Thursday, November 30, 2006 11:52 p.m.
We pre celebrated sarah fatsoh-and-brat-in-the-family wong's birthday just now at the ang mo kio seafood place and later at Swensen's for ice cream! My dad remembers that it was at the seafood place that he first had dinner with E and he wants to book the whole place and hold my wedding dinner there next time. Haha. I tell him that it's the place where he met E and not where i met E. E also remembers that it's that place where he only ate rice for dinner. Haha. When we were at Swensens, Dad was trying to use my phone to take a picture of the birthday girl, but he got confused with the 'capture' and 'cancel' button so he ended up pressing the cancel button and got to my main screen where he saw E's photo and got a shock and went "whoa!!!" Haha. The three of us couldn't stop laughing and I think he thought that my camera was possessed or something because he wanted to take a picture of sarah and not see a picture of E. Haha. I'm off to the youth sunday school camp for a time of learning, fellowship and fun! I hope we get clean toilets! Back on the 5th! :)Wednesday, November 29, 2006 11:48 p.m.
This afternoon, I told the boyfriend that he should tell his mum to eat certain foods like garlic, broccoli and berries like strawberries, blueberries and blackberries and his reply? "You just want to buy Burberry right?" It doesn't pay to be kind. Haha. I cut my hair today! Tea with the boyfriend after that before we went back to his place for dinner. His dad prepared chicken cutlet, we watched the 9pm show and ate wasabi chips and now, he's studying while I'm replying to his MSN messages. Haha. You know, sometimes I really wish the boyfriend was in the same school as me. I know him being in a different school has its good and bad points but I have my reasons too and it certainly isn't just the oh I want my boyfriend around kind of reason. Ah well.Tuesday, November 28, 2006 12:07 p.m.
My dad bought me my 80GB portable hard drive! It comes in a nice sleek pouch too! He left it on my table last night and I saw it when I came home. Yay! The boyfriend brought me to Greenwood Fish Market for our fish&chips and seafood basket last night and we were also walking down the row of shops at Greenwood to check out new eating places when we came across this newly opened organic shop which was done up quite nicely! I'm not a big fan of organic food but their juice was really refreshing and the jam looks good too! Went back to his place after that to watch tv before coming home.Monday, November 27, 2006 06:14 p.m.
The boyfriend has gone crazy from studying. He wants to name his kids, Money Bek, Skool Bek, Donna Bek (Mai Donna in mandarin) and his twins, BekMac and BekSide. HAHA. I sure hope his kids' friends would be kind to them next time.Monday, November 27, 2006 03:13 p.m.
My exams are over! Finally! But there's no celebration or big shouts of joy. Just a huge sigh of relief. The paper today was terrible and definitely the worst of all the papers I've taken this semester. I didn't even have a chance to screw it up because I didn't know how to do a huge portion of it. Augh. Feeling terribly lousy right now because I don't think I'll pass this paper but I'm hoping I'll still pass overall or else I can really kick myself down the stairs and oh, it's such a tragic end to the semester.Friday, November 24, 2006 12:18 p.m.
The more I analyze my financial accounting paper, the more I think it's really easy peasy. As I spend more time thinking about it, I discover more and more of my mistakes and I really should just kick myself down the stairs because I think all the mistakes I made will translate into some terrible grade. Serious. Why can't I ever deliver at the exams! I cannot be forgiven this time.Thursday, November 23, 2006 10:55 p.m.
I told the boyfriend to take some money from my wallet to pay for drinks and his reply? " Don't worry, your money is my money!" A few seconds later, "I sure hope you got more money than me." Haha.Tuesday, November 21, 2006 06:36 p.m.
I was having broccoli and mushroom soup for lunch when the doorbell rang and my maid brought in a parcel from the postman! I thought someone had sent an early christmas present but what I got instead was an Exam Care Pack with sweets, nuts, teabags, socks and an encouraging note from Clare! It was a really pleasant warm surprise! Thanks Clare! :)
Tuesday, November 21, 2006 11:15 a.m.
I can't get airtickets to leave in a week's time!Tuesday, November 21, 2006 10:43 a.m.
I was in the shower just now and I suddenly thought of Disneyland! I miss Disneyland and I want to go back there!! I think for all the times I've been there, I've never enjoyed myself as much as the last trip with E! I don't know why but I guess I was much older to appreciate the place! I want to take the rides all over again, walk around the pretty themed shops, try on the cute hats and buy the princessy pens and knick knacks and take lots of pictures! I want to walk down Main Street and all the other side streets, bask in the sun, have a hotdog and be all happy and carefree and then watch the Street Parade and finally the fireworks at night! I really miss Disneyland!
It was during the last trip that I finally saw what was inside the Space Mountain ride! For all the times I've been there, I've never dared open my eyes but the last time, E made me open my eyes during the ride even though I was so scared and I realized that the lightings inside was absolutely gorgeous! Just looking at the lights takes away the fear! I remember we took the ride "Cars" and because we were supposed to be driving this motorize car around the tracks and all (just like the movie Cars), we got driving licenses! Really cute! Haha. The next time I go back to LA, I must take the Pirates of the Caribbean ride because it wasn't open when I was there! I wonder if the Hong Kong Disneyland is as nice as LA or Florida's Disneyland but I heard that it can't even be compared to Tokyo's and that it's very small and not worth it at all.
