modern wording was first recorded in 1713. I like it because it makes me sound intellectual.

Oh, what a boring post. But I have nothing to share. Life is really boring. And I can't be bothered. HA!

Or, maybe I can share this. Prelim exams are up next! But wait, isn't CNY just around the corner? We have less than a month to prepare for it since the month of Feb only has 28 days. what a pity.

Life isn't too beautiful, as it already is. Well, perhaps it will be better if I start doing something.

2010-01-17T05:46:00.000-08:00

自己紹介

皆さん、はじめまして。私の名前はシエンフイです。大学の学生です。出身クラスはＢ１１です。先生は伊藤先生と服部先生と赤碕先生とＣｈｕａ先生です。たくさんでしょ。私の好きな色はオレンジなので、友達からいつも「オレンジさん」と呼ばれています。ですから、皆さんも「オレンジさん』と呼んでください。私の好きな食べ物はラーメンです。特にカレーラーメンが好きです。趣味は、日本のドラマを見ることです。日本のドラマを見ることが好きです。木村拓哉が大好きです！！ハハ。しつかは、世界一週旅行をしたいです。どうぞよろしくお願いします。

Self-introduction used to be the standard protocol of all our first Japanese lessons. It's no exception, but this time around, it's different as it coincided with the first topic that we were going to learn. Itou Yumiko sensei is teaching me again. Hopefully it will last longer this year. HAHA. She introduced herself as someone from Hokkaido, who is short（her friends used to call her チビ！when she was younger） and has eyes as big and wide as that of a goldfish, aka 出目金. She mentioned that movie tickets are much cheaper in Singapore as compared to Japan. Back home, tickets cost as much as 2000yen=S$27+ per ticket. So she would rather stay home to watch DVDs instead of going to the cinemas. But she frequents the cinemas here in Singapore as it's cheaper. Ok, much cheaper. She likes to exercise and does that at least twice a week. She's also aiming to conquer Mt Kinabalu next year, and jokingly said that Singapore has got no mountains. Her dream is to go trekking at Alaska at least once in her lifetime. [I never knew she was so adventurous.] She loves nature. Her favourite Singapore cuisine is Chendol and Nasi Padang. I was pretty surprised when she said this because in my opinion, chendol is extremely sweet and nasi padang is spicy. That means she has a peculiar palate, dissimilar to that of a typical Japanese. Her surname, Itou was ranked the third most common family name in Japan last year. So if you're heading to Japan, do not be surprised to find Itou sans everywhere. Shout it out loud at your own discretion, maybe a Yakuza member will turn around and say' なに？’. Good Luck! Ok, she didn't mention the example. I added that in. haha. For those who do not know, Yakuza is a Japanese criminal organisation.

So you may ask about the conclusion of our introduction lesson. Sensei concluded that we love to watch Japanese dramas, Animes and read Mangas. Oh, and we many of us love Tohoshinki (東方神起). I was so shocked at the number of Tohoshinki fans in our class. At least ten I think. When someone mentioned about the group, Sensei was like 'Do you know they are a boyband from Korea? They can sing very well and of course, they're good looking'. She said that in Japanese. Actually for all that I mentioned above, the majority was communicated in Japanese. And she thinks they're good-looking too. I don't think they are, but they can sing. Especially when they released alot of acappella songs in the early years of their debut, and they are very hilarious. どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう？

So it was an interesting first lesson we had. After the lesson, I was walking to the lift lobby and I heard a Jap teacher communicating with her ex-students in English. She said,' Please enjoy ar, today you study Katakana ar?' It's so hilarious! If you think the Japanese are learning proper English in Singapore, you're absolutely wrong. Cause what they'll pick up isn't English, but Singlish. I once had a friend who studied in another Jap school, her Sensei speaks English with an American accent because she has stayed in the States for a few years before coming over. So I guess if you learn English in England, you'll develop the British accent.

It brings me to another point, why do we speak Singlish? I guess the only explanation is the assumption of the norm that people know at least two languages in Singapore. So let's say I'm talking to my friend who's Chinese, if I can't find a word in English to replace when speaking an English sentence, the first thing that comes to my mind is to substitute it with a Chinese word based on the assumption. And I don't have to worry about her not understanding it. So it develops and becomes a habit for some people. But even so, we should try not to mix the two. Because it sounds incoherent and lame. As much as the foreigners are envious of us because we're billingual, critics have surfaced, such as saying we can't even speak Mandarin properly when we're Chinese, and our English isn't exactly good too, because we can speak, but can't be understood. You may want to watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYuIg7Tnc7g

Share your comments on my tagboard!

2010-01-08T23:30:00.000-08:00

Received Maple's christmas card on the 7th Jan 2010. It was way over due but since I won't be meeting you all anytime soon as we're the busy people, I'll type it out here. Then perhaps, share the card the next time we meet. Here goes...

HAHA. This year I'm sending the card to Xiany because she said that she'll be home alone during the holidays so HI XIANY! I hope this card will cheer you up and make your holidays less lonely! Eh, I'm writing this card 2 weeks before Christmas so 157 please meet up and don't share my card like, 6 months later okay!! How is everyone doing? I know JN hates school but always has interesting things to blog about. I know Xiany took JLPT and is so nocturnal because she can MSN me at 3am?! Go to sleep already! I know Christina is always busy CODING and kang-ing. 哈哈! Shuyi has alot of pictures uploaded on facebook so I know she's having loads of fun. What about QY? HI QY! Haven't heard from you for a looong time! How are you? =D I'm doing good here, still can't get used to the weather though its my 3rd year already. Anyway, if I don't get a job next semester, I might go back for a month or so...=D !!! I'm becoming white like a ghost again!!

I hope this card will reach Xiany by X'mas, and you all can read it on 157 day or something!
2009 was amazing, and hoping that 2010 will be even better! (:

Love,
Maple, Pee
11/12/2009,11.30pm
Waterloo, Maple's Room

Well, some things did not turn out as expected. The family cancelled their trip to London because they didn't manage to book an apartment in time for the trip, and there was snow storm which resulted in many delays in communication with the British. But well, thanks for the card anyway Maple! At least I wasn't alone during Christmas! =D And by the way, we met on 30th Dec if I'm not mistaken. So if the card arrived by Christmas, I would have brought it along with me to Soup Spoon! We met for lunch, and talked alot. Even if it was just plain chatting, it was still a whole lot of fun. and we met up with QY after a loooong time! Ok la, I admit I've seen her in school twice so far. But still, it's so little, considering the fact that we're in the same school. You know, we secretly hope that you'll be back this Summer! If not we might not be able to see you anymore as you would have turned into a ghost! haha.

