Titanium is the new Gold
I got my AA306 quiz results back. Its unexpected...in a good way though.
Praise the Lord!
Its only 25% of the final grade. Given that I did not really mess up my presentation, I should be safe with 10% of that. So, if all goes well, the CA portion of about 40% is in the bag!
All that is left for me to do is not to screw up the final written examinations! And I will be enroute to getting that damn piece of over-rated degree!
And since my is in a jovial mood this evening and the bank sent his monthly statements with the monthly discounts, I brought up the topic of a supplementary card again.
Yes yes...I'm persistent.
I was lamenting about how there are so many attractive discounts for me, yet I do not get to take advantage of them! And about how my dad rarely uses his cards for these discounts.
I mean, why would my dad need privilege entry to Zouk, Phuture and Velvet?!?
Or why would he want discounts on all the manicures, spas, bikinis, Sunset Bay,facials etc. ?!?!
It's a total waste of the annual fee he pays for the card when he doesn't utilize these offers!!! The only discounts he takes up are probably only the dining ones. Period.
Anyway, the greatest offer for the month (to me) is the discount on i Pod products!!!!Yippie!! Just when I'm contemplating to get either the Shuffle or the Mini...
So back to my dad. In conjunction with the good test results, he agreed to get me a supplementary card!!! I'm going to the bank with him first thing tmw morning in case he changes his mind again!
See...persistence pays!
Planning for the trip to the "City of Angels" is almost complete. It is indeed significantly cheaper booking everything online ala carte.
We got our hotels, resorts and flights online and the total cost for 7D6N is only about S$270! Vanilla-Ribena booked roughly the same package for 6D5N with an agency, and that costs her S$380.
By the way, we are gonna be bunking in the same hotel in BKK, so we won't give her the alone time she wants with her darling!!Mhuahahaha
See how much you will save if you bother to take the effort and source for your own hotels and flights online.
With that settled, I can put my heart and soul to studying for the FINAL FINAL FINALest exams. I just planned my study schedule. Its pretty tight man...so the next month is gonna be very hectic for me. Its time to stock up on the tea and coffee. Not to mention pimple treatment and facial masques!
My camera is back from GI-Joe after a long hiatus, so I can take more pictures now!
8.5
I'm having a splitting headache and am feeling damn giddy. Punggol is the first area to be hit by the tremors in Singapore.
When such calamity happens, it just saddens me deeply. What is the reason that such catatrophic events are allowed to hit us? I will refrain from going into a theological debate.
I'll be praying tonight that there would not be a Tsunami or any disastrous repercussions. Pls pray with me too...
CURRY PUFF
It has been and it still is studious weekend for me.
All thanks to the quiz (its on Foreign Exchange Exposures, Financial Instrument and Deferred Taxes) on Monday!
Wanted to head out to east coast for the Singapore Biathlon yesterday, but I couldn't walk away from my beloved books...
They would be missing me...in a vengeful way which I would find out on the day of the quiz itself when I can't recall the damn journal entries!
So the highlight of my weekend turns out to be watching the latest episode of OC (16) instead.
Things are all going back to how they were previously. Gone one full circle and back to square one.
Which brings me to my next (unrelated) point, I lurve the "curry-pok" hair-do that's all the rage these days!!
I tried and tried to make my fringe stay puffed up like how Alex and Marissa does in the show, it doesn't seem to be able to stay up. *humph*
Either I'm balding or there has got to be a way I will perfect the "Curry-Puff"!
But of course, I will not over-do it...lest I look like an auntie with the super well executed wave front piled on the head!
Yeah...Alex might have gone a little overboard with it here
Found this picture while archiving. Once again, I'll stress that the sibs dun look alike at all!! Despite numerous claims to the contrary.
Maundy Thursday
Its officially Good Friday now...but since I have not slept yet, its still the day before, which is Maundy Thursday!
My final semester is fast drawing to a close. Next week would probably be a week of many LASTs.
What would I do on the last day of school? The last school I’ll ever attend in my life.
My hostelite friends are all getting nostalgic and spending more time together. Be it supper, mahjong, filming farewell videos, or even just gathering to reminisce the good ol' memories in hall...everyone is suddenly in a "farewell mode".
Final yr students in school seem more melancholic and everyone is just relishing in the company of their friends and classmates. Moments like this will come to an end soon.
The next time we'll ever see any of our school mates would probably be in the office (if we are lucky enough to be working in the same Bully 4), on the streets, in the news, or even on their wedding.
I foresee many final-yr peeps bringing cams to sch next week, to capture the last shot of untainted youth.
