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oh man, i wish i could be like everyone reflecting on the past year now. but i can't!! cos i'm way to overwhelmed by c h p and c m p s. and yes, school has started.

i'm gonna wrap up 2009 now because i look at what's planned for the next few days, and i doubt i have time to come online at all. haha and yes, im using working time to type this.
i tried to recall what's important that happened to me this year, all the 21st birthdays and themes to dress up, the good&bad, the bitchings and school work, all the girls and the family...i want to thank people because i think i've grown up a bit this year. 21 year-old but there's still so much to learn.

To jojo...
for being there and being my one and only friend in nbs whom i can trust with everything and anything, i'm glad i don't have to hold back anything when i'm with you. i can completely be myself and we can laugh at each other without any fears, and that's more rare than a precious stone (:

To linghui...
i know you're going through a rough patch now, but things will get better right? life cannot keep going down, good things will come your way! (: don't be so harsh and strict with yourself, people love you for who you are, so you dont have to keep trying to be better! (: it's our final sem, so let's make the best out of it yea! xoxo!

To the roomie, wendee ton!
i can literally come up with a LONG list of bimbotic moments of you but i lovelovelove you for that! and how i disturb you the moment you get into bed to prepare to sleep but you always answer me and never ever get mad. to another sem of insane laughing (when no one understands us but we know what exactly we're thinking) crying bitching and social-butterflying, iloveyou! (:

To smurfies, haha what a weird grp name!
finally we went for a holiday tgt and now we have NZL to look forward to! (: we're seven very different people with different social circles and lifestyle, but i really enjoy our bbqs and huka's violence when she's high, and sha's sarca remarks of kwee, and gen's "issues" and zm's obsession with Pet Society, and daryl's slutty-ness. hurhur NZL is gonna be fantastic!

To the meangirls, the most (s)exciting grp of girls i've ever met and am thankful for (:
haha i'm always kept entertained with you all, seriously you all need to tone down and have less exciting lives so i can catch up with all the updates! and even though i MIA-ed a bit somewhere, sometime, you know i love you all...like flies love shit! stop telling me bits of info without the whole story pls! i'll die from all the suspense! on a serious note i'm glad for those who found their other halves, but no status discrimination against me pam and syl k! hahaha may 2010 see us with more meetups or skype/conference/fb & blog updates even though we may all be in different continents! heart you girls ((:

To zhong, who is currently immersing himself in curry and taj mahal...
for being one of the closest guy friends i have and ever will have, thanks for knowing me inside out and being thoughtful all the time. i act like a spoilt brat in front of you but you've never ignored me nor lost your temper. we've been through quite a bit this year and i really am glad that i can still count on you to say idiotic things to make me laugh, to drink beer + red bull with me whenever i feel like it, to take care of me when i'm high and to listen to my pms-rants. from the bottom of my heart, i'm so happy you found someone to love and love you back (: let's make our last sem the most exciting and memorable one ever! (: love!

To the other hall 3 guys who made my PA period and semester more exciting than my usual boring life...
(esp seah kahjun who may be reading this!) haha i think back sometimes and i wanna laugh at all the stupid moments. all your drunk moments, all the stupid games. to a temporary "bestie @ work" who spiced up my PA life, stop saying i forgot about you! haha and for all the leftovers you helped me finish at almost every lunch, i'm glad i got to know you better since your image was...not very good initially. haha and to the rest for all the good/bad memories, thanks! (:

To zznc, without you all i'll be like a turtle without it's shell...
no one is indispensable in this world, or so they say...but i don't even want to imagine life without you all! we're all full-fledged adults now and along comes more responsibilities and problems of different kinds. despite all that, i love how we still whine like mad to each other, lean on each other when we laugh, starts to talk at full speed in a language only we can tolerate and comprehend. even though two of you all will be gone for half a year, there's still skype! and the slight probability that i may visit europe! haha xoxo for always supporting each other, silently or not, love you girls! (:

and for the last 2 days of 2009, it'll be with the girls, and it'll mark the best december i've had in 21 years ((:

yay! finally my thrice-a-week tuition has ended!!! i took it up at the beginning of this sem cuz i thought that i'd be very free with C away on exchange. but who knew it ended up being really draining cuz it was all the way at marsiling, and took me 2 hours to and fro. i remember going down after lessons ended at 5, and going home only at 9+. but despite all my grouses i still grew to like my student, and her mother too! they're a very homely family, the mother bakes her own bread, and both parents work from home as translators. just a very simple lifestyle. i wonder if i'll be able to lead such a life in future, and if i'll be contented with it? from what i observe, they spend almost everyday at home, with 3 home-cooked meals, and dinner at a coffeeshop is like a treat to my student! (as she wrote in her journal) mother and daughter will walk to causeway point instead of taking a bus, and weekends are spent exploring bras basah for second hand books or going swimming together! oh, and her parents have a very nice love story! her mother is from hong kong, and she met my student's dad when they were on a tour at the silk road. wow. i really wonder how a serendipitous encounter grew to their cosy little family now. i really feel that each student i tutor is like a slice of 缘份. i like how i get to meet someone totally out of nowhere, and be invited into their home and observe how their family lives. and through teaching them i feel like i get to know them better. i always feel sad when each tuition relationship comes to an end. i just hope that years down the road, we'll still be able to recognise each other and exchange a simple hi should we see each other on the streets (: but i know that this part of my life is going to end soon, cuz i know life as an auditor is going to suckballz. :S funny, i dont normally use that word but it just popped into my head when i was thinking of a word to describe my future job.

