you stepped into my world

new blog!

2008-08-01T17:49:00.008+08:00

i said i'd update next only when i'm in the states but i'm blogging in advance, mainly about preps and flight details and stuff heh.

so head on over to http://cherffalo.blogspot.com for the ny blog!

Just as a kinda last note here, i've been playing with photoshop today! wheeee~ here are some fun results

First up, the not very noticeable diffs one... Can you spot the diffs?

I think this pic is abit tough to see what i've changed mainly coz the color i've edited so much heh.But i changed my hair color, eye color, face shape and slightly smoothened the skin. Heh

Here's the final product of the next round of experimenting lol don't get too shocked yea.

Shocking??? Doesn't look like me yea? Haha. You'll be even more shocked when u see the original pic!! Damn different. Here goes:

Woohoo.. Now you can compare and try to spot the diffs haha. The original pic on the left was from my prom. I first edited the skin, then eye color, then face shape.. Haha. Before editing the lighting, here's what it looked like:

Nice eh the eyes? Haha. Damn striking la. But totally don't look like me liao sian. Partly because i edited my right side of the face too much. Heh. Had to re-blur it to make it less obvious. After that, i started playing with colors to make the pic look dreeeaaammyyy. Haha. So here's the before n after:

Yup then after tt i decided to add highlights to the first edited pic (before color edit) and here's what it looks like!

haha. Subtle difference (in hair color) but quite cool eh? Photoshop rockssss. MAY post tutorial. Heh but no lah don't think I will.. Alright that's it for this blog! Go to the cherffalo one for more updates=))

teeeheeeheee

2008-01-30T01:20:00.000+08:00

hey all =)

this is gonna be an ordinary event blog k =) fancy and interesting entries will come next time!

so the last time i blogged it was till the mani appt wit val... i think in the end we didn't mani, just hung around and chatted a lot =)) my kinda outing =) ate delicious stuff too =))

okays after tt, mon, tues, wed and thurs i went to sch... made it to all lessons on time =) So proud of myself=)) [i'm sure a lot of you are proud of me too! =D ]

okays then that night(Thurs) went to DXO to support shui coz it was the bash she organized =) many many thanks to kor for picking me frm my place then sending us back too! =D it was an ok event but i got 'drunk' after 2 measly housepours (we had like damn a lot of unlimited free drinks)... OMFG mannn So damn malu.. Then the guys were all like "lousy la u" kind.. Sian. =( But anws, pics are on facebook.. Go see. My face is damn red la. Stupid speed-drinking.

Hehe. Okays then friday no sch (i dropped ntr! =)) and so I went down to my tuition kid's school to pass her the cd of minus ones i burned for her for her singing competition =) I think a lot of you will know what i'm talking abt hehe. So sweet can coz the security guard dun let me in so she came out to see me then kept begging the security guard to let me in coz apparently her teacher said can.. But the security refused to grant me entry so yea I was like "it's ok" then my student was like all reluctant to leave but before she went back into her school she was like:

"Can I hug you?"

AWWWW! =)) Hahas i was like c'mere! hahas. Anyways then after tt met val, went for lunch (brought e 2 chipmunks along) at njc! Hahas. Funn! Then brought chipmunk back to her house, chatted wit her for pretty long and played wit her baby sister! Then went home!

Saturday was cool... Hahas. Met tong@bugis then went to the M5 place.. Talked to william, settled some stuff, then had a very interesting 1 hr music lesson!! Hahas. 18273645!!! 81726354!!! Wahahahha. GO BUY TOTO EVERYONE! Waahahah Then went home for dinner coz quite late le =(

Sunday was busyyyy.. I missed Church in the morn, then went to Toa Payoh for meeting at about 2pm, then dragged for a bit and i completely missed sitong's single pre-sale event! =( Boo. But I heard it was wildly successful so good on ya tong!! =) Hehs. After meeting I had to pia down for church... Then dinner wit family!

Monday after tt started out fine but HORRIBLE INCIDENT $(*&%#^%$#@ (UB ppl shd know) made me super pissed for the whole day (week/month/year)... Tsk. Anw then had tuition. Tues, Wed and Thurs were regular days, made it to all lessons on time (btw, no mean feat k coz my lessons are all morning lessons! 9am tt kind!) Hehes. Had cca on tues! And also had tuition as per normal!

Friday was a free day! (sorta) Sat was free but I went to church to attend mass so that I'd be free on Sun! It was the Children's Mass so very nice coz the kids are so super cute! I sat behind the Little Praisers (children's choir) and utterly enjoyed their chirpy sounds hehe.

Sunday! Slacked at home till it was time to meet val and head down to VCH to watch Hallelujah VIII! Hehes. It was really good, I liked the Warcrye of the Elfegens, the Disney Medley, the one composed by Benjamin Yeo (!) and one more I can't rmb off the top of my head. Hahas. The Saints' Alumni Band is a really tight band.. Got standard!! =) Met zhijia and liting... Had lotsa fun camwhoring hehe. After the concert val and I made our way to Marina Square.. Ate at Billy Bomber's (orgasmic!!) and then shopped minorly and cabbed home, all the while chatting to the nines!

Ok Monday! (yesterday!) Reached school on time, had tuition, went for meeting! Meeting ytd was damned good! I think we girls kinda bonded hahas. Laughing like crazy over a lotta stuff! Talking behind people's back, enjoying kolo mee, playing silly whiteboard games.. Zhi Shao Hai You Ni and Inside Your Heaven... And what was yvonne's? Haha anyways whatever it is, I'm looking forward to tomorrow(wednesday!) night's night of FUNNN =) And also the weekend's photoshoot!! Wheee~

Ok today!!! Yay I had a really great day today too! Made it to sch on time too! Cancelled tuition (first time this year) and stayed in sch after classes to study and chat wit annnnn~ Then we went down to the National Library for our Talk.. Super informative talk! Ann and I spent the whole day chatting and laughing and also being serious, but was good! Oh before the talk we shopped a bit at bras basah there - me & ann love the popular there! wahaha we're such dweebs. Anyways, long story short, it was a really great day!

Then yea after that got lotsa political stuff =( ohwells. I cannot say this enough: I will give you my opinion, and then if you insist on what you want, then I will give up. I think it's pretty obvious I've decided to let a lot of things go because in my opinion, things are already in an irreparable state. There's no use fighting over it. So y'all can do what you want. I will help if you need it, but yea, I won't exert my opinion over you guys anymore.

One thing though: You definitely don't want me to give up on other stuff (like sch projects or what haha) coz if I give up, i REALLY give up. Though it takes a lot to make me give up la. Goes to show. AAAaaanyways, I feel that at least now I can properly concentrate on my school stuff.. And NC stuff, and hosting duties etc =)

I'm broadening my horizons, spreading my wings! I've adopted LIB - Let It Be. It's in conjunction with IGU - I give Up! Hahahaha.

Anyways, a bit of thought blog here. Ann and I were talking and we felt that the UB education is seriously a very very very good one. I feel so enriched, well-read and deep after all these semesters! Hehes. Another thing we talked abt was something abt my financial background, which is interesting coz I have mentioned it a few times that I only realized I was in middle-upper class finance-wise when i went to JC. Yea. But I think my friends are getting the impression that my family is LOOOAAADED! We're not la. We're better off than most, but we're not using money to wipe our arses lol.

Speaking of which, remember something i blogged abt awhile back? Abt that extra fridge i discovered in the backyard? Well i asked my mom and realized what it's for le. It's my maid's personal fridge. $&%#@^!! I want a mini fridge in my room now. And a pair of skis please! Haha. Tsk la! It's huge leh that fridge. What a waste. hahas but ok la can understand why my maid needs one.

Enough $$ talk! I have one question for all of you who know what i'm talking about!!

THIS YEAR OR NEXT!?!?!?!

My parents have told me to submit the application for this yr liao.. But i haven't told them tt nx yr can.. so HOWW??

more interesting stuff...

2008-01-27T13:56:00.000+08:00

now now, in a bid to make my blog more interesting... here's some MORE interesting stuff!!

Above is a video from Ellen Degeneres's Birthday show, where some of her celebrity guests decided to lip sync to Gloria Raynor's "I Will Survive".. I think it's super hilarious, especially the acts by David Spade, Jamie Foxx, Jake Gyllenhaal, Celine Dion, Queen Latifah and Heidi Klum... Haha! They're so obviously hamming it up for the cam!! The best part really is when Jamie Foxx does the sign language thing towards the end, and Queen+Celine doing their Diva thing, as well as Heidi's cluelessness at some parts wahaha. I also appreciated the appearances by Victoria Beckham and Paris Hilton, though it was kinda blah... AND not to forget, MASI OKA and that guy fro 30 Rock, (can't rmb his name) who did the "strong" thing by trying to flex his arm. Wahahhaa. Hilarious =)

Anyways, I've been listening to some super nice songs on my Ipod.. Haha. Will post up the lyrics of them up here really soon. Upcoming posts will include a tutorial on how to make the eyes bigger, which many people have been asking, as well as a full tutorial on how to touch up pics! =) Another thing I'm gonna update on is an interesting feature which I think you guys will really like, so yea, keep reading! Hahahahah

(prev post was too dastardly xiaxue for my liking. I sincerely apologize) wahahah. I sound so much like xx! Ohwells

Till the next time, toodles!~

cherlynn the (photoshopped) goddess!

2008-01-25T21:15:00.000+08:00

heyyyy

have a lot of things to update you guys about but... some people (ahem, elves) complained during COM125 tt my blog entries are tooooo long so they (ahem, HE) don't bother to read...

and I've also noticed that many of my friends can't be bothered to read parts of my blog that don't mention them..

so here comes a really INTERESTING blog entry for y'all to enjoy! (and it's short too!)

Well today I was just reading GoFugYourself when i saw a video about Plastic Surgery without Plastic Surgery.. Basically skills on how to change ur look using makeup... Then I looked at more makeup videos on youtube and chanced upon a Photoshop Makeover video... Well the ones on Youtube are really fast so you can't really learn how to do it there but I've had quite some experience editing pics so I decided to try out one for myself! =)

Here's my V first attempt (ok not v first one, but first serious one) at changing my face wit Photoshop! =)

From the pic on the left to the pic on the right! =)

Wahahah I think I did a pretty good job alright! Ok here's a bigger look at the original (WARNING: VERY FUGLY) picture!

Ehhs... It's pretty damn gross. Let's identify the glaringly wrong things in this pic!

1) BAD BAD SKIN!!! Oily and rough! And eyebags!
2) Slightly yellow and very uneven teeth! And vampire teeth!
3) uneven eyes!

Ok that's just what's glaringly wrong! Hahas. Alright items 1 and 2 are pretty easy to fix... Just some painting over will do. Voila! Here's the finished product after even-ing out the skintone and getting rid of the eyebags, as well as some touching up of the teeth!

Alright... Sliiiiightly better... (PS click on pics to see original size!) At least it's not cringeworthy like just now! However, something is still GLARINGLY wrong! The grossly small and unequally sized eyes! So I went to make some changes (ventured into unfamiliar territory le!) and voila! Here it is:

HUGE BAMBI EYES LA! Omfg. This was very very poorly done =( sorry guys haha. My first attempt nia so you gotta be kinder on me k. I also accidentally did something very minor to the nose... Not obvious... Oh and also twitched the left side of the mouth (MY left, as in, the ME in the pic) a bit (by accident! and cldn't find the UNDO option)

This one was baddd all the more coz i had to edit the friggin irises and also the pupil of the right eye (again, MY right) You will notice that the eyes really look weird (right eye is 'leaking' at the bottom near tear ducts, left iris is really wonkily shaped)

However, I didn't really wanna bother much abt that.. For a first attempt, I wasn't gonna be all perfectionist on myself lol.

Another edit in this picture was the hair.. I basically smoothed it out and made it neater=)

So yea! I was done! I did some effects and came up with the below 2 pictures!

Moderate styling

Elaborate! For display pics and profile pics!=)

Hahas. Interesting NOT? I am so going to meddle with all my pics from now on to brush up my technique=) Want a tutorial? Simply tag!

Lots more to update about but dun wanna BORE you guys out. Ciao all see y'all soon!

ahhh

2008-01-20T19:57:00.000+08:00

crikey... super a lot of things to update abt =( but first things first! I've a joke to share wit y'all and i''m not sure if all of you will get it coz i didn't for about 10 seconds. haha

Mason vs. Dixie

A University of Georgia student was visiting a Yankee relative in Boston over the holidays. He went to a large party and met a pretty co-ed. He was attempting to start up a conversation with the line, "Where does you go to school?"

The coed, of course, was not overly impressed with his grammar or southern drawl, but did answer his question. "Yale," she replied.

The Georgia student took a big, deep breath and shouted, "WHERE DOES YOU GO TO SCHOOL?"

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

Get it not??? Yale in southern drawl = YELL. ahahahahahahha =)

Aye, will update later! needa toilet!

gkft!

2008-01-13T00:43:00.000+08:00

ciao mi amigo!

hehe. learning italian is fun but tiring! ohwells. anw! time to event blog! crap. i can't rmb much of the stuff i wanna blog abt but er... *proceeds to chk blog*

oh yah! haha so the last time i blogged till was.. day before ytd? Wed right? when siyingzi came and we gym-ed? hehes. Ok then fun outing wit ann after that...

Ok! Thurs! Woke up feeling achy all over! Hahahah. Too strenuous the exercise+shopping le haha my shoulder muscles etc and arm muscles all pain like ****! Went for tuitions then went home.. Bina came over at about 9plus and we worked on the blog stuff then she went home around 12mn? Then parents brought brother home.. I was still pia-ing the webby haha. Pia-ed webby till abt 530am then went to zzz...

Friday... Ehs.. Oh yah. Went for tuition then went for meeting then shopped a bit wit bina! Hehehe finally bought my gorgeous gorgeous ZA Foundation case! Lol. They every year come out new one i every year buy like some sucker. Wahahhaa. Then had my Chocolate Gateau cake while bina had some Old Chang Kee... Poor girl was having some phantom stomach problem.. =( Then went home and can't really rmb what I did le...

Haha today just went church for duty and had family gathering at home! =)

Tomorrow will be mani apptmt! Haha kinda dun wanna go for mani sorta coz a lotta ppl like my current nail color ahahaha. Maybe i'll bring the polish down wit me. Hahas. And I wanna do a new pedi too! I knowww !! =(

Anyways PEOPLE... NTU HALL 14 DND will be held at DXO on 17th Jan (Thurs).. Shanghai 1924 is the name and er, red and black is the dress code.. Haha. See y'all there k! Tix at $16.. Let me know if you need em =) Again, see y'all there! =)

Alrighty gotta go... ciaoO!! =) Arrivederci! =)

awesome day in all!!!

2008-01-10T00:10:00.000+08:00

yay! had a great day today (wed 090108)

first, siyingzi came to my house then we went to the gym and worked out a bit... it was a light workout but a workout nevertheless ok! then after i bathed and stuff, (cancelled tuition) we went to Bukit Panjang plaza, had our meesua (n sat at LJS so ordered a combo 1 to share) then walked around... I bought my new mouse, and a new memory card for my hp! We also went to popular to look for assessment books...

then oh yah, we ran into ah seet (huitze) and her bf at bukit panjang plaza too hahas chatted for a short while.

then, armed with lots of vouchers and giftcards from xmas, i headed to town to meet ann... Was early so hung around Borders for awhile picking books to buy... Wah tell ya, I totally melted at the fiction section la... DAMN LARGE + GREAT COLLECTION LAH!!! Sigh.. How i wish my library was like that. Sigh... Anw, i bought a book called The Terror... Set in the 1800s... Hopefully I'll love it hehe.

Kays then ann arrived and we went shopping!!! Haha I was like, aiming to buy a nice cardigan by the end of the day so yea we headed off looking! But first! I also aimed to buy a book to teach myself Italian at Kino (another place I had vouchers for) so yea went there! Then when I was browsing the Italian language books and ann was looking for her "Northern Lights" Book (dunno even if it exists LOL =Pp) this old man came up and he was like "Learning Italian?" and totally launched into which books are good, where to take courses etc.. He's some doctor, pretty well established i think then yea v interesting =) Talk talk talked... Funny though, i must have some radar that alerts ppl to my presence or sth coz I've been getting into these freaky situations where random strangers like to just ask me things =(( It really weirds me out... Scares me too!! Haha I'm the queen of paranoia rmb!? =) Anw yea! I bought a book called Painless Italian =) When i'm done with this book I wanna pick up the Schaum(n) one =)) WHeeeee~ Can't wait!

Ok then we went for dinner at Central Cha Caan Teng... Yayy =) I had the Instant Noodles with Fried Egg and Luncheon Meat!!!! SHIOOOKKKK =)) Ann had porkchop with instand noodles! =) Then we shared a (freaking delicious) Lime Juice with Sourplum and a mango sago cream =) But too bad leh all the cold stuff made ann have tummyache so we went toilet.. Then in the end shop shop shop and realized we vv auntie hahaha. Ok la me la hor. Haha. We had a lotta fun just chatting like xiao! Hahahahas. TEEE OHHH TEEE OHHH hahahaha i am not gonna say anything. Anyways, finally bought my cardigan and ann bought a gorgeous red one too!! =) Then after tt i also bought a pair of shorts at Cotton On. Woohoo

Great day all in all =) But loooong day. Another long day ahead!
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Ytd was an alright day =) Did my 2 tuitions, supposed to meet Bina but she had an apptmt she forgot abt lol so cldn't meet up.. Then had cca.. Hahas long time no cca le so yea weird! haha. i think a lot of misunderstandings happened la so as again, i don't like to explain my behavior, so you all can speculate all you want.

After cca, tong tai an me gerald and william went for dinner! We chatted like xiao and damn funny!!! Hahahahahhas. Yay

Then at night talked to tong on phone then had super long talk on phone wit val! wahahahahaha!!! we went utterly mad la!! "Once upon a time..." haha. I will update y'all abt this soon. Think we chatted till 5am!?!? wtf. whhahaha. *dream noises* LOL

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Ok la... School's starting soon boo. And it's time to adjust my body clock so ciao ppl! Hehe. Enjoy yourselves =)

batu pahat X2

2008-01-07T23:07:00.000+08:00

hahas hey ppl!

i'm backk

didn't shop much today - coz spent 4 hours rebonding hair!! OMG man the rebonding was so super cheap! In Singapore the cheapest i could find was S$100 for whole head rebonding (with treatment and cut) but in Batu Pahat, the one we did today cost RM100 for the exact same thing!!!!! Which is equivalent to about S$47!!!

Totally saved a lotta money. Then stocked up on my ultimate FAVE tao sar pia! =) And bought more slippers for myself =)

Parents were funny again la.

Off to pia work now! Byeeee~

extravagance...

2008-01-06T16:52:00.000+08:00

is extravagance a way to avoid income tax or sth?

whatever it is, i think i'm kinda TOO oblivious to what's happening in the house... A few months (or so) back, I noticed that something was being moved to our backyard but i didn't really go see. I only vaguely recall thinking it's an extra storage cupboard or sth...

I just went down to the backyard and realized, it's a whole other frigging fridge! my fridge is already so huge, wth do we need another fridge for?? I opened it and there's like, just some ice in the freezer and some dried goods in the lower one.

Now I'll feel better abt asking my parents for a new lappie. AND PRINTER. Pfft.

Anyways, batu pahat tml! =) Yayness. And i'm having probs wit d gb script for nc =( Bleah.

wheeeeeee~~

2008-01-06T01:14:00.000+08:00

yay! =) had a fun day today =)

went out to meet MESC at Fareastplaza =) Had my haircut, then we shopped for a bit.. I bought 3 tee shirts!! =) I have a heckuva lotta t-shirts now man =( Anw, i totally need to get rid of my irritating back-fat.. XYZ!!! Gymming starts Tuesday! =)

Anws, we shopped, then braved the rain to get to the MRT station, then shopped a bit more at Toa Payoh hub area, then went to tong's hse and mj-ed a lot! Lost quite a bit of money to midhelle then after she left, tong myself and eunice continued playing sanka haha... Recouped my losses so in the end i think i earned abt what, 10cents.. LOL

Yuppps =) And ate my fave cake today - Bengawan Solo's Chocolate Gateau!!! Hehe coz it was tong's mom's bday heh.

nothing much le =) I've had a great few days, time to spend tml pia-ing my work (NC stuff) hahas. YAY see you guys soon! =) Batu Pahat on Monday!!!! =D Anyone wanna join me??

PS: TONG!!!! RMB EMAIL ME THE PICS!!! Hehe.

urban legends...

2008-01-05T02:19:00.000+08:00

ooooh guys! i just watched a pretty creepy movie! Urban Legend!!! On AXN just now la hehe. It's got me pretty freaked out now and checking out all sorts of websites on Urban Legends.. Haha..

Quick event blog - Went to school in the morn today for exco meeting, then went wit tong to CMPB to pick up my cheque from 883... Went to Anchorpoint to deposit the cheque and eat and chat! =) I bought a new pair of capri-like shorts... Yayyy I quite love em! It's my ideal length and they're so comfy!! =)) Whee~ After tt I headed down for tuition and came home! =)

Yea well then I spent a great deal of time reading Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult. I'm super tempted to buy a heckuva lotta her books now! She's really quite good. Her storyline is very compelling.

Meeting MESC tml and getting my hair cut too! =) whee~ Ciao people

uhm.. celine dion?

2008-01-04T01:02:00.000+08:00

Just a song that's going round and round in my head:

Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me

For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through through it all

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

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hehe. aaanywayys... Had tuition today then went to meet Zhijia and Liting for dinner!! =)) YAYYYY Hahas. Finally the reunion dinner that's been taking so long! Hahas. Anyways, we gossiped like xiao during dinner LOL. Lots and lots of new info and stuff! Hahahaha.

And YAY! Everyone who has seen my lovely D&G bag so far has loved it =) YAYYY Covet, people, covet, coz there's only one of this bag in Singapore (apparently) so YAYYYY even MOREEE haha (Val, is my new bag niceee?? Hahaha)

Aaaanyways, val - i got the tix for the sa alumni band concert liao =) 270108 VCH 7pm! =) Wheee~ (Do i have to tag you now?? Wahahah)

Anyways, came home and packed my toiletries cupboard... Which contains my belts, makeup, some necklaces, shampoos, conditioners, moisturizers, pads, liners etc wahahaha and it's now all organized! So proud of myself =)

Watched part of Corpse Bride just now then decided to come back and do some work so yea. Didn't finish it. Discovered some really great horror movies to watch (VAL!!!) and accidentally stumbled onto some (DAMN DISGUSTING) porn. Bleah YECH.

Alright will go now. Ciao all

GACKT!!!!! My mouse just died!!!! I think it's the stupid mousepad I'm using =( Grrrr. *reminds self to buy new mouse*

dreams vs reality... y'know..? :P

blogggg

2008-01-03T03:01:00.000+08:00

ahh.. i'm starting to like blogging lol

anw, i just watched Bee Movie. IT'S GREAT =) Super nice. My kind of cartoon =) I love all the satire esp at the beginning =)

Event blog: For today - went out wit val to IMM and had a pedi done while she had a mani done! I quite love this place so i think i shall be back there soon! Hehe. Gonna do a paraffin wax mani nx! Yay. Val and I had lunch, and yummmmy dessert, and chatted a hell lot, which was great! Mini shopping and killer cramps also made appearances. Haha.

Then went to meet bina and yvonne and yufen for NC Meeting! =) And finalized some issues and stuff and yay! Have new deadlines etc. Hahas.

I just realized that I'm really quite capable of stuff just tt I needa be pushed to do it. SOOO.. I can actually finish a fic as long as I have someone to push me to do it! And I volunteer VAL for this! VAL! Wanna help me finish my first fic? The plan is easy. I've got to meet you every week with a new chapt ready as well as plans for the next chap! =) Of course at the first meeting I tell you the whole plot line and all. Whaddya think, bitch? I think it's perfect! And I could do the same for YOU and your fics!! WIN-WIN Situation!! YAYYY I'm suitably excited. Val say yes pls! Haha.

Alrighty anw apart from tt, hmm I think i spent New Year's Eve packing up my room =) Mainly my table la and it was just totally unplanned. I started off trying to pack one pile of books, then moved on to one drawer and in the end, totally cleared my desk and 3 of my 4 drawers and 1 of my desk cupboards! I feel totally accomplished. Ppl who've seen my table in all its messy glory will be pleased to see it now =) All neat and clear and all =) YAY. I love my table now!

Other events tt i have not yet blogged about: XMAS @ Mich's XMAS with fam Xmaseve wit fam, CampusReporter, and lots of stuff before tt! It's all lost because i didn't write everything down in my organizer =( Oh wells.. I rmb there was meeting up wit Bina, Val, some shopping, urgh... Can't think! It's too early in the morn!

Anyways, think I'm going clubbing nx Wed (090108)... Join us! Mich! It's MAMBO NIGHT! Hahas. But shui & I dun wanna mambo so we'll be trying to squeeze into PHUTURE. Hahas. Wanna come along let me know ok!

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Charity work: I'm thinking of reading to kids at children's homes? And perhaps organizing trips? Anyone wanna help?

Gym: XYZ! Anytime! Starting in 2 days (coz i'm having my stupid period) ok! =) Msg me?

OH YAH. Forgot to blog abt how accomplished I've been feeling the past month (December).. Haha. Results were out and I did pretty well (again, except for freaking SOCI which i totally don't understand coz I did ok the entire sem)... 2As and 2A-s and stupid C+ or C- ( i can't rmb) for SOCI =(( Thank goodness it's not a comms mod. Anw i might wanna retake COM240 or COM101 to make my GPA better. Apparently it's the combined GPA of the COMMS mods that are taken into consideration (granted u already have min 2.7 GPA for everything) for Honors. I screwed up 2 comms mods so far - 101 and 240... So yea We'll see how i do for the rest first.

Yea then apart from tt, I've been feeling accomplished about WORK too! =) Putting up NC was really satisfying... As I've said, it's really coz of the meetings and all that gets me on my ass to do work and get the stuff up so yea =) YAY. And also, I'm proud of myself for a lot of other work that's been done, AND not overspending during Dec (until the Xmas season, during which I just blew out damn lots of money on gifts haha)

So yea, I really wanna repeat my performance. Here's a jiayou to myself! =) Hehe.

Can't wait to see you guys soon =)

OH PS: Some additional awards:

Most Life Changing Event - LASIK!!! (As I told val earlier, i can be a counsillor for ANYONE thinking of undergoing lasik =) If you need to know exactly what it's like, yea I can let you know. If you're afraid of the procedure, I'm the best person to approach coz I'm the most cowardly person I know and I can give you the insight PLUS know how u feel) Hahas ok enough advertising.

Ahhh!!! I had some more FRIEND-RELATED awards to add but urgh! Forgot! Brain-is-not-functioning! Grr.. Alrighty will go turn in now. Ciao ppl!!

continuing...

2007-12-31T23:26:00.001+08:00

hey darlings!

i'm gonna continue with the awards =)

the addition of cable and the availability of shows through TV-VIDEO has made this a pretty good year tv-wise =)

TOP 10 TELEVISION PROGRAMMES of 2007

10) Princess Princess (Youtube) - ahhhh haha this japanese anime series was really good and utterly hilarious go find it on youtube! =)

9) The Ellen Show (Star) + The Oprah Show (Hallmark) - very amazing content on both these daytime television shows. I like Ellen's quirkiness and Oprah's power with the people and just all the kind of stuff they put on their shows =) The people they interviewed etc! I really liked the ones where Oprah showed the plastic surgery addicts, the rats of America with like the most filthy houses etc and also the corinne bailey rae one! As for ellen, pretty much every episode makes me feel really good. =)

8) Haunted Houses (Discovery) - This show checks out some of the haunted houses in America and finds out what the story is. Super my kinda show and super intriguing. Discovery keeps its usual style - making everything sound factual and all. Awesome. Loads of Discovery channel stuff was really good like the Flight Disasters ones, the Giant Structures ones.. yea haha

7) Hana Kimi (Channel U) - OMG you guys shd know how much I loved this show =) Utterly loved it. Fantastic cast and storyline hehe =)

6) Ugly Betty (Star) - Story about an ugly journalist? Man oh man, totally MY story! Hahaha. I love this show's plotline, and the bitches and all so hahas yea this show rocked =)

5) Ghost Whisperer (Ch5) - I LOOOOOOOOOVE this show!! Totally! The plot is gripping right now and I'm totally waiting for Season 3 to air!! Really really amazing. I like Supernatural too and sadly it didn't make the list but oh man, Ghost Whisperer was really really good =) Amazing stuff, amazing run!

4) CSI, CSI Miami, CSI NY (AXN) - I love the whole series of CSI! Horatio, Grissom and i forgot the last guy's name haha but woooweee i love this show! And there's a lot of eyecandy too =) i love how all the stories unfold and how they eventually find out who the killer is etc ROCK ON! =D

3) Prison Break (TV-VIDEO) - I really really love this story and how it all develops etc.. However, the killing off of Sara Tancredi really just made the whole show suck for me. And putting Mike back into prison, especially at Sona. Just seems so weird. Oh wells. Let's hope they get better.. And they should really finish up the story soon. I am so NOT interested in finding out how he and 'Molly' like each other or who is gonna play Molly. I just want Sarah Wayne Callies back. Sigh.

2) HEROES ( TV-VIDEO) - LALALA totally WORTH THE WAIT. Season 2 rocks balls!!! =) I can't wait for it to get back and just GIVE US MORE PEOPLE!!!! RAWR. I really can't wait. This show is ROCKIN-AWESOME

1) FRIENDS (DVD) - Thanks to Vita for the DVDs!!! =) I really love this series =) Awesome, touching, hilarious every episode, emotive, just works! Totally LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SHOWW! =)

Honorable Mention: Numb3rs, Without A Trace, Law&Order SVU, Survivor: China, Feng4Huang2Si4Chong2Zou4

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BEST OF 2007:

Book - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (really wonderful piece of work! Couldn't put this book down! Lots of other books i read this year were great too like Absolution by Caro Ramsay and Final Notes from a Great Island by Neil Humphreys, Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang etc..)

Event - My birthday party =) Much Kudos to Val for arranging and all =) I'm sure it would have been a reeaaaally great event! Thanks so much. Super touched and for what it's worth i loved it =) Other events that were coming in close - Dinner at Indulgz, Campus Reporter,

Holiday - HONGKONG (featuring SHENZHEN wit EDNA). Totally rocked. Shopping rocked, sightseeing rocked, traveling rocked, hotel friggin ROCKED =) Coming in close were Phuket and Batu Pahat =) Think that's all the places i went to this year lol.

Gadget - My IPOD! =) Totally rock. But my new hp might kinda give my ipod a run for its money lol. Anything that can play music, show videos and pics is a good gadget in my book! =) BUT BUT My hp can also TAKE pics! And receive calls and msgs and all! lol.

Most Supportive Friend - Tough call b/w val, shui, arh ben, ann, tong, but anw, the winner is ANN!! =) Thanks for the support darling YOU ROCK =)

Most Desired Reunion (aka the reunion that I want to happen the MOST) - O LVL MUSIC ACSI Class of 2003!! Totally! It's gonna happen but I suppose it'll hafta be nx year =( Hahas. Totally miss my crazy wacky bunch - Denise, Sam, IsaacCZY, Darryl, Ningru, Shane etc! =) Other nominees for this included 4GY2003, HNLS4S2003, 04A03 (NJ), YJT9 and YJP24!

Most Rewarding Project/Assignment done - My ESL408 Research Paper =) Oooh so much work done this past year made this a definite MUST HAVE category! Hahas. Tough choice between this, the resume, the 317proposal, the 231 report and the 337 Lit review.. But yea i really just feel this sense of accomplishment from putting together my Research Paper. It was titled "Dress in the Corporate World - How the way you dress can affect your chances at scaling the corporate ladder" Awwww.. Really loved it. You guys can ask to read it haha. more than 10 pages altogether! =) Love it. And so much work went into it!! =)

- gimme somemore categories guys =) -
Gonna add more stuff when I can... Love y'all!

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Anyways, I'm not really one to make New Year's Resolutions but here are mine. Decided to really make a difference out of this coming year =)

1) Be involved in some charity work. (I did a little bit of charity fundraising this year but not fulfilling enough) Preferably something to do with children=)

2) Lose about 8-12kg! Haha. Frivolous, superficial but hey i wanna do it! Haha. And btw, i'm giving myself a WHOLE YEAR to do this ok so I can do it ok! =) Lol.

3) Get a better sleeping pattern! I wanna sleep by 11pm and wake at about 8am for most days of the week from next year onwards! =)

Yay. I particularly like No. 1 =) Who wants to join me! Hahas. And I will need someone to help me with No. 2!!=D Siyingzi!!! Wanna be gym buddies again?! Hehe =) Ohwells. Anyway it goes, yea winn. haha. Happy New Year guys!! =)

it's that time again...

2007-12-30T21:46:00.000+08:00

hey people!!

as we hurtle towards the beginning of the new year, let's take a little bit of time to recap and give thanks for what happened this past year of 2007! =) Here go the annual CherAwards! (Trying to make this a tradition and let's see if it works! hehe)

I'll start with all the non-friend-related stuff first so that it'll force you all to read them hahaha. Better read!

PS - these refer to things that i've watched/read/listened to IN 2007.. Doesn't mean they came out during 2007 k! hehe
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TOP 10 SONGS OF 2007

10) Zhuan Shu Tian Shi (Tank) - mainly coz of Hana Kimi, this song tended to make me cry! Haha it's super sweet.

9) For the Love (Drew Sidora and Mario) - from Step Up the movie! This song is a really beautiful ballad that again, tugs at the heartstrings.

