Buon Giorno!

Nokia Lumia 800. The designer's story.

2012-02-28T15:41:00.000+08:00

This is probably one of the best phones i have seen and tried. The new windows mobile is much more user friendly, with interactive home boxes that are sensitive to the touch and are really eye catching. The software design has improved by leaps and bounds from the previous versions and it looks completely different. The user experience is even better than that of using the iPhone 4. I would give this phone an excellent rating.

10 Reasons why you should never get a blackberry

2012-02-25T23:42:00.001+08:00

1. Only works with BIS which is so ex

2. Data network is terribly slow

3. Cellular network is weak whichever telco u subscribe to

4. Phone keeps hanging
5. Updates seem useless
6. Phone keeps lagging
7. Requires regular rebooting
8. Blackberry appworld sucks
9. Interface bugs
10. Battery lifespan sucks after just a few months

Value of your music

2012-02-25T23:34:00.000+08:00

Today, we find ourselves skipping songs so often on our playlists, such that each song has sort of become devalued. What do i mean? Last time when digital music players were still the advent of the era, CDs were all the rage. The CD market was a good business and songwriters measure their songs' popularity through the number of albums sold; rather than the number of downloads made like now. But no matter how convenient digital songs may be now, the feeling of satisfaction and enjoyment derived from a particular song now has diminished as to that compared to if it was played on a CD in the past. With an easy press of a button, the player skips to the next track. This results in us always wanting to get to that 'right' song for that mood. What song would it be? I too, do not know. Music was enjoyed more when they were only played on CDs, where skipping the track was not a common thing to do. This would probably have led to music becoming more 'valueless' nowadays, to our ears.

Strange obsession

2012-02-25T23:27:00.000+08:00

I never understand why my older sister is so crazily obsessed about electricity. Or should i say the conservation of it. She insists that i switch off my fans, lights or whatever shit as long as i'm out of the room for more than five minutes. What on earth! Whats the big deal seriously?? She saves i'm wasting electricity and i already think that is so stupid. Electricity is not say super expensive and powering a light for a couple more minutes or lets say even half an hour more, is not going to cost alot. And switching it on and off repeatedly is sure to waste more power. It doesnt make sense, this stupid obsession. And its so irritating that she keeps yelling at me to switch this off, switch that off. -.-

Always a rare meeting

2012-02-10T23:07:00.003+08:00

Are you reading this girl? i"m sorry i couldn't see you that time in the end although i promised i could. Something cropped up so last minute! Hope the dinner was nice :) Its always like this, whenever i put in effort to have a meetup or something, it'll not work out cos of some reason. But always, by chance, an sms, a bbm message lead to an impromtu meetup despite our busy schedule!

Haven't met for so long, and few would notice, and much fewer would even bother to care. But i'm definitely surprised, pleasantly surprised that you noticed the two most smallest change about me, small but significant to me! something which even..my sis did not notice. Maybe she is just too tired after work each day. But i'm pretty sure you were rather tired that day too. Yayness! You're really amazing!

Best week ever

2012-02-10T23:00:00.001+08:00

I have been on course for the whole of this week, scuttling between sembawang camp and kranji camp III throughout this week. I can truly say that i really enjoyed myself these five days, and would probably be one of the best five days in my army life. Less the daily travelling to and fro camp and home, the course was interesting and highly informative. Yea it can be quite dry and boring at times but they are relevant to my job and will definitely aid in my discharging of my duties. This is how my week went:

Report to sembawang camp on mon, tues and fri. Wed and thurs is at kranji camp III. Lessons go on for about an hour and there's tea break, canteen break, mess break, smoke break, toilet break etc. And at least half an hour of tea break each time somemore. Another hour of lessons and its lunch break. Timing given need not be met cos no one follows timing, not the men, nor the instructors. Yet we get things done fast and learn fast, so we get to book out at 4, instead of the stipulated 5.30pm.

The trainees there come from all walks of life (in the army). There're men and specs from MP command, HQ Guards, BMTC, 3 SIB, 35 SCE, 2 PDF, 41 SAR, 30 SA, OCS, Navy NSA, 5 SIR, and so many more i cant remember. Despite the many different ranks and units, we enjoyed each other's company and learned from each other, sharing stories of our own and listening to others' in awe. Afterall, despite the rank and background differences, we were all there in that classroom for the same purpose, for the same course to prep us for the same appointment. Men and spec got along well and within a couple of days we found ourselves looking out for each other and caring for each other, although subtly.

Although there were 3 tests to be taken throughout the course, we all did well. And before we know it, the week is over and i'm at home on a friday night hoping that the course would be much longer, perhaps a month. The feeling of having to go back to unit on monday...sucks.

The boundary of love

2012-02-06T20:25:00.003+08:00

People will do anything for love. Yes, that is true. And i can readily agree to that. But something made me question the boundary of love, whether there is a limit of true love and it also questions ourselves whether we are really willing to do anything for our love where sacrifices come heavy.

Last 2 weeks ago, i was having my beef prosperity burger at macs, when i saw a family sitting across me. It was the chinese new year season and they were definitely going for visiting after that lunch at macs. One of the daughters i saw, was a really sweet looking girl who was about 17 or 18 years old, definitely still a student. Her family was warm, and talked like really educated people, english speaking. The girl was pretty and soft spoken, and happy. I didnt talk to them but from what i heard and how they spoke, i was sure they came from a good background and the girl and a good upbringing with very supportive parents. To many guys she would be a good girl to date. But the thing is, she's handicapped. She sits on a wheelchair and her legs never move. For a moment i felt sad and pitied her. Such a nice girl to be burdened at such a young age with disability. Yet her parents never showed the slightest sign of frustration or hassle to have to push their daughter for her to get around. They were a happy family and her disability didnt seem to affect them at all. Perhaps they got used to it? Or maybe it was a birth defect that is from a recessive gene? I don't know. And the girl herself got along fine with her disability, maneuvering her wheelchair around to get out.

Would any person, guy or girl, be ready to sacrifice so much for a partner with such a disability? Can you be sure and say yes? If you can say yes immediately without much thought, you will seem pretty reckless in your decision. Whether the handicapped partner is a guy or girl, it is still a hard decision to make. Can the extent of true love be enough to overcome the burden and responsibility of the disability? For in order to stay with the one you really love, how much will you accept or not accept in the person should there be such circumstances like the one i saw and bear the extra costs of love? That really got me thinking.

Disgraced

2012-02-06T20:05:00.000+08:00

I was on course for this week, and it was my first day today. I have never seen specs so without pride and shameless. When told to be in smart 4 with head dress, it is definitely obvious to wear your beret. Yet when the course commander questioned why some specialists did not have their beret with them and wanted to know why, their reason was a simple one. Oh, because jockey cap more comfortable and less hassle. Or oh i left it in my camp -.- how is that kind of thinking justifiable? We had nothing to say while we watched them get grilled.

Michael Bublé - Haven't Met You Yet

2012-01-29T19:16:00.000+08:00

I'm not surprised.
Not everything lasts.
I've broken my heart so many times I stopped keeping track.
Talk myself in, I talk myself out.
I get all worked up, then I let myself down.
I tried so very hard not to lose it.
I came up with a million excuses.
I thought I thought of every possibility.

And I know someday that it'll all turn out.
You'll make me work so we can work to work it out.
And i promise you, kid, that I'll give so much more than I get.
I just haven't met you yet.

I might have to wait.
I'll never give up.
I guess it's half timing, And the other half's luck.
Wherever you are. Whenever it's right.
You'll come out of nowhere and into my life.
And I know that we can be so amazing.
And baby your love is gonna change me.
And now I can see every possibility.

But somehow I know that it'll all turn out.
And you'll make me work so we can work to work it out.
And I promise you, kid, I'll give so much more than I get.
I just haven't met you yet.
They say all's fair. In love and war.
But I won't need to fight it.
We'll get it right and, We'll be united.

And I know that we can be so amazing.
And being in your life is gonna change me.
And now I can see every single possibility.
And someday I know it'll all turn out.
And I'll work to work it out.
Promise you, kid, I'll give more than I get, Than I get, than I get, than I get.

Ohhh! You know it'll all turn out.
And you'll make me work so we can work to work it out.
And I promise you, kid, to give so much more than I get.
I just haven't met you yet.
I just haven't met you yet.
Ohh, promise you, kid, to give so much than I get.
(I said love, love, love, love...)
I just haven't met you yet
I just haven't met you yet.

Christmas, New Year, CNY!

