When U get e Choice to sit it out or Dance, I Hope U Dance

manythings

2007-08-18T09:46:00.000-07:00

i have so many things that i want to blog about but too lazy to do so because i still have to upload pictures. haha. i shall see when i'm in the mood to do so :)

more than conqueror

2007-07-24T05:53:00.000-07:00

"Destined to reign in life effortlessly."

yes indeed. i've experienced it time and time again :)

i passed my driving test today!! by God's grace, i had the nicest tester (testified by my driving instructor). he was so nice that he kept telling me not to be nervous haha. during my directional change, i had the wisdom to judge that i would not be able to turn out in one sitting, hence i decided to reverse and move out again. my tester praised me for doing so and said that had i not done so, i would have definitely mounted the kerb and there goes my licence hee. then during parallel parking, i knocked into the pole but luckily it didn't fall. phew. and last of all, i was actually allocated route 6 which is so called the "killer route" because the area is supposedly very congested, making it difficult to change lanes within a short distance. but. my tester decided to change the route because the initial route was TOO congested. hahahaha. my route got shortened and the u-turn i had to do so happened to be the same as what i had practised in the morning before my test. and so i got my license. praise God :)

God has blessed me with a great cip group as well. full of funny and friendly people :)

"car foam party"- our poor guys waiting forlornly for the arrival of cars. HAHA.

some of us having lunch. we're a group of EATERS.

random

2007-07-07T07:31:00.000-07:00

i want to learn to stop being a "brandist"- judging things by its brand. though true that branding is important which is why firms all over the world are scrambling to brand their products. but isn't it tiring to always have to base your decisions on brands. there is also a possibility of an empty shell underneath that brand.

i want to learn to let go and leave things to God. aunt amy once said, " i believe firmly in something and that is, it doesn't matter what you do because as God's children, you will always be favoured upon abundantly." :)

If God is for me, who else can be against me :) :)

On a sidenote, the weather recently has been HOT HOT HOT. i have never spent so much drinks before. ice blended drinks to be exact. and i shall publicise my current love: azuki frapp by starbucks- coffee based. it's HEAVENLY :)

work :)

2007-07-02T07:25:00.000-07:00

And so work ended officially on friday 29 june 2007. it's a day of mixed feelings. happy for the recovered freedom to do the things that i like; sad for the "dispersal" of the ey family. there are so many things that i'm going to miss: golden shoe, maxwell, name calling, office gossip and just plain suaning. it's so hard to come by co- workers who are of the same frequency as yourself and being able to laugh at jokes together but God has blessed me with it :)

valuable friendships forged :)

funny guys who made work bearable :)

my workstation for 4 months. the best view in the whole office :)

my pass with numbers in case i forgot. hehe.

look at the eye- goggling number of boxes we have used for keeping our files and shredding!

presents! and this was what max prepared for all of us. CUTE right?

gifts from my supervisors! pretty chocolates :)

HAPPY GIRL :)

and so i shall end off with my favourite picture.

**i will miss the fun and laughter shared with camel, pig, giraffe, u7, max, weiwei, ah ber, princess... ... and being called xiao hua **

hajilane

2007-06-24T06:08:00.000-07:00

Saturday was exploration day with lian at... haji lane!!

i love that place. simply because of its quaint settings, lovely clothes and accessories, great bargains and... mr cute :)

came across this in co:llage- so creative of them to use a bath tub as a fish tank!!

after shopping was tea time at golden mile- sweet stone paradise

my favourite belgian waffles with chocolate dip :) i am so going back to try their royal fondue the next time round :)

such a cute and colourful letter box!

raunchy !@#$

2007-06-22T07:41:00.000-07:00

Dinner with the raunchy gang on wednesday to celebrate turtle's birthday. camel was supposed to go with me from work but she actually left the office at 5PM when she heard that the mango sale had already started only to realise that it was only for VIP members upon reaching. tsk see what kiasuism does to one.

fooling around at SPOTLIGHT

since when did turtle and camel become almost as tall as i am??

f.r.e.a.k.s. haha

jumping for joy :) -we love the world-

churchcamp :)

2007-06-17T00:54:00.000-07:00

Finally back from church camp! it has been an awesome time with the kids and teachers :) taking part in the camp as a teacher for the first time gave me a new perspective. it's really tiring to have to look after the kids; making sure that they don't overeat, don't run when the floor is wet, pay attention during classtime, fostering team spirit in them........... countless things. yet it has been really fun. i totally went back to being a kid :) and it's real rewarding when you realise how much you as a teacher meant to them. there was this kid who wrote a note to me and put it at our care corner- pleasant surprise :) hearing the way they praise and worship just puts a smile on all the teachers. fellowshipping with the other servers was of course wonderful :)

-- and bong did me a real BIG favour when i was stuck in camp. hehe. when i mean big, it's really big. thankssss bonggggg!

-- thanks to tiff too for helping me rack her brains though it was a little rusty huh :P

photos taken in the last few weeks:

camel and turtle celebrates mrs duck and polar bear's birthdays at GIRAFFE- a family of animals

surprise birthday cakes for the birthday girls :)

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delicious thumprint cookies :)

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we found this fruit shop near office which sells fruits!! have you ever seen such BIG JUICY STRAWBERRIES???? notice it has a stem too. absolutely lovely :)

blueberry streusel

2007-06-04T05:34:00.000-07:00

Blueberry streusel muffins. quite successful this time, i just have to bake a while longer the next round so the crumbs on top would be crispier :)

and camel. stop complaining that my muffins are too small. it's your stomach that's too big. HAHAHAHA.

mybirthday

2007-05-30T22:00:00.000-07:00

One year has come and gone. the speed at which time passes scares me sometimes. still i've had an enjoyable and exciting 19th birthday :)

My God gave me the best birthday present ever :)

Lunch and after- meal activities were with my funky havocers:

pretty flowers! an attempt to make me love flowers. haha

havocers' flip-flops- from novo

rest of the afternoon was spent playing pool. and i won boon! woo hoo! haha. that silly girl will just attribute my victory to birthday luck but i have real power alright. hee

lovely.delicious.heavenly.indulging. desserts.at. RITZ CARLTON :)

my birthday cake with compliments from ritz carlton :)

there was even a band of musicians playing the birthday song haha!

many thanks to havocers. turtle; mrs duck; camel. love ya :) :) :) :) :)

busybusy

2007-05-27T04:52:00.000-07:00

the last two days were packed with activites. first was bong's birthday and so boon, bong and i met first to check into swissotel and enjoy the facilities at the executive lounge hoho. later, we went k box! woo! my first k box session. it was quite fun fooling around and singing rubbish songs like tuo diao. haha. dinner was at sun with moon followed by activity of the night: party at mos. bong's debut appearance at the party scene! hahaha. not too bad but i enjoyed myself more the first time. the crowd wasn't that fun and the songs were ---.
and so we got into bed at 4am and i only had three hours of sleep before getting prepared for my cousin's wedding. 2 doctors joined in matrimony- how cool can that be :) plus 200 doctors at the dinner itself. point to note: many of the doctors were from the older generation so yes... you should get the idea. i was getting zonked out though, having being sleep deprived. but the lovely spread of food made up for that :) i love food. absolutely love them :)

blood donation

2007-05-15T06:05:00.000-07:00

Went with yq, qq, charlene to the blood bank during lunch today to donate blood. it was a spontaneous decision. i decided to try it since i've never done it before. BUT i didn't manage to give my blood away in the end because the nurse found my veins too SOFT. she was afraid that it would 'disappear' halfway through the process and was worried that my arm would bruise. and she told me to try again one year later. yes one year. so much for the hype for donating blood. but the nurse was so nice that she gave me a stressball and a coupon to redeem refreshments even though i didn't donate my blood in the end! hahaha.
and something shocking happened on the way back. yq fainted in the train and we were all taken by surprise cause she practically fainted without warning and even looked as though she was going to have a seizure. this was the first time a friend fainted in front of me. luckily there was company if not i would not have known what to do. anyway some smart person pressed the emergency bell and the mrt staff came to help us with a wheelchair and took good care of yq. the after- effects of fainting was quite funny was yq kept asking us the same questions like, "did i donate blood just now?" it was something like she had lots of loose pieces of images but was unable to piece them together. one of our supervisor's then commented that she was a "classic case"- faint after donating blood.

strawberriescraze

2007-05-13T05:18:00.000-07:00

Bong and charl came over, or rather to be specific, invited themselves over on saturday to bake cakes for their mummies. oh well, i'm used to their "invites". it's a havocers' in-house specialty ;) and so our baking session started. both of them made chocolate fudge cake while i made chocolate chiffon with strawberry.

fresh strawberries from carrefour!

my masterpiece!

for my aunts who are all mothers :)

charl's cake off the oven

charl's first completed piece of work :)

quite good isn't it? of course with such a good master i.e. me, guiding along, how bad can their cakes turn out?? heehee.

i wish people will also do their part in maintaining friendships. it's a two way affair; not one.

marinabay

2007-05-09T05:54:00.000-07:00

Class outing on sunday at marina bay and it was my first time there. finally learnt how to play pool and it's kind of fun, probably because of novelty. and i managed to win elgin! hahaha. though i never knew that jiahao and elgin were really quite good at it.

