A beetle flew into my ear... YUCK

"Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so."
- Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
"Wit is educated insolence."
- Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)
"My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher."
- Socrates (470-399 B.C.)

Run downs of the week:
Almost lost my hand phone.
Contacts tore while I was wearing them.
Half blind for half a day.
RED eyes.
Got my eyes checked, Thank God, they are ok.
In the process of making new spects.
ESAP and MSM lectures were refreshing.
Huge blue black on my right knee.
Went window shopping with E.T.
Bought E.T lunch.
Someone’s finally got himself a girlfriend. *waves pompoms*
Went to CSMC with Yueling and Geraline.
Had lunch with J Kor.
Trainings were not too bad.
CF lecture was o.Olll
Knocked out for 3 odd hours today when I got home from school.

The window shopping with E.T. was fruitful.
Chomel + Marks and Spencer.
Nice~
5 items of clothing… all my shopping for Christmas and Chinese New Year hath been taken care of.
I don have to bother about them lo~
There was a time when I used to shop for clothes only two times a year… the number of times has increased but at least I don’t have to worry about my ritual liao…
-hysterical laughter-

I spent a bomb at Changi yesterday.
Will be spending a nuclear warhead next week.
The cost is totally freaking me out of my mind.
Have to go for MRI and therapy for my knee…
You have to be blardy loaded to be able to pay for medical bills these days…
-coughs blood-

Thanks for the lunch J Kor!!! :)

Training these days is getting more stressful and I feel that unease when it comes to my knees … x.xlll
There is much to do and less than a month to do them in.
Poomsae, my love, is driving me crazy.
Have to make sure I change my stances and the movements have to be fluid.
I know what I am supposed to do but the issue now is having someone to help me check to make sure I am doing it right.
Any takers?

Corporate Finance Lecture today…
Who took the class?
Stephen?
Nope.
Johnny?
Nope.
William?
Duh… No.
The lecturer was Esther…
No comments about her teaching for now.
Better to give her the benefit of doubt, since today was the first time she was teaching us.
It felt good knowing what the hack she was talking about though :D

Came home and went comatose in the afternoon… sleep was good… have to make sure I use the ‘fresh’ mind to its full potential… ;)

This song enthralled me when Kor first introduced it to me… the lyrics are so whimsical and sad to the point that sometimes you wonder where your childhood went and whether you can ever be as happy as you were back then.
The old guys are right… Youth is wasted on the young…
My gwaad… I sound like I am some lau ah mah…
-runs mad around the house-

Delta Goodrem – Innocent Eyes

Do you remember when you were 7?
And the only thing that you wanted to do
Was show your mum that you could play the piano
Ten years have passed
And the one thing that lasts
Is that same old song that we played along and made my mumma cry

I miss those days and I miss those ways
When I got lost in fantasies
In a cartoon land of mysteries
In a place you won´t grow old in a place you won´t feel cold and I´ll sing

Da da da da da da da da da da da da
Seems I´m lost in my reflection
Da da da da da da da da da da da da
Find a star for my direction
Da da da da da da da da da da da da
For the little girl inside who won´t just hide
Don´t let me see mistakes and lies
Let me keep my faith and innocent eyes
My innocent eyes

Do you remember when you were 15?
And the kids at school called you a fool cos you took the chance to dream
In the time that´s past and the one thing that lasts
Is that same old song that we played along and made my daddy cry

I miss those days and I miss those ways
When I got lost in fantasies
In a cartoon land of mysteries
In a place you won´t grow old in a place you wont feel cold and I´ll sing

Da da da da da da da da da da da da
Seems I´m lost in my reflection
Da da da da da da da da da da da da
Find a star for my direction
Da da da da da da da da da da da da
For the little girl inside who wont just hide
Don´t let me see mistakes and lies
Let me keep my faith and innocent eyes
My innocent eyes

Under my feeling under my skin
Under the thoughts from within
Learning the subtext
Of the mind
See creation how where defined

My innocent eyes

I miss those days and I miss those ways
When I got lost in fantasies
In a cartoon land of mysteries
In a place you won´t grow old in a place you won´t feel cold and I´ll sing

Da da da da da da da da da da da da
Seems I´m lost in my reflection
Da da da da da da da da da da da da
Find a star for my direction
Da da da da da da da da da da da da
For the little girl inside who wont just hide
Don´t let me see mistakes and lies
Let me keep my faith and innocent eyes
My innocent eyes


The next song came to mind recently… was surfing youtube… haha… sad, melancholic.
There is nothing is painful as the memory of joy in a time of depression… can’t remember who said that… hah

N’SYNC - Gone

There's thousand words that i could say to make you come home, yeah
Seems so long ago you walked away and left me along
And I remember what you said to me, you were acting so strange
And maybe I was too blind to see that you need a change


Was it something I said to make you turn away
To make you walk out and leave me cold
If I could just find a way to make it so that you were
right here, right now

CHOURS
I've been sitting here
Can't get you off my mind
I'm tryin' my best to be a man and be strong
I drove myself insane wishing I could touch your face
But the truth remains, you're Gone

Now I don't wanna make excuse, baby
Won't change the fact that you're gone
But if there something I could do, won't you please
let me know
The time is passing so slowy now, guess that's my life
without you
And maybe I could my everyday, but baby I
don't want to

So I'll just hang around and find some things to do
To take my mind off missing you
And I know in my heart, you can't say that you don't love
me too
Please say you do, yeah

CHOURS-repeat

What will I do if I can't be with you
Tell me where will I turn to, baby who will I be
Now that we are apart, am I still in your heart?
Baby why can't you see that I need you here with me?

