i have been convinced tt u cant win fate...how many times have u tried to avoid something but tt something hits u? for me and my bro..it's a 100%
a few weeks back, my bro was telling me tt his school was gonna set up a computer club. upon asking him whether he would join the club, he said no coz he felt tt it was a stupid idea to have such a club and oso becoz of the things it does. guess wat? my bro was nominated to be the president of the computer club yesterday. if u suspected mhy bro's frens sabotaging the election, u r wrong..coz the majority of the votes included votes frm juniors who do not know him.
to make things even sweeter, his gf was elected as the vice president of the computer club. again, there was no sabotage as the juniors do not know tt my bro and her are a couple..how sweet fate can be sometimes isnt it?
for me, some frens would know tt there is a fat and lazy person whom i totally hate to the core since easrly march last yr. i hate him coz he's always persistently bugging me for answers to his tut and my assignments for him to refer as "reference". he does not put in much effort and expects me to lend him notes and tut tt i spent much time on. he asks me senseless qn such as "do i need to attend this lect?" and the fact tt he is older than me really makes me wonder how he ended up in university in the 1st place.
so having had enuff of him for the 1st semester last yr, i told myself tt i no longer want to associate wif him in anyway again...but guess wat, fate played a cruel joke on me...i was posted to be in the same business law grp with him in semester 2 last yr. he made the last few weeks of sem 2 last yr a living hell for me.
he was always late for (or never attended) grp discussions even if he was the one who requested having the discussion. he always came unprepared and ask me qns taken out directly from the tut (this then defeats the purpose of a grp discussion). he always takes my notes and tut ans without my permission even when i m using them (how rude can this guy get??!!).
to use an analogy, he is a leech who wants to suck all my blood.....
to conclude, let nature take its course...wat is fated to come will come. wat is fated to leave will leave..in this case..i hope he gets out of my life...

p.s b4 anyone has a bad impression of me for using such strong words against tt person, i would 1st like to explain tt i usually do not show my dislike for a person explicitly even though i hate tt person. i continue to greet such ppl whenever i walk past them. however in this case, i have to use strong words against tt fat person as he is the kind of person tt i cant accept in my life. he goes against all my personal principles of life and many atimes insult my integrity. if frens of mine who are not classamtes wif him cant stand the way he is, u can imagine me putting up wif him for 2 semesters. he is one exceptional case tt i have to explicitly tell him off to leave me alone and wake up from his world of laziness.
but to anyone who feels tt i have no right to discredit him, it's ur opinion and i m sorry.

where can i get some sense of comfort? my com is still not ready as the warranty time delays are still too long. i need to wait for another 2 weeks b4 i can get my new processor. so till then, i m still having nightmares every nite w/o my computer...trust me..i have aged this past month w/o my com. to make matters worse, semester would have started and i need the com for my business statistics revision!!!!! i prefer working in the comfort of my own home rather than wait for a com in the lab and work in a noisy lab. considering tt i have 3 business stats assignment..i believe the 1st assignment has to be handed up in the early stages of this sem...where i dun have my com...if u dun understand wat i m saying it;s ok...coz i m too lazy and frustrated to even bother think and write properly.
my driving test has been postponed to 7th march coz the police are gonna catch an idiot on the 28th feb for writing and posting a threat letter on the chief invigilator's car. this means tt i cant get to drive at an earlier time...so i still need to cycle to uni.
do me a favour, read my blogs since jan this month and count the no. of good and bad things tt happened...i believe the bad significantly outweighs the good...when will all these crappy things end???
maybe i can find some comfort in my bowling....ok..tt's stupid

