Thursday, May 28, 2009
Yay! I finally got jeans for myself. 3 pairs. I think retail therapy is superior to all other methods to keep the blues away, other than running and reading manga/watching anime... that is, until you see the price. The two-digits that is definitely affordable for you and competitive (for the business) but buying a few of these two-digits, cumutatively becomes three--digits. And when the bill comes, it turns out to be three-digits instead. And that's when you try to tighten the belt and scrimp and become a scrooge when you get your next paycheck. And the next time you go shopping, it will become window shopping. Even if something catches your eye, you will grit your teeth and look away becauses you know that you can't buy anymore to make up for what you have spent so far. Geez, sounds so like "Confession of a shopaholic".
Okay, maybe I'm exagerrating. After all, what I have bought so far are useful and functional. In other words, essential. But what really defines essential? It's amazing how the marketing department creates an impression that what we buy are a neccessity as we create millions of excuses to convince ourself to buy THEIR goods. Alright, enough of the rheotics. It's been so long since I really shopped, held back by the miser side of me. So I think it's okay. But I really think that we are spending too much so
And now on to what I've been doing so far. I guess I'm left with the hostel accomodation, medical test, registration, Qualifying English Test (QET) and also the tuition fees to settle. The outstanding task so far would be the hostel accomodation. I can leave the rest till after my holiday at Australia. Yay, it's also been ages since I last went overseas. We really do need a good break. It would be 10 days at Australia, by which 1 day would be in Cains, 3 days in Brisbane and 4 days in Melbourne. That's the gist of it. Itinerary wise it would be scuba diving in Cairns, visting all the 4 worlds (there's a newly built world in Brisbane) and maybe playing in the sands at Gold Coast and snow activities in Melbourne. Hahax. I can't wait! \(^o^)/ And I will be planning the itinarary for my family, plus accomodation too. Hmm...
As for this saturday, I'm going on a one day trip to Malaysia, by coach to the fruit farm. Hmm.. I wonder if there will be durians.. In the evening, I (supposedly) will have a lobster buffet. I wonder if I will get to eat lobsters as the flyer claimed. Maybe it's full of long deceased seafood and I will get food poisoning on returning to Singapore? O.O||| Noo~
It will be quite cold in Australia though. Hmm, wonder if I will get used to the cold. It will be from 9 - 19 June, so don't contact me then. ^^ So yupx yupx, and I will also have BTT (Basic theory test) on 1st June. I'm planning to collect my SGC and my jeans then (due to some alterations) Man, time is flying away too fast. I haven't even learnt anything useful yet. I had better start on them. =<
-I admit, I wanna be "babied" like Shurei once in a while just as she is babied by tan-tan kun, Ensei, Seiran, Ryukki (it's the opposite I think - Shurei babying Seiran) and that super cool side character who died and I forgot his name (Sorry Mr cool guy!). Though it would make me overly dependent on others sometimes, but once in a while is okay. =) heh. Keep it a secret that's not so secret anymore. Okay, I'm contradicting myself. It somehow seems tough finding friends to confine into, with everyone being busy with their own lifes and all. And sometimes, when you do find one, they are too busy talking about their own life and they are not listening. hahax. I guess that's how humans are... like me. =p-
11:47 PM
Saturday, May 23, 2009
I guess the highlight of my day is FINALLY receiving the NUS letter for electrical engineering after waiting for so long. At least that was until I read the specifics. Apparently, I have to undergo some medical test to determine if I'm physically fit and also submit another form by 1st June. What a hassle! =S That leaves me less than one week to submit the form, and it won't be confirmed (as to whether you have submitted the form) until 3 weeks later. In addition, if NUS did not receive your form, even if you have accepted online, it will be taken as you have rejected the offer. In other words, you won't be able to accept other universities if you are not successful in getting into NUS. =S
This letter came as a surprise, although I have to admit that I was still holding on to some hope to being accepted into NUS. I thought that I had flung the interview for sure. I'm glad I waited though since I'm still undecided. Speaking of which, since I only received the letter today, I missed the ECE briefing/"orientation" TODAY which would give me more idea of what I'm getting into. >=( I guess I can't really complain since I got in through discretionary admission I guess.
Flipping through recruit today and browsing at some of the ads really scarred me. There's one which reads, "Looking for a web/program developer which has the following skills:
- ...
- Has hands on experience in HTML, CSS, Javascript, Action Script, PHP, My SQL , ... (and 3 other programming languages)." Can you imagine? 9 programming langauges? I understand the part about having to be updated, but seriously, 9 programming languages?!! Isn't that
As for today, I met up with Clarence first before meeting up with Xinwei. What a coincidence! Clarence and Xinwei met in the army and so somehow, all of us knew each other. 0.0 Met up at douby ghaut for movie but ended up eating first and skipping the movie altogether because there was nothing interesting showing. Let's see, we then had Fish & chips(Xin wei's recommendation) for dinner at Fish and Cole. It was so oily. =( I couldn't stomach the entire fish "sweating" with oil. =E Clarence too, only xinwei could take it. I guess his stomach and tongue is something. Hahax. Since it was getting late, we headed to Bugis and skipped playing pool too, and went shopping instead. It was alright, with Clarence buying 1 shirt and a cap. I hope that my taste in clothes is not so bad. =| Speaking of which, I love Clarence cap, it's unisex (apparently) and I so regret not buying the skirt now. Maybe I should have bought, but it was a little over the top - price wise.
