mugging episode 2

Westside story 2 begins again and I feel so terribly bad to have to impose on his roomie again =X. Good thing he's kind of alright with it. And so, the routine begins again. It's quite effective and bearable for me since  it's only for a few days. But they do it every single day, I'm in awe. 

But it's nice how in the middle of the night when you get hungry and walk to the pantry to cook noodles and then you meet people you know and start making small chats. 

That's the end of my westside story. So gg to miss the cheap food, pretty library and all. 

 using his slippers as my floor mat

 empty library at 7-ish pm

le boy trying to terrorize me with his water bottle

gg crazy from overdose of mugging and wanting to wear my owl necklance and insisting that it's nice on him. *kuku*

total roomie love! Wearing the same shirt colour without any arrangement. 

#roomielove #telepathy

 cheap and tasty lunch!

chicken cutlet rice @$2.80 only. So missing this now!

 day 1

day 2

day 3

exams exams exams

too caught up with exams. update soon :(

in any case, i should be in bed now

为何要考试？！

study/movie/dinner date

Yay! That marks the end of my second paper. Just one more to go! Had lunch with the bulk of the classmates @soup spoon because the Q at Tim Ho Wan was too INSANE! And while everyone else went home to relax or some sort, I was gg to start mugging all over again :( But I guess that's the only thing you can do with a bf who's busy with upcoming exams too. Well, surely study date is another kind of dating too. #optimistic 

But at least I didn't have to wake up early to 'chope' place at the national library. All I had to do was walk in and TADAH! iIhad a seat all ready for me. Slightly inconsiderate but I guess it's kind of a Singapore culture. Waking up early> 'chope' seat> hog for hours. Plus the weather is so incredibly hot, mugging in an air-con-ed place is a MUST. And I must say national library's study lounge at level 5 is SO SO nice. There's a nice view, food and drinks are allowed is so thoughtful plus there had vending machines for both food and drinks in the room itself. There's even recycling bins inside which I think is pretty clever. You know how when people are studying they jot things down on rough paper that they will eventually discard. Now they have just the right place to dump them, and play a part in being environmentally all at once! Good move.

Well, studying becomes a lot more efficient when you know there are perks at the end of it. Had a good dinner at Carly T's, ultilising the Groupon deal that le boy bought for us. It's quite a deal really- $8 for $20 worth of food & drinks. The service crew was friendly and smiley, even explaining some of the dishes and what they are. You know how at times western dishes like to have a lot of fanciful names which you can barely make out of. Ordered a burger that came with corn chips as sides and a quarter chicken with 2 sides- mac&cheese and butter garlic rice. Well, I must say mac & cheese from Kenny Roger beats hands down, no others can dispute that fact. I would recommend that if you ever eat at Carly's, avoid mac and cheese, but the garlic rice is not so bad, could be a little more flavour though. The burger tasted LIKE pizza. 100%. Good thing if you love pizza, if not then do give it a miss. But their speciality was the chicken and i tell you it's a MUST-TRY! The meat was so tender and juicy, with its skin crisps. I would certainly go back again just for the chicken! A little advice- the food portion is a little small (even for me).

 And perk no. 2- movie! Caught Oblivion starring Tom Cruise. He's unbelievable hot despite his age i must say. It's an interesting sci-fi movie, effects and actions were good. But the ending is abit of a ...

the cutleries are so cute

 interesting campaign at lvl 5's toilet. 

ridiculous day @work

Took half day off at work to get ready for exams tmr and tmr tmr. And found the most convenient place to study with water, vending machine, toilet, good lightning and ample of seats- office's pantry! What's more there level 3,4 & 5 to choose from. Since i work on level 5, I decided to head down to level 4 instead. Imagine while studying you keep meeting people you know and having to make small talks. Too distracting!

Level 4 was nice. The only problem is the tv was so near, I kept wanting to watch it. Even though it was a horror movie and I never liked watching horror movies, I couldn't help it. I guess anything is more entertaining than your notes. But after the movie ended, it was a little more conducive. Haha.

