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Monday, December 31, 2007

Surprise!!!

Yes! You read it right! I'm actually blogging after disappearing for quite some time.
Life has been fulfilling and I've been very much blessed for the whole year.
In order to welcome the brand new year, I've decided to move my lazy fingers and perhaps update my readers (if there's any left) about my life.

So what's new?
I've finished my final term in SMU even though my official graduation will be in July 2008.
And moi will begin to start working in 2 days time.
Really excited about entering the next phase of life.
Yet of course I'm anxious at the same time. =P
While there are some who hate working life, there are always others who enjoy.
Me??
I guess I shall try it out and get a taste of it myself.
There's no counting down to end of work unlike internships and vacation jobs.

New year resolutions?
Hmm..
To achieve work-life balance and adopt a healthy & fit lifestyle.
This is never easy to achieve when you choose to sleep more than to wake up for a run.
Or succumb to the sweet tempations of wonderful desserts etc etc.

Anyways, I wish everyone a Happy New Year and a memorable 2008. =P

Monday, May 14, 2007

UpdaTES:

1) Got back my missing luggage.
2) Starting internship in a week.

=)

Sunday, May 06, 2007

So maybe it's true.
"Po Cai Dang Zai"
There's a bombing incident in Bangkok at the Grand Palace today.
I'm still trying to console myself.

Saturday, May 05, 2007

Hai..

I've been in good luck for a really long time.
From getting a front office internship last year as a stepping stone till getting an award for my trip to Europe and travelled all over the countries.

This year just gets better.
I got good grades for this term and a even better internship than last year.
It was all good until I went on a trip to Bangkok early this week.

I spent a bomb buying beauty products at DFS at the departure hall along with my aunt's purchase costing a total of 380sgd.
The sales person said that I can collect them when I returned.
So I collected only my own products and left my aunt's purchases in SG.
However, I didn't use the new products during the trip too.
Should really have waited till I returned to SG to collect them.
WHY? read on..

Next, I spent 200+ sdg buying authentic adidas apparel.
Spent another 400 Sdg during the trip.

I didn't really enjoy the trip though.
Think cos' I had too much of BKK since I've been there twice in 2005.
And I don't like shopping in BKK anymore.
So my only consolation was my purchases at DFS and Adidas.

What's the point of saying all these??

After touching down and spending a bomb buying alcohol, I realised that quite some time has passed and they have cleared all the luggages on the belt.

So now, where's mine???

I lost my luggage and all my new purchases!

So much for a nice holiday and early birthday presents for myself.

*Heart Pain*

Christerson says maybe its BO CHai Tang ZHAi.
Okay, I'm really bad in hanyu pingyi.
Anyway, it just means that u lose some money but prevented a mishap.
So probably the plane was going to crash but losing my luggage saved me and everyone else on board too.
Mom says it's a good way to console myself.

Well, my only loss is monetary.
Just have to spend more money and repurchase all the beauty products, chargers for my camera and handphone.
Forget about my adidas apparel and other purchases in BKK.

I'm perfectly safe and sound and did not lose any document.
So, on a positive note, this is nothing isn't it?

But still... I would love to have all my things back. hai..

Monday, April 16, 2007

The term is finally over!!!
Yay!
This entry marks the first week of my summer holidays.
And there is so much that I wanna do.

First of all is to sleep more and shop more.
But what's truely amazing is that I got up at 8am today!!!
Yet during week 14, which was my study break, I got up between 12- 2pm everyday!

Anywayz, I had planned to go for a run IF i did managed to wake up this early.
Amazingly like I said, somehow I wake up so early.. but lazy me didn't feel like jogging.
I have been lying on bed watching korean VCDs since I woke up.=)

So yours truly will begin on my internship in 5 weeks' time.
And I will be going to bangkok end of this month.
Plan to start learning Tennis and back to study Japanese.
Linglli , Joanne and Kah Guan Jia you!!

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Am I crazy or what?
Maybe just obsessed.
I finished watching 5 episodes of OTH today and I started watching one jus 2 hrs before my Women In Film exam too.

Season 4 is so so so exciting and full of surprises.
Looking on the bright side. The next episode will not be aired until 23rd April in the states.
Means I can probably concentrate on studying for exams now if I don't start looking for other things to watch.

The sad thing is, my last paper is on this coming saturday which is 13 april.
Which also means, I can't start watching even when my exams are over.

Life is fair isn't it?

Let's wait till i get back my grades..

