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Back in Raffles it's Sunday and the week is just about to begin. This 2 weeks it's gonna be busy cos lectures and tutorials?? are starting again. Furthermore, we're having mid term test as well. I'm lucky that my tests are quite spread out so hopefully got more time to do last minute studying. Does last minute ever work? Hmm...my Maths is so so...CS and EG urm...I think I'm dead...PC actually hardly touched til today. Hopefully Form 6 work still helps a bit...cos mostly it's revision...of course the syllabus much deeper...especially the vector signs...*faints*...Atmosphere here pretty tensed. Everone is busy studying. I'm trying to as well but somehow my attention span is quite short. I notice that I semangat in the morning...then afternoons tend to get drowsy...evenings as well. Night time still alright can study...gosh...need to buck up...aaahhh

I had a long trip back to Sg. The bus made so many stops. First at Seremban, then Yong Peng, then Larkin then a slow crawl into Singapore. Well the stops are expected though cos this one is not express bus where it goes directly from Klang to Singapore. I don't mind la...after all what's the difference of an extra one 2 hours on the road. U're already super tired. Sitting in the bus was ok cos after all u're js sitting down. The journey back to Raffles was like a workout haha. Cos the bus dropped us at Golden Mile. Then, from there had to walk to Lavender MRT. Walking is not a problem it's just that I gotta drag my 3 heavy bags along with me. Thank God 1 of them has got rollers. Still, I had to carry that at some stretches. Then, from Clementi MRT walked to the bus 96 stop (quite a distance). Luckily the bus stops right in front of Raffles. Reached here at about 8pm. Missed dinner. Heard they had sushi...wow...

Then tried to get people to play badminton. But, they were either busy mugging or had already played in the evening. In the end, tak jadi and it worked me up a bit. Cos I just came back and everyone seems to be in fifth gear of studying. And, to think I was relaxing at home...gosh... Aiks....I'm only in 2nd gear probably...haven't finished all my studying...haih...my planning is so screwed up. First test's on Tuesday. Die liao....my aim....to PASS...hopefully...

Finally kau tim-ed my Marketing individual assignment...actually I did earlier already. But then after the tutor discussed, edited a little here and there. Don't want to bother so much over it...after all the subject's so sucjective, I don't know whether my answers are right or wrong, complete or incomplete, so just produce some 4 pages and be done with it. Read somewhere that we should finish off the complicated and frustrating tasks first. Although it's not really first in my list, I'm glad that I kind of finished it off before Tuesday, the hand up day. Hmm...time flies by so quickly...soon I'll be hopping onto the bus and back in Raffles haha...and then exam...then 2nd year liao....then grow old liao....haih...time passes by so fast...

So I've been home quite a while now. What have I been doing? Basically, studying, assignments, eating definitely, going around town settling stuff like eating haha....no no I mean admin stuff. I've not been home for almost 2 months now.

Things that have changed:-
1. Well, it's only 2 months though it feels very long. So, nothing much has changed. But, what happened to hitz.fm's morning crew? Loved those guys. Now it's a back up crew or something. Wonder if it's temporary or permanent...
2. What else? The Indian street's gone through a mighty makeover. Well...just part of it...but the Masjid India is now gone. I think they're building a new one in its place though. Even the park where I used to go and walk near the stadium is closed down....supposedly making it into a I dunno what either. Park as well I think? It's horrid of them to close it though cos that's kind of like the recuperating area of cancer patients. Hmm...

Things that have NOT changed:-
1. My home! Everything bout it...the looks, the decor, (though my room is much neater now), the family inside it...it's a warm feeling to be at home. Of course you never want any of that to change. Wherever I am, or will be, home is still the best...never forget ur roots they say.
2. Food!!! Food here is still as good as ever...though now it seems to taste nicer. So far had my curry mee, chicken rice, sui kao mee (sui kao in Sg is always fried), Southern Park kuih, oh and Chong Kwok's bun yum even the milo peng here tastes nicer haha....can't wait to get my fried malay kuih muih....yum yum slurp....hungry liao...
3. What other things...oh ya...the potholes on the roads still have not changed. Still can predict where they are...some can't predict cos they're new haha...

