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April 01 New job, new life Yelo ~ It's been a while since I updated my blog. And I was only reminded of my own blog when a colleague of mine asked me if I owned a blog. So friends, I have a job now. It's nothing like what you'd imagine me doing. I'm a reporter cum translator for an English newspaper in KK. If anyone of you is back in KK, come find me for a drink or breakfast or lunch. February 19 First manicureHello. For those of you who thought I had disappeared from the face of the earth, and was happy about it, I'm sorry to tell you, I'm still alive and kicking.
(I surely hope you wouldn't think so)
Well, I'm still in Singapore, still looking for a job. At this point, I would appreciate any job opportunity. Thank you.
My mom's like sitting on a hot pot, worried about her two unemployed daughters. And blocking off any negative news/ retrenchment news from her colleagues, by distaning herself from her less sensitive colleague. Guess she still wants to keep her optimism up.
Anyway, I had my FIRST manicure today. Totally free. Just in case you're wondering how I could shamelessly pamper myself while I'm still .... without a job.
I even refused a Quick Dry option which cost only $ 2 for my nails. I am trying to live as frugally as I can without starving myself, and with the occassional out-of-the-budget meals.
So. I was trying to look cool, like that wasn't my FIRST time. But I think the manicurist (if there's such a word) could see through my ignorant face. I was going to choose black for my nails, or peachy red. But I don't think any potential employers would appreciate my sense of fashion. So I stuck with pale pink. haha ~
Since my first experience was ok. I think I might go for my first pedicure when I start earning. keke~
January 08 Looking for a job... My days as a recluse and mysterious girl is over. No more hiding behind the laptop. From today onwards I'm going to re-enter this social world, and start spreading my network far and wide (coz I'm desperately looking for a job). My dear friends, I'm now in Singapore, sending resumes here and there. If you happen to know anyone who needs a PUBLIC RELATIONS EXECUTIVE/CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, please let me know. I'll love you for it. :P December 11 11 December 2008Hi everyone. Just thought i should let you guys know I've completed my studies and looking for a job now (which so far, is unsuccessful).
I don't have internet access at home but feel free to send me an email to say hi.
I'm not going to publish my mobile number here, in case someone is stalking me.
But feel free to call my home phone, which you can look up in TTSS graduation booklet. haha ~
I'm not being a recluse here.
September 27 27 September 2008Hooray ! It's the start of my mid-sem break !!!
Anyway, this entry is dedicated to Jon, for I want to thank him for his b'day present.
He spent quite some effort arranging the photos .. So thanks Jon for doing this, even though you were probably having several exams at that time. : )
The pics represent the places we've visited together, like Melbourne la, North Stradbroke Island la, Southbank, Singapore.. And my favourit Japanese buffet restraurant in Singapore . wahahah ~~ miss the crab there... haiz ~
Of course, he sent me a letter as well but that is not posted here since it is ... well... private.
And thank you Jun Yien and Belinda for your cards. Haven't seen you guys in ages... hope we can meet up soon.. :)
ALso want to thank my parents for their card . It's a really cute card (though my dad complained about its design because the card was too 'fa li fa luk'. But he didn't quite have a say in it since my mom liked that card. haha ~ September 24 24 September 2008It was my b'day yesterday. Naturally, the first person who wished me happy b'day was my beloved boyfriend, Jon. My sis called me after that, at midnight (I reminded her to do so beforehand). Surprisingly, Di Yang called me. Such a great guy. And my parents called me the next evening.
It's quite hard to determine what to expect for my 22nd b'day. 21st is a big thing, definately. 22nd is like... righto， time to buy 保养品 coz you're starting to age. I didn't really feel like having a big celebration and try to invite as many friends as possible just to show how popular I am by the amount of presents I get. That's what we do in secondary school. I'd prefer a quiet birthday now, dinner with a few close friends, the warm and fuzzy kind of thing. Plus, I had a group assignment due the next day so it really wasn't a good time for celebration.
