it's about time...quite literally.

yesterday was the 29th. i have a soft spot for this number.

April 29th, 2007.

therefore,

time A: 24 years, 6 months and counting. (although it isn't obvious...haha)

time B: 2 years, 7 months already. (contrary to popular/common belief...)

yeah...29 is a really significant number.

it's a pretty easy guess huh?

The 4 Stages of Nonchalence

Stage 1: Initially, there are probes and actions because one bothers to.

Stage 2: With time, one learns not to probe, but one is still bothered.

Stage 3: Soon, one gets used to it and learns to ignore, even when one is bothered.

Final Stage: Eventually, one can't even be bothered.

Completely off-my-head random stuff!

i haven't written anything really cheem in a long time.

AND I'M NOT ABOUT TO DO SO!!!

wahahahaha...

i'm a very thought-provoking person and i think about many things all the time. that's why i have so many journals lying around. i don't know if i'm the only one like this, but i always think about what i'm gonna write in the blog. and yes, i probably have 4 or 5 posts in my head now!

but today, i shall be so completely random and digress in all different directions.

• i went for the medical screening and i got a pes C (like the NSmen) because of my weight. baaaaaaaaaaa...it's so annoying that i got dropped 2 grades when i am healthy and fine in everything BUT my weight. it's just a couple of kilos what!!! then again, it doesn't matter coz i'm DXO. hur hur

• performing group auditions. it's quite shocking, and slightly disappointing that so many people can't read simple solfages. we didn't used to make a big deal out of this, but i really think it's important to know some basic music theory. so that was a mistake of the past amongst others, and i hope we can correct that. anyway, those who are in, keep it up and i hope we'll all do better. those who didn't make it, don't give up and just keep on working on it. with determination and the right attitude, you'll get what you want!

• which comes to ONE advice to people who really wanna sing well: JOIN THE BAND! (if you still can) note that i didn't say "pick up a musical instrument" because i realised that it's slightly different. and by "band" i mean like either a brass band or symphonic band. and pick up either a wind or brass instrument. SERIOUSLY, it helps in so many different ways - build up your stamina, you learn how to use your diaphragm, you pick up music theory faster, become more sensitive to music since you can pick out different instruments and it really trains your ears. i know some people who like to sing would join the choir, but i realised many people who are in choir tend to use a lot of falsettos because it blends nicer. they end up having big problems with their singing voice. plus, most people i know who can sing have been in a band, or most people in band can usually sing. (i'm not being ego here. this is just my point of view and some observations i've made.)

• i'm really lazy when it comes to cleaning and tidying. just see all my bags that i've used in the last week all over my floor and the chair...that's 6 bags already. and my dressing table is packed to the brim, and so is my side table. i'm a procrastinator lah! kena nagged so many times by so many people and still, i don't do anything about it. hahahaha...=X

• we must save money!!! it's this quarter-life crisis thing so i decided to share this revelation with everyone. i just got a savings-investment plan and i shall plan to save money while having enough to go for my japan trip at the end of the year. i think i have to reduce on 2 things: food and taxi. yesterday for the medical screening, i was afraid i'll be late so i alighted from the mrt halfway and decided to take a cab. BAD MOVE. the taxi stand had a queue and NO taxi, so i called a cab. WORSE MOVE. the minute i got on the cab, it was $8.50 already. $4 for the booking fee, $2 for peak period surcharge and $2.50 for the regular start-off fare. ARGH!!!

• btw, starting work on 7th may. at least i have 1 more week to slack/rest/play catch-up with friends/get myself used to sleeping early and waking up early.

• sometimes, it seems like there's nothing easier than logging on and blogging endlessly. other times, it seems such a chore to on the computer, wait for it to start-up, open explorer, type in the website, log into blogger and actually type a post. isn't that weird???

• i was thinking of a short holiday next week, but it's a bit rushed and in my bid to save money, i think i shouldn't. HOWEVER, i woulnd't mind a short getaway to batam or sentosa? kampong huts anyone? i can only take 2 more people. hahaha...

• "america's funniest home videos"...there's nothing funnier than babies and animals! wahahahaaa~~~

• i dropped my handphone today in a bid to get the house phone. which was ringing away, while in my sleepy, dreary moment. there are scratches on it now. and i'm pissed that there are scratches. =( AND i need to get a phone without a camera coz i can't use a camera phone at my new workplace. suggestions, anyone? preferably a nokia phone since i am pretty used to the functions.

