been busy the past few days. Hmmmmm, not entirely over work. wahaha.

Friday was a day of mainly transcription, made some progress but some technical problem made me too frustrated to get back to work. boo.

yesterday was super fun (: first was HRC Bridging Day at Sentosa. Seems that the response of the freshies were not bad, they like the games. yays. so here's some pics...

Take a second look at my tag.

:D they wanted us to include our 'nickname' on the tags as well. What else but this right?

Yup so as expected I was bua-ing sunblock every now & then cos I don't want to be sunburnt/tanned. But I neglected one spot. My back. And it like uber chao ta now. like 10 shades of difference or even more.

Then I managed finally got to spend some time with Jer, like the first time this week? Did some toiletries shopping... and we went back to pack for his HK trip. I didn't know that packing can be such a chore... hahaha. anyway, we met his friends at night to watch the Thai horror movie '4BIA'. Its not bad... the effects are not as good as Jap or Hollywood movies of cos, but erm I still had his jacket's hoody covering half my face most of the time. WAHAHA.

ok la, I didn't really say it last nite but I was a bit nervous abt meeting his friends, but in the end... they're nice people, nothing to worry about... haha...

Oh, I'm going for my haircut later, like finally!! I cant stand the ends of my hair on some days...

I conclude that I cannot live my normal routine without my internet. Or to be exact, my wireless connection. ARGH. But I can only wait till sunday when cousin comes over. Boo!

Anyway, since I was internet-deprived, I went on to doing other work that I could do on my lappie. Like my transcribing work - already started some. Which means money will be rolling in soon :P

Had an impromptu meetup with the ladies from my office ytd. It all started from xiao mei's suggestion to get CB. Then Gladys said their KTV was cancelled, and she came down to JP with her qin ai de after their work. Which means yesterday I spent like more than 6 hours in JP cos I was lunching with Minshan there! lol. Its one of those feel-good evenings you know will never fail to cheer you up after a day of work.

But... I forgot to pass Jer's cookies to xiao mei. Stupid right. Which means I have to get it to him somehow while its still fresh... But I havent seen him this entire week! And may I repeat myself again, you gals see him more in the office than I do ):

Was looking at some old sms that night when I couldn't get to slp (I haven't really been controlling my caffeine intake since sch started) and it brought back alot of memories. Nice ones of cos (: I miss dempsey's Ben & Jerry... and the Henderson Wave...

okok. it boils to missing long-ge, isn't it?

beside the fact that my wireless decided to give me prob, my blogskin decided to play a prank on me too. nvm. its ok. I can still take it.

so let's stick to this dull default template until i can find the time to search for another blogskin.

anyway, I decided I shall have one less post on rambling about sch and one more on other things instead. was half-watching (cos my bro's com in the living room) this channel 8 show about some competition for super mummies, and i am quite tickled by how the producers thought up of ways to test all the mummies there.

they asked the ladies to recognise their hubbies by the one leg that was sticking out through each screen. and then for a whole minute all so u have 8 grown man eagerly sticking out their legs and waving it here n there, as if to call out to their wives. OH, I think they shaved. haha... but there were 2 mummies who chose the same Daddy D (or Leg D) and they were asked why did they choose him.

"Oh, I recognised the scar on his leg."

"So XXX, does your hubby have a scar on his leg too?"

"Hmm... this is an embarrassing question... I..."

So there you go, after two kids and years of courtship/marriage, the wife doesn't know if the hubby has got a scar on his leg? I dunno... I'm feeling embarrassed for her as well. Its on the kneecap, the leg... not in some secluded spot like... under the armpits?! how come you dunno he got a scar? hmm...

so... how much do you know about the people near you? (:

I feel like screaming. or maybe pull on my hair. but considering the recent hairfall I decided not to further aggravate it.

MY WIRELESS CONNECTION DECIDED TO CRASH ON ME at this crucial period.

WTH right. today is the start of the simulation game for strategic mgmt. Tml we have FYP discussion & meeting with prof... how can i work w/o Internet? Lucky my bro's com can be used once in a while n he's not using wireless. but it irks me that i cant use my own com at my will cos i got stuff to do. arghhhhhhh...

I approached my cousin for help cos he alw fix our com prob. he offeredto come later. but. BUT I was paiseh to make him come over so quickly though he just live across e road. and he got his own business wad. So i said dont nd so rushed... although it is!!! and he said he'll come over the weekends then.

slap me pls.

I couldn't recall when was the last time I felt so reluctant to drag myself out of bed. And I was already wishing for the day to be over before it even started. gosh. talk about monday blues. mine was a serious case can.

anyway, 311 tutorial was an agonizing process. our answer was taken down bit by bit, argument by argument and it was so slow that we only managed to go thru half of what we're supposed to do. somehow we already lost faith in our tutor. and we're like having doubts abt things he say cos he is so 'unconventional' in his style of teaching. makes our monday mornings even more unbearable!

