"you don't you won't
no way i say
you didn't you doesn't
you isn't you wasn't
you wouldn't you couldn't
you oughtn't you shouldn't
love nobody but ME!"
:)

karina
chij st nicholas girls' sch
cjc/sajc
28th april 1988



drop a note
a little piece of me

photos. sngs eldds family church offshore outdoors uppersec graduation bestfriends photos 2005

05a21 4purity yvonne winnie wendy weiyan varissara valen trisha tricia tiff pg tiff chua sylvia shuwei
stacy sihui siaoer sheena shamini sarah sangita sam see sam lim rini ping paul pamela nicola nic ng nat
muthu moodle mitch mike mich ye mich chow meiyan lyn lixxie linwei kim kelly kaixin julia joette jo jiang
jesmine jean chin jael jacq herngliang hannah geri genna freda elizabeth eleanor dinah corinne chow
charm charlotte cassandra candice brendan belle bbc andrea amelia amanda

anirak 2005.

Sunday, November 6, 2005 11:17 p.m.

retail therapy is love.
that's basically all i was occupied with today and boy am i a happy shopper.
two blouses from nicholas and two pairs of madrids from birkenstock;
my two current pairs are turning black from use so it's time to replace them.
furthermore, i'm ordering online so it'll be slightly cheaper this time. :)



charm and i saw these at wheelock place today and fell in love with them.
they're terribly cute - ugly but adorable - and come in my size 34.
how nice to clunk around with!
i'll have to seriously think about this one.
i love drawing smiles and laughter with quirky possessions. :)

right now, project work is driving me bonkers...
but i think those taking the o's and a's have it worse.
imagine, one year down the road, i'll be abandoning this place and spending my hours at the dining table (i eat, sleep and study there during the examination periods).
this school holiday is a major treat that i'm going to enjoy before the academic year overwhelms me once again.

i've been working on a new template for this blog recently.
it'll be radically different from what i've done before...
html - work with me now.

Saturday, November 5, 2005 11:30 p.m.

first there was a sharp pain.
then it went numb the rest of the game.
slowly, it began hurting and all that's left now is a searing pain in my big toe.

i don't know whether i can start running by next week but i really hope to.
i'll probably see a doctor and get some painkillers tomorrow because my threshold of pain is really the pits.
haha!
though frankly speaking, wearing heels the whole day hurts a lot more than this...

met up with sab, mitch and tanny yesterday and today, not so much to tutor tanny in math and chemistry as the other two did but to lend moral support. :)
i think i served more as a distraction though.

whatever makes you happy
whatever you want
you're so fucking special
i wish i was special

but i'm a creep
i'm a weirdo
what the hell am i doing here?
i don't belong here

radiohead;
because i much prefer older bands.

oh boy do i want to change my template.
i've a pink one ready for use but it's much too girly i think.
even for me.

if there's one thing i detest, it's being restricted.
and my choice of footwear is drastically narrowed down now.
flats and open-toes are my new best friends.

all the better to trawl through shops!

Friday, November 4, 2005 12:29 a.m.

one week into the holidays and i already miss 05a21.


that's us at sangita's place on deepavali. :)

so yesterday was a session of fitness training under the sun.
i must say, i quite enjoyed doing the warm-ups, stretching, 4km run and sprints because there wasn't any pressure on us except to finish them.

rushed home right after because i'd forgotten to pack my sleepover stuff.
spent 20 over dollars solely on cab fare yesterday; speaking of which...
i caught the cab driver plucking at his own dead skin in the rear view mirror which got me so grossed out, i actually left the taxi in a hurry and let him keep the change.
i could only think of distancing myself as fast as possible.
yuck.

after a shower, it was off to jo's house where we cooked pasta, salmon, hotdogs, soup, chicken, and an oreo cheesecake, without a recipe.
all credit go to jo and mal.
i just bought chicken wings, served the drinks, and glazed and toasted hotdogs (with periodic checks that took much skill to turn over and re-glaze).

the meal was especially satisfying.
that was followed by 2 movies that the four of us snuggled up to - 13 going on 30 and forrest gump (love!)
i still tear and laugh at the same parts everytime i watch forrest gump.
it makes me want to run out of the door and never stop going...
although the burst of inspiration only lasts as long as the credits do.
feel-good movies are therapy for the soul. :)

late morning today, we cabbed down to the oriental hotel for an awesome buffet lunch.
the waffles were to-die-for; i had 3 plates of them.
the hotel itself was really beautiful especially because i love all things chinoiserie.
we've gone for buffets at the line, sakae and the oriental so far; i want a dimsum buffet soon!

