Well, the reason I haven’t been blogging is that I’ve been busy. Busy getting myself into trouble! =P And being forced to write reflections everyday does put a dampened on my blogging mood. =_=
But yeah… time just seems to fly. Tomorrow’s my first formal observation by my sup… whom I’ve never seen before in my life. Here’s hoping that everything will go well! =) Everything seems to be speeding up. I hope there’ll be nothing seriously wrong with my lessons. =_=
Oh ya! I tried to access the nie portal but realized that I’ve forgotten my password! Anyone out there who knows my password? Ahhh…. Or anyway of changing the password? Help! T_T
Monday, March 27, 2006
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Oh where has the week gone to?
It’s the end of the holidays! Oh where has the week gone to? In less than 30 hours, I’ll be back in school again. *whine*
There’s still so many lesson plans left undone and stuff not prepared! Arghhhh… there’s still so many dvds I want to watch and books I want to read!! But we can’t always get what we want I suppose. =_=
Oh well, at least I did some research for history. The national library is my new best friend! Their reference section is fantastic! Perhaps it’ll be my new favourite haunt!
Wah… that does sound sad…. a library being my new favourite place. Hahaha…
The week hasn’t been totally wasted I guess. Met up with nat and ra a couple of times, met up with J a few times, went to watch Army Daze not once but twice, watched a couple of good and not so good movies, and I was able to roll around in bed till 11am while J is slogging away at work! Wahahahahahaha…..
Anyways, Army Daze was fantastic! It’s amazing how a play written almost 20 years ago could be so relevant in today’s context. Kumar was fabulous and Robin Goh was surprisingly good as Kenny. But my favourite was still the ah-beng character played by Sebastian Tan. Ahhhh… I wish we could have done the play in school! Not bloody likely I'd say... =_=
*sigh* It’ll be back to 5.30am mornings for me in less then 30 hours. T_T
There’s still so many lesson plans left undone and stuff not prepared! Arghhhh… there’s still so many dvds I want to watch and books I want to read!! But we can’t always get what we want I suppose. =_=
Oh well, at least I did some research for history. The national library is my new best friend! Their reference section is fantastic! Perhaps it’ll be my new favourite haunt!
Wah… that does sound sad…. a library being my new favourite place. Hahaha…
The week hasn’t been totally wasted I guess. Met up with nat and ra a couple of times, met up with J a few times, went to watch Army Daze not once but twice, watched a couple of good and not so good movies, and I was able to roll around in bed till 11am while J is slogging away at work! Wahahahahahaha…..
Anyways, Army Daze was fantastic! It’s amazing how a play written almost 20 years ago could be so relevant in today’s context. Kumar was fabulous and Robin Goh was surprisingly good as Kenny. But my favourite was still the ah-beng character played by Sebastian Tan. Ahhhh… I wish we could have done the play in school! Not bloody likely I'd say... =_=
*sigh* It’ll be back to 5.30am mornings for me in less then 30 hours. T_T
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Man... I must be sick... =_=
Some of my fellow trainees are marking common test scripts now. It feels weird but I really wish I had something to mark as well. Ahhhh…. Life is strange… when I have too much work, I complain. When I don’t have much to do, I want something to do. =_=
Someone… please slap some sense into me!
Someone… please slap some sense into me!
Saturday, March 04, 2006
Things are looking up…. I hope!
Finally met up with some of the NIE peeps (ra, shizhi, pearl, chin chye and auntie) on Wednesday. Fabulous! We should meet up more often guys! Next time with nat, yueheng and uncle! The Turkish food was great and the company was fantastic. All in all, a great day! We have to meet up again soon!
Thursday took a turn for the worse… I started teaching for real on Thursday. Murphy’s Law was the rule of the day. Whatever could go wrong went wrong. It was for most part my fault I guess. I did not go for a trial run using my baby ibook even though I know I’m not too familiar with its functions. In the end, I conducted a chaotic and confusing first lesson. I couldn’t even cover half of what I had originally planned! The subsequent lessons were equally bad though not as chaotic as the first one. I feel as though the students were looking at me with a “Man! You’re incompetent” look in their eyes! T_T Felt so depressed over the lack of quality in my lessons. That was totally not what I had envisioned my first lesson to be! But I’ll have to thank one of my CT (who is also a Shahrukh Khan fan), who helped me solve this very horrid IT problem!
Actually, one thing I can be grateful about is that all my CTs are freaking nice! All three of them!! I really think it all depends on luck. Whenever I hear about ra’s CT’s newest “exploits” I feel thankful. Hang in there ra! Don’t let him get you down!
Took a cab down for training after school… cab ride cost me 18 freaking bucks! I really should buy the shares of the cab company. Transport is taking up almost half my pay!! Oh well, it was worth it coz I got to see Kato Sensei! It was great seeing him so healthy and vibrant. He’s honestly the most healthy 70plus years old man I know. Did not get a chance to spar with him. Hopefully I’ll be able to on Sunday’s training. Yosh! I’m feeling enthusiastic about training yet again… it’s really 'mind over body'.
