June 29, 2004 @ 10.38pm
dummies
Sorry for the outburst in my previous entry this morning. It was written in my notebook.It's not that they don't give me anything to do. They occasionally pass me something to do but it's done in an hour's time which leaves me idle the rest of the time.
Oh...and I realised that the corridor just outside my department, is spacious enough to do cartwheels or flips all the way to the toilet. Well, unless someone steps out of the department further down. Or you could do a little dance when no one's watching. Oh no, I'm not going to do that. Just some funny thoughts.
Okie folks, don't worry. That Angelina person who left a nasty comment, I don't know her personally. Maybe someone from Provance or just a random person. I suspect that she has got nothing better to do. Like what Kelley said, she said all those stuff but she didn't leave any address. I do welcome criticism but constructive criticism please. Yea, if you think this is crap then perhaps tell me why you think so. Where should I improve.
I thank Provance user, Event Horizon for recommending that book. Will check it out on my next trip to the library. Yes, if you have any tips or tricks that you think I could learn and benefit from it, do voice out.
And I promised those quotes from the Dummies book ehz. Hehe...
Quote 1
Heading: "Powering Up Pagemaker 6.5" 1. Turn on your computer Unless you believe in Zen computing, flicking your computer's On switch is essential.
Like DUH...
Quote 2
Heading: "Defining DPI" What is DPI? It's not pronounced dippy, by the way, but dee pee eye, and it stands for dots per inch.
Double DUH...
Now you know what I mean when I say this whole Dummies book series is idiot-proof.
June 29, 2004 @ 10.23pm
rants from the office
[written in notebook @ 10.47am]I didn't want to use this nice new notebook. Nahz, it's not some fancy notebook, just a plain looking one but coz it's new and clean. It was given to me as part of my stationary pack on my first day of work.
The point is, I'm writing in here coz I have the urge to blog but I should think it's illegal to do so in the office. So it's good ol' trusty notebook.
I have finally succumbed to caffeine as an option to keep me awake. For the past hour or so, I have been nodding off while trying to bury myself in the Adobe PageMaker book. No, toilet breaks are not an option. I have been keeping track of the number of times I go to the toilet. Every hour once to be exact. Gosh! I don't even do that at home or in school. I think the other people here might think I have a bladder problem if I keep going to the toilet.
Ok, back to the caffeine issue. Opened the box of Nescafe Frothe Hazelnut flavoured coffee I keep in the office drawer. One sachet...woooooooo...it smells good. The hazelnut aroma. Heavenly. You guys really should try it. One box has 6 sachets. It's not exactly cheap but if it's good stuff then why not?
I'm so bored I could die right now. For gawd's sake, give me something to do. MAybe I should go beg the boss. Even simple things like photocopying stuff or printing stuff, faxing, shredding, making coffee, sending stuff to other departments...anything. Yea, reading an IT book is ok but I can't do that all the time, everyday.
Fuck. Give me something to do so I would not dread coming to work, countdown to going home or having lunch, checking the computer clock every few minutes, count the number of times I go to the toilet etc. I'm getting desperate.
So what? People are dying to be in my position but no, I need some balance. Too much work is no good but nothing to do is just as bad. Everyday, I have to find some things to "entertain" myself. Reading books, compiling my notes, writing *like now*... What next? Juggling my pens and pencils?
I try. Try to stay positive. Apply Dad's advice of "nobody can make you feel unhappy if you don't want to be unhappy". But I think my positivity is draining. I feel like screaming out loud. Just like the lady in the paper advertisement. Screaming in frustration.
What the hell. What the hell. WHAT THE HELL!
[written in notebook @ 11.39am]
My gawd...the coffee doesn't seem to work. Fine, I can just keep rubbing my eyes to the extent that maybe digging my eyeballs out and rolling them around might be good. *sarcastic* Now, that's a good idea isn't it?
June 28, 2004 @ 10.32pm
that bruise
Thanks for the compliments. But I still think my web designing skills are way far from pro. Firstly, coz I don't have that artistic flair. Secondly, when doing up websites for businesses, things are much more simpler. As in, you won't be using so much of all the fancy stuff coz you're targeting a wide range of users.For example, I was trying to replace the usage of div alignment tags to the usual tables. Why? Coz everything looks ok on an IE browser but what about Netscape? And Nad who uses Mozilla? What about Mac users? What about those users who are still using an ancient version of IE *although I doubt it*? You can't be forcing everyone to use an up-to-date version of IE no matter what. You're supposed to be flexible around your customers.
But yea...just enjoy it for what it's worth now...
Nothing really happened today. Still waiting for things to do at work. The only 2 small bad things that happened was that I kept nodding off at work. There was nothing to do so I was reading up those 2 Adobe PageMaker books I borrowed. And then the words start to swim and I'll be nodding off.
