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~!!!!

been having lot of ups n downs lately..
drama drama...
stupid management eat my pay..
missed out one day's pay..
on top of that, the agreed payment was supposed to be 1.2k take home..
now they deduct cpf from the 1.2k...
it's pathetic.. tt's like 5 bucks per hours after cpf..
n i still have to work 6 days per week 12-9...
effectively, becoz of this job, my 6 days are gone..
so irritating...
who wud settle for a job like tt?
i was paid 6 bucks per hour n cpf on top of tt even for data entry..
it sucks... this company is quite cock up..
the salary payment date was continuously delayed...
on top of tt, almost all the therapists did not get the correct amount too..
wad nonsense...
so discouraging.. no wonder the turn over rate is so high..
2 CROS have quit last month..
wonder if it's my turn soon...

yesterday dear n i met the light of our week...
we went to take a look at a litter of mini schnauzers...
n guess wad.. we picked bebe~!!!!
he's the best 21st bdae present i've ever recieved...
he's realli, cute, smart n observant...
n becoz of tt, it'll probably be a challenge to train him too..
hahaha... i am sure my holiday will be realli fulfilling now...
here's a lil pic of my dearest..



not forgetting manling~!!!
hope they get along well together...



isnt she cute?!!!
she's like 14 years old already!!!
hahahaha....
love them lots~!!

tough day at work

I am getting a lil worried becoz there's a new girl in the house..
she's as old as me.. but becoz she stopped sch after o levels, she's actually worked in some spa as receptionist for some time..
as she starts to pick up more n more stuff.. i get more worried..
coz now we'll have 2 full time ard.. though chantel is sales consultant, it's pretty much the same.. just tt she has sales to do..
i am jus worried tt i will be transferred ard when i become dispensable..
sheesh...
my branch is great.. nice theraphists, nice manager... flexible meal hours unlike other branches..
sigh..
n worse still, i made a mistake today.. small one.. but still..
sigh.. i dunno...
dun wan to be like joycelyn..
tml chantel wont be ard... gotta shine n show who's the boss here..
gambatte~!!!!!

goodness...it's my 6th day w/o leave.. 3 more days to go..
i must realli pamper myself on sunday..

Yeah.. I have finally started to fit into STRIP~!
nonono not strip!
STRIP is a shop under SPA ESPIRIT tt I am working for this holiday.
STRIP offers nails, waxing and IPL services.
And I am working in the paragon branch!
It's much more interesting than data entry..
Time passes by realli fast becoz we're busy almost every min.
You wont believe how many people do waxing everyday.
I dun even do it myself! Ha!
i am quite gd with the fone and the appointment taking now..
Gotta learn the POS and the diff promo and prices from now on..
One thing about this assignment is tt meals are realli expensive in orchard..
I spend at least 5 bucks every meal..
Must start to ta bao from home when I am more settled..
hehehe...
okie.. tt's all for now...

i just brought my 2 dearest dogs out for a walk just now...
it's realli a wonder how dogs can control their pee pee and poo poo all the way until the end of the day when their owners bring them out for a walk..
boy boy was running from tree to tree, plant to plant, lamp posts to lamp posts, claiming his territory with his "useful waste"...
they can control it so well that they can ensure an almost even spread throughout their journey...
dunno how they manage tt..

haha...

bad bad day

yesterday was realli a bad day..
i woke up with a pair of sore eyes..
late for my date with dear..
rushed out of house with 2 different sandels..
bought a beautiful pair of white sandels..
n i got 2 huge blisters on each of my lil toes...
i realli mean HUGE HUGE HUGE!!
the onli beautiful pleasant thing tt happened to me is shopping with dear dear..
havent got to spend much time with him during the exam period..
my feet hurts right now... walked too much these 2 days..
covered first half of orchard with dear yesterday..
today with cheryl..
everyone's gg for intern.. buying formal wear..
haha.. i wonder when's my turn..
i probably look realli awkward in power suites...
think i shud get a pair of specs soon..
but i look very nerdy.. how how..

woohooo....
i havent blogged for about 3 weeks!!!
it's the exam period.. and i joined the rat race...
i've been a lot more focused this sem..
i believe tt this wud probably be my best sem..
today's my last paper.. yea! so happy!
finally free!!
i've been quite a mugger for the past 2 weeks..
reali no life.. stuck in my room the entire day...
i guess my r/s have a part to play..
we're more steady now...
realli wanna thank him for being so understanding...

when i'm back tml... gotta do some planning for this holiday..
oh did i mention tt some of us are gg to hk together?!!
so exciting!!!
but i agree with hb... must do sth about our weight first.. hahaha...

waiting for pple to come online to compare past year papers ans with me..
other than tt, i dun think i am gg to do anymore studying..
sian liao..
in holiday mood!!!

the end....just like tt...

