Friday, December 31, 2004
It is the last dae of the year 2004, and juz like the previous years, i’m having a lot of gan3 chu4 during this period of time... It’s time to sum up the year 2004...
2004 has been 1 of the most special years of my life... It's been a long and eventful year filled wif fun, laughter, joy, and oso sadness and tears. I went through a lot this year, and i can sae that the Xin Ru standing here todae is veri different from the Xin Ru a year ago... It’s juz this different feeling altogether...
My 8-mth break following the A levels was pretty well-spent as i spent most of my time working. Stepping into the society to work really opens up my eyes and mind to a lot of different things, and i realli gained a lot of experience from each of the different jobs i took up... I discovered my passion for sales after working for Bengawan Solo during the CNY period, and oso experienced first-hand about the working situation in a hospital during my short working stint in SGH. To me, these experiences r really valuable as they r wat money can’t buy...
The most exciting event of the year has got to be the release of the A level results. The eventual outcome was disappointing though, and it resulted in one of the biggest regrets of my life – the fact that i din get into mass communications, the course i’ve dreamt about getting into all my life. Till now i still feel sad about it, but i guez there r bound to be regrets in life huh... But i must sae that i’m realli thankful that i managed to secure a place in NTU business, and i’m devoting all my time and effort into mastering the various subjs i’m currently taking... No pt crying over spilled milk, coz i knoe i realli did put in my bez for my A levels...
Getting into university was another major turning pt in my life. It’s like a whole new idea altogether, and u hafta do every single thing on ur own... I met many new ppl, broadened my perspectives, and learned to be a lot more independent and vocal. In my faculty, it’s like u r expected to be a confident speaker and to be like real knowledgable in the area of business, which i’m neither. So i’m trying realli hard, and i hope one dae, i’ll be able to realli ‘fit in’ into my faculty... Hostel living was another new experience for me, and so far, i’ve realli enjoyed staying in hostel coz it’s juz like having a little haven to call my own... It’s a place wif a homely feel, and i realli treat it like my second home... =)
2004 contains many sweet memories for me, and a huge part of it were made up of 2 special ppl - Mummy and Grandma! I’m realli glad that we the ‘3 generations’ managed to reunite and ‘re-bond’ and spend a lot of ‘quality time’ together this year after being apart for 2 years... It juz feels like a newfound friendship. We went out together, talked about everything under the sun together, searched for jobs together, and even spent our first semester of uni life together at the hostel! It’s been a realli great year wif them ard, and I realli cherish this friendship and hope we can be frens forever! =)
Now that 2004 is coming to an end, i wld like to wish everyone happiness and good health in the coming year... I oso pray that the death toll of the tsunami tragedy will not increase further, and that those victims who lost their homes and loved ones can gradually get on wif life... 2005 is starting veri soon, so let's brace ourselves for all the challenges lying ahead of us! Jia you everyone!
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
A major catastrophe struck Asia 3 daes ago on Boxing Day, leaving tens of thousands dead and millions homeless... And the numbers r still rising... Tsunami-struck Asia is now in mourning...
In this time of crisis, we shld realli lend our helping hands to the distraught victims of this disaster... Give all u can, be it money, necessities or anything else.... Help these ppl... If we dun help, who will?
Saturday, December 25, 2004
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE ! =)
B:
Your Beauty lies in Plain Sight. Plain, simple and the girl next door. People tend to overlook you as you are the"normal girl", but you're actually very beautiful. And you have plenty about you to set you apart, but more that lets you blend. People love the stability you have because as others may come and go, you will always be there and you may always be the same. You like simple things and that's what people like about you. You most likely enjoy things most consider normal, like movies, shopping, that sort of thing and are very friendly and probably have many friends. You are sweet and kind and that shows on you, but you're also strong and not very naive. You're a rather well-rounded individual. Even though some people pass you off as just another girl, shrug it off because they don't know what they're missing.
Some Things That Represent You:
Element: Earth, Light
Animal: Cat
Color: Pinks, Blues, Browns
Expression: Simple Smile
Mythological Creature: Fox Demon, Hobbit
Sign: Taurus
Planet: Jupiter
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Quote: "To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world."
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Sunday, December 19, 2004
This week has been quite eventful... Had a good time going out and all!
Firstly it was our grp gathering on wed wif Huiyin, Kenneth and Wei Li. Ate dinner together at orchard and went to the place opp great world city to bowl... It was girl power nite! Me and huiyin thrashed the guys flat for the 1st and 2nd game respectively! Haha. Now who said girls can't bowl better than guys? ;P
On thurs i met up wif Bi Jun (it's been like almost 2 years since i last saw her!) and we shopped ard orchard. Yuen Rong was too busy wif hall stuff thus she couldn't join us... Can still remember the CJ daes when we went to shop at orchard after sch almost every dae! Well those were the happy daes...
