~*angie's lil reverie*~

The Movie - Infection

Due to the exams, I have not been watching movies for ages and as a result, I have no idea what movie to watch last night. In the end, we chose Infection, thinking that since it was a Japanese Horror movie (I always think that Japanese are just good at scaring people like The Ring, Darkwater, etc), it shouldn't be that bad. Here's a picture of the movie...

It does look like a REALLY SCARY movie, isn't it?

But, I was really WRONG! The movie was totally not a horror movie, it was purely a DISGUSTING movie. It was the first so-called horror movie that I wanted to leave the cinema not because I'm too scared or what, but I just felt it so disgusting to continue watching such a show. As I searched the internet, hoping to find a rating, I found this line from the GV website

Consumer Advice: Some Disturbing Scenes

Some disturbing scenes? The whole show was disturbing. It simply doesn't make sense to me and the scenes are simply too gross. It was really that bad that I just couldn't put it in words how bad the movie was. I have never liked green colour, but after this movie, I hate the green colour even more. The sight of anything green just makes me wana puke.

I hate green.

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Angeline winks
at |9:14 AM| 4 comments

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Are we Stupid?

"Why do birds not need to study?
I'm a hundred times smarter and yet,
I have to endure studying." - quoted from Pourquoi by Jimmy Liao

How true. Ever wonder why is it that MAN, being one of the most intellectual mammal on earth have to go to school to learn how to write and read when other animals like whale, lion or even fish (except NEMO) do not have to attend school at all? Are we more stupid that the animals? I hope not.

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Angeline winks
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Pourquoi

I had just finished reading an interesting book - Pourquoi by Jimmy Liao (commonly called as Ji Mi, the guy who wrote the illustration - Turn Left, Turn Right and Di Xia Tie). So, what is Pourquoi exactly? Pourquoi is 'Why' in French, and aptly so, given all the questions posed in the story. Basically, this book is flooded with questions, which are written poetically. The same questions which we all think and yet, as adults, we do not know the answers as well. As you can see from the book cover, it looks quite childish, but trust me, after reading it, you will be amazed that this simple book can actually make you think intellectually.

I, myself have some questions to ask too......

Why do girls have to suffer in that particular period of every month?

Why do women have to be the ones giving birth and suffer the fate of losing their figures after the pregnancy?

Why is it that some people are born smart, pretty, tall, slim and rich?

Why is it that some people can just never find the true love of their life?

Why is it that some people are just better at looking for jobs?

Why is it that I'm still unemployed? Sigh.

Life is never fair, isn't it?

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Anyway, I will like to share some interesting quotes from the book.

"Can I keep a tear, just like keeping a flower?
"Can I raise the wind, so that I can train it to listen to my every command?"
"Can I rear a cow, not to drink it's milk, but to accompany me while I study?" - quoted from Pourquoi by Jimmy Liao

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Angeline winks
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Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Shopping Madness

I did it.

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I walked into the shop and within half an hour, I was so much poorer. In order to get the privilege card my sis and I wanted, we almost tried all the clothes in that shop as we got to spend $100 in a receipt to get the card. Somehow, the shop just seemed to have so many beautiful clothes that I just wanted to try them all! I walked in and out of the changing room like nobody business. I was only supposed to buy maximum 2 pieces, but in the end, I bought 4 pieces of clothes - quarters, mini & 2 tops. *guilty* Why couldn't I control myself? Sigh. At the end of the day, I was wondering, did I buy the clothes cos I really like it or did I buy it so as to accumulate $100 in a single receipt. They simply love to attack the weak points of girls as they know that we will find the temptation of a privilege card is simply too great. Almost all girls are impulsive shoppers and we simply love having discounts, don't we?

I'm broke. I guess I got to eat grass for this month and even next month. And I can forget about the bikinis and the jeans. Sigh.

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Angeline winks
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Sunday, April 24, 2005

I love CYCLING

I feel so alive! I went cycling at East Coast Park today and seriously, it felt really great to perspire. I just felt so healthy after cycling for 2hrs! The best thing was there wasn't a lot of people at the park either though it was a Sunday. How cool. When there are a lot of cyclists or braters, it can be quite irritating to cycle at the park. So, I'm really glad that there weren't many people at the park, though Jianhui was quite upset that he couldn't see hot babes. Typical guy.

Anyway, we cycled all the way to the other end - the Safra Resort and we got really high when we saw some coconut trees! Instantly, an idea came into out mind! We wanted to pluck the coconut so that we can have coconut juice in this hot weather! Initially, we thought that it would be easy to climb the tree and pluck the coconut, but we were very wrong. It was simply impossible to climb the tree. Suddenly, I had this respect for the kampong kids. Fortunately, Jianhui found this long plank to pluck the coconut. I was super happy when one coconut fell to the ground! Yeah! The coconut tasted extremely tasty! I felt like a kampong kid but it was really a great experience to pluck my own coconut. Heehee.

