walking... :)

2010-05-16T15:18:00.003+08:00

i've moved. :)

please click here!

bye monkey, i will miss u.

2010-05-14T09:44:00.002+08:00

hello! :)

went for my lasik 4th review yesterday. its almost a year since my op, but there's still some degree left. L50, R75. i asked if it is possible for it to go down to zero, and she said not likely. so i'll be doing the enhancement surgery, but only for my right eye. the left one, he said, was too little to be corrected. spent a long time sitting in the clinic and doing part of the pre-surgery evaluation again, checking cornea thickness, degree etc. will be having my surgery next monday at night. and bcos of e eyedrop to dilate my pupil for the evaluation, which was put 4 times bcos my pupil refuses to dilate, today my sight is still a little blurry when looking at words. i know i mus take good care of them, bcos tehy are very important. musnt read so many storybooks or look at the comp without letting it rest. to my eyes: "xing ku ni le! dui bu qi!"

had wanted to meet linfang for a meal yday but last min told her i couldn't make it bcos of the evaluation. i'm sorry lf, and meet up soon! :)

2010-05-11T21:55:00.002+08:00

i had wanted to talk to someone to help me sort it out. but after a while i thought its still me who knows myself the best. so i'm writing it down, and hoping that doing so will help me come to a decision.

during the past few days i haven't had much luck with job hunting, but i got a call from e agency today, telling me she will apply to a specific company for me, and gave me the company details, working hours, pay rate etc. i'm happy bcos i'm finally making some progress, though its not yet confirmed. but just now i got another call from e same agency asking for an interview before considering me for a position in the healthcare industry. pay may be lower, i may need to spend more on tpt, but.. i like it. i don't know why i feel this way, only that i have always wanted to work in a hospital setting. then i ask myself, how can i know that i like it when i've never had any experience in it? i seem to feel that i just do.. although i know its not a very happy place to be. i guess the reason for my feeling this way is bcos i have always wanted a healthcare-related occupation for myself. but i can't say so now, bcos its me who's chosen to give it up when i chose accounting instead. perhaps in my heart, i'm trying to find something in between, to work in a healthcare setting. do i, should i turn towards what i like rather than what pays better.. i would like to, but i'm afraid that to do so i may not be able to save up as much for my exchange. its bcos i need the money... but i want to be happy too. maybe i'm too greedy afterall.

2010-05-09T00:17:00.002+08:00

went to visit the residents today. its been a long few weeks since i last went bcos of the exams. very happy to see and talk to them :)

smtimes i think that i am a very selfish person. i always think about myself first before anyone else. like visiting the residents during term time, thinking i don't have any time left for them, school's already busy, and telling myself perhaps i should skip the week's session. i wish i weren't like that and wouldn't think that way, because it makes me a lousy person.

i want to try to be a better person, and i hope i can be. jiayou jiaxin!

2010-05-07T23:55:00.004+08:00

you're so far away. i don't know if i'll be able to travel to this city although its only a few months away. when i think about it, it seems not possible.. money aside. can i, really?

2010-05-06T21:43:00.004+08:00

i'm here again.:)

i just thought of some things that have helped in pushing me forward in prepping for e exams that have ended, that i told myself i'll write here so i won't forget. i found some good music that accompanied me as i studied, some of whom i've not heard before. here are some good albums and beautiful songs that may not be new but are worth listening:

'Safe In a Crazy World' and 'Fly Away' albums by Corrinne May
Songs: Fly Away, Everything In Its Time
her songs are soothing and can stir up a lot of emotions, happy or unhappy. a little religious, but beautiful.:)

'Fearless' album by Taylor Swift
her music is one that i don't get tired of no matter how many times i listen. steady tempo that helps me stay awake when mugging.

'For(n)ever', 'Every Man for Himself' and 'The Reason' albums by Hoobastank
rock music that's loud, good for staying awake during mugging too, haha. i never used to like the rock genre b4, but i do now!

'Poetry of the Day After' album by Mayday
rock too, but their music makes me feel very good and happy. :D

theere are several more singers and their albums i'll just mention by name.
Park Hyo-Shin's 'The Breeze of Sea' and 'Soul Tree'
David Tao's 'Opus 69'
Jay Chou's 'Capricorn'
Ronan Keating's 'The Best of Ronan Keating'.

to all the songs above, THANK YOU for being my drive, lifting my mood and making me smile! :D

oh, and e song that's playing is Roseate Love's ost. i watched e taiwan drama a while back on youtube. e storyline's a little sad, but i still loved it. mm..3 out of 5 stars!

2010-05-06T17:15:00.002+08:00

exams have ended yday. :) went out for dinner with wl, sy, zx, hr and julia after it at Secret Recipe. 2nd time i tried the food there, but still do not have any praises for it. I had e chicken cordon bleu, n I don't find it particularly delicious. Compared to these restaurants, I think I still prefer hawker centre and fast food, haha. Had a tough time this sem prepping for e exams, really busy w projs during e term until slightly before e start of exams. I hope we'll all do well! :D
I haven't found a job yet, still applying n getting no response. Bcos I need to earn more to save up for overseas, I'd been choosy n very particular abt e pay rates. N I do not want to find it through an agent anymore. Have just started watching Shining Inheritance. :)

2010-04-04T10:33:00.002+08:00

mmm...a rainy and very cool sunday morning. :)

after being away for 3 weeks, i finally went to imh yesterday to visit the residents for a normal interaction session. this is the last session before the beach outing on 8 may, because our exams are almost here.

i spent a large part of the 2 hours with e youngest male resident in e ward, doing drawing and spelling. unlike the other residents, he is afraid when being asked to do things like drawing, writing. so when i do ask him to draw or write a specific item, he'll shake his head and say i don't know. almost like a child, he needs reassurance and encouragement. although he'll not want to try initially because he is afraid, he feels happy after he has done it well and correctly. but even if its not correct, it doesn't matter because it isn't about being correct, but having the courage to try.

we drew two drawings together, one i titled 'animals in the sea', that had a baby shark, dolphin, jellyfish and small fishes with no name. the other one was prettier; it had two vehicles going in opposite directions on a two-way road, and a little house and playground beside it. although its not very pretty, there's warmth and there's joy, n i hope he felt that too. :) we labelled e items in the drawings, because i felt it can be educational too. he couldn't spell a few at first, but after writing it down then covering it and asking him again, he knew how to. and for some words, he knew how to but just needed a little prompting.

looking forward to 8 may!

2010-03-31T16:20:00.002+08:00

one more down!:) submitted our gp marketing report today. now left w a gp accounting tutorial to present, n another indiv assignment on info sys.

a few days ago, my group mate had an accident and when we saw him today, he was walking on crutches, one of his legs was bandaged, n it looked v painful. i don't know why i always seem to be concerned whenever someone i know's injured. i feel for them, n i wish i could help in any way that can make them feel better. i suppose that's the reason y i had wanted to be a doctor when i was young, n later wanted to be an occupational therapist. whenever i am being asked, i would say that i want to help those in need. because i know they're hurting, i want to be able to lift their spirits, lessen their pain, and see them recover.

it struck me when i got back e MAPP review from the school career counsellor a month ago. it reminded me of me, who i am, what i like in an area of occupation, my personality traits. there was this sentence, which said that i tend to feel very much for the hurt, the needy or those less fortunate than i am. i can't help feeling that way because that is me. but i wish i wouldn't feel so much for every little thing, because it makes me confused.

2010-03-22T20:55:00.002+08:00

tired... don't feel like doing wk though i know i shld. can't seem to ever finish them bcos they keep coming. i dont mind e tutorials, but e group projs n assignments use up most time n effort le. finished a big one last wk with my group - we spent a few whole days together doing it. but aside from it being very tedious, i liked it bcos we worked to complete together.:)

did i mention i finished autumn's concerto? haha i did la, but jus wanted to repeat agn: its a lovely drama! but didn't like tt e ending though happy was so abrupt. i wish can pai them as a family tgr more. some parts were so sad, i almost cried.:) i like hua tuo ye n liang mu cheng n ren guang xi!

its going to be april soon.. that means exams are almost here. haven't started revising properly yet but i shld be. its end apr-early may, then after will be e long 3 mths vacation, by then i'll be working n saving up for edinburgh.:)

2010-03-20T12:51:00.002+08:00

i love autumn's concerto! :)

finished all 21 episodes on youtube, hehe. its beautiful! happy, sad, funny throughout the drama. the song playing is "wo yi wei" by pin guan; one of the osts for this drama.

2010-03-10T13:56:00.002+08:00

its e-learning week for biz. :) no need to go to sch for lects or tuts except 4 one module, but got projects to do, so its almost the same. stayed at the library with my gp until it was closing at 10pm, n haven't finished it yet. tired of projects. v tedious n take up alot of time.

jus sent out my appln for e DUO sg exchange fellowship award. its worth alot of $, but i dont have much hope tt i'll get it. jus needed to try. its difficult to get, bcos the govt will oni consider u for the award if there is another student from the corresponding university wanting to come here. last yr, there were only less than 10 pairs of recipients. so far, i haven't heard of anyone from Edinburgh coming here for exchange.

sometimes i'll worry about many things abt the SEP. how my parents will take it, if my father will allow, can i afford to finance myself if i work and save up, do i need to apply for the overseas loan. i still hope very much to go. i've looked forward to it for v long, n i jus hope i can get to go in the end.

last sat we visited the residents. its back to normal sessions. chatted with them, n listened to one of them talk abt their life for quite long. i couldn't catch some of what he was saying, partly bcos is indian accent. but i found that it takes alot of effort to be a good listener. to someone who needs to just talk it out, it is best if we can be by their side, listen attentively to them, n raise qns or comment on what is being said. i'm learning to become a better listener, i hope i will be. :)

2010-03-03T18:17:00.002+08:00

my midterms have ended.. had been v busy doing my last min revision e past weekend til early this morning, felt stressed then. relieved its over. :)
The answers r out for one of e tests, n after checking my ans I knw my marks alrdy. it was a pretty easy test, 20 mcqs, n I gt 3 of them wrong. Was thinking aiyo! would have gotten 2 of them correct had I nt changed my ans aft checking tru it a 2nd time. But I knw it really isn't abt regretting n being unhappy, thinking I shld have done better, n I didn't. I can keep looking bk at what's happened, n nothing changes. So I'm going to repeat this over n over to myself, "don't lk bk, look forward, n do better from now on." work harder n don't slack le. Do my best since its what I've chosen for myself.

