So cuteeeee :D

Hyped up!

I'm so excited I can't sleep! But I know very well that when tomorrow morning comes I'll be groggy and unenthusiastic. OH WELL. It happens each time I go for a trip. When I was younger my parents had to pull me out of bed as I wouldn't budge. Not gonna happen now! xD

By the way, my current favourite song is 你会不会 by 梁静茹.

I'll be back by Thursday :)

BIG JOKE!

You're conscientious where your health is concerned. You're one of the rare few who exercise and eat nutritious meals. Today you might want to expand your repertoire of medical remedies. If you've been struggling to shake a cold or allergy, consider some alternative medicines. They're moving more into the mainstream. Chinese herbs and acupuncture could just be what the New Age doctor ordered!

HAHAHA!

Have no regrets!

Pleased :)

Today I got an external hard drive and a thumbdrive from Low Yat Plaza! I feel very glad! I hope that my laptop will run faster now that I'm decluttering it *fingers crossed*

Got some Christmas gifts. They weren't too bad :)

My mom has been talking on the top on her voice about my bad habits to my relatives that they don't need to know. I don't care if my blankets aren't folded! I use them every night after all. And no one should enter my room anyway, so its not like its on public display or anything. SHEESH.

At least someone enjoyed herself =.=

Other than that my day was VERY BORING. The usual grown up chatter means that all I can do is sit and nod and listen quietly. I didn't help make jelly this afternoon. Felt super lazy. The soya bean milk turned the jelly into pudding by the way. It tastes like the RM1 pudding you can buy from CHS. Now that we know of its cost, I realise that the canteen operators are rolling in money.

I shouldn't have bought so much jelly to eat last time.

Okay, I'm lazy and my file transfer isn't done yet so I'll just pop into the other room to see what my family is doing. Later!

Getting into the spirit!

Christmas shopping is always fun! And that's precisely what I did today :D

I AM STILL SICK.

Okay, this is probably getting boring.

I've been blogging about being sick for a week, and here I am, still sick.

This morning I went to the doctor. I waited for my turn for around one and a half hours.

WHY IS EVERYONE SICK WHEN I AM SICK???

My throat is very bad. I can barely speak. Also, my right eye wasn't in a good condition this morning. Almost half my eye was sealed with green pus when I woke up. This is very gross right? But fascinating too in a way. The way boogers and earwax can be sometimes.

I had to ask Suet to fill in for me today (again, thank you very very much!) as further talking could cause me to lose my voice completely. I regret to say that my health is far more important than my responsibility to my students. I want to live till I'm 89 years old, you see!

Recently I've been listening to 林俊杰's songs. I totally get why Hui Sin likes him so much! They are very calming and soothing and can lift up my mood too. By the way, my favourite artist 梁静茹 (Fish Leong) has came out with a new album! Yay!

I'm compiling songs for my boyfriend to listen when he's driving. I hope he'll like them!

Also, I'm trying to learn how to operate AutoCAD through Youtube tutorials. Not making much progress 'cos I can't concentrate. Am either too tired because the only time I use the computer each day is at night (usually) or I am very sleepy from the medication (today).

Am counting down the days to TTC trip! I haven't been anywhere during this holidays. Work and shopping center outings don't count. Kuantan will be a change of scenery for me! Can hardly wait :D

Okay I really am feeling the effects of my medication. Goodnight~

We never realise how silly we are.

I do this all the time without realising it! xD

Celebrating Yeen Yin's birthday

We never took a group shot. WE SHOULD HAVE.

Sigh.

My day was awesome! This morning was great, despite my pink tinted right eye. My dear boyfriend brought me breakfast! We usually share our first meal of the day together, and today, it was nasi lemak :)

I feel so loved *floats on cloud nine*

After that he covered my red eye in cotton gauze and taped it until we got to Mid Valley so that I could rest my eye for the time being. I looked like a pirate with a big white cross over my eye.

DID YOU KNOW THAT CONJUNCTIVITIS IS RELATED TO SORE THROAT INFECTION???

That explains my eye infection following my sore throat. Plus points for having a boyfriend who is a medical student.

I had a great day! Treated the soon-to-be birthday girl Yeen Yin to onion rings at Ireland's Potatoes when we set foot to Mid Valley, then walked about, went into I Need House (YES, I CAN LEGALLY ENTER! I no longer need to bear with the humiliation of being chased out. STOP. LAUGHING. NOW. YOU.) I also bought her a tiny "Y" with faux diamonds to hang on her mobile phone.

Then we met up with Miaw and began walking about. We stopped for food at Italiannies and had a delightful meal before heading to Secret Recipe for a little cake (what's a birthday without cake, anyway?). After that, Miaw and I purchased a bracelet-slash-anklet for Yeen Yin which she adored and took plenty of photos with the decorations (not each other, mind you) before heading home.

BY THE WAY, I HATE WAITING FOR BUSES.

Went to TTC, curled up in a sofa with my boyfriend and napped for an hour. The nap did nothing to help my poor eye.

CAN'T YOU JUST GET BETTER SOON???

