Future

It's barely six months to graduation. I've seen many friends typing and printing their resumes in the computer lab. Today I saw two of my friends printing postgraduate scholarship application forms from universities like Cambridge and those in Australia, and attaching their degree audit. Sigh. Compared to my degree audit, mine can only be kept in the drawer and hope that it's never made known to anyone.

Applying for NIE Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) has crossed my mind. I have asked two friends - one already teaching and one who just graduated from it. Both said teaching is good. And that the course is easy. Well, one of them said,"80% of the people in Woodbridge are teachers." Did that scare you? "Most of them didn't have the passion for teaching."

Oh. Do I like teaching? I guess I do. I mean, at least I don't hate it. I saw a picture of my friend with her kids. Those little kids look so cute!! Deciding whether I should be a primary or secondary school teacher. Primary school teacher will be teaching Math, Science, Music? Secondary school teacher will be Science, Math, Math E, A Math, Physics? Haiz. It's a bit difficult to choose.

What will I be?

What a DAY!?

Firstly, my day didn't start out well BECAUSE my handphone didn't wake me up! I thought I still had 2 bars of battery left last night before I sleep. And JH's handphone was alarming and again, I had to wake her up and ask her to off it.

Then, we were off to the lab to queue outside for XRD. I went to the toilet first, and asked JH to wait for me outside the lab door. Then after I came out of my cubicle, JH said monotonously,"No booking for next Friday."

"WHAT?!" was the first thing that came to my mind. Then she continued,"Next Friday is public holiday."

"OH YAH!! I FORGOT!!!" At the moment I felt so silly waking up in the early morning for this.

Then we went to Canteen A and had McDonald's BIG BREAKFAST meal. First sin of the day. Even the canteen auntie was surprised to see us so early and joked that we were there to accompany her to mop the floor.

Then I was off to Electron Microscopy lab. I brought 11 1.44MB floppy disks so that I can copy out my SEM files. THEN, each file was 1.56MB after zipping!! SO, I cannot do anything!! WHY? Because the obsolete PC attached to the SEM had no internet access, uses WINDOWS 95, cannot convert bitmap files to jpeg, and only allows floppy disks and zip disks!!!!! And when I asked the think-she-is-so-great lab tech Irene whether they have zip disks to lend, she said,"No.". Think she so great meh? I just hate talking to her.

Upset, I went Computer lab, hoping to get results for my XRD spectrums. Again, the second day already, I could not get what I want. More upset. Then I went for my 1030 lecture.

After lecture finished at 1230, I went to do my SEM. I couldn't get the surface structure for one for my samples. Then stomach growled for an hour before I head for Canteen A for lunch. Ate alone. After I finished, I purposely walked over to the extension to get back hall hoping to see some familiar faces. Hehe, and I saw Von. Sat down with her and Peiru, and she complained about yesterday's Hall Opening Cheerleading competition, saying it's kelong one.

Then CP came along, sat down, and ate McDonald's fries. Sin 2. We were all sian that it's Friday and we're still in school at 430pm. So we all thought about where to go. Ikea? OK!

Took cab down together with Susan cos' it cost the same as taking public transport. Upon alighting, I saw a SBS bus in front of me. It took me three seconds to realise what was printed on the bus' body!! It was Hacken Lee on some advertisement!! But I didn't have the time to snap a picture of it. If anyone do see the bus, please take a picture for me! HEHE! CP almost "seh" me for my exclamation upon seeing the bus. -_-" Didn't buy anything there. Took cab down to Boon Lay market for supper. Nasi lemak and sugarcane drink. Sin 3.

Three sins and so many bad happenings.

Oh ya, have yet to hand in the Personal Record Form to my counsellor and general office. So lazy to do it.

Pissed

This damn school network is driving me nuts for the whole week, with sucky MSN connection. Can only connect for 10 seconds!

And this blog is driving me CRAZY. The whole afternoon I spent changing the look of my blog just VANISH like that!!! And I don't know what the hell went wrong!!! Back to square ONE! I can't believe it!!!

Now all my links are gone. Must give me sometime before the whole blog looks nice again. Sigh.

New Blog Look

Hehe... Like the new look of my blog? Anyway, our SE performance for EEE week was terrible. Not enough experienced players. So, the pieces all went hay-wired. Sigh.

This Saturday is Sojourn concert at VCH. Tix at $12, 7pm. Anyone interested can contact me. Hope everything will be well on Saturday. =)

Here's something to share with you all... Haha, Sadako's revenge.



Shall go bathe now and not wait for JH.

New Hair

Went to rebond my hair today. Finally decided to do it after very very long consideration. Firstly, rebonded hair isn't the trend now. Secondly, there's nothing much I can do about my hair since I didn't want to colour it. Thirdly, I like to do my hair, cos' it kind of "release" my stress. So, after 3 years since the first rebonding, I had it done again today and at a price of only $85+$25 treatment + $24 rebonding cream, compared to the $300 at Kimage back in 2001.