mal, jo, cheryl and i walked off the bloat by shopping afterwards.
i bought a jacket for hongkong - i'm all prepared for the trip!
mega shopping spree please.

after, i cabbed down to guthrie house and met up with kelly, weiyan and herngliang at the tea party.
i'm determined to try their pizzas, although not so much the tea...
charm and jan, i think you guys will love it.

the four of us adjourned for bridge and mahjong at kelly's place after.
her basement is the cosiest ever.
couches, guitars, a drum set, mahjong table, funky film/music posters - COOL BEANS!
and i'd been missing bridge so much so it was great to rekindle that burning passion i have for the game.
yeah, exaggeration, i know.
but i can just see myself, 40 decades from now, sitting on a purple plushchair on the porch, sipping on iced tea, nibbling on english biscuits and playing bridge...

ah well, that was my hari raya for you.
the neighbours and my aunt's chauffeur brought us some traditional malay fare that always make up our hari raya day dinners - you gotta love the spice.
can't wait to try kelly's cooking too. :)

my dad and sis have spanking new lcd monitors looking ever so sleek on their desks while i'm still stuck with this gargantuan dino-of-a-computer before me now.
gah.

i've training at the inhumane hour of 7.30am tomorrow.
it doesn't feel like the school holidays yet - just one extremely long public holiday.


undoubtedly gay, but i like.
he doesn't win though.
darn it.

Wednesday, November 2, 2005 01:06 a.m.

a quiz from belle's.

Your Seduction Style: Prized Object

The seduction game you play is tried, true, and still effective: hard to get. You know that the best seducers turn the tables - and get their crush to seduce them. The one running has the power, and you're a challenge that is worth the chase. You are a master of enticing and pulling back. Giving a little and taking some away. You are controlled enough to know rewards come after a long seduction dance. Even though you want to call, email, or say "I love you" first - you don't! You're style is the perfect mix of hot and cold - so much so that you have many suitors. Think Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany's ... or any of those creepy guys from the Bachelor. You're skilled at inspiring a chase. The real test is picking the person to slow down for.

What Kind of Seducer Are You?

first up, monday's chinese paper.
screwed.
i was making chicken scratches all over the page as i drifted in and out of sleep and lost control of the pen.
grant me a pass and i'll be set for life.

well, training can only get tougher from now on so i hope i can keep up.
may the fruit stall (with my favourite soursop iceblended + lime) stay open forever!
i really need the icy-cold stuff in temperatures 32°c and upwards.
i'm glad they're coming over to the new campus along with the chicken rice stall though.
unfortunately, no more mixed rice - there goes the stingray...

anti-halloween at newsroom bar was pretty fun.
i found the music horrible but everything else was a-ok.
loved the company. :)
i wish the dancefloor wasn't so packed though, because it's no fun squeezing, nudging and treading on people's toes at all.
(although i think i got stepped on more.)

after the party, we went for supper at punggol nasi lemak followed by a sleepover at charm's place.
in fact, i loved the nasi lemak so much that i ate it for lunch again today;
sambal belacan, i like!

headed down to woodlands for the deepavali celebration at sangita's place after.
her. mum. can. certainly. cook.
'twas one of the yummiest indian meals i've ever had!
slightly more than half the class turned up and we watched this hindi film (kal ho naa ho - i googled it!) together in the living room while snacking on indian homemade goodies.
it was voted bollywood film of the year 2004 according to sangita - a well-deserved accolade i should think.
hoho.
of course, 05a21 never comes together without some camera action, so photo-taking entailed...

and that was my awesome halloween+deepavali holiday festivities.
if this is any indication of what's to come this school break...
i'd say it looks set to be one of the most fun yet.

ps. thanks for the halloween card, shuwei.
love from singapore to california!

