ANOTHER GIRL!!!!!

The nick says it all. Ray and Lynette have yet another daughter - Bree! They must have tried to have a baby 5 times in a row - once in bed and the other 4 times in the hot tub - to no avail. Was starting to postulate why:
1. Lynette has reached menopause early.
2. Gabrielle was still a toddler so mebbe there's a bug which prevents mothers of toddlers from getting pregnant.
3. Ray's too stressed out from his Astronaut job.
4. Being in space kills sperms.
At which point, i contemplated the adoption service and also started wishing that sims could undergo IVF. Then Bree was conceived. ANOTHER GIRL!?!? I guess i'll just have to (a) let the Trottier name die out (b) make some guy 入赘 (marry into) the family.

summary of family and genetics:
1. Angela - 67 yrs old. White hair (used to be blonde), fair skin.
2. Dominque - 67 yrs old. White hair (used to be black), tanned skin.
3. Lynette - mid-adult. Blonde (dyed. born with black hair), fair skin.
4. Ray - mid-adult. Orange hair, fair skin.
5. Susan - 2 days from being a teenager. Black hair (Mum/Grampa's genes), fair skin (Mum/Dad/Grandma's genes)
6. Gabrielle - just grew up to be a child Blonde (Grandma's genes), fair skin (Mum/Dad/Grandma's genes)
7. Bree- newborn. Orange eyebrows (Dad's genes), fair skin (Mum/Dad/Grandma's genes)

So at her age, Angela still wants to have a relatively active sex life. D on the other hand, just wants to be best friends with his grand-daughters. Poor D. he got electrocuted just now.

AND HE SURVIVED! Sad to say. Well... kind of tired of having to manage an extended family with 7 members so started wishing D & A's deaths. =P would have been interesting to see him die (not in a sadistic way lar!). So he lives to die another day...
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With the shortage of male NPCs, will the 3 girls grow up to fight over the same man? Will any of them have to marry Pao Mellon, the mailman? When will D & A die? Keep yourself updated in the next episode of "Fairview Affairs"!

What my cousin is up to...

So my dear cousin really does seem more kan cheong to see me get attached and married than i am.

Apparently, there's a new guy in her church. 28, optometrist or something, single, hot favourite for aunties in the church to attempt to matchmake to their single nieces. So my dear girl decided that she must introduce that guy to meet and decided that i should go to their church one of these sunday mornings to get a look at the guy.

In the end, my aunt (who knew nothing of my cousin's plans) invited me to go for the evening service just now. My cousin was disappointed that the guy didn't go but the pastor happened to be praising the guy in tonight's service, causing my cousin to grin from ear to ear.

Am I gonna have to be that desperate to depend on my cousin on matchmaking services? lol

Television Baton

Feel so honoured to have sparked Spinky's idea! haha... don't think anyone can beat me.

Total volume of video files on my computer:

Approx 140GB, maybe 550+ files? this excl my bro's extensive cd/dvd collection.

The television shows I have watched today/ are going to watch today are:
1. Bleach
2. 同心圆
3. 阴差阳错
4. 流金岁月


Five shows that I really like to watch are:
1. Cardcaptor Sakura. One of the first anime i watched as a teenager. I love Clamp's artwork!
2. Fruits Basket. First introduced to it in 2001, it's just really sweet...
3. Desperate Housewives. Hmmm... coupled with Sims 2, does seem to show some truth to Vin's comments? haha
4. Love Revolution. SO TOUCHING! plus Fujiki is so SHUAI!!! actually i like a lot of other Jap shows lar... watch whatever my sister watches...
5. Tokyo Cinderella Love Story. One of the earliest J-drama that i watched and remember. i think the first j-drama i ever watched was "101 proposals" but don't remember much except that the make lead eventually proposed with a NUT (as in the nut that goes with a screw).

Five people I'm passing the baton on to are:

1. Prozac - i'm pretty sure he has a huge storage somewhere...
2. the ultimate liu song ren fan - i'm sure she's just raring to share her collection with everyone.
3. Xuxinli - eh... i think u might have a collection somewhere too... haha...
4. Vin - i know u watch a lot of tv too! esp Ch 8!
5. Conscience - eh... entertain us with your taste in TV programs!

NEWSFLASH

Back to boring old reality. =P

Another normal day. finally bought my new pair of shoes! at Novena Sq. =P then went KK for weekly feel-good session. Played XBOX (some car racing game and "The Hobbit") with a girl (Ika) cos there weren't any boys hogging the XBOX today! hehe...

Then later, Ika, her sister, another girl and I played monopoly! MADNESS! We were trying to play really fast cos the room was closing in half an hour and i was the banker. cards and money flying around! and Ika was caught stealing money from the bank, after which i had to keep stopping her from using the bank as her ATM. Then it turns out that the new volunteer is a Financial Planner (with a subsidiary of Philip Capital) and she arrange a consultation session with me to give me an idea of what financial planning is about. No cost lar... since just introduction. I guess it's good to have an idea of such things. Cannot always be so ignorant!

Sis noticed the new bag. She calls it Obiang. =( And asks what are the chances that i'll need such a bag. and she was surprised that i didn't buy covered shoes. Reminded her not to wear my heels tomorrow (wearing to my new workplace tomorrow) and she confessed that HER new shoes really aren't any good for walking around/standing for long periods of time. THANK GOODNESS I DIDN'T WEAR THEM YESTERDAY!

Bought a cake just now! Wanted to get discount on it so went looking for Mum, who was at NTUC (or maybe she had moved on to another supermarket) but bumped into my friend GT. So i asked if she had the POSB ATM card, she said yes, and i made her dump her bf and dragged her with me. haha... Later i realised that i could have bought the cake tomorrow morning and have used my sister's discount card instead. =P oh well...blur me... I really should read emails more carefully...

Wishes do come true...

Why? cos DOMINIQUE GOT CAUGHT CHEATING! *gasps*

It really wasn't intentional... I really didn't mean for him to get caught! or to cheat for that manner! So Dominique has been nursing a crush on their neighbour, Sandy Bruty and their relationship was waning. So he invited Sandy over for a chat and some jokes. Note that there are now 4 members of the family: D, Angela, Lynette and Ray so i was focusing my energy on the young couple when suddenly ANGELA WANTED TO SLAP D! and they had the caught cheating sign floating above their heads. Angela was furious (-80 relationship points) and refused to sleep with D so had to come up with some makeshift sleeping arrangements for D. Angela contemplated BREAK UP (which means that D would be driven out of the house) but thankfully, the relationship was saved by lots of talking and flirting at the right time.

So how are our young lovebirds doing? Both entered the Military career but Lynette got pregnant on their wedding night so she got maternity leave. Ray rose quickly and is now an Astronaut! But he hasn't reached the peak of his career yet so he needs to improve his mechanical skills, charisma and body.

Then one morning, Lynette gave birth! To a baby GIRL (Susan)! Not that i'm sexist but the Goss family name is already going to die with Dominque's eventual death and i'm really not too keen to let the Trottier name eventually die with Ray. On the same day that Susan was born, our old couple got older: they turned into senior citizens with white hair and all. D doesn't walk around naked as much now, just every now and then. He has more sense these days to wear a red pyjamas around. Probably doesn't want to catch a cold. Anyway, that's good cos when he's old and naked, it kind of makes him look ji ko pek-ish.

Thank goodness that Ray's a Family man and actually want to have more kids. And for some reason, D&A also wants to have more grandchildren and they play active roles in helping to take care of Suzie while her parents work. [wonder if the game was created to mimic real life in this aspect.]

So Lynette's pregnant again! Hoping for a boy so that the Trottier name can live on. Pray that it won't be another girl cos i'm starting to worry that there aren't enough good-looking guys in the university for them to date. =P Realised that Mascots aren't really NPCs so now that Ray left the university, THEY HAVE 1 LESS MASCOT (and shuai4 ge1). Hope that i won't deplete the guys in the college. If Suzie gets a baby sister, little sis might end up experimenting with a different sexual orientation cos the guys in college really are too ugly to date.

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Will Suzie get a sister (in which case, would be named Gabrielle) or a brother (named Mike)? WILL I EVER GET TO NAME A BABY MIKE?!? Will Ray get caught cheating like his father-in-law? Don't miss the next exciting episode of...
"FAIRVIEW AFFAIRS"! *echo echo echo*

Meet Mr Trottier

I found this absolutely hilarious.

as u can see, Mr Trottier walks around with his Cow head in a suit every day. Well... not all the time, cos sometimes he wears his whole Cow costume. [photo taken in the walk-in wardrobe/washroom of the new Goss family home: 2 Wisteria Lane]

He graduated with honours so they finally got married! He doesn't want to get engaged to Jordan anymore, although he wants to flirt with her but fears getting caught cheating. -_- For some reason, Lynette and Ray both want to join the military. Anyway, Lynette is expecting their first child aka the Gosses' first grandchild!

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Will Ray get caught cheating? or will Angela the Flirt get caught cheating? IS ANYONE GOING TO GET CAUGHT CHEATING?!?!? Stay tuned for the next episode of *echoey voice* "FAIRVIEW AFFAIRS" *echo echo echo*...

THAT SON OF A PIG!

