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    Thursday, December 25, 2008

    New

    Thursday, December 25, 2008
    Alright, new skin & new url for the new year =)

    Always like this city, skyscrapers kinda landscape, ironically cos' i'm not a city person myself.

    Did not notify anyone of this new site. I'm such an oddball, more comfortable with strangers & passer-bys looking at this than people I know.

    It's xmas today, a peaceful & quiet one this year, exactly what I've wanted.

    The schedule for the remaining 2008
    - this week: finish 1500 HRM assignment one
    - next week: finish 1500 HRMassignment two

    How nice -_-"'

    Back to chomping notes...

    Happy New Year, World!

    Sunday, December 14, 2008

    Insanity

    Sunday, December 14, 2008
    O dear... i think i'm going crazy.

    I've 5 books to read, (probably going to drop 2 of them), 3 assignments to write (2 to submit in January 2009), need to sort out the mess at work, settle my personal stuff, keep an eye (& put my hand in also) family duties while sneezing and coughing away my lungs in the midst of festival season and birthdays celebrations.

    What a way to 2008 closure.... i expect it to be better -_-"'

    O man, either I learn how to do things faster or give me 36hrs a day. shit, that leaves me with no choice...

    i sworn to myself that if i can't finish what I've to do by 8th Jan 2009, I'm not going to celebrate my birthday...

    Come on, MOTIVATE!!!

    Sidenote: It's HRM module this sem...it's ridiculous that our assignments have to be handed in the week we finished our lectures. how to write when you are not taught anything on it yet???!!!
    O yes, degree level i know. Year 3 is like a triple jump from the 1st 2 years....
    anyway if you have materials/readings that you think can help me, HELP ME!
    Thank you!!!

    Sunday, December 07, 2008

    blogging hiatus

    Sunday, December 07, 2008
    Alright... i'm still alive. min was remarking the other day about was I planning to do a post/month?!

    Lol

    some updates

    exam came and go... probably a goner this time.
    bought a laptop, this and that (year-end is a spending period), a/c suffering.
    work is ... ... shrugz ... dunno what to say.

    need to start on my project like now...

    not in the writing mood... tt's all for now.

    Saturday, November 08, 2008

    Coco Tea - Barack Obama

    Saturday, November 08, 2008

    Saturday, November 01, 2008

    It's on!

    Saturday, November 01, 2008
    8 years since our First together trip to Yunnan, the 4 of us are planning the 2nd together trip to BKK next feb.

    We finally managed to synchronize our schedules after so so so so so many years... lol
    ironically, when we are all out of school, almost.

    Hope there are more to come, hopefully once a year?!

    3 more months to go....

    but firstly I got impt things on hand.

    3more weeks to exams, again!!! Endure endure endure.... 1 more year to go only.

    I need to come up with a kickass project sia!!!

    Saturday, October 25, 2008

    10252008

    Saturday, October 25, 2008
    Wow... closed to a month of non-blogging. 

    Dunno what i've been busy with also.. these days time just zoooooommmmmmmm past. 

    3weeks into the new job, i got so sick that i have to take mc. Wonder if that will affect the 'performance review' mah.. In inverted commas cos im not if there is one. 

    Another 3weeks to exam.. i havent start on anything yet. so dead.... 

    FYP is badly neglected and I feel like changing topic again... shit. 

    This is not a good month bcoz' I've spend so much $$$... die. 

    Need to pay school fees again somemore.. die die die... 

    Monday, September 29, 2008

    C'est La Vie

    Monday, September 29, 2008
    This is so gonna be my favourite phrase of the year. LOL

    Think i use it at least once a day while msn-ing Leng. O well... not much chances left though..

    This is it! after one of the fastest decisions made in my life, Tmr will be my last day after 30months. Quite a feat actually..

    As i said many times to many ppl, I'm going to swear off enviromentally UNfriendly takeaways once i leave this place.

    A mixture of feelings, excited abt the new envt n exposure yet worried that I might not live up to expectations.

    still ok with the job scope n stuff, just really paranoid abt my wardrobe!!

    Hope what i bought last sat is enough to last me appropriately. Geez

    Wish me well... haha!

    Sidenote: Will I miss my current workplace? Probably an absolute No.

    Monday, September 22, 2008

    Monday

    Monday, September 22, 2008
    I woke up earlier than usual cos i tot i heard a cat mewing, than i realised it was min's crying.
    I tot something was not right cos i didn't hear mum's scolding. anyway scoldings can't make her cry. she will just sulk n pout.
    then i hear mum n qi rushing to her... so I went to check out what happened lor.
    It seems she cracked her finger while trying to unravel her mop of hair and it was so painful that she teared. what the... =_='''
    U need a haircut, Jamie Darling. ...

    sunday at home is all play, no work.
    Being monday, is a bored shitless day at work. gathering tt no 1 will be coming in today, i think i shld try to do some tutorials. doubt i'll get a chance to do it properly once i start the new job.

    im missing out the yr end bonus due to my departure.. so its a ultimate broke mth. have to resort to withdraw payout for the sch fees. Must be careful in spending this 2 mths.
    Thank goodness my acccumulated kind deed has kind returns. dun have to be bother by the bills until next year, at least.
    For my benefactoress' generosity, i wish her luck, confidence and big smile for her interview later... erm.. i mean now. lol

    Tuesday, September 16, 2008

    OMG....

    Tuesday, September 16, 2008
    i just did the most difficult thing in my life so far... and i think the worse has yet to come..

    Im anticipating whirlwind for the next 2 month, i hope its not whirlpool...

    Breathe Deeply......

    Saturday, September 13, 2008

    Lucky Streak

    Saturday, September 13, 2008
    Ooohh... I won $10 from a SingaporePool's ScratchIt! 

    See... the upward trend of the bungee effect is taking off... LoL

    The interview went quite well except of some hicuups & embarrassing moments.. thinking of it now, i still cringed n stomach flipped. Well... it was a good experience nonetheless.. I guess I got the luxury to know who is the interviewer beforehand & i think that helps. All thanks to Jun... 

    Tmr going to meet the gang for Mid-Autumn's gathering... n im gonna get my HP6 & MP3. 
    Thanks to Ting & Jun(again)! 

    Now.. i really to get my fyp going... 


    Wednesday, September 03, 2008

    Bungee Jump

    Wednesday, September 03, 2008
    Nope... haven't tried tt out. just tot i've been living in a bungee junpy way.

    work my way upwards, plunge myself downwards in split seconds, dangle for a while, slowly climb up and the cycle continues...

    i'm currently climbing up...

    series of coincidences recently...

    was thinking of getting a MP3 for the longest time, on-off desire but after a series of meeting whacky ppl ard me (saw an uncle making expletives at a bus stop billboard featuring Team Singapore), i tot i really need one to distract myself from the envt. Then got a mail from jun saying she got lobang for MP3. Great! save myself from the crowd or make pressured-purchase.

    was telling qi maybe we shld use the bookstores vouchers to get HP6 & 7. few days later in the middle of a mj game, ting called to say she saw HP6 at 2ndhand bkstore at thomson, so got her to help me get it. Wonderful!

