2 hours later, I shamefacedly admits that I have not done any readings at all,though its been in front of me the whole while....way to go...sigh...and all of a sudden, I was hit by this all-consuming craving for junk food,which of course,there isnt any to be found, me having decided not to stock up anymore...so there am I, feeling extemely grouchy until 1 tsp of Skippy's peanut butter saved the day...hahah..pretty good stuff, I will never get sick eating it....me thinks its time to stock up on chocolates again...

Had such a long day today, and the thought of more readings really sucks..I am so drained now, but I still have like at least 3 more readings to complete for tmr... The day started at 8-10 today, complementary med and health, an increasingly boring lecture which I am increasingly tempted to skip, given that the lecturer is rather boring, though I am sure she tries hard at being amusing,though her jokes are kind of...not funny. And waking up at 6.30am is still very hard. I like this modules though, cos I used to be rather interested in aromtherapy and herbs and such, so its not altogether foreign to me. 10-11 was spent at forum reading my readings, seems like thats what my life revolves around nowadays, and I am not exactly sure how much it gets in as well. Had lunch at engine today at the newly revamped canteen, or shd I say food stalls, pretty good stuff, I am kind of getting sick of the food at The Deck, and the grilled fish that is not grilled.

12-2 lect was interesting, my fave lecturer. I only tuned out for 10mins and that was when I was fighting to keep my eyes open, post lunch drowsiness, you understand? Haha..2-3, more readings,though more time was spent chatting with steph...3-4, nm1101e tutorial where it was basically just 'show and tell', introducing yourself to the class. There was this drop dead gorgeous guy who didnt quite sound local,with a malay name(though he didnt look malay), complete with bulging muscles who said he was a boxer and a musician,quite an eyecandy,though I must say I find big muscles a bit of a turn-off...i like moderation...hahah...there are quite a number of cute guys in my class...I wonder what happened the previous 2 sems where there was not one eye-candy in all of my classes...girls, what are u waiting for, quick become a CNM major....hahaha. 4-6, mass media and culture lect where we watched a fascinating film about a female Nazi filmmaker who made the most famous propaganda film of all times..6,fighting the traffic to get home for dinner,so freaking tired and hungry..but must be hardworking, so I read on the bus, though I didnt get far..

7...yay..dinner,albeit cold, watched the channel 8 drama about love between dragons and humans...errr..yeah, but I find myself getting increasingly addicted to the show. At least its way better than the previous sappy drama...

And now...its back to studying again...sigh...8am lect tmr again...oh man

Yayyyyy!!!Its the weekends finally, at long last. Time for a good rest away from lects, tutorials and readings. True to my words, I have seriously been paying attention in class and I have been pretty hardworking so far...pretty.. i have to, in view of the fact that freshies are already over-crowding the library, what muggers...hahah..tsktsk, and to think that I treated my year 1 so lightly, going to lects and either falling asleep, chatting or passing snacks around to munch on. Ditto for tutorials..and my readings were always lagging behind schedule by alot and just the mention of going to the central library would make me extremely 'sian half'. My modules have been really interesting so far though I still have that I am being bombarded left,right, front by mass media.

One problem I am still trying to overcome is my fear of speaking up in class. I have been living with this 'fear' for the pass 10 yrs, and I guess miracles don't happen overnight. Yet I do wonder whats the problem with me that makes me go all weak kneed and jittery and brain freeze and generally being unable to think and speak conherently when being called upon to speak to the class or give presentations, which is something that I cannot escape from. Sometimes, I think that I am not well-informed enough and thus don't have a take on certain issues or perhaps I used to be(as dad always said) too bochap for my own good. My mentality would be like,things happen and it doesnt affect me, so I don't give a heck about it...how wrong was I.All these would change, before the end of the semester,I hope..