But despite my sickness, it was a nice day out :)

If I had the patience

Every girl is a little bit like the music she listens to.

aintgotnopancakemixx:

• Ke$ha- the part of us that wants to party all night.
• Justin Bieber- the part of us that wants a guy to say these things to us.
• Eminem- the part of us thats not afraid to speak our mind.
• Miley Cyrus- the part of us who wants to know what fame is like.
• Selena Gomez- the part of us thats sweet and innocent.
• Haley Williams- the part of us that wants to be a rock star.
• Taylor Swift- the part of us thats in love.

I'm so, so glad that my boyfriend likes Taylor Swift songs. If this applies to guys as well.

From Tumblr :)

Tip of the day

OH NO I'VE GOT RED EYE INFECTION !!!

I'm not getting any better, am I? >.<

Sigh...

Pray pray it'll go away tomorrow...and I hope my dad won't disallow me to go out. I really want to go out!!!

Yay!

My music player is working again!! I nearly gave up on my Kuwo. But :)

Today's a rest day btw. Am staying at home enjoying myself and hopefully, recovering.

Have a good day everyone!

New year resolutions.

Not bad for a day's work

I've completed all the items on my To Do list today :D

Feeling very accomplished!

Also, I learned how to work Adobe Illustrator and improve on my Photoshop skills.

Hmm overall my holidays haven't been such a waste I guess.

I did read plenty of books as planned. But not as many as I wished. If I did manage the latter, you can call me professor already xD

Besides that, I spent alot of precious time with my darling boyfriend, did some cooking, drove about running errands (watched like a hawk by daddy dearest each time =.=), work, tutor piano, baked cookies without supervision, watched a number of movies, went shopping, blew an entire paycheck on my hair, had a super karaoke session inclusive of a buffet lunch for less than RM20, went on a one day trip to Genting, hung out with friends and celebrated my best friend's birthday with her.

Phew! And I thought that my what-I-did-during-my-holidays list would be short and sinful. What a relief that it isn't. This long break is to compensate with next year's busy schedule, so how on earth can I waste my time by sleeping and eating???

I am going to

1. recover from my horrible bit of sore throat (it is not helping that I'm having curry on a daily basis...but the taste is simply delightful!)
2. prepare questions for a lesson
3. celebrate Christmas!!!
4. get my eyebrows threaded
5. celebrate Yeen Yin's birthday (in advance) with her
6. go to Kuantan whoppeee~
7. call Hui Sin
8. drive drive drive
9. READ BOOKS
10. drink more water
11. tidy up my clothes cupboard (I already gave up on my desk)
12. buy an external hard disk and an 8GB thumbdrive with whatever remaining money I have

I also wish to have a smooth start in my new semester... I want to get an awesome grade point average, but ever since I realised that it is impossible to get perfect scores for design work, my dream of getting a CGPA 4.0 is up in smoke. However, I'll still strive to maintain my scholarship. If it weren't for the scholarship, I wouldn't choose to study at Limkokwing. There are many better colleges and universities out there.

Okay, enough of the bitterness already. Christmas is coming soon, after all! I can barely wait for this much anticipated celebration!

Mind over matter xD

Friendship :)

The things I can't eat.

I haven't been sick for a long time. And it feels awful. Throughout yesterday I only ate a meal because I lacked appetite. But that meal I had was scrumptious! I adore Chinese food. Also, I'm less of a picky eater nowadays. I eat vegetables and chop up garlic (the latter happened only because of Miaw).

Anyway I'm on the road to recovery. But it seems like forever before I can get there. My throat hurts so badly, and nothing can be done to help it. At least I'm not shivering anymore. Yesterday it was so bad that my teeth were chattering uncontrollably and my knees jerking and trembling. SO not a good sight.

Tomorrow I'm gonna be up and about! Going book shopping with English department :D

And I need more Strepsils. I'm devouring them at such a superhuman pace that I won't be surprised if it loses it's effects.

Had a great day!

Today's classes were awesome!!! I just felt so happy to see the many familiar faces I'd missed for so many months. In each class I taught today, there were students whom I didn't see for ages. It was really really nice, like reconciling with old acquaintances.

I made two huge blunders though.

The first was messing up the time. I THOUGHT that one of the classes started at 12pm. But it was actually 11am.

I. WAS. LATE.

I am very punctual and lateness is not usually associated with me. I felt awful. But my students were very generous and nice about it. They even started doing their work before I went in! And I did make up for lost time because the next teacher was late too xD

The next blunder was thinking that there was a class that evening when in fact, there wasn't. And I kept on asking Suet Ching and YewHo if they could teach that class as it was a late session. Not only was I making a nuisance of myself, I was giving myself unnecessary worrying to do.

HOW VERY FOOLISH OF ME!

I really wonder what went wrong in my head today. Did a wire fuse or something? :/

I'm behaving exceptionally scatterbrained. In an unrelated subject, my mother asked me if amnesia struck early.

All these incidents happened in a day. OUCHHHHHH!

