Post Exam Activities

Once the appalling examinations are over, I began on my Post-exam activities, starting with a chalet organized by Roy at SAF Holiday resort. It is a refreshing start to see some old friends and trying to know some new friends, whom I have not seen in real person before. It is embarrassing to admit that I tend to know and talk to people more on the internet than meeting the person out of my little Apple. Okie, I have digressed. Anyway, the chalet was not too bad, since I get to try my hand at Mahjong, and play Bridge, and talk with some very busy people. LOL. I took a walk at Tampines with Jon and KS the next day, and set foot into Uniqlo which was a total let down. I can only say that it is as overrated as Dai Yang Tian, and the only product that I recommend to buy are the boxers and trunks? Nevertheless, I quite like the experience at the Eastside, made me believe that I was in another place altogether, and it is quite a shopping haven all on its own.

I met up with HK, SY and Anli for dinner and Minds' Cafe, which was pretty fun, despite the cold which I caught, from having lack of sleep during the chalet. I had tissue by my side 24/7 that day. Good to know how they are now, regret not having more time to talk to them, maybe during CK's birthday party will I be able to catch up on HK's TW trip and SY's examinations.


And there was Clara's 21st Birthday celebration, at her place in Jurong East. Her home is cosy and neat, and I can easily concussed as I bury myself underneath loads of cushions in the living room. It is just lacking of a fireplace before it transform into a cottage. I had a wonderfully fun time with the Chemistry major friends, playing Asshole Big 2, to see who is a better card dealer (and that's WJ, who is the 1st generation of asshole, and apparently not so much for Huilin's unique snail style dealing) and we decided to stop when we finally overthrow the long-reigning king, Irwan. I enjoyed the sinfully tasty Botak Jones catering, as I gnawed into those beef burgers and sausages which made Gary go insane. On top of that, there was my favorite pineapple tarts. The celebrations ended when not more than 10 of us gathered to play 'Psychiatrist', which was a Q&A, digging people innermost secret, like taking electron from the innermost shell instead of the valence shell. (lamed)

The highlight for the week was having dinner at Hainan with CK (I got to eat Beef Stew!) and watching 'A Madwoman's Diary', which features Li Xie, whom I got to know from Dua Dai Ji. As I have predicted, the show talks about 2 women, each talking and enacting their own stories, like sharing woes and joys with the audience (it's a blackbox theatre production), while the political stuff (only at the end then CK told me that Li Xie was playing a politician. However, my conclusion that the argument from this play is pretty one-sided, weakly pointing out that people should not compromise easily to their circumstances and allow others to control them or else, it leads to undesirable misfortunes. I was touched by the goat's story, because of so much emotion built up before that scene, when I imagine how traumatized and pitiful a woman could feel, to give birth to a stillborn baby. I guess the way that part was portrayed was layered and easy to comprehend and feel uncomfortable with.

And then is Mothers' Day, and it began with a family dinner (zhu chao) at Jurong West, and then Karaoke session at Chervons. I was amazed by how well my sister can sing, and the way she hits the high notes, every song feels like Christmas carols. LOL. Sally was lucky, we made a spin at the Jackpot room and she won $500 from it, and hence she footed the bill for most of our expenses for that day, including pizza delivery treat at Sarpinos, karaoke and also paying for what I lost in the Jackpot room. They give out money in bulks and they eat money real fast. Alex and I lost $40 together in 10 min. Ka Ching! It all ends well with watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and having a little game of mahjong, which I got sponsored by Angela for this week's allowance.

And now, it is time to get to Jurong Point to X-men the Origins movie, which almost everyone who was interested have watched. All these before I settle down and start special semester.

Vanilla Cupcake with Chocolate icing

Okie.. This is a new recipe that i'm trying out. Tastes not bad, but I'm all tired out washing the stuff. yawn.

Yah I got myself another sister

Posers! -_-||

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Taste aside, simple yet meaningful dinner, cooked with lots of love and a little struggle (hehe). This is not something that can be bought by money or anything in the world. I am fortunate and blessed enough to be able to have this.

By the way, every time I mention that it has been a while since I last blogged, and every time I say that, and I have lost track of how precious time has been spent away. I assumed that most of it went into lesson time and revision time for mid term test, which the weird thing is that I am still having mid term tests 2 weeks after the mid term break! I'm not complaining, since there is ample time to revise.

By the way, I've been to Jason Mraz' concert and it was awesome! I am a part-time fan who only have listened to some of his songs and hence some of the songs that he performed during the gig was rather new and never fail to amaze me. A track like 'Mr curiosity' kept me memerized by his wide vocal range, a while ago he was lively and dancing to his upbeat songs, a while later his voice was sexy and appealing (but now I think CM2132 prof has a sexier voice)

黑皮牛耳！

Time passes quickly while you are having fun. And tomorrow school gonna start. (okie, this entry isn't about the aiyo-so-stressful-school-sux stuff)

Despite the economic downturn and that the festive spirit isn't very much present, this is one of my most anticipated CNY since I was born. It is not about receiving pocket money anymore, and isn't about gambling (although I played too-too-too much of mahjong). It is about getting around with family and relatives to see how each other is doing, especially for those we haven't seen for a full year. It is a time, where you see the elders in the family getting excited, seeing their children and grandchildren return, in nice new clothes and beams when they see each other. Knowing that their offspring are still getting well is already a good gift for CNY.

My 外公 doesn't talk much, maybe not so good at expressing himself, but he makes sure that everyone in the house get a good full meal at the dining table, hence the whole 2-3 days he was busy with preparing food, and ALWAYS throwing something into the steamboat as he walks past. 外婆 then goes around, keeping things in order and tells my aunties and mum about her plans to go holidays (okie, she needs reimbursement from them). Well, I learnt something which makes a lot of sense when I was at her place. She told my cousin "肚子饱，眼睛不饱", telling him that he should not eat so much since his stomach is already full but his eyes aren't. 阿嬷 will then wakes up normally around the time i was sleeping to do the housework, every CNY is like a major event. Then she will have to visit the market in the early morn to buy plenty of stuff to store.

I enjoyed the vibes and the joys of meeting up during CNY, and truly appreciate how things are now. =)

Let's Go Shopping

Heard from MJ that once the economy ain't doing well, fellow citizens will think that it is high time to save and scrimp, hence decided to buy only necessary stuff and not objects of one's desires. This phenomena, on the surface helps one to save some reserves for rainy days but will not only bring the economy down even faster but also closer to recession. As people stop spending, the companies (especially MNCs) will then decide not to invest so much and pump in less money into the distinguished market of the country. And the best way to cut losses is by retrenchment and then people lose jobs. Therefore, during such times, it is highly encouraged for people to go shopping. (Does this make impulsive shoppers feel better about their actions? This is some glorifying moment whereby shoppers save the economy! =P )

Enough of the fair share of crap/fact, I went shopping with the slut (okie.. my bestie) yesterday, and we went from city hall to the flyer for dinner and then to bugis where I got my good buys from. Here are some photos we took along the way.

Dead

Spotted this outside the central library while studying..