Home is where the Heart is

The Indian Delegates

They wanted to go to Sentosa by cable car and it cost S$23 per person. So expensive!!! So we drop them off at the cable car station and the four of us (Sam, Ben, Monil and I) took the monorail instead. Gen was bringing another two Indian delegates who didn’t want to take cable car. Unfortunately, we stop at the wrong station so we have to take the monorail again back to the previous station. And the cable car station is quite a distance from the monorail stop too. So we had to run all the way back to the cable car stop and that’s super tiring.

Finally manage to find them and then made our way to Underwater World. That’s where they wanted to go and because it’s also quite expensive to go in, we decided to wait for them outside as they plan to go for 30mins only. The queue for tickets was very long too and there’s discount for Singapore students and citizens. So we use our cards to buy for them. Ha-ha...Since I have not been there before, maybe I should go too while the offer is still valid :P

Peacock we saw outside Underwater World

After they exited from Underwater World, they wanted to go to Dolphin Lagoon but the queue for the shuttle bus was just too long so we decided to give it a miss and go to the beach instead. Played at the beach till about 6+pm when we decided to make our way back to Vivo City. One of them didn’t have either monorail or cable car ticket so I pass mine to them and took the bus together with Sam.

We had Pizza Hut at Vivo City but their teacher wanted Indian cuisine. Gen took her to walk around but she didn’t like any of them and settled for Subway instead. After dinner, we made our way back to the hotel and all of us check in to our rooms.

My roommate’s from Brunei. She’s Evelyn and we are quite lucky to have two Queen Size bed. One for each of us. :P Very lucky coz most of them will have 3 people in the room and only 2 single bed. 10pm. Went down for briefing by John. Nothing much happened after that except for rehearsal by the Singapore participants and we have to stay with them. Tired.

My Bed!

Day 2

On our way to Pulau Ubin

Outward Bound Singapore. It’s raining the whole morning and they told us to bring along our sweater cum raincoat before we depart to Pulau Ubin. It was freezing cold. It was still raining when we arrive so they decided to come up with indoor activities instead. There are obstacles like rock climbing and ropes. Quite fun but I didn’t join them coz I don’t like indoors. I was looking forward to play the things outside. Sad sad.

We had our lunch after trying all the different obstacles. Lunch was not bad. After lunch we had a few games for us to accumulate points to purchase enough equipment for the building of raft. Started to build our raft around 4pm and we only have 20mins to complete it. Super rush. We didn’t manage to finish within the time limit. Actually we didn’t have enough points so we had to combine with another team, Group 4. Oh yea, my group is Group 8. We set off the raft at 5pm, though it was still drizzling, we go on with the plans.

Xin Ying and I

Barbeque for dinner followed by campfire. I really enjoyed the campfire. Super fun dancing and singing. This reminds me of the time we had in secondary school. Return to main island at about 9pm. Since we are group 8, we are like one of the last to leave the place. Ha-ha...and all of our group members were in the previous boat while we had to take a later one as they can’t accommodate all of us. So Zhang Quan and I took a different boat with the Aces and instructors.

Reached RELC at about 10pm. Showered and went down for rehearsal. Slept quite late again.

Day 3
Assembled in the auditorium at about 7.30am. We will be visiting NIE-NTU. Khairi asked John if we can be excused from the talks to work on the videos and he allowed us to do so. We walked over to NTU to use the internet connections there to search for pictures that we can use for the video.

Before we leave NIE, we manage to get Suhaimi and Ben to do the Singapore Town song for us to record. Quite funny.

Set off to Science Centre Singapore and watched the IMAX movie as soon as we reached there. They were screening The Alps. It was really amazing but I fell asleep for a few minutes. Not that the movie is boring but rather I need lots of sleep. Ha-ha...make up for my lost sleep.

After the movie, we were ushered to another Auditorium for a welcome note. We then made our way to the i-Space exhibition. Oh yea, they also assigned buddy for us when we were in the bus so that we can take note of each other and not get lost. My buddy’s Adren Sim. He’s a fun guy. Yup so we were going around the exhibits before they asked us to watch another show on electric current and how the electric can be transmitted to burst the Hydrogen filled balloons. After that show, we move to the auditorium again to watch a magic show, mostly related to science. Lastly, we went to view the Magic exhibits. Fun to know some of the magician secrets and many of them actually related to science. So cool.

Bus buddy and me

Had our dinner at Science Centre and then make our way back to RELC. There’s going to be rehearsal for 6 countries at night and we have to get prepared. Rehearsal ended after Singapore participants performed at midnight. We stayed up till 2.30pm to do our video. Just manage to do a bit.

Day 4
We visited the NEWater plant at Bedok. We were separated in two groups and one of us will walk around the gallery while the other will listen to the talk first. The participant were given a chance to give their opinion regarding the water recycling in their country or the NEWater method. After sharing their views, we had our lunch before departing to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). We were given a chance to walk around the gallery before assembling to set off for the Urban Challenge.

Urban Challenge started at 2pm. We had to plan our route to complete the most station in the shortest time. The places we went are Food Centre opposite URA, Sri Mariammam temple, Kuan Yin temple, Sultan Mosque, Liang Seah Street, St. Andrew Cathedral, Raffles Statue, Merlion, Esplanade, Fountain of Wealth, Food Republic@Vivocity and Tekka Market. There are some challenges at the stations which include passing the message at Sultan Mosque, finding a certain shop at the food centre, singing at Esplanade, taking photographs with tourist, solving mathematics questions at Fountain of Wealth and many many more. So we actually visited all 12 stations to unlock the mystery clue which is City Link but we didn’t have enough time to visit that place. Made our way back to RELC and reached 7pm sharp. We were then asked to complete a quiz regarding all the places that we had visited.