Yesterdae was our 21/02 claz gathering... The turnout was quite pathetic, as many decided not to turn up during the 11th hr. To think i was the organiser this time, so i guez those ppl juz dun wanna give me face. Went to this cafe opp Paradiz Centre to eat instead of the originally planned Fish & Co... The food was actualli quite nice (esp the hawaiian pizza), but the service was terrible. We asked for ice water, and after making a face at us, the waiter neva returned. Wat the hell was that? I hope that lion-head (his hair was dyed orange and looks like a lion) gets fired soon... Such ppl will onli destroy the image of Singapore's service sector.
After dinner, someone suggested going KBox (which i wld indeed prefer over pool), and the guys said they dun mind... Eventually, we settled for pool coz the guys were obviously not in favour of the KBox idea. So well we went to this pool place... I was so tired by the time i reached there that i wanted to go home, but i tot it wun be nice to leave like that (at 1st i tot Yunhan was about to go so i happily tot i can leave wif her, but she din in the end). So i sat and watched them play and almost dozed off at times... Tot they wld leave at ard 10.30, but they stayed on till 1 hr later... Eventually i had to share a cab home coz i missed my train and bus. And my dad had to pick me up at where the cab stopped (it was quite far from my hse, and the cab dropped me off there coz Yunhan said it'll be more convenient for the cab to go to her hse next). And i got a scolding from my parents when i reached home. Yeah great indeed.
All in all, i think last nite's gathering was not as good as the previous one (at Marche) coz we din get to tok much. This was unlike last time when we juz sat for hrs in Marche and talked about everything under the sun... That's much more meaningful i guez.
Enuff about that. The biggest event of the week is undoubtedly the release of our
exam results... I din do veri well, but i was realli grateful that i passed everything. Esp for my accounting, as i made that big 4pm blunder (for details, refer to 13th nov entry). So here's my scorecard:
B - Stats
B - Marketing
C - FM (financial management)
D - Accounting
Shall work harder and aim for As and Bs next sem!
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Some time ago, a fren sent me an email inviting me to her new 'home'... The pictures attached showed that it was such a beautiful island that it seemed like heaven on earth... Although it turned out to be a hoax eventually, the pictures still left a deep impression in me. It's like wow... If onli that can be my home... I was pretty convinced that the pictures r computer-generated though, coz i dun believe that there's such a peaceful and quiet place out there in this world.
I was wrong.
This place does exist! And its name is Bora Bora Island. Located in the French Polynesia, it is a small island filled with coconut forests and colourful villages and surrounded by miles of fine, white sandy beaches and crystal clear, turquoise water.
The 'home' that i was yearning to live in is actualli a famous hotel on Bora Bora Island - Le Meridien Bora Bora... It offers an extraordinary view of the island, overlooking Mount Pahia and the Bora Bora lagoon. Wat makes it so different from the other hotels is this:
The overwater bungalows! These air conditioned huts are located right over the water, and the large section of glass in the floor provides u wif a clear view of all the fishes swimming in the water! There's oso a large deck, and ladders from the deck make it easy to slip into the lagoon's warm, turquoise water any time...
Oh my god... I have to go there some dae to see this for myself... I juz have to!
Friday, December 10, 2004
As i've promised, i shall talk about maintaining a healthy lifestyle todae... Well, not that i'm so much of a health freak, but i think it realli pays to be health-conscious nowadaes.
1. Milk and cheese
These are rich sources of calcium, which is especially impt for females as they r more prone to suffer from osteoporosis. I once heard from a radio show that the amt of calcium that females take in before age 30, is the amt of calcium that's gonna last them for the rest of their lives. So we better take in more calcium while we r still young! I personally dun realli like milk, and the onli type i drink is the powder form (i'll get a bad stomachache if i drink fresh milk). Thus, i turn to cheese much more often... I use cheese in my sandwiches, eat it by its own, and even use it to cook vermicelli (my dad invented that, and it's yummylicious!)... It's a bit salty though, so i always drink plenty of water after eating it.
2. Wheatgrass juice
This is the latest fad recently, and it's almost becoming a 2nd bubble tea... So many ppl r drinking it and claiming that it's realli healthy and amazing and wat's not. Indeed, wheatgrass juice is a veri good drink, and its benefits include improving complexion, cleansing the liver, lowering blood pressure etc... My mum started buying this wheatgrass grass wif lime juice recently, and it doesn't taste that awful actualli... So for those who haven't tried it, do give it a try!
3. Yoghurt
This is sth i started eating recently! I used to hate it coz it tasted too milky, but now i love it coz i totally love the sour taste! Yoghurt is an excellent source of calcium and protein, and it oso benefits ur immune system and regulates blood pressure. A veri healthy dairy product!
4. Vegetables and fruits
These are essential in our everyday life as they r rich in vitamin C. The bez wae to eat vegetables is to eat it fresh and raw, and even if u hafta cook it, juz cook it lightly or blanch it. As for fruits, papaya, strawberry and orange have one of the highest vitamin C content, so it's good to eat more of them!
