Rach’s Shouts of Joy (and Rants)

Today was a BAD day.

Totally yucky day in school. Sometimes i feel like a fool. An idiot. Zero IQ.

Panicking was the thing that made me take a step in the coffin. If i don’t learn now, I probably be lying in the coffin by the time exam comes.

And so i decided to make myself smile.

It was a tough attempt.

But….

=)

An attempt to make one of my favourite tarts- EGG TARTS!

Yum! Lighting isn’t good.. so they look pale here. But at least this 1st batch looks better visually.

The second batch. In an desperate attempt to make the crust look more golden brown, i placed them on the higher shelf in the oven BIG MISTAKE! The custard part started to bloat and when i rescued them from the oven, they deflated and haha, they look like wrinkled old ladies now. But at least i achieved the colour i wanted. =)

Taste-wise?

Ermm, can do better lah.

Taste kinda “ang moh pai” to me…

But it was a good first attempt(haha… i keep using this word!)

=)

And i was browsing through my handphone pics and look what i found. I was in some bookshop and i saw this book. Kinda amusing eh?

Isn’t it all in the genes already? Like that, how to teach???

Hehe…

I’m feeling much better already. ^_^v

Today, over lunch, my guy friend told me something.

“Women goes through so much more than men. They have to suffer through all the PMS, the monthly periods, then later, go through the 9 months of carrying a baby, then the painful labour process. They are made to go through so much more than guys, so they ought to be well taken care of, especially when they are down, going through hardships etc…”

I was stunned. This was coming from a guy!?! But that wasn’t all.

“What do us men go through? Nothing compared to a girl. The only pains we have to go through are probably when our tooth needs to be extracted. And yah, thats about it.”

I replied,” Okay, true, but how about army, wasn’t it painful and yucky for you?”

“Well, thats only for Singaporean guys and a couple other guys from certain countries that have to go through that shit. Yes, i admit, army was painful. But i’m talking about the general male population in the world. Take for example, some guy born in US, a developed nation, has everything he wants, then in his whole life, only pain he has to suffer is that of pulling his teeth out. What he suffers isn’t as much as a girl!”

He continued.

“Those guys who treat girls like crap, ought to be punished severely! They don’t even understand how much girls go through! And guys still have the nerve to two-time, abuse, not treat their gfs with respect and love. These guys are just terrible.”

Wow.

For that very moment, i wanted to ask him if i could be his gf. (haha.. my dearie would probably flip if he reads this.) But of course, i’m only joking. I love my lobster king way too much…=)

But how many guys actually think in this way nowadays? Tell me tell me tell me??? Wah, i’m truly impressed with this guy friend of mine. Indeed, like i always tell him, his future gf would be so loved by him. (yes, to my swinging single girlfriends, he’s available, BUT he wants a christian gf! so, line up and get queue number! hehe!)

Well, i’m also touched by what he said. Frankly, i never really thought much about me or girls having to go through all the monthly periods, cramps, mood swings from pms, the 9 months, the labour process, the bringing up of the child.. blah blah blah…, maybe cos of society and how we girls were brought up. It is seen as very much part of our lives and we cant do much to change it.

But yes, guys should learn to put themselves in girl’s shoes and have a feel of how tough it can be for us sometimes. Treat us well and take good care of us. And to idiots who don’t know how to treat a girl right, you should be condemned to be lonely for the rest of your life! And give other more deserving men a chance to take care of a lady.

And then again, girls, don’t be so foolish and stick by someone who doesn’t truly love you and doesn’t respect you and love you wholeheartedly. He may tell you he loves you alot but turn around and does something that hurts you. Leave. Don’t put yourself through that kind of pain. You have enough to deal with and you don’t need more! There is always someone else who will love you for who you are, and treat you much better.

Okay, enough of my philosophy and thoughts… gotta continue on my lab report! Due next week, but things are looking good! hehe… getting some help from another church friend! yay! =) God is indeed gracious and merciful to me!

