I know I'm supposed to be doing my work, but I can't think of what I want to write for my proposal, ugh.

Anyway, I GOT DAMN LUCKY TODAY.

If not for the fact that Faith said she wanted to go to the library...
If not for the fact that Deborah was looking for books for her assignment...
If not for the fact that I was bored and so we started talking about our assignments...
If not for the fact that Deborah has a really extensive network of friends... (in other words, she "好友满天下" *ahem, Carlsberg ad*)

I WOULD HAVE BEEN DAMN SCREWED BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALISE THAT I HAVE AN ASSIGNMENT DUE ON THURSDAY.

...THANK YOU GOD. Seriously.

I don't know, but I'm really quite thankful for them. As well as for my other friends in school. I was initially kinda worried that I'll be lonely this semester since I usually hang out with Belle and Nat in school. And since Nat is away in Korea this semester, plus I only see Belle every Wednesday, I was all expecting to, LOL, tough it out alone. But I realised that there are really nice people in school who would help me to take handouts/notes when I'm not in class (when I didn't even expect them to, 'cause honestly, they're not obliged to do that), include me in stuff, sit with me in lectures, etc etc. Basically, BEING FRIENDS WITH ME. I don't think I'm the friendliest person ever, especially when I just get to know someone or if I feel intimidated, so I'm grateful for all these people. (:

Now before I know it, semester is almost over. Just...5 more weeks or so? If I didn't count wrongly. LOL. I don't care if I sound like a freak or something, but I'm not very used to people being so nice to me (in fact I'll get kinda awkward because I don't quite know how I should express my appreciation, like, should I just say thanks and move on..or..what?), so I get all 'awwww....' or 'OMG THAT'S SO NICE OF YOU' when someone does nice things for me. So... please pardon me for this. T_T

You know how some people will just disappear from your life after the semester is over and you're not taking anymore classes together? I'm actually hoping that I'll still stay friends with them. <333 (OKAY NOW, SOMEONE NEEDS TO TEACH ME HOW TO MAKE THAT HEART SHAPE THING THAT EVERYONE DOES. /NOOB)

( your latest bias )


I'm really sorry for the lack of Key, LOL. So here's a .gif to make up for it.



HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GIRL! :D

HAPPY NEW YEAR, MY FRIENDS! (:

Goodbye, 2008. It was an alright year, I suppose, nothing earth-shattering happened to me. 2008 went by a little too quickly, but nevermind, now we can only look forward to 2009.

( my new year resolutions...again. )

( and to you )

Yup, and I thank God for both the significant and non-significant happenings in 2008, 'cause they made me what I am now. I think... some perspectives have definitely changed, in terms of the way the world works, and how people are, and I like to believe that I've grown a little wiser as another year has passed now. (Well my birthday was just over one month plus ago, so forgive me if this sounds like some birthday speech. LOL.)

So for better or for worse, its 2009 now! Hope everyone's 2009 will be a better year! (:

I LOVE YOU PEOPLE! (:

Yay, had fun with the girls today! (: We haven't meet up for some time due to various reasons (not me of course, hahaha!) so I really missed the girls. Thank you very much, Cher Lim Shimin, for the Sakae treat. We love you very much. We would love you more if it had been Kushinbo (sp?) but no no, of course that's not the point. (: Hahaha. Okay I'm just kidding but seriously, thanks. You really didn't have to but you insisted as it was your first pay. Awww.. *touched* I'll do the same when I get my first pay next time kae. (:

And OMG, public transport always gets me annoyed. To put irregular timings aside, I also get irritated by stuff like:

1. People not moving in to the middle of the cabins in trains. I don't understand how some people can have the cheek to just stand near the door and block the entire passageway to the middle (with a whole load of space), so people are all crowded at the door. What, did somebody pooped in the middle of the train? Or got bomb is it?? Too scared to move in? I know some people are afraid that they can't get out at their stop so they crowd at the door. That's actually very dumb, to be honest. If everybody just move in, it'll be easier for people to get out at their stop right? 'Cause now the problem is people crowding at the door, so naturally it'll be difficult to get out? -.- So if you actually think a little and move in, you can also get out at your stop later on easily when nobody's crowding at the door.

