MAY 2009.

Grad trip.
There are so many things to say about it, so many photos of the places been to, so many memories of 13 days roaming around 2 countries with 3 cameras and 4 ppl. right now, there are so many things to say that i don't know where to start. bus journeys, walking, train rides, rushing, photo mania, hotels, washing machine, food, map. can't thank enough of the 3 ppl who travelled together alongside with me. for the researches done, for the companion.

Graudation.
More or less, our graduation results are out. did a little better than expected, yet it was definately welcomed. managed to achieve my goal. horrays. sums up the month really well.

Afterthoughts.
Recalling at the end of my exams, i didn't have a sense of achievement cos i didn't see any results or rewards of my efforts put in. right after my exams ended, there was no usual after exam celebration, instead there was just a driving lesson which i had to forced it into schedule to fulfil a school requirement. moreover, the reason i had tuition is to earn additional income to cover the costs of grad trip and driving. i've indeed learnt much independence financially since i managed to cover the entire costs of my grad trip solely based on my tuition income while still trying to cover up for half my driving expenses now. having my allowances cut off since jan really made me work hard for the sem and prepare me for what awaits when i have to start paying off tuition loan debts.

but i m glad i received most/all the fruits of my efforts in may cos it strengthens my belief to work hard to achieve one's goals. currently, new goals are being seeked to be achieved for the rest of the yr.

ahhhh me update again! AHHhhh cos i m very happy, so happy that i can run around and around in circles, jump up and down like a kangaroo and anyhow wobble around the streets. all because of...tata!

I passed driving first time round! woohoo! if u asked me why i m so happy, it's unexplainable. lol. maybe cos i finally see my first reward for putting in efforts for the entire sem. but i can't credit the passing to my skills cos i don't see my driving as very zhai, in fact, very not zhai. i guess the instructor was lenient and kind, seeing a hopeful face on me. afterall, i drive through yellow lights at the junction cos i was too close to the line at the traffic light (think he nv even give me demerit points for that). also, i brake so hard at one junction while trying to shift gear 4 to 3 to 2, but the pickup speed of the car in front of me was so slow that he didn't move off fast enough at the junction. in the end, i stop so close to the car and the tester kept asking 'why did u do that? why did u do that?' at that point, i thought he wld have given immediate failure. alrights i was awarded 8 demerits points. luckily my circuit was good! not much demerit points..*beams* horrays!

shall upload the photos since in the midst of blogging too! some absolutely unglam but interesting shots! yeah micho isn't ard to comment!
super hungry micho, able to eat 2 fishes!
a perfect fit :)
roomies' spread of food!

the 3 birthdays in may!

47ers way of eating cake!

been a while since spending time with the hall ppls. haha always been the most spontanous, most random grp of ppl i know who are able to make everyone at the table laugh heartily. nice.

i thought this collage was very nicely done! too bad it's not done by me, i jus borrow it...kindof sum up the few hrs i spent there! thanks roomie for organizing! been so long since i've been there under the sun...

nth much happen, just catching up with some old frens, some mini groups and chatting the night away. learnt quite a bit about PR, a field i m not familar with. but interesting.

random posts, random thoughts.

a few days back, i had a long conversation with my eldest bro, one that lasted till 4:30am in the morning despite having a long day the nxt day for both of us. it made me realize 2 things.

1) conversations with family is more frank, more down to earth and more heart-to-heart. they probably make me speak from the bottom of my heart which definately no one else can.

2) men are from mars, women are from venus

being from the same family background, we share many common values. yet i realize my 2 bros are more similar than they realized. surprisingly. cos they definately have differences which are immediately noticable. the 2 being driven by the same thing, which on the other hand, doesn't drive me at all. looking at how well each of us have become, i m proud of them. one travelling around the world visiting and leaving footprints in places i can only dream of (europe, italy, sahara-ah maybe it'll only be in my dream that i get to ride a camel. yet my disbelieving eyes see u riding one. maybe i'll jus pin my hope on getting onto a horse one day.) the other, always a figure of respect to the 2 younger siblings. but i treasure the conversations with them more through which i see perspectives of various issues. it is not that smartness i admire, it is their drive and being themselves. i realize, to be someone i love, he/she has to be someone i respect.

*smilez* 3 more days.

the trip down memory road in vjc.
our first shot at the foyer with lau shi who has supurb memory cos she rmb us. not just our faces but our class! muahaha she even recalls cca of our classmates and our sec school uniforms. we have graduated for 3 years yet she still rmb our class. muahaha definately most memorable bout us must be the pineapple we gave on teachers day! *smilez* it goes to show how much impression we left on her...haha ehmz for being notorious.

thanks to xiu and her mini tripod stand! it sure allows us to be all in the photo unlike previously when we all have to take turns taking. lol. i suggested bringing camera but i didn't, so have to thank val and xiu for bringing too!

the stairs! i rmb we took our first 3 mths class photo here too! in similar style, lining ourselves along the stairs.

haha this pond left an impression on 04s63 definately! esp pari and merd who took a dip with the fishes. humph and coincidentally the teacher who scolded us for doing such an act walked past as we were preparing to take photos...

the rockwall! i rmb it was the pide of vj odac then.

the 4 of us at the foyer

our last photo before heading elsewhere.

