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I read my friends's blogs all the time cos I'm always on the computer . I'm a total computer nut & I got to say that my heart goes out to them . Whenever I read whatever entries they penned , it's heart wrenching & not to mention painful.

I sometimes demoralise myself , saying things to degrade myself intentionally or unintentionally . I'm not little miss perfect but I can tell you I'm a square but I can tell you that my life from the beginning wasn't something you write from a cheery happy fairy tale.Only in recent times it has got a bit better with thanks to some people I met along the road I travelled.

I would love to help my friends whenever I see or read their blog entries but the thing's , what's the point ? Ok not to sound very very mean but if you can't help yourself in the 1st place , why bother or not to seek the help of other people who're willing to get you outta the road to self destruction?

The friends I know in ITE , I always know that they have problems they struggle with their lives but honestly the thing to begin with , I don't know what kinda issues they're suffering from . Ok aside from the usual self esteem & family drama , the rest are just zlich.

I think it will be brillant to just open up to someone you trust instead of wallowing yourself in self pity cos let's face it , nobody like to fail & fall but even if you do that , it doesn't mean & make you a loser.

I'm no angel myself but hey whenever I fall to the ground , I always pick myself up . If not I just ask someone to help me do that on my behalf if all else fails.

& for starters I think it will be cool if whoever read this , will email me their problems so that they wouldn't be suffering anymore guilt & also I'm sure you don't wanna live your life like that forever right?

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Thursday, March 30, 2006

I went to Cold Storage yesterday as usual to buy groceries for my lunch & dinner & I bought something unique aside from the usual things I always buy whenever I'm there.

I bought some natural goat cheese at the cheese section & also when I was there , there was only 1 packet left . Seeing that I never tried goat cheese before , I thought what do I gotta lose so decided to buy it & gave it a shot in trying it.

Meh , the cheese's SUPER frickin SALTY :S :S ! Well ok I give it credit when I 1st tried it , it was really good like a real kick in the mouth but subsequent bits I took , it was very salty , like you're eating tablesalt by the spoonful ick . Eventually me being an ingenius person , finished the cheese with a packet of almonds & it turned out really great .

But I think after trying goat cheese , I wouldn't buy another chunk again . I was lucky that I bought a rather small serving or else it will be HELL to finish the whole thing.So I guess it's best to stick with smooth cream cheese cubes now then :)

Talking about cheese , this incident still stuck in my head . I remembered I went to 1 pasta restaurant a long time ago with the others & I don't know why but I ordered pasta that has smothered with almost 5 different kinds of cheese !

It was hell trying to finish everything cos it was very terrible & pure torture . Like eating durain . It's ok to eat a little bit but once you eat too much of it , you will start feeling very naseous . Yup that was the feeling I got but that doesn't stop my love affair with cheese . I still eat cheese , only thing's if I eat too much , I will get sick to the gut.

& oh they make really good snacks too, I like string cheese and cubes of cream cheese , especially Laughing Cow . Laughing Cow cheese are so good , it pratically melts in my mouth.

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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

My aunt was telling me on MSN that today's actually my maternal grandma's birthday & that on Sun we celebrated it in advance . Geez , I didn't know that at all & not to mention my mum never said anything about it but oh well .

& not to mention today's also my Daniel's birthday ! Yup he's officially older by 1 more year once again which gives me a good excuse to mock at him but nah I'm just joking , I wouldn't do that but it's cool . I sent him a birthday card that I made using a software inside the computer cos I really don't know what to give him this year .

After all it's the thought & sincerity that counts , not so much on the present nor the amount you spent right? Thankfully he likes the card & to think I wanted to put a pic of his fave animal in front of it -_-"' . Luckily I didn't cos I couldn't find any nice pics of it in the 1st place!

Anyway , Electrico is set to release their brand new & highly anticipated 2nd CD , Hip City in May ! I'm so excited & been waiting since like forever for it to be released & the whole group already shot the video to the 1st single off the album , Love In New Wave . I love the song even though I only heard the live version of it so far but I'm sure the studio version will be smashing.

I read JuneyYy's blog , she wrote that 1 of her so called close friend betrayed her & also most of all , destroyed her trust & faith in her . I don't know the details of it but betrayal in any relationship or friendship always suck to the core.

Unfortunately , yours truly also experienced lots of betrayal in lots of friendships over the past few years , I was badly hit the most when I was in Secondary school . For a moment I don't know who can I trust or count as real friends or foes which explains why my personality now is very complex & mysterious , which's why I can relate to fictional characters such as Elektra & Raven of Teen Titans a lot.

When I 1st experienced my taste of betrayal at the age of 14, I was hurt & devastated & I think it's worst than being dumped or get your heart broken by some ruthless jerk . I didn't take it too kindly when I found out 1 of my close 'friend' betrayed me from her friend. I was such a bloody wimp to the extent that I even begged & harressed her to rekindle our friendship.

I was lucky she didn't bothered to repair the damage she had done cos at that time , I was in a state of denial & I looked at myself what a loser I was . Eventually I toughen myself up emotionally over the years & now I'm better than before . To be honest , if I ever meet her 1 day in the streets , I wouldn't take her back . She got what she deserved , end of story.

I sometimes wonder if it's a gift or curse in that I don't have many friends as other people would have as I'm no social butterfly or would it be a blessing & better that I have a group of close friends that I can count on ?

The grass isn't always green all the time but I learnt to live with that . After all , I battled betrayal ,depression,loneliness & even sucide thoughts from the very 1st moment I made a transit from child to teenage life & that what doesn't kill you , only makes you stronger.

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Tuesday, March 28, 2006

I saw The Click Five performed a song that they wrote for The Shaggy Dog which's titled Man's Best Friend on Disney Channel yesterday before they showed Kim Possible . I was so excited cos that time I almost want to turn to another channel but luckily I didn't ! Cos of the fact that was the 1st time I heard the song , I can't really comment whether I like it or not but they're cool , I like them especially Ethan who plays the bass ehehehe & not to mention Ben who plays the keyboards.

Was talking to Suzy on MSN at night . She was in college & the scary freaky thing was that her college sorta banned chatrooms such as Yahoo & MSN so it's a mystery to how on earth I managed to talk to her lol . I must be a pretty good computer hacker if I said so myself haha

We talked quite a lot of things , even a strange issue in that Angeline commenting that she's dead lol . That was pretty funny if you ask me & I'm so relieved in that the $ & extra stuff that I sent to her , it has arrived at her place safe & sound phew

I watched a brand new episode of Teen Titans yesterday night & oh man , my heart goes out to poor Raven in which I can totally relate to her character all the time.She discovered a young & (in my opinion hot & handsome) magician Malchior trapped inside 1 of her books & she began to fall for him who asked her to free him from the curse that been inflicted in his book.& when I saw the pics of Malchior , I thought he was a girl -_-"' cos of his long white hair & that a mask covered his mouth.

She did whatever she could to free Malchior from reading 6000 worth of pages that contains spells & etc but unfortunately that loser broke her heart at the end of the episode . Turned out that Malchior was not a magician but a jackass evil dragon that deals with dark magic . Poor thing but at the end , Beast Boy comfort her & she played a game of stink bomb with him & Cybrog . Cute & no stinkbombs are never cute , they're gross & disgusting !

