= My Little Kennel =

= My Little Kennel =<STYLE TYPE="text/css">p {align=justify} BODY{cursor: url(http://www.boomspeed.com/sfhelpers/cursors/69.cur);} a {cursor: url(http://www.boomspeed.com/sfhelpers/cursors/69.cur);} </STYLE>Cursor by www.Soup-Faerie.Com <img src="http://www.atomicisland.com/blog_images/371/hidoggie.JPG" Hello and Welcome to My Little Kennel where you will find lotsa rubbish and perhaps some "treasures"... ^^ pinkfudge217111 stressor down..yeah!pinkfudgewoah...it's been really long since i last blogged. my big day is drawing near and i can feel the heap of things-to-do and load of stress piling up on me. have been wanting to keep a wedding blog as kk and i march towards our new life together on 5 Sep 08 but just couldn't find the time and energy to do it. i hope i won't regret it...arrgh...we've taken our photos, went for the food tasting at Carlton, met up with the hotel, selected the themes, etc. still got alot more stuff to do. currently headache with the printing of invitation cards, finalising of guest list and waiting for the photo albums to be ready. plus the major headaches of not being able to find a suitable (and affordable) house and a suitable (and affordable) honeymoon. 真的是伤脑筋啊!!! before i deviate any further from my subject (and it's going to get further and further), i just want to thank God for His grace and favour. i've not been a good student but still i managed to get A- for Exploring Psychology II (EP) and B+ for Abnormal Psychology I (AP). probably they are not fantastic grades as compared to some people but i was expecting to fail the EP module and i definitely did not expect it'd be better than AP (which i had more confidence of passing) so it came as a great surprise. i've calculated, with my assignment scores, i'd need to score at least 80 in the exam to get A-. this is absolutely impossible cos i did not answer some of the short questions and my essays are definitely out of point (cos i didn't study the chapters which came out). i agar-ed i'd get 30+ marks, 40 the most, for the exam. guess nobody would believe it until they see the crap i've written in the exam. but no. i'm not crazy. not going to ask them to review my paper...haha.. only possibilities are they moderated by a very wide margin (to get pushed from 40 to 80!) or perhaps the markers are especially impressed with my smoking skills (which i doubt so) or perhaps they mixed up my score with another candidate (possible) but i think it's a miracle from the Lord. i did my little part and He did His. so wonderful! although yeah, i feel like slapping myself, once again, for even doubting in the first place... He really has been faithful. I feel so blessed. ( ^__^ )*23-06-2008 23:24:0101-01-1970 07:30:0023-06-2008 23:24:01No entry found.Atomic Island Administrator05-09-2010 23:31:5405-09-2010 23:31:5405-09-2010 23:31:541 stressor down..yeah!pinkfudgewoah...it's been really long since i last blogged. my big day is drawing near and i can feel the heap of things-to-do and load of stress piling up on me. have been wanting to keep a wedding blog as kk and i march towards our new life together on 5 Sep 08 but just couldn't find the time and energy to do it. i hope i won't regret it...arrgh...we've taken our photos, went for the food tasting at Carlton, met up with the hotel, selected the themes, etc. still got alot more stuff to do. currently headache with the printing of invitation cards, finalising of guest list and waiting for the photo albums to be ready. plus the major headaches of not being able to find a suitable (and affordable) house and a suitable (and affordable) honeymoon. 真的是伤脑筋啊!!! before i deviate any further from my subject (and it's going to get further and further), i just want to thank God for His grace and favour. i've not been a good student but still i managed to get A- for Exploring Psychology II (EP) and B+ for Abnormal Psychology I (AP). probably they are not fantastic grades as compared to some people but i was expecting to fail the EP module and i definitely did not expect it'd be better than AP (which i had more confidence of passing) so it came as a great surprise. i've calculated, with my assignment scores, i'd need to score at least 80 in the exam to get A-. this is absolutely impossible cos i did not answer some of the short questions and my essays are definitely out of point (cos i didn't study the chapters which came out). i agar-ed i'd get 30+ marks, 40 the most, for the exam. guess nobody would believe it until they see the crap i've written in the exam. but no. i'm not crazy. not going to ask them to review my paper...haha.. only possibilities are they moderated by a very wide margin (to get pushed from 40 to 80!) or perhaps the markers are especially impressed with my smoking skills (which i doubt so) or perhaps they mixed up my score with another candidate (possible) but i think it's a miracle from the Lord. i did my little part and He did His. so wonderful! although yeah, i feel like slapping myself, once again, for even doubting in the first place... He really has been faithful. I feel so blessed. ( ^__^ )*23-06-2008 23:24:0101-01-1970 07:30:0023-06-2008 23:24:01Crazy 2 weekspinkfudgeThese 2 weeks are going to be crazy. On leave now to prepare for my upcoming exams on 16 & 20 May (how nice of UniSIM to organise my exams before and after a public holiday). Seriously no confidence cos I haven't been a conscientious student for the whole semester. In fact, i'd be reading most of my course materials for the very first time, so can only blame myself if the stuff doesn't get into my head. 1 week before the exams gotta bring mommy out for a good facial, massage and yummy feast for Mother's Day. we're going to Passage. their Diamond Peel facial not bad. Then at night probably need to drop by bridal studio for my gown fittings and trial make-up.4 days before the exams gotta take my wedding photoshoot. No choice. Not much annual leave left to take and bridal studio couldn't wait till my exams are over. It's tough but i'll have to grit my teeth, say cheese, and get it done with...happily lah of course... I'll try very hard not to pose with a stressed out face.So 2 days are gone completely..haiz.. The weather is also crazy nowadays...so hot! How to concentrate on anything?!? I had to get out of the house and seek out some cool place. The JE library was my option today but i found it crammed with students also preparing for exams and it was so crowded that they took up every nook and cranny of the library...even walking along the aisle is a problem. the students just plonked right there as if it's their house, obstructing the whole passageway, bringing inconvenience to others without any sense of civil mindedness.Hopefully tomorrow they'll all go back to school and there won't be so many of them. and think i better go earlier to chope a good seat. but with only myself, it's hard when i have to go to the loo. the moment i go off, my seat sure kena taken. haiz..see how.04-05-2008 23:15:0401-01-1970 07:30:0004-05-2008 23:15:04Same cyclepinkfudgeSTRESS is still THE word here. Hopefully by penning down my stressors, i am able to see things clearer, think of possible solutions in a more logical way and not get worked up so easily. No. 1 stressor: WORK --> tired and sick of my current job.. although attachment is ending soon, going back is another hell, i hate to face the 'little people' there, disgusting. i feel my calling elsewhere. just dunno where yet.No. 2 stressor: TMAs and EXAMs --> simply not enough time to do everything and getting lazier by the semesters (thank God only 1 last sem to 'dong' after this). ok, i admit, facebook is a super timestealer.. but even w/o fb, i would just be doing other thgs instead of studying cos it's