They took some time to tally the score before John came over to announce the winner which is GROUP 8!!! My Group!! Super happy super excited. We then had our dinner (Canadian Pizza) and continue with rehearsal plus video editing till 4.30am.

Day 5
I woke up late today. Was up at about 8.30am and breakfast was almost over. I actually woke up at 6am and realize that today’s breakfast is served at 7am instead so I went back to sleep and overslept. When I went out of my room, I met Sunny and Bernice, they were late too. Ha-ha...so when we reach the auditorium, the talk on leadership had already started.

9 Am. We set off to Telok Blangah road, Henderson Wave. We walked across the bridge, taking photos and chatting. Reached our picnic spot at around 11am. Laid the mat and started with games. It was really fun playing but they wanted us to go and eat first before continuing with the games. The food was tasty. Adren and Damien even made a sandwich for me. Ha-ha...they put a lot of filing inside and the sandwich was super thick. Anyway I finished it since I was super hungry. Wei Jie also gave me muffins and lychee juice. I was sitting down at the mat there eating with Zhang Quan and the foreign delegates when suddenly a grasshopper appeared. Ha-ha…and guess what!! Zhang Quan actually ran away super fast. He’s scared of grasshopper. Ibrahim took the grasshopper away in the end and they can’t help laughing after that.

Made our way back to RELC and that was our last bus ride. Each bus ride, there will be people entertaining us either singing or dancing. Reached back RELC and it was time for each country to prepare their exhibits to showcase their own culture. The exhibition was great. It’s like visiting all the ASEAN countries, China, India and Kazakhstan in just one day. I manage to get quite a lot of souvenirs too. We continued with rehearsal at night. Very tiring. We didn’t sleep the whole night hoping to finish the first draft of the video before the rehearsal in the morning.

Day 6
We had rehearsal the whole morning. At 4pm, it’s time for them to showcase their exhibitions again to the guest. The concert started at 5pm sharp but the new DVD was not done yet. So we had to use our backup plan instead. Really very stressful at first but everything went on smoothly. In the end Zhi Zhan and I was dancing in the control room instead. But of course we didn’t abandon our job, obediently on the lights and play the music. And there was a surprise for the scholars where they had presentation of certificate. So we actually went on the stage to collect them. Overall everyone was happy and satisfied with the evening although it did not turn out as we hope it will be.

3rd December 2008, Wednesday
Was trying to pack all my stuff the whole morning. Haa..my room was super messy as I was packing that there's hardly any place to walk. But quite proud of myself, I packed and transfer everything to Qin Jin's room before 6pm. Haha..then went out for dinner at VivoCity.

Reindeer

Giant Christmas Tree

4th December 2008, Thursday
CCA day. Had a meeting with OSA to discuss about the Video Competition which they agreed to sponsor us. And then continue with our Main Committee meeting. Had lunch and back to the VPC room to do a bit of long overdue archiving. Went for the networking session at night.

5th December 2008, Friday
Today's a super tiring day for me. Woke up at 7.30am. Suppose to fetch Luke and his friends at Tanjong Pagar. Met them at around 9am and I have no idea how to come back from there in the fastest way. I know bus 10 can bring us, but don't know where is the bus stop. Haha..in the end we took very very long to reach Clementi. Had our brunch at Clementi. Then I brought them back to PGP to enquire if they have any guest rooms. But it's all fully booked till Feb. So we took a bus to Harbour Front. I've promise to meet my friends there so they decided to find a place to stay.

Met the rest of them at VivoCity. Watch Madagascar 2. After the movie I had to rush over to Orchard for Sunburst Youth Camp briefing. Ended at about 8pm. Met Ee Lin and Mun Lok for dinner as well as Luke, Zak and Angie at Orchard. Walk around the place till about 9.30pm. Went over to City Hall to meet Chang Yuan, Keng Hwee, Bryan and Zi Yang. By the time I reach back, it's almost midnight.

Guess which is mine =P

Waiting for the Movie to start
Lightings in Orchard
Luke and Angie
Zak and I

6th December 2008, Saturday
Didn't do much today. Woke up very late coz I was super tired. Went to school for CCA and collect the videocamera for the camp. Had dinner and watched StarDust at night.

Exams are finally over and I had been enjoying myself the past few days. Tomorrow will be the first day of my week long camp. So excited. Haha..This camp is a little different from what I used to attend. We'll be staying in RELC and my roommate will be someone from Brunei. Will update more about the camp once I'm back in Malaysia.

1st December 2008, Monday
Right after my exams, 11am, we went for lunch at Arts Canteen. Finally we travel a bit to have lunch. The past few days I had been eating lunch and dinner in PGP canteen or maybe self-cook food for a few days. These are some of the dishes we had. Hmm not very healthy but still okay. We did pack some vegetables from the canteen to make the meal more balance.

Lunch - Rice

Prickled Lettuce
Luncheon meat and Chicken
Not bad hor..I cooked all of these

And there's apple juice too

After lunch we decided to go back to PGP and slack awhile. Ee Lin was suppose to study since she still have another paper in the evening but we ended up sitting there discuss our holiday plans.

All of us in R5 Tv room!!

