Wednesday, January 31, 2007

pi-em-sing

hai... feeling very down n it's not cos i wanna. i can't help it.my stomach aches, my back aches. everywhere aches... i just failed my first major task cosi'm not capable enough. that sounds so sad. what about i tried attempting the impossible without knowing my own limitations.ya.. bu zi liang li.
i'm typing on notepad to pretend to be hardworking. there's nth to do again for now.tml, there will be sth to do again. i feel like going to home to sleep. i wanna rest. i dun wanna eat (maybe just yet, super full),i feel crappy. bahh. if slacking is illegal, shoot me.
darn. i hate these 'emo' times. ewww. gross me out. can u imagine. i laugh at those super emo pple, n now i'm kinda no different from them.actually, come to think about it, i have always been kinda emo. no? like a drama queen? not like joanne or dorea though. i'm like not in their league when it comes to drama-mamas.
i think this is a good cover up for blogging. haha. no one seems to know what i'm doing. muahahaha. it's really more like self talk. but it makes me feel alot better.
maybe why i've been blogging more is
1)free time2)the need to talk to someone bout everything and anything. (where's quek? where's chew? where's peng? sadness overwhelms me)
i was kinda looking forward to having dinner with cheryl and sam today, but cheryl couldn't make it, n somewhere down the day, i just didn't feel like it either.
one thing's for sure, i don't really think i would like a desk-bound job in the future.the world is your stage! why would you want to coop yourself up like a hermit? i wanna see more of the world, learn more about everything and anything around me, meet more pple and befriend them, experience more adventures that would help me grow. i have only lived 16 years, i have so much more to come across. so long more to live if God permits.
although i still don't know what i want to do. i shall explore it slowly. =) 'i cast all my cares upon You' please help me make the right choices in my life.
i fear much, but the strength of my courage is more than that of my fear. so i'll try my best in whatever i do.
AJA AJA!!!! GANBATTE!!!!
now i feel better. =) typing everything out does help. my stomach n my back still hurts, but i feel numb to it. btw, i had to shift place today.. from my usual small round table desk to sharing desk with andrew. well, at least he's really nice. now i sit between him n roy.
as i peek out of the window and look at the beautiful ocean and the beach, i feel so happy. i wanna be there. lying on the sad, letting waves brush past me. listening to children laugh and giggle. feel the sand squished between my toes.
almost exposeD!!!
why do pple find it weird tht pple talk to themselves?isn't it quite normal? it helps easy stress! so tht's good. =)
what should i do now? continue talking about nothing?
i don't want to grow up so fast, yet i think "wouldn't it be nice if i was older"
i miss my friends, i miss my peng. i kinda miss school. recess, hw, slacking in class.i miss 4c, i miss tk, i miss choir, i miss consort, i miss my aunties n unclesi miss being a secondary 4 student, i miss my teachers, i miss dancingi miss having nth to do at home but to watch tv, i miss my bed, i miss my couchi miss the tv remote control, i miss watching disney channel, i miss watching HBO, i miss watching AXNi miss watching korean dramas until late at night, i miss lying next to my mommy n she making a cup of warm milk before we go sleep,i miss watching my girl with peng until crazy times, i miss crushing on junki while my sis crushed on gong chan,i miss watching bleach episode after epsiode till i finished all the way to 100, i miss so many things in my life.i miss being noisy, i miss screaming and laughing out loud, i miss bear hugs.i miss i miss i miss. i