Oh YAYz accounting paper is over! (okay i might be copying Ris Low by using her infamous zzzzzzs but cut me some slack-I need to add life into my words now!)
(RANDOM: My roomie just saw an eagle soaring in the skies above when she went to the toilet. Seriously, I just love the location of our hall room. Where else can you find such scenic views of the trees and azure blue sky coupled with soaring eagles? I'm so gonna keep this room next year. Would be too used to having this private yet convenient location to change to any other room. So what if blk 60 is the "happening" blk? MY blk has eagles! HAHA like what the prof sent us in his email: Do look out for eagles flying about. Well, we saw it! okay, not me...qiao did. )
Anyway, back to the topic on my accounting paper... Surprisingly, I actually found the paper rather manageable on the whole. Of course, manageable doesnt mean I know how to do everything. It doesnt mean that I can do almost everything either. But at least it was better than other quizzes I had, which I must admit I was clueless about and had practically no understanding of what I was doing. Oh, and the good thing was I managed to finish the paper on time and I cant help but be proud of my time management, although it meant giving up some questions to do the others, which I think is the lesser of two evils. (Oh and just in case you're wondering, the two evils are "doing one question and forgo-ing the rest" and "forgo-ing one question and doing the rest")
Speaking of this, I must give credit to my senior who spent the whole of yesterday coaching me on accounting! I think I was probably a terrible student to be, given the fact that I was totally not concentrating on what he was saying half the time(pretending to understand when I had no freaking idea what gibberish he was talking about oops...) But this was until i somehow mentioned something about using analogies and after explaining to him what exactly is the meaning of the word "analogy" (Im surprised he doesnt know!), he came up with a CAT THEORY based on all the possible accounting theories we've learnt! I think it was the most interesting theory I've heard in a long while and I decided to write them all down here!
QNS:
What do i do if i buy the cat from you and pay the money, but haven get the cat?
Dr prepaid cat
Cr Cash
When you buy cat food for the cat?
Dr Cat Supplies
Cr Cash
When your cat eats the food?
Dr Cat
Cr Supplies
When your cat shits?
Dr Shit
Cr Cat
If your cat's entertaining abilities is estimated to be reduced by 10%?
Dr Impairment loss of Cat's entertainment
Cr Allowance on impairment loss
If your cat confirm decreased abilities by 10%?
Dr Allowance on impairment loss
Cr Cat
If your cat drops hair?
Dr Allowance on impairment loss on cat
Cr Cat
If your cat is sick and you bring it to the doctor?
Dr Medical Expense
Cr Cash
If you think your cat is not as cute as you like it to be and you send it for a make-over?
Dr Work in process Cat
Cr Wages paid
If your cat finally comes out from the make-over looking as cute as a xiao bao?
Dr Finished Cat
Cr Work in process Cat
If your cat is naughty and runs out of the house often and one day suddenly becomes pregnant?
Dr Cat
Cr Gain on cat
If your pregnant cat gives birth to adorable little kittens?
Dr Kitten
Cr Cat
If you bought the cat for 500 and you sell it to your neighbour(who is smittened by the cuteness of the cat) for 1000 bucks?
Dr Cost of Cat Sold 500
Cr Cat 500
Dr Cash 1000
Cr Cat Revenue 1000
Dr Cash
Cr Unearned revenue
If you win another Cat from a lucky draw? (lucky you! got a cat, kittens and a new cat!)
Dr Cat Receivables
Cr Gain of Cat
HAHA okay thats about all there is to the CAT THEORY.
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After the test the 3 of us (me, yw and benny) went off for lunch and we spent like 4 hours just sitting at the canteen and chatting away non stop. Its a wonder how we always have so much to chat about. Muahaha. I feel like spilling some secrets out here but i'll probably get killed if "ahem" reads this. But anyways, it's still really interesting to hear bout their views on all the different topics we raised. Its really like a discussion forum! So cool. And I think I learnt a lot more about the type of person Benny is after all these chats. My dear owner also let out lots of wise insights which I'm forever interested to hear no matter how many times I like to ask her those scenario questions.
One last thing:
TODAY IS MY DARLING OWNER'S BIRTHDAY!
HAPPY HAPPY 19TH BIRTHDAY!
Finally you're the same age as me already! Heehee but in a few months time you're gonna be younger than me again! :P Anyways, today is still a very very special day, for you and for me as well. Because if today 19 years ago never happened, you would never have entered this world and I would never have met you and gained so much from all your interesting "food for thought" as well as the friendship and LOVE we share! So whatever it is, today is definitely a day worth celebrating! Unfortunately, due to the stupid accounting exam, we cant give you a surprise now! But hear hear! Have no fear my dear...the end of the exam nears and marks the end of the year. We shall all change our gears and wipe away all tears!
Alright that was pretty random. To cut things short I love you my dear owner and may all days be happy for you! I wanna see your smile everyday! :D
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The first paper of exams is finally over. I'm so glad to be able to get rid of IT once and for all. Now for the next 3 nightmares-Accounting, Biz Law and FM.
Lao mei is coming back from her batam trip tomorrow night! According to mom, she sounded really tired out on the phone when she called home yesterday and complained that her arm has been aching from carrying heavy bricks all day. OMG. I cant imagine her doing all those manual labour at all! And the poor girl suffered from insomnia for the first night too!
Went to watch meteor showers on Tues night/wed morning. Unfortunately, we didnt get to see any! According to my tut mate, she said the showers really came from 5 onwards, which was when we left! Wrong timing ahaaha. But nevermind...it was worth it all the same.
Sometimes I wonder what is it that this head of mine wants. It's forever imagining far-fetched stories that never ever happen in real life-probably in dramas only. Such as some random flying kid entering my room to bring me to neverland. Or perhaps a sudden realisation that my parents were actually some rich people and I get zoomed off to their world of riches, with no need to study anymore. Or that I discovered some secret door that brings me to special places. And because of that I get disappointed with how mundane my life is. I wanna do something crazy! (I could have, but I didnt dare to. The next time somebody asks, I'm gonna agree no matter what)
I need to learn to be satisfied, really.
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Lao mei is coming back from her batam trip tomorrow night! According to mom, she sounded really tired out on the phone when she called home yesterday and complained that her arm has been aching from carrying heavy bricks all day. OMG. I cant imagine her doing all those manual labour at all! And the poor girl suffered from insomnia for the first night too!
Went to watch meteor showers on Tues night/wed morning. Unfortunately, we didnt get to see any! According to my tut mate, she said the showers really came from 5 onwards, which was when we left! Wrong timing ahaaha. But nevermind...it was worth it all the same.
Sometimes I wonder what is it that this head of mine wants. It's forever imagining far-fetched stories that never ever happen in real life-probably in dramas only. Such as some random flying kid entering my room to bring me to neverland. Or perhaps a sudden realisation that my parents were actually some rich people and I get zoomed off to their world of riches, with no need to study anymore. Or that I discovered some secret door that brings me to special places. And because of that I get disappointed with how mundane my life is. I wanna do something crazy! (I could have, but I didnt dare to. The next time somebody asks, I'm gonna agree no matter what)
I need to learn to be satisfied, really.
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There's so much that have happened since I've entered NTU that I really have no idea what to begin with. But somehow I just have this urge to blog and release whatever steam I have inside me. The workload is totally piling up and I realised that I dunno anything at all! Exams are like in a few weeks time too! I have this feeling im gonna have to disappoint my parents once again. :(
I need motivation!!
But I just cant bring myself to study. Urgh somebody just kill me ok?
Sighs. I wish I were smarter.
thank goodness you're around though, whenever I need you.
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Life is generally lived to the fullest, often without much worry about tomorrow. You are not very good at handling money because of a general lack of concern about it. You spend it when you have it and don't when you don't.
The 3 loves connecting with people. The characteristics of the 3 are warmth and friendliness, a good conversationalist, social and open. A good talker both from the standpoint of being a delight to listen to, but even more importantly, one who has the ability to listen to others. Accordingly, the life path 3 produces individuals who are always a welcome addition to any social situation and know how to make others feel at home. The approach to life tends to be exceedingly positive. Your disposition is almost surely sunny and openhearted. A happy and often inspired person, you are constantly seeking and needing the stimuli of similar people.
There is a remote side to your 3 Life Path, as well. This comes as a surprise to the native and to those who think they are well acquainted. The 3 is actually a very sensitive soul. When hurt, you can easily retreat to a shell of morose silence for extended periods. Nonetheless, the 3 eventually copes with all of the many setbacks that occur in life and readily bounces back for more. It is usually easy for you to deal with problems because you can freely admit the existence of problems without letting them get you down for too long. Because of your own sensitivity to hurt, you have a caring disposition and seem to be very conscious of other people's feelings and emotions.
In romance, the 3 is a very ardent and loyal lover. Affairs that don't go well can leave scares that seem to linger. Emotional experiences of all sorts tend to deeply touch the 3 and the drama may take some time to play out. Regrettably, the giving disposition of the 3 often attracts demanding partners. As with most of life's issues for the 3 Life Path, balance in relationships is illusive.
