i injured my knee.. ouch..

yup.. that's right.. i injured my knee.. kinda bad.. i'm the 2nd huijie, with waipeng and aline being my first aiders.. haha.. think they very ke lian.. always being the first aiders.. kudos to them manz..

yar.. anyway it was the SPCA bike quest, so we had a night of cycling.. went to quite a number of places, starting from the east coast park.. past by joo chiat, paya lebar, mount vernon, serangoon, ang mo kio, novena, orchard, city hall n back to east coast..

haha.. but the main point is... i injured my knee.. i admit i m not a very good cyclist, kinda accident-prone too.. haha.. was going down the slope as we past by SPCA at mount vernon and the police gurkha camp area, n somehow i lost control of my bike.. n there u have it.. i fell n got that horrible cut + abrasions.. worse, the policemen on guard duty saw me falling off.. wahh.. embarrassed manz.. got to borrow iodine solution n the bandage from them also..

but i m strong!! haha.. continued with the whole thing, went to other places despite my butt n my knee screaming for help.. haha.. waipeng said we cycled 47 km.. woah.. what a feat.. haha.. anyway that was not the only time i fell off from the bike.. there's another incident i knocked into the railings near east coast park (though i didn't fall off..) n on the way back in the park i fell again.. knocking into a tree i think.. haha.. super suay..

so when we finally went back to the starting point.. i already couldn't walk properly.. n when one of the organisers was applying first aid to my knee.. especially when he used alcohol to swap over the wound.. i screamed like hell manz.. really super painful.. (don't believe, go try it yourself at your own risk..) had to deal with people who keep looking at my knee.. sheesh.. but luckily i got a free ride home from them.. haha..

n i took super super long for my bath.. can't let the wound get into contact with water.. n i had alot of other abrasions to clean up.. *ouch ouch ouch* i even put a chair inside the bathroom manz.. my dad was like, reprimanding me for going for this bike quest.. oh well.. it still won't stop me from joining this kind of activity in future.. haha..

think i'm going to have a problem going to school for this coming week.. especially when i have 2 lab sessions.. wonder if i can still wear jeans with my wounds like that.. n i can't wear nice skirts on chinese new year anymore!! need to cover up all my bruises.. arghh..

shall go catch some sleep before going to teach my naughty cousin for tuition.. n having to deal with my grandma's questions on my knee too.. sigh..

hole in the world..

hee.. came across this song by Eagles earlier on while watching tv at home.. nice song..

There's a hole in the world tonight.
There's a cloud of fear and sorrow.
There's a hole in the world tonight.
Don't let there be a hole in the world tomorrow.

They say that anger is just love disappointed.
They say that love is just a state of mind,
but all this fighting over who will be anointed.
Oh how can people be so blind

There's a hole in the world tonight.
There's a cloud of fear and sorrow.
There's a hole in the world tonight.
Don't let there be a hole in the world tomorrow.

Oh they tell me there's a place over yonder,
cool water running through the burning sand,
until we we learn to love one
another we never reach the promise land.

There's a hole in the world tonight.
There's a cloud of fear and sorrow.
There's a hole in the world tonight.
Don't let there be a hole in the world tomorrow.

unfortunately i didn't manage to find a website that has that song available online.. but i have downloaded the song.. soo.. if u want the song.. just drop me a message.. n perhaps i can think of a way.. haha..

here's one more.. =) 

decided to put up this photo.. the mondia family!! kaye, mrs mondia, tinee, anna, patrice and me.. hehe 

yeah.. i missed the TLDC.. especially the pavillion.. i want to be back there... *sobz* 

me in philippines.. with a piglet.. *oinks* 

cheered up a little..

yup.. today was slightly better.. all thanks to ryan n joseph!! yar.. when i woke up in the late morning i saw their smses.. woohoo.. quite some time not hearing from joseph.. glad that he still remembers me this baby.. haha.. n from ryan too.. =)

yar.. that really brightened up my day a little.. n i m trying not to b a crybaby anymore.. (but no guarantee it won't happen again.. haha)..

