BANZAI!!!

Its confirmed! I'm going to Japan!

Tokyo! Osaka! Kyushu! Here I come!

I can't wait! 11 more days till departure and another 31 days till arrival!

Go figure that out... =P

And yes x(t), Mayday concert was great! I'm not a Mayday fan but i really enjoy their concerts... their opening was fantastic. I'd say, the best i've ever seen. I'm so awed by it all that I'm hoping Mayday's going to be touring Japan when I'm there but the imayday.com website is down so i can't check. If anyone knows if they'll be touring Japan and when, do let me know ok?

And for the new channel 5 variety "The Showdown", we already filmed that... so there won't be tickets for a live show la. But i think its gonna be a really funny show! Don't think I'll be around to catch it though cuz i'll be in Japan, but do let me know if you enjoyed it ok? Me, Carrie, Daren and Nat were in a 'Superstar' group fighting against the Dance Floor finalists. It was a tough fight cuz Dance Floor peeps are very flexible and strong you know. But i won't tell you who won la, otherwise you wouldn't watch the show. Haha, SO WATCH TO FIND OUT!

Yeehah!~ Spot Lin Peifen...

(from left) Geraldine, Me, Your Yeo-ness, Huiwen

(from left)Geraldine, Me, Yeo-ness, Huiwen, Peifen!

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Holiday Woes...

At the end of the day,

I realise.

I choose performing over holiday.

But,

it would be great if that choice doesn't mean I incur an extra 300-400 dollar charge. *ouch*

Please let it all work out.

So that I get a good holiday, and also a chance to stand on that big stage yet again.

I want to conquer the world.
(cue: Pinky and the Brain theme song)



On a happy note! FYP screening is coming! Yayness!

But its a private event so, the rest of you will have to wait until our videos appear on the international film festival circuit before you get to watch' em! *bleah* Very proud of our work! And very happy that upon graduation, I have something so significant as a graduation keepsake... an 18minute documentary. So onz right? Yipee!

DOMedictine medicine for the Soul

In my case, it was medicine for my womb. My poor cramping womb.

Been holed up at home fighting girlish cramps but venturing out during the afternoon for a short shopping stint and late at night for a meet-up with Victoria (A really fun to hang out with Boss of 老香港茶餐厅！）Anyway, that aside, I was in pain la basically. So when i got home, my mum told me that me to drink DOM benedictine , you know this like medicinal wine thingy which always has advertisments on TV showing how women who drink it become all vibrant and alive. Like if you drink DOM you can take care of your litter of kids, do all the housework, cook for your husband, wash all the clothes and still look like you could save the world. Yah, that's DOM.

My mum said it helps to take away the cramps. So I thought, why not? Firstly, I like to drink wine. I like the way wine goes down my throat all nice and warm and the way it releases a nice warm feeling through out my body. So i decided to give it a try since i was hurting so bad.

FWAH! its 40% alcoholic value can??!?

That's equal to VODKA, TEQUILA, CHIVAS, BACARDI and what have you! Woah... Quite the scary. But the funny thing is... the moment i opened the bottle, I was reminded of my dearest Grandfather...

Which, is not the point of my blog entry now. SO i'll skip that for now.

Anyhow, its 40%! Gosh, that's alot in case you peeps are uninformed... the alcoholic value of a can of beer is probably like 5%, and those hooters that young teenagers who have just hit 18 drink are maybe at most 12%?

A small small glass of 40% alcoholic value liquid can get quite alot of people feeling wuzzed out. Gosh.

Which is probably why my mum's bottle of DOM was still unopened until i got to it. My mum can't drink. if she drank that every morning, the tution kids would be holding a party in my house everyday...

So i poured out a small amount that would have filled maybe one shot glass. And took a sip. Wah! So strong! The alcoholic vapour stung my nose and i felt i could get drunk just by sniffing it up. Its very sweet! Its not like normal alcoholic drinks which are sometimes bitter if not taste like chemicals (so you wonder, why do people like to drink if the drinks taste so bad. Ans: Cuz you can mix it with orange juice, ribena, coke, sprite and other sweet beverages so that it tastes nice and also gives you nice tingly feeling...)

