Summer is great!

The past one week had been an interesting one as I explored a few places in Singapore where I seldom or had never set foot on.

Chinatown/Kreta Ayer
4 June 2006

Mommy was feeling bored at home so she suggested that we go to Chinatown. Don't ask me why Chinatown out of so many places. Mommy always do things without a reason. She just wanted to go there. Period.

After we have parked the car at People's Park, we went up to the second storey where all the shops are. It doesn't look as cluttered as before, but it was observed that the shops are smaller and there are also not as many shops as there were before the upgrading. There are also lesser textile shops now. Instead, there are more fashion boutiques and shops selling accessories. Other than these, retail chains like E2 and basic beauty are also found there. Nothing much to rave about though.

From People's Park, we walked over to Pearl Plaza. We saw Ho Kee and decided to try the dim sum since daddy recommended it. There was only a table big enough for the three of us at the end of the shop. One of the waitresses was showing us in when a woman just walked past us and sat at that table. She was alone and there was another table somewhere else where she could sit alone but she just had to sit there. I was very angry and remarked loudly that I was leaving since there was no place for us. The waitress tried to reason with that woman but she just wouldn't budge. ArGh~! Just then, some customers left the shop and there was an empty table for us. I wanted to leave but daddy and mommy stopped me. We ordered some siew mai, chicken feet, chee cheong fan, yu jiao and char siew pau while that woman only ordered some egg tarts. WTH! What did you need such a big table for when you only ordered egg tarts?! Idiot. The dim sum was not too bad though. Love the char siew pau. Yummy! Will definitely go back again, but I will not eat there again. Will order takeaways instead.

The char siew pau is very soft and does not have a bitter taste. The fillings are sweet and there is a lot of char siew sauce. It is the perfect snack as it is small and not too filling.

Price: $0.70 each.

Holland Village
5 June 2006

WeiQi and I decided to visit Holland Village on Monday as we were both very bored at home. Met her at SSC where she had an appointment. We took bus service 7 from Park Mall and reached Holland Village after a 20 minutes bus ride.

The first thing we did while we were there was to look for the legendary windmill. We found it and our involuntary reaction was to whip out our camera phones and start snapping. HaHa~!

The famous Holland Village windmill.

After we have completed our mission, we embarked on our journey to source out the famous Holland Village nasi lemak. We finally found it after searching the whole of Holland Village. Found it in the Holland Village food court. Not sure if it is authentic but it sure tastes good.

I ordered sambal long beans, anchovies in chilli and chicken cutlet. The sides were delicious. I love the anchovies in chilli. Reminds me of my childhood. Haven't eaten that for ages. The chilli was very nice and appetising. It is also sweet and not too spicy. I couldn't get enough of it! The rice was fragrant and not too oily. Will definitely go back for more!

Price: $3 for the above combination.

We went to SaSa after lunch, where I bought a pedicure set, an eyeshadow brush and an eyelash curler.

Went to Aesop to have a look after SaSa. Didn't anything there though.

We left Holland Village after spending about 2 hours there. It isn't as big as what we thought it is.

Life's like that

Been some time since I last blogged. Firstly, I must apologise to my readers for being MIA for so long. Much has happened during this time. Had been wanting to blog about all that has happened but I wasn't in the mood to do so. Felt kinda 'empty' today so I decided to blog.

There was a one week break after the Statistics 1 paper. The break was meant to be a time for us to study for the last two papers, PBF and IBM. Both papers were to be taken on the same day, 25 May 2006. As usual, I did not start my revision until the eve. =X Please pray for me.

Spent most of the time with Clarence instead. We met for a movie at J8 on last Monday evening. Watched Over The Hedge. Cute! HeE~! The movie ended quite late but he sent me home as promised and had to explain to his mom when he got home 'coz he was home later than he should. HaHa~! Met up with him again the following day after his work. He was supposed to go for a dinner with his family and relatives at Goodwood Park Hotel in the evening and his mom was going to pick him up. He suddenly sent me an SMS that day, to tell me that he would be going to the dinner himself and he wanted to meet me before that. Didn't wanna meet him 'coz I didn't want his mom to think that I am restricting her son, but he insisted on meeting me that day, so I just went to meet him at Sembawang before I go for tuition. Walked around the boring Sun Plaza and he met his supervisor. We spent a total of 40 minutes together before he had to go for the dinner. I was invited to go with him for the dinner, but I chose not to 'coz I felt that it was too early for me to meet his family. We met again after my examination on Thursday. I was there early and met Vinci, who was on his way to meet his financial planner. We chatted for a while before Clarence came. Clarence kept asking me about him after that. -_- He sent me home before he went home for dinner. How I wished the bus ride was longer, then I could lie on his shoulder for a longer time. HeE~!

Had some problems with my line and I wasn't able to receive any calls or SMS for the whole of Friday. I thought he was busy. Only realised there was a problem when I received some messages at night. Didn't receive some of them and didn't know that he was going to JB on Saturday. Misunderstood him again. Think the technical fault put a strain on our relationship. I was starting to feel scared when I didn't receive calls or messages from him again on Sunday. I was paranoid even after he called to explain later that night. SiGh~!

Went JB to do up my hair on Monday. Sat at the salon for 6 long hours. I look like a doll again! HeE~! Walked around the pasar malam after stepping out of the salon. Mommy wanted to buy some malay kueh-kueh. Haven't been to a pasar malam in Malaysia for a long long time.

Was supposed to meet Clarence at Causeway Point at 630PM but I was delayed at the customs due to the jam. Ended up being late for an hour. He was already complaining even before I left the checkpoint. That silly boy just refused to eat his dinner alone and insisted on waiting for me. When I finally reached Causeway Point, I found him standing outside Prima Deli with his heavy crumpler. Apparently he had been standing the whole time. -_- We went up to the food court to have dinner. Wanted to watch Poseidon after dinner but Cathay was undergoing renovations and there were only three movies to choose from, which we were not interested. Decided to go to Sembawang Park. We took the wrong bus and had to walk in. We finally reached the park after a long walk. Decided to go to Chong Pang for supper after a while. However, we took the wrong bus again. SiGh~! No mood for supper anymore. Decided to go home instead. When I reached home, I realised that my whole leg was full of mosquito bites! So itchy and ugly! The bites are still red and swollen now. SiGh~!

Spent the whole of Tuesday with my students. Charlene was throwing tantrums when I reached so I had Shermaine first. Had Charlene after a bit of coaxing. DaiYing was another problem that day. She got the whole holiday worksheet wrong! I had to erase all her answers and teach her how to do them again. SiGh~!

Went to Starhub at Plaza Singapura with HuiJun on Wednesday. Wanted to change my SIM card but couldn't do so 'coz I forgot that the line is not under my name and daddy wasn't around to authorise the change. We went shopping instead. Bought a t-shirt from M-industrie and two skirts from OP. Total damage, $66.