Plus I met this guy who walked over to make small talks with me even though it was obvious that I was totally plugged in and sucked into my world of Swift, Lavine and Clarkson. And at the end of the talk he asked for my number. It was a ridiculously funny sight. And I am so convinced that I must not have a bf whom I met from work. Imagine my love story- oh i met him from work where he came over and asked if i wanted some sushi. NOOOO! Not happening!

Okay. Back to mugging. Good luck to myself for tmr's paper :)

mugging episode 1

And so, my westside journey begins. Spent the past few days in the concentration camp to mug for upcoming exams have proved to be quite fruitful. I guess it's the only place possible where you could mug for up to 10 hours a day. Pretty incredible. I'd probably only complete 10 hours of studying in a week at home. The daily routine is simple: wake up at close to noon > lunch > library > dinner @almost 8 > more mugging till 3-4am. The cycle begins. Of cos i get to sleep more than the two roomies cos I had no lessons to attend. So, this is uni life =O

But certainly, there are some are some perks and joy of a student. Was heading back to hall with le boy and somehow ended up helping his friends packing the hall's welfare pack. Looking at all the different goodies from different sponsors spread out all across the entire room like a messed-up place after destruction. And then the packing begins, like millions of factory workers at work. Of cos i was exaggerating, there were only slightly more than 10 pairs of hands. And by the time we were done, more than an hour has passed. I guess this is the kind of entertainment and bonding with friends you get with while staying in school. Not forgetting all the extra goodies that we happily 'kop' back to our rooms :)

Certainly missing school life like that. All the times where I stayed back in school to help out with anything but schoolwork- painting banners, packing co room, doing up the co notice board, planning event... It's endless and i wish i still had time to afford to do such things. #feelingold

Oh well, there marks the end of the westside story. 3 exam papers ahead of me. Go go go!

seeing him first thing every morning is kinda blissful 

 funny tasting melon,banana, orange candy with a chocolate centre

things we do in e library

happiness in times of unhappiness

Brought 3 packets of tissue thinking that it would last for me at least 3 days.It's barely a day, and they're ALL GONE! Seriously falling sick less than a week away from exams isn't exactly the best time.

Many thanks to a kind soul who went the mile to get these before coming over to find me after his lessons. ❤

letting go of the past

Sometimes, we need things to happen before we realise that what we had thought was a still a landmine of ours has actually detonated on its own through the years.

Looking at your pictures, it was heartfelt gladness to know that you've found your happiness. Truth is, whatever happened those years ago had become such a blurred memory, it really didn't matter who's fault it was and neither is there any meaning left in finding out what had really happened.

This time, i know that i've finally put it all down.
There's a closure to us. Kind of.
And i think im ready to say hi if i ever met u again

JB trip (not again?!)

You wouldn't believe this, but YES! YET ANOTHER JB TRIP.
Mind you, it's the second time in the same month.

Then again, i tried the OTHER alternative way to get to JB. Taking the Johor-Sing Express bus from Queen Street (near bugis station). It costs $2.40 for a direct trip from bugis all the way to woodlands customs and then to malaysia custom. Chances of getting a seat is surely much higher than taking a SBS bus. The journey time is about the same as the other two routes i've tried- here.. But it feels abit longer bcos it's travelling from central to west instead of west to west. I find it a good chance to catch a wink or just enjoy the sight while the bus zooms through the road.

This time, it was a trip with le mom and le aunt, who are desperate to get out of time but do not have enough time for it. So, being the nice soul that i am, leaving le boy in Singapore, i brought e 2 ladies out for a breather. But the different thing this trip is... we stayed IN the MALL THROUGHOUT. How un-adventurous is that? But then again, it's with 2 ladies, let's not risk it. Haha.

So we shopped and shopped, and eat and eat, and chill and chill... all IN the mall. Despite so, I had a marvellous time at Padini, my favourite shop in malaysia. Rmb how the last trip a week before i mentioned that half the shop was under renovation? Went again today and it was all done up! Perfect timing! I spent all the money I brought for the trip on the entire shop. Love how they have clothes that i can fit into- the fact that im a XS/UK4 gal. Major love.

