Happy Birthday, Jayden!

My Firsts

oh my. couple more days and its goodbye 2006 and hello to a brand new year. time is a sneaky little thing isnt it? jus slip u by like tt without u even realising it. or has time somehow stopped for me since...... since whenever. but i have to say that this year has not been a fruitful year for me. seems tt ive got nothing much done, like getting my driving license, my braces, exercise and lose a few more kilos, switch jobs, being diligent in my studies, learn sewing, etc. so u could pretty much guess tt i wun be having any resolutions for 2007. but even though the year hasnt been fruitful, it has been most interesting. there were alot of firsts for me, like :

• turning 23 on 20 jan (i noe its lame but still its a first ok!)
• mugging for the exams (first time since a loongg while)
• saving a cat! i hope its still alive and well as i type
• huge obession over gay blogs, almost half my daily blog reads are pink!
• something broke.. still trying to have it replaced
• quitting my "kok kok" addiction. yes, i can now slp without my "kok kok"
• travelling with the girls to Desaru! it was such fun really
• seeing fireflies and going ga-ga over it
• morphing into a groupie and meeting Glenn Ong and Jean Danker!!
• visiting Hong Kong and cranking up after having eaten the wrong medicine
• encountering some strange guy who thinks he can chat up anyone who takes the same route to work. unfortunately for him, i haf a lousy temper, esp in the mornings
• encountering ppl who sits next to me in class and introducing themselves.... gawd, im really losing my icy image!
• diy-ed some random stuff
• bringing mum on an incentive trip to Malacca
• not studying for my asm test and handing up a blank answer script
• gushing over cheap clothes and shoes found in chong pang market
• developing insatiable cravings for food - toa payoh's hokkien mee, chong pang's soy bean milk, ayam masak merah, 杨枝甘捞, steamed crabs, 咸蛋虾 and the list goes on and on...
• revamping my bedroom
• realising how insignificant i am to my frens
• initiating to shake hands with a kid besides my niece (alright, pick up ur jaws guys) so so here's a pic of the, ahem, priviledged.

wai kei is my cousin's daughter whom i only see during chinese new year. the photo dun do her justice at all cos she has this pair of huge round eyes tt makes her incredibly adorable! and its sooo cute the way she squirmed when my bro and i simultaneously motioned her to come to us like some weirdos who's up to no good. but most importantly, she's well-behaved. and by my standards, tt would be unimaginably well-behaved for u. she doesnt scream and run around like other brats kids. also, unlike some snobs kids who ignore u when u ask for their names, she replies sweetly and in cantonese too! i think all parents should raise their kids up to be like her, tt would certainly make the world a better place (for me at least). no doubts abt it, wai kei is the kind of child i would like to have in the distant future. =)

oh gawd, did i just say tt?

// overheard on a cold, rainy evening.
bro (to nicole) : 你 cold 吗?

X'Mas Gifts

this yr's xmas has been grey. in terms of the dampening weather as well as a particular incident which pretty much broke my heart. i noe tt a choice made is a choice made, but i dun like the distress it has caused. too unexpected and totally unneccessary.

anyway. back to the main topic - x'mas.

this yr i handmade some gifts for my frens and colleagues. its sooo cute i had to post pics of it up here. heehee. as like every year, wei wei and i will make gifts for our other colleagues. Year 2004 we did this incredibly cottony angel. hate, Hate, HATED it! nv did touch cotton wool again after tt. yah, its tt traumatic.

and last year we did xmas trees. it was pretty simple lah so nothing much to tok abt. and this year, we did pegs. cute isnt it?? and ya, there's cotton wool again. -_-lll we had to stick the figurines on top of the cotton wool and then on the pegs. so much more difficult than it sounds. and the second reindeer seems a little pissed that im taking its pic. hahaa.

and for my frens, i did this. credits to TL for the idea on the conversion of the photos.

oh ya, i bought myself a xmas present too! my darling swivel chair! *hugs*

ok, this post is pretty lame.

a post on parties another time. Meanwhile, Happy Happy X'mas, guys!

