you know, i'm starting to think that giving tuition is a chore and it does not help when the kiddo is grouchy, tired, restless or simply refuse to do your work.

my ideal tuition situation would be both parties are earnestly paying attention and trying to be productive. apparently, this is not what is happening now. at times, i really feel like flinging or flipping the kiddo away, or perhaps give him a harsh scolding. however, i cant since i'm only his tutor and how harsh can i scold him.

oh well.


but i did something which made me happy today!!

i watched 'Jumper' with xw,sj and issac!!



i think jumpers are seriously cool!! if only they exist hahahah...

lets see, if i'm a jumper, i would not be late for school or any other meetings i have since i can teleport to any location in an instant. i can travel around the world without paying the exorbitant air fares. hahaha... furthermore i was utterly amazed by those scenery they showed in the movie. one instant he is in new york, the next in london and off to Egypt next.like WOW... i want a life like that!! in my dreams yea...

i think Rome is beautiful, the view is breathtaking and its rich history is overwhelming. wooooo...

the trailer


well i would not say that the plot was fantastic but it gave me the trills i was looking for. =) so go watch it!!


i shall try to control my spending from now onwards. if not i'll never reach my target savings.

but i'm still happy from today's rewards!!! =D

edit: thanks shaojun for the subsidized slippers!!!!!!!!! muahahahhaha

Econs is FINALLY over. cheers.

i think my brain cells are dead, after going through test and tuition. i reached home at 4.45 and gonna be out at 5.30!! oh man i need some sleep...only had 5 hrs of rest last night.

BUT!!! i cant miss this bbq. been so long since i had a gathering with my JC classmates. =D

time to go!!

and i'm ready to eat a feast.

my crab feast was FABULOUS. imagine eating one huge pincer, and having one whole mouthful of crab meat. oh my goodness, sinful!!! but i love the 'oh so yummy' feeling. =D

didnt managed to take any pictures of my delectable dinner, was too busy eating. =)

but i'll only eat crabs with my family. it was not a pretty sight watching me tearing apart those poor crabs. furthermore, i'm rather NOT neat you see, using all ten fingers of mine.

i'm a happy girl.



Edit: i didnt win my Toto!!!! hahhahahha...

popped by when i'm supposed to study.

was supposed to study in sch after class today. but the car ride was simply TOO tempting. i hate going the ride home, alone. hence, through the game of scissors, paper, stone, i decided to go home straight.

i'm hungry NOW. i'm waiting for my daddy to finish up his work before we go out for dinner. mummy promised me that we'll have crabs!! those fat fat pincers, ALL MINE.

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i tried chinese tea yesterday night! it was pretty entertaining to see 'real' tea leaves,not just those in the ready-made tea bags. haha...

look at the difference, Before and After


those 'giant' leaves in my cup


ok i realised this is too random. anyway, just wanna share my first encounter brewing tea for myself. =)


n tern!! we've finished one easter bunny!! =) thanks so much!! i'm done with one of the lindt choc as well!! its yummylicious. my fav, dark choc with orange bits. =D

my bunny =)



Edit: just to irritate shaojun, i've received my package from UOL! muahahhahahah... a few hours earlier than you!

alrighty back to studying. =D

oh my goodness, my dunks were stolen!! i was utterly exasperated. who in the right mind would steal a pair of old dunks? unless that person likes my stinky shoes. hahahhaha...

putting my bewilderment aside,now i've a reason to get another pair of shoes. HO HO HO... but that shall wait till i'm done with my prelims.

alrighty back to Econs, which never fails to baffles me.

my throat feels as if there is sandpaper, head throbbing. i feel sick.

after much frustration and ranting last night over the annoying eRevision selection, or in my opinion a true blue living act of singaporeans' 'kiasu' behavior, i finally chose my revision lessons successfully this morning.

my goodness i really HATE the dam system. i know i've made the wrong choice to not join in the mad rush to choose when the clock strikes 7, but it didnt occur to me that when i log in at 8 plus, i see the word FULL across most slots. hahah imagine my disappointment. but what made me truly mad was they smartly miscalculated or perhaps didn't had the hindsight that there are THAT many people taking stats. come on how difficult can it be to allocate sufficient slots for the number of students u have. well thanks to that, i lost sleep coz i simply cant stand things hanging halfway.

but thankfully everything is resolved the next morning all thanks to sj making the call to SIM and saving us one trip =)

now presenting my messy time-table.

March


April


ok enough of ranting. time to hit the sack!!

i've been looking at phones and this eye-candy caught my eyes.





such a darling isn't it!! but i've neither a mobile plan available for upgrades nor the budget for it.

i guess i've to wait wait wait n wait for the price to drop before i can lay my hands on it.

y do i keep losing my phones!!



by the way i helped my mummy cooked some simple dishes for dinner this evening!! (she chose those foolproof dishes) but anyway, the taste rocks man. i forgot to take a picture of the empty plates but i swear that they are all eaten up!!

presenting the ultra delicious veggies n eggs cooked by yours truly



i love it when my mummy cooks. i sure hope she can cook fabulous food for me more often! i'm seriously sick n tired of outside food.

some random stuff on msn. we are dam childish. hahaha

Cant get this song off my mind. Presenting Way Back into Love!! =)

I’ve been living with a shadow overhead
I’ve been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I’ve been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past, I just can’t seem to move on

I’ve been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
Just in case I ever need em again someday
I’ve been setting aside time
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
Oh oh oh

I’ve been watching but the stars refuse to shine
I’ve been searching but I just don’t see the signs
I know that it’s out there
There’s got to be something for my soul somewhere

I’ve been looking for someone to shed some light
Not just somebody just to get me through the night
I could use some direction
And I’m open to your suggestions

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart again
I guess I’m hoping you’ll be there for me in the end

There are moments when I don’t know if it’s real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration
Not just another negotiation

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart to you
I’m hoping you’ll show me what to do
And if you help me to start again
You know that I’ll be there for you in the end

Genting 2008 Part 1
Let me blog about the trip while the memory is still fresh in my mind.

