Are you suffering from Facebook Addiction Disorder?

Got to know this recently. quite interesting. 

Due to the immense popularity of Facebook and it turning into an online social medium,
experts have coined this new term 'Facebook Addiction Disorder' to describe those who are addicted to FaceBook. It falls under the broad category of Internet Disorder.


To be diagnosed as having Facebook Addiction Disorder, a person must meet certain criteria.
At least 2 or 3 of the following 6 criteria must be present at any time during a 6-8 months period:

1. The first thing is tolerance. 
This refers to the need for increasing amounts of time on Facebook to achieve satisfaction and/or significantly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of time. They often have multiple Facebook windows opened at any one time. 3 is usually a sign and over 5 you're helpless.

2. After reduction of Facebook use or cessation, it causes distress or impairs social, personal or occupational functioning such as wondering why your Vista is so fast and improved etc. These include anxiety; obsessive thinking about what is written on your wall on Facebook etc.

3. Important social or recreational activities are greatly reduced and or migrated to Facebook. Instead of sending an email you post a message on your friend’s page about canceling a lunch appointment. You now stop answering your phone call from your Mom and insist she should contact you through Facebook chat.

4. This is getting serious if you start kissing your girlfriend's home page or a VRML virtual walk through a park is your idea of a date.

5. Your bookmark takes 20 minutes just to scroll from top to bottom or 8 of 10 people in your friend's list you have no idea of who they are.

6. When you meet people you start introducing yourself by following "see you in Facebook" or your dog has its own Facebook profile. You invite anyone you've met and any notifications, messages and invites reward you with an unpredictable high, much like gambling.

hp802 working in the 21st century

studying for this elective module
made me realise that,
i have low social competence.
i fulfill all 4 out of 5 stages.
failure at the last stage =(

i dun like to study by just reading
i need to do do do.
reading just bores me out.

i really need to focus!!

Role Play

if life is a drama,
i'm an awfully bad actress.
so many roles to play.
and i did not play any of them well.
did a bad job balancing and handling everything.
tsk tsk.
evonne huang i'm so disappointed in you.
what happened?!!

girl, please come back. 
haha. 
 

what will be, will be.
que sera, sera~~~

FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS.
HOCUS POCUS.

inter-connectivity

my horoscope today says that
as my emotional health improves
my physcial health would follow.
because both are interconnected.
hmmm.
i do notice a correlation between
my stress level and my stomach tantrums.
let me apply what i've learnt in stats
and plot a graph.
haha. 

story of a Boy and a Girl

heard this story over Yes 933 FM that day
its a love story.
a very very sad love story =(
here goes:

there was a Boy and a Girl

both of them met each other when they were still students

and both of them liked each other. immensely. 

but Boy was too timid to profess his love for her.

for many many years, he just hid at a corner watching her. 

caring for her silently. 

Girl was waiting for Boy.

and she waited for many many years. 

just for that 1 sentence from Boy, and she's his. 

but the story didn't end like this. 

Boy kept his feelings to himself

and Girl met someone else, 

whom she got married to. 

Boy lost hope, and just gave Girl his blessings. 

but a few years later, Girl got divorced from her unhappy marriage. 

Boy got to know about it, and decided to muster his courage and profess to her. 

having tasted the sense of loss once, he did not want to lose Girl again. 

so he bought flowers and went to her office one day.

Girl was on the phone, so he waited quietly behind her. 

as long as Girl turned around, he would profess.

but he heard this, 

" i have already done the booking for you dear. don't miss it!"

Boy was crestfallen, for he did not know of Girl's new love interest. 

Dejected, he turned to leave. 

and bumped into another girl. 

this girl had been his admirer for as long as he had been loving Girl. 

she saw the flowers in his hand, and said,

"are those for me?"

Boy, not wanting to waste the flowers, gave them to this Girl instead.

and they got together thereafter. 

things progressed and soon he proposed. 

one day, Boy bumped into Girl. 

Girl asked," why didn't you approach me that night?"

Boy was shocked. he did not know that Girl was aware of his presence. 

so he answered,"i overheard you on the phone and did  not want to disturb your conversation with your boyfriend."

Girl was shocked. 

she did not have a boyfriend. 

the 'dear' that she called, was her superior.

who is a very good friend of hers and the name 'dear',

was a nickname that she used fondly on him. 

calling him 'dear' was out of habit. 

Girl was still waiting for Boy to take initiative.  

and so, because Boy jumped to conclusions too eagerly,

because Boy was too afraid to profess, 

because Girl did not take the initiative to ask,

they missed each other.

for life. 

its quite sad when i first heard it over the radio.
somehow chong qing made it really sad.
(though i think ling zhi would be better >.<) 
but i think both Boy and Girl are stupid.
wait here and there.
whats e point.
but then sometimes we have to agree,
that life is like that.

movie marathon!

had a bad start in e morning today.
was rushing for work at Kumon...
and when i reached bishan mrt,
at BreadTalk there,
my slippers broke.
and i was stranded there, because early morning at 9.45am
none of the shops in Junction 8 was opened.
i was soooo prepared to go Charles & Keith
and just buy 1 pair of sandals or slippers
DESPITE their sky high price that does not justify their quality
and NO it wasn't open.
and SO, i walked back home
BAREFOOTED
from breadtalk there all the way home
quite an experience if u ask me
but definitely not enjoyable since i was rushing for work
=(

but i caught 2 movies today!
please don't come ask me why.

