As promised-My Gui Gui!

The little tortise on top is called "Gui Sun". wad a sad name...

Of Boyfriends and Love

Many of us definitely have experienced this way before:

You: So, what did your boyfriend do for you on Valentines' Day?

Friend X: Ohhh, he bought me a Tiffany & Co diamond necklace! Then he treated me to a sumptous and expensive dinner at Equinox!

You: Wah.... he's willing to spend so much on you...

Friend X: Yar lor.. then you leh?You: He just bought me a Citigems diamond pendant lor.

Friend X: Har? He didn't buy you a necklace to go with it meh??

You: No lar, he thought i have necklace liao, and the pendant quite expensive too..

Friend X: Oh. I see.

Perhaps, deep down in your heart, you envy your friend soooo much. For having such a generous boyfriend. While you are just stuck with an un-romantic and so-so boyfriend. Sometimes, you may even qian qi your bf when he is unable to treat u to a dinner and you two have to go dutch.

It took me 5 years to realise that this really shouldn't be the case, because every bf is different.. the sacrifices that they can make are also different. Like Friend X (who is imaginary btw), she probably has a bf who is filthy rich, so spending a bomb on his own gf probably isn't a sacrfice at all. But if your poor bf spends a small fortune on you, be it citigems or taka jewellery, shouldnt you be happy? Because, your bf is making a way bigger sacrifice than friend x's bf!

Sometimes i also envy my friends whose bfs drive, but i am so ashamed tt i even thought tt way for a single second. Its so materialistic and come on, being driven around doesn't make the rs any more lovely. A bf who takes the trouble to send u home by bus and den take the slow bus back home is a very sweet bf!

So, I have decided not to qian qi my bf anymore, and also the people ard me! (not tt i used to qian qi them a lot okayyy jus that I think i need to be more appreciative of them)

Quote of the day: "No sacrifice is too small to make."

My Thoughts on Convocation 2006

Convocation marks the end of my quest for a degree. When i attended Meryl's convocation 2 weeks back, I had imagined that I will feel very strongly during my own convocation. Feelings of relief, saddness, happiness, gratitude all mixed together.

Today, I didn't feel anything much. My friends asked me "So are you feeling happy?" All I could say was "ok only lor."

The end of this journey marks the begining of another journey. Just like 3 years ago when I was about to enter uni, I am filled w uncertainity abt the future. The people I will meet.. and my life in general. University changed my life tremendously-it was during this period of 3 years that I grew up a lot and faced the many problems of a grown up.

It really jus seems like yesterday when I carried my yellow nike duffle bag and alighted the SBS bus at Hall 14. It seems like yesterday when Mabel talked (incessantly, may i add) to me during foc. It seems like yesterday when i trudged myself to class and got to know Peiying and Chuanjin. The jubilence of completing the darn MSAccess IT project is still fresh in my memory.

After doing some thinking, I think convocation is a very sad day. Going through all those memories in my head made me teared a bit. The future, perilous and fraught with obstacles, makes me wanna just hide in a corner of my room...

So many memories... I can just go on and on. But jus like everytime I embark on a new journey, these memories start to fade, the feelings start to fade. And then it won't seem so painful that I have moved on to a new chapter of my life.

My fishy

Just a few days ago, my mom was telling me that my fishy doesn't seem to be able to aim its mouth properly at the floating bits of food. I brushed it off lightly, saying that fishy probably couldn't balance well since it is so fat and round now.



This morning, my father fed the fishes and fishy (above) didn't eat. I thought it might be falling sick soon, but I decided to wait till the next feeding time before assessing its health again.

So later at night, when I walked towards the fish tank with the bottle of food in my hand, all 4 of them fishes rushed to the surface of the water, furiously gaping n closing their mouths. Good, it seems that all of them are hungry! (How to assess if a fish is sick: If a fish is hungry, it is not sick.) I poured a lot of food in, rewarding them for... erm.. feeling hungry. But the next scene was a saddening one. All the fishes did not seem to know where the food is. They knew I poured in the food, but.. they couldn't see. One fishy (the sickly one which always overturns and the only one tt I cried so many times over) was jus frantically sucking in water as fast as possible and in as big mouthfuls as possible, hoping to suck in some bits of food. And once it does, it will just stay put in tt position, thinking that all the food is there when actually... the food is at the other side of the tank. The other fishy (pictured above) will be swimming around.. and around.. and around.. trying to see where the food is.

They are not sick... they are old. Their eyesight is failing them. Laugh, but its not funny to me at all.. It has been 1 year and 4 months ever since I had them, and I guessed they have probably lived abt 2 years. So.. like humans, their organs will start to fail them as they grow older.. so I guess they can't really see well now, they can only swim around blindly. Big objects like me can see lor, but food so tiny, they are such poor things..

Its been 2 hours since I fed my fish. And one of them is still busy sucking around, for food....