And we tried this taiwanese desert store to rest our legs. The Taro Q was so Q and yums. No idea how much it costs but im sure it's pretty much affordable and worth it. So going to try the authentic one in Taiwan someday!

City Mall was renovated recently and it really does feel like any other shopping centre in Singapore, especially with brands like Bata, Everlast, Breeks and all the shops that operates in Singapore. Such, is the power of globalisation. Haha. Finished the mall in less than 4 hours and then it was back to SG! :)

le sigh

In business/ public relations context,

"An issue is a perceived gap between the 
existing state and the desired state."

I see that gap now.

if rewind was an option

i miss the good and bad times we ever had and you'll a part of me that will nv be forgotten. things change, people change. secretly, i still hope to find a part of the old you in you. but things cant go back. im happy that you look happy. and that all that it matters.

happy bday old fren.

random

No No NO.. I don't wanna go to tuition. Just came back from interchange after having lunch with fel, mav & choo, I don't wanna move an inch! =(

Tuition on a public holiday?! Poor tutee. Poor me.
#firstworldproblem

school meets easter

School life can be a whole lot of fun if you let it!

Saw this booth set up trying to get people to paint eggs and we decided to join in. The winning egg will win some movie tickets. But that's beside the point. It's having all 3 of us trying to paint ONE EGG. Ha. I'm SO NOT ARTISTIC-INCLINED, this is such an ardours task i swear! So painter Selene painted the bulk of it which me and Eve did the tiny bit.

TADAH, our only-clever-ppl-think-it's-pretty egg! =D

soulmate

"I'm not searching for someone who has everything, 

but someone who has time to spend with me more than anything."

#safehaven

I wish I had someone like that too.

Happy Everywhere =)

Sometimes, opportunities come knocking your before you even realised. Ever since graduating from Junior College which is like a whooping three years ago, there's has been little, to be exact NO chance at all to be be doing my most favourite thing in the world- volunteering. I rmb clocking in way above the requirements in secondary and JC days because I really do find joy in them. They make me feel complete and fills my heart in every little way. And to think, today was the day!

By some work of the O'mighty above, I was invited to join the rest of the StarHub team in their volunteering work at Chai Chee this afternoon, i literally JUMP at the chance. Apparently, this was all part of StarHub's CSR effort and they calls it the "Happy Everywhere" campaign. In this campaign, SH unveils various activities and acts in various part of Singapore to bring joy to different groups of people. Some of these includes having a cheerleading team camping at Pasir Ris Interchange to cheer for the army boys who are protecting us as we are deep in slumber each night. Not forgetting giving out free coffees to PMEBs at Lau Pa Sat, bringing children from Carpe Diam Children's Daycare on a trip on the Happy Bus amongst many others.

And this.. is the FINALE- inviting low income households in Chai Chee for a dinner on us. Our day started an hour before the actual dinner, packing "Happy Everywhere" goodies bags with bread and milo. Then residents started streaming in. After their collection, they were directed to the dining area. Dinner was served! By our friendly volunteers from SH, me included! 

After hours of standing, my legs were really aching! But it was a happy kind of unhappy, if you get what i meant. Ha. But having all the people thanking you for dinner when they were leaving. That, is happiness :)

model-icious!

doing her thing while im trying on clothes at topshop tamp.

fashion is subjective

What's with the "GEEK", "NERD" kind of cropped tops these days? I can never understand cropped tops anyway. Wardrobe malfunction?

neon

saw this at bershak in town the other day. 

LOVE IT! 

not exactly functional but it's too pretty to resist!

school and such

Alarm rings> Scramble out of bed> Wash up> Sits on bed staring at wardrobe

On most days, this is how my day starts. And I always ends up sitting by my bed pondering for ages what to change into. And this is dreadful, I don't have clothes to wear! Even though every single time I open my wardrobe door, pieces of apparels starting falling over my head, I HAVE NTH TO WEAR! And then i end up pulling out the nearest piece i see, or simply anything that I've ironed ages ago but left in hanging inside and pull them off together with a shorts, pair them with slippers. Poof! I'm off to school. See, this is how sloppy I am (usually am).