Then in one go I gulped the rest down.

Instantly, I became a part of the fantastic four. I was that hot burning character... forgot what is called la. But my throat was like burning!!! I had to keep going "AHhhhh Ahhhh AHhhh...." And i could literally feel the alcohol vapour evaporating from the sides of my throat and surface of my tongue.

For the uninformed, Alcohol evaporates faster than normal liquids ok? that's why when the nurse cleans your skin with alcohol swabs before an injection, that area that was cleaned feels cold. Quicker rate of evaporation means more heat is being lost from your skin, hence cold sensation. Ok, now I'm Diya the science teacher.

Anyhow, at the end of it all, I felt good. Although my throat does feel a little damaged. But my womb feels gooood! I'm not hurting! At all! So amazing right... I'm so going to take DOM the next time i'm having cramps. You can do it too... if you're above 18. If you're not, don't. because not only issit ILLEGAL. But i heard that your livers are not as developed until a certain age, so taking strong alcoholic drinks before then is really bad for your liver. And if the AndreaDC incident taught you anything, its that you should really treasure your liver because you can't live without your liver. Its not like your kidney where you can get dialysis, no liver means death.

Oh yayness! What a long post.... I just kept typing. I must be feeling so relieved of my cramps.

I hope you don't think this post is gross. Cuz i'm talking about my cramps... =P

Prayer

That simple conversation that comes before any other conversation you'll have.
That one self-reflective call-out to God that will determine your steps.
That much needed quiet moment away from the commotion of the world.
That simple and yet precious bond that lifts you from all bondages of the world.

And yet, I always forget.

Before my meals.
Before my exams.
Before that roller coaster ride.
Before the next song.
Before the next show.
Before the next day.
Before everyday.
Before the next phase in life.

I've made a few steps out of this new door of life without having said a little Prayer.
When really, that's all that needs to be done.

Will i fulfill the dream? Will i succeed?
Is it a now or never, or a forever and a day.

Forever and a day la.
Let's keep our dreams alive!

Let me pursue this seemingly endless road for another two more years and see what kind of doors open up for me! And then... well.

We'll say another prayer of thanks for all the blessings I've received and the blessings I've been able to pass on down just by being the person i am.

Don't forget to say a prayer today!

The End before the End

I finished my last paper last thurs. So I'm officially done with studying, but its not really the end yet because i have to wait for the results to come out and if all is well, I'll have convocation in July.

I don't feel anything at the moment but i was really going through an adrenalin high during the last paper... I couldn't sit still and I couldn't really focus! Normally people panic when they realise they've spent too much time on the first question and there's only like 45min left for a 50 mark question. I was NOT PANICKY at all. I was on the other hand extremely excited that it would be only another 45 min till the end of it all! So terrible right!!!! So i couldn't focus, and i couldn't seem to make any sense of the question although i read it over and over again. Urgh. HAha. And when the examiner finally said "please put your pens down". In the past, that would mean I'd steal some time to throw in a couple more sentences hoping to get a few extra marks... for my last paper, I put the pen down very obediently!

Aiyo.

But anyhow, it really has ended. And there are alot of decisions to make, lots of things to think about, lots of people to meet up with and lots of fun to have as well!

Haha... There are a bunch of guys now in my brother's room playing winning eleven. Haha... I kinda like it when they're around screaming and shouting over a television screen. Its funny. Its like my brother when he watches soccer. He gets all agitated and panicky, jumps around, screams at the television, pulls his hair and whatever else. When i was younger, i'd watch soccer with my Dad and Bro, and whenever i scream, my DAd would scold me. But nobody ever scolds my brother for shouting and hopping around. Why ah?

Had a nice group of church friends over at my house just now just hanging out, having pizza and playing wii. I like this feeling... although we're all grown up and all have different things to be busy about. Whenever we come together.. I feel so at ease. I can be in my ugliest and shabbiest state and they'd still love me the same. And that's the way i feel towards them as well.

