Pure Awesomeness

Royal Caribbean was AWESOME!!!!!!!
It was 4 days of pure chilling (and of cos eating) and I feel really depressed to be back!

Need I say more?!

I use way too much tissue paper a day I feel so ashamed of myself, esp so at a time where we NEED to reduce our carbon footprint and sustain our greens. Its scary thinking that our world rice supply will plummet by a good 20-40% by 2050, with an estimated $300 billion being needed in the long run to fight global warming.

I've been using recycled paper to print my lectures notes all these while, so I guess that kind of makes up for my excessive usage of tissue paper, no?

I've not been quite a green activist myself, but reading about some of the issues brought up at the UN Climate Change Conference made me feel that we've all underestimated the severity of the damage we've brought upon the Earth----all in the name of development and industrialization. Or rather, many of us, including myself, don't even bother simply because we're not directly affected by the global warming(or at least not yet). We complain that the weather's getting hotter by the day, but do nothing about it because life still goes on as usual isnt it?

The impact of our carbon footprints is just all too great, yet we've been blinded (by choice) to it. Lets all change to build a better planet for a better future and a more sustainable way of life!


Start today by signing the petition to bring hope to our planet!
http://www.hopenhagen.org/spreadHope

Only with green, can there be life!







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I just came home from town and my Mum got me a new wallet!!!!!!!! I was just asking her this morning if she knew where my Sis kept her old wallet cos I needed it since I had to send my current wallet for maintenance, and she said that she'll get me a new wallet instead, and give my Sis my current wallet once its repaired!!!!!!!!!!! Imagine my shock!!!! I was totally O_O. I told her that it isn't necessary cos my current wallet's pretty new still, but I think my Mum loves me alot she insisted on buying, so I'm not complaining!=) My Mummy's so nice, not just in the material sense (not that I advocate materialism, but she just wants the best for me), but in the emotional/all other aspects as well. I really thank God for giving me such wonderful parents!

So here's my new babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! =)) And some picas from dinner with BT yest!

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

I really do! How nice it'd be if I could spend a cold wintery white Christmas, definitely not in Singapore cos we can wait till the cows come home for Singapore to snow =(

Anyhows, just a short blog entry, running out of brain juices these days, I absolutely have nth to blog abt! I had half a mind to blog abt my Europe trip in detail to relive those good ol' days and wonderful (and maybe some not-too-wonderful) memories, but I realised I didnt record down a journal of what we did every single day in each country/city we visited (which I kinda regret simply cos its Europe! and who noes if I'd ever return to those places again since I don't print money), and its no fun blogging based on just memory so yups!

I'm amazed that I'm still able to log in to blogger. I was expecting myself to get the password wrong since it'd been ages since I last logged in, but anyhows, I still managed to.

It has been a horrible (horrible is really an understatement) and majorly depressing exam week, my papers all did not go well, save for 1, but that really was easy peasy for EVERYONE as well, so yup, if u'd been in NUS before u'll know that its not a very great thing either. Presentation for one of the cores was a major screw up it pulled down my otherwise-not-bad CA grade to an all time low. I wouldnt have been very worried for that module if not for the presentation. I'm such a loser, my grade is terrible now, I can't be more ashamed about it. And its not without any reason that I say that year 4 is horridepressing, cos I totally screwed up the CA for another core. :'( and the finals for this particular module didnt go any better, maybe in fact worse. I got stuff mixed up, shaded answers I wasnt even sure of (negative marking is costly), I dont know how else to describe except to say I screwed it up, but u get it. it was bad pronto.

I didnt remember feeling this way in yr 3, and thats why I miss yr 3 so much. Modules CAs Exams were smooth-sailing, nothing like now. Though I'm already in year 4 and people think that year 4s ought to just chill cos quoting them, "ur CAP is not gonna change much anyway", I seriously doubt their words.
I'm mad pissed with myself for being such a loser and being so stupid with such bad grades this sem, I'm mad worried that my CAP will drop. If it really has to drop, I just hope my class of Hons wont be affected. Cause when tt happens, I doubt I'll be able to land a job in Stat boards. :'(

I'm mad worried. I'm mad worried. I'm mad pissed for getting lousy grades.
But oh wells, exams are over so I shall STRIVE not to be bugged by all these and worry only when results are released.
Meanwhile, I'm hoping lab will go well (hate to feel stressed by lab).

ok, I'm done with ranting.

