me.myself.mine

2008-10-07T12:22:00.001+08:00

2008-09-27T21:54:00.001+08:00

To everything there is a season,
a time for every purpose under the sun.

The world is coming to an end

2008-09-20T00:23:00.003+08:00

And I cant believe they put poison in milk products. And rice too.

Life in Transition

2008-07-12T12:19:00.002+08:00

I am home if you haven't realised so.
Life has been alright so far, trying to catch up with life in Singapore, while wishing I am still far away from home.
Taking bus to school seems such a waste of time, i bet it must be all that cheap cab rides in Peru that's giving me the inertia to take bus.
Yes, the grass is always greener on the other side, but right now, I really miss London, I miss Peru but not Bolivia... I guess it;s just my life at yet another transition.

bleah.

2008-05-17T19:36:00.000+08:00

Aries just said that heidi tangle herself with the wires at home.
I WANT TO SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

2008-05-12T21:37:00.003+08:00

I was looking through the 8 problem sheets i did for real analysis, and my scores caught my eyes.

10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3

amazing huh?

anyway, real analysis sucks. Every word I read (and memorise) is a pain, and the only thing that keeps me going is the thought of studying it back in ntu.
I DON'T WANT TO STUDY IT AGAIN IN NTU. So I jolly well buck up, mug harder and pass tmr's paper.
Wish me luck...

2008-04-24T01:32:00.002+08:00

It's April. To be exact, end of April.

And finally, it feels like spring! But my heater is still on full blast, so i really hope it breaks down soon, so my room would feel cooler and nicer.
It's exam period for me. and all of you too. jia you!

half way there

2008-03-11T04:55:00.003+08:00

Hi. I wonder if anyone is still reading this abandoned place.

Just a little update, term is coming to an end next wednesday... and it will be 4.5 weeks of easter holiday before term starts again for revision lectures and exams. boo... And very quickly, half of my time here in london is over. It's amazing how time flies.

life has been good, not having to worry abt ace-ing your exams is fantabulous. It removes a great amt of stress certainly... and to some extent, has made my brain malfunction, a little.

Well, I look forward to a more exciting and happier time ahead, you guys back home, take care too.

with that, I've updated. :)

2008-01-31T01:28:00.001+08:00

I had homemade (aka make myself) soya bean milk last night, and felt so close to home. aww...

picked up a 10pounds note on the floor too.

And that's how happening my life is.

2008-01-23T00:10:00.001+08:00

I really wanted to blog about my trips, but it's quite impossible for me to put all the photos up here and describe in detail all the wonderful things i saw and ate over december. However, they are all nicely uploaded in organised albums in facebook. So if anyone of you are interested, go take a look there :)

And now, here's to tell everyone, im still kicking alive. I've started school, and i have homework to do, and the pipe in my floor's toilet burst two nights ago, and so the corridor stinks, and im not happy abt it :( They said the cleaning company will come and shampoo the carpet this afternoon, but it's 4pm already, and no one is in sight. Thank God I'm not staying next to the toilet.

Besides that, life's good though quiet at times.

Huiru!!! Thank you for your small parcel, i was elated when i saw it! :) Thank you very much, it really made my day! :) No wonder you were asking me abt the delivery duration last week. heh.

Damn the THIEF!

2008-01-10T04:19:00.000+08:00

What has to happen will happen.
For the first freaking time in my life, i was pickpocketed. Went down tottenham court road to buy a kettle and pail and knife, and when i finally stepped into one shop with reasonably priced items, i turned my bag around, only to realise that the front zip was opened. Checked the pocket frantically, and yes, all gone. My purse (with items totalling up to 60 POUNDS) and my mobile phone disappeared.

Qi si wo le.

Made a police report, replaced my hall's meal card (for 5 freaking pounds!). and more stuffs to do. crap. i doubt this anger will die down until my travel insurance claim is done. sigh.

And i know this is not a good way to start a post in the new year. Well, besides from this, everything is going on fine. I'm surprisingly not frozen (and in fact far from that) yet. About my travels in december, I will blog abt them in a seperate post soon, i promise.

Haven't heard from most of you, do pop me an email or so, or you can mail things to me (yay!) at

Amanda Teo
Room 117
Ramsay Hall
20 Maple Street
W1T 5HB

Have a good sem in sch!

in UK

2007-12-08T05:17:00.000+08:00

It's been a week here, life's good.

After my sudden infatuation with my bed and every little corner of my house on my last night, I had a crazy 8 to 9 course dinner at Jumbo seafood, east coast, before heading to the airport.
For those who came down, congratulations for witnessing the most embarassing moment of my life. My baggage was 53kg (that's 13kg more than the 40kg allowance i had), so i had to open my luggage and take out my light soya sauces and shampoos in front of everybody. And the nice gentleman at the counter allowed me to pass with 48kg! yay! :)

My flight to London was a very smooth one, no turbulence or sorts, with great TV and entertainment! Watched 881, stardust and transformer, so i was well occupied on the 13 hours flight.

Then it was serious jetlagging, the screwed up daylight and weather patterns didn't exactly help. But now, i'm officially British time. haha. A couple of days back, it slipped my mind that the sun sets at about 4pm, when I alighted the bus at 5.30pm, i greeted the bus driver good night :S One of those dumb stuffs I'm capable of doing.

I have done abit of travelling (in my opinion, very minimal) in uk. Went to Greenwich to see the Greenwich meridian line, went up coventry, warwick to find ailin and serena, visited Stratford upon Avon (Shakespeare's birthplace) and Birmingham christmas market, and met alot of nice pple along the way. I supposed more to come, but as for now, I really like the feeling of having lots of time to do what i want but yet choose to do nth at all.

Changi

Greenwich

Find Singapore!

Coventry

Serena and I. For years since we last chatted!

Some authentic English Tea at this really English cottage at Kenilworth

Stratford upon Avon

Birmingham

So watch me grow fat slowly (but surely), I will post as often as I can, but no promise.
Meanwhile, why is my inbox still empty? heh...

all my bags are packed i'm ready to go

2007-11-30T00:35:00.000+08:00

Evidently, time flies.

In about 24 hours time, I would be on the plane to London. There're so much uncertainties lingering in the air now, and knowing that amanda teo here doesn't see beauty in uncertainties, I am actually scared and worried despite all my excitement. Well, it'd be 7 months of travelling, experiencing new cultures, new people, new lifestyles and fun (hopefully), but at the same time, it's 7 months in a foreign place with no friends, 7 months of living alone, 7 months of struggling to overcome my weird phobias. Doesn't sound too enticing afterall ya?

Nonetheless, this is something I've been planning and looking forward to even before I started uni. I'm glad that everything has progressed as planned :)

I've actually wanted to spend my week nuaing at home, enjoying the time I have (in abundance), but I ended up rushing here and there to get stuffs, to meet pple, to get things done etc. And strangely tonight, I feel a kind of love and affection for my bed which I never had before. I want to lie on it for a very long time, huddle my bolster, maybe drool on my pillow or sorts before i part with it tomorrow. heh.

And yes, my bags are packed, I'm ready to go, I want to squeeze my pockets and energy dry in the next 7 months, and I'm confident I can survive the weather, the place, the environment and the people. and as I become a bystander in the lives of my dear friends, know that knowing you are fine, doing well, are happy and enjoying life in whatever weird unique ways brings an inexplicable joy to my heart, anytime.

I will miss all of you :)

Roses are red, so are my cheeks.

2007-11-25T00:06:00.000+08:00

If you bump into me anyday this week, and wondered if I had put on some make up or sorts, be assured that I DIDN'T.

I've got quite a bad allergic reaction to sth I don't know, and it's giving me red patches on my cheekbone, right at the spot where anyone will apply their red blusher. Gathered some feedback that I actually look much healthier in it (thank you and no thank you), but the patches are so itchy (but i was told i can't scratch them), the itch is killing me.

Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yay!

2007-11-22T23:30:00.000+08:00

I was dreaming of this day since 100 days ago. So yay! I am done with exams! :)
The disgusting marathon is over, I realised that 5 papers in 4 consecutive days is no joke. It was hard to switch from one module to another, that indigestion was torturous.

So it has been a rather quick semester, assignments, quizzes, midterms, exams, and over! I've been a good girl, I attended all lectures and tutorials (from week 6), I did my work, I studied hard, and so I deserve a good holiday ahead. heh.

I have tonnes of crap to do now, but I am a happy girl :)

2007-10-30T17:47:00.001+08:00

Jerryca came home exclaiming that cambridge examination is dumb, her physics paper 3 was stupid, and marks were practically thrown at her to be pocketed without any effort.

Can't stand her, really, but im incredibly happy :)

Aries has been coming home with big smiles too. I hope that joy she has is because she can manage her papers and not purely because half of her exams are over. heh.

And mine in 23 days. I will skip home on 22nd Nov, i promise.