Hmmm... Arite. Gotta get up real early tomorrow to send my Dad to the airport and then its my mum for her checkup and me for my dentist appointment and then maybe some shopping and some research on how to get a website started?? But before all that, I'm going to indulge in some Season 3 House. if you haven't watched it. You should, it's SUPER funny and witty and eye-opening.

"Dr Gregory House is devoid of bedside manner and wouldn't even talk to his patients if he could get away with it. Dealing with his own constant physical pain, he uses a cane that seems to punctuate his acerbic, brutally honest demeanor. While his behavior can border on antisocial, House is a maverick physician whose unconventional thinking and flawless instincts have afforded him a great deal of respect. An infectious disease specialist, He's a brilliant diagnostician who loves the challenged of mediacl puzzles he must solve in order to save lives."

Sounds heavy? its not. Its way charming. Watch it. =) I'll blog more about David Tao's concert when i have time. I loved it. Meanwhile, Study hard you peeps.. I know your exams are just around the corner!

Pictures After our Oral Examination! Which is really the last time we'll get a
chance to see everyone else if we don't get to graduate and go for convo.
HAha. I was excited because they said we'd be taking pictures for some kind of a
yearbook so i brought lots of headgear! Haha... I love my headgear!
They were very popular that day... I should have set up a booth renting them out.
Could have earned a bit. haha.

Very confused. Exactly what kinda a beast am i??

And this... was taken like 1 and a half years back??
Haha. I look the same now?
Shunyi eyes are like huge in this picture...quite chio lei. =P

What a day

Half the day spent in school, unexpected outburst, pulsing blood vessels. My Saliva flying all over the place in fury and bad enunciation of words. Aiyo so unGRAM.

Followed by a great dinner with the girls! At which I was like majorly talkative and high and like totally RUDE. So sorry sel-fel, don't angry with me ok? Hahaha. I remember that time i made you angry when we were in taiwan. I remember because I wrote like a remorse entry in my travel diary. Hahahaha.... Cackle Tan respects Stoic Tan very much. =) And Et(and 'harnee') thank you for the cap!!! HEE!!!!

And then i had like the rowdiest and most strenuous karaoke session ever. Super shiok la. Haven't had a good exercise for a long while, and this karaoke session was good. Because we were dancing and running around the room like non-stop. Good good, even my muscles feel toned now.

And then supper at Macs, followed by getting stranded at Macs because it was raining heavily and then almost getting a chance to witness a fight between a rude Caucasian and a very funny Uncle D who was all ready to punch him.

Nasty.

Its been a good day. I count today as my first post examination day, because it was eventful. yesterday I just came home and slept like a pig. The most interesting thing I did yesterday was perhaps to read G*r*th's compo. Hahaha...

Alrite, gotta wake up early tomorrow morn to help my mum watch the kids. So i'm gonna crash.

Oh yes! I almost forgot. I'll be at Jurong point tomorrow at 4pm to sing two songs for a 958fm event! Heh... so if you're available, Be there or Be Square!

NITES!

Situational Compo Writing
By G*r*th L**
(full name shall remain undisclosed. As author is grossly under-aged.)

Jane was alone at a bus stop, waiting for a bus to take her home after school. She noticed a short, sinister looking dark man walking towards her. Her said, "Hello. I'm Mr Tan from your father's company and he told me to bring you home..." I stood rooted to the ground not sure whether to believe him or not. Suddenly, his smiley face changed into a nasty grin. "Wha ha ha ha ha! You're tricked!" and with that, he took out a dagger five inches long. He ran to me and put the dagger in front of my neck.

"I'm going to kill you if you don't be quiet!" It was Mas Selamat Binkastari. I could just peer at his right arm and a skull shaped tattoo was there. Suddenly, I heard a "Stop!" A policeman was holding a gun and a baton in his hand. "Oooo, somebody cares so much about you," Mas Selamat took out a gun and shot the policeman and plunged the dagger into the police's heart. Mas Selamat hacked away like a madman in a mental hospital. Then, he ran away from the bus stop.