CHOURS-repeat


Long post… for an interesting week…a new month in a while!
Laters~
^-^

The line which gave me a smile in Sec Sch

"Luck is the residue of design."
- Branch Rickey - former owner of the Brooklyn Dodger Baseball Team
"Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die."
- Mel Brooks

It totally irritates me when things have been planned, I’m looking forward to them happening, and other things come and mess up everything.
Its been happening a lot lately.
God’s trying to teach me something.
Just have to find out what it is.
Only He knows how long I am going to take to understand what He is getting at.
-bangs head against wall-

Been feeling moody lately, and I so do not think its PMS.
I’ll whack anyone who attributes it to PMS… or mad cow disease… I love my beef noodles ok!

The sian-sensation with TKD has arrived.
It was bound to turn up sometime.
I really hope it leaves soon.

I seem to be doing everything except the things I should be doing and putting plenty of effort into them.

It’s heartache to be scolded when you volunteer to do something for someone.
Think about it… if someone asks for your help and you willingly give it, at the expense of other things you hold dear, and that person scolds you, how would you feel?
Albeit the scolding was about something not that related to the request made.
I would like to ask that I be cut some slack.
*sigh*
Is that being asking too much?
Am I being a bitch for thinking that way?
Or am I just asking for it?
-bangs head against the wall again-

I really wanna meet and catch up with my friends.
But we’re all so busy and the schedules rarely let us meet up…
I guess I am to blame too because I’ve got such a filled up schedule…
I can’t please everyone can I?
I am trying but I guess it sometimes ain’t good enough…
Bleah…
-whacks head against the wall-

My dreams are weirding up on me too…
The line between reality and dream-ality is so thin… my right and left-brain seem to be in chaos, and I suffer coz I can’t get any rest in the end.
Went took a nap just now and dreamt so much that I thought I woke up in a new day!
Not knowing what day it is when you wake up does not have a very calming effect on an already stressed out mind thank you very much… -.-lll

Need to find something to do to get out of this rut.
Anyone got any ideas for me?
-screams-

I think I shall stop my ranting here… later tio hoot… shesh…

God save me from myself!
PLEASE!

CoNgRaTs QB!

"While we are postponing, life speeds by."
- Seneca (3BC - 65AD)
"Where are we going, and why am I in this handbasket?"
- Bumper Sticker
"Fill what's empty, empty what's full, and scratch where it itches."
- the Duchess of Windsor, when asked what is the secret of a long and happy life
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
- Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Wednesday was made up of sleep.

Hahah… but I managed to get (most) of my list of things done :D

I slept, and slept… probably the body’s way of healing aye?

Training in the evening was not bad.
The topper of the day was celebrating QB’s fellowship promotion.
He is now a ‘Dr’ of photography!
CONGRATS QIAN BEI!
-throws confetti and waves pompoms all over the place with exuberant joy-

He brought chicken wings and fries for us to eat. (Did I mention that he is a damn good cook as well?)
Add beer to the mix and we got ourselves a full-swinging party.
Lulu and me almost burst into a few Irish drinking songs lor~
-hysterical laughter-
t’was fun :D
AND I even played a round of pool!
Amazing how I managed to shoot straight after *ahem!* number of mugs
-more hysterical laughter-
Don worry… I was able to make it home… albeit it was a tough journey… and I did end up puking when I got home…
God’s timing is always perfect no?
Had I gone in a different direction or been waylaid by other things I might have not been able to have such a ‘not-so-bad’ evening…
-psychotic laughter-

Woke up with a hangover this morning -.-lll
Yeah… learnt my lesson in drinking liao…
*AHEM!*

Anyway… Johnny took over the lecturing from Stephen today…
He isn’t all that bad you know… have to make full use of him now… hahaha
-evil laughter-
Lawrence gave me a lift to the MRT station. :)
Thanks man~
I had wanted to go to Kovan to get some stuff done, but ended up making straight for home and my pillow that was waiting for me…
-laughs out loud-
Knocked out till about 6 odd… sleep was good… dreams were weird… must be I got too much on my mind… alamak… siao liao~ @.@
-runs mad around the house-

Wanna get some more work done before I hit the sack tonight. Yeah~ I did some work before switching on the computer :)

Oh!
Can not forget Doom… better watch it fast before I got no time to watch… hahaha…

Tomorrow’s a new day…
Praise God that He’s in charge :D

OK!
Prison Break!
^-^

List of Injuries just got longer

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."
- Henry Ford (1863-1947)
"When you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you."
- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
"The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, they finish by loading honors on your head."
- Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)
"Everyone is a genius at least once a year; a real genius has his original ideas closer together."
- Georg Lichtenberg (1742-1799)
"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it"
- Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

Was seriously contemplating skipping training on Monday… coz why?
My reasons shall remain shrouded in a cloud of mist. :p
-hysterical laughter-

