packing goodie bags!

as everyone would/should know... it is the 1 week holiday for pri & sec sch kids.
and as some of u might have seen/heard the Kids Central advertisement abt the event going on at the Indoor Stadium... so yup, thanks to my classmate Jasmine, she roped a few of us in to work - pack goodie bags. 5000 of dem to be exact. haha.
my ass and back nvr hurt so much man. it is no joke to be sitting on concrete floor for 9hrs. woohoo! the pain is soooooo highhhhhhhhh....
great experience! :)
thanks babe!
yup so below are some pix of the place where we were...

petrol calculations

EUREKA~!
i made an interesting discovery just a minute ago from my daddy!
for the past 14mths of my driving, little did i know how a petrol tank functions...
but now! haa! i feel empowered by this knowledge that my dad has jus shared with me! =)

well here is hw it works.
my car has a total capacity of 42litres.
it has already travelled 450km.
the mileage return i got was 13.085km/l.
meaning that for every 1litre of petrol, my car can travel an average of 13km.
dad pumped in 34.39litres of petrol.
which means that the car actually has a remainder of approx. (42-34.39) = 7.61litres

heh. so much for being paranoid that i wont have enough petrol left to travel home from sch jus nw... gee..! -__-
nvm we learn new things everyday dun we? ;)

preparing for denise's prom

the following pix were taken by the trainie photographer of the day: Mr. Yeap C. P.
preparing Denise for her prom at the Ritz =)
she looks stunning doesnt she? *beams
so proud of u la mei! hee

i think.. thought...

everyone knows that making choices/decisions in life are nvr easy.
hmm.. i wonder if anyone can differentiate a need from a want.
i dont think i can!
haha

let's see,
this much i have figured out...
i think i need someone who's sensitive enough to see my needs.
i think i need someone who can read my intentions.
i think i need someone who can listen to me and my thots.
i think i need someone who is non-judgemental.
i think i need someone who understands me.
i think i need someone who loves me for who i am.
i think i need a "no matter what" kind of love.
i think i need to be able to trust in my love.
i think i need someone who can see me better then i see myself.
i think my mind's messed up.
i wonder if there is truly someone who can help me figure myself out; someone who wont judge me or pretend to know me;

someone who will listen unconditionally with no ill intentions.

i'm going crazy trying to understand my own thinking process!


friends, i just want to say this to you. each and everyone of you.
i'm truly sorry if i have taken any one of you for granted.
pls know that it was nvr in my intention to hurt or upset you in any way at all.
i hope that by now u know i love each and everyone of you. thank you all for all the wonderful memories we've all shared.
u are in my life for a reason and u have touched my life in a way only i know.
thank you for being patient with me despite my shortcomings. i know i can be a difficult person to live with but trust me i am learning constantly. bad habits are hard to die isnt it? hmmm.. nvr the less, i'm working on it! :)
God bless u.

time to work hard! tests and exams are coming. all lined up for the remaining 2 mths ahead!
hang in there everyone! =)
anybody wanna study together? let me noe!

yummy yum yum

the following pictures below are especially dedicated to my dearest cousin =)
cuzy, i thot of you when i was having such things.
just want you to know you are greatly missed on our food adventures!
i hope u are well over there. pls take care and be safe everyday.

awesomely awesome cake

beware becos picture below showcase an awesomely awesome yummy cake! hehe.

neil humphries talk in SIM

attended a talk yesterday in school by Neil Humphries from Britain. a real funny ang moh with good sense of humour and alot of wicked truth! indeed he has analysed this tiny island of Singapore really well. truth be told, cross-cultural is very facinating. there's just so much to discover about other pple den urself. then again, dat can be subjective. cos some pple mite tink its a waste of time to keep analysing pple and their behaviour. whereas there's another bunch of pple like myself who find pple so fascinating & interesting! :)
yup so i'm jus glad i attended his talk. good one there!

isnt it ironic

sometimes things aren't always the way it seems.
how true is this statement.
why is there such a thing as selfishness?
and
why must there be such a thing as emotions?
sometimes it's best to be ignorant because ignorance is bliss.
it's always better not to know too much.
somethings are just beyond your control.
so what happens then?
do we jus leave things as it is or continue to believe that you can make a difference?
sometimes family stinks.
sometimes friends stinks.
do u leave people once they become of no use to u?
or do u stick by ur frens no matter wad?
why do people bother sometimes?
when u are friends with someone, is it because u care for that someone or is it because that person is of use to u?
when u are in a family with those people, u didnt choose. it jus happened.
so what happens frm here?
does one make the most out of it?
or do we simply jus bitch and complain abt one another?