Of course, other friends have messaged me on my mobile, Facebook and Friendster. And I thank you for that. Thanks for remembering my b'day (apart from Foo Ren Sung, who said he didn't want to wish me happy b'day. Shame on you.)
My dear housemate for 3 consecutive years, Shin Wei, bought me something that I really like. Under my influence, we were super interested in different types of tea right now. Keep going to The Tea Centre to check out different kinds of tea.
Chai tea is a mix of black tea, cinnamon, ginger cardamon and rose flowers.
Hawaii Cocktail - hibiscus, rosehipp, currants, mango, papaya, pineapple and orange
Cream - Black tea with caramel and vanilla
She also got me some tins for my tea. Love the vintage-looking one, it's so cool. And the purple one is definately meant for my Hawaii Cocktail. haha~
My sis got me a Tommy shirt, a pic of hippo and her pet rabbit Cutie that I absolutely adore, and a letter. Isn't her rabbit adorable? Thanks sis and Chris for your present :)
And then Khai got me these:
Not sure why that baby card and lollipop. But thanks anyway coz they're cute :)
Of course, I have to buy somethng for myself on my b'day. I bought myself a flowery dress but I'm not going to post it up here coz I'm super self-conscious and I don't want you guys to comment anything bad. haha ~
Oh, and my PR group members wrote me a card. The card was actually QUT Library's cite write info card. They wrote it on the white space. Very creative. haha ~
I wish I had something more exciting to write about but I don't. A lot of friends have asked me how I had celebrated my birthday. Well, I didn't celebrate my b'day (I actually ate a foot-long Subway sandwich, watching YouTube on my b'day night). Don't go 'aww..' coz I didn't feel pitiful. I'm actually glad it was over coz I was a bit anxious on my b'day. haha ~
Anyway, my 22nd b'day was a happy one for I still have a bunch of friends who wished me (not you, Foo Ren Sung).
So, thank you. :)
P/S: I think it's Evelyn's b'day today. So if you're reading this and you know Evelyn, go wish her happy b'day. :)
And it's Di Yang's b'day on 27 September. September 05 the most expensive pair of shoes i've ever bought.Finally, I've bought the MOST expensive shoes in my life. AUD 210. Around RM 600 la..
I know some branded shoes cost that much as well. But I've never bought any shoes that cost more than RM 100.
Why I bought such a ridiculously expensive pair of shoes?
Due to my over flexible ankles, it started causing minor tears on my right knee. It's because I can't walk steadily without wobbling at times. This explains why I always tripped over myself and why I have pigeon toes (八字脚）. Walking pigeon-toed made my steps more stable.
So, after a month or so, I went to my uni's podiatry clinic (foot doctor) and they said I needed to get a new pair of shoes. See if a speciality shoes for me would work before they fitted me with a pair of orthotics (like a insole support you lay in your shoes to provide more support and correct any misalignments).
I went to the store selling these type of shoes. And out of all the shoes (out of all the nice shoes in the store), I only had two choices. One was an old fashioned shoes, and one was a even more old-fashioned shoes. Unfortunately, they didn't have my size for my first choice so I was stuck with the latter pair of 春姑 shoes。
High heels shoes are definately a no-no for me now, as well as slippers. (Because they do nothing to support my feet, that's what the salegirl said). Haiz ~
Here are some pics:
Looking at the bright side, these shoes are really comfy. And I'm doing good to my feet, so that there won't be more complications when I get older. Hopefully this pair of shoes can last for a few years, to make my money worthwhile. hehe~
This is a piece of advice for my dear friends, if your feet/knees are hurting you, please consult a podiatry. Don't wait till it's too late. A lot of old ppl need to undergo surgery to change their knee caps. And wear shoes that provide more support for your feet. A pair of good shoes will have a broader base, and a rigid back to support your heels to hold them in place.
See pics below:
See the base? It's much broader than other shoes. The second pic shows the heel area. You shouldn't be able to push the entire heel area down. It should be rigid enough. Oh, the straps are there for a reason too. To hold my feet so that it don't move around in the shoes. You can't really see the support inside the shoes, but I feel a remarkable difference when wearing them. Coz the inside of the shoes are specially designed to make my feet walk straight.
