tinted glasses

a very vivid nightmare...

2007-04-19T18:16:00.000+08:00

watched the anime "Monster" not too long ago [the main point was that this fellow can play with the minds of people and can manipulate others, esp children to do his bidding] *don't spoil the story too much, esp for those who haven't watched it before or haven't even heard about it* =P

been studying (somewhat studiously and religiously) lately,
been listening to kwame's webcasts almost everyday

and last night...

something happened.

crime case in the news: bodies without their heads have been discovered all aorund Singapore. i played detective with my good fren and the clues and evidence led us to this kid, from Bedok Primary School (my god i even dreamt of an actual school, and my fren does exist okay, she's studying real estate in NUS now, also taught by "km" before, no prizes for guessing who it is)

we decided to share our views with km, and we became more convicted that the killer was actually the little kid.

one night i actually saw the kid dragging a man under a car, he was holding a knife with blood stains and there was blood all over the ground... i caught sight of the kid's face, and saw that he had this maniacal expression.. i was so freaked out i quickly ran away and called up my fren and we went to km's office the very same night

upon leaving km's office, i spotted a book lying on his bookshelf - "Bedok Primary Realty Layout"

i told my fren about it when we got into a cab and then it struck us that it might be km who is the mastermind (why else would he have a book about Bedok Primary?)

we talked about the case in the cab and headed to our own homes.
after which, i found out that i was bugged. i called up my fren and she realised she was bugged too. we confirmed that the only place we were together that day was at km's office, and only there could he have bugged us. which means he knows our exact location right now, and possible heard our entire conversation.

we decided to meet up and go for drinks. upon stepping in we realise we were getting stares from alot of people. two huge men made their way towards us. we ran and got into a cab, asking the driver to drive off... we threw the bugs out of the cab window halfway through the ride...

but too late, the driver was km himself!!!!

and this very moment... my alarm clock rang and i JUMPED out of bed.

it was 10am when i was awakened and now its 6.30pm and i still remember the nightmare VERY VIVIDLY.

=(

inherent biases...

2007-04-17T01:03:00.000+08:00

#1 - I (apparently) have slight preference towards African-Americans than European-Americans! [it came as quite a shock to me too! oops! =P]

#2 - I have strong preference towards Fat People than Thin People.

try this out for yourself and find out your inherent biases (you may not even be conscious of such biases!)

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/

they have many other tests...so have fun!

freaky numbers...

2007-04-07T14:01:00.000+08:00

jus watched the number 23 in the cinema...
had a little fun with my own name and birthdate

TAN CHINN YUN
35 + 48 + 60 = 143
143 = 1x4x3 = 12

28 June 1985
28 + 6 + 1985 = 2019
2+1+9 = 12

2 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 9 + 8 + 5 = 39
3 + 9 = 12

so apparently, all my details either add up to 12, or 3.
up to u to choose.

hahhahaa.
this is fun.

2007-04-07T11:33:00.000+08:00

had proj meeting on thursday,
not one of my favourite modules - environmental econs =/
still, that was one of the last meetings, so decided to show up.
was consolidating the final report, inadvertently commented on everyone's part, everyone did generally okay, did their part did their research and everything...
but there was one guy whose report was a little too theoretical.
my group leader felt the same way and told him to do somemore research on the spot to see if he can find more stuff...
so he did...stayed quiet for abt an hour or so while the rest of us continued our consolidating...