Second bad thing...on the way home, my left foot suddenly felt a little pain. Normally it's a little pain coz of the extended hours of wearing the court shoes. But this time, I was wondering why it was extra pain. Thought it was all in the mind. Got home, had dinner... It was only when I was having a bath that I looked down at my feet and saw this huge bruise. No wonder the pain. Guess I won't be wearing the court shoes for awhile.
So all those lucky asses who get to wear casual wear to work, be very happy ok.
Wanted to put up some examples from the Dummies book *Adobe PageMaker 6.5 for Dummies* to show that it is really an idiot-proof book. Left the book in the office so guess it'll be tomorrow.
June 27, 2004 @ 11.54pm
finally done
Finally! It's up and running properly. Made me so frustrated.Harder to blog now. Work during the weekdays. By the time I settle down to blog, it's quite late. Sis tells me to scram from the room so she can sleep early coz of work the next day. Plus diaryland's problem which just adds on to the frustration. But yea, I will keep trying.
My MSN list is fine now. Seems it was my cranky computer which was the problem. When I restarted it, everything went back to normal. I'm just dying to reformat my computer *which I've been saying for a long long time now*. Just that when I'm ready to do so, Sis drops the bomb and says that her stuff is in the shared documents folder. And it's actually using my space so yea...
Friday was another 7ners meeting minus CJ and Sof. Initially Pwen suggested having dinner at California Pizza at Forum. But once we took a look at the pricing, we changed our minds. Went to Han's at Far East Plaza instead. The food was ok but the service wasn't.
Time really passes quite fast when you're enjoying yourself coz it's back to work for me tomorrow. Can't believe the weekend just passed by like that. Picked a little on the sleep.
Borrowed 2 books on Adobe PageMaker. Going to study the damn thing tomorrow. Actually I wanted to make use of the weekend to study it but then, wanted to do the things I can't do during the weekdays so there goes the time.
Bought some foodstuffs to put in the office. Feel like bringing Mr Pink too. At least staring at him makes me feel comforted. Happy little thing, just swaying his head from side to side. But then, afraid he'll get stolen. And if I leave him in the office, what about home? Can't bring him everywhere. *grrr*
Alright, back to my layout. It's Avril Lavigne! *DUH* Gotta agree with Nad that "Under My Skin", Avril's second album is great! *double DUH* The first time you listen to the tracks, it doesn't feel that great. But after listening to it over and over again, it isn't so bad after all.
I say, the top 5 tracks would be:
1. My Happy Ending *which can be heard on my blog*
2. Don't Tell Me
3. Nobody's Home
4. Take Me Away
5. Slipped Away *Avril wrote that song in memory of her grandpa*
Actually, I was wondering whether to do a Buffy layout first or Avril layout. Guess Avril won. Now, that's a HUGE hint on what my next layout would be.
June 27, 2004 @ 8.04pm
new layout makes me pissed off
Sorry peeps. If you had a peek at the new layout and then when you went back, you saw the old one. I'm trying to fix the new layout a bit. Coz it looks fine when I open it from my desktop. But when I upload the codes into diaryland and then view it, it's all in a mess.Gotta run. Dinner with family. They are all waiting already. Quite fed up with this whole thing. Hate it when I have to leave things half-done.
I'm hot, bothered and bleeding *it's that time of the month again*. I'm quite pissed off at the moment. In short, I BITE.
June 24, 2004 @ 9.53pm
msn gone wonky
I think I'm never going to touch the MSN or ICQ on the office computer ever again. After using MSN in the office, now when I'm back home, my whole MSN list has gone wonky. A LOT of people missing. Some weird people on my list. Account got hacked? Virus? *pulls hair*June 24, 2004 @ 9.26am
tears so precious
Yes, I'm in the office now and no, I'm not trying to slack. Just waiting for something to do. Talked to my colleague, Vince yesterday. The project's not going to start until the client confirms everything. Which is most probably next week.I've been trying all sorts of ways to keep myself busy at the moment. Brought my notes to work to rearrange and compile it nicely. Ever since last semester's exam studying, I haven't arranged it nicely. All in a mess...a pile.
Oh yea...and I worked on my new blog layout. Only thing is my blog layout is meant for 1024 x 768 screens but the office computer is set at 800 x 600. And when I try to change it to 1024 x 768, it gives off this weird buzzing noise.
Had a small tour of Ming Ru's department yesterday. There's like more than 10 people stuck in this project room. Cables running everywhere. So messy. Looks like an illegal game room. But at least she has something to do.
Tried out the coffee machine. Ok...the coffee isn't that great. Rather bitter. But it's good getting a hot drink coz the office's pretty cold.
Enough about the office. Had some thoughts. Read Ling's blog on Tuesday and she asked how to go about teaching a primary 2 girl from China, English. I think grammar is the most important. No point if your vocab is superb but you can't even construct a sentence properly.