8) Say It Right (Nelly Furtado) - kind of a break out track for Ms Furtado I think! This song is really catchy and danceworthy! Along with this song i'd also give kudos to Maneater (which is really da BOMB) and Glow, and All Good Things (Come to an end)

7) Candyman (Christina Aguilera) - OMG utterly loved this track! Very sixties and bigband and all! I'm not good at identifying genres but I really love how this track sounds. It's not higher on the board coz of its difficulty to sing! The harmonies are OOOOHLALA~ Gosh you really gotta love Xtina haha. Her voice is utterly awesome!

6) Last Night (P. Diddy feat Keyshia Cole) - ahhhh this song.. Tough fight coz I wanted to put this song higher up but too bad coz.. well you'll see why later. Anw, i utterly love this song coz of it's beautiful drum rhythm. Dum ta ta dum ta ta dum ta dum dum etc. Super nice and super super "I-WANNA-GET-UP-AND-DANCE-AND-GO-CLUBBING-NOWWW" kind! I kept it on my ipod playlist for the longest time possible and it's my current hp ringtone. I really like this one! =)

5) Love Stoned + What Goes Around (Justin Timberlake) - reason why Last Night has to go below is coz JT is holdin the fort here at 5! He released quite a number of good songs this year, the most significant of which being What Goes Around, My Love and most recently i think, Love Stoned and Damn Girl. Love Stoned is a really really really nice track tell ya! And What Goes Around was just freaking great to listen to and sing to! As are My Love and Damn Girl =) Rockin' songs =)

4) Gimme More + Piece Of Me (Britney Spears) - this woman came back with a vengeance!! I really really like Piece of Me - damn catchy tune. And Gimme More was no 1 on the billboards for a reason. I like Britney's sort-of-new sound. Piece of Me is really really just so catchy and danceworthy =)

3) I Like You Just the Way You Are ( Timbaland ft Keri Hilson) - OOOH. New song but i so love this song! The chorus reheeeaaally rocks! It's awesomely catchy (is there nothing else I know how to say?) and I like Timbaland's tracks a LAWT.

2) Makes Me Wonder + Won't Go Home Without You (Maroon 5) - this band utterly amazed me this year! These 2 are wonderful tracks from a stellar album and i'm looking forward to more singles from them! M5've totally outdone themselves - and you thought She Will Be Loved and Sunday Morning were good, THINK AGAIN! haha. I'm expecting more from them man! And I especially love the MTVs. Gorgeous work. Plus, Adam Levine is YUMMM! Hehe

and drumrolll......

1) BE WITHOUT YOU (MARY J BLIGE) - one word - FANTASTIC. Mary J Blinge deserves her awards for this.

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TOP 10 MUSIC ARTISTES for 2007

This list was relatively easier to compile, lol. Here goes:

10) Jay Chou - He keeps coming up with new stuff that is just so great to listen to. Too bad it wasn't anything too spectacular or he'd have placed way higher!

9) Show Luo Zhi Xiang / Jolin Tsai - I think Jolin came up with a great album chock full of danceworthy tracks earlier this year. Xiaozhu gets placed because he's a darned sleek dancer and apparently, darned hard worker. And I like his sense of humor lol.

8) Britney Spears - From what I've heard so far, her comeback album is pretty cool! Kudos for coming back with a BAM! If she could only clean up her act... haha

7) Fergie - I think fergie did a great job this year with lots of great songs (I loved them all though none of them were good enough on their own to make it into my top 10) I liked Fergalicious, Glamorous, the Make-Up Song (All that I got) and of course, Big Girls Don't Cry.. Being a BEP alumnus sure makes your music sound good huh. Hahas

6) Justin Timberlake - I've always like this guy's music. And this year has seen quite some of them! What Goes Around, My Love, Damn Girl, Love Stoned, Give It To Me (with Nelly F and Timbaland) and quite some more that I don't really remember. I poofed his entire LoveSounds/FutureSex album. It was pretty awesome =) He always has a keen sense of musical direction which is usually quite coherent in his albums. Pap-beating brought him down though. And Jessica Biel.

5) Rihanna - Oh this girl had it MAAAADE this year! Smash hit Umbrella and its weeks on the top of the billboards made it the reigning Summer Anthem of 2007 and placed it alongside the ranks of songs like Yeah! and Shake Ya Tail Feather etc! There's like, a magic song every year and Umbrella was THE song of 2007! Totally. Rihanna is a great girl too, nice character and all, from what I see on MTV.. And tracks like Shut Up and Drive and Unfaithful are pretty good too but not good enough to pull her up to the top 4 of my list...!

4) Gwen Stefani - Yeah her name was glaringly absent from my top 10 songs huh! That said, Gwen also had an amazing year, what with The Sweet Escape and Don't Get It Twisted as well as Early Winter. I also poofed her whole album and was rewarded with fantastic fantastic songs. I liked all of them, which is pretty rare when it comes to me and albums. Add to that the fact that her songs have VERY HIGH re-listening value..! Imagine listening to songs like Cool, Luxurious, Rich Girls etc again! You know you're just dying to sing all of em again!! Gwen Stefani is an awesome artiste with great music. So there!

3) Nelly Furtado - I must really applaud this lady. She managed to reinvent herself perfectly with a new sound and all. Maneater, Say It Right, All Good Things (Come to an end), Glow.. All are songs from a really amazing new album released this year and they're all really awesome! Good job on taking something different, new and foreign and making it WORK! *applauds*

2) Maroon 5 - I've got lots of love for this band. They wow-ed me with Makes Me Wonder, making me sit up and listen to them with this song, showing that they can do something different. While She Will Be Loved and Sunday Mornings and other tracks from Songs About Jane were really fantastic, Makes Me Wonder was just breathtakingly GOOOOD. Then the hubbub died down and all was kinda just forgotten. And who knows, I turn the channel to MTV one day and there goes Won't Go Home Without You - another song that just got into my head after just ONE listen! Very little songs do that, and Maroon 5 is proving they ain't just a one-album wonder. GO!!! (and yea Adam Levine is HAWT)

now drumrolllll......!!!

1) TIMBALAND - I have got SO MUCH respect for this guy. He remade Nelly Furtado, gave JT's tracks amazing arrangements, then brought the 2 together to give us a wonderful song Give It To Me. Then he went on to record I Like You Just The Way You Are with Keri Hilson, which was just another fantastic song. This year I found myself on the lookout for songs that had his name on it, and I just KNEW he was this year's Number 1 music artiste man. His arrangements really give an amazing edge to the music that makes it just super danceworthy and all. Yea ok enough gushing. Lol

Honorable mention: Chris Brown (Wall-to-Wall!), Leona Lewis (Bleeding Love!!!!), Gary Cao (beipan!), 5566 (SAM WANG!!!)

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Hahas. Ok. Will continue the CherAwards nx time! Tired and needa sleep!

can't stop myself

2007-12-29T03:27:00.000+08:00

i was re-reading my blog archives and was just about to turn in when the things i'd blogged about kept nagging at me. I got out of bed and came here to blog a whole truckload of thought-blog.. My fingers are frozen but i've gotta keep going.

if you'll look beyond the surface, you may be pleasantly surprised
if you look into the deceitful facade, you may be disillusioned
if you'll take my hand, i'll show you the way home
if you walk with her, she'll swallow you whole
if I could turn back time, I would have said yes
if I could turn back time, I should not have spoken.

yet "time and tide wait for no man"
and my heart has already been broken
you are different now - so distant
and distance myself must I.

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that's just a really odd poem-thing with no proper scantion or rhyme scheme. It's more like a rambling. Anyways, don't think too much about it. It's only going to mean something to me. It's about 2 different issues so don't assume.

Anyways, I really just wanted to blog about my friends again.. This time with a focus on 2 people. Here goes:

ANN

Heya darling. I was reading in a long ago post how you were a really great friend but as we hadn't had a long history I didn't wanna say too much. Well, now after about 1 and a half years together, I just wanna say I LOVE YOU =)

I remember when I first met you dear - in the lift going for the orientation talk. You were with your parents, I was with mine. I remember looking at you and thinking not-too-pleasant but also not-hostile thoughts. Haha. Anyways, we only became friends on the first day of school at the first lecture, when we got together (you were sitting with ngee ann and I was alone coz I was late) to do the COM101 class assignment. We didn't hit it off right away, but we became fast acquaintances =)

Then maddie and evy joined us for psy project and the inevitable and monumental coming together of CAME happened. After awhile we became so tight that we were really just recognized as the 4 of us.

After the prev sem, I really feel so much closer to you dear. Though we hadn't had as much time to talk together during the semester, what with the crazy workload and all, I really feel that through working together as much as we did, and having so many proj meetings, discussions, and some heart-to-heart talks, I really feel like we've bonded. I mean, before that I'd already seen you as my UB Bestie, and really my closest friend in all of UB, and along wit evy and maddie as well as other friends I made along the way like Yarn, Elves, Rah, Vita, Helpful(Psychotic), Ashton, William and all, I felt blessed to have quite a bunch of friends in UB le. I'm most fortunate, however, to have found a friend in you dear. You really rock my world.

Though it's only been a short 15+ months, I found myself having a lot of faith and trust in you. You're really a generous and selfless person, thoughtful and sensitive and very cartoon sometimes! lol! You're a great listener and so concerned about your friends. I really really really treasure you as a friend dear =) And i'm so shocked to find such a good friend in UNI, where I wasn't really expecting to make any fast friends at all! Especially not one I trust and love so much =)

Memories:

- during a particular com240 lecture-
me: ask you arh *proceeds to draw diagram on paper*... if you were standing here, and this person (blahblahblah)
ann: *cocks head to one side*why are you asking such a question? *mischievous glint in eye*
me: *blushing furiously* no no i'm just curious!!
ann: you sure not! why (i can't rmb exactly what) ...
me: *protesting* no no i mean like, any normal person would..??
ann: ok la, if it were me, i would just move

me+ann : laughing quietly. hahaa

*chats in your car
*staying up to pia com317
*you turning up to support all my performances
*hugging each other when the security guard found my hard drive (!!!)

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Thanks for the memories anndear. Here's to many more wonderful ones! =)

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BINA (BETTINA)

BINANANANANANANNA. Like seriously one of my newest newest brand-spanking-newEST friends!!! I only met her like what, May this year? And through another friend somemore! Never expected to become close friends with her but hey! I'm really surprised I found another good friend!

Besides sharing similar interests - shopping, webdesign, singing, good food, money troubles, hypocrite friends etc, Bina and I have a lot of same views AND same habits! Hahhaha. We realized this like a couple of weeks ago that we totally are like the same person. Our day starts at approximately 230pm in the afternoon, and we sleep at approximately 4am. Lol. OH and we share the same fondness and weakness for CABBING. Wahahahaha

I must say, when I first met Bina I didn't know whether we would click or hit it off, but after that first shopping trip, MANNNNN. We just totally gush about the same stuff the same way. It's so awesome.

Another thing I really like about Bina is how genuine she is! She's really v straightforward. Some things I can't mention but yea! Totally enjoy your company babe.

While we're still really new friends and don't meet up VERRRYY often, I'd like to say that I totally can foresee being fast friends for reeeeaaaalllyyyy long with my BINANANA! hahaha! =) Totally LOVES~ man.

Memories:

*jinxing each other while hailing for cab
*sitting in yvonne's office being very awed
*countless times sharing cab home tgt (bina stays at cashew area!! =))
*bina calling me and when I answered, she said "Hello? Bina!?" LOLOL Hilarious shit! Then proceeded to say "I mean, Bina here!" LOLOL
*shopping!!!

I <3 U BINANANA!=) Here's to many many years ahead! =D

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Hmm. Think i'll leave it at that for now. Have to zzz. Ciao darlings~

ooops

2007-12-28T02:13:00.001+08:00

hahas. in changing my layout, i accidentally removed the widget that contained my tagboard so you guys can comment in the meantime while i go search for the widget to install my taggie again hehe.

UPDATE @ 2:25AM - Hehe added the taggie back, and while I was at it, added a whole buncha other stuff too =) Check out the sidebar content if you're bored! =)

stories...

2007-12-28T01:19:00.000+08:00

i stored lots of stories in my comp's memory to share with you guys.. touching ones mostly and also some funnies... Time to share wit you guys at last =)

School Visit

After delivering a speech at an elementary school, the president lets the kids ask a few questions. One little boy, Joe raises his hand and asks, “How come you invaded Iraq without the support of the United Nations?”

Just as the president begins to answer, the recess bell rings and he says they’ll continue afterward. 25 minutes later the kids come back to class.

“Where were we?” says the president. “Oh, yes... do you kids have any questions?”

Another boy raises his hand and says, “I have three questions: First, why did you invade Iraq without support from the U.N.? Second, why did the recess bell go off 30 minutes early? And third, where is my buddy Joe?”

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Haha this one just reminds me of PrisonBreak with all the government conspiracies and all. LOL

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What would you do - Shay's story.

Two Choices

What would you do?....you make the choice. Don't look for a punch line,
there isn't one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the same choice?

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled
children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would
never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its
dedicated staff, he offered a question: 'When not interfered with by
outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot
understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?'

The audience was stilled by the query.

The father continued. 'I believe that when a child like Shay, physically
and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other
people treat that child.'

Then he told the following story:

Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let me play?'
Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like
Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were
allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.

Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not
expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for
guidance and said, 'We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning.'

Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. His Father watched with a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but
was still behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a
glove andplayed in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he
was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was
scheduled to be next at bat.

At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win
the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold
the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.

However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that
the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life,
moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make
contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The
pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards
Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.

The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game. Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams
started yelling, 'Shay, run to first! Run to first!' Never in his life had
Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down
the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.

Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!' Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it
to the base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right
fielder had the ball ... the smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's
intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the
third-baseman's head. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the
runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.

All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay'
Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to
help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, 'Run to third! Shay, run to third!'

As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, 'Shay, run home! Run home!' Shay ran to
home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the
grand slam and won the game for his team.
'That day', said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face,
'the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world'.

Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy, and
coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!

AND NOW A LITTLE FOOTNOTE TO THIS STORY: We all send thousands of jokes through the e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes to sending messages about life choices, people hesitate. The crude, vulgar, and often obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion about decency is too often suppressed in our schools and workplaces.

If you're thinking about forwarding this message, chances are
that you're probably sorting out the people in your address book who aren't the 'appropriate' ones to receive this type of message. Well, the
person who sent you this believes that we all can make a difference. We all have thousands of opportunities every single day to help realize the
'natural order of things.' So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice: Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do we pass up those opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in the process?

A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least
fortunate amongst them.

You now have two choices:
1. Delete
2. Forward
May your day, be a Shay Day.

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This one is so so sweet. *sighs*
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This next one is bittersweet - the kind of romance stories i'm super into nowadays lol

There was once this guy who is very much in love with his girl. This romantic guy folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes as a gift to his girl.

Although, at that time he was just a small fry in his company, his future didn't seem too bright, they were very happy together. Until one day, his girl told him she was going to Paris and will never come back. She also told him that she cannot visualize any future for the
both of them, so they went their own ways there and then...

Heartbroken, the guy agreed. But when he regained his confidence, he worked hard day and night, slogging his body and mind just to make some! thing out of himself.

Finally with all the hard work and the help of friends, this guy had set up his own company ..

You never fail until you stop trying. One rainy day, while this guy was driving, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain walking to some destination. Even with the umbrella, they were still drenched. It didn't take him long to realize they were his girl's parents.

With a heart in getting back at them, he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting them to spot him in his luxury sedan. He wanted them to know that he wasn't the same any more; he had his own company, car, condo, etc. He made it! What he saw next confused him, the couple was
walking towards a cemetery, and so he got out of his car and followed...and he saw his girl, a photograph of her smiling sweetly as ever at him from her tombstone and he saw his paper crans right beside her...

Her parents saw him. He asked them why this had happe! ned. They explained, she did not leave for France at all. She was ill with cancer. She had believed that he will make it someday, ut she did not want to be his obstacle... therefore she had chosen to leave him.
Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have. She had wanted her parents to put his paper cranes beside her, because, if the day comes when fate brings him to her again...he can take some of those
back with him...

Once you have loved, you will always love. For what's in your mind may escape but what's in your heart will remain forever.

The guy just wept...The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside her knowing you can't have her, see her or be with her ever again.........hope you understand.

Find time to realize that there is one person who means so much to you, for you might wake up one morning losing that person who you thought meant nothing to you.

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GACK! So sad man =(
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Anyways, been watching old movies lately.. Watched Peter Pan on CH5 when it aired recently... OMG THAT SHOW IS SO SWEEEEEEEET i cried so much i finished half a box of tissue. I'm really just a total sucker for sappy sad stuff. They really changed the story a lot. I remember listening to the story at night when I was young, before drifting off to sleep. It was so magical and exciting, but the movie portrayed it as a mini-romance kinda thing. SUPER SUPER TOUCHING! I always suspected there was something going on with Wendy and Peter. Lol. Anyways, it was just so cute I can't stop gushing about it.

Next day i watched I Am Legend starring the one and only Will Smith! Another fantastic show! Kinda similar to 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later but omg super nice! Will Smith is HOTTT! =) But anw I got kinda creeped out by the show so I searched for a happier movie to watch and tried to watch Bee Movie but the streaming sucks. Anws, I tried watching Mr. Bean's Holiday and found it all a bit tiresome so I only watched about half of it...

Today I watched Enchanted! So so so lovely and sweet! Though I can't imagine Patrick Dempsey(?) as anything other than McDreamy, it still really worked=) The singing in the show was pretty good, typical Disney fare. Especially the silly song "True Love's Kiss". Really cheesy but super catchy at the same time! Reminds me of Snow White's "Someday My Prince Will Come" Whahaha.. Oh man. I'm such a Disney Kid. I grew up on stuff like Cinderella, Snow White, Dumbo, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid and more! Lol. I had the videos, the books, the book-on-tape etc.. The whole package man. LOL. But anw, I really enjoyed the movie!

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I actually have more to blog about! Like how I found this store that sells GORGEOUS GORGEOUS BAGS (at last!) and bought myself another bag... Now I have two new bags (bought one after meeting yvonne and yufen on the 21st) in similar colors and material. LOL. Oh an I have a new hp.. Back to Nokia baby!! Yay! Can finally use music as my ringtone again! Wooohooo.

Will stop the blogging for now heh. Enjoy, guys! =)

reformed..!

2007-12-24T01:45:00.000+08:00

hey people =) be prepared for a verrryyy looooong thought-blog entry today =)

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I recently went through a very serious renewal of faith that gave me another new outlook on life and how I was living it.

Before this incident, I thought I was alright as it was. I followed (haphazardly) the laws of the Lord, trying my best not to speak ill of others, not to bear hostile feelings towards people. While I kept to it, managing to not speak ill of 95% of the people I knew, there were still cases where I lapsed and bitched about people.. At the time I thought it could be condoned, it was alright to speak ill of these people because to me they deserved it.

I tried my best to give these people the benefit of the doubt etc, but there really came some times when I just couldn't because to me, what they did was utterly unpardonable. Whatever it was though, I never spoke ill of people that did me no harm... I was only incensed to bitch about people who were really testing my patience.. Apart from these people (very select few, lol.. you guys know roughly who la..) I kept my mouth to myself (to coin a phrase) and really didn't speak bad abt anyone. I removed myself so much that I couldn't really be bothered to speak badly of them la. In fact my first impression of people (after getting to know them) is usually that they are nice/good etc.. [ and some of my friends find me naive for that haha ]

Recent events were making me really upset about certain people... I felt utterly betrayed and all but anyways, that's all over. The point is, at a time when I felt very insecure and all, I just happened to pick up this book at Popular while shopping for assessment books for my tuition kids.. It's titled 32 True Stories of Ghosts Spirits & Gods by Andrew Tan... Given my liking for material based on supernatural happenings, this book drew me to it inexplicably. I read the synopsis (?) and was so intrigued by it that I brought it with me all the way to the cashier, having no intention to buy it at all.

I'm not the kind to buy this kind of books (compilation) coz they don't have a lot of re-read value so I was planning to ditch it before it was my turn to pay. Suddenly, however, this guy in front of me in the queue turned around and asked me if I had the Popular card. I said no, and expected him to leave me alone. Super surprisingly, he said he had one and told me to use his after he had paid. I was really stunned so I didn't respond, I just looked shocked with my mouth slightly ajar. Then he was like, "do you understand what I mean?" and I was all like (stammering) "Er er... y..yes... b..but... er, WHY???"

Lol. I practically screamed WHY at him, with my eyes open as big as they could lol. Kinda a frightening image haha. But anw, he just said, no lah just helping etc. Some kinda weird answer but sounded alright so I accepted his offer.. For a moment i thought I was on Gotcha! (I'm kinda paranoid that way) but he paid, then passed me his card, then i paid and he waited while i was paying, then i returned his card..

Anyway, the point of this whole story is, after he offered to lend me his card right, this small voice in my head was like, "Since you're going to get a discount, why not just buy the book? It'll be super worth it y'know. After the 20% discount the book is only $15! Not bad! Buy la" So yea I ended up buying the book.

While I wouldn't call this incident Divine Intervention, I'm gonna say it was pretty close to that. Whatever it is, I started reading the book. The tales were really chilling, especially those of the Pontianak stories. I started becoming really afraid coz of how realistic the stories were and how it seemed that everything around me was liable to land me into a case of possession or something to that extent. I was super afraid and after about 10 tales I gave up and refused to continue reading anymore stories. The author, however, had a very reassuring tone of voice. He kept saying how it was important not to have fear of the otherworldly beings and to have a strong faith and how a strong aura can help prevent possessions etc.. Then i started to get even more creeped out coz I was freaking SCARED then I was like "SHIT! I'm scared!! My aura is weak!!" Wahahahahah a bit silly arh! haha

So anws I decided immediately to go and read the back where he had a few articles about "What is an aura" and "How to prevent possessions" and "What is a ghost/spirit?" etc... Reading it gave me a HUGE reassurance. Also, a story about his encounter with a pontianak also helped in guiding me towards this new outlook I have. In the story, a pontianak was clawing at his door so he started meditating, filling his head with thoughts of LOVE for the pontianak, because he understood that it was just a tortured soul looking for revenge after a horrific death.. And though the pontianak didn't completely go away (it still lurked by his house)it cldn't harm him or his family because of the love that protected them.

A combination of this and a lot of other stories made me realize just how powerful LOVE is. It's not romantic love or sexual love. It's the LOVE that God has for us. It's the compassion for all living beings regardless of who they are or what they look like, smell like, say or do. This revelation dispelled all my fears at once. I was so repentant all of a sudden, that in that instant I saw what I had been doing wrong. In not speaking ill of others, I was simply holding my tongue, justifying what others had done so that I could forgive them. However, the way the Lord wants it, the way Jesus did for us, was totally different. He loved us regardless of all our sins, regardless of what we did or did not do. THIS is the love that is all-powerful. This love can make one become so much better a person. And it is this love, that made the Lord die on the cross for our sins, even those who turned their backs on him, who betrayed him.

And when I thought about Jesus dying to save the souls of even Judas Iscariot, the betrayer, I felt so ashamed. Here I was being all troubled and upset about people betraying me and not wanting to have anything to do with them when Christ Himself embraced them and died for them (in such a horrific manner) so that the Lord would forgive them and redeem their souls. I was suddenly moved to tears all over again by the Crucifixion. I felt so unworthy of Christ's love again, but He has given me another chance again. By showing me what LOVE could do, Christ showed me that all I needed was to Love these people, Love all my friends and family. Love all those I 'hate'. Love the people who harm be, betray me, upset me etc. Wish them well sincerely. This is true generosity of spirit.

Immediately after reading those articles and having this revelation, I prayed to the Lord, asking Him to constantly remind me of the selfless, all-encompassing Love that I had found. And ever since then, Life has been very different for me. Buoyed by this Love, I've been seeing many things in a new light. Gone is my resentment and doubt. Whenever I feel resentful against someone, God steps in and fills me with love, and with some difficulty, I find the space in my heart to overlook everything the person has done and love that person well.

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It's a good life i'm living now =) All that said, I hope that you guys won't speak ill of anyone to me le ok? It will be a temptation haha and I wanna steer clear of that. Though I'm quite sure I'll be pretty safe, I still don't really wanna hear mean things about people, alrighty?

(oh dear, suddenly lost track of what I wanted to blog abt... chatting wit tong now.. hehe)

OH YAH haha. Ok anyways. LOVE, people LOVE... That's gonna be my new mantra (tong chk dictionary if you dunno what mantra is! =P)

I know I left out something but nevermind, i'm gonna continue with the blogging first.. So anyways, it's the season for reunions and catching up with old friends and all and I've realized that I've a group of friends, whom whenever I think about them, my whole heart is just filled with love and joy. I really really love these friends of mine and here's a list of these very special people!

1) Shui!! =)
2) NINGRU!!
3) Zhijia!!
4) ANN!!!

Ehs, haha that's the group for now, coz I can't recall who else. Anyways, whenever I'm contacted by/talking to any one of them, I'm always so overwhelmed with joy and love =) I think these people truly bring out the best in me. In case you guys dunno who they are (coz their names don't appear so often on the blog) here's just a briefie on them. Shui you should all be familiar with =) Tuition de... Became super close! Love her to bits!! Ningru you all not so familiar with.. Knew her from MEP at ACSI =) Didn't become very very very close but still good buddies =) Ended up going to NJ tgt!! YAY! Zhijia also not a familiar name - she was my colleague at the-school-i-used-to-teach-at.. Heh. Again, not v close in terms of disclosing info (though she does know some stuff =)) but still good friends with the best intentions =) And finally, you guys should all know ANN!!! UB BESTIE!!! I LOVE YOU ANN =) Ann and I communicate v well, in my opinion. Heh. I really really love how we work at our friendship and really look out for each other and trust each other. Really love you to bits darling =)

However, we cannot forget some of the most important people to me... While these people don't elicit a well of emotions in me, they are still some of my dearest and most trusted friends! Here they go:

Val,ArhBen,Tong,Siyingzi,Edna,Mich,Eunice,Yarndink,Linz,BINANA, KOR etc!

So many more important people in my life like liwen,psychotic(helpful),evy,maddie,elves,reeeeenana, and aiyoh so many more i can't rmb! I truly truly love all of you all so so so so much =) Thanks for being such great friends!

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Xmas this year has been very meaningful for me. I used to do christmas shopping a bit too flippantly... Kinda like, who to buy things for? Ok anyhow get some toiletries or stuff can le. This year's been really different. I've found such pleasure in shopping for particular people with ideas in mind=) I like my gifts for people this year. Heh. Big bomb that left a huge gaping whole in my pocket but hey, it's Christmas =) *sings* Jesus Christ is comingggg to tooowwwnnn! Hahas

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Today was tong's performance thingy at muchuan =) She dedicated a song to me and made me cry ='( Here are the lyrics:

第一次见面看你不太顺眼
谁知道后来关系那么密切
我们一个像夏天一个像秋天
却总能把冬天变成了春天

你拖我离开一场爱的风雪
我背你逃出一次梦的断裂
遇见一个人然后生命全改变
原来不是恋爱才有的情节

如果不是你我不会相信
朋友比情人还死心塌地
就算我忙恋爱
把你冷冻结冰
你也不会恨我
只是骂我几句

如果不是你我不会确定
朋友比情人更懂得倾听
我的弦外之音
我的有口无心
我离不开Darling更离不开你

你了解我所有得意的东西
才常泼我冷水怕我忘形
你知道我所有丢脸的事情
却为我的美好形象保密

My gawd it's like the story of our friendship la! Hehes. I was v touched =) Title of the song is 一个像夏天一个像秋天... I love it =D

Tong and I have been friends vvvv looong.. Been through many quarrels, many changes of character and lifestyle... Stuck through all of it =) Though sometimes tong makes me feel doubtful or hurt (she's tactless one la haha)... I can still feel how important she views me as a friend... Sometimes when I hear about her talking about me behind my back, I feel v hurt, but it all washes away because I know in the end, she'll be there for me just like I will be there for her! I understand the importance of our friendship to her and just like the song, sometimes I scold her for doing some things wrong... But that will be it and bygones will be bygones =)

What I really wanna say to you (tong) is that you've come a long way (time to use simple english here.. hehe) and I'm very very proud of you =) You've achieved what you've always wanted and I am so so happy for you. And I'm very sure you'll do well and become very successful =) Be more confident and sure of yourself. Love yourself (not too much) and keep improving! Like the song said, "你了解我所有得意的东西, 才常泼我冷水怕我忘形".. Hope you understand why sometimes I'm not very very fully in support of your events or what, but i'm sure you know that's coz I need to be the one thinking of the worst case scenario for you just in case! =)

I remember once on our way to dinner/supper in gary's lorry, and we were enjoying the wind and laughing and screaming along the roads, I was like "就是这种感觉嘛。。朋友就是这样。。" and you wholeheartedly agreed. But quietly agreed. You don't say much, but you say enough =)

我是夏天，你是秋天，但我们过的每一天都是春天！

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Merry Christmas Folks! And God bless y'all =) LOVE

days off...

2007-12-19T18:10:00.000+08:00

haha! ytd went to batu pahat wit my parents! SHIOK!

i strongly recommend a shopping trip (expenses covered by your parents! haha or not also can) haha. It really makes u feel good!

Anw i went to the Batu Pahat mall and shopped... They were having sales (I think is the Malaysia Year End Sale) and a lot of stuff was like, 50% off, 70% off etc!! And the stuff is really really cheap! I bought a total of 3 pairs of shoes for myself and 2 skirts! And toiletries =) Oh man, who's up for a shopping trip? My parents and I are going back in about 2 or 3 weeks to pick up our curtains =) Come along la! Bring 100 Sing = 229RM! Can buy quite a bit of stuff even if the Year End Sale is not on! My shoes were originally 49.90RM then after 50% off is 24.95RM, which is less than SGD$12!! And they're gorgeous gorgeous heels know! Show you all nx time man. I think the shoe-shopping there is better than Shenzhen =) Cheaper to go there too! Haha but shenzhen clothes shopping better coz WAYY cheaper! But their clothes (in BP) are quite nice!

Haha I'm rambling. Anyway the sad thing is, i didn't see any nice bags that caught my fancy.. =( Oh and they have CUTE salespeople! Haha which is kinda freaky coz I walked into a shop, then checking out the stuff, then noticed a salesperson and briefly thought to myself, "Hmm, cute." And then said salesperson proceeds to follow me all around the shop. I was like, so uncomfortable i left the shop LOL. Happened in more than 3 shops I went to! Though not as bad/aggressive as the Lot1 Bag Guy (*winks at val*), these people kinda just follow you around, and it's really scary! And the cute-salesperson-phenomena is not just limited to one shop! They really employ the Liking Factor a lot there huh. I like cute muds! Grr. Hahahaha.

Anyways, I had a fun time =) Travelling was fun too - we had great songs playing in the car and didn't have to make very many stops. Hehe alright I enjoyed myself.

See y'all soon! I'm sending out Xmas cards tomorrow so expect them by Xmas eve! (ps i'm only sending out 4 though. haha. no time le la!)

Lovelovelove~

bags bags bags!

2007-12-17T20:12:00.000+08:00

Club21 sent me my latest bit of feed!=)

http://pull.xmr3.com/cgi-bin/pull/DocPull/5596-494119-BFA2/36895053/Message_Body.htm

check out the first one! the CITY HANDBAG! And the Marc Jacobs!!!

I likeeee. I like the D&G one too but i don't really need an evening purse at the mo. You guys can get me that for xmas yah. the city handbag. Whahaa. But i'd still love my red one tho =( Heh. Alrighty just a short shout=)

tis the season...

2007-12-16T21:38:00.000+08:00

heylooo

yea haven't blogged in ages... surprisingly, even though it's the hols, i'm still so darned busy! Majority of my time's spent on work (NC!) and prepping xmas prezzies... I haven't even got around to the xmas cards yet!?? crikey..

Yea and I finished watching all 10 seasons of FRIENDS already!!! Oh man i miss the 6 of them =( Ohwells... It was a really really guilty pleasure, watching all those dvds... I'm not going to borrow dvds from vita anymore!! Really takes up a huge load of my time man!

I've got lots lots lots to blog about. Serious shitloads! Event blog, thought blog about friends, family, God, xmas... But so much to write and so little time! I've still got to get back to work on my work stuff and I've re-started tuition again. Took up my cousin (P3) and i think i'll continue with him.. He is an angel.. Well, he was the first lesson. I haven't had the 2nd lesson wit him yet so I'm not sure how that will go. But it is a pleasure to teach him, that's for sure.

Trying to get myself organized this year.. Heh. I've stopped using my trusty red organizer (which a lot of you should be familiar with)... But i found myself triple-booking dates with people on the same day so I must say, I've really got to start using an organizer again. And i've already got 2 new ones so I'll be using them - one bigger one for school stuff and the pocket one for noting appointments and stuff like that.

Anyways, i wanted to blog today mainly because I wanted to put up my wishlist for this year somewhere! So here goes:

1) A new bag! (2 would be great too =)) I know i kinda have a lotta bags at the mo but I want this bag that I saw - a red shoulder bag with gold buckles and zip and 2 front pockets.. So gorgeous! I wanted to get it that day but didn't have enough cash with me and was lazy to draw money so i took the namecard of the woman selling it (she doesn't have a permanent storefront) BUT I LOST IT!!!! ='( BOOHOO. She has 2 bags I wanna buy and I also took down the item numbers for both of them but but but! CRAP I LOST THEM! =( So if anyone can get me a gorgeous bag this christmas, it'll be greatly appreciated! =)

2) Perfumes - CK One Summer 2007, DKNY Be Delicious, DKNY Red Delicious & Sarah Jessica Parker Covet. I LOVE ALL THESE SCENTS!!! The last one, SJP Covet, is quite a surprise. I didn't expect myself to like it but after getting the sample from HerWorld and trying it after a day, OMG i really quite like it =)

3) SHOES!! I want strappy heels that are not too high.. They should have slingbacks so that i can wear them for church, work, school presentations etc.. Any colour will do, as long as they're pretty =) For your convenience, my shoe size is 37-38 or 7-8.. For shoes that are cut bigger, my size is 37/7 and for those that are cut smaller, it's 38/8 =) Btw, i do not like covered up shoes.. =) But if they're pretty, who's to say? HAhahaha

4) LAPPIE Hahaha this is for my dad to see. I want a new lappie.. Not Dell, preferably.. HP is the best! And while we're at it, I could do with a laserjet printer =) Hehe. This is a WISHlist people... I can wish for what I want right? Haha

5) NEW HANDPHONE!! I really don't like motorola leh... I want a new Nokia phone with 3G and good functions and camera etc!!!! Haha another WISH.. =)

6) Wah.. haven't really think yet.. Haha so yea anything else you guys get will be fine =) Preferably something i can use/wear etc Hehe!

