A special blog

Horrible Christmas Eve... Great Christmas Presents!

2010-01-14T21:34:00.001+08:00

Well, we didn't particular celebrate on last Christmas eve like many couples because I'm sick. I learnt from my lesson not to eat curry puff for breakfast, especially Old Chang Kee's one! Made me suffer from stomach wind! I hate it! In the end, both of us only manage to watch Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 in Plaza Singapura. I would say it was average only. In the end we have to head home after the movie because I was not feeling well. While others had Christmas turkey, I had Christmas instant porridge! Yucks! No choice, its for sick people like me.

On the bright side, heres what I got for my sweet heart: Adidas Wind Breaker! Definitely can't find in Singapore!

In return, my sweetheart got what I requested for: Another Adidas Wind Breaker too! I like it!

I think it looks great on us!

Couple Pouch

2009-11-26T23:59:00.003+08:00

Yeah, we saw one nice pouch that we like so we decided to hoot ah! Anyway, here it is....

A day @Iluma

2009-08-12T22:23:00.000+08:00

A day @Iluma
Well, it is a typical sunday and we have been heading to the same few places (Ang Mo Kio Hub, Bishan Junction 8 etc) so we decided to go for a change. My sweet heart suggested Iluma as she hardly explore there so we decided to head there for shopping.

Well, the first thing when we step in is that we felt very cold as the aircon is strong! The place seems quite big and the shops seem quite unique. There is a special escalator that leads you all the way up to the 4th storey. We find that there isn't much stores to shop. There is an arcade and a few restaurants to eat including Empire State (Monkey on top on building), a Japanese cosplay restaurant, a dessert store (cheeky), noodle house and Xin Cafe. We head to the noodle house at first, but it seems normal to us. We decided to try Xin cafe since my dear wants to try.

Our first impression of xin cafe is that the ambience is very nice. We ordered 2 different fried rice (Samba and normal) and 2 cups of mango pomelo drink. The drink is simply tasty and highly recommended.

As for the fried rice, mine (normal) is a little tasteless or rather I can't taste much, but the prawns are fresh and delicious. My dear has a better fried rice (Samba) which has the spice and strong taste, so she likes it a lot. I have to admit hers taste much better. Another good thing is that they are now offering 20% promo until end of sept this year so you all can try bringing your friends to try.

At first we wanted to go and try the dessert store, but we did not as we are so full. We walked up to the highest floor to have a look at the scenery, but the wind is so strong and it is so cold! Hence we decided to head back down to keep ourself warm. Initially, we wanted to watch a movie but there wasn't any good shows for us to watch. The good shows were either watched before or it will release another few weeks later. Anyway, we haven't watch in film garde before. May be next time we can try watching there. We hang around a little while before we head home. The day was short, but we certainly enjoyed ourselves. Thats all for now!

I passed!

2009-08-02T19:24:00.003+08:00

Oh no..this blog is dead. I shall blog about my personal stuff then. I finally passed my driving yesterday! That ends a year of somehow intensive driving lessons. Though yesterday i didn't drive as well as my third attempt, in which my only major mistake was mounting the kerb at S course, i am so thankful that i passed! The TP was quite nice..A few cyclists at the side road could almost cause my failure but he decided to just give me 8 points for it. But somehow i felt that he had in mind to pass me right after completing the circuit items, cos he changed the test route and i didn't do any U turn and did only 1 right turn.

When we went back to the TP room, he started to explain to me my mistakes. I couldn't help but interrupt him and asked him whether i passed. He started to say in a jokingly manner that he wanted me to listen to my mistakes first. Then it was non stop about the cyclist until i thought i had failed again. When i looked at page 1 of the result slip i already saw close to 14 demerit points and there was still another page he did not flip over. My heart really sank at that point of time. But at the end he said u passed..And stop doing all those wide turns and beware of all road hazards. Then he said jokingly that i was born in year 1987 but still haven't passed when people born in year 1990 had already passed their driving!

Really wanna thank all the people who supported me all this while..and for all that had prayed hard for me and most of all God that allowed this to happen. Through all the failures i learnt that safety is the most important issue in driving and through the many lessons that i took, i became more confident in handling different road conditions with the right technique. Most of all i think God was telling me to be patient..to learn to drive well and not just focus on passing the test :)

Aftermath of ESE

2009-07-29T19:22:00.001+08:00

Overall, the experience of ESE has been an enjoyable and memorable one. Though there were some setbacks faced mainly in classroom management, the overall experience was great. Learnt alot and got a feel of what the job is like. Towards the end of ESE, we couldn't really bear to leave the school and on the last day we stayed till very late, chatting with mentors and other teachers.

Orientation in NIE was cancelled due to H1N1..and mon to wed i was at a chalet. Though it was fun, I kept thinking about the school and my memorable times there. Feel like going back to teach there permanantly, but my chances are low. Hai..i really miss my times there!

The life of teaching

2009-07-04T10:22:00.002+08:00

These few days have been so super tiring..Waking up at 5.40am, and getting ready for school. Initially i thought it was only observation of classes, but due to H1N1, teachers who went to those countries affected had to take Leave of Absence. As a result, there was shortage of teachers and i had to do relief for POA and bio up to yesterday, but no teaching was required on my part. It was really quite an experience handling those normal classes. At times, i was emotionally affected by what the students did to me. At times, i felt happy that i could manage the class and the students were well behaved and greeted me as i walked around the school. The sec 1 students were really cute.

Yesterday i started my observation for my math classes..Two days before i was told to design a math game on angles for a normal tech class..Took great pains to come up with questions for the game. When i stepped into class, i was quite shocked by how daring the students were and how they talked back..After going through a summary of the concepts by the teacher, i started to conduct the game. Throughout the game, i was shouting at them bcos they were so hard to control..and we even had to use a mike sometimes. It was really quite an experience.

After school, although its only 2pm..i already feel super tired out..I can just doze off after i get home..and if i didn't set my alarm..i think i will only wake up the next morning.. Thats how tiring it is..

New stuff in my room

2009-06-15T01:52:00.008+08:00

I recently got a 26 inch LCD Samsung Monitor and new Altec Lansing speakers together with my Wii that i got as my birthday present. Haha..im definitely not insane about all this technology stuff but through this post i want to take the oppurtunity to thank Kelvin for helping me with all his advice and setting everything up. It wasn't easy and i definitely wouldn't have been able to do it by myself!

(Wii is absent from the picture, cos i lent it to my friend. Yoshi is waiting for its return! Lol..The silver mio box allows me to watch mio TV and normal TV channels)

(subwoofer-> an extension of the 2 speakers above for better sound quality)

Haha, this is my graduation present for myself.. I feel that this is the hardest time i've ever worked in order to rush my modules to graduate on time and resume duty in NIE in June. With special sem to clear my last core module, i couldn't go for a grad trip in May or June. No matter what has happened, I'm really glad how everything has turned out. Just hoping that the career i have chosen to take suits me and i will be able to adapt to hall life when i'm a trainee. I feel like i'm moving to another phase of my life~ lol..

Pri Sch gathering!

2009-06-15T00:58:00.011+08:00

Last week i went for my pri sch gathering with Kelvin. Was supposed to do some painting as volunteer work in the morning till evening but i came down with stomach flu the day before. Instead of assembling at Kovan at 830 for the volunteer work, i went to the clinic and was the first patient to arrive that day. After that, i went home to rest and picked Sally up at 7+pm. After that, we made our way to our pri sch teacher's house(Mrs Tan) at a condo in East Coast.

Had a great time there..although we were late and didnt spend much time there. Haha finally saw Mrs Tan's kids as well. They were really cute. Joel is already 9 while Jannalyn is 6 years old. The last time i saw them, Joel was only 5 and Jannalyn was only 2 years old. Haha but somehow had more impression of Joel, cos we gathered at Mrs Tan's house when he was born and when they moved to their new house at Serangoon North when Joel was around 1 years old.

We attempted to take a class photo, with our standing postion as similar as possible to the class photo we took in pri 6. It was really humourous and we got quite excited. In the 2nd photo, Mrs Tan is 'strangling' Ritchie bcos during our candid photo in pri 6, Ritchie was being 'strangled' by Mrs Tan and some of us and he raised his hand and blocked Mrs Tan's face!!