But for a change, i've decided to dress out of my go-to-school norm and decided to put on a black chiffon top with a waist belt, shorts(still!) and my pretty new saltwater sandals since we're gg to have a "class" lunch with my module mates before class. I must have been really sloppy for the past months because ppl ard were complimenting my outfit or was asking if i had a date after class! So 夸张! Even my tutee in the morning said the same thing. Tsk tsk.

New resolution for 2013: Dress up! :)

 shall do a review on my pretty saltwater soon :)

i was a happy gal until i chanced upon this. Doesnt this look like my outfit? and they called it boring and uninspired. thanks ah!

♥

Fitness-corner fun with my favourite girl in the world :)

#阿姨♥

oh, did i mention that she made me buy a yakult for her if not she refuses to leave the premises of the provision shop?

one day JB trip

Endless schoolwork piling? No financial support? No time? That, is the woes of a student. Sometimes, all we want to do is just to get out of this land our feet is on and travel Travel TRAVEL. But the amount of work and the financial limitation makes holiday nothing but a bubble. So to break this monotony of life, le boy and I decided to embark on a one-day johor bahru trip. It's near, cost-efficient and absolutely suitable for a quick getaway! =D

Certainly, taking public transport from Singapore to JB isn't something totally new to us. Been there, done that. Our usual route is to take bus 168>Woodlands Interchange> bus 950 all the way to JB. For somebody who's staying in the east, taking only 2 hours to travel and clear m'sia custom, it's unbelievably quick. But this time, we decided to try out another route: bus 969 to yishun interchange> red-line train to katib> bus 170 all the way to JB. The journey time was similar but the frequency of bus 170 is much higher, which means chances of getting a seat is much higher!

Started our day with basking robbins becuse every single time we told ourselves that we will eat it, we end up forgetting. Well, it's kind of overrated. We had pistachio (green one on the left) which tasted a little like cough syrup, hokey pokey (honeycomb vanilla) which was a little too sweet and macadamia ice cream (the only acceptable one) but i think anderson's ice cream very much surpass them. 

Well, the last time we had been to JB was like more than 6 months ago and the place had changed very much. All the renovations to city square mall has given it a whole new look. Was famished and we didn't want to resort to eating fast food so we ended up at this noodle place at the basement. It's really hawker stall in a restaurant style. Well, the price is alike to those in Singapore, but at least they are providing a service. No more spilling or scalding with them serving your food right up at your table! Cant rmb the exact shop name but it's noodle house or something similar. Worth eating! (Y)

And then it was shopping and walking. My must go shop in Malaysia is surely Factory Outlet Store (FOS). Nothing for me! But treasures for my favourite girl. Lots of nice comfy leggings and rompers @3for 30RM. Which means one legging is about slightly less than 5 sing dollars. Good buy! But they used to stock brands like carter's, mothercare, gap baby which was super pretty. Now the brands are kind of unheard of like bundle of joy (anybody?!) etc. But the rompers are still pretty decent with nice prints while for the leggings, you'll probably have to dig around abit more for pretty pieces.!

And to pamper myself, my favourite store is PADINI! It's like giordano in singapore during its more glory days. A local brand, they stock a wide range of selections from shoes, to bags, to accessories and outfits for every occasions. And the best part is i can usually find clothes my size (UK4) and even shoes (US2) Love them to bits! Especially sales racks, they are to die-for. Hidden gems i must say. But it's slightly disappointing   this time because half the shop was cordoned off for renovation work. Cant wait for it to re-open fully! But le boy did manage to get good shades with uv protection and polarized lens at a decent prize (bday prezzie for his dad).