2009-12-24T11:19:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas everyone!

Today, I learnt that

"Ignorance is born of an outsized sense of self-importance. Never let yourself become arrogant. Study Hard. The more you will realise how little you know- and armed with this humility, you will never lose sight of the distance that separates self-confidence and self-importance."

An excerpt from a "A Gift to My Children" by Jim Rogers.

I was watching Andrea Bocelli's Christmas Concert on Channel 5. It was fabulous.

Have a Blessed Christmas! (:

2009-12-22T10:18:00.000-08:00

Seriously, this is THE BEST, most highly anticipated (because of its A* list of artistes involved) and touching movie among all others that I've watched this year. It's awesome. I'm definitely going to watch it again. =D

This movie tells the story of a group of bodyguards protecting Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925) from assassins in 1905 Hong Kong.

1905, City of Victoria (British Colony of Hong Kong)

''In the distance of thirteen blocks, the one man who holds a nations fate must survive relentless attempts on his life with only five bodyguards to protect him. Against hundreds of assassins, these men must put their courage to the test in order to protect the hopes of millions in this perilous night even if it means fighting to the death...''

I'm going to be a spoiler here. Practically all the bodyguards died at the very end. SO SAD, SO DEPRESSING, but oh, what a wonderful movie. I love it!!!!

More to come!!

2009-12-12T11:03:00.001-08:00

Just when I thought Christmas is around the corner, assignments and tests start piling up. Make up lecture on coming Monday night, Organisational Theory test the next morning. I've got so many things to do, so little time.

Was extremely happy last weekend. Ask me why.

Sometimes I wish to blog about my personal life, but yet I want to keep it private.

Off to M'sia for day trip!

I'm thinking of getting 1:59PM. Can you feel my heartbeat?

2009-12-01T03:09:00.000-08:00

It's 2.20am, I'm sitting near the computer table, looking out of my window, enjoying the wonderful night scene of this neighbourhood. It's so peaceful, with the familiar orange street lamps shining brightly admist the darkness. For an instance, I could feel calmness overwhelming me. It's as if all the exhausation is diminishing slowly.

Dad is in the living room watching last night's Chelsea vs Arsenal on replay. We watched the match together last night. But he couldn't get enough of his favourite team's splendid performance. The first goal by Drogba was awesome. It all started with Terry's dribble (: In our opinion, Chelsea's an old team, with many of her players who're in their thirties. But hey, although we're slow, we're steady. The premier league website published an interview with Drogba, and here are some things he said which made a whole lot of sense to me.

"Every time we had the chance to score we did. We took our chances.

"Physically we defended well and were really strong, mentally as well.

"I don't know about Arsenal, but it is our strength to perform when it matters.

"Even against Manchester United, when the game was really difficult, we won.

"We know how to go through difficult periods when the game is hard.

"That is why when we get a chance we know how important it is to score."

If these last 2 sentences are to be applied to my life after the oh-so-important exams 2 years ago, I'm not taking anymore chances in all that I do now. Give it your all, if not don't do it at all. Now that's my new direction in life.

The second hand touches 12 and it's ten minutes to 3am. Don't know why but I still don't have the urge to sleep. Could it be insomnia? Or maybe I just don't wish to wake up to the reality of leaving the house at 7.30am for a lesson at 8.30am later. The Canadian leaf friend calls me nocturnal. I would gladly accept this adjective, it's the right description for me.

Right now, it's seven past three. Goodnight.

2009-11-21T10:30:00.000-08:00

Justin Bieber's a great kid! This Canadian is only fifteen yet he has accomplished so much. I guess it's my turn to say 'Kids these days...' and start shaking my head. haha. I love his songs! One less lonely girl, One time, Favourite girl, love the way he sings. Having listened to so many different genres of music, R&B's still my favourite.

Home alone for ten days in Dec.

2009-11-12T09:48:00.001-08:00

Almost everyone has got plans for a getaway during the holidays except for me. Because I have got no holidays dude! Haiya. Why leh. How pathetic.

2009-11-02T23:12:00.000-08:00

Coming Soon! ~ ^^

2009-11-01T08:39:00.000-08:00

Stress is taking its toll on me so I'm here to blog!

Buddy enlisted, like finally. But well, it sucks to be in camp I suppose.

I don't even want to talk about jap class. We're getting our 6th teacher for our revision lesson next week. It's the 6th for this year. I cross my fingers and pray that I pass my final exams. So worried for the composition component. Hope the question is something as easy as watashi. hahaha. dream XH, dream and it will come true! ~

I was the one who encouraged Maple(who was studying in her waterloo library in the cold autumn at 2am/2pm) on 157 day by saying when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. I guess you can never understand others' situations till you're in it yourself.

Have you ever texted friends whom you haven't met in ages and they don't reply? Then you begin to wonder if they 1. received your msg? 2. read your msg and thus decide not to reply 3. read your msg but is waiting for you to remind them, and they start giving reasons like 'oh I forgot to reply!' haha. Not to worry, I'm like that too. Well, sometimes... ~ But I'm still waiting!!

Similar to all compositions, there must always be a conclusion.

Everything sucks! School sucks! Life is pathetic. So we should all listen to the song entitled COLORS Melody and Harmony to liven things up! It's on my playlist. go listen la. ~~

2009-10-22T10:39:00.000-07:00

During ME lecture last Friday, Mr Ting went through some really hilarious questions which I thought I'll share one of them here. It's on Game Theory- Bargaining.

Hilary and Jackie are bargaining over shares of Kiffer's leisure time. Kiffer likes both women and is equally happy spending time with Hilary or with Jackie and will go along with any arrangement they agree on. Time with Kiffer, like most worldly goods, has decreasing marginal utility. Hilary's and Jackie's utility functions are U(x)=ln(1+x), where Xi is the fraction of time Kiffer spends with person i. Hilary makes the first move and suggests a fraction Xh. Jackie either accepts this or makes a counterproposal Xj which Hilary accepts or rejects. If Hilary rejects at this stage, Kiffer will divide his time equally between both women. Neither woman enjoys bargaining (and wasting time they could be spending with Kiffer). This is captured by discount factors Dh and Dj which are relevant when Jackie rejects the first offer.
Draw the game tree and find the perfect equilibrium.

The conclusion was that Hilary managed to secure 77% of Kiffer's leisure time to be spent with her while Jackie accepted the offer. Which means Jackie only spends less than a third of Kiffer's time. So we came to a common consensus that Jackie spends her night time with Kiffer. Since night times are more precious, she's happy with the offer.