Remember that a child is a gift from God, the richest of all blessings. Do not attempt to mold him in the image of yourself, your father, your brother or neighbour. Each child is an individual and should be permitted to be himself.

Don’t crush a child’s spirit when he fails. Never compare him with others who have outshone him.

Remember that anger and hostility are natural emotions. Help your child to find socially acceptable outlets for these normal feelings or they may turn inward and erupt in the form of physical or mental illness.

Discipline your child with firmness and reason. Don’t let your anger throw you off balance. If he knows you are fair you will not lose his respect or love. Always make sure the punishment fits the crime. Even the youngest child has a keen sense of justice.

Remember that each child needs two parents. Present a united front. Never join with your child against your mate. This can create in your child emotional conflicts. It can also create feelings of guilt, confusion and insecurity.

Do not hand your child everything his little heart desires. Permit him to know the trill of earning and the joy of achieving. Grant him the greatest of all satisfactions – the pleasure that comes with personal accomplishment.

Do not set yourself up as the epitome of perfection. This is a difficult role to play 24 hours a day. You will find it easier to communicate with your child if you let him know that mom and dad err, too.

Don’t make threats in anger, or impossible promises when you are in a generous mood. Threaten or promise only that which you can live up to. To a child, a parent’s word means everything. The child who has lost faith in his parents has difficulty believing in anything.

Do not smother your child with superficial manifestation of “love”. The purest and healthiest love expresses itself in day-in, day-out training which breeds self confidence and independence.

Teach your child there is dignity in hard work, whether it is performed with callused hands that shovel coal or skilled fingers that manipulate surgical instruments. Let him know a useful life is a blessed one and a life of ease and pleasure-seeking is empty and meaningless.

Do not try to protect your child against every small blow and disappointment. Adversity strengthens character and makes us compassionate. Trouble is the great equalizer. Let him learn it.

Teach your child to love the Creator and to love all his fellow man. Don’t send your child to a place of worship – take him there. Children learn from example. Telling him something is not teaching him. If you give your child a deep and abiding faith in God, it can be his strength and his light when all else fails.

If you are a single parent, surround yourself by loving and supportive friends, role models for your child. It takes a whole community to raise a child.

~Author Unknown

(Okay.. i’m not a parent, not yet at least! But i hope to be one in the future. =)
And well, i did blog about parenting and how i was brought up just recently. And well, I came across this article and found it interesting and really meaningful. Will definately keep all these in mind in the future!)

Have not been blogging as often…

Well, sch is taking up so much time! And i get back so late almost everyday… So by the time i’m back, i’m either rushing to do tutorials for the next day or am far too tired to do anything but take a good rest.

Took short breaks throughout the week though… like a little trip to Orchard with Anna-conda on Tues. We went to get something done(hehe…) and had dinner together. Ate at this little cafe at Cineleisure. The set meal was cheap. $6.50 for a pasta, a soda fountain and a scoop of ice cream. Very worth the money, though taste-wise, its just edible and just one advice- don’t eat there if you are rushing! The cafe is on the second floor and is called Maestro Bistro. Took a pic of the lovely Strawberry Soda Fountain but am too lazy to upload it… =)

Then i went for a run on Wed. Gosh, my fitness has dropped! Haha… cant run as far as before… argh… need to run more often when i have the time…

And i just came back from dinner with my extended maternal side of my family. It was my granddad’s birthday, so we went to this restaurant at Singapore Shopping Centre… next to Park Mall… Had such rich and lovely food… haha.. really spoiled rotten! Had all the delicacies, like abalone, sharksfin, scallops, lobsters, birdnest eggtarts, cod fish and much more… And it doesn’t hurt to have an uncle who is a good friend of the chef! So we got so much extra food that was not part of our set menu! yum!

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Well, was just thinking and discussing something… and just decided to blog about it…

Okay, lemme ask you a question:

Would you leave with any regrets if you died now? Like if you seriously dropped died NOW, would you regret not doing anything?

