Thursday, December 27, 2007
Y You've got magic inside your fingertips
with all the upcoming events (colleague's wedding, birthday preparation, NYE, etc) over this coming weekend, i reckon i'd be busy over the weekend, hence i'll probably won't have time to do my "last" entry of the year. this could be the last. shrugs* Labels: Inner Intentions, My Zhu Tao, Nostalgic
and so, the year is coming to an end..
what have i done throughout the entire year 2007? what have i achieved? what have i learnt? what lessons were i taught? what have i gained and lost? what have i found and gave away? of all the things i did or did not do, what have made me think i made the right choice? what left me with regrets?
the answers to these questions - endless of them. it has been a great year. at least it is, right now. no doubt i made a mistake of two in between, but all in all, it was a good lesson learnt. 2007 was indeed an eventful year, which many major events of my life took place. during first quarter of the year, i was at my final lap in Ngee Ann Poly doing my FYP. i graduated with a Diploma and started work in second quarter of the year. and during that final half, i met the love of my life (let's just hope he is. haha.). :)
and so, the 2008 resolutions? i'll make them short and simple. 4 will do. :)
1) STOP being a big time procrastinator.
2) get my class 3 license!
3) learn to whip up few dishes, and baking as well. in a nutshell, learn to COOK!
4) to have my family, CY, and all my great friends by my side. to love and care for them unconditionally.
i'm blessed. i just hope it stays this way. forever.
and i just want to countdown to the new year... with you. :)
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on a side note, it was CY's night off earlier on, so i went to meet him at TM (li'e, in the end i went there still). haha! buggy joined us too, and so the 3 of us hanged out together in TM. roaming around the malls aimlessly, hitting machine in the arcade, eating and shopping. till they're suppose to book in, then i head back home. though it was a plain 3 and half hours, it was enough. teeeeeeheeeeeeeeeeeeeeheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. :D
so excited about my birthday party. are you guys feeling excited for me too? :D:D
anywhooos. hope 2008 will be smooth-sailing for all of you out there!
Happy New Year (in advance)!
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Y And the bright lights turn to night
few more hours before my LONG weekend! free from work till Christmas! how cool is that? :D Labels: Daily Drivel, Nostalgic
i was still feeling pretty sleepy earlier on, till i read the latest Memo. maybe to some people who has been working for years, this is like a norm to them. but to ME, it's my first time! i'm getting my first bonus! it's not exactly fat, but it's enough to make me grin like a silly cat. teeheeheehee. :P
and so, 2007 is drawing to an end. it's time to pick up the remains of 2007, and welcome 2008 with a fresh start. new year's resolutions are never meant to be kept but just for the sake of promising ourselves a fresh start for the upcoming year, we'll tend to have a few resolutions made. :)
well, 2007 has been really fast-paced and happening for me. at a blink of the eyes, the year is ending. and again, before i begin with the new set of resolutions, i've dug out the old ones from the blogger archive (which i wrote on my last entry in 2006);
1. pass my FYP and graduate from NP with pride.
check check. :D
2. lead a healthy lifestyle, with weekly yoga and daily crunches to start with. and probably adjust my biological clock back to normal once i started work.
uh-oh. i'm still unhealthy. :p
3. get a good job and earn big bucks.
check to a certain extent.
4. get my class 3 licence. and hopefully my family will get to share a car once both my brother and i get a full-time job.
so near yet so far. failed my TP, hence waiting for my 2nd chance.
5. come up with constructive plans with regards to my future; starting with short-term planning such as deciding what kind of job do i wanna have and also, the ultimate question of 'what do i wanna be' (that simple yet difficult question)
check? guess so. :)
6. not to be affected/swayed by others' judgments; not just as in how i come across to people but be more assured of my capabilities and potentials when handling person-person relationships.
check. :)
7. not be dependent on anyone anymore.
i can't do this at all. especially right now. haha.
stay tuned for my new set of resolutions. :D:D:D
Monday, August 20, 2007
Y Hiding somewhere in the corner, where the shadow wraps around her..
i really missed this kind of serenity. Labels: Nostalgic
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Y me hearts!
i talked about Conrad just yesterday, and today li'e and i went back for a visit. it always feel good to step into the luxurious hotel. called up uncle kok hwa (our favourite security), but he wasn't on night shift. in the end, we were greeted by brother jimmy (another favourite security) at the entrance! can't wait to meet up these uncles and the rest for the BBQ next week. :) Labels: Daily Drivel, Nostalgic
went to the ballroom aftermath. we checked the signage, and noticed there wasn't any functions tonight, so we just went right in. spotted silva setting up, then we walked into the backlane (as non-staff!!). hahaha. marhani was there, so we caught up abit before we followed her back to the office, where we were greeted by the black-jackets. steve, samsi and raymond (big conrad bear!) were there. so nice to see all of them. and samsi even went to the lobby lounge to get both of us some fruit punch.