Thought number 2. Recently, some friends mention about seeing their parent/s cry. Hmmm...at least now I guess my family is normal then. I guess nobody really talks about their family. Everyone just takes it that you come from a forever happy one. Sure, there may be quarrels from time to time but nothing quite serious.
A few years back, I thought my family was a unhappy one. Everyone was trying to cope with Sis's problem. Shouting and crying every night. For that period of time, I almost saw Mum crying every night. And for some weird reason, like my heart is so attached to hers, whenever she cries, I cry too.
What I'm trying to say is that, parents' tears are precious. Coz of their love for you as their child, they share your pain. No matter how old you are, your parents will never stop worrying for you.
Treasure them. Always. Forever.
June 22, 2004 @ 10.48pm
legal illegal
Ehz...you guys paying attention a not? First it's PK...now it's Jo. Jo, I never expected that from you. For the last time, I'm working at NCS (National Computer Systems) which is in Ang Mo Kio (off Yio Chu Kang). And yes it's far. What to do? SIP is SIP...can't complain. Finish work at 6pm. By the time I get home, it's 7.30pm. Hee...I get to sleep on the MRT from Yio Chu Kang to City Hall. Coz after that, there's the rest of the work crowd going home so no empty seat.I got something to do at work today. One of my colleagues asked me to construct a flowchart in Visio. Small task but at least it's something. Everytime there's nothing to do, I just flip through the SQL book. It looks as if I'm reading it, but no I'm not. Just trying to look busy and do something. This place is much worse then Botanic Gardens. At least when I was tired doing data entry in Botanic Gardens PRC, I could go walk in the nursery and look at plants. Here in NCS? Nothing. Except locked doors which requires the passcard to enter.
And it does not help much even if you have a cubicle with a computer to yourself. Coz you can't just surf as you like. Office is "dead". Silent, sometimes so few people in it. And it's tough when you have your diploma at stake. Can't even slack a wee bit. Wanted to go for many long toilet breaks...at least in the toilet cubicle, I have peace to myself. No one's watching...I can relax. But no, I can't be in there for too long in case someone in the office decides to think how come I'm gone for so long, trying to jiak zua *see previous entry for meaning of word* is it? This cannot, that cannot.
Whoa...and that mineral water dispenser. Everytime I go get water, I wonder whether I'm the one drinking up the water so fast. This morning it was quite full. Towards the end of the day, half full. Apart from me, I wonder who else drinks the water from that "barrel". When you're bored there's only so much you can do that's legal. Which is to go to the toilet *make sure it's minimal*, go get water to drink, flip through a SQL book with or without reading it, check your school email. Even staring into space might be considered illegal.
I'm sorry, I ranted too much already.
June 21, 2004 @ 11.29pm
first day
Ok...my first day at work's pretty boring. First thing in the morning, had a small orientation/introduction of the company. Filled up a few forms. Got briefed on the pay and all the miscellanous stuff. By the way, the pay's $500 for all those curious people. But we're only getting our first pay at the end of next month. And were told our respective departments.Ivan sent to a department...with tasks more on networking since he's in the networking option and he requested for it. I'm sent to another department...alone. The other four were sent to another department. Mingru's one of them. Yay! Someone I know. But we're not in the same department.
My department...I don't know why I always get into one where it's silent and empty. The last time in NParks also. That's why I love HR. It's busy but filled with entertainment too. Oh right...my manager was at a meeting. I was told to wait.
An hour passed by. I decided to ask the officer, Mei Choo whether there was anything I could do. I was bored by then. She told me there's nothing much for me to do since she doesn't know what the manager has planned for me. She told me to wait, check the computer and internet whether it can work. I don't think we're allowed to surf around except for more important stuff. So checked my school email. Finally, I couldn't stand it. Whipped out the comic book I brought along to read during my MRT ride home later. After a while, I stopped. I wasn't sure whether it was wise to read in the office. Afraid that people would think I'm trying to "jiak zua".
Another hour passes by. Yay! Manager's back. He checked with me on the forms I filled out for my passcard and email account. And that's all! He didn't even assign anything for me to do. Sat there for a moment. Decided to walk over and ask. He said there's not much for me to do at the moment since the new project hasn't kicked off. He asked me whether I knew SQL. I said a little. I didn't know what were his expectations so I replied that. Anyway, I'm not top in SQL either. He passed me this SQL book to read.
Flipping through the pages, I realised most of it I've learnt in school already. -_-||| Oh well...something to do, better than nothing.
Lunch was at the canteen. Food is so-so. Oh...there's a recreation centre too. Arcade, pool tables, board games, ping pong tables, gym. Was looking for the KTV that the HR person told us this morning. No KTV rooms in sight except for a tv and speakers hanging from the ceiling in the ping pong tables room. Maybe THAT'S the KTV she was talking about. My goodness... But it was quite funny watching guys in shirt and tie playing those shooting arcade games. Odd sight.
