i've never woke up so early.. for this semester, that is..
had to go back to the mangrove today.. by hook or by crook.. i dun wanna wait till the weekend, when the low tide starts to get later and higher day by day.. and i dun wanna end up in the rain again.. and so i woke up at 6am.. though i was already half-awake by then.. didn't get a good sleep anyway.. restlessly made my way to kranji to meet huiyan and biyun..
luckily the clouds were nice to us.. no rain, in fact sunny... haha.. but then i hate the mud in the mangrove.. i mean, i like nature.. i like seeing small little animals crawling and digging into the mud.. but i hate it when the mud always suck in my slippers.. almost every step i took was energy-draining.. had to pull my feet (together with the slippers, of course) out and mud was splashing onto my back.. then i ended up walking barefoot on the mud.. heck, if i got bitten by crabs or anything sharp lurking in the mud.. luckily my soles are hard enough..
and so i managed to do some fieldwork a.k.a measurements.. i die die also have to do something.. i dun want to go back again, and neither do i have the time to do so..
then we had to go back to school for lecture.. me and biyun fell asleep outside the spinelli in the new admin block.. then got up to buy coffee to get us through the lecture awake.. well, it sort of worked.. but i still yawned throughout the lecture..
after that i came home, took (quite a long) bath and then off for 2 sessions of tuition.. and so now i'm brain-dead.. super brain-dead.. i need glucose to keep my surviving brain cells alive..
Friday, October 21, 2005
Sunday, October 16, 2005
bad weather..
wah lao.. everytime my field trip will end up raining.. this time round no exception either..
first thing in the morning, i overslept.. damn.. couldn't even hear my phone alarm beeping away, same goes for the numerous calls biyun and huiyan made.. arghh..
never mind.. went there and reached sungei buloh.. the reception there was real bad, made many calls and sms to both the gals.. but no replies.. so i waited around the lobby area, see what notes i can make/copy from there.. and then all those noisy aunties who were there for their own excursion were making a din manz.. hello??? you are supposed to keep the volume down in the nature reserve!!! they even cut my queue when i was in the toilet!! what the hell..
and then it started raining.. raining non-stop.. we can't get out to do any observations, so we were stuck in the lobby.. the only thing we could do was to have our lunch (it's expensive, by the way) and read some of the magazines and books provided in the resource/reading area..
and we waited till 4pm and the rain was still pouring.. and heck, we walked out of the place and walked the nature trail, trying to see what we could do.. so umbrellas out, but still got wet.. then we went down to the muddy mangrove to do a bit of measurements and picture-taking.. having to take the umbrella and camera and papers was a hassle, me and biyun ended up walking in the rain.. i only had my hat to block some rain out of my sight, but biyun was totally drenched.. but heck..
so in the end i didn't get to do anything related to the topic i planned to do.. *grrrr* now i have to find another day to go there again.. who's interested?? this time round, i'm going to the kranji reservoir to get into the mud..
first thing in the morning, i overslept.. damn.. couldn't even hear my phone alarm beeping away, same goes for the numerous calls biyun and huiyan made.. arghh..
never mind.. went there and reached sungei buloh.. the reception there was real bad, made many calls and sms to both the gals.. but no replies.. so i waited around the lobby area, see what notes i can make/copy from there.. and then all those noisy aunties who were there for their own excursion were making a din manz.. hello??? you are supposed to keep the volume down in the nature reserve!!! they even cut my queue when i was in the toilet!! what the hell..
and then it started raining.. raining non-stop.. we can't get out to do any observations, so we were stuck in the lobby.. the only thing we could do was to have our lunch (it's expensive, by the way) and read some of the magazines and books provided in the resource/reading area..
and we waited till 4pm and the rain was still pouring.. and heck, we walked out of the place and walked the nature trail, trying to see what we could do.. so umbrellas out, but still got wet.. then we went down to the muddy mangrove to do a bit of measurements and picture-taking.. having to take the umbrella and camera and papers was a hassle, me and biyun ended up walking in the rain.. i only had my hat to block some rain out of my sight, but biyun was totally drenched.. but heck..
so in the end i didn't get to do anything related to the topic i planned to do.. *grrrr* now i have to find another day to go there again.. who's interested?? this time round, i'm going to the kranji reservoir to get into the mud..
Saturday, October 15, 2005
tired..
long day today.. went to school early to hand in my term paper, and then went for my harp practice which i didn't get to play the harp.. because a string broke.. manz.. dunno who did that.. and i hope it wasn't me, and i seriously think it wasn't me.. and my teacher wasn't here today, so...
anyway, did this test and it's quite accurate i must say.. haha.. tell me if it's really true.. haha.. those highlighted in red are those i think is somewhat true.. haha..
You like new ideas and concepts, but you prefer to discover them by yourself -- it is not easy for others to convert you to anything. You form your own opinions, but once you do form them, you then want to convince everyone else that they are correct. Try to be more tolerant of the opinions of others. You have a deep and abiding interest in science, mathematics, and the great social problems of the day. Very sympathetic toward the downtrodden, equality is your battle cry! You demand that those in authority be fair to all. You are an intellectual -- emotions and emotional people are difficult for you to understand. You are known for being calm, cool, detached and objective.
Intense and complex by nature, you have extremely strong emotional reactions to most situations. Feelings are often very difficult for you to verbalize. Therefore you have a tendency to be very quiet - - to brood and think a lot. You seldom get overtly angry, but, when you do, you are furious and unforgiving. When you make an emotional commitment, it is total -- you are not attracted to superficial or casual relationships. If you are challenged, you take it as a personal affront and tend to lash out and fight back in a vengeful manner. You love mysteries and the supernatural. A good detective, you love getting to the roots of problems and you enjoy finding out what makes other people tick. You are known to be very willful, very powerful and quite tenacious!