I doubt I will be attending any Class of 2005 reunion thingy…Not into such stuff.
I have not joined any alumni association of any of my previous institutions. Perhaps I should. Good chance to network. Superficial isn’t? What to do?
So what has all these got to do with Maundy Thursday?
Nothing actually. Its me being OOP again.
Baby originally suggested heading to church for the Maundy Thursday service. However, given my super tight and heavy work schedule, the plan was done away with.
I will make it to the Good Friday service tmw.
The service is at 11.15am. Notice that I’m still up at this time and have yet to accomplish my tasks for the day (which is yesterday now).
I must set both alarm clocks tonight when I head to bed.
Spider Cohen & Wonder Summer
I cried bucket pails of tears watching Episode 14 of The OC.
Imagine me crying while eating dinner in front of my lappie...
I was choking so much from the tears that I could not continue with my dinner until I have calmed myself down after that!
I am a sucker for such shows...
The last straw that broke the camel's back was this scene. It opened the floodgates of tears!
Don't you guys just wanna go AWWW...
I must snap back to reality. Soon...
Yesterday Once More Fond memories of my trip to Thailand resurfaced when I was looking tru webbies to decide on the resort to book for my upcoming trip.
SpunkIce got me laughing myself silly when she sent me this picture.
Being wiser now, we are more selective of our resort. On hindsight, we could have avoided the catastrophic disaster had we viewed the rooms online before booking.
But being on a tight budget, we cannot afford something as luxurious as this:
WARNING: EXPLICIT GRAPHICS!
I chanced upon this picture from a webbie that SpunkIce sent me for research on our trip to Thailand.
I was intrigued by the names of the rocks…and it’s not until I read the descriptions then I realized why they are named as such!!
Indeed, the rocks embody what they represent!!! Hahaha
Funny how Mother Nature bestows such weird looking pieces of rock amongst us and what purpose does it really serve??!?
I’m making a note on my To-Do-List for Thailand to take a picture with these legendary rocks!!
NEW!!!
Its not as easy as it might sound. Esp. for a tech idoit like me!!
So, if any of you guys on my list of "CHUMS" would like to have a beautiful picture of yourself posted up, send it to me yah. Otherwise, I might just put up some old, outdated (not to mention orhbiang!) pic I have of you!
Chill With the weather so damn humid and hot these days, my aircon is on more than usual. I usually come out in a bathrobe after a bath...cos dressing up in the toilet is, to me, a very messy affair. Yah..so the cool air and aroma candles is refreshingly welcoming. I can't emphasize enough how sensually soothing it is. Its like being in a hotel or a spa...Go try it! I'm further convinced that I'm a night person. I have tried both methods. Sleeping early and waking up early to study.FAILED. Studyin tru' the night and waking up reasonably late. SUCCESS!! Two quizes coming up. The LAST ones I will ever take. There are just so many LASTs for me in this period. Everything takes on more significance cos' it could very well be the last time I'm doing something. Perhaps I'll get on a tandem wif my dancing prince one weekend...when my quizes are over...
It feels so blissful to walk into a well air-conditioned bedroom after a bath.
I have been up pretty late these days. Studying.
The night is so much more quiet and calming. It allows me to concentrate SOOOOO much better!
Gettin' way OOP (Out Of Point), I haven rode a bike for a long time.
*PeeAss: I will not be mentioning REAL names of my pals in my blog much anymore. Instead they will be given speacially thought of nicks (by me!) as their alias. This is to protect their identity (like how superstars wanna remain anonymous) and to add a creative twist to my blog (yada yada). So its up to you guys to guess who I'm refering to!
Irresistable
I'm falling in love with the i Shuffle more and more each day!
Shit Happens
Even if you have just only that one chance left?
Being stretched to your limits...you have given your best shot..but still, it doesn't work out.
Its pre-destined..and its part of His will for him.
And I pray too that he will pick himself up...and start again.
I had been tasked with doing e-filing of tax for my foggies.
I hate it when my dad assumes that me being the accountant should be doing all these stuff and would be an expert in it.
He seem to think that an accountant is God!!! And that infuriates me!!!
He would chance at every slightest opportunity to pique me being a trained accountant and not knowing simple stuff.
"Wah...you accountant leh...you mean you dunno what is the tax relief amount for child meh?"
" Huh...you study 3 yrs in accounts dunno how to calculate the tax for dividends donations?!!"
I got so fed up that I hollered at him to get out of my room and leave me in peace to file,otherwise he would have to do it himself.
Which he absolutely would have no idea how to. Dun think he even knows how to connect to the internet!!!
