A Pig's Life (in the real world)

i am taxed....

2011-03-02T01:15:00.004+10:30

....no i don't mean physically, but financially. oh the horrors of being financially independent!

the website nicely summarises the amount i've earned over the past year and of course it is pre-cpf contributions. i looked at the few ten Ks and then i looked into my bank account-->drastic difference

WHAT THE F DID I DO TO MY MONEY?! no seriously, even taking into consideration the amount i spent on some stocks, WHERE DID THE REST OF MY SWEAT AND BLOOD WENT TO?

omg ridiculous.

okay alright, maybe a significant amount went to the stocks...very bad move cuz now the market is horrible due to some stupid crisis in the middle east, my money is now stuck. sigggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh. shouldnt have been so tempted. or maybe stupid people there should stop protesting or whatever i have no idea....

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so anyway, tried tonkichi for the first time..

started with salmon sushi first. salmon sashimi=must order in every jap restaurant we go to.. so this was no regret AT ALL. the fish was awesomely fresh and chewy, not powdery..and then more food came..the soft shell crab on one plate and a huge display of prawn+oyster tempurafinally, i present to you, a table for two!

tonkichi=tonkatsu=fried crumbed pork

it was nice from the start, then it started to become more unpleasant cuz the crumbed part was (although crunchy), very rough. made eating/chewing not a good thing cuz it could cut ur lips/tongue/gums/whatever moist and warm areas in the mouth. oh yeah, the huge mound of cabbage wasn't a useless mound of greens, it really helped cleanse the mouth of the oilyness/jelakness of the tempura.

oh and skip the agedashi tofu. the tempura was mad sticky, like mochi! or maybe cuz i have never ate agedashi tofu this sticky, but i don't like it. well my ramen was pretty good though. and definitely salmon sashimi/sushi is a must-order.

maybe i must try to make it a habit of taking pictures with my phone or bring my camera out everytime i go makan with the bf..and blog. maybe erm, entice ur taste buds a little? :)

2011-02-24T00:09:00.002+10:30

OMG THE STOCK MARKET IS DAMN BAD NOW!! :(((

but it is a damn good time to buy some stocks.

unfortunately i don't have that much cash :(

life as it is

2010-12-26T20:20:00.002+10:30

HELLO LONG FORSAKEN BLOG!

naiseee...last post was in july! woots! and why did i choose to update now i don't exactly know why too...maybe cuz zhan kinda reminded me why i haven't updated yet...

so anyway, work is same old, but year end bonus was a plus. managed to get a good present for the BF for xmas and am glad i did. shift work is tiring me out, especially the night shifts, in particular consecutive double nights...am gonna request to work single nights next time. my body cannot take the stress. a sign of old age? or a sign of poor health? *shrugs*

Christmas just flew pass and merry belated christmas to everyone (or anyone) who is reading this.

Xmas eve dinner was spent with the BF at District 10 Bistro (like actually not many people know where it is). damn hard to access cuz the path was like a one way street, so we made many detours and eventually had to ask a taxi driver for directions. was a buffet which was kinda alright but selection was few. BF loved the beef, while i liked the dessert...damn chocolatey! :)
Xmas dinner was spent with just a close bunch of BF's friends, having pizza and drinks and a pretty interesting card game to play with...

so, that's all for now folks. not gonna quit my job anytime yet definitely, and am trying my luck for a BTO flat. i want my house!!! but it's hot stuff man, damn difficult to even have the slightest chance of getting my hands on one. sigh...it's gotta wait man. or else to get a resale flat which means i need more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.....

i shall try to update more often..hmm...... :)

restlessness

2010-07-22T00:50:00.003+09:30

money matters are getting on me now that i realise i'm spending very much even without buying the unnecessary. i should start investing and growing my money already and not let the money stay stagnant. soon..plans are on the way with help from the trusted.
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i kind of hate it right now looking at pictures of baked goodies that friends post on fb, cuz it seriously causes an itch in my hands (or heart) to go trawl the web for recipes and bake some shit.

but no, it's not like back in adelaide where i have the urge/knowing of what to bake next, search for the recipe, try and try and try again. is it the weather? lifestyle? people? i really don't know..it's a mixture of everything i suppose.

is it because i am finding my life so boring, so mundane i wished i was doing something else to fill the gaps? but i am so lazy i find it hard to plan anything for myself. even seeing other couples post photos of the activities they had done like going to the mbs or universal studios or even to some big walk event makes me jealous.

or maybe i'm just getting a little emotional now. it's PMS time -- P for post.

updates from the tired pig

2010-05-19T22:12:00.002+09:30

too comfortable with life now that i am not bothered to update regularly....

sidenote: jiaxin tang i hate you (temporarily). sweetness overload for ur bali trip cannn?? tsk.

am kinda liking the adrenaline rush that comes with the job. it is kinda thrilling when things get a little quiet..

and i need more $$$!!! or else, property prices pls dip for a while? stop being so sky high!

swine flu

2010-03-14T02:34:00.002+10:30

the piggy is sick :( the swine got a flu.

i hate hate hate being sick. cuz then i'll feel so tired and sluggish to move or go anywhere.

but i got love sent to me, in a human form holding a bottle of herbal tea <3

:)))))))

a working adult

2010-03-02T00:50:00.003+10:30

2nd week into my job in the blood bank and i'm already understanding how tiring it is, when you get home after work, u just feel like the energy's all zapped out...

or maybe i'm just unfit lah.

but yeah, it's no longer just a few studying hours in school every day. it's hardcore lab work. at least now i'm still new, advice from the rest is to enjoy it while i can. really dreading the waking up early part, and having to sleep early on sundays so i dont be like a superduper yawner at work.

well at least i feel i'm kinda liking what i'm doing now. i don't know how long more i can stay on...what the future holds...

it's difficult to find CNY clothes when...

