| i <333 headphones |
[Sep. 9th, 2008|10:45 pm] |
i'm in love! <33 haha. with these headphones. somehow, since i'd fixed on getting a pair for kristal, my cousin, i cldn't help but desire to own a pair as well. my first headphones!
I bought the CREAM, SEPIA BLUE and ORANGE RED.
I JUS LOVES IT ALL. <3
funny thing is tt i'm not too sure how nice i'll look wearing them. anyway, i'm passing the blue one to kristal. =D i think it suits her.
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| money not enough |
[Aug. 15th, 2008|10:45 pm] |
haha, since my last entry was on finance, i guess this is a follow up!
jus watched money no enough 2, n tho i din watch the first movie, i heard from my mom this movie explores deeper issues. well, i admit the issues in this movie, besides the ERP protest, did seem to be rather solemn in nature, tho a good deal of levity was injected in.
mmm, i do recommend watching it tho.
the startings a little too loud for my taste, n mainly it was rather a mix of F1 racing, ERP protesting, n national day song irony. haha. u'll get it when u see it.
but i guess, there's quite abit of focus on the old, and jus basically not having money. jus abt throw in any issue concerning old ppl, (except the retirement issue, wasn't really mentioned), but like, getting old, sick, thinking abt death urns, begging for moolah, 'happy' old folks homes.. yea.
i heard tt the ST reviews weren't too good, but actually, there were moments in the movie when me n my sis were jus struck by how true it was. Like, the idea of spending money on ur sick old mother in hospital, where everyday on life-support is $8000. the payment can be so crippling for those who are alive n well tt it makes u think tt UK's NHS has got sth gg at least.
I've once heard someone say tt Spore's a great place to be in- as long as ur not sick n old. Somehow tt quote came back to me as i was watching the show. Honestly, u can't say tt we haf truly destitute pple in spore, n there are many welfare programs. But i guess the movie looks at the pple who aren't poor enough to qualify for welfare, yet not quite rich enough to easily handle the cruveballs of life.
also, i've been thinking tt perhaps its good to be more self-reliant in terms of setting up a retirement fund. but i once heard sth ironic. this guy saved enough for him to live to be 80 (he also took into account inflation etc.) and basically retired the minute he acquired tt amt. however, when he lived past 80, he was absolutely broke, hence tried to take his own life (and i assume he was rescued if not the story wldn't haf gotten abt) either way, how much can a person predict the future? its much better to have a family i guess. (tho hopefully not w @_@ sons like those in the show)
anyway, watch the show, n decide if its true. even tho i've not seen tt in real live, sth in my gut tells me tt there's prob a family like tt in spore some, any, and everywhere. |
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| finance |
[Aug. 12th, 2008|10:27 pm] |
with everything tt's gg abt, i guess i've got to thiking abt finance in general, esp managing money.
i've not really thot abt it, but i guess, this yr showed me tt i'm not really gd at financial management! but i guess, lose some to learn sth impt! i hope i can get tt into my brain. haha.
even in spore, i guess, i've been too free w the $$ coz of the mentality tt i was working. but i ish working no more! so i really shld watch the spedning. >.<
haha. i wonder if any1 else shares my money woes? :)
oh wuims, fabien told me he's met u twice alr! we shld meet! will there ever be a ny gathering b4 we go? :) teachers day is coming up~! |
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| like a canery fresh from its cage |
[Jul. 29th, 2008|12:37 am] |
haha, i'm free now! how amazing, jus last week when i was bloggin i was starin mournfully at my hols floating away, but things haf brightened up! God has led MOE to send contract teachers to PHS, so now i have a good legit reason to enjoy my hols! :)
Really, many things to be thankful for. Like being able to meet n enjoy time with frens. hehe. Lililili and Vincent haf arrived from msia/belgium n tmr gg to sentosa coz they've never been to spore b4. seriously. nick was commenting tt i hadn't brought him to any touristy spots in spore, so brought him abt to sight see today n now i think he's still in geylang with my frens having enjoyed a night of good food n r now competing to see who will attract the most street girls.