I'm only too glad that this week will be less packed cos we don't have clashing of assignments deadline. but judging from the amt of work... I think we really gotta slog hard this sem.

thks to Jo & Gladys for the occasional encouragement. Esp dear gladys, you sent me a msg at mid-day to jia you cos only half the day left. hahaha... put a smile to my face (: sry ladies... I'll try to settle down & adjust to the workload and not disappear like that... I miss our chilling out times...

somehow it doesn't feel like week 3. Its not supposed to be this busy. I'm not supposed to feel so stressed so fast!

With the sudden load of work piled on us, many of us are really burnt out this weekend. How come we're all chionging for the Giordano case as well as Aahad's article analysis. I think its a curse. Anyway, I am supposed to be shopping in JB now, but obviously I'm not. haha. I knew that if I were to continue with the original plan and go I wouldn't enjoy myself anyway. so many things on my mind now.

I kind of need to go update my planner to see the real picture of wad's coming next week. I think in the transition period of week 5 to week 6 you guys may find shuhui disappearing from the surface of the earth. Its cos I most prolly have to 闭关修炼. By some misfortune, I was assigned to do the Internet findings + case analysis presentation with my teams on the same day. And there's also a quiz from Aahad.

and last night (or rather this morning) while working on the slides, had this sudden craving for choc... I think its cos I walked past Godiva ytd in Citylink. Rem the drink xiao mei? we should get it one day, my treat.

I think I havent blogged for 2 days? Anyway, the AB311 case study had me stressed out these 2 days cos there doesn't seem to be enough time to digest the concepts of this week's lecture and we already have to go on to do the case. Plus, my eyes are making me tired. It sounds stupid right. But I've ran out of eye drops and lately my eyes get dry easily cos of the lack of sleep :P

Somehow ytd everything got onto my nerves. Aahad spent one entire hour on 6 slides/1page of the lecture notes. And we had 7 pages that day. It was so agonizing to go thru it that I found myself stoning right away. Then there was a last min HRC meeting + Prof Boh's meeting + AB311 meeting after that. My god... Anyway looking on the brighter side... I got the Research Assistant (RA) job. and we're given quite a tight schedule, which was another reason why I felt pressurized.

So was feeling quite sian from all these and had my coffee craving so I rang up one of the gals. I'm so glad that though it was impromptu we still made it for our Ladies' Night. haha. But eh, I know when I just reached I let my mood got the better of me... sorry abt that ya ladies. I usually don't get stressed up in week 3. haha, i think the final year thingy is getting to me alrdy.

so yeah, even wylin made it to our dinner! *grins Gladys treated Waraku at MSQ. congrats to ur confirmation gal (: Dinner was of cos great, lots of silly jokes & laughter. cannot tahan the hokkien spking part, totally cracked me & wylin up. Which I think made us one of the noisiest table. oops. Eh, Gladys... you cannot always treat leh. But thks for the wonderful company & dinner gals (: Just wad I needed!

with the 稀客

my favourite! (:

this weekend shows no promise of a break but hopefully will be a good mixture of work + play...

its been so long since I cried over reading. and though I stayed up till 2+ and practically dragged myself out to school today, I don't regret it at all. though it was a crime novel but Patterson still managed to weave in a lil' touching scene here n there. The nurse who helped many while they fought against illnesses had lost her own battle against cancer. and she was also a loving mum & wife. so yeah there was a small part that said:

She hadn't really left for good. She's just ahead, waiting for you.

I just thought that it was a... very positive way of looking at death. which reminded me of the conversation I had with minshan on MSN just a few days ago. happens the topic of that day was death. we were wondering abt how we would deal with losing someone very close to us. we both thought we will most prolly join them soon after due to heartbreak. hahaha. ok la, I don't want to think about that for now. Cos just a while back I had a big scare cos of Thong Ler and the day's happenings are still fresh in my mind.

my I/O psychology module had its first real tutorial today after the disruption from the National Day holiday in NTU last week. So we see the class in full force and was asked to do the usual introduction. Cos that module is a prescribed elective for Psychology majors or people who want to minor in Psychology (or simply taking it as a UE like us) we were considered the 稀有珍品. LOL. Out of the 21 students there were only 3 business students, including me. And our tutor was hoping we can split up so that we can 'give a different perspective to discussion'. Hmm.

So yeah, we were supposed to give our names and one of the best/worst job experience we ever had. How apt is that, right? Immediately my dear friends came to mind and of cos I had no problem giving my account of my best job experience. Let me just show you all again, who are the lovely people I met (besides Jeremy of cos (: )... I know I keep mentioning them in my posts nowadays. Even my mum cant fathom why I'm still so close with them... haha. she thought its just an internship.

