Happy Chinese New Year!

Woke up early this morning though I only slept at 3AM last night. Was invited to buffet lunch at Joanne's place. Met up with Daphne at Yio Chu Kang MRT station and we took the bus there together. Had a good chat with Joanne and Daphne. Nice food too. I enjoyed myself. =)

Went to my uncle's place after that. Daddy, mommy and sis were there. Played with my cute little nephew, HongWei. HeE~! My other nephew, YuJie was there too. Hyperactive boy he was. Kept running around. HaHa~! Watched TV while daddy was playing MahJong. Boring.

What a day.

Memoirs Of A Geisha

Went to Cosmetic Laboratory for eyebrow shaping this afternoon. It was my first time! Not as painful as I had expected. =)

Took a train to Orchard just to pick up the Malay-English/English-Malay dictionary for sis at Popular. Made a reservation sometime last week. Asked the store assistant about my reservation. Told him my name and what I wanted. He went into the store and searched for some time and came out with a malay dictionary. Then, he asked me if I am Mrs James who reserved that particular malay dictionary. Do I look like a MRS? And I thought I told him I am Irene Chew, not Mrs James? SiGh~! Told him I am not and that is not the one I wanted. He went in to look again. A while later, he came out with empty hands and told me that there is no record of my reservation. So, its either Yishun Popular's fault or Orchard Popular's fault. Whatever it is, it is still Popular's fault! What happened to my favourite bookstore? SiGh~! Went to look under the dictionary section to see if there is anymore copies of it there. Fortunately, there was. If there was none, I would have demanded to see the manager!

Walked around Wisma Atria and Takashimaya after that. While I was walking into Isetan, a little girl stomped by and stepped on my shoe. My new pair of shoes! ArGh~! I seriously do not know what her mother taught her. Her mother was holding her hands and she let her continue stomping when her daughter had stepped on me. No apology too. I was quite sure her mother knew what her daughter did 'coz there was a loud noise when the little girl stepped on my shoe. Ill-mannered mother and daughter.

Decided to walk back to the MRT station after that. No mood to walk around Orchard anymore. Went to Bugis to wait for Vanessa. Haven't seen her for almost one year! Waited for a while before she came. We went shopping together. Wanted to get nail polish and nail polish remover at Missha but many colours were out of stock. So was the nail polish remover. Went over to The Face Shop instead. Bought two bottles of nail polish from The Face Shop. We proceeded to Bugis Village after that. Nothing much to see or buy there, so we went back to Parco Bugis. M-industrie was having a sale. Vanessa and I bought a top each. We paid together and got 20% discount instead of just 10% had we paid separately. Aren't we smart? HeE~! Had dinner at the food court before going for movie. Watched Memoirs Of A Geisha. It was a great show! Must watch! HeE~! By the time the show ended, it was already 910PM. Both of us have morning class tomorrow, so we decided that it was time to go home.

It is now time to go to bed. Goodnight. =)

Kublai Khan

Walked around Park Mall with WeiQi before dinner. Passed by Artemide and saw Nana's husband, Edwin. Didn't see Nana though. Anyway, the lightings they sell there are nice. I like them. =)

Had dinner with EeHui, WeiQi, DanQing, Jason and Daniel at Kublai Khan just now. The food there was so-so. Not as good as what Adrian described to me. Was quite disappointed, but nevertheless, I had my fill.

Went to play pool after dinner. Didn't really play 'coz I don't really know how to play. I was so bad at it that Daniel had to "save" me on several occasions so that I can score at least one ball. HaHa~! While the guys were playing, a drunk uncle was playing billard on another table near us. He was playing alone. When he was done, he just suddenly turned to us and wished us youth and beauty always. -_- All three of us just smiled back, not knowing how to react. We left at about 11PM.

Walked to Somerset MRT station and took the train. On the way home, DanQing and I were already planning for the next gathering. It was agreed that we will have a sleepover at EeHui's place on 4 February. He will be contacting the others. =P

Reached home after midnight. Mommy and daddy were not happy. I am also not happy. I am already 20 this year, yet I don't have the freedom of doing what I want to. All these years, I had been a good girl, obeying their orders. I feel that I am living for them, not for myself. I am tired of this kinda life. I want to live life my way! SiGh~!