Hehe.. Above is just a guideline on what to get me *wink wink!* hehe.

Got lotta reading material for this hols and stuff to do and make!! Hahas.. Oh yea and I finished learning Marriage D'Amour on the piano ytd! Thanks val for the score! Can't believe I learnt a piece in a day. It used to take me forever to learn a piece.. Think when I'm interested in the piece I'll be more motivated and committed to learning it la.. Haha. Oh and I'm learning Italian online =) But I've already got the basics so now i just need to converse in it and widen my vocab!!

Btw! Who wants to take up a tuition assignment - 2 boys, Sec 2 and Sec 4.. English and Literature(for the Sec2)... At Namly Road (6th Avenue area).. I'm not taking these boys (much as I would love to seeing as it's my fave subjects at my fave level to teach!) coz they're my cousins! Right now i have some people who have offered to take it up but eh, i wanna be a bit more stringent with my criteria... People I actually had in mind included my NJ classmates.. Haha but anyways, if you're interested in it do just tag or email me=)

Just a little incentive (or disincentive?) to take these boys up! Their uncle is Electrico's Daniel Sassoon! (if i'm not wrong) So yea, band geeks, eat your hearts out! Haha. In other words I'm also kinda related to him but yea, only seen him last time quite a few years back and had no idea who he was. Haha.

Alright enough blogging! I'll event blog next time! =) Stay tuned!!

hi ho.... pinochio!!!

2007-11-28T19:14:00.000+08:00

urgh... haha i'm so super sorry guys i know it's been damn long but, like i've mentioned on the tagboard, i've been uber uber busy!!!!

yupyup... alright on with the event blog ok? where did i last event blog till? hmm..

oh yea the saturday before my bday... woah that's like, almost a month ago!!! ok ok sorry guys...! alright hmm...

i'm talking on the phone to tong now so i may be a bit disoriented when blogging this alright.

yea ok we just had a super lot of distractions haha (cough cough)

ok anyways i've decided that for this entry i'm just gonna pick a few things to blog abt..

1) The visit to 883JIA FM studio!!! It was uber fun =) Thanks to all of you who tuned in and let me know how it went =) Heh. Hope you all didn't notice the little boo-boo.. Haha i said the ah-bing-ges were lang2s... LOL which is a really stupid thing to do seeing as i'd had to leave cmpb after tt and the place is filled with said lang2s roaming around listening to the show being broadcast all over.. Haha.. Yea but it was an uber fun experience! =) Saw the big-ass mikes and all the behind the scenes stuff... Lol.. I don't wanna blog too much about this lah but it was a super fun experience! Just wanna make a special shoutout here to:

- Ann! Thanks for listening in and being so supportive and all =)
- Tong! Thanks for voting so many times!
- Tai An! Thanks for voting so many times!!
- Val!! Thanks for voting (by sms) SO DAMN MANY TIMES!! =) (she msged 20Xs ok!)
- Ben! Thanks for asking all your friends to vote!!=)
- Cherie! Thanks for asking your friends to vote!
- MY PARENTS!!! You dunno how much their support means to me!! My dad said "jia yew!" on the webby lol.
- the following ppl for voting (on webby):
--junsheng (omg!?)
--melvin
--carol
--cousins tim, lawrence, etc
--uncle ken, godma, aunties jo, mary, angie
--dajie jenn
--darling edna (and her sister!)
--liwen dear!
--william! shui! derek! tung (wanling)!
--church ppl!
--mich(X3) and ja!
--siyingzi!!
--singingclub ppl! lishi, marisa, ts, deduan, peiyin, jerry
--jenn(kei)
--elves!
--John(tan! which is a super common name, but is the from yj one!) and faviano!
--FRIENDS OF FRIENDS! (coz the other ppl i all dunno le)

SMS Voters:
--kor!
--ben!
--val!
--tong!
--mom&dad!
--all the rest who told me whom i've forgotten!

Shit shit it's late i wanna go watch feng4huang2si4chong2zou4!! Lemme just hurry with this.. Heh.

Ok the other thing i wanna blog abt (for now) is the Esprimere Outing last Saturday!! Heh was a fun event which you can read about at Liane's blog or De Duan's Blog... Haha.. Or Suyee's blog, for that matter.. Yea but it was fun for me coz my parents went to Patu Pahat that day and well, for that day i didn't have a curfew (people like gary can stop laughing) so YEA! Hahaha. I wanted to go clubbing after tt but sigh, everyone was tired and truth be told, so was I.. So suyee and I hung out at suntec area until about 1+am? Yea.. reached home abt 2am ba.. Sian.. Wld have stayed out later la but suyee's (for once not mine) dad was calling to rush her home.. Heh. But suyee and I had a nice long chat!! =)

Ok what else to blog abt? Did i blog abt the esprimere bday celeb for me yet? Coz i have to thank suyee lots for that! And dbro and all =) Hahas.

Ok school is ok... Finally finished all projects and did quite well for them, so am preeeetty pleased =) Apparently i did damn well for my 317 presentation hehe. Happie!!!

Alright, gtg watch tv now. Will be back soon!

PS: Go listen to Maroon 5's Won't Go Home Without You! It's damn nice! And FRIENDS ROCKS I LOVE CHANDLER!!!

OKOK will be back super soon!

overwork

2007-11-14T03:13:00.001+08:00

urgh. damn fed up wit either gmail or my lappie. something's preventing me frm sending out my email!! and it's super impt proj stuff la! wtf

yea. i've been super busy wit schwork. leave me alone.

just thought i'd do another quick bday update - to thank the ppl who wished me well for their greetings! Here's this year's SMS-CHERLYNN-HAPPY-BDAY-LOTTERY Results.. Lol..

1) N - called on 301007 at 12:02am. msged "=) hope u've a great bday... may all wishes come true asap!" at 12:06am
2) Bina - msged "happy 20th cherlynn! :) hope you have a b last on your special day! loves! :)" at 12:08am
3) Liane - msged "Hey happen to know today's ur bday when u sent me ur details =p happy 20th birthday!! Hope u have an enjoyable day yea. See ya later (:" at 12:10am
4) Reena - msged "Hey babe, happy bdae! Have a great day ahead yup:-D" at 12:12am
5) Val - msged "happy 20th birthday! can break e code?! lol" at 12:18am
6) Suyee - msged "Dearest sugarcupcake honeypie, happy sweet twentieth! :) may you find a soulmate you wanna share your life with soon, and i love you to bits and pieces! :) hugs" at 12:47am
7) Qisheng - msged "Hey hey! Happy birthday to you! :)" - at 7:49am
8) Wee Jin - msged "Happy birthday! :-) enjoy yr day" - at 8:17am
9) Eve - msged "happy bday! (:" at 8:23am
10) Yiting - msged "Hapy birthday :)" at 10:14am
11) Ah Heng - msged "Cherlynn, happy birthday! =)" at 12:01pm
12) Teru - msged "Happy birthday! Should still know who am i right?" at 12:14pm
13) shui - msged "Hey babe! happy 20th bday!=) hope u'll hav an awesome day ahead n hav loads of fun! mux stay happy always ok! i miss u loads! hugs=)" at 12:47pm
14) Eunice - msged "Hey, happy birthday!! :)" at 1:53pm
15) Darryl - msged "Hey sis happy birthday! Will you be comin singing later?" at 5:10pm
16) Wei(josh) - msged "Helo. Happy birthday dear cousin. Haha" at 5:32pm
17) Zhijia - msged "Happy birthday! May all ur wishes come true. =)" at 6:02pm
18) Yvonne - msged "Happy birthday girl :) hope u had a fun time today!" at 8:39pm
19) William - msged "Hey gal, sorry tat i dint get u any present 2day. But dun worry k, i wish u all e luck 4 tml's quiz. Jiayou! ;-)" at 11:07pm
20) Arh Ben - msged "Hey babe! I know how everyone's vying for your attention when the clock striked 12 today. But not me. It's 30min to a new day and well, it can get a little lonely now since the excitement happened mostly during the day. So, im here to remind you that now is still your big day and you're entitled to all privileges still! I hope you had a great day on your 20th birthday. I wish you great happiness and lots me laughter. Happy Birthday Cherlynn babe." at 11:31pm
21) Samuel (ong) - msged on 311007 "Hey Cherylyn! Happy belated bday... Cheers:)" at 8:22am

My sincere, heartfelt and profuse thanks go out to you all! Really appreciate every greeting tt was sent.. I've not mentioned those from Friendster, Facebook or msn or face-to-face but you guys will hear abt those later.. Anw yea! Thanks guys! Regardless of the length of your msg, it definitely made me smile and helped to make my bday a great one =) Seriously my hp was ringing off the hook la! Hahas. Too bad i was busy! But yea everytime I received a msg, I smiled =) So thks guys! Esp to those whom I really didn't expect, like liane, reena, qisheng, wee jin, yiting, ah heng, teru, wei and samuel...! Although Samuel's one was LATE and like, totally hideously misspelt my name.... I replied him sth like "Thks! But you spelt my name wrongly!" Or sth like that... And the very smart person replied "I didn't la.. Short form really, one 'n' less" or sth like tt. !!! I was like.. !!!! Ah wells. And some ppl were super lame arh.. Like er, Arh Ben. Haha. Totally random! And looooong!!! Take up space only! Hahah j/k j/k.. Really appreciate everything guys!

Sorry if some of you feel unhappy tt i've posted the contents of ur wishes up here! I just wanted to remember them for always but needed to clear space on my hp! Sorry sorry!

So yea thanks guys
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Back to pia-ing i go! (sian.)

finally!

2007-11-06T15:04:00.000+08:00

i know, i know, it's been loooong since i blogged... it feels like it's been ages too!

the week that's just gone by was perhaps the most tormenting week in the history of my life! Work work work - schwork, cca, work, etc! In descending order of intensity of work, of course. Schwork's just been killing all of us la. So i'm sorry guys i haven't had the chance to even sleep properly, not to mention blog!

Hmms.. I s'pose I shd blog abt my bday =) Well it was a series of simple events la, nothing big =) The BIG THING was big on meaning =D I enjoyed myself a lot, thanks so much you guys for everything =) Then Singing Club celebrated a bit on Tuesday, which was nice too! Thanks for the flowers n sweets! (pics are up on facebook, go see!)

Speaking of which, I've become super addicted to facebook since signing up last wednesday i think. OMG It's awesome la! I like it coz it allows me to interact wit my friends more efficiently and in more varied ways than friendster can! I love that I can hug my friends and give them gifts over Fb to show that I still hold them in my hearts! Ingenious!

I'm in sch now, and I dunno when the person is going to come in to close up this LT that i've holed myself up in (wit my lappie) so I think I shan't blog so much for now. So will leave it here first ok! See ya all soon

(SEE CHERIE - I BLOGGED!)

sharing..

2007-10-28T01:38:00.000+08:00

pounding headache now... grrr...

alright i last event blogged on Wed... Ok think I had a rather slack wed coz esl got cancelled last min so i didn't go down ta sch.. So all i did was have tuition i think.. Yepp... Thursday... Went to sch (was late for 337 dammit! coz i overslept coz wed night i pia-ed my reading summaries till late late) and had lessons.. Had lotsa 337 meetings.. Yea.. Then basic lesson at night for cca.. Then cca meeting.. Sian... Then went for dinner... Thought up name for our competition.. Yepp...

Friday was an ok day.. Went to sch for ESL.. After esl i happened to see tong n tai an outside some lt.. Hung wit em for a short while, then went to meet darryl to discuss our 883 thing.. Yayy funnily enough, just by being a finalist we both got the 500 in cash and 100 in T3 hampers le!! Wahaha goodness knows i need it. Wahaha =) Yayy am happy =) Then met suyee to pass her my timetable.. Then darryl and I saw Louis walking around sch so he joined us then we went table-hunting for awhile.. Then sat down and the guys tried to study.. We chatted for a bit, then I left to meet Greg(student!) at Yew Tee Mac's... Hahah we talked a LOT... Oh and this other student Li Hao also joined us.. Talked talked talked.. Yepps.. Then I left to have dinner at home! Slept early coz I was so exhausted.. Almost wanted to sleep at 10pm but went to watch Ghost Whisperer wit my momsy =) Even my dad knows my mom and I appreciate watching this show tgt - he called me out of my room at 10 to say "Your mommy is watching the ghost show already!" lol.

I slept right after the show.. Was so uber tired.. Slept till 2pm this aftnn.. Heh. Felt alright.. A bit sluggish.. My parents actually asked me ytd if I was free on Tuesday for dinner and well, my Tuesday's booked so nope.. I told them tt today was fine for dinner (coz I have plans for Sunday and Monday and Tuesday..) so yea.. They asked me if i wanted to join them in the afternoon to bring a client around, i declined and ended up watching the MUST SCREAM TV on Star for a few hours.. LOL. It was a SIMPSONS HALLOWEEN SPECIAL MARATHON. Lol. Was good. Super stupidly hilarious =) Mom made (instant)noodles for me with (fried)egg! YUMMM!

Alright then went to meet them at church for dinner.. Was expecting a dreary dinner having to entertain dad's client.. But it was ok all in all =) We had a nice dinner at Palm Beach at Boat Quay... After dinner we took a nice Riverboat ride around Boat Quay and Clarke Quay area.. I tell ya, it was like visiting another world =) Singapore River area is so gorgeous at night! Dad took a whole lotta crazy pics! Hahahaha. He's so enthu.. Dad's client (lucy) and I were really amused by him.. Haha oh yea Lucy said I'd make a great New Yorker and strongly encourages me to go work/study in NY.. Haha she'll be posted to Colorado soon i think.. Right now they're in Diego or sth.. Yea.. LOL. She thinks i'll make a good tour guide too. WAHAHAH. Man, ppl need to stop telling me this kinda stuff (about my speaking etc) coz I'll feel like I'm not good at anything else.

On a side note, tong thinks I should give up on singing. FEEDBACK PLS

Ok anyways, after d riverboat ride we walked around for a bit and then sent Lucy back to her hotel then went home.. I ended up having a pounding headache till now.. Grr..

Dad asked me what I wanted for my bday.. Haha! At that moment I realized I didn't know what I wanted! Actually, I didn't have anything i REALLLY wanted/needed! Haha. I was contemplating asking for a new lappie or printer or sth! But I've just come to a great idea! I'm gonna ask my dad to just pay for me to go rebond my hair and get a mani n pedi done =) Yayy. Will go do my hair tomorrow! Heh. Not sure abt my mom. Let her get me what she wants la!

Anw! I wanted to blog some stuff coz I want to put these things as my msn nick.. Haha. Look arh! "When your dreams turn to dust, it's time to vacuum" LOL =) Val says it's v tongue-in-cheek. I think so too! But i just thought it was funny but a bit melancholy at the same time heh. Ok great i can change my nick now *goes to change my nick* Alright! It's now "public enemy no 8745640J" hahaha. It's random ok! RANDOM! hahahhaha don't anyhow anyhow think that is my nric no lol. i just picked the no out of thin air ok

hmm what else did I wanna share abt? hmmm...

i'm on the phone wit val now and am really rather distracted so can't blog properly lol. but anw, i'm really excited abt Monday =) Due to some silly little slip, I've discovered tt something BEEEG is going on for my bday celeb on Mon so yea I'm really excited about it =) Here's my bday celeb schedule. Nth much this year la:

Sat(today): Think it's like wit my family today lo. Either tt or tml. Lol
Sun: Hmm.. Part family part yvonne&bina they all ba. If I eventually decide to go join them.. Haha. They invited me down to Loof coz the whole restaurant is booked for some bday celeb =) I think i'll be going if they ask again la heh
Mon: the big thing. LOL
Tues: cca

Heh. Yeps. Alright I can't rmb what else I wanted to blog abt and talking to val now so i gotta concentrate =) Ciao all. I love you all~
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baby sometimes love just ain't enough

lol!

2007-10-26T03:15:00.000+08:00

i found something new to make me laugh like mad

Actually came across it when I was reading Xiaxue

LOLOL! It's called Buffalax la (it's actually the name of the guy who does the subtitling) and it's FUCKING HILARIOUS! OMGOMG! I love the line "Oh Shit i knew your son!" LOLOLOLOL! It's really damn hilarious! Enjoy alright! I also liked the Tunak Tunak Tun one but seriously, this one takes the cake lol.

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Hmm.. Not sure if i have anything much to blog about heh. Things are getting exciting. Hope everything works out =) Ciao ppl.

hmmmmm...

2007-10-24T21:35:00.000+08:00

today my horoscope said this:

Friendster Horoscope for October 24, 2007

Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21)[?]

The Bottom Line

The warmth you feel from friends will keep you in a very jovial mood today.

In Detail

If a blur of social obligations is working on your last nerve, get some alone time today. Treat yourself to a quiet dinner out, or rent your favorite movie and just chill. It's not selfish to want to be by yourself ... it's healthy. Social hound friends may not understand this inward phase you're going through, but they will accept it. Be honest with your needs (like you always are), and as long as you keep your people in the loop, they'll be cool with your conduct.

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So that's what I did today (and part of yesterday).. I had some me-time.. I watched a lot of tv after doing some sch work.. Basically watched Heroes SIIEP5, Numbers, Everybody Loves Raymond, Ellen, Oprah (well, mainly ellen but just the corinne bailey rae part of oprah) and Amazing Race the ALL STARS edition.. Ytd i went for cca in sch after tuition... Been feeling a bit unwell lately.. Needa detox and eat healthy!

I'm gonna watch CSI Miami and CSI later.. Heh. Thank God for cable.. I'll be pia-ing my reading summaries at the same time though! =)

TV is therapeutic I suppose =) I cried a bit when watching Oprah.. It was just so moving to see Corinne Bailey Rae's mom being so proud of her... And I was just thinking, my own mother would never ever be so proud of me. Sigh. Ohwells. Let's not talk abt tt.

Eh, i forgot what i wanted to blog abt.. Hmm.. Well, just now I received a call from the 88.3JIA FM people... Actually tt day during the guitar performance thing the 88.3FM ppl were in school and a bunch of us tried out (very spontaneously) for some competition thing. I didn't really have any clue what it was about but it was interesting so i just tried lor... then today got called lol.

maybe my true calling is hosting/deejaying/emcee-ing. wahaha. So anyways, Darryl and I will be representing SIM in the Campus Reporter competition.. Do support us by voting =) Once voting (for us) is open i'll post the details up here =) There's online voting, website voting and one more i can't rmb for more details and to check out our current competitors, do check out http://www.funkygrad.com/campusreporter ! Oh and do tune in to 88.3FM on Wednesday 21st November at 10pm =) Darryl and I will be coming to you LIVE from the 88.3FM studio wahaha. Exciting sia.

Well I was reading a really interesting article and here's a part of it:

I've witnessed many people adopting singlehood for a myriad of reasons. I certainly would not put it down to a lack of opportunity because friends can be made and networks can be created anytime, anywhere. Neither would I think an age gap of 6-8 years is a deterring factor for many people.

The greatest challenge of converting an acquaintance to a life-long partner lies in the journey to become part of his or her life. Every individual would have been part of a circle of friends and comfortably leading life in his/her comfort zone. It does not only take desire, but genuine action and effort to gain the trust and acceptance that you can be part of his or life. It is about touching the heart of the person you love; it is about creating emotional dependence between 2 individuals; it is about shifting mental models; it is about taking somebody out of his or her comfort zone of existing friendships to lead a new life with you; it is about making him or her feel comfortable communicating with you; it is about giving hope to each other.

It is not about opportunities or the lack of them. Neither is it about age gaps.

Interesting eh? I can really see the truth in it, especially the parts i bolded. Heh.. Yea well.. Food for thought. Think abt it!

I'm on the phone wit tong now and i'm about to go watch CSI later so yea.. Ciao ppl..! (oh yah remind me, i wanna blog abt Heroes!)

thanks...

2007-10-24T14:31:00.000+08:00

it's all i can say now

thanks ben, val and siying

i'm feeling mildly better. am off to watch heroes now. ciao

like i said..

2007-10-23T00:14:00.001+08:00

this week is deff gonna be miserable..

had a really bad start to the week today.. i don't really wanna talk abt it..

i've realized sth abt myself.

when i'm upset about something, i will feel very very very very sad about it for awhile. then i'll try to look for ways to solve the problem or what.. when that has been tried and the prob still can't be solved, my brain will end up in a whirl. I'll feel very disheartened, but my whole brain is chanting "what can i do?" over and over.

at times like these, i always try to distract myself from the problem.. I turn to chocolates, books. movies, fiction, jokes, games etc.. Anything to take my mind off matters. i don't think any of my friends know this about me, not even val or tong or what. I almost never do recover from any of my sadnesses. when I'm sad about something, the logical, rational part of me knows that it isn't right/good to be sad about something for too long. so I'll shut off the sadness bit in me, and make sure i always remain cheerful, even if it is only superficial.. I don't do this very well though, coz my friends can almost always tell when i'm upset. i say almost.

so what happens when i'm sad? i'll go to youtube, or gamershood, or just plain go to sleep. if I do need to talk to someone about it, if i feel the problem is talk-able, then i'll find someone to talk to about it. but mostly i leave my friends alone... i tend to just avoid talking about the issue altogether coz it just brings up unnecessary pain. i like to leave my pain and troubles alone. I'm not sure if you guys have realized this but whenever it comes to sad stuff, I can never talk about it. I never talk about my sad stuff to people - like why i'm sad about something, or what made me sad or what.

i don't think my friends can handle me being sad. I'm not sure if I can handle being sad. so all the time I just put on a front, but the latent sadness just keeps growing. Until recently i've discovered that all the Ellen stand-ups and Whose Line comedies can't push away the sadness anymore.

I'm sad. I really am.

And at times like these, my only friend is Kleenex.

wahahahahoroscope

2007-10-22T12:00:00.000+08:00

lol. funniest horoscope(of mine) i've ever read

Friendster Horoscope for October 22, 2007

Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21)[?]

The Bottom Line

Whether you are looking for a new romance or not, it will be looking for you today.

In Detail

There's a lot to be said for being direct, but today the more rewarding type of communication for you to explore will be much more subtle -- eavesdropping. Without disrespecting anyone's privacy or personal space, you can put yourself in the right place at the right time and hear some amazing things. We're talking about insider info, flattering comments, and even a juicy secret or two. Sharpen your ears and get ready to be entertained -- and surprised.

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LOL! I'm sorry but I've got 5 words for you:

I'm not in the mood

lol. not for bgr, not for eavesdropping etc. so thanks but no thanks

coz i'd rather wait passively for you =) coz you're so perfect to me =)

all geared up..

2007-10-22T00:49:00.000+08:00

for yet another miserable week ahead...

i can utterly foresee a dreary and miserable week ahead for myself le.. it definitely hasn't gotten off to a good start. ah, fei4 hua4 shao3 shuo1 le... let me get down to business, like recounting the happy stuff =)
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So anyways, here are pics of events in recent weeks, namely the SIM Wellness Wk combined performance between Singing&Guitar clubs.. I sang a total of 4 songs onstage - Hotel California by The Eagles, All You Wanted by Michelle Branch, Ai Ru Chao Shui by idunnowho wit JL and More Than Words by Extreme wit Gerald.. Here are the pics =) Click on them for larger version!

Gorgeous Sam Lee and myself =)

Gerald and I!

Beautiful bee and i!

D.bro and his funny face!

Lovely Wenz and i! =)

Heh yepyep... Now here are pics of Val's bday! Again, click on them for the larger version! =)

Myself and Shumina! She looks utterly lovely =) I like this pic=D

JL, Myself and Shumina! (Shumina save this pic man! In future you're gonna find it v valuable if/when jl becomes a superstar! wahahahahah)

The NJ ppl =) wahaha.

Yummylicious swensen's cookies n cream ice cream cake! =)

And thus begins the camwhoring...

and camwhoring...

aaand camwhoring...

it's getting ugly...

CAMWHORE EXTRAORDINAIRE! Wahahaha.

PS: I still like my hair. But it's getting messy. Wahaha

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Alright! On to event blogging abt today! Coz I'd already blogged abt ytd (Sat) right? So anws, this morn I woke early, made it just in the nick of time to do my 9am reading at church, hung wit mom and the canteen ppl like aunty esther and kat for awhile after the mass was over, then i left for home.. Went to sleep coz the wind was just tickling me and closing my eyes. Lol. I fell asleep on my still-unmade bed. Wahaha. Then woke up late for tuition, and knn (*&%$ kenna my cramps.. Sian.. Then went to eat medicine then went for tuition, after tuition I went home to eat dinner tt my parents dabaoed for me.. My parents had a wedding dinner to attend and they asked for permission to bring my bro, who was flying off later to Taiwan for 3 weeks..

So anw, after dinner I went to meet my student (from the sch i used to teach at) at Yew Tee Mac's.. Helped him wit his Eng for awhile, then we went down to Fajar mac's to meet another 2 of the boys.. Haha. Ok so d ppl there were Steven, Greg and Howie (i insist on spelling his name like this)... Wahaha. It was UBER FUNNY CAN!!! These 3 silly gangsters arh! Wah liew.. Damn funny. But I'm quite proud of them. Their standard of Eng has improved a lot!!! Actually they were quite ok all the while, but they are more familiar with how to use their vocabulary appropriately now.. Wah but it was damn funny. They were studying for chemistry (which i'm abysmal at) then we were discussing reduction and oxidation and how it was abt gaining or losing electrons and shit.. Then there was this discussion abt this qn:

K₂ + 2Br --> 2K⁺Br^-

Sth like tt la! Then it was super funny coz at first me steven and howie said v confidently tt it was a reduction. Then after tt we chked answers then KNN it was actually an oxidation! Then we understood why it was an oxidation so tried to explain to greg. DAMN FUNNY CAN. Howie was all like, coz you lose an electron! You lose an electron! Then Greg was like, "but just now u tell me lose electron is reduction!" Then all of a sudden Steven was like "No it's coz you got 2 electrons to spare" Then all of us looked at him and burst out laughing!!! Wahahaha. Then like we stopped laughing and kept trying to explain the oxidation thing, then Steven kept going "No seriously trust me, it's just because you have 2 electrons to spare.... Lack of 2 electrons... etc.." WAHAHAHAHAHAHA. DAMN FUNNY me, greg and howie just kept laughing i tell ya!

Then I kept writing down all this coz i wanted to blog abt it later so I kept going "Pause pause let me write this down" in between mad giggles... Then after tt Howie was explaining to Greg like, when you lose an electron it's oxidation or sth like tt then he and greg were arguing abt the charge of the ion then howie said sth like "No it's plus minus minus plus"

!!!! hahahahahahahaha!!!! Oh man! I laughed like shit then i took out my book and wrote " + - - +" then howie was like "You stop writing! I sue you ok!" LOLOL. Then after tt Greg still din understand so they kept going round and round until Howie finally understood how to explain to Greg so he was talking then Greg was all like "Wait i just have one question" then Howie was like "You shut up I got one example to show u" LOL! I tell ya as a bystander, it was damn utterly hilarious to me la!

Ok then after tt Greg was asking why the overall charge of NH3 was negative or sth like tt, then we were just saying saying saying, then Steven just said, "It's Ammonia what" then we just burst out laughing again la! Like, ok it's ammonia but it was damn random la!! Then Howie was all like, This is different, this is ammonia meh? Then we were like yesss... Then Howie went "No la! Ammonia is NH4 la idiot!" Then Steven was like "Fuck you la NH4 is ammonIUM la NH3 is ammoNIA la!" LOLOLOLOL Then i kept writing all this down and Howie was like you write!? etc!

Then after tt Greg was asking abt whether i can teach them Geog.. Then I was like yah can... Map reading is ok.. Then because before tt we kept talking abt results mah.. So i was just saying Geog is ok.. Then Greg asked "You when free(to teach them Geog)?" then I didn't really digest the qn so i said "I got A2"

LOLOLOLOL Then howie was like "HAO LIAN LA! Ppl ask you when free you come n say what A2! You better write this down! Your own words!" so LOL i put it down in my book too LOLOL.

Then ok somehow Steven ended up quarreling wit his gf over the phone, it was quite scary coz y'know bengs, they really don't care who hears them so he was basically screaming down the whole of Mac's. It was the kind where if i was not actually sitting wit them, I'd be damn scared to look at Steven coz he sure say "See what see!? Nv see people quarrel on phone before is it?!" kind and proceed to pull out a parang or sth. LOL. But I was wit them la so no worries. Damn funny leh halfway through his call he was like "You think I cannot get girl is it? You want today we break tomorrow I go with another girl show you. " then he came up with this damn classic line: "You happy tomorrow I go with another girl show you la! You not happy then sua"

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL OMFG I tell you when we heard this, Me greg n howie looked at each other with really "HUH!?!?!" expressions on our faces then Howie was like makin gestures at Steven and kept mouthing "No LINK" LOLOLOL I tell ya! I was laughing like mad la!!! Steven was like am-qio-ing over the phone! Wahahahahaha Then I kept noticing this little boy who looked really scared wahahah then i kept asking the guys to diao him WAHAHAHAHAHA. Then the worst thing is turns out he was Steven's primary sch classmate!!! Wahaha then howie got a shock coz he looked so young but he was their age! (Sec 4) LOLOLOL Damn hilarious la.

Then Steven's phone ran out of batt so he used Howie's phone to call the gf... Then he cldn't hear his gf properly and then released another classic line: "Your phone is stammering"

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Guess what Howie's response was? "You want earpiece?"
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It was a really fun and funny experience la lol. I'm glad they're so much more motivated to study nowadays =) Proud of you boys! I'm also glad tt i don't have to be as strict wit em as I had to le... Can hang wit em like friends. They rock la! Silly chao ah bengs. Damn funny =)

Alright. Will blog more laters. Am tired and sad. Ohwells. Ciao all~

layoutness =)

2007-10-21T00:36:00.000+08:00

new layout! i love this layout =) It's not done by me hahas

i was getting damn damn damn sick of the old one. Gross! And anw, i'm feeling happier nowadays.. Less emo.. Or at least... That's what i want you to think when you come to my blog. Wahaha. I'll still blog my usual emo stuff when I do have those down periods but most of it shd be happy stuff! =)
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So anyways.. Lemme continue my event-blog! =) So Thursday I went to sch, had 337 in the morn, then we had our 337 grp meeting, then I had guitar performance! Argh i screwed up my songs! Siann =( I forgot the lyrics for all the songs I was performing.. Benjamin the guitarist was all like, shaking his head etc. Hahas. Then was doing cameo harmonization work for ppl hahahahas. By special request only!!! Lol. It was the first time performing for Louis and my ahbee so I feel it was really a good effort. First time already come n do unplugged.. These people are good man. Now i finally realize how difficult unplugged is.. Lol.

Alright then went for lunch then 231.. Had in-class writing assignment.. Then had basic lesson for cca.. Was another fruitful lesson, i feel =) Then a bunch of us went to KAP for dinner.. MeTongJLTaiAn attempted to practise our group song.. I Still Believe by GaryCao and YvonneHsu(?) yea.. Then chatted lots wit Lucas and Rinalldo about HORROR MOVIES! I tell ya, I'm psyched!! Utterly psyched! Finally found another buncha horror movie kakis!! YAYY! Somemore we all live in CCK!! =) Tell ya, GV Lot 1 will be my newest hangout man.. Even though I will keep running into students.. sian. Haha.

Anw, muchos thanks to Lucas for walking me home!!! That allowed me to take bus home instead of cabbing home (those of you who know abt my difficulties abt taking bus home at night will know what i'm talking abt -__-") We had another loooong chat lol. Man, I miss hanging around intellectual/angmoh-pai ppl.. Wahahaha! =)
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Friday pia-ed to sch earlier to meet ashton.. Then surprisingly his ESL class ended late so i went in to look for him and take the chance to talk to nina.. Made small talk wit glenda while we were waiting for their class to be over.. Heh. GLENDA & NINA you guys rock! =) Ok so had small talk wit ashton after his lesson, then went for my ESL lesson.. Had mini oral presentation thing.. Thank goodness my RP is on the right track =) Yay! No major changes to be made! Haha I kinda love my research topic! Will let you all know abt it soon =)

Alright after ESL i headed down to Holland V Coffee Bean to meet my darling LSY! =) She was meeting a friend of hers... Shawn i think... Is that his name? I can't quite recall.. Anw, he's quite an interesting character.. Ohwells. Alright then xyz and I headed down to town for our facial!! =)) YAYYYY Haven't had my facial done in AGES!!! Wah when my aunt saw me she was like "Why your face so jia lat!?" Wahahahha I know man. Too damn long nv go le! After the shiokamama facial, I had my eyelashes permed again.. Then xyz and I went to have our oyster meesua and ji pa at Far East Shi Lin =) I bought my Starbucks java chip mocha frapp on the way there =) Wheee~ Then we cabbed back (DAMN EX SIAN!) Alright then went home! Lol
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Today! Woke up semi-early for auditions lol.. Then met JL at dhoby gaut mrt, walked down to SMU, saw Lucas training wit the SMU choir, then went for auditions... GOT A FUCKING BIG SHOCK WHEN I SAW THE BLOODY (*&$% STAGE!! Knnbccb no one told me it was an open stage event. WTH. Then got super tense and nervous. So yea i did pretty badly.. Grr.. I changed my song at the last min to How Do I Live (originally intended to sing The Way It Is by Celine Dion.. But that song a bit too strong (i thought) so decided to sing Have You Ever by S Club instead and it was really good somemore, but too early in the morning for my vocals sian.. So in the end picked the safe song HDIL lor..) Anw.. I sang just one verse and one chorus (coz damn tired n disappointed wit myself) and then I stopped and said thanks.. Then the judges were quite surprised i think, then the judge who commented had this to say:

Judge: How do you feel about your performance just now?
Me: (looks nervous and shifty) Erm.. I could have done better......
Judge: Is this your first time onstage? Have you had prior experience in competitions? (the gist of his qn was sth to this extent la)
Me: Er yes... Some..
Judge: Have you won any singing competitions before?
Me: Er.. *thinks* Duet... (then remembers that tong&i didn't WIN duet superstars in 2006.. we were 2nd) No la got placing only..
Judge: ok..

