..:: 484. The One With Adventures in Finland ::..

wanna say hi to my family... after the cny i really missed them alot... cos they are the closest people you can ever be with and they will stand by you and believe in you no matter what. that is not like some friends whom i thought are cool to hang out but stab you behind your back and spreading rumours. whatever basis they are on, i mean true friends would be concerned and wouldnt have their tongues wagging and i guess everyone is entitled to be sinful in the new year so i guess i shall forgive.

anyway thanks for those who are concerned and i am really a nice person for those who know me so appreciate that trust and i do have my career to worry about.

ok back to my adventures, before i indulge in my own world, i have to say i am pretty pissed with all the pressing matters... accounting project, fm quiz, biz law essay assignment, how come last sem i had so much tasks but i enjoyed all of them? Just checked my edveNTUre and saw the new IT project that we had to do on VISTA, a 3000-word essay???

after my trip to finland, i would appreciate singapore's 7% GST better... here 22% is crazy man. i missed the taxi rides in singapore and if i am going to stay for long, i would be bankrupt cos the food here is so ex! 1 euro is about 2 S$. so throughout the entries, go figure.

when i exited the airport, i was shocked by the temperature. -20 degrees, i have never been to a cold country let alone see snow. so my face felt like it was pressed against an iceberg. took a bus to central railway station to catch a tram back to hotel. the bus ride was 3.60 (S$ 7.20), there was just the beginning.

paid for this helsinki card which entitled you to unlimited bus and tram rides and free entry to places of interests. 50 euro for 3 days. then i went to this pizza buffet at FORUM, a local shopping centre. 7.50 euro and i just love buffets though not much variety.



then checked in at 2pm where i was desperate for internet access cos i need to send presentation to my group, but singapore time was like 8pm and i think i pissed them badly :( so sorry. i could only check in at 2pm :(



amazed by the lift, have to pull open the door, unlike singapore's automatic sliding doors. stayed in a hostel which was sufficient in its amenities plus it is cheap! so cold that i had to wear abt 5-6 layers.

day 2 started with audio city tour, where they drove us around and we just had to put on earphones... went to the senate square and saw this...



the whole lake was frozen!



went to the olympic stadium tower. climb like siao and the sight up there was worth it but freezing, my ears and nose almost dropped!





visited the national museum, it was rather big, from looking at stones, till fashion, education, etc.
i am glad i didnt have to study history in finland.



then went to a cafe where i got to try the famous napoleon cake. the filling tasted like wheat and oats but sweet with crispy crust on top. the cake itself is like 4 euros. had salmon salad for like 8 euros.



had a 3-course expensive dinner which cost about 120+ sing.
reindeer carpaccio hauhala goose liver
broiled white fish served with a lapland potato and crayfish pastry and sauce
white chocolate pastry served with cloudberry soup



took a 15 minute ferry ride from Helsinki market square to Suomenlinna, freezing cold, my nose felt like it was dropping off, especially so when i forgot my scarf.



came back in the afternoon, went to finnish parliament which was bigger than local one and i was intrigued by the electronic voting system... visited the post museum then another university museum, trying to make full use of the helsinki travel card.



took a train ride to rovanemi which is about 8 hrs. went to santa claus village which was so much fun - husky ride, snowmobile ride, photo with santa claus.







went to the igloo hotel and for the first night, i saw the northern light and stayed in a traditional snow igloo. it was super cold and i had to run around before tucking into the sleeping bag. second night, i stayed at a glass igloo where i can see the sky and stars... the staff vacuumed the snow so i can always have the perfect view...







my virgin experience in skiing and sledge rides was unforgettable... visited Tampere University of Technology... nice school, think the buildings look better than NTU but just smaller campus.

i miss Finland...