'm Loving it

2007-10-29T18:46:00.000+08:00

there's no sch this week (YAY!) bcos of E learning! And i must say that i think E lectures are damn cool! heh. I couldn't stop laughing at my prof.

i guess the main reason why I think they are cool is because they spare me from the agony of waking up at some unearthly hour to get to sch on time for 830 lessons! :) heh. And I can lie on my bed as i "learn", drink my soup or take my dinner during "lectures", or log into facebook and stalk pple while "gaining knowledge"! what a nice way to put things man!!! and each lecture is only abt 20 mins instead of the usual 1 or 2 hours! =p AHA... i love elearning :)

But since exams are in about 17 days time, this week serves as a "study break", there's so much to do, so much to revise, I'm getting really stressed! :(

Ahhhhhh... 24 days to holiday sounds so much nicer :)

2007-10-21T01:51:00.000+08:00

Aries drank coffee for the first time in her life in order to keep herself awake (bcos her O's starting on monday, and that's her and her last minute studying). Guess what? She's soundly asleep by 11.30pm.
On the other hand, I didn't consume a single bit of caffeine, but I'm still wide awake at 2am in the morning, mugging my life away. boohoo... how ironic.

well, i am feeling the exam stress already, 3 weeks before the real thing, and the fact that im not having any study break isn't helping either.

so 25 more days to my first paper :(
32 more days to the last :)

And allow me to marvel again at how time flies...

Section 2.4 Invertibility and Isomorphisms (edited)

2007-10-08T15:51:00.000+08:00

Let T: Huiru --> Amanda
be a linear transformation by T(diet and exercise) = (lose weight).

since dim(Huiru) =/ dim(Amanda)

T is not invertible.

T-1 : Amanda --> Huiru
does not (and will not) exist. [i will die if it does]

=> T is NOT an isomorphism from Huiru onto Amanda.

:) Published with permission from huiru.

________________________________________________

ne and weilin, hope this helps in your test tmr! :) doubt you will forget invertibility and isomorphism ya? heh
[why do i sense that someone wants to punch me already?]

Imagine a life on cheesecakes

2007-10-07T20:13:00.000+08:00

I don't know when the cheesecake frenzy started (in my house), but this week, my sisters have been baking alot of cheesecakes. To be specific, it's called "jelly hearts" or sth similar, and they have been trying to come up with 101 different variations of that same thing. They are mad till the extent that both of them were actually willing to wake up at 5 freaking a.m. to check on their cakes and do whatever they wanted to them. Apparently, the cakes are fantastic (not the first one though), but sadly I took only a mouth of the least successful one cos I'm on a diet (yes, a perpetual one) and it is extremely sinful to eat them.
And because these two spoilt brats can only ~~bake~~ (the cakes don't even need an oven) make cheesecakes (they are practically hopeless at whipping up a decent meal),
they exclaimed,
"Jie, next time when auntie(my maid) goes back, we will make cheesecake for you to eat everyday. we have raspberry, strawberry, blueberry.... k?"

*faints*
omg. I don't want to live on cheesecake :(

If you don't know what jelly hearts are (it's ok i didn't know either), this is one of the many they did

Aries was the one who made jerryca crazy over cheesecakes. Yes, when her O'level exams are just days away.

They pissed me off very frequently.
They bully me most of the time.
Yet, how do I live without them? :)

Overdose of Classical Mechanics

2007-10-03T20:02:00.000+08:00

Though classical mech still cannot escape from Lagrangian and Hamilton dynamics, it has slowly evolved into planet orbitals yada yada... It's insane, and most of the time, I feel I'm attending astrophysics classes instead of physics. crap. That being said, prof koh is a fabulous TEACHER. mind you, i said teacher, not one of those thisisnoneofmybusinessiamheretodomyresearch idiots. and to be really honest, i think he's better than kricker (my best math prof).
I think I'm the only non-physics major student in the class (i was mad and courageous enough to take the module), and yes you are right, whenever he asks "Are there any questions?", he will look straight into my eyes. Without fail, I will be in pain and shock. aha. and without fail too, he will laugh. heh.

Today, amidst all that very torturing discussions on orbitals and motions, he showed us this picture:

And since it was a physics class,
he asked,

"So sweet... but which country must she be in: Australia, Japan or USA? Explain your answer."

Anyone wants to make a guess? heh.

Anyway I passed my midterm with not too bad a mark! 71!!! yay! Just when prof koh is beginning to think that im coping not too poorly, I told him that I did the entire paper without knowing what was going on. In essence, I treated the questions like math problems, see the equations and solved them, and had absolutely no idea abt all the great physics theories behind them :S I left him standing there, all amused and worried. =p oops. But well, i am happy. I was so afraid I can't even get a S for the module! :)

Alright, if you are still thinking abt the question above, here goes...
The answer is... USA! (sth abt momentum that i shan't attempt to type here cos no one will be interested to read abt it)
Since Australia is in the opposite hemisphere, if USA is the ans, it is obvious that aussie is out.
So why isn't it Japan?

"Because they don't speak English!"

*faints*
that is prof koh for you.

4 math midterms coming up. crap. i need to study :(

The Art

2007-09-26T21:44:00.000+08:00

of striking 4D.

My maid's only hobby is probably buying 4D and waiting for the 4D results. She does that 3 to 4 times a week. And guess what, I must say she's really good at it.

and even better at winning.
Just today, she won the first prize AND the consolation prize. and couldn't stop complaining abt how she dreamt about our unit number but didn't buy it cos she ran out of cash.

Yes, it came out as third prize.
omg.

MAF 07

2007-09-16T19:10:00.000+08:00

It's weird how such events bring pple back together.

Time "fries", classbenches are no longer the classbenches we know; there is now an English hwa chong song which all of us just stood there and listened in amusement; familiar faces are getting fewer and rarer; no lantern as centrepiece but a huge ~~centipede~~ dragon smacking right in the middle of nowhere.

Still, it was great to be back.

The day when teachers are appreciated

2007-09-01T21:49:00.000+08:00

It never feels wrong or strange to step into nanyang :)

The happiest teacher on earth! Ms Lily Chua!!! :)
Sadly, most of our class teachers have left. boohoo!

There was sth unfamiliar though, this really hilarious thing for photoshots!! :) heh!

heh.

Went back to hwa chong after ny, met jiawen, mrs goh, ms lim, sam lee, mr and mrs yap, ms kwee and of course mr lau!! :) And i was dumb enough not to take any shots with him! boohoo!! :)

Anyway, it's on to week 5 next week.
so that means 4 down, 9 to go, 82 more days to holidays!

School has started

2007-08-11T17:29:00.001+08:00

But not my engine.

Crap. I'm not prepared for school, and I hate going to school [And now i wonder how I survive the 1.5 hours ride to school everyday last term!], I hate doing tutorials, I hate staring at the pile of notes and work in front of me.

Yes, I know I've had a wonderful holiday, and should be all geared up and ready for the new term.
But NO, it is precisely because I explored so much during my holiday, I find again what I really like and want in life, that I dread and find school totally pointless. CRAP.

Evidently, I'm looking forward to the end of term again.

1 down, 12 more to go.

A dream that came through

2007-08-05T05:32:00.000+08:00

It's time to say goodbye, again.
77 days of stateside travel, I'm down to the last 3 days. Will be heading "up" LA to meet Peter and Mary-anne who will be hosting me at their place, before the 20 hour plane ride back home on Tues.

Honestly speaking, I don't know what I should be feeling now. Spent the night thinking abt the past 74 days - the various sights and sounds, the people i met, the stuffs i did, the lessons learnt, the memories stored and the experience I'm bringing home with me [together with the very heavy gifts and the big hole in my pocket]. I guess I have had a very long holiday, though frankly, it didnt feel like one.

As a matter of fact, I've taken away from this trip alot more than what I've expected myself to. That's a big bonus. Not feeling particularly sad abt returning home, though I'm sure I will feel damn nostalgic while browsing through my 10 Gb worth of photos and videos.
One thing for sure, there WILL be a next trip, and I will make it no less better than this :)

As cliche as it sounds,
All good things come to an end

I've enjoyed myself, had fun and a great time of my life,

that's most important :)

Life's so beautiful, isn't it?

:) summer 2007'

Cauchy poisoning

2007-08-03T05:18:00.000+08:00

Finals tmr and saturday. My prof rushed through 100 pages of various cauchy theorems in 2 days = 2 x 80 mins. yucks!!!
Don't think this comes as any surprise, but I'm so freaking stressed up over my 2 modules which i only have to pass! eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew... come sat come...

On another note, i ate a fortune cookie few days back, and it read:

So yes friends, what are you guys doing ar? heh.

2007-07-28T14:07:00.000+08:00

I'm so glad the internet is up and running again. I'm breathing fresh air finally.

Hello world!

On the brink of "death"

2007-07-22T03:38:00.000+08:00

Too serious a title, but I thought I really felt so.

