read zijia's blog and realised she's been wishing of ? for 7 years already.. ? may be death or a happy family.. Well i guess death isn't foremost in her mind.. must be the thought of having a happy family then! its unfortunate that things go this way.. and just wished those parents reading this out there (or parents reading her blog) will be more responsible in their families!!
those would-be parents out there.. also be responsible towards your would-be spouses and not let them down! else children really suffer..
oh well.. hope zijia dun mind me referencing to her post.. tell me if u do k? i'll take ur name away..
Friday, 31 August 2007
Thursday, 30 August 2007
sian
im either tired or bored.. i really need sth fun in my life!
but no energy to do the fun thing too..
actually sth fun happened yesterday..
I joined this conversation buddies thingy.. which is an event for foreign exchange students to learn English.. I joined with Christina and we had our first session this wednesday..
Anws.. we played a game Christina came up with.. based on the color of the mnms you picked out of the packet, you get to either answer a question/sing/truth or dare/embarasing situation/etc.. WE had loads and loads of fun playing.. and it was filled with laughter..
Also learnt stuffs about Korean and Japanese culture..
1 korean song and 1 Japanese song that's popular children's songs were sung..
we acted out some scenes from japanese drama..
and we shared things about spore.. and Tetsuya (our japanese buddy) recommended Tokyo as the best place in Japan for sightseeing and Tokyo disneyland for good fun! its only S$50 to enter Disneyland there! =D
the funny thing was that Tetsuya mentioned that Spore gals have better figure than Japanese girls.. quite surprising, as both Christina and I thought otherwise..
lols
so the session ended and i am SO looking forward to next week's ! hehe
but no energy to do the fun thing too..
actually sth fun happened yesterday..
I joined this conversation buddies thingy.. which is an event for foreign exchange students to learn English.. I joined with Christina and we had our first session this wednesday..
Anws.. we played a game Christina came up with.. based on the color of the mnms you picked out of the packet, you get to either answer a question/sing/truth or dare/embarasing situation/etc.. WE had loads and loads of fun playing.. and it was filled with laughter..
Also learnt stuffs about Korean and Japanese culture..
1 korean song and 1 Japanese song that's popular children's songs were sung..
we acted out some scenes from japanese drama..
and we shared things about spore.. and Tetsuya (our japanese buddy) recommended Tokyo as the best place in Japan for sightseeing and Tokyo disneyland for good fun! its only S$50 to enter Disneyland there! =D
the funny thing was that Tetsuya mentioned that Spore gals have better figure than Japanese girls.. quite surprising, as both Christina and I thought otherwise..
lols
so the session ended and i am SO looking forward to next week's ! hehe
tired
been so tired lately.. just super tired..
I need some activity that'll make me vent my frustrations.. some super physical activity..
but my stupid body is injured and i cant do anything.. makes me more frustrated. sighs.
I need some activity that'll make me vent my frustrations.. some super physical activity..
but my stupid body is injured and i cant do anything.. makes me more frustrated. sighs.
Tuesday, 28 August 2007
Angel at my table (1990)
this movie was shown to us during advanced abnormal class last friday.. I couldn't stop thinking abt it since then, cos the main character kept going thru a lot of traumatic experiences and she wasn't at all schizophrenic, which she was accused of.
Anw, time for spoilers! i couldn't stand it anymore and went to search for the synopsis..
she was misdiagnosed (obviously!) and she's just probably socially awkward and slightly depressed..
Angel at my table is based on a true story of NZ's most celebrated poets/writers - Janet Frame.
this links to her works.
yeps so anws i'm so glad i know it .. now i can stop thinking of the ending and such..
interested about Janet Frame? read here..
this movie was shown to us during advanced abnormal class last friday.. I couldn't stop thinking abt it since then, cos the main character kept going thru a lot of traumatic experiences and she wasn't at all schizophrenic, which she was accused of.
Anw, time for spoilers! i couldn't stand it anymore and went to search for the synopsis..
she was misdiagnosed (obviously!) and she's just probably socially awkward and slightly depressed..