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Monday, March 27, 2006

The whole family including my mum's brothers & sister went to Rendevous Hotel to eat . The theme of their buffet spread is Seafood & I didn't know that the day before , it was my mum's younger brother's daughter Tiffany's 10th birthday .

Man , I can't believe she's already 10 & believe it or not , I used to hate her & her mum . Looking back , it was quite stupid & childish of me to hate them for no reasons or what so ever . & she told me that she got her ears pierced just 2 weeks ago .

Cool , at least she didn't cried the whole day when I did my ears when I was 11 -_-'" . I repierced them again when I was 13 cos the 1st time I did it , my ears got infected soon after , d'oh.& on both occasions when I got my ears done , I cried the whole day . It was very embarassing as I have a zero tolerance for pain .

Unfortunately that was when the trouble started . I ate all those thing that I'm not supposed to eat , at all & I paid a rather heavy price to it . I ate a few plates of pasta salad , roti prata,baked potatoes,dim sum,pineapple rice & lots of desserts & what happened? I got a severe case of bloating , it was so bad that I found it quite hard to stand up & to make things worst , I had a cold when I got up in the morning boo hoo

But thankfully , after a good night of sleep , I'm feeling waaay better . I guessed that was my wakeup call in that not to eat or touch things that I'm not supposed to eat & touch . Honestly , I been eating junk the past few days & I needed a final push in telling me to stop & get back on track . I guessed yesterday's buffet dinner did finally knocked some sense into me .

My relatives told me I looked good already & that I should lose a little bit more weight & then I should stop . I know my limits but to hear them say those things yesterday night , it was encouraging for me in that I'm not going to let all my efforts that I put in the last 8 months ++ go down the drain just like that .

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Sunday, March 26, 2006

Yesterday me & Hui Li spent the whole afternoon & night cooking dinner at home cos we don't wanna go back to my paternal grandparents's house to eat dinner at 9pm again & not to mention , we always eat the usual boring stuff so for a change , we decided to cook dinner by ourselves & it turned out really good after all & it's not bad , considering the fact that this's the 1st time we do such a thing at home!

We went to King Albert Park's Cold Storage & once we're there , we start to decide on the spot roughly what to have & cook for dinner . After buying the necessary groceries , came back & head straight to the kitchen to cook.

The cooking bit was fun , the cleaning & washing up was terrible but still someone has to do it & that would be me -_- . Hui Lin only know how to eat , talk & also no action , talk only !

What was on the dinner table after doing all the cooking & washing up ? fried 'already pre marinated BBQ' chicken wings , a huge plate of caesar salad without croutons & with shredded cheese , toasted british banger sausage , a bowl of canned mushroom soup , scrambled eggs with ham toppings & sauteed new age garlic potatoes that were seasoned with thyme & basil leaves.

The dinner was so good , to the extent that we mopped up every single item on the table . The standout item was the potatoes & I did the marinating to it . I cut up the potatoes , seasoned them & put them in a plastic bag & just shake them like nobody's business . Only grouse's that the chicken wings were too oily , probably next time it's best to grill them in the oven.

But overall , the dinner was FABOO & maybe next time if my parents are heading to Genting again , we do something like this again . After all , both of us passed Home Econs with flying colors & there's certainly more to life than just plain ol boring biscuits & instant noodles.

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Saturday, March 25, 2006

I was so peeved & annoyed yesterday . The moment I got back home from shopping , the phone didn't stop ringing at all & it's no thanks to my overconcerned paternal grandma & my uncle ! I'm fine if they call me like once or twice a day but NOT every hour ! Bloody hell & the only saving grace was that my maternal grandma didn't overcall .

Oh sure my maternal grandma nags but at least she nag at the right things but not when my paternal grandma & my uncle keep on calling me every hour , telling me stuff like you shouldn't go out cos you're a girl & don't anyhow run blah blah blah . These sorta things you should tell a kid instead , not me . I think when my parents come back tomorrow afternoon , I'm gonna complain personally to my mum ! Buay Song Bo as they say .

Now I wonder if am I staying at my house or in the Changi Prison , this's the pits & now I have a phobia with the phone already & that's 1 of the reasons why I can't really get along with my paternal relatives well .

I'm more close to my maternal relatives as I can relate to them better & not to mention I like the way my maternal grandma brought up her kids including my mum . She raised them with a iron but firm fist & let's just put it this way , I don't like the way things work out in my paternal side where problems arised , they just sweep it under the carpet or worst , you don't have a mind or say on your own & leave the decisions/talk to other people in the family .

I can't see myself being raised in that kinda pathetic manner , can you ?

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Friday, March 24, 2006

I wasn't in the most happy go lucky moody today & was unusually moody , everything all falls apart from the moment I got up from bed . Seems like & I think I woke up at the wrong side of the bed & it's odd considering the fact that today's Fri & that my parents are off to Genting leaving me as the mistress of the house once again.

Thankfully , I went out in the afternoon to prevent myself from rotting at home . I went to Perlini Silver , the outlet at Raffles City , bought another gorgeous pair of short heart dangling earrings . Initally the salesgirl said that it was the last pair on display (!!) but after doing some serious search , it wasn't after all but I love this pair that I bought ! It's oh so rad & lovely !

You know paperclips?When you're bored or something , you start to clip 1 paperclip after another ? Yeah it's exactly how this pair of earrings's like & I counted , each earring has 8 mini hearts dangling & being held on together & it didn't cost a bomb , it only cost me 12 bucks . See the reason why I love shopping at PS , all the time ?

& believe it or not , I wore the denim skirt that my aunt bought for me as my advanced 20th birthday pressie eariler cos the black pants I had been wearing's in need of some serious washing & I realised that I'm sorta allergic to denim in that I can't wear denim pants or in short , stuff that Levi sells or else the lower part of my legs will start to itch like crap . But if it's a skirt , it's fine on me .

& somemore it's about time this self proclaimed tomboy start wearing more skirts & be more girlie . Well I'm trying to . So far so good .. only thing/s that're missing are heels & dresses .

I read in JuneyYy's blog that she's getting a tattoo cos she wanted to do something symbolic to show that she's an adult & not a kid anymore . I applaud her big time cos I know getting a tattoo is NOT on my agenda .

I'm scared of needles & besides once you get a tattoo , it's grafted on your skin for life & if you're a fickle minded , picky person like me , you might regret the pattern that you choose cos whatever design you pick now & like , you might not like it in the near future unless you have a 1 track mind , like a rhino that charges non stop .

Later on , it's TV mania ! Luckily I managed to come back on time to watch Martin Mystery again & this time he wore a ridiculous baby costume (the costume company mailed him the wrong package) as part & spirit of Halloween . I laughed big time for sure & I think I might laughed even harder if I see him in the original costume he wanted which was something like Superman . Can you imagine him in tights ? haha I so can't , at all ! & did I mention the diaper that he wore was SO big , you can pratically use it as a parachute for emergency purposes?

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Thursday, March 23, 2006

Ooh I'm excited cos tomorrow morning I will be taking over as mistress of the house again ! Yup you guess it , my parents are heading off to Genting AGAIN & they wouldn't be back til Sun afternoon which concidentally will be my maternal grandma's birthday so perfect timing I say !