checked out the store, and man, it's so neat now! and they finally changed the lockers! haha, i sure missed those days fooling around in the office. :) went up to the 4th floor to look for sam, berry, ge jing and dalland aftermath. hahahahaha. seriously, i really don't know how to descibe the entire situation with words now. all i can say is that, we felt totally welcomed by all of them. :D
sam, samsi, ge jing, li'e and us went back to the ballroom after that. and sam even got us to fold the napkins, as he wanna test if we still remember how to fold. well, we remembered! hahahaha. caught up more, before we finally gotta leave at about 9pm. well, throughout the whole visit, both of us had to answer questions like, "graduated already?", "where are you working now?", "how's your boyfriend?", "got boyfriend not?", etc, over and over again. hahaha! sam and samsi even invited us to their staff chalet 2 weeks later, which i reckon wilson will be going too. shrugs*
in the guest toilet. haha!
we sure do miss the ballroom!
it sure feels wonderful to back there. all the fond memories relived once more. me hearts!! :D
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before meeting li'e in the evening, someone saw me at YCK but i didn't. so he called me telling me he just saw me, and was starring at me waiting for me to stop or something. but i didn't!!!! and why didn't he call out to me too!! when i saw his name flashing on my phone, my heart started racing. haha! it's funny how he still can make my heart race this way after so many years. can you figure out who was that? i think it's pretty obvious right? that is, if you know me well enough. heeheehee.
anyhow, it was great hanging out with li'e after a lousy week. it had been a bad week for me at least, but i'm feeling so much better after the conrad visit. i don't know why, but yeah. :) guess what? i'm meeting this woman again next week! :)
p.s: don't mind my broken sentences, because i can't be bothered to check my usage of words. goodnights!
it felt like i just took the time machine, and went back to years ago when i was so much happier.
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Y Yet another piece of Nostalgia
Labels: Nostalgic
the contents may turn hazy and become indistinct over time, but they will never truly go away. instead of being gradually forgotten from your mind, they lie dormant in the most secret corner, sometimes creeping into the quietest and darkest nooks of your heart, where they wait in silence for a reason to be called back. when that happens, they awaken with renewed energy, rushing out freely from where they have lied stagnant for eons.
sometimes you don't deliberately tunnel into the past to rake up memories and you don't just voluntarily decide one day to lone a painful walk down memory lane. sometimes an invisible, forceful hand just grabs you from behind. it lifts and releases you onto the deserted path of recollections of the past where you are left alone to fend for yourself and to slowly find your way out. And sometimes, you take longer than is necessary to find the exit, because as painful as it is to relive the memory, you know that something, somewhere, is telling you that you don't really want to leave it, afterall.
i love memories. both good and bad. reliving them may bring me tears and smiles, but none of that will stop me from thinking about them.
eadric, all your fault lar!
9th april 2005, was the first day i stepped foot into Conrad as a banquet waitress. that has been one of my longest job ever so far. working as a waitress has brought me so much joy and pain. wonderful friends. wonderful memories. :)
pictures paint a thousand words.
beware, its gonna be image heavy. :)
team of great superiors. (though there are a couple of them in this picture whom i still loathe)
first few days! that is why you see our fringe all clipped and neatly combed! mosaic away my face, 'cause i don't want to show you all my toot look. haha!
dont cha girls missed this giant mirror too?
CHRISTMAS TREE!!!!
we're the flower girls! that flower cold fridge reminds me of an encounter.... blush*
SIA function. look at how long my fringe became. lol, totally no 'government' already.
unglam unglam!!!! haha, one of the functions which requires us to wear this fugly hawaii uniform! lol!
'Golden Pigs' uniform. hahaha.
Outside catering at ZOUK!!
this is definitely one place where i'll absolutely miss - the changing room!
well, if not for the sake of mending my heart in a better environment, i'll never leave that place so soon and continue working till i'm all ready to start full-time after graduation. well, that was my initial plan - to work till i've enjoyed enough before finding a permanent job, which you can see by now. this isn't what i should be doing now. everything sure happens for a reason.
i left Conrad way too early. and went venturing many other Hotels. i tried Pan Pac (which i did worked for a few months at the Executive Centre), Hilton Hotel, Ritz Carlton, and lastly, Meritus Mandarin. we even had some failed interviews over at Swissotel and Marriot Hotel. haha! those were the days, running about trying out. lol!
Hilton Hotel! which sucks big time. this reminds me, marc (yes, that fella) used to work there for 2 years! i wonder how he tahan-ed the people there. oh, or maybe he's like one of them too? hmm.