Friday was a good day. My lessons went ok… or at least that’s what I would like to think so. Covered what I intended to cover and perhaps with the use of IT, I got to show off my keynote presentations. Haha…but the actual fact was that anything would be considered an improvement from Thursday. =_=
Stayed in school till 6!! But it was real fun! Back in the workroom, as the hour got later, I could blast my mp3s and chat and laugh with my fellow trainees. But as we were happily bopping to a Eminem song, my SCM walked into the work area… =_= I had to roll myself over (was on a chair with wheels) discreetly and turned down the volume…
Highlight of the day -Met up with J for makan at ikea. Coz of the crowd at the restaurant, we just sat at one of the displays and talked for ages. The meatballs at ikea were fantastic! Yum!
J, let’s go eat Turkish food soon! They have really salty stuff! Hehe…
Good friends really make my day. =)
Thursday took a turn for the worse… I started teaching for real on Thursday. Murphy’s Law was the rule of the day. Whatever could go wrong went wrong. It was for most part my fault I guess. I did not go for a trial run using my baby ibook even though I know I’m not too familiar with its functions. In the end, I conducted a chaotic and confusing first lesson. I couldn’t even cover half of what I had originally planned! The subsequent lessons were equally bad though not as chaotic as the first one. I feel as though the students were looking at me with a “Man! You’re incompetent” look in their eyes! T_T Felt so depressed over the lack of quality in my lessons. That was totally not what I had envisioned my first lesson to be! But I’ll have to thank one of my CT (who is also a Shahrukh Khan fan), who helped me solve this very horrid IT problem!
Actually, one thing I can be grateful about is that all my CTs are freaking nice! All three of them!! I really think it all depends on luck. Whenever I hear about ra’s CT’s newest “exploits” I feel thankful. Hang in there ra! Don’t let him get you down!
Took a cab down for training after school… cab ride cost me 18 freaking bucks! I really should buy the shares of the cab company. Transport is taking up almost half my pay!! Oh well, it was worth it coz I got to see Kato Sensei! It was great seeing him so healthy and vibrant. He’s honestly the most healthy 70plus years old man I know. Did not get a chance to spar with him. Hopefully I’ll be able to on Sunday’s training. Yosh! I’m feeling enthusiastic about training yet again… it’s really 'mind over body'.
Friday was a good day. My lessons went ok… or at least that’s what I would like to think so. Covered what I intended to cover and perhaps with the use of IT, I got to show off my keynote presentations. Haha…but the actual fact was that anything would be considered an improvement from Thursday. =_=
Stayed in school till 6!! But it was real fun! Back in the workroom, as the hour got later, I could blast my mp3s and chat and laugh with my fellow trainees. But as we were happily bopping to a Eminem song, my SCM walked into the work area… =_= I had to roll myself over (was on a chair with wheels) discreetly and turned down the volume…
Highlight of the day -Met up with J for makan at ikea. Coz of the crowd at the restaurant, we just sat at one of the displays and talked for ages. The meatballs at ikea were fantastic! Yum!
J, let’s go eat Turkish food soon! They have really salty stuff! Hehe…
Good friends really make my day. =)
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Meh…
Haha… the word “meh” just reminds me of Jaime. But it so reflects my mood at present. I miss ya Jamie Townsend! Please get your tattooed ass back in Singapore when you go for your honeymoon!
Ahhhh… it’s gonna be Friday tomorrow! Woohoo!! I want to go out and paint the town red!!! Nay… just kidding. =_=
Practicum is fine I guess… haven’t got a chance to interact with the kids yet. Will most probably start late next week. The amount of preparation work required is incredible! That’s what one can expect when one has to teach secondary 1, 2 and 3 History! Not to forget secondary 1 Literature. Everyday is filled to the brim with lesson planning and PowerPoint presentation. Life is hard…
On the good side, I’ve got nice CTs and extremely nice fellow trainees with me. That’s something to be thankful about I guess. Life could be much worse…
Oh ya… life would be better if I had more money. T_T
Looking forward to meeting up with my NIE pals... esp my kg mates! do reply to my e-mail k! =)
Ahhhh… it’s gonna be Friday tomorrow! Woohoo!! I want to go out and paint the town red!!! Nay… just kidding. =_=
Practicum is fine I guess… haven’t got a chance to interact with the kids yet. Will most probably start late next week. The amount of preparation work required is incredible! That’s what one can expect when one has to teach secondary 1, 2 and 3 History! Not to forget secondary 1 Literature. Everyday is filled to the brim with lesson planning and PowerPoint presentation. Life is hard…
On the good side, I’ve got nice CTs and extremely nice fellow trainees with me. That’s something to be thankful about I guess. Life could be much worse…
Oh ya… life would be better if I had more money. T_T
Looking forward to meeting up with my NIE pals... esp my kg mates! do reply to my e-mail k! =)
Saturday, February 18, 2006
My feet hurts… T_T
Wore my new heels to NIE yesterday… was trying to test them out and see if I could last the day wearing them. And of course, I wanted to alter my new pants and the heels were sort of a guideline. And so, when we left ra to her gesl presentation and went to jalan jalan at JP, I was suffering. Every step was a torture. But nat was nice enough to buy me a drink at LJS to ease my suffering. Haha… then we shared some mp3s using my baby ibook which has this cool program that can extract songs from ipods. Hehehe… hindi songs are nice!