On a lighter note,away from school work, I have gotten a new handphone, a nokia 7260, which is a very old model, but then I cant afford to be fussy and I like it a lot(though not as much as my previous samsung E600c,mostly due to its sleek design, I realize that I don't give a hoot about its functions anymore, as long as it has a camera, can send mms,looks nice...etc, its good enough for me. Ever since I lost the previous one, I have become teeny weeny little paranoid about losing it again..haha..I almost freaked out this afternoon when I emptied the contents of my bag and still couldnt find my phone and was panicking when I saw it partially hidden in one corner of the bag..phew. Guess its once beaten, twice shy, I simply cant imagine the repercussions of losing it again. Oh yah, I have retained my old number, so it'd be great if yall pop by with a msg cos I lost all the numbers I had.. =)

Suddenly I just felt so upset today over my handphone, more so than yesterday. Delayed reaction? Went to Hello Singtel to check out the prices today and man, to buy a phone without any contract is so bloody costly, even the supposedly cheapest one was still at least 300 bucks. Then we went to far east plaza to check out the prices which was cheaper than singtel, but quite dubious to me. So I decided not to buy first and check with my mum..Felt so despondent...but somehow, I think it was more than the handphone which affected me...

So now, handphoneless, uncontactable...sigh...i suppose no kind souls out that has an extra phone to lend me until I get my replacement phone? I guess not... i shall be antisocial for the next few days then...

Its a real bummer..but i lost my mobile phone today, and was kinda in shock cos you know a mobile phone is like so important to you and all and all my numbers are lost and all.. It actually dropped out from my pocket when I was on the bus and I didnt notice its disappearance until some time after I got off the bus. Thankfully steph was with me,cos I don't think I would have known what to do cos I was in shock. Its the first time ever that I lost something important, much less a phone. He helped me call my number, it rang, but no one picked it up. After subsequent calls, my phone was switched off. The implications are clear, that someone picked it up and happily pocketed it...

What I felt was rage, at that dishonest namesless person who took it, what happened to all the good samaritans out there? At the same time, I felt kind of numb, reality sinking in, what would mum say.. I would probably get a huge scolding. And I liked that phone alot. I was really upset, but at the same time, I knew that getting mad wasnt the solution to anything and I have already lost the phone, so the proactive way would be not to lament at my carelessness or what, but to move on and be more careful the next time. But I guess my calmess was also due to steph's presence, he kept consoling me, helping me to cancel my line,which I wouldnt havent known how to do, guess I can be really clueless at times, offering to get a new phone for me, generally just being there when I needed him. In retrospect, this little fiasco led me to realize how much I can depend on him and tonite, I just felt so so so glad that I have him..

Yeah, I guess it would be great to have no need for excuses to get a new phone...haah..I will think of it as blessing the 'new owner' with my phone..so blesesd that his ears rot and drop off and his fingers also...hahah....evil of me. Oh well, hell hath no fury like a woman angered(my own improvisation)

Havent been blogging much lately cos life's been pretty boring..readings readings and readings. Sigh, and it doenst seem to stay in my head, I forget about what I read as soon as I put the books down..

Saturday was quite a fun day.. My cousin Cecilia came over to my house to bake for her husband as its his birthday soon and she wanted to give him a surprise. After an enjoyable lunch of walnut muffin and cafe latte at Cinnabun cafe, we proceeded on. After much work and making the kitchen a mess,which I am thankful that I dun have to clean up, we successfully called it a day and proudly surveyed our results. Her millionaire shortbread, which is actually a bar made up of a shortbread crust, a layer of caramel and topped with chocolate was delicious. My own strawberry jam walnut choc bar(what a long name) was very satisfying as well. The jam was bubbling when it came out of the over and the aroma was sinply overwhelming. I dug into it as soon as it was suitably cooled and it was soooooo yummy. AND I COULDNT STOP EATING IT..sigh...thats the worst thing about baking, I cannot help eating what I bake. So most of the time, I prefer to give it all out on the same day, if not it would most likely end up in my tummy and my friends would never see it...

Met steph and his friends at Thai xpress at Holland v and I could only watch and smell longingly at the curry, fried chicken wings, fried rice, that everybody tucked eagerly into. I didnt eat as I was supposed to have dinner with dad, who was extremely late... ok la, at least I got a bite of the fried tofu and some pad thai fried noodles...but it so wasnt enough for me...I am so craving for thai food now, come some pineapple fried rice,tomyam soup,green curry,and the least goes on and on.. I went with dad to have dinner at chinatown at Smith street where he had porridge and I went straight for All balling tang yuen,which I love.