So Sick

its year end and everyone's clearing their annual leave or taking medical leave. like me.

not the annual leave lah, i've already exhausted all my leave for my last exams. so im only entitled to falling sick, which sucks. my throat is sore and congested with phlegm, and my nose is blocked with mucus. damn, i sound like some wheezing toy everytime i blow my nose. the only good out of this is tt i sound pretty seductive with my low voice. muahahaa. anyway, let's hope i get well before xmas.

so xmas' round the corner but somehow the mood is like so gloomy? probably bcos the year's coming to an end and 2007's approaching (which bloody means im getting a year older soon! urrgghh!) or tt im sick and nothing much could excite me. but having said tt, it really isnt difficult to get me excited. all it takes is a fan or chair or better still, both!

i think the chair will look so cute with my cookie monster plush cushion on it! i noe, i could have just bought it myself, but as a wise-man once said, "if it aint broke, dun buy it." but wise-man,ure leaving me in a state of hankering which perturbs me!

I NEED TO HAVE IT!!

say, do the garung guni men take office chairs?

// bro saw the changes to my room and asked if i need to throw a house-warming party.

// have been playing too much jewel quest on my hp, now im seeing orange-faces with blue eyes.

// its difficult to react correctly when ure sick. canto: mun - ask or smell?

mum: see the workers are still there, blocking traffic.
bro: think they're washing away the oil spill lah.
me: ermm, how come got oil spill? (playing jewel quest)
mum: lei hoei mun lor.
me: i got block nose leh, mun hmm dou.

Hello Audrey!

muahahaha~ it's done, it's done! isnt she gorgeous?? gawd, still can't believe i actually did this! come to think of it, its even more unbelievable tt my mum agreed to the whole idea and dirtied her hands to help me with it. but anyhow, ITS DONE!

and since its rather boring to just show u guys the final pdt, i tot it'll be interesting (and oso bcos this is more interesting than my icp assignment) to conduct a step-by-step guide to get your own bedroom painting. so here goes.

looks simple, isnt it. i tot so too, until i get to the painting part. damn difficult can die. out of everything, i painted only 40%. most of the time i was complaining abt how patchy and uneven the paint was, worrying abt how the hell i was gg to cover the pencil lines, bitching abt how the lines can nv be straight. damn, if uncle kenneth was around, he'll probably give me a tight slap to shut me up. so instead of raving abt the imperfections and how this would turn out shitty, i went and did more constructive things like doing the laundry and vaccuming the floor. =p

we got it done in half a day's time and although it does look a wreck close-up, im really really happy with the final outcome. and i'll like to thank the following peeps, cos w/o them, this wouldnt have been possible (cues: awww~)

• whoever, for uploading tt stunning pic of audrey hepburn;
• uncle kenneth for buying the lovely scarlet paint and providing the tools for painting;
• the ah neh at the printing shop, cos he screwed up the proportion of the pic and hence saving me $40;
• my heavily pregnant sis for gg thru the trouble to help get me the projector from her fren. FOC.

and last but not least, HUGE HUGE thanks to my mum for E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G! i heart you!

My Days Are Numbered

my days are numbered.

not in the sense of oh-im-dying-soon but sth else. you see, my bro went for his training in australia last month and left his car with my mum. oh, the joys of having a car! much more joyous if i actually know how to drive one, but tt's a diff case altogether.

so becos of tt, i have cut down ALOT on transportation for the past month. mum has been ferrying me home from school almost every nite and i get home at 1030 instead of like 1130. and also in cases of emergencies (ie waking up at 830 when im supposed to BE at work already or encounters of nutcases who decides to throw themselves off the mrt track during rush hour), i can still manage to get to work at a decent time. the wonders of a mum + car or conversely, with a bro overseas.

and by far, the most awesome thing is tt the both of us can go for makan and shopping trips according to our (mine mostly) whims and fancies. and becos of this, my expenses for clothes and shoes have almost quadrupled. u will not believe how cheap things are at the markets. and becos its so freaking cheap, the probability of buying increases by almost a half. to illustrate, i bought 2 pairs of heels of the same design in diff colors. totally irrational i noe, but they were only $9.90 each! and on top of tt, i bought 2 dresses which i might n.e.v.e.r wear in this lifetime but i jus had to buy them bcos they looked pretty good on me. hahaa.

i think this insanity has got to stop at some point.

probably 12 dec when my bro returns from australia.

and im not sure if i'll welcome him back with a scowl or smile.

