SEM6

Yippee.. sem 6 is gg to start in a couple of days..
i must play hard for the remaining days...
coz sem 6 is gg to be THE SEM...
tt's becoz ms sotong drop eg2401 during CORS bidding accidentally and end up with 5 mods which totals up to only 17mc..
like how little is tt~!
dunno how is it gg to be like.. but i shall do well... very very well...
it'll onli gg UP~!

i have a feeling that 2008 will be a smashing year for me...
it's pay back time~!

MirAClE fALLS oN ME~!!

OH YES~! i'm not so unlucky after all...
a miracle happened to me..
I got A- for the mod i spent onli 3h on...
couldnt believe my eyes..
n i didnt screw up the other 2 i tot i was gg to get a C or sth...
i guess my hard work during the sem did pay off...
phew...

thanks to my dear who has always been there for me...
thanks to my deary bebe who's always making mummy(me) smile...
thanks to u who have heard my prayers...

motivated to work hard...
even though 2nd upper still seem pretty far away...
my goal for the rest of my 1.5 years in NUS will be to get into dean's list once..
like siyong...
GAMBATTE~!!! AJA AJA FIGHTING~!!!

Like ANts RUnNing on A hOT pOt...

it's release of exam results day..
at 1400, we will know how my careless and my cock ups has caused me...
hopefully all my efforts put in for the sem, will save my ass this time..
realli realli hope so...
sigh..
keeping my fingers crossed..

holidays have been ok so far...
as i have wanted, i've been slacking everyday..
my onli accomplishments so far are conquering 2.5 korean dramas, about 1/2 of the hero series, n baking my first cake...
now, it's getting more boring..
too monotonous..
wonder wad else i can do...

all the wrong things are happening to me

This sem is a terrible one...
All the wrong things are happening..
I screwed up my last 3 papers..
mixed up dates..
took 3125 with 3h of study..

i dunno why bad luck came to me...
left my bottle on sat after 3122 paper..
found out onli after walking all the way to kent vale..
went back to src but hall was locked..
walked along the road and couldnt get onto any cab..
when i finally reached NUH taxi stand, all the cabs left the second i reached..
then i mixed up the exam dates of 3421 and 3125...
and i screwed up during exam..
it's realli bad... all these cocks up are costing me my grades..

i am gg crazy...
my frens empathize me..
but the most impt pple in my life arent realli there...
may be i expect too much..
anticipation kills..
may be it's just all wrong..
everything is going wrong...

it's just even more discouraging when i have to search for consolation..
how desperate i am...

a side nite to sth interesting i found during the study break:
nus students are very creative pple..
they have very interesting msn nicknames through out the year.
here's some of them:

*******: a photo of yourself while mugging – mug shot

******* Take home message for lsm3251: Humans are such a big disaster. Why create exams? It's even more disastrous than the humans!

******* will be stronger. =) dun stress. you are on track. dun stress. you are on target. dun stress. TO DO today: ☐3421, ☐3122, ☐3125, ☐4119, ☑1101

******* Daniel T. Gillespie should be salesman,i dont know what he talking,But it seem impressive & i'm forced 2 buy it Exam sadistical confidence interval = 15%, and so, thats just that......i need to sample dota, not data T.T

This sem realli sucks...
been screwing up almost every mid term test..
dun think i'll do well this time since the mtt % are all so high..
sigh... it's laid back, slacking time...
my fight for 2nd upper is over..
success doesnt necessarily come with hard work and effort...
tt i noe.. n it's proven...
but well.. dun realli see the reason in fighting so hard anymore...
i am giving up for the first time in my life..
just do normal.. n stay within my league..
may be it's time for sth else in my life...
i wonder...
wad else can i do with my new self-given extra time?

Reflections

As the Mulan song goes...
"Who is that girl I see, staring straight back at me...
When will my relfections show.. who I am inside..."

For the past few weeks, I've been doing some soul searching..
trying to plan ahead... trying to have a feel of wad i might want to work as in future...
not sure if it's becoz i've finally hit 21~!
so old yet so young...
feeling a lil lost, a lil panicky and may be panaroid...
may be becoz some of my peers seem so motivated..
so sure of where they wan to go towards to...
i'm still a lil girl.. trapped in my own world of mere sch, family and bf..
sounds kiddish and too simple to be true.. compared to the reality tt i have to face in about 2 years time..
i am gg to grad.. time to polish myself..
time to learn sth.. n very importantly search for who i wan to become..
i mean career wise...
may be i shud talk to the career office pple.. wonder if they can realli help..
i went to the bp talk just yesterday..
trading actually sounds pretty interesting..
it's exciting although the simulation game was a total disaster for our grp..
but i am not a biz person..
so.. neah.... prob not my cup of tea..