Today, dad brought me to some supposedly famous place at Ang Mo kio for Beef noodles for lunch. There was a long queue there though it wasnt quite lunchtime yet. I didnt quite like it, and almost puked at some pig stomach thingy that was inside,and felt distinctly queasy after eating it. But I ate everything cos Dad would scold me for wasting food,sigh. Think there is something wrong with me. I dont like local food at all. Call me weird, but I don't like hawker food, I emphasize food, I am quite ok with going hawker centres. But I don't like bak chor mee, fishball noodle, lor mee,laksa, nasi lemak, carrot cake, char kway teow, osyter omelette.... and I cant remember the last time I ate chicken rice, balking at the supposedly oily food, preferring to stick to fishsoup noodles, ban mian and the likes. Yet I have no qualms with tucking into equally fattening stuff like chocolates and cakes and pastries or my fave baked pasta at NYDC which is topped with lots of cheese and thus equally 'fattening' .....hmmm...

I had no idea its so hard to find tuition nowadays. I have been calling up agencies for weeks, but none has gotten back to me..sigh. I definitely need to find work soon. $200 a month barely meets my needs. $50 for transport. $100 for food(at least), and the other $50 for spending, clothes, toiletries, leisure,whatever, and how about savings? Its so hard to get money from my dad as he is so tightfisted, I have been asking him for money for my books for this semester and he tells me to get from mum. And I don't really like to ask for money from mum as she is always complaining about her financial problems. Asset rich, cash poor? Whatever it is, she would ask me to get from dad,so......

I am not complaining, just hope that I can find a tuition kid soon so that I can at least be more independent. Right now, I am still surviving on last month's paycheck,so I am learning how to be more frugal. What a laugh...

It has begun again, the period of endless readings and all. Yes, in view of my changed attitude this semester, I have started tackling my readings, not altogether successfully, I would say. I don't know what is it about readings that makes me dread it so much. Why is it that it takes me more than an hour and not even finish one chapter of reading. What is it about it that makes me want to sleep the moment I read the first page, and can then proceed to stone at that page for ages before I catch myself and struggle to proceed...Its only the second week, and already, its starting to pile up...argghhh...

I spent yesterday afternoon doing my readings, which I didnt quite manage to do so as I was in a rather bad state, dunno whether from the lack of sleep from the previous nite, or alcohol overload. I rather think it is the latter, though one jug seemed like nothing, and I sure as hell felt nothing, other than it quenching my thirst, I suppose alcohol has the effect of dulling the mind, senses, or whatever. Even my mum thought I was in a bad mood as I was wandering the house like a zombie and asked if I had quarrelled with my boyfren over my night 'activities' ...hahah...as if.

And even this morning, I still felt quite 'energy-less' and tired. Practically had to drag my butt off the chair to go to the gym. Every ounce of my body was protesting against it, but my brain overuled them all,hahah...i thought it would be good to get some exercise and get the blood flowing and all the toxins out. And true enough, I feel way better now...wheeee....

Phew, I got all the tutorial slots that I wanted. After the cors saga, which is so freaking screwed up, what with the students not being able to log in and all, I am happy to see the back of it, until the start of the next semester that is...hahah...so relieved. This means that tutorial is starting next week and all the projects and assignments would come flooding in...sigh...rats. Time to pull up my socks and work hard

collage 

Kaetnians...yup 

Check out the way cool toilet...hahah...very spacious with comfy couches in the centre 

At the entrace of club momo, having a free drink 

Yumin and me at citylink mall 

Prettying up at home before the bash 

Just got back from arts bash at Club Momo, bathed and all, waiting for my hair to dry. Still feeling damn high from all the dancing. Think I have been cooped up for too long,cos I went mad today, think some ppl must have thought I was high, though I seriously wasnt, didnt even feel remotely so, though yumin and I almost drank a jug of vodka lime each cos it was one-for-one plus the free drink which was tequila with sprite..hahh..we were quite pissed cos the change from our drinks took forever to come, even after much reminding. And by the time it finally came, we finished off one jug already. After the arts pageant which took forever to be over...hahah..i really couldnt wait to get on the dance floor, went wild everytime I heard a song that I liked...but at least the girl I thought was prettiest won and the guys were quite an eye-candy as well. After that, which was around 11 plus, we hit the dance floor, straight till 1 plus, until there seemed to be no more nice songs,then left reluctantly cos I know that I cant get home too late as well...so shared a cab with yumin, izzy and kelvin..

