January 28, 2008 12:10 PM.
Bad start for 2008
I have not been fulfilling my new year resolutions since the start of the year.
#1 Obtain my Masters in Architecture but...
I have not gone for a single lecture or tutorial yet.
I have not done much for my thesis too.
#2 Find a job that is high-paying and self-fulfilling but....
I wonder if I can even graduate if I continue to miss my lessons.
#3 Save at least $5k for my graduation trip. (Japan *@*)
#4 Be more thrifty. (in order to achive #3) but...
One of my biggest 'cilent' i.e. student whom I am giving tuition to, decided to stop tuition. Another source of income gone.
#5 Lose at least 3kg. (eat less, exercise more!!!!!) but...
With my tuitions ending so late, I kept having late dinners. Not to say the extra time to exercise.
#6 Control my temper more and treat Dear Dear better but...
We had the hugest fight recently, and I mean fight, literally.
#7 More meet-ups with my friends especially Pink Army.
I have made an effort to turn up for a couple of gatherings with Pink Army but as for the rest of my friends.....haiz....
#8 Spend more time with my family.
I think I did....hmmm.....
I guess the biggest worry I have now is my thesis. I need to start working on it. But in fact, I have been working on it all this while!!!!!! Even during the holidays. I guess the juggling of schoolwork and part-time jobs is really exhausting me. There is hardly a day when I can spend the whole day at home.
Or maybe, I am just getting so sick of it. There are times where I simply feel like giving up. Forget about studying. But it is just a few months more. I know I have to hang on.
I seriously need a break. But can I afford to have one? I seriously doubt so.
January 27, 2008 11:38 PM.
Marriage and Family
I was browsing through the Friendster profile of one of my ex-boyfriends and I saw the pictures of his new-born baby boy.
Mixed feelings overwhelmed me.
I was kind of shocked when I received news of his marriage but I expected the reason behind it. What other reasons could have possibly caused this young Casanova to settle down so soon? He was really careless. I was wondering, what will happen if I am still with him now? Will we still been happily enjoying our couplehood? Or will we have a shotgun marriage too?
I am not someone who is willing to settle down in the simplest manner. At least there should be a reception lunch and a flat secured before I get married. Marriage has been a dream for me. Abortion, rather than marriage, may be the solution to my pre-marital pregnancy. And I mean maybe. If I get married to someone because of a child, this may mean that I do not love this man the most but for the sake of the baby, I shall marry him. It is a marriage tied by obligations and responsibilities. But will we be together for the rest of our lives? I do not have the faith.
I guess at this point of time, I am not ready to welcome a kid into my life too. Once a parent, the amount of responsibilities, time and not to mention, money to be spent on the child is immense. As a student now, I doubt I am able to handle this incredible amount of burden. And not forgetting, my haggard looks and figure after pregnancy. No!!! I cannot handle all these now.
But I am really happy for him now. His cute baby boy brought a smile to me when I saw his pictures. I hope for the very best for him and his family. But a comment from a mutual friend of both of us (She was the one who actually brought the 2 of us together.) kind of disturbed me. She said his wife resembles me but I am prettier as I have the youth. So should I feel flattered or? *speechless* I guess guys have their particular taste for girls.
January 17, 2008 4:15 PM.
Living Destroyers?
I guess city-dwellers have over-relied on modern technology and we can be totally helpless with the loss of it. This feeling came to me when the lighting circuit of my house tripped as one of the lights was faulty. I had been living in darkness when night came. Candles lit up our rooms. I was so afraid that my house might catch fire. (Time to buy home insurance) I had to bathe in darkness with the aid of torchlight. Thankfully, only the lights were affected. Imagine if I had to bathe with COLD water and in darkness. And no TV. No internet. No nothing. Sleeping was the only activity I could do at night if electricity was totally out. No wonder country folks have so many kids.
But at the rate that we are depleting our natural resources, this luxurious indulgence will soon be over. Recently, Dear said something which really hit me hard - "Humans are parasites. We deplete the resources in our habitat without contributing to it." Indeed, we are. So why do we exist? Everything needs a balance of good and bad? Or simply because every good thing must have a ending to it and we are sent here to end it all?
P.S. My lights are back again. Yea!!!!!!
January 6, 2008 2:19 PM.
The Year of Jacky Cheung World Tour 07
Last night was the night I have been waiting for so long (besides the Amei concert) - Jacky Cheung's concert!!!!!!
But what happened before the concert really spoilt our mood.
01. Dear got a parking summon.
02. We had a quarrel in the car. (because of the summon)
03. We could not find a parking lot at Indoor Stadium. (Dear had to park at Tanjong Rhu and I waited for him at the entrance for around 20 minutes.)
04. We were late for the concert and missed the opening for around 5 minutes.
Thankfully, I was not familiar with the opening song, so I guess I did not miss out a lot. As soon as we got into the concert, our anger was totally appeased. Jacky Cheung is really powerful!!!!! No fanciful choreography. Just a magnificient vocal. And a great humour. But of course there were songs where dancers were around, especially for fast songs. He can just stand alone on stage without any dancers and he and the audience can still be very high. Every song sounded like it was played from the CD or something. He can jump, turn, bend down or kick his leg to his face but his singing remains un-disrupted. Not forgetting he is already 46 years old (and put on weight liao) and he can still sing and dance around like that. POWER!!!!!