There's another question on the Teletubbies and smarties as well. I'll save it for next time! [:

2009-10-20T06:19:00.000-07:00

I want to go back!

2009-10-03T10:11:00.000-07:00

どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう?

歌：東方神起
作詞：ラムジ
作曲：Sylvia Bennett-Smith・Fredro・Matt Berntoft

どうして・・・君を好きになってしまったんだろう?
どんなに時が流れても君はずっと
ここにいると思ってたのに

でも君が選んだのは違う道

どうして・・・君に何も伝えられなかったんだろう?
毎日毎晩募ってく想い
溢れ出す言葉解ってたのに(もう届かない)

初めて出会ったその日から君を知っていた気がしたんだ
あまりに自然に溶け込んでしまったふたり
何処へ行くのにも一緒で君がいることが当然で
僕らはふたりで大人になってきた

でも君が選んだのは違う道

どうして・・・君を好きになってしまったんだろう?
どんなに時が流れても君はずっと
ここにいると思ってたのに(もう叶わない)

特別な意味を持つ今日を幸せがあふれ出す今日を
綺麗な姿で神様に誓ってる君を
僕じゃない人の隣で祝福されてる姿を
僕はどうやって見送ればいいのだろう?

もうどうして・・・君を好きになってしまったんだろう?
あの頃の僕らの事を(もう戻れない)
考えた・・・(もう戻らない)考えた・・・
どうして・・・君の手を掴み奪えなかったんだろう?
どんなに時が流れても君はずっと
僕の横にいるはずだった(もう叶わない)

それでも・・・君が僕のそば離れていっても
永遠に君が幸せであることただ願ってる
(例えそれがどんなに寂しくても)
辛くても・・・

I won't translate. This song's been my favourite for a few months now. For those who know how to read, good for you! For the majority who don't, enjoy it's musicality! ~

2009-10-02T03:16:00.000-07:00

My mum just told us that we are 'such an embarrassment', just because sis forgot to boil soup at 5.15pm.

So be it.

2009-09-27T15:05:00.000-07:00

In Japanese class today, we learnt many many types and examples of the Passive form. Sensei is fond of giving us lots of examples with many kanji. Some examples are as follows:-

Constructive Passive

１７００年に初めてアメリカの大統領が選ばれました。

この町で国際会議が開かれます。

３５０年ぐらい前に日光の東照宮が造られました。

甲子園で毎年こうこう野球の試合が行われます。

The constructive passive form is mainly found in japanese history or story books. How interesting! I don't know why, but I love it when they write in kanji, cause you can infer the meaning of the sentence even if you don't know how to read them. For once in many instances, I'm proud that I studied Chinese! However, when you read the sentences, it feels like a tongue twister! We had so much fun playing with the rhythm and words in class today because we had to read them at a pace similar to the Japanese when they speak, or maybe at the speed of the bullet train.

By the way, the song that's being played on this blog is called『街』(machi) by Permanent Fish, an acappella group from Osaka. So soothing to the ears*

Sensei also taught the Suffering Passive- 迷惑に感じていること

He says we've to induce alot of expression and emotions when we say the following:-

彼女/彼氏にふられたんですよ。

Which means my girlfriend/ boyfriend ditched me LEH!

So よ(yo) means LEH in Singlish!!

HAHA.
(:

2009-09-26T01:46:00.000-07:00

Watching the documentary below made me rethink of the times I visited my grandma everyday in hospital after school in year 2 of my junior college life.

余命1ヶ月の花嫁

It is really devastating to see your loved one suffer, especially when you hear that they did not pass away peacefully, they didn't want to die so soon.

:(

どうして君を好きなってしまったんだろう。

2009-09-23T11:15:00.000-07:00

I want to watch April Bride aka 余命1ヶ月の花嫁. Who wants to watch with me?? Bring tissue.

http://www.hanayome-movie.jp/index.html

Why you should watch it

Live Each Day Like It's The Last

2009-09-22T12:15:00.000-07:00

Went to Ion Orchard today. Highlight of the day was dinner at Watami Restaurant. Service was good, food was great! We had

Seafood Doria
Yaki Udon
Tori Karaage & Negi Pirikara Sauce-gake
Ika Maru Yaki
Teppan Bou Gyoza
Hiroshimafu Okonomiyaki
Matcha Azuki Crepe
Shiratama Cream Anmitsu

My favourite would be Okonomiyaki, Yaki Udon, Ika Mura Yaki and the Matcha Azuki Crepe.
わたみレストランの料理は絶対おいしい！

快い！（：

2009-09-19T12:50:00.000-07:00

It's Arashi's tenth anniversary.

My new hangout place would be City Square Mall. Woohooo!!

Listening to We Can Make It!
from

All the BEST! 1999-2009

2009-09-18T11:02:00.000-07:00

I have a jap essay due on Sunday. But I can't think of anything to write.

------

I...don't know what to say. And I don't know how to reply.

I don't know.

2009-09-13T08:36:00.000-07:00

Who took this photo?!

2009-09-10T11:57:00.000-07:00

Settled units selection successfully on Monday morning, it was really the fastest and smoothest eCR we've had. I still had horrors of the last eCR for revision lectures running through my mind on Sunday night. Recalling what happened just about seven months ago, back then, it left us with no choice, but to have lessons on two consecutive weekends(10am to 6pm). Despite having make-up lectures for Intro to Business and Management on 3 Sundays towards the end of this year, I guess that's fine as long as it doesn't class with Japanese Class.

Speaking of which, eversince Akasaki (Sachiyo) Sensei went back to Tokyo for an operation last weekend, we had a new permanent teacher who is a Singaporean Male Chinese. Seems like he's in his twenties. I hate him. He's too lazy. But well, he speaks mostly in Japanese with a Japanese accent, plus random outbursts of Singlish. I guess he's better at explaining, but if you compare him with a female Japanese teacher, he pales in comparison on the other aspects. Japanese teachers are much more polite, patient, most importantly, LESS LAZY. His handwriting sucks. We had a difficult time deciphering what he wrote on the board. Horrors. I hope this term ends quickly. And for your info, this is our fourth Jap teacher this year. First it was Itou, then Hattori, Akasaki Sensei. I loved Akasaki Sensei the most, I always call her by her name and she'll always acknowledge. I was just about to ask her to recommend some must-see places in Japan since she loved to show us pictures and what's good at each place, but she left. It was so sudden, but we all wish for her speedy recovery. (Yes, she's the extremely short sensei)

Sent Maple off at the airport today. QY mentioned about disliking departures. I guess we all have to lead separate lives someday, and it's just a matter of time when we'll part. I'm not sure whether it was her surgery that caused her reaction to be slow, but apparently it took us a loooong time and many many obvious hints before she spotted the 157 tee that we were wearing. Hey jiening, she loved your beanie. So you should be happy and not brood over insane school life. Hey Maple, we'll see you in four years' time! (:

Everything happens for a reason. I'm all ready and good.