At the salon neighbourhood, there was a stall selling durians! Hehe, so in order to satisfy my durian craving for the past one week, I decided to buy a packet priced at $6. But the guy asked me to take another packet. So I was like saying,"Buy 2 $10 ar?" The guy also quite "qing chai". So I bought 2 packets at $10. Hehe. And I shared it with CP and Jiehui. Too bad Von had cheerleading practise and couldn't join us. Haha. Here's the picture of the durians I bought, share with you all lah:



Yummy!

I didn't turn up for choir audition today. I hope I won't regret my choice.

A nice way to start sem 2

Wah... got presents today!! David went to Korea during the last semester holidays and brought us REALLY nice presents!! Didn't expect him to choose presents so cleverly. All the presents he bought us were really nice!!

Here's mine:


2 sets of Stainless steel spoons and chopsticks, and a really nice choker!! Been looking around for a nice choker, didn't expect to get such a nice one today!

Jiehui's:


Jiehui got a velvet green bag with a matching nice keychain and a wool pullover. Wah... really nice leh!!

Yuhua's:


Yuhua got a traditional purple Korean costume which has some flower embroidery. It makes her feel like a princess!! Just as she always wanted to be!

Thanks David! We are INDEED special to you. HAHA!!

Happy New Year

It's a brand new year. And nothing seems to change compared to year 2004. Still schooling, still unwanted, still struggling...

Entering into the last semester of University life. "What are you going to be?" - is the question many asked me. Well, definitely not an engineer? Been thinking of going NIE to study teaching. No need to pay tuition fees, and get paid about $2000 per month, and will secure a job for 3 years. Win-win situation? Why not?

Something very disappointing... it rained on 31st Dec 04!!! WTH! The countdown performance was open-air, and the rain stopped for like 20 min, which we decided to go up stage to perform. And through the last ensemble piece, it started to drizzle!! My violin got wet!! And I began to fear for the stupid rainwater to soak thru the maple wood! In the end, we didn't get to perform the quartet pieces!! Sigh. I went home and blow dry my violin with my hair-dryer. Luckily, it wasn't damaged.

Spent the new year's eve at home. Playing Sims 2, watching TV, and made another chocolate cheesecake. Hehe. I'm into cakes nowadays. Next will be durian moose cake. Yummy!

Ok, got to get back to my FYP progress report. Have to submit tomorrow and less than 50% through. *_*

Last blog of year 2004

Reports on the destructive tsunami in Indonesia caused so many deaths. Aren't we lucky to be situated in this small island protected by the bigger islands around us?

Failed 1 module. Sucks. And got a D for the paper I was most confident in. WTF!! I can't believe it!! Effort does not equal to Results! The more I study, the worse I did. Senseless! I went to review this stupid paper, but failed to get an improved grade. And this module I fail has no lessons in the next sem. Well, well. Sucks.

FYP FYP! Hate waking up early in the wee hours to go book equipment. Now in the midst of typing my progress report due on 5th Jan. Only about 40% through now.

On the lighter note, I bought my new handphone E600C at $308 without contract and line. Hehe, cos' my brother will be using my account to buy his N6230 as he can't wait till August 2005. My new phone looks so much nicer than the previous N6610. Yikes! NO more NOKIA!

Daddy has been wanting to buy me a watch since my birthday in July. Finally I got it on the day I got my new handphone. Balmain watch, nice one, bio-ing for sometime, bought it at $340. ^_^

I went to watch The Phantom of The Opera -- the movie yesterday at JP. GREAT man!!! I've been wanting to watch the musical years ago, and after Broadway closed down, hopes of watching it died. But now, they made it into a movie!! Of cos' I have to go catch it!! Broadway and musical lovers a MUST to watch it!! I'm so glad I got the CD recording too. Hehe.

Thinking whether to catch Sound of Music coming April and also Swan Lake in June. But I'm going for Hacken and Alan's concert in March, would I be spending too much money?? Sigh, but those are what I really wanna watch for a long time.

Countdown performance on 31st Dec! Have to play 2 quartet pieces and 3 ensemble pieces. Practising hard, with blistering fingers... Just do my best, ya? Talking about this 31st Dec performance, my bitchy SE president is irritating me again. Just hate her, I don't know why.

An insight into SE: We have 4 groups of players - Beginners, Intermediates, Advanced, Experienced. Currently there are no advanced players. The experienced group consists of the main ensemble, the first violins, second violins, violas and basses. The intermediates, forming the third violins, are joining the ensemble for the 31st Dec performance and also the Feb 05' concert.

