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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
~ 8:12 PM ~
In Singapore

Been back in singapore for about 3 days now and i can only say..i feel very foreign in this country..hahaha!

I'm not used to the weather
I'm not used to speaking in chinese when i want to enquire some things before making a purchase
I'm not used to the roads being so narrow here
I'm not used to the telephone numbers! I couldnt even recognise a landline number when celine called me!!! ^_^
I'm not used to the faces on the television news
I'm not used to people speaking Hokkien everywhere
I'm not used to seeing construction almost everywhere i go
I'm not used to TAKING PUBLIC TRANSPORT!!!!!! ^_^

contrary to popular belief...i've not been on an eating fiesta ..^_^ but i did have chilli crab last nite...it was FANTABULOUS!!!! GOSH!!! I liked it so much!!!

on the bad side....my eczima is back...in less than 12 hours from when i touched down....this time...it's worse....it's not just on my elbows..it's on my knees, legs and toes....

just praying that it doesnt itch too much..coz i've scratched some of the rashes on my elbow till it bled...^_^

wokies... new year;s eve today..doesnt feel like it...staying home tonite...just wanna be with my parents...been a long time since i celebrated new year with them =)

Saturday, December 27, 2008
~ 4:53 PM ~
Gosh!

Gosh! It's been almost 2 weeks since i had my last entry..haha! time passed by so quickly...

my last day of work was on the 19th and have been enjoying my holidays! ahh..what nice holidays! haha!

just started packing and gosh (again..^_^), i have so much stuff! haha! as in, i need to donate some clothes to salvation army since some are old or some are *ahem ahem*..a little too small for comfort...^_^

started cleaning up my wardrobe as well..and my desk....been collecting so much stuff without keeping them properly..my table looks more spacious now...^_^

anyway...2 more days to singapore! 11 more days to KL!

ta

i'm really looking forward to going home...i miss my parents so so so much....

Tuesday, December 16, 2008
~ 10:57 AM ~
Relief!!!

Finally, i can heave a HUGE sigh of relief =)

I just had my meeting with a professor from Princeton University regarding my PhD work, thanks to my supervisor who arranged for the meeting (at quite a VERY last minute notice...i only had one day to prepare)

Prior to that, i was having cold feet and stomachache cause i was so nervous. His CV is IMPRESSIVE! Basically, he's kind of a big shot and a big name =) I spent the whole day yesterday preparing all my work, going through what i want to say to him, what questions to ask and how i would do the overall presentation of my phd work thus far...

i had a 30 min slot with him this morning at 10am. i only took 12 mins. i thought i did a bad job...

i had a chat with my supervisor just now..and she said that the professor was 'very impressed'. He commented that i was well prepared and had prepared the documents (which i hurriedly updated yesterday) in detail and that i knew my work. Overall, he said that i am an excellent student =)

well, i sensed a greater sigh of relief than a sense of pride/achievement. i'm just glad that it's over...

to end it all, my supervisor commented "1st step in your career!"

~ 12:08 AM ~
Bush Shoe

So the big news today was that in Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at George Bush...if you havent read the news, here's a youtube video for you to view.



So here i am talking to benny ben ben over msn about it..and here's what he wrote...

k u k u m i n g ™ you're dressed to kill, i'm calling you out says:
yeah
k u k u m i n g ™ you're dressed to kill, i'm calling you out says:
cuz the guy shouted b4 throwing
k u k u m i n g ™ you're dressed to kill, i'm calling you out says:
noob
k u k u m i n g ™ you're dressed to kill, i'm calling you out says:
he shd have used stealth tactics
k u k u m i n g ™ you're dressed to kill, i'm calling you out says:
sure 1 hit KO

typical singaporean guy who went thru army....^_^

Saturday, December 13, 2008
~ 2:37 PM ~
Sat afternoon

I wonder when was the last time where i was actually home on a Sat afternoon..hahaha! yes..today, right now, i'm actually home on a sat afternoon!!! woo hooo!

well, i had a 3 hour seminar this morning at some faraway place about Mentoring and it's pretty insightful...as usual, challenge is how to apply it..

anyway, plan for the next 4 hours...sleep, reply some important emails..grocery shopping

nice...just laze around..hahaha!

i may contemplate mopping the floor later ^_^

Friday, December 12, 2008
~ 4:10 PM ~
Farewell

I thought i would blog about my bday celebration that i had 2 days ago...but seriously, i'm not in the mood to talk about it....no, please dont get me wrong. I had an AWESOME time at my celebration and thanks to all who came to the party. I really had a fun time with all of you and thanks for making it memorable =) the words that you guys shared with me were really meaningful for me too!

however, i'm just feeling a little down now cause a good friend of ours has gone back to Malaysia for good...=( Steven Thai has finally gone back....

for some reason, Steven reminds me of Jeffrey and the both of them have some striking similarities in terms of their personalities....

i brought steven out for lunch at Crowns on my bday and we had such a good time catching up with one another...we never talked so much before...and before we knew it, 3.5 hours passed and we needed to head back home....
i found out more about his family, more of his struggles, more of his plans, more about what and how he thinks, his burdens, his wishes, his hopes and so much more... never thought he had so much on his mind too...

last night, at 1130pm, after a late dinner with Ivy, Ian, Rachel and Joab (well, i left early..sorry ivy..), i brought steven, pang wu and wan ru to Mordialloc Beach...it was a full moon night....and gosh...it was fantastic...for the 3 of them, it was their first experience being at the beach at night...and we all liked it...

all of us were refreshed and just so much thoughts and reflections went through our minds...we didnt really say much, but just enjoyed the companion of each other, the sea, clouds and moon...

we left the beach at 130am and headed home....

farewelled steven at the airport this morning at about 1130am...he finally cried...well, he dropped tears and fought back the rest of the tears....
pang wu also nearly lost it...and yes, i concede, i nearly lost it too..but i didnt cry..i just felt the urge to, but restrained it....

i really hate it when i see people walk through that customs door...

but oh wells, a farewell is a farewell....

farewell, steven, my friend and brother =)



p.s. sorry for the emo-ness...^_^

Tuesday, December 09, 2008
~ 1:49 PM ~
Tomorrow

ok..so tomorrow is my 'big day'....have already taken leave for tomorrow...
so wat m i gonna do tml??? well...ian planned something tml nite that starts at 630pm but he's not telling me what the plan is..so tt's kinda scary..all i know is to be back home by 630pm...

bringing steven out tomorrow afternoon too...

morning? dunno....maybe sleep in...hahaha!

somehow, lately, just feel a little sad...so many ppl left for good...steven leaving for good this fri as well...=( celine's leaving soon....=( yus has left...=(

i've already lost count on how many people i have had to farewell in the past 3 years...thought i would be numb by now....but i aint..which is a goood thing cause it means that i still have emotions...^_^

oh wells...looking forward to ending work today..then HOLIDAY TML!!!!

Wednesday, December 03, 2008
~ 12:29 AM ~
Bokko Dance



Been obsessed with this korean thingy dance..called Bokko dance...

wanna learn some of the moves..haha! it's good aerobic workout!!!

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