Good looks always comes at a price. When a sim is created, it is conferred personality traits such as grouchy/nice, lazy/active etc... so dear Mr Trottier turns out to be a lazy grouchy bum. But it's really difficult to break engagements (i think) so poor Lynette is stuck with this fiance (who hopefully will be a better man after he graduates/gets married). anyway, realised that as mascot, every now and then, the school coach Sunny will suddenly pop at his (Ray's) house and order him to work out! to which he immediately falls to the ground to start pumping and sit ups etc...

but what really pisses me off is that he's fallen in love with a cheerleader (Jordan)! and for a whole sem, he wanted to get engaged to her! but he doesn't want to break off his engagement to Lynette! That two-timing cow (but actually, i guess technically he's a bull =P)! tsk tsk tsk... what kind of a Family man is he??? starting to feel like 我把鲜花插在牛粪上. Literally.

and that Jordan! suddenly got into a cat fight with another mascot (Aiyana) at Ray's house while he was in class! The two were doing research together and suddenly a fight broke out and there was smoke and expletives (censored, of course: e.g. @ ! #) and Jordan won! must be a 三八！ Trying to steal other people's boyfriend but get into secret fights with his team mates!

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Trailer: Ray Trottier is in his final year of studies now. Will Ray still love Jordan if he realises how catty Jordan really is? Can a cow live happily ever after with a b****?! Will he dump Lynette at the altar (again) and try to run off with Jordan? Stay tuned tomorrow for the next episode of "Fairview Affairs"!
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In other news (about myself), we had yet another crazy day of fun and laughter (peace and joy)... the makeover was quite fun too! picked up some interesting tips on make up! tempted to buy the toner/base/foundation/powder... maybe will go back next week to buy...

less than 2 weeks before work starts and i still don't have a complete wardrobe and a pair of working shoes! ARGH!!!

Meet the Gosses

Since i've been playing sims 2 more than doing anything else, let me introduce the family to you guys. Be prepared for a long story.

I started with a character i created: Angela Forrest. Young female who went to Academie la Tour (university) and met the college streaker (Dominique Goss), fell in love and got engaged. Angela asked him to move in with her after she graduated and he proposed marriage!

Since they aren't the Family type (angela's a Flirt and Dominique's Mr Popular), i decided to impose the one-child policy on them. anyway, angela isn't too keen on having another baby. I guess she probably feels that another baby would hinder her flirtatious ways. So they had a baby girl, named Lynette Goss.

Genetics: Dominique's well tanned and has jet black hair, while Angela is fair skinned and has blonde hair. Lynette turned out to be fair skinned with jet black hair: really weird combi actually. Anyway, she's quite the genius! She managed to get all the available scholarships before she ended her teenage years! Hence, we (her parents and I) decided to send her to college earlier.

So in college, i wanted Lynette to date Prof Jones, who was Angela's Prof (and almost married her but i thought the streaker would make a more interesting husband). So kind of like get the daughter to marry the mum's ex. but they fell out and Lynette fell in love with Hayden (not Christensen, not the amazing race contestant). But Hayden was sneaking around in another dorm mate's room so i decided that Lynette needed to open up her social circle.

So Lynette picked up the college directory and called one of the sch's few male mascots: Ray Trottier. So he has a weird surname... But he's a nice guy and they fell in love. Note that Ray's always in his cow costume except when i got a hot tub and i saw that he's actually one of the few good-looking guys in the college! WHAT LUCK!

So at her graduation party, Lynette turned a potential Disaster to a Great Time by proposing engagement to Ray! Of course he agreed! Then she moved back home with her parents.

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THE COW IS BUGGED!
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So Lynette's happily at home wanting to have a wedding ceremony. She invited all her friends and they toast champagne to the newlyweds. But everyone had a drink too much and i had to install temporary toilet stalls in Lynette's bedroom. (Desperate times calls for desperate measures. =P)

Then suddenly Ray decides to go home and LEFT LYNETTE AT THE ALTAR! *gasps* So i reloaded my game (i know that's cheating the Legacy game but i can't let her be dumped like that) and i find that THE COW IS BUGGED! He can't move in with her and they can't get married! *double gasps*

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WILL LYNETTE EVER GET TO MARRY HER TROTTER *ahem* i mean TROTTIER?
STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT EXCITING UPDATE!

Secured my pay!

results are out. i did slight worse than i had hoped for but no C+s so i'm thankful for that.
Thanks to all those who have helped me along and shown concern during the 4 years!
Life in NUS would have been unbearable without all of u guys around! *muacks*

Meaning you people!
life sci kakis: peo, HD, SE, SL and ULTIMATE LIU SONG REN FAN IN SINGAPORE, ed, SM, geri, ah soh's pal and Jam.
lab folks: CH, ZH, HH, Jasmine, LX, BK, ZJ, Winston, Alan, BZ and of course, AMY!!! (although i know u guys don't surf my blog. -_-)
hyperjive folks
and the gang (no need to list lar hor? =P).

Sims 2

been playing that the past few days. previously chanced upon this "legacy game" for sims 2 players. you're suppose to make your characters marry NPCs (non-playable characters). so created an empty town w a single young adult female and married her off to her college streaker! so funny... that guy, cannot plan outfit for swimwear, underwear, pyjamas or formal! so although he has a set of all those, he pops into the hot tub naked (censored with blurred boxes)! and walks around the house naked most of the time. but every time some visitors see him, they would jerk backwards and have shocked expressions! =P

the hunt for the perfect pair of shoes is going nowhere. i have concluded that i'm not going to find it in tampines so i'll be extending my search to orchard on wed. fitting everywhere that i need to go to in as few days as possible to save on transport costs. GOING UP AGAIN! and sigh, MFA isn't the most convenient place to work in, still got to take mrt and bus. don't know if i have to continue to walk up the hill the long way... and found out where ms dreamer's workplace is! looks quite far from the map. =P

less than 11 hours to finding out how my last exams were... hoping for B+ for all except tumour, which i am hoping for a B-. sigh...

aki finished her section of the report! and i haven't finished my part yet! but actually hor, since we (spinky and i) have done a presentation on the tour, do we still need to write one? but good for keepsake! =)

sister is trying to decide on where/whether to go for hols before the new semester starts again. choices: hong kong, taiwan, gold coast. told her go hong kong next year, when disney opens. but she say go ocean park AND disney? isn't that weird? so i say what's so weird about that? the gang is contemplating going tokyo AND hong kong next year and visit both disneylands! haha... so i told her go gold coast.

joke of the day: she asked me for australia's weather so i asked her to check the weather forecast in today's newspaper.so ST has a map to indicate weather right? she was looking for australia and asked "eh? where is it ah? this one right?" POINTING AT EAST MALAYSIA/KALIMANTAN before realising that "eh... the shape like wrong hor..." OMG. my sister doesn't know where australia is but is contemplating going there. is she really going to be ok traveling w her friends? i wonder...

From Ralphie's Blog.

Are you a prostitute or are you an auditor?


1. You work very odd hours.
2. You are paid a lot of money to keep your client happy.
3. You are paid well but your pimp gets most of the money.
4. You spend a majority of your time in a hotel room.
5. You charge by the hour but your time can be extended.
6. You are not proud of what you do.
7. Creating fantasies for your clients is rewarded.
8. It’s difficult to have a family.
9. You have no job satisfaction.
10. If a client beats you up, the pimp just sends you to another client.
11. You are embarrassed to tell people what you do for a living.
12. People ask you, "What do you do?" and you can't explain it.
13. Your client pays for your hotel room plus your hourly rate.
14. Your client always wants to know how much you charge and what they get for the money.
15. Your pimp drives nice cars like Mercedes or Jaguars.
16. Your pimp encourages drinking and you become addicted to drugs to ease the pain of it all.
17. You know the pimp is charging more than you are worth but if the client is foolish enough to pay it's not your problem.
18. When you leave to go see a client, you look great, but return looking like hell (compare your appearance on Monday AM to Friday PM).
19. You are rated on your "performance" in an excruciating ordeal.
20. Even though you get paid the big bucks, it's the client who walks away smiling.
21. The client always thinks your "cut" of your billing rate is higher than it actually is, and in turn, expects miracles from you.
22. When you deduct your "take" from your billing rate, you constantly wonder if you could get a better deal with another pimp.
23. Your pimp seams to often abuse you, forgetting that without you, he would not have a business.
24. You do all the real work, but the pimp has a higher status and more money, and really just has to "coordinate" the work for you. Sometimes, you wonder if you could just make more money pimping out yourself.
25. You get so brainwashed into the lifestyle, that you don't realize that life can be better, until it is too late.
26. Personal time, or a work/life balance, is meaningless to your pimp, all he cares about is satisfying the clients, despite how many times he tells you he loves you.
27. After a few years, you find that all your non-prostitute friends are no longer your friends, because you lost touch and your schedule and lifestyle was difficult to manage, and you find that you associate primarily with other prostitutes.
28. The turnover rate is ridiculously high. Everyone thinks they can do it for a few years, no problem, but after just a few clients railing you, many break under the pressure, or quit for a better life.
29. Most of the time, your job could be performed by a well-trained monkey.
30. You thought college was a waste of time.

MBTI

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes3.asp

i'm a ENFJ(Extroverted, Intuitive, Feeling, Judging)! i remember the last i took, i was a ENT(Thinking)J and in JC, was I(Introverted)NTJ...

Enneagram test

Take the test at: http://www.9types.com/newtest/homepage.actual.html

I'm primarily a Type 1: Reformer. (http://www.9types.com/descr/1/)

World View: The world is an imperfect place. I work toward improvement.
Basic Desire: to be right
Basic Fear: of being condemned

The Perfectionist (the One)

Perfectionists are realistic, conscientious, and principled. They strive to live up to their high ideals.

How to Get Along with Me

• Take your share of the responsibility so I don't end up with all the work.
• Acknowledge my achievements.
• I'm hard on myself. Reassure me that I'm fine the way I am.
• Tell me that you value my advice.
• Be fair and considerate, as I am.
• Apologize if you have been unthoughtful. It will help me to forgive.
• Gently encourage me to lighten up and to laugh at myself when I get uptight, but hear my worries first.

