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Saturday, July 31, 2004

whew.I just helped my younger sister trim and wrap 20 roses..she's got some drama night performance at her school tonight and she's in charge of giving flowers to the teachers in charge:)haha she bought about 40 roses for $10 at a nearby florist..but I think they were so super cheap cos they're completely covered with thorns!!It would have been impossible to totally trim off all the thorns,haha so I just wrapped them in newspaper and covered them with nice crepe paper..hmm wonder what the teachers will think when they remove the newpapers.. what would you think if a person gave you a thorn-covered rose?:)haha anyway my elder sister said they looked qt professionally wrapped:)

sigh I had a lousy driving lesson yest..it was my third time in the circuit and I mounted kerb twice!ga just realized my test is in less than 2 weeks time :p please please please let me pass...at least my instructor was trying to cheer me up by telling me that its better to mount kerb now than during the test..haha today he was filing his nails in the car..he always complains about his daughter to me..she's our age and he was complaining about her staggering handphone bill today..oh and he was telling me how his wife and daughter always know when a driving student fails cos he comes home with a black face :)

anyway I spent most of yesterday and today doing nus stuff..familiarised myself with the bidding system(at least I'm trying to get familiar with it)and I'm trying to compile my timetable..I just checked the engineering website and realized I'm in the same tutorial group as two of my old rgs classmates!qt a small world..don't really know them very well but at least I know them:)my timetable so far's actually a lot more hectic than I expected :p I'm dreading all those back-to-back 2-hour lectures..really hope it'll be more interesting than jc lectures...how the heck am I going to stay awake for 2 hours?!!

oh HELP HELP nus pple!!once I get the module I need,I don't have to care about the remaining bidding rounds already right?ok guess I'm not as familiarised with CORS as I need to be..



~me~ at 6:25 PM

Friday, July 30, 2004

It was qt a happening day for me!Oh but first,umat stands for undergraduate medicine admissions test chengyee!yup and thanks a lot nadine:)I just hope I get decent enough grades to get into uwa :P by the way,the answer to that question is actually (a)!

It was matriculation day for me!I took the half-hour bus ride to nus,to see hoardes of people piling into the multi-purpose hall..I had no idea how big my faculty was!It was wall-to-wall people...and today was only the engineering class who's surnames started from T to Z..I felt a bit lost amidst so many people,but I met a couple of old friends,weiling and wanjun,who're in chem engin too!I have one complaint though..today felt more like collect-flyer day than matriculation day :p I spent about one minute handing in all my forms and stuff and spent the rest of the time walking around cca booths and being bombarded by flyers for activity groups and events..

I went off for tuition after matriculation..it was my last session with my student living in paya lebar..I felt qt touched by the sweet letter she had written to me,and also felt bad since I hadn't gotten her anything in return :p I feel qt sad dropping her but also kind of relieved I suppose..her parents are very scary!!Her dad's an official at MOE or something while her mom's a principal!I always feel intimidated when I speak to them :p haha ya but I'll miss seeing my student..but I won't miss the long travelling time!:)

I got home pretty late but decided to take buster out for a walk cos he'd been cooped up all day :P I usually walk him all the way past hotel equatorial,through the dalvey estate with all the nice houses or sometimes even to the botanical gardens:)anyway,I was walking him past equatorial today when he suddenly somehow broke free of his leash and ran off!!!I was stunned to say the least..I stood there for a few open-mouthed moments,with the empty leash dangling from my right hand :p Luckily,he was running in the direction of home:)I quickly ran after him,shouting his name the whole time..people must have thought I was crazy;I was running like a maniac,screaming "Buster!!",brandishing buster's leash and doggy bag,and to top it off I was having a bad hair day:)

Haha I managed to catch up with him but was unable to slip the leash back on..Buster must have thought we were playing catching or something,cos he just kept running faster everytime I caught up with him:)I actually wasn't too worried cos I knew he was making his way home,but scared cos there were so many cars on my street!Thursday's mosque day so lotsa traffic tonight..All the mosque people turned to stare at me as I ran past..I scolded him when we got home and my sister couldn't stop laughing at me :p She told me I was confusing buster cos he probably thought I was scolding him for playing catch with him...think Buster's really getting smarter..how on earth did he manage to break free of his leash?!!

whew.I had a good run anyway:)



