Wednesday, July 20, 2005

it's been awhile since i last posted i know.. well. it's not really my fault.. first the internet was down. and now my comp is down.. soo i have no choice but to use my sister's comp secretly.. hahas.. bet she'll murder me if she sees this post. i guess she'll never read this anyway... well, if u do then thankss dearie :)
been back for a month.. or rather one month and one week.. how time flies. still feeling quite slack.. i think it's really time i did sth rather than laze ard.. but i'm simply too lazy. well, looks like the only things that keep me going are my daily workout plans.. which has been more or less spoilt by the rain. haiz. hopefully i'll emerge healthier after this hols. hahas.. discipline! heh.. hmmz.. and i guess the other thing that's keeping me going is prolly channel 55. hahas.. the shows are really quite nice. love dreams of colours.. it's got my fav actress.
been going back to stnicks quite abit.. helping my mum while she trains.. not helping much though. just watching. hahas.. realise how much the school has changed and how old we've all becomed. especially looking at the sec ones.. makes me feel really old. one of these days i shall go back tj too.
it's been nice catching up and chatting with everyone else.. just hope the weather stays fine over the next few days so our ubin trip can take off. yes sue? hahas. and potluck as well.. can't wait for the weekend.. it's gonna be exciting. and hopefully can meet up with the rest of the sclub peeps..ooh.. and thanks wilf for the photos and tiramisu.. yums!

scribbled @ 13:42

Saturday, June 04, 2005

realised i haven't been posting..thanks sue for the reminder. hahas..been busy travelling totally neglected my blog.. oxford, chelsea, brighton, greece and off to norway tonight.. or rather this morning.. think i'm getting quite tired of travelling.. especially the times when u are literally 'travelling'.. haiz.. can't imagine more bus rides to and from standsted and more train rides..
well, i would say greece was quite fun.. one of the better trips so far.. coz it was at a more relaxed pace.. unlike the past few checkpoint travels we had. santorini and mykonos was really pretty.. sunny beaches, ferry rides, cheap cocktails, clubbing island.. imagine clubbing at the beach, clubbing again from 3am to 10am.. the people there don't come out til past 1am.. and they just don't need to sleep. hahas.. managed to get a tan.. yay. but i'm starting to peel again.. i just super prone to sunburnt and peeling.. sobs. oh wells.. athens was pretty alright.. nothing spectacular despite all the talk about the temple of zeus and panthenon.. plus the olympic stadium was closed to visitors.. so yeah.. cldn't visit the athens 2004 stadium that i hoped to..sigh.
uploaded new pictures..as requested by dear sue.. hahas.. hopefully all things go well in norway. and nothing goes missing again.. bleahs

scribbled @ 08:04

Thursday, May 19, 2005

it's been ages since i last posted.. been too lazy to blog ever since exams started. well, they're finally over..like finally.. after somewhat like 2 months? i wouldn't say the exams were fantastic. but i guess they were alright. hahas.. just glad that they're over. oh wells, the last few days have been nothing more than house hunting.. it's quite tough looking for a decent place that fits all our criteria..and it's much tougher looking for a place for four than i thought. at least got the house settled today.. hopefully nothing goes wrong and we can get the contract signed soon.. it's been such a traumatic experience calling up agents after agents. especially when they're racist! hahas. really looking forward to the rest of this summer.. oxford tmr, brighton on monday, greece for a week and norway after that.. it's really quite exciting. hee. ooh.. and i'll be back in sin.. can't wait. think i'm so fickle minded when it comes to gg back to sin.. felt like i've changed my flight a million times.. ok.. it's now confirmed..11th june. so that makes it.. 24 days to singapore! ahh.

scribbled @ 07:50

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

chances of being hit by space debri.. 1 in 5 billion
chances of having 6 winning digits in a lottery.. 1 in 14 million
chances of being struck by lightning.. 1 in 300,000
chances of living older than 95.. 1 in 1000
chances of having twins.. 1 in 100
chances of winning it heads or tails.. 1 in 2

chances of.. 1 in 1? hmmz..
chances of failing econs.. 1 in 1
sigh, exams in a week's time.. mug mug mug.. ahh.. boring!