2009-09-05T11:04:00.000-07:00

I found a picture of a London Cab on the Streets of Manchester.

How amazing! No wonder we're a commonwealth country, so I reckon getting a UK degree has its perks huh.

Sweet.

2009-09-02T10:10:00.000-07:00

I think it's time to go for a full body check-up.

Wishlist for now:

Dr Martens
Ipod Touch
One billion dollars.

As long as I've the last item, I shall be a happy kid.

2009-09-01T12:22:00.000-07:00

I've never thought this would happen to me.

Once you stop hanging out with a bunch of friends, for a month, two months, half a year...

things will not go back to where they were before.

I'll keep those memories with me, close to my heart. Even if you guys don't ask me out anymore!

It's a new beginning! (:

New blog song, lovin' it!

2009-08-30T21:38:00.000-07:00

It was a dream!

2009-08-26T12:01:00.000-07:00

Take care of your skin today, it will thank you in years to come.

We should spend on skin care products and not make-up!!

2 days to DNA.

2009-08-23T11:40:00.000-07:00

Mochiyaki !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-08-23T03:33:00.000-07:00

Craving for Osaka's Takoyaki...............

6 days to DNA.

2009-08-22T00:14:00.001-07:00

Ever wondered what items are important to you when you sleep?

For me, it's my blanket. I can't live without blankets, unless I fall asleep on the couch at home. I feel very insecure without it.

2009-08-20T11:51:00.000-07:00

If someone says that you're weird,
---

' I just have a different style, it doesn't mean that I'm unusual.'

2009-08-17T12:36:00.000-07:00

Eating meat makes me smile.

So I will never become a vegetarian.

2009-07-29T09:49:00.000-07:00

Drugs will dull your pain. I've been taking lots and lots of it. The body's immune to drugs! Oh great. Withdrawal syndromes are going to be terrible.

I can't talk! It bleeds if I do.

Ohm.

2009-07-26T07:24:00.001-07:00

It's the time of the year again! 1 week to 2nd term jap exam. Sachiyo sensei told us to Ganbatte kudasai. She is so formal. So I said arigatou gozaimashita. Haha. Whatever.

Wanted to watch the friendly match against Liverpool today. But switched channel after fifteen minutes of game. Oh wait a minute, I didn't change the channel, my dad did. That was for first half, I guess both the home and away teams were all disorganised. They were messy, we didn't spot any tactic there. The only takeaway from the game today? Effects of branding. I was comparing the jerseys of both teams. They were worlds apart. Perhaps that explains the scores. When we're well dressed, we tend to be more comfortable of ourselves, take pride and will be more confident to perform well. When you see someone who's better dressed than you, I guess it's human nature to compare, thus looking down on yourself. Nonetheless, it affects your behaviour.

So, just when is Chelsea coming to S'pore? hmmmm. My dad is almost done with his collection of blue, white, black jerseys. I think he has yet to buy the bright neon yellow one. Haha, the one that resembles traffic police's outfit. So with that, we're all ready to receive the Bluessssss. Hey Terry, Lampard, Drogba, where're you guys?? We'll be awaiting you next summer!!

Wow, I haven't blogged about soccer since god knows when. Just when I'm having my holidays, it's the summer vacation in London. Argh. The next premier league only begins in August. Wait. Wait wait. Waiting kills.

2009-07-23T11:12:00.000-07:00

The worst thing in life is not being able to die despite wanting to.
They call it 生不如死 in Chinese.

2009-07-20T11:41:00.000-07:00

Spent about one and a half hours at the clinic today. Most of the time was spent waiting to see the doctor. I think we should all be responsible and wear a mask especially during critical moments like this, when the H1N1 virus is so prevalent. Was really appalled when there were less than five patients in the entire clinic who wore a mask. I was one of them. You know, sometimes it's not about being cool or afraid of people looking at you with suspicious and paranoid eyes, but it's about social responsibility. While you may not be bothered about spreading the infectious disease to others, it doesn't mean that others will have to bear the risk of getting infected by you.

I don't think the swine flu advertisements are working.

And btw, I have not contacted swine.

2009-07-19T06:59:00.000-07:00

Due to the effects of some drugs, I've been drowsy thus sleeping alot this weekend.

Upon waking up today, I did some usual blogsurfing, like visiting xiaxue and typicalben's blogs. I'm forever amazed by how people can take pictures of the slightest things and comment on them. It never failed to amuse me. Personally I prefer xiaxue's blog. But I like typicalben's orange hair. I really want that hair! Okay, maybe keeping my hair short before I dye the hair would be a sound idea.

Can't wait for this week to end.

2009-07-13T11:12:00.000-07:00

Yes indeed, the world is filled with scumbags.

Just last week, I was telling 157 how my neighbour, who is in his twenties, had a shotgun marriage a couple of years back. Therefore he had to marry the girl(whom I call the victim). She moved in, gave birth, celebrated their daughter's first month. I could still remember eating the cake that the grandmother brought over, think she's in her 50's. Latest update: his mistress has given birth and both she and her baby had just moved into the neighbour's house. I'm annoyed because the couple(neighbour and mistress) will be smoking openly outside their flat along the corridor everytime I walk past them. Guy- half naked, Girl- wearing an oversized baggy t-shirt. Both chatting and smoking. Btw, I detest the smell of cigarette smoke. Those who know me well enough should know the reason why. I've been a passive smoker for years, and mind you, passive smokers die faster as compared to those who smoke first hand.

So what happened to the victim exactly? I'm not sure, but I haven't seen them for a couple of months eversince we started spotting the mistress entering the house recently. I think there was an argument, so the legal wife and daughter only comes to visit every friday, and they'll leave on sunday. I thought, wow, that's a wonderful family, at least he's doing what he's suppose to do. The neighbour used to be an army officer who signed on, but I think he stopped and went to work part time at mind's cafe, cos I always see him in that uniform. So, the wife and daughter used to come every friday. My mum will be looking forward as that little girl is so cute cos she'll always run past our house when mum is hanging clothes along the corridor and shout 'hello!'. But not anymore. They stopped coming before I realised what's going on.