Think I am writing nonsense now, but I am super tired, and still have to wake up at 6.30 for my lect at 8am tomorrow. And no, I wont skip my lecture, I have turned over a new leaf, so far, I have actually really paid attention in all my lectures....took alot of pics today,shall post it up tmr, when I am more sober =) going to bed now...wheee...what a fun nite

And so my boyfren is finally back, after a long absence of 6 weeks. He came back a day earlier than planned, and decided to keep it a secret until last min to surprise me. Not that it worked, cos I already sort of guessed it already...hahah

I went to the airport to meet him yesterday evening, heart all thumping with anticipation. waiting anxiously for him to come out. And when he finally did, he grabbed me in the tightest and warmest hug which felt sooo good. I guess the best part of being apart is the reunion..hahah. We took a cab to his house where I had dinner there as well. Then I watched him unpack stuff..which was packed full of gifts for ppl.. and I got my share as well, in fact the largest share...hahha..I got so many things from him, a nice white frothy skirt,and a few tops and also the proud owner of a bright pink bolero which is supposedly very in vogue now,though wearing it seems so attention grabbing to me..hahah..shall wear it on a special occasion then, and not to school..I got so many gifts that I felt quite pampered...hahah..dad, who went overseas for a seminar last week also bought a present for me, a small blue pouch which contained a Elizabeth Arden perfume-Red door revealed and also some face creams which were more like suitable for mature skin, hahah..so guess I would pass those to my mum , but I shall keep the perfume,yay,another one to add to my collection...hahah..

And tonite, we went for our special,much missed walk at boat quay and it was so wonderful..and we heard the fireworks as well, thought we didnt see it, wonder what was the occasion..but the smoky remnants from the fireworks soon blew over from the Esplanade bay, prompting us to leave....All in all, it was the one of the best nite in the past month..thanks to my dear dear who made it so special

Today is such a hot hot day, I am going to melt already..it seemed like I walked alot,at least I am in the air-conditioned comfort of my room now.

Had my first lecture at 8am in the morning,where my brain was barely functioning. The lecturer was this chirpy and jovial lady who gave me the impression that she is a great lecturer who really cares about her students. Thing is, she likes to make her lecture interactive..meaning,we cannot go into class and sit and switch off, like I tended to last time, but she would actually make ppl stand and answer questions. I want to die already, I hate speaking in front of such a big number of ppl, and I am always scared I would make a fool out of myself. But this semester, I really want to be different from how I was in the previous semesters, not so laidback and bochap, but instead more dynamic.

Went to the University wellness centre after that for consultation cos my fever has been ongoign for 4 days already, with headaches. After a bloodtest and a long wait, I was told that I had a viral infection and I was given paracetamol and vitamin C....errr...wow,what a waste of time..

Met Yumin for lunch at clementi, and also to get books. I had Ban Mian which I left more half uneaten cos I had no appetite. Then we went to the bookstore to get our books. The textbk for our massmedia and culture cost a whooping 140 bucks,both of us almost fainted...hahah..and I decided to buy my other text another time cos I was already carrying 3 heavy coursepacks and didnt want to lug more textbooks around. We went to have tang yuan after that, which I had the appetite for..hahah..dunno why, I just felt like eating it,though it was a hot day and it was quite a long walk there. By the time we were done eating and was walking back to the mrt station, I was perspiring profusely...

Cant believe school has started already, still havent gotten used to it yet, after 3months of break, my brains are rusty already...hahah..but I hope I really change my attitude this semester and not think that muggers are ****, I also dunno what...hahah..whatever it is, I am so going to start being a mugger..

Charlie and the choc factory was such a great movie..oh man, all the chocs inside. There was a chocolate fountain, a chocolate river and a land filled with edible candies,the stuff of little kids' dream. I enjoyed every bit of the movie,it just transported me into another realm, a magical one. And the movie was also pretty hilarious..johnny depp was brilliant as Willy wonka,he just has this ability to slip into any role with effortless ease..