Then despite my suffering, I decided to meet up with J for makan. It was only during dinner that J told me they actually provide shoes at the alteration shop for customers who wanted to alter their garments accordingly. That means… I suffered the whole day for practically nothing!!! But the trip was fruitful! My copy of SHANTARAM arrived!! My thanks to the good people over at sunny! *grin* I also got my pants altered in time for school on Monday and dinner was fun coz the company was good! We practically spent the whole time gashing over Lee Jun-Ki, the drama series “My Girl”, and Lee Jun-Ki!!!
Oh! He’s just adorable!!!
And well, Practicum is looming over the horizon…
Ah… just handed up one of the last history assignment before practicum. I must say that it is a relief to be free of assignments for a while and I’m quite looking forward to going to school proper. It’s going to be a whole new experience. Good or bad is still unforeseeable I think. Hahaha…
And ya! Dot! Let’s go register at ubi soon! I want to continue my lessons… I want to get a license. *whine*
Then despite my suffering, I decided to meet up with J for makan. It was only during dinner that J told me they actually provide shoes at the alteration shop for customers who wanted to alter their garments accordingly. That means… I suffered the whole day for practically nothing!!! But the trip was fruitful! My copy of SHANTARAM arrived!! My thanks to the good people over at sunny! *grin* I also got my pants altered in time for school on Monday and dinner was fun coz the company was good! We practically spent the whole time gashing over Lee Jun-Ki, the drama series “My Girl”, and Lee Jun-Ki!!!
Oh! He’s just adorable!!!
And well, Practicum is looming over the horizon…
Ah… just handed up one of the last history assignment before practicum. I must say that it is a relief to be free of assignments for a while and I’m quite looking forward to going to school proper. It’s going to be a whole new experience. Good or bad is still unforeseeable I think. Hahaha…
And ya! Dot! Let’s go register at ubi soon! I want to continue my lessons… I want to get a license. *whine*
Thursday, February 09, 2006
I'm a germ factory...
*cries* I'm down with sore eye!! note... it's singular, not plural. =_=
My left eye is sore as hell and I can't open it pass a few seconds. T_T Why?? i've never really appreciated the use of both eyes till today! I can't do work properly... can't work on the stupid LORMS nor can i re-watch Hero for the philo project without feeling horrid. Worse of all, I can't watch my korean drama in comfort!
When I told J bout it, the reply is as follows:
"O_o <--- how appropriate.
or should i use O_-
wahahahahah!!!"
So evil!!! But it was funny as hell lah. hahahahahaha...
My left eye is sore as hell and I can't open it pass a few seconds. T_T Why?? i've never really appreciated the use of both eyes till today! I can't do work properly... can't work on the stupid LORMS nor can i re-watch Hero for the philo project without feeling horrid. Worse of all, I can't watch my korean drama in comfort!
When I told J bout it, the reply is as follows:
"O_o <--- how appropriate.
or should i use O_-
wahahahahah!!!"
So evil!!! But it was funny as hell lah. hahahahahaha...
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Misc stuff…
I haven’t been going for trainings in a long long while now. Work, health and holidays played a huge part but I have to blame my own laziness as well. =_=
Anyways… back to past events! I turned 24 past January and frankly speaking, I don’t feel any different. In fact, the auntie at 7-11 even asked for my IC when I went with dot to buy cigs the other day! Wahahaha… that was a riot. We were so happy to turn over our ICs. Hehehe…
Heh. This might come sort of late but thanks for all the well-wishes people, smses and phone-calls alike. Besides the ang baos and what-nots, I received very sweet presents from equally sweet individuals as well. Coerced or otherwise. =P
Dear Candice forgot bout my birthday… but since she paid for my Dior Play, I’ll forgive her. Haha…
I got a very cute Kon plush from vape, delivered right to the doorstep! So sweet of vape! He’s one of the nicest guys I know so far. =)
Cute isn’t it?
From my darling J, I got something I’ve always always wanted!! The Dior Gourmette!!!
Isn’t it pretty????? It’s my favourite so far! Hehehe… not to say I don’t like the other gifts, but it’s sooooo pretty!!
