Just posted up the pics from Genting. It was a great trip!! Good company and not so good food but was still fun. Did almost everything possible i guess! haha i fed 20 stupid rm into the jackpot machines. And felt a bit like an old lady sitting on the chair with too much money to spare.

Phenomenal happenings:

1) I ate po chai yun. The icky chinese medicine that is made up of 643643626 foul smelling little beads. Went down my throat with 3 cups of water. Considering only 3 foul smelling beads could go down at one go. Last resort man.. my stomach was giving me hell.

2) We had dinner at ah yat abalone restaurant on the 1st night! Didn't have abalone though.. but the dishes were good.

3) Amy and I tried the cockscrew out. Wasn't really that frightening.. but we were so paranoid, by the end of the ride our hands were needles-and-pins-fied.

Can't quite think of anything else. Haha three days went by before I even realised. Time flies when you're having fun!! Hotel wasn't as bad as I had expected, but still I put the travel rug over and a towel on the pillow. The weather there was just nice.. not too hot and not too cold either. Except night time when it got a bit chilly, and my jacket was smoke filled.

To me the most memorable part was probably the mini birthday celebration that we held for Qing and Joe at this bar called The Olive. The service there was truly commendable. They went along with the plan of it being a surprise.. let us bring our own cake in and even had people to serenade us on request of what we wanted to hear. : ))))) Really liked that place.

Other than that the ktv was darn cheap. about 13rm for 2 hours. And the whole day theme park pass was 30rm coupled with a free bowling game for all of us.

Good 3 day 2 night getaway I should say. : )))

One bad thing, the coach ride. God knows why the bus has such a small petrol tank. Stopped 3 times for a diesel top-up. Took TWO AND A HALF HOURS TO GET DOWN FROM GENTING AND OUT OF KL. I slept and woke up, looked out of the window and thought the bus driver had been smart to go another way other than the highway cos there may be a jam. Then I see the Mines Resort and nearly screamed. what in the world!

Anyway I'm going for Peabo tonight!!! wahahhaha will be going with my sis. Who suddenly says she wants to go but i have to loan her the money first. -_- haha but we're going to watch peabo!! I cannot stop smiling.

Was at the esplanade last night as well for the last night of sound of music. I swear when i received mimi's sms, my heart just dropped. Outer Door 5!!!!! Yeah but it was alright la.. with the 3 guys and a nice vo for company it was pretty alright.. Plus I got to go into the viewing room for quite a bit. So it was good.

Shall go get some shuteye now then.. Think i put the contacts in my eyes for too long thus causing some major redness. Hope it gets better by the time i wake up. Toodles!!

all ready and set to go!!!! 

Our geog "couple" haha they were pretty much concussed throughout the entire coach ride 

looooonnngggg coach ride. 8 FRIGGIN HOURS. sigh 

in the hotel room 

theme park!! 

after much contemplation, we went on it!! hahaha had to consider the safety and everything.. alright we were SCARED.  

Flying roller coaster! hmm I felt like a pig waiting to be culled. They caged us! But it was exhilarating nonetheless. 

Thai buffet for lunch on the 2nd day 

couldn't do without a ktv session! As usual Amy totally blew us away with her "whitney/Mariah/Coco" voice 

Qing and me 

At the fabulous bar which had great service and do not charge for their service. I was damn impressed. 

after 2 cocktails. (i'm a lousy drinker)  

foggg.. tried erm floating in the "clouds". hahaha 

late night supper which tasted fantastic. Ok fine we were hungry... and went down in our pjs to get the food. : ) 

goodbye genting!! 

Would I regret if I didn't go watch Peabo Bryson? I've been waiting for someone to release a slot on the usher registration webbie but to no avail. On the other hand I can't quite think of someone who would be willing to pay 48 bucks to go with me and who is not in the midst of exams. Siiiggghhh. I'm not exactly his biggest fan but yet I would so want to hear his beauty and the beast and a whole new world.

Somebody please give up a slot. Or better still some angel please turn up and say yes i want to go!

Managed to pick up a night slot for SOM on the 30th. Haha yay mimi we can work together!! and Uncle B. would be working too. Always looking forward to work with him. Teehee... he offers words of wisdom all the time. : ))

Had a reeeaaallly scary walk home last night. My heart was leaping out by the time i got into the lift.