Blogging again on the request of my ONLY reader. Not that I've got any blog-worthy updates. I'm just typing aimlessly to fill this space.

1. attended my first ever church wedding. I wanna be a jie-mei (bridesmaid)! Vicki Lam get married soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2. met up with Vicki at this awfully awesome salad bar at ORQ which does really good salads and wraps and we talked about work, school, ideal weddings and yada yada. I'm so looking forward to being her bridesmaid LOL!

3. watched Lenny play soccer at some soccer cage and felt totally out of place cos I was the only spectator hahaha.

Pardon me for all my incoherent thoughts, I have no idea, absolutely no idea what to write, and I've even fewer pictures to post.

The randomness of pictures in the most random order in this shallowest blog post ever: THE salad and wrap Vic and I had this afternoon, Royce chocolate square which no one at home eats except me, Eiffel Tower keychain which I got from Paris (bargaining skills put to good use). And I was really bored in the car heh heh heh.

Sch has started, but nth much to look forward to since its gonna be a pretty much draining semester with (almost) daily trips to the lab. I'm missing those days when we'd just have lectures followed by breaks for us to stone/daydream. Now, any free time we have goes towards lab. OH SIGH.


WHY MUST HOLIDAYS END SO SOON!

I am back! I've been back since Monday, just that I was a tad too lazy to update. Its been almost a full month since I've posted an entry, gosh. In all, I did enjoy my trip in Europe though it got pretty tiring (and draining on the pockets) at times. Basically I covered quite a number of places and that's why I'm feeling so damn broke now. London, Nottingham, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Brussels, Zurich, Milan, Florence, Rome, Paris, Geneva, Manchester, Frankfurt and back to London. I've soooooo much to say about these places that I've been too, but I'm too lazy, and I don't know how/where to start, so I prob wont be writing alot about my trip. Pics are almost all up on Facebook.

Just some observations:

1. There are really ALOT of beggars and homeless people in Europe, even in large cities/capitals like Paris, Frankfurt, London. I remember vividly this lady who went up to this guy who was having his meal outside an eatery to ask him for a slice of pizza, while I was in Paris.

2. Europeans are big on pets, or rather, dogs/puppies. You see people walking along the streets with their canines, and that explains why there is dog poo all over the streets in most places in Europe. Walking along the streets is like playing mind-sweeper, cos u really gotta watch out for dog poo.

3. Train/metro stations usually smell strongly of pee. I think it might have sth to do with having to pay to use public toilets (how dumb right!). Alternatively, might be the doings of the homeless, since most seek shelter at train/metro stations at night.

4. ALOT of spit on the roads. yucks.

5. I spent 3 nights in airports in total. London-Gatwick, Paris-CDG, Frankfurt-Hahn. I nv saw myself doing that, but I did. It wasnt all too bad, just tt it was damn uncomfortable, and in Paris, there were other homeless people sleeping in the airport too. Like what Lenny said, they're harmless (probably), but it just scares me. This just contributed to my insomnia.

6. You have no idea how much I adore Changi Airport (at least we can get food all night round, I think?) after having been to so many airports in Europe be it budget or international.

7. I finally appreciate our 'no gums' and 'no spitting' and 'no littering' and whatnots rules.

8. Our MRT trains are damn clean!

9. Singapore is cheap food-wise (in fact, VERY VERY cheap), but the sales here are nth compared to Europe. 20% here and they think its a great deal. Just check out the sales in Europe, man! They have like 40-70% off in many places on many items including Jimmy Choos, Loewe, Prada, Chloe, Marc Jacobs, and even the non-high end brands like HnM (LOVES) and Uniqlo and all tt stuff. Then again, maybe it was just cos I managed to catch their Summer Sale.

10. I actually like moving from one place to another! I thought it'll be damn tiring to always be on the move, but I realised it can be quite boring to stay in a particular place for too long, so I was usually looking forward to the next destination.

So many more thoughts, but I can't recolllect them now. oh wells. I missed Singapore when I was there, but now I kinda feel like going back to buy more stuff cos the prices of bags in Singapore are really marked up by a few hundred dollars almost a thousand! so crazy right! hahah. IF only I'm rich enough, I'd make it an annual thing. I really shld stop day-dreaming.

