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Moving to WordPress!

2011-10-17T00:43:00.000-07:00

After a good seven years, I have finally made the leap to WordPress!

Am still keeping my blogspot around. Think WordPress would take some getting used to - but am looking forward to a change!

Till then, thanks for all the good times, Blogger!

Too Good

2011-10-06T01:46:00.000-07:00

Almost a week into October and I cannot explain how good it feels to be able to stay up all night not doing anything particularly important at all (Watching Korean dramas + I just filled my hard disk with American TV shows and movies from Kiv = more sleepless nights) although my report is still hanging by a thread right now. But I guess being this lifeless at home is a great thing since I'm no longer getting paid and I'm so broke right now!

The past few days have been pretty awesome. Met the other 'graduated' SPH interns for Fright Night last night (Worth a watch if you like brainless vampire flicks) and have otherwise been getting loads of sleep. Have finally completed course II of Street Jazz and I'll be heading to open classes next week. It's such a liberating feeling to dance - to feel every muscle and ache and to be in control of every movement. Plus it's a great reason to get my otherwise lazy ass off my bed. And I'm also glad that Chong Aik is taking classes with me now - we'll be meeting every week!

Back to watching mindless cliche love stories IN MA BED.

Till then xx

Perplexed

2011-10-05T02:03:00.000-07:00

Suddenly struck with the thought of what I am really here for.

Pulau Ubin & Meetup with Marie (And a whole bunch of random photos)

2011-10-03T02:31:00.000-07:00

It's a Sunday morning and I can barely contain my happiness knowing I don't have to snooze through 5/6 alarms tomorrow and drag myself out of bed for work! To Fiona who is going to Bangkok - have a great trip and don't forget to stuff yourself silly!

A couple of weeks ago, a bunch of us trooped to Pulau Ubin for a mini kayaking and fish spa escapade. It felt really good, to have all of us go someplace together after so long! Plus, it was a really refreshing break from internship and also a great chance to catch up with everyone.

Met Eudora and Mel before cabbing together to Changi Point to take the ferry with the others. It was raining so we were wondering whether we would even get into the water but thankfully, it stopped and the weather wasn't too hot!

Pretty girls.

With superstar Kiv!

Stef and I on our cheapo honeymoon! Told her one day we'll go someplace else when we can afford something more than the $2.50 ferry ride to Ubin.

Our Changi Village feast after kayaking! Haha does wonders to burn calories, build arm muscles and make you crazily hungry.

Last week, I managed to catch up with Marie one day after work too. We usually only meet a couple of times a year so I wish I had a little more time to talk to her. Will see you again soon babe!

Haha this was in a neoprint booth before we took neoprints - so nostalgic! We used to take them every other day in secondary school. Those were the days. Wonder just how much we spent on neoprints though. They all now sit in a tiny pouch in my cupboard.

Think she's the fairest girl I've ever taken photos with! But she's become really pretty now hehe. And I really love her red hair.

Meet again soon!

More random i4 photos (No wonder I have so many in my phone!!! Just realised the amount of things I take)

At the opening party of Avalon! Which didn't go too well. They could use better organisational skills and not make people wait so long.

Taemin's sweater!! Haha sorry couldn't resist.

With Michy and Brenda during/after World Fashion Runway.

Teo Heng with my favourite SPH girls!!!

On my last day of work :( Skinny Pizza for fat people at Wheelock!

The ugly smiley that previous Her World intern Gillian scribbled on her calendar on her last day to make me look forward to mine! Came sooner than I expected, Gi!

With Jeanette!

Collette, the new Simply Her intern. I WILL MISS YOU :'( Hopefully, you and the team won't forget me!

One last goodbye to my (still stocked) snackbar!

And the most random photo of all...My M&S organic green tea! Hahah and the verdict is that it tastes really good...and healthy.

Have a great week ahead!! xx

Till We Meet Again

2011-09-30T01:21:00.000-07:00

6 MONTHS HAVE GONE BY.

It's still pretty much crazy to me, especially when I have been blogging pretty frequently throughout the past six months, days that flew by without a hitch and others that dragged on for eternity. It doesn't really feel like today is finally the last day of my internship with SPH Magazines.

Writing has always been something incredibly sacred to me, and I am really happy that I was given the opportunity to really try my hand at print journalism in a place like Simply Her. I still remember being as jittery as I was excited about genuinely seeing my name in print for the first time - Was my article good enough? Did I fact-check everything correctly? Was my standfirst too cheesy?

Today was my farewell lunch. I already know how much I will miss the team as a whole. Honestly, I believe I really lucked out scoring a team like mine. They are all incredible people - patient, giving and driven all at the same time. Am really blessed to have learned so much from each and every individual, and no matter where I go in the future I will always remember my roots and where my first venture into the real writing industry started.

Also, to all the great intern friends I have made, I am seriously lucky to have all of you accompany me throughout the entire journey although none of you were in Simply Her before Collette, and I hope that we'll all be able to reunite again someday, someplace!

Too late to write a real nostalgic post but...

I LOVE YOU ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR A GREAT INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE. :')

Till we meet again...

Cryptic

2011-09-26T11:28:00.001-07:00

It's so easy to bring a person down. So easy to condemn rather than sing praise of. I really feel regretful for times when I've felt this way about people. Sometimes it happens a lot more than I wish it would, but I resolve to change and be a more positive person. Not aiming to be a complete angel but I do know I never want to feel how it's like to be at the shorter end of the stick.

Need to start really digesting the fact that hating won't make me a better person.

You are always trying to keep it real

2011-09-15T17:50:00.000-07:00

On my way to Vivo to meet Justine for Bad Teacher - last day screening and we are finally catching it woohoo! Today was yet another day of slogging my guts out and I strongly believe that no one should ever work as a full time stylist because well...it really sucks? Haha. Don't think I should complain that much though, think of all the serious muscle I'm gaining! Still, the last three weeks are really going by reallyyyy slowly and each day is a serious drag. Met a CMM graduate at work today when she came up to say hi - finally I'm not so alone anymore! It's always comforting to see somewhat familiar people.

Here's to the anticipation of an early weekend. Getting ready to party on Saturday!

SWC

2011-09-11T16:10:00.000-07:00

Attended SHINee World Concert in Singapore today and it was just fantastic. Everytime I attend a Kpop concert in Singapore I am reminded of just how much the entire culture has evolved in past years - so much to the point that almost every other person is a fan now. Truly not ashamed of admitting I am a huge one, the music, dancing and characters are just one of a kind.

So anyway, the fans were really behaved this time. It's the first Kpop concert I've attended where I remained seated most of the time - plus we had really good seats! Definitely worth the (exorbitant, thank you very much) price.

The past few days haven't been too great, but I'm glad that this weekend has been looking up. Kayaking with the poly peeps tomorrow (I know right, pray I don't fall into the water) and then another three weeks of internship before my life starts again. Happiness.

Picture of Lee Jinki that Michy took. Really love this talented boy. He was spot-on with Nessun Dorma this time. Think he improves with every perf. Sigh Italian has never sounded sexier.

Goodnight xx

P/S Happy birthday Chong Aik! Let's party next week.

Expiration

2011-09-04T03:23:00.000-07:00

Some things aren't mean to last. Yes, I mean the good ones. They give you a boost during a certain period of time when you feel like you need something to spur you on and get you through seemingly difficult days. But then before you know it, you're ready to stand on your own two feet and you are alone again. But it's okay, you are never going to be alone if you can't handle it.

So if you are always alone quit whining.

白

2011-08-29T22:34:00.000-07:00

Am crazily behind and have totally failed in my wait for the i5 but...here's my first ever post from my new white i4!

힘내

2011-08-29T01:09:00.000-07:00

Five weeks. Just five more weeks to go.

A Getaway

2011-08-24T00:13:00.000-07:00

Bit of time to squeeze in some musings before bed!

In all honesty, I can't believe it's only mid-week. But it is already a double-digit internship week, my goodness! This week has somehow felt excruciatingly long so far. Have long finished my stories for October and am currently waiting (with fingers crossed, no less!) for what I will be partaking in November. Sometimes, while sitting at my desk, I stare at the three issues so far that I have helped out with and really wonder if I could have done more. I need to start taking bigger steps - and fast. Also, living two months ahead for the past five months have been somewhat surreal - I keep thinking about the things tha are gonna happen then and cannot imagine life on its own, now.

Today was one of those slow office days. Truth to told, days have been slow since most of the people sitting around me have left. I managed to make my escape early and came back home only to fall into a long nap. Sigh. Really need to start making good work of my free time.

That said, I am quite excited for the couple of weeks ahead, sort and long term plans and things to look forward to (SHINee World Concert, anyone? I still love them boys!!!). I have been wrecking my head over wondering just how on earth I am going to be able to deal with the sudden loss of an already meagre income when internship ends though - and just how possible is it to save for Seoul next March?

Tsk. Happy mid-week everyone! Hope you aren't in a slump (like this fat lump over here).

Where do we go when we are gone?

2011-08-21T01:26:00.000-07:00

It's tiring sometimes. Harbouring thoughts about people and having assumptions turn ugly. I honestly have zero energy to channel toward negativity anymore so I can safely say I'm fine. But to see others get bothered by it, I don't know what to think or say. I can't help because I really don't think I can, at least not for now.

Harrowing Thoughts

2011-08-14T02:16:00.000-07:00

A couple of days ago, I spotted one of those prettified thingums on Tumblr that people are sure to reblog. By the way, things that fall under that category include a picture of a Starbucks Green Tea Frappe or a bunch of OPI nail polish or even a fyeahskinny girl tousling her hair while staring at her toes. Or is she, usually?

But yeah this one was different, it was a list of things, scrawled on paper and titled 'A List You Should Remember'. I thought this was a pretty innovative idea because way too often we whine and grumble about the smallest things and not give much thought to why we are lucky in every sense. Also, sometimes we just need to be jolted into remembering the reason behind certain things we do. I gather everyone's list will more or less be different, depending on your priorities and lifestyles.

So, I made a simple list of 10 things and it goes:

A List You Should Remember

1. You will always feel guilty after eating that burger after 8pm. Always.
2. Remembering things like tidying up your desk daily or organising your folders go a long way.
3. Time heals.
4. Time flies.
4. Money spent on your loved ones is always more gratifying.
5. I am worth all of it.
6. You will never regret the outcome of coming out of something tough.
7. Study. Hard.
8. You are a girl who reads.
9. You are constantly changing.
10. Your mother is always right.

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Weeks have been a blur and days seem to have started mashing themselves together really quickly. Most of the interns have left the company and gotten back on track with their own lives but I managed to meet the bunch of them Friday night at Timbre. Goodness I still can't believe I won't be able to see everyone in one place anymore - no more rejoicing over fish soup on Thursdays or going on mini escapades to town for lunch!

To Carina, thanks so much for showing me how determined a person can get, how someone can get so far-fetched yet have her head tightly screwed on all at the same time. Will never forget snack box times and the trips to level 4 for its sacred vending machine of grape fruit gummies and rollercoaster snacks!

Everything aside, went back to school today and got struck with the reality of our fast approaching final sem. I think it's time to get back on track on deciding what I can do after my final year in TP.

Before I go, I should really recommend you read this. A light-hearted tongue in cheek account of being a Tiger girlfriend by Carina. Had me smiling reciting her recounts to us personally on one of our many cab rides to town (or back?). Check out the rest of the writings on Her World.com too - they get way too little credit!

Have a happy Sunday!

Head in the clouds

2011-08-06T01:51:00.000-07:00

All I do is dream and not move or go anywhere. But then again, that's what dreams are supposed to be for, right?

A Little Bit of Wonderful

2011-07-31T03:48:00.000-07:00

Just spent the early hours of Sunday morning sheepishly pressing my doorbell because I forgot my keys. Again. Totally had the intention of just sneaking into my room quietly and not waking the entire house up - thank God my brother wasn't asleep yet.

Initially thought of spending a quiet Saturday night in catching up on mindless TV and drama, but couldn't pass up the idea of an impromptu catchup with some of the poly peeps. I reckon weekends aren't for sleeping in anyway - completely need to maximise mine for the time being. And lo and behold it's already the last day of July! Hoping to usher in August with a bang.

Handsome boy Kiv.

Wrapping my weekend up with tuition (hopefully includes good news of my kid's prelims so far?) and more hours to be whiled away in town. Am seriously grateful for all these fantastic things I do with great people that keep me getting through each day. Honestly, work days aren't tough but they're always a drag when Sunday nights roll around anyway. Yet, I don't have much time to sit down and idle since everything's fast paced and I don't pride myself in being much of slacker. Hopefully! Fingers crossed that I'll get sent out on more interviews for features soon. Meeting celebs keeps me on my toes!