Yumin and I caught the movie at Lido. I havent been to Lido in ages, and I sort of miss it. The old days where we would sit outside the theatres for the longest time and gossip and play bridge there. Today, orchard was super super packed with all the schoold kids wearing patriotic colours of red and white, and the queue was damn long..we had to buy a later ticket as the one we wanted was sold out. After much waiting, we managed to get a table and had subway sandwich for lunch plus a free mini connetto ice cream. I realized that I found the school kids super irritating,especially those in an all-girls group. They were sooo loud and noisy and so into a world of their own. And the snippets that I caught of some of their conversations so put me off...hahah..I realized that not too long ago, I must have been like that too, irritating and not giving a damn about what other ppl thought of me. How times have changed...hahah..I feel old.

Went home for dinner where dinner was cold fish bee hoon soup. I didnt have much of an appetite,so I just ate the fish and the vegs and left the beehoon alone..

And I am still feverish..sigh

Phew..I survived the night. It must have been one of the most agonizing nites I have had in a very long time. I cant keep track of the number of times I woke up. There was this constant throbbing pain in my forehead which was near unbearable and which just wouldnt go away. Then I woke up again around 3am and was feeling super hungy, but I couldnt eat as I was feeling nauseous..kept worrying that I would vomit,though there was nothing in my stomach but water to vomit out. So plus the pain, plus the fever, I was feeling so horrendous..like the agony would never be over. I was sitting on toilet bowl(with the lids down) for the longest time...terribly disgusting I know...hahah.. I just didnt want to go back to bed..but after a while,thankfully, I was back in lala-land again..until 8am this morn,where my stomach was telling me in no uncertain terms that it needed food. I was past the stage of hunger pangs..it was more like hunger pains,is there such a term?

Anyway, my fever still refuses to subside..sigh...i dun care...going to watch Charlie and the choc factory later...

Come to think of it, being sick does have its benefits,doesnt it? At least it forces me not to eat junk food, I didnt have much of an appetite to eat them anyway. So my diet today was extremely healthy. It consisted of oatmeal with milk and strawberries in the morning, homecooked fish porridge(which I normally shun) for lunch and dinner, and snacks of nuts in between,like almond, cashew nuts,etc...haah..and oh yeah, lots of fruits..peach, apple, rockmelon, papaya..u name it..

But then again, I didnt go anything today other than sleep, eat and sit at my desk. My temperature has been flutuating from a high of 39 to when it became normal,where I triumphantly thought my body had won its battle against whatever viruses that had invaded my body. I was wrong, my temp is now at a high of39.5, a bit higher and my brain cells would become 'cao da'(burnt) , or so they say. Its amazing that I can still think about blogging when all I want to do is to sleep, but after dinner, I dun think its very wise..

My head feels very heavy now, my limbs feel leaden and immobile, and when I walk, I have to move around slowly cos it feels like the slightest jolt would send my head reeling, and my whole body feels like its burning...can i be out of this misery already.. bahh..

Off to watch pearl habour on vcd now....wheee

Narcissism...heh 

New shades...heheh..do I look cool or what? 

pretty nails... ^ _^ 

I think that I am coming down with flu or something, cos the entire day, I was so super thirsty and tired and achey but I just shrugged it aside. But after bathing, I felt something was wrong as I felt both cold and hot. 38.4 degree celsius is quite a high temperature, isnt it? And I sort of feel headachey and exremely thirsty and very hot.. but I shall finish blogging before resting...hahah..full of things to say..

I had a very 'busy' morning and afternoon. Ran errands for HP until noon where we went to this newly opened restaurant called Pepperlunch which serves very yummy beef and rice sets in hotpots. The prices are pretty steep I supposed, but its really very tasty, and I was very intrigued by it cos the beef slices came raw and you are supposed to stir it around the pot yourself until it becomes cooked. And then you can add the sauces of garlic soy sauce and honey brown sauce which made it very fragrant...and for all you who cant eat beef, they have chicken too..

Met Brennan at paragorn after that cos he was very free,so he tagged along while I went to Metro. I went in and out like a whirlwind without getting anything. hahah..Granted, the discount of 20 % was very tempting, but I didnt have anything in mind and the crowd was enough to put me off...erks...so I decided to save the money for something else more worth buying. We had a drink a starbucks where I had a refreshing strawberries and cream frappuccino... I was still very thirsty after that, but I didnt suspect anything then.