So it happened last friday when I was sleeping on the couch in the living room. I heard what seemed like kittens meowing. To my huge astonishment, mum revealed the apparent truth to me the next day. She said,' hey, I think the Orchid plant guy's mistress had given birth and they're now staying in that house'. I was like wth, this is so disgusting. I was utterly disgusted! So it seems like everything I observed fell into place. But I've not seen the girl being pregnant at all! So, they probably shifted in after she gave birth, to avoid gossips from spreading.

Oh whatever. Here's my advice to you- one shotgun is enough, if you want to screw up other people's lives, think twice. I believe in karma.

And did I mention this neighbour's mum is his dad's second wife? aka mistress. So my mum kept reiterating the point that 'he is following his father's footsteps'. How true.

2009-07-12T06:33:00.000-07:00

I found this!

Yeah! our very delicious first anniversary cake from coffee bean! ((:

2009-07-10T08:50:00.000-07:00

It has been four years. And counting...

Credits to Maple and 157~
Thank you for being part of my life (:

2009-07-08T10:16:00.000-07:00

Riva Del Garda~

2009-07-05T07:41:00.000-07:00

I am forever amazed by the convenience that technology can bring to us.

On last Thursday, tty jer cel and I went to a nice Japanese cum French restaurant called Ma Maison at Bugis. It was as though we were in heaven. The ambience was good, the food was heavenly. But tty would only give it a rating of 7 out of 10. I think it deserves an 8 though. The thing I love about Ma Maison is its charming English cottage theme. The floor, tables and chairs are all wooden. I love the tablecloth. Ornaments, old clocks and posters can be found on the walls. Windows are fringed with curtains. There were also racks on which plates and crockery are arranged neatly, as though it were a real kitchen in someone’s home!

With dim lighting in the form of candles and vintage table lamps, the restaurant feels extremely homely, perhaps even romantic(too bad I went with a bunch of girls). It seemed really cozy. It could have been perfect if it was snowing when I gazed out of the window. But no, It did ring a bell that I was still in Singapore.

(Of course, the dim lighting also meant that I couldn't take any nice pictures. YA RIGHT, we didn't bring our cameras. So, as the header of this post implies, I managed to google and found some pictures online. So make do with it~)

OH great. I tried to upload those pictures I found online, but there's something wrong and I'm still trying to figure it out.

As much as technology is convenient, it is also a hassle when it fails to perform its operations.

2009-07-04T07:11:00.000-07:00

Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.

2009-06-30T11:49:00.000-07:00

It's yongy's birthday today! Happy Birthday sisssssy! ((:
I wanted to leave a message on her blog, but to my surprise, I was touched by what she wrote.

I don't wish for much, I just hope that everyone stays happy. Est can love Eunhyukie more, Shaun can love Key more, my sis can love Sungmin more, I can love Teukie hyung, Kyuhyun, and of course Minho. Baya can love Taemin more, Ven can love dancing more, Mel can love her guy more, Sy can love me more! Hahaha!

It's her birthday. So I thought she'll be wishing for branded goods, good results because from prior knowledge, she's pretty materialistic. I swear I almost cried after reading her post. Her wish was for everyone to stay happy.

Often in life, we tend to neglect what we already have in the pursuit of our aspirations, dreams and goals. I think family support is really important. So, it all sums up to a word--Cherish. Cherish what you possess now, because you never know when you'll lose them.

Since you've been so nice to me recently, I'll post a nice picture soon.

2009-06-27T10:21:00.001-07:00

Sorry Sorry ~

(((:

2009-06-25T11:21:00.001-07:00

Since I can't get away, it's time for some pictures from Italia trip 08.

Buskers on the Metro in Rome.

Sparkling water of Venice. *haha* just the refraction of sunlight on the water.

Gosh, Saffie's phototaking skills is soooo good! She managed to catch the sunset when we were heading off to take the ferry back to Florence from Venice.

The Vatican-- Angels and Demons. AHHHHHH.

Spanish Steps in Rome. Hey Saffie! Long time no see! ~

2009-06-17T08:19:00.000-07:00

Was blog surfing and chanced upon this-

Below's a hilarious parody of Wonder Girls' "Nobody" by mrbrown and gang, as well as their take on the latest swine flu pandemic.

http://www.mrbrownshow.com/2009/05/25/the-mrbrown-show-wash-your-hands-too

As for pictures from the one day Malaysia trip, I don't have any. aha. Brought my camera, left it in dad's car most of the time. So, didn't take any photos at all. But what I did notice was the apparent influence of Korean pop, like how the songs from Boys before flowers were played over and over again, in the many shops in the huge shopping malls.(That's how an overrated show can do in a short span of time) It's pretty unbelivable because Wonder Girls released The Wonder Years Trilogy album in September last year. So it's been a good nine months yet the Nobody fever is still ongoing. Ha, one word to describe this trend, it's all soooo scary baby! and it spreadsss, just like the H1N1 virus. I guess that's why mrbrown and gang created the podcast- to raise awareness of the importance of personal hygiene.

Have been hanging out with 157 quite often these days, mainly cause we have to spend some quality time with Maple since she won't be back in the near future once her summer holidays end this year. Went to Far East Plaza, didn't manage to find any new and suitable 157 identity, but found some fake StayReal tees, which I spotted while shopping in Johor yesterday!! They looked exactly the same. The push cart retailers at Far East are selling it at a rip-off of $29.90 when the similar shirts in Johor were priced at RM20=S$8.40. Therefore, does logic tell you which is the better bargain? Jiening and I were laughing at The Hello Kitty(with deceiving eyes) shirt. Point no. 2- The influence of celebrity apparel. People go miles to spend on such products to support their idols.

Oh, here's another highlight. We met Christina's boyfriend-to-be. Kang, aka Mr Avocado. Nice chap who shook hands with each of us, and we had to introduce ourselves to him. I hope she doesn't read this. I will undoubtedly, be shot.

Obsession with Super Junior. Shucks!

(:

2009-06-16T14:15:00.000-07:00

Malaysia here we come!

2009-06-15T11:48:00.000-07:00

Sachiyo Sensei thinks I like Kimutaku. But seriously, we share the same hairstyle currently. Plus, I've been watching Mr Brain. So it's no surprise for the assumption. But the main reason is, I kept using his name as an example to form sentences for every new structure that we learnt in class, like, 私の友達はキムタクのようです。Ha, that means my friend looks like Takuya Kimura.

I must be dreaming.

2009-06-11T12:29:00.000-07:00

Korea! will be back there soon. This time round, it won't just be transit.