After that was dinner at one of the steamboat places. the food selection was quite satisfying and considering that it only cost 12 bucks per person, i thought it was quite value for money. ate till our tummies almost burst :)

remnants of our dinner

the guys had to go back to camp so it was left with the four of us:

the marina-bay-clique!

we decided to walk to the mrt station after dinner because we were simply too full and wanted to do some exercise. however, we actually got lost after 20 minutes as we realised that we were walking in circles. but we still refused to take the bus and were determined to get to the station on foot so we continued walking. it was quite an experience walking in the quiet darkness. relaxing as well. later we bumped into a couple who was heading to the same place as us so we decided to follow them. after all, they seemed more certain of the directions hehe. and finally... after one hour, we reached our destination: MARINA BAY station. enough fun and excitement and sweat for the day/night :)

spidey

2007-05-05T07:53:00.000-07:00

Caught spiderman3 today! it's been a long time since i've been to the cinemas and the only reason that i watched it was because i had free tickets hehe. don't be jealous :P

where have the meatballs, chicken wings and chocolate pie gone??

they're all here in my tummy :)

oreos/black sesame

2007-04-23T05:06:00.000-07:00

Come on people, you've got to judge this. scroll down to the entry with the pictures of my cupcakes. does the frosting look like black sesame?? because dummy boon, charl, bong, lian insisted that it was black sesame when it's the all time favourites oreos! who on earth puts black sesame on cupcakes?? ok maybe this will be my new inspiration to create a black sesame cupcake that will take the world by storm. HAHAHAHA :)

havocer lian

2007-04-22T07:29:00.000-07:00

We celebrated lian's birthday today and of course had mad fun at the same time. bong reserved a place at this cafe and we literally had the whole cafe to ourselves haha.

have not taken photos like this for a longgggg time :)

anyway, i must publicise for this cafe because the people there were so nice that they celebrated lian's birthday too and even gave her a brownie! it's called the MELVADOS CAFE. #01-01 King's Arcade, along bukit timah road. a lovely place to chill and hang out :)

and i've finally tried island creamery. yes i know i'm slow. can't help it, i'm a busy person haha. chose the pulat hitam flavour and it's full of coconut milk... something which i don't exactly fancy but overall it was quite alright. shall go back and try the more exotic flavours, like... tiger beer! heehee

cuppies

2007-04-21T07:18:00.000-07:00

Baked this in preparation for lian's birthday tomorrow!

it's still lemon cupcake, just that i added oreos to the frosting :)

thedomesticgoddess

2007-04-15T03:31:00.000-07:00

The domestic goddess is back!

lemon cupcakes :)

oreo chocolate cupcake :)

raoul

2007-03-30T07:34:00.000-07:00

Boon and i at the RAOUL fashion show@ paragon! it was a fun and exciting experience, given that we got to sit at the front row, have a few sips of champagne, bites of apple crumble and chocolate eclairs... vip treatment(almost) haha. here are some of the highlights: mr handsome, pretty models and GORGEOUS clothes. now, i'm a self- proclaimed RAOUL fan :) got to start saving for this new white dress; they're going to call me once it arrives :)

funnnn

2007-03-23T09:23:00.000-07:00

partyyyy

yay. i've finally learnt how to make collages. now i can make my blog more interesting by posting pictures haha. and that is if i take photos. i haven't felt like taking photos, unlike weiqi who is super enthu and takes photos of every single thing.

harry's. ministry of food.

dinner was with "sister"hood ha. got to meet up with the duck and the hamster before they enter ocs and get confined for another 3 weeks. both duck and hamster were feeling generous today. after dinner at harry's, they actually didn't mind going for dessert and mof! usually duck will complain and be quite "niao" haha. i'm not surprised, after all they got nowhere to spend their money and they can only do it on food haha. and duck's ego talk has gone up a notch. someone seriously has to deflate his ego. we all had a hard time dealing with his nonsense, especially tyunn who had to tolerate him and all since she was seated beside him. no wonder she was missing in action.

hana kimi

2007-03-18T07:11:00.000-07:00

I bought the hana kimi vcd! haha. yes i know it's kind of silly since the show is airing now and it's ending tomorrow. but i have to do something to show my support for wuzun :)
and so the show ended with quan and ruixi not going public with their relationship, but rather keeping it the same as before. some people will think that it's not a good ending as they prefer the conventional "happy ending". however, i thought that this ending is kind of sweet. after all, they were certain of their love for each other and that's all that matters.

“其实，偷偷爱着你的感觉也是幸福的。”

casting cares

2007-03-15T08:08:00.000-07:00

tiffanytan, for once you are right(haha):
we should always cast our cares onto God, because it is He who remains faithful.

tremors

2007-03-06T04:16:00.000-08:00

I was reading some stuff when suddenly i felt that i was moving back and forth. for a moment, i thought that the building was shaking but since no one else in the room mentioned anything, i decided that perhaps it was my hungry stomach that had made me giddy. it was only till lunch time that i learnt about the earthquake in sumatra, which explains the slight tremors and that it wasn't my hallucinations after all! some time after that, the office decided to send everyone back in case our new office tower wasn't sturdy enough. the decision was welcomed with cheers and claps; obviously the office people are deprived of returning home early. this is the first time i experienced such happenings though. so all of us got to go home early and it's a happy day. haha.

donutty

2007-03-04T05:54:00.000-08:00

I did something really absurd today. i actually queued for donuts at the donut factory which is so unlike me. i can't stand queueing for stuff. i was in a "sian" mode and felt like stoning. and since i was going to stone, i might as well make the best use of it and so there i was, with jane and tyunn at the infamous queue. those who walked past the place before will know that the queue has been divided into two parts. and so this is the first milestone! after this, you will be pretty near your donuts.

the reward after 1+ hours
tada!

are u drooling now??

and so we were saying, perhaps this donut shop can be taken as a test of a guy's love for a girl :)

dinner

2007-02-28T07:05:00.000-08:00

Met the guys and girl for dinner. we had a really interesting talk which comprised of everything under the sun. actually it started after this mini drama took place at a table diagonally across ours. the guy suddenly slammed his cup on the table and the water split onto another guy at a separate table. for a moment, the area was silent and jade's "traumatised" face told us that there was something going on. AFTER THAT, the whole guessing game commenced with nic leading the way. he started speculating about the relationship between the two ladies and one guy at the drama table, we added in bits and pieces and it turned out really funny. then we went on to army guys and girls, educate the guys a bit on make-up, movies and the list goes on... an enjoyable dinner :)
and nic finally discovered that something was wrong with his microsoft word! not long ago, jw and i discovered this "auto-correct" trick and decided to play it on nic. we changed his auto-correct settings while he wasn't around. so for example, if he types "the", it will automatically change to "you suck". according to jw, it was hilarious. nic really thought that there was something wrong and he kept trying the words. how can life not be interesting when you're with such people??

3U :)

2007-02-24T07:03:00.000-08:00

Went to mr quek's house for chinese new year visit. thanks to the "star" of the show-jquek, we laughed so hard. i felt that my cheeks were almost going to cramp. and that duck has something against my red bow, he kept insulting it.
jquek: why you tie that ribbon there? you look like a bowtie on a present.
like hello?? it's the in thing now to tie a high waisted bow! i think guys like him don't know how to appreciate fashion haha.
after that he went on to attack tiffany. he was ranting on about her farmer girl shirt(his favourite "weapon" against her) and here comes the quote of the century.
tiffany: .... i want to strip you!
haha. that couldn't sound more wrong than ever.
it was really fun catching up with each other although the guys talk about army non stop. some of the stories were quite interesting and i learnt some army slangs! like SOC, OTOT. haha.
i want to meet up with 3U soon :)
and weiqi! thanks for your card! didn't know there's a sweet side to you huh ;)

river island

2007-02-23T07:09:00.000-08:00

Vivo with boon today. checked out the long awaited river island. the clothes there are quite nice, different from elsewhere. and they have all kind of styles: rugged, hip hop, clubbing, nostalgia wear. the designs are relatively stylish but the prices are on the high side so it depends on whether you are willing to pay for the design and of course the brand. their dressing rooms are also specially designed as the position of the mirrors enable you to see yourself from all angles, which helps you decide if you look great in whatever that you're trying. we walked in and out of the store so many times today to make sure that we get the best deal and i ended the day with a top. don't ask for the price, you'll probably stare at me haha. but i felt that it was a good deal as the design is quite unique and of course, i look nice in it. haha. and yes river island brings in new stocks once every week or fortnightly. you know where to find me in future ;)

chinese new year

2007-02-20T04:06:00.000-08:00

For once, mahjong has become more exciting because kevin has taught us the right way of playing it and there was monetary reward at the end! now i'm a pro at the game already and have won myself some pocket money haha. we even watched kungfu mahjong to pick up some skills. look at how crazy we are over mahjong huh ;)

in addition

2007-02-17T00:35:00.000-08:00

at jw's request:
OK. i'll miss the guys. who always bully me. yet let me walk through the doors first, let me be the first to get my food during lunch and treated me to food and movie :) alright i shall be nice and treat you two to lunch on your last day. at golden shoes. HAHA.