2010-02-27T09:37:00.002+08:00

won't be going to visit e residents today, bcos have to prep for midterms coming mon-wed. they'll be having a big cny celebration today! i hope it'll mke them feel happy n smile like this. :D

last saturday we had a small cny celebration with the residents from our ward. we played a special chinese bingo tt had pictures of all e 12 animals n other chinese characters, and later had a mini competition peeling mandarin oranges. sm of the volunteers brought goodies for the residents like love letters, kueh balu, cookies etc. though it isn't much, i think its nice to have this for them, bcos many of them don't have their family to celebrate cny with.

haven't finished my essay for e duo award for sep to europe unis. gt stuck halfway n i dunno what to write...grrrrr...

2010-02-17T11:50:00.002+08:00

recess week's here. :D HAHAHA!

went to watch 2 movies last friday: Valentine's Day and Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief. they were very nice, haha. :) had a free movie pass from my sis, n $3 for the second movie from nus. met up with jocelyn at night; haven't seen her for a v long time le!

chinese new year was OKAY, but i was v lazy so didn't do much work during the weekend. had visitors coming for day 1 & 2, n went to my aunt's home yesterday. had a nice reunion dinner too! we had e usual for every year- braised duck, steamed chicken, pork, mushroom, curry chicken etc, n my mom spend a lot of time n effort preparing it. i oni helped with carrying n later washing the dishes, hehe.

the mid-terms are coming n i haven't prepared yet. mus start on rev soon!

2010-02-08T09:10:00.002+08:00

its monday. many people have monday blues but i'm glad i don't! :)

have been eating v unhealthy but nice fast food e past 2 weekends. on sunday yesterday, i had kfc's fortune feast with my ma and sisters. home delivery. e chicken tastes crispy and hot and nice, quite different from what i last remembered bk when i was working. and the sunday before last, i had pizzas! one is hawaiian and the other is bbq sausage, from pizza hut. plus spicy drumlets. MMMM, hahaha gooddddd! :)

went to visit the residents on saturday. played chess and talked to them. the saturday before last, we brought them to NUS for Con Amore. its an annual event by nussu's volunteer action committee, and we play games together with the residents from imh as well as 2 other beneficiaries--WMH and MINDS. was esp tired that day because had to keep moving around to different stations. but e residents weren't tired, or at least they claimed they weren't, haha. they hardly ever get to go out except for those whose family members have applied for home leave for them, so its a pretty good day for them.

chinese new year's almost here!

2010-01-22T16:41:00.002+08:00

Dear ZHANG JIAXIN,

You have been offered a place at University of Edinburgh for the student exchange programme during NUS AY2010/2011 Semester 2.

super happy!!!!!!!! yay yay yay! :)

2010-01-22T07:52:00.002+08:00

its friday, no school!! :D have shifted some of my tutorials so there'll be no more school on saturday, n friday's free. first time using the online add/drop/swap @ cors n learnt sm useful things le. once it opens, u've to rush in n snatch e available vacancies. my friend did it for me during lect, n by the time i reached home 2 hours later e good vacancies were all gone! left the sat tutorials which nobody wants.

tutorials haven't started; they're gng to next wk. i keep feeling like sleeping during lect, idk must be something wrong with me. not all e lects actually, but one or two where e lecturers teach in a monotone. >_< have a sot-sot lecturer for statistics, n a funny one for marketing, hahaha. wonder why so many of them are almost bald, center no hair, left a few strands at the sides.

starting to feel a little lonely again. but i have to be independent! old enough to be by myself, because i'm almost twenty. in 7 months' time.:)

2010-01-17T09:04:00.003+08:00

went to visit the residents yesterday afternoon. i spent my time with one of e residents i hadn't spoke with before. he can't hear very well, so our main form of communication was by writing and simple gestures. he's old, about 50 or so, quite lonely but is very pleasant. we built a house using last week's painted ice-cream sticks.:) in fact, we used alot of them! it took some time, n e house is abit slanted because a few of the sticks had not been arranged in order. but its a nice house n i like it. i asked him n he said he did too, haha.

nowadays after visiting them, i feel sad, because they are ill, n i'm not able to make it better. its nothing like our injuries when we fall, or when we have our colds n fevers, because we get better easily and it isn't the same for them. the resident whom i spent the session with, i asked him if his family visits him, he said no. when i told him i'll come n visit him next week, he said 'xie xie' n held his palm up, so we had something like a high-five. i wish the families of these residents would visit them, if not once a week then at least as much as they're able.

on another note, i'd been brooding over my relationship with my juniors in band. it almost seems as though we are strangers now. i've always wished i had a senior who cares for me. we would keep in touch with each other n talk abt how our lives are. but it hasn't ever been that way. n my juniors don't feel the same way. i wonder if its because we're all moving on.

i'll be keeping to 5 modules this sem, since its not possible to add another one bcos e bid points are too high. have been doing my tutorials n reading up on e texts so far. mus put in more effort!:)

2010-01-10T08:22:00.002+08:00

visited the residents again yesterday. this time, i felt a little sad after we left them. sad because i can't seem to help them much, i can't seem to bring them some happiness. all i can do, am doing, is to be a listening ear, talking to them, asking them abt themselves to know them at a deeper level. am i really helping them at all? i've asked myself this question. there's so little i have to give, i don't know what else i can give them. we see them two hours a week, but they have to be cooped up in the ward every single day. i'm glad we'll be bringing them out to the beach later in jan. they will be happy to be outside for a change.

i wish i can do more for them. i want to, n i hope i will as i slowly understand them better.

2010-01-07T11:23:00.002+08:00

yee-er, school's starting next monday. no more afternoon naps, haha! :)

have my timetable alr, given by e school. can't fit in my ss module!! i hope i can get e tutorial slots i need so my lessons won't clash. this is what i hope i'll be reading this coming sem: SSS1207 Natural Heritage of Singapore. its an interesting module, which encourages u to take field trips on yr own. like sungei buloh, n nature reserves.

haven't clear up my messy table n cupboards yet, no motivation to. i'll do it today or tml ok! :) meanwhile i'm finishing up on my LAST storybook n HK dvd. won't be so free to read after school starts, will do all that again in june, aft sem2 exams!

2010-01-01T12:52:00.002+08:00

2010's here. :) i hope i'll make this year a good and fulfilling one!

i have many new year wishes, but among them there are 2 important ones.
1. be accepted by uni of edinburgh for sep in jan-may 2011
2. continue volunteering at IMH n be able to bring joy to e residents

at e same time, i have many worries. (i'm a worrier by nature, u know :)) whether or not i can continue with vltring there, bcos my allocated lessons clash with it. n whether or not i can afford paying for my exchange, be it in uk or australia. i hope i can, for both of them. i'll try my best to switch to ano slot, n oso start saving up as much as i can. afterall, everything's possible n nothing's impossible, right? i have to work hard if i want to have them.

happy new year! :)

2009-12-29T07:26:00.002+08:00

i'm happy. :)

went to nally's home with LF, SC n lu yday morning. it was great, jus talking n all, n i miss them! hahaha thanks nally for yr chocolates n shortbread, n yr mom for e dian xin! won't be seeing them for quite long, maybe after end of next sem, jun-jul. bye nally, will miss u when u head bk for glasgow!

for the second time last sat, i went to IMH. because it was a x'mas party for them, there was games and singing. and food! i ended up spending some time in e kitchen, with how hwe (can't rmbr hw to spell his name, hehe), serving e food that was 2 drumsticks n a piece of cake, n later washing n clearing up. went out to join them later, when they were singing carols. looking around, u wld think that most of them aren't watching n listening, or singing. i wld say tt some of them are in their own world. talked to e resident who sat beside me for a while; he's quite old n it was more difficult because he was less coherent. i couldn't understand some of what he was saying, but my guess is that it came from his imagination, not what had been real.

i was quite disappointed, because e resident whom i did a christmas hat for the week before, didn't show. don't know where he is, but i hope he's doing well. there was another resident who was walking around, not talking to anyone. he walked in front of 2 of our volunteers, n just looked beyond them, but there was nothing behind. i wonder if this is bcos of their hallucinations.

but i'm happy to see a few of them doing much better. :) there's a resident (whose name i can't mention bcos of e confidentality agreement we signed) who came over n said goodbye, bcos he was going bk to his ward. n later when we were bringing some chairs bk to the ward, he walked towards me n reached out for e chairs i was carrying, to carry it bk himself. he smiled, n i was n am dazzled by it. n later when he was looking in my direction, i waved goodbye since of e mask we had to wear, he couldn't see me smile bk. e feeling's very pleasant, like he were a really close friend, n there was alot of warmth in it. i hope i'll see him again during our next visit. its a little strange that he doesn't appear ill like many of e residents do, but almost like one of us, healthy n in a clear state of mind.

2009-12-26T08:02:00.002+08:00

merry x'mas every one! :)

enjoyed being glued to my tv last night n early this morning. watched e movie The Family Stone, n later, chU's special episode of Absolute bf. the story's abt a robot created to later have human feelings, n a lady falling in love. but they couldn't be together in e end, cos he's not a human, can't grow old n all that. the story's really touching, n heartwarming too.

i love x'mas movies!

