Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 12:37 AM
a lil richer
im $5o richer today!eml invited her friends home to celebrate new year. her friends starting swarming in from 2pm. i helped my aunt with the preparations - setting up the buffet.keong came by too. initially, angela was coming but something cropped up last min. =( i so want to play mahjong. later, keong and i join alaric, emily and her friends to play blackjack. the dealers' luck seems to be the downside - all three lost quite abit. alaric, particularly lost close to $100. half of which went to eml and myself. =xafter their bowling, we had dinner. keong left for work shortly later, while i join the rest who were already playing cards outdoor. after a couple rounds of blackjack, eml suggested playing in between. a new game to me and 2 of eml's friends. pretty interesting, exciting and unbelievable. an easy to understand game but never trust in probability in this case, or the cards will play you out. philip didnt believe and trusted probability, lost more than $50.after they left, i helped eml to clean up. i was supposed to sleep early but i ended up sleeping at 12+, 1am. im sure im going to doze off at work tmr.have a great week ahead!good night.
loves
Saturday, February 24, 2007 at 3:22 PM
my first week
my first week at work turn out pretty fine, just a lil bored. have been doing nothing more than filing and researching. i guess first weeks are usually like that. still trying to get used to getting up early. i have been given the privilege to wake up in the late morning for 2 months.yesterday, after work, i met keong at ps for a movie - norbit. i thought the show was predictable and its more of like disgusting humour rather than funny humour, if you get what i mean.anyway, happy birthday to all! its ren(2) ri(4), the seventh day of chinese new year.
loves
3:15 PM
someone said..
someone said..
i live in my own world
im selfish
i wonder.. .. ..its amazing how one person can affect people(s) live(s)mostly people who care and love for him/herdo hopeless people exist?being an optimist,i dont think sobut i cant explainhow can someone be so unappreciativetakes everything for grantedand live in a world with his/her own rules and regulationsmore than ample time has been givencountless chances has been givenbut nothing seems to have changedi havent done my parti dont know what i can do to helpi think i have to do some self reflection
loves
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at 11:31 PM
happy new year
i had a great new year, although i didnt get as much money this year. =X thanks for all the invitations!!
cny eve
keong met me at my place. we went to tampines for some last min shopping cos i wanted to get heels. i went to century square but there wasnt any nice ones. so we went to charles and keith. managed to get 2 heels but didnt end up buying. i was told that i/c is an alternative to the member card. but i suppose their system can do better. the lady told me "i'm so sorry but we cannot find your name in our system." i was thinking like "wth! what kinda lousy system is that. i was told that the i/c is acceptable the last time. but now..." i decided not to get them cos i didnt need them really urgently and i was damn pissed off at that moment.
after i got home, i started packing the room with eml. then we had our reunion dinner. as usual, we had steamboat with lotsa yummy ingredients.
1st day of cny
i went to my granny's place to give her my wishings and had my lunch. then i went to keong's place to visit his parents.
2nd day of cny
my uncle's relatives came. as usual, there were like 20+ people. it was madness, with all the kids running around. but i always love their heartwarming greetings, jokes and hugs.
later, keong and i took a cab to grace's place. lyd gave us a ride to bert's place. great people, great fun, great food and booze. thanks for inviting!!!
3rd day of cny
my uncle's birthday!we had dim sum for lunch at imperial treasure nan bei restaurant.right after lunch, eml, alaric and gf and myself shared a cab. i went to grace's place for popiah. sometime later, grace suggested playing blackjack. i think we (choons, javvy, grace, ashley and myself) played like 3 hours or so, excluding dinner. at the end of it, i won $5.70. =)choons and grace gave javvy and i a lift home. thank you choons! thank you grace for inviting!! loves
Saturday, February 17, 2007 at 11:57 PM
a day at orchard
shopping day!!
i met my aunt, uncle and 2 young cuzies at taka's crystal jade. after filling our stomach, we started our shopping spree.