At 6 am, I woke up due to an acute pain in my abdominal. Thought it was diahorrea again, so I rushed into the toilet immediately. Nth came out, but the pain continued and in fact, worsened. It was very painful. Slowly, I felt my energy being drained away, blood pressure plunging, vision blurring, and before i could figure out what the hell was wrong with me, I blacked out. I didn't know how long I was on the floor, and I didn't know what exactly happened, but when I finally regained the slightest conscious and energy, I crawled to my bag in the living room. By that, I really meant crawling on the hard concrete floor. It felt damn pathetic. And so I searched through the entire bag to get the medication oil my mum and maid insisted that I bring over (thankfully), applied it to wherever I can't even remember and crawled back to my bed. Curled up like a damn earthworm, told myself I'll be fine and I don't want to die, and lost my conscious again.

The distance from the toilet to my bag is only abt 3m, but it was the longest 3m I've ever crawled. When I woke up at 12pm, the pain was over, thankfully, but all i could rmbr of what happened was pain and pain and very very pain. I didn't have the strength to shout help, and obviously there was no one at home too, and I thought I was really going to die there and then. It was very scary to feel yourself slowly collapsing, to know that you could do nth abt it but watch/feel yourself fade away, and to realise that help is not within reach. :(

Till now i don't know what exactly happened to me. I'm just immensely happy that I'm alive this morning.

A for A BIG COCONUT

2007-07-04T12:59:00.000+08:00

that's what I am.

When I was told that there will be an international orientation yesterday from 1.30 to 4, I conveniently assumed that it's orientation day only to realise at 4.50 that classes are held despite the orientation, and my math lecture was starting at 5!!! It didn't help that it was my first day on campus, I had absolutely no idea where the lecture halls are in this very big place. Well, that meant I missed my first physics lecture accidentally too :S I am a big coconut.

Our landlord said that our house is 10 mins away from school, and guess what, it took me 55 mins to get to school yesterday!!! I think she meant 10 mins by bus! Bus to school is FREE!!! And any bus which drives into school is free, even if I'm taking if from my house to somewhere else. That means saving money! It's really important since my textbooks cost me 180 USD!!! Two miserable books! I had no choice but to buy them because my assignment questions are from them, and the library doesn't have them. ouch.

And speaking about getting to sch, I got out of my house an hour before my class this morning, but my bus didn't come until 40 mins later. and when it finally came, it drove right past me, and there was a big sign flashing "discharge only". I almost fainted. Luckily, a kind japanese girl drove me to school!! I'm going to get out of my house 1.5 hours earlier next time.

Despite all the complaints, UCSD is everything I dream about university. It's a very beautiful and big campus [my poor legs!!!], and the weather here in San Diego is FABULOUS!!! There's the perfect sun with the perfect breeze 24/7!!! It feels as if I'm in the perfect aircon temperature all the time. heh. Absolutely loving my time here!

It's 4th of July, US Independence Day tmr, there's no school!!! yay!!! And plenty of celebration in town! heh. so guess where I'm heading tmr? Not sch, not staying at home [despite the 2 assignment due this week, 2 midterms, 5 quizzes and 2 finals coming up].

Anyway, Happy July 4th everyone, have a great day!!! :)

oh yes, I have a pressing question: HOW DO I CURE A CHOKED UP TOILET????

What goes up, must come down

2007-07-03T03:36:00.000+08:00

what starts must end.

40 days of travelling have ended. It felt very surreal.
And very strange to know that for the next 5 weeks, I do not have to move my luggage around, no more plane rides except for the 20 hours one home, my butt will be stuck in San Diego, there's school and math and physics to tackle :(

I'm not in the right mood to blog about all the great happenings and wonders of my travel yet, give me a couple more days, or maybe even weeks. heh. If you have facebook, some of my photos are up, and more coming, the travel blog will be up when I feel like it. heh.

I'm glad whatever happened happened, I'm feeling very blessed, and I don't remember I was this happy for a long time.

So take the photographs, and still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial
For what it's worth it was worth all the while

In the comfort of strangers

2007-05-31T03:59:00.000+08:00

I will not attempt to give a detailed update on my trip, just a little note for those who are worried abt my safety, and some form of tracking in case sth happens to me :S

Anyway, for those who are concerned abt sheena and I, both of us are still in one piece, almost tore each other's hair out but somehow everything is still in tact. heh.

I've done many crazy stuffs, like going up a snow cap mountain with only a T-shirt and a pathetic jacket (and of course froze up there); making my driver go crazy when he skiied me down the coast mountain, he told me I was his most hilarious passenger (I was having enough fun and making enough noise to capture everyone's attention and soon after I ended my ride, there was a queue for the ride!!! All because of me k!! Free advertisement. And you've got it right, sheena was desperately trying to hide her face); greeting everyone I meet on the streets (and sometimes getting into some trouble for that :S); chatting like old pals with pple I don't know and bump into from all over the world (despite sheena asking me to stop talking so much); sprained my ankle one morning because I woke up to answer a morning call (?!?!?!) etc.

Knowing the famous manda-madness, the list nv ends. heh. But well, this is travelling, isn't it? And I call it, in the comfort of strangers. heh. It feels as if I'm back to my sec sch days, I can hop around and greet anyone and everyone I like.

Alright, going for some piping hot bath with sheena (SEPERATELY, what are you thinking ar?)
Will update again when there's internet access :)

~~Seattle~~
~~Vancouver~~
~~Victoria~~
~~Whistler~~
~~New York City~~
~~Philadelphia~~
~~Washington D.C~~
~~Harrisburg~~
~~Boston~~
~~Niagara Falls~~
~~Ohio~~
~~Chicago~~
~~Minnesota~~
~~Sioux Falls~~
~~Badlands~~
~~South Dakota~~
~~Wyoming~~
~~Yellowstone~~
~~Jackson~~
~~Nevada~~
~~Lake Tahoe~~
~~Yosemite~~
~~San Francisco~~
~~Monterey~~
~~Pacific Coast~~
~~Honolulu~~
~~Maui~~

On my way to San Diego for summer school, and feeling damn sad abt it. :(

Making the dream a reality

2007-05-22T20:15:00.000+08:00

A year back, it was a dream.
Now, it's less than 12 hours to my first leap.
And I hope 77 days later, I bring back an experience.

I'm quite excited now, and I guess will get more excited. I actually wanted to blog about many stuffs, but I'm too overwhelmed to think and type coherently. heh.

And a preview of my itineary before school starts:

Seattle
Vancouver
Whistler
New York City
Philadelphia
Washington D.C
Harrisburg
Boston
Finger Lakes
Niagara Falls
Ohio
Chicago
Minnesota
South Dakota
Badlands National Park
Sioux Indian Lands
Yellowstone National Park
Jackson
Idaho/Nevada
Lake Tahoe
Yosemite National Park
San Francisco
Monterey
Pacific Coast
Honolulu
Maui

I'll update my blog sporadically, but if I can't find any FREE internet connection, the next post will be in July. Don't call my hp, sms or email me instead! :)

Will be back in August, till then, take care! Auf wiedersehn!

When lines cross

2007-05-12T01:31:00.000+08:00

Had a very wonderful 2 hour lunch with liming at STREETS in IMM, and it was beyond joy to feel so normal once again. It was only a very short 2 hours, but it was quality time. very very quality time.

[The chinese eatery STREETS in IMM is good!! It has quite a good range of food, and the food is nice, service is good! We ordered spring rolls, but the first plate that came was hot on the outside but cold in the inside, so they got it changed and gave us discount for our meal. heh]

And the most wonderful line of the day: With honesty comes sincerity, and this is friendship.
Yes friend, thank you very much. (Start saving up, cos it's ur treat the next round! heh)

On a side note,
dear papaya milk gang, I owe the raisin 6 bucks, you want it back before you fly? Squashed sesame seed, send me the confirmation slips for printing! And pomelo (I have a feeling you don't even know I've given you this label, don't look ard, it's you! yes you you you!), bon voyage, i don't want fridge magnet, don't want keychain, don't want any shirt reading "My friend went to Australia and all she got for me was this lousy shirt!".

*rolls on floor laughing*

When you believe

2007-05-09T12:19:00.000+08:00

I am very proud and happy for Hwa Chong choir! Well done! It's like an answered prayer :)

I spent the entire day in VCH, listened to 16 Song without words II and it almost killed me. The 4 starting notes were ringing in my ears when I left the concert hall. haha. That being said, there were a few magical moments i felt throughout the day. It's nice to listen to MUSIC, and it feels good to be listening rather than performing or competing. Haha.

So that was yesterday. On Monday, I went cycling with Sheena and Weilin and it was so fun and enjoyable, and we were blessed with good weather as well! heh. MY CEPS! haha. And papaya milk :S Well, the seafood in the restaurants was so tempting, we had a feast after cycling at long beach! Chilli crab, sambal kang kong, crispy golden prawns, bbq fish, sambal clams, fried man tou!! Yum yum! :) And a very big tummy after the meal as well. heh.