2012-01-23T03:10:00.003+08:00

Its chinese new year already but i'm still having the christmassy mood all over! Even the christmas tree in my room is still there! Chinese new year this year happens too early it sure doesnt feel like it at all. But it still is nice having some extra income :)

My new year resolutions

2012-01-23T02:38:00.002+08:00

2012 is here and i have wishes and resolutions for this year to come. This may be a good year for me since i don't have much commitment but being so also means that there's nothing much i can hope to achieve that can be measured. Nevertheless i hope to accomplish some important things that i hope will even carry on throughout for the rest of my life.
1. I shall keep my heart closed unless i'm ready and i'm sure
2. I shall be nicer and respectful and treat my parents and family members better
3. I shall be prudent
4. I shall attain my driver's license

You're just like that

2012-01-23T02:30:00.003+08:00

No wonder she tells me so, at first i thought she was reading too much into it, she, my ex girlfriend, just like the previous. Because everything that she said last time i would just think that she was just being sensitive and that it can't be that bad. To me, everything cant be that bad. Trying to be positive and looking ahead is one thing about me. A bad situation isnt really bad unless i really think it is. I can't understand how some people can be like this, so full of themselves and also so sensitive at the same time. It makes things very difficult and i really find it hard to talk when such characters are like this. I'm not sure if i am being picky and fussy but i really don't think that should be the way if you aren't genuine. Putting a false front all the while must be very tiring, and even if you don't feel it, i feel tired for you. Sadly such people are not uncommon and it is sometimes difficult to see through the covers of such people. Many a time only after some years do i realise so.

Means so much, and so nice too

2012-01-23T02:26:00.001+08:00

Many many feelings come to me whenever i listen to this song, this song means so much to me as how i recall the days years back. That although the faces are fading but the memories are held on through this song.

Obama Interrupted by Duck Ringtone

2012-01-15T00:49:00.000+08:00

ZOMG!!! Duck ringtone on iPhone vs Barrack Obama!

President Obama Speaks on the Economy

2012-01-13T18:38:00.000+08:00

Barrack Obama successfully identified and provided solutions on the problems of the US economy. The Republicans must listen to this and stop arguing with Obama just to get elected. Its not just about politics but saving the American economy as well. Well worth watching even if you dont have time.

2012 Presidential Election: Vote Obama - Biden!

2012-01-13T17:58:00.002+08:00

Its that time again!

Keep up the good work Mr President and i'll always support you from half the world away!

I should have done so

2012-01-13T17:39:00.004+08:00

There's actually so many things i wanted to do or achieve, but now free time is getting less and less, and i really hardly have the time for myself. If i could, there's the greatest wish of mine i hope to achieve is to be able to learn music and play the piano or guitar or violin well. I love these pieces and i grew up listening to my sister playing them. But it had never occured to me to want to learn it myself. But now, i really wish i had at least learnt to play the piano. So envious of those who can play it well and so smoothly and gracefully, and yet are humble about it! And especially able to play classic songs without scores, and soundtracks of tv shows and movies and dramas jus by listening to it. So genious!

your place is still reserved in my heart

2012-01-10T17:31:00.002+08:00

after two months and i still have feelings and memories as fresh as if we jus met. but i just cant seem to forget you, you know. on christmas eve and just this afternoon today, i dont know how come i still dreamt of you and us. i jus cant help it no matter how much i try to get over this relationship. some of my close friends tell me i should ignore and stop talking to you, but thats totally different from what i see it, and how could i possibly bring myself to ignore you?? and i thought before, and i know it would be unfair for me to ask if we can get back together cos i know we wont have the time for each other now, we're both busy and this will really put a great strain on our relationship. and that was probably why we called it a day in the first place. i really regretted agreeing to end our relationship and i really treasured and loved you very much with all my heart all this time, how can i ever forget you? i love you.

Its the holidays!

2012-01-02T19:47:00.004+08:00

Over the long holiday fr 23 dec to 2 jan, i enjoyed a nice holiday, a good break out of army. Although the holidays started only on 23 dec, my holidays started on the previous weekend on 17 dec, i remember with great memories! I finally went to Universal Studious with my family that day! It was a good deal, my mum's company had a company family day where the employee and family could go to USS at the company's expense, with dinner included even, at KT's bar and grill. Go check it out, its a really high end restaurant which served very fine steak. I just uploaded two pics at uss, will dedicate a full post to that next time, i gotta go for dinner already, be back real soon, stay tuned ok, will tell you about my phuket holiday too!

My very first stanchart marathon

2012-01-02T19:34:00.002+08:00

I always had a good feeling about the stanchart marathon even before i joined it. Since i was sec3 i would hear my then girlfriend tell me about her stanchart races and how her timing had improved over the races. Although i didnt understand why she only ran 10km every year. I tried other races before, they were introduced by her, the passion run 15km, army half marathon & singapore bay run 10km, and this is my first stanchart race. Although me and her are no longer together, but she was the one who got me running. Initially i still thought she was mad, along with many others. What for pay so much money to run and tire yourself right? But i think its worth it. Its about the running feeling, the kind of exhilaration you feel while running with the wind blowing at you, and against the backdrop of the marina bay skyline. How scenic actually. And most importantly the sense of accomplishment after you've completed the race, timing doesnt really matter but its nice at the end to realise that you've finished that distance that you set yourself out to accomplish.

This year i signed up for this race, initially i wanted only the 10km nut there were no slots left, so why not try the 21km? It was a crazy decision. The most walk lor, i thought. I sustained an injury after i signed up but i decided that the race must go on. The pain acted up throughout the race but i still wouldnt give up. Running and walking, i finished the race with an embarrassing timing but thats not all my fault honestly. I ran with my jc classmates, three of us, with the wing being the rate-determining step, zhaowei and i were half jogging and at the same time trying not to ps her. But also thanks to her i enjoyed the scenery very much and completed the race in a very much leisurely pace! It was a good experience and if i get better i dun mind trying it again next year! Join me!

best pic of the race!

its that time again!

2011-12-21T09:02:00.002+08:00

its the christmas season again and tis the season to be jolly shalalalala lalalala. i love christmas, its the best festival and my most favorite after chinese new year. christmas lights, roast turkey, baked ham with cranberry sauce, roast pork knuckle, huge christmas trees with beautiful decors in shopping malls, green and red decor hanging all over, jingle bells playing all over radios and not forgetting, wine and presents! and christmas being at the end of the year, also means the start of the holiday season too! yay!

dawn of a new era

2011-12-21T08:41:00.003+08:00

the world should celebrate instead and not be downed by whatever uncertainty that might result, with the untimely but yet long awaited death of north korea's kim jong il, the international bastard.

because of this man, the world was drained in many ways and his ideas has caused instability in the immediate regional neighbours. north korea has troubled south korea, by claiming the territory down south as its own and insisting that they should be reunited one day, with what means, we dont know. tensions in the region has remained chilly for a long time between north korea and the western nations, particularly with the united states. this is provoked by the north's development of nuclear weapons, violations of human rights and the also, its barbaric attitude towards foreign aid negotiation. with its trump card being its nuclear arsenal, kim jong il has played it well, for many years despite its ailing economy and already lack of food for the people.

the reclusive regime is also well known for its suppression of the free media including the internet, mobile phones as well as cameras as they try to hide from the outside world its dire economic state.

whatever the outcome may be with the death of dear leader kim, may we wish that heart attacks run through his family and that his successor kim jong un will die early too. the best result would be for the regime to collapse like how the soviet union did after the cold war, and that the united states invade north korea and wipe out the rogue military generals and reunite the two koreas under the south korean administration.

The real reason. Truly me.

2011-12-11T19:30:00.002+08:00

Thinking for the past 5 months at least, i have finally found the reason. Earlier i mentioned that it was my failure for not doing so, for not doing my best and that it was all my own fault for ending up where i was now. Now, i am very happy to be here, in what i am doing.

I realise after so long, that the real cause of me being where i am now is not a failure, but is in fact the truest reflection of the strength within, able to give up something so precious and coveted because of some things that i truly believe in. The morals involved in this situation is courage and integrity as well as righteousness. By placing great importance in them, i am willing to give this chance up. Many would not be able to, i am sure, and they may regret it in the future.

Now that i have finally found the real reason, whatever that was said by others to me earlier dont count. And i know that as long as i am living to my own morals and expectations, i shouldn't feel bad about what others say and judge of me.

Why so liddat!

2011-12-11T19:14:00.002+08:00

I couldn't believe it when i read on twitter that taxi fares are going up again. And it will happen tomorrow. Starting from comfortdelgro, which is both the comfort cabs and citicabs, you'll be paying more than 15 hours of surcharge in a day of 24hours! Ridiculous isnt it?