Meritus Mandarin! one of the nicest uniform around.. haha!
meritus is the 2nd best place i worked in. SLACK AH! served and ate 9 courses almost every night. nicest captains around. enjoyed working with li'e so much. we eat snake together every time. hiding behind curtains while others have to serve cocktails. haha! :)
inside store, talking on the phone and snapping away. haha!
snapping away while the rest were busy setting up the ballroom. wahahaha.
while hiding behind the curtain eating snake. we became kinky! look, li'e was trying to kiss me! blush blush* hahahaha!
taking picture with the props. err, i forgot which is me liao. li'e, you remember? HAHA!
ahh well. all good things sure have to come to an end somehow. life's like that. i'm becoming so nostalgic these days. all the fond memories that i heart. there'll be MORE of such reminiscences coming soon. :)
so gals, do you still remember how to bun your hair? hee. :)
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Y 28th June.
Happy 3rd, W01! :) Labels: Nostalgic
we've said to meet up yearly at this day, but reality ain't perfect. people come and go/drift away. from a big group of W01, the strength reduces to the small number of the usuals. well, that's good enough. life with you people in my life makes me really contented.
can't wait to meet up with you people this weekend! :D
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speakin' of which, i really missed my poly days. i know i've been saying that lots of times already, but i don't know why, this feeling is extremely strong right now. i missed those times, when everyone seems so real and happy.
do you guys remember the Human Pyramid we formed during our orientation?
do you guys remember how many times you all made me fell from the top?
do you guys remember the class chalets, night cycling, etc?
do you guys miss the Canteen 3 Da Pau as much as i do?
i know we gotta keep on moving ahead, and not to continue living in the past.
but.
school days are definitely better. at least for me.
i really won't mind rushing all the assignment datelines again.
i really won't mind facing the exam stress again.
i really won't mind waking up early for lectures again.
i really won't mind travelling so far just to get to school.
i know this may sound dumb, but can i relive that? :(
withmuchloves. :)
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i think i'm being thought as a shallow person. my first time encountering this.
everything's gone. memories in the midst of getting erased.
things should be simple. but why has it become so complicated?
going back just hurts me so.
hello, i'm wiping away my memories.
wake up from the cruel world, jo!
Monday, June 11, 2007
Y Goodbye.
i swear i was totally crazy. i treated you with my heart, both when you were my boyfriend and when you are my friend, and this is what i get. i meant what i said earlier on, and this is it. farewell to you, marcus! you are worse than a jerk! you forced me into this. Labels: Inner Intentions, Nostalgic, Whinings/iRant
everyone who knows me, know i hate having enemies. that is why i don't like hating people. even though wilson treated me like shit too, i never hated him. so why should i hate you? it will only be a waste of my precious time. i'm just mad at you. this anger won't last i know, but still, good bye to you!
right from day one since we knew each other, you appeared to be a fine gentleman and all. you assured me that you are nothing like that jerk, and now you lied. when we're going into our 3rd week, your true colours slowly shows. being the naive me, always think love's like a fairytale and everything can be solved with a little sugar and spice, but hell, i was wrong! 1 month and 19days! we merely started, and we've ended.
you spoilt my being-single-for-18-months record! now i'm gonna start all over again! like, what the heck? BLOODY HELL! GO AWAY, ALL OF YOU JERKS! ALL OF YOU ARE SO CHILDISH CHILDISH, SO CHILDISH AND SO UNMANLY!
to hell with all the FOREVER shits. what ENDLESS LOVE? you promised so much SHIT. you showered with so much HONEY. oh haha, i almost got diabetes! blame it on me for being so STUPID to take it in. you had me on! we are really over! HA HA HA HA. this is such a joke! LAUGH, PEOPLE! LAUGH PLEASE! THIS IS SO SO SO SO SO HILARIOUS!!!!!
SMART-ASS JOANNE IS A DUMB ASS!
HA HA HA!
tell me i'm wrong! because your silence is the only reason to come to this conclusion.
but, know what? i really don't wish to say this. but one day, all of these jerks will get their retribution!!
FUCK. oh wait, what did i just said?
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can i just turn back the freakin' time?
even though i mourned about the lost love between wilson and i for years, but i was HAPPY. because i had wonderful friends at school, at work, at everywhere.
i missed the joy i used to have. i want to have them BACK!
i wanna relive that again. i'm sure i can! because i'm so gonna do that this wednesday!
i missed the times we had in school. grabbing sandwiches from the atrium. walking to class together. talking non-stop with li'e and froggie right under our teacher's nose. rushing assignments. struggling together. staying in school till late. having our da pau takeaways. blasting songs in class (though my laptop's volume always loses out). thumbdrive/hdd songs, movies, and whathaveyou. i missed w01 SO much! i had the best girlfriends in class! best guys classmates anyone can ask for, treating us like real sisters! other than those people of w01, i've made great friends from NP as well. lee hong, yun (tho we're having some problems now, but still.. yay), ben kong, etc.