Then we had a 'yum seh' ceremony and thanked the organisers and Mrs Tan for hosting us.

After that, we celebrated Mrs Tan's birthday for her. Sandra and Lynn baked a chocolate cake for her. Haha it tasted good!

Lol Kelvin was very nice that day and helped us take alot of photos. He also chatted with my other classmates. Mrs Tan and classmates thought that he was very helpful. Lol..My classmate even reminded me to tag him in the photos! I really want to thank him for fetching me and my friends there and back, joining us and helping out during the class gathering. He has added five stars in my heart!

Our First year anniversary

2009-06-14T15:06:00.001+08:00

Our 1 year anniversary
Well, this is our most happiest anniversary celebration. It marks the significance of our one year relationship. First, I drop by Julia's house, tricking her that we will be going down to Jurong Point to celebrate our anniversary there. Actually, I knew she wanted to eat buffet very much, and she is very keen to try the buffet in Yuki no Yaki (a high class and better quality version of Seoul Garden restaurant located in Marina Square), so I decided that is the best place for our anniversary celebration. I was afraid that the restaurant becomes fully packed. Luckily it is not.:)

We have our cooking session there. We spent 3 hours there eating (to maximize our value)! The food taste good and my sweet heart loves it.The most unique thing about the restaurant is that you can make your own ice cream. The process is not easy, but its fun. Feeling very happy, my sweet heart bought for me a pair of crocs slipper. It is light and comfortable. In fact, I prefer this set of slippers to my nike on! We feel so full that we managed to skip our dinner. We have our dessert in gelaire as their waffles are simply delicious. Well, the time spent may be short, but its definitely the most memorable moments we spent together.

Today is our 1st Year Anniversary!

2009-05-31T00:00:00.001+08:00

Look out for surprise! SMS me for more details dear...

Sentosa chalet

2009-05-30T18:02:00.004+08:00

Hmm spent one night at Sentosa Chalet from Thurs to Fri..

The experience there was bad. The room was small, and there was nothing much to do there..

Because there was nothing much to do there, we took the monorail back to Vivo city for dinner and to walk around on the first night. I gave the wrong suggestion to eat at Food Republic. I thought it was a more budget option, but somehow the prices were overrated.

On the 2nd day, the bathroom door toppled down. I was quite shocked. Our mood was somehow spoilt during the whole trip cos the semester results were going to be released on Fri, and Kelvin was quite worried. As for me, i didn't seem to bother so much about it. Haha..

Here are some pics we took. Kelvin forgot to bring his camera, so we had to use my phone. But good thing is that the pictures still look clear..

A special Edition Blogging

2009-05-14T15:28:00.005+08:00

I remember on the 6th May 2009, is the day I looking forward the most for the semester. The day where I can fulfill my plan, to get my dear her most wanted present. I have to control my urge to buy her the present because I wanted her to concentrate on her studies first. The ultimate present: Nintendo Wii!

Although it is quite tiring that day after exam, but I'm still excited to get the Wii for her. I drop by together with my friends to Qishan at Far east shopping centre to buy Wii together. Actually Julia wanted to me for lunch, but I tricked her telling her I'm in Great World city signing contract for internship so that I have enough time to get her the Wii set. I did have a clue that she expect me to bought a Wii set during her birthday, but I'm sure she will never expect me to give her so early right after exam. LOL...

Using Lester's picture since I didn't get the chance to take picture.

My next step is to trick Julia to meet me some where in Woodlands so I could get for her some Wii games. At first she is quite mad at me because I keep on changing on our meeting location. Didn't want to tell her where to meet because I wanted to give her a surprise. When she first saw me, she is quite mad, but after she saw the Wii, she become very shock and touched.

We even met her friends in Causeway Point and she told them about it. LOL... Feeling so happy, she decided to treat me Pizza Hut! We ordered 2 special set of Pizza student meal. She wanted to treat me the couple pizza set, but I suggested to get a student meal instead since its the last few times where we can use student priviledges. LOL...However, I feel little regrets because the student meal is not nice at all. Following that, we leave each other as both of us go off to teach tuition. To be honest, the whole day is damn tiring. Couldn't sleep well the night before and have to shop around the whole day plus night tuition. It is definitely a tiring day, but it is definitely worth it, since I saw the expression on her face the moment I give her the present. LOL...

:S

2009-05-12T19:27:00.003+08:00

After today, i am convinced that my school is screwed.

My friends and I were rushing through our lab report even before special sem started. And believe me, it was hard getting back to work after a tiring semester had just ended. This was the instruction given in the workbin for inorganic chem lab. ' All lab reports have to be completed and submitted by 6 pm on the day of the experiment. No reports will be accepted after 6 pm on that day. The exception is for experiments carried out during the first session; the lab reports are due the first thing in the morning of the next practical session (for those who started with experiment 3, you have till the end of that day). '

'(for those who started with experiment 3, you have till the end of that day).' How would you interpret this? It was bad enough that they did not want to reveal which experiments we were doing for the first lab session. So all of us were quite afraid that there was a possibility that we would be doing experiment 3. The worse thing was that only after i finished doing the lab report for almost a day i suddenly saw joyce data sheet where she wrote data for week 1 and data for week 2. That means the experiment spans over 2 weeks! How are we going to finish the report by 6pm that day on the first lab session? Haiz the system is so screwed.. We were convinced that they made a serious error cos they announced today during the briefing that the report is only due at 6pm on the second lab session if we start off with experiment 3.

The next thing was the particular statement which stated that 'The exception is for experiments carried out during the first session; the lab reports are due the first thing in the morning of the next practical session.' Because of my surname, i had a strong feeling that i would start off with experiment 4, which i did today. Being afraid that there was not enough time to finish the report when i ended lab i also went to prepare the report for experiment 4. Haiz and what happened again today?They announced during briefing that we were allowed to hand up our report 1 week later for the first lab session.

Haiz what is this??

Tmr's organic lab is a mystery again. Are we supposed to hand up on the day itself? Soft or hard copy? Its a mystery only to be known during briefing tmr:S

Yay!

2009-05-07T19:51:00.002+08:00

Haha..i am so happy. I got a new wii~ Thanks to Kelvin, Kristina and his mum for giving it to me as my early bday present:)

Finally took my last paper ytd..and sad to say..it was really super hard. Quite comparable to Biomolecules. Kristina also said her physical chem paper was super hard and she was afraid that she was going to fail. My heart really goes out to her cos i had to cope with the same feeling for the past 2 semesters when i took organic chem. On the day the results were released, it was a super tense moment and my eyes just zoomed to look at that module. Other modules did not seem to bother that much anymore. All the more now that its our last semester and nothing should go wrong to delay our graduation furthur.

Lots of things coming up..with my 2nd attempt of the driving test coming in less than 2 weeks time. Spent alot of money for revision lessons in school and going under a private instructor. Haha this time i am really serious about passing. I must do my best to pass!

And special sem starts next week already! Haiz that means back to lab and books.. just when i thought everything had ended. Sad. Hopefully they wont change the experiments. Haha on a brighter side, i may be able to meet Kelvin in school cos he will be doing internship there. Lol. Congrats to him for getting the internship!

So tempted to buy a 26inch LCD monitor that can couple as a TV and computer monitor. Initially thought of a 32 inch TV but now the LCD monitor seems more tempting. Also renewing my singnet wireless which comes with Mio TV. They will be coming on 21st May to fix it in my house. So many temptations..I dun feel like doing my special sem already~ Hahaha..

Some pics to share

2009-04-29T00:16:00.007+08:00

Pics from the last analytical lab. Compared to physical chem lab, i found that analytical really rocks. Lol. But of course the lab reporting does not rock at all~

1st pic is on fluorescence spectroscopy. The first time i saw the blue light when i placed the cuvette cell in the sample holder i got super excited bcos i found that i could finally appreciate something in chemistry lab. Anyway the blue light was really beautiful, and for once i didnt mind staring at it longer and ending lab a few minutes later. Its not that well captured in my camera phone though.