2009-12-22T12:57:00.004+08:00

very pleased. :) was worried n anxious abt my sem1 results jus over an hour ago. n couldn't login to webvpn for over an hour. got them through sms. n am v happy n surprised.

no, i didn't get any As, instead got all Bs, or more precisely for the 5 modules there were graded, four B+ and one B-. i thought will get Cs and Es, bcos e paper for accounting was esp difficult. relieved. :) oh, i got a CAP of 3.8 (out of 5), n i think i'm v lucky le, considering there was quite a bit of last min work.

will work towards 4 next sem, that'll be my goal! hope everyone's happy aft getting their results, n al d best for e coming new sem!

2009-12-20T07:37:00.002+08:00

sunday's here. :)

went to imh yday, n gt to know some of e volunteers there, n oso 2 of e patients. there aren't many who came yday, abt 11 or so, n they're nice people. some r students, but in their third year, n others r working already. n a few of them have done this for a very long time, since the time they were in uni.

didn't really know how to approach e patients at first. (we had adopted a male ward for schizophrenic patients, n visit them once per week.) between e volunteers n e patients, they're quite close, n know each other by name. its not difficult to approach them n say hi, what's yr name, what're u doing, n things like that. with their medication, they're normal people, like any one of us. but for them, they're confined to their wards, they can't go out to have fun like we do, n some of them don't have family or don't get visits from their family.

some of them are in their 30s to 40s already. n i believe that they'd led simple lives like us, in e past. maybe it was genetics, or something had triggered it, i don't know. it would be a good thing to chat with them n be their friend, so that they won't be as lonely.

it may come as a shock to see them behaving a little strangely. depending on their condition, their speech may not be understandable. n sometimes when they talk abt who they are, it may not be real, perhaps out of their imagination. its sad to know that there's no cure for the illness itself, only treatment to improve their conditions.

we'll be having a x'mas party next sat, e 26th. there'll be food n presents for them, a performance by a few of e volunteers; i hope we can bring them some joy. :))

2009-12-18T16:28:00.002+08:00

sent my x'mas cards finally. :) paid n collected a book for the 'Changing Landscapes of Sg' module, n went to e library again. e content is pretty heavy; i haven't managed to sit down properly n read it yet, oni read a bit. its a little of human geog, offered by dept of geography, n i jus found tt e exam qns are essays, 25m. maybe essays r nt so bad afterall, i hope. :) bcos e answers r less definite dan mcqs. hope i can fit it into my timetable for next sem!

finished my 1st canto hk drama, n almost through the next! hahaha nice dramas, but smtimes intense. these r the 2 dramas: E.U. and A Great Way to Care. (eu stands for emergency unit). can't understand much of canto, but could catch e content from e chinese subtitles. :))

will be gng to IMH tmr. :) n i hope every sat after that, too. its quite far, b/w ang mo kio n hougang, or e sengkang mrt. looking forward to it, but a little scared too.

2009-12-13T11:40:00.002+08:00

i've submitted e online form to volunteer @ IMH. :) considered n re-considered. hesitated for quite long, bcos i was afraid. tt i can't commit to it during e semester. tt i'll be alone, at least at first. but i'm sure will slowly get to know all e other volunteers there, n they're probably nice people. no worries there.

at e back of my mind, i've been thinking.. what if they don't like me? things like that. but i hope i'll do my best once i begin, n hope too that i can bring some joy into their lives. i don't know how much i'll rly be able to do, bcos at most its once a wk, or per fortnight. would want it to be more frequent if i have e time. i hope there'll be sm flexibility towards that.

i think it'll be a fulfilling experience, n i hope it'll be permanent in my life if i'm able. :) will be shopping for xmas presents tml with shima at jp! then will be going changi bcos nallytan's coming bk tml!

2009-12-09T08:08:00.002+08:00

have been pondering abt being a volunteer. still nt too sure, bcos have a lot of doubts abt my ability... i had wanted to start something meaningful, n volunteering at imh appealed most, among a few. talking to e patients, playing with them n bringing them a little happiness, that's what i would like to do. i would like to, but i dont know if i can commit long-term, given that i'm nt doing particularly well academically.

but if i do decide to do it, it'll be permanent. for them n for myself, i don't want it to be just temporary, be someone who won't care abt them anymore, n leave as i wish. its important to me, as well, that with those whom i get to know, they'll be friends for life.

i'd looked at several organisations, the HCA (which cares for the terminally ill), the Autism Association, n SPD (which cares for the physically diabled). i don't think i'm ready for the first two, bcos i couldn't bear it seeing others suffer, that was what i had seen with my grandfather. i'll probably deny it if u ask, but yup, i'll cry when e time comes for someone to leave.

with school still central n of primary importance, i simply don't know if i can manage doing both well at e same time. what if i don't, or can't?

2009-12-07T08:35:00.002+08:00

e giant louis vuitton bag:) haha! n our whisper 'happy it's here!' pledge for e women in Laos.

2009-12-06T07:54:00.002+08:00

lunch, movie n dessert at orchard cineleisure, ngee ann city, n ion orchard! :) got another photo coming, tt we took with a gigantic louis vuitton bag!

2009-12-05T23:25:00.002+08:00

went to cineleisure orchard today, with my sec 2 friends, sarah, hui en n baoyin/waner. :) we watched twilight- New Moon. V nice show, n really enjoyed it a lot. made me cry several times in tt 2 hrs.

We went window shopping b4 e movie n aft we had our lunch, at food republic. e food there v ex! Haha. nt a fan of shopping, but since we had nothing to do, we did. a lot of cute cute things :) haha v nice! But buy oso no use. :) didn't buy anything in e end, just look look here, look look there.

haven't seen them for super long, abt 3 yrs, since sec 4. They haven't changed a lot, haha! :) took sm photos today, will upload in my next post. N we wrote a pledge n got a whisper free gift pack. Inside gt a gillette shaver, hair conditioner, 8 pads, n sm more. Haha v nice right. really enjoyed myself today, seeing n meeting up with my old friends. Will meet again soon ok!

Happy hols to all! :D I'm enjoying mine a lot. :)

2009-12-04T11:26:00.002+08:00

OVER. :) haha ya exams are over. happy? not very. bcos didn't do v well for the final exams. got to get over it. fin accounting ppr was esp tough, law was alright, and mgt was e worst. still dont understand what those philosophers are trying to say! y cannot use layman language? they always speak in such a way tt there's a hidden meaning. aiyo i dont know la. haha.

gt 1 month of free time! during this time, will try to begin reading up on one of e modules which i had bought e text early this sem. principles of mktg. haha. n will enjoy myself watching tv, be a bookworm (not textbk, but storybk) and be happy. :)

exam results will be out 22 dec, 11am. hope it won't turn out too bad. xmas is coming too. no snow here though. n nally's coming hm for xmas. :D yay! n will meet w friends b4 sch starts AGAIN in jan!

2009-11-22T09:41:00.002+08:00

one day to financial accounting paper. jiayou everyone for ur exams! :)

Been quite sickly e past 2 wks. V irritating, bcos had a fever 1st, which went dwn but felt nauseous due to indigestion I think. got a sore throat from eating too much biscuits, which turned into a little cough. Den a cold, n little fever. that's where I am now, haha. ate panadol so its a lot better nw. :) n no more sore throat. Don't eat too much biscuits, people! Esp oreo.

Will blog again aft e end of e exams. Hope it goes well for every one! Jiayou!

2009-11-11T09:38:00.001+08:00

already nov le. Haha ya exams r coming. nt much time left, but mz do my best. :) sm tuts and lects have already finished. More time to study nw, but feel q tired all e time. Didn't slp much for e past several days, cos was rushing out a gp accounting report.

want to do well for all e modules for this sem. Got to wk harder than nw! Jy everyone!

2009-10-29T19:30:00.002+08:00

no sch tml! :) bcos went for tml's lect on tues. must wk and revise hard!

exams are really arnd the corner. starts on 23 nov. n haven't done any substantial revision. aiyo.

finished e ops mgt and mno gp projects at last! haha :) enjoyed e mno proj, which i did with thanh, elvan, alvin and john. though it was a really long one, i gt to knw them btr through it. i love my group, haha.

ops mgt proj wasn't as gd, was a really short one (1 wk to prepare). gt to knw 2 exchange students who were in my gp, n they come from a really faraway place. haha. there's Oscar from Sweden, and Gianni from Germany. but don't really knw them well. find that they aren't as friendly to us asians, or perhaps they are just like that. oscar's nicer, n talked to him a bit.

i wonder if it'll be like that when gng to europe for sep. i hope nt! i dont want it to be like that. i always thought that when you're kind to ple, they'll reciprocate, at least a little. or do i come across as unfriendly? hmm.. dont understand. cld it be bcos we're asians n too young compared to them, so they're nt interested to become friends?

2009-10-25T19:09:00.002+08:00

posting with my new nokia E71! :D bought abt a wk ago, its a smartphone n has a qwerty keypad. Screen's nt v big, but its fat, so can see websites pretty well. Grey steel, haha.

Haven't been blogging for so long. Been busy with hmwk, n e gp projects. All e deadlines r coming up or have alr gone by. less than a mth to final exams. Can't believe it, n wish it can be a little ltr. Gt a lot of things to revise, but haven't started on them bcos of the projects.

Haven't been v happy at sch, quite stressed actually. I guess we all just need to do our best, n it'll all come and go. Jiayou everyone. :)

2009-10-11T16:29:00.002+08:00

helped out at the World Mental Health Day celebrations ydae, for IMH, at bugis, Cheng Yan Place. :) it was an afternoon event, n there were several booths from diff organisations. a lot of people shopping at bugis st ydae, bcos it was sat! all e pictures are wif my gp mate, so don't hav thm wif me.

although e reason for our helping out was bcos we wanted to make it part of our project, i felt quite touched listening to people who are passionate abt helping n making a difference in others' lives. i gt to knw Emily, who's a student in nyp. occupational therapy. she studied n worked in an accounting-related profession for a number of yrs, found it gave her no satisfaction, thus decided to change her career path & do what she enjoys-'making a difference in people's lives' as quoted from her.

i think that stigma still exists towards the mentally ill, people think they are dangerous, violent etc. but that's only if patients do not seek treatment! undergoing treatment, they are no more crazy than we ourselves are. even if they have recovered, but prospective employers get to knw abt their past medical condition, that will cause thm to lose out to others. i think its very unfair to them, that they're being seen as less of a whole, when they are not.

took a picture wif lin peifen, dj from 933 n MC for e street festival. :) she's pretty right? haha. so strange to see n talk to her, when in e past only hear her voice over e radio.

parted with e friends i gt to know from IMH in e evening, n headed home. :) got lots of uncompleted things to do! jiayou everyone!