..:: 483. The One With My Best Birthday Gift ::..

eh. to be politically correct, i love all the gifts that i have received. cos somehow all were according to my taste. so thanks so much.

thanks shannen for the cute card and the vouchers to my fave esprit.
jj's mum for buying me a blue shirt from esprit.
my sis for the boxers
my sis for pizza
my mum and dad for $
samuel for the gift which i haven opened yet
and my fren for the big big cake? lol.

oh ya not forgeting those who sent their well-wishes... too many to list down but thanks alot, you guys have made my day by remembering my birthday

at about 1815, doorbell rang...



wah so big box. i was stunned but pleasantly surprised...

then i quickly opened and 'wow'



cant help but take a poser pic of it.

celebrated with my family which apparently too small to conquer the cake.



for the first time in 1 yr, i spent the most number of days at home during cny. lol.

my sister treated us to pizza :)



tml finland! cant wait. i haf a key to unlock all impossibilities :)

..:: 482. The One With I'm 21! ::..

wheeeeeee... welcome myself to the adulthood. as the accounting equation goes:

asset = liability + owner's equity.

i have increase in liability but no increase in asset. I guess in a way i have less money to give my parents cos i will most probably spend it on my other half? lol.

caught the first episode of amazing race-all stars, woke up at 9am specially to watch the live telecast. cos i am a rob-and-amber supporter. so sad john vito and jill got eliminated :( they were a great couple too. lessons learnt in this episode:

1. later flights do not mean later arrival time.
2. if unsure of the place, ask a person to drive and guide u there. do not depend on verbal directions

this yr ang pow not bad eh. maybe 21st bday plus going overseas... cny getting boring each year. cos my relatives getting lesser and lesser. last time visit cos there are senior relatives like grandma and stuff but now somehow the circle has shrunk.

cant wait to have dinner with my family. parents gonna cook and ordering pizza :P and receiving a mystery surprise gift :)

happy birthday to myself!!! :P wheeeeeeee...........

P.S: oh did u know britney spears shaved her head? now she's botak. bad hair day :X or no hair?

..:: 481. The One With Busy Day ::..

i need to collect my updated flight e-ticket, worried that they might close early. then have to collect some surprise, and i got my accounting project topic. yawnz. so sian to look at financial statements and have to derive so many things. lucky we managed to negotiate our fm quiz to only 6 chapters and it's MCQ. i have to extend my passport though it has 6 mths validity. i need to prepare my surprise. packed all my stuff and ready to go home tomorrow. need to take a cab home from school and i guess taxi fare is about 20+.

sian accounting project has peer appraisal and one of the criteria is attendance, sure mark down cos i cannot be present for meetings during the term break.

received an interesting mail from school admin:

Singapore Fashion Week 2007, to be held in October this year, wishes to appoint you as a host for their international buyers who will be coming to Singapore for The Designers Show.

Your services are required for three full days during the period of 12th to 18th October 2007. This is term time, but students who are selected will be excused from lessons.

Apart from earning pocket money of S$35 per day, you will get to play host to international guests, learn some business etiquette and protocol, and gain exposure to the fashion industry, merchandising, marketing and hospitality services. These are valuable experiences that will help you in your job search in future.

sounds interesting right?

felt lonely tonight. i wondered why...

..:: 480. The One With Outbreak ::..

hey, you might be wondering what outbreak is... I was so glad that this movie was screen during one of my lectures. i think i have mentioned about this module science or fiction - biology in popular media.

Outbreak: a movie produced in 1995, starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo and Morgan Freeman (the last guy was the only one i recognised lol, if you have watched Bruce Almighty, one of the shows he starred in)

in the movie, the outbreak is caused by a fictitious strain (Motaba virus) that is similar but worse than Ebola virus. we then got to examine virus and the working environment of biosafety labs and identified the wrong terminology used in the movie for the bacteria and viruses. they did not follow the 'grammar' of scientific writing. They should use either general or scientific names. instead they use pneumococcus (general name for Streptococcus pneumoniae) and Salmonella (scientific). There was wrong classification of infectious agents into the wrong Biosafety levels.

I mean for a person who never step into a lab in my uni life, this was something interesting :) Then they mentioned haemorrhagic fever in Zaire, where internal bleeding occured and organs 'turned to mash'. Basically due to overall cell death, blood from eyes (bloody tears) and bleeding from nose. Kills in 2 or 3 days and mortality rate is 100% ...

shall not bore you with the details but in the middle of the show, the strain mutated and became airborne. very interesting show and super engaging. i bought macs and ate while the theatre was dark. lol. i love this module man :)

today valentine's day, wish everyone happy vdae :p all better get attached this year. enjoy love and being loved. not only by your parents :o saw a few frenz strangely holding hands in school, well today special i guess and i also bought my gal frenz some stuff. so malu to walk around the school with a balloon.