~me~ at 1:16 AM

Wednesday, July 28, 2004

Elaine is an 89-year-old widow who has lived
independently for the past 20 years. She has become
very frail and has had a fall resulting in hospitalisation
for a broken hip. Since the fall she has had great
difficulty walking.The doctor is reluctant to release
her from hospital until she can find accommodation in
a setting where nursing care is available. Elaine tells
the nurse that she is quite capable of looking after
herself and is adamant that she is going home.
Which response by the nurse will best help her to
deal with Elaine’s reluctance to accept supported
accommodation?
A Talking to Elaine about the available options and
inviting her to discuss her concerns about her
future.
B Explaining to Elaine that 24-hour nursing care,
healthy meals and an appropriate exercise
program are just what she needs.
C Reassuring Elaine that there are many good
quality accommodation arrangements that will
enable her to stay as independent as possible.
D Indicating that she understands Elaine’s
reluctance to give up her home but feels it is
necessary, as Elaine must have nursing care.

 
Sigh that was a sample of an easy question from my australian umat test I had to take today..I'm dead!!Didn't have time to finish..The section on patterns was even worse..

I was pretty sad after the test but I saw qt a few familiar faces at the test centre:)I met Iris,XingNing and Timothy from rj to name a few..Nice to see pple I recognize who might be going to australia too:)

Anyway,I was reading yahui's blog earlier and came across the nice familiar final fantasy tune she's playing on her blog:)It somehow reminded me of the rj days when everyone would play everything from final fantasy songs to Jay Chou ballads on the old piano in the percussion corner of the band room..Its terribly old and out of tune but its always given me that right-at-home feeling whenever I play it..That was the piano which made me love playing piano again:)After failing my grade 8 piano exam by a miserable 2 marks in sec 3,I gave up piano lessons and hardly went near my piano at home for the whole of sec 4..I remember being bored in the bandroom and being desperate for some form of distraction from homework,hence I sat down at that old piano and started coming up with my own tunes:)heh I guess that old piano also brought me and lionel together:)I was really impressed by all the fun stuff he could play:)I recalled this a couple of weeks ago and he described it nicely: "It was like having a conversation with music.":)Yup sound was more than just music,it was like talking without words:)I miss the music part of band,and I miss the fun part of band too where I get to see you guys practically everyday:)I think music is really one of the most beautiful things created by god on this earth:)hmm I feel inspired..I'm gonna bang around on the piano now...

 

 


~me~ at 10:47 PM

Sunday, July 25, 2004

It was a sad scene at the airport today..I wasn't even very close to claudia but I couldn't help crying when she gave each of us a teary hug before entering the gate..I felt even sadder when I saw her hug mandy..in my mind,the names "mandy & claudia" always come together..and they still do!!hope you cheer up mandy cos clot will always be your best friend in heart and mind:)

I will always remember her standing in front of the band during drive-out conducting oregon;I can still hear her asking me to teach her to play the drumset;I remember her driving everyone crazy playing the miss saigon solo on the marimba..She'll always be a part of our lives in all of our hearts:)take care claudia!I meant what I said yest..you'll be a great doctor;you'll get along famously with all your patients and you'll be generous as always:)

I felt bad about rushing off but lionel was waiting for me at bugis..he was sweet as usual even though I was an hour late(sorry dear!)He suggested dinner at sketches,which was qt a coincidence cos yahui had just made a glowing recommendation of earlier that afternoon:)(you're right yahui the food there's excellent!)It was kinda early for dinner but he was lugging around his ns stuff so I thought it'd be best if we just sat down someplace..heh he let me order his food cos he trusts my taste better than he does his:)we ended up sitting there for 3++ hours:)It was nice just talking and enjoying each others' company:)I hardly get to see him these days so its extra special when I do:)I feel very glad to know I can always rely on him to be there for me,and that he's always there to make me laugh:)

It was a rollercoaster day of both sad and happy scenes.


~me~ at 11:26 PM

Saturday, July 24, 2004

Another fun day!heh michelle,amelia & cheng came to my house today for a nice meal!We actually made and stuffed our own pasta from scratch:)The pasta dish turned out superb!We layered the stuffed pasta,tomato sauce,mushrooms and cheese..yum:)heh it was qt fun sitting there talking rubbish and stuffing the pasta..it took a couple of hours but it seemed to fly by!Only thing is the kitchen seemed to be infested with mosquitoes :p I spotted a mosquito resting on michelle's thigh and happily slapped at it,only it turned out to be a big mole :p so sorry michelle!:)

After a satisfying meal of homemade pasta and mushroom soup,we retreated to the tv room and spent the afternoon watching "mr bean"..its michelle's and amelia's favourite movie:)they never fail to crack up even though they must have watched it a zillion times!they were positively rolling with laughter on the floor,which in turn made me laugh too:)

Haha I always enjoy spending time with them cos they make me feel like a kid:)They make the world seem so innocent and wonderful and it gives me a more positive outlook on our world:)heh anyway they left in the evening..