2009-10-04T13:57:00.002+08:00

haha its sunday! :)

had 2 mid-term tests yesterday, on sat afternoon. very annoying day btw! will explain y:

first up was Microecons test, venue lt18. gt seats bcos we went in earlier dan e rest, but it turned out thr was a serious shortage of seats. so e lecturer gt mine(the last-d24) & e second last class to get up n let e others take the seats 1st. he brought us to another LT, but it was oso full. so. no seats -__- spent almost e whole 1.5 hrs sitting on the floor steps using my legs as table. good thing was, e test is easy! :) a few qns repeated fr 07 ppr, haha.

n here's my lesson 4 e day: never take e internal shuttle bus w/out knowing e final stop it makes, esp if in a rush. had a second financial accounting test scheduled 45min ltr, n the venue was q far away. plus, it was raining. so ended up i wanted to get dwn at a stop, tt have to walk q a bit to get to e venue. but my friend didn't want bcos she didnt hav umbrella, n she tot e bus will go to another stop tats nearer. turns out it didn't. n we took it all e way to e final stop at kent vale, which is a distance outside e sch. e bus driver uncle said to wait 30min for e next bus. our test was starting in 15min. my god.

so we walked n walked. n didn't quite know where we were walking. wan lin n yingbin didn't bring umbrella, so i shared w thm my small one. aft a while i gt more frustrated n anxious (e test's starting soon)but tried to calm myself down. in e end i walked in e rain n when we finally reached, was very wet. gt there in time, haha agn a relief! :) but felt v cold bcos of e strong aircon, plus i was wet, hair messy n all. by e time e test ended an hr ltr, was almost dry.

haha tat's my eventful day! though finished e mid-terms alr, still hav q a lot of hmwk assignments to do. mz go do le. bye bye! :)

2009-09-25T14:35:00.002+08:00

its friday already.. so fast, haha. :) recess wk's almost over, which means mid-terms are getting nearer and nearer! dey count for a small portion of the final grade, so have to do v well for them. only 2 modules, and is mcq tests.

YAY i've finished MAL acc online assignments! HAHAHA. :) served as good revision, n spent quite a long time on the long graded assignments, 1 hr plus. haha. the qns need to think a lot. only e non-graded assignment was super easy, fin in 20min haha.

haven't did much to prepare for microecons test yet. gng to start today, mz prepare well. been fretting over e zoe proj for mno module.. hope we can tweak e video to make it reali interesting. q difficult though.

bye bye!

2009-09-22T17:09:00.003+08:00

recess week's here! :)

haha ya, no official sch, but need to go bk for sm project wk. haven't posted 4 quite long; have been BZ with tuts n all. but, YAY! i've finished the tutorial hmwk for all my modules! :D HAHA.

still hav acc. myaccountinglab quizzes to do, plus operations indiv. term paper. hope to finish them by this wk, so don't have to bother abt them later.

n school's been alright so far! q tired sometimes, but enjoying learning abt operations! :) yeah like that module e most. still don't quite like econs though, but tats bcos i can't do some of qns in e tutorials.

can only talk abt school, haha, bcos i don't have a life outside of it. for now, at least. school, home, school, home. super routine la. i'll survive! :) nw's only e BEGINNING.

tan nally, jiayou for school! hope u're enjoying ur lessons a lot a lot! :)

2009-09-11T18:39:00.001+08:00

helloo! its friday! :) finally!

gng to start on dng tuts ltr, so can revise more during weekend!

had econs gp wk wif apple, wanlin n john todae. feeling q distressed bcos wasn't able to answer sm of the tutorial qns.. but aft discussing n learning fr them, its a lot better nw. thank u john n thank u apple! :)

mus do mre consistent rev for all e modules, so tt cn rmbr everything. mid-term tests' coming up in oct, aft 1wk recess break. mus wk hard! :)

doing a reali strange gp proj for our management & org module; its called e zoe proj. gt to improve some1 else's life in 5 wks, n make a 10min video on it. super rush... will try though. :)

stil dont reali lik managerial econs lects.. e lecturer talks in v long sentences n doesnt use normal lang to teach, n his accent's half ang moh n half china. -__-

2009-09-10T06:05:00.000+08:00

haha nally tan! :) feels gd to hear fr u n see u're doing v well over there! :) i miss u! HAHAHA.

was q tired in sch ydae, though it wasn't a long day. presented e acc tut tgr wif my gp, its strange tt i din feel nervous. but tt mus b bcos i kept lkg at e book instead of thm, lol! so slept for 2 HOURS in e evening n did my reading up for todae's lect aft i woke up.

long day todae! lects all e way so mus focus!! :) idk y, but until nw, still feel q lonely in sch, even when thr r friends arnd. dont feel v close to them, its e same 4 thm too. we jus share e same lects, sm tuts n tts it. haha so dont feel v happy when in sch, though its nt so bad.

having to wk in gps with guys mre nw dan b4, n still feel a lil odd arnd thm. inhibited, a lil conscious of what i say. haha cannot be lik tt le la!! mus be mre confident ma. :)

2009-09-08T07:30:00.001+08:00

happy birthday to u,
happy birthday to u,
happy birthday to nally tan,
happy birthday to u!! you're 19 (s'pore time)! :)

school's been gng along quite smoothly, mre hmwk and gp wk, presentns to do nw, getting a bit busy.

had the NOC experience india! interview yesterday morning. was asked a lot of qns, but basically, why india? why noc? some of them i don't noe hw to answer.. bcos haven't thought abt it. nt sure if i can pass n go on to e next round, but i don't hav much confidence tt i will.

-__- op mgt is getting more technical nw, a lot of graphical models like eoq n poq, backorder models etc. finding it a bit hard to understand, bcos of e mathematical notations. haha n ya, its calculus! but havent learnt much of it. :) still find tt econs is my weakest. will try read e text a few more times!

happy mugging!

2009-08-30T10:17:00.002+08:00

went to nally's hse wif shima, shen chen n linfang ydae! :) haha to celebrate nally tan's bdae in adv. haven't seen everyone 4 a while le, except sc i see in sch. haha v happy! :))

thank u shima, nally tan n linfang 4 ur presents!! :) like them a lot! gt a hp holder n v cute card from lf, a disney photo frame n type-written card fr shima, n pants from tan. :)

but nally's bdae cake din hav candles on it in e end, bcos e stupid cake shop din give candle holders. hahaha, so instead e candles we lighted n put on e cardboard in front of e cake. lks quite nice fr e photo on fb! :) hahaha!

jiayou every1, go do ur homework!

2009-08-24T06:57:00.000+08:00

blink >_<

the weekend's over le! :)

haha i should put :( instead, bcos still nt looking forward to gng to sch very much. partly bcos it still feels unfamiliar, the faces i see everyday, though i can navigate around e sch on my own nw, n hv found my mugging place. in each of the 5 tutorials we will start having this week, there'll be so many strangers, ple i'd nt known or seen b4.

how i wish uni classes could be like those we had in jc, whr there's a sense of familiarity n closeness, n laughter tts shared by every1. i miss s07!!

will try my best i promise, jiayou every1!

2009-08-22T16:47:00.001+08:00

had make-up lecture today. -__-

on saturday! haha bcos of e lect we missed on national day hol. but e lecturer prof hum's pretty gd! :) e best among all e modules!

wk 2's gone by fast enough! tuts only start nxt wk, thr's homework for all except 1 module. still, feel drained by e end of e wk. feel like sleeping in e bus gng hme all e time.. hv lessons til 6 for 3 days, but dey start arnd noon. wished dey were morning lessons!

a bit worried abt e managerial econs module i'm taking, bcos everything's very new. cant understand a qn in e tutorial.. e one we're supposed to do b4 tut next wk. -__-

signing off!!

2009-08-16T21:57:00.000+08:00

finally blog le!

i'm officially 19 as of yesterday. :) this year's was esp memorable, but i don't mean it all in e positive way. actually felt quite sad n cried a bit yday bcos of some family problems. but alright now, haha.

there's another thing tt made it memorable, n this is not good news. around ten plus last night, there was a fire at an apartment, same block where i live, but bcos e block's L-shaped, i could see it from my kitchen window.

it caught my attention bcos some people were standing downstairs facing e block, n shouting. i thought it was another suicide case, bcos there had been one a few yrs back. n didn't notice black smoke coming out of a fifth flr kitchen window! someone had called for e scdf but they hadn't reached yet, n already more n more black smoke was rising from e windows. then 2 fire engines arrived, n some rushed up to e unit n e others attached long hoses to a fire hydrant n started spraying water up at e unit. e smoke got thicker n thicker n den it was pretty hard to see, but e firemen gt it under control, put it out. it appeared that no one was inside e apt at tt time, so no one gt injured. phew! :) still i think e whole apt must be black n everything damaged nw, with e big fire.

ohh bought a table n chair today from IKEA, for mugging purposes. bcos in e past i always use a kitchen stool to do my work, but e stool's v high n my body too short, so it ended up i had to strain to see. -__- hahaha, finally my own table! self-assembled by me n my mother! :) black table n chair!

new wk tml! got to go revise le!