a few days back, i was scared out of my life...well..literally..
I WAS STUCK IN THE LIFT.
i was abt to go out and buy lunch when the lift i was taking got stuck. i live on the 18th floor and when the lift descended to the 17th floor, the lift ceased to descend and instead, it began shaking violently up and down. i was terrified, petrified, scared. for once i thought i was going to die. i thought tt the cable was gonna break and i was gonna plunge to my death with the lift. no words can exactlty describe the kind of fear i felt within me.
though scared out of my wits, i tried to remain calm (but was quite futile though) and began pressing the emergency button. things were not made better when it was only abt 12 plus in the afternoon and the chance of anybody hearing the bell was very low. i began knocking the door as well so as to allow anyone nearby to identify the exact floor i was on. at this moment, the violent shaking had stopped and there was no motion. the numbers on the screen indicating the floor level had at this time changed to 2 dashes.
by some miracle, when the door opened, i was already on the ground floor. this meant tt at some time when i was pressing the bell, the lift had continued to make its descent..without me knowing. there was no indication on the screen as well.
this whole experience lasted for abt 5 minutes, but it was already enuff to make my hair stand at its end. i really thought tt i was gonna be trapped in the lift for a few hours..without food or water... breathing may have posed a problem as the air in the lifts are stagnant (there are no fan ventilators in the lift)
this experience really made me felt a kind of helplessness. i was stuck in the lift, not knowing whether anyone would hear the emergency bell. even if someone had heard the bell, would tt person bother to report the matter to the security? u begin to worry when help will arrive. the handphone cant be used due to no reception. there is nothing u can do..but to wait..endlessly. i never wanna go thru this again. it was a short accident tt lasted an eternity....

those who read my lunar new yr blogs would have by now know that i have a cousin that has Down Syndrome. we all call her "mei mei".
i believe that majority of those who come across these ppl who are ill or handicapped would say that they sympathise them and classify them as unfortunate. this sterotype is acceptable mostly due to the media. just watch some charity shows and u would udnerstand y. to garner more donations, these shows would show video footages of the difficulties faced by the 'less fortunate' and let the audience feel the sorrow of their plight. good strategy. i dun deny that these ppl may be less fortunate in a way, but has anyone thought tt they may actually be more fortunate than us? i just realised this point during chinese new year.
mei mei is a 9 yr old with a 5 yr old physique. she is small but she has a big heart. she has this tremendous amt of energy within her. she would go to all the other cousins, uncles and auntys to shake their hands, pass some humourous comments such as "ur hair beautiful ahz" and sometimes drop jokes like a bomb! she has this sweet smile that captivates people. she is capable of making funny facial expressions that tickles us. she is cuddly to hug. everyone in my extended family holds her close to their hearts. she is the fruit of our joy.
i feel that she is more fortunate than us simply because she is kept away from the ugly side of society. she does not need to handle much problems posed by society. she is kept away from harm that other ppl may cause her. she is just living in her own world, a paradise, or even, living in heaven on earth. she has parents that protect her and shower her with love, but not to the extent of spoiling her. she has the freedom to do wat she really wants. she can sing and dance, just like an entertainer.
in comparison to her, the amount of daily things we need to cope with by ourselves is of significant volume. mei mei can just smile all day and live her life happily.
however, when i shared my views with my dad, he agreed. however he said "wat abt when she grows up?" i had nothing to say...coz i really dunno.
so, is mei mei really more fortunate or less fortunate than us? maybe time will tell...

well, i have 2 farewells to write about
the first farewell is to both rachel and jean. both of them are leaving for australia tonite. both of them have been very good frens of mine in uni, making my uni life colourful, fun and memorable. we have been thru good and hard times together and we are close frens.
to u rachel, i hope tt u will grow to be more confident in wateva u do. remember, it takes 2 things to get something accomplished. confidence and hardwork. have a positive mentality whenenver u come acroos any difficulty. having confidence is half the battle won. "i can do it" always sounds better than "I cant do it" rite? to sum up,"when the going gets tough, the tough gets going". there's nothing impossible kz? try, always try. all da best! will support u all the way!
to u jean, think u've got wat it takes to accomplish anything, well, at least in my opinion. u have a strong will and mind to see u through any storms. u also got a very nice combination of play and work and hence i think tt u should be able to cope wif anything. to sum up, i like the way u are. this time, i m not joking..so all da best to u as well ya?

the 2nd farewell is to my singapore frens. i shall be leaving tomorrow morning liaoz. no idea when i will be back..maybe not coz i will most probably be transferring to aussie in july later this year. i had a great time meeting up wif all my old frens and i hope tt all of u can keep in contact and stay happy always!
will miss and will remember the wonderful memories we had. take care and see ya in the future!

