Geek Terminal launch party

Headed down to geek terminal's launch yesterday after work. Ping.sg was, if I'm not wrong, kind of invited there. Since my colleague, this guy from NUS who was also working temporarily there, was free, I invited him along. Met Hendri waiting for Nicole outside Geek Terminal.

I registered with no problems but the ladies at the registering table asked my friend to write down his name and company on a piece of card. They thought he was working at some company and we were both equally confused as to why he needed to write his details down. Finally told them that he is just my friend and got the confusing and embarrassing moment past.

This is my first time at a launch party, any launch party. The food is nice as well as the wine. Not much experience in red wine but I like the fact that it wasn't hard to drink like some which has a kind of weird ('siap siap' in hokkein) taste. Also the first time I tasted champagne. I think I like it a lot better.

Food is very nice too, but a bit wasted they don't serve their own food. It was catered.

On the morning of the launch, Class 95 was at Geek Terminal doing a live broadcast. Was a little weird to hear about somewhere you've been to talked about on the radio. And there really is a fax-and-copier machine at that place! I was staring at it when there.

There was a young and cute waitress and an equally cute waiter. Kept thinking, "smile at the waiter, smile at the waiter, he'll smile back at you," so I smiled at him and he really smiled back at me.

Lina Ng is the emcee of the night. Yes, Lina Ng the (ex) actress. Friend and I were surprised at how well she spoke English and that she has such a nice voice.

Drank 2 glasses of red wine and champagne each. Told Adrian it is because I am deprived of alcohol for the past 20 years. Some say I drank a lot. Not sure how I was supposed to be feeling after drinking that amount though. Thought I felt normal.

Colleague is really very lame. Stuck to him almost the entire time there because
1) he is my guest;
2) I feel more comfortable with him.

Highlights of the night:
1) Danny went back to the counter to make coffee after a while. You could see the coffee addicts (of ping.sg) crowding around the counter after that and the happy glow radiating from their faces at the sight of Danny at the counter. I bet the plants near them were starting to bloom;
2) A lot of pingsters won prizes from the lucky draw;
3) Adrian's banana cake for Uzyn and Ridzuan's birthday was very nice. Somebody said the banana is thick and long enough.

Celebrated Uzyn and Ridzuan's birthday at some area somewhere, then convinced my mother to let me stay out late. Of course it is also an unspoken agreement that she is entitled to SMS me after 1am to make me feel so guilty about staying out that I will go home earlier. Colleague went home without me noticing. I hope the name card thing was the worst thing that he experienced last night. He said the pingsters were cool people =)

Hung out with Uzyn, DK, NTT, Ridzuan, CJ and some-guy-whose-name-is-Peter at TCC until it was closing. Was exhausted by the time we left TCC and was trying to keep conversation to a minimum. Not that I talked a lot before that. Mostly listened. It is fun listening. At one point it seemed like they were quarreling. It is more fun than watching TV. Was irritated by Peter who was asking me introductory questions. Think I made it clear that I did not want to speak. Took cab home with NTT. Reached home at 2am. Came online, got hooked on Questionable Content. Eye lids started twitching. Went to bed.

Random (work, dinner & dreams)

It is 11.22pm. Am aware I have to blog and I do have stuff to blog about but I have work tomorrow and I am tired.

Crap, I just realized I forgot to call home today to ask somebody to return my library books.

Work is still work, nothing much to talk about. Helped LY a little on the recruitment aspect because she lost her voice almost completely and was not at work today. Let's just say I realized I would really like to take up a sales assistant job again. Odd, but I actually miss the interaction.

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Met Ridzuan for dinner again. I don't understand why we ended up at mcdonald's at Forum when there were at least 2 others along the stretch from MRT onwards. Finally returned him a treat. Then we chatted. Rather, he talked and I listened. It is so complicated that I am frankly amazed at what he is thinking about. I don't understand why things cannot be simple. No. I understand why things cannot be simple, but why must things be so complicated? Or is it that because people view it in more complicated ways?

Politics and business. I don't think I can ever go into either of these. Too naive. So naive that I can be backstabbed and I probably wouldn't know.

Frankly amazed. I mean he's my size leh, though two years my senior, but *scratch head*... Age really do a lot of things. Ok, I am just frankly amazed at seniors who have particular type of mindsets.

Adrian's rum brownie is actually nice. Though I don't really like sweet cakes, his rum brownie is sweet but not too sweet, and the rum taste is strong. There was a warm sensation in my throat after having a few bites. Slightly crusty upper layer too with some ingredients inside the brownie that I forgot.

I don't think I have ever eaten a brownie before. It seemed cruel to eat one of the fairy folks.

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I am glad that DK has made his choice of quitting his (much hated) job and picking up a skill while he is unemployed. The first very crucial step in chasing his dream.

I don't have a dream. I'm very easily happy. I just want to continue blogging, read more on mental illnesses (provided I can stop fidgeting enough to sit and read) and have a job I don't dread going to then I am happy.

Ok, I lied. My dream is to be good enough to be a Clinical or Counseling Psychologist, preferably the former. Not just study enough to be one, but to actually be a decent psychologist. First steps are always important. My first step at volunteering had no response from the institution. I have to take more first steps. Need to have more confidence in myself and less fear. Too much fear.

Eric & Jenny's birthdays

2 birthday parties in a row.

Saturday

Eric's birthday at Costa Sands was fun fun fun! He split his group of friends up so I know almost all of those who attended on that day. Small groups are always way more fun than huge ones. If you're organizing your birthday party, try to split your guests up, have parties on different days or something so that they won't feel awkward or left out. Eric made a great decision to do that.

me looking at the many girls in the chalet opposite ours.
me: *drooling* (to the guys) eh, you all see here got so many guys, there got so many girls!
zhengwen: yar, here really a lot of guys *makes circle motion with fingers, indicating all the guys... including me*

It was nice seeing Eric, Jeremy, Seng Hwa, Ping Yong and Brennan again that day. I just realized I was the only girl from my class there. Anyway the first 3 guys are among those I hang out with more often when in JC.

Well, when older guys meet younger guys, what do they talk about? Chao Keng. The older ones who have already ORDed teaching the younger ones still in NS how to "escape" from their army activities.

Also met Caren, a clarinet senior from my secondary school. We talked about her thoughts on whether or not to go for honours year and my dismal grades. She gave me quite a bit of insight. I hope she has made a wise decision.

Caren read/reads my blog. I stared at her in shock. How many other people I know actually reads my blog??

Almost got 'exposed' during the party because I was wearing a skirt and being the person I am, I was lying on the bed with my leg propped at an angle. Fellow ex-AJCian almost got his eyes burned and my junior thumped a pillow onto my thighs immediately. Feel so apologetic for the excitement, if any, caused during exposure to bio-hazardous substance.

Went home very elated, though I almost got lost trying to locate the main entrance from the building I am at. It was an almost straight path.