Should have a long list if I were to list everything in Klang. Klang....sounds so sweet in my mind...my hometown...my home...my life is here. Home sweet home.... =)

Weather's been really hot these days. Sweat even when in room....at night. Gosh. I know what has been dragging my mood down...car wash and marketing project. Well...after those 2 today, I feel a burden lifted off me. Actually only half a burden cos the marketing project is still going on in discussion. Car wash today was of course not as successful as the first but definitely more successful than the 2nd thanks to the extremely hot weather. We got a little more than half than the 1st. As tedious as it was we still had to do our job. It's sad that during the peak hours....we don't have enough manpower to wash cars or even ask. Because during that time it's also the students' peak hours. If not, we would have earned so much more if we had infinite flow of manpower. During the afternoon more ppl were free and we really appreciated them coming to help out...whether to js help or for the sake of aux...it doesn't matter as long as they showed face and made our event workable. Should thank Phea as well to take the time to come and help us....though he still has so much work to do...and i hope that it didn't affect ur passing up of the CS.

Oh....and in the time of the car wash....at one point I was holding the money...it was in an envelope in a file. Ok....the incident: I flipped open the file to find the whole envelope gone! Dead meat man....I could have dropped it anywhere....k I created a panic among the few of us who were kind enough to start a frantic search....and Gant found it nearby one of the cars....phew...thank God he didn't scold me or anything. I dunno y I was so careless....he even gave me back the money to jaga....obviously I was much more extra careful handling it after that. Luckily it was found, or not I also dunno what to do... next time I'm having money....110% attention...phew

Left the car wash earlier cos had to go group discussion. We did some research on Starbucks and presented what we had...and then when it came to answering questions in the book...all of us didn't study so we were at lost at what the terms meant...haha...all of us not biz students at all. So we're gonna have to go back and study and try answer the ques....an extra book to bring home...haih...hopefully our group does well in the presentation. My group has a couple of members who I think would make good presenters and me I suppose I'm better at the research and report part. I hope that I can contribute in some way that will make me really look like I did contribute cos 1 thing I hate bout group work is that ppl tend to hmm...what do I say. Different ppl in a group has different personalities...some tend to be more outspoken, some don't. It sucks being seen as a person who doesn't contribute ideas or something....though I try it doesn't seem enough when compared to others. Aaahh....s*** man...

Move on to happier thoughts....Going to go home tmr afternoon. Hehe....very happy! Home sweet home here I come!!

Back alone once again in my room. Today, seems like everyone is very busy. Mostly cos of the concert. It's nearing...making d deadline nearer and everyone more n more kan cheong. Am I lucky to be in fundraising or what? The most is once every week one car wash...and we get aux for that as well. Most people will envy us that we have so much free time in our hands. Yet, don't think we do no work at all. It might seem less...but we do still have to do work...like spending time for those events. We don't go....ah 8 hours up....1 aux that's it. I dunno if all of us are on the same frequency...but I don't. I try to contribute as much time as I can afford to help out in the bazaar or car wash. Regardless of how how many hours that is. Like day before, I went around asking for people to do car wash. First thing they ask is....aux ah....how ah...half aux got what use bla bla bla. So hard to get people to volunteer isn't it. Though can't blame them at all...cos if I were in other departments of concert and not fundraising...I might think like that as well. But, since I am...I try to do as much as I can to help out....so that we get enough funds for the concert. Guess we all do depend on each other...

Wonder y I feel so lonely tonight...hmm...anyway....went for badminton training last 2 nights. It kind of brings back memories of training last time. We trained footwork, hitting shuttles, played some matches though I suck at games. Keep making some stupid mistakes each time. Damn tiring... I have always js played with my dad or friends...it's all for leisure. But, it's good that now gotta improve my game... Ya...couldn't study much I dunno y...each time I sit down to...the shuttlecock comes into the picture...wahaha...I sound like a badminton addict don't I? I'm going home this Sat. Yesss....hopefully can catch my dad to play badminton with me. Haha...