不必再说些故事和眼泪的废话
反正你就是不再爱我了
好聚好散应该是我的回答
可是我就是不能那么潇洒
你尽管放心,我会原谅你
虽然我开始越来越恨你
过去点滴难道都不值得珍惜
该怎么爱你你才会满意
既然爱情已经到了尽头
天啊我该做些什么才能让你多爱我一秒钟
其实我一直都在等 一直在等
等你爱我爱得多一些
既然爱情已经到了尽头
天啊我该做些什么
才能让你多爱我一秒钟
其实根本就不必等 等吧不必等
如果你轻易就会离开我
又何必忙得一场空
你尽管放心,我会原谅你
虽然我开始越来越恨你
过去点滴难道都不值得珍惜
该怎么爱你你才会满意
既然爱情已经到了尽头
天啊我该做些什么才能让你多爱我一秒钟
其实我一直都在等 一直在等
等你爱我爱得多一些
既然爱情已经到了尽头
天啊我该做些什么才能让你多爱我一秒钟
其实根本就不必等 等吧不必等
如果你轻易就会离开我又何必忙得一场空

1 down, 1 more to go..

yeah, finished pdc 2nd mid term test... 30% gao dim le!!!
i'm in lib mugging part tech.. sigh.. no life...
reading filtration for the past one hour.. cannot get anything into my brain..
i dun remember anything!!!!
thanks to uddin's cock up.. 1st test onli 15%, 2nd test is 25%...
well, we realli got to thank him...
many of us tot we wud do well, but guess we arent tt good eh...
but now, everyone super kan chiong about part tech.. higher weightage n a chance to redeem ourselves..
the modules in chem eng arent as tough n scary as we have been hearing from our seniors..
it's actually peer pressure... the PEOPLE... or shud i say.. the SIAO KIAs...
i'm sure the other engineers can feel a lil of it..
every mon the year2s will flock the canteen..
no they're not eating.. they wud all be busy trying to solve the assignments due at 12 noon or busy trying to copy from the pros..
every single mark counts...
damn kiasu..
but u cant complain n just let go..
let go a lil bit, n u'll see Mr C saying hi to u after exams..
then u will be stuck forever in the 3rd class league...
spoil mkt!!!

feifei jian fei..

hehehe...
went to jog today..
managed to finish my 30min route without any cramps..
i need to find a new route.. it;s getting boring and mentally discouraging..
i sang the cheers we used to do in tk during training to encourage myself..
it kinda distracted me from the fact tt there's still a long way to go ahead..
here's one of them:

(echo after every line)
whello x6

everywhere we go
people wan to noe
who we are
where we come from
so we tell them
we are from tk!

strong and mighty tk!

blogskins.com template scripts are getting very user-unfriendly..
every line one after another w/o any paragraphing...
it sucks.. i cant chage my skin like tt

SCRAP IT!!!

i am very pissed off lately by someone..
it's so irritating when u keep getting leached by someone who doesnt put in any effort into his own business..
it's even more frustrating when he's so selfish tt he onli thinks for himself, for his own convenience, for his own comfort..
u feel this reserve to treat him as a true sincere fren..
u feel the reserve to share with him..
y help a person who doesnt wan to help himself?

the turn outs of the luna gatherings lately are getting from bad to worse..
it's quite sad tt we're no longer as close as before..
pple start to drift away... to their own cliques..
i happen to stay loyal to this disrupting grp..
i;ve reminding pple of bdaes n organizing bdae celebrations...
pple dun seem to understand tt it isnt as simple as they are..
it's a time for us to bond and gather again despite the diff schedule and commitments we have..
surely, we're just frens.. there's no commitment, no responsibilities like we have for our family and partners to discuss here..
but shud i stop?
prob no one has ever tot of how the organizers feel when the turn out is so low, not if they have done it before..
the usual participants get tired of the low turn out rates.. they feel tt it's meaningless to spare some time from their busy schedule to meet these "frens".. they are discouraged..
so the situation worsened..
everyone find it meaningless..
y am i still doing it..
i ask myself.. even though we're not super bonded, will luna still be able to maintain wad we are right now, if i stopped when i first got discouraged?
cant imagine how things wud be if tt happened..
is it my own wishful thinking tt luna will stay united?
it sure seems so...

when so many pple dun seem to care, shud i stop bothering about such silly things?
shud i let the same mistake happen again?
w/o me, we missed 2 bdae celebrations..
shud i?