Sunday

Met Jeremy in late afternoon to get Jenny, a mutual friend, a birthday present for her 21st birthday. It was always fun when with Jeremy. In case you all forgot or don't know, he is one of the guys I hang out with during JC because we were the only 2 in our entire class with the exact subject combination. Plus we were in the same CCA, same section and he was my Section Leader, me his assistant. He is really super lame and super funny. Somehow we never run out of topics to talk about, probably because we don't meet very often.

We got her a lullaby bunny, super cute! Glad that she likes it. Apparently her boyfriend tried to run off with it too. *smacks Jenny's boyfriend*
Jenny's birthday celebration was dinner at Swensen's at Funan. It was an enjoyable session! Although we only knew each other and Jenny (I know her boyfriend too) we did not feel left out.

Jeremy

Jeremy and I shared a small-sized pizza and another dish. The umbrella was not there at first but it reminded many of us at the table of Fuzzy (or "the umbrella guy" in TPJC), the guy who has huge hair and carries an umbrella around.

Jenny - birthday girl (with her chest)

We were talking about our JC days, making fun of stuff like our PD Tutor and one of our economics teacher. Very, very fun! We were laughing like mad. Jenny really has not changed, except for the fact that she is now happier and I'm glad that she is.

We had ice-cream cake! =D

On the way home, we were saying that Jenny's boyfriend is really nice and Jeremy felt a bit... I think inferior? Frankly though, he's a great guy just the way he is and I told him that. This sentence might get me some smacks, but I seriously think his girlfriend is very lucky to have him. And I'm blessed to have him as a friend.

Cham, why do this post sound more on Jeremy than Jenny?!

VillageTalk

I'm aware that I'm short of a few entries these few days. Many apologies. Have been so busy (kind of) with birthday parties that I couldn't find the time to blog. Each entry take me about an hour or so as well as a hell lot of brain juice, so since I usually wake up wasted, I cannot even bring myself to type in blogger's URL.

Ok, I'll start with Friday's VillageTalk event. VillageTalk - "My One Wish for the Future" is organized by Ridzuan and Kelvin. Simply put, it involves getting people around who have great ideas and get them to talk to people across all groups - students, professionals, the common people etc. in the hope that these ideas can become reality. Village is based on the same idea as TED.

Before I actually attended the event, I had zilch idea about what it was. It all seemed pretty fake to me. Another motivational talk? I asked myself, but still signed up because Ridz is my friend, and cousin told me she'd be going too. After I sat through half of it, I realized it's more than just motivational talk. It's completely unlike those motivational talks which charge you thousands to create that ra-ra effect. In fact, I wouldn't even equate VillageTalk with motivational courses.

Speakers:

1) Ikram Choudhury & Uzyn Chua (grativibes.com)

2) Professor Ho Khai Leong
Author of "Shared Responsiblities, Unshared Power: The Politics of Policy-Making in Singapore"

3) Bernise Ang
Founder of Singapore International Youth Council

4) Paddy Tan
CEO & Founder of BAK2U.com

5) Adrianna Tan
Author of Propagandhi.com

6) Uzyn Chua
Founder of ping.sg

7) Harish Pillay
President of Singapore Linux User Group

8) Darren Ho
CEO & Founder of MGX Pte Ltd

These speakers share frank, sincere happenings and thoughts. They make you sit and think about your own life, others lives, and those around you. Why do they do what they do? Some of them aren't even making money out of what they do. They are doing what they do because of passion and what they believe in. They do it because they want to change things around them for the better. You start to realize that there are things more than the certificate that you are chasing, things more than the money that you are earning.

VillageTalk, in my opinion, was a huge success. Small as the event is, it created huge ripples and that is what is important. You can tell it's successful when people walk out seriously thinking about their own dreams and when people who did not even attend the event talk about it. First steps are always important and this is a successful first step.

Of all the times Ridzuan tried explaining to me what this event about, I never understood until I actually sat in one of it. It is an event you should really attend. The next VillageTalk should be in September 2007 and it's free.

Contact info:
Ridzuan: ridzuan.ashim@xsmatter.com
Kelvin Quee: kq@kquee.com

On to more personal things. Originally signed up as audience, ended up helping as a receptionist. Uzyn was asking me why I am so nice. Didn't quite get it until I realized that Hougang is quite far from NTU, which is why they were teasing me, and I only realized the distance during their registration. I think I'm pretty used to traveling long distances. I was stuck in jams for more than 2 hours before and my butt ached like hell. To me NTU was almost the same distance from my house as from NUS, so not much of a diff. Told Uzyn that if he needed help I would also be there and I mean it.

The only thing is that my feet hurt like hell after that and despite it being 2 days after the event, they are still aching. Blame the shoes I got. They were either the wrong size or the wrong type of shoes for me. I've got 4 blisters from wearing them and limped home the entire way. Lessons learnt: Firstly, don't buy pointed shoes. Secondly, don't buy cheap shoes. Thirdly, from now onwards, (almost) all my heels will be open-toed.

Uzyn was so nervous before the talk that I heard he kept punching DK and during the talk itself he suddenly sputtered that he doesn't know how to give speeches because "he's a nerd". =D He's so cute lah!

Uzyn in the midst of his speech

ping.sg group at the back of the room

View other photos in flickr set.

NUS results - Year 2 Sem 2

I have never gotten so horrible results in my entire. studying. life. Yes, I am one of those who either scores As or Bs. KNN, first time I got an F.

2006/2007 Sem 2 Examination for ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 2

Module Code	Module Title	Grade
GEK1524	Living With Fluids	S
PL3232	Biological Psychology	B-
PL3233	Cognitive Psychology	F
PL3234	Developmental Psychology	B
PL3236	Abnormal Psychology	B

CAP: 3.5

B for Developmental Psychology? What the heck! I thought I did quite well in the paper! Thought that at least warranted a B+! Luckily didn't do that badly for Abnormal Psychology. And a B- for Biological Psychology?! &$%^#^% Ok, that is completely unexpected. F for Cognitive Psychology... hmm, whatever. And my S/U actually saved my CAP for this semester. At least CAP did not fall below 2nd lower. For that, I'm immensely glad.

Don't know how I can get through another semester of intense studying like that. *pulls hair*

Bored

I know you all will want to knock me on my head for this, but I AM BORED. I am at home with nothing to do, waiting to start work on Monday. I don't think I have ever been so bored before. I'm so bored I considered m*********** just for fun. I'm so bored that I considered unblocking web-cam-guy on MSN just for the heck of it.

I need to work, really desperately need to work. Can't stand having nothing to do. *fidgets*

Argh, results are out this Saturday. *fidgets even more*

Dinner

I had dinner with Adrian tonight at Changing Appetite at Marina Square. It was a quick, simple affair which ended with the both of us in Robinsons - me trying shoes and him trying to recommend me some shoes. Was trying to explain to him that for the ladies, choosing clothes and shoes are very complex affairs with many things to consider but I don't think he understood. I understood what he meant because I was like that not too long ago. As long as things fit, they look reasonable, then buy them. Reminded me of the experiment of asking a woman and a man to each go to a department store to buy a pair of jeans.