I dont want to think that i have changed! (con'td)

This was me on my 20th birthday. See, I have short fringe! Cant really remember the days with short fringe.. on ly 2 years ago, but feels like an eon!

This was in 2005.. My 21st birthday. Next up is 2006.. the current year...

I know.. a very big difference... =( So saddddd.

I dont want to think that i have changed!

I was looking through the photos... and I decided to blog abt myself... abt how uni changed my LOOKS. wahahhaha. as much as i would like to think tt i look the same since JC, the truth is just the opposite... let's take a look...

This one was when I was in JC 2 I think... Year 2002 Christmas... Lets see the zoom-ed in version...

I think I look kinda tired tho.. one thing didnt change.. the EYEBAGS. hahhaha

Ok.. den 2003..

I swear I cant look like this in photos anymore.. Not tt I look particularly pretty here, in fact a bit ugly, but I definitely look different!

Ok sth's wrong with blogger and I cant upload anymore.. so I shall continue on another day!

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Basically, these few days have been really goodddd, cos I am jus enjoying slacking! But for dunno wad reason, I feel like I;m so busy everyday! Which is a good sign, cos it means I am comfortable slacking, and slacking can actually keep someone so busy! hahaha.

Anwww, i'll be starting work on the 26th, so three cheers for myself! Still have time to slack hahaha. Tho workplace is very far (At Alexandra Rd), thank goodness there's a private bus from tampines to office! So now, I needa shop for clothes, shoes and bags. Talking abt shoes, does anyone know where I can get comfortable work shoes? Must be nice lar, a bit more ex also nm, since I'll be wearing them for most of the time..

Hmm.. ok I have nothing to blog abt alr. Both mabel and I agree tt when a person is happy, she will seldom blog... I think its true! So no blogpost means gd news for me! hahahaha..

Convocation is coming! I'm soo excited! Cos i'm gg to invite some of my sec sch frens! Though they won't be able to sit in the auditorium, it'll be great cos they can take photos with me when the ceremony ends! Hahah, Meryl even said she's gg to wear her convo gown to take pictures with me.

Also, convocation dinner is coming soon too! Probably the final big gathering with all friends.. including yw yc etc etc etc. I'm already thinking about what I wanna wear alr.. make plans ma hahah.

I have a new pet! Its actually a tortoise lar.. I mean soft toy.. #10 bought it for me. Goshh I have so many pets now tt i dunno what to do... let's see.. I have BoBo, Kon, PenGuin, XiongXiong(Rs, Weng Weng's friend!) and now its Gui Gui! Ok I know my pets' names are very uncreative, except for BoBo, which happens to be a bear btw. The rest.. very easy to guess lar hor.. Ok lemme show u their pics!

Guess who's who?

Obviously.. this is PenGuin. My birthday present.

Sadly, GuiGui's pics are only in my hp, will upload one day! When i was still staying in hall... my pets shared the same bed as me.. Now tt I am back home, I packed them into a plastic bag and stored them in the cupboard (Except for GuiGui, cos he is only recently adotped. So he has the luxury of being on my table...) I feel so sorry for them, I'm such an irresponsible owner! So! I thought of what i'll do with them alr! If i do get a nice desk in office.. i'm gg to brg them there! And put them on the window sills so that they get a nice scenic view! Hahahah they are gg to be so happy.

Yay, more happy days ahead!

Yay =)

I have been offered another job!! When the co. called me up and told me the details, I couldn't help but feel happy and excited. According to rs and yw, I should only accept a job when my first response is a "YESSS". Which i think is lar, so.. Yippie!

Everything abt the job is good, except for the distance. The office is in Alexandra Road, somewhere near Queenstown. And I live in Tampines... But well, I shall overcome the distance factor!

I just finished watching the Portugal-England match. Now i think my heart stopped quite a few times, and I nearly blurted out vulgarties a zillion times. I really dunno wats up with Portugal man, England was already one man down and yet the match went on to penalty. !^%@$#$! Ok lar, England's defence was really inpenetrable, Portugal tried their best. =) I must say I am sooo impressed with England, cos they really pushed on. Nonetheless, I support Portugal!!! Though its unlikely that Portugal will win the Cup, I think I am starting to like Portugal!!! (Given that Argentina is out.....)

I was watching the match with #10 at a coffee shop near his place. The TV was really small and i seriously couldnt spot where the ball was most of the time. However, the atmosphere there was quite good, and we had a group of bangladeshis watching the match with us who added more entertainment value. They were really funny, cos of the way they exclaimed... hahah they even imitated the commentator. The two uncles sitting nxt to me couldnt help but laughed too.

I can't believe that I was totally gripped by a soccer match for like 3 hours, so unlike me. But the world cup fever is really on!!! rs, join in the soccer maddness!!!!! hahahha.

Ok tt's all. It's bedtime now, I still have to give tuition tmr at 11!!! So saddddd =(