More meet ups, more lunches [lunges too! haha!] and more dinners ahead!

2007-05-07T23:35:00.000+08:00

Suddenly, I realise I know you no more.

A good sleep does wonders

2007-05-06T19:13:00.000+08:00

So here I am again. heh.
Alright, the photos!

I think the photos were nicely taken! by me! heh :)
It was a really funny surprise cos choo and I were sprouting nonsense [ok, i was the one sprouting the nonsense] about leaving my stuffs in choo's special classroom and had to make a trip there to get the stuffs back. So after excusing ourselves, we hurried to get the cake and presents back from weilin's friend in hall, and hid behind a bush, and were supposed to spring up and surprise huiru when she passed by, but weilin brought huiru to the wrong bush!! So we had to walk quite a distance down to the "right" bush before everything became right again.

Spoilt someone's piping hot date. AHA.
I wanted to post the photo with sheena squashed up, embarrassed face, but have decided to be nice for once, and spare her from any further embarassment. heh. SEE, ne, I'm still so nice despite you NOT telling me what kind of chilli hot stuffs you have under your sleeves. So yes, we appeared out of nowhere, and choo had a one hour off permission from her parents. We could have spring up earlier since we were roaming marina square aimlessly, but we had to wait for choo to come :)
Hope you enjoyed yourself, the dinner, the cake, the present and everything la. and learn to say THANK YOU. heh.

And I watched Phantom of the Opera!!!! It was good! the props, the actors, all the theatre stuffs were fantastic. I wasn't particularly impressed by the singing though :S But in all, i enjoyed it! :) And am absolutely elated to know that my 45 dollars restricted view ticket was not "restricted" in any sense. aha!

ok, cycling tmr!!

2007-05-05T01:41:00.000+08:00

I know there are many things to blog abt. huiru's bdae and weilin guitar concert, ne's bdae, end of exams, phantom of the opera, and the bits and pieces happening here and there.

BUT, im just too lazy to blog. Not in the mood for anything actually.

Can you believe it, i have only 2 days with empty slots left in the next 3 weeks. Yes. Screw MPS 812. 9am to 5 pm for 6 damn days. crap! If it's going to be very boring, trust that I will volunteer to write my most honest feedback and email it to ling san. *&^%$^%$%^#

I'm feeling bored and ridiculously stressed up. Don't ask me why, I don't even know why!!! Perhaps that's what life without stress feels like. :S

I'm getting incoherent.
Guess what, I feel like eating egg tarts, oyster egg, satay, sambal stingray, calamari and many many more. But I'm on a diet, as usual. bah. :(
It's rather ironic how I still crave for such stuffs when they are probably just walking distances away.

2007-04-13T19:19:00.000+08:00

And finally it is the end of term! Was so happy in school today, I bet everyone around me was wondering why the usually very quiet and unnoticed girl started chirping! heh! I am aware that I do the weirdest thing when I'm happy. heh. So term has ended, and I'm really very very very happy about it, despite the nearing exams.
*yawns*
so sick and tired of all that travelling from bp to ntu. i can finally ~~study~~ nua at home! In a weird way, I do find preparing exams more "relaxing" and less taxing than going to sch for lessons. no?

have been blogging too excessively for my liking. So maybe i should go on a hiatus! See everyone in 19 days time. Then, I bet it's an even chirpier me. heh.

Viele Glück!

best buy of the year

2007-04-13T00:04:00.000+08:00

In addition to the 'wireless' stuffs, my room now has a ipod radio - this medium size, white coloured set of radio that can be connected to your ipod with built-in tuner and cd player as well. Not too sure if it's called ipod radio, but it's one of those ipodish stuffs.

Yes, you don't have to guess or question, you are right, I didn't buy it. duh?! Jerr bought it. I think she's just feeling rich or sorts. She came home before I left for tuition and asked if she should buy it. Was in a rush, so told her we will discuss when I return. And well, nth's new, when i came home, it was sitting comfortably on the shelf already. So she exclaimed:" This is my best buy of the year". Hmmm, I thought she said the same thing when she bought her hp 3 weeks back?

I can never figure out how retail therapy works. While pple often go "Yay! I bought something today!", I have never failed to exclaim in pain "Ouch! I was forced to buy something today!" :S Perhaps the only nice words which i exclaim after purchasing sth are "Yay! I got this at 50% discount!" :p. Different priorities i guess. (yes, i've learnt)

Oh well, i shan't complain since she has nicely given me the permission to use it :)

Go wireless

2007-04-09T18:54:00.000+08:00

I know i sound like some kampong mountain tortoise. But as of today, my house's internet connection goes wireless and I'm incredibly happy about that, cos it means i can use my laptop at home! yay! :) My lao gong #4 becomes useful again. heh.

Anyway, the funniest thing about the whole episode of going wireless is the Starhub technician who came to install the stuffs. I couldn't stop laughing AT him cos he was so ridiculously funny. As a result of taking german last sem, my comp has some german language programs installed in it, so the instructions which pop up for any software installation processes are usually in german (i have no idea how to rectify it). It's not that hard for me to decipher those words and change the language back to English, but for that poor man who came, he didn't realise it was in german (I saw the option to change the language on the first loading page but he gladly ignored it), and when the running of Setup finally ended, and a page of instructions in German appeared before him, his eyes widened and asked, "What's this?"
Ha! and i laughed.

Thankfully, he's so familiar with the d/ling procedures, he completed the entire thing w/o understanding what those 'funny words' (as he called them) meant. He's quite a youtube fan I suppose, the moment the connection was ready, he went into youtube and played some weird videos, and smiled at it. All along, I stood behind and watched him, trying very hard not to laugh at his very hilarious expressions. =p i feel evil.

Also, because jer is such a iwantmyprivacy person, and she locks everything of hers with long passwords (and i mean really loooooooooooong ones), including the computer she shares with aries, the technician couldn't install the wireless adapter on her comp. So now, she has to do it all by herself and I hope she takes a few days or a few weeks and i wouldn't mind also if it's a few months too because I'm using the don't know how many mbps or or mpps or kbps or kpps or whatever you call it all by myself, and am absolutely happy to have my internet running at such impressive speed! yay!

Suddenly i feel modernised. heh.

The wrong/right side of the bed

2007-04-07T11:57:00.000+08:00

I woke up this morning, finding myself bursting with energy, all geared up to mug.
I want to enter every exam hall 'operation -ready', like before.
I've got many paths to head from here.

I will study very hard.

Ne, i will pop down your house after lunch today, just give me a space to mug, and your tutorials for me to practice. =p [but not the swimming pool idiot!]

and choo, don't give me that "Oh-oh, manda's mad again" look! hmphf!

Mugging is damn sian

2007-04-06T19:13:00.000+08:00

In a week's time, my 2nd term will come to an end, and im incredibly happy about it. I don't particularly like this term (in fact, i don't like this term)- crashing extra lectures after extra lectures to get my fundamentals right for calc IV; lecturers who are either boring to death else lousy to the core; stupid electives which I'm not the least interested in (then why the hell did I take them? shoot me).
As a result, I've broken my record of ponning lessons.

As a matter of fact, my attendance for the various modules are as follows:
Linear Algebra: 2 lectures. I always meet my PRC peers in the library when I conveniently skip bernhard lectures to mug in the library.

Calculus II: I managed to force myself to sit in for 3 full lectures. I always attend them, but always end up going home after the first half. Wang Desheng has the passion to teach (that is clearly written on his face), but to be really honest, he just can't teach.

Calculus IV: I attended everything! I will cry if I skip one. Spent majority of my time this sem on this module. I love Fedor. :)

Discrete Mathematics: I attended everything too! Though wu guo hua puts me to sleep, but I don't really dare to skip his lectures cos I don't find myself comfortable with his module. Yes the Permutation and Combination section makes me excited, but the proofs, esp the combinatorial proofs (which I always leave them blank) etc.. a big no no. I'm glad this is the last of the series of "proof-ing" course i have in my set of core modules (though im expecting more proofs in calculus and all the analysis ahead), unless my itchy hands go register myself for number theory next sem (which is highly possible, shoot me).

Physics of Sports: 3 full lectures in the entire term. Xiaohui and huiru can tell you why none of us attends the lectures. *faints* Potato chan would have said "My nanyang girls can do better than this!". Hmmm, the lectures are easy and covers the basics, but the tests are otherwise. :(

E-biz management: 2 hours of lecture. 2 hours of tut (cos i had to give a presentation). I S/Ued this, and i guess everyone knows what I do to modules which I S/U. And no huiru, I'll not get an A for this.