i missed the times we had working as banquet waitresses too. be it in conrad, pan pac or meritus! i just missed the carefree part being just a part-timer. in conrad, we were disciplined, with a tinge of playfulness. haha! though i hated ramesh, but it was him who made me the VIP server. oh no, it should be vicki. yes, being a VIP server is no biggie, but that made me learnt slightly more being a better waitress. right larling? hee. we definitely missed the times we ate non-stop! i missed the aloe vera dessert, which definitely tasted better than the one wilson made for me. i missed the times when teckson, our favourite barman who seemed to have disappeared into thin air, will hide dishes in the bar fridge area for us to eat after function! oh, and the times we worked in pan pac executive floor, where we'll work and eat, work and eat. as well as meritus, where we served and ate 9 courses! and hide behind doors or curtains, just to avoid serving cocktails! missed all the friends we made in conrad and meritus. jing xuan, uncle kok hwa, brother jimmy, teckson, marhaini, steve oh, jasmine, samantha, lulu, lujia, phoebe, lu hua, nancy, han xue, xiao ming, B'en(meritus), and alright, zhi ling.
and of cause, i missed all my old friends. good thing i'm still in touch with most of them, but hell, i wanna meet up with them too. especially tiffy! it's been a couple of years man. but we're really consistent with our emails. keep the mails going, girl. and i can't wait to meet you up in July. :)
darn, i don't wanna grow up!!!!
wondering why i'm reminiscing all that? because i'm trying to neutralize my emotions. i don't deny i'm upset about what had happened, but well, life goes on. my life is still very colourful, with wonderful people around me. it's something not everyone's blessed with. so i must learn to be contented.
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i've decided to go ahead with my major decision. thank you, larling, for analysing for me, and supporting me. i know what i wanna do already. :)
ben kong thinks i'm losing faith in relationship. no, i won't. but for the time being, i've better things to think about - my future and my career. hence, to hell with MEN! :) that can wait for now, although i won't give up that dream of marrying young. HAHAHAHAA! but well, things are destined. everything happens for a reason. :)
from tomorrow onwards, i'm gonna wake up thinking about how glad i am to be alive now, and definitely not about how upset it is that our relationship have to fail at this point of time.
LIFE'S A CHOICE! right, eadric? HAHAHA.
i am still happy. i will be. :)
for example: be obsessed with online shopping. that's what li'e and i have been doing today! we are crazy! :x
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Y Whole Life?
him: i'm at the coffeeshop la kopi with my colleagues now dear. Labels: Daily Drivel, Nostalgic
her: tsk, since when dear become so ah pek huh? :x
him: why dear? regret being with an ah pek now huh?
her: not at all. no matter what you are, what you become, you'll be mine for the rest of my lives. :) alright dear, stop grinning now!
him: who's grinning? your dear's just smiling.. your dear can't wait to see you.. :)
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her: dear, why do good times always have to end so soon? how i wish we could spend longer time together ya.
him: well dear, good times seems to end early because we dont live in fairyland. you and i have got to work but still we got the whole life to spend till you sian. :)
her: nah, i will never get sian. :) what are you doing now dear?
him: i'm watching tv, drinking grape juice, thinking of how lovely my dear look today. maybe going to play my online game later.
her: awww.. thanks dear! dont stay up too late ya. :) wanna call me before i sleep dear?
him: okie dear! let me know when you're going to sleep.. :j
this is our whole life.
flame to dust, lovers to friends, why do all good things come to an end?
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caught this recently. 1.5/5 for this! super lame show. boo, lousy! don't waste your chinks on this flick! i guess the only rave about it is that, they have pretty nice cantonese rap songs in it. lao sai.. -_-
Shrek The Third's next. i've a pair of free movie passes (all thanks to the marketing team of MPH), so who wanna watch this with me? FOR FREE! i hope to get Fantastic 4's movie passes next. tsk. :D
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it's been 5 days, and i've yet fully recovered. dammit!
wednesday's my graduation ceremony, and my leave's approved! i want to get well! can't wait to see all my lovelies again. as it's only them who can make me get wild. tsk. :)
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Y Hatchbacks Vehicles
everyone's in their holiday mood already. there's only taher, andrew, kenneth and i around in the office right now. most of them are either out doing Sales or on leave. too bad i'm not a confirmed staff yet, if not i'll probably apply leave and have a long weekend getaway or something. Labels: Nostalgic, Reviews/Recommendations
was talking about cars with my colleague today. i was telling him that my dad's planning to get Hyundai Matrix someday, but he was telling me how bad that car is. high fuel consumption, which sucks. since i'll be one of them driving it (heh heh) in future, so i must like the car too, no? i personally prefer hatchback cars. my ideal one will definitely be Volkswagen Beetle, but hell, that one is so darn expensive. so any kind souls out there want to buy that for me on my 21st birthday? actually Nissan March also not bad. heehee.
