Last day of 2008! And approximately 13 hours till 2009.

This year has been crazy for me. So much change, so many transitions. First, there's a transition from being a jc 'kid' to a tertiary student. (And unfortunately, a rise in the bus fare from 45 cents for the last 10+ years to 71 cents now!) Anyway, as mentioned in the beginning of the year, it's one of those unusual years where I dont have to go to school in January! That was the start of my 'working' life which had its good & bad. Seriously, the job scope sucks and so does the pay and the working hours and i wished i found a better job but there are still things to be thankful for.

I'm thankful for the friends i met there because they were all the same age, all A level graduates waiting for results. It made it easier for everyone to clique since we had a lot in common. I'm thankful for the crazy times we had together, the overtimes during work, the outings, finishing all the snacks perms bought and just talking/gossiping about people during lunch. HAHA.

My contract lasted till April 12 but i chose to stay on despite how much we suffered everyday under the hands of those nasty customers. Should have left at the end of May, if not for one person who was holding me back, making me so reluctant to leave so 'early'. That's also the last thing I'm thankful for in finding this job because if i had decided to turn down the offer, i never would have met him! =)

So after wasting 6 months of my life away not using my brain at all, I finally returned to school! The 2nd transition this year. I never regretted joining CheSS camp because i found so many good friends there! Yay for Upapa! Without them i wouldn't have anyone to sit or study with during lectures & breaks and i wouldn't be able to get help for my school work!

Life in uni is totally different because you get to plan your time table on your own! (Which in the end caused me so much stress and it turned out horrendous) Anyway, I feel like i've studied years worth of A level content within 4 months. The workload is high (and will become worse) and time is so limited. Whoever said that you have lots of time to play in university is obviously lying! Exams were a total nightmare, never took such a difficult math paper in my whole life. I think it's going to get more difficult. Yet i thank God for my results, which weren't as bad as i expected, which looked quite good to me. And I'm also thankful for dear who supported (and tolerated) me throughout the semester in times of stress & uncertainty and all the help he provided! Nevertheless, i survived my very first semester in nus chem eng! 7 more to go! HELLO CN1111, CM1502, IT1005, MA1506! Please don't make life difficult for me!

Well, besides academic life in school, there is of course a social life. So many are attached! -No elaboration needed- But we've all been so busy with our own lives & school that we hardly have time to meet. I miss my pl clique, we met quite a few times this year but i missed the last one because i was in malaysia! I miss S15 gals whom i got to meet a few weeks ago but not all were present. 3 of them are going abroad for studies next year. I want to wish them all the best! But we won't be able to meet as often. I miss wols and havent met them for quite a while because i missed the last meeting as well because i was down with some viral infection that made me lie in bed with a fever for a week! Hope we'll be able to meet more next year.

Anyway, it's back to school this Jan 12 2009. First it's bidding time again on 2nd jan. Gosh i want more holiday! Yet i'm totally bored at home. I should just welcome more mugging and falling asleep during lectures.

2008 has been quite a good year for me. I pray the same for 2009. Welcome new year!~

I think this blogskin is simply cute! Don't scold me for being childish. Just took this 'real age test' quiz on facebook and my real age is 9! HAHA! I'm just a childish 9 year old kid. But i already removed a lot of things that made the template look more childish! Ha!

Watched Bedtime Stories on Sat with dear. Think we jinxed the whole cine because when we were buying tickets their whole system hanged and they couldnt make any bookings, resulting in an extremely long queue for cinema tickets! Anyway, the movie was good! And extremely funny! You should watch it!

Went to East Coast Park ytd to cycle! Cycled all the way to one end of east coast and was so tired. Leg muscles were aching. Think I need to work my muscles more. Or maybe i'm growing old. Intended to blade after that but was too tired after cycling for 2hours so went to arcade! Played this throwing ball game & mario kart and a few others. Now my arm muscles are aching too.

So am going to be a good girl today and stay home to rest my limbs, before i start walking like a lao ah ma. School starts in 2 weeks! Dreadful... ~

BLESSED CHRISTMAS!

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Thank God for good results.

Thank Him for taking me through.