But they say if you not happy then dun take taxi. True but that isn't a good way to escape the fare hike. So anyone can just raise their prices and say if you not happy then dont buy la. It is like Kopitiam food court raising their prices and say if you not happy then dont eat at our places. Both comfortdelgro and kopitiam control a majority of the market share and will surely affect consumers very very much no matter how easy they can brush it off. Comfort and citicabs are everywhere, so are kopitiam branches. How exactly cn we avoid them as much as we want to?

And when i asked a taxi driver (he's not from comfortdelgro) for his opinion about this raise, he finds it absurd as well. People are already complaining that taxi fares are so high, you raise somemore make people more unhappy and surely the demand for taxis will go down. A friend whose dad is a taxi driver of comfortdelgro made a point, he said this is a common ruse by the company; raising fares first, then in a few months time raising their taxi rental. This way, entrapping the taxi drivers again and not showing ral interest in helping the struggling taxi drivers. If they really want to help, they should cut rents instead and not raise prices!

In the long run, only the company will be laughing their way to the bank while consumers and the taxi drivers will still be stuck in this cycle.

Now that you're gone, this is for you

2011-12-02T11:24:00.003+08:00

Dedicating this song for you girl, Turn it up by Pixie Lott

Baby, its over, we both know, lets go forward.

I love you, but in a different way, I love you, forever.
Now that we've come to the end of a story-y and I know that it's gonna be hard for me.
Might hurt some, not too much, but I gotta let it wait.
As the world turns around and we go different places, new things, new dreams, new faces.
Wanna shake up, when we break up, but we keep our memories.

'coz I know you can't stay, so I won't be waiting, anticipating for the fall.
We had our time, baby, so I won't be waiting, anticipating for the call.
Turn it up, turn it up for the people that say "we're moving on and we'll be okay".
Turn it up, turn it up for the people that say "we're moving on and we'll be okay".

Baby, it's better, and I want you, to be happy.
Sometimes people find that it's so hard just to say goodbye.
Then easy the more and the more you try.
So there'll be cheating, better saving, but not me and my boy.
We understand that we're friends and it just ain't working, no point in the constant fighting.
So when we go nuts, for a minute, and admit that we're just not in it.

I might lose my mind for a while, but I'll be fine (fiiiine).
Have you heard there's this thing that heals, and it's called time (tiiiime).
Clock can tick away, happy will fall in place.
I know, my heart will break, a new me will fill this space.

Life got worse with my bb

2011-11-20T18:50:00.004+08:00

I hate technology sometimes. IT and smart phones. Aren't they supposed to make our lives easier and more convenient, and maybe more fun and entertaining too? BUT HELL NO! IT is driving me crazy and my smart phone frustrates me all the time. It is strange how smart phones are supposed to keep up with our pace and allow us to access our electronic needs faster and more conveniently, but yet becomes the culprit that slows us down and grows the impatience within us. Goodness. Just as i'm typing this post, i made so many typos since i'm so used to my blackberry and not used to a keyboard anymore. It becomes a natural tendency to hold the Alt key to press a fullstop. But ah! If i were to do that i'll end up with a ">"instead. What on earth.

Smart phones are becoming stupider than before. This level of stupidity for phones loses the whole rationale of it being there to help us. Instead it slows me down and makes me dependent on it. I check my blackberry almost all the time. A bad habit i'm trying to kick. And i hate people checking their phones all the time, especially in the midst of conversations. Its like two conversations at one go. You reply someone on your phone with "sorry, busy now, ttyl". And you'll tell me to hold on as you direct your attention to your phone. So who exactly are you talking to? That is a failed example of multi-tasking mann. Totally. And i hate it when so many people are doing that! In fact honestly, such problems weren't so prevalent back then when we were all using those harmless nokia phones. Smartphones gotta be smarter to justify the disturbances they're introducing in our lives.

the friend of question

2011-11-20T18:45:00.002+08:00

Almost every weekend i would be out with a friend, to kill the saturday and catch the new movies. And whether more friends or not come along, without fail he will be there. Until it reached the point where my people started wondering, omg why is it always him? Him again? So they suspected i was gay -.- hell no i ain't ok. So this continue on and on week after week until they accepted it but then again started to question how come i suddenly turned so anti-social as not to spend time with anyone else. The thing is that it seems everyone is busy, and only the two of us being so free each weekend. Whether to complain and rant or simply gossip and joke around its fine with me to alws hav my buddy with me, and bickering over which movie to watch. But i'm totally fine definitely, dont worry.

ATP

2011-10-12T08:42:00.002+08:00

i'm at the range now. they're firing away but i'm blogging here. it has been a really long time i did live firing. and i never expected myself to be firing again aft btp. it is such a long time that my heart jumped when the first shot was fired. with 200bucks and a marksmanship badge at stake, i'd redo this time and again jus so it can be mine. i'll definitely bring you out and we can celebrate and have a good time. so wish me luck, all the best to shoot at least 29shots to count!

my military achievement

2011-10-12T08:34:00.003+08:00

this is totally unexpected. in the whole quest to achieve that, i went for countless ma and did numerous tests. but to no avail. but of course there wouldnt be a problem cos i was totally fine! wad would i expect??? but when i went private, the response was quick. from the day i went there to the day i received my letter, it took exactly a month. maybe gahmen ones are slow and inefficient. since saf healthcare is free, as learnt in economics, this merit good provided by the gahmen is slow and inefficent, thats why its free.

but after receiving the letter, i was delighted, something which i was really hoping for, and at the same time wondering..wads next? wad lies in store for me? wad should i expect? i dun wanna leave my buddies but this is beyond my control too. gotta jus hope for the best for me.

time is dragging its feet

2011-09-05T15:01:00.002+08:00

yesterday my dad was saying: "hey elgin you're in army for four months plus already, isnt it fast?" yea maybe, but no not really. i still remember how it was like on 5 may, my day of enlistment. a day that i actually looked forward to. kinde. the events on that day, from waking up at 6plus am to the first ride on the ferry to tekong and then the first fall-in at the parade square, then the collecting of my army items and checking out life in army. now, in the army's perspective, a soldier is not considered a seasoned soldier if his enlistment was 6 months or less. oh okay so i'm not yet a seasoned soldier. oh wadever i dun care, time seems to be passing too slowly. each day is only a day closer to my ord. there's nothing i can look forward to. and i really can't wait to start school. you'll only treasure your life as a civilian when you're not a civilian. yet, i dun think i'll ever miss being a soldier after i ord.

recently a teacher from tpjc posted on facebook that our nsmen are not willing to serve and that if there is a war, they will just pack up and leave. true? even if its true, you cant say such things on facebook, its jus politically incorrect and insensitive. but seriously, if there is a war, the people who will really be willing to fight would be those who sign on, and minus those who sign on for the monetary gains, how many are there? my goodness, anyone who gives serious thought to this issue will be faced with this shocking truth.

back to that place again

2011-09-05T14:51:00.002+08:00

i happen to go back to that place again, and to do so i had to take the sengkang lrt. that day was a rather uneventful day i still remember, but when i met her suddenly things felt different. it felt such a familiar feeling for both of us. no formalities and we were talking like old friends, but only for awhile before we parted ways. the whole thing lasted no more than 10mins but it felt like forever, and i still vividly remember the feeling and all that happened. that despite it happening about 5 months ago. where did you go? i went back to that place where we met, and i kept turning back to see if you were there. we met on the lrt but i was looking around to see if you were anywhere near. please appear again and let us meet once more.