But despite those minor issues, the day went by fine and dandy. Tomorrow I'll be very busy as compared to today. I'm going to teach in the morning, buy something after that and have lunch with my boyfriend, listen to Silent Night in the afternoon and spend the evening with Miaw!

I'm looking forward to a great day tomorrow!

On a side note, the hole in my pocket is increasing in size. I splurged all of my money from piano tutoring on rebonding my hair. On an impulse. I'm not regretting the work done to my frizzy mane, but I definitely wince at spending so much money in one go. Truth is, I charged very little for the piano lessons. I couldn't even afford the rebonding if my mom didn't issue me a discount.

I've never been as broke as I am now.

This is a pretty depressing fact.

My eyes are weary and my movements sluggish.

Bed is probably the best therapy for me right now.

Tutored my cousin today for 6.5 hours. Piano and literature exploration. I gave him so many books to read that it is a wonder his brain hasn't sizzled up yet.

The Call of the Wild was the first classic he set eyes to. I wonder how would he fare with Dracula. Pollyanna or Little Women wouldn't have much appeal I guess. And I don't even want to start on Middlemarch. I can't finish that book, and that's saying something. If only I could find a simplified version of The Three Musketeers. I spent a long time on a book discussion forum today and it really enlightened me. Who needs book clubs these days?

Under my rigorous tutoring, my cousin managed to play the entire Silent Night (both hands) on his third lesson, and honestly, that's quite a feat. However, I am very sick of Silent Night now. I will cringe if I hear it being played one more time.

Okay I'm too sleepy to continue any more so that's it for now.

A little something to spice up my blog.

This is so cool!

C'est la vie

Well said.

Tumblr reblog

You know what? Yes I have changed. I’m not as nice as I used to be, because I don’t want to get fucked over, I don’t trust everyone and tell them my secrets, because behind every fake smile is a backstabbing bitch. I distance myself from people because in the end, they’re most likely to leave. I have changed because I have realized that every girl is a bitch, even those you used to trust, your bestfriends everybody talks shit.

LIKE LIKE LIKE!

Fortunate me

There are 3 great things in this world. the first thing is for you to love someone. the second thing is for someone to love you back and the third greatest thing is for the first and second thing to happen at the same time.

Check, check and check :)

TODAY WILL BE A GREAT DAY!

I'll be working in the morning, have cooking lessons in the afternoon and enjoy a movie in the evening! Now how cool is that? :D

I can't wait to make spaghetti and lasagna with Miaw later in the afternoon!

Actually, I'm anticipating the eating part more than the cooking part, but well, no one needs to know that ;)

AND AND AND...

I will be watching The Voyage of the Dawn Treader! Like finally!

Hello, Reepicheep! I adore that talking mouse :)

Okay my awesome day is calling out to me. Ciao!

Top 10 reasons to smile :)

1. It makes you attractive.
2. It changes your mood.
3. It is contagious.
4. It relieves stress.
5. It boosts your immune system.
6. It lowers your blood pressure.
7. It releases endorphins, natural pain killers and serotonin - natural antidepressant.
8. It lifts the face and makes you look younger.
9. It makes you seem successful.
10. It helps you stay positive.

A few things that come to mind.

1. Tomorrow is a public holiday. Lucky working people.
2. Tumblr is premenstrual.
3. Pet Society takes forever to load.
4. I need to download the Demonata series.
5. My cupboard is still as untidy as ever.
6. I intend to clean up the English rack and label everything. The mess is getting on my nerves.
7. My song download programme is in confinement and is semi-functional.
8. I have to take better care of my chapped lips.
9. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader looks promising.
10. I sleep too much.

Money money money

Today I used RM18 at Neway. Had an awesome buffet brunch and karaoke session with my dear boyfriend :) Though I think that he enjoys the food more than the music xD

On Friday I went out again on a date with my boyfriend. His exams were just over on Thursday so we decided earlier on to celebrate on Friday. We watched Harry Potter (which was okay, nothing exceptionally great) and I screamed at the part where the snake reared its head up. It was pretty embarrassing as I was the only person in the entire cinema that was screaming. But I was so stunned that I didn't notice myself at all. After the movie, I decided that British accents can be annoying.

Dearie spoiled me thoroughly with a sushi treat at Sushi Zanmai and treated me to Harry Potter. And I treated him to Ireland's Potatoes, ice-cream from Gelatissimo and ShiLin mee sua. I love my boyfriend and I know that its a mutual feeling :)

Not many guys are willing to walk for hours with their fussy-pot girlfriends to return empty handed most of the time. Many shopping excursions have produced zero results. But on that fateful Friday, luck was on my side! I bought a really pretty top for RM20 which looks good on me on an empty stomach.

After meals my tummy bulges out instantly and sometimes I use that to measure how stuffed I am. But people who enjoy eating are happy. I am happy too when I eat! So who cares about a little bulge, huh? ;)

On Thursday evening Dearie and I had four 6-inch Subway sandwiches. I consumed a foot-long sandwich. How absolutely shocking. I am such a glutton, I know. It isn't showing terribly yet, so I do not need to go on a diet nor exercise (YET). I DREAD exercising. It is the thought of sweat and dirt that terrifies me.