Was stationed to stand next to Lea Salonga last night when she was autographing. Haha doubled up as security without a voice. Stupid nuts kept pushing forward to take a picture. But her smile is one of an angel's. And just by looking at her it was obvious why she managed to land herself in roles such as miss saigon and the singing voice of jasmine in aladdin.

Going shopping later for more presents. hurhurhur.. not packed for genting yet!

Cher and Yans, hope your paper went well today!

Decided to post some pics that I took in the last couple of months, but somehow I can't seem to find my Japan pics and the ones that i took in KL have only got 2 that are somewhat presentable. Haha the rest were rather obscene (yans and jason can testify). Muahhaha and I shan't traumatise more people.

Hey all cousins, we have to take one really nice pic (not obscene) during Ah hean's wedding. We don't have a nice decent one!

Tess! 

The nut who is getting married!  

I've been blogging more than usual as of late. Haha i guess it's cos there's not much to do online and I naturally switch on my com when i'm bored so...

Anyway i wasn't supposed to be home but mel has fallen ill thus plans were cancelled. I am feeling under the weather too. But I see it as a blessing that it wasn't during the exam period that the flu bug set in. Thus though alone, I made my way to church this morning and worshipped God with all my might. And then my nose bled. -_-

Sigh. I think i created quite a scene. How embarrassing.

Lea Salonga tonight. Not her again as my partner please!

I have a problem. Haha I put myself in such stupid predicaments that exist in my imagination but yet creates fear in me that it might happen. might.

Uncle B. made me a very happy person today!!

Upon watching sound of music for the second time, it was good!! I liked it so much better than the first viewing. Perhaps due to the stress free viewing. hahaha..

Sleep!

My diet plan is such a yo-yo. People lose weight when they get stressed out over the exams which leads to a loss of appetite. I eat more when i get stressed from studying, cos it's a sit down and read or write notes process where one stones and munches "occassionally".

The only time i don't really eat is when there is no time. I've never really experienced a loss of appetite!

When assignments get too heavy and stacked up, or when there's work at the esplanade. That's when i forget i have to eat. Which is good. haha better go sign up for more shows then i'll skip more dinners which are quite redundant.

oh yes, to all who wish to be ushers, email Theresa at ytheresa@esplanade.com . She is the head of HR, so just drop her an email expressing interest, then she'll get back to you when there's a recruitment exercise. That's what i did last year, and I was damn amazed that they actually kept my email. : )) So if you're interested, just go email her cos i think it'd be too late by the time i found out they were recruiting so it's better if she finds you.

Just realised my schedule is quite packed. hahaha being busy without having to stress over exams and assignments is goood. It's about being happy whilst busy so that there won't be time to ponder on the sad aspects of life.

Have a good hols everyone!

Absolutely sogs moggs, absolutely.

I am damn tired.

Something smells funny. nvm.

Speaking of the word nvm, some arsehole nvm-ed me again today. And he absolutely has no right to do so. I shall never reply his sms-es again lest he nvms me AGAIN and i will not hesitate about calling him up and giving him a piece of my mind. I cannot stand people who say nvm. Excuse me you were the one who initiated conversation. So how dare you nvm me.

Anyway, that shall not make its mark on my happy day. Haha happy cos I watched the sound of music!!!! Which was good. : ) Though not as dynamic and entertaining as Mamma Mia, but i enjoyed it nonetheless. I worked with her again though and she's so scary!!! One moment she asked me to go for a haircut tomorrow, the next moment she asked me to go for the newpaper big walk. And her eyes are so sharp. She kept telling me who and who is eating, which patron has the making noise kiddo.. I was practically running all over the place the entire night. But I would thank God nonetheless for giving me 2 experienced ushers who knew exactly what to do. :))

I was a bit paranoid about going back to work after 3 months or so of hibernation. haha i even read the usher book again on the way down just to refresh my memory. AND then they assigned STALLS area to me. And that was it. I nearly freaked out, banged myself against the wall and cried. I've never done that area before! And it was truly the worst position to be at. Sigh. Show was damn long, De-brief was DAMN long. due to the certain incidents that happened. But yeah i agree with tracia.. the little girl was reaaallly adorable!!! I wanted to kidnap her. haahhaha...

