Liz in Australia #1 - 18 Hour Journey

My first video in Australia! (Watch it in HQ - click the button beside the Volume adjuster)




In Brisbane and loving it :)

On a side note, I'm still having a sore throat. Eating lozenges every 4 hours or so. Hopefully it clears soon!

In Brissy

Hello! I'm safely in Brisbane now, blogging from Wallace's room.

Turns out my journey to Brisbane took 18 hours instead of 10 hours. The flight from Singapore to Darwin got delayed by 1 and a half hours, and thus I missed the 6am transit flight from Darwin to Brisbane. So they put me on the next flight to Brisbane - a Qantas one that left at 1.30pm!!! Which meant I would be scheduled to reach Brisbane at 5.35pm instead of 10am. So I spent 8 hours in the Darwin airport (which is tiny. There are only 4 boarding gates) mostly reading my Twilight book. In the end, by the time I checked in at 11am, I had read this much:



View from the Darwin Departure Lounge



I finally reached Brisbane at 6pm (yes the Qantas flight from Darwin to Brisbane got delayed too) and I was SO RELIEVED to be out of an airport/plane and to finally breathe some fresh air. And of course, I was elated to see Wallace. But more relieved than anything, because he was the reason why I endured this 18 hour long journey, and it was worth it seeing him at the end of it. I only managed to get about 1 and a half hours of sleep the whole 2 days. I tried sleeping on the Jetstar flight from Singapore to Darwin but I just couldn't. Qantas was alot more confortable.

Anyway, will update more tomorrow. Made a video! :)

For now, gotta sleep and please pray for me cos I've got a sore throat! :(

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By the time you read this, I'll be on the plane on my way to Australia!

Hearing him say "So where do you wanna go for dinner on Friday?" is so surreal! Girls and guys, please cherish each other ok! Seeing each other in person seems like such a privilege now.

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Goodbye Singapore

I'm packed and ready to go!



Now I can finally put my VS luggage tag to use!

Goodbye Singapore, see you in 7 weeks! I'll miss everyone alot, but for now I just can't wait to see Wallace. His birthday's just around the corner - what a wonderful birthday present eh?

Farewell

The Department had a farewell for me today. I'm really grateful for the experience I've had there. They were all so nice and appreciative! They wished me all the best and it was great. They organised a sandwich cum salad potluck lunch! Healthy. :)

And now here are the photos!





Ms Peace Wong, the Fieldwork Coordinator. I worked with her the most and she's a very very nice lady. She has 2 kids but she still looks so young!

With some of the profs! I really like this photo. We all look so happy!

From left: 3 of the office staff, the cutest korean prof ever (Dr Chu), Dr Ang and me!

Dr Rosaleen Ow, Head of Department!

She's super nice and her son's the same age as Wallace and is studying physio in perth!

Esther, Mrs Ann Wee and Sudha! All Profs :)

Esther always gives compliments to my outfits and my VS bags. Hahaha.
Sudha is super duper cute! She's always smiling all the time and she's hilarious.

Me at my desk for the last time :(

All the Office staff with Dr Liu (who's leaving for Taiwan soon)

And this is Dr Liu with David (who is American and very tall) and Srinivasan

Oh man I will miss everyone so much! I really thank God for everyone and all the experiences I've had. :)

My Office!

As today marks the last day of my work stint with NUS Dept of Social Work, I thought it'd be very apt to show you my workspace for the past 5 and a half months!

I have my own cubicle with my own computer and everything!


I sit here 8.5 hours a day everyday :(

Alot of files that take up 1/4 of my desk space

Haha. This is my drawer where I keep miscellaneous stuff. Note the number of plastic bags I've accumulated? All thanks to my grandma for lovingly packing breakfast for me everyday :) Oh yes, and also from buying Old Chang Kee curry puffs. LOL.

Lower drawer where I have to stuff my bag when I go out for lunch

What I look at everyday. (Jon, see I used your Christmas Present for my cup!)
I like the cool phone too. Has alot of fun buttons to press. I love transferring calls! HAHA.

And oh, this is the whiteboard where we indicate our leave. As you can see, Shan Shan (the very first name) was the one I took over. She went for maternity leave from Feb to May.