Sunday, April 08, 2007

I know I shouldn't be doing this at this time of the term.
But i can't help it and I'm really glad.
What is it?!

I found the webbie to dl Season 4 episodes of One Tree Hill.

For those who are interested to watch the show.
You can check out tv-links.co.uk.

The show has very nice soundtracks too.
I jus ordered the ablums from Amazon.
Wee~!

One more week till end of term!

Friday, March 30, 2007

It has been quite some time since i last updated this blog.
Life has been pretty boring. About one week to my first paper and 2 weeks till the end of my term.
I'm just feeling extremely sian at this point of time.
I have no motivation to do anything.
With only 2 weeks left, the right thing to do would be to accelerate and finish this term.
However, me being me.
Ever since I finished my Women in FIlm quiz on tuesday which marks the end of my "every quiz and reports due at the same time" period, I don't feel like getting started again.

It's just one more report this monday, 4 more exams and one last final project report.

It's gonna be over soon, I know.
But what frustrates me is that tv-links.co.uk is not working.
Usually, i watch videos while I'm doing my work or when I'm studying.
It makes the process more interesting though slows down it.
BUT!!
I'm missing One Tree Hill.
Currently stuck at Season 4 Episode 6.
Anyone knows where I can find them so that I can end this misery?
Hai~

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

I'm finally posting sth after disappearing for so long.
Reason: I'm bored.

The video is loading very slowly and doing my work is plain boring. It's week 8 of the term (break week) and it clashes with CNY. 3 term papers ( 2 finance & 1 Elective Art) and a closed book mid term right after sch starts simply spoils my mood.

CNY isn't very fun for me anyway. It gets boring as I grow older since I don't do much visiting except granny's place where everyone will gather. Some people like my younger cousins will hear remarks like, " You have grown taller again!" I get comments about my looks and the question that signals that I'm growing older. And that is, " when are you getting married?" Am I that old? I would like to insist that I'm still 21 and probably claim to be 21 every year from now onwards. Being 21 means young and carefree and being fun-loving. Marriage??? That's really a long way to go. I really can't imagine thinking about it. And I always give the same reply, " Career is my main pirority for now. " What would life be in 10 month's time after I graduate?

As usual, ZJ never fail to hold his annual CNY Gambling Party. It was nice to catch up with some old friends at his place since I didn't turn up last year. I got a really weird question about my exchange from Qiyang though. It's amazing how he reasons especially when he's taking law. =X Anyway, I'm looking forward to visit Mrs Lim this Saturday after missing it for 3 whole years. Really miss her. Somebody please make sure I can wake up in time for it. =/

Alrighty, back to the videos.

Friday, December 29, 2006

I'm back!

I'm happy to be back yet not that happy at the same time.
After 28 hours of travelling: taking flight from switzerland to London, waiting and shopping at the London airport for 9 hours and taking 12 hours flight to bangkok , and another 3 hours of waiting and shopping, Huiling and I finally board the 2.5 hours flight back to Singapore, arriving at 10. 45 pm last night. My neck hurts badly from sleeping on the plane. And up till now, I haven't taken a wink as it's around 3+am in Europe and usually I turned in between 5-6am.

Been watching videos on youtube last night though I have my SCV in my room. Still can't quite get used to returning to Singapore. The weather is simply too hot and humid. I miss the 0 degree weather in Europe. Unfortunately, it started snowing in Prague only after I left the city. And I dislike the state of my current room, which is messy and erm... messy?? I have been clearing my shelve the whole morning as well as my wardrobe since I bought soo many clothes during these 4 months.

Christmas was spent in Geneva, Switzerland with Huiling and Yogi. All shops were closed during Christmas so we just stayed in our hotel room and sleep hours after hours. Finally, on the 4th which was also our last day in Geneva, shops were opened and Huiling and I started to do what we gotta do. I spent almost 400 Sgd that afternoon buying a pair of Massimo Dutti jeans ( my 5th pair of jeans this year), a top, a bag and lingerine.. Then spent another 300 Sgd between flights the next day, buying perfume and a DKNY bag and finally 200 sgd last night on alcohol and moisturiser. It was our final shopping spree in Europe. I'm officially broke now.

Huiling gave me a keychain with the words, " I love Shopping!" printed on it for Christmas. I love it and it suits me very well. Thanks babe! We always spent lotsa money whenever we shopped together. She's a real bad influence but she thinks I am one too. We promised not to shop for the next 1-3 months unneccessarily.