It was a tiring day of cycling. My legs were feeling so wobbly and shaky after 2 hrs of intensive cycling. I wanted to rot in the McDonald's, but Jianhui wanted to go shopping so I had to drag my dead body to city. Though I was really tired, I spent quite a lot of money at Suntec buying Fila shirts for myself and Yukai; and I finally managed to buy the chocobaby! I wanted to buy one big box of it, but I figured out that I shouldn't be so crazy, so I bought 4 cartridges! Since all my family and kids are so crazy about this chocobaby, I guess 4 cartridges aren't a lot, isn't it? And I found this really nice blue bikini at Espirit, but I didn't buy it as I guess it was kinda expensive. Sigh. I hope Espirit will have summer sales soon.

After shopping at Suntec, I went to AMK to meet up with Alan and sis for steamboat dinner. It was indeed a long day for me, but I had a great time filling my stomach with the steamboat food. I think I must be in mood to spend money. I bought hair gel ( something which I don't normally buy ) and Dan Brown's book ( Angels And Demons - So, if anyone of you wants to borrow this book, just tell me okay? ). Actually, I wanted to buy Mike Gayle's new book too, but I guess maybe I should borrow from library.

It was such a tiring day. I'm quite amazed that I could still stay awake to type this post. Anyway, as I'm typing this post, I could feel that my whole body and face is burning hot. Yes, I'm sunburnt again. Sigh.

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Angeline winks
at |10:06 PM| 3 comments

Saturday, April 23, 2005

Boring Angie

It's weird. I think there must be something wrong with me or what. Can you believe it that up till now, I have not gone to Orchard since my examz had finished? It's so NOT me. Normally, I would definitely rush to Orchard to breathe the polluted city air and shop till drop dead once I had finished my exam. Somehow, this time round, I'm simply too lazy to drag myself to the city. Though I have millions of things that I want to buy to reward myself for this exam, I just hate the feeling of going Orchard in this weather and I hate the feeling of squeezing with so many people. But, I guess I should be going to Orchard next week (definitely a weekday) at a timing in which there won't be a lot of people blocking my way. I simply hate crowded places.

Anyway, Teacher Angeline had just taken a new student, Gavriel (Jan's cousin). He is a bubbly boy and I have to say that he is quite handsome too! (Better don't let the parents hear this in case they think that I've ulterior motive for teaching him...Shhhh....). He lives super near me. In case you are wondering what do I mean by 'near', just imagine that the distance between our houses is just like the distance between Cant A and S4 (or even nearer). It's really that near. For my first visit, I gave myself 15 minutes to walk to the condo, and know what, I reached the house in 5 mins time. It feels good to live so near my student. I'll be updating you guys more about my new student after a few more lessons. =p

The weather is freaking hot. Think I should just spend rest of the day hiding in my house, tidying up my messy wardrobe.

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Angeline winks
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Thursday, April 21, 2005

I'm an AMKsian

I just came back home and I'm feeling super great after visiting my teachers in secondary schools. The only regret was that this building was not exactly the building in which I had studied 6yrs ago as they had demolished the old building to build this new, spacious school. But, seeing my teachers are good enough! How time flies, isn't it? I had graduated from AMKSS 6yrs ago, and today when I went back to the school, I am already a graduate. It's kinda freaky as almost all the teachers whom we spoke to would ask us if we had found a job and would AGGRESSIVELY persuade us to join the teacher profession. However, seeing the pile of work on their desks, I guess I got to think twice before joining this career path.

Anyway, most of the teachers managed to recognize us, but they just couldn't remember our names. It's quite understandable since they would have so many students per year and it's simply too difficult to remember the names of all ex-students. Even for me, I can't even remember some of my friends' names (Ops). Chatting with all the teachers just simply brings back fond memories. Seeing my higher chinese tutor again just reminded me how rebellious and how talkative we were back in secondary school. We used to talk non-stop in the chinese class and copying in tests were simply so common. I bet she used to hate my gang and me last time as we were really very bad students, but at least we all did well for our 'O' levels.

The Two Girls Who Had Created Havoc In Amkss - Yinqiu & Me. We were so noisy that I think the teachers nearly wanted to chase us out of the staff room.

Ms Ng & Us! I'm so happy to see her that I nearly cried when I saw her at the photocopy machine! She is the tutor who had helped me to score an A for English. An Ace Teacher! But, I used to complain that she gave us too much work to do as she used to make us write an essay twice a week.