after surfing sgcarmart, i became more and more car-smart.. HAHA!
hyundai matrix.
my views: exterior is ugly. interior spacious though. high fuel consumption. lousy car in general.
volkswagen beetle
my views: my dream car. 'nuff said.
honda jazz
my views: nice exterior and interior. economic enough, i suppose.
kia picanto
my views: this car is more like a lady car, so kinda out of my family's league. so gyeah.
nissan march
my views: i love the outlook of this!!! my second favourite. :p
proton savvy
my views: malaysia brand. cheap, but low fuel consumption. i find the interior rather 'squarish'. according to my colleague, this car is kinda 没力. haha!
mitsubishi colt.
my views: this is sweet, but definitely costly.
'nuff about the cars dreams. anyway, i feel that, owning a car is a liability, and definitely not an asset. let's just hope i'll pass my TP in October, then heeheeheeheehee. :)
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notice i've been back in the blogosphere again? well, i won't be blogging like how i did in the past though. blogging is a form of entertainment for me now. haha, right. anyhow, it's VESAK DAY tomorrow! it's TO WOODLANDS for the next couple of days. my baby cousin, glenda's, 1st birthday celebration tomorrow at uncle gary's. and kimmy's 21st birthday bash on friday evening. so, happy holidays! =)
this is kinda random. i think i'm so old. i'm in love with retro and oldies nowadays. eagles!!! the other day when i was singing some oldies at Kbox, kengey they all almost died, no? HAHA! but they're really nice songs ya'll know.
"welcome to the hotel california. such a lovely place..."
sigh, i really miss the good'ol days. meeting up with my favourite girl 7 days a week, for school and for work. acting all cranky and stuffs. hanging out at Sentosa snapping silly pictures. hiding in some japanese machine snapping pictures using OUR camera. our "wedding photo", stuffs like that. i rememeber we were so very gay back then. right larling? darn, we have to relive that and do that again some day!
dont you miss these too, larling?
i don't wanna grow up! :(
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sigh. alright, i better get back to work, before my work load keeps piling up all over again. hurhur. :)
p.s: you so gonna miss my long straight hair. i'm gonna CHANGE them tomorrow! to what? i still can't decide. we shall see. :)
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Y Long Post
surprisingly, i'm feeling really light hearted today. Labels: Inner Intentions, Nostalgic
lots of knots in my heart were untied, because i've seen and thought things through.
frankly, i feel life's really a choice. you're wondering, how the hell i became so optimistic suddenly huh? people grow, you see. just that, i don't seem to be growing vertically though. :(
i swear i had a tough week mourning about the lost love, which appears to be nothing but a facade. i guess i was too numbed to feel anymore pain. guess it's really over. my heart's really sore right now. nope, he didn't do anything to make things worse. in fact, he did nothing which made things worse! thanks for the wonderful dream though. maybe, we'll meet again. or probably not. ohwells. shrugs*
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i'm so tired. literally.
it really doesn't pay to be nice. no matter how hard i try to be nice, i'll never be appreciated and will be chucked one side eventually. i once resolved to be selfish, but i always failed to be. i treat people true from my heart, and i'm being treated by them with their ass. why?
my selective memory function keeps bringing vivid images of things i don't wanna be reminded of. sigh* i don't wanna think about you anymore. ohwells.
wipe those tears away and be strong, jo. well, it's because of YOU people who makes me emerged to be so much stronger now. yes, i have to do this. i'm gonna let it go, and try to enrich my life with many many many many better things. :D
i'm going back to the beginning. start all over again. i will continue striving hard to acheive my dreams. i've many dreams wokay. the biggest of all is of cause to settle down with the man of my life at my early 20s, but well, that gotta wait for now..
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people says, those with flat feet will have a tough life. unfortunately, yours truly has a pair of really flat feet. flat till i can use my foot as a ruler. i'm serious! some traits of flat feeters (according to my aunt who has them too) includes,
- smarter than others (WOOHAAHAAHAA!)
- trips easily (how very true.)
- shoes spoil easily (YES!)
- sole of my heels wears off at one direction; side way (as always)
there's lots more traits which i've forgotten. but having flat feet ain't good at all. :(
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alright, my life's going back to the beginning. been indulging in books, comics, movies and dramas all over again.
after months of anticipation, #4 is finally released!!! i'm gonna go get it over the Holiday! hurhur. :p
sometimes i wish i could turn back the hands of time. i miss the time when i'm so very gay and carefree. right larling? it's been long.. and i sure do miss that.
oh btw, takuya kimura sure looks friggin' hot in the new Gatsby ad! heehee.