& not to mention going to turn the whole house upside down again woo hoo just like what I did before ! & geez my parents love Genting a lot , well too much . Sometimes I jokingly tell them that it's like our 2nd home cos we have been going there consistently ever since they started out their business almost close to 10-15 years ago .

& a bit case of F.Y.I , the last time I been to Genting was last June . I'm counting down the days or should I say years before I hit 21 in that I can officially enter the Genting casinos legally ! If you're not a gambling fanatic like me & my parents , Genting's not the place for you.

I did managed to sneak into the casinos a few times . I sneak in about 7 times & I got burst 4 times by the security guards there lol but it's very fun , I love the casinos , in my opinion it's 100000x times more fun than going to the arcade ! I doubt I will make a beehive into the Integrated Resorts in S'pore once it's completed in a few years's time . At least the casinos in Genting , you don't have to pay a fee to go in & gamble.

I made some enquires about the scholarships that I'm eligible to apply for & woah this's scary ! I'm competing against the whole of ITE ! :S which means I have to compete against ITE College East , West & Central ! No wonder the competition's extra tough & stiff & I thought I will only compete against the other schools in ITE College West which I'm in but no such luck.

My form teacher will mail me a copy of the testimony that she wrote on & for me , I should be getting it either tomorrow or Sat , I'm curious to see what she really wrote but like I said before , if I'm being shortlisted to get the scholarships , cool but if not , that's ok . Being nominated's like the icing on the cake . If I get the cake , it will be extra special & delicious !

Looks like it proves that I have brains & brawn & probably erm beauty ? Maybe my future codename or stagename should be BOB aka Brains Over Brawn & oh yes I choose brains anytime.

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Wednesday, March 22, 2006

I'm damn relieved , my back has been better & not to mention I had a really unusually good sleep yesterday night & I slept through the night & when I got up today , I felt refreshed . I suspected yesterday my back problem acted up cos I helped my dad lifted the TV sets which were very heavy but for safety reasons , I better monitor my condition in the next few days to come.

I watched a bit of Pop Inc before I went to the gym & guess what ? Rivermaya was on the show , performing an acoustic version of 214 ! That was pretty cool & mtv even aired their video You'll Be Safe Here . I love that video which was set in a forest even though the 1st 1/2 of it , it creep & spook me out cos it reminded me of an episode of Totally Spies called Nature Nightmare.

Even though I watched Totally Spies a lot of times now , that episode never fails to scare the crap outta me . Similarly with Martin Mystery , certain episodes still spook me but that's another story altogether .

Rivermaya was in S'pore last Fri to perform for free in the recently concluded Mosaic Festival that the Esplanade organised . I went to my paternal grandparents's house for dinner so couldn't make it but at least Yu En & Jiha went to see them & yes they're a great live band to catch.

& ooh I just gotta share this incident that happened to me a few days ago & it took place when I was on the way home taking the bus.

I saw 1 of my ex secondary school classmate boarding the same bus as me . I was standing when I was holding my groceries that I bought from Cold Storage . That time I didn't had the mood to sit down , why I don't know.

& guess what ? she didn't recongise me at all ! Zilch! She had some issues with me when I was in the same classroom as her.She was quite arrogant ,proud & stuck up so I didn't give a damn to go up & talk to her at all . Even when she took a seat in the bus , I kept on sneaking glances at her but nope , she still can't tell who I am which's G-O-O-D to me & my ego haha

Even by the time she got down the bus , I gave her a fake smile & a huge smirk . It felt damn good if you ask me haha , what better way to get back at people whom hate you for crap's sake than to do this ? Woo , go me !

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Tuesday, March 21, 2006

I did something incredible today , something I think I never did before in my life . I helped my dad lifted & carried 2 extremely heavy & huge spoilt TVs downstairs to the carpark & then after that , I still have the strength to do my gymming . Isn't this incredible or what ?

However that came with a price , my old back injury flared up again :( & to make things worst , after helping my dad with the chore , my back became sore & my relapse acted up soon after that . It was quite terrible & not to mention painful but thankfully , my condition's under control now .. I hope .

In the past , I thought this problem lies with my weight as I used to be really heavy but after what had happened eariler , I realised that it's in me for life no matter how light or heavy I weight . Shucks if you ask me !

That was also what happened when I went to attend some yoga lessons a few years ago at my local community centre . My back gave way after I did some advanced movements where I didn't stretch or probably didn't do them properly . I was bedridden for almost a month , luckily when that happened , it was during the holidays .

I guess that's the main reason why my parents especially my dad was concerned about when I told them I wanted to take up yoga again after I lost a considerable amount of weight . Somemore my dad said that he doesn't want to ferry me to the hospital should this problem crop up again during yoga *touch wood* & that's why my mum said that it's best for me to stick to going to the gym doing cardio & weight training .

I hate it when my back acted up again , the last time I had a relapse again was when I did sit up's on alternate days a few months ago at the gym but I had to stop as soon as the pain came back again . Argh it was horrible , I couldn't walk or sleep properly meh

Now at my back , I have stuck those medicated plasters & looks like I need to spend the next few days lying & resting in bed . Bummer

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Monday, March 20, 2006

I spent so much $ today on this Manic Monday , it's insane .

I went to Jurong Point's Perlini Silver in mind to buy some lovely earrings as I realised I haven't bought something from PS for quite a while now & guess what ? I bought 2 pairs of heart shaped earrings & they're soooooo lovely & pretty & they didn't really cost a bomb after all . I paid S$25 for both pairs & they're going into my heart shaped earrings box :)

I wanted to buy something for my friend as his bday's coming up really really soon but unfortunately what I saw in PS , was exactly the same thing that I got for him last year so bleh , that didn't materialise . It's good in a way cos saves me $ haha . Ok I know I'm terrible..

After that , I went back to Westmall to kick some serious ASS in the arcade . Yesterday I went but I changed way too much tokens so hell I went in there to break a sweat . Kicked some serious butt in the games that I usually play so it's really fun .

Someone challenged me in the X Men Vs Street Fighter . I kick that person's butt 3 times before I gave way at the 4th time . Usually those really pro players will choose the usual pairing of Wolverine/Sabretooth or Wolverine/Cyclops or Wolverine/Ryu but this person choose a different unusual combo which's Magneto/Ryu .

I wanted to choose someone different to pair up with Cammy so I choose Chun Li whom's not really good in X Men Vs Street Fighter but she's powerful in Marvel Vs Capcom . Maybe next time I stick with the pairing of Cammy/Storm.

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Sunday, March 19, 2006

*sheepishly* the past 3 days including today , I have been eating unhealthy stuff ! What you ask ?

My mum redeemed a whole 1kg luscious chocolate cake from Secret Recipe yesterday & man , at this moment , I already devoured 4 huge slices & a slice of cake being sold in Secret Recipe , cost 4 bucks each & the serving's HUGE ! How huge's huge you say? It's equal to 2 slices of cake that you will get at Coffee Bean or Starbucks! Yeah it's that HUGE & I have already ate 4 of them , my god.

Secret Recipe sell really fanastic cakes , I haven't tried their cheesecakes yet though . That's 1 of my weakness : eating desserts especially chocolate & cakes ! Ooh I better control myself & stop eating the reminding chocolate cake slices in the fridge as it's really addictive . It's like eating Pringles . Once you pop , you can't stop ! If not , how you explain I already ate 4 HUGE slices ? tsk tsk on my part .