2. People standing too close to me and invading my personal space. I know this is unavoidable during peak hours and when the train is crowded with everyone packed like sardines. So I'm okay. But hello, when there are loads of space around, I'm sure you don't need to be smelling my hair throughout the train ride? I'm making life better for you too. You never know if I washed my hair that day. (This is just me being sarcastic. I wash my hair everyday thank you very much. LOL.) Just back off. And find a spot of your own. Seriously man, I don't get this. Like today it was even worse, it was some couple and I don't know why they stood so close to me. Love at first sight, perhaps. Too bad I'm not into threesomes. I could actually hear their conversation clear as day (LOL I think I rmbr this phrase from the movie From Hell.) and ugh, I felt embarrassed for them.

Yes, you can guessed that I experienced these two situations today. Which made me a very annoyed person in the train. Though I was fine once I got out of that madness... I think. Hahaha.

But I'm a happy girl today because I enjoyed myself. (:

I had some thoughts after the dinner with XJ and the rest on Thursday, but I decided my drama was more important. LOL. So now, I'm kinda lazy to blog out my thoughts already. Oh well. I'll do it when the feeling strikes again.

And the drama that made me neglect all other possible things to do was 爱杀17/Bump Off Lover. Shit its good, I tell you! For the first time ever, I finished a drama in 3 days. Non-stop watching. All 14 episodes. This is usually impossible because I am a lazy person by nature, and 2 or 3 episodes in a day is really my maximum. Now I can tell you my highest record is now 8 episodes in a day (Friday). LOL. I think I almost went blind from staring at the screen. Its super different from the usual taiwanese dramas because its a freaking murder mystery. Somebody please watch it so that I can rave to you. Hahaha. I guess it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to guess who was the murderer after a few episodes in, but I love the way all the secrets and mystery unfolded. I was seriously like, 'OMG I must continue this' one episode after another, which frankly speaking, very few dramas have the same effect. 张韶涵/Angela Zhang so deserved a Best Actress award for this. Stupid dramas like 公主小妹/Romantic Princess didn't do her justice at all. And you can see her improvement from MVP情人. The other cast members were good too. I'm glad I watched it without reading the synopsis or knowing what's going to happen. Its more shiok that way when everything gets revealed and answered later on.

Oh dinner on Thursday with the girls was at a small restaurant/cafe/bar at Dhoby Gaut, opposite Paradiz Centre. Its called Alps Cafe. VERY reasonable pricing, food was not bad and super friendly and attentive staff. Thumbs up for the service! (: It would be a good place for a cosy, quiet dinner because of its ambience, if not for the one or two groups of people who made a hell lot of noise, punctuated by hokkien expletives. It would have been funny because they contrasted with the classy setting, but they disturbed my dinner...so...oh well. LOL. Also, they had this karaoke system in which people can sing if they want to, and my only gripe is that they kept it on ALL THE TIME. Even when nobody is singing so its like loud radio non-stop. Since the waitress is like openly in love with 183 Club, annoying 183 Club songs came on a few times (Okay okay, only twice I think, but still!). Hahaha. I think they should have switched the thing off when nobody wants to sing, so that we don't have to talk louder. And by reasonable pricing, I really meant reasonable. For a main course, soup, dessert, plus another chocolate fondue, GST and service charges, all of us split the bill equally and it came up to about 20 dollars per person. I wouldn't mind going back a second time. (:

Before I forget,
HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY, SHU LIAN! I don't think that girl will read this, but I just thought I should still wish her happy birthday here. Miss her loads! Its strange how we can always just easily catch up even though we only meet once in months, during holidays. LOL.

Yay. Harold & Kumar on Monday. (: Cannot wait.

