Day 26

Met FYu today and she told me that it's not v. nice to put MWH client's photos online. Yep gal, I had it replaced. Thanks for the reminder! This pic was what I originally wanted to post, if not for Blogger.com super lousy 'photo upload' interface, it feels more deeper, more touching =)

Yesterday was my free day but I was ard in sch for the whole day, putting up banners and posters for Expo as well as waiting for the delivery of the 10000 tissue pks and 2000 postcards! So tired again... but it's all worth it. Expo publicity is gg to be a success!! QWei and I worked really hard for this, even now i'm still trying to rush T-shirt designs although i'm way behind on my tutorials =p

Owing to all the 'sweat and blood' I poured in yest, today I wasn't in a mood to dress up so I went to sch dressed quite shabbily in an oversized T-shirt. Looks like Carol's analysis is coming true. Whenever I'm in such a mood I pray to God that nobody sees me lol. And definitely not any guys=p But what the heck, tertiary students don't usu dress meticulously too. I'm just blogging abt this to emphasize how shagged I feel today.

I tried appealing for change in tutorial but they said there were no vacancies avail. I think it's a lame excuse, surely fitting one more person in the class of 17 won't hurt? They just refuse to help... So yicky yucks, my Wednesday sucks. Class fr 8-10, then 12-2 and...6-8!! The horror...

Our 3mx1m banner at Sci

Day 25

Sat and Sunday were spent at Forum Roadshow. If it weren't for the money ($10/h) I won't be in this. Nothing great happened, just the usual, did spinal screenings and had to tolerate a notorious manager. Only found out yest that she was notorious, I thought it was only me who couldn't stand her.

Opps and the Poems stock challenge finally started. I logged in to check it out and realised that I know close to nothing abt investing in shares. But i'm really reluctant to ask her cos I know she'll use it as an excuse to play more. Sigh* I just have to try to uncover my hidden gift (may or may not exist) in this....

Week 13- I got my liscence!

This week I barely have enough sleep. Fri, sat, sun, mon, wed, thur got tuition. tue was welcome tea. I've got these huge tea bags beneath my eyes.

But, i've got an achievement to report!! I passed my Driving Test this morning! 10 points! Phew, i almost thought I couldn't pass as 4-5 times when changing up the gear from 2nd to 3rd I got stuck! And another heart attack came when I was assigned a test route that I hadn't done b4! I did 9 out of 10 test routes with my instructor except THAT route.

The balloting process of test routes as done in the order: Test Route 10, 1, 2, 3, 4..... and i was praying for my name to be picked for the ones b4, and when it finally reached Test Route 9, and my name still wasn't picked, I knew I was so 'suay' (unlucky). But well, not that I remembered the other test routes well given my Super Short Term Memory, so I just went, and got my liscense! I got to give my driving instructor special mention here, Mr F Kok from Comfort Driving Sengkang is such a patient and jovial instuctor who keeps nagging but you still don't find him irritating. Anyways, Yipee!! I can drive the 'kids' to school now...

Day 24

Went to Moral Welfare Home today to help bring the old folks out to the Botanical Gardens. I find this kind of outings really fun and meaningful. Feel like joining MWH but I have commitments in HopeD and Main Com at the moment, notwithstanding all the tuitions and piano I've got. I love old ppl!! They're so 'he ai ke qin' it's so heartwarming. It's not just any other stroll in the park! Everything is so memorable, sitting tog with the residents on the bus, wheeling them in their wheelchairs, engaging in small talk with them, holding their hands as we walk tog...


Most ppl wld think com service is like doing something for others. Actually it benefits yourself too. Otherwise how often do u think u can take a leisurely stroll in the park, enjoying the beautiful scenery? How often do u speak to others as if there's no boundary although u're only meeting that person for the first time? How often do you feel so relax and exchange smiles with everyone you see as if you're one big family? I don't know abt others but to me com svc is "killing 2 birds with 1 stone". You help yourself and you help others.

Sometimes you look at these ppl and you think they're unfortunate. They nd our help. But actually if u look at it in a philosophical kind of way, these 'unfortunate' ppl have reached some state of 'Nirvana' where they are free from worries. We're the ones who need them to grace our lives, who nd their help to find our purpose.

I'm quite glad I joined NVAC with the opportunity to do all these "good deeds" and yea, even to spread the volunteering spirit to others through NVAC Exposition!! Coming up soon!!

Week 12

Went to Shirley's hse on Sat for her 21st Birthday party. Met an old friend HFang. It's such a small world. Everywhere u go, someone u know knows someone else. It was an uneventful party, we were trying to entertain ourselves. But they were all talking abt Jap anime as usual and I know nothing abt the topic. So I just kept my mouth shut and tried to look entertained.

I don't really understand the craze with all things Jap. Don't watch much jap dramas nor anime. Don't read comics. I think it's a bit over-hyped. Ppl rushing to take the Jap module in school such that the bid pts are sky high. It's a bit crazy. However, there's something jap that I like- Sushi!!!

Hope someone wld invite me to Sake Sushi soon. I like that place. Better than NYDC where we always hang out.

Week 11

Went to ZHao's farewell cum birthday party at Amara Downtowneast. Only 4 from our JC class turned up. Quite sad, what happened to our class? The no. keeps dwindling at our outings. Even so, I think the party went ok. We managed to keep ourselves entertained by taking photos. This month I've went to so many parties I'm feeling a bit broke. What I've earned has went to all these social engagements, presents and transport (so many cab rides this month). But, I'm still looking fwd to all the other parties coming up...