too difficult for me to comprehend. i gotta face it, my intellect is just not developed enough for psychology. sometimes, interest alone is not enough.No. 3 stressor: UPCOMING WEDDING --> have i mentioned before that i'm getting married this year? dun remember i have but yah, it's happening on 5 Sep 2008, less than 5 months away and this has led to much more secondary stressors such as inability to slim down, no time to clean up house, unable to find new house, recurring stress-induced ezcema (of all place, it has to be appear on my back...how am i going to wear my gowns) etc....No. 4 stressor: MY CRUMBLING HOUSE --> mum's wardrobe is spoilt, the toilet bowl is spoilt, the water heater is spoilt, the sanitary pipes are rusty and disgusting, the kitchen cabinet is spoilt, the kitchen floor trap is leaking, the ceiling fan in my room is creaking, the ceiling fan in my living room is not even moving!!! tell me how am i going to resolve all these when i simply have not enough time or cash?No. 5 stressor: not enough $$$ to fuel my dreams of taking a break after working non-stop for 10.5 years. i need my white-space - soon - before i becomes kuku.These are the main ones i can identify at the moment. $ is not everything but without $, everything is so tough. U can't accomplish anything without time but the seconds seep by without one realising it until it's time to face the grave and there is nothing to be accomplished anymore.09-04-2008 01:05:4801-01-1970 07:30:0009-04-2008 01:05:48Finally baptisedpinkfudgeSchool has started and so has my nightmare... One look at the TMAs and i wanna pengsanz... Stress level rather high now as the cycle starts again. Every time at the end of each semester, i'd look back and still can't believe how i could have gone through it without divine help. People always say that i'd worry and grumble about not being able to do well but eventually still managed to get gd grades. Machiam i really so eh sai... The fact is that they didn't see the mental, emotional and physical torture i had to go through each time...the bouts of tears and fears that accompany me throughout the semesters. only kk and God know. I'll do my part and let Him do His. I finally got water baptised on 3 Feb 08 by Deacon John at YMCA rooftop swimming pool...more than 10 years after i accepted Christ into my life. They say one of the significance of water baptism is that it's like a wedding ceremony. Just like a couple may register their marriage at ROM but if the guy refuse to hold a wedding ceremony, the girl would probably be fumming mad! so in my case, it would be like finally holding the wedding ceremony 10 years after ROM...hahaha... think only Jesus will wait for so long...Why the delay? well...guess i was apprehensive... scared of submerging in water, scared of spiritual warfare, scared of uncertainties...blah blah...all kinds of excuses ba. With kk's encouragement, i finally decided to take this step. It was raining that day and everyone was queueing in the rain by the side of the pool waiting to be baptised. so it was kinda cold and getting into the water was worse. but really pity Deacon John who was inside the water longer than any of us. when it came to my turn, i was surprised that i didn't feel nervous or uncomfortable about submerging in the water. and then my "ceremony" was over in less than a minute but this "marriage" is going to last eternally... :)14-02-2008 00:51:2701-01-1970 07:30:0014-02-2008 00:51:27Random thoughtspinkfudgeI'm almost 1 month into my attachment already. Time flies but it didn't really pass in the twinkling of an eye...i still sort of drag myself to work everyday.. still stressing myself at work and not going to the toilet often enough. life's not good. think i'm too conscious of myself. feels like an animal, being scrutinised and reviewed all the time by people whom i barely know. oh well..3 more months for my circus contract. better brush up on some acrobatic moves.So many things to do, so little time. still stuck to facebook...been playing with my (fluff)Friends everyday. dunno what's so fun but it's just fun. So many stuff to share, so little time. Here are some photos which i've taken and wanted to post for so long.<img hspace="0" src="blog_images/371/WC_sunset1.JPG" align="baseline" border="0" />The photos i took at West Coast Park over the weekend. The sunset was really nicer than on photographs but this is a Samsung HP and i'm a lousy photographer so there goes...hehe... when i saw the sunset...it suddenly dawned on me what the rays of sunshine literally meant. it was abit like those cartoon sun where we always drew "rays" around the orange blob...<img hspace="0" src="blog_images/371/WC_sunset2.JPG" align="baseline" border="0" />And this is again my favourite neighbood kitty with its endearing antics... the very same one that slept on top of the mailbox, on cardboard boxes, inside plastic bags, inside the out-of-bounds lift upgrading zone where a notice board says "KEEP OUT", and now it has found another interesting spot to rest. it seriously doesn't know how cute, lovable and amusing it really is. my favourite meow meow.<img hspace="0" src="blog_images/371/cat_on_motor.JPG" align="baseline" border="0" />28-01-2008 22:35:1401-01-1970 07:30:0028-01-2008 22:35:147th day @ attachmentpinkfudgeYup, time flies and i'm already 1 week into my attachment to CD. Just counted, 81 more days to go (less wkends & PHs..keke) so actually my attachment lasts 88 days. How auspicious!Work-wise, I'm more familiar with the different shift timings and OT scheduling but the various systems used and administrative cum reconciling work is still very daunting. We are just like a high-class admin assistant/ supervisor/ management/ HR personnel cos we do abit of all their jobs.Culture-wise, i'm not very used to the fact that it's already 6pm and everybody is still at their seats (partly due to the fact that the staff work shifts and leave at various timings) and that my CD colleagues are such workaholics...they can come before 8am and leave at 7+ everyday...while i'm a very-on-the-dot or slightly late kind of person. i feel paiseh about leaving at 6pm sharp thus for the past few days, i left at 6+ and couldn't catch the co. shutter bus to mrt...haiz... guess i need the exercise to walk to the bus stop outside the business park.People-wise, i've 5 colleagues there, of which 1 is on maternity whom i'm supposed to cover her work and haven't met yet. they take turns to teach me stuff (so it's rather overwhelming and confusing cos one will finish and the other may come over and teach me some new stuff). and understandably, different people have different working style and i must say that their styles are really very different. they may be teaching the same thing but doing it differently... not too sure who to follow, so i might as well create my own way of doing things also...keke... From this 1 week, i might not be able to know them very well yet but at least i feel comfortable with them and they don't remind me of the madras crabs. the story of the madras crabs was told by my pastor. apparently, you can leave these kind of crabs in a basket without the need to cover them to prevent them from escaping cos each time a crab tries to climb up to escape, the rest below will pull it down... they just resemble the colleagues i have in my original dept. i don't care if they are reading this now or what. if you feel guilty about it, yes that's right, i'm talking about you.10-01-2008 21:51:4901-01-1970 07:30:0010-01-2008 21:51:49New attachment in a b...pinkfudgeAfter 10 years in the same company and department, my bosses decided that it's time for to get out of the well and take a look at the world outside! so here i am, in a brand new year, in my new attachment to a unit called Control Desk (CD) which oversees the planning and scheduling of resources, leave matters and the day-to-day performance of a department called the Call Centre (CC). It's something totally new to me and I'm kinda at a disadvantage as i don't come from CC so i'm not familiar with the various tracking systems used by CD nor do i remember the names and faces of the 200+ CC staff. The worst has to be the shifts...there are probably 13 different kinds of shifts, starting and ending at various timing....so trying to remember them and schedule the manpower and OT is a BIG nightmare to me now! And this forms a main part of my work so i can't afford to be blur about such things...It's only my first day so i'm still green and will not put too much pressure on myself as according to them, this is just an enrichment program for me. I just hope my CD colleagues will not have too high expectations of me. Overall, it's a great start! 