Went over to Jaslyn's place for tuition in the evening. I already kinda gave up on this girl. Just made her do some sums. No scoldings. Was very fed up with the mess though.

The girl I always hated teaching.

Had tuition with Geraldine early this morning. She hasn't woke up when I was there. Had to knock the door several times before her mom came to open the door. Had to coax her to sit still. Just like before.

Went to NUS with HuiJun for the tea session 'coz she was accepted to the NUS FASS Mother Tongue. Went there for the fun of it. The funny thing was, the lecturers all thought I was the potential student and HuiJun was there to accompany me while the truth is HuiJun was the one who is going to study there and I was just the visitor. HaHa~! Guess I will be going to NUS more often when the semester starts since HuiJun will be there. HeE~!

HuiJun and I at NUS today.

Went to Causeway Point to shop for a while before going home. Nothing much there. Starting to get sick of the place. SiAnZ~! As we went home quite early, I called Louis to change the time for tuition so that I could leave earlier. I made him do some work while I slacked all the way. HaHa~! Very lazy today.

I am coughing really badly. Almost coughed my lungs out today. *CoUgH cOuGh* I hate to be sick! The feeling is so terrible! SiGh~!

Examination is ALMOST over

Amos did try to kill me. Not sure about the others but I felt that the questions were quite tough. JiaRui and I are already prepared to retake it next year. Yes, it is really that bad. Statistics 1 was fine though, just that I didn't have enough time to finish the paper. Lost 13 marks for nothing. HaI~! Left with Principles of Banking and Finance and Introduction to Business and Management now. I am worried about IBM. Think I have forgotten most of the theories and models. To make things worse, PBF and IBM are on the same day, 25 May. Please pray for me.

Geraldine called me on Tuesday. She wants me to give her tuition again. I stopped tutoring her late last year 'coz of the school holidays and didn't continue doing so 'coz her mom thinks my fee is too high and switched to tuition at a tuition centre instead. Decided to take her again 'coz she lives quite near my house.

I am so tired. I need a break.

Under maintainence

I have fallen terribly ill again. Woke up in the middle of the night with an upset tummy and a slight fever last night. Kept rushing in and out of the washroom from then till now. Haven't eaten anything since this morning 'coz I feel like vomiting everytime I try to eat something. Was so sick that I have decided to cancel all my tuition for the day. Fortunately, their parents were quite understanding. Took some medicine and fell asleep. Only woke up a while ago. HaI~! Now, I have less time to study for Economics.

Took my first paper, Mathematics 1 on Thursday. It was horribly set. All the questions seem so alien to me 'coz I have never seen them anywhere before. It was nothing like the past year questions which were manageable in my opinion. Nevertheless, I tried my best. Just hope it won't turn out too bad. SiGh~!

Introduction to Economics is tomorrow. I think Amos is going to kill us this time. ArGh~!

Had been feeling very depressed recently. Have to thank ZhiFa, Albert and WeiQi for listening to my never ending grouses, providing me with lots of advices and for always trying to cheer me up. Thanks to ZhiFa for his notes and all the talks we have had, Albert for his endless supply of Friendster testimonials (life supply ya? =P), and WeiQi for all the retail therapy trips she has accompanied me to (when is the next one?). Love ya lots! =)

Life was never a bed of roses

This week had been a hectic one. It is the kids' examination week and some parents had requested for extra tuition. Had tuition with Jaslyn four times this week. As usual, most of the time was spent doing her homework from school. Terrible girl. Shall not talk about her anymore. Spoils my mood. Had two extra sessions with DaiYing this morning, from 730AM to 1030AM. Had to wake up at 630AM. On a Sunday morning. SiGh~!

Had Charlene and Shermaine from 11AM to 2PM on 1 May 'coz it was a public holiday. Had the rest of the day off. Went to town with WeiQi after lunch with daddy. Bought a pair of shoes from U.R.S. and a box of durian puffs from Takashimaya. Was quite disappointed with the durian puffs though. The puffs were too hard.

Went back to school for PBF on 3 May and 5 May. Miss Koh conducted the lectures. Got back my assignment which I handed up last September and the test which I did last November. I actually scored better for my test than for my assignment. For your information, I only spent one day preparing for the test but took one week doing the assignment. Actually, I could have scored better for the assignment. I deliberately left out the second part of the question 'coz I was too lazy to finish it, thus I only got half the total mark. HaHa~! I am still quite proud of my test result though, considering that I only studied for one day. Got quite high score for the essay questions. HeE~!

Saw a guy who looks a lot like GuanYu at Clementi MRT station while I was on my way home on Friday. He kept trying to be ahead of me. I overtook him 'coz I was rushing for the train. He started walking faster and overtook me, then slow down again. I overtook him again. He did the same thing again. I was fed up and decided to walk behind him after that. Weird guy. Saw another guy on the train who looks like Dave. Gave me a shock. Of course it was not him. Don't think that young master would take the train. Not when he has a big comfortable car.

It was polling day yesterday. I am under 21 and was not eligible to vote, but I had been following the news on the GE since nomination day. Was really happy that Mr Chiam and Mr Low won Potong Pasir and Hougang respectively, though I don't stay there. I envy the residents of Potong Pasir and Hougang for having such outstanding leaders to represent them in the Parliament. I think SDA and WP are quite strong opposition parties. Not that I am a supporter of either party, but I think they make the GE more interesting and exciting by causing it to be less predictable. I wished the opposition party at my area was just as strong, but no, they were so much weaker. Honestly, if I were to vote this time, I would have voted for PAP. The reason being PAP has candidates who are more capable than that particular opposition party if you ask me. However, if another opposition party were to contest in my area, my choice might not be the same. It all depends on the situation. Too bad, I had no say in this year's GE. Hopefully, I would get a chance to vote in the next GE.

Eventful April

Haven't got much time to blog for the past month, so I am doing a summary for April now.

1 April was April Fools' Day, but as my day was full of activities, I was safe from all the jokes and pranks. Woke up at 5AM to go tomb sweeping. Sis and I were one the few grandchildren who went. So proud of ourselves. HaHa~! Went home after tomb sweeping. Slept for a while before 8th Aunt called to ask us over for lunch. Went reluctantly 'coz I had to come back to Woodlands after lunch and they live in Yishun. Left after having lunch. When I left, YoekSheng and YoekLing were still in bed. The time was 2PM. See the difference between good children and bad children? HaI~! *ShAkEs HeAd* Had tuition for the rest of the day and there goes my Saturday. 6th Aunt called to inform mommy of 4th aunt's husband's demise while we were on our way home.

Had two new students on 2 April. Got a shock when I went for the first one. Shan't go into detail about this new student before I get into trouble. The second one was fine though. Had to go for tuition myself that day 'coz daddy and mommy had to go to Muar to attend 4th Aunt's husband's wake. Channel U was showing Campus Superstar's Final that night. I was so glad ZhiYang won. HeE~!