Have yet another great week ahead guys! :)

Goodbye Baby Goodbye

2011-07-26T22:56:00.000-07:00

It happens quickly and subconsciously, and we always find our heads trying to reason with ourselves that this is not how we actually feel. But it is. You promise people that they are always on your mind, always your priority, but you know that isn't completely true anymore. Sometimes, that isn't completely wrong either. Unknowingly, we let go of people not because we want to but because we lose them to situation and circumstance. We meet others along the way and they don't replace, but take on a new part and role in your life. They help you grow, wisen up and take in knowledge you never thought you'd acquire. Then they too, might disappear with time. It's a cycle - and a cycle that you shouldn't be afraid to go through.

RIP

2011-07-24T14:44:00.000-07:00

"On the island of Utoya, panicked teens attending a Labor Party youth wing summer camp plunged into the water or played dead to avoid the assailant in the assault. A picture sent out on Twitter showed a blurry figure in dark clothing pointing a gun into the water, with bodies all around him.

The carnage hours earlier in Oslo, when a bomb rocked the city where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded, left a square covered in twisted metal, shattered glass, and documents ejected from surrounding buildings.

The dust-clogged scene after the blast reminded one visitor from New York of Sept. 11.

At a hotel in the village of Sundvollen, where survivors of the shooting were taken, 21-year-old Dana Berzingi wore pants stained with blood. He said the fake police officer ordered people to come closer, then pulled weapons and ammunition from a bag and started shooting.

Several victims “had pretended they were dead to survive,’’ Berzingi said. But after shooting the victims with one gun, the gunman shot them again in the head with a shotgun, he said."

Credits to here.

This is just...terrible. I hope the people of Norway stay strong and grow in strength to strength. Sometimes I just want to wish such things won't ever happen again but I don't have the confidence to think that way. Can we ever get through a year without such devastation rocking some part of the world? I reckon a lot of us here just skim through news like that on Yahoo! and don't think about what might actually happen if such a thing were to happen to us here. We're too safe, too sheltered and we have so much to be thankful for every single day of our lives.

Please count every blessing you have!

Weekend rolls around

2011-07-22T11:40:00.000-07:00

I'm easing myself into Friday pretty well right now. Woke up at 9am and have been lounging around the house for the past two hours. It's been so long since I've had time to bum around on a workday! Supposed to head down to Dunearn soon to return a loan but it started pouring the moment I was gonna step out. Oh life you jest...again.

Street Jazz again tonight and I always feel so lazy to drag myself to class but once I do I never reget it. Looking forward to continuing tonight's choreo!

Have a great weekend you guys xx

Not All Who Wander Are Lost

2011-07-18T23:43:00.000-07:00

Hullo to whoever still visits this space.

Life in recent weeks have been treating me pretty well. Work has been relatively smooth sailing (except for the occasionally mini anxiety attack I feel at my desk when I feel I am not doing enough etc etc. HAHAH). Being able to meet my friends on the weekends and catch up with them has done incredibly well in keeping me sane and although I still feel like time with them is never enough, I'm thankful enough to be able to see everyone when they are all so busy under different circumstances. ]

Over the lastest weekend, we managed to surprise dear Deanna on her 19th birthday - kudos to Eden for the co-ordinating and love for our dearest girl. I'm so happy for her! He's a keeper Dee!

So Eden had planned for all of us to hold up plycards at different locations around a route he had carved out while he brought Dee around on a trishaw ride - which meant she would see all of us holding birthday messages for her as she went around. We were all worried we were gonna be situated at the wrong place and all but all went well! :)

Some photos that I snagged off Facebook. Thanks Brenda!

These two were painfully sewing patchwork onto a quilt for Deanna. I was just being nosy of course.

With cards Eden prepared!

Happy birthday boyfriend.

Gorgeous view from the 58th floor of the Swissotel room Eden booked.

With Keith <3

With my station buddy, Mel! We were supposed to be in some remotely subdued place in between Jalan Besar and...something. Had a horrible time finding the place but thank God Mel is forever a lifesaver!

Cupcakes from Shiberty's sweets!

Girls trying to be chio in the toilet. Zz. By the way, notice a number of us in striped tops? Especially Mel and I being in near identical ones! Completely unplanned and spontaneous! Hahaha.

Managed to catch fireworks from the NDP rehearsal. All of us were pretty awed by it - it was so beautiful! Sigh. I definitely took everyday that night for granted though - didn't really strike me that I was in such an awesome place with all of my friends at that moment. Looking back on things, even though recent, still make me feel nostalgic!

Happy birthday once again, Deanna! May you always be blessed with wisdom and strength, and grow in so much more in days to come!

Lately thoughts of travelling have been drifting in and out of my head again, and I daresay I am gonna attempt shelving away all the money I shall earn from now on. Plus get another job of course. Never again shall my bank account be filled with measly digits! Teehee.

Be back soon!

Hi

2011-06-30T22:24:00.000-07:00

My days consist of sprawled items on my desk, strictly chocolate Pocky and ogling fashion bloggers and their awesome clothes while trying to wriggle out of writer's block every few words I manage to painfully tap out.

Shamelessly hoarding for winter is dear Carina and I. Hahaha I don't know how to get through every working day without her. Running to Haji Lane and town to return & loan clothes, stealing breaks in between for ice cream that we can't finish...Every day I count my blessings for the people I have in my life and the opportunities I have. Although we always hanker for much more I am really contented at the moment simply just doing what I have to do.

Also, Beast on Saturday with my favourite boys!! Life is...good.

Friday tomorrow xx

Whizz

2011-06-24T00:53:00.000-07:00

Days and nights seem to blur themselves the past couple of weeks. Much as I never fail to feel the wistful pangs come every Sunday night, I have to admit time does go by really, really quickly. What I really do enjoy is how despite everyone's busy schedules - I still am able to meet the coursemates and catch up on each other's internship lives. Been trying to make a conscious effort to not be a closet office bum so I (finally!) signed up for Street Jazz at O School with Wei Ting, a girl I got to know through CJ's recital last November. It's an exhilarating feeling - doing something you really want to do for a long time, even if you aren't exactly the best at it!

Photos from everywhere:

Best internship pals I could ever ask for. Blessed to meet a bunch of awesome girls even though I entered the place alone!

Gillian, the first person I met at work - who is a total sweetheart! She has since left and I really miss her presence. :( And the sad part is when everyone leaves I'm still gonna be there HAHAHA.

Went for Myong Wol the Spy (Some KBS drama airing next month!) filming with Justine. Glad to have met someone to spazz with during breaktimes! This silly girl has also coaxed me into going for a B1A4 showcase in August. So that's where my money goes!

Not-so-daily night runs with Chong Aik. We just continue getting fat with fast food right after.

After Street Jazz lesson 1 with Wei Ting.

And finally, a photo of two out of three awesome people I met this evening. (Plus Julia with her cute '70s cut!!).

Outtt xx

Kpop stars!

2011-06-20T23:17:00.000-07:00

No time or energy to blog at all (Work and lack of a social life makes for bad blogging) but omgosh - just read up on the four Singaporean Alpha trainees that are gonna debut in Korea next year and I'm so fascinated!! Here's hoping they'll all do a good job and do us locals proud!

In order of appearance: Elaine Yuki Wong, Natasha Low, Ferlyn Wong & Alfred Sng.

Can't fanthom Singaporeans in Kpop! But there's a first for everything. Say hi to Onew for me, guys!!

Adapt

2011-06-13T00:10:00.000-07:00

Learning to live with my messy room
Learning to live with the things I can't bear throwing out
Learning to live with chipped nails and loose threads in my clothes
Learning to live with bed hair in the morning
Learning to live with stuffing myself silly and not beating myself up about it
Learning to live with crawling out of bed in the mornings and cranky Mondays

Loving how every imperfection adds character, how these flaws shape my life.

Good life.

2011-06-09T00:04:00.000-07:00

Be. Back. SOON. xxx

Happy 20th and 21st Birthday!

2011-05-23T23:36:00.000-07:00

This is a pretty belated post, but at least it is finally up! It was a great Saturday spent, and happy birthday Cher & Jeremy! :):):) It was really great seeing the two of you enjoy yourselves with all your friends coming together to celebrate the occasion (I know it's definitely not easy to get everyone in one place!), and I hope the night is gonna be one to remember always.

Really enjoyed snapping so many photo cause everyone looked so beautiful/handsome. Las Vegas babiessssssss!

So, in no particular order (Cos I am so friggin late already), photos!

Instax photos that were hung up at the door.

It happened to be polling day results and everyone was crowded around the TV and watching HAHAH.

The birthday girl and boy should totally thank this three for helping everything go so smoothly!

Happy birthday guys, hope you two always stay close and treasure the friendship you have because it is one that is hard to come by.

And thanks for being such an amazing friend Cher! You're one in a million ^^

F-F-Fashion News

2011-05-20T00:39:00.000-07:00

Glad to say that things have slowly been picking up at work, I'm learning more now and getting to see more as well - which is great! Many thanks to the fashion writer for being so patient with me although I'm pretty much an airhead 24/7 at work. Not too hot.

Went for the H&M showcase yesterday at Wisma Atria and also attend Blueprint (Asia's Fashion Trade Gateway) today. In all honestly, fashion is something that is extremely raw to me but this is definitely an outlet I do not mind exploring. Will be writing fashion news soon too, so I am really nothing short of excited.

Only tiring part was lugging tons and tons of catalogues home.

The H&M showroom showcased their fall/winter collections. Tons of vintage pieces with a lot of loud, bold colourful prints. Khaki and statement colours (Dark greens and blues), as well as a more English selection with thick coats and plaids. What I really liked were the accessories (Think lots of gold coupled with cute trinkets) and there was even a section of clothes for the younger crowd - girls and guys in their teens. This range included leather skirts, tanks and cute cardis for the girls and baseball jackets and tees for the dudes.

Two of my favourites from the men's collection:

Surprising how this parka doesn't give the outfit a slouchy, laidback look but instead sharpens it. Great for layering over an otherwise bland outfit but might be a tad hard to pull off on most guys here. Love the details on the chest of the parka. What makes it special is that they could have easily been substituted for pockets but that would totally ruin the uniqueness of it.

Perfectly suited but the fur-trimmed coat gives the entire outfit a ton of edge. This is how my boyfriend will dress. HAHAHA.

Pictures above from here.

Picture above from here

My favourite's the whimsical Gretal inspired look (Second from left). The coat's too die for!

Think a lot of places, like Zara, have begun carrying the looks above though. Bright colours that people used to avoid (Mustards, oranges etc and high waisted flared pants). All for fall baby!

Best part about the clothes are that the prices aren't exorbitant. The downside is that everyone is probably gonna be wearing the same thing after it opens.

TGIF! Going for a photoshoot spread tomorrow but absolutely can't wait for the weekends.

XXX

Life is too short to throw away

2011-05-15T23:50:00.000-07:00

I always have the urge to type something in this outlet, to share my thoughts with someone who might be reading. And well, I just heard the terrible news of another teenage suicide - a beautiful young girl of 18. Something that struck me hard although I personally do not know her. But news of suicides always get to me.

Am not gonna comment on why she did what she did because her brother has voiced out that news reports were untrue (Very disappointed with that. Unprofessional and unfeeling) and also there is no need to discuss this. But I really hope that she is in a better place now. Every time someone harbours the thought of ending his/her own life, I always wonder just how much they went through just to reach that decision. Or was it a spur of the moment thing? Whatever it is, I still yearn for the day that people realise that suicide is never an option...no matter how tough life gets. I might not be in the right position to say anything like that when I am know perfectly well that I am luckier than so many people out there and have no idea what it is like to live unhappily - whether the problem is severe or not. But to destroy yourself, even by choice, kills so many others. Making them live with the pain that you got rid of.

The hurt doesn't go away when you die. It is carried on by the living.

Happy 20th Birthday, Cheryl Neo!

2011-05-09T23:30:00.000-07:00

Dear Cher,

PLEASE PARDON THE CHEESY PHOTOS HAHAHAHA.

In about less than an hour's time you are gonna hit the big 2-0! Hope you are having fun typing that report hahahaha. Although you always act about 10 years younger than me I think you'll be able to live up to 20 really well. :) I know that this year has not got off to an easy start for you and you've started on your road of independence - not too smoothly, but whatever it is I am here for you! And so are a lot of people, you know that. I know that so many people out there are ignorant about things that happen to you, how you feel and all that, so I just want to remind you always to keep your chin up and just keep moving forward. Those bitches ain't got nothing on you.

