HEY PPL,HOW R ALL OF U?ME I'M FINE...OF COURSE WIF DE EXCEPTION TT IT HAS BEEN RATHER HOT IN CHIANGMAI N TT I'VE GROWN MUCH DARKER...CAN'T REALLY UPLOAD DE PIC NOW...BUT WILL DO SO LATER...THOSE PPL IN SCH CAN C IT WHEN SCH STARTS...ANYWAYS, I'VE JUZ ARRIVED IN CHIANGRAI N DE WEATHER IS MUCH MUCH COOLER. ARRIVED HERE BY DE LOCAL PUBLIC BUS...NOT TT BAD OF AN EXPERIENCE...IN TERMS OF SCENERY, IT WAS V RICH WIF ALL DE VIEW OF DE MOUNTAIN N DE PADI FILEDS N DE TEA PLANTATION...OH SOOO NICE...I GUESS I ENJOYED DE RIDE A LOT WIF DE EXCEPTION TT DE SEATS WERE RATHER SQUEEZY IN NATURE...I MEAN DE SIZE OF DE BUS IS LIKE TT OF DE NORMAL BUS BUT THERE WERE LIKE 3 SEATS ON ONE SIDE...N I WAS SEATING @ DE END NEAR DE WINDOW, BESIDE ME WERE 2 GUYS, ONE OF WHICH IS DESMOND, A TA FR NUS...I'M NOT REALLY COMPLAINING BUT ESP WHEN DE BUS SWERVES 2 DE LEFT, I'M LIKE SQUASHED 2 DE EXTREME COZ EVERYONE'S WT IS LIKE PILING TWDS ME...N WAT'S MORE MOST OF DE TIME DE BUS IS MAKING LEFT TURNS....SIGH...LUCKILY DE WEATHER WAS NICE N COOL(ALTHOUGH @ TIMES I FEEL TT IT WAS FREEZING COZ I HAD MY JACKET ON N I STILL FELT RATHER COLD). SO TOGETHER WIF DE VIEW, MY SQUASHED NATURE IS COMPENSATED ALMOST FULLY. ANYWAYS, I THINK TT DE BUS RIDE IS MUCH BETTER THAN DE 15HR TRAIN JOURNEY I HAD FR BKK 2 CHIANGMAI...TT'S REAALLLLYYY DE LIMIT 2 WAT I HAF ENCOUNTERED IN DE HISTORY OF TAKING TRANSPORT. ANYWAYS, NOW IS R& R, LATER WE'LL B PRACTISING DIS THAI SONG WHICH WE'LL B PERFORMING TML...HAHA ALLDE FROGS COMING 2 SING TML ITE...SO IF U HEAR TT CHIANGRAI WAS FLOODED U NOE Y OKIE...HAHA..THG IS WE'RE PERFORMING AN ITEM 4 OUR THAI BUDIES IN DE WELCOME DINNER TML...WE'RE MEETING OUR THAI BUDDIES 4 DE 1ST TIME TML...CAN'T WAIT...WONDER IF IT WILL B LIKE DE EXCHANGE PROG I HAD IN LOPBURI 4 YRS AGO...SPEAKING OF LOPBURI...FELT A LIL SAD 2 DAE COZ I DIN GET 2 MEET EARL AS PLANNED...APPARENTLY DE TRIP 2 CHIANGRAI WAS CANCELLED N WE CAN'T MEET...ACTUALLY I'M QUITE FINE WIF IT COZ I FEEL A LIL BAD IF SHE WERE 2 MAKE DE LONG JOURNEY UP JUZ 2 MEET ME LIKE 4 A DAY...I MEAN I SHLD B DE ONE VISITING HER ...MAYB NEX TIME WHEN I COME 2 THAI ON A MORE RELAXED BASIS N NOT COZ OF SCH... SIGH....I REALLY MISS 'PORE N DE TV ESP...NOT ONLY T DE FOOD N DE CONVENIENCE OF FINDING PROPER HALAL FOD...HAF BEN LIVING ON CANNED N INSTANT STUFF N IT'S NOT TT HEALTHY...LUCKILY IN CHIANGRAI, THERE'S MORE MUSLIM FOOD...JUZ ATE BRIYANI 2DAE...YUMZ...ANYWAY HAF 2 GO NOW...TKE CARE EVERYONE N GD LUCK 4 DE RESULTS ON 2 JUNE OKIE...HAHA I JUZ HAF 2 DO TT...NEED 2 FEEL A LIL EVIL...@ LEAST U HAF DE COMFORT OF HOME WHEN U GUYS CHECK UR RESULTS...ME, I'M IN A FOREIGN LAND N NO EMOTIONAL SUPPORT...SOBZ...HAHA...OH WELL...LIVE LEARN...TAKE CARE N TATA...