    I 'spring-cleaned' my work desk ytd, literary flipped the whole table n thrashing out old stuffs. Some will know i got this fetish of packing (ting will nod her head vigourously i think, got tramautised by me last taiwan trip). anyway... my boss is one of those 'dunnos' as he kept giving me that raised-brows side looks from his table. I DO look like im packing to leave for good. LOL

    anyway during qi's job searching period, i make a mental note to update my resume in case of any sudden opportunity and it came... jun's lobang. going give a shot n try not to embarrass jun in the process...

    i got pressured-purchased by the beauticians... so it's facial for me.?!!! can u imagine? let's see if I look more radiant after the whole thing...

    Why is that I need to spend $ when i'm at the poorest or is it that the spendings make me poor?
    haizzz.... absence of 1 mth pay is enough to get myself in a pathetic position.... i still got 2 more instalments to go for sch fees... die.. must restrain myself from unneccessay expeditures now on.

    我要赚多多钱!!!

    PS: this is creepy man... i was thinking to myself of asking couz S abt my fyp and she suddenly MSN me out of the blue. another coincidence?!

    Wednesday, August 27, 2008

    那个让我又爱又恨的姑娘。。。

    Wednesday, August 27, 2008
    Dear 敏敏,
    Wish you everlasting fun, laughter, peace & joy!
    ~ Happy Birthday ~

    PS: All the best in the swimming meet & future ones to come!

    Love, Oei

    Monday, August 25, 2008

    clothes

    Monday, August 25, 2008
    I can't help but thinking of the association.
    from clean folded clothes to dishing out dirty laundry...
    incredulous...
    is this 苦中作乐? shrugz...

    Wednesday, August 20, 2008

    20082008

    Wednesday, August 20, 2008
    Just realised today is the 20/08/2008 when i wrote the cheque... hmm.. interesting day to note the bizzare occurences

    #1: was waiting for the sch shuttle bus last sat at queenstown when a lady (chinese) approached me to help her sms. it seems that she just went to visit a friend (indian male) at queenstown prison and needed to help him pass a msg to his ex-wife (Fillipina). Strange combi, right?
    The sms was a simple one stating when is he coming out, that he missed their daughter, and he doesn't love her and has nothing with her anymore and don't bother her after he is out.

    i was constantly in the bewildered mode... diaoz. The lady started to talk to me like an old friend after i sent the sms. told me the why the guy was in imprisioned the 3rd time (overstay, using stolen nirc and overstay again), received his 6 rotans at which part of the butt... ask me if she can applied him over to sg, how to do it, etc.. (she think im ICA is it?!) if not she gotta meet him at m'sia instead.
    She could have gone on and on if I didn't sms my classmate to meet me there. Sweat...

    #2: same day, at the school library where no-necked G was there with his gang. I was looking through this textbook when he came over to tell me POLITELY the recommended text was at the other side. This sudden change of attitude caught me by surprise and again the look of surprise. This is weirder that #1 in my opinion but later i figure out it cld be cos Girl N was with me and he wants to impress as usual.

    #3: at work: desperado EK called for 1 quotation. He has the tendency to overstep. when i realised i faxed to their old location, not knowing they had shifted, he went "U so cute, still faxed there". +_+''' later on, " do u still owe me anything? or I got owe you dinner, lunch?" While i rolled my eyes in disgust, i was quite calm to ignore whatever he said and ended the conv with " i faxed the quote to you now. Bye."
    Leng later commented that i'm so challenging, no wonder he continued to do that. O please...

    #4: on the bus59 after work. this uncle kept asking me how to read the road names. Gotta explain what's PIE jurong, Changi Airport, Bedok, Tuas, etc in mandarin. A local but he doesn't even know what's 'highway'. People around us was raising their brows when i have to said 泛岛快速公路.
    whatever...

    #5: this is power... dear ms tan actually asked me what is the url for her blog. i tot it was a trick qn before i typed "wordpress.com?" with hesitation. her reply, "O ya.. i totally forgot"
    Win liao lor... lolz

    Guess this is one of those rare funny entry i wrote since dunno when. Though the incidents are quite funny as it is, can't seem to put it across in the right tone. Qi can do this well while im plauged with negativity in syntax. lolz

    Tuesday, August 12, 2008

    New Skin

    Tuesday, August 12, 2008
    Yup, new skin... for a change.
    It's getting easier to do this nowadays, no need to have knowledge of html & whatsoever.
    Another week ahead.... I woke up on mondays waiting for fridays...

    Wednesday, August 06, 2008

    Blocked

    Wednesday, August 06, 2008
    I logged in not knowing what to blog...

    lack of bloggable activites these days... in hermit mode again.

    health index on the plunge, too much distress

    losing twinkle in the eyes, almost irrecoverable by now i think

    dropped swimming... resume work.... (how i wished it was the other way round)

    skimed through 5th exam anyhow... started 6th sem this wk

    procrastinating on my dissertation workflow... classmates still as irritable

    Hair cut, but no weight cut ( can't believe this, was on light diet for a few weeks, kns)

    still attitude at work

    yet to recover from the last sat's aftermath

    Life is such a miserable affair... if only i could swap...

    end up, wrote quite a bit eh?!

    Sunday, July 27, 2008

    Drama

    Sunday, July 27, 2008
    how dramatic can a person's life be, or a month of it to be exact?!
    im a pathetic fool, period

    Thursday, July 03, 2008

    Unwell

    Thursday, July 03, 2008
    I'm NOT feeling very good.... haizzz

    there's indeed something very wrong with me when i cannot enjoy my mum's cooking as usual.

    i get hungry every few hours but i've no apetitte...

    Gastritis kept churning stomach, making me toss n turn in my bed whole night long.. half awake half the night...

    Bad sleep = more complications.... Heatiness gives me Headache, Ulcer, and now dunno is toothache or gum ache... plus the continuous belching and nausea & feeling very tired in the day...

    Life is so hellish now... crap -(

    Come on ppl, surprise me with a blog entry leh....

    Tuesday, July 01, 2008

    So irritated!

    Tuesday, July 01, 2008
    I just want to clear 3yrs to get qualifications, as simple as that. Guess, it's just wishful thinking on my part.

    it's almost like battling, less physical more mental. On top of the load of tutorials to clear & the occurence of exams 3x a year with a on-going job, I still have to handle some people's imaturity, under table schemes & plots, hypocrisy & even tactlessness.
    I assume that as compared to full time, there will be more intellecutals around. Come to think about it now - What a JOke!
    it's like back to primary school.. .

    i know there's something wrong with me, in terms of socialising. Weird, odd, strange... whatever..
    I never find ' to blend with the majority' an essential... judging from the number of friends which i can count with 1 hand, it has always been like this. Making small chats is a tedious task to me, i rather kiss a python.

    I keep a low profile, quiet, independent, satisfy on being alone or even aloof . Yet there are just some stupid pple that like to magnify my abnormality ( yah.. i agree im not normal)
    Does my oddity really affect you so much? or just plain envy that i'm what u can't?!