Of late I've been exhausting myself by watching Hong Kong dramas, reading and hanging out with my boyfriend. There is nothing remotely interesting going on in my life to blog about, and the frustration I face each time I have to teach with students having no materials whatsoever throughout last week isn't really blog-worthy. Its just plain annoying and tiresome. I do my part and I expect that of others too. It isn't very difficult given our specific job scopes.

Anyway, I intend to clean up my wardrobe tomorrow and plan lessons for my music tutoring. Desperate times call for desperate measures. I'm in a self proclaimed financial crisis right now and prior to friends' birthdays and Christmas I shall try my best to rectify it. I do not intend to touch my savings account as you'd never know when there'll be a long stretch of rainy-days.

Am wishing that I could get started on my 2011 teaching materials preparations. I fear that next year will be so busy that I would have no breathing space. I dread the end of my holidays, yet it is a month that I've been waking up at noon already. Good times do fly past in a blink of an eye. Sigh.

Man, I love my Tumblr!

Just changed the layout. If you're free do zip in and take a look! I'm so psyched about it that I couldn't help but post enthusiastically for the entire day! xD

Which left me feeling REALLY satisfied and happy. Gosh I love my tumblr! Okay I must stop parroting myself. Its very late now and I really should be going to bed. Goodnight world! And please please do try to drop by my tumblr :)

That's it for now! Byebye ღ

Plenty to say

My entire week consisted of fun, fun and more fun! I've recorded my footsteps throughout the week, so beware! Long post ahead ;p

Monday was lazy day. I stayed home and read all day long.

Rating: ★★★

On Tuesday I hung out with my boyfriend, had a really scrumptious dinner at Sushi Zanmai, which included 3 plates of smoked salmon for moi. My dear boyfriend treated my to ice-cream for dessert and a movie! No doubt I have a fantastically sweet boyfriend :D

We made a spur of the moment decision to watch Megamind, which was totally hilarious and way better than I expected. The reviews were dead on! By the time I reached home after the movie it was already 12am. A day well spent!

Rating: ★★★★★

I went out with Miaw and Kai Foong on Wednesday. Initially it was just Miaw and I, but Kai Foong wanted to go shopping so we decided to join him. We had Sushi King for lunch (I am a sushi addict) and, lets see...I spent RM10 shopping, Miaw RM30 eating and Kai Foong used well over RM100 for shopping. Since it was Pink Day, we purchased junior ice-cream scoops at Baskin Robbins for half price! I hereby declare my love for peanut butter chocolate ice-cream. We sure do our part in boosting local economy! x)

After sending Kai Foong home, I went to Miaw's place for a nap. I was treated to a mouth watering Chinese dinner that evening :9 I ate till I was stuffed and boy, was it good! I love Chinese food. Love love love! My favourite dish was the roasted piglet. That was... absolutely, utterly and most definitely heavenly.

Rating: ★★★★★

My Thursday wasn't half bad, I slept in till noon and read my ebooks. Went to TTC for an hour and got home again, only to continue my reading. I have read 6 books this week already! Definitely an accomplishment ;)

Rating: ★★★

Friday was very very fun! I went to Genting with the band peeps, took the bus up with Joanne and Yun Li, and we reached so early that we didn't have to wait! We were climbing over the metal railings used to control the crowd because there was no queue at all! Played most the roller coasters on that very morning, and when it started to drizzle, we went indoors for lunch. A Zinger burger there cost RM10. Very affordable! NOT.

At 2pm, Ee May, Joyce, Ching Nee, Kok Shien, Yin Wei and Chun Wai joined us. Second round on most rides! To evade the rain we sat in the teacups, and it is a wonder that Joyce could still walk after her ferocious spinning xD

Joanne, Yun Li and I went to board the bus at 7pm. We got on the wrong bus and came back trying in vain to locate our actual bus, which we did, of course. Waited for the 8.30pm bus at mid hill since 7.20pm till my fingers were icy cold. After reaching 1 Utama, my boyfriend picked me up and we went for a chee cheong fun supper at Section 17, which was very welcoming after the chilly Genting weather.

Rating: ★★★★★

I spent my Saturday at TTC. Had a small but deliciously good breakfast of tomyam meehoon with my boyfriend early in the morning. Took a nap till meeting started and went to Kanna for a yumcha session after that. There I had my second breakfast of maggi goreng and teh tarik. Malaysian food is good :) Went back home at 3pm and read more books before conking out at 7pm. Was greeted with a western meal of Fish and Chips when I woke up bleary-eyed. Now do you wonder why I'm getting fatter?

Rating: ★★★★★

Gosh I'm feeling real lazy now! But I simply have to continue as this week was fabulous! Bear with me. I'm getting to Sunday already xD

Later I'll be going to my aunt's house for lunch. I can't wait 'cos I skipped breakfast. I am so gonna stuff my face with food later. I'll diet when I look like I need it. Exercising is not one of my slimming down options because I don't exercise. I dislike sweat, dirt and panting. When my weight reaches 45kg only I'll take measures to slim down. I just realised that I can't donate blood with my current body weight! O.O

Rating: ★★

Blogging is so handy -- I needn't keep a journal or diary to record down things or events just for the sake of remembering them! I'm gonna scout for food now as my tummy is rumbling ;D

That's it for now!