And then we got bored of JBCS and decided to head somewhere nearer to our dinner place. It's easy to grab a cab but we wanted to go by the exit which is more along the way so we decided to ask the guy working inside the mac shop. There, we met our nice guy #1 of our JB trip. Instead of just pointing the direction to us, he told us the route that the driver should take as well as remind us to catch a blue cab (SAFER!) instead of the red one. As much as we wanted to, there was NOT A SINGLE blue cab in sight so we had to board a red one. There, we met weirdo #1- cab driver. The journey started out well, with small chats with the uncle. And the fact that we cldnt understand malay probably gave away the fact that we aren't local.

Uncle: Here for holiday?
Me: Ya, come eat seafood.
Uncle: Seafood expensive in Spore?
Me: Ya... Very ex.
Uncle: You two couple?
Me: Ya (tryin to squueze a smile)
Uncle: You two married?
Me: *raise eyebrows*
Le boy: No la!
Uncle: You two slp together?
Me: *rolling eyes big time* OS: WTH

And i swear i just blackfaced throughout the remaining ride and refuse to talk. Especially when he started sharing how Singaporean teenagers are wild child and engage in sex freely and apparently according to him, singaporeans uses the most condoms in the world. Hello uncle, i wonder where your statistics come from. Boy was i glad to finally alight from the cab. SUFFOCATING MUCH.

Was so glad when we reached our dinner place! 

see the HUGE stingray! (hmm.. on the drain)

Anyway, we were so full from dinner we decided to walk to KSL shopping mall instead which was SUPPOSED to be a stone's throw away. Well.. well well.. It's probably manageable if you know the way and if the sun was a little more merciful. Went into a provision shop to ask for directions and we met good guy #2. The owner was a indian guy who didn't seem to understand us but this customer, chinese man was nice enough to point out the right directions to us AND remind us to be careful of our belongings around this area. HOW NICE!

First milestone: Crossing a GIANT overhead bridge. 

The steps were so STEEP i thght i was on the Great Wall of China

2nd milestone: A long stretch of road along a private area

(the terror of having dogs dashing out of unlocked gates *shivers*)

And the finally! KSL City right behind us! 

Warning: A little jaywalking skill needed!

More walking and then we couldnt resist the frangrance when we walked past the stall. It's quite huge, good portion to share between 2 people. And it costs less than $2. Affordable and yummy snack!

the stall was selling fruits too. Displaying the fruits make them look so tantalizing! 

But then.. on a 2nd thought, BACTERIA!

And then.. we saw this girl with MODIFIED CROCS. Amazing. Attachable wheels to original crocs and she was skating so seamlessly. lol. 

Dinner time! Good food! I polished off the entire plate of lala all on my own n they cost only 8RM!

Veggies only 8RM and the entire meals barely cost $50 SING! But we were so full from eating nonsense the entire day we didnt have enough stomach space to order any more food. What a pity!

Getting cab back to city sqare mall was quite a hassle. Cab drivers were refusing to turn on the meter and demands $10 Sing for a 10min ride which is nonsensical. We refused to hop onto a few cabs but we were running late for our movie it was desperate.

Then, we met good guys #3- a couple. They looked like Singaporeans and they seem to be trying to get a cab too. So, my plan was to approach they n share the cab. Good idea IKR! But they cldnt get any either and kept walking to the main road. We, followed. And then we saw them running for this blue bus and we took a risk and followed them! GOSH! So glad we did bcos the bus ride costs less than $1 SING and we got to where we wanted to in any case. Such an adventure! Logically, i don't think the 2 of us will ever dare to take the local buses on our own. 

Caught Wizard of Oz at the theatre there which was owned by Cathay. Hence for a moment i forgot the fact that i weren't in Singapore. Hah. Anw, finished the movie and caught 950 back to Singapore and then 168 from woodlands home!

WHAT A DAY! Thanks nice souls! #faithinhumanityrestored

let's hit the roads

Celebratory drink for passing my driving test. 

It'd been a arduous task and i thought i'll nv be able to do it.

But i guess sometimes we are much stronger and capable than we thght.

WOHOO! 

Certified driver :))