    What's strange is the amount of phone calls, sms and emails i always get around exam periods. When Ppl who normally whisper behind your back suddenly come up to you with a bright chripy smile, u know something is not right. " Jacq, want to go makan? Jacq, want to go home together? " Before u know it, " Jacq, u finish this qn aldy? Can i read ur ans? How u write ar? want to swap ans? "
    i pui pui pui pui pui... *roll my eyes*

    Instead of focusing on the lessons, i've to crack my brain to taiji all these idiots away, act real stupid n blur & timing my exits to avoid all this pests! TMD... Wah Kaozzz... this is more tiring than the lesson itself!

    this is Crazy!!! Seriously... u ppl should really get a life..
    start by reading the newspaper & oberve what's around u.
    Public display of ignorance is just not cool, i tell ya.

    I think im weird because i'm more sane than them...

    I remained unperturbed but trust me, no one day has past w/o me thinking of throwing a chair at ....

    16 more months...

    Thursday, June 19, 2008

    Filler Post

    Thursday, June 19, 2008
    JacQ-- says (11:02AM):
    isn't it strange how 2 ppl who were once so close can become complete strangers...

    Li Leng-- WhAt ShOuLd I BuY foR GSS?? =) says (11:04 AM):
    once u decided to step out of his life or have a life w/o him, u will have no more connection w/him
    Anyway... this is just one of the more intellectual topics both of us engage in out almost daily msn club =) haha!
    No time to update ar... ambushed & exhausted work (endless cutting of twines), school (exams in 01mth.. die..), swimming (sore arms...) & other random stuffs...
    GOSH... I need all the willpower i've to clear this midyear...
    sehhh...
    PS: i just realised my 3 good friends are all out of town this wkend... the only R&R i get is the swim session with min earlier this evening in tt murky salty crowded yishun swimming complex. Mum even mentioned tt the saltiness is cos ppl urine in the pool... DIAOzzz

    Saturday, June 07, 2008

    Madness!

    Saturday, June 07, 2008
    Today is full of madness...
    i took the wrong side of the train, transferring at city hall instead of raffles place & realising only when i reached paya lebar?!!! So smart...
    i found my partner in crime... ms lin.
    5hrs in bugis & i went home with 3pairs of shoes ($16 in all, yes total not each) & 3 tops ($10 each) & 1 atomiser which i've been looking for it for the longest time.
    i realise I like to buy 3pairs in a day... hahah! Quite satisfied purchase.
    unfortuanately only 1 top fits me well, another 1 so-so & 1 i cld not button up. darn the chest...

    i feel fat after coming back from Penang... time to work out.... Eating trips do not suit me.

    Btw, for all those concern souls. I got AABB last sem... all of the lower range. Quite disappointed esp when 1 person i taught got a freaking 91 when i got 79 nia for the damn FM. Imbalance... *shake head shake head* to console myself, not bad lah for someone who missed 40% lesson due to chicken pox right?!
    Starting to pia now!!!

    Friday, May 30, 2008

    Generation Gap

    Friday, May 30, 2008
    Jamie says (12:27 PM):
    i can't talk to u now cause the singnet broadband is a little bit crazy lah so i will talk to u at sunday instead
    JacQ says (12:28 PM):
    im not going out tmr or tonight
    JacQ says (12:28 PM):
    dun make it sound like im always not ard
    Jamie says (12:28 PM):
    school
    JacQ says (12:28 PM):
    can ask dajie to check the pc later
    JacQ says (12:28 PM):
    what school
    Jamie says (12:28 PM):
    ur school
    JacQ says (12:28 PM):
    tmr no sch
    Jamie says (12:30 PM):
    tomorrow talk to u in the afternoon cause i got something to do at morning
    JacQ says (12:30 PM):
    diaoz.. u very busy hor
    JacQ says (12:30 PM):
    oki
    JacQ says (12:30 PM):
    so later i cant talk to u at home lah
    Jamie says (12:31 PM):
    maybe iam going swimming
    JacQ says (12:31 PM):
    u very funny
    JacQ says (12:31 PM):
    i cant stand it anymore
    JacQ says (12:31 PM):
    oki lah
    JacQ says (12:31 PM):
    bye
    Jamie says (12:31 PM):
    byebye

    Unstable Network,SATC & Flatulence

    This is so frustrating... 'wavering' network in office. Costs me to be constantly DC during msn, never mind.... but cannot connect to blogpsot server means my entry cldn't be save in time.
    The overloaded PC now keeps hanging... need to defrag i guess.

    This is the 3rd 4th time im creating this entry... argh! Stupid...

    Anyway, the below was meant as a reply at jun's blog but it keeps hanging that i got frustrated. She has alluded us to the characters in Sex and The City... haha!

    my response:

    Charlotte is the most conservative and traditional of the group, 'pretty' much like you =) U put me as the career-minded lawyer with extremely cynical views on relationships and men. Hah! how appropriate... Sam is sexually promiscuous while Leng is sexually provocating. =p I tot Leng might share the same shoe-fetish as Carrie?! Ting has a bit of everything, i agree... I wld love for us to be like tt, minus the problematic r/s part. hah!


    This whole week has been pathetic, for myself. Down with a real bad sore throat + PMS mood swings... with ppl thinking u are cao geng n other stuffs -things are really not going well. Think i rubbed many ppl off during the period.... causing unnecessary worries also. sorrie guys...

    unhelpfully, my haywired disgestive system adds on to my frustrations. Been belching & flatulenting these days whenever im hungry or just eaten. Think is some gastric complications due to occassional absences of breakfast, irregular meal times, poor diet, over-starved & sometimes over-stuffed. Thankfully im always alone in the office so that i don't to ferment those, i must insist, ordorless flatus.

    So ppl, please take care of yourself. Breakfast is very IMPORTANT, really. unless you like to burp loudly uncontrollably in a room of 40+ ppl. =(

    hm rs has been quite strained since the decision... or even since the return... heng-fully things r making a good turn.. at least what i tot. Guess this need time to adjust... The possible recall of decision came as a surprised... wonder if im partly accountable unconsciously?! but even so, i feel this is the best way out, at least considering the situation now.

    1 lesson learnt... it is really difficult to exercise generosity with grace, at least i failed this time round. Along with many other factors, it is hard to keep an objective stand. maybe i just like to keep ppl i care with me?! wah, so selfish... cant even tahan myself.

    I got a serious character FLAW. whahaha! (by now i think the pms is fading off, hence the insanity)

    1 good thing: Can go shopping together =) maybe can resume 'the plan' ?

    Thursday, May 22, 2008

    Thursday, May 22, 2008
    loy·al·ty –noun, plural -ties.
    1.
    the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations.
    2.
    faithful adherence to a sovereign, government, leader, cause, etc.
    3.
    an example or instance of faithfulness, adherence, or the like: a man with fierce loyalties.


    com·mit·ment - noun.
    The state of being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons: a deep commitment to liberal policies; a profound commitment to the family.


    I'm loyal but not committed. Is this a paradox?!

    haven't been blogging much... not that i've nothing in mind but it's so distasteful that i've my qualms putting it down.

    I hate my current state of being, little things get on my nerves recently...

    want to sleep; have to work
    want to scream; endure
    want to cry; control
    want to swear; breathe

    I'm not at the best attitude or r/s at work; tk's predicament didn't earn my sympathy.
    On the contrary, im losing respect.
    despite the fact that i spend the least amt of time at home, my role as adhesive remains.
    didn't gain much experientially from the penang trip, only a pair of jeans & heels.
    guess it's freaky to see folks behaving like yourself years ago, i ended up the one giving looks of disapproval. tsk tsk tsk...