2nd December 2008, Tuesday

Had an outing to Singapore Botanic Gardens. Took BTC bus there. It's free anyway. We had our lunch at the campus before making our way to Botanic Gardens. We first went to Evolution Garden, the Ginger Garden and finally Orchid Garden. Haha.. and we took super a lot of photos there. More than 400 photos. So I can't possibly upload everything. Just ask me if you want to see them. =P

At the entrance of Evolution Garden

Christmas is Around the Corner - posing with Reindeer

Oh no! I look like part of the Signboard too=S

Me posing as the queen..haha..and they are suppose to serve me!!

All of us in the middle of Evolution Garden
So cool rite. We are behind the waterfall!
Do you think umbrella will work??

And it's us again..This time at Orchid Garden

Yup yup so we were there until almost 4pm. And we got lost!! Didn't know the way back. Haha..so we decided to just walk to any bus stop and take a bus to the nearest mrt station. I need to go to Pasir Ris for the TPJC Chess Club Chalet too. And as we were walking along the road, there was a Japanese guy who also got lost and ask us how he can get to Orchard. We manage to bring him to the mrt station before headng to our destinations. When I reached Pasir Ris, it was raining cats and d0gs that 3 of my juniors were soaking wet. Poor them. And it's also the last time Mr Loke will be with us. He's leaving to another school. Wish him all the best. Some of the photos taken during the chalet.

Farewell Mr Loke

Cake Mr Loke bought for us
Barbeque time!
And Mahjong too

Alright I think this post is getting a bit too long. Haha..will update the rest of my hols in another post.

There are times in everyone life when we have to compromise, so I have no alternative but to forgo some pleasure for the time being. I can enjoy as much as I want after this. I hope I have not lost the resilience and strength of will necessary to contend with existing difficulties. Is this all 'too much' and I am getting nowhere? I know I have to continue to stand my ground and pursue my objectives with a fierce intensity. This is just the beginning. I don't want my 13 years of education to be totally wasted. I must make the best out of it. I know the reason I'm here and what I want to achieve here. Am I subjected to stress and pressure? Yes and I dearly like to escape but I can't. I cannot run away from problems. I must learn how to face them. I have to grow up, have to be independent.

Yippee..after tomorrow my exams are over..haha..can't wait for it although it's like another 24 hours from now. I tried to understand what I have been studying for marketing in the past few months. I realise I have wasted a lot of time. How come I seem not to know a single thing when I am revising? Everything seems new to me. Haa..and that means I took very long time to finish one chapter. And to make the matter worse, I kept dozing off or start day-dreaming about what I'll be doing in the next week. I wish I'm enjoying myself now and not trying to 'eat' the whole marketing textbook. And I wanted to go watch Fireworks at VivoCity yesterday. Regret not going.

But it's okay, look forward to something more exciting. After tomorrow's paper, I'll be meeting Xingying at Orchard then make our way to RELC. I haven't been there before so she'll be bringing me. Hehe..I wonder how is it like. I guess it's going to be super fun! I'm super excited about my holiday plans.

We'll be going for our very first outing on the 2nd Nov. (Not exactly the first for me, but the first that everyone of us are going together!) Most probably will be going to VivoCity coz it's nearer to my place! Haha..got direct bus there. You know, I'm super lazy when it comes to travelling so to avoid me being late, better get a place closer to PGP. But in the evening, I'll still need to travel all the way to Pasir Ris for TPJC Chess Club Chalet at Aloha Loyang. Haa..I think I will just sleep throughout the entire journey. Hmm and when will I pack my stuff? Haha..got to do it before the 3rd so just have to find time. Maybe at night.

Hmm..and something I don't really look forward to this holidays is CCA Meeting!! Lazy to go back to school but anyway I'm in school all the time!! Ha-ha..Will be meeting with OSA rep. also regarding our video production. Haha..I guess this will be fun. Looking forward for the video.

And finally, I'll end my holidays in Singapore with camp from 7th till 13th December 2008. Yippee..I really like to go for camp. Get to meet a lot of people and have lots of fun. The activities lined up are really exciting (except for swimming duck??!! during OBS). And I'll be going back to Malaysia on the 13th around 6.15pm after the camp. So looking forward to meeting you all.

Oh oh and to my dear classes. Yes I miss you all too. Haha..hope all of you are doing well and enjoying your holidays. Work hard!

Thank you for all the joy and fun you brought to me. Although sometimes you all are really mischievous, you always make me want to laugh and can't bear to scold you all(so cheeky). Oh yes, I can't include my photo coz my maths tells me that 7 x 3 makes 21..haha..and not 22 =P Yea and I had a hard time trying to fit in until I gave up. It's okay, I'm happy to see all 21 of you united as one. Though some of you may be in different classes, I wish you all the best. Continue to be cheerful but take your work seriously too. Can't afford to play too much. Take care.

So scared, so nervous. Tomorrow's like the only paper left that I have a bit of hope to score better. Really not much expectations for marketing on Monday since I already did so badly for the assignments. Got overall B-. So sad so sad. How am I going to maintain my CAP for my scholarship? Haih..I also don't know. Just hope for the best.

Have not been doing much since this morning. Got a bit bored reading Biochem and started to think about my Chemistry paper. Haih..makes me fell like I'm so stupid. Why can't I think of the answers when I was doing? What's the point of regretting now? Okie I think this post is going to be filled with my complains. Haha..

Was up quite early this morning. Couldn't sleep well last night. And I'm too lazy to make my breakfast so just have soya bean and biscuits. Tried to study one chapter of Biochem. Memorise the 20 amino acids. Hopefully I still can remember them. Then went to lunch with Michelle at 1pm. Haha..we were eating slowly. Not good to eat so fast.=P Came back around 2pm and continue studying Biochem. Finish enzyme one and I fell asleep!!! Haiyoh I'm like sleeping every now and then. Cannot study with my blanket already.

