for the future me

and i didn't even realise it. i've been complaining blindly abt having nothing to do this hols tt i didn't even register i have, in fact, been going out almost everyday..until my ez-link card curtly runs out of value a tad too frequently. oh well. i guess ppl are just more sensitive to the bad things in life than the good. but i'm just slightly confused on how i can rmb things that didn't happen more than things that did. shrugs.

i went Aston's Specialties ytd..it's this super duper highly rated restaurant in katong..right opp katong mall..that sells restaurant-standard steaks, spaghettis, seafood, poultry and salad at super affordable prices...the kind of prices that u wun believe..but anyway, some of their food is really better than kenny rogers...and they pay attn to every dish, every sauce...no matter main course or side dish...it's so popular that it's forever full house that kind of thing..so..zhanie!! have u gone there alr?? go google them and find their blog..the pictures really do justice to the food ^^ this restaurant really reminds me of Little Bear in 美味关系..hoho..the service is crazy! the boss acty transferred us from a 2-person table to a 4-person booth! omg..and it's not like the restaurant has plenty of seats tt kind..it's packed..like always..but prob cos we arrived right after the ppl at the booth left..and it's cooler..omg..and he's forever walking around to serve ppl, to ask them if they need anything..and there's no service charge! crazy..really crazy..how come places with no service charge makes ppl feel that there's better service?? cafe cartel is the same thing..the staff are like super helpful...

watched so many movies this month...enchanted, golden compass, warlords, legend, erm..did i miss out anything? dun think so..i shd be broke enough after all these. they're all great, except for compass..which is in the same league as narnia..which i just can't appreciate..maybe i'm not literary enough but well..i just can't understand what's the significance of the events man. argh. maybe ppl just have to read the books before they hit the cinemas.

3 days to start of PI..someone tell me what to expect..

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in a nutshell

i'm kinda glad i didn't S/U anything..that i pushed and forced myself to pia for an extra 3 AUs when i could have taken the easier way out..that i got the outcome i wanted..which is an improvement of my gpa by not S/U-ing anything..

and i feel that by not gg exchange..which is a very tempting thought..it has paid off..cos i've long realised exchange is for zai ppl who wants to maintain their godly gpa..and since i'm not one of them i need to stay in ntu to strive for a better score.. (: to all those ppl who say results are not all-impt, i agree with u..but all of u who has ever said that happen to be ultra zai ppl..is that a coincidence?

overally, i'm happy with my results...and i'm still in shock abt my 301. pls pardon me. it really was one of the most unbelievable experiences of my life. beams.

and since rj talked abt her remaining 43 AUs or sthg, i went to check too..and it's cfmed that my calculations some mths back were correct..that i only have 16AUs to clear in the whole of yr4..woohoo! no wonder stars says that i'm a final yr student alr! i'm as free as a final yr student gg to sem 2..haha..but i'll prob make tt 18AUs..i wanna continue my jap and korean! hehe..can't help it..i'm just damn asian..

spree items arrived! more working clothes to my collection! muz sort out working clothes from my wardrobe one day for organization. xD

will post pics of my entire bear collection soon..never knew i had so many till i dug them all out..and that's just bears only..all the dogs, ducks, pigs, tigers, elmo and other monsters are still waiting..wahaha..i'm rather shocked myself..

this has been a very beary christmas..bombie gave me BaoBamBam and Towel to join the family, tuition kid jessie gave me a pooh bear, and cherie gave me a koala bear! or rather, the head of a koala bear :s other soft toys include a tiger Raa Raa and a monsterish hp accessory..will take pics and post them up soon..esp BaoBamBam and Towel! i think they're just so hyper abt joining the big family.. (:

what a large nutshell..

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results, then process

yup, after seeing my results, then i started to process HOW i got them. omg. most of them tallied or were better than my expectations..with maybe exception of 333. but argh, when u take 6 heavy modules out of which 5 has projects, ie uncertain grades, something has to give.