Besides having fun at shopping, we were both very nervous towards our return. We don't know how we gonna adapt back to our "old lifestyle". I guess we just need to get a lil time to get used to our "new" environment. Look forward and continue to improve our lives. May I suggest that, if you ever have the chance to go on exchange, please do it! It's the highlight of your life! It's so carefree and fun and at the same time if you make a point to reflect and think about your life, you will figure some things out which will be beneficial to you.Anyways, the exchange has officially come to an end.. Will post pictures in my next entry if I'm not lazy.

Btw, I got my new digicam! Sony T 10. Sleek and nice. Duno if it's good yet. Vic has bought it and hid it in my closet when I told him I wanted that last week. yay! So happy! Thanks Dar! I hope my camera won't be crushed again. =P

I'm a lucky girl!
May 2007 be a better year!!

Sunday, December 17, 2006

One last week here in Prague.

And it's only recently that I'm really having fun. I have been partying till 6am on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday this week.

There's supposed to be another one today but I think I will pass. I'm having so much fun partying here. Don't think I will enjoy that much when I return to Singapore. So, it's gonna be chill out drinking sessions with my dearest friends. (Ash, Tash & Gary, set a date!!)

My greatest regret for the exchange has to be missing out on the ice breaking event at the start of term. Its a 3 days 2 nights "camp" for the exchange students to get together and get wasted. If only I have been there, it might just be the highlight of this trip. BUt I guess it's too late now.

So what's my biggest take away for this trip? I'm still struggling to get an answer. Do I really need to have a serious answer to what I learn during all this while? Maybe I do. But the most important thing is that I have alot alot of fun! Isn't having fun and enjoying urself the most important for the exchange? I really need to reflect about this during my last few days here.

Here are some pictures from the previous 2 parties.

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Hola!!

I'm down to my final 2 weeks in Prague!

Been partying pretty much lately.

I will definitely miss partying when i go back to Singapore.

ANyways, I'm real bored at the moment.

So this may just be a redundant post.

Before it all comes to an end, I have taken a picture of my room.

From the picture, the nice side of the room with pictures on wall belongs to Tina. The messy table and shelves fully piled with food on top and beauty products and magazines on the lower shelf belong to yours truely.

Tina bought a new pair of shades but doesn't have much chance to wear it as the sky turns dark at 4pm now. So, I saw her putting it on while she's studying. And occasionally, she used it as hairband in the room. After witnessing that, I decided to put on my hat too.

Just how bored we are when we have to study.

Labels: My Room in Prague

Friday, December 01, 2006

I can't sleep... Partly cos Tina is snoring away and I'm not tired enough.
Feeling bored at the moment cos' I have finished watching another drama series.
And I don't dare to start on a new one cos' I have 2 final exams, 1 presentation and 1 essay due next week. Haven't started on anything except some research for the essay.

BOooooooooOooooooooOoooooooooORED!
I'm really happy that I'm leaving Prague soon.
But I'm not sure about returning to Singapore.
It feels so good to be doing nothing here.

I do miss my friends in Singapore.
I miss you Ling, Tash, Zhen Jie, Kah Guan, Hao Ling, Huijun, and my SMU pals Ethan and peiying...I really miss crapping and hanging out with you guys.

I miss the food too.
I wanna eat dim sum, I wanna go for sakae sushi buffet, Prata and many many more...
I miss singing.. going to ktv..
I miss my big and comfortable bed.. My room..Hugging all my bolsters to sleep..
I miss swimming.. I miss running...

No.. I don't look forword going back to SMU.
Going back means getting serious...
2 crucial terms before I graduate and enter the working society..
BOO!

Alright, enough of my whining.
Here's some pictures from my trip to Vienna.

Gerald was really nice to show us around and he brought us to eat this really huge burger and nice beer. ( Unfortunately, that's the meal that caused my illness)
Vic & I also joined him at his weekly school clubbing place.

Beautiful Vienna..

We had to walk a long way to the metro, so I decided to entertain ourselves during this time.. Clubbing in Vienna.. Pictures taken with Gerald's phone.

Okay, what am I supposed to do now?

Do my work??

Sunday, November 26, 2006

When Huiling asked me what I like about this whole exchange, all I could answer was that I like travelling. We came to conclude that it's not a satisfactory answer to the question. Cos the exchange is not just about travelling. However, if not for this exchange, I wouldn't be able to travel this much too. And everytime I thought of lucky I am to receive the award otherwise I wouldn't have that much money to spend as well. I'm so grateful and thank God for this wonderful experience.