A quick one...with 36% remaining!

i have to make this a quick post because i only have 36% remaining batt-life on my lap top and i'm too lazy to run and get the recharging wire from my sis's room.

oh crap! stoned for a while and it's down to 35%!

GOOD NEWS!

i've got the job at MINDEF as a Public Relations Officer!!!

I'll be going down tomorrow for a medical screening and also have a contract briefing and signing.

WOO~~~!!!

BAD NEWS...

i'm starting in May...so that leaves me with about 1 more week of zor bor-ing and slacking. baaaa... AT LEAST all the people that i've been bothering and going on and on about how bored i am will get some reprieve. especially those i've been bothering on msn. hahahaha...




it's been a pretty disappointing couple of days. at least now i have something to look forward to. and the steamboat dinner better come quick. god knows when i'll have the time again!

hrmph...

MY WARMEST CONGRATULATIONS TO

KRISTY & JINGWEI!!!

So when's the engagement party???

WE NEED A PARTY!!!

I'm so happy for both of you! -hugz-

these make me smile...

1. when he pokes me in the car, and i'm all strapped up with nowhere to run.

2. when he took care of me the whole night, putting cold compress on my forehead, sponging my head/neck, and feeding me my meds when i was having a very high fever.

3. whenever my short legs can't walk fast enough and i lag behind, he will stop, wait for me to catch up, and put his hand up (like he's about to take a baton) for me to grab.

4. when he calls me and goes in a cutesy voice, "hullo?"

5. whenever he act like a small boy just to get what he wans...zhe me da yi ge ren, hai gen wo sa jiao? haha

:)

vicious, fibrous pumpkin...

i'm had lunch with stef 5 hours ago at cedele at wheelock.

and i'm still feeling full! and yes steffie, i think u are right about pumpkin being fibrous. the pumpkin soup was vicious (the very soup shir loves). and i had tomato chicken with mash and vege. haha...this is funny. stef and i were discussing about the dish - if it's a red chicken, or chicken dat looks like tomato, or chicken fed with tomato, or a tomato shaped like a chicken!

it's just grilled chicken with poached tomatoes on top.

hahahaaaaa...we are so lame.

it was great meeting stef, as it always is. it really makes me day, week, even month! too bad shirley wasn't around. we both miss her crap.

shirley dear, you are BEAUTIFUL! we all have down days but you must pick yourself up and pull yourself together. we miss you and love you babe. you'll always be beautiful, inside and outside. HUGZ HUGZ!!!

so i went for my 2nd interview today. it went alright, pretty well i hope. got to meet the heads of the department and how the office looks like. once again, I HOPE I GET IT!

oh god! think i can give dinner a miss until i can...

ok, too much info.

=X

busy week ahead!

i have a really busy week ahead, starting from tomorrow.

went causeway point today with my sis and i did some shopping. bought office wear (finally, some office wear that makes me look chic!) and a new pair of heels and a sky high VCD for laughs. i'm thinking about getting this guess bag. i'm really into HUGE bags. this one isn't that big but i like it all the same. thinking lah...cause i shouldn't spend so much when i'm not earning (much).

but glad to say, financially, i'm still doing ok. luckily i've been saving a couple of months before, but the savings are actually for my planned Japan trip at the end of the month. i hope i can keep it up!

tomorrow is my 2nd interview for the mindef job. i reeeeeeeeeeeally wanna get it!!! and after that, will be meeting steffie for lunch/coffee at wheelock. YAY!!! miss you dear! can't wait to see you!!! the dear one will be back in the afternoon, but i think he'll need some good rest.

thursday, i have a tentative meeting with my ex-classmate from cjc, GJ. he's been complaining that all my bestest girl frens have become clients of his, all except me. haha...fine...we'll see how lah. have a class in the evening and then there's auditions at night at MS. note: it's gonna be pretty strict, so do your best! :)

friday seems clear for now, but you never know.

saturday is a long day, but sunday is a short one. so that evens out!

oh man, i really wanna get a dog! i'm glad so many people msged me about that joo chiat pet shop that was giving away dogs (though i heard it was a scam). do tell me if there are anymore lobangs k??? i've been promising beckham that i'll get him a playmate in the form of a doggie. i can't wait to see some inter-species bonding happen. haha...

i think i'm the disciplinarian at home. my rabbit bullies everyone, but me. hahaha!