Attended revision lectures by UOL lecturers for about 3 weeks. Had to make a lot of changes to my schedule due to the RoJaK timetable I had. I hate the eRev system! ArGh~! The lecturers were quite alright though. Had learnt a fair bit from them.

It was mommy's birthday on 21 April. Went shopping with her that afternoon. Spent a lot of money! In just one afternoon, I had spent about $150. HaI~! Gotta start saving again. Had a birthday dinner for her as usual after tuition.

22 April was a very busy day for me. Went to tutor Louis from 9AM to 1030AM. Had Shermaine from 11AM to 1230PM. Bought some bread from Four Leaves during the break. Ate the Cheese Mayonaise on the way to YuShan's place. Tutored her from 2PM to 4PM. Rushed to Yishun to meet HuiJun after tuition. My phone's battery went flat at that time. I was uncontactable for the rest of the day. Went to Polished Diva at Bugis Village for manicure and pedicure. Had enjoyed my time there. Rushed back to Woodlands to tutor Jaslyn from 8PM to 10PM. I hate this girl and her mom. Always make me stay overtime. For your information, I wasn't paid more. Moreover, she doesn't like tuition but always demand that I be on time. If I am slightly late for like say 1 minute, she will call me. Did she ever realise why I didn't wanna be on time? It is because I didn't wanna be taken advantage of! Her mom always comes home late, so why should I be on time? For that particular day, both mother and daughter left me a voice message each. Fortunately, my phone's battery was flat. Got a lot of missed calls and messages that day. People just like to contact me when I am not available.

23 April was another busy day. Had tuition with Yati from 11AM to 1PM. Tutored WuDong from 2PM to 4PM. Knocked into something when I was coming out of his house. So painful! Had to travel to Punggol to tutor XinYing after that. Tuition with XinYing started from 5PM to 8PM. It is tiring to have tuition with the same student for 3 hours. Didn't wanna take this student but her mom insists that I must take her. No choice, gotta take. Got quite a few recommendations from students' parents these days. Too bad I can't take all of them 'coz my schedule is too tight to fit in anymore.

This week has been quite peaceful except that I have got a very bad toothache, flu, cough and sore throat. HaI~! Just when I thought things was getting better, it got worse. Tomorrow will be the start of a hectic weekend again. HuiJun is going to Genting with her family tomorrow night. SiGh~! I need a holiday too! Might be going to Indonesia or Thailand after my examination though. Now, that is something for me to look forward to. HeE~!

While I was typing this entry, the power tripped twice! There was a very heavy rain and the power just trip while I was using my laptop. I got a really bad fright 'coz I didn't know what to do during a power trip. Called daddy using my mobile phone 'coz the house phone can't be used. He taught me how to un-trip. The power was back for a while before it trip again. I got so fed up this time, I didn't on my laptop after I un-trip. Listened to my MP3 instead. Got quite bored and decided to blog again after a while. This time, I save the entry after typing one paragraph. Was so scared that the power will trip again and I will lose whatever I have typed. Once bitten, twice shy. HaHa~!

Renu

Went to the temple this morning. Had lunch at Toa Payoh after that. While on my way home, Vinci SMS-ed me. He asked if I am free to meet him for a cup of coffee, 'coz he just broke up with his girlfriend last night. My immediate reaction was, "HuH~?!" Didn't go out with him though 'coz it was raining cats and dogs.

Met up with WeiQi in the evening. While I was waiting for her at the Khatib MRT station, a Chinese man came up to me and asked if I was waiting for someone. Obviously, he was waiting for someone whom he has not met before. I told him yes, I was waiting for a friend. After a while, he approached me again. He told me that he was waiting for a friend whom he has not met before and asked for my name. I told him I was waiting for an ex-classmate. He finally gave up after that. Weird person.

WeiQi and I went to Millenia Walk to exchange our Bausch and Lomb Renu MoistureLoc solution for vouchers. Had dinner at the Fountain Terrace in Suntec City. Ate chicken cutlet with fried rice. Yummy! Went to watch the laser show at the Fountain Of Wealth after dinner.

We saw a group of boys on our way home. They seem to come from a boys' school. Didn't take much notice of what they were doing until we saw two of the boys fighting each other. Of course, they were just playing. Then, they started hugging each other. Another two boys followed suit. They were experimenting with different positions of hugging. Another group of weird people.

After WeiQi alighted at Khatib, a couple sat opposite me. The guy is very cute! HeE~! I kept looking at him. HaHa~!

Reached home at 11PM. Quite early, but mommy and daddy were already at home. Didn't expect them to be so early.

Have to wake up early for tuition tomorrow. I better go to sleep now.

Tigger and Me!

Shermaine and Charlene gave me a Tigger soft toy today. They bought it for me while they were having a holiday in Genting. AwWw, so sweet! HeE~!

Here is a photograph of the gift I received today:

Cute, isn't it? HeE~! It has a compartment in the middle which I can put my things in. Interesting. =)

Met up with Vinci in the evening, before I go for tuition. He handed me the Ponds Magic Powder which I asked his girlfriend to buy for me. Chatted with him while he was having his dinner at KFC. After dinner, he walked me to DaiYing's place before he goes home. Thanks buddy! =)

To all who love me so much, I love you too. =)

Goodnight!

IT Show 2006 Part II

Had breakfast in Yishun this morning. Saw JiaRui's parents and her brother at the coffeeshop. Didn't see JiaRui though.

Called Creative to ask them about my Zen Micro. The line was busy and no one picked up the call. Had to leave a message for them instead. A customer service officer called back a while later. She told me that the limited warranty does not include cosmetic defects of the product, and if I wanna get it fixed, I will have to send it to the Creative store, where the technicians there will quote me an amount should there be any cost involved. Sad.

There was a traffic jam on the way towards Suntec City this afternoon. We went to Sungei Road for lunch instead. Had laksa and lor mee. Not too bad, but not to my liking. Decided to try going to Suntec City again after lunch. Fortunately, there was no jam. However, we had difficulty finding parking space.

Went to the IT show again. Saw ShuYing and her boyfriend on our way up to the exhibition hall. Her boyfriend just walked off without her while she was talking to us. Weird guy. *ShRuGs* There were so many people, it was almost impossible to move. Bought a wireless USB adaptor from SMC and an all-in-one printer from Epson. Was very angry with Epson. They did not give me the trolley that should come with the printer for transporting purpose. I asked the sales assistant for it, in case they have forgotten that the printer was very heavy, but she told me that the trolley was out of stock because they did not expect the overwhelming response from the customers. -_- When I was walking around, I observed that customers of other printer brands such as Canon and Brother all had trolleys, while many Epson customers had to lug their heavy purchase around. I came back and immediately sent them a long e-mail to complain. Hopefully, they will reply with a better explanation than what I got from the sales assistant at the IT show.

