Tuesday, August 29, 2006
I'm like a person who has lived in the palace for a long time. I don't know the real world. I've only read about it but have never really seen it. That's why i'm slightly disturbed after the tuition session.
My student, I have to admit, is slightly disabled. I have to give kudos to her for being hardworking and eager to learn. During the entire session, I threaded consciously and with much care. I didn't want her to sense any pity emnating from me. Just wanted to treat her as a normal individual. I must say that drained me mentally. I gladly accepted it when her mom asked me to teach her social studies even though I'm not required to . Guess I'll just do whatever I can to help her. She seemed stressed out.
I shall step out of the palace more often before I enter university.
Monday, August 28, 2006
Watched the final episode of "Gong" . I felt rather reluctant when the serial ended. Can't believe i'm actually addicted to a Korean drama! Even though I like those tear jerking, romantic as well as hilarious korean serials, I've never been that much in love with them.The only TV serial that I followed religiously before this was the O.C. I must say that I'm not those serious critics who look out for deep plots and hidden meanings behind the stories. I'm a sucker for good-looking main casts! I know it seems shallow but aren't dramas meant for entertainment? Why bother with logical plots when you are looking for enjoyment :p
Joo Ji Hoon is really hot!!! Take a look at his picture below. And Yoon Eun Hye is pretty cute too. Haha! i can't stop thinking about the drama. But I have to since I've got to teach tuition now!
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Ladies and gentlemen, I've to make an important announcement. I'm really working as a sales promoter at DFS airport!!! Passed the interviews and a training is on this coming wednesday. Guess we'll be taught make up skills as well as some knowledge on chivas. Not sure if we'll get to taste it as well. It'll be quite a joke if we were promoting something which we had never tasted before!!!
Had a farewell tea with Cynthia, Hui Xian and Wee Boon today. It's kind of awkward because I don't know wee boon at all. He's this friend of Cynthia and classmate of hui xian.And you know what?! We had tea at fish n co!!! The rest had main courses since they haven't had their lunch while I had a warm chocolate cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
I'm currently addicted to this korean drama based on a fictitious korean royal empire in this modern era. It's extremely hilarious so I've got to watch it now to forget about my throbbing headache!
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
I'm starting to get kinda excited about palmerston north. Fortunately, the average day temperature ranges from 22 degree celcius to 14 degree celcius. It's neither freezing nor scorching and it defintely makes me look forward to living there for 5 whole years. Another cool thing I found is that there are cycling lanes along the roads ! Woohoo! More reasons for me to get a pretty bike and cycle around grinning like an idiot. I have my eyes on this bright yellow paul frank Hulius cruiser bike. The skurvy bike is attractive too( in a rock chic kind of way ) but I think yellow is more of my colour as compared to pink and black. But those bikes must cost a bomb and I guess I'll end up buying a more economical model.
Guess what! I have got real jobs now!!!! I'm going to work at the airport duty free as an alcohol promoter( shocking isn't it! :p) as well as teach tuition near my place. Sadly, I can only take up one tuition assignment at the moment until I'm sure that I've more free time for another one. I must say this is my first time earning a "substantial" amount of money since my previous job at the clinic is more of a work experience opportunity.
P.S. I'll have less time to write so fewer enteries in the coming weeks and months...
Friday, August 18, 2006
My life now is really different from the life I always had...or maybe as much as I could remember. There is no deadline, no schedule, nothing. Everything is just going so slowly and blissfully that I'm afraid I couln't revert back to the same kinda lifestyle again. Let's just hope NZ is as wonderful as what everybody says she is. I spend my morning savouring my breakfast as well as read. I'll make stuff when I feel "crafty" and just laze around when I feel like it. Yet, I feel aimless. Is this how homemakers feel? If so, I can truly understand why rich tai tais join clubs, attend numerous classes, have tea with friends and attend gala openings so ever often. Their poorer counterparts have to make do with staying at home and being prissy about everything their children does.(no offence)
Went out with ser today and I had to bring my cousin along because she had nowhere to go. I'm not sure when I'll meet her again after I go to NZ since we might be coming back to s'pore at different times of the year.(I'm refering to both of them here but the next sentence only applies to su han)) Hence, we wanted to get this set of 2 necklaces from "Diva", which has a sparkly cherry pendant on each one and a "best" on one pendant and "friend" on the other. It reminds me of the necklaces my sis and i got from Australia when we were younger. However, the necklaces were all sold out!!!!!!!!!!!!! What luck!!!! They only have this design with a broken heart! Yuck! I will never get that!But I'll have to add that Diva is a wonderful shop. It has pretty cool accessories at affordable prices! Hope more people patronises the store so it won't close down. Another cool shop to look out for should be GAP!! It's opening soon shopholics!
Saturday, August 12, 2006
My mom finally allowed me to withdraw from school yestersay! I can't help to say that a huge burden has finally been lifted from me. Everything is becoming clearer now. I know where i'm heading and I don't have to carry on with something which I know i won't be able to complete. As you see, I'm a goal motivated person and I can't do well unless there's something I'm working towards.I'm not sure if that's bad but that's how I'm made to be.