4 more months for me to learn, adapt and enrich myself.HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! MAY GOOD HEALTH AND BLESSINGS FOLLOW U ALL THROUGH 2008! 02-01-2008 22:40:5902-01-2008 22:43:2802-01-2008 22:40:59Makan reviews - Aston...pinkfudgeFinally got to try out the eateries recommended by neek and escago previously... Went to Astons Specialties @ East Coast last Sunday and Shin Kushiya on Christmas eve. Astons was super value-for-money. we had the black pepper chicken and grilled fish with herb, about $6.50 per main course. i loved the fact that for this cheap price, we still get to choose 2 sides dishes. I liked my grilled fish... it was grilled till nicely cooked on the inside (the deep fried fish from my co. canteen is never fully cooked properly!) and slightly crispy on the outside. Ambience and service is abit sorry (nobody showed us in and we had to look for our own seats) but for the price - can't complain! overall, i would say it's Swensen's standard at HALF the price. go try!I wanted to go Shin Kushiya @ Vivocity as escago had been raving about it. We tried their Sashimi Salad ($13.80), Satsuma Imo aka sweet potato ($4.80), Tosei Saba Yaki aka grilled fish ($11.80), a selection of their famous skewers and of course their tempting Japanese desserts. We preferred Sushi Tei's sashimi salad as it's more value-for-money and yummy. The imo was ok. The fish had too much bones for my liking...i'm a spoiled baby who dunno how to eat stuff with bones...so i usually got for fillets...heehee... Their skewers were really the highlight of the dinner. the Ebi one is not bad...nice frangrant bbq taste... the shiitake mushrooms were nice too and surprisingly juicy... cos i expected these bbq skewers to be dry mostly. kk mentioned that the prime beef was yummy also. Tri highly recommended the button mushrooms, too bad i didn't order that. Will try it next time! We had 2 desserts - Warabi Mochi which is green tea ice cream with green tea powdered mochi. the mochi is surprisingly warm thus it reminds me of one of my childhood fave snacks muah chee... so nice! The other dessert was the Banana Tempura Boat where the banana is deep fried tempura style, served with ice cream and various toppings like red bean, fruits, etc. Pretty filling. The bill came up to $70+ for 2 pax which to us is kinda expensive cos for the price we could have gone for buffet liao. I'd suggest to skip the salad, go straight for the skewers, order some rice and share a dessert. Perhaps this would be kinder on our pockets and still allow us to try abit of everything... :p29-12-2007 00:52:4201-01-1970 07:30:0029-12-2007 00:52:42HALLELUJAH I PASSED!!!pinkfudgeYes, praise the Lord for blessing my results once again! I supposed they moderated the results afterall, so as calculated earlier, by passing the exams i got a B for Exploring Psychology I and a B+ for Financial Mgt but what surprised me more was the A- i got for Financial Intruments, Institutions & Mkts. This was the subject which i hated most, did the worst for my assignments and the tutor absolutely pissed me off. Well, at least he did me some final good by giving me a very good score for my final project to secure this grade. Thank God for everything. He is really transforming my life...slowly but surely...in the way suited for me. ^.^23-12-2007 00:35:3901-01-1970 07:30:0023-12-2007 00:35:39Blogging @ 3ampinkfudgeHaven't blogged for a long while. Been busy studying for my upcoming exams (and also rather occupied with my FaceBook addiction) so kinda neglected this island.. =P but still, (it's a good thing that FB has no blog function) this is the place where i pen my inner thoughts instead of exposing my all in FB...where even people i don't like add me as their friends...(on the other hand, if i initiated the adding, it means that i like u...kekeke). I could ignore their requests, but then again, even for a EQ-deficient person like me should know better than to make my life worse.Anyway, back to my studies status, Haven't done too well with my assignments this semester so i'm most certain that i would not be able to replicate my triple A+ efforts last sem. Realistically, getting 3 distinctions was really a miracle from God, it's a bonus; this sem, i've really no confidence (to pass!) but if i do hit the minimum passing mark of 40% for the exams, i should be getting a B at least, unless there is moderation.I kinda regret taking (Business with) Psychology.. should have taken pure Business or something like that... I seriously peifu people like my lecturer (although she's a lousy lecturer) and tutor.. i really dunno how they can study this. i'm only at the beginners' level and i'm turning psycho liao! There are so many psychologists' names to remember, the experiments they did, the theories they came up with, the implications of their findings, how it is applied today and still need to compare and contrast across the different approaches and theories... Wabiang, it's machiam i'm taking History, Literature, Science and Statistics at the same time and i'm seriously no good with all these subjects during my younger years.. Anything to do with remembering history and names, i sucks. The things i can remember best are entertainment gossips and trivial news, like what is Jay Chou's latest album title [ans: Wo Hen Mang..i.e I'm very the busy (and so am i)] and his birthday [ans: 18 Jan 1979]. Ridiculous right...like remembering all these will help me strike toto..maybe i should start buying 1801 or 0179 or 1879 or 1979... Haiz...okie... i know myself...when i'm sprouting nonsense, it means i'm under tremendous stress and i'm trying to destress badly.. that also explains why i'm bloggin now at coming to 4am. My exam is on Mon and i'm still stuck at the last chapter (which i'm reading most of the chapters for the FIRST time...so this is real BAAADDDD...). I've been too complacent this sem so if i do fail, i deserve it. If i pass then Hallelujah!!!11-11-2007 03:50:0201-01-1970 07:30:0011-11-2007 03:50:02Yummy OspinkfudgeBought 2 dozens of Yummy O donuts for my colleagues the other as a bday treat... I'm not a great fan of donut (brownies & ice cream are my stuff!) but it's the IN thing now and they looked great together... the review wasn't too bad... most people like it... <img hspace="0" src="blog_images/371/yummyO.JPG" align="baseline" border="0" />Generally, they are slightly better than Vinco...cos Vinco ones are too soft and tasted too much like bread with toppings to me (and svc not v gd) and better than eDonuts @ IMM cos those are too oily, so this is just right. U can get them at Pasir Ris White Sands or Clementi (outside McD). Abt 21 different flavours like Peanut Butter, Cornflakes, Sweet Cheese, Kaya, Oreo... Price ranging from $1.10 ~ $1.40 (i think) and if u buy a dozen, it is $12. Apparently, their website will be up in Nov. They better act fast before the donut fever is gone with the wind!08-10-2007 23:42:2201-01-1970 07:30:0008-10-2007 23:42:22Sky DiningpinkfudgeWanted to blog this last week but really couldn't find the time to do it..Kk and i went for<a href="http://www.mountfaber.com.sg/main-skydining.htm"> Sky Dining</a> @ 26 Sep. It was my first time taking a cable car in Singapore. Considered suaku even though i've taken cable car in HK before. The dinner starts from 6.30pm, so we had to reach Mt Faber earlier to register. We were early so we toured around Jewelbox first. However, S'pore scenery also not much to see. I was more excited about the dining above ground..besides airplane meals lah.. Basically, they just prepare the tables in advance according to the reservations made, then they put the table, together with the soup, appetiser and drinks, inside the cable car and you quickly get in as the cable car doesn't stop moving! The dinner lasted 3 rounds trips from Mt Faber to Sentosa and back. So the second round when we were back at Mt Faber, they served our main course and the desserts and coffee came during our last round back at Mt Faber. Although the dinner was jerky at times, such as when the cable car was leaving the station, and our glasses shaked dangerously, spilling out some of the contents, it was still enjoyable to me as it is an unique experience.. ^_^The dinner was filling and pretty decent (menu below) but there is always room for improvement lah.. Scenery nothing much yet as there is only the IR construction going on.. I supposed there would be more to see after the IR is built but of course there would be more to pay also... $$$Dinner ended at around 8+ and we made our way to Vivo to catch "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry"...crazy show but light-hearted enough for a relaxing night. SOUP / FIRST ROUND Cream of Tomato Soup Served with Garlic Crostini MAIN COURSE / SECOND ROUND Pan-fried Fish Fillet in Cajun Spice Served with sauteed garden vegetables and mashed potatoes Grilled Chicken with Prommery Mustard Jus Served with sauteed garden vegetables and potato wedges DESSERT / THIRD ROUND Apple Crumble Served with strawberry coulis 05-10-2007 18:56:1501-01-1970 07:30:0005-10-2007 18:56:15History does repeat i...pinkfudgeYesterday was my bday...and i have this tradition of getting depressed whenever my bdays draw near...i tracked back my September blogs for the past few years and yes, it's confirmed that i'm traditionally melancholic in September. But for this year, i almost forgotten about it until kk reminded me by asking whether i still feel depressed this year. Seriously, i didn't feel like it was my bday at all cos for one, i didn't take leave from work (the very first time i think) cos i had class at night so thought no point taking and i took leave for today instead. Thus, it felt just like any other day. Secondly, i'm too busy and occupied with my school neverending assignments and stress at my workplace to be depressed over my own bday. Thirdly, i've given up any expectations on receiving any greetings or gifts from friends and loved ones...so if have ok thanks...if dun hv also nevermind.But despite all these, i still didn't managed to break my tradition this year right till 12 midnight yesterday. I'm marvelled at how, despite me being so passive, people can still find ways to upset me. It must be a curse. Period.26-09-2007 11:19:1201-01-1970 07:30:0026-09-2007 11:19:12SpirallingpinkfudgeIi'm so tired...physically and mentally... drained...exhausted.. sianz.. whatever... it's a chain reaction... vicious cycle... when can i get out of it? i'm just spiralling downwards deeper and deeper towards an endless vacuum... sucked into the darkness... awaiting the big bang... people can't wait to see you die... humans are selfish and hopeless... unconditional love? never. only for their own survival...19-09-2007 22:06:5901-01-1970 07:30:0019-09-2007 22:06:59Of courses and mailpinkfudgeIt's been a tough week. I had to attend TWO 2-day courses in a week...tough ones too. Tue-Wed was "Think On Your Feet", the course was, as the title suggests, self-explanatory. The first thing 9am that morning, we were slapped with a task:"Your boss is supposed to address a group of 25 fresh university grads on why they should join your company. However, your boss is down with laryngitis (inflammation of the voice box caused by a virus) and is unable to talk. Therefore, your boss's boss ask you to present the speech instead. You have to prepare a 10 minutes speech; you have 3 minutes to prepare the speech and you have to present it in 5 minutes' time."How's that for an introduction of the course? As you can expect, it was grilling and drilling all the way for the 2 days... we were pulled out of our comfort zone, pushed to apply the tools and present our speeches to everybody. As usual, i wasn't good at it, i trembled, i stumbled and i fumbled... However, i was quite consoled by the fact that the execs, snr execs & even an AM who attended the course with us couldn't do it very well too, with one even admitting that she has major stage fright and yes, everyone could see it..but obviously, no one is spared...fright or no fright, there's no way you can take flight, thus you can only stay and fight (the nerves lah).Right after lunch, i was sabo-ed to present...ok lah, i don't blame the sabotager cos although it's super scary, i knew i had to face the challenge and practise and practise until my heart don't palpitate at 200 beats/min, my hands don't turn numb, my legs don't shake like jelly and my body won't turn cold. These are very physical reflexes which i seriously couldn't control no matter how much i pray, psycho my mind or breathe deeply. The only way to overcome this is to get it over and done with.Well, the skills taught were pretty simple and practical and i believe they will come in handy when faced with an impromptu situation where i have to react fast or do some short speeches. Although the thought of such situations still send shivers down my spine, the key, of course, lies in regular practice. And i have to practise fast enough for a speech coming up on 14 Sep (in front of all the mgrs somemore) of which i don't know what the exact topic is...pressure pressure...major sweat man... ( -__- |||||||||The other course which i've attended today, to be continued tomorrow, is on Motivation and Managing Performance. This is an internal course, instead of the former one which was held by an external trainer. Nonetheless, although my inhouse trainers are familar with my quiet persona (yah, persona cos i don't think i'm exactly quiet like what most people think, i just lack the guts) and usually leaves me alone, i will not be spared all the way either. Well, guess i'll just have to do it...All these stressful courses have fried alot of my brain cells and drained me of almost all energy when i returned home... but i still got school assignments and projects to do, all due in less than a week's time... thus even though i am tired, i have to do my school work till 1-2am each day and go to course again the next morning like a zombie... what a vicious cycle...when can i ever get out of it???Seeing how stressful i am lately, buddy mailed me a spa voucher as an early bday gift. What a surprise when i opened my mailbox! hee... ain't she soooo sweet?! I just love opening my mailbox... am i weird? i'm not too sure myself cos i've not heard of other people who feel the same way. but for some reasons, i just like to receive mail, bills also nevermind...haha... i think opening mailbox brought back so much sweet memories... i used to correspond with my friends through letters after we left school, receive cards from secret