Slight diversion before going on with how dinner went.

Red star indicates where the jeans section is.

This is the route a woman will take if asked to go to a department store and buy a pair of jeans:

This is the route a man will take if asked to go to a department store and buy a pair of jeans:


Ok, end of diversion.

Adrian's dish

My dish. "The Cheesy Chicken". I think the name's about there. Terrific pun, though.

Adrian says he's camera-shy

Me eating

After the meal, I went to the toilet to wash my hands and pee. Don't ask why but I accidentally peed on my foot. Tried to clean it but the slipper and my sole was still sticky. Wipe that disgusted expression off your face now. Now you know why I drew a circle to hide my face. Adrian was quite speechless I think, when I told him what happened after I came out of the toilet. I hope he did not go home to puke his dinner.

Uh, yes, then I went to Robinsons to try on shoes. Adrian encouraged me too! *points accusing finger* Ah well, who knows where others' feet have gone too either. Well anyway, this is a caution for those who are going to Robinsons after today to try on shoes, you might want to think twice before trying them on. It's not the whole sole that's dirty, actually. It's only the heel area. Yar, so... SORRY!!!

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Butter Factory

Thought I should at least give a proper explanation for this event (though I'm not from NTU) since the last post for this was pretty messy.

Ok, so NTU will be selling tickets for entry into Butter Factory on 31st May 2007, Thursday, Vesak Day.

Price: $14
Includes: 1 free drink and drinks can be bought at 1 for 1
Open to: Anybody

There won't be any special events inside, just that entry on that day (I suppose) would be cheaper if you have the tickets. I tried looking for the cover charge into the place on Thursday but could not find any being stated on Butter Factory's website. Anybody have any idea what is the usual cover charge on Thursday? In any case it's a good deal too, looking at the drinks that comes with it. Plus cover charge to most places are around the price of $20, and $14 (plus drinks) is definitely more worth it than the prices offered by Butter Factory itself.

The only downside is that they chose Thursday when most people have to work the day after although the day itself is a public holiday. Anyway if you're interested, you can either leave a comment on this post with your email or email me directly at ng.wan.jing@gmail.com for the tickets.

Got the job

So I went for the interview today and the person employed both my friend LY and me. It wasn't really that much of an interview as going there for the guy to run by us what the job is about and for him to get an idea of what we know. We very quickly signed the forms in 15 minutes and we start work on Monday, 28th May.

It's an insurance company and our direct boss is in charge of the sales section. Why is it that of all departments, we get to work for the sales department. This means there would be some calling and going out to do surveys. Was a bit skeptical about doing that for only $6/hour but the lack of money (only $20 in my wallet, remember!) and his subsequent comment that for each complete survey filled we would receive some incentive prompted me to keep my mouth shut and just accept the job for what it is. LY and I were calculating our monthly earnings while seated on a bench outside later on and I just realized it did not amount to much. Poor LY in the near future would be holding 3 jobs at one time (tuition, hair dye promoter and office job) while I'm still contemplating working in the restaurant in the park near my house.

From what I saw about the office, I don't reckon I will be sunny and cheery while working there because the place basically looks dull with its greens and browns. A very, very typical office setting but very different from the last office I worked at. The good thing is that LY will be working with me so I won't be lonely. Bad thing is working with friends tend to cultivate the you-wait-for-me-I-wait-for-you habit and the I-will-die-if-I-don't-work-with-somebody-I-know attitude. Which means you are basically very dependent. Nevertheless, I'm really glad. It is kind of the first time I have gone for a job with a friend, not to mention that we got employed together. There's a kind of secure feeling with that.

It is weird to be starting work only so late in the month when I'd usually be working now and returning home, bushed and complaining. Somehow I am eager to work myself till I'm exhausted. Workaholic? Have I mentioned that in my previous job I would work past my usual timing until I can't get out of the office because my pass don't work after a certain time and I had to get my colleague to open the door for me. And my colleagues will remind me to go home. I think I was a contrast to the previous temp they had who, I got the idea, rarely turned up for work. But working long not equals to quality work.

Exam results will be out this Saturday. I'm not really enthusiastic about receiving it.

Interview tomorrow

I just realized I did not blog today.

I will be going for an interview (finally) tomorrow. It's an insurance company but I'll just be the administrative assistant there or something. It is almost 3 weeks now since the end of my exams and I'm getting frustrated and agitated at not being able to get a job. Any job. The amount of money I have left is effectively reduced to $20 in my wallet, which thankfully is still $20 after dinner today with Ridzuan because I honestly forgot I was supposed to treat him back. Now I feel damn guilty. Yes, I do feel guilty about a lot of things.

Afraid of tomorrow's interview, but luckily LY will be going for the interview too. Don't know what's there to be afraid of either, just feel so. You know when you have something like a 6th sense about some matter? When I was in JC, I would wake up in the morning and sense that that day would be a bad day and it would turn out to be true. I don't sense the interview to be very good. I have a knack for making things go wrong. I suspect it is because I expect myself to go wrong, make wrong decisions and to perform poorly which in the end results in what I do. Maybe CJ is right, maybe there is something more in me that I do not see, maybe I can really do better.

Familiarity

I checked my blog stats just now. A mere 38 unique hits today. Somehow it didn't matter because in the midst of it was a link from my friend Aimei's blog. I lost her blog address some time ago and I really could not find it after that. I was glad that there was somebody familiar in the midst of everything.

Familiarity is good.

MSN conversation

Ridzuan paraphrasing what is my idea of supper after I said I thought it lasts the entire night like some partying thing:

... like go some corner eat prata and smoke weed until high then start making out like rabbits or something...

Buskers; piano+guitar; Photo

I don't know why these buskers are here just outside Hougang Mall.


I do know, however, that even if we have seen these people at Orchard, we can still be very fascinated by them. For instance, the writer here stood there for 5 minutes, staring at them standing motionless while members of the public put $2 notes into the box every 30 seconds just to watch them move. Oh the bird in their hands really flaps when they move and stops when they stop. Somehow it seems very good money - stand there and let people ogle at you (fully clothed, too) and they pay to watch you move.

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Do you think anybody wants to buy this:

I bought it and assembled it and now I have no idea where to put it. But it's so pretty I kind of can't bear to part with it.

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Last night at Kim's birthday party we got bored.

Pearl and I

Taken using my very low resolution secondary camera.

Do you know that there are leaves engraved into the pavements around the chalets at Changi.

Fascinating.

FRONT

I was out with Pearlin today shopping for a bag to put Kim's present in when we came upon this shop in Square 2, named FRONT.

Pearl and I thought it's pretty awesome. Front, I suppose, is named as such because it specializes in decoration of clock faces. We're not talking about normal clocks with plastic frames and a glass covering. We're talking about open clocks on painted canvases. We're talking about clock faces that are probably 1 x 0.5 metre in size with the hands of the clock in one corner, so tastefully done that it is more like an art piece than a clock. Pearl was saying that it would be perfect for the large empty wall in my room and I absolutely agree.