This reminds me of our secondary school years when it's 'stylish' to walk with a pair of All Stars or Converse school shoes that were deliberately loose so that they go 'tap tap tap' when we walked. Stylish, yes. But not good for your feet.
Hehe~ Let's see what an AUD 210 can do for my feet....
July 28 28 July 2008Just when I thought I had too much sweet food lately and I could not indulge myself in avocado glazed with condense milk anymore, I saw these HUGE avocados.
Without any hesitation I bought two. (2 for $ 4)
The pumpkin and ghost images on the avocados scared me...till I realised it was my blog's background.
I wonder how these babies look like when when I cut them in half...
Yupee..avocado for supper tonight. :P July 26 26 July 2008For the past several days I've been binging on choclates, candies and cakes. They say sweet stuff can be comfort food, so I guess I'm comforting myself for the insane days ahead and the absence of my loved ones (note the 's', it's not just Jon, my sister included). So to hell with obesity, I'm eating all I want.
Well, apart from my whining, I do have some interesting stuff to write about (or so I think).
I went to watch The Dark Knight today, with Shin Wei and a bear.
As you can see, Bear Bear sat comfortably in SW's bag. haha~ And that's bear bear with me in the cinema, her sitting on the arm rest.
A friend said the movie was overrated. I didn't really understand the plot, but The Joker (late Heath Ledger) did create a creepy Joker. Very convincing acting. I actually liked him in Brokeback Mountain as well. Such a shame a great talent like him died so young.
In conjunction with the screening of the Batman movie, I thought small hippo deserves a little pair of Batman wings (since small hippo doesn't even has an outfit). Will post the pics up when I've completed them.
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I'm studying Psychology this sem, just for fun. I'm half expecting to study a little Biology again, since Psychology has something to do with nerves and brain... Reading the textbook is interesting, but memorising 30 pages or so for every chapter for the exam is hard work.
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Saw on newspaper that girls as young as 8 is wearing high heels. Can't imagine how girls would be like 10 years from now. Young girls are growing up too fast, and wearing outfits things way beyong their age.
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Another interesting news. This happened one or two weeks ago. Cops smashed a car window to rescue a baby inside, only to find that the baby is a doll. You might wonder, how could such mistake happen. Well, take a look at the pic. I think they're called reborn baby dolls...
Source: Courier Mail
So incredibly lifelike.
If you're interested to learn more, click on this link http://www.itzybitzyreborndolls.citymax.com/page/page/5604446.htm
July 24 24 July 2008It's now week one of my final semester and I am not in the mood to study... yet.
During the holidays Jon and my sis came to Brisbane. It's been about 2 years since my sis's last visit to Brisbane. I hope my hospitality was good. At least I fed both of them well. Bought them to eat good food. Not long after that my sis's boyfriend, Chris, came to Brisbane. Went to Sydney, four of us plus Shin Wei. Visited the must-see places. Spent lots on food. Bought three pairs of socks (thought I didn't bring my socks to Sydney). After that Jon and I went to Melbourne for a couple of days. Stayed in my sis's apartment. Ate a lot again, Peking duck, Koko Black, some Hong Kong food, just to name a few.
Overall, it was a great trip. Didn't wanna go into too much detail coz there's too much to write.
June 15 15 June 2008 - pumpkin soupThis theme fits in to what I want to write about. My latest attempt at cooking something different - pumpkin soup.
Ingredients:
1 kg pumpkin (butternut pumpkin or Jap pumpkin)
1-2 brown onion, diced
1/4 tsp of ground cinnamon
1 tsp of ground coriander
1 tsp of ground cumin
125 ml of thickened cream
1 litre of chicken stock
Salt and ground pepper
Fry the diced onion pieces in a big pan until soft. Add in the spices. Fry for a few more minutes. Add in pumpkin (of course, you have to cut it up first). Fry for another few more minutes. Add in chicken stock. Cook until the pumpkin pieces are soft (around 20-30 min). Then use a potato masher to mash up the pumpkin pieces. Or you can use a blender (more efficient and effective). Cook for another 30 min or so. Add in the thickened cream. Then salt and ground pepper.