currently listening to Hoobastank's - The Reason.
how true, "i'm not a perfect person but i continue learning."
i guess the most impt is to nvr gif up on urself.
when u noe how to love urself, only then will u know how to love others.
i miss my innocence. i miss the days when nobody mattered to me (that wud probably refer to the days when I was still in my mum's stomach and when i was a baby)
but ya. ignorance is still bliss. when u have to depend on others and the world and wad was happening ard u cudnt bother/affect u. how nice huh?

i miss my grandpas. i hope they r well somewhere out there.
i miss them taking care of me. i wish they were still ard. perhaps things wudnt be the way it is now.

i need to concentrate my energy on things more worthy of my time. did i mention things? i think so. sometimes when u are concerned with people it jus isnt worth it. it jus eats u alive, slowly but surely.

positive thinking is wad gets me further.
perseverance is key.
focus is good.
i think i need a new toy.
i'm bored.
i need a holiday.
lets hope and pray i get to go on a holiday at the end of the yr.
visit my aunt! woohoo! go there and dun return! be a fugitive! haha.

well for nw there are more impt things for lydia to face such as her tutorial! so off she goes to do it.
take care all!

taylor Ware

yodelling anyone? yet another 11yrs old. they r awesome!

Bianca Ryan

another 11yrs old. haha. great vocals.

Jessica Sanchez

11 yrs old? beat that!

Commercials - Golf GTI

this is a looker man. wish i owned one jus like dat. *swoons

Ad banned from france

oh my tian! its actually a HYUNDAI ad!!! ahhhhh!

Korean Noodle Commercial

hmmmmm.. gd twist.

Mother of the year - Vicks Ad

dis is so meaningful... attach is the best for of defense indeed.

and so i was told agn...

aiyaaa.. dont go and think so muchhhh... just take each day as it comes and be happy!
that's more impt! better den being so pessimistic!

uh huh.... i am enlightened. haha.
well yup. why worry so much huh?
if it doesnt concern me directly then better not to chap.
sometimes it's better to be ignorant then to know too much.
how true.......

inspirational

Here in the quiet you may speak to God
Here you may share your worries with Him
Here you may give time
Here you may find your strength for the present and courage for the future
Then you may go on your way refreshed
May God bless you and give you peace.

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thanks mei for bring us to ur place! :)
pix taken frm our saturday noon tanning activity at the caribbean. beautiful place i must say.
absolutely love the waterfall! (last pic)

movie: Click

after watching the movie Click starring Adam Sandler and Kate Beckinsale,
it makes me understand even more, the meaning of treasuring ur loved ones,
especially family.
wad r we willing to compromise in our world today?
money, our career, getting our dream car, going on a great holiday, credit cards for prestige or jus being happy spending time with loved ones?
they say money is the root of all evil.
but it's true, wad will we do without it?

life still has to be realistic and practical isnt it?
love may not really make the world go round after all.
but i believe with God all things are possible.
it is always important to keep it real.
never do anything to betray urself else ur conscience will prick u for life.
in short, dun regret anything choice u make.

it's a rat race out there, how many of us will hang on and keep going at it?
is it better to escape whilst u still can and migrate overseas?or jus go overseas to work where it is not so competitive in ALL aspects or bureaucratic!
life is filled with choices.
sometimes we make good ones, at times, not so good ones.
but hey, life must still go on! always look on the bright side of life!
one of lyd's motto in life: WHAT DOESN'T KILL US MAKES US STRONGER!

well, from the movie i also learnt the importance of treasuring ur life partner.
marriages arent obviously easy to maintain.
for God's sake. nowadays, simple r'ships such as frenships and boyfren/girlfren r'ships r already asking for our lives! all the quarrels, petty arguements, selfish desires/thinking etc. really strains r'ships. it gets tiring after a while keeping them going.
but wad's more impt? u being tired of maintaining r'ships/frenships? or keeping dat fren/bf/gf beside u? think abt it.

it seems to me dat r'ships between pple arent impt these days. why is dat so?
well, as i've mentioned. keeping it real is best.
jus be urself and love the pple ard u.
the pple in ur life are sent by God. and i believe it is up to u too keep dem or lose dem.
life is much more than pple, love, emotions, feelings, frenships or r'ships.
indeed.
but den, wad cud possibly be more impt then them? they r live pple standing in front of u, will u compromise dat?

in the movie, there are 2 scenes which touched me alot.
the first, when Adam Sandler didnt realise his dad had died.
so he had to use the remote control to go back to the time when he last saw his dad.
he failed to be there when his dad was at his last breath bcos of work.

