oh well..

no more aus trip. nope, i'm not even keen abt gg to hongkong...it's juz too bad.. maybe next time.

yup, so 2006 has finally ended. thank goodness! one of the most tortourous yr in my life SO FAR. review of the MEMORABLE events tt took place.
the few exciting ones were definitely the
1. SINGAPORE SEVENS!!! jeff wong!!! oh so cute!
2. my 18th birthday. i love the presents! thanks guys!
3.Aviva Open. peter gade, u rock!
4.Prom. actually, more like the time spent in the hotel room with the 10 other ppls. very fun!!!

the not so good part..
1.not passing my 2.4.. too bad..
2.the stressful period of studying for all the major papers including As.. it's so horrible i'll nv forget it.

I CAN'T REMEMBER!!! haha.. really, i have bad memory... but the other most important part of this yr which i'm thankful for : my friends. thank u guys.. both in 05s55 and those in ntmb.
i really hope we can keep in touch for as long as we can... outings, birthday dinners...

happy new year!!!! haha... i'm so looking forward to the first half a yr, where i won't have to prepare for sch early in the morning, study for tests, sacrifice my tv shows, train for 2.4 -.-
and yes! i get to watch all the tv shows i want!!! prison break 2!!!

trip to zoo!!

after breakfast in outram, my dad wanted to bring the family to mt faber to take photos using his new cam. juz when we found a parking lot, i saw a coach wif the SINGAPORE ZOO ad on it. yup, and we went there!

it was a long and ulu journey... thankfully the weather was alrite.. the tix was $20each.. pretty ex, but considering none of us went there for over 10yrs. i think it's pretty alrite.. it's pretty crowded... guess cos the sch hols coming to an end..

so ya, we walked ard and look at animals. haha. there was manatee!!! haha.. cute.. there were a few interesting parts of the trip
1. we went to see the pgmy hippo. it's a smaller species of hippos.. the visitors were separated from the hippos by this glass wall. i saw the butt of one of the hippo so i went closer for a second look. then it turned ard... and faced the glass. so i was like, take photo! so i juz sat 'next' to it. the hippo was so sweet. and photogenic. it juz stop there and posed for pics with my whole family..lol.cute
2. we saw the lions mate. LOL. yup, we saw the lions, took photos of it then went to take photos of the giraffe. then when we turn back again, we saw the male lion on top of the female one. SHAKING. ya, it was pretty amazing and funny.. everyone kinda stop in their tracks to stare at this amazing sight.. haha..
3.there was this enclosed area where reptiles like snake and lizards where allowed to roam freely. visitors were allowed to walk thru the area. i chose not to.. my mum followed behind my dad and lil bro.. then seconds later, my mum came out shrieking: there's a huge chamelon inside. eww. so disgusting!!!! haha.. apparently, she didn't noe it was a free ranging area for the reptiles. she said it was dangerous. yup, tt's why i didn't go in. it was freaky enuf juz looking at the snakes in their small see thru box. to be close up and not separated by anything? that's worse!
4.the elephant show.. very cute... i've got some parts recorded in my hp...

yup, so tt's abt it.. i prob won't go there again for another dunno how many yrs.. haha.

aus trip postponed

things are not gg the way i want them to go. last nite i was pissed when wl said she had to work til mid jan. i was pissed cos she did agree to stop work by end of dec so we cld start planning and booking the aus trip package. MY initial plan was to go aus asap, so i cld come back and look for a proper admin job tt can last for 3-5mths... then i was so confused and angry abt it for like a few hrs. i tot, maybe i shld juz NOT go. so, i was thinking, fine, i'll juz go for another job.. which is for one mth. THEN, i tot, if i work for 1 mth, by then the others wld have to find jobs which dunno last for how long. so we'll end up waiting for one another to finish each others' job. ridiculous.