An idealist, you prefer the grand, the beautiful, the good and the noble. You get very disappointed when your high expectations in life are not met. Very curious by nature, you enjoy traveling and learning about other peoples and cultures. Try to avoid your tendency to ignore the small but important details of living. You are independent and free, and you want others to be that way, too. Optimistic, buoyant and cheerful, others like to have you around. You have an incessant desire to learn as much as possible about metaphysics, religion, philosophy and any other broad, deep subject. Your life tends to be punctuated by bursts of energy and frenetic activity.
Your mind is very curious and inquisitive, always seeking information on a wide variety of topics. The broader the subject matter (philosophy, science, religion, metaphysics), the more it will appeal to you. You prefer to deal with abstractions -- the small but important details associated with any subject tend to slip your grasp. You are known for being blunt, honest and truthful.
Your feelings about others are deep, powerful, intense and complex. When you like someone, you do so totally and obsessively if you do not like someone, they do not exist. Your faithfulness and loyalty to your lover is unquestioned, indeed at times it is too much so -- you get so possessive that you almost smother your partner. At times, your feelings are kept deep within you and, because they are so complex and intense, they frighten you -- this is the way that you try to ignore them. But the more you try to do this, the more explosive things get when you eventually do express them.
You are very aware of the need to cooperate with others in order to further any effort. You are usually willing to compromise with others, although you can be quite competitive in a friendly way. Very fair- minded and impartial, you have the ability to sense injustice and the desire to take corrective actions to make proper compensations. You see both sides of issues and questions, but you tend to be undecided or wavering when forced to make choices that might make you vulnerable or unpopular.
Your personal growth occurs when you have the freedom to do things in new and interesting ways -- this brings out your natural inventiveness. You are an individualist, but you are also attracted to mass movements that emphasize social betterment and you will devote much time and energy to their efforts. Very fair- minded and objective, you have extraordinary skills at organization and administration.
You tend to release emotional energies only very reluctantly. This is partly due to your fear of what horrible calamity might occur should they be released -- your emotions are terribly complicated and intense. Try not to repress these energies entirely, however, or you will succumb to negative and destructive forms of compulsive behavior. Give yourself the freedom to look awkward or silly once in a while. The relief you feel will be quite therapeutic and the embarrassment (whether it is real or imagined) will pass quickly.
You have the tendency to think that all ideas, customs and traditions from the past are outmoded and irrelevant. You are attracted to radically new ideas, philosophies and religions that will, hopefully, cause sweeping changes throughout the world.
You will idealize work, practicality and the ability to attain reasonable goals. But, because you will also stress the need to be selfless and giving, you may find it difficult to attain your goals unless you have lowered your expectations on all fronts.
It's not in your nature to seek out many casual acquaintances in your daily round of activities. You feel much more comfortable with a small, close-knit group of people -- those with whom you can relax and work toward known and clearly defined goals. Your loyalty to a person or group, once given, is forever -- you'll expend all of your quite considerable energy in seeing that the group stays together and prospers. You choose your partners and relationships so carefully that you're bound to gain certain advantages from them, including those of a material nature. Be careful though not to let mere self-service be your motivation in establishing your connections -- make sure that there's an even give-and-take!
comments?? haha..
anyway, did this test and it's quite accurate i must say.. haha.. tell me if it's really true.. haha.. those highlighted in red are those i think is somewhat true.. haha..
You like new ideas and concepts, but you prefer to discover them by yourself -- it is not easy for others to convert you to anything. You form your own opinions, but once you do form them, you then want to convince everyone else that they are correct. Try to be more tolerant of the opinions of others. You have a deep and abiding interest in science, mathematics, and the great social problems of the day. Very sympathetic toward the downtrodden, equality is your battle cry! You demand that those in authority be fair to all. You are an intellectual -- emotions and emotional people are difficult for you to understand. You are known for being calm, cool, detached and objective.
Intense and complex by nature, you have extremely strong emotional reactions to most situations. Feelings are often very difficult for you to verbalize. Therefore you have a tendency to be very quiet - - to brood and think a lot. You seldom get overtly angry, but, when you do, you are furious and unforgiving. When you make an emotional commitment, it is total -- you are not attracted to superficial or casual relationships. If you are challenged, you take it as a personal affront and tend to lash out and fight back in a vengeful manner. You love mysteries and the supernatural. A good detective, you love getting to the roots of problems and you enjoy finding out what makes other people tick. You are known to be very willful, very powerful and quite tenacious!
An idealist, you prefer the grand, the beautiful, the good and the noble. You get very disappointed when your high expectations in life are not met. Very curious by nature, you enjoy traveling and learning about other peoples and cultures. Try to avoid your tendency to ignore the small but important details of living. You are independent and free, and you want others to be that way, too. Optimistic, buoyant and cheerful, others like to have you around. You have an incessant desire to learn as much as possible about metaphysics, religion, philosophy and any other broad, deep subject. Your life tends to be punctuated by bursts of energy and frenetic activity.
Your mind is very curious and inquisitive, always seeking information on a wide variety of topics. The broader the subject matter (philosophy, science, religion, metaphysics), the more it will appeal to you. You prefer to deal with abstractions -- the small but important details associated with any subject tend to slip your grasp. You are known for being blunt, honest and truthful.
Your feelings about others are deep, powerful, intense and complex. When you like someone, you do so totally and obsessively if you do not like someone, they do not exist. Your faithfulness and loyalty to your lover is unquestioned, indeed at times it is too much so -- you get so possessive that you almost smother your partner. At times, your feelings are kept deep within you and, because they are so complex and intense, they frighten you -- this is the way that you try to ignore them. But the more you try to do this, the more explosive things get when you eventually do express them.