Anyway, I took a break yesterday after my management accounting paper and spent time with E. Just 2 more papers and slightly under 7 days, I'll be over and done with this semester and the exams! I can't wait!
Saturday, November 18, 2006 07:58 p.m.
I thought that since this is the exam season, I can forget about the projects and all the trash that comes along with it. After all, haven't we handed in the projects? But I guess not and project woes are back again! I think I got badly burnt doing projects this semester. Anyway, breakfast with E this morning before going over to his place. It's quite amazing he even suggested it because he's not a morning person but it was nice putting the books aside for a while. I have a day and a half before management accounting paper and I'm still printing out my missing readings and all. I don't know what's gotten to me this semester because I don't seem to be stressed out by the exams and I'm amazed that I haven't started on financial accounting or tax and I have the guts to spend 2-3 days studying for each paper. I don't know if it's because of how the entire semester played itself out (that shouldn't be an excuse right? But even though I was tired, I felt like I knew what I was working for and there was some hope during the last 2 semesters!) and really, I'm just so drained to even bother about the exams and all I want is to sleep, for the entire semester to be over and for myself to have a chance to make things right next semester. Right now, I'll like to roll down the stairs and not take the papers because I bet you my results will be trash!Friday, November 17, 2006 11:44 a.m.
The 2 exam papers yesterday really slaughtered me. I lost 20 marks for IT and I'm not even confident of securing 30 marks out of the remaining 80. I didn't know what to choose for forensics because I felt the answers were so close and it's not like I've never seen the options before but I didn't know which to choose! Lovely. I hope I get a decent grade for IT and a satisfactory grade for forensics. The boyfriend came up to my school to study because he's on study break. So in a bid to cheer me up after the 2 horrible papers, he brought me out for a hot bowl of ramen and fried dumplings! We walked around, bought some stuff and talked before I went home and slept for 10hours straight. I'm still dead with fatigue so I don't know how I am going to continue my studying for the remaining 3 papers. Augh.Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:48 a.m.
My sister is my inspiration. She barely studies for her exams, completes only one fifth of what she's supposed to study, talks on the phone till 1am and wakes up the next morning to take her exam and she doesn't give 2 hoots about failing or even care about how she matches up or what she's going to do in the future. She amazes me with her nonchalance. I'll like to live in my own world too.Tuesday, November 14, 2006 09:52 a.m.
During my first semester in university, I didn't care about completing my tutorials or how I was faring on the honours systems and I didn't worry if I knew nothing. In my second semester, I felt in control. This semester, I feel utterly hopeless, extremely drained and terribly discouraged.Monday, November 13, 2006 10:54 a.m.
My exams start this week! Ho ho ho! I'm no way near prepared and honestly, I'm not that stressed out yet because I think this huge part of me just wants to get it over and done with. Thinking about grades and honours and trying to mug 16 hours a day and making sure that I finish all the past year exam papers is really not what I want to do so I much rather just go, do the exam paper with whatever knowledge I have and then just wait for the results. On Friday at cell, we started on apologetics and we spent the first half of the lesson examining if the Bible is God's word. After we established that, we then went on to determine if the Bible was reliable! Quite an interesting one and everyone shared and brought up different points and counter points even though it was a long session. On Saturday, my eldest cousin turned 24 so we had a birthday party at his place, watched Jerry Seinfeld's last show and as usual at every family dinner, we always talk about everything that's happening and all and I also had a side chat with my uncle about management accounting! My other cousin showed me his OCS commissioning parade photos and there was this guy in their batch who proposed to his girlfriend! I think he made all his course mates form a heart shape around his girlfriend and him and he went down on one knee. Haha. Absolutely sweet though I don't know how he's going to marry her in the near future since he still has one year of army. Haha. Yesterday, went to church, had a quick lunch with E before we went to visit his mum. My boyfriend is a big time mummy's boy. Haha. Having said that, he has taught me by example, how to treasure and love my parents and reminded me over and over again to spend some time talking to them everynight and not to shut them out of my life (which I can do sometimes). We went back to his place, went out for dinner with his sister and her boyfriend before going back to his house again to watch Meet the Parents. Anyway, my mum's on leave today because she's flying off to Hong Kong tomorrow so I'm going to go out with her today and see if we can do some shopping and get a new mobile phone!Wednesday, November 8, 2006 08:12 p.m.
Have you ever wondered where those Japanese cars got their names? Like why is the Toyota Altis called the Altis? How did the Nissan Sunny got its name? It isn't that sunny. I imagine a sunny car would have a sun roof! What about the Toyota Vios or the Nissan Cefiro or the Honda Jazz? Are these names visions of what the carmakers hope their cars would be? Even so, what does Cefiro or Altis mean?Tuesday, November 7, 2006 07:25 p.m.