Rode in Paul’s van after school… heehee

Ended up going for training. Kinda felt good for stress management no?
Kick all my troubles away, but collect new ones at the same time…
In the form of new blue blacks no less. =.=lll
Idiot kicked me through the shin guard lor~ :(
Now my left shin is swollen… blue blacks on top of the one that Sin Wee gave to me last week… thanks ah~
Someone’s toes nails cut my fingers too… I did not know that I had blood dripping from my fingers till break time and I even got blood on my dobok…
-laughs out loud-
I didn’t realize how many new injuries I got till last night at cell group… shesh… have to rub all of them if I wanna get well soon… and I need Zembak… anyone can sponsor me?
My question would be: How can I become less accident-prone?
*faints*

Tuesday morning lecture… reached the class at 9.05am… amazing feat considering that I woke up late, limping around some more… -.-lll
-psychotic laughter-
Got my errands done right after the lecture ended and made for home.
Daddy-O’s Birthday :D
Love you Daddy!!!!!

Coincidentally, Ivan’s birthday also on the same day…hehe
Happy Birthday to you too Ivan!

Whacked the computer for a bit before crashing on the bed for about 3 hours… haha..
I went into such a deep sleep that when I woke up, I thought that it was already Wednesday. O.olll
Hahahhahahahahahahha~

George Michael – Fast Love

Looking for some inspiration
Made my way into the night
All that bullshit conversation
Well baby can’t you read the signs?

I won’t bore you with the details baby
I don’t even want to waste your time
Let’s just say that maybe
You could help to ease my mind
Baby, I ain’t Mr. Right

Chorus:
But if you’re looking for fastlove
If that’s love in your eyes
It’s more than enough
Had some bad luck
So fastlove is all that I’ve got on my mind

What’s there to think about baby?

Looking for some affirmation
Made my way into the night
My friends got their ladies
They’re all having babies
But I just want to have some fun

I won’t bore you with the details baby
I don’t even want to waste your time
Let’s just say that maybe
You could help to ease my mind
Baby, I ain’t Mr. Right

Chorus

What’s there to think about baby?
Get yourself some lessons in love

In the absence of security
I made my way into the night
Stupid cupid keeps on calling the
But I see nothing in his eyes
I miss my baby
I miss my baby, oh yeah
So why don’t we make a little room in my BMW babe
Searching for some peace of mind
Hey I’ll help you find it
I do believe that we are practicing the same religion
You really ought to get up now

Looking for some affirmation?


Been listening to that song quite a bit lately… God knows why… hahahaha

Yueling~
How were the interviews?

Parveen~
Soon!
Soon!
Soon!
Yay! :D

Yingz~
Go out want want?
Or I meet you on a Saturday?

See Hwa~
Welcome back to sunny/rainy/hazy Singapore! :)
See you at training~

The list of injuries just got longer and so did the list of things I wanna get done today…
TO WORK!
^-^

Decisions

"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance."
- Will Durant
"I have often regretted my speech, never my silence."
- Xenocrates (396-314 B.C.)
"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
- Mario Andretti

For the first time in 3 weeks, I was able to stay at home on a Saturday afternoon.
Came back form tuition and kinda stoned the afternoon away.
Haha… so much for productivity…
BUT!
I did get ESAP done in the evening :)
Studied with Yueling till about ten.
Jia you for Tuesday and Wednesday girl~!
-waves pompoms all over the place-

Service on Sunday was not good for me.
Played piano for the first service.
Not my first time doing so, but it was a first in other ways.
Well-done Wei Jun!
My heart was not there… I am trying to find out reasons as to why.
It bugs me and I don like it one bit.
Had ushering for second service.
My feet survived the combination of walking and high heels.
Hahaha…

Went home for lunch with the family.
Daddy’s birthday is on Tuesday!
So Kor and Caryn came home for lunch.
We ate, talked, and wondered about pregnancy.
I was using the computer for sometime before decided that I needed to rest my brain before training.
Knocked out for about an hour (or less than that, not very sure…)

Made for training.
Did the usual.
There was supposed to be a dinner outing, but it got whacked and thrown out the window when I had to go somewhere else.
My decision.
Live with it.
-hits head against wall-
So much for my only free day :(
Went home with no dinner in the end…
I question my reasons for making the decisions I make.
I wonder how I get myself into those situations in the first place.
I cry because I expected too much.
-continues hitting head against the wall-

And here I am typing away.
Brand new day, with assignments yet to be done and notes that need to be put together for the next two days.
If only that sinking sensation would go away.
TKM cooked porridge today…
And if you are wondering at the time signature… I have no morning lecture today, that’s why I am still at home…
Partly why I was so excited about going out last night, but that’s in the past.

Getting other things in order.
Gotta have my lunch soon…
Looking on the bright side…
Trying out the REAP I learned yesterday.

Chaoz~
^-^

Soaring

"It is much more comfortable to be mad and know it, than to be sane and have one's doubts."
- G. B. Burgin
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action."
- Auric Goldfinger, in "Goldfinger" by Ian L. Fleming (1908-1964)
"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance"
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens."
- Jimi Hendrix

It’s a Friday night!
Wow!