Cuteness factor

This looks divine.

*Drools*

Give me one of these right now and I swear that my

weight/body size will be the last thing on my mind ;)

Simple contentment

One day at a time, this is enough. Do not grieve over the past for it has gone. Do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering.

This should sum up my month!

Learning new skills, mastering subjects, and expressing your thoughts will be important this month. You may have to write them down to explore them fully. This is a good time to do in-depth research due to an emphasis on Scorpio during the first half of the month. Mars in Sagittarius and your sector of home and family will keep you busy with your parents and the people you share your space with. You will act as an inspiration and coach for others in some way, even if they're older and wiser than you are.

Got it! ;)

There have been numerous occasions where these predictions have turned out to be accurate! So I'm not exactly believing in wish-wash nor am I a superstitious prick x)

Ahh, a hidden gift!

As a Virgo, you have an innate gift for healing and calming other people in crisis situations. If this isn't what you do for a living, you should think about doing something with this natural talent. The positions of the planets today may be telling you to think about this in more concrete terms. If you're interested in herbal therapy, for example, this could be the perfect time to learn more.

This year has been loads of fun!

Working is fun.

Shopping after payday is fun.

Dating is fun.

Having an awesome, caring, loving boyfriend is more fun.

Driving is fun.

Scaring my parents with my driving is ultimate fun.

Getting my hair dyed is fun.

Seeing the colour fade off was fun too.

Learning is fun.

Seeing my lecturers struggle to answer our questions is very fun.

Outings are fun.

Impromptu outings are super duper fun.

Exploring new places is always fun.

Going places in life -- now that's real fun.

Goodbye, first semester!

Its over, at long last. I won't miss it, for sure.

The past four months have been a hectic ongoing roller coaster ride. I was just only getting accustomed to my new lifestyle that included travelling to and fro daily for an hour, being enclosed in a 24/7 smoker zone (which I still loathe), getting my head into subjects which I couldn't comprehend or make a head or tail of, getting used to lecturers disappearing when I need to see them and the fact that its gonna take years for them to correct our work or have it disappear in their care for good and being labelled studious/diligent/smart (I feel the need to laugh hysterically here, its utterly outrageous!) for the first time in my life.

What a gargantuan change from my high school life.

Another 8 months before I proceed into my degree course (whereby I still need to do Malaysian Studies, BM and Moral. WTF!). But granted, I am allowed to drop BM because I got a credit in SPM muahaha!

I can bear with this. 6 subjects a semester is only a subject more than STPM candidates (including MUET). Despite the super duper heavy workload, the examinations are much less hefty. On an average I study a day before examinations, maximum. Or on the day itself, given that the exam time is in the afternoon. It would be less stressful during examination week if I studied constantly. But its okay, I'd much rather leave it to the eleventh hour. There is simply too much on my plate as it is!

My goals for this holidays are:

• Do some sketching
• Read up the history of architecture
• Relax and enjoy myself thoroughly
• Find more things to do!
  I hate doing nothing for my holidays and I haven't done that in a long time (since Form 1, precisely, which dates 6 years back).
• Indulge myself in books, books and more books.
  Mmm, just the thought of it appeals to me very much ;D
• Spend lots and lots of time with my dear boyfriend! :D

Another to-do list for me! I love crossing things off my to-do lists. Seeing actual prove that work is done makes me happy and ticking the items off gives me an unexplainable thrill and wave of anticipation to complete the entire list! This keeps me on my toes and is a really good method of achieving goals. Toasting amazing to-do lists!

Happy 8 months ♥

I love you! ♥

Good luck in your exams tomorrow :)

Yes, oh yes.

This day isn't likely to be the highlight of your week, Virgo. You may be aware of constraints at work or home. You're quite likely to hanker for an appropriate reward for your labor. Any type of recognition would be nice at this point. This is a good day to define new personal and professional goals. They'll sustain you through your unending chores.

SORREEEEE !!!

I so totally owe my dear friend Wai Yeen a birthday post but as my finals are ongoing, it shall have to wait :(

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Updated 14/11/2010

This is how sampat he is. On a regular basis.

We've known each other for six years. Granted, we didn't click at once, but gradually we became best friends. He has given me plenty of memories of our final years in high school to bring forward in life. Laughter, arguments, sampatness, music and genuine care have never evaded us. We locked horns with each other through the years, literally! but Miaw can beat me on that record! xD

Here's to a caring, loyal, supportive, sarcastic, fun and amusing friend :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :D

I wish you all the best in life, and may you be blessed with joy and laughter! I'll always be here for you, froggy :) Friends for life!

Self-reminder.

Can't agree more

Life isn't getting any better.

YET.

Seriously, who am I kidding?