You are very aware of the need to cooperate with others in order to further any effort. You are usually willing to compromise with others, although you can be quite competitive in a friendly way. Very fair- minded and impartial, you have the ability to sense injustice and the desire to take corrective actions to make proper compensations. You see both sides of issues and questions, but you tend to be undecided or wavering when forced to make choices that might make you vulnerable or unpopular.
Your personal growth occurs when you have the freedom to do things in new and interesting ways -- this brings out your natural inventiveness. You are an individualist, but you are also attracted to mass movements that emphasize social betterment and you will devote much time and energy to their efforts. Very fair- minded and objective, you have extraordinary skills at organization and administration.
You tend to release emotional energies only very reluctantly. This is partly due to your fear of what horrible calamity might occur should they be released -- your emotions are terribly complicated and intense. Try not to repress these energies entirely, however, or you will succumb to negative and destructive forms of compulsive behavior. Give yourself the freedom to look awkward or silly once in a while. The relief you feel will be quite therapeutic and the embarrassment (whether it is real or imagined) will pass quickly.
You have the tendency to think that all ideas, customs and traditions from the past are outmoded and irrelevant. You are attracted to radically new ideas, philosophies and religions that will, hopefully, cause sweeping changes throughout the world.
You will idealize work, practicality and the ability to attain reasonable goals. But, because you will also stress the need to be selfless and giving, you may find it difficult to attain your goals unless you have lowered your expectations on all fronts.
It's not in your nature to seek out many casual acquaintances in your daily round of activities. You feel much more comfortable with a small, close-knit group of people -- those with whom you can relax and work toward known and clearly defined goals. Your loyalty to a person or group, once given, is forever -- you'll expend all of your quite considerable energy in seeing that the group stays together and prospers. You choose your partners and relationships so carefully that you're bound to gain certain advantages from them, including those of a material nature. Be careful though not to let mere self-service be your motivation in establishing your connections -- make sure that there's an even give-and-take!
comments?? haha..
Friday, October 14, 2005
fast week..
the weekend is here so fast.. and will be gone fast too.. i wouldn't say the week is exciting, but at least not so monotonous.. perhaps the term paper on funeral rituals keeps me busy and imaginative.. haha.. and all the food i've been eating.. ice cream, choco ice-cream shake, chocolates, spagetti, coke.. ain't getting me anywhere.. oops..
things to be done by the next few days...
1. hand in my term paper (finally..) tomorrow.. yeah.. no more readings on death and funeral rituals that got me paranoid for a while..
2. harp and orchestra practice tomorrow.. the 2nd last practice for this sem.. a loooonng day in school tomorrow..
3. try to finish the assignment on "dynamic light scattering".. shucks..
4. pester the sponsors for the shipment of the donated stuff.. argghh..
5. going Sungei Buloh Nature Reserve this sunday to do project on mangrove.. another day out in the sun (no rain please!!) and nature.. expected to be stung by lots of mosquitoes.. arghh..
by the way, i strongly recommend the movie FLIGHTPLAN.. it's a real good movie.. good plot, interesting and unexpected storyline.. haha.. i've a few movies waiting for me to watch.. but no time!! THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN and DEUCE BIGALOW.. will tell you guys if they are worth your 8 bucks when i've watched it.. haha..
things to be done by the next few days...
1. hand in my term paper (finally..) tomorrow.. yeah.. no more readings on death and funeral rituals that got me paranoid for a while..
2. harp and orchestra practice tomorrow.. the 2nd last practice for this sem.. a loooonng day in school tomorrow..
3. try to finish the assignment on "dynamic light scattering".. shucks..
4. pester the sponsors for the shipment of the donated stuff.. argghh..
5. going Sungei Buloh Nature Reserve this sunday to do project on mangrove.. another day out in the sun (no rain please!!) and nature.. expected to be stung by lots of mosquitoes.. arghh..
by the way, i strongly recommend the movie FLIGHTPLAN.. it's a real good movie.. good plot, interesting and unexpected storyline.. haha.. i've a few movies waiting for me to watch.. but no time!! THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN and DEUCE BIGALOW.. will tell you guys if they are worth your 8 bucks when i've watched it.. haha..
Saturday, October 08, 2005
cheese fondue..
today's a long but happy day.. with lots of laughter and cheese.. haha..
last night, cousin irene came down from KL and bunked in with me for a night.. she's here for the Cirque de Soleil's Quidam.. very long never see her le.. in fact i hardly know all my cousins from my father's side in malaysia.. she's the only closest i think.. haha.. had a long and nice talk with her.. too bad she's only here for a night, then she is joining her friends to watch the show.. but at least we had a late-breakfast-early-lunch at west mall's Mos Burger, before she left to go shopping in town and meet her friends.. maybe i'll go KL the next time round.. haha..
today's harp lesson was quite good.. the teacher taught me new stuff.. more new stuff this time round.. haha.. then i continued practising, even when it was orchestra-practice time.. haha.. so i practised for 2 more hours, until the tea-break time.. haha.. that explains why my fingers are real red and swollen now.. =P
then went to meet aline, waipeng, huijie and ryan for CHEESE FONDUE!! haha.. must thank ryan for being the driver lar.. but since i'm giving treat, so it's fair.. muahaha.. kidding.. so dinner was laughter, laughter and more laughter.. haha..
to tempt the rest of the people..
more temptation..