I slept till 11am this morning… heehee… finally I get my much needed sleep… then again, it was not that much, coz I slept at 2am the night before.
What was I doing?
Watching Goong. ;p
Oh how the sentimental sap in me felt~
-sigh-

HAPPY BIRTHDAY E.T.!!!!!!!!!!

Sleep was good.
Woke up and went out with YKM for lunch…
Got home and whacked the computer from 1 till 5pm odd, but half of that time was given to YKM to let her play her games… heehee…
Managed to get some things on my list done.
Packed my cupboard, cleared my mail and donno what else… but I still got a lot of things to do which I still haven done… better get down to business… yikes!

Went to help out today… got a room all myself… heehee… Air-con~
But body not in good shape… need to get back into form by Sunday.
More rest please?
-hysterical laughter-

I just realized that all my blue blacks are on the left side of my body… hahah…

Yueling~
We studying tomorrow what time and where?

Parveen!
After 26th Nov yes?
SET AH~

Wanna get back to my notes now… a new day is coming…
Wow… I am excited!
^-^

Photos, Expo, Blueblacks

"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
- Antoine de Saint Exupery
"Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome."
- Isaac Asimov
"If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe."
- Carl Sagan

Thursdays always seem to mark the end of my marathons… they are the days when I get to go home earlier than usual (thank you David) and take my badly needed naps…

Well anyway, Monday’s classes faired a hack of a lot better than last week.
I learnt.
I pushed my brain to groove.
I trained.
Made it though the day.

Tuesday morning MM lecture… ah, almost late for lecture… darn sardines on the buses… they seem to be getting worse each week.
I suppose that once the holidays come, the buses will be less crowded.
Bleah… but I guess that that is the least of my worries now aye?
Did pretty ok for the lecture.
Wore my WWS patrol shirt to school that day.
Why?
Clean and Green Week 2006 – That’s why.
Took a cab from Clementi to the Singapore Expo.
Haha… you can go ahead and guess how much my cab fare was.
-hysterical laughter-
The crowds weren’t too bad for the afternoon shift.
But according to Caroline, the morning was filled with hyper children. O.olll
Spent the day talking to teachers and students alike.
Letting them in on the importance of environmental awareness.

Wednesday was spent in a similar manner.
Except that I went from the Expo to Clementi instead. @.@
But let’s not jump the gun…

Morning till about 5 was spent at the Expo.
Saw many many kids and talked to many adults.
Almost got my shoulder dislocated by someone… grrr….
Played games with the kids and went round the place to view the other booths… Primary, Secondary, Junior College, Polytechnic, University, Corporate and Non-government booths.
Very interesting projects, set-ups and learning experience.
Took plenty of pictures :)
I met ran into a lot of people.
From my TKD classes to my tuition center.
Singapore so small lor~

We packed up and left in time for everyone to make it home for dinner.
Ivan was kind enough to give me a lift to school.
He is officially the safest driver I know.
Aunties drive the correct way no?
-laughs out loud-
Hope he had a good time at the swimming pool :)

Had thought that I was going to be late for training.
But it did not start on time… hahaha…
My first time sparring, supposedly light sparring, in 7/8 months.
Menu of injuries:
Upper arm + shin + knee + ankle.
All either bruised, aching or strained.
Hahaha…
Not going to let them stop me!!
-battle cry-
Continued training at Kovan, as per normal…
Was kinda wasted by the time I got there with Sir.
Body tired, mind stretched and emotionally not there… haha, but it was all good… had fun with my girls… heehee~
QB looked through some of my photos and gave his comments.
He said that I have improved!
-jumps for joy-
YAY!!!!
It’s totally encouraging to hear him say that… I shall continue to do my best! :D

William is no longer my lecturer for Corporate Finance.
Now it’s Stephen…
-migumi laughter-
more reason for me to work at CF no?
hahaha…
-continues with the migumi laughter-

Now I am typing and going to head for bed soon… my nap remember?
I donno what the rest of the day is going to be like, but I know my God is going to be in-charge… so I don have to worry… heehee :)

Looking forward to the rest of the week…
I am going to study… that is for sure!
Sumpa!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ESTHER!!!!!
(in advance of course)
Hope your birthday party is as wonderful as your cake is grand… heehee…
I’ll pass you your present another time ya?
-hugs hugs-

Yue Ling~
Have you decided on the offer yet?
How’s the plan for tomorrow?
Yes, I know… haven planned yet… haha… let me know ya?
Have to make sure I have everything in order…
At night still got class… hahaha….

Parv-ma-ma~
WHEN YOU FREE?!?!?!
Movie Orgy!
I want!
I need!
I must have~!
-hysterical laughter-
But I wanna see you more…

Woohoo…
Losing my mind liao…
The pillows are calling~~~

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Simmering on the stove of rushing around

"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
"Basically, I no longer work for anything but the sensation I have while working."
- Albert Giacometti (sculptor)
"Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street."
- Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)
"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life."
- Frank Zappa

HeLLo my PreTTieS~
I hath returned!
Slowly burning out once more… or rather, in the process of it…

This one’s for you Yueling, since you prefer shorter posts… but I can’t promise this one to be short… coz I’m typing this at the beginning of the entry…
-psychotic laughter-

Friday morning, woke up in preparation for the patrol with CNB.
Ended up being not on time, coz TKM asked me to run an errand to PLMGS.
Heh… been ages since I’ve gone back… changed so much… maybe one day I go back and see some of my teachers…
Anyone keen?