2009-08-12T09:42:00.001+08:00

yay no lessons today! :)

yesterday too, bcos one lect was cancelled, n tutorials don't start till wk 2 or 3. met wan lin & zu qing from my alum gp yday afternn, n we went for e library orientation, bought a course pkt n explored our 2 biz blocks. found the seminar rms where we'll be having our tuts. e school's quite old, but i like e biz/ hon sui sen memorial library! a lot of tables n chairs to study alone or tgr, n quiet, a lot quieter than central library. we'll proly be moving to e new biz building, called e Mochtar Riady Building, next yr when construction's completed. v strange architectural design, haha.

met nicole agn yday outside e library, to buy e mgt & org course pkt. oh, n we saw jeffrey too! he's doing mechan. engrg.

agn bought 2 bks yday, lol! financial acc, n microeconomics. -__- dey r quite needed for learning bcos e lecturers refer to them too. must start working hard alr! :)

2009-08-08T08:31:00.001+08:00

hello! :)

agn bought another bk- Operations Management for one of e modules we're studying this sem. only $15! hahaha i like buying 2nd/3rd hand.

met nicole on thursday to pass her my jc bio notes; she's in FoS, Chemistry! :) hearing fr her abt e topics dey gt to cover for the general bio module can vomit blood- thr seem to be so many topics to learn.

went to alister's home in e morning, to pass e assessment bks to his father. yup i'm no longer teaching tutn nw. feel sad leaving him, n not telling him personally why i chose to. somehow its not just a job; to me it'd been a responsibility also. i didn't have to quit; i could have continued to the end of e yr, yet i chose to, for reasons i can't put in words.

the song tts playing is fr Fated to love you, e drama series showing on Ch U @10pm. :) watched e show on dvd a yr ago- v sad towards e end, but happy ending. nice show but a lot of hokkien (spoken by xinyi's mother) which i couldn't understand.

2009-08-05T09:59:00.000+08:00

can't take any of the minor modules this semester. there r 6 modules in total, but only one without pre-requisites, that's Mathematics I, haha! wanted to take together with e 1st yr engineering students, but found that my timetable clashes with 3 out of 4 lecture slots. n for the one that doesn't- have to fly to get there in time, bcos its immediately before n after the biz tuts n lectures. -__- no way to rearrange my timetable for this sem, so cannot have it nw, next sem i hope! :)

lecture notes n tuts r up on IVLE for Op. Mgt. printed e first few, all ppt slides. so many pages.. waste ink n paper!

still at the book on Intro. to Biz Law, written by 1 of e lecturers. Zzz.. a lot of things to remember, plus all e exceptions to certain Acts. how to remember all? -_-

2009-08-03T10:54:00.000+08:00

made my minor declarations. :)

taking up minor in Financial Mathematics!

(hope can cope! :X)

2009-08-03T08:26:00.001+08:00

idling away at home! :)

school's a week away, n so's National Day! have very fond memories of NDP in pri n sec sch. back in pri sch, always loved the national day celebrations, bcos it always involved a lot of singing, freebies n not to mention half-days! somehow the newer ndp songs heard on e telly n radio nw aren't as sweet as the older ones; be it count on me s'pore, home etc etc.

i'll never forget the year of 2003- when i was only sec one, n our sch participated in the mass dance! the learning n coordinating process isn't as fun as others like to believe; 2 or 3 days a week, we stay aft sch to practise til evening. n because we wore tags on our front n back with a 3-digit number, the instructors could spot e weaker ones n pull them out for extra lessons. i rmbr tt i was called once; haha so embarrassing!

we all dragged our feet during practices, having to stand under e sun for a few hrs every session, sweating under e heat n our running. but at the end, all those became precious, happy memories, a once in a lifetime experience. :)

i love my island nation, n the peace n stability it has given me throughout my childhood! happy 44th birthday!

2009-07-30T08:25:00.002+08:00

got my books on tuesday for only $58! :)

went to school yesterday- wanted to sign up for e broadband they had at half price, but it was out of stock. so i decided to tour the school on my own! n proud to say i got to e biz sch by walking! haha, though got a bit lost along e way n asked the auntie cleaners for directions.

there r 2 blocks-biz1 n biz2. found the LTs but couldn't for e SRs- the directory i saw didn't incl a few seminar rms. but will figure it out when sch opens. :)

i almost forgot, i went to the CCA booths 2! saw a lot of ccas, e most common ones were dance n choir. they also hv kendo, dragonboat, rotaract club (comm. service) n entrepreneurial society i think.. so many i can't rmbr. took their phamplets n all. not sure if i should join a cca this semester-when i haven't adapt to e environment n workload yet. they all start around 630, so will end quite late at 9pm.

oh n went to e booth for their student exchange prog/ SEP. hope very much to go during my 2nd or 3rd yr, exp what its like overseas! there r a lot of overseas unis that we can choose from- from asia to australia to europe. but don't think can afford. heard there are scholarships for the SEP, but of cos e criteria is i must do well academically 1st. if not there r loans available, just nt sure if i'll want to add on to e bank n sch loan some more.

2009-07-27T11:07:00.000+08:00

hello! :)

got my timetable for this sem. not arranged nicely but can't change it for this sem- 3 days with lessons until 6pm! also, the tutorials will all be in seminar rms, which proly means everyone has to speak up & discuss their ideas during lessons, v different from the tutorials we had in jc.

went to a sch webbie yesterday n saw a used TB forum! haha a lot of people selling their used texts, since they've completed e module alr. had to compare prices from a number of people- because the prices they quote r so high for some, lower for others. although the sch hasn't said which texts r compulsory/ recommended, decided to buy first those texts tt a lot of 2nd yr students r selling, bcos tt proly means its needed or useful for a module.

after getting a headache from looking at all their ads, these are e texts i think are useful for these modules. left is the module code. :)

MNO1001 Management: A Practical Introduction, Kinicki & Williams, 3rd Ed.
MKT1003 Principles of Marketing: A Global Perspective, Philip Kotler etc.
DSC2006 Operations Management, Stevenson, 9th Ed.
BSP1004 Introduction to Business Law, Ravi Chandran, 3rd Ed.
BSP1005 Microeconomics, Besanko & Braeutigam, 3rd Ed.
ACC1002 Financial Accounting in Singapore & Malaysis, Harrison & Horngren, 1st Ed

managed to get 3 of these bks, plus another 1 for Biz Law, from a 2nd yr student i think, selling a lot cheaper than others. will collect them fr her tml, den can start reading up a bit le!

2009-07-26T16:20:00.000+08:00

went to the temple at bishan where my grandparents' ashes are, to pray for them earlier in the morning. quite surprised to see quite a lot of people there, though its not 'qing ming jie'. i miss my po po and gong gong!

have to go to school agn tomorrow, bcos there's an error in my loan agrmt. also, told alister's father abt my decision not to continue teaching, bcos school's starting soon n i'm afraid i cannot manage both well. glad n relieved tt he said its ok, but will continue for one or two wks until a replacement's been found.

agn found it v difficult to teach him last wed-he's behaving like the past wks again, doesn't want to do any work, nor listen. i find that i can't manage teaching small children, bcos i need them to work with me, to know not everything's abt fun and playing.

school's starting very soon, but won't be going for Ocamp so it'll begin 11 aug. i wish i can make myself look forward to it more, but i can't. afraid to be on my own esp when everything n everyone's unfamiliar. but i must cope with it.

2009-07-25T07:41:00.003+08:00

finished watching Spring Waltz :) a v sad and touching story, most imptly it has a happy ending, haha.

went for nus registration on Friday--queued for one hr plus just to submit my docs n collect e student card, tertiary ezlink card etc. didn't know anyone so waited alone. felt anti-social and a bit sad to find myself without any friends. i suppose i'll find some of my own along e way.

have almost decided not to tutor anymore, because having to do it 2 nights in a week will leave me a lot less time for studying. will need more time than others to revise, bcos i'm slower. have to take a bus to his house n back, reach at 7, reach home abt 9.30. feeling quite troubled n bad about leaving him half-way, but my lessons with him tires not only him, but me. he's behaving badly like e past few weeks. find it difficult to teach effectively.

:(

2009-07-22T09:17:00.003+08:00

wednesday! :)

tuition on monday was a lot btr, n for e first time in many wks, i feel happy, nt angry, teaching him. i'm glad it did help, having his father talk to him. but i hope too that it'll remain this way. will see how today's goes!

went to sign the study loan yesterday; borrowed the whole of the tuition fees from the bank n school, with living allowance too. the 20% from the school's interest-free, that's good! :) will return all of the money after i begin working, so that's ok.

2009-07-20T08:44:00.001+08:00

ost-spring waltz! :))

2009-07-20T08:16:00.003+08:00

nothing much for this week too, bt hv to go to sch agn on tues n fri, to sign e study loan, n register for my course. :))

have been having some problems tutoring, feel angry n frustrated aft tuition all the time. perhaps i'm not a good teacher, nor patient enough, i don't know! i hate to see how little effort he's putting into his work from school, his forgetting to do all the little assignments i give him, but most of all his lousy attitude.

then i'm thinking he'd be better off, learning more in group tuitions, bcs others are learning as well, n being outside his home, he'll behave better. but i really don't think a child needs tuition at primary one! daily parent supervision would be better, n more effective. but of cos e parents will have to make time for their child. :)

told his father abt his attitude alr. if its still no use, then i'll stop teaching him.

2009-07-17T09:03:00.003+08:00

friday's here!

haha, haven't bn doing much at home, bt enjoying the hols! finished episode 7 of Spring Waltz yesterday. the story's sad bt happy at e same time, very touching.

was reading the book on advanced theory of driving, n find there're a lot of things to coordinate when driving by manual. depress the clutch, release the accelerator at e same time, change gears, n all the while hv to control the steering wheel n look out for traffic, front back left right, haha it must be a very tiring task for learning drivers.

bt won't be having driving lessons any time soon, just fascinated seeing others drive. :) will learn proly in 5 yrs' time, aft i start working. to all e drivers out on the roads, take care n drive safely!