Shopped around Carrefour after loading the things we bought into the car. Bought some groceries. Daddy bought cheese franks. Quite nice. =)

No tuition tomorrow 'coz the Shermaine and Charlene went to Genting. Another off day. Haven't plan what I am going to do tomorrow. Will think about it tomorrow. I am too tired to think now. *YaWnZ*

Clarke Quay Night Tour

aslyn cancelled tuition AGAIN. I really don't know what to do with that girl. Her mother is not cooperative. She is always letting her daughter have her way. SiGh~! Spare the rod and spoil the child. How true.

Decided to go clubbing with Radiah and David at Dbl-O instead. Met Radiah at Dhoby Gaut MRT. That was the first time I saw her without a tudung. HaHa~! She was with her guy friend. Her date. She broke up with her boyfriend the same time I broke up with Dave. SiGh~! We took the train to Clarke Quay to wait for David. He was still in school when we called him. Had to keep rushing him along the way. We walked around Clarke Quay before heading to MacDonald's to wait for David. Took some photographs with Radiah while waiting for David.





























A different Radiah and Irene.

He only came at 1115PM. I decided to go home while he and Radiah went to MoMo.

Reached home at 1215AM. Took me half an hour to wash up. I feel so fresh now! HeE~! I love ZA and Shiseido! They always leave my face clean and soft after use. =) Now, I am ready for bed. TaTa~!

IT Show 2006

Went to the IT show at Suntec City with WeiQi today. Had brunch with WeiQi at this place called 'candele' at Suntec City. WeiQi ordered a chocolate truffle cake and a mushroom pie. The chocolate truffle cake was heavenly! Yummilicious. HaHa~! The boss actually served us personally. He even asked for feedback when we were leaving. Good service. Will go back again. =)

Got the screen protector for my mobile phone. It was only selling at $4.90 and the sales assistant even put it on for me. HeE~! I am so glad I got it. Now my phone looks clean and tidy. =) I also bought a 512MB thumb drive from Imation. Got it for $59. Saw Gary from my IBM lecture while we were leaving the exhibition hall.

After we were done with the IT show, we went to Marina Square to check out the bag I fancied. I didn't buy it though. I kept finding excuses to not buy that bag. I succeeded! HaHa~! I am so proud of myself now. ^_^ Had dinner at Marina Loft. Ate lemon chicken rice again. Not too bad. While I was eating my dinner, I noticed this uncle walking around.He had been walking around the food court since we were there and he was still there when we finished our food. He looked like he can't decide on what he wants to eat. He finally left the place without ordering anything when we were about to leave. Funny uncle. Saw Gary again when we left Marina Square. What a small world.

Walked to The Esplanade after dinner for a stroll. I was quite bored so I started taking some photographs for the surrounding. HaHa~! Here are some of my works:

















Skyscrapers.






















The most expensive 'durian' in Singapore.






















Just found this structure rather interesting.






















Colours By The Bay.






















There were some stalls set up at the open field near The Esplanade. The things they sell at the stalls were nothing much though.





























This was the only interesting thing that caught my eyes at the mini fair.






















Gluttons' Bay. YuM yUM!






















My office in 2 years' time. HaHa~!

We chanced upon the Mosaic Music Festival. Anna Belle Francis and Sheikh Haikel were the hosts for the evening.





































Left after watching Sheikh Haikel recite a hip hop poem. No time to watch the rest of the performance 'coz I had to rush for tuition at 745PM.

We took some photographs before we left. Yes, we were bored. HaHa~!






















Friends. =)





























Trying to act lady. HaHa~!

Had to run to tuition after that. I meant run, literally. I was 5 minutes late. Not too bad. =P

It had been fun, but I am so tired from all that running around. It is now time for bed. I shall rest to recharge myself for another busy day ahead. Goodnight! =)

Honesty is a virtue

Was chatting with David just now. He asked me to go clubbing this Saturday. I wanted to go 'coz Radiah will be going and I wanna see her without her tudung. HaHa~! However, June and her friend will be going as well. Actually, I don't really like June. Didn't tell David that 'coz June is his friend. I just told him I don't know June well and I don't wanna go clubbing with her around. I should not have said that. Should have just told him the truth then he will spare me of his long winded four-legged-bert theory. SiGh~!

Going to the IT fair with WeiQi tomorrow. Will be dropping by Marina Square after that to look at the bag which I like. I can't make up my mind on whether to buy it or not. I have got so many bags now that I already have a mini pasar malam by the side of my room. If I lug one more bag home, daddy and mommy are sure gonna start nagging again. I really like that bag. Should I, or should I not? SiGh~!

Hay's Dairies

Chatted with WeiQi last night. We were talking about going to Bangkok for a holiday next year. Got really excited about it and ended up sleeping only at 2AM. HaHa~! Anyway, nothing confirmed. Both of us are still not sure if we can get approval from our parents. I had been to Chiang Rai without my parents, but that was a community service trip with the school during my CJC time. Wonder how they will react if I tell them I have booked a flight to Bangkok and will be flying off during the weekend. *ShRuGs*

Daddy decided to buy goats' milk this morning and we went to Hay's Dairies. Bought 20 bottles of goats' milk. Since we were already there, we went in to see the goats. Took some photographs.
















Hay's Dairies

















Leaving my footprints + fingerprints...

















The Goats' Way...

















First Stop: Milking Mothers

















We missed the milking time, so we only got to see the mommy goats outside their barn. Sad. =(

















Next Stop: Bachelor Goats

















The first thing we saw when we entered the barn were the cute baby goats! They are so cute! HeE~!















































More baby goats! I love them! HeE~!






















Next, we move on to toddler goats. Playful little goats. HaHa~!

















It's feeding time!

















Pregnant goat mommy resting.

















Kids just like to feed every living thing they see when they can't even feed themselves well.

















Actually, I also like to feed. *ShY* But at least I know how to feed myself, OK? HaHa~!

















While I was patting a goat's head, another goat came and 'molested' me from behind! I got a shock and jumped!
































The empty milking area.