it evokes memories. jc was tough but because of the memories left, it was a great 2 years. even days spent studying in the library, the classroom and the foyer were fun. recalling the company where 04s63 took up a few tables in the library nearing prelims and 'A' levels or the studying session with merd in the foyer. rmbing a random day when cheryl sms to the radio station motivating our class to study and everyone whipped out the radio to listen. the unique birthday celebrations and the $5 budget for gift per person. the birthday candles placed on food like jelly, fruits, bao...and celebrating everyone's birthday tgt. then, we were a class. this feeling hasn't been felt since uni. yet uni would take a different memory road. *smilez* the best is indeed to walk each period of our time through with happiness with the companions around you. only then, would there be beautiful memories even after we left. i am indeed thankful to have known them and being able to maintain our friendships strong in these 3 years.

since exams ended, been kept busy by many activities including things i've left uncompleted along the way. so far, i really appreciate the pretty ladies who sportingly agreed to my few requests.

it has been a long long time since i enjoyed the company of frens doing stuff i enjoyed.
our the cycling trip. it was fun, very fun *smilez* cos it consisted of an excellent bonding activity, great company and beautiful scenary :)

haha we passed ubin, tioman and australia along the way having to rough through obstacle courses and treking to reach our destination. it was tiring no doubts...haiz clara, don't don't don't jump into the sea! must perserve on to reach our final destination!

cycling along a path with scenary of trees lined up beside..

the storm from wed night left many trees uprooted along the journey. attempting to lift this tree trunk out of the way

sun, sand, sea (reminds me of vj orientation...)

good photography emo shots. i love that tree lots which enhances the picture. taken by who?
leaving our footprints along the bike which brought us from ecp to changi

*smilez* the 3 who conquered the distance

really appreciated the 2 gals who also had to wake up early despite our late night out on wed watching 17 again in celebration of everyone's end of exams.

fri was another great day of gathering. haah i so seldom organize gatherings but thanks for responding positively to me organizing a remininizing trip to vjc! lol i love the gals lots. definately, there wasn't much changes, but walking around the sch with the gals who walked with me through my jc life again, eating in the canteen, talking to lau shi, it sure brought back memories of my time in JC. i love vj and i still do. it may not be a intense feeling but at least it leaves a warm feelings where memories were left. watched 2 movies too. 17again and 252: a signal of life. 17again was funny, esp at some parts. lol a nice relaxing movie that keeps me awake and a movie for after exams relaxation. can't help it but comment bout 252: a signal of life movie. it was supposed to be a more serious, a more heartwarming movie but the ending seriously was so funny that i can't help it but laugh out loud. disturbingly, 2 frens of mine were laughing throughout the movie that i can't help but wonder how the other movie goers who are trying to build up feelings of emotions and saddness wld think. wahaha i just thought it was funny. the gals really entertained me lots today with their analysis of the cloth and val's classic way of wearing it. alrights alrights more photos of us in vj another time! *smilez*

to those still having exams, jia you wo! your turn for enjoying will be here really soon :)

came here and leave my mark cos not in exactly in the mood for studying.

exams in just 4 days. 3 papers consecutively before a short break and 20th may 2009 will mark the end of uni exams. if i say i haven't been working hard for the sem, i m seriously lying. for the first time in 3 yrs, in 6 sems, i completed almost all 13 tutorials in time for 306 seminars while trying to keep up readings for 304. it is a remarkable feat. in comparison to the past, it is indeed a big difference. if only i do tutorials for tax or for accounting 2, maybe i wld have done a little better for exams. lol. interestingly, i enjoy 306. admittedly, i find derivatives really challenging but somehow i don't mind practising the qns (haah maybe cos i already have the answers in front of me). 304 is interesting too, but i think my understanding somehow isn't there.

totally random. a picture with prof lee! and the bunch of ppl i've seek comfort in whenever i see them in sch, for the lunching, for the memories in class. haah thinking back, really have to say thank you cheelz! for making us pose for the photo after much reluctance :) haha i also want to bring camera and go around the school taking pictures...
on one of the days daydreaming, somehow the idea of convocation came up. isn't it nice to take photos with your family and friends around the school. at least i know, my mum has been waiting for this day since a long time ago. first my eldest bro, me nxt, 2nd bro soon too! haah bro, u faster faster, want to take a full graduation studio family photo! what if work starts next year and wrinkles and eyebags start appearing from the lack of sleep? *smilez* and flowers for friends so everyone will have a brunch of flowers on convo. isn't it nice? humph who wants flowers too? or which kind soul wants to get flowers for me!?

for now, love 306, 304 which are going to be my bread and butter in the near future :) for everyone else now, GO STUDY! haah jia you for exams too...esp those with exams so near...

yeah i was a pre-school teacher for 2 hrs today!

it was fun handling the 13 3-yr-old kids. seriously. they don't really know how to talk, only simple words. look at you silently yet tries to attract attention. they are good girls and good boys. though it was very messy, yet the time spent with them was fast. teaching simple english, singing songs, playtime, break time, toilet time. *smilez* they are really adorable. most importantly, got a few really shuai and pretty kids! glad all the kids had fun today and didn't cry either. i may not be an expert at handling children but at least i know how to compromise. i got a notorious child to promise he'll be goood today and he kept his words. the rest had so much fun today that it managed to get this little boy out of his baby chair to join in the crowd without crying. yeahs the 13 kids left a deep impression on me. haha this is indeed a rare opportunity as preschool teachers have to be trained. i definately derived much satisfaction at the end of the 2 hrs. simplicity, cos this kids are really simple. once in a while, its nice to hang out with them, to bring me away from the realities of life *smilez*