Oh yeah, Italians and Danes are HOT. They're damn chic.
Lenny told me to limit the amt of clothes to bring cos we'd be doing it back-packing style. Hence I felt under-dressed for almost the entire trip. =(

Brussels didnt seem too nice to me at first, but I was gradually won over by their waffles, chocolates, mussels, and last but not least, the awesomely fabulous Grand Place. Was at Amsterdam before Brussels, and Amsterdam is alot about sex and canals. The red light district didnt disappoint, it certainly was an eye opener for us. The canals were equally beautiful-----almost postcard worthy. Will be heading to Zurich tonight, and YAY finally we'll be putting up at a hotel, not hostel. Totally looking forward to Swisshotel!

hejhej!

Currently located at my hostel in Copenhagen, we were forced to retreat back to our hostel so early at 4pm cos of the bad weather. Strong winds traveling at the speed 3x that of yesterday made our umbrellas flip every few steps, it was a struggle just to maintain the grip on our brollies and to walk against the wind. Its seriously like a typhoon man. You see pple along the streets with their umbrellas flipped upside down, inc ours. But most danes are cool. They can go w/o umbrellas and still cycle in the rain. Btw, the majority of the pple here get their way around on bicycles. So its sorta like a bicycle town, its pretty cool. But still, the weather was/is really bad, we couldnt go to many places. Doesnt help that it rains non-stop! argh. even though the air temp is above 10 celsius, I am pretty sure the wind temp isnt! I bet its below 10 celsius la. And cos my shoes were wet from yest's rain, I wore slippers out today, cos they dry way faster than my shoes. The downside is that I look like a totaly fashion disaster with jeans and slippers. Surprisingly my toes didnt feel as cold and frozen as I had expected them to be!
Basically Copenhagen is a nice and beautiful place, but the bad weather the past few days just spoiled it all. Hopefully Amsterdam will be wayyyyyyyyyy better so that I can wear slippers and shorts out!

hello! greetings from Nottingham! Its freezing here at 10 degrees celsius, well, at least for summer. It feels more like winter to me, esp since I'm barely equipped w cold wear!
Touched down at London yest clad in cardigan and shorts (hey its supposed to be summer!), and was met with cold bitter wind, heavy rain, and was forced to get a thicker jacket (not qt winter wear but still its better than my thin as rice paper cardigans haha) from H&M. H&N seriously rocks la I went trigger happy when I saw 2 huge mega H&M stores within extremely close proximity of each other in London, which by the way, is awesomely beautiful.
Arrived at Nottingham after a long journey, and by then my toes and fingers felt almost frozen ( cant be bent!), my face almost stiff as cardboard whenever the wind blew past.

It rained a little this morning but I was kinda soaked through cos we went out early in the morn to visit some of Lenny's SEP mates in their rooms cos halfway the rain suddenly got heavier and the winds got stronger it was HORRIBLE. For an instant, I actually missed Singapore's weather!
And so cos of the rain we had to stay indoors after tt, and I used the opportunity to catch up on more sleep before heading out again in the late afternoon to explore the campus. The place is really qt pretty and peaceful, the weather slightly better with the sun finally out (though the occasional wind was kinda crazy as usual).

My fingers still feel kinda stiff despite typing so much in an attempt to warm them up =(

Post-Korean dramas withdrawal syndrome! =( Fly me to Korea right NOW!

Here's a random pic, taken quite some time ago but I like it though I look like I've slitty eyes =( !!!

A short update in a long while!
After 2 wks of pure bumming and slacking, I finally got to meet Vicki and Claire yesterday, so it was good. Its been a whole semester! Feels good to just catch up, share stuff, and blah blah blah. I totally love hanging out w my BFFs! (I'm sry if this sounds really bimbotic hahah).

TRY butsometimesitsjustsodamnnitdifficult

its so cliche that people always say once a trust is broken it can never be replaced, but there can't be anymore truth to that.

I don't know how I can ever trust again, and how things can ever be the same again.

it was once heck of an emotional exchange, right now, I just need a pair of humongous shades to hide those swollen and puffed up eyes, to hide those emotions, and pretend nth ever happened. dont know if the decision was right.

exams are over. so where do I start?

I've been gorging on durians (yum!) these days. Cos my Dad literally bought a truckload of 'em, I have them for breakfast and lunch. Finger lickin' good. Lip-smacking yum yum! Then, the pangs of guilt haunt me thereafter. lol. And I go to bed feeling really bad about stuffing myself with durians. And THEN wake up the next day to a breakfast of durians again. Gosh, and I bought myself two bars of dark chocolate cos I was craving for them. (maybe was tempted upon seeing Master Huang's vast chocolate collection few days back! HAH.)