However, there was still hope. When he was running on the road, a big police truck came after him. "Damn! I will need to run faster now!" But the truck was faster so it collided with Mas Selamat and he died.

THE END

AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAH!~!!!! (ROlls around the floor laughing!)

Extinguish...

Yeah, I feel depressed after watching 大红灯笼高高挂 by 张艺谋. I don't know who to hate, who to pity in this show. Or should i say, I pity all the women in the show even though i hate all of them the same. Or should i just hate the one man who represents the oppressive social order and rigid rules and traditions which the women folk have no other choice but to follow.

I think i might feel depressed writing about it during film studies examination on Thurs. Or i might not, because its the last paper. Or i still might, for the same reason that it is the last paper ever.

I came home really late from D and J's wedding yesterday, so i only got 3 hours of sleep last night, followed by oral examination in school, which was pretty good!

I had lunch and then sat down to file for income tax (AHHH!!! I have to file for income tax!!! SO scary!!!) i knocked out from 5pm till 10pm. So a very good morning everyone, my day just began. =)

So terrible, I'm starting the "day" depressed.

Bummer. Sian to the max. Wah Piang. Aiyo. Beh Tahan. Seriously. Haiyo.

And... We're BACK!

Gosh, its been eons since my last post. Sorry for the lack of updates but hey hey here i AM!

But I'm still busy as a bee and in no mood to ramble on about what has happened thus far. So I'll just let the pictures do most of the talking! And give you all an update of what has been happening in my life!

Spop-hurray!

S-pop concert was like a major gathering of sorts, but i had little mood for that because
the only thing on my mind was how i was going to complete my term paper in the short time i had left!
Anyhow, i enjoyed the concert! And i really respect Shiong Qiang for his passion towards Singapore's music scene. Let's just say be it in music or television, its easy to lose sight of your dreams and lose the passion you started out with. And SQ still has that fire burning within.

Post FYP!

Brownian Motions submitted their FYP report and final product at 5.20pm on Wednesday.
And after being caught in a jam on the PIE for one and a half hours. This is the first sight that
greeted them at the "soon-to-be-torn-down" National Stadium. Singapore versus Lebanon, 2-0

We were so exhausted from the lack of sleep and over-usage of brain cells. But we dragged ourselves out for a celebration in the form of watching a soccer match that involves our national team in what can
be considered a iconic stadium in singapore. But look at our tired smiles...

Random Happenings!

Hahaha... mannequin caught with his pants down!
And Mono caught sneaking behind Shrek's the green Honda Rush's backside!

Mum's Operation

And then it was time for my mum to go in for the operation she has been dreading for the past 3 months. My mum hasn't been feeling well for quite a while. I shan't go into the details... but while trying to tie up some loose ends before spending three nights in the hospital with her. I managed to catch a beautiful sunset while driving back home with little chimpy (the black chimpanzee that sits on the car's dashboard.) It felt like God was telling me that my Mum would be safe in his hands! I love Sunset pictures!

Ooh.And I must thank Carrie Yeo for being so willing to lend me Mr. Lucky. THANK YOU!!!

And after spending three cold nights in the hospital with my poor mummy... Its time for her to be discharged!!! Mummy got lots of flowers and chicken essence and everything else good that comes in little bottles! My mum hates taking pictures so she'll kill me if she knew i put this picture of her here. Haha...

Pre Examination Blues...

And so, now i'm home watching after Mummy because she's still pretty much immobile and catching up on my notes! Lots to study! And this is how i look like when i study. Bought that dragon(yah, its supposed to be dragon) cap thingy from Ikea. It keeps my fringe up and keeps whatever knowledge i pick up while studying in my brain instead of evaporating into thin air. Haha.. Another busy week and I should be free as a BIRD!

Daddy!

And just in case my Dad gets jealous that i put up a picture of my mother and not a picture of him.
Here's a picture of my DAd wearing my 方大同 specs!

Till then!~ Au Revoir!