But at least later on , I will be going to the gym & do a bit of shopping after that . I wanted to do both things yesterday but didn't got the chance to as I was really exhausted & was melt down iterally from Fri's terrible heatwave weather . Had a good sleep today so I'm raring to go later !

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Saturday, March 18, 2006

I wanna talk about some things that happened yesterday relating to 2 people in my class . I wouldn't name names for fear that I might get into trouble should they happen to stumble upon what I wrote about them.But I'm sure whoever's from my class knows who I'm talking about.

Ok the 1st person who's a guy , the 1 who didn't act cool the past 3 semesters but started to do that during the final semester but failing miserably . I saw him in his ITE PE shirt & pants yesterday alighting from the bus that he took & he walked to school when I was waiting for my bus to arrive cos I wanna go home after submitting the scholarships form to Mr Bernard.

Eurgh , I hate the way he walked & looked now , he looked so ... piang ! Aiyo , it's like he's trying & acting like he's some suave guy or that he thinks he's James Bond . MY FOOT *spit into the floor 3 times at 1 shot* & don't get me started on the ridiculous looking specs he wears now . He used to wear coloured contacts which's even disgusting .

Even Daniel who wears contacts during events when he has gigs to play , said that he will not wear coloured ones as it looks really sissy on men in which I have to agree with him haha but I think it depends on what color/s you choose . For that cool guy , he picked brown . GROAN

What the hell's wrong with my classmate ???? He wasn't like that at all but I guess he wanted to blend with his clique whom he see them as cool but come on , reality check girls find that guys who act cool but are not in the 1st place a big rip off . Even Su-H can't stand him too . I included so get a grip you freak !

2nd , a girl , a self proclaimed Goth Doll . I read her blog eariler & tsk tsk , I don't know what to say on her take with relationships . Now she has already broken up with her current ex . Not sure how many guys has she broken up with though , this 1 that she was with together , I don't know what's the main reason that led them to go their separate ways.

But she's another person I can't understand in that why's she always chasing after the guy & not the other way round ??? she's not like fat or ugly in the 1st place . She's really pretty & petite . In terms of looks , she ranked higher than me . Too bad with the terrible overdosed of makeup she used & the crap dyed hair or else she wouldn't be looking like a broken Goth Doll (pun intended).

She was 1 hella pretty lady when I started my course but now , I don't know what happened to her . I think she fell into bad company or something cos she started to change into something more .. venomous & deadly . Even me & my friends are worried & concerned about her.

Tried to talk & knock some sense into her at times but it didn't work , zlich . I supposed at the end of the day she's the only 1 who can only knock some sense into herself & hopefully she wouldn't be falling for the wrong kinda guys again in her future relationships.

Yesterday's exercise was brutal but fun . I gymmed for 1 hour in the morning & then played badminton with Yu En & Jiha in the late afternoon for 1 hour too which's like to me equivalent to 3 hours of in the gym ! Yeah you can so imagine but it was cool overall.

Jiha said that she & Yu En went to check Rivermaya out yesterday night at the Mosaic Festival which was held at The Esplanade & commented that they were great live . Of course haha I seen them live in action last Oct at their 1st ever showcase in S'pore at Bar None & they brought the whole house down with Electrico that's.& frontman Rico's a real charmer who likes to flirt with the audience too .

At night I went back to Ah Ma's house for dinner cos BaoSui & her mum were doing the cooking so I thought why not ? While I appericate the fact that both of them took the time & effort to do up everything , I don't really like deep fried foods as much as I did in the past . It was weird describing the feeling but I do suppose your taste buds change once you gone on a diet & stuff.

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Friday, March 17, 2006

I'm gonna have an insane crazy busy day later on ! 1stly in the morning , gonna go gymming in the wee hours of the morning , 8.30am to be exact . I usually do it at around 11.30am but today's an exception cos I have to go back to school again later to submit my scholarships forms to Mr Bernard.So which means after watching Martin Mystery , I have to leave the house .

& what you know , yesterday night I dreamt that I already won the scholarships LOL . The dream was quite cute in that in the dream , someone called me & said that I have won without any stiff competition heh heh . Hopefully that dream will eventually turn into reality in the near future.

& then in the afternoon , gonna play badminton with Yu En & Jiha at 3pm at the badminton court which's only a few mins away from my house , watch Martin doing his thing again at 5pm before setting off to Ah Ma's house around 6.30pm for dinner & oh not to mention try some clothes & raid BaoSui's closet there . That should be fun if you ask me!

I haven't been communicating with my friend for a while , I think he's really busy & tied up with so many things in his life . The last time I received an email from him was a few weeks ago or something . Yeah it's mad but I can't blame him cos he & the rest are putting the final touches to the 2nd CD & not to mention gearing up for the release of the new single on radio yay

But I'm sure if he's reading this , he will be really proud that I'm shortlisted to apply for 2 scholarships which're really prestigious & high end . Or so I think lah , I'm not him so I don't know.

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Thursday, March 16, 2006

Woah I'm absolutely stoked & shocked now .. in a good way of course . Mr Bernard called me yesterday to come to school urgently . I asked him what happened & he told me just come & he will reveal the details to me .

& guess what ? I'm being shortlisted & eligible to apply for 2 scholarships namely the The Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship To Encourage Upgrading (LKY-STEP) & Tay Eng Soon (TES) Scholarship !!! I was really surprised & stunned & totally didn't expect this at all . It all boils down to my good GPA which enables me to be shortlisted .

He said that other classes have 1 or 2 people being chosen, my class has 6 people including me which's really good ! The 5 other lucky folks are Da Hua , Tee Yong , Dila , Wan Zhen & Su-Hanna . Congrats to everyone !

I told Jen about this on MSN & she was already offering her congratulations to me like I won them already lol . I'm only being shortlisted at the moment so which means tonight I have to fill in the application forms & go back to school again tomorrow morning to hand the forms up cos my teachers have to write reports on me to futher boost my chances to win.

If the Interview Committee has shortlisted me , I have to go for an interview which's not my favourite part of it but oh well I take my chances . I know for a fact that competition to get the 2 scholarships will be really tough as I'm not the only 1 applying for it.

*jokes* it's like being nominated for a Grammy haha & the 1st scholarship I ever won was back in 2000 , when I was in Sec 1 when I did really well for my exams & advanced to Express.Ah the memories...

If I really did win both scholarships , it will be amazing & will reflect really really well on my resume & the other fringe benefits will be awesome to speak of . If not , then it's ok but regardless of anything , I will be filling the forms up later on tonight .

For more information on the scholarships that I'm eligible to apply for , please go to ITE Scholarship Details & here's the latest scoop on the upcoming MAAs : Link . Guess who're hosting the event ?

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Wednesday, March 15, 2006

I saw Kelly Clarkson's brand new video Walk Away with thanks to Amir & I really really like it ! She has a new hairstyle in the video , a very funky punky look & if you watched Miss Independent before , Walk Away's a bit similar to it in that it features people on her videos lip synching to the song.

But Walk Away's hilarious , it's so funny ! If you wanna see it 1st hand before the video hits mtv , leave me a message on my tagboard & I gladly send the video to you !