Oh yeah....celebrated Shu Lin's birthday last night. Supposed to be a surprise...but after gone through so many birthday parties....Shu Lin was expecting it already. What more...she had to come back from costumes and c me lurking around her room haih. I really screwed up the surprise. Hmm...nvm...at least we all had a celebration...and cake to eat wahaha... We really need to think of other ways to celebrate... =p Happy 20th birthday Shu Lin. May ur long birthday wish be granted haha...

Yeah...I gotta not get used to sleeping late....argh...nvr liked to sleep so late...though even my now bedtime is considered early for most. But, no energy for class leh....especially PC1432...damn boring le that lecture....had a good doze at the last 15 minutes today....gosh...can't believe I'm sleeping in classes...

Countdown to home : 1 + half day

Beginning to feel more and more not suited for Marketing. Yes the lectures are fun...but that's to introduce us to the concepts of marketing only. The real thing is in the tutorials...the assignments...the group projects. Tutorials...each tutorial we discuss the assignments...so everyone like gives their ideas. Haih....hate these exercises though the tutor doesn't force you to give ideas. She just encourages ideas...though I kinda feel intimidated when people come up with brilliant thinkings and voices it out. Next are the assignments. Other groups they have to do every assignment and their tutors will ask them to hand it up randomly. My tutor she tells us which to do and discusses before we pass up. Wah so nice leh? NO. I thought so lucky at first. But, they say her marking is very strict...and now I dunno how to do my assignment cos she discussed almost all the points already. Then, what are we supposed to write? We can't copy blindly what she tells us...I'm at a lost to what to do...cos we're supposed to come out with more ideas? Gosh...is anyone else struggling? Group project...we're doing Starbucks case study. For now, we dunno what to cover yet. So we'll js be trying to do as much research as possible. We only have three weeks...and one week is midterm break, 2 weeks got midterm test. Gosh...can we manage? And how will we present it...I'm seriously scared and afraid cos I seem to have zero knowledge on all these stuff...haih....help me!!!

Whole day was busy. Morning had lab from 9-12. Luckily, I got answers d....so I did it quick and was out of there...I do NOT like labs. Labs are so freaky. I normally dunno how to answer the question and have always copied others. Hmm...k hope this doesn't leak out though it's quite a common practice I suppose. =p

Then, after lab had 1 hour lecture til 2. Maths lecture...could concentrate cos the topic quite easy though that understanding does not equal solving the questions. And, it's only the beginning of the topic. Enough with lessons. At 2, went to the bazaar that the concert fund raising people have organised at central forum. Basically it's a mini urm...pasar malam...where they sell things from earrings to food to clothes to books. A wide variety. Though it didn't attract a lot of customers. It was quite empty especially towards the end.

When I first went there, I was assigned to passing out pamphlets haha...the thing I most hate to do. Actually cos most of the booths already got people so they got more than enough people I guess. Then, once got one booth needed people, I jumped at the opportunity...at least can sit down and read my stuff haha. Then later the owner came back d....and I was displaced again...ended up handling the sign in and out....haha....got Tom and Jerry to watch summore...(Jessen's laptop was nearby haha)....relive the childhood days. Tom and Jerry still got some loyal fans...or mayb cos there were a bunch of bored ppl around haha...So bazaar much easier to do than car wash hehe...tmr go again...

K I sound very happy with lots of haha around...actually not really. Realised I'm seriously behind time in my studies. Planned to finish my Maths today...yet I'm still online blogging...hmm...should...do...it...now...hopefully.

Yup so Chong Wei won in 3 sets. 22-20, 19-21 and 21-19. He beat Taufik. Cool...heard that he played an almost perfect game this time.

Ok as u all may have guessed or known by now I'm a badminton fanatic. After I got astro sports channel and after form 6, I almost caught all the badminton games shown live on astro haha. I support Malaysia, after all it's the only game where Malaysia can be a real challenger in teh world besides squash. I dun support leng chai or leng lui like my "Bao Chunlai wife's" friend. Ok she claims to be...but obviously he's not married to her. Yc wake up d...dun dream hehe. Yah so Japan Open is going on now...Chong Wei and Taufik. Ok latest...Chong Wei beat TAufik 22-20 1st set. Jia you...