New Paint

got home yesterday and realised my room has been painted with a fresh coat of white. looks so much brighter (and cleaner) now, cun wait to get audrey up in tt cool shade of scarlet. yeah! feeling so hyped up all of a sudden. heheez.

will be going down to queensway after work later to blow up the image and then see wat could be done. only having a vague idea of how to put it up. hmmm, too bad i dun have an ohp, would be so much easier tt way. and i will oso need to buy a new mirror since the old one got tore down yest. might oso need a shoe organiser, curtain accessories and new fan (i wan a classic fan!!) so much changes planned for my room.

but tt dispirited feeling still lingers somehow.

please be gone.

Wei Wei's Married!

Attended Wei Wei's ROM held at One Rochester on saturday. the girl's getting married after 8 years of courtship! seeing the newly wed brimming with joy makes me all emo and it makes me wonder how much effort is needed for a relationship to be managed this well. seriously, i dun think i have a heart strong enough for this emotional rollercoaster ride. 8 years man, no joke ok.

So me and the rest of the gang met at 9am to help her out with the reception and also for last min practice. yesh, besides giving her a big ang pow and wedding gift for her big day, the group of us prepared a song for her too! The Pink Ladies (as we are now called) sang Grow Old With Me after their exchange of vows, which was pretty tear-inducing for the bride. haahaa. though we lacked practice, the song went well.

After the solemnisation, we had makan and some drinks. free-flow of wine and champagne! and i cun believe tt Daphne was such an alco, she had a glass in hand in almost every pic! that girl can be shocking sometimes. hahaa. so after some photo taking and chatting, the bride wants to toss the bridal bouquet. so she gathered all the singles behind her and it was fun actually. everyone was positioning themselves and like gg "dun be me, dun be me." hahahaa. i was standing at the side with jo-an and feeling pretty safe.

until the bouquet landed on my feet.

"ME?? yeah rite..... -_-ll"

We stayed a while longer, taking pics and chatting till abt 1 before i left with Diana for my class.

met up with the girls for dinner at Bryan's cafe after class. Winnie went to meet up with her *ahem* new boyfriend. here's the lovey dovey couple. =p

so we had dinner and the food there is not half bad. went to take a peek at the pub upstairs, which looks better now with the bar and oso much much better music. hahaaa. after which, winnie bade goodbye to her sayang and we left the place for dessert!

//winnie, u noe im just kidding huh? :p

I Got Myself Stenciled!

in my previous post, i was saying i'll try to do a panograph just for the fun of it.

ya, fun my foot. more like vessel-bursting. taking the pics itself is already such a task, and i dun think i need to elaborate on how onerous it is to piece it all together. grrrrr. bloody difficult can die.

so not wanting to throw a fit at my anonymous fren, i did THIS instead.

yeah, stenciling! and if you've noticed, this is the WRONG way of doing it. i've cut out the white instead of the black. hahaaa. and the yellow strips look so salah now. but not horrid for a first timer i hope. and becos of the lighting of the pic, half my face is black. =(

now im deciding on whether i shd do one on tt blank wall next to my bed. a huge ass one on that entire wall! yeah baby! the tot of it makes me all excited!! and even before i have her highness' permission to do sth this drastic to her apartment, i've already chosen the pic i want.

super gorgeous isnt she?? and the way she glances down, its incredible how she'll be like watching over me when i slp. coolness!! now all i've got to do is get some paint and brushes, and be prepared for the aftermath once i get audrey in my room.