Your big test with a 3 Life Path is controlling your highs and lows. You won't survive very well in any routine environment or when you are placed under dominating management. Slow thinking and overly contemplative people tend to frustrate you, and you don't function too well with this type whether you are working for, with, or under them. Your exuberant nature can take you far, especially if you are ever able to focus your energies and talents.
For the few living on the negative side of this Life Path, a 3 may be so delighted with the joy of living that the life becomes frivolous and superficial. You may scatter your abilities and express little sense of purpose. The 3 can be an enigma, for no apparent reason you may become moody and tend to retreat. Escapist tendencies are not uncommon with the 3 life path, and you find it very hard to settle into one place or one position. Guard against being critical of others, impatient, intolerant, or overly optimistic.
I drove a manual car for the first time since I passed my test yesterday! It was a freaking short distance, but the scoldings I got were enough to be on par with all the scoldings my instructors have ever given me! Daddy was criticising my every move and yelling instructions such as "CHANGE GEAR"...."STEP BRAKE"..."KEEP TO YOUR LANE"...
And then at one point of time, before turning, I stalled the engine...and in my haste I turned on the low beam light of the car without even realising! My dad starting scolding me about how I failed to remain calm and all. Sheesh mann. My dad can be so encouraging. Both my parents proudly announced to my sister that they were in the car when I was driving in the morning and then asked if I wanted to drive my sis to her tuition class. My sis immediately went, "No way! I don't wanna be late for tuition!" T.T Some supportive family members I have indeed!
I think my parents can be damn cute sometimes. This afternoon I was just sitting at the passenger seat looking so innocent when I spotted my mom glaring at me from her front seat. After I flashed her my best puzzled look, she hmphed and quickly ordered me to put on my seat belt, which I did with much reluctance. Then my dad drove from the car park to the next car park and stopped the car. Being the ever lazy girl I always am, I started lamenting about how she caused me to waste my effort putting on my selt belt for such a short distance.
Mom: Tsk...Aiya.. its a form of exercise wad...when you use your arm to buckle and unbuckle your seat belt!
*mom smiles as though she has made the most logical comment in the whole world*
Then my dad whispered to me, "You know her logic one ah...sometimes got no logic!" -which just about sums up what I think too!
Later in the evening my sis began to complain how it's been a long time since she last watched a horror movie. Being a horror fanatic myself I was damn eager to show my agreement and thus I positioned my face in front of her and nodded vigourously to show how much I wanted to watch a horror show too! Then my sis gave me a look of disgust, " Ya thats a horror movie...thanks"
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I'm back to my hall now! Cant believe I've been staying in school for a month plus already! Time really flies mann. Somehow I had the nerve to actually run for my hall's JCRC, which includes a rally too! I never ever thought I'd dare to speak on a stage to a crowd(altho its a super small crowd) but I did it! Heck mann...this is gonna be the last time I'm studying in a school so i'll just go all out to try out as many things I've never dared to try before! According to one of my seniors, the rally would make you less afraid of standing in front of a group of people and speaking to them. Somehow I don't feel like Im much braver than before after the rally though!
Something frightening happened in hall though. A girl got possessed! Sheesh...and now happens to be the 7th month too! scary...I'm so glad i have my amulet with me in my wallet! At least it makes me feel safer and protected :)
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- Mood:
happy
In a blink of an eye i've been through 3 camps and school has started already. Ever since school started life has been a flurry of activities which zoom by and leave me all confused and jumbled up. In just a single day my emotions can fluctuate wildly, just like those graphs you see in the stock exchange. I can go from happy to sad to worried to confused to frustrated and so on...Wonder if this is actually good for my mental health.
Speaking of which, my poor cousin has been advised to be sent to IMH to monitor his behaviour. Apparently he has some violent tendencies? What happened to that dear old kid who used to love whistling cadbury's "wouldnt it be nice" tune and cant stop talking?
Staying in hall has been a thoroughly new experience for me and I must say I definitely relish the new found freedom I suddenly possess. No one to nag at me at 10pm to brush teeth and go sleep. No one to tell me to start studying. Its really all about being independent and self motivated, which I obviously lack.
Then again, even though I must admit that I do enjoy hall life quite a bit, it's nothing compared to home. Where I belong, where I keep my heart and soul...And home's where my family members are. Where I can finally go disturb that little bratty sister of mine and having so much fun when I see her roll her eyes in exasperation when I do little crazy things you'd never imagine me doing to anyone else. I guess there's personal freedom at my home-a different kind from the hall freedom. One thing you'll learn in life is that there're always trade-offs in whatever you do, no matter what. Suddenly in uni, I'm faced with too many choices of different forms to make and I can never seem to prioritise right. If I choose to do this, I'll always be wondering what would have happened if I had chosen the other route instead. I guess I really need to learn not to look back and just go ahead with whatever decisions I've made and try to make the most out of it.
Time management is really important. I wish it was a skill I possessed...But somehow I can never seem to manage my time properly. I always overestimate my abilities, thinking that I would be able to get things done within a certain time frame and then end up completing less than half of what I had expected.
Technology's really some powerful tool mann. Even though both me and my sis are actually just about 2-3 metres away from each other we're actually communicating through msn. When we can actually just talk. Except that Im too lazy to go there and really nudge her, so msn shall do the job for me. I think after about 20 nudges on her msn windows or something she got kind of irritated with me and started sending glares to me-online. Its weird huh. I smiled to her a lot too -through a series of emoticons, without even having to twitch my facial muscles. Thats just how noble technology can get. And then when I told her through msn that I stole and ate her cookie which she bought from subway, I couldnt resist but walk over to see her really glare at me. When I walked back to my laptop, I saw her IM-*glares at you*. Wow double glare.
"JIE, kuai dian qu shui jiao!!" Dad yells and its freaking early still. I'm never gna let him know what time I actually do go to bed in hall. And for now, this shall be my bedtime at home. Nights!
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Speaking of which, my poor cousin has been advised to be sent to IMH to monitor his behaviour. Apparently he has some violent tendencies? What happened to that dear old kid who used to love whistling cadbury's "wouldnt it be nice" tune and cant stop talking?
Staying in hall has been a thoroughly new experience for me and I must say I definitely relish the new found freedom I suddenly possess. No one to nag at me at 10pm to brush teeth and go sleep. No one to tell me to start studying. Its really all about being independent and self motivated, which I obviously lack.
Then again, even though I must admit that I do enjoy hall life quite a bit, it's nothing compared to home. Where I belong, where I keep my heart and soul...And home's where my family members are. Where I can finally go disturb that little bratty sister of mine and having so much fun when I see her roll her eyes in exasperation when I do little crazy things you'd never imagine me doing to anyone else. I guess there's personal freedom at my home-a different kind from the hall freedom. One thing you'll learn in life is that there're always trade-offs in whatever you do, no matter what. Suddenly in uni, I'm faced with too many choices of different forms to make and I can never seem to prioritise right. If I choose to do this, I'll always be wondering what would have happened if I had chosen the other route instead. I guess I really need to learn not to look back and just go ahead with whatever decisions I've made and try to make the most out of it.
Time management is really important. I wish it was a skill I possessed...But somehow I can never seem to manage my time properly. I always overestimate my abilities, thinking that I would be able to get things done within a certain time frame and then end up completing less than half of what I had expected.
Technology's really some powerful tool mann. Even though both me and my sis are actually just about 2-3 metres away from each other we're actually communicating through msn. When we can actually just talk. Except that Im too lazy to go there and really nudge her, so msn shall do the job for me. I think after about 20 nudges on her msn windows or something she got kind of irritated with me and started sending glares to me-online. Its weird huh. I smiled to her a lot too -through a series of emoticons, without even having to twitch my facial muscles. Thats just how noble technology can get. And then when I told her through msn that I stole and ate her cookie which she bought from subway, I couldnt resist but walk over to see her really glare at me. When I walked back to my laptop, I saw her IM-*glares at you*. Wow double glare.
"JIE, kuai dian qu shui jiao!!" Dad yells and its freaking early still. I'm never gna let him know what time I actually do go to bed in hall. And for now, this shall be my bedtime at home. Nights!
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- Location:Home sweet home!
- Mood: content
- Music:Dad's grumbling about how late it is and we're still not asleep...
In a blink of an eye, dvc's over again. And for the third time of my life, I'm suffering from the withdrawal symptoms. The first monday was really hard to bear. I couldnt stand the thought of having nothing to do at home and not having to wake up early, go to school and look after the kids. One of my kids added me on msn and out of curiousity I asked her, "Do you miss dvc?" She promptly replied, "So-so" which to me equates to an "obviously not!" answer.
It sucks being so sentimental.
Nevertheless, this June's dvc has probably got to be the most memorable for me. Partly because it's just over and mainly because, for the first time in my dvc weeks, my class won the Best Class! Omg I'm so proud of that fact. The atmosphere when we won were great man. My teacher was hugging all the kids around her and we were all screaming like mad! Even my partner got damn high! And it's also the first time I've gotten a child in my class so hard to handle. And the first time I got injured by a kid. I'm glad I managed to take a video of the popeye cheer my class did which I think probably was the reason why they won eventually. So cute!!