Woke up around 4.30pm and start to surf the net and then continue studying. 5.30pm. TV time. Watched 'Let it Shine' on Channel 8. I think that show quite nice. It's about school and a relief teacher. Haha..it somehow reminds me of my internship and relief teaching at Ngee Ann and TPJC. So fun!^_^

6.30pm. Continue watching tv. This time Channel 5, 'The Price is Right'. Haih..I should be studying lor.. Watch so much tv. I want to watch the 8pm show too. The premier of 'Don't forget the lyrics'. 9pm - 'The Little Nyonya' and 10pm - 'Forensic Heroes'. Haha..how I wish I can just stay at home the whole day and watch tv watch tv and watch tv. So many nice shows la. Haih..but no I have to study for Biochem. Must do well for it and cannot be careless again.

Wednesday - 26th November 2008
Don't want to blog much about it. But there's one weird incident. Haha..I was walking to the canteen for dinner then someone called me and ask me if I want to rent a house. This was how it goes:
Caller: Hello, is this Ms Fui San?
Me: Yup.
Caller: Oh, I want to ask if you want to rent the house you rented?
Me: Err, I don't have a house and I don't rent a house.
Caller: Hmm, you must be kidding. I found your details on an ad.
Me: I really don't have a house and where did you get my details from?
Caller: (Ignore my question) Are you currently in university?
Me: Yes.
Caller: Okie. nevermind (Hang up)
Before that, there was another call asking me if I am currently studying or working. And once I answered, the person hung up. Haa..really wonder where they get all the phone numbers from. There was also another 2 calls when I was eating. Haa..didn't answer them.

Anyway, my friends also called me and I rejected their call after that. Haa..I felt so bad. Coz I didn't recognise the number or rather I do but a bit lazy to answer. So I called them back after that. And we chat like 1 hour. Haa..I was suppose to watch TV but ended up talking. Haha..Anyway I think there isn't much difference coz what I'm actually suppose to be doing is study not watch TV!!!

Yup yup so I'm like wasting a lot of time. Ultimately, me, myself and I are to be blame for the poor performance in exams. I seriously think I did very badly. Never have I got this feeling. Never in my primary school. Never in my secondary school. And never in JC. I seriously hope that everything will turn out alright. What I can do now is focus on the remaining two subjects and make the best out of it. T_T

Can't wait for holidays ^-^

• Can you cry under water?
• How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
• If money doesn't grow on trees then why do banks have branches?
• Since bread is square, then why is sandwich meat round?
• Why do you have to "put your two cents in"...but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?
• Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?
• Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
• What did cured ham actually have?
• How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?
• Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up like every two hours?
• If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?
• If you drink Pepsi at work in the Coke factory, will they fire you?
• Why are you IN a movie, but you are ON television?
• Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

At a Glance
• Does not like too many work demands, prefers to work at own pace.
• Empathetic, understanding, helpful and supportive.
• Quiet and reserved, prefers own company.
• Faithful, trustworthy and devoted in long-term relationships.
• Sees people as nice and friendly, not comfortable to wheel and deal.
• Likes intellectual discussions, likes to explore ideas.
• Less expressive verbally.
• Needs clear and thorough instructions, slow to act when uncertain.

While at Work
Putting in a lot of effort to meet the demands of work is not Fuisan's preference. She does not like to rush around doing things and may feel demotivated if work constantly encroaches on her personal life. Although she does not like excessive work demands, Fuisan may still be prepared to put in extra effort if it is on a short term basis.

Fuisan is relatively dependable to deliver results on time. She may sometimes be late in meeting deadlines.

Fuisan generally will persist with work until it is completed but may at times not complete her tasks.

Fuisan is able to produce work that is moderately high in quality but she may at times be careless.

Fuisan is generally objective but may at times be emotional.

Fuisan is sympathetic and considerate towards others. She is also likely to be tolerant, understanding and forgiving. Fuisan lends support and offers help readily. She often lends a listening ear to others and is concerned about their welfare. She is also charitable.

Being a shy, quiet and reserved person, Fuisan prefers her own company and feels awkward when meeting people for the first time. In social gatherings, she tends to stay in the background.

Fuisan is the sort of person who forms long term bonds and attachments. She is faithful, trustworthy, and devoted in such relationships. She tends to be trusting, dedicated and protective towards those she loves. Patriotism and sense of duty is a significant aspect of her character. Fuisan is moderately serious about her responsibilities and selectively takes ownership of her work.

Fuisan is moderately concerned with prestige, rank and reputation.

Fuisan sees people as friendly, reliable and honest. She is trusting and believes what people say. She tends to be unsuspecting of people's behaviour and motives. She is uncomfortable when she has to wheel and deal.

Fuisan's leadership qualities are moderate and she is sometimes able to get the support of people.

Intellectually inquisitive and extremely interested in knowledge acquisition, Fuisan enjoys discussing hypothetical or theoretical issues. She is conceptual and likes to explore abstract ideas. Fuisan is a thinker, creative and inventive of ideas. She enjoys reading and is happiest sourcing for new ideas and information.

Fuisan puts in effort to plan ahead some of the times. She may at times not be as detailed in her planning.

Fuisan is not an expressive person and may have difficulty expressing her ideas, thoughts or plans. Her language ability may not be strong and she could be described as a person of few words.

