week 9 is coming to an end!
come to think of it, this year has zoomed way too fast.
it feels as if its even faster than the year when im mugging for alevels!
and soon the new year is coming, and i cant wait for the one month holiday even though i just had an 8 months holiday that just ended 2 months ago hahaha! =P
amidst realising how fast time has travelled, i also realised there is little time left for my assignments and eventually, end-of-sem exams that determine the first gpa that i will ever get, which that will be the most important score that will determine the cgpa i will get probably for the rest of my four years in uni.
inevitably, there is stress. but at the same time, there is laziness and procrastination. and i have fell deeply into these two traps of bad habits. HAII. i must quickly climb out of it before its too late!
okay enough of the academics.
and okay i have nothing in my mind right now so,
toodles!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
MICKEY MOUSE MICKEY MOUSE
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE
OHHH TOOOODLEESS! (i dont know if the machine is named toodles but it sounds like it hahaha! =P)
hehe.
actually ive been itching to post interesting things that i found out and learnt so far in my chinese lessons but i just dont have the time to type them all out! actually i have la, but then other than the time i spent on studying, i either go out with my friends or i sleep. D:
badbadbad! i should be studyinggggg. i am now lagging behind like mad! haii. really have to buck up!!
and! i am now typing this post using my new laptop!! HURRAY!
went to visit comex yesterday and it was my virgin visit to an IT fair!
it was so crowded and packed like sardines but i managed to plough through with my mama and delvyn hahaha! we were like holding on to each other like a mini human chain!
at first i was stuck in a dilemma (im always like that when i am buying things hahaha) and after much consideration, i laid hands on dell!
such a rare choice to make i realised. because i seldom, almost never, see people using dell before!
hope dell will prove its worth hahaha! i want to use it for at least 4 years! =P
windows 8 is quite a pain because its like quite complicated. :/ but i think that all those apps and stuff are quite cool and i actually find the new (or probably im just outdated) finger gestures that i can do convenient hehe. and i find it a joy to personalise my own lappie! ((:
after all this happiness and excitement of getting a new lappie, reality hit me because i am really broke now.
i mean its not that i dont have money at all. its just that i have used up part of my savings and i xin tong ahhhhh. hahaha. =P
although i have already planned to buy a laptop for school and i am definitely prepared to spend my hard-saved savings, i still cant help but feel abit xintong!
nevertheless, the need to own a lappie and the happiness of having a laptop that i can call my own definitely outweighs the money i spent on this lappie. hahaha! 钱是可以赚回来的! =P and i think i should find a job soon. :/ like a really flexible one so that i can work once or twice a week in the night time while i go to school and study in the day.
some important events that i think i should note down that happened this few weeks is that, i have joined the NTU guitar ensemble! ((: ((: okay not really, just the beginner class. hahaha!
had my first lesson last thursday and at first, i really have the thought to quit because i wasnt really that interested in classic guitar and i have difficulties coordinating my little finger and reading the music notes, which i thought i wont be able to do them well in the future as well.
but! as the lesson goes on, i realise that its actually quite fun! i should not just give up upon those thoughts right? so i decided to continue trying and yays to finally learning guitar!! :D
keep saying i want to self learn guitar since sec4 but it never happens hahaha! =P
another thing, which probably is the most crazy day that i had in my entire life is
I WENT FOR 林俊杰签名会!!!! I SAW HIM IN PERSON OMGGGGGG! AND I HEARD HIM SINGING LIVE AND HIS VOICE IS SO NICE AND AHHHHH, I INSTANTLY BECOME A CRAZY FANGIRL CHEERING FOR HIM HAHAHA!
wont ever forget the moments he waved at us, made a thumbs up sign and asked us to go down (because we were at the second floor). OMGGGG! HAHAHAHAHA. HE ACKNOWLEDGED OUR EXISTENCE HAHAHA. AND WE MADE EYE CONTACT!
you might say that he was just randomly waving to everyone but nonono! we were the only ones he waved to other than the people at the first floor! (all according to my memory though and it may not be accurate because i was too happy and crazy at that point of time) =P
that day was surely the happiest day and craziest day of my life hahaha! maybe not really the happiest but you know, the happiness you get when you see your own idol right before your eyes and hearing him sing live and him waving at specifically me/us and all those hahaha!!
really want to go for his concert!! i will definitely go next time he comes to Singapore again!
i must start saving now hahaha! =P
i really would love to share what i find interesting in my chinese lessons!! but i am so lazy nowwww. =P
shall type them down next time hahaha!
its the fourth day of school today!
in fact i only went to school for three days since i dont have lessons just for this tuesday.
and despite only the start of a new school term after 8 months of holidays,
I AM SO TIRED.