301 is totally a miracle..it's just a more menacing 201 repeating itself..so i'm really puzzled over whether msn personal msgs has revealed its magical powers once agn. but anyway, like i said before..since i got B for my 50% proj, i must have gotten A- for my 50% exam paper, of which 60 marks of it came entirely from my head..not from any notes whatsoever, cos he didn't SET that 60m qn based on any of his notes. so, that A- is really a miracle. REALLY. either that, or i've learnt to smoke my way thru better. woohoo. well, it really was a world away from 201..seeing how terrifying it is..going into the exam hall with no clue whatsoever abt what this whole module is abt!! oh well..so i suppose those who got A+ for their proj got some form of A overall? good for them..

333 is argh..SUAY. just suay. we know u're slack. no, we know WHEN u're slack. but u can't shirk ur responsibilities rite! what were u thinking, flying off before u even checked whether ur brainless TA has been marking with his mouth, instead of his eyes or head..did u even see his blind comment agn? and i mean literally blind, cos he always points things out that aren't there, fail to see things which are, and connects the wrong label to the wrong object. -_- don't masters students need some form of vision capability and brainpower?? zzz.

as usual, i'm rather chilled by the last sentence of the results page. if u mean it's gna chg for the better, ie if i go appeal, den..ok lor. but my A-'s...don't even think abt them..i deserve them..though i'm rather disappointed i didn't get A for jap..boo..korean repeated itself...sigh..

ok, that's abt it for the rather rollercoastery nite last nite. and thanks stars, for letting us experience a virtual jam once agn! woots! we love u stars! but i'll be rid of u for one whole sem! why does that sound like good news??

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a random thought

i've observed that some ppl with the same bday as each other have similar personality traits..which might or might not be attributed to coincidence. but it's limited to ppl of the same gender though. like, doesn't work for a guy and a girl with same bday. oh well. does anyone else think so? too bad i dunno anyone with my bday personally..or i could have a feel of how i feel like. hurhur.

yay, collecting spree stuff tmr. whee. like, finally! ordered before exams can! that's like 2 months..

22.5 more hours to countdown to bombie's arrival! yay!

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a blinding beam...

i scoff at GEMS! which means Go the Extra Mile for Service. as if! they wun even take another step with you if you don't decide to buy their stuff immediately after like some conclusive action, eg discussing with ur fren, trying out (clothes), looking around the whole shop. sure they would GEMS, but only if you purchase sthg. i really think this GEMS thing is icing without the cake. without basic courtesy, what use is going the extra mile for service? and i may be wrong, but it's more often the bosses that are hostile than the employees..i can understand cos it directly affects their income but isn't the logic all wrong?? if customers are giving u ur bread, shdn't u want them to keep coming back? but instead, it's the employees, who do not have to care how much sales is made tdy, who have no direct relationship with the shop, who are making an effort! argh, and i conclude that shops everywhere in sg, no matter street shopping aka bugis, variety shopping aka far east and branded shopping aka taka are all selling stuff at the same price ranges..despite disparities in quality. and beware of middle-aged bosses in far east and bugis. they are the WORST. i will not shop there for a long time.

i noticed...that singapore is turning into a miniature china. and it's changing so fast that we can't expect these ppl to adapt to our lifestyle, but instead we have to get used to having them around. i still do not think the stereotypes abt them are patronising..after these few yrs. cos i really haven't met a single one, despite the many i meet everyday, that can change my opinion abt them. surely they should have realised the proper volume of talking, the meaning of hygiene and the kind of basic courtesy here? i used to think that it would be a natural process of minority adapting..but looking at things now, who will be the minority in the future still leaves room to be seen. why can't more taiwan ppl move here instead! they are the same in every sense of appearance, but their lifestyle is so much more preferable. i really miss the people and service in taiwan!

anyway, i went xmas shopping ytd..and i adore them! let's hope the recipients like them as much too. hope i got enough. beams! was so amused by sthg i read in someone's blog..and i've picked it up! i less than three my xmas presents! though i still prefer heart. grins.