2nd pic is on High Performance Liquid Chromtography(HPLC). Didnt really know how to appreciate chromatography last time. But through this lab module got to understand it better and find that it is very applicable in chemical industries. The bottles on top are reservoirs for gradient elution to separate out the components. Everything is computerised and the equipment looks huge.

Wanted to take a pic of the Atomic Spectroscopy machine but wasnt in the mood while doing the experiment bcos we had to queue and wait super long since there was only one machine and 5 groups were doing the experiment. The flame in the machine really looked cool~ The flame was used to atomize the sample and absorption was measured.

Lol am i missing chemistry already? Have never regretted switching to Chemistry after my first sem though i lagged behind in modules. Only regretted not making the right decision earlier :(

Reaching the end~ Can finally see light at the end of the tunnel~

2009-04-28T23:34:00.006+08:00

Took my 2nd last final year exam today..Still ok. But somehow didn't manage to churn up the length for the first question which was a 50 mark essay. Sat there in the last 10 mins with mental block, and somehow i didn't feel nervous at all. Just felt that my brain had shut down. Guess i was too tired to think. Ended off with just one single sentence 'urban planning is needed for economic growth but the government has to intervene as well'. Wanted to write more but my hand was no longer responsive to the signals sent out by my brain. Lol.

Yesterday's biomolecules was the worst paper i took this sem. Just by looking at the paper i had already lost half of the marks bcos i didnt focus on memorising those stuff. Somehow i was caught off guard, and felt kind of cheated. Bcos what came out in some of the questions were those not explained in detail by the lecturer and i thought was just sufficient to understand and glance through. All the stuff which i thought was important and focused on did not come out much at all.

Haiz i have a bad bad habit ever since i came to NUS. I cannot sleep well before major exams. I go to bed early, ensuring i have more than 6 hours of sleep, but i somehow i toss and turn about in bed, and the next day i just feel so tired. Ironically, during normal school days i would treasure every moment to rest and sleep. I will doze off in less than 15mins. Is it a psychological barrier towards exams? It only started from year 2. In year 1 of uni i was too slack to bother so much.

I just realised that it is hard to ignore and feel angry over loved ones. Although i feel angry and upset sometimes, i just cant bear to show the other person how angry or upset i am. After i show that im angry or upset i regret my actions of being too harsh. Is this a stong feeling of love?

Update

2009-03-08T21:49:00.005+08:00

Well these few days have been really hectic and mad..

I had tests everyday, and after each test i felt so traumatised bcos i flunked them. Except GEK which i still found was more manageable. The rest were just horrible, including my driving test on Thurs. Although i sort of expected that i would fail, it was still a major disappointment.

On Thurs night after i failed my driving test there was still alot to worry for because i had solid state test the next day. Although i did study with xiuhui over the mid term break, there were still formulas to memorise and last min looking through to do. So i took a nap and got up to study through the night. After writing down everything, it was already early morning..Then i suddenly had a bad headache and it wasn't just the normal headache. I felt like collapsing and my eyes were somehow sore.

Next day had slight sore throat and went to see the doctor. Missed the solid state test. Got a shock when he took my blood pressure and checked my eyesight and asked whether i saw double image. Then he asked whether i was nauseous, which i did feel in the morning. Then he asked me something which did not seem like normal sickness. Initially i thought i was just overworked. But he told me it may just be signs of stress too. Need alot of rest. Had to monitor over these few days and thankfully i think i am alright now.

Upset that i did not take the solid state test on Fri. Because right now the make up test will be an oral test or only using the second test as CA. But in any case, i was not in the right state to take any test on Fri. Sigh.

Haha Kelvin gave me a surprise and drove his dad's new car on Sat. Initially i was asking where his car was when he took me downstairs. Then i saw him press something and opened e doors. Its a new mitshubitshi lancer and the interior looks great. Kelvin said his ultimate aim was a new BMW 7 series..Haha but i already feel very satisfied with just a normal mid sized sedan. As long as it works well and is comfortable :)

Here are some photos we took

Mid term break

2009-02-23T22:23:00.003+08:00

Mid term break just started. Enjoyed myself thoroughly on sat and sun. It had been a super long time that i could finally take a break. But it was back to reality on Sunday night when i had to start doing my report. Eventually i was so tired i decided to stop and take a break. Was so tired that i fell asleep on bed without switching off the lights. That is how tiring this sem is:(

Woke up early today because i had driving. The instructor thought i had a session this morning before his cos my last lesson was 23/12 last yr which he saw as 23/2. He said it was a long time since i drove. I asked him whether he could go through all the circuit items again and he guided me patiently. Was so glad cos it turned out quite ok and i specially paid more to fix the instructor.

Everything went on fine until i went out to the outside road. I was seriously bad in overtaking cos i could not judge properly the right time to overtake. Then he started to nag alot about us depending too much on the instructors for instructions and how we did not learn everything well from the start and that we were actually going to become qualified drivers soon. Which i could not deny because it seemed so true. Kept forgetting to return back to the left lane after doing right turns.

Eventually went back to the circuit. His comments were that i could drive, but i need to buck up alot. But he said it was inevitable cos i did not drive for a long time. He looked quite worried when i mentioned that i had only 3 more lessons to my actual test. Hai..But i guess i do not have a choice. Cos i cancelled 2 lessons in Feb as i was sick. Time flies so fast.

Oh! I need to mention a secret. But i think its not a secret anymore cos i already revealed it to Kris and everyone else on sat. Kelvin says he shares an emotional bond with his dogs. The first time i heard it i almost fainted cos he seems to be 'abusing' them all the time. Here is a picture which shows the evidence. He claimed that he left the dogs in his room to rest cos he was afraid that they felt lonely. Then he snapped a picture of them while they were sleeping in his room. Hmm..that set me teasing him the whole weekend. Lol..

Fully packed this break. After this weekend is over, hardly have any time to rest. I just realised that my exams end 6 may, special tem is on 11 may to 20 june and NIE intake is on 22 june. I guess the only resting period is in Dec. Haiz this is so sad. Want to drop tuition but afraid cos the economy is so bad now. Feel so sad for Kelvin cos he just lost 2 students. But yet i am afraid that i would not have time to catch up in my work. Really in a dilemma.....Hai. Sometimes i really envy my friends who can go straight home after school and slack and do their work during weekends. This is no doubt the kind of life i would like to lead as well. It just sets me thinking about what i am really doing and whether it is worth it in the end. Hai it really drives me crazy sometimes.

Wanted to get wii during the weekend but soft and hard mod cost $530, way more than i expected. So got to think very carefully. Kris lent me her wii again, so glad that i have a chance to play again! Thanks!

Hai..i am falling asleep again. Haha the previous entry was sweet ain't it? Lol..

Post Valentine's Day Thoughts

2009-02-20T15:37:00.005+08:00

Phew, finally got time to do a post on valentine's day. Last week was kind of hetic for me because I'm stucked between assignments, projects deadlines and midterm exam. Yucks, so packed! Anyway, I enjoyed my last valentine's day. It was really fun and the experience is worth it even though it cost a bomb! LOL.. Yup, first, I ordered roses to be delivered to Julia on V day. Well, the delivery man sure make a grand appearance at her door step. He shouted "Julia" at her doorstep, ensuring the whole corridor neighbourhood knows she received flowers. LOL.. High quality service I would say! =). Well, the roses aren't exactly look like what I ordered. Heres a comparison for you all to judge:

What it looks like in the Internet:

What it actually looks like!:

I thought it suppose be the bear holding the flower! Not carrying it on its back. I expect it to be smaller. Anyway, that sounds kind of unreasonable. Heres a zoom in on the roses:

See the specially added "I love you"? It costs extra to add one of those, but its worth it. Well, Julia bought for me a sweet valentine's cake and nike vouchers. Haiz, if I'm not sick, I would have eat more slices of the cakes! Wasted! It was certainly delicious.

After that, we head towards vivo city, to watch the "Curious case of Benjamin Buttons". I had to pre-order the gold class tickets which caused $149 for 2! Oh my god, its the most expensive movie I ever watched in my whole entire life! I was hesitant about booking it online days before, but the tickets are selling fast, so I had to buy quick. Anway, the staff are very nice and we managed to go in 30mins early to relax in the lounge.