Being one who needs clear and thorough instructions before she can proceed on action, Fuisan resists when conditions are uncertain. She does not adapt easily to changes. Before she embarks on a new project, expect Fuisan to find out more and probe deeply.

I was super bored and my friend asked me to try this (click here)..Haha..she tried it too. It's short and easy:P

And this is what I got...

You don't need anxiety and problems. All you really seek is a conflict free environment which can offer peace and mental security. You don't like the idea of being alone and, whatever the reason, at this time of your life you feel as if you are being 'left out'. What you really need is perhaps some 'tender loving care'.

You are seeking an affectionate relationship, offering fulfilment and happiness. You are capable of powerful emotional enthusiasm. Deep down, you are a kind loving person, always helpful and willing to adapt yourself if necessary to realise the bond of affection that you desire. But you need the same consideration and understanding from others and it is this need that will sometimes hold you back... so let go, trust and you may pleasantly surprised at what happens.

Rejection is what you fear the most and it is this fear that makes you unapproachable. You are looking for acknowledgement and above all looking for people who can appreciate you for who and what you are.

You are very talented, imaginative and sensitive but you are holding back as you do not really like going it 'on your own'. In preference you would like to team up with someone, someone with similar attributes as your own, to explore - to seek out and go perhaps 'where no other man has trod before'. It is the unusual that attracts you and which will give you a sense of excitement and adventure.

At times all of us would like to be like the ostrich - to be able to bury our heads in the sand and let the rest of the world go by, but unfortunately you can't do just that - you have to face up to reality. A little peace and quiet would be most acceptable at this time but if only one could turn a blind eye to the problems of the day! Tomorrow is another day and who knows, it could be 'today' (not tomorrow) that could be the first day of the rest of your life!

From every direction there appear to be unwarranted restrictions on your freedom of action and this is producing considerable stress. You're really looking for independence and freedom from any restriction and therefore avoiding any obligations or anything which might prove hampering. You are being subjected to considerable pressures and you would like nothing better than to escape from them but you tend to lack the necessary strength of purpose to succeed in this. Whichever way you turn you are being frustrated. You need to be free to do your 'thing' in your own way.

All the problems that you have been experiencing of late seem to have become a part of your life and there is little that can be done to change the situation. Your emotions run high - but even though you feel as if at times you are about to burst this situation will pass. Try to release your pent-up emotions by participating in some extra physical activities like running, swimming, whatever. There must be some favourite pastime, not necessarily strenuous, that can help you to relax.

You are completely worn out and you are not in the mood for any further demands on your resources. The situation - such as it is - has rendered you quite helpless, unable to continue the mental battle that you have been pursuing for some considerable time. Enough is enough. All you would like to do now would be to have some time for yourself, to find a peaceful situation where you can recuperate in your own time.

Haha..don't know how true it is. But I think some parts do describe me. What do you think? Okie, enough of playing. Let's get back to studying:(

Don't feel the work you are doing is pain, because there will be always a reason for that pain or work.
So face the pain, for the pain you face, there will definitely happiness ahead.

I did a lot of things today! Super happy but whenever I think of the amount of things I still have to study..haih..felt that I have wasted a lot of time. Woke up early in the morning then cooked my porridge, fried chicken and vegetable. Hmm..quite a heavy breakfast but it was nice. Haha..finish eating about 10+am. Then did my laundry and study a bit of chemistry. Finished 2 chapters. Still got 8 more chapters to go. At the rate I'm going, don't think I'll be able to finish studying for all the modules before exam. Have to work harder.

Pack my lunch at about 1.30pm. Ate lunch while watching Yakitate Japan. Was watching while eating my breakfast too. Haha..and I watched all the episodes. Then played a bit of computer game. Hmm..I know that's something I'm not suppose to be doing at this point of time but I just played=S That's why a lot of time wasted. Discuss the DNA contest thing with Bryan and finally we submitted the project. It's quite a waste of time too as it will not be graded. Just for the fun of doing. Haha..the project we came up with totally doesn't make sense but didn't have the time to think and refine it so just submit =P

13/11/2008 - Thursday
After our lecture, we went to Lerk Thai for lunch. Didn't know what to eat there. Andrew suggested we just try some of the food. That's why we all go there. Oh and before we actually step into the car, Andrew accidentally stepped on an ant's nest. Haa..and we were like scratching in the car coz the ants bite us. Luckily there's only a few. Most of it were on his slipper and a few crawl to the rear and got on us. Went to YIH after lunch to meet the photographers and videographers for the Y2J concert.

14/11/2008 - Friday
I've got no lesson today. Cooked lunch and went out to Science to meet my lab partner to give her the lab report. Then went to Engineering to get the VPC room's key from Guoqi and walked to YIH to get the video camera from Phan Shei. Transferred the videos for archiving into the computer. Sometimes I was wondering if being in VPC is really taking up too much of my time. There's a lot of things I need to do for every event - from filing up the coverage request form to assigning photographers to liaising with the organisers to collection of equipments to returning equipments to archiving to completing of coverage request form to submission of photos/videos to organiser. That's really time consuming. I don't really mind doing it but when there's a few coverage request coming together and near to exam it can be quite hectic. Anyway, I'm glad to have completed the last coverage before the exam and what's left are just archiving which I'll only do after the exam. Went to Holland Village and tried the Xiao Long Pau. It's very small compared to what I thought it is going to be. Haha..just maybe slightly bigger than wanton. But it taste better than wanton. Had friend rice too. Super filing. Very very full. Thanks for the dinner. Really nice.