But that wasn't the end of my day!my sister had a small gathering of close friends to celebrate her fiance's birthday at our place:)Father Keine from our parish came to hold a short mass in our living room..it felt really pleasant having a mass in the comforts of our own house..I really admire Father Keine..He had cancer of the throat and had to have it removed,so he can't speak now :p He wrote a beautiful sermon tonight which my sister read out loud for him:)only little thing was that buster kept nudging at pple to play with him throughout the mass:)we then had a yummy dinner courtesy of my sister!:)She's vegeterian but a really great cook..I can still taste the cream sauce and garlic bread in my mouth:)happy birthday chris!!

All-in-all it was a yummy and happy day that's left me feeling very full and sleepy:)haha oh by the way...
nad:yes I do sing out loud in my room sometimes..esp on rainy days so no one can hear me:)
nic:yup thanks!I know its not good to be anti but I can't help feeling tired of the whole "making new friends phase"..its probably just a mood i'm in now & I hope it'll go away by the time uni starts..
nolly:  (",)
andrew: haha what are you talking about??!!!

Good night pple!!:)



~me~ at 1:51 AM

Friday, July 23, 2004

I had a great day today!:)haha but replies are in order first..
nic:haha no don't worry you aren't e only twins I know!anyway the important thing is,I think you 2 are wonderful people:)
ruth:haha yes ruth I think u inspired e creative side of me:)I'll always remember composing all those ridiculous poems during lectures..reading my notebook now,I can't believe I was ever that silly or childish.. :)
andrew:er I never mentioned you or gerald being gay!:)hmm feeling guilty...?
nad:haha Lionel says he was trying to imitate my handwriting..so I guess its qt a good thing that it looked girlish:)
lynn:yup we must definitely keep in touch:)I know you'll be a wonderful doctor someday and I look forward to exchanging stories about patients with you!(I hope)
Its very cheering to find so many nice comments on my tagboard at the end of a day:)thanks everyone!:)

haha anyway as I mentioned earlier,I had a great day of laughter,heart-to-heart,and company!:)I got together with cindy and xinli to celebrate xinli's birthday..we started off the day at ikea and queensway where they did some hostel-shopping:)Hmm I realize that I take everything at I have at home for granted..it never occured to me how much my mom has to buy for the household;floormats,mattress covers,toiletries,table lamps..thanks mom!heh yuhong made a surprise appearance(she gave me a huge scare by pouncing on me from behind)and we just couldn't stop laughing after she arrived:)It was nice catching up with her..She's always been a total comedian..heh think mass com suits her..I can just picture her on tv hosting one of those chinese variety shows:)she didn't stay for long but I still had great fun with cindy and xinli..they were acting like total kids;pushing one another on the big ikea trolley at high speeds:)
After spending an indulgent amount of money at ikea and queensway,we headed for my house;they wanted to see buster and "jim"!haha I told xinli that I had 2 dogs..anyway,"jim" is actually this big,cuddly watsons dog we bought xinli for her bday!!:)glad we managed to surprise her:)
We continued our shopping expedition for hostel stuff afterwards where I had a good,long talk with xinli:)whew it was a long day but full of many nice memories:)I know I'll look back on this day and it will never fail to bring a smile to my face:)

I'm really sad that our holidays are ending so soon..don't think I've had so much fun bumming around before:)Sigh I'm feeling pretty antisocial and negative when it comes to the whole uni scene..I don't know anyone else doing chem engineering and am not exactly looking forward to studying chem engineering :p oh well,I gotta make the best of these last 10 days or so before uni starts:)

On a more irritating note,the neighbours are having their house renovated so there are workers climbing all over their walls all day :p in other words,they have a constant full view of what I do in my room!grr I gotta be careful not to sing out loud or pick my nose or basically do anything dumb while they're here..ciao people!:)