I've actually quite enjoyed working here for the past 5 and a half months. The people are so so nice and generous. As compared to places like Office of Finance (Haha poor Rethinam), the people are such a joy to work with. Everyone's happy and smiley. The profs also take the office staff out for lunch occasionally! Yesterday was one of those occasions. Haha.

I liked my work because it wasn't just administrative stuff and paper work. I actually had to do alot more than that. I had to coordinate and liase with different organisations, the students, and the staff as well. It was quite independent work and I liked being in charge of something. Haha. It was also nice to know that I was important and that I mattered. The only part I hated was waking up early and having to go through the peak hour jams when travelling to and from work.

I guess I'll miss this place a bit, after getting used to it for so long. It's definitely a part of my life that I'll remember. :)


And finally to finish off, I love my job because I can...

LOL.

Yay

I came home last night to 2 very nice things waiting on my bed :)


1) School Graduation Certificate

FINALLY after 6 months?? I got Char to help me collect from the General Office. Thanks!



In case you don't know what an SGC is, it's like a 'portfolio' from MOE. It contains your grades (including our A Level Cert), plus the CCA writeup and Personal Qualities writeup that we did when we were still in school.

That's Page 1 of 8.

2) My VS Package #1!

In it were the Denim Vest that I ordered, and the White Peace Sign Bikini! :)

and they're both in time to go to Aussie with me. Haha. Still waiting for another VS package to arrive (this one is makeup) so hopefully it comes by tomorrow!

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Cute fact of the day

My grandma packed 1 and a half slices of Gardenia banana bread for me for breakfast today :)

Lists

I'm so sorry I haven't been blogging much, but I'm just really busy settling things before I leave for Australia.

1) Financial Aid/Tuition Loan Apps are ALMOST DONE. Just need to go and submit my Faculty Bursary App tomorrow during lunch.

2) I've packed ALL my clothes for the trip! Guess what, the clothes alone already take up a whole luggage. But not to fear! Because I am expert at stuffing things into luggages till they're bursting at the seams. Of course I'll be bringing more than 1 luggage - 2 extra handcarry for my shoes and other stuff. Plus I've gotta leave space for all the things I'm bringing BACK.

3) I still have to pack all the other stuff BESIDES the clothes though. Bother. I even made a list (because lists make me feel better and more organised) of the remaining things I need to bring/do and it's ONE AND A HALF PAGES LONG. Typed. Go figure.

4) I want all the stuff I've ordered to arrive at the post office NOW! It's so frustrating and troublesome when my intercom isn't working because whenever I get mail that can't fit into the mailbox, the postman can't ring for someone to come down, so he'll always leave an "Undelivered mail" notice and I have to go down to the post office to collect it myself. :( Ok the intercom's not exactly spoilt, it's more of we don't have a phone line for the intercom anymore, so whenever someone buzzes our unit, we actually don't hear anything upstairs. So anyway if all the packages I'm expecting don't arrive before I leave, I'll have to get one of my family members to send it to Australia for me. At least that's the case for the NYX and VS stuff I ordered. The Forever 21 things aren't that important since I'm planning on selling most of them anyway.

5) There's still alot of OFFICE WORK to be settled before I leave. Aiyo stress stress.


By the way did I mention that my office is giving me a PARTY (in the words of the boss) on Thursday? Haha so nice and sweet of them right? But I really hope they don't do stuff to embarass me or anything! I'll probably post photos of my workplace tomorrow or Wed, since I realise I haven't shown you guys my office yet! :)

AI Season 8 comes to a close

First off, let me just say how HAPPY I am that
KRIS ALLEN WON AMERICAN IDOL!!!




Even before the finale., I did think that Adam Lambert was going to win, but I was really hoping that Kris would. It was a pretty major shock since Adam is such a great performer and the notes he sings are just crazy. But I prefer Kris' style, and I also like him better as a person. He's a really charming, likeable guy and I definitely prefer his music style to Adam's rocker-screaming all the time. Plus, the fact that he's MARRIED actually appeals to me (unlike for many screaming teenage girl fans) because it shows maturity, commitment, responsibility, and a big heart of love. :) And of course I also appreciate the fact that he's a worship leader in his church. I think one of the reasons why Kris won was because many of Danny Gokey's fans would have voted for him instead of Adam. (Danny is a music director in his church).