What I Like About Being a One

• being self-disciplined and able to accomplish a great deal
• working hard to make the world a better place
• having high standards and ethics; not compromising myself
• being reasonable, responsible, and dedicated in everything I do
• being able to put facts together, coming to good understandings, and figuring out wise solutions
• being the best I can be and bringing out the best in other people

What's Hard About Being a One

• being disappointed with myself or others when my expectations are not met
• feeling burdened by too much responsibility
• thinking that what I do is never good enough
• not being appreciated for what I do for people
• being upset because others aren't trying as hard as I am
• obsessing about what I did or what I should do
• being tense, anxious, and taking things too seriously

Ones as Children Often

• criticize themselves in anticipation of criticism from others
• refrain from doing things that they think might not come out perfect
• focus on living up to the expectations of their parents and teachers
• are very responsible; may assume the role of parent
• hold back negative emotions ("good children aren't angry")

Ones as Parents

• teach their children responsibility and strong moral values
• are consistent and fair
• discipline firmly

Perfectionists see anger as a character flaw and repress it.

Self-Preservation Ones: "Worried and Anxious"

• Hardly a minute goes by when I'm not worrying about something: my finances, job security, the condition of the world, or little things such as what to buy for dinner.
• Changes in routine make me anxious.
• I may stay in an inappropriate or unsatisfying job for years rather than undergo the anxiety of looking for something new that I might like.
• I feel as if one error could ruin everything.
• I assess every last detail in advance in order to keep my life perfect and under control. When I finish worrying about myself, I worry about whether my loved ones are going to be safe and sound.
• I often imagine that someone is checking up on me or scrutinizing and criticizing everything I do.
• I frequently compare myself to other people, correct myself a lot, and apologize -- or feel that I should apologize.
• Sometimes I procrastinate because I'm afraid to make a mistake.

Relational Ones: "Insecure and Jealous"

• I tend to be overly possessive.
• I worry that my loved one will reject me for a more attractive or perfect person.
• I obsessively compare myself with others.
• When my partner or friend makes a positive comment about another person, such as, "He is a great cook," I get upset and think she means I am not a great cook.
• I feel ashamed and insecure when I experience boiling anger or jealousy. Sometimes I act overly enthusiastic or positive to cover up the feelings I think are improper.
• I become indignant when someone who doesn't deserve it gets honored or promoted or doesn't have to worry as much as I do about earning a Living.
• I like the intensity of being fully and passionately engaged with another person.
• I try to get my partner to meet my high standards and expectations in order to make him or her -- and our life together -- better.

Social Ones: "Adaptable or Unadaptable"

• Sometimes I defend what I believe in so adamantly, it puts me on the outs with people.
• There are times when I really want to reform something or someone, but I quietly simmer rather than rock the boat. It's important to try to get along.
• I've been accused of being unyielding, but I deliberate carefully and thoroughly in forming my opinions and can see no reason to change them.
• I believe in cooperation, but I will not go along with anything that is completely against my principles.
• When people don't perform up to my standards, I feel I must set them straight.
• I am drawn to groups that share my ideals, but sometimes I end up overworking because the others don't get things done right. I often feel resentful and have to leave.

One in Love
Living with Ones:

• Do remember details. Ones are detail conscious. They appreciate small gestures: being on time, remembering names, proper introductions.
• Speak respectfully. Make sure no one looks foolish. Ask for permission.
• Compliment thrift, effort, and dependability. Don't expect compliments in return.
• Cultivate your character. Set improvement goals. Don't flaunt your achievements.
• Admit error immediately. Admission clears the air and prevents resentment.
• Bring novelty and fun to relating. Ones tend to repeat the known.
• Avoid power struggles. Ones need to be right. There are at least two right ways.
• Maintain your own interests. Ones work long hours on their own.
• Humor is especially helpful. Worry vanishes with gentle humor.
• Ones perfect relationships. "What are our responsibilitites?" "What are we learning?" "What does right relating mean?" Ethics of relating are reviewed.
• Scorched-earth policy. If the relationship develops a negative aspect, Ones think about calling the whole thing off. Relationships seem either black or white.
• Once committed and convinced, Ones dig in. Extremely loyal. Value a family.
• Guilt. Pleasure signals anxiety: lightning may strike if we're having fun.

One at Work
In the Workplace:

• Likes specific guidelines and schedules. Loopholes are traumatic.
• Practical. Reshapes abstract approaches into step-by-step procedures.
• Likes schedules and accountability, knowing who's responsible for what.
• Keeps track of detail.
• Energy that could go to product may be diverted to details.
• Looks for evidence of ethical character -- discipline, manners, appearance, respect.
• Prefers doing over feeling. Wants to focus on work rather than work relationships.
• Aware of critical points about a program but has a hard time proposing broad solutions. Too much room for error.
• Secure in a formal role. Wants to respect hierarchy and authority.
• Aware of the resume and the record. "Good people have a good history."
• Devoted to work for its own sake. Takes pleasure in a job well done.
• Works hard for the right cause, for the good leader, for the competent team.
• Compares own effort to others'. "If they work, I work. If they don't, I won't."
• Keeps score. Notes what others do right and wrong. Will defend others if they're in "the right." Airs the grudge list if they're in the wrong.
• Can mask sense of personal entitlement by working for a good cause. "I deserve respect and special treatment because I do good in the world."
• Wants rewards for effort and competence but will not ask. May displace resentment over nonrecognition onto details and petty interactions. Legitimizes hurt feelings by finding fault with others.
• Finds it hard to delegate responsibility. Worries about getting the job done right.
• Doesn't want to be compromised by the mistakes of others. Will hold a loner's stance until the source of error is assigned.
• Afraid to be wrong. Prone to power struggles and arguments about who's right.
• Shifts blame. "There was a reason," "It wasn't my fault."
• Avoids risk. Risk leads to mistakes. When in doubt, wait. Don't take chances.
• Strong advocate for those who work under a disadvantage or who improve as a result of personal effort.

Musical Baton

WAH... VOC put me top of her target list... lol. after i did it, here goes:

Total volume of music files on the laptop:
3.09GB, 640 songs. still doesn't beat GZ. may have one or two songs lurking outside the folder... don't own most of the songs, prob half belong to my sister (huge Ayu database =P)...

The last CD I bought was:
if i remember right... was a Valen Hsu compilation cd. too long ago. mebbe in sec school. i do remember the first that i bought: emil chau "xiao tian tang" (with EZ band) bought with MPH vouchers i won in sec 1!

Song playing right now:
nothing. but it would probably be Breakaway (kelly clarkson) or Without You (Kimberly Locke and Clay Aiken). makes me seem like a AI fan huh? but recently, Without You has been the song in my head.

Five songs that I listen to a lot, or mean a lot to me (in no particular order):

1. Angel by Sarah MacLachlan. listen to it whenever i feel down.

2. Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson. listen to it when i feel rebellious and cos i love Princess Diaries!

3. Feel by Robbie Williams. listen to it when i feel rebellious. love the beat.

4. To where you are by Josh Groban. I remember when i first heard him sing on Ally. OMG. it was so touching. in that episode, he sang it for his dead "mum" i think. then i saw him sing again at a mini concert and he dedicated it to all those people who's brothers etc are soldiers fighting in Iraq.

5. 我愿意 by 王菲. kept bugging Vin for the lyrics in sec sch but in the end, shu e gave it to me in my autograph book. why is it in this list? eh... i love faye wong's earlier works - breathy melancholic pieces. and i think this would be one song that i would wanna play at my wedding. haha...

Something irrelevant: just realised that out of the 5, only 1 chinese although i have greater exposure to chinese pop.

Five people I'm passing the baton to:
1. Prozac: cos u haven't replied to being targeted!
2. Spinky: cos u haven't replied to being targeted!
3. Vin: cos u haven't replied to being targeted!
4. Ms Dreamer: cos u haven't been targeted!
5. Xuxinli: cos u're the only one outside my groupies in my list of bloggers whom i think would reply to this. ha.

au revoir, my tresses!

the whole point of making appointments is so that the person you arrange with can spend optimal amount of time with every customer.

however, halfway through my haircut, she had to go cut someone else's hair. wouldn't have been that bad if she hadn't left me there for HALF AN HOUR staring at myself in a huge mirror. i was ready to cry liao. looked damn "toot" cos she was only 3/4-way through. and the hair-dry girl sucks. lousy. let my hair fly all over my face.

when she came back and finished the job, it wasn't any more comforting. was looking for a more corporate look. told her that i was starting an admin job, but frankly, i think my hairstyle now is neither here nor there. mebbe i'm just not used to it. but i still wanna cry. doesn't help that i just watched the last episode of desperate housewives.

DOUBLE ARGH

We lost! AGAIN! (in reference to champion's league)

felt compelled to comment on the totally screwed up soccer scene. of course it's heartwarming that benitez managed to pull his team together and win it (despite stoopid gerrard's chelsea antics). but MILAN??? how could they have let in 3 goals just like that? and they lost the league to Juve... sianz.

just hoping that chelsea doesn't win next season. can't stand their arrogance. will gerrard still go? will the reds get to defend their title? but damn unfair if they sacrifice everton to let liverpool play.

WAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!

We lost! we lost! how could we have lost?!? *cry*

Round 3... FIGHT!

Battle of the reds: Man U vs Arsenal in extra time. Man U... Man U... Man U...

3rd round of photo developing tmr! hopefully no more pixelated photos and size will be ok. spent ard $100 on photos and albums liao. =P

lessons learnt:

• digital photos cannot print 4R. half my face got cut off in one. must print "digital size". why the stupid 1st shop never warn me? they are suppose to be quite reputable some more... -_- or maybe 'cause they think all of their customers are pros at developing photos? grrr...