    For now & as always, life is unfair. but i believe in karma.

    Guess what needed to be done now is to push all thoughts behind & start cracking for revision.

    Thursday, May 15, 2008

    14 May

    Thursday, May 15, 2008
    Once again, another year has passed. Happy Anniv girls!

    ytd was supposed to be a happy day, at least it was ard evening time.

    morning sky was overcast with dark clouds, like my mood was perturbed.

    at least the day went well, time flies at work; no jam, well seated in buses & trains

    was informed some sudden news by tkn, which more or less explained the behavior of tk lately.

    only one regret was we didn't make it to claritycafe.. gggrr. die die also must make it one day

    i realise we only meet on special days, or is it because there's a special day every month including post exams?! though it will no longer be valid. Lolz

    Good that we have several plans ahead, bdaes n hkg trip next yr =)

    my schedules are in such a whirlpool, no proper rest can be executed at all. i think im gonna sleep for revenge all the way to penang , which is highly possible. remind me to bring my travel pillow.

    PS: Ppl! i want all the photos, never get a single one this yr.

    PPS: all is well.

    Thursday, May 08, 2008

    my fault?

    Thursday, May 08, 2008
    will i be responsible if both my sisters fared badly for their exams/assignments this time round?!
    cos i've failed to hide the potter series properly?! haha!

    Life has been rather hetic since the beginning of mth... seems like i've something on 80% of the evenings after work, with lessons as the majority.

    went for the 1st session at carelyna... not too bad. Went for 2nd swimming lesson, think i learnt pretty fast, just be less kan cheong i think. was told that other ppl take 4-5 lessons to learn the breathing part?! huh?! so waste $ ar... i was thinking of clearing everything in 3-4 mths... so that i wont spend so much.

    Folks away to BKK this morning... wonder what will they bring back this time?!

    Going for lunch now... must keep in mind to stick to those 'safe food'. =p

    PS: Why no one update their blog huh?!

    Tuesday, April 29, 2008

    end april ramblings

    Tuesday, April 29, 2008
    damn... i took mc today n ytd. the pain was unbearable... dunno what shit i ate. can't be just the pineapple juice, what else can contribute to such agony?! Haiz... felt so bad. just check the co's email. there are like so many things i can do, for a change, and yet here i am at home, rolling in my bed most of the time numbing the throbbing feeling. gotta skip swimming this evening too, how sianz. might as well use the time to do some work... sigh sigh sigh... hopefully i'll feel better & luckier tmr... if not dunno how to tahan the stay-up. better update my finances, got so many things to pay recently and soon. must think of ways to earn extra $. bleh.. life.

    Thursday, April 24, 2008

    Ramblings

    Thursday, April 24, 2008
    So i did, almost, broke my record of continuous attendance. lolz

    Really feel like staying in today if not for the fact i got sch later. Didn't sleep well for the past few nights.
    Gosh... once i even dreamt that i failed my wbp module with 26%! Exams is in July lor... im going insane. I wasn't even paying as much attention as i did last yr, y such morbid dreams?! probably a wake-up call to get my butt into momentum issit?!


    i have 101 things to do and the last thing is to sit inside the office and stared blankly into the screen, like now. I could run so plenty of errands if not of that i've to put my butt in here for livelihood. haiz... ...

    one more day to Friday...

    cant wait to see the gals on wed...

    TGIF

    this entry was in 'draft' status since 11April, long forgetten.

    woke up with a great reluctance to work. dark clouds, heavy rain... perfect to sleep in.

    decided not to for fear incur mum's wrath. plus i've had a good record this year, not to mention the 2wks MC. hence, i braved the exhaution, numbness, big downpour to 'aquarium' to find that there's nothing to do! couple of pathetic faxes, emails, request & that's all?! I finish it all in less than 2hrs...



    should have go with my instinct... arghhh



    was abt to play 'match it' with ting when tkn walked in, sianzzz. she left 1/2hr later, dunno why she bother to come in the 1st place. there's 3more hrs to go still... bored bored bored bored bored... i've been reading bk 4 for the 2nd time since lunch... having this immense urge to leave the office to go cut my hair. though rebonding is what i need now but lacking the moolahs.



    overspend recently, since after exams when my wallet was collecting dust. can u believe if i tell u i can go through days without reaching for my wallet?!

    from jamie's trackshoes, heels for myself, day out with qi & min to amk hub = untraceable money gone that day, bills, pedi cpak, not to mention school fees in may n the swimming lesson fee next wk, a package planning to take plus the penang trip... blah blah blah...

    limitless stuffs.. limited moolahs...



    On a happier note... Minmin won silver for her 200m & bronze for 4x100m relay in her sch's sports' day. So happy for her... not to mention the time (brought her to the stadium last sat for practice) & effort ($29.90 track shoe, the one i wore is only $12.90) spent.

    mum was so elated that she called me straight after the run, commentating the race for me. can really feel the excitedness from her tone. seems that min, last runner for her team, manage to overtake 2 runners to take the 3rd placing.

    Can sense that mum is really happy also. was complaining she never turned up for any sch events during qi & mine's era. But cant really blame, both of us never ran though we both got trophies for field events not held on actual day.

    Monday, April 21, 2008

    Gosh...

    Monday, April 21, 2008
    Erm.. i just tag something i wasnt even sure if i shld.. what's done is done. just hope it is untraceable.. urphs

    Qi is coming back for good this week after 6mths in hall9 with the occassional returns.... means I got nowhere to go if i want to read my novel to the middle of the night.

    it's amazing that disengagement seems easier than engagement. I'm used to her popping ard for few days a week nia that i wonder how i or we gonna cope... maybe she'll be surprised that how little time i'm at home on weekdays. No thanks to the aquarium at far far away land & sch on evenings. Guess there's gonna be the usual disagreements of household chores delegation, the 'taking-in-hand" of Min, the toliet timetable etc...

    Probably most important of all, is to keep my temper in check. Must stop the habit of nagging everyone before i morphed into a bossy bitch.. lolz.

    Friday, April 18, 2008

    MSN

    Friday, April 18, 2008
    Here i am sitting down after a hetic morning.. gotta shift all the furnitures to repalce the flooring mat which was soaked with fish water from next door's fish tank. arms aching sia..
    L told me this is her fav website = site that she put in the fav list. Lolz.. so i tot i better update a bit... haha

    Sometimes when i'm really Really REALLY bored at work, which is most of the times, I'm glad that friends and sisters are ard to chat with him, making time more bearable for me.

    Sometimes i really regret tt i taught minmin how to msn.. especially when im busy.
    her typing speed is one thing, her expression is another. Sometimes i tot im talking to some ang moh kia - AMK

    Sometimes i ran out of topics with her... always the usual asking abt sch, hw, mum n swimming...
    makes me wonder if im over-extending control over her.. it wasn't long b4 i realise my worries are unfounded. she master the skill of pacifying me...