Well, my own answer to it? Nope. Not at all.

I guess, i live my life by the live-life-to-its-fullest motto. I enjoy myself everyday and have as much fun as i can…

Material-wise, i don’t have any regrets not buying that flattering skirt or that to-die-for tee. I’m happy with what i have. Anything extra is a bonus.

Life-wise, I’m happy with everything as it is. =)

Everyday, its a brand new day and a brand new beginning. I enjoy myself whenever i can and i’m almost always bright, cheery and chirpy. I guess, a positive outlook to life helps too!

Well, ok. Maybe for now. I only have ONE regret. Well, i’m working on that to turn things around. But at the end of the day, if God wants to take me home now, i would go immediately, without regret and anyway, i’m looking forward to my wonderful days with Him in heaven!

I remember, as a young child, i was so afraid by this word “death”. I was so scared of the whole process, the whole issue. But as i grew up, i learnt to see things in a different light. Why be afraid of it? Its a natural part of life and why worry about it when i can make full use of what i have now?

Talking to my lobbie king about it brought back memories of those days when i was so scared! Well, of course, today, its a totally different story! I’m enjoying the journey of life.

And like i told him, humans are so obsessed/worried about the end of the journey, that they forget to enjoy the journey itself! All the wonderful experiences, be it good or bad, is what makes the human life so interesting. And yes, no doubt, you need to plan for your future( eg: married life, children, retirement, blah blah blah). But don’t just focus on it! Have fun. Let go… enjoy yourself along the way!

In short, try to relax more. Enjoy the journey, the process and live life w/o any regrets…

So, are you ready to go???

Sneaked some time off from doing my tutorials to blog… hehe… naughty naughty huh?

Been mugging away since Friday (cos I didn’t go to school cos of Union Day), something that I can’t believe I’m doing but deep inside, it feels kinda good cos I know that the after effects would be sweet.

But I took some time off yesterday, cos my lobster king brought me out for a date and some fun! Hehe… And funnily, on Friday, I was just moaning and groaning to myself on how lifeless and boring my life is and how much I missed Orchard and just hanging out there… Haha…and Friday evening, he msged me and asked me for a date! Its all so telepathic… haha…

Went for driving on Sat afternoon and was very pleased with myself. =) My progress looks good!

Then off we went to Orchard for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory…

Oh… The movie was fabulous. Utterly fabulous…

It brought me back to my childhood days of my fav childhood author, Roald Dahl. I remember heading only towards the DAH section of the Fiction section of library to borrow the books written by him. At one stage, I distinctively remember that I refused to read any other author, but Dahl’s book.

Even in my early secondary school days, I loved all the short stories that were written by him, especially, one particular book, Tales of the Unexpected. Each and every story was woven with such intricity and as the title of the book says, the storyline and the endings were all extremely unexpected. Some incredibly out of this world. But I still loved his writings anyway.

Last sem, when I did my essay assignment on creative people, I decided to write about him. I researched and found out so much about him. And through it, I learnt about the movie. I was so excited about it and told myself that I would catch the movie no matter what.

And indeed, the movie was just great. =)

Because of some misunderstanding, I thought that GV Plaza had the “sense-sation” kind of movie experience. Apparently, when Charlie walks into the chocolate factory, audience would smell some kind chocolate smell released from the surroundings. And so, I was so looking forward for it… And haha.. silly me was sniffing out when Charlie enters the factory. But alas… it wasn’t meant to be… haha.. And later, I found out that only GV Grand and GV J8 has this “sense-sation” thingy…

Well, I should have brought a bag of chocolate into the cinema rite? Then when Charlie enters, I should have opened the bag and smell my chocolates eh? Haha…=p
It was such a feel-good movie… Ahh… loved it a lot!

Then after the movie, we went to try the “quite-new” Manhatten Fish Market Restaurant. Its very much like Fish and Co. They served very similar food. Just a tad cheaper.