The Art of Academic Writing: I went for all tutorials, and have attended 5 lectures out of 12. yes. Thrashed many pple already. Just some statistical background, i think there are nearly 300 students taking this course, but from the 6th lecture onwards, attendance was 60-- :S

That adds up to about 80 plus hours :S only la. heh.
But I studied hard at home, I admit. Im not a closet mugger you know. heh.
if i die for finals, someone knock me hard on the head :S

So now, one week to exams (I've no freaking study break), I'm not feeling prepared, I'm not confident, I've not had enough practice, I don't know what to make out of it. In essence, I'm dead. Viele Glück to everyone!
The only thing I have in mind now is: I want 2nd May to come quickly :(

[Diana, I will kill you if you come disturb me before 2nd May!]

I am a Math major yet...

2007-03-29T22:35:00.000+08:00

Had tuition today, and my tuition kid threw me a number pattern which I couldn't solve.

3
13
1113
3113
132113
1113122113
311311222113
13211321322113
What's next?

And the answer is super embarassing :S
Yes, I am a math major I know... :( I should go ask my prof. heh.

Anyone wants the answer?

Makings of an Auntie

2007-03-28T21:56:00.000+08:00

Today was spent going around town to settle air tickets and stuffs, and finally, everything is done. Me is happy! And excited, and not the slightest bit motivated to mug for the exams in 3 weeks time! =S

Anyway, I'm falling in love with Ameer, the guy who served me at the agent. He's so sweet and nice and called me at 9.30pm to tell me he found some other cheaper alternative for me!! That's besides the pt, but i guess i have been so auntie-ish for my age that's it's qte hard to forget! Called up some agent to 'check' their prices yesterday, and out of the blue, the dumb person over the phone stopped to ask: "May I know how old you are?". I said 20 and she burst into laughters. When i questioned abt her weird reaction, she said the prices are for pple aged btw 18 - 35 and she thought I sounded "matured". Guess how insulted i was. Sickening incorrigible moron. argh!

So ne, for your sake [and mine of course], I've been ultimately embarassed and humiliated!

Is it really that bad?

on Logic

2007-03-06T19:38:00.000+08:00

Weeks ago, I read a written speech (on Logic) left on the table in one of the tutorial rooms. I thought it was pretty funny. heh.

Firstly,

John, a master student, was preparing for his thesis.

He could understand everything except the logic part.

One day, when he was reading, Peter came by...

John, how is your thesis?

Everything is fine but I can't understand the logic part.

Logic is very easy.

Ok, give me and example

Do you have a fish tank in your house?

Yes

Logically there'll be water in it and there'll be fishes?

Yes

Logically someone will be feeding the fishes and I would guess that your wife does the feeding?

Yes

So loically you are married and you are not homosexual.

John was very glad that he has finally understood logic.

At the same time, he was amazed by how Peter can deduce so much from a fish tank.

The next day, John saw Andy who happened to be working on his Master thesis too.

How is your master thesis?

Everything is fine except for the logic part.

Oh, logic is easy. Peter just explained it to me yesterday. I've perfectly understood logic.

Please give me an example.

Do you have a fish tank at home?

No.

Wah... then you must be homosexual.

And next up,
There once was a hat-seller who passed by a forest on his way home. Feeling hot, he decided to take a nap under one of the trees and left his basket of hats by the side.
A few hours later, he woke up and realised that all his hats were gone. Then he heard some monkeys on the trees. To his surprise, the trees were full of monkeys and they had taken his hats. The hat-seller sat down and thought how he could get his hats back. He thought hard and started to scratch his head. The next moment, he realised that the monkeys were doing the same action. Next, he took off his hat and fanned himself. Again, the monkets did exactly the same. An idea came to him.
He took his hat and threw it onto the ground. The monkeys followed. He finally managed to get all his hats back.

50 years later, his grandson also became a hat-seller and had heard of the monkey incident from his grandfather.
One day, just like his grandfather, he passed by the forest, feeling tired and took a nap under the same tree. When he woke up, all his hats were gone. He looked up and realised that the monkeys had taken all his hats.
Remembering what his grandfather told him, he scratched his head and the monkeys followed. Now, very convinced of his grandfather's idea, he threw his hat onto the round.
But to his surprise, the monkeys held on to their hats.

He was puzzled. Logically they should have thrown down their hats too.
Why didn't they?
Then one monkey climbed down the tree, grabbed his hat, slapped him on the face and said "You think only you have grandfather meh?"

*faints*

Anyway, there have been many reports on Earthquake on the entire island today. My sisters have been going on and on about what happened to them in school just now, but fortunately or unfortunately, i felt nth on the remote island of ntu, though according to jerryca (who was trying very hard to explain the geography behind the entire issue to me), I should have felt the greatest "shake". Ha! I guess the tremor was nothing as compared to the trauma I had while attempting MAS 113 midterm paper, which incidentally was the time the tremors came :S

Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory

2007-03-01T15:12:00.000+08:00

It's long overdue, but good things are worth recapping :)

A CNY visit to NY forced by ne to visit her darling, but nonetheless it was a good one.

I think the NY campus is really pretty. no?
There are just so many nice memories in and about this place that makes it always so familiar despite not stepping into it for years.

Don don don, one two three, we are kuishinbo

Choo's 20th birthday celebration at Kuishinbo. Nice place, good food, fantastic company! So much nonsense shared, I laughed till I almost vomitted my food. It was incredibly fun, and all of us were so full except ne who was choking on beef (Ha!)
So choo, first to hit big Two-Oh, according to your fortune teller, time to get attached ya? heh.
The Kaminabe was good despite it's relatively vulgar sounding name. heh. =p

Some things just don't change, some pple just don't grow up.
And the very childish ne and weilin trying to squeeze their butts into the very limited space. Making alot of noise, attracting alot of attention, how embarassing. heh.

Though happiness is indeed nothing more than good health and a bad memory, there are always some things which are worth remembering :)

random

2007-02-20T23:34:00.000+08:00

CNY holidays are over. Damn.
Break in 3 days time. YAY.

I did nth much over the CNY break, except drive, and drive and drive and more driving sessions! And I choose to believe that I am getting better at it, despite all the laughters bursting behind me, and the humiliation that comes along with it. Heh.

And Tan Hui Ru, PLS STOP TAGGING ME IN YOUR BLOG TO GET ME TO DO FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS. I wouldn't know what to write, but I'll try, just this once.

Name: Teo Amanda
Birth Date: 18 April 1987
Current Status: Single
Eye colour: I suppose black?
Hair colour: brownish black
Righty or lefty: right

Layer Two: On the inside
Your Heritage: I really have completely no idea!
Your Fears: anything SOUR. omg.
Your Weaknesses: too high expectations
Your Perfect Pizza: Hawaiian.

Layer Three: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Your Thoughts First Waking Up: Another day ahead.
Your Bedtime: Yet another's gone
Your Most Missed Memory: Let's skip sensitive issues

Layer Four: Your Pick
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi. I like the one with lemon twist. strange eh?
McDonald’s or Burger King: BK! I think they beat Mcdonalds flat down!
Single or Group Dates: I will be embarassed to the max in either case.
Adidas or Nike: Neither. Both too expensive for my liking! Hang Ten?! =p
Tea or Nestea: What's Nestea? But I guess it should be tea.
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate. I've nv liked Vanilla to begin with!
Cappuccino or Coffee: Is there a diff? Iced latte mocha? heh

Layer Five: Do You…
Smoke: GND. of course not
Curse: who doesn't? Even choo does!
Take a shower: Duh?!?!
Have a crush: doink doink doink.
Think you’ve been in love: Wen shi jian qing wei he wu?
Go to school: Duh?!?!
Want to get married: No. not now at least
Believe in yourself: My confidence level is zero
Think you’re a health freak: Depends. When I'm really on a diet, I swear I am.

Layer Six: In the past month
Drank Alcohol: Yes, i just drank a very horrible red wine during reunion dinner.
Gone to the Mall: Yes
Been on Stage: Nope.
Eaten Sushi: Yup.
Dyed Your Hair: No money.

(Tan Hui Ru, I AM BORED!)

Layer Seven: Have You Ever…
Played A Stripping Game: OMG. WHAT KIND OF QNS IS THIS? Rmbr, I AM A PRUDE.
Changed Who You Were To Fit In: Do I?

Layer Eight: Age You’re Hoping
To Be Married: Not intending to leh. How to ans this?

Layer Nine: In a Girl/Guy
Best Eye Colour: Same as mine?
Best Hair Colour: Any dark coloured ones? Not Pink, Green, Blue?
Short Hair or Long Hair: I'm fine with both

Layer Ten: What Were You Doing..
1 Minute Ago: Doing Calc 4 hw
1 Hour Ago: Playing mahjong
4.5 Hours Ago: Driving to bpp
1 Month Ago: In school? or Tuition?
1 Year Ago: I will be crazy if I can rmbr.