This is dear Gladys, in our recent dinner cum RA movie. LOL. I think we only got closer during the later part of my time there. somehow amidst all the teasing in and outside work, all the 'squabbles' here and there... we can also talk abt alot issues and I think we are very similar in certain parts of our personality. hahaha. I think the 3 yrs apart make me sometimes see her as a da jie too. Ehhhh you dote on me like a xiao mei too right. WAHAHA. thks for the advice you'll occasionally drop me, I wont forget (:

The one in yellow is Wylin! When I was there, everything also pester her to help. hahaha. sometimes the 'cock-eye' me also 不小心 irritated her :P oops. but we are of the same age and I think that's why alot of times we can crap tog. haha... hey gal, sometimes see u always OT right... really feel like dragging you away from your work... Go out and enjoy life cos we're young & we're not supposed to be slogging away should we? but also understand you got alot to do. so... hope that you'll find that Prince Charming to charm you away from your work so you'll take time away from it :P

and this is the adorable xiao mei or Josephine who self-declared her love for me on her blog. hahaha! curious pls go link to her blog n take a look, lol. anyway... with her around its always very 热闹. She surely have 1001 comments on alot of things but it always crack me up. and she can be so sweet to buy me my fave snack & is now in the process of decorating my notebook. haha... I think I mentioned b4, actually xiao mei also makes me see things in a different light (: eh, when did we become so close huh. haha... we're like poles apart in personality, but i guess that's why we complement? oh and we have a common love for Coffee Bean, so here's my CB kaki too!

So yep, what would I do without you gals (: I'm looking fwd to the lunch and our getai next week...

I'm surprised at how things all happen together at the same time. Rem the research assistant job I applied for? I thought it was gone after I transcribed the audio. hahaha. cos I think I missed out a few of the jargons. But apparently the Prof who's hiring wants to meet me tog with 2 other students. So that means we're shortlisted. but not hired yet I guess. I hope she's getting us 3 and not thinking of just hiring one after we meet.

And after I replied the email to say I'm ok with the meeting time. I was having dinner when the stupid boy said he's not going to tell me my phone rang. Ya, we're like that. lol. anyway, it was the anixous mum who wanna get English tuition for her kid. Seriously. on the same day, one job after another?

Anyway, I told her I cant take up the tuition anymore cos I already have another job. I'll help her look out though. I fibbed la, but I really prefer the research assistant job more though its more hours and commitment. I think it'll be a gd learning experience too, judging from the content of the audio clip :P

So yep, I'll be meeting Prof Boh after our combined seminar class on Thurs. Let's hope I get it (: oh ya, Adella told us about Prof Ahad's class today. and I think it spells alot of hours analyzing cases & presenting. boooooo.

so for now, I shall enjoy whatever freedom I have left. Lunch tml with the gals back in the office! Then I decided I shall go to West Coast Park's Mac to try some mugging. Yeah, I somehow got the mugging mood. Let's hope the Macs' conducive for studying tml

P.S: another boo, I gotta keep my ankle guard on for a few more days ):

omg, I just realised that I wasted ytd afternoon reading the Giordano case. Somehow silly me got the idea that its gonna be the case study to be discussed tml. I didn't bother to chk the course outline and I haven't got it printed out yet. Well, this is what I shall do during my 4-hour break tml then...



I thought I would spend my afternoon lazing around & trying to read some more 311 before the table tennis finals today. But with xiao mei & her frequent Coffee Bean cravings... its no surprise that I got jio out for a CB break. hahaha. Yeah, since fri at MSQ she was already demanding her CB, and way before that day too.

That's my new drink you see there, not the usual fave ice blended mocha. Cos I decided I shall try sth new, and that's how I got my Ultimate ice blended drink. Ok la, I still prefer mocha... haha. 还是旧的比较好?

anyway, I couldn't get much done. mainly cos I'm already a person who gets distracted and cant concentrate in the afternoon. And somehow the CB at JP seem extraordinary noisy that day. So I got a few pages read, chatted the rest of my time away. thks so much for getting me the cod & cheese snack from MUJI. that's so sweet of you la, I only told you on Fri that its my fave snack when we dropped by the shop... (: And so I pei xiao mei go shop around... sorry I cant accompany you longer, hehe... you shld noe I'm enthu abt supporting the SG team in the finals.

which was why I decided to walk back home cos I know at that time, the interchange will be flooded with Bangas like a mini Little India. I hate them swarming all around me. Don't get me wrong, I'm not biased against them... I just don't like them all crowded at one place and their non-stop chattering really gets to me. But erm, I think while walking home I was too anxious. (P.S: I reached home in abt ten mins :P ) Feeling a strain in my right lower leg now. Actually, I think recently I gotta be more careful in my walking... cos this is not the first time I'm feeling the strain. I don't want to hurt my ankle again.......

yesterday after settling down to read my tb, I realised how tired I was. So after reading a few pages, I decided to be a good gal and sleep early so I can start my Sunday well.

and wow, really early lo. 7+ I already found myself awake, lazed ard till 8+. And then I rem that this morning Phelps is swimming arguably one of the most legendary races - 4 x 100 Medley relay. His fight for the 8th gold medal. and yeah, he got it & even received special commendation for it. I'm so glad I caught the race... Nice fight from the Japanese and Aussies. Too bad the Japanese team din get Silver. The breaststroke round delivered by Kitajima was wooooooo!

anyway, I'm supposed to be shopping in JB, but the trip was cancelled due to sth... wanna guess? Even the PM's English National Day Rally was postponed leh... my family wanted to catch the match tonight so we pushed it back to next week. Cos our initial plan was to have dinner there. And talk abt next week, its going to be packed during the weekends.