Later on , is badminton time at 3pm . Haven't played it for a while so looking forward to it . Sure it involves running which I hate to the core but this's an exception . I already booked the court for Fri as well so should be fun.

& eariler I downloaded Train's brand new single Cab which's really good & touching . It's not as strong as their best single to date Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me) & Ordinary but it's still good for me . Lead singer Patrick's a genius & he writes smart & clever lyrics too.

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Tuesday, March 14, 2006

BaoSui's coming back to S'pore ... but for only 1 week boohoo but ah , it's better than nothing . Already made some plans with her yesterday night , among which's to play badminton with her & the other 2 tomorrow at 3pm downstairs my house where there's a badminton court & on Fri night , going to Ah Ma's house to eat dinner that she will be cooking .

I haven't tried her cooking at all so hopefully it will be good , after all she passed Home Econs with flying colors so that said it all :P & on Fri , I will be also playing badminton with Jiha & Yu En at 3pm . Man 2 against 1 , that's so not fair , sheesh so praying hard that those 2 wouldn't bully me :P in which I think they will .

Talking about badminton , I haven't played it for a WHILE now & what better way to play it during the holidays ? That's the problem with holidays , you get too much free time on your hand you pratically don't know what to do so that's 1 of the many ways I'm planning to spend my holidays : exercise more . Cos usually when I'm on holidays , I always put on weight so I want this time to be an exception.

I did thought of going to the gym 2 hours a day but it's too extreme , at most 1 hour a day is enough for me , I don't wanna push myself to the limit that I will crack .

Other than dinner on Fri night , I'm gonna try on some clothes that BaoSui has . Not sure what sorta clothes she has or whether can I fit into them but should be fun . I think being able to share clothes with your cousin is not such a bad idea , provided if her clothes fit me & that I look good in them .

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Monday, March 13, 2006

Luckily no nightmares to speak of today , I slept peacefully thoughout the night & it's really cool , even though I got up at 9am this morning.

I usually kick start my morning's with a cup of hot japanese green tea & then I on the TV where American's Funniest Videos will be aired on Ch5 at 9.30am on weekdays . It's great man to start the morning's laughing away . What better way to watch AFV where you get to laugh for free ?

& then it's off to watching Martin Mystery at 10am which btw now airs at 10am & 5pm on Disney Channel every weekday I must add YAY & then some cartoon shows on Cartoon Network before I head to the gym at 11.30am or slightly eariler a bit .

I went to change $ at Bukit Panjang Plaza this afternoon . Man the rate of sterling uk pounds was 2.85 at the $ changer there which was a real steal as compared to the $ changer in Westmall which was 2.9 .

I already sent the $ to Suzy eariler after changing my Sing currency so hopefully she will get it soon & not to mention it will reach her safely . It should since it will be mailed to her via registered so which means I have to pay 2 bucks more to ensure the safety.I might probably get my comics next month if everything goes smoothly.

How much $ did I changed ? heh I'm not saying , only Suzy knows about it . Some things are best to be kept a secret.

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Sunday, March 12, 2006

I got up at 6.20am today ! Oh my god & it's not even a school day nor weekday to begin with ! I had a really bad scary dream the whole night , it was so real that I thought to myself when I got up from shock , woah madness !

In the dream , I was well dreaming that 1 of my relatives got into a extremo freak accident in which the details of it are hard to describe . Sheesh , this's something I do hope that dream wouldn't be turned into a reality or else ... man , I don't know what to say at all.

Which's really strange cos I don't usually get bad dreams . Well ok occasionally but this 1 was too real to be true. Was it a sign of an upcoming bad omen that might plague my family ? I have no idea , hopefully my 6th sense will squash all these issues & not to mention thinking about that dream still creeps me out & I thought only cockroaches & lizards does that to me . :S

Anyhoo , now that I'm up & early , I might as well go watch some TV before hitting the gym . I'm still so full from yesterday's dinner after having so much dory fish so looks like I'm not eating breakfast later on . Ok maybe a bit but I'm getting fat so have to control my food intake !

Martin Mystery's on later , woo hoo , 1st time during the weekends I'm gonna see him do his thing at 8.30am & now that I'm on unofficial holidays , I can see him every single weekday at 10am . Ok so he has a bit of a big ego & disgusting hygenie habits to speak of but his impressive knowledge wealth of paranormal stuff pratically made up for everything . & a bit of F.Y.I , I'm into all paranormal activities as well but at a moderate interest but whatever has been showed on MM , has taught & opened my eyes to a lot of things .

Even his stepsister Diana ( or should I say fiance in the original comic books ) have no choice but to stand his ways .

I remembered when I 1st watched the show , I was like ' are those 2 a couple or what ' so imagine my shock when it was said that they're step siblings , my jaw just fall to the ground but I must say in some episodes , they behave more like a couple than a brother-sister relationship & both of them keep on & like teasing each other & oh not to mention flirting with whoever when they're sent on missions to investigate. To be honest ,they're better off as a couple who in the comics , are engaged at the age of 16 :O

When Marvin came into the pic in subsequent episodes , heh , that took the cake . Diana was flirting with him from the moment she laid his eyes on him & naturally that got Martin jealous cos Marvin's the exact replica of him , except of Marvin's fanastic gentlemantly personality & the hair that's .

I like my future relationship to be something like that where it's a give & take situation . I'm guilty of flirting but there's a limit to it of course . 1 thing's for sure I would never ever chase after a guy I like , that's plain stupid & pathetic in my opinon .

I know some girls want & like to make the 1st move in the 21st century but after reading what Kelly said in her Dear Kelly column in Teenage , I wouldn't do it , I guess there're still traces of me inside where I'm old fashioned in thinking on certain issues as I was raised & brought up by my parents with strong chinese moral values .

Like 1 sorta issue , pregnant outta wedlock . Man that's the pits & I always feel sorry whenever I heard teenage pregnancies . My mum said that the parents themselves are kids so what do they know 1st time about taking care of a baby ? & especially in chinese families , being pregnant outta wedlock / having pre martial sex before marriage are frowned upon & I know of cases where the kids being disowned by their kins .

I would never let myself fall into those traps & after that infamous sex tape scandal that rocked S'pore recently , it goes to show that teens these days treat sex as a hobby & that they do it just cos their peers are doing it . That's lousy peer pressure & excuses that they cooked up with & I'm glad that I'm someone that's being instilled with good moral values .

So it looks like the 2 sessions at the Act Graciously workshop that I attended does pay off after all . Have to thank Auntie Veronica for whatever she taught me during the workshop .

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Saturday, March 11, 2006

Had a big scare eariler when I wanted to update my blog eariler . I lost most of the links at the right hand side of my blog , I thought what happened ! luckily I managed to retrive them back .

In the afternoon , I went to the arcade to relieve myself & wahaha , the particular machine that I always go & use , someone accidentally & left 3 credits for me to use & the devil in me decided to take advantage of it & use all of them LOL , save me S$1.50 as each token's 50 cents HAHA

Then again I can't blame the last person who used the machine cos it has a reputation of not accepting tokens & from time to time , I always have to call the person in charge to help me solve the problem.