Serve with toasted garlic bread.
Yum.
Refer to my photo album for pics of the pumpkin soup.
June 07 7 June 2008Does every girl feel the same way? A few days before your menstruation, you feel depressed, moody and downright emotional. I know I do. Sometimes it just affects my attiude towards my assignments. Totally pessimistic and having zero confidence in completing an assignment. And I get too work up over my feelings that I can't think coherantly when writing my assignments.
Any girl same as I am?
P/S: Yes Kristy, I'm happy to answer any queries you have about relationship, and share some of my thoughts. But be mindful that I'm probably brainwashed by my lovely bf a little. haha~Yea... I'd love you share my experience with you. Shoot me an email, blog, msn, friendster, facebook, take your pick.
May 29 29 May 2008I'm one that gets influence very easily by what I see and what I hear. Right now I'm listening to Joe Hishashi's Solitude..sth. It's a very sad and depressing song so now I'm feeling depressed as well. When I watch romantic movies, I want to feel what the leading actress is feeling. When I watch Korean series...omg....I can't watch that. I'll be so unlike myself for over a week. I'd imagine myself as the actress in that movie, going through all the heartbreaks and betrayals. I'll kind of imagine myself in that situation, mixing up fantasy with reality, making my poor bf goes crazy when I'm having my mood swings. haha~ So, no Korean series for me.
Anyway, I'm not sure why I'm telling you guys all this. I used to post sth quite personal here and my mom said my dad didn't think it was proper because it was so personal.
But we, the generation Y, practically grew up with technology. We do know about privacy and stuff, in fact, I'm a big advocate of privacy. But we're ..I suppose used to making our private lives public. Of course, mine does not reach that extent, but you get what I mean. We express our feelings publicly...Perhaps that'd make us feel better when ppl comment on our lives? Giving us encouragement?
I remember saying something about our government and my mom asked me to delete it for fear of me being prosecuted.
I'm rambling.. May 16 16 may 2008 -vegetarian 2Ever since I became a vegatarian 15 days ago, I've shed 3 kg. haha~ But I'm not saying that my main purpose is to slim down, it's just one of the benefits that comes with eating vegetables only.
Anyhow, I don't miss meat that much actually. But I do miss a one or two meaty dishes, such as beef stew, lasagna and steak.
So far so good. My grandma got a bit worked up about this news though, she thought I would faint. That hasn't happened yet.
To keep myself going through this course, I buy things that I've wanted to try. Like olives (love it!), feta cheese and spinach. Taste so good when add to salad.
Cost me a small fortune, but it's worth every penny, for the sake of my taste buds. haha~
16 May 2008I got my persuasive writing assignment back a while ago. And my tutor's feedback was that I have to go into a deeper analysis of the persuasive techniques. It's not enough to just cite things that are there. Referencing isn't important. My opinion and analysis are what that matter.
This is, however, a problem. But what I do good is researching, and putting theories together. This has to do with how I was taught. My secondary school life was based entirely on reading, accepting what's said in the book, memorize it, and then rummage through your memories for the right answer to the questions. Our learning style was not based on asking 'why'. We were spoonfed. Teachers would tell us that this and this was important coz it might appear in the exams. Did they encourage us to question things?
I may not be in the best position to argue this, since two teachers are providing my living cost now. But I suppose it has to do with our own selves as well, coz we're living in a culture in which everyone strives to fit in. And asking too many questions in class makes ourselves stand out from the rest. Even if we get good grades and feel really proud of it, we will not appear elated because we don't want to offend anyone. So we try to appear modest and say we do ok. Furthermore, we're living in a culture in which we're afraid to make public mistakes, for fear of 'losing face' .
After another 30-second of thought, I think that this problem has to do with our subjects as well. I don't know how to elaborate this, sorry.