Also, everyone thinks we are really different, even though I know not everyone says it. But I like it this way, how we are not predictable but complement each other well. You are an admirable person and I think you are an amazingly beautiful girl inside and out - so when you look into the mirror every morning I hope you see the same person I see. Someone with courage, someone with fierce loyalty and someone with loads of character. I think you don't need a lousy dude to tell you that. ^^

I think this is the 5th year since we've been friends, and I am superrrrrrr glad for the day we started talking. We might not have the same group of friends but cheesy as it is, least we have each other!

Not gonna compliment you anymore here la I'll just whatsapp you (HAHAHA FOR REAL I WILL CHECK IT MORE OFTEN). Hehe.

Happy birthday, Cher! Love you!!

P/S

Working on your celebration post!

Serenity

2011-05-07T00:48:00.000-07:00

And tonight, all the world stands still. How I wish I could capture this moment...always.

Bye bye weekend

2011-05-02T23:24:00.000-07:00

Yet another week is coming around but I'm glad to kickstart work on a Tuesday. Helps a lot that your long weekend takes Monday away. It really does!

So the weekend was really fantastic. Karaoke with Stef and chicken rice with the others yesterday, manicure with Cher at Ber's today...AND went to a beach party on Siloso beach courtesy of Mel with Keith and Jean on Saturday night! And oh my goodness the hottest people alive in Singapore must all congregate and spread their hotness among each other there because I had never seen so many good-looking people in one place till Saturday night.

Pretty!

Party and party and yeah!

Thanks for inviting us to Amnesia Ibiza! Trance music not really our thing but still, good times! And I know we left wayyyy too early but at least we had fun.

Anyway, anyone who wants to do nails, visit My Little Nail Hut for updates and support our friend, Bernice! She has extremely affordable charges and it's home-based so it's really nice and cosy and you don't have to jostle with crowds in nail parlours.

Did a classic French mani today and Cher has some really pretty nail art!! I love manicures but I think after this set I'm gonna let my nails breathe for at least a month or something. Think they're seriously unhealthy now. :(

Keeping my fingers crossed to a fantastic week ahead. Same goes out for everyone!!

Time seems to have taken a standstill

2011-04-30T03:35:00.000-07:00

Hi!

Cheers to another long weekend ahead! This week has been pretty eventful at work and though I am still learning everyday (sometimes the hard way), I can safely say that I am really grateful for all the people I have been meeting in such a short span of time. I could have met just about anyone of any personality but thank God I was blessed with the good end of the spectrum!

Been plagued with thoughts for sometime and the thing that has been constantly at the back of my mind is how my life has somewhat taken a standstill from the 'real' world I live in. This world being school, seeing people I am accustomed to every week and having heaps of time for myself. This kind of made me realise how just so incredibly sheltered I have been in my entire life so far. How entirely absorbed in my own bubble I have been. But perhaps that is the case for a lot of others out there too.

It's not that I do not realise the reality of adulthood that looms ahead - it's just how it has not quite sunk in yet. Right now I just keep counting down the days till I get to go back to TP and just be a student again. As much as we complain, I know deep down we are all way too comfortable being taken care of. But soon we won't have this option anymore because we are meant to one day be integrated into actual reality and not the 'real' world we keep going back in.

So maybe it's time to stop kidding around, stop bothering about trivial issues and enjoy the time that youth has given us. Plus at the same time, make some mental goals. Have some vision. Get yourself more equipped with information and skills ahead of our generation. Ultimately, it's important to be aware that we want to grow up as someone regarded as more than just the average Joe.

All that aside, I am STILL gonna enjoy my life right now and tomorrow's gonna be awesome all thanks to Mel! Woohoo beach partyyyyyyyyyy.

SLEEPING IN LIKE A PIG TOMORROW BECAUSE I CAN! Well, till tuition anyway. Meh.

Tightly knitted

2011-04-26T01:29:00.000-07:00

It's easy to say my priorities in life are my family and my friends - but I've never felt that statement as strongly as in the past couple of months. Somehow, I hope they feel the same way. I would never, ever do without either and thank you guys so much for being not a huge part - but my entire life.

Into my second week of internship! The hours seem to pass by quicker now that I have more or less started on my real tasks. Grateful for the interns sitting beside me too - 'cept I know they are not gonna stay for long. But that's life - ever changing. Caught Norwegian Wood a second time today with Keith & Mich, felt a whole lot slower the second time round, but I really did appreciate the film. Except the book (of course) gave a lot more depth and feeling. Still, it wasn't too bad overall! Worth a watch, for the fans of the book and for people who like beautifully crafted Japanese movies!

Off to bed & it's yet another day ahead. Toodlesssss.

Refreshed

2011-04-23T04:27:00.000-07:00

After a long week at work (OK it was a short week since it was 4 days but it felt looooong), this amazing weekend is well-deserved and I finally unwinded today heading to DblO with Cher & some poly mates for the K'raze party. And seriously I have a new crush on DJ Masa!!! He's so friggin cute in person, has some pretty sleek moves & was superbly friendly. Wish he played more mashups than mixes though hehe. still, loved how it was an entire night of Kpop!

I look like an extra here thanks guys love you.

COULD HAVE BEEN THE CUTEST SHOT IN THE WORLD! A pity the camera had to conk up at that one second..

With internship having started, sometimes I think I need to build up a lot more courage to do things at work. A lot more things - so I can go places. I know the reactions I get sometimes dampen my spirits but I just believe I am more than that - so I've got to give myself more credit than I already am. Confidence is key! Ugh. There comes a point where things always feel too tough but I just gotta tell myself to look at the end result. Also, I need to stop overthinking and playing out scenarios in my head, uncessary stress Rach! I don't wanna tell myself this is tough because it's just the start! Plus, I need loads of self-motivation for the months ahead.

I know I can do this. It's just the beginning. Plus I totally need to get my priorities together and stop doing some things I do. Like false hope. Throwing it out of the window.

But for sure, school is SO MUCH BETTER. Be good kids, go to school and enjoy it.

On a happier note, these were the awesome nails Mel and I got together last Thursday at Far East:

A pity mine is already starting to look awful. Oh well, new manicure coming up!

P/S Much love to my bff Cher haha for always giving me clothes for NOTHING. You're too nice seriously please save $$$ for yourself!!

P/P/S Also a self-reminder to save money for MYSELF too omg.

Ahhhhhhhh

2011-04-20T21:36:00.000-07:00

Just taking everything one day at a time now! So far, so good I guess. But I kind of miss having a life, just three days into this. Hahah oh well, I'll live.

Will update when the weekend hits, yay!

Embrace the moment

2011-04-17T01:33:00.000-07:00

This is the last night to stay up for a long time to come - embracing it with the latest Running Man episode, admiring my painted nails and finishing book #1 of The Hunger Games trilogy.

It's still kind of scary how fast 2011 is gonna pass with internship taking up a good 6 months till September. In fact, I probably won't even register the fact when the time comes. Gonna sleep seriously early tomorrow! May the first day be the start of a zillion good days to come.

And right now, I hope issues at home will solve themselves.

Happy 19th Birthday to Ting Chow!

2011-04-15T02:34:00.000-07:00

Woke up to Julia's (for the first time in history!!) phonecall on Thurs demanding I get up in time for Alicia's somewhat surprise birthday brunch at PS. Cafe. Some hustle and bustle and animated waiting for the princess in a cab...and we arrived!

The place was honestly gorgeous! Have only heard of it but never actually visited the branch. And the one we went to, which was located at Harding Road, was seriously beautiful. Props to you Jules, for picking the location hehe.

And I also thank life after my D90 for the pictures!

Happy, pretty birthday girl!

Pretty best friends.

I love how PS. appears subtly in the photos!

Really like this shot!

Horrified at the prices, maybe? Hahaha.

Ordered fish & chips. A classic.

Steak and fries, Jules? This girl loves meat...a lot.

At this point the sun came out from behind the clouds suddenly and I insisted on snapping a shot cos everything looked so well lit in the sunlight!

My shot of Julia having brunch with her new friend.

Jules' fail shot of mine. -.-

Crazily expensive bill..but well worth! We were stuffed! Too stuffed for the desserts. And they were a seriously tempting lot...look!

All of them looked too good...Alicia and I were particularly amazed at this mountain of a chocolate cake. It looked like two huge slices stacked on top of each other! And there was another one topped entirely with marshmallows.

I swear they really need to thank me for all the pretty shots I took of them!!

It's kinda strange how people we meet early in our lives only come back to us much later to become a good friend. But it's a really awesome thing nonetheless. Alicia, you are a realllllly pretty, sweet person from our YCKPS days till now, yknow! Hope you really enjoyed your birthday lunch <3 Happy birthday once again sweetie!

xx

P/S Did my nails today on an impromptu session with Mel today!! Teenage Dream with Black Shatter from the Katy Perry range. I heard the nails don't always crack pretty, so I'm glad ours are fine! Ok granted Mel had to do hers twice!

Life as we know it

2011-04-09T23:04:00.000-07:00

Just a week more to SIP! Omgosh.

Accompanied Cher to Sim Lim today to look for her silicon BB cover and I don't know why everyone thinks that place is Godsent because we couldn't find shit.

Ate lunch at Nex's Barcelo's Chicken...which was so damn good! Highlight of our day.

Haha taking this when I went to the toilet so she looks like she's eating alone.

Back!

1/4 Chicken set!

Chicken & beef skewers. So yummy but tough. Hahahaha.

And we also stopped by TP's Design Fair at Vivocity. TP design students are superrrrrbly talented. All the photos taken by the VC students make my photog assignments look really...gross.

I'm glad our workplaces are close to each other's so we can meet for more (fat) dinners! Don't know what I'd do without you hehe.

Patiently waiting for dinner to reach home now. It's 11:03 PM and I'm starving! :(

Bbt Girl

2011-04-06T00:42:00.000-07:00

I think my family (my mum & sis to be specific) has officially registered me as the bubble tea girl of the house. Even when I'm in town I neverrrr fail to get requests to buy Gongcha home. Can you imagine the inconvenience when I'm at Orchard Central and want to go walk around the rest of town! Hahahaha. So I find myself debating over whether I should buy it early, lug it around town and risk delivering diluted tea home or walking all the way back to Orchard Central to buy it after I'm done shopping around town.

True fact of my sad life.

But imagine how happy I was when I got home to a large Koi oolong tea in my fridge today heheh finally a reversal of roles!!

Happy!

And I had a pretty fruitful shopping escapade today with Jules although we are gonna be eating bread and jam for the next month. Or maybe just bread. Hahahah. We bought mini fragances too! Always wanted to try Daisy and the tiny bottle is just adorable!! And small perfumes are easy to carry out.

Starbucks Java Chip for breakfast...at 4PM. Really wish they kept the old logo but at least they didn't tamper with flavours!

Mini Daisy is too cute. Jules got her mini BVLGARI too.

And I'm pretty excited to attend the Kpop 'K-Raze' party on 22nd April 2011 because...DJ Masa is coming!!! For those of you guys who haven't heard of him, he's this amazing Brazillian DJ who specialises in Kpop mash-ups. He's mixed songs with American pop hits too and they all sound fantastic. Check him out at mmixes on YouTube!

My favourite mix from him:

HOT K-POP 2009 ~ special mashup pt. II ~ (28 songs in one)

Bliss for another 2 weeks before I start work. Gotta learn to hit the sack early then but for now...I'm totally content every night watching videos on YouTube, playing Pokemon and reading.

Haha as you can see, started this post right when I got home and now I'm showered and lazy. Very very happy but broke bbt girl. Hope you guys are enjoying your lives too. For the emo nemos, remember: Things are always only as bad as we make them out to be.

xxx

Feisty

2011-04-04T01:15:00.000-07:00

Just had yet another one of those annoying arguments with my mum. They seem to occur on almost a daily basis and it usually consists of one of us saying something really stupid and (being the hard-headed people we are) then it blows into this huge screeching thing. I usually just walk out of the room to silence myself.

I swear my mum is an awesome person but sometimes I wish she would realise that I am actually trying to help her accomplish something that my brother and sister cannot be arsed to do and quit losing it so quickly.

Of course, note to self: Be superbly more patiently and grit teeth through everything. Not worth your time to get irritated.

Also, I think she has completely forgotten her promise to get me a new laptop to aid me in my failing one (A piece of it just fell off!!!) But then again, I think she needs it a lot more than I do. Shall start saving on my own and hope I won't fail terribly.

And I really hate obsolete things around the house AKA the almost brand new CPU outside that crashed recently. Anyone is gonna be a doll and help me figure out why it died? :( No one in this house really bothers. Sigh.

I know how Summer felt when they called her Anal girl.

Let loose, breathe easy

2011-04-01T01:43:00.000-07:00

If you realise people don't do things to hurt you on purpose
If you realise situations happen because they just do
If you realise you are a lot luckier than you really are
You might just find the courage to start anew.

