Last day

of work and 2008.

It's been a year I wouldn't know how to describe. Lots of happenings, some good, some bad, some neutral. It's also the only year in which I went overseas for so many times in my entire life in a span of one yr! Came back from Switzerland, went to Taiwan, ended up in China, and a random Malaysia trip. 

Graduated, albeit barely, and had the xiong-est sem in NUS ever. Everyday was about mugging and rushing reports or preparing for viva. 

Met a lot of new friends esp in the last sem of NUS, and as well as the China trip. Gotten close to good friends, new friends, and old friends. Drifted apart from some. 

Various happenings to make my temper shorter, but luckily for everyone of you out there, I have STM. HAHA. 

Managed 2 concerts rather successfully and had crazy hell practices. Disagreements and such. Stepped down finally.
 

Had such a busy schedule that I've nv even come across it myself, almost wanted to break down during the month of September. 

Have a damn happening November and December, same old busy schedule but it's filled with more outings than tuition! Met up with 0103 gals, met up with DBS people, CPF people (!!!) ALOT of gatherings with PA ppl (plus camp), met up with AHS/TJCO peepx, met up with my half my family tree's cousins, met up with the other half's nieces and nephews, with ASEAN-China people. 

Went mega JJ during one of the November weekends, including getting a photo with him!

Now that 2009 is approaching, I need to figure out what to do with my life, and hence what job I'll get.. I'm still a rather confused individual right now, but I'll figure it out. SOON.

2009!

Need to pick up my Jap again.

Will I have the chance to pick up French again?

I need a direction in life.

Need to shut my relatives' mouths -.-

Wishes for world peace and lesser disagreements. 

JJ World Tour 2009!

Get that rectangular piece of card called "driving license".

:)

Crazy month

December is coming to an end. But my schedule doesn't seem to let up any soon.. At least, not for this coming week! At least next week I saw that I only have 2 nights occupied so far..

Hmm that's before putting in tuition. -.- Cui-ed!

I looked at my schedule book and realize the last time I was at home for one whole day must have been before November, I can't even be sure when it was! And I looked at this week's schedule:

Monday - Tuition

Tuesday - TJCO Chalet

Wednesday - Countdown

Thursday - BBQ + Tuition

Friday - TJC0103 dinner

Saturday - Driving + PA

Sunday - Movie?

ZOMG? It's good to have activities, but I'm a little burnt out from going out too excessively. Just yesterday, I went out with family for breakfast, had 4 hrs driving lesson, met PA ppl to slack ard in Hougang, went for dinner at aunt's place, and watched Yes Man after. So many errands in a day! Whilst it's fun, it can be draining -.- Haha.

I just hope the day will come soon that I can rest at home. :)

Happy!

I am really very proud of myself for tonight's dinner. :) Am happy at the turnout and the good time we had!!

Ok time to explain. Peirong's leaving real soon, so we decided to have a dinner together! And I acted on her "the more the merrier!" sentence, and started sms-ing ppl, and it kinda snowballed, and one spread to two, two spread to four.. And it turned out that 24 people attended :) Happy with myself!! Haha but credit goes to the people who asked around also la! Can't exactly remember when was the last time some huge outing like this occured (the very last memorable one was when Yuanxu was still here and the 10 of us turned out at a movie session with Yonghui, Chongwu Yanliang etc) Very happy really!! To mingle with the small ones. You can get a lot of gossip from them :s

Dinner was at Just Noodles which served nice food for a damn cheap price!! Photos are all up in facebook :) We spent a good 2plus hours sitting there just talking nonsense or catching up or just acting silly and camwhoring, but it's such a good night that I wouldn't trade it for alot of things in the world! I'm glad to see that they are still bonded together from camp and hopefully it lasts :D

The usual few cheated me and ended up at my hse for mahjong. They totally don't treat my hse like a friend's hse alr, self service setting up of table, using of computer, lying on the floor snoozing, etc etc. Haha. That's HOW often they've been coming to my hse -.-

I love this outing :)

Discredited

Hmm. It's one thing to not ask for recognition when some things are being done out of free will, it's another thing altogether when someone else thinks there isn't anything that's done despite the fact that something HAS been done. The fact that I don't ask for anything doesn't mean that I won't appreciate any, and well, let's face it, I accounted to myself. But since what has been set has been set, I shall not dwell on it anymore and just do what I'm supposed to.. :)

Wells. I'm outta the shithole, that's none of my business anymore, what other people think. I just have to 對得起 myself and that's it. I know why I did some things and why I didn't do others, and that's sufficient enough for my own self, and for people who understands me.