sthg mind-boggling occurred ytd..that yanfang can testify to. but i concluded it was an utterly insignificant event. until now, at least. i can finally tell myself i'm not a confused person..and i know exactly what it feels like to have no chemistry. (which, is a subject i can't fathom. shrugs.) at least this kinda proves that i'm quite rational. and i know exactly how i feel. great! i shall doubt my emotions no longer. beams!

bombie will be back 29 hours later! yay..though i alr know what my xmas present is..wahaha..it's green, cold, smooth and worn around the wrist. though it should have been brown. but nvm! cos bombie bought it! grins! -chokes bombie in a strangling hug- my present for him ain't all that wise either. muahaha. but..it's fun!

some blogs are funny instruments, the more you check for updates, the more void of them it is. click on them on a random day, and suddenly the owner has said so much. =S

love catching up with old friends. (:

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amazing hols

pulsing, acty, with periods of activity and in-. don't think i've had such an aimless hols before. maybe it's just right before i plunge myself into the world of 9 to 6, 5 days a wk. shudders.

it wasn't long before i was reminded agn, how restrictive working life is. no more 3- or 4-day wks, no more 4-hr lunch breaks, or aftn naps in btw lessons, or having the start of the day at noon. damn. think i'm just gna work and sleep for the whole 6 months. i so very need it.

hmm. saw kenny's yunnan shirt when htg went out tt day. it says sthg like sees the unseen, hears the unheard, touches the untouched. how difficult that would be. but it is so very heartwarming if anyone could. (: and very much wished for.

oh well..i didn't blog cos i didn't know when to start. in fact, i haven't written what has happened in my hols yet. haha. i suppose when stuff happens, there wasn't time to record it and when it's over, so is the mood to tell abt it. or maybe, i just don't wanna talk abt it. bleah.

it's just...some things are best left unspoken..and felt with the heart. sometimes that's the point. if it has to be vocalised, it would have been better off left as a doubt..a mystery..or a possibility. does anyone know what i'm talking abt? haha. well anyway, that's when speculating is better than asking. xD

xmas is coming~ and so is the end of hols. perhaps i do wanna start being busy and getting buried in work and stress and not have an idle mind. cos it's so very dangerous. argh. so maybe all the things i've done/not done during this period of time was an illusion. that's not really me. bleah. i need to focus my purpose in life.

so there. this post serves nothing but to warn myself not to have such an empty hols ever agn. if there will be another one. sigh. grad yr is scary. i dun wanna face it. hiro! stop time!

yay!! i have a baobambam!! thanks bombie! xD

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why speculate? just ask! (chia, 2007)

i wonder if i keep chging blogs to reduce readership. or if i'm just plain fickle-minded. but why, that's not a taurean at all! zz.

oh well..it's not only exams that i dread..now that it's the hols, there comes a whole new lot of things that i would choose not to face..all to do with ppl. sometimes, it would be so much easier if ppl would just say out straight, what they're really thinking. why is there so much speculation?? i pride myself on being quite accurate with reading ppl. and when it comes to some ppl, i wish it weren't true. all that reluctance, and all that procrastination..is what i think really what it is? but sometimes, i care too much to be angry..though it's not very obvious. i guess some ppl just have more commitments than others..

with a rough calculation, i've attended close to twenty 21st bday parties this yr..i've spent like close to $500 on presents alone..what an expensive yr..well we all feel it..but it's not that i mind..bday parties = gatherings and gatherings = bonding. so.. (:

ay..sang xl's song in kbox tdy..and cos that made me think of xl, i was reminded of sthg i read in a blog regarding the death of a guy from aj..that the coffin looked so small for him. amazingly..that was the exact same thought i had with xl..how could he have fit in..but well..the truth doesn't sink in unless we keep on being reminded..and the concept of death just doesn't quite register at the wake yet. i rmb i was so shocked that ppl are talking and laughing at the table, like it's a typical gathering place..but now i think abt it..i guess we all can't register the fact yet that we were there cos a fren had passed away..too sudden..

ok..a rather abrupt change of mood there i realised..oh well..nothing much has been happening..sad to say..but i foresee a wk of outings either next or next next wk..a torrent of outings..and spendings...noooooo..

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