if you realised I stopped updating my blog after last wed cos from thurs onwards I was caught in a whirlwind of projects & presentation stuff. Now thinking back, I am proud that I endured the weekend! =D

Thurs & Friday was the nightmare. My proj mates met late Thurs night to do their parts of the proj in e hall. So I had to stay up n wait for them to settle down b4 I call them to update them on e proj. Then we just worked n worked, discuss a lil on MSN, call a while. All the way until 3+ when I couldn't tahan anymore. Cos we're meeting the next morning at like 10am to study for a quiz tog! They worked even harder till like 4+.. *faint*

So next morning, as expected the timing got postponed. haha, I can understand la, if it was not for the 2 damn calls early in e morning that woke me up it would be difficult to drag me out of bed. So I was there a bit early and 'chopped' some seats at the FAL. Argh.. we finished at almost 8pm that night!! The project is really time-consuming..

Sat my body protested to the past 2 days of work, little slp & loss of appetite (& of cos my hair loss )= ). Honestly, I don rem having worked so much for a project in Year 1 b4. I must remind myself that I am in year 2 now, and things are very different! I dunno whether would it be more accurate to say these are the symptoms of stress or being overworked. Becos both are equally likely. I felt very tired and couldn't work for more than 2 hrs on e com. had to like take breaks in between. Popped Panadol cold to keep that dreaded cold from coming, cos i saw e symptoms too. Mum kept asking me to drink chicken essence cos she could see how pale I was. And dizzy spells..

Sun I decided to take things easier! yeah, I devoted the whole day to rest and just preparing or my final presentation on Mon. haha.. I can't afford to fall sick now, so gotta really give myself a gd break. Thks ah pa, for meeting me to help with my excel. And giving me the chance to come out & relax for a while! =D Felt so much better after a walk at JP.

So now.. 2 more hurdles.. Then its the exams.. after thurs gotta find time to start revising for my electives - first 2 papers..

had a looong... day. Damn shag now.. Morning was rather boring with the 214 lesson. We were let off early.. We sort of like drew lots by throwing dice to see who gonna present on Monday and Wednesday and the order. You might think how becos now I'm gg to tell u there's 19 pp in e class =P she got so many different dice. 20 sided even, interesting eh? She use it once in a while.. haha. anyway, I gotta present on Mon, chop chop finish it i guess. once and for all... and I come right after Joyce, so qiao!

Oh ya, got this weird thing happen. When the die came to our table, and FOUR of us threw it like once each... it kept coming up with the no. 6 and 9! So creepy!! no matter who throw also like that..

anyway, I now feel more secure abt our FastCat. Its like, more on the tracks now. Phase 3 is not that bad.. =P just that friday gotta chiong again.. today we met at like 4 plus n finished at ard 8 lo... shiong!! now totally spacing out, just waiting for my grpmate to bath finish then i can call her to tell her her wk... arh... hope i don fall aslp!

projects & deadlines... its sth that everyone of us are trying to complete & meet the targeted deadline. Right now I see myself as still far from it... I don't dare to think abt it actually... as the days fly past... my other project is still in e 'sapling' stage, thurs then will we get to conduct the interview. I seriously pray things will go on well from there.

now every night is devoted to either editing or doing intensive research to complete my write-up on a certain part of the projects... Argh... when can I sit down & revise properly?! My 1st papers are on 15th and our last project is due on 12th... Cannot screw up those elective papers!!

alright.. enuff of pouring out my complaints, I'm tired.. need my slp so tml can carry on..

Sat night we had dropped by kor's hse to visit him.. His mum is so hospitable.. haha, kp asking us to eat things etc. I'm glad that wound of his has closed up, imagine my shock and horror to discover he had applied ZAMBUK on it! argh... u're so lucky no infection... =P

anyway, as usual when we visit him, we watched tv tog... chatting etc... we left ard like 10+, with SX sending TL home... on e way back Sompong suggested we go Macs. I was actually thinking of continuing with my wk since we ended early.. But ah.. who cares?! I'm gonna slog my guts out on Sun anyway, the few hrs doesn't matter.. (ok, I was tempted to cont after gg home, but they talked me out of it hehe, I'm shag too)

Enjoyed the chat with you guys (: I'm sure we could have stayed there like even longer if we din have to care abt wk or last buses. haha.. puis, talk abt last bus. We had to walk to my bus stop, and lucky for heow hui he managed to board a 99. Or he'll have to walk home from JP for 2 consecutive nights. Its a long story..

today is our 6th (:

in short, today is a happy day! haha... well, cos no books and alot shopping, wahaha. I know this isn't wad we're supposed to do now, given that exams are less than a mth away, projects are being due. BUT WE NEED A BREAK FROM IT!

started the day with meeting dear joyce for lunch at PS. We walked around, nt knowing wad to eat. Settled on pastamania but we got sick of the creamy chicken pasta after a while. 1pm was our 1st meeting with the other seniors in the main comm. haven met the rest b4.. esp the project managers. well, its good to know who you'll be working with next time. =P all of them seemed nice peeps!