Also, I don't think America was ready to have a(n allegedly) gay American Idol. Sure, Adam hasn't confirmed whether he's gay or not, but the photos of him kissing other men (and pretty explicitly, I must say) and videos of him performing in drag, are enough to put off many people already, honestly speaking.

Anyway, besides the part when Kara TOTALLY owned Bikini Girl (she's so shameless!) in the Mariah Carey song, one of my favourite segments of the show was Kris' duet with Keith Urban! Keith is Nicole Kidman's boyfriend btw, and he's Australian too.

They sang Keith's single, Kiss A Girl, and I loved their rendition SO SO MUCH, that it's now my favourite song!! Keith Urban's own version is really nice too, but I think the whole live performance and all the energy they had and the grooving was just so... NICE! Oh man my vocabulary is astounding. But yeah it was just so likeable! And the tune is super catchy too. I don't know if I'm the only one who noticed but I absolutely love the way Kris' shoulder pops when he strums the guitar for that song. Haha. He's becoming very swoon worthy.

Watch the video below! I LOVE IT! :)

CONGRATULATIONS KRIS! :)

ARGH :(

Financial aid apps are stressing me out big time. Why is everything so complicated? There are like, 4 different types I have to apply for:

MOE Tution Grant
NUS Tuition Fee Loan
NUS Financial Aid (which includes ALOT of diff types of stuff like loans, subsidies, bursaries etc)
NUS Faculty of Dentistry Bursary

And I'm leaving in 1 week. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME.

Online bag buys...

Floral Bucket Bag - $8 mailed!
Nice right? :)





Ladybug (my favourite!!!) and Cloverleaf Overnight Pouch - $12

For my toiletries!
It's so big I can think of 4573485723985 to put inside. LOL

ONE MORE WEEK and I'll be leaving on a plane to a place where the grass is truly greener on the other side :)

HP!

Please go and watch the trailer for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. It's wicked sick!

(There are 3, but I think the main one is the best, of course)

Cameras and the works

I saw this really really cute Camera Spree the other day.

All of the cameras are only 20 something dollars each and they're NOT the disposable type! Of course they're not digital la, they use film. But they're SOOOOOOO CUTE!

Credits to chasingmonkeys for the photos and info.





Four-Shots Camera
takes 4 simultaneous shots in each take! lag time between shots - 1/100secs.
available in three colours: blue, orange or green
25SGD+ postage $2

SPECIFICATIONS
optical lens
leaf shutter, speed 1/100secs
no battery needed
uses normal 35mm film


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Three-Shots Camera
takes 3 simultaneous shots in each take! lag time between shots - 1/100secs.
available in two colours: white or black
25SGD+ postage $2

SPECIFICATIONS
optical lensleaf shutter, speed 1/100secs
no battery needed
uses normal 35mm film

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Two-Shots Camera
takes 2 simultaneous shots in each take! lag time between shots - 1/100secs.
available in three colours: white/red, white/blue, black/orange, black/green
25SGD+ postage $2

SPECIFICATIONS
optical lensleaf shutter, speed 1/100secs
no battery needed
uses normal 35mm film

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Jelly Squeeze Camera
just squeeze the camera to take a picture!
available colours: silver, purple marine blue only
24SGD+ postage $2

no flash
no batteries needed
uses 35mm film

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Jelly Squeeze Camera with FLASH option
just squeeze the camera to take a picture!
available colours: light pink, rose pink, blue
1x AAA batteries needed
26SGD+ postage $2

Comes with optional flash function.

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Shiny hearts plastic Camera
Shiny hearts and stars roll about within the transparent cover, making the camera more shiny than ever
Made of normal plastic, within which the shiny thingies can roll about and make “*” sounds, making it a more interesting camera (haha this info is taken directly from the spree site. I have no idea what "*" sounds like though)
Without flash function.
Doesn’t require batteries
28SGD+ postage $2

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Underwater Camera
for snorkeling, diving, water parks and general water activities!
available colours: red, lime, blue, pink, orange, white
23SGD+ postage $2

SPECIFICATIONS
up to 3meters deep
28mm lens, focus free
uses 35mm film
no flash

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I think my favourites are the Jelly Squeeze Camera (with flash) and Underwater Camera (but it would probably leak?). I like the one with the sparkly things too but I don't think it's worth the $28. Haha what on earth is a "*" sound, by the way???