been having lots of flash backs of my 1st 2 years in nus..
made a lot of frens.. or may be jus aquaintances..
had a lot of fun..
cried a lot..
made a lot of silly mistakes.. some very bad ones..
which prob led me to the best decision i have made so far in my 2 years of nus campus life..
tt's getting to noe my dearest mark..
n to be able to go thru so much ups n downs which made us mature so much together...
it's kinda unexpected tt we ended up together..
i guess no one saw it coming..

for all the times u stood by me when i needed you..
for all the times u were my voice when i couldnt speak..
for all the times u lifted me up when i was down..
for all the times u were my eyes when i couldnt see..
i thank you with all my heart..
n i want it to stay with you for as long as it can be..

UnProDUcTIVE 1sT 2 WEEKS

i felt like i have wasted my 1st 2 weeks in sch..
havent seem to learn much so far..
the onli so called productive days were my lab days..
it's a non examinable module aka "waste-time" module among the chem engineers..
just go in clock the hours, take readings like every hour interval..
and we all stone n watch the clock hand tick..
lab reports are awfullly long..
many regard it as a waste of their precious time to mug sth else..
the other mods r just mere revision..
MTO was scary becoz it seemed like a combi of ESS and kinetics..
i think i cant remember anything tt i have learnt in the past..
so familiar yet blur in my mind..
SHE is rubbish so far.... long grandma stories tt made me wonder if i am gg to have to write essays for my exams...


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it's 4th sept today btw..
i finally have time to come in to blog again..
here''s just a msg to pple who surprisingly still read my boring blog...
"i cant remember wad i wanted to say tt day.. hee :P so this is all for this post"

ah first week of sch...
it has been boring, disorganized and quite a waste of time..
feeling lethargic...
not ready for books..
the dept is so kiasu..
we started lab in our 1st week..
design tut also in 1st week..
gosh... it's gonna be a busy busy sem..

i finally had time to upload the hk pictures...
The link is:
http://xueli86.myphotoalbum.com/
view_album.php?set_albumName=album01

here are some my dad took on my 21st bdae party...
The link is : http://xueli86.myphotoalbum.com/
view_album.php?set_albumName=album02

I had a lot to say a few days ago..
guess the mood isnt there anymore..
hk was great.. i wud go there again when i have the money to shop..
now i noe hk pretty well already...
hope to visit more tourists spots in future..
it was also fun, havign the chance to spend some time with 3 of my og frens..
it was a gd opportunity to noe more about them..
especially yimin, my room mate..

my bdae turned out ok..
had fun with s amll grp of frens.. basically the softballers and my uni frens..
it's realli a disappointment tt my pri sch frens couldnt make it..
especially when they onli told me just a few hours before the actual party starts..
how irresponsible and selfish..
cant help it but agree with my mum tt such frendship wudnt last much longer..
it's a sad truth..
anyway i had a lot of fun..
dear made it great with his "how much do u noe shirley" game...
i believe everyone cud see who were my closer frens..
thanks to all of u who made the effort to come down..
my life wud be very diff without each n every one of u..
3 cheers to mum n dad for all the preparation, especially the food..
it was a lot of hard work..

Yeah I am back from HK~!
It's realli a good experience..
traveling alone with ur frens..
we walked till our feets were aching like mad...
think i need some foot massage soon..
time to pamper them after the 5 days of hard work...
ha..
anyway i'll post some of the pics up soon..

been unpacking n doing a lil planning for my big day..
it's 10th aug.. my 21st birthday celebration..
was panicking the whole day about my bdae cake...
onli to realise tt my parents have already ordered one..
unfortunately, not ice cream nor cheesecake tt i was hoping for..
it's just a s imple fresh cream fruit cake in a key shape..
light n great after a bbq dinner i guess..
but it;s kinda ex.. 3kg for 30 over pple sounds like a lot to me..
sigh....

the theme has been decided.. HAWAIIAN..
pple who r coming have to be dressed in those hawaiian floral clothes..
tops, bottoms, or even better sun dresses~!!
my fav of coz..
wondering how i can decorate the place...
mummy is a lil over~! hahaha
she packed some study into the luggage i brought to hk already..
including balloons~!!
hope my frens will be realli enthu tt day..
coz dear has planned some games n activities for them..
the question: "how much do u realli know shirley?" will be tested...

tml will be a busy day for mummy n me..
we'll be preparing the bbq food together with mark..
i am sure it'll be great coz my mum's realli good..
yummy~!!!
looking forward to tt special day~!!