Panography

oh my, this is so much more difficult than it looks. but its really pretty, isnt it? shall try one myself too. *heez*

I Didn't Understand

I hope you'll understand
That I can't always come when you call
Understand everybody has their faults
Please understand not to worry who I'm with or what I do
Cause I understand that I'm in love with you
Do you understand that I'm in love with you?
~ Understand, Joss Stone




I. DIDN'T. understand.




// arrgghh~~ the joss cd which i bought yest didnt have that hidden track which i love so much!!! =( but kinda explains it cos i bought it at bugis st.


// had a great nite out yest at Domus - Bryan's new cafe/pub at 30 Upper Cross St. great place to chill out with frens.

Random

Oh God, Oh God~

first week of class... and im NOT liking it already.

now tt is bad, really bad.

i could hardly keep up with wat the lecturer was saying, esp sat's class - i was practically yawning thru out the lesson. *yawnz* and it doesnt help tt the guy was from china. oh gawd, his accent's just plain distracting, nvm the fact tt he was coming across as an over-enthu environmentalist.

i remember telling myself on my way home from school tt i would read thru my notes during the weekend since i wasnt following the lesson as i shd haf.

but guess wat, i watched kim sam soon for the ENTIRE weekend. to which i mean from the moment i was conscious and all the way till slping time.

now tt is bad. REALLY. BAD.

i need a disciplinary master.

pronto.

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:'(

i am officially $4,252.50 poorer now! *wails*

all tt mths of slogging, scrimping and eating leftovers (ok, i was exaggerating on tt last bit) have been reduced to a cold "Thank You" from SIM for paying my course fee online. W-T-F. y do they only take citibank and OCBC credit cards?? y issit so bloody difficult to process a request for permanent increase in credit limit?? y do they haf to charge reinstatement fees for paying late?? (isnt it always better late than NEVER?!) and cun the world be more pragmatic??? WHY??!! and just becos of these bull on rules and regulations, my bank account is instantly diminished of $4,252.50 upon a click of a button! A BUTTON! *wails*

I HATE SIM!

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i was at a wake yesterday nite. somehow, i found it extremely awkward walking into the void deck alone. fortunately i spotted mum somewhere and walked over to her immediately. it was weird to see my cousins and relatives, and even weirder to see my bro in-law and sis together with nicole. i was like, who's tt guy wif my sis? he suddenly seemed so tired and old. sigh. i guess tts how most ppl are in such trying times.

feeling out of place, i busied myself with folding the paper ingots. all of a sudden, i remembered telling myself how ugly my paper cranes are and how i couldnt even fold a paper crane nicely. i remembered asking myself constantly, "wat am i doing here?" while folding the cranes. i recalled the pain of seeing tt familiar face being reduced to a mere photo forever. i remembered tt excruciating pain of standing beside tt wooden thing and talking to her while trying to fight back the tears but bursting out eventually. i remembered a nice ns officer asking if i was alright. i recalled seeing the panic in my friends' faces when they tot i had gone missing when i was in the toilet. i remembered tt stranger bringing me to tt wooden thing and promising her tt he will take care of me (forever?). i remembered believing in tt promise cos who could lie to her? i remembered hating myself for being borned in january and missing tt last walk with her. i recalled sitting at the void deck of another blk alone, writing her my tots for the first time and reprimanding myself for realising too late.

i remember so much.

is there any way to stop remembering? Please?

My WebCAM

My new WEBCAM everybody! cool huh? made in spore somemore!

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ehh.. wait a minute.. doesnt it look like some "stuff" ppl burn at some "events"?

New Term

so today is sept 11 - 1.

and i cun believe sch starts tis week!! its seems like just yesterday im on my 2-mth vacation, living a slacker's life and enjoying the simple moments (and jin san soon!!!) and in a blink of an eye, 2 mths' gone! just like tt! *snaps finger*

i had really really intended to start my driving lessons during my vacation, i've even started my sch late (supposedly starts in july) just for tt purpose. but somehow, tt didnt happen. sighz. now im undecided, shd i take my driving lessons in addition to my evening classes? somehow, tt notion just seems suicidal.

ah, yes. i got my results a couple of weeks back. unexpectedly, i passed all my papers, even tt killer econs which i tot i'll flunk for sure. its a huge sigh of relief for me, cos i've already made plans for wat i'll do if i actually fail all 4 papers. so glad i didnt haf to go down tt road. and i realised sth, even in wat seemed the lowest period of my life, i managed to grit my teeth and pull thru it. alone. guess it aint tt big a deal afterall.

so there, a new term is starting and i really really gotta focus to get tt 2nd upper class degree.

and its gg to take a hell lot of effort.