things are going to get a liiitttle bit exciting for me... gonna have a nite cycling trip soon.. n chinese new year is somewhere round the corner.. wanna go for the chinatown roadside stalls.. heee.. n things are getting busier as well.. started going back teaching tuition to my two little naughty kids.. and school's going to be quite busy as well.. NO MORE PLAYING N SLACKING ANYMORE!!! haha..

yup.. ~~always look on the bright side of life..~~ =)

i cried..

yes.. i broke down n cried yesterday night..

i really had no idea what has come over me yesterday.. but i cried the hardest and the longest yesterday..

been back for 2 weeks.. i still do weep a bit every night when i was lying on my matteress (my relative, nicole is staying with me so she sleeps on my bed..) n i tried to hold back my tears.. it worked for a few times..

so i really don't know why i cried yesterday.. i didn't wail out loud.. crying in silence.. that's even more heartbreaking.. tears just rolled down n wet my pillows..

i've promised them not to cry, n i've tried doing so.. but somehow it's hard for me to do that..

still missing them...

damn.. did not have a night of gd sleep for the past few days.. been thinking of them.. n all the memories of the 25 days in philippines kept flashing in my mind.. how i wish i can immediately fly back to philippines..

already started planning about my next trip back there to bago city.. started planning on how i could save enough money for the trip.. how m i able to bring old clothes n toys or donated stuff back there.. how long i will be staying.. etc etc.. so many things going thru in my mind.. yet nothing about studies..

speaking abt studies.. i hate bidding for my modules.. n it's awful when my friends can get the modules but i can't.. sickening..

can't wait to get out of this horrible world of boring n pointless studying.. would very much want a life where i m free to roam n learn by the experiences..

I WANT TO GO BACK TO BAGO CITY!!!

missing them.. they have become a part of my life..

having embarked on this trip to philippines, bago city, things have never been the same again after i came back.. (even though i m back only since 3 days ago..) 25 days spent in that beautiful place.. memories lots and lots..

kinda lost in my own thoughts for now..

the people are soo friendly.. somehow seeing the people living there.. the kids.. made me realise that there are alot of things in the world that we always take for granted.. when u see kids running about.. wearing torn n tattered clothes.. some only in undergarments.. it just made my heart ache.. when i was giving out toys n clothes to the children, and looking at some of them who did not get to receive any (we somehow did not have enough of the old clothes n toys..) u would just feel helpless.. despite how much u really want to give them something..

culture shock was one thing.. cos the standard of living over there in bago city was very much different from here.. even though things were very much cheaper over there, there are still alot of the poorer people who can't afford to buy things..

yes.. they can't afford to buy some of the basic neccessities and food.. but what they have, i dun think i would have.. they can live under one roof, having close relationships with friends and family.. they can be poor but happy.. they can have nothing but everything..

but i m very glad that i got to know a bunch of good friends over there.. they really made me feel right at home.. of cos leaving their footprints in my life..

my mama remia.. i m always her baby..
ryan.. a special friend.. i will always laugh for him..
patrice, tinee, kaye.. the 3 sisters that i had stayed with.. who i have great fun with..
stephen.. the 1st person who took me on a ride on his bike when i was in philippines..
temogen.. even though he always make fun of me.. he just want to make me smile..
joseph, bong, nonoy, tricia.. people who have taken care of me when i was there..
the mondia's family and their relatives.. people who made me see the importance of close knits in the families..
all the kids who played at the pavillion and those training for swimming competition.. they made me realise what is happiness..
mark.. my favourite boy..
all the people i have met in all places.. even the strangers..
of cos the people who have been on this trip together with me.. the 24 of us..

i've learnt.. learnt a lot.. time for me to grow up..

and i will aim to save up.. so that i can go back to bago city again next year.. perhaps during christmas season.. a time to give and receive..

the 6 of us.. the last moment before leaving bago city..