Fri: Dental appt + Huiyu's 21st
Sat: JB
Sun: Alverina's 21st

Boo-boo for my pockets. haha... but I can't make myself push these parties away cos its a great opportunity to see my NH friends again. And I think even for Shuyi & co, I feel like I havent seen you all in quite some time... (:

ok, this is my 3rd post today. lol. its just that I have so many random thoughts in my mind that I want to clear before I start on my reading. I wish I have Dumbledore's pensieve now! Then I can just remove these distracting thoughts and be a good gal to start on the readings. YES. I've been trying to pick up that strategic mgmt textbk to continue where I stopped the other time. One chapter is freakin' long can. And minshan, thks for getting me into the mugging mode. or shall I say, trying-to-mug mode.

Here's some more pics before they rot in my hp and become stale.

the day I dragged myself out for a meeting on Sunday during the NDP weekend. And I decided to succumb to the temptation of coffee in TCC. If I'm not wrong, this is Caramel Pecan Latte... I forgot :P

OK, I know posting this will surely get some hoo-haa. Cos I'm still having a wee bit of cough left. But hey! Me & Jo were at Toastbox in MSQ... I wanted laksa of cos, but when I decided to listen to xiao mei & order mee siam instead... the staff told us mee siam is out of stock. HAHA. its fated. had laksa ytd nite. I prefer the one at The Quad though. The gravy is yummier!

OK, I've mentioned to some people abt this kuey chap stall in JW, which happens to be near Jer's hse. This is more recent, lunch today (: OK, maybe I've not tasted the best... but so far this is my fave. I'm not good at describing food, so ya if you trust my taste... you can ask me where's the coffeeshop. And guess how much this cost?

$2.40

Tell me where else can you get nice kuey chap at this price. at this time of the year.

okay. don't worry abt me guys, I just wanted to pen down my frustrations last night. I won't pick up a fight with her for no reason... (: This morning my mum never say anything, surprisingly. Nah, I think she's just leaving it for another time. haha. anyway, I forgot to say last night... that my bro's enlisting in September. So... with one less person to fuss over I think I shld brace myself for more music. Cos she's more free wad!

anyway, let's see what I've been up to on Thursday night! Pictures from Gladys' phone.

The guys with the platter. It still looks very tempting!

me & my '弟弟'. hahaha. its just a private joke cos that day I tot I look 'older' than him

again... we are one short of Wylin

I think she knows that soon she'll be losing her 'control' over me, that's why lately she's been trying to tighten her reins on me. Yes, I know I've been out more often lately, and sometimes late. She's unhappy that I'm home late on some occasions. I've always tried to make it before 1am, if not as early as I can. Till now, I can still count with my 2 hands how many times I've reached home after 3am.

But no matter what, I always make sure I have my means of getting back home. And when I'm going to be late, I even let her know beforehand so that she won't wait up for me (let's ignore the fact that sometimes she purposely wait for me in her bid to try and make me guilty).

Most importantly, it shows just how much trust she has in me. You mean you cannot trust the friends I choose? I will mix with bad company and pick up bad habits is it? Can't I differentiate between work and play?

I've worked my entire holidays, 12 weeks, and not had much of a break except for the BKK trip. So since sch work is still trickling in can't I steal time on my off days and go out? In fact, when I count back, I've been working every holiday since I came back from France, last summer... which means no proper 'break'.

I can respect why she doesn't want me to go HK, and I've left it at that when I know I can fight for it. But surely she should know now that I'm 21, a final year student about to graduate... my circle of friends and social activities have evolved?! Is she going to like cage me up or what? Its only the 2nd week of sch, I am sensible enough to know when I should start studying!

I can accept that when I was kid... why do I have to be the earliest to leave birthday parties... the only one who can't stayover... and blah blah. But increasingly her calls when I was out is getting irritating. 'Ya, that was my mum'. And she calls for the most silliest reason when her real purpose was just to know if I'm on my way home. So ya, at 21, this is getting too much. I'm not asking her to wash her hands off me... but just... respect my personal space.

So yeah, just now was the last draw. I picked up her 2nd call. After that I msged my brother and off my phone. I know she'll call, let her then... I told him in the msg that she shld just go slp and stop calling me. The bigger a fuss she makes the later I'll be home. You may see it as me being a bad daughter, worrying my mum like that... deliberately cutting off her means of contacting me. I don't care!

That day I already said, I'm putting up with her because I'm still studying and I know she's concerned about my final year. Looks like I'm being tested for my endurance here. Just now I saw her at the balcony but I just went on to washing up. So, tml morning if she wants to say her piece... ok then!

Its been very long since I've felt my temper boiling within. I'm keeping it down because I don't want a quarrel with her. But if she picks up her fight, I can jolly well pack my stuff and do it outside. Rot at some Macs then.