It was tough in the office coz I didn't get my passcard till way after lunch. Departments were only accessible by scanning the passcard. So, going to the toilet before lunchtime was a bit of a hassle. I had to knock and wait for someone to open the door to let me back in.
Met the colleague whom I'm going to work with on the project towards the end of the day. I'm wondering when we are actually going to start. Coz if things are going to be that boring tomorrow, I wonder whether I can work on my next blog layout instead. It's IT related but not exactly OFFICIAL. If you know what I mean...
Bored...sleepy. You know that when you add in extra letters to a word. I read "Noprint" as "Neoprint". -_-|||
Took the free shuttle service to the MRT station. Met family at Orchard to have dinner. Passed by Wisma. Aha! The security guard isn't sleeping this time. I "caught" him having a little shut-eye on Saturday. Excuse me...they aren't paying you to snooze on the job. If that's what they're paying you for, they might as well donate your pay to me.
*Hokkien-English Dictionary:
Jiak zua: slacking on the job
June 20, 2004 @ 10.44pm
pole leaners
Time just passes by so quickly when you're beginning to slack and enjoy life.Tomorrow, I'll be starting SIP at NCS. The rest who are not having SIP this semester will be dragging their feet back to school. Except for the freshmen, I guess. Correction, school re-opens tomorrow for TP only since we had our holidays earlier.
I hope I will enjoy my work at NCS so that time will pass quickly.
Enjoyed for the final time today. Went to HMV. Whoa...each season of Buffy's DVD set cost at least $140. Checked out the "new" Mise S*Clusive. They relocated to a smaller unit. :( Walked round Kino...bought a few comics. Aha! Found the comic for the anime "Aishiteru ze Baby". Before I knew it, it was getting late.
MRT ride back home. Stopped by the vcd rental shop to return the vcds. Met my parents at Country Manna for dinner.
Gotta rant about this. I totally hate it when people lean on the poles in the MRT. Excuse me...the poles are there for people to hold on so they won't lose their balance and fall when the MRT is moving or stopping. When someone leans on it, nobody else can hold on. Not to mention those people who ARE BLIND OR SOMETHING, lean on the pole when someone's hand is already there. And you end up getting your fingers squashed. That is so blardee inconsiderate. Feel like smacking them.
June 19, 2004 @ 11.22pm
recap part 2
And here I am...back for part 2.Well...today, I got a nice big bag. The bigger the better? Coz then I can just dump everything into it.
Went down to People's Park Centre again. 3 more cross-stitch pieces to frame. 2 of which were done long time ago. The third was half-finished so I just finished it off.
Had dinner with my parents at the busy part of Chinatown. Fei Fei Wanton noodle. The wanton mee there is good. This is my second time eating there. The first time was with Sis and Joyce. Sis was the one who introduced the place.
Each week's episode of Buffy is just getting more and more exciting. There's this suspense of who is real or it's just The First. Whoa...and potential slayer, Kennedy seems like taking over Tara's position as Willow's girlfriend. *whines* But I still like Oz...
Ok ok...so I just took a peek at the script for the last episode, online. And found that someone actually wrote a whole Season 8. Nahz...just fanfic. Buffy stops airing at Season 7 which is what TV is showing now.
Just love the last episode of each season. It has got all the impact. Was it Season 4? The one with the first slayer. Then, Season 5 where Dawn is supposed to be The Key and Buffy jumps into hell-hole to save Dawn and the world. Season 6, Willow gets all evil coz of her anger when Tara dies.
Oh...and Amy Madison should have just stayed as a rat so she wouldn't bother Willow so much. *grrr*
June 19, 2004 @ 10.44pm
recap part 1
Lately, diaryland has been a little unstable. Server's always overload...too much traffic. Thus, there are times when you don't wanna blog, it can work. But when you really have to blog, it's not working. As you can see, my last entry was on Tuesday. -_-|||On Friday, I went on this whole shopping spree for work clothes. Well, it doesn't really matter if I buy too much coz I don't see myself doing any other jobs except office jobs. No waitressing for me unless Mum decides to open a cafe in the future.
First stop, Giordano. Got this gym/track bottoms and a pair of shorts. No, not for work. *DUH* Next stop, that's where the shopping spree starts. The lady was really enthusiastic. She kept asking me to try this and that. And all the while in the dressing room, I was counting whether I had enough money to pay up. Mum only gave me $200.
So I ended up buying 2 skirts, 2 long-sleeved shirts and a blouse. I had to leave one skirt behind coz I didn't have enough money. I told her I would come back in the night.