Or maybe subconsciously I'm aiming for revenge for whatever that I've gone through. Hahahahaha. Revenge might be sweet.

Merry christmas to the world out there and may you all have a peaceful boxing day :) Weekend coming soon!

Not worth it.

I promise myself I will not let anything like this affect me again.

It will not drop out, I promise.

It's time to grow up and not be so sensitive.

Photos

Went to collect the framed photos in order to complete the set on Tuesday. It doesn't look like much, but try carrying this 40x60cm thingy and walking for 40min in heels. I guarantee you even the most tokong person will also feel pain :o 

That about completed the set. :)

Celebrated Clement's belated birthday on that day as well, and I guess very rarely it happens, but it does once in a purple moon, that I'm actually later than Clement =.= So not used to that feeling! But I had super valid reasons, whereas he was at home sleeping =.= Found him the havianas he wanted and I guess that's the last of the presents we'll ever give one another! (with the exception of one of course) It signifies that we are really old alr :o to think that treating meals are just sufficient! But all in all, it was a very fun day despite wanting to die on the way to MS :s Thankyou Clement and Chongtang for helping me lug that thing. Lols. 

Santa's gift should be arriving for everyone's soon, and I've received mine! I have to admit, my santa is pretty clever in using Bee's address as a return address.. :o I've nv even thought of that before! But well, I've sent out my present as well, hopefully my santee is happy with the present! I'm very happy with mine =D

Secret Santa's gift: screen protector and wallet shop voucher! I was only expecting the screen protector though.. My santa must have been =.='' to see my wishlist no.2: The pretty pouch from Wallet Shop with some french words on it! I didn't think that he/she would get me a voucher instead. Haha!!

Another santa who affectionately addresses me as laopo. :o THANKYOU! Even though I've nv even seen an eye mask before.. HAHA. :s 

Merry Christmas to everyone yo! I'll be disappearing from the inet world for the extended weekend because the annual PA Camp is here :) *cross fingers for peace!

Memories

Yesterday I was yawning like mad at 11plus. Then I closed msn and continued to rewatch my TKA because Frank's character in Love or Bread seriously irritated me, I needed to see a sweeter Joe Cheng!

Ok off topic. I went to search for a baby photo for the office party anyways after I off my computer, and because I had no idea where I threw the last photo I took out for PA camp in I don't know when, I had to source out new photos. So I went to flip all the photobooks (ok not all, just a fraction of it) and ended up restraining myself at 1plus.

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Haha but memories are addictive. I saw when I was a kid, and when I received awards from my primary school. Photos when I went to Malaysia, ALOT taken during AHS and TJC times, grad night! I actually took photos with so many people, and some I can't even remember the names now. NDP trips together. Saw photos when I was a primary school kid, best friends with Mandy and.. This HK gal I think? Shit lo cannot even remember her name.. But I remembered she has a sis with the same bday as mine! And I saw our mums taking photos together.. That was how close we were back then. 

And then I saw PA camp photos, with their ridiculous "hair" and "sarongs" and stuff, and laughed silently to myself. :) And I saw the TJCO chalet, TJCO outings/gatherings, and I saw hs in all of them! Didn't realize he was present lols. Saw 01/03's outing photos, and teacher's day's photos! Omg Mr Wong with the balloon :s and my 09/04 with their stall during some CNY or something.

And I put my cards together with the photos, so I looked through my cards as well (and some bug jumped out wth?). Saw the countless xmas cards we used to exchange, even from Huizhen, from Yunhan etc. Saw numerous bday cards, even from Xiaofeng. Saw the xmas card that the chem gang sent to Switzerland to me which I received just before I flew off to Belgium for traveling. Saw the card Chongtang gave me during handover. Saw the cards Bettinad and Yanliang sent me after I came back to Singapore. 

I am a very stm person, so seeing all this has a rather big impact of how many memories I shared with so many people. The memories came back only after reminders from photos and cards. :) People who don't like to take photos should def take them more often.. :)

I love memories!

Anticlimax: In the end I found that same baby photo on my desk -.-

Post Malaysia

Just one thing I can and want to comment on, the rest are passé so I shan't harp on them: casinos are really dangerous.