# small tips: when you feel really down in the lumps, GO CLEAN UP YOUR WARDROBE! it always work for me. i've cleaned up my wardrobe umpteen times already. chucked away so much rubbish. and damn, that sure does make me feel fabulous! #
Monday, April 16, 2007
Y bah
i was watching the 6pm news earlier on. they were reporting about Ngee Ann's grand opening of the student plaza! that place, where i'll always meet larling every morning before going to E-garage for our IHP. saw the vibrant poly lifestyle on TV, and that makes me miss school so damn much! school started for most poly today, and that has became so foreign to some of us now. ohwells. :/ Labels: Nostalgic
larling, thanks for the song dedication this afternoon! teeheeheehee. that's very sweet of you. and aww, my dedication wasn't read out after that. booo. :(
2 more days to my darling boy's off days! i missed him so badly man. today he's working from 4pm to tomorrow morning 8am! OT! :( ohwells. soon soon soon! :)
right, i feel so BAH right now. oh so random.
laters~
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Y The Aftermath.
"flame to dust. lovers to friends. why do all good things come to an end?" Labels: Nostalgic
how true ya? totally hooked to this new number by nelly furtado recently. sometimes i wonder will song heal our soul? well, certainly i guess. it can especially when one is down and they need to be quiet at times. don't worry. nothing's up with me, just some things which got me thinking. especially after attending the prom night last friday night.
separation is part and parcel of everyone's lives, but why does it make one feeling extremely low sometimes. was talking to lye hong and froggie about it earlier on, and we kinda missed hanging out together in school. i'm beginning to miss poly life. the vibrant school life we had. the feeling is always so strong whenever i step foot into our school atrium. why's that so? because i always have great company around! and i missed that so.
back in MSL, graduation did made the same impact on me. everyone had said to "keep in touch", but look at us now. how many of us are really keeping in touch? those classmates/schoolmates whom i'm still in touch with are really countable. is "keeping in touch" just a passing line, and not meant for keeping? ohwells. i guess that's all up to one to decide whether to keep in touch or to forget.
3 years seem short, but that was enough for W01 to foster such strong bond. or am i the only who believe in that? i hope not. i'm really thankful to know such great pals over my poly years, as they made my life in NP so bearable and fun! i'll never forget the human pyramid we had in year 1 orientation, zhe bin's birthday, the annual class chalets, cycling marathon, anniversaries, sheena's birthday, cny outings and whatnot.
the first day we knew each other, jason had plastered a "dead class" tag for all of us. who knows the following months and years, we became like brothers and sisters, relying and helping one another. despite having one after another leaving NP, our bonds still stay so strong. zhe bin, amirah and sherla (alright, bettina too, that is if she still regards us as her friends). we totally missed these people. the guys in W01 are like gems, as they're always taking care of the girls whenever we're out. and the girls are such darlings to me! although there's still hidden conflicts here and there, but damn, i loved each and every of them lah!
thinking about all these just makes me feel really emo, as i really don't wish to graduate so soon. but wells. sigh, we really ought to keep in touch fo'real man! 28th june! T.T
lots of loves. :) my debut photo montage! done it myself to tryout. the ending's not very good tho, as i'm still trying to make it perfect. teehee. :)
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Y Pick up the remains of 2006 and welcome 2007 with a fresh start.
happy 19th and 20th birthday to jian wen and lee hong respectively! :) :)had gave jian wen's birthday bbq a miss due to some reasons, but i hope he enjoyed himself nonetheless. and don't get sabo as badly as last year can already. lol. Labels: Nostalgic
***
29 more hours till the year 2006 finally draws to an end.
since another year is coming to an end yet again, of cause, i can't forget my new set of new year's resolutions for the upcoming year. :)
well, the year 2006 has been rather erm, 'uneventful' for me.
so monotonous and dull.
and before i begin with the new resolutions, i've dug out the old ones from the blogger archive (which i wrote on my last entry in 2005);
1. brand new recovered me in 2006.
check! i finally left conrad and had gotten over the lost love. somehow. it's been more than a year now, but yeah, i don't harbour anymore of those unwanted thoughts. farewell, mr w. quek. :)
2. study hard.
check! i had been consistent with my studies, and thus, passing grades all year long. not with flying colours tho. but i'm contented. :)
3. earn more money
tried but failed.
4. learn how to trust the correct people
i don't know if ive done this. but yeah, i can only trust myself. :)
5. still have my close friends around me.
check. :)
***
well, i suppose new year's resolutions are never meant to be kept but just for the sake of promising ourselves a fresh start for the upcoming year. :) so here goes my new list;
1. pass my FYP and graduate from NP with pride.