Doesn't she know... Just like a rubber band, if you stretch it too hard, I'll just snap.

头脑快爆炸了.

I know transcribing wont be easy but I never expected it to be this tedious. I'm not supposed to divulge the contents of the audio but let's just say there's some jargon that I didn't catch and I think I'm gonna just leave it.

I'm supposed to transcribe the ten-min audio clip and send it back by today. I'm left with 3 mins of audio left to transcribe. I dunno, if they give me like this one hour interview to transcribe how long would I take?!?! And seriously, its v strenuous. Mum said I should quit frowning at the laptop. But I always frown unconsciously when I'm concentrating what.

Yeah, I need a break so I came here.

Let's talk about last night! (:

I think ever since the night at the airport I havent seen any of them. Oh, Tong Seng even further back cos he wasn't there. Gladys. And especially JEREMY!!! There was a lil' miscommunication about where to meet and eat, but we sorta iron it out. (right, Gladys?) So movie was at The Cathay at 9.55pm and dinner was in PS. Manhattan Fish Market... Its been a long time since I tried that.

Anyway, we dragged the dinner for as long as we can cos we have plenty of time to spare before the dinner. Another video call and gotta admit on some occasion we really look like lil' kids trying out this new game or sth. Eh, I love the mussels in the garlic cream sauce. Damn nice! Pictures are all with dear gladys, so that will have to wait till I drop by Wartsila. Maybe next week?

The movie: Pathology. Its sorta my first R21 movie. The male lead is one of the stars in Heroes and erm... its not those steamy movie. But rather its the violence/gore/blood etc etc that makes it R21. But the plot was not bad, so at least its not those movies that is like just throwing all the violence and whatever in.

Argh... let's get back to transcribing some more before lunch gal. I'm not sure if I'm really looking fwd to getting this job. My brains might be fried before I revise for exams.

I never knew a walk to the canteen and back can meet so much people. I believe minshan feels the same. and its great to see you guys in NTU la! its like been how long since I can bump into you all in school. Ever since SA or the Nan Hua days... so happy! (:

its good to feel the work streaming in, slowly I'll have to build up the momentum again. FYP meeting quite fruitful today, at least we're now narrowing our research further. again. haha! from now on, wednesdays are FYP days! And I'm really glad I chose Industrial/Organizational (I/O) psychology as an elective this sem, the project looks more manageable than I thought (as compared to our biz projects...). And somehow there's movie clips n stuff in the tutorial and the topics relate to HR alot.

but... today there was a 小插曲... ok la, all the while there's this tiny part of me still scheming to go HK. and my mum knows. of cos she does la, sometimes she can read me quite well though there are times where she don't understand me... she told me straight to give up the thought of going to HK.

鸡蛋. 她好狠...

ok lo... I know cannot already. But I really hope you can go Gladys (:

these few days my mind is like a pendulum bobbing between the choice of 'to go Hong Kong' and 'not to go Hong Kong'. and just ytd I told gladys I'm changing my mind every 5 mins. which is not exaggerating.

ARGH. this morning I was rather determined to stick to my mum's view of not going. cos I can see where she's coming from.

yes, its my final year. yes, I just been to bangkok. yes, I still have a grad trip to save up for. and YES I AM FINANCIALLY DRAINED. she doesn't have to kp reminding me that la. I'm doing fine... because I always leave reserves (see, typical Taurus). its just that she's worried I wont be able to settle myself down to study if I zip in and out of the country like that. during this kinda times, I hate it when the whole family is like waiting for me to graduate to lighten the burden. And even my aunts and cousins are like that. I don't like that unspoken pressure being put on me. Am I that insensible to let one trip distract like that...? aiya, dont want to quarrel, leave some leeway for myself (:

Anyway, after speaking to Gladys on the phone, I am swayed la. I know it'll be damn fun... I hate all the BUTs and the IFs here.

OK, to take my mind off things, here's wad I found...

P.S: I think my brother looks quite cute when he was a kid leh. Don't tell him or he'll ya ya. And I dunno why the hell I let them clip my hair up, the forehead looks even higher~ eeks.

have been searching for a nice skin for quite some time. this wasn't what I wanted initially, cos I think the reading pane is too small! But I think the HTML code for the brown one i found got some error. so yeah, I settled for second best. for now that is.

today was my first official lesson. yeah, I dont think those lectures counted last week cos they were so 'introductory'. I really wish I don't have 2 profs away in US for conference. I'd rather the lessons kick in at a faster rate so I can feel the studying mood quick. At the pace that my lessons are going... I think I'll be feeling damn slack. shucks.

This week I only have an online lecture, a makeup tutorial and a FYP meeting. give me work pls!

oh ya, I've sent out some applications for temp jobs in school in my bid to keep aside more $$$ for grad trip. hmm, let's see... research assistant & transcriber. All pay quite well, but I dunno if they are already snatched up... *cross fingers*

最近莫名其妙地突然很感性...