I had the recommended Grilled Dory Fish with Butter Plum Sauce served with garlic rice. And my lobster king had the Flaming Prawns served with Chips. For sides, we had the Lemon Garlic Butter Mussels and Deep fried Shrimps.

The place was packed, probably cos it’s a weekend and it was dinner time. Thankfully, my lobster king secretly made reservations the day before! So we didn’t have to join the long queue.

Overall experience was okay. Food wise, it tasted average. I prefer the Lemon Garlic Butter Mussels at Fish and Co though. But I guess, its new, so it was kinda too crowded for my liking. But the food is served very fast. Cos they want a high table turnover rate… Here are some pics (yes! Finally! Some pictures to my current boring and wordy blog!)

(Frankly, i’m secretly in love with those dimples of mine! Haha… such a narcissist eh?)

My fish and the rest of the food! Yum!

The 1st two dishes… the mussels and deep fried shrimps!

And yes! I have a new sleeping partner!

Meet my new piggy!

His name is Omelet! Hehe.. isn’t he cute?

Was on a photo frenzy in church today too… Had this great plan with Kailin to kidnap all the cute babies in church and take pictures with them, but alas, they were all either sleeping, or sleepy, or were ‘taken’ by some other adult… Bah! Next time perhaps… But hehe, it didn’t stop the photo whores in us from taking pictures… of ourselves of course! Haha..

Mabel and me…

Kailin and me!

Okay then… gotta get back to my tuts now… Hope I survive through the next week! =)

I might be able to take my driving test soon! How cool is that? I went for my 8th lesson today and the instructor said that he would help me check for the time-slots and the earliest i can take the test would be in October!

How cool is that???

And then, i can get a car! Haha… And drive around! Wooooooo……

Well, i wouldn’t mind driving my Daddy’s car either… its wide and long, but i’m sure i can over come it!

Got the really good instructor today again. Was glad to see him again and yet again, i learnt alot under him. Its no wonder he can get the best instructor award so often!

Went to give tuition to a new student yesterday nite. Taught one of my better science subjects- Chem… Haha… it really reminded me of my secondary chem lessons and my chem teacher. Ahh… indeed, those were the days…

Haha… but like most typical desperate-for-money-to-spend-on-all-kinds-of-whims-and-fancies youths of today, it is indeed nice to have some extra pocket money! I can never seem to get those interesting temp jobs(probably cos i’m horizontally challenged and not pretty enough?) like promoters and stuff… and yah, probably cos i dunno how to find or have the lobangs to do these kinda stuff!

But yes, i’m not complaining now… hehe… I enjoy teaching… so its good to give tuition too. But yes, with it comes responsibility. And i know the weight of it. But i’m kinda fine with it. As long as the kid listens to me and does what ever i ask and set for him/her, i can guarantee pretty good grades(well, this is shown from my track records lah..)

Indeed, teaching can be rather fun. And yes, every child learns in a different way, so, its about finding the right way to allow him/her to understand you in the best possible way! It can be challenging but its interesting. And the rewards that comes with it is when they tell you that they understand and did well for a test. =) [haha.. not forgetting the *ke-ching ke-ching* rewards too!]

Maybe….. i should go be a teacher eh? Haha…

Tmr, i’m bring brownies to school! Haha… baked some in the evening and am bringing them along for my friends tmr… Yum!

*Yawns*

*Pom*

lwhbcwbwewllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll……….

(Rachel collapsed and fell asleep on her lappy….haha….nite to all…. =p)

The weather nowadays is just crazy. Hot… crazily hot…

All i want is to find an aircon place to cool down.

Ahh.. i wouldn’t mind going to some temperate country now.

This week is my 4th week in school. Almost a month since i started school. And how am i coping?

Well, i’m getting used to the long days and the walking from the north spine to the south spine. Tutorials have been okay… Beginning to like and enjoy some of my modules. And i hope to do it for all my modules. Only one i’m having a bit of a problem with now is my engineering math. Ok… the topic in question is complex variables. Quite cheem stuff i feel. And now that i’m trying to catch whats going on, we are moving on to matrices and linear algebra. I hope i can catch up soon.