Have been posting pictures from my last overseas trip. Too bored.

Picnic at Barrage was lots of fun. I want more! Again and Again!! Despite the diminishing frustration, I'm no doubt looking forward to tomorrow's gathering with ole friends! (:

2009-06-10T09:47:00.000-07:00

I guess it's retribution.

I don't like it when I organise an event and people start backing out when the response is bad. To make things worse, some others don't even reply on facebook to indicate if they're turning up. Ha, if this is how you guys are treating me, I promise myself that this is gonna be the last time. No more. I'm washing my hands off everything. Get someone to replace me, I'll be more than happy.
No one is irreplacable.

I need a getaway.

2009-06-08T12:49:00.000-07:00

Sunset Glow (:

2009-05-31T07:12:00.000-07:00

Yay! tty, you're right! I think the third guy's Sungmin. But he looks like Yesung from this picture. But whoever he is, they're both my favourite, so it doesn't matter. (:

I am officially broke. The great singapore sale is burning a huge hole in my pocket. And it's only the beginning... ahhhhhh.

I want to smile like them.

2009-05-29T12:51:00.000-07:00

Life couldn't get better!¬

I'm loving my holidays as of now. Catching up with friends, youtube till the cows come home, read Dreams of my Father whenever I'm bored, visit the current Cedar holding site. Gosh, when was the last time I actually had time for such things?

Went for ms chye's farewell today. She's leaving for another girls school. I hope she'll continue to excel over there. All the best! The choir will most probably be taken over by ms lim ai-hooi. That's good! Continue to shine, Cedar Choir! (:

Anyway the highlight of the event was to witness her cry and of course, eating the eclairs that we loved. Frankly speaking, my batch has never seen ms chye cry before. This is probably the first, and last time because this time round, it's different. She's really leaving for good. Not coming back anymore. It's kind of sad, but sometimes, we just have to move on to do different things in life. Holding back will just deprive us of experiencing things we could never have imagine ourselves do. Eclairs were really good. Ice cream filling instead of the usual chocolate cream. Loved it! and it's the first time I saw Christina eating more than one chocolate, ice cream filled eclairs!! woohoo¬¬ haha.

tty!! who're they? (((:

Pls listen to Miracle, by Super Junior.

2009-05-26T07:28:00.000-07:00

Some things happened on Friday and over the weekend which I'm very frustrated about. Many plans were spoilt. I was angry, but could do nothing about it. So much for being the oldest kid in the family. Sucks. I wanted to blog about what I saw at the A&E dept since it was pretty interesting and different from what you usually see on local or HK dramas, but maybe next time. Totally no mood for it.

On a lighter note, went to The Central for dinner, then Liang Court yesterday. I love the place. It's all Japanesey and there is usually no crowd on weekdays. I frequent the place often with my aunt and sis. We'll usually buy a pack of 12 of the Choco and cream wassant from Provence before making our way to Liang Court. The wassant are soft, fluffy and tasty! Btw, the chocolate croissant has a tinge of sweetness, and it looks shiny. It's difinitely worth a try. There's this mini cheese dough coated with soy powder which I loved. It's heavenly, at $1.10 per piece? I'll always be the only one eating it. haha.

We strolled to Liang Court, and went to Meidi-Ya to soak in some Japan atmosphere, since I can't be in the country literally. Bought food again, sushi this time! Their sashimi and mix maki tasted absolutely delicious. Went to Kinokuniya again, this time, and bought 2 magazines, 1 personality test book, and a story book entitled Akai Ito Precious. They are all in Japanese by the way. I think the bill totalled up to be more than 50 bucks for just four items and that was after the 20% discount. Sis got Collins Korean phrasebook, which I've been reading and getting my Korean pronounciation right. She thinks I speak Korean with a Japanese accent. Hey! That's good isn't it? Means my conversational Jap is improving! There has also been some mix of languages recently. Like anneyo haseyo, watashi wa xianhui desu. Hahaha. I can hear her screaming at this again. (;

To be frank, I love to visit Liang Court on weekdays because the pace is slow since there're very few people around, and because I can grab a book in Kino and spend hours reading it there. There is a huge variety of Japanese books and magazines made available, as compared to the Bugis outlet. Most importantly, it's along the NEL! aha, unlike the one at Orchard. I used to think Orchard is nearer, until I realised there's such a route called transit at Dhoby. So i reckoned that Clarke Quay is now nearer. It's only three stops from home!

Anybody watched Susan Boyle's rendition of Memory by the famous Cats musical? I was in utter delirium when I heard it. Because when I thought she had already met her limit during the auditions, I was surprised at the performance during the semis. Twas too good to be true. I remembered singing Memory during our Masquerade productions back in Cedar. It was one of the touching songs that I remembered singing, since it was in English. haha, we used to do alot of Japanese, Hungarian and Asian songs back then.

I haven't really mentioned about my new Jap teacher have I? Her name's Sachiyo. and I think she's very very short. She'll still be shorter than me by a head's length even when she's wearing heels. She teaches at a very slow pace, like one sentence structure before the break and one after. hahaha. I think I'll just die when she speeds up to complete the syllabus before the term 2 exams. She isn't very clear in her explanation mainly cause she isn't proficient in English since she only arrived in Singapore three or four weeks ago. The difference between her and my previous senseis is that she's from Tokyo and not Hokkaido. And because she's not clear in her explanation, she tends to make mistakes in class and the last time I counted, she said 8 times 'gomenne' on Sunday. Let me see if she'll exceed that number in the next lesson. I sound like a meanie! But to be frank, she's making alot of effort to make us understand what's taught in class. This can be seen from the number of times she asked 'do you have any questions?'. I think the number's on par with that of 'gomenne'. Ok, for that, she is not on my blacklist. haha. I'm beginning to like her though, since she's quite cute and is particular about our pronounciation for the sentences that we read in class. Since she's new, I'm still trying to discover her personality and whether I like her or not. For now, I do because I can see she's working hard!

Oh, I just realised I'm going to Clarke Quay again on Thursday.

2009-05-21T12:23:00.000-07:00

Haven't had so much fun in a while!

Went to Sentosa with jerlyn and tty today. To be precise, we did the following in four hours:-

Sat in the cable car twice(to and fro Harbourfront Centre).
Went up the 15 storeys high Merlion.
Visited Underwater World.
Took pictures of Butterflies at the enclosure.
Experienced the 4-D Pirates show.
Went on the Skyride.
Played the Luge for the first time in my life!