2010-02-08T20:46:00.002+10:30

....i don't make up/wear contact lenses/not skinny enough.

in attempt to deviate from the t-shirt & jeans (or shorts) combo, i stupidly went bugis on a sunday to try and look for new clothes.

the crowd was a total put off, and if we went to places with fewer people, the prices were higher.
and yes, so many sleeveless clothes....-_-"

so i think i kinda annoyed my bf-cum-personal-stylist with the "no sleeves, dowan. skirt too long, dowan. this one not my style, dowan".

and he thinks i should take some effort to make up, or put on contacts instead.
budden so mafan lah, still need to spend money buying makeup products, and buying the makeup remover. go back so tired already still must remove makeup. lazy pigs don't do such things.

bahhh! i wanna go do lasik!

GOAL!

2010-02-06T18:39:00.002+10:30

yes!! i've got a job!

and the HR's response was damn fast. went for interview in the morning, and by noon while i was having my lunch back at home, in my comfy chair, in front of the computer, my hp rang.

a call of confirmation :D

wheeeeeeeeeee...happpppppeeeeeee!!

am gonna work as a med tech in a blood bank situated in a hospital, and i think it's a rather stressful environment. but well, i gotta try and gotta learn all the tricks of the trade. no job is easy right?

am gonna start work on the 17th, 4th day of CNY. wish me luck everyone. WOOTS!

piggy is officially un-jobless!

reject

2010-02-01T20:01:00.003+10:30

emailed HR lady in the noon to ask about my job application status and the reply was

i wasn't selected.

:'(

one more interview to go. if this time no job for me, i can happily rot during CNY, then look for a job afterwards.

to be happy or to be sad? sigggghhhhh

another one

2010-01-22T19:46:00.002+10:30

wheee!!! another interview coming up next week! at A-Star!

but problem is, what position did I apply for? T_T

quitter

2010-01-21T18:52:00.002+10:30

i've decided to give up on the job. two negatives does not equate into a positive.

but just as i wanted to call back and tell the lady of my decision, there was no answer on the other side.

-_-"

i shall just wait...wait for a better tomorrow.... *lalalalalaaaaa*

accept or reject?

2010-01-20T19:52:00.002+10:30

got a call for a lab tech job offer, which is of course a piece of good news.

but they are offering only $1.9k (gross). said its the max for my experience and education. and they are gonna put me in biochemistry dept. biochem..hm..not something i am really interested in.

no doubt am really thankful that they find me suitable for this job. however, what the manager repeatedly told me was really true, that "the pay is not very attractive".

"but you will get many opportunities to learn and train"

dilemma. accept, or not? will waiting get me something better?

back to reality

2010-01-19T02:59:00.002+10:30

hello blog world!

have been away from my own blog for quite some time already. and as most of you should already know, i've already completed my degree (without honours of course) and currently being a slacker, eating and sleeping and absolute sedentary lifestyle. i am soooo gonna put on weight i tell you.

of course i don't just stick my ass around at home and not look for a job. so far, i've only went for one interview and i don't think it went so well cuz i have yet to get a reply from them. sigh...really like to be in a-star though.

(and as i was typing this blog, i killed a mosquito that flew past my face! WOOTS!)

tmr i'm going for another interview (finally another one), and hopefully i do get some luck for this. i really am bored staying at home already. i wanna worrk!

Only exams to goo!!!

2009-10-31T19:14:00.002+10:30

yes!!! a couple more weeks then i'll be officially done with Uni!

and

盧廣仲's new album 七天 is out!!

yay yayy!!! oh Yeah! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy4k2jx4E3I

it's all the little blessings in life i count

2009-10-23T00:20:00.004+10:30

woke up today to find chocolates, chips, a note and a delivery man (or rather, a delivery christmas reindeer) outside my door. an extremely sweet gesture of my beloved housematie pei :) thanks darling! love u lots!:D

and thank you beloved housemates an li too, for the constant checking and concerns. don't worry i'm not suicidal ;) love you lots too!!

as well as you, for comforting me when i called out of the blue. you know who you are i'm sure. love you extremely many many :)
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and surprise surprise, i didn't fail my essay!

i swear god loves me....i'm blessed:)

but here i am back to my old state of complacency and procrastination. i really deserve to be slapped...after today i will work hard for the last assignment, after today please?! pretty pretty please?!

one more month to the flight back home. omg omg omg :D

2009-10-21T17:49:00.001+10:30

so fucking screwed.

so fucking unexpected.

complacency leads you to nowhere, but failure.