Layer Eleven: Finish The Sentence
I Love: my siblings, my 4 lao gongs
I Feel: stressed
I Hate: you
I Hide: many many things
I Miss: hmmm.
I Need: money

Ok. Crap. I really wonder who bothers to read what's written in such surveys. I don't. Huiru, I didn't read yours. See... so stop tagging me!

I'm too tired of sending SMSes, plus I know you freaking pple do visit this place, so yes, some gentle reminders:

Wed - Sheena Tan Miao Ying, 11.30 am at NY bus-stop. I am entitled to be late but you are not. If you are, I will walk over to visit Mr Lau instead! heh.

Fri - Four of you, 12 at Cityhall MRT station. Whoever's late will settle the bill. heh.

Sat - What time are we meeting? I don't know how to go leh.

Do I not have midterms? oh-oh

Car 95 Lot 9

2007-02-16T23:03:00.000+08:00

It has been a crazy and hectic day. A scientific report due first thing in the morning (25%), a major e-biz presentation (25%) and my sure-fail driving test.

BUT, everything went well, exceedingly well in fact. Report was finally submitted (yay!); E-biz presentation received compliments from the tutor; and I passed my driving test.

Yes, it was a twist of luck. My supposed sure-fail first driving test gave me my driving license. A pleasant surprise for the new year. heh. It's amazing how many people actually remembered, and the number of good luck messages I received with reminders of not-to-panic. As a matter of fact, I wasn't panicking/worried until 5 minutes before I entered the balloting room. I was genuinely prepared to fail, and I even brought money to top up my account. doink. Test route 10 (I thank God it wasn't 6 or 8, I simply hate the Teck whye area) and a very pleasant examiner whose first words were "Don't worry, just do what you've learnt". He was really really really nice. Yeo sth sth. My circuit was perfect, but my left leg was trembling while on half clutch, when I was doing my krank course. I could feel it wobbling :S My road, heh, I reminded myself not to say "Oops" when I make mistakes. =p

14 pts, that is it. Super tyco. I don't think I would be able to make it if not for my examiner's leniency. But I've got it, and that's what matters. =p

A very long weekend ahead, I'm very very glad. I can feel myself running out of batt.

Happy CNY!! :)

Mondays in Cauchy lab with Matlab

2007-02-15T22:03:00.000+08:00

This is what I am occupied with on (certain) Monday afternoons and I thought they look infinitely cool :)

The graph of one crazy function

and its level curve
So any limits at (0,0)?

Alright. I'm beginning to enjoy Calculus IV, and the lecturer, alot more. Things just begin to make sense. But isn't midterm just round the corner? oh-oh.

wah LAU eh

2007-02-13T22:06:00.000+08:00

I've got myself a BRAND NEW TI-84 plus

completely FREE!!!
Thanks to the world's best and inspirational teacher :) heh.
And ne, I swear I wasn't cheapo ok. I really brought 100 plus dollars to hc, intending to pay for it. I was expecting a second hand one when I msged him! But he refused to take a single cent from me, and said he will collect from me the next time when he's in need of cash :p
:)
Thank you thank you! Thank you very much Mr Lau.
I'll make full use of it, and try my very best to do well this sem (No matter how impossible it sounds). heh! Power!

Nwae, I met Mr and Mrs Yap too, and Mrs Yap excitedly showed me photos of Paige in her camera phone (The Valentine's Day baby is one year old tmr!). She's so cute, and heard that she's starting to blabber nonsense. Anyone's interested in home visits over CNY? Maybe to Punggol too. heh.

One stop ahead

2007-02-10T20:00:00.000+08:00

It's either today is a weird day or I am very weird today.

I meant to leave my house at 2pm for choir but somehow I only did so at 3pm.
I meant to alight 184 at beauty world, but I only did so at KAP.
I meant to alight 74 at Hwa Chong, but I only did so at coro.

God knows what I was doing/thinking/dreaming about.

making my day II

2007-02-09T18:03:00.000+08:00

When I walked into tutorial room 22 this morning, I was greeted with a very familiar scent: Davidoff Coolwater.

And I smiled :)

Rekindled Love

2007-02-08T18:49:00.000+08:00

There are just some stupid things that you do that simply make your day.

Today, it has to be msging Mr Lau and buying a gc from him! Rmbr how I plotted this day before I graduated. heh. But I do need one desperately for 114, 212 too perhaps cos I stupidly sold my ugly TI 83 immediately after A's, thinking that I will never need it again!
Hope he sells me the silver edition one. =p

On a random note, don't you think this is really sweet?

How big is my ego?

2007-02-03T00:29:00.000+08:00

mAndA loves choo!

2007-01-25T23:00:00.000+08:00

My dear choo, I just realised you wrote something at the back of the notebook. And it came just right in this very awful night. Thank you my girl! :)

Bugger

2007-01-22T21:20:00.000+08:00

I'm sneezing my nose out now, soon I'll cough my lungs out too. Right. Damn the bugger and the bug! And I've just proven that Vit Cs aren't effective.

I'm seeing stars now and the thought of climbing up at 6.20am tmr morning is very saddening. But I have to attend Fedor's lect tmr else I will really need to have private dates with him. Darn Calc 4! else i'd not go to sch and give Wang's math history class a miss :(

It doesn't stop

2007-01-11T16:23:00.000+08:00

Now I want satays, hokkien mee, carrot cake, oyster omelette, sambal stingray, calamari and MORE.
Diet brings hallucinations.

Out of the blue

2007-01-08T22:27:00.000+08:00

I have a sudden craving for Boon Tong Kee's chicken rice with crispy tofu and sambal kang kong. How horribly sinful for the dieting me i know, but i'm salivating at the thought of it! Anyone?

(And huiru, i know what you are thinking, but no no, i'm not treating you to this. over my dead body)

Viele Glück

2007-01-07T19:36:00.000+08:00

School starts tmr. damn.
the same boring routine until 4 mths later.

Happy New Year

2007-01-01T19:19:00.000+08:00

So it's 2007 in another twinkle of an eye, and hey, i'm hitting the big TWO -OH this year :(

To sum up 2006,

1. What did you do in 2006 that you have never done before?
Relief teach and be very consistent with my sch work.

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Was too glad that A levels ended in 05, i forgot to make my 06 resolutions.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Nope

5. What countries did you visit?
London, Xiamen

6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
good grades, more travelling please

7. What date(s) from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Actually, there's a hell lot, but i'm too lazy to list and elaborate.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Mug damn hard? And have alot more time than my friends. Gosh, i've freaking no life.

9. What was your biggest failure?
I guess i have cried more than i ever did. And crying sux

10. Did you suffer any illness or injury?
I fell into fits

11. What was the best thing you bought?
BUY? YOu mean pple feel happy after buying things? heh. my laogong 2,3,4 [ipod, hp and lappie]

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
huh?

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
my father

14. Where did most of your money go?
my bank account. duh?!

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Aha. where i am now :)

16. What song/s will always remind you of 2006?
Can't help falling in love. There's no significance to my year, but well, choir sang it at fullerton for someone's proposal to another someone, and i thought that ended my year well. At least that's the only song in my mind now

17. Compared to this time last year, are you: i. happier or sadder?
sadder unfortunately. There's so much that i've yet learn to let go. Yes, i'm a bitch

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
run. i need to lose weight

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
eat. But eating makes me happy

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
spent it nuaing at home with liming!

22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
A majority of it, yes i guess

23. How many one-night stands?
WHAT THE HELL?!? you asking me? NO! I am a prude

24. What was your favourite TV program?
I've not watched TV for a looooooooooong time

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Sadly, yes i suppose

26. What was the best book you read?
Ok, i can't rmbr. Intended to read Solitaire Mystery [which is a highly recommended bk] but i borrowed and returned it w/o touching it for 4 times.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
That's the entire Choir Olympics trip

28. What did you want and get?
A holiday

29. What did you want and not get?
overseas education, GPA, and my freaking physics modules

30. What was your favourite film of this year?
X-men III, when i didn't watch I and II

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Essential brews with ne, huiru and weilin, and choomin flew my kite. It was pouring like mad

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I don't know, i genuinely don't know. The grass is always greener on the other side ya?

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
I'm sorry, but do you think i have any fashion sense?!

34. What kept you sane?
Muggin. freaking no life. but it is incredibly true. It's a much simple thing to do.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
None. I said i don't watch TV

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Elections. Hello for the first time Bukit Panjang was contested. But well, i don't fall under that category.

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
Life is nv fair. So suck thumb.

Ding Dong Merrily on High

2006-12-25T11:58:00.000+08:00

That was class x'mas dinner, qte a gd turnout i guess. And diana, i was not very sian, just very tired from the mad rush here and there everyday :) Oh yes, happy chicken poxing too. =p [Luckily I don't have a tagboard for you to tag. heh]

So x'mas is here again, and here's wishing one and all a very Merry Christmas, many happy returns!! May peace be with you! :)

With compliments

2006-12-18T10:17:00.000+08:00

from my sisters, I present to you, the JOKE OF THE DAY

A- Aries, J - Jerryca.