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awww... CHEESE!! cheese melted in swiss wine.. *drools..*
and somehow we ended up crapping with the boss of the SWISS CULTURE (yar.. the same restaurant.. =P) and the nice chat led to a complimentary TIRAMISU!!
and after eating the tiramisu we were still scooping the burnt cheese at the bottom of the pot.. haha..
this place is gonna be a come-back place for all of us.. good food, nice people.. =)
but then again.. i'll need to work out.. ate too much.. swimming tomorrow with biyun.. =P
last night, cousin irene came down from KL and bunked in with me for a night.. she's here for the Cirque de Soleil's Quidam.. very long never see her le.. in fact i hardly know all my cousins from my father's side in malaysia.. she's the only closest i think.. haha.. had a long and nice talk with her.. too bad she's only here for a night, then she is joining her friends to watch the show.. but at least we had a late-breakfast-early-lunch at west mall's Mos Burger, before she left to go shopping in town and meet her friends.. maybe i'll go KL the next time round.. haha..
today's harp lesson was quite good.. the teacher taught me new stuff.. more new stuff this time round.. haha.. then i continued practising, even when it was orchestra-practice time.. haha.. so i practised for 2 more hours, until the tea-break time.. haha.. that explains why my fingers are real red and swollen now.. =P
then went to meet aline, waipeng, huijie and ryan for CHEESE FONDUE!! haha.. must thank ryan for being the driver lar.. but since i'm giving treat, so it's fair.. muahaha.. kidding.. so dinner was laughter, laughter and more laughter.. haha..
to tempt the rest of the people..
more temptation..
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awww... CHEESE!! cheese melted in swiss wine.. *drools..*
and somehow we ended up crapping with the boss of the SWISS CULTURE (yar.. the same restaurant.. =P) and the nice chat led to a complimentary TIRAMISU!!
and after eating the tiramisu we were still scooping the burnt cheese at the bottom of the pot.. haha..
this place is gonna be a come-back place for all of us.. good food, nice people.. =)
but then again.. i'll need to work out.. ate too much.. swimming tomorrow with biyun.. =P
Friday, October 07, 2005
bad dream..
think i'm too stressed out.. the bad dream really freaked me out..
was dreaming about me going to changi airport for my trip to philippines.. so along the way i realised i forgot to bring out my handphone and camera chargers.. i can survive without the phone, but i don't think i will without the camera.. so i had to call home to ask my brother to bring out the chargers, and rush out of the house (i think i told him i will pay for his cab fare..), cos i had a flight to catch.. hmm.. think it was a sunday.. heard my father over the phone..
anyway.. so i reached the airport.. i knew i was catching for the 3+pm flight, but i dunno why, i was going around asking where i can buy plane tickets.. manz.. this means i didn't buy any tics in the first place!! i remembered me not being able to buy a tic.. and so the dream continued, i can't remember what happened next.. and then i woke up..
freaky dream.. i wouldn't want this to happen when i'm going for my trip..
i'm sinking.. please pull me up.. or at least throw me a life-jacket or a float..
was dreaming about me going to changi airport for my trip to philippines.. so along the way i realised i forgot to bring out my handphone and camera chargers.. i can survive without the phone, but i don't think i will without the camera.. so i had to call home to ask my brother to bring out the chargers, and rush out of the house (i think i told him i will pay for his cab fare..), cos i had a flight to catch.. hmm.. think it was a sunday.. heard my father over the phone..
anyway.. so i reached the airport.. i knew i was catching for the 3+pm flight, but i dunno why, i was going around asking where i can buy plane tickets.. manz.. this means i didn't buy any tics in the first place!! i remembered me not being able to buy a tic.. and so the dream continued, i can't remember what happened next.. and then i woke up..
freaky dream.. i wouldn't want this to happen when i'm going for my trip..
i'm sinking.. please pull me up.. or at least throw me a life-jacket or a float..
Saturday, October 01, 2005
field trip..
today's field trip was quite alright and interesting.. but then it rained!! my god.. having to carry the file, pen, camera and holding on to the umbrella is no joke.. luckily it only rained for less than half an hour.. learnt quite a lot of things today.. but when we reached to the last station (there were 3 stations, where each lecturer was in charge of their own area), it started to get sooo boring.. Dr Lu Xi Xi.. alamak.. don't know what's he talking about, didn't bother to pay much attention.. hahah.. was more concerned about the mosquito bites i got..
so when we were dismissed, me, huiyan and biyun had to walk out of the Pasir Ris Park and happened to pass by a carnival for OCBC's family day.. tempted by the smell of popcorns, we walked into the carnival, trying to pass off as somebody related to OCBC.. haha.. and we were "kopping" free food!! haha.. free candy floss!! free pop corns!! free drinks!! haha.. too bad the photos are with huiyan.. then we also bought the $1 ice cream from the ice-cream uncle.. =) since when do you get to have a field trip with such enjoyment?? haha..
and so me and huiyan were contemplating whether to come back for our CO practice, and it so happened that BK was giving us a lift, so we came back.. but.. i was too lazy and tired to play my erhu, and i sneaked off to meet aline and waipeng at suntec.. hahah..
had dinner, walked around.. and ended up at the SWISS CULTURE place again.. for?? CHOCO FONDUE!! =)
this time the layout of the fruits was different.. haha..
after trying to finish off the whole pot of chocolate, we decided to go into Toys 'R' Us to look at some halloween play stuff.. and this was what we were getting into..
want some more??
and each "head thing" costs $24.95.. duh.. enough to have our pictures taken..
we also tried our luck at those soft-toy-catching-machines.. too bad we wasted our 2 coins..