HELLOZ, PPL HAFN'T BEEN WRITING MUCH LATELY...WAT 2 DO, NEED 2 SAVE $ SO TT CAN BUY MORE THGS. THOUGH DE THGS HERE R CHEAP, STILL HAF 2 PAY 4 MANY THGS LIKE FOOD N TRANSPORTATION...SO CAN'T BLAME ME TT MUCH... OKIE...MAYB ISHLD BACKTRACK A LIL ON WAT I'VE DONE SO FAR. WELL IN BKK, AFTER MY LAST ENTRY @ DE INTERNET CAFE, BASICALLY, IT WAS RATHER SLACK I GUESS...DIDN'T DO MUCH EXCEPT SPEND N SPEND N SPEND. BUT TWDS DE END OF DE STAY IN BKK,WE DID HAF ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT THOUGH. IT WAS 2 FIND 2 THGS TT REPRESENTS THAILAND N U ONLY HAF LIKE A BUDGET OF 100B. SO IT TURNS OUT TT EVERYONE WENT 2 CHATUCHAK MKT, DE FAMOUS WKEND MKT 2 FIND THEIR STUFF. I HAF 2 ADMIT TT I WAS OVERWHELMED BY DE SIZE OF DE WHOLE MKT. I MEAN MY GRP ACTUALLY GOT LOST WHILE FUINDING OUR WAY OUT EVEN THOUGH WE KIND OF LIKE CAREFULLYWALKED OUR WAY THRU....OH YES, THERE WAS DIS CAMERAMAN,LIAM WHO WAS SPPSD 2 KIND OF LIKE FILM DE WHOLE FIELD STUDIES TRIP N HE FOLLOWED US ARD 4 QUITE A WHILE...IT WAS WIERD I GUESS HAVING A CAMERAMAN FOLLOWING U ARD WHILE U FINISH UR TASK, WE EVEN HAD LIKE AN 'INTERVIEW' EXPLAINING SOME STUFF N OUR FEELINGS N ALL...I GUESS, DE WIERD FEELING COMES FR DE FACT TT PPL ARD US THINK WE R FR SOME KIND OF TV STATION N WERE LIKE DOING SOME TRAVELLING PROG. WE CLD KIND OF LIKE C DE DIFF BTW NOT HAVING DE CAMERA N WIF DE CAMERA ARD. SOMEHOW DE RECEPTION OF DE PPL R SUBTLY DIFF...BUT OVERALL DE PPL THERE R STILL WARM N FRIENDLY....OH YES, FOUND OUT LATER TT OUR GRP WON DE PRIZE 4 GETTING DE BEST OBJECTS IF U MIGHT WAN 2 CALL IT...I DUNNO, IT'S FUN I GUESS...BUT I REALLY HAF 2 THANK EARL 4 DE OPINION SHE GAVE WHEN I MSG HER 2 ASK OF HER OPINION ON WAT REPRESENTS THAILAND DE MOST.
OH HAF2 TELL U DIS, I CANNOT BELIEVE TT DESPITE DE CHANGES 2 MY COLOUR SKIN, I WAS STILL MISTAKEN 4 A THAI LIKE 3 TIMES ON MY LAST DAE IN BKK. I MEAN, DE FEELING IS QUITE NICE BUT WHEN IIT GETS FREAKY, I DUN THINK IT'S TT PLEASANT AFTER ALL. DE 1ST TIME WAS WHEN I WAS LOOKING @ DIS BOOK DISPLAY OF HORROR BKS WHEN A GUY TAPPED ME FR BEHIND. I TURNED ARD, THINKING IT WAS MY FRENS SINCE I WAS WAITING 4 THEM. IT TURNS OUT 2 B A LOCAL, VERY PALE, WIF LONG HAIR. HE WAS TLKING 2 ME IN THAI BUT WAT SCARES ME WAS DE FACT TT HIS FACE WAS LIEK SO CLOSE 2 ME ABT A FEW CM APART N HIS EYES WERE LIKE GG THRU U...I SAID NO ALTHO' I DIN NOE WAT HE WANTED BUT I GUESSED HE WAS ASKING SMTHG SINCE HE SHOWED ME(V CLOSELY) A BAG FULL OF CASSETTES. EVEN WHEN I SHOOK MY HEAD, HE LOOKED N ME, WIF PERSISTANCE. LUCKILY HE WALKED OFF AFTER ITOLD HIM TT I DUNNO THAI, BUT HE WAS LOOKING LIKE A LIL BITTER ABT IT...GOSH I WAS SERIOUSLY SPOOKED BY TT...IT RATHER FREAKY I THINK.
ANOTHER EXPERIENCE WAS WHEN I WAS LOOKING OVER ON ANOTHER SHOP WHEN AN ACQUAINTANCE ASKED ME 2 C DE DESIGNS OF DE SLIPPERS OF DE SHOP NEXT DOOR, 2 C ANY DIFF IN PATTERN. THERE WAS DIS GRP OF SINGAPOREANS WIF LOTS OF SHOPPING BAGS NEAR WHERE I WAS STANDING N THERE WAS A CHILD STTING NEAR IT TRYING OUT SOME SANDALS. FISRT OF ALL, I'M NOT BLIND N I WAS AWARE OF DE 'OBSTACLES' IN FRONT OF ME. BUT DIS SINGAPOREAN MOTHER TAPPED ME @ DE ARM N SIGNALLED 2 ME 2 MOVE AWAY FR DE BAGS N DE KIDS 4 DE FEAR OF 'CRASHING' INTO THEM...PUHLEAZE....I MAYB WEARING SPEC BUT I'M NOT BLIND...I WAS LIKE IN DISBELIEF CO, A FELLOW SINGAPOREANS MISTOOK ME 4 A LOCAL, N DE WAY SHE SIGNALLED 2 ME WAS A LIL DEGRADING I GUESS COZ SHE TREATED ME IN A WAY AS THOUGH I HAD NO MANNERS. I MEAN EVEN IF I WERE NOT 2 SEE, @ LEAST POLITELY TELL ME EVEN IF IT'S IN ENGLISH...I DUN THINK THEY MIND. I MEAN WIF SUCH FACILA EXPRESSION N DE HAD SIGNALS, I FELT LIKE SHOUTING 2 THEM ' I'M A SINGAPOREAN LAH' N WAN 2 C HOW THEY REACT.SERIOUSLYI THINK DE IDEA OF UGLY SINGAPOREANS REALLY IS DE TRUTH ESP WHEN THEY GO OVERSEAS..I'M NOT LIKE BEING RACIST WHEN I SAY TT I DUN LIKE BEING MISTAKEN 4 A LOCAL...IT \'S JUZ DE DIFF TREATMENT U GET..N DE FACT TT DE BAD EXP CAME FR MY ENCOUNTER WIF A SINAPOREAN..SO DUN THINK DE WRONG WAY OKIE...I STILL LOVE MY COUNTRY...JUZ NOT DE AWFUL HABITS MY FELLOW SINGAPOREANS HAF...