Sunday, October 30, 2005 11:28 p.m.

i know how much it stinks taking the effort to check a person's blog only to find - hello hello - no updates.
gah.
i'm guilty as charged.

speaking of guilt, there's this girl in school who paid for my chocolate croissant because the stallholder didn't have change for a note.
i left for a minute to break the note with another vendor but she was gone by the time i got back.
thing is, i have absolutely no recollection of how she looks like and i do believe she's in j2.
this happened in the first semester by the way.
so there you go - my guilt trip - having a stranger treat me to recess.
i wish she'd track me down and demand the 1 dollar 20 cents.

and while we're on the topic, i have to confess that the past week has been extremely unproductive (albeit fun).
but still.
i feel like an inert piece of conglomerating fat floating around town or freeloading off people in their houses.
just yesterday, michelle, sabrina and i were attempting to study chinese...
but mahjong, the internet and earring-making took precedence.
such is our sense of priority.

and talking about priority (it's amazing how i make linkages), i should be attempting some form of chinese-material-absorption at this point but no.
what am i doing?
shopping online.

i'm not really looking forward to tomorrow so i'll just relish as much of today as possible.
see, we're greeted very warmly by the 3 hour 'ao' chinese examination in the morning followed by 4 hours that i will have to spend stoning around the west of singapore until physical training, predictably the toughest yet, commences at 3pm afterwhich i have to rush home and freshen up then rush down to charm's place where we will dress up and try to look pretty before heading off to the halloween party.
after the party ends, we will have a stayover until morning comes and it's deepavali at sangita's home with the class because her family very kindly invited us over. :)
my first ever deepavali celebration.
exciting, indeedy.

and then i remember the impending events from 8am to 5pm tomorrow and i get distressed.
i honestly didn't study more than five idioms for chinese.
and even my toenails are growing faster than my stamina is improving so how am i supposed to handle physical training?!
hope everything (somehow) goes well tomorrow.

ps. we had lunch at corduroy and finch again today!
this time, i had the prawn and mango salad, chocolate muffin and usual shared desserts.
food is love.

Tuesday, October 25, 2005 11:55 p.m.

name numerology

There are 17 letters in your name.
Those 17 letters total to 71.
There are 8 vowels and 9 consonants in your name.

Your number is: 8

The characteristics of #8 are: Practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

The expression or destiny for #8:
Your Expression is represented by the number 8. The 8 Expression is well-equipped in a managerial sense. You have outstanding organizational and administrative capabilities. You have the potential for considerable achievement in business or other powerful positions. You can expect to receive the financial and material rewards. You have the skill and abilities to establish or operate a business with great efficiency. You have good judgment when it comes to money and commercial matters, and you understand how to build and accumulate material wealth. Much of your success (or lack of it) may come due to your ability (or inability) to judge character. With the number 8 Expression, you exercise sound judgment in most of your affairs; you are realistic and practical in your approach to business matters.

The positive 8 Expression produces individuals that are very ambitious and goal-oriented. If the 8 energy is not in excess in your makeup, you will no doubt express these traits to some extent. No one has any more energy that a person with the 8 Expression who has a plan laid and is starting to work. No one has any more self-confidence, either. If you are expressing the positive qualities of 8, you are an outstanding manager because you can plan, initiate, and complete projects; you are very dependable and determined.

As it always happens, there can be too much of a good thing. If you have too much of the 8 energy in your makeup, you may express some of the negative attitudes. A negative 8 can be very rigid and stubborn. Ambition sometimes has a way of becoming over-ambition, and you may express an unreasonable impatience with the lack of progress. If your negative side is showing, you may be too exacting, both of yourself and of others. Sometimes this can even becomes a case of intolerance.

The number 8 is very materialistic and also very desirous of status and power. Neither of these drives are inherently negative unless they are taken to an extreme. You must avoid the tendency to strain after money, material matters, status, or power, to the detriment of the other important factors in your life.

Your Soul Urge number is: 6

A Soul Urge number of 6 means:
With a number 6 Soul Urge, you would like to be appreciated for your ability to handle responsibility. Your home and family are likely to be a strong focus for you, perhaps the strongest focus of your life. Friendship, love, and affection are high on your list of priorities for a happy life. You have a lot of diplomatic tendencies in your makeup, as you a able to rectify and balance situations with an innate skill. You like working with people rather than by yourself. It is extremely important for you to have harmony in your environment at all times.

The positive side of the 6 Soul Urge produces a huge capacity for responsibility; you are always there and ready to assume more than your share of the load. If you possess positive 6 Soul Urges and express them, you are known for your generosity, understanding and deep sympathetic attitude. Strong 6 energy is very giving of love, affection, and emotional support. You may have the inclination to teach or serve your community in other idealistic ways. You have natural abilities to help people. You are also likely to have artistic and creative leanings.