Me & My All-time Favourite DM - Mr Ong. (Oh man, I look freaking fair beside him. It's really time for me to go suntanning!) He would scream at any naughty students as we were walking around the school, it reminded me that it is exactly what he used to do! He used to scream at me at times and would always confiscate my sharp comb whenever he saw me around in school. He loves to make his presence felt by screaming at the students. I bet any AMKSS students would definitely know Mr Ong as you would definitely be scolded by him at least once in your fours years in AMKSS. Now as an ex-student, he no longer screams at me and we can even talk rubbish with him. I simply love being ex-student! Anyway, he is really nice today to bring us around the school and even treated us drinks. It's simply so amusing to see some of the girls either turning away shyly or would just run away briskly when they saw Mr Ong. So funny. What's so scary about Mr Ong? I'm not scared of him when I was at their age as I could sense that he's a nice (er...) DM.

Sleepy Mr Voo & Me. He was my form teacher back in secondary three. And, I was shocked to realize that he was married with 2 kids! Oh man!

I am AMKsian - my story, my journey... ( I didn't know Mr Ong loves to take photos just like us.)

I'm proud to be part of the AMKSS family. I love AMKSS and all the friends especially my close friends who had crossed my path in this wonderful school.

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Angeline winks
at |9:43 PM| 11 comments

Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Memorable Last Paper

I had just taken my last exam paper in NTU. It was indeed a memorable last exam paper with a lot of interesting things that had happened before/during/after the paper. I guess I would still remember this memorable last exam paper ten years down the road. I can even picture me and my friends talking about this memorable last paper everytime when we actually meet up after work. Let me just tell you some of the highlights of this last paper.

Highlight No. 1
Shixing actually drove Joel and Me to school for our last exam paper! * Applause* This is his first time driving and both of us are simply so honored to be his pioneer passengers! And his driving skills are not bad (I'm serious).

Highlight No. 2
For the first time in my entire NTU life, I actually had a 2hrs exam paper. And the best thing was, I didn't know it was going to be a 2hrs papers until they announced it in the exam hall. I nearly died upon hearing the announcement. It was such a long paper and it was simply impossible to finish it in 2hrs! I did the paper in such a rush that I didn't even have time to drink water during the exam!

Highlight No. 3
For almost all my examz in NTU, I always sit near to unknown people. For this final exam, I actually sit with all the people I know like Adrian, Mother, Darren and Alvin. How cool to have nice neighbour (Alvin) to lend me ruler when I realized that I have forgotten to bring it.

Highlight No. 4
This was also the first open book exam in which I didn't refer to the textbook at all! Not that I'm super zai or what, the textbook was simply too useless to put into use! Some of my friends didn't even bring the textbook in. Being so kiasi, I brought my textbook along for fear that I might actually need it for exam.

Highlight No. 5
What makes this last paper memorable was I had received a really nice present from adeline on this day. It was a really nice handphone accessory with my beautiful name engraved on it. So cool!

Most importantly, as reminded by Joel, I was officially unemployed (though I prefer to believe that I'm SELF-EMPLOYED) when I had handed in my exam scripts. How sad.

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SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Anyway, I will like to take this opportunity to thank some of the people who had helped or supported me alot during this exam period...

First of all, I would like to thank Yukai, Joel and Shixing for driving me to school for my exams so that I don't have to wake up as early as 6am to travel to NTU. Also, I would like to express special appreciation to George, Weilun (also thank him for buying me choco baby), Adrian, Darren, Ally and Jason for helping me on certain topics of the subjects. In addition, I would like to thank my friends like Jianhui, Edwin and Adeline who have been encouraging me and would also like to thank Ade for giving me such a nice hp accessory as a good luck gift. Lastly, I would really like to thank my family especially my sis for buying me Baker's Boy and Chocolate during this crucial period to cheer me up.

It seems like a few days ago, I was still complaining about SM exam. NOW, I had finally finished my exams. My new journey of life starts officially tomorrow.

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Angeline winks
at |9:50 PM| 6 comments

Tuesday, April 19, 2005

~Last Examz~

In less than 24hrs, I would have finished my last paper in NTU or in my entire life to be specific. Am I excited? Happy? I don't know. I only know that it will mark the beginning of my new phase of life. No more studying, No more of exam stress, No more of mugging before examz, No more of slacking for the whole sem and start bucking up when examz are nearing... Life looks kinda good, isn't it since I no longer have to study for examz.

Somehow, I hate examz as it makes one depressed and I think it's a bad gauge of your understanding of an subject. For example, I may know that subject very well, but due to some unforeseen circumstances (maybe I have fallen sick), I may not perform well. Exams are simply not indicative of anything. On the other hand, some people may be "exam-smart" in the sense that they may not understand the subject very well, but somehow, they are able to perform well in the examz. Somehow, I just think that it's unfair to gauge a student's performance through exam results.