THEN, yh msg me, saying she had bad news. i was extremely RELIVED when she said she might not be able to go aus cos of lack of money. i dunno why i was relieved. i juz was.

it's weird how we excited we got when we were toking abt the aus trip and other stuff while we were still in sch... we had big plans. but now tt we dun see each other, the plans juz didn't go as planned. i dunno... i guess it was easier to talk abt it when we actually see each other.. it's so difficult now, cos everyone seems to be living their own lives.. jobs for one, is something tt we can't do together. so tt's why it's hard to plan stuff..

yesterday i was toking to a fren... realise tt i may be losing some of my closest fren.maybe i'm thinking too much... i dunno.. first i lost contact wif bao and jinli they all.. then now tt i'm in jc, maybe i'm not as close to wl and sy anymore... i dun want that to happen... a fren said this is they way it is.. but i disagree.. i think it's something to do wif me. it's like i juz can't keep my friends... argh... i noe it's not possible to be best frens wif everyone.. but i do sincerely hope tt i cld be there for others and vice versa.

job done.

8 days of being an production operator. i'm done!

3 days at tai seng and the last 5 days at paya lebar.the one at paya lebar was good and bad. good cos it has vending machines, decent toilet and i get a sitting job for the first 3 days(pasting labels). the bad thing was i had no choice but to breathe in the cigarette smoke during break times.

why did i quit?
well, the job, though extremely easy, require alot of mental strength. to stand for at least 11hrs!!! that's totally insane la! i dunno how the others do it, but it's extremely tiring. i was part of the 'line'(which meant i was involved in putting one component into the hp box). by the end of the shift, my shoulders were extremely stiff!!! and tho at times, it feels like i'm earning easy money cos of the job scope, sometimes i juz feel sick. like how my tummy growled or ached when the break was given one hr after everyone have alr left for theirs. (i was starved for 8 hrs before break was given). haiz...

maybe i'm juz not suitable for the job. qualification wise. i dun really noe of anyone there who was waiting for Alevels result. most of them were waiting for Os.. and there were alot of china women working there. it was supposed to be a female environment job, but there were guys too.. and if i'm not wrong, 9 out of 10 of the guys smoke.

chelsea update

disappointing... chelsea drew with reading 2-2. i once said reading is a jinx club. indeed it is, chelsea's first incident of own goal by a.cole, which then bounced off essien. so now, the gap is 4 pts between chelsea and man u. pls buy more defenders, jose!!!! and get well soon terry! the team needs u!!!

hmm... the 2 games against everton and wigan were pretty exciting cos of the results.. i'm so extremely happy that chelsea can actually managed to pull off one last stunt before the final whistle. too bad they cldn't do the same for the reading game... hai..

moody

i've always loved rainy days in the past. it wld mean a cooling weather to sleep in, no PE and i'll juz feel very calm and happy.
the past week was everything but tt.

i was told to stop work on fri, sat and sun nite. then mon late noon i called the person. there was a job at this new pl, female environment.but before tt he seem rather pissed off, and kept saying how come i have not been turning up, and i had to keep reminding him that it was he who told me not to come. so, when tt was cleared up and he told me to meet at the new pl, i had to tell him that i cldn't come cos i was not feeling well. it was my first day of menses. i didn't wanna risk it by making a scene at the new work pl. and he was not pleased with my excuse. damn. it felt like he was firing me and that i'm not gg to have my pay. he says he can't gurantee me the job and ask me to call again tmr.

i was extremely upset. was i being conned for 36hrs of hardwork and standing? i cried. i was so confused. then i msg him and ask i was still getting paid for te 3 days.

in turn, he gave me a call, and an explanation. he said he was extremely busy with so many calls coming in, so perhaps tt's why his tone may have scared me to think i've lost my job. he tot i wanted to quit... but, ya anyway, he cleared the air, and it's better now. however, i still have no idea if i'll get the job at the new pl. i really want to.. he says this one is more 'long term'... and somemore is female environmt... so much better than the prev one..