I don't know if the quality of these cameras are good though, seeing as how they can totally pass off as toys!

Apparently these cameras (ok maybe just the 2/3/4 way cameras) belong to a type of photography called Lomography.

Lomography

Lomography emphasizes casual, snapshot photography. Characteristics such as over - saturated colors, off-kilter exposure, blurring, "happy accidents," and alternative film processing are often considered part of the "Lomographic Technique."

Users are encouraged to take a lighthearted approach to their photography, and use these techniques to document everyday life.

Some of the brands marketed are Lomo LC-A, Diana, Holga, Holga 35mm, Fisheye, Fisheye2.

Most Lomographic cameras are designed to produce a single photographic effect. For example, the Lomography Fisheye camera features a built-in wide angle lens, and shoots fisheye-distorted photos. Its' light weight also makes it possible for people to bring it along wherever they go and to capture random moments of their lives to be documented in personal scrapbooks or on blogs/personal websites. It is a light-hearted form of photography as compared to professional photography per say, which appeals to people of all ages who are just looking for some much deserved fun!


Here are the 10 Golden Rules of Lomography from Lomography.com:

1. Take your camera everywhere you go.
2. Use it any time – day and night.
3. Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it.
4. Try the shot from the hip.
5. Approach the objects of your Lomographic desire as close as possible.
6. Don’t think. (William Firebrace)
7. Be fast.
8. You don’t have to know beforehand what you captured on film.
9. Afterwards either.
10. Don’t worry about any rules

Of course points 8 & 9 can be a bit hard to follow since the film and developing of film actually costs some money.. Lol


Here's an interesting video about Lomography from Lomografix.



Lomografix is an online shopping website based in Singapore that sells cameras and accessories for lomographers at affordable prices. They have pre-orders and sprees for certain cameras and they also have some tutorials on how to use these cameras. Pretty useful! I think the Fisheye Cameras and the Holga ones are really cool, but also quite expensive! I absolutley love the Cross Process and Coloured Flash effects!

Pssst! Jon and Kegan, you should TOTALLY get me the pink Holga for my birthday! Haha! Then someone else can get me the Multicolour Flash and Fisheye Lens. Or yet another can get me the White Slim Angel one. Hehe! Ok I'm just kidding. But I'd really like to try it someday!

P.S. Vignette, did you know that 'vignetting' in photography means that the photo fades at the edges? Haha.

Dilemma

Sigh. I'm in a huge dilemma right now. Dentistry Orientation Camp is from 17 to 19 July. But I'll only be back on the 21st. I know it would definitely be good to go for it, to make friends with the seniors and your future classmates for the next 4 years. But if I change my flight, that would mean forking out another $150 AND a few days less with Wallace. So I really don't know what to do. I really really want to spend as many days as I can with Wallace. Each day is just so precious. But at the same time I don't want to be the odd one out when school starts. Everyone will know each other from the camp and I'll be the only stranger. And yea, even though I can talk to them on Facebook and stuff, it's different, you know.

Sigh I really don't know what to do. And obviously Wallace is persuading me to stay with him. And I very much want to. But I also want to go for the camp :(

Maybe if Nat Tan and Judith don't go, it'll make my decision alot easier. But for now I think Nat will go only if Judith goes. So, oh well.

AHHHHH :(

Mother's Day and Mum's Birthday!

Had Mother's Day lunch at Fatty's after church. It was my treat! Yea, first time buying a meal for my family since I started working.

This was taken outside the restaurant after the meal and it wasn't posed!
(I was talking to the M1 Operator about my spoilt phone)




Char wasn't in the mood for photos so she was the photographer.

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Then Wednesday was my mum's birthday! We had dinner someplace near home.

(Warning: Photo heavy!)



No, we weren't vandalising, it was PAPER.

Drawn by Abbie (me and my Canon camera)

And then it was back home to cut the cake!

Happy Birthday Mommy! Thanks for being such a GREAT mom!