2. lead a healthy lifestyle, with weekly yoga and daily crunches to start with. and probably adjust my biological clock back to normal once i started work.
3. get a good job and earn big bucks.
4. get my class 3 licence. and hopefully my family will get to share a car once both my brother and i get a full-time job.
5. come up with constructive plans with regards to my future; starting with short-term planning such as deciding what kind of job do i wanna have and also, the ultimate question of 'what do i wanna be' (that simple yet difficult question)
6. not to be affected/swayed by others' judgments; not just as in how i come across to people but be more assured of my capabilities and potentials when handling person-person relationships.
7. not be dependent on anyone anymore.
...and the list just goes on and on.
the year 2006 almost literally flew past for myself. looking back, i can't even remember a single memorable event that made any impact to last me through the following years. i swear i remember none, except those negative ones which i don't wanna remember at all.
hopefully the next year would be a year full of lessons, productive thoughts and a year of world peace. :) :)
what's up for me at NYE this year? ohwells. -shrugs-
farewell 2006, and hello 2007. :)
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Y Zeee's 19th Birthday + Xiaohui's Engagement.
Happy 19th birthday, ZeeeeeeeeeEEeeEeeeEEee!!! :D P/S: if you haven't noticed, i actually wore yellow tops on both days. but they're 2 different tops okay. i realised i've alot yellow tops in my wardrobe. and i badly think i need some different colours!!!! like... green? red? blue? lol. Labels: Birthday, Family/Friends, Nostalgic, Partying, PhotoBlog
i really hope you did enjoyed what guthrie and kengey had planned for you.
***
o812o6 - Friday Night
last night, i had so much fun with some of my former school mates over at DXO. naw, our main purpose was not to club, but to surprise our birthday girl. the surprise plan was initiated by zeee's boyfriend, guthrie, and was further carried out by kengey. what a doting boyfriend guthrie was! RIGHT RIGHT? i bet zeee knows it better than anyone else. anyhows, the surprise was a huge success! :D
kengey got quite a number of us gathered yesternight. there were kimmy, hsin yi, li chung, jie hao, ben, neth, kengey herself and me. all of us met at 10ishpm outside DXO, before heading into the club to meet guthrie, whom actually lied to zeee about bringing his bunkmates (instead) up to the 2nd floor (the loft) where zeee and guthrie were. 
i don't know why i'm smiling so widely here. haha!
kengey was leading the group, and we went behind zeee before kengey exclaimed her name out loud. the place was dark so i couldn't see zeee's shocked face, but i was told she was really stunned. and touched right?! lol. after settling down, the girls except zeee went downstairs to the bar beside the dancefloor to get our drinks.
at 12mn, we began wishing zeee, singing the birthday song and cut the birthday cake. zeee began opening the presents one by one, and below's what kengey and i made for zeee. everything's DIY. haha, i personally think the necklace suits zeee perfectly. =)
this is what we did for zeee. pretty right? and it's SO zelia. haha!
notice the picture there? it's suppose to be a "xmas tree" held using an ice cream stick, but we thought it looked like a pile of shit instead. and look at the colour combi of the card we made. so NOT zelia. hahaha! 
Happy Birthday, Zeee!
we began chilling and drinking. DXO is a good place to chill, but a bad place to club. jie hao and ben opened a bottle of Chivas (SGD$150!) and began mixing drinks. i drank quite a number of glasses, and i liked it to be mixed with green tea. initially, i was doing well until i had a glass which jie hao mixed for me. almost half a glass of chivas and the rest green tea. i got tipsy after that glass. i lost count of the number of glasses of Chivas (+green tea) i drank, but other than that, i drank 1 glass of Vodka Ribena and 1 Baileys. i got really tipsy aftermath, and couldn't walk staight at all. my head was spinning. BUT THEN, i swear i was damn sober, because i remembered answering yun's and my brother's call in the middle of the night! ahh, see! lol.
anyway, kimmy and i hit the dancefloor with neth and jie hao at 1ish. jie hao didn't even danced and left the dance floor, whereas neth kept the 2 of us company. hahaha! he damn funny lah! didn't really danced yet stayed to take care of us. but what's really funny was that he was pushing us one by one using 1 finger to see if we can stand straight. lol! anyhows, the music spinning last night were RnB, but their DJ sucks. kept changing the good songs after playing it for a short while. and yet they played those booboo songs for a longer duration. and, dancefloor is small too. so as i've mentioned, DXO is a good place to chill but a bad place to club.
after awhile, zeee, hsin yi, ben and li chung came and join us. whoa, li chung sure can dance really well. HEY LILY, THAT IS SO UNBELIEVABLE! hahaha. because of some reasons, kimmy and i decided to take a rest and went to the ladies together. sat with kengey and guthrie back at our table. the rest joined us aftermath. and we took some pictures. haha.