2nd scene is when Adam Sandler himself was going to die from a heart attack.
his whole family was dere, Kate Beckinsale who acts as his wife, his son and daughter were present at his last breath.
he asked his wife, in a note which he had written on,
"Will you still love me in the morning?"
and Kate Beckinsale nodded in reply "forever and ever babe."

Adam Sandler's biggest regret was working his ass off his entire life.
it was precisely bcos of his big career dreams dat pushed his whole family away.
i'm gonna make sure dat wont happen to me.
as much as i wanna earn alot of money, i feel, money cannot buy time and it cannot buy my family's happiness.
i didnt grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth.
i will learn as i grow. God willing.

I extend my prayers for all my loved ones, family and frens alike.
May God keep all u guys safe and well always.
Be happy and peaceful bcos nthg can be more impt than those.
know contentment and humilty so dat u will be grounded.
in all things, thank and praise God for he has done marvelous things.

advice

i was told that "if it aint broken, dont fix it."
what to make out of this statement?
i think i need to have a hearty conversation with someone really soon before i go out of my mind.
but then agn, i dont think i even have a logical thot process to begin with.

which is better? to be indispensable to others or to be despensable to urself?
selfish based on self-protection or selflessness (put others b4 urself)?
to be indifferent or overly concerned?

one shud always learn to let go.
but the question is, how?!
live each day as if it is ur last? or live each day as u please (wadever makes u happy jus do only)?

the mind

sometimes the only living thing who can help u is urself.

Happy 41st National Day

It's NATIONAL DAY tmr!

Happy
41st
Birthday
Singapore!
=)

enjoy ur hols everyone!!!

i wonder...

how if one fine day i wake up and realise,
i duno what is love and i dont believe it even exists..?

hmmm.....

apple jacks where can u be?

i need a HUGE favour from u my fren,
PLS, PLS, PLS, if ANYONE spots APPLE JACKS by KELLOGG'S,
PLS tell me where i can find it!
i've been craving for it and searching high and low, but to no avail so far.

THANK YOU!

another quote frm the book

i quote a poem from the SQ book i've been reading.
a poem called 'Healing' by D.H Lawrence:

I am not a mechanism, an assembly of various sections.
And it is not because the mechanism is working wrongly that I am ill.
I am ill because of wounds to the soul, to the deep emotional self
and the wounds to the soul take a long, long time, only time can help
and patience, and a certain difficult repentance
long, difficult repentance, realisation of life's mistake,
and freeing oneself
from the endless repetition of this mistake
which mankind at large has chosen to sanctify.

a quote frm my new book

purchased a book which was highly recommended by my leadership & management lecturer called Spiritual Intelligence - The Ultimate Intelligence.
so far the read is good. enjoying every bit of information provided.

i would like to quote a paragraph from the book which i think many of us out there probably do not know or are ignorant abt and that is....

"Ideally, our three basic intelligences work together and support one another. Our brainss are designed so that they can do this. But each of them - IQ, EQ and SQ - has its own area of strength, and they can function seperately. That is, we aren't necessarily high or low in all three simultaneously. One needn't be high in IQ or SQ to be high in EQ. One could be high in IQ but low in both EQ and SQ, and so on."

i think the last line is the most meaningful. the most important is to not lose our individual humility. dat is, always keep ourself in check and make sure we're in line with our morals and believes. never be arrogant, proud or showy or look down on others.
doesnt mean one is clever academically means he/she is high in emotional intelligence as well. God is fair. there's no such thing as the best of both worlds.

moments(ayumi hamasaki)

love this song. Moments by Ayumi Hamasaki

My Mum Said I Could

hmmm...?? =X

BNZ Video Ad

Bank of New Zealand Ad. very very good & cute!

one man band

absolutely love the little girl! reminds me of my brattiness! haha =X

SAAB Team

DRIVE A MANUAL CAR TODAY! hahahahaha!

Saab Performance Driving Team

Cool Video!
wanna drive a Saab now? ;)

more NDP pix - 080706

Try spotting Choonz.. haha
we went to support choonz & also to catch some NDP action. haa. feeling patriotic..

NDP pix

random pix 2

random pix

1yr on

YAAAAAHHHHOOOOOOOO!
TODAY! the 12th of July, marks my 1st Year Anniversary of graduation frm TP and driving!
woohooooo!
tmr onwards, its off with the P plate! yay!!!! hurhur..
k la quite cheap thrill. but nevertheless its a sense of achievemen! yup!