Despite not getting as much criticisms as my classmates during the review, I still do not think that I have fared any better. Probably gotten away easier, only because I was the second person to present out of fifty/sixty-something students. I deem myself as a warm-up for the lecturers.

Gosh, I'll never choose lecturing or teaching as a profession. I do not want to wake up to nightmares of being voodoo-sized or something. Nor do I want to be disliked to the extent that people are always crossing their fingers and hoping that a flower pot would fall on my head. Which I don't as a student, but you'll never know it with other people x)

Two more weeks of hell.

Can time pass slower?

Today is an awful bore. I've never been so restless on a Saturday before. I miss my boyfriend to bits and I still have to bear with it till Monday. My to-do list is nowhere near complete but I can't care less right now. I'm dying to drive later. Being cooped up in a house all day long is sheer and absolute torture. I totally understand how caged animals feel right now. But it would be better to bear with that than the constant awareness that you might end up as someone's rug or wall piece.

I need something to do.

Something that is not uni-related. Yesterday was nice. I enjoy doing notes, because I am occupied with something. And la-di-da I am indeed capable of whipping up a month's worth of teaching materials within one day. With a certain amount of quality, no doubt.

Right now, I shall stop singing praises about myself and step back into real life.

Unfortunately, for most of us, life goes on.

I don't really mean that. I am glad to be given a chance to live. Thus I shall not waste my life away like an awful lot of people I could mention.

Purely habitual.

Lazy Saturdays.

But for the first time in months, I slept in on a Saturday morning! This is so awesome man. But I woke up with a bad feeling in my gut that I was wasting my time sleeping. Yet til now, I have not geared myself up to do anything. Contradictory, much?

I need a new to-do list, since I crossed things off my old one and other things came up. So yes, I'm gonna make one and post it up here so I will feel the heat in my pants and cease spending the rest of my day facing the computer.

1. Building Technology Journal
2. Presentation Board
3. Design and Drawing Portfolio
4. Get Intro to Built Environment lecture slides
5. Stamp my exam docket
6. Do my LUCT 2 point perspective
7. Study
8. Update myself about the going-ons with Malaysian Studies
9. Redo Design Projects
10. Prepare my logbook

Time doesn't wait for anyone.

It'll be nice to escape reality for a moment.

I never had a proper holiday since SPM. Not that I had awesome once-in-a-lifetime trips before either. But I wish I did have one, so I could look back at it and reminisce at those joyful memories. Anything before then is buried too deep for my memory to recall properly. I am a scatter-brain at times, but more fish-brained than anyone else I know.

As far as I'm concerned, a long break would do the job just as well :)

2 more weeks to go before my semester break!

WHOPPEE!!

The silver streak in people's characters -- a kind heart.

And all will be water under the bridge.

Bear with it and soon it'll be over.

I dread next week.

But nothing's gonna stop time from ticking away so I might as well just grind my teeth and get down to it.

My cause and effect essay with referencing is due on Tuesday, and I have yet to start working on it. B. Tech journal's deadline is on Wednesday. Alright, so I've made a headway there, but my progress is somewhat disappointing. Thursday is the big day, our internal review for our final design project. Which I am working on, and let's just say that I still have a long way more to completion. And by Friday, I have to whip up 3 A3 sized sketches and an A4 sketch.

I get through each week by promising myself that it will get better somehow. Even though its all but a big fat lie. It never gets any better, but instead speeds downhill at a pace I find hard--no, impossible to keep up.

I'm caught between work, studies and rest. Relaxation is no longer a priority, it is a privilege.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about my life. I just need to get it out of my system -- the muddled thoughts and emotional exhaustion.

I can't even be bothered about trivial matters or insignificant people that give me a moment's annoyance, be it in real life or cyberspace. Time wasted can't be repurchased. And so, I shall give only important things and irreplaceable people in my life precious time, like my family, my boyfriend and my friends.

On a side note, I am no doubt elated to have done well in my recent quiz despite studying for slightly more than a day. I will do my best to make my parents proud -- it's the least I could do to repay them for bringing me up well :)

My results baffled me at first, to the point where I approached my tutor and asked him if he had indeed marked our papers properly. I honestly felt like there was some mistake in my results, considering the fact that I did not have a feel-good feeling after the quiz, but since everyone in class improved by leaps and bounds this time, it does seem like an overall upgrade, or in better sounding words, an overall improvement. Besides that, my assignment scores were pretty satisfying. Practice does make perfect, and hard work pays off well.

My life revolves around my studies now, so I apologise for going on and on about it. Mainly because that's the only thing I can blog about right now, because I don't think that you want to read about how infuriated I am about certain snippets of Budget 2011, particularly about the plans for the construction of a 100-storey building. It is rather stale news, but much less miserable than the recent tragedies and rising death rates.

Here's something that you might be interested in (if reading is your thing la), Lee Kuan Yew's eulogy. Many say that it is a political gimmick, but truth be told, political gimmick or not, it does seem heartfelt and sincere in my opinion. I devour the Insight section of the Sunday Star weekly without fail, and this is by far my favourite piece.