If you have an over-supply of 6 energy in your makeup, you may express some of the negative traits common to this number. With such a strong sympathetic attitude, it is easy to become too emotional. Sometimes the desires to render help can be over done, and it can become interfering and an attitude that is too protective, rather than helpful. The person with too much 6 energy often finds that people tend to take advantage of this very giving spirit. You may tend to repress your own needs so that you can cater to the demands from others. At times, there may be a tendency in this, for becoming over-loaded with such demands, and as a result become resentful.

Your Inner Dream number is: 3

An Inner Dream number of 3 means:
You dream of artistic expression; writing, painting, music. You would seek to more freely express your inner feeling and obtain more enjoyment from life. You also dream of being more popular, likable, and appreciated.

can't say it's too accurate, though some things are true.

today was relatively productive.
baked a batch of cookies at sab's place and hit the gym for a short while.
i've also made a small collection of about 6 pairs of earrings so far.
my mum doesn't like them though, because she says she's not a fan of the colour green or rugged stones in general.
which is exactly what i like.
oh well, i've always been aware of the differing tastes.

Sunday, October 23, 2005 06:49 p.m.

ooh yesterday was pig out day at mitchel's.
charlotte, cheryl, yiqin, weiyan and i travelled all the way to ulu tampines where he cooked us a very hearty lunch.
his recipes are experimental (making us the guinea pigs) but they turned out great all the same. :)
next up, it's yiqin's turn to whip up a home-cooked meal for us!

here i am, stealing weiyan's photos.


trekking in heels.


sing-a-long.

after the meal, we decided to head down to arab street for some shopping.
by the time we reached there, shopkeepers were closing their stalls to break fast, and so we ended up at some coffeeshop nearby sipping on teh bing and chomping on a ramly burger.
the one we tried wasn't fantastic; in fact we barely finished it.


quite blurry images, but can you make out the smiles?

i also had my first mcdonald's icecream cone in a looooong while.
the last time was back in st nicks i think; one of those after-school instances when we'd pop down to the nearby macs for a cone.

anyhoo!
i just got back from town today; book shopping is the bomb.
i've now got zadie smith's on beauty and jessica williams' 50 facts that should change the world to keep me busy.
the latter is non-fiction and i don't usually buy books from that genre, so it's something new for me. :)
i'm hardly the sort who will buy biographies or history texts to read, as interesting as i'm sure some of them are.
all the non-fictitious books i've read are from my dad's collection - he never buys novels.

i also made my first sales transaction in town today.
coincidentally, i am spending more than i am earning...
i wonder why.

oh yes, we had lunch at banana leaf apolo in little india today which was scrumptious to say the least.
but since everything was either fat or ghee-laden, it made for a rather uncomfortable meal when you think about all the calories consumed.
tsk tsk.
and check this out - they even have a function hall for special events.
maybe i should hold my 18th birthday party there...
haha, i'm kidding.
most people i know can't take spice. ;)

i'm feeling dreadfully lazy now...
like a slug, actually.
gah.

Sunday, October 23, 2005 12:09 a.m.

cash-strapped little me with the desperate need for cash.
i'm selling off the ipod and now my beloved pair of shoes.
i believe in selling things i'd personally buy, and so i'm letting off things i really do love.
please support.

on another note, i had a very interesting day today.
shall give a proper update tomorrow.
till then, shop!

(wow, i've given the link quadruple times in a row; speaks of my desperation, if anything.)

Saturday, October 22, 2005 01:43 a.m.

discovery of the year.
our dear techno-dino charm and the blog she created (accidentally).