Dangerous in the sense that money can fly away just like that, and one chip is easily RM50 or RM100, with minimum bets of RM10, RM50, RM100. It's even worse if you head over to the poker side, where the minimum bet is RM50 and THEN, if you decide to follow, you have to throw in another dangerous RM100. =.=

And I also saw that it's dangerous because the jackpot machine is so easily addictive -.-Sit down there and it becomes more and more logical to continue to sit down and recoup the losses if your RM50 bucks is finished in like, 10minutes. With the mindset: Oh throw in another RM50 later dio jackpot jiu huat lah!

And I have yet to mention the fact that people become hostile when you accidentally add in one more player for say, blackjack, and then the dealer gets very good cards. They will shoo you away and warn you not to add in new players even though you really feel like playing.

There are people who will, penniless, "offer" to help you put your stakes, then just take the money away before you can protest. If he wins, the winnings is split. "I help you win one mah". If you lose, be glad you still have remaining money!

And there are others who will breathe, eat, sleep in the casino. Play play, go take some free milo/tea/coffee. Or buy a bread. Eat le, continue to play. Tired le, go to reception counter: many seats for people to take a nap. Too bad I couldn't take photos, else I'll sure take everything down.

AND THE LAST AND MOST IRRITATING DANGER: You get lung cancer from breathing in too much irritating cigarette smoke. =.= wth. 

Can I foresee Singapore's IRs to be like that also?

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Very busy this December, in fact, I only have a couple of fully free days left, the rest of the days are either bogged up with gatherings, chalets, meet ups, lessons, tuition, PA, or work. I want to rest and relax! Some things on my mind.. Some things. Hmm. Learn to relax man, Joyce. 

Ending my work here really soon. Time just whooshed! passed and it's gonna be end December in a couple of weeks! I don't know if I'll miss here, because I don't have strong relationships forged here in the first place. If I'm attending the xmas party, then let it be the last chance around for interaction! Meanwhile, dad keeps nagging at me to take up teaching as a job. It's not that I don't love teaching, it's just that I very much prefer to teach one by one.. And that maybe I still have this phobia of standing in front of a crowd. Plus, if I enter teaching, I'm not sure I'll want to get out at all. I would like to try other professions first before teaching leh..

Thinking if I should head down to Werks today or tomorrow to collect my grad photos. It's pouring.. Gonna have to go down alone. But it's ok. Like Ros says, I'm a lone ranger. Haha.

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Lots of r/s problems for a lot of my friends recently. It's not supposed to be like that in the joyeux Noël season! :( Joy peace love everyone. Hope everyone's problems will be resolved soon, and we can all have a merry christmas. 

Updating live in genting!

Wa lau eh typed super lot just now and I couldn't publish. ...

Anyways I'm waiting for si yi to settle Terence in bed before coming down to starbucks to find me and heading to the casino! Hopefully I have fun exploring the casino later cos after all it's my virgin experience! Thou I did go in just now and take a look but it was just sitting down and watching my uncle play some machine. He sure has loads of luck..

Trip wasn't fun. It wasn't boring. But I guess I just felt kinda neglected.. Kudos to yong for not ignoring me even thou gf was present.. But I guess I just felt really weird.. I am conscious enough to not behave like I normally do when his gf is not around, even thou we're just good cousins. The gf is not bad, just that's it's my own prob la.. Zzz.

And si yi is still not back after more than one hour.. Been sitting in starbucks feeling damn cold for one hour plus waiting, and at the same time using the inet.. It really hurts to type non stop on the phone -.-

Shit man.. Shld not be feeling this way.. Shld not be.. Bah. Update more when I'm back.

Er happy belated yiwen!!

Lunchtime shopping today, and Malaysia, hello, on saturday

One good thing about working near expo is when there's a sale, just hop over and get whatever stuff you need! I just hopped over during lunchtime and found something:

Selling for 89.90, sale: 26.90. Woohoo?

Espirit bag. :)

People queuing for the race pack for the stand chart run on sunday.. It's hellish lot.. Esp when the hall is so far away and the queue is all the way to subway! 

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Now that it's just 2 days before the trip, I have to accept the fact that I'm going to Malaysia for the weekend -.- I even delayed changing money till yesterday.. Goes to show how much I'm looking forward to this trip, huh?

It's a long story about why I'm so reluctant to go man. Haha.

I will stick to my 四姨 for the trip I guess. 

See you guys back on Tues because tomorrow apparently I think I won't be online, going for 劉品妍's 21st chalet. 

林俊傑 JJ 陸 拍照會

This picture finally arrived =D