My Sister's Keeper

 its quite a disappointment
cause i read the book.
the ending is totally different.
i went 'HUH?!' and 0.o
the feel is different.
when reading the book, i felt such INTENSE DISLIKE for the mother
because i felt she's the one causing all the misery in the family
albeit her good intentions.
sometimes, letting go is the only way to move on
because she cant accept the fact,
because she cant let go,
she brought such misery upon her family and others.
resulting in them having to resort to such extreme means to get the message across.

but i admit that Cameron Diaz did a rather good job
in playing the role of the mother
its very emotionally challenging
to be so drastic all the time.

i was like totally angry and tensed up and agitated while reading the book
the twist at the end of the book left a lingering taste after i finished it
all the 'huh how come this happened' feel
still unable to get over the twist.

strong emotions,
that the movie didn't evoke.

500 Days of Summer 

heard pretty good comments and reviews about it

so i went in with high expectations

too high i think.

cause i was disappointed too.

at the ending i was like -_-"

but i like the male lead!

he's kinda nerdy and scholarly with a tinge of shyness

so cute!

but i like the concept of the movie

this is not a love story.

its a story about love.

that sometimes for love,

no matter how much you give,

how much you love,

it will not be requitted.

Like the female lead, Summer.

she does not believe in love.

she does not want to get into a relationship.

but she got married happily in e end.

it just goes to show that sometimes,

it just takes the right person.

one can sacrifice and give all one has to give,

but can still lose the loved one to another who does not put in that much effort.

there's no explanation.

perhaps this would give some people out there hope,

but at the same time,

it would also create doubts in some.

-love-

 

long weekend...

i just wasted my entire long weekend.
my 'sleeping disorder' doesn't seem to be getting any better.
despite me sleeping off almost e whole day
=\
4 more weeks to exams
with quizzes and proj deadlines and so many things in betwen
im screwed.
my cGPA must be >4.0
if not i'm a GONER.
i'll just POOF and be gone with the air
no chance for mistakes
i really really really need to wake up my idea!
=X

over the weekend!

celebrate roomie's 21st birthday!

so sorry i din get to attend ur party at Essential Brew!
but we went marina barrage to celebrate
and here's her second surprise!

the bimbotic girl HUFFED and PUFFED to blow out all the candles

=D

cam-whoring!

everytime its her birthday we'll camwhore

hhahahahha

failed attempt to be model-ish

despite guidance from wenhao

hahhaa

im simply not talented

=(

she got high from sucking helium

gazing

the barrage at night

kind of miss all the nonsensical outings and camwhoring last year

pre-exam activity: drinking session!

.sometimes.just sometimes.

school's starting after 1 recess week.
im soooooo not prepared.
=(

met up with nick and weilin yesterday =)
one interesting convo:

nick: eh u wear until very cui leh.
von: huh? where got! i'm wearing jeans leh! u more cui than me lor.u're wearing tee n berms.
nick: no i'm not. ok later when weilin comes u ask her.
*weilin arrives*
nick: eh weilin. evonne says i wear more cui than her.
*weilin looks at our attire*
weilin: no
von: huh? how come! i'm wearing jeans!
weilin + nick: because ur shirt is oversized!
von: so as long as i change to a fitting shirt i'll look better than nick?
weilin + nick: ya.
-_-"
ok my fashion sense sucks!
someone pls be kind enough and come and mix and match my clothes for me!

retail therapy is effective.
i bought a pair of shorts from Little Match Girl just now
and stuff from Cotton On
and i just bought a dress from online shopping not long ago
PLUS i just bought a dress from Bugis 2 wks ago.
i need to STOP spending.
and find other therapies.

and then the whole cycle starts again. 

if only.
sometimes i just wish.

.do not be myopic.
.look elsewhere.

UPDATES!!!

haven't blogged for very very long!
purposely left the Breadtalk Mooncakes post up there cause i want pple to see =P
have been having lots of activities recently!
long entry ahead! but got pictures! =)

MAF @ Hwa Chong

went back to Hwa Chong for the long awaited MAF
weirdly we love this event now that we graduated
back then in Hwa Chong we find this event damn useless
but as seniors, it provides us with a proper excuse to gather and meet up =)
and hear all the stories hahahaha!
having fun doing the mass dances and singing the songs
hard to believe that i actually spent 2 years there
and that e 2 years are actually 2 years ago
it seems that we just graduated only.
but the sea of unfamiliar faces of juniors reinforced the fact that
we're old. we're the alumni now.

5 GENERATIONS OF S73!!

the bigggg family!

isn't it amazing! =)

 

us camwhoring with Chengyuan's DSLR in a tutorial room

left Hwa Chong for sooo long, that i didn't know how to find my way to the tutorial room

what with the A block, B block etc >.<

and DSLR really rocks

not nice take with DSLR also become super nice

we're still childish! look at us!

=P

 

my dear friends who made my 2 years in Hwa Chong fantastic

glad we stayed close! (other than nahhhhh)

BRANDON NAH DUN U REGRET NOT COMING??