Been doing some self-reflecting recently.

Realised that i can be quite an emo freak.

I dunno if its bad. Well, at least people won’t say that i’m a cold and heartless person. But then again, it gives them an opportunity to say that i’m a cry-baby overly emotional.

Well, my tear-ducts operates more readily than the average person I guess… Haha… I’ admit that i get overwhelmed easily *blushes*…

I tear at sad and touching movies.

I tear at moving stories.

I get all emotional when i listen to slow and heart-wrenching songs(but ironically, i like listening to them!).

When i think of things that involved hurt and pain, i get all emotional too.

When i get frustrated, i get all sad and emotional too.

BAH! I hate this over-emotional side of me! I think it can be at a disadvantage to me. But i cannot help it!!! Argh!

Anyway, on a bright note. I’m gonna get some extra pocket money! Yay! Giving tuition to a student recommended by Von… (Thanks babe!) Well, hope that i can help her as best as i can! =)

Gtg… wanna take a short rest before going out to teach later… =)

The age old mantra of ’spare the cane and spoil the child’.

Is it still valid in today’s society? In our time and age?

Yesterday morning, when i was having my breakfast at a hawker centre, I saw a child being rude to his father. And this brought back memories of my own childhood.

I was one of those who was brought up by the power of the rod. Mummy and Daddy used the rod before reasoning with me.

I never liked it. In fact, till today, i still feel terrible about it and I am strongly against it. In fact, i feel its detrimental for a child. I still feel the emotional hurt that came along with it. And i feel, i created a kind of barrier between my parents and me and i feel that it is still present today.

I remember running as fast as i could everytime my mum came after me with the cane. I ran to my room or to the washing machine room and locked myself in! When i grew older, my dad took over the caning, and i could never escape, so i rolled on the floor and screamed and shouted in pain, and yes, sometimes, exaggerate the pain so that he would stop caning me.

I dread the scars that came with caning. It was yucky. Utterly disgusting. And i think my mum knew that i was embarrassed by it, so the more she caned me in places others could see.

So how were you brought up?

By the cane?

By smacking? (Smacking is different from caning because it involves using the hands of the adult, which hurts the adult at the same time. So i feel its not as bad as using an object to hit a child.)

Or by reasoning?

Someone told me to stop comparing myself with how others are brought up. But i’m not jealous that some didn’t get the canings that i did. I’m just looking at the long term effects and consequences of these physical pain.

How did these kids turn out? How are their relationships with their parents now?

I feel i can never have that kind of extremely close relationship with my parents. You know? Those kinds where i can tell them anything and everything and not be worried of how they’ll respond.

I guess, from past experiences, i have learnt to keep things to myself, rather then tell them. I don’t need the extra naggings/scoldings on top of the troubles i am already facing.

Well, on the other side of the arguement… what do you do to a child who doesn’t listen to reasoning then? hmmm… think about it about it another time…

there has never been a string. so fly away if it makes you happier!

*Sniff sniff*

*Sneeze sneeze*

Argh… Why??? Why must you come upon me?

And to think that i forced almost the whole cup of lemon juice down without considering my just-recovered-from-minor-food-poisoning-stomach! I thought the vitamin C would help me… but i guess the input was a little late…

But i took my medicine liao… and am starting to feel much much better… =)

Came across a friend’s MSN nick recently… i know that its from Moulin Rouge and people often say it… but yes, here it is again…

The greatest thing in life is to love and be loved in return


How true.

Imagine you really like this guy/gal…. but he/she doesn’t reciprocate or just don’t have that kind of feelings for you…

Or vice versa. Someone likes you alot, but he/she just isn’t what you want.

Its just so painful right? Frustrating? That you can pull all the hair outta your head…?