Angel at my table is based on a true story of NZ's most celebrated poets/writers - Janet Frame.
this links to her works.
yeps so anws i'm so glad i know it .. now i can stop thinking of the ending and such..
interested about Janet Frame? read here..
decorated 151 bus
Today i boarded a 151 on the way to school.. it was decorated with red velvety seats.. and the cushions were white and looked very comfy! Its a bar concept, and there was loud rock music blaring on the speaker that was right above my head. There were round seats at the back of the bus too, which looked like armchairs. How i wished i could have sat on one of those! It was super crowded and i dint even had space to admire the refreshing decor. Well, hope i board it again!
Monday, 27 August 2007
Cheeky!
Yay! I adopted a virtual pet! its a cute chick whom i named Cheeky! And she's very cute and likes to hop around all day.. I like feeding it .. It eats real fast and also jumps around.. IT likes especially to chirp loudly all day! hope you guys dun find Cheeky too noisy for u .. hee
I am super excited to make my blog a farmyard cos I love the other animals in bunnyherolabs
they're all so interesting!
I am super excited to make my blog a farmyard cos I love the other animals in bunnyherolabs
they're all so interesting!
im so bored
I am an Orange Koala!
You are Orange Koala, who tends to give an impression of being too sensitive and nervous.
But you have thorough insight and can work efficiently.
You are cheerful and very forthright.
Your short temper may cause your advantages to diminish.
When the positive side of you comes out, you will try hard to go beyond the person you do not want to loose against.
You are suited to academic and artistic areas, where you can seek your insight.
Your soul never gets old, and you will keep coming up with new ideas.
The occupations you will be good at are those works where you can use your natural sense of creativity.
You may come up with new and innovative idea while relaxing.
This make you suited to jobs concerning plannig events or entertaining.
Areas of arts may also bring good luck.
You are precise with money, and do not spend money easily.
You will save up rather than use it, and although you don't show, you are sensitive with interests between personal relationships.
You don't buy things impulsively.
Socially, you are very open person.
You seem to be very sociable person, but really you are extremely cautious, and will not easily tell your true feelings.
Balancing this kind of your bilateral character will be your task.
You can fall in love many times, but once married, you will take charge of the household, and control it efficiently.
KOALA
Characteristics & Personality
1. Koalas need time to space out
2. Koalas can be the life of the party
3. Koalas base a decision on whether or not it will be fun
4. Koalas love warm places
5. Are Koalas calculating?
6. Koalas are good at playing tricks and not getting caught
7. Koalas are the master of the excuse
8. Koalas are suspicious
9. Koalas won't enter competitions they will lose
10. Koalas are oddly romantic
courtesy of Janet's blog.. hehe.
http://world.doubutsu-uranai.com/
You are Orange Koala, who tends to give an impression of being too sensitive and nervous.
But you have thorough insight and can work efficiently.
You are cheerful and very forthright.
Your short temper may cause your advantages to diminish.
When the positive side of you comes out, you will try hard to go beyond the person you do not want to loose against.
You are suited to academic and artistic areas, where you can seek your insight.
Your soul never gets old, and you will keep coming up with new ideas.
The occupations you will be good at are those works where you can use your natural sense of creativity.
You may come up with new and innovative idea while relaxing.
This make you suited to jobs concerning plannig events or entertaining.
Areas of arts may also bring good luck.
You are precise with money, and do not spend money easily.
You will save up rather than use it, and although you don't show, you are sensitive with interests between personal relationships.
You don't buy things impulsively.
Socially, you are very open person.
You seem to be very sociable person, but really you are extremely cautious, and will not easily tell your true feelings.
Balancing this kind of your bilateral character will be your task.
You can fall in love many times, but once married, you will take charge of the household, and control it efficiently.