but afterall, i was sweet. not meh?

back to the dance floor, i mean seriously, can you imagine an old couple win the dance floor? comparing with US's So You Think You Can Dance? i mean nothing should stop them from trying but i just felt that if they are bound to be eliminated, i think all the effort they put in might just go down the drain. maybe they get the kick and sense of achievement from going thru the dance floor, that may be the case. Just find it weird, comparing the contestants of spore and US. Ours came in groups with so different genres, i mean are you going to belly dance all the way to finals? and the 'spider' couple with the lady being tossed all over, dont you find some moves kinda obscene, i was quite turned off looking at the uncle-auntie 'humping' at some moves. but still must applaud them for their courage, endurance and the moves (plus they are just frenz).

so i guess the dance floor is not really a competition for professional or aspiring dancers, it is more like some community centre dance competition with the opportunity to dance in front of national tv.

oh btw, i cant stop but giggle at the group 'jewelry', formed by three female china gals. quoted from one of the judges, 'there is something missing from your performance, the bar top'. they have no cohesiveness, dance steps that looked like what you do in clubs, really looked like seducing the ah cheks in the audience :X

did you happen to bypass cityhall? giving free hugs leh by gals. all the chee-ko-peks come back next year k :)

just realised i have to bring my accounting and financial mgt txtbook to finland. fuck. have quizzes once i touched down. happy today, i received a love postcard :) and at biz law tutorial, said something intelligent, bonus for my class participation, but more imptly, the tutor remembered me!

..:: 479. The One With Don't Feel Like Writing ::..

was watching nip|tuck. besides the gross scenes but this episode about air crash touched me. nancy (daughter) quarrelled with her mum and asked her mum to get out of her life. nancy asked her mum to take the earlier flight home instead. unfortunately, the plane crashed and her mum was scarred beyond recognition. as she was sharing her deepest thoughts and regret, her mum gasped for air. nancy held a pillow over her mum and soon she stopped breathing. i wondered whether she did that, cos she wanted to end her mum's suffering? the show ended with her going back to her apartment and in the living room, her mum emerged from the sofa.

no she was not dreaming, the rest is up to you to imagine.

the skin on my shoulders started to peel... that is what happened when you get sun burnt.

was watching victoria's secret fashion show. somehow most of the models looked alike lol. i was more interested in the themes of each 'display', the stage set-up, the music they played, the poses, the accessories that went with the 'inner beauty'

8 more days to finland! finally single-digit countdown.

..:: 478. The One With Memories ::..

was surfing through friendster and saw one of my men's profile and pix reminding me of my army days (though i am still in, now half-time). it reminds me of what drives me to join the army. the brotherhood and the capability of changing one's life. during pc (platoon comd) interview, i was able to find out what is troubling my guys and help them find source of motivation. i think i have mentioned before, but i still feel gratified by my platoon. many of whom had injuries and could actually choose to opt out for our final overseas exercise on medical grounds. However, they told me during the interview before the exercise that they wanna fight it for me, with the platoon and that would be their greatest achievement before they ord.



started on my birthday under the scorching sun at nee soon camp transit gap. under strength compared to other platoons and a few fighting fit had history of back injury so cant carry most of the stuff. they did it before midnight and as i had promised them, they could throw me into the gap since they had given me such a great teamwork as my birthday present.



this pic is taken at the end of our exercise in thailand. what you cant see, is the sweat, blood, pain, agony, injuries sustained throughout the 14 days. they were with me under the harsh weather, first day of mission, rained heavily and shivered under the chilly wind. went on to fight despite the lack of sleep. then met with river crossing at the first obstacle and we all ended up with blisters cos of soaked boots and some foot rot. then i was 'lucky' enough to got to execute a mission under my commanding officer for an ad-hoc block mission. i only got 30 mins to plan and was pretty stressed but hyped up, my sect comds instead of sleeping in the tonners came down and we had a strategic discussion and it saved a lot of time cos i did not need to explain to them again during orders.