• carry more memory rather than use the minimum. you never know when your photos end up pixelated. always safer to pay for more memory, than to print smaller photos/reprint.


• high optical zoom is very useful for travel with tour group s! because sometimes the tour doesn't go TO where you want to go, but goes PAST it from far, only high optical zoom can catch it.


• fast shutter speed! very important if you are taking photos in freezing weather! if you don't mind panasonic, the OIS is prob really great for this. and new panasonic cams have higher optical zoom (6x)...


• don't know if it is just my canon: most photos look overexposed. -_- colours not as vivid as olympus. but it's still user-friendly so i still love my camera!

• speaking of which, realised that ixus night/indoor shots tend to be more blur if the flash is off. maybe compensating with higher ISO speeds would have helped to minimise the blur. hmmm... must remember to try next time.

bloated

thank goodness i went out for lunch today. mum created century egg porridge a la cereal and for dinner, we had unfresh fish. >_<

developed my photos! picked out the ones i thought are nice... some turned out pixelated. think maybe they were taken at lower resolution even though larger photo size. not sure. pixelation not too obvious unless u stare at it in the day. anyway, don't know if i should start arranging photos now, or wait till after the full Japan Tour report emerges so that can write memories into the album too. =)

I AM STARTING WORK ON 13th JUNE! How exciting. decided that even if i do get offered the Venice Biennale internship, it would cause too much inconvenience to accept it - my dentist is also not too keen on me being away for too long at this point in treatment. Or maybe i'm just chicken - no guts to go italy by myself for 2 months. well, actually, don't even know if they are going to offer it to me or not but shall just be happy that i got an exciting career ahead of me...

somebody save me...

exploded with anger today. it really isn't nice if you move other people's things around when they are away and not tell them exactly what you moved where and let them go figure out for themselves.

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today: dentist visit
i was 10 min late for my dental appt today. got to the mrt station only to find that i brought the Japan wallet out so had to run home to get my regular wallet n rush to Orchard. why did i bring the wrong wallet? cause some people like to mess with other people's things without thinking/telling the other person.

usually when it rains, there's a traffic jam because cars slow down to avoid accidents. traffic jam at the dentist's too. he was 40 min behind schedule today. as i was sitting in the waiting area, came across today's horoscope in Life: your unselfish acts will be repaid 8 times over. so was wondering if the dentist being later than me was a good thing, because that would mean that i wasn't really late so i didn't really cause the dentist any trouble. =P

anyway, my dentist thinks i'll do ok for my new career and that i'm an "ideal candidate based on the limited interaction" he has had with me. Aww... he also said that my braces will only be off ard 3rd or 4th quarter. =( had hoped to get it off by july (graduation) but i guess that's not likely. hopefully can get it off by my birthday...

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just counted our japan photos! got abt 900+ from amongst the 3 of us... =P i think olympus cameras have more vivid colours, spinky n aki have very colourful photos of flowers! as the official ecological photographer for the trip, i am ashamed that my photos pale in comparison. literally. hope to get BK's photos tomorrow, then can start sorting out which ones to develop! then can buy a new album and hopefully get it ready by the next choir pals outing! =)

T&J's wedding!

My DHS seniors! (11 years older than me)

took this at the wedding last night... the guy in the centre is the current DHS principal aka my physics teacher. he was one of the "brothers" while i was one of the "sisters" and we made him act as a pole for the groom to dance around! haha...

his daughter is so adorable rite? apparently she was trying so hard not to blink during the photo-taking that she blinked furiously after. =)



anyway, the morning started out as a potential mess cos:

1. it was raining
2. there was a traffic jam
3. 2 bridesmaids with the "sweet" and the "hot" arrived at the hotel LATER than the groom's entourage
4. the matchmaker's car broke down.
   

thank goodness the car broke down. =P the 4 of us present would hardly be sufficient to hold the door! so it ran pretty smoothly from there... I yam seng the loudest! haha...

so fun! who's gonna get married next? can see why my cousin wants to be my bridesmaid... =)

Proud new owner of a new cat!

Ta da! my Hello Kitty porcelain doll! isn't she lovely? so cute right?

日本庙庙庙！

OMG!!! it was so fun! I LOVE SHOPPING IN SHIBUYA! shall let jac n ivy write the report first then fill u guys in with any additional details...

We wanna go again next yr! prob in aug/sept! possibly hokkaido and tokyo or JUST TOKYO!!! SHOPPING TRIP! 真的是疯掉了！Just for shopping alone, we'll prob take up 4 days!

Singapore is so hot and humid!!! i miss the cold wind!

Caught up with my reality TV liao! AI4 down to 3 contestants! Survivor finale tmr! i can't believe ______ & ________ won the amazing race! what happened in 镜中人??? UPDATES! UPDATES!

airport!

OMG! I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE WE PULLED THIS OFF!

shall confess to being ultra blur (refer to pinvinbin blog for more details). we are in front of our gate! using the net!

i hope i don't lose anything... so blur me... haha...

FSO

The original title of this post was going to be "Occupation: unemployed". However, that changed at 1200 today.

おわります！

うれしですね！～

life in NUS is officially over!

time to start packing for the trip!

zoning out

after yet another crazy night out with the gang, got woke up this morn by my sis's alarm. the bf is bringing her to see yet another doctor. i think that's the 3rd doc she's seeing this month. apparently she sees 2 doc for different problems and i have no idea what new problem has popped up that requires her to see a 3rd doc. she just tells me that one of her medication running out. it's really bad to doctor hop but she doesn't want to listen so like that lor.

realised that i'm just really unphotogenic. i hate taking passport-size photos cos you're suppose to look presentable in it, but somehow i always look sloppy. waste money... next time should borrow digicam, find a nice bright spot to take and photoshop it before sending to print instead of going to a "professional".

mid-exam destress session last night! so fun! almost the full gathering of the fellowship of the ex-link carders. mebbe we'll have full fellowship at chalet. =) everyone was singing/shouting at the same time! madness! VOC was so distracted with settling the bill that she didn't realise that the perfect couple secretly replayed their song so that they could master it and she was wondering how come the song so long... haha...

i am so looking forward to chalet! we're gonna pretend to be 21 again! (although i really don't think our mentality has changed that much over the past 1+ years, or at least the way we are when we're together. =) )

chalet chalet chalet...

1 week to japan!

Confused

Life's a mess. i have no idea what to do after graduation. really.

realised that the TA applications has closed. darn. no "refund" for heading down that path liao. there was a time when i wanted to be a primary sch science teacher.... bring my kids out to the science centre and let them be wowed by the omnimax theatre, to the zoo to see animals and learn about how different animals adapt to different environments, or just bring them to the school ecogarden so that the guys can pick up bird's nest fern spores on their fingers and go around freaking the girls out. LOL. those were the days.

the pri sch science syllabus is a whole lot different from what it used to be. Nature used to be a huge part of it - from building leaf litters to leaving your recess extras to rot in the science room. But the government promotes big ideas in little things. Primary 4 kids have to understand what genes do to us. Haven't seen the pri 6 textbook but i expect it to be an extension. Just like what happened to us 4 years ago, on that faithful day before we declared our majors.

I think it's really sad. Little kids don't want really to know more about things that they can't really see. Ok, maybe some really curious kids would, but putting in all these means we're cutting down elsewhere. we're losing all the fun side of science that might spur kids on to learn more. just like what it did to me.

well anyway, i don't think THEY'LL let me be a primary school teacher. probably have to teach sec sch kids who are on their way to being either disillusioned by science or actually noticing that they're missing out on the bigger picture.

what should i do after i graduate? so many responsibilities to fulfil but my options seem so limited.

In the spirit of following the crowd...

I made a Quiz for you! Take my Quiz! and then Check out the Scoreboard!

Illusionary Butterfly...

The illusionist!

What was your job in a past life? (LOTS of results & Anime Pics)


The "Butterfly"

Who exactly ARE you? (AnImE PiCs)

Frustrated Snacking Slacking Napper

bad enough that i'm already in no mood to study. someone in the house is driving me crazy with his incessant wrongful conclusion making and crapping to relatives.

撕破脸了！

my close frens would know that i lent some money to a cousin 2 years ago. or mebbe won't remember cos it's been 2 yrs. just 谈判 w her older sister. That cousin of mine PROMISED to pay me in installments and PROMISED to tell her parents. Fine if you don't pay me back in installments. Fine if you change hp number and forget to inform me. BUT YOU PROMISED TO TELL YOUR PARENTS! and she had the gall to tell her older sister that she never promised me that. Who are you trying to kid? Told her many times that i need the money back b4 i graduate. Had to resort to "threatening" to tell her parents (I KNEW SHE PROBABLY WOULDN'T DARE TO SAY!) before she got her older sister to talk to me. Trusted her so i lent her the money. SUPER PISSED OFF NOW.

footloose

the animals in the zoos are getting restless. yesterday (or was it the day before?) a jaguar escaped from its enclosure.
last night another cat bit a Chinese tourist during a performance where it was just suppose to jump from one place to another.