Went home after the mini tour. Didn't stay at home for too long and we were out again. Went to Sim Lim Square to assemble the barebone that had been sitting at the back of my room since last year. Walked around the place for quite some time before we finally found a shop which has the required parts. Daddy stayed to wait while the assembly and formatting was done. Mommy and I went shopping instead. Bought a new Microsoft notebook optical mouse from a shop at the basement. Sis bought a 512MB thumb drive. Got a good deal for it. Bought a make up pouch at OG on our way to Parco Bugis. Went to Casio and bought a new Baby-G.












































Brand new watch. Still in its packaging. *HaPpY* =)

Was not very pleased with the staffs at Casio. They were really rude! Went into the shop to take a look at the watches there. I cannot decide on which model to buy. Needed more information. Stood around, but no one came to serve me. After a while, decided to approach the sales girl who was attending to another customer. She was just standing around while the customer was looking at the watches. Had noticed that she kept following that customer. While the customer was looking, she explained to him the functions of the models in great details. However, when I tried asking her about the functions of the watch I wanted to buy, she just listed out the functions monotonously without elaborating further and she went off to do her own things again. WTH! Do I look like I have no money to buy or what? I think I looked richer than that customer she was serving! Not getting the information I require, I decided to try another sales staff. This guy was serving another customer as well. Signalled to him that I needed help. I was told to wait. I began complaining to mommy about their service and showed a black face to him before he came over to help me. I asked him about the difference between the two models which looked alike and he too gave me a very simple answer without any elaboration. ArGh~! I felt offended! Wonder if I can write a complain to Casio about this. I bought the watch though. Managed to figure out the basic functions of the watch after some hands on. While I was paying, I purposely pulled out all the cash I had in my wallet to show him the stack of $50 notes I had with me. With the amount of cash I have with me today, I could easily afford to buy most watches from the shop. Just because that customer is older doesn't mean that he is richer than me, OK? ArGh~! I feel so offended!

Spent a lot of money today. Gotta start cutting down. Wanna start putting aside a sum of money for shopping in Bangkok next year. HaHa~!

Simply Gorgeous, Simply Me

Changed my blogskin to put the past away. Actually wanted to delete all the posts and start all over again, but I can't bear to do it. Afterall, they contain my memories, both fond ones and bad ones. Decided to change the blogskin instead. Still remember the last time I changed my blogskin and I changed it back after a few weeks 'coz it has almost the same design as so-and-so's, who I hated most. HaHa~! That was quite silly, but I really do not like sharing things with others, especially when she used to share HIM with me, without me knowing of course. Anyway, I think this blogskin will be temporary. Don't really like it as much as my previous one. Will continue scouting for one when I am free, so do expect a change again.

Irene had a bad fall

Bought a new Sony Ericsson K750i on Tuesday. I could not recognize the new ringtone when it rang yesterday. When I finally realized that my phone was ringing, I quickly ran from the kitchen into my room to get it. Unfortunately, I forgot that the floor was wet and slipped on my way to my room. Had a really bad fall. It was so bad that I cut my forearm. It is now swollen and bruised. My hip was hurt too. I can feel my whole body aching this morning. Couldn't write properly. SiGh~!

To make matters worse, WeiJun ran away from home. I was speechless when his mother told me this. He didn't seem like the type of kid who will run away from home. My two experiences with him were quite pleasant actually. After a while, I recovered from shock and asked his mother for the reason. She said she asked him to go swimming yesterday since there is no tuition. He got angry with her, packed some clothes and just left the house. Kids nowadays are more of a devil than an angel. SiGh~! Anyway, called Lily just now. Told her about the situation now. She too was surprised. She offered to call his mother, but I have yet to receive a reply from her yet. I think I should have this Sunday off.

Going to JB with HuiJun on Sunday to cut hair. Mommy went today and my stylist asked about me. HaHa~! He must miss me a lot. Afterall, I am a regular spender there. HaHa~! Will be going for a shopping spree after that! Lots of things to buy. Gotta write a shopping list before I go to avoid buying unnecessary items. After shopping, we will be going to Tebrau City for seafood dinner! HeE~! Sounds exciting, ya? I hope so too. Finally something for me to look forward to. =)

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. =)

My New Year Resolutions

Went for the SingTel gathering yesterday. Finally met Radiah and Joy after a separation of 8 months. Missed them lots! HeE~! There were only 6 of us yesterday. Joslyn, Joei and Robby didn't turn up 'coz they gotta work, and as for MayHui, the reason is unknown.

Reached Orchard quite early and went to shop around at Takashimaya. Bought a hermit crab coin bank and a packet of bee-shaped paper clips. Cute! HeE~! Bought some accessories at Aries too.

Met up with Joy at Takashimaya. She was telling me about her encounter with Adam Chan. Well, not so much of an encounter, she and her friends just saw him near the fountain in Ngee Ann City. According to her, he was kinda waiting for them to approach him, but left when they finally decided to go up to him. She was kinda sad because of that.

Radiah was late, but JiaRui was later. We finally settled down at a Halal restaurant in Far East Plaza at about 8PM. Each of us ordered a dish. Joy ordered hotplate beancurd, Radiah ordered sambal kangkong, Dave ordered Thai green curry, David ordered sambal fish slice, I ordered lemon chicken, and we ordered butter prawns for JiaRui. Soon, all the dishes except the butter prawns were served and we tucked in. The butter prawns came much later after we finished all the other dishes. JiaRui was such a prawn lover, she ate the whole prawn, including the head, tail and shell. There were lots of laughter as we ate. Happy moments. =)

Left after taking a few silly photographs at Far East Plaza.

After looking at the photographs we took, I decided that it is time for me to start working out. Put on much weight after I left SingTel. SiGh~!

Birthday

Your Birthdate: October 22

You tend to be understated and under appreciated. You have a hidden force to do amazing things, doing them your own way. People may see you as strange and shy, but they know little. Your unconventional ways have more power than they (and even you) know. Your strength: Standing up for what you know is true Your weakness: You tend to be picky and rigid Your power color: Silver Your power symbol: Square Your power month: April

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Green, Amber and Red

It was raining cats and dogs this morning. Perfect weather for sleeping. Too bad I gotta wake up early for IBM, which will start at 9AM. Afraid she will oversleep again, I sent JiaRui an SMS to wake her up. She woke up, but told me she won't be going for class. She wanted to sleep in 'coz of the rain. -_-

Daddy sent me and sis to school. There was a massive traffic jam. Heard a traffic report on radio and realised that almost everywhere in Singapore had a traffic jam. It was either due to fallen trees or traffic accidents. SiGh~!

During IBM, Nageb had the sudden desire to sit down in front of me. He asked me some questions. Fortunately, I was able to answer him. PhEw~! There were notes to be collected today. So, I had to lug four stacks of notes home 'coz I collected for JiaRui as well. HaI~!

I am exhausted. Feeling kinda sick today. No tuition tonight. Good.

Report: Presentation Of Idiotic Behaviours In Public

Encountered two hopeless idiots this morning. Two in less that half an hour. One at the carpark, another at the coffeeshop.

IDIOT #1: TAI-TAI STYLE AUNTIE
Spotted while she was washing her car in the carpark. Her car was parked at the parking lot for the disabled instead of the car-washing bay. All four doors of the car were wide opened, blocking the main passage way. Not only did she block the main passage way, she made the floor wet and slippery by asking her maid to scrub the rubber mats with detergent there. Almost everyone who passed by commented on her inconsiderate behaviour.