Yest night I went to play badminton at the takraw court. Couldn't tahan my itchy hands d haha... Had to play...just like Gail cannot resist the piano huh? =p Played from like 10 til 12...with badminton MM ah chua, wei jian, jasvind, lee hoong, alex, and few others hehe. K they're all guys so had to push myself a bit...k a lot mayb haha... Could retrieve some net shots which is my really weak point. Ok mayb doubles it's easier. But last time I played with a 9 year old boy singles...he everytime also drop couldn't retrieve...end up kena wash...haha...k I was 12 i think. Yah...so yest was an extremely fun night...nvr played so long since the last time I played with my form 6 friends back in Klang. Next time I come back holiday must play k? Hehe... Ya next time must remember to warm up...my body aches all over nw...especially my leg haha...

K will update the latest Japan Open results once I know...Hopefully it's good news.

Ok....this is from badzine.info. I copied it but the spacing all lari d...hope still can read. Chong Wei jia you...beat Taufik! Though it's an uphill task....hopefully u can do it!

Lee Chong Wei was the hero of the day when he beat Lin Dan in straight games, entering his first Yonex Japan Open badminton final and making up for his World Championships disappointment. He will face Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia in the final on Sunday. Raphael Sachetat, live from Tokyo. Photos : Badmintonphoto (live) He had beaten Lin Dan in the Sudirman Cup. At the time, it wasn’t such big news as Malaysia had already lost the tie in the team competition and obviously, Lin Dan didn’t play at his best, which had gotten him in trouble afterwards. But on Saturday, in Tokyo, Lee Chong Wei was facing the newly crowned World Champion for a more important match… Copyright : www.Badzine.info

And once again, the Malaysian came on top, showing Lin is not invincible. The first game was the key to this match and when both players reached 19/19, it was Lee Chong Wei’s patience which paid off. “I knew I had to remained patient for this match, this may have been the key. I had beaten him before and I’ve been playing well lately – except for the World Championships, so I was still confident I could beat him “ said the Malaysian (pictured here holding his coach Misbun Sidek after the match). “My loss in the worlds came as a shock to me but I looked back and told myself it wasn’t so bad especially being able to get back to a good level like here”added Chong Wei. In the second game, he just kept calm and took a clear advantage towards the end, which Lin narrowed a bit but not enough to catch back the Indonesian Open champion, who took it home 21/19 – 21/16. “As I said, I am still in the process of getting back in form after I won the World Championships. Lee Chong Wei was very confident today and he has been playing on the same level as myself and deserved to win” said Lin Dan. "Now, I have to be very careful against Taufik, in tomorrow’s final, and keep my concentration. I have beaten him last time in the China Masters so I hope I can do it again” said Chong Wei, who hinted that off court, Taufik was one of his best buddies, but on court, it was a different story. “He wants to win, I want to win. We will fight hard to get the title” said Chong Wei.

Taufik (photo) also managed to book his ticket for the final – the second back to back after his loss last year to Lin Dan. He beat Simon Santoso in straight games and looks forward to playing his friend. “I know I have to be very careful about Chong Wei. He beat me last time but I will fight hard, all the way, in the final tomorrow. Now, I feel like I’m more relaxed playing on court. I enjoy myself and being a father has changed my plans. I wanted to retire at some point, but now, I want to keep playing so that my daughter looks up to me and be proud of her dad” said the Indonesian.

CCA results were out yesterday. I got badminton and tech. Hehe....badminton my first choice la so memang I wanna get. But tech's my like 4th choice I think and I got that. Hmm...in between choices...block comm and editorial. Editorial I understand la...block comm...hmm thought could easily get that one. Wonder what's their system. Well just enjoy what I get la...I don't mind tech actually...it's just that the workload might be quite heavy cos gotta go down everytime hall has activities. Hope to learn something new though...it is a new experience for me. Hope everything goes well...and when will badminton start....aahhh....hand itchy wanna play....who want to play?? Everyone busy studying...hmm...Ya then wondering if should overload. Seems like a popular thing to do hehe...but wonder if got time to fit all these activities...K k sure got one!