byebye to all!

on the 3rd day of lunar new year, i spent the whole day wif frens. in the morning at 11am, i met yunxuan, shu hui, allan and yihao at Kbox at Orchard Cineleisure. was a little bit tired coz i was not used to waking up early..lolx! for ur info..i wake up after 10am almoost everyday now..haha!..yes yes..i know...lazy pig...who cares?? lolx!
for the next 3 hours, the 5 of us belted out numeruous songs...lost count and had lots of fun. as usual, yunxuan sang a lot of duets but only shu hui accompanied her..haha! i sang a song wif her but i think it was quite bad..haha! anywayz, ever since when did i sing well?? haha! maybe for a few songs only..lolx
think the best part was when both shu hui and i sang "Wo yao fei" (i want to fly), a song by F.I.R. as it is a very fast paced song and has an X factor tt makes ppl feel like jamming and dancing, both of us were on our feet and jumping along wif the song. esp the chorus, the feeling was great when we sang and jumped. hahahaha! very fun, i loved it! by the way, "wo yao fei" is not a duet, it's more of a motivational song. (damn...rachel and jean going to aussie..no one to ask to go for singing liaoz...boohoo!)
after ktv, the guys and girls parted our own separate ways. yihao went back home while allan (my very good pal cum classmate cum bowling mate..haha) and i went to suntec city. we did nothing much..just walked ard. wanted to watch constantine but we were late for the show..i failed to find a cd which i wanted to buy while allan spent quite a long time looking at some jap machine models but walked away empty handed.
this concluded the 3rd day of my lunar new year. simple it may sound, but i enjoyed it. nothing feels better than meeting and catching up wif old frens.
and if Guan Han (my bro, not biological though) happens to read this (i hope), sorry ahz! couldnt join u for dinner yesterday..wanted to eat mum's cooking ..hehez! all da best to u!

so, on the very 1st day of lunar new year, my family went over to JB for steamboat dinner at my xiao shushu's (smallest uncle) place.
as part of the tradition, the table was full of food and all of us had a splendid time eating. we had prawns, fishballs, meat balls, dumplings. tofu, vege, clamp meat and blah blah blah...(i dunno the name of some food..hehez!). but i guess there was too much food as there were still leftovers by the time everyone was full. so i had to go that extra mile and eat a little bit more. so i was 120% full..any more and i could just vomit..hahaz!
we were treated to champagne, chocolates, rou gan, biscuits and some fruits after dinner. i was also entertained by my youngest cousin (with down syndrome), mei mei, who is engaged in playing wif everyone...she is just so cute! all the funny facial expressions, the comments she make when someone disturbs her, everyone just laughs!
we then proceeded to my uncle's porch to put some fireworks. i think he wasted RM40 as the fireworks lasted for no more than 15 seconds. there were supposed to be 16 fireworks..but i think there only half of tt amt..haha!
after the rather nice but disappointing fireworks, we went to the back of the house to light firecrackers. the reason y we lit it at the back of the house is coz we dun wanna the police to catch us!
i think this is the 1st time i saw a firecracker light and burst in front of my eyes. my experience? it was loud....very loud, to the extent tt i had ringing in my ears for a few minutes. i recorded the whole process on my phone..so if u wanna see it, just ask me out...*hint hint*..lolx!
all parties come to an end and it was time for my family to head our way back to singapore. the last funny thing tt happened was mei mei! as i opened the car doors and my parents busy saying bye to everyone outside the porch, mei mei came up to me and tried to get onto the car. as she was short and had difficulty, i helped her into the car. she got in from the left side of the car and started bouncing on the seat from the left to the right. it was only after a few minutes then my uncle realised tt mei mei was inside my dad's car and asked how did she get into the car. everyone then burst into laughter coz they had not noticed her get into the car.to them, it was like magic tt she had gotten into my dad's car! my uncle then opened the door and took her our from the right side. this whole episode was just to comical to me..it's so funny! no words can really express the kind of funnyness i felt inside. to put the icing on the cake, my uncle joked wif mei mei tt the police will catch her at the customs as she had no passport! hahahaha!
so tt sums up this wonderful day!