Cousin's Wedding on 2009 2009

went for cousin's wedding the next day
at Riverview Hotel
near Mhmd Sultan that area
the food was nice =) 

big group photo of all of us cousins!

with the 2 young grand-grandchildren in front (don't know what they are to me)

i'm their auntie >.<

 

my super duper cute and pretty cousin (???)

she's my cousin's daughter.

i don't know. she's my niece??? hahaha!

 

the beautiful bride

who had difficulty navigating due to the loooong gown haha

do i look like the flower girl?!!

hahahaha.

bought the dress the day before for the wedding

cause i realised to my horror that i have NO DRESS FOR E OCCASION

who ask me always dress till so casual and cui =(

thanks to nicholas for shopping with me!

the dress is indeed nice =)

Sending off our Dear Ying Chern

our dear Ying Chern went back to UK on tuesday
cabbed down from NTU to Changi Airport and back again
within 2 hours i think haha!
so sorry couldn't spend much time hanging out while u were in spore =(

our group photo!

(with someone clearly missing) =P

YC wearing the scarf that i gave her!

all 5 pretty girls =)

oh and as u can see in the photo, I CUT MY HAIR.

and lastly, the F1 attachment that i just came back from!
have soooo many things to gush about!
how atas the whole event was,
how beautiful the girls were (all are super big shots, includes models),
how the food was soooooo tempting (especially the dessert, which was a chocolate ball)
blah blah blah
but i think this post is long enough
shall return with more pics next time!

oh I SAW LEWIS HAMILTON
=D

plus! when i got home, i saw this package on my table
my first purchase from online shopping has arrived!
next time show u all =)

MOONCAKES FOR SALE!!!

hello hello people!
i'm still in OVE committee this year!
so the sales person in Evonne is out again!
this time, i'm selling delicious
BREADTALK mooncakes!

ok, i know breadtalk isn't the first brand that comes to ur mind
when u think of mooncakes
BUT. their mooncakes are also of good quality!
and i think maybe breadtalk is still too young and the brand is not as established
as those old names like Goodwood etc.
i sampled the mooncakes okay~~~
=)

here's what available:

The Classic

$32 per box

(4 pieces x 180 grams)

5 different flavours available

can mix and match according to ur own preferences

MINI - Set A

 

 $13.50 per box

(4 pieces x 60 grams)

4 different flavours

no mixing though

MINI - Set B

$13.50 per box

(4 pieces x 60 grams)

4 different flavours

no mixing though

please please please try to support k

take this chance to try a different brand of mooncake!

funds raised will go buying stationery, books, clothes etc for the unfortunate overseas 

ur money is NOT WASTED ok 

thank u! 

=) 

.why do i still feel so out of place everywhere.

acer laptop sucks

i just changed to my new Acer laptop
Acer Aspire 4935G
but then its starting to give me problems.
and i think it sucks compared to Fujitsu
Fujitsu is such a good brand man.
i love my old and small white Fujitsu laptop.
its still functioning well
unlike the acer one
this is how my laptop looks like

supposed to be a very good laptop for viewing movies and shows
with what surround theatre system
its even called Dolby Home Theatre
and then the home theatre advertisement would pop out and start playing by itself
(i haven't figure out how to get rid of it yet)
but then, the keys to adjust the media player and volume IS NOT SENSITIVE
the touchpad is NOT SENSITIVE
(comparing it with my Fujitsu where i use the touchpad even better than e mouse)
it cannot open my Facebook applications
somehow the applications bar became at the top and at the side
yesterday msn was working fine
i shut e laptop down n today when i came back i cant sign in to msn
giving me different error codes each time i restart the computer
one fine day i just ran a virus scan
the scan went fine.
but then, i cannot remove all the tracking cookies, virus etc from the computer
what use is the scan, if u cant remove the unwanted stuff afterwards
and in e process of doing so, the computer hangs -_-"
WHAT THE HELL.
is it me or is it the stupid laptop.

the devil wears prada

its a damn damn damn old movie
came out when i was in j2 i think
which was like 2 years ago
somehow, i just finished watching it AGAIN
despite knowing that i have tons of tasks to do
need to finish up my ove stuff
catch up on my hw
plan out how to teach my tutee
and organise my life >.<

somehow, it seems that e busier i get
the higher the tendency for me to want to slack
and avoid completing my tasks

the devil wears prada is very nice
-know what you yourself want
and the rest doesn't matter
even if it matters to the rest of the world-

RECESS WEEK IS COMING IN 3 WEEKS.
meaning after 3 weeks, half the semester is gone.
half of my year 2 semester 1 just flew off like that.
0.o

NO MORE TIME TO SLACK, EVONNE!
i should really get rid of this bad habit
of thinking that i have nth to do
of thinking that i still have time to do
because the truth is,
the direct opposite =X

another nice video of OVE'09 posted online!
check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm1G8dpnygA

NICE RIGHT!!

YAY NEW TEMPLATE!!

HAHAHA
qiaoling helped me to 'repair' my template by fixing the picture there for me
=D


.sometimes we just have to learn when and how to grow up.

new template! =)

hahaha
supposed to change my template with the help of my new roomie - yiting
but i'm too dumb =(
she helped me change the template WITHIN SECONDS
and up until now i don't know how to make the picture come out
<--- see the blank space over there?
there's supposed to be a picture.
a random random picture
but somehow it doesn't come out
and i duno how to fix it (obviously)
so i tried to change to another template
but ALAS!! i don't know how to save my tagboard
tried the same method she did by searching for tagboard within the technical jargon
but cant =((
CAN SOMEONE PLS ENLIGHTEN ME???
i know im a noob >.<
haiz.