From my kendo seniors… I got a shinai bag I ordered from Tiff. That was sort of “coerced”. I choose the presents and all they have to do is to pay for it. Wahahahaha… I have nice seniors lah. But I haven’t seen the shinai bag as yet. Hope it’ll be as nice as I think it would be! =)
Ra, nat and hen… don’t think that I’ll forget bout the present! The 12th of February is coming real soon. =P
CNY was not as fun as it used to be. Maybe its coz my grandfather’s no longer around. The atmosphere seems rather muted this year. But it was a novel experience, getting ang bao from my elder brother. Hehe… we were so lucky my sis-in-law don’t allow him to be stingy with our ang bao money. *grinz*
The card games continued despite muted atmosphere. Hahaha… I won some money… a pittance really but still, a pittance won is still money! It was great seeing my cousins again! We don’t hang out as much as we used to. But it’s great that we’re still pretty close.
Here's throwing in a random picture of me with my cousins... not all of them of course...
It's slightly blur though... coz of the resolution. grrr...
And I finally learnt to play mahjong at the enginger’s house, taught by his “other sister” before going out to eat at fish and co. It was fun hanging out with the kendo peeps.
Last but not least… practicum posting is out and while I’m not exactly thrilled with my posting, I’m not dissatisfied with it. Well, at the very least, it’s not a ‘magical school’. And it also happens to be kitty’s old school. He assured me that it was ok…. during his time there. But that’s at least a decade back. =_=
Anyways… back to past events! I turned 24 past January and frankly speaking, I don’t feel any different. In fact, the auntie at 7-11 even asked for my IC when I went with dot to buy cigs the other day! Wahahaha… that was a riot. We were so happy to turn over our ICs. Hehehe…
Heh. This might come sort of late but thanks for all the well-wishes people, smses and phone-calls alike. Besides the ang baos and what-nots, I received very sweet presents from equally sweet individuals as well. Coerced or otherwise. =P
Dear Candice forgot bout my birthday… but since she paid for my Dior Play, I’ll forgive her. Haha…
I got a very cute Kon plush from vape, delivered right to the doorstep! So sweet of vape! He’s one of the nicest guys I know so far. =)
Cute isn’t it?
From my darling J, I got something I’ve always always wanted!! The Dior Gourmette!!!
Isn’t it pretty????? It’s my favourite so far! Hehehe… not to say I don’t like the other gifts, but it’s sooooo pretty!!
From my kendo seniors… I got a shinai bag I ordered from Tiff. That was sort of “coerced”. I choose the presents and all they have to do is to pay for it. Wahahahaha… I have nice seniors lah. But I haven’t seen the shinai bag as yet. Hope it’ll be as nice as I think it would be! =)
Ra, nat and hen… don’t think that I’ll forget bout the present! The 12th of February is coming real soon. =P
CNY was not as fun as it used to be. Maybe its coz my grandfather’s no longer around. The atmosphere seems rather muted this year. But it was a novel experience, getting ang bao from my elder brother. Hehe… we were so lucky my sis-in-law don’t allow him to be stingy with our ang bao money. *grinz*
The card games continued despite muted atmosphere. Hahaha… I won some money… a pittance really but still, a pittance won is still money! It was great seeing my cousins again! We don’t hang out as much as we used to. But it’s great that we’re still pretty close.
Here's throwing in a random picture of me with my cousins... not all of them of course...
It's slightly blur though... coz of the resolution. grrr...
And I finally learnt to play mahjong at the enginger’s house, taught by his “other sister” before going out to eat at fish and co. It was fun hanging out with the kendo peeps.
Last but not least… practicum posting is out and while I’m not exactly thrilled with my posting, I’m not dissatisfied with it. Well, at the very least, it’s not a ‘magical school’. And it also happens to be kitty’s old school. He assured me that it was ok…. during his time there. But that’s at least a decade back. =_=
Monday, January 23, 2006
8th Kendo Youth Tournament and misc stuff….
And so! We concluded our YT yesterday with amazing results! Second (both NUS Team Bs) and joint-Third (both NUS Team As) for both Men's and Ladies' teams! Though there were several times when tempers ran a bit high and things got a teeny weeny bit messy…. But everybody pulled through! Thinking bout it, it’s my 5th YT since I joined NUSKK. Man… I feel old!! T_T But at least I can still take part!!
Sigh… this is the last year I can represent NUSKK… anyways, onwards to some of the pictures taken that day… =)
All the trophies before the tournament… luckily, we managed to retain some of them when YT’s over… hehehe…
Some of my juniors sitting around stoning after the whole event was over and cleaning up was done…
Ting eating up the remaining bento sets left over from lunch and wai in the background looking bored…
Me and asstea with our team event trophies... even though we are from different teams, we are still team NUSKK!! hehe...
My beloved NUS Team B!!! Everybody said we’re all of the same height! But I disagree… I think tingting is a tad shorter than me and kimchi. Hehehe. Anyways, Team B rocks!!!
NUS Team B with Damien Sensei! He honestly one of the best senseis I’ve known… not that I know a lot of senseis lah…. Haha...
NUS Team A with Damien Sensei. =)
Heh. Onwards to the misc stuff! Was msning with kitty earlier and as usual, the conversation turned a little weird…
T_T says:
u're an old kitty now
m.faizal : ) says:
meow...
m.faizal : ) says:
old kitty? SO THAT MEANS I"M A C A T!