KOALA
Characteristics & Personality
1. Koalas need time to space out
2. Koalas can be the life of the party
3. Koalas base a decision on whether or not it will be fun
4. Koalas love warm places
5. Are Koalas calculating?
6. Koalas are good at playing tricks and not getting caught
7. Koalas are the master of the excuse
8. Koalas are suspicious
9. Koalas won't enter competitions they will lose
10. Koalas are oddly romantic
courtesy of Janet's blog.. hehe.
http://world.doubutsu-uranai.com/
Sunday, 26 August 2007
Happiness is ..
Researchers have found some underlying factors for happiness..
Married people are more content than singles, but having children does not raise happiness level.
Education and IQ seem to have little impact on happiness.
Attractive people are only slightly happier than the unattractive.
The elderly (over 65) are more satisfied with their lives than the young.
Friendships are crucial if you want to be happy.
As much as 50% of the happiness factor is genetic. Educators say people can be taught the habits of optimism and how to handle negative thoughts.
Taken from The Straits Times Saturday, August 25, 2007, page 2 of Life!
Married people are more content than singles, but having children does not raise happiness level.
Education and IQ seem to have little impact on happiness.
Attractive people are only slightly happier than the unattractive.
The elderly (over 65) are more satisfied with their lives than the young.
Friendships are crucial if you want to be happy.
As much as 50% of the happiness factor is genetic. Educators say people can be taught the habits of optimism and how to handle negative thoughts.
Taken from The Straits Times Saturday, August 25, 2007, page 2 of Life!
Saturday, 25 August 2007
my skype contact
recently i've been using skype ever since i worked at Breadtalk. There's this interesting contact who has been encouraging me about stress management!I find it both interesting and surprising that as an online stranger, he appears to be very sincere and helpful towards me.. I've been complaining to him things like 'sch is so boring and stressful' 'i hate my readings'. And his response is always encouraging and positive like 'this is your final year, just do well and you'll haf a gd future' or 'learn to cope with things one at a time, then you wont be stressed' or 'i'll chat with you, hopefully you wont be so stressed and unhappy and you'll go study later'. He just seems quite 'nice' and not so complicated as those online ple i've seen recently.. But due to my not-too-recent experience of jerk(s) online, i dun think i'll really believe in people online so easily.. thus he's still to be regarded with a mile-long rule!
I am so sick
I am so sick! sick sick sick
this weird tight pain in my lower abdomen that's been irritating me for 4 days counting.. Wonder when it'll get better.. been trying massage, eating less, drinking more water, exercising.. Nothing seems to work!! grr. super irritating!!
Life isn't looking wonderful too, since school already started and there's so much pressure to do well this semester! Haiz... Well anyways, i've been keeping myself busy with many activities.. One of which is this Conversation buddies program, and I made 4 new friends! They're from Japan, Korea and Vietnam. So cool! Our first session to converse is officially this coming Wed 11am!! haha. It's fun cos Christina joined with me (actually she asked me if i was interested to join, and i was, so i did!).. It's very interesting interacting with people from different nationalities and im so super excited to meet them this wednesday! hehe. Besides, I made a huge error on the first briefing by saying that I want to make more friends through the program (which the speaker said specifically that this shouldn't be our reason joining the program!!) LOLS. I missed almost the entire briefing! SO i wasn't informed. hahaha. it was quite a joke when i said it cos EVERYONE of them laughed and realised i shouldn't be saying that. lols.
Other activities include having my weekend busy with tuition and exercising early in the morning 6am (which kinda kills my sleeping pattern). My parents are recently super enthu about this Detox Exercise program, organised by Billy Wang. He heads the exercise at KK hospital everyday at 6am-7am.. And we have been, or rather, my parents have been diligently attending it every Saturday morning! While i've missed 2 sessions due to the late sleepless nights i spend either in front of my computer or having insomnia on my bed. Anws.. Waking up this early makes me sleepy around 9-10am of the same morning after the exercise! and I end up sleeping in the day more! Whether for good or for bad, it still kinda gets me stressed..
this weird tight pain in my lower abdomen that's been irritating me for 4 days counting.. Wonder when it'll get better.. been trying massage, eating less, drinking more water, exercising.. Nothing seems to work!! grr. super irritating!!