I know what its like to like someone so much but not have that person give you a second look. I know what it feels like to watch from afar and just wish you could be that one laughing and getting along with him. I know what its like to just wait and hope all day long. And yes, it isn’t easy.

I guess afterall, humans need companionship. Be it friendship or kinship. But to have a special one-to-one, heart-to-heart, physical(as in holding hands, hugs and kisses) and emotional relationship, is what everyone wants to have. And i guess, at this age especially, this part of us longs for something like that even more than when we were 12 or 16. But yet again, there are some that just seem like they cannot be bothered with it! Well, i guess, this kind of behaviour is more apparent in some than others. But then again, I don’t know if they are just hiding under that shell and don’t wanna admit that deep inside, they long for someone too… =)

And so, back to that statement… indeed, its really one of the greatest things in life to find that someone who loves you with that kind of love that you give to him/her. I know i might sound superficial, and some might even rebute me by saying that one will always give more than the other. But now, i’m just discussing about love in general.

I mean, finding that someone who has the same kind of adorement as you have for him/her, isn’t easy in the first place! So… lets not dig any deeper in this!

To all my dear friends who are still searching for ‘the one’… Don’t focus too deeply into it, cos most of the time, ‘the one’ appears in the most unforeseen ways. Relax, have fun, enjoy yourself(even in your state of ’singlehood’) and God will make a way for you!

(PS: okay, i’m not your love guru or am really qualified to talk about issues on love, but i just wanted to give my two-cents worth of my thoughts and throw in some laughter…)

Its National Day today… and i decided to draw a pic!

Pls pardon my kiddish drawing… but i dun have a tablet so, drawing with the mouse isn’t easy.

Anyway, i decided to blog about my beloved nation…the place that i grew up and live now.I guess i’m doing it as a tribute to her. I mean, i’m not your ultra patriotic citizen, but as a birthday pressie to her, why not?

Singapore is 40 this year. She is young but she has indeed developed and matured fast. Thanks to the good leadership of our ministers and the government. No doubt, people complain about the government and criticise them for every thing they implement or do, I am still grateful to them.

No doubt its a small country or what people call, a red dot on the map, but it has achieved so much. =)

Well, though i’m not born here, I grew up here and indeed, Singapore is very much part of my life and it’ll probably be for the rest of my life(unless i migrate or something!), cos I’m gonna officially gonna renounce my rights for British citizenship!

So, what so special about Singapore that I love so much? Well, i know some of them are often mentioned, but its that quality that can be found here and only here… and thats what makes it special!

So, let me begin…

~ Clean and green.

~ Being able to go home at anytime of the night without having to worry about being kidnapped or hurt in anyway.

~ The multi-racial society. I actually enjoy the multi-cultural life we have. It makes it more interesting and makes us more tolerant of other races and learn to live in harmony with everyone.

~ The food! Well, we have so many kinds of food here cos of our multi-cultural background! Lemme name some of my all time favs, some of which can never be found elsewhere in the world!

Top row: Pandan cake, Fried Carrot Cake, Fish Head Curry, Bak Kut Teh.

Second row: Black pepper crab, Chilli Crab, Rojak, Roti Prata.

Third row: Satay, Kaya Toast, Laksa, Char Kway Teow.

Fourth row: Ice Kachang, Chicken Rice, Cheng Tng, Yong Tau Foo…

They look so yummy eh???

~The security.

~Ok, i can’t believe i’m saying this but, the education system. Its one of the best in the world and many other countries are trying to be like us.

~The shopping!

~Efficient transportation.

~Our standard of living.

~Our ability to be united in times of trouble.

~Our gahmen(government)

~Singlish… lah, loh, leh…

~And many more… (I’ve got brain block now… will update if i can think of anything else)

Wow… i could see the fireworks from my house… and guess which part of the house had the best view? haha.. my room’s toilet. I’m serious! Well, it happens to be on the highest part of my house and its facing the right direction i guess. hehe..Well, for those of you who visited my house, should know what i’m talking about. :p

Ok… i need to catch up on my tutorials… Bah… school starts tmr for me! And my bro has NO school!?! i’m jealous!