Oh yah, and we went to Macs and the twister fries are back....yayyy...it is so awesome with mayo and the nuggets come in four sauces of sizzling thai, lemon tango,wasabi something and bbq..which was alright la, but I expected more. I went to kinokuniya and read some book called You are what you eat, which is apparently quite highly rated and I was very tempted to buy, to change my diet...hahah..cos if I continue to eat junk food the way I am doing so now, I would become a junk sooner or later too...

Just now, I could see a little of the firworks for the NDP preview from my house, but it was blocked by some taller building in front..damn..and I tried unsuccessfully to take pics of it. The fireworks were really beautiful and magnificent. But yeah, I kind of agree with what Shiang said about using the money spent on fireworks on more meaningful things like charity, for people who are genuinely in need. I appreciate the aesthetics of the firworks, but for something so fleeting and transient, is it really worth it to spend so much. Hmm, but I am not the 'boss', so its not up to me to decide...hahah....

Ok, I can really feel the heat waves emanating from me already..shall go rest early and hopefully I would be as good as new tomorrow.

I felt so blue today, right from morning till now. Was scolded at breakfast. Perhaps it was the scolding which affected me,because I felt like I was wrongly accused, but I wasnt really feeling up to defending my actions or even talk. So i just clammed up and withdrew..

I ventured out at noontime to orchard library. Seems like I have been spending a lot of time there. This sem is going to be different, cos I actually went to ivle to check out the readings for my modules and tried to find the books in OCL, which of course I couldnt..hahah...but I managed to borrow a book on public relations on the net and medio democracy in action,which is related to my modules anyway. But then again, borrowing the books is one thing,actually reading them is another. Lately, the only things I seem to be doing is reading 'trashy' novels.

I got a pair of sunglasses at Isetan which caught my eye when I walked past. It was a steal at the price of $15. I didnt care that it was a cheaper one cos I wouldnt be wearing it much anyway, but I just wanted to get one. After dithering between big and small, blue or brown or pink or green. I finally chose a blue coloured one with the help of a friendly sales assistant. I didnt buy the big pair even thought its the in thing now cos my face isnt very big, and I just look like an alien in it.. I was pretty pleased with my purchase and started wearing it immediately. I attracted a couple of gazes, but I don't know if its because of my glasses or becaues of my face,which still looks like I had an attack of zits,especially the chin area. But at least its way better than yesterday.

I think that I would be spending pretty much this couple of days cos I have a couple of things that I want to buy. I need a new wallet, my present one is spoilt already,thought still usable. SHOES are a must,maybe I will wait for the bazaar to get slippers. But I feel really tempted to get the birkenstocks-like shoes which has been sprouting up everywhere-in charles and keith,bata...etc... I feel like buying some books at kino too, as there is 20% off storewide until sunday. And there is discount at Metro too,which I am going to check out tmr...oh no, I can predict a huge burn in my pocket...hahah...

When i got home, I must still have looked pretty miserable cos my mum forgot about her animosity and asked if I was alright. I tried to put on my normal face and that everything was just dandy, but I don't think I fooled anyone. I am so transparent. I don't know why I am feeling like this too, so aimless, so listless, like there is a stone weighing my heart down...

Going to bed early and going gym early in the morning, which I havent been doing ever since I stopped working. Hopefully the endorphins would work wonders..

I had a really eventful day today...got a taste of taitai life..hahah...my cousin cecilia treated me to a facial plus a manicure and pedicure. The only time I had a facial was ages ago,with my mum. And its the first time I have ever done a manicure before. I am serious. Haha, cos my mum always thought it was a waste of money and disapproved of it.

So I thought today was a good day to sit back and relax and be pampered. How wrong was I. I met cecilia at 12 at pacific plaza. The spa place looked really posh and all. The decor was pretty understated and the lighting was dim and it looked so inviting and i was so super impressed..hahah... I changed into a bath robe and laid on the bed and was just luxuriating in everything. Little did i know that I would soon undergo a pain so excruciating that its a good thing my threshold of pain is quite high... anyway what do u call a person who does facial for you anyway? Haha..i dunno..her name is wendy, so I shall call her that. Wendy told me that my face was full of blackheads and told me to remove, I had to bear with a 'little' pain. So I thought,what to do,for the sake of beauty, had to bear with a little pain. And besides, how often did I get to do this,must make full use of it. So with this, i bravely gritted my teeth and told her to go ahead. And so armed with a needle and a long thin sharp metal thingy,she went in for the kill with the precision of a great white? Haha..just kidding. But seriously, it was super painful. She had to poke my face really hard so that the blackhead would come out and she did it for my whole face. So there was I, tears spilling out, clenching my fist and writhing about slightly, all the while waiting for it to end. To be fair, she was actually very good, and sympathetic and actually exceeded the allocated time for me and was doing more than what her job called for.