Life isn't looking wonderful too, since school already started and there's so much pressure to do well this semester! Haiz... Well anyways, i've been keeping myself busy with many activities.. One of which is this Conversation buddies program, and I made 4 new friends! They're from Japan, Korea and Vietnam. So cool! Our first session to converse is officially this coming Wed 11am!! haha. It's fun cos Christina joined with me (actually she asked me if i was interested to join, and i was, so i did!).. It's very interesting interacting with people from different nationalities and im so super excited to meet them this wednesday! hehe. Besides, I made a huge error on the first briefing by saying that I want to make more friends through the program (which the speaker said specifically that this shouldn't be our reason joining the program!!) LOLS. I missed almost the entire briefing! SO i wasn't informed. hahaha. it was quite a joke when i said it cos EVERYONE of them laughed and realised i shouldn't be saying that. lols.
Other activities include having my weekend busy with tuition and exercising early in the morning 6am (which kinda kills my sleeping pattern). My parents are recently super enthu about this Detox Exercise program, organised by Billy Wang. He heads the exercise at KK hospital everyday at 6am-7am.. And we have been, or rather, my parents have been diligently attending it every Saturday morning! While i've missed 2 sessions due to the late sleepless nights i spend either in front of my computer or having insomnia on my bed. Anws.. Waking up this early makes me sleepy around 9-10am of the same morning after the exercise! and I end up sleeping in the day more! Whether for good or for bad, it still kinda gets me stressed..
New Skin
YAY! finally i changed my blogskin.. Xiaoxuan recommended me this site, that has super cool blog skins! happened to find this one that i like and thus there's a new change! so happy!
anws.. thank you Janet, Zijia and my beloved Arul for the positive comments on this skin! So cool rite? haha My baby sister, seeks to disagree ( as always ) and thinks this is so childish compared to her new skin. Do check her skin if you guys are free. haha
Well, that's all for now!
anws.. thank you Janet, Zijia and my beloved Arul for the positive comments on this skin! So cool rite? haha My baby sister, seeks to disagree ( as always ) and thinks this is so childish compared to her new skin. Do check her skin if you guys are free. haha
Well, that's all for now!
Tuesday, 21 August 2007
Anxiety attacks
recently i seem to be having anxiety/panic attacks that're mild and slightly distressing.. they seem to occur anytime, but generally discomfort is felt during classroom lessons.. And I've never been like this before! I need some therapy! OH NO! Major distress..
For example, when i want to speak in class, i get jittery and stressed for NO apparent reason!
Haiz, i really duno wad to do.. I've been trying out Deep breaths before speaking up and clearing up my thoughts properly before talking.. to NO avail! It doesn't seem to work well at all.. I wonder why im so jittery nowadays..
Anws this sux and i really cant continue functioning now.. Im getting paranoid about these and it's spiraling down .. and I dun want my presentations to get all nervous and bad :( marks really gonna count this semester and I guess that's why im so panicky and anxious .. anws.. this isn't looking good and I really hope my strategies work out soon! haiz
For example, when i want to speak in class, i get jittery and stressed for NO apparent reason!
Haiz, i really duno wad to do.. I've been trying out Deep breaths before speaking up and clearing up my thoughts properly before talking.. to NO avail! It doesn't seem to work well at all.. I wonder why im so jittery nowadays..
Anws this sux and i really cant continue functioning now.. Im getting paranoid about these and it's spiraling down .. and I dun want my presentations to get all nervous and bad :( marks really gonna count this semester and I guess that's why im so panicky and anxious .. anws.. this isn't looking good and I really hope my strategies work out soon! haiz
Sunday, 19 August 2007
School has started
I haven been updating my blog for quite long and seeing as Janet is urging me to, and also because its accumulating dust.. I shall post something about life recently..