Heres the lounge:

The package is known as "Paradise of Love at Gold Class". It includes:

Two Gold Class movie ticket
- 6-inch couple bears, 2-course meal with drink and choice of champagne or wine.

Main
Wine Poached Chicken Breast & Spanish Prawn
served with Sauteed Young Vegetables

Dessert
Raspberry Mousse

Drink
Coffee, Tea or Soft Drink

Choice of two glasses of
Veuve Clicquot Rose Champagne
or
Astrolabe Sauvignon Blanc 2008, Marlborough New Zealand

Here are the 6 inch couple bears. They really look cute!

The seats are great, you get to enjoy the comfort and luxury. The chairs can be adjusted with a push of the button. The ambience are really nice. I can't describe the feeling but it is really worth. The movie is near 3 hours, so it is really worth the money. The food is quite nice, but Julia don't really like it. I love the wine there. We get to taste both white and red wine. It rocks though I feel abit drunk! Lol..

The movie started at 7.30 pm and ended 10.30 pm. We have to eat the food in the movie which is quite bad. I can't really bear to leave at the end of the show. However, I certainly enjoy the our Valentine's day. Though it is just a simple movie outing, but it is certainly our quality time we enjoy together. Well, good times are short, so we have to rush back home for our homework! If only we have more time that day to spend with each other. Anyway, we can do so tomorrow. Till then, see you all again!

update

2009-02-12T18:08:00.002+08:00

Hmm since there has been not much update since my last entry, ill do a short update.

School has been bad. Looking forward to the mid term break. But ill be taking driving lessons 3 times a week and studying for tests so i think there is hardly any break. The week straight after mid term break will be full of tests from mon to fri, not leaving out my free day on thurs because ill be taking my driving test that day.

Haha i wonder how im going to pass my driving test because i haven been driving close to 2 months. Wanna congragulate my best friend jasmine for passing her driving test on her first attempt!! :)

Random entry

2009-02-06T23:24:00.003+08:00

Haiz, things have gone so so bad this sem, i can hardly breathe. This is happening even before mid term break!

Secondly i dunno why i fell so sick since last fri up to now and all the medicine has made me so drowsy and i almost slept the whole of last sun and thurs this week. The worse thing is that i have not felt any better and my cough has developed into phlegm. My lungs seem to be breaking down soon from all the coughing and my chest hurts whenever i cough. What is happening to me??

Despite all this, i still went to give tuition. And the more i give, the more guilty and upset i get. Because i think i should be resting more and concentrating more in my school work, since its my last semester and i am clearing more modules. Weekends seem to be totally burnt by all the tuition and now i wonder how on earth i managed to cope for the last 5 semesters. Cannot seem to catch up at all in my core modules. Every module is just so hard and my timetable is so super packed. Feel like giving up tuition 1 by 1, but i dunno who to give up and i feel so reluctant since they are all good students and are taking their O levels at the end of the year. Hai..how??

So many stuff due next week. Only looking forward to Valentine's Day. Kelvin has planned something v sweet. Lol..

Update on the bday celebration!

2009-01-25T21:42:00.006+08:00

Here are some photos we took after the steamboat and the surprise...

The PS3 we bought

His 2 best frens and the PS3

His family and the PS3

His family and the cake we bought

Group photo with the dogs Bobo and Cha Cha

A pleasant surprise

2009-01-19T23:38:00.003+08:00

We finally gave Kelvin a PS3 he wanted:) Yesterday was so enjoyable that i forgot that school was going to start today! I started to dread school even more while talking to kris during the second round of steamboat about lab:(

Lab today was indeed horrible. In my first time in 3 years, I had the rare oppurtunity to pair up with xiuhui! But..our experiment today was so hard that we just dreaded it all the way till it ended. We were stuck in the comp lab using some programme to form and calculate some molecules on their electric potential, molecular orbitals,...........Using the comp was even harder than doing the experiment by hand cos there were so many commands to type. You could imagine how lost me and Xiuhui were. Kelvin would have been a great help if he was there. Lol..

Haha, despite feeling quite sad and irritated by the experiment today, i was actually thinking back on the process of getting Kelvin's birthday present and thinking back on what happened on sat when we went to get the present and finally giving it to Kelvin on Sunday. Wish that we could relive those memories again. It was indeed heartwarming and the happiness on his face made me feel that everything was worth it. I guess everyone else felt the same. Haha we took quite alot of photos with his family and friends. Thanks to everyone for being so supportive and putting in so much effort to make the celebration so enjoyable:) I am indeed lucky to have so much support too!

Thanks to Kris and her mum for preparing so much food. The steamboat was indeed delicious! Cheese tofu and fresh live prawns did taste good! And for the first time, i actually got to eat real new moon abalone. Haha it did taste good too!

School is starting:(

2009-01-11T00:23:00.004+08:00

Haha just came back from the chalet! It was fun..along the way back met shaoxuan who was at another chalet a short distance away from ours.

This month is gonna be exciting but tiring..Starting to feel the fatigue of taking so many tuition assignments even before school has started. Haiz..what to do..after mother broke her elbow and went for op i was determined not to let her work anymore. I should work harder in case anything happens.

MOE called me down for interview next week after i sent the application in Dec. Somehow everything seems kind of fast. Thinking about it, i will be graduating quite soon too. Haha although i dread uni life sometimes i think ill be missing it when i step out to work. So glad that they chose Chemistry and Maths for me to teach at Sec school level. Hope the interview goes on fine.

This sem i finally felt the 'power' of having so many points in my account to bid for modules. Bidding went on smoothly..and i was glad. But the worst disaster came about yesterday when my ally joyce mentioned about some debate in our history gem module.

"In addition to the formal, closed-book examination at the end of the semester, there will be a variety of assessment tasks in this module ranging from multiple-choice objective tests (MC), to classroom debates, discussion forum activity, and class participation. All of these tasks generate marks in the following ways: MC = 20%; Debates = 20%; Discussion Forum = 10%; Class Participation = 10% Participation in all things is required of you. Silence in (or perpetual absence from) class together with no involvement on the forum will guarantee a zero in both categories. It would be crazy to go along that path since to do so will eliminate 20% of your grade. Work out the math….." Haiz so mean right? No wonder could get this module for 1 point. I have in mind to S/U it but seems like i also have to put in minimum effort. Worst thing is that the tutorial timings are not out! please don't let the tutorials fall on my free day~:(

PRE-CLUSIONS

My lovely Christmas Gift!

2009-01-05T02:26:00.006+08:00

Isn't it lovely? Well, this is my lovely gift from my dear! I certainly love this present alot. I gurantee this wall-e edition crocs cannot be found in Singapore. It is so sweet! And it is even a christmas wall-e edition! LOL...Thanks for the gift my lovely sweet heart! =)

Tragic December

2009-01-01T00:37:00.005+08:00

Lots of things happened this month!

Firstly, the tragic exams ended in Dec and results were released on 23rd Dec. But glad that things didn't turn out that bad for me and Kelvin.

Secondly, we encountered a rough patch in our relationship but we had the courage to finally confront each other and to talk about our problems which eventually boiled down to just one problem-communication. Because we loved each other so much we were afraid to express how we felt sometimes which eventually resulted in miscommunication. But through the tougher times we had together, we love and cherish each other even more...and had a wonderful xmas eve together.

We had a feast at Pizza Hut and went to watch Bedtime Stories during midnight on xmas eve. Before the movie, we exchanged presents we bought for each other. Haha that day was really special because Kelvin was dressed very nicely and he did smell good. Haha..he gave me Walle toys and a 4GB Sony thumbdrive which contained a special video on us..I got him a crocs handphone pouch with Walle buttons on top which he thought was better to place his camera in for support instead. Lol..anw im just glad he likes it that way too! But the most important thing that day was that we both enjoyed each others company and time spent together that day really felt special. Here are some pics we took..

Thirdly, my mum fell, knocked her head and broke her elbow in the childcare she was working in. Really quite tragic and felt quite upset that she was so badly hurt. Luckily her head was alright, except that her elbow is in a cast now.