THAT WAS IT! Omg i'm so ($*&%ed... Sigh. Anw then after JL and I finished our auditions we went over to PS... I went to buy the cake.. Then we went to Cafe Cartel to wait.. (JL was joining us coz I didn't tell him I had sth on frm after our solo audition to our grp audition lol. oops) Then shumina turned up.. Then Val arrived at PS and I led her on some weird "treasure hunt" while I finished up my letter for her lol.. Then she finally arrived then I went to meet QS to get the cake.. Then yea! Hahah we celeb-ed Val's bday =) Lucas came down to join us for lunch too then when we sang bday song for val, me jl and lucas sang an impromptu harmonized version! So coooll =)

Kays then after tt jl lucas and I went back to smu (lucas drove and it took (%*&$ long to get a parking lot!) then there was v little time left to prac! Tong and I did our grp audition first and did quite ok.. We sang meilibennvren mah.. Quite a seasoned song liao lol.. Then the 4 of us one.. nv practise properly, very luan.. Our performance was SUPER CUI!!! OMG. SO SUPER THROW FACE =( I think they were saying sth to the extent tt 4 of us were all strong singers but each with our diff unique style.. So not a good grp combi. Sighs. Ohwells. Haha. At least we can hangout and sing tgt =)

After auditions, me tong tai an and lucas went for KTV at chevrons!=) K-ed for a few hours then Lucas sent me home le! Then family gathering!! =) Haven't seen everyone in agesss.. Talked abt my resume and cover letter wit Auntie Angie and Godma.. Hugged yangyang =) I love yangster! =)

And here I am blogging now =)
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Photos will be comin soon! I love this new layout. It's happy! =) I'm lazy to change the color scheme of the taggy so don't care abt it k =) Alright ciao all. See y'all =)

PS: HAPPY 20TH VAL!!! I LOVE YOOOOUUU~~

blogging blogging blogging..

2007-10-18T01:01:00.000+08:00

sigh...

i shdn't be blogging but i wanna coz i have stuff to blog abt tt was left over from the last time! but i shdn't be blogging coz I have hwk to do! And I needa get down to it! So i thought heck, let's get the blogging out of the way first.

And i'm damn distracted anw.. Gary's spamming me with various Youtube videos of acapella groups and quandoquandoquando the duet. Shiokkk. I'm so totally not in the mood for studying. Damn sleepy. Jazz makes me too comfy for words! (and then darling tell me when..) wahaha!

Yea! Before this Sam sent me the youtube link for the vid for My Story Your Song by Stef Sun and Mai Kuraki, which is the eng version of the song we learnt ytd during Singing.. Yea.. Ok I don't think i'm being v coherent right now so I shall just babble on about the past 2 or 3 days heh.
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Didn't blog properly abt Bina's bday! It was a surprise thing! We sang uber loudly in B&J Dempsey's know!? Wahaha. And y'know on the way there and when yvonne was sending us back right, all her colleagues were like, luxury-car-spotting like mad! Esp at dempsey coz it's the "high-class" area ba! Damn funny can they were all like "That's a Lexus C48573987!" "No, it's a Lambourghini Applejuicething"... "There's a Tuscani blocking my way! Fugly shit!!" and so on.. Lol. I was feeling overwhelmed.. I know the Volvo is a good family car. That's all. Haha.

Okays let's just blog abt ytd! So I pia-ed my reading summaries till 3+am then went to sleep and SIAN overslept coz of bloody lack of sleep so thanks to Ann who helped me print my stuff and submit. Heh. Then went to sch and had 337 meeting... then Had 317 meeting presentation.. Then met tong tai an and ah bee for a bit, then left for tuition, then went back to sch for cca... After CCA was over we went down to Memoirs to eat and OH FORGOT TO MENTION! TENGHONG and ahbee came down for lesson, DAMN FUNNY! Wahahahahaha they're damn cute la! They came in holding hands, then they walked one round around the LT to show everyone. LOLOLOL! Funny la you 2! And I insist, you are a cute couple (but tenghong, without ahbee you are not cute! whaahahaha stop deluding yourself! lol!). SO CUTE!!! I WANNA PINCH THEIR CHEEKS! Wahahahaha.

Ok anw so after lesson, me and the cute couple took Lucas's damn cool car (tell you why it's damn cool later) while tong&tai an took sam's car and the rest took gary's lorry! ("the rest" disappeared on gary's lorry lol! internal joke) Anw! Lucas's car IS FUCKING COOL! It's got this sunroof thingy, which is like, this window at the top lah! I'm sure y'all know what I mean! Wah liew i cld see the bottom of expressways etc! Wahaha I cldn't control myself and kept stroking the damned thing (the window la! what are you thinking! :Pp) Then tenghong and ahbee at the back kept telling me not to get my fingerprints on the window et al.. LOL! Was damn funny on the way there la! Then when we arrived, NO FOOD! The cafe had sold everything out! Wah liew! Lol. So we bought food there to eat and ordered drinks only la.. Had quite a good time (i was pretty high lol) and some contestants from BOV Youth Finals were there, along with william, the organizer =) I think i've developed a sentimental attachment to the cafe and its ppl liao! Sigh!

Anws Lucas drove me home (shiokkkk the skyroofthing!!! shiokshiok!!) and we had a nice chat.. Well, I did most of the talking though but yea! Chat! Hahahaha. And he showed me his acapella group's video on his ipod! His group's called Dischordant and they'd recently won the National Acapella Competition thingy =) They're fantastic you guys shd hear them!
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Today! Coz got home late ytd (sitong see la!!! =(( ) then had to pia study nx day's test until quite late so guess what? I FUCKING OVERSLEPT. Grr. Missed the quiz. Was damn frantic this morning when i woke up but then checked the course syllabus to see how many % this quiz was then realized tt they wld be taking the best 2 out of 3 quiz grades to consider so HENG HENG HENG... Like HENG.

Then went to sch for ESL... Then hung around in sch.. When I was walking to the library, someone called me then I turned around and saw Simon from singing club at a store (there was a bazaar going on) then went over.. Bought 2 lovely pairs of earrings from him at a nice discounted price and he threw in a free pair! =) THANKS SIMON!! =D Then went to Library, then ashton called me and my phone screamed bloody murder in the library la! I kenna chased out by the librarian (ashton! you hai4 me one!!) so I went to the atrium and sat down wit simon there help him man his store. Wahaha no la. Just sit there "study" only.. Then I asked ah bee to join me, then simon's partner Bryan also joined us after awhile. Wahahahaha the Brymon stuff are nice! They have an online thing! When I know the link i let y'all know!

Kays after sch I went for tuition then came home
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Off to pia my work now! Will update y'all on my other thought-blog stuff nx time! Really need to get down to work! (PS Just now I watched 2 episodes of Heroes Season II straight. SHIOKKKK) Wahahah. Alright ciao ppl! =)

oh brother!

2007-10-15T23:27:00.000+08:00

okok

i have so bloody much to blog about and so much to do after this that i might as well start blogging now first.

First up, I wanna plug this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTGrzte9ZjQ and this webby www.repeal377a.com

I can't call myself a supporter of gay rights and all, because religiously I am not supposed to.. But that doesn't mean I can't ask you guys to sign the petition if you feel strongly about it. This is the littlest thing I can do because I can't put my name there I'm sorry. While i feel that gay people are no different from any of us (apart from y'know, sexual orientation) and they definitely do make great friends (trust me, I have quite a few gay friends and I really love em all) I'm not going to sign this petition just like I wouldn't sign a petition to make soliciting of prostitution legal. It's mainly coz of the sexual overtones of this petition la, not that I have anything against gay people.

So I hereby call out to all who feel strongly about this cause to submit your petitions before the deadline(19 Oct)! And my apologies to the friend(s) who sent me the link..
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I'll do an event blog now! The last I event blogged was till the day before the mini MAF celeb at tong's place! So let's blog abt tt!

LOL. Well, a dismal no of ppl turned up coz of a lot of last min pangsehs.. So anw, tt morn i overslept and missed church. Mr. WJL lagi best, reached home at 9am? Yah then Sam msged me to say she'll be picking me up at what time what time then blah blah blah.. So ok i washed up, changed and all.. Then at 12nn (we were supposed to meet at 1230) JL called to say he'd JUST woken up. Smart right? So anw Sam and I decided to go pick him from W'lands first.. Then siyingzi and tai an had to wait at ten mile junction there.. And we were supposed to pick up Joanna (a junior =)) from the bus stop outside my church.. Yea.. Ok damn funny la we picked up JL, then we picked up xyz.. Then we picked up Joanna.. Tai An left on his own before we arrived.. So anw.. Damn funny sia we got HORRIBLY LOST! LOL! Ok actually we weren't lost but we just missed the Jalan Labu Ayer turning, then had to search for U-turn.. WHICH DID NOT COME AROUND UNTIL LIKE 94858739475 bloody km away! LOL! Damn funny! We ended up around Bishan area before we could U-turn back.. Then at Serangoon Ave sth we STILL HAD TO U-TURN ONE MORE TIME!! Wahahahaha

I am a terror to all my driver friends actually.. I'm sorry! Lol. I admit it was all my fault. Pointed out the JLA turning too late. Sorry sam! Wasted your petrol =(

Alright anw, the day was filled with lots of MJness, K-ing, mini celebrating of Sam's bday, torturous and very karma-fied Indian Poker, Uno Slam and movie watching etc! Heh. It was quite a fun day in all la =) I enjoyed myself. XYZ's Colin came down to join us in the evening and when he&xyz, me, jl and tong played mj right.. DAMN STRESSFUL!!!! Coz we're the slightly more pro players of the lot already, then playing tt time is really just yah, speedy and all! Waahahahah but I hu-ed so many times tt they kept trying to help each other hu just so that I wouldn't lian2 zhuang1 anymore. LOL
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Alright I'm taking out my organizer to see what happened on Mon... Let's see.. OOOH.. Mon was Children's Day! Ok it was an okok day for me.. We had SOC midterms then lesson then I went for tuition.. Then I met Bina and we went to Video Ezy where I signed up for membership (a lotta discounts n whatnot coz it's my bday month! =D) so I rented 2 dvds - The Wicker Man and Open Season =) Went home and watched Open Season! Not bad but not as good as I'd hoped. Then was super excited to watch the Wicker Man coz it sounded and looked good and i hadn't watched horror in ages so called val up and arranged a movie date! Yay! Wahaha. Yeps..

Tuesday... nothing much.. Made it for COM337 in the morn.. COM317 in the aftnn... I can't rmb what I did between lesson over and CCA but anw we had CCA meeting at 5pm then lesson lor.. Then dinner as usual... Really can't rmb what it was abt le.. Lol..

Wednesday.. Skipped soc.. went for ESL and er.. Can't rmb!! According to my organizer I skipped tuition! But i can't rmb for what!? Argh. Nvm.

Thursday.. Went for COM337 in the morn.. COM317 after tt.. Then COM231 after tt.. Then tuition at 8pm! =)

Friday... Went for NTR in the morn.. Then ESL.. Then went for Guitar Club briefing thingy at 3pm with singing ppl =) Met ashton to talk abt some stuff (will mention nx time).. And cancelled tuition =(

Saturday!!!! I met Yvonne at her house and collected my gorgeous dress =) Talked work a bit then I went to give tuition at 11am... Yea bloody early right? I noticed that this particular week I actually got up quite early consecutively *pats self* haha. Anw yea then after tuition i met val at Lot 1.. We bought snacks and all then went to my house to watch The Wicker Man starring Nicholas Cage! TELL YA! That show SUCKS. Seriously. It's just about this pagan female worshipping clan/tribe/thing on an island and yea the ending really sucks. It's a very intriguing premise but a lot of useless red-herrings were tossed in to make everything more interesting than it really is, which proved really irritating in the end. Being Lit students, val and I were so caught up in the extensive symbolism that was employed but never explained. It seemed so irrelevant in the end! The worst thing was, the cover of the dvd boasted a "shocking alternate ending!" which Val and I were speculating about before the show began.. We were just kidding around, saying tt maybe the shocking alternate ending was going to be that it was all a dream lol, which is really typical.. But NO! There was NO shocking alternate ending! There wasn't even a shocking OR alternate ending!! Sian la. What a waste man. We were so fed up we decided to listen to the director's commentary to see what they cld reveal but all we heard were a few insights but nothing tt could explain all the loose ends.. Sian. Don't watch ok. Not worth it. Very predictable cliched ending.

After the show Val and I went to return the dvds then went to IMM for dinner at Cafe Cartel... And can anybody say BREAD!?!? Lol but too many ppl la.. Marred an otherwise lovely experience. Haha. One of our(val&i) fave things to do is just sit and eat and chat. Lol. So we chatted and hung around leisurely then I walked her to her house then I cabbed home! =)

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Sunday was the promotion rally for tong's Battle Of the Voices competition! It was held at Bugis Street Memoirs, which is a really street but slightly out-of-the-way place in Queen Street. Went down to meet tong and the rest of the ppl who were invited at Bugis MRT then went to the cafe.. To cut a looooong story short (it was a really really really really long day coz of all the other contestants etc.. Tai An and Tong's performance was the last one of the day) basically we had fun listening to all the ppl, then tong and tai an and all their drama.. Then I got to go onstage and sing 2 songs wit tong.. etc.. Hahas. It was fun la. Hope the juniors had a good experience =) Ate a LOT! But the food there is good =)
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Monday came along... Met a member in the morn to explain some stuffs.. Then went for SOC.. Ran into william at the library so went for lesson tgt... Handed up soc paper.. then went for 231.. And for some reason i cancelled tuition again =( Sian! oh wait no no. T1 cancelled tuition wit me. Lol. So I was home pretty early =)

Tuesday.. Made it for morning lect (337)... then went for 317 for a buncha presentations by classmates... Then had cca meeting at 530pm and lesson at 630pm.. We did Guitar Pop! Oh ok then I think i rmb what we did the Tuesday before this le... We did Folk Song.. Home on the Range.. Lol. That lesson was quite funny la hehe. Alright.. After CCA we went to eat! Yups.

Ok Wed... I skipped school entirely.. Oh but met jl in sch help him practice for the 97.2 singing competition.. Was half debating whether I should go join not.. Coz the song i was quite prepared le mah.. But in the end nv.. Haha tuition comes first! Yups. I went home for dinner then went out again for tuition! Yupyup..

Thurs! 337 Midterms in the morn! I was darned late! 10mins late! Lol.. Ok then aftnn was 317 presentation! Had to wear suit! Sian! lol. After my presentation I went down to stage to do guitar prac! and skipped 231 =( Then at 6pm we had the Singing Basic Lesson.. Which I felt was good coz towards the end some of the members stayed back and they had more specific attention paid to them. After the lesson and the slacking around, went for dinner then went home!

Fri! (lol i'm like racing through everything like tt) I'm dropping NTR so skipped the lect.. Went for ESL where we had midterms (wrote paper on Prostitution - problemsolution essay) and grr! Had to write a shoddy conclusion due to lack of time, dammit! then I went to meet tong at Bugis Street Memoirs and chatted for awhile.. Then helped her shop for clothes for her photoshoot.. Then went fareast cut hair and yeps bina's bday celeb (which has been blogged abt in the entry below)
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Saturday! Very funny thing in the morn. Tong and I stupidly assumed all week that auditions were on that particular Saturday so yah, happily assumed la. Then I dilly dallied at home so was late, then worse, coz jl and I were supposed to audition at 1130am so i msged and called him but no response so i was like DIE! Still sleeping! So on my way to the bus stop b ehind my house right (it was like, 1110am like tt) I was like, should i cab should i cab? Then decided to call them and say i'll be late instead. So i called one of the girls in charge right, this is how our convo went:

Me: Hello?
Girl: Er hello?
Me: Hi is this Melinda?
Girl: Er yes who is this?
Me: Hi melinda! I'm Cherlynn! I'm supposed to audition for the Virtuoso competition but I'll be late!
Melinda: Oh i see.. So around what time will u reach..?
Me: Err *looks frantically at watch* I think hopefully by 1145am la.. But the other person i think he's still sleeping so maybe around 12 like that!
Melinda: *pause* oh so around 1145 or 12?
Me: yes yes! Sorry will it delay you all or something?
Melinda: Oh no no.. Er.. You know that the audition is not today right?
Me: *stunned pause* WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Melinda: Yah it's next week
Me: !!?(*&#$*!) OH! OHMYGAW OHMYGAW OHMYGAW! My whole group of friends thought it was today!
Melinda: -doesn't say anything. i think she didn't know what to say-
Me: OH NO OH NO *rambles on along the lines of shit shit we thought it was today oh shit oh crap etc*
Me: *regains ability to speak coherently* Oh sorry sorry then it's alright I'll call up my friends and tell them! Sorry sorry!
Melinda: (i totally don't remember what she said)
Me: BYE! *proceeds to call tong*

Tong: Hello?
Me: LIM SI TONG!!!!!
Tong: what what?
Me: OMGOMGOMG!!! I feel so stupid!!!!
Tong: what what?
Me: Do you know virtuoso auditions is not today!?!?!?!?!??!? ARGH!!!!
Tong: oh shit

Haha. "Oh Shit" just about sums it up. Lol. So anyways was totally free then, so I went down to Toa Payoh to meet tong and tai an at Toa Payoh MRT's Ya Kun... Then we went down for their extra(additional) promotion rally! Was a much more low-key affair as compared to the previous Sunday's one.. We didn't really ask many ppl down and not as many contestants were there anyways.. It was a pretty chillax time but I regretted not bringing my work to study. Sian. Slacked the whole day away there =( Sang 3 songs.. One solo two wit tong =) Funnnn~

Sunday! YTD! Haha. Ok the day before Sunday, the organizer invited me to help host the Semi Finals for the Evergreen Category the next day. It was SUCH a good chance la! Of course I agreed, so i cancelled my tuition and went down. Then when I went down right, I was just told to liase with the other host and sadly, we both didn't have much of an inkling of what to do so it was all very impromptu. We were given pretty much the barest instructions (like, speak mainly in Mandarin and plug the sponsors and remind the audience about voting and take turns to go up etc) It was a pretty stressful but eye-opening experience. I'm very very glad to have had the chance! We ended up hosting the semi-finals for both the Executive and the Evergreen categories which were both held ytd.. Yup.. Very very very fun=) Tested my brain and my ability to think on my feet, not to mention my chinese speaking skills! Wahaha. Now that I come to think of it... Singing is, to a large extent, much easier than emcee-ing.. At least, for this kinda events.. Hosting other events that don't require you to engage the audience is definitely much easier - i.e. concerts, plays, awards ceremonies etc... This one was very very scary not only because it was a competition where we had to make everything interesting, talk with the contestants and handle last min situations, the stress level was compounded by the fact that there were quite a few industry experts seated right in front, so i had to be extra careful with what I said and all!

Thankfully, the organizer said I did well during the debrief after the event, so it was like a huge sigh of relief for me. I think I've really learnt quite a bit from this experience so I have a lot of thanks in place:

1) William, the organizer, who gave me the chance to host such an important event
2) Tong, for introducing me to the event, which indirectly gave me the chance to try my hand at hosting =)
3) All the audience who were kind enough to bear with me =)

So, seeing as I'm like, one of the hosts for the event, it is only right that I plug the competition a bit. Heh. The Battle of the Voices competition is really an event of quite a large scale. Boasting sponsors such as Kbox and CDRAMA, and organizers like M5 Royal Artiste and Punggol CC, it is one of the biggest singing competitions in Singapore. To find out more about the competition and its contestants and competition format, do visit the website at www.battleofthevoices.com! Heh.
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Okok! Today! (woah it's now 1217am of Tuesday la! Grr I've been blogging for over an hour! Sian! Now you see why I don't like to blog v much) Went to sch.. Sat outside the lt during soc.. Pei2 sitong.. Yea.. Then haha quite funny.. A lotta ppl didn't recognize me coz of the change in hairstyle - i.e. Yarndink, Kok, Elves, Evy etc.. Hehe. But the general reception was good (i mean about my hair!) hehe. YAY! I must really thank YOYO. Hehs. I'll be going back there to rebond my hair soon. And don't worry sy! Rebonding it to make it straight only. Haha. So that my bangs are not so messy! =)

Problem with this haircut though, is that I will have to put makeup everyday. Sian. Coz it draws attention to my eyes and without makeup my eyes look v dead.. and my EYEBAGS!!! Killer sia. So yea. Makeup makeup. My skin is dying.. I haven't gone for facial in AGES!

After soc was over we had a 317 meeting.. Then went for 231 for abit then left for another Guitar prac session.. Again, with the hair.. Lol. Yea then went back to 231.. Then went for tuition... And that was it! Heh.

After such a looooooooooooooong entry, some of you might be wondering, "then what's with the title of your entry"? Coz some of you more astute readers may realize tt my blog title always(ok fine not always but sometimes) has something to do with something I wanna say! Heh. Yea! I'm v happy! Those of you who know abt my family stuff will know why i'm happy when i tell you what's happened! Today my bro knocked on my door nicely (i thought it was my dad so I went "wait awhile.." coz I was applying rash cream(ps, DAMNED humoc. i have humoc on my feet) so cldn't open the door) Then when I opened the door i was quite surprised so I just looked shocked. Then my bro was like "Do you have the speakers?" in a like, not-hostile tone! I was like, stunned so I just pointed at my table and said "the computer one is it?" then he walked in and looked where I pointed then reached for them, then asked me if the speakers were spoilt, then I was like yah.. Then he was like "both arh?" then I was like no no, one only. Then he just took them and left!

I mean, it was a NICE encounter! It was an OK encounter!!!! Do you know how psyched i am!? I'm deliriously happy la! =) Yay!

Heh. Alright alright. Long long event blog.. I must go and pia my reading summaries now. Ciao y'all =)
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把心事推到一边去。。。把它给忘了。。把他给忘了。。。

fundaytoday!

2007-10-13T02:07:00.000+08:00

hehes. i had a good day today =) yay! i shall event blog abt today first alright. Heh.

Firstly, midterms for ESL was this morn.. I took quite long to write so had like about 10 seconds to write my conclusion and had to give up writing my 2nd last para.. Sian. Ended it in a shoddy manner.. Hope I did ok.. Haha. We had to write a prob-solution essay on Prostitution.. Was weird.. Nina really combined the pei2 du2 mama issue wit prostitution la!

Anyways after exam, I went down to Bugis Street Memoirs to meet tong for lunch.. Stayed for awhile then the BOV organizer William came down and joined us.. And chatted a helluva long time.. Then like, 103874310 hours later we left then tong and I went to bugis street to shop for stuff to create her next look. OMG OMG I am so proud of myself. She looks damn SHUAI! Shuai-er than like, Tai An or what! Hahahaha! Ok nvm. Just bear in mind that she is really going for the male look. It's sth tt she has to do la ok? Haha. And i'm so proud of myself. When u all see the effects right, and you are convinced of my image consultant prowess, then u can all send me ur boyfriends, brothers, neighbours etc to makeover. WAHAHA. FOC! For now. Wahaha.

K anyways, then we went down to Far East to cut hair! And OMGOMGOMG i'm so happy wit my hairstylist! He's called Yoyo.. I went to the Highest tt salon.. At first went to Klearcuts but some logistics prob there... So went to Highest coz i'd been there to do my JC prom hair before.. And there was quite cheap.. So yea. I really like my new hairstyle =) I will stick wit Yoyo le! Wahaha.

Ok then after haircut we hung around far east... Then I walked tong to mrt and then met up wit Bina at Tangs.. Then we went down to Tanglin Mall to meet some friend of yvonne's (i'm sorry i forgot ALL your names!) then Yvonne picked us up.. In a car full of her colleagues.. Then we went to Dempsey (and the drive there was FREAKIN scary. like roller coaster!) Then anw yea Dempsey is a really cool place!!! L'Organic, La Fondue.. All the LaLaLa places.. Haha. Lots of fine dining there.. I especially liked the Hacienda one. Hehe. Anyways, we went to the B&J there under the pretext of hanging wit Yvonne when actually Yvonne and I had planned to celebrate Bina's bday! Wahaha. Girl! We planned this on Saturday when I met her at her house and you didn't come! wahaha. So anyways, i had lots of fun and here are some pics =) (Click them for larger version!)

The pretty fountains at Dempsey..

The funky company we had =) Yvonne's colleagues are a fun(and damn bloody loaded) bunch!

This little girl was wandering around B&J! I want my future daughter to look like her. SO CUUUTEE!!!! *pinch pinch*

My belgian waffle thingy wit Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough icecream =) YUM!

Bina's apple pie a la mode wit vanilla icecream!

Merlionster!!!

Yvonne's muffins! Haha. And someone's waffle in the bg!

Someone's apple pie!

Vainpoks! =) I really love my hairr

Eating!! Mmmm~

Eating very ugly-ly! And unglamly! Wahaha

Then came the cake!! =)

Wacky NC ppl =)

Bina making a wish! =) (and me being generally extra =Pp)

VERY crazy NC girls =)

Group Photo!!! =D Nicee!

Photos i koped from bina's blog!

Hehe yea! Rounds off today's blog entry =) Yvonne sent us all home and tell ya, everyone was in a very clubbing mood. Hahas. Alright alright. See ya all soon i'll update about my prev weeks! Lol. Wanted to do so today but am v tired and have audition tml! See y'all =) CIAOO~

hohohoroscope!

2007-10-08T00:46:00.000+08:00

hahaha

i have A LOT A LOT A LOOTTT to blog abt... So i'm not gonna blog abt all of it now heh.

However, today's horoscope entry for me is SO SO SO TRUE that I've just got to share it with you all!

Friendster Horoscope for October 8, 2007

Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21)[?]

The Bottom Line

Balance your optimism with caution today. This is not a time to take major risks.

In Detail

Positive attention is still getting thrown you way -- so much so, that you may find yourself with a permanent blush. This 'aw shucks' act will endear people to you even more. There's simply no getting away from the fact that you have star power in a very exciting group. To avoid getting a big head, stay in touch with the people who have known you for years -- and have seen you when you weren't at your best. New attention will remind you about the true value of old friends.

Heh. Tong&Val will know what this is all about. It's so super true though! Haha. Here's what val had to say when i told her abt it.

he don't hear nothing but the ladies callin' [是你吗？不，是你吧。。。／／不是你吧。。。] says:
OMGOMG

he don't hear nothing but the ladies callin' [是你吗？不，是你吧。。。／／不是你吧。。。] says:
haha

he don't hear nothing but the ladies callin' [是你吗？不，是你吧。。。／／不是你吧。。。] says:
my horoscope

he don't hear nothing but the ladies callin' [是你吗？不，是你吧。。。／／不是你吧。。。] says:
is like

i saw OSA O_O says:
like?

he don't hear nothing but the ladies callin' [是你吗？不，是你吧。。。／／不是你吧。。。] says:
Positive attention is still getting thrown you way -- so much so, that you may find yourself with a permanent blush. This 'aw shucks' act will endear people to you even more. There's simply no getting away from the fact that you have star power in a very exciting group

he don't hear nothing but the ladies callin' [是你吗？不，是你吧。。。／／不是你吧。。。] says:
To avoid getting a big head, stay in touch with the people who have known you for years -- and have seen you when you weren't at your best. New attention will remind you about the true value of old friends.

he don't hear nothing but the ladies callin' [是你吗？不，是你吧。。。／／不是你吧。。。] says:
LOL!

i saw OSA O_O says:
HAHA

i saw OSA O_O says:
:D

he don't hear nothing but the ladies callin' [是你吗？不，是你吧。。。／／不是你吧。。。] says:
utterly what i just did/said

i saw OSA O_O says:
that would be ME

i saw OSA O_O says:
and SITONG etc

he don't hear nothing but the ladies callin' [是你吗？不，是你吧。。。／／不是你吧。。。] says:
yesh!!

he don't hear nothing but the ladies callin' [是你吗？不，是你吧。。。／／不是你吧。。。] says:
hahahahahaha

LOLOLOLOL nvmm i don't think y'all will understand. Lalala i'm off! Blog another time =)

when it's over..

2007-09-30T01:22:00.000+08:00

hahas. arh ben found all 20!! good on you ben!! lol

yea i posted random "happy bday arh ben"s all over the place! The final greeting I was actually on the phone with him from 2355hrs onwards, helping him find the last few right... Then we were like "17 le... 3 more 3 more!" Then he's all like "where where!" then I'm like "you forgot a very important place..." then he went "YOUR BLOG!" then yah hahaha he found the 2 here right, like AT LAST. Then when he was like "OH your TAGBOARD!" then I was like YES YES That's number 19!! Yayy! Then i was like and for no 20, "HAPPY BDAY ARH BEN!!!" hahaha. so yea. quite stupid but y'know.. Haha

Alright.. Today was an ok ok day.. Hate having my period but what the heck.. Hehe

Family stuff today... Shall not talk too much abt it.. But anw, we went to Geylang for Frog Porridge dinner (yummmness!) and tell ya, my parents seriously LOVE people-watching at geylang. Like seriously. For me it's just gross but for them, it's like some tourist experience! Aiyoh. Haha. Came home a bit late for meeting coz we had to stop by a funeral of some distant relative.. Then had meeting.. Urgh. Hope ts doesn't take offence abt all the stuff I said. I'd rather say it to his face then keep badmouthing him behind his back la. Anyways.. yea then had durian..

Something I wanna blog abt is tt recently (i know i'm slow) i realized that I've really been taking my family, esp my parents, for granted.. I think maybe it's coz of the surrounding environment i grew up in, but I never ever grew up feeling wealthy or what until recently.. I kinda comprehend that my parents (ok, my DAD) is rather well-to-do (he needs to stop boasting about this - he keeps going like, "You know to own a car like mine what kind of yearly income you must be drawing?" etc..) but the thing is, I've never felt like i'm particularly rich or what. I mean, i know how it feels like to be feeling poor (like when my own finances are running low) but the thing is, I know that if i ever need money, all i have to do is ask. Recent events have made me rethink my family background.. The other day CAME were just chatting abt our finances and our parents.. And I realized that contrary to what I'd earlier believed, my friends aren't from wealthy backgrounds.. And I mean, i dunno it's just a bit of a shock to know that they.. I dunno how to say argh lol. Like, my parents really just leave me very much on my own, and I snap at them when they pry into my affairs.. I know why i do that (another story for another time) but anw.. Think i need to stop taking my parents for granted...

I mean, I've known all along that they really mean the best for me, it's just that sometimes the way they say and do things really really gets on my nerves.. Nevertheless, I swear I will make the effort to be a better daughter from now on. God help me! But like seriously.. I know I can count on my parents to be there for me no matter what and for that, i'm super thankful. And I'm very very glad that there's almost nothing that my family(i mean extended) cannot help me with. I'm not saying we're aristocratic, but now that I've seen more of Singapore, I realize that yea omg my relatives arh... *shakes head* Scary.

Enough of that.. I wanna go study for a bit now.. Won't be free at all tml coz of the Esprimere MAF Celeb =) Hehe. Ciao all~

hunt!

2007-09-29T12:33:00.000+08:00

HAPPY BDAY ARH BEN!!!!

haha. go on! search all over the usual outlets and see if you can find all 20 greetings! wahaha. must search carefully arh! There are 2 greetings on my blog de! =)

PS - dear readers this may sound crazy but anw, it's arh ben's 20th bday! And i've posted 20 greetings in all all over the web and some on his hp etc.. Haha so yea he's on some kinda nutty treasure hunt. LOL

see ya!

yoyoyo..

2007-09-29T01:07:00.000+08:00

hey all...

ok lemme just check where did i last blog until... in the meantime u guys can take a peek at my horoscope! lol

Friendster Horoscope for September 29, 2007

Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21)[?]

The Bottom Line

Try to be more open toward the idea that people are full of surprises. Have faith.

In Detail

If people have been disappointing you in life lately, have faith that things will turn around soon -- because they will! Try to be more open about the fact that people are full of surprises and sometimes when they make a gesture, offer up a compliment, or just smile your way, they can make your day. There are so many fresh possibilities just about to enter your life -- what you need to do today is to let yourself believe that your future holds more happiness than you past ever did.

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hmmmms.... lol it's cool man..

had a weird week so far la.. where did i blog till? oh yes maf... i think..

ehs.. monday.. tuesday.. wednesday... can't really rmb what i did.. go sch.. pia hwk... i think.. haha.. yea.. stoned. CCA Lesson on Tues.. Then there was performance on Thurs.. I sang Umbrella wit junior VY with Tai An on rap and How Do I Live also.. Heh. It was normal ba.. The mike system was really lousy.. Yea.. Finished up my assignments for 317... Then today was a bad day.. Dun wanna say le..

Realized tt I was pms-ing the whole week on Thurs.. Haha. Coz i was feeling super unwell on Thurs morn, kept going to puke.. Damn sick and yucky feeling la. But in the end realized tt it was coz my period came. LOL. Stupid leh... No wonder my whole week was so shitty. Siannnn...