Hmm,if I ever have that kind of money, I would go back and look for wendy again, I think she was really good. Anyway, after that,my whole face felt so swollen and looked like it was bitten by alots of little red ants...really yucky, but she assured me that it would subside in a day or too. The cooling mask that she put on for me really helped too..it was like a cooling balm for skin. After that, I just fell asleep.. I kinda got a shock when I saw my face in the mirror and decided that I was not going back to sch for the grand finale of oweek cos I simply couldnt face anyone then..

We had tea at lazy gourmet by Les Amis,which sounds 'atas',but actually charges the same as any other cafes,and the cakes looked way better too. We had lattes, a pear tart and of course a dark chocolate cake... After that,we headed to Nail Clinique at stanford house to do our nails,which took 3 hours...hahah..it was pretty much of a novelty as it was a first for me and I was just very impressed with everything. And it felt good too, having someone buff,file,message your hands and feet while you just lie back and relax. There was even a scrub and mask..hahah..my hands and feet felt so silky smooth after all that. I chose a nice pretty pink colour (of course)..hahah...and I am just amazed at how they can do it so nicely,while I can never get it right when I do it myself. It was a pampering experience and fun experience, but I am not a person who bothers much with my nails anyway,so I don't think there would be a next time. But it was fun while it lasted..

After that,we had dinner at my Dayi's house,who is actually cecilia's mother. She had cooked a lavish spread of tiger prawns,fried chicken, homemade fishballs and taupok, vegs and soup. It was lovely seeing her again and I had nice memories of the house as she used to baby-sit me when I was a toddler. I had fun playing with charlotte, my niece too. She is 19months old, and can already walk by herself and her vocabulary is pretty good already. And her pronounciation of the queen's english is better than many. Haha..i cant praise her enough,she is so intelligent,so adorable, so pretty with big eyes,rosebud mouth and chubby cheeks and so playful..she was just running about everywhere. But when it came to obedience, she really listened to whatever her mummy said too..

It was an amazing day, and I really had my cousin to thank for, it was sooo incredibly generous of her....looking forward to when my bumps subside and I am left with smooth and baby soft skin...hahah..yah rite,dream on. Right now, I jus look like I am recovering from a very bad breakout..dun even wanna step out of house the next few days...sigh

bidding situation at AS7..high stress level..and whose hand was that i wonder...hahah... 

if looks could kill...think i'd be dead already 

My new og!!! 

Me and yumin 

Me and jul playing bridge with cheryl and shuyi on the first day of camp..thats how bored we were 

I went for oweek again today...hahah..after being MIA for 3 days. And I crashed another group cos I didnt see the point of joining back my old og as julia,shiang they all 'pangseh' me, and the other councillors were not very receptive also... So I joined yumin's og which was way better cos I already knew quite a number of councillors there..so I blended in more easily and they were WAY friendlier..

I enjoyed myself today and made new friends with my 'og' members..hheh..today was games day at SRC and it was super hot and sunny and the games played were supposed to make us wet and dirty..luckily only the freshies were required to play..i was quite happy standing aside and cheering for them..

After that, was cors bidding and lunch. We went to AS7 to bid, and it was already filled with people. Luckily I managed to get a com..Bidding was totally madness cos I couldnt log in at all,all the way from 12-3..it was really frustrating cos it took a totally long time to load the page and then it said,sorry the page is not available,please try again later. It really made you want to punch the computer in frustration..but then it seemed that everybody else was experiencing the same prob...decided to go for lunch cos we were all starving already..luckily for derek who helped me try to log in while I fed my stomach..had Dan dan mian from the sichuan stall...wee...hahah..missed it alot during our 3 months hol..plus a strawberry milkshake..had a good time chillin out at the deck with my og and gossipping and talking....