da ladies of da night.
me, zeee and kimmy.
the guys and the bday gal.
the crazy couple stunt. :x if not for kimmy, i wouldn't have realise guthrie actually kinda look like Shinchan. LOL! no offence. =x
my dance partner for the night - kimmy! :D
snap 2. ^^
Kengey and i.
loveloves*
i was already feeling High while taking this picture with kimmy and neth. lol!
i drank somemore aftermath. i think Chivas is addictive. haha! jie hao, neth and i were like challenging each other to drink. jie hao dared me to drink one glass which he poured alot Chivas in, and eew, that tasted really thick! within seconds, jie hao and i were walking sideways. hahaha! it's actually easy to tell whether i'm getting high or not. when i'm tipsy, i tend to blabber alot. i talk alot of rubbish. right guys? lol. but once again, i was sober! lololol.
and then, we left the club at 2ish close to 3am. zeee and guthrie left home, whereas the rest of us had supper at MakanSutra beside DXO. hey li'e and yun, the dim sum is GONE!!! =( riiight, since there wasn't anymore dim sum, so we ordered some dishes and ate. i felt a lil less tipsy after eating. then we began reminising our secondary school times over supper, and the feeling is really good! loveloves* :D
took the NR1 back home after that. the journey back home was uber long, and i got home only at 4ish close to 5am. showered and waited till 6am then i finally turned in. heh. i spent a total of 3bucks only for the NR for the entire night. :D
and whoa, the time i laid on my bed was the time my dad woke up for work. hahaha!
loads of things were on my mind after the drinks, so i shan't say anything before i got slapped. haha! it was just a moment. =)
***
o912o6 - Saturday
slept for merely 6 hours. my head was hurting damn bad initially, but felt better soon after. slight hangover with abit red rashes near my neck and thighs area. =(
started prepping to meet kengey to head downtown to shop for xiao hui's engagement present. yes, i know we were damn last minute! but it's better you guys don't know the reason why i chose to buy today because it's really dumb. hahahaha! ah dong came and join us before he went to meet his project mates. we were walking here and there trying to find the perfect present. and we settled for this.
Scented Essence for Homes.
kengey and i left town at 4pm, when the engagement ceremony actually began at 4pm! we were held up wokay. i texted xiao hui informing him that we'll be late, and we got there at 4.45pm. thus, we missed the solemnisation ceremony.
for the whole 2 hours over at xiao hui's place, kengey and i were feeling so damn awkward. i was totally lost. my first love invited his first love to his engagement! sighs* we are just mutual friends right till today, but still the deers inside my tummy were going haywire already. HAHAHA! it's always like this when i'm facing xiao hui. for kengey, it was due to some other reasons. hahahahaha! his place was packed with his family and friends, and the few faces that i knew were qiu ling, zhu feng, hua mei, wei guang, roy, perng ceat, johnson and yong hao. haha!
we ate some food, and qiu ling was entertaining us most of the time. i think xiao hui is still so good looking lah! lol. and it was our second time meeting his fiancée. she looks really gentle to me, if that's the right way to describe it. but honestly speaking, i think they make a perfect couple. =)
managed to talk to xiao hui a little. YES, i got tongue tied! according to xiao hui, if everything goes well, he'll be holding his wedding dinner at March next year. WHOA, that's really fast! omgomgomgomg. i'm still over the shock can? =(
wells, let's just take a look at the pictures.
HAHA! and seems like we looked into the wrong camera. =p
with qiu ling. the girl whom i always stick to in the past during NPCC practices. =)
Kengey and Qiuling.
with the couple. =\
when we finally had the chance to tell xiao hui we're leaving, it was already 6ishpm. the parting moment was once again, really awkward. HAHAHA! before that, roy&co went downstairs to fetch kok wei. the last thing that kengey and i wanted was to bump into them. sadly, they were right outside when our lift door opens at level 1. kok wei still looks that beng-ish. ahhh, felt damn funny seeing him again. riiight. -_-
kengey and i took the bus to CWP for awhile, before taking a bus back to her place. because... we had a mahjong session planned!! i think we must be insane. we stayed up so late last night, and still had the energy to play mahjong! lol. had a small gossip session in kengey's room before the session. haha, there seems to be endless stories to share.
o yea. there were neth, kimmy, ah dong, kengey and myself. kimmy did not play tho. we played 1 round till 10ish, and i won $9 today!!!! teeheehee. took the train home with ahdong aftermath. i am so so so tired right now. tomorrow's another long day, because it's my daddy's 50th birthday and we're going out! =DDD
riight, i hope yun's having fun at MOS milkshake right now. if not of some reasons, i might be with her at MOS right now already. haha!
Happy Birthday, Papa dearest!
and nights people! =)
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