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so we're having not one but 2 casinos! the govt wants to make singapore a world class city. apparently, a part of being a world class city includes having a world class gambling rehab centre. WOW. i think i heard on the news something to this extent: since we've already called for tenders/proposals, we can't take back our idea of building casinos, hence we're building. so why tell the ppl that there will be a "decision made on whether to build or not" if you had already decided to build at that point of time?

dysfunctional browsers

still am not able to access my blog from IE. Blogger replied my email by giving me a list of suggested help topics pulled out from their website. HELLO? been there, done that? they said i could "reply" to get their attention but obviously that doesn't work. Hmmph. and now.

after using "reply" on Blogger, i can't access my gmail using Firefox. ridiculous. i have no idea what's going on. firefox just tells me page cannot be found and refuses to load my inbox. -___-

no lift home yesterday so i decided to walk home from tuition. It's' a 35-40 min walk from simei to home. I probably don't lift my feet high enough when i walk. almost tripped over drain covers (the kind w parallel bars running across) FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. Am pretty sure my thighs are allergic to perspiration or something. After walking for about 15 mins, i developed this itch/rash which started around the hem of my berms. was really bad. n when i almost tripped really hard but managed to recover by taking a leap of a sort, that sudden action caused the itch to worsen. it was unbearable. even worse than when i take paracetamol. Funny thing is, i never got this kind of rashes while doing PE in sch. mebbe i need to wear shorts for long walks. hmmm.

Anyway, i am pretty sure that yesterday was a sign that i needed exercise. must have waited for at least 2 min for the lift but it seemed to be perpetually stuck at coming down from the 6th floor. decided to take the stairs instead. was huffing n puffing by the time i got home.

trying to concentrate on studying for exams but obviously i'm not doing well. SIGH.

Blog blog blog

i can't access my own blog from IE. checked the blogger help but doesn't say anything. although they did mention that firefox is their preferred browser...

My last presentation in NUS!

can't believe that some people still insist on putting excessive amounts of words in their powerpoint slides.

the other day, i saw a presentation where they were at the "AIMS" slide. which had a para of words. but i guess the presenter recognised that he was running out of time so he only said the key words n very quickly moved on to the next slide. i couldn't finish reading any of their wordy slides. so why put so much words if you aren't going to let your audience read them?

My experience with presentations is that most people don't want to present and usually the presenter gets to edit the slides so i usually volunteer to present. can't stand crowded notes. so that day, no one wanted to step up so i volunteered again. i even asked my groupmate (Ms A) if she wanted but she was, like, "er... don't want lar... don't really know anything about the topic." (as if i do).

anyway, as the discussion went on, Ms A decided that the presentation should be split into 2 parts. slides and demo. so we decided to do slides first, demo later. then she said 2 people should present and she volunteered to do the slides. HELLO? i already did that? so i got pushed to doing the demo, which isn't too bad, really.

so everyone sent her the stuff by sun. she only sorted them out on mon night. i saw them this morn (DAY OF PRESENTATION!) and sms her to say that i felt the font colour looked weird. then she called. then she said, "actually hor, slides X and Y are related to what you are presenting right? you want to present them and the remaining slides?" can't believe it. the morn of presentation and she's pushing slides to me. of course i'm not doing it! you were the one who volunteered to cover all the slides and expected me to do the demo. So there.

Flabbergasted

my mum was sorting some old stuff n stumbled upon my sis's old neoprint pics (the kind on cards).

SHE STARTED DATING IN SEC SCH!!!! OMG. even younger than when i started. and she never said anything to me at that time, or after. whereas i told her abt my first bf. tsk tsk tsk...

Snacking Slacking Napper

The nick says it all. =P

thou shalt not play The Sims 2 till after exams.

need to sort out my notes and start studying. gonna be hell studying for behavioural and conservation. how to prepare myself when the notes feel so unsubstantial?

Another update

the other day my friend suddenly asked me during lecture:

I you can't find the guy that you like, would you marry some other guy?

totally puzzling. anyways, turns out, she was trying to use that as an analogy to finding a job. haha...

went to do comm service today after missing out for 2 weeks. was there by myself and there were so many kids! 13 of them... then got this girl, spoke w a funny accent and was missing her front teeth. so i couldn't really make out what she was saying. she had a 2 yr old sister w her. cos there were a lot of kids, i was trying to find stuff for all of them to do. and their dad was just sitting there reading a WOMAN'S MAGAZINE and totally ignored his kids. sheesh! think we're a playground???

then there was this auntie who asked his son to "ask the auntie if she got..." argh!!! AUNTIE!!! ME!!!

after that, i went shopping. i really shouldn't go shopping by myself. always either make bad decisions or NO decisions at all! haha... saw a pretty nice pair of shoes!!! the kind i've been looking for!!! but then it's too high-heeled. =( prob won't be able to walk properly in it. sigh. then went Seiyu and they had an offer on jackets and pants. couldn't decide on black or beige and in the end, didn't buy. haha...

The colour of...

my bankbook.
my water bottle cap.
the cushion on my dad's chair.
prosperity.
romance.
the famous F1 team. constructor's ranking 2nd last i think. sad.
my favourite EPL team. which has performed absymally this yr. hopefully can at least win FA cup. sad.
the liquid that is flowing out, apparently from 4 mosquito bites situated within a 1cm radius of each other.

Wet feet day

rained all day.

was ready to go for an interview. but decided not to go in because:

• either the building did not update the tenant directory OR the person who called me lied about the name of the company
• the person who called me could only tell me that they are a HR company. no details at all. but the place she asked me to go to had a display of books/cds etc to boost brain power.
  

on another note...
small sis has resorted to drinking Brand's to keep herself awake. expensive stimulant.

Flat hair day

so my hair is straightening every day. almost no curls liao. pity. but the newspaper said digital perm usually lasts between 4-6months so i guess it's not that bad.

OVERSLEPT ON THE MRT TODAY! Simply too tired. i saw ITE flashing by me and next thing i knew "PASIR RIS" was booming into my ears. =P 1st time i missed my stop... really can't blame me. 8hrs of sleep over 2 days isn't good for your brain, or enough to keep me conscious enough to know where i am. scratching, grinding and calls for oiling are keeping me awake at night. oh well.

today... was an interesting day. met someone i didn't expect to ever see again. i think that person recognised me too, although we didn't say anything to each other. i guess some things are fated? just hope that i won't ever bump into THAT person again. no, not the one i met today. anyway, most ppl should know who i'm talking about.

think i'm zoning out again. must hit the bed before sis does. mebbe i'll keep her up tonight with a symphony of my own... LOL.

Update

Let's start with what happened yesterday.

so i had this debate where i was assigned to speak just because i posted a comment on the IVLE. screw those people who dictate what you gotta do. 2 mins? say what? so i was prepared to give something rather brief. then during the presentation, the girl before my turn talked for ultra long lor... and she would break for 3-4 sec in between her examples for what? give me the false impression that it's my turn? she had the gall to cover my topic (which was ASSIGNED to me in an email which she must have read) and then didn't even bother to say something like "i shall pass on to the next speaker". How can anyone like that be in 3rd/ 4th yr university? sheesh!

on a happier note, ate lunch w spinky n gzai today at Munchie. the calamari is very nice! i think it's better than fish n co's (whose standards, sadly, have fallen). Also completed 2 assignments! so i'm left with:

• finishing a letter explaining revisions to my essay
• writing a concluding paragraph to explain why animals should/should not be kept in zoos
• write a 1500 word essay on how p53 acts independent of transcriptional activity, i.e. directly on proteins.
• 1 page report on failure to obtain results in last last week's practical.

seems ok lar... should be able to finish all this by thurs midnight i hope. (since it's the deadline anyway. =P)

aiyah... didn't managed to get to use the emoticons that i kapoked from the ULTIMATE LIU SONG REN FAN. =P

oh yar... did i mention that i suspect that that irritating speech-stealing person may be the one who can live with squiggly lines all over her essay? (refer to previous post on perfume and COLON)

tomorrow got discussion again. then lunch... probably going to eat with the Lab people. then lecture... was thinking to go shop for shoes after class but i have tuition on wednesdays nowadays (instead of mondays). Eats into my AI4 time. OOH... 2hours of Amazing Race in <22hrs. What will the Survivors do next?

9,900!!!

Today my aunt gave me a skirt from Japan, size 11. the price tag says 9,900 yen. do u know how much that is in Sing $? *drop jaw*

Ah ma's birthday!!! played London Bridge with my cousins and nieces. So funny to reminescence how we were like when we (cousins nearer to my age) were that age. Laurie is simply adorable as usual! apparently she learnt to wear her sandals in a week in school! WOW!

Family gatherings are always good for business. Aunt asked if i would be free in May to watch Tristan. Then later, I think i signed myself up for more tuition in Serangoon area. And i kind of cursed myself that i won't be able to find a job *choi* quick. The latter may be a good or bad thing... would be nice to have that bit of free time to pick up some hobby or something before i start work... and i'm still committed to giving tuition to my current students... Oh well, see how.

MFA II

apparently i did ok enough to be considered... so now to stage 2. realised that i have 3 CAs coming up next week. n all of them are group work requiring presentations. all on different days. thus ended up changed the selection test date TWICE. hope it doesn't reflect badly on me. So paiseh. i arranging for stuff but forget that i actually have something on on these dates. -_-

generally suay day. a cockroach ran over my feet when i was washing my face at 630am. that woke me up. ended up waiting a lot for nothing today too... sheesh. then tuition ended early so i thought i'ld drop by melly welly's house on my way home. hung around outside hoping that someone would hear me and come open the door but no one did. oh well. try again next time.

my sis has dozed off on the sofa with her mask still on. suppose to leave on for half hour. didn't time for her. will it dry and crack if she doesn't wake up in time? i wonder...

MFA

the test was quite tricky. i knew i wouldn't finish section 3. wonder if i can move on?

painted at KK today! so fun! i should probably juz paint for leisure... maybe i should kapok some cute pics from KK... haha...

mrt home was crowded as usual. people were so impatient to board the train at lavendar that they couldn't be bothered to step back to let others get off first. -__- and guess what happened? this kid (prob in sec sch) fell and had his leg (note: not just his foot) stuck in the gap between the platform and the train. Let this be a lesson to those who can't understand the benefits of courtesy and the importance of patience.