    This few weeks i woke up not to the alarm clock or the sunlight or naturally... but to the screaming of mum at her..

    wake up.. learn ur spelling. today got spelling u last night never learn

    your compo is disgusting.. re-do
    corrections not done
    jia, wake up
    pencil box not in sch bag
    comb ur hair
    jia, wake up
    change ur clothes
    keep the books
    jia, wake up
    hurry eat ur breakfast
    etc,etc.

    imagine the shock i woke up to... sigh.

    anyway... dear leng is finally starting a blog.. still in the midst of doing while im writing here
    (cheenafied.wordpress.com - the 2 of u, pls help her with this, i dun use wordpress & she really got zero knowledge. "need to pay?" was the qn i'll never forget, =p)

    P/s: She is quite enthusiatic abt us 4 going for a short trip next yr for our 10th anniv - HKG/Macau

    Jun calling for a night out if I didn't see her comments wrongly.. (sleeping at 330hr makes ur eyes blurry n watery..)

    Ting is stuck with work n exam on the 28th n probably her infatutation with Fernández Torres n maybe leng's oscar. Maybe we shld meet w/o her 1st? haha

    as for me... the ever-procrastintor is finally going for her swimming lessons! getting jittery though.... images of me in that wacky swim wear... glurpppp

    will try to update soon..

    TGIF =)

    Thursday, April 10, 2008

    The Other Boleyn Girl

    Thursday, April 10, 2008
    I rarely watch movies, but this is a MUST for me. The last show that I die die must watch was "The Prestige" , yeah Scarlett Johansson again. maybe is the hunks effect, Eric Bana Christian Bale or Hugh Jackman. LOLZ. I was thinking no kaki also must go watch alone. But heng ting can acc me go watch this. we 2 really got telepathy, 受不了... YY dun be jealous ok?! haha.

    Based on the best selling novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is an engrossing and sensual tale of intrigue, romance, and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in history. Two sisters, Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary (Scarlett Johansson) Boleyn, are driven by their ambitious father and uncle to advance the family's power and status by courting the affections of the King of England (Eric Bana). Leaving behind the simplicity of country life, the girls are thrust into the dangerous and thrilling world of court life and what began as a bid to help their family develops into a ruthless rivalry between Anne and Mary for the love of the king. Initially, Mary wins King Henry's favor and becomes his mistress, bearing him an illegitimate child. But Anne, clever, conniving, and fearless, edges aside both her sister and Henry's wife, Queen Katherine of Aragon, in her relentless pursuit of the king. Despite Mary's genuine feelings for Henry, her sister Anne has her sights set on the ultimate prize; Anne will not stop until she is Queen of England. As the Boleyn girls battle for the love of a king one driven by ambition, the other by true affection England is torn apart. Despite the dramatic consequences, the Boleyn girls ultimately find strength and loyalty in each other, and they remain forever connected by their bond as sisters.

    Friday, April 04, 2008

    Identity Crisis!

    Friday, April 04, 2008
    Interestingly, i had a several encounters with sales promoter lately.

    Some tot i'm a young mother in her early 20s (cos' of jamie lim lah, who else?!)
    Some see me as 30+ mixed chinese-malay.. (huh?!)
    Some ppl tot i'm 18 m'sia (what the...)
    some tot i'm from mainland (GASPS!) is it cos i wore specs? my fluent mandarin? my hair?

    There could be many other speculations unknown to me... except a 23yr old Singaporean 100% pure bloood Hokkien Chinese.

    This is very horrifying, ok?!

    How is a 20yr SG-ian suppose to 'look' like anyway?

    Must 检讨检讨...... sux.

    Wednesday, April 02, 2008

    Post-Exam; Get a Life

    Wednesday, April 02, 2008
    As always... the period after every last paper seems so empty.

    in the past, there's always after-exams celebration with friends. Ask me to go out with these ppl now... i guess they are as reluctant as me cos there's always the tendency to check answers. (what the...)

    I took the jurong route home, alight at yishun wanting to shop ard in northpoint. Alas! NP having a revamp... there isn't anything I can buy. There's always this STRONG URRGE to spend $$$... retail therapy yah. in the end got min a scrungee. mum yelled her head off that morning cos minmin cldn't find her hair tie. I woke up to all these screaming almost every morning. haiz... auto gear pls, Jamie.
    I just recalled i just bought a pair of track shoe for min also but that wasn't satisfying leh. haiz

    This is so sianzzz.... when im supposed to be studying, many to-do/to-buy stuffs keeping popping into my mind. Yet when im so free now.. i cant recall any of those.

    Want to go jalan jalan... but everyone like so busy...

    was thinking of a weekend trip to batam or JB this mth... no kaki. haizzzz

    finding travel kaki is a very difficult task. even close friends or family might not be a good choice. this theory is tried and tested. =p if go alone, sure kenna niam. haizzzz

    i really need to pick up swimming soon... at least I got something to occupy myself other than sch n work. also, wont get tease by jamie. ting aldy on me for diving liao.. so must set a timeline for this. =)

    This idea is part of the self-implemented program on "Get a life, Jacq!" LOLz

    sidenote: tkn's son was almost drowned in a condominium pool last week. tkn very anxiously book me for swimming lesson in june. i was almost drowned once long long time ago on a fateful day at Jurong Safra after a Chinese Garden visit but it didn't occur my folks to send for swimming lessons. Why huh?! (details were input mum when i clarified with her this memory of mine)

    Tuesday, April 01, 2008

    JacQ

    Tuesday, April 01, 2008
    is freed!!! exams over =)

    but lesson resumed next monday... bleh

    Thursday, March 27, 2008

    Jacq has no life

    Thursday, March 27, 2008
    I need to break out of this routine after the last paper badly!!!

    While other ppl of my age do things like:

    Shopping, credit card-ing, K-ing, pooling, travelling, watch movies, go cheong, dating, K drama serial-ing, socialising, religion-ing, investing, marrying etc

    Jacq goes home/sch faithfully after work... market-ing with mum during weekends or chewing readings after readings like a geek (or am one), derive cheap thrills by irritating her 9yrold sister and commit social sucide by making remarks so tat frens (those remaining) get pissed with her, with mutiple body pains/aches like a old granny and with lackadaisical attitude about image.

    How great... seriously need a life.

    need to recharge... running out of energy for the last 2 papers... How!!

    Thursday, March 20, 2008

    Ridikulus

    Thursday, March 20, 2008
    is my conclusion of this world...

    had this discussion with a friend over msn today...

    Pure singaporeans are overwhelmed by foreign-born in our own land...
    govt pay foreigners to study here & they jump ship for green card, if not bring their entire kampung here n behave like they owned the place
    These 'policies' was made to sounnd right when implemented but look at it closely... something is wrong somewhere..

    going further down to personal level.. i find it quite absurb when

    a friend of 10 yrs who earn twice your payroll, own several credit cards (not equivalent to very rich, but higher rate of fast cashflow), travel (or try to) few times in a year, spent close to $200 on few-mth-bf's birthday, splurging on shoes & clothes sometimes, take cabs on personal errands ask you to bank transfer $30 for pedi package instalment cos her card has began deducting while she may meet you in 2 week's time?!
    I'm not gek-gao-ing about the $. if u know me, u know me. i'm quite chin-cai when it comes to $ on friends. It is the attitude. cln't believe my eyes lor.