finally, i think he couldnt stand it anymore...
stev: "why are u asking me to research more and not others?"
sel: "because it is not enough..."
stev: "i've already done alot of research on the internet and this is the best that i can come up with"
sel: "i know, but i managed to find out one company which publishes everything abt what they are going to do and how they are going to do it."
stev: "do u wan me to search books from libraries? but my part cannot be found from books"
[this part i agree, coz his was on pressure groups from the US, so i dont think books will be a good reference]
stev: "sometimes its not that i don't wan to do things, but sometimes some things just cannot be done"
[man... another team member and i were jus staring at each other and giving that o.O expression...]
and then he went on to say things like "i've no time, im very tired, i've already read alot of reports and done alot of readings online, im just an exchange student, i jus wan to tranfer the units back to my home country, im not interested in this at all..." (-_-" right, i know)
[like hello, who's not tired, who has unlimited time at his/her disposal, and hello im also an exchange student, but even though u're on exchange, it shouldnt be a total slackoff should it? and furthemore, this is a GROUP project. it is supposed to be a GROUP effort, and this canada guy and i are also exchange students, but we doing our best to help with the proj report, and I'VE even done the powerpoint slides when no one else has... so whats the damn problem. next time when u go out to work u'll also have to do projects in GROUPS what, dont tell me he intends to give the same reasons (or are they excuses?) sigh.... i dont know... am i jus too naive?]

the conversation ended with,
sel: "okok, i'll do your part alright."

-_____________________-

i think i will try to help her with his part too.

sigh... this is one of my worst experiences in projects.

haha.

love is...

2007-03-29T22:29:00.000+08:00

Love is
Waking up to see your face
Or kissing in the morning rain
Love is
The only thing that keeps me sane
At the end of the day is that I’ve got you

You’re my secret place
Where I can be myself
You connect with me
Like nobody else
Even though our circunstances changed
Our love still remains
Sit me on the ground
Still you help me fly
You got me to be patient
I’ll teach you to rely
So no matter what tomorrow brings
We got the simple things

Love is
The way your lips seem to curve when you see my face
And when I’m stressing like the world is turning upside down
It all make sense when you’re around

an old bsb song... but after listening to it on mp3 carefully,
i realised how beautiful it is

=)

noticeable traits abt ppl who succeed/do well

2007-03-23T20:12:00.000+08:00

1. they refrain from forming cliques and submitting to group culture; they are individualistic

2. they are not afraid to speak up
[actually i think this shyness to speak up in class thing has been conditioned since young, "SHHH! Don't talk when I'm talking!" or "why is it like that?" - the entire class looks at u like u've said something wrong (-_-") see what i mean... sigh.]

anyways, moving on.

3. they are very independent

4. their thoughts are very mature and logical

5. they have well thought out goals, and they set timeline and achieve their targets

6. they constantly think about how they can do better, and not blame others or luck on things that happen to them

7. they earn 80% of the total income of the country, and they consist of only about 20% of the population =P

my point?

for me to know, for you to find out

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public transport has been so packed with people lately, esp during peak hours, and this is already happening when there're 4 million ppl in this little island, can u imagine what it'll be like if and when we reach that 6.5 million goal?

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i always wonder how come ppl are willing to spend 400-500k for a tiny hole called ur HDB flat. sure, land is scarce, but 400-500k for a "unit" in the air?

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being a bank is the best deal u can ever find.

note: BE the bank, not WORK in the bank. [workers that deal with numbers are often referred to as "bean counters". so sad. but so true.]

HAHA.

i wanna go home

2007-02-26T10:23:00.000+08:00

first of all.... happy cny to all (its the 9th day so im still not late! haha)
second, its the end of sem break =(
which means mid-terms, and more intensive proj meetings with the deadline screaming in our faces.

thirdly, and most imptly,
im thinking of moving back home.
pros - spend time with family, mama cook for u, and i dun have to wash my clothes or mop the floor (haha)
cons - lesser/no more alone time, nowhere to vent my frustrations if im unhappy/pissed (i beat my pillow in hall in case u were wondering haha)
right now, the pros seem to outweigh the cons, by..... 20%? (60 vs 40%) =(
i sound so spoilt right, haha...
had enough of walking up and down the stairs and wondering what the previous person put inside the washing machine (in case u dunno, some peeps wash shoes in e machine, some peeps dun use washing powder when they wash their clothes)
plus, walking up and down expose u to the risk of falling and spraining or breaking something, which was what happened to my ankle abt half a yr ago.
dun care, i only talk to my roomie now anyway,
no one else is worth talking to,
its all small talk anyway.