IDIOT #2: FAT WOMAN
Spotted with a man at a coffeeshop in Chong Pang. As I was entering the coffeeshop, this fat woman came from behind me and said "Excuse me". She sounded as though she owned the place and I was blocking her way. There was so much space around me where she could enter but she had to come behind me and walk the same path as I did. Feel like giving her a hard punch in her porky face.

SiGh~!

Who will save me?

ArGh~! Someone please save me! Charlene's mom just called to cancel tuition for tonight. She told me her intention to stop tuition for one month too and asked if I am OK with it. Well, what else can I say? "Will you continue paying me if I say OK?" or "Can you don't stop tuition if I say I am not OK?" HaI~! I need to buy a belt. I can either use it to tighten my jeans or to hang myself. =X

=(

Little Geraldine is stopping tuition for one month. I will be out of job for one month as well. Gonna feed on air soon. SiGh~! Really wanna quit the Lee's but with Geraldine stopping tuition, I can't afford to lose that assignment. ArGh~! Don't feel like tutoring the twins tonight. HELP!

Cheesy moments

Invited HuiJun over for cheesecake this afternoon. She said my cheesecake tasted like yogurt. I think yogurt is nice but she found it weird. Anyway, she brought the Harry Potter books I wanted. Thank you, my dear cousin! HeE~! We talked about what to do after her examinations. Though it is a bit early since the written papers have not even start, it was fun planning for our 'great expedition'. HaHa~! Already looking forward to the end of her examinations. =P
















Jaslyn didn't do the homework I gave her again. Spent the whole session teaching how to do the questions. I just can't stop her from talking. She always have something to talk about even when we don't bring it up. SiGh~! Hopefully she will do well for the upcoming Mathematics examination.

Ups and Downs

Was at Causeway Point this afternoon. Went to Popular to get some primary 3 assessment books and guides for Jaslyn. Ended up with $68.28 worth of books. Gotta call her mommy to get approval before I buy. I am lucky that she is quite generous when it comes to her daughter's academic performance. Just in case you were thinking that all parents should be, my twin students' parents are not.

Speaking of the Lee's makes my blood boils. It is the 8th lesson today. My pay day. Today's lesson was quite normal, with the usual deobedience. As promised, I brought lollipop for them. Mrs Lee was not very happy about that. She told me not to bring them sweets anymore. I wanted to ask her how to control her two precious boys without sweets when sweets are like everything in the world to them. I kept that to myself and smiled at her. After the lesson, she asked me why aren't I teaching them grammar and vocabulary. I couldn't take it anymore! I told her straight in the face that her children aren't fast enough for that. They can't even speak properly! Then she ask me how long will it take for me to finish teaching phonics. It will of course depend on the students' learning ability! Honestly, it will take a long time for them to grasp that. I told her it will take time as their foundation needs to be strengthened before they can learn new things. She 'questioned' me for quite a while before sending me to the door, without the money. I had to remind her that it is the 8th lesson today. She still had the cheek to ask me "Is it?" ArGh~! She went in to take the money and continued 'questioning' me. All the while she held the money in her hands tightly. I kept looking at my watch, trying to hint to her my intention to leave. She finally let go of her tight grip after 15 minutes and handed me the money. SiGh~!

Heard some really bad news when I got home. Aunt Kee passed on after a long and painful battle with cancer. Wasn't very close to her but was still quite sad. She used to dote on me when I was little. I remember playing masak-masak with the ornaments in her house and she never scolds me for doing that, only asked me to put them back in their original positions after playing. In my memory, she was a kind and graceful lady. It is a pity she passed on at such young age. HaI~!

HuiJun asked if I wanna watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with her after her A'level. Had to turn her down 'coz I have agreed to watch it with my best friends. I think this is the first time I am not watching a Harry Potter movie with her. Well, there've gotta be a first time. =X

*IrEnE lOoKs At ThE tImE nOw* It is getting late. Time for bed. Goodnight!

Rag-a-bone

Some Karang Guni man came to my house to get my old computers just now. The price had been agreed upon before he came. It was agreed that my Pentium II will go at $20 and my Pentium III at $50. Since both computers were self-assembled, there was no sticker/label to indicate the processor version. He came and roughly scan through the two computers and said that he can only offer $20 for each of them as there is no indication of the processor version . I almost threw him out with a broomstick! Had I known he is going to offer $20 for a Pentium III computer, I would not have wanted to sell it to him! $20 is an insult! Do I look like I need $20 to survive the day? Talked to his boss and he too gave the stupid explanation that there is no sticker/label to indicate the processor version. I almost exploded. I was so angry I shouted at him. He said I was rude to him. Hello! Who is it who made me angry? Who is the dishonest businessman here? Even if I was rude, which I don't think I was, he should not have made that remark. I was his customer. He then said he don't want any of the computers anymore. What kinda customer service is that? His business will not stay long if he treats his customers this way. Who would wanna sell their used computers to him? I know I won't and never will! Too bad I didn't get his company name, or I will definitely give him free publicity. What a jerk! Called a shop in Sim Lim Square and he offered $50 for my Pentium III computer after I told him its condition. He will be coming over in the evening tomorrow. Hopefully he is sincere about the offer he made.

Cards

It was Miss Goh's last lecture with us yesterday. She will be relocating to KL with effect from November. Time passed quickly and soon it was time to say goodbye. Quite sad that she is leaving. PBF was quite fun with her around. I can still remember her on the first lecture she conducted. The M&Ms. HaHa~! Just kidding. She made the boring topic more entertaining. It was fun watching her small body making big movements. Really miss her and her lectures. I wonder what kind of person will the new co-lecturer, Mr Jonathan Peh be like. I think it will take me some time to adjust to the changes. SiGh~!

Received two letters for me yesterday. A big one and a small one. The big one was a local mail and the small one is an air mail. I wondered who they were from. Then I saw the return address written on the backs of the envelopes. I immediately knew who the senders were. I quickly opened up the envelopes. Inside the envelopes were birthday cards. The big card was from my dear Tinky, XiangHong. The card was handmade by her! I was so touched! It was a colourful card with a short message in it. Love it. HeE~! The smaller card was from dearest EeHui who is currently studying in Australia. Sweet design. There were three packages printed on the card. The front cover was especially shiny with all that glitter. The blue, purple and pink colour scheme of the card made it look sweet. I like it. Was quite surprised to receive a birthday card from EeHui. Didn't expect her to send me one all the way from Australia. Then I read the long message she penned inside the card. She was too nice and so had to get me a card. HaHa~! Miss her. Wonder when she will be back in Singapore so that we can have another gathering or another night long mahjong session. HaHa~!

Our first IBM assignment was given back to us this morning. I didn't score well. Just pass. I don't understand what he wanted me to discuss when the question says describe, which I did. Then I realised that my examples were not good enough. I just have to work harder for the next assignment. SiGh~!