I love my friends! I love Jerlyn! Thank you!! ((:

2009-05-20T01:01:00.000-07:00

Well, I've got exactly 45 minutes to do this. Leaving for Angels and Demons soon.

Last Friday was pretty traumatising. Having to sit for a paper with no idea what the question requires you to do is scary. But I suppose exams are set this way. I'll see it for myself when August comes. When the horror is revealed.

And so, after the paper, the family and I went to Soup Restaurant at Airport Terminal 2 for dinner. Dad was out of town. So it was a rare treat from Mum. The bill came out to be quite high, but seriously, who cares, the Samsui Chicken with special garlic sauce rocks! You all should go try it!

And so we loitered around the airport. I had Mr Bean ice cream, gosh, heavenly. Love Mr Bean. Sounds like the comedian. And a week back, after the Stats paper I was there with my sis. It was incredible to just people watch and I really had the urge to travel soon. I was suppose to visit London with sis and dad in June, due to the depreciating Pound. But now that there's H1N1, plans have been disrupted and I'm really angry. Really. And so we've also been wanting to go to Korea. But there's H1N1. So last night I decided that we should fly to Taiwan instead, we were all cool about it. But when I tuned in to Channel News Asia during lunch time, there's a confirmed case in Taiwan today. What the hell. Seriously, What the hell is wrong with the world? Personal Hygiene? Self-responsibility? No one is doing it! And Dad was pretty surprised by the rate the influenza had been spreading across Japan. I was appalled by how fast the numbers grew too! Schools had to be shut down. Wow, that reminds me of the SARS period when I grew tired of home because we had no school for a week or two. How peculiar.

On Sunday, I read the Straits Times and spotted 2 columns written by Sumiko Tan and Collin Goh. One was on Emotional Hunger and the other, on the Identity of Colin's new born daughter. Emotional Hunger is something that is pretty close to my heart. Eversince a few months back, whenever I felt stressed, I'll develop an urge to nibble on something. Even when I'm really full, I'll just grab a chocolate bar or a pack of chips until my sis had to say STOP. haha. wow, so unhealthy. I should start exercising now that the intense anxiety is over.

Colin's article was particularly interesting as he mentioned how his daughter will lead a life that may be drastically different from that of his wife or himself. They're based in New York. Imagine living in a Global City! I was like how cool is that?! But his kid might probably not know what laksa is about, unless they taped the Martha Steward show episode on KF Seetoh's making of the laksa last week, and show it to her when she's older. She might probably speak Chinese with an American Slang. But things will definitely be different. This reminds me of Uncle Felix who migrated to Wellington some 3 years ago? How Cuzzie John came back with an English Accent. But he was really independent and responsible towards his younger siblings. I was really impressed. Hmm, how about living overseas?

Well, I've been youtubing alot too. Super Junior, Britain's Got Talent. Losing some interest in a certain genre of music though. I think I've probably lost touch in certain things cause I haven't been involved in it in a long time. It's time to rekindle the passion.

2009-05-18T09:53:00.001-07:00

Hello.

Long post coming soon.

2009-05-12T00:28:00.001-07:00

I'm going mad anytime. But hey, calm down, everything will be over soon.

It's You, is such a heartbreaking song with an upbeat tempo. I love it!

On replay,
Super Junior-It's You

2009-05-05T03:36:00.000-07:00

This new layout is by my sis. It's quite nice, but I'm going to make some amendments to it after exams.

And aggie just msged to inform us of ajchoir's glorious syf victory. But majority of the choirs got gold with honours. I wonder who the judges were.

That reminds me, Sing. Feel. Love. You guys rock! ((:

2009-04-30T23:35:00.000-07:00

A year ago, I bought a packet of Heart-shaped pasta from Riva, Italy.

A year later, my mum found them in the cupboard and cooked it all, with ham, sauce, sprinkled with some, do you call those pepper? Or spices?

They tasted lovely. Probably because of their shape. Thanks Mother, for the love! (:

2009-04-29T09:31:00.000-07:00

Seriously, I ought to be shot.

Now, SHOOTME.

2009-04-27T02:54:00.000-07:00

It's times like this that make you realise you've less than ten days to exams and you better buck up!!!!!!!!!!

2009-04-26T01:51:00.000-07:00

This is what happens to the table when exams are nearing.

2009-04-24T23:35:00.000-07:00

It was a nine hour lecture marathon today! Well, coupled with a few fifteen minute breaks in between. There was POA at 8.30am, Sociology at 12pm, Math at 3.30pm. (: I feel blessed that I'm having lessons when exams are nearing. It gives me the reassurance that I'm on the right track. Gaining confidence as you study will really make you less stressed, but more flustered as things get more complicated. Although, you may end up doing better than you imagine.

All you need is a little push and come on, you can do it!

P.S. I finished watching Boys Before Flowers last week! Yes, some entertainment is needed in the midst of all that mugging frenzy. Love the songs! The one playing on my blog is officially my current favourite! yeah! ((: It's by Ast'1. Seriously, Koreans are born to sing! I want to learn the language!!!

I received my Super Junior album last Saturday! Thank you TTY Jerlyn and CEL!! I love the huge poster!

Something about this bunch of friends. I've known them for close to eight years. We spent most of our time laughing together. Even now, life is never boring with them around. Jerlyn used to give me random surprises and shower me with concern that I really needed. I really really appreciate it. TTY and CEL are always doing silly acts which are suppose to be stupid, but they just love to act stupid and laugh. CEL is the only one laughing at my lame jokes now. I reckon it's because we don't see each other often. I hope it stays that way. Things will be abit awkward in future if she doesn't laugh anymore. aha.

I was forced to mention about them in this post. haha, go figure out the tagboard.

2009-04-21T23:45:00.000-07:00

It's a long and exhausive day!
Stayed in school from 8.30am to 10pm.
Crashed a lecture at 7pm. Which ended at 10pm. hmmm.
Too much accounting can dull your brain.

Wow, I'm a Supergirl!

2009-04-20T11:00:00.000-07:00

Oh no, not again!

Well, why am I watching 赤い糸 again when I've already watched it a zillion times a month ago? It's a love story. I think it's a sad one. Whenever I hear 366日by HY, there'll always be this tinge of sadness overwhelming me. Yes, they got together eventually, but is it really because of fate that brought them together? Do you believe in fate? Do you believe in true love? Right now, I can only believe in exams. :(

Thank you jiening, for giving me the urge to watch it the Nth time.

366日 is currently on the playlist of this blog. You guys can listen to it if you wish. I haven't found one that's of better sound quality. But seriously, you just have to WATCH THIS DRAMA to really understand what I'm lamenting about.