A: So if the currency for Italy is Euro, what's England's?
J: British Pounds la
A: Then America's? Is it BUCKS?

LAUGHS OUT LOUD.

2006-12-17T00:02:00.000+08:00

I'm feeling as if my throat is on fire, and there seems to be 1001 needles poking through it. damn. Isn't carolling starting on 21st?

L ?

2006-12-13T22:16:00.000+08:00

Pardon me for my ignorance cum stupidity, I've heard much abt bimbos [i've got one living under the same roof as me], but can someone pls explain to me what's a limbo? Sounds like a lame bimbo. heh -_-''' yes, i know this is super embarassing :(

From the happiness project - Tips for squelching your anger

2006-12-11T22:09:00.000+08:00

1. Don’t give in to my anger.
Many people believe in the “catharsis hypothesis” and
think that expressing anger is healthy-minded and relieves their feelings. Not
so. Studies show that expressing anger only aggravates it. I’ve certainly found
this to be true; once I get going, I can whip myself into a fury. It’s better to
stay calm.

2. Let the sun go down on my anger.
I tend to get irritated with the Big Man at night,
probably because I’m tired. Now I force myself to wait until the next day to
berate him about this or that. And the next morning, my anger is completely
gone.

3. Accept blame.
I hate being in the wrong, and often snap back when people
find fault with something I’ve done. Now I really try to pause to ask myself,
“Am I in the wrong?” and to respond with gentleness.

4. Ask: “Am I improving the situation?”
This works especially well with the Big Girl. If I get
angry with her, she has a complete melt-down. It’s unpleasant, but her reactions
have sure helped me get better control of myself. Now, when I have the urge to
snap, I think, “Is this going to help the situation?” And the answer is always
NO.

5. Find “an area of refuge.”
I lifted this phrase from a sign near an elevator at Yale
Law School—it struck me as funny. Research shows that when people’s thoughts are
unoccupied, brooding sets in. So I try to “find an area of refuge” in my mind;
that is, to dwell on serene thoughts instead of brooding and fussing. Along the
same lines…

6. Distract myself.
Indulging in “overthinking”—dwelling on trifling slights,
unpleasant encounters, and sadness—leads to bad feelings. I can enrage myself by
obsessing on some petty annoyance. In what the Big Man calls the “downward
spiral,” I begin to rail about every negative episode in recent memory. Now I
deliberately distract my thoughts, usually by thinking about some writing
question.

7. Ask: am I mad at myself?
Martha Beck makes the interesting argument that we brood
on other people’s faults when we subconsciously identify with them; what we
condemn in other people is what we condemn in ourselves. So now when someone is
making me angry, I ask myself, “Can I accuse myself of the same fault?” In a
telling bit of psychology, I’ve noticed Beck’s observation to be very true for
other people, but not so much for myself! Do I suspect a bit of self-denial
might be going on…?

8. Laugh.
Humor is the answer to everything (humor and exercise).
Now when I absolutely can’t hold back my anger, I at least try to insert a joke,
or make fun of myself, or assume a lighter tone as I rant on. So instead of
sniping out a comment like “Can you PLEASE just answer my emails so I can deal
with these horrible logistics issues?!” I might say something like, “I’m
thinking of getting a homing pigeon that will fly to your office and rap on your
window with its beak until you send me an answer.” The added advantage of this
approach is that no matter how the other person responds, I feel less angry and
more light-hearted when I adopt a lighter tone.

Sadly, I'm so angry now that i think this is utter bullshit.

Module registration

2006-12-06T20:53:00.000+08:00

Because my memory is failing me in some aspects, some kind souls pls remind me that i have to play the fastest finger game on the 12th of dec at 12.30

A day of spasticated four

2006-12-06T11:00:00.000+08:00

Went vivo to check-it-out yesterday [well, that was for the noobs me and ne], and it is a horrifying huge place which i don't think i ever want to go back again. It's too big and disorganised, and it makes me dizzy and tired. a bad place to shop. But well, there are nice and unique restaurants and cafes there which are certainly worth trying. heh.

I must exclaim again [after doing so for one full day] that ne is a super scary monster [i still think so despite knowing her for nearly 5 years already!!] whose stomach has the size of the atlantic ocean and it's nv possible to fill it up completely. I think not even half. or a quarter. After a full course lunch, she got hungry the moment we stepped out of the restaurant and in the end, gobbled down a huge beef shepherd's pie, and continued to complain that she hasn't eaten enough. omg. Nv promise to treat her until she's full, cos it will cost you a lifetime worth of savings. or more perhaps :S BUT, i'm always the great saviour of the day [though i can never stop her from eating], who tames her within my clutches cos she knows very well that no one except the very nice me is willing to accompany her to meet her lover and be scolded and tortured there and then. aha! so ne [i know you are reading this], i wrote an entire paragraph about you, but i know you can't do anything abt it! :) [even when monday ends, unless you want to make this time the last one. heh heh]
oh yes, you want a bag of peas for x'mas?

Anyway, vivo has this shop called the Candy Empire, and the moment you step in, it brings you into Willy Wonker's world, and i had the feeling that my teeth are all going to drop out. There is a huge collection of chocs and sweets and cookies and chips there. No trying though. What a pity. heh. But i think that's the nicest place in the entire mall.

Just a reminder for yous-know-who-yous-are, 2pm @ raffles place mrt, dinner will be on the one who comes late :) I don't know how to get to east coast from there. anyone?

TIME

2006-12-04T12:36:00.000+08:00

I'm loving it :)

I is happy

2006-12-02T23:13:00.000+08:00

It felt really strange not heading town, not eating, nuaing and wasting all the time i have after exams. For the past 4 years, without fail, i would do so after the end of each major exam with the almost same bunch of pple. But yesterday, instead of the usual practice, i headed home :( How sad can it be. Sigh.

But well, to make up for it, i had a great time cooking at weilin's house today, together with sheena, and here are the products of our efforts! piping hot beef curry and baked mushrooms. Yum yum! And it turned out good :)

We finished everything, i can't believe weilin and sheena could still have dinner after it :S

And it feels so phantastisch to be with these gals again, the understanding, the comfort, the ease of speaking w/o needing to fear that i'd be judge [and misjudged], and of course, the familiar laughters over familiar issues and jokes, knowing that we're all still the same. And finally, you gals are free when i'm free! :) heh.
Choo, we've not forgotten all about you. tues, 1pm @ vivo :) All the best for your last paper!

I is happy.

DONGGGGGGG

2006-12-01T21:27:00.000+08:00

Holiday starts now :)

Twinkle twinkle lil' star

2006-11-29T23:07:00.000+08:00

The stars in the sky tonight brought back a very warm feeling amidst the hassle through piles and piles of notes, definitions after definitions, problems within problems.

One more to go.

Dongggg

2006-11-20T16:49:00.000+08:00

Exam starts tmr.

argh!

2006-11-17T22:05:00.000+08:00

And the time of the term has come for me to recite again:

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I WILL MEMORISE MY HR

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2006-11-13T01:06:00.000+08:00

I need DESSERTS cos im really STRESSED :(

If you know, you know, if you don't, you don't

2006-11-10T23:45:00.000+08:00

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I can't purse my lips

With love,

2006-11-10T01:13:00.000+08:00

tschüs

How to memorise?

2006-11-01T17:38:00.000+08:00

die Verkehrsverbindungen.

it's one word. one german word.

A one way street

2006-10-22T20:34:00.000+08:00

I was so bored at home today, I started peeping into my drawers to see what rubbish i have in them. And *tada*, i found this clean, unbroken [duh!], and probably unused ruler lying at the side.

The most 'capturing' part of the ruler, ain't the 'National Day Parade' big prints, but that 4 digits lying quietly beside it.

"1998"
Do you know how long ago it was?

Max flow problem's

2006-10-19T00:34:00.000+08:00

Ford-Fulkerson Algorithm is super blinding and super ptless, i don't know why i am learning it!

Ach so!

2006-10-16T21:58:00.000+08:00

When you can't see, you can't think.
No wonder i have been slacking.

finally.

2006-10-14T18:26:00.000+08:00

it's my turn to exclaim: MID TERMS ARE OVER!! :)

Well, finals are coming in 1 month's time though :(

Amidst the haze

2006-10-09T00:09:00.000+08:00

it was simply great to meet everyone again.
The familiar niaoings, familiar internal jokes, familiar pple saying familiar classic lines.

it has been a long long time...

Programmes were not particularly entertaining, while mass dance and song sessions were particularly bad, but it wasn't important.

Cuz they were the actual reason why I'm back...

And them alone, were gd enough to make my day better than yesterday.

S.PMS

2006-10-08T23:14:00.001+08:00

Yes, my school of PMS, and the school's stupid regulation of 'stamping' your calculators before they are allowed to be used in exams.