internship 15

2007-02-16T07:12:00.000-08:00

Today marks the end of my internship. just as i was getting used to life there, it's time to move on. but i've really enjoyed my stint there. the company made things bearable- stuff like typing games and office jokes helped us tide through the boring times. and i have cultivated the good habit of reading the newspapers every morning haha. the lawyers in my department are friendly and cool too! i've learnt to move out of my comfort zone to take the initiative and hopefully my eq has improved. now i'm going to miss waking up at 7.30 every morning, walking to the mrt station, going to office and the high court, witnessing whacking between lawyers... and having coffee at the bistro :)

internship 14

2007-02-15T06:09:00.000-08:00

Many thanks to shuwen, aston and jiahao who came to the high court for the hearing on culpable homicide today and broke the monotnous life of mine haha. talking to them brings back my sanity. after lunch we had wanted to sit in for the release of budget topics at the parliament house but were being bounced out because the guys were dressed in jeans!
as the interrogatory was adjourned, it was finally back to the office after being at the court for so many days. had many conversations with the lawyers as well which were quite rewarding. a lawyer may look glamourous on the surface but how many people actually know the hard work that they put in behind the scenes? there is no such thing as fixed working hours for lawyers. it is also important for a lawyer to be able to set aside his personal feelings from work or it's going to be tough. and another thing is, a lawyer's skin must be thick. there are pros of course and in the end, it depends on your ultimate motivation. money or passion.

internship 13

2007-02-14T07:09:00.000-08:00

Spent the day at the court again. the same thing seems to replay everyday. and jw keeps calling me the young ms tan when i absolutely don't look like her! talking about this ms tan, she must learn to keep her cool man. the guys told me that she was getting desperate and losing her grip when arguing with the "slippery" opposing lawyer. must be like our lawyers: cool and solid. even know how to crack jokes at the end of the session. and since the lady with the unknown status has disappeared, now they turned their attention to this new lawyer who joined in the afternoon. tsk tsk. leopards who never change their spots haha. but on a sidenote, they were quite nice. they had planned to treat me to dinner (that's what they say but don't know true or not) but i already had a date with my jie mei! so xiong di, next time! ;)
dinner was at changing appetites. and we forgot to take photos. but as i said, we've seen each other so much that we don't need photos to remember our faces haha.
couples were swarming the entire place. i was more amused by the sight than envious actually. it's funny how couples all celebrate on one single day. and all restaurants were full with people queuing. i was thinking that if a couple is really in love, then everyday would be a valentine's day. there doesn't seem to be a need for a day where you go all out to celebrate. and of course boon was jealous of people who received big bouquets of flowers. again.

internship 12

2007-02-13T05:32:00.000-08:00

skived during trial today. for a good reason- i went to see mr lee off at the airport together with jane, aston and jiahao. it was a good break from the monotonous hearing, made me feel fresher and i managed to last for the second part of trial. anyway, mr lee was much more chatty today as compared to sunday. apparently, he was "unhappy" about jquek and tanlong talking about nothing but army for the whole time haha. and he treated to us at fish and co! took loads of pictures too; mr lee enjoys taking photos haha. a little sad that he's leaving us but hey, we can have a class trip and visit him in hongkong :)

internship 11

2007-02-12T04:21:00.000-08:00

Spent the whole day at the high court. the first time in weeks. it was a pre-trial session, in preparation for interrogatories. some parts were really technical and it takes a pro to be able to sit through the whole session k. and i'm the champion out of the three of us! i never once left in the middle of the hearing, unlike jw and nic who went out to sleep in alternate turns. tsk tsk. haha. and this was the first time i heard guys assessing girls. goodness it's quite funny at how they discuss this lady (her status is unkown at this moment), saying that she looks different from where she was seated as compared to a closer distance. jw and i have the same opinion about her but nic arh, his taste and observations a bit weird larh. agree jw? ;)

3U outing

2007-02-11T04:48:00.000-08:00

Had a farewell lunch for mr lee. he's going back to hongkong permanently after being in singapore for so many years. perhaps it's good for him as his family is there so he won't feel lonely anymore haha. the tshirt that fangying designed was super cool. it looks really great, like some designer's shirt :)

anyway jquek was being a complete vainpot, as usual. his hair was 4 weeks old and he still doesn't want to show it to us. unlike tanlong who was more sporting. 1 week old but he was very open about it. that jquek had to use a cap to "protect" his head. we tried to remove his cap to his horror and it was so funny seeing how jquek tried to get it back. he's so "despicable" to use my phone as a hostage! weiqi enjoyed herself the most i guess. she's always amused by that duck.

after that weiqi, jiahao, shuwen and i went on to raffles place to meet fangying and aston. it has been a month plus since i last saw them! and the bbq when we last met seemed like not long ago. settled down at lao par sat which was probably the only place opened on a sunday. had a nice chat and heard many interesting stories. like aston's "entertainment" life in china. seriously i think his internship there is more like a holiday haha. and fangying is also taking up lessons in nafa which i think is really cool. all of us were occupied with work with the exception of jiahao who lives life with 7 sundays a week. if you understand what i mean haha.

looking forward to our next meeting at chinese new year!

we wanted to take jquek without his cap but he has perfected the art of shielding his face with his hands

lau par sat

internship 10

2007-02-09T06:41:00.000-08:00

Fun day today. friday is basically a bankrupt day and so i accompanied wl to court. two defendants turned up and started their "story" so as to delay the declaration of their bankruptcy. the registrar was quite lenient though and allowed adjournment of the cases. according to wl, at first you may feel quite sad for them but subsequently, you will realise that many of them are actually making up "stories" to sound as pitiful as possible when in actual fact, they are cheats. then it is your turn to feel cheated as you "wasted" your emotions feeling sorry for such people. here comes the exciting part (ok sort of), one of our defendant is a young convict who is currently serving a jail term. hence we had to have the hearing in a different room and not the usual chambers. we had it in the court of appeal and it looks really cool alright; i felt like i was in a spaceship haha. that's how high tech our new supreme court looks. and the guy got put in this box. the funny thing was although he showed up, he didn't even attempt to plead for adjournment. instead, he agreed with everything the registrar said. so wl and i concluded that he treated it as an "excursion" haha. she was quite angry as she felt that he had wasted her time. anyway we went for coffee after that and it made the poor guys who were stuck in the office, feeding on chicken pies and dim sum, really jealous haha.
and then we started surfing the company's directory which contains the employees' photo and particulars. the guys were looking out for their girls while i looked out for my good looking and upcoming lawyer. it was quite funny as the guys were so picky! and of course i saw a few good picks; 20th and 30th floor, here i come! :)

internship 09

2007-02-08T06:23:00.000-08:00

Another uneventful day. spent my time reading files and books again. but this time k borrowed a book for us which was quite interesting as it had offences like conspiracy and harrassment in it haha. now do you know that sex discrimination is actually under harrassment?? haha.
and i saw so many people today- chenchung, joy and daniel. gosh i felt overwhelmed haha.
i love eating at raffles place; limitless choice of food and it makes me happy :)

internship 08

2007-02-07T06:12:00.000-08:00

Today was a more useful day as sm occupied us with another case. we were to check up books and "act" like lawyers, think of the steps to take next. it was the most reading i've done since the holidays. my whole brain was bombarded with legal terms and latin words. still i managed to understand what is going on and that is a good thing haha.

internship 07

2007-02-06T06:12:00.000-08:00

We have discovered a new way of entertaining ourselves apart from reading the newspapers which is to play online msn games! quite a good source of amusement as we tried different games. we were so bored that we even took this online typing test and typing games. and when we're not at the computer, we're eating. look at our lives. luckily towards the end of the day, p gave us powerpoint assignments which made us feel slightly more useful.
two funny things happened as well. first was jw. all he did while playing his computer game was to put his hand around his "favourite" glass when suddenly there was this loud smash. the glass actually broke in his hand and the water spilled all over. we then laughed at his "great internal powers" haha. second was m. he lifted up the chair over his head (the corridor was too narrow) and marched and then came a loud bang. the chair actually crashed through the ceiling and the entire big panel came through. it was quite funny to see the sign hanging loosely in the aftermath.
lunch was at golden shoe carpark! bong, please don't go and find a shop that sells golden shoes haha.

internship 06

2007-02-05T07:17:00.000-08:00

High court again in the morning as we needed to act on the banks' instructions to repossess houses belonging to people who defaulted their instalments. felt quite sorry for them as it really isn't a nice feeling to evict people out of their house. so some turned up at the court to ask the judge(registra is the right term technically) for mercy. and i dare say it's because of my presence that the registra was so lenient and actually gave a three month adjournment to one case when the norm is only two weeks! look at my power HAHA. after that it was boring time at the office again. sm gave us files to look through for "evidences" but i got so bored after ploughing through for a short while! even photocopying documents have become cheap thrill to me...