My point is, critical thinking, having an analytical mind, is crucial towards a person's mental growth. We have to keep asking why, because that's how we understand things at a deeper level. And I think educators have to encourage students to develop this skill, instead of focusing too much on exams. And I suppose that's how we realise the significance of the theories that's being thought, rather than accepting it as it is. May 10 10 May 2008 For a red meat lover like me, it's hard to imagine that I'm giving up my favourite steak for a bowl of salad. But that's exactly what I'm doing now, gradually pushing myself towards becoming a vegetarian. I haven't eaten meat in 6 days. Buying vegetables here can be more expensive than meat. And I gotta eat a variety of vegetables in order to have a balanced diet. I'm doing this because it MIGHT help my skin to get better. I've been toying this idea in my head ever since Kristy told me that giving up meat might do me good. Just that I don't have the motivation to do it. And by telling the whole world that I'm becoming a vegetarian now, it gives me much more 'oomph' to persist because I don't want to be seen as a quitter. Good idea, eh? Let me know if there's any food I should consume so that I won't be malnourished. :P May 02 2 may 2008Can't believe it's 2nd of May already. It was Labour's Day in Singapore and Malaysia yesteray and somehow it was normal working day in Australia. So no chance of skipping class.
I took up Persuasive Writing subject this semester. Basically the subject was about analysing the persuasive techniques used in an article/speech/ad/story. I thought it would be fun, and possibly useful to my public relations discipline. Well, to some extent it is. But I soon learned that it wasn't as easy as it seemed. First, 95% of the students in my class are Creative Writing students, meaning they are really GOOD at writing, and analysing texts. For me, a story is just....a story. But they could see through the inner meanings of the story, and really came up with ideas that I hadn't thought about. This week, we analysed an excerpt from a novel written by Patrick White. Upon reading the excerpt only I knew that he was a really famous and award-winning Australian writer.
Halfway through this unit I've already made up my mind to withdraw Creative Writing- The Short Story unit from my next semester.
There are only a handful of writers that I can recall. John Grisham who writes novels that deal with the law (one of which was made into a movie - Runaway Jury), Barbara Taylor Bradford that writes romantic stories (I've read a few, which is quite embarrassing for me to admit), JK Rowling (this does NOT need any elaboration) and Enid Blyton (I've only had one of her books).
Which reminds me about John Grisham's novel that I just finished reading, in spite of my piling assignments. The novel is titled The Testament. I really thought the guy would live happily ever after with the woman. Instead he found God. When he returned to the woman, she was DEAD, because of malaria. In case that doesn't make sense, the woman was a missionary living in a jungle, so it wasn't that hard to believe that she died from malaria. Still, my preferred version would be the guy found God, and they got married and lived happily ever after.
Honestly, I do enjoy writing. Updating my blog, writing stuff, is one of my de-stress methods (as well as eating). I like writing letters. I even attempted to write a story in Junior 1. However, the grammar was extremely embarrassing so I abandoned the project. And I also like writing in my diary.
I think I make more sense when I write. At times, I can't express myself effectively through verbal communication (or I'm too shy to do so). And I resort to writing. I can frame my words exactly how I want them to mean when I write.
Ok. Enough about my self-reflective stuff.
Lately I'm ADDICTED to tea. All sorts of tea. I have Irish Breakfast Tea, Chamomile Tea, English Breakfast Tea, Peppermint Tea and Lapsang Souchong Tea. Lapsang Souchong Tea (I'm not sure if I got the spelling right) has a distinctive smoked flavour (like smoked salmon). For me, it's a new taste which I can accept. But for some, it's like mixing tobacco ashes with water. SW chocked on the smell when she sniffed it. So I've moved on from coffee to tea. I like Peppermint Tea, very refreshing. Chamomile Tea helps me sleep.
I suppose I've talked more than I have to.
If you have a few minutes spare, update me on your life (study, work, relationships). I'm all ears. April 30 30 April 2008Two days ago there was a news about a 70-sth father locking his daughter in an underground cellar for 24 years. He had been sexually abusing her since she was 11. At the age of 18, he locked her up in the cellar and since then on, repeatedly raped her. He fathered 7 kids with her daughter. No one knows about this, not even his wife. He told the whole world that his daughter went missing and had joined a cult. 3 of the kids had never saw sunshine and another 3 were adopted by him and his wife (with a letter from the daughter saying that she couldn't take care of them). No one knew about this because the cellar was heavily padded and the entrace was very high tech (no keyhole). The daughter now aged 42.