walked 3km with blisters but in the end it was a 'thumbs up' by the CO and all would not have been possible without my platoon, small but mighty :)

i guess it was a great way for them to ord, knowing that the whole company got redcon 1 and being pc for the first time, under my great OC, i had learnt so much, not only tactics but also character building and planning skills that will bring me far. must dig out some pix to show my fellow PCs and OC. till then, ask not why i sign on, but what have you missed during your army days :)

..:: 477. The One With Being 21 ::..

mmm... my birthday is like 8 days away. being 21 is of course more than just being able to watch R21 movies. still figuring out what other stuff i can actually do when i turn 21. for one thing i know i can get my idd access. cant call my overseas friend, it is so troublesome to buy idd card. i have a few things i wanna achieve, perhaps i should list down to remind myself. For my 3 years in NTU, i hope to achieve a few things.

1. be in event comm for a national event (done, perhaps try again next year)
2. be in sub comm for at least 2/4 national events (trying out different portfolio)
3. be involved in an overseas community service project
4. be involved in grassroot commmittee (hopefully southwest? :P - to give back to the community)
5. have a public performance (dance)
6. be able to drive :(
7. complete my salsa classes
8. go for overseas exchange programme
9. move to my own house
10. go korea! honeymoon? lol

and still get good results!



visit: http://www.xphysique2007.ntusportsclub.com
it is a team event where you abseil, kayak, swim, run, climb, etc.


no further comments required, pretty obvious eh?

..:: 476. The One With Debrief ::..

oh well, pity my sis, now under a lot of pressure but hey things will be ok de :) i'll be there for u la. just give me a ring if you need help ba since i seldom at home physically.

had my surf and sweat debrief which ended with a bang. i was late :X cos mistook the time. but all the feedback and all the gratitude were given and received. successful event with loads of memories. the meeting ended with a scavenger hunt, literally. everyone dived to the pile of left-over goodie bags and 'kope' (take) whatever they wanted. some took chips, instant noodles. i took la, but thot they were not the most impt stuff. i was smarter, haha, took all the facial products and deodorants from nivea. enough for me to use for the rest of the year lo. tts how much i took :X

just some random snippets...
*how come i cant see you
*how come you talking to me in the dark

sweet dreams and i cant wait to fly to finland! 10 more days!
shall eat loads of ba kwa and pineapple tarts.

was studying biz law, reading is so tedious. sentence so long and had to decipher what they trying to bring across... like this,

Chao hick Tin JA, delivering the judgement of the court, held that 'where an allegation of fraud had been considered and adjudicated upon by a competent foreign court, the foreign judgement may be challenged on the ground of fraud only where fresh evidence has come to light which reasonable diligence on the part of the defendant would not have uncovered and the fresh evidence would have been likely to make a difference in the eventual result of the case'.

phew. adapted from SAL Annual Review 2002, my further reading on contractual law.

..:: 475. The One With Surf & Sweat 2007 ::..

whole of friday was busy running around zapping all the stuff required for the event. did until 3am and i woke up at 7am. had to rush down to pass my friend tags. so when i reached harbourfront, the cab fare was like 30 bucks.

started unloading all the 'stores' which were a lot! big boxes of goodie bag items and our own stuff like queue poles, tables, sound system, too many to mention. after what is considered warm-up, we have to re-shift all the boxes to prepare for goodie bag packing. using a supply-chain like system, we packed 1600 goodie bags in a few hours and then came transporting bags from the roads to the tent at the beach. not possible to do the goodie bag packing on the beach cos you wouldnt want the items to be stained with sand right? also no canvas big enough for us to work on...

then came setting up the individual stations... my sub comm not there so me and another female main comm had to move all the stores over to our holding area. luckily my three frenz were there to help.

then my guy friend came like 5+ where almost everything is done. so he was beside me complaining why i have asked him to come when there's nothing much to do. i was rather pissed off as i had so much to do and i already told them by evening, almost everything would have been done and he was nagging at me, saying that he should have listen to his friend not to come and stay at home to study. if you were me, how would you feel? super fed up but had to contain my anger.

during the debrief, i was called out a few times cos they needed me to do a lot of printing stuff and re-hang some banners. my frenz came over after meeting and said 'wah you got so much thing to do, i hear your name until sian'. i was like 'glad that you know, some tasks i cannot allocate to others, have to do it myself'. then luckily they offered to help, i felt a lot better.

then face paper shortage so i had to wait till they went back school to collect more stuff and papers. in the end, i completed my tasks at around 1am, went for a freaking cold shower then slept around 2+ and woke up 5am when the briefing started.