Today the impossible happened! I took the same cab again! And the cabbie rmbed me leh! Funnyyy. Coz i flagged down the cab at my house then i got in.. Then after telling the cabbie where to go we realized tt the meter not working.. Then I just told him tt I go SIM v often and I know how much it'll roughly end up. Then he said "yah i know, i fetched you there before" then i was like HUH!????? Then he continued "yah when i saw u i was like thinking, this girl surely going to clementi sim"

LOL. This can only mean one thing. I seriously cab way too often.

Yea.. Another thing I wanted to blog abt.. Shit i can't rmb shitshitshit.. It's abt something someone said.. Sigh.. Erm.. Errrmmm...!! Shiiittt...

OH YAH! It was something val said abt me tt day when we were dining at fish&co. Heh. Before I move on to tell u about what she said.. let's just do a quick quick event blog. Today after lessons (screwup. let's not talk abt sch) my tuition was cancelled so i went home, put on some makeup, freshened up, then went to meet Yvonne at FarEast. OMG you had to like practically tie my hands tgt so that I would not shop la. OMGOMG so much stuff I liked! grr. The gorgeous gorgeous shoes and the clothes and oh mannnn... Stupid yvonne.. TEMPT ME! She blew like 200 plus la.. Haha anw after we discussed our work stuff then I cabbed (i know!) home then had dinner and icecream(ben&jerry's dutch choc fudge) (i knowww!) then watched Without A Trace on Star or AXN i can't rmb.. Yea..

Ok! Haha now to tell ya what Val said abt me.. Hehe. We were just talking abt... OH WAIT! This did not take place on the night of Sam's finals but on Monday night when I went to JE Library to meet my student, who happily pangseh-ed me.. Val kindly met up with me and we walked walked talked talked and ended up at IMM Cafe Cartel having some yummylicious stuff.. Hehe.. yea.. So basically we were just talking abt stuff.. Then I was saying sth abt how I really just cannot care less abt how ppl see me anymore.. And she was like "Do you know how much you've grown since J1?" And i was like, omg am I very much fatter? lol. Yea but anw, she means like emotionally and stuff.. haha.

And yea, I've realized that I've really really grown a lot mentally, in that I know what's important to me now. And this is really thanks to 2 (or 3 or more) important people... Namely, Jac (for the really important talk that one significant night), Melvin (for screwing up my life and making jac scold me till i came to my senses) and TS (for making me realize that you REALLY cannot judge a book by its cover) and of course Val (for showing me that it really didn't matter what people thought about you.. And of course for always providing me the support and love I need) I feel like I've really matured so much. Sigh.

Do you guys agree? Haha. I think i'll stop blogging here. Will blog more soon! BTW HEROES SEASON 2 IS FINALLY BACK!!! =) Yayness

maf!

2007-09-23T22:04:00.001+08:00

so yea today had a mini celeb for maf (that's Mid Autumn Festival to the morons who dunno.. LOL (psst siying))

ok i've had a relatively good 3 days.. Post-project, everything just seems so much easier! Haha

Thursday after the presentation we continued having the rest of the lessons (almost died and didn't wanna go for 231 but went in the end..) Kevin McKelvey & the NBT person turned up for our presentation! Scary! (speaking of which, remind myself to email the nbt person) K anyways, think we did ok, a lotta ppl told us we did a good job, which was nice to hear =)

K then after all lessons, i went down to stage area to meetup wit esprimere ppl, we had our exco meeting, thrashed some things out... I think things went quite smoothly.. Hopefully we have less hiccups in future. Esprimere Exco GOGOGO! =)

Then was confidence boosting lesson.. Perhaps our worst session yet.. Maybe coz we did quite well for the prev 2 conf boosting sessions so this time around not so good in comparison.. Nevertheless, I hope it was a good experience for the juniors =)

Speaking of which, i've been looking at my juniors' friendster profile pages and have realized that they've become really good friends (and used my terms F4 and 7 Flowers to describe each other lol) and are testi-ing each other like crazy about singing and all =) so happy =) Nice to see the juniors enjoying themselves!! =D

alright then we had our usual dinner stuff (and mini ktv session onstage lol) after tt.. K then on to Friday! I overslept, so missed NTR and since ESL ended freaking early, i was too late to attend tt one too =( Anw, made it to sch for the exco budget meeting (consisting only of me marisa and ts)... Did our projected budget for next year.. Hopefully we get the sum we asked for!! (PS: we needa buy 4 mikes using the funds we got frm duet superstar!) Then after the meeting I met up wit my darlingest Li Siying!!! Hehehe. Darling lsy cancelled her tuition to pei2 me watch movie =) So i finally satisfied my movie craving... =) We met up at lot 1, bought some quick snacks then headed in to watch Chuck & Larry! Hee! Nice movie, that.. It's very pro-gay and has some really funny parts.. And has managed to stop me from disliking Jessica Biel. The woman is really quite hot, and comes across as very nice in the show.. =) so i suppose i don't oppose to her being with Justin Timberlake that much.

Enough bimbo talk! After the movie xyz and I had a nice chat over LJS and then we went our separate ways.. I went home while she headed to Tampines to meet her boyfriend.. Haha. Poor dear was stuck in the bus (omg i typed "stuck in the bust"!!! omg) for more than one and a half hours! Ok so anw i went home and can't rmb what i did.. But i know i was so shagged that i fell asleep around 8pm to 11pm... Then woke up to bathe and then had to wait for my hair to dry etc.. Haha.. Ok

Saturday... Oooh. I hung out at home till I went to meet val at IMM at 615pm! We had fish&co for dinner! yummmmmm~ Absolutely one of my favorite places for fish&chips, mushroom soup and their seafood platter rice! =) Ok anw, after dinner I realized I left my ticket at home, so msged Sam to leave me another one.. Then walked around for awhile and SMARTLY realized (if val hadn't asked, I wldn't have rmbed) that i had ZERO form of identification on me. Totally assumed I could waltz into Zouk without anyone caring. Hahas so val had to drive by my house, i ran in and got my ic and tic.. Then ran out and we took a fucking long and weird drive to Great World City.. Walked over to Zouk.. The people couldn't find the tix sam left for me so we had to buy one more (coz i had mine rmb?) Then went in...

A lotta cute guys! ahahahahahaha =) I was like "Woah cute (turn a corner) woah cuuuute! (turn another corner) oooh hot!" lol. Damn bimbo i know but woah! Cute guys galore! Hot ladies also la. Haha. Ordered an apricot brandy and ordered val a redwine (smartly forgetting that she was driving) and watched the beauties onstage. All were gorgeous but generally quite stiff looking.. Sam looked great =) I loved her walk and she had the "slut" look down pat.. Maybe coz of her eyebrows.. LOL but anyways, her evening-gown walk was really great and needless to say, she made it into Top 8! Heh then was the q&a round... I screamed like a rabid dog after she answered her qn (very well i might add) and the woman beside me gave me a really dirty look and wldn't accept my apologies.. So it was time to leave.. We headed down to Changi Airport where val had to see her friend Kozaw off.. He was leaving for the UK.. It was a really sad event.. Even an observer such as myself was close to tears! Sigh. I felt the sorriest for the girlfriend.. And she looks so sweet and all. Sigh sigh sigh.

Ohwells. Ok then sped back home. Haha. Made it just a min before midnight i think. SUrprisingly when I logged on, sam was online le! Haha. I suppose she finished early. Sadly enough she didn't make it into top 4, but i think she had done a fantastic job already. I'm so super proud of you sam!! =) <3

Ok! Today! My tuition kid cancelled tuition so I slacked around at home till i left for church at 445pm and did both the first n second readings today.. A visiting Australian priest was the celebrant today.. He was so tall that the mike at the podium cldn't reach his mouth even when it was stretched to full height. When the mike is stretched to full height right, it hovers above my head by a few cm.. So you get the idea.. Anyways. He was really nice and funny, came over and asked some cordial questions abt my lector-ing (before the service, of course) and my name and whether i was baptised in this church etc.. Then right, when giving communion, he shocked me by saying "Cherlynn, the body of Christ"... And I was so thrown off by this that i said "Thank you" instead of "Amen"!! Then I quickly mumbled "Amen" and put the communion in my mouth. LOL. The altar boy stared at me when I said "Thank You" la! So funny. ANyways, as usual, I felt a humongous sense of peace after releasing my burdens to God.. I loved today's hymns, especially Sing To The Mountains.. Thankfully it was the final hymn, so it rung around in my head for quite awhile... Heh.

Then went for gathering at Godma's house! Durian Mooncake, White lotus paste mooncake and yam thingy mooncake! I had a small slice of each! Woah nice! And there was fish curry for dinner! Whee~ Hehe

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Ok nx Sunday 30th Sept, I'm going down to tong's house.. And tong, i haven't told you yet coz this is just a very sudden craving of mine, but can we just invite more ppl and make it a mini MAF celebration? I want to have mooncakes and sparklers and lanterns!!! Yea!

Here's the ppl we wanna ask and haven't asked yet:
Reena
Tai An
Jinglun

Here's the ppl I wanna ask and haven't asked yet:
Singing club ppl!

Here's the ppl I've asked and are comin!:
Li Siying
Sam Lee
Me! Hahaha

Yupyup. Tong how? Can? Can? Hehe. Lemme know. Alrighties darlings. Ciaos!

so precious...

2007-09-20T23:32:00.000+08:00

A really sweet story... I love granmas...

Freckles

An elderly woman and her little grandson, whose face was sprinkled with bright freckles, spent the day at the zoo. Lots of children were waiting in line to get their cheeks painted by a local artist who was decorating them with tiger paws. "You've got so many freckles, there's no place to paint!" a girl in the line said to the little fella.

Embarrassed, the little boy dropped his head. His grandmother knelt down next to him. "I love your freckles. When I was a little girl I always wanted freckles," she said, while tracing her finger across the child's cheek. "Freckles are beautiful."

The boy looked up, "Really?"

"Of course," said the grandmother. "Why, just name me one thing that's prettier than freckles."

The little boy thought for a moment, peered intensely into his grandma's face, and softly whispered, "Wrinkles."

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*sniffs* So beautiful! =)

anyways... i'd just realized something a few days ago.. All of us are trying to be something that we're not.. Yup i put that as my msn nick for awhile.. Coz don't you realize if we are already something we don't need to try to be that? Haha yea. And right, we all kinda aspire to be sth la...

OKOK brain block can't think. will blog abt this another day k. heh

my horoscope for today! =)

2007-09-20T00:03:00.000+08:00

The Bottom Line

An exciting new relationship is growing in your life -- you two work well together.

In Detail

There is a new relationship that's been forming in your life, and it's going to start taking you in some very interesting directions today. You two work well together in many different capacities, so you have a firm foundation upon which to build a whole new level of relationship. Be open to their suggestions, and remember that this is something the two of you are creating together. It is a collaboration, so be prepared to listen as much as you talk.

interesting... bina! it's something we are creating tgt eh? =)

quick one!

2007-09-19T02:06:00.001+08:00

i am so certainly blogging more often lately =)

anyways, just a quick one before i go zzz! today was school, pia-ing project and then cca!

i'm super proud of CAMEP =) we finished up (sorta) our project today.. Many kudos to maddie for pia-ing the video, ann mad phy n evy for pia-ing the asiacentric part =) Really proud of you guys =)

CCA - basic lesson started at 5pm today.. I taught basic solfege and rhythm.. And basic warmup and techniques.. Yup. Then lesson started and was fun! =) Really big big groups of ppl.. And there's a buncha eng singers... Means i'll definitely be needed around le. Fun but stressful at the same time know!

Some photos of the finals to put up:

Me Onstage!

Superstars! The Handphone Endorsement Photo

Fion & I at the Esprimere Superstar Awards(the dress code for our booth for student week was SUPERSTAR hehe)

Yupyup! Anw, heard from Estella abt our Finals performance.. Apparently we were in the judges' list of Top 3.. Think we were 2nd or something.. But we got pulled down by votes.. Or rather, the lack of.. Yep. Oh wells. I suppose there's supporter fatigue among my friends le. Haha. Nvm.. Next time don't call u all down le... Hahaha. Ok la!

Alrighty I wanna zzz le. Tml 9am lect! Nite everyone! =)

the indulgz story... =)

2007-09-17T03:26:00.000+08:00

here we go!

arh ben treated me to Indulgz on Sat!! =) So shiok! But he wouldn't let me know where we were going till we were at Bugis, then he was like, it's this place called Indulgz. Then i was like OHHHHHH!!! Super excited haha coz i'd heard abt it! So yea! Ok so here's what it was abt!

We had a five course meal in all, consisting of soup, salad, starters, entree and dessert! I'll shut up now and let the pics do the talking! Suffice to say that arh ben cleaned up everything! haha. It was super good! And we both agree that the cheese fries were the BEST man! Heh.

Here goes!

The lovely Indulgz...

yummy drinks

My Ice Mountain (that LTA treated earlier) looks so forlorn in comparison.. HEHEHE

Mine was French Onion while arh ben had the Iced Peach champagne thingy... It was quite sweet and cold.. Heh. But if you keep eating it it tastes good =) My French Onion was just fantastic =)

Arh Ben cleaned up his soup! haha

I was craving for Caesar's Salad so here it was! Haha =) It's not bad. A bit weird on the first bite but thereafter it's super yummy =)

DAMN DAMN DELICIOUS! It tastes just as good as it looks!!! Maybe even better!!

The CHEESE FONDUE omg! It(the cheese mix thing) was blended with White Wine and German Brandy so the alcohol smell was quite strong.. The best thing to dip the cheese with, in my opinion, was the red apple. Deeeelicious! =)

ben cleaning up the fondue.. hahaha

If you can see it, you'll know what I ordered and what arh ben ordered!

btw, we finished the fries! Haha

Our main courses!!! =) Arh ben's thing was some pork loin thing which tasted a bit smelly but the apple sauce thing was nice! But i dunno what part of pig is pork loin from so yea... Arh ben bluffed me, saying it was intestine. I almost spit the pork out la! But the meat was really quite smelly. My chicken, on the other hand, was nice =)

Really nice... AND the best part is the MASHED POTATO! They have some super atas name for it which I can't remember now some potato truffle or sth. Whatever. It tastes fucking good!!

Last but NOT least, our desserts! I had lemon souffle while arh ben had earl grey pana cota! I couldn't take the tang of the lemon after awhile so we swopped halfway. I LOVE THE EARL GREY PANA COTA!!! DAMN GOOD!

So yes yes as you can see, it was really a fantastic dinner!! =) Thanks arh ben for the treat =) *feels guilty* (He wouldn't let me know how much the bill came up to but only said tt the gst (7%) was about $10+.... My maths is lousy but I'm thinking this means the meal cost more than $100 right?! OMG!!!)

Anyways. Really enjoyed myself tt day lol. Apart from getting lost around Bugis area looking for tan quee lan street la! Haha. We walked right past indulgz without knowing it at first! haha. Sian! Haha.
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Realized that i forgot to blog abt Duet Superstar Finals. Nothing really much to say haha. We prepared long and hard for it, but we were really too tired and lost focus of the song, so i think in the end we didn't do as well as we'd expected. Nevertheless, it was a fantastic learning experience =) We got consolation prize, which, considering the pathetically dismal number of votes we got, was really like, amazing. Haha. Jinglun&TaiAn got first =) Which made me really happy.

Sam(lee) bought us flowers, which the guys presented to us as we were coming off the stage. Haha. So sweeeeeeet~ My fave flower somemore!! Sadly enough, she apparently had a bit of a car accident on her way to school and all =( Urgh. Love ya babe for everything. Thanks thanks so much for everything!!!!!

Had quite a good student week all in all la. =) Alright will blog next time.. Lots of project work to do. Talk next time, CIAO! =)

shiokamama!

2007-09-16T14:04:00.000+08:00

heh. i had a good day ytd =) (ytd being Saturday)

first up, I woke up a bit late then had to meet fangwei at cck mrt to bring her to my tuition kids' place... I was dropping them and she'd be taking over. I'm so super happy abt that =) It was probs the best decision i've made in a looooooong time! Now i have more time to do my schwork and all =)

Anyways yea.. Then after tt came home, tried to finish up my ESL work, then changed and headed down to PS to meet tong&lta... Then we went to SMU and met Jinglun and went for our Virtuoso audition! It was all ok I suppose... One of the helpers said (after watching my audition) that I was one of the rare few people who auditioned that had stage presence. LOL! Then she said tt tong and lta looked v experienced.. Dunno/can't rmb what she said abt JL. Haha

Anw, after tt me tong n lta went to PS to walk walk. A lotta embarassing stuff happened. LOL. But anw, we enjoyed ourselves at the arcade and walked around.. Then at around 6plus I left them to walk around on my own.. Then at 7pm I went to Bugis to meet arh ben!

Tell ya! I had the best dinner of my life ytd!! Haha. Ok gotta leave for tuition now so will come back and blog abt my shiokamama dinner later! Be prepared for pics! =)

I'm feeling much better today. I think crying on Thursday and Friday helped release some of the tension la. =) Thanks to everyone who tried to comfort me, ESPECIALLY the esprimere people. I'm really touched. Thanks thanks!

profile, schmofile..

2007-09-12T23:54:00.000+08:00

I've more or less given up writing my rough draft for the profile for esl408. have changed subject of profile like, 5 times already! Grr! haha.

Semi Finals was today! Here's our performance:

Cherlynn&Si Tong - Mei Li Ben Nv Ren

Heh. MY SKIRT WAS EFFING SHORT SHORT SHORT! Thank goodness to rah who lent me a pair of shorts to wear.. Haha thanks priyarahrahspreeyagary! Hehe.

Anw, we got into Finals! =) Along wit Jinglun&Tai An and Alex&Sandra... These two pairs are our friends too =) Well, Alex&Sandra are my coursemates la.. Haha. Jl&Lta are singing club de. Hehe. It's fun to be in a competition with your friends =) That's what Virtuoso is gonna be! =) YAY.

Anyways, PLEASE COME DOWN TO SIM THIS FRIDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER 12NN to support tong and i!!! MUST VOTE FOR US!! thanks thanks!

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went to pick up my passport today coz my mom sent it to update my photograph.. She felt it was necessary because during our HK trip a few months back, I kept holding up queues and whatnot because the customs people refused to let me through, not believing that my taken-in-primary-6 photograph reflected me. Haha. So yea.. It's quite irritating/funny but.. HELL YOU GOTTA WAIT FREAKIN LONG TO GET YOUR PASSPORT! And I was only COLLECTING it la! Tsk.

It's like, i queued up forever to get to the "collection" counter. The lady scanned my i/c, wrote a number down, then told me to go to counter 18 to get my passport... And she said it would take one hour!!! So i went over and waited for another hour till counter 19 displayed my queue number la! Grr.. Aiyah. Nx time, just be prepared to spend lots of time waiting if u're doing some passport stuff at the ICA building k! Heh. Bring psp or sth!

Anw, i dropped 2 tuition kids!!! HAPPY NEWS! YAY YAY YAY! =) I seriously don't care abt the deficient income already. I love my other job and that other job will pay better in the near future too! =) Hee. So yea! DROPPED! I'm so happy, so free and so like, light now! Burdenless! I only have one tuition kid now =) My fave kid so now i can devote more time to her! I can also devote more time to stuff like CCA and Work and Schoolwork! =) YAY YAY!!!

alright, leave you all with this. ciao!

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i can't find the words to explain this feeling i get about us

hai

2007-09-12T02:10:00.000+08:00

hehe

SEMI FINALS IN A FEW HOURS!!! I'm super freaking excited =) I really like our semifinal song choice and performance. hehehehehehehehe. EXCITED EXCITED EXCITED! =)

today's semi finals consisted of 3 guy-girl pairs singing Ni Zui Zhen Gui and Tai An & Jinglun singing Bei Pan. Hahaha FUNNY. And i nv watch.. Had biz comm test! Haha. I like our biz comm lecturer. She really rocks. I like her extremely mobile eyebrows. =) OH OH. This year's Duet Superstars, a lot of gimmicky couples. Haha. The Monday pairs, ALL ENDED UP HOLDING HANDS. Talk about cliche! Haha. A lot of them are rather green i think, so their stage wasn't so good. Harmony and vocals - wise, everyone was a worthy competitor =) One couple today (Tues) sang a MalaycumEngcumChi version of Ni Zui Zhen Gui. Haha. Gimmicky right? Oh they're a Malaygirl and a Chiguy. yupyup. ohwells.

Tong and I quite gimmicky also, but in the sense that we're really working on our "stage" section. Coz our song choice allows us to show off our vocals very comfortably and harmony isn't really much of a problem la. I like it that both of us have strong voices/techniques so we're an equally matched pair..

Virtuoso auditions this Sat! Then going out with arh ben!!! ARH BEN! If you're reading this, you gotta tell me when u want me to meet u! I'll be at SMU! Which is in town. So if the restaurant you booked/reserved etc is in town then ok no prob but if it's elsewhere, MUST LET ME KNOW SOON K! =) And dress code! Hahaha. I'm gonna wear nice nice! =D

anyone free to come support us this Friday aftnn (if we make it through to finals)? same like last year, gonna need audience voting i think. We need help! Hehe. I sincerely beseech all my darling readers/friends to please come down n support! =)
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fight against it!

i love my job =)

2007-09-10T23:21:00.000+08:00

it is all subjective, but my colleague BINANANA and I both agree wholeheartedly that we've landed the best job a girl could ask for.

We're paid a certain basic sum a month to go... wait get this - we're PAID to go SHOPPING for our boss, on HER MONEY. ON OUR BOSS'S MONEY. And the stuff we get is to be resold, and we get a commission from the stuff that's sold! Ok, so we actually do more than that if you consider all the technicalities, but like seriously, I've got the DREAM JOB. Haha.

I won't reveal all the monetary stuff, but our shopping allowance is HUGE. *faints and dies*

Anyways. The Student Week has started in SIM and there's the bazaar again.. Then after tt went to "work" wit BINA and bought even more stuff.. Here's just a listing of what i bought:

1) Necklace - $8
2) Alarm Clock - $5
3) Handphone Pouch - $5
4) 8 sets of stickers - $6 (got 2 free)
5) Charles&Keith Sandals - $23.90
6) A "wear-at-home" bra - $8
7) A shirt dress - $XX
8) A pair of shorts - $XX

Ok all the XX stuff i gotta keep secret k haha. Anw, i had starbucks today, and LJS, so am feeling suitably happy =) I'm not sure if there was other stuff I bought la but anyways, it was fantastic. haha.

Lots of work to do. Am stressing. Student week, Competition, Presentations, Work, Tuition etc. SUCKS! But will definitely drop another tuition in the near future to concentrate more on sch stuff and my DREAM JOB. Haha.

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Yesterday I was in a pretty foul mood. Tong came over and we practised our song.. But I was still in a foul mood after that nevertheless. Dunno why also.. Funnily enough, during Communion at mass when I prayed, I asked God to just take care of everything. Though I ALWAYS ALWAYS pray that He does that right, this time I think I was just like, give up, let God take everything. I didn't want to care about anything anymore. And the fantastic thing was that, once I'd finished my prayer and sat back to sing the Thanksgiving hymn, I felt utterly peaceful and happy! It was super unbelievable. I didn't realize it at first until I found myself humming and almost skipping all the way down to the bus stop after running into Mrs. Tay Eng Leng (from SC PRI) at my church. We chatted for awhile, then I went down to the bus stop there to wait for my parents to pick me up. All the way down I was humming the final Hymn and just feeling really peaceful.

In the car, I watched the beautiful scenery zoom by, and it was really really gorgeous. It was as if God wanted to reward me for my renewed faith in Him... It was His special show for me - I particularly enjoyed how the setting sun's rays dusted the treetops. It was simply beautiful. The leaves turned golden, copper and bronze as the car sped past. Even when we were passing a not-yet-completed overhead bridge and my mom was busy complaining about how they were taking forever to build the bridge, I marveled at the serene, unmoving clouds in the clear dusk sky. It was breathtaking, and I must say, it was God.

I haven't enjoyed His presence in so long. I felt His assurance that i was still loved by Him, that no matter what I did wrong, it would be forgiven. My heart was filled with so much joy and yet so much calmness.

I love you, God =)

good, better, BEST!

2007-09-09T01:37:00.000+08:00

just some food for thought...

You know sometimes we keep wanting to be the BEST that y'know, we.. Ok i admit, i dunno what I'm talking about. Today took cab down to Hougang Mall to support tong n lta.. Then in the cab the uncle was like saying stuff etc.. Haha. Then he asked me what I was going down there for, so I said I was going to support my friend for a singing competition.. Then he was like, "Special Friend?" Then, not wanting him to get the wrong idea, i said, "Best friend la uncle." haha. Then he was like, "No no, cannot say BEST... Best means no more to go already... Just say special.." haha.

I think it was funny coz before tt we were also talking about something being the "best".. I think we were talking about the apparent "BEST" prata house or something.. Then we were like saying, if something is the BEST - it isn't good, coz there's nowhere for it to go but down.. This conversation led me to think hard about a lot of stuff.. And in relation to something I mentioned in my prev post - the thing abt my singing not having techniques. Haha. I suppose that's good in a way, because techniques can be learnt and I can thus keep improving... Meaning what I am now isn't my best, i've got room to grow. Kinda feel sad for the ppl who are already v good, like at their personal best, but still not y'know.. Good.. Haha. Dunno how to say.

Though I was feeling very irritated awhile back about the whole "techniques" thing. What TECHNIQUES???? My effing goodness if when you're singing all u can do is technique here technique there, I think it just defeats the purpose. I think singing is a channel of expression, a form of release... I think that so long as you don't crack your voice, go very off-pitch/rhythm etc... And your voice sounds good, that's about it. And the best is if your emotions come through. I suppose that's why I don't understand when people keep saying what, her technique is v good, his what what is v good. If they just say that without being specific, i'm sorry but to me, it's all just "air". I cannot understand that, so I can't "hear" whatever "technique" it is you're talking about. Haha.

Anyways, back to the uncle. So he was saying, cannot say anyone is your "Best friend" coz means they have nowhere to go. So I hereby proclaim that I have no best friend! Just a bunch of "special friends" hahaha. Yep.

Alright. Am tired. And was in a bad mood today so you will pardon me if i look/sound upset. BYE

PS: Congrats to tong n tai an for making it to finals!!!=) i knew you all wld get in lo. Ask the others. I was like preparing them to cheer when the results were announced.

boxes and boxes...

2007-09-07T00:13:00.000+08:00

haha. combination of vigorous diarrhoea and inability to eat much has helped me lose some weight. not visible to you guys yet but well, i've noticed. haha. tt's kinda some motivation to lose weight.

Funnily enough, a few days back I'd actually reached a conclusion that I'm really quite happy with the way i am, fat or not.. Haha. Funny hor? Told val abt it. Will tell u all more abt it if u're interested. Just ask =)

Some jokes to share! =)

Things You Don't Want to Hear Over an Airline PA

Top Things You Don't Want to Overhear Over an Airline P.A. System

1. Ocean crossing flight: This is your Captain speaking, I just wanted to take this time to remind you that your seat cushions can be used as floatation devices.

2. Hey folks, we're going to play a little game of geography trivia. If you can recognize where we are, tell your flight attendant and receive an extra pack of peanuts.

3. Our loss of altitude allows a unique close up perspective of the local terrain. I assure you that it's all part of our airline's new commitment to make your a flight a sight seeing extravaganza.

4. Goose! Bogey at 2 o'clock....one on our tail!!!! Eject!!!! Eject!!!!!!!

5. Ummmmmm....Sorry......(silence)

6. (As the plane turns around right after takeoff)....uhhhhh....we have to go back ....we ..we ....uhhhhhh ....forgot something.....

7. I'm sure everyone noticed the loss of an engine, however the reduction in weight and drag will mean we'll be flying much more efficiently now.

8. Fasten your seat belt. (same tone your friend with the suicidal driving tendencies uses when you get in the car).

9. This is your Captain speaking....these stupid planes are a lot different than the ships I'm used to.. so you'll have to give me some leeway...

10. It would be a good idea if right now everyone closed their shades and watched the in-flight movie.

11. We've now reached our cruising altitude of 20,000 feet and ... Oh noooooooo!!!!!..

12. Don't worry! That one is always on E...

13. Get the parachutes ready...

14. Drinks are on me...

15. I'll have what the Captain's having...

16. Hey capt'n take another hit man...

Murphy's Laws Of Combat

- If the enemy is in range, so are you.

- Incoming fire has the right of way.

- Don't look conspicuous, it draws fire.

- There is always a way.

- The easy way is always mined.

- Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo.

- Professionals are predictable, it's the amateurs that are dangerous.

- The enemy invariably attacks on two occasions: a. When you're ready for them. b. When you're not ready for them.

- Teamwork is essential, it gives them someone else to shoot at.

- If you can't remember, the claymore is pointed at you.

- The enemy diversion you have been ignoring will be the main attack.

- A "sucking chest wound" is natures way of telling you to slow down.

- If your attack is going well, you have walked into an ambush.

- Never draw fire, it irritates everyone around you.

- Anything you do can get you shot, including nothing.

- Make it tough enough for the enemy to get in and you won't be able to get out.

- Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than yourself.

- If you are short of everything but the enemy, you are in a combat zone.

- When you have secured an area, don't forget to tell the enemy.

- Never forget that your weapon is made by the lowest bidder.

HEHEHEHEHHE. I love the Murphy's Law of combat one.. And the first few ones of the Airplane one.. Hahaha super funny la.

Too busy to event blog. School started for abt 2 weeks le.. Haha. This week my attendance has been much better =) Am Proud of myself and my alarm clocks! Thanks to val babe, siying darling and tong dear.. as well as my new Radio Clock =) HEHEHE. It belts out My Heart Will Go On every morn at 7am!!! HAhahahahahaha =D

Anyways... Been so deprived of sleep lately... Coz of my stupid hair and all.. Need to wait for it to dry coz I really can't sleep wit my hair wet or even slightly damp la. Yea. Anw.. Today was the confidence boosting session! FUN FUN FUN!

Dunno why I always feel so high during performances etc.. Heheehe. I think i just enjoy sitting on the floor, cheering my friends on.. Ultimately I always get very HIGH. hahahha. It's really quite fun. Good exercise for my fat arms too! Wahahaha.

Okok i know my singing got no technique ok? I'm just a Voice. Fine. I also don't like to biao1 all the high songs anymore. Don't ask me to biao1 already ok. From now on I falsetto all the way. I see it in your eyes and your faces.

PMSY!!! Haha. But high high high. I've been listening to Dui De Ren and Zhu Wo Sheng Ri Kuai Le on loop.. Haha VVV NICE =) I really really like Zhuwoshengrikuaile a lot.. And i think i can sing it well. But tong thinks the song Dui De Ren is more suitable for me. Err... Darryl also leh. Why do u all keep wanting me to biao, and then look so disgusted when I do?!?!?!? It's really quite contradictory and uber-confusing. ARGH.

Ok nvm. Recently I've just been singing and singing =) Puts me in a really good mood. Haha. CAME ought to know. I'm really singing non-stop... Even humming under my breath during lessons!!! HAhaha. I think the lack of sleep is getting to me. I need SLEEEP!!!

Work (wit Bina and Yvonne) has been cool!! But I really understand that I need to commit more time to work. Hai. I will try i swear! It's just, again, too many impt committments! Look:

In no order of priority whatsoever
1) Church (lector duties almost everyweek haha)
2) Esprimere Exco (dunno why the work is like non-stop haha)
3) Work! (but i enjoy this one =) i also enjoy the above few la! but i getting paid to enjoy this one mah)
4) Work - Tuition (ok this one is really damn sian)
5) Schoolwork - Hwk, projects etc.. I know this shd really be my TOP priority.. haha
6) Family - my parents tend to complain after they don't see me for about a week. Sigh. Which happens quite often..
7) Friends - got to meet up with them la! DUH! Haha but this happens less often nowadays.. =( My friends understand I'm too damn busy. AND! I'm really sorry dajie n erjie!!! I forgot abt tml's appointment... Can't make it.. Coz of my NEXT commitment -
8) Competitions - Upcoming is Duet Superstar(we got into semis) and then got Virtuoso! Sighsigh. Haha. Very taxing sia

Still got more la.. But not as important as the above that I've listed.. Sigh sigh! Haha. Ohwells. Now u understand why I look haggard?!?!?! Sigh sigh. And I've ZERO TIME for self-indulgence. I can't even do my hair mask or facial anymore!!! =( And I had a menses-related breakout about a week ago =( SIGH!

Haha. Ohwells. I need to breathe le la. Will blog more soon! CIAO LOVES

it's teachers' day =)

2007-09-01T00:52:00.000+08:00

hey hey =)

i'm trying to blog more often. Give me some credit ok! Hahaa. Okay-yee? Hahahaha. So as the title so rightly puts it, today is Teachers' Day!!! =) Well, today being the first of september, of course. I wanted to go down to the school i taught at wit sam(lee) to visit visit but in the end nv.. Haha. Anyways, only had one tuition today(thursday 310807) and the kid gave me a nice flower with a red pen =) So sweet. And I didn't even realize it was Tchers' Day till then la! I saw some middle-aged lady with a single rose and i was all like, wtf... How come she got flower one. Hahaha. Now on hindsight she must be a teacher la! I'm retarded... Anw yea, S gave me the gift.. Haha. Erm, now I know why one of my teachers once complained that I gave her a red pen... When S gave me the gift today I was like, er... I have tonnes of those. Hahahahhaa. Yea! Then anw, before tt right, quite randomly, some months ago, S gave me this 2 shards of glass... I was like, "Er, right. You're giving me glass. What's the occasion?" Then she was like "For you!" Then I was like, "For what?" Then she said, "Coz you're a good teacher"

WAH SWEET SWEET MELT MELT. Hahahahaha.