Action-packed

It has been a super duper busy day for me today.

Woke up at 8AM this morning. It was so cold out there that I didn't wanna step out of my blanket. It was so warm and comfortable under that thick cotton comforter of mine. Still, I had to force myself to get out of bed. The cold air pricked me. Brrr... It was really cold!

Had tuition with Louis from 9AM to 1030AM. He told me he did not learn his spelling again. Was really angry with him 'coz I gave him two more days to learn when he told me he was not ready on Thursday. Chided him for not doing what he was supposed to do and gave him another 5 days to learn everything well.

YuShan was next. We did revision papers today. All was well and we ended at 4PM sharp. Met her father downstairs and he was kind enough to give me a lift. He dropped me at Causeway Point and I walked to Shermaine's place from there.

Shared some ghostly encounters with Shermaine today. She is quite interested in supernatural happenings. HaHa~! Managed to finish one chapter for English today. Not bad. =)

Walked back to Causeway Point to buy the advanced theory guidebook for driving. The English edition was out of stock. It is the third time I go to Popular Bookstore without buying what I wanted 'coz it was out of stock. I wanted to complain, but was too tired to do so. SiGh~! Went out for dinner with mommy and daddy. Had butter crabs, hotplate tofu and mixed vegetables plate at a coffeeshop in Teban Gardens. The butter crabs were good. Yummy! HeE~!

Was late for tuition with Jaslyn today. Only reached her place at 845PM. She was asleep and I had to wake her up. She had been sleeping at 3AM every night. This girl is getting out of hand. Even her mother cannot control her. HaI~! As usual, she took her own sweet time to do the work I set her so we did not do much. Finally collected payment from her mother today. She was back earlier than I had expected. PhEw~!

Will be having dinner with EeHui, WeiQi, DanQing, Daniel and Jason tomorrow. Looking forward to meeting them. =)

Broke

I am so broke now! Just paid the examination fees at RELC this morning. The gate near the bus stop was opened, so it only took me five minutes to walk in. The queue was shorter than what I expected, much to my relief. Had lunch at Takashimaya's food court before rushing back to Woodlands.

There was a heavy rain, making it difficult to walk. I was thus, late for tuition. Charlene and her grandmother just came back from lunch when I reach her house. We ended up starting at 230PM though I reached at 215PM.

Met HuiJun at Causeway Point after tuition. Went to shop for shoes 'coz her pair just gave way. Took the train to Yishun to shop for her friends' birthday presents. She wanted to get something from TAKA, SK or CitiGems, but her budget doesn't give her many choices. Had laksa for dinner. Took about an hour to finish the bowl of laksa. HaHa~! We continued our shopping at NorthPoint after dinner. She ended up buying perfume at The Body Shop for her friends. We each bought a bottle of Velique for ourselves.

Rushed back home to pass mommy her laksa. Washed up a little before going for tuition again. Shared some experiences with Shermaine today.

By the time I reach home, I was already half dead. Tiring day it was. SiGh~!

Marital Status: Single

I am officially single and available again. It is over between Dave and I. Another record. One week.

I think I am cursed. All my relationships never last till Valentines' day. Maybe it is because I have not meet The One.

A note to Prince Charming:

I will be right here waiting for you. If you do not know the way, please consult the street directory. Available at all bookstores.

P.S. Please bring your steed along. I'd love to see it. ;)

Love,
Irene

Aeroplanes

Having some problems with Dave. No mood to do anything at all the whole week. I needed to talk to someone.

SMS-ed Vinci last night. Asked if he is free to go to the airport with me today. He agreed readily. We went to watch the planes fly. It was nice of him to go with me. Couldn't find anyone else to go with me since most of my friends either have school or work.

Didn't tell him about Dave and I until we reach the airport. I almost cried when I was telling him about our problem. I was very upset. He listened to me and offered some advices. Great guy he was. At least I feel much better now. =)

Left the airport after a while and went to Causeway Point for lunch. Walked around the shopping centre after lunch. Went to U2 with him and he bought a jacket. It was at a cool 50% discount!

Had to leave for tuition a short while later 'coz Mrs Goh called to inform me that tuition starts at 2PM instead of 3PM. I clearly remembered that it should start at 3PM but she insisted that we fixed it at 2PM. Anyway, no point arguing with her, so I went over earlier. Charlene was still taking her bath when I reach her place so tuition didn't start until 3PM.