probably due to the lack of sleep because i cant seem to fall asleep every night and i end up sleeping for at most 5 hours each night so far since school starts :/, or because my brain is just starting to get warmed up after 8 months of idleness, or because of a information overload because new things and information came crashing unto me, or because of the four hours of travelling everyday to school back and forth,
i. am. so. tired.
mehhhh. its just the fourth day of school how tired can i be! do i really have this less stamina? D: or is it im subconciously protesting towards studying or is it just my body wanting to make up an excuse to slack and 'rest' and not study? argh, okay, i have to really buck up and be freshened up to get my engine started and going! I CAN DO THIS. yay.
despite the overflow of information from lectures of my core modules, i have to say that actually, they are all interesting stuff that i want to learn. i really hope i can keep this interest going and not die down. and i really hope that i can find the energy to start studying soon.
to my friends who are embarking on this new journey with me, lets jiayou together!! yay! ((:
and to all my friends who wished me for my birthday yesterday, thankyou so much!! ((: i am truly blessed to have met you all! ((:
special thanks to angela, huiping and jingrong for coming all the way down to ntu to celebrate my brithday! and thankyou zhihui and shuyi!! even though its just a simple session of talking, snacking and singing, i had so much fun! lets do all that again! :D
also thankyou delvyn for coming all the way down to ntu too! ((: although its just a short few hours with most of the time spent on the mrt and the bus, i really appreciate the time we spent together. im so sorry for making you wait for me for so long in school! and thankyou for making the effort despite your busy schedule on the day itself! thankyou for your thoughtful pressie and i know i say this like a million times but, you are really a blessing in my life. ((:
hehe loveyou all! ❤❤
Woohoo.
I spent hours on making this blogskin even though i koped the basecodes from someone else. :/
(should i even be doing this cos i just started school haha =P)
nevertheless, i am happy now with my own personalised blogskin decorated with my favourite colours and pretty pictures that really depict the things that i like. ((:
credits to the photographers who took these pretty pictures! hehe.
Its been like almost 2 years since i blogged and as i step into a new phase of life, or maybe i'm just bored, or maybe i just suddenly have the feel, to start blogging again! hahaha.
2 years flew and many things have changed!
like im no longer struggling for promos already.
instead, i've already gotten my Alevel results and has now embarked on a new journey in NTU majoring in Chinese!
WOAHHHH CHINESEEE.
Chinese as a conversational medium is not foreign to me but all those in-depth studying of the culture, the literature, the history, the language, etc, it really scares me quite a bit because i have not been in touch with these things and i have almost zero knowledge about them!
Butbutbut, i will definitely work hard towards my 2nd upper class honours! LETS GOOO HAHAHA!
And i believe that God has a purpose for me in my journey and future as a Chinese major as he closes all doors and opens this door which is a really treasured opportunity for me. ((:
Really thank God for everything he has planned for me! ((:
Today is the start of a new school term in a whole new school with new schoolmates and new systems.
Im glad that i have friends that i have made and seniors that i met during the chinese orientation camp! Without them, i would have been lost and be even more blur and be all uncomfortable with the new environment. I am so blessed! and i really thank God for them! ((:
Getting lost and late for like 20mins marks the start of my first day of school. :/
Im so sorry it was partly my fault because i was late for like 15mins when im supposed to meet my friend at like 8.15. D:
but nonetheless, i guess the day's still a good start of the first semester because
what i have learnt today in lecture is soo interesting (today we learnt about chinese legends!)! :D
although the worry of getting good results is still prevalent, i think i did not regret choosing to study Chinese! hehe.
Yays to no school for tomorrow! and hopefully things will remain good or even better as days go by! ((:
back to hometown singapore on friday night.
definitely had many many wonderful memories in the UK. ((:
dont feel like coming back cos i will really miss the weather, the people there, and the temporary escape from reality; studying. arghhhh, now that i’m back, i gotta study which i have not been doing so! D: and so, i’m going to devote myself to studying from tomorrow on! JIAYOU!!!
anyway, UK trip was a fulfilling trip. really learnt alot of things from the tour guides, from the environment, from my peers and teachers. a really big thank you to all of them! :D
DAY ONE
tiring journey on the plane and finally reached the airport in manchester at 12pm+. excited, we coached to lake district. tried to send a message to my mum that i’m safe and sound in england but service wasnt available. rawr. and then we made a visit to one of Wordsworth’s homes, Dove Cottage. really small cottage, cosy in a sense. really enriching as well as there are also many exhibitions about his domestic life and his poetic works. reached the hostel thats facing a beautiful lake. very very nice! and there is nice, gentle breeze, a little chilly though, and grass which would be ideal to lie on to watch the night starry sky.(i’m starting to huan xiang le! hahaha. =P) hostel’s kinda scary, mostly due to my own psychological problem. toilets and showers are detached from our rooms, so we have to travel to the individual rooms for shower and toilets. scary because yealorr, scary cos it’s like an unfamiliar place and then you have to walk in and out of your room which is like the only place you will feel safe(maybe just for me. =P) in the hostel. we managed to change rooms. yay! so yokeling, angela, dorcas and me were all in the same room. one thing that i remembered very clearly would be seeing a guy trying to climb the exterior walls of the hostel. dont know what he’s trying to do! hahaha. and then slept with minimal or no movements at all throughout the night because of the creepy, shrieking sounds that the bed will make when i move for just a little bit.