--

The past few days have been nothing less short of a whirl and I really wanna spend at least 3 days the next week with just myself, the lappy and my boooooooks. I can't believe I leave brand new books untouched for weeks on end now! Sigh I really wanna get back to my reality. LET MEEEEEEEEEEE, LIFE!

And this is a random musing but if there is one thing I wish I had worked a lot harder on, it would be my Chinese language written and spoken skills. Feel totally green whenever I see effortlessly billingual people switch from English to Mandarin. Le sigh.

Gonna hit the sack at what I consider early tonight. Have a fab weekend all x

P/S Happy April Fool's! Prank me and die forever.

Bangkok, yay!

2011-03-31T03:45:00.000-07:00

Heavily overdued! But on the 15-19 March, my family and I plus Jean packed our bags and headed to the Land of Smiles for a relaxing holiday! Doing an actual trip report is mind-boggling so just gonna keep everything short but good enough as a keepsake for me.

Smiley tag so we could spot our stuff easily!

Up in the air! There's something comforting about being high up in the clouds with the reality a loooooooong way beneath your feet.

Arriving in Bangkok! Whee.

And over the next couple of days...lots of food, shopping (we didn't buy much, HONEST!) and massages my family enjoyed. I'm too stiff. Meh.

Cheap food. Like really cheap. 40cents per box cheap!! Fatland galore!!

SGD$10 shoes. Very pretty ones that I won't wear.

A shop my sister loved. Hahahah for all the kids and the kids at heart.

Cheap Japanese pastas! Not so nice but cheaaaap.

Congealing mess of pasta.

Dim sum buffet at the hotel we stayed at! About SGD$16 each.

And yummy dessert.

Room service - just because. Hehe.

Dad trying to be cute.

Ate this for supper 2 nights in a row cause it was sooooo good. Teochew noodles! And they had the best horlicks drink ever. Thought it was milo at first.

Totally complemented the cold night air!

Went for toast after one night's dinner. I think we all put on about 5kg during the trip. :(

The street stalls are all by the roadside and are only set up in front of the shops after they have closed. So basically the stallowners are only doing business for a couple of hours every night - pretty hardworking! Plus they dismantle the entire makeshift stall after they close each night so that they won't be blocking the operating stores when they open in the morning. Pretty neat huh!

Super cute dog in one of the shops along Chinatown!! Bkk really had a lot of cute dogs. Like this one:

Squeeeeeeee! It doesn't even bark or move just stands there in front of a shop looking cute. Great luring strategy!

Feeling fyeahskinny for once. And this place was where they sold wholesale clothes dirt cheaaaaap. Should. Have. Bought. More.

And this was our forlorn look on the last day before heading for the airport. Very...ugly la.

In all, it was a reallyyyy good trip and it was fun having Jean along! Thanks for being such good company too. And seriously I don't care how overrated Bkk is that's the fun part!! The cheap everything I feel like I'm living as a queen there. Plus when you know a place well it makes you feel good. No need for tours or anything.

Oh and Jean, the random dancer you took a photo with!

When I got back, SL and I also helped photograph Cher's LRM prom. Or well, mostly SL who photographed it cos my cam totally died after the opening ceremony. Sigh. But it was great and I'm glad it turned out well and everyone had a good time. It was really nice seeing everyone dress up and enjoy their last official night together as a batch. Hopefully we get to experience something...similar.

The holidays have been extremely fufilling to me so far. Well, best recharge before a full 6months of work ahead I'd say.

Till next time! ^^

Live like we're dying

2011-03-26T02:38:00.000-07:00

We only got 86 400 seconds in a day to
Turn it all around or to throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em while we got the chance to say
Gotta live like we're dying

And if your plane fell out of the skies
Who would you call with your last goodbye?
Should be so careful who we left out of our lives
And when we long for absolution, there will be no one on the line

--

My mum acknowledged that the world is gonna end soon. There are so many things I have yet to experience but what come may, I am glad to have owned and experienced everything thus far.

Describe Yourself

2011-03-25T01:35:00.000-07:00

Mhmm this is a very long post about myself.

Today, a couple of my friends were discussing questions they get asked during SIP interviews and apparently, the first thing most of us get asked is to describe ourselves.

So that kind of got me thinking, what kind of person am I really? What kind of firsthand impression do I give people and is it the same one that stuck with them till now? What are the things I like, the things I don't like, and the hobbies I enjoy?

If I were asked again to describe myself again...hmm. Tough without sounding generically like a self-obsessed robot.

I think I am generally the kind of person who enjoys the quiet side of life a whee bit more. Do feel I am somewhat introverted too. Which I guess is rather contradictory to my rockstar dreams. Plus the fact that I am in a media course where most people seek a place in the spotlight. But at the end of the day I really love just being in the comfort of my room watching YouTube/reading. I love occasional huge, loud gatherings but prefer chillout Saturday weekends with two or three of my best mates sharing our innermost thoughts. But I have secrets - like everyone. And I am still learning how to trust.

I love writing, something I hope is evident enough. But with a love for writing also comes a lusting for a job that would hone and shape it - which is utterly fine if not for the sombre fact that you also meet with all these insecurities about meeting industry standards and also what the people want to see. Recently, I had thoughts about whether this is really gonna be the path for me, considering the fact that I had never seriously thought of other options before. But then yesterday I browsed through a ton of old and new magazines, looked at the development over the years and I got reminded of why I fought so hard to come into CMM for. This is what I want to do and this is what I will work toward from now on. To one day be stressed out by deadlines and be entangled in papers, a whole lot of photos, snooty and nice models, tantalising layouts and crisp fashion. I also envision myself having a whole trilogy of my own someday. Something sci-fi and action packed.

On the lighthearted end of this whole Me thing, I think I am just like any regular girl. I love blowing my allowance the first day I get it on things my mother never wants me to waste money on (Shopping, magazines, too much junk food). I have a relatively messy room I try to keep personal with photos on the wall and a smattering of nonsense across my desk. Occasionally I attempt to dress up my room to be Tumblr-worthy and have all these attempts at arranging rings in a box only to have them messed up again the next day. Attempt. Am a total chick flick junkie but I love googling after mind-blowing movies just to read reviews by people. Yeah and I really like spoiling plots by reading in-depth descriptive ones if I am reading before watching the film. Love drawing, all things Apple, useless pretty notebooks...

I am still caught in between the perception of whether I am an realist or idealist. Sometimes I think I lean toward a side a bit more, but these days I am guessing I'm more realist than anything. I haven't gone through enough in life to be a 100% grounded yet though, and having dreams are always gonna be important to me - even if they are never really fufilled. They keep me going and always give me an aim to reach for something beyond the stars.

And welllll...if you ask me whether I am satisfied with myself as a person. I think I pretty much am. Have a whole lot to work on and my deadset self-hating days but if we were all cookie-cutter perfect it wouldn't be as self-enriching, right? Not just saying that because I aren't though.

Bye folks, haha can't believe you read through this. Loveeee xxx.

P/S: I'm working on my Bangkok post. Something about blogging about a trip isn't as fun as being there :(

I'm home! ^^

2011-03-20T00:23:00.000-07:00

Back! Sigh honestly everything felt like it happened wayyy too fast. Can't wait to go back again. The trip was surprisingly cold all four days we were there, below 20degrees! Supposedly because of a storm in China. But well, I rather cold days than hot ones! It was also a pretty cool experience having Jean on a family trip and I hope she really had fun :) All that eating, shopping (Albeit we could have done more but...WE ARE NOT GONNA HAVE REGRETS NOW!) and lazing around watching MTV hits on TV (AKA What The Hell on repeat) while on the most relaxing hotel bed ever...

Wll update with pictures tomorrow when I'm not such a sloth. :P

Bon Voyage

2011-03-15T11:35:00.000-07:00

Mini hiatus from the 15th - 19th ! ^^ I'm gonna have loads of fun in Bangkok. Miss me people (Especially you, Cher)

<3

Excited

2011-03-12T03:45:00.000-08:00

Honestly can't wait to go through the motions of being excited with my family at the airport and then going through loads of mindless talk this Tuesday. ^^

Hair

2011-03-10T23:27:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I wish my hair would behave itself and not get itself in a fix every day. Whether I blowdry it or towel dry it - it still seems to have a mind of its own and goes in all directions except the one I want it to.

But at least it's growing longer.

Tribute to my iPhone

2011-03-09T20:53:00.000-08:00

After abusing my iPhone subconsciously for (close to) the past one year I have owned it, I realised what a fail phone owner I am for its condition. The ruined button is one thing but whoa the cracked back case and all...Heh. So sorry dear phone, for when I trade you for the new iPhone a few months down the road. I would honestly, honestly get a Blackberry (My mum called it a Blueberry again today) but I'm completely sold to Apple and their huge viewing screens for me to watch videos over and over again. Plus, really handy for me to watch shows till I fall asleep at night.

So no one shall ask me to get a BB until Apple disowns me! Or I'm going back to Nokia or something.

While we're on the topic, here is a tribute to you dear iPhone - some photos over the past 11 months you have been with me! You have, no doubt, been the most useful gadget I've owned besides your sister, my iPod. Whom has seen her fair share of beat-up days.

Sometime in the later half of 2010 when Mel, Jean and I hosted for the Maritime. Good experience, fantastic views...although I didn't get to explore like the rest did. :(

Broadcasting with Jean! One of the electives we enjoyed the most, just simply memorising our scripts and working on our presence in front of the camera. Pretty much learned quite a bit from this module and I never regretted taking it over film.

My favourite food from Marche - Rosetti with sour cream! It's the one food I always have to eat at Marche.

Random snaps of self.

Random snaps with friends. SGD$2 caps omg.

Radio module. It was a hard choice between this and Multicam but I'll say Radio was my favourite for the semester. Going through it was tough but you know what they say - the one that pushes you the most gets you the most satisfied in the end.

Shocking.

Happy CNY 2011! Sister looking innocent between a fake plant. Lol.

Julia's favourite food.

Best thing about 2011 so far?

A handsome boy.

I'm blogging a lot more these days out of pure want. Improvement!!

Pet Peeves

2011-03-08T23:39:00.000-08:00

1. Really hate it when someone tells me something I am really familiar with. No idea how to reply without sounding rude.

2. Obsolete items around the house.

3. When my gadgets get damaged (All. The. Time)

4. Forcing myself to talk after a bad day although I don't want to because they are friends.

5. When my books get crumpled.

Free Spirit

2011-03-08T14:08:00.000-08:00

Lately, I have been maximising my time meeting and spending time with a lot of people - and it feels really good. It feels good to let go of everything school related and just simply focus on getting to know new friends better, reconnecting with my old ones...pure bliss.

The power of friendships is just something I cannot quite grasp properly. Magical. And it is something that always leaves me utterly bewildered as well. Sometimes I feel like I just wanna be all alone curled up in bed with my mountain of unread/reread books but now I can't seem to get enough of the adventures I have with everyone I meet.

Sure we might not stay this close forever but I am glad that at some point of time in my life I got to know you for who you are. And to those that are gonna stay by my side forever, thanks for being such a huge part of my life all the time! You know who you are ^^ I just know that it's written in the stars (cheesy but trufax) that we are gonna be awesome buds for life. Just like how the twins and I always buy the same books and even have the same buying habits - it's fate! And recently a good friend of mine has been telling me how she realises how important friends are and well, it just reminded me how true that was. We often say it but we don't feel it enough.

So in short, most of this week has been pretty fufilling. Tuition still keeping me on my toes each week and I sincerely hope my kid Bryan has been improving and not silently cursing me for the piles of grammar and vocab exercises I heap on him each week. But hey, it's my job ain't it? Heh.

Sometime last week, met some of the CMM peeps for dinner and then we trooped to Mel's for an impromptu session of Cluedo (Which I finally played again today at her place with SL and her! AND I WAS THISSSSSS CLOSE TO WINNING JEAN YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD!). I think I am officially hooked. The game makes me feel momentarily smart and the feeling is amazinggg.

Till next timeee. Be good kids.

Contentment

2011-03-05T23:33:00.000-08:00

Everyday, I see pretty girls with good grades, loving boyfriends, a ton of clothes, a well-to-do family, tightly-knitted friends...

But you know, I realised that I genuinely feel happy for them.

Just a couple of months back, I would have probably been wallowing in self misery over why my life ain't the same but now...I guess that well, to each his own. I might not have it all but I am really glad for everything and everyone that I have in my life right now. And I really, really hope that my friends will feel the same way. Stop feeling sorry for yourself, because no one is gonna join you and it will only make you seem like a sore loser. The world has no place for self pitying people, that's the concrete truth.

Get out there and search for your own happiness. There is really no point in hoping and seething in anger over what others possess.

I might not have attained 100% peace with myself, but I am making my way there.