Other than Marvel Vs Capcom , X Men Vs Street Fighter , I also played Pocket Street Fighter too & it was hilarious & SO funny ! I picked Tessa , Heisen Ko & Akuma on 3 separate games & it was down right fun fun fun & I swear on all 3 games , I can't stop laughing cos of the graphics the game used.

& oh another update in the 'upcoming artistes gigs' section & this time , Damien Rice will be stopping by on 30th March & also get this , S'pore's the only Asian stop he will be swinging by so it's like woah & I'm surprised that his debut album O , has sold an impressive 9000 copies in here.

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Friday, March 10, 2006

How about that , when I was flipping though today's papers , it turns out that all tickets to Jason Mraz's upcoming gig that will be held on 17th March , are all SOLD OUT ! I was really shocked to say the least but good for Jason , at least it shows that a lot of people are gearing up & waiting in anticipation to see Mr A-Z (his nickname & also the name of his current 2nd CD) perform when he made his way down here next week !

Has anyone heard of this guy called Ne-Yo ? Yes ? No ? Well ok I give you the skinny on him a bit . His real name's Shaffer Chimere Smith & he's an American R&B singer/songwriter & he actually cowrote Mario's Let Me Love You . I didn't know that til recently . He also has songwriting credits in Mary J Blige & Jamie Foxx's CDs too.

This's him on the CD cover of his debut album In My Own Words :

& did I mentioned this week in the Billboard charts , In His Own Words shot straight to No 1 in the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart & his awesome great debut single So Sick jumped from No 9 to No 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 Single Chart , giving him his 1st ever No 1 hit . You go Ne-Yo ! & there's a remix of So Sick which feats 1 of the most under-rated rappers around , Jin .
Has anyone seen & heard Pink's brand new single & video Stupid Girls ? HAHAHA , the video has been on heavy rotation on MTV ASIA for the past week & I tell you , it's classic Pink ! The video's SOOOO funny & hilarious, she's basically mocking every stupid girl out there in Hollywood. You go girl !
In the video , she dressed & played those people whom she decided to mock at , such as Mary Kate Olsen , Paris Hilton , Lindsay Lohan & Jessica Simpson . I like the song too , it's great to see the rebel princess back in action & I also was lucky to caught the making of the video too & Stupid Girls's her 8th video being directed by Dave Meyers .

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Thursday, March 09, 2006

I was watching Get Rea! yesterday night & the issue Diana Ser was talking about was unfriendly shaky neighbouring ties . She talked about 3 cases in yesterday's issue in which all I think are really petty & pathetic .

How you ask ? like for the 1st incident , 2 different neighbours whose used to be on good terms , their relationship soured as a result bcos' of a stupid pot of plant that was placed in the corridor & the 3rd case was an eccentric neighbour who keep on shaking her padlock that's wedged on her frontdoor gate & uses her clogs to walk & make those dreaded noises in a particular time of day & then she accused the other neighbours living in her area that they builled her .

I was quite amused when I was watching Get Rea! yesterday as obviously , the incidents are all nothing but childish trival matters . What good does it get & moral of the story's it's best to behave well & don't cause any trouble towards your neighbours . & thank goodness I don't have any problems with my next door neighbours even though occasionally the people upstairs my house will make noises & stuff but other than that , it's alright.

I like the issues that Diana Ser discussed in her show which's really relevant & refreshing , not like some other shows . Next Mon , she will talked about the most recent scandal that hit S'pore faster before you can say anything else : that infamous Sex Tape fisco which unfortunately put Nanyang Poly in the map for all the wrong reasons & also she will focus on discussing why some teenagers as young as 15 , bothered to stay out in the wee hours of the morning aka 4am & I'm not talking about bedtime issues here.

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Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Grrrrr I did the unthinkable yesterday , I drank tea an hour before going to bed & what happened ? I can't fall asleep , went online for a while & talk to Suzy a bit on MSN & only managed to hit the sack at 1am ++ & I got up at 7.15am today ! Meh , note to mental self : never ever drink tea at night ! Drink in the afternoon instead or next time switch to decaffeinated !

Miracle if you ask me in that despite I only managed to sleep at 1am ++ , I still can get up at 7.15am . Woah , that's nuts .

Everyone has different kinds of pet hates . I wanna list some now . Among them's I hate emails that have been forwarded on like crap . It's very annoying & I detest it cos it goes to show that you got nothing better to do & instead you do this sorta thing which sometimes can do in my head . So PLEASE , whoever got my email out there , never ever do that cos I can't stand it !

I also can't stand people who're decked up in gothic creepy attire & make up . In fact I'm scared of them if I ever see people dressed like that & I will be the 1st 1 to run for the exit ! It might look cool on you but eurgh , it doesn't do justice to me . It's not just 1 person I'm referring to regarding gothic wear & make up *cough cough a certain GOTH DOLL :P *, it's basically anyone who does that . I so can't imagine myself being gothic , yeesh

& last but not least , my no 1 pet peeve = SMOKING . It's an absolutely disgusting sick habit & I was watching Get Rea! on ChannelNewsAsia on Mon , Diana Ser talked about smoking & oh my god , there was this Malay lady who's a single mother of 2 , on her worst days , she can smoked up to 3 packs a day & to make things worst , when she was pregnant & having her 2 kids ,she still smoke cos she said that smoking will relieve her & that she doesn't have any friends to speak of .

The last straw came when she smoked so much to the extent that her 4 month old daughter had to be hospitalised cos she breathe in too much smoke & she was warded for 1 week & doctors has to use an oxygen tank for her so that she can breathe in & both her kids were born prematurely bcos' she smoked . She said that now she still smokes but not in her house & there are some occasions that her kids despite how young they're , tell her to quit the habit which she can't do that at the mo .

My , kids telling a grown up to quit smoking , now that's something you don't see everyday & sadly now , I see a lot of girls lighting up , whether they're in school uniforms or if they're pretty . Now , whenever I see pretty good looking girls lighting up as I walked past them , I thought to myself ' what a waste' cos everyone knows 1st impression do counts & unfortunately , my 1st impression on people who smoke are negative.

I hate smoking , never ever will I do this disgusting habit . Thankfully none in my family smokes or else ugh I will be breathing & sucking in toxic day in & day out . When people said that they smoke cos of peer pressure or that it's cool, these are lousy excuses to speak off.

You mean it's cool to you if you kiss someone whose breath stinks like garbage from the dumpster ? ha I think not & if you say that it's hard to kick smoking but if you can change other aspects of your life , then you have defeated the purpose of living .

& oh in a bit of F.Y.I , today's International Women's Day so to all women in the world , happy international women's day , this day's for us to rejoice & celebrate.

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Tuesday, March 07, 2006

I bought some skin care products eariler in the afternoon & the weather was terrible , it was so humid & hot , I thought I was walking in the Sahara desert or something . Blech

My skin falls under the combination type . Meaning my face can either be oily or dry depending on its mood . I'm thankful that I didn't really had any bad acne outbreaks at all when I hit puberty but zits , oh plenty to speak about .

Needless to say , when I was growing up , I tried lots of different skin care products from over the counter til I discovered Clearasil which's a lifesaver & it works wonder for me . In fact , now as I'm typing this , I have a few fresh zits on my forehead which I slapped with Clearasil pimple cream & oh I have to add that Clearasil's price's decent for me to use & get too .