hi ppl, here's wishing all a very happy, prosperous and healthy Chinese New Year! in chinese, ji nian xing da yun!
i just came back from johor bahru where i had my reunion dinner. i had a great time tonite!
for once, our extended family could enjoy our reunion dinner as no problems cropped up at the restaurant we ate. 2 years ago, this restaurant served dishes with very long time intervals in between and the food was not too tasty. this time, dishes were served quickly and food was slightly better. so phew! coz if there was any delay, all my uncles and aunty will be reprimanding the staff liaoz..and i dun think it is nice rite? on new yr's eve.
after makan, we went to my 3rd uncle's place where me, my bro and cousins played, talked and went mad! lolx! and of coz..all the usual questioning of whether i have girlfren and all tt stuff...they never fail to ask me this qn...hmmz..nvm...every yr give them say reply lorz! haha!
my xiao shushu (youngest uncle) then brought my bro, 3 cousins and i to Danga Bay for a walk. it's a really beautiful place. it's beside the sea so as u walk, u can enjoy the gentle breeze hitting into ur face. the lightings are romantic..just great! there is a whole whale of recreation activities there. they include prawn catching, horse riding, some small roller coaster rides, playground. there's oso a very big makan place! bigger than Asia Cafe in ss15 (a place in malaysia).
as we walked, i couldnt help but smile and enjoy my smallest cousin's action. she has downs syndrome and therefore although she is 9 yrs old, she only has a body size of a 5 yr old. but nevertheless, she was energetic! she hopped along, waved her chubby hands, sang wif my uncle and made very cute expressions! i really like her lorz! she really brightens my day!
we went back to my uncle's place after the walk and shortly then, we made our back to singapore. thankfully there was no traffic jam..one of the best things tt happened today! haha
anywayz, tml i will be going to jb again..will be having steamboat..m looking forward to it as it is gonna be lots of fun wif all my cousins and relatives! i love my family! saya cinta keluarga saya!!!
again, may all have a good yr ahead!

yes ppl, i m back in singapore for chinese new year...but i guess most of the chinese new yr time may be in johor bahru..maybe only.not sure abt this yr's plans.
anywayz, i had a great trip back to singapore last nite as the bus i took was fabulous! it was really worth the value of RM70. this is free advertisment for the bus..the company is Aeroline.
the service and design of the bus is very similar to tt of an airline. this bus has 2 decks..the lower deck has 3 sofas and can be used for a small conference. there is a TV and some stereo systems available.
the uppper deck is where our seats are. the seats are made of leather and its design very similar to tt of an aircraft. they are comfortable and relatively spacious.
we had 2 staff to serve us..the driver and a cabin crew who happens to be the captain too...captain Rosli. they had smart uniforms on..impressive. they introduced themselves and updated us on our locations via a PA system...exactly the same as tt on airplanes.
the bus left Menaris Axis at Petaling Jaya (the place where i boarded the bus) at about 6:35pm yesterrday. dinner was then served by capt ROsli. stlye of serving is almost the same as tt on an airplane. the food came in those kind of boxing served on planes. so my dinner comprised of rice, vegetables and fried fish with tata sauce to dip in. dinner was complemeneted with a cool cup of peach drink. after dinner, we had a choice of either coffee or tea. as we were enjoying our sumptuous dinner, we were also entertained by a movie they were screening on the bus...Reign of Fire. apparently, my brother who was sitting beside me had no interest in the movie as he watched naruto, full moon wo sagashite and a date with vimpires with his laptop.
we were treated to some pop music after the movie...a service tt no other bus service provides..which i wonder y. for other bus companies, after the movie ends, there is nothing for u to do except to sleep..they play no music. anywayz, as the muisic was played on the bus, the lights were deemed and the atmosphere was suitable for a nice sleep! hehez!
so we arrived at Waterfront Plaza in SIngapore (somewhere near Great World City) at abt 12:20am and were picked up by our parents after 10 min. all in all, it was a great trip back!