T_T says:
old kitty suits u more lah. hahahaha
m.faizal : ) says:
ehhh...
m.faizal : ) says:
cannot like that la
m.faizal : ) says:
wait like old mei mei sia...
m.faizal : ) says:
you think i what
m.faizal : ) says:
-_-
m.faizal : ) says:
i know i'm for rent.. but still...
m.faizal : ) says:
i am tender.. still...
m.faizal : ) says:
LOL!
m.faizal : ) says:
a
T_T says:
omg!!!
T_T says:
tender!!!
T_T says:
wahahhahaha.... this is so going on my blog lah
T_T says:
wahahahahhahaha
m.faizal : ) says:
...
m.faizal : ) says:
don't like that la...
m.faizal : ) says:
i treat you nice nice..
T_T says:
where got nice?
m.faizal : ) says:
wait i sayang you kay? -_-
m.faizal : ) says:
LOL!
m.faizal : ) says:
a
T_T says:
dun want!!!
m.faizal : ) says:
then i'll bite
m.faizal : ) says:
wait
T_T says:
that sounds wrong...
m.faizal : ) says:
i'll refrain myself from biting.. cos you sadist.. not masochist..
m.faizal : ) says:
LOL!
m.faizal : ) says:
ha
m.faizal : ) says:
freaking hilarious..
T_T says:
u're weird lah!!!
m.faizal : ) says:
must be something i imbibed
m.faizal : ) says:
@_@
Yes kitty… I think it must be something you imbibed…. =_=
Sigh… this is the last year I can represent NUSKK… anyways, onwards to some of the pictures taken that day… =)
All the trophies before the tournament… luckily, we managed to retain some of them when YT’s over… hehehe…
Some of my juniors sitting around stoning after the whole event was over and cleaning up was done…
Ting eating up the remaining bento sets left over from lunch and wai in the background looking bored…
Me and asstea with our team event trophies... even though we are from different teams, we are still team NUSKK!! hehe...
My beloved NUS Team B!!! Everybody said we’re all of the same height! But I disagree… I think tingting is a tad shorter than me and kimchi. Hehehe. Anyways, Team B rocks!!!
NUS Team B with Damien Sensei! He honestly one of the best senseis I’ve known… not that I know a lot of senseis lah…. Haha...
NUS Team A with Damien Sensei. =)
Heh. Onwards to the misc stuff! Was msning with kitty earlier and as usual, the conversation turned a little weird…
T_T says:
u're an old kitty now
m.faizal : ) says:
meow...
m.faizal : ) says:
old kitty? SO THAT MEANS I"M A C A T!
T_T says:
old kitty suits u more lah. hahahaha
m.faizal : ) says:
ehhh...
m.faizal : ) says:
cannot like that la
m.faizal : ) says:
wait like old mei mei sia...
m.faizal : ) says:
you think i what
m.faizal : ) says:
-_-
m.faizal : ) says:
i know i'm for rent.. but still...
m.faizal : ) says:
i am tender.. still...
m.faizal : ) says:
LOL!
m.faizal : ) says:
a
T_T says:
omg!!!
T_T says:
tender!!!
T_T says:
wahahhahaha.... this is so going on my blog lah
T_T says:
wahahahahhahaha
m.faizal : ) says:
...
m.faizal : ) says:
don't like that la...
m.faizal : ) says:
i treat you nice nice..
T_T says:
where got nice?
m.faizal : ) says:
wait i sayang you kay? -_-
m.faizal : ) says:
LOL!
m.faizal : ) says:
a
T_T says:
dun want!!!
m.faizal : ) says:
then i'll bite
m.faizal : ) says:
wait
T_T says:
that sounds wrong...
m.faizal : ) says:
i'll refrain myself from biting.. cos you sadist.. not masochist..
m.faizal : ) says:
LOL!
m.faizal : ) says:
ha
m.faizal : ) says:
freaking hilarious..
T_T says:
u're weird lah!!!
m.faizal : ) says:
must be something i imbibed
m.faizal : ) says:
@_@
Yes kitty… I think it must be something you imbibed…. =_=
Monday, January 16, 2006
Ahhhh… I want a TKGS doll!!
Just look at it! It’s adorable!! Hehe… even the green pinafore looks good on it!
Sunday, January 15, 2006
The fragility of age... =_=
Arghh… I should have done my warm-up exercises properly yesterday before the mock tournament… now my left shoulder hurts like hell... and my right hand feels a little weird... hurts round the thumb area. =_= Perhaps I should count myself lucky that my headache's gone. =_=
Sometimes I really got to remind myself that I’m not that young anymore… sigh… the fragility of age. T_T
There’re just so many things to be done! Readings to be read, essays to be written, questions to be set, trainings for the upcoming tournament and dvds to be watched… ok… so the last thing’s optional. But that’s also the only thing I looked forward to. =P
Got to set my priorities right I guess… T_T
All right! Back to my DVDs now! Kekeke…
Sometimes I really got to remind myself that I’m not that young anymore… sigh… the fragility of age. T_T
There’re just so many things to be done! Readings to be read, essays to be written, questions to be set, trainings for the upcoming tournament and dvds to be watched… ok… so the last thing’s optional. But that’s also the only thing I looked forward to. =P
Got to set my priorities right I guess… T_T
All right! Back to my DVDs now! Kekeke…
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Happy New Year!!!