Before that , I went to the post office to make some enquires about remitting services cos I plan to remit the $ needed so that Suzy can help me buy the comics . Meh , on 2nd thoughts , I rather mail her $ than remit to her instead as there's a commission fee attached to the service.

Apparently , the fee depends on which country I plan to remit to & how much I want to send to her so not worth the effort & not to mention $ at all if you ask me . So it looks like it will be a while before Suzy will calculate & finalised the amount I have to pay her in order to get my comics books.Well at this moment , probably only 1/2 the no . of books she can get for me but it doesn't matter ...

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Monday, March 06, 2006

Before I set off & made my way to school this morning to do my presentation which turned & went on well eventually , I received an email from my friend & was amused on what he wrote.

Ugh he's terrible & mean mean mean I tell you ! Nah I'm kidding , Jen knows about my relations with him for as long as I can remember & I'm quite excited on what he said in the email & I'm just gonna let everyone in this piece of news which's expect their rocking new single & their brand new highly anticipated 2nd CD to be out really really soon ! woo hoo I so can't wait for both to happen !

I do hope I can see him either this or next week as I have quite a lot of things to catch up with him , not to mention mock at him . Someone's getting older again haha :P . Er.. on 2nd thoughts I better don't do that . Then again he might do that to me grr but see how it goes . Oh well this's a terrible & classic extreme case of flirting !

But yes officially , I have completed my final subject in ITE & my teacher let me in how I fared in his subject at the mo & I was surprised that I did really well for it so far . I don't really care what grade I get as long as I pass it & not to mention my whole course overall . I need the right grades if I wanna futher my studies in poly in which I'm planning to .

Ok it's official that I have gained back all the weight I have lost . Ok maybe not but ugh , the past 3 days I been eating like CRAZY & not to mention unhealthily too . I think I gained back some but I don't really care as I know the next few days , I will be back to eating right.

Yesterday was quite bad , I ate SO much , I thought I was going crazy & yup you guessed it , I paid the price of it . Now , my tummy's still bloated & I'm still full from yesterday's crazy's dinner saga & it was the 1st time in a long run that we actually had to do a takeaway from the restaurant . Damn

What you expect , I'm a foodie cos I live to eat but now I know better , at most the next time I'm eating such stuff , I try to spread my portions out . So it looks like this week will be a week full of eating right & not to mention hardcore gymming to do . I already will foresee that it will be brutal but ah well what to do .

At most after every gymming session , I relax with watching VCDs ! I have a whole stack of them outside in the living room , I might watch some later on . I haven't really decide which titles to watch but it will be really good to watch it in the comfort & in front of the computer .

Bliss.

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Sunday, March 05, 2006

FINALLY , the moment where my group friends & I been waiting for , tomorrow's the day where we will go back to school for 1 last time to do the final project presentation & then we're FREE ... well at least for a month before graduation kicks in , in April .

I'm so looking forward to it even though doing presentations for my case can get a bit overwhelming at times but who can say no to going back to school 1 last time & then we're free & have unofficially graduated eh?

No need to wake up early after Mon which's the most 'beneficial' for our case being the fact none of us love to get up in the early's of the morning feeling all chippy for whatever weird reasons.& oh not to mention , no need to see 'mo mo ren' in class after that haha

I read in ggates that Gareth & his mum Wendy specially sent cards to Tracie's mum Anita & also extended their condolences to Anita's loss which's really sweet for the both of them to do.

It goes to show that no matter how big a star you have become , never forget the little people that got you there & I guess for Gareth's case , his roots are firmly planted & that he hasn't got suck into the sleazy music business .. yet .

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Saturday, March 04, 2006

I have yet to hear or meet any ladies whom really can say that she's really proud of her body & the way she looks . I mean , 9 outta 10 will say that something or somewhere that she's not proud of .

I'm also in that category where some parts of my body or face that I'm not happy with but I learnt to accept my flaws etc even though a period of time , I was suffering from a serious case of body dismorphic disorder . Sure I don't have the perfect boobs , a great hourless figure or legs that can go on forever but it took me a long time before accepting the way I look & that my self esteem has been better than before even though the occasional PMS will lower it but I managed to work things out at the end.

As corny as it sounds , I don't really focus on the physical part of people . What matters's your inner beauty & personality . I mean , so what you're the most gorgeous hot chick on earth where your personality's rotten like tomatoes ?

I do hope that I'm not fall under that category & as tempting as plastic surgery sounds & looks , I'm not willing to go under the knife to change a certain part of me , it's too risky & not to mention expensive.

So I guess the pharse 'every woman must have the ability to love herself' really does count after all & oh I decided to revert back to my 1st original name that I have choosen cos well , I don't know , "Karen" was such a big part of my life or in this case name so welcome back old friend & I like it better if you call me KP . The P in here if you're wondering , is my surname.

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Friday, March 03, 2006

If you count eating as a hobby , well you're looking at 1 human eating machine ! I love eating & as a S'porean , it's 1 of the best things to do in life as so many different kinds of foods from different races are available & served here .

It's also the same 'hobby' that landed me in trouble as when I hit puberty , boom , I started to put on so much weight to the extent that at 1 time , I looked & feel like a human humpy dumpy & not to mention like all overweight people , I hated the way I looked & not to mention shopping was such a drag when I can only look at clothes & can't wear them !

What kind of foods landed me in trouble & in that state ? Plenty I say but 85% of them are all junk & deep fried foods . Ugh & you can imagine , the more I was upset/angry/moody/whatever , the more I ate .It was a vicious cycle that I can't seem to break outta .

Finally I had it & decided to do the do in last July where I embarked on changing my eating habits slowly & begin to incorporate exercise/movement gradually to my daily life where in the 1st place , I was a typical couch potato & mind you , I never ever exercised before that !

I'm still a couch potato once in a blue moon & I'm definitely more active & steady & I'm not gonna sugar coat it but yeah the 1st month was the hardest but as time goes by , the weight started falling off & I couldn't believe it . At least I know I wouldn't be going back to the same old fat cow I was before.

I also discovered muscle definition I never had before on my arms & legs . Must be the daily 5-10 mins of strength training that I do in the gym in addition to lots of cardio . Every little bit of effort count I say ! & oh not to mention the really great & big support my family has been giving me over the course of time .

Even up to now , I sometimes look in the mirror & thought 'is that me ' ? & my eating habits have changed for the better . Like now , I occasionally go to fast food places and I ditch the soft drinks (with the exception of coke light) among other changes.

You know the saying ' eat in moderation' ? Whatever foods that're off limits to me, I still have them but in moderation . I was reading in this website that there's a difference between a binge & a splurge.

A binge's when you go totally havoc & started having whatever junk everyday while a splurge's when you have something that's not so good once in a while which totally make sense.

So later on when I go out , I'm gonna have a big cup of Vanilla milkshake from McDonalds ! Yup the famous McDonalds milkshakes are back & I jumped for joy when it was announced they're back finally.

Who says people can't change for the better ? I'm 1 living example you're looking at .

This's what I got in Nurul's blog & I thought it's pretty interesting & I decide to share with :

Did you know that those who appear to be very strong in heart, are real weak and most susceptible?

Did you know that those who spend their time protecting others are the ones that really need someone to protect them?

Did you know that the three most difficult things to say are: I Love You , Sorry & Help Me

Did you know that those who dress in red are more confident in themselves?