Post dvc weeks became kinda boring. In fact, I can hardly even remember what I've been doing these days. I think all that I have on my mind now is to quickly finish up my driving lessons and pass that horrible driving test. Urgh, driving's seriously worrying me a lot. For me, my test can probably be booked only in august! And thats when school reopens! This is really giving me a headache.
Went to pool last thursday and POOL ROCKS! Oh gosh, if I had a choice and the money I would go play it everyday. Or go cycling. Or swim. Or at least just do something outdoors. My life is pathetic now. All I do is to stay at home in front of my computer. Play games. Watch dramas. I really must put my life to better use, instead of keep wasting electricity. Sighs, but its easier said than done.
I'm still in a dilemma whether to go for triuni or not. But the thing is, they haven told us anything about the camp even though its supposed to start on monday next week! And there's the money factor too.
My dad has taken a sudden liking to mimicking Michael Jackson's Moonwalk ever since his death on friday. And he thinks that he can dance like MJ too!
Alright, off for lunch.
It sucks being so sentimental.
Nevertheless, this June's dvc has probably got to be the most memorable for me. Partly because it's just over and mainly because, for the first time in my dvc weeks, my class won the Best Class! Omg I'm so proud of that fact. The atmosphere when we won were great man. My teacher was hugging all the kids around her and we were all screaming like mad! Even my partner got damn high! And it's also the first time I've gotten a child in my class so hard to handle. And the first time I got injured by a kid. I'm glad I managed to take a video of the popeye cheer my class did which I think probably was the reason why they won eventually. So cute!!
Post dvc weeks became kinda boring. In fact, I can hardly even remember what I've been doing these days. I think all that I have on my mind now is to quickly finish up my driving lessons and pass that horrible driving test. Urgh, driving's seriously worrying me a lot. For me, my test can probably be booked only in august! And thats when school reopens! This is really giving me a headache.
Went to pool last thursday and POOL ROCKS! Oh gosh, if I had a choice and the money I would go play it everyday. Or go cycling. Or swim. Or at least just do something outdoors. My life is pathetic now. All I do is to stay at home in front of my computer. Play games. Watch dramas. I really must put my life to better use, instead of keep wasting electricity. Sighs, but its easier said than done.
I'm still in a dilemma whether to go for triuni or not. But the thing is, they haven told us anything about the camp even though its supposed to start on monday next week! And there's the money factor too.
My dad has taken a sudden liking to mimicking Michael Jackson's Moonwalk ever since his death on friday. And he thinks that he can dance like MJ too!
Alright, off for lunch.
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blah
It's been 3 days since I've gone for dvc this year and although I have been too lazy to blog recently, I definitely will not allow myself to lose these memories. Given my terrible memory, if I just fail to record down the what happened over the past few days, all these memories will probably be lost forever.
Friday (12 June):
Went for the set up and found that I was the earliest there! So I sat down in the camp commander's room and tried to amuse myself by playing with my phone. A while later, when the phone could no longer be of any entertainment value, I had no choice but to stare at this particular object, wondering if my intense gaze would somehow manage to shift the object! Whoa, like Carrie! When the rest finally came, I realised that as usual, they change the partner they allocated to another person. So my new partner turned out to be this 21 yr old guy called Raymond. Then there was Ken, and George too. Turns out that all three of them are going to ntu accountancy, my partner and Ken were both from NJ and Ken was taught by Z lim before! What a small world this is. Finally after an hour of wrapping newspaper I finally got to go home and prepare myself for a short week ahead.
Monday:
First day of dvc! Thankfully, all went pretty well except for an accident with a little kid called Andrew. Initially I had no idea what sort of a kid he was. He was kinda mischievious, running to sit at the back when he was supposed to be listening. But when I told him to go back to his seat, he listened to me! So I thought he was another one of those naughty kids who will end up obeying me after a while. Boy, how wrong was I! The very next time I tried to get him to copy down stuffs, he fought with me and gave me a huge kick. My right arm was crushed between his feet and the chair I was sitting on. Oh my gosh, the pain was terrible. I couldnt even speak for a few seconds. Just opened my mouth in a silent scream. In the end I had a bruise about the size of a fifty cent coin on my arm and a red blob and blood in the centre. Ouch!
Tuesday:
Went to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (Dunno if I spelled correctly) and I saw mudskippers and monitor lizards for the first time! And some small cute crabs too! But seriously my patience was tested time and time again when the same few kids were always lagging behind and refusing to catch up with rest of the class. I cant leave them behind, neither can I stand to watch them walk so slowly and start fighting with each other. I must say I have to give thumbs up to my partner for staying so patient to the kids at all times. There's practically no sign of impatience regardless of what the kids does to him. Seriously, I wonder how he remains so good natured. Sometimes I feel guilty even for losing my temper with them occasionally. Then halfway during the outing Carina asked: " Jie Jie, Is your name called jie jie?"
Me: Huh? hahaha no la of cos not! My name is Abeline!
Carina: Then is Gor Gor's name called Gor Gor?
Kids can be so innocent.
Michellin sent me a few flying kisses in the bus. Awww so sweet. Carina actually thought that me and Raymond were siblings! And Michellin said we looked alike...Erps!
Afterwards it was back to class and experiments again! We were doing something related to sounds and one of the kids( I cant remember who) actually hit the tray so hard that he broke the whole thing into half. I just stared at it in disbelieve mann. So strong!
Today:
I cant make up my mind about Andrew. He can be so naughty at times, mixing up all the paints and forcing me to go wash them all. And then while I was washing them...
"Jie Jie, are you done?"
"Eh, Andrew what are you doing there? Go back first okay? I'll finish washing first..."
"No! I want to wait for you to go back together.."
I realised that he was actually waiting outside the toilet all along for me to finish! Sigh how sweet can he be sometimes. And then he wrote a letter(contents are just his name and his siblings name) and addressed it to me and Raymond! Although its just a small gesture, but coming from him really means a lot!
During playtime my partner managed to get the equipments for the rocket from his friend and then allowed me to try pumping air into it. From what I saw it looked really easy, but when I really tried it out...oh boy, my arm started to ache after a while such that I had no choice but to get my partner to help me out. He pumped for sometime and still the rocket remained in its original position. I think by then my arm had rested quite a bit le so I offered to take over again. And the next thing I knew, the moment I pumped, the rocket went swooshing high up in the sky! Omg so cool mann. I wish our module had such fun stuffs.
But at least I can be thankful that I have a really nice partner.
Sigh I think I'll really really miss dvc after its over, as usual. Cant bear to leave them all! But like yw said,
tian xia mei you bu san de yan xi!
So I guess I'll have to bear with the sadness for the time being.2 more days of dvc left! I'll cherish it and take millions of photos! :)
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- Mood: happy
Last week was one of the busiest weeks ever! Monday night I had tuition, Tuesday was B&J, Wednesday thankfully got nothing on, Thursday tuition again, Friday free, Saturday was visit to NUS followed by D&D, then Sunday was facial(Ow!!!) then NTU high tea.
I must say I was so impressed by NUS on Saturday I had to blog all about it here. My initial thought about the NUS trip was that it was gonna be all about marketing NUS and boasting about their achievements and stuffs. Actually, they did do that a little at the start but later they ushered us into classrooms for mini lectures with the NUS profs. No doubt the lecture was a little boring at points, but after so long of lecture-less life, I think I pretty much enjoyed it as a whole. Better than mindless work in front of the comp! The prof also had interesting analogies which yw was full of praises for. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket, spread them out evenly into other baskets too, but make sure the baskets don't lie on the same table" I think it was something like that-cant remember the exact phrasing though.
After the lecture, we were led into this ballroom filled with tables where we had our nice little buffet lunch. It was really quite a spread I must admit. There were (in order of wad i saw first) rice, mee goreng, mussels, fish, mutton, chicken, vegetables, pasta, soup, bread, tiramisu, chocolate eclairs, cream puffs, bobochacha and fruits. There were also 2 profs seated at our table to answer our questions and chat with us! At the end of the day I was pretty much swayed by the school-friendly and seemingly approachable profs, relatively nice environment and a supposedly vibrant and alive school.
NTU's high tea on sunday, in contrast, was relatively more "dead" and my mom was deeply horrified by the ulu and eeriely green surroundings. In the car we all began to joke about the possible scenarios of ghost stories that can happen around there. What attracted me most about NTU was really the minors available such as psychology or CSI even. We had a hostel tour too but I guess I wasnt that impressed by it.
I guess the 2 schools are pretty much tied. NTU tends to focus only on their ranking as 24th in the world for that one particular magazine but failed to show us their rankings in many others, which they were ranked lower than NUS. NUS kept pointing out to us that they were ranked higher in many other magazines, except the one that NTU was ranked 24th and which they didnt rank that badly either.
Argh. This is just mind boogling. Went to do some opinion research and found several opinions:
1)NTU is three years direct honours so if you wish to graduate earlier, you might want to try NTU. NUS is three years without honours, extra one year if you qualify for honours (I'm not sure if the system has changed) and if I recall correctly, there are no compulsory attachment/internship requirements as compared to NTU.