And on this note, I'll end my post. This is an extra long post (including the article) because I won't have the time to update for the following week. Till next time, au revoir!

Learn a thing or two.

Study break

I'm feeling very under-prepared for tomorrow's quiz.

Am only halfway through my last minute studying. Actually I'm feeling quite optimistic about my progress (but not the result, mind you). I can get through the quiz syllabus by tonight and reinforce my grasp of the topics tested tomorrow.

Its just 10 questions. With tips. So I should do well, right?

But no, you need to sketch diagrams, label them and well, its just not as simple as it sounds. I never knew that roofs had so much to them.

Ridge-valley rafter-hip rafter-eaves-verge-common rafters-Jack rafters-gable end.

It probably sounds like nonsense to your ears but they are essential for my passing tomorrow's quiz! So there.

Remind me again why I chose to pursue this course >.<

***

Okay, I just remembered this one tiny detail I left out.

OUR SITE VISIT TODAY WAS CANCELLED!!!

I'd sorta anticipated it already, seeing that Limkokwing University has an excellent track record of failing to deliver its promises. Everything sounds better that it seems, that I've learned in 3 months of studying there.

But really, notifying us one day prior to the supposed site visit?? That is downright absurd and unreasonable.

Its position as a higher education institution is preposterous, seeing that it does not even hold on to any virtuous principles and its primary insider motto (or how I came to fathom it) is "earn more money--it does not matter through what means the money is obtained from".

Better not screw up this time.

I have my final project and a quiz coming up soon.

I'm making a castle and glass slipper for my Cinderella-titled project. The sad, gloomy feeling does emote well. I am very pleased with the effect. And before you question my choice of emotions for my sculpture, let me assure you that I have my reasons :)

I need to work harder for this coming quiz. I did average (okay, slightly above average as there were so many failures) in my previous one and even though many of my classmates failed to perform its no reason to not strive harder. Its unbelievable really, that some students can score 0%. It makes me wonder where their minds wander during lectures.

Last Friday I went out for a movie date with Dearie :D

I do so love outings like that! We watched Detective Dee, which was really interesting and action-packed. But I couldn't stand those close-up burning humans scene. Those were stomach turning. Not to mention that I had a slight problem catching up with the movie because my Cantonese is pretty poor. I know enough to order food, but should I be asked to converse in that dialect, I'll pitch up a white flag.

On a different note, I read a few books of late. One of which is entitled Forever, by Judy Blume. I just find the ending devastating. But it is themed around the fact that life holds no promises, and that someday, we all have to face reality that most of the time, fairy tales do not exist.

If you're interested to read it, here's the download link.

我好了 and 绿袖子 by 元若蓝 tops my current songlist.

That's it for now!

笑一笑 没烦恼

哭过就好了

记忆有限所以它会淘汰坏的

- 梁文音

Smile, even when you don't want to.

Get good hold of your emotions.

Do not let your frustrations affect your mood.

Take a deep breath.

Everything will be okay.

Have faith in that saying.

Think positive.

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My group mates and I are planning to go shopping and have sushi during our site visit (seriously, how possible is it to study its foundation system for 6 hours??).

I sure hope that it will realise!

Fingers crossed x)

I am feeling way better now :D

I keep forgetting that this isn't Tumblr.

Here's one last one for today x)

I'll keep myself on tight reins hereafter!

Food for thought

Tumblr pick ;)

Gratuity

Gratuity is a value that is eluding our generation.

We do take things for granted -- plenty of them, mind you.

We expect so much from others and give back so little.

The question is, how much can you ask of other people?

They do not owe you anything, that is for sure. Neither do your parents, for that matter.

Count your blessings.

Start from your family.

There are so many people who do not have one.

Move on to special someones.

Treasure them because you do not know how long they'll be there for you.

Be glad that you have friends.

They help you develop emotionally and will be a huge part of your life, should you allow it.

Thank the stars that you have lived to your age, because elsewhere in the world, some people did not make it like you did.

The shell of a person I have become.

My life revolves around my university, boyfriend, job and computer.

I had anticipated this part of the year so much before. But my expectations were crushed after reality sank in.

Often am I left to ponder, am I doing the right thing--the right course, at the right place?

Because it seems to me that no matter how hard I try (or not attempt), the result is the same. Unsatisfactory.

It makes me question the quality of education I am receiving, the intellect and experience of my educators, and lastly, myself.

Nothing ever seems good enough, you know. But then again, define "good enough". That's a question I'll never get an answer to, because these educators (I use that term lightly here) apparently fail to provide their definition of that phrase.

But here I am, not in any position to complain, because I am receiving handouts. Handouts--referring to a scholarship. How shallow the world has become. I should understand too, that money thrives above all. The proof of it stares back at me, wide-eyed.

This is the world we will be bringing our children into.

On the fence

I may move to Tumblr permanently because photo uploading there is a BREEZE!

But, Tumblr doesn't come with a colour palette and text size selection.

I can't have the best of both worlds, can I? :/

P.S. Surprisingly, I look good in orange! :D

Driven by mere curiousity.

Thus the set up of my Tumblr account.