Today whole day quite free. Cos would have been occupied by car wash but then it rained in the morning and we didn't have much business earlier on so we cancelled the thing. So end up got free time to study yay. Though 1 hour taken by the subject pool d. Talking bout the subject pool...it's like a survey thing conducted on us...mine is for the marketing module. We js have to complete 3 hours and then we get free 10% marks. Sounds cool leh...can get marks so easily. The survey is nothing...js tick click circle only haha. Although as Gail has pointed out...everyone's doing the survey, so it'll actually be equal only la...it's like instead of out of 100 it's now out of 90 lor...come to think of it...true ah...haha...but well as long as got the word free marks....they'll be many takers.

Countdown to home: 7 days

Ever since I was a young girl...ok starting to sound like a grandmother story.... Ok straight to the point. Since young, I never liked asking questions....questions in front of a bunch of people you don't really know. Well I don't know since when but as far as I can remember, I'm quite publicly shy and never asks questions whether I have doubts or not. Of course, this can't possibly be good for me especially now when we step into uni life. In uni, we have these tutorials where it's supposedly a small group to discuss questions we need to tackle. Though I hv queries, it always doesn't seem fitting for me to sound it out. I still prefer to just run it around my mind...if someone happens to have the same ques and asks then bravo I get the answer. If not, I'll just throw the ques at an equally blur peer and we'll just be staring at each other saying dunno. So, I dunno if it's a relaxed attitude of me or what...but somehow after a while I just forget bout the whole matter that's just 'wondering' in me...and just leave it at that. I might go and ask around and if still dun get the answer I'll just take it as that. Absorb it as it is. It never occurs to me to go all out and look for tutor or any other pakar to find out the answer. Mayb it's small details to me...Is this caused by my childhood experience last time? I don't think so as I dun c how that small little thing could affect me now. So, what should I do to change this part of me. It's not that I don't care about studies. It's not that I don't want to know more about it. It's just that sometimes I feel...must I know this? Very little chances of using this hor...no need noe la...bad attitude I know. But, if we were to go anf fiddle over all the minor details in whatever problem we're tackling how would we come to a conclusion. Though some of the minor details are not that minor, would it hurt to take more time to go and understand it, although take longer, but MUST we always turn to someone for help? Can't we just sleep over it....think and think again and again....won't we get the answer then? My style...may look relaxed....gotta buck up though...or gonna get left behind....ok...this post is just everything that was running thru my mind at this moment....so it might be very disorganised....and incomprehensible...

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So, if you don't know yet it's my birthday today. I'm 19 already. 1 more year to the second stage of the double digit world. 1 more year for teenager life? I doubt that. Hehe...

Well, will elaborate how I celebrated. It's different from other years cos it's my 1st year celebrating in NUS and not at home. My past birthdays always clashed with some kind of exam in school...so it's like in between studying blow cake candle....or sometimes no cake also.... :( Well....of course there's the occasional surprises from friends....hehe like Shahlini's cake....and my STPM friends' gift. Didn't expect either hehe...

Today, urm....morning....12 plus am....my block mates knocked on my door singing Happy Birthday and gave me the 3 slices of cake lor. Then, we headed down to the 'garden' to makan la. As usual, they have to play me don't they? Like they poured cold water on Phea last week. Well Swee Yee and Ee Hiang tried to smudge my face with the choc cake....and I have to say thank God it wasn't creamy and Ee Hiang did a better job haha... And Phea poured Sarsi on me....revenge what? I didn't even do anything to him last week. Watch out next year....wahahaha....In the end, end up having illegal gathering up til 2am...gosh...yup so thanks guys for coming to celebrate with me...really appreciate it. And, thanks Wai Pheng and Chin Wee for ur gift hehe... ah Tirza too....

K then u must be wondering what else I did for the whole day. Kum ngam kum kiu car wash had to be done today haih...so spent the whole day other then the 2-hour lecture time organising the car wash. Mostly I spent my time "marketing"...looking for customers and delegating the cars to car washers to wash... So I was like running up and down the whole freaking big and wide car park... But, satisfaction achieved when we managed to wash 68 cars...though short of our 80 car target....it was still and achievement. And, an experience for me to remember cos I nvr did this before and it's a one-time only....oh wait....not one-time....next next week got....and most prob next year and the year after oh no.... Damn tired after the whole event....