admirers, prize notifications, results slips, etc... The only horrigible mail i received was the break up letter from my ex. Thank God he didn't destroy my love for opening mailbox. I didn't think that he or the single act was significant enough but a few more break up letters, i may just hand over the mailbox key to my mum...haha...23-08-2007 20:50:0523-08-2007 20:54:4223-08-2007 20:50:05Abit betterpinkfudgeThe Lord has been kind to me. My Psychology tutor was good. She should be the lecturer instead! Nice, gentle, humorous lady. Teaches well too. He also blessed me with 4 new friends from the class. I also saw a colleague. I know him but he probably doesn't know me (even though we are working in the same office, same floor) cos i'm like a small fry while he is someone with certain post. but rumour has it that he is a useless guy...running off for lunch or toilet breaks when he anticipates difficult customers demanding to see higher authority, leaving his poor subordinates to handle those people. The funny thing is that during self introduction, we had to say what we hope to achieve out of the tutorials, this guy actually said he took up Psychology so that he can understand his boss better! hahaha...what a....However, i'm still not so lucky with my Finance class. Managed to form group with 2 other girls for our group project but the tutor....walau...i can only say he is @#$%^&. Totally refuse to help us with our projects. He doesn't even want to go through them. Jialat liao lor... dunno how... see as it goes. This is tougher than the previous sem cos although Stats & Quantitative Mthds are not easy (for me), at least the tutors will walk through the assignments with us. I have faith that God will pull me through despite these difficulties. For my part, i've to keep my spirits up and not get my emotions and confidence affected.Talk about confidence...haiz.. i was a failure at the Coaching course which i attended last Tue and Wed. I simply CMI. I was trembling during the role plays. They even had to film the role plays. boohoo.. malu-ating lor. I just couldn't help getting the nerves. I supposed i would end up like this too if i go for those singing auditions...haha... Just don't like public speaking. How to overcome it? And yesterday, during the annual date with Charl and Suz at Tea Chapter, Charl commented that she had too much confidence while i had too little. Yah yah... give some to me lor. If only it is so easy to gain confidence, like snapping your fingers, i wouldn't be where i am now. Then again, i'm just too lazy and unambitious, besides having no confidence... :P But kk told me not to compare myself with others. True lah, if want to compare, neverending also. There will always be someone better than you.10-08-2007 22:14:1101-01-1970 07:30:0010-08-2007 22:14:11Another negative postpinkfudgeThis is another negative post. Once again...i'm slowly slipping into depression.. and it's not even the lowest point yet. That will come in 2-3 weeks' time when my first Psychology TMA and my first Finance group project are due consecutively on 27 and 28 Aug.... :'(I just saw the group project case study. It's really a killer. I feel that the school is so so cruel. They are out to kill us. This time round, they not only want a report, but also Powerpoint presentation slides, as well as a recording of the presentation in VCD. Have they tried doing the assignments themselves? They are probably taking us as guinea pigs man! Doesn't mean that because it is a group project, they can give us harder tasks. Even the co-ordination of meeting up to do the project is a BIG problem for us working adults. We only have evenings to spare and 2 of the evenings are already occupied by classes. Those people really have no empathy.With my Finance tutor, i think i'm quite ready to give up my group project and try to do well in my MCQ quiz and individual project instead. Then hopefully at the end i can get a pass and forget about the subject after that. As for Psychology, tmw will be my first tutorial. I pray that my tutor will not be as suckie as my lecturer. Amen.06-08-2007 00:29:4801-01-1970 07:30:0006-08-2007 00:29:48A negative postpinkfudgeWhile disclaimers are usually placed at the end, i'd like to put mine upfront. This is going to be an extremely negative post where i'll be channelling my frustrations and whine, complain, bemoan and lament non-stop about the state of my life now. So if you are the kind who are easily affected by negativity, stop reading now.First off...school started on Mon AND Tue... Can't believe it. I had to attend classes 2 days in a row, on the worst days of the week somemore. Secondly, my Exploring Psychology lecturer is damn jialat. Lack of clinical and teaching experience. I know cos she had introduced her background and she happened to be an ex-colleague of buddy. She had to "err..err..." and "erm..erm" in a sentence dunno how many times but it did irritate me enough to almost start counting and timing her no. of fillers used. Then, when a fellow student asked her a question about what exactly are "the elements that make up the human mind", she could only "err..err...how should i say...how should i put it...?" and eventually gave us a vague answer and added on jokingly that if she could answer that, she would have gotten the Nobel Prize >__<||| Best part was when she came to a certain part on "discourse analysis", she actually said, "To be fair, i'm also not sure what this is about". Wabiang eh...my goodness...TO BE FAIR, one can't help but really worry for their grades and $$$ spent after hearing this kind of words come out of the teacher's mouth... *FAINTZ*And for this course, we will be marked for our language competency (10% of our scores). The moment she said "irregardless", instinctively, i just slapped my forehead. So much for language competency. What's the point if the lecturer (she's the course chair somemore) can't even handle her own language abilities?!?!!Ironically, buddy said she happen to be our secondary school senior...even if she's not embarassed, i feel malu for her...shame shame...Tuesday class was on Finance. Another jialat tutor-cum-lecturer. He just went on and on about things he know and things we don't (and still don't). He was very detached. Didn't bother to introduce himself, didn't bother to address us on the assignments and projects, didn't bother to give us time to make friends (or rather project mates), didn't bother to start late when the class is barely half-filled (cos class starts at 7pm which is rather rushed for most people), didn't bother to ask if we understand what he had lectured about when endless question marks are flying above our heads. In a nutshell, just a young bochap guy who's only interested in yakking about his own knowledge and don't care for the students at all. You may have the material but it doesn't mean you will be good teacher material. And i did tried to make friends with the girl sitting next to me but was so dejected after getting a cold one, two word response that made me feel like a stupid fool. I tried to strike a conversation by asking if her notes are the same as the lecturer (cos the lecturer uploaded the slides last minute and i wasn't in time to print it), then i asked WHEN did he uploaded it, and she gave me a WHERE answer. Her ears probably grew on top of her head, right together with her eyes.Well, she probably found me too dense to be her friend. Ok lor, i don't like this kind of yaya papaya also. She better don't come bother me when she needs to find a project mate later. I'll treat her to a one-word answer also - N-O, NO! It's really her loss, not mine. Last and not least, work life is also stressing me out lately. The tasks are still ok but the people are really not. Some of my colleagues are really driving me nuts with their attitudes and evilness. I felt like Jinshun in the 7pm Korean drama serving her horrigible mother-in-law. I'm usually not the kind to give in (unless it's my fault) and yet, i've to humble myself, shed my pride and stoop to cajoling these people. That's what makes me very sad and unbalanced cos i've to act against my personality against my will. I really don't know how long i can last. I know i'll probably need to overcome this weakness of mine in order to transcend to the next level, (character-wise lah..