after like 2 hrs it ended, wasn't much, just a short meeting, a lil discussion. so me n joyce went to start the real thing - SHOPPING! at Far East. haha.. haven been shopping there for quite a while. Some shops are not there anymore, quite a lot of stuff to see as usual. haha.. it was nice looking ard for nice, pretty things.. instead of: books, laptops, notes.. GRR. anyway.. I finally bought a bag! It was more expensive than my current one, but I guess its worth it.. cos it doesn't look like another buy from Bugis.. heh. If you get wad I mean, nowadays alot stuff have so many 'duplicates' on e streets. shoes, shirts, bags etc.

and I finally got earrings. wahaha. my old stud ones have sadly got lost. I'm left with one stud each for like 2 or 3 pairs.. anyway, we covered a lot ground, combed a lot shops. I enjoyed myself a lot... haha, thks for the company gal! Oh ya, saw this damn cute dog at one of the shops. couldn't help but tell the auntie that.. but its her fren's, not hers. the puppy is dunno wad breed.. hmm. maybe some poodle mix, cos its got those signature curly hair.

next was to wait for eugene to come to PS. Well, fri nites sure got jam and some more he got off wk late.. so yep.. I kept walking and walking level by level to wait lo. I think after too long a break from shopping.. my legs lost their stamina =P was seeing alot pp in this scrapbook shop n decided to go in n take a look. its quite an interesting shop, seeing how bits and pieces of paper, knick-knacks, buttons etc can be put into place to tell a story of their own. Saw this paper abt a boy.. being impatient on the car, asking 'how long? how far?' and a happy, proud father (not to mention, gd looking and looking nth like a father of two) holding his two boys like trophies in his arms, side by side.

and amazingly, there's a cafe inside.. its really a good idea, and its small, but cosy. with some people drinking coffee and eating some cake or pastry. That was when I saw those cute little cupcakes.. haha, so nice! laid out in a row in e display cupboard (: couldn't resist buying it. just had to.. esp since today was our 6th (:

I've been having two nites of bad quality slp since monday.. cos of the stupid fastcat project. Try changing figures, entering them in the software, calculating a recommended base pay. Over and over again.. for TWO consecutive nights. See if you'll slp well when those numbers keep floating in your mind when ur eyes closed for a well-deserved slp...

Argh... I kp changing them to get the targeted percentages.. Till I think I stressed myself till I was too wound up to slp properly. I am glad I finally adjusted those values to wad is considered ok for our tutor. My god... I've nv tried editing sth for so long b4...

As usual as the end of term draws nearer, so do deadlines. But after a meeting today, I feel slightly better abt my 226 project. The only prob is the interview, though alrdy granted to us, has not been fixed a day for it yet. "Possibly early next week" How definitive is that... I seriously hope nth happens last minute. We're counting on the interview and alrdy did so much background research & preparation! *cross fingers*

My list of deadlines is soo... long. Group work. Individual work. Projects, reports, presentations and the what-nots. I look forward to striking them off one by one...

whole weekend I was stuck at home... with my lappie, textbk, tv & miniclip games. I am still not determined enough to mug! dunno why when I sit down to type the notes I'll tire out and end up restless so easily =P but psychology.. though interesting the chapters are damn long..

and typing notes on my laptop gives me so much distraction. haha! I'm just not focused enuff.. read blogs, play games, watch tv.. grr.. exam's in like a mth's time.. I shld be feeling the jitters shldn't I?

now i really know wad army guys do when they are inside their bunk, bored and trying to entertain themselves. Eugene's officer frens(from his prev camp) shot a video of him and themselves in e bunk. Making him play his guitar and 'dedicate' the song to me... haha... So sweet! Though they would see it here, but thks guys, and thks dear (: help me tell them ba...

ytd finally went for the Suki Sushi Buffet after my dental appt. I've been looking fwd to it all week cos so long haven went for sushi buffet liao! And when i was lying on the chair in e dental clinic earlier, it was wad I was thinking abt to distract myself. Distract myself from the damn drilling sound and that thing going at my front teeth making me that sickly feeling in my tooth... ARGH! was filling my front tooth la... now its like any other tooth, white white liao. haha..

ytd I met this inconsiderate woman in the ladies at AH. She was talking on e phone inside the toilet. And I think she's there for damn long alrdy... Cos the woman in front of me was shaking her head and sighing incessantly at the ill-mannered woman inside. Cant u finish your business and get yourself out of there, find a nicer place to chat with your friend? I don't have to hear you teaching someone how to cook chicken soup and brag abt your trip to Japan IN THE TOILET! my god la... and she was talking in a mixture of canto and English... argh... She is lucky she nv came out even when I was abt to leave... I would shoot her my dirtiest look fit for a woman behaving like this.

Assure parents that...

Ensure that...