Well, this is the first time in so many years i'm looking forward to school and anticipating the 'interesting' lectures in a seminar style!! Well, the first week of school wasn't that exciting rather than stressful as I realised there're alot of things to catch up on .. like readings on core modules and especially cos i took them more than 1 year ago! sheesh. So much stress and shall i call them undue stress? might be undue cos there're lotsa readings and they probably would help. plus since i decided to do my honors year, i should just take things in stride and i should have been prepared before school instead of trying to earn money! grr
wth. anws.. 2 of my modules are super duper hyper boring.. that's Psychological assessment and Social Psychology.. amazingly boring! but it should get more insightful as the lecture proper starts next week (i hope).. The module that's super interesting is Introduction to Counseling cos there're alot of insightful experiences contributed by the lecturer who's working as a Senior Psychologist at IMH (institute of mental health).
So i've been busy printing notes and pdf files lately since there're quite a number of lecture notes and readings associated with them..
The only problem i'm facing now is time management .. trying to re-allocate my tuition timings to 1 wkend day instead of both saturdays and sundays .. I cant stand not having 1 free weekend (someone agree with me that we at least need 1 empty day of rest and feel as if we have the whole day to do something that we love or at least just empty our minds from work or school? I bet everyone agrees.)
Also, recently something happened to my sister: she fell down heavily and badly in her school carpark. we suspect its got something to do with stepping over this joss sticks the previous night in our neighborhood.. anws.. i just hope its nothing to do with the ghost festival and since she already fell down badly, nothing else bad will happen again .. *shudders*
well anws since school has started, i must work hard this semester and try to do as best i can.. if not it'll be a waste of my time and also a bad choice to continue my honors year! I cant let down myself and everyone who believes in me!
Well, this is the first time in so many years i'm looking forward to school and anticipating the 'interesting' lectures in a seminar style!! Well, the first week of school wasn't that exciting rather than stressful as I realised there're alot of things to catch up on .. like readings on core modules and especially cos i took them more than 1 year ago! sheesh. So much stress and shall i call them undue stress? might be undue cos there're lotsa readings and they probably would help. plus since i decided to do my honors year, i should just take things in stride and i should have been prepared before school instead of trying to earn money! grr
wth. anws.. 2 of my modules are super duper hyper boring.. that's Psychological assessment and Social Psychology.. amazingly boring! but it should get more insightful as the lecture proper starts next week (i hope).. The module that's super interesting is Introduction to Counseling cos there're alot of insightful experiences contributed by the lecturer who's working as a Senior Psychologist at IMH (institute of mental health).
So i've been busy printing notes and pdf files lately since there're quite a number of lecture notes and readings associated with them..
The only problem i'm facing now is time management .. trying to re-allocate my tuition timings to 1 wkend day instead of both saturdays and sundays .. I cant stand not having 1 free weekend (someone agree with me that we at least need 1 empty day of rest and feel as if we have the whole day to do something that we love or at least just empty our minds from work or school? I bet everyone agrees.)
Also, recently something happened to my sister: she fell down heavily and badly in her school carpark. we suspect its got something to do with stepping over this joss sticks the previous night in our neighborhood.. anws.. i just hope its nothing to do with the ghost festival and since she already fell down badly, nothing else bad will happen again .. *shudders*
well anws since school has started, i must work hard this semester and try to do as best i can.. if not it'll be a waste of my time and also a bad choice to continue my honors year! I cant let down myself and everyone who believes in me!
Wednesday, 8 August 2007
My colleagues rock
I've a bunch of fun colleagues.. today we went shopping at Bugis! even tho i came home empty handed, it was a fun and laughingly filled trip! hahaha I am going to miss them when i leave.. :(
Sunday, 5 August 2007
Our jigsaw puzzle
This is a picture of my half completed jigsaw.. :)
Its a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle that we bought .. Finally we see it growing after 1 year of buying it and gathering dust! haha
anws.. the panorama picture wasn't taken well and there seems to be a ghost ship at the right side - So cool right. lols
Friday, 3 August 2007
i hate this
There's a brewery at my office block.. The container is a brewery tank!!