5. Yoga and pilates
I wanna try both of these, but i simply dun have the time and money to learn. =( Yoga, the more common of the two, promotes inner peace and mental clarity on one hand, and on the other, results in greater flexibility, strength, and even weight loss. As for pilates, it improves mental focus, relieves stress and tension through deep stretching, promotes recovery from strain or injury and can even result in a more svelte and contoured body line. Wow...
For me, i'm turning into a part-time ovo-lacto vegetarian (a vegetarian that eats eggs and dairy products) nowadaes... Y part-time? Coz being the food-lover that i am, i still can't resist meat! But nowadaes i'm cutting down a lot on my meat intake, and for lunch, i try to abstain from meat and eat tofu or egg instead. I'm oso increasing my intake of vegetables and fruits, esp vegetables like xiao bai cai, cabbage and tomato! Yay i'm a healthy baby! =P
Friday, December 03, 2004
Health is realli the most impt thing of our lives. No matter how rich u r, as long as ur health fails, even if u have all the money in the world, it's not gonna help u at all.
My mum has this good fren from sec sch, let's call him Uncle J. Uncle J is happily married wif another of my mum's best frens (they belong to the same clique) and has sons aged 15 and 18. He is a lecturer at a reputable polytechnic, and the sole breadwinner of the family. He is a warm person, a doting father to his sons, a good husband, and a veri loyal fren. Most importantly, he has always had a clean bill of health.
Some time during mid October, during 1 of my usual phone conversations wif my mum (i was in my hostel), she told me, while holding back tears, that Uncle J has juz been diagnosed wif kidney cancer. He had been feeling unwell for the past week, and lost his appetite. He went to a doctor and was referred to the hospital immediately, where he was officially diagnosed wif cancer. His doctor said that 1 of his kidneys r badly swollen, and thus he was scheduled for an operation to remove it 2 daes later. He was told that he had good chances of recovery after the op. Everyone (including my mum and me) began to pray for him.
Things did not go the wae we wished. After the op, he was told that his cancer was in the 3rd stage, and that it has already spread to a major blood vessel ard his kidneys. This news dashed all the hopes of his family and frens. His elder son was doing his A levels during that time, and made a mess outta it coz he was not in the mood to study at all. His wife was devastated, but had to put on a strong front as she did not want her husband to lose hope. But things did not stop there. After undergoing a full body scan last week, the report that came out shattered everyone. His cancer has progressed to the last stage, and it has already spread to his lungs. He may have less than 2 years left. Upon reaching home, his whole family hugged together and cried bitterly...
Juz todae, my mum was told that Uncle J was hospitalised. He had an infection of the wound from his previous op. We can't help but think, this may be the start of his sufferings...
I've onli met Uncle J thrice, and all that i knoe of him is through my mum. Yet, i realli feel so upset every time i thought of his condition now... I can't do anything to help him or his family... How can someone who has been healthy all his life contract a terminal disease suddenly? He had the best of all worlds - a happy family, a well-paying job, everything was going fine for him. How can God deal this kind-hearted man such a harsh blow? I can't imagine how his family is going through now, coz even an 'outsider' like me is feeling realli sad for him... Things happened so suddenly, who can accept this cruel fact? And wat's the most saddening part? It's the fact that he has to suffer all the wae till his death. And wat will happen to his wife and sons when he eventually pass on?
It's times like this that make u reflect on ur own health, and oso how u've been treating ur loved ones ard u. The most basic thing we can do is to maintain a healthy diet (will elaborate more in one of my next entries) and to exercise regularly. Also, treasure all ur family and frens and neva take them for granted... Coz it's a blessing that they r still by ur side...
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Warning: The following entry might be a little messy, confusing or juz downright crazee, i dun care! I'm delirious rite now!!!
OH MY GOD!!!
Taufik Batisah has juz become the veri 1st
Singapore Idol !
Goodness i was so so so scared juz now coz i neva thought he wld win... Sly's fans r realli so crazee that they vote thousands at 1 go, and i neva tot that Taufik's fans (including me and my bro) were able to beat them... But guez i was proven wrong after all! I still can't believe Taufik won! This is so so so
great!!!
Taufik sang all 3 songs perfectly tonite, he sounded so good that his 3 performances were indeed his bez throughout the entire competition... I esp love his sincere and honest rendition of 'I Dream'. It's juz so inspirational, i was so touched by his performance realli... It's so wow... Sylvester sang well too, but i guez he juz sang like he did during the usual Spectaculars. I din quite like how he sounded when he sang 'It's My Life', but his emotional rendition of 'An Jing' totally blew me away... If i can, i'll crown them both winners tonite!
Now i shall start saving money to buy Taufik's album... I juz can't wait! I'll buy Sly's album too, if he eva release any chinese rock albums (i believe Sly will make it big in the chinese music industry realli)... U guys rock!!! And finally, congrats Taufik!!! U r forever my Singapore Idol!!! =)
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