i'm looking forward to cheese fondue!!! whee~~~
so when we were dismissed, me, huiyan and biyun had to walk out of the Pasir Ris Park and happened to pass by a carnival for OCBC's family day.. tempted by the smell of popcorns, we walked into the carnival, trying to pass off as somebody related to OCBC.. haha.. and we were "kopping" free food!! haha.. free candy floss!! free pop corns!! free drinks!! haha.. too bad the photos are with huiyan.. then we also bought the $1 ice cream from the ice-cream uncle.. =) since when do you get to have a field trip with such enjoyment?? haha..
and so me and huiyan were contemplating whether to come back for our CO practice, and it so happened that BK was giving us a lift, so we came back.. but.. i was too lazy and tired to play my erhu, and i sneaked off to meet aline and waipeng at suntec.. hahah..
had dinner, walked around.. and ended up at the SWISS CULTURE place again.. for?? CHOCO FONDUE!! =)
this time the layout of the fruits was different.. haha..
after trying to finish off the whole pot of chocolate, we decided to go into Toys 'R' Us to look at some halloween play stuff.. and this was what we were getting into..
want some more??
and each "head thing" costs $24.95.. duh.. enough to have our pictures taken..
we also tried our luck at those soft-toy-catching-machines.. too bad we wasted our 2 coins..
i'm looking forward to cheese fondue!!! whee~~~
Saturday, September 17, 2005
harp lesson..
ouch.. my knees and fingers hurt.. first time practising and learning the harp, explains why my fingertips are so red and painful.. although playing the harp seems like a graceful thing, but then.. it's so damn heavy, and having to use my knees and right shoulder to support that instrument cause aches and pain.. luckily the teacher is nice.. and so now i advanced from the stage of learning plucking the strings one at a time to the stage of playing arppegios (if you know what that means)..
aiya.. but damn tired today lar.. think i was too high yesterday..
aiya.. but damn tired today lar.. think i was too high yesterday..
Saturday, September 10, 2005
my new love..
this is going to be my new love.. =)
yeah.. i'm going to learn the harp!! haha.. managed to gather some courage to ask the teacher teaching the harp in the orchestra if she was willing to accept any new students.. and she gladly accepted my request!! haha.. initially i was scared of being rejected.. but since now i can learn the harp, so i have to put in extra time and effort.. which means, i'm getting busier!! haha..
and so from this coming week onwards, my saturday mornings are going to be filled with melodious music from the harp.. eer.. that's when i have mastered it, of course.. hehe..
Thursday, September 08, 2005
chocolate fondue again!
isn't this picture tempting?? is it making you salivating?? haha..
yeah.. it's the choco fondue from SWISS CULTURE, at suntec =).. it was damn nice.. much much better than the one at anderson's ice-cream.. heh.. the serving is definitely larger, and the chocolate is in liquid state.. not coagulating at all.. haa.. are you guys drooling yet?? =P
it was great seeing huijie, aline and waipeng again.. haha.. especially "little tiger".. haha.. really long time no see.. huijie!! must jia you for ya prelims and the coming A levels k?? and ya art coursework too.. =) everything will be over soon!! *pats on your shoulder*
ooh.. i am getting stressed too.. realised that there are tests next week.. and i am not getting my engine starting yet.. die lar..
Sunday, September 04, 2005
chocolate-coated ice cream mooncake..
guess what.. my dad was again trying new stuff in his haven kitchen.. and the product of the day is... chocolate-coated ice cream mooncake.. whaha.. just like those sold in swensons.. but then.. the chocolate tasted weird.. ahem.. haha.. but there are some presentable ones still.. so it wasn't a total flop.. =P
so.. any orders?? haha..
Monday, August 29, 2005
satisfaction..
for once (in a blue moon) i get some satisfaction from being a teacher.. haa.. that's when i get to see improvements in my students' results.. haha.. was a bit shocked when my student's (the primary 2 tom-boy girl) mum told me she scored 97/100 for her maths, and was top her class.. haha.. never expected her to do so well.. =)
but today's was tiring lar.. dunno why.. was struggling to stay awake while giving 2 sessions of tuition today.. maybe it's the hot weather that makes me feel sleepy.. shall go high on chocos later.. hahah..
but today's was tiring lar.. dunno why.. was struggling to stay awake while giving 2 sessions of tuition today.. maybe it's the hot weather that makes me feel sleepy.. shall go high on chocos later.. hahah..
Sunday, August 21, 2005
the three treasures..
here's something i've read in the newspaper this morning.. it may seems a bit religious to some people, but i guess that it actually applies to everyone.. food for thought.. =) (again it's in chinese.. so.. haha)
三宝。。
宗教的三宝：佛， 法，僧
大自然的三宝：阳光，空气，水
说话的三宝：请，谢谢，对不起
处世的三宝：谦虚，礼貌，赞叹
修养的三宝：安静，慈祥，沉稳
三宝。。
宗教的三宝：佛， 法，僧
大自然的三宝：阳光，空气，水
说话的三宝：请，谢谢，对不起
处世的三宝：谦虚，礼貌，赞叹
修养的三宝：安静，慈祥，沉稳
家庭的三宝：欢喜，幽默，体贴
客厅的三宝：书橱，盆花，壁画
齐家的三宝：和气，和乐，和平
饮食的三宝：均衡，节制，感恩
健康的三宝：步行，少欲，气和
睡眠的三宝：要放下，不忘想，吉祥卧
旅行的三宝：增广见闻，安全欢喜，简朴节约
理财的三宝：确立预算，开源节流，勤俭正当
护理的三宝：同体慈悲，喜悦乐观，医术正确
医生的三宝：医能，医德，医通
商人的三宝：童叟无欺，品质保证，信誉卓立
学问的三宝：活用，广博，实在
治学的三宝：勤读，勤写，勤思
学习的三宝：谛听，接受，思维
交友的三宝：诚信，正值，贡献
人心的三宝：真实，善良，宽容
治国的三宝：爱民，助民，利民
求职的三宝：专长，礼貌，勤奋
和长官相处的三宝：服从，忠贞，说是
僧侣的三宝：慈悲，庄严，威仪
父母的三宝：教养，负责，荣耀
儿童的三宝：天真，活泼，乖巧
女士的三宝：青春，健美，气质
男士的三宝：英武，信德，才能
老人的三宝：不倚老卖老，不眷恋往事，不怨天尤人
Friday, August 19, 2005
a trip down to JB..