2006 will be fantastic! I just know it! haha... at the very least, I sure hope so!
Before all else, here’s wishing my brother a super duper extraordinary birthday!! May you always be happy and that things will work out great for you in this new year! =)
Have not thought of any new year's resolutions as yet and have absolutely no plans of thinking up any. I just want everyone around me to be happy. =) Does that count as a new year's resolution? Don't think so ya... it's more of a new year's wish I guess. *grinz*
Ahh… I’m feeling so sleepy now… but new year’s eve was rather eventful to say the least. Had dinner with the akers in a cozy little café in sunshine plaza with good food and cheap prices…. Had quite a good time laughing at para (as usual) with the gang. Then I left with J and gang to MoS.
All the money I’d saved in the café was offset by the outrageous amount the MoS management charged for cover charge and drinks. Haha. We had tequila with orange coz they’ve ran out of lemons. Argh…. Though the tequila was good, I don’t think it’s worth 12 bucks per shot. =_= but still, though MoS was a little too hyped up, it was still rather all right. Oh ya! Better queue management couldn’t hurt. The night was slightly marred when a friend lost her hp while on the dance floor. Bloody buggers who steal handphones... lousy bastards one and all!
Heh. Enough venting… I just got my hands on the limited edition dior lipgloss “Dior Play” yesterday! Yippee!! Thanks vape so very very much for helping look out for it in Korea!
It’s just so pretty!!! Hehehe...
Before all else, here’s wishing my brother a super duper extraordinary birthday!! May you always be happy and that things will work out great for you in this new year! =)
Have not thought of any new year's resolutions as yet and have absolutely no plans of thinking up any. I just want everyone around me to be happy. =) Does that count as a new year's resolution? Don't think so ya... it's more of a new year's wish I guess. *grinz*
Ahh… I’m feeling so sleepy now… but new year’s eve was rather eventful to say the least. Had dinner with the akers in a cozy little café in sunshine plaza with good food and cheap prices…. Had quite a good time laughing at para (as usual) with the gang. Then I left with J and gang to MoS.
All the money I’d saved in the café was offset by the outrageous amount the MoS management charged for cover charge and drinks. Haha. We had tequila with orange coz they’ve ran out of lemons. Argh…. Though the tequila was good, I don’t think it’s worth 12 bucks per shot. =_= but still, though MoS was a little too hyped up, it was still rather all right. Oh ya! Better queue management couldn’t hurt. The night was slightly marred when a friend lost her hp while on the dance floor. Bloody buggers who steal handphones... lousy bastards one and all!
Heh. Enough venting… I just got my hands on the limited edition dior lipgloss “Dior Play” yesterday! Yippee!! Thanks vape so very very much for helping look out for it in Korea!
It’s just so pretty!!! Hehehe...
Friday, December 30, 2005
not really the last day of the year but...
Met up with the girls yesterday for lunch and it was good! I haven’t seen them since the class BBQ last month. Been missing them loads! Instead of the fish sauce I was dreading, I got a very pretty jewellery box from nat and ra. Haha… thank god it was not fish sauce. =P Heh. Congrats to my dearest nat for the stuff that’s going to happen on Saturday! I want to see the “you know what” on Tuesday!
And I got my long awaited SRK DVD from ra! Banzai! Banzai! Banzai! SRK comes in a close second to my beloved Johnny Depp! Oh speaking of JD, I was convinced to start reading SHANTARAM because ra told me that JD bought the rights to this book and will be starring as the male lead in the movie version in 2007. Yipee!
Today’s a pretty mundane Friday… I can’t seem to be able to dreg up the energy to do anything except roll around on the bed and watching drama series. Sorry dear dot… for not going to your bbq tonight… I’m just feeling really tired and I don’t interact well in crowds I don’t really know. Nevertherless, have a fantastic bbq tonight and we’ll meet up for dinner or a drink in the coming year!
Ahhh… I need to meet up with my silly cousins!!! if I don’t meet up with them soon, I’ll end up eating the pineapple tarts I bought for them in Taiwan!!!
The coming of the new year made me think about old friends and new experiences. Not a bad thought to start off a new year... but I'm totally NOT looking forward to school at all... T_T
And I got my long awaited SRK DVD from ra! Banzai! Banzai! Banzai! SRK comes in a close second to my beloved Johnny Depp! Oh speaking of JD, I was convinced to start reading SHANTARAM because ra told me that JD bought the rights to this book and will be starring as the male lead in the movie version in 2007. Yipee!