[btw, character & personality are different..] career-wise, i'm not that interested man..) but..but...it's just so very hard...arrghh... To be like JInshun, i must Jia You!01-08-2007 22:32:1101-08-2007 22:38:3101-08-2007 22:32:11Suckiest cha chan tengpinkfudgeNowadays so many Hong Kong styled cafes, the likes of Hong Kong Cafe, HK Cafe and Tong Shui Cafe, have mushroomed in Singapore , you can barely tell them apart anymore. It would be better to refer to these cafes as cha chan tengs than call them Hong Kong cafes. I just found one such cafe yesterday which manages to set itself apart from the rest. That's Central at Takashimaya. Yup, the one with long queues (yesterday was Mon so no Q) and weird dishes like Durian Fried Rice. Here's why. 1) Service is superbly bad. We wanted to take a table with 3 seats but was told that the table was meant for 3 persons. They must think we are blind for the tables to the left and right, also with 3 seats, were all taken by 2 persons, and oh i forgot, their bags. I highlighted this plain fact to the staff who could only "errr...." and eventually we still weren't allowed to take those tables. #$%^&*............2) Noisy waitresses, dunno from China or HK, anyway all the same now, kept yakking and singing (the best they could do is make it to the Uncut, Uncensored, Untalented specials from Singapore Idol), thus disturbing my dinner.3) Bad business ethics. They had this Food Festival Promotion whereby if you ordered their Spicy Fried Chicken Rice set, you can "add $1 to get a drink of your choice". Imagine my surprise when our drinks, both priced the same @ $3.50, came.<img hspace="0" src="blog_images/371/central1.JPG" align="baseline" border="0" />I questioned the dunno from China or HK waitress why the distinct difference in size and her answer was equally superb - "ohh, your one is the $1 promo, it's different lah". Damn 38 the way she talked. Wahbiang eh, which part of their advert indicate that the $1 drink is going to be 1/2 the amount of the regular drink? They must have meant "Add $1 to get a 1/2 portion drink of your choice" and unfortunately the "1/2 portion" must have been printed in invisible ink. If i had known, i'd have ordered the full size drink instead. This is misrepresentation man. Do they really need to resort to such lowly tactics? <img hspace="0" src="blog_images/371/central2.JPG" align="baseline" border="0" />4) Food sucks. Tri lamented that the prawns in her prawn mee was absolutely tasteless and she could be eating cardboard for all she knows. Hahaha...i really cannot imagine how food being described as cardboard would taste like. My spicy chicken aka gong bao ji ding was ok except it was like a treasure hunt while i sieved through the mountain full of dried chilli pieces trying to find my hidden chicken pieces. So actually the portion doesn't look as big as it seems. This brings me back to point 3 - bad business ethics.5) Overpriced food. Did i mention that Tri's very small bowl of prawn mee costs $10 and my gongbao chix rice costs $9.80? Upon payment, i realised that they even have the cheek to indicate : Red Beans Yin Yang $3.50 FOOD FEST PROMO $-3.50Which brings me back to point 3 again. Enuf said.The best summary came from this post in Flowerpod forum - agreed! downright sucks to the core! disgusting food, disgusting ambience, disgusting price for crap food and even worse service. it's appalling how come so many ppl still patronise! eugh. - starkindlerWell said.17-07-2007 19:59:5917-07-2007 22:57:4617-07-2007 19:59:5912 July 2007pinkfudgeOn 12 July 2005, it was "A new beginning". 2 years have since passed. Kk & i celebrated our 2nd year anniversary last Thursday. I had to attend an Effective Feedback course, which i couldn't skip unfortunately, thus we could only meet in the evening. We went to Black Angus Steakhouse @ One Fullerton for a good dinner. The soup and bread came with the main entrees. Kk also ordered 2 glasses of red wine to complement the romantico dinner..haha.. He had tomato soup while i had the baked potato soup, which i've always loved..sinfully fattening but yummy.. :P<img hspace="0" src="blog_images/371/angus1.JPG" align="baseline" border="0" />Kk loved his juicy medium-well done Rib-Eye Steak. I have no affinity for red meat but i did pick at his crispy onion strings which i thought looked kinda interesting. <img hspace="0" src="blog_images/371/Angus_steak.JPG" align="baseline" border="0" />As usual, i went for my favourite source of protein - seafood! Pan Fried Black Cod on the menu looks too good to resist. I remembered buddy used to love their freshly steamed vegetables. Yes, they are still as good and juicy. <img hspace="0" src="blog_images/371/Angus_cod.JPG" align="baseline" border="0" />The skies darkened and we were treated to a view of the glowing and floating jelly fishes as they rehearsed for the NDP. I thought they were really cute..round and bobbing in the sky...it's just too bad we didn't manage to get tix to the NDP... :(We slowly walked to Esplanade as we made our way back to Marina Square to catch the 9.55pm screening of Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix. I was pretty excited about being able to catch the movie so fast and getting a couple seat even though we didn't buy the tickets in advance. I thought what a nice ending to the day it would be.But my happiness was short-lived as i felt my heart palpitating in the Esplanade toilet. After some brief but intense moments of struggle, i vomited... I was reminded of the Merlion we saw at One Fullerton minutes ago. My first thoughts were "I shouldn't have drank wine" and then i thought "damn, i just wasted the expensive dinner kk bought me"...Kk replies were even more solid. He asked me not to think that way as the next day he would be wasting the dinner too by..ahem..expelling them in the other direction...eww...heehee... And he could even asked if i would be hungry since i've throwed up the dinner. I seriously thought i didn't need any more food then...We rested at the Esplanade bus stop as i was still in cold sweat. I could tell it wasn't the end yet. I had to head back to the Esplanade toilet and tadaa...i puked 3 more times. There goes the soup and bread. And it was over. I think my body was finally relieved after ejecting all the offending foreign substances completely. Thou shall not drink alcohol (if possible) ever again...Alright, enough of the unromantico Merlion episode. I was well enough just in time to catch the movie. I thought the movie was too dark and condensed for my liking. Alot of details and explanations were omitted. But cannot blame them also, if they were to include everything, the movie would be 5 hours long i think. Just like if i were to write all the details here, it would be a few pages long. Hence i shall omit the missing car episode that happened after the movie. But dear kk, if you are reading this, don't lose temper unnecessarily at me again ok? Even if i'm a blur sotong and make the wrong decision at times, you know i don't have ill intentions at heart...Anyway, the car was found eventually and we went to a quiet place which we are familiar with, WCP, to exchange gifts. Kk compiled some of the nicer