~me~ at 1:58 AM

Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Wow thanks so much guys!I feel really touched by all your words:)
lynn:Yes it feels good to want to pursue a dream,and you helped me to realize that dream in more ways than you know:)If I do make it to australia,I'll definitely miss you too:)
cheng:haha I don't mind you flooding my tagboard silly girl!What you said made me think..I'll always smile at the memories of us talking rubbish in class,trying to stay awake during tutorials(esp mr booth gp lessons!)and lectures,bullying wayne and all the other guys in class:)
andrew:I think I can safely say that you're the closest guy friend I have in band:)(haha er other than lionel..)yup thanks for always encouraging me to try new things and for entertaining me during those long pracs with your silly antics!:)somehow I doubt the memory of you and gerald doing ridiculous card & magic tricks will ever fade:)
deb:Haha we started out as simple classmates then "husband and wife" and now "sisters"!:)Its been a joyful and memorable journey with you and I feel blessed to have known you:)yes yes sisters for life and don't ever forget the "vidal sassoon thingy"!:)*hug*
 
Thanks again people for even bothering to read my rants!:)sigh I'm feeling nostalgic again..but in a very good and happy way:)Its hard to believe its been 8 months since we stopped school:p
Thinking back,jc was definitely the best and worst of times all rolled into one big package..too much happened in that short 2-year span..but there was both laughter and tears:)I got to know a lot of new interesting classmates--ruth,cheng,michelle,amelia!I haven't known you guys for long but you've brought me through tough times of grueling tutorials and boring lectures:)I got a lot closer to old friends--all the rgs band girls!heh esp the dearest saxophones for adopting me as their honorary bassoon player:)I met new people in rj band--my crazy section-mates andrew,gerald and meiling with whom I had unbelievable,manic fun--nic and nad who have been there for me and are my very favourite twins in the world!:)--Lionel thank you for making me a whole new person and for making me feel so special:)my dear old friends cindy and xinli!!I'm very happy we've stayed in contact through jc..oh by the way happy birthday xinli!!:)Of course there are so many more who affected my life in profound ways in jc but I won't get into that:)
 
Haha sorry guys I'm not usually this publicly emotional..anyway,enough of the sappy stuff..I'm happy to say that buster's back to his normal happy,playful self after a trip to the vet's!he's been moping around the last week in pain(except when its feeding time) cos he had an ulcer in his eye!:P ouch.anyway he's high on painkillers and medicine and has to wear this megaphone-like collar around his head to prevent him from scratching at his eyes..he looks like a huge flower but a lot happier!:)He was really so sad the whole of last week!We thought it was just his eye and ear problem acting up..he didn't even bark when my mom pulled a funny face on him :p
heh anyway I got a nice surprise yest..I received a letter with my name and address written in girlish handwriting on the envelope..I figured out a split second before ripping open the envelope that it had been sent to me by lionel!he'd mailed it to me just before going off for camp this week:)thank you dear!:)


~me~ at 10:53 AM

Monday, July 19, 2004

I'm feeling pretty nostalgic after reading nolly's blog:)but nostalgic is good right?I don't feel sad at the thought of my rgs and rj days,but only sad at the fact that they're over..it seems like only yesterday I was a blur,short little sec 1 girl,with no worries over career,money or relationships..I was never one to make plans,I just went through each day without thinking ahead..Everything's different now..I don't have the excuse of youth when I make stupid decisions..I have to be responsible for my own actions cos I'm no longer just a young girl with childish fantasies about simply marrying the perfect guy and becoming a tai-tai for life:)Its not just my actions,every word that comes out of my mouth has to be thought through..You never know how much the littlest things you say can hurt a person..Relationships are one of the most fragile things in this world,yet also the most beautiful:)they can make you laugh or cry,hurt you or enlighten you..I treasure all the friendships I have made over the course of my short life,but I know it is not possible to maintain all of them as I grow older..I have so many different groups of friends..each friend brings a different cherished memory to my mind..I feel so sad at the thought of growing old..will all these memories fade?will I forget the feeling of acting silly and childish in class?will I forget how I struggled to stay awake during lectures?will I forget what it was like playing in a band?My parents hardly talk about their childhood friends..they do have friends,but mostly from university or work.(or mahjong:))It will be hard enough to stay friends when everyone is in different universities,and even tougher when each friend is busy with his or her own family and jobs..I may feel close to someone now,but I can't definitely say I'll feel the same way a short while from now..
It'll be even harder to stay close to all my loved ones if I go to australia :p six years is a super long time..I'll be 26 when I finish studying!I was confused before but now I know that I really want to study medicine..I want to work with people,I want to make myself useful to people in the most enriching way possible:)sigh but to do that I'd have to make sacrifices in my own life..(heh the line from spiderman--"with great power comes great responsibility"--involuntarily pops into my mind now)hmm I sincerely hope that if I do get to study medicine,I will grow out of my blur and forgetful ways..I don't think any patient would be willing to come to a doctor who is super slow on the uptake:)the poor patient might die before I even realize he's sitting in front of me :p
Hmm think I'm starting to sound whiny..I'll stop here to spare you guys from reading too much rubbish.