The last thing happened today..on 31st Dec 08. Our sweet 7th month anniversary together..We met with an accident in Sembawang. While trying to change lane, a bus travelling at high speed suddenly cut into the lane we were trying to change into and damaged the front left side of the car. Could hear the front left headlight break and glass scattering. Then the front license plate dropped too. Bumper was also damaged. But the most important thing was that both of us were not injured and the bus driver was reasonable. He told us to claim from insurance.

Then we drove slowly back to Kelvin's place and looked for numbers to call. After that we drove to the place for accident claims. But the people there said that Kelvin was at fault and it was hard to win the case against the bus driver. Because he did not own the car he had to pay for the damages. Poor Kelvin..He did look upset and shocked..And it really wasnt his fault cos the bus was travelling so fast and his car was slow to respond.

Haiz but we couldnt do anything bcos it had already happened..Then we went to have lunch at 4plus..was starving by then..and had a good meal for dinner cos it was our anniversary. Just hope that we can put the incident behind us and learn from the experience. Accidents are unavoidable sometimes..

New Trend - Microblogging

2008-12-16T13:39:00.003+08:00

Well, seems like blogging is getting difficult, especially during school term and working life, so people starter this trend - Microblogging. Microblogging is a simple tool that allows you to blog simple events and share with each other like twitter. You can try one too! Of course, blogging is still the best because you can upload the pictures and other stuff, but Microblogging is fun! Lol..

Project C

2008-12-16T13:33:00.002+08:00

Haha, as days past by, we can feel the lovely christmas spirit. Of course I have something special for my lovely dear...What is it? The answer is....Sorry...You have to wait until Christmas...Lol...Ho ho ho, merry christmas to everyone soon...

Key to Love - Accepting the difference

2008-12-16T12:08:00.003+08:00

It is common for couples to quarrel sometimes, because of differences. As a result, both parties feel hurt and upset. It is not pleasant to experience it, but it is part of the love. Love is about sharing happy, angry, sad feelings with each other. That is one thing that makes people treasure this love. The effort and pain, to enjoy the happiness. One of the biggest mistake that most couples do is fail to understand and accept the difference. They expect the other parties to change for them and be the same. This will only work to a certain extend, because the person who is changing is not really being themselves. The greatest thing about love is to accept the difference. Take example, a loving family - they definitely have their differences and end up quarrelling sometimes. Yet they end up patching up again and form a closer bond. This is because they learn to accept the difference. Of course, they also learn from the mistakes and don't repeat again, but the important fact is, no matter what happens, they are still a family, and they love each other. That is why love is so special, accepting the difference.

I feel sad to upset my dearest. It is something I would definitely like to avoid. I'm not the perfect man for her yet, but I will definitely change for her. I hope she really love me for who I really am, and forgive my mistakes. I can't be certain everything about the future, but I'm definitely sure of one thing - I love you, my dearest Julia.

Hmm

2008-11-22T22:46:00.004+08:00

Bro got his results..So dead. He cried. He didnt dare to call home. Parents scolded him. Me and my sis didnt say much. Things were bad enough. These few days cannot concentrate much at home. Wanted to go school to study, but seems like no one is going. Good thing for my sis, she finished her exams. My dad and mum must have nagged at her abt my bro all the way while they picked her back from hall with all her stuff on thurs night after my bro got his results. Poor thing. All of us trying to hide our disappointment. Sis and I scanned the booklet with him containing all the schools, he himself knows that he's not left with many choices.

All of us still in shock..Cannot believe that he plunged so many marks below his prelim to be the 3rd last in class. But i guess it also teaches him to be not so overconfident and less stubborn and lazy.

Hai what to do now? He didnt think much of neighbourhood schools. This few days me and my sis keep telling him its not the end..there's still a long way to go. Nothing wrong going to neighbourhood schools, just work hard from there..Sis quoted some examples. But being easily influenced, we secretly know what will happen..Worse thing is that he was the most fortunate among the 3 of us, with help readily available and mum taking care of him. Guess he didnt really treasure all of this. Pls wake up!

I think i have lost hope in organic. Im still left with 3 chapters and i cannot understand much. Worse thing is that i can only study max 2 chapters a day, cos the tb is so thick. Seriously gonna burn the notes and tb after the exam.

5th Month Anniversary

2008-11-01T02:54:00.004+08:00

Time flies, ain't it? Today Kelvin and I celebrated our 5th month anniversary. The next month we celebrate our 6th month anniversary, Kelvin would have finished his exams and i would be left with 1 more econs paper. By then organic chem and instrumental analysis will be history! Yay..Can't wait for this day!!

Today i went to school feeling so excited...because i was caught in misery studying for my stats test this week. Hmm i did slack a little on fri and sat last week, but that was necessary. My poor brain needed some rest after the econs test last thurs. After that, i chionged all the way from sun to tues..so..i was so glad that i could be temporarily freed to go out today!

Actually, i could take a long break on Wed after my test in the early morning and lab which ended at 12.30pm. BUT..CARELESS ME forgot to take my lab report to hand up to school. The thought of being marked down freaked me out so after lab i made a trip back home and back to school to hand it up by 5pm. By the time i reached home again it was already 6.30pm. Tuition started at 7pm and by that time i was already dead beat. Taught my student for an additional half an hour cause i had difficulties solving his difficult maths problems which made me feel so paiseh. In the end i asked him whether i helped him in the tuition session for his O level exam the next day. Felt a bit bad after that. But my brain wasn't working fast enough too. Was too tired:(

Another piece of bad news. I thought i could finally take a rest this weekend and enjoy my free day on Wed BUT the Instrumental Analysis lecturer put forward the test till the coming fri next week! Gosh..How am i going to study finish? There are like 9-10 sets of lecture notes including the one taught on tues and my initial plan was to finish up my spectro lab report and tutorial as well as read up on econs this weekend. Seems like mugging for instrumental analysis takes more priority now..

Despite all this, i am still going out to enjoy myself tmr. I seriously cant be bothered anymore..All this work is taking its toll on me. Never had a semester with mid term tests every week all the way till November. Up to now i have taken 6 mid term tests, not including the one next week. Really beginning to feel the stress of being a year 3 student.

For our anniversary, Kelvin gave me a bolster. Haha last week we went to Kiddy Palace and i told him it looks cute. But he seems to like the Pooh Bear one more..Lol..

We went to Breeks for dinner and Gelare for supper. Haha ate alot. Felt so happy and satisfied today..Though time spent together was short, really treasured that little amount of time that we could spend together to celebrate our anniversary! Thanks for everything. Guys like you are hard to come by. Lol....:) Love you lots..

Random thoughts

2008-10-26T20:00:00.010+08:00

Last fri went to Kelvin's place..Dropped by some shops in Causeway Point and got attracted to this remote controlled Honda Stream. Haha bought it cos i like compact 7 seater cars..While buying the toy car, Kelvin and I discussed that we didnt mind getting this as our first car since it wasn't so big and was a family friendly car....UNTIL..we dropped by the library building and saw some Honda cars on display. Went to ask about Honda Stream and Honda Fit and realised that only the first row of the Honda Stream car was air conditioned despite it having 3 rows. We were quite shocked bcos people at the last row would definitely feel very hot. Hmm then we were thinking how was it going to function as a good 7 seater car if not many people were going to sit at the last row with them feeling so hot and uncomfortable?? Worse thing is that it is also quite petrol consuming being 1.8L..:( Lol. Wouldn't a normal 5 seater car be a better choice then?? With it being only 1.5-1.6L. Toyota Corolla Axio seems like a nice 5 seater car.

And so realised that Honda Fit is a much wiser choice than the Honda Stream although it looks small on the outside. The interior seems quite huge and the 2nd row of seats can be folded down to create much more space. As such it also functions like a mini van..And the best thing is that it is petrol efficient, being only 1.3L. However there is a small disadvantage about owning this car.It has a high cost of $58000 which may put you down. But the long term benefits for owning this smaller car seems to outweigh this high cost price..Haha what do you all think?

Sigh.