photos we've taken over the last 2 years and made a photo collage for me. It was something which i've always wanted to do but never found the time and energy to do. I'm glad he completed what i could not accomplish. Really sweet of him to do this and in the last photo was a question which i said yes to.. *^_^ *I gave kk a cute piggy bank in the shape of a teddy bear. It was meant to be a decoy (ok lah, it's part of the gift also) but he actually likes it. The box has a statement which says "You are my banker" which i thought was quite funny and appropriate...haha.. The actual gift was kept in my house.When kk sent me back and said he wanted to go back liao cos it was 1+, i kancheong for a while but i made him come in to take a rest first. Then i brought out the gift which is a wallet from a brand he wanted (but a design i preferred...hehe). I think he loves it. By then it was 2am already. Thank God it all ended well... Ü14-07-2007 18:52:2216-07-2007 00:58:0614-07-2007 18:52:22Stress x 2pinkfudgeThe vicious cycle is back again... i'm starting to freak out at the thought of school starting again... Just when i thot i had gotten Statistics and Quantitative Methods over and done with for good... i got a good jolt when i saw the course calendar for Exploring Psychology (the new module which i'm taking in the upcoming sem) - the first 2 lessons are actually on STATISTICS AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS... jialat liao...i didn't know these 2 subjects are actually needed in Psychology...if i had known, perhaps i would think twice and thrice of taking up Psychology...Also stressed with work lately... going for courses... i don't like going for courses... especially when i'm the only one in my department to go...they bored me to death, i hate the fakey interactions, the fakey role plays and the post-courses tests... and i've got a string of courses to attend up till August.. so i'm going to be doubly stressed...with work and school... haiz haiz haiz.... God bless me~~11-07-2007 23:29:4201-01-1970 07:30:0011-07-2007 23:29:42Exam resultspinkfudgeMy exam results for the last sem was released at 2pm today. I remembered the entry i'd posted (<a title="'B'etter results next time" href="blog_comment_view.jsp?entry_id=4024&type=&month=0&year=2007&date=3" target="_blank">'B'etter results next time</a>) during my previous sem. Thought i didn't sound too optimistic but i made it.Thank GOD for performing a miracle once again! I've got A+ for all my 3 subjects - Economics, Statistics and Quantitative Methods. It'll will be hard act to follow in the future sems but think i'll just have to take it easy, do what i can, and leave the rest to You-Know-Who...hohoho... 8^_^8 19-06-2007 23:30:4001-01-1970 07:30:0019-06-2007 23:30:40Bar Color BarpinkfudgeI am most upset with my hair colouring experience last night at Color Bar @ Holland Village. They absolutely sucks! I got a set of hair vouchers courtesy of the SK-II workshop, so since i was going to colour my hair, i thought i'd give them a try and even brought kk along to colour.When i reach there, i indicated that i was going to use the voucher for "Creative Highlights" @ $50 when i was told that the highlight only applies to CROWN AREA. For my length, it would be $75 for a whole head highlight. What the hell?!? Where got such thing one?!? It's totally not even stated in the T&Cs at all (see below). I feel so cheated. Made me go all the way there then tell me this kind of rubbish. This is not fair to the consumers at all. <img hspace="0" src="blog_images/371/cbvchr1.JPG" align="baseline" border="0" />I immediately voiced out my displeasure and said that if i had known i wouldn't have gone to them in the first place. I also told them that it'd be my first and last visit. It's not that $75 is expensive or what, but this is business ethics. The least they could do was to indicate "for crown area only" or "subjected to hair length" on the voucher. Then i decided to use another coupon for "Hair color with Micromist Treatment" @ $50 as this was meant for the whole head. The colorist then said she don't want to disappoint me and eventually "offered" me whole head highlights (instead of crown only)+ hair colour + treatment by combining the TWO coupons, which means, yes, sadly, in the end, i had to fork out double of what i had expected to pay in the first place - a hundred bucks...#$%^&*That's not the end man. The recept asked us for our drinks order when we came in and i asked for plain water. By the time we were colouring our hair, the water was still not here and i saw the recept happily went to arrange the magazines around. She totally forgotten about getting us our drinks!!! I felt like an ant, minuscule and insignificant. Never have i been to a salon that has ever done this, excluding HDB salons lah, and even HDB salons gave better services!Eventually, i had to point out to my colourist that we have not got our drinks yet. The voucher pack also indicated "Treats on the House" - 6 types of sandwiches & toasts, 8 types of drinks and dessert of the day but all we got were plain water! So i asked the colourist if the treats indicated there are actually also not part of the package? Yes, i was getting sarcastic but i couldn't hold my cool any longer. The recept then served us our water, red bean soup and asked if we wanted "peanut or kaya sandwich"? WHAT? only kaya or peanut?!? haiz...damn jialat. If they don't wish to serve, nevermind, just don't advertise it. If advertise already, don't wait for customers to ask for it. That's not the end man. I actually decided to suat liao and don't pursue any further since the colorist tried to do service recovery and use a little bit of their usual treatment cream for my "very dry" hair. BUT....THAT'S NOT THE END MAN!Guess what i discovered this morning, to my horrors or horrors, i tried to tie up my hair and saw a big patch of dye on the back of the neck!!! It's machiam a big birthmark (take a good look below) and i just couldn't wash it away. Never have i seen a colorist so not careful with this kind of thing. and only right now, i just discovered there were hair dye on the grove of my ears and they had dried up like dark nail varnish..my goodness... boohoohoo...cannot imagine i had walked around like this the whole day and nobody told me (i had my hair tied up halfway, so my ears were VERY EXPOSED!!!). Really really really disappointed with them...<img hspace="0" src="blog_images/371/haircolour.JPG" align="baseline" border="0" />Kk also commented that his colorist wasn't good also. Washed his hair, didn't bother to dry his ears and let the water just dripped down his face. Where got stylists like that one? These are very basic things that every qualified hairstylists should have learned in school what. I don't know what else to say like. They are horrigible beyond description. 