on to a bluer note... its now the 2nd week of sch/classes for me and i feel laggy... i'm lagging behind! argh.
need to catch up with my notes so far. not gonna wait last min anymore. so after i blog dis its off to shower den snuggle up with my buyer behaviour and prices & mkt notes.. hmm i'm really enjoying buyer behaviour the subject. tink its really cool altho it can be a bit mind boggling.. kinda like a domino effect. so i've to start catching up with e txt bk and definitions learnt thus far aft 4 lessons.
assignments have alr started. as usual.. grp issues have arisen. disappointing. but oh well, life was nvr meant to be fair. but i'm glad Alex din abandon me.. duno wad i'd do if he did.
when will pple grow up i wonder..
i jus cant wait to finish dis course. the pple in my sch r jus odd.
a simple example of taking the lifts, y cant pple freakin hold the door? i dun get it. every one who walks into the lift, reaches out to press which floor they wud like to exit on n den step away frm the buttons like as if touching dem is forbidden. *slaps forehead
i jus tink Asians are disgusting. unfortunately, i lie within that category. but i plan to make a difference. i know for sure i am not guilty of not holding lift doors.
also, Asians mostly DONT say "thank you". seems like everyone has a pot of gold in their mouth. u hold the lift for them, they jus take it as if they deserve being treated nice. damn it man. ass holes. so freakin selfish. these pple shud learn some manners. no wonder when Asians travel to the States or Europe, we get laughed at and become the joke of caucasians. we are so uncouth. absolutely disgusting.
talk abt being educated. utter rubbish. pple dun even noe basic manners, so wads the freakin pt of being so intelligent. dats y i always say, its ok, God is fair! those that are intelligent are usually emotionally dumb.

oh well lets hope things with Asian youths will get better soon.

bad mood

today is another mysterious day that Lydia is in a bad mood and it'll be better if NOBODY asks her abt it.
just take it as that.

just for now i wish i didnt have to be nice and give in to pple all the time.
being the epitome of pple's redicule is so frustrating. i wish they know hw it feels. perhaps they do but they jus choose not to bother. its the easiest escape anyway. i tink i will try that. jus not bother. if i'm nice to pple all the time, whos gonna be nice to me? if i care all the time, who's gonna care abt me? if i have to give my love all the time, who's gonna love me?
only God will remain true to me.
i shud really consider being joining the religious sisters and devote my life to Christ. it is then that i will find true happiness and peace. away from annoying, ill-mannered, ass holes, idoits, selfish and back-stabbing pple.
i've been finding it increasingly hard to be always be understanding and forgiving. and it has already been increasingly difficult to tahan pple who get on my nerves. in short, i'm becoming increasingly short tempered.
i'm not gonna do anything abt it for now. perhaps i shud stop controlling my emotions and jus let dem run free once in a while, then only will i be normal.

individuals have to begin to realise this:
if you tink your life sucks, pls stop being so selfish and wallow in self pity.
instead realise dat u r being so pathetic by feeling sry for urself and tell urself dat perhaps someone somewhere out there is in a much worst state then u r. so get ur act together and move on!

tommy page - a shoulder to cry on

i wonder if someone special will give me such reassurance such as the song lyrics below by Tommy Page..
perhaps its better to nvr expect.
maybe remaning hopeful is a better way to put it.
well frens, this song is to all of you.

Life is full of lots of up and downs
And the distance feels further when you're headed for the ground
And there is nothing more painful than to let you're feelings take
you down
It's so hard to know the way you feel inside
When there's many thoughts and feelings that you hide
But you might feel better if you let me walk with you
by your side

And when you need a shoulder to cry on
When you need a friend to rely on
When the whole world is gone
You won't be alone, cause I'll be there
I'll be your shoulder to cry on
I'll be there
I'll be a friend to rely on
When the whole world is gone
you won't be alone, cause I'll be there.

All of the times when everything is wrong
And you're feeling like
There's no use going on
You can't give it up
I hope you work it out and carry on

Side by side,
With you till the end
I'll always be the one to firmly hold your hand
no matter what is said or done
our love will always continue on

Everyone needs a shoulder to cry on
everyone needs a friend to rely on
When the whole world is gone
you won't be alone cause I'll be there
I'll be your shoulder to cry on
I'll be there
I'll be the one you rely on
when the whole world's gone
you won't be alone
cause I'll be there!

And when the whole world is gone
You'll always have my shoulder to cry on....

shopping quiz

Lydia, you're a Pro Shopper

Buyer beware. Maybe you've learned from experience or perhaps that's just the way you are, but it's clear that you're a savvy shopper who isn't afraid to shop around. Impulse purchases? Not your style.From a pair of sneakers to a flat-screen TV to a jacket, you do your research before you buy. Knowing where to go to get what you want at a good price takes work. Whether you go around to different stores, test out the merchandise, compare prices, research on the Internet, or ask other people's opinions, you do what it takes to find the best buy. And that's why you're such a pro. Congrats!

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a quiz i did on shopping patterns. haha.. always nice to discover a side of myself.