Did you know that those who dress in yellow are those that enjoy their beauty?

Did you know that those who dress in black, are those who want to be unnoticed and need your help and understanding?

Did you know that when you help someone, the help is returned in two folds?

Did you know that it's easier to say what you feel in writing than saying it to someone in the face? But did you know that it has more value when you say it to their face?

Some of them I agree but as for the rest , I take them with a pinch of salt.

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Thursday, March 02, 2006

LOL the following incident just take the words bizarre & weirdness to a whole new level.

After gymming , I went to Westmall to eat lunch . I ordered a veggie beef burger at Mos Burger & then proceeded to find a seat to wait for my order to arrive & after that , a group of foreigners whom I think are from US & I think are family related, started to follow suit & ordered some stuff.

Now here's the funny part . There's this girl in the group who want to order a hamburger without the beef patty cos she proclaimed so loudly in Mos Burger that she's vegetarian & that she only wanted a bun with ketchup,onions & mustard in which the counter lady said it's not allowed . & then later on when she wanted to order french fries , she asked the counter lady what kinda oil they used to deep fry the fries .

I was a bit amused & was like thinking 'HUH' when I overheard their conversation & even the counter lady started to give all those weird looks after she turned her back to get the diet cokes that the group of foreigners ordered , in addition to whatever they have asked for .

But come on folks , who on earth would ordered a hamburger without the 'ham' in this case ? This really takes the cake on 1 of the funniest & not to mention weirdest issues I encountered in my life so far.

My friend Faizal received a shocking piece of news yesterday which felt like a hard & huge slap in his face . His grandma died suddenly in the morning & it was a total shock for everyone in his family as on Tue , his grandma was still feeling cheery .

To make things worst , they can't conduct the funeral for her straight away as I know for a fact for Malays , you have to conduct the funeral on the very same day your relative passed away but in his case , it can't be done as the police & hospital staff are working hand in hand to find out what's the real cause to her death & I suspect the police classified this as unnatural death.

Poor Faizal , I hope he's ok , he told me on MSN that he was really close to his grandma & that he can't believe she's gone too soon & fast & not to mention , I feel for him & RIP his grandma .

Now I'm a bit mixed & messed up , 1 moment I'm starting to pick up the pieces of recovering emotionally from Tracie's death & before I knew it , this sorta thing has happened to my friend which in turn dig up old memories & wounds from my late maternal grandpa's death.

& you thought my life's a bed of roses , think again ! If only some kind soul's willing to give me a huge bear hug now , it will be awesome being hugged by a loved one big time.

& like what JuneyYy will say , EMO EMO EMO EMO EMO !

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Wednesday, March 01, 2006

The nominations for the upcoming 2006 MTV Asia Awards was posted up not too long ago at mtvasia's official website . Below are some categories but if you wish to read the full article on this upcoming event that will be held in Bangkok on 6th May 2006,Sun at Siam Paragon , go to here or MTV Asia Awards

If you wanna vote , be warned that voting will close on 28th April & that voting results will be displayed on the website til end of March but no worries you can vote every 5 mins interval.

Favourite Male Artist
Eminem
James Blunt
Kanye West
Ricky Martin
Robbie Williams

Favourite Female Artist
Ashlee Simpson
Kelly Clarkson
Lindsay Lohan
Madonna
Mariah Carey

Favourite Pop Act
Gorillaz
Simple Plan
Backstreet Boys
The Black Eyed Peas
Westlife

Favourite Rock Act
Coldplay
Franz Ferdinand
Green Day
My Chemical Romance
Oasis

Favourite Video
Franz Ferdinand - "Do You Want To"
Green Day - "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
Kanye West Feat Jamie Foxx - "Gold Digger"
Korn - "Twisted Transistor"
My Chemical Romance - "Helena"

Favourite Breakthrough Artist
Fort Minor
James Blunt
Simon Webbe
The Pussycat Dolls
My Chemical Romance

Favourite Artist Malaysia
Ahli Fiqir
Fish Leong
Mawi
Ruffedge
Too Phat

Favourite Artist Philippines
Bamboo
Hale
Kitchie Nadal
Orange And Lemons
Rivermaya

Favourite Artist Singapore
A-Do
Huang Yi Da
JJ Lin
Taufik Batisah
Stefanie Sun

My personal comments on each category:

Fave Male Artist : I'm rooting for Eminem to win cos it might be the last time he actually get nominated in it before 'retiring' & somemore , the other contenders are not really strong but James Blunt might be the dark horse in here.

Fave Female Artist : Damn this's tough but I think Kelly Clarkson might win it cos she had a great 2005 & her fanbase in Asia is quite strong . If not , maybe Ashlee Simpson . Mariah might be the dark horse in here.

Fave Pop Act : 1st thing that came into my mind's since when Gorillaz's under Pop ??? For this , I think it might be a battle between Simple Plan & BSB , seeing that BSB has lots of fans in Asia

Fave Rock Act : ooh.. enough said , I'm betting on Franz Ferdinand cos they're just oh so good !

Fave Video : I love the video of 'Do You Want To' by Franz Ferdinand , there's just something about their videos that draws me to their music & not to mention their videos are really creative & refreshing .

Fave Breakthough Artist : omg , this's another tough choice . I'm hoping that Fort Minor will win as they're really good . If not , maybe PCD

Fave Artist Malaysia : 1st time ever , Siti Nuraliza's not nominated hurrah !! hopefully Too Phat will win cos they been nominated the past few times but to no avail .

Fave Artist Philippines : no surprises here , RIVERMAYA ! Their music rocks & I seen them performed in their 1st showcase in S'pore last Oct & they brought the house down with Electrico that's ! The showcase was awesome no doubt about it as it was also the 1st time I seen them performed.

Fave Artist S'pore : this's really over rated , I think Stefanie Sun will win it again *yawn* & oh man , Taufik's the only english act nominated ? *gasp* , I'm surprised that Ronin wasn't nominated seeing that they had a pretty good year with them releasing their debut album Do Or Die & scoring hits in power98 & 98.7FM charts with Black Maria & One Moment . Hmm.... something's fishy here but in this category , I think Stefanie will win even though I'm hoping Taufik will which I doubt so.

But am I gutted that Electrico wasn't nominated ? No , I kinda expected it cos the later part of 2005 , they didn't release anything after Good Time & was & still preparing for their 2nd CD so no no , I'm not upset that they're not in the list but will I be like last time , go to the website & vote like crazy ? no way man , those days are long over for me lol

Wow this's mad & insane , it's already March ? Somebody come & pinch me to tell me that already 1/6 of 2006 has fly by now . Meh

I think March's gonna fly by really fast too . There's my friend's birthday coming up in which I think he's not looking forward to it , he's growing old again haha . He hit the big 3-0 last year so yes gonna take a chance soon to mock at him again . No lah I'm just kidding.

I so can't wait for next week cos not only will my group will be presenting the final project on Mon , after which it's a month ++ worth of break cos after presenting , I don't need to come back for school til futher notice !

& eariler I got back the results to my final CA paper & I was stoked , I'm the top scorer in my class & it's definitely something I didn't expect seeing that my laziness got in the way for me previously . I scored the same marks as my 2nd CA paper , aka 48/50 ! Spanking !

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