I went to YIH at about 11am. Thought I was late. Luckily the bus came soon and manage to reach YIH by 11.20am. I tried to check my e-mail this morning if anyone signed up to do today's coverage. But no one did. So I went to school preparing to do the coverage on my own. I can't really remember the people that I'm suppose to meet at BTC so I was a bit worried hoping someone would go with me. Moreover, I have not been to BTC before! I don't want to get lost there. Haa..so when I reached the VPC room, Guo Qi was already there doing his project. He told me that he'll accompany me there today! Yippee! So happy, don't need to go alone. Kim Hung was abled to join us too.

He told me that we'll take the 12.06pm bus to BTC and reach there about 12.30pm. Meanwhile we tried to convert the videos for Bizcom Halloween. Totally forgotten to check the time then when it was 12.04pm, we ran out of the room hoping to catch the bus. Manage to reach the bus stop in time but the bus is no where to be seen. After waiting for awhile, a bus came and we thought maybe there's delay. It came about 12.15pm. But the bus actually made one turn and head back to Kent Vale! Arr..so in the end we only manage to catch the 12.36pm bus and reach BTC at 1pm. Wow..BTC is really nice. Looks more like a university than Kent Ridge Campus.

Tried to contact Foo Kin but he was still in a meeting so we just walk around taking photographs. Oh and I realise BTC and Botanic Gardens is very close. Haa..so cool. Next time can take the bus and walk there.Started to take photos for the NUSSU Council at 1.30pm. And I recognise a few of them from the NUSSU Dinner the other time. So it wasn't that bad after all. Finish at about 2.40pm. Packed up and realise that there's no more shuttle bus. Walked out to take 151 instead. Reached NUS about 3+pm. Super tired and hungry. Ate lunch and came back to PGP.

Just came back from another day out. Woke up quite late this morning because I've got no lessons. Cynthia messaged me if I want to join her for lunch at BIZ then study together at the library. I realise there's a lot for us to study for Marketing. All those in the textbook will be tested although it's not covered in the lecture. Haih..must start studying already if not I won't be able to finish.

Went out of my room at about 12pm. Return the VPC room's key at NUSSU Secretariat then made my way to business canteen. Cynthia was already there and I think her class ended 1 hour ago. Haa..felt so bad making her wait so long. Wei Tong joined us later at 1+pm..haha..and we already finish eating lor..she's having lab at 2pm. Oh we saw a few people in formal wear so we guess they must be doing the marketing presentation especially one of them wearing cheong sam (the Shanghai Tang group).

After lunch, we went to Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library as planned. Manage to read the chapter on promotions. Haa..finish one chapter and I'm already sleepy. Cynthia had to go for lesson at 4pm so we left the library at about 3.45pm. I went back to PGP to sleep..hehe..super tired maybe due to the whole night archiving.

There's going to be coverage tomorrow and I have no idea who to send down. I don't mind going down on my own but I don't have any experience in taking wide angle shots besides in TPJC. So we were trying to contact some of the more experience photographers if they can make it. Unfortunately, most of them can't make it at that timing and those can make it during that time can't travel to BTC. Haa..super troublesome. Guo Qi is helping me with that. I hope he'll come up with a solution for tomorrow's problem. He said he'll message me regarding the decisions. We are trying to ask NUSSU if they can postpone the photo shoot.

Woke up at about 5.45pm then went to eat at Engineering Canteen with Alex. Was suppose to meet him at 6pm but I was late because I overslept. I really set my alarm to wake up at 5.30pm but I don't know why somehow I off it or it didn't ring. Haha..too sleepy already.

Went to West Coast Park after dinner. This time is much nicer there. Got nice sea breeze. Sat near the shore for a while after walking around the playground.

Okie i got nothing much to blog about these few days..feel very lazy to do so..Haha..
Today's lesson are like usual where we just did mass tutorial and for marketing Prof Ang gave us some mock questions to try. Then went to VPC room to do archiving. Haa..have to export the same video like 4-5 times because the programme was faulty. Everytime after exporting I realise either the video cannot be played or there's the logo of the software appearing in the middle of my video. And each time the exporting is about 45 mins - 1hour. Can imagine how long I took to do that Kent Ridge Ministerial Forum archive. Still got ISN and Halloween. So in the end have to do until about 9.30pm and Christopher the NUSSU Logistic Head even went home. Haha..so I have to go look for him tomorrow to return the keys to him:S

A lot of things are not within my control..i just have to stop complaining. in life, we have to give and take. So accept whatever that come by and make the best out of it.
I'm sorry if I had been complaining a lot recently. Thanks for listening. Really appreciate it.

Today's the last lesson for my tuition. Amos will be having his 'A' Levels tomorrow. All the best to him.

Hmm..today's quite an unlucky day for me. Went out of my room at 8.50am. Reach PGP bus stop at 9am and the shuttle bus just left. So I have to wait for another bus. Manage to get onto A2 at about 9.15am. Stop at Central Library and I thought I was very lucky as bus 96 was just behind. I know that my Ezlink card ran out of value so I prepared coins. Took the bus. I'm not sure if it's me who is rushing but I really feel that the uncle drove quite slow. I was hoping to reach Clementi MRT before 9.35am so that I won't be late for my tuition. In the end I reach Clementi at 9.50am. Waa take almost an hour to go Clementi from NUS. So long. Should have just taken 143 or 183 from PGP.