DAY TWO
woke up early in the morning and made our way to meet tour guide, Ben, for a tour in White Moss something something. =P it’s a piece of land that consists of beautiful and breathtaking landscapes. many many greens with tinges of yellow, purple, red, pink, colours, basically. learnt a lot of things from Ben about some statistics in lake district, tourism and environment and energy sources. really really helpful for GP. =P i dont remember what we did in the middle but i think we made our way to haworth and then checked in the travelodge hotel till the next morning.
DAY THREE
a visit to the Bronte personage, learnt about the Bronte sisters. many exhibitions. shopping. and not to forget, super cold weather in which i still feel warmth inside cos angela and dorcas were hugging me to keep me warm! i feel so xin fu!!! hahahaha. :D made our way to stratford-upon-avon.
DAY FOUR
today, we visited Shakesphere’s birthplace. and a tour around the town to know more about Shakesphere’s life. nice little cottage. ohh! and i learnt that many many words like courtship and phrases were invented by him. tai li hai le!!! and then i was reminded of the wierd wierd word, which i am actually proud of (=P), that i invented, balabo! hahahahahaha! =P today, we have like 6 hours of shopping. all by ourselves. shuang. hahaha. bought quite a number of things. but felt guilty and regretful that we forgot all about the church where Shakesphere’s grave is. we didnt manage to visit it. D: we were kind of chided by the teachers during debrief though, for treating the trip like a holiday, all engrossed in shopping instead of a trip to maximise our learning. then we made our way to Oxford.
DAY FIVE
a session with Oxford City Council Member, Nuala Young, about many things about Oxford. mainly about tourism, urban planning, environmental concerns.. ohh, and we had this amazing opportunity to meet the Lord Mayor of the city. so stressful cos she is someone of high authorities. hahaha. she’s a very nice person though. ((: and then we had a tour around the various universities and colleges and Oxford. so cool! the infrastructure and antique designs of the schools. and they are huge! hahaha. whats even cool-er is that we were actually stepping on the grounds where harry potter had been before! ahhhh, and the huge tree where they had scenes there. so coool!!!! hahahaha. and then we travelled to London where we parted from our lovely coach driver, Kitch. he’s really the nicest driver i’ve ever met!
DAY SIX
at first, travelling around London is scary because we travelled via the tube which is what we call the MRT. their doors close fast and the stations and trains are often crowded. so we have to make a speedy boarding onto the train before the train door closes and we got separated from the rest of the group, in a foreign tube station, in a foreign land. scary. hahaha. but after awhile, it was quite okay and nobody really got seperated from the group. this day, we went to the British Library. huge library they have. and a 3D picture of the bookshelves in the library that looks like a painting. it’s amazing as it moves along with us as we walk past it. intelligent piece of work! and then we participated in a workshop about the english language and the various accents and pronounciations of the english language in different parts of the world. personally, i think singaporeans’ english accent is quite funny, which i didnt realise at all until i heard it from the audio. =P =P but it’s also very heartwarming that we do actually have our own unique accent that we are able to recognize even when we are away from singapore. hehehe. =P and then i forgot what. ohh, we met up with a poet, Jacob something something Rose. ahhh, so sorry! =P and then learnt about poetry and stuff. and then, the highlight of the day i must say, is the theatre performance we were going to catch in the evening. we have two performances to choose from and i chose woman in black, together with angela, yokeling, dorcas, weixin, sylvene and some other 4-5 people i think, and 2 teachers. it’s based on a ghost story. and indeed, there are many screamings during the performance and i must admit, i dont think i’m one of those who screamed cos i ‘screamed’ with my mouth closed because i was hiding behind my jacket. hahahahaha. =P okay la, i screamed. and i really did keep on ‘pouncing’ on angela. so sorry! =P overall, it’s a really great performance and it’s actually also quite funny cos many of us laughed after screaming. hahaha.