WELL, I'M NOW IN CHIANGMAI, IN DE MIDDLE OF BKK N OUR WORKSITE, CHIANGRAI...FEELING A LIL TIRED I GUESS COZ MAINLY OF DE HEAT(IT'S FREAKING HOT, I'M LIKE GETTING DARKER BY DE HR.). 2 DAYS AGO, WE SET OFF FR BKK N TOOK DE TRAIN 2 CHIANGMAI...PT 2 NOTE, IF U EVER WAN 2 TRAVEL FR BKK 2 CHUIANGMAI, GET A BETTER MODE OF TPT THAN DE TRAIN...UNLESS OF COURSE,ONE IS ABLE 2 TAKE ON DE 15HR RIDE. YES, U SAW IT RITE, I SPENT 15 HRS OF DE WHOLE DAY ON A TRAIN 2 CHIANGMAI, N I THINK TT I WILL NOT EVER WAN 2 DO TT AGAIN UNLESS MY LIFE DPDED ON IT. I MEAN, 5 HR TRIPS, I ALREADY CANNOT TAHAN, CAN U IMAGINE DE HOW MUCH I HAF 2 ENDURE 4 TT 15HRS...OKIE MAYB I'M LIKE WHINING A LOT BUT I THINK U WLD DO DE SAME 2 IF U R IN MY POSITION N END UP @ DE END OF DE DAE FEELING FILTHY N STICKY EVEN THOUGH U DID NOTHING.
YUPZ, YEST WAS A REALLY HOT DAE N I HAF NEVA EVER DRANK SO MUCH WATER IN MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE 4 JUZ A DAE. WLD U BELIEVE TT I DRANK ABT 2 LARGE BOTTLES OF PLAIN WATER JUZ 4 LIKE A FEW HRS...I'M NOT REALLY A PERSON WHO DRINKS WATER A LOT BUT SERIOUSLY YEST WAS A NECC. N GOT ALMOST WATER DRUNK...DRANK SO MUCH WATER TT I NEARLY FELT LIKE VOMITTING WHENEVER I FEEL LIKE I WANTED 2 DRINK WATER AGAIN. WENT 2 DE ITE MKT ALSO, ON DE PRETEXT OF DOING OUR WORK ALTHO. WE WENT SHOPPING INSTEAD...SIGH, WAT 2 DO, IT'S A GIRL THG...BOUGH 2 FISHERMAN'S PANTS,1 LONG N DE OTHER IS 3/4...DE ONLY THG NOW IS 2 LEARN HOW 2 WEAR IT I GUESS...HEHE...I NOE...BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'RE MANY WAYS OF WEARING IT...JUZ DUNNO WHICH IS DE CORRECT ONE..
2DAE, DID OUTDOOR STUFF DE WHOLE MORN...WENT 2 AN ELEPHANT PARK JUZ NOW N IT WAS QUITE COOL I GUESS....I RODE ON A YOUNG ELEPHANT...QUITE SMALL...VERY FUN..HAD A LOT OF FUN WIF IT...FOLLOWED BY AN OX CART RIDE...V BUMPY...SO BUMPY TT I PREFER DE ELEPHANT RIDE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY...I GUESS I HAD FUN EXCEPT 4 DE ELEPHANT SHOW..I MEAN IT'S NICE N ALL...JUZ TT I FEEL A LIL SAD 4 DE ELEPHANT WHO MAY HAFBEEN 'DISCIPLINED' IN ORER 4 THEM 2 DO SUCH STUFF...BUT I THINK MY 1ST RIDE IN AYUTHAYA WAS MUCH BETTER...MAYB COZ OF DE WEATHER...I DUNNO...BUT IT WAS FUN I GUESS..WELL, AFTER LUCH, WE HAD A BAMBOO RAFTING RIDE DOWN A SMALL RIVER NEAR DE ELEPHANTPARK...I REEEAAAALLLLYYY LOVE IT...CANNOT DESCRIDE DE FEELING...IT'S FUN, EXHILARATING, SCARY N JUZ PURE FUN!I THINK IT'S ONE OF DE EXPERIENCES U WILL NEVA 4GET...IT WAS SO SEREN YET IT MAKES U REFLECT ON URSELF...N HALFWAY THRU, I DID TOT OF DE STORY 'HEART OF DARKNESS' BY ARTHUR CONRAD...DUNNO Y BUT I GUESS COZ DE MAIN CHARACTER WAS RIDING UP A RIVER IN DE STORY...BUT I GUESS, DE EXPERIENCE IS PRICELESS COZ OF DE DIFF QUIRKS N ACCIDENTS TT HAPPENED LIKE DE RAFT GETTING STUCK WHEN IT HIT SOME HIDDEN ROCK...IT WAS FUNNY N FUN SINCE DE PPL WHO NAVIGATED WERE NOT DE RAFTERS BUT OUR OWN ACQS...SO I GUESS MAYB WE'RE JUZ NOT CUT OUT 4 IT..HEHE...