2 more months of Great Singapore Sale

GSS has been extended for another 2 more months...
i am gg to go broke like tt...
The clothes are getting more affordable..
i wonder y i am still gg to hk for shopping..
wahahaha... keeping my fingers crossed..
hope tt i can get real gd deals there..
n find nice stuff tt we cant find in sg...

i've bought 4 dresses, 3 tops, 2 skirts this holiday..
n i believe tt there will be many more to come

here's sth tt i spot in PS tt day when i went shopping..
been wanting to get a yellow dress...
or sth in yellow..
but.. i dunno... it doesnt look "wow"on me..

it's from potpourri / Yin & Yang
Theyve got lots of nice dresses...
ahahahaha.. i am a dress addict now...
it's just so easy to wear..
no worries n no headaches about wad to go with...

lazy....

I am getting bored...
or more like lazy....
dun feel like gg out..
dun feel like doing anything..

sch;s gg to start...
so sian...
gotta mug hard again..
may be i shud just settle with 2nd lower..
may be i shud start looking outside..
n see wad else i can try...

now i am kinda hoping tt we'll move house soon..
so mummy cud buy a falt in the west n i dun have to spend so much time travelling next sem..
it's a 5 day week.. with 6 core.. so xiong..
may be i can start giving tuition at weijin's tuition centre and start supporting myself..
lighten off the financial burden off my mum..
it's realli tough to maintain a 4.5 cap for 4 sems..
havent reach there.. how can i dream of keeping it for the next 4 sems..

do i wanna work as a chem engineer?
not sure..
wad do i wanna work as?
clueless...
i onli noe i wanna take care of the puppies n dogs as a career in future even if it doesnt pay as well as a chem engineer..
now to think of it, i kinda regretted being sensible then..
if not i might be pursuing my dream in US Washington Uni.
and i'll be back in 3 years time to be a vetinary surgeon.
didnt noe tt i wud still be thinking about it now..
didnt noe tt i realli wanted it so much then..
my parents were encouraging..
it was me.. who couldnt be any less insensible..
they cud afford it..
but i just dun wan them to have such a tight pocket..
it seems so selfish..
it was of coz scary too..
for an over-protected 18 year old to go overseas alone like tt..
now i am still thinking...

just thinking...

yipee~! I have passed my final theory test..
now gotta wait for a gs practical test timing..
privates gotta wait ridiculously long..
guess when's the next date... 17th Dec~!!
n the timing r realli bad according to my instructor..
so now we have to wait even longer for a good one..

i am so busy during the holidays..
dunno wad i am doing everyday...
brought bebe to vet today...
he's growing sooo fast~!
his carrier is getting too small for him...
lol
.. here's a lil pic of my poor thing in his humble carrier...

Sadako is just next door

Here's a lil production I like to share with all of u...



All Thanks to:
Sadako-myself
Victim-my mum
Sound effect-my dad
Camera man-my dad
Video editor-my bro's fren

Sons of Singapore

Today we sent off Stanley to Tekong for his enlistment..
I have to say that the living conditions are not bad...
much better than I have expected..
they had spring mattress and spacious rooms..
but i bet the rooms will stink by their 2nd day there..
haha...
we didnt get a chance to see my bro get his "new hair cut"
haha.. cant wait to see him 2 weeks later..
the oath taking ceremoney was.. i wud say.. surprisingly impressive...
they were already responding like soldiers during the ceremony...
loud, clear and manly..
hehehe...
I was kinda proud of my bro..
n very happy tt he has the chance to go thru this turning pt of his life..
hope we will soon see him becoming a true man..
no longer a boy..
hope he takes gd care of himself in tekong..
we all miss u bro...

wad do i wan for my 21st birthday?

This is the qn tt my frens have been asking me since June..
Lol...
wad do i wan?
hahaha... besides wad i already have on my wishlist, i can't realli brainstorm for anything more...
hmmmm.. wad wud i need for my life ahead?
think think think...

1. repaint the ugly wall in my new study room (hahaha anyone wanna help me?)
2. a diy album to celebrate my first 21 years
(p.s need u all to help me with this.. anyone got memorable pics to contribute?)
3. wisdom n more brains to hit dean's list once in the next 2 years

ah.... i can't think of anymore...
~ to be continued ~

my aim for the next 2 years

I was so bored...
was gg thru pple's blog..
goodness.. n congrats to siyong..
he got his dean's list~!!!
still remember tt he once called himself "the least value added boy in nus"
because he stays back in sch frequently to mug with his frens..
but his cap was always ard 3.5...
i guess he has proven tt it's possible..
it's good news for me~!

went to take a look at the dean's list for chem engine..
saw quite a few familiar names again..
appearing for the 2nd time..
it makes me wonder why these pple can hit it so easily..
wad's the secret?

i've worked pretty hard this sem..
finally got above 4..
realli happy n proud of myself..
but still a lil uncontented becoz i knew i cud have done better..
if it's not for the careless mistakes i have made...

so my aim for my next 2 years is to hit dean's list once...
i;ve been trying hard for 3 sems.. finally made it to above 4 in sem4..
to make up for the very unlucky sem 1 where i was hospitalised..
n done terribly badly...
.3 every coming sem improvement.. n i shudnt be too far away from it ya?
gambatte shirley~!!!!