The patrol with CNB was fun… the youngest of the lot, aka Yours Truly, was the patrol leader~
Hooot!
Bernatt and Annie came along for the ride…
I don usually associate those two with cycling. They are so much with the boats that I can’t imagine them peddling a bicycle… heh…
We did not get to finish the entire route that day.
I made the call to go back half way because of the time constraint.
Then again, it did not make much of a difference in the end.
Why?
The rain came down, and the floods came up. :p
We all got drenched and had to wait out the downpour… which lasted more than an hour.
Cold, wet and shivering… hahah… not very good situation for someone who is already down with the flu aye?
-hysterical laughter-
Took a bath the moment I got back to HQ.
Got me a new t-shirt and some other goodies from CNB. Heaven forbid they give us drugs…
Hahahahhahahhaa!!!!

Winnie made my day by coming down to Newton to meet me for dinner.
I had no idea that she had already taken her dinner and was not going to meet Pauline after that…
I’m so touched lor!
Thanks Winnie!~
-hugs hugs hugs a plenty-

I decided to try the prawn noodles at the Newton Circus… ain’t too bad, though I think the soup could be better…
Was eating half way and catching up with Winnie when Sir called me.
Had to wolf down my food and run right after putting down the phone man~
Class wasn’t too bad that night… the air-con room was cool… in more ways than one… the coming week shall determine how well I can work my prowess…
-evil laughter-

Saturday morning din have to go for class so was able to sleep a bit more before heading off for the photography session.
Mr. Lim played a trick on me lor~
Hahaha…I have to admit, it was rather funny.
The day ended far later than I expected.

One word for today: Wow.
BCM – (PnW)
2nd Service – Ushering
Since I had ushering, I wore a skirt.
Heehee… that resulted in me wearing the skirt down for photography and to Kovan.
Spent almost the whole day outside in a skirt… hahahha…
Don’t get me wrong, I like wearing skirts, but in line with my lifestyle, they are not very practical… know what I mean?
Thank God for my good days :D

Supposed to hand in the MSM assignment tomorrow… oh noes… x.xlll

Yang Mui!
Majong + Studying = ?
O.O
Could be a disaster man… hahaha… but I am very willing to try that equation out ;)
Which days are you free?
-hysterical laughter-

Yue Ling!
Glad you like the nick ;)
I do my best to keep it up… heehee…
Free on Tuesday afternoon/Wednesday morning?
I will be at the Clean and Green Exhibition at the Expo… wanna come down and check it out?
Let me know ya?
I will be on duty during those times, so I can bring you around to see the place and intro you to my society members and the society itself… hehe :)
Come back together is a plus… I will tell you about the transport if you can make it :D
Go Poly.C on Friday morning a good idea?
You free?
Wanna go with me?
Heh...

Aight… back to reality…
Hahaha…
A new week!
Have fun guys~
^-^

Rising from the ashes...

"Be nice to people on your way up because you meet them on your way down."
- Jimmy Durante
"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good."
- Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), Inaugural Address, January 20, 1953

The ‘marathon’ started on Friday, officially ended on Tuesday.

Photographer from 1pm to 10pm odd on Saturday.
Juggled 3 cameras and two cam-corders.
It was kinda crazy.
On ‘high-alert’ for the whole period.
Make sure thing and that are taken care of and see to the other stuff that needs to be done…
Passion?
You betcha.
No other way I would wanna put it man~
Decline to have dinner in favor of making my way to visit Yueling.
I was cranky.
And I am sorry for my behavior.
Gotta do my best not to let that happen again.
Knocked out with 4 hours to spare before the alarm went crazy.

Thanks for calling me Yilinn… it was nice to be there even though I was not able to be… you know what I mean…
I hope Hui Min was happy with the present we got her… don care about what the lining is like lah… hahah…. It looks so classy and stylish from the outside!
And most importantly, the though makes the present worth the while no? :)

Happy Birthday to Hui Min and Marcus~
Congrats!
21 years have passed… the future can only get brighter! :D

Church.
Lesson wrap up.
Made for NTC.
Photography.
Picked up some tips from QB.
Need to be more focused to make sure the pictures I take are of the quality which is worthy.
Wanna do something – better do it well.
Had seafood for dinner. *yum-yum*
Black-pepper crab, chill crab, two kinds of fish, scallop, prawns, etc… *slurp~*
Makes me drool just thinking about it man…
What’s more, the fella I was sitting next too was rather dishy too…
-migumi laughter-
It was an evening to remember.
Oh yes, it was.
-loud migumi laughter-

I was so close to skipping ESAP on Monday morning I could literally feel it.
The pull of my pillow was great, but the desire to get to school was greater.
I was a real train wreck that day man… for the first time in my life, I put my head on my arm (with a t-shirt as a makeshift pillow), close my eyes, and slept during lecture.
MY GWAD!
O.O
I CAN’T BELIEVE I DID THAT!
Not once, but 3 TIMES!
-starts pulling hair out-
the good thing was that I was more awake and alert right after the 3rd knock out.
Which made the lecture more productive.

