Friday, December 30, 2005
2:52 PM

1-year old!

The year is soon coming to an end, and my blog juz turned 1-year old this month. Congrats to me on not abandoning my blog in its first year! I started my blog so late cuz I always have my own diary and din see a pt in maintaining a blog, let others read my "private" diaries and oso feared that pple may be offended by wad i wrote. Manz, and I really hate the HTML thingy cuz I'm such a tech-idiot. I still can rmb some friends dissuading me from having blog, stating that it's juz a fad, that it's a waste of time. I thot so initially, but gradually saw the value of having a blog. I have my own private diary, but a blog exists precisely because pple read it. Though I doubt many pple read my blog except for some of my close frens, at least I noe I read it. I actually enjoy reading my own blog, looking at the entries in the past year, and relive those times. And I agree with Jingwen, that a blog maintains our discipline to continually pen down your feelings, thoughts and incidents, as opposed to my diary, which has only 1 entry per year on the average. Muahaha..

When my blog was born, it was pink! Then, I kinda got sick of the colour (ok, I like pink, but I admit it can get quite irritating at times), so I changed the background to the one with the aurora from digitalblasphemy, then I changed the background again, to the picture I took at Tasik Kenyir, and recently, to the present one. My blog has nv been sophisticated-looking or extremely techie. I mean, look at me, how techie and artistic can I get. This is alr very good ok. At least it looks neat rite.

So far, my blog hasn't been very "private" or personal. Cuz I "hum", dun dare to offend pple, or maybe cuz I noe that negative feelings usually do not last. There are moments when I get so angry I want to tell the whole world abt it, but when the incident is over, I'll feel glad I din make a big fuss cuz that'll make me look like a petty fool, make me regret, hurt others' feelings or spoil a friendship (or, er, acquaintanceship). Nevertheless, i still complained and scolded a couple of times in my blog to vent the pent-up frustrations. My dear blog is not only my journal-cum-diary, it doubles up as my punching bag. I dun blog as often as tze, but definitely more often than wanling and sophie, with an average of like 1.7 entries per week. Haha...

Well, this has been a fairly different year from the past years. Had my first job after Prom last year, and then switched to another 2 jobs this year. Those were the times when I was "rich". Still rmb the shopping sprees with tze and shuying. Tink tze still rmbs once I bought a $60 jacket and a $130 watch, while she watched on, eye-wide. Then there was the backpacking-in-Thailand-turned-packaged-Trengganu-trip with 9 other gals, where we found paradise. Shortly after, it was the start of first sem, which was fairly short. Of cuz there were ups and downs as well - dreading the release of A level results, the relief upon receiving them, the unbearable awaiting of scholarships, the dilemma in the choosing of unis and courses, having to adjust to the new envt in uni, making do with superficial acquaintances in Uni, having to cope with jz having less time for me, etc.

Oh yes, I do miss JC life a lot, and I still boast of the slack, enriching, adventurous and fun times in JC to my friends. But those are moments for me to reminisce and remember only. Wad to do, 19 alr, someone turning 20 soon alr lo, oldest gal in 29th... Wah, imagine, after I turn 20, everything will pass by really quickly. Then, tada, I'll be 30. Erps.

I'm not sure if I have any new year resolutions. Haha... Erm...

1. Get even better grades than 1st sem. Haha... a little hard, but, yes, I muz jiayou!

2. Maintain my weight. Haha... i need to jog more often...

3. Be more motivated, less lazy. i shud stop slping so much! pple slp at 1, 2am, i slp at 11+... *guilty

4. Stay true to myself. yes, a facade is part of a person, but i need to be the less-self-conscious-myself more often...

Saturday, December 24, 2005
4:22 PM

merry merry xmas!

So glad that Adjam is over and is a success! Of cuz there were some hiccups somewhere, but overall, our hard work had paid off. So glad I din lead the Adjammers on the wrong route during cycling, that I could survive the night since I din slp the night before, watching Full House at Yiuming's house. And I oso heard that the Adjammers feel that cycling component is the most enjoyable segment. :) Tink I'll miss the NTU pple in Adjam Com, esp the programmers cuz they had been really kind and friendly to me. Made me feel so at home, and like one of them. They even suggested I convert to become NTU student or go there for exchange and run for the FOOT com. Haha...