I must admit I have not been studying real hard for this exam period. Not because I'm confident or what, somehow, I just feel that exam is just like a "formal procedure" for the tutors to grade the students. This time round, examz just don't seem so important. I mean this final exam is important to me (am I contradicting myself?) as it will determine my honors degree, but there are other more important things like looking for jobs and planning for future.

I simply think that I'm not in the right set of mind now as you can see that this post of mine doesn't really make sense. Must be the medicine.

As for now, I should just study hard and do well for the paper tomorrow.

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Angeline winks
at |4:38 PM| 3 comments

Monday, April 18, 2005

Bad Time to Fall Sick

I'm feeling so terrible.

I still have 2 more papers to go, but I've fallen sick with a terrible sore throat and flu. My nose just can't stop running and I think I'm going to finish one whole box of tissues anytime. I think my nose is just going to drop off anytime if my flu just doesn't get any better. I would just sneeze non-stop in the exam hall which is SUPER FREEZING COLD! Grrr.... AND my throat hurts so much that I don't even feel like talking at times. Why do I have to fall sick at this time? Sigh.

I just wish that I would get well in time for tomorrow paper. I just have to endure a few more days. Ganbattle!

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Angeline winks
at |10:01 AM| 3 comments

Sunday, April 17, 2005

When I was young...

Flipping through the old albums with my siblings was simply very fun. We laughed at the old photos and recalled the funny things that we used to do together. I'm so glad that my mum has always loved to take photos pf us. Here are some highlights of my findings.

Baby Me! Don't you think I simply look so boyish, but cute in this photo?

That's me in my favourite yellow lacy dress! The reason why my uncle's head was cut off was because, he's simply too tall for us! No offence intended!

Will be posting more of my childhood photos soon. Check it out!

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Angeline winks
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Wonderful Childhood Days

This entry is dedicated to my beloved siblings - my brother and sis who had shared happiness and joy with me all these years. My childhood had been so wonderful because of them.

Remember the times in which all my siblings and I would have those typical pillow fights in which my brother would eventually win using his formidable "wu ying jiao".

There were times in which my sis would scold me for "stealing" her stickers. I would deny the accusation, but unfortunately, I was found taking photos with that "stolen stickers".

I used to beg my parents to buy me whatever clothes or soft toys that they had bought for my sis.

I could remember that my sis and I used to love to wash the kitchen so that we could perform our "sliding stunts" when the floor was really slippery.

We used to play hopscotch everyday in the house using the cupboards as squares.

Remember those days in which my brother would cycle on his bicycle in the carpark and made us pay him 3/4 pebbles (depending on distance) as "taxi fare". Everytime, my sis and I would bury our "money" in that secret place in that carpark. Our worry that time was that our money one day would be "stolen" by the sweeper.

There were times in which we would go fly kite at AMK park with our "eagle" kite and I would always ask my dad to fly the kite till very high up before I would take over the thread. After a while, the fly would return to ground level again.

All of us had taken a photo with similar pose taken with the same flower at the same place in the AMK park.

My sis and I used to play monkey bars every other day and we were so agile that we could perform all kinds of stunts as well as a monkey.

We used to wake up super early just to be the first few people on queue to play the popular "horse swing" at the playground.

There was a very steep (It's really very steep!) hill beside my flat which we had to climb in order to walk to AMK central. I used to have this funny thought that one day, I would just slide down from the slope. Apparently, it never happened since I'm still alive and kicking.

Gone were the times in which we would celebrate birthdays for our beloved "sons" (my son is called xiaohua) and toys. And all our toys have unique names. You can point to any toys of mine and I would tell you their names instantly.

I still remember that mysterious-rich guy whom I had met in Genting who had gave us all his coupons so that we could exchange those toys.

Looking at my childhood photos is making everything seems so emotional and I can't help to realize that I'm growing up.

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Angeline winks
at |11:34 PM| 5 comments

Saturday, April 16, 2005

If Only...

If Only I had not spent so much time on the first question, I would have easily finished the whole paper.

If Only I could write faster, I would have sufficient time for the whole paper.

But then again, If Only I had more time, I would have more time to think carefully for the answers.

If Only it was a 3hrs papers, I would be able to write more to substantiate my answers.

If Only it was an open book exam, I would not have to waste time reading the case study during the examz.

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If Only I could predict the future, I would have been a millionaire by investing in 4Ds/Totos.

All these "If Onlys" are pointless. I guess I should be working hard on my next two papers instead.

Anyway, my last surviving hamster had passed away this afternoon. Sigh. There aren't any hamsters in my house now.