MEN.
haha, but it was good catching up with jiam on fri! equinox buffet was as i remembered it. the foei gras was still there! <333 nice, salty n fatty. really nice on the tastebuds but horrid for my image. >.< this past week has been a crash course of bdaes right up to today, my sister's bdae, which we ended up celebrating in the airport coz we were seeing a church fren off - she's gg to work for 2 yrs in japan! Teaching english in Kobe i think? or jus work-related stuff.
i really ought to start facebooking again. XP
n somehow, i'm being to think tt there's really little hope for frenship after a rship. n i'm not jus talking abt one casestudy. it kinda wld help as a "think twice" kinda signpost b4 starting anything, but i think when pple r on the verge of starting anything, they aren't looking at signposts at all. ;)
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| the road to being a domestic goddess |
[Jul. 17th, 2008|01:05 am] |
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haha, after numerous reminders, i've finally pushed myself to update! ^_^v
i'm back!
n after a trillion million events like food poisoning, israel securing, etc, i'm finally reached the point of...
... working away my hols relief teaching sec 3 Social studies and E.history. =O
hahaha. but let's talk abt today~ i was rather >.< coz of all the stress my students haf been giving me, i've got a cold sore forming. :( esp since there are so many social stuff this wk... really need to haf more confidence in myself man. >.<
and today it was Jade's bdae! at jelita. =D n hence, i ventured after sch to kino, to embark on the great journey of findin her 21st bdae gift.
Somehow, i find this to be rather her, wat with her desire to be the ultimate career woman and working mom. =D
nick inspired the idea actually. haha.
while shopping, i bumped into Jiam! who was trying to have some 'me' time.
^.^" sorry.
we also bumped in her fren andrea
n i bumped into chris and maryann~
@_@ amazing. JUST HAD to be the day i was UBER casual.
START COUNTDOWN! 3!
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| for me to keep. |
[Jan. 1st, 2008|10:54 pm] |
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ZZZ. really, instead of studying, i've been snoozing n slacking the past 2 days away. considering they're the alpha n omega days of the yrs '07 and '08, tt doesn't seem to bode well for the remaining time.
xing! n ny pple! i'll be seeing u guys tmr. =D
but anyway, as i was abt to snooze off, my mom called us all over to have a look at our resolutions for 2007. i'd written a list of my top ten resolutions, n reading thro them again tonight made me almost raise an eyebrow of nostalgia. cld it really haf been me who'd written tt list? half of it, by now, r invalid. n the other half, i'd actually forgotten abt, n if by happenstance did manage to fulfil it, it sure wasn't merely because i had resolved to.
so back to the alpha day of '08, i've been wonderin abt resolutions n perhaps now i haf a better idea of how to make one.
recently, a theme of giving one's best for God seems to be occuring. as with oswald's my utmost for his highest (claudia, u read tt too right?), perhaps i'm feeling a conviction tt this is the direction i shld take for 2008. perhaps its best i no longer think in specifics, since i'm more likely to forget, n just keep this simply as a thematic resolution. To give Him the best of now, and of that which is yet to be. (HEH. cld not resist tt phrasing. aft all, the best is always yet to be right? ;) ) 2007 has been crazily eventful. i've met new ppl, clung on to the old, been to different places, yet still hanker for the familiar. if there were to be any yr tt so much has been crammed into a period of time, 2007 wld be it. there was SERVE at SA, teaching at AC, A's results (amazingly, i'd forgotten it came out only this yr. O.O woah.) then with gab coming over for 2 mths, HK bdae trip, building houses in guangdong, yet another lovely hk trip, n than the craziness of moe n sending me to uk n all. @_@ being so relaxed now, i look back almost boggled by the waves of events. so many things and pple to thank God for. i wonder wat the coming yr will be like? maybe a more restful one? heh. or even more mad?