Very touched by the concern my friends showed for me through out the day.
Asking me what happened to me and how come I was not my usual energetic self.
Thanks guys~ :)

Could not decide whether to attend training or not that morning, so I ended up lugging everything to school.
Only to come to the conclusion that I was in no shape to join the class.
Headache, blurred vision and what not.
But I stayed to make sure the burned stuff got handed on.
Made my way home. Got my MM assignment finished.
Yaaaaay~
Got other stuff done as well, satisfying no?
Bitter sweet not to train, but it was for the best.
Tuesday would have been a horrible mess if I had not made the call to go home early.

Speaking of which, the lecture was not bad on Tuesday, though Aarvin could not make it.
Started the sniffs though… major cause of irritation, coz it was hard to breathe…
Lecture was productive. :)
Handed in my assignment.
Now I realize I have to finish the MSM one… yikes… I have to start doing it first ya? X.xlll
Hung around school to watch Aziz, Tanny and Kevin have their lunch before taking the train home with Aziz.
Once more I say: I have got to be crazy or some thing else to let him talk me into taking the train via the Kraji route home… @.@

Miscommunication/Lack of communication ruled the afternoon.
Was thinking of doing so many things that I ended up getting nothing done in the end.
As mentioned in my previous post, sleeping does not always help.
Getting up from the sleep was worse than staying awake… at least I think so…
Ended up not going to cell coz of the blasted flu, which seems to be taking control of my ashen body.
Yes, I am in the process of getting my energy back… wish me luck… I’m gonna need it big time… another ‘marathon’ weekend coming up…

Just viewed a video of my friend’s birthday.
Saw someone whom I have not seen in months…
Our relationship ain’t what it used to be…it that a cause for concern?

Made plans to meet Yueling to study on Wednesday morning.
Did just that but ended up sending her home early.
Hope you are feeling better now girl~

Pepper Lunch is freaking expensive!
God only knows why I would fork out so much just to ta bao it home to eat… x.x

Took a nap before heading down to SIM for training… to be honest, I was rather tired and so had to resort to hiding my eyes behind the sunglasses…
BUT
For the first time in ages, I ran with the team… did my rounds… and my knee did not give me problem.
Praise God! :D
Kicking was good too… better than usual lah… more than I could hope for…
Rushed down to Kovan with Sir.
Made good on my poomsae for the evening.
Did some more kicking… have to get the 360 + Back thrust combination done well…
Need help… argh~
Went home without dinner… hahaha…

Today’s lecture was William’s last lesson with us.
He told us last week that he was going to quit SIM to go back to the corporate world.
Thank you for the head’s up William but I seriously do not think SIM should have let you go…
Brought my camera to school for this occasion… we all wore black, save Aarvin… took pictures at near the koi-pond after lecture ended and now, I am in the process of sending them to the CF-ers ;)
Lunched with David and his lecture mates at Potong Pasir before heading home, checking my mail and going comatose on my mattress…
Good thing I did not have tuition today… then again:
No tuition = no money
But
No go out = save money
And considering that I have been spending a lot of money recently (eg. Training and grading fees) …
Save money = good
Yes… the different edges to life.
-hits head against the wall-
and oh!
My knees and ankles are hurting now… way to go aye?
It was good while it lasted anyway… have to rest for the upcoming ‘marathon’… hahah…
Thanks for the presents Aarvin :)
Going crazy about the lollipop!

Yingying~
When we meeting up?

Parveen~
Do you go on holiday next week?
We still got a movie orgy to have…
-psychotic laughter-

Yang Mui~
How have you been girl?
So long never see you liao… I’m really missing the old days… not that they are really that old, but you know what I mean…
What’s your schedule like?
Wanna have a round, or rather, a few rounds of mahjong with Tanny?
We’d just be missing a ‘leg’… heeheee… but meeting up with you is more important… K-Box?
Heehee…

Yue Ling~
How was the Circuit Road visit?
Still going Changi tomorrow?
Sorry I can’t go with you this week… perhaps next week?
But have to let me know in advance so I can set the time aside…
As it is, Tuesday and Wednesday have been burnt liao… have to go from West to East… hwah seh xia~
Grow wings and fly~~~~
If I could grow wings, I would grow a battery pack so that I won’t burn out the one I have now…
-hysterical laughter-
Saturday 11pm on?
-more hysterical laughter-

Much to do… shall end here for today…

It begins tomorrow…
The joy of the Lord is my strength!
WOOHOOO~~~

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Head pain

"An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered; an adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered."
- Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936)
"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth."
- Umberto Eco

Sleeping does not always help…
Fell asleep next to the phone while it was charging coz I was waiting for a reply message…
Now the super headache is back and I feel like puking!
*bleah*
so much for trying to do two things at one time…

Think I’m falling sick… oh gosh…

I promise to be back with a better post the next time…
Need to get rid of this headache before I go mad…

What a day full of miscommunication…
Hope it gets better…

Burn-Out Princess

"A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship."
- John D. Rockefeller (1874-1960)
"All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher."
- Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
"You can only find truth with logic if you have already found truth without it."
- Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936)