2009-10-18T22:28:00.002+10:30

ex-polymate posted poly photos of facebook, and i was comparing how i looked few years back to now.

sigh...why must i put on weight?

emo-ness...
*munches on potato chips*

recently started thinking whether i should do LASIK in the near future... i need at least $3k+...and they said those with dry eyes will not be suitable to undergo LASIK. maybe i won't stand a chance? or guess i would have to do an evaluation of my suitability. really do wish i can be specs-free...

any recommendations for a good wi-fi mobile? no iphone please, not a fan. how does nokia e71 sound?

2009-10-16T01:22:00.002+10:30

i think i kinda forgot about my blog for the longest time ever. well not like i am some superstar blogger who needs to constantly update his/her blog to maintain viewership.

days are spent in school, facebook, dinners, tv, dramas, baking, chatting sessions. schoolwork? nahhh...last minute work. speaking of which, i still have loads to do, and time is definitely not on my side. it's the habit of hugging the buddha leg that refuses to change. its a nagging old bad habit.

AND THERE ARE LESS THAN 6 WEEKS TO HOME!!!
omg omg omg... excitedd!!

sometimes i wonder if i had to study for 3 years, what would happen? would i get so fricking bored of studying i just give up halfway?

honestly, i'm not ready to find a job yet. but i know if i dont wanna study anymore, i cant just shake my legs everyday and live off my parents. but i do know what i want, and that is to earn money, save up, and settle down. my ultimate aim. who said being a housewife can't be an aim? and if u think its easy to be a housewife, i can tell u no it isnt. with the society we're in, money is important. unless one spouse can earn enough to feed the whole family, i can give up on my housewife dream...

and i'm already in my fricking holiday mood. i am sooooo fricking screwed.
motivation ah motivation, lih dee toh loh??!!??

there's no free lunch

2009-07-28T15:39:00.003+09:30

i got cheated.

received an email from the s'pore association of my uni, and one of its news was that there's a new service that allows us to call back free of charge. i believed what was written, hence i went to the website, and registered for an account. after i downloaded the software, before i used it, my gut feeling told me to click on the rates and FAQ links before i actually made use of its services.

and voila! a couple of strings attached. get this:
-promotion ends in September 09
-calls can only be made for 10 mins, although there's not limit to number of calls

ONLY TEN BLOODY MINUTES?

my final step: uninstall software.

i got cheated of my time.

stupid, naive me
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update 2: end of holidays.
new semester, last semester of my uni life. WOOT!!!

i can't wait for all to end. the saddest thing is that on the first day of the new semester, the lectures are not "introductory lectures" anymore, and they even gave the assignments to be done that's due before the term break. fking ESSAYS. hate hate hate, because i cannot form proper sentences that can flow nicely....damnit. i shall just use my basic english to complete them. bah!

still deciding whether i should graduate here or in sg. i think i need to discuss with my parents....hm........

2009-06-03T22:45:00.003+09:30

i think i like to bake when i'm feeling kinda stressed up. but then baking takes me one whole day already.
abstinence from baking from now till after exams.

and weather is getting much colder now since its winter and i have the freaking urge to buy clothes. so many sales! stock-take sales, mid-year sales, etc...DAMNIT.

photos of tiramisu i made recently. didnt like the texture but the taste was there....will attempt making it again with another recipe.

tiramisu, pandan cake, jap cheesecake...all these on my waiting list.

kinda baked a few more stuff like cinnamon rolls and apple cake (more like bread tho) but no photos available ;) i will try baking again another time....HOLIDAYS ARE FOR FULL-FLEDGED BAKING! muahahahhaha!!!
exams.......SIGH...i need to get started soon. someone pass me something that can help me concentrate please?!????

exams are nearing

2009-05-25T19:22:00.002+09:30

so many assignments, so many presentations. so many things due before exams

and exams are in a month's time. it sucks, and this has been the only time i feel so helpless. it's so bad cuz i don't freaking understand what has been taught for the past 3 months. it's so so horrible cuz i have never not understood big chunks of lectures/big chunks of material. i think now i understand the use of frequent tests. really really helpful.

and it doesn't help matters when 75% of the entire subject's mark is taken up by the exam grades.

what can i do but help myself since it's my grades and i can't rely on others for exams? sigh.

tried baking pandan cake for the very first time recently and sad to say it wasnt very successful. didn't have the lightness of a pandan chiffon cake and the airyness. it was too crumbly and a little too moist. i must perfect it.

so sick of studying. BUT I MUST GET THE FKING DEGREE.

new school term

2009-04-29T01:08:00.002+09:30

it's the start of a new term after a 2-week break.

during hols i've went to melbourne for the easter weekend, which actually wasn't good enough as most shops were closed. but owell...did enjoy myself.

and i've tried baking 2 cakes, NY cheesecake and strawberry shortcake. i think it's kinda influenced by my mum who likes baking...but i havent actually baked whole cakes before. so this was my first time baking those.

didn't turn out perfect but was alright. i'll improve on those someday, after i try baking other stuff. (photos on facebook, lazy to repost it here)
those on my mind are japanese light cheesecake, marble cake, pandan cake. anymore suggestions?

rest of the holidays were spent slacking and watching some episodes of a korean drama. how i wish i could slack for much much longer...

back to sch, and kinda sucky when sch reopens, first day, u get an assignment.
owell...guess tt's uni life. enjoy while it lasts eh?