I so wanna upload the 3 pictures today to this blog and maybe facebook but I forbidden from uploading the pictures, except one. So maybe I will. Heh... *gets shots by both of the guys* And yes, vampire knight new chapter is out, subbed by SGK. Wahhz... Hino Matsuri has written the storyline in such a fanfic style. It makes fans go "kyahhh..." *dodges eggs being thrown by the readers this time* Heh...
11:49 PM
Friday, May 22, 2009
While surfing the net, I stumbled upon a very interesting opinion by an art student on his insight in the arts by Mary Cassast. One of the "grande dame" of the impressionist movement, who took up the cause of women's suffrage in 1915. I was particularly interested in a quote of Mary Cassatt’s which I found particularly striking reads, “Women should be someone and not something”. And that, I totally agree.
Many of times I felt peeved at being viewed as not capable to achieve the objective of something. At the end of my journey in life, I want to viewed as someone(not that it would be easy of course), who's capable to hold her own ground and most importantly, independent enough to bring home the beacon and thus be able to make decision on how to best used those money. Not having to constantly seek permission like a child on whether I could use the money to purchase a certain something.
And the following portrait by Berthe Morisot (another impressionist painter who has been undervalued for over a century, possibly because she is a women) describes how I feel sometimes. The part on feeling limited and not knowledgeable enough.
"The painting presents the mother and sister of the artist sitting peacefully in the home. However there are these undertones of confinement that I strongly felt. The two figures seem cramped within the composition, as if there isn’t enough space, the mother’s black dress overflowing and dominating the bottom corner of the frame. The framing of a painting cuts through the sister’s head in an almost sinister and violent way. The bodies overlap each other and one can barely make out the end of a coffee table as it creeps its way into the painting. Perhaps Morisot isn’t just expressing the contemporary female’s confinement within the home but also the universal limitations for women that have carried over to this day. How many times have I felt limited? Not knowledgeable enough or not strong enough? How many times have I felt judged or taken lightly because I’m a 5’2 19 year old female? But then again perhaps I’m just over dramatic. I can vote, I can be a CEO of a company, choose my own husband, walk out in public with my thighs showing, and if not at least I can make a lot of money by suing the people who deny me those rights. When Berthe Morisot died the occupation on her death certificate read: None.
If I were to make an impact on the world my only wish would be that my death certificate reflect that."
I particularly find the last part of her comments interesting and reflects exactly the kind of limitations she found during her time. As for my point in bringing her works in this entry, I will leave you to speculate.Coincidentally, while typing this entry,I happened to just read an email titled, "How to handle people who are full of Garbage" which includes a bad driver, rude waiter, a curt and an insensitive employee. In my context, this includes people who views you with an idea of what you would be (whom I seem to come across too often). At the end of the mail, I came to the conclusion to learn to find the fun in laughing at a face, scrunched up with anger/scorn instead of exploding like them and spewing garbage too. So when I come across people who tells me things like "after university I will set to be married off and be a housemaker (not that I think it's particularly bad for those people who are. It's just that it's not for me.)" or even "you are not suited for this ...", I will laugh in their face (instead of getting upset) and prove them wrong if I can't control my surging desire to be recalcitrant. I be happier indeed. =D
1:13 PM
Sunday, May 10, 2009
HAPPY MUMMY'S DAY!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY YEW NGEE!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY YEW NGEE!
I think being a modern day mother is really amazing, having to juggle being a homemaker and working at the same time. Most of all, they are usually the "silent" one, supporting the family from the background. Well, I have to say that my mum has a great deal of influence over me, especially in my character development and such. And I really thankful for that. Sad to say I didn't buy anything today since my sisters and I don't really know what to buy. Nvm, we have postponed the mother's day celebration to 1/2 weeks later. But I still don't know what to buy. Hahax, any suggestions? Maybe a treadmill? But that will be from my dad =p
Anyways, though I did mention in my previous post on trying out 3D max, everytime I try it out, I always have this strong urge to smash my computer! Seriously. It hangs up my comp (not as bad as photoshop though) but most of all, I can't get it to work the way I want it too. The hdr add-on that I downloaded isn't working too. Argghh! Not only that, I've been getting too hotheaded over minor things too. Sigh~ I really need to work on managing my emotions.
Let's see, what else have I got to rant here? *rumages through my memory*
OH yes, I find that I'm compromising too much on the issue of the timmings the tution is on. Why does my tutee's mum have to speak as though she's doing me a favour when I'm the one that's DOING HER SON a favour?!! I got so worried about my tutee's examination when marking his homework that I suggested to postpone it to tommorrow, which is a school holiday. Well, I planned to go out with my family tomorrow, so I suggested it to be held in the morning. BUT NO... It will be either 3pm/7.30pm and apparently since I'm the one who suggested it, I'm supposed to compromise to her timmings as usual. If I give tuition at 3pm (In the middle of the day), going out for lunch would mean rushing back. I hate rushing back for something important when I'm out relaxing. =( I did explain to her the reason for bring the tuition forward and it's still the same. Argh, I so feel like quitting. It's not like I need the money anyways. Tsk tsk...