anyways, i regreted not gg.. cos my tummy didn't really ached afterall.. so, i'll juz have to pray that there are still vacancies tonite.. and tt i'll get the job... hai. another fren will be coming along, but she mentioned smthg abt admin.. hmm.. we'll see.. i juz wanna earn as much before this fri's pay day...

working is not fun at all. neither is schooling. but at least work got salary. hopefully, with my new fren's company, i won't feel so miserable.

btw, ryan and melody from so u think u can dance are in town!!! oh my gosh!!! so cool pls! i wanna see then dance!!! haha.. i wanna take a photo wif ryan doing some crazy stunt on his head.. lol!

i survived 3 days!

yes!!! i've survived 3 days of work!!! i can't believe it! cos i tot i was feeling unwell on the second nite cos of the heat in the pl.. the pl is air-conditioned, but when things move at a fast pace, it can get pretty hot and stuffy at times... i was contemplating whether or not to take a cab home at 11plus.. i was afraid if i waited til after midnite, there may not be cabs ard... i was almost tearing.. it was such a scary feeling: to feel sick and yet there weren't ppls ard who cld comfort me..i wished my frens were there.. i somehow survived til break at 1230. then after break, i was feeling so much better... and i continued to work till 8am...

day 3: the mixed feeling started when i was on the train to bedok... i dunno how to describe my feeling.. it's like i felt 'sick' having to go to work, but yet i think it's ridiculous to have such a feeling cos the job scope is so easy. pack pack pack.. so what am i scared abt? probably cos it's such a far place fr hse and tt i was afraid my period wld come during work, AND becos my frens weren't there with me to make work/break less dull...

A strange thing i've observed is that there's alot of black dirt in my nose when i dig it.. it's kinda disgusting and scary... dunno issit becos i've been hanging ard wif ppls who smoke... not that i sit directly next to them.. but sometimes, i'm juz a distance away... i've alr tried my best to stay away from them as far as possible.. think i'll somehow become a passive smoker by the time i quit :S

oh, on the fourth day, on the bus to outram, jim the guy from the agency, called and said work was cancelled for 2 days. i was kinda happy and sad at the same time. happy that i have a decent break after 3 long working days. sad that i can't earn these 2 days money... kinda felt sorry for wl and her frens too cos they cldn't come to work either.. hopefully, sun nite, they'll need us back... prays hard!! sun is 80 bucks.. although my mum says it's supposed to be double of 66, i think 80 is still alot of money for a day's work...

come to think of it, my monthly allowance in the past was $200, but now, for juz 12x3hrs, i'm getting $198.. not bad huh? haha.. well, it's my first job, so as long as the pay is decent, i'm trying not to think abt how well other jobs are paying... rite now, i can only use money as a form of moltivation for working... i can't wait to go shop!!!

first day at work

yesterday, i went down to bedok mrt to fill in the application form for some CD packer job... the person ask when i cld start work. and i said asap. that evening, at 5, she called and told me to get ready for the job, by gg down to AMK mrt, so that they cld fetch us to the workplace.

when i told my mum abt it, she was strongly against the idea. we had a huge arguement over it. she didn't wanna let me go, cos i didn't even noe the name of the company and she felt that the person in charge was irresponsible by not picking up the phone. -.- then i was telling, and crying, abt how everyone has gotten a job, and they all have some sort of employment history but i didn't have any. and i needed the cash to go Aus. at that point, my mum actually told me she'd pay for my trip, so that i dun have to go work. hai.. the last straw: she said i may sacrifice 12hrs for nothing, but i said it's worth a try, if i dun like den dun do. but wat if it's something tt i'm capable of doing? wouldn't i waste away the opportunity.. drama drama.

she did let me go in the end, though my dad and aunt were also saying dun go.

on the way, i pretty anxious. i'm afraid wat my mum said is true abt the company being a scam and then she wld say: i told u so. when the van arrived, there were like 10 other ppls who board it..

we reach the building at ard 8. then the 2 in-charge were juz busy with everything else and we the newcomers were juz stoning. finally at 8 plus9, we started work. motorola was our job. we were supposed to pack in the various components into the motorola box via the conveyor belt. there were 4 of such belts in that place.. besides that we had to fold the boxes into the shape...

what i was irritated, is that we the newcomers weren't given a proper briefing abt our job, salary, and days of work. i heard it's ard $68, for the night shift(which i'm doing) and we have to work like 6 days a week?! oh my god.

anyway, i survived. it was piece of cake, except we had to stand thruout. but there were a couple of breaks...