一首歌的歌词,
朋友的一句话
都足以让我联想起很多东西

就好像昨天在车上听到 <<触摸>>
一首以前就很喜欢的歌
觉得它的歌词好有意思

幸福是看得透 而不是舍不得他的所有

有多少人可以做到这一点呢?

曾看过一片短文写着: 很多人往往把自己所珍惜的紧紧握住. 可是他们有想过吗... 他们在坚持的是什么? 也许因为这坚持, 他们会错过其他更好的. 倒不如在恰当的时候学着放手... 所谓 '舍得'... 要舍才能得. 因为要先放手才能再握其他真正属于你的.

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dont ask me why I wrote this post, haha. Its just some of the thoughts that's been going thru my mind since ytd. Anyway, I'm not emo! Perfectly fine, just not really looking fwd to my morning lesson tml :P But yeah, I really should get into the 'student' mood...

somehow my cough sort of came back. I think I figured out why. Thinking that I'm better, I didn't take the cough syrup. Cos the doc say only when there's phlegm them take it wad. I guess now I shld =P I'm rather glad I told Josephine I'll pass on the Sentosa thingy ytd, cos I think in that weather my cough will worsen.


after dilly-dallying the whole afternoon and trying to get as much rest as possible, its finally time for me to meet dear gladys. Thanks alot Gladys, for sending me to the airport, the nice dinner & even the trip back. 你对我真好哦... (:


Dinner at Sushi Tei in ECP. (correct hor Gladys? haha.) I love the restaurant decor & ambience. I guess it could be cos there wasn't much people there, so it was quiet w/o any rowdy kids to disturb me. wahaha. yet, i think it seems too quiet for a sat afternn, we had expected it to be crowded. anyway, here wad we ordered!

hidden at the back is our sashimi salad, golden roll & the unagi+egg dish (yeah I forgot the name, only know how to eat) &...

salmon belly soup! and there's only two of us, I was damn full after the meal... I think I totally agree with wad you say gladys, that here in SG we're eating too. Thinking back... Macs, Secret Recipe, Sushi Tei. FAT-TEN-NING.

(: luckily our dinner & arrival at the airport was timed quite nicely. didn't have to wait THAT long. meant it as a surprise but somehow Jer anticipated that I would go... and the lil' misunderstanding that caused Jer's Dad to kan cheong for me. haha... I told them I'm at T3 shopping & he tot I was there waiting for the flight. cos its landing in T1. So he told Jer to 'don anyhow leave. maybe someone waiting for you'. LOL.

Anyway, after a long day ytd I thought I would slp in like a pig. But look at the timing of my post now. I woke up at 8+ la. for the second time consecutively. I think I'm too tuned to waking up at 6am. I nd the slp... maybe later.

oh ya, there's a boo boo today... I gotta be at this meeting at 6pm in town. *sigh

I think when I dont want my train of thoughts to be disrupted its better for me to blog in English, cos typing in Chinese is slower. And I gotta admit that after years of abandoning Chinese, I had to grapple with the right choice of words to express myself. Alrighty, I shall try to blog in chinese occasionally to prevent my Mandarin std from sliding to the pits!

And yesterday was officially, finally... my last day of work. Don't get mistaken, I said finally not cos I can't wait to leave that place. In fact, I cant bear to. But 'finally' becos I had extended twice, and whether I want it or not, its time for me to go back to sch and dutifully be a gd student. for my final year.

The past two days I had been doing things that I do not have to do, but took great lengths to... becos I know if I dont go out of the way, I wont see certain people or go certain places anymore. Which was why for e.g. I delivered the A4 size white envelopes to Biz Control personally cos I know they need it badly since a few wks back.

What really touched me the most was the well wishes, the lil' gifts & warm emails that I've received when the colleagues from other dept knew I was gone. Come on, I am only an intern. Alot of them could care less, given their busy schedules & business travelling plans. Bryan, Annie, Thomas etc.

ok, this is a badly taken picture, cos I was trying as much as possible to NOT include the other stuff on my study table. As you may have guessed, my room is a mess after a week of work + sch. Uncle Teo gave me a pen that he said he didn't had use for. He said someone gave it to him in the office. Mum actually suspect that he bought it for me, but didn't want to say so. I will never know cos I don't want to ask... But he's still like a dear fatherly figure to me all the same (:

Then Gladys gave me another surprise. Maybe I shld trace back to Thurs nite. I went home for dinner and back out again to JP to pay my hp bills. While msging each other we realised that both of us are in JP. haha... she was buying this water bottle for a friend and I still helped to input some comments blah blah. That friend was me la! hahaha. Seriously gal, I dunno its for me. But really really thks, so thoughtful of you... Now when I use it in sch I'll always be reminded of you... So sweet :P

Vikkie was surprisingly very nice to give me a note & a Carebear too. We only talk at work, nothing like what I do with Gladys, KTS, Jo, Wylin & Jer etc. But since Thurs she sent me nice msgs & told me to take care and stuff.

all this just made me cant bear to leave the place more. Yet somehow I feel, I didn't leave the place at all. Cos I know I'll be keeping in touch with some of the dearest people there (:

was a very impromptu lunch at Secret Recipe, IMM. This time with a new addition to our dept, Vincent! it was so last min that we had to borrow the company pickup, with permission of cos. And lao ban was so nice to ask us to charge the meal to her. It was quite fun to ride in that rickety pickup. The doors creak & stuff... LOL.