ANYWAYS.I THINK I HAF 2 GO NOW, MY HR IS UP SOON...MAYB GG NITE MKT LATER...BUT I GUESS, 2DAE MAY HAF AN EARLY NITE N WATCH SOME MOVIES ON STARMOVIES...HEHE...SUDDEN;LY I APPRECIATE ALL THESE FORMS OF ENTERTAINMENT HERE MORE THAN I DO BACK IN S'PORE...ANYWAYS, TAKE CARE OKIE...
HI PPL!!...HOW'S THGS SO FAR....ME NOT BAD...IN THAILAND RITE NOW...BANGKOK...WILL B HERE 4 ABT 4 DAES...4 ME THGS HAF BEEN ROUGH SO FAR...NOT TT ROUGH BUT JUZ THGS TT I NEED 2 GET USED 2 LAH...4 ME, FOOD POSE A BIG CHALLENGE 2 ME COZ I NEED 2 FIND HALAL FOOD, N FINDING IT IS NO JOKE LAH...SO FAR DE ONLY FAST FOOD TT I CAN EAT IS KFC...SO SAD...NOW I REALLLY APPRECIATE S'PORE FOOD...HOPEFULLY IT TURNS INTO SOME +VE THG WHERE I DO ACTUALLY LOSE WEIGHT HAHA....NOW USING DE INTERNET CAFE...SPPSD 2 B WORKING ON AN ASSIGNMENT BUT SINCE IT'S RAINING HEAVILY, CAN'T DO MUCH...LATER MAYB DO INTERVIEWS LATER...MY AREA OF REESEARCH HAPPENS 2 B IN DE SHOPPING DISTRICT N IT TEMPTS ME 2 MUCH...IT'S A LOVE-HATE R/S...I ENJOY IT BUT I THINK I SPENT 2 MUCH..I'VE BEEN HERE 4 1 DAE N I SPENT ALREADY LIKE 1000 BAHT...SO SAD...IF I CONTINUE 2 SPEND LIKE DIS...I'M LIKE SOOO DEAD....N I STILL HAF 5 MORE WKS 2 GO...SHEESH....OH WELL...WILL POST DE PICS WHEN I GET BACK...4 NOW,,,JUZ WISH ME LUCK ON MY SEARCH 4 GD,EDIBLE HALAL FOOD...TAKE CARE PPL...N ALL DE BEST...
I noe, I noe, I hafn't been writing...so much thgs haf happened but I dun think I wanna talk abt it.I've been out n abt making de last preparations 4 de filed trip...kind of nervous when I come 2 think of it. I guess it's normal 2 feel like tt. But now, I juz feel a lil down n pissed @ my family. I love myfamily but sometimes they juz make me feel like they dun care @ all. I may sound v selfish but 2dae is my last day in S'pore n here they r having a big row which even got me feel pissed. I mean, I juz wan 2 haf a nite where everybody is happy n all n juz relaxing. But my stupid bro had 2 go spoil it all by not doing his work properly. I noe tt he's weak in his studies but if he had @ least made de effort I think de whole situation will not be happening. Thg is he din do his work properly, din do tt well 4 his exam(apparently he had his eng exam 2dae n they had de marks 4 section A already) n 2 top de whole thg off, he was soooooo glued 2 de computer playing games like there's no tml. So, as usual, my mom was pissed n was mad @ him. But u noe, anger always spreads n soon she was mad @ everybody 4 no apparent reason...all de minute thgs r picked on. I mean, I dun mean 2 b rude or anythg but juz stop it, juz bcoz u r mad @ my bro doesn't mean u haf 2 get de rest invloved. I mean I noe tt u r tired fr ur work n now u haf 2 deal wif dis whole thg. I noe u feel like it's not fair on u since me n my younger bro n @ home n cld haf dealt wif de situation. But tt's de thg u c, nobody can ever do everythg rite.We can juz prevent but it's up 2 de person in focus 2 deal wif his life. Now, my mom has slept early, sulking n I predict tt it will not blow over 4 de nex few daes. So 4 me, de expectation of a nice, warm goodbye is really out of de question. Goodbye 2 tt ideal dream.U noe, juz now I was so mad tt I juz felt like saying 2 them dun even bother abt sending me off tml...I mean if this is de kind of mood everyone is having, I'd rather go off n leave alone n not dampen my own feelings of excitement n anticipation. I noe I may sound like a selfish brat who thinkks of herself n not de feelings of others. It's juz tt I really am tired of being de mediator every time there're conflicts n rows. Y can't anyone make de effort 2 juz b gd n let me rest n not feel worried abt dis family. U noe everytime de family has a big row, I feel worried wat is gg 2 happen 2 de family...tt's y I'm always trying 2 mediate.One family member gone is bad enuf, but when de whole family breaks up, I really dunno wat 2 do.My mom is fragile altho she looks tough, she hates being in de wrong n hates being disappointed. These few yrs, we haf realised tt my youngest bro mayb weak in his studies as he's slow. My mom has been pushing him (altho sometimes I think tt he's been pushed 2 hard) n I feel tt she's rather disappointed wif his lack of success in de academic area.I do haf a feeling tt he's most prob gg 2 b in normal stream nex yr(he's Pri 6 dis yr). I noe my mom noes it but I noe also tt she doesn;t wan it 2 happen. Mayb 2 her, she doesn't wan her son 2 suffer de stigma n criticisms fr other esp since his older bro n sisters do well in their studies.I guess she also worry tt if he needs help in his studies, it will b harder since not many tuition agencies cater 2 normal students...But 2 me, u can't avoid de inevitable...all u can do now is support him n not pressure him 2 much...But my mom's a lil stubborn n always wans her way. No matter how I try 2 advise her, she juz haf her stand...Sigh...Life can b tough..esp when u're de mediator. I guess, I'll try not 2 think 2 much abt all dis when I leave S'pore tml...Haf 2 psyche myself up n prepare myself 4 de "perils" of de fieldtrip tt's 2 come...Anyways, take care ppl. I'll try 2 write during my trip as often as I can. dun think I can post de pics though, but I'll c wat I can do abt it....enjoy ur hols ppl n smile ya?! Dis is de worried but excited me saying take care n bye byez. 2 those looking 4 work, All de best n 2 those slacking, SLACK ON!!! Enjoy ur hols ppl!!!Ciao!!!