14-06-2007 20:26:3514-06-2007 21:57:0814-06-2007 20:26:35SK-II "Crystal C...pinkfudgeWent for the SK-II "Crystal Clear" Workshop organised by Urban at Meritus Mandarin this morning with Tri. Costs us $80/pax, fully redeemable for SK-II products bought on the day itself. We were introduced to the miracle of Pitera, which came from yeast and is the main active component in almost all SK-II products (and that explains why the Facial Treatment Essence aka The Miracle Water aka Shen Qi Shui smells kinda like bad cheese).There were also hair care and styling tips by Wella Hair Professional Team - looks easy but definitely tough to DIY! There was also a demo of the art of scarf tying by Salvatore Ferragamo. This was rather redundant as the scarves were kinda wayang (Tri suggested that we are probably not rich enough to appreciate such prints) and how many of us would actually wear just a piece of scarf as a top?!? provided we can even fit into ONE scarf first. I think some of us might need 2 or 3 scarves :PThere were some limited variety of refreshments served but i think the highlight of the day has got to be the wonderful goodie bag! It was really filled with lotsa goodies... SK-II mask, miniatures, lotsa Sebastian hair care & styling products, a $50 Ferragamo voucher and even a cute little Ferragamo brooch. <img hspace="0" src="blog_images/371/sk2goodies1.JPG" align="baseline" border="0" />Overall, it was quite a good event and worthwhile to go... ^_^10-06-2007 00:26:4601-01-1970 07:30:0010-06-2007 00:26:46Chapalang stuffpinkfudgeHaven't blogged for some time again. Well, that's because exams over and i'm busy doing all my other stuff which i haven't got time to do while studying... Tri had lent me some interesting storybooks - Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson & the Sea of Monsters, and i'm still waiting for her to lend me the third and latest book of the series - Percy Jackson & the Titan's Curse. Well yes, they are in fact children's books, by Rick Riordon, but they are really quite a read, like Harry Potter, only thing is they are based more on Greek mythology...Zeus, Poseidon and Hades? Do they ring a bell? No? Hercules?? If you like to read Harry Potter and stuff, you'll like this too :)Then, i've been catching up on the movies as well, just watched Bridge to Terabithia, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, going to watch Shrek The Third on Vesak Day, and looking forward to Fantastic 4 and Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, of course.And no doubt, i'm trying to catch up with more shopping, especially during this GSS season.. and before the GST hike...haiz... my $$$ is going get less valuable again...That's about all for now...28-05-2007 23:57:4901-01-1970 07:30:0028-05-2007 23:57:49My Celebrity Look-alikespinkfudgeI got this very interesting website from Sunday Times. Just upload your photo and see which celebrities you resemble. It's so hilarious! I uploaded 5 different pics of mine and was quite heartened to find that the software thinks i resemble Song Hye-Gyo 86%, Hirosue Ryoko 83%, Sammi Cheng 80%, Choi Ji-Woo 80%, Matsushima Nanako 78%, Ami Suzuki 75%....mostly some Japanese and Korean actresses. <img hspace="0" src="blog_images/371/ptceleb1.JPG" align="baseline" border="0" />I've got nothing to complain since they are all beauties...heehee... but the funny part was that i also resemble Madonna (??!?!?!) 68%, Anita Mui 75%, black girl Gabrielle Union 72% (?!???!), even got Ann Kok and Michelle Chong.The funniest thing was when i uploaded kk's pic.... and found that he resembles Japan's ex-PM Koizumi (72%)...hahaha... and a black girl named Erykah Badu (thank God i don't resemble any guy :P ) and even Hikaru Utada....hahaha...oops...i think he's going to scold me liao. Oh, got Leslie Cheung and Leon Lai also...not too bad lah.. so kk is actually quite androgynous looking...hmmm...<img hspace="0" src="blog_images/371/kkceleb1.JPG" align="baseline" border="0" />Try it. It's lotsa fun! --> <a href="http://www.myheritage.com">www.myheritage.com</a> 13-05-2007 23:14:5201-01-1970 07:30:0013-05-2007 23:14:52I got the phone!pinkfudgeI kept thinking about the Samsung i600 and couldn't study at all, so i decided to make a trip down yesterday with buddy. Helped buddy to win $100 and realised that each person can either win the $100 or the HP only, not both. Went home disappointed cos i knew the phone was going to be mine if i didn't win the $100 the day before. I'd give up the $100 for the HP but the organisers won't allow that of course.I still couldn't study today cos i was still thinking about the HP thus i asked mum to go down with me today cos kk couldn't make it. Sure enough, one try was all it takes for me, ahem, mum to win the HP. I'm so happy to get a new HP!!!By then, kk was able to make it down, so i helped him win another i600 as well. We all went home happy. Sounds easy to win? It's not hard really but i can't pichar lobang. I thank the Lord for His generous blessings to us... *^_^*<img hspace="0" src="blog_images/371/i600.jpg" align="baseline" border="0" />13-05-2007 21:15:2901-01-1970 07:30:0013-05-2007 21:15:29$100 richer!pinkfudgeI celebrated Mother's Day with my mummy dearest yesterday by bringing her to Teochew City at Centrepoint. We had a special set lunch and it was good. Then i brought her to Heeren to take a card photo from those vending machines. It was mum who wanted to take the photo and she even grumbled that i had promised to bring her to take this card photo years ago... Some mums really never forget huh...In the evening, i nudged kk to bring me to Vivocity. Yes, u might have heard me going to Vivo rather often cos 1) it's not far from my place 2) it's less crowded than Orchard 3) their GV is new and housed better, wider seats 4) they've got SuperDog and most importantly 5) that's the place where i can catch a lot of SuperCute dogs! My purpose there yesterday was actually to take a look at the ZapCode roadshow and see any HP promo M1 is offering (obviously not). For downloading the application, we got a chance at a surewin jackpot (hmm...the prizes are not worth mentioning) but they gave us 2 complimentary SuperDog meals vouchers each anyway.We managed to zap zap and take part in the last hourly lucky draw of the day to win $100 cash at 8.30pm and I was the winner! \(^_^*)/ Too bad i have to study for today and tomorrow, otherwise i'd go down and try my luck at winning the Samsung HP... :P12-05-2007 13:10:3201-01-1970 07:30:0012-05-2007 13:10:32I caught spidey!pinkfudgeI caught Spiderman 3 last night at Vivocity. Watched the 4k projector version... Wah, the subtitles are SUPER SHARP, the resolution was very good... so good that i could see Spidey wearing contact lenses cos they were bigger than his big blue irises... and so clear that i could see MJ has really hairy arms... and i thought she was smooth and fuzz-free... but it was a good experience and since the price is the same, why not catch the 4k one and see the difference? Story-wise, abit too messy cos too many villians but it was touching and exciting at times and I was entertained, so that's all it matters.Oh, of course i didn't forget about my studies. My leave started today.. so i can finally focus on studying and not worrying about my work, for a week at least. But i'll be dragging my feet to SIM later to film a short video of myself for my final exam project...haiz... this is so redundant. But doing the project in-lieu of exam is a good idea cos at least i don't have to worry what killer questions are going to come out during exams. So now i only need to focus on my one and only Economics exam. 09-05-2007 11:10:5009-05-2007 15:02:0409-05-2007 11:10:50Pet Marimopinkfudge<img hspace="0" src="blog_images/371/mamori.JPG" align="baseline" border="0" />I got a new pet yesterday... it's a green furry ball of algae called <a title="Marimo" href="http://english.marimo.com.hk/marimari.swf" target="_blank">Marimo</a> that lives deep beneath Lake Akan of Hokkaido... It's supposed to be a "divine vegetation" that can bring love and happiness and make wishes come true...!! @_@/*I don't believe in the wishes part lah but it looks so cute that it does bring me happiness...hee... *^_^* It has been around for some time but it was rather expensive when it first launched in Singapore so i didn't get it...now i finally got my hands on a small ball...yay...Here it is...take a look at my sweet marimo... (it's the teeny weeny green ball in the centre... and it's supposed to grow 5mm per year...)<img hspace="0" src="blog_images/371/marimo.JPG" align="baseline" border="0" />02-05-2007 22:21:5302-05-2007 23:29:2002-05-2007 22:21:53