Choo, this entry is for you.
15 days to finish your C programming assignment?
I took 15mins to finish my C++! :p

[i know im super kiam pa! aha!]

Und Ich sage

2006-10-04T22:55:00.000+08:00

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whoopie!

I say

2006-10-02T22:18:00.000+08:00

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rargh!

Oktober

2006-10-01T00:31:00.000+08:00

Happy children's day, and a very happy birthday Emilyn! :)

It's october the first, school has started for only abt 2 mths, but midterms are coming next wk, final exams are in abt a mth's time, and holiday in 2 mths time.

In uni, time speeds, and it kills.

oh great.

2006-09-23T20:19:00.000+08:00

I have 6 midterms :(

Neither here nor there

2006-09-07T22:00:00.000+08:00

Disorder	Rating
Paranoid Personality Disorder:	Low
Schizoid Personality Disorder:	Moderate
Schizotypal Personality Disorder:	Low
Antisocial Personality Disorder:	Low
Borderline Personality Disorder:	Low
Histrionic Personality Disorder:	Low
Narcissistic Personality Disorder:	Low
Avoidant Personality Disorder:	Low
Dependent Personality Disorder:	Moderate
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:	Moderate
-- Take the Personality Disorder Test -- -- Personality Disorder Info --

Paranoid personality disorder is characterized by a distrust of others and a constant suspicion that people around you have sinister motives. People with this disorder tend to have excessive trust in their own knowledge and abilities and usually avoid close relationships. They search for hidden meanings in everything and read hostile intentions into the actions of others. They are quick to challenge the loyalties of friends and loved ones and often appear cold and distant. They usually shift blame to other people and tend to carry long grudges.

People with schizoid personality disorder avoid relationships and do not show much emotion. Unlike avoidants, schizoids genuinely prefer to be alone and do not secretly wish for popularity. They tend to seek jobs that require little social contact. Their social skills are often weak and they do not show a need for attention or acceptance. They are perceived by others as humorless and distant and often are termed "loners."

Many believe that schizotypal personality disorder represents mild schizophrenia. The disorder is characterized by odd forms of thinking and perceiving, and individuals with this disorder often seek isolation from others. They sometimes believe to have extra sensory ability or that unrelated events relate to them in some important way. They generally engage in eccentric behavior and have difficulty concentrating for long periods of time. Their speech is often over elaborate and difficult to follow.

A common misconception is that antisocial personality disorder refers to people who have poor social skills. The opposite is often the case. Instead, antisocial personality disorder is characterized by a lack of conscience. People with this disorder are prone to criminal behavior, believing that their victims are weak and deserving of being taken advantage of. Antisocials tend to lie and steal. Often, they are careless with money and take action without thinking about consequences. They are often agressive and are much more concerned with their own needs than the needs of others

Borderline personality disorder is characterized by mood instability and poor self-image. People with this disorder are prone to constant mood swings and bouts of anger. Often, they will take their anger out on themselves, causing injury to their own body. Suicidal threats and actions are not uncommon. Borderlines think in very black and white terms and often form intense, conflict-ridden relationships. They are quick to anger when their expectations are not met.

People with histrionic personality disorder are constant attention seekers. They need to be the center of attention all the time, often interrupting others in order to dominate the conversation. They use grandiose language to discribe everyday events and seek constant praise. They may dress provacatively or exaggerate illnesses in order to gain attention. Histrionics also tend to exaggerate friendships and relationships, believing that everyone loves them. They are often manipulative.

Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by self-centeredness. Like histrionic disorder, people with this disorder seek attention and praise. They exaggerate their achievements, expecting others to recongize them as being superior. They tend to be choosy about picking friends, since they believe that not just anyone is worthy of being their friend. Narcissists tend to make good first impressions, yet have difficulty maintaining long-lasting relationships. They are generally uninterested in the feelings of others and may take advantage of them.

Avoidant personality disorder is characterized by extreme social anxiety. People with this disorder often feel inadequate, avoid social situations, and seek out jobs with little contact with others. Avoidants are fearful of being rejected and worry about embarassing themselves in front of others. They exaggerate the potential difficulties of new situations to rationalize avoiding them. Often, they will create fantasy worlds to substitute for the real one. Unlike schizoid personality disorder, avoidants yearn for social relations yet feel they are unable to obtain them. They are frequently depressed and have low self-confidence.

Dependent personality disorder is characterized by a need to be taken care of. People with this disorder tend to cling to people and fear losing them. They may become suicidal when a break-up is imminent. They tend to let others make important decisions for them and often jump from relationship to relationship. Dependents often remain in abusive relationships. Over-sensitivity to disapproval is common. Dependents often feel helpless and depressed.

While Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder (OCDP) sounds similar in name to obsessive-compulsive anxiety disorder, the two are markedly different disorders. People with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder are overly focused on orderliness and perfection. Their need to do everything "right" often interferes with their productivity. They tend to get caught up in the details and miss the bigger picture. They set unreasonably high standards for themselves and others, and tend to be very critical of others when they do not live up to these high standards. They avoid working in teams, believing others to be too careless or incompetent. They avoid making decisions because they fear making mistakes and are rarely generous with their time or money. They often have difficulty expressing emotion.

Aha, i thought the line in orange is so real! lol!

moving on to #4

2006-09-03T01:19:00.001+08:00

Adding on to the existing 3,
here comes my lao gong 4- Fujitsu laptop! :)

das Wetter ist sehr schlecht, es reguet!!

2006-08-31T21:49:00.000+08:00

and the haze is intolerable, im suffocating.

The lecturer today is abit dingdong, he goes on blabbering in a weird accent before stopping. Then he goes: Oops, Ahhhh, this is wrong, that is wrong, ahhh... mr brian is right.

Then you go ?????????????????
killing me softly with his voice... [my ears!]

As much as I dread german classes [cuz it's the latest lesson on Dienstag and Donnerstag], it's by far the lesson i look most forward to. My prof is hilarious [though im always part of his jokes], and my coursemates are lovely as well. Generally, the atmostphere is good and less stressful [how ironic], and pple are happier, friendlier, better.

And yes, happy is good, as always.

bleah

2006-08-26T23:59:00.000+08:00

From the bottom of my heart,
I hate prime numbers!

And i really mean so.

Where are the evens?

2006-08-20T14:35:00.001+08:00

Work is piling up like crazy, university life doesnt seem to tolerate much of procrastination.
[So choo, yes there is tutorial, definitely, go do it NOW!]

Was checking the back of my thousand over pages Calculus book for answers to my tutorial, and it reads:
"Solutions to Odd Numbered Exercises"

Wth?

Xiamen

2006-07-30T12:31:00.000+08:00

And im back from xiamen, have been feeling very floaty and rocky, and was afraid that i might lose my sense of balance again.

Well, this competition ended in mixed emotions, unlike bremen which was clearly jubilation. Yet every trip has its learning pt, it was a worthy experience definitely.
Like i said, it was a pain for my ears whenever i hear words like "where's the chord?", "Eeyer zao xia" etc, and somehow, i nv had to turn my head ard, to know that it came out from the mouth of a Singaporean. Very typical phrases used in the Singapore choral scene. how very sad. For i believe that the essence of choral singing [besides from the beauty of chords] lies in the message conveyed behind each song, and the sincerity of each performance. And if we look beyond those flaws [which i have to admit can be very painful as well], there's always sth to appreciate and marvel at.

And perhaps because perceptions and intentions differ, it's a pity that i din have much chance to listen to other choirs. And i very much want to, maybe attend a choral festival by myself, and to finally sit in as an audience instead of a performer [perhaps, a competitor sounds more right in the local context].

9.30- 11,11.30- 1.30, 2- 5, 6-8

2006-07-15T20:56:00.000+08:00

enough said.

Where goes all my time? :(

argh

2006-07-11T23:30:00.000+08:00

Im totally pissed off cos i cant find my stack of trigo notes. I cant rmbr where I left them, or who borrowed and have not returned. Damn it.

Anyone wants to donate hers/his to me? [if you know that you no longer need them] :(

The weather is freaking hot

2006-07-05T12:13:00.000+08:00

and i swear i can die of boredom.

I have been checking choir forum every 10 mins, read someone's blog every 15 mins, and curse and swear every other minute because i am bored, and i need a life.

Bored. bOred. boRed. borEd. boreD.

work, camps, appointments. i have none.
So im left to rot at home.

argh.

Choo choo choo!!!

2006-07-04T21:35:00.000+08:00

And you are finally back!!! -beams- And i know somewhere in your house, my present is ready and prepared! Aha. YAY =)

July

2006-07-01T21:00:00.000+08:00

and the many upcoming mtg ups with old friends this mth simply cant stop reminding me how time flies.

If symptoms speak

2006-06-30T10:05:00.000+08:00

I'm falling sick.