scribbled @ 15:59

Thursday, April 21, 2005

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Monday, April 18, 2005

having chicken briyani while typing this..yup.. i know i shouldn't be eating all these spicy food with the number of ulcers (12 and counting..ouch!) but haven't had briyani for sucha long long time.. heck.. newae i think they're recovering.. so yea. hahas. ulcers totally suck. imagine.. 2 right smack in the middle of ur lower lip.. 2 inside ur lower lip, 3 on the tip of ur tongue, 2 under the left side of ur tongue, 2 under the right side of ur tongue, 1 on the side of ur left tongue and one where your wisdom tooth is trying to squeeze out.. and yes. plus ur squeezing out wisdom tooth and swollen gum.. it can't get worse.. no food for me last week except rice in egg sauce and more rice in egg sauce. until the chinahouse person knows what you're eating.. hahas. bad bad bad. well, at least they have finally stop spreading. like after 3litres of water a day, millions of salt rubbing, and faithfully applying bonjela every 3hours..i never felt so disciplined. blahz. newaez trying out depa tandoori for the first time.. this it's not bad. though i think motihjeel is still better. i miss prata!! or the way they call it here..parata.. hahas
oh wells, exams in 2 weeks time.. and the state i'm in.. i shall not comment and work harder.. much harder.. so long as i pass.. hopefully i can.. sigh. well, haven't been studying alot this weekend.. it's gonna be a long long night ahead of me.. official time now.. 7.24.. 8 hours from now shall be muggin muggin and more muggin..
suddenly realise soccer can get quite addictive.. maybe it's part and parcel of immersing into the brit culture..watched fa cup semis this afternoon.. man u vs newcastle.. it was quite a good match..nice goals (yeah that's the only thing i look out for in soccer)..hahas.. and watched championships.. too bad bayern lost.. haiz.. but it was indeed a very exciting match..so yeah.. the best invention?? internet and cool streaming! hahas.. yes.. cool streaming above skype now.
another addiction? macdonalds' breakfast!! yes.. picture this.. woke up: 1017, left home: 1023, eating egg macmuffin: 1027.. eating sausage egg macmuffin with egg: 1030.. why? coz mac's breakfast ends at 1030. hahas.. ran from hall all the way to kings cross for macs.. seriously.. i've nv imagined myself doing that and i totally can't believe what i did.. simply wanted to eat hotcakes so desperately.. in the end hotcakes sold out.. so... it'll be macs again tmr.. pancakes with syrup! yums!! and yes.. which means it'll be gym time again.. but for now... it's b01..

scribbled @ 02:17

Monday, April 11, 2005

yes yes.. i shall start updating before my blog really becomes dead. well, been too caught up with perloff, blanchard and miles and scott i guess. sigh. exams in 3 weeks time? stress stress stress. i need to be more productive! bleahs alrights.. here's some update for u folks back home..
apparently winter's back in london. hail on sat and it snowed again yesterday. yes.. it's snowing in april.. temperatures.. sub zero? thrusday's weather forecast..."winter's back in london, wintery showers are expected over the weekend" yeah.. so that was the miserable weekend we had. i wonder when it'll be warm.. sun rises at 6, sets at 8.. but why are temperatures still so low? i need to get out for a run.. i need exercise! hmmz.. oh wells, at least it's not as gloomy as before..
uploaded easter hols photos.. the trip went pretty well. milan was quite disappointing though.. duomo under renovation.. and the pigeon-feed seller who conned us 15euros.. hahas..but tt's just italy.. can't be helped i guess. be careful next time.. vienna and salzburg was really nice.. gotta say austria is sucha pretty place. the variety of desserts and cakes are simply unbelieveable. the streets are like lined with cafes and konditoreis.. if i stayed there any longer i'm sure to put on weight. hahas. went cycling a couple of times.. one of the few adventurous holidays.. cycling while sightseeing. didn't know austria was a cycling cty though. but it was a good experience.. at least it gave our legs a rest after all the walking...can't help it when u're "checkpoint" travellers like us. i guess the highlight of the trip would have been the sound of music tour.. makes me feel like watching the show again. love the songs.. and all the scenes. the lakes, gazebo, crossing the alps.. blah blah blah.. maybe i'll return again someday.
next trip to look forward to.. greece! well, booked tixs this morning.. yay! can't wait til exams end..and we can go tanning on the greek islands. hahas. and.. when are u coming sue?? can't wait.. hee. oh wells..meanwhile.. back to reality.. it's econs time again. yes.. miles and scott..