unlucky day

2009-04-08T22:49:00.002+09:30

woke up a little later than usual in the morning but still managed to get out of the house in time to catch the bus. an li wanted to leave with me, but she needed another 10 more mins to get ready so i told her i can't afford to wait...so i left first.

so happened that i sat down on the seat in the bus, 15 minutes later i alighted at my destination. then i realised, the back of my jeans were damp, and that wasn't right cuz i definitely can control my bladder. touched it numerous times to make sure i wasn't hallucinating, and then i put my fingers to my nose and to my utmost horror, it didn't smell pleasant.

i think that's karma, for not waiting for an li

rushed back taking the next bus, immediately washed my jeans (smelled kinda like hamster pee, but nah i know it's human pee...) and showered.

missed my lecture just because of that...sigh.

was wondering what else would go wrong in one day....

then came practical session..we had to count number of cells infected with bacteria among the heaps of cells present. and i got sick, car sick kinda sick. nausea, dizziness, shortness of breath... i''m so not kidding...it was that bad, i could only count one slide while wen counted the rest. thank god i'm not doing it alone. thank you wen!!!! *bows 90 degrees*

didnt feel well so i had to take a short nap at zhan's place while waiting for dinner to be ready. now am still not feeling completely well but no worries, will be okay after sleeeeep.

heading to melbourne tmr night....HOLIDAYS!!!
but shucks. assignments due in a week's time. sigh....

life kinda sucks sometimes hey?

retail therapy in the market

2009-04-04T02:10:00.002+10:30

mid-sem break soon, can't wait. but there's lots of things left to be done before i can 'relac one corner'. blame myself for my inconsistent work, and my laziness/tiredness being more dominant than my motivation.

prepared dinner twice in a row. and i cooked bittergourd as well as 丝瓜 (silkgourd). so happy!!! didnt know 丝瓜 is seasonal and 2 weeks ago i was craving for it and now it's here! the elation of seeing the familiar gourd, you wouldn't understand unless you wanted it as badly as i did. =D but of course, if it's demand is low, prices aren't good as well. but once in a while, i'm satisfied.

one more month, and it will be my bro's ROM. can't wait....can't wait....

tt's all the updates i have. lazy to post photos up+my eyes are closing soon.

the end of 2nd wk, the start of a new wk

2009-03-15T17:09:00.002+10:30

apologies for the late update...been pretty lazy to type out an entry on what's happening around here, but now i'm pretty bored and after having finished watching new episodes of ugly betty and grey's anatomy (new season finally!!), i suddenly remembered i own a blog that has been forsaken..

so...updates!

the 2nd wk of a new semester has ended, and a new one's about to start in a few more hours. assignments haven't been plenty yet, but soon. and with my bad habit of doing last minute work, i can't seem to find the drive to start off reports soon enough. of course i will get them done eventually, i HAVE to, definitely with deprivation of sleep.

apart from school stuff, we now have new additions to the clique, with of course a few who left us after one sem ended. it's fun too, with all having the same nationality, u would understand things being said and dont really have to speak proper english, so that's what i call ultimate relaxation =) and mahjong sessions has been a weekly affair. which is good as well cuz i can improve on my playing. haha! i know my mum definitely wont like it tho...;)

everyone has been taking turns to cook dinner almost everyday now, which is gd. and i tried frying beehoon, which was quite disappointing since it didnt have the flavour i'm used to with mama's version. i seriously don't know what's lacking.....sigh.

i need more ideas on what to prepare for future dinners. dishes to accompany rice/porridge, or other one-dish stuff...anyone wants to help me??

weather's been pretty drastic, on days it can reach as high as 31, as low as 17. okay not that drastic but yeah, sometimes i wish it would be more consistent......

recently i have been to henley beach, first time there and it's really nice (except for all the seaweed/sea plants or whatever u call them floating on the water). sun, sand, sea...ahhh....

ooo and i've tried kangaroo meat last wk as well, after my friend bought a chunk to roast. tastes of...hm...meat? like how beef has it's own smell and pork as well, it tastes of kangaroo. haha! it isn't that bad.....rather pleasant taste. and texture's a little like beef, only more tender.

yeah i guess thats most of the stuff that's happening around and to me now. hope everyone's doing fine and still healthy, since the flu virus has been going around infecting people happily. drink more water, get more sleep, and practice proper hygiene...i believe these are the most basic and important steps to keeping viruses at bay. so take care everyone =)

it'll be goodbye soon

2009-02-21T23:03:00.002+10:30

shit man. only a week left in sg, and i can't bear to leave. sigh sigh sigh........

what's worse is that my bro's ROM is on Vesak day (May) AND IT'S NOT MY HOLIDAYS!!! arrrrgggghhhh!!!!

life's been good...surprises spring up once in a while which spices things up. and i'm really thankful for the people who make my life so wonderful.....

i'm so fortunate. really.

it's all the little blessings that count.

my stomach is distended

2009-01-31T05:08:00.003+10:30

just finished a big bowl of tau huay. time now is 2.38 am. how am i going to sleep properly? oh my god.

i am so greedy. lifestyle of a pig.....

anyway i tried baking cookies today. experimented with 2 recipes. my bro says it's too hard and tastes burnt. gonna let some more other ppl try and comment. sorry in advance my dears....

and i have less than a month left in sg....before i return to a (now) scorching adelaide. man.....i'm gonna be away even longer than before. i don't know what to think now, but hopefully i can enjoy my time here first before i prepare my luggages....

i.am.fking.full.right.now.

happy MOO year!