~me~ at 10:56 PM

Sunday, July 18, 2004

How to make a germy

Ingredients: 1 part friendliness 1 part ambition 3 parts energy

Method: Stir together in a glass tumbler with a salted rim. Serve with a slice of wisdom and a pinch of salt. Yum!

~me~ at 10:55 PM

Your Icecream Flavour is...Neopolitan!

You aren't satisfied with just one flavor. They say variety is the spice of life and this shines through in your Ice cream of choice! Just don't eat all the chocolate and leave the strawberry and vanilla behind!

What is your Icecream Flavour?

Find out at Go Quiz



~me~ at 10:33 PM

hey people!!so sorry I haven't updated in so long..my internet's been on the blink since tuesday but it's finally fixed now!:)this week seemed to fly by for me!dunno what I did with all my time..
heh my family had a birthday celebration for my dad on friday night..( his birthday's tomorrow but we celebrated that night)I spent friday afternoon scouting holland village with chengyee to look for a birthday present..(I really hate buying birthday presents for my dad!He never uses anything I buy for him :p)haha I couldn't find anything suitable for my dad but just ended up having a nice afternoon catching up with chengyee:)
anyway,only one word can be used to describe dinner that night..INCREDIBLE!!It was the best meal I've ever had!Ever.In my entire life.haha my mom brought us to moomba,this restuarant near her workplace(she always gets free buisness lunches so she knows all about the best food locations in singapore)The boss knows her and even gave my dad a free bottle of champagne..(I drank about half a glass and was high for the rest of the night..all kinds of liqour taste the same to me;I honestly can't taste any difference between the champagne I drank that night and wine)We had a 5-course meal...lots of unpronouncable stuff,but I didn't really care cos it was all so sastisfying!It was a fusion of australian and japanese food..the best part of the meal was dessert hands-down:)it was a dark chocolate cake served with a scrumptious ice-cream flavour I've never heard of before..we were all super full but it would have been a sin to leave any of that fantastic dessert on our plates!I was so full after dinner that I couldn't eat breakfast the next day..sigh I'm getting hungry just thinking about the meal again...
Haha anyway,the whole family had fun that night..I ended up just giving my dad a card I had made for him and a super gigantic hug:)My elder sis supported me by giving him an ang pow and explaining how it would have been a waste of money to buy anything for him..even my dad agreed:)(really hope he meant that)
yup so I was super full the whole of saturday..Lionel ended up eating half of my dinner on saturday night..I really don't understand how come he's still so skinny..he eats like a vacuum cleaner(he eats anything)but he's still hungry all the time!Can you believe he's only 55kg?!!He's practically the same weight as me!:P
I regained my appetite this morning..my mom was interrogating me at lunch about my younger sister..sunday lunch is usually a family affair but my younger sister couldn't join us today apparantly cos of a "music project"..heh think my mom was suspicious cos my younger sister's been talking on the phone till ridiculous hours everyday this week..(I know she's been talking to the same guy cos I always happen to answer the phone when he calls at 11 or 12)anyway,I was exchanging information with my elder sister and she told me the guy's name was justin..he's this boy who attends our church but I quote my elder sister:he's qt a naughty boy!(in other words a jerk)Really hope my younger sister realizes this..Anyway,my mom was concerned cos my younger sister's sec 4 prelims are a month away!She doesn't really seem to be studying..I didn't tell my mom much..(I would have felt bad ratting on my sister)Me and my elder sis just told my mom to talk to my younger sis..
Woo just realized this post is getting pretty long!Nice to be back in the blogging world!I miss u guys!:)