scribbled @ 02:07

Friday, March 18, 2005

yes sue.. i shall blog. it's been ages since i last blogged i know.. but all the essays are driving me nuts. well, first there was staff research interview, then the book review and london coursepaper. well, at least i'm done with them now, after what seemed like forever. and yes, i can finally get down to econs. exams in less than 2 months time.. i think i'm so so dead. haiz.
oh wells, since i'm waiting for my porridge..i shall continue typing..i swear i'll never go back to yens again.. argh.. the horrible hor fun that gave me a tummyache and diarrhoea. gross! tonight shall be healthy porridge night. hahas. oh wells, to think that i welcome spring with a tummy upset. sobs sobs. but it's true that spring transforms people.. temperatures are up to 18 degrees now.. and finally.. 2 layers instead of 3.. spring jackets instead of dull coats.. visits to parks and road side cafes instead of rushing indoors after lectures..hahas. spring is here! it's so exciting.. and the sun's shining right through my room i could literally sun tan on my bed. hahas.. great.
well, 2 more days to london games, 5 more days to end of term and 14 days to austria.. hopefully all turns out fine. yeah..and realised my sis went for alan tham and hacken lee's concert, bought a new ipod mini and god knows what... life is never fair..

scribbled @ 04:02

Friday, February 25, 2005

my original friday plans..gym, staff research interview, netball, crush... after the collision.. it's become, econs, staff research interview, and more econs. sigh. hopefully our 'chillout' will be successful but... i doubt. oh wells, or maybe i shld go swimming? does it have a therapeutic effect? hmmz.. or maybe i shld just stay home and complete all my tutorials. 3 more essays to go before end of term and 2 more assignments..and london walks.. stressed!!
cheese: "geog people have alot of work rite?"
plin:"no... it's the geog-econ people who have alot of work."
well, life is never fair. but at least there are the trips and weekends to look forward to. planning for easter.. milan, vienna, salzburg.. shld i go? do i even have to think so much? why is there so much to consider? i hate making such choices..
yes.. and it's snowing again..and one of the best feelings is to wake up, look out of the window and see snow falling all around you.. it's been snowing non-stop for the past week.. and an abnormal sight in central london. the best thing to do when it's snowing outside is to just stay in and hibernate. hahas.
snow isn't a novelty anymore when it drags on for hours without signs of stopping
no matter how heavy it snows in london, it never accumulates
walking over a snow plain means risking urself stepping into a cracking river ice sheet
london city airport is closed coz of the heavy snow today
and so are the motorways between south-east and london
you can never feel lonelier than watching the snow alone from your window
when the snow storm comes.. you wish you didn't have to go to school
and you end up buying 50p milk coz you refuse to walk to sains or safeway
what's worse.. it's been predicted that this is gonna last thru the weekend..
how did the pretty sight of snow turn into such a nuisance?

scribbled @ 16:52

Tuesday, February 08, 2005

it's new year's eve.. but there's hardly any festive mood here except for the cny quiz that's going on over magix radio. first chinese new year away from home feels farnie heh.. after 19 years of my life...i'll miss all the new year goodies. new year songs, chatting sessions, card sessions.. sigh. feels so odd. no reunion dinner for the next three years, and no celebrations.. and it's always such times that makes you miss home even more. argh.. if only reading week were one week earlier i'll definately be back in sin.. looks like even reunion dinner tonight is going to be steak or pizza. sobs..
oh wells, visited steph and janice in warwick over the weekend. it's great catching up with them again. gotta say warwick uni has a really nice campus. reminds me of ntu somehow...the building styles and slopes.. hmmz.. leads me to think if a campus based school were better than one in central london. well, at least we've got food any time of the day to satisfy the always hungry me. hahas. but it was an adventure indeed. missed our bus back frm stratford to leamington, had to take a later bus back to coventry from leams and in the end we reached london 2 hours later on a later national express coach. all thanks to the inefficient bus services that runs once every 2 hours. i wonder how can the people who lives there depend on their bus services. what's new in uk anyway?
looking forward to reading week.. can't wait to go travel prague and budapest. hee. it's getting quite exciting. hopefully the trip turns out well..