from michael buble:
Let me go home
I've had my run
Baby, I'm done
I gotta go home
Let me go home
It'll all be alright
I'll be home tonight
I'm coming back home

ooooh by the way,
i'm a new fan of the tv series, 24!!!!
its soooooooooo exciting!!!!!!!!!!
and it was made before prison break, and i suspect some of the tactics pb used came from there lor hahahha
my video sources is peekvid.com for now,
most reliable thus far, although i think they do occasional site maintenance (depriving me of my 24!!)
wheeeeeheeee~
24 is a thriller indeed! nv fails to make me gasp/squeal/squirm in my seat anticipating their next action! alot of plot twists too!
haha i admit im an addict of 24 now!
cant get enough of Jack Bauer~
woooooooooot!
=D

v-day

2007-02-14T17:16:00.000+08:00

celebrated v-day in the morning/afternoon this yr
he had seminar from 6-7pm
went cityhall
had hotpot from The Chinese Feast Restaurant
@ e basement of suntec where all the food is
FYI, they charge appetizers and drinks separately, so next time muz eat all of them ah! sigh... he paid extra $10++ for nothing. sobz =(
but overall the hotpot's not bad
their [carp sliced fish] is vvv yummy!!
e soup is not bad also, but a tad more MSG than i like.
went walking around suntec after that,
looking for mp3 player.
i've decided to get one for myself since the phone battery is kinda cmi already.
shall go hunting at simlim soon.
made our way back at around 3.30pm
he sent me to my room (i hate boon lay, stupid pulau ntu), den went back sch.
yep. our date on v-day.

i love the flowers. 6 x pink roses this year. =)

how come this semester seems to fly by...

2007-02-10T23:58:00.000+08:00

its the end of week 5 already.
7 more weeks before my exchange at NUS ends.
i dun wan it to end leh.
although tutorials must be submitted, 10,000 projects and presentations, but somehow I like it here.
maybe all good things must really come to an end.
sigh.
but time really flies.

the very important news this week:
I got my internship settled!
yup. no fighting for 25 "sacred" spots, no resumes to write, dun even need interview!
HAHA. dunno if its a good or bad thing, but at least i dun have to worry abt applying to others and anticipating their replies (if any)!
=D
oh i jus realised i haven mention where the internship is gonna be.
its URA (Urban Redevelopment Authority),
and i'm attached to Property Research.
hope its gonna be good.
7th May....... anticipate... it makes my already-imaginative mind run wild.

haha.

-done for the week-

a ruined day

2007-02-08T00:19:00.000+08:00

all because of a 8am lecture,
even though i woke up at 6am, i only managed to step into the LT at 8.45am
internal bodily struggle.

anyway, had class till 12 today (odd week tutorials)
and i had zero food from 6-12 (for fear of that internal bodily struggle again)
so, came back after 12. waited for joy to buy ba chor mee from NIE (it tasted better when eaten on e spot =/)
and so, ate at 2.30.
but a headache that was bugging me since 11am got worse, so i decided to slp at 3.30.
it was a power nap alright, i slept all the way till 8.
yes. 8pm.
woke up, went down to buy dinner with joy.
吃饱睡，睡饱吃 (haha)
and now, its 1230am, but i super dun feel like doing anything.
thank goodness i've done my financial econs tut for tmr.
left environmental.
somebody force me to pick up the pen.

=/

.a date with the girls.