I'm not a walking Tax Act for goodness sake.
Btw, I just wanted to confirm the AMOUNTS with him. Not even asking him for the exact tax relief or deduction claimable. Being the super irritating egoistic, chauvinist man my dad is,he just HAVE to jump in and say those grating words.
My korz can take it without rebuting. He's that sort. My dad can go on and on about how useless he is and hurling insulting words his way and my brother can still go on watching his soccer or walk away calmly from the scene.
I can't.
I won't let my Dad-the-Bully get away scot free! He would know better than to pick a fight with me.
The thing about him is that he speaks without going tru his head. I hate people like that.
Which means I hate my dad. Which means I have flouted a Commandment.
Except, I do know the tax reliefs for the above mentioned issues. This is despite me having taken my tax module 1.5 yrs ago and have since sold my Tax Text book.
Attractive huh? Go donate then.
See. I didn't even have to refer to the income tax act for all these.
Sheesh...
I'M FLYING TO THAILAND AGAIN!! Going with Cocofudgey, Spunkice and baby!
We have just booked our flights and we are jetting off in May!!
Can't wait for the imminent shopping mayhem!
Cheers!
This is an art installation along the way to the esplanade. Its made up pf BRANDS (essence of chicken) bottle caps. COOL! Btw, uncanny resemblance to the Lecoq Sportif logo isn't??
Zoo attire..but heading for a concert instead..
Imgaine him "coming out of the picture"...yah..tt was the intended effect..Doesn't quite work out baby!
How the sound reverberates in the hall....its state of the ART...literally...
Worm's eye view of the ceiling in the concert hall...
Love is in the air....
No reason in particular. Perhaps to celebrate the end of my presentations in NTU?
But really..there wasn't any special occasion.
Anyway, do we need a "SPECIAL" event before we can do something nice for the one we love?
Perhaps not...
1. Spaghetti bolognaise with special Herbs - SECRET RECIPE taught by my mummy!!
2. Black Pepper chicken
3. English Clam Chowder
4. Merlot red wine
My parents should get the air-con installed in my hall soon!! Its getting unbearable...
Apart from that SMALL problem...
It beats dining at Lawry's anytime right dearie???
Jazz + Funk = JUNK
I haven watched a concert in a long time. The last time was last yr 14 feb at the same venue too.
It's a nice way to spend the weekend...plans to head to the zoo had to be rescheduled ...
Cos the animals will always be there while this concert is only on today!!
Was suppose to catch Babara Hendricks in concert yesterday, but we were too late in getting the tickets and the reasonably priced ones were all sold out!!!
The only seats left when we were about to book are those priced above $100!! We paupers couldn't afford that...
Its a pity cos Babara is a legendary jazz singer...its a rare opportunity to catch her in concert here in Spore!
I lurve the Mosaic Music festival. The Arts scene in Singapore should promote more of such events...Its so much more enriching than Zouk Out or some mindless rave parties..
And since I'm so in the mood for the arts, I'm thinkin of getting the Sound of Music musical tickets for my mummy. She likes the Sound of Music...it belonged to her era...
Its rather steep tho..the cheapest priced ones starts from $48. Student concession will only get me a 10% discount.
Its time to start saving up.
Which reminds me..I splurged $35 on a polo top from Mango!!!
Heart-wrenching...but I cldn't resist!! Hahaha...
Thanks dearie for dragging me to watch this. BUT I WON'T WATCH SPONGE BOB SQUARE PANTS with you...no matter how much you beg!
Sam is a sucker for that sponge cartoon. He's a HUGE fan of it! Downloads almost every episode of it.
He does a very good impersonation of SpongeBob's laughter. Get him to do it for you the next time you guys see him ya!
The LAST presentation of the term and ...possibly for my University education.
Boring topic: Underdevelopment and Development of SEA....bleah....... :(
ITS OVER!
Putting it very cliche-ly and in American Idol style:
It has been a long ride and its feels so surreal that we have finally come to the end of the road.
Can u imagine holding project discussions by the pool and basking in the sun at the same time!?
Or, who in the right (geekish) mind would visit fashion sites, discuss about OC, criticize MSU contestants, read blogs, and BITCH ever so incessantly during FYP mtgs!?!?!
It could only be US!
The photocopying shop auntie used RED backing when binding our reports.
Also, our group number 3601 was a digit shy of the 2nd prize in the 4D draw for wed(9/3)!!! 4601 came out! Joel was the one who msged me on the day of the draw!
we actually joked about buying our group number a few days ago...yeah..we were going bonkers with too many late nights in the lab.
