Singapore's National Day

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE! we're 42!

if my memory serves me correctly, i got my ndp tix the 1st time i attempted to ballot for it.
lucky me! :)

guess whose familiar face i got to see! my buddy keong! :)
so nice to see him la. poor him had to be mobilised so last min. guess they really needed all the uncle police men they cud get.

the seats i had were good. cept tt i cudnt quite c the planes & the 3D dynamic defense display properly...

got to the marina bay floating platform at ard 5pm. collected the goodie bags and went in search for seats. didnt get much of a choice bcos ushers wud tell u where to go n dere was police everywhere. their presence was quite intimidating.

overall it was a really cool concept. i applaud them for great effort and time spent into making this event so successful.
the fireworks were really beautiful.

at the end of the evening, the show ended ard 8.30pm.
by the time i walked back to city hall (raffles city) was ard 9.20pm.
it was one of the most traumatizing walks in my life.
the horde of pple was jus tooooo overwhelming man.
felt so sick and claustrophobic. gross man.
how ugly can singaporeans be sometimes man.
wads worst is they just got out of celebrating spore's bday.
so dumb. was so irritated man. all the pushing n shoving.
everything rolled into one was jus wrong.

however, somehow, it just wasnt ideal.

Love Song for #1

... your love is my beginning and I know it won't be too long till I see you . I hear you . I love you.

Beautiful Seed

i'm so happy i've found Corrinne May's latest album - Beautiful Seed.
she's seriously AWESOME.
i love her and i love her music!
im so touched by her song & lyrics!
pple, pls go get this album. im sure it'll touch ur lives. really.
her lyrics revolves ard Christ if u listen carefully.
im listening to it on repeat.
Thank God for her.
indeed no gift is too small.
i shall reflect and ponder over her songs.

grumps r all ard me

sigh... why do i have to put up with so many grumpy pple in my life?!
i pray for grace and wisdom that i will not be like that. no matter what.

tink happy thoughts! chase the grumps awayyyyy! ssshhhoooooooo............ *chuckles*

Corrinne May Concert - 030807

it was purely random (by chance) that i casually asked Lucas on MSN if he wud be interested to catch Corrinne May's concert with me.
and he kidnly agreed =)
thanks buddy!

well.. guess we're both quite the music pple..
SUPPORT LOCAL TALENT! haha.
she's really really good.
i was tearing & sobbing half the time throughout the concert.
her music and lyrics are just wayyy too touching for me to handle.
every word has a special meaning.

i cant wait to get my hands on her newest album! Beautiful Seed!
guys, u have to get it.
it's really really good. really.

all these yrs, i feel that her music has touched me so much.
it gave me a new feeling.
it somehow made me more positive.
if i had the chance to get her cd that day and get her autograph, i swear i wud hv told her what a great impact her music has created in my life.
its sooo amazing.
she's like heaven-sent.

im so glad i made it to this concert.
i didnt manage to get the tix to her previous... so this is grt.
and esp since my entire friday was so crazy.
i tink i've nvr made and received more calls in one day!
sry Lucas u didnt get much of my attention... haha =P

so friday came and went,
saturday (040807) at 0840hrs i arrived at riverview hotel (spore) to meet George, to take 4 Greek pax on a half day city tour. from 9am to 1pm.
it was fruitful :) thank god for the good weather too.
small grps r so much better to deal wif den large ones.
2 pairs of honey moon couples. how sweet rite! :)
yup.. so George is a greek rep who is relatively young..
he has no idea hw to lead a tour, so lucky him, dis is small.
the last time, grp of 14, his mum was so pro la! haha.
he told me she was so scared! but she really didnt seem one bit at all.
she seemed so well-prepared! :)
job well done to both of dem! for first-timers!
his mum cudnt do dis tour bcos she was away on a holiday. so she got her son to do it instead.. cos Fanis needed someone who cud speak Greek.
indeed. i dun understand a word of wad they say!
haha. but i tink its sooo cool.
greeks! haa. whn i tink of greeks, i tink of spartans! hurhur..

so after tour-leading i headed home to prepare for reading at church.
tt went fine as well. altho i knew i'd fall aslp during homily.
gosh. so embarassing. imagine a lector falling aslp during mass! :(
sry God, i was really tired.

the past few days my neck and back has been aching like crap! its nt funny man.
and of all times, my jaw has to act up too.
i feel like i've been in a fight, whereby i hv injuries all over tt kind..
heh.
siansation mannnnn! but no choice la! it's part n parcel of growing up! =)


dere's nthg special to mention abt sunday, cept tt i slept in, did some reading of my case study and went to grandma's hse. accompanied the adults to chk out a potential new apartment for my grandma. den dnr wif parents, sis, big D, mini D and Alli at some HK tea house place along Katong (upper east coast rd).
its not so nice man. svc sucks big time. food was very normal.
nthg spectacular at all. prolly wont b gng back dere agn.