I missed the OC for the second time. And there will be a 3rd next week as I'll be in Genting. SIGHHH. Stupid vcr of mine is not working. boo.

but nonetheless it's been relaxing so far.. : ) woke up late this morning.. lazed around, watched some funny cantonese movie (half of it) then went down for work. Just realised i have to don on make up for the next 4 days or so. eeks. Make up is such a weird thing. It makes me look funny, instead of being prettier. I'm too ugly to be made any prettier.

I have a slight flu!! bad. i was sniffing through the night. and i am waiting for KONG YANPING to come back online now as she is talking to her beau. wahahaah... eyes getting tired. yansy pingsy.. where art thou!?

Surprisingly, there's a sense of calm and peace within my heart. Something that has been not possible for the last 4 months. YAY!

happy!!! sha la la la~~~

Just got back from a short ktv session with fellow geog mates. hahaha felt so good to be the earliest people to end the three days of hell. But it's over!!!

Was reading my last post just now and discovered something really funny.

I think Mel must be equally short

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA whoops. I actually wanted to say, Mel must me equally shocked! What the heck was i thinking of this morning man!!

I am so exhilarated. Hyper yet physically tired. Shall go watch some telly now!! Finally sleep without the dreaded exams at the back of my mind.

Happy days are here!

3 and a half more hours to the last paper math.

-in shock- Just received an sms from a long lost colleague and SHE'S GETTING MARRIED!!! gosh. k not exactly long lost, but it was hmmm i think may/june last year that we were at the hawker centre trying to source out this guy whom she fancied. How time flies! Or rather i think this one's not the one we checked out. She got together with this one like way after i left. I am in shock. haha I think Mel would be equally short. People actually get married so soon! Must be madly in lurvvve.

Anyway back to my rant about the math paper. Haha hmm i'm not that worried for that i guess... cos it's the last paper so heck! and also cos i'm more or less prepared (i hope). Yesterday's child psych paper was horrid. Sigh just hope i get a pass for that. Come to think of it last night i was still chatting on msn and doing usher registration. haha totally heck about today's paper.

But, the usher registration was crappy. sigh i wanted that one and only slot but i couldn't get it cos i looked away for awhile and given the strong competitiveness for that slot it was gone in a flash. Boohoo. Someone please take me to go watch peabo bryson!! I will love you for life. :)))

I've just spent 6 mins blogging. hhahahaha... actually i came online to reconfirm some of the math answers but oh wells i absolutely cannot wait for 4pm!!! Some people left way before the end of the exam today. haha i can never do that. Cos even if i've finished, there's bound to be something in there that i'm not sure of. So i'll sit and stone for awhile, and hope for a flash of inspiration! (which happens rarely, but it does happen)

AND i'm heading down to Lavender with the rest after the paper to get our tickets to genting!!! haha what a place to go i know but it'll be fun. Plus it's my first with-friends trip anyway so going anywhere would still be great!! I feel i don't really know them all that well yet so therefore hope this trip would bond us closer... was a bit apprehensive about something but it'll even out. Gotta go with an open mind.

I'll be working intensively for the next 4 days. hahaha every night there's a performance which i would like to watch. wheee but most importantly i hope to catch the sound of music on thursday. : )) And also the best of broadway performance. Yay!!

But i still want to watch my Peabo Bryson. His song "a whole new world" just melts my heart entirely. wahaha.. but 48 bucks for gallery seats, to watch his ass most of the time! Sighhhh... i do not have 48 bucks to spare. hahaha Jan and I were thinking of going to work on a cruise ship. Then we can cruise and earn money at the same time. Though i think we'll be banished to be chamber maids.

Goodness I'm in such a *EXAMS-ARE-OVER!!!* mood. Bad girl. BAD!

I smiled when i read it. Wahaha and only i know why : ) Just being able to connect to what i read brings a smile to my weary face.

I think I should start changing my passwords when i have time. Haha ever since the day I found out that my sis had figured out my one-password-for-all-things i got a bit freaked out. As in though we're sisters, i don't like the idea of people other than myself being able to gain access to everything. Thing is I can never remember my passwords. So i have to think damn hard for a new feasible and easy to remember one. Sigh passwords are such a hassle.