2008-10-16T22:22:00.003+08:00

Haiz. Grandfather passed away on tues at 11.55am. Sensed that something was wrong when i kept receiving phone calls from my grandparents place during lectures. In the end, turned out to be true. Have been tired but not sleeping well because i have the belief that the spirit will linger on after a person passes away. 2 days before a cockroach suddenly landed on my cushion in the middle of the night. Took the cushion and threw it on the floor. Took me quite some time to calm down and convince myself that everything was all right before i went back to sleep. Then last nite a beetle or moth landed on my neck while i was going to sleep. Haiz. Felt so afraid. Could not sleep again and when i finally slept i think it was close to 4.30am. Woke up at 8am and went to school. Had test today but felt so tired that i wasnt reading the questions properly and could not finish a 15m question. Sigh. Just what is wrong with me?

Despite reminding myself that i should stop all this last min studying, this was exactly what i did yesterday. Just that yesterday was really the ultimate. I woke up at 10am and chionged all the way, reading up notes ever since the semester started in Aug. That was around 12 sets. When i finally finished pass midnight, i really had no time to practise. Sigh. Took out Joyce test paper and tutorial to look through and was so glad i did cos 2 test qns were quite similar to hers.

Then today lecturer went through the organic test. Haiz so dead bcos i got almost everything wrong. Possibility of getting less than 30/100 is 100%. All due to last min studying again. Have never been doing any tutorials during weekends with all the tuitions. Seriously too tired to do anything after that. Passing this module seems like quite far fetched now. Really do not know how to go about studying it. Had more than 1 week to study for the test but i think nothing went into my brain again.

Kelvin also had a test today and he looked so demoralised after that. Much more demoralised than me. Then we had a discussion about studying smart instead of studying hard and how we should change our study patterns to do better in our studies. Just hope that with our love and support for each other, everything will turn out to be fine at the end of this semester. Feel so so drained now...i just feel like sleeping. But there is so much more stuff to do, and i think i can finally take a short break only after the cremation on sat. But yet after that there's econs test to study for. When will all this work end?

4th month anniversary

2008-10-01T11:15:00.003+08:00

Things didn't turn out so bad in the end..My spectro inorg test was postponed till the week after organic..and my econs tutorial was cancelled this week. Haha this meant that lessons ended at 2pm yesterday, and i had time to go out with Kelvin to celebrate our 4th month anniversary!

I made sure i left sci at 2.25pm after photocopying the organic solutions manual to meet him at 2.45pm. But along the way met Joyce, Xiuhui, Cp and Lifei. Was 'interrogated' by Joyce who asked me where i was going and she insisted that she couldn't hear that i was going to Computing. I wasn't talking to u ma..i was talking to Xiuhui who was standing just beside me. Lol..joking. It was funny. In the end waited for the bus quite long too and couldn't make it in time to meet Kelvin at Computing and had to meet him at the arts bus stop. Anyway happy 4th month anniversary to Joyce and CP too!

Kelvin and I went to Ajisen Ramen in Causeway point. The Scallops Ramen and the tofu side dish was great as usual but the dessert was really horrible. In the end, we ended up going to Gelare for the ice cream wafer. Had a very filling meal..And after that he had to rush off for tuition at 4.50pm. Haha time spent together was short but glad for the little amount of time spent together:) Here's a pic we took outside Gelare.

Kelvin returned me my DS despite me bringing the charger and Nintendogs games to school to pass to Kris. Ended up playing for a while in the evening and slept arnd 9.45pm. Wanted to wake up to do stuff but realised that i did not set any alarm and KO-ed all the way till 10am today. Lol..Guess i was too tired. Got to mug for organic soon..despite today being a public holiday:(

End of mid term break

2008-09-27T18:15:00.003+08:00

Mid term break went by in a flash..Only managed to study for CM3242..but cant seem to really understand too. Its so hard! Sigh..

Lots of work still left undone. Not forgetting that there's still inorg for spectro and organic test coming up. Afraid that ill flunk organic again. Think its highly likely since there is so little time left to study..Extra tuition to give too since their exams are coming. Who's gonna save me?

Despite being so busy..ive been v slack. Totally no mood to study especially when im so bored and the weather is so hot! Have been v tired too, keep on falling asleep.

On thurs i went out and celebrated Hannah's birthday at Vienna. The food was great. Haha think im not a good actress..She guessed what the surprise was. We watched the Mamma Mia movie too, which was a thousand times better than the Disaster Movie. Here's a pic i took of her at Vienna. Hope u enjoyed the celebration!

Better get down to doing my work. Dun slack anymore!!

Thanks Everyone

2008-09-25T22:04:00.002+08:00

Hi, thanks everyone for your support for this blog. I never expect many people would read it. I guess I need to blog here more often. I enjoyed with my sweetheart this one week break. I spent time enjoying with her as if we are having a long holiday. It was really fun (except the diaster movie). Life is really funny, when you are in the holidays, you want to study; but when you are studying, you want your holidays. Never the less, I enjoy with my sweetheart this short holiday. Time to start working so that I can enjoy the next holiday!

mid term break!

2008-09-22T23:14:00.003+08:00

Finally, the long awaited mid term break is here! Last 2 weeks was seriously a difficult time with the econs assignment to complete and 2 tests to handle, not forgetting that one test included organic mechanisms. Luckily had Xiuhui and Joyce around to help me:) Thanks to both of them! Next 3 tests coming up is the organic chem test, the inorg part of spectroscopy and instrumental analysis. Sometimes i just feel that i am competing with time to complete everything:( Maybe cos i am also quite a last min person.

Last Wed i fell sick after Organic lab. Had headache after i got back. Totally Ko-ed after i got back home despite having spectroscopy test the next day. The chemicals i inhaled made me feel totally dizzy and sick. The next day when i went to school for organic lecture 2 of my lab frens also fell sick and another one also complained of having headache. :( We had to be v v cautious about not spilling anything during lab or else the 7hrs of preparation will go to waste and we may end up not having any product. For the 1st lab session i accidentally closed the fumehood and knocked onto the conical flask containing my product when everything was almost complete. Only managed to save 1/4 of my product. Haiz..my heart just dropped cos i had to report the yield as only 27%.

Was sad that i could not spend time with Kelvin as much as i wanted to when i was busy. We missed the celebration of mooncake festival together, and when we were together time just passed by so quickly, especially during weekends when we could meet up only in the evenings after tuition.

Haha today we met up and watched the Disaster Movie..which i think is a disaster too. The whole movie is really wierd. Or its meant to be like that? Lol..And we are addicted to this Jap music game on DS! Got the 2nd version of the game from Peiyun. Thanks to her! Think its really fun. Past few days have been playing for hours. And i finally got the Navigator phone at a good deal. Thanks dear for helping me keep a lookout:) Here's a pic we took when we took using the Navigator phone when we just got it.

Hoping that time would not pass by so quickly..

haiz stressed:(

2008-09-06T00:52:00.002+08:00

Hmm..i think i am suffocating beneath piles of work. Haiz stressed..I just arranged my schedule for the next two weeks and it is fully packed. Not to forget that next week i have an econs assignment to hand up which will be 10% of the total grade for the module and organic lab which i missed last week cos i was sick. Tuitions seem ongoing but i fear that the poor economy will cause me to be out of job soon. Though packed with tuition now, somehow i find that students are cancelling tuition and not making up. Though that means more free time, i fear that ultimately it will be a loss of income..especially when i am out of work after their exams in October. I feel so lost during lectures sometimes, and i fear for some mods which i am taking alone. Haiz i have to buck up especially in organic..or else i think this sem i am really dead le. :(

School has started:(

2008-08-19T22:13:00.005+08:00

School started 1 and a half weeks ago which signalled the end of our wonderful holidays together.. :( Haha but i guess all good things come to an end and there will be more to look forward to the next holidays! Having a crammed timetable now with 8-10am stats lectures and not to forget freaking organic chem lectures that leave me clueless at the end of every lecture. Chances of Kelvin and I meeting up in school has been reduced alot due to our vastly different timetables and tuition commitments. But through this all I realise that it is the quality time that we spend together each time we meet up. Haha sometimes i just hope that time would stop and the wonderful moments would just last forever...