The time of my life

2011-08-22T20:04:00.003+08:00

Within a few months, I experienced two of the most unforgettable episodes of my life, both having the greatest impact on me and probably affecting the rest of my life.

it has been so many months already but each time i think of it, i comes back to me with a great heave of relief, thanking my lucky stars. it definitely must be more luck than work i definitely know, no matter how hard i said i had worked. the a-levels results were released few months ago. i worked last minute and was inconsistent, complacent and lazy. the greatest procrastinator. i had great hopes but i didnt know what to expect for my results. my results shocked me and many others. they were not fantastic on its own, but fantastic by my standards. what is saddening is to see the people around me who had worked much harder and were more consistent, fare worse rhan me and struggle to get into a local university. sometimes i think the world is unfair that i get results that i don't deserve. within a few weeks of interviews i received two universities offers, something that had always remained a dream throughout my time in jc. one teacher even said i'd end up going to unisim. the selfish side of me tells me that i deserve this grades and opportunity, but the better side of me feels otherwisem. in fact i don't feel good, i'm unhappy my friends have trouble getting their applications accepted despite heartfelt appeals through various means. i hate this feeling. it was the greatest relief of my life.

yet, within the next few months, the greatest blow hit me. an episode that will be the scar of my life, the dark side which i will never be willing to share. it will follow me forever, my greatest failure. after enlisting into the army, i fared badly and never expected myself to fall so badly, it has been months and i'm still trying to pick myself up. failing to enter command school may seem just like the majority of the enlistees but i did not feel so, it hit me hard, it made me fall, and lose everything. there's nothing to say and nothing to compare nor share. suddenly everything seems meaningless and purposeless, no motivation to excel or aim high. the isn't any prospect and the future is as bleak as it can be. someone take me away, take me far away. everyday i ask myself what i'm doing here. i dont belong here. this will be the darkest part of my life i'd never want to look back.

imma enjoying it in sig

2011-08-09T21:52:00.002+08:00

life here is goooood. better than bmt, and i can really feel it! 22 month minus 4 months equals 18 months more to ord. i needa straighten out my thoughts fast! or things might not be so enjoyable when i move on to another place.

why have things got to be so

2011-08-09T21:41:00.002+08:00

it has been some time and sometimes i feel its there sometimes its not. i dun think it shld be like this and i really hope things get better cos i do cherish you. please dont do this to me, it brings back bad memories sometimes.. am i too kind? is it me or you?

why!

2011-08-09T21:30:00.004+08:00

sometimes i jus dont understand girls. i'm true and i treasure this, but yet i dun wanna seem to be complaining abt small stuff. is it so hard to handle this? i'm in the army only thats all, i cant wait for time to past and hope to see you more often.

busy days kept me away

2011-08-09T21:26:00.005+08:00

i'm back! i'm not willing to let this blog die, cos my previous one died a horrible natural death and i'm gonna keep this alive for as long. i realised i was gone for 3 months, i was busy. and for those who constantly visit my blog and leave disappointed, so sorry imma back!

An excellent analogy for this elections

2011-05-03T01:00:00.000+08:00

Nice Analogy for this upcoming elections. Author unknown.

I need your urgent advice about employing a maid. As a busy mother, I need someone reliable to help out at home.

My maid is from Profits Agency Pte (PAP) and she has worked for me for a long time. Her mother worked for my parents and did an excellent job, so I had faith in her. For several years her performance has been very good, but recently she has become arrogant and insensitive, and is making lots of mistakes.

For example:

1) She flooded my kitchen – she told me that the drain pipe has blocked (she was supposed to clear it once a month but didn’t). Then she assured me that it is very rare and won’t happen again in the near future. Guess what? It flooded again within a year!

2) She didn’t close a window and my terrier dog escaped. I was so worried cos he is dangerous and could bite lots of people. After the incident, she didn’t apologise and just shrugged her shoulders saying “What to do, it has happened.” Fortunately my neighbor found the dog and we locked it up again.

3) Without consulting me, she has been bringing in strangers for my house's maintenance work. She says they charge low wages and keep costs down, but they eat my food, make a lot of noise and rest on my bed. I think they even tried to seduce my husband. It stopped feeling like my home, more like a cheap hotel, and I don’t always want to come back at the end of the day.

4) When she first came to work for me, I instructed her to clean the different parts of the house at least once a week. But for some time she has stopped taking care of the bedrooms of PP and H; they are now dirty and messy. I asked why and she told me that the kids had been disobedient, so she was neglecting their bedrooms as a punishment (she has forgotten that she is paid to clean all the rooms).

Even though my maid has worked for me for many years and I value what she has done in the past, I think she is now getting complacent. Her attitude is imperious and dismissive. She ignores my comments and basically treats my feedback as "noise". I wrote to the agency about her behavior; they assured me that they are the best agency around and all their maids are “Commited to Serve” – but I think it is just rhetoric and I don’t see that in her actions. Her salary is much higher than maids in other countries, but the agency say this is to keep her honest and stop her moving to another employer. They say there is a limited supply of maids, and Singapore isn’t big enough for more than one good maid agency, so I should not trust their competitors.

I have to decide whether to renew my maid’s 5-year employment contract. When we discussed this she said that she is now part of a team, and if I want her I must also accept her friends doing part-time work for me. One friend is very inexperienced, can't do basic tasks or explain what she intends to do. I suspect that she is actually underage. When interviewed, she only seemed interested in her days-off and visiting Universal Studios. When she couldn't answer my questions she stomped her foot and exclaimed, "I don't know what to say!" But I am still expected to pay her a high salary.

Now there happen to be a few other maid agencies - Workhard Pte (WP), New Solutions Pte (NSP), Super Personnel Pte (SPP) and Star Domestica Pte (SDP) - that offered me some helpers who seem sincere, genuine and intelligent. They are keen to work, willing to assist me and have a good attitude. I know that they may take a bit of time to learn how everything works, but frankly I am inclined to give them a chance.

People say that the devil you know is better than one you don’t. But I feel that I can’t tahan my current maid anymore. Do you think I should sack my current maid and try out a new one? Appreciate your advice.

Footnote: I live in Tanjong Pagar GRC and it seems like I have no choice about my maid agency afterall - I will have to stick with my current maid. For those of you who are fortunate enough to have a choice, celebrate your blessed privilege and exercise your choice wisely. My best wishes to you.

When socialising is bad

2011-04-29T00:19:00.004+08:00

Recently i went for an interview at NTU's division of sociology. Sociology is the study of how the different aspects of society function and their correlation, as well as their consequences. It might be able to help answer some questions about the ever evolving society and habits of the individual that shape society as a whole.

In today's world, many people own devices which enable instant messaging or on-the-go social networking, as with a glance around and you'll see many around you armed with an iPhone or blackberry. Or other smart phones. These smart phones however, surprisingly turn their users to be less smart when it comes to socialising than compared to their phone.

Why so? First, about social networking sites. With the prevalence of facebook and twitter, people all around are more often than not, more interested in whats happening in their world inside that tiny screen than their immediate surroundings. When with friends, girls especially tend to pick up their device and glance at it, as if they were coordinating a mega project or running a huge business. They are checking for wall posts, checking for tagged photos, commenting on other people's stuff. Or simply, posting redundant tidbits about themselves for the world to comment on.

Another thing would be greatest invention of all time, whatsapp and bbm. Or is it? It is a free app that allows instant messaging, so you wouldn't have to worry about bursting your message limit. Oh hell yea that sounds nice. But as nice as it sounds, people are misusing it. It is very common to see youths with their eyes constantly glued to their tiny screen, along with the non-stop poking of the even tinier keys on that qwerty keyboard. And they don't use it in place of messaging only, they take it to a whole new level where it seems like a little person is in there, and that they're having a conversation with them, for hours! App creators should include a warning message that says something like "CAUTION! Extremely addictive, may affect your actual social skills" But then again who would give a hoot?

All these excessive incessant texting and texting and texting sometimes really get in the way, and worse, gets on nerves. Many a time, do i meet up friends, be it with only one person or a group, and it gets very irritating when that person whips out his phone every once in a moment to send a quick message or maybe just for a quick glance. The person will always seem to be waiting for a beep on his phone and it would totally distract you as your ongoing conversation cuts abruptly. It seems that you are not with the person; that person while with you, is talking to many others behind the social network. That really dilutes your presence and company. It is a fast developing but unknowing bad habit for many people, and the consequences are dire. From a sociology point of view, the society is made up of many individuals and they together shape the way society functions. In future, would people lose their social skills and begin to feel awkward in the presence of a human friend? Since they are so accustomed to communicating through a platform where world famous lingos such as LOL, gtg, ttyl and OMG are exchanged freely, the way to communicate to a live human being is slowly lost. How often do you, when out with a friend, feel that you have the constant urge to check your phone? or that your conversation is interrupted halfway? or when you notice that your companion is simply looking at his phone more than he is looking at you! Now, that is when you realise that such form of socialising can really hurt you in real life, when you begin to lose the human touch!

As good as it sounds?

2011-04-26T23:49:00.005+08:00

The first paragraph of the letter of offer from NUS reads:

In the Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2010 which identifies the world's top 200 universities in 2010, NUS was ranked 34th in the world and among the top 4 in Asia. In another university ranking, the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Ranking 2010 ranked NUS highly in several disciplines: 9th in Engineering & technology, 16th in Social Sciences, 13th in Life Science & Biomedicine, 23rd in Arts & Humanities, and 25th in Natural Sciences. These world rankings point to the rigour of our world-class academic curriculum and research programmes.

