Friday, June 30, 2006

midyears over (: hee hee.

yay.

it's over!

it ended yesterday actually. Overall I think it was okay considering the little time i had to study. Thank God definitely. He's pulled me through it all. (:

Chem was an exception though. It was utterly horrible. I think i left a whole Section out. Section B worth 40 marks i just left it next to blank and i just stared blankly at the paper for 20 minutes when i saw the questions. Ergh. I somehow have the feeling that the chem teacher behind the paper is smirking with saddistic satisfaction.

Anyway went out with Ren Xin and Christine yesterday to Spizzas. Haha. The fancy pizza restaurant just opposite our hostel. It was our first time there! And we totally made a fool out of ourselves what with our sloppy shorts n baggy tshirts and flip flops and especially our constant laughing at anything even those not even remotely funny. We even went to Takashimaya's food corner and had ice-cream, as well as window shop for food. (: Chocolates, Brownies, Cheesecake and the like (:

Had the time to pray more this morning. and clean the room today. (Seriously like a pig sty). Sorted out my papers n files and changed the bedsheets, did the laundry, sunned my blanket, tiggie and ah choo, vacuum cleaned and mopped the floor wow. Finally (: My room is in optimal living conditions again.

Saturday, June 24, 2006

awww.

oh well. Japan is out.

That was expected anyway, how could they have even dared to even dream to be able to beat Brazil. But they dreamt anyway and for a fleeting moment there it seemed wildly possible. Tamada's goal was good no doubt bout that, but Brazil totally dominated the game la. Anyway Japan didn't really play as well this time round if u ask me. But again i don't know much bout football haha.

Think kawaguchi, Japan's goalkeeper definitely deserves some credit.
He's got talent la remember the tremendous saves in the first half of the Australia match and the unbelievable blocks. 5 in a row! By not just anyone but the terribly dangerous Brazilian stars. But the thing with goalkeepers is, you cannot afford to make any mistakes. Guess he committed one too many. Esp in the australia one. After that 1st mistake everything just fell apart.

aNyway kawaguchi's only 31, he may still come back in 4 yrs time hee hee. if japan qualify.



















(photo originally from FIFA)


Overall I think Japan was quite a disappointment. :( Brazil totally destroyed them and i still think the Australia match was a disastrous mistake. Hopefully we'll see these guys again:















Goalless one this was. But I guess Nakata did ok in the croatia one. Much better than the 1st.
Thank God he's only 29 should be able to see him again. yay!

Nakamura was good too poor thing didn't get a shot for man of the match and again, tamada's goal was superb laa. Inamoto hmm, did he even play this time? REally didn't hear bout him at all :(

Ganbate! Japan's got a LOONG way to go.


and the REAL heartbreaker comes in the south korea - switzerland match. It looked as if they had REALLY good chances to go through. But I guess anything can happen.

As opposed to Japan i seriously think Korea has IMPROVED. But without the home ground advantage and luck on their side (ok maybe a bit with the france game) this was as far as they could go. Loved their never-say-die spirit (except after that OBVIOUSLY offside goal the flag was raised CLEARLY la). I don't blame them though, they did their best. and its so sad would really have wanted to see more of them korean players.

Lee Woon Jae, the goalkeeper and captain was good if u ask me haha. He's very steady. He's 33 this yr i really hope he'll be back next time round.





















Think he did great as a captain too.

Anyway good goalkeepers are old right? hee hee. Isn't oliver kahn ancient already.
















And Park Ji Sung was good in that France match. That equaliser was really crucial. But I dunno he seemed kinda invisible otherwise. He never lacked stamina that's true but really would've liked to see more of him.















Okay. Apart from the fact that he's one of the VERY few cute guys on the korean team, I think he deserves credit too. Ahn Jung Hwan the super sub. Will never forget his heroic goals against italy and this time, the winning one against togo. Think he really has that drive. Should let him play more ma. haha. Again, he's ONLY 30. REally really hope he'll make it next time round, and hope he improves n gets a place in the starting 11.















this guy is really what Korea needs more of!! LEE CHUN SOO.
He was relentless in all the matches especially that last long drawn battle against switzerland. He was the one pushing forward and being erm potentially dangerous. And let's not forget he did score the equaliser against togo. Poor thing i think he would've gone far and he deserves way more credit than what he has now. But again he's only 29. Will really really hope to see him next time round (:

There are also others like Lee Young Pyo, Cho Jae Jin and Kim Nan II who did well too if you ask me. Ok Cho Jae Jin had this really sulky face all the time and it was kinda irritating haha. But Kim Nan II is a good defender haha. Another relentless one.

Ooh and that kid Park Chu Young. Poor thing i really think he could've done more if given time. He's still young la and i really hope there's more to come from this so called football genius. His world Cup debut this time round wasn't that impressive. But i have faith for more.