A little change

2008-08-05T02:32:00.002+08:00

Haha, sorry for not posting for a long time. I guess I was so busy dating...Just wanna give our blog a little change. Our 2nd Anniversity gift! One "me to you bear", the other "forever friends bear", Can you guess which bear is for who? ;-)

2nd month anniversary

2008-08-03T23:44:00.001+08:00

On friday, Kelvin and I celebrated our 2nd month anniversary at Sushi Tei in Paragon Orchard. The food was great. Haha..Then we went to watch money no enough 2 at cathay cineleisure. Not bad..some parts were very touching n some parts were just so funny. Typical of all Jack Neo's movies. While walking past mini toons, Kelvin decided to get some roses for me. Lol..Here's the pic with the roses he gave..

He gave me a bear and i gave him another. Haha such a coincidence..cos we both got bears for each other and we both got the gift on the same day.

Time spent together for the past 2 months was great. Haha we made time for each other despite our busy schedules and spent it fruitfully. He is the best thing that has ever happened to me in a long time. Lol..Couldn't have felt any happier:)

Thinking back on our wonderful memories together...<3

His first crush on me! Lol..I treasure this photo alot cos we seldom get to take photos with our siblings. It was during the celebration of TMD Joyce's bday at the Doughnut Factory.

Our first date. He proposed the question to me on 31st May, another of our fellow TMD PP's bday.

1 day before my 21st bday(In my house). With well wishes from my ally Kristina(his sis). Also his first meal at my place.

My 21st bday. (At the fountain). Sweet and memorable:)

Our recent photos together...

Barbecuing at the chalet

At Wild Wild Wet

And the memories continue...

Chicken Pie!

2008-07-19T01:14:00.000+08:00

Yesterday i went to Hannah's house to make chicken pie! It was my first attempt in baking. Firstly, we went to NTUC to get the ingredients which included chicken thigh and capsicum. She had other ingredients like garlic, onion, mushrooms and potato at home. Removing the chicken fats was tough! Slicing it into smaller pieces was tough too. After cutting the chicken thigh, we went on to cut the vegetables and onion. Then we seasoned the chicken and fried the ingredients together to make the filling. After which, we placed it in the fridge and started to make the pastry for the pie.

After shaping the pastry, we put the filling inside. Then we galzed the top surface with egg yolk. After preheating the oven, we placed the chicken pie inside for 35mins. Haha and after slicing the big pie into 4 pieces, it looked like this..

Haha do not be mistaken..its not burnt! Just that i think we used too much egg yolk to glaze the top surface. The crust was a bit hard and thick too..think i did not shape the pastry well enough..BUT i was so glad that Kelvin said that it was nice! My mum thought it was nice too! Think that she is so glad that i am finally making myself useful in the kitchen. And i enjoyed the whole process of making it with Hannah:) Baking is fun! Lol..Will upload more pics when i get them from Hannah.

Haha, as a sidenote, it's rather sad that school holidays are coming to an end soon. Back to school :( But this hols has been a rather different, happy and satisfying one. I won't trade anything in the world for what i've been through and all the happiness that we shared. Each day i just feel more and more blessed to be with u..To that special person..thanks! Looking forward to the chalet next week:)

Updates..

2008-07-10T23:41:00.000+08:00

A few days ago, Kelvin and I made a jigsaw puzzle together. Haha it was fun but i admit it is not easy cos there are so many green alligators in the picture. Nonetheless it is still my favourite jigsaw puzzle:)
Last friday, went for primary school gathering at swensens in Marina Square. Glad to meet up since we have not met for such a long time. We switched positions so we could talk to everyone. Before i knew it, Sally and i were sitting right in front of my teacher! Here's the pic..

On Saturday, went to meet Kelvin's buddies Reeve and Zihua. Ate pizza at Pizza Hut in Sengkang in the most awkward position cos our table was near the door:S It was rather crowded maybe coz it was a Saturday. Then Reeve entertained us on his stories about bargaining in Shanghai. After that, Kelvin drove to ulu starbucks at Thomson Plaza for a drink and to rest n chat. Haha it was great to know them:)

Precious Moments

2008-07-07T00:31:00.000+08:00

A few days ago i met up with Jaz and Sally for lunch at Plaza Singapura. Haha it was really great cos 3 of us have not met up for a long time! Missed the times in sec sch when we used to be able to meet up more often to chat and have fun. Even though Sally is in NUS now, we did not get to meet up last semester for lunch due to clashes in our timetable. Hope we would be able to meet up more often next semester:) Sally gave me this unique bulletin board for my 21st birthday. Its soo cute. Thanks!

Haha today Kelvin and I celebrated my mum's birthday by taking her out for dim sum, followed by Sentosa and supper. The dim sum tasted great. I think i called alot of food. Haha. Then we drove into Sentosa. It was really a different experience driving in. Firstly, i was amazed by the cashcard system when we first entered. Technology is indeed advanced. Our entrance fee was paid directly from deduction of the cashcard placed in the cashcard system in the car.

Next we wanted to watch Songs of the Sea at 7.40pm. But it was full house by the time we reached. So we only got to buy the 8.40pm tickets. We decided to walk around Sentosa. Our first stop was the skyride and Luge at Sentosa. Haha..My mum and I took the skyride 2-way while Kelvin and my bro took the skyride up and the luge down. The view up there was really nice. Could still remember my mother's expression once she got up. I think she was very nervous but yet excited at the same time. Haha. Here are some pictures taken.

Next we decided to take the skytrain around Sentosa. Hmm still prefer the monorail last time though. It was very crowded. But we managed to get seats on the route back from Vivo to Sentosa. And i think it travelled rather fast compared to the monorail last time. Within a short period of time, we had already gone 1 round and returned back to the Beach Station. After that we decided to take the tram around Sentosa. Here are some pictures taken while waiting and on the tram.

Lastly, we went to watch Songs of the Sea. It was really nice! Worth the money. The effects and view was spectacular. Full of laser lights, water jets and bursts of fire. Really enjoyed it. Kelvin and my bro took video and pictures of the performance. Haha only disappointed by the Moonlight Combo. It included a ticket, and a drink with either popcorn, nachos or hotdog. We chose popcorn, which we regretted later cos it was not freshly made but enclosed in a packet. Looked like some cheapo popcorn which my bro said tasted like paper:( It was salty too which made us even more thirsty:S

Lastly, we went for supper. Had a filling meal! Thanks for everything today Kelvin. Love u:)

A Guys Point of View

2008-06-27T22:28:00.000+08:00

I read an email which was being forward by some people and found it rather interesting.

To all girls: "A Guys Point of View"

Here's the content...

"This is very cute! And even written by a guy! You might agree with it, but when it actually happens 99% of girls don't realize it 'til it is too late and that guy who did it is so frustrated that he has moved on to someone who will take notice.

From a guys point of view: We don't care if you talk to other guys. We don't care if you're friends with other guys. But when you're sitting next to us, and some random guy walks into the room
and you jump up and tackle him without even introducing us, yeah, it pisses us off. It doesn't help if you sit there and talk to him for ten minutes without even acknowledging the fact that we're still there. We don't care if a guy calls you, but at 2 in the morning we do get a little concerned.

Nothing is that important at 2 a.m. that it can't wait till he morning. Also, when we tell you you're pretty/beautiful/gorgeous/cute/ stunning, we freaking mean it. Don't tell us we're wrong.We'll stop trying to convince you.

The sexiest thing about a girl is confidence.

Yeah, you can quote me.

Don't be mad when we hold the door open. Take Advantage of the mood im in.

LET US PAY FOR YOU! DON'T 'FEEL BAD' We enjoy doing it. It's expected. Smile and say 'thank you.'

Kiss us when no one's watching. If you kiss us when you know somebody's looking, we'll be more impressed.

You don't have to get dressed up for us. If we're going out with you in the first place, you don't have to feel the need to wear the shortest skirt you have or put on every kind of makeup you own. We like you for WHO you are and not WHAT you are. Honestly, i think a girl looks more beautiful when she's just in her pj's. Or my t-shirt and boxers, not all dolled up.

Don't take everything we say seriously. Sarcasm is a beautiful thing. See the beauty in it. Don't get angry easily. Stop using magazines/media as your bible. Don't talk about how hott Morris Chesnutt, Brad Pitt, or Jesse McCartney is in front of us. It's boring, and we don't care. You have girlfriends for that.