So I started thinking about what I really like about this exchange? Many people claimed that they like the freedom. But I had as much freedom back home. My parents don't restrict me in any way. I started to search for an answer.. Czech Culture? Education here? Prague itself? My new friends?

I don't really think the above stated define what I like about the exchange. To make things simpler, I shall not draw a fine line between travelling and being on exchange. Afterall, being abroad should be seen as an experience as a whole.

So what have I enjoyed and like about this whole exeperience?

1) I like the feeling of taking plane alone.
It feels sad and happy at the same time.
I like sitting by the window, looking out into the city as I depart and anticipate what's gonna happen in the next destination.
And on my way back, I will re collect the memories created in the city as I leave the place and return to reality.

2) I like walking in the cold.
The cold weather can be unbearable.
Yet at the same time, it feels warm as I wrapped myself up in thick clothings.
It's a sweet feeling especially if you get to witness beautiful christmas lights in such a weather.

Will always remember my night spent at Tivoli in Copenhagen.

3) I like the feeling of doing nothing.
Waking up at anytime I like, with no worries about my studies or grade.
Watching videos after videos at the comfort of my seat and go to bed when I feel tired.

4) I like autumn.
The trees are absolutely beautiful at this time, so are the leaves.
It's a beautiful sight and it just makes me feel happy.

5) I enjoy travelling with my friends.

The silly things that we do make the trips enjoyable and unforgettable.

6) I like seeing how happy and close some families are.
It's amazing to see old couples still holding hands, hugging and kissing each other in the trams.
It's sweet to see an old man holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand while he takes the tram and I wonder how the receiver feels when she gets them.
It touches me to see how mothers love their children and how much the father is in love with the family.

I can't think of more at the moment. But of course, I miss Singapore especially my friends and family and the food. But I'm left with only one month here and it seems like I will return to reality soon. Have heard from Jeremy how terrible the situation is back in SMU with all the muggers studying over night in school. That sucks.

I will cherish my remaining time here and do what I hope to do before my time is up..

This is one loving and sweet family. Took it when I was in Pisa, Italy. The lil girl is so adorable and together with her mom, they are both in lovely dresses. The dad is the one holding the map. He was taking pictures of the mother and the child the whole time as the little girl kept running barefooted , circling her mom. And she got so happy and excited when the dad passed his camera to her to take a picture of both her parents. They were laughing away as she couldn't manage the weight of his huge camera and failed to focus. In this picture, the mom is putting the socks on for her baby girl as they are preparing to leave. I caught a sight of the dad taking pictures of his beautiful wife and lovely daughter while they walked towards him. Then the mom began skipping while holding her baby's hand and posing for the camera. Ahhh... How lovely..

Friday, November 24, 2006

Last week was madness for me.
I started studying for my mid terms on Monday after Vic left with my flu, sore throat and cough.. And re-wrote the 15 page essay on that day itself that I need to complete by Thurday night.(Well, I had 3 pages of crap previously.) Finished a finance test on Wednesday. Studied on Wednesday night for the 2 tests on Thursday. (I just got back all my tests results, 81.25% for corp risk & financial engineering, 100% for management of knowledge worker, 50% for international financial management. not too bad for last min work!) And finally, finished off my 15 page essay on Friday Morning without sleeping at all... Then rushed off to the airport to catch my 7am flight to Copenhagen.. I knocked out once I'm on board till I arrived in Copenhagen 1 hr later..

I enjoyed myself so much during the trip! Partly because seeing Huiling after so long made me feel so comfortable. We cracked lotsa lame jokes with Gt around and had many glasses of alcohol when we went clubbing on the first night. Went to sleep at 4plus am that night. I was surprised how I managed to endure all of these with just 1 hr of sleep on the plane.. Guess youth is the key to success!

And I really really love Copenhagen! Love the architecture, the interior designs of the apartments, and the shopping district. I wanna move there!! And Tivoli Garden gave me such a sweet feeling... HmMMMmm.. Oh, btw, I'm god mom to Huiling's baby son, Anders. The whole process of giving birth was so fun. Huiling gave birth to her own teddy bear in this shop at Tivoli Garden. Will pose pictures if HL sends them to me.

We Love Copenhagen!!

Clubbing in Copenhagen @ Culture Box.