Farewell Treat

finally met up with my angel last night
on my last day of work =)
had a good and long talk,
catching up with each other
just before he leaves for US on tues.
and the stupid guy says no need go airport to send him off
(i hope u read this! =P)
haha

i can still remember our long angel-mortal letters
where i can spend HOURS replying just 1 letter
its twice the length of any essay that we need to write for school assignment
and i will not listen in any lecture or tutorial cos im busy replying =p
and then get kinda frustrated because there's just so many things to say!
i still keep all ur letters ok
and i still smile whenever i take them out to read =)

i can still remember our orientation campfire
where u pretended to be some random senior n dance with me
n i was wondering whether u're my angel
but at e same time wondering if u're from my senior class

im glad that even though i changed class
we still keep in contact n stayed close
cause u noe already, u're like the only senior im close to in hwa chong

"live life as best as you can k =) "
i'll keep this in mind as i enter my new sch year
and somehow when i saw that last line
i felt ________ haha duno how to describe.
I WILL =)
somehow u always have a way of inspiring n motivating me
with the way u say
"must be ZAI"
haha!

and i'll keep this piece of advice in mind
2 different pple told me at e same time
so i guess its good advice
"just go for it. worry later. live life to the fullest"

A long overdue entry

supposed to blog after i come back from STONG

but was caught up in a lot of stuff.

how i wish i nvr came back from there haha

its a form of escape.

and since im blogging this entry from work (its my 2nd last day! cant wait for it to end =D)

i have no STONG pics to decorate this entry

but there's alot on facebook =P

haha!

belicia's fav phrase from there: SHAGGED CANT THINK

lolx

the waterfall was beautiful

the stars at night was amazing

the shooting star was fascinating

(and to think i mistook it for a plane -_-" )

sadly our little red dot has none of it =(

haha

i wanna whine whine whine

for the first time in my life,

i don't know what i want.

and to think i was still fretting over what i shld join next yr

cos i was scared i would end up studying n doing nth =\

now i gotta choose

and i just cant have everything

and now i just don't know which option would result in me having less regrets

because i noe that no matter what i decide,

i would have a teeny weeny bit of regret abt e loss of the other

and considering the fact that i MAY add 1 more core for this upcoming sem

because its IT related n i wanna leech/free-ride on our prof choong jigang

>.<

i'll definitely have to choose

if only i can be those ultra zai pple

so smart

can join lotsa activities and yet do well for their studies

haha!

so many thoughts going through my head

im fickle =(

after tues im going to head down to Changi Airport, curl up at a coffee place there

read a good book (yes, im finally fulfilling this tiny dream of mine since last year)

and just clear my mind so it'll be empty.

like wad lihui says,

any decision made when u're confused will be a wrong one.
haha!

i just find it hard to understand

why some pple love to judge pple so early

judge pple abt things that they themselves have not been through before

and only to realise later on, that

sometimes in life, things are not purely black n white.

sometimes due to duno wad reasons, ur actions will deviate from what is the supposed right.

and yet by doing the theoretically 'wrong' action,
u can put things right and reduce damage to the least.

HAR.

Pre-STONG entry!

hello hello!
finally going to STONG tml.
in case u're wondering where it is,
its at west kelantan Msia.
(apparently quite a few pple asked me n i said i duno >.<) will post personalised pictures here after im back! instead of koping from internet actually cos i lazy la =P we're taking e train dere! im going to slpp and slpppp and slppppppp like a pig so sad cant spend the time watching dramas but im sure dear bels and lauren will provide me plenty of entertainment =D life has been quite good and smooth sailing recently until i find it unbelieveable i really should do more good deeds to accumulate good karma friends keep bringing me good news under hexiang's reminder, i checked my biz major and i got my first choice!
TOURISM & HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
im sooo going to work in the Intergrated Resorts or some hotel next time
i'll make sure of it!
because recently working as an Acct Asst has made me realise that
im really not cut out for accounting =(
because im not as detailed, meticulous, and careful.
these qualities of mine has brought my supervisor alot of trouble
where she had to go through so many lines of items with me
just to find out where i had made mistakes
and most of the time its stupid careless mistakes
=(
i really really thank her for her patience with me.
and then i get bored of the task fast.
and cos everyone in e office is busy and rarely tok
i find a need to open my mouth n make noise
which of cos i didn't, n made me so xingku
=(

and then ryan got me to check my email
where i got the email from HALL 2!
i managed to get back HALL 2 for my 2nd year!
=D
i was really having no expectations
and making arrangements and plans on wad to do next year
with NO HALL
really really thankful.

oh and i still haven finish watching BOYS OVER FLOWERS
its no easy feat!
every1 finished it within DAYS
its been 2 mths for me now
and i still haven finish it
even dear simoneeeee caught up with me, overtook,
and reached the finishing line!
0.o
these are e 3 versions!
i've conquered 1 (taiwanese)
on my way to conquering the 2nd (korean)
and after that, to the 3rd! (japanese)
and THEN after that,
rewatch e anime version
=D

ok i need to start doing some work
then watch my drama
PLUS pack for my trip
=\

this is cute!