Do take into account culture/environment and probably distance as well. For me, when I was selecting between the unis a few years back, I didn't quite like the environment in NTU the moment I stepped in because I don't think the staff there were very helpful.
And of course the general "feel" of the school and the fact that NTU was stronger in technical/engineering subjects kinda deters me. As I'm quite weird in the sense that I usually have a "gut" feeling whether I'll be happy there once I step into the place, I decided that I would very much prefer NUS. NUS Business rankings are actually on the rise, I think within top 40 for MBA based on the latest statistics. Oh and one more thing, NUS Business schools often receive generous donations from philanthropies so it's relatively well-funded. They do take part in alot of competitions such as Loreal and STB events and do emerge tops. But NTU Business school have also been rather successful in competitions.
Of course it differs from individual to individual. I have friends from NTU who are very happy there as well. One thing that puzzled me was why they do not have recess week before exams? I thought it's the common practice among varsities. Should you want to finish your degree much earlier, you can take special terms (during vacations) or extra modules each semester, say up to 6 modules.
2)Anyways, you can go NUS or SMU and have a 3 year Direct Honours program too. You just need to chiong like mad like the pple in NTU. This is a common misperception pple make. Just because NTU markets a 3 year direct honour program, it does not gurantee that you will come out with a degree with honours. You will still need to score well to get one and study like crazy too.
3)Firstly, in the eyes of employer. Generally, the SMU/NTU/NUS grads are the same. Seldom do employers have a specific pref, unless its for grads of a course specific to the Uni. Largely, it depends on the aptitude of a student, profile and experience. But, diff uni have diff edge. NTU, has the best local uni MBA (which tends to make ppl suggest that their BBA is good as well, which is a poor parallel to draw, as it is not true in other places). SMU claims to have a link with Wharton, but i guess its main edge is that it is much more modernised and uncontemporary that shapes the institution, not its Wharton pedagogy. NUS has a strong faculty, established FASS to support its electives and most importantly, strong overseas network. Diff uni has diff edge. Generally, as long as you grad the top 10-20%. You will land very cushy jobs, irregardless of the uni. And a word of advice, Dont believe in the Uni's ads too much, esp SMU (they like to play stats and number games).
Oh wells....headache ah!
I must say I was so impressed by NUS on Saturday I had to blog all about it here. My initial thought about the NUS trip was that it was gonna be all about marketing NUS and boasting about their achievements and stuffs. Actually, they did do that a little at the start but later they ushered us into classrooms for mini lectures with the NUS profs. No doubt the lecture was a little boring at points, but after so long of lecture-less life, I think I pretty much enjoyed it as a whole. Better than mindless work in front of the comp! The prof also had interesting analogies which yw was full of praises for. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket, spread them out evenly into other baskets too, but make sure the baskets don't lie on the same table" I think it was something like that-cant remember the exact phrasing though.
After the lecture, we were led into this ballroom filled with tables where we had our nice little buffet lunch. It was really quite a spread I must admit. There were (in order of wad i saw first) rice, mee goreng, mussels, fish, mutton, chicken, vegetables, pasta, soup, bread, tiramisu, chocolate eclairs, cream puffs, bobochacha and fruits. There were also 2 profs seated at our table to answer our questions and chat with us! At the end of the day I was pretty much swayed by the school-friendly and seemingly approachable profs, relatively nice environment and a supposedly vibrant and alive school.
NTU's high tea on sunday, in contrast, was relatively more "dead" and my mom was deeply horrified by the ulu and eeriely green surroundings. In the car we all began to joke about the possible scenarios of ghost stories that can happen around there. What attracted me most about NTU was really the minors available such as psychology or CSI even. We had a hostel tour too but I guess I wasnt that impressed by it.
I guess the 2 schools are pretty much tied. NTU tends to focus only on their ranking as 24th in the world for that one particular magazine but failed to show us their rankings in many others, which they were ranked lower than NUS. NUS kept pointing out to us that they were ranked higher in many other magazines, except the one that NTU was ranked 24th and which they didnt rank that badly either.
Argh. This is just mind boogling. Went to do some opinion research and found several opinions:
1)NTU is three years direct honours so if you wish to graduate earlier, you might want to try NTU. NUS is three years without honours, extra one year if you qualify for honours (I'm not sure if the system has changed) and if I recall correctly, there are no compulsory attachment/internship requirements as compared to NTU.
Do take into account culture/environment and probably distance as well. For me, when I was selecting between the unis a few years back, I didn't quite like the environment in NTU the moment I stepped in because I don't think the staff there were very helpful.
And of course the general "feel" of the school and the fact that NTU was stronger in technical/engineering subjects kinda deters me. As I'm quite weird in the sense that I usually have a "gut" feeling whether I'll be happy there once I step into the place, I decided that I would very much prefer NUS. NUS Business rankings are actually on the rise, I think within top 40 for MBA based on the latest statistics. Oh and one more thing, NUS Business schools often receive generous donations from philanthropies so it's relatively well-funded. They do take part in alot of competitions such as Loreal and STB events and do emerge tops. But NTU Business school have also been rather successful in competitions.
Of course it differs from individual to individual. I have friends from NTU who are very happy there as well. One thing that puzzled me was why they do not have recess week before exams? I thought it's the common practice among varsities. Should you want to finish your degree much earlier, you can take special terms (during vacations) or extra modules each semester, say up to 6 modules.
2)Anyways, you can go NUS or SMU and have a 3 year Direct Honours program too. You just need to chiong like mad like the pple in NTU. This is a common misperception pple make. Just because NTU markets a 3 year direct honour program, it does not gurantee that you will come out with a degree with honours. You will still need to score well to get one and study like crazy too.
3)Firstly, in the eyes of employer. Generally, the SMU/NTU/NUS grads are the same. Seldom do employers have a specific pref, unless its for grads of a course specific to the Uni. Largely, it depends on the aptitude of a student, profile and experience. But, diff uni have diff edge. NTU, has the best local uni MBA (which tends to make ppl suggest that their BBA is good as well, which is a poor parallel to draw, as it is not true in other places). SMU claims to have a link with Wharton, but i guess its main edge is that it is much more modernised and uncontemporary that shapes the institution, not its Wharton pedagogy. NUS has a strong faculty, established FASS to support its electives and most importantly, strong overseas network. Diff uni has diff edge. Generally, as long as you grad the top 10-20%. You will land very cushy jobs, irregardless of the uni. And a word of advice, Dont believe in the Uni's ads too much, esp SMU (they like to play stats and number games).
Oh wells....headache ah!
- Mood:
confused
I take back what I said about April being my lucky month. In fact, it most certainly aint on Sunday(yesterday).
Yesterday was supposed to have been a fairly enjoyable day with constant bickerings with my sister as my entire family hiked along the whole bugis street trying to find a bag for my sis, which eventually she got it in "The Wallet Shop" in Bugis Junction(She admitted that she had been eyeing it for ages and thats why she led us to walk and walk yet dun want those bags we saw! Dang we should have just gone straight there and save all those walking)
On our way back, we were walking through this carpark and I happened to be behind this car which was parking. It began reversing slowly towards me. So like any normal human being, my first reaction would be to walk towards the left. But when I did so, I spotted this trishaw riding towards me at full speed. Thankfully the trishaw seemed to be slanting towards the left and from what I gauged, it would just pass me by nicely. So I continued walking. Then all of a sudden, to my horror, the trishaw swerved towards me. I got a huge shock and immediately tried to step to my right and the next thing I knew, the right wheel of the trishaw came crashing hard onto my left leg and I did a 180 degree turnabout. There was a slight "flying" feeling to that and the first thing that came to mind was "Oh, so thats how it feels like to be hit by a moving vehicle". Luckily my right foot helped me keep my balance, or I would have been lying flat on the floor(sustaining more injuries from abrasion).
The whole thing happened so fast my mind was almost in a blur. I could sense a lot of commotion going on behind me. My mom was screeching vulgarities at the trishaw driver, who continued speeding away like nobody's business. I guess I pretty much had the calmest reaction. After getting hit I simply continued walking like nothing happened. Then my mom shrieked, "你的脚流血了!!"
So I looked down and saw that there really was a 6cm long slash across my leg and blood was like oozing out! But I didnt feel any pain at all-my left leg just felt numb, no feeling. And then i just continued walking on again, ignoring the huge crowd of stares I attracted.
And today I'm experiencing the aftermath of that incident. The bruise hurts more than ever :(
****
These few days after getting accepted by NTU biz, I've been experiencing some emotions that feels like a heart break. Heart ache. Sadness. Longing. Missing. Sounds like a break up from a relationship? Yeah indeed it is. For 12 whole years I've been with you and you never ever fail me at any important event. All along you've been the one helping me to get through and realise my dreams. I never thought that I would have to give you up one day but I just did. Because I'm practical and you won't be able provide me with the security I hoped to have in future. Why cant I have my cake and eat it? Sighs...Cant imagine life in school without Maths...Argh! :(
Its so dumb of me to get so sad over this but I know i'll really really miss maths. Maybe I'll major in actuarial science in biz, since its the closest thing it can get to studying maths. I dunno i dunno. Why do I have to make that decision between interest and practicality? Oh and the thing is, I'm really interested in business too. Forget it. No point moaning.