Of course they don't only offer such huge canvases. They also have smaller sized canvases around the size of a normal clock.


From what I see, I gather that there are basically 2 sorts of clocks - Art Clock (smaller-sized) and Wall Art (larger-sized).

They have over 100 designs for your clock face, enough for you to have a headache from choosing. Not to mention that you can also decide the type of clock rims as well as where it is to be positioned. You can also personalize it further by providing your own design or photo to be printed on the face. How about a message on the clock?

I feel that the pricing is reasonable too. Right now I think the smaller sized clocks are selling for $49.50 and it's usual price is $55. Not sure for the larger sized ones. $50 for a piece of art/personalized clock on good quality canvas? Not bad! Buy with friends and it'll entitle you to larger discounts - read here for more information.

Front
Novena, Square 2
#04-12

Tel: 6844 5543

Hmm

I'd really like if this blog had free stuff to give away to you all or if I could hold competitions and give away prizes. The thought of that itself excites me.

But I have no money leh. Anybody want to sponsor? =p

I thought

So. It just has to be like this. I should stop hoping and wishing. Stop thinking that it's really over and things are returning to normal. I thought this is normal, but it is not. This is not my world, wasn't mine to begin with. I had enjoyed it so much, why can't I have it? Suddenly I understand the extent to which I have to retreat and it scares me. I regret, I really regret. I thought people were allowed to make mistakes. I made a mistake, I realized I was wrong and I have learned from it but why can't I be allowed to go on? Why can't things just go on? I don't want it to be like this, but if there's even a probability of the subject matter being me, I don't want it. Guilt. I wonder how I can ever get rid of it or if it's forever imprinted in my past, present and future. If I have to disappear, then I will because I don't want to be the burden, don't want to be the chain.

I thought things were finally over. Why is it not?

UNAnnouncement - Butter Factory

*EDIT*

It's NTU's Engineering Bash at Butter Factory or something like that I think. Not some promotion by Butter Factory. So sorry for the mix up. You all interested then need to buy tickets from my friend, which translates to through me, I guess. Friend says won't be anything much on by NTU, so you all can just buy a ticket, go in and enjoy as usual.

email: ng.wan.jing@gmail.com

On 31st May 2007, Vesak Day, tickets to Butter Factory can be bought at $14 each with one free drink. Drinks on that day can be bought at one for one.

Er, hope I got it right.

Chocolate #5 and #6

Chocolate #5 is a chocolate named LOOK - Cafe A La Mode. It is another Japanese chocolate like Dars, in fact, the packaging is similar to Dars but LOOK is by Fujiya instead of Morinaga.

There are in total 4 different flavours - Espresso, Caramel Latte, Cafe Latte and Almond Latte. The chocolate are already split into pieces inside the packaging so it is easy to eat. Each alphabet of the word LOOK is printed onto the surface of the chocolate and arranged horizontally. Each of the chocolate in each horizontal row thus contains one of the above coffee flavours.

For a non-coffee-lover, this chocolate tastes marvelous. Loved it from the very first bite.

I'm not sure what is the price though because somebody else bought it for our family but don't think it should be expensive at all.

Chocolate #6 is also by LOOK - A La Mode.

Similarly, 4 different flavours - pineapple, strawberry, melon and banana. Arranged in the same fashion as described above and it also tastes nice!

Pictures

That day I was at Giant with my family (minus mother) and I saw this:


Don't know why I was amused by it, but there were really a lot of balls.
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DK has his moo cards, I also have moo.

Moo chocolate candy.

NUStyle

To all NUS students reading my blog:

You know those emails from our beloved Student Union (NUSSU)? Sometimes they are really full of goodies. Like this website, NUStyle, where they have the list of places where NUS students can get discounts if you just flash your matriculation card.

finally NUS matric card might have some use

Ok, I'm aware that many of you NUS students out there probably have no idea of this website and your brain would probably have an automatic shut-down after seeing the first line of this post, but click and take a look at what they have to offer. We're talking about goodies like

1) Waiver of cover charge for NUS guys on Wednesdays at Butter Factory

Caught your attention yet?

2) $9 per person for 2 hours of boardgames with drinks, snacks and tidbits. 10% off for NUS students who present their matric card at The Mind Cafe Pte Ltd

3) 10% off at Breeks. Log on to www.zingrill.com.sg to find out more

4) 30% off all pizzas and pastas, every Monday to Friday 2.00pm to 5.00pm at PastaMania

5) 15% off at Reds

6) 10% discount at Banyan Tree, except on nett priced items and books

7) 10% off at The Attic Place

8) 20% off for Sea-sports Activities by WTS

9) Free Trial Hot Yoga Class (conditions apply, please call.) Receive 15% off packages. (Offer valid till 30 June 2007) at Yogaffinity

10) iShop by Club21. Discounts: 5% on ipod accessories. 8% on 3rd party ipod accessories. 10% at iShop Cafe.

All these are but a tiny portion of the discounts stated on the site, so check out NUStyle and click on the links under "Categories" at the side bar.

You know, NUSSU ain't that bad, really. I mean besides the fact that I forgot their name and had to ask Adrian for it. And all of you out there should really start reading your emails. =)

SweetHut

Why are my friends so entrepreneurial?

Adrian-who-has-a-love-bite-like-birthmark and his friends have this online shop named SweetHut. They sell baked items such as cakes and cookies. Check out their menu here. They currently only have 4 types of items on sale, but that is because they would rather introduce items that they know are good rather than have a wide range that are poor in quality. I like that mindset! However they are also currently working on expanding their menu.

What about pricing of the items? Backed by the fact that their cakes are not ordinary buttered up cakes - they currently have blueberry and carrot cakes, and that they are more generous in their ingredients, the pricing seems alright at approximately $30. They do have delivery charges though (~$2 - $5) but they do waive delivery charges if you want to collect the cake yourself. Think they are also trying to lower the price further. Buy more than $50 worth then! Free delivery! =D

You can order through email or by contacting them personally. Payment is cash on delivery. Fine by me. I feel safer knowing I get to pay after seeing my cake physically present. So do check out SweetHut!

Why am I advertising for them? Don't know. Cakes look good leh, plus I get to be Adrian's (future) victim in tasting his cakes, so do a little something for him. What are friends for anyway.

Sorting out

A short SMS conversation with my mother raked up some stuff that I hadn't expected. In any case she is very stressed right now and I know that if I had not first apologized to her, she probably would not have said anything either. Things could turn very nasty. As much as I like abnormal psychology, I don't wish to have it in my home.

How insensitive of me to not have realized all this, to only be concerned of my own self. Now is to keep up with this understanding and helping I don't foresee being easy either.

Thanks to Ridzuan for giving me that little insight to why things could be the way it is. It didn't end up the way as expected, but it was still a push in the right direction.