You can find me at stephaniechin.tumblr.com as I won't be able to constantly update here. This is my long posts blog, and that my current thoughts and stuff.

Here's my shopping wishlist:

1. Bright coloured bead necklaces
2. Long leggings in as many colours as possible
3. Shoes
4. Shorts

The thing I like about leggings is that they can be very cheap! I get my 3/4 leggings for less than RM10. And I transformed my ancient childhood floral pants into 3/4 flares :)

It looks cool!

Oh, and I need more colourful accessories to preserve my youthful dressing. Silver is SO passe.

Bargain shopping can be really fun! I want to find cheaaaap shorts. It shall be my aim for tomorrow ;)

Goodbye!

Finding the balance of life.

Work hard, play hard.

Its been ages since I last updated. I was busy, busy and busy.

Busy with my schoolwork, work and leisure.

Had a little boyfriend trouble yesterday and the previous night but we made up :)

He spent 4.5 hours at my place today tutoring me :D

I am mentally drained right now but my happy meter is overflowing! We had takeaway dinner of Thai fried rice (which my parents kindly offered to buy) in the dining room of my house. I can't imagine a better way to spend a Saturday evening.

Lower Six had to attend school today to make sure that the Pertandingan Deklemasi Sajak ran smoothly. Its better that the stupid gotong royong last Saturday. I have enough of longkangs!

Stupid longkangs. My class (a pitiful group of 6 and Mabel) were in charge of cleaning up the drains surrounding the school hall and other connecting drains. It was an endless maze of drains. The stench could kill. Poor Ying Hau got a faceful of drain water. Eew. I'd just wilt and DIE if I were in his shoes. The germs, oh gosh!

I HATE LONGKANGS, period.

Us Form Sixes are being exploited. First the longkangs and now the cheap labour. I'm in Food Department for today's event, so I curi makan the fishballs. Then teacher asked everyone else (the working force) to eat the remaining food. So I had 7 fishballs altogether.

I don't think I can look at fishballs for a week now :/

Yesterday evening I attended Adam the musical. It was awesome! So stop asking us how it was, Miaw. The singing was amazing; dancing, amusing, entertaining; and storyline enticing. The band was great, too! The string section sounded very good! Especially in their solo bits.

I had a great week. Busy, nonetheless. My first driving lesson was a nightmare. I almost swerved into cars and banged stuff. Well, I would have if my driving instructor hadn't stepped on his emergency brake (seeing how hopeless I was with the whole clutch-brake sequence). I have poor motor skills. But sufficient enough for me to remain alive whilst in full control of a vehicle, I suppose.

Okay I'll stop for now because I need to catch up with my sleep and recharge myself for a long fulfilling day ahead. Which means that my schedule includes a lot of studying. Gambateh kudasai to myself!

Feel the pressure.

I need to excel. I need to perform.

I cannot slack.

If it means going for tuition for all subjects, I'll do it. I'm not one to wait for spring.

Coping must not be a problem. But staying in top form is.

I had to cut down on my workload, with much regrets.

My future is at stake here, and my mom will be the first one to remind me of that.

I'll begin studying starting tomorrow. I'll be a changed person the next time you see me.

Nerds are cool.

I want to join that cult, that's for sure!

School updates!

Yesterday was briefing day.

Today is RATHER similar, if you don't add on the cleaning duties and PKS stuff.

Our class is air conditioned!!

Which is oh-so-cool~~

There are 6 students in my class (L6F, if you're interested), and I am

wakil LAS. Again!!

Hahahaha!! Class committee elections grew so boring that we just volunteered ourselves for the positions in the end (this is how I got my LAS rep). 4 of my classmates had to hold double posts as there were far too little students xD

Thank goodness I am not one of them...

This occurrence has never happened before in Form One till Form Five. Form Six is a totally new thing altogether. For one, we get air-con!

Which was so cold that I shivered. But hey, it'll be really helpful during midday!

I feel like war dancing to this fact already x)

And we get tuition sized classes in school, FOC!

We also get to sit in a row, so basically everyone in my class sits in the first row. Since there is only one row. Well, we sit in 3s, so I'm sitting with Hon Lian and Ying Hau. My classmates all came from Chen Moh. What a coincidence! So we all know each other :D

Our last session of the day is our PKS duty. It was scheduled in the timetable that we have to help out Mr. Chan. I did so half heartedly because the weather was hot. Still, my progress was faster than those boys who kept on ogling at photos of Form 4 girls (we were sorting out last year's KH folios).

Anyway, the downside to my Form Six life is that my stupid skirt has a microscopic pocket, so I can barely fit my stuff inside. Also that I can't make it to my first period Wednesday class (TTC) in future because of sucky R&D.

Also, Form 6 is really, really tough. I doubt I can make it through -- alive.

After school I went shopping at Mid Valley with Kar Yee, Hui Sin and my family. Starting tomorrow we'll be having lessons so this is my last chance to let down my hair and enjoy. It was fun!!! And later I'll be looking forward to meeting my boyfriend for dinner.

Awesome day indeed! :D