Mum and sis would be back tmr with a whole lot of new goss i suppose. Had a prelude to it over the last few days already. Wahaha and it revolves around the same topic. Sigh seriously she makes me doubt true love. (thus the whole nunnery thing). Totally killed my idea of finding the man you love and having this fantastic magical wedding with him. The wedding seems like such a hassle that has gotten everyone heated up and wishing she hadn't chosen this particular one to get married to. Her attitude isn't helping either. And worse still, she entirely kills the whole picture for dreamy people like me. Reality hurts.

Just realised I haven't changed my blog layout for more than a year or something. haha.. i'm booor-ring. Think I'm gonna lay off looking at the screen for 2 weeks or so. My right eye is slowly but surely losing it's sight. Sigh..

And finally. Assignments are part of history for this sem.

Oh wells, toodles for 2 weeks then! Best of luck to all who are having exams! : )

For the Longest Time

By Billy Joel. One of my all time classic favourites!!!

Its cheery tune has gotten me back on track to press on. : ))

If I could only just stand up on my chair and sing this song to my heart's content. I'd sleep smiling. But I'm content listening to it too.

Oh, oh, oh
For the longest time
oh, oh, oh
For the longest time

I really screwed the whole thing up. I walked out of the room shivering cos I knew it had turned out bad. I tried to ask for a second try but was flatly rejected. Everything just went downhill when I was startled and the mind blanked out. So everyone, the next time you go for any oral examination just make sure you switch off your phone entirely.

Or perhaps I'm just trying to push the blame away. But thinking back I really did know how to answer those questions but in all anxiousness and being shit nervous I couldn't remember a thing.

Why am I always taken for granted? huh huh huh???

To top things all my goldfish died prematurely. It was all limp and waiting for death thus to cut short its agony we threw it into the chute outside. I felt sorry for the poor fish. : ((

I was upset over the oral thing. Then the fish died.

Depressing day. Depressing people. I'd appreciate it if more concern were shown to at least tell me i'm a friend and not someone whom you randomly pick at to rant.

I am too emotionally charged. Lord please take away my emotions.

Everything is not going well and smooth at all.

Am screwed for jap oral later, think i'm just gonna say sumimasen wakarimasen.

Called up the international relations office and they were as screwed. Sigh. Why can't they just give me a definite answer. Why must it all be so uncertain such that I would only get a reply at the end of may. Do they know that if it is approved i only have ONE PATHETIC month to get everything in place and it's going to be so damned rushed by the time i reach there I would have already lost half of my senses. Can't they be more organized and push them for a faster reply so that i can settle my accomodation as well. DO THEY KNOW it is damn expensive to stay in the hostel thus people like me have to source outside accomodation which so does not wait for you to dwindle and hold on for a long time.

My mum and sis are off to KL tonight. So that leaves me and dad for the whole weekend. Haha no plans for the weekend yet. Prob stay in, hibernate and churn out my last assignment for the semester. I want to go watch a movie. but i will feel very guility after watching the movie unless i manage to finish that assignment before sunday night then i'll go catch one that night.

damn.

hmmm. This com is rather screwed. Everything's not loaded properly cos it's an old com in the GIS lab. And why do i have to use an old com when there are shiny sleek ones over at the other side? Shiny sleek ones do not support the fat thumb drive that i have. sigh..

I am feeling very stoned today. Got through math in a daze but oh well at least the paper that i did didn't turn out that badly. In my subconscious attempt in doing the questions most of them turned out right! : ))

I am so pointless. My hair has miraculously had some sudden growth. Perhaps I'll go to bangkok and come back looking like tanya's moses. wahaha.. CAN THE 20TH COME FASTER!

But from now till the 20th I shall continue stroking my hair till the wee hours of the morning. hahaha (sound so psychotic). No la when i do work i like to stroke my hair in a bid to prevent me from falling asleep. hey maybe that explains the hair growth.

I do jumping jacks too. And when it's past 3am I no longer feel sleepy. My brain will regenerate its cells to work harder but my body will start to fail me. I hate the end of semesters. I hate uni. I hate my sensei for playing low quality tapes that churn out muffled sounds and expect us to be able to bloody hell figure it out.

2 more assignments, 1 test, and 4 exams before school's out and I wait gingerly for my letter of acceptance.

Not much drive nor determination nor enthusiasm at the very least. God help me.

My dear Mel, you have all my love. Stay strong.