Saturday, October 22, 2005 12:25 a.m.

ten reasons why today was close to perfect.

one. the entire 05a21 got promoted.
that's one more year of awesome fun and mischief together!

two. the theory component of project work is officially over and done with.
hip hip hurrah!

three. discovery of a shorter bus route to bugis - i am easily made happy.

four. dessert cravings were satiated at ice monster with joanne and weiyan.
i'm spreading the joy of that place to bring in more business...
may it never suffer losses bad enough to render a shut down.

five. trawling haji lane and arab street for quirky shopping was pretty fruitful.
i love discovering nooks and crannies and basically anything impromptu!

six. catching up with janice and charmaine was the best thing i've done all week.
chitty chatty chitty chatty...
i love them.

seven. huge dinner at billy bombers;
i feel like a character straight out of the archie comics whenever i step into that place.
i remember they used to price a kids meal according to the weight of the child...
genius!

eight. i received snail mail!

nine. found potential buyers for the ipod and ipod shuffle.
is anyone interested?
they're going for cheap!

ten. i've made plans.
scheduling is deeply therapeutic for me.

sad but true, i'm rather strapped for cash at the moment.
need to settle many things that all require the moolah.

i'm up for hire; hope i get the job.

Thursday, October 20, 2005 10:02 a.m.

well it's early morning now (10am is early) and i've just had my nasi lemak breakfast.
you will not believe this, but i slept from 9.48pm last night all the way to this morning.
a personal first, i must say.

we had circuit training yesterday and it definitely felt good exercising again.
i'm off to school for hockey soon.
we've skills training today, which is a joke for me because i have absoultely no ball sense at all.
none, zilch, nada.
we'll see how it goes.

i wanted to say something, but it's clean forgotten.

i really feel like going to a flea market.
there's one this sunday - can't wait!

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 10:52 p.m.

school's all about lectures and project work now.
mundane, yes, but the many breaks are great for bonding with the girls so it's all good.
i'm actually quite enjoying school...
there's a very pleasant atmosphere now that the entire class is officially spared from retaining, save for one or two girls although i'm sure they'll be fine. :)

yesterday was my favourite crystal jade spicy dumplings and mango jelly drink.
only at the takashimaya branch!
then i was introduced to this bun called hazelnut love (such cheesiness of the name) by jo, mal, cheryl and weiyan.
sabrina will love it too because it has her favourite crunchy bits in it...
must get her to try it.
we went shopping too, afterwhich i visited my doctor at the paragon medical suites.
i must say, medical fees are exorbitant.
everything comes with a price, including health.
never say you can't buy health.

today on the bus, cheryl, corinne, weiyan, jien, michelle and i were discussing halloween costumes and i must say it all sounds like so much fun.
i hope the trick or treating pulls through.
and that we knock on doors and meet spontaneity. :)
although the very fact that this is singapore casts a strong shadow of doubt...

anyhoo!
i bought two packets of sandwiches for breakfast and dinner tomorrow but i ate them all up just now.
gah.

i promised myself i'd sleep early today.
today's nap time during lecture was the first in two months...
no repeats.
i'm off.

Sunday, October 16, 2005 07:32 p.m.

nothing to do on a sunday evening?
click on the link below, bookmark the webpage, then shop.



i'm feeling very healthy today, having had a vegetarian lunch at original sin followed by shopping at the organic grocery store next door.
it's too wet outside to go for a jog though, so...
yes, more procrastination.
i haven't been exercising in two whole months.
egad.

well there's something i've been meaning to mention in recent weeks;
i don't understand why the church congregation is no longer encouraged to hold hands during the 'our father'.
i mean, usually, the communion ministers will gather round and link hands at the altar, but it's not done anymore.
even with the congregation, the holding of hands has been reduced to simply lifting them at a slight angle.
at most, only family members hold hands with each other.
it's very sad actually.
i blame it on sars and bird flu, what with the fear of transmission and blah blah, kabbalah.

well, there's so much i want to do this holiday that i can't seem to find the time!
i want to go to hongkong, write a children's book (mitchel, illustrator), get a job (i've a place in mind!), party hard, study harder (i'm reading the sats vocabulary book as a starter; always begin with your favourite subject, i believe), trawl the list of shops i want need to visit (at haji lane, ann siang road and the like), read leisurely, work out at the gym in fitness first, have more weekly conference calls with shuwei and the 6 of them, complete my portfolio for the internship, make christmas cards (i hand-make them every alternate year; 2005 is it), sleepover with the class girls (film marathon!), and be finally over and done with project work.

wow i'm all revved up now.
ciao!