Yesterday.
I was sleeping and the call for relief teaching came.
So I had to get ready for the school.
Here’s what happened:
Wore the wrong pants
Had dizzy spells and headaches throughout the day
Had to deal with the P5’s … let’s not go near there…
Got called down to Cairnhill while I was at work, so I had to rearrange my evening.
Went to Whampoa.
Made a goof of myself.
Spent the whole day teaching.
8 minute dinner.
Ended the day at Yueling’s.
Took cab twice.
Went broke… and it being the 3rd day of the month… not a good thing at all… x.xlll

Thank God, it was yesterday.
Past.
Over.
History.
-hysterical laughter-

I guess the headaches and dizzy spells can be chalked up to the fact that I was very tired… and I realized last night that I am going to be on ‘marathon’ till Tuesday.
No time for naps or breathing till then…
Oh wow…
Not like its anything new, I did it last year for the YFC project, but I guess every experience is new, right?
I think I have burned out my body enough times to deem myself a Phoenix.
-laughs out loud-
Rising from the ashes… to live to the max… and then… burn myself out again…
Hahahhahaa~

You must be wondering why I am typing at this time…
Boss texted me to say that I don’t have to go in today, coz only expecting 3.
Hahaha…
But I do wish the notifications would come in earlier, so I can use the time more productively. i.e., for sleeping. ;p
So here I am… ranting, rubbishing, chatting and surfing at the same time.
Hehee…
Still got to go out later though… gonna miss dinner at home. But I will be combining two things I love again today. :D
Too bad I won’t get to see my two ‘favorite’ people today no?
-migumi laughter-

The joy of the Lord is my strength!
Hooooooo~~~

Yueling~!
Thanks for listening to me rant and my recent rantings...
Went a long way to turning my day into a good one :D
Write me a review/report on the VCDs ok?
Hehe…
Let me know when we can I can go over again ya?
Hehe… study study study… woohoo~~~
Need motivation man… I am in the slacking section now… must get out of my rut!
I will pass you other VCDs from my collection as well… heeeheee :)
I also got Lake House DVD… since I cannot watch it, I pass to you ok?
But got to wait till my Kor returns it to me… haha
*hugs*

Have a wonderful weekend guys~
Heart, heart!
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Curve ball!

"I've had a wonderful time, but this wasn't it."
- Groucho Marx (1895-1977)
"It's kind of fun to do the impossible."
- Walt Disney (1901-1966)
"We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time."
- Vince Lombardi
"The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true."
- James Branch Cabell

Yueling~!
You fast mover… read so fast… I’ll post one now just to throw curve ball!
-evil laughter-

I thought I would be able to sleep in today.
Got the call slightly before ten.
So means I have been activated, or so to speak.
Glad that I have been.
If not, the ka-ching no-a-coming in…
Also means that I am going to miss out on tonight… hwah saey… missed out on 4 weeks liao… what is this!
Baah… :S

Dizzy, headache and blurred vision…
Oh I got a nice day cut out for me…
-head lolls to one side-
The joy of the Lord is my strength~!

Have been wanting to take time out to watch my Goong. Some how it never turns out right… haha… now why am I talking about Goong when my studies are more important… oppz… time for another overhaul!

Tonight better sleep early. Den again, my planning usually goes out the window… hahaha…

OK!
Time to fly…

Yueling~!
I’ll see you later ya?

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Lots of smiles

“It matters not if you are here, or there, for I see you before me every moment. I see you in the light on the water, in the swaying of the young trees in the spring wind. I see you in the shadows of the great oaks, I hear you voice in the cry of the owl at night. You are the blood in my veins, and the beating of my heart. You are my first waking thought and my last sigh before sleeping. You are - you are the bone of my bone, and the breath of my breath.”
~ Daughter of the Forest: Juliet Marillier

Wow…
The haze is almost gone… then again, it could decide to make a come back… Shesh…
Better enjoy the weather while it lasts…
Anyone wanna go out? :D

Bah… time to do a bit of backtracking… my brain is kinda rusty… blame it on the haze xp

Ok… Friday was filled with pillows and the computer… I got up late and slacked online for the longest time… and I slept late, which was not a very good idea coz I had to wake up early on Saturday for tuition.
Which I did. And went. After which a cab I had to take from AMK to Whampoa.
Photography and filming filled the afternoon.
Very proud of my friends who took part in the course for that day.
Congrats on your results guys~! :D
-throws confetti all over the place-

The course wrapped late that night.
But I went home later than that, coz we ended up at PS supposedly to watch a movie but ended up chilling at Starbucks.
Chat, make new friend, get phone call and freak out.
Yes, I did.
-tries to hide face-
Had to ask for a lift home.
-forehead palm-
Thanks Bern!