The best part was the extract of the Xue Lang Hu musical. Why didn't I go for Xue Lang Hu that time?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? *stabs* (cos I was broke?) I think either my mouth was open throughout the concert or my eyebrows were frowning as his voice was simply too overwhelming. The other best part was the encore. (there were alot of best parts in this concert) The concert lasted for around 2 hours before the encore and I was thinking, "Isen't the concert 3 hours long?" Yes, the other 1 hour was for the encore which was amazing as a typical encore session will usually end after a few songs. All the songs sang were the classic ones, those that we always hear in KTV.
Everyone was so high during the encore except for the one sitting on my left. Another guy who was accompanying his girlfriend who likes Jacky Cheung. I really hate to sit with someone like that. And the one on my right who kept singing along with Jacky, was kind of disrupting me from listening to Jacky's properly. haiz.. And there were people who left before the concert ended, most probably they needed to rush for the last train or they did not want to be stuck in the jam later. Waste of money right?
After singing for around 3 hours, I was thinking, "When will <<想和你去吹吹風>> be sung?" And yes, he finally sang it!!!! The second last song of the night. Then for the final song, it was <<朋友>>. It really reminded me of the St. John Inspection Night when all of us sang this song as our farewell song. Tears welled up my eyes as I was too touched. My goosepimples came out too. (or because it was very cold and I needed to pee) Everyone was singing along with Jacky and it was indeed a great song to end the concert. A spectacular concert which lasted for almost 4 hours. A worthy spent!!!! But my ears were ringing after the concert.
January 2, 2008 3:03 AM.
New Year Countdown Party
The Swiss gang decided to have spice up our gatherings for once by setting a theme to the 2008 countdown party at Sicong's house. Since it was our first theme party, we decided to have something easy to start with - Uniform!!!!!!
School Uniforms
The outfit did not have to be one that you have wore before, one can put together anything as long as it looks like an uniform of any kind. Surprisingly, I can still fit into my Swiss uniform but I replaced the top with a long sleeve as I couldn't find the old one. In the end, most of us turned up in school uniforms. Some in our previous school uniforms and some even made the effort to go buy a set i.e. Wenyao & Zhengyi (Princess Elizabeth Primary School i.e. their Primary school) and Sicong & Zeming (Clementi Town Secondary School cos cheapest). But it was quite a pleasant surprise that all of us except Yorklin, were so sporting. I was actually expecting quite a number would be spoilers.
Couples
It was quite fun to see a few couples in uniform too.
01. Wenyao and Zhengyi (Princess Elizabeth Primry School)
02. Dear and I (Swiss Cottage Secondary School)
03. Ernest and Yingshan (Medic and Doctor)
04. Dear and Xiujiao (The Old Flames cos Dear is always saying that she is his ex-gf.)
Possession of the "Obi" glasses
The best props were the 'obi' glasses and stethoscope that Yingshan brought. Almost everyone seem to be obsessed with them and was 'possessed' when they wore them, especially the glasses. But Dear and Sicong had the best expressions while in those glasses, as usual.
Bengs
Then there was another group of people who were trying so hard to fulfill their childhood dream of becoming a beng. At the same time, they were tarnishing the reputation of the school which they bought the uniform from. haiz.... One of them even thought he could go gothic by putting on a black tie and ring and not forgetting the dark eye make-up with my help. Wasted almost a quarter of my eyeliner man. Got to restock my make-up liao.
SAF uniform
To fulfill Kim Seng's another fetish, all the guys brought an extra set of costume i.e. the SAF uniform. Actually it wasn't that bad of an idea to have a photograph of all the guys in the same SAF uniform. (except for Dear who was in Navy but he looked like the commander.) Xiujiao and I were the "hua chi" who joined in the fun too.
Group photo
For once, our group photos had a fresh change. It always the same place, same background and same people. God knows which gathering was it when we looked at the photos. As usual, it took us around half an hour to get the first picture taken and another half an hour to finish posing for several futile shots.
Countdown
Finally, it was the countdown. I got a cheese cake from Secret Recipe which most of them said the cheese portion wasn't as nice compared to the chocolate mousse on it. I shall just get the normal cream cake next time. And note the strawberries which were added on as the cake was too dull. It looked so much nicer with the additions. We were tuning to Channel 5 and we countdown with many others who were in Vivocity!!!! But it took us quite long to blow the candles as everyone was simply too shy. In the end, someone suggested that we stand a distance away from the cake and blow them together. (to prevent too much saliva on the cake) Good idea. Everyone had their fair share.
It was really a great way to start the new year. No squeezing. No sweat. No loud music. Just great company. We should have more of such theme parties. And with alcohol next time too. hee...Happy New Year!!!!!!