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Baby likes it tho..he says it represents his inner soul crying. He says underneath his ever smiling and cheerful exterior, he's actually trite and sad on the inside.
So the song kindda vents it out on his behalf.
His work is really taking a toll on him...
I SHALL CHANGE THE SONG! He's getting way to morose for my liking!
Off to enjoy my weekend! Plans to head to the ZOO!!
Thought I will share this interesting excerpt from Mr Brown (who got it from another dude). If they have messed up the whole place with the bricks - PUT THEM IN ENGINEERING. If they are arranging the bricks in some other order - PUT THEM IN PLANNING.If they are throwing the bricks at each other - PUT THEM IN OPERATIONS. If they are sleeping - PUT THEM IN SECURITY. If they have broken the bricks into pieces - PUT THEM IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. If they are sitting idle - PUT THEM IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEPT. If they have thrown the bricks out of the window - PUT THEM IN THE MATERIALS DEPT. If they are clinging onto the bricks - PUT THEM IN TREASURY. If they say they have tried different combinations, yet not a brick has moved - PUT THEM IN SALES. If they have already left for the day - PUT THEM IN MARKETING. If they are staring out of the window - PUT THEM IN STRATEGIC PLANNING If they are talking to each other and not a single brick has been moved- PUT THEM IN TOP MANAGEMENT.
It's just so characteristically true of the various professions!
Does your Company have a problem in recruiting the right person for the right Job? If yes, try this simple experiment.
Put around 100 bricks in some particular order in a closed room with an open window. Then send 2-3 candidates into the room and close it from outside. Leave them alone and come back after 6 hours, and then analyze the situation:
If they are counting and recounting the number of bricks - PUT THEM IN ACCOUNTS DEPT.
AND last but not least....
OUTSOURCE?
We were aghast to see the contestants for this year's competition.
Seriously, we are not being SOUR or jealous or BITTER, but...THEY ARE SERIOUSLY NOT PRETTY!!!
Either the genuinely pretty ones refuse to step forward and do the nation a service or there really is a dearth of beautiful girls in Spore!
Maybe the authorities should start looking off shore for beauties, offer them citizenship and get them to represent the nation in the worldwide competition.
Just like they get all the foreign players to represent us in sports like table tennis and soccer, they could very well use the same formula and get some exotic foreign beauties!
I'm sure the sporean guys would second that idea!
I would reccommend Venezuela, or even India. They have one of the most beautiful ladies on earth.
I left the house at 630am when the sky was still dark and I got home at 11pm..and the sky was already dark. That's what I call ...SADDENING.
I spent 14 hrs in school . Was in school since 8.30am. Spent!
Lian Jie (Dr Ho) made alot of ammendments again. She's so ficker-minded!!!! I predict when she reads our DRAFT 2 on wed, she will make 1001 changes again!! And we would have to stay till 11pm this time to change it just to meet the deadline on Sat.
I can't wait for this week to be over. IT WOULD MEAN FYP IS OVER!!
He's most probably gonna go there and do business too. Killing two birds with one stone. Makes the trip more worthwhile I guess.
Shenzhen and HKK is tentative ..with the girls. Its Fake Goods Paradise and dirt cheap fashion!!!
LYNN! IS THIS MELANCHOLIC ENOUGH FOR YOU??
I lurve these birkenstocks!!! So comfortable!!! Thanks dearie!
Love ya babe!!
Filled to the brim!
The early commers!!
Congrats Bro!
It is to celebrate my brother on his latest job. Haha..nothin big..but he FINALLY landed himself a job after a hunt for about 3 months.
My dad was very worried for him. Likewise my mummy too. They had to get their friends to reccomend him job interview and stuff.
I think they are just over-reacting.
They didn't lend me any help when I was going for my interviews. They didn't prepare me with the customary chicken essence or bird's nests on the morning of the interview. They weren't exactly over the moon when I got offered the job eventually.
I did not remember going anywhere for a big feast to celebrate.
Shouldn't it be THRICE the celebration and happiness since I got 3 offers??
I complained to my daddy.
And he tried to save his skin and explained in the most politically and unbiased manner
" Aiyah..I have confidence in you. You are EXPECTED to be able to get the jobs. I do not have to be worried about you when it comes to this"
Now that I'm so well-prepared. Its time to take on the interviews of the BANKS.
Citi Bank- 5 rounds of VERY VERY gruelling interviews
ML - 15 rounds
Crazy Isn't?
Happy 22nd Birthday Joel !!!
Babe, STOP getting all those cutesy stuff already lar!!! Whats up with you?? You are 22 this year! And its so NOT you to be liking those things! Haha
Think I might go for boxing next. Probably sign up with baby. Now we can vent all our frustrations out on the bag!!!