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Angeline winks
at |11:50 AM| 5 comments

Thursday, April 14, 2005

I'm loving it, Choco Baby

Lately, I have been craving for chocolates (must be the exam stress) and I'm totally in love with Choco Baby! It has nice packaging and it contains tiny, mini choco pellets that may have stars/smiley faces imprinted on it! I think out of 10 pellets that I had eaten, maybe about 2 pellets will have beautiful stars imprinted on it? Just when I was about to finish the Choco Baby and convinced that there aren't any smiley faces, I had managed to find ONE SMILEY FACE?!! It really came as a surprise as I had attempted to deceive myself (and my sis) that I could vaguely see smiley faces on some choco pellets when all I saw was just some lines and dots. (This is self-illusion I guess) Am I lucky or what? I had managed to find one smiley face pellet on the eve of my exam! I can sense that lady luck is going to shine BRIGHTLY on me (and my friends) tomorrow! A good premonition indeed.

(Note: For your info, I have not eaten that choco pellet imprinted with smiley face as I want to let my sis see it before I eat it.)

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Angeline winks
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Wednesday, April 13, 2005

I'm a Normal Person

You Are 60% Normal

(Really Normal)

Otherwise known as the normal amount of normal

You're like most people most of the time

But you've got those quirks that make you endearing

You're unique, yes... but not frighteningly so!

How Normal Are You?

As you can see, I'm really bored from all the studying. This is the reason why I actually did this quiz despite not finishing what I'm supposed to study today. I start to wonder why do I like to do such "boliao" things during exam period? I should spend more time studying SM instead of wasting time on such quizzes, shouldn't I? I'm getting worried. Really worried.

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Angeline winks
at |11:18 PM| 8 comments

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Counting down

2 more days to my first paper.

And, I'm feeling kinda...

~panicked~

At first, I thought that the SM paper is going to be one of the easiest paper to study since it's about common sense. But, I guess I'm so terribly wrong! There is alot to read up on. Being so slack for the whole sem for SM, I have no idea what is the difference between a business level strategy and a corporate level strategy. *worried* I'm so lost in today SM discussion... OMG. And, I'm feel kinda guilty to my group mates for leaving so early. I feel as if I am a free-rider man. Fortunately, my SM group mates, being so selfless and nice, they are willing to share all the stuff they had discussed with me! I really need to thank my SM group mates, Adrian, Ally, Darren & Jason for being so nice to share all the stuff with me! Without them, I think I would just die of high stress level or panic attack! Thanx pal!

As for now, I seriously need to work EXTREMELY hard for SM for the next two days to catch! Jia You! To all my friends, you must Jia You too!

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Angeline winks
at |10:34 PM| 4 comments

Monday, April 11, 2005

Happy Belated Birthday to LALA

Yesterday was LALA's (my chinchilla) birthday! As all of us were very busy last night, we actually forgot it was her birthday. Even Alan, who loves her the most (among us) forgot it's her birthday. She's such a poor thing! Nobody remembered her birthday and even her bf, ChinChin had forgotten her birthday I guess. No wonder she was trying so hard to attract our attention last night by biting the cage and acting weirdly last night. So, we decided to make up to her by celebrating her birthday tonight instead with 2 birthday cakes! Here are some photos of the Birthday Girl.

The Birthday Girl is posing in her cage. (It looks kinda dark as I can't use flashlight to take photos of her, if not she will have RED EYES...)

This is a photo of Lala posing with her birthday cake! She looks kinda shocked to see the cake though... as it meant to be a surprise party for her! (Anyway, she doesn't get to eat the cake as she is a VEGETARIAN. No reward for guessing who will the one eating the cakes. I'm good, isn't it?)

My sis, Me & Lala! The birthday girl seems to be so small beside us! (I know I look horrible in this picture but you can't expect a mugger to look good after studying one whole day at home, right?)

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Angeline winks
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Sunday, April 10, 2005

Mission Accomplished

Today must have been one of the most contructive study day/s for me so far. Basically, I have been reading my BF308 textbook for the whole day, other than some time allocated to stoning/daydreaming and nap. *Applause* I'm simply so proud of myself! This is simply a great accomplishment for me as most of the time, I would be distracted by TV or even computer, but not TODAY. I'm simply so HARDWORKING! Don't you think that I deserve some relaxation time at night? This will mean that I can watch TV tonight without feeling guilty. Heehee.

However, I'm feeling kinda LONELY (Lonely, I'm so lonely. I have nobody, To call my own - singing to the tune of the song 'LONELY') and BORED, with my sis out to some stylo Bridal Fashion shows (with guests like Joanne Peh, Priscilla Chan, etc). With my mum and grandma out to some temple, I'm alone in the house, 'entertaining' myself with my interesting beloved textbook. So pathetic, isn't it?