The music was so good. HL & I hate how fair we looked in the pic. And here's my only pic of looking drunk in my entire life with that kiss.

On Sunday morning, we met up with my Danish friend, Kevin who went to SMU for exchange a year ago over a fantastic brunch!

(For pictures of food, always refer to Huiling's blog)

We made a trip to Malmo, Sweden after brunch. As it was a Sunday, the place was kinda quiet. But it wasn't too bad.

After Gt and Huiling left Copenhagen on Monday morning, I went to Christiana. It's the community of the hippies. The houses remind me of attap houses and they are all covered with Griffti. It's also where legal trading of marijuana took place.

Overall, it was a fantastic trip and I was feeling really happy. Thanks Huiling & GT!

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The next action was Tina's 21st Birthday on Tuesday. I bought her a nice bouquet of flowers. Marcus once told me when he gave me one on my 21st birthday that he felt that girls should at least receive a bouquet of flowers on their 21st. Since Tina is all alone in a foreign land, I decide to be that special someone for her. Haha. We went to the movies with Denise and clubbing after that since it's the clubbing day for our uni.

Tina & me and the bouquet of flowers. Took the pic after we came back from clubbing. Looked really shag..

My usual clubbing mates here in Prague. As usual, I turned red after drinking..

Lotsa kissing going around. Tina had to collect 21 kisses from any guys in the club. Lucky girl!

A kiss from us girls! Lorraine on right and of cos me on left.

It's almost 3am now... I should go to sleep. Gotta go to class tmr.

Looking forward to my massage after class!!!

Ciao!

Thursday, November 16, 2006

F.I.R. - Tian Tian Ye Ye

In Love with the song..

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Getting bored of the thought of having to study..
And got really really bored when I started.
I can't seem to concentrate.
Help! Will I fail my exam n fail to transfer credit back @ home?
That's gonna so pathetic...

Can I take MC and skip all tests??

Anyways, here are some nice pictures of Cesky Krumlov, a lovely town in Czech Republic, 3 hours bus ride away from Prague.

I went with Victor when he came over to visit.

Trying to look cool.... It was gg to rain. And it snowed 2 days ago when Tina was there. Fat me: Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall...

I love my Burberry scarf...

I like the alley..That's me acting as a passerby..

Told Vic to make me the extra in the foto..I like this foto!

Isn't she lovely?

That's all folks!!

Monday, November 13, 2006

I really wanna post beautiful pictures of Cesky Krumlov, Vienna & Berlin and most importantly, my new shopping purchases- Winter Wear...

But....

I've got 3 tests this week.... An essay due next Monday ..
But since I won't be around as I'm gg to Copenhagen, I have no choice but to finish my 15-page essay by Thurday night before I fly on early Friday morning..
And Guess what? I'm on page 1 now....

And my 3 tests fall on coming Wednesdayand Thursday.. I had planned to study earlier but failed... cos I was slacking away when I had the time and when Vic finally arrived, I had no mood to study in between my Berlin & Vienna trips...

What's worse is...
I'm down with a very very bad cough, a pathetic running nose and a sore throat with an ulcer...
Lets hope I won't get a fever...

Help me out.... Sobsob..

7 weeks till Home Sweet Home Singapore..

Saturday, November 04, 2006

Happy 21st Birthday to my dear friend, Huiling!!

The woman whom I ...

Drink lotsa beer and boogie with...

travel round the globe & shop with..

shared lotsa fun and laughter with..

Have a wonderful and special birthday in Germany with PXXXXP!
Sorry I can't be there with you!!
May you have a wonderful year ahead and a kickass final year in SMU!
Love you & see you in Denmark in 2 weeks time!

Monday, October 30, 2006

Okay, I lied.
I didn't cut my hair.
Just so happened that the pictures turned out to look like I have short hair.
HEHE.

Smart Hao Ling actually msged me and exposed me.
I asked if it's obvious in the picture.
Turned out she said she knew me very well and that I wouldn't cut my hair short.
HAHA.

I had very short hair in Sec 1! Ling & Tash, remember?

Anyway, here's another shot, showing my hair all on one shoulder.
Tina wanted to take a cool picture of me and so I posed, trying very hard not to laugh.
Turned out that the candid shot is way much nicer than this.

But it was all fun!

And we took another shot of me, acting like a dancer. I know I look retarded but I'm not ashamed to show this idiotic picture of mine.

I looked like I have short hair in this picture too.

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