Shayne Ward = No Promises

best come-hither look i've seen by far... and my god, those lips! awwww~

i wonder...

was chatting with a fren the other day, and he asked me a qns which i found rather interesting...

hmmm.. i never knew love could turn out to be so angry, so vengeful and even venomous... but then again, it may not have been true love in the first place...

Movies at the Padang! (19 Aug 2006)

so 2/3 of the grp went for the movie event organised by the wonderful, wonderful ppl at Class95 yesterday.. they were showing both Mi3 and X-Men : The Last Stand, which i didnt manage to catch at the cinemas.. but this isnt abt the movies at all, its abt the whole experience of sitting down on the fields of THE Padang, watching a movie on the biggest screen in town alongside thousands of ppl! as u can tell from the excitement in my words, its my very first time gg down to the historical Padang.. so much for being singaporean huh? a historical moment indeed..

oh heck.. cun believe im lying thru my teeth.. and sounding so lame at trying to make it convincing.... ok, i'll be honest.. its not abt the movies, its not even abt the experience..... its abt the star! yup, THE star! no no, im not toking abt the tiny little shining stuff you see in the skies at nite, cos there aint much to see here in spore in the first place.. im toking abt the one and only radio star, the media's choice for fav radio personality last yr (vote him for friendliest dj tis yr!! his no. is 5), the best and the bestest, GLENN ONG SOO KAH! muahahaha~

its a bit embarrassing for me to admit this but uh-huh, he's the only reason i went despite the heat and crowd.. and i think wing and viv must be hitting themselves now for leaving early, cos i actually got to take a pic WITH glenn, and jean danker too (pics below)!! unbelievable! *jumps ard ecstatically* oh god, oh god.. im sounding so much like a groupie now.. hahaha.. i noe im usually not like tt, to shamelessly walk up to someone and ask for a photo, but not shameless enough to shout "i love u glenn!" across the field.. hahahaha~ but it truly is baffling how ppl could get so crazy over someone who doesnt even noe u exist (ala spore idol fanatics) isnt it? (NB: tt statement is proof im still sane okkayy?)

anyway, back to the.... err.. ya, the movies! geez.. it started off slow with some games and stuff which didnt really quite work with us.. so we entertained ourselves with taking pics..

the show soon started with Mi3, which didnt interest jeral and me cos shortie was in it.. so the two of us went for a little walk ard the Padang, sitting on the steps of the supreme court while chatting abt stuff, and taking more pics..

(Yes Jean, we'll be fine...)

(Note to self: smiling too hard makes you look fat! *smacks forehead*)

hmm.. think my photography skills suck.. and the worst thing is, i cun blame the equipment for it cos its quite a kickass camera.. sighzz.. anyone with the patience and time to give me some pointers?

ok, now i'll try to relate the rest of the story short in one breath: wing-and-viv-left-after-Mi3-mum-and-sis-too-leaving-me-and-jeral-to-morph-into-groupies-ha-ha-we-finished-watching-X-Men-which-was-a-great-movie-though-shocking-tt-xavier-was-disintegrated(!)-whole-event-ended-at-1130-and-we-dropped-by-coney's-workplace-to-say-hi-on-our-way-to-the-train-station-poor-girl-haf-to-work-till-1am-managed-to-catch-the-last-train/bus-and-reached-home-with-a-bursting-bladder-and-so-i-guess-tt's-abt-it. *catches breath*

oh ya, one very impt thing to mention before i end this :

VOTE GLENN FOR FRIENLIEST DJ OK?? HIS NO. IS 5!!