When I was about to top up my Ezlink I realise it's missing. It's not in my wallet neither was it in my bag. I tried to search for it for awhile then I decided maybe I left it in my room. So when I was about to buy the standard ticket, I was so unlucky again!! I don't have small change. I only have $50 with me as I already used all my coins for the bus. I queued up to exchange for smaller change and the uncle told me he don't have enough change for me, he said he only have enough for $20. He suggested I buy an Ezlink card. I didn't want to and I don't think there's a need for it. I went to withdraw $20 from the ATM, queued up again to change for money and he gave me $10 in coins!! He had enough $2 notes but he refuse to give me. So I had no choice but to take the $1 coins. FInally bought my ticket and took MRT to Pasir Ris. Super sleepy and fell asleep on the train.

Reached Pasir Ris at about 10.45am. I was already 15mins late for tuition. Luckily I told Amos that we'll start at 10.45am so I'm not exactly late but imagine if he wanted the lesson to be at 10.30am. I'm already late. Anyway, it's the last lesson and no more next time. Haha..lesson ended at 12.45pm.

Went to Jurong East to have lunch. Had mixed rice (fish, egg and vegetables), quite nice. Made my way to Jurong East library with Mr Tan. The library is really big. Got lots of books and comics. Haha..I went there to read comics. Was planning to do my marketing project but it's halfway done and my laptop ran out of battery. So can't do anything and since I'm there already I shall just explore a bit.

Left the library at around 5.40pm. Went to walk around the area and there's actually 4 coffee shops around. Had dinner at Astons. Then took a bus back to PGP. Took bus 183 and I have no idea what's the route the bus will take so was trying to pay full attention while talking on the phone. Decided that I cannot multitask and hang up the call. When the bus reach Clementi, I was a bit more relax. And I met Michelle on the bus so I guess I'm not that unlucky after all. At least now there's someone to walk back with me.

Michelle shared with me half of her papaya too. So I had desserts today. Haha..nice nice. I guess I was just a bit unlucky in the morning. I'm still lucky so have lots of great friends who will always stand by me.

I'm so happy..Hai Bee came over and visit me today. We had a nice chat together till about 3am. Although I feel very sleepy now (only 4hrs of sleep) but I think it's all worth it. Didn't catch up with her for so long. Maybe since uni started. We are in the same faculty but didn't even meet for once and she's busy with hall activities. So it's so nice that she visit me.

I also had a nice long chat with Evelyn, my dear friend. Haha..in case you are thinking who am I referring to on my msn message, it's her!! She's really my best buddy in school and I don't think anyone can replace her.Although I have close friends in JC, it was nothing compare to the time we had in secondary school. We do almost everything and anything together. Go to school together. Hang out together. Go for lessons together. Eat together. Walk home together. Study together. Play together. I really miss those days. I miss hanging out at your house. I miss talking to you about anything and everything that I feel like talking to and thank you for always being there for me. I know at times you are busy but you never failed to cheer me up when I'm sad, guide me when I'm lost. I think we were even closer than my sister and I. Love ya lots. Hope everything is fine for you there and I do look forward in meeting you end of the year.

Alright, back to what I was doing the night before. Went to central library to try to study. Haha..did a bit of marketing and then a bit of chemistry and a bit of biochem. I realise there's not much food in school on weekends. Reminder to self: Shuttle bus B terminates it's service at 7pm and weekend. Don't waste time waiting. Yea, we were waiting for the shuttle bus for like 15mins and it never come. Suddenly realise that maybe the service ended for the day. And true enough there's no more bus B. So had dinner at MacDonalds instead.

Thank you my dear friends for always there to support me, accompanying me when I'm sad, encouraging me when I'm down, taking care of me and listening when I need someone to talk to. Take care. See you.

Biochem test is finally over. Hope I did well enough this time. Yes cannot score full marks but at least not that bad. Must be above AVERAGE!!

Went to VPC room and meet Guo Qi to collect the camera for Halloween Party at night. Then had lunch at Engin with Ee Lin, Gerard, Mun Lok and Jinfeng. Haha..and we realise that Engin don't have table that can fit 5 people and we can't shift the chairs either. So yeap. Have to separate two tables. After eating go to Central Forum walk walk. No free food and milo. So sad.

Came back to PGP. Went to the TV room and Jinfeng let me try a few brain teasers. Waa..some is like super hard lor..especially one of weighing..haa test my Maths again. Somehow after 'A' Level, my Math deteoriated. I can't even do simple calculations. Haih..We then tried some personality quiz. Not bad. Quite fun but not 100% accurate so cannot be trusted. Haha..

Jinfeng accompanied me until dinner time. Had dinner at PGP then I went back to YIH again. And I'm super in trouble. Forgotten to email the people yesterday. Didn't call Nadhirah. Didn't confirm the people's attendance. And worse of all, didn't charge my phone!! So I was like in front of Munchie Monkey waiting for them and they didn't turn up. The videographers came soon after but the photographers are no where to be seen. Waa..super stress. And I can't call them . I was suppose to meet Jade to go Clementi after passing the cameras to them. Haih..all my fault for not emailing and confirming with them. One is still eating in PGP, another is off-campus.Manage to call Guo Qi, luckily he got nothing on and can help me to cover the event. Haha..super nice. By then I remember I'm suppose to collect the videocamera for tomorrow's event. I'd better confirm everything tonight so the same problem won't happen again.
Reminder to self: Do all the necessary preparation before coverage.

Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you smile.
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance.

Father: I want you to marry a girl of my choice
Son: I will choose my own bride!
Father: But the girl is Bill Gates's daughter.
Son: Well, in that case....ok

Next Father approaches Bill Gates.
Father: I have a husband for your daughter
Bill Gates: But my daughter is too young to marry!
Father: But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank.
Bill Gates: Ah, in that case...ok

Finally Father goes to see the president of the World Bank.
Father: I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president.
President: But I already have more vice-president than I need!
Father: But this young man is Bill Gates's son-in-law.
President: Ah, in that case...ok

This is how business is done!!