Well, but is it as good as it sounds? Many have argued that university rankings are not a fair guage as a platform for comparison. This is because the universities are ranked based on the number of papers/journals published and is thus unfair to smaller universities which have less researchers, as well as for universities that are niche, such that they do not offer a wide variety of degrees like national universities do. In this way they are left out of the rankings. By comparing NUS, NTU and SMU, the 3 local universities in SIngapore, NUS and NTU are ranked in world rankings of universities but never SMU. Why? Simple, because NUS and NTU are large national universities that offer a wide variety of courses such as business, sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities, law, medicine, engineering, design among many others. This is in contrast to SMU which offers only 6 degrees - Law, Business, Economics, Information Systems, Accountancy and Social Sciences. SMU in being niche, is thus left out of the world rankings. Many shortsighted people thus conclude that SMU is not a reputable university to enrol into.

However if you take a closer look, in Singapore only SMU and NTU have earned both AACSB accreditations. SMU is one of the youngest universities to have earned both accreditations.

Founded in 1916, AACSB is the global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting. AACSB Accreditation is known, worldwide, as the longest standing, most recognised form of specialised/professional accreditation an institution and its business programmes can earn.

As the hallmark of excellence in business education, AACSB accreditation has been earned by less than five per cent of the world's business schools. Including SMU, there are 620 business schools in 38 countries that maintain AACSB accreditation.

And surprisingly, the NUS Business School does not have that accreditation, did you know? So is the NUS BBA over-marketed?

NICE :D

2011-04-26T23:44:00.002+08:00

Actually i've already decided, but having options is always nice:)

A first world parliament?

2011-04-26T18:14:00.005+08:00

The WP manifesto for GE 2011, Towards a First World Parliament spells trouble. It seems that the WP wants an overhaul of the government. Its model of a first world parliament is probably that of the british or American where there are a substantial number of MPs/congressmen of different parties including that of the ruling party. This, in the view of the WP, is the ideal first world parliament for Singapore where the ruling party has to convince a majority of the house to vote for it's motions, including the opposition. This is unlike now where there are 84 pap seats and only 2 seats for the opposition, something which the WP is rather displeased with. The ruling party can practically disregard the opposition whatever their views, since they have control of majority of the seats. However, Singapore is a unique country and it can hardly be compared to any of the western countries. A parliament or congress like that of great britain or USA will not work in Singapore, the WP should be aware. No doubt such a large number of opposition members in parliament brings forward a wider variety of viewpoints and a greater debate, such a government will hurt Singapore more than it will benefit us. In the sense that while pushing forward a greater democracy, governance will be hindered and progress be stifled as more debates in parliament means longer time to pass important bills, and worse, might lead to unnecessary debate. This is the case in USA where parties begin to oppose for the sake of opposing, sacrificing any long term benefit for the country as a result. Such a government is not what Singapore wants.

The first gay MP?

2011-04-26T18:14:00.003+08:00

The SDP team has a controversial candidate, Dr Vincent Wijeysingha. A recent 6-minute video on YouTube suggests that Dr Wijeysingha might be gay after all. He got himself in the centre of controversy after he proclaimed "I think the gay community has to rally ourselves" He himself has never denied his sexual orientation and by keeping mum about it, is actually agreeing to observers that he is gay. Should he get elected, he could probably be Singapore's first gay MP?

What exactly do they want?

2011-04-26T18:13:00.001+08:00

The workers party (WP) does not want to take over the government, so it says. But are they telling the truth? It says it wants to be the spare tyre to be able to have another government ready when the pap government fails. Is that true? The pap government is doing great now. First they say they want to be the alternative voice for the people, now they say they want to be taking over the government. They are obviously not clear themselves what they want; either that or they are hiding something from us voters.

Why called opposition?

2011-04-26T00:50:00.002+08:00

If the opposition keep saying that they are here for a First World Government, First World Parliament, to perform checks and balances on the ruling party, that they are not aiming to take over the government, why would they be the opposition? Since they say they just want to improve the country and not be present just to oppose, why though they call themselves enhancements and not oppositions? By virtue of the name 'opposition' is already making their lives very tough in Singapore already. But then again, which opposition is dumb enough to say they're not aiming to take over the government? You might as well cease to exist.

Its hard to believe..

2011-04-26T00:43:00.004+08:00

For the people who know my results, its not a very good set i must say. But i'm still very happy you must understand. Just last year i was on the verge of an educational breakdown and if not for that consistent tragedy, i would not be able to get into a local uni. Last year Ms Hazel suggested i should u-turn, Ms Sim said i will end up at unisim, and Ms Teng said i will fail maths at a-lvls. Almost all my teachers gave up on me. I felt damn miserable. If not for my study gang who consistently got together and in the last 5 weeks before the exams, as well as the help from Ms Seah, we worked a miracle, i would be like what my teachers predicted. That is why although my set of results can't get me to top schools and top faculties, i'm happy to receive offers from 2 universities and if you were me you'd be happy too.

And another thing is that i'm happy to receive the two offers, they may not come with high grade requirements but that is what i want.

''Now everybody put your hands in the air say yeah yeah yeah!''

Poly grads vs JC grads

2011-04-25T17:31:00.002+08:00

In this letter written to the Straits Times forum, a Ms Charlene Sng suggests that entry for the 3 local universities for poly grads are much harder their JC counterparts. Maybe Ms Charlene Sng was herself a poly grad and spoke with personal experiences.

However, if you ask me, i would say that the JC system is in fact more inflexible and more of a one-way-ticket - JC grads aim to get to the local unis. And only the exceptional top few move on to universities abroad. The poly route should only be taken by those who know what they want to do in life, and this may be hard for students to decide at such a young age of 16, after their o-levels.

Therefore, i'm not saying all should head to JCs, that would screw the system up too. Instead, by choosing to go to poly, they should understand from the start that they do not have the priority over JC students in entry for the 3 local unis. This is because, polytechnic is itself regarded as a tertiary education and that a diploma holder is able to find better jobs and be paid higher than JC a-level holders. A diploma holder has hands-on industry experience and knowledge through research, coursework and attachments. Sadly many of our youths are too immature to think that they choose poly over JC with the reason of the curriculum being more slack and the environment allowing them more freedom compared to their peers in JC. They are unaware about their future and what options are in store for them. Yet by their second or third year, they find that it is difficult to enter into the 3 local unis, and they blame it on the JC students and the system.

Logically speaking, entry requirements into the 3 local unis, are just as competitive for JC and poly students alike. With the minimum safe score for JC students being BBC or BBB, and 3.40 or 3.50 for poly students, it is a very fair system, operating based on demand and supply of places available and through meritocracy. All the debate about unis allocating less places to poly students is untrue, for the student ratios in the unis are based on the number who are eligible. So if all poly students of one batch graduate with GPA 3.99, some will still have no where to go? I don't think so. But then if that happens, the bell curve will shift and will even the numbers out still.

It is rather that poly students are not working hard enough, and they find someone to take the blame for them not being able to enter the unis.

Worthless degrees???

2011-04-25T17:09:00.002+08:00

Shocking, shocking!! This is an old article that i saved 4 years ago from the Straits Times. Take a look and, i hope its not true.

Stronger opposition?

2011-04-24T00:19:00.003+08:00

Many new candidates have joined the opposition and they boast outstanding credentials unlike that of the past. It would seem as if the opposition is all out ready for battle, ready to win big this round. Take for example, such a coincidence, my former Maths tuition teacher Ms Hazel Poa, a first class honors graduate from Cambridge University who studied under a government scholarship. She and her husband Mr Tony Tan both suddenly quit the Reform Party (RP) and joined the National Solidarity Party (NSP) to contest this elections. There is even an ex MP who is running for election under an opposition ticket this time round. But honestly i believe many people will not really care about their credentials, the people will mostly vote according to what they hear at the rallies and the gossips and rumours and coffeeshop talk going around. So does the opposition really stand a higher chance this time round? I would say they are more prepared than before, but then again if i am a voter, who would i vote? Does the opposition make sense? Check out their manifesto, is it feasible? Does it propose raiding the reserves and abolishing the elected presidency????

Go PAP!

2011-04-24T00:13:00.004+08:00

From my past posts, it is easy to tell i am a staunch supporter of PAP. I want them to win over potong pasir (sorry mrs chiam) cos i believe my life would improve drastically after that. I want them to remain in power and continue to run this already-well-run country that i have nothing much to complain about. However, what if my PAP guy loses again this time? My goodness that would be terrible. The PAP should win over Hougang SMC too. My goodness, I have so much doubts about the WP's manifesto. Nationalize the bus companies?? Whatever for? That might lower transport prices but that will definitely breed complacency in the long run, and standards will fall! NO don't do that, PAP please don't allow them to do such a thing so devastating!