After came back room, summore got surprise party haha. Organised by Yee Cheng and Shu Lin, my 2 buddies from me school+hometown....hehe joined by Swee Yee, Gail, Wen Qiao. Not really a surprise cos Shu Lin's slipper so obvious outside my room haha...can recognise hers anywhere...same as mine what haha....anyway enter room then got big cake plus candle haha....ho liao these ppl....took some pics....Gail upload on her web d....http://gail87.multiply.com/photos/album/9 (k my hiar din have time to comb itself k). Cut cake chit chat.....oh still got I think half a cake....who wants free cake...can come over take from me....

K yup that's about it....thanks everyone for the wishes. I had a great time today.

K down to my CCA. Badminton confirm get d. Left the rest, block comm, RH ed, tech, choir, softball. Most prob I want block comm kua...the rest interview...uhem...choir audition sucked badly....tech and ed was ok though not good...softball I dun think I boleh la...so hopefully the results will be out soon la...then I can be less restless...yup.

Yay kinda happy today cos i concentrated almost fully for eg class. Could understand most but nw the problem lies in the remembering formula part. I wonder if by memorising the formulas enough or not...cos last time stpm physics I js pakai hentam all the formula inside and somehow got it right. Dun think it's that easy now la. Today's lesson though can undersand hmm...partially cos we learnt a little in school before...still need to c how to do the questions haih...ka yau...should go and revise and study now...hopefully can concentrate for cs later also haha...

Oh and application for activities in hall starts today and ends tmr evening. We gotta choose 6 activities. For now, what I have in mind is badminton, softball, choir, block comm, editorial....hmm and should I take tech? All these still js in my mind...most prob might have changes. Out of the 6 we'll need to choose only 2 la so c how la...

All our hard work before the real nite! Practice practice and practice. Just a food for thought: practice makes perfect, but noone is perfect, so y practice? Well, of course our Malaysian nite didn't turn our perfect...but it was 99% (k mayb exagerrated) perfect. Enjoy.

Ok...woke up at 5.30am today. Cos had to go for aux...soccer aux in Old Poice Academy. We took taxi there. The guys did the fixtures i think...something like handle d registering and make sure the football teams r there before the game starts. We girls mainly man-ned the game booths. The usual soccer mini games, shooting, juggling and dribbling. The prizes finished very fast leh...cos the participant kept beating the time for the dribbling. We also dunno the actual time le. So blur case...but js carried on lo. We practically handed out free gifts haha...gosh. Well at least the kids are happy...

Yup, and I dun plan to be an event planner cos I see the ppl organising it so stress. So much things on their mind to think about. Lucky we were just volunteers. Lots of things happened also. Jess got hit in the head by a football. I think she was sitting down and she fell down kinda KO knocked out. So, she spent most of the day resting in the ambulance.

And, Shu Lin lost her handphone. It dropped out of her pocket I think. And, someone found it and just took it away. Actually, a lady did approach us and asked if we did lose hp because she saw someone find it and take it away. That time Shu Lin was not with us so we didn't noe and said no haih. Anyway, the person who took it also is such a dishonest pig. If I were the one who found it I would go and find someone in charge and ask them to announce. Knowing that the person who lost it will find out sooner or later ma... But, this person I guess just decided wah....my lucky day...get new handphone. Haih...cos we tried calling the handphone but it was off-ed d. Hope the person will get his balasan... And to Shu Lin, be more careful next time k...must always check. U can use my phone for now...

After the aux thing, came back cleaned up, my shoes were filthy.... then do a bit of maths then time to go and survey car park for the fund raising car wash d. We're supposed to monitor how many cars are there and whether it's possible to carry out car wash on Sat. 1 hour plus there...so little cars...haih... Wait for the shuttle oso took ages... *sweat*

Once back in room I straight away plopped onto the bed d cos I only slept about 3 and a half hours the previous nite and I could feel my body weakening. Woke up bout 6 plus in time for dinner at SRC....food there urm sucks... after dinner Phea mentioned badminton then semangat to play d haha....so a few of us....Swee Yee, Jasvind, Jerome and Terry and Phea went to play at the Block 5 court. So long since I played d...haha...nice feeling...though was playing with partial guilt cos I planned to study....oh no...should be studying arrr.....i'm behind like a LOT man...gosh....argh....go study!