2007-02-03T00:22:00.000+08:00

met the jc girls today coz joyce is going back on monday...
time really flies ah sigh...
hope the end of the yr will come quick den can see her again!

well...met fen and lyna in sch at 4 and headed towards downtown east together.
thats the good thing abt this local exchange, i can see all my old friends. haha. no la not old la. jus existing friends. =P

met joyce and dayah at downtown east.
initially wanted to have this halal steamboat thing, but then it seems very unpopular, so we decided to sit outside and da bao from all over e area.
yuhui couldnt make it as she was stuck in a meeting in sch =(

it was the usual business, sit & talk & laugh, and i mean really laugh
omg! we're easily the loudest everywhere we go!
but as i was talking and listening to them talk about stuff, i realise i have alot of unspoken thoughts.

ok let me have a warning sign first:
this might be a long entry, i wan to get some stuff off my chest.
pls dont curse and swear at me after reading bcoz i nv meant anything that im about to say to be offensive or to hurt anyone.

ok.

when u're in a relationship, the favourite question is: "eh so how are u and ur boyfriend already?"
my answer is always: "like that lor.."
now that i really sit down and think about it, i realise i dun dare to talk much about us... only when my friends are going through the same things as i am (or did), then i will agree with them and share with them the lessons i've learnt.
coz hello, going to be 5 years already what... normal couple would have gone through quite alot in that time. and today when we met one of lyna's friends in downtown east, her reply was also: "like that lor... 5 years already what more can i say..."
and i thought, ya omg exactly the same answer as mine.
and i always question myself, how come i dont talk about him as much as the rest of my friends talk about their partners.
and today, something clicked, and i realise i have an answer now.
whenever i talk about him, aside from the patience and understanding aspects, somehow i will find myself singing praises about him. how he's so good in math, how he wans to get his phd, how he fared for his exams, what was his gpa score, and in general how brilliant he is. and whenever these topics came up, people tend to compare. i actually get joked at. "whoa, his gpa so high ah...how come u like that..." i always laugh it off, but deep inside i actually feel very hurt. i told myself, i've already had a very severe internal struggle and has already closed that door, dont make me open it again.
in jc, i strived very hard to be eligible for econs s paper classes to reach abit closer to his level. coz he's already good at math, and he's taking double math, AND he easily qualified for math S paper. so he was like very high up already. on another level so to speak. in the end i was eligible for s paper, but was forced to drop it by my hist tutor. i knew that he would make my life hell if i didnt drop it, so after a period of continuous face-to-face sessions with him, i pulled out of s paper. now that i think back, i really should slap myself in the face. not that s paper will give me a very good standing la, but at least a merit also look nice on the cert what. damn it. ok that aside, i realised im forever stuck in the B zone (so that makes me a B student). at one point in time, i was actually very depressed because no matter how hard i tried, i just cannot match up to him. although all Bs actually makes me better-than-average, i always feel that im so stupid. i used to think that if people can get A, why can't i. but now i realise that different people have different strengths and weaknesses, so actually we should not compare them that way. however, as we all know by now, this society places a great deal of emphasis on grades, and is actually very proud to announce that they have a pool of human resource who is adept and math and science, and hence this is a good leverage for the biochem, biotech, and nanotech fields that we're trying build up. but do they know how forced some kids might feel? because of this compulsory education, all parents want