*no roll call, so sad :( but i was saving my phone battery also lar.

the event went smoothly after a bit of chaos at the start cos the participants for the first few details were late. so we were thinking whether to disqualify them or wait cos the first 2 details, no one appeared. they kept pushing us to meet the timing, but i guess it got better after that.

using the loudhailer, i was enjoying shouting and being the most 'kao pei' guy. calling for each detail to report and giving briefing that was internalised and so fast until the participants looked blank, hearing what i have rattled. so sad there were more hunks than babes over at my area... and most babes were actually from the mixed categories or lovers' challenge.

after the event, it was packing of stores again. loaded everything up again to the 4 big lorries. ended about 9 and back in school, it was unloading of stores all over again. really sian. but bo bian. i totally concuss-ed when i went back my hall. cui ~ no energy to even type and talk to my ...

friends. lol. *claps* end of surf and sweat. phew. now gotta catch up with school work. pix to upload soon. too bad nvr take a lot of personal pictures :( but have a pic of my backdrop :)



singlet back view :)

..:: 474. The One With Uber Tired ::..

i am so fucking tired. no strength to type.

disclaimer: fucking emphasises how tired i am. nothing offensive.

received a surprise email. :X read like thousand times.

..:: 473. The One With Damn Pissed ::..

wah. damn pissed and feeling FUCKED UP!

i remember asking my frenz whether they would like to join surf sweat sub com... telling them specifically you need to keep 3,4th free and i remember saying 3rd cos need to pack goodie bags and stuff. now 3 out of my 6 frenz pang seh... say they cannot make it on time for sat.

WTF??!?

firstly, i was busy the whole day running around just to get stuff printed. not easy, cos those stuff need to print are everywhere, i have to hunt for it. Mostly, i needed to do up signages and print. used up whole ream of my own paper to print. run around library to get it blown up to A3 and to student activities centre to sort out and see what i have missed out.

then my frenz kept asking me 'how tomorrow?' i got no time to think of such contingencies. fuck. somemore, tml out of my goodwill, i have to take a cab down to pass my frenz entry tags so they can get in free. most people if they missed the meeting in the morning, they would just have to pay like 2 bucks to go in. i dunno why am i trying to be a nice guy and i feel that i have been taken advantaged of. everyone is meeting at SAC tomorrow at 8am. i have to wake up early catch a cab down to deliver the tags. for fuck. i feel unjust.

and 2 frenz cant come in the morning cos they are delivering flyers for canvassing. WHAT? i mean i told u 3rd and 4th to be kept free and if you got genuine reasons like my other friend who had birthday, i still can take it. and the delivering of flyers is planned by themselves. so what does this mean?

firstly, i am not the biggest fuck so i dun get to call shots. by not appearing, my seniors will bug me and ask why my sub comms are not there... then they will question how do i choose my sub comms... dry run never come. D-1 also never come.

as for my friend with birthday, i warned her that her bdae on that day and whether she can. then she assured me 'can'... then she told me that she could only make it before 9pm. WTH? 9pm? everything set up liao, you can just come here and sleep lo.

i mean people can actually imagine all the tentages and banners and stage, etc to just appear overnight? somemore now no points system so we are already getting min number of helpers.

why is this happening to me? i hate it when i cant blame my friends nor can i take the blame totally...

just glad that some1 helping me to get frenz to substitute, but i guess it's quite late now and asking them to appear at 1045am is wishful thinking.

i'm so dead tml.

..:: 472. The One With Overloaded ::..

*it's amazing how you can speak right to my heart

sun event but so many things to be done! weekends burnt.

1. biz law tutorial (my turn to present to the class)
2. accounting tutorial
3. study for accounting test
4. communication module - write email assignment
5. comms module - prepare presentation
6. financial mgt tutorial (have to prepare cos need to present to the class)
7. do up and print signages

went to buy my winter wear... 130 bucks :( big hole in pocket. then realised have to fork out money first to print event tag cos the original guy too expensive. :(

former changi general hospital is turning into a spa-cum-resort. lol. imagine u in a jacuzzi and saw a reflection of a soldier. eeee....