Aiya anyway. So so sad.

bUt maybe that's God saying 'meiyan you gotta study!!' haha. Oh well no more korea n japan matches, one less distraction, can study more :P

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

girls rule.heh.

Thank God for girlfriends! (:

At least i have some things to look forward to in between studying hehe.

Last few days we've been sitting around in the pantry talking and gossiping after dinner... we even baked apple cake! Ms Cheryl, our AHM, said it was nice (: And well yeah, it was. We wanted to watch football (s.korea vs france) at 3am that day together. We asked for permission and got it but it wasn't showing on either of the channels our hostel tv could recieve. So yeah i watched it online alone. :(

Anyway they drew 1-1!!! France definitely had it in them to beet Korea but yeah it's true they threw it away in the 2nd half especially. Thierry Henry is a huge threat grr. Zidane too but he looks obnoxious :S But Koreans they really put up a good fight. YAY! hehe. them koreans are tremendously lucky i must agree (that ball definitely went over the line) but their fighting spirit is admirable. They deserve it if u ask me. But don't ask me i'm biased. Haha. GO KOREA! (:


Picture originally from the official FIFA website

A forlorn Barthez and an elated PARK JI SUNG!
hehe. this shadowy figure really came back to action in this match. Kudos!

Aiya they should've subbed Ahn Jung Hwan in earlier. Only one free kick for him not much he can do lar...




Aiyo dunno lar. dunno wat to post now. just feeling bored. Michele, Sue Wen and Zhi Ying just went out this morning to sim lim square to get michele's memory card. Then went for lunch and we just finished one tub of Ben N Jerry's Cookie Dough Ice Cream! (: It's absolutely heavenly i must say.

Anyway its real quiet now in my room. Kwang Ying's not here. I miss my kichi.
Oh btw these are pictures of us when i went back to meet her during the holidays (:

Sunday, June 18, 2006

quick update!

studying's been okay i guess, considering i only started on thursday.

what i've done so far:
1. trigo
2. differentiation
3. chemical energetics
4. role of government part 1

oh man. i have a LONGGGG way to go... God help me!
progress has been slow, as usual, but steady lar. slow and steady wins the race haha.

anyway, yesterday was a rest day for me.

Went jogging with June Ping at 7 in the morning!

And wow. We have quite a nice neighbourhood i must say (:

i think i'm starting to like running more n more.

but i twisted my left ankle twice. but that's okay. haha, didn't even stop my running.

the killer came when i was walking on the rocky carpark whilst talking to june ping. See it's always important to FOCUS!! I must've looked so stupid coz i was like 'so how did you find out about this route ar june pi- ARGH! AIYA PAIN PAIN!' We weren't even running we were STROLLING and i sprained my right ankle!

I went back n laid hands on my right ankle and prayed over it. It still hurts though but at least i can walk normally. By His stripes I am healed!

Anyway i went to church after that. Had bible study and service.

Then went to city hall to meet up with Arti, Ren Xin, Chareli, Zhi Ying, Christine, Carmen and her friend (i don't remember her name). We ate at analakshmi.

It's an indian vegetarian restaurant run by a wealthy indian family. They do this for charity though. You go there, help yourself to the indian vegetarian buffet and pay whatever you want. And from what i see, i think people pay a lot. Nice ambience btw. The proceeds go to people in India suffering structural unemployment, i.e. those left jobless in the face of globalisation. Noble, noble cause. The food was not bad, and i paid 7 dollars. which is not bad lar (it was all i had in my wallet)

But most importantly i miss the companionship (: It was so much fun just us 8 gals talking and laughing (i tell you we were the loudest table). What do u expect when we have the CARMEN CHING at our table. Haha. It went on on the bus. We were making so much noise and doing so many funny things that people were staring. Haha but it was a blast!

Anyway that's all i have for now. tonight i'm gonna MUG like never before!!

oh but there's the Japan vs Croatia match at 9pm tonight. And S.Korea's playing at 3am!
HOW COULD THIS BE?! GRRR. Both Japan n S.Korea on the same night?!

Anyway i hope and pray that Japan redeems themselves this time round!! Nakata do something at least! haha
And S.Korea all the waaaayy!!! Let Ahn Jung Hwan play! Haha. Sure win! :P
I hope France repeats their FLIP FLOP of their opening match of World Cup 2002.

Oh and HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!! (:
My dad supports Japan and South Korea too. In these 2 matches at least. I'm sure of it haha.

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

bye bye... again.

i hate goodbyes.

no, i don't hate it because i won't be able to see them all for the next half a year; rather i just hate the awkwardness of the 'moment'.

You know, when lup wai and foogie dropped me off at my home. Yeah, i just got out of the car, said goodbye and thank you and went for the doorbell. Short and sweet.