Anyway, the highlight of the afternoon was - my mum called back and asked me to cook rice. Maybe to some of you, cooking rice is like so common and there's nothing special about it. But, Ms Angie has only cooked rice ONCE! *ashamed* And, that was a failed attempt as it turned out to be porridge instead of rice. (I know it's funny, but can you stop laughing?!!) I have no idea as to how much water to put and how much rice to cook so that there will be sufficient rice for my whole family... Fortunately, after following my mum's detailed instructions, I have managed to cook a pot of fragrant rice! Yeah! My first successful attempt! Come to think of it, I'm 21 and yet I can't even cook rice, this is so humiliating! I hate to admit it, but I think I'm such a spoilt brat man. With my mum and ah nei cooking for me for all my meals, I have never cooked an official meal for my family. But seriously, I used to volunteer my "services" to my mum, but she would reject it immediately for fear that I would just burn down the whole kitchen. Sigh. Maybe, I should seriously take up some cooking courses when I'm free.

It's time for my dinner now and I shall enjoy the extraordinary fragrant rice which Ms Angie has cooked.

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Angeline winks
at |5:24 PM| 2 comments

Saturday, April 09, 2005

~United B&F Gang~

I had just came back from my B&F gathering - a simple gathering organized by Jovan. It had been really fun and we were busy taking photos as if we had finished examz. I really felt as if I had finished my examz and this dinner was like a celebration. In fact, none of us looked as if we had been mugging at home. That's what I like about my B&F friends - whenever we meet up, we will not talk about studies or be so hypocritical to CLAIM that he/she has not studied (when in actual fact he/she had already finished studying everything). All in all, It was just like an ordinary dinner, or maybe most of us had forgotten that the examz were just one week away. Just hope that we will still have such gathering even when we have graduated in July.

Though it was a great outing, I cant help but to complain that the weather was freaking hot for the whole night! It had been a really sweaty day for me! Even when I was in the Swensen which was supposed to be an air-conditioned restaurant, I was perspiring like hell! I'm not exaggerating, but you can really see my sweat drops on my face all the time! And when we migrated to some pub, the place there happened to be freaking hot too. (Oh my god. Why is the whole Singapore so freaking Humid and Hot?) Anyway, we ordered some drinks at the pub and we started playing some stupid games with the objective of making Weilun drunk like last time at Kbox. It's really funny/interesting (I'm sorry bro, but it's really comical to see you drunk!) to see him drunk as he will do funny stuff whenever he is high. However, our plan failed in the end anyway, but we had managed to make Shixing to drink quite a lot. haha. Quite a great accomplishment. Haha.

Actually, there are alot of things on my mind now, but I'm simply too tired to type it out. I guess I would write more tomorrow... Good night!

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Angeline winks
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Some of the highlights of the night...

Joel & Me - The Women In Black

The Nice Group Photo (without me) *sob*

~The 3 NELers~

Let me introducing One of the Big Winner for 'The Golden Book Award' (refer to previous entry) - Weilun

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Angeline winks
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Friday, April 08, 2005

Angie 976 Yukai 4

I have just realized that I am such a tyrant. Most of the time, I would be the one deciding what to eat, where to go and what to do. But, seriously, whenever I ask Yukai what he feels like eating, he will just say that he hasn't given it a thought and in turn, asks me what I want to eat. In the end, we will end up eating something which I have been craving for the past few dayz.

Yesterday, when we were deciding what to eat for dinner, I decided to be a "submissive" gf and so I asked him to decide what to eat.

As usual, his answer was
"I haven't decide what to eat. But, what do you feeling like eating today?"

Knowing that this was his usual stance, I msged him this
You have 4hrs (while I'm giving tuition) to decide what to eat. Angie 1 Kai 0.

After a while, his msged back and this was his answer -
"I think the score so far is more like Angie 976 Yukai 4"

I was laughing like hell when I saw the msg! (the passengers on the bus must be thinking that I'm crazy to be laughing like mad alone in the bus!) Then, I decided to ask him why is it that he has 4 points. And know what his answer was?

He said,
"Of course, I would have accumulated 4 points throughout these 4 years plus. If not, that will be really sad."