My mom told me about a UMS girl who was raped by a Bajau guy from Tambunan. It was very hardcore. She tried committing suicide but didn't succeed. However, in the end, she died because of what was believed to be infection.
I guess what I want to say is, these things happened to real people. I suppose a lot of females would be angered by how our own species were treated. And how unfair it was for us not being able to defend ourselves in these kind of situations. And from the tons of email I received, it was always about protecting yourself, defending yourself, but no one really talked about how to fight back.
So I now propose that:
- Every female students in school to join defence class.
- Every female should be allowed to carry some sort of weapon (a gun perhaps?)
- There shouldn't be any mercy for rapists because they don't deserve it. Life sentence with a whip on their butts every 3 months sounds more like it.
I clearly know what my proposal doesn't make any sense. Don't rub it in.
April 26 26 April 2008I seriously think my laptop is nearing the end of its lifetime. It's becoming slower and slower, refusing to accept any USB drive that's not mine and refusing to cooperate with me. My laptop is the most expensive asset I own. Well, technically it's not even mine coz my mom paid for it.
When I was little, I used to think what things I would grab first when there's a fire in my house. (touch wood). My priority would always be my dolls. I had dolls, lots of them, when I was little. Mei Li Ching (a polar bear), Sau Sung (a hippo), Irene (another polar bear that can be turned into a pillow), Maria (koala bear) and .... damn...i forgot the name of the other koala bear (she's one of my fave). Anyway, my sis and I would give them characters and voices. We would talk to each other, in the characters of the dolls, till I was primary 3.
My current fave, Bear Bear, replaced all the other dolls I had in the past. My mom probably had them hidden somewhere in the wadrobe. Yesterday my landlord threatened to bully my Bear Bear, till I had to seriously consider bring Bear Bear to uni. I only took Bear Bear out of my bag when he promised not to bully Bear Bear.
haha~
It really brings back my childhood memories while I was typing this.
We would get scolded if we talked too loud while my dad was trying to sleep. One night, my sis, a passionate singer, sang Because of You so loud that my dad scolded her. Haha~ funny.
Should get back to my assignment now.
Take care ....whoever is reading this.
Ciao April 24 24 April 2008Today my mom said I haven't updated my blog for some time. So here I am.
This afternoon I chatted with a long-lost friend, Belinda. I haven't chatted with her since...she went to Canada. For those of you who want to know how she's getting on, she's fine. Anyway, we talked about this and that... nothing much. girls' talk.
You know what I feel like doing right now? Getting a full body massage. haha ~ There was a massage place at the mall opposite where I stay. Interestingly, the staff who do the massaging are Chinese males. But I don't have a good impression of Chinese massage men. This goes way back to the sex exhibition, Sexpo that I went to a couple of weeks ago. There were stalls there doing massage and one of the guys (Chinese) asked me and SW if we wanted to try, for free. We did and while they massaging, they tried to persuade us to go for the full massage (with clothes on of course) which we have to PAY. And then I felt his hand moving downwards, from my shoulders to...my bra strap. YIU ~ I'm not sure if that was part of the massage but it just gave me the creeps.
Winter is coming soon....AND I HAVEN'T GOT A SWEATER YET. Well, technically, I do have one. But that's wool, not good for my skin. So I proposed to my mom and Jon that I NEED a NEW sweater. Mom said ok. Jon kind of agreed after lecturing me for a bit for wasting money.
It's unbelievable that I'll be graduating this year (if I pass all subjects). So, the BIG question is, what's next? Work is a sure thing, but where?
After this year, I'll be a working adult. No more asking for money from my folks. Have to pay for my rent, electric bill, phone bill, water bill, living expenses from my own purse. HAI~ Will have to live frugally from then on.
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