Hmm.. not to mention I haven't got a reply from NUS for electrical engineering. It's kind of expected considering how I fared for the interview. They asked me questions like Complex Numbers and I was like O.o? It's been so long since I touched maths. Well, there were other questions too but the bad thing is that I think I tended my answers towards computer engineering not electrical. Oh ya, there was also one question like "Have you ever tried making your computer before?" I'm just glad that I once wanted to attempt building my own computer but after advice from Johnathan, QH and Jack (from my work place), it seems much better to buy one. Well, I could answer what was required for a computer though. Well in the end, I guess you could say that the interview gave me an idea of what to expect next time (not that there will be a next time for this since I got accepted from NTU/SMU) 3 cheers for the NTU and SMU again! =D
Ahh... the long update on KWMS is finally here! After reading it, it really cheered me up. There's finally some developments. \(^o^)/ I fell in love with Usui all over again. He's just so cool and charming(as Cherish and Phoebe would put it) Kyyaaa! Hmm, there is 1 thing that's did looked up for me though, but I won't mention it here. Still I hope that my learning with the rest of my stuff goes well. Sometimes I feel like giving up. Lolx. Hahax, alrightes then, that's all for today. Good luck to everyone for their uni applications! =)
Anyways, though I did mention in my previous post on trying out 3D max, everytime I try it out, I always have this strong urge to smash my computer! Seriously. It hangs up my comp (not as bad as photoshop though) but most of all, I can't get it to work the way I want it too. The hdr add-on that I downloaded isn't working too. Argghh! Not only that, I've been getting too hotheaded over minor things too. Sigh~ I really need to work on managing my emotions.
Let's see, what else have I got to rant here? *rumages through my memory*
OH yes, I find that I'm compromising too much on the issue of the timmings the tution is on. Why does my tutee's mum have to speak as though she's doing me a favour when I'm the one that's DOING HER SON a favour?!! I got so worried about my tutee's examination when marking his homework that I suggested to postpone it to tommorrow, which is a school holiday. Well, I planned to go out with my family tomorrow, so I suggested it to be held in the morning. BUT NO... It will be either 3pm/7.30pm and apparently since I'm the one who suggested it, I'm supposed to compromise to her timmings as usual. If I give tuition at 3pm (In the middle of the day), going out for lunch would mean rushing back. I hate rushing back for something important when I'm out relaxing. =( I did explain to her the reason for bring the tuition forward and it's still the same. Argh, I so feel like quitting. It's not like I need the money anyways. Tsk tsk...
Hmm.. not to mention I haven't got a reply from NUS for electrical engineering. It's kind of expected considering how I fared for the interview. They asked me questions like Complex Numbers and I was like O.o? It's been so long since I touched maths. Well, there were other questions too but the bad thing is that I think I tended my answers towards computer engineering not electrical. Oh ya, there was also one question like "Have you ever tried making your computer before?" I'm just glad that I once wanted to attempt building my own computer but after advice from Johnathan, QH and Jack (from my work place), it seems much better to buy one. Well, I could answer what was required for a computer though. Well in the end, I guess you could say that the interview gave me an idea of what to expect next time (not that there will be a next time for this since I got accepted from NTU/SMU) 3 cheers for the NTU and SMU again! =D
Ahh... the long update on KWMS is finally here! After reading it, it really cheered me up. There's finally some developments. \(^o^)/ I fell in love with Usui all over again. He's just so cool and charming(as Cherish and Phoebe would put it) Kyyaaa! Hmm, there is 1 thing that's did looked up for me though, but I won't mention it here. Still I hope that my learning with the rest of my stuff goes well. Sometimes I feel like giving up. Lolx. Hahax, alrightes then, that's all for today. Good luck to everyone for their uni applications! =)
9:15 PM
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Omg omg! All the arts in Deviant Art really inspired me to whip up a few scenes with Photoshop, Vray and 3D Studio Max. I love Deviant Art! =) I'm still a beginner when it comes to 3D studio Max, much less Vray but I hope to be able to do a few pieces of interior & Exterior Designs of Architecture soon. ^^ I do have a few ideas floating around in my head. Hmm... Speaking of which, I still owe Phoebe something. But I can't seem to find the picture and I don't really have the motivation to touch real life things so I don't thing you will get it anytime soon. Sorry!
Oh ya, I'm really into High School Musical 3 "Will you dance with me". Yupx, it's kind of late but I don't really watch movies that often. Anyways, Gabriella is really pretty and the dance steps are so ... (Hmm.. I don't know how to describe it) great! Anyways, I just wish that she wore a better dress when dancing. Hahax...
And looks like next thursday will be my last lesson of Akido. Well, I do feel a little reluctant to stop Akido but I don't really see the point in it. So I guess that will be all that I've been doing so far... Yupx, so see you around next time. =) (with updates of pics hopefully.)
5:37 PM