2009-01-25T04:07:00.002+10:30

as above.

can't go for visiting this yr cuz of my grandma's death. but tt's pretty good cuz i dun have to wake up early. hahahahahahahaaa!!!
but i'll be damn boredddd even if its cny. boo.

me like goodies! all the pineapple tarts, egg rolls, bak kwa, ferrero rocher, prawn rolls etc... YUM YUUUM
and reunion dinner's tmr. hee! steamboat! not that i love steamboat very much but yeah, fooooodddd!
one thing: i don't like abalone. hurts my mouth chewing it, and the taste isn't very pleasant.
funny how i don't have expensive taste. hm.

anyway happy CNY to all!!! hope u all get lots of ang pows and eat till full full k!

(poor girl who got decapitated. poor family who probably were preparing for cny and already in the celebrative mood, but received this tragic news instead. that guy is mental. sheesh. reminds me of some ancient chinese war movie where the general will say 把人头拿来！)

if you want to use the services of an education rep...

2009-01-14T18:47:00.002+10:30

...go to Hui & Kuah

I had enough of I**. Just checked my email and i received a letter of offer from uni of queensland. like, after almost 8 months later? excuse me, i wanted to study from the start of last semester, not this coming semester!

After I** screwed up my UWA offer (which is equivalent to screwing up my major decision) , i have been promoting H&K to everyone keen on studying in aussie who mostly have gone thru educational fairs hosted by I**. true that H&K do not carry some unis, but this company provides the BEST service without you paying them a single cent and with the least hassles, don't even think twice.

I've heard from my friend who went thru I** that they have to settle their own visas and accomodation. thru H&K, they do it for you, keep track for you, everything done for you without having to take many days off to settle all these. (and if you were unsuccessful with a uni's accomodation application, no worries, eventually u'll secure urself with a place).

my ending sentence: Hui & Kuah rocks.

happy new year!!

2009-01-12T04:30:00.003+10:30

almost a month since my previous update. why? cuz basically life's been pretty bland. what can be more interesting than hiding myself at home with food, tv, computer and bed? yeah maybe my mum's nagging and scoldings from both parents when i reach home when others are about to wake up and get ready for work.

dance has been pretty alright. i still miss the original instructor. this course has been taken over by a relief cuz the original has to go for some self-improvement lessons. well as long as i get my weekly fix i guess tt should do as well.

been trying to settle my enrolment recently. sucks that i cannot enrol into one subject cuz i don't have the pre-requisites required (due to exemptions by credit transfer from poly). need to wait for them to waive the pre-req before i can further any steps. this is so annoying!!!!! argh!

speaking of enrolment, school's about to start soon. i'm not particularly looking forward to leaving my comfortable environment and people and get back to my freedom in adelaide. yup freedom is kind of the only thing i miss, but hey, the pros here outnumber those down south.

so anyway...hope everyone's fine, still alive and kicking, and hopefully happy.

remember: no pain, no gain =)

all the best and take care. hugs ^(oo)^

facebooking yet again

2008-12-17T17:44:00.002+10:30

when i go online, almost without fail i'll log on to facebook and check what's happening to the people around me. you get to see interesting photos, know juicy details, understand how small singapore is.

so small that your primary school classmate is your secondary school classmate's uni classmate. (if you understand what i mean.) and the list goes on with connections, endless possibilities i tell you.

these few months i've discovered a number of marriages taking place. maybe i'm damn slow to realise, when some have taken place ages ago and i realised only now, but quite a handful are (unfortunately) shotgun marriages. to me it is rather unfortunate, cuz at such a young age, one is not mentally prepared and financially capable to raise a child yet. of course, there is no doubt their marriages will last till the very end, but life ain't gonna be easy.

my point is, no matter what sexual urges we all have, USE PROTECTION. girls are on the losing end no matter what, so please, insist on using condoms even if the guy does not want. i'm not saying "no pre-marital sex", because i understand being young and bold and adventurous, people like to break rules. furthermore, someone (i remember studying it during psychology lessons a couple of years ago) concluded that sex is a basic need, just like food is. condoms are not 100% failproof, but at least 90something% safe, safe enough to prevent unwanted pregnancies, not to mention STDs.

best if urges can be controlled. unless the urge is too strong you may explode, use protection.

ok enough for now. i'm done with this.

time is ticking away. tracy says sleep=wasting life. lol. so i'm wasting lots of my life sleeping till 2pm everyday. sorry people, i am a pig. i know some would like to strangle me for having the luxury of sleep while they struggle hard to get some, but hey, it's holidays for me hor!

BUT I AM SOO BORED!!! waiting to go for dance lesson later...hoho =D

i had a bad day

2008-12-16T03:20:00.002+10:30

yesterday, my mind was overworked, due to my stupid thoughts. too much thinking.

and i thought my crying was because i think too much, but if fact it was worsened by PMS. how bad was it? i literally cried the whole day. when i watched tv or dramas on the computer, only these things distract me from crying. once i stopped, i started crying again. i tried hard to sleep at night, but tears kept flowing till my head hurt.
PMS sometimes is really really scary.

andd...I AM SOOO BORED! and lonely. rotting at home does have it's downside.........