*without saying a word, you could like up the dark

..:: 471. The One With Valentine ::..

from 12am, been trying to log on to the network hub connecting several laptops and also trying to tap on the weak wireless network in the canteen. then only a few people working on the registration as not everyone knew how to use the software nor what to do. some started watching video, some played CS all the way till about 5am where a few had left.

Then we started to send emails out and by 630am, we finally went back. poor me promised to help my friend print lecture notes before hand, i had to make it to the 830am lecture no matter what. so i lay on my bed for 45 mins before i got a wake up call from someone :) first thing in the morning that i heard :) perked me up to go to sch...

ok may sound like i am complaining, but towards the end, i could feel that we really want to help each other out and the team spirit was there. so i am glad i did not go back early...

debbie's birthday. with her bf. so sweet


backdrop finally out!


doing my own event tag :P


valentine day coming... what are you getting for your partner?

i mean girls who are looking forward to being pampered, be spolit should be ditched! read in a news article, a few of the NTU girls said public transport is not an option o_O gulps. so demanding, no wonder some of them are still single... there is one even worse, she wants no less than an extravagant dinner at Equinox or cable-car dining. and the statement ended 'She is currently unattached'. like duh?

a typical girl would be pleased by surprise. no need for expensive surprise. it could be composing a love poem or song and if you cant sing and you sing, hey, it's a plus point :) i know its cliché but it's from the heart, priceless. i can have all the money to buy gifts to all the girls but i dun prepare and put in effort to do something for everyone, so get the hint?

well as for guys, i guess the most important is to enjoy what he had planned, being egoistic guys, most important is to make him feel appreciated and wanted. dun play mind games la ~ dun drop hints and expect us to know what you want. if you want that kind of guy, find santa... love cannot be measured by how much he is willing to spend and dun compare your boyfriends with your friends' cos the only way to make them jealous is to show them how much you guys love each other and how simple true love can be. no need gimmicks, no need sweet talk or accessories.

of course, if surprise comes from both sides that would be good cos you cant expect guys to come up with surprise right? when we run out of ideas, you say we are boring? not romantic? sheesh...

like the old saying goes, when you are in love, you should make everyday a valentine's day.

..:: 470. The One With Cake ::..

is a big cake on 21st birthday a neceessity? come to think of it, my birthdays so far, never had birthday cake before. maybe i had but not big or special enough... i always thot 21st bdae should be a blast.

btw i woke up this morning and realised i got 20 sandfly bites on my right leg and 10 on my left. a gift from sentosa. arghz. super itchy. one stratch can hit so many spots lo...

side track...

SINGAPORE: Nanyang Technological University's Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme has been ranked the best in Singapore and third in the Asia Pacific region, according to The Financial Times (FT)'s listing of top MBAs in the world.

The programme was conferred a similar ranking by the Economist Intelligence Unit in October last year.

NTU says its MBA programme has also received accolades from other well-known universities and global names, with its graduates seeing an average salary increase of 110 percent three years after graduation.

The FT listing also puts NTU's Nanyang Business School in 67th position, above well-known global names like Washington University's Olin School, the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business and Melbourne Business School of the University of Melbourne. - CNA/ir

..:: 469. The One With Dry Run ::..

was at sentosa at 830 early in the morning. yawnz. didnt sleep much and was drizzling. my subcom only 2/5 came :( haiz. disappointing. but really appreciate regina and jeremy to come. think they enjoyed themselves too. my other 2 frenz were supposed to be fake participants. lucky i got 1 substitute and another came from the main comm, if not sure kena 'gan' :(

but was quite pissed off cos i dun like to play mind games. one of the comm people was saying this to me 'eh john, today the sun very bright hor, why u in the shade?' then having pple ard him giggling, i feel awkward. what did i do wrong, or not do?

i mean sometimes i may think too much, but it's either 1. they find me slack and was hinting me to help others or 2. i was chatting with my friend who apparently was chio. i meant each of us have our own area to take care and if you are unhappy about anything just tell me straight and not say something so vague and laugh among yourselves. and for your record, i did help in the retrival of stores while more people were sitting and talking under the shelter.

another thing that always pissed me off was that somehow somewhere sure got people give me such a comment: wah john, you very skinny leh. i know it's inevitable ... but i think i had enough of that. i mean YOU think i dun wan to eat? YOU think i do nothing about my weight? YOU know how much food i buy to feed myself? How much YOU spend for food and the no of meals YOU eat? I bet i spent at least twice. it is like telling a person, wah you are very ugly leh. as if the person never bothers to do something. not trying to be mean here but sometimes i feel that they should grow really FAT and then they will appreciate that i have such a high metabolic rate and ask me how to eat and eat and not grow fat.