Perfume test

Following the perfume and colon fiasco, came across spinky's email about the perfume personality test.

so anyway, the test said that i belong to the floral family too!

You're sensitive, warm and cheerful. You like tenderness in life: flower bouquets and weekends for two. Your elegance comes naturally and your close relations appreciate your femininity and artistic talent. You're sincere and generous, and cultivate the pursuit of happiness and radiate joie de vivre. Your perfume expresses the femininity that makes you so unique. Your wear it elegantly and naturally. Floral perfumes are the ones for you, whether fruity, woody or musky or even green. Their auras follow you and embellish your beauty and personality.

no wonder i like ananya... LOL... but out of production liao.

Blog blog blog....

For some reason, people can't view my blog properly. i can't access my blog from my friend's IE. weird. it doesn't get updated despited refreshing (maybe this is my friend's Mac's fault?) =P

update:
finished reviewing the behavioural essays!
halfway through my other behavioural assignment.
attempted to read tumour bio article.

still playing sims 2: university. although i think will get bored of it soon. =P

Perfume and COLON???

Spent 3 hours last night editing a classmate's essay out of duty. It was quite horrible. Grammatical errors littered the paper and she left out some stuff which should not have been left out.

Quote: In modern society, there is the widespread use of perfumes and colon which companies have designed for better mate attraction.

must have been written in a hurry. discounting this, i wonder how she could write her essay with all the green squiggly lines in her MS Word when she wrote stuff like "a female... and their..."

skipped sch today. 2 hour lecture which i anticipated to be boring. ended up napping during this slot but i take consolation in the fact that if i had gone, would have wasted 4 hours napping. so there. ha.

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it's so obvious when your sister has some sort of relationship problem. of course it doesn't help if she's pretty... lol...
tell-tale signs:

• gets long calls from more than 1 male voice
• uses the phone in a isolated corner
  
• talks more softly than usual to the new male voice (aka different voice from the boyfriend)
  
• uses the phone AND the handphone
• uses the phone AND the handphone AND MSN messenger
  

sigh

when u lose something, don't u ever wish u were a psychic? or at least have some sort of telepathy w what u've lost.

Oh where, oh where could my lost item be???

*cry*

Ups and Downs

Today i went for an aqua aerobics class w spinky! it was so fun! absolutely hilarious! try grabbing on to a styrofoam dumbell and "running" across a pool. :P

Finally decided on a type of package tour! pretty much settled on which one exactly actually... juz waiting for promotions. :P

still worried about something important that i've lost. dunno how i'm going to replace it if i really can't find it... pray that it pops up... although chances seems rather slim. please not have been thrown out accidentally.... sigh...

5 yellow cards and still no goals in Man U vs Crystal P.

still 1 page down 9 pages to go.

sunburnt areas are itching. y?

reflections

a jack of all (ok... mebbe not all... some) trades, but master at none.

a copier or a creator?

a follower or a leader?

of all the skills i have, i think i count myself pretty good at:
- computer stuff: searching the internet efficiently, using MS office...
- editing: i enjoy correcting my sister's n cousin's essays. ok... not all the time, but when i'm free, yeah...
- sketching: recently started sketching again out of boredom/stress. yesterday sketched Fuji-kun from Prince of Tennis episode 64. pretty happy abt my sketching skills - looks relatively proportionate. n sketched pooh today. でも, it's just copying exactly what i see... ...
- making kids happy: i adore kids. when they aren't driving me mad lar. kids do say the darnest things and when they do say what they say, they often say it in the most what?-nothing-wrong-with-what-i'm-saying look. =)

Problems...
i tend to become "juai" after a while but mostly jokingly... unless it is a matter i really have confidence in. but i still manage to piss at least 1 person off whenver i work in an office environment.

indecisiveness. that's probably my 致命穴。 coupled with passiveness, they make a deadly combination. passiveness got me into science... which is what i seem to have been doing all this time. It seems to be the natural choice to go into teaching but i don't really want that. Most people tell me that i'll be great at teaching, and I guess i might like teaching. but a rare bit of wisdom spouted from my sister that day: "i don't want to be in school all my life."

i guess i know that if i teach, i'll stick with it for a while, maybe even for life. which is why i don't want to teach right now. life is short - cliche but true - and i've already wasted time not trying out things which i would have liked to do. yet, i have no idea what i really want to do, and am just taking things as they come. perhaps it's this sense of being lost that is de-motivating me this semester.

if we could all just do whatever we liked to do, i'll just sit down somewhere n play with kids. =P or just draw... creativity is about experimentation... but i am not skilled enough to do so. in the meantime, i just continue to use my pencil, and sketch what i see, exactly the way i see it - provided i have the time.

so how do i make a living out of all this?

hmm...

Overjoyed!

Today the O level results were released!!!

So happy!!! after 3 yrs of nagging, he really did make it! I actually hoped for a few more A1s but A2s are still great!

OH JOY!!!

dear blog

today went to make new specs! was tempted to get clip on shades... but my sis said, "next time go to work, will be at aircon place right?" made a lot of sense. but still heart itchy itchy. lol

went for first facial! wasn't a real one... cos no poking. just the application of lots of stuff... the good thing abt the facial is, stayed up quite late today and my face isn't as oily as it usually might be! didn't get rid of my blackheads though.

travelled across the city area today! so was at orchard to get specs/facial. then went marina bay for sec 4 class outing, which 20% of the class turned up for. then we decided to eat at suntec. then after that, we decided to go ngee ann city for dessert, but managed to convince deyao to drive us there. hee... the ice cream was delicious!

after that, deyao "tricked" us into going to his house to play mahjong. piang... played till 130am juz now. at one point in time, was losing about $5! then went to the toilet and my luck changed! lol... later aki went too and she won the round after that toilet visit! deyao at first denied the luck-changing power of his toilet but succumbed to it anyway. but cos he went to the toilet in the same round as aki but AFTER aki, he still lost. LOL

so in the end, managed to cut my losses down to just 10 cents! yay! so why do i say we kenna tricked? cos deyao didn't wanna send us back. -_- so we shared a taxi. but luckily 3 of us shared, cos ended up paying just $4. =) quite cheap considering that it's past midnight already. the taxi driver was very friendly. telling me stories of chasing cheating boyfriends and sending spurned wives to ex boyfriends and taking people "around the world". =P i guess he was really bored and needed to talk to someone to keep awake anyway... =)

so got home safely to find that my brother was still awake - meaning pc still on... so here i am! hee...

sian

slacking all week.
lots of work needs to be done.
must concentrate.

rejections. rejections.

The 3 rascals

Here are the 3 musketeers - Lei, Kai and Tristan - who are gonna turn laurie into a tomboy.
Pretty obvious who the siblings are... the 3 of them are 1 yr older than the other.
Poor photography skill on my part. but it was really hard trying to get them to sit down quietly for at least 10s to take photos. realised how important camera reaction time is when u wanna take photos of little kids. =P

my favourite cousin

Isn't she a dear? =) 2 and a half years old! ah ma thinks she adores me too... =) was wearing a tee a little bit short and whenever my tummy showed, she would say "cheh cheh shame shame..." and pull my tee for me! but the cute one did not realise that her pants kept slipping and her butt was showing every time she walked around. =P

my other darling cousin

Brit is so cute. She's really hardworking... She's always calling me mean, or saying things like "but i'm your flesh and blood" or "my blood is running through yours" or "blood is thicker than water".... anyway, she's cute. =)

she's the one who wants to be my bridesmaid. and keeps asking me if i wanna date her school's "administrator" which translates to clerk. and today she asked me what type of guys i like. so the first thing that popped into my mind was "intellectually challenging", as i quote some ST movie reviewer who reviewed "Before Sunset" and said "the sexiest part of the human body is the brain". and she said next time, she'll try to hook me up with a doctor. are doctors more intellectually challenging?

so today i helped her with her speech on regret. she was so happy in the end that she asked me to be her kid's godma next time. That's the great thing about teaching! to inspire the younger ones to do well. But i don't really wanna teach... or do i? Sigh... what to do? what to do?

No school tmr! or at least, no early lessons tmr! fieldtrip to BTNR to talk to Nparks. And it's the first (and only) mid-term break that i'm having w my siblings at home too! wah... all 3 Singapore universities having break in the same period! Imagine the 3 of us fighting to use the pc over the next few days.... Things are gonna get ugly. LOL...

more nonsense...

my mum was listening to the radio just now and they were promoting a valentine's package at kublai khan.they said that couples seldom go to chinese restaurants to celebrate v-day, and that the good thing about v-day is that give girls an excuse to receive flowers from guys. otherwise, the guys normally wouldn't buy flowers, except on special dates...

slow day. tuition later.

Feb 20th

went shopping today... w my sis! bought my 1st pair of C&K shoes! =) n my sis wants to treat me to a facial treatment next week... OOH... 1st time... =)

today went spinky's place for dinner again! had a free bus ride from suntec to her place... =) spinky has some golf ball sized pineapple tarts and according to xigua, prozac ate 5 of them! he forgot his poster (typical) and he shocked us all by announcing how much weight he put on this CNY! *gasp*

we played mahjong! very long never play w xigua liao! n we think she also very long never play... cos she blur blur one... hee... in the end, i won some money! =) almost hit 清一色 but was waiting for the partner of one card, which was impossible to get since all the cards were out. Then that round, couldn't believe my "luck" and was laughing so hard, cried liao. =P i think also what prozac, aki n xigua said lar, though i can't remember already.

so been relatively lucky in certain areas, but still no luck in love. was at Times today and picked up a horoscope book. it said that 13th of feb is a good day for scorpios to seduce. what did i do on 13th feb? (refer to 14th feb post). was at the wedding... but was spending most of the time w my darling Laurie. then went melly's house. don't think i managed to catch anyone's attention or did anything "special", or did i? hmmm...

thought of the day

"If a husband fails, his wife must succeed."

seems like nothing much wrong with this statement. If you think about it, if it is the husband's life-long dream to do something but circumstances hamper his actions, perhaps his wife could take on the duty to complete the task. Like in those old Chinese dramas, where the virtuous wife tries to help her sick husband...