tdy is monday, didnt do much as well...
went to the bank, marketing wif mum, aunty agnes came to visit so we chatted, i continued reading my case study and watched tv (ch8) kinship!
finally elvin ng likes jessica liu la! haii.. sometimes guys can b so dumb huh?
must go thru so much trials n tribulations then only realise.
oh well, dis is jus a show la huh! so lets hv more faith in our spore guys..
b4 they all become gay! =X
den agn... like as if we spore girls r so easy to be with...
we're all so difficult and princessy. gross.
one min talk abt being miss independent, the next, we're bitching abt hw incompetent our bfs are.
how contradicting huh?
oh well. that's life! =)

okies.. so tmr is tuesday!
back to class!
will be mtg my poly mates for dnr!
finally! a due catch up session! :)

have a great week ahead everyone!
keep smiling! (",)

big fat huge gigantic Patrick

i wish i could have and hold, squish and hug, cuddle and head butt a big huge gigantic cuddly fatty Patrick RIGHT NOW!!!

Future Sex / Love Sounds

went for 9am mass at QOP as i had to read for sis due to her bad throat and cough.
both of us agreed tt it was such a fulfilling and productive sunday! haha
we hvnt woken up so early on sundays in a long long time.

after church, we dropped by my grandma's place for a bit..
she offered us mee rebus! =P
ohhhh my gdnesss it was AWESOME!
super duper extremely yummy man! haha
dats some gd stuff indeed.
so i shared some wif sis den we headed down town to orchard.

1st stop was coffee fix and erm snacks? haha. we shared a pasta/salad deal at Spinelli.
gdness it was too healthy a brunch for me! =X brown rice, chicken waldorf salad and pasta.
after tt's done, we headed upstairs to the shops.
we went into HMV and treated ourselves to good tunes.
sis was generous enough to buy us 2 cds.
2 very very awesome cds which made us very very happy girls! =)
teehee.
Missy Higgin's On a Clear Night and Justin Timberlake's Future Sex Love Sounds!
been wanting to get these cds for the longest time... nw i finally hv dem.
thank god :) and luckily my sis likes and wanted dem too. so i wasnt alone..
its gd tt pple share the same interest/taste in music as u do.
yayyynnneesssss!

sis's initial objective was to purchase her grumpy care bears tshirt! -_-
gdness.. wad a big baby. hahaha.
so we headed to Heeren's Action City where we last saw tt tshirt.
it was still available! luckily! else she'd really turn grumpy for sure!

walked ard a little more b4 we headed to her office to dump her lap top and head home thereafter.
by the time we got home we were soooo lazy and slpy. all thanks to the dreary weather of late!
-_-
so we napped and urs truly didnt get down to doing any part of her assignment. siansation!

so nw i've to work doubly hard!
tnt is Lucas' acapella concert at esplanade! eeks! i wish him all the best!
hope his team wins! will be attending with Serene :)

tmr is another long day... proj mtg/discussion wif XB to update him on progress over lunch. class at 2pm and dnr wif my 33rd intake classmates!

have a great week ahead everyone! take cares!

Rihanna's Umbrella feat Chris Brown

when i 1st heard this song over the radio, i thot.. gdness wad an annoying song wif all the ella eh eh eh eh parts...
but the more u listen, it grows on u.
wad's more, u shud watch the video. rihanna is hot.
best part is to listen to the song/watch the video via youtube and read the lyrics i have below.
u'll come to realise this song is actually very meaningful.

noticed that the past few days have been raining? so dis song comes quite timely. haha. ok lame.

hope u guys appreciate it jus as much as i do.

(Uh huh, uh huh) Remix
(Uh huh, uh huh) Yea Rihanna, Chris Brown
(Uh huh, uh huh) Good girl gone bad
(Uh huh, uh huh) Take three... Action!
(Uh huh, uh huh) Ho!

No clouds in my storms
Let it rain, I hydroplane into fame (Eh, eh, eh)
Coming down with the Dow Jones
When the clouds come we gone
We roc-a-fella (Eh, eh, eh)
We fly higher than weather and G5's are better
You know me, an anticipation for precipitation
Stacks chips for the rainy day (Eh, eh, eh)
Jayy
Rain man is back with little miss sunshine
Rihanna where you at?