Frustrated thoughts

Was supposed to meet Ridzuan at City Hall MRT at 8pm, ended up I was late for 20 minutes because I was locked out of my own house because I went over to my grandmother's place for dinner and my parents thought I went off already so they locked the place and went out too.

Pissed off, I called my mother and had a short quarrel with her. Now thinking back, it's not really anybody's fault, but I'm still very frustrated. Frustrated with how things are going in many aspects of my life, especially with at home. Simply do not understand why and how things can deteriorate to this state, where I hardly talk to my mother. Then I'm thinking of my studies and the grades I so desperately need because any further advancement in my course depends heavily on grades, then I think of the 6 modules I will be taking, and then I think of going back to school... School just ended for me barely 2 weeks ago and I'm already feeling stressed from the thought of going back to school.

No need to be angry. There are bigger things to be angry about.

I don't know how come I'm so short-tempered recently. Ok, so maybe I have always been short-tempered, but I could think things through reasonably before I fire off a retort and I always knew how to make amendments. Not this time round though. Things are just going from bad to worse. I'm aware it's all in the mentality - if I can pick myself up mentally, believe that everything can be achieved if I try hard enough, to look carefully and see that calm space beyond, the reasoning, I'd be able to break through it. But my mind is blocked, I can't think and I can't see. Sheesh, sometimes I wish there would be somebody by my side, listen to me rant and just hold me a little while, to give me a little push, that little momentum to get me back up. Then I think that there is no need for a guy to do that because I have friends and relatives who can do that. I have darling cousin (who is upset right now and I have no idea why) too.

Cousin, why are you upset? Come find me please.

I wonder if all this has anything to do with my having fan tai sui. This is a taoist (I think) thing, so it's alright if you all don't understand. Basically, people of certain zodiac signs would have offended, somehow, certain deities, resulting in bad luck for the year. By right if these people have gone to pray at the temples, it would be alright. In our family this year, 4 out of 5 of us have to go pray. Wonder if any of this have anything to do with these little-but-surely-growing problems in our lives.

Tonight, after the quarrel with my mother, I so wanted to move out. To avoid quarrels over little things and so that I can really do what I want. But tonight while walking home, I know I will be terribly homesick if I move out.

... I've realised for some time that what I have is pretty darn good. In fact, what most of us have is pretty darn good. That's why I find it difficult to get angry these days.

Ok, time to get back up on your feet, Stephanie. You've moped for half a day, enough moping around already. Remember what you used to tell yourself.

Face what you fear.

Get whipped, then get better.

Liking a person

Sometimes it's really amazing.

I don't need to possess. As long as the other person is happy and we're talking, it's enough for me. Now I realize how much easier this is and how wrong I was.

Dinner, movie and chats with 2 persons

Met a friend last night for dinner, movie and some chit chatting.

Frankly, before meeting him, I was already frustrated because I was running around trying to find Cineleisure. Yes, I forgot where it was despite having gone there for lunch at least twice during a working stint. I don't frequent Orchard often. In fact, I don't frequent anyplace except my home often. Then I walked back to the MRT station to meet him because I thought he'd be taking the train. So I went down the escalator and walked to the gates, only to receive an SMS from him that he'll be arriving by cab, which means I have to walk all the way up again. So I walked the route for what was the third time and stood outside, watching a girl skate at the park there, lusting over her and feeling quite pissed off. The thing is that it was not actually his fault at all, just that the walking in my probably-lesser-than-one-inch heels and perspiring got me quite agitated.

Dinner was alright and Spider-man 3 was awesome. Love the action and the way they cried at the end. The plot was well-written, everything had an opening and an ending. You didn't have to watch the first two shows to understand what was happening, there was fantastic action, the presence of bad characters (sandman and that er, black spiderman-look-alike thing), good characters, complicated friendships and relationships and morals being taught - that the good wins over evil and love conquers all. Despite that I thought it was a good show, in fact I had the distinct feeling that I was watching a half hour cartoon show on TV where they try to squeeze everything in in an effort to teach kids what is right or wrong. Maybe there was too much ground to cover in 140 minutes, but I can't say that it was badly done because I came out feeling nice and glowy all over and with my face wet. There was definitely a complete closure to things.

Put simply, Spider-man 3 is a simple show, easily understood yet with a complication within. It is simple because you can basically understand what is going on without having to watch 1 and 2, yet complicated because this episode is really built on the past two shows. Perhaps to fully understand and feel everything, you have to have recently watched Spider-man 1 and 2. Spider-man 3 is really the closure to the whole series, which is the main reason for why it's simple. All the complications and fantastic emotions, I feel, are in 1 and 2. I think that is why my friend felt that it wasn't such a good show until the ending.

After the movie we walked until we found Coffee Bean then had a drink and chatted. Ironically, none of our drinks were coffee-based. It was fun chatting with him for at least 2 hours straight. I hope Ridz don't mind that my date tonight was not him. =D

The funny thing is I reached home close to 12 midnight and about 40 minutes later, I was on the phone with Ridz himself. I don't know how we did it but we chatted until 2.30am. Uzyn was asking why is the chat not on ridzstar channel for the subscribers. Ridz said because sounds cannot be transmitted through twitter. I just said we deserve some privacy. The result of it? I woke up this morning with a neck ache and arm ache. Ok, I was just kidding, the aches had nothing to do with Ridz. So... do you all think he was jealous? =D Talk about revenge for him trying to do the same to me.

Father's remark

Watching a show on Mont Blanc venturing into the diamond industry,

Father: 他们（洋人〕有些 都不漂亮的！靠那两粒！没有也要挤出来，挤到爆炸。

(Translation: Some of the ang mohs are not pretty lor! Depend on their breasts! Don't have also must squeeze out, squeeze until explode.)

Why I am was angry

Now I am very angry because blogger erased my ENTIRE post and now I have to retype it.
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Am angry, or WAS angry at somebody's reaction. Actually it wasn't a big deal. I'm not in the mood for the activity although I kind of miss it and his attention was what drove me. Still, I'm out of ideas. Ah, well. Maybe I'll wait until somebody else is interested or until I get the drive back, which I doubt. Sigh.

It's a vicious kind of cycle, see - I'm horny, I have it, he sees and he's interested, he expresses his interest, it gets me worked up, it fuels the desire to do more. Freak the exams. It killed my brain cells and my hormones and this lovely relationship with him. Hey, I have to blame somebody or something and since I can't bear to blame either him or me, I'll blame the exams.

Basically, I was pissed because there were no guys when I was horny. No horny guys, now that's a first. Not to mention that I was upset that things came to this. I miss it! I miss him! He was really my main drive! Anyway I'm not angry now because I guess things like that comes and goes.

Ok, I'd better shut up. I'm ruining my own reputation of an innocent girl. And I'm still innocent, mind you!

Conversation; Family; Music

olivia: .... the bride and the proom... proom...
me: haha... "prune", haha...
olivia: ... prune...
me: hahaha... no! It's "bride and the groom"!
me: haha, the bride and the prune!
olivia: The bride and the groom.

A little while later,

olivia: the bride and the pr.... pru...