Today’s a pretty mundane Friday… I can’t seem to be able to dreg up the energy to do anything except roll around on the bed and watching drama series. Sorry dear dot… for not going to your bbq tonight… I’m just feeling really tired and I don’t interact well in crowds I don’t really know. Nevertherless, have a fantastic bbq tonight and we’ll meet up for dinner or a drink in the coming year!
Ahhh… I need to meet up with my silly cousins!!! if I don’t meet up with them soon, I’ll end up eating the pineapple tarts I bought for them in Taiwan!!!
The coming of the new year made me think about old friends and new experiences. Not a bad thought to start off a new year... but I'm totally NOT looking forward to school at all... T_T
Monday, December 26, 2005
I’m back!~
Hehe… there’s so much to say but I’m in too much pain to type it all down…so it’ll just be more of a synopsis instead of a detailed description. Anyways… it’s supposed to be just a short note to remind myself of how my December went. =P
Taiwan was only so-so in my opinion…. The best thing about Taiwan would have to be its weather! Man! Winter is such a cool season… beats tropical Singapore weather anytime! The hot spring experience on the first day was good… but the rest of the days were well below expectations. No matter, it’s all a matter of experience! I’m too lazy to upload the photos I took… but it’s not much anyways coz I’d forgotten to bring my camera out 2 out of 5 days… if one of the highlights of the trip was the Taiwanese variety shows they showed on the hotel TV, you can imagine how “exciting” the trip was… =_= sigh…I think Taiwan would be more fun if more people joined us… =P
Because I didn’t get to spend enough in Taiwan, the day I got back to Singapore, I went shopping with J. The feeling of wanting to spend money was so strong that I really didn’t care what I buy as long as I buy something. I think I have a minor psychological problem. Hahaha… but I didn’t really spend too much money. Heh. The thought of the looming computer loan to be repaid by December 31 hangs on my mind. Hey J, let’s meet up again soon so we can exchange books and go shopping! =)
The training camp turned out to be the highlight of December though. Celebrated Christmas in kendo camp was memorable to say the least, even though I feel so god damn sore all over now. Throughout these three days, I’ve realized that people can be pushed to the limits and beyond. At least it was that case for me. The feeling of completing the camp without missing any sessions or dropping out fills me with satisfaction. The intensity and energy level at this camp is so much higher than the nuskk camp. Not to say that the nuskk camp wasn’t tough… but this is different in so many ways. I wish the juniors at nuskk would have the kind of attitude that the national team members are showing… the senseis were damn cool as well… really appreciate their dedication in taking time off work for the camp, though they’re damn scary during training lah. Hahaha…
Last but not least…. I’m so looking forward to a massage session that I booked via Candice last week in anticipation of the results, or should I say consequences, of this training camp.
Haha… I’m so smart.
Taiwan was only so-so in my opinion…. The best thing about Taiwan would have to be its weather! Man! Winter is such a cool season… beats tropical Singapore weather anytime! The hot spring experience on the first day was good… but the rest of the days were well below expectations. No matter, it’s all a matter of experience! I’m too lazy to upload the photos I took… but it’s not much anyways coz I’d forgotten to bring my camera out 2 out of 5 days… if one of the highlights of the trip was the Taiwanese variety shows they showed on the hotel TV, you can imagine how “exciting” the trip was… =_= sigh…I think Taiwan would be more fun if more people joined us… =P
Because I didn’t get to spend enough in Taiwan, the day I got back to Singapore, I went shopping with J. The feeling of wanting to spend money was so strong that I really didn’t care what I buy as long as I buy something. I think I have a minor psychological problem. Hahaha… but I didn’t really spend too much money. Heh. The thought of the looming computer loan to be repaid by December 31 hangs on my mind. Hey J, let’s meet up again soon so we can exchange books and go shopping! =)
The training camp turned out to be the highlight of December though. Celebrated Christmas in kendo camp was memorable to say the least, even though I feel so god damn sore all over now. Throughout these three days, I’ve realized that people can be pushed to the limits and beyond. At least it was that case for me. The feeling of completing the camp without missing any sessions or dropping out fills me with satisfaction. The intensity and energy level at this camp is so much higher than the nuskk camp. Not to say that the nuskk camp wasn’t tough… but this is different in so many ways. I wish the juniors at nuskk would have the kind of attitude that the national team members are showing… the senseis were damn cool as well… really appreciate their dedication in taking time off work for the camp, though they’re damn scary during training lah. Hahaha…
Last but not least…. I’m so looking forward to a massage session that I booked via Candice last week in anticipation of the results, or should I say consequences, of this training camp.