their kids to be academically inclined, bcoz being academically inclined is what this society is placing emphasis on, and somehow they feel better when they compare their kids to others. although i might now say that i'm against this behaviour and pressure, i really wonder if i might one day end up like a typical singaporean parent. and some kids go into triple science and double math just so as to satisfy their parents' expectations. i know of people who are actually very interested in the arts, like literature, but somehow decided to go to science because "that is the most practical route in this society" or "that is what my parents want" i feel very sad when i hear that. to be unable to study or do what he or she is interested in is a very very heart-breaking thing. yet this is the case for close to 97% of all singaporeans out there. why is that so? "this is being practical" is almost a unanimous answer. maybe im still young, still protected and sheltered in my comfort zone, but i feel that if u dont like the thing that u're doing, might as well dont do it at all, since u know u definitely wont do a good job. "for the paycheck.....to support family...." "this is life". this is a rat race for goodness sake. its better to admit that u're in it, and try to get out of it, rather than saying "this is life". u duno what happens after u're physically gone from this world, is this how u really want to spend ur waking moments?
so, (i think i digressed alot) to be able to do something that u're interested in, and excel in it, that is a very fortunate thing, and it doesnt happen to alot of people. so, fortunately, he is one of those people. he has alot of dreams and aspirations, and it is not right for me to tell him im feeling sad coz he's doing so well and im not (coz i noe this is my problem and not his), and i dont want to be the one restricting him from achieving his goals. although we are both in uni now, anyone who knows the both of us will know that our paths are very different. he is like a kite that is flying higher and higher, and im just getting by, hoping that my string will not break. i understand that there's a trade off between IQ and EQ, and since my IQ is... i try to compensate with my EQ. but recently, i find it a chore to make new friends. and i dont like big groups, neither do i like to be the centre of attraction, or the focus, so normally in groups i will become the listener. i dont like to make new friends because i dont like to make small talk. i hate making small talk. u can only talk about the most superficial things with ur acquaintances, and im always screaming "thank goodness its over" inside my head when we go our separate ways; be it walking to school, to hall, on a bus ride, even passing by each other in sch, or on the streets. that is usually why i dont go anywhere without my fully-charged mp3 phone, so i can always pretend i didnt see or hear the acquaintance. so what is happening to my EQ? i dun have an answer to that now. actually i think im a very confused individual. now that u're in ur 20s, u start to think about the future. what kind of job, what kind of house, where to live, how many kids, and even migration are just some of the thoughts that constantly swim to the front of the mind. and come to think of it, i know what i dont want to do, but i dunno what i want to do. for now, i cannot see myself working in any sector, and for the positions that i aspire to work as, im not qualified. and for fresh grads, it is almost a must to start at a very low rank. and i realise i dun really like office jobs. i get bored easily. only a month or two of working in a place and i get sick of the routine already, how to last the contract i ask u? and the things that im interested in or want to do, either the market is saturated, or i dun have the resources. im sure im not the only one who feels this way: suffocated and trapped. dont tell me "this is life", this sentence does not exist. so how? i dunno im still trying to figure it out. i can only conclude for now that i'm a very confused individual, trying to find out what i want, and my place in this world.