anyways, now that i have a bit more time since tuition is over, i've got a couple of things to settle! first of all our grades are out tonight. *shudders* i really dread finding out my 306 grade . . . . .  urghs. next in chronological order is the big 4 acceptance deadline. i really don't know if i should just go to deloitte like most of the people i know (other than those going to PWC) or follow my heart and go to EY when everyone says it's the last place anyone should go! i shall sit on it a while more, at least until the date draws closer. and next i have to plan for C's birthday. not that it's a chore or anything, but just something i should bear in mind cuz sometimes when the days slip past i always end up doing things last minute for him!!! oh my like the scarf which is taking forever to finish!!! and last but not least, plan for grad trip! kah jun has been smsing me almost every other day and i feel so bad that i havent started researching. although my first choice was europe, i actually think i'm okay with US too! after all, i'd eventually wanna go there and right now it's the company that matters for grad trip right? although reading the travel review in life today of how the writer took a bike tour all over paris sounded awfully tempting... there's always next time right? (:

okay, i'm going to do abit of knitting and wait for 12mn for the grades to come out. hope for the best, this really serves me right for going into third year with a nothing-i-do-is-going-to-change-my-gpa mentality!!!!

oh, and how could i forget. welcome back chris!!!! kelly and i went to fetch her from the airport yesterday, and the usual sleepover and baths ensued! oh my i really feel so much older, our secondary school days seem so far away! last night as we lay in bed we wondered if we'd still continue to have our sleepovers when we're married, or even better, when we're mothers!!! recently all this growing up stuff has been on my mind, but today i've decided to stop worrying/thinking about it and just enjoy my last 6 months as a student!!!



our first meal together at sushi tei! yummy!


them with my hand printed canvas bags!!! nice? hehe

this is possibly the most beautiful picture ever

oh let's wave goodbye,  dear ol' 2009

this has been an amazing year, being 21 years of age.

i caught glimpses of the responsibility of adulthood,
and instead of being daunted, i have this desire of being immersed wholly in it someday soon.
therefore, i welcome all challenges the new year may bring with a wide smile and open arms (:

change came knocking at my door mid year, and i am glad i answered its call.
despite the incurred fury and wrath, vexation beyond measure, tears of grief finally morphed into tears of joy and relief as i understood the paramount lesson to let go of something once so good which has surreptitiously turned bad. so all you pretty, hot, atrocious and stinking boys out there, know that you cant even touch me now cos i am a full-fledged samatha jones filly now aye!

which brings me to the next point,
that i love, adore, and am completely enamored of being single!
my eyes have opened in delight and awe after being blinded for so long,
and on a daily basis, i marvel at the wondrous joy of spotting so many fishes in the sea, at the gym, in town, at parties, by the roadside, near my house, on facebook, everywhere!
and the types of fish are astonishing!
so far i have had a blinding array of married fish, attached fish, player fish, sports fish, young fish, older fish, my friend's brother fish, and my brothers' friend fish!
who knew fishing is so my kind of thing?!

but of course, what is the point of anything if one doesnt have girlfriends to share fishy details with?
once again, you girls have really brightened up my everydays.
what am i supposed to do without all your oh-so-sagely advice on every topic under the sun, juicy gossips on boys, girls, and even dogs (tessa anyone?), senseless talks which always end up with all of us feeling really smug and happy about ourselves, mindless laughter while chomping on scones with strawberry and cream, hunting for clothes, accesories and men alike all over our sunny island, cooking and baking domestic goddess worthy recipes, getting all inebriated and love-drunk at infinite parties after downing shots and shots of this-is-called (insert lame name given while intoxicated);
I SWEAR I CANNOT LIVE A DAY WITHOUT YOU GIRLS! ♥ ♥ ♥

so there you go, my lovely 2009 summed up short and sweet.
i will always look back and know that its been nothing short of perfect & absolutely wonderful.

Specially for you sheebs, let's return to hometree and be one with nature, for all is born and returns to eywa. Haha! Hurry! SEAL THE BOND!

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I'm put in a spot when I try to figure out when did my fascination with ballet flats begin. Maybe it was lower secondary with the awkward height issues and large feet, I veered towards classic flats that matched everything from casual to dressy. I'm glad I never grew out of it. Bell-bottom jeans came and went as did surf shorts and spag tops with puny armpit bags. Granted that heels do add the unexpected touch of poise at times but practically, for me, flats will always be my best friends.