Im gna get back to playing my rock legends.
Yesterday was supposed to have been a fairly enjoyable day with constant bickerings with my sister as my entire family hiked along the whole bugis street trying to find a bag for my sis, which eventually she got it in "The Wallet Shop" in Bugis Junction(She admitted that she had been eyeing it for ages and thats why she led us to walk and walk yet dun want those bags we saw! Dang we should have just gone straight there and save all those walking)
On our way back, we were walking through this carpark and I happened to be behind this car which was parking. It began reversing slowly towards me. So like any normal human being, my first reaction would be to walk towards the left. But when I did so, I spotted this trishaw riding towards me at full speed. Thankfully the trishaw seemed to be slanting towards the left and from what I gauged, it would just pass me by nicely. So I continued walking. Then all of a sudden, to my horror, the trishaw swerved towards me. I got a huge shock and immediately tried to step to my right and the next thing I knew, the right wheel of the trishaw came crashing hard onto my left leg and I did a 180 degree turnabout. There was a slight "flying" feeling to that and the first thing that came to mind was "Oh, so thats how it feels like to be hit by a moving vehicle". Luckily my right foot helped me keep my balance, or I would have been lying flat on the floor(sustaining more injuries from abrasion).
The whole thing happened so fast my mind was almost in a blur. I could sense a lot of commotion going on behind me. My mom was screeching vulgarities at the trishaw driver, who continued speeding away like nobody's business. I guess I pretty much had the calmest reaction. After getting hit I simply continued walking like nothing happened. Then my mom shrieked, "你的脚流血了!!"
So I looked down and saw that there really was a 6cm long slash across my leg and blood was like oozing out! But I didnt feel any pain at all-my left leg just felt numb, no feeling. And then i just continued walking on again, ignoring the huge crowd of stares I attracted.
And today I'm experiencing the aftermath of that incident. The bruise hurts more than ever :(
****
These few days after getting accepted by NTU biz, I've been experiencing some emotions that feels like a heart break. Heart ache. Sadness. Longing. Missing. Sounds like a break up from a relationship? Yeah indeed it is. For 12 whole years I've been with you and you never ever fail me at any important event. All along you've been the one helping me to get through and realise my dreams. I never thought that I would have to give you up one day but I just did. Because I'm practical and you won't be able provide me with the security I hoped to have in future. Why cant I have my cake and eat it? Sighs...Cant imagine life in school without Maths...Argh! :(
Its so dumb of me to get so sad over this but I know i'll really really miss maths. Maybe I'll major in actuarial science in biz, since its the closest thing it can get to studying maths. I dunno i dunno. Why do I have to make that decision between interest and practicality? Oh and the thing is, I'm really interested in business too. Forget it. No point moaning.
Im gna get back to playing my rock legends.
- Mood:
grumpy
April's really my lucky month. Or maybe its the effects of the double rainbow?
Yesterday really made me happy for a very long time. At 5 am I went to take a peek at the scores and saw that Arsenal won the match against Villareal 3-0! Yes! Through to semi-finals to play against Man U. Hopefully, we thrash them and get to the finals and WIN the champs league! I was feeling quite high the whole day and then when I reached home, my dad told me I have a letter from NTU!
My heart was thumping damn fast. At first I thought it was just a letter to get info because I applied for financial aid, but when I opened the envelope...
Business (First Year)
And before I could read anything else, my letters were snatched away by my sister, and dad respectively and each proceeded to read out the contents of the letter. My dad read out the acceptance, my sister read that I've been given a bursary of $800.
Then I found out that my dear owner was accepted into business too!! Double happiness! I was so excited I called her up after my show and discussed our "future" at NTU.
Nanyang Business School.
Who would have thought that I could enter there?
Now I'm wondering if I deserved the place there. I really didnt expect to be able to get in there without even having to go for any interview(which I did for SMU and boy, that was tough!) and I cant believe I didnt have to appeal to get in. The feeling of acceptance was great and this whole saga is surely a narrow escape for me. Somehow I was blessed with the luck to be able to squeeze into the school and if(of course I will) I accept their offer, I must and really have to work hard to show them I deserve a place in there. I may be lucky this time round, but the next time? Maybe not. Besides, I cant always depend on luck.
****
Went to watch Detroit Metal City with huifang on monday and the show really ROCKED!! As in, literally rocked the whole cinema down. I felt as if I was attending a rock metal concert! And I enjoyed the show from beginning to end! I experienced series of emotions though the show-sad, happy, super high(i felt like joining him in yelling "F*** F*** F*** F***..........x1000" when he was singing F***inghum Palace), funny, heart warming, awww so cute and ahhhh so nice the music. I want the soundtrack! Well, at least its in japanese so no one will really understand the meaning of the lyrics, which really isnt anything I would like to hear in English.. :/
After the show Huifang commented that I sort of became crazy and too influenced by the show. Then she changed her mind and said I was already crazy to begin with. hmph! Am i?? Anyway, I blew up my subway plastic bag at the entrance of Marina Square and popped it with my hands after the show. POP! went the plastic bag. So fun.
While I truly enjoyed listening to metal rock in Japanese, I doubt I can appreciate English versions with all their vulgarity and satanity. Scary mann. Hf and I went to hmv to take a look at metal rock CDs and they seriously look like some kinda cult band! Shivers.
I guess its partly because of the show that got me really addicted to playing rock legends, where there are band battles and quests and all! So fun!!
Okay I'm off to play some more :P
Yesterday really made me happy for a very long time. At 5 am I went to take a peek at the scores and saw that Arsenal won the match against Villareal 3-0! Yes! Through to semi-finals to play against Man U. Hopefully, we thrash them and get to the finals and WIN the champs league! I was feeling quite high the whole day and then when I reached home, my dad told me I have a letter from NTU!
My heart was thumping damn fast. At first I thought it was just a letter to get info because I applied for financial aid, but when I opened the envelope...
Business (First Year)
And before I could read anything else, my letters were snatched away by my sister, and dad respectively and each proceeded to read out the contents of the letter. My dad read out the acceptance, my sister read that I've been given a bursary of $800.
Then I found out that my dear owner was accepted into business too!! Double happiness! I was so excited I called her up after my show and discussed our "future" at NTU.
Nanyang Business School.
Who would have thought that I could enter there?
Now I'm wondering if I deserved the place there. I really didnt expect to be able to get in there without even having to go for any interview(which I did for SMU and boy, that was tough!) and I cant believe I didnt have to appeal to get in. The feeling of acceptance was great and this whole saga is surely a narrow escape for me. Somehow I was blessed with the luck to be able to squeeze into the school and if(of course I will) I accept their offer, I must and really have to work hard to show them I deserve a place in there. I may be lucky this time round, but the next time? Maybe not. Besides, I cant always depend on luck.
****
Went to watch Detroit Metal City with huifang on monday and the show really ROCKED!! As in, literally rocked the whole cinema down. I felt as if I was attending a rock metal concert! And I enjoyed the show from beginning to end! I experienced series of emotions though the show-sad, happy, super high(i felt like joining him in yelling "F*** F*** F*** F***..........x1000" when he was singing F***inghum Palace), funny, heart warming, awww so cute and ahhhh so nice the music. I want the soundtrack! Well, at least its in japanese so no one will really understand the meaning of the lyrics, which really isnt anything I would like to hear in English.. :/
After the show Huifang commented that I sort of became crazy and too influenced by the show. Then she changed her mind and said I was already crazy to begin with. hmph! Am i?? Anyway, I blew up my subway plastic bag at the entrance of Marina Square and popped it with my hands after the show. POP! went the plastic bag. So fun.
While I truly enjoyed listening to metal rock in Japanese, I doubt I can appreciate English versions with all their vulgarity and satanity. Scary mann. Hf and I went to hmv to take a look at metal rock CDs and they seriously look like some kinda cult band! Shivers.
I guess its partly because of the show that got me really addicted to playing rock legends, where there are band battles and quests and all! So fun!!
Okay I'm off to play some more :P
- Mood:
enthralled
Its harder than I thought. So many things are harder than I thought. I hate myself for belittling things until I realised how difficult it actually is.
Last thursday or wednesday was a terrible terrible day. I think it was thursday. I felt so suffocated, worried and depressed. And at times, helpless. The day's incident gave me another insight to my own vulnerability, the way my mind reacts to being told off. I spent my entire day with a heavy heart, though I don't think anyone knew-I try not to show it. Its funny how I get so affected by an unknown person I'm never gonna see or meet. Everything started falling apart after that phone call. I think my mood totally went downswing, if there's actually such a word in the first place.
Well, but even under such circumstances, there're always a silver lining behind every dark cloud. The Farenheit Memoralibria turned out to be more than just an autographed notebook! When I went to collect it, the person gave me a signed poster, as well as an autographed singles album! I guess that considerably cheered me up and led me to believe that at least I do have some kind of luck after all.
Unhappy stuffs aside, last tuesday was a really memorable birthday indeed. I never would have expected you guys to just pop up at my work place! Especially since baby called to say she was still at jurong east! So youo can guess how surprised I was. My colleagues were in shock too, wondering who the hell were these people who jumped out from behind pillars.