It was raining so heavily that I was drenched even though I carried an umbrella. My slippers were soaked through. Might have to change soon.

Tuition with Louis will start at 7PM. I am so tired.

Happy 2006!

HAPPY 2006! I hope everyone enjoyed their first day of 2006. =)

School will start again tomorrow. A bit lazy to go back, but still, I have to. HaI~!

Christmas was spent doing manual work for daddy. Tiring job. Good thing I was rewarded with $50 at the end of the day. Anyway, the $50 didn't stay in my pockets for a very long time. SiGh~!

Boxing day was spent lazing around at home. Didn't do much.

Went for Jaymin's wedding banquet on Tuesday. Wasn't really close to her. Just went for the sake of going. Didn't talk much to the other cousins too. Kinda boring. The only thing that was fun there was the red wine. Downed one after another. Pure enjoyment. HaHa~!

Wednesday was a busy day. Had tuition with Charlene and Shermaine from 11AM to 2PM, and Jaslyn from 8PM to 930PM. Charlene and Shermaine were OK, it was Jaslyn who drained me of all my energy.

Went to meet Dave at Yio Chu Kang MRT station on Thursday. We went to Casuarina for some prata. Didn't get to taste the prata 'coz think the prata man forgot our order. Drove up to Pierce reservoir and took a short walk before he was called back for meeting. Went shopping with mommy at Causeway Point after that.

Friday was again another busy day. Supposed to have tuition with Charlene and Shermaine from 11AM to 2PM but Mrs Goh called before I step out of the house to change the time 'coz Shermaine had to go to school. Changed the time to 2PM instead. By the time I was finished with Charlene, Shermaine was still not home. Couldn't wait for her any longer, I left. Had tuition with DaiYing from 730PM to 9PM. Had English lesson with her and she was getting it quite fine. Happy. =P Dave SMS-ed me later that evening to tell me that he can't meet me for movie on Saturday 'coz he has a family gathering at his grandma's house in the afternoon. Was quite angry with him because of that. HaI~!

Had tuition with Louis from 9AM to 1030AM and YuShan from 11AM to 1PM on Saturday. Went to meet Joanne at Causeway Point after that. Had lunch together. It was really great to see her again. HeE~! We watched The Chronicles Of Narnia together after lunch. Fantastic movie it was. =) Went to Queenstown with my parents and sister after the movie. Went to IKEA but it was already closed for new year's eve. Didn't get to buy what wanted. =( Went to the hawker centre at Redhill for dinner. Ordered lots of food. HeE~!

Set off for JB early on Sunday. Dave SMS-ed me in the morning to ask me not to go to JB and accompany him 'coz he was sick. I was also sick myself but he didn't even spare me two hours on Saturday. Anyway, it was also not possible for me to tell my parents that I am not going, so I just told him to take care of himself and I will call him when I reach home. Traffic on the causeway was fine when we went in. Had lunch at Skudai Parade. Had my hair washed at a tiny salon in Skudai Parade. Don't really like their service and the products they use. SiGh~! Went for the wedding dinner at a local restaurant named Hui Bin Seafood Restaurant. The food was OK but the service was really bad. Left the restaurant at about half past ten. Was stuck at the causeway on our way home. The jam was so bad that we were stuck for more than two hours. SiGh~! Finally reached home at 1AM. Received an SMS from Dave. He asked if I was home. I replied. He replied to say that I didn't SMS him when I reach Singapore when I was intending to call him as promised when I reach home! HaI~!

Almost overslept this morning. Had tuition with Shermaine from 11AM to 1230 PM. Most of the time was spent telling her stories about myself when I was her age. HaHa~! Dave came to pick me up from Admiralty MRT station after that. Went to Sembawang Park for a stroll. Many people were there. Left after a while 'coz we couldn't find an insect-free seat. Went to the coffeeshop near Yishun MRT station for lunch. Had duck porridge 'coz I have sore throat. Went to Seletar reservior for a walk after lunch. Almost lost our way there. HaHa~! Didn't stay there for long. He drove me home according to the street directory. He just refused to believe me when it comes to directions. HaHa~!

It will be a new start tomorrow. Hopefully things will get better. =)