I nearly died of laughter when I saw the sms. I didn't know I am such a big bully. Kai, you are simply a fantastic boyfriend. =p

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Thursday, April 07, 2005

I'm simply a TV addict

I'm feeling so slack man. Though it's my final examz in NTU, I just can't seem to get myself to start studying real hard for the examz. I have been telling myself that "the next day will be a better day to start studying". But, it seems like my "next day" will never come? Argh! I desperately need to study, but there are simply too many nice shows to watch that I just can't stop watching tv from 7pm to 11pm! There is this really nice Japanese show starring Takuya (oh man, he is really gorgeous!) as a pilot. Since young, I always have this fantasy about handsome pilot, and Takuya totally fits the bill as what I imagine the pilot to be. Suave-Cute-Sei-Capable. And if you actually pay attention to their conversations, you will realize that some of the things they have said in the show are simply inspiring and motivating as well. I'm simply glued to this show! Other than this fantastic show, there are also many really nice HK shows starring actors which I really like. Why are there so many good shows during exam period? Why can't they just play some lousy shows during the exam period so that I will have no choice but to study?

Anyway, I had just received an email from the school about my convocation. It's kinda weird that I have not taken my examz and yet they giving me instructions of how to receive my certificate or where to get my results transcripts. As I am discussing about the photo-taking session with my whole family, I feel kinda excited. But, my convocation is at some really weird timing - 6pm. Don't they find it weird to hold a convocation in the evening? I think by the time the ceremony has ended, it already so dark that I doubt we can take any photos. So Duh. I just hope that the ceremony wont be so long so that I will have time to take photos with my fellow NTU friends. Actually, I was thinking of asking some of my really close friends to come to my convocation, but I doubt I can do so now as it really weird to ask them to come NTU at night, isn't it. Sigh. The lousy timing for my convocation has totally ruined my plans.

Maybe before I start dreaming about my convocation, I should make use of this last chance for me to get As. Yes! I will start studying REAL HARD tomorrow! I mean it this time.

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Angeline winks
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Wednesday, April 06, 2005

My hamster - Nut Nut

From one house full of 3 cages of hamsters, currently, my house only has one cage with only one hamster (and 2 chinchilla cages). Kinda sad to see that so many of my hamsters had left me in this year and one of my 2+ yrs old hamster had just left me this afternoon. Sigh. Why do hamsters have such short life? It was still looking fine in the morning when I peeked at her. I think I won't want to rear any new pets from now on, unless I'm sure that it will have a longer life than me.

To Nut Nut, I'll always remember the excited look on your face whenever I feed you with cheese or even seeds. You are deeply missed.

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Angeline winks
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Tuesday, April 05, 2005

The Last Lesson...

Today was officially my last lesson in NTU, or in fact, it was the last lesson in my life. After 15 years of endless pursuing of certificates, this was my last lesson in my life (though I still intend to further my studies, let's just say this was my last lesson in my life tentatively). From PSLE to O Level, then to A level, and now I am finally getting my Degree - a piece of certificate which I have been working hard to achieve it.

15 years ago, I had entered Hong Dao Primary school with an "empty brain". When most of my classmates could converse or at least understand basic English, I totally had no idea what my Indian Teacher was talking about back then. It was really amazing how I had managed to learn English from nothing back in primary school. And now, I can type in English and even present in English. This is what education is about. Anyway, since I'm graduating soon, Lets talk about the things which I would miss being a student.

10 things which I would miss being a student

1. The Student Offers - You may say I'm cheapo or what, but I will definitely miss the student offers which some of the shops/restaurants are offering! Imagine the money you can save by flashing your student card! It's equivalent to credit cards, isn't it?

2. My Ez-Link Card - Without my student Ezlink card, I wont be able to buy train concession! That will definitely make travelling on NEL so expensive. Sigh. And I can no longer come out from the MRT station just to pee when travelling home on train!

3. Being late for lecture - When you are a student (esp tertiary student), nobody will scold you if you turn up late for lecture. (You definitely can't be late for work as your supervisor will definitely kill/sack you if you were to be late!!) I will definitely miss those days in which I can be late for lecture while eating my McDonald's Breakfast.

4. Skipping lessons - Well, when I actually come out to work, even if I have gone clubbing the previous night, there's no way that I can tell my colleagues that I feel like skipping work as I'm feeling tired, right? But, of course, being such a "hardworking" student, I don't skip lectures regularly. *wink*

5. Three/Four Days week - I think only tertiary students (or in fact biz students) will miss the school life in which we will only need to go to school for 3/4 days in a week when the rest of the days we can just slack at home. I seriously hope that our dear PM will push for 4 working days in future... heehee.

6. Gossiping/Bitching with friends - I would definitely miss those times in which I would just gossip with friends anyday, anytime and anywhere. The jokes and laugher we have shared during these gossiping session were something which I would deeply miss!

7. Dressing in whatever way you want - One thing I like about uni life is that I get to wear whatever I want! I can wear shorts + singlet + slippers when the weather is hot; or merely T-shirt + jeans; or even beautiful clothes when I feel like dolling up. Most importantly, I won't have to wear heels or formal wear under the freaking hot weather when I don't feel like to. However, there are times in which I wish we can wear uniforms to school, as it can be quite tiring to think of what to wear at times. (But, I vaguely remember that I used to hate wearing uniforms before uni. How contradicting human beings can be.)