HOME!!!

2008-12-01T20:34:00.003+10:30

i see cobwebs everywhere.

sorry people....couldn't find the time+energy to update.

so what's new?? i'm back in sg for the holidays, leaving on the 28th feb, so no worries guys, i have plenty of time to meet up with everyone :)

allow me to apologise beforehand that i didn't get souvenirs......i was rushing for time. was more interested in getting my ass on the plane instead. sorry sorry sorry.

i'm officially 20 a few days ago. didnt do much on that day, just cut a cake my mum baked and went to the hospital to visit my maternal grandpa who suffered a stroke 2nd time round.

received a present from a friend. my one and only present :)see the blue wordings?? cool eh?!?! and it's a automatic watch! no batteries at all! :)
(downside is that i gotta wear it often/wind it up often.....) can't bear to wear it out cuz it's white....

so anyway....i'm rotting at home. sigh. signed up for dance lessons again or else i'll seriously have nth to look forward to.

still waiting for one last subject's result. the other 2 was quite ok, one pretty unexpected, but overall, could have done much better. owell i shall be contented.

2008-10-21T01:38:00.002+10:30

i realised it's been quite a while since i last updated. sorry to those who take the trouble to check this dusty blog. well i've lots of photos, but i don't have the energy to put it nicely here. i'll upload it onto facebook soon, or get my housemate to do it.

now it's the crunch time for lots of students. heaps of assignments and tests these weeks till the exams. exams are like, in less than 3 weeks time. kill me.

now i have to finish up whats right ahead of me first before worrying about the exams. i really hope i won't fail, or else i gotta book a air ticket back here to take supp papers. provided if i dont fail badly. (only 40-49 marks then do u get to do supp ppr, or else fail means fail.)

tired. i wish all these will be over soon. i can't wait to get back to sg.

so glad i have nothing else to worry except studies. i feel loved....

the week after the hols

2008-10-11T04:24:00.002+10:30

mid-semester break ended. and today marks the end of one week of back-to-uni-life.

dinners with housemates n friends are so common it's like, 4 out of 7 days. sometimes it gets very tiring cuz it ends really late, but it's good though. i like gatherings. and things people say/do, makes it more interesting.

one more month to exams. can't believe my papers end so late. will be heading to melbourne after exams before i return to sg.

i hate studying now. i hate assignments. but i only know i need to get my degree to survive comfortably.

i seriously wish the holidays were tomorrow...............................

more melamine found?!!?

2008-10-01T17:42:00.003+09:30

now it's found in lipton milk tea in HK...

my favourite teh?!?!?! omg...

i don't care. i'm still gonna buy some and carry them to adelaide so i can satisfy my cravings. not like i drink 50 packs per day.

then i think i have to drink more water to prevent kidney stone formation.

mannn....assignment still undone. i'm living up to my no. 1 procrastinator name.

HELLLPPP!!!

goodbye grandma

2008-09-24T22:14:00.001+09:30

she is now in a better place.

-24/09/2008-

dinner on a friday

2008-08-31T20:24:00.005+09:30

it's been long since i last updated. was too lazy to organise the info and update. now i'm blogging instead of doing my homework. it's bad...seriously bad of me.

anyway school's been, erm, okay? except that it's getting busier now with all the assignments due soon and tests coming up and i havent been studying and always procrastinating and finishing up my assignments last minute. what makes matters worse is that the lectures are difficult to follow, especially when you get boring lecturers, the info is difficult to digest, and i don't revise. hooray for me!

always look forward to weekends where we'll hang out, go for dinners, chat and eat and drink at the house for hours till 4am. been putting off my work for too long and now i have to rush.

photos from dinner last friday at a steamboat restaurant. we didn't eat steamboat but we ordered form the ala carte menu. food's good and rice is free flow. and the waiter was damn funny. definitely another place to go to again.

while waiting for the food...an li and shaun.yummy yummy =)next on-->to a dessert shop. nice rose patterns on the wall =)great desserts to end a mealyes the guys were happy. from left: zhan hou, shaun, wei wen.the happy girls: an li n me.

i totally hate lit review. i'm doing everything i like to do now, except lit review. WHY?!? why do some journal articles have to be soooo shitty?

wondering whether i should change my air ticket date earlier if my exam ends early...but it costs A$100...sigh. can't wait to get back.. i miss everyone.

updates again when i feel like it. take care everyone, especially when the weather's been so rainy and hot back in s'pore.

people say...

2008-08-18T22:19:00.001+09:30

"it is easy to get into university of adelaide, but difficult to get out"

i say,

"bingo!"

the start of another dreaded week...

2008-08-18T19:38:00.004+09:30

HELLO PEOPLE!!!

haven't updated my blog for quite some time. this update is to show that i havent died.

my life so far--9th august:singapore's 43rd birthday. Went for national day lunch (yes in adelaide for the homesick) at Stamford Hotel. Nasi padang buffet was *cough* GOOD *cough*. It was damn nice singing nday songs, especially "Home" and the national anthem.