We all celebrated yihui and my birthday together at Fork And Spoon(of all places :P....) The chocolate rum cake Sherf bought tasted great! (except for the fruit) Speaking of fruit, I must boast about how I unknowingly got yiwen to eat fruits when even her mother couldnt force her to! Its so cute to see her face distort in disgust after realising that she tasted fruit! And then they all gave me a handmade shirt(which I will never EVER wear out haha), and a soft toy cat PAW cushion(awwww so cute and soft and furry!!!!), as well as a set of handmade poker cards! Baby the ingenuis baby thought of it! And on every card were birthday wishes or riddles(hey I like giving riddles but not solving them! :P) plus photos! Haha thankfully, the photos of me were not the super unglam ones! And And And, why didnt you guys paste your own photos there instead? heehee dun waste 4 cards on ONE person leh.. And the joker must be drawn by sherf! I've seen her draw it before in school! ahaha.
Nevertheless I must say a big thank you to all those who remembered my birthday and I'm really blessed to have found such wonderful friends in GC as well as through out my life.
Oh and a message to my sister: Seline KOK!! Where's my toy ATM machine you said you would buy me 2 years ago?? Hmph.
Yw and mama's ending their work on this wednesday already! So fast! Im so envious. For me, I still have exactly 14 workdays left. Which equates to about 3 weeks. Its a torture to wake up so early everyday to work but I'm sure I'll miss my colleagues when I leave. :( It was a difficult choice to make but I'll stick with it since I've made up my mind about leaving.
Opposite banks of a river-too far to be seen or heard
Played this game for too long and its time to stop and rest.
- Mood: giddy
Second day into April, when I realised that my calendar was still stuck at March 2009. When I flipped to april, i saw the section of words saying: "Desire: Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything."
I just began to realise how accurate my calendar was in guessing my moods every month. In March, it was Faith. Faith that eventually my results would turn out fine. Not exceptional, but just good enough to be able to select some courses(not all though).
Now comes Desire. The desire to make things work out. The desire for success. I don't just hope or wish that our joint venture turns out well but I really want it to. We have to succeed. At least to cover back our investment. Its a first time I'm diving into something like that, where you deposit your own money and take the risk that this money may not be returned to us ever! Scary, but no risks, no gain. And I'm optimistic too. Without reaching the end of 3 months, I wont give up if we cant find any students.
So anyway, Im making use of my own blog to advertise to the few people who ever reads this blog. Anyone who knows someone trying to find a tutor, do please contact me:) It need not be a tutor. Maybe you want to find a music teacher? Want to learn how to play drums, guitar, piano, violin, dance, rollerskate, rollerblade, ice skate, japanese, korean....Anything! I think there are definitely teachers available.
I think Im kind of weird in a way. Taking risks just makes me excited. Im so curious to see how this whole venture would turn out and in a way, it doesnt just depend on you. It depends a lot on luck, and circumstances. I just cant wait to experience all that this job holds.
I just began to realise how accurate my calendar was in guessing my moods every month. In March, it was Faith. Faith that eventually my results would turn out fine. Not exceptional, but just good enough to be able to select some courses(not all though).
Now comes Desire. The desire to make things work out. The desire for success. I don't just hope or wish that our joint venture turns out well but I really want it to. We have to succeed. At least to cover back our investment. Its a first time I'm diving into something like that, where you deposit your own money and take the risk that this money may not be returned to us ever! Scary, but no risks, no gain. And I'm optimistic too. Without reaching the end of 3 months, I wont give up if we cant find any students.
So anyway, Im making use of my own blog to advertise to the few people who ever reads this blog. Anyone who knows someone trying to find a tutor, do please contact me:) It need not be a tutor. Maybe you want to find a music teacher? Want to learn how to play drums, guitar, piano, violin, dance, rollerskate, rollerblade, ice skate, japanese, korean....Anything! I think there are definitely teachers available.
I think Im kind of weird in a way. Taking risks just makes me excited. Im so curious to see how this whole venture would turn out and in a way, it doesnt just depend on you. It depends a lot on luck, and circumstances. I just cant wait to experience all that this job holds.
- Mood:
energetic
Renovation works are going on in my house now and I'm so so so glad that im currently working now. This equates to leaving the house before renovation starts and coming back when it ends. No need to suffer the noisiness as well as breathing in all that dust. My poor mom has to go through all that though. :(
Looking on the bright side, this is really a learning experience for me. Instead of bathing in my comfy home toilet, I have to lug my things down to the common toilet downstairs and bathe there. And in the middle of the night I cant use the toilet(actually i REFUSE to use that portable toilet cos its dark and drowning in water). An entire room is totally sealed off and I cant use the comp either. Nor watch the tv.
Thankfully, my uncle offered to fetch us to his house to bathe(so that we wouldnt have to queue up for the toilet downstairs) and we get to see Mika again! Awwww so cute that dear cat. Given her dislike for physical contact with humans, I was so surprised when she simply just let me stroke her head yesterday! But that only lasted for a while before she got irritated and ran off! Later attempts to repeat that feat were furtile.
As an April's fool joke yesterday, yw tried to prank me by telling me that after some consideration she decided it was too risky to be a tuition coordinator with me. But smart me, after analysing what she said as well as comparing them to her character, I decided that it MUST BE an april's fool joke! Which means I got what I wanted after all! What's April's fool day without any pranks??
I was too lazy to think out of a prank myself but since it was April's fool day I felt that I had to at least prank someone or I'll 浑身不自在. So I recycled an idea Sam used on me 2 years ago and poor mama was chosen among a list of candidates considered(not trying to say she's the most gullible la:P) AND AND she got tricked! Hahaha...Ooops!
Gosh if I carry on doing these kind of things, sooner or later I'll lose all my reputation of being trustworthy and 正经(is that how you write that?)
Went to the ITD with much reluctance yesterday but had no choice since the condemn forms were piling up. It's a chore mainly because the door takes so freaking long to open. But surprisingly, when I reached there the door was unlocked! Apparently there was some kind of event going on. Phew, good for me. I went in to pass the condemn forms and while they were checking them, one of them asked me if I knew how to use microsoft excel and whether there was any way to filter colours out or something. Hello, someone from the IT dept is asking an IT noob? Hahahaha I nearly burst out laughing. After a while he gave up and tried to figure it out himself. I couldnt help but listen to their conversations while counting the forms and seriously, the stuffs they say are just so sarcastically funny. Made me kind of wish that I was working in an environment like that too. Sarcastic suaning and bickering all in a light hearted manner. Not to mention that since they're all IT people, surely they would know how to let me get my games back(through re-installing of flash AND messenger!) so that at least I would have something interesting to do during my free time.
Alas for now, I think I'll be going back to my work.
OFF
Looking on the bright side, this is really a learning experience for me. Instead of bathing in my comfy home toilet, I have to lug my things down to the common toilet downstairs and bathe there. And in the middle of the night I cant use the toilet(actually i REFUSE to use that portable toilet cos its dark and drowning in water). An entire room is totally sealed off and I cant use the comp either. Nor watch the tv.
Thankfully, my uncle offered to fetch us to his house to bathe(so that we wouldnt have to queue up for the toilet downstairs) and we get to see Mika again! Awwww so cute that dear cat. Given her dislike for physical contact with humans, I was so surprised when she simply just let me stroke her head yesterday! But that only lasted for a while before she got irritated and ran off! Later attempts to repeat that feat were furtile.
As an April's fool joke yesterday, yw tried to prank me by telling me that after some consideration she decided it was too risky to be a tuition coordinator with me. But smart me, after analysing what she said as well as comparing them to her character, I decided that it MUST BE an april's fool joke! Which means I got what I wanted after all! What's April's fool day without any pranks??
I was too lazy to think out of a prank myself but since it was April's fool day I felt that I had to at least prank someone or I'll 浑身不自在. So I recycled an idea Sam used on me 2 years ago and poor mama was chosen among a list of candidates considered(not trying to say she's the most gullible la:P) AND AND she got tricked! Hahaha...Ooops!
Gosh if I carry on doing these kind of things, sooner or later I'll lose all my reputation of being trustworthy and 正经(is that how you write that?)
Went to the ITD with much reluctance yesterday but had no choice since the condemn forms were piling up. It's a chore mainly because the door takes so freaking long to open. But surprisingly, when I reached there the door was unlocked! Apparently there was some kind of event going on. Phew, good for me. I went in to pass the condemn forms and while they were checking them, one of them asked me if I knew how to use microsoft excel and whether there was any way to filter colours out or something. Hello, someone from the IT dept is asking an IT noob? Hahahaha I nearly burst out laughing. After a while he gave up and tried to figure it out himself. I couldnt help but listen to their conversations while counting the forms and seriously, the stuffs they say are just so sarcastically funny. Made me kind of wish that I was working in an environment like that too. Sarcastic suaning and bickering all in a light hearted manner. Not to mention that since they're all IT people, surely they would know how to let me get my games back(through re-installing of flash AND messenger!) so that at least I would have something interesting to do during my free time.