Aha! So then came night and I went back to the shop with Mum. Bought some more. Add 3 more pants. Tadaa! So total would be 2 skirts, 2 long-sleeved shirts, 3 pants and a blouse. Muahahahaha...
Okie...gotta go bathe...shall come back for part 2...
June 15, 2004 @ 1.44pm
countdown begins
Didn't get a chance to blog yesterday coz I came home late and my grandparents were sleeping already. They have gone back to Malaysia today.Went for the SIP briefing yesterday. Yada yada yada...the "why haven't I heard that before" stuff as usual. Attire...blah blah..."it only takes one student to spoil everything for the other future students". Like don't we know all this stuff? Give us something new ehz...*rolls eyes*
Haha...I think I went there only to know what we need to do. Anything extra. Which is the e-log and all the communicating with the LO stuff.
So the minimum pay is $420. Nad says it's quite good already. Ok...I'm surprised at that statement. Not that I really care about the money...ok ok...I do a little. Always thought, yea we're cheap labour that's why. It's like half of what normal temporary staff get. But since Nad said that most of her friends from other polys get like $300 so I guess I shouldn't complain. Not like I'm complaining anyway.
Oh well...after the briefing, went to the Singnet counter to upgrade my broadband plan. 512k to 1500k. Talked to Dad about it the night before. Since both plans do not differ a lot in price, of course it's logical to go for a better and faster plan right?
While I was signing up for it, this fellow just sat on the chair at the counter I'm at. So the lady assisting me told him to wait coz she's like attending to me first. The fellow got a little annoyed. Anyway, he walked over to the counter at the back of me and plopped himself on the seat.
I was trying to make up my mind on whether he's loony or not. Coz he seemed to be talking no sense, arguing with the lady at the counter, talking from one thing to another when all things don't go together. Oh, but he could state terms like wireless and modem and what-have-yous. He sure was creepy and I conclude that he has definitely lost some marbles.
Trying to drag the time coz I was supposed to meet Nad at 7.30pm and it was still early. Went down to Spotlight. Checked out the thread. Took an mrt down to Chinatown. Went to pick up my framed cross-stitch piece. It's pretty. Bad thing...I forgot to take a photo of it. :( *Nad, help me take a photo ok?*
Walked around PS. Got a card. Dang...no pen. So went to get a pen. Settled down at a seat. Started writing. Felt weird coz there was this aunty sitting next to me. And you know how aunties can be quite kaypoh. I don't like people reading while I'm writing stuff. Well, I didn't check whether the aunty was reading. But phew, turns out she's Japanese.
Finally Nad arrives. Settled down at Yoshinoya for dinner. Wanted to try the new tempura fish. That's gonna be the first and last time I eat it. Coz they put butter sauce. And as all know, cheesy buttery milky food are a huge no-no for me. Luckily I got the tempura fish and salmon set. So the portion of rice that was soaked in the butter sauce was scraped to one side. If you guys know what risotto is then it tasted like that.
Walked around a bit before discovering that the shops were all closing so decided to go home. Was just going down the escalator to get to the mrt when we met Xianglin and her friend. Coincidence. Since I was telling Nad how stupid the whole design of the mrt station was...it was the same stuff I was telling Xianglin the other time.
By the time I reached Tampines, it was 10pm. Late but hehe...I had to check out the pasar malam before going home.
Alrighty...and now the countdown begins before I'm going for SIP.
June 13, 2004 @ 9.48pm
SIP blues
Yep, Liz Phair's "Why Can't I" is up. Click on "play" to listen to it.Rather lazy day today. Dim sum lunch with family. Walking around the mall. Just had dinner at home. Right now am busy with the CCA points submission forms.
One more week to go before SIP starts.
Seems like it's confirmed that I'll be attached to NCS. And now, Xiu Wei can join me as we both play that cantonese congratulatory *or was it new year* song in our heads. The one that goes "gong hei nei. gong hei nei..."
Me coz I checked the SIP webby and the project scope involves Java Programming. *wails* And my programming is like shit. My grades for programming are only borderline...C. So how in the world did I get the job?
Xiu Wei coz don't know what happened but now she may have to travel all the way to Boon Lay. East to west.
Better pray that we all can tahan the 4 months of SIP. Heck! We have to tahan no matter what if we wanna get our diplomas next year. Alright...then pray that we all don't screw up at work.
June 12, 2004 @ 9.23pm
why can't i
[edited at 9.46pm]To Provance members: Seems like there's no comments box for this entry. Haloscan acts funny now and then. You can comment on the tagboard instead.
[edited]
Went to JAS again. This time for the Ikebana exhibition (Flower Arrangement).
Oh ya...for those who are wondering where I got my free tickets for "13 Going On 30". I got them from the Seventeen magazine interview/focus group.