Sunday morning, half zombie-fied.
Made my way out of the house, only to find that I forgot to bring my wallet.
That resulted in me having to take a bus to church and being late.
-hits head against wall-
lead PnW and taught lesson. Which I did not get to finish.
So this Sunday, I will be concluding my lesson.
Alamak!
Haven finished preparation… siao liao… x.xlll
-runs round the house mad-

I always find myself wondering if I am teaching the lessons the right way and if the examples I give to the kids are applicable to them. I haven been teaching for very long, but I find it a challenge and I am kinda tired of doing PnW. It’s a wrong mindset, yes I know… guess I need an overhaul aye?
Upgrades anyone?
I haven been fairing very well in the PnW department either.
Was talking to Veron the other day and she commented that someone told her I am lagging in that area. The whole session is too choppy, among other things.
Something wrong.
Better get God to fix it.
As of this year, I have been in BCM for close to 8 or more years, and that is not counting the years I was not serving.
Some things need a cup to coffee to wake them up.
I am still praying for my cuppa to come along.
-hits head against the wall again-

Ok, I digress…
Made my way from church to Whampoa to help with photography once more.
This time round, I made sure I took more single shots and close-ups.
I am very thankful for the chance to mix two of my passions together. :)
I do wonder if I would make a good photographer in the future.
Heh…
The course was tiring for everyone.
I shall keep my comments to myself. :X

Had to rush off early in order to get ready for Karen’s Wedding.
Had to cab down, but I guess it was worth it coz I made it in time.
And the fact that I was wearing a dress did add to the good point. ;p
Jill was the first one there.
Followed by me, then Sian li and Miao Jun.
Sian Li and I took pictures like … erm… Crazy… hahahaha~

Yes, my club’s first president’s finally gotten herself hitched.
Congrats Karen!
Hope you have a wonderfully blessed life ahead! :)

Monday’s lecture, I was not as bonked out as I was in the previous one.
Thank God.
I survived the morning and afternoon teachers.
Hehe… no mean feat, considering how tired I was.
For the first time this year, I took a break from training.
Oh gosh, I cannot believe that I was relieved that I had decided to take a breather.
You know what?
My knees were thanking me.
But my shoes were not.
They were ‘-‘ close to dying on me when I got home.
Bleah.
Had a good evening anyway.
Managed to get my planning and packing done. ;)

Tuesday morning.
Bright and early.
¾ zombie.
Went to school only to find that my MM lecture got cancelled.
Poor Phil called in sick.
And I (plus others) made the trip to school in vain.
With the power of technology: notified the rest that lesson was cancelled.
The general consensus was: What the~ (because most of them were already more than half way to school)

What I thank God for was that the morning was not a waste.
I spent it with Shi Min and Aziz.
We had breakfast at Clementi Central.
I have found another good Beef noodle store!
Hoooo~!
Studied at SP for a while before heading home, by the long route mind you…
I seriously gotta care a lot about that fella to take the MRT with him to that area… hahah…

Knocked flat out when I got home.
Delivered the Birthday girl her presents before bee-lining to cell group.
Made it home in one piece.
Happy Birthday Winnie!~ :D

Wednesday… the one day I was waiting for… coz of Monday’s break.
Have to make up for the kicks I missed out on.
Heehee~
And it was also Yang Theng’s debut on the singing arena.
You did wonderfully girl~! :)
-waves pompoms all over the place-

Kicking was not too bad.
Though my knee started to throb half way through… but we made it in the end no? :)
No time, for poomsae, rush down to Kovan.
Settled some CC stuff, added some new stuff to my duties/roster, kicked a bit more, taught poomsae (O-jang) and, last but not least, surprised the Birthday Boy!
Hope you enjoyed yourself Bernard! :)

Today.
Ah… Aarvin was late for class… hai… but at least we had fun in the end… haha… he’s never fails to keep me awake during the lecture… hahah… laugh like crazy, but have to dio internal injury coz I don wan to disturb the class… haha…
Sad news though, William will be teaching his final lecture next Thursday :(
Hai… just when I have gotten used to his teaching style, he decides he wants to go back into the corporate world.
Have to jia bei nu li…
-battle cry-

Class ended.
Aziz, Aarvin and Paul went to M’sia for a break.
I had lunch with Yvonne, Karen and Jason.
Then, I spend the rest of the afternoon running errands.
From Ngee Ann Poly, back to SIM.
Got the Goong comics from Julia. Thanks girl~ :)
Then to Raffles City and Suntec.
Went to Marks and Spencer to check out a pair of shoes.
Suntec level 6: the Eco-Product fair.
I got myself lost in the hall. Wondering around the booths, talking to the people about the environmentally friendly items.
From photocopiers to air-cons; monorails to skincare products and organic food.
It was an interesting experience.
And eye-opening one as well.
Thank God I didn’t get suckered into spending money today.
-hysterical laughter-

I got my bum home and I have been sitting in front of the computer ever since.
Yikes!
Oh yeah… sorry for the lagging in loading the pictures… have been taking so many lately… gosh… it’s a mountain… not joking man… but a good, fun mountain :)
Can’t wait to get everything compiled :D

Yueling~!
How did the application go?
Whatcha got on for tomorrow?
I pass you the vids want?
:)

See Hwa~!
Have a safe trip ya?
Don’t get yourself sunburned too much ok?

Parv-mama~!
When you going to be free??
I waiting to choop time with you lor… feel like taking out some tissues and plastering them onto you…

Aight… I have to get back to my notes… let’s see if I am successful ya?
-psychotic laughter-
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Just for Yue Ling

"Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth."
- Sherlock Holmes (by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930)
"Black holes are where God divided by zero."
- Steven Wright

Dear Yue Ling,
GET WELL SOON~!!!!

-Waves pompoms all over the place-

-hugs-

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