internship 05

2007-02-02T07:24:00.000-08:00

Went to the nkf hearing for the first time. it was quite exciting in the morning, looked like what you would see on drama shows. the prosecutor cross examinined the guy. i think he should just admit it all and stop prolonging everyone's suffering. it would be specifically the judge and the lawyers. the judge has to practically sit through the hearing EVERYDAY, from TEN in the morning to FIVE in the evening, until everything is settled. take pity on the poor judge man!
afternoon was at the bankruptcy court. i had prepared myself for a drama but none of our clients appeared and one had his bankrupt order to be adjourned. so there was nothing exciting. from the lawyers' point of view, being declared a bankrupt would seem nothing bad as everything remains normal except that you cannot leave the country without permission, not allowed to set up companies in your name. but the thing is, your debt will get written off in three years. so the reason for bankruptcy refusal is largely because of the stigma.
driving lesson at night. learnt how to handle the clutch and accelerator and to move off from a stationary point. it has only been a week but i feel as though i've forgotten how to drive! i want to have more practical lessons!

the guys seriously eat a lot. and i'm eating good food with them everyday. i'd better go exercising or at this rate...
another thing is, male lawyers are real gentlemen. i'm being treated like a lady everyday haha. so now i'm going to hook myself an upcoming and blossoming lawyer ;)

internship 04

2007-02-01T05:56:00.000-08:00

A normal day. went to the supreme court in the morning to catch the nkf hearing but it was adjourned again! so we went to another hearing which was quite sad and disgusting at the same time. the judge was going to pass the sentence already but at the last minute, the accused's previous charges could not be agreed upon by both sides and so it had to be adjourned! grr... anyway i finally saw the sph woman whom the guys have been talking about. according to them, she's present at every hearing and she's always talking to herself animatedly. she even went up to them to introduce herself as an executive working at sph which is really quite weird. if she's holding such a high post, shouldn't she be busy at sph instead of being present at every hearing. furthermore she's not seated in the stand for media.
talking about public prosecuters, so far almost all the pp that we have seen look seriously young! for example, the two pp we saw today look like they're in their twenties but they're actually entering their thirties already! gosh you should see them for yourselves. so sm commented that ladies who want to age slower should join the civil service. HAHA.

on a side note, we saw benedict goh during lunch today as he was seated next to us! still looks the same after all these years- baby face. haha. and i came across this cute caucasian who's tall and looks stunning in his navy blue striped suit ;)

internship 03

2007-01-31T06:16:00.000-08:00

Not a particularly exciting day today. spent the whole morning reading this document which was so difficult to understand fully due to the legal terms. then went to the bankers' meeting. the drama only started when the so-called new "investor" arrived. he was trying to get the bankers to accomodate the company with more loans with his many stories while the smart bankers tried to make him come up with some corporate guarantee. talking about bankers; many of them don't exactly look like a banker. as in when you walk on the streets and see them, you will probably never think of them as bankers but rather as a normal office person.
had pret- a- manger for lunch. the taste was not too bad; fillings are different from the normal sandwhiches you get elsewhere. and i learnt that sandwhiches are to be eaten cold, not warm. i was even told that should i try frozen peanut butter and margarine bread, i would never eat bread another way again haha. i shall try it one day.

internship 02

2007-01-30T06:12:00.000-08:00

a busy day, relatively to the first. at least i was kept occupied throughout the day. in the morning, we went to the new supreme court. it looks cool and high tech and so the issue between the new and old supreme court is something like our national library argument. went to the chambers as it was to only file OS but we waited for close to two hours when we stayed in the chamber for less than five minutes?! but it was said that the judges tend to be nicer when interns are around and so pl was quite glad that i was there haha. i probably contributed to the short time we were in the chamber and that translates into less scolding. it's quite amusing to see the judges scold lawyers and that happened during my next hearing at the subordinate court. we were the prosecuters for a case in which a guy practised tcm using a fake certificate. it's sort of an almost sure-win case for us but it's weird that the accused refuse to plead guilty. and so it dawned onto me that should i enter law, i might as well aim to be a judge so i can scold people haha. it's also important to aim to be a lawyer with real substance and not like some other useless lawyers(our opposition is an example).
anyway the culture of our firm is really nice, not like other firms which tend to be more impersonal and political. the seniors also treat us to lunch and coffee often and i heard that lawyers elsewhere don't necessarily do that. interesting people on the whole :)

internship 01

2007-01-29T04:46:00.000-08:00

First day today. typical first day with nothing to do. seriously, another new intern and i slacked the whole day away in front of the computer, surfing websites, (most are prohibited, even yahoo movies!) chatting and finding all means to keep ourselves occupied. my new colleagues are very nice though! they treated us to a thai restaurant at boat quay and after lunch, we still had time to go tcc for coffee. look at the lifestyle of lawyers. lunch took close to two hours. it was fun talking to them though, know more about the process of studying law and they also gave opinions as to what courses to take up in future.
anyway the dress code at the court is really strict. it has to be black and white. the white shirt can't even have stripes or they have to be hidden by the blazar which is also a must. so i had to go get shirts last minute. i have spent quite an amount on office clothes so far- never mind, i shall see them as an investment. i think anyone who sees me at raffles place will always see me in black and white from now haha. court session tomorrow :)

glutton's bay

2007-01-28T07:21:00.000-08:00

Met up with tyunn, weiqi and jane today to have dinner at glutton's bay. it's quite a nice place to eat; refreshing; something different from your usual shopping centre restaurants. there's this cute dish called "happy pot". it's this huge clay pot which has soup and you can throw in noodles, vegetables, meat and whatsoever that you ordered into it. delicious and the best part is? the soup is free-flow! the guy was quite nice too, helped us to set it up and even used tissue paper to stabilise our rocking table.
and weiqi was absolutely funny. two incidents.
1) she's a blockhead. i was putting plaster onto my blistering foot when she came along...
wq: eh go buy the oyster ommelete can?
jane: but her leg pain lehz, got blister.
wq: oh yarh, wear pumps is like that one larh.
jane and i: stare at each other...
it's so obvious that we were hinting that i shouldn't go buy the food but poor weiqi didn't get an inkling at all. even after we laughed she was still blur blur haha.

2) we were walking towards the esplanade river when this guy at the stall offered jane a mini donut(which was really tweeny by the way). as weiqi was walking quite ahead, she didn't get it and tyunn and i quickly told her about the free donut. immediately she turned around and went to the guy at the shop and announced loudly: "i also want one!" apparently the guy was also quite blockhead or maybe stingy, and hence weiqi was deprived of an additional donut and had to share it with jane. gosh weiqi was super funny, totally like her when it comes to food. haha.

weiqi don't be angry when you read this! just trying to share how funny you can be at times :)

second driving lesson

2007-01-25T04:07:00.000-08:00

Second driving lesson! today was basically a bending lesson. drove to the more deserted upper thomson area. it's a really good place to practise bends. seriously the entire route was nothing but bends. so now i'm more confident when it comes to bends as previously i was afraid of "over-steering". but i still can't do turns so i just have to practise more. next lesson will be gears time!

my expenditure for this month has reached $500. but most of it is spent on transport, driving, necessities and clothings for my internship! didn't pamper myself very much except for that raoul shirt. can someone please console me and say that this amount is not very much

havocers

2007-01-24T06:55:00.000-08:00

I finally get to go out after being cooped up at home for two days and literally bored to tears. dinner at sun and moon with boon and lian. nice place with nice-looking food. but since i have limited income for the time being, i can't splurge too much on food. still the food that we ordered were quite good. it's something like claypot rice without the dark sauce.
and i must say boon is really funny- talking about "attracting" the wrong kind of people and her dubai boyfriend. i never stop laughing for a single minute whenever i'm out with her.
and lian is really gullible- she believed boon's made up dubai boyfriend(ok i did as well) and that i was going to be a social smoker. haha both boon and i tricked her into believing that. but now i know who's my true friend k :)
now it's just bong and charl who has to update me :)

receptionist

2007-01-19T06:26:00.000-08:00

got a last minute assignment as a receptionist at sc bank. the generous bank actually paid me $7.50 per hour to answer phonecalls to make bookings for the meeting rooms. since the phonecalls are not incessant, half the time i was either staring at the computer screen or looking around. and i got to help myself to the fridge full of drinks haha. and now i know how to use microsoft access (at least the bare minimal) so chia tyunn, don't u dare laugh at me. it was quite an interesting experience but i can't imagine doing that for months man, it's too... sedented, not my cup of tea haha. and i actually got to witness office politics on the first day- is that cool or is it cool? haha

and charmok, i know you are spying on me. hehe.