Plus, life is good now. The exams are over and done with, I've secured my internship place, I'm gonna go to Bangkok with one of my good friends and family, I just cleaned my room today etc...

P/S To dear Chong Aik and Cher, I miss you guys!

Cramming Sessions

2011-02-26T04:11:00.000-08:00

Despite not getting to study with Fiona like I initially said I would (I rather meet you to shop and have fun honestly), I did get my fair share of companionship with study buddies in the form of these two.

The second day was when Ter conveniently ditched us and then tried to pull some stunts on us afterward which failed.

By text:

Ter: Eh where are you guys.

Me: At Nex? Where are you?

Ter: Watching y'all scared or not!

Me: Zz we're leaving soon don't come find us.

Ter: How you going home?

Me: Errr bus why ask us weird questions you were with us yesterday.

*5 min later after we left*

Ter: Cos I'm at Nex.

Zz. He fails at life.

Anyway, last weekend my mum's friend treated all of us to a buffet dinner at Let's Sweets, a small Japanese eatery at Junction 8. They've another outlet at Plaza Singapura I think, and probably other places too.

They actually specialise in more desserts than anything but the food was yummy! Loads of mini pizzas and yummy Japanese curry.

Dimsum T________T

About...18 per pax? Cheaper during lunch. I still prefer Westernised desserts compared to Jap ones because they're yummier. But the Japanese pwns in their presentation!

Anyhow...one paper down and one to go! Cannot describe the exhilarating feeling of stepping out of the exam room clutching that damned question paper and knowing that well - it's all over. Couldn't bring myself to study for Monday's paper yet so today was well spent catching up with friends and getting some well-deserved sleep.

Freedom within reach

2011-02-24T02:06:00.000-08:00

Honestly, I have no idea how I am gonna ace the exam on Friday. Or am I? Should I nap and wake up to get to it again? Ughhh the next 1 week is gonna be exasperating to get through, but we'll get through it anyhow. Just like we always do.

Still. One more day to study for CCC properly. I can do this! Then...dimsum with Jean? Hehe. Hope you are feeling better girl!

Also......I am going on a trip. Bye guys!

P/S #bigbangisback T____________T

P/P/S

/Dream High Analysis

Happiness is dancing in me because Dream High just had its best ep yet. I am glad that this drama, despite being idol-filled (Whether they are the more popular idols like Suzy, Eunjung and Taecyeon or the smaller ones like Joo) it does not just focus on the romantic relationships between the characters just like other K drama. Plus it gives the inner film and drama critic in me so many points to discuss about!

Right from the start it's amazing how the important parts of the story were planned (The K pendant rotation, giving equal opportunities for viewers to guess who K is gonna be) and this adds substance to the drama, pulling it out of the leagues of other teeny bopper dramas although it's yet another 16 episode show. I like how the rotation of K has the symbolism of tying the 4 leads together and giving each of them the boost they need. Especially who the pendant came from.

Also, it's really awesome how the characters are given time to build up and have their own moment in the spotlight. Baekhee could have easily just turned over a new leaf and become a happy-go-lucky supporting character but she's still fighting for a chance in the spotlight. Likewise, Jin Guk led us into believing he was the one for Hyemi due to his character's buildup (With the kiss, attention over his dispute with his dad and debut into the industry with much difficulty) while Sam Dong was merely being a supporting good guy who doesn't get the girl. But he did!

I'm glad Dream High breaks stereotypes and honestly, this drama gives me hope that future K dramas will have unexpected twists.

Ok, Bae Yong Jun and JYP deserve to produce more dramas indeed. (Y)

[Eng Sub] 2011 Spris CF - T-ara Eunjung & Kim Soohyun (Dream High)

2011-02-22T02:51:00.000-08:00

Watching Dream High then watching this...is a total mindblowing experience.

Let's Sweets

2011-02-18T02:58:00.000-08:00

It's officially the end of CNY and my sister, mum and Aunt Joanna ended it by visiting Let's Sweets at Bishan Junction 8.

Which I will blog about again hahaha. Plus, I cut my hair! No more looong fringe.

So...today's gonna be my last day of my junior year. Cliche as it sounds, it really does seem as though yesterday was day 1 of CMM for me. Before I stepped in all I wanted to do was write but now that I think about it...Whoa. Just whoa. I have finished modules in television and broadcast, know how to work a radio console, have meagre Adobe skills...

TP has been awesome so far, and I can't wait to return after internship and make the best possible memories ever before we all graduate. I think I have screwed up my GPA quite significantly with all the multimedia and audio production subjects...but I'm still praying everything's gonna be alright at the end. ^^

That said, I'm really glad that I got accepted into SPH magazines. It's truly a blessing and I am happy that the day I have been envisioning looms closer, albeit the whole idea of being in a strange new environment. Still, I can't wait to see what is up ahead!

Cheers xx

D90 babeee!

2011-02-12T23:50:00.000-08:00

Finally, a proper camera in the house. And not just any camera but the Nikon D90!!! Ok mostly cos my sister bugged for it (Lord knows why actually!!) and cos my mum wants me to take better macro shots for her.

But this is so exciting!! I really wanna go on a night shoot now. Who's with me!!

P/S Done with 3 major deadlines this week and I've never been happier to submit a project before. Thank you SL for doing like 98.9% of MEP. Shafiq and I are forever in your debt!!

P/P/S I'M GETTING FATTER BY THE DAY HAHAHA TIME FOR A REAL DIET.

Dream High Obsession

2011-02-09T00:29:00.000-08:00

The only reasons I watch Dream High are because of:

Kim Soo Hyun, Bae Suzy, IU and Wooyoung! I still don't like Taec...

And I really need to find a Sam Dong of my own. So yeah the goofy, loveable and immensely talented sidekicks always get kicked aside by the girl so why don't they come to me??? And why aren't I meeting guys like that!?

And ep 10 was so sad! Sigh Korean dramas. Back to reality tomorrow. Final presentation for radio! Wish me luck!

One day at a time

2011-02-06T21:28:00.000-08:00

I just pray that everything is gonna go right from now on.

CNY Post!

2011-02-06T21:24:00.000-08:00

Second day of Chu Er is over! And here is an influx of happy pictures from day 1 and 2:

Day 1 afternoon @ Ben's place!

Measly amount of photos cos most of them are with my sis.

Day 1 night @ Uncle Harris' place

Sister's attempt at a CU shot.

2nd Day @ Brenda's house!

Met Mich before going at TM to stuff ourselves with Macs. Hahaha we are such fat people.

Too cute!

"I can't Breatheee"

Brenda's gorgeous yard!!!! After renovation it looks like a mini resort. Sigh we can totally chill there more often.

Yu Sheng!

And more from Brenda's cam!

Just gonna pretend this is my house from now on! This bar thingum outside in the yard which leads to the kitchen inside. Can totally sit here and eat and chill.

SL, Mel and Keith - you guys missed out!

This CNY wasn't an elaborate affair but it was heartwarming nonetheless. It was good to see faces I haven't seen all year round and also to celebrate with friends. And the ang baos!! Happiness engulfs me hehe.

So it's back to reality tomorrow with multicam prep, CCC presentation, radio group assessment and basic sub ed? Sounds enticing.

I resolve to go back to CJ this month and also quit eating all the leftover CNY food. Till then!!

Happy Lunar New Year!!!

2011-02-03T01:12:00.000-08:00

Happy happy Bunny Year to all of you and may all of you rake in all the angbaos, prosperity and health to sustain 2011!

Had our small but cosy reunion dinner just now and it's pretty heartening to eat all that Chinese food hehe. My favourite part of steamboats are the quail eggs, shrimp wantons and the soup! Feeling hungry now though so I probably didn't eat as much as I thought I did. My mum bought the most orgasmic brownie cake ever though so I ate like three whole pieces!!! Hahaha fatness.

Spent CNY eve with Chong Aik after school to grab lunch at Superdog. I like these kinda chill afternoons with him. No school pressure. No nothing. Just pure chillax time with my best friend.

His ASOS bag I am in love with!! I want one in teal. If only they had it in teal... :(

Haha sometimes I remember the days he used to blog at blavered-inc. And the times when Lai Han used to blog as well. Now I am the only one who still bothers doing so!! Grr you guys suck. I know you hardly drop by here so I'm just gonna blab since you guys won't be seeing this. Hur.

School has been awful of late but I'm crazily happy over my A and B for Radio skills test & assignment 3 respectively!! Might not pull up my overall grade loads but at least I know I really tried for the test and it worked out. :)

Gonna go catch up on mindless shows and...Here's to a great yearrrrrr ahead!

Of good friends, clubs, presents and a Hello Kitty cake

2011-01-27T10:22:00.000-08:00

Birthday postttttttttttt!

So it's all over now but I HAD A BLAST. Thank you thank you thank you every single one of you who made my 19th birthday so special. :) I didn't expect anything this year because well...it's my 19th! Hahah and my 18th was already amazing so I don't expect anything this year. But yet again I love you guys for everything!!

Some of the presents I got this year (What's missing are the clothes Yiyun, Keith, Stef and Mich got me since they're in the washing machine! But they're really pretty and my sister loves them. LOL):

SERIOUSLY IS THIS CUTE OR WHAT!!!!! My sister made it! Love her so much for it. I came home the day before my birthday and she was in the kitchen baking. I knew it was gonna be for me but I asked anyway and she insisted it was for 'a friend'. Then when I went to shower and came out again she started screeching, "DON'T COME IN DON'T COME IN!!!!!!"

Then she presented this to me a couple of minutes later. Hahah the only thing is that the cake is pretty inedible because it's practically diabetic...but other than that I still love it! I've only eaten a small square corner of it though. :(

But thanks Becky you're honestly awesome!!! Can't bake to save my life so this is really good. I will buy you an oven!

From Brenda, Jonathan, Lynn and Elisa! Hahah it's the really cute Japanese oriented bag from 313 I saw and liked the other time we got Mich's present. So nice of you to remember Jon. Thanks guys! I'm gonna parade it in school even though people are just gonna think I am trying to act kawaii.

Juicy Couture iPod dock and speakers from Chong Aik!!!! It's so pretty !!! Thank you so much Chong Aik :) :) I know you spent a lot of money and didn't wanna carry the gay pink bag around so thanks alot, really! Plus I've said this 3000x but you're truly a great friend. Offering to head to Rebel even though you don't like the place and being there just because.

Cat plushie from LaiHan! Thanks for feeding my fondness for the animal ah. Hahaha. And likewise thank you for being there on Wed!! Hope you enjoyed your virgin clubbing experience. First and last time for you maybe? Go club Down Under and tell me how it is!!!!

FERRAGAMO PERFUME FROM CHER HAHAHAHAH. Babe this is to express my happiness and gratitute okay, so don't say I don't like it. I love the scent!!!!!!!!! Thanks for taking the time to go shop for this even when Ter ditched you. You're terrific!! And you were more excited about my own birthday than I was so...love you! Loads.

Picts from 26th Jan:

Haha epic caged women behind us.

Had a blast guyssss. Can't say anything else. Thanks for everything. For taking the time out to spend my 19th with me. For making me feel like the most special girl in the world. Nothing more I can ask for, really. I am blessed to have all of you in my life and I promise to always feel the same for you all xxx

Till then!

P/S Thanks Mel for the card and surprise gift today!! <3<3<3

Almost 19

2011-01-24T14:42:00.000-08:00

It's officially less than 24 hours to my birthday and here I am reflecting on what I have achieved in my life as an 18 year old. On my iPhone. Quite a mean feat no less. I reckon I've been living free and happy as a bird ever since I realised the absolute freedom and liberty I have and ought to embrace. I don't think I have garnered significant knowledge or wisdom - but the subtle ones are what counts. And what adds value to my everyday life.

I seek love, health and the ability to simply live each day knowing I have made a small difference to someone's life and that I am happy. Just like any other girl out there. And I will continue to believe and think this way to make each day count. I will NOT live dreaming I could be whimsical and quirky like the prettily dressed up with perfect hair girl on Tumblr because I am way more than that. I will appreciate myself, never be overly emotional for too long because I'll become a nuisance instead of being sentimental - and spend my time much more productively and meaningfully...for a greater good. I will respect those that deserve respecting and love unconditionally for it is then the greatest love of all. I will also be comfortable in my own skin and only do things I like without the pressure of society and peers. Which basically translates to me being a homebody, curled up with my books. Just the way I like it.

Have made so many new friends in the past year and grown closer to even more. Funnily, I don't find myself looking for dependency or comfort in any one person, but I really like getting to know each and every one of my friends on their own and figuring out what makes them tick. It's amazing how different all the people I've met are and though no 2 of my friends are very similar I do think they fufil a part of my life they are meant for. So thank you for making that impact.