Ok, one lasssst thing before I end this long entry. I did a damn reckless thing with Jo last night. We were walking from Cine to Far East for her hair cut, and was about to cross over to HMV side. The traffic light was flashing green... and we decided we'll go for it but quickly cos there's not much people left on the road. So we walked out on the road but within our first two steps or so the traffic light turned red. We were like, shit!!! Cos fri nite there's like so many freakin' cars on the road. And seeing the light turn red I was damn worried that the cars will just zoom across the road like some F1 race. Being a typical Taurus who is risk-adverse, I dragged Jo back, ready to head for the curb.

But Jo screamed and pull me back onto the road, 'What? Run la!!!'

OMG, then the two of us just ran across the road like some crazy primary sch girls released from the sch gates. And when we got across safely to the other side we were laughing at how silly we must have appeared to others. Or crazy maybe.

God, xiao mei makes me feel that being 21 is not so young afterall. But also thankful that I have someone around to remind me that we shld do crazy things once in a while. Let you hair down, gal...

雨天总是带给我很多不一样的感触
当时的心情, 和谁在一起都会影响每一次的体验

很多时候, 雨天会让我超想喝咖啡!
能喝杯热腾腾的咖啡, 捧着爱看的书...这对我来说是个天大的享受 (:
和朋友在咖啡厅聊天也不错!

可是心情不好时, 雨天也会让我闷闷不乐
就好像觉得每个人都呆在自己的伞下, 自己的世界里.
看不见彼此的脸孔, 也摸不透彼此的心情.

你们还习惯我用华语吗? 哈哈. 不知道为什么突然很想用华语...

yay! today is such a great day (: its the first day I'm in such high spirits ever since I started coughing. first, the lecture today was quite good & ended like almost one hour earlier. It could be due to the fact that the lecturer was engaging AND pretty. second, I finally managed to see a doc. its the clinic in sch. So conveniently situated outside my lecture venue that I think I'll regret if I dont go. Cos my cough last night was quite bad.

WOW. turns out that the medicine works wonders. Its really not the psychological effect. Gladys noted that I didn't start coughing even during late afternoon (she once said that when I started coughing non-stop she'll know its almost evening, time to go back soon). I think I can finally slp in peace tonight, woots!

forth, the pay's in! woo!

fifth, tml is friday!

ok, I think I gotta go calm myself down a bit. time to take my med soon. ta-da for now (: shall try to take more pics in the office tml. Its my last last day. really. trust me.

:P

looks like I'm going to have an even slacker timetable. went for my AHSS elective, Working in 21st Century, and I regret choosing it la! I think the module is too heavy for a 3 AU course. Need to interview 4 people & write up a 4000-word report. with a partner. How the hell can I find someone I trust within like 10-20 mins of the lecture time to share the 4000-word burden?!

anyway, 1/2 hr later when the lecturer gave us time to 'socialise & find ourselves a partner' I sneaked off. so i travelled all the way and gave up my half day pay at the office only to sneak out 1/2 hr later =_="" so I dropped it when I was back home. got a gd rest, slept like a pig. Rest is what I need now to recover faster!

back in office, cos most of the GMs are out of town... our already-late pay will gonna be even later. And if one of the two GMs who will be in tml decide to 'attitude' and dont sign... there goes my pay. I wonder when will it be in?

I was actually feeling better today, really! Still coughing of course, but less persistent than ytd. Only thing is that its more painful to cough now. Cos my chest/stomach's aching from the coughs of the previous day. Ouch.

It was only until late afternoon did I doubt if I really was better. The stupid coughs came back. Then Gladys told me abt this night cough/ day cough thingy. That my coughs get more serious not cos I'm not getting better but cos mine is a 'night cough'. Gee... why is there day & night for this. haha.

And I think being sick blurred my senses. George greeted me twice in the morning b4 I could hear him. Jo was talking to me & 'Jenny' became 'Jeremy'... Oh, maybe this is not cos I'm sick. hehe :P and my eyes feel so so tired. My voice is damn nan ting too, hoarse from coughing. I WANNA GET WELL SOON! ):

thks to all those who have asked abt how I was (: I'm more of tired from e coughing, cos at night when I wanna slp... Its difficult. Even when lying on my old couch today. Whenever I am abt to doze off, I get awaken by a few coughs. But its ok... I'm having my medicine regularly. and downing alot of water. so I shld be fine soon!

first day of sch was another messy concoction of emotions. I guess its becos I am still in the working mode. After having 12 weeks of PA, I need to adjust being back to a student again. Mindset that is... It just felt weird to be walking around in NTU grounds, seeing all the excited freshmen roaming abt sch with their facilitators. Then it hit me that TWO YEARS AGOI was like one of them. TWO YEARS LATER I'm a senior roaming abt the grounds, calmly looking for my lecture venue (nvm that I'm like ten mins late) and giving directions to the little ones who look like lost kids.

but I love seeing people I know in school again. Joyce was of cos the first I saw. And I think I'll be meeting thong ler they all for lunch one day. Its so fast... the guys are in their first yr already. Everything kps reminding me of how fast time flies.

