Sunday, July 08, 2012, 7/08/2012 09:09:00 AM
All that exchange rate business. Please work out for me somehowww. :)

Sunday, March 04, 2012, 3/04/2012 02:54:00 AM
The past year is characterised by little leaps of faith and a massive lifestyle change. I did not expect to take two civil service internship and eventually decide to leave without a scholarship. I am in Singaporean Society Comm although I once said I would never join the club. I got a room mate, a boyfriend, a solo trip, a large amount of money to fund my education and of course lots of reminders that people love me.

I am very fortunate to be part of J.P. Morgan's Spring Programme, MODO's head of production (yay, running the fashion events) and to have people who are helping me find a summer experience in China. I forgot to study, had bad grades but glad to know that people around me don't let me for the alphabets on paper. Thank you. In all of these events I know it is something I've always wanted. It is responding to this calling to do all I wanted.. and I am glad that everyone has supported me.

@ky, the nights I give you a black face for waking me up to remove my contacts. @eljy, times I leave heaps of cloth & thread all over the carpet. @family for financially & emotionally supporting me @everyone else: for being there and reminding me that I've someone to celebrate my happiness with. muchas gracias.

Monday, August 15, 2011, 8/15/2011 10:39:00 AM
It is completely disgusting how xenophobic people can be. While one talks about having a freer state and more representative politics, he can turn the other way against people who have led similar lives to him - only because they hold a different citizenship status on paper. So much for the open-mindedness you'll like to think you have.

To KL I go...
Thursday, January 13, 2011, 1/13/2011 02:03:00 AM
See you on sunday!

Since I have last posted...
Friday, January 07, 2011, 1/07/2011 05:22:00 PM
A level exams have ended -- a very long time ago in fact.

I have neither gone overseas nor started working. It was a good mix of bumming around and keeping fit I would say. Bumming around is self explanatory, and all the more so with the photo blast below. On the other hand, keeping fit is a mix of yoga, pilates, cardio class (which I'll be going for in 15 minutes) and signing up for a 21km Half Marathon -- Sundown 28th May 2011. Tell me if you want to go together! :D

Matthew Chan's 18th Celebrations after our last paper: That's 1B for you (:

Random Dates with Andrina, my awesome friend, including this Korean BBQ at Taka. Tip: Go in groups of at least 3-4 friends because they generously give a lot complementary kimchi and side dishes (LOOK AT THE WHITE BOWLS: ALL OF THEM) We only ordered the BBQ meat and another dish, but clearly we couldn't finish because we didn't expect them to give us this entire spread. Good food though! :)

Mugging Partners for A levels: Now you know who I've been hanging out with. Hello friends we need to meet up soon! :D

10A01B, or most of the class at PROM. Some of them were around but not in time for the shot, but nevertheless you're remembered! Including Clinton, Eunice, Pek, Timo, Yutian, Jianxiong, Justin, Junyong [plus Kendra and Charm who were overseas!] I thought prom would be this boring affair where we would just pop in to eat and take photos. It was surprisingly pleasant for me and the only possible bad part was that I didn't get to meet everyone that I wanted to, and I couldn't eat all the prawny stuff -.-

Clara bestie! who spend post prom with me because I wasn't in favor of paying to squeeze in Butter Fac (Sorry Eugene!). 2am Dessert Bar was the love, even though it tended towards the expensive end. Dessert was excellent, sausage platter was normal. For those who appreciate wine, it looks like an awesome place. Sadly I can't tell the difference between good and bad wine except that I don't like moscato. If anyone wants to teach me or offer me an internship at any winery, let me know! :D I really appreciate it!

ACJC Post Prom: Clara Emelia Ian. Birds of the same feathers flock together; these are my friends who did not want squeeze in the crowd. Indochine has pretty cool potato wedges and chocolate martini. Clara and I popped over to Sarboso after Ian & Emelia left. Imo that's where the better drinks are :)

Stitch Cheryl and Evelyn; Stitch didn't turn up at Spanish class though.

Night Safari!

What's december without christmas eve? Simply fabulous especially when you spend it with your awesome friends! We played Monopoly Deal at Ion Starbucks before hitting the streets. From there it was down the road from Ion to Wheelock, Forum, St regis (where we countdown!) Tanglin Mall before chasing the bus back to Orchard MRT. That took 3.5 hours, out of which 1.5 went to Monopoly deal.

Finally, Happy Birthday Cheryl 31st December!
Settlers with 409 friends and the load of mind numbing or extremely crazy board/card games!

In addition, I'll be teaching Economics at Innova JC come 24 January, and hopefully going over to MTI in March. Of course, this journey is sweetened with all the friends that stood by me. The friends who helped me proof-read my essays, lent me their laptops at unearthly hours so that I can use windows 2007 (I've got in installed now!) as well as all the friends I've been out with, I really appreciate it! :) Much of TIP 04-30 was interestingly hilarious. I'm glad that I won't be venturing to IJC alone, but with Abraham and Justin. Plus a handful Humanz are in Treasury Building and hopefully around when I get there! Te Quiero friends! :)


Life as it is
Monday, September 06, 2010, 9/06/2010 11:04:00 PM


Minmin is back; gatherings are always awesome with good food and great friends, 409 and the Y alike. I should be mugging for prelims now, not uploading photos ): Moving back to WH.
On a side note, independent study is overrrr! It has possibly been the best and worst thing that has happened -- considering the things we learn and the time we spent. But I guess the best plus point is still the friendship, knowing how everyone is there for you in spite of the datelines and edits. The people in CSE class has made the entire journey worthwhile (:

Monday, August 16, 2010, 8/16/2010 05:10:00 AM
A bit irritating.
Spell Check and Auto Correct are useful at times, but not always so -- especially when FTAs keeps getting changed into FATs.

Monday, August 02, 2010, 8/02/2010 01:51:00 AM
I was not thinking straight, apparently.

With IS draft looming ahead, I figured I'll get a little lesser sleep for the night. i.e. I'll sleep first and wake up earlier. Although I never really felt that caffeine had any effect on me, I settled for a double shot latte just before I slept. The consequences: I couldn't sleep. Or rather, I couldn't really tell the difference between being awake and sleeping. There was this constant buzz of brain activity -- impulses jumping across synapses and what not. When I finally decided to wake up, the effects of the caffeinated drink began to wear off, yet this was the time to start work. Smart.

Ironically, I'm contemplating if I should make a detour to starbucks on the way to school so that I don't crash in the middle of the day. Yet, the caffeine overdose may mean that the effects won't stay when I really really need them. How. (Note: coffee from school: not my type of coffee):

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I take back all that I've said about waking up to do work. I fell asleep right after that with a throbbing headache and a non-compliant stomach. Feeling all messed up, I decided to give school a miss. Probably the only thing I can eat now is oatmeal so I ought to head out to get some. Maybe I should consider a detour to the doctors ):
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On hindsight, RACO concert was undoubtedly worth going for. It was music played not just with technique, but also the heart. With exams and work looming ahead, only one's passion and will to set time aside for CO can allow him/her to pull through. Yet, what's required is more than a single person's commitment, but that of everyone. Pretty touching (: {Note of optimism} Press on with liuqin and you'll get there :D