The movie was hilarious at some points. Then there's this weird thing where Liz Phair's song titled "Why Can't I" seems to be appearing in every movie. First it was "How To Deal" starring Mandy Moore. Then it was "Win A Date With Tad Hamilton" starring Kate Botsworth. Now it's "13 Going On 30" starring Jennifer Garner.
But I gotta say...it's a nice song. *smilez* Will put up the song maybe tomorrow.
June 11, 2004 @ 5.26pm
bon odoru and some memories
Did you miss me? Wahahahaha...I bet the sky would fall if someone did. Grandparents staying in our house for awhile. Therefore, I don't really have access to my computer at night coz they sleep early.Yesterday, went to Japanese Association (JAS) with Xiu Wei and Qi Yuan to learn the Bon Odoru (Bon Dance). I pulled Xiu Wei along coz at first Qi Yuan couldn't confirm whether he was going and I didn't want to be alone. Hee...
My gawd...I think I went there to "xian chou" only. What was I thinking when I thought it was only one dance? What was I thinking when I thought it looked easy?
No. It ain't as easy as it looks. The whole thing is dancing to a few songs. One of which was danced in last year's Chingay Parade I think. Qi Yuan was good. We 2 girls lost to a guy. Bleargh. Anyway, he said he had some dance background. Wahahahaha...Xiu Wei and I had Zhang Shan Wei's "mao bing". We had the "tong shou tong jiao" problem.
Wah...even those Japanese aunties could dance better. -_-||||||||
Mrs Takahashi *sensei for Bon Odoru* said to give her a call if we wanted to join in next week. I felt like telling her "What?! And spoil the whole dance? No thanks..."
Haha...but at least can join in the fun in Natsu Matsuri coz they will be dancing then.
Tsk tsk...Nad, see what I mean when I said if you want me to dance, you gotta like teach me 3 months before? Coz I suck. Haha.
Last night, had some really weird dreams. So weird that it's hard to describe. And I don't know why, whenever I have weird dreams, people whom I'm not close to or haven't seen in ages appear in them.
Today, nothing to do, so went to the vcd shop across TP to rent some vcds. Actually coz I wanted to rent "Agent Cody Banks". Ended up renting a few more.
Anyway, I haven't watched "Agent Cody Banks" in the cinema and I might be watchin part 2 which is coming soon. Coz there's Hannah Spearitt from S Club in it. So I don't wanna watch part 2 without watching part 1. So there...I rented part 1.
S Club...so reminds me of their upbeat "S Club Party" song and Sec 3.6. 7ners...especially Sof, remember our Sec 3 camp? Our class item?
"3.6...
There ain't no party like a 3.6 party
(whoa...)
Gonna show you how
Everybody get down tonight
3.6...
There ain't no party like a 3.6 party
(whoa...)
Gonna take you high
Shake your body from side to side
O-oh O-oh! Wave your hands in the air
O-oh O-oh! Like you just don't care
O-oh O-oh! There's a class over there
O-oh O-oh! There's a class over here
Ghetto boys, make some noise!
Hoochie mamas, show your nanas!
(Uh uh uh uh uh)"
Haha...I like the last part of our item. The one that went...
*everyone turns to part*
"Oh my God, we're the 3.6...
Oh my God, we're the 3.6...
Oh my God, we're the 3.6...
Oh my God, we're the 3.6...
*suddenly everyone turns to face each other, pointing and with shocked expressions*
OH MY GOD!"
PS: Dictionary...some of the chinese expressions used in here.
Xian chou = making a fool out of yourself? *not too sure on the translation of this one...those people who are good in cheena, help me out*
Mao bing = problem
Tong shou tong jiao = *direct translation* same hand same leg
June 09, 2004 @ 4.30pm
itchy scratchy to pain
Whoa yea! Diaryland's working again. Didn't blog since Monday night coz Diaryland was down. Not exactly down. Just server overload or whatever shit they gave as a reason. Blogging has become a daily "ritual" so thank God for the 7ners blog. Well...the point is, I CAN BLOG IN MY OWN BLOG NOW!Oh oh...I got my Vicks Mediloz on Monday night. But the sore throat isn't getting any better. From that itchy scratchy feeling, it has now gone to pain.
I am contemplating on whether to go see a doctor. But I know it's not much use coz the doctor will probably give the same green, yucky lozenges. Haha...I think the yuckier the lozenges taste, the better they are?
Yesterday, spent the whole day out with Sis. In the morning, went to the cinema in Great World City. Watched "Young Black Stallion" on the IMAX.
And all those who want to watch Harry Potter and find it hard to get tickets. I suggest you go watch it at Great World City. No long queues. I was quite surprised to see this lady in front of me getting tickets for the movie so easily. Unless she booked them beforehand.
Had a late lunch cum dinner at Suntec's NYDC. And no, the mystery of which friend is working at that NYDC hasn't been solved. Either she isn't working there anymore or it's not her shift.