taking my 21st bdae party seriously...

haha u must be wondering y i have time to do such silly things now..
mum has been bugging me about my 21st bdae almost everyday..
somehow i am influenced... am i am starting to plan it already..
it's like half a year away... lol..
i made an online poll in zoomerang.. and randomly send out to some of my frens..
10 have taken the survey so far... and here are the results till this min..



sb doesnt wanna have a chalet.. which means.. aranda is prob out since i have to book 2 nights which cause 400 bucks.. n sun, sb will probably be having her 21st bdae party... so no pt having chalet on sunday..
some pple have strong protest againt safra coz it;s super ulu..
hahaha so i am still waiting for replies...


This is the date... well quite obviously sat is the ideal day.. so.. yup... it's fixed!!!!

i am so excited about the coming holiday!!! yippee!!
now who to include in my invite list.....???

study smart since u r not smart

this sem's mid term seems to prove sth...
i am not as smart as my peers...
so i shud study smarter now.. n not just merely mug hard..
thank god raj was lenient.. still got a A, along with at least 1/3 of the cohort for PDC..
kinetics was rather surprising..
haha loren seemed more excited than i am... "u got 9/10!" he shouted when i came into the lab..
i dunno if it's gd.. coz i still feel like i dunno much..
still glad tt i did the paper myself..
sense of achievement i gues..
let's hope my careless mistake wasnt too costly in hmt now..

anyway i checked out with OCC and Aranda..
sigh.. freakin ex!!
$25 per pax for a decent dinner.. it's madness!!
now i am considering, safra, aloha loyang and aranda...
i wan to have a chalet beside the pool if possible..
aranda isnt.. but it's a big place, fully air conditioned..
safra's big too.. but very ulu.. pple will have to take shuttle bus in n out..
not very convenient for pple who dun wanna stay over...
aloha's probably the one tt fits all my criteria best..
but yimin already had hers there.. wud it be boring to have it there again?
n it's not fully air conditioned.. so i dunno...
how how???

end of hell week... yippee~!!

hai... last week was wad all chem engineers called hell week..
we had 3 mid term tests and 3 assignments to hand in..
and the most disturbing thing is tt most of them were due on the same day we have our tests..
cny was totally ruined...
coinciding with the first 2 days of our study break, we had 2 lesser holiday days..
crap.. who could realli enjoy cny with 3 mtt n 3 assignments behind our head?
well, i still tried to enjoy it to the fullest...
not touching any webcasts or tutorials for the first 3 days.. hehehe...
but the rest of the week was hell... all the way till last sat...
we're up against real competition... prob worse than our senior batch...
some spoilers bring homework to parties..
yes.. it's tt bad...
i'm quite satisfied with my prep for most of the 3 tests..
pdc n hmt was easy... but i made careless mistakes.. darn..
quite costly i believe.. when the test is easy...
n i realised tt when chem engineers say "quite ok", they mean "i can get full marks" not a B+ onli..
o gosh... feel tt my efforts a lil wasted.. but sometimes such things happen.. cock ups.. well it always happen to me.. careless me...
my prep for kinetics was the worst... realli felt like i didnt noe much..
surprisingly, the test was not too bad.. prop got a few wrong..
but it didnt feel as bad as last year's mtt tt i attempted..
whu noes.. it might be my best paper so far...

sat was great... went to shop for yimin's present...
went to watch movie with dear.. n we went buffet cum kbox!!
hehehe... we havent met for 1 whole week!!!
everything was great!

sunday, we cleberated yimin;s bdae...
she was very busy the entire day..
getting very kanchiong like those aunties...
dunno wad to wear... n scamppering ard the entire day.. muahaha..
she brought her entire closet to chalet..
i helped her a lil with the food..
think it was not bad.. weijin they all said the beehoon is nice..
haha... learnt quite a bit on the dos n donts in such parties...
will be useful when i have my own in aug...
n pple.. it'll most prob be on 11th or 12th aug.. most prob 11th..
venue prob aranda country club (pasir ris) or orchid country club (yishun)...
aranda is 250 per night, with 2 rooms.. most of u shud have seen it.. coz i organise all my chalets there... it has bbq pit outside n we gotta order our own food..
occ is more ulu but there's a shuttle bus from 2 mrts i think.. about 110 per night inclusive of 2 breakfast n bbq dinner for 4, can add on if required. in fact, the have pple to help u bbq.. the value added thing is tt they have paint ball if we wanna play... haha... but the room is onli half of aranda..
if u get to read this, let me noe where u prefer..