2009-07-15T11:02:00.003+08:00

spring waltz, haha! :D

(pls turn off e music player b4 listening. )

2009-07-15T10:24:00.002+08:00

growing to like mj more, haha! went to nally's hse on monday aft my lasik review, n her mom drove us to e chalet agn. but sadly the hse was almost empty, except jeff, who ltr left for msia. only in e afternn then chiew yin, yu xuan, n yaoliang came. in e end we played bridge, then mj for a few hrs, haha, den it was time to leave for tuitn. i'll miss the beautiful sea, our seaview resort, n changi beach park!

e 2nd lasik review was alright--my corneal flaps are healing well, but vision's still around 85% only. may tke another 2 mths or so to recover n get bk more. haha bt good there's no infection! nw still getting used to nt wearing specs; its a lot mre convenient when i go out, watch tv n everything else, haha.

went for uni med exam on tues morning. couldn't see the uhc at first, bt walk walk a bit then could find it le. relieved i didn't get lost, bcos i always manage to in e big shopping centres. stupid stupid, haha!

watching Spring Waltz, a korean drama series i brwed fr nally. its v nice! very in CAPS haha. nw going to episode 5 le haha! n thank u nally tan for ur dvds n the driving manual!

2009-07-12T14:22:00.002+08:00

jiaxin loves riding on a bicycle!

haha but still can't do it on my own. ty dear ms tan for being my teacher! i have failed her. still, i'm determined, haha! want to attempt it again if there's a chance.

went to my geog class chalet on friday and sat, n enjoyed spending the day there, pretty much.

on friday, nally drove me, shenchen, yaoliang and yong kuan to our saf seaview resort! its the prettiest chalet i've ever seen, two-storey, and comes equipped with all the facilities we proly need. good ventilation with the ceiling fans alone, but u cn switch on the aircons too if u dont mind the high electricity bill, haha! two bedrooms both facing the sea, where u cn see some ships passing by. e the curvy, almost circular staircase. if it were my home.. :) but no, not in changi!

since there weren't many of us, we played cards, took a walk near the beach (which wasn't pretty bcs it was dirty), then walked to changi village for dinner together. they have a famous nasi lemak stall there, but ms tan n i ate chicken n mushroom roti johns, haha, n drank teh tarik! its quite nice, the bread, n its big, made me v full lol. yuxuan . chiew yin ordered stingray that was super spicy haha, i cannot stand it. after dinner we strolled bck to e chalet, by then it was nine n almost time to leave. so we squeezed into nally's parents' car, 5 of us in the backseat. sorry ms tan, make u become sardine haha, n thanks for e ride!

went to nally's hse on sat around noon, n had spagetti cooked by her mom, before taking her mom's car to e chalet. ty mrs tan haha! benny, jeffrey n a few other girls were there. nally, sc and me went for a walk, n ended up at changi beach park which was a little far from where we were. there were a lot of people there, swimming, barbequing and kayaking! haha n we rented bicycles--a single and double, bcos i didn't know hw to ride one lol. so i sat in the backseat, nally in front, and cycled quite far. the wind felt good on my face haha. then ms tan tried to teach me hw to cycle, but sadly i couldn't, even aft 15 min. haha i must learn it one day!

we got back after returning e bikes, then played ball with jeff, yl, benny and gabriel. our geog teacher ms lim came in the evening; v happy to see her! ms jacinta lim came came later. we celebrated yl's bday bt i had to leave halfway bcos it was getting late. took a taxi with ms j lim n shelvi to changi airport t3, since that's e nearest mrt away. took e train home on my own; it was a v long ride!

(to be continued, haha.)

2009-07-09T07:29:00.002+08:00

no more tuition for this week, hooray!

can almost feel my white hair growing longer when teaching him, bcos like many other children, he's very playful. very in caps! haha then my patience wears off, n i feel like pulling his hair out! still, since i had chosen to take it up, i shouldn't be giving up halfway through the school year. at the very least, see him through primary one, then decide if i want to take it further.

having geog class chalet tomorrow! but for today, have to apply for e tertiary ezlink card, return my books, then go to open my own bank acct for e purpose of paying uni fees. uni med check-up on tues, 2nd lasik eval on monday.

2009-07-07T09:52:00.002+08:00

saturday evening, went to holland v with my sec sch buddies- jocelyn, eugene, shiquan n liying!

don't have any pics bcos we didn't take any, haha, but we had dinner at Thaiexpress. the food was quite good, the price for a main rice/ noodles dish abt 10.00. couldn't understand what some of the dishes were, although they did elaborate on the menu, ended up having the pinapple rice with seafood. warning to those who haven't eaten thr or r gg to: never order the dishes rated with 3 or 4 chillies if u can't tke spicy, haha! because either ur face or ears will turn red after eating, esp eugene with his black pepper chicken, hohoho! but sq managed to finish her spicy noodles rated 4 chillies haha.

hadn't wanted to, but ended up going to a pub there, called Aesop, bcos we were waiting for joce. they didn't have any non-alc. drinks on the menu, only beer. so i stared at the menu for a while, den asked e waiter which was the lightest, as in alcohol content. he was a bit puzzled by my qn, den recommended the Kilkenny, which i think was 4.7%., that i ordered. its BITTER! and no, i didn't drink the whole cup, not even half a cup because i didn't fancy getting drunk. the others had Erdinger, which was slightly higher in alc. at 5.3%, but tasted better bcos it was less bitter. n so my conclusion is... don't drink beer, or any alc drinks to start with, bcos they don't taste good, makes ur face turn red, n causes u to lose ur sober-ness.

went home v late that night, almost 12. n thought that it'd be better to avoid those places tt are v crowded like holland v, esp with the flu spreading so easily.

2009-07-07T09:12:00.002+08:00

hee yea! have printed out all the forms tt need to be submitted when going for registration. will fill them up later.

its a week since my lasik op. still can't see very clearly; i hope it'll get better real soon! had the op last tues, decided to do it bcos my myopia's almost reached 1000 for one eye. there are four options for conventional lasik: they are VISX Custom (Microkeratome), Wavefront (Microkeratome), Custom (IntraLase) and Wavefront (IntraLase). LASIK corrects vision by reshaping the cornea. microkeratome means blade, while intralase's bladeless.

i had the custom intralase, which is $2,588 w/out GST, n after adding up the cost of medication, it totals $2,900++, slightly less then $3,000. these are some things i hadn't knew before surgery:

the bladeless mtd (intralase) allows the cutting of a thinner corneal flap, compared to e microkeratome.

although the Wavefront mtd's more precise (treats both lower- and higher-order aberrations, compared to only lower-order for Custom), it will remove a more significant amt of corneal tissue than the Custom mtd. there4, for those with high myopia (abt 1000 in each eye), e doctor may recommend Custom (intralase), bcos it removes less corneal tissue. this means ur cornea after surgery will be thicker than it'd have been using Wavefront (microkeratome).

the discomfort during surgery is minor, only during the cutting of corneal flap, when the suction ring's placed on the eye and pressure's applied to create the corneal flap. n the laser that sculpts the cornea makes a loud tak-tak-tak sound when its on, haha. the surgeon also pasted my eyelashes to kp it out of the way, before cutting the flap.

the surgery's only around 10 min; during and after that there was a lot of tearing in my right eye. while on the cab home, couldn't help closing my eyes, because of the anaesthetic/ numbing eye drops they put before surgery. it was very uncomfortable, so i went to sleep early, haha.

the next morning, my vision's a lot clearer le, but alot more blurry compared to wearing glasses. my post is getting too long haha! shall end here. if anyone's having lasik, u cn consider Lasik Surgery Clinic, at Paragon, and dr marc tay.

2009-07-02T18:51:00.002+08:00

my first post after surgery!

still can't see very clearly, pardon my spelling errors haha. very fortunately for me, its successful! i've only gotten back abt 75% of my vision, bt it'll gradually improve.

for the pre-lasik eval, had to go, then wait for test after test. eye power, pressure, corneal thickness etc. altogether it took abt 3 plus hrs haha, which is considered good le.

had to wait again for 2 hrs, since my surgery's scheduled at 5pm. the surgery was a short 10 mins, and the OT was a bit scary, quite dark haha. since i wasn't wearing glasses, couldn't see the docs clearly. but lying down and seeing the lights on top of me, it reminded me of the dentists' visits so many yrs ago. the most uncomfortable part was the cutting and lifting of the corneal flap, because of the suction ring and high pressure. oh, and i had the custom intralase, at lsc by dr marc tay.

its good to have my vision back, though not fully now. no more glasses le, haha!

i promised myself to take better care of my eyes, to prevent myopia from coming back. less reading, and if i have to, under good lighting. and stare at trees more often! haha will post again when i can see better!

2009-06-28T18:34:00.002+08:00

haha i'm blogging almost every day! what a change from the once a week posts last time.

going to dbs bank at cck to apply for the TFL tomorrow. and feeling nervous about the lasik eval and surgery on tuesday. had it planned for the same day because i'd wanted to get it done earlier, since i've decided. hope i'll be suitable, and there won't be any related complications.

2009-06-27T17:57:00.002+08:00

i've booked the pre-lasik eval for tuesday, surgery on the same day. haha hope i won't suay suay be unsuitable for lasik, will post again when i'm able to a few days after surgery.

went to the library again, to return books and borrow some more. bookworm! bookworm! haha, a lot of people will call me that. must remind myself not to be too engrossed and let my eyes rest. enjoying my free time, and happy because there's still a month of it left. still haven't settled the TFL and uni medical check-up. will go for them soon!

bye bye!

2009-06-26T11:19:00.003+08:00

the pain's very little now, n intermittent. haha good! maybe it isn't appendicitis after all.

went for a chicken pox vaccination earlier in the morning. won't get CP le! but still have one more dose in abt 6 wks time. strange how almost every one has gotten it. the standard price for the vaccine is $123.60, if u go to singhealth polyclinics. cheaper than private clinics haha.

will be making an appt for the pre-lasik eval for next week. can't delay anymore bcos school's starting soon, in a month's time. i hope it'll go well!

friday's here. happy weekend!