It is hard to organise an outing with everyone having such different schedule. Can't have it in the afternoon during weekdays 'coz Pauline gotta work. Can't have it in the evening during weekdays 'coz I gotta teach. Might have to settle for midnight shows and supper then. Hopefully we'll be able to get approval from our parents. Really miss all of them.

There is a PBF test on November 9. Two whole chapters and I have not study. SiGh~!

Happy 19th Birthday!

I am 19 today! HeE~!

Went to tutor Charlene in the morning. I was late by 15 minutes 'coz I missed the bus. Tuition with Charlene went well. Gave her lots of homework since examination starts next week. HaHa~!

Had lunch at LJS after tuition. Ordered Combo 1. The chicken pieces were so damn small and there were so little fries! Should have gone over to BK and order a Big Fish. SiGh~!

Tuition with YuShan started at 2PM. Gave her a test. The questions were quite easy but she didn't score well. In fact, she didn't pass. She only scored 21/47. No good.

Went to EngWah @Sun Plaza to meet RouShen after leaving YuShan's place. She and Pauline bought me a silver bracelet for my birthday. HeE~! It is lovely. =) Didn't stay for long. Had to leave for dinner with my family.

Dinner was at Chye Lai. The food was so-so. It is not as good now as compared to last time.

Went home after dinner to cut the cake. The birthday cake was from Prima Deli. Not my favourite Chocolate Fudge though. It is a Strawberry ShortCake.





























































Notice my right eye? The blood clot is still there and it is so ugly! ArGh~! Hopefully it will go away in one week just like the doctor said. HaI~!

A long walk

Went home by foot today. All the way from Charlene's place in Woodlands to my house in Admiralty. Got two big blisters on my feet now. OuCh~!

Charlene's grandmother told me that the woman who passed away on Saturday because of dengue fever is her brother's wife. HaI~! She was gone just like that. Life is so fragile. Just a little mosquito bite can be so fatal. People should learn to cherish their life more and treasure their loved ones before it is too late. SiGh~!

Will be meeting RouShen at her work place tomorrow after tutoring YuShan.

YuShan got B4 for her Maths SA. She said her personal record was C5. Though it is only an improvement of one grade, I am still happy. At least she didn't score worse. =)

I will be officially 19 tomorrow! It is my birthday. =)

Sore Eyes

*SoBz* As if my eyes are not red enough. I have just been diagnosed with SORE EYES by the doctor at The Jurong Dispensary, a clinic at Clementi Central. JiaRui went with me. We left the PBF class together during break 'coz my eyes were so red that I couldn't see clearly. JiaRui left with me 'coz she didn't wanna sit in the lesson anymore. HaHa~! Took a bus to Clementi Central and began searching for a clinic. No clinic in sight, only a dispensary. We didn't think that it was a clinic until we saw the 'Consultation Hours' sign outside the dispensary. Waited for a while and saw the doctor. He checked my eyes and said immediately, "Sore eyes." He said that my eyes should be fine in two days but the blood clot will take a week to go away. Now I gotta walk around with 'bleeding' eyes for one week. SiGh~! I was out of the consultation room in less than five minutes. The doctor prescribed a bottle of anti-inflammatory eye drops and some tablets to reduce the irritation. The total bill came up to $22. That was expensive for a less than five minutes consultation! SiGh~!

It is my birthday this Saturday and I haven't think of what I want for my birthday present. Maybe I'll just ask for cash if I still can't think of any on Friday.

Oh-oh!

JiaRui gave me a call last evening. She said she wanted to kill me. I was wondering what did I do again. She told me that the sales girl at The Face Shop said that they are still giving away posters of Kwon Sang Woo with the purchase of a bottle of perfume. I was like, "HuH~?! Are you sure?" I was told a different thing when I was there on Thursday. I even asked the sales girl twice! SiGh~! Fortunately, JiaRui already cooled down when I call her again. PhEw~!

I realised that my students like me too much. One of them wants tuition three times a week, the other wants me to stay longer every lesson. Hello! I am not sold. I must have my own personal space, without students! SiGh~! I better keep my distance before they demand more of me. =X

Finally, it is rest day. I feel better now. Imagine giving tuition twenty-four-seven, I can really walk like a corpse everyday. No life! I just need one more high value student to replace the twins and that's it, enough.

Went to a coffeeshop in Yishun for breakfast this morning. Ordered teh-sih. Only one word to describe that cup of teh-sih, YUCK! The tea was too strong. I can't taste the milk at all. Had a terrible stomachache after drinking that. I am never gonna drink anything from that coffeeshop ever again.

Watched Corpse Bride just now. It was OK. I was expecting something better though.

It had been raining since morning. Nice weather. I love it!

The Face Shop

Went to The Face Shop yesterday. Bought two bottles of nail supplement. Asked the sales girl about the Kwon Sang Woo poster. She said that it doesn't come with the purchase of the perfume anymore. The only way to get the poster is to spend $60 and above in a single receipt. Told JiaRui about it. She went "What?!?!" Can tell that she is pretty upset about that. HaHa~!

Maths lecture was unbearable. Sat beside Cindy and Velda. They were talking non-stop. JiaRui said they were like mosquitoes. She had blacklisted them. HaHa~!

Cleared my computer table in the afternoon with the help of daddy. He moved the printer away. Finally, I have a proper place to work at now. No more lying on the bed with my laptop and getting backaches. =) More cleaning to be done tomorrow. It's gonna be a busy day. HaI~!

Went for tuition at the Lee's. Almost fainted there. The twins were too much for me to handle. Gotta get the elder one to do his homework while teaching the younger one to do his maths correctly. SiGh~! I don't mind those if I am paid more, but for $8.75 per hour, no thanks! I already felt like quitting this assignment on the very first lesson, for various reasons. The location is rather inaccessible. I hate walking such long distance between blocks of flats, especially after nightfall. Another reason being the agent withheld some information when she gave me the assignment. She did not tell me it is twins. I would not have accepted the assignment had she told me the details. ArGh~!

Tomorrow's schedule is kinda tight. Gotta tutor Geraldine at 11AM, YuShan at 2PM and Jaslyn at 8PM. Tiring.

Malaysia again

Was joined by MayHui on the way to school this morning. Was quite surprised to see her. We arranged to meet at Jurong East MRT after class. We were early. A train was already waiting at the middle platform when we were there. MayHui came just as the doors were about to close. She dashed into the train and the doors closed, leaving me and JiaRui outside. We were laughing like mad. HaHa~! We 'reunited' at Bukit Batok. We continued chatting along the way until MayHui and JiaRui alighted at Woodlands.

I went home to get my passport and left the house again after 15 minutes. Met up with HuiJun on bus 965 and we went to Malaysia together. I bought Lucidol hair wax, 2 Winnie The Pooh files and 5 Loony Tunes notebooks. Had lunch at MacDonald's. Wanted to catch a movie at Mega Pavillion but HuiJun didn't wanna watch the available shows 'coz she don't dare to watch horror movies. SiGh~! Left City Square at about 6PM. There was a bad traffic jam at the causeway. Took us some time before we finally reach the checkpoint. Went to Burger King @Causeway Point for dinner. We went home together after HuiJun got her nail buffer from Chameleon.