Hai~~~ will blog again soon! =)

I declare…. I LOVE FRIDAYS.

I absolutely love fridays.

Why you might ask?

Cos i only have one lecture and one tutorial(which starts only mid August)…!

What a big difference from my disgusting-superlong-crampedup-dreary-tiring-mondays!

Well, i’m not gonna do anything to my timetable… i’m just gonna keep it this way… at least i have one happy day of the week…

Today, i did something i have not done for a really long time… read a good book while sitting in a nice cafe with a nice cup of coffee.. I finished school early… and i went to JP to change the shoes that Fathiah got me cos they were too small.. but the shop was still close when i got there… so i went to the national library and borrowed a book. Jeffrey Archer’s To Cut a Long Story Short. I have read it b4… but i decided to read it again… cos i have forgotten the plots and i love his books alot…

So after getting the book, i decided to plonk myself at McCafe with a nice Mocha Frappe. I was fortunate enough to get a nice sofa seat. And so, i sat there and read… and read and read.

It was sooo nice and relaxing. A good book in hand, nice music playing from my ipod and coffee. Actually, the surroundings were damn noisy… especially with the current osim-ipamper roadshow. The silly ad kept playing over and over and over and over. Gosh, i swear i can still hear the stupid ad in my head now. You know? the one with the marriage councellor, sitting, waiting for her ’students’ to appear, but the room remains empty and the next few screen shots shows couples using the ipamper. Argh… the ending of the song to the ad is super irritating… and its still stuck in my head…

But yes, other than that, i had a good time. I should relax like this once in a while huh? Feeds the brain, but in a relaxing way.

Changed my shoes into something else cos there was only one left in my size and it was faulty and i refused to take that. So i changed it into a ballerina-looking silver shoes! Fathiah! I’ll show it to you when i wear it to school yah? Sorry i changed it… but i didn’t have a choice lah… =)

Talking about the shoes… the salesgirls of the show shop were rather odd i feel… They opened late, and when people came in(ie: me), they told me that they just opened and were not ready to serve customers. I was like, “Huh?”, why open the shop when you are not ready? Then they told me to go walk walk around, then come back. I went ard… came back 20 mins later. And guess what? The girl told me she still wasn’t ready. But i guess, there were other customers there… and she had no choice but to entertain me as well. What odd salesgirls they have.

Oh oh oh… i got a nice little surprise from my lobster king today! Hehe… he was so sweet! He got me this limited edition precious moments prepaid card from maybank for me! It works like a debit card but you don’t have to have an account with the bank! Find out more here!

I know the pic is rather small, but it was all i could find!

And today is the 1st day it is being launched! hehe… i’m so blessed eh? hehe… I know! And i treasure him lots!

I gotta be up early tmr morn… gonna go for driving lessons… 830! Whoar! I regret booking such an early class. So, means, i gotta go to bed now…

Nites peeps… i have an inkling, tmr is gonna be a really exciting day! hahahahaha…… its gonna be the start of many more good things to come…=)

Sitting at the study benches in school now. I have a really long break… but i have the company of two clowns…Jianming and Junliang. Haha… we are just sitting here, crapping… and laughing away…

Haha… did you know that gummies are called xiang pi tang or briefly translated as rubber sweet! haha… it just sounds so wrong!

Whoar! I tell you! I have 4 disgusting blisters on my feet. ARGH! well, this morning i had lab and we need to wear shoes… and so, i wore my lovely white shoes with tiny crochet flowers… and wah lao!!! after walking a while…and the disgusting blisters started appearing… Well, luckily i was smart enough to bring another pair of kitty heels. And i immediately changed my shoes after my lab! But by then.. the damage was done… my poor feet….

Talking about disgusting… wow… on tuesday, when i was on my way to school, on my way to alexandra, on my way to bras basah, on my way home, i kept encountering the gang of yellow people… yeap, the people from NUS, doing flag day… they were EVERYWHERE!