Saturday, October 15, 2005 08:25 p.m.

my hair is smelling quite musty from last night's party at indochine, which would have been fine except that i've scrubbed it a few times over and it's still there.
anyway, this is awfully random but i thought the ventilation at the new club was pretty good!
partially because i wasn't feeling too warm like on previous occasions, and mostly because people weren't dripping with sweat as much as before.
i get very irked by foreign body fluids on me.
haha.
and i got sticky only because people were dancing with their drinks and spilling them all over.
tsk.

friday was doomsday with the release of results, but i definitely improved from the common tests and i met the criteria for promotion so that's good enough for me.
i hope i've calculated my grades correctly though, what with the inclusion of our common tests and attitude marks in varying percentages, which is doubtful because i've lost touch with math a long time ago.
i'm really glad that our class did well for gp though.
we lived up to expectations!
now, all i really want is a complete 05a21 up there as j2s; i can't imagine leaving anyone behind.
as we were saying in our homeroom...
"ohana means family; and family means no one gets left behind or forgotten."
please let no one get retained!

well this morning was the sajc openhouse which i rushed down for at 9 in the morning.
we'd stayed over at tanny's place the previous night after the party and everyone just knocked out after a quick shower.
in my most humble and honest and non-ill-intentioned opinion, the openhouse was a major bore.
it's not surprising though, because even i wouldn't have come all the way down to an old campus that will be abandoned promptly next year.
i did, however, help this sweet girl find her way around the school...
hope she comes to sa.
or if i truly want the best for her...not.

Friday, October 14, 2005 12:28 a.m.

so yesterday, i promised myself that today was the day to go jogging.
'twas a no-go.
i'm ill-disciplined like that.

chow, jan, charm, tanny and i just had a conference call with shuwei all the way from america!
i miss her so bad.
can't wait for 2007; it'll be half a year of road trips, partying, interning (i hope i get it!) and travelling.
but that's a bit much to hope for considering i have more current things to think about, like the promos results which are coming out tomorrow.
oh my my.
am positively freaking out.

on to happier things.
post-promos has been enjoyable to say the least, what with shopping and eating and mahjong-ing the order of the day.
unfortunately, i am also pretty much penniless right now.
spent most of my cash on wool, beads, ribbons and random odds and ends...
let's see what i can whip up with all that junk.
i shouldn't have splurged.

yesterday, i did the hardest thing i've had to do in a long time.
i cancelled the trip to thailand after months of anticipation.
i guess one consolation would be the trip to hongkong instead, which hopefully pulls through if all goes well.

okay i really should prepare myself for tomorrow's release of results.
don't want that sickened feeling in my tummy like during the common tests, when i realised that i had failed human geography most miserably.
i'm off to do something feel-good, like maybe eat chocolate.

tgif!

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 01:15 a.m.

actually, i think sajc brings in fantastic music showcases.
the latin music programme was pretty darn good.
at least i enjoyed it!
that was followed by the sajc music awards which made for a nice and perky morning in school.
good start...

afterwhich, cheryl, joanne and i headed down to rafflescity for lunch at out of the pan.
their sherbet is ooh la love!
shop shop (window) shop and it was off to my favourite cafe for the mango slush - slurrpp!
it's still as good as ever.
we tried out a few different card games; to be played during our sleepover. :)

blah blah kabbalah.
bussed down to orchard shortly afterwhich weiyan and malorie joined us for dinner at crystal jade.
the horfun jo and i shared is utterly yummy; my new favourite pick on the menu for when i want something other than spicy dumplings!
too bad they ran out of durian pudding.

tsk tsk.
must. practice. self-restraint.
don't want people going "wah karina, now your face so bah bah".
which did actually happen, coincidentally.
twice.
sigh.
but i had a blast today with the girls.
we've formed a book-trading club and i've lots of reading to catch up on!

alas...
project work is the new bane of my life.

Monday, October 10, 2005 02:13 a.m.

10 REALLY RANDOM THINGS ABOUT ME

1. i collect nutcrackers.
2. i have the ocassional lesbian inclination ie. staring/gaping at a hot girl.
3. i set reminders on my handphone to watch certain tv shows, like boston legal (love!), table for 3 and lifestyle programmes.
4. i am very intrigued by the holocaust and ww2 in general.
that's why i love films like the pianist, schindler's list and a beautiful life.
5. i'm a magazine junkie.
6. i'm neurotic in the sense that i must shower before i sleep...
even if i've not slept in 48 hours (flashback: preparation for o level art project).
7. i love to sing but i'm really bad at it.
8. so if i do sing infront of you, it means i'm confortable in your presence!
9. i tend to correct grammar/pronunciation mistakes which is very annoying of me, i know.
10. i share the same birthday as saddam hussein, jessica alba and oskar schindler.