I dread those few moments before boarding the bus back to the land of the kiasu. Those moments just seem to stretch through eternity. Not that it's really sad or anything it's just... i really don't know how to react to my family. "So... won't be seeing you for the next half year already...sigh....", or "So how do you feel".... how am i supposed to respond to that?!

No awkward hugs, no weird 'i love you's, no sudden burst of tears --- that's how i hope tomorrow will be. Just brief goodbyes and a smile. Buh bye! It's not like i'm going for eternity!!

anyway.

This holiday has been quite a nice one.

One week - short though it may be, i managed to study a tiny fraction of chemistry in the midst of my 14 hour tv marathon (Yes, precisely my waking hours). Yipeee!!! (:

Managed to meet wan qian (whom i last met in december 05), and the new guy in her life - Danny. I must say i'm impressed (: Lucky you wan qian, Danny passed my test with flying colours haha.

Not to mention ming shiu (whom i last met over a year ago). My darling has found a darling of her own already... Richard. haha. 2 years ago i wouldn't have believed it possible. Lesson to learn: don't resolve to hating anyone, you may very well end up with that particular someone few years down the road.

Yee wah too! she hasn't changed much though, still the spunky one i know (:

Lup wai and foogie: my favourite 'toudai's.
We went out just now to watch some lantern exhibition thing and took lots and lots of pictures, after which foogie drove me and lup wai back. I laughed myself silly at foogie's singing (don't get me wrong he's got talent that boy) and moaned and groaned over S. Korea's plight (0-1 down to Togo in the first half of the match --- Japan already lost terribly LAHH!!! walau grrr.). They tried cheering me up with those silly photos we took. What a bunch of posers! Haha. My kind of fun :P

How could i forget: My kichimayom Manpreet!!!! (:
I miss you sooo soooo much!! Haha thanks to her i had my first birthday present this year already. Anyway we had so much fun just talking n laughing and girl chatting all the way to Sunway Pyramid on thursday didn't we? (:

Lohon, Zhao Xing n Ivan too!! (ss2 gang n fellow pJ santas)
Miss you all much. So sad we couldn't spend more time. :(

and of course my family. Loved the secret recipe cake. Happy birthday and father's day papa. (Yeah i'm leaving for singapore on my father's birthday :S). Oh n i helped my brother with add math, took him out to watch X-men3, paid for his McDs order and bought him a digi simpack as brought him his phone. (you owe me) and Mommy. Wow i really do miss shopping with the mom. Hope i've stocked up enough this time (:

ok well toodle-loo. (:
i will be back.

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

homeward

goodbye all!

thanks my dear roomie kwang ying for helping me to stuff everything into my wardrobe and luggage bag (: who needs boxes? couldn't have done it without u haha.

love. love. love.
God fill my household with love before i go home. (:

ok well bus leaves at 4.30pm tomorrow.
sorry pre u sem group 8 :(
PLs pls pls have another outing i miss you all to bits n pieces :(

to tiff-ah-nee: keep in touch!

c ya! (:
happy holidays.

Monday, June 05, 2006

a tribute

goodbye aaron wong yu long.

sorry your gifts were less recognised. i'm sure someone else will appreciate it someday. (if they live long enough)

haha. just some pictures i don't think you've seen before, the good ol' times haha.

will miss all da whacky moments. muahaha.

all d best in ur future undertakings and GOD BLESS YOU aaron wong.

keep in touch!

orange + green = heaven

i LOVE my new blog skin (:

God bless the guy who designed this.

haha.

anyway, i'd like to thank everyone for being so supportive n concerned bout what i posted. (The long one with me being emo n stuff). I'm sorry for making you all worry but i'm alright now like really!! (: will try not too rant too much (not publicly at least) in the future. anyway. love you all.

Sunday, June 04, 2006

*snuffles*

all good things come to an end.

i can't believe it but i'm actually missing pre u sem! it was a great experience all in all and i learnt so much!! Especially from my seminar group members and SLOs. I miss you all! Yes all 19 of you (20 including melissa). What a RANDOM bunch of people. A very good mix i should say haha. Anyway hope to meet up soon.

e314 multiplied today.

somehow i expected it la. i was definitely going somewhere else. i knew it. and it happened.
not much change actually. Jie kai was moved to sis yu ling's cell; me, weixian, alex, andrew, geraldine, huiqi and a few younger kids from sis yu ling's cell formed a new group with tiffany --- e413. Others stayed, e314 remains.

At first i felt nothing. Then everyone became teary eyed and ahhh!! just couldn't stand it. went round hugging everyone and wiping off those dreaded tears. Huizhen said its for the best, she says she needs weixian n i to communicate with the younger ones. She somehow thinks we have it. I hope she's not wrong i'll miss everyone lar.

But i guess God has His plans. (deep breath)

"He has made everything beautiful in its time" (Eccleciastes 3:11)

only time will tell.