first driving lesson

2007-01-18T05:58:00.000-08:00

I had my first driving lesson today! it's super fun. and guess what, first lesson only and i got to drive on the road- from braddell to clementi and back. wonder how i got to do that? it's because the car is specially fitted: at the front passenger seat, the accelerator, brake and clutch are also installed. so the driving instructor is able to intercept the student anytime. cool isn't it. and my driving instructor is quite interesting; his mantra is to teach students how to "fly" first, which means to drive on the road before teaching them about the gear stuff. and he said that the circuit is for sleeping haha. this is the beauty of private instructor :)

children's ministry

2007-01-14T05:51:00.000-08:00

Served at the children's ministry for the first time today. it was quite an amazing experience as it has been a long time since i actually spent time with children. and i do not exactly like children. so i got to learn how to communicate with them: pokemon and maplestory language. came across all kinds of children- those who love talking to teachers (i'm one of them :)), those who fight, those who are shy and those who really talk a lot. and as the service proceeded, somehow i continuously plunged into deep thoughts and realised that such thinking was quite rare; thoughts which brought further thoughts. it was pretty tiring but somehow i find that talking to kids is so much easier talking to people of your age. you can talk to them about anything and the best part is you don't need to think and give politically correct answers. it has been a good choice to serve the children :)

peaceout

2007-01-11T10:16:00.000-08:00

When you're perplexed, let him be your Wonderful Counselor.
When you're weak and fragile, trust him to be your Mighty God.
When you feel that everything around you is changing, remember he is your Everlasting Father. When anxiety knocks, lean on the Prince of Peace.
When you're searching for what completes you. look to your everything.

rants

2007-01-10T16:44:00.000-08:00

this is so irritating. everyone is working and there's only me who's trying very hard to keep myself occupied everyday- like watching vcds. even my biological clock has gone haywire: i sleep at 9pm! can you believe it?? it's like the earliest time i've ever slept in somewhat ten thousand years. and i wake up at 5am. and the whole cycle happens again- vcds, eat, read, sleep. i have been looking for jobs and i applied for like 4 positions at one go. it's just none of them are efficient enough to reply by the next day. maybe i should just do what wong suggests: go train to be tai-tai of the future.

prince charming

2007-01-06T16:26:00.000-08:00

I took photo with my Prince Charming! he won the inter-jc pageant and was crowned the king! yay! seriously he's tall, suave, gentlemanly, the PERFECT guy to bring home who will get parents' approval :)

flying

2006-12-22T07:30:00.000-08:00

I'm at the airport now, flying off soon! everybody, don't miss me HAHA

outing

2006-12-20T08:18:00.000-08:00

saturday was havocers' day(except bong who couldn't join us) and we were at the esplanade when we were approached by some people to write our wishes and messages for the new year. quite a cool idea right. we were so excited that we took one ball and used it all for ourselves so that it belonged to us. these balls will then be used as decorations and be put up during the new year countdown. refreshing idea isn't it? and so we reverted back to our childhood times and doodled on the ball :)

pretty ball

our masterpiece

ranting

2006-12-16T06:41:00.000-08:00

i don't want to say this but i realise i have to:
TO WHOEVER WHO DID THAT ON THE TAGBOARD, BE BRAVE AND USE YOUR OWN NAME. DON'T USE OTHER PEOPLE'S NAME, ESPECIALLY MY FRIENDS'.
even if you want to scold someone, be HONOURABLE when you do so.

quiz

2006-12-14T05:22:00.000-08:00

interesting quiz that i saw from somewhere!
DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE A GUY OR GIRL FILL BOTH OUT.
GUYISH:
[x] You like being sweaty.
[x] You love hoodies and jeans.
[x] Dogs are better than cats.
[ ] At times, it's funny when people get hurt.
[x ] You've played with/against boys on a team.
Total: 4
[ ] Shopping is torture
[ ] Sad movies suck
[ ] You own an XBox.
[ ] At some point in time you wanted to be a firefighter.
[x] You own a PSP.
Total: 1
[ ] You used to be obsessed with Power Rangers.
[ ] You watch sports on TV
[ ] Gorey movies are awesome
[ ] You only go to your dad for advice.
[ ] You own like a trillion baseball caps.
Total: 0
[ ] You like going to football games.
[ ] You used to/do collect baseball/basketball cards.
[ ] Baggy pants are cool.
[x] Fire is cool.
[x] You don't babysit.
Total: 2
[] It's kinda weird to have sleepovers with a bunch of people.
[] black, red, blue or silver are your favorite colors
[ ] You don't care about your hair sometimes
[x] You love to go crazy and not care what people think.
[x] Contact sports like football are fun too.
Total: 2
Now add the numbers up and multiply it by 4.
Post as"I'm 36% boyish''

GIRLY:
[ ] You wear lip gloss.
[x] You love to shop all the time.
[ ]You wear eyeliner.
[x] You buy different colored shirts.
[ ] You have many of the same shirts in different colors
Total: 1
[ ] You don't like shopping at hot topic
[x] You wear the color pink.
[ ] You consider cheerleading a sport.
[ ] You hate wearing the color black.
[x] You love hanging at the mall.
Total: 2
[x] You like getting manicures and/or pedicures.
[ ] You like wearing jewelry.
[x] Skirts are a part of your wardrobe.
[x] You take a long time doing your hair.
[x] Shopping is one of your favorite hobbies.
Total: 4
[x] You hate the movie Star Wars.
[ ] You are/were in cheerleading, gymnastics or dance
[x] It takes you around 30 minutes to get dressed and put on make-up and accesories.
[ ] You smile a lot more than you should.
[ ] You have more then 10 pairs of shoes
Total: 2
Add them up and multiply by 5.
Post as"I'm 45% girly"

outing

2006-12-14T04:40:00.000-08:00

class gathering today at vivo before weilun enters the army tomorrow haha. i feel sad for them to have to enter the army yet at the same time, am thankful for having guys to protect us in times of crisis. well hopefully they really learn something solid inside there and are able to protect us in the real sense haha. anyway i think the army is a good experience as it gives guys a common memory to refer to though some guys will rather forgo that haha. it also makes guys grow to be more mature which i think they are seriously in need of! i guess the main reason guys oppose to entering the army should be because of the loss of their crowning glory huh haha. especially guys who treat their hair like treasure and love their hair more than they love money; example- droste.
after that tyunn and i went to queensway to get her bottles from ikea and my sneakers! yay bought them at a bargain of 20 bucks. luckily i decided not to get those that i saw at topshop which costs twice as much!
another busy day to come!

to tiffanytan

2006-12-13T04:51:00.000-08:00

tiffanytan. are you calling me lucy?? for goodness sake. that is such an ugly name. why use such a name when i have a nicer sounding name haha. thanks arh mrs duck :P and please go get a tagboard! it's so inconvenient to "scold" you and i have to do it through this channel. just click on my tagboard and you will be linked to the website. and please i want to see you before i fly. i haven't seen you since my papers ended!
anyway my back is aching really badly. it's either caused by the theme park rides or the long coach ride. i don't think i'll want to go genting again via coach anytime soon. i foresee myself limping all the way to vivo and around tomorrow. i feel like an old lady.

rantings

2006-12-12T04:23:00.000-08:00

is it so difficult to wait for a few more days? sometimes an act that seems so innocent to you may hurt another. please stop acting like a child.

and you. stop degrading yourself. you are not only doing injustice to yourself but to your parents and us. what on earth is so depressing that made you turn out this way. stop feeling pitiful for yourself; nobody owes you anything. we tried helping you, no one can say we didn't try. but you refused to be helped. you were so close to going back to Him but you gave up that chance because of who knows who. stop and turn back. it's never late.

genting trip

2006-12-11T07:06:00.000-08:00

Back from my first genting trip. it was quite an experience but i really couldn't stand the long bus ride- it's horrible. anyway genting is a rather cool place in the sense that you're actually admist the tall mountains and the place could even be shrouded among clouds at times! the highlight of the trip would be the theme park. the rides are definitely more exciting than those of escape theme park. what made it a different experience was that we continued taking rides even after dinner, in the dark and everywhere was shrouded in mists! imagine taking the roller coaster ride without even knowing when it will drop or turn upside down; there was also this ride in which riders are raised to high levels and the seats will suddenly fall- called space shooter over there. so when we were elevated to the top, we were actually touching the clouds! cool isn't it. and i finally know what "night life" means. the indoor theme park and shopping centre closes late at night and are always crowded with people. seriously i don't see that kind of enthusiasm in singapore. anyway there are no pictures to accompany this entry- who goes to theme park carrying cameras??!! haha :)

prom

2006-12-08T02:28:00.000-08:00

PROM was fun! really enjoyed myself with the havocers and 3U! gosh i'm starting to miss 3U now... ahhh. anyway there isn't really much words to describe it except fun and more fun! i hope i get the prom vcd soon haha. so here are some pictures to commemorate prom:
Presenting to you... the sleeping beauties of 3U!

My lovely havocers... with bong in europe

anyway i have something to say about this photo: since it's prom, i must be wearing heels isn't it? but notice jquek is actually slightly taller than me? how can that be? did he shoot up over the night of 4 dec? haha. the secret is... he tip-toed! doesn't look like it right! moral of the story: jquek is an expert at tip-toeing already. HAHA and jquek is really a retard. the next day after prom we were all packed and getting ready to go with the exception of jquek still lying cosily in bed and watching tv. then i started teasing him about he telling tyunn how "cute and hot he will be on prom that all the girls will fall for him" and like his usual self, jquek continued rattling. and here's the conversation that follows:

me: jquek, prom's over so wake up from dreamland.

jquek: i'm awake already larh, just that i'm lazing around in bed.

-silence for a moment around the room and eyes were staring at each other-

nicholas: jquek, what jiale means is to metaphorically stop dreaming, not literally to wake up...