scribbled @ 22:29

Thursday, February 03, 2005

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Monday, January 24, 2005

firstly.. i ought to thank kelda for changing my blog layout and background.. but ahem.. it's a little to plain ain't it? and why exit?? oh wells...i shldn't complain.. thanks anyway =)
well, the week's been pretty normal. school and essays as usual. i would say i'm quite pleased with my current timetable. it makes one more efficient when lessons don't spread over the whole entire afternoon with 2hours breaks in between. took a brave walk down king's cross, islington and the areas around farringdon yesterday. can't believe i did it all by myself. at least it was a bright sunny afternoon. if it were any time after 5 i would have freaked out.. it was really an eye opener seeing the other side of london. witnessed 3 young boys stealing apples from a grocer. doubt they were even 5 or 6 and and this is what they do. it's such a pity. and the apples weren't all.. they probably took a bar of choc or 2 earlier coz chocolate was smeared all over their mouths..
hmm... and my latest addiction..maple story! yes.. the highly addictive mushroom game.. duh?

scribbled @ 04:50

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

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Monday, January 10, 2005

the hols just came and went.. and sch's starting again tmr.. 3 weeks of hols is definately too short. sigh. back in cold and dark london.. back in my little cosy room.. walked frm hall to bond street and back, did my weekly pilgrimage to sainsbury, check mails, msn, webct, mails, msn, intranet.. argh. what's new?
what's on tmr? london lect at a horrible time of 4-5.. heading for lecture in the dark.. think i'm still super not used to the gloomy weather yet. the xmas sale is still on with very little things left on the shelves. though i managed to get some stuffs yesterday. think i can never finish shopping.
the hols were alright i guess though i really wished i could spend more time in sin.. didn't eat my fav yong tau hoo in the end, and no yakun.. really missed those 2 alot. and couldn't meet up with ex-11.. sorry guys.
well, really enjoyed macau.. think the food there is better than hk. hahas. esp the egg rolls.. yums. and pigs buns? hahas. hk was alright.. though diarrhoea is sth u will nv want to have when in hk.. sigh. but piggy me didn't really care newae.
xmas and ny passed in a rather quiet fashion. maybe it was tsunami, maybe it's just me.. well, it's the first year i haven't written any xmas cards or bought any xmas gifts. just felt too tired to do ath.. but the celebration was good. caught glimpses of andy lau.. not tt i really like him. but it's always nice to see stars live in action.
why am i still up at 3am? i dunno..newae thanks for the letters.. though i hope the effects are not temporary...ahh.. i hate being unglam.

scribbled @ 10:36

Wednesday, December 15, 2004

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Monday, December 13, 2004

5 days to singapore, 6 days to hongkong.. this is indeed quite exciting. hahas.. finally settled the scholarly report essay outline. shall begin on my essay tmr..
went to birmingham today... and uploaded new pics.. birmingham is quite nice.. considering the fact tt it's an industrial city. it's a nice place to walk around.. esp with the german christmas fair.. the food was great. frankfurters, salami pretzels, garlic bread, crepes.. can't believe we actually went back for 2 rounds of frankfurters and garlic bread.. yums. and the shopping there is great too.. bullring rocks. and thanks to the guys who are gonna change my style for me.. i bought another orange red jacket which i already have afew similar ones.. is tt changing my style? sigh. but it's a really pretty sweater.. and tried on the suits at topshop.. maybe it's really time to change my style.. and get rid of my blacks!