Last nite was Commissioning Ball - Night of Stars, at Swissotel The Stamford, or more precisely Raffles City Atrium Ballroom. Less posh than expected since they paid $175 per pax. Food was not fantastic either. The King prawns were of excellent quality, but the sauté-ing kinda spoilt the taste. The curry chicken tasted worse than the canned ones we eat outdoors. But I liked the Baked Alaska, quite special... :)

Food aside, the programme was quite entertaining. We had the video done by *drumroll... JS! Also had El Nina Salgheaglhvnalrigldflasljg... Drag Queen under Mother Chicken Kumar. Nearly thot she, i mean, he was a trans, cuz her, i mean, his voice was so feminine and sexy! And wondered how he managed to push up his chest to create the cleavage. The whole show was quite an eye-opener, with all the super dirty jokes that kinda spoilt our appetite. From sotong to chee cheong fun. Erps... Couldn't even get some of his dirty jokes.

Tuesday, December 13, 2005
3:23 PM

last week

Was glad to meet up with Mel, with Sher and Grace, to take neoprints after such a long time.

9-10 Dec
Woke up to find that I've made a blunder! Came this SMS filled with the F-word. And it's from a gal ok. Quite scary, thot I received the wrong msg from the wrong person. I dun deny it's my fault, but need she be so uncouth? I rarely screw up on such things, so I was alr quite hard on myself. Felt so depressed, so unappreciated.

Tried to get over this stupid screw-up and went on for my prep for the nite prog. The blistering heat almost killed me as I cycled from NTU to Bt Batok to CCK via the forest to Jln Bahar via S. Tengah Rd and back to NTU. Not a long distance, but imagine having to cycle it thrice. The toughest part to cycle is S. Tengah Rd and NTU itself, cuz it's so slopey, while the forest trail was the best part to cycle. The afternoon trip was just the recce. I still had to bring 2 groups of GLs thru the route as a sweeper. But during the 2nd round, one of the GLs couldn't take it. He wasn't experienced in cycling and could see he had a hard time steadying and controlling his bike. So we waited at CCK for the lorry to come and pick us up. Saved me from half the route, cuz my knee was hurting at that time. Muz be cuz I put too much effort on my right knee when I pedalled.

After a 3-hour sleep from 8.30-11.30am, I woke up, washed up, packed up and left for SY's house. Thot I'd be the latest again, but I ended up the earliest. Lazed on SY's bed while waiting for Tze and PG's grand arrival. Then it was mahjong time b4 Commissioning Parade.

It was quite amusing to see SY and Tze gushing over the guys in No.1. Haha... call me a wet blanket, but aren't they juz men (or boys going to be men) in white cloth? Okok, some guys were cute, but not all yar...

Too bad we couldn't find a spot at W2, cuz it was directly in front of JZ, JS, LK's contingent. We juz kept taking pictures, of the guys marching in, rusuk and turun, the colour party, His Excellency, the 7 religious heads, etc. Quite fun la... Could see the other spectators were also very excited.

Wah... Finally officers! Congrats guys! =)

Wednesday, December 07, 2005
11:47 PM

i need to breathe.

haha... i need to breathe. next time i shall not be so kaypo to volunteer for so many things. Y muz I always be the actvities/welfare rep, or the coordinator for anything and everything? I shall learn to be more selfish and take less initiative or I have no time for myself, no time to breathe.

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Today went out with Mel. Need to get a wallet for myself and decide on attire to wear for Comms Ball. Semi-formal, means I shudn't wear my gown or I'll be overdressed. I'll either borrow a knee-length dress or get a top together with my flowy skirt. Nvm... Though I bought neither a wallet or a dress today, I got 2 racer-back tops as my sis' belated bday present. Hehez...

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Then I had to go for Adjam meeting. I was the only non-NTU person ard. Where did Joshua and Zhiying go? All MIA. Nv see them ard at all.

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I hereby announce the attempt for a 03S68 gathering a failure (once again). Quite sad. Every1 is so busy, and perhaps, pple juz can't be bothered. 68 outings were prob nv 1st on their list. Attendance and success rates are so low that it's kinda hard to believe that they'r all that busy. Well, perhaps friendships and bonds can't be forced on pple. We prob juz didn't have that wavelength?

