Friday, April 07, 2006
i did a bout of spring cleaning yesterday. that's an undestatement. i was cleaning at 12 midnight. mopping and washing the toilet, and wiping the surfaces..
it's really amazing how your room can collect dust without leaving any windows open. it's like all these dirt just materialises out of thin air or something.
i'm newly resolute. i'm going to save money. like a third of my allowance everyday. it's going to be an upward battle. and even then, it's peanuts. especially when you convert them into singapore dollars.
eek. the weather's dry. making my skin itch terrible.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
i'm sad. coz i'm going back again. though seriously, which person studying overseas gets to come back so early into the course.
i'm insane. but then i'm beginning to feel the loss of convenience, of home, of family(it's just my sister technically), of friends and yes, of my bolster too.
something tells me i'm gonna have loose stools again, just like before i sat the plane back. i did buy my motion sickness pills, but seriously i am SCARED of planes. not really frightened, i just don't like the planes. i think sitting boat, train bus is still better. but i realise i'm getting more prone to motion sickness so i can't guarantee that i can sit other modes of transport for long periods anymore.
can't remember whether i have mentioned this before, but i have taken a liking to soccer again. maybe coz world cup is just round the corner. but i'm supporting Man U for now. ruud van nistelrooy is good-looking! haha. girls should watch soccer, if only to watch the players! haha. but seriously, it's quite fun. i stopped while in singapore. but i guess i'll be watching this weekend again. i wish Man U would win EPL and not chelsea.
i went out with toufu today! had lunch at thai express. mango salad and tom yum noodles. love talking to my toufu. it's rapidfire conversation the whole time. going on about everything under the sun! but dear toufu is catching some kind of flu bug so she was feeling miserable towards the end of the day.
we went on to kino after to pick up some korean and japanese language books! me is VERY serious about learning the language! and there are these books which teach you how to say make-out phrases in th languages. we were laughing over what was inside.
went to kiliney to eat kaya toast and nasi lemak. bought 2 bottles of kaya to bring to SH. while walking back, the skies were making loads of noise and sending bolts of lightning. terrified me kept jumping and ducking in front of other people.
went to kbox after that. i'm seriously sick of kboxing. it was all a novel idea when i started out in september in my J1 year. but now, it's just plain boring. especially in small groups. haha . and with mich suffering from jet lag and me too tired to sing properly. it was quite pathetic. but i did discover that song by yu quan. we decided that next time we'd do something else. like play pool, or the usual SHOPPING! haha.
tried to get some shopping done. but failed miserably. bought some necessities before heading to join my sis and mom at meritus. mich went home.
sigh. guess i'm really heading back. coming home kinda reminded me that i did miss home. which i would forget occasionally. but it's back to school and work and more activities.
and i guess, ultimately. my life remains unfinished elsewhere. coz here, i don't have anything going for me here yet. and there are times when i feel that i don't have a story to write here.
bye then. till SH.
Monday, April 03, 2006
met cher today for lunch. never quite figured out that tiong bahru is so far away.
registered for basic theory of driving test. i noted that there is a higher percentage of men about the AMK police station, fire station and driving centre area. and the fire station looks really cool.
i think i caught some minor sunburn while walking in the sun for 20 minutes.
buttcheeks hasn't called me. i wonder if my bikini is ready for collection.
i need to shop. for bags and shoes. and books. and clothes too.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
the past day seems to have dragged. i feel like i've been everywhere at the same time. and seriously i'm feeling a little deflated. everytime i just wanna chill out and watch some tv, i seem to feel abnormally tired so much so that i can't even bring myself to turn on the dvd player. and me a tv buff at that.
i've noted that changing into clothes before i go out in singapore takes a lot longer than in shanghai. pretty amusing. of course, if i grab clothes at random, i'm fine. i just don't look very colour-coordinated and a tad glaring.
it started with a belated birthday celebration cum celebration for my A'level results with my family. we went to Au Jardin Les Amies at the botanic gardens. it's so pretty, a white stucco building set amidst the greenery. i snapped a picture of my sis in her retro Marilyn-Monroe-esque dress from the back. i seriously think that i have a flair for photography. pity i can't take myself. (excuse the narcissistic me)
it as probably the only time that i didn't order my favourites on the menu. but rather considered the entire effect of eating all the 4 courses. my digestive system is still rebeling currently, so i didn't dare to be too ambitious. i've also noted that my 2 brushes with fish bones in shanghai have induced a psychological and bodily reaction to eating fish. my throat seems to constrict everytime i eat fish now. and i tend to feel some prickly sensation in my throat. ain't it amazing how your mind can play such major roles?
we drank the champagne we had been reserving for a year and a half. it was supposed to be my A'level champagne. so i've got the empty bottle sitting in my house now. just like the way i kept the bottle from my O'levels too.
after dinner, i went to meet 04s71 people after their dinner. passed them dark chocolate which i bought in shanghai. one of the delightful foods which i have been indulging in. argh. excessive consumption is really bad for health.
we walked about aimlessly before deciding on a spot in the esplanade to sit on the floor. we just talked and shared a little. what gilyn and lileng told me really shocked me. and from the general comments of the class, i gather that i missed out on the ah yat abalone lunch. after hearing what they said, i just sat and gaped at them. the things people say.,
and of course, other people shared what they had to say. and i realise i was proven wrong. the assumption i arrived at is identical to what someone else thinks. had i gone with a gut feeling or a mad impulse., oh well. people change. so these days, i can be so tight-lipped that i appear arrogant, aloof, distant and sceptical.
there've always been trade-offs.
i got home at 1.30am. it's amazing how my unspoken curfew seems to have been extended significantly compared with times past. slept a grand total of 3 hours and 50 minutes before dragging myself out of bed to head down to chinatown to buy fish. i was not much of a use since i was way to tired to lift much. but the point of my going was to say hi to my grandma. (it's a great regret of mine not being able to communicate effectively with her.) anyway, unsuspectingly seeing live fish flopping around in dry crates on my left did shock me out of my dazed state.
breakfasted at my grandma's place. i did manage to talk a bit with my grandma. she's such a sweet old lady.
my uncles were there too. discussing the trip up to shanghai in a couple of weeks which i'm supposed to bear some responsibility in a form of planning and guiding. i'll be seeing new places too!
i also hope that my new classmates will be game for booking chalets of heading to the outskirts to camp or something.
we did some grocery skopping before heading home. i napped some 35 minutes before going to church. but the priest was a little boring so i didn't seem to catch much. except that he kept talking about dying.
said hi to my godmother(my aunt). she was pleasantly surprised to see me and shocked to see my new short hair. she really young at heart for an aunty. and she loves all the nieces and nephews. :)
after a few hours at home. i accompanied my sister to the wedding fair at suntec. the second package was pretty good. the gowns were uncommon. in ivory and cream rather than the raw white dresses. the photography was good too and the price was reasonable. unfortunately, they're usually too good to be true. apparently, some unscrupulous companies do promise loads of features upfront but fail to deliver afterward. furthermore, the deposit is usually a pretty hefty amount such that one will usually decide against withdrawing from the contract later. thankfully, my sister didn;t commit to it immediately coz we found out from a friend about their not-so-ethical practices.
rushed over to grand hyatt for a reception about BU. it looks and sounds really nice. i believe there are lots of benefits of a city campus or environment. what more when it's not quite so in-your-face.
came home for a late dinner. 4 hours late by mainland chinese standards. since i can eat at 4:30 or 5pm in SH.
mmhm.. i believe i'll be out for the next 10 hours at least. ('out' meaning knocked-out) night world.