Will be going to watch "13 Going On 30" later with Sis. Free tickets.
Grandparents coming over to stay for a few days.
June 07, 2004 @ 12.22am
i want my vicks mediloz
I want my Vicks Mediloz! My throat feels uncomfortable. There's this itchy scratchy feeling...not exactly a sore throat. Someone ate all my Vicks Mediloz *I highly suspect it's Dad*, leaving me only one.No Strepsils for me. They taste funny. Vicks Mediloz is the best!
I slept really early yesterday. Was feeling really tired.
Went to watch the performance opposite HMV. It's part of the Singapore Street Festival. Supposedly all the Japanese stuff today.
A little of a disappointment. There weren't many cosplayers. It states in the booklet that there are supposed to be 150 cosplayers. Maybe coz we went a little late? But anyway, the cosplayers' costumes weren't exactly wow except for one or two. And most cosplayed J-rockers. Not many Anime/Manga characters.
There was this band "Obsecurity" playing. Nahz...not good. At first I thought it was coz I didn't really like the Dir En Grey songs they were performing. But when they performed the Luna Sea songs, it sounded horrible too. That's when I realised it was just coz the band sucked. I commented to Sis that even those bands playing on the bridges in Japan sound better.
The next band wasn't too bad. "LGF". Girl singer. Performed mostly chinese songs. Only 2 Japanese songs...one by Shena Riingo and Hitomi's "Love 2000". The girl could sing but it would have helped if she had stronger vocals coz her band's playing mainly rock music so it's hard to hear her.
Even the MC was pretty LAME.
Walked round HMV for awhile before going back to TM to have dinner with my family. Dinner at Ajisen. I think the ramen there has improved. I remembered at one point I didn't really liked going to Ajisen coz the ramen wasn't good.
Mum isn't really in a good mood coz Dad yelled at her. That is one thing we all notice in Dad. The older he gets, the more impatient and short-tempered he is.
June 05, 2004 @ 10.22pm
birthday celebration at east coast park
[edited at 12.13am]I'm feeling a little...can't find the the word for it. My thigh and stomach muscles ache a lot. And I think I'm going to get a sore throat. Haven't drunk enough water for the day. Yes...that's how fast I can get sick. Feel like I'm losing my voice. *wails*
[edited]
Hmph. I thought the previous entry got eaten up. Strange. Last night after blogging that entry, I wanted to edit it. Went to the edit entry page and couldn't find the entry. Refreshed my blog page. Didn't even appear. Got so fed up that I didn't want to re-type the entry. Anyway, seems it's fine now.
Got up early today. Meeting 7ners to celebrate Nad's birthday which is next Tuesday.
Met up with Per first at the bank. Then, we went to meet the rest in East Coast Park. Played card games while waiting for the birthday girl to arrive. Haha...all the 7ners here. Yay!
Got Nad a cake. And as usual, sang the birthday song the SAC style. Which is really loud and fast. The faster the better? Haha. Had lunch at Mac.
Rented bicycles. Everyone cycled except Sof. Cycled from Mac *which is like in the middle of ECP* all the way to the right end. My muscles ache now. Haven't exercised since I left Secondary school which is like 2-3 years ago.
Sof, CJ and Jo left earlier. Leaving me, Nad, Per, Pwen and PK behind. Got really bored after awhile. Decided to play "Zhong Ji Mi Ma".
For those who don't know what game that is, it's a number guessing game. The rule is NOT to guess the mystery number.
Someone thinks of a number...anything from 1 to 99. The rest have to make guesses. So for example, if the person thinks of the number 75. And the first person guesses 40. Mystery person would then say the number is between 40 to 99. Second person guesses 80. Mystery person would then say the number is between 40 to 80. The guessing goes on until someone guesses 75. And so...that person will have to do a forfeit.
After 4 rounds of the game, we decided to move off to Big Splash. Per wanted to check out on the Muay Thai lessons. We split to go home after that.
Per and I had dinner at TM.
June 05, 2004 @ 12.53am
cross-stitching
I'm proud to say on 04 June 2004 at 4.40am, I finished this.
And I sent it for framing at People's Park Centre this evening. It's not so cheap as I expected it to be. *wails*
Gotta look for the Winnie The Pooh piece I did a few years ago. Instead of letting it lie around. Should go frame it up.
The next "project" will be a verse. Something which Mum used to say to us when we were little. Ermz...I don't exactly remember Mum saying it but Sis said so. The verse goes like this...
"I see the moon,
and the moon sees me.
God bless the moon,
and God bless me."
Childhood memories are the best...*dreamy look*
June 04, 2004 @ 12.41am
non-sweetened tea
[edited at 1.17am]I should get things done and not drag some more. I think Meizhi is counting on me and Qiyuan lots since we are the only 2 Arts & Entertainment subcomm members left. Yes...it's rather pathetic. And since Meizhi is graduating, one of us has to take over the job of leader. Seriously, I don't really want leadership coz I don't think I could get responsible enough. But if it's such then I might as well do a good job out of it.