Happy New Year everyone! God bless! ^_^ |
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| home. |
[Dec. 18th, 2007|05:55 pm] |
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its nice,
having grandparents cook for me again,
being driven around,
not watching laundry pile up,
eating food gratis of my parents,
chatting with my sister n assorted family members,
hanging out in my room again,
sharing the bed w my sis,
just slacking n chilling, letting the thot of looming exams give me the right amt of tension to appreciate free time, n basically, it's good to be back, even if my schedule is once more suspended in time. hahaha. :) |
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| i'm back~~! |
[Dec. 18th, 2007|01:58 pm] |
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hihi!
hahahah! i'm back!
touchdowned yesterday at 5.30pm (plane was delayed 50mins at amsterdam for fuel complications).
immediately whisked off cinderella style for e st. jame's anniversary retro dinner. :)
din get to haf a shower b4hand due to the delay. ^^"
but i think i looked relatively ok given the mitigating circumstances.
=D so yes. my spore hp no is working well (it always has actually.)
*hinthint*
^_^ christmas~! <3! |
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| i still dun understand msn. |
[Nov. 28th, 2007|04:26 am] |
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forgive me for saying so. i haven't used msn since 17, n b4 tt, i din really use msn either, despite downloading it at 12.
but for all these years, n these recent months since i downloaded it a mth aft reaching manchester, i haf to say this:
WHAT IS MSN?
a social tool? a quick way of keeping in touch? a trivial chatting platform?
i dun understand.
i used to think tt it was all so superficial to talk on msn. like hi, bye, n random chattings.. plus mom n dad thot it was a waste of time, n in respect to wat they disapproved off, i ended up not cultivating the habit of loggin on everytime i turned on the comp.
fair enough. tt was sustainable the past few years. i dun regret a non-msn life. i think my rships did not suffer from the lack of it, since i wrote long letters n had nice long talks face to face or on the phone~
but now, these two months haf revealed many aspects to me. i agree w mom tt msn promotes rather disjointed narrative, sometimes hampering meaningful communication.
but somehow, tt din stop interesting or meaningful topics of conversation.
n strangely enough, i wonder how long i wld haf had to know ppl b4 such topics wld even come out when we meet face to face?
then there's the other catogory, tt of helping me keep in touch, whether w pple in spore or here.
its really amazing. on one hand it helped me talk to so many i wldn't haf had time for in spore.
n yet, it replaces to much social interaction tt i wld prefer here as well.
i still dun get it. n i dunno if i shld love it, hate it, get more addicted to it, or jus ride the wave~~
i think i'll do all of tt. =P
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| My Hit List |
[Nov. 27th, 2007|06:17 am] |
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Things i want to do b4 heading into the sunset~
1) Go haf desert yum cha at arndale's venetian patisserie
2) Eat the steak burger at st. ann's christmas market. maybe even the one at town hall. n the pork pies! XD
3) haf a christmas party! with the various grps.
4) check out gastros, a new food hall by my place =D
5) oogle n ponder over the v.westwood 95pd necklace. also, haf a day to meander round trafford centre~~
6) get decent gifts for ppl to bring back, ideas include things fr the mkts, paperchase...
7) OMGAD. Matt, ur My Family DVDs r no where to be found. tell me where to look! email me links n synopsis. or is it the shortform of my family n other animals? cannot be right? ok, amazoned it. will try harder. THE LAST ONE IN MANCHESTER. u really ARE fated to have it. SEVENTY pds for all the seasons ok! >.<
8) fabE's bdae. ice cream cake? =D
9) barnados~! haha. tis the season of charity n love.
10) rmb to settle gifts for ppl here b4 leaving. n start writing cards!! >.<
11) Go to yati's/jati's, tt msian restaurant nick n shawn haf told me abt. =D tho maybe tt shld be saved for later.
12) Printworks! =D eventually.
13) go out with kim n ash.
14) i can't rmb, i know there's one. nick, wat was it again? >.< |
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