You had my heart
We'll never be worlds apart
May be in magazines but you'll still be my star
Baby 'cause in the dark you can't see shiny cars
And that's when you need me there
With you I'll always share because

When the sun shine we'll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath, I'mma stick it out 'til the end
Now that it's raining more than ever know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh eh eh-eh)

You're becoming a dream to me
Fairytale fantasy
Nothing can ever compare
An image to my memory
Girl I'm asking could you be my queen?
A vision on a magazine
That's when I'll be there
It's something we both share
Because

When the sun shine, we'll shine together
You know I'll be here forever
Although it's alot of rain outside
Girl it's getting late you can stay the night
But you can dip out anytime whenever
I can call a car I ain't tryna stress ya
I'm looking for the one with the glass slipper
Baby girl you can be my Cinderella (ella ella eh eh eh)
You can be my Cinderella (ella ella eh eh eh)
You can be my Cinderella (ella ella eh eh eh)
You can be my Cinderella (ella ella eh eh eh eh eh-eh)

You can run into my arms
It's okay don't be alarmed
Come into me
There's no distance in between our love
So go on and say my name some more
I'll be all you need and more (ah.. you ready?)
Because

When the sun shines, we'll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath, I'mma stick it out 'til the end
But you can dip out anytime whenever I can call a car
I ain't tryna stress ya
I'm looking for the one with the glass slipper
Baby girl you can be my Cinderella ella ella eh eh eh
Under my umbrella ella ella eh eh eh
You can be my Cinderella ella ella eh eh eh
Under my umbrella ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh

It's raining (rainin')
Ooh baby it's raining (rainin')
Baby come into me (oh)
Come into me
It's raining(Rihanna)
Oh baby it's raining(Rihanna)
You can always some into me
Come into me

guard your heart

had a long heart-to-heart talk wif cuzy John last nite..
he even prayed a prayer for me.
i was very touched i teared.

it was very heart-warming and sincere. so genuine.
thank u cuz for that chat. i really needed it.
u've always been my reality check. but we hvnt had such conversations in a really really long time.
at least 1 thing's for sure, we still hv that bond.
and i thank God for that.

thanks for listening and thanks for understanding.
on top of it all, thanks for not judging.

i do realise i hvnt been very Christ-like in recent yrs.. mayb the past 1 plus yr or so.
thats sad. very sad.
but now that i've noticed it. it's time to turn things ard.
a change of lifestyle perhaps.
i need a direction and i tink only God can help me.
i believe he will help me.

he's been my guiding light, my guiding star.
without him, i am nothing.

i like this phrase: "guard your heart"
it's true. if u dun guard ur own heart, who will?
u are accountable and responsible for urself at the end of the day.
never blame anyone or anything when smthg bad happens.
humility is a virtue. i sure hope i have some of that.

striving to be Christ-like isnt going to be easy. but nevertheless i must endeavour.
"my yoke is easy, and my burden is light"
this is wad im constantly being reminded of.
if Jesus can die for our sins so painfully and willingly, why cant we carry our little crosses?
why keep complaining and blaming God?

i need to learn to trust and put my whole faith in God once again.
i noe it is difficult but i must do it.
as my favourite hymn goes: "but it goes against the way i am, to put my human nature down, and let the spirit take control of all i do. but when those trials come, my human nature, shouts the things to do, and God's soft prompting can be easily ignored."

the whole entire song is just so beautiful and it describes exactly what i am, and how i think.
i shall be in search of the lyrics and post it once i get my hands on them.
im off to bed now it's gonna be quite a long week ahead!
i wonder wads in store! :)
projects that's for sure! haa.
time to catch up on studying too.
no time to lose!

goodnite! (",)

Raffles snippets

i just simply love the chandlier and staircase. it looks so ol' skool. really pretty.

SBG moments

sentimental moments

it has been such an awesome experience to be able to lead a group of 14 Greek tourists to a few places of interest in Singapore. it is really very different to look at Singapore when ure seated in a bus full of tourists, explaining to them brief history of Singapore and pointing out all the different sights around.
cheesy as dis may sound, but suddenly it made me so proud to be a Singaporean. esp yesterday.

altho there were many hiccups on friday when they 1st arrived in Spore. but i believe there were certain other spirit-lifting experiences that helped made things better.
thankfully we have some nice Singaporeans to make their visit more pleasant.

the grp consisted of both young and old, ranging from honey-mooners to elderly couples ard 40's to 50's age range... it's so heartwarming to see their enthusiasm as well as their interest. they asked many questions which werent difficult to answer, thankfully! haa.

one of the places we visited was the Singapore Botanic Gardens & National Orchid Garden. flowers are known to cheer people up. esp us girls. =P
it somehow helped mend some of my emotional damage.
then again, the half day spent with dem did help take my mind of things.
i'll upload some pix i took along the walk to the National Orchid Garden...
moments i captured that made me smile a little smile to myself - the beauty of the earth; soothes the soul =)

thanks uncle chan for this wonderful experience! :)
i'm so glad i did this.
hopefully there will be more to come. the experience is smthg money cant buy.
esp seeing the happy faces of tourists. this is fulfilling.
i am so glad to be of service to them. now i am renewed in my faith and endeavour for the tourism industry! yesss!