And Happy Mother's Day to Mama (Grandma) too! Thanks for taking care of us so well :)

Phone Spoilt :(

Yea since last week. Sad. The screen goes upside down or goes reverse:

Plus, when people call me or I call others, I don't hear anything on my side. So all the person on the other line hears is me going: "Hello? Helloooo?? HELLO?!? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!"

Brought it to the repair shop. Apparently, according to the guy, slide phones and flip phones have more problems. So the candybar phones are the best. Well, the repairs will cost $100-$150. So I decided it's not worth it to repair, since I can get a new phone from M1 (sign contract) for cheaper.

So my mum and I went to the M1 shop but I COULDN'T FIND A SINGLE PHONE THAT I LIKED. Not a single one! All the Nokia phones now are the high end/business type, which I don't need. And I'm most comfortable with Nokia. For other brands, the only ones that had the slightest appeal were the touchscreen ones and those were too ex. Plus I think I wanna stay away from slide/flip phones for now. Scared already. Haha. This is the second time already that I've had to being my Xpress Music phone for repair.

However at the Nokia store, I saw this PINK phone that I'm absolutely loving -
the Nokia 7310 Supernova
I know it's quite simple and the camera is only 2 megapix. But I have my Canon camera already, and I don't need any fancy functions. As long as there's a Music Player, Radio and Bluetooth, I'm happy.

Unfortunately, it came out in September last year, and none of the M1 or Singtel outlets carry it anymore, and it costs like, $239 at the Nokia outlets :(

Sigh. I'm using my sister's old phone now. It's still ok, but I really don't like using other people's old phones. Oh well, guess I just have to wait for a nice and affordable phone to come out till I get a new one... :(

Oh Dear

I just bought 8 items from a Cherry Culture spree... I couldn't help myself!
All NYX items are 50% off!


NYX Round Lipsstick in Strawberry Milk US$3.50

NYX Single Eye Shadow in High Light US$5


NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Yoghurt US$3.50

NYX Ultra Pearl Mania in Lilac and Baby Pink US$2 each



NYX Powder Blush in Peach US$6



NYX Eye Shadow Brush 2 US$5



NYX Sharpener US$4 (I have the normal kind but I don't have the kind for the Jumbo Pencil)


Total: US$32.50
After 50% discount:US$16.25
Total in SGD: 16.25 * 1.55 = SGD$25.19

By the way, the Lipstick swatches on the NYX website are quite inaccurate. So maybe it's better to search for real life swatches (i.e. photos of the product on skin) to get a more accurate idea of what colour looks like what. Remember my post on the NYX Lipstick I got in B52? Well it looks like this on the NYX Website:

When in actual fact, the one I have looks like this:


And it appears quite dark when I apply it. Hoped it would have been a bit lighter. Oh well. However, some of the real life swatches can be different from others. Like some B52 swatches I saw were lighter compared to mine, and some were darker. Blah. Hope the Strawberry Milk one I'm ordering now will be how I hope it'll look like!

Ok with all these new products I just ordered, it's a good thing I ordered a new makeup case a few days ago from VS. My current one can't even fit my entire collection already! :P

But if you're going "Oh my gosh, she's so vain! Why does she need so much makeup???", well I feel that it makes me look more presentable. I mean, I couldn't possibly go to an interview with a face like this right:

Yeah la, don't laugh can?


And it definitely makes me feel more confident, and better about myself. With my sometimes bad complexion, I usually feel quite self-conscious if I go out without makeup. So isn't this so much better?

You could say that putting on makeup means you're vain. Yes, I admit that I'm vain - but isn't every other girl? It's not wrong to want to look pretty, and makeup is just an avenue for one to make herself look more attractive (well at least to herself, whether or not it works is another thing). But of course being too obsessed and caught up in it can be bad. I guess that's how people end up going for various treatments, botox, plastic surgery etc.

Also, applying makeup takes alot of skill ok! It's not just slapping powder onto your face and dabbing colour to your cheeks. Just take a look at Marlena's Face Routine (the video is 17 mins long JUST for doing the face. no lips, no eyes!)

Defining the Outer V - I still can't get this right :(

Furthermore, wearing makeup is fun! The number of looks you can do with it are countless, and the combinations of different colours and products can be very gorgeous. Experimenting, learning new techniques and how to do different looks is fun! Just check out Make Up Geek's many many tutorials.