=(

let me repeat:
pls dont curse and swear at me after reading bcoz i nv meant anything that i said to be offensive or to hurt anyone

Week 3...

2007-01-26T19:25:00.000+08:00

week 3 of school already

=/

nus is hectic.
much more hectic than ntu.
first time in 3 years my tutorials have to be submitted (spelled with one "t"? two? ahh who cares)
anyway,
nus is hectic.
yes.
"but your grades not counted what, work so hard for what?"
is one of the more common responses i've heard when i said i need to do tutorials and i stay up till like 3-4 in the morning to do tuts.
well..... since u're paying so much for an education (its a HUGE and i think extremely risky investment), u might as well take the chance to learn as much as u can ya?
plus im taking some of the stuff that i'm quite interested in.
although dear says finance is like a dead subject,
i think its interesting leh.
portfolio investment, risk and return
I LIKE!!!
plus the lecturer is good! (though i think he teaches like a bullet train, and there's no way u can fall asleep in the 1hr 45min lecture coz u'll be busy copying down everything he writes. he speaks fast too. luckily his indian accent isnt too thick =P)
haha.
stop cringing, idontcarewhatothersthink, ilikecanalready.
haha.

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that, was financial econs.
as for environmental econs, i jus found out the lecturer is korean, but the way he speaks is still weird.
boo. today he said "each" like "it-chee" and "or" like "uor" (sounds like oyster)
lol. super cmi.
speaking of lectures, the electronic clock in arts' LTs are attached to some buzzer, which sounds 15mins before the end of the stipulated lecture time.
"eeenngggggggggg" so cute the sound. and i always get to hear it at financial econs lec, he just seems to have neverending things to teach, which still seem so basic.

did i jus say basic?
mmmmm, i dont know what is basic.
it's quite technical actually, heavy use of stats.
but i dunno, somehow it still seems quite manageable.
haha i hope it remains so throughout the sem =)

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ehhh, what else....
mmmmmmmmmmm,
oh have i mentioned i'm also taking real estate modules?
real estate finance is manageable also la i think, now still quite money&banking (an econs elective that i've took before)
as for foundations of real estate appraisal, i wonder if i made the right choice taking this.
i wanted to know how property and/or land is/are valued, not the 1000 different definitions of value.
boo, idontcarehow, teachmetheavailableways!
sigh, too late to change now.
oh, and QUIZ next week.
week 4! quiz! OMG.
on the one thousand different definitions of value!
pls give me a new & shiny absorbant brain!!!

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p.s. i've determined my favourite sub!
parmesan oregano, 6-inch, cold cut trio, toasted with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, (extra) pickles, chipolate southwest / honey mustard + peanut butter cookie + ice tea / barley!
heehee! get ur very own sub today!

=D

this friday....

2007-01-19T19:26:00.000+08:00

start...

0830 - *rinnnnggggg* + wash up + pack bag

0900 - missed a 199 coz i went to buy pau

0945 - squeezed my way up a super crowded 96

1000 - bought one financial econs bk from a senior

1005 - went for Environmental Econs lecture (wonders how lecturers who talk to themselves in a strange accent + slur their words together can continue to teach for so long... =/)

1145 - met dear for lunch. he complained weather v hot (which was true) so we had macs. mcspicy meal for him, chicken prosperity meal for me. (ha, i know)

1230 - went central library to hunt for environmental econs text (too poor from so much textbk-buying =/). e latest edition (with the questions) was on RBR, and the queue was super long. borrowed e previous edition instead. mental note: go back to RBR and photocopy the questions.

1315 - dear went for class (@ science) and i sat outside the LT waiting for 1400 to come. two more ppl came and sat outside at the same bench. before i knew it, we started talking. lol. i sat with one of them for the lecture as the other was waiting for his own grp of friends. yay. my first new friend in NUS. lol. (conclusion: NUS ppl damn power, esp those chiong-ing for honours. makes me feel sad for myself. ha)

1600 - end of lec. met canice at SDE. she showed me where my tutorial rooms are. thank you sweetie. i had no idea those rooms existed. lol.

1635 - hopped on to 96 and headed back to home sweet home. decided to drop by a hairdresser's at bedok interchange. yupz.

no TGIF this sem. so sad. weekends will be filled doing tutorials and teaching tuition. most of the tutorials need to be handed in. boo.

but its nice to have a change of environment and see how other schools function.

p.s. central library is damn big. ok, spacious. ntu should really do something abt the deco and furnishings of the entire school la. haha

ok, out.

it's prison break all over again

2007-01-18T23:34:00.000+08:00

met the girls for fyp again today
so happy the skeleton for our presentation is out
i really really hope the end result is good (a power grade pls thankyou)
we digressed alot
alot x 3 and hence for a long time
we talked about.... oh yes
hair, shampoo, sodium laureth sulfate, pantene, conditioner, sunsilk, long hair problems, dropping of hair, contact lenses (brands), dry eyes, astig, halo, iris size [mine is apparently too big =(]
why am i writing all these down?
i also duno.
im bored now.
ok that must be it.

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dinner at canteen 13
canteen 14 is just a disappointment after its revamp
its reputation is really rolling down the stairs, falling into the gutters.
anyway, had korean bbq chicken for dinner,
bumped into lq at the canteen,
she wanted to continue watching prison break in my room.
speaking of which,
she spent like 5 hrs (or was it 6?) watching prison break last night.
8 episodes straight, each about 40-45 mins.
power right this woman.
haha.
but PB's addictive la.
best script ever.
and wentworth miller. ever so adorable.
hee!