Alright just a quick eventblog. This wk was first wk of fall sem... I missed like, dunno how many lects.. 4 out of 5 days of the week i gotta be down at 9am know?!?!?! like OMFG LA. Sick sick sick. You guys so know i'm so gonna get screwed over. Urgh. Thank goodness I have a good alarm clock - VALVALVAL!!!! hahahaha thanks babe! Dunno how to say properly but really appreciate it k =)

Aaaanyways.. School's been ok.. LOTS OF WORK. Freak. Really overload. Then CCA stuff.. Marisa is gone so my workload is now twofold. As in, she's overseas. Urgh. haha. Ohwells. Okok let's see what did I do this wk? Monday went to support Tong for BAS semi-finals.. Tues had CCA... Wanted to go down support Jinglun too la... But CCA called... And after CCA on Tues, some of the members went out for dinner. A lot less ppl joined us for dinner than usual.. Coz RMIT having exams I think.. Haha. Here are some stupid videos taken by our dear instructor Estella... Thanks arh. You've totally ruined my image. (PS Why are there so many hideous videos of me around. First was the stupid animal planet one. Note to self, always avoid cameras when you're eating)

Esprimere@Al Zahar Part 1

Esprimere@Al Zahar Part 2

Then ok... On Wed... Announcing of BAS results (btw I'm only event-blogging abt night activities.. Daytime activities everyday include lessons, tuition and er, hanging wit my darling CAME =)) I listened to the results over the phone and didn't go support. Coz my mom scolded me like *(&#$ for going home late for several nights in a row. I think i mentioned it already right. Yea. Then anw, Tong & Jinglun both made it to Wildcard round... Was another shot at the finals... In fact, it was their last shot at the finals le so.. Yup! So Thursday, after my tuition I went down to support them. Met Sam(lee) at the KAP bus stop then we went down! Haha.

Sam parked the car too tightly and I had to climb over to the backseat to exit la! Coz my humps were too bloody big. Siannnn! Haha. Anw then we kept talking abt "backseat action" Mwahahahaha damn funny. Oh and Sam bought Tong this sunflower!! Then during tong's song we asked LTA to give it to her! hahaha Funny sia! Anw yea! The atmosphere at the wildcard round was much less tense than that of the semi final rounds.. Haha. Anyways, here are the videos =)

BAS Semi Final(Mon) - Sitong - Qi Shi Hen/Hai Ai Ni

I cheer very loud hor? I tell you.. All her supporters all I hype up one. I threatened to slaughter them if they didn't cheer. Then i kept cue-ing them! Hahaha. I make a damn good cheerleader can.. Minus the hot bod. Hahaha. Scream until my head voice my chest voice.. LOLOLOL j/k! Haha

BAS Semi Final(Tues) - Jinglun - Chen Mo Wan Ju (Silent Toy)

See? I wasn't there to support, so significantly less cheering. HAHAHAHAHA

Wildcard - Sitong - Shen Hu Xi

Haha. Cool right the flower part? And sitong brought light sticks for us to wave! It was a very very pretty sight though it wasn't reflected in the video. Haha and I think i was pms-ing or something but I almost cried twice during her performance and the comments that part leh! Esp when the judge said she hen2 nu3 li4.. I had to control my tears leh! Omg. I'm getting too emotional le shit. PMS PMS! Hahaha.

Wildcard - Jinglun - Shu Le Ni Ying Le Shi Jie You Ru He

Hahahaha we were also waving light sticks for him, then i think he was like very happy or what, kept smiling all of a sudden! Later the judge say him tt time, me & tong were like, shit, we hai4 him by waving & distracting him la! He knn still wave at us somemore! lol! But jaylim say want to cut him record sia! Hahaha good huh!

Wildcard - Jenny - How Do I Live

Hmm.. Jenny is a contestant who's really sincere and really likeable =) The first time we saw her perform it was a bit of a shock coz we weren't expecting such energy from her (she performed Believe by Cher, complete with her own echoes and dance routine) but after seeing her each round, we gained a lot of respect and admiration for her =D Though 2 people sang How Do I Live on Tong's semifinal night (Mon) - one of them being Jenny - they both didn't interpret the song well. This time, however, was a big improvement =) It was great to see and hear la =)

This competition arh! Waste a lot of my money and my time leh! As in, especially the go down and support part haha. Must buy the tix etc! And hor!?!?!? Tong semi finals tt night I bought 1 tic to watch. Then Wed I nv go support but bought 2 tix! One to vote for her one vote for Jinglun! Then Wildcard also same thing! 2 tix one for her one for JL! KNN~ Altgt from semifinals onwards hor, I spent like $50 bucks like tt?!? Lucky I didn't have to cab home all the time la - thanks to my darlingest darlingest Sam =) Then dinner after the competition etc. Wah kao! AND HOR! Wah wildcard tt night and semis tt night SUPER HIONG! Hold camera and wave light stick NON STOP SIA. You know my arms weak right? Wah kao, now I think my arm muscles are super qiang2 le lor. Hahaha. I took all the vids below except for the JL ones. The JL Wilcard one i took the first half then Sam took over. Haha can see right? Shivering le. THEN HOR! I scream until sore throat know! And the ppl in front all hate me. Haha. If you see the Wildcard JL vid, towards the end before the judges talk right, we scream scream scream then after tt you can hear "sorry sorry" not? I HAD TO GO APOLOGISE TO THOSE PPL IN FRONT LA! They siam-ed us like mad when we were screaming leh! Hhahaha. Aiyah funny la. But anw, you all better appreciate my yi4 fan1 hao3 yi4!! Haha

Even though I kenna kicked out quite early on (quarters! =)) during this competition, I feel i've gained a lot of experience =D Being the first solo singing competition I've taken part in, I feel that I've already gone very far =D I'm truly truly happy for the experience, all the new friends i've gained, and all that I've learnt.

That said, I wanna tell all the other contestants, especially Tong & Jinglun, that I'm really really so super proud of you all for coming this far!! Wildcard leh! Means you all are like, Top 50 out of the initial 400+ contestants! It's really really good le! =) We can only get better with all this experience and really really, I'm very very proud of what we've all done =) Especially for all the wildcard ppl - it was the most taxing on you all le (ahem, and your supporters lor) Only one thing left to say - JIAYOU! =)

Alright! Ok then Thurs before their Wildcard right, was our Duet Superstars audition la (yea we got a lotta competitions hor.. hahahaha) Thankfully we got in. The results were released to the semi finalists today.. Then I left my hp at home today so I was basically a nervous wreck the whole day! Then tong and I were stressing - very worried tt we didn't get in know, coz I dunno why but I keep having this feeling we did really badly for auditions - we sang Yi Yan Wan Nian (one verse one chorus) but anw.. Thank goodness la.. Got the email when I arrived home. Haha.

Anyways right, for the juniors who took part this time and didn't get shortlisted, don't worry about it. See it all as an experience. There's always Talentime at end of year! =) And seriously, you''ve all only been with the club for about a month right, the improvement can't show yet. After awhile more, you'll find yourself more able to project yourself and your voice, as well as present yourself very well onstage =) Keep hanging in there! You guys will get there!

Speaking of competitions.. We're taking part in the SMU Virtuoso Competition =) Fun fun fun! Tong n I joining Group Category. Then if they allow it, we'll both individually join Solo category too =) Hee! A bit scared about this one coz the Polys and the Unis will all be taking part! Not just SIM so it will be scary.. Competition will be tough! Haha. Hopefully we make it through =) The top prize is TEMPTING! Cut single leh!!!! WOOHOO. Haha just talking abt it gets me excited. I'm a certified competition Junkie le! Lol. Coz I've finally understood what to do for competitions. Now excited to try it out! Must get over my stage fright!! Haha.

Just to end off. My mom said this today - "Your dad says to bring your boyfriend home for dinner."

-SHOCK-

*looks around* What boyfriend???? Grrr~

btw! was happily talking tt day =) it's all so messy but still so right, y'know? I'm so screwed. Hahaha

happiness is simple =)

2007-08-26T01:31:00.000+08:00

haha. i had a really nice day today =) even though I cldn't spend it slacking away at home, i derived joy from other stuff today! lemme event blog abt today k!

at abt 10+am I met Siying at Fajar to bring her to my tuition kid's place - i just dropped him. really too freakin busy to continue with him la. So anyway, brought her up, intro-ed them then left her le.. Went to meet yvonne n bettina (HI BINA, YOU STYLEGODDESS YOU. hahaha) at yvonne's place after tt.. We talked business a bit, and chatted a bit too lol. Bettina's yvonne's primary sch classmate.. Yvonne's my pre-u sem friend. Get the link? haha. They're both fantastic ppl to talk to =) How cool it is that i can keep meeting new and lovely ppl still? Rocks la. So HELLO BINA! Hahahaha. After the "meeting" i took cab wit yvonne down to Toa Payoh HDB Hub there.. We discussed makeup to death during the ride lol. We arrived slightly before 12nn then she went for her appointment and I was supposed to go tong's hse.. Haha k at first ytd i asked tong if i could go down to her house to record some songs since I was free, then coz before tt I got tell her n jinglun tt i want him to record the morizhilian so i can put in my Ipod.. So she suggested tt we ask him to her house also.. Then i was like, ask Tai An also la! Then let's mj! Hahaha So tt's how the gathering was set up. And suyee ownself also wanted to go tong's hse to record songs for her friend, so yea. Haha.

So anyways, we were supposed to meet at 1230 (i thought meet at her hse but yuan2 lai2 is meet at the mrt station) so i hung around doing minor window shopping and then went to Popular to read books lol. Anw then met tong and we waited awhile then tai an arrived.. Then we went to have brunch at Ya Kun.. Talked a bit.. OH YAH! On er, Friday, i met Charmaine Loh from SC at the bus stop at my hse! Caught up on stuff abt ex-sc ppl like my darling darling Er Jie shishi! Heh. It was great chatting wit Charmaine =)

Ok then anw after our brunch we met Jinglun at the bus 28 berth then went to tong's hse le!! LOL and on the bus, tong and i were SUPER SUPER HIGH. Coz we were listening to super upbeat music. It was like super crazy, we were trying to groove to the music? Gosh! Then at tong's hse we played MJ for abt 2 hours (but we only completed half a full round!! haha coz lta is a newbie. so had to teach him.) Yours truly was overall winner lol =D but no worries, we don't play with real money=) Ok then we went upstairs to tong's room where jinglun proceeded to record 10 songs. No seriously la.. Think he recorded what, 3 songs? But he was like, chao enthu and brought damn a lot of discs. Ok then anw i tried to record angel but cannot sia. Voice CANNOT COME OUT. FLAT FLAT FLAT. HAha. Oh then suyee arrived at abt 4pm then me tai an n jinglun went downstairs to K a bit while suyee recorded her songs..

Then when they were done n finally came down we played UNO SLAM! And Taitee and Bridge! We had Delifrance croissants for dinner (thanks to tong's dad) and then after tt we ordered in Mac's while watching Campus Superstar! Haha there's no other ppl i'd rather be watching tt show wit than Esprimere ppl coz we all MAKE THE SAME COMMENTS AS THE JUDGES! Esp wit Wei Song and Xu Huan Liang! Hehe. Respect respect. We're getting damn good man!=)

Anyways, cabbed back home yup. Shuang shuang shuang day. I really enjoyed myself playing some good ol' games, getting some singing done.. Hanging wit my friends.. =D Oh yah was supposed to meet Huihua at 1030pm but haha stayed at tong's house till the show finished so cldn't meet her. Sorry babe!!

Btw, I've really gotta plug some sites now. First up: My Secret Closet (http://mysecretcloset.has.it) has a FREAKING NEW SERIES OF COLLECTIONS UP!!! Very very very nice. I especially like the Wednesday one and the Friday and Saturday ones look very promising =) Yayy. GO LOOK AT EM AND BUY B UY B UY lol. I'm like their most special member or sth =D

Next site: Ok i wanna talk abt this first even though i dunno how to get you all to sign up yet. Emcall has been providing me wit free outgoing calls. Heh. Go to www.emcall.net to find out more! Also, check out www.emallempire.com - great platform for those looking to build their shops!!! I know a lotta you out there are thinking of setting up shops - let Emall Empire do it for you la! Got the clientele there already and no need to buy domain or what somemore. Plus, even if you ALREADY have a store, no harm putting your products there to try to sell too right? It's like extra publicity lor! My stuff are gonna be sold there btw, so watch out for it.

Speaking of which the stuff we've got for our collection looks nice =) Don't worry, we'll pick only the best stuff for u all k. And good prices =)

Friends are important. Don't let friendships that you cherish crumble. You will only live to regret it. I should know. So trust me.

闭上眼睛忍住泪别哭泣 // 末日前夕请留在我怀里

Goodness i'm so in love with this song!

hehe...

2007-08-24T23:05:00.000+08:00

today was a mainly tuition day.. hehe

ytd was performance, bball and fun day =)

day before tt... slack at home day coz i cancelled tuitions..

these few days been staying home for dinner coz my mom screamed like crazy at me for not comin home for dinner and "staying out late" for quite a few days... grr whateverrr...

tuesday i finally picked up my spree purchases from the spree-er... then met maddy evy zhikai n shark at Minds Cafe for some really fun games =) the stupid snorta and I'M THE BOSS were really fun lololololol. then went to sch for lesson!! =) Esprimere singing lesson la. Oh yah esprimere's lessons have started again... and it's fun fun fun!! =)

yea will not event blog too much more lol... Esprimere had Lunchtime Performance on Thurs... Went quite well actually =) Am pretty pleased =D Here are some highlights!

Performance Listing:
1) Teck Sheng - Here Without You (3 Doors Down)
2) Marissa - Wu Tiao Jian Wei Ni (Fish Leung)
3) Cherlynn - Angel (Sarah McLachlan)
4) Jia Shi* - Yi Shi De Mei Hao (Angela Zhang)
5) Samantha* - Ai Ru Chao Shui (Joi Chua)
6) Jing Lun* - Mo Ri Zhi Lian (Zhang Zhi Cheng)
7) Tai An - Shi Jie Wei Yi De Ni (Cao Ge)
8) Darryl - Dong Jie (Lin Junjie)
9) Si Tong - Qi Shi Hen Ai Ni (Angela Zhang)
10) Cherlynn - A Moment Like This (Kelly Clarkson)
11) Jing Lun* - Chen Mo Wan Ju (Cao Ge)
12) Jing Lun* & Si Tong - I Still Believe (Cao Ge & Vivien Hsu)

* - new members!! =)

Yup! Here are the highlights! Not all the videos are up yet.. So I'll post em up when they are =)

Cherlynn - Angel

Knnbccb i forgot lyrics halfway through. lol. and i bloody rmb them now. hahaha. I'll make sure to re-sing this song PERFECTLY! hahaha. ok nx!

Darryl - Dong Jie

Si Tong - Qi Shi Hen Ai Ni

Cherlynn - A Moment Like This

Lol Yea... This time I sang Eng songs! Goodness. Felt so much more at home singing them =) Though was still super nervous when singing AMLT coz it's quite stressful. I've finally mastered the "growl". Hahaha yayyy. After tt was exhilarating bball wit esprimere ppl.. Oh YAH. Thanks to all people who showed up to support the concert, including new members - Dominic (Sentry duty! woot!), Ah Heng, Ratna, Wang Sha (no ye feng), Gerald, Bernard... Etc! We had a great audience turnout this time! Super happy =) Caroline (the head of non-sports clubs) came to us and said "Wah, this time improve a lot arh?" hahaha. Yay.

Yea.. Ok... that's all for today's blog entry.. Monday i met yvonne and bettina after hectic day of tuitions... Finally watched 3 movies - Ghost Rider, Protege and Night At The Museum! Hahaha I know, super old, but whatever, my ahgoukor lent me the movies and i had a heckuva time watching them... Mmmm~ My Daniel Wu~~~~ RRAWWWR! Hahahaha. Alrighty that was gross. Ok don't miss me too much guys! I'll be back soon i promise! =D

See y'all =D

PS: Special plug: i like this song!!! Jinglun's version is quite nice!! Haha. Enjoyy~

tagged and blogging..

2007-08-21T01:30:00.000+08:00

haha no i'm not dead...

just been too too too stupendously busy. lots going on.. going out everywhere, doing everything etc. meeting up wit everyone =) it's awesome. But when u have so many things to blog abt that you'll mention about ten friends from different cliques in one day, you know you're really not that interested in blogging..

no seriously. too many friends/ too much going on in ur life can have that kinda effect on you. where every blog entry abt just ONE day can become a ten page essay. sian.

so no event blog! haha. just know tt i've done lots of online shopping again. sian. update you all nx time.

I've been TAGGED by limbor! haha. so here goes (even though I've actually done this before.. rmb liwen's tag? yea but i think it was a diff one so here goes)

RULES OF THE GAME :
- Each player of this game starts off with ten weird things or habits or little known facts about themselves.
- People who get tagged must type in a blog post of their own ten weird things or habit or little known facts as well as state this rule clearly.
- At the end, you must choose six people to be tagged and list their names.- no tag backs allowed

Grr. haha Spoil market leh.. 10 little known facts abt myself. you guys arh.. ok..

1) I'm a super sentimental person.. I'll keep things i don't need/don't want/don't like, just because someone special gave it to me... By "someone special" i mean people like my mom, dad, bro, granma, godma, relatives etc.. And some other special ppl like good friends, *ahem*special guy friends etc.. Haha..

2) Cherlynn ++ stairs | Cherlynn ++ air == accidents happen. I'm an utter klutz la. Oh wait. That's not a little known fact. Everyone knows it. But anw, it's just a weird fact ok. I can literally trip over air. Oh wells. Everyone's a little weird =)

3) I like programming. Javascript, C++, whatever. I just like computer programming and webdesigning, ok? Yea. It's not little known, but I suppose it can be considered weird.

4) I had a stupid TCHS period. It was a period of time where i liked a string of guys from The Chinese High School. Melvin la, the one before melvin la, my ex la... Before my ex also got la... Don't say already. It's super embarassing.

5) I wrote a series of stupid stupid fanfics.. Mostly based on Alec Su and Vicki Zhao etc.. And ppl like tong, mich etc were included in these fics! And I wld throw in BLUE as well, and pair myself up wit Lee Ryan. Wahahaha. So much for reality. Tong and Mich always went crazy for the fics. It was really fun =)

6) Erm.. Weird stuff... Must i keep it within the limits of NOT TMI? Haha. Coz the only things i can think of now involve personal hygiene... Wahahaha. Hmm. How abt, I get pretty uncomfortable watching ppl kiss on tv/in movies. Especially if it goes on for too long. Also, watching sex scenes. This kinda show can only watch with friends or alone. If with ppl I dunno (ie strangers) or my parents or relatives or what, I'll get SUPER uncomfortable and avert my eyes.. Yea..

7) I enjoy writing, but I can never finish a piece of prose. Yea.. I'll write like, chunks but never have I once completed a piece of prose. Only academic essays get completed. The rest, I just lose the drive, even though I know it can be super good if i finish it or what but I just can't. There's a whole pile of unfinished prose in my life's history, from the time I was P4 till now.. Yea.. I rmb my first attempt at a story - some silly story titled Tagebuah, the dunno dunno what girl la. Some girl who was dying of cancer.. Haha. Cool huh. I know. I rock.

8) I like to carry out "social experiments" for the heck of it. Many of you have fallen prey to my tests already.. Like my provocative msn nicks, my silly surveys, a lot of my small/big actions are actually me testing the reactions of the general public of my friends.. Haha. Yea I'm weird like that. =)

9) I suck at maths. No, really, I'm actually quite good at math. Plus-ing and minus-ing things quickly and multiplying and dividing them also v good. But tell me to do sth abt differentiation and normal distribution and vectors, you'll have me writhing in a pool of my own blood and vomit in no time.

10) It may not seem like it, but I'm FOR saving sex for marriage. Yea, torture and all that, but it's my religion la. Before converting i was all OK with sex before marriage. But now.. Haha. I see God's point ok haha. And one more little known thing. I have ABSOLUTE FAITH in God. He alone knows what is right for everyone and He alone will provide =) <3

yeayea you deprived asses.. Here go your ten things.. And since i'm such a kind soul, i'm not gonna make anyone else do them. hah. bye idiots! =)

alright..

2007-08-03T02:42:00.000+08:00

woah.

don't feel like blogging coz i was in the process of making myself feel better =)

today was the quarter final round for BAS! I didn't make it through to the next round (TONG DID! =D), and no videos to post! haha sad right, coz LTA only bothered to help tong take. nv take for me. Good lor. Haha. Anw, yup. If you want me to explain/justify why I didn't make it in, I have several thousand reasons for you, but these are all not important. Haha. Excuses excuses. I know why can liao =)

What I really wanted to blog about was what happened after I didn't make it in. This part kinda links to something I wanted to blog abt awhile back... Well anw, after the thingy right, when I was in the cab on my way home, tong msged - "hey.. u go home and have a gd rest k? dun take tis competition too seriously..we all know tat u have a gd voice.. u were just too nervous. try again next time k! :)"

Haha. damn surprising to see something so nice from tong la. It's v rare! Lol. Though I'm kinda suspicious whether the msg really came from her or is someone else help her compose one.. Lol. But really, that was kinda what i needed =) I needed some validation and justification about myself, especially about the singing bit. The last time I wanted to blog about this was because i was getting more and more demoralized abt my singing on the whole. Haha. It's like, when I ask people for comments abt my performances or what right, (by people I mean the ppl who i ASK, typically sitong or tai an etc, ppl who have some experience..?) it's like as if i'm asking them "please pick out all the faults in my singing".

Not that I don't wanna hear the criticisms, but i mean, can there be some balance in the first place? All the feedback I'm getting makes me feel as if I should just shut up and stop singing. It's like, when ppl like val, siying and random strangers compliment me on my singing, i'll feel happy for awhile until like, i get the feedback from the other ppl (whom i ask) and I'll just feel super deflated etc.

Imagine la ok, you ask someone about how you did in a certain presentation or sth. Here are two examples, tell me which one makes u feel better:

A) Hmm i think you spoke too monotonously and it was quite boring for the readers lor. Must sometimes make eye contact.

B) Hmm, I think maybe you can improve on your expression coz sometimes come across a bit monotonous la, then try to make eye contact. But apart from that I think your pronunciation was damn good, and your points all made sense lor =)

Give me I'll choose B lor.

I mean, even when I was teaching in the sec sch and had to do the report book remarks abt my form class right, we had to talk about ONE good thing AND one bad thing lor.

Oh wells. Dunno why my friends think it's not necessary to compliment me. Thank goodness for ppl like ann and val, who'll say nice things. oh and arh ben, haha. Siying also, but usually for aspects like character, singing, etc haha. Ann val and arh ben do the " you look great today" or "you sounded really nice" etc thing.

Anyways, yes. I also know why my friends don't compliment me much.
A) not much to compliment abt
B) I don't respond well

Now, about part B - I really can't respond properly to compliments unless it's abt stuff I'd showed off abt in the first place. Yah. So don't over-compliment me, if you want to. Just a bit will do. But increasing frequency of compliments can definitely help improve my self esteem n confidence. Wahaha. Ok anw

So after the competition ppl came around to hug me etc. Lol. Oh yah, the contestants were fun to mix with =) Ok then anw val and I left first and had a bit of a chat in the cab =) Miss chatting wit ya!!!! Yay movie on Nat'l Day =) Can't wait

Yah so anw, i was really ok at first, coz just kinda relieved that the whole thing is over. To be honest, lol, i was already telling tong about a week before the thingy that I really wanted to just give up, it was so tiring. But anw, yah. Then I was so fucking busy the past week that I didn't have time to think abt anything but work - so no time to stress out abt competition. So this aftnn (thursday aftnn) after we finally finished our COM report in sch and I was making my way home, the stress attack hit me like nobody's business! It's like the stress that had been accumulating the whole week/month hit me like a bulldozer. Gosh.

Anyways, that aside, after val got off the cab, i got tong's msg, then was quite (ok la, VERY) touched lor. Coz tong has not, in at least 2 years, said anything nice about my voice. SERIOUSLY. So i was super shocked. Then was kinda choking up when arh ben called. Then the silly guy kept apologizing (IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT!!!) and being nice and all.. Tell you, I really almost just cried there - if not for the fact tt my fake eyelashes would fall into my eyes, i would have just let the tears fall. Then arh ben decided he was going to start planning a "party" to celebrate the fact that I had gotten that far in the first place. Lol. Thanks ben. I'm looking forward to it! Haha.

So super gan3 dong4.

Special special thanks to:
CAME - really really really appreciate you guys being there! Really. Super gan dong. I'm damn glad that you all were there la. I don't know how else to say this, but it really meant a whole lot to me =) Thanks babes (and des. haha)

MESC - haha. eu&gas and mich&ja turned up. Thanks guys, though i kinda have this feeling it's more for tong. haha

Val - thanks babe. you know i appreciate it =)

Arh Ben - i'm sorry you looked/felt/were so left out! But i'm still so super glad that you turned up and cheered so loudly somemore =) Thanks!!! And really, it wasn't your fault. At least you cheered! =) Thanks man!

Suyee, Tingfeng, Tai An and Jerry - esprimereans who turned up to support - i was really surprised that suyee and tf came down.. Didn't know initially mah. Thanks darlings =)

Siying, Edna, and all others who wanted to but could not come down - thanks anyway =) appreciate it.

Yah well ok i'll go back to my feel-good movie watching again! I'm feeling alright people. I have good friends. *feels loved=)*

<3

desperate times call for desperate measures!

2007-07-26T01:46:00.000+08:00

heyyyyyyy.....

GAWD. i'm shuddering just thinking abt the huge amt of event blog i have to do if i do decide to suddenly event blog. I will do it soon! i promise! But there's so much stuff! Anw

Met up wit val ytd and today after our tuition at the same house.. Haha. Was great to chat wit her again though i feel that the time was too short! Would have loved to just sit around and chat for much longer. No matter what, I'm sure opportunities will present themselves again! =)

Movie dates!
Gonna watch The Simpsons Movie wit my cousins =) Hehehe! Am happy abt this! My cousins make a funny bunch to hang with =) I think it'll be our first cuzzy outing! Finally even like the 2nd youngest one is abt Sec 2 liao so we can all go out on our own! And the aunties and uncles trust me to oversee them! Heh. So yep. Ding Han Chen Jon Tim and Wei(i think) and I will be going for the movie =) I'm lookin forward to the outing! I will post pics! =D

Then, Val and I have arranged to watch some new horror flick when it comes out - Alone, i think! Hahaha. DAMN Looking forward to this one!!! Just the thought of an upcoming horror movie gives me the thrills already =) Excited! Heh.

Ok... Hmm recent events include er, going out wit tong&ts to buy the ktvhddcasing, er.. Exco Meetings... Esprimere Orientation.. Gosh a lot more i can't quite rmb! KTV and so on! But mainly been trying to work etc... MGQ Case 3 was very rewarding! I think C.A.M.E did well for Case 3! =) Then MGQ Exam today and COM240 exam ytd.. Grr.. Presentation for COM240 nx wk.. And also MGQ Case 4... Lots of work man =(

I had a private special moment today! =) Won't tell you all here haha.. It kinda borders on hentai (a word i'm using more because of val's increased use of jap terminology!) and I don't wanna freak people out. Suffice to say that on the <3 front, there's a 2-pronged thing going on that i'm not sure I really like. One prong is going ok.. The other prong is a bit disheartening coz of all the vagueness etc. In fact, the other prong is also quite vague.. GRR! Things are so confusing. Sometimes, I regret certain things I've said in the past.. Or certain things i did NOT say. ARGH! So stupid of me. Things would be soooo different now!! Dunno if i'll get the chance to right them.

But I can't have 2 cakes right?! I can only have one cake and then eat it? URGH.

If you don't understand the rant above, don't bother trying to unravel it.

I had lots to blog abt that i forgot abt! Urgh. Anyways darling friends... Those whom know I love em =) Just wanna let y'all know again tt i love y'all =) Some ppl i've left out include: MICH, LIWEN, er, somemore tt I still can't quite rmb. Must try to refresh my memory ok!

URGH~ Just can't rmb what I wanted to blog abt! =( Forget it. Nx time ok ppl! Ciao~

another horoscope

2007-07-24T01:25:00.000+08:00

Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21)[?]

The Bottom Line

Wonderful news is coming -- you'll be forgiven for getting caught up in the moment!

In Detail

You can be forgiven for getting caught up in the moment today if good news sends you into a silly rant of excitement! Let loose when the good news hits your ears, and make your smile the biggest one in town. Happiness can be contagious, so spread the joy to the people you encounter by opening doors, offering a ride, paying someone else's toll, or just offering a sweet 'hello' when your eyes meet someone else's on the street. Let your good news create good vibes.

There isn't much to say though.. Dunno what i'm supposed to be "happy" about...

Just wanted to update you all a little bit on the romance front. just one word: hmmmm...

Haha.

haha

2007-07-23T21:20:00.001+08:00

guess what my horoscope says today?

Friendster Horoscope for July 23, 2007

Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21)[?]

The Bottom Line

Get ready to discover a new calling. By the end of today, you will radiate power!

In Detail

Get ready to discover a thrilling new calling today -- this is the beginning of a new educational opportunity that could put you in a very powerful position very soon. You're seeing a whole new set of possibilities for your life, and this clarity is extremely invigorating. By the end of this day, you will be positively radiating power! Let your confidence shine brightly -- you know you're doing good work, so why hide that fact? Making people jealous isn't a crime.

Hmm... Sounds kinda weird to me.. Oh wells haha. Will blog more soon. Right now i've to get some work done. Busy as usual y'all! Got lots of event blog to do once i'm back alright =) Ciao darlings~

friends...

2007-07-22T23:44:00.000+08:00

yea yea

it's been uber long

sorry k!

anw, be prepared for a long blog entry. it's stuff that's been couped up in me for quite long..

so first up

my friendster horoscope readings have been super accurate of late. i'm not personally a big fan of horoscopes (sorry suyee and evy) mainly because of my religion and my belief that not everyone born on the same day is gonna have like the same character or same misfortunes befall them etc. I don't know if it works like that, but it sounds altogether woolly to me.. Most of the time, accurate readings are just coincidences in my opinion, and a lot of the times when we read horoscopes, we're just looking for places in our lives to slot the prediction in, so it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, kinda.

aaanws.. funnily enough the coincidences kept accumulating on my friendster horoscope readings until today's one gave me the impetus to finally get off my arse and blog about what i've wanted to blog abt for vvv long. Here it is:

Friendster Horoscope for July 22, 2007

Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21)[?]

The Bottom Line

If someone lost the respect you had given to them, give them a second chance.

In Detail

Has someone let you down? It happens from time to time, so don't let it ruin a relationship. They made a mistake, they fell short of your expectations, and they may have even lost some of the respect you've given them. It's important for you to let them earn it back -- don't give them a test or a task, but give them a second chance. You might be a bit more wary next time, but you need to keep an open mind. You have been where they are, you know how hard it can be.

Yep. So based on this horoscope thing... And based on some stuff from my previous entry, I'm gonna make a proclamation here:

If your name was left out the last entry, and you feel unjustified, come talk to me

If your name was left out the last entry, and you KNOW you have spoken behind my back abt me before, and still wanna be friends with me, come talk to me, honestly and openly.

If your name was left out the last entry, and you hide behind others or just talk behind my back somemore, asking people if i'm ok, if i'm mad, etc, you know i can never trust you again.

Sure my horoscope thingy said i should just give those ppl a second chance, and perhaps it meant unconditionally, but i will do so for people i feel deserve it. Who deserves it? People whom I feel are sincere. People who know what I value in a friend, and manifest these values.

Here goes: WHAT I VALUE IN A FRIEND

THE MOST IMPORTANT QUALITY: honesty!!

I cannot stress enough just how important this is to me. I want my friends to understand that all I want from them is honesty. I want you to tell me to my face if something i'm doing irritates you. Don't fucking be "afraid" of me or of how I will feel. I assure you I will feel ten times worse or hundred times angrier if i had to hear from other sources. And trust me. Paper cannot wrap fire. (y'know, translate to chinese) I have enough sources to ensure that I hear everything my friends say about me. So trust that whatever you say abt me will eventually get to me. Trust that once you say something abt me behind my back, I will definitely hear it. And when that happens, you're gonna have a very pissed Cherlynn on your hands.

I also understand that you might be afraid of hurting my feelings. But when I turn up looking like a fugly piece of shit, a slutty ass hooker or just like a fat pig, you could simply go "Cherlynn!! Why do u look like shit today!" and I will know immediately that it doesn't sit well with you, but I won't take offence coz i can immediately defend myself. If you decided to say "What the hell is Cherlynn wearing today?" to another friend instead, don't you see that you're denying me the chance to explain my choices? It applies for almost all situations. I'd rather you be direct than tactful.

Being honest with me can also ensure that I don't do whatever it is that irks you again. Or at least, not too many times. Trust me, I may look like i enjoy torturing others, but when a well-intentioned friend tells me something I do makes her upset, I will definitely try to cut down on it. And don't fucking wait until I ASK FOR IT. It makes me damn angry to have to ask about it then hear you suddenly spill out all the shit that you were upset about all of a sudden. It can be super demoralizing.

You also have to be honest with your compliments. When you think i've done something well or right, pls do let me know, if not i'll go around wondering if i ever did the right thing. If you're a close friend of mine you'll know how intense my self-doubt can get. People like val and tong should know. I really really am not the happy confident and secure person i seem to be on the surface. But then again, why should I let the rest of you know that? Argh. Whatever it is, just be honest, ppl.

Friends who have perfected the art of HONESTY: Val and Ann. No secrets. I love you darlings.

The next quality: EQUALITY

It's important to me that my friends see me as at least equal to them, and not beneath them. I.e. if I'm lousier than u in say, fashion sense or figure or what, I may be better than you in i dunno piano or sth. It's just, I need to know that my friends don't despise me, and recently a certain close friend of mine has come very close to making me feel that way. I think she knows who she is la.

I don't need worshippers or supporters or what. I need people who see me as equal. On an intellectual level, at least. I don't care if you think i'm uglier than you, as long as you see that I'm, I dunno, just y'know, not some underling, someone you only deign to talk to.