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Decided to send my mother off at the airport today together with my family. Didn't make much eye contact with her but we took some pictures and she told me to take care of Olivia as well as some last minute instructions on her lessons this Sunday.

Just remembered today that Sunday is Mother's Day and she will be back at night. However, I've conveniently forgotten the occasion and have scheduled a date with a friend at that time. Feel a bit guilty. Can only make myself feel better by the fact that she'll be back at only 10pm at night.

Then my father, brother, sister and I had dinner at Ikea after which which we walked around next door - Giant. Had a fantastic time with them. Of course nicole had to spice things up by asking through twitter where am I when ridz is at Geek Terminal with them.

Speaking of Ikea reminded me of this song "Ikea" by Jonathan Coulton. You can listen to the song here, under the heading 4 Funny Ones. Song "Code Monkey" is also nice, I absolutely love it. Thanks to Chern Jie for the recommendation and for explaining to me what is indie (independent) music.

Damn. Horny but no guys interested or free. $^$^&#%$@#

Lightning

The sky is flashing tonight.

Dinner

Hi mummies and daddies from ping.sg, I am here to report to you the details of dinner with you-all-know-who.

Felt utterly sick of staying at home in front of the computer yesterday, not to mention darn guilty, so I twittered on impulse, asking if anybody wanted to date me. Ridz replied, so we had the timing set and opened the dinner to anybody else who wanted to join us. Somehow nobody did and dk very nicely twittered that everybody on the shoutbox agreed not to go. I decided to ignore the twitter. Anyway CJ did tell me he might join us later on. It felt so good, getting out of the house.

Supposedly meeting at 7.30pm but we were both late. Somehow I've grown a habit of arriving late when meeting people. (note: it must be a nightmare for cousin. Must get out of house earlier) Had dinner at a foodcourt. The guy at the Chicken Rice stall gave me an egg though I didn't ask or paid for it. Said it was a gift from his colleague. First time that ever happened. It was odd but I didn't mind because I like eggs.

Had a nice chat with Ridz, though I think my brains are not in the right state for critical thinking. No idea why we were talking about psychology and the ethics board. It was good to see somebody have the same opinion as I that ethics in experiments might be brought a little too far. Too much means not good enough scientific advancement. Conversation reminded me of a chat with somebody else, but I can't remember who that somebody else is. I hope it didn't bore him though. And it's the first time I've seen a guy not finish his meal.

Did I mention there are these 2 quite cute guys at the table beside us?

Played a trick on him - hid his phone when he went to buy a drink. Was trying very hard not to giggle, failed miserably of course but he didn't notice. Amazingly, he didn't realize until perhaps 15 minutes later when he couldn't find his phone. Should have seen the look on his face =P Seemed as if he panicked (?) because he wouldn't say a single word when I asked what happened, which made me feel guilty so I slid the phone back towards him when he was checking in his bag. From now on, my phone will be by my side at all times wherever I go, especially if ridzuan is at the table.

Think it was at 9pm when we left the food court, walked around and ended up at Esplanade. On the way there we saw this:

How interesting! The many emotions of Mr. Singapore!

... Ah, I see.
The area must be still under construction, but couldn't help making fun of it.
Not to mention that we also heard announcements for ticket holders of Phantom of the Opera to enter the theatre. I want to watch too.

Ended up at Häagen-Dazs where Ridz forced me to have an ice-cream. Yes, forced me to have one. But he paid for it. Haha.

I don't understand why such an ice cream I had would cost so much. Damn, half of it was whipped cream! I can buy a bottle of whipped cream and spray it on myself. Daylight robbery! Ok, I sound cheapskate.

CJ didn't turn up in the end though because by the time he finished his meeting it was late and we were ready to leave. Ridzuan just looked exhausted. Apologetic for the late night since he still had school the next day, but hope he felt better after ranting a little about school.

And this, mummies, daddies and friends, is my dinner with a boy. Don't worry, I play safe.

And in case you all really think that there is something between us, you can wipe out that thought right now because we are really just friends.

I'm watching a movie with another male friend this Sunday though, you all want to tease me about that? =P

Listening to music

Lindsay Lohan - Confessions of a broken heart

One of the songs I listened to just now on the train.

Thumping bass, drums and cymbals playing in unison. I strangely take comfort in the constant rhythmic patterns, enjoying the spotting of rhythms played, imagining us playing them, producing that...

Increasingly, I have no words to explain what I am experiencing. It feels like I want to stand up and dance, to want to soak oneself in the music. Listening to it, it's like you are making the music. It feels like I'm going to explode at any time, yet my body takes it all in, and more. Every cell of the body is in resonance, moving and grooving. It doesn't matter what others think of me when they look at me listening to it - there is only me and the song.

This is how one must feel like, making love. It's intense. So intense I can't begin to explain.

Ice cube melting fast

How can an icecube melt so quickly within seconds of being placed on the opening of this bottle?

Not to mention that it even takes on the shape of the opening of the bottle.

Granted that the weather is warm, but to melt at such a fast pace is incredible! Perhaps the wet bottle mouth is another reason.

Looking for internships

Yesterday, except for trips to the kitchen and toilet, I spent the entire day in front of the computer watching porn writing my resume and cover letters. However, the large bulk of time was not spent on that, but rather on trying to look for the email addresses to relevant departments in the hospitals/organizations I'm hoping to get an attachment to. Somehow they have hidden the addresses in one small corner of their website which can only be reached after multiple clickings. Alright, perhaps it is also due to my cock-eyedness and a lot of switching between websites, a result of being easily distracted. Nevertheless, it got me quite irritated.

And those are the reasons why I didn't blog yesterday. Not to mention that I twittered so much, I completely forgot to blog until a friend mentioned that blogger is down. So you all can actually look through my twitter, the little box right at the top of the side bar, and see what I have been doing. Frankly, I was surprised and not not pleased when I learned that friends actually do read it. =)

Ok, back to looking for emails and writing cover letters. Going down to Mediacorp to get my voucher later today too.

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Trying not to need anybody, because with need comes hurt. I can't take it when others hurt me and I can't take it when I hurt others because I get hurt myself. I'm scared of getting hurt lah.

Crap.

Come on, life is good, man! And if it isn't good now, it can be better! Yeah! =)

ping.sg at buybuttonz fair

Ping.sg was at the Buybuttonz eCom and Bloggers fair today. Since we had nothing to sell, we just went down to hang out.

The first thing DK told me when I got there was that I look like an auntie and told me to put down my hair. Thanks a lot, DK. Then Uzyn and arzhou started dancing to the song Y.M.C.A. which was caught on camera and shown live on ping.sg.

There really weren't a lot of people there. Wrong place, wrong crowd?
Recently not in the mood for long entries. Let the pictures do the talking, then?

Uzyn at the computer on the left. Half the table's ours, the other half is occupied by iconnectE.

DK, ECL's boyfriend (handsome handsome de uncle?! (HHDU)), and ECL. Feel so apologetic to HHDU because all the pictures I have of him are either like the above one, squeezed until cannot see or completely blocked.