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poor roomie's down with flu.
strange.
she was perfectly alright when she went for class this afternoon.
=/

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my tuition lessons are getting super intensive.
this student is also a power student.
mock exam at end of feb need 4 lessons a week now ma?
omg.
"nvm. think of the $."
haha.
this is so sad.
letting $ run your life.
lets see how long i'll take to get on fast track.

out.
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because blogger was haywire...

2007-01-17T18:26:00.000+08:00

i have a few entries all rolled into one.

---9th Jan---
met shufen at 1145am to have lunch and then headed to school.
my first day of sch at a not-so-foreign-yet-foreign-place.
keke.

lecture of the day: GEM2000 (Real Estate Appraisal)
lecturer's (Dr Kwame Addae-Dapaah) from Ghana (i think thats how its spelled) but was brought up in UK.
however, he has neither native Ghana accent nor British accent (or so he says).
he looks scary though, his stare in the LT to take in the number of students is bone-chilling (at least to me la) but i think (or hope) he's a fun lecturer deep down.
(haha)

after that we walked from SDE to FASS,
met LYNA!!!!
she's just forever so funny lar, (but pls dun scare your new friend) haha!
went notes-printing at AS7 after that and waited for siong to come.

jus realised i know more ppl in nus than ntu (haha)
bumped into dezhi when i went to register (and that was before sch started)
and i saw shiwen, shufi, and lyna in one day only.

went back to JP for dinner (coldcuttrio+peanutbutter combo) and then did grocery shopping and headed back early.
omg din noe travelling to sch can b so tiring.
i've really been taking the distance between NTU-Hall14 for granted.

=/

---10th Jan---
woke up at 615am for a bloody 8am lecture.
the worst part: that was the only lesson for the day!
nothing interesting happened, just that my roomie JUST woke up when i got back to hall at around 11am (-___-")

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blogger was pretty much haywire on the sch network
(or is it just me?)
so i had quite alot of things i wanted to say but at this moment, i forgot like 70% of them

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regarding work:
i'm starting to like financial econs, but i also think its gonna be a challenge (with all the statistics, ya)
never knew covariance and correlation was so important until now. ha.
also, i think the real estate modules will be interesting, and manageable.
lets hope i'm right =P

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fyp is really taking its toll on me.
even though we barely started, the meetings every week (bcoz of the dumbo presentation at the end of the month) make it look like we're going full force.
maybe i should just admit the fact that i'm not using my brain.

so,
new year's resolution: eat more fish, drink more brainjuice, use my brain.

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poor joy's been dragged by hergoodfriend vanessa to watch proj superstar live.
haha. supporting "小绿豆" (apparently)
i have no idea who that is and i'm not interested in any way to find out.
pushy crowds, feet-crushing, screaming teens,
for a milisecond i'm so glad i'm not vanessa's friend.

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2007-01-07T16:41:00.000+08:00

discovered how fast one and a half hours can pass.
lol.
hoping for more one hour thirty five bucks tuition lobang.
wooot~ =P

but the place was not v accessible.
nearest bus stop has only one pathetic bus service,
and the frequency is once every twenty mins.
=SFX: OMG=
and i thought walking one stop ahead will have more buses that can go back to the interchange.
but boy, was i wrong.
not only did i miss one bus while walking to that bus stop,
the stop ahead was also another stop with one pathetic bus service.
and it was scorching hot,
my feet chao ta (now having the slipper mark)
so i planted my butt at the bus stop and waited for another 20 mins.
=SFX: Grrrrr...=

met dear for lunch at whitesands.
went to Wanzai (湾仔) Hong Kong Tea Room
i had chicken baked rice with mushrooms,
and he had dumpling noodles (dry)
i think im jus not used to eating hk food,
the lack of chili makes the taste quite bland.
sigh.
but the ice milk tea was not bad.
they put ice cream and made it look like a float.
=SFX: Slurpss..=
but poor dear, no coke for him (he came back rather disgruntled)
and he complained the cashier was a PRC dude
(communication barrier? i suppose so)
owell...