Got the results for Piano on Sat night. I passed my G8 piano exams! HSee wanted to appeal cos the examiner made some serious mistakes in the marking but well, a pass is good enough. Don't think I want to waste more time taking again. She said she couldn't sleep cos of the fall in average grades of her students. Relax lady, exams conditions are hard to predict. Maybe the students did falter during the exam but their parents don't know. All those parents who support the appeal need to do some serious thinking.

Day 23

I've just had a haircut last night. Nope, you didn't hear wrongly, it was at night cos I have a 24hr hairdresser- My Dad. He has been cutting my hair for me all my 20 years so I don't spend money on hair salons where girls spend tons of money on hair styling, hair dye, rebonding, straightening... I'm very lucky because I've got really straight black hair so I need none of those chemical treatments which spoil your hair anyway. I'm cool with letting my Dad cut my hair, he cuts the hair of all 4 of us. He's not terrific, instead very slow, but it's presentable.

Just this week, we got a new refrigerator and microwave, but what abt my new hairdryer??!! I realised that it is the most essential e. appliance in my life. I can't go out with my hair all dangling wet! My hair takes ages to dry and I don't feel gd when I go out without my hair tied. I blew 2 of them this year already and this time Pa dug out a red ancient looking National one from the garage. I think it's been ard for yrs and smells funny. I want a brand new one please!!

Also contemplating joining the Clariol Herbal Essence school girl's 'pagent' to see who has the best hair. But it's so 'pai seh' need to post your photo on the site and ask ppl to vote for you...

Moove Media

I saw the cows painted red and white by Moove Media along the road. I swear I must get a pic of them soon.... In the meantime, found this on their site:

Day 22- Ppl know me...Oooh

Do i have such a recognisable face?

Yest at Matric fair 1 or 2 pple came up and said they recognise me from somewhere. Today, I saw my old neighbour's father who also recognised me! Even more surprising, I went to top-up the card for my driving lessons and the instructor at the service desk just rattled off my user-ID when he saw me walk in!!! During Matric Fair I met CKang, fortunately he recognised and greeted me, unlike the other pri sch classmate which I complained abt in one of my previous blogs. It's pleasant to know that pple remember you lol.

I think I was pretty much out-going in Pri and Sec sch. Only in JC then I hid in the shadows. Too many "stars" around at that time.

but well lets discuss a bit abt "faces/looks" cos recently I was quite put off during some incidents when someone I knew kept talking to the friend/s beside me and totally ignored my existence! I don't quite understd these ppl. If it's someone u know how hard is it to start a conversation? Even if you don't quite like the person, surely you can still make some friendly chat? To ignore that person is disgusting. Don't you think it's all very superficial if you keep talking to the cute pretty girls/guys only?

Back to being recognisable. I'm not the cute/pretty type, definitely not. I'm the tough cookie, hard to crack kind. But I think my 20 years of experience has shown me that I do have quite a distict looking face. I don't look quite Singaporean. Many ppl have guessed Chinese, Philippino, Eurasian, Malay etc. At CF, LYen introduced me to the uncle and had to add that "She's Chinese, don't worry". Leng's friend once asked her "Your maid ar?" All these goes to show. Recently a friend commented that my face is quite "chi xiang", I'm not very sure what that means but I think it means "sinks well with others"/ maybe "recognisable"?

Since I'm so recognisable, I think I shld pay more attention to my dressing. One friend wrote in her blog that I've got "no dress sense at all", "wears in old school t-shirts etc". How cld she say that?! I don't wear old sch tees except at home. but yeah, I think i really got to start worrying abt my wadrobe cos I realise I dressed REALLY bad at camp as well as when gg for driving lessons...which sums up as most of the time :-(

Our booth at MF

Day 21

SQi is showing signs of breakdown. She dreads tuition. QQ and Nina says so, but she has denied it. But I see that she's evidently stressed. Although I'm fierce at WQuan's tuition, I'm not fierce to the girls so I don't think that's the problem. Think the problem lies in the education system, it's too competitive. Primary sch kids nowadays have so much tuition on top of sch work. I don't remember tuition being so popular when I was that age. I've never had tuition all my life, but neither did I often hear that my classmates had tuition. Why is it that our system has changed so much that there's so much work andprojects to do and yet kids are becoming more rude and rebellious to their teachers and parents? Makes you lose faith in the system. I'm contemplating bringing the girls out to the zoo or something for a change. Try to change their perception of tuition...

Spent the day at matric fair today, trying to get pple to sign up. Running the booth is like doing sales you need a "san chun bu lan zhi she". Through observation, I also realised that many pple are easily swayed when you talk to them. Esp young pple, they don't know how to say "no". It's good for the salespple like me, but it's not a good trend. I'm a born cynic, so I usu. turn the salespple and promoters down. This is not always good because sometimes you got to listen to pple more and be more receptive. This is something I need to change. After going through so much at home, I realise the importance of giving and taking. Sometimes you know that pple are taking advantage of you or have more to gain than you do, but you still bite the bait. A bit like the altruism parents show towards their kids, but probably of a lower-order. To sum it all, just be less "zhi zhuo"/ unwilling to let go. That's impt in life.