I noe these daes it's either 2 hot or 2 cold n rainy but juz like dis gal, continue 2 walk on n do wat u intend 2 do. Enjoy ur life n dun let anythg dampen u, including de stupid rain...
Hi all, how's ur hols...oh my gdness, I sound like I'm writing a letter or smthg...haha, I guess it's a legitimate qn since I hafn't like seen many of my frens since de end of de exams. While many of u r enjoying ur hols (I hope), I'm still like gg 2 sch..sigh...wat 2 do..all in de prep 4 de thailand field studies trip. While I may find coming 2 sch EVERY DAY, EVERY AFTERNOON...I guess it's okie..I mean @ least I do get 2 learn smthg (Ihope). I guess dis week is like packed 2 de core, haf a class chalet fr tml till fri...n I still hafn't pack yet. Hmmz, so u can imagine whether I haf actually packed my stuff 4 de trip since it's like wk away. I hafn't even finished getting all de stuff yet wat more finish packing!!! Pure stress!!!! Tml n until Fri, gg 2 learn how 2 speak some Thai...cool can;t wait, mayb I'll use it as a gauge on whether I wan 2 take on Thai as UE 4 nex sem. Hmmz, 2dae wat did I learn?Nothing actually..was really more of icebreaking n juz slacking ard while waiting 4 DR Carl (who was late as usual). Well, although I still dun like mingle much wif de rest, I guess @ least I did manage 2 pick up some conversation wif some of de students. Some r nice I guess, juz shy n since we're still like strangers. There're some h/who were like rather anti-social. I noe I'm not sppsd 2 judge a person quickly or bitch abt them esp since they r gg 2 b like wif u 4 abt 6 wks altho they may not b like in ur grp. But I think one shld really haf some bit of courtesy @ least. There was dis gal whom I tried 2 b friendly a lil, juz being polite. I had said HI 2 her twice on separate occassions n she juz din even respond, juz stare blankly n juz carry on wif wat she was doing. de 1st time, I din really care coz I tot mayb she dunno me or she din hear me or smthg. But juz now in de toilte I said HI again n she juz ignored me. I'm like WATEVA, I mean I dun really feel hurt but it juz brings a bad impression on de person. I dun think tt she din noe me esp when icebreaking session has juz ended n tt by de end everybody was sppsdly friendly n remembering others by their names.I mean, after tt unpleasant experience, I met like a few more fellow 'researchers'(cool eh...so dignified) n we were like greeting each other n juz tlking like we've known each other 4 quite a qhile. I dun wan 2 pass judgemt coz I noe tt sometimes I do wlk ard v blurly n neva really realised tt ppl r greeting me or smthg...but if u knew tt someone is tlking n u juz ignore...tt's juz plain rude or juz not polite @ all... Hmmmzz,I think I mayb a lil wee bit more emotional than usual..hormone I guess..so if u find tt wat I've said may seem extreme, blame it on my nervs. I haf 2 say 2dae I'm quite emotional n quite oevrwhelmed. Coz 2dae I had my JABS, notice tt it was in plural form...Well, as I was saying in previous entries, I hafn't been really looking fwd 2 it.1 thg 2 note, I do haf a great fear of needles,big small anythg. So, dis dae is not gd. Turns out I had 2 get not 1 but 3 jabs...sheesh. I was like shaking n was so nervous, juz like so scared tt I cldn't think properly. I actually cried, like tearing esp when I was having de jabs...I noe ppl will say tt I need 2 get a grip n all but tt's juz it. I can't control how I feel, I'm sure u all do haf ur fears. Some may call me a baby(my family doc did), butt tt's juz de way it is, take it or leave it. So, I had 3 jabs, Typhoid on de right, tetanus on de left while hep A on my thigh...dunno how it goes but now I do feel a lil woozy... Haiz, well...I guess I'm off now 2 rest n pack 4 tml..or mayb I shld do it tml...oh well...talk 2 u all again.. This is de sore me,feeling woozy n tired fr de emotional drain fr 2dae. Still feeling sore fr de jabs...anyways,take caren enjoy de hols. Me can't wait 4 de chalet tml, wan 2 c ppl whom I hafn't seen 4 mths...okie enuf blabber.Will write soon.Ciao!!