People who have mastered the art of EQUALITY: Siying, Edna, Val, Ann, Shui. When i can remember more of you i'll update ok.

Next important quality: CONCERN&COMPLIMENT

I think this quality makes me sound like some despo AA shit, but I need my friends to care. To compliment when the time is right. To give me moral support sometimes. I know this contradicts some point i said up there, but it's different. I may be "the strong one" or the one who "takes good care of people around (me)" [i quote LTA] but sometimes I really need a break. Sometimes I really wanna stop being there for my friends and be there for myself instead. I wish I had more friends who could be strong for me, whom I could complain all day long to. But as a lot of you should know by now, most of the time i keep my problems to myself. I'll drop hints but that's about it. I know it makes some of you upset [sorry val] but I dunno why I act like such a saint sometimes. I don't have to. I don't need to.

I need my friends to have this quality so that i can get the self-validation i need to tell myself that i'm not a worthless piece of shit. You'll be surprised how often i need to tell myself that. I'm saying this only coz my blog has had quite some new readers in recent months.. People who might not be as close to me as the older readers are.. So to these people it may seem as though y'know, i'm strong, i'm er, good-natured? But the long-time readers will know how often i lament about stuff.. Y'know.. Haha. Kinda like what i'm doing now..

Anyways.. I dunno if you get the point but yea.

Friends who have achieved the quality of C&C: Val, Arh Ben, Ann, Siying, Rahrah

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Yea that was about all the qualities. Now a section dedicated to very special friends
in not particular order:

VAL------------------------

You guys should have noticed that she has achieved roughly almost every quality i find necessary in a good friend. So props to her for that. She is also the one person who understands me best, really able to read what I'm thinking, knowing what i'm truly implying when I say things etc. It's really awesome when I say something and val goes "yah i know you just want us to say you're smart right!?" hahaha. It's really rewarding, and funny and all~

Not to mention that val represents the last vestige of a link to my favourite people in the world awhile back. My NJ Pretties. I love(d) you guys so so so much y'know, because of all our shared internal jokes, all our shared memories, our outings, our fun times, our mugging sessions (that were never really productive) our unity, our camaraderie... I seriously miss them a lot (gawd i need to stop crying). A whole world of shared internal jokes, shared languages was all lost when we lost contact, it's taking me all I can to not let it show how much this hurts me. And val and I see v little of each other nowadays too! And whenever, in conversations nowadays, certain keywords pop up and I'm reminded of another internal joke, I laugh to myself, barely containing my mirth, but I sigh inwardly at the lack of hysteria it should have been had I heard that word with my nj clique.

Y'know, j&v were so important to me that for a very long period of time my ATM card PIN was 522825 - it spells jacval on a keypad.

Whatever it is, thanks val, for your overwhelming concern, your support, love and all. And also the honesty etc. I really really really appreciate all of it. *huggs*

ANN---------------------------

Though I haven't known Ann for very long, this girl has been such a great friend. Siying described Ann as a very giving person, and I have to say, that is a super accurate description that rounds up Ann very nicely. Ann has been a lovely friend to have. She has, for example, told me about what she heard people say abt me and advise me on what to do and what not to do. She never fails to compliment my choice of clothing when she finds it pleasing. She will also mention when certain faux pas we make catch her attention. On top of having fulfilled all my prerequisites for a good friend, she's ultra generous to boot and great to talk to. She used to drive me to my tuition kid's place and we'd sit in the car and chat for what seems like ages before I go for tuition.

I shan't say more because we haven't had a LOOONG history or what, but I truly appreciate this friendship darling. <3

SIYING----------------------------

This babe doesn't have many girlfriends and I feel it's probably coz she's just so freaking all-rounded that it can almost suffocate you if you're the easily jealous sort. Thankfully, I'm used to having that kinda friend so I survive pretty easily around xyz. What I meant was that xyz is just too perfect and attracts guys like bees to honey. Girls will naturally feel threatened and this, I feel, is a large factor contributing to her dismal lack of female friends. Not that she hasn't any.. Just that her male friends vastly outnumber her female friends. The ratio is what, 100guys to 1 girl? Haha. J/k...

Thing is, when you're friends with siying, you don't feel that she's superior or anything. She treats her friends equally and cares for every one of us. She is also super dependable and funny =) Lol. I remember a period of time in sec school when she was my favourite person to hang out with.. We had so much fun embarassing ourselves in school, in public etc. It was awesome. I really appreciate siying's concern for me, listening to my problems, and the fun times we have when we hang out together. Though I feel that i ought to feel inferior to her, oddly enough, I don't feel so, and that is really awesome. She treats her friends with respect, deals out praise where it is due, and she and I both agree that honest friends are hard to come by. Shopping with her is great, and we're so alike sometimes =)

Darling xyz. I'm really looking forward to hongkong =) I know it's just gonna be awesome=D Love LOTS

EDNA--------------------------

Though I ain't very very close to this babe, it's great to hang out and talk with her. Once again, I feel that she cares for me, treats me as a good friend, and is strongly supportive of me. She has sort of learnt how to be honest with me, which rock, imho, and I love it when we get together to talk =) I enjoyed shenzhen a LOT babe. I'm looking forward to endofyear hk wit xyz and you =D LOVELOVE

TONG----------------------------------

Though her name has been GLARINGLY absent from all the lists, I cannot fail to mention how great tong has been as a friend. I think 10 years has proven our friendship to be a strong one, and shamefully, I say, a lot of effort was due on her part. Though i know that she has spoken bad about me behind my back before, like siying said, she feels that "sitong is genuine towards (me)"... Deep in my heart of hearts I know it to be true... I cannot forget that despite all the trouble she has, she'd still go out and help me when I needed it. She has done a lot for me which I am touched by. The reason she was missing from so many lists is well, times are changing i suppose, and she has almost never fulfilled all the criteria i needed in a good friend.

Recently i was very troubled by things she's said and done, and i've dropped some pretty obvious hints on my blog. You'll notice how upfront she's been about it, with her tag "i'm a problematic friend huh?" and all. She was direct about it. When I mentioned my friendster horoscope to her, she said sth like "somehow i got a bad feeling" or sth. Unlike some other people whose names have miraculously dropped out of the list, she had the guts to ask me, because she knows me well enough to understand that all I want is honesty. Ask me about it, I won't shy away from you. I will answer you directly. All i expect is for you to do the same.

Tong - thanks for being a really, really REALLY great friend.

OTHERS--------------------------

I haven't the time and strength at the mo to mention everyone who's important to me and talk about it, but here are the people I really appreciate for their friendship to me:

Arh Ben (i know i keep leaving you out! sorry! but this wolf is so generous with his compliments, so supportive and concerned, you're truly a great friend arh ben<3)
Shui (my darling girl here cares so much for me. I feel truly blessed to have a friend like you dear. Must meetup soon)
Yarndink (again, new friend, but I can feel sincerity oozing out of your pores girl. I'm touched by your efforts to talk and all and also your support and concern. <3)
Many many many others who I am sorry but I can't dig out of my memory at this point! Pls feel free to scold me if your name isn't here!!

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On the off-note, congrats to Tong as the new VP of esprimere. I'm not sure to be happy for you or not coz I'm not sure if you're happy being VP or not. Nevertheless, I'm behind you all the way ok!

I have another pet peeve to blog about, but this blog entry has drawn enough blood. I'll talk to you guys soon , i promise! Alrighty ciao!

6 years ago...?

2007-07-13T23:38:00.000+08:00

hmm. haha. lots more to blog abt but the inspiration for the entry was a bulletin on friendster =) so i'm gonna do a machiam Friday Five thingy =) Here goes!

HOW MUCH HAVE U CHANGED IN 6 YEARS

---- 6 Years Ago -------

1. How old were you?
// 14 (if u take it that i'm 20 this year)

2. Where did you go to school?:
// Singapore Chinese Girls' Secondary School

3. Where did you work?:
// Hmm.. Nowhere. Slack around at home haha. Sounds like the life to you? NO WAY HO SEH... No work = no financial independence = no freedom/no nice clothes etc! Haha. I kinda appreciate work and the freedom i've got nowadays. I used to wish I could go out whenever I wanted without expressly begging my mother first. Lol. Now it's all so, different. Haha

4. Where did you live?:
// I think i had just moved over to the house i'm in now.. In Sec 1 it was GOODBYE BISHAN and HELLOOOOO CHOA CHU KANG! =) It was exciting learning new bus routes etc =) Exploring new territory was kinda fun too! Haha. Other than that, apart from the house being much bigger, there wasn't much else to excite about. Haha.

5. Where did you hang out?
// woah. I was a seriously deprived kid. I think i hung out like, at home. In fact till this day i prefer hanging out at home. I go out way too often for my liking nowadays. My parents used to bring us out 6 years ago. Now they still try to, but we'd usually rather not..

6. Did you wear glasses?:
// yea. wore glasses since i was p1

7. Who was your best friend(s)at that
time?
// SITONG! haha. yah i think so. Sec 2 i was the social reject type. Haha.

8. How many tattoos did you have?
// Zilch. Haha. Not even fake ones.

9. How many piercings did you have?
// had 2 closed-up earholes. Long nightmare story. U wldn't wanna know!

10. How many scars?
// i think like billions of pimple scars and keloids? haha.

11. What car did you drive?
// Virtual ones. On the computer. or at the arcade occasionally.

12. Had you been to a real party?
// 13-year-old birthday parties, do they count? And like, cousins' birthday parties? I rmb sec 1 I went for someone's farewell party with the then "in" crowd. I was like, super excited. HAHAHAHAHAHA. We went to town and hung out and some of their guy friends came over.. I think i acted nonchalant. LOL. Damn loser! haha

13. Had your heart broken?
// Haha. Fortunately, I was innocent for pretty long. It was all puppy love back then =)

14. Were you single or in relationship?
// SINGLE! =) Haha.

-------------2 years ago-----------

1. How old were you?
// 18

2. Where did you go to school?
// National Junior College

3. Where did you work?
// During the hols i'd be at my dad's company. I rmb one stint at the Girl's Brigade HQ in Singapore too. That was abt it. Haha

4. Where did you live?
// Lovely lil backward lil CCK. I feel like a country bumpkin everytime i go to town! Haha. So super far away

5. Where did you hang out?
// In school - the canteen, the basketball court, the I&E room (playing wheel of fortune or the pyramid game)
Out of school - town, Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore River area, JE area, Lot 1, Wmall? And Coronation, i suppose. Haha

6. Did you wear glasses?
// Yep, all the time!

7. Who were your best friend
// Hmm, val and tong... And my pretties, my nj clique, my mesc... And of course arh ben lol.

8. How many tattoos did you have?
// none! Haha. still not even fake ones! =)

9. How many scars?
// again, billions

10. How many piercings did you have?
// I re-pierced my ear-holes beginning of J2! Haha.

11. What car did you drive?
// Toy ones

12. Had your heart broken? :
// Haha. I think we all know the answer alright. No need to rake up the past. Haha.

13. Were you single/taken:
// Er. J1 yes. J2 no. Hahaha.

--------------------Today--------------
------

1. How old are you?
// 20 this year lo

2. What school do u go to?
// UB-SIM

3. Where do you live?
// Same old, same old..

4. Where did you hang out?
// haha. sim, tuition kids' houses... town sometimes (though i'm really starting to dread there)... bishan (coz of silly asses), marina area.. mainly tuition kids' houses... haha.

5. Do you wear glasses?
// Lasik made that history!

6. Who are your best friends?
// LPK. Friends are a sensitive issue now coz. Y'know. I don't wanna talk abt it just yet. The ppl who definitely have no problems are Val, Siyingzi, Edna, Shui, Arh Ben, ALL NJ PPL, Kor, Ann, Yarn, Rah, Elves, er etc!

7. Do you talk to your old friends?
// Haha. Tell me abt it man. I'm totally psyched abt the coming meetup with my DaJie and ErJie =) Really miss them. And i'm proud of the way the GY ppl have been sticking tgt.. Well, at least siying, myself, edna etc... And also the HNL ppl =) And arh ben and val and all! =) Haha. So yea! I still do.

8. How many piercings do you have?
// Just the 2 =)

9. How many tattoos?
// Many passing fake ones =)

10. How many scars?
// Do u still need to know?

11. What kind of car do you have?
// Imaginary converitbles! Haha

12. Has your heart been broken?
// DUH. hahahaha

13. Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorce?
// Past Tense - yes, Present Tense, NO!

Yup so that was it! Haha. Cools huh. Will update more soon. Esprimere Orientation 2007 tml! Been busy prepping for this. Can't wait! Ciao!

sorry!! super long nv blog!

2007-07-12T16:09:00.000+08:00

ah yes yes..

sorry sorry nv blog for super long

been in a super bad mood for quite awhile. lots of problems. needless to talk about it. those who have spoken to me about it are super appreciated. Thanks especially go out to VAL, SIYINGZI, EDNA, ANN, WJ, and some others i might have forgotten for listening to me, hearing me out.. Helped a lot. Thanks! =) <33 So anw. In school now, MGQ 301 lecture. Have i mentioned how much I love the school's wireless? It's like HYPERSPEED. I lurve it. Though I really kinda hate lugging my lappie around and not having my larger hard drive with me. Bleah. My big hard drive has most of my info and docs inside.. My mini (30GB) hard drive only has some la.. Haha. Yea.. Something to show u guys:

Find out your Harry Potter personality at LiquidGeneration!

lol. Yea. Anyways, watched Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix with Suyee ytd.. Haha Free tix! I couldn't turn her down! Free tix for such a hyped-about movie somemore! Haha. So i cancelled some tuitions and came down to Wmall to meet her.. I was early so i did some toiletries shopping and went to the library and borrowed another 4 books. Lol. Yea. Then anw.. The movie was like a SUPER FAST FORWARD version of the book. Fans of the book will be sper disappointed. They also changed quite a bit of the story. The Room of Requirements was found by Neville instead of Dobby, Dolores Umbridge didn't come across as bitchy (not as bitchy as I'd imagined her to be. I actually found the movie version of Dolores quite cute! dammit).. Cho Chang was the snitch instead of her friend. A lot of details were dropped out. The movie was 2 and a half hours long. Yea. Grawp only featured very little. Madame Maxime (i think tt's the name) never appeared at all. McGonagall like, got a total of 5 mins screen time? There was zero quidditch.. The dept of Mysteries part was almost cut in half... We didn't see the Magical Hospital at all (forgot the name).. Tonks also had only like, 5 mins screen time.. The highlight of her screen time was probably changing her hair color and her nose at dinnertime only.

Suitably disappointing eh? ahaha. Ohwells.

Alright gotta pay attention now. Sorta. Will blog more soon ok? I love y'all

PS There's been a reshuffling of LPK. More later.

BeAStar =)

2007-06-30T23:08:00.000+08:00

preliminary rounds =) heh. apparently i was the only one during the whole night (30+ contestants tt day, there are abt 13 days in all) who got good comments about the song. watch till the end for their comments!

haha yayy. anw. here's what their comments were (in chinese!):

基本上，我很喜欢你诠释这首歌曲的方式，就是uh, uh,基本上是该有歌曲的内容， uh... 说那个感情那些东西都控制得蛮好的，而且，它，你选对了它这种唱法。就是后面虽然在高音的时候你有一点，可能是它延续是不是很长吧，是不是很难控制，那个你有一点。。。你有一点比较，说，不够气。不过，你拉完了，我看得到，哦。。这个是很好的事情。。还有就是在肢体语言方面，你有走动，我们觉得很好。只是说，有时也要站定一个地点，别老是走，可以吗？

HEHEHEHE. Now an english translation by dictionary.com:

Basically, I like you annotating this first song very much the way, is uh, uh, basically is should have the song content, uh… Said that sentimental these things control very good, moreover, it, you chose right its this kind to sing the law. Is behind, although has a point in treble time you, is possibly it continues is very long, is very rambunctious, that you have a point. . . You have a comparison, said that insufficient gas. However, you pulled, I looked obtain, oh. . This is the very good matter. . Also has is in the body language aspect, you have take a walk, we thought that is very good. Was only said that sometimes must stand firm a place, always do not walk, might?

LOL it's damn hilarious.

Alright here's a translation by moi.

The guy said: Basically I like the way you've interpreted this song. You've conveyed the song's content and adeptly controlled your display of emotion. You've chosen the right singing style for this song. Towards the end of the song though, at the higher notes, you were a little.. maybe because the phrase was very long, it was difficult to control and you were a little out of breath, but you held on to the note for its full count, i saw it, and that is very good. Also, when it came to body language, you did walk around the stage, which we (the judges) feel was very good. Just that you ought to stand still sometimes, not walk around all the time, ok?

LOL. Yep yep. Like THANK GOD. And also one IMPT PERSON! =)

THANK YOU LIM SITONG~~~ RAWR~

haha. the lady helped me work on my stage presence bit before we went off to the competition and helped me improve a lot a lot. if not for her i wldn't have done so well =) Thanks lots lots! =D And also helped me choose the song! =) Haha thanks girl *huggs*

Jiayou for yours =D

Alright. Will go now dears. Ciao~

jokey wokey!

2007-06-30T18:08:00.000+08:00

jokes! i have them sent to my inbox everyday, along with a selection of comic strips - Baby Blues, Zits etc. Here is the one sent today, really made me laugh =)

How To Please Your I.T. Department

(A quick check list for those who need to make contact.]

1. When you call us to have your computer moved, be sure to leave it buried under half a ton of postcards, baby pictures, stuffed animals, dried flowers, bowling trophies and children's art. We don't have a life, and we find it deeply moving to catch a fleeting glimpse of yours.

2. Don't write anything down. Ever. We can play back the error messages from here.

3. When an I.T. person says he's coming right over, go for coffee. That way you won't be there when we need your password. It's nothing for us to remember 700 screen saver passwords.

4. When you call the help desk, state what you want, not what's keeping you from getting it. We don't need to know that you can't get into your mail because your computer won't power on at all.

5. When I.T. support sends you an E-Mail with high importance, delete it at once. We're just testing.

6. When an I.T. person is eating lunch at his desk, walk right in and spill your guts right out. We exist only to serve.

7. Send urgent email all in uppercase. The mail server picks it up and flags it as a rush delivery.

8. When the photocopier doesn't work, call computer support. There's electronics in it.

9. When you're getting a NO DIAL TONE message at home, call computer support. We can fix your telephone line from here.

10. When you have a dozen old computer screens to get rid of, call computer support. We're collectors.

11. When something's wrong with your home PC, dump it on an I.T. person's chair with no name, no phone number and no description of the problem. We love a puzzle.

12. When an I.T. person tells you that computer screens don't have cartridges in them, argue. We love a good argument.

13. When an I.T. person tells you that he'll be there shortly, reply in a scathing tone of voice: "And just how many weeks do you mean by shortly?" That motivates us.

14. When the printer won't print, re-send the job at least 20 times. Print jobs frequently get sucked into black holes.

15. When the printer still won't print after 20 tries, send the job to all 68 printers in the company. One of them is bound to work.

HAHAHAHAHA

Funny sia. I love dry humour. Haha. Here's another that i saved from awhile back to share wit u all:

Little Tim's Goldfish

Little Tim was in the garden filling in a hole when his neighbor peered over the fence.

Interested in what the cheeky-faced youngster was up to, he politely asked, "What'cha doing, Tim?"

"My goldfish died," replied the boy tearfully, without looking up. "I've just buried him."

The neighbor was concerned. "That's an awfully big hole for a goldfish, isn't it?"

Tim patted down the last heap of earth, then replied, "That's because he's inside your dumb cat."

LOL. Talk about revenge. HEHE.

Well, let's continue with the HK blog. Sorry also to VAL who didn't know i went to hK!!! :$:$ Paiseh paiseh. I only told a few ppl! Sch ppl and siying etc!

So anw... I met up wit Ednadear on Monday in HK at the TST KCR station.. We went to draw money (DBS!=)) Then we made our way to shenzhen. At shenzhen we cleared immigration (it's damn fun to do it on ur own =)) We took the metro down to lao jie after some quick shopping at luo hu centre! Anyways whatever it is, we had a heckuva lot of fun =) Here are the purchases i made:

A whole BEDful of stuff!

3 tees...

ARgh. sth wrong wit blogger. More pics nx time. Anw, you see all the stuff on my bed? I got all of that for about $120 SGD ONLY!!! I bought:

A total of 10 items of clothing
A total of 5 belts
1 necklace
1 cap - harley davidson
2 wallets - harley davidson and anna sui
1 coin purse - anna sui
1 purse/bag - anna sui
2 pairs of shades - D&G and Dior
1 tamagotchi :P
1 set of speakers for my ipod
1 pair of shoes
2 hair-ties
some hair clips

And some random other small stuff tt i can't rmb! haha. A LOT RIGHT?!?! DAMN VALUE FOR MONEY RIGHT?!?! Of course, the "branded" stuff is just... "branded" with the inverted commas la... But still.. NICEEEE~ Haha.

Saving up to go to HK end of year! Wit darling xyz and ednadear! =) YAAAYYY!

Will b log more soon! See y'all =)

made it=)

2007-06-29T01:36:00.000+08:00

alright =)

just now (or ytd) was the Preliminary Rounds aka first round after auditions for the BAS.. Haha. Good news! I made it through!! Wooohoo~ Means nx round is like quarter finals liao. Standard will be getting tougher! *nervous* I must work on the STAR quality liao... SIGHHH.. Anw, SPECIAL THANKS to the darlings who showed up - SIYINGZI, TONG, VAL, ANN, TERU and VAL'S FRIEND XIAO HUI. Haha. Though val, xh and ann had to leave before I sang.. haha. Thanks lots to the "spiritual" support (as put across by kor) from the ppl who cldn't make it - EDNA, KOR, ARH BEN, ANDY, SUYEE, MADDIEE, SHUI, etc =) Thanks guys. I felt your spirits=D

According to tong and xyz, i was the best performer for the night =D Haha. That should give you an idea of the standard. I think there were just v few performers who had good voice control and qualiity + stagewind. So yea.. Thanks LOTS to TONG who helped me a lot with my stagewind bit =D.

I've chosen my next song, more or less. Will let you all know soon. For this round, i sang Zhi Shao Hai You Ni by Sandy Lam. Freaking practiced it 5 times everyday at least for 2 weeks! To get ready! Sigh. Thank goodness i made it in. THANK GOD =)

Next round will be on Thursday, 2 Aug 2007 at 7pm. A lotta ppl have said they'll be there le =) Thanks guys! Tag to let me know if you can make it =) Be prepared to stay throughout the night alright? Oh yah and tong they all had to pay an entrance fee to sit and watch.

damn tired. will blog about other stuff soon alright =) (actually, can't rmb what is the other thing i wanted to blog abt. siannn. haha. ciao all!)

just random

2007-06-26T23:41:00.000+08:00

haha. HELLO ALL...

arh ben mentioned he was "pissed" that he had to find out about my HK trip from my blog, that i never told him. or something to that extent. *oops*. hehehe sorry ben!!!! I really was too busy!! Haha see you soon alright!

Anyways. Been uber busy as usual. Right now i'm rushing Esprimere stuff. Finishing up the registration form and the package displays. Lookit the pretty bg i made =)

Isn't it pretty? haha. Yea well. Made it as the bg for the flyer.. but it's "too colorful" lol. I'll use it for other purposes then!=) *sighs in happiness at the prettiness* HAhahaha. Ok. BHBness overflowing! I gotta go print stuff, and study for Barnett tml le. I don't think i'll be doing much of the latter. SIGH. Maybe try to remember some stuff tml. I'll try to study R&V now la.. BYE!

More updates soon ok. Just too busy at the mo!

continuation.... NOT!

2007-06-23T14:25:00.000+08:00

haha

today was like, a super wasted trip for me la! i'm at tong's house now.. haha. was supposed to do these things today:

10am: siying come my house, we go for breakkie
1pm: meetup with the spree organizer to collect my shoes
3pm: Tuition wit T
5pm: Lector's Duty at Church

Then... Siying came my house.. i let her watch edna and i's birthday video for her.. we went for breakfast... Then i bought the rest of the asessment books for the kids.. Then went to take train. When I was at about Commonwealth, i managed to download the spree person's number and msged her to confirm our meetup, then she said she CMI so like.. I was like -__-"" I was going all the way down to harbourfront already.. and when she replied i was already at Tiong Bahru... Sian. So i got off at Outram Park (on the off-chance that she might actually be able to make it..) then anw called my tuition kid to confirm tt i was going there at 3pm.. Then they cancelled... Rescheduled.. So decided to call up tong ask whether i can go her house (the other day i told her i'd be around the area mah).. haha. before tuition was cancelled i also chked wit siying whether can go her house.. nearer my tuition place mah~ then her sis sick so can't go her house.. then i called ahfu to ask where to buy my Ipod charger.. since i was in the area... then it was supposed to be at funan... so i could also go down city hall if i wanted to... but anw.. sian diao of traveling all over with all the heavy stuff in my bag so.. haha. decided to go down to tong's place..

so yea i'm here now.. we slacked around abit =) did some cca stuff.. then i think now we're going to record some songs le.. hehe. see you all sooon~

expect LOADS of photos! HK TRIP DETAILS =)

2007-06-22T20:45:00.000+08:00

well. not as many as i used to put up but hey. still! haha.

alright. so on the trip to hongkong i watched Music&Lyrics and utterly LOVED it. Love the various songs inside, including Way Back Into Love, Don't Write Me Off, Love Autopsy etc. Hugh Grant rocks and DREWBARRYMORE sings awesome!!! Gosh! I loved the whole satire of Madonna thing. At least, i THINK it ought to have been madonna. Some ppl on youtube said shakira. Erm ok, was shakira supposed to be strongly religious? Hmmm~ Hahaha ohwells whatever it is, i loved the satire going on - the whole 'shanty shanty" thing. DAMN HELLUVA FUNNY

Alright. Touched down and waited around for a loooong time for all the Win's ppl to assemble and then got ferried off to our hotel. OMG i tell ya. THANK GAWD WE WERE UPGRADED. Like, we were one of the last to be sent to our hotel so we got to see the other hotels first. Saw the Hollywood Hotel in Disneyland - so so.. the facade looked like it was peeling or sth. Old looking! Not very majestic etc. Then saw the Dorsett hotels... And the Holiday Inn.. Oh yah forgot to tell you all our hotel.. We were staying at the Sheraton.. Anw, I thought Holiday Inn would be good but I tell ya, their side entrance looks like shit! Gross. Haha. Anw, we arrived at the Sheraton and i heaved a sigh of relief =) I think hotels are a really important part of your vacation - a good hotel allows you to recharge well and have a good rest etc. And you don't have to dread going back to your icky hotel room every night! I tell ya, the Sheraton was luxurious! Clean rooms, ample space, fantastic furnishings (computer/study table! Gorgeous! Wall mirrors! ironing board! woohoo!), provisions etc Bedtime mints tt were replenished everyday, toiletries that were fantastic, comfy bedroom slippers. Sigh i was in hotel heaven! Haha

Anw yea we went out to Temple St the first night... edna called and we decided to keep in contact via sms and prolly go shenzhen tgt some other day instead coz her boyfriend was bringing her out the next day while my family and i were going shenzhen the next day. so anw yea walked around nathan road and temple street.. bought 2 tops for 80HKD tt's about S$16.. One said "I love nothing" and the other one was just some envelope with a heartshaped seal and wings tt said "love letter". I wanted the one tt said "love is a mental disease" but didn't have my size! Grr.

Nx day we went to shenzhen and kinda walked around. Touring/shopping with my family is a torture coz we all have different styles. My dad wants to recce everything and keep moving. My mom just wants everything to be economical/cheap blah blah. She can bargain for hours just to get something 60C cheaper. My bro irritates me the whole day. So how. what fun do u think i had? Anw, after awhile i loosened up coz my dad went to recce on his own and my mom was trying to be accomodating so I bought a gorgeous harley davidson cap for 55HKD/S$11 (clda bargained cheaper but loved it too much to wanna bargain too long haha), a pair of pumps @ 45HKD/S$9, some hair ties etc. This was all at Luo Hu shopping centre. Our family had dimsum brunch and then after shopping we had an hour of foot reflexology and 2 hours of full body massage/tui1 na2... I had a mani and pedi done too, which included waxing treatment (the mani and pedi cost $60 sing, including the $12 tips to the manicurist and pedicurist).. The massage and foot reflex was good and cheap =) Then we headed off to Dong Men to shop somemore.. Before that we went to Le Yuan to have seafood dinner. The place was disgustingly filthy, but the food was super cheap and good =) Shopped along the streets of Le Yuan for a bit, my mom picked up a really good buy - this very nice collared blouse for JUST S$4!!! Woohoo. Anw, i bought a top for S$10.. Show you guys the purchases later ok! Anw.. Irritations aside, we had a good time more or less. Dongmen shopping was really good and cheap but I was so super tired!

Next day we decided to take a ferry to HK Island and visit Stanley Market coz my momma, our dao3 you2 for the trip said it'd be a good eye-opener.. So we took a (fucking cheap) ferry-ride.. And got super amused. Oh yah! Forgot to mention. At the Shenzhen immigration, i saw so many funny signs! There was a "Police Superising Desk". I was all like, oh so the Police go there to get SUPER?? Hahahahahaha. Damn funny. In case u din know, it was supposed to be the Police SuperVising desk ok! Hahahaha. I have pics to prove it! Then anw, at the ferry station, there was a sign tt said "Beware of a moving gangplank!" WAHAHAHAHAHA I LOL-ED right there and then and went mad snapping pics of the sign! I think the hongkongers there must have thought i was retarded. Haha. Damn funny la! I was like, oh dear, should i expect a gangplank to turn up at any time and move me to tears!? WAHAHAHA. So moving!! LOLOLOLOL

Anw ok we arrived at HK Island.. And I got a freaking culture shock! It was Sunday and all the Filippina maids were like, camping on the streets? I think there were more filippinas on the street than there were hongkongers and tourists added tgt! I think there were more filippinas on those streets than there were Singaporeans in Singapore! I tell ya, I was freaking shocked. I cld hear them screaming, cackling all over the place! It was unnerving, i tell ya. Anw, we figured out how to get to Stanley's market (take 6 or 6A or 260 from the interchange) and took the express service 260 there! TELL YA!!! It was like going to Disneyland for the SpaceMountain ride, without the seatbelts!!! The driver (and I quote the angmoh tourists who were in front of me on the bus) drove like Michael Schumacher. On winding narrow mountain roads! OMG MANNN. I didn't fear for my life - i kinda enjoyed the thrill. Although I didn't appreciate banging my head thrice when I was climbing the stairs to get to the upper deck. DAMMIT! Didn't realize their hangings were so low. GRRR. Everytime we took a bus and climbed to the upper deck, i banged my head. Sigh. Musta lost some precious intelligence there.

Anw. Stanley's Market was kinda like Boat Quay.. Being abrasive ppl, we were getting on each other's nerves and had a sad lunch bought from the supermarket, sitting at the cultural performance amphitheatre there. There was an abundance of cute little free-walking doggies around - my heart was melting la! =) Anw, i loved the chi music performance - brushing up my MEP skills. Haha. I miss hearing the freakin SUONA! Ahh, Music Around The World... When will I get to study you again? Pentatonic scales, interlocking rhythms, interpunctuating layers etc. Sigh.. Frets, soundboards, sliding frets, mallets, plucks, artificial nails, strings made of horse hair.. Ok ok, enough waxing nostalgic. Enough argot. Haha. Anw, from Stanley's my parents bought some stuff, then we went to take the ferry to Hung Hom to visit the Food Plaza thingy for dinner! Only when I entered the building did I recall visiting the place a few years back lol. Wit Godma and family =) Oh btw, this was like, my 4th or 5th time in HK already, but with age comes wisdom and I was actually appreciating being overseas better heh. We found one eating outlet called Toa Payoh and it was selling Southeast Asian cuisine. FUNKY SIA haha

Anw, we had some shao1 la4 dinner, then went to walk around abit, looked at Esprit (HOT HOT HOT CLOTHES=D Lovely guys clothes!) and stuff.. OH BTW! Do you know tt their Giordanos had really reeeeaaally nice guy clothes!? *melts* Sigh. Haha. Too bad la. My boyfriend-for-the-weekend didn't really have the build for those clothes so didn't buy for him *winks*

ok i give up le haha. anw, show you all pics first. tell you all more later. gotta go watch ghost whisperer season 2 premiere wit my mom soon! =)

rah and i @ break! =)

On the metro on the way to DongMen!

Arrived at Dongmen! =) Not Lost, just really happy! Hahahah

They knew we were tourists for sure coz we just couldn't stop cam-whoring lol. Apart from when we were shopping, of course.

hee. I look so happy =) Edna took these while I wasn't aware and the stupid wind was BLOOWWING!! Haha

We got some DELISH streetside snacks =) YUMM. Edna couldn't get enough of her squid thing and ordered more. I had the porkchop thing. It was good! (i dun like squid full stop)

After a really long day of shopping, we were making our way back to Luo Hu for some last bits of shopping =)

Still Camwhoring

Camwhoring shots on both the Metro and the KCR - the latter of which we took to get back to Tsim Sha Tsui(TST) in Hong Kong. Heh.

Alright more pics later!!! Gotta go watch tv now. More stories later too! Esp about the Passport and erm.. Crap forgot the other one! ARGH. Practicing CANTO! Haha. Alright later ok!

urgh!