-everyone bursts out laughing-

other than being a usual retard, jquek's quite a nice guy though. evidence: he remembered to get water for me even i had asked for it some time ago. so yes, that's jquek of 3U :)

outing with boon and charl

2006-12-02T03:27:00.001-08:00

Outing with boon and charlene today! this is actually the first time i've seen them since ages ago haha. charl and i went to thread our eyebrows at browhaus and yes it's a little painful BUT not as scary as what people made it out to be. after that we went shopping for prom stuff. seriously, it's so tiring shopping for prom! and i've been watching vcds everyday, making me even more tired. i need to do something productive. and start saving for the many overseas trips that i'll be making. not forgetting... learning to drive!

return

2006-11-30T06:39:00.000-08:00

I'm back to blogging! it's been nearly 2 months since i last blogged. well now almost all of us are busy preparing for prom. seriously it's so tiring as there are so many things to take care of: dress, accessories, shoes, make-up, hair, nails! luckily there's weiqi who's super efficient and got everything settled already. of course there's also me or we wouldn't have got the appointment at the make up store at marina square which is hot property k haha. and i just bought this new neutrogena mask which is so relaxing and cooling! looks like i'll be busy all the way till prom ends.
anyway here's something interesting:

Tip of a life-time..... HOW TO MAKE A WOMAN HAPPY
TO MAKE A WOMEN HAPPY....A MAN ONLY NEEDS TO BE :
1. a friend
2. a companion
3. a lover
4. a brother
5. a father
6. a master
7. a chef
8. an electrician
9. a carpenter
10. a plumber
11. a mechanic
12. a decorator
13. a stylist
14. a sexologist
15. a gynecologist
16. a psychologist
17. a pest exterminator
18. a psychiatrist
19. a healer
20. a good listener
21. an organizer
22. a good father
23. very clean
24. sympathetic
25. athletic
26. warm
27. attentive
28. gallant
29. intelligent
30. funny
31. creative
32. tender
33. strong
34. understanding
35. tolerant
36. prudent
37. ambitious
38. capable
39. courageous
40. determined
41. true
42. dependable
43. passionate
WITHOUT FORGETTING TO :
44. give her compliments regularly
45. love shopping
46. be honest
47. be very rich
48. not stress her out
49. not look at other girls
AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO :
50. give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself
51. give her lots of time, especially time for herself
52. give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT :
53. Never to forget:* birthdays * anniversaries * arrangements she makes
HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY :
1. Leave him alone

promise

2006-10-09T07:37:00.000-07:00

[Promise]

class dinner

2006-09-26T22:44:00.000-07:00

Class dinner yesterday; for once we didn't end up in a foodcourt but at crystal jade la mien at scotts! can you believe it? our class guys have finally grown up haha. after dinner we had a good talk at lido. it really made me understand more about how others think, especially the guys. i was also really impressed with quek; he had uphold his moral values well as a christian and did not give in to peer pressure. someone posed a question about who believes in abstinence and apart from all the girls who raised their hands, the only guy who raised his hand was quek. i was quite surprised/ shocked/ disappointed that the other guys didn't but after thinking about it, i thought that perhaps it was not such a big deal. it doesn't mean that if you don't believe in abstinence means that you have a bad character (i can vouch for their good character up to date) but rather it just reflects your choice of values. i just hope that for those who believes in abstinence will stick by their belief :)

havoc outing

2006-09-24T06:32:00.000-07:00

The Havocers' lingo:
1) the chinese men; green colour---> grasshopper
2) boom, bang---> earthquake
3) python's good friend---> cobra
4) george of the _____---> bush

All these were churned up in a few hours- it was expensive but money well spent :)

princess hours

2006-09-22T07:45:00.000-07:00

Now, it's Goong- Princess Hours time :)

the lake house

2006-08-08T08:11:00.000-07:00

What if you found the one you were meant for...
but you lived two years apart
Here comes a love without limits,
in a place that reaches across times.

"This house is about connection."

-The Lake House-

pe

2006-07-28T08:24:00.000-07:00

This is the last week of P.E. most of us felt a little nostalgic at the thought of our last p.e. lesson. imagine having p.e. lessons from primary one all the way till now, that was sure a long time. on a happier note, we actually won two championships! it's actually quite funny because i think only our class had the "privilege" of winning it twice haha. and for both times, it was a show-down between the two teams from our class so we all decided we shall just enjoy ourselves. it was fun playing basketball as a class though i've never really liked the game. as for our prizes, they were packs of honeystars, oreos and loacker waffles. they have never tasted more delicious :)

In a relationship, be it BGR or friendship, there will always be give and take. however, there will always be one party who is giving more. sometimes when he stops giving, it is not because he doesn't want to give anymore, it's probably he's too tired to do so; he's not receiving enough to be able to continue to give.
Only the Lord has the abundance of love to never stop giving.

class guys

2006-07-21T08:49:00.000-07:00

the guys in my class are really funny- weird- lame; anything but normal. there are two examples to substantiate this.
firstly, there's jquek. chenchung's 3G phone has this special function which recognises his voice and goes to his desired settings straight without needing him to press any button. so cc demonstrated his cool gadget to the guys by saying to the phone, "jquek is a retard." immediately the screen changed and jquek was so amazed by this. he took over the phone and said, "jquek is a retard." -_- the guys started laughing and when the screen didn't change, jquek realised that something was wrong. the crux is that it doesn't matter what words are being said but it's the voice that counts. too bad jquek realised it too late HAHA
secondly, there's weilun. his recent pet phrase is "focus". long story as to how that came about. anyway we were teasing him that he didn't pass his napfa because he didn't focus hard enough and this was his answer: "if i focussed too hard, i won't see the other people and i'll knock them down."
tiffany and jane also came to a new conclusion: jiahao looks like a racoon and aston looks like a toad- hahahaha

soccer nightout

2006-07-01T05:06:00.000-07:00

It was really fun with the newly "founded" soccer club! went to tyunn's house yesterday to catch the matches of germany vs argentina and italy vs ukraine. it was totally hilarious. all of us were supporting germany and italy with the exception of tyunn- the loner who supported argentina and ukraine. we were so so happy that germany and italy won their matches!! poor tyunn was lamenting in a corner though hahahaha. while waiting for the matches to start, we started playing monopoly and gosh it was absolutely nerve wrecking! it felt as though that was the first real game that we have ever played now that we truely understood the meaning of MONOPOLY haha. it started off with me talking about the probability of rolling certain numbers, then aston went on to the binomial and poisson distribution. after that weilun rattled about bidding for land starting from the price of one buck! who on earth ever does that?? and jiahao's pet phrase: buying property is a good investment. for the first round, the guys practically dominated the game! they bought every single piece of land they landed on, leaving the girls with nothing! just when we thought that we could buy an area, the guys will take turns to say "that's mine!" grrr. but tyunn was the most pathetic. she was surviving on two profitless plots of land haha. the second round progressed at rocket speed and this time things changed. because jiahao started the trading stuff, he actually bought a piece of land from tiffany at 1000 bucks! goodness that woman immediately went to build three hotels at one go and suddenly the whole area was a minesfield- if any of us landed on any one of those squares, we would have to pay her 950 bucks! she suddenly became the millionaire haha. everyone started calculating the number of steps they have to move to either get into jail or escape from the danger zone. the dialogues during the game were "undescribably" funny- imagine negotiating and giving discounts to each other HAHA. after that was cam whoring session and we got really high. [note the similarity between the circled faces]

if there's anything good about the world cup, it's the fact that it has enabled people to bond, not forgetting about the pleasure and excitement of soccer as well :)

play

2006-06-29T07:57:00.000-07:00

Watched superman with the class today. it was ok only, not as good as what i expected it to be. the movie was quite slow pace and there were few action- packed scenes. but some scenes were rather amusing and sweet. superman is cute and so is the little boy! they make the show more enjoyable :)
late night soccer tmr :)

mango sale

2006-06-22T07:42:00.000-07:00

MANGO sale is what i really call a SALE (:

vodkalime

2006-06-17T08:30:00.001-07:00

A rather eventful day yesterday- my first official alcoholic drink! after dinner, we thought of watching soccer and so the guys suggested that we go to "the balcony" as they had those big screens. it's a really cool place! there was like this watertub in the middle and people can have their drinks around it; the ambience was pretty cool. but we arrived too late and there were no seats. we looked really odd, standing up and not ordering drinks hence some of us suggested going downstairs to get seats and by the courtesy of aston: "if we go downstairs then it won't be the balcony already. it'll be the basement." we were like -_-" there was a long queue at the ground floor as well so we decided to go to meridien where there're lots of pubs. it was the first time for jane tiff tyunn and i to step inside the shopping centre and we felt that it was a rather sleazy place- good to have the guys around, wait a min... not like they'll protect us, we thought that most likely it's the other way round haha. finally we settled down at this small bar. the rest ordered juices and soft drinks while jquek had his barcadi breezer, jane and i shared the vodkalime! it was pretty mild, not as choking as i thought it would be. first visit to the bar was ok except that we couldn't stand the smoke yucks. after we got out of the place we reeked a little of smoke... it was a good experience just that i don't think i'll ever step into meridien again; i would definitely prefer the balcony (:

aussie presents

2006-06-12T08:31:00.000-07:00

Charmaine came back from her holiday to australia yesterday and delivered my presents! yay!! there's the french connection cap, funky earrings, bronze bag and most of all... there's... KRISPY KREMES. famous doughnuts that went through 5 hours of flight, delivered right to my doorstep- it's delicious :)

shopping

2006-06-07T08:27:00.000-07:00

YAY finally went shopping with ahlian today. we decided to meet at orchard the usual place first. we shopped around for such a long time- taka to paragon to centrepoint but we realised that there's nothing nice at all! sales also don't seem to be happening. suddenly we remembered that there's the new marina square and immediately we made our way there. and now i announced that marina square is my new favourite place! it's practically everything under one roof- there's topshop, mango, dorothyperkins, warehouse, zara, espirit.............. and food! there are so many restaurants- korean food, breeks, kennyrogers, secretrecipe, cafecartel..................... best of all, i managed to find good stuff there. i love marina square :)

birthday

2006-05-30T09:16:00.000-07:00

A big thanks to everyone who have made my birthday such a wonderful and exciting event! i really felt like a princess for the day :)
A huge thanks specially to... -no particular order-
*bong* thank u so much for all that you have done for me- pictures of you and i, of droste haha, the chocolates, the card... they're really lovely!
*boon* yes i know you spent lots of time trying to figure out how to wrap the present in your professional way and the good news is... i'm keeping it! haha thanks for the photoframe: it looks nice because there's the two of us in there ;)
*charlene* hey girl thanks for making the effort to surprise me at my house though you are really tired from your camp... i am touched haha
*lian* the glass- paint photoframe is very cute! of course the two of us in it brightened the whole thing haha
*jane* you have been going round quite a lot trying to find my present right i heard haha. thanks! but i know you won't find it a drag because shopping is in your blood! haha
*tiff* yo dude! thanks for coming up with the idea and doing everything to make sure that it falls into place nicely :)
*tyunn* haha i know it has been tough on you, with me bugging you on what's going to happen and you trying very hard to control and not tell me, purposely diverting my attention and all so here's a big thank u!
*everyone* thanks for making the effort to wish me

random

2006-05-26T08:04:00.001-07:00

A mixture of feelings that i can't seem to pinpoint so this shall just be a random entry
tiffanytan has been really weird and i mean it. she laughs at every single thing, especially at the mention of shuttlecock and "saibock"(er i don't know how his name is spelt)- she giggled when they played badminton and today during assembly she laughed again.
which reminds me of tyunn the turtle- she can't go anywhere without her shell a.k.a turtle bag! haha
aston was really funny during chemistry lecture today. he was seated right under the teacher's nose- literally and he fell asleep for almost half of the entire lecture! the thing was his head tilted towards the left and petrina was sitting next to him so she kept inching away from him while his head drooped even further. haha it was really hilarious. and when he woke up, all of us tricked him into believing that he lay on pet's shoulders( actually it didn't happen because his hands were supporting his head). that was free entertainment haha. now i can think of the one thing that my class guys have in common: they love sleeping in lectures. yes and you should see how they look when they sleep haha.
haribo's packaging isn't really secured because while i was swinging the roll, the wrapper came off and the pastiles went in different directions! luckily no one saw it except for tyunn who was with me and cc, nic and dandi who came along. so embarrassing haha.
that sort of summarises today's funny incidents

eunice's bday

2006-05-20T09:22:00.000-07:00

Eunice's birthday today. went for buffet at the club; met up with the cousins- they're really a bunch of fun to be with (: yang just came back from obs and talking about it makes me miss my time in obs- the inverse tower, kayaking, hiking... it was really fun and memorable! coincidentally yang was also in mobile, same as charmaine and i haha. yang and i love kayaking! only charmaine was weird enough to complain about how tough kayaking was haha. the holidays are coming soon- time for house hopping again (:

mission impossible 3

2006-05-11T07:43:00.000-07:00

Caught mission impossible 3 with t-yunn, tiffany, jane, shuwen, fangying, petrina, aston, weilun, chenchung, jquek and elgin at the new cathay cinema today! MI 3 IS A REALLY COOL SHOW. it's super exciting throughout the entire thing and all the gadgets are so fascinating! plus everything falls nicely into place. oh and it was really funny. just one minute into the show and guess what. jane actually screamed larh! tyunn and weilun was like HUH. haha after that was tiff's turn: she pulled my blouse and when i pulled away, she went to attack tyunn and pulled her arms! goodness the two of us were like at the mercy of tiff tan. haha. and so we came up with a plan for our next movie outing: fang, tiff and jane shall sit together at one row while the rest of us make ourselves comfortable at another row- this way, the three of them can hold each other's hands and find comfort in one another while the "stoners" enjoy the movie in peace haha ;)

dance night

2006-05-07T08:31:00.000-07:00

Dance night yesterday at victoria theatre! it was a really good performance; there were hip hop, latin, chinese, malay dances. the dancers did a good job (: we had good seats too- first row of the circus seats, we could practically see the entire stage and performers. i really enjoyed dance night HAPPY (:

cousin adrain's wedding

2006-04-30T08:35:00.000-07:00

April 29- cousin Adrain's wedding! went to my gugu's house in the morning for the tea ceremony. it was the first tea ceremony that i had ever witnessed live haha. a real eye opener i must say. and i realised that i really have a huge family on my dad's side. adrain and my new in-law had to serve tea to so many elders! oh and it is good when a relative gets married because everyone who is of the same generation as he is will receive an angbao! after the ceremony, we proceeded to church for their church wedding. as a prelude, we got to see a video which showcased their growing up process and it's really cute and sweet! then the pastor came in and preached about the meaning of marriage and the keys to having a lasting marriage (: and yay they finally exchanged rings and became husband and wife! after that, my cousin gave his wife a surprise and sang her a love song- so sweeeeeeet. wedding dinner was at night. held at club chinos in orchard parade hotel. a very nice place with lovely ambience and the food was real good haha. look at the token of appreciation they gave us- chocolates and this thing where you can put pepper and salt. real cute isn't it? I am really happy for my cousin; he found his other half whom God has created specially for him- may they have a blessed marriage (:

dance night tix

2006-04-21T09:29:00.000-07:00

We manged to get dance night tickets! it's the may 6, $16! really have to thank weiqi and bong's classmate for it. weiqi super pro larh! stand at the queue which happened to be selling the saturaday tickets and she was the first one somemore- what can i say? haha. the whole queueing thing was madness basically. the entire place was filled with people and all were rushing and pushing to buy the tickets. bong, charlene and i were like casting our nets, standing at different queues to increase our chances of getting the tickets. everyone was doing the same haha.
This situation always happens when it comes to dance night. however for other concerts such as guitar, choir etc, nobody seems to "fight" for the tickets. this poses the question: is dance night really good or is it just overated? well i would think that dance night does have its highlights such as latin dance which is a favourite among many. somehow good dancers seem to be able to exude a kind of air that captures people's attention and makes them want to look at them dance. i guess that's why dance tickets are usually highly coveted for haha.

Psalm 23

2006-04-16T07:23:00.000-07:00

The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in the path of righteousness for His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.

Psalm 23

aston's bday party

2006-04-09T08:51:00.000-07:00

Aston's birthday bash yesterday. it was so funny! there was that hai dai game, mahjong, pole dancing(courtesy of the big shot haha) and the highlight: challenge between 3U and the softballers! we practically laughed the whole night away (:

pe

2006-04-04T07:48:00.000-07:00

PE today was hilarious. we were doing shuttle run at the track, making use two of the lanes there. it was tyunn's turn and so she ran... but the funny thing was, instead of running straight, she suddenly ran sideways to the other lane and we were all wondering what on earth she was doing. even the teacher was baffled by her actions.

us: eh how come you run to the side one arh?!
tyunn: er... i was following the curve of the lane...
us: -_- hahahahaha

tyunn you are really classic man, no one can beat you at this :D

topshop fashion

2006-04-01T07:47:00.000-08:00

Went to the topshop fashion show with tiffany yesterday. we felt quite excited considering that it was the first time we went for a show. there were loads of people there and as we entered late, we had to stand. the show started with topshop's new line: unique, then it was topman: design limited edition. the models all looked really good and they carried off the clothes well! after that was an aftershow party at the wisma's topshop outlet. gosh we even had to queue to get in larh. there we got our goodie bag: female magazine, $20 voucher for both topshop and topman, souvenir, a bottle of drink. we immediately went to shop for clothes but once again, we had to queue at the changing room and there was a cap at 4 pieces! urgh. the queue didn't end just there; there was another queue at the cashier! we felt totally tired after the entire thing! still it was a rather good experience and sure was it fun (:

v for vendetta

2006-03-28T07:05:00.000-08:00

Had a class movie today- V for Vendetta! it was a spontaneous outing organised by kat (: the turnout was pretty good as well. almost everybody went except for those who had caught the movie or had to go for training. V is a pretty good movie- storyline is taut, not draggy- message to the audience is clear cut- humour at certain parts- convincing actors. it's quite amazing as to how someone can actually think of such a storyline; a possible future that does not seem far away. oh and now jane's in love with the tchaikovsky 1812 overture. actually it's thanks to chenchung that we know the title of that classical piece haha and she keeps singing it! gosh we're going to have to hear that same tune for the next few days haha

shoppingday

2006-03-24T07:27:00.000-08:00

Finally after weeks of hibernation, we get to see the sunlight!! haha. first of all we caught "yours, mine and ours". we were seriously deprived of movies for like decades haha. then after that was shopping time!! yay haha. we hit all the stores one by one, starting from lido and we worked our way to wisma and taka. hmm haven't done that for a long time and it certainly feels good. and for the first time in ages i actually splurged on this pair of zara three quarts! oh my... but it's really very nice!! oh and i want to thank bong and lian for being so patient with me while i fussily went from one shop to another, deciding between this and that- thanks havocers :)

tag!