2009-06-24T07:44:00.002+08:00

wasn't sure what type of medicine the doc gave for the abdominal pain, so i went to check it up.

biology's useful after all! haha, see the paragraph below? talked abt acetylcholine, and smooth muscle contraction, and the blocking of e receptors.

the medicine i had is called dhacopan, but the generic name is: Hyoscine-N-butylbromide. its an antispasmodic, used to relieve abdominal pain caused by painful spasms in the muscles of the gastrointestinal tract.

Smooth muscle contractions are caused by the neurotransmitter-acetylcholine. These contractions are not under our conscious control and we are not normally aware of them. However, if the muscles go into spasm this can cause pain.

Hyoscine prevents acetylcholine from acting on the muscle, by blocking the receptors on the muscle cells that the acetylcholine act on. Therefore, Hyoscine reduces muscle contractions. This allows the muscle to relax and reduces the painful spasms.

i hope the pain goes away soon!

2009-06-21T21:35:00.002+08:00

have been feeling pain around the appendix area, i hope its not a case of appendicitis.

saw a doc this morning, he said it may be, but to observe for a day or two if the pain got worse. prescribed pills for abdominal colic, since then the pain has been less.

i hope e pain will pass, then no need go hosp le. have a good night!

2009-06-20T07:53:00.003+08:00

my last day of work has ended. feeling sad n a little confused now, having lost the routine i've gotten used to for the past six months. waking up, taking the bus to e station, then e train, then e bus again, to reach my workplace. i wish i wouldn't feel so sad abt leaving, knowing it wasn't permanent to start with. thank you, my colleagues! for making my short time there a wonderful, enriching n memorable one.

i should begin preparing nw! haha, read up some n understand the basics of accounting. there're quite a few uni admission admin things to complete too. i've received the letter for successful appeal, to my home course Accountancy.

going for a chicken pox vaccination on monday. n meeting with shima to get e certs too! then going to nus to submit my acceptance form.

have a happy happy weekend!

2009-06-15T22:30:00.003+08:00

yeah! last week of work! haha happy.

going to collect e certs with shima next wk, haven't seen my friends for v long haha, happy too! feel quite lonely sometimes at the workplace. there's been a sales re-org there, so i have to work for a manager who's very efficient but nt very nice all the time. again felt very stressed, like last yr when i just started, haha. bcos he give, i do, he give, i do again haha! like never ending.

good night!

2009-06-12T20:17:00.004+08:00

ahaha, friday! but my weekend hasn't begun, haha. have work tomorrow.

my work's finally ending, in a wk's time. though happy, i will miss the people i know from work very much! when there wasn't much to be happy about, they joke n brought a lot of laughter. as for me, i started out timid and found myself under stress, told to do urgent tasks. but they've really taught me a lot, n made me feel as if i were one of their own, and not just a temp. thank you, my dear colleagues!

2009-06-09T21:18:00.003+08:00

yawn!! haha tired! and its only tuesday. decided to have my last day of work next friday, to give more time to find a replacement. as for tuition, it hasn't been smooth-going. find it more n more difficult to make him listen, because i won't scold, and cannot get him interested in listening to me..

i wish i were a better teacher! but i don't know how. how do i make my lessons fun and constructive at the same time?

seeing him being rude to his elders at home, i feel disappointed and something else i can't describe. i think it still comes down to the parents to teach their children these values.

i've always thought to teach him for a yr at the least, aft his end-of-yr exams. but i feel like a useless and lousy teacher. and trying to make him listen is very tiring. can i take this load off my shoulders and give it up?

2009-06-06T19:50:00.003+08:00

hey! haha haven't been here for a wk, saturday's here again!

had to work today, n slept for 2 hrs earlier, haha so my weekend has just started. i've brought forward my last day of work, it'll end next wk. good bcos i can finally relax, but now that its ending, i'm again having mixed emotions, haha.

my time there has almost been half a year. seeing and talking to them everyday, i find i've grown to have feelings for them. it feels sad knowing i can't see them anymore. i have to move on, this is only a temporary phase of my life, these things i tell myself, but i still feel sad leaving.

i'm planning to have my pre-lasik evaluation soon, the week after my work ends. i've read abt the different procedures available, n understand a bit about the complications that may result, but still want to regain my vision without glasses. have been short-sighted since primary one, n worn them till now. but before going for the eval, i'll read up some more.

i've been playing restaurant city on facebook! haha its a really cute game, do try it out! just type Restaurant City at the search toolbar, n can start your own restaurant haha. good night!

2009-05-31T07:55:00.002+08:00

i have submitted the appeal, giving up my place in the DDP (Acc. & Computing) and remaining in my homecourse.

it wasn't an easy decision to make for me, because i had wanted very much to take it up. reading abt computer programming has made me very curious and interested to learn more. but reading the ddp has its own very stringent criteria, which i'm really not confident of meeting at this point.

it is to maintain a CAP of 4.0 and above for 2 consecutive semesters. upon not meeting this criteria, i will not be allowed to continue with the ddp.

a CAP of 4.0 is equiv of a 2nd Upper class honours! reading two degrees at e same time n having to achieve this is too heavy a responsibility. but having said that, i must admit that i still don't wish to give up the dd. i want to build a good, strong foundation in Acc in the first yr, and only after i've proven myself to, then will i want to take up one more deg.

so this is the goal i've set out for myself: achieve a CAP of 4.0 and above for my first yr! :D only after that will i truly be eligible for the dd. then i'll be able to pursue another deg confidently.

enough of my rambling abt uni admissions haha! there're a few other things on my mind. the first being to have Lasik for my eyes. very expensive, yes, but with my myopia getting worse by e day, it worth the expense. afterall, seeing are most important.

happy sunday! :D

2009-05-23T10:37:00.002+08:00

yee hee!

haha happy the weekend's here. did 2.5 hrs overtime last night, until 8.15pm. still a lot of work left in e office haha, bt i try nt to think abt it, it'll hv to wait till mon haha.

abt 5 wks left till my last day there. still seems long haha, wish it could end sooner. since dec last yr, i think this temp. job has opened my eyes to more, n taught me much. :) bcos i am introverted, find it hard to look for n talk to strangers, but had to do tt bcos it was a job. hasn't changed me much though. still as introverted.

wonder hw e next four yrs will go! haha we'll all proly learn a lot more, n go on to different fields. still i worry abt nt doing well in uni, knwing every test counts, n consistency is key. no longer e end-of-yr final exam- o and a levels when e cert counts e most.

talking abt exams, alister's finished his exams. did well for chinese, gt over eighty per cent. math i din get to see, english nt very good, but not bad. full marks for hanyu pinyin! :) haha he used to hate me bcos i always force him to read 'hao peng you'. nw his mt gt better le haha.

2009-05-18T21:53:00.002+08:00

very paiseh today, bcos just over an hr ago alister's grandfather drove me bck home, n i kp giving wrong directns. *lian hong hong*

Grandfather: "Zhuan zhuo hai shi zhuan you?" (turn left or turn right?)
Me: "Zhuan... you... er.. zhuan zhuo!" (turn right..er no! turn left!)

apparently i mixed up my left n right in chinese. thinking right, den said 'zhuo'. in e end he went wrong directn, had to u-turn! aiyo.. dont even knw hw to go home haha.

then again, find it heart-warming to hv thm drive me home. i wish i too have grandparents living under a roof, talk and share our day. but one of mine passed away really early, saw another only in his last days battling cancer.

i think i must really begin to love n think of my family more.. to treasure our time together.

an ah ma asked me to buy tissues today, said her husband is sick and has to undergo dialysis. though i knew she may hv made it up, still bought it. perhaps im gullible to some, but whether its been true or not, to be able to help is a happy feeling.

then my mind wonders to think abt e less fortunate. there are many of thm here in sg, especially e older gen, but we dont often see, or care to see. i hope there'll be more love in this world. :)

2009-05-17T15:05:00.002+08:00

new blogskin haha! thought e picture's sweet~ :)

work was alright on sat; almost every one was out so it was pretty quiet. e auntie sherry very cute, every sat she'll go to toilet at 1250, prepare to go home at 1. haha!

went to imm alone to buy a present for a friend. ended up with a pen holder u hv to build up from a jigsaw puzzle. is disney baby tigger!

thinking to have my last day of work end june, instead of mid-july. want some time to relax before uni begins.

2009-05-16T16:11:00.005+08:00

happy saturday! :D had a half-day of wrk today, back nw. glad the weekend's here.

had quite a shock yesterday at wrk. received a call from a 72-yr-old mandarin- speaking lao ah peh, shouting n scolding me once i picked up e phone.

apparently, my colleague gt a student's number wrong, n sent sms reminders to e ah peh's phone.

then took away his number le, thought nvm, gd learning exp:D next time if get scolded will be btr prepared. today morning, he called again!

this time he apologised, said he shouldnt hv lost his temper, mei you feng du, hw i must accept his apology, bcos aft shouting at me tt afternoon, he couldn't sleep thinking abt it at night. never saw so strange a person before.

ahaha, tt's e only interesting thing tt happened this wk. :D hmm i wonder if e nightmare i had this morning before i woke up was bcos of tt. because in e dream, my father was shouting at me too..

haha i siao le. happy weekend!

2009-05-12T17:33:00.002+08:00

accepted NUS's Accountancy & Computing. will appeal when its time. :)

enjoyed doing nothing today at home! haha because had a sore throat n fever. but after one day of walking around e house n having a morning nap, a lot better now.

don't really like doing the job i have now. though only temporary, still two more months left. but need to save up for uni, cannot say don't like then don't do. then i might as well be happier haaha..

jiayou to primary school girls n boys for ur mid-yr exam! :D

2009-05-10T07:50:00.002+08:00

What does one learn in the Major in Mathematical Sciences at SPMS?
In the first two years, students read common core Courses in fundamental topics: calculus, linear algebra, discrete mathematics, probability, scientific programming and mathematical exposition, to build a strong foundation that will give them maximum flexibility and choices in later years.