SO, thank goodness i went for the job. i can't wait to get paid..

oh btw, today is not only the first day of work for me, it's also the first time i slept on the train, AND MISSED MY STOP!!! oh my! i heard 'next stop, bouna vista' and then i was like, 'huh?!' LOL

i hope yh and wl cld join me at work... the frens i made were the other newcomers.. all malays, except for this other lady who prob went to do clerical work.. the ppls there were mostly teenagers... but i dun really see anyone that looked and act my age... hmm.. nvm.. i'm juz interested in the pay.

12 hrs aside for the work, i think i need another 1.5hrs each for gg and coming back.. which mean, i only have like 24-(12+3)= 9 hrs to myself... maybe 5-6hrs of slp and then stone for rest of the time...

the good thing abt working the nite shift besides that pay is that i dun have to wake up like at 5.30am to get ready. it's more likely that i'll oversleep in the morning than in the evening.
hope i'll be able to survive for like a month at least... but i'll need a new pair of jeans cos the one i'm wearing is gg to stink soon... eeks!

job hunting sux!

have been looking at the Recruit section since last thu.. cldn't really find a suitable job. main reason being i dun want to commit myself to more than 2mths.. this is becos i'll be gg to Aus, if we follow the plan, in jan... hmm.. but it's really difficult to get a job with decent pay, eg.admin/data entry, when they want the ppls to commit for at least 3mths. damn.

despite the potenital money woes that i tot i'll have in this month, i am so blessed to have parents who sympathesize with me and give me pocket money.. but, my mum is still pretty annoying, expecting me to clean up the entire house like a maid cos she's given me money.. argh...

yesterday, i tot i've secured myself a job with a decent pay. it's some packing job. i went down all the way to admirality mrt station to fill up the form and then handed in. the person in charge looked at it, says 'oh, u can do the night shift issit?', and asked 'when can u start work?'. i said either today or tmr.. then she gave me this paper and said, these are the things to bring if i call you by today.. So, i tot, sure get one la! it seems like it's a plus point tt i'm willing to do the nite shift. and the piece of paper was for me to make sure i brg the necessary stuff.. but damn, i waited the whole afternoon, sleeping with my phone next to me, but e phone nv rang. damn.

i shld have went for a second one at AMK mrt too.. then at least i got more chance of getting a job.

there are a few companies tt are recruiting for this position.. so, i'll try my luck later on at abt 3places... hope i get the job asap and start work immediately. the pay is pretty decent, esp the overtime pay on sat and sun... but i dunno exactly wat to do during the job, so perhaps it cld be VERY TOUGH... i hope i can perservere.. the money is too good... can buy so many things... the thg tt i'm interested now: prison break vcd... AH!!!! good luck to moi !