2006-03-12T07:36:00.000-08:00

Rules: Tagged person must come up with 8 points about their perfect lurver. must include the sex of ur lurver. (hahah!) - by the courtesy of boon =)

Sex: male

1) Love God- i want someone who is willing to serve Him together with me :)
2) Taller than me, it will be a plus point if he has a good built too- only then will there be a sense of security haha
3) Family man yet self motivated in his career at the same time- spend quality time with family but not forgetting the bacon =P
4) Understands me- he must know when's the right time to joke and when's the time to be serious
5) A gentleman- i want him to treat other girls well but of course to be the sweetest to me!
6) Compassionate and loving- it makes the world a better place
7) Filial- be it towards his grandparents, parents or just someone out there
8) Love me- for who i am (:

Alright now i want to tag:
1) tiffany
2) sharon
3) t-yunn
4) jiayan

funny happenings

2006-03-03T07:39:00.000-08:00

Today has been filled with a couple of hilarious cum random happenings.
Firstly, tiffany was accompanying me to wait for charlene at the bus stop and we decided to sit down. so we walked to the seat and sat down slowly. a split second later, both of us jumped up one after another- the seat was practically burning hot! my goodness... we quickly walked away "gracefully" and couldn't stop laughing haha. we felt embarrassed at the same time as a guy so happened to be standing not far away and i think he saw what had happened. after that we decided to remain standing and we began observing others to see who else will fall into the "trap" as well. and guess what? the same thing happened to 2 other people! haha it was so funny.
Later, charl and i were at national library. then as we walked out of the central borrowing centre, we came across this sign that says, "Redeem tickets for Nanny Mcphee with every loan of 4 books". immediately our eyes opened so widely and we went to get 4 books each. off we went to the counter to redeem our movie tickets haha. it was definitely a good offer k...
Random stuff but really funny at that point of time (:

asian aerospace 2006

2006-02-25T08:08:00.000-08:00

It was fun today at Asian Aerospace 2006 with the havocers! i was so glad that we all went- it was definitely worth it. i love asian aerospace (:

on our way to asian aerospace; took a nice picture by the beach

it's a real helicopter haha

the new airbus380!

believe it or not- we're in a real tank

we exhibited our mei ren ji and managed to take a photo with this gadget haha

pilot and us

highlight of the day; COOL (:

packed sat

2006-02-19T06:49:00.000-08:00

Went to fun-o-rama at ard 3pm just because of ahwong. bong was too tired to go and charlene had odac. so i decided to be a good girl and go support ahwong and charmok haha. it was the usual kind of funfair- people, food, games. ahwong and i got a really good deal- we got to go to one of the "haunted houses" for only 3 bucks! HAHA. oh and something really funny happened inside, ahwong and i couldn't stop laughing haha.
After that, was cheryl's birthday party. and guess what? the guys dominated the tv and they were watching the soccer match between manchester united and liverpool! hmm maybe it was one match worth watching as liverpool has not won man u for 85 years; that's a really long time. tyunn also reminded me that droste would most probably be watching it as well so i decided to start learning something about soccer =p results of the match? liverpool won: 1-0. some people were happy, like aston, while some were devastated. an apt example would be tyunn- she said she needed the weekend to recuperate! haha. after that we started hanging around the staircase, all of us were like squeezing there and talking nonsense haha. things were quite funny. then we played a few games of bridge and asshole daidee which were so hilarious! i love the company at the party :)

the girls were sitting on the staircase, trying to watch the match because the guys occupied the whole living room!

our hangout :)

valentine's day

2006-02-14T06:51:00.000-08:00

It's Valentine's Day! and it has been a pretty sweet day.

gifts from havoc; it's really sweet :)

little presents from classmates and friends :)

it was really surprsing to receive chocolates from jquek. and they were even wrapped up! what more can u expect from a guy. although we had to drop really obvious hints and we thought that he would get us those gold coins chocolates initially, we didn't expect him to get us such nice stuff. we were rather impressed with him especially... ahem. haha i shan't say it here. raymond was also nice- he gave us ferrero rocher. the atmosphere in school today was quite hyper as well. everyone was sort of in the valentine mood which i thought that was really good. it makes the school so much more fun!

L.O.V.E is an energy

L.O.V.E is a mystery

L.O.V.E is meant to be true

L.O.V.E is a part of me

L.O.V.E is a heart of me

L.O.V.E is the best thing we do

dare

2006-02-13T06:46:00.000-08:00

Quote of the month: Love is in the air
It was rather interesting today i would say. slightly more exciting than usual thanks to my entertainment haha.
At first we were daring jane to sit among the guys and we mean that she be surrounded by guys and sit there for the entire day. then somehow or rather, the dare got directed to me! but the brave me decided to take up the "challenge" so off i went and made myself comfortable at the designated place that jane has happily chosen for me. and then tiffany and jane continued to think of even more dares. oh well for the sake of the monetary reward- shuwen, tiff, jane, kat, ziling are going to pool together haha.
When the guys came they seemed really surprise and knew that something was going on but they just played along and so i was seated between aston and jquek. it was mr quek's lesson and guess what? i had to say "qi li", "xing li", "zuo xia"! and at the "xing li" part, i had to say "stop" and go and clean the whiteboard. gosh it was really funny but surprisingly the guys were rather co-operative and stood up when i said the commands haha.
After that was gp lesson and things got even funnier! miss lim noticed the seating arrangement and asked how come i decided to mingle with the guys today. and my answer? "because love is in the air!"- thought by jane. that really triggered off a series of laughter haha.
I suppose it's this kind of nitty gritty stuff that makes school more fun and exciting :)

gaia theory

2006-02-07T06:26:00.000-08:00

something really funny happened during bio tutorial today. we were digressing from the topic and somehow our teacher mentioned a theory. as tiffany didn't catch it properly, she asked me what theory it was again. i then told her that it was the "kaya" theory and even did the spreading kaya action. weiqi saw and she was like, "it's not that kaya!". our teacher then wrote: "gaia" on the whiteboard. at that moment, the class burst into laughter... goodness we just couldn't stop laughing. and yes my face felt hot. haha

mr quek's visiting

2006-02-01T07:16:00.000-08:00

We went to mr quek's house yesterday for cny visiting and it was so fun!
First of all, mrs quek is really nice and the two of them have the couple look- so sweet!
Secondly, they prepared so much food for us! it's like mr quek treated us to his bailey irish cream which was so taste-bud satisfying. it has a slight alcoholic content though haha. there was even an almost non-stop supply of bak kwa which was heated up; it was warm and DELICIOUS. yum yum haha. we also "lao yu sheng" together and the table got messy.
Thirdly, there was mahjong. HAHA. even though i played non-stop at the RACE reunion on mon, i still couldn't resist playing more. and so jane and jquek took the opportunity to learn as well and i'll have to say that they're relatively fast learners. though jane is really funny- taking people's cards but not showing them and chenchung had to let her win her first game haha. then tiff was complaining that she hasn't won a single game so far. i also realised that some people have hidden talents for mahjong huh haha.
Finally i will say that it's the company that has made the visiting fun :)

us at mr quek's cosy home

happy cny

2006-01-29T05:17:00.000-08:00

Yay it's chinese new year! HAPPY :)

grandma's specialty: meatballs- together with garlic chilli it's the BEST! we wouldn't miss it for anything in the world

Agar- agar made by my aunt; isn't it pretty?

crazy cousins

gong xi fa cai!

*When U get e Choice to sit it out or Dance, I Hope U Dance*

manythings

more than conqueror

random

work :)

hajilane

raunchy !@#$

churchcamp :)

blueberry streusel

mybirthday

busybusy

blood donation

strawberriescraze

marinabay

spidey

oreos/black sesame

havocer lian

cuppies

thedomesticgoddess

raoul

funnnn

hana kimi

casting cares

tremors

donutty

dinner

3U :)

river island

chinese new year

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glutton's bay

second driving lesson

havocers

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children's ministry

peaceout

rants

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flying

outing

ranting

quiz

outing

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genting trip

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return

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class dinner

havoc outing

princess hours

the lake house

pe

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play

mango sale

vodkalime

aussie presents

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birthday

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