Improve on plans... (Not improvise on plans)

No more 'erm'... presentation over, hmm... dunno how i fare leh. The tutor gave me feedback which I thought is minor but I dunno how 'minor' is it to her... Feel insecure abt how I have done so far... After all, it is 4 AUs and takes up quite some considerable percentage in this sem's GPA... Grr...

having a presentation later abt childcare service providers. I never knew they are so 'advanced' now, its like they haven evolutionised. Or maybe its just my grp's center, wahaha... Its too good! =P

I wonder if its cos of my nap in e afternoon, or cos of the presentation jitters... I couldn't slp properly last nite. haha... I just can't feeling nervous over the presentation although this time is much easier than the last time. The topic's more interesting, rather. I even had a nightmare abt the presentation!!! That our teacher didn't like it... omg. haha...

Oh well. I can catch my slp later, today only 2 hrs of lesson - which is the presentation class. Cos my forensics got e-learning lecture... Maybe I can go for my facial? hmm...

well, except for the fact that I had a brain-draining project meeting on Fri... I had a great weekend so far... had dinner at IMM with eugene and brought him to buy his present at City Chain. Ha, timing is just right that the watch I bought for him in London is breaking down and his bday is near... So yep. Glad we could find one that fit into my budget and he liked... =P

I was quite determined after i finished my project meeting not to do anything until after the BBQ ytd... and I really did it. wahaha. Too much project work and staying up during the week... gotta give myself a break or I'll be killed by the stupid FastCat. Minshan and I made a deal today abt planning our timetable next sem so we can do project tog. Haha... She was real great help when I was doing my project today. I owe her a lot, a big big favour!

Ytd was sompong's BBQ. Actually... I am touched that he took so much effort to invite us and organise the BBQ everything... Cos its not easy to coordinate everything! And usually this kind of bday thingy is organised by us for the bday boy/gal one. hahaha... Plus there are so much things to take care of and things like the weather... you can't control and makes it so unpredictable. Guess we can say its lucky that it did not spoil our BBQ much. Just shifting here n there... (:

During the afternoon, me, shuyi, pong and HH were just chatting and sitting ard... after we bought the groceries. waiting for thong ler to turn up, at the same time we also watched a lot of amazing youtube videos. Crissangel la... And the damn good japanese guy... and the MTV which really baffled me. hahaha. Thks for that afternoon peeps, was real gd start to the BBQ!

By the time BBQ start, all the project stuff were thrown to the back of my mind liao. Real thankful to see yan and her bf, thongler & weizhe who were the most 'faithful ones' by the pit... helped a lot with BBQing while the rest of us mostly mingled and ate. hahaha... And it was the first time Eugene joined us... Glad we could all mix around well and not much 'leng chang'! Chatting, eating and of cos drinking! Its the first time I drank so much since I came back from France... haha. Brought back memories of the trip again... =P

In short, last night was simply great guys... thks for making my day (: one regret though is kor cannot join us! looking fwd to photos from pong!

back to more project meetings... just had one ytd and another one's at 1pm back in sch... 214 meeting is one that I always enjoy. No matter what assignment. Cos my grp's fun and everyone contributes ideas & is spontaneous... Ytd had a lot of laughs while in the reading room during the meeting. This week somehow we had alot of silly jokes surfacing. I think its cos Mon's lesson was too bored and we decided to entertain ourselves =P

later... FastCat project. I seriously hope its only me who did the data entry or dunno how to use the software cos I forgotten where I put my booklet. Cos the values are supposed to change so we can record the difference once I changed some input value, but it DIDN'T! tried so many times it just didn't wk... gee... tell me its only me. only cos I'm a IT-idiot...

spent the whole of last night and my evening just now trying to find just ONE STATISTIC from databases and news articles... I dunno is it me who's too picky or wad la. haha... anyway, I think I've got what we need so yep. But honestly... when trying to do the FastCat phase 2 report... I really hope its cos I am doing by myself and hasn't discussed with the rest of the group yet. I am suddenly stressed by the stupid project... ARGH!

2nd day of school. hmm... I guess the good thing abt having a good break is that it gives u a good charge up for the next 6-7 wks ahead. Which brings me to the bad thing... it feels too good for u to want to go back to sch... Just ytd I was alrdy making mental checklists of 'to-dos' and 'coming ups' through out the day. Presentations, report deadlines, and what-nots. ha. Right now its still manageable. Let's hope it stays that way...

anyway... got quite a surprise when sompong smsed to invite us to a BBQ this sat. haha... never quite expected that from him. But really appreciate it as a good opportunity for a gathering. Kor, will you be ok to walk out by then huh? maybe we can arrange some form of transport for you =P

oh ya. quite surprised by her sms today. saw it during my class. and she apologised again for hurting me so carelessly. actually, I more or less got over it liao. she said hope we wont end up ignoring each other or wad. but when we see each other after classes end (we'll always meet in the corridor cos I'll be heading out and she'll be waiting for her class) it was a bit awkward. hmm... I just nd time to 'adjust' cos I cant pretend nth happen ya. and she seemed too engrossed in e mag she was reading to hear me calling her. anyway... leave that for now... I'll see her again anyway