This post is specially for Janesa Wong Shu Ning. And also to 6TEETH, as well as 2A01 '06. (:

I will always remember:
+ mugging at the airport before A'levels. Regulars include Nat, Belle, Lydia and me. Janesa would join us sometimes.
+ the few dinners that I joined you all after all that mugging. Popeye's! The bitching, the complaining, the retarded stuff we do. OMG remember how Janesa twist her straw in that retarded manner?? And how she attempted to show us ballet? LOL.
+ our after-school extra lessons. Like, econs and lit.
+ chionging history essay outlines during breaks and lunches. 1 intro, 6 topic sentences with 2 supporting evidences and 1 conclusion.
+ history tutorials with mr tay. Especially memorable when he walks around to check if we had done our work, and we didn't.
+ the PE lessons that we had with both ms rivera and mr alan tan. LOL.
+ how the entire 1A01 '05 skipped our first econs lecture. And the lecturer actually called our names one by one, to janesa's and robyn's shock and horror.
+ the stupid excuse that we gave when we were caught trying to skip some econs lecture on a saturday. 'Oh Belle lost her bracelet, so we're here looking for it.' This is seriously freaking funny.
+ turning othello. It was some memorable nightmare. Haha.
+ econs tutorials with Mrs Sim. Everybody was just terrified of the Q&A session.
+ being bored in GP tutorials and lectures.
+ lit tutorials when we became the quietest ever because nobody has read the text and can't say anything smart.
+ lit lectures that nobody really listens to after attempting to listen for like, 10 minutes?
+ bitching about tutors and classmates classmate.
+ lunch at Kovan after school. It will always either be KFC, Macdonalds, Pizza Hut, Thai Express ('Somebody saaaave meee.') or HK cafe. Usually KFC. LOL.
+ the time when Mr Tay make us say whether we're slacker or loser. omg. because we didn't complete our essay outline. Janesa's response, I believe, will always be remembered. LOL.
+ and the time when almost the whole of 1A01 (except for me 'cause I had CCA stuff before lecture so didn't join them for lunch) came late to history lecture because they had lunch at Pizza Hut. Someone gave some excuse of having a hard time splitting the bill so they were late. Which leads to Mr Tay saying something like, "Aiyo! Still must split the bill ah..So embarrassing..Next time pay by credit card.." LOL.
+ last minute chionging before exams. Literally.
+ prom night. It was really boring, btw.

Mrs Sim was right. Going through A'levels together, during that 2 years when we were together, we really bonded. Of course, there are loads more memories that I didn't mention, but its like 3 plus in the morning now so maybe I should stop. Haha. You are welcomed to add more though. (:

Janesa Wong. I am seriously going to miss you! The above mentioned memories of SR life wouldn't be as fun if it weren't for you. What would I do if it weren't for you (and also the rest of 2A01 and 6TEETH) for the past 2 years plus going on 3? Seriously. You have been a great friend to me and great company to have around. A great classmate, bus mate, drama and movie buddy and of course, a fantastic fellow 6TEETH. Thanks for always being there for me. You are much more appreciated and loved than you think. So as much as I can't bear for you to go, I still wish you all the best for your experience in Australia. Enjoy yourself and please come back often to visit us! In the meanwhile, I will be missing one of my best friends. ): 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SISTER! Though I doubt that she will read this. Anyway, I tried to look for a present for her and it was hell. I couldn't find anything suitable AT ALL. And it just puts me in a bad mood when I get frustrated, even though I know its stupid to get annoyed over such stuff. So in the end I haven't buy anything for her. Now her present will either be belated, or perhaps she might like cold hard cash instead.

After seeing Belle and the rest happily trying on clothes while I was hunting around for my sister's present, my aim during the holidays will be to earn money and to lose some weight. The lack of exercise is really adding to my frame. I feel like shit now whenever I look into the mirror, or when I try on clothes. And it doesn't help that I have skinny friends. No, wait, actually its okay with me that they're skinny. Its just some stuff that they say about my size that really makes my self-esteem become almost non-existent. I always try to laugh it off or maybe even go along so that everybody can have a good laugh. But you know what, it really doesn't feel good inside.