For myself, I haven't experimented that much, because I'm still quite noob and I don't really know how to work with my eye shape. I have hooded eyelids and they don't have depth to them. Hooded eyelids meaning I have double eyelids, but they fold up and make it appear that I have single eyelids. So when I close my eye and put a black line across the bottom half of my lid, when I open my eyes, the line disappears into the fold and you can't see it anymore.


Oh well, hope all the mail arrives before I leave for Australia so I can put it to good use! :) :) :)


BTW DOES ANYONE WANT TO BUY ANYTHING FROM THE MAKEUP GEEK STORE?

I'M ORDERING A PAIR OF BRUSHES AND IF I ORDER MORE, SHIPPING WILL STILL COST THE SAME. PLEASE TELL ME COS I'M ORDERING IT TOMORROW MORNING!

NUS Package

So I got the NUS Letter today! Actually maybe it was yesterday because my mum didn't check the letterbox. But anyway, it's more of a package than a letter. There are so many things to read, I think I'll take a good few hours to get through everything. There's a letter from Office of Admissions, a letter from Faculty of Dentistry, a 'Freshman Guide', and other miscellaneous forms/pamphlets. I don't think my trip to Australia will affect anything, except that I'll have to go for the medical examination slightly later (as in, closer to the end date). I don't know whether they'll have interviews for scholarships and bursaries though. And all the different financial aid packages are so confusing :(

Anyway, I'll look through those more in detail tomorrow.


On a side note, Happy Birthday Mommy! Love you :)

Dinner

Had dinner with Jas, Mei Qi and Liying last saturday.

I was terribly late! More than an hour late. Haha. Sorry! Was supposed to meet at 5.30 but I ended up reaching at 6.45pm?



But better late than never right, we were planning to meet up since almost a month ago and everyone kept postponing.

Had dinner at this Jap place (can't remember the name). We had these Japanese pancakes. I had mine with beef. Mei Qi and Jas had the seafood, and Liying had the scallop. Don't underestimate them, they're VERY filling! But I guess they tasted ok. Quite unique but after awhile you get a bit sian of it.

Well done Mei Qi for getting into NTU BioSciences!

And Jas for NUS Chem Engineering!

And Liying for SMU Biz :)

Thank you guys for a great time. Missed you! :)

Bathrooms

Among all the shopping centers in Singapore that I've been to, I've got to say, the one with the best toilet has got to be Paragon. Ok but I'm only referring to the toilet on the 6th floor (the one with the medical centres. That's where my dentist is by the way) because very few people go to that toilet.

Firstly, it's quiet and not crowded. Therefore it's not DIRTY OR SMELLY OR WET.

Secondly, it's the kind where you press the button and the entrance door slides open! Cool right. Lol.

Then, the sinks have individual mirrors and individual hand towel dispensers!
(See, even the sink area is so dry)





There are so many cubicles I always have a hard time choosing which one to go to. Haha sorry it sounds so ridiculous, but it's the kind of toilet you don't mind spending an extra few minutes in, you know?



I forgot to take a photo of the cubicle (and I didn't go inside that day when I went for my dental) but from what I remember, the toilet paper is the SOFT kind (the small roll like you use at home) and not the huge roll with the recycled, stinky paper.


Oh and the best part is, they have so many mirrors for you to look at yourself/camwhore. HAHA.
(Has a ledge for putting your stuff)

Oh and the door is automatic, so when you approach it, it slides open by itself!

Ok but seriously right, I really dislike toilets that are smelly, dirty, wet, and have long queues. Ugh. Why can't people just be more responsible and clean up after themselves?? I don't get it. And I think it's a pet peeve of mine to get extremely annoyed when a cubicle has no more toilet paper. Especially when you're urgent and you don't have tissue. AH!

Alright sorry for the randomness. My mind is in a mess, so many things to do!

Because I like it

List of things to blog about:

1) Mother's Day
2) Saturday dinner
3) My Phone
4) My Workplace
5) Money Issues :(

They're coming! When? Uh, soon...

Now say hello to the FUTURE DENTIST!

I GOT INTO NUS DENTISTRY!!!