For students in the track in Statistics, they may read Courses from: applied statistics, mathematical statistics, operations research, probability, business, economics, computer science, etc.

didn't know what is mathematical sciences, above is a summary haha. :) ohh scary haha, read numbers till i become blind. its a four yr course as well, career prospects could be in banking, finance n insurance, as an actuary, financial analyst etc.

happy mothers' day! :D

2009-05-09T08:21:00.003+08:00

yeah saturday's here! n happy vesak day!

didn't go for work on monday bcos of a cold. had temp-taking at e place where i work for 2 days, 2 times a day. good that now don't have to. relieved tt we're down to yellow alert; was worried it'd become like sars last time. :)

fell down when climbing up a bridge near my workplace. aiyo why am i always so clumsy? :D my big toe has to suffer for e 2nd time.. bled a bit, now supposed to pluck out e whole nail, but i'm cutting it away little by little haha.

e ddp i said i was considering, will be submitting an appeal come late may, for e single Acc deg. but now have to first accept their offer. read in their website. have received ntu's offer finally, to their school of physical n mathematical sciences. haha :)

have a great weekend!

2009-05-02T14:20:00.007+08:00

thank u shima n nally! :)

haha if accept ddp then must be prepared to work twice as hard. looking at my sis's book on comp programming, c if i can understand. :) so far, okay.

feeling a bit sad, because a person i knew from work n cared about has left. back to his home in m'sia to take care of his family, won't be coming back anymore. couldn't kp myself from crying. i'm too much le la, little things also can be sad. he'll be alright, even happier than before, being with his loved ones. n yet i wish he could stay.

if i could use two simple words to describe him, it wld be generous, and caring. a person with so big a heart, and with so much love to give. :) always ready to offer his help, always concerned abt the people around him. though work may not be smooth-going, u could see an easy smile on his face any time.

hope that wherever he is, whatever he does, he'll be happy n safe. take care, Brandon!

2009-05-01T07:54:00.003+08:00

shocked until i don't know what to say.. happy, yes of course. :) have wanted to study Acc, but. double deg??

had put the course as 1st in my double deg choices. nt very serious, because with my lousy grades , how can get into double deg? i think must be very little people chose that double deg combinatn.

what next? i think i know my intellectual limitatns. One, not clever. Two, not diligent. why did they offer me this, aft seeing tt my grades cannot make it? if i hadn't put e double deg choice, wld i still qualify for the single deg in Acc?

how to study 2 degs together, when one alone is rigorous enough?

still hope to give it a shot, knowing its prestigious, n if can cope with both well, will have good career prospects. am i ready for it?

2009-05-01T07:42:00.002+08:00

received offer from NUS. :)

Congratulations! I am pleased to offer you admission in academic year 2009-10 for a course of study in:

Business Administration (Accountancy) & Computing

Your Home Course is:

Business Administration (Accountancy)

Admission to double degree programmes at NUS is particularly competitive and you are, indeed, among a select few who have been admitted to this very prestigious course. It is truly a double degree as this course combines two distinct, and yet complementary, disciplines offered by two different faculties.

(university rankings.....)

You have presented us with an impressive record of achievements. I am confident you will find the NUS experience enriching and rewarding, and one that will help you realise your full potential.

I look forward to welcoming you to the NUS family.

2009-04-26T07:54:00.009+08:00

rise n shine! :) its a good SUNDAY!

haha, don't mind me. beginning to like weekends a lot because v tired during weekdays.

still have not received uni offer letters. but keeping an open mind, no use worrying at this pt. :)

haven't been feeling v good at e workplace.. 2+ months more over le, will persevere until then i hope.

oh yea, interesting things tt happened this wk. on my way to work saw a traffic accident. e car's front was smashed into e bus's rear, but didn't see any blood la. hope no one was hurt. :)

work has been dull dull dull. but still alright. jiayou everyone who's working! :)

2009-04-21T20:45:00.001+08:00

新射雕英雄傳插曲 - 我只能愛你

haha this song's from sodium's blog :) i'm growing to like e show more!

2009-04-21T20:15:00.003+08:00

tired.

wish the week could pass faster; everyday seems to be very long haha, and tiring. but of course if not tiring, then won't count as work le, haha.:)

although have to teach after work 2 times a week, i feel happy there's this to plan for, n think about other than the daily monotone of work. :) gave Alister a 'present' yesterday, but he didn't much like it. haha guess what it is? an english assessment book with grammer, vocab n compre all-in-one.:)

sometimes when i think about e uni choices i put, will feel 'ah ya! why did i choose that?' nus bba (acc) confirm cannot get in de, but don't know why i had to put that. number one must be because i'm too shallow, always think abt e occupations that have better job prospects next time..

but giving it a more thorough thought now, wish i had put Pharmacy as first instead. very afraid cannot get into it, bcos put as 2nd. hope can ba! :)

2009-04-18T07:05:00.002+08:00

feeling a lot more relaxed now.. :) because e interview's over, n probably won't have any more of them. the ntu one was better, but not too good. bcos all those who went had poor grades for gp, they kept attacking us on why we did so poorly, despite doing well for other subjs.

so i've come to my conclusion. i dislike interviews intensely! haha:)

still haven't received ntu or nus's offers. may be bcos my grades not gd + i chose all e hard-to-get-in courses. everyone's received le! haha but i'll wait some more.

i wonder if my case can be called 'politics' at work. or people pretending to be pleasant when they're not. e auntie at work telling me privately not to be bullied by e supervisor, who keeps pushing her work to me to do. then e supervisor pretending to be always so nice.

i'm glad my young heart's still full of integrity. haha! but seriously! glad i'm not e type, n won't be a person who speaks different from he acts, n pretends to be oh-so-good. :) it doesn't trouble me so much now, probably bcos i've already encountered it in e previous job.

hope my friends' dreams will all come true- shima, linfang, sodium n every one else! still searching for mine, but still can't see it at e moment. jiayou!

2009-04-12T19:16:00.002+08:00

enjoyed the past 2 days, including today. :) haha, bcos no work ma. the start of a new week tomorrow! the interview for acc at ntu's on wed. have read up a bit abt accounting.

very afraid that it'll end up the same way as e schrsp one. was thinking abt the dream i had, n how i've chosen nt to pursue it, makes me feel sad. somehow, always expected myself to chase my dream. but i've given it up so easily, just bcos.

always told myself i didn't want to study something i didn't like, didn't want to have a career i don't feel much for. my friends, parents are happy tt i'm going to uni afterall. but, am i happy?

went to pray n pay respects to my grandmother n grandfather early this morning. miss them very very much. he passed away only 2 years back.. can still remember the pain n suffering he felt bcos of his cancer. but she passed away very long ago when i'd been a small kid.. can't remember her face very well.

jiayou chasing ur dreams every one! :)

2009-04-05T14:32:00.003+08:00

:) :) listen to park hyo shin's iljimae!

its sunday again.. a new wk begins tmr. will be going to alister's home as usual. counting fr when i started teaching him, its slightly more than 2 months. i'm still not a gd teacher.. because of many many things i'm still lacking.. but i won't give up on this, haha will jy.

good friday's coming soon too! haha no work on friday!

2009-04-03T21:01:00.003+08:00

:) its friday again! haha yea v happy, but a bit tired.

didn't get e health sci scholarship, bcos didn't do well for the interview. felt quite sad at first, but okay now. at e interview, a panel of 8 or more sat behind a long table, and e interviewees had to sit right in e middle n answer their qns. a bit scary.. um. for me very. :)

didn't do well for it, partly bcos of my limited knowledge abt the health sci. plus no attachment to hospitals, so nothing much i have tt appeals to them.

will be going to uni, quite sure now.

got a call from NTU a few days ago. :) admissions interview for Accountancy 2 wks later. starting to read up on accounting. its very interesting, learning a lot of new things i hadn't knew b4.

oh, n work's alright. :) extending till mid-July, then it'll time to study again!

jiayou everyone wif ur appns! hope they r successful! ty ty lf, nally & shima 4 always being concerned n reading my very boring blog entries! haha :)

2009-03-22T08:24:00.000+08:00

watch la bi xiao xin and his 'san lun che'! :)

2009-03-19T21:05:00.004+08:00

SHORTLISTED FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP!

interview's next wednesday :) haha must prepare well!

2009-03-19T20:18:00.002+08:00

ZzZz...... :)

Tired.. its thursday already! cannot stop yawning today n yday during work n somemore in e morning haha. i think my eyes r getting from bad to worse.. been using it a lot since Dec.

march's here! strange how its going to be 3 months since i started work.. and will be leaving soon. but.. may extend till mid-apr, not only bcos of the $, but i think the many friendships with those i'm working with. :)

have applied for unis already. :) quite similar to Sodium's haha, but e order different:

NUS- 1.Bus(Acc) 2.Pharmacy 3.Bus 4.Science 5.Chem Engrg 6.Nursing
NTU- 1.Bus(Acc) 2.Bus 3.Mathematical Sci

2009-03-07T21:27:00.003+08:00

yo! :)

received the A level results yday afternoon. :) here's the grades, starting with the worst:

H1 General Paper- C
H2 Geography - B
H2 Mathematics - A
H2 Chemistry - A
H2 Biology - A

not v good still, esp for gp. but happy bcos the most impt subjects (math, chem, bio), got A for them. Have been improvement since the prelims, *pat on the back* haha!

very confused and undecided abt which uni courses to apply. will apply for the poly OT course though. :) have thought abt, for uni, BBA (acct), Bsc (Pharmacy). but not sure, not sure still.

v glad our S07 did well overall! :) 2 in our class- Shuning n Gabriel got 7As! and nally n shima both got 4As and 1B. congrats haha!

On a sidenote, NJC did alright, better than the previous yr. abt 51% got 3As n above! :)