DAY SEVEN
Visited kingford community school. really nice people there. ((: and we had an art lesson in which it’s called inkwash. i miss art lessons! but then, my art really is sucky. haizzzz. and it makes me difficult to say that i like art because its like my art should be very good then. ahhhh.. anyway, then we made a trip to BBC television centre. love the part where we stood on top of the studios and see variety shows shooting in progress and the interactive studio. really fun! we caught a musical called Billy Elliot today. i must say, THIS IS AN AWESOME MUSICAL. love the dance, the ballet, the contemporary, the tap dance. the staging. WOWWWWWW. TAI LI HAI LE!!! AND I MISS DANCE. I MISS DANCING!!!!!! D:
DAY EIGHT
tour around the city to learn more about Oscar Wilde. and then sightseeing. airport. flight. home. i miss england!! D:
it's may already!!
time really flies.
busy busy with jc life but at the same time, i feel that i really slack alot.
like i choose to watch tv when there's free time instead of studying.
haizzz.
i really need to work harder. i failed vectors test very badly. D:
a few weeks ago, i went for RSLE Batam.
helped a local orphanage there.
it was a fulfilling and meaningful trip. ((:
it was tiring but fun!
GP midyear paper is at the end of this month.
arghh, havent really prepared anything. must read more about current affairs!
i feel rather insecure too, that we didnt really do anything during GP lessons.
we did an essay. and then, no more. OHNO. and this reminds me that i have to start working on my research essay! ahhhhh! =P
what a beautiful day today.
i feel soooo tempted to buy manga to read but it's expensive.
THE FIRST MANGA I'VE EVER OWN, WHICH WAS BOUGHT LAST WEEK IS AWESOME.
love the plot and the art.
make me feel like drawing! ((:
and make me feel like a little girl, imagining myself as the main girl character, doing all those sweet little things with the guy they like. =P =P
oooh, what random paragraphs. =P
yay! march holidays are coming soon!
but i got alot of homework and i need to go back to school on monday and tuesday. D:
last wednesday was adopt-a-wish.
turns out that everything was quite okay.
i talked quite alot with my group members despite meeting up for the first time.
at first the household we are in charge of rejected our help cos of come communication problems as we only know a little of hokkien but he's teochew.
after that we merged with another group and met a nice auntie who volunteered to help us to communicate with the uncle.
so everything turned out fine. ((:
i hope i can help more to these people in the future. ((:
wheeee.
ended interact camp this morning. ((:
the deaf awareness workshop is really meaningful and it's my favourite part of the camp.
learnt basic sign language.
alphabets, numbers and simple sentences.
yayyy, i've always wanted to learn the sign language and somehow my wish came true.
hahaha. ((:
hope i am able to communicate with these people better even with these simple sign language that i've learnt. ((:
next meaningful thing would be dine in the dark.
we are all blindfolded while travelling to the destination for our dinner.
we are also being blindfolded while eating.
it is meaningful as it allows me to feel how a blind would feels like
and their difficulties that they might face in life.
i was kinda happy that i managed to finish up my food without much mess. =P
i hope i am able to help these unfortunate people in all little ways that i can. (x
adopt-a-wish is coming soooon.
and i am going to be the facilitator of my group.
nervous and excited at the same time cos i've never been a leader like this before.
i have to lead them in going around the households to communicate with the people living in one-room flats and ask them what they need.
then buy the stuff that they need and revisit them a few weeks later.
ahhhh, it's such a big project. i'm really scared that i may screw it up. =P
nevertheless, i hope all things go well and i will be able to step out of my shell and dare to speak up more. hahaha.
there's gp oral defence tomorrow!! i'm not mentally prepared yet!
ahhh, i cant do presentations and public speaking ehh!
ahhhh, okay, i have to go practise my presentation now.
JIAYOU!!!! JIAYOU EVERYONE! ((:
i've been using the computer every single day to check if i've got any homework that i need to do on school's website.
and then conveniently, facebooked. hahahaha. =P
homework wasnt that much still.
but i've already met with some difficulties in econs and a little of lit.
haizzzz.
gotta buck up.
jiayou!!! hahaha.
and,
JIAYOU EVERYONE!!! :D
wheeeee!
another week has passed.
yay!
but next week would be a new start as there would be tutorials le!
alot of the teachers have said how stressful jc would be.
kinda scared but i'm sure that God will bring me through. (x
so far, i've spent more than what i get for my angbao money on jc stuff!
rawrrrr!!!
but my mama help me pay for most of them le. =P
i should continue to save more so that i can pay for all these things! =P
today had disc profiling.
it was fun to know more about each other's character, as well as myself. ((:
games were fun especially the 12 feet tall game though i felt that i didnt do anything much. sorry!!!!
it's been long since i listened to my playlist!
even though i put on shuffle, i still keep clicking until i get the song i want to listen. hahahaha!
ohh, i realised i've got alot of bunny kind of stuff!
like my blogskin features bunnies, and i've got my rabbit pouch, rabbito, and my bugs bunny shoe. hahahaha!
bunnies are so cuute!!! :D :D
what a random post today!!!
hahahaha! :D