Right here right now, I have nothing else I want for my birthday but all the good things for my family. May my parents be able to stop slogging their guts out (good business all year around!) and staying extremely healthy. May my siblings think less of themselves and be more
selfless as well as grow in maturity. And I sincerely hope my grandmother will be happy and less taxed everyday too. Cheers to the awesome family that I tend to take for granted too often. Love you all very much from the bottom of my heart.

Oh and of course, a fantastic GPA. That would be best gift foreverrrr. And the ability to save more money.

Here's to being 19, young and happy!

Weekendssssssssss

2011-01-21T02:55:00.000-08:00

It's technically Friday morning right now and omgosh I have been planning to sleep since 11plus and it's now 2:35AM!!!!! Hahahah procastination at its best. Today was awfully productive though, finally finished BSE with much work done from Jean's side (YOU ARE THE BEST)

Anyway, spending the night chatting with my beloved Sam Sam about cute pooches. Wanted to finally continue Dream High but nooooo. Sigh, I gotta start getting my (drama) priorities right.

The recent influx of assignments have been driving people up the wall but I just wanna say...sometimes life throws you a curveball just to see how you are gonna dodge it. So my dear friends you have been doing well. And if you ever feel the need to isolate yourselves or punch a person or two - just let it all out, then keep moving on. CHIN UP GUYS!

P/S And actually, I'm pretty glad that you told me everything you just did. I hope people see past everything they think of you because you're way more than that! So keep going dude, you can def impress.

P/P/S Ok guys its seriously NOT funny to keep ugly photos of me or other nice friends of ours so delete them NOW! Stop using them against me for blackmail urghhhhhhhhhh. Tsk seriously! And yes Jon I'm looking at you.

Love you guys!

2011-01-20T01:28:00.000-08:00

I really can't wait to spend my 19th with my best friends. Thank you for everyone taking the initiative to plan a little something for me although this isn't a milestone birthday or anything. Cher, CA, LH, TP mates and all! Can't wait to spend the 26th with all of youuuuuu.

^^

Good food & a hectic workload

2011-01-16T01:21:00.000-08:00

I AM DONE WITH RADIO ASSIGNMENT 3 BITCHESSSSSSSSS.

Although I am certain it is another C buttttt I did my best really. Can't force out anything else and that's that. Or maybe it's cos of all the demoralising grades for the past assignments!

Crazily tired after sleeping over with Keith and Jules at Fiona's on Thursday (All work and no fun), having a full Friday out and then spending my Saturday the same way. Goodnessssss. Need some air to breathe. I dare say this is the busiest I've been since I've entered CMM and I know it's gonna get tougher. Not as mad over my results as I was two days ago cos I'm certain I'm better than that. It's just that the feeling of getting all that wind knocked out of you ain't good at all. Still, am responsible for my own life and how things turn out so I have no one to blame.

That aside, spent today at Mich's after borrowing Mel's laptop. She is sooooooo nice!! We were supposed to meet and work together but she decided to lend her her mac instead cos she wasn't able to meet me. Thanks to you I finished everything girl <3 Haha I didn't even use the friggin audio suite at all. Not that I would have done it any justice though ha ha ha.

Hehe the happy people in my life.

Anyway, in the midst of all the school madness I managed to meet Cher on Fri evening after school for 126 dim sum! She loves that place I swearrrrrr but the food is really good. And despite all that crap I felt it was awesome meeting her and ranting, talking about our lives and just catching up.

Went to Nexx's Starbucks after dinner to get caramel frappes and I watched her edit Polliposh pictures. It's her cousin's blogshop and the clothes are pretty nice so you guys can go support okay :-)

Hehe my smiley now has a nose.

G'night y'all!

P/S I got my first Nuffnang cheque!!!!!!! Does this sort of make my mark as a blogger?

Agenda tomorrow:

- Joy Luck Club report
- BSE article
- Editing photos

I love the cold weather - minus the rain.

2011-01-12T20:46:00.000-08:00

Seems like I can never get the best of both worlds! It's been yet another gloriously cold day but with that comes a ton of rain as well. If only just the cold weather would stay. Would be more than happy dressing up like a bun everyday and going to school.

So today's interview at SPH...it wasn't fantastic in my opinion. Could have been a lot better but I don't think it went all that bad either. It really struck me this morning that well, hey, this was the moment I had been waiting for all my life. All the times as a kid back then I would envision myself strutting into the editor's office and impressing her. Cinching a job as a writer with my favourite magazine. I can't believe I finally got my chance today. Was all pretty unreal to me. I guess, I really am growing up faster than I know it. 16 used to feel so grown up and then I became 18 and in just 2 weeks I am turning 19. My last year before hitting the big 2-0 but my mum always says that once you try counting, the years just fly by and you'll find yourself turning 50 so that's quite something.

Here I am now, lying on my bed when it's barely 9pm and all I really wanna do is fall asleep right now. I still have my radio scripting to do but my mind is a total and complete blank right now. Maybe I'll get some inspiration falling asleep?

Shall catch some sleep and work on something substantial later. Happy near end-of-week all!

My Poor Laptop

2011-01-11T00:20:00.000-08:00

My nails are currently midnight black with sparkly blue glitter flecks. I think I am getting pretty good at this mani thing. And my sis is awesome because she is just picking everything up from her A+ sister! Teehee.

Life recently has still been plagued with assignments and more assignments. I'm guessing it's just crunch time for us all before the real holidays kick in. I've been constantly obsessed with getting my GPA up but now it's not even interesting to try and keep up with scoring anymore because it's wayyy tiring and all I really want to do each day is sleep. :( Plus my creativity level is...nada.

Oh I have also been practicing the guitar daily since SL passed his to me (Thank you!) and Mich has been coaching me.

Dropped my baby Fujitsu the other day and sigh my poor heart broke with it. It's still in working condition but looking at its scars make me feel like I have completely abused it. At least it's almosttt two years old.

Anyway, totally done with our first Multicam recording. It was awesome and Cher is a goddess for helping me out! <3

So next up, it's radio, journalism and more radio! Cheers to that.

P/S My interview is confirmed!! For Weds. Let's all cross our fingers and pray hard for me aite!!

P/P/S I really want to get back into dance but I can barely even walk anymore. Time to get FIT!

3:51 AM

2011-01-07T04:11:00.000-08:00

So, it's 3:51 AM on a Friday morning and I am JUST about done with my article and layout design. Tough work. Whoever said being a wannabe journalist was gonna be easy, huh? Beginning to question if this is what I really want again, but then again nothing else comes to mind. Maybe I am still figuring things out.

Speaking of which, I was really happy to receieve a call from SPH again last week after my writing test - yet they didn't promise anything. Sigh. Expecting another interview and keeping my fingers crossed.

And lately, grappling with my own thoughts have become a whee bit more tiring than usual. Can't believe I am turning 19 this month. In 19 days, to be exact. Whoa.

Don't want anything for my birthday except to be happy. And for those around me to be happy. It seems simple but we all know it takes a whole lot more than that!

[SS3] Super Junior's Promotional Video for Super Show 3 in Singapore!

2011-01-06T20:11:00.000-08:00

TOO EXCITED. THEY ARE ALL SO HYPER! January 29th, you need to arrive ASAP.

1.01.2011

2011-01-02T03:11:00.000-08:00

Spent the first day of 2011 with someone whom I hardly meet - Taufiq! Hehe. He can now drive and it was awesome just zipping everywhere - except for the fact he still hasn't got his road directions right and I am of zilch help.

Went to Beach Road to get his rescue gloves then to the airport for Astons! But we went in circles cos we got totally lost ha ha ha.

Astons!

At T1. The terminal is currently undergoing renovations and it looks pretty ugly but man, it is the place of all the good times we had in the past after Yuying exams. I remember the lot of us would just hop onto 53 outside school and go to the airport. HAHAHA WHAT KIND OF STUDENTS WOULD DO THAT FOR FUN! Scarily, that was at least FOUR YEARS AGO! Can't believe how fast time is moving along.

So that's how my quiet first day of the new year was spent. Tomorrow's the last day of blogshops @ Changi so do head down or you'll only have the end of this year to do so! :)

Gonna catch a movie before school starts tomorrow. Not looking forward to the influx of work but AM looking forward to the next loooong holiday.

Thankful for everything and everyone in my life right now x. Still NEED an epic party with @phanglaihan @flyingbytokyo @taufiqz to kickstart my 2011 before they fly wherever or get busy again.

Happy new year once again all!

2010 in a Nutshell

2010-12-31T23:00:00.000-08:00

2010 has been a relatively quiet year for me, but if I were to state the top few highlights of my year, they would definitely be...

Something I completely didn't expect - it was awesome. Thank you my amazing friend Jeanette for coordinating everything and getting the place, the people and all the food and mayhem in one place. Still vividly remember every single detail. It's honestly one of the sweetest things anyone has ever done for me and I must have done something right in my life to have deserved people like you guys. <3

Got closer to several good friends and made new ones

These are the people who made TP life so much more endearing. The long lectures, lazy afternoons sitting in the middle of BizPark doing absolutely nothing at all - these will be the things I remember and miss most after I leave TP. Considering next year is my last year, I have little time to cherish everything so I ought to while I still can.

Also, definitely not forgetting the other important people in my life. Marie, Jac, Sam, Cher, Chong Aik, Lai Han, Taufiq, Reb and more :)

Took up TNS as a module

Attended Kpop Night & other small scale Kpop events

Before this year, it seemed virtually impossible that the K-wave would hit Singapore so hard and I guess in most ways, it has made me a very happy fangirl. I've seen SNSD, SHINee, Big Bang, FT Island, JYJ, 4Minute, Beast, ZE:A, and sooooo many other acts this year that it's just completely mindblowing. Add meeting Seulong up close to the list and him saying hi to me and I'm completely dead.

Took part in Celine Jessandra School of The Performing Arts 3rd Anniversary concert

Honestly, I took up dancing to prove a point - but it is something I no longer have to do, because I discovered that it was something I want to continue to grow with for a long time to come. Have met so many new and amazing friends from dance and it's an absolute joy to continue dancing with Liz.

Celebrated almost every single festivity this year

With the most recent being our Christmas/New Year party, which we spent a bomb on. The suite alone set us back a cool SGD$570. But it was crazily fun and worthwhile. Let's have one every year minus the puking, guyssss.

So, the above items are what made my 2010 an amazing year. What made yours? In 2011, I hope that everyone around me will stay safe, happy and have good fortune upon them. I hope that I will be able to get past 2.2 successfully, get where I want to for internship and meet even more people and gain more knowledge. I hope that my parents will not over work themselves that my siblings will continue to grow in wisdom and maturity.

And of course, to stop eating like a whale and maintain the healthiest lifestyle possible.

Thanks for the ride guys, I'll see you next year!

Much love, have a greattttttt year everyone! ^^

Counting my Blessings

2010-12-26T01:29:00.000-08:00

So it's officially the end of Christmas till next year, and although this year's celebrations did not include a loud, noisy party with a ton of people and all - it was still pretty heartwarming. Went over to Ben's like I do every year in the morning before heading to Keith's with Jules.

His house was soooo beautifully decorated! Haven't had a tree in my house since Lord knows when and it felt really good to see the twinkling lights on a frosty tree with presents under it.

And presents!! Gosh presents. Thanks guys for everything. <3

Took the lousy camera out for a spin but pictures didn't turn out too bad with the magic function. Or maybe everything's prettier on Chirstmas.

A Christmas Tree!

Icing for the cookies and cupcakes that my sister and I made for our friends. SUCCESS!

So now everyone is gonna anticipate the new year! Totally can't wait for the belated Christmas party/new year's party on the 30th with the CMM kids. Good to see everyone in one place again.

And to prep everyone for the new year, Stef showed me DJ Masa's 2010 Kpop Mashup Pt 2. THIS MAN IS A GENIUS.

Hope everyone had lovely Christmas xxx.

Merry Christmas to all you lovely people

2010-12-25T00:32:00.000-08:00

I just had a simple dinner with my family - really late into the night but oh well, I've never felt happier stuffing fried chicken (In honour of Onew) in my face and getting fat for a good cause.

Admist all her Christmas baking, my sister baked a special cookie for me!

Thanks Becky. Hehe.

Pretty excited for tomorrow. Christmas at my cousin's as usual and then to Keith's. The first time I'm spending Christmas at a friend's place. It's the first Christmas I've felt so much love in years and I am thankful for all of it. This year has been a tough one but definitely one of my most enriching so far.

Have a great day guys, and stay safe! ^^

Christmas with Love

2010-12-23T22:52:00.000-08:00

The past week has been crazy so far - been quite some time since I don't have any real time for myself. Everyday it's wake up at 7-8ish, rush down to school and stare at the computer screen till 5.30PM. Then it's some mad rush to town to look for Christmas gifts/meet friends.