8. Slacking... - I seriously doubt that we can "slack" in our company next time when we step into the working world. Sigh.

9. Free from financial burden - When you are schooling, you can pretend to be "young, immatured or even naive" and hence you don't have to worry anything about money. But once, you have stepped into the working life, you have to start worrying if you can pay up your hp bills, student loan, car loan or even house loan. School life is much simpler, isn't it?

10. The Friends - In short, school life is indeed memorable for most of us, isn't it? The friendship we have made throughout all these schooling days will always be so memorable. Remember the friends who had helped you to dry your tears when you had your first breakup, or the friends who had encouraged you when you had just failed your examz or even the friends who had stood by you when the whole world had turned against you. All the friends I had made throughout the 15 years will always be in my mind, no matter what happens. Trust me, my dear friends.

And 15 years have passed just like that. I have indeed achieved my childhood dream of being a graduate. Now, it's time for me to move on to the next phase of my life.

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Angeline winks
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Monday, April 04, 2005

The Management Team of Vangarde

Vangarde, Inc - We're simply the Best! The Best Company with the Ultimate Best Management Team. What's more can you ask for?

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Angeline winks
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The Wedding

I went for my nephew's wedding last night. In case, you thought that I had made a mistake or wat. Yeah, I didn't type wrongly. It was indeed my nephew's wedding. In case you were wondering that my nephew must be some young kid who was much younger than me. You were very wrong indeed. In fact, he was 28 years old. (He is the grandson of my dad's sis, so that does make him to be my nephew, right?)

It was a simple dinner at some Teochew restaurant at Beach Road. Personally, I don't really know the groom as I guess I have only met him 2-3 times in my life. But, I must say he is quite good-looking and tall! And my sis kept on poking fun at me, saying that my heart must be broken now to see him getting married. Haha. I'm just amazed that how come I do have such good-looking relatives?

Anyway, I didn't really enjoy the dinner due to a horrible gastric pain. Though I had prepared myself with a currypuff before going for the wedding, I waited so long for the dinner to commence that I nearly died there. I just don't understand that why do we have to wait for hours for the wedding dinner to start all the time? This is simply a very bad habit of Singaporeans! And my family and I happen to be those kind of people who will always turn up early for the wedding and end up being one of the first few families at the wedding. You may say that since people are always late, we can be late too (so that we don't have to wait for so long). But, I feel that it's kinda rude (and bad) to be late for wedding dinner. Besides, you should actually go early for the wedding dinner so that you will have the chance to chit chat with relatives or friends, isn't it? I really hate those people who are always late on purpose for wedding dinner. There should be some penalty (maybe they have to pay a fine of $10/per person) on such late-comers so that they will actually learn not to be late again. How about that? Haha.

I just hope that the next wedding which I would be going will be more enjoyable than this - at least they can serve me snacks like peanuts first if the wedding is going to start late. But, of course, I REALLY HOPE that all Singaporeans will stop being late for wedding dinners, if not, I'm going to write in to MP to impose the penalty on them! (joking)

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Angeline winks
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Saturday, April 02, 2005

Kid VS Angie

Kids always have endless of questions to ask. Sometimes, it can really prove to be challenging to answer their questions. Don't believe, read on.

In a typical conversation with my kids.

Me: Can you please pay attention to what I'm talking?
Kid: I'm tired...
Me: I'm also tired! In fact, I should be more tired than you since I slept later than you last night and I even woke up earlier than you this morning! So, Don't complain!
Kid: But, you are an ADULT! ADULTS need lesser sleep than growing kids like me!
Me: All right then. (speechless)

Kid: So, do you have a lot of homework to do in school?
Me: Of course! Much more than what you are doing.
Kid: Oh. So, do you like to do homework?
(This is a tricky question. If I answer NO, he will use this as an excuse not to do my homework. So, I have to give him a technically correct answer.)
Me: Ya, I suppose. (With my fingers crossed)
Kid: You have such boring life.
Me: ...

After a while...
Kid: Do you know how to draw an animal? I need to draw an animal for my poem.
Me: I can't draw for nuts! Draw yourself!
Kid: Huh? You are a teacher and you can't draw?
(To no choice, I have to take out my pencil and started drawing. Luckily, I have managed to draw a decent pig by "copying" from the textbook)
Me: You should do all these by yourself, you know.
Kid: I know. But I don't know how to draw animals as my drawing teacher haven't teach me how to draw them!
Me: ...

Kid 1 Angie 0. I admit defeat.

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Angeline winks
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