Whatever happened to the word 'handsome'/'beautiful'. I'd be utterly stunned by a girl who greeted me with 'Hey handsome!' instead of 'Hey baby/ stud/ cutie/ sexy' or whatever else you can think of. On the other hand im not sayin i wouldn't like it either.

Girls: I cannot stress this enough: IF YOU AREN'T BEING TREATED RIGHT BY A GUY, DON'T WAIT FOR HIM TO CHANGE.> DITCH HIS SORRY DISGRACE-TO-THE-MALE-POPULATION ASS, AND FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL TREAT YOU WITH UTTER RESPECT Someone who will honor your morals. Someone who will make you smile when you're at your lowest. Someone who will care for you even when you make mistakes. Someone who will love you, no matter how bad you make them feel. Someone who will stop what theyre doing just to look you in the eyes....and say 'i love you' ..........AND ACTUALLY MEAN IT!
*****Give the nice guys a chance*****

> Holdin Hands- >
Girls : If you want to hold his hand, gently bump into it a couple of times. >
Guys : Grab it if it happens more than once.

> Cuddling- > Girls : When you want to cuddle with him, tell him you're cold. >
Guys : Automatically move closer to her.

> Movies-> Girls : During a movie, if he puts his arm around you, tilt your head on his shoulder > Guys : Lift her chin up and kiss her.

> Loving each other- >
Guys : When she tells you she loves you, look deep into her eyes, give her a peck on the lips, and tell her you love her too... And mean it.

> Laying below the stars- >
Girls : When you're both laying under the stars, put your head on his chest and close your eyes as you listen to his steady heart beat >
Guys : Whisper in her ear and link your hands with hers. Now make a wish about something you would like to happen Between you and your crush.... >
guys: no grabbing!!! >

Guys repost this if you agree. > Girls repost this if you think it's cute. > Every Guy who isn't a jerk will agree with this, so we hope that all the> girls that read this will repost this. "

Haha...

Great to meet up with my frens!

2008-06-25T23:47:00.000+08:00

Haha..today was a great day! Met up with 2 groups of frens who i really love to be with. The day started out with me meeting Jaz, Hannah and Shee Leng at AMK Hub. We ate at sticky rice. Was supposed to give tuition at Toa Payoh, but it was postponed again to Sunday. I have to tutor 7hrs on Sunday now!:( Hope i dun faint. Lol. Anyway, the lunch was great and i did drink my favourite shark fin's soup there. We shared it among the 4 of us..Then headed down to Cathay to watch Penelope. It was a very funny movie. Comedy and romance genre. Worth watching:)

After that, headed down to Toa Payoh to meet CP, Joyce and PP and then to Novena to meet my allies Kristina and Jieli. Ate at this famous place selling chicken rice. It was so nice! I had 2 good meals in a day..Then we went to eat doughnuts and ally Kristina and I bought some home. Wish that Kelvin was with us today. Miss him too much already. Haha..then we walked around and sat down to chat for a while..while the couple CP and Joyce went off to buy some bread. Kristina said that her uncle is going for a holiday and is bringing his dog to her house for 1 week. Omg! The thought of it just freaks me out!! Lol..

Hannah gave me my birthday present today i i really love it! Its a photo frame and a photo album too. The concept is really interesting and she developed photos we took together and placed it in the album. Here is the photo frame.

Here are some of the photos placed in the photo album..

And her well wishes were written and placed in the album too. Thanks alot for this wonderful gift!:)

My collection of 16 tofus

2008-06-24T19:57:00.000+08:00

This is my entire collection of 16 tofus! Aren't they cute? Haha..So many till everyday i have to do a stock count to make sure that none fall under my bed.

These 5 were given by my beloved Kelvin. I like the orange one the most! lol..

Haha, Kelvin left for shanghai on 22nd june 08. Miss him lots. 1 day before he departed I took him to Swensen's to eat a filling meal. And i made sure i ordered for him his favourite banana split! Haha hope u enjoyed it! Sorry for taking you rounds in marina square to find the venue. After that we waited for the fireworks to come at the outdoor food court in marina square. But there wasn't any fireworks for this preview. So disappointing..lol.

Hope you are having fun in Shanghai! Take care~

My 21st Birthday..continued

2008-06-10T23:35:00.000+08:00

Today i had a pleasant surprise again. Was 'tricked' by Jasmine to glasshouse fish and co. There i met Iris, Mabel and Nurul. They gave me a treat and the band present announced that it was my birthday. Then i was asked to stand and given a sparkler. The waiter brought over my cake and everyone in the glasshouse sang. Haha it was a bit awkward but it was very sweet! Thank you all my dear friends!

The staff at fish and co took a picture of us using polaroid camera and signed on a postcard.

My friends bought me a blue tofu handphone pouch and slippers and wrote their well wishes on a board which was designed by jasmine. On the board there were some photos which were taken when we went out together. Haha it was so sweet! Thanks alot:)

My 21st Birthday

2008-06-10T00:52:00.000+08:00

Today is my 21st Birthday. I’ve officially reached adulthood:) Lots of people to thank on this special day, firstly to someone who came into my life on 31st May 08. He is none other than my beloved Kelvin. He did so much to make my birthday a memorable and enjoyable one. Thank you so much for all that u have done for me! I love u!

Secondly I would like to thank all other TMDs for the birthday celebration on Saturday. It was such a pleasant surprise! Thanks for the presents and the meal at sakae sushi as well as the well wishes through sms. Special thanks to my ally Joyce, Kristina and Kristina's mum. Thank you so much for the yoshi toy and card, the bear and cup and the whiteboard. The wordings and pictures on the whiteboard are so sweet that I cannot bear to wipe it off up to now.

Thirdly, im very grateful to 2 of my best friends Hannah and Jasmine. They have been always there to encourage me and provide a listening ear throughout our 7+ years of friendship! Thanks for all your well wishes! will upload more photos when we meet up tmr and on wed:)

And lastly, to my family members. Thanks for being so supportive all this while:) I love all of u! Will take and post a family picture when my dad is back on 21st June.

Huge Tofu for you! From the TMDers

2008-06-08T00:30:00.000+08:00

Hee hee, certainly had a great time today celebrating Julia's 21st birthday! 任务成功！Lol....Anyway, thanks alot everyone! It couldn't have been successful without you all. A pity some cannot come. Nevertheless, thanks everyone for your support. Glad that Julia enjoy this birthday also. Hope you love the Tofu & the bag, Sweet_T. =)

Present:

A mathematical poem for u! LOL

2008-06-04T00:54:00.000+08:00

I’m sure that I will always be,A lonely number like root three
The three is all that’s good and right,Why must my three keep out of sight
Beneath the vicious square root sign,I wish instead I were a nine
For nine could thwart this evil trick,With just some quick arithmetic
I know I’ll never see the sun,As 1.7321

Such is my reality,A sad irrationality
When hark!
What is this I see,Another square root of a three
As quietly co-waltzing by,Together now we multiply
To form a number we prefer,Rejoicing as an integer
We break free from our mortal bonds.With the wave of magic wands
Our square root signs become unglued,Your love for me has been renewed

Forgot to Mention

2008-06-01T14:05:00.000+08:00

Haha...I forget to mentioned...also have to give credit to PP. His birthday is also on this day! It also creates chance for us! Lol...Thanks PP

Today is our first day together!

2008-06-01T13:00:00.000+08:00

31st May 08 is our first day together. Me and Julia...To be honest, I'm quite surprise also. I didn't want to rush things out to make it uncomfortable, so I decided to wait for the 'right' time. Thank god, it was the right time on this day! I always ponder whether to pop the right word on msn or speak face to face. Guess which is the answer? The answer is.....both! Both are equally important. Thats the first thing I learn from Julia....Lol....I really feel lucky to have the support of my sis and TMDers. Thanks to all of you guys and gals! I'm really lucky. Back to the story, after poping the sentence on msn and phone, actually both of us become quiet for a while. We didn't know what to say except that we are very happy. Lol...so we decided to chat on msn. Hee hee....I'm really very happy, Julia! :D