~me~ at 9:34 PM

Tuesday, July 13, 2004

Today started out good..Michelle finally passed her driving test!!I was so happy for her..After her first 2 horrible experiences with mean examiners I'm glad she finally got through her test:)
I had my own driving lesson this morning which went ok..my instructor's qt a funny old man..well he's not literally OLD,he just acts like a silly old man..he cuts his nails in the car(all his nails are short except for the nail on his last fingers which are super long),he has forks and spoons in his car so he can eat his meals in there..his whole backseat is so littered with his personal belongings I can't see the backseat..but I think he's a pretty patient and good instructor:)haha only thing is he likes to scold taxi drivers cos they apparantly always cause students to fail :p today we were driving past this taxi stopped illegally by the roadside & my instructor reached over to press the horn loudly..the taxi driver turned to glare at ME..gaa...
I had tuition the whole afternoon..chengyee messaged me in the evening to say she was awaiting her death at the dentist's..(she was waiting to have her wisdom teeth pulled)I tried to get her mind off things by telling her that my sister's fiance couldn't talk for a week after pulling out his teeth :p
I was pretty tired when I got home,gobbled down dinner too fast,resulting in me biting into my lip..I currently have an ulcer on the inside of my cheek,a bleeding lip,and an irritating pimple on my lower lip as well..dunno what's wrong with my mouth these days..
Anyway I felt sad after reading lynn's blog..really hope you feel better soon!yup I believe something good always comes with the bad..hmm after going over my whole day I realize that my life's really unhappening..all my emotions stem from what's happening with my friends and family..I feel happy when my friends are happy and sad when they're sad..nothing bad about that of course but I feel kinda useless..I'm feeling everything they're feeling but not actually doing anything to make them feel better..people always say actions speak louder than words..sometimes I think I say too much & not do enough..hmm maybe its just late and I'm thinking rubbish..yawn good night!
~me~ at 1:28 AM

Monday, July 12, 2004

Sigh really think I'm turning into a night owl..lately I've been either sleeping really late or waking up super early..
Its the start of another week!Beginning of the school term's nearing really fast :p oh no did your friend get into medicine mandy?sigh I hope if uwa does accept me I won't have to wait until next year..Lately it seems that the subject of uwa and perth is coming up very frequently in my life; I was in a shop the other day and this nice lady next to me at the counter just started talking to me..turns out she had studied at perth and she was telling me how nice and relaxed life there is compared to life in singapore..then yesterday at lunch my parents happened to meet a couple of friends who had a son studying at uwa!hmm wonder if god's trying to tell me something..
Anyway,we had lunch yest to celebrate my grandma's birthday..think july's really the hottest birthday season..heh must be all the couples having special christmas holiday celebrations:)Dunno why my mom was talking SUPER loud at the lunch table.(actually she talks really loud all the time)Me and my sisters were shushing at her to talk softer(it was embarrassing..think everyone in the restuarant could hear her)Haha I've got this theory that pple who talk and laugh really loud tend to live longer..All the women on my mom's side of the family talk really loud and are all super old but still healthy:)heh I've concluded that it has something to do with talking loudly to relieve stress:)hmm if thats true then I should be glad that my mom laughs at an earsplitting volume...
Got home from lunch and helped my sister to bathe her guinea pigs:)they were so cute!I was blow-drying them..they were shivering(from cold and fright)in tiny little balls..they kept crawling into my lap and making pitiful little squeaks :p they were very guai cos they just stayed obediently still while I blow-dried and combed their fur:)think I'll get guinea pigs of my own when I'm older:)
~me~ at 8:59 AM

Sunday, July 11, 2004

Yawn.It felt like a lot happened today..heh I woke up at abt 10 plus and joined my parents for lunch with their mahjong gang..they were celebrating my dad's birthday so my mom wanted us to join them..heh my sister spent most of the lunch telling me how her prelim english and chinese orals went..
My family has a history of being lousy in chinese..(other than my mom)the chinese oral examiner asked my sister what she thought of PORN internet web sites..my sister happily said that they were very interesting and that she had learnt a lot from them!(she thought the examiner was asking about internet websites in general)Needless to say,the examiner gave her a startled look and asked if she visited porn websites often..my sister's response:"Of course!!"
My poor sister!She only realized what she had said after discussion with friends..I couldn't help laughing but knew I'd be mortified if it had happened to me..but even she found it amusing after awhile:)
Anyway,lunch was entertaining and delicious and long!!I came home,had tuition with my sis,then left for church at 6..Sang the alleluia during mass cos my elder sister was shorthanded of singers today..(she's sort-of in charge of music for the mass)She says I sang more confidently today than the last time she heard me sing..hmm maybe its cos I haven't sung for a long time..you know how you don't do something for a very long time,then when you try to do it again it somehow turns out much better?bah think I'm talking rubbish..
I went to meet lionel after church..(he usually joins me for mass on sat but he booked out late today)We pigged out at nydc for dinner..by the way lynn,you're definitely right about meeting someone you know at nydc!!I always happen to see someone familier everytime I dine there:)I met an old rgs classmate and some others from rj..
It was a short but sweet date with lionel which left me feeling super full!:p hmm its about 12am now but I don't feel the least bit sleepy!!Lionel says I'm turning into a night owl..I think I'm turning into huichee..k think I'll stop here before this gets too long..sorry if I bored anyone!
~me~ at 1:25 AM