..:: 468. The One With Being Young ::.

was quite upset today. had a few of my frenz in my surf sweat sub comm... but later having dry run and some of them told me they 1. dun wan/dun feel like going cos nothing much to do, 2. cannot go.

i mean they have no obligation and i cant force them to go but i feel it is very hard for me... firstly if they dun go, it doesnt reflect good on me cos they are the ones i chose to be my sub comm... i also cant just tell my main comm, my sub comm cannot make it as i have told them long ago. haiz. headache...

anyway today is debbie's birthday, so wish her a happy 21st birthday, yeah not only u are older by one yr, u are older than me :X oops. went to aloha loyang, travel from west to east then back again. all for u leh. lol.

then boarded a taxi, the uncle asked me whether i am nervous about my results. i was like o_O... then i told him i am in uni. he told me 'oh i thought u jc student'... lol. first time someone told me i look that young :P happy :)

serenade with a song :)

..:: 467. The One With CSI ::..

No, mob tv does not provide CSI episodes but one of my modules did! lol. attended the lecture on forensic science techniques...

Excerpts taken from episodes: Pilot & Cool Change (Holly's case - Disc 1), Boom (Nick's arrest -Disc 4), Table Stakes (Pirahna case- Disc 4) and Justice Is Served (Porphyria case - Disc 6)

1st video: presence of maggots on a dead body so the forensic officer mentioned 'pupal stage 3 of larval metamorphosis... then we examined the facts of the metamorphosis of a housefly and concluded that he made a false statement...

also learnt DNA fingerprinting and revisited A level bio... then the 3rd video showed a clear skin epithelial cell which was not possible cos samples taken from a murderer's weapon (rope) were contaminated.

then the porphyria case - reads: legend of the vampire. that girl featured eats human parts. symptoms include skinlesions, increased hair growth on areas like forehead (werewolf)...

then went for surf sweat meeting from 7pm-3am :) was quite troubled when i saw a note passed down to my partner. apprarently i was wrong in a way to use the laptop while in the meeting (i was doing the backdrop and download better image). i would appreciate if the note was directed to me, why is there a need to pass to a senior to ask her to inform me not to use the laptop?

pissed off... wanted to vent my anger... but had to be more understanding...

..:: 466. The One With Webcam ::..

watched mobtv again and discovered that at clementi ave 2 among the heartland, there is actually a beach volleyball court. yeah, next time can go there and play.

then after which can go clementi arcade to try 'the daily scoop'. serve very nice ice cream and waffles.

hee.. today connection finally up and have webcam session. so happy. took a few snapshots can use as blackmail :X yeah. cant sleep tonite...

..:: 465. The One With Mob TV ::..

wah mob tv has become my companion... watched fact or fiction again by kym ng finding out how true some of the internet claims that were made. i was quite shocked to know that coke (they use black coloured soft drink w/o label so can be pepsi, sarsi, etc) to derust nails and coins and it really worked. when added with mentos (the sweet) the reaction was a sight to behold.

watched the arena too where students from sec sch debate over certain issues each week. first episode was on 'good looks triumph over effort' with preposition team from loyang sec sch with 3 gals vs raffles institution. very interesting to watch but really admire them for the courage to be on tv and remain calm to deliver and rebutt... in the end, loyang sec won... surprisingly... but by a small margin 2 points

then when u watch chij st nic (preposition) and mgs...first speakers were like in a catfight. motion was about ' selfish, yes we are. our youth are driven by self-centredness alone'. mgs won by huge margin... i think SNGS lost it when they blurred the line between self centered and self interest.

did registration stuff for surf sweat... everyone so into soccer in the lounge. i was the weird one who wanted to get the work done asap. went back feeling weird. but happy to be on the phone with ... hunting for an apartment... :P