Weekend come faster pls!

I just realised how silly I was on Thurs. And I only realised it now. Gee... being sick really makes me more silly. or shld I say stupid.

In any case, I felt so much better though I'm still coughing away. So much so that I thought I shld sit down and just run through my PA report once. BUT. BUT. BUT!!!

I downloaded the copy I completed in the office and sent myself. To realise that... Its a freakin' wrong copy I sent. argh... I somehow sent myself the old one leh, which was like half-done kind. I seriously hope... the one I done is still on the desktop. And not gone somewhere else. Cos I really rem saving every other minute as I dont want to lose my work. Its quite possible cos there was a few occasions where I was called away from my com to do some work.

shucks. tell me its still there. Then dear Wylin can send to me tml when she's in the office.

was hoping that slping more will get me better today, but I sorta woke up with a worse cough. And worse still, da yi ma decided to visit me. of all days, why this?!

mum knocked on my door at 730am cos we nd to go get our passport renewed. *grumble grumble* so yeah, another morning I dragged myself out of bed... I wonder why so suay man, suddenly cough + period and what-not, spoil my wkend plans ): was supposed to go roller-blading with Jer & Gladys & her friends at ECP tml. I think in my condition I most likely cannot make it. And its the last day Jer's in town cos next wk he's flying to BKK with Wylin & Lao Ban for LEAD prog.

oh ya, rem shuhui is sometimes quite merciless when she's sick & everything's not right ok. Just now I was walking up to order wan ton mee for my mum, bro & me and this woman intercepted my way.

"xiao jie, wanton mee dry, 1 pls."

=_=""

excuse me, although I was sick and in my tee-shirt and jeans. I had some makeup on and my hair isn't greasy or oily. Which part of me look like I'm the ordering auntie?!?!?!!?!?!

So ya, with my deadliest stare, I shot back

"Do I look like I'm taking orders? I'm ordering just like you ok?"

Dammit. Super bad mood now, dont mind this grumpy post.

last night was my night out with my colleagues before my last day tml. alright, maybe to avoid confusion let me explain. I only know just now, a while before knocking off, that its confirmed I'll be going back next week to help out when Boss & Wylin are away for LEAD prog. So yep... last night went out with Jeremy, Wylin, Gladys & Koh.




Dinner was at Azabu Sabo at Central in Clarke Quay. Honestly, these few days I've been feeling quite horrible at times. Like early in the morning or late afternn. So yesterday by dinner time I was already quite worn out. Like wad I've told Jeremy today, what I'm doing now is 'gek' and trying as much as possible not to fall sick. Cos its my last few days at work, I dont want to absent myself. So ya, I think after dinner I felt a bit sick... but the whole night was damn fun cos there were alot of private jokes & silly shots captured. OMG. haha, I wont post here la... Don't worry Gladys :P


Brewerkz was quite nice. First time there... they brew their own beer and they also offer quite a wide variety of food. But erm, I was too full. haha, only munched a bit on the fries n wings.

So if you slept late on a Thurs night, you can imagine how was Shuhui like on the following FRIDAY morning. OMG, I almost wanted to just slp and take MC cos I know I jolly well 'qualify' for it. As I was on the morning transport, I somehow took out my camera and looked through last night's photo. Be it the random or silly shots... I smiled there and then on the bus. And for some I had to contain my laughter.

I think that's how much friends can do for you... Just a photo will trigger your memory of some gd times tog. And make ur weary Fri morning suddenly seem much more bearable. And with that thought I suddenly 'emo' la! Its my last day, I reminded myself

=_=" So much for the happy thoughts.

anyway... today, I dunno how but I managed to get past the agonizing hrs of the day. Actually I have no inkling of what Gladys & Wylin they all were doing for me until she like.. guiltily cover up her laptop when I went to take the store keys. And the ear phones, and the music. i sort of pieced everything tog.

BUT. BUT. BUT.

when I saw the video I just cried la, haha. Silly me... Yeah, though I was like 'prepared' for the surprise I guess nothing prepared me for the sweet messages they put in. Omg, then the floodgates opened, Jas also teared. haha... Really, looking through the photos brought back alot of memories. I never ever expected myself to find such great friends for company during my PA... Thanks Wylin & Gladys! Another thing that touched me was the card after I read, somehow they managed to get Lao Ban to write me a msg too la. She was so busy having a meeting with our bosses. How did you gals do it? Sneaked the card in?

In any case, it was a great way to spend my 12 weeks. No break, yes... but its all worth it.