Michael. Look so cute and innocent here, right? See what happened later on:

Tsk, tsk! So violent!

Remember me talking about arzhou and his love bite birthmark (at the end of this post)?

Really looks like a love bite, doesn't it?

Then they teased me a lot. I am the "scandalous one" on ping.sg, now I also don't know have scandal with who already. Heh.
Somehow Ridz turned up behind me just as I was leaving. Nice timing.
Think the rest had dinner later on after I left. Heard a lot of stalls left early too. Hmm, that says quite a bit about how things turned out, doesn't it. Ah well, the first might not be the best, there is always room for improvement!

Back row: farinelli, Kelvin, neo, arzhou, DK, hendri, nicole, chern jie
Front row: Uzyn, estee

So brief, this entry. Maybe I'll put in more details another time. Am tired. Need sleep, need a bath and need to freeze my heart.

Travels in the Scriptorium by Paul Auster

I went to the library the day before and just picked up this book randomly. It was new, just brought into Cheng San Library and it was nice flipping the crisp pages of this novel. I might not have ever read such a short novel (only 140+ pages) nor such an unique one either.

Travels do not build on new characters, it does not have a specific plot and most of all it does not have a goal or a conclusion. It goes round and round in what I feel is a most frightening way. Auster builds this novel on previous novels, not in terms of storyline, but rather in terms of characters used before. Wondering what actually happens to the characters after a story has ended, he now puts them together in this one book.

Mr. Blank, the main character in the book, struggles to find out why he is kept in this small room and what place he is at. Whether or not he is actually imprisoned or free, his past, his memories, his life and also what this treatment he is receiving.
Readers in the beginning would think of Mr. Blank perhaps as some sort of a colonel, a sergeant or something who have sent many people on missions during wartime. You might even think, as I did, that he is the character in the story he is reading in the room. It is only when you reach the end of the book or long after you've reached the end, that you realized he is an author, a creator of many and also a destructor of many, many characters. At this time, you'll also realize that the puppets have taken over the master, kept him in the room in what they feel is a form of "supreme justice and compassion". For although he has destroyed the characters' lives in the stories he has written, it is also him who had given them life. From now until Mr. Blank's life ends, what he does and what he experiences will be entirely controlled by his characters... just as how he did before.

I have never read any of Paul Auster's books, but it might be good to actually read a couple of his other books before actually picking up this one. However if you do not wish to, you can still read this book but might not comprehend fully the emotions. I got my help from this review on this site.

Wholly Books for Bookaholics

Ping.sg meetup #3

Went for ping.sg meetup #3 last night at Geek Terminal. It's not called Geek Terminal for nothing. Really, if you a technology lover/addict, you'd love that place. If you're a technology and coffee lover, you'd want to move your entire house over. Their food is really good too! Worth every cent. See Keropokman's blog for some pictures of the food we had.


Look at the number of people who turned up! View rest of photos here.

I know the ping.sg guys had fun last night, especially since they could use their laptops comfortably, have food and good coffee, all at the same table. =) It was kind of amusing watching them. It's the first time I've seen so many laptops on the tables at one time and half of them was playing Second Life -_-" Unfortunately, cousin did not bring her laptop and I don't have one so it was quite weird for us. Because I don't drink coffee either and am really an amateur at technology, I don't think I'll head back there again anytime soon. However, do not let my personal opinion deter you! It is still a really cool place even though they are still in the process of doing it up.

Geek Terminal Pte Ltd
55 Market Street #01-01
S(048941)
Tel: 6344 4547

Well, the location's supposed to be a secret because the place's not fully up yet. Heh.

And check out these coffee art! (Pictures courtesy of keropokman). Done by Danny, one of the partners of Geek Terminal and a certified barista.

One specially done for ping.sg.


See these other entries on the outing and the place:
DK (here, here and here)
nicole
Benk

Somehow I prefer the last meet-up compared to this one. Not geeky enough? I suspect so. =P

Answer to guess post

Yesterday I asked what is the white stuff:


The above, I'm afraid, is nothing biological. =) It is...

... facial wash.

Yes, it was done on purpose. =P

Won a voucher

Symphony 92.4FM just called me to say that I'd won a $50 voucher to California Pizza Kitchen! Sweet! I had never won anything like this before!

Just this Monday while studying in school and listening to Symphony 92.4, they were advertising for their InstruMentals competition. Coincidentally, the instrument was the marimba. How can I not know the sound of my own instrument? After some debating, I decided to go ahead and send an SMS with the answer to the stated number. Thought there would surely be others who will get it before me. Hmm, does this mean I'm fast or there aren't a lot of listeners? Well, classical music isn't that well received here.

Actually I don't really like pizzas and I don't like sitting in an air-conditioned place to eat pizza. The next thing you know, my digested pizza will be on your lap. But it might be an okay mother's day present. If not then maybe I'll ask some people out for a meal instead.

Now, to find out where is California Pizza Kitchen...

Guess

Guess what is the white stuff on the hand in this photo. Answer will be given tomorrow.

Last day of exam; meetup

Today's Developmental Psychology paper was alright to me. Not wanting ANYTHING to disturb my chances of completing this paper, I woke up at 5.30am today not in excellent condition and left the house at 6.40am and took the 6.55am bus. Bus is the stupid Nokia advertisement bus where the interior is decorated with plush seats, red-white theme. I hate that bus. Can't seat properly and can't sleep comfortably. Really, really needed some rest before the paper. Sometimes I wonder why do rubbish like this happen to me. Arrived in school at 8.15am for my 9am paper. Was so nervous before the paper that I went to shit first then came out and hurriedly went through my mindmaps before heading to MPSH.

The moment I flipped the paper over, I cursed. I never studied the topic in the compulsory question. Never would have expected the question to be such, but I took a deep breath, settle down, told myself I need to finish this paper and it does not matter how long I take to plan, then started to analyze the question. Fortunately, managed to scrape together some stuff from chapters all over the book that sounded sensible to me. Actually I realized the compulsory question is not really on one specific topic but a really general question after you've thought about it some. I hope my approach is right. Ironically, the second section with the more specific question was the one I kind of screwed up though it is a really simple question (knowing Piaget's theory of cognition does not mean I know its strengths and weaknesses) but it's over so not going to think about it. My brain really cannot take this kind of thing already. By the time I finished question 1, I was losing concentration rapidly. Never found it so difficult to focus on one thing before.

Yay, exams are over! =)

Handed up the yellow form and finally saw why it is termed the "yellow form". It is really yellow in colour in the Dean's Office, a stack of it at the front desk. Well I guess my "yellow form" is white in colour.