Why NTU is always a tough choice

2011-04-24T00:07:00.002+08:00

NTU has a great disadvantage. No matter how prestigious the school is or how attractive the courses are, there is always one factor that turns people away. Its location. It being so far and ulu, it is very inaccessible and is located at the far end of the world, inconvenient to almost everyone except for those living in the west. It has reputedly earned itself much lingo about its ulu-ness, as people whine that going to NTU is like going Johor Bahru, or that NTU is simply located at Pulau Nanyang. WTF right. I heard this from my sis. My goodness, how apt! Pulau Nanyang! This is one of the main reasons that i seriously ponder over whether to select NTU or not, unlike SMU. SMU is so near to everyone, that they don't need to have halls or residences for students!

Never did i expect

2011-04-23T23:38:00.002+08:00

My goodness, never did i expect things would turn out this way. For those who know about the lifelong comparisons between me, my sister and my cousin. Even more am i surprised myself that i had emerged the surprising victor. ok ppl are feeling sad so shan't continue abt it. Anyway looking at myself, having one single uni offer is shocking enough. I didn't expect that at all, considering the fact that honestly and truthfully, i only worked hard for 5 weeks before the a-lvls. Incredulous isn't it. So managed to get not 1, but 2 uni offers. Ok so i'm damn happy now. I know what i want and i can accept the choice anytime already but i choose not to. I am going to delay the process and slow the system down. The uni system works in the way which people are placed on waiting list and are only accepted when bastards like me indicate their choices at the last minute. Thus creating a shortage initially but creating excess supply at the end. Well, i feel good about it anyway, how often do i get this opportunity to actually have a choice??? And i'm so glad i needn't have to appeal to any. My goodness.

Yay!

2011-04-23T23:33:00.000+08:00

NUS Offer :D

SMU Offer :D

I Predicted it!

2011-04-19T22:03:00.001+08:00

Polling Day is 7 May 2011!

YOU COMPLAIN!!!!

2011-04-19T01:13:00.002+08:00

Dear all

I would like to complain. It is 1.15am in the morning. However, there is construction going on at the expressway across the road. It is not a private project, it is a government project, building a new overhead bridge. There is much drilling and it is very very noisy. May i know why they are carrying out construction works at this time? My family and i can't sleep in this noise. The construction of an overhead bridge brings long term benefit for the residents, but i appeal to you guys to carry on only in the day and stop disturbing my sleep. For goodness sake, this is unacceptable!

Best regards

The complainant

Best in town

2011-04-16T23:24:00.002+08:00

Few actually know there's a James Cook University campus in Singapore. I was there just today to help my friend do a psychology survey. But yup its at upper thompson road and contrary to what most people would think, JCU is not a lousy private uni. In fact it offers the best psychology degrees in the world and is highly sought after! Few know this, but for those who know, they know this is the right place to get your psychology degree, not in any other university in Singapore, bet you didn't know that. People have the common misconception that any course offered in the 3 local unis are probably the best we got, but is not actually not true. It is impossible for a single uni to be top in the world for every course it offers! Makes sense right! So if you wanna do your psycholo9gy, you belong here, not anywhere else, for a good future in psychology!

Waiting for this!

2011-04-14T01:52:00.002+08:00

WOAH!! standing in the middle of Upper Serangoon Road, one of the busiest streets in singapore waiting to get knocked down!

EL without the GIN

2011-04-07T00:32:00.002+08:00

GIN?

Better than crimewatch

2011-04-02T23:23:00.002+08:00

Crimewatch 2011 has a new design and new face. But its rival, actually not really a rival, point of entry, has done much better. Point of entry is the ICA version of crimewatch, only that it is presented in a serial show such that the characters are the same but the story (crime) changes instead. Crimewatch cant hold a candle to it at all. I watched point of entry from the very first episode when edmund was killed all the way till jackson was killed. Wow cool right, all 20 episodes. Its every thurs night channel 5, 8pm. And if i miss it, luckily there's xinmsn catchup tv. Heng ah. I find this a serial that is one very well written script, and very good actors. They act better than people in crimewatch and far better than those over-rated chinese drama show actors. Every year they win the Star Search (hong xin da jiang) for wad, their acting sucks. The award should be given to the english actors! Just compare our local chinese drama actors, and they cant even compare to the characters in 愛! Singapore chinese drama actors are simply over-rated, they don't deserve their awards.

Perseverance

2011-04-02T23:20:00.003+08:00

I can't believe that i have actually watched 愛 from the very first episode over 3 years ago back in my sengkang house! And i'm still watching it omg! Sounds crazy right, but i've watched it all the way through o-lvls and a-lvls and beyooond!

Oh so fast!!!

2011-04-02T23:19:00.001+08:00

1 more month to enlistment!!!!

I'm not rich, just indecisive

2011-04-02T23:10:00.001+08:00

After all the so much trouble, I bought an ipod touch for myself!!!! Nice! :)

F1 Bus driver

2011-04-02T23:00:00.003+08:00

Wahh that day late at night i took bus 147 home and the driver was speeding like crazy along upper serangoon road! He thought he some F1 driver , speeding and swerving and jamming brakes. I was really flying around the bus!

O.O

2011-03-31T19:20:00.003+08:00

Feels like insomnia ah ahhhh!!!

Certainly,

2011-03-27T23:27:00.003+08:00

The upcoming general elections will be in May. I'm sure.

Nice YouTube videos

2011-03-27T23:19:00.004+08:00

It really brightens my day when i see interesting youtube videos, whether its home-made or professionally made. Not really like damn fantastic but the creativity and effort made me wanna put it up here. Love like woe by The Ready Set, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWzW1TxonTM and Haven't Met You Yet by Michael Buble http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDR_ldGke6A

Get outta this place, so boring!

2011-03-18T14:34:00.003+08:00

When i'm in the office, i think to myself "I gotta get outta here, take a walk and free mysel man!"
When I go for lunch, however, i wish i was back in the office slacking around. But the best time at work is 4pm and 6.30pm :) 4pm the muttons come on air, and 6.30pm, end of work!

Girl, if we ever meet again!

2011-03-18T12:55:00.003+08:00

For the girl i met on the LRT

If you are the one, then us meeting here is fate
Future with a dog named red, buy a house with a fireplace
This's the first i've seen your face
But there's a chance we are soulmates
I know this might sound crazy
Cos I don't know your name

But we can't, we can't tell, the future no
But that's just, the beauty of the world we know

Baby, what if, what if..

Don't know what tomorrow brings
But I'm still hoping that you are the one for me
oh and what if I had you and you had me
Baby what's the reason we can't fall in love?

What if, what if

Jason Derulo-What If
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qQCx9mxV9g

Breadtalk a**hole

2011-03-18T10:57:00.003+08:00

I saw a guy at Breadtalk who didn't care less. He dropped the tongs on the floor and OH! guess wad, he puts it back on the rack and reaches for another. WTF!

The Time

2011-03-18T10:52:00.004+08:00

How time passes! The day before i got my results i was trembling in fear i remember. The actual day itself i woke up with a high fever and lost all bit of appetite. Its now 2 weeks since then and many things have happened. The girl on the LRT, please come back! Hope to see you again one day. I will know wad to ask alr!

Today was a fairytale

2011-03-11T17:57:00.003+08:00

Today was a fairytale, you wore a yellow t-shirt and i saw you from afar. I met you on the sengkang LRT, we havent met before. The moment I saw you, I knew you were not just any ordinary person. Not everyday do i meet people like you. You took my breath away and i couldn't help but wish that i had knew you before. Being the person of the day, and probably person of the year i would boldly say. We only managed to have a short conversation before parting ways, and your sincerity and friendliness was as if we had known for a long time. And i was warmed. I was touched, and I wish we would meet again one day. But, I don't even know your name..

Need help

2011-03-08T23:58:00.004+08:00

I'm having a bad cough. Doesn't seem like any cough cos i've phlegm but its dry cough. And day by day it jus gets worse. I've seen a doctor alr and paid thirty-five bucks, but the medicine is so mild, its useless. I cough each time i take a slighter deeper than normal breath, and almost everytime when i inhale through my mouth. There's no throat irritation at all too. I'm coughing so bad and so often, my lungs hurt, my sleep is disturbed and so is my work and meals too. Even pi pa gao doesn't help at all. What should i do now? Everyday i say, see if it gets better the next day. But after some time, it still hasn't! :(

Chinglish

2011-03-08T23:49:00.004+08:00

We all know my chinese isn't too good. But guess wad i did today? I went to 7-eleven to buy some bread. There was a chinese national in front of me who was trying very hard (but failing) to communicate with the cashier, but the cashier is a malay lady and she doesn't understand anything! The chinese lady was asking for more of a particular drink but it was out of stock. Unfortunately, all her hand gestures and yelling did not help. LUCKILY for her, I came to her rescue and translated the whole conversation between the malay cashier and the chinese lady. They were so thankful I was there to help! How nice, I could have jus stood there and watch them argue instead.