    这不是三言两语就能说清我心中的纳闷,很失望。。。
    也许,人类的自我中心就是那么重。我也不外吧。。。。。。
    只重视对自己有直接利益的人和事。。。但是你能肯定那时对的吗?!
    说到这,又不禁叹了口气 。。。
    做人吗。。。得失心不要看得太重, 会得不偿失。

    不要曲解我,我的语气是很心平气和的。我对事情的了解可能有误,也没有对或错, 只是有感而发。

    不是对这个世界有怨言,是这个世界让我有怨言。

    Friday, March 07, 2008

    email

    Friday, March 07, 2008
    Out of nowhere, XXXXX email me this just bcoz a blur queen email him instead of me regarding some sch stuff, which i had emailed to the whole class. I was doing them a favour.

    Sent: Wednesday, 5 March 2008 2:09:43
    Subject: RE: FM Text - Urgent!

    Jacqueline

    Please go handle this thing yourself! Please reply to those who are interested.

    Regards,
    XXXXX

    wahtever he meant, So freaking rude! If he thought I would just accept this silently, he is so wrong. After kpkb-ing to many ppl, i was finally calmed down around evening time to reply.

    XXXXX,

    Thanks for taking the trouble to forward those emails though I'm rather appalled by your choice of words & punctuation mark.
    It doesn't reflect very well on you really and I'm rather surprised that you actually cc everyone this.
    People do get confused sometimes, you have to be a bit more forgiving than this.
    You also have to understand that it is beyond my control to whether they click "reply all" or "reply GLENN".
    Regrettably, this mail will take up some capacity of your inbox.

    PS: I cc everyne this cos' I believe they need and will be interested to know the class rep's fastidious email preference.

    To everyone else:

    Hi all! Please check your 'send to' list carefully next time. Thank you very much. =)
    Refrain from emailing irrelevant stuff to Glenn, unless otherwise absolutely necessary. He seems to get pretty upset over it.

    Best regards,

    Jacq (",)

    His reply:

    Jac
    Whatever that please you, i have no comment. Great choice of words and nice font size you using. I could not have done better.

    Regards
    XXXXX
    sent from mobile device

    Seriously, I didn't expect him to reply. Didn't he just commented?! haha!
    What was interesting was the replies from other ppl who sense the 'fire' from our exchange, as they were all CC. A few (girls) sms me before i replied which more or less summed up to - "wahlau Jacq, u saw tt email?! Shoot him back"

    A few others (guys) replied after my reply, " Relax. Maybe some misunderstanding. we going to be classmates for 2yrs. never mind lah"

    Seems like some gender war. As trival as this seems to be now, it was a different story at that moment in time.

    1stly, I aldy buay-song with him for quite some time. His overly high profileness which he eagerly seeks and the way he kept disrupting the lesson momentum, I tolerated. I had actually shunned him to avoid direct conflict.
    (What must happen, will happen i guess. at least in a milder form)

    2ndly, it was only ONE mis-mailed. Must he get so worked up?! He sounded like the whole world owes him or I've been burdening him. hello, even my bosses (past & present) don't snap at me like that.

    3rdly, he abused his position as a class rep to flood everyone's email with irrelevant stuff, which he tot was a friendly gesture. Nobody complain.

    I believe he has the capability to express his thoughts in a nicer manner, if not he badly need to attend some email writing etiquette class.

    he thought that was worse, my 1st draft was even more nasty & i can go on & on. Words like dumbass, harebrained, wimp, loser &
    !@#$% kept flashing in my mind.

    N remarked that 你很厉害leh,他1句,你顶这么多!I find it quite hilarious after that actually.

    Lesson learnt: 老虎不发威,你当我是病猫! I kept quiet in class doesn't mean I'm mute, ok!

    Like every other, there's always both sides to a story. I don't denied that I acted upon the situation on impulse & very subjectively, but i felt that something has to be done to set the record straight. Stubborn, some may called this. I regard this as an femininity element from IJ times. U never know, Mag Low & Jo Teo might be proud of this. Haha!

    postscript: I didn't really take this to heart after venting out, as usual, write & forget.
    He, on the other hand, was so childish that he actually sms my sitting partner when we were in the same classroom, 1 table apart. Goodness lor... he is ard 30yrs.

    It is my character flaw that I do not hesitate when it comes to any social sucide. Nothing to lose, nothing to gain, i think. You either hate me or love me =p

    Friday, February 29, 2008

    白老师

    Friday, February 29, 2008
    [warning... very long entry, read only when u're bored like when i wrote this =p]

    I find this conv btwn couz & me quite interesting . She is chinese teacher...

    JacQ says:
    ask u something. how to 敷衍了事 in formal letter
    白老师@Maris says:
    depends on what is it that U want to 敷衍了事
    白老师@Maris says:
    what is it about?
    JacQ says:
    anyway someone suggest i was trying to 敷衍了事
    JacQ says:
    by throwing a 72pg doc to her w/o explanation
    JacQ says:
    in fact any old bird will understand what to do
    JacQ says:
    she tot I was throwing the ball ard n trying to blame her for the bottleneck
    白老师@Maris says:
    U refering to school report or to your boss?
    白老师@Maris says:
    who is "she"?
    JacQ says:
    customer side exec
    白老师@Maris says:
    hmm...
    白老师@Maris says:
    U need to get it done now?
    JacQ says:
    nope
    JacQ says:
    i a bit buay song.. so tot need ur help in the sarcasm part..
    JacQ says:
    ar
    白老师@Maris says:
    wahaha
    白老师@Maris says:
    1st, i need to know what is gg on
    白老师@Maris says:
    i might be able to leave sch early tdy
    白老师@Maris says:
    if u want
    白老师@Maris says:
    i can call u later
    白老师@Maris says:
    or u email me to gimme more details
    JacQ says:
    .. no need so kua zhang lah
    JacQ says:
    just a line to shoot her
    JacQ says:
    think she be speechless
    cannot offend them as they r the customer
    JacQ says:
    mindef ppl..
    白老师@Maris says:
    but what exactly happened?
    白老师@Maris says:
    what constitutes that 72page doc?
    白老师@Maris says:
    and what went wrong?
    白老师@Maris says:
    what are U supposed to do now?
    JacQ says:
    blah blah blah... (not impt details)
    JacQ says:
    which is quite wrong lah
    JacQ says:
    but she dun have to insinuate tt we were trying to shift responibilities
    JacQ says:
    ing we r pointing finger at them when we r in the wrong
    JacQ says:
    i thnk she got put off by the 72pages..ignore then now panic cos FY ending
    JacQ says:
    must clear the
    JacQ says:
    so i need a bombastic one liner to shoot her
    白老师@Maris says:
    1 liner?
    白老师@Maris says:
    erm
    白老师@Maris says:
    i'm the long-winded type leh
    白老师@Maris says:
    must give her a piece of my mind & flood her with my saliva
    白老师@Maris says:
    if i were u
    白老师@Maris says:
    but 1st of all
    白老师@Maris says:
    are u gg 2 give in to what they want?
    白老师@Maris says:
    as in replace the "wrong" order or smthg?
    JacQ says:
    no lah.. they order wrongly. just telling them if they want tt component they got to re-order
    白老师@Maris says:
    ok
    白老师@Maris says:
    since that's the case
    白老师@Maris says:
    did u submit a soft copy or hard copy of the report?
    JacQ says:
    soft
    白老师@Maris says:
    what i would do it is
    白老师@Maris says:
    i will highlight the part in the report
    白老师@Maris says:
    from the email that was sent out to them
    白老师@Maris says:
    reply from that particular email
    白老师@Maris says:
    and shoot:
    白老师@Maris says:
    Dear XXX,
    白老师@Maris says:
    As per our phone conversation
    白老师@Maris says:
    Pls refer to the XX report sent on (date)
    白老师@Maris says:
    Page XX
    白老师@Maris says:
    Section XX
    白老师@Maris says:
    Line XX
    白老师@Maris says:
    (in highlight)
    白老师@Maris says:
    The report/document clearly indicates that your order as being 'f' instead of 'e'
    白老师@Maris says:
    as such, we have sent of the order as per quotation/order request (or whatever terminology that you use)
    白老师@Maris says:
    in the event that you would like to replace the component for 'f'
    白老师@Maris says:
    kindly resend a quotation order form
    白老师@Maris says:
    best regards,
    白老师@Maris says:
    How is that?
    JacQ says:
    how to put in the part im not 敷衍了事 in the first palce
    白老师@Maris says:
    did she imply over the fone that U 敷衍了事?
    白老师@Maris says:
    given that this is a formal letter there's no need to get personal or emotional
    白老师@Maris says:
    pointing fingers here and there
    白老师@Maris says:
    U have produced black & white evidence
    白老师@Maris says:
    she cannot argue
    白老师@Maris says:
    yeh?
    JacQ says:
    guess she uses phone so it will be off record
    JacQ says:
    darn
    JacQ says:
    okie thanks a lot!