the big day finally arrived. the day didn't really start out well, cos i had to wait for sw.again. sas quite annoyed cos i had to carry some bulky stuff and walk along orchard on my own. when she finally arrived, we had to walk a distance before reaching the orange building of orchard parade hotel.. then we went up the room, and gary was there alr. the room is pretty big, has a 'closet' area, a toilet with bath tub and shower area separated, and 4 beds! and cable tv!!! soon after, the others(eve, cheryl, jie, amanda) start arriving, including the makeup artiste. eve, sw and cheryl all didn't wanna be first, so i had to be 'sacrificed'. haha, but it turn out to be a good thing. the straightening of my hair took ard 2hrs which was way past the time meant for each person's makeup and hair session. but i muz say i like my hair straight. feels so good. lol. so by ard 5 plus, all except eve and cheryl were ready.. the 3 of them curled their hair, which was pretty fast compared to my straightening. then by 6 plus, only the 4 of us were still in the hotel cos we weren't ready. all of us were getting pretty anxious, wondering if we'd make the 'grand entrance' finally, at 7.40pm, more than 1 hr past the registering time, we left the room and hailed a cab.. 'nervous, nervous,nervous'. jie, who was alr there told us that we were sitting right in front of the stage. Oh shit!!! when we reached at the meritus mandrian hotel, everyone at the entrance seemed to be staring at us. i didn't have my specs on, so i cldn't really see them. at the lobby, the 4 of us were all clueless as to where the ballroom was.. juz wandering all over before finally figuring out that it was on 6th fl, which the lift didn't stop at. and so it made us panic for another while, thinking why are we so unlucky. turns out, there is no lift at the 6th fl. So I think it's pretty dumb tt they even have the button there. When we finally arrived at the ballroom, THANK GOODNESS! It wasn't anything like we imagined. It was rather messy..everyone was walking ard, taking pics.. phew. We found our table soon and well, we didn't miss much as the beginning were juz speeches by a few GOH. The prom, was definitely v different from tt of ntss. E moment we sat down, we were hurried to fill in e prom king and queen nomination. Instead of everyone sitting down and eating together, ppls were allowed to walk ard and take photos.. as a result, some of us missed some of the food served. The food was alrite. I felt that we didn't eat much cos there were so many stage games in and performances in between. And the prizes for the lucky draw. OH MY GOD. There was crumpler bag, Olympus camera and and ipod nano wif 8GB. Damn! I didn't win any as usual. eve was lucky, but her prize was a men's wallet and watch. But still, she won! What was everyone wearing??? From retro to formal, sexy to skimpy. But definitely, everyone looked really gorgeous. The prom queen and king definitely deserved their title. At the end, we took a lot of photos and that was abt it. Haha.. it wasn't fantastic. But it was good. Definitely regret not eating as much. The guy emcee was really good.. has great potential. Ard 12 plus, me, limjie, Amanda and gary walked all the way back to orchard parade hotel. The taxi queue was way too long. Oh my, walking in heels really hurt! And limjie was worse, her shoes keep falling off cos it was abit too big.. after reaching the hotel, we changed and went to watch midnite movie- open season. Mel came too.. the rest went clubbing.. Oh, we walked all the way from orchard parade, past meritus, to cine. Are our legs tired or wat?! Bought the tix.. and there were also other prom ppls who were there in their formal attire. The movie: short. First part abit lame. The porcupine very funny!!-buddy. And I like ashton kutcher’s character.. thankfully it was only 6.50 for the tix.. After the movie, we walked ALL THE WAY back to our hotel rm. Again. The rest came back soon after us cos the club had to close pretty early.. I was trying to watch soccer, but cldn't take it, so I went to bed, sharing wif jie. She was gd la! Slp so fast. I was trying to slp but only managed to slp for half and hr before eve woke me up for the Chelsea match at 6am. Lucky sw also woke up, then she accompany me to watch while everyone was in bed.. I cldn't really concentrate on the match, cos my eyes were pretty tired.. but I was happy that shevy and wright-phillips scored. By 8, the gang who went to watch midnite movie woke up and we went to mac for breakfast.by 9, when we returned, the other grp has alr woke up, and it was my turn to go back to bed. nice.. though it was 2hrs plus.. it felt good.. haha.. I actually enjoy the part at the orchard parade hotel more than tt at the meritus hotel.. it was like camping, which I haven't done in jc, but in a high class place. With beds and tv and a decent shower place. I like it.. So that was it.. pre-prom, prom and post prom. It was fun.. I'll definitely wanna stay at hotel room wif my frens again..