We watched Persona again today! This time, I caught the whole thing. (: And also noticed a few details here and there that I didn't realise the first time I watched it. All the talk about people assuming different identities and putting on different appearances and that is why their behaviour is not actually how they really want to behave deep within them? I think its so damn freaking true.

And I realise that sometimes, just sometimes, I really think too much. Okay, maybe its not thinking too much. Maybe whatever I'm thinking is actually true..

I have plenty of readings to do, and I am so far behind, I'm actually worried. I have to finish reading my Sociology stuff by Monday, as there's a midterm exam. I'm hoping I can finish The Great Gatsby by Tuesday's tutorial, but it seems impossible. I really got to catch up on Texts and Contexts, as well as read Heart of Darkness again because I speed read through it the first time. As for the texts in my Norton Anthology, yes I will get to it someday, hopefully soon. (: Not forgetting the abstract that has to be handed up (oh no I don't know when!) for HL104, and the stupid essay (on a topic "What do I want to be?" or something like that) for HW101 by Thursday. I am so screwed. I guess it will be a mugging week. To start off, my entire Sunday will be devoted to Sociology, I hope I don't spend too much time online or just idling my time away. I seemed to be quite pro at doing that.

And I actually went to work just now, that's how much I needed extra cash. LOL. It was super tiring, my goodness. After not working for 2 months, I am so out of shape. It was a function by Temasek Club, with the guest-of-honour being our Minister of Defence, Mr Teo Chee Hean. The cocktail reception was crazy please. The foyer was so packed that I can hardly walk through with my tray. And cocktail went on for like, 1 hour?! But I think I served a few cute guys, whom I suspect are from SAF. Hahaha. The dinner was nuts too. I did 4 tables, which by right should be okay, but because I haven't work for so long, and they drank really heavily (chinese tea + red wine + soft drink), I almost died on the spot. I was hoping that the program would be fun, so that it can take my mind off my aching feet, but the emcee was boring. It was rather amusing that the audience was a really unresponsive bunch; he kept addressing them but everybody couldn't be bothered and just kept eating. LOL. Oh and entertainment on the stage was alright, not super interesting but still can make it. The highlights got to be Selena Tan from Dim Sum Dollies and Sebastian Tan from Broadway Beng. Sebastian Tan was quite funny, but maybe it was just all the hokkien. They sang and did a short stand-up (separately of course). So then it ended quite early, and now I'm left with aching arms and legs. ):   

And HAPPY BELATED 19TH BIRTHDAY, KAI YIM! (: I'm sorry this is belated, but I didn't realise today was the 15th already. I msged you the moment I realised today was the 15th. Okay, actually its the 16th now at this moment, but you know what I mean. Haha. I hope you had a great birthday! *HUGS AND KISSES* (:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANGELA!

You might have seen the video that we had done for you by now, hope you like it! (: We spent like half a day making it okay, and much of the credit goes to Xiao Ji for painsakingly editting the video and putting the clips together. The rest of us could only give suggestions because she was the one doing it at her laptop. Haha. Thanks for being such an awesome friend, you have no idea how much I love you! (: Thanks for always taking time out to meet us, even though you seem quite busy. Thanks for always providing the camera whenever we go out. Even though you take ages to send the photos to us, we still appreciate it lots, I swear. Thanks for always having mature advice to give, as well as being such a street-smart friend. We're very glad when you share your knowledge with us, such as when you introduce us those weird but good food that we might not have eaten before. (: Thanks for your lame jokes, they're really one of a kind, almost on par with Juliana's. LOL. And finally, thanks for your company, thank you for being you. We might not have mentioned these stuff in the video, because you know, it gets quite awkward when the camera is facing you (at least for me) and suddenly I forget what I want to say. Haha. Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy your birthday there, and don't worry, we'll celebrate it for you again when you come back! I miss you alot! Have an unforgettable 19th birthday, as well as enjoy being 19 years old! Its the last year where you're officially a teenager, so have loads of crazy fun! LOVE YOU MANY MANY! -HUGS and KISSES-

Love, 
Puay Shian