Cruise to Nowhere...

yup.. it's super star virgo~!
went for a retreat on the sea with granny and her sisters and mother..
yes her sisters~!!
can u believe it?
I was on board with 6 other women, at least 2.5 time my age...

it was quite fun...
first day was happening..
i rushed to harbourfront right after my lessons..
no different to other kiasus singaporeans, all my grant aunt were eager to get to their rooms n get their butts on the seats in front of the dinning table as early as possible..
they were already waiting for me and my granny at the chi restaurant when we board the cruise..
well but i have to admit.. thanks to their kiasu-ism, we did not have to queue up for a table..

later, i went to visit my "grandpa"..
The lavish Las Vegas resembling sight was overwhelming...
the casino was so crowded....
one almost had to queue to gamble...
it's ridiculous~!
y i call the casino "grandpa"?
tt's becoz i always leave with some extra cash in my pocket...
it's 100% win so far...
my strategy is to look young n innocent in front of the camera spying on top of the table..
they'll give it to u..
once u got ur extra "pocket money", go buy candy n never come back~!

the evening performance was great..
much better than the previous ones tt i have watched..
it's called STREET LIFE... accompanied with lots of hip hop n jazz music..
realli my cup of tea..
i wondered if my granny realli liked it..
oh yeah... gotta highlight the magic show..
it was great!
they actually managed to invite Mike Myers from Las Vegas..
he incorprated the robotic dance moves to his performance..
he's realli entertaining...
it kinda made the cruise trip quite a bit more enjoyable than my previous times..

my 2nd day was much slower...
dim sum breakfast was ok...
then, i went to ktv with my granny n grandaunt..
luckily, i have been having some practices outside with my fren..
if not, it'll be quite embarassing to sing out loud at the central room where u get lotsa passbys..
lunch again at the chi restaurant was a total disaster...
the fish stink.. n the soup tasted weird...
we were presented a fish head twice...
twice for 5 pple.. when the others were getting the tails where there were much more meat...
we couldnt wait to head up to 12th floor for buffet..
where we routinely, go for coffee, desserts n fruits..
since lunch was bad n i didnt eat much..
i filled myself in during the buffet..
somehow the food there tasted so much more better than the chi restaurant..

after lunch... i spent most of my time alone..
with nth much to do... slept thru the afternoon...
waiting for the bbq dinner...
ha i was like a pig..
n i havent ben a pig for a long time ever since i strated wokring in STRIP..
missed being MS PIGGY~!!

this is where we had out bbq dinner..
beside the pool, i booked a table for the 7 of us...




tt's me n my granny at the table...



n tt's my great grandmother n 5th grant aunt...


my grand mother is a regular to cruise..
but she hasnt gone for 3 months due to her operation..
i am glad tt she;s still strong... n well again...

then we went to watch zhu mi mi sing..
haha surprisngly funny n entertaining..






after dinner, the grannies went on to try their luck in the casino..
while i wondered ard the ship..
it was a pleasant surprise to find tt they had a great live band..
i spend about an hour at the pub listening to great music n reading a lil bit of the book tt i brought along...
not bad at all....

last day at RAFFLES~!

YIPPEE~!!
It's my last day here at raffles..
vivian's gone to visit her bro at the hospital..
now i am left all alone here in the shop..
to end this big day...
hours to rise of gst to 7%..
sales is great for every branch..
tt's becoz all the kiasu singaporeans r doing all their last min shopping everywhere..
heard tt town is freakin crowded from one of the customers..
n here at STRIP, customers have been buying our gst strategy..
i've swipped dunno how mnay credit cards for the past few days..
hope tt none of the customers wud recieve warning letters from the credit card banks soon after june..
lol...

Working at Raffles

After all the speculation for the past few weeks, Marcus finally transferred me to Raffles..
2 staff has quit...
One of them worked for less than a month..
I wonder y the turn over rate is so high in STRIP...
Is it the people here? The cock up HQ?
Or is it just the demanding customers that we get to meet?
Now I am here to fill in those spaces till the end of the month..
heard that they employed new staff again.. wonder how long they can last..

It's quite boring here.. I dun understand why they need so many pple here..
it's so ulu.. many customers have troubles searching for the shop..
And compared to Paragon, all the staff here have much time to idle around..
Time inches away here in Raffles..

BORING~!!!!