In celebration of a special dae, Mother's Day.. Now, I noe I might sound very cynical whenever I talk about de celebration 4 Mother's Day. Some ppl may look @ me n comment tt I shldn' say such thgs since Mother's Day is abt giving de appreciation 2 mothers 4 de sacrifice n time spent on us. No doubt tt I do appreciate all tt my mum has done 4 me, I noe tt no words n nothing can ever match up 2 wat has been done. However, no matter how much I do appreciate my mother's sacrifice n all, I feel tt de celebration is rather overrated n has become more of a commercial n fake celebration. I juz feel tt it has become smthg routine n juz commercial tt it doesn't feel like a celebration @ all. It has somewhat become more like a normal,automatic ritual rather than smthg tt come fr de heart. I noe, ppl may disagree wif me n say tt de celebration is a way 4 them 2 show their appreciation. Wat bull.... I mean dun u realise tt once someone announce tt mother's day is coming soon, ppl juz start looking 4 de usual gifts automatically. It's like somebody juz pushed de button n off they go 2 look 4 de 'neccessary' stuff. Some even do dis last min...sometimes, I wonder juz how much they make de effort n how much of it is sincerity n how much of it is sincerity...I'm not here 2 b cynical n critical abt wat ppl do 2 celebrate Mother's Day. All I'm saying is 2 look into our actions n really reflect how much effort do we put into thgs. Do we actually do it coz we WANT 2 or do we do it coz it's Mother's Day, de day 2 celebrate..think abt it n reflect. Sometimes, we may start doing thgs out of sincerity n passion but as time get along, thgs become routine n automatic n we sometimes dun really think twice abt wat we do. We may deny n say tt we do really care, but think deep...dun juz give tt automatic ans.
I guess much of dis automatic response 2 such celebration can be due 2 de commercial efforts by retail stores in de bid 2 make profits. Yeah, cannot really blame them since they r juz out 2 make decent money n bring back de dough. But I guess, sometimes I juz cannot stand de over emphasis of such celebration they make. I mean dun u find it irritating sometimes how they start their SPECIAL MOTHER'S DAY SALE like weeks b4 de actual Mother's Day? Also, dun u find it funny tt they seem 2 sell de same thg like over many types of celebration. I mean they juz sell de same thg wif de exception of changing de banner or sign 2 smthg diff.But I guess in de end these shops juz provide de means of readymade gifts 4 u n it's up 2 us whether we purchase it or not.
Watching all dis showers of love n celebration is really making me feel tt de celebration look v overrated.Juz caught some bits of Channel 5's 9.30 News n they were like showing some ppl giving their msgs 2 their mums n also de feature on de baby massages. Really, making me feel more irritated @ de responses n msgs...juz so automatic n almost insincere.Okie, I think by now ppl muz b on de defence n try 2 question me on wat I did on Mother's Day. 2 tell u de truth, I did nothing..Yeah, ppl will say HAH n say tt I'm being hypocritical. But I'm not. I noe tt my mum doesn't like all tt attention given but wans more than anythg her family 2 b wif her. I feel tt de best gift 4 a mother is 2 give her attention, not juz on Mother's Day but every day. Juz being her child n being her fren is enuf 4 her n can b de best present she wld ever wan.I haf 2 admit tt I'm no mother but tt's wat I feel most mothers wan.
Oh well, enuf trashing I guess..I think I'll stop here b4 someone start accusing me of being 2 critical n all. I juz feel tt ppl shld really reflect n think wat their mums really wan n not juz wat can they do 2 make their mums happy 4 tt day...yupz,tt's all. Haha, I juz realized tt I hafn't done dis stamp thingy 4 several posts...Well, it's back! Dis is me, de teddy bear in de eyes of my dearest mummy saying take care n remember wat I said in my post. Will write soon n ciao!
Exercise Styles Your Personality Type: INSPIRATIONAL You're the type who catalyzes other people into action. You know how to say all the right things, which is why people gravitate toward you, tell you their problems, and look to you for inspiration. You're creative and are concerned about achieving personal growth.
Your Exercise Rx: Dual-purpose exercise. To you, working out is engaging only when it's about more than just your body. You are more apt to enjoy it if it's about being part of a community or about exploring your inner self. To enhance your spiritual side, try listening to music to set the mood for a peaceful workout.
Best Choices
Softball
Volleyball
Soccer
Dance classes
Water aerobics
Martial arts
Trail running
Swimming
Tai chi
Leisure Activities Your first priority is to work regular exercise into your week. But also think about using your leisure time to burn off a few extra calories. Here are some extracurricular activities for your personality type:
nature walks
yoga
Obstacles Different personalities don't just take to different activities; they have to contend with different obstacles too. Here's what you might find in your path, as well as ways to get around it:
Because you may often engage in activities that involve instructors or coaches, you run the risk of being turned off by corrections or criticism aimed at you--or anyone else in your group.