    See how systematic & thorough she is & how she ended up solving my qn without answering it & indirectly did my work.

    See... i think the formal KPKB letter writing skills resides in the genes... she is the pro though.. Hahaha!



    Hyped...

    There has been too much going-ons recently... so much tt i can't focus.
    (i reached office at 930am today, bad headache kept me awake till wee hrs last night)

    Probably the lack of discipline and/or determination, my mind is utterly in confusion now.

    Qi pens her/our excitement clearly and interestingly.

    As for me, it was a moment of outsourcing, then P&G's resource & capability, then panicking on FM then sudden realisation ACG is still untouch with random flashes of Harry Potter scenes in my mind (Darn... I'm a late bloomer, yah. I watch Titantic 3yrs after the jack & rose fever) while drifiting away to sequencing the layout for the house.

    As mentioned, I'm so screwed this sem!!!

    Saw this extremely spolit & RUDE girl. About 7-8yrs, dress in ah-lian pink & accompanied by her mum i suppose (ah-soh in her 40s) & another sister in the MRT last night . She was whining the moment she entered in Novena station, grumbling to her mother.

    girl: 我要坐!我要坐!我很累!
    the mother: 跟那些人说, 叫他们给你坐!
    [i was aldy rolling my eyes at this point. 给你坐?! 你老几?]
    girl (pointing to an old hunching uncle): 他, 可以吗?
    the mother: 不可以!他是老uncle
    girl (turned to the lady beside & with fingers stretched outright at her): 你!给我做!

    the lady just glared at her and promptly ignored her request, i would have do the same.
    There were abt 8ppl who alighted at the next stop but no one wanted to stand up till the train reached, very obvious what was in their mind.

    I havent got a chance to tell min this. If she behaves like tt, i probably turn her upside down n whacked. There's this yet another spoilt brat girl in one of the CH8 drama serials. I warned min of she dared to be so rude, in fact she is getting very bo tua bo shuy recently, she will get it from me. She reacts very adversly to cane/scratcher & pep-talk requires certain skills to make it not like nagging.
    I can't believe this ok... rebellious stage at 9yrs?! i was still tuk tuk stupid stupid, reading Famous Five, struggling with spectacles when i was 9yrs ok!

    At least, can still threaten her with swimming lessons as a last resort.
    (Shit! sounds like Bree van de Kamp in Desperate Housewives)

    Ok.. gotta stop. Not going to turn this entry into some parental column.

    Sidetrack: I finally found the answer to my weird personality. I've prolonged/extended PMS!!!
    That explains why i'm always so touchy, only showing tolerance to people whom I think deserved it.
    Mood swings is one of the symptons also, easily sulky easily turned light hearted.

    I was quite happy when i managed to find a shop selling good quality sandwich, with lots of veges & tasty ingredients for $2/-
    There r many bakeries selling those pathetic sandwich with miserable amount of tuna & planta butter for $1.50 which I kinda mad about.

    I going back again for sure =)

    Sunday, February 24, 2008

    Mugging...

    Sunday, February 24, 2008
    I spend close to 8hrs in front of the PC ytd, with the ocassion drifiting out.

    Managed to complete 3 econs essay.. which i tot was quite a feat.
    Could have done more but i spend my entire saturday reading harry potter... heee

    as compared to last sem or even last year itself.. i'm actually quite late in starting revison

    O well... not excuses but i simple have no mood to activate my gear after those sloppy lectures, xmas, nye, bday, cny & mc...

    This sem:
    Focus on MMS & EI cos there's no re-module.
    Moderate focus on ACG
    Try to do something about understanding FM... this is sucky.
    I just have no chemistry with Finance stuff. Kill me...

    Can't wait for 1st Apr to come (last paper)

    Friday, February 15, 2008

    Boo

    Friday, February 15, 2008
    Ok... pox life is officially over along with CNY. Nothing happening.

    Work was breeze... wat was accumulated for 2 weeks was easily cleared in 2hrs, talk about efficiency... hah!

    Sch was tough... getting panic. Felt so stress at econs class (1st day back)last night... i tot i will just drop dead there. Had to struggle home with those thick study guides... ( man.. regreted buying the TB. My impulse buying always turn out to be mistake.)

    Train was filled with roses, bears, chocolates, PDA-ing couples who hogged the seats. duh...

    I could do with extra time & probably another brain.

    6 more weeks to this disastrous mth.

    20 more mths to this disgusting cycle.

    Look forward to next fri where suaku lim is taking her virgin trip to vivocity after talking for 16mths.

    Friday, February 01, 2008

    Water

    Friday, February 01, 2008
    No matter how busy one is, always remember to drink lotsa water!!!
    My failure to do that last weekend trigger the 'heatiness' to the extreme.

    After 3 days of fever & pain, finally i can talk like a normal person.

    Last few days was insane. Bulk of the pox was on my scalp & face (horrendous!!!) It was swelling so badly that i couldn't even blink my eyes w/o feeling pain. haizzz...
    Still feverish.. (which is common).. right eyes redish (i dunno why) but most of the milder pox have subsided, mainly n hands and arms.

    But hor, those serious one are those on strategic areas like wrist lah, around the bra strap area (keep pressing on it), lips lah (cant even eat properly) & the nose!!! (i cant even clear the insides, sux)

    Since it is 'heatiness', mum has been making me drinks to 'cool down' like white chrysenthemum & corn water (yes, water not soup. is corn & outer leaves boil in water)

    But hor, because my body is very 'yin' itself, all this cooling drink is giving me a sore throat right now. haiz... stupid body.