=P.S. who wants to go steamboating??? *super craving* haha=

Diva's 21st

2007-01-04T17:21:00.000+08:00

28th Dec 2006 - Lyna Diva turned 21!

hehe... it was a night of fab food, fun and (uncontrollable) laughter!
the best part was seeing the girls (obviously, haha)
and getting to see joyce and dayah's boyfriends (and lyna's bf up-close =P)

here are the some photos:

dear and i

back: fen & gerald
front: joyce, me, lyna & dayah

our grp photo!

grp photo 2!

yay.

im waiting for picz taken during the countdown weekend
*hint hint*

the much dreaded "University of Steps"

2007-01-04T16:57:00.000+08:00

registered with a tuition agency and received an assignment shortly
the student is starting SIM and wants to know micro macro stuff.
weird hor... undergrad teaching undergrad
haha
but...should be quite interesting. heehee

went NUS to register for the local exchange yesterday.
then walked around the various schools, namely FASS and SDE,
since the modules i'll be taking will be from these schools.
but OMG,
NUS is not termed "University of Steps" for fun!
i dun usually hate stairs, but yesterday was really too much!
and to build bus stops on slopes is jus stupid la.
the shuttle bus was like undecided whether to move or stop, and i got cut by the edge of the seat of one of the older buses.
i thought i was going to break that piece of plastic of the seat, since my leg was like caught in between that plastic and the rest of the seat (it opened and formed a dangerous V shape, i hope nobody saw me)
i seriously thought about why i applied to this stairs-filled university in the first place. (-_-")
(it really took a great deal of resolve not to march to the office and tell them i'd like to withdraw my application. bah)
anyway, after that dear and i went to my hall to get my jc econs notes (so i can prep for my first ever tuition lesson on sunday)
haha.

yeap, after that was dinner at JP (fabulous cold cut trio and peanut butter cookies-unbeatable combination) and then it was time to head home.

tmr's friday.
meeting the fyp mates to discuss e papers we've to read.
my progress is seriously snail-like.
journals are super disgusting to read can. urgh.

Cooking 1001

2007-01-03T01:01:00.000+08:00

Venue: Canice's place
Time: officially 5-8pm
Teacher: Uncle Desmond Chang (Canice's papa =P)
Dishes involved: Pineapple Rice and Tom Yum Soup
Results: Pineapple Rice (B+), Tom Yum Soup (B-)

Comments:
-Recipes online should not be followed blindly
-Learned a trick to de-vein prawns more effectively ^^
-Lemongrass should be cut before adding to the soup
-Ginger should be sliced before adding to soup as well
-The iron wok is so heavy
-Cooking is tiring
but overall, it was fun! uncle desmond was like telling me tricks and tips. hiak hiak. i must go and learn from him more often! hehe!

one more week till sch starts.

sigh.

the html idiot

2006-12-31T02:11:00.000+08:00

OMG!!!!
HTML SUCKS!

or shld i say, i'm a html bai chi!
seriously, 2 hours, no 3, and i couldnt succeed in personalizing a downloaded skin.
grrrrr.
o but u noe what, i tried copying the original html code in:
"the webpage you're viewing is trying to close"
"do you want to close this window?"

i was like "HUH??!"

ok nvm.

wanted to post some pics before 2007.
but i guess thats out of e question.
what a way to start e new yr.

=/

-bedtime-

2007

2006-12-30T22:19:00.000+08:00

one more day to 2007,
decided to get a new blog add.

a new year, a new blog.

happy 2007.

made your new yr resolution yet?

^^