Hogwarts

HuiJun's preliminary examinations will end this Thursday. Will be meeting her on Friday. We have not decide on where to go yet. Maybe Malaysia. Maybe Orchard. Don't know. Might be going to Escape with her on Sunday. Hope she is fine. She SMS-ed me last Thursday, asked me if we could have a chat. She called me and we talked. She was very worried about A'level. After chatting for a while, she suddenly cried. She was very agitated. I was accused of not putting myself in her shoes. I felt anger. I refuted. As a matter of fact, I was like her this time last year. I too was stressed and worried. The tertiary education I am receiving now don't come easy. The cost is already enough to hammer me down to Earth. After forking out close to $4K out of my own pockets, I am still debt-ridden. After telling her all these, she told me that she can do that easily by working during the break. She is assuming that she will get a job that pays as well or she will get the same job as I did, and she will do as much OT as I did. SiGh~! She don't understand. Anyway, no point telling her all these now. I just hope she gets through the rough time.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is coming soon! It will be released in Singapore on 17 November. YeAh~! I've been looking forward to it since they announced the filiming of the movie. It is finally here! HeE~!

Yan is back! YiPpEe~! After such a long while, it sure is nice to hear from her again. HeE~! We should have a gathering to celebrate Yan's return. Shall talk about it with Pauline later. ^_^

Fritters and Soya Milk

Went to IMM on Saturday. Daddy wanted to get something from Hoe Kee. Lin Jun Jie was there too. Didn't see much of his performance 'coz it was too crowded and I am too short. Caught a glimpse of him when I was on the escalator. He was wearing a pink jacket. I thought it was cool. When I saw him, he was singing Dou Jiang You Tiao and the crowd was screaming like mad. It was nice to hear him sing that song, live. It is one of my favourite songs. =)

Dinner was at Tiong Bahru hawker centre. Had Satay BeeHoon, Char Kway Teow, Fried Oyster, Chwee Kueh and Pau. Wonderful! =)

Was in Malaysia yesterday. Visited the salon and got my stylist to cut my hair. I am very satisfied with my new hairstyle. Excellent stylist. =)











Went to City Square after that. There were a lot of people. Didn't buy anything. It was the first time I go shopping without buying anything. Great! =)

There was a terrible jam at the causeway and we were stuck for about an hour. When we finally reach the checkpoint, the custom officer asked me if I am the person in the passport. -_- Don't I look like myself? SiGh~!

Reached home at about 8PM. Watched TV non-stop till 11PM. Channel U was showing Makings of The Maid at 830PM and Love Me, Love My Money at 9PM.

Watched The Maid on Friday. I think that the guy who played Ah Soon is a great actor. He really looked and behaved like a mentally retarded boy in the movie. Anyway, the film was very well done. It gave me nightmare the very night I watched it. It had been some time since I last got nightmare after watching a horror movie.

After taking my bath, I continued watching TV. Channel 8 was showing My Date With A Vampire III. The show ended at 1AM and that is the time I go to bed.

Feeling wasted now. Spent my term break lazing around. SiGh~!

End Start Future

Classes will start again next Tuesday. Haven't been doing my assignments since Monday. I am still left with half an essay for IBM and one full essay for PBF. I am not able to finish the IBM essay 'coz I do not have enough information to the second part of the question. Will go to the library on Tuesday to find that book by Rosemary Stewart. As for PBF, I am just too lazy to complete it. Anyway, deadline for PBF is 29 September. Not urgent. HeE~!

Had been lazing around during the break. Didn't do anything constructive. Let's see what I have done over the week.

3 September, Saturday

• 2PM - 4PM: Tutor YuShan
• 4PM - 7PM: Buy groceries with parents
• 7PM - 11PM: Watch TV
• 11PM - 12AM: Do Maths and Econs assignments
• 12AM - 1AM: Online

4 September, Sunday

• 10AM - 12PM: Breakfast @Yishun
• 12PM - 9PM: Watch TV
• 9PM - 12AM: Online

5 September, Monday

• 11AM - 3PM: Watch TV
• 3PM - 530PM: Online
• 530PM - 1130PM: Watch TV
• 1130PM - 1AM: Do IBM assignment

6 September, Tuesday

• 11AM - 330PM: Watch TV
• 330PM - 530PM: Tutor Charlene
• 530PM - 1130PM: Watch TV
• 1130PM - 1AM: Online

7 September, Wednesday

• 11AM - 7PM: Shopping @OG
• 7PM - 1130PM: Watch TV
• 1130PM - 1AM: Online

8 September, Thursday

• 11AM - 1PM: Brunch @Yishun
• 1PM - 345PM: Online
• 345PM - 530PM: Tutor Charlene
• 530PM - 730PM: Watch TV
• 730Pm - 11PM: Social function @Sembawang
• 11PM - 1AM: Watch TV

9 September, Friday

• 11AM - 11PM: Watch TV
• 11PM - 1AM: Online

I was wasting my time. SiGh~!

Pauline popped by last night. She came over to pass me the cheese cake recipe. We watched TV together and I showed her the photographs we took in Bali. So sweet of her to come all the way to my house specially just to pass me the recipe. HeE~! The last time I saw her was one month ago when I asked her uncle to help me fix my Acer Travelmate T630. Miss her! =)

Shopping Queen

Was in Bugis yesterday. Had lunch at LJS. Ate fish with fiery black pepper sauce and rice. It tasted OK. I'll give it 6/10. Went to the temple after lunch, offered joss sticks and left. Walked around OG after that. It is the membership season again. For every $75 spent in a single receipt, the shopper will be entitled to an OG membership card valid for one year. Saw a few skirts and a denim jacket that I really like. I had the impulse to buy them all and get that membership card but realised I shouldn't be spending so much since my income has significantly reduced. Might go again with mommy today so that we can share cost. HeE~!

Charlene's grandma called me on Thursday asking if I wanna tutor Shermaine too. Shermaine is Charlene's elder sister. I was asked to tutor her for Mathematics. She already has a tutor for English, Mathematics and Science but her results had been deproving since they engaged this tutor. Her parents were quite disappointed with her performance and wanted to change the tutor. Since I am tutoring Charlene and she likes me, they want me to tutor Shermaine as well. However, Shermaine didn't want to change tutor. Her parents said they will talk to the girl again. I can tell that her parents really wanted to get a new tutor for their elder daughter. Hopefully I get this assignment so that I can have extra income, but it all depends on Shermaine. No point forcing the girl to change her tutor when she do not want to. I think it might even affect her results.

Going tutor YuShan at 2PM. It is starting to rain now. Will have a problem getting to her place later. SiGh~!