2007-06-22T12:30:00.000+08:00

this may or may not be the long exhaustive blog entry i promised previously. depends on whether or not i can finish it in what, ten minutes? hmm. haha. anw, let's see where i last stopped.

alright i stopped on Saturday, where apparently i had a free day to myself! Yea tt day my silly period came, and compounded with diarrhoea, i was a walking pile of shit la ok. So i tried to swop my lector reading duty with other lectors but cld not, so let the first reader do my job for me. Felt bad though. Grr. Anw, slacked off on Sat =) It was a great feeling (cramps aside). Then family came over for gatherin - i brought little yangyang out to the pasar malam near lot one =) Then we took the train to yew tee then took the bus back home =) Silly little boy is growing so fast! Luckily i can still carry him =D

Alright. Sunday. All i have written down on my organizer for this Sunday was "church" and a tick. So yea i guess all I did was go for church and family stuff. Nothing much! Which means i really did have a nice relaxing weekend to recharge i guess! Oh wait. Had to pia project stuff. Got the surveys done for the 202 project - asked my relatives to do them when they were at my place. Yep. And pia-ed other stuff, which I can't rmb. Mainly cca stuff (t-shirt design? website?) and projects (202 and 205. SIANN)

Alright. On to Monday. I went for 3 tuitions - k then s then J... Then cancelled on T, went back home to bathe and change, made it down to Town EARLY for my BAS Audition! Hahaha it was a really interesting experience =) The auditions were really slack though. I think there were hundreds and hundreds of ppl (altogether the auditions were split into 3 days. A total of 400+ contestants this year). Anyways, this audition was slack coz the judges were only weeding out ppl who cldn't sing at all. So if you can carry a tune (i.e. pitching) then you got in. So easy nia. So yea, tong & I got it. I was quite a nervous wreck though! Worried! And went off tune! Estella was my judge (wooohoo!) then after tt i asked her how i did and about my song choice and all and she said tt the song choice did not showcase my vocals to their best and tt it was a shaky performance. Haha. Yea man i was so nervous. We were supposed to intro ourselves and our song and i went in and said "Hi I'm cherlynn, the song i'll be singing is Crazy For You by Madonna. I chose this song because it's a very nice song and Madonna sang it, so it's nice". LIKE HELLO!?!?!?! How much more retarded could i get?!? Hahahahahaha. Anw yea, so i sang tt song. And got through. Haha. It was like, 2 mins? And got through liao?! Waited there for an hour plus for 2 mins to sing and then get through. Haha

So anyways, my second round will be held on the 28th of June at 7pm at International Building Partyworld. Friends are allowed to come down and support as this will be a stage performance!!! So I need SUPPORTERS!!!! So far xyz is comin down, ann also if i'm not wrong. I haven't really confirmed wit ppl yet. I must confirm soon! Hehe. PS: Tong also made it in, and we saw a lot of ppl we knew there. Woohoo. The singing world is damn small man. Anw, a lot of good singers. I'm worried I can't get into finals! Don't even talk abt finals, I'm worried i can't even make it past the second round!!! Grr!

Alright. Tuesday was lessons.. And rehearsal in between lessons. Then 202 meeting for awhile, or was it 205? anw, then after tt went to halo. XYZ was in school to crash! Haha. Alright. Then Wednesday.. Overslept coz I was just too bloody tired and so missed my Lasik Review, cancelled my freaking 4 tuitions for that day and went to school for CCA meeting (and small part of 202 meeting) Sian. Alright. Then Thursday, went for 205 midterms and lesson. Then lunchtime was BREAK! - PERFORMANCE!!! So you guys can see the vids below haha. I zao-xia-ed on Silent All These Years dammit. But I knew it was comin la. Haha. Totally couldn't breathe by then. Alright then 202 was comms project presentation. Then after tt the esprimere ppl went to celebrate at Pizza Hut, the bastards. I sang 4 songs, cancelled tuition for meetings, walked around with the boards, designed the "pamphlets", brought siying to help design stuff, made one of the boards and didn't even get to eat while ppl who did absolutely nothing but turn up and watch got to eat the free food which some other of us slaved for. Life is unfair. FUCKing unfair.

Anyways, I went to drop off assessment books and homework and my various tuition kids' places because I'd been skipping tuition so much and i was going overseas so i dumped off their bunch of homework to make sure they'd do sth constructive during the break and tt their parents don't complain. Yea so after tt i went home to attempt to pack my luggage. And dunno why had to stay online for quite long. Some weird cca stuff or project stuff la. Bleah.

Nx day - flew off to hong kong! YAAAAYYYY~~ I wasn't really looking forward to this holiday coz, as i'd earlier complained about, it screwed up my entire schedule, forcing me to cancel even more tuitions and miss 2 of my lectures, and basically i was being forced to take a break, because if I didn't go, I wouldn't have cancelled my stuff and I'd be working exhaustively. So anw, i was really stressed as I left la, kept thinking about how i was gonna clean up the mess i'd left behind (i'm referring to my schedule) but anw, left and on the plane ride, (we flew Cathay) I started to relax coz there weree just so many freaking good movies on offer! CX Rocks haha. So i had a tough choice between some Stephen Chow comedy, Ghost Rider and Music n Lyrics. I chose M&L eventually and am bloody glad i did =)

alright will continue this update later. expect a plethora of pics =) i'm talking to michdearest now =D So long le. Miss her =D And i've got to go off for tuition. Will blog later!!

Anyways - HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAREST XYZ!!!! (9th time!!) HEE

too busy to blog

2007-06-21T11:04:00.000+08:00

urgh.

i've been too too tooooo busy to blog. sorry! a long exhaustive blog entry will be comin up soon i promise!!!

for now, just look at these!

Stuff from Break! and the preparation from Break! I'm still too busy so I'll just leave you all with this first alright. HONGKONG WAS GREAT=)

dying!

2007-06-09T00:36:00.001+08:00

urgh!

sorry for not blogging for so long. for those of you who know.. I've been dying recently! Utterly swamped with stuff! Let's see..

Alright the last time I event-blogged it was up till the recording @ Sitong's house thing.. Alright..

The Sunday after tt: Esprimere meeting - woohoo~ I love our new slogan and logo (ahem of course la i design one. the logo. a hhahaha. and the membership card. n poster. n tshirt(ts draw i digitize k) etc!) Our upcoming publicity campaign is gonna be BANGIN!!! Woohoo~ Anw, long tiring meeting @ J8 tt sunday.. Then went cousin's house for gathering. Yup..

Monday 280507: Went for tuition then meeting i THINK. Can't really rmb..
Tuesday 290507: Went for school... Had meeting during lunch break.. Darling XYZ came down to meet up and then we went to Halo bar for ktv... XYZ and I came up with our NAME. Will fill you guys in on this soon when it's all done up and official =)
Wednesday 300507: Had lesson at 2pm, then went for tuition at 6pm thereabouts..
Thursday 310507: VESAK DAY! Had 2 tuitions in the morn then had meeting about noticeboard wit the Exco girls! =) EXCO GIRLS ARE SUPER PRODUCTIVE =D We did 3 proposed designs so our mr president could choose, then went around buying materials and checking out prices for future needs all in about 2hours PLUS. WE ROCK.
Friday 010607: Went for two tuitions. Haha. Boring? Nope DAMN TIRING.
Saturday 020607: Did up notice board in school wit exco. SPENT LIKE HALF A DAY THERE! XYZ came to help out =) As in, she was supposed to meet me then we were supposed to go tong's house (wit tong) for MJ session wit MidhelleDher but someone PANGSEH EARLY IN THE MORNING haha so we a bit no mood so stayed to do notice board till we were all DAMN BLOODY TIRED. The guys left earlier to go buy mats and cushions etc then the girls finished up the board.. Then left me tong suyee and xyz then suyee had to go home, tong and i at first wanted to meet the guys for chevron ktv after dinner but sian so anw siying and I left for my house to dump our stuff and looksee at some stuff before going to Lot 1 to meet GEYLANGSTAR AH SEET HUITZE hahaha. We were supposed to have a nice little reunion-ish dinner wit edna as well but edna cmi so yup. Anw we had dinner at Ya Kun then went to my house and did a lotta bimbotic stuff! Then the 2 ladies helped me get a Pedi done in Barbie Pink! Haha. Just bought tt color from Sasa. Anw yea then they left my house at abt 11+..

Sunday 030607: This is the start of the series of hectic days that left me KO. 11am, went to church, after church went straight down to town to help tong shop for her KL performance things.. WAH KAO FUCKING TIRING. FREAKING FREAKING TIRING. Then at 3+pm we had to rush down to LeeWeiSong for our workshop thingy... Saw Estella. LOL. Damn funny la. Then anw after tt went to buy all the stuff tong needed then i had to rush down to my Godma's house for dinner.. Then my cousin came to stayover at my house and we ended up talking talking talking and playing around wit d comp n piano till abt 230am.. Then I went to my room to PIA 205 assignment. Pia until 330am like tt then give up, went to sleep, woke up at 7am, continued pia-ing 205.. Left house at 830am..

Monday 040607: Arrived at school for lesson rather on-time... Haned up essay.. Then 1230nn had COM202meeting.. Then 230pm had Exco meeting about orientation stuff.. Decided on our presentation method for the UOL and RMIT orientations. Damn funny haha. Ok then went down for tuition.. Went home, dunno why also i was pia-ing something or what la but slept damn late again.. 230am? Anw, went to sleep late.

Tuesday 050607: Woke up to feel my hp vibrating under my back. 2 new msgs. Time: 10:27AM KNNBCCB!!! The 2 msgs were frm maddie n ann asking if i was coming for lesson. SIAN! Anw, rushed down to sch, met siying at 1145am, had lunch, went for com 202meeting at 1245pm, COM202 started at 2pm, then after tt went for tuition at 6pm, met Edna at Lot 1 at 715pm, shopped around Lot 1 Popular, then went to the Pasar Malam to get dinner stuff.. Met val there too.. Edna and I went to my house for dinner (we had arranged to meet while seeing Val was coincidental, just in case u are confused).. Edna left my house at 11plus pm.. I went to sleep when I felt my body crashing and i was shivering with fever at abt 2am. I was so utterly shagged.

Wednesday 060607: Cancelled the morning tuition.. Cancelled the late aftnn tuition.. Was feeling damn sick.. Feverish and damn headache-ish. Medicine didn't help. Sian. So went out for the early afternoon tuition. Came home and tried to rest. Ended up sleeping without even bathing first from 730pm to 1130pm like tt.. Woke up, felt damn mucky so went to bathe.. Went downstairs to study for COM205 midterms the nx day and let hair dry in warmer conditions.. Went to sleep at 2am..

Thursday 070607: Was late for morning lecture by about 40mins. Sian. So had to wait for after break to go back in. Have decided that Prof B hates me. HATES me! Haha. Will tell u all all about the network analysis lecture later when I'm feeling less hectic/stressed. Then CAME had a nice leisurely(sorta) lunch where I was suffering from HORRIBLE DIARRHOEA the entire day(i think it was just an aftermath of my sickness the day before) - could only sit still for 20mins before having to rush to toilet tt kind. And the diarrhoea is the wet icky BOMB kind. Sigh. Anw, after tt went for COM205 Midterms - easier than expected but also trickier than expected.. Hopefully will do well ba. After midterms, group gathered to do group progress report. After tt was done i went to talk to Prof B abt sth (will elaborate later!) then went off to meet siying at the KAP bus stop whereupon i hopped onto her bus 171 and we headed for town! We had a nice time talking non-stop, people-watching etc =) And window-shopping coz we were broke ppl lol.
After tt we went to Chinatown area where we were supposed to join her boyfriend and her another friend for Ksession... But we were early so we went to Kster to sing first (at Lucky Chinatown) and SIAN we KNN KENNA CHEATED. Sigh. Broke ppl cannot be too gian.. Haha. Anw then met up with her bf Colin and their friend Weibin then sing sing sing lor. THEN halfway through our good friend TONG called me up to help her buy some last min stuff. SUPER URGENT like tt. So I left the karaoke place around 1030pm to meet tong, we huffed and puffed around Chinatown, managed to get Eunice to loan her $50(funds transfer, ppl!) coz neither she nor I had money. We put that $50 to good use - cabbed down to Val's to borrow the items tong needed. THANKS VAL. Then after tt we cabbed home, dropping me off first then tong. DAMN SIAN. Arrived home then showered and slept. I think.

TODAY 080607: PROUD OF MYSELF!!!!! Managed to go for all 4 of my tuition lessons today! K at 11am-12nn, S from 12nn to 1330hrs, J from 1430hrs to 1630hrs, then T from 1700 to 1830 hrs. WOOHOO. I rock! No meals of course. Damn good dieting method. Came home for dinner, met 202Project ppl online.

Now I can pause to breathe. Thank goodness I am like, FREE tml and Sunday!!!! YAYY!!! Pls ppl don't ask me out these 2 days. I badly need the break. If you desperately wanna see me, come to my house. Doors are always open. Tml I have to finish up Esprimere website stuff as well as 202Proj stuff and send to william(from sim) then go do my reading at church, then come home for gathering. Sunday shd be quite free ba.. HOWEVER:

Note my upcoming schedule:
11JUNE2007: BAS Competition Audition
12JUNE2007: 202ProjectDUE + Break!performance rehearsal
13JUNE2007: LASIK 3RD REVIEW
14JUNE2007: COM202MIDTERMEXAM, BREAK!LunchtimePerformance, COM205 project DUE
15JUNE to 19JUNE: FLYING OFF TO HONGKONG. (Which i don't really wanna go for KNN coz it bloody DESTROYED my schedule!!!!!!)

And the above schedule only lists important stuff. It completely excludes lessons and tuitions, of which i have arranged like this:

11JUNE: 11amK 12nnS 2pmJ, 430pmT (then evening audition)
12JUNE: 9amCOM205, 2pmCOM202, (then rehearsal)
13JUNE: 10amLASIKREVIEW, 2pmJ, 430pmT, 630pmK, 730pmS
14JUNE: -let's not even go there-

15June i got to leave in the morn la! Have u ever heard of being coerced into going overseas for a vacation? Well you're looking at a real live example now. DAMMIT. I BLOODY HAVE TO MISS ONE DAY OF PERFORMANCE, GOODNESS KNOWS HOW MANY TUITIONS, AND ONE MORE GEORGEBARNETT LESSON!!!!! Now you know why he hates me!?!?! I tried to explain to him why I have to miss this lesson on Tues 190607 and he was all black face and everything. WHATEVER MR. I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO AN ASIAN COUNTRY.

Wah kao. I'm damn like WTF here. Anw. Now you all know why I'm dying?

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Bio-ing ppl makes things easier =) Shit. DIarrhoea AGAIN. Ciao all (ps my period just came. SHIT)

breathe

2007-06-04T21:33:00.000+08:00

i'm so so so freaking busy i haven't had the time to breathe.

Convo wit Ashton:

[my nick was: cherlynn is dead]

I believe I can TRY says:
whY?

cherlynn is dead says:
super tired!

cherlynn is dead says:
damn long and tiring day today =(

I believe I can TRY says:
haha

I believe I can TRY says:
wat event?

cherlynn is dead says:
today: 230am to 330am, rushing homework
330am to 7am: sleep
7am-8am: rushing homework
9am-12nn: lecture
1230nn-230pm: project meeting
230pm-330pm: exco(cca) meeting
4pm-530pm: Tuition(and the sisters fought like CRAZY!!!!)
6pm-730pm: Tuition

cherlynn is dead says:
you say hiong or not

I believe I can TRY says:
hahahahahahaha
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by the time i got to my second tuition place i was falling asleep, my chest was feeling uber tight and urgh! i just felt so strangulated.

a lot to update about but right now a bit busy looking for journal articles for project. then after this gotta design the esprimere tee. YUP. BUSY BUSY WEEKS AHEAD

Oh btw guess what?

14Jun2007:
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9am-12nn: COM 205 Midterm Exam
12nn-2pm: Esprimere's Break! Performance
2pm-5pm: COM 202 Research Project Presentation

When you have 3 important events falling on the same day one after another, you know you're screwed. Just like you know you're going to die when you have 2 Meetings, 2 Tuitions and a 3-hr Lecture all in one day.

Grotesque!

recording artiste!

2007-05-26T22:52:00.000+08:00

lol.

i adore tong's new mike (well, almost new anyway)

it picks up Jia Ying (falsetto) very well!!! Then for once my jia ying sounds good can! Woohoo~ Anw, recorded abt 7-8 songs today at her place:

1) So Crazy - Coco Lee
2) Wo Wu Suo Wei - Zhang Hui Mei (A*Mei)
3) Yi Yan Wan Nian - S.H.E. (theme song for TianWaiFeiXian) [tong and I - mine is the 2nd voice]
4) Yuan Dian - Tanya Chua and Stephanie Sun [again, tong and I - mine is the 2nd voice]
5) Ai Mei - Yang Chen Ling (PLAYING IN BG NOW!)
6) Yi Shi De Mei Hao - Angela Zhang
7) Yi Ge Ren Sheng Huo - Lin Fan (RE-RECORD coz the prev one was sucky)
8) Baby Dui Bu Qi - Coco Lee
9) Gu Dan Ba Lei - Xu Hui Xin

Lol. Yupp. Still got a lot more songs to go. My full record list is like super super long! Haha. And keeps growing sia. Tell me what u all want me to sing? Haha. Right now the songs on my record list include - Ting Hai by A*Mei, LiXiangQingRen by YangChenLing, YeZi by A Sang, DuiBuQiWoAiNi by JoiChua etc.. And a lot of Eng songs but those harder for tong to mix. Haha.

Will have enough to burn album/demo tape soon! LOL. But needa record many more times first... Very sucky right now.

Anw yea today woke up, cancelled tuition for the day, went down to tong's hse to record ( I <3 TP CENTRAL. GREAT SHOPPING!) then rushed down to Cine to watch POC3 with family (let's not talk abt unhappy stuff)

And took a fucking tour around singapore before reaching TP Mrt station can. (*&#$ taxi uncle. Sian. It's sorta my fault but anw. Let's not dwell on unhappy stuff.

Been doing too much online shopping. My package arrived on Friday! =) Whee~ Pretty stuff but some are too small =( Sigh. Haha

Wanna buy a good mike! My mike sucks.

Will blog more soon i s'pose. Enjoy the new bg song - Ai Mei by Cherlynn (Cover of YangChenLing's Ai Mei) Comments welcome!

wooh wooh wooh

2007-05-24T22:14:00.000+08:00

alright alright

so i last blogged on Saturday abt my slack day. Yea took tt day off to slack. Kinda slacked off on Sunday too hehe. Just needed to re-oil my hinges hahaha. Alright. Monday... If I didn't recall wrongly it was just tuition all the way as usual.

Tuesday was the first day of this new sem! Managed to arrive at school with some time to spare. The two professors for our first 2 modules are from UB itself - which is pretty cool. We've got Dr. George Barnett for our COM205: Research Methods module (gack! math!! stats!!!) and he's kinda like the geeky/nerdy but quite funny kinda guy. Haha. He seems to think this is some great cultural experience for him, not realizing that a lot of us have been thoroughly exposed to US culture, so he kinda pauses to ask if we understand this/that aspect of US society etc. Granted, some of the things he mentions are foreign to us, but yea we know what Comedy Central is etc. Funny things he did on Tuesday was just to utterly screw up names like - Singapore became Single-pour. MySpace and Facebook confused him - he said "That thing, what is it - MyFace?" LOLOL. That was brilliant.

Our COM202 lecturer is Dr. Pauline Hope Cheong - we all think she's Singaporean coz of her surname and looks etc. She's pretty anal retentive but I kinda like her coz I can totally see where she's coming from. Hao Lian-ness to make us respect her, fierceness and strictness to make us toe the line etc. However when she speaks it's like she can't breathe, and she paces in front of us. It won't be odd if we get hypnotized some time during the course la. Our eyes keep having to follow her left, right, left... right... left.... dduuhhhuhh... Haha.

Ok. Then went for tuition after school. Shagged

Wednesday - tuition all the way. Yupp.

Thursday - today! School again. Was on time again! The teachers are really strict about punctuality this sem. SIan. Oh wells. It's quite a slack sem - 2 days a week only so I guess I'd better make an effort to make it on time for every single lect anyway. Heh. Must pull up my shitty cumulative GPA!

Dr. Barnett told a funny story today about PIE. Like, how big a piece of pie do you want, young man? "Ma, I want 30degrees of pie!"

LOL

So not my style.

Dr. Cheong was ok today ba I guess. Interesting lecture.

After school I headed for tuition.

Haha. CAME were madd today!! Lol. High on the giggles man. We went to library to print photos of ourselves for the Student Information Sheets that we had to hand in to Dr. Cheong then kept trying to resize our friendster photos etc lol. Then after tt - a lot of funny things happened leh! In the toilet, then I think the one i can rmb best is the lift one. KNN. We were just being very high etc abt stapling papers, binding books, dingde pieces of paper, then walking into the empty lift tt time Ann was like saying "What if there was someone inside the lift..." then FOR NO REASON evy suddenly screamed (and I was already inside the lift) then I screamed bloody murder coz I thought knn got something behind me or sth! Then I think I screamed like 3 consecutive times la. Damn lucky we were in basement and no one else was there haha. LOL. Aiyah. We were just super high. Maddie was at wedding so she missed out on our stupid high-ness lol.

Alright. Think May Fitness Month is dying? You're partially right in saying that. Haha. XYZ's been comin' over less often so I've been gym-ing less often. But contrary to what I initially thought, going to school is helping me curb my appetite rather than make it increase! Yay! Haha. I think coz our lectures are mainly in the morn ba, so I rush down to school without eating breakfast, then during the break/before lecture I grab some of whatever's on the menu that the school provided, along with a cup(or two) of tea. Heh. Then by the time lect is over and it's time for lunch, I'm still feeling pretty full from breakfast so I just get an apple to munch on for lunch. Then sit through the next lecture with maybe a cup of tea (if there still is any) then go straight for tuition, then go home for dinner! So technically I only take 2 meals a day! Hee.

Then on Tues and Wed I did some routine exercises before I went to bed. 20 push-ups (the guy one coz i seriously dunno how to do the girl one), 10 inclined push ups (place palms on bed and push against bed) 50+crunches/sit-ups and leg lifts. Haha. I will slowly up the routine la haha. Really depends on how much time i get one lor. Heh.

At this point i know you're all feeling proud of me. But wait till I tell you sth - I finished one and a half tubs of Ben&Jerry's!!! Urgh! Over about a week, of course, but still! SInful sinful! And I ate like, 8 cubes of chocolates too! In the same week!!! Haha. And my mom's becoming less conscious of what she gives me for dinner so I end up eating like, the usual amt for dinner. Usual for like, normal eaters i guess - 3/4 bowl of rice, one bowl of soup and liao4. I used to always have 1 and a half bowls of rice haha. Now it's much less. I'm also more into fruits and shan1 zha1 as snacks nowadays. Snack less too! And I'm consciously brisk-walking more also! Haha. So yea, I'm still making the effort!

However, due to the lack of results (i haven't been taking my weight anymore) I have decided to extend FitnessMonth to June and July as well! Basically as long as this slack sem lasts, I will continue with FitnessMonth - coz I will have Mon, Wed and Fri to hit the gym still =) XYZ y'hear me?? Mons, Weds and Fris are gym-days!! Try to make it dear haha.

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Finished watching Season One of Heroes liao. All I can say is - I CAN'T WAIT 3 WHOLE MONTHS FOR FRIGGIN SEASON TWO!?!? GIMME MORE NOW NOW NOOWWW!!! Haha. It was super nice, the ending was touching, but ding(cousin) and I agree that [SPOILER ALERT!!] they didn't have to sacrifice nathan. A) Claire cld have done the job. B) Niki cld have snapped peter's neck (i mean, the dude can regrow his bones) C)Someone/anyone else cld have just shot him! Haha.

Anw, I love how it ends with the beginning of "Volume Two", which is an episode titled "Generations". I have a feeling they're gonna delve into the story behind the first generation Heroes etc. I mean, c'mon! Explain the whole shebang behind Linderman, Mama Petrelli, Charles Deveaux and all already! I wanna know Mama P's powers and whether or not Charles D has powers. And also Mohinder - whether or not he has powers! Oh and I have this inkling that Senzei (the samurai) also has powers and might be an ancestor (direct) of Hiro's. Haha. I really love it that Hiro managed to teleport/time-travel himself to Kyoto 1671. LOLOL AND land right in front of Senzei. That's really damn funny.

So gimme more soon, heroes-ppl! Heh. Anw, gonna start on new shows - starting with Supernatural! Haha. Hopefully the streaming is speedy. I also wanna rewatch all the CSI episodes - but there are a FREAKING HELL LOT of those. Also gonna watch some animes that I've always wanted to watch - FullMetal Alchemist! Heh.

Speaking of which, I've found this anime (it was advertized on cable as one of the soon-to-be-aired shows on Animax) called Jigoku Shoujo. Literally translated it means Hell Girl. It's a SUPER SUPER interesting show! I've been watching the Live action version on Yoube and watched some episodes of the anime version season 2 liao. Haha. I've also finished reading the spoiler on Wiki so.. Truth be told, kinda bored now though it still sounds exciting. I love the part where Jigoku Shoujo aka Enmo Ai says "Ippe, shindemiru" well.. I think tt's how u write it. Lemme go find a translator some other time. Anw loosely translated it means "wanna try how death feels like?" or sth like tt. FREAKING COOL. Really interesting. Go watch guys! Highly recommended! =)

Another one i'm gonna watch soon is Onimusha. Haha. Alright.

Been online shopping like crazy! Just paid for a batch of orders. Hope the stuff fits. It's all pretty pretty stuff! Arriving tml! Heh. Can't wait.

Btw, anyone wanna join me and LSY in our closet sale? We're gonna rummage our old stuff that we think we're never gonna wear anymore and try to either sell them or come tgt in some exchange wit our friends or sth. Haha. Do let me know ok? Lord knows I really have too many clothes. Rmb the last time I counted all my articles of clothing here? Well the number of clothes has increased exponentially now. I kid you not. I've been buying clothes like crazy. Non-stop! I have a freaking shitload of dresses now - for ALL occasions sia! And tops and all~ HELP!! Haha.

Online shopping is too much of a sin man. Haha. Makes it too easy for me to spend money.

Alright, will go now. Ciao ppl! =)

Godtalk

2007-05-21T01:50:00.001+08:00

i wanted so badly to blog abt God coz i haven't done so in ages. It's like, recently my life has been pretty much God-less apart from my nightly prayers and every time i go to church. My life has been so cluttered that i haven't had much time to talk with God and just meditate. I'd just focus on other things and I keep finding myself so busy. I was falling into this "too busy for God" trap! I felt that I was so focused that I was keeping God at bay, not letting Him into my life and living like Christ

when I realized that I was worrying for nothing =) God is ALWAYS with me. Till the end of time. Remember my favorite quote? "I am with you always, to the end of the age" Matthew, 28:20B

Though sometimes my actions may (i think) upset him, He is always with me in everything I do. Everytime I ask for help, He listens. I only thank Him when He grants favours that I ask of, but I never thought to thank Him for the favors He grants that I don't ask for! Though I've always said that we should be thankful for the little things, I sometimes forget!

So here's a tribute (albeit very small) to God. Thanks for always being there!! <3

[longer tribute will come soon! i swear!]

more updates!

2007-05-19T13:53:00.001+08:00

lalalalla omg

so much to blog abt again. it's like these days my life has been too freaking hectic. too much to do! Why can't i just stay at home and slack. sigh. in the blink of an eye our hols are gone!! sian. Anw, i finally have today to slack at home. haha =) coz i ps-ed my students. lol. will see them tml instead la.

haha alright. so i last stopped at mothers' day. btw the "no mood to blog" thingy was the end of that blog entry that i pasted here and not what i just wrote. haha. i do have the mood to blog! =) I'm slacking off now! Hee.

So anyways, Mday was great =) My three mothers - granma, mom and godma and my various other family members had a nice delish dinner outside at some place i dunno where haha. Yupp. Then.. OH WAIT! Haha. Forgot to mention tt i thought i saw zongyao(the ex) at Lot 1 then i quickly siam. Then after tt msg him to ask if he was at lot 1 then he wasn't. Whew! hahahahaha. Okok sidetrack over. Continue.

alright checked my trusty organizer - Monday was just tuitions =) But 3 students. Sian haha. Tuesday xyz came over and we decided to slack off again so we ordered Mac's breakfast and watched Material Girls (i have the dvd lol) Yup! Then went for tuition and was supposed to collect pay but pay didn't come and i didn't bring much cash out so anw, then went to town to meet tong, signed up for BeAStar, then walked around, waiting for suyeesweets, then suyeesweets decided not to come so tong and I decided to K.. Haha. Freaking expensive in the end then we had to keep calling for help coz our money just wasn't enough. Sian. Then in the end tong went to draw cash. Haha. Then cabbed home. Sian

Wed xyz came over and we went gym! Haha. Was an ok session. Saw Junyi there doing weights and after awhile he went treadmill and knn ran for dunno how long at the speed of like 13.1 or sth. SIAN! Xyz and I did treadmill for like, 15 mins, cycled for abt 20 mins (i did the fat burner thingy again for 200 cals) then steps machine for a bit then crunches machine for a bit. Haha. Then went back and we helped each other (well mainly xyz helped me) do mani and pedi! =) Hehehehe. Then i helped siying straighten her hair. She looks so gorgeous with bangs and straight shoulder length hair! So model-ly!!! XYZ! Really! It's damn gorgeous =) Then i went crazy taking photos of her with her gorgeous bangs haha. Then had to get ready to go meet val shumin and xintian..

Haha. So met them at NJ, said hi to whitby and dio and several other teachers... Then weather getting too hot to went to Mark Lo's office to crash and borrow aircon.. Talked crap for a bit, then Mr Lo shoo-ed us out of his office (embarassing incident aside) Then we cabbed down to KAP for chit-chat session! Haha. Wah liew. Can rmb our really embarassing and funny JC Times la.. Haha. Oh and xyz and I were also talking abt SC times at my house before this. Damn funny. Like the Vinish-excuses.. Haha. If vin wasn't in class, he was probably having "diarrhoea" somewhere... Haha. At least, tt's what the guys told the teachers. Hahahhaa. With a deliberate pause before the word diarrhoea somemore. Haha. We were laughing for eternity over one of the excuses they recalled -

Whitby: Where's Vin?
???: Oh, he's lost.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAH And tt happened in J2/late J1 can!!! Damn funny sia~ Hahaha.

Ok enough remniscence haha. Then saw wenfu at KAP leaving i think he was studying ba. Anw then I had to head down for tuition.. Then after tuition with T i went to church for Ascension Mass... Yupp haha. Got a ride home from Richard Evangeline and their son haa.

Ok thursday! XYZ came over in the morn again! =) We went gym-ing and had our most productive gym-trip ever! We treadmill-ed first and did abt 15mins of jogging/brisk-walking. Then we cycled abt 10 mins (her) and 20mins(me) and then she did the triceps machine and the crunches machine then when i finished cycling i went for the crunches machine then she was trying out some other machines.. Then we tried the rowing machines.. Quite fun haha. After awhile shoulders and upper arms ache quite badly tho. Haha. Then we went to try the various other machines. I did the forward leg press one while she was trying out some other odd ones. Then we went to lift weights and tt was v funny coz we looked like aerobics wannabes Hahahahaha. Yah. Then yupp we left! Haha we realized tt our gym sessions were getting longer and longer! That's a good sign! Haha. After gym was just tuition all the way for me. 3 students. haha. Sian.

YTD! Haha Ytd was a SUPER HECTIC day. Met xyz at nat'l library at 12+nn then headed down to purvis street for my appointment with LaceCloset (an online shop) for their new stocks preview! Haha. 30% off on all new items, offer items 50% off and there was a room of clearance stuff i think which were 80% off!! Haha. We found quite some nice stuff and I bought this cute dress for $11.15 (CHEAP!!!) and this hot top for $24.95, and this pretty pink! dress for $34.95 haha. Yup xyz bought 2 dresses i think =) Then after tt we had lunch at this beef kway teow place next to the showroom lol. Yupp. Then we went down to bugis, met tong, then had some snacks (my snack was an apple from cold storage. siying had ice cream while tong ate some really oily deep fried stuff! *sniffs* haha)

Then we walked around bugis street for awhile, saw yingying, then decided to go down to town, i bought new shoes and changed into the pink dress i just bought (coz meeting CAME for maddie's belated birthday dinner after tt and I was wearing super lok kok stuff!!! SUPER LK!) Then after buying the shoes (and wearing them immediately) we settled down at gelare and shared a waffle =) oh and we had a fruit stop at tang's the underpass there. I bought another apple, tong had a watermelon and siying had a honeydew lol. Yup anw then siying left to meet her friend, tong and I decided to go RELC to surprise suyee =)

OMFG WAITED DAMN LONG FOR HER and i was dying from the weight of my bag! Super heavy! Haha. Anw we waited for hell long then decided to take lift up to 2nd floor to find her. When we walked a step out of the lift, we saw her coming out of her exam room so we hid back in the lift, holding the door open. When she came in she was like, quietly shocked! LOL. Funny! Anw yup then we cabbed down to marina square together, then walked to Suntec so tt they cld find pastamania to eat, then i dumped my bag wit em and headed off to City Hall to meet evy and maddie... Met evy at Manzana then met maddie haha we walked past her can. Then we made our way to zk's workplace Monty's bar! Sat and chatted for awhile, Ann was trying to find parking space lol. Then i went down to meet ann after she bought the cakes from TCC. We also saw anvita at Monty's bar! Heh. Then met ann, (I MISS YOU ANN! I LIKEE YOUR HAIR!!! =D) Haha oh btw evy looked super hot. Can't stand it. Haha. You slimmed down la dear. And yes, ur boobs also grew bigger. Haha. Damn big. Can't stand u. Haha. Maddie was pretty as usual =)) Anw then we had food and drinks (machiam free flow) then chatted for ages =) Miss the CAME chats =) Hahah though i'm very out of date haha, what with my non-participation in orientation etc =)

Speaking of which, EXCO! HELLO!? You all exams over soon, can we please hurry up and plan orientation liao!! And production!!! Haha

Ok anw then after tt at ard 11 i walked back to marina square to find tong n sy then we saw louis while we were queuing for cab then after tt i went home le.

HECTIC OR NOT. Sian. Haha. Thank goodness i have today to slack. Maybe i ought to get some fic writing done hehe.