I found this in between the pages of my bible! Lydia drew it!
Tuesday, November 7, 2006 12:13 p.m.
It is always a struggle. Trying to live according to God's word and striving to please Him, obey Him and give Him honour in every aspect of my life while living and working in this ugly world where there is so much hypocrisy, evil, backstabbing, judgment, temptation and pain. 1 John 4:4: "You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world." This, gives me hope.Monday, November 6, 2006 03:09 p.m.
The forests in Indonesia are probably still burning because the haze is back. My butt got burnt from the tax quiz and my marks went up in smoke. I'm defintely roasted for my exams too. Augh. I had veal with my grandmother for lunch! It's been a long time since I've seen her because she was visiting her friends in KL and I like her because she's cool and she cooks good food for us every Sunday though like most grandmothers, she ask alot of questions. Haha. Recently, I've been complaining about this person to my sister and E and I promise I won't talk about it anymore after these few sentences since there's nothing I can do and I'm not going to let it affect me but I seriously don't understand why this person delights in seeing me fall and fail, why she tries to copy me (even E sees it) and why she pretends she's all lost and helpless when she knows her way around. I don't know why she has to compare so much or why she has to go round telling people stuff to make herself look pathetic and tries to put me down in front of others. I just think it's really too much.Saturday, November 4, 2006 11:46 p.m.
The boyfriend got baptized in church this afternoon! Congratulations darling! He also completed 34 weeks of grueling disciple bible study! Woot woot! I'm really proud and happy for him! :) After his baptism, we went down to Dorcas's 21st birthday party celebrations at a spa in the middle of the garden! Happy Birthday Dorcas! Thanks for being a friend and for so much more! :) It was a really warm and lovely gathering in a cosy place and she had a slight twist to the celebrations! She specified that we were not to give her birthday presents and instead, donate our present money to the Prison Christian Fellowship and I thought that was very generous and kind of her! Drocas, I have a lot to learn from you! Many a times, we just go like "oh, it's my birthday! I want this present and that present and I hope I get this and that present" but she chose to bless others instead! After attending her party, I'm starting to think about what I want to do for my 21st. Haha. Anyway, I had a tax quiz this morning and bah bah black sheep. If the tutor doesn't penalize me for circling all the answers, I hope to scrape through. If she thinks I'm trying to smoke my way round her, my butt's definitely burnt and my marks all gone up in smoke. Ah. Right now, I still have an IT project that is due on Monday, an accounting presentation on Thursday and 5 exams papers before I'll be done with Year 2 Semester 1. I really can't wait because it's been such a tiring and demanding semester. Still on projects and school, I saw the marketing presentation that the boyfriend and his teammates did and I am just glad I'm not in his marketing class. Their presentation is the best I've ever seen and I am just so positively sure they'll beat everyone flat and get their A+! On top of that, everyone contributes to their project and is co-operative! It's so unfair! I want project group mates like E and his friends!Friday, November 3, 2006 11:35 a.m.
The boyfriend came up to school again yesterday so after my classes, we hung out and then went down to Greenwood fish market for fish&chips and seafood basket! I've never liked the fish at Fish&Co or Manhattan Fish Market because I think the fish is too soft and the batter too gross and the only fish I actually like is raw salmon and tuna but Greenwood's fish is excellent stuff! It was a crazy week and many a times, I was tempted to just yell at some people and tell them to wake up their silly ideas and at times, I worry about the consequences of the divide but right now, I'm just glad to be home and to have some time to myself and some space. I have a tax quiz tomorrow morning and I wish I was some smarty pants so that I can easily absorb all the facts now and then spit them out tomorrow. Ah.Wednesday, November 1, 2006 09:36 p.m.
Because school is driving me up the wall, I finished off one jumbo can of Pringles, stood at my toilet sink for 10minutes and cut my fringe and whatever hair on my head that was undesirable and sang "all out of love" at the top of my lungs. I so badly want to crawl back into bed. I am all out of energy and motivation.Wednesday, November 1, 2006 08:02 p.m.
I came home early from school today and stumbled into bed and laid there, paralyzed for 4 hours straight. It's partly due to the sleep debt built up over the past few nights and also because school has been crazy crazy crazy and I feel like I'm being pushed around in some crowded shopping mall and there's these shopkeepers throwing things at me and forcing me to buy their ware. Well, the sad truth is, school isn’t the mall and I don’t see pretty things around. I have learnt more about Matthew 7:1-5 in the recent days. The passage talks about judging others and how in the same measure that you use to judge, that measure will be used on you too and also about not paying attention to the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye when there's a plank in your own eye. It's simple truth but I initially had a hard time following it and just allowing my work to do the talking and not my mouth. But I think through the experience, I learnt how to be even more patient and not to carelessly judge others. There's no doubt this wanting inside me to go around telling others about how I've been mistreated and how things and people are so terrible because I’m sure the other party is doing it too and I want to ensure fairness but I’m learning how to control my tongue. That is difficult. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------