Thursday, July 08, 2004

Its been a fun couple of days:)I went to a popiah party/sleepover hosted by my 2 favourite twins(nicole and nadine of course)yest night:)It was a gathering of the rgs/rjc band blogging community!Popiah and pizza was really yummy..I ate so much I felt sick :p one of the best things about going to the twins' place is the neverending supply of munchies..we were gathered around the dining table at 2am in the morning eating leftover pizza,cold popiah,funny-flavored jellybeans and the most amazing peaches I've ever tasted..
We followed dinner with an off-key singing session with me and lynn at the piano accompanied by the flutes:)We sang everything(off-key of course)from mickey mouse march to beauty and the beast..luckily the neighbours didn't complain..the twins' piano is incredible!its a baby grand and it has a perfectly pitched sound that just resonates amazingly in the air..
We all nodded off at about 5am(clot was counting down)..haha I slept rather well considering it was a sleepover in a foreign environment,but woke up here and there to the weirdest sounds!the twins' place is kinda scary..their phone rings in the middle of the night,their super-sensitive alarm beeps at regular intervals,oh and early in the morning their dad tried to jump over 7 sleeping girls(including me)in an attempt to reach the main door.(we were sleeping in front of the door)..
All in all it was a night of good company and silly entertainment..(mostly provided by claudia)thanks for the fun night nicole and nadine!:)It was great seeing everyone again!:)
I got home and gobbled down lunch,then gave buster his hated bath!:P It was raining so I didn't get a chance to take him out for a walk..(he needs regular long walks or he gets super hyper cooped up in the house)He really detests bathing..he gets this scared look everytime he sees me taking out his towels from the cupboard..He was whining cos I had to leave him alone(dripping and shivering in the shower)for awhile when I ran upstairs to grab his brush..
Gotta go for tuition!

~me~ at 7:44 PM

Tuesday, July 06, 2004

heh thanks noelle and nicole!I feel better knowing that there are pple who feel the same way..yup its true I think its really amazing what my parents are willing to do for me..My elder sis says I shouldn't feel bad but just accept it and work towards what I want:)
I had an enjoyable day!I went to cindy's house to bake cakes with cindy and xinli:)I'm really glad to have remained good friends with them since rgs..It was tough meeting up during jc,esp since all 3 of us went to diff jcs and all had diff ecas,but I feel so at ease whenever I spend time with them..I was especially blur in cindy's kitchen..I think they bring out the blurness in me:)anyway,we baked a chocolate fudge cake and a chocolate pudding cake..(both highly fattening and highly sinful)the chocolate fudge cake turned out great:)(a little rich but very chocolatey & qt yummy)
I had to rush off for tuition so didn't get a chance to taste the pudding cake..but xinli later informed me I had been lucky to not have the chance to taste it:)I was eating the fudge cake while walking towards my tutee's place,generating a lot of weird stares but savoring every bite:)think I must have looked like a pig..
I felt high the rest of the day..(must have been the chocolate)Even the rain didn't wash away my crazy mood..
Hmm I think I have mood swings..either that or chocolate is just my miracle medicine:)just this time yesterday I was feeling a little sad with life in general but I now feel on top of the world!!:)I should eat more chocolate...
~me~ at 11:26 PM

Sunday, July 04, 2004

I really enjoyed spiderman 2 last night!:)It was funny yet made me feel very sad at the same time..haha I couldn't stop laughing at the elevator scene..another amusing highlight of the movie was when the captain announced his marriage to mary-jane,and lionel turned to me and said, "huh?I thought mary-jane was harry's girlfriend?" sigh.He had only realized halfway throughout spider-man 2 that harry and mary-jane had broken up in the first movie.And I thought I was blur.:)
My dad left for hong kong yest so it was just me,my sister and my mom who had family lunch today..heh it was qt a cute scene when my dad left yest..my dad hugged me goodbye and buster started barking at us like he was jealous!so my dad gave him an extra long hug and went off,with poor sad-looking buster sitting at the open doorway,watching my dad drive off :p
Haha turns out buster barks at anyone hugging!cos my older sister says buster barks whenever she hugs her fiance in front of buster..sigh.He is one jealous,pampered and spoilt doggy.But still very cute:)
Anyway,my mom was telling us about her work during lunch..I had asked her the difference between a dealer and a broker..I didn't really understand what she was talking about,just that they both deal with banks,lotsa money and a high amount of stress :p she can't wait to retire but she'll hafta keep working if I'm going to medical school..sigh.I feel really bad even though she's assured me she can handle it..she says I can just repay her next time by buying her the latest karaoke set on the market.(she's not bad a singer i guess..haha but don't think buster agrees since he howls everytime she sings)
I really hope I'm making the right choice by doing medicine..Its what I want but its at the expense of my mom..plus its a tough 6 year course and so far from home :p sigh I've pretty much made up my mind but I'm still wondering if I'm doing the right thing...everyone tells me to do what I really wanna do..but does the fact that I feel guilty mean that I'm not doing what I really wanna do?My elder sis says this is just one small decision along the course of my life and that God will take care of me no matter what I choose to do..I really admire my sister for being such a strong,positive figure in my life and for having so much trust and faith:)
~me~ at 10:07 PM