we went to taka departmental store, polo ralph, hugo boss, armani exchange. they bought like so many bags of clothes and shoes. mervin had the most purchases.
later, my aunt and i went to john little. i managed to get a couple of clothes for work and my makeups. i got home at almost 11pm.
stayed up till 6am, playing games online.
loves
Friday, February 16, 2007 at 9:35 PM
visit to chinatown
just came back from chinatown. definitely a place filled with chinese new year's feel and atmosphere. everyone is rushing to get decorations and goodies. keong and i were supposed to shop around the streets. but we ended up at yum cha cos i was hungry (didnt had lunch earlier). we had steamboat. the food is better than i expected (i heard it wasnt very nice) and their presentation is kinda creative. at one point, keong was laughing so hard. the waitress took 2 tablets and placed it in a saucer. she then informed us that its for cleaning our hands. afterwhich, she poured water onto the tablets and they grew like 4 to 5 times the height. it was only then we realised the tablets were compressed hand towels. hilarious!after dinner, we decided to get what i needed and leave the place. i bought decorations, sweets, jellies, nail art lacquer, nail polish and cuticle nipper.total damage for the day: 90++i have been coughing for days. i didnt used to get cough before i fell sick the last time. not the best time to get sick. =/ the best solution: lotsa h2o.im looking forward to more shopping tomorrow, havent got what i needed - 2 pair of heels and a white bag. it will be a fruitful day. till then, take care!
loves
Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at 1:04 AM
a good turn
happy valentine's day!i have a job!! i accepted a job offer in the afternoon. struggled to make a decision though. will be starting work soon. i hope it will turn out good.4 more days to chinese new year. im not done with my shopping. so looking forward. all the chinese new year goodies, angbaos and everybody dressed in new clothes. haha. i've always love chinese new year and christmas. despite the rowdy shoppers at crowded supermarkets. not forgetting cab snatchers when you're waiting for a cab with lotsa bags. i just got a cab snatched today by this malay lady who told me, "sorry ar! i take ar", when she knew i was staring her. tsk tsk! i seriously think that my luck is worse than most people, but i've accepted and live with it. since theres nothing i can do about it, i shouldnt make myself feel miserable by getting frustrated and mad. =)2 more months and i'll own a black vespa! cant wait. i know alot of peeps are worried. i promise i'll be very careful and alert, and i won't speed.
loves
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 11:06 PM
job hunting
i just came back from 5 interviews. feeling so tired and exhausted. havent travelled so much in a long time. simply madness.i got up at 7+am. arrived at the first company a few mins after 10am. a japanese mnc company dealing with steel and spare parts. position i was applying for, marketing support coordinator. at the end of the interview, i was asked to wait for their decision, as usual.right after, i went to paradiz centre. spoke to a lady from a recruitment agency for the position of marketing officer.an hour later, i was heading to yio chu kang. the company deals with events and the position, events executive. the boss told me to consider and inform them if im really keen.then, i went to tanjong pagar, a company dealing with human resource. position, client service coordinator. i was interviewed by the lady boss, the most polite, soft-spoken, patient and sincere interviewer i've ever met. the lady boss has arranged for me to go for another round interview tomorrow with the boss and the senior executive.finally, i went to novena. the company provides tuition service and the position, customer service coordinator. i was given an offer to consider.for once, i thought it isnt that hard to look for a job. the outcome of my interviews turn out better than i expected. soon, i can slack no more. =/
loves
Saturday, February 10, 2007 at 11:30 PM
having a plan
my lappy is getting on my nerves. i dont know my webpages are in chinese. i have to strain to read the chinese words, esp on blogger and hotmail. its giving me headache. argh~!!!
i have been slacking for the past one month. playing games and watching television programs on scv everyday. =X soon enough, i wouldnt be able to wake up in the late morning, watch tv the entire day, play bowling and swim with my bestie on her off day.