Right now, I gotta work out the time and date for the Flower Arrangement exhibition at JAS.
[edited]
I just spent almost the whole day watching vcds.
Cooked my own dinner today. Nothing wonderful. Rice, sardines, mixed veggies and sausages. Yea...I like variety. Sounds like I'm making my own bento box. I want to...but don't really have a chance to. Maybe Natsu Matsuri...I'll make Onigiri. *wonders*
I'm lovin' Yeo's non-sweetened oolong tea. It's healthy coz it's not sweetened. In Japan, bottled green tea isn't sweetened. Maybe that's why the ladies there have good complexion. Back here, we do have non-sweetened green tea but somehow it has this bitter after-taste. Recently, I found the answer. Yeo's non-sweetened oolong tea doesn't have the bitter after-taste.
June 03, 2004 @ 12.23am
miss universe
Yes! I'm ready to reformat my computer. Bye bye irritating pop-ups and error messages. *evil laugh*Forgot there was the telecast of the Miss Universe pageant on tv. That means there's no CSI! *booooooo* And now there's this foreign film on tv. No Buffy! *hmph*
Feeling pretty lazy today. Although I did go out to get some things done. Collected the Popular catalogues. Signed up for the Times card. Got the Spotlight card.
Hmmm...I think last time, you gotta pay $5 for the Spotlight card. This time it's free. I don't go to Spotlight that often...just now and then to get art supplies.
Talking about Miss Universe. This year's more of a surprise. Miss Australia got the crown. Usually it's like Venezuela or Puerto Rico or whatever... But there's not much to be surprised or anything. If Singapore wins one year, THAT will be like a HUGE surprise. And I hope the government will declare the next day as a holiday to celebrate or something. Not that I want to celebrate but holidays are a bonus.
June 02, 2004 @ 12.26am
hair trim
Went for the interview or rather they call it "focus group" with Seventeen magazine. They just wanted to find out whether we as the readers found the magazine good enough. Whether it's lacking in anything and where they can improve.For that, I got a pair of tickets to watch "13 Going On 30". Probably going to watch it with Sis since she has been saying that she must watch that movie ever since she downloaded the trailer. I also got this goodie bag with a tube of Johnson's Clean & Clear Deep Pore Cleanser, 2 pots of Maybelline eyeshadow, a notebook and a notepad. All in a cute see-through blue bag. Hmmm...the eyeshadow...it was the green one that I thought of getting but I got pink and yellow ones.
Walked over to Liang Court after that interview. Dang. Kino's closed for stock-taking today. This Japanese lady started asking me questions about why it's closed in Japanese. I wanted to say I couldn't speak Japanese but she was going on and on so I felt it only polite not to interrupt her. Anyway, I found the sign they put up to say they were stock-taking...there was one in English and another in Japanese. So I pointed it to her. Haha...the situation was a little funny when I come to think of it.
Oh well...went down to Taka's Kino instead. Then walked on really slowly. I was practically dragging my feet. Ermz...the reason...coz I was trying to pass the time till I have to meet Mum and go to the hairdresser. Didn't want to reach there earlier coz I'll have to wait for her.
Went to Borders. I think I don't really shop a lot for clothes. More for CDs and books. Which is different? *wonders* Most girls my age will be spending loads of time looking at clothes and make-up.
Finally...walked to the hairdresser's. Mum wanted me to trim my hair coz the ends were getting way too dry till the point they keep breaking in bits when I comb my hair.
After that, we had dinner at Sushi Tei. Did some grocery shopping then went home.
June 01, 2004 @ 2.07am
one for the friend
It's now the start of June. In a matter of days, I'll be starting Year 3 in poly. Looking back now, I can't believe I have come this far.I believe I can pen down what I feel. If people I haven't even met before can believe in me, I should believe in myself a whole lot more.
Year 2 has been a little of an unhappy one. For the first time in my life, I had someone backstab me. Something which I felt more disappointment than anger. It's when you trust someone so much and he/she does this to you that you feel so disappointed. I still cannot be too sure of what really happened.
You will still be my friend, but I pity you as a person coz you have to resort to such actions.
For the last one month or so, I've become sort of lonely. People avoided me. People looked at me differently. It's like Sis, Xianglin and the 7ners who have stood by me and made me feel a whole lot better. The people who believe in me. The people who CAN see the real me.
Lesson learnt: Hah...it's so hard to trust people nowadays, you don't know when they will turn on you for some stupid reason. But one thing, I never lie when it comes to friendship coz I treasure each and every one of them.
You can take away the people around me. But you can never take away my thoughts and beliefs...the things I stand strongly for.