Praise God man, 2 things to rejoice for in 2 days.

It seems like everything is going TOO well. Makes me afraid something is going to go wrong to mess everything up. Heh. But anyway, I'm really really thankful for everything - driving plus getting accepted into dentistry... I'll be looking forward to getting the letter next week! :)

Nat Tan (from MG) also got in! And Judith Quek too! So we'll be classmates!! Haha Nat was the one who asked me last night - DID YOU GET IN??? I was like, HOW DO YOU KNOW??? Then she told me to check online and I did. I was SOOOOOOOOOO nervous while the pages were loading, goodness me.

WHEE, DENTAL SCHOOL HERE I COME!!! :)

Say hello to your new licensed driver!

YEP, I'M NOW OFFICIALLY A LICENSED DRIVER!!!

Finally after so many months and so many lessons and so many many many MONEYS (sorry for the bad grammer. just want to continue with the "many"s),
I HAVE FINALLY PASSED MY DRIVING!

7 MAY 2009

FIRST TIME

MANUAL CAR

8 POINTS!

(And if you don't know, you fail once you get more than 20 points)

So yes I PASSED and got 8 POINTS on my first try! 8 points is half that of Wallace's (and Randall's too) Haha. Don't underestimate me ok!

My 8 points were for small things like checking blindspot and mirror. Haha the tester (malay man) was quite nice! Relatively nice. In the sense that he didn't scold me or anything. Like he didn't "OI! WHY YOU DO THAT!", that kind of thing. And he wasn't in a bad mood (at least from what I could tell). Yeah, them just sitting there and giving you directions and not saying anything else is already very good! Wallace told me his tester was super grumpy and was quite irritable, and scolded him for a few things! Oh well. After I pulled in to the entrance of the driving center and stopped the car, my tester even smiled and said "Good!". Haha. So nice.

Now I just need a car to drive.... *HINT*

(Thanks for everyone who wished me well before the test and congratulated me after! But please don't ask me to drive you around because MY FAMILY HAS NO CAR.)

Oh, FYI CF people, Helsa asked me to go steal a taxi. Hahaha

In the Mail

Yay, most of my mail has finally arrived! (Notice how I say most...)

NYX Black Eyeshadow and Round Lipstick in B52

Bought from Make Up Geek Store!

Eyeshadow: US$4.89

Lipstick: US$2.89

Shipping: US$4.88

Total: US$12.66

Coastal Scents Pink Kabuki Brush from Coastal Scents


And they gave free sample! :)

Brush: US$4.99

Shipping : US$3.60

Total: US$8.59

Forever 21 Fab Smooth Satin Tunic from Forever 21 (ordered through sgpree)

Cost: US$11.50

Total incl shipping: SGD$21.37

So that's what I've received so far. Gosh ever since I was introduced to sgpree and sgflea, it's been so addictive I've even set up my own Live Journal account to sell things! Psst.. I just made my first 2 deals last night! Mailing them out today :)

On top of what you see above, I still have a Bare Escentuals Minerals Angled Blush Brush, Ladybug Overnight Pouch and a Floral Bucket Bag on their way to my house. *guilty face* I should stop browsing so much and concentrate on selling...

Busy busy busyyyyy

Sorry haven't had timeto blog the past 2 days. REALLY busy at work. Stupid Influenza A(H1N1) is messing up all our arrangements. (And yes I had to google the exact name because I had to type it in the consent form). I even stayed back in the office late today! I left like 40 mins later than everyone else. Oh well, I'm usually the last one to leave on normal days anyway (which means I'm always the one to lock up).

Anyway I have dental appointment tomorrow morning and driving lesson till 2pm. I'll still be going to work after that because it's really so busy. The past few days were the first time since I had started working in Dec last year that I actually felt stressed AFTER office hours. Like on the way to the bus stop and on the journey home, I still think about work and get all stressed! Oh dear, not a good sign...

Bottle Tree Park & Picnic :)

Alyssa planned an outing to the Bottle Tree Park on Saturday. All of us hadn't heard about it till she told us (her friend told her) and she really wanted to go and see! So she asked us along. Haha. It's in Yishun and about 15 mins walk from Khatib MRT Station.