What's wrong is that this is a guy who refuses to take the advice of the people around him and keeps insisting that his actions are correct... doesn't listen to his wife either. so he's actually blaming his wife for his predicament, as if his failure has been at least in part caused by his wife. Frankly, i think the wife's biggest mistake was to marry a guy like that.

So terribly annoyed today.

Letter from an unknown woman

today my friend told me this story. It was written by Stefan Zweig, an Austrian writer 70 yrs ago... about a woman's devotion towards a heartless man. Really sad tale... The poor woman fell in love with the guy since she was 12... She even resorted to prostitution to raise their child. When they met again years later, he only saw her beauty and not who she really was. Despite the many hints she dropped regarding their past, he still couldn't remember her. Even his manservant recognised her! Anyway, her child died of typhus and she caught it too... hence the title. Her letter to her love at her death... Apparently, at the end of the letter, he still couldn't remember her.

It's been made into a Chinese film, starring Jiang Wen and Xu Jing Lei. The trailer is up on her website: http://www.xujinglei.org/letter/. The theme song of the movie is also very nice!!!

If I love you, what business is it of yours?
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

smoke, smell, shadow

it's 初九。 today is 财神 day? can smell the joss paper burning. the news today quoted the Met service as saying that rain will fall only at the end of the month. all the dead plants...

saw the shadow of a mosquito darting across my left. darn. only managed to kill one of its bloody *literally* companions. what do male mosquitos feed on ah? pretty sure people first coined the term "bloodsuckers" after ruthless ex-wives who fight their way for alimonies...

realised that i have fallen behind schedule on lots of stuff. assignment due in 3 weeks and i still have no focal point or any idea on how to write it. gotta finish up my resume too! start sending to companies? problem is, which?

Acknowledgements

Revival of this blog is proudly brought to you by

the multiple server checks/laggy periods of Maple Story.

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it's alive!

my blog, it seems, has regained a more regular life after weeks of 1 post/week. much better than a certain mr P who decided to let his blog die till dunno when.

juz read some old emails, one of which was abt our visit to WWW. Makes me wanna go again!!! esp when the weather these days is so hot! all the grass everywhere is dying... except one spot at the corner near the pedestrian crossing at TMall. weird. can't figure out how come the grass still so green there... so hidden spring? hmmm... *deep-in-thought-look*

my latest mental and emotional assessment (courtesy of www.colorquiz.com) suggests that

Anxiety and restless dissatisfaction, either with circumstances or with unfulfilled emotional requirements, have produced stress. She feels misunderstood, disoriented, and unsettled. This drives her into a search for new conditions or relationships, in the hope that these might offer greater contentment and peace of mind.

That would explain all that babbling in the previous posts... lol...

Words of Wisdom

"when love becomes a headache, it's no longer love."
- sister to the 小 auntie

How love came to be...

Plato's take on love: http://home.earthlink.net/~ekerilaz/hen.html

any of u singles out there hit by v-day blues?

realised that when you're younger, you tend to be more impulsive with certain things... like going up to a person to tell him/her that you like him/her. And then you may get rejected, cry over it for a while and perhaps take months or even years to get over it. but when you get older, people seem to be more shy and attempt the question differently: i would like to get to know you better. How romantic. But romanticism seems to have died out? or it has become a show of ego (refer to ST article on valentine's day roses to the office).

You dream of having a romantic relationship... and find that you might just have to settle for something less. One that is more down-to-earth, a meeting of minds, the baring of souls... without all the hooha. ATTEMPTED that but didn't work. No chemistry.

How well should you know the target of your love before you approach him/her for a date or declare your affections? I know people who want to exchange numbers after 1 meeting. Their courage is admirable...

There my sister is... comforting her friend who seems to have gotten dumped. So strange... my sis seems to be quite the relationship counsellor. LOL She says she hardly ever sees couples remaining friends after a breakup. How true is that? someone asked me that yesterday... depends on your level of commitment to each other? Somewhere out there some girl is crying her eyes out and not knowing what to do. Been there, done that.

Love is such a difficult game to play. And yet to win, will give you a life of blissfulness and happiness... and so we learn to take risks and bear with the heartaches...

And so i end, with the lyrics of "getting to know you" from "the king and i" and hope that everyone around me will find their sweethearts when they want to... =)

Getting to know you,
Getting to feel free and easy
When I am with you,
Getting to know what to say

Haven't you noticed
Suddenly I'm bright and breezy?
Because of all the beautiful and new
Things I'm learning about you
Day by day.

*muacks* HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

it's 3.50am. can't sleep. couldn't sleep same time last week too. darn. this is really bad. mon's my longest day... mebbe i should reschedule tonite's tuition. doesn't help that there's a mosquito that gave me 4-5 bites every sun nite then buzzes around my ears as if to gloat. is that what's keeping me up? got one on the sole of my foot too. SIAN. some people tell me live on higher floors, less likely to get mosquitoes... i live on 7th floor leh... mosquito fly up from ground level? or maybe it's raising it's family in my neighbour's house but decided to come visit me every sun nite? -_-

anyway, shall not comment on chinese new yr since it'll mostly be about my darling laurie-ann. =) i think CNY celebrations so far this yr has been great! compared to last yr... although some people were missing in action. =( GET WELL SOON!!!

Yesterday my cousin got married! The thing about weddings these days is that it's so common to use PPT to feature old photos of the couple... then my younger cousin told me that every time she goes to a wedding, she starts wondering what her wedding will be like, then wonder who she's gonna question. Then came the inevitable: Cheh cheh, why you got no boyfriend? This being the same cousin who wants to be my bridesmaid n recently, decided to try her hand at matchmaking by giving me a brief intro of her sch "administrator" (frankly, i think he's a clerk) - my age, earns $7/hr and mostly sits around in the office watching people go by. She's a real darling... thanks for your concern, dear... But i think the situation isn't so bad as to require your assistance? =P

So yesterday was really fun n exciting! At nite was at melly welly's house. Merv managed to lose at Tai Tee even though he had all 4 aces. Unwittingly gambled for the 1st time. won $2.60 in mahjong. got full pts... actually over liao cos it was 对对胡 and 半色. then prozac had to get 对对胡 and 清一色。 -_- but it was really funny... we kept daring each other to do 平胡。 Then i did something impulsive when i got home. Is it gonna have any negative reprecussions? Hope not... hmmm... =P

Generally feeling quite pleased with myself with what i've done the past week. =) has gotta be my best holiday period ever!

it's 4am. i slept at 4am last mon morn. will i be able to get that 2h of sleep today? hmmm...

ONCE AGAIN

The ever think-he-so-smart one has done it again. Installed a "new" lampshade (prob bought at cash converters) and suddenly every electrical socket from that point onwards cannot be turned on. SIAN. think he can fix that?

Of snails n such

I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MANY WATER SNAILS IN 1 FISH TANK. in fact, with the estimated 100 snails and only ONE fish, it looked more like a water snail tank. Stands in my uncle's house. There's also a very yellowed photo of my mum when she was really young! n all my uncles and aunts... almost couldn't recognise some of them! There was also a photo of my cousin's wedding, where i was the only girl wearing shorts (when all my other female cousins AND my sister) got to wear dresses -_-). Had really short and "toot" hair, with humongous glasses too... *sigh* those were the days...

Backtrack by 2 hours:
before i went to my uncle's house, was at my aunt's house celebrating the fact that my newest cousin's one month old! My darling Laurie had forgotten me! *cry* She is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE can??? 2 years old only and she can understand so much! except that she doesn't know what colour grey and brown is. But no fear, she warmed up to me after a game of LONDON BRIDGE which as usual, ended with me catching her cos her brother n my other cousins (7-9 yrs old) kept running away. have i mentioned the fact that she is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE??? she has the prettiest dimples!!! and smooth curly hair!!! and she sings!!! and she says "你好吗" in an accented tone!!! Single tone actually. Note: she's half-french. then no matter how you teach her, she just says it the same way! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and she could tell me about what she did in australia for her hols! of course needed some prompting lar... But my grandma said that sometimes she would bring Laurie to the roadside to wait for her brother to come home on the school bus. Then got one time, after some time, she suddenly said to Ah Ma, " No bus, take taxi." SO CUTE RIGHT??? and she hardly ever takes taxi cos my aunt n uncle drive them around!

Backtrack to this afternoon:
I finally did IT!!! It was so simple! and yet so satisfying! makes me want more!!! lol...

NEW LOOK... AGAIN!

I changed the look again! hopefully u guys can read it liao!

The powers of listerine

LISTERINE IS SO NUMBING!!! Instant burning feeling!

So silly of me... the nite before yesterday, told my sis i was going to go swimming yesterday and even said "DON'T TRY TO STOP ME!" jokingly. so yesterday was all dressed up to go swimming. had a feeling all day that the pool was closed. When i walked there, THE POOL REALLY WAS CLOSED!!! -_- Then when i got home, told my sis about it and she said, "Eh? thought i told u before?" and that she thought that i was going to the swimming pool at school. hai...