2 Signs in my workplace toilet! They stare down at you.. btw the face above is the face of the cleaning aunty.
These are proof that i've been opening envelopes for e past few days!
The job sux like shit. same thing again today. Things i learn fr om this job(1) Do not take any shit from anyone
(2) Do not take any shit from anyone
(3) Do not take any shit from anyone
Yep, basically all summarised in the above 3! lols
Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Dante's Peak
Tonight i watched dante's peak.. a movie on volcano eruption starring Pierce Brosnan :) it was a very good and exciting show! slow beginning where there was a slight indication of the 'ending', almost a cheerful and non-suspecting middle, until the very scary and hair-raising, pillow-gripping climax at the end! lives were lost and towns were destroyed.. overall a very educational show that brings me in touch with earth's natural disasters and also about how nature can sometimes destroy itself in a most peculiar way that humans are not good with handling.
still, the volcano pyroclaustic cloud was spectacular and certainly Pierce Brosnan is rather charming.. hee
well, that's all for today!
still, the volcano pyroclaustic cloud was spectacular and certainly Pierce Brosnan is rather charming.. hee
well, that's all for today!
my work is completely horrible
this morning i went to work fresh and cheerful only to be greeted by 3 ple telling me off in a haphazard helicopter spinning fast kinda way that i've done millions of mistakes and that i need to correct them.. i was still thinking which breakfast should i eat- my biscuits or my cereal or my bread.. and they were telling me things that i've no idea about.. plus i knew in my carelessness, i probably did some errors, but not THAT many.. well, since im just a temp worker, i better just take it and listen carefully unless i wana make More mistakes.. so the morning goes..
i realised after checking that i onli had 4 errors! in the whole excel sheet which had more than, lemmi c, 25 stalls, 5 items to check for each stall, and 23 days altogether, that makes 25 time 5 time 23! that's quite a huge number rite? i onli made 4 mistakes! well, that doesn't sound too bad to myself! but NO, the supervisor had to repeat to me at least 4 times that i made MANY errors! she had to keep insisting that. wth. just shut up. im already correcting the dumb errors i made so just shut up. its irritating how she fakes a smile and then tells me off. also she said 'every body makes mistakes' after she said 'dont u see how many mistakes there are? i highlighted them in red" but all i saw was the ratio of 4 is to 7. 4: mistakes, 7: non-mistakes! and she insisted i make super a hell of a lot mistakes. that is just so bitchy. i hate it.
anws.. the whole day was ruined. just completely ruined. i hate this work. the pple are so damn rude they cant tell you properly when u do sth wrong. and they simply just take u as an object, not as a freaking human being.
i wished i cld quit now. like just stop working but i cant. i gotta stick til sch reopens. and that sux. i wished i had loads of $$ so i dun hafta put down my pride and work like shit in that shitty asshole place. i hate it.
i realised after checking that i onli had 4 errors! in the whole excel sheet which had more than, lemmi c, 25 stalls, 5 items to check for each stall, and 23 days altogether, that makes 25 time 5 time 23! that's quite a huge number rite? i onli made 4 mistakes! well, that doesn't sound too bad to myself! but NO, the supervisor had to repeat to me at least 4 times that i made MANY errors! she had to keep insisting that. wth. just shut up. im already correcting the dumb errors i made so just shut up. its irritating how she fakes a smile and then tells me off. also she said 'every body makes mistakes' after she said 'dont u see how many mistakes there are? i highlighted them in red" but all i saw was the ratio of 4 is to 7. 4: mistakes, 7: non-mistakes! and she insisted i make super a hell of a lot mistakes. that is just so bitchy. i hate it.
anws.. the whole day was ruined. just completely ruined. i hate this work. the pple are so damn rude they cant tell you properly when u do sth wrong. and they simply just take u as an object, not as a freaking human being.
i wished i cld quit now. like just stop working but i cant. i gotta stick til sch reopens. and that sux. i wished i had loads of $$ so i dun hafta put down my pride and work like shit in that shitty asshole place. i hate it.
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