At night, my friends and i decided to do online streaming of the NDP, and project it on the big screen and share our joy with fellow singaporeans. Was pretty boring at some parts, but we got everyone to stand up to sing the anthem and recite the pledge. Patriotism, i say.

this recent friday, zhan hou and i decided to cook dinner for everyone. i made pasta, he made potato salad. bought an absolutely heavenly cheesecake and a few bottles of wine. too much leftover food and lots of potatoes and still left in the fridge......

saturdays are marketing days for me. it actually feels good to do marketing. and the weird thing is, i actually find cooking and washing up therapeutic. conclusion: it is very nice to do things at your own pace and when there's no nice tv programmes to distract you. exception? studying still sucks.

photos time!!!

lunch at Stamford Hotel. ahhhh the flag :)the beauties.the beasts. (no offence meant hor...)
NDP screening at the common room. photo taken before NDP started.

on to friday-->
the food......chefs for the dayand yes, the cheesecake was that good.the people.

i'm so screwed. i hate checking the timelines cuz everytime i do, i realise i've something(s) to hand up soon. i seriously can't wait for all of these to be over and be back to home sweet home.

i keep procrastinating when it comes to homework. please slap me. i'm the no. 1 procrastinator. i ought to win a prize for that.

something for thought--"the most important things in a relationship are Trust, and Respect" (quoted from zhan hou)

i would like to add an "Honesty" to it.

think about it people. how many are actually guilty of not doing these? we wonder why relationships fall apart.

it always takes 2 hands to clap, yeah?

take care everyone. i'm actually enjoying the weather (w/o the rain) here. when i get back to sg i'll be in sauna. ^(oo)^

TGIF tomorrow!

2008-07-31T21:55:00.002+09:30

had a really really bad day yesterday. if u've read my previous post, i said i was looking forward to wednesday's practical. HOWEVER, i'm so fked up with the practical cuz it's like, research based and you have to devise your own practical, what you wanna find out and your own protocol and blah blah blah. RESEARCH.

and bad thing was, i'm super hormonal and the things were like, thrown onto me just like that. my grpmates have already been thru this kinda practical so they know what they are supposed to do. so discussion beings, there's no conclusive title/hypothesis, so we are to go back and research articles. this is how it is supposed to be. first week just discuss and go research before going back nxt wk and come up with something conclusive. i was sitting there like an idiot, not giving any comments, just laughing at their jokes.

when practical ended, i was so depressed i actually cried. my entire night was ruined, eyes were almost blinded, cuz i was so lost and i was so afraid that would affect my peer assessment.

today is much better. practical is what i would term p.r.a.c.t.i.c.a.l. although it is much more difficult in the sense that they teach the things (like a lecture cum practical) before you do hands on, so i'm actually a little lost cuz its like molecular genetics stuff, all the DNA denaturing then adding these and that. BUT they have a protocol, which u follow. THIS IS PRACTICAL. PROTOCOL, READ, FOLLOW, FINISH. at the end the demonstrators/assessors will ask you questions on the theory la, but luckily i managed to scrape through, although now still a bit blur.

i still have a tutorial to do for tomorrow. the fked up thing is, i have to type it out on the word document provided and PRINT it out, so they mark you on the things u have printed and any handwritten stuff are just notes for your own reference.

i prefer old school. you give me tutorial, i use my pen and my right hand to write and left hand to hold the paper down.

there's so so so many lectures i need to take time to read through and digest. the speed is fast, and the material is difficult, i'm having a hard time here. i know i must work hard, but sometimes the determination can't sustain long enough.

after all the money spent on me.................sigh.
i shall do what i'm supposed to do la.

on the lighter note, i realised quite a handful of poly mates are actually attached. it's so sweet to know that nearing the end of poly life or after poly, people get together.
the singles? don't despair. the one will eventually come. just don't rush into it.

take care everyone=) i will not commit suicide no matter what. ha ha ha.

the beginning of university life

2008-07-29T22:28:00.002+09:30

so, lessons started already. for the past 2 days it has been lectures only. fyi, i'm taking human physiology, biochemistry, and immunology+virology.

so for physiology, what's being taught now is renal. i'm so dead cuz i've been sleeping thru the lectures and doesn't help much that i forgot lots of things i've learnt in poly. hopefully i can learn some more things from tutorials.

but here, their tutorials they expect you to do your tutorial before going for it and their tutorial answers cannot be found directly from lecture notes. they expect you to search for more information and come prepared for it.

i'm so scared. will update again to share my tutorial experiences.

for biochemistry, the lecturer is damn interesting but i can't say the same for the subject itself when i saw the lecture notes. the notes are in full A4 typewritten notes, not powerpoint slides. so can you imagine the pain i was having when i had to look for information through all the fonts, be it normal or bold or italics? and the pathways, oh my god. PATHWAYS!!! we don't have to remember them, but i'm pretty sure we gotta know some stuff about them.

immuno&viro introductory lecture was ok. made me think i actually still remember things that were taught in poly by beloved mr poh. however, after today's lecture on virology (i actually slept thru it la), i was pretty demoralised. like, the lecturer would ask questions and when the answer comes from somewhere behind/in front and i'm like HUH? I DON'T EVEN KNOW? did they do it last sem? what am i missing out? why my poly lecturers didn't tell me that?

i'm know i'm lagging, but at this point of time i seriously don't have any drive to take my notes out to comprehend, or finish up my tutorial.

wasn't feeling well today (cuz it's a girl thing) and went back to get some sleep. i'm still very tired and tmr there's lec at 10 and practical at 2. looking forward to pract but i know its gonna be like reports-based, which i don't like but i don't have a choice.