supposed to teach 2 sessions of tuition after school today, but i couldn't resist the temptation and getting psycho-ed by aline and yihui.. so i went JB!! haha..
well.. it was supposed to be a YEP outing to JB for a seafood feast.. but then.. it turned out that only a small group of people who were going, but we still went on with it.. and so only me, ryan, yihui and junqian turned up.. haha.. supposed to meet up with aline and waipeng who went in earlier, but then they were the ones who told us that the seafood restuarant that we were going was closed.. for the 15th day of the seventh month (sounds a bit inauspicious).. so they went forward with their own plans while the 4 of us settled for a long and nice dinner at Secret Recipe in City Square.. the dinner was filled with lots of laughter.. manz.. and we were all tired from laughing.. haha..
but i want my seafood!! black pepper chilli crab and grilled chilli stingray!! arghh..
well.. it was supposed to be a YEP outing to JB for a seafood feast.. but then.. it turned out that only a small group of people who were going, but we still went on with it.. and so only me, ryan, yihui and junqian turned up.. haha.. supposed to meet up with aline and waipeng who went in earlier, but then they were the ones who told us that the seafood restuarant that we were going was closed.. for the 15th day of the seventh month (sounds a bit inauspicious).. so they went forward with their own plans while the 4 of us settled for a long and nice dinner at Secret Recipe in City Square.. the dinner was filled with lots of laughter.. manz.. and we were all tired from laughing.. haha..
but i want my seafood!! black pepper chilli crab and grilled chilli stingray!! arghh..
Monday, August 08, 2005
first day of school..
today's the first day of school.. after a long holiday (though i'm still in the holiday mood).. had 2 lectures today, but i wasn't really listening.. was half-stoneing and yawning away.. haha..
saw friends that i've not seen since the last semester.. saw familiar faces, and a lot of new faces.. all the year 1 students.. manz.. i'm in year 2 now.. time really flies eh..
happened to see yupin in jurong point while i was looking for the glue for my jigsaw puzzles.. haven't seen her for ages.. since we graduated from JC i guess.. haha.. but it's still the same old yupin.. haha..
suddenly i feel nostalgic.. haha..
saw friends that i've not seen since the last semester.. saw familiar faces, and a lot of new faces.. all the year 1 students.. manz.. i'm in year 2 now.. time really flies eh..
happened to see yupin in jurong point while i was looking for the glue for my jigsaw puzzles.. haven't seen her for ages.. since we graduated from JC i guess.. haha.. but it's still the same old yupin.. haha..
suddenly i feel nostalgic.. haha..
Saturday, July 23, 2005
birthday party..
went for melissa's birthday party earlier on.. together with some YEP mates.. and i just got home.. quite tiring, the journey back home was quite long.. it was at changi, but was thankful that ryan drove me home..
it was fun seeing them.. especially for some whom i have not seen for quite a period of time.. like anna, meiyee, luke.. it was like a mini-YEP gathering.. haha.. hopefully we will still be close even after years.. haha..
was thinking about birthday parties.. i never really had a birthday party before.. only when i was young, when i don't know what's happening in the world.. and i never really had a birthday cake ever since primary school days.. but i'm really glad there are people out there remembering my birthday, giving me surprises occasionally (just like last year's, when kaiwen and aline & co. popped 2 birthday cakes out for me.. haha).. but for most of the time, it was only me and myself on my birthday.. for me it's just another normal day, just that i will be older every year.. and i guess i won't have a celebration on my 21st birthday.. because my birthday will always be in the midst of exam preparation.. oh well.. glad to know that there are people out there who remember me as a friend..
it was fun seeing them.. especially for some whom i have not seen for quite a period of time.. like anna, meiyee, luke.. it was like a mini-YEP gathering.. haha.. hopefully we will still be close even after years.. haha..
was thinking about birthday parties.. i never really had a birthday party before.. only when i was young, when i don't know what's happening in the world.. and i never really had a birthday cake ever since primary school days.. but i'm really glad there are people out there remembering my birthday, giving me surprises occasionally (just like last year's, when kaiwen and aline & co. popped 2 birthday cakes out for me.. haha).. but for most of the time, it was only me and myself on my birthday.. for me it's just another normal day, just that i will be older every year.. and i guess i won't have a celebration on my 21st birthday.. because my birthday will always be in the midst of exam preparation.. oh well.. glad to know that there are people out there who remember me as a friend..