Alas for now, I think I'll be going back to my work.
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- Mood:
awake
Went for SMU's biz interview on Friday! Oh boy, it totally felt like a GP exam all over again. I underestimated my own ability to read maps and set off trying to find the School of Business at 2.30-one hour before the actual reporting time. In just 10 minutes or less the school was in sight already! I didnt realise how convenient SMU was. Seeing how freaking early I was, I decided to go take a walk at Stamford House and admire the paintings they have. I stood in front of each of the 7 paintings for about an entire minute before moving off and then proceeded to circle the place, level by level until there was simply no stone I left unturned. After 20 minutes of just walking around and pretending to admire paintings, placing my hand on my chin like Im deep in thought whether to purchase the painting or not(obviously Im not!), I finally decided, HECK. Just go to SMU and laze around there, or explore the building.
So off I went to the school, and realised I didnt know how to enter. I stupidly stared at the gentry and wondered how I was supposed to go in. Thankfully, the security woman called out to me and we had a ridiculous conversation.
Woman: Just walk in.
Me: Uh, how?
Woman: Come in through this door
Me: Huh what door?*looks around for a door, feeling more and more embarrassed*
Woman: Okay, just walk towards me??
Me: Okay *slowly inches towards her then stopped to see if there are any buttons to press for the plastic door to open up for me* Is there anything to press?
Woman: The door is auto! No need to press anything!
Me: *Startled and walked towards the plastic door quickly so as not to infuriate her further. Then bangs into the plastic door* Ouch
Woman: Not so fast! The door got sensor!
Me: *rubs my arm then enters after the door opens*
After I entered I realised that I didnt know where to go, so I turned towards the woman again(who looked at me warily)
Me: Excuse me...Do you know where to pay the cheque?
Woman: Pay what cheque?
Me: Um, the cheque for SMU? Application fees...
Woman: What? I dunno la ask that woman there, she's in charge of applications!
Me: Okay, thanks a lot...
Walks towards the other woman...
Me: Hi, do you-
The Other Woman: hello, are you here for the interview? (I nodded, "but I want to-") Okay you're early please take a seat over there or you can go inside and wait as well, there's air con there.
Me: okaybutwheredoyoupaythechequeforSMUuniap
Woman: Ohh, I dunno as well
Me: *stun*
Woman: But I can help you collect first. Just write your name, application number and telephone number.
Me: *scribbles them all down and passed it to her, glad to get rid of the offending cheque*
I thought I was going to die of boredom, but thankfully, someone else was like me-super early. Since I had nothing to do, I striked up a conversation with her, and found out that she came straight from her work place too! I felt so glad to have met her and she seems like a really nice and easy going person. We both whined about how nervous we felt and how this was the very first time we have both been to an interview.
Singapore is a really small place, and just when we were discussing whether we would see anyone we know, I spotted Isabelle from St Nicks and NJ! At about 3.45 we were led to this room, where the manager of the school(I really wonder how come there are managers in schools...shouldnt they be called, principals?) came to give us a mini briefing of what our interview was going to be like. Firstly, there would be a 45minutes essay test(gasp), then 10 minutes critical passage reading(okay that was easy, who cant read?), followed by a discussion with SMU lecturers(gasp) and finally a half an hour comprehension test.
At the end of the day I felt so drained of all my energy! Both my essays and comprehension probably ended up sounding like crap since I was totally caught off guard. Uh, but then again, even if I knew what the whole process was gonna be like, I wouldnt have made any efforts to prepare anyway. So I guess its just depends on fate...
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Today is APRIL'S FOOL DAY!!!
Sigh April's fool day also marks the last day of application, and the possible acceptance letters from various universities telling you which course you're eligible for.
"Application hasnt ended, why're we worrying about acceptance?"
This statement would be deemed void by tomorrow. So does it mean that, once application is over, we have to worry about acceptance?
I don't want to. How I wish I can just live in delusion for a while more but oh wells. Whatever will be will be. The future's not ours to see, Oh abe abe...
Knocking off soon and then its time to get back to my dusty home undergoing renovation. The amount of dust is terrible. I cant wait for it all to be over.
- Mood: grumpy
Back to work again today after taking a day's leave yesterday. I've finally more or less completed the whole of my university applications. But I'm still worried about the choices I made.
Woke up earlier than my usual "non-working" days yesterday and set off with my mom for breakfast. I ate an entire sausage mcmuffin, followed immediately by a large Egg prata at the nearby hawker centre. By the time I finished all the food my stomach was bloated to the extent that I even felt like puking! Thats the price to pay for gluttony:(
Then when I got home, it was time to settle all my uni applications that were left hanging. The toughest was the open ended essay question that seemed to have no link with applications at all! I was so glad to have finallly finished that I beamed non stop at my computer.
Late afternoon was filled with phonecalls. Jessica(my neighbour) called to tell me the GO woman refused to let her collect my certs on my behalf because there were no letters of authorisation. Trust called to remind me of the training on thursday which I cant go. Then SMU called me up to tell me to go down for an interview at the business school on friday.
And then I heard from yw that the interview was gonna be conducted in groups?
Great. I'll really show them all how I suck at talking in front of crowds then! :(
Nevertheless, I guess it'll be a good experience for me. To hear and learn from the other outspoken and confident individuals trying out for SMU biz.
ITS ON FRIDAY LEH. So soon! I have no 心理准备 at all!
Sometimes I really dunno what I want in life.
The littlest of things can make me happy. Smile the whole day like nobody's business.
Some things just turn me off.
Actually my worst fears for the SMU interview is making a fool of myself in front of others. Speaks volumes about my confidence huh.
***
During office free times I've been reading up A LOT about horoscopes. I think I managed to read three google pages worth of links so far. And I'm wondering how true they are. Their reports on friendship between my sign and yw's one is astonishingly true. I was gaping at the accuracy of the entire report. But when I compared with other friend's sign, it just doesnt seem to fit.
And somehow the Aries sign doesnt seem to have many good traits. Easily bored, loves freedom, rash, impulsive. Doesnt sound like a very responsible person at all! And the thing is, I think I fit that bill. Nothing interests me for long. And I cant seem to ever complete anything I've learnt. Piano, Guitar, Japanese lessons...All less than half way through. And when I first started them out I was so certain that I really truly had passion for it. But it dies out so quickly. And this makes me worry if the same thing will happen with the people I know...
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Right now I do...But in future I dont know...
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- Mood: thoughtful
Saturday was a disappointment I must admit. On Friday my colleagues gave me so many escape theme park FREE coupons, I thought I must be in LUCK! In order not to waste those tickets, I was desperately trying to find as many people who were willing to go with me as possible, and the biggest group I could think up of was of course, our 8-membered GC.
Unfortunately, Sherf, Kejia, Qiao, Gracie were all unable to go! :(
I guess my marketing strategies werent very good. Apparently advertising through msn by posting "ANYONE WANTS TO GO WILD WILD WET OR ESCAPE FOR FREE?" wasnt enough to get any takers.
Eventually it all turned out to be a very unique and really "family day" kind of outing.
I koped this photo from baby who koped it from yw who took it from her camera. NiCE photo!! See the rainbow?? There was a double rainbow for the slightest amount of time! Sadly, its too faint to be captured on film. Hopefully, this double rainbow will bring me the much needed luck for my uni applications.
![[2665_71297719064_755324064_1607146_5756719_n.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Uwa6kePrq4/ScWkNuhdLfI/AAAAAAAABeM/JSwoSxmN-2w/s1600/2665_71297719064_755324064_1607146_5756719_n.jpg)
From Left: Baby, ME, Yw, ChinChye(Anyhow-Mama's bro), Jess, Mama, Sherry(Baby's sister).
My own sis went as well, but due to personal reasons aka tuition, she left early and failed to catch a glimpse of the lovely rainbow and be part of our group photo.
To those who were unable to go, do not fret! In fact, the only highlight of the evening was probably the rainbow. We didnt get to go on a SINGLE ride at escape at all! How very disappointing. Went to the haunted house though, and it was as scary as a walk through the museum. I even got hit on the head by this guy holding a fake amputated arm. And when I commented, "Is that the guy who hit me with the arm?" at another part of the "haunted house", he raised the arm threateningly at me again! Terrible mann, so the scary part of this house is violence not ghouls!! Then when I gingerly lifted up a "ghost"'s hair to have a good look at her face, the very same guy shrieked in chinese:"BU YAO LUAN DONG!!(DONT ANYHOW TOUCH!!)
Yeah, so to sum things are, the haunted house was simply no thrill, no scare and a total FAILURE.
After the rest left, I reached the chalet just in time to enjoy some piping hot barbecued food prepared by my colleagues. As usual, I belonged to the group that was served food, rather than serving food. We(me my sis my mama and my papa) stayed there until bout 10 plus before we left.
Sunday was a boring day. I cant even remember what happened, except that we went to my cousin's house to look after her cat Mika for a while. The dear cat was still as playful as ever. While it gave its usual-don't-you-dare-disturb-me glare, I think it pretty much enjoyed disturbing US instead. My sis and I crept into the dark room to steal a peek at the cat in its hiding place. But before we even reached the sofa, Mika leapt out from behind the corner of the bed like an ambush and gave us a loud MEOW!! And thus succeeded in scaring us out of our wits. Damn, to think we were outwitted by a cat!