why can't everything be simple and basic?

i guess i need to grow up.

on a happier note, i have nice housemates! there's another sporean housemate (3rd yr food science) who passed me 2 biochem txtbooks. so so so so nice of her.
i'm so glad my housemates are nice, and i hope the last housemate who isn't back yet, is also nice. it is so important to have people whom you can live together comfortably with, apart from the importance of a nice big personal bathroom.

anyway, i guess that's enough ranting for today. i need to bathe and catch more sleep before i sleep during lecture again tomorrow.

take care everyone. will post photos when i feel like it.

group dinner on a saturday

2008-07-27T22:30:00.005+09:30

went across the street near my hostel to another fellow singaporean's hostel for dinner. i made shepherd's pie (with help from others for the potatoes n meat n baking), my very first time, and surprisingly it's nice =)zhan hou in action.the kind wei wen helping to peel potatoes.marinating the meat...mashed potatoes... the fried meat, layered into the dish before putting mashed potatoes for baking.the hungry others while waiting for dinner to be ready.
and ta-dah! pie is done!food for the day (excluding a roast chicken which was still in the oven)the people, the company, the food. make the efforts worthwhile.and...the leftovers.

lessons start tomorrow. 3 1-hr lecs. pray hard i don't fall asleep. and i don't cry from paranoia due to the difficulty.
wish me luck.

feeling quite empty and lonely today. sigh. emotions, emotions.

guess i should get some rest now. take care everyone.

2008-07-26T03:16:00.005+09:30

just a few photos to share. school starts on monday and it's mixed emotions for now.

photos were taken on different days. not in chronological order.

some fellow singaporeans, with my aunt on the right and girl's mum (girl on my right) on my left.my housemates & my aunt.
the ever-famous 'V' sign.
sending her mum off at the adelaide airport.

korean dinner @ central market. the bibimbap is nice =)

dinner at an indian restaurant with aunt. the food, and the masala tea was great.

that's all for now, folks.

will post more when i feel like it. i still have tons of photos in my folder and sub-folders and sub-sub-folders..............

take care, ya'all.

update!

2008-07-20T00:48:00.006+09:30

it's been quite a while since i updated, reason being i'm too lazy and i have better things to do. haha.

it has been a week since i arrived. am starting to find things here pretty boring already. it's a pretty quiet place, and maybe i haven't experienced the nightlife at other areas yet.

lots of photos to share...
the main entrance of the hostel (which i call it a condo. haha. cuz u'll need a card to access)
the lounge which is on the left once you enter.
close up on the comfy area in the lounge.

my housemates (the females), girl in brown is singaporean and girl in white is japanese, who is on exchange programme. boy is a fellow singaporean who came to celebrate my housemate's birthday.the first dinner which my housemates and i each cooked a dish. egg is mine =) how my school looks like from outside.

didn't take my room photos cuz it's messy and will clear it up first before i post a nice photo of my room. hee hee hee

and time for the exorbitant prices of asian food--->

the photos speak for themselves. please don't forget there's an exchange rate that has to be calculated.
if you wanna be rich, come adelaide (or i believe, any part of aussie) and set up an asian food store.

took a video at a shopping center today cuz the panda was damn cute. check it out: http://youtube.com/watch?v=FpF_EAqe70s

hm i guess that should be enough today. will post up more photos when i feel like it =) it's late and i have been sleeping late everyday.

take care everyone=)

in the internet cafe

2008-07-13T20:22:00.001+09:30

no net, so in internet cafe

orientation is tmr....wish me luck

damn cold here, and quiet. and boring.

anyone can still sms me on my singapore number. i'll reply with my aussie number

times up.

bye

i'm in adelaide!

2008-07-12T14:26:00.002+09:30

A big HELLO from Adelaide!!!

I'm currently in the State Library using the wireless connection.

Why?

Cuz I have no student id and password yet to access using the school's network and without them, i also cannot sign up for internet plans.
The plans are fking expensive la. 10GB of download limit is about 38 aussie dollars per month and with this amount, you can already get wireless in sg.

I feel so crippled and lonely without internet connection in my room. Grrr.

Called home a couple of times and I actually cried for no reason. I don't exactly miss sg, but i think it's the people that i really miss.

it's damn cold here, about 10 degrees C (or lower) and your hands actually do freeze if you don't put them in your pockets.

things here aren't cheap. but i've bought some snacks cuz i feel greedy. and milo. and stuff for the kitchen. basically still trying to buy all the necessities...

the room's quite ok. and i've got my own bathroom which is very very good =) can avoid conflict with others. and can wash my clothes and leave it to dry inside. it only takes about a day for the undergarments to dry, which means the air is really dry.

yes its really dry. i need my moisturiser and lip balm.

The kitchen is ok, but the stove and fridge is damn dirty. have the urge to do a good cleaning up, but i dont know if i'll be that nice....................................

wanted to take photos but just too lazy, and no mood to take them. will take some and upload when i have the internet connection. too lazy to carry my laptop around. damn heavy.

I NEED INTERNET CONNECTION. I NEED UNLIMITED DOWNLOADS.

damn.

2008-07-07T01:35:00.001+09:30

Starting a new blog to keep track of the times away from home....

Stay tuned my dears =)