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
another day..
today was kinda happening.. with good things and bad news.. hmm.. let's talk about the good ones first..
yar.. shujun's back from australia! but leaving tomorrow night.. haha.. went to meet her and rosanne in town after work.. =) i think she's one of the luckier people i've known.. able to study abroad with full support from parents.. sigh.. how i wish i could be like that too.. oh well.. took neoprints (the last time i took was like ages ago..) and went home.. haha.. because i wanted to catch MANHUNT!! haha.. managed to get a necklace for my thai friend too, and i would need the help of tingting to pass it to her during her holiday in thailand.. hehe.. hope that she would like it.. =)
and now the bad one.. keep hearing people getting hospitalised, dying.. and i just got the news today that ryan's (the one in philippines) mum has passed away last month.. it's a sad thing to hear it, especially when it was from his friend, temogen..
he has been very strong.. he was trying very hard to earn and save money for his mum's medical fees.. yet perhaps lady luck wasn't on his side.. he lost his job as a teacher in january, unable to find another job.. only depends on teaching dance to earn maybe a wee bit of allowance.. and he has a family to take care of.. and he was the one who encouraged me to keep on smiling..
i was speechless for a moment.. i wished that i could help him in one way or another, i wished that i could be there in philippines right now.. to be by a dear friend's side, encouraging him.. just like the way he used to encourage me.. but the only thing i could do is.. to send messages to him every now and then.. hoping that he would cheer up..
i guess he won't be seeing this.. but i really hope that he could get over the loss of someone close to him, continue to lead his life as he would, continue to be strong and keep on smiling.. and i know he will, and he can.. =)
at least i know now that he's alright, and found his love.. =) i'm happy for him.. hope that he's smiling right now..
yar.. shujun's back from australia! but leaving tomorrow night.. haha.. went to meet her and rosanne in town after work.. =) i think she's one of the luckier people i've known.. able to study abroad with full support from parents.. sigh.. how i wish i could be like that too.. oh well.. took neoprints (the last time i took was like ages ago..) and went home.. haha.. because i wanted to catch MANHUNT!! haha.. managed to get a necklace for my thai friend too, and i would need the help of tingting to pass it to her during her holiday in thailand.. hehe.. hope that she would like it.. =)
and now the bad one.. keep hearing people getting hospitalised, dying.. and i just got the news today that ryan's (the one in philippines) mum has passed away last month.. it's a sad thing to hear it, especially when it was from his friend, temogen..
he has been very strong.. he was trying very hard to earn and save money for his mum's medical fees.. yet perhaps lady luck wasn't on his side.. he lost his job as a teacher in january, unable to find another job.. only depends on teaching dance to earn maybe a wee bit of allowance.. and he has a family to take care of.. and he was the one who encouraged me to keep on smiling..
i was speechless for a moment.. i wished that i could help him in one way or another, i wished that i could be there in philippines right now.. to be by a dear friend's side, encouraging him.. just like the way he used to encourage me.. but the only thing i could do is.. to send messages to him every now and then.. hoping that he would cheer up..
i guess he won't be seeing this.. but i really hope that he could get over the loss of someone close to him, continue to lead his life as he would, continue to be strong and keep on smiling.. and i know he will, and he can.. =)
at least i know now that he's alright, and found his love.. =) i'm happy for him.. hope that he's smiling right now..
Monday, July 11, 2005
japanese drama..
manz.. i miss watching japanese dramas.. don't u people find japanese guys cute?? haha.. but that's not the main point.. haa.. i'm more of a j-pop person rather than a k-pop one.. so u hardly get to catch me watching those soapy korean dramas.. haha..
anyway, back to the topic.. yar.. i miss watching japanese dramas.. it has really been a long time since i really follow a jap drama all the way.. blame it on the irregular lifestyle i'm leading.. tsktsk.. so i was watching this "Emergency Room 24 Hours" earlier on.. reminds me of the days when i used to go ga-ga over japanese guys.. haha.. but i really enjoy watching jap dramas, especially those related to the medical field.. =) the only time i can continue dreaming about my aspirations.. haha..
yar, don't laugh.. i wanted to be a doctor.. too bad my results are too sucky (partly because i'm the lazy type) and that makes me jealous of the doctors and i can only dream of being one, like those in the dramas.. haha.. sometimes the story plots could be very-the-drama, but i think they just wanted to bring out the sense of hope and love in everyone.. =)
maybe i'll try geting to somewhere near my aspiration, perhaps by being a health-care worker.. but i really don't know what lies in front of me.. it all depends.. i really don't know.. think my future looks bleak.. i just want to go on more expeditions around the world helping the poor.. possible?? hmm...
anyway, back to the topic.. yar.. i miss watching japanese dramas.. it has really been a long time since i really follow a jap drama all the way.. blame it on the irregular lifestyle i'm leading.. tsktsk.. so i was watching this "Emergency Room 24 Hours" earlier on.. reminds me of the days when i used to go ga-ga over japanese guys.. haha.. but i really enjoy watching jap dramas, especially those related to the medical field.. =) the only time i can continue dreaming about my aspirations.. haha..
yar, don't laugh.. i wanted to be a doctor.. too bad my results are too sucky (partly because i'm the lazy type) and that makes me jealous of the doctors and i can only dream of being one, like those in the dramas.. haha.. sometimes the story plots could be very-the-drama, but i think they just wanted to bring out the sense of hope and love in everyone.. =)
maybe i'll try geting to somewhere near my aspiration, perhaps by being a health-care worker.. but i really don't know what lies in front of me.. it all depends.. i really don't know.. think my future looks bleak.. i just want to go on more expeditions around the world helping the poor.. possible?? hmm...