See! My chinese isn't THAT bad!

I got my new music player!

2011-03-08T23:47:00.001+08:00

Its the one i mentioned earlier, the samsung p3. It is really good, although abit expensive. At least i dun have to use the iTunes anymore!

Deal is closed!

2011-03-03T22:29:00.001+08:00

I found a buyer for my ipod! Transacting this sat!!!

the DHS cheat

2011-03-03T00:36:00.003+08:00

Small cheats will grow to be big cheats! You will end up like Hong Zhi Zhong! What's the point of being in such a good school and doing so well academically but your character and morals are all below my feet! Just like dirt!

SALE

2011-03-01T23:14:00.003+08:00

Hi guys, I'm selling my Apple iPod Nano 5G (orange color). It is perfect except only for a small dent at the bottom. It is less than a year old, which means its warranty is still in force til Sept 2011. Asking price is S$150, negotiable. Free delivery, only for sale in Singapore.

For queries or any interested parties, please contact me at 9*******

That girl behind me, finally gone

2011-02-27T22:33:00.002+08:00

At my workplace, there's this girl who sits behind me, my colleague, and she complains about every single thing. I have never seen a girl who's so lazy and attitude problem before. In other to maintain the harmonious atmosphere in the office, I refrained from telling my boss abt that nonsense behind me, or yelling at her or giving her some attitude too. Just to keep peace and ensure further times things would be ok if i happen to need her help. And for people who know me, I'm definitely not the kind like Lai Jialing (in the channel 8 show, Ai) who'll keep everything to myself and not retaliate. In fact almost everyday i'd wish to give her hell and warn her to mind her rotten attitude. Or even better, to yell at her. Can you imagine how much internal will power and determination i had to tahan this for 2 months. FINALLY, she's left the company! I can tell you in great detail why she is so loathesome, but not on my blog cos i'd sound like a spoilt whiny kid. So feel free to ask me if you meet me. I'd be happy to share (:

My ipod again

2011-02-27T22:23:00.005+08:00

Recently my ipod has been giving me a hard time again. Cos of my sweaty palms, its click whel is not sensitive and responsive. I need to dry my hands to use it smoothly. So I thought of selling it and getting a new one thats more friendly. I saw someone using this on the train and it looks much nicer than my ipod! Should I?

Ipod died but didn't actually die

2011-02-13T18:39:00.001+08:00

My ipod nano 5G suddenly died one day while playing music. The music was still playing but the screen was black and no buttons would work. Many people say Apple doesn't do repair service, they simply give you a new ipod. Aiya i thought i could get a new ipod but suddenly it decided to wake up - the moment i went to www.apple.com/support. Where got such thing one right!

My BIGGEST New Year Wish

2011-01-30T21:36:00.002+08:00

I wish i wish for a better life. And i hope it can take place this year!

Though it sounds disloyal, but i'm sorry, I really hope PAP wins in this year's elections and please take over potong pasir! Give us network reception, take away floods, take away blatant illegal parking that endangers lives, give us a supermarket or a shopping mall!

PAP you can do it!

Its raining again

2011-01-30T21:24:00.002+08:00

OMG its raining again??!!
It rained the whole day!

drip drop, drip drop, drip drop water water, drip drop

Its raining, it's raining.
Gotta find a way to get away, get away.
Gotta find a way to get away.
It's raining, it's raining.
Gotta find a way to get away, get away.
Gotta find a way to get away.
What do i do? where do i go? what do i say?
I don't know. Ooo, oh.

uncle?! Walau

2011-01-26T21:21:00.003+08:00

Today my mum didn't cook. We went downstairs to have dinner and i was waiting for my dad, so there was an empty seat. A maid came up to me and asked 'Uncle can i have this chair?'. Hey wad did you just call me?? 'uncle' can you believe it? Walau. I very old meh.

This is for my noobling!

2011-01-26T00:17:00.004+08:00

Whatcha doing noobling? Stuffs, you know. Like stuffs!
LOL! I think its damn funny. Okay i know you readers dun get it, Nevermind (:

Over the weekend

2011-01-26T00:07:00.003+08:00

Over the weekend i had a small shopping spree at town. It started at bugis street. I dunno why i went there cos i know i'll not buy anything there. The stuff there are mostly for girls and the guys stuff there is so limited, teenagerish, uncool and worst, expensive! We went to orchard and shopped around but in the end only got 3 shirts at iluma. But it was quite a bargain, the designs were nice and its buy 2 and get 1 free for only 45dollars total. Thats the only thing i got after walking the whole day. We had an ice-cream, it was 10bucks but we could choose 4 flavours. Blue sky, magnum, chocolate and strawberry. It was exotic and worth it i suppose. Next weekend gotta go do somemore shopping if i got the time. See you again!

Gong xi fa cai, hong bao na lai!

2011-01-22T01:11:00.002+08:00

Chinese New Year is round the corner but i'm still in the christmas mood! The little christmas tree is still sitting on my desk! Too cute to get rid of it!

But then, there's harldy and sign of CNY in my house at all. No CNY plants, deco, foodies. All haven't buy yet. Probably this weekend i gotta remind my mum chinese new year is coming! Beer, bak kwa, egg rolls, love letters, pineapple tarts and other wierd food.. The only thing i love about chinese new year is bak kwa, egg rolls and the RED PACKETS! Not to mention all those gambling too! I haven't even done my own shopping yet, seriously dun have the mood to shop around. Somebody drag me please! i'm too lazy to go anywhere!

Best job in the world

2011-01-22T00:52:00.003+08:00

Currently almost all of us are working somewhere and people whole day complain about their jobs, complain this, complain that. Go to work also sian. Stay home also sian. But i love my company, love my job, love the people, love to go to work each day. Lemme tell you why..
In my company...

I can reach work as late as 9.30am =)
The staff are all very friendly, even towards temp staff like me =)
Even the director comes to chitchat with us =)
The staff buys us snacks and drinks =)
The director loves buying food for us (like ang ku kueh!) =)
Lunch time is flexible =)
My desk is big and well equipped =)
I can play my ipod music/radio on my portable speakers =)
My office is never quiet, somebody'll be telling a joke, a story, gossip etc =)
The paper shredder is fun to play with =)
The pantry is about one classroom size =)
The pantry has a full sofa set & coffee table =)
The pantry has a free vending machine of hot & cold drinks =)
The pantry has a 56" LCD TV with surround sound system =)
The pantry has a dvd player =)
The pantry even has starhub cable tv, wtf! =)

Awesome right? I get to enjoy all these although i'm just a temp staff. Thats cool!

Guess my company?

Anyone still reading?

2011-01-22T00:50:00.002+08:00

Its been 20 days since i last posted, I've been busy and ah, keep forgetting to update although so many things to say!

SQ 872

2011-01-02T23:51:00.003+08:00

SQ872 was my flight number from SIN to HKG. So wads the big deal? ON the fateful day of 23 dec, i had a fever, headache and toothache. And i was going hongkong omg. So i was slumped on the seat and it looked like i was dead, so maybe thats why they got concerned. I requested for an ice-pack to try self-remedy my fever. And hope my headache and toothache will jus go away.

After awhile, the cabin crew showed great care and concern for me, i was surprised. They offered me paracetemol and lots of water! And they keep coming back and ask if i was feeling better. Awesome right those people! So i remembered their care all the way until i came home. Totally grateful for making my day, i complimented SIA and the cabin crew of SQ872 and hope, maybe, they'll all get pay rise or something! And i know i'll continue flying with Singapore Airlines (:

Hongkong!

2011-01-02T23:43:00.004+08:00

Actually honestly i don't see wads so nice about hongkong, all the fuss about it that its such a good place to shop and so on. I went recently, christmas time. And everywhere's selling long sleeved shirts, jackets, boots..all winter wear i cant buy ): maybe i'll go again in august like that. heard thats their sale season.

OKAY Here's the biggest thing that made me not enjoy it there. Due to global warming, the earth is experiencing colder winters and warmer summers. That means, when i was at HK, the temperature on one day dropped to 6 deg celsius. But overall it hovered about 8-13 deg celsius. And guess wad, i thought everyone was lying and i didn't believe it that it was so cold. So i refused to bring my winter jacket. Everyday there i almost froze, cos all the protection i got was from my beloved green adidas jacket. In 8-13 deg celsius! My lips cracked, skin changed colour etc. And all the while i was thinking about the winter jacket at home. Few years back when i went korea the temp was around 6 deg celsius and i had full winter gear. Now i totally regretted not bringing em.