10Febmarcus is having a birthday party at home, he invited 7 of his friends over for some bowling, swimming and computer games. events like that, its best to stay home to avoid nagging. in fact, i have been a good girl. most of my time was spent helping my aunt and uncle with their work. i was asked to be a lifeguard for marcus and his friends though. 1+ hour under the hot sun was crazy, esp after the swim and tan yesterday.
9Feb
grace, choons, lyd and keong came by for bowling, swimming, tanning and mj. a day of enjoyable fun and a darker me! i think i should take some pictures the next time.
8Febi had a couple of things to do today so i planned my time the day before. the first part of the day, i helped my aunt with some housechores. then, i started searching tuesday to thursday's papers and online for jobs. it took me like a few hours. sent like more than 10 applications. for once, i was serious and determined in looking for a job. later, i made copies of my certs to prepare for interviews.
loves
Thursday, February 01, 2007 at 11:56 PM
the day i've waited for 8 months
i have spent my past 2 days practising and preparing myself for the final test - TP. i went for a circuit revision on tuesday. finally, i managed to overcome my fear after countless attempts at the fig 8.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------on wednesday, i went for the first session of road revision at 8.30am to familiarise myself with the traffic condition between 9am to 10am. after the road revision, i went for my last circuit revision. all was good. i was quite prepared.feeling satisfied, i walked out to take a bus home. the walk to the bus stop doesnt seem that far as compared to the last time. i got home, showered. packed my wardrobe, refold almost all the clothes and rearranged them. before sleeping, i took a notebook and went through the things that i have to remember for the road and circuit test.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------the day has finally arrived. i woke up at 6am, showered and packed my stuff. it was 6.45am when i left home. i had to run out to the main road to get a cab. i got onto the cab at 6.55am. got there 5 mins late. i saw alot of people seated at the reporting area.at 7.15am, we were asked to go to the briefing area. we checked and got our number tags. then, we went for one round of circuit warm up. following, we queued in our rows to submit our PDL and identification document. before the testers came, we were given a detailed briefing. i was the 1st out of the 2 batches. i wasnt feeling as nervous as i was when i was going for my lesson 8. the prayers must have helped.the tester waved, i checked right and left before turning, then i signalled and checked my blind spot before lane changing. the first course: slope 1st mistake made - i forgot to change the signal to the left before turning.the second course: fig 8fine but prob a lil slow.the third course: crank course2nd mistake made - i turned off the directional signal, thus the time taken to change up to gear 2 was delayedwhile travelling to my next course, i was reprimanding myself for making an unnecessary move to turn off the directional signal.the forth course: plankwas good. i stayed on the plank for more than 6 secs.the fifth course: slalomwasnt very smooththe last course: emergency brake3rd mistake made: i accidentally kicked from 2nd gear to 1st gear when i was supposed to change up to 3rd gear. when i passed the white line, the light that was supposed to light up didnt light up. my speedometer shows exactly 30km/h.then, it was out on the road. i was a lil late to check my first blind spot. otherwise, all was good. i returned the bike. the first thing i was told was my performance wasnt as good. =(may and i went to the coffeeshop just outside the school. then, we went to a classroom on the third level to wait for our results. the numbers that were called were people who failed. everyone was hoping and praying that their numbers wont be called.after the last number was called, the tester came in. he announced that the passing rate for this round of TP was very high, 77.5%. 69 out of 89 passed. hurray! then, he went on to give a speech. after watching 2 videos, heard 2 more speeches and took the pledge, we were dismissed. i was the second group out of the three to collect our result slip.while waiting, i went to the coffeeshop outside the school to join jia hui and xue ling. at 1.22pm, jia hui and i went to collect our result slips. we proceed to level 2 to get our license.later, keong brought me lunch and accompanied me till 6+ before he went to work.it was really nice having may and jia hui's company, the encouragement, the assurance, the emotions that we went through. it would have been lonely without them. =)
loves