Billion Dollar Adults *LAME!!*
Chealsea won. So, title hopes over for Man Utd??
Liverpool lost again..Is it really true that Gerald is jinxed?? But he's such an influential player...
My intuition tells me that he won't be extending his contract with Liverpool. Such a pity.
Sam's crowning glory got chopped off by the photographer..and he doesn't look pleased.
The Senior and Junior Ho
The orchids in bloom again. In case you guys forgot, this is the birthday gift baby got for my mummy last year.
Devil's latest ambassador, in collaboration with Tiger Beer.
Cheers to Man Utd ending in a Draw!! and to the two love birds behind me. *rolls eyeballs*
Popped by to catch the match at Devils..Half-Time photo madness!
CJL: Caline and Jason Lee
Mr Jason know-it-all Lee and me! Ok, I coerced him into posing like this la...He's the dude who helped me with my blog music
Retirement...
Back to Basics Its SIMPLY romantic. I tend to take such things for granted, especially so after being with Sam for a long time. Somehow, the incident has taught me... to treasure this relationship more than ever. Had it sweet moments too...those that make you go awwwwwwwwwww.... Think I'll go catch a show with my mummy with the free passes. I haven gone to the pictures with her in like forever! Having a job briefing in the noon. Dinner appt with the gals in town. Celebration of Joel's bdae at night! I should collapse now...
Though it was simple, but its nice to keep things simple sometimes.
We have not gone out on a movie-dinner date in the longest time. I can't recall when was the last time even.
Caught the show Hitch. Not too bad. Not a no-brainer White Chicks type of show after all and its still a tripper(makes one go crazy with laughter)!
Baby paid for the tics instead of using my free passes since shows we wanted to watch were on the NO FREE PASSES list.
Handed in Draft ONE of our FYP today. Its a whopping 93 pages!!!!!
GOSH!!!!!!
And that's only the draft. It is expected to be more after we have finalised everything.
I happily printed the stuff and got it binded. I was beaming with pride like a proud parent holding on to its fruit of labour. And while basking in the glory of the finished 93 pages report...to my horror..I found out that we left out the page nos!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SHOCK SHOCK.. HORROR HORROR.. SHOCK SHOCK HORROR..*its a song*
Busy busy day for me tmw. Going for a EARLY morning jog with Cal tmw around our place.
Presentation went well today. No fumbles and I managed to take up just the right amount of time. Well done girls! A little backgrd info: My prof is a very lazy tutor. So if we do not take up the whole 1.5 hrs allocated to us, he will feel fustrated (and mark us down!!) cos he will then have to conduct the lessons all the way till the whole 2 hours is up! GOSH! What a waste of money hiring him! Informal? My foot! Its called daring to venture out of the social norms. Shirts and pants/skirt are really boring...I can't imagine wearing that to work 7 ( notice its not 5!!) days a week?? Murphy was working on that day again. My brother was video-recording the whole proceding down and the battery went FLAT right at the moment when my it was my turn to get on stage for the pouring!! Talking about immaculate timing!!?!? Not much pics was taken....haha...cos it seems so disrespectful to pose for the cam while the procedings were going on!! Not that I have not met him la...but a formal introduction as her bf is what she is gonna do. And its time for revenge!!! We will all question Jason LEE till the poor fella blushes... I have in mind the most awkward questions for sat already! Ver is good at such stuff tho...and it time for her to get even since her poor Jason GAN was interrogated the other time. Anyway...I realised that this is a season of "JASON"s. My dad is Jason Ho, Cal's love is Jason Lee, Ver's darling is Jason Gan, and there are many other Jasons!!!
The weather was so freaking hot and humid today that I simply refuse to walk out of my house in the usual presentation formal garb!!
Instead I decked out in a cool sleaveless knitted blouse and matched it with my all time favourite lapelled 'OC' jacket. How's that for being out of the ordinary!
Baptism went well on Sunday.
I'M A BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN!
Meeting the girls for dinner on sat @ Lemon Grass (Heeren). Its to celebrate Joel's bdae and for caline to introduce her new beau to us!!
So bear in mind which/whose Jason I'm refering to when I mention them in my entries.
Back to my OC!!
not High Five, but Low Five!
Born-Again
ENVIOUS
He proposed to Her!!!!
What more can one ask for?! He's was so sweet ochestrating the whole proposal..
Feel so happy for her!
CONGRATS!
The Newly-Engaged: Andrew and Janice
Ping
jeremy
Claracadabra