Audrey Hepburn / Moon River

i just finished watching the 1961 classic - Breakfast At Tiffany's.
i have to say it's an awesome movie.
i've always wanted to watch it but din seem to be determined enough to get my hands on it.
now finally!


i understand now, why pple r so hung up over Audrey Hepburn. i tink i've fallen for her too!
she is gorgeous. really beautiful lady.
may she rest in peace.



















the movie was lovely. wad a touching story.
finding true love. not just for money, status and wealth.
but love in its purest kind. 2 pple belonging to each other.
so romantic isnt it? haha!
well this only happens in the movies these days.


before watching the movie, i came across this song, Moon River by Henry Mancini.
when i 1st listened to it, i could say i was kinda captivated by the music and tune.
on top of that, the lyrics is so romantic and touching.
so here goes...
"Moon River, wider than a mile, I'm crossing you in style some day.
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker, wherever you're going I'm going your way.
Two drifters off to see the world.
There's such a lot of world to see.
We're after the same rainbow's end--
waiting 'round the bend,
my huckleberry friend,
Moon River and me."


it's just so cute how she seeks solace at a Tiffany and Co. shop down the streets of 1960's New York. just standing outside the huge shop, browsing bcos she knows she cant afford any of the items in there. seeing them just makes her feel better somehow.
very cute show. i'm just so glad i watched it.
my sunday is complete. =)

random matters

random moment in lecture when i was shocked to see my classmate XB writing out his timetable on wad i called words big enough for ants to read. i had to use the magnify mode on the camera to take the following 2 pix. as u can c, i had to put my mint beside the words for comparison.

the overview of XB's timetable.

my pretty hot lecturer frm RMIT




























OH! and, Dad's ride has been healed!
It's back to normal now! =)
its always impt to have a nice ass ;P

feminism

i think one day i might just join a feminist movement.

fem·i·nism –noun
1. the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men.
2. (sometimes initial capital letter) an organized movement for the attainment of such rights for women.
3. feminine character.

because the men don't get it....

now we know why there are increasing amounts of lesbians around the world.
GO GAY COMMUNITY!!! fight for ur rights!

stomach issues

while everyone is probably on their way to meet one another, for Denise's farewell get-together/dinner,
here i am stuck at hm alone. not literally. at least i still hv mum.
this is record breaking. i hvnt organised smthg n didnt turn up for it b4. looks like dis is the 1st.
hopefully my frens know hw to take the initiative for a change. *shrugs*

well it jus isnt fun to be stuck at hm wif food poisoning nw is it?
as most can guess, YES i feel like SHIT.
BIG TIME.

all the vomits and stomach aches is taking a toll on me. i find myself falling aslp even easier den normal days.
no thanks to my lack of energy intake and bloatedness.

being sick and alone isnt one bit fun. den agn im pretty much used to it.
jus hope i'll get better really soon. all this lying in bed is driving me crazy.

car carr carrs

on route to school yesterday - JAM on the PIE.
some break down in lane 3.
i had to take these pix bcos dis is my 1st time seeing a LORRY and a VAN on LANE ONE!










































This is the sad bumper of my dad's ride.
he's getting it fixed today. hope it'll return as gd as new.




























the colourful scratches look gross.

1st 2 days of my last semester

i've had noon class yesterday and today.
wif a lovely RMIT lady prof.
she's a hottie for sure. esp wif her quite cool aussie accent.
sweetness.

hopefully i'm able to sneak a pic tmr during lecture...
she has stirred my interest in Managing Change.
it is quite a boring subject. but it is a necessity.
a cross between mgmt and HR mod.
so nthg too foreign to me.

however, the only down side to this module is the dozens of frameworks, matrixes, diagrams and tables/charts that plot out how to manage change and the whole learning process.
reminds me of my gd ol' buddy mintzberg wif his organisational configurations and predictions ......................................... and
Lewin's force field analysis etc... these dudes are genuises. haha. and must have been really bored too? =X

so it's time to get down and dirty in search of articles online on managing change for my assignment. i hope this is the start of smthg good and positive. time to hit the libraries soon too! welcome back sch life! :) it's the last 4mths of it. i hope it will be memorable.

picnic pix 23 June 2007

long overdued picnic pix wif my simmies! :)





















































































































He, to me, is an icon of Labrador Park. i like him. :)

the quay sights