    I've accidentedly poke 3 pox on my face.. dunno will leave scars or not. I've plastered my face with Hazeline Snow Cream... hope it can help.

    Ok.. back to mugging. I tot i better clear the finished modules 1st then settle the new ones. This sem is really 靠自己! I need to make a trip to bras basah when i've recover, hope it's not too late.
    All the textbooks are in LCK library ref side, sickening!!!

    This is not a good start to new year... hopefully is just the end.

    Sidenote: Jun dear, thanks for picking my text! =)

    Wednesday, January 30, 2008

    Varicella Virus

    Wednesday, January 30, 2008

    Great... at age 23yrs 14 days, i got myself into this. Feel embarrassed even by mere mention.

    The varicella virus is an enveloped, double-stranded DNA virus. It attaches to the wall of the cell it invades, and then enters the cell. The virus uncoats and is transported to the nucleus where the viral DNA replicates creating new virions that are eventually released from the cell to infect other cells. it is a highly contagious viral infection.

    Got a 2 weeks MC, get mixed reaction.

    Boss is very seh cos no 1 station in office. Mum is happy cos she got helper at home.

    I is happy no need to work but not happy cos i cant go to school.

    They dun have video lecture for part timers... this is very frustrating. Gonna email the coordinator... bleh.

    No need to check search engine lah... it is chicken pox lah. =_='''

    Wednesday, January 23, 2008

    Reply to sq47

    Wednesday, January 23, 2008
    Wanted to tag back but got a bit fed up with the words limit. ( i got issues with too many short forms in a sentence)

    I read my entry after seeing what u've tagged. I usually don't read what I've posted cos it'll be like checking homework after completion like that.

    to Minmin: In case you are reading this, you HAVE to check all your school work when you have finished
    (o yes, my 9 yr old sister reads our blogs and translates it to our mum, reason for the asterisks)

    I didn't realise it was quite a long entry, haha!

    I take that as a complement since BM is my blogosphere idol. hee =)

    Ting: your one sentence triggers such ''intellectual'' thoughts out from me leh, haha!

    Tuesday, January 22, 2008

    Slacker than life...

    Tuesday, January 22, 2008
    It's Martin Luther King's Day. Dunno what is that, just that is a USA PH and I'm once again, slacking at work.


    Ting was saying how she realised much time was lost due to poor planning after CV writing.


    It leads me to some pondering while i was shiting (hah!)


    How much time i've wasted and am wasting now...


    Headhunter lecturer once said that for local uni grads, companies will see their results & how they carry themselves during interviews, professional experiences are not expected since, after all they study full time.

    Whereas for part-timers like us, a degree is only to place us on equal playing field. If we r expecting to get a better job after the course, we r being too idealistic. In the end, it's the RELATED (i.e)working experiences that score high for us.

    Half the class, including me, murmured a "O shit!".


    Looking back at myself, ( i know we can't turn back time but still..)


    I spent 8 months landing myself into one deep shit, 18mths wallowing in self denial, 20mths hiding in aquarium while getting paid and having intellectual deterioration at the same time.
    as such, it doesn't really value add much.

    Interest in sch has faded to a large extent this sem in the midst of the ongoing festivals and so is the confidence to score.

    Am i being positively negative or negatively positive? Shrugzzz

    Had plenty of plans in my mind which are basically as good as daydreams as long as there r not executions. Surf the career portals once in a while when im having withdrawal symptons. Jobs available are either too difficult for me or I'm too difficult for them, which leads me to contemplate escape elsewhere on earth that is even harder given my pathetic qualifications.

    Things get so depressing sometimes that I wished i've went for nursing course instead. Hah!

    Sometimes i hate what i have become - a frog-in-the-well kind of coward hiding in too much of a comfort zone, living life as it is, 得过且过,敷衍塞责,close to 吊儿郎当 even, shunning responsibilities, getting naggy (this cld be the onset of spinster-hood, haha!) and with personal goals of eat, shit, sleep and s** (I'm joking about this one, hah!)

    Maybe that's the reason for escapade though everyone knows escaping is not the best route to solutions, but how many people really do what they say. Shrugzzz..

    Don't worry, im not 胡思乱想-ing. This is a realistic self-reflection with no solution yet.
    How come there isn't an "operating manual" accompanied with my birth, telling me what to do. It'll make things so much easier. I'm so screwed.

    What to do, what to do?
    Maybe i can start by being punctual to work again?! hurhur...

    thinking of going Macau in april...no $$$

    Tuesday, January 15, 2008

    14th Jan

    Tuesday, January 15, 2008
    This day would have been entirely meaningless if not for these people


















    Not forgetting my cute sisters, mum & dad.










    Thanks people!
















    Not forgetting couz S for the sms & OCBC ATM who wished me too when i drew $, Haha!


    Met Jun at the bus stop just now.. who asked what did i do on my birthday.

    - I pon work again (even ting knows i didn't go to work coz i wasn't online =p)

    -Slept till 12noon

    -Went to 'search' for min

    -Do tutorials
    -Experimenting my bday present... er.. No flair so need some time to get the hang of it. Hmm.. need to get styling gel/oil for this also.

    -Went for lessons

    = Peaceful but Utterly wasted day.


    To think that last year i tot to myself i could do with a getaway on this day.. all ruined by the lessons. Haiz... as what couz S said, still got many more years to come.


    =)

    PS: Dunno why i cannot load the video. *shrugz*

    Wednesday, January 09, 2008

    Party!

    Wednesday, January 09, 2008

    Details as follows

    Date: 13th Jan 08

    Venue: Lim's Residence

    Time: Dinner time.

    Activity: Mahjong with Capital M(oney) !hah! (I'll do something to my pathetic mahjong table to make it presentable)

    Dress Code: As casual as possible as I'm not dressing up. Polo Tee is allowed =)

    Bring: Sufficient CASH ($$$) as Birthday Girl will be on LUCKY STREAK =)

    Partner is not required as we got the numbers for mahjong. Hee =)

    PS: We can open that sparkling Juice from 1st Jan & the volka i got from DFS =)

    Monday, January 07, 2008

    thank you belly muchie

    Monday, January 07, 2008
    That's how my cousin signed off in his email when he forward me his ROM photos.


    It just strucked me I havent started on consolidating my taiwan trip photos, not to mention to even WRITE something on it?!!! Ops!


    It's difficult to get stuck on a writing mood when there seems endless stuff to do.


    Work 5 days a week with the 180mins bus ride

    3 evenings for lessons a week

    CNY in a mth's time. CNY is quite a huge affair in my house, though it has tone down a little over the years. Like the seventh mth, my folks will keep themselves busy with those hungry stomachs.

    Anyway, before that we have Yours Truly 23rd 小寿.
    It was decided moments earlier with Ting on Msn. I
    just called Mum & she has the menu more or less figured out immediately. SuperB!

    My Lady Boss also mentioned something about Japanese Restaurant but with DDK also who has the same birthday, unfortunately to me.

    All this in the midst of 4 lessons on 10th, 11th, 14th & 15th.

    After this, I'll try to get on with my photo blog. I promised.