I bet there was like a location manager at every major location… and the fellow probably had a huge map of the place… and before they dispatch people out, they allocated them to a particular spot, and in a vicinity of 20m away from one another.

So you can imagine. You walk down a straight path… one yellow fellow comes up and asks for a donation… then 5m later, another approches you… and this keeps going on until you are in a bus/shopping centre/mrt station or anywhere they are not allowed to stand and asked for a donation. Whoar! I mean, its just far too many of them…and it can get rather irritating. But yes, i guess last wednesday during my own NTU’s flag day, it was just as bad, just that i was at home, shaking leg… so i never got to experience what it was like…

I’m glad i slept early yesterday nite… i woke up feeling nice and energised. =)

And yes, i got my pressie from fathiah! A pair of birkin-looking shoes! hehe.. i love them! Thank you babe!

=)

Today’s the 1st day since i started school that i felt so drained. Everytime i set down and stopped concentrating, i just wanted to close my eyes and sleep.

But yes, i managed to get through it. Even went for my driving lessons! Learnt about blind spots and how to ‘tackle’ humps, bends, tight spots and yeap, basically, just improve on my skills. I must say that my instructor today was indeed really good. Apparently, he won best instructor for 3 consecutive months. But yes, he was a nice and patient fellow. Am blessed to get him!

Talking about being blessed… i’m so blessed in so many ways now. =) I’m indeed God’s blessed little child! As tired as i am with the long days, at least I have really good tutors. At least it makes learning a little easier. And at least my journeys to sch are shortened now! I get a lift to Redhill MRT every morning, courtesy of Vince’s dad. And not forgetting the company everyday. =)

*yawn*…

I wanna have an early nite tonight. Get a good rest and have a good and alert mind tmr. Nites peeps… will probably blog tmr when i have my 2 hour break! hehe…

Ijustwantyoutobehappy.

“Doctor doctor… i’m sick…

I’m suffering from Monday blues.

Can you help me?”

Gosh… i’m so tired. Physically and mentally. 8.30am till 7.30pm. Almost 12 hours of school. I don’t know why i ‘torture’ myself. And i have 8.30am till 6.30pm Thursdays as well… =(

Its very very tiring. And whats worse? My lessons are alternating between the North spine and South spine. And i don’t have long breaks in between… Just a lunch break from 11.30 to 12.30 and another hour from 4.30 till 5.30. Means, 9 hours of lectures and tutorials on a Monday. Now you know why i suffer from Monday blues?

And looks like its gonna be for another 12 weeks! Till the sem is over.

Well, the consolation i get is that the end of this 2 long days are spent with my close friends… Cos i’m doing my elective with Vince, Jianming and Junliang. No doubt i have to endure all the bullying and suaning that comes along with it( its like a whole package thing, 3 combined value pack somemore!), but yes, it can be rather fun at times, NOT including the suaning.

Met up with my darling Fathiah today! Have not seen her in a long long time. It was nice just talking to her… mainly just ‘gossiping’ and laughing non stop… haha.. but its just so fun to catch up with her! And its her birthday tmr! Happy 20th Birthday Fath! *muack*

Not forgetting, Evi’s birthday is tmr too! Happy 21st Birthday babe! Sorry i couldn’t attend your party! Argh! But yes, lets meet up soon! Have a belated celebration for you!

Oh… and i got a few belated birthday gifts from friends recently! A gift voucher from Esprit from Junliang! Which i totally love! haha… Yay! Shopping time! And i was just eyeing a top from Esprit recently! And a pretty white sling bag from Jianming and Irene. Thank you peeps! I’m so blessed! hehe…

*yawn*…

I need my sleep… gotta be up early tmr… Will update more tmr! Cheers mates!

Oh yes, today is Anna-conda’s birthday! Happy Birthday Anna dear! Glad you had a good time at your party! And i’m glad you liked the pressies! =) Catch ya ard in sch!