Still dozing off in class. should make it a habit to wake up at early regular hours.

what i did today

• dozed off in both classes although they are my most interesting modules this sem. prob shouldn't bring notes to class. breeds complacency
• bought a crystal star pendant for my sis! arts bazaar... haven't been to one in ages!
• rubbed my aching back
• told all the girls in lab abt my hairdye tale.
• discussed the origins of Uruk-hais n Orcs with the PhD student. Anyone would like to tell me how come Uruk-Hais are born from earth?are they moulded from the mud?
• got a call from KK! going for orientation on thurs! hopefully will be able to contribute (positively) to the program. =)
• today i spent the least amount of time on the pc game! cos of my aching back. Ok, ok... mainly cos my sis had work to do. haven't done actual sch work in some time. must wean myself off the game n start doing work!
• surfed some travel agencies' websites. NATA's fair is 18-20th march i think. good. should still give us time to decide where to go n when. 2 yrs ago, i think our first attempt failed cos not everyone who wanted to go really knew what the tours encompassed? This time must plan better! must try to get more ppl to go to the fair together! hee...

NEW BLOG LOOK!

Decided that my blog needed a new look since i've already stopped killing mice. COMES W A NEW NAME TOO! More reflecting of my true nature... hahaha...

Got my hair dyed on friday morn! but it's not very evenly done and also considerably straighter now... :( sigh... oh well... Quite an experience nonetheless.

• went down to TM at 1015. thought not much of a queue so went to look around.
• returned at 1040 and found a queue. promptly started to queue. called my sis n VOC n prozac to come down.
  
• Made friends w the aunties who were queuing before and after me.
• 1050: uproar cos of lack of queue system. Auntie in front of me was very vocal
• 11: start of queue system. promptly called VOC to "FASTER COME!!! FORGET ABOUT THE FRIES!"
• VOC brought her mum along *thankfully* who got a queue number for Prozac.
• we were told to GO AWAY first. told to come back around 6+. -_-
• exchanged numbers w auntie behind me so that she could go home first n we would call her when it was our turn.
  
• sent my sis home. told prozac no need to rush down. went shopping for bedsheets w VOC n mum
• 12+: bumped into auntie in front of me. she told us that we could actually get the appointment earlier so we went back. called my sis to come down too. called prozac to come down. Typical of him to ask "should i wear an older Tee? Do i need to gel my hair? No need? Oh... must wear cap liao"
• 1+: got our faces scanned into a laptop n hair colours simulated. VOC and sis ended up w the same colour TERRACOTTA which is reddish-brown.Prozac was torn between terracotta and CHESTNUT (dark brown) but decided on CHESTNUT. I decided to go w a slightly more reddish/orangish tinge RUBY. Although i thot IRISH RED sounded more exciting and looked darker but the lady told me that RUBY was better.
• Prozac changed his mind. decided to try TERRACOTTA since the colours usually turn out darker than they look.
  
• 2+: ended up queuing w the aunties who were in front n behind me! we had lots of fun talking crap which i cannot remember what exactly. VOC exclaimed that she had no idea that my sis was studying in SMU although i seem to recall that i pointed this fact out to several friends last yr liao. OOPS. :P
• Saw a girl w very nicely dyed short hair. VOC, prozac n i promptly speculated animatedly what colour it was. Pretty sure my sis was the only calm one (as usual). Wanted to ask the promoter but the girl prob heard us cos she suddenly shouted TERRACOTTA to us n smiled.
• Prozac PANICKED. Was worried that it would be inappropriate for him to sport such a bright colour at work. More animated discussion followed, to which he was extremely indecisive and the auntie behind me commented that he was like a girl. =P
• Prozac decided to take CHESTNUT.
• More queuing. At some point in time, Prozac decided to reconsider his choice. FINAL DECISION: TERRACOTTA. VOC pointed out that if it turns out too bright, all 3 of them could share a bottle of black hair dye 2 weeks later. =P
• I got my hair dyed! since it's been a month since i last combed my hair, it was excruciatingly painful as the hair-dye lady tried to smooth it out. Could hear VOC telling my sis that actually my hair is very long n thick.
  
• After i got mine dyed, the hair dye ladies decided to take breaks. in the meantime, the cling film on my head was slipping off. =P
• Finally got mine washed. Blow dry lady was very friendly and gave me tips on how to manage my hair.
  
• Was interviewed by the emcee and declared the "best interviewee" cos i talked the most. =P
• VOC, prozac n sis got theirs done. In the meantime, helped VOC's mum to dye her hair.
• VOC's hair is the brightest! although her colour was supposed to be darker than mine. Prozac's one wasn't very obvious and after it was blow dried, his head looked like a durian.
  
• While we waited for VOC's mum's hair to set, we chatted with the blow dry lady andmade friends w her. she even gave prozac suggestions as to what hairstyle suited him best.
  
• 6+: prozac left to meet his friends. by this time, it was much less sunnier than before but he still whipped out his magnetic shades. Poseurimbo. -_- LOL...

Current hair update: it's much straighter than before n unevenly dyed. oh well... free job so can't expect too much i guess...

=P

no part 2 since spinky n aki already wrote highly comprehensive reports liao. :P

in case u've been wondering why i haven't been blogging, mainly cos i've been spending the majority of my online time on Maple Story. All Peo's fault! hahaha...

oh!!! n today i had a LOTR marathon w my brother! borrowed ROTK extended ver from a friend! Spinky!!! they showed a bit more of the Faromir & Eowyn story in this one! in fact, a lot of stuff were much better explained in the extended version. =)

as i was watching, i was reminded of all the scenes when we would squeal "BROTHERLY LOVE" n scream "AWWW" at legola's appearance! i kept thinking of how we were in the cinemas! hahaha... he still looks so shuai n nimble!!!! hahaha... going crazy liao!!! u guys must watch too!!! must thank spinky and aki for winning that Today comp (3 yrs ago?!) n going to PS to watch FOTR which i didn't get to watch when it was first released in the cinemas!

class this sem is quite alright. except fridays which can be ultra long days n i lose steam after lunch (provided i got time for lunch =P). had a sudden craving for Hotcakes on thurs... mmm... hopefully will get to eat on mon. hee... behavioural bio n conservation bio are so entertaining! peter ng still telling his Dodo and passenger pigeon stories, n sodhi is juz a really fun prof! hopefully the exams will be easy to crap through... hehe...

GREATEST NEW YEAR PARTY EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - part i: prep work

WAS SO HIGH YESTERDAY!!! spent 24 hrs at spinky's house!!! slept only abt 3-4 hrs in the morn so today i woke up at 3! PM! hehe....

To add on to aki's blog:

June:

• had been thinking to make something special to celebrate 10 yrs of knowing some of u guys! so borrowed scanner from a fren to do a photo montage...
  

Early Dec:

• started thinking that the photo stuff wouldn't be very practical n somehow, the idea of ez-link card popped into my head. being the one who can never keep secrets, was extremely hard trying to conceal my excitement when i had to msg aki n spinky to ask abt photos n card designs... hehe...
• wanted to make diff ones for each person but was too ex so decided to stick to group one. PAISEH to Mr Kow cos on a tight budget... =P

Dec 16-17:

• found out that it wouldn't be ready by x'mas but hoped that it would be ready by new yr eve since the lady told me it takes abt two weeks.
• bombarded my photoshop pals w designs n asked them for opinions. finally settled on one which i thot could have been better if i wasn't in such a rush to get it done.
  

Dec 18th:

• went to singapore mint shop at 730 n found out that it closes at 8pm! then the lady told me that gonna take a month! was quite disappointed but decided that since i was already there, decided to go ahead.
• found out that need their IC #s so that easier for the intended to get refunds etc. frantic calling of groupies:
• first to get call: spinky. cos she's always the most reliable when picking up calls but she din pick up. :P
• next: vin. n he asked "y?" so had to tell him that it was for a lucky draw or secret present or something along that line (which i proceeded to tell everyone else).
  
• next: aki. wasn't very willing to tell me. was very scared that she juz wouldn't give me but gave me in the end. :P
• next: gz. gave me ic liao but din give me add. heard caroling in the background.
• next: VOC. asked if i was trying to sabo her
• next: Ms dreamer. was easiest to get ic # from. although lucky draw was a totally weird reason, she agreed w/o protest. :P
• next: spinky again. called her house. dad picked up so asked for her mum. always easier to talk to auntie. hee... told auntie that i was preparing a x'mas gift n needed ic, which she gave promptly.
• next: tried to get gz's add. he din return msgs. 2nd round of calling everyone to see if they had his add to no avail. had to link his card to my name.
  

27 dec noon:

• received call from singapore mint that the cards were ready! blew my plan on packaging the cards nicely due to lack of time.

28 dec:

• arranged w spinky's mum to go to their place when spinky was out.
  

Thurs:

• asked spinky if she wanted to go watch movie. had no intention to watch cos was actually trying to confirm that she wasn't in. =p
• arrived at spinky's at 7+, got myself invited for dinner (hee... ), chatted w auntie n uncle abt x'mas food, new couches etc... auntie gave me a tour of their house n suggested hiding places.
• 8+: spinky called home to say tat she was already on the way home!!! mass panic! uncle decided to drag her out for dinner while auntie kept telling me that must be because aki din go for dinner w her, o/w usually come home at 10pm.
• scrambled to write clues n hide them. ultra messy cos mixed up the order of the clues... :P
• ran up n down the stairs to hide the clues
• managed to hide the last ones as auntie cried "welcome home!" or something to that extent as spinky walked up to the door.
• cleared the mess n went up to spinky to say hi. to which she said hi back. think she was slightly surprised that i was at her house so explained that i was preping a game.
• was ultra high already from all that running!!! uncle drove us to the mrt stn so that i could take mrt home. n was talking to spinky in excited high pitched tones abt new yr's eve.

Watch out for tmr's blog entry for my account of what happened at spinky's on new yr's eve!
To be continued...