So after about four not-so-blissful days in the Mac lab, I have officially finished about half of my animation! It looks horrendously like crap though but I honestly can't be arsed anymore because I really want to enjoy my holidays. :( I guess I will be contented with a C. If I even get a C, that is.

It's gonna be Christmas eve in less than two hours, and well...this time last year, I was a total mess. But I'm really glad that I've wisened up, left the past behind me and am now busying myself with things and people who actually matter. The most important people to me this Christmas are definitely my friends and family, who can ever compare?

Listening to Snow Dream right now. Too many memories of Christmases. May this year be an amazing one. ;)

This was the first Kpop Christmas song I ever heard, with two of the best boybands ever. Remember recording this with Naddy, Marie, Lai Han and Chong Aik back then.

P/S I miss you Cher. See you soon! x

GD&TOP - HIGH HIGH MV (FOR JEAN!)

2010-12-19T00:32:00.000-08:00

Hello Jean, be dazzled by Big Bang's two bedazzling boysssss and a whole lotta hot angmoh girls *_______*

Holidays...Not

2010-12-18T03:02:00.000-08:00

It's technically mid sem week right now but because we only had one paper (One measly paper that I don't think I am gonna do well for...), I consider it our holidaysssss! Yet, I see poor CMMers going back to the freezing maclab to do MEP and it's sooo...heartbreaking.

Been busying myself with the usual - fleamarkets & bazaars with my mum. She's been bugging me to join her and I can't say no since it's Productive + money inducing. And most of my friend are busy/overseas. Plus I really need to start being a better daughter.

Completely running out of things to blog - but wish me luck for holiday assignments! Hehe.

And may every day be a day I learn something new and meaningful.

Untitled

2010-12-09T01:15:00.000-08:00

My heart is heavy, my heart is cold. For in my heart I carry such a heavy load.

Selling Suju ticket for 29th Jan

2010-12-07T23:23:00.000-08:00

Helping to sell on behalf of a friend!

Super Junior Concet on January 29th
T14 Row 22 Seat 3 (It's the seat closest to the stage)
Selling at original price of SGD$211 inclusive of GST and sistic booking fee.

You'll be sitting with my friend and me. :) Email me at rach_chia@hotmail.com if interested!

Messy thoughts in my head

2010-12-06T23:55:00.000-08:00

I was lying on my bed last night and something struck me out of a sudden, for no particular reason at all.

I realise that much as I love all my friends the same way, I can never talk to all of them fully on a certain matter because they either would not relate, would not understand or would judge me. And yes they would because some of the things I do/did are damn strange/unbelievable. Random musings.

Anyway, managed to kick start off my week pretty well with skills test for Multicam over and done with. Also met Cher after MUCH difficulty in the afternoon in school. The girl's so fickle minded but I still love her hehe.

We went to Bistro to get fat after lunch at BizPark. Hahahahaa. And we were wearing the same ridiculous looking checkered outfits.

Skills test was moderately interesting. Now I just have to pray I get at least a B. The need to pull up my grades this semester is nagging at me like crazy at the back of my mind everyday. I've got to start thinking about my future and not just what I want for lunch everyday.

Speaking of which, I have really gained about 2000 kg in the past two weeks. How am I supposed to lose it with Christmas coming up I wonder? I swear my tummy is really depressing. :(

For happy news, I managed to get much coveted tickets to Super Junior 3's concert in January after all - thanks to my friends. But I am officially broke by $200 now but I will NOT regret it because I know more Suju songs than SHINee ones!!! Hahahah which proves something. Being a Kpop fan def makes your wallet scarce though.

In case anyone has forgotten, this is the last week of school for ussssss and then it's midsem week (1 friggin paper!!) and holidays foreverrrrrrrrr!!

Can't wait can't wait Cher hope we are spending New Year's eve together! Ask Ter and Jmo!

Holidays are coming!

2010-12-01T23:11:00.000-08:00

Midweek once again, and yesterday Mr Guo just told us "Did you guys know it's two weeks to your mid sem break?"

TWO WEEKS TO HOLIDAYS OMG WE JUST STARTED SCHOOL!

On a happier note, I got my first A for Radio Production today. Hopefully I can keep this up and really pull up my grades this semester. Thank you Radio Gods!

Also, paid Keith for the Christmas party today - only 29 days to the party! That's really close. Pity it isn't on Christmas day itself, but everyone has plans! Except me! Have no idea how I am spending Christmas this year though. Anyone wanna make my Christmas an ace one?

Of resumes, cover letters and never ending assignmnents

2010-11-27T21:01:00.000-08:00

It feels good to study together again and hopefully next time, we really find a better venue!

Ordered Macs online for dinner just now (Although I really shouldn't be eating that, but what other cheap food delivery is there?) and I feel an undeniable satisfaction simply because I have never ordered Macs online before! Hahaha. What an idiot. My voice is slowly coming back today though so I hope I didn't just start to kill it again.

Also, is it damn fat to say that I still feel like eating ban mian right now? :(

Anyway, spent a whole day working on half my sub-ed tutorial work, half my CV and my cover letter. :S Does that suffice for today?

SHINee The First Concert in Seoul

2010-11-25T21:59:00.000-08:00

How I wish I am gonna be there! So so much. Onew looks like he finally got a haircut! Dare I hope? He looks fantastic, like Song Joong Ki! The Mubank host hehe. Ex Mubank host rather.

Still hoping a second show for Suju is released. I can't believe that right now I have absolutely no gurantee of seeing them. :(

Also, officially lost my voice after visiting the campfire at Yuying for < two hours yesterday. And I didn't even use my voice much. Gonna down a ton of water and try to minimise talking till it gets better. And today's a pretty good day, because I have officially finished my first radio assignment! Here's hoping it'll get me at least a B.

Almost the weekend, hang in there guys!

P/S I come home every night wanting to catch up on shows and fail terribly cos all I wanna do is sleeeeep.

Midweek happenings

2010-11-24T02:21:00.000-08:00

So it's nearing the middle of the week and boy am I glad (and somewhat nostalgic already) that last week is now over. It was pure madness trying to juggle everything at one go that I sadly had to forsake a couple. But the week was really eventful since I got to meet the most people in the shortest amount of time possible in the entire year.

But anyway...

Sorry dear Afro Green people for missing out almost EVERY part of TP Rawks. I am really glad that you guys cinched overall champion Rawkers 2010 though, and that everything went really smoothly. And I think I lucked out getting Amos in my group, even if I only saw him for like a couple of hours? Sorry dude, you are awesome though!

Also, never again am I rushing two deadlines on the same day the night before till friggin 5AM when class is at 9AM the next day. How do you people do it I have absolutely NO IDEA! Completely passed out last night when I got home and slept from 8PM till 10AM today. And I have no idea if I am gonna do well but I am praying with my heart and soul that all that effort isn't gonna go to waste.

Anyway, more recital pictures were uploaded so here they are!

Ok so this wasn't during the recital but it's relevant! Taken during the One Moment of Glory Finals! CJ didn't win the title, but they did awesomeeee and I am really proud that these girls are getting the recognition they deserve. Went for about 3 recordings and I really loved every minute of it. The energy was amazing!

The talented girls I look up to!

And moving onto the recital at SP.

On bus 74 there. Killer long journey and really messy hair.

Decorating the convention centre with pink balloons! It really struck me how much effort everyone in the school put in because we hired no extra help and everything was put up by students and the sole efforts of the tiny team at CJ.

Stage area.

Concert memorabilla from CJ! So sweet of em.

Xb LOL. He made it into crew 2 and I DIDN'T. :(

Multi-talented Hazel. She was like in 3 items that night. And there was another girl who was in like five? Imagine jumping in and out of five different costumes in record breaking time!

With Zhi Jun, another crew member, and Li Zhen.

In the holding room where people went mad and started dancing to every song that blasted from Xb's portable speakers!

Before the concert started! Or was it after?

Everyone in Sam & Yuzhen's item! We had a 2NE1 theme so we stood out the most in terms of costume.

Badass picture of everyone eating dinner. Look at Wenmin's face (Far left) seriously.

Mabel was doing RDD with her class! So glad that she was performing too. She looks fab!

After the concert:

Hehe our beloved instructor Yu Zhen!

Poly mates who came down to support! Thanks a bunchhhhh.

Credits to myself/all dancers/friends who took them. Love you guys!

So now it's back to my regular life again until I join a new class again (hopefully SOON!) And I've been officially sick for over a week now - time for some real rest.

Also, fingers crossed I get where I want to for SIP. Please please please no six months of agony for me only pure experience.

Till then! x

CJ Recital

2010-11-21T04:31:00.000-08:00

Thank you to everyone who was there today to support me. ^^ It's been a really long time since I've stepped up onto a stage for any reason at all and it is realy an amazing feeling to be doing something I love for people I love. Being part of the CJ recital, albeit the path being a short one, was an enriching journey nonetheless. Getting to know new people and working together to (try and) perfect choreography was challenging, but so worth it.

Months ago I would not have thought about going after more but this is like an adrenaline rush. Loved every moment of it.

I love this feeling. The feeling of not wanting to touch anything that once tainted me.

Thank you Mich for buying this for me!! Omg you know when everyone was receiving bouquets on stage I felt so awkward - then I got this ADORABLE THING HAHAHAHA. LOVE YOU MICHY.

Also, Happy 14th birthday to my beloved sister! We didn't get to celebrate with her today but we are gonna make it up to her another day yay!

Sick

2010-11-15T01:17:00.000-08:00

Haven't felt so sick in months. Just woke up from a nap to listen to the radio for school sighhh. Anyway, maybe it's the ever changing weather or the fact that my energy is drained out before the new week hits...but I am gonna drag myself to school tomorrow AND GET ON WITH MY LIFE.

Had our first full-dress dance rehearsal today and mhmm it was...could be better. Fighting!

And I am happy that at my most vunerable (physically), having nightmares and seeing you guys doesn't make me feel shitty. +10 points for Rach!

Ok so listening to sad croony love songs on the radio is really putting me to sleep - so it's off to bed now! Or in five minutes teehee.

Have a good week guys, and please take care!

101107 Onew '安静' FULL fancam @ Taiwan Fan Party

2010-11-13T09:25:00.000-08:00

One of x infinity reasons I love this boy so much. He's improved leaps and bounds from the last time he tried singing this for sure LOL.

Week in a nutshell

2010-11-12T21:07:00.000-08:00

Sweeeeet lovely glorious Friday once again! The day went back relatively quickly thanks to a very efficient Mr Ramesh ^^ I seriously do like BSE so I'm praying this sem I am gonna be able to score an A. Pleaaaaaaaaaaase journalism genie let me feel like I am worthy of this module for once.

Plus I am really beginning to love radio production classes. Granted I have never been good at all that tech-y stuff with all the buttons and sliders and what not (Plus I get totally freaked when my tutor breathes down my neck during practice...) - but it is slowly not feeling like Greek anymore!

So..this weekend I have made up my mind to help my mum out at SCAPE (PLEASE COME DOWN AND SUPPORT YOU CAN BUY CLOTHES FROM OUR NEIGHBOURING VENDOR TOO), accompany Liz to shop for concert costumes and assignments, assignments, assignments!!

Piccys with my sis after a lazy school day. We are ugly smelly and fat girls. HAHAHHAHA.

See my mum's zillions of beads behind? They take up 200/100 of the space in my house. But my mum always says that's what we live on so I can't complain.

She really hates me uploading her photos though so I think if she is reading this she will kill me. Hi Becky!!

Gonna go watch mindless TV now. Au revior!

P/S My job finding plans are failing miserably. But my wallet diet plan is so far so good Jean! Hahahahhaa.

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Why are some people so fake seriously. I am getting tired of even bothering to stand up for you.

Wonders

2010-11-12T01:34:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I sit alone at night and think about what it is liked to feel so irresistably loved and cherished by a really dreamy guy. Most of the time though, I am wondering how to work around my schedule and save money ha ha ha the practicality of life.

Chin up people, the weekend is nearing!

Anyway, Li Zhen and I will be performing at Celine Jessandra School of Performing Arts (CJ for short!) 4th Anniversary Concert. We aren't the stars of the shows, just 2 out of the 200 performers there - BUT still, I really hope you guys can come down and support the school.

I am carefully carefully watching my spending every day of my life now really. HAHAHA. Let's hope my plan works out.

Where does my money go!

2010-11-08T01:13:00.000-08:00

I just got my 2nd pay in recently and I AM ALREADY SHELVING IT AWAY FOR SS3 FML. And I ridiculously spent a lot of money on remaking a new ez link cos I lost it for the nth time. And rebought bus concession because I only get a refund next week. :( :( :(

I only have myself to blame seriouslyyy.