It's a sad life I know, but hey, Cedar Choir was awarded the Gold With Honours today isn't it? Congrats girls!

Life isn't that bad after all.

2009-04-17T00:14:00.000-07:00

I'm really stunned by Susan Boyle's performance. It was incredible. Pls watch this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

2009-04-15T13:00:00.000-07:00

It's just three weeks to the finals. Giving it my all.

Maple's finally attached to Yuusuke Kun aka Koda. haha, we're all happy for you! :D
Yuusuke, as the name suggests, is a Japanese. So my main point is, that if you guys ever get married to each other eventually and you're migrating to Japan after you migrate to Canada (lol, i'm not sure, you have to choose one), please reserve a room in your house for us, and get the Tatamis ready! I can't believe the world is so tiny. He's from Kyoto. That's exactly where jiening and I were suppose to go. It's our favourite place in Japan. In search for a private tutor... haha.

I really can't wait for the finals to come by and end, yet I have so much revision to do. Ironies of the world. 'We are what we play', that's a concept we derived from the sociology lecture by Dr Steve Taylor today. I think he's an amusing guy such that he gave everyone his S'pore number so that we can text him. He spoke about Harris Bars, the Irish pub that he met the Oasis lead singer and had a photo taken with him. He sang in class during our short minute breaks. He used to play in a band. I discussed Chelsea's game with him and we celebrated the Blues' victory by wishing the other teams wouldn't win tonight. aha evil I know, but that's human nature. I'm starting to love every bit about the United Kingdom. Am giving a thought to working in England in future. See how things go, and things meant putting a meaning to my grades.

Meaning.

2009-04-08T02:30:00.000-07:00

I'm checking in at this early hours of my birthday and I would say, the past few days were awesome.

Ming, Siewy and I had lunch at Shokudo at Raffles City on Saturday. They got me a really tasty tiramisu cake, and how did they ever know I loved tira cakes? hmm.. But anyway, the highlight was of course, the candles. I was amazed at the reduction of 10 candles from last year, to two. Wow, but they did look pretty on the rectangular cake. Siewy started singing the birthday song way before the candles were lighted, photos taken, etc. The song was probably on replay for probably 5 times over, before I requested we do the Cedar version. For those who are unaware, it refers to singing the English, Mandarin and Lalala version, with the accompaniment of claps. I think she was gasping for breaths in between, but well, I appreciate your sincerity from the bottom of my heart. (: thanks jieming for bringing your camera!

To be honest, I was more than touched. I haven't received that much love in a long while!

On Sunday, I had the usual jap lesson in the morning. The jap school had some reshuffling of teachers a couple of weeks back, so our class was replaced with a new teacher. Hattori sensei is really cool. She has nice muscles on her legs, is humourous, has good fashion sense and teaches well. She's patient and ensure students understand what is being taught before she continues. To be frank, I have not been focusing much on jap because of the school curriculum. But yet I'm spending less time doing my homework, not because I'm rushing to complete it, but I think I can do it without much reference to vocab lists and notes. So it had to rain on my way back home. I decided to explore Iluma, the new shopping mall at Victoria St, and chill out at Coffee Bean. Chilling out just meant sitting by the glass plane, sipping my Americano, doing my jap homework while people watching. It was a great experience as the mall was new, it was pretty quiet. I had a great time concentrating. Don't they always say' We all need a little time to ourselves?' I loved that. It was sensational.

Therefore upon realising the importance of the impending exams, I had to study on Monday and so Monday, was a boring day. But I caught a book in the library entitled 'Follow your heart'. After flipping through the book and reading some excerpts, I thought wow, we do need to strike a balance in our lives between work and play. Here's a good suggestion, if you need some motivation and you can't get them from anybody, go read some self-help books. It really works wonders.

Tuesday was amazing. I saw David Archuleta perform live. He sang four numbers, which included playing A Thousand Miles on the keyboard. It was aaaawesome! If you guys wanna find out how he sounded, you can check it out on youtube! Pitch perfect and all smiles is all I would say about this boy.

Alright off to bed, I'll do more updates regarding Arch's performance probably tomorrow? Or the day after? Or maybe next week! Ha, I'll ttyl!

P.S. I miss the american slang and can't wait to be back there again. Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone! I know I'm loved (:

2009-04-04T23:48:00.000-07:00

Two candles and a great time spent with two buddies. I'm so thankful for them being my friends.
MING and SIEWY! thank you((:

Unlike someone, whom I shall not name. Two years of friendship and it seemed like an evolution to being strangers once again. I thought our friendship could last, but from how things have changed, it's painful. I know, but all the best, I'll be wishing you well.

Speaking of friends, I think my pri sch friends are worth a mention here. Laughter is like our necessity or rather, what's keeping us alive! We laugh at the slightest comment, the slightest lame joke, the most unbearable rubbish statement. Looking forward to many more gatherings to come.

Choir friends, haven't seen you guys in a looong time. But aggie, I know I won't miss you, you know why! (:

157 club, we don't meet often. But we do keep in contact through tagging on each other's blogs and emails. Look, we've been in the cyberworld for some time now. It's time to meet back on Earth, when everyone's less busy and Maple comes back aye? (((: Can't Wait!

To Jer Cel tty Kush..... all the lame pple in the world unite. Peel Banana.

I love my friends! yay¬

2009-03-26T00:52:00.000-07:00

I wanted to blog about our interesting encounter at Maxwell food centre on Tuesday. But I was too lazy. So I just chanced upon my sister's blog and here goes...

[My sis who was looking out for SMUDGE, JJ lin’s store, ended up feeling disappointed as we could not find his store. Which much disappointment, we headed to Maxwell Food Center and still wondering what to have for dinner, I suggested eating chicken rice. And suddenly I SPOTTED JJ LIN, eating chicken rice in front of me. I was thinking – “How can that be so coincidental? My sis wanted to visit JJ lin’s store and I suggested chicken rice for dinner. So it turned out to be JJ lin eating chicken rice. So unbelievable." I informed my sis immediately. She was so elated that she kept asking me to accompany her to peep at him from afar. I was like -.-‘’ He is a citizen, so there is nothing special about a Singapore citizen having dinner with his parents and relatives. His parents were with him, both looking quite elderly; his dad had a whole head of grey hair. His siblings looked young. Not many actions, I did not ask to take pictures, did not ask for autograph. I did not want to interrupt people from having dinner peacefully. Yes, peacefully, especially for celebrities.]

[]quoted from her blog. The sister in the quote refers to me. LOL. I think she's so hilarious.