Tuesday, December 06, 2005
8:22 PM

Night Safari

Went to Night Safari last nite to accompany my distant aunt and uncle who are here to join my distant cousin! The last time I went Night Safari was in Primary School, but I dun rmb enjoying that trip cuz I couldn't see much in the dark, together with my mum's complaints about the animals hiding in the corners, sleeping or the mozzies. So, the most I rmbed from that trip were the anteaters.

The exterior of the zoo and Night Safari has changed a lot! It's kinda rare to find such dark places of interest in Singapore. The lights were seriously so dim that I nearly tripped over a miniature bush. The atmosphere was so African, so tribal, and was rather romantic and comfy. We started off with the Fishing Cat Trail where we saw humongous bats - Flying Fox. So cute!!! The fishing cats were fierce-looking despite it being only slightly larger than domestic cats. The hyenas were quite ugly and scary too. They kept running around within their enclosed area, and it seemed very possible that they could gain momentum and leap out of their enclosure. But they're my cousin's fav.

My favourites are still the adorable otters and fearless tigers. The otters swim in pairs and make cutesy squeaks as they communicate with each other. Remind me of my beloved late Bobo, Nana and Little Wintermelon.

In the leopard trail, we even got to see the GIANT flying squirrels, spanning up to abt the height of an adult human! I witnessed a squirrel jump-glide from one tree to another which was super far away! Damn cool!

We then took a tram ride, in which we saw a giraffe, oryxes and zebras sitting on the grass plains, to catch the final "Creatures of the Night Show" of the nite. The highlights have to be the Bearcat crawling on the rope on top of the audience to a nest of eggs and eating them b4 our eyes, and a python which was found under the audience's seats. I muz say it's quite creative to have an actor found among the audience, and going around scaring the audience. I initially believed him to be a fussy visitor. But it was quite disappointing that my favourite otters did not swim out to empty the recyclable rubbish into the recycling bins.

I would highly recommend visiting Night Safari for animal lovers and perhaps anyone who want to keep these animals in ur memories b4 they go extinct. Quite an eye-opener!

Saturday, December 03, 2005
5:28 PM

exams over!

Exams are finally over. Well? Wad have I got to complain? I only had 2 exams, and both are towards the end of the exam week, so I shud have more than enuf time to prepare rite? Urgh... Nope, that's the worst part. At the start of the study break, I was so motivated and studied until I felt I had nothing left to study. I devoted the whole of this week to FA. Felt quite confident in FA, so I've been slacking a lot this week. Not only had I started organising the 68 and 4/9 class gatherings, I oso watched abt 2 hours TV on average every nite. Imagine, watching tv every nite on an exam week. Haha... Okay, I've to admit I do that all the time, for both O and A's. On top of that, I had been stoning a lot this week.

Nevertheless, FA is okay for me, not too much of a prob. But, though I studied AIS until I felt I had nothing left to study, I realised to my horror yesterday that I can't rmb much abt wad I studied! That's logical considering that the stuff I read were shallowly dealt with in class, first time I was reading the text, technical, dry and (overly) informative, leading to information overload. So, in the end, the absorbency is wad? 20-30%? I must say that the paper today is the craziest paper I've ever taken. I had the time to study and probably memorise every single thing in the textbook - all about EOQ, MRP, JIT, ERM, cardinalities, data flow diagrams, functional dependencies, yadayada - but I did not do so, thinking that the era of memorising is long gone, that it's about understanding and application. Hmm... I muz say I've always been good at spotting, but was I right this time? There were 80 questions to be completed in 2 hours, 55 of which were answers u could handle if u ate the book, the rest - the minority - application questions. If I compare the stats waiver test and this, I tikamed more for the former test, but I still dun feel good abt tikaming so much for an exam. After all, my grades, and consequently, my scholarship, is partly dependent on it.

Nvm, this is the moment that I longed for! End of the first term! I have like 11 tasks on my To-do List now. Gotta clean up my room, settle class gatherings, Sher-Grace outing, Melinda outing (she's back again!), Adjam stuff (urm, the dry run is this thur!), etc.

I shall try to enjoy myself now before my next term, when I have to juggle 6 modules (5 credits), with 4 final exams. Erm... Arh... Yes, I can do it! Dun tempt me too much next term hor, will need to be a mugger. -_-