To God be the glory! (Haha. I miss PL) ~

BACK!! So glad to be.. I miss my laptop, my tv, my bed, my FREE sms & calls, my friends and mostly you!

I need to do some serious exercise. I need to lose all that weight gained from the past 10 days... before i get back to school.

Speaking of school... Results in 2days! ARGH!~

-Away-
12-21 Dec

I'll Miss You... =( ~

HELLO WORLD! YES! I'm back! From the bottomless pit of studying, tutorials, projects, assignments... Yay! That's one semester down, SEVEN more to go. Time table for sem2's not out yet. But i'm pretty sure we have 8am lectures! Boo!

Anyway, a brief overview of my very first examination in uni. Ec1301 was quite okay, considering the fact that it was all mcq. After that had a 6 hour break on monday, so was studying in the library with ps.. and we both fell asleep on the table! Ma1505 was a total nightmare. Totally gave up on Taylor & Fourier series. Wonder whether anyone really managed to do all and finish it on time? Went home shagged but still had to study for Mle1101 the next day. That was another nightmare. Had no idea where to start on the calculations. And the mark allocation made it worse. Hope i did enough for the explanations. Had the whole of wednesday to study for Gek1527. Guess the exam was okay because it was mcq. But was totally sian after doing 70qns and still had 30 to go. Haha. And i hope my Gek1510 does well too!

Copying ms mabell lew.... BYEBYE Fourier, True stress/strain, polymers, quarks/leptons/mesons, relativity and many many many more! HELLO Chemistry, Matlab, Chem Eng Principles & more math! (And hopefully CTW)

Well anyway, gotta thank all the crazy people who studied tgt with me be it in school or outside. And upapa! Who are always tgt during lectures! And of course my dear dear for supporting me not only throughout the exam period but thru the whole semester and for tolerating & comforting me in times of stress (& strain -_-''')! ♥

Met shifu, dear & their friends ytd. They're really mad! And so comical. And so nice to see shifu again after so long! Now it's time to meet up with people i havent seen in months! 4a2-clique, S15 gals... i miss you all so much! ~

You Took My Heart Away

Staring at the moon so blue
Turning all my thoughts to you
I was without hope or dream
Try to dull an inner scream
But you saw me through

Walking on a path of air
See your faces everywhere
As you melt this heart of stone
You take my hand to guide me home and now I'm in love

You took my heart away
When my whole world was grey
You gave me everything and a little bit more
And when it's cold at night
And you sleep by my side
You become the meaning of my life

Holding your hands
I won't fear tomorrow
Here where we stand
We never be alone

-Michael Learns to Rock-

I Love You. Words just cannot express how much...~

Happy Birthday Dear!

Hope you had a great time. =)

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Hello world! I (don't) hate my life now. I hate studying, but then again, i'd rather be studying than working. MLE tutorial yesterday was super packed. So packed that people had to stand to listen to him. And Mabell and i reserved 7 places for upapa-s! Talk about malu. Seems like my tutor's the best! YaY!

Took BTC with cheryl, reynold and marcus. Reached tp rather early! I can't belive i told cheryl we should stop at jalan tp and change a bus into tp when we were on a bus that goes directly to tp! And i've been going to tp since i was 8. All this studying is making me blur.

Now that we're here,
Now that we've come this far,
Just hold on.
There is nothing to fear,
For I am right beside you.
For all my life,
I am yours. ~

Why is it so difficult to find a quiet place outside to study? Alas, studying at home is the best! And i'm sure many would disagree with me. But then again, studying outside together with someone you love is a totally different story!

Dear looks so cute trying to keep awake & falling asleep on his books while studying! =) ~

High School Musical 3

You should watch it! And no, i'm not a small kid. But it's really nice! If you're a follower of hsm series, that is. If not, you're missing out on something great! Songs were not bad, though i still prefer the 1st soundtrack.

I didn't realise how much i missed you till i met you. (=

It's such a torture having a really really really bad sore throat and not being able to talk! ARGH!~

Why do I still feel so tired? WHEN WILL I RECOVER?! Maybe it's not only physically but mentally as well.

Why is it so hard just to meet?

I miss you.~

The past week has been HELL. You may think, studies, homework, school etc... NOPE. In fact i did the bare minimum.