But on the bright side, i must say the food there was not bad (:

HEYO i'm back!

2011-01-02T23:34:00.003+08:00

Alright its me, i'm back. Ok thanks assistant, you've been of great help, i really appreciate it very much. So i was in hongkong the past week. Not my first time there but that was a long time ago i last went there.

You know what, to my delight but surprise, I realised by myself at hongkong (no one told me) that the hongkong people hate mainland chinese people! And cos of that, they hate people who speak chinese! Awesome! I can't speak chinese! If you need their help and you ask for it in chinese, they either ignore you or chase you away. What the hell right? But when you say "Excuse me.." they'll attend to you like you're a king. Cool. So although their english are so FAIL, they'll try their very best to understand and try to serve you. Because i heard, if u speak english, you're a rich & educated bastard, so they love your money and not you actually(: so half the time i feel i'm getting scammed.

I can't bargain well, and i'm the kind who'll probably be accepting any price, even if it costs HK$50 and i say "hey thats too expensive, gimme a better price" and they just cut it by HK$2, i'll say "Ahhh okay fine i'll take it." And get ripped off. Cos in my head i'm like "hey thats only about S$9 plus! Thats dirt cheap!" The thing is if its expensive to start with, i wouldn't even ask the price. So once i ask, i'm gonna buy it alr and get scammed.

2010-12-28T20:35:00.002+08:00

Hello readers/stalkers/whoever else,

I'm giving up on the challenge thingy, I really can't stand standard formatted posts, make me feel so retarded .-. Anyway Imma MIA for awhile for some personal matters so yupp. This blog is gonna be dead :/ SORRY BOSS, I'VE FAILED IN MY JOB, I'LL KEEP IT ALIVE AS LONG AS I CAN, SORRY! AND YOU BETTER REPLY MY MESSAGES WHEN YOU REACH SG (IF YOU'RE IN HK) AND IF YOU'RE NOT YOU'RE DEAD.

Not (:

2010-12-24T15:06:00.001+08:00

So here's my promised post.

So you see here we girls trying to start a fire and bbq food while...

The boys are slacking shit D:<

Prawn and crabstick. These are the only things that seem edible. Cause the satay and chicken wings all look burnt O.O

And then when we gave up and the boys were hungry, it was their turn to cook and..

Our turn to slack :D

Yupp. I hardly get photographed nowadays :O Idk why. I guess it's true that a photographer who's behind the camera will hardly be in front of it (: But I didn't take all those.

Anyway readers, I'm cutting bangs! :D I'll post a comparison picture I think. Stay tuned!

Side note: I'm not in any of the pictures (:

2010-12-23T22:00:00.002+08:00

CHALLENGE 8 - Are you a fitness guru or a couch potato? Talk about your exercise habits.

OKAY I'm definitely a couch potato :X Really. I just don't grow fat no matter how much I eat so I don't exercise. Yupp. My exercise habits.. Hmmm.. I don't exercise, unless you count 50 squat-stands per day as exercise. I know it's bad for the knees and wadv but yeah. :D And I'm going to the gym soon! :DD

Omo, seriously, Elgin should come back quickly. All my sms buddies all not here wtf. Bored ttm. And yeah I will post about my class gathering.

But I'm lazy to type. I'll do a proper one tomorrow. Promise. With pictures :D

2010-12-22T14:56:00.001+08:00

I missed a challenge yesterday due to my class gathering, I'll post two today (:

CHALLENGE 6 - Your favourite Season and why.

Sorry, Singapore only has one season ;D

CHALLENGE 7 - How you came across tumblr(blogger) and how it has changed your life.

Uh, I cam across blogger via my brother's friend, I had some shitty problem with navigations previusly that's why I don't like navigations :3 But now yeah I'm fine with that.

Blogger changed my life because whenever I type an essay I type like thousands of words -.- Yeah so I have problems during exams cause of time + word limit. FML.

There. Elgin's at camp. OMG hurry come back D:

2010-12-20T19:47:00.000+08:00

CHALLENGE 5 - 3 favourite colours

Lavender, baby blue and sky blue (:

I think imma stop spamming until Elgin posts something.

ELGIN! POST SOMETHING DON'T SLACK!

2010-12-19T19:56:00.003+08:00

CHALLENGE 4 - Write about your closest friend(s)

I can't name them, if not you'll know who I am already :/ SORRY MY FRIENDS D:

A, she's the bestest friend I've ever had since P1. She's like a combination of a mum, dad, sister, bodyguard, you know, like I was some VVVIP and there must be nothing that goes wrong :O And even though eventually I found out she told me a uber big lie Idk why I can't get angry at her for even 5 seconds. She asked. She asked why I was so selfless. Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. She really said that! I'm not being BHB! :O Really. I still remember what I typed.

"Why? Don't ask me why. I also wanna know why I'm not hopping mad or hating you or desperately cursing you or something. I also wanna know why I wasn't selfish enough to get you from ???. If I had been more selfish I wouldn't have to get jealous everytime you and ??? are together or when you both have a photo together while I can only stand at a side and watch. But why? I can't stay angry at you for even 5 seconds. I can't hate you, why? Because all I want is for a good friendship. For you to be happy. I've tried my best to not give you more drama than you've already had. All I want is this friendship to last. Is it so difficult?"

There.

B, he's another wonderful person. Been sms-ing him for 2 months almost 3 le. But can't type things here, mostly private xD

C, well you guys know him. :D Easy to guess le luh. More of a brother to me then a friend, but anyway, here's from my blog, I'm gonna just copy and paste.

"Again, outing with ??? (Y) Kay so we met at 2.30 at Yishun. HE WAS SO UBER BLUR AHAHHAHAHA. Kay so we walked a whole round to the cinema, wrote my wish on this make a wish for free thing (: Don't ask my wish kay, it's a secret :X Kay bought ticks, bad boy don't lemme pay ><>

HAHAH when the snake came out I jumped. Cause I wasnt concentrating and was thinking bout uh, serious stuff ~~which on the same night I found out it wasnt happening in the first place~~ <-- I think some of you know what it is luh, I didn't tell anyone though.

Kay anyway don't remind me of what happened kay, I'm trying to forget. Really! I am! Okay anyway, hahah when it was brighter ??? patted my head, you know like a brother. Ahhh, idk whether you're reading this ???, but really, thanks for giving me that BROTHERLY love I haven't felt for a long time (: And to curious readers, our relationship is purely just BROTHER SISTER okay. No other :O But anyway, yeah so long never felt so protected already (Y)"

HAHA guessed it yet? Yupp I think that person guessed it. HAPPY GUESSING! :D

2010-12-18T19:59:00.003+08:00

CHALLENGE 3 - Your favourite television programme.

Hmmm.. I've alot leh :O Actually I can't decide :X

Okay I've decided. It's SNSD Hello Baby :D

So cool, SOSHI bond! And Kyung-San is soooo uber cute >< ~~If I was half as cute I would be happy already ._.~~

Yupp so went out today. I've been going out alot these few days :O AND I HAVEN'T TOUCHED MY ART OHMYGOSH AND I HAVEN'T TOUCHED THE THINGS I'M SUPPOSED TO DO FROM AUSSIE TOO. OHMYGOSH I'M DEAD .-.

I just realised how awesome Fireworks - Katy Perry is :D

2010-12-17T10:03:00.002+08:00

I'm back again, with challenge 2 :D

Challenge 2 - Talk about your piercings or tattoos, if you have any.

I HAVE NONE :D

Don't be shocked that me being a girl have no piercings ~~although I am getting mine soon~~ I'm only ?? years old though.

It's like when you have no interest in guys your age, you're weird and may not be straight. (I am, btw.)

When you have interest in guys your age, you're a flirt.

I mean WTF? So am I supposed to have interest or not?!

Help needed D:

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-16T20:57:00.001+08:00

Its elginlalala christmas season!

I Quit, I Quit, I Quit

2010-12-16T20:39:00.002+08:00

I QUIT MY JOB ALREADY!

And i went for an interview for another job at changi airport. They needed me for 6 months, i don't have 6 months to offer so i left. So i'm loathing at home again, sleeping til 2pm everyday, watching tv, using com, nothing much la. I'll find work again for january when i'm back in Singapore.

Next monday got cca camp till wed. Then i'll be leaving on a jet plane!