No prizes for guessing whats for lunch again later! DURIANS!

1 more paper to go and I'll be free!!! Oh well, I'm already in the post-exams-holiday-celebratory mood (not that first 3 papers went well but at least they're over and done with).

I ought to be studying, BUT I just spent alot of time looking and gawking at these lovely pictures of the Santorini Island!

Santorini is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO beautiful, its beyond description. If I could, I'd love to visit it!

Kelly's last academic week! =(

zomg it was like deja vu, it totally felt like 2104 all over again! I feel so mentally-drained, it feels like I've read 26491635184 journals this sem!

Anw, so it was the last Human Pharmacology lab today and they suggested we take a pic tgt. I look pretty much messed up, but oh wells, I just realised that this is the first pic I've taken in my lab coat in a proper lab (after 3 yrs of lab!), so its post-worthy haha! No prizes for guessing, these are my lab mates!

ZOMG too much work!
A random post of a very random picture from a very random album titled Dessert Day?!

hey hoo haa

I'm actually not that free, I just needed a break from the 195621840 journals that I've to read to do my 1856198457 assignments. Ok, not that many, but still!
And when I'm bored I do funny things:

Presenting, the GEEK in the PINK

My hair cut turned out horrible!
It was totally on impulse, I was sititng right before my laptop happily wasting my time away and I was like 'I'm so bored I think I'll go do bangs', and off I went to the hairdresser's.
Ah, the spontaneity of life. Good or bad thing? Not too sure either.

Ok, I think I need to sweep it to the side, if not I'll truely become the geek in the pink, as u can see from the second picture.

Totally loving this song!

Food galore last night at Newton where we had a smorgasbord of local dishes and that marked my virgin encounter with gonggong! Dinner was lip-smacking, it certainly feels good to indulge!

I'm so bored!
Spot us!

Emails yayy!

Shopping makes every girl a happy girl.
I saw this really pretty dress just now and I totally fell in love with it I would have bought it right there if I had my discount card with me but unfortunately I didn't cos my very kind Mum lent it to her friend and the auntie in me told me that I really should spend wisely with this recession (ie, buy only with the discount) so I decided that I'll wait till I'll have my card back and luckily the salesgirl was kind enough to hold it for me for 3 days so I'm gonna get it sooooooon!

The test was quite messed up till now I'm still calculating over and over again trying to convince myself that there might be a VERY SLIGHT chance that my answer makes some sense? The girl seated next to me in the bus must be thinking that I'm some dork or nerd or geek but its fine with me cos Pon calls me Little Miss Geeky anyway (not that I really am cos Pon's one helluva Geek more than me so I'm pretty sure he's calling me that just to make himself seem less of a geek hahaha).

I decided retail therapy should be a good way to round up the long and mentally-draining day in school so I actually contemplated gg to Vivo (for the nth time) to shop but I reckoned that I'll end up empty-handed (for the nth time again) and besides I think I should head home to rest cos I'm feeling lazy and tired so here I am at home on a Friday night again.

I think I shldn't discuss questions after a test anymore its so agonizing to have them bugging me and spoiling my weekend. AND I HAVE 2 more tests next wk!

hello Joyce snap out of it its OVER. O-V-E-R.

I came home early for nth. Should have just stayed on in school =(

Yesterday we headed to this pretty cool Moroccan lounge and pub with really exotic interior, we felt like we were momentarily transported to the Middle East for a night of Mococcan mint tea, illusion, with the usual mojito and martini and whats a Moroccan night without peach shisha (which I felt was over-rated, cos I didnt quite like it, couldnt detect the slightest hint of peach?)

I GOT LOCKED OUT OF MY HOME FOR CLOSE TO AN HR THIS AFTERNOON.

I'm so random these days, I'm blogging now just cos I'm just so bored waiting for my friends to pick me up. I was/am totally on the verge of dozing off.


Ok gtg. Think they're coming soon.

Ciao!

ahhhhhhh Edward Cullen! heheheh.

lol omg I'm so random.

My connection's up!

So I thought I'd just share this lovely (my fav!) Keith Martin's piece!

Flawed.



And my internet connection's screwing up big time.

screw, screwing, screwed.
Now I noe how Master Huang felt. maybe a little better than him, but still #@$^$!!!!!!! I didnt know I had to pay for wifi even when I'm using it on campus.