Plus I'm looking at stuff on Fredflare online and everything is so pretty. How do I live how do I live how do I liveeeeeeee.

Disney Couture Pocahontas ring.

Bottle Opener ring. So useful hehe comes in a pack of 2.

Disney Couture Shark bracelet. I am gonna buy this I swear I am. SO PRETTY.

I think I seriously need to...keep working every day of my life teehee.

Life Couldn't Get Better - Happy 5th Anniversary Super Junior

2010-11-07T13:01:00.000-08:00

I think I go a long way with these guys. They were the first real band I got into back then when they just debuted. I loved DBSK too but Suju's personalities and fresh appearances on shows just drew me to them immediately.

During Miracle days they were so vibrant and happy, then came the Don't Don days, the Sorry Sorry ones and now most recently, Bonamana. They have had different concepts throughout but they rocked every single one.

Through the years they divided into sub groups, had some members join and some members leave...but yet they still remain #1 to me. ^^

Happy 5th Anniversary guys!

I know you will be OK.

2010-11-04T22:37:00.000-07:00

I wish no one would break your heart because you deserve so much better. I would give you the world if I could. You know I would. Just hang in there.

2nd week 2nd sem

2010-11-01T01:54:00.000-07:00

Gosh I just realised my blog's html is relatively screwed...but I have no plans whatsoever to fix it! Hahah. Maybe it's time to shift soon.

So anyway, I realise I still have soooo many things I wanna blog about but my days are absolutely packed! With what I have no idea but there has to be a reason why I ain't getting down to blogging what I want to and no it is not due to lazinesss. But I have a ton of breaks in-between class breaks in school so there shall be time!

Some pictures from a date with Marie in town on Friday.

The 7 cheese pizza thingum from Pizza Hut! And I had no idea that we were supposed to SPREAD that gobule of cheese out on the pizza until Raquel told me. No wonder I felt weird eating it whole.

Love you babe hope to see you again really really soon!

And my Halloween was spent at Downtown East yesterday with the peeps from work. Stopped working at Sistic for almost a month now but I'm glad I still got to see them. Don't think I'm ever going back to phone calls for awhile though!

And I've never celebrated Halloween before. One day I'll dress up as something awesome and gallavant down the streets hehe.

Anyway, had a lottt of fun despite the Haunted House being lame and all. And the weird fortune reading. The parrot picking out the card was cute though!

No idea what kind of costume this is...

AHHHHH SO CUTE LIL DEE WITH SPONGEBOB LOL.

Picture credits to Mich!

And right now I am talking to Jules online about cute Britsh boys and our London fantasies and she just had to ruin it:

Julia says:
hahahhaha illusion spoilt if we go there and everyone looks like a plumber or something. With obvious buttcracks.

Still hoping still hoping. Teehee.

Have a good week everyone! <3 may 2nd week of the 2nd sem be a great one. Happy Nov guys!

[ENG SUB SHINee] Onew thoughts after getting last ^^;;;;;;;

2010-10-26T18:57:00.000-07:00

HAHAHAHHAHA ONEW Y U SO FUNNY.

Happy kid when all his other members are busy werking it and giving it their all during Idol Sports Day...sigh.

Yesteryear

2010-10-26T17:08:00.000-07:00

My mum has been constantly excited of late when it comes to uploading new stuff onto her Facebook. It is fairly amusing to see your parent behave like a kid in a candy store although it does get annoying when I am trying to do really important stuff online. Like yknow, read Omona or something. HAHA.

Still, I can see the wistful look in her eyes when she looks back at her wedding photos. 30 years have passed, she says. And man, I think, "30 years is a long, long time."

Sure, 30 years is a long time.

But what makes me glad is that they are still together. Granted they aren't a young couple anymore but at least what binds them together is the long road they've come down together. And of course, their children.

People these days break up and get attached again so quickly, that I often find myself questioning the supposed love between us. Is it real? Have we been shaped by a culture and trend around us to behave the way we are? How is it everything feels so superficial these days?

Many times I wonder if we don't think enough. We don't consider the future enough. We often cry without exactly knowing why at all. Maybe if we step out into the big picture and look back on what we feel is horrible, we realise that they genuinely don't mean a thing at all. Why? Because good things fall apart so that better things can fall into place.

I will always have faith.

Welcome 2.2 + other things

2010-10-24T09:50:00.000-07:00

3 Things I look forward to this semester:

1. Cher Cher Cher is back in Tp ♥
2. Cheap Tp food
3. Keith Goh & Deanna Gan in my class

3 Things I do not look forward to this semster:

1. Desperately trying to study and do well
2. Spending a lot of money even though I am in school
3. 9am classes

This holiday has definitely not be wasted though. I spent much of the first half working my ass off at Sistic, managed to see Hangeng, JYJ and then attended Kpop night, got a permanent job as a tutor,

What I AM happy about right now is that I still have a job, I am meeting my favourite boys tomorrow and I get to sleep in (a little).

Anyway, crazily overdued pics from geylang 126 dimsum with Cher. Bad day for a manicure cos I ruined mine 5 minutes after and my poor nails underwent a lot of abuse over the next two weeks at TNS! Hahaha.

Hers

Mine !

I realised we only took ONE dish that came. HAHAHAAHA. Wayyyy too hungry. We took over an hour just to get to the place. I remember sitting at the bus stop for like 20 minutes before we realised there was no bus service on that day zz.

Anyway Cher, the dimsum is REALLY GOOD. I know you are waiting to hear this.

And 2 weeks later, Kpop night!! Met Cher to borrow her camera and then Mich to go to the concert together.

Not posting any pictures of artistes just yet cos Kpop night truly deserves its own post. But anyway, the night was fantastic. Mad props to all the artistes but Big Bang was truly the star of the night. They were sooooooooooooooo good! Taemin covering Jonghyun's high notes were another highlight for me. And most def, seeing Onew in the flesh again hehe.

And it's official. SNSD are hot and skinny and everyone loves them!

Still, I can't get over how SG Kpop fans are horrendous in concert ettiquette..everyone standing on chairs and blocking the views of everyone behind, resulting in a chain reaction, is NOT cool at all.

Hopefully one day I can fly out of here and watch a concert someplace else.

Happy Kpop fangirl forever. I don't care what anyone says!

But before I end!!!

Hehe I love you Lee Jinki.

KPOP NIGHT HELLO EVERYONE.

2010-10-23T02:37:00.000-07:00

NOTHING MUCH TO SAY EXCEPT KPOP NIGHT IS TOMORROW AND IT IS GONNA BE EPICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC.

My life is complete after tomorrow! Teehee. Can't wait to listen to SHINee (Even without Jjong I will still appreciate their awesomeness!) live. Can't wait to hear Hongki's powerhouse vocals. Can't wait for BIG BANG! SNSD! FT Island!

Will spazz with Stef and Mich and Deanna and Jac and anyone I turn to hehehehe tomorrow heheh.

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Anyway, TNS has officially come to an end except for the assignments we still have to complete. :( And my mouse is with Geraint so I feel so awkward right now without it.

It was a fantastic two weeks with all the people I've met and also the CMM gang. It's really heartening doing stuff for each other and working really hard into the night just for that satisfying grade. Will never forget singing along to Charice and watching Hongkong girl's epic vids in Engine school at 4am with Jean. Kudos to us, Jean! And yay for being classmates next sem.

So we kept the TNS spirit and met up for dinner after going home to put down our stuff - at Chomps!

Will blog about everything soon but here's a picture to end today. ^^

P/S I keep injuring my laptop I feel so uhguhguhuhughg.

Blogging today because I can!

2010-10-18T01:52:00.000-07:00

Blogging at rapid speed and praying I can sleep by...2.30am?

So the first week of TNS has finished and tomorrow I'm gonna go back to Temasek Green to start my second. HOW FAST IS THAT. Plus, school starts right after next week. :( My weekend was good though, went with Deanna to catch JYJ at Expo. The queue was friggin scary. There were at least 14124134 people in front of me. No kidding.

Didn't take any shots of the trio but screamed along with everyone when they sang and danced. Sigh Junsu's voice is perfect. It really is. Jae is so handsome and Yoochun was pure amazing. At the end of everything he shouted 'Always keep the faith!' to the audience and everyone went wild.

Gives me hope that one day all 5 of them would appear together again <3

Took a photo of the lightsticks in the area.

It's pretty touching. I always see pictures of fans in other countries waving their lightsticks during concerts and finally I get to see Singaporean fans unite! Can't wait for Kpop nighttttttttttt!

Anyway, I've met a bunch of really great people over the week! Blogging now before everything slips my mind when things get tough next week.

So it's basically been much of a whirlwind and the week passed faster than I thought. Nights of endless living room madness, camwhoring, cooking..

Random divulge of photos over the week! Mostly photobooth pics because the ones from Jean's DSLR are in a massive amount...

The CMM peeps!

Keith came over to visit! Nava did too. And thank you so much for the gifts from Japan, Keith!

And HAHAH our partying piccys.

Bwahahahha MelllllllllL's epic face!

And some new friends I've made over the week.

Haha some of the loudest and most energetic girls I've ever met. Candy and Peiyun! They are awesome flatmates and groupmates.

Handsome boi Elgin.

Kpop fan Jo Ann and water polo boy Thane.

And a whole lot of otherssssss. It was entertaining watching them gamble every night even if it meant sleeping at 4am everydayand getting up at 8am (ok next week no more i swear) to trudge to class half dead. Yknow I am someone who can't sleep in weird places and yet in TNS I can barely wake up in the morning so that's how bad it is.

Looking forward to another week with them although it's cramming week. Plus I have a 30% test tomorrow what am I doing with my life...

Have a good week all, enjoy the last of your hols!

Flea Fly Flo Fun

2010-10-10T02:59:00.000-07:00

The past 2 days without properly using my computer has officially made me feel disconnected from the world - although that isn't completely true since I've been checking updates on my iPhone as usual. But then - there IS a difference! Plus, I've been rewatching Cinderella Man on DVD. AND I hardly watch TV, so when I do, I really feel wholely seperated from the world. P/S I am deeply in love with Song Chang Eui he is so cuteeeeeeee.

So it's just 2 hours into Sunday morning and tomorrow I'll be off to TP for 2 weeks, then it's Kpop night & then a new semester starts again. This time I'll be ever more serious about my work. I WILL improve and stop spending and eating like a whale.

So my vacation class is pretty much alright, the people are really friendly and they all seem like a great bunch. :) And everyone's almost friends with everyone and we plan to have a party next week so hopefully it all turns out fantastic! Still there's already a reflection to hand up on Monday which I have no idea how I am gonna finish because I am gonna be out all day tomorrow...meeting one of my most favourite people in the world after helping my mum out the FFFF flea ^^

And I am really glad that everyday she becomes an even stronger person. I know nothing will faze her anymore and the people who turned their backs on her will pay for it when karma hits them one day.

Gonna lug a ton of new and preloved clothes to sell tomorrow!

See you at the Singapore Art Gallery! ^^

Did you know you used to be my hero?

2010-10-08T01:51:00.000-07:00

I have just come to the sad realisation that my holidays are gonna end after TNS...

It's official. I'm gonna do up a schedule of things that I want done even during the TNS period so I can feel like I am extending my hols. I'll get out of school at every opportunity I can and something worthwhile. Tuition excluded hahaha.

I try consoling myself with the fact that I always just dread school horribly before it actually begins, and when it does it isn't always so bad, but why does this time round feel somewhat harder? I should really stop thinking like a kid anymore. Plus, I got my semesteral results back awhile ago and although I am still doing alright, I realise how much I want to progress on after poly and at the rate I am going it doesn't seem possible. I know some people are contented with doing what they can but I constantly feel the need to push myself. For once, I really hope that I am able to get somewhere solely using my brains. Where has my motivation gone?

Ok happy thoughts happy thoughts. I'm gonna meet Cher for dimsum and hopefully a mani on Sun! How much do I need that? TONS. Right before I cheeck into TP jail like she likes to say zz. Don't know how glad I am to have her in TP next sem <3

Anyway, today I went over to the twins' and I visited Bobby! HE IS SO CUTE.

Sigh I really wish I had a pet. Bobby's well groomed and handsome hehe.

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And this really made my day (night?).

I love you Onew ^^

And recently I was looking through all my pictures and I realise there really is a huge difference when I am with my glasses and when I am without.

Looking at pictures never fails to stir up memories. Sometimes I feel like they were so long ago that it is surprising I still have feelings attached to those times. Cause I've always believed time will afterall, wipe out not memories, but the exact feeling you had at that point of time. But well, some things are precious. ;)

Gonna turn in for the night. Have a good weekend all and wish me luck x.