Been stuck in a world of high fever and body ache for the past week. No, i'm not exaggerating. My fever did really go on for longer than usual reaching temperatures like 38.9 & 39.4 so much so that i had to get an injection. This is the sick-est i've gotten so far in my life (if you dont count chicken pox at a young age i can't even remember). Went to school a few times only to come back with a high fever and body ache! Really couldnt do any work at all. Yea. I myself am wondering whether it's dengue. But no rashes and doc said to find him only if there were rashes.

Anyway, fever's gone now. I'm praying hard it doesnt come back. Still haven't fully recovered though. Still feel so weak.. like an old woman. Yes dear, lao ah ma. Haha. Whatever, hope nothing happens after i come home from school tomorrow. ~

I have a sore throat. And a really painful one. Those kinds that hurt even when you swallow water or your saliva. No amount of strepsils or fisherman's friend is helping. Nevertheless, I still ate BK for lunch on tuesday which i regret right now. Well, now my body's aching as well, which is BAD. Lucky today there was only genes & soc lec, because there wasnt mle tut and i had already attended (along with a lot of other crashers) mle lecture on tuesday. Speaking of mle lecture, think the lecturer's really really noob. He spent about half an hour trying to get the audio to work just to let us watch a half an hour video. Could have just ended in an hour.

Hui Lin (my econs lec companion) didn't attend lecture on wednesday. Dear went with me instead. The lecture was 8am, meaning he had to wake up real early! So sweet! ♥♥♥

Met wei kit at central forum on thursday... gosh it's really been eons since i've met him! Been randomly meeting people i havent seen for ages since i started uni. It's kinda fun and fulfilling! Spent about half an hour just talking and catching up with him before studying (hibernating) in the library till it was time for tutorial.

It's such a torture to be sick over the weekend! Actually it's just a torture to be sick. =( ~

Results (efficient aren't they?) - are not really what i expected. Some good, some bad. The good news is, the former are my core modules. That's not so bad, i think.

Anyway, lm6 today was great. I'm glad i went, and i'm glad that i feel comfortable with them and being able to share and listen to others share about their lives and how you actually realise that you're not the only person in the world facing a certain problem. I've realised stress has consumed me these past few weeks with midterms and the increasing workload so it was good to hear senior's advice from a Godly perspective and not worldly views that i know may not always be right all the time. But i know that He will walk with me through this time and there will always be two sets for footprints in the sand. ~

Everything about tomorrow
I don't seem to understand
But I know who holds tomorrow
And I know who holds my hand.

the past week or so has been...

A HEADACHE

and i mean literally.

Mid terms started last sat and lasted all the way till yesterday for me, when others finished on monday when we returned to school! The day before was a bit less taxing, though i had 2 tests the next day. When to eat at east coast with dear, then drove on the expressway just to hear the engines of F1. It was really deafening even on the expressway! Was trying to conserve brain cells on monday but still ended up really tired during econs and math test. Damn. I'm so going to get a new calculator that can do "special functions" for exams. Took a bus back with upapa ppl after math and discussed the questions 3/4 the journey!

Wed was a PH, which gave me enough time to study/slack for physics gem and genes & soc. My busiest day on friday became my most slack day! But ended up in school at ard 12 to do physics project. ARGH. The work never stops. Went out for dinner with upapa to bugis crystal jade after lecture. reynold got really mad cuz we took so long to decide. and fred forgot to sign his card while paying! had to leave early because still had one more test! while the others went out to play. haha

After genes & soc on sat... spent the afternoon shopping/walking/eating. Had family dinner at night, had dessert (again) at this restaurant with an interesting name - Oomphatico's. No time to slack today. Chiong-ed math tut and physics project! Argh. No time to slack...~

my head has been screaming:

MIGRAIN!

thanks dear for the massage! =)

argh. i just took an online mcq quiz for my "beloved" genes & soc module and i got 11/20. -.-'''

excuse: it's at night, i cant think, which accounts for 3 careless mistakes.

ah whatever. now i have to study the whole thing again.

I miss you! ~

See the notes up there? Yeah. It's MLE. (E for EeEeeEwW)~