I'm so angry with MY PHONE now. I think I've been using too much wifi 1)cos I thought its free 2)cos my phone's been v quiet so I though I shld utilise it abit by surfing the net and checking my mails.

I should just leave my phone at home, not of much use now anyway!

online boredom unleashed the vainpot in me. looks just like the typical ic photo where u're not allowed to smile or show some teeth and so end up looking just like a total dork. which I actually quite like, since I've nv been able to smile properly. QL suggested tt I show some teeth in my photos, only to be met by my insistence that I really look funny if I flash my pearly (or maybe not so pearly) whites. =(

Have I already mentioned before that I love rain

I love the rain when I'm indoors.
I love it more when I'm indoors with the air-con switched on at full blast.
I Iove it the most when I'm all wrapped up in my white woollen hoodie feeling snug and in all niceness, allowing myself to be serenaded by Keith Martin.

I peeped out through the grilles and the neighbourhood has never felt more peaceful and serene. Totally loving this tranquility. Empty (and wet) roads, except for the lone trishaw puller I think or maybe ice-cream man.

Sleeping late is bed. Makes my pimples pop out like nobody's business. I'm off to bed now!

its 10 minutes to 2am.

sigh.

I hate to feel small like a peanut. Yet I always feel small like a peanut. Hates it.

My best friend's sending me a postcard! At first I thought she was gonna send me clothes or a coach bag or sth hahaha kidding. A post card is better than nth. loves her! and I miss her! I can't wait to play with the puppy that ALvin got her. Gosh she looks totally adorable.

When he doesnt call you, text you, email you, or even myspace you (and much more!), face it, he's just not that into you.

How stupid is that a girl has to wait for a guy’s call anyway, right?

Ok enough of all that. On a side note, today was the first time I finished a box of nachos all on my own in the movie cos I'll usually share. Ok so I stuffed myself silly and felt quite full after that, but I did it anyway. Didn't help that the cheese wasn't all that fantastic, the nachos not all that yummy. Maybe thats why they say food always tastes better when shared. And its the first time, I think, that I didnt quite enjoy my nachos.

The song that doesnt fail me. Seriously, I've nv doubted Jay Chou. ;)

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So random, but the ramen yesterday tasted strangely like laksa, just without the spice! Nonetheless, it was rather yummy, and for just $6.95 with free flow of green tea, whats there not to love. :)

Gosh, the rain brings out the bum in me and I'm not feeling particularly enthusiastic about going out now.
I just wanna stay home, read a non-intellectual thrashy magazine, and have all the time to myself.

Then again, I've had quite a bit of me-time these days. Feels good sometimes to think about alot of stuff, feels lousy and lonely sometimes, but I'm not complaining. Quailty time for one's ownself is good. I guess slowly I'm getting used to not having my phone beep at all sometimes, not receiving goodmorning/night msgs and emails (excluding spam) daily and all that blah.

No wonder they say time heals.

totally yesteryear, but lovely nonetheless.

hola,

recess week beckons!

it has been a draining day, all sorts of emotions merging into one like how the 7 colours combine to form the rainbow, just not as pretty, unexplained in words, yet strangely relieving because its no longer so stifling.

and it is now that I am yearning for a slightly-melted rich dark chocolate bar, so that I may lick my fingers clean, savour that bittersweet. and anticipate the infiltration of cocoa into my every pore. My ecstasy, awfully satisfying.

and if you just wait, I might well be like the girl from Ipanema, someday.

So how was your Vday?

Technically,-speaking, my Vday was but a one hour affair (when I skyped with Lenny).
The day didnt start off too good, I left for tuition feeling really upset but I'm glad things worked out eventually.

During lunch with my Mum and Auntie Loke, Auntie Loke passed me this bouquet (bought by her upon Lenny's instructions). So I think I felt much better after that.

I'm not sure if its just me or what, but I really saw MANY more couples outside yesterday. Seriously, like a gazillion times the usual number of couples out on an ordinary Saturday.

Dropped by The Plaza@NLB later in the afternoon to catch Notes on Love, a concert put up by Xpose (an alumni grp from the NUS Guitar Ensemble), dinner (at the most ulu place ever cos everywhere was fully-reserved, then to Le Baroque.

Felt more like Friendship Day, but nonethelss it was a fine night out!

Anyways, some pics from today.