9 WAYS TO WIN MY HEART

1. it's in the chemistry.
2. be genuine.
3. treat your parents (especially mummy) nicely.
4. it's the little gestures that count, so bring on the surprises.
5. humour me.
6. don't lie.
7. be passionate about the things you stand for.
8. know when to give me my space.
9. most importantly, love me for me.

8 THINGS I CARRY/WEAR EVERYDAY

1. wallet.
2. handphone.
3. fragrance - ralph for casual, stella mccartney/vera wang for dressy.
4. ipod.
5. ring.
6. sunscreen.
7. hairband/clip (there must always something be something holding back my hair).
8. lipbalm (with the yummy dkny apple scent!)

7 THINGS THAT ANNOY ME

1. metal; i try to avoid it at all costs, especially the rusty sort.
2. the general lack of money.
3. lecherous old farts.
4. finding hair in my food - oh the horror!
5. nasty smells ie. body odour.
6. spitting on the streets.
7. ostentatious/boastful people.

6 PLACES I'VE VISITED (lower case) OR INTEND TO (upper case)

1. thailand
2. australia
3. china
4. SWITZERLAND
5. PARIS
6. VENICE (before it sinks, haha).

5 THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE

1. live in a foreign country for at least a decade.
2. fall in love, get married and have children.
3. start a small business of my own.
4. read all the books i want to, like lolita and sophie's world.
5. continue learning french and mandarin (yes, it's true) for the betterment of my fluency in those languages.

4 THINGS I'M AFRAID OF

1. the dark.
2. creepy crawlies ie. lizards
3. losing anyone.
4. torture.

3 THINGS I DO EVERYDAY

1. smile.
2. brush my teeth.
3. eat something chocolate.

2 THINGS I'M TRYING NOT TO DO NOW

1. sleep too late.
2. spend too much money shopping online.

1 PERSON I WANT TO SEE NOW

1. i want to see sabrina, michelle, tricia, tanessa (meeting these 4 tomorrow!), sarah, shuwei, janice, charlene, stacy, lynette and belle.
because i haven't seen them in ages.

Saturday, October 8, 2005 02:02 a.m.



breathtaking!
it's an evening gown adorned with illustrations from 'alice in wonderland'.
i love it.

cheryl, joanne, weiyan, malorie and i hit the shops for some retail therapy today.
'twas fairly productive. :)
that was followed by a birthday surprise for charlene along with charmaine and tanessa at the girl's place.
throw in a conference call with janice and shuwei all the way from america, and i do think it made our birthday girl's day.
it sure made mine!
haha.

now ever the thief that i am...

...yet another photo collage stolen from weiyan.

i'm so glad the promos are over!

Friday, October 7, 2005 12:47 a.m.

today is the day of unpredictability!
i braved the torrential rainstorm this morning and shared a cab with weiyan, charmaine and lingyi.
rushed up to my locker in school and lo and behold, there sat my ldjn text!
so that was a huge load off my mind as the usual morning crew (albeit operating in the afternoon today) caught up in the caf.

blah blah kabbalah.

post-promos buffet ensued at sakae sushi afterwhich we were charged extra for the wastage of food.
tsk tsk.
headed over to candy empire where i made a mental list of things to buy over the weekend.
when it comes to grocery/necessity shopping, i don't believe in forking out my own money.
cheapo beep-o, that's me!

drink with me to days gone by
sing with me the songs we knew
here's to pretty girls who went to our heads
here's to witty girls who went to out beds
here's to them and here's to you

drink with me to days gone by
to the life that used to be
at the shrine of friendship, never say die
let the wine of friendship never run dry
here's to you and here's to me

les misérables has been my favourite musical ever since it came to singapore in 1998!
'twas my first time crying at a stage production.
second time was during acjc's adaptation of dead poets society (incidentally one of my favourite films too).
i remember the embarassment, mostly.
though in my defense, the script was really moving.
really.

okay i'm off for a supper of brie cheese and crackers!

Thursday, October 6, 2005 02:50 a.m.

let's see.
it's close to 3am.
am sipping on grapefruit+cranberry juice.
aforementioned literature text is still missing.
the paper is in approximately 10 hours.
am hoping it's in the locker.

don't fail me now, you rusty thing you.