16th April 2007

half of april has gone by.

wow!

the entire first week of april, i was soooo sick that i hardly could get out of bed. each time i tried, i just blacked out. haven't been THAT sick before. i was wondering if that would get me admitted somehow, but (un)fortunately, it didn't. just made me really lembek and lose me a bit more weight, weight that i already cannot afford to lose.

and then there was last week. can't remember much i did but i guess the virus made me really weak coz i lost my appetite a lot. hardly ate in the day, and over-ate at night, resulting in a little indigession and then loss my appetite again the next day. vicious cycle! don't think i fully recovered from being sick, and i still don't know what got me!

i did get shortlisted for a job and had to go for a test (which was actually quite fun), caught a free movie with a not-as-handsome-as-usual takuya kimura and taught. most of the rest of my time was slacking and being in bed. woahahaha...

i think, i'll start on the ad today. haha...it's about time. i got the program and the info and the files already, so i should really get started on it.

ah~~~wonder how long will my leisurely days last.

so exhausted!

ahhh...i'm so tired. my jaws are hurting and my throat is slightly sore from 6+ hours of teaching.

6 STRAIGHT hours!

and there's a real reason why i'm so exhausted too. coz weekends are reeeeeeeeeeally hectic days for me. really.hectic.days.

for starters, i had class on saturday, but just a measly 2 hours with the kids. after that, was singing songs, honing my skills. there were some new songs in MS, so i was going through them, particularly zhuan shu tian shi and bei pan. hur hur....+5, +4 respectively, thank you very much. then i went to biao yi biao...sang all my coco lee and ah mei songs.

that's called practice, people. yes...i do practice. it doesn't just POP OUT like that, contrary to popular belief.

then after a couple of hours, tommy, doraemon and i decided to go down TPY to lend our support to the CSS-ers. we waited for about an hour coz by the time we reached, the singing ended already. anyway, to cut things short, congrats to zhengning, marcus and zi jie for getting through. i know nic is pretty disappointed but like i told everyone else who didn't make it through the 2nd round, it's not the end of the world lah. important thing is that you enjoy and learn from the process and NOT GIVE UP!

aiyoh, i don't like being so philosophical, and so i shall cease.

after that, i went town at around 8. walked a bit, and got tired, so i sat down at coffee bean at taka, sipped tea and wrote my journal. waited for the usual suspects to make their way down. the dear one was taking a nap after a particularly tiring flight. fast-forward again, we finally met at around 10+ at XIN WANG (argh!!!!) and our movie was WILD HOGS!! i must say, it was really enjoyable and we all laughed our socks off. hur hur...i wouldn't mind watching it again man.

BY THE TIME i got home, it was 2am already. i had to wash up and sleep coz in 6 hours time, i was UP again!

had to go pray to my maternal grandparents. it was hot! and crowded! and filled with the stinging smoke from the incense! and after that, i had to rush off to MS for class.

that was where the 6 hours of teaching came in. really ah, it's not easy teaching back-to-back for 6 straight hours. NO JOKE OK??? my back hurts, my shoulders are sore and my throat is over-worked. no complains lah coz i really enjoy doing it, but seriously, it's not easy.

LUCKILY, my day was made much better with the arrival of the dear one. he picked me up for dinner and we headed to lai lai for dinner. we had a bowl of 卤肉饭 each, 盐酥鸡, a bowl of dry beef noodles (mostly he ate it) and shared a bubble green tea. we are pigs!

okie...enough about me. just realised many people have been writing really angry posts, me included. we should just breathe and meditate and the world will be a much better place.

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right......................come one! we all need to vent once in a while, so it's ok to be angry and to write it all out. better out than in, i say. anyway, i figured out a really good way of venting too, and that's actually PHYSICALLY writing. that's why i have journals in my bag and around the room (and used to have one in the working place too). i write when i get pissed about something or somebody.

but the REAL key is to write things that will make you feel good about yourself. like 10 reasons why you're blessed, or 10 things that i have and others don't, or 10 things to be happy about...etc etc...you get my point huh? (i have this 'thing' with lists.)

but really, it feeeeeeeeels daaaaaaaaaaaamn gooooooooooooooood!!!

haha!

try it! (you don't actually have to post it. the act of writing a list is therapeutic enough.)

ooohhhmm......