scribbled @ 08:21

Friday, December 10, 2004

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Friday, December 03, 2004

can't believe another week has passed. and i'll be back in sin in 2 weeks time. the days here are seriously zooming by.. lessons, b01, gym, eat, sleep, lessons, bo1, gym, eat, sleep and a week's gone by. sometimes i feel like i'm wasting my life sitting here typing. i need to do sth more constructive! well, finally done with b01. so what's going to happen next week's probably..lessons, india, gym, eat, sleep, lessons, india again, eat and sleep. sigh..life of a miserable student in london.. oh wells. can't wait for hols to come.. but how much do i really want to be back? i really don't know. maybe i'll feel more excited bt home as 17th draws closer. but knowing that there's a pile of readings to be done and scholarly report to be written over xmas is super demoralising. mugging while on holidays is terrible. my gosh. well, hopefully i can complete as much as i can before going back. sigh
well, this weeks' been a lotsa dinners week which is really good for a self-catered person like me.. hahas. as shujun say, "don't u feel popular leisha..since we have so many dinners to attend?" hahas... actually kinda. and all the food's really good. went to belgos on monday. the mussles were fantastic considering the amount of shellfish i ever take. roast duck, chix, goats' cheese.. and how could we forget the fruit beers. yums! it's making me hungry again. we must go back there soon! hmmz.. then there was misato on wed with the netballers, yest with the production ppl, tmr's ocf party, sunday's dinner at gavin's place. 5 out of 7 days.. cool, i don't have to cook! not like i cook alot anyway.
to outdoorers: just discovered that the cd u guys gave me actually contained a ppt with what u guys said. i thot it was just voice recording.. and i was like where's jxl's? hahas. now i know... sorry for realising only after so long. it's horribly sweet.. so sweet that it made me cry again. miss you all lots.

so much reminiscing.. why did you do that when you know how influencial your words are to me? really treasured all the times we spent together too.. miss you..

scribbled @ 17:16

Saturday, November 27, 2004

The Inner You: Your Real Motivation
You are a gambler and an adventurer at heart, one who loves to take risks, to discover and explore new worlds, and to take the untried path rather than the safe, reliable one. You are an independent soul, freedom-loving, and often very restless. You need a lifestyle that provides opportunities for travel, movement, change, and meeting new people. A steady routine which offers much in the way of security but little in the way of space and freedom is odious to you.
Mental Interests and Abilities
You possess vision and foresight, and your mind is often occupied with big ideas, plans, and goals for the future. You are interested in what is possible and what is on the horizon, rather than what has already been done. The study of philosophy, religion, politics, or education is of interest to you, and you are more concerned with theories and concepts than with specific applications. You are not inclined to focus on any one practical, concrete area; you find it irksome to deal with details and particulars. You have a gambling instinct and enjoy speculative enterprises and new ventures. Business, advertising, and promotion would be good areas for you also.

that's me.. but study of religon and politics? maybe it's not so true afterall. hahas.. oh wells, an hour's time to pagoda street's matinee. and one more show to the finale.. busy and tired.. yes. but all the efforts's worth it...it's a great show!! and not forgetting the kaya toasts, egg tarts, char siew buns, yeo's, pandan cake, lao po bing, mooncake... yums!

scribbled @ 20:25

Sunday, November 14, 2004

realised i haven't blogged for some time. hahas. suddenly realise how time flies. i'll be back in sin in 32 days times? my gosh. when it feels like i've only been here yesterday. well, the last week's been a busy busy one.. went travelling around uk. which is quite good. stonehenge, bath, cambridge. though stonehenge and bath was a disappointment.. must have been the weather. but cambridge was really pretty. it's such a small and compact town but they have everything in there. and river cam is really serene. notts games today was a freezing and tiring experience.. never played netball in the cold.. and it was really cold. hahas. numb and chapped fingers..bleahs okies.. birthday wishes gg out to angie.. happy birthday girl..miss ya lots. jia you for exams ok.. i'll be using ur pretty scarf soon coz the weather here's getting colder and colder by the day. but u forgot to teach me how to wrap it. to esther.. hope u had a great birthday too.. really miss you alot. can't believe how long we've known each other.. it feels like forever. really really thankful to have such a great friend. besties always! *hugs*
suddenly got this very unexcited feeling bt gg back to sin in dec. why is it so? shldn't i be happy that i'm going back for christmas? what's happening? someone please enlighten me..

scribbled @ 08:26

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