Adidas Sundown Marathon

belicia and i went for our first ever marathon!

adidas sundown marathon

10km women's

(yes i noe we're quite cui to just join the 10km run)

and obviously stupid and lazy me went for the run without training
>.<

but it was a good thing that belicia asked her fren to help come and be e pacer

(cos im super slack and have totally no motivation)

haha!

but im proud to say that i managed to complete it! =D

managed to run 6.5km (around there?) without stopping

before i finally puked =X

shouldn't have went to drink the water man

but i like only drink 1 teeny weeny sip lor

my weak body

and my weak stomach

and after that as i complete the run,

i was like burping and hiccuping all e way back

-_-"

and cause i increased my pace when its very near the finishing line,

i vomitted AGAIN after i crossed e line

SIAN

bels is thinking of joining the Army Half Marathon

omg

i tink i just wan to be road marshall and collect the shirts

=P

us before the run!

very happy and excited! haha

we kinda look like sisters lolx

got some LOREAL pple came and asked to take our photo -_-"

us AFTER completing the run!
=)

can see all our sweat and red faces

it was the first time i sweated sooo much

until my entire arm was wet

i mean, WET haha

cause i always sweat very little only, (as my friends all noe)

what an experience haha

been busy with work lately

travelling is driving me nuts

and making me very tired

and i keep making mistakes

careless mistakes here and there

missing out on small details here and there

and then making things so mafan and troublesome

=(

i cant imagine travelling this distance to ntu everyday next sem

HAIZ

and my workplace is so ulu

dere's nth to eat here

i actually bought cup noodles to stock up here

so that i can have sth to eat

sick of the food at the 'canteen' downstairs

=(

forgive me for my wilfulness, childishness and stubbornness sometimes

i know its not easy for u

im sorry

but could i just have a tiny tiny fraction of ur everyday?

i have never compromised so much before

or rather, i have never compromised before

but im willing to try my best

cause i don't want to lose you too

my 101 post

WOW.
i just saw that i had posted 100 entries.
after erm 2 years and 5 mths.
is it too much or too little?
hahaha.
anyway!
wanted to blog about my outing with JINGLES today.
had a great dinner at Marmalade Pantry.
they have Girls' Night Out from Mon-Sat so its a good deal for girls!
here's the promotion deal:

http://www.themarmaladepantry.com/

thanks to Yirene for recommending!
=)
next time shall continue visiting nice places for meals!
instead of sticking to the same old few places.
first time i cannot finish e chocolate cake for dessert.
even when me and shuyi combined our powers.
haizzz.
the slice is really big!
u guys shld go try =)

and i got a new wallet!
from GUESS
like the nice and bright colours
here it is!

picked it out myself from GUESS
its having a Sale!
hahaha
love some of the clothes there
but they're seriously too ex
next time when i have financial spending power!
muahahaha!

and my lovely friends!

JINGLES
(or called jingle bell by nicholas lim -_-")

i was wearing my new top that i bought from Bangkok
haha
but kena blocked
i forgot that i actually bought this top
lolx!
thanks to JINGLES for always being there to listen
although we dun always meet up
but then each time we do we always find alot of updates!
miss tan ying chern is coming back soon
STOP FACEBOOKING OK!

to nicholas lim
though i know you wont read this cos u're stranded somewhere in the forest
>.<
JIAYOU!!!
u have the ability
u can do it!
when u ORD
u can haolian to pple
how tough u're =)
hahahaha!

ok gotta go already
cos starting work tml
gotta reach e office at 0830 later
and gotta travel all the way to boonlay
=(

confession to make =(

i think im a bad friend.
or maybe i just have the bad habit of taking people for granted.
or more specifically,
people who mean alot to me for granted.
so im so glad and grateful that i have this few cliques of friends around
who are always there for me
even if we do not keep in contact often
u guys know that i do keep u all in a special part of my heart right!
when i get caught up in doing stuff
i'll forget about everything else
sad to say, my multi-tasking skills are deteoriating
i may not always take the initiative to keep in contact
or plan for outings
but this does not mean that i don't care or have forgotten about u
this holiday,
i shall attempt to meet up with all my friends
and keep all pple who means sth to me close to me
someone teach me pple-to-pple skills pls
>.<

oh ya
I CUT MY HAIR!!
supposed to accompany my friend
but apparently i just cant resist cutting hair
think alot of u noe that i like to cut hair,
and feel the snip snip snip of the scissors
its therapy for me =P
but then my hair grow very slow =(
so now my hair is kinda mid-length
its a layered bob
i shall not put pic here so that u all will wanna meet up with me in person!
then my above mentioned goal will be fulfilled!
=D
i noe i've been saying i wan to keep it long
and after 5 months it has finally grown long enough to fall below my shoulders
but nvm!
hopefully by august it'll reach dat length
then when sch reopens i shall have my long hair
hahahahahha

sori no pictures to entertain u guys >.<
go facebook? =P

BACK FROM BANGKOK!! =D

Hello
im back from bangkok!
actually back for quite a few days already la.
but lazy to blog.
and uploading pics onto facebook has been a killer.
next time i just take pics n let someone else upload and tag
>.<
some pics are very nice!
when i'm free and in e mood i shall try to play with some photoshop =P
(although im really quite free now)
been nua-ing everyday watching my Boys Over Flowers
=D
i really really like Kim Bum!
so boyish!
actually got quite some stuff to do but just too lazy >.<

in our hotel SUITE in bangkok! =)

found some nice pics on dhika's blog about our outings last week!
here they are!