Yesterday evening was spent with my owner at some Stamford house listening to some tuition coordinator job talk. The whole plan all sounds very attractive, but the fact that we have to pay, and its only legal to embark on individual journeys, freaked us out. Eventually, I offered the woman some advice, which yw came out with-let us have a joint account so that we wont feel like we're on our own in this. Hopefully, she will give this suggestion some consideration and make this an exception for us! After the talk we made our way to esplanade and sat there discussing our bleak future with wailing background music which we couldnt appreciate and was giving us a headache instead.
I'm gonna take leave tomorrow! YES.
Are you to be blamed?也许我也害了你。
Unfortunately, Sherf, Kejia, Qiao, Gracie were all unable to go! :(
I guess my marketing strategies werent very good. Apparently advertising through msn by posting "ANYONE WANTS TO GO WILD WILD WET OR ESCAPE FOR FREE?" wasnt enough to get any takers.
Eventually it all turned out to be a very unique and really "family day" kind of outing.
I koped this photo from baby who koped it from yw who took it from her camera. NiCE photo!! See the rainbow?? There was a double rainbow for the slightest amount of time! Sadly, its too faint to be captured on film. Hopefully, this double rainbow will bring me the much needed luck for my uni applications.
From Left: Baby, ME, Yw, ChinChye(Anyhow-Mama's bro), Jess, Mama, Sherry(Baby's sister).
My own sis went as well, but due to personal reasons aka tuition, she left early and failed to catch a glimpse of the lovely rainbow and be part of our group photo.
To those who were unable to go, do not fret! In fact, the only highlight of the evening was probably the rainbow. We didnt get to go on a SINGLE ride at escape at all! How very disappointing. Went to the haunted house though, and it was as scary as a walk through the museum. I even got hit on the head by this guy holding a fake amputated arm. And when I commented, "Is that the guy who hit me with the arm?" at another part of the "haunted house", he raised the arm threateningly at me again! Terrible mann, so the scary part of this house is violence not ghouls!! Then when I gingerly lifted up a "ghost"'s hair to have a good look at her face, the very same guy shrieked in chinese:"BU YAO LUAN DONG!!(DONT ANYHOW TOUCH!!)
Yeah, so to sum things are, the haunted house was simply no thrill, no scare and a total FAILURE.
After the rest left, I reached the chalet just in time to enjoy some piping hot barbecued food prepared by my colleagues. As usual, I belonged to the group that was served food, rather than serving food. We(me my sis my mama and my papa) stayed there until bout 10 plus before we left.
Sunday was a boring day. I cant even remember what happened, except that we went to my cousin's house to look after her cat Mika for a while. The dear cat was still as playful as ever. While it gave its usual-don't-you-dare-disturb-me glare, I think it pretty much enjoyed disturbing US instead. My sis and I crept into the dark room to steal a peek at the cat in its hiding place. But before we even reached the sofa, Mika leapt out from behind the corner of the bed like an ambush and gave us a loud MEOW!! And thus succeeded in scaring us out of our wits. Damn, to think we were outwitted by a cat!
Yesterday evening was spent with my owner at some Stamford house listening to some tuition coordinator job talk. The whole plan all sounds very attractive, but the fact that we have to pay, and its only legal to embark on individual journeys, freaked us out. Eventually, I offered the woman some advice, which yw came out with-let us have a joint account so that we wont feel like we're on our own in this. Hopefully, she will give this suggestion some consideration and make this an exception for us! After the talk we made our way to esplanade and sat there discussing our bleak future with wailing background music which we couldnt appreciate and was giving us a headache instead.
I'm gonna take leave tomorrow! YES.
Are you to be blamed?也许我也害了你。
- Mood:
determined
Right now I'm swooning over this cute guy i saw at lunch! This is the very first time I saw someone who perfectly fits the bill of the physical appearance of my ideal dream guy! I must have appeared to be like some chee ko peh cos I cant help but steal glances at that eye candy! 
(I must have looked like that!)
I'll launch into a detailed description of him now to preserve a little of that memory. Sadly, it is slowly fading away with the passing of time(a mere hour of so!!).
When I first sat down and saw this stranger I was totally mesmerized. (Okay thats a little bit of exaggeration..) He was bespectacled, and still looks good in them. Tall, slightly tanned but not the super good looking kind. His eyes seem to have some kind of an intense sparkle in them. I think his dressing sense rocks too. Casual shirt that brings out the boyishness in him. And that cute smile and the way he laughs. I never thought I'd be that taken in by a stranger! Sadly, even though we sat there for slightly more than an hour, I still haven gotten enough of that eye candy when he left with his friend! Sighs I'll never ever see him again! :P If only i could have taken a photo!
Haha, or maybe I shall simply just lunch at that prawn noodle stall 5 days a week just to catch a glimpse of him again some day!
I must be crazy to do that!
Back to work!
(I must have looked like that!)
I'll launch into a detailed description of him now to preserve a little of that memory. Sadly, it is slowly fading away with the passing of time(a mere hour of so!!).
When I first sat down and saw this stranger I was totally mesmerized. (Okay thats a little bit of exaggeration..) He was bespectacled, and still looks good in them. Tall, slightly tanned but not the super good looking kind. His eyes seem to have some kind of an intense sparkle in them. I think his dressing sense rocks too. Casual shirt that brings out the boyishness in him. And that cute smile and the way he laughs. I never thought I'd be that taken in by a stranger! Sadly, even though we sat there for slightly more than an hour, I still haven gotten enough of that eye candy when he left with his friend! Sighs I'll never ever see him again! :P If only i could have taken a photo!
Haha, or maybe I shall simply just lunch at that prawn noodle stall 5 days a week just to catch a glimpse of him again some day!
I must be crazy to do that!
Back to work!
- Mood: enthralled
By now everyone in office(with the exception of gary, eric and simon) have talked to me about my results and offered their own advice. I've heard so many versions, I don't know which to believe. Nevertheless I will make a decision soon.
My supervisor came to me yesterday and asked me what my plans are-do I intend to continue with this job, or quit when my contract ends. Hesitantly, I told him of my decision to stop working here after my contract ends. Then he evaluated my pros and cons for me and told me to think again then tell him. For a moment I was in a dilemma, but after doing some simple calculations, its simply not worth it going to work for only bout 20 bucks per day(half day).
I've been doing so many personality quizzes and there was one that particularly shocked me with its accuracy. Then I chanced upon my friend's blog and realised, hey, her personality is same as mine(almost). One trick to coming out with personalities is to include as many characteristics as possible and people will naturally pick out those that apply to them and stare at those in awe.
To test if this statement "One always knows himself the best" is true, I've decided to come up with my own views on my personality and see if there are any who disagrees, or agrees.
-Firstly, I am a terribly lazy person to the extent that I even ask my mom to pass me something from across the room, when she is elsewhere in the house.
-I love doing crazy stuffs and pranking others is said to be one of my greatest hobbies of all time.
-I hate the feeling of being tied down or doing the same things over and over again. Novelty holds my interest, but not for long. I get easily tired of things.
-Im optimistic to the extent that even right now with these grades I have, I still think I can get into the course I want.
-I love the thrill of challenges and the satisfaction of overcoming it eventually, so I tend to take things for granted when something comes to me too easily.
-I wont let people know what I truly feel, unless Im very close to them, or when my instincts tell me they are trustable.
-My instincts tell me that most people are trustable, unless they do something untrustable.
-I feel like Im doing the 20 different things about me all over again.
Okay Im gonna stop this meaningless ranting...
Meow: I made you a cookie, but i ate it :(
Mama came to my house yesterday to teach my sister chem! Haha and she says that my sis is easy to teach! Pukes ahh
So fast and its friday tomorrow! The day to be submitting my timesheet! Meaning more money flowing into my bank account! But alas, its hard-earned money indeed. I wish to be surrounded by money! ahahaha
But then again, sometimes when you have the money, you wont know what to do with it!
Maybe I'll go steal a wallet full of cash!
Looking at cat pictures never fail to cheer me up! Especially when there's meaning to them!
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- Mood: amused
| You Are Bold and Fearless |
 You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are full of energy. You are spirited and boisterous. You are bold and daring. You are willing to do some pretty outrageous things. Your high energy sometimes gets you in trouble. You can have a pretty bad temper at times. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily. Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are a seeker of knowledge, and you have learned many things in your life. You are also a keeper of knowledge - meaning you don't spill secrets or spread gossip. People sometimes think you're snobby or aloof, but you're just too deep in thought to pay attention to them. You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life. You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you. At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself. You are incredibly sexy and sensual. You have a naughty vibe that no one can ignore. You have an unquenchable desire. And you are unrestrained in your passions. You have a tendency to be unfaithful. Whether you fight it or give in to it is up to you. You are a free spirit, and you resent anyone who tries to fence you in. You are unpredictable, adventurous, and always a little surprising. You may miss out by not settling down, but you're too busy having fun to care. |
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