Prior to that we bought snacks from J8 and the super prepared alyssa even brought GAMES, utensils, cups and garbage bags! Haha way to go man. However, upon FINALLY arriving after the long walk from the MRT Station, we saw the signboard that said "No outside food and beverages allowed" -.- LOL. So much for our efforts. But it's ok, we hid the food in our bags and marched in looking like suaku tourists (at least Jason and I, for we were taking photos of every remotely interesting object)

Swan Rides!

Haha I guess this is their main "signboard". You can see it from very far away.

Fishing

Bottle Tree!

And all with my trusty Canon camera :)

RC Car Racing

There's even Paintball but we didn't do that. I saw something really cool on the website: Pocket Bikes! They're like mini motorcycles but it looks quite hard to ride!

Anyway after walking around, we decided to settle at a bench to chill. We took out our food and drinks (including non-alcoholic sparking juice) and Alyssa's games! It was me, her, jason tan and jon zhang. First we played Uno, then 30 Seconds. However, both games that we tried playing with the guys totally failed. One either went around taking photos and the other would be playing the guitar. Oh well.

Halfway one of the Bottle Tree people came around in his buggy and told us "no outside food allowed", so we just acted blur and started picking up all the food, and he drove off. Then after that we set the food back down again. LOL. But we didn't leave any litter behind ok! We were very neat. We even bought wet wipes! Haha. Then Kegan joined us at 6 plus and we continued playing 30 Seconds.

It was quite enjoyable, and even more so with the nice scenery. Oh which reminds me - Jason brought his SLR so there will be even nicer photos in there!

After a bit of brainstorming, we all decided to eat at Fish & Co. YUMS. Sorry guys if I seemed a bit quiet or dao, my eye was giving me alot of problems :( Didn't get any pictures of the food, but it was delicious! I was so super full, didn't even finish my fries.

The only photo I have from dinner:

Hahaha. I told everyone about the Nuffnang blogging contest to win Start Trek Premier tickets, and at the end you can include an optional photo of yourself doing that alien sign. I told them I was too lazy to participate but Alyssa was like "JOIN! JOIN!" so I was like ok, and she posed for me. Haha. But unfortunately the next day when I went to check the email, I realised I had missed the deadline. Oh well. Another movie then!

Anyway it was a good day, to say the least. Go and checkout the Bottle Tree Park one day if you have nothing to do! Haha. It's a good family place though, not so much a young people's hang out. But nonetheless, it's one more piece of Singapore to discover!

Vig's Birthday

Celebrated V's birthday at The Manhattan Fish Market for lunch on Labour Day!



I have lots more photos on Facebook. And Helsa's camera has more too!

The food was ok but I've GOT to complain about the service.

1) They were grossly understaffed (it was a public holiday some more, so shouldn't they have more staff on duty?)

2) Everytime we wanted to get the waitor's attention, we had to wait for at least 1 or 2 whole minutes before any of them walked pass, let alone see us.

3) They missed out 2 of our orders and mixed up 1. We waited and waited for our calamari and Jack's seafood platter to arrive, and even reminded the staff TWICE (each time they said they'd check) but both didn't come, even after I had FINISHED my food. Then they served a fish & chips to Jack, which was totally wrong. -.-

4) I had to ask TWICE for them to refill the ice water. :(

5) Before we ordered we asked if there were any birthday promotions, and the waitress said yes. (Then I think she said 10% off but I couldn't hear her cos she was mumbling very softly) but when the bill came, there was no discount. When we asked the waitress who gave the bill about the birthday discount, she said she didn't know of such a discount but she can give a VIP discount of 10%. Lack of knowledge, anyone?

Ok that's about it. I still prefer Fish & Co. alot more *Calamari!!!* and would go there anyday over Manhattan Fish Market!

Anyway, Happy 19th Birthday V! Hope you had a great time :)

:S

I'm too lazy to go and get my camera to upload pics. And I don't really have much to blog about...

I really hate waiting for that darn NUS letter to come. JUST TELL ME WHETHER I GOT IN AND STOP ALL THIS SUSPENSE. Or at least tell me when you'll let me know. Everyone keeps asking me when I'll know the results, and I HAVE NO IDEA.

Urgh. Maybe it's because it's still morning and you know how I'm so NOT a morning person.