Moral: Even if you have nothing. You can get anything but your attitude should be positive.


What is Marketing?

You see a gorgeous girl at a party
You go up to her and say, 'I am very rich. Marry me!'
That's Direct Marketing.

You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl.
One of your friends goes up to her and pointing to you says, 'He's very rich. Marry him.'
That's Advertising.

You see a gorgeous girl at a party.
You go up to her and get her telephone number.
The next day you call and say, 'Hi, I'm very rich. Marry me.'
That's Telemarketing

You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl.
You get up and straighten your tie; you walk up to her and pour her a drink.
You open the door for her, pick up her bag after she drop it, offer her a ride, and then say, 'By the way, I'm very rich. Will you marry me?'
That's Public Relations.

You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl.
She walks up to you and says, 'You are very rich, I want to marry you.'
That's Brand Recognition.

You see a gorgeous girl at a party.
You go up to her and say, 'I'm rich. Marry me'
She gives you a nice hard slap on your face.
That's Customer Feedback.

I realise that going to school isn't that bad after all. I really enjoyed myself today.Went to school around 11am. Met Alicia near LT 25 there. There's the Halloween celebration at the Student's Hub. Went there to take photographs but in the end I was chatting with her most of the time. Was talking about how fun secondary school was and all the things we used to do. Haha..and we realise there's actually we have a lot in common.

Meet Ee Lin and Mun Lok for lunch again around 1pm. Eat in Science this time coz we'll be having lecture at 2pm and considering how 'fast' I can eat, it's better not to travel so far. Haha..But I actually finish quite fast. Still got time for us to sit there and joke joke.

2pm. Time for Biochem lecture. And as usual he have the Life's like that story.
Story 1
There was this sign board which show "Here fresh fishes are sold at cheap prices" in front of a shop which sells fishes. Then came an Englishman. He told the owner, 'See. You put the sign board right in front of your shop so obviously fresh fishes are sold here. So the word 'here' is redundant.' So the owner deleted the word here and the sign became "Fresh Fishes are Sold at Cheap prices" Then came another man who told the owner, 'Look. You can't possibly sell rotten fishes here so the word 'fresh' is redundant.' So the owner took off the word and the sign became "Fishes are Sold at Cheap Prices". Another man came by and told the owner, "Okay. You cannot sell expensive fishes here so the words 'cheap prices' are redundant. So the owner remade the sign and it became "Fishes are sold". A last man walked past saw the sign and told the owner, "What else can you sell besides fish, so the words 'fishes are sold' are redundant'. The owner remove those words and finally he's left with a BLANK sign board.
Lessons learnt: In life there's are many things that we cannot accept people's advice blindly. Make careful consideration before deciding.

Story 2
Bill Gates died and went to the upperworld. As he was at the crossroad between heaven and hell. He met St Peter. St. Peter told him that he have done a lot in easing people's work through the use of computers. But at the same time, he had also some bad things including monopoly of the market. So he's allowed to chose where he want to go - Heaven or Hell. Bill Gates was thinking how he can outsmart St. Peter so he suggested that if he could make a trip to the two places before deciding. St. Peter agreed and Bill Gates went to visit hell first. He saw sunny beaches with people wallking around enjoying themselves. Then he went over to heaven. He saw people wearing white. Sitting and reading. Nothing much special. So he decided that he'll go to hell. St. Peter said, "Are you sure? You can't change your decision after this." Bill Gates answered, "Yes. I'm very sure. I will like it in hell." Thus, St. Peter brought him to hell and this time he saw people are being tortured and caned. Bill Gates was confused. He asked, "What happened to the scence before this?" St. Peter answered, "Oh! That was the SCREENSAVER."
Lessons learnt: Don't see things from the surface. Understand the situation.

Lecture ended quite late. Just nice for us to go for Genetics lecture. Dr. Chew gave us a lot of thinking questions today. Haih..I was super blur coz I have no idea what kind of answer he wanted. Super hard. Anyway, lecture ended exactly at 6pm. So we went for dinner after that. I tried the Mee Hoon Kui. Not bad. But it's very thick. Not sure if it's suppose to be like that. And while eating we were talking about this weekend's F1 race. So sad I can't watch it again. It's going to be shown at 1am and we have Chem lecture the next day. Yea so just have to wait for the results on Monday morning. Yeap and Gerard sent us home again. Hehe..was walking around looking for the car coz his dad drop the car at the carpark. Luckily the carpark was quite empty already.

Shining Friends

Little faith brightens a rainy day

Life is difficult; you can't go away

Don't hide yourselve in the corner

You have my place to stay

Sorrow is gonna say goodbye

Opens up you'll see the happy sunshine

Keep going on with your dream

Chasing tomorrow's sunrise

The spirit can never die

Sun will shine, my friend

Won't let you cry, my dear

Seeing you shed a tear

Make my world disappear

You'll never be alone in darkness

See my smile, my friend

We are with you, holding hands

You have got to believe, you are my destiny

We're meant to be your friends

That's what a friend should be


Thanks for being there with me!!! I love the song:P

"Most people walk in and out of your life, but only FRIENDS leave footprints in your heart".

Just checked my Genetics results. So sad. Scored below expectations again. Haih. Must be the prof dont like my drawing. Haha..yea..he wanted detailed explanation. Remember!! Must do well for the next test.