Haha… I’m so smart.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
It shouldn’t be that way… T_T
Realized that the balance in my bank account is shockingly low…. I’ve been too free with the card. Have to make a resolution to self not to spend on “wants” indiscriminately for the rest of December. T_T
Friday, December 09, 2005
Mass of pain…
As we all know, I’m not the fittest person around. 3 days of camp has taken a lot out of me… 3 days of communal living is bad… 3 days of sleeping without my beloved mogu pillow is worse… 3 days of not having internet access is the worst! Hahaha…
Right now, I can feel my bones creaking as I move… my whole body is aching and my feet are killing me! But there’s an overall feeling of satisfaction that I’ve made it through these three days (albeit with a fairly colossal amount of whining and complaining in between). The company was good though and I did have fun. So it all evens out in the end…
Oh ya, asstea drove all of us home today! She just got her license… congrats asstea… I trusted her so much that I didn’t buckle my seatbelt the whole journey! Hehe… actually my arms were just too sore for me to buckle the seatbelts… hahaha…
Right now, I can feel my bones creaking as I move… my whole body is aching and my feet are killing me! But there’s an overall feeling of satisfaction that I’ve made it through these three days (albeit with a fairly colossal amount of whining and complaining in between). The company was good though and I did have fun. So it all evens out in the end…
Oh ya, asstea drove all of us home today! She just got her license… congrats asstea… I trusted her so much that I didn’t buckle my seatbelt the whole journey! Hehe… actually my arms were just too sore for me to buckle the seatbelts… hahaha…
Friday, December 02, 2005
I’ve reaffirmed my love for Bleach!!!
Ahhhh… even though I had decided not to read the manga ahead of the anime, I’ve just succumbed to temptation. But it’s sooooooo nice!! Every character is so cool! Especially Kuchiki Byakuya! *swoons*
This scene is one of my favourites… hehe… isn’t he adorable?
Though J assured me that bleach manga chapters are out weekly, it’s still one week too long!! Ahhhhhhhhh…..
This scene is one of my favourites… hehe… isn’t he adorable?
Though J assured me that bleach manga chapters are out weekly, it’s still one week too long!! Ahhhhhhhhh…..
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
History Class BBQ
We had our history bbq yesterday! It was rather fun although we are “boring adults” now. Hehehe… but I forgot to bring down my camera!!! And was too lazy to go back up to my house to get it. sigh… so there’s no pictures to go along with this post.
Here’s a big thank you to NAT! Without whom, there would have been no bbq!~ Hehe she had to shop for stuff along with not one, but TWO supermarket idiots (aka ra and myself)!!
The class was fantastic (though it’s kinda sad some of them couldn’t make it)! Special thanks goes out to auntie evil’s husband Daniel, shizhi and joocheong for cooking, val and jane for helping us buy stuff we forgotten, ms S for the salad and all the rest for helping to clean up the mess!
The holidays are getting to me…I find myself looking forward to the next semester… hahaha…hopefully this unnatural feeling will pass real soon! =P
Here’s a big thank you to NAT! Without whom, there would have been no bbq!~ Hehe she had to shop for stuff along with not one, but TWO supermarket idiots (aka ra and myself)!!
The class was fantastic (though it’s kinda sad some of them couldn’t make it)! Special thanks goes out to auntie evil’s husband Daniel, shizhi and joocheong for cooking, val and jane for helping us buy stuff we forgotten, ms S for the salad and all the rest for helping to clean up the mess!
The holidays are getting to me…I find myself looking forward to the next semester… hahaha…hopefully this unnatural feeling will pass real soon! =P
Friday, November 25, 2005
De-Lovely is fantastic!!
This is definitely one of the better shows I’ve seen this year. Simply wonderful… the songs, the acting, the storyline. Everything is brilliant! Ahhhh… I wanna get the soundtrack for it! But everywhere I went to look, it’s out of stock! T_T
But I will find it! It’s just a matter of time!
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Ballroom Dancing is Beautiful!!
I just finished this Korean movie “Innocent Steps”.
haha... as anyone would have guessed, it's got something to do with ballroom dancing. Much the same as "Strictly Ballroom", one of my favourite movies of all time. =)
Anyways, back to "Innocent Steps", it’s so nice! The male lead’s so adorable! He’s the dark brooding type while the female lead’s this cute little girl with an endearing country accent. The storyline’s touching and the dancing is superb! But the ending is sort of disappointing. It’s a happy ending… but still rather disappointing. Sigh… I’ll give it a B+! That’s pretty high rating considering the previous Korean horror that was “Everybody has Secrets”.
Oh! Speaking of Korean movies and such, my darling kimchi is down with chicken pox… the poor dear! Here’s hoping that kimchi will have a speedy recovery!
haha... as anyone would have guessed, it's got something to do with ballroom dancing. Much the same as "Strictly Ballroom", one of my favourite movies of all time. =)
Anyways, back to "Innocent Steps", it’s so nice! The male lead’s so adorable! He’s the dark brooding type while the female lead’s this cute little girl with an endearing country accent. The storyline’s touching and the dancing is superb! But the ending is sort of disappointing. It’s a happy ending… but still rather disappointing. Sigh… I’ll give it a B+! That’s pretty high rating considering the previous Korean horror that was “Everybody has Secrets”.
Oh! Speaking of Korean movies and such, my darling kimchi is down with chicken pox… the poor dear! Here’s hoping that kimchi will have a speedy recovery!
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