taboo the gay bar
for some post-exam party organised by CS pple
witnessed some horrible fight over there
i wonder why everytime i go night places,
i'll always bump into fights and quarrels =X

celebrating my bdae!
look at my name written by sparklers!
albeit the 'e' abit fail haha!
but i love it all the same =)
shall find a chance to wear the nice present
its white gold and diamond bracelet!
hahaha.

for further interesting pictures about bangkok,
kindly refer to Facebook.
i have 9 photo albums on it
plus a very very funny video! =P

been sending out alot of resumes...
hopefully by end of next wk i'll have a job!

THANK YOU~~~

haha im finally 20
=(
and all the heartless people who keep reminding me of it!
wad welcome to the 20s club
argh
i'm forever 19!
=P

thanks to hall 2 dance supper heroes!
who gave me a surprise
and although i was smart enough to detect some weird stuff going on
like daphne n dhika being missing for sooooo long
i was also stupid enough to believe all the random and simple excuses they give
it was also the first time i had a surprise for my bdae =)
and the bracelet is very pretty!
(pictures kindly refer to facebook haha im lazy)

thanks to the OVE peeps!
you guys also gave me a surprise!
stupid me was still looking abt and wondering whose bdae is it >.<
haha!
also the first time i had such a surprise.
but no thanks for the cake smearing ar!
=)

thanks to mr lee jiahao4
for giving me a nice dinner treat!
u're the first one to do so!
and for playing pool and teaching me how to read angles on the table
i know i deproved A LOT LOT LOT!
=X
and for listening to me talk
you know i appreciate it lots
=)

thanks to all these people who msged me
some whom i totally din expect
and some whose wishes made me really happy
because they remembered =)
here they are:
ying chern (who msged me from far away manchester!)
weilin
hong xiang (no need to try matchmaking until so obvious ok.later pple tink i despo >.<)
youzhi (thanks for the cab! n u really so eager to spend money to stimulate economy huh!)
weili
soon swee (good welfare rep!)
han ming
shuyi (13 years and still counting!)
vincent
brandon
teng kiat
waikuan
zhikai
chengyuan
he xiang
belicia
candance
yupeng
yen ling
my dearest nicholas lim (hahahahaha!!!)
sim yee
lihui
huiqi
joseph
zhao cong (the cockster)
guojie
mavis
SK
eng how
simone
fiona
singhwa
qiaoling
stacy
shuxuan
daryl lim (WHERE'S MY TREAT!!)
because of the bdae wishes i got the chance to chit-chat with some of those that i haven't talked to for a superrrrrr long time
and i'm glad for that

thanks to all those who had wished me on facebook and msn =)
i had to say that facebook is indeed a very good tool in keeping track of bdaes =P
haha!

and in 1 hrs time im setting off for the airport
and in 3.5 hrs time im going to fly into the sky~~~
to my holiday trip in thailand! =D
sawadika!
from 9 May to 13 May
will be back on 13 May early morning
don't miss me!
=P

actually i have ALOT of things to blog about
from exams
to post exams
to last day of rooming with huiying
to moving out of hall
to all the ktv sessions that i've been having (erm so far its twice each wk =p )
to outings here and there
meeting up with frenz whom i haven seen for very very long
but no time and im abit lazy =P

and next week i noe i still gonna meet somemore frenz!
=D
jingles
nicholas/weilin & co.
ice cream gang
h.e.l.p??? haha KTV again pls!

ok im going to stop here
and catch a 30min slp
before setting off for the airport!
=)

the taleof my blindness

there was this question from our dear statistics paper on wed, 22 april 2009
and we're supposed use this test (Durbin-Watson test).
and we're supposed to compare our d value with the value in the formula table
and this d value is actually GIVEN IN THE QUESTION.

but stupid me din realised it
and spent 15min wondering how the hell do i get this value
and while wondering, i was staring at all the information given in the question
including the table where the answer was staring right in front of me, in my face
but alas,
i was too blind somehow
and i din realised it until e end of the exam
so i handed up my paper with that part BLANK
and after the paper,
even after people tell me its given,
I STILL CANT SEE.
and they actually had to POINT IT TO ME
then i saw the value!
OMG
i think this is like the biggest joke la
i duno why for every exam i'll make some careless mistake or blur errors =(

on e bright side,
2 more days till the end of exams!
though i still cant really see the end of exams coming
>.<
to the mighty one above:
teach me how to study for marketing
and bless me with superb crapping and smoking skills
so that i can get an A+ for marketing
and make up for all my screwed up papers so far =(

i shall conquer exams!

and then head towards this planet on friday! =D

random random!

hahaha i think mone's tag is the magic tag
cos everytime she tag n say i never update
i'll update =P

but actually i got nth to say here leh
my life's been miserably mundane!
exams is starting next wk
n ending in 2 wks time
but surprisingly,
i cant see the end of exams.
like i cant visualise the end of it
i wonder why.
i always use the end of exams to motivate myself.