Then headed to supposedly Jurong Point for lunch with nicole and arzhou, only that I thought Jurong Point is at Jurong East. Then because I was lazy to travel, I asked them to come down instead. =P

Had lunch at Ajisen Restaurant at IMM. Think that's the name. I conclude I don't really like Ramen. Then we went to mini toons where nicole had to spend her $30 voucher and I accidentally left my phone on the table after choosing some stuff for her. Luckily it was still there when I rushed back. Lost my phone once, will be damned if I lost it again. Arzhou left after that, nicole and I walked around. She introduced me to this $2 shop named Daisu on the 3rd level that sells everything at $2, and the stuff are definitely not cheapskate! Worth checking out if you've not been there.

Scoopz there is shutting down and they have this $2 per scoop sale. Had Sour Lemon, which is great until I got sick of the taste and the cone started tasting more interesting than the ice cream itself.

Ice cream is huge.



Nicole's honey-and-peach ice cream with a head on top:

Not sure if the focus of this photo is the ice cream or the people behind. Oi, guys! Please stop looking at the girl's legs!

Before we knew it, it was 5.30pm. Left for home.

Oh, arzhou has a love-bite-like birthmark on his neck! I was staring at it the entire time, wondering if he had a night of passion with somebody. Finally couldn't take it and asked nicole if he was attached (because of that mark) and she told me to SMS him and ask if it is really a love bite. Turns out it isn't, but what a lovely natural love-bite birthmark! He said that's the reason why he's still single now. =D Playboy image, huh?

Now I have a fantastic headache. Need lots of sleep.

some self-motivation

I really really really wonder if cigarettes can take away stress.

Ok, breathe breathe! I can do this! Although I have a bad feeling about it. But STILL! I've done this before, it's simple! I can I can I can! (Damn, how I wish I'm in secondary school times again.)

Just do it!

Kid

From Wulfe,

I was playing with my cousin's two young daughters, the older one being just short of 2 and a half years old. After awhile, it was getting late and my niece had to have her cup of "before bed" milk. So there she was sitting on a stool next to me as I watched tv. She's a regular tv addict, once she starts watching tv, her eyes are always riveted to the screen. I don't think she really understands exactly what is going on, but she definitely can feel the emotions being protrayed.

The film we were watching had a sad ending and apparently my niece felt it too. Cause she suddenly put down her cup of milk, turned to me and gave me a hug and patted me on my back!! hahaha... and then she pouted her lips and tried to kiss me (while her mouth was still semi full of milk) and she mumbled "I love you".

Perhaps another case of egocentrism?

Argh. Too much D.P!

Bird

Since I don't know if I'll be online tomorrow, I shall blog as much as possible now.

Jenny has a Hall of Fame named Bloggerheroes and she has me in one of them. This is what she wrote:

A Replacement to Writing
This blog is by a JC friend of mine. The writing style and contents are extremely compatible and similiar to her personality in real life so if you want to know her more you can read her archives *winkz*. Her entries can even be about mundane matters like a bird. Under the writer's transformation, such mundane matters can become so close to heart and interesting.

Because she mentioned about birds, I feel obliged to write another entry on birds, so here goes.

On Monday in the school library while studying, I suddenly saw a "bird". Somehow to my untrained eye "it" was kind of uh, full and protruding - quite obvious. I stared at the "bird", trying to figure out if it was a trick of the light, the cutting of the jeans or if "it" was erm, excited.

Then I looked up and caught the guy staring at me staring at his "bird". Suddenly my notes were very, very interesting.

Ping.sg meetup #2. er...-something

I did say I'll blog about the day before, yesterday. Sorry for the late entry.

Monday, 23rd April 2007

The title is as such because Uzyn suggested it be named something like that.

It isn't actually a meetup, it was just lunch with Ridz. A Very Ordinary Lunch, if I may emphasize, at Burger King, if you'd like to know, in IMM, if you're curious. And I was at the other end of Singapore (relative to my house) on Monday because I initially planned to go to NUS in the morning to get a book from the library so I just asked him out for lunch.

My cousin actually rolled her eyes and giggled on MSN very, very suspiciously when I told her I will ask Ridz what we wanted to ask him on Monday when I see him, but then I just realized that I forgot to ask him what I was supposed to ask on Monday.

Ok, I know cousin was just kidding.

Anyway I was late for half an hour and Ridz ended up arriving later than me. =D The grilled chicken burger at BK was actually nice. Lunch, chat, then to our respective schools. Like that lor.

If you don't understand what's the fuss between the two of us, read here.

Reached boiling point

I hate public holidays during examination period because the whole family is home and I can't study.

Just today I reached the limit of my tolerance and in the midst of teaching my sister, because she irritated me so much, I hit her suddenly on the arm really hard. She was really shocked and hurt, I think. Talk about child abuse/maltreatment. I felt really bad after that so I apologized to her, but the accumulated stress and frustration over the week from staring at mind-map after mind-maps was still boiling over and I almost, almost cried. FYI, I almost never cry at home in front of my family members except for a couple of times in the past, accidentally. Voice was breaking, eyes were tearing and since I was right in front of my sister, she could see that I was going to cry and was staring at me. Took a few deep breaths and calmed myself down, but not before screaming at everybody in the house, telling them why do they have to teach Olivia teach until have to shout (the irony) and have to in the end come find me to explain the math problem to her, all in the midst of my examinations. In the midst of it all I accidentally blurted out that I already failed one paper (ok, so I hadn't failed it YET, not technically, but people exaggerate things when they're angry, hehz, and it isn't really exaggerated in my case... argh, anyway..) so don't make me frustrated, or something like that. Then I took a bath, packed my bag and left to study at NUS instead, at 4pm in the afternoon.

Stayed there till 10.15pm. For once my mother didn't SMS to ask what time I'm going home, just asked if I were coming home for dinner and where did I go to study. Maybe I'll go to school to study again tomorrow.

Kids again - conversation

Taken from cousin's blog,

Dad: "Tie the plastic bag (so that fruits will not drop out) and just put them on the floor..."

Me:" Aiya..let brother take with him since he sitting at the back..."

Dad:"Oh..then just put at the backseat lor..."

Brother: "Then need to put seatbelts for the fruits ma?"

Haha!

Jenny says my blog got Olivia, very cute. But since it's only my sister, I have decided to incorporate what some other kids say too to give it some variety.

Actually I feel that Piaget's form of education is quite good. Not to force upon the child adult concepts until their cognition is well developed enough to cope with such thoughts. If we force, it'll only bring on frustration and tension in the relationship because we try to make them understand something they simply cannot understand, and I really see no point in that. OK, make no sense to you all, I know. =P

Anyway, what my cousin's brother (who is also of course my cousin -_-") just displayed might just be termed animistic thinking, the attribution of life-like qualities to inanimate objects because of the child's inability to see from another person's point of view, i.e egocentrism. In this case he is unable to see from the fruits' point of view (I mean the fruits has no eyes, but it's something like that) and so assume that everybody and everything thinks the same way as him. Of course this is according to Piaget.

Now you all know what I study in Developmental Psychology. No, it is NOT cute, what I'm studying. Try to multiply that sort of information by 10,000 times. That's the amount of information I have to remember. And it includes things like step 1 of learning language: categorical perception of speech.