Solution: Remind yourself that the teacher or coach is only trying to help you; if that doesn't work, look for a class or team that focuses more on teamwork or a teacher or coach whose style you prefer.
hmmm, tt sounds cool...mayb I shld use this as my exercise regime..how abt tt...provided I do actually go n do it..
Your powers of adaptability are likely to be tested today, dear Virgo, so be prepared for a showdown of powerful forces in your world. People with strong opinions are apt to clash against those with strong emotions, and you may find yourself in the middle of a raging battle if you are not careful. Your tender, nurturing instinct is going to want everyone to get along, even though this is probably not possible at this time.
was looking @ MSN juz now n saw my horoscope...now I dun really believe in them but sometimes they do tell de truth abt wat happened...like dis one...2dae my adaptibility skills was tested 2 dae 2 de max..dun haf de mood 2 tell de details....mayb tml...now i juz wannna relax...a gurl juz wanna haf fun..tee hee...ciao...
I'm really thankful tt nothing happens 2 my right hand. A few days ago, it seems tt I had hurt my left thumb somehow,though until now I still dunno how it happened. Basically, it left my left thumb very swollen n I was unable 2 move it @ all. It was as though it was jammed, if I were 2 try 2 move, it wld hurt so bad tt I almost felt like crying.
I didn't want 2 de doc, had wanted 2 wait like a day or two 2 see whether it was juz a cramp or a prob tt needs attention. However, my dear mum, being as she is,'forced' me 2 go n see de doc early in de morn yest. grudgingly, I went. I haf 2 admit tt I do wan 2 see de doc but I was juz afraid tt I'll get an injection like my mum did when she had a cramp in her hand. So there, I admit, de real reason 4 not gg 2 de doc was tt I din wan 2 get an injection..so scary..I really do hafa fear n phobia 4 needles,esp those tt go into my body...
So,grudgingly I did go 2 de doc, N boy was I 'attacked' on all sides. Apparently,I had wait like abt 45 min b4 I actually got 2 meet de doc..not tt I'm complaining since I hear fr my frens tt waiting @ de polyclinics is much much longer n there's higher level of stress n irritation. Anyways, when I finally did meet de doc. He asked me wat happened,me being me said I dunno. Seriously I neva do noe how I get my injuries sometimes..I juz get it wifout knowing how n it does disturb me sometimes de level of blurness tt I haf. Anyways, he did some probing on my left hand until tt impt "ouch" tt came out fr me. He said it was a sprain due 2 some sudden jerk of de hand or I had carried smthg heavy n sprained my thumb while doing tt..when n how exactly we got it,hmm I guess we'll neva noe...N I dun think I wanna noe.
Also, I asked my doc 2 prescribe me some flu medicine so tt I can take wif me 2 my trip 2 thailand....tt was when I got "attacked". when I explained tt I was gg 2 northern thailand 4 like 6wks, he said,"okie, I'll give dis special travellers' kit medicine so tt when U go there,u can b DR Khadijah...Rite...I juz let myself into an attack,great...But de gd doc is a nice man..he juz manage 2 tease me abt thgs...sigh I guess tt's wat u get fr ur family doc...they juz become part of de family whom u can joke n talk wif..
Well, I had intended 2 go 2 sch 2 study but ended up staying home..partly coz by de time I get there, my fav seat will be taken up by others...also I think I got frustrated by de waiting time...haha instead of studying @ home, I ended up sleeping..I'm not gg 2 try n defend myself, I noe I did wrong..
Well, judging fr de amt of stuff I wrote,u muz haf guessed tt my thumb is getting better, esp wif de cream tt I applied..cool...yupz...haf 2 go now..will write again..ciao
can't write much 2 dae..not in de mood 2...2dae my thumb hurts so bad tt I can't seem 2 function properly,not even in de mood 2 study.I did study some thgs but it's like come n go type of thg. Hmm,if my thumb still hurts so bad tml morn, better go 2 de doc..esp since I'll b gg 2 get my jab(really not looking fwd 2 tt..). Will write soon. Now watching Wild Wild West..not bad..funny @ times.Tata
Hey there, had a blast yesterday right from the beginning of the day till late in de nite n into de wee hrs of de morn. I guess I felt tt way coz it’s like de 2nd last paper n tt I think I got influenced or infected by de happy mood of the lucky ppl who haf finished their exams. Anyways, here’s de lowdown of wat happened yest.Also, thx Jin Xi 4 de fun time last nite n everyone who was there.. Morning I was preparing 4 de exams, altho I think I was more of like juz reading de lec notes n juz trying 2 remember wat de films were abt. Oh ya, I had American Film exam yest. Not tt worried in terms of prep coz it’s open bk n also it’s like GP I guess, those take yr stand kind of thg. So anyways, morn was like a relaxed although some parts of me do feel nervous..exam jitters I guess. In de afternoon, had de exam..haha n I feel v gd abt it. I was @ LT12 n was a lil amused by de tables they set 4 us. Apparently, they Δ de tables of de LT so tt it will b bigger, much bigger. Imagine de type of table tt stretches fr one side of de chair 2 de other….quite big rite..hehe felt like a baby wearing her bib n waiting 2 b fed…Anyways, apparently A/P John Whalen Bridge was de in-charge. Tt made me feel relaxed almost instantly. U see JWB is de kind of guy who will make u smile @ almost an instant when u look @ his face. He has dis aura ard him tt makes u feel gd n comfortable. Not tt he’s cute in terms of looks or anythg, he's juz cute n lovable in terms of his personality…u shld try n take one of his modules sometime n u’ll find tt u’ll agree wif me. By far, my frens haf no probs wif him n even find him cute as well. Anyways, he made everybody comfortable wif de way he gave de usual exam instructions. He was like gg “how many times haf u heard dis stuff?”