Did I mention that it'd be my dream to have a flats wall? complete with customized printed fabric flats, embellished ones with exotic skins or quirky colours with accents and details? Sigh.
Let's sleep quick! For in our dreams we can re-arrange those flats. Oh! And don't forget to stuff them with lavander tissue and wipe the full length dark wood mirror (:

ripped this from huka's blog cause he's way tooooooo adorable. my mother LOL-ed when she saw this pic. (((:

i'm feeling the anti social bug..and have been for the past goodness-knows-how-long. i've got a bbq + dinner + hanging out somewhere thingie with different groups of people tonight but i feel no motivation to go for any. i'm extremely grumpy this morning but i'm not pms-ing. i'm just awfully tired, and i officially hate my nose. and i don't mean it in a i'm-gonna-do-a-nose-job way. it's just the freaking sinus. this morning i was on the train, the hanging advertisement on the train pole above the heads ( you know the ones shaped like a door knob handle?) dropped, right in front of this lady. she saw it dropped, stared at it lying on the ground, looked up at the pole, and continued reading her newspaper. gawwwsshhh, like it'll kill to just pick it up and put it back. what's worse is that it's just beside her feet and she's looking down to read her papers, so i'm pretty sure she can see it from the corner of her eye.

yep. you get the intensity of my exhaustion this morning. good day peeps.

i think i'm suffering from a lack of sleep.

i was sorting out papers for my mom, you know, keeping those only printed on one side so we can reuse them? yea i was sorting and i drew a line across the paper so that we'll know this is rough paper and not some important document right...i friggin' drew across the BLANK side instead of the PRINTED side -___- so now that whole stack of paper can't be used anymore! and cause i took a long time to realise it, that stack is 3cm thick. now my efforts of think-green has gone to waste. sheeeeeeeesh.

and ytd i posted a cheque for my mom in the MAYBANK cheque deposit when the cheque was for BANK OF CHINA. p.s: both banks are yellow in colour, they looked similar!

and i almost made a double transaction for twilight tickets for later tonight cause i thought my transaction didnt go through!

see? lack of sleep right? i'm so glad friday's here. and i'm gonna do smth exciting tmr. at least i think it's exciting hahaha. i'm keeping my fingers crossed!

anyway, i've been sooooooooooo bored and lack of activities nowadays, i end up watching lotsa random videos on youtube (haha not makeup tutorials lene!). and here's who i've been watching many videos of:


kyuhyun - SJ

haha okie i know im 21, but i'm banging on the excuse that i AM really quite bored, plus his voice is really good. it's not those superstar-singer level but it's one of those deep, strong and therapeutic voice which wraps you up like a warm blanket when he sings ballads. oh, he's korean btw. the english songs nowadays are a little trashy to me, i mean some are still damn good lah. and there's no new jay chou album yet! maybe i'll go listen to The Calling again...

alright i need to go buy stamps. and im finally watching New Moon todayyyyyy! (:

I have never noticed brands like Prada or LV because as I've mentioned before, I somehow sold my soul to Loewe and will definitely sink my fundsto invest in their long wallets one day. But, look at this darling: On 50% @ Reebonz Somehow I can no longer find this online ): They only have the short ones on sale on BLUEFLY.COM but ): Long wallets are essential. Oh wells. If you haven't been in the know about sample sale shopping in Singapore, there're these sites: Reebonz.com and Ruelala.com that allow for designer items to be acquired at up to 80% off (: So 12 p.m. daily(sometimes) there'll be goodies for EVERYONE from Kate Spade to Gucci to Prada and even Tod's. (SHOES OMGEE) Best part, they even allow for installment payments via UOB credit cards!! Only con there is that items get snapped up SO FAST so please, if you really want to get smth, stand by your com at 11.45 and click refresh like a silly goose. Okays, so to spread the cheer, you can sign up HERE, by clicking on HERE (: GO GO GO! Tod's starts at 12p.m. SHARP!

i haven't seen the sunrise or sunset for a while. makes me feel like my life's lacking in romantic what-nots, not a guy i say, just the lovey-dovey stuff that makes most girls go gaga and aaawwwwwww.

haha i guess there is a small part inside my heart turning cold and hard. relationships are harsh sometimes, love affairs are too complicated and i do not want to have any association with 'em now, and hey, single life is good! i know i do sound a bit like im just envious and it's sour grapes cause nothing, i mean nobody, good comes my way. but that's for me to judge and know, if you are trying to read my mind through my words here. you know you're one of those i can trust when i tell you one random day about stuff like that. people who like to speculate and fix their so-called assumptions-because-they-think-they-know-me-very-well on me, seriously, just because i share about my life and family and emotions on my past relationship, doesn't mean i'm a transparent sheet which you think you can see through as well as you think.

okie haha i re-read what i typed above and realised i sound a little angsty. but don't worry, i'm not! haha

anyway i came across a blog and got inspired to do a "theme" / purposeful post, haha nothing like this random one now. and yes i said i'll post the polaroid thingie, but i FINALLY went running ytd, at midnight. haha i couldn't let the overwhelming motivation i had last night go to waste! (:

good day peeps!