Sunday, July 10, 2005
into another frenzy..
school has yet to start.. CORS bidding has yet to begin.. but we, the life science students are into another round of frenzy..
we have just received an email telling us our allocated modules.. because we were divided into 2 different groups, taking different core modules, so we assumed the groups will remain unchanged until the 3rd year when we start to choose our areas of concentration.. but then.. it didn't turn out that way!! some of the people in my group whom i know got the modules different from me.. biyun got the same modules as me, but kareen and mark got the other modules.. damn.. sucky siah..
luckily i managed to find someone willing to mutual swap with kareen.. if not us the 3 musketeers would be separated.. =P.. but everything's not confirmed yet..
arghh.. i hate the school system.. bleahz
we have just received an email telling us our allocated modules.. because we were divided into 2 different groups, taking different core modules, so we assumed the groups will remain unchanged until the 3rd year when we start to choose our areas of concentration.. but then.. it didn't turn out that way!! some of the people in my group whom i know got the modules different from me.. biyun got the same modules as me, but kareen and mark got the other modules.. damn.. sucky siah..
luckily i managed to find someone willing to mutual swap with kareen.. if not us the 3 musketeers would be separated.. =P.. but everything's not confirmed yet..
arghh.. i hate the school system.. bleahz
Monday, June 20, 2005
back..
i m back.. =)
4 days spent in malaysia.. 3 days in ipoh and 1 day in penang to be exact..
16 june - reached ipoh early in the morning.. nicole's mum came to fetch us.. had dim sum for breakfast, headed home, slept for a few hours (i was unable to sleep on the bus.. >_<).. woke up and ready for shopping! haha.. went JUSCO, then had dinner with nicole's parents and her aunt.. the ipoh hor fun and stir-fried "tow gay" (bean sprouts).. went back, watched cable tv (yar.. and my free movie for the day.. haha)..
17 june - went up to penang, taking the 8.45am bus.. near 3 hours of the journey, catching some sleep on the bus.. had a look of the lab of the university there, and thank god NUS is much much better.. bought lunch and went to nicole's rented house to put our stuff and watched another movie there.. haa.. sent nicole's friend to the airport, then another shopping spree at Gurney Plaza.. went back to the house, and had a swim there.. then we went to stay over at my auntie's house (nicole's room was small and no air-con.. haha) and had supper and my aunt drove us around the town area.. went back and watched another movie with nicole and my cousin, mingfu.. he's super active manz.. if he were my student i will have another headache dealing him.. haha.. and we slept at 5+ in the morning..
18 june - rushing for the afternoon bus back to ipoh.. overslept.. haha.. then went shopping at PARKSON.. coincidentally the last malaysian idol finalists were having an autograph session and lots of people were there, screaming their heads off.. duh.. i hate huge crowds.. and kids.. haha.. then had steamboat buffet for dinner with my "da gu" (father's sister) and my auntie and cousins and nicole's parents.. then went my da gu's house for a while, then went back home, another free movie and was trying to complete a 1000-pieces jigsaw puzzle with nicole.. ended up falling asleep around 6+ in the morning..
19 june - last day in malaysia.. went to a cave with my 2 cousins (xiang and jie) to walk around, but ended up playing the swing.. haha.. i am a kid myself =P.. yar and my auntie bought a lot of local products for me.. manz.. so i had to make use of the spare bag i've got and the food alone already took up 3/4 of the space.. sheesh.. dinner with my relatives again before me catching my bus home..
quite an enjoyable trip, spending my time shopping and visiting my relatives.. wanna go for another trip down to my "home town".. it will be great to see all my relatives gathering together.. then it will be a very huge gathering.. =)
oh well.. had quite a bit of "achievements" over there.. bought quite a number of things.. and i am nice enough to buy some stuff for my little baby cousins my bro.. and the snacks i brought back should be enough to feed the family for a week.. =P
4 days spent in malaysia.. 3 days in ipoh and 1 day in penang to be exact..
16 june - reached ipoh early in the morning.. nicole's mum came to fetch us.. had dim sum for breakfast, headed home, slept for a few hours (i was unable to sleep on the bus.. >_<).. woke up and ready for shopping! haha.. went JUSCO, then had dinner with nicole's parents and her aunt.. the ipoh hor fun and stir-fried "tow gay" (bean sprouts).. went back, watched cable tv (yar.. and my free movie for the day.. haha)..
17 june - went up to penang, taking the 8.45am bus.. near 3 hours of the journey, catching some sleep on the bus.. had a look of the lab of the university there, and thank god NUS is much much better.. bought lunch and went to nicole's rented house to put our stuff and watched another movie there.. haa.. sent nicole's friend to the airport, then another shopping spree at Gurney Plaza.. went back to the house, and had a swim there.. then we went to stay over at my auntie's house (nicole's room was small and no air-con.. haha) and had supper and my aunt drove us around the town area.. went back and watched another movie with nicole and my cousin, mingfu.. he's super active manz.. if he were my student i will have another headache dealing him.. haha.. and we slept at 5+ in the morning..
18 june - rushing for the afternoon bus back to ipoh.. overslept.. haha.. then went shopping at PARKSON.. coincidentally the last malaysian idol finalists were having an autograph session and lots of people were there, screaming their heads off.. duh.. i hate huge crowds.. and kids.. haha.. then had steamboat buffet for dinner with my "da gu" (father's sister) and my auntie and cousins and nicole's parents.. then went my da gu's house for a while, then went back home, another free movie and was trying to complete a 1000-pieces jigsaw puzzle with nicole.. ended up falling asleep around 6+ in the morning..
19 june - last day in malaysia.. went to a cave with my 2 cousins (xiang and jie) to walk around, but ended up playing the swing.. haha.. i am a kid myself =P.. yar and my auntie bought a lot of local products for me.. manz.. so i had to make use of the spare bag i've got and the food alone already took up 3/4 of the space.. sheesh.. dinner with my relatives again before me catching my bus home..
quite an enjoyable trip, spending my time shopping and visiting my relatives.. wanna go for another trip down to my "home town".. it will be great to see all my relatives gathering together.. then it will be a very huge gathering.. =)
oh well.. had quite a bit of "achievements" over there.. bought quite a number of things.. and i am nice enough to buy some stuff for my little baby cousins my bro.. and the snacks i brought back should be enough to feed the family for a week.. =P
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