. Anyways,@ de end of de paper, he said Hi 2 me..I was like wow, he remembers me…u noe it’s quite a thg when ur tutor or lecturer remembers u n even ur name since we meet like wat 10 wks or even less n mayb no more than tt. YA, it makes me feel gd. How was de paper? Well I wld haf 2 say tt it was okie but it’s quite hard also. I dunno, I dun feel anythg after de paper…dunno whether it’s a gd sign or not..4 now I take it as gd..I guess American Film is like lit, esp when u ha fur notes beside u. Hopefully, de grades reflect tt gd tactic of learning n doing essays. Hehe also, wat made me happy was tt I got 2 see Ryan Bishop esp since I was like in de front row of de LT..haha so cute seeing his rosy cheeks..okie mayb ppl dun agree wif me tt he’s cute but who care..all de better 4 me den haha… Afternoon-Nite Yupz, met Serene @ amk interchange 2 go 2gether 2 Xi’s hse 4 de class bbq. But it was not wifout some uneventful probs gg on. Wanted 2 withdraw some $ but seems like everywhere I went, de machines were like sorry unable 2 dispense $10,de next denomination(or wateva de term they put) is $50…Sorry, unable to dispense $..I was like wat…y are de machines suddenly gg agst de me,I only wan 2 draw out some $, not rob it or smthg. Anyway, in de end I did get some $ n did meet Serene,altho a lil late..sorry abt tt gal. Yupz, did arrive @ Xi’s place safely. Saw tt big dog of hers..v nervous..really dun like n fear big dogs,Sorry Jin Xi…but dogs..hmm not my thg. De bbq started of slow but de fun did come n increase gradually. To tell u de truth, when I heard abt de BBq, wat went thru my mind was okie,hmm mayb I’ll haf fun since I’ll get 2 meet up wif frens I haven’t seen like 4 so long, but part of me feel like I wun really haf fun coz of de cliques n grp we formed in class..but den I was like saying Siti, get a grip..thgs will b fun n gd if u r optimistic n wan 2 haf fun. So off I went wif a more optimistic mind, anyway I wan 2 enjoy myself since exams r nearly over, need tt break.
Anyway, de BBQ was small but fun, not many ppl came but it was allright 4 me I guess since de ppl present had fun in terms of sharing their experience n wat they haf been doing. Seeing how de guys Δ physically in terms of getting darker, taller, muscular. Imagine Zhixiong who was like very fair become so tanned, look quite diff. Also, de BBQ was like a way 2 remember de past n all de crazy thgs we did n all de teachers we haten love. I mean, de past is already de past, but if not 4 de past we dun haf de present n de future. Haha, really like de part when we gossiped n caught up wif wat happened 2 de teachers @ Anderson n how Anderson has sppsdly Δ in de past 5 yrs or so since we left. Was really fun hearing de NS experience of de guys n de MOE experience of Mr Kwok, I mean every experience is diff n wat u here fr one person is not de same as de other. It was fun also how Mr Kwok was being bullied into settling down by some of us..seems like evryone is asking like whether he's attached or when he's settling down. Poor guy but wat they say is true Mr Kwok..U dun wan 2 haf a child in ur late 30s 2 ur 40s rite..hehe.It was one of those slack BBQ where ppl juz hang ard n juz eat. I guess it’s more fun n interesting coz there’s more participation n u dun really see any segregation or cliques gg on. It was fun also seeing Sakthi so tall n almost of de same ht as Abi, I mean in sec sch he was like short n like a small boy. Now he looks like a teenager…he juz has dis babyface tt juz doesn’t reflect his age. Haha, it was also funny when de conversation btw Gilbert n Sakthi came 2 a pregnant pause. Mayb they dun c wat’s so funny but me, Serene n Eme saw tt funniness in tt pause..shld look @ their faces during tt pause..both were like expecting de other 2 tlk n I think they were also like trying 2 figure out what de other has said..it’s like de funny version of a communication breakdown. Overall despite de fact tt only like 12 ppl came, I still think tt de whole BBQ was a success coz it’s not abt de food but abt whether ppl ultimately had fun n there was interaction btw ppl. Hmmz, while I had fun yest, it’s back 2 studying again 4 de last paper. I dunno mayb I’ll mug v hard 4 dis paper juz 2 make tt effort 4 tt last paper..anyway had a C+ 4 de term paper..it’s my terrestrial paper..so I guess muz really mug 2 pull up de grade. 2 de ppl who r having their hols..enjoy ppl, I’ll soon join u after 6 May, 2 those still mugging, let’s join forces n MUG on!
dis is de tired,sleep deficient gal on her way 2 mugging 4 her last exam,geog mod..dun worry I'll survive de mugging..after I take tt 2hrs of sleep a lil later on. Take care n tlk 2 u soon.
tee hee some of de gg onz of de bbq @ Xi's hse..v slack n cool..had a lot of fun...thx Jin Xi 4 de gathering! Thx Eme 4 some of de pics. Hope U ppl had fun!
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