Yumin, linda and I left early and went to Fongseng for dinner...and I had my much missed teh-cinno and cheese and mushroom prata plus a roti john which we all shared...yummy...

Had quite a fun day..looking forward to tmr...heheh...hope i get the modules I want..cant believe I blew 800 points on a stupid gem..if I dun get it, I would just go hang myself...hahah...just kidding....its not the end of the world..dun need to take things so hard..life still goes on..

I spent the whole morning baking cookies, I havent baked in ages, not since steph went to korea cos it seems like there is no one to bake for, no one who appreciates it as much, no matter how it taste like..hahah....

I love baking. I love the smell of freshly baked cookies wafting from the oven. I love the hassle of preparing the ingrdients and then mixing them together. Then putting the dough in the oven, and waiting impatiently for it to be done. Its all a mad rush, really. About 2 hours of non-stop work. I love pinching the raw cookies dough. I know, yucks to some, but hey,dun say anything until you have tried it, its really yummmy. I love giving cookies to ppl and see them enjoy eating it(and of course praise it;-) hahah). Most of all, I like eating my own cookies...hahah

I think baking is a very unhealthy past time..hahah..cos I keep eating the cookies, the dough, the freshly baked cookies hot from the oven, taste awesome with a lil cold milk. Today's cookies turned out GREAT...hahah..they are so delicious that I cant keep my hands off them..hahah better start giving them away before it all ends up in my tummy.

I shall call my cookies Teresa's classic cos I always use the recipe when baking cookies although I always wanted to try other recipes, but I always end up using it to be on the safe side,in case it turns out horrible and anyway the recipe yields alot of cookies,so I can give to alot of people. Plus its supposedly healthier because of the added oatmeal and the ratio of flour to butter is also higher than other recipes. I'd just add chocolate chips, pecans,walnuts or raisins, whatever that is at hand, though the hot favourite is still pecan and choc chip. Today, I divided the dough and made some with choc chips and walnuts and the some with raisins and walnuts.. The cookies really turned out very very nice this time round,not too sweet and is crunchy instead of the slightly soft texture of the previous batch and choke full of yummy stuff. Plus, its a really nice golden colour. I was so pleased with myself after baking...hahah...I predict it wont last more than a week though..

Had lunch at Ah Teng's bakery with HP where I had a smoke salmon sandwich and kept eyeing the delectable looking range of cakes at the counter..oh man, what a sight, what a temptation...hahah...I wouldnt be able to choose between them and I am better off not choosing...hahah...

Had a pretty slack day. Correction..had a very slack day..hahah...did nothing the whole morning..I really cant wait for school to start. I hate the feeling of being so aimless and lethargic where your whole body just doesnt want to move. At least at work, I had a goal, to finish as much work as I can,though with the occasional slacking. At home, there seems to be no urgency in doing things. And I am snacking so much at home..cos i feel so bored and there is nothing to do...sigh..

At least the day wasnt a total lost. I went to funan centre for a walkie and to drop my samsung phone at the service centre for repair cos it keeps switching off by itself....that means that all my photos are gone..*sob*...that means the very nice pic of me and steph which is my wallpaper is gone too...hrummm

The highlight of the day was going to spaggedies for dinner with HP,mum and brenda. Brenda went along cos it was her birthday today and mum decided to give her a treat. The pizza at spaggedies is simply da best...really.. It's authentic wood-fired pizza. We ordered a 3-meat combo pizza which comes with salami, ham and italian sausage and it is my all time favourite pizza...yummmmmmy. The crust is thin and crispy around the edges and the cheese topping is really generous and yummy.That was followed by meatball spagghetti which had 2 gigantic meatballs sitted atop the tomato based pasta which was pretty nice,though I didnt fancy it too much.... and another pasta called chicken primavera which sounds so cheem but is actually just spaghetti with chicken and mixed veg and olive oil(aglio olio style) but it was really delicious and flavourful. We also had caesar salad and a italian salad, HP being the health conscious freak he is. The meal was rounded off nicely with a superyummilicious tiramisu. Its the best tiramisu I have ever eaten. The base is moist with kahlua and espresso and topped with the creamiest layer of mascarpone & zabaglione that I have ever tried. Ever mouthful is simply bliss....

ahh...my stomach is groaning in protest now.....i really have to go gym tmr...hahah