First day

We reached the travel agency at 6 plus in the morning, only to know that that our rooms had been downgraded without any fore-warning. I'm not really awake yet. The only detail i can remember is the agency compromised by giving us free rooms the next time we go on another tour with them. So, alright the adults are satisfied and we set off!

Throughout the ride, it was smooth with lots of noise due to us playing cards, making fun of each other and munching away at the 10 over packets of potato chips that my aunt brought. I watched some movie about cheerleading and fell asleep successfully, only to wake up by the growling of my stomach.

The back of the bus from my seat


The bus drove us all the way up to Genting and dropped us at our hotel! We stayed at the theme park hotel. According to my parents, the last time i stayed at this hotel was when i was still a toddler. Haha times flies. Due to the high peak period, there were lots of hiccups in the rooms allocation. They actually checked us in when some of the rooms are still occupied by other people. Imagine the confusion when we went into the room with the key, only to discover people occupying the room. Nonetheless, the confusion is cleared thereafter and we went for lunch.

We went downhill to this mushroom farm and restaurant. The food was good but the service sucks. We had to constantly remind them to serve us the food, even the tea! Thank goodness the food was good. =)

Waiting patiently for the food


All cleared!


Yummylicious food


After the lunch, we played with this card filled with gunpowder. Boy, it was dam fun la! I feel like a sua ku when it first popped and i was utterly amazed. hahahah... my uncle bought 2 boxes of it and we started playing.

I'm trying to upload the vid at this moment. Shall post it up when it is done!

Edit: Its uploaded!



We slacked abit back at the hotel, settled the rooms allocation and took lotsa photos in the room!





We went bowling thereafter but i sucked at those 2 games. Haha.. what happened! I thought i improved but those 2 games proved otherwise. Haha but it was still fun, with us competing between the 2 teams. =D Went for some arcade games before going to have dinner.

The adults went for casino leaving the 'underaged' to entertain ourselves. Bah. We went for an hour of pool and i really 'rock' man. HAHAHA... Seriously, been 3 years since i've played and my aim is really OFF. The first few games i kept fouling. My cousins are good at it. =)

The ball looks dam small la. MINIATURE!


We went for more arcade till ard 10 plus before heading back to the hotel. After the few of us showered and eveything, we decided to go down to get some Marybrown for supper. The lot of us went down in tee shirts and shorts and boy, it was freezing. The best part of the story is, Marybrown is closed. ROAR. Settled for coffee bean and headed back up for more card games and finally turned in around 1.

HEY HEY!!! I'm back!!!

Pictures and updates regarding the trip will be up soon, when my cousin sends me his share of the pics. All in all, it was a terrific trip! Had a great time catching up with my cousins.

=D

Will be away from the 8th to the 10th.

Will be going Genting with my family and relatives.


Have a great time collecting ang baos!

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR TO ALL!!

Some updates before i forget.

Kell and Sam's celebration pictures to be uploaded at a later time. Those pics are in my lappy.

Now i'll upload those taken at Aston on the 5th, to celebrate xw's b'day.

At Aston


With the b'day girl


Junye Joan XW


It was a fun and delicious night. haha... let me PRAISE SJ here. THANKS LOADS FOR SENDING US BACK!!! U KNOW WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH AS A FRIEND!!

HAPPY 20th OLD XW!!!

P.S. Ivan is OLD. LOL

ALERT!!! Hottie sam's magic trick is finally READY!! ENJOY!!



Feel free to comment!

Reunion dinner tonight. Good food awaiting!

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I lost sleep last night. I was thinking of my grandma who was still with us last year. I can still vividly remember her asking me, 'shu zhen, do u want nasi lemak for lunch on chi new yr?'. If only i know, i would have gave her my utmost thanks to things that she have done for me throughout my 19 years. If only.

I've been brought up by my grandma. Since young i've been running around her, sleeping in the same room with her, all the way till my family encountered financial issues and had to downgrade to a smaller house. I can still remember me pestering her to put martell on my hair like what she is doing, or getting her to cook me this or that. I guess i'm a troublesome kid. But my dear grandma gave in to me each and everytime. I miss the medicated oil scent around her. Now, as i walk pass some elderly and get a sniff at the familiar smell, i'll be reminded of my grandma.

I remember taking pictures of us together with my lost phone. But it never occurred to me to back up those pictures. Now, all of those pictures are lost. Regrets? I guess.

Ok those are merely some thoughts that i wanna jot down, to organize my inner thoughts.

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I can smell the nice soup that my mum is cooking, even when i'm tucked in my room. =) I love family reunion dinners.

Off to pack my room!