So, this bitch and another guy, both from the Intermediate group, are joining the first violins for the 31st performance. YES, FIRST VIOLINS! I think she is out of her mind. The guy learnt violin before, and I think he is ok. But the bitch plays like shit. Just because she thinks she is the president she can put herself anywhere? Yesterday we had practised, and she REALLY can't play, cannot bow, obviously didn't practise at ALL! Not to mention she can't even manage her third violin part. Urgh, she'll only be spoiling the show. I hate her.

Time to sleep. FYP will still continue tomorrow at 8am. Shucks.

Choir Concert

I went for Dunman's 10th Anniversary Choir concert on Sunday at VCH. Well, it was really good. The standard was kept there and I think it improved! It was a pity I can't be part of the choir as I had so many commitments in NTU. But sitting at the circle seats watching was a new experience as I'm always the one on stage.

Met many old classmates, and all of them become prettier and more handsome. Met my JC Economics tutor (whom happened to be the ex-VP of Dunman), and I went to greet her. But she only asked, "How are you?" and left hastily. Has she forgotten me? Can't be, cos' I was the lousiest Econs student in class.

After the concert, I managed to grab Mr Toh (the choir conductor). I called out to him, and he turned around saying, "Hey, I remember you!" Phew, what a relieve. And managed to take a picture with him. I'm so happy. Haha.


I miss choir days...

Life Sux

Hi There to those who have missed me... How are you all doing? Been really busy with my work schedule and feeling so sian now that I'm blogging.

Exams were finally over. And the results are gonna be released in 2 days' time! I wonder how I will fair. I really hope to clear all my subjects this time cos' it's the first time I'm not worried about completing over 20-over tutorials before the exams. Hoping for the best. And also my Grade 6 Piano Theory exam. I completed it in 2 hours out of the 3-hour paper, and really hope to get a good grade for it. Before the exams, I was tuning in to Class 95's "Captain Of Your Heart" show. And was captured into Simon's show instantly probably because of his enticing voice and the love songs he played that brought many memories back to me. And on the night before my MS403 paper, he announced that he is leaving the station to do some background work. I sent him an SMS for the first and the last time wishing him all the best in the future and he read my SMS out. I felt quite emotional that night, and he signed off saying, "This is Simon Lim, Captain of Your Heart, signing off for the last time. Wishing you a very good night and sweet dreams for the very last time."

A Tribute To Simon:












I never tuned in to Class 95 from that night onwards, and changed to Symphony 92.4 instead. I participated in some of its SMS contests and won some freebies. Hehe. It included a $50 North Indian Restaurant voucher, $50 Visage Voucher, a Relaxing Moods 2 CD, and some radio premiums. Lucky me!


Guess what? Hacken and Alan are coming to Singapore again for their concert on 16th March 2005!! And I have bought the ticket already. I will be going together with Hacken Fan Club members. We will be sitting third row from the stage. So excited about it!!! Something big to look forward to!! Get your tickets HERE!

Met up with my Sec 1 and 2 Chinese language teacher 2 weeks ago. Had dinner with him together with Meihui. We got him some goodies as we expected him to treat us dinner. We ate at an Indonesian restaurant opposite Parco Bugis. He didn't change a bit, still looked the same as before. And he told us that his daughter is SAF's pilot earning like $13k per month! She holds a double degree (First class and first in standard in both) in a US University. My goodness! I can't believe my ears to hear that there such a competent woman in Singapore is his daughter! As usual, everyone will ask if I'm attached. So I told him I'm happy to be single, being able to enjoy freedom in everything I do. Besides I've got more than enough things to do besides having to be bothered with a boyfriend. He asked, "Really?" I guess I am so.

FYP FYP FYP! FYP SUCKS! And I have to take miserable GE during this semester break. Urgh. Progressing this holiday as my samples finally succeeded. Now I have to analyse and characterise them. Waking up at 630am (un-godly to me) and reaching the lab before 7am to queue outside for the XRD (X-Ray Diffraction) machine. Staying in hall do has it pros, haha! I was the first to reach the lab. Well, the pathetic school has only ONE such machine and there were only 4 slots for the undergraduates. Each slot is only 2 hours. I went to lab today, and they took away 1 slot, leaving us the pathetic FYP students only 3 slots. And why? The minority research students have 1 more slot now. What poor proportioning is this!?!? Really hope I have enough time to complete my FYP. Sigh.

Besides FYP and GE, I am also in the midst of intensive String Ensemble practises and rehearsals. We have an upcoming concert in Feb 05 and an invited guest performance in Jan 05 with NTU's Symphonic Band. There is also a 2005 countdown performance and a lunch-time performance in Feb 05. So many upcoming events. Hehe, but I'm enjoying it!

My family will be going to Taiwan for holiday. Sigh, and I can't join them. WHY? Cos I have GE exam!! Sucks rite?

Finally got Sims 2 installed in my PC at home. Can't play on my laptop though. Quite nice... Haha. Sims fan must get it!