Friday, July 02, 2004

Oh hey pao!Of course I missed you!I've been thinking a lot about our school days..Heh I hope to go to perth to study med but I'll be going nus for chem engineering this august cos australia hasn't accepted me yet :p what are you doing?:)
Ruth came to my place to watch harry potter today!She's never read any of the books before but got hooked by the third movie so wanted to watch the first 2.Haha qt fun watching the first movie again..Ron's cute..We looked through my baby and school photos too..I felt really nostalgic looking back at old times..I miss school.I miss rgs.I miss band.I miss rjc.
Ruth says my younger sister looks older than me.Grr.Why does everyone think I look young?About a month ago I was in a cd shop when this total stranger came up to me and told me I had a baby face.(I was pretty freaked and got away from him as fast as I could)And a couple of weeks before this guy at orchard mrt stopped me to do a survey and said I had a very baby face.Another time I went shopping with my younger sister and the cashier made some comment about how much my "older" sister didn't look like me.(She thought my younger sister was AT LEAST 6 years OLDER than me)My sister's 16 by the way.Oh well,I did say that I want to remain childish.Looking younger than your age is better than looking older rite?:)I won't have to spend a fortune buying beauty-products to look young next time:)
Anyway,I was on my way to tuition after ruth left..I got on the bus and scanned my ez-link card but the machine said that my card had expired!!Has this happened to anyone else?!Sigh.I had to pay in coins but didn't have enough.Luckily the bus driver was kind-hearted enough to let me on the bus without paying the full fare.(Maybe he took pity on me cos I looked so sad and innocent with my BABY face)
Watching spider-man tmr!:)
~me~ at 11:27 PM

Thursday, July 01, 2004

Hello hello!haha oh no I better not let my mom see this blog;her ego would just swell!By the way nicole,my mom hates all animals except for her precious fish!She makes fun of buster & scares my elder sister's guinea pigs by telling them that buster will have them for dinner!:p She loves wearing this perfume that buster's probably allergic to cos he sneezes everytime she goes near him :p She says the only reason she allowed us to take in buster was that she wasn't thinking straight at the time..(she had an operation last year to remove her womb because of lumps)So now she has less hormones and her brain isn't working properly..(thats what she says)but frankly I think its just an excuse to cover the fact the she doesn't hate buster as much as she thought she would:)who wouldn't love my adorable little doggy?:)
Haha anyway,I watched this incredible movie called "donnie darko" last night!basically,its about this teenaged boy named donnie who has a history of psychotic behaviour..one night in bed,he hears a voice calling him to follow him out of the house..the voice turns out to belong to this really really SCARY giant bunny rabbit named frank,who tells donnie that the world will end in 28 days!At the same time,an aeroplane engine falls straight out of the sky & crashes into donnie's room!Donnie feels indebted to frank,cos frank saved his life..so donnie does whatever evil things frank tells him to do..to cut a long story short, donnie turns out to be a genius,not at all the crazy boy everyone believes him to be..he saves the world by travelling back in time to sacrifice himself..its a story about faith,time travel,society and love..
In the movie,donnie says he's afraid of dying alone..yet in the end he gladly sacrifices himself to save all his loved ones,even though society is cruel & nobody will ever know he gave up his life for them..he's not afraid of dying alone,cos he believes he's dying for a gd reason..I always wonder if it comes down to it,whether I would be willing to give up everything for my loved ones..
Haha I told my sister about the movie and she teased me about being afraid of a bunny rabbit..but when she saw frank she totally freaked out!She loved the movie too though,she was just afraid of sleeping alone after that..I'll never look at bunny rabbits the same way again...
~me~ at 2:23 PM