So dear friends of Angeline, please do inform me of any excellent job offers! Tuiton assignments, roadshows... anything will do.(unless it's illegal or immoral :p)
I've been thinking quite alot yesterday and I can't believe that I'm leaving my family for the longest period ever next February. I'll have to pack my precious plushies and most of my stuff away and I guess I could only bring a few items with me. Sigh... How I would miss all of them! How I wish I could bring Momo with me!
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
I regreted catching the film "Helen the Baby Fox"during the weekend. This Japanese production really makes you cry! I could hear people sobbing and sniffing while I was in the theatre. A few thoughtful individuals fished out their useful packs of tissue paper and offered them to their companions. I myself dropped a few tears. If you think that "Quill" is upsetting enough, "Helen" will make you cry for a few days and land you in depression. Seriously. I'm not kidding here. Here's a spoiler: Helen died because of brain damage and she didn't live long. Quill, on the other hand, lived past his prime and passed away due to old age.
Ah huh! See what I mean? Watch it at your own risk animal people!
P.S. The fox resembles Momo.
Saturday, August 05, 2006
I'm not stating names here and hence can't be prosecuted for defamation whatsoever. I have to say that students from a particular faculty in the university are unjustly treated during their orientation programme. They are made to sing the faculty anthem several times daily with their white tee tucked into their black shorts, not forgetting to pull the shorts high up their waists. They slogged through the day to make floats for the display next week and were not allowed to leave school till late at night. Before they are allowed to leave, they are again made to sing the anthem before their seniors---including those that have already graduated--- loud and clear.
I've been told that it is a tradition that has been going on for many years but isn't it too much? People in university should be treated like adults and not be treated otherwise. Those students seemed to be oppressed and controlled. They can't do anything that offend anyone because it'll do no good to their future career.I guess the seniors continue the "tradition" because they were once being treated the same way as well. I must say they are really sadistic, juvenile and ridiculous and I doubt their actions actually forge camaraderie among the students.Why exactly is no one doing anything to stop this?
Pity those people.
Thursday, August 03, 2006
I'm so screwed Up. Went for my first day of orientation yesterday and I felt as if I don't belong. It has nothing to do with the people.The people are nice and I made a new friend who's pretty funny. People there are really into the course they are doing, unlike me who has totally no clue what I'm doing there. Our orientation is a combined one with people from other faculties in SDE, such as Real estate and Industrial design. The talks given to us were absolutely boring and I couldn't help yawning. I was rolling on the gound and writhing in pain by the time the talk ended. They should get a more charismatic and energetic speaker who can inject heaps of fun into the otherwise dry topic. I need a miracle to happen quick. I'm so dreading going to school.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
I feel guilty about my spendings. I've no more inputs, only outputs. Bought a "Potty Bear" top and the wedges I have always wanted! Went out with Sher and Grace after yoga today. The 3 of us always end up going to Marina Square when we meet up and I definitely don't know why this is so. Sher complained the previous time but she suggested going there this time. Hee... And one or all of us will end up buying an ice cream cone before we leave. IT definitely seem like there's a list of things for us to do. If there is, it'll look something like this:
1. Thou Shalt crack silly jokes and laugh out loud.
2) Thou Shalt gossip on ex-classmates or any random people.(courtesy of Grace and rarely sher :p)
3) Thou Shalt eat an ice cream cone
4) Thou Shalt visit the city hall area
5) Thou Shalt perform stupid/silly acts once in a while.( Courtesy of Grace again. I shall not reveal what she did exactly but i must say she did something sheepish and suspicious.Haha!!!! )
Shwu, we are missing you!!! We'll do silly things together when you get back. I doubt we'll ever run out of wacky ideas anyway.
P.S. Note to self: Curb the urge to purchase anything by refusing to go window shopping. If not possible, write a note on your palm and get your friends to stop pulling you into shops :p
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
I failed my driving test. I didn't knock down any poles or drive up any curbs. I performed my parallel parking perfectly and I thought I would do everything right until I failed to manoeuvre the car in while vertical parking. That's the easiest of all parking but I couldn't do it right. The back windscreen was a blur due to the tiny rain drops. Got it right the third time but it's too late. I panicked after that. That must have cost me many demerit points!I was worried till the point that I didn't hear the tester's instruction to use the right lane to exit.Changing lane after the bend was the coup de grace. That cost me 10 or more demerit points! Getting no demerit points deducted while I was doing my route did not help much. It just make my failure not seem that bad. My luck must be at it's worst today. Not only was the weather depressing, I slipped and fell hard on my knee while I was walking out of the bathroom at home. Now, I have a bruise on my knee and a painful heart.
I have failed so many times this year that I'm getting accustomed to it. I did not get the scholarship that I depended on to fufill my wish of becoming a vet, I did not get to do medicine in Singapore( my next best alternative) and now I failed my driving test! This must be the deepest hole I've gotten myself into and I guess it can't go any deeper.(I pray so! ) Now I just have to try to fill the hole somehow and get myself out and up. There's nothing to lose. It feels just like a friday, where you know a good weekend is ahead and waiting for you. Hope my "sundays" are over.(you'll know what I mean if you are thinking the way I 'm) =^-_-^=