i've been addicted to this song since huiying recommended it to me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQFyEisuvJQ
its actually tong hua in korean
e MV story is exactly e same as the chinese one
but somehow i find the song to be nicer than e chinese one
i think kim hyung joong sing in a very straightforward manner
until u jus feel e emotions likdat
n i love towards e end where they add in all the children's voices
so angelic haha!
huiying agrees with me on this =)

oh ya.
the kim hyung joong is not e actor in Boys over Flowers
apparently his name is very similar to e one in BOF
but HE IS NOT.

im feeling lousy about myself.
hahaha
positive self-talk
increases motivation
self-leadership
i need them now
hahahaha

(koped from deviantart)
if i ask u to write a 100 word essay on this picture, what would u write? haha.

shall put this at the front to make myself hapi =)

haven't updated for 1 week plus.
n seriously my life is too mundane to update.
haha unlike u simone n bels!
cos i only want to put happy stuff here.
cos even i myself visit my own blog to rem e happy things =)

n since i really feel like whining now,
i shall complain here.
I REALLY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO STUDY
so much for my resolution made when Sem 2 first started
=(
unless i can finish my marketing report by Fri,
i cant mug for my exams in peace.
cos i will keep having this nagging feeling that sth is not done yet.
it is so mighty rare that i actually have e mood to study,
anytime, any module, anywhere,
and yet i cannot put in my 100%.
n since e report is only 10 marks,
im thinking of just hecking it >.<
but then i realised its no point
cos during e exam, its more or less the same thing.
=(
i never thought that i would prefer projects n presentations to reports n essays 1 day
0.o
or maybe im just too lousy to handle everything.
or maybe im just too lazy to even try to handle everything.

on a brighter note!
im going overseas for a few days each month during the holidays!
=D
May: Thailand Bangkok
June: Msia Stong
July: Cambodia (for OVE)
=D
im oso going to go broke
muahaha

words of wisdom learnt in Marketing Lecture:
1st, learn to accept it.
2nd, learn to face it.
3rd, learn to let go of it.

Nicholas's Commissioning

yay! Nicholas finally commissioned!
haha went for his commissioning parade.
was amused at how LOUD they sang all the songs.
and weilin was tickled everytime they shuffle,
cause obviously they don't need to shuffle.
lolx
sooooo proud of Nicholas!
we know that e whole process was certainly not easy
but YOU MADE IT! =D =D =D
everything just for today =)

and this just made me all e more determined to push on
regardless of what happens,
cause i noe what matters to me and my priorities =)

saw quite a few friends too.
didn't realised so many people commissioning today.
felt like a mini-gathering over there.
keep bumping into people....
friends from pri sch all the way till jc =)

and there was a rainbow after the parade!

haven't seen a rainbow for very very long!
it just made me so hapi.
the whole sky was sooooo pretty!
the colours were so niceeeee~~~

oh and i realised that OCS is REALLY near ntu
no wonder i can see the safti tower from my hall there
i'll be sad to noe that u all are no longer opposite me =(

after e marina barrage trip yesterday,
and seeing a rainbow today,
somehow i feel a sense of calm.
i guess maybe thats y i always like natural surroundings =)

some chances only come once. and i may have missed mine.
how many chances is life going to give me, and how many am i going to continue to miss.
i may not be fortunate enough to have so many chances
they will run out one day =(

=D
brandon nah, pls rem to save the drowning child =P

hahaha! our fav photo of the day =P

it takes some adaptation
for the one who has been doing the selection
to turn into the one who is being selected

exams in 2 weeks
omg
muggggggggggg

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YC! =)

Ying chern!
To my dearest fellow jingle YC:

HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY! =D

we couldn't get u any present cos u're overseas,
we couldn't skype with ya cos we are not gathered tgt
so i came up with this idea!
hope u'll feel hapi when u see our blogs!
=)
its been 5 years since we knew each other!
super loooong!
when we separated to go into different jcs,
i really thought that we'll just lose contact and all.
but it didn't happen!
and now that uni has started and 1 sch year is almost over,
we're still as close as ever =)
we may not chat all e time,
we may not meet up for gatherings all e time,
but we noe deep inside that whenever we need a fren or each other,
we'll be there =)
and thanks to facebook and msn n blogs!
it felt as though u're still in singapore.
cos we're constantly getting updates from u! =D
(and vice versa too)
glad that u're hapi with ur bdae party over there
rem to come back n cook for us!
along with ur oreo cheesecake.
miss ur reminders of asking us to drink enough water,
take enough fruits and vegetables.
=(
and don't worry
bels + lihui + shuyi + mone + shuyi + me
will have ALOT ALOT of exciting stories to tell u when u come back.
mayb we can even film it down into a drama!
0.o
hahahahahahaha!
so jiayou with ur studies over there!
don't keep looking back on e past,
cos its OVER.
look at wad u have in the present,
and ENJOY and make it better!
we'll jiayou over here too!
and then u'll be back here with us in no time!
=D
happy birthday!
(lets continue to spice up each others' tagboards haha!)

Lotsa <3
von

i cant find a pic with me n u (cos its now in my laptop, not cos dun hav ok!)
so i put 1 of Jingles instead =D

response to yc's entry =D

haha went blog hopping after i haven't done so for a superrrr loooong time.
and saw our dearest tan ying chern's blog update! =D
so wads e season over there now?
i just felt so hapi reading ur entry u noe!
felt some normalcy (is this how u spell it?) amidst all the hectic work
especially these few weeks.
i guess while growing up, we all learn how to appreciate the moment?
cause we have been through so many regrets that what we want to do now,
is just bask in the moment and enjoy it
so that we don't have to experience the same idiot feeling called regret.
which is why now i tell myself not to ponder too much over things that i cant control.
i received this piece of advice before:
if something has happened and things have changed,
so what if you do not want it that way?
if you have done your best to redeem/change,
and where the rest lies out of your control,
do not blame yourself or get too affected.
because ultimately,
you have done wad you could.
i think all of us would like to know that we can always make a difference,
make things better.
and we would naively think that as long as we work harder, just a little bit harder,
things WOULD become better.
but sadly in life, sometimes,
reality doesn't work that way.

contrary to wad lihui says,
everyone's (referring to jingles??) nick may be emo
and i tink mine is too.
but its not cos i emo.
i just saw the phrase on e cover of a Jodi Picoult book.
everything breaks, but some hurts more than the others
and find it very apt and impactful and can relate to it
since when do i put emo stuff on msn and my blog? =P
hahahahahaha!

yay lets all do a blog entry about each other
and use this cheap thrill
to make each other hapi =D

monday.
1 suicide cum stabbing case in NTU.
first day of school after recess week.
and now friday.
another suspected suicide case.
seriously.
whats wrong with the school or the people in it.
feels like e 2nd one see the 1st one and then decided to copy.
isn't life precious.
there are many things in life that u may have lost,
many things in life to be depressed about,
but there are also things in life to be grateful about,
things that we can rejoice about.
the difference lies in your perspective.
i really feel sad for the family.

its 4 more weeks to the exams!
n im sad to say that i haven't been touching my books.
its gonna be a mad rush of intensive mugging in the wks leading up to exams.
positive visualisation: i can get through this!
believe, believe, believe.
i don't allow myself to succumb or become weak!
>.<

i overestimated myself.
maybe i just cannot handle whatever life's throwing at me.
or maybe i can, just that i choose not to.
because i just simply refuse to conform to the method that's required of me.
because i just stubbornly refuse to.

not a very long time ago i thought i couldn't.
then i realised its not a matter whether i can or not.
but whether i'm willing to.
whether i'm willing to accept the change and
whether i even bother making the effort.
and when i thought it through
i got through the entire phase effortlessly.
conscious effort was redundant and not required.
i surprised myself.

someone told me this a long time ago.
how could u have been so right.
is life really like that?

i never wanted anything soooo badly before.
and all i can see now is it drifting further and further away from me.
please don't go out of my grasp.
all my life i've been getting what i want.
every goal that i set,
somehow or another i always managed to get it.
to the big one high up above,
please please please let me get it.
i know i haven't been a very hardworking and good girl.
but please please please be forgiving >.<
for so long i have set my goal on this.
i wouldn't know what to do otherwise.
i can just imagine my sense of loss.
and how sad and disappointed i would be.
i can even feel it now just by thinking about it.
ahhhhhhh
=(

CNY this year doesn't feel like CNY.
so much for me wanting to get a good rest.
days are still busy and hectic.
stupid hp spoilt on friday n caused me much inconvenience.
it was only then that i realised how dependent i've became on my hp.
and i realised that SAMSUNG sucks.
>.<

i want to rest.
haven't been a couch potato for damn long.
ever since i moved back into hall i think.
i haven't sat down on e sofa n just watch tv
single tasking of watching tv
i want to go to pulau ubin to cycle
i want to go to east coast to sit by the beach and listen to the waves and watch the sunset
i want to go to Starbucks or Coffee Bean or any cafe and just sit down n read a book
i want to go to the library and randomly pick a book to read
i want to go sing karaoke
i want to take an evening walk in Bishan Park
i want to be able to read the newspapers everyday
i want to lie on my bed at home, snuggle in my blanket and just listen to the songs playing on the radio
i want to crash other unis and tour their campus
i want to watch drama serials without having the nagging worry that i have hw undone
i want to have a stayover with the Jingles
i want to get a drink
but alas, all these are WANTS
=(

i finally packed and tidied my room.
strictly speaking, its just 1 table.
but i found alot of stuff:

-O Levels entry proof
-A levels entry proof

we used to hate receiving entry proofs because of wad they bring and imply. but ironically, when exams are over, they provide fond memories. i guess people tend to remember the hardest period of their lives most clearly, and smile when recalling them.

-2005 calendar notebook from CNB
-hwa chong results slip
-hwa chong integrative service-learning training 2006 (i totally don't remember anything about this!)
-Shuyi's 2006 RJC maths paper + answer key
-Brandon Nah's 2007 chem paper + answer key
-2007 Singapore Cambridge GCE Exams Instructions for candidates

i still have ALL my A levels notes and papers nicely filed up on my table.
duno y but i just cannot bear to throw them away
im a rubbish collector!
>.<

many people are concluding their 2008 and looking forward to 2009
2008 has been an unique year for me
working instead of studying
and i experienced alot alot
which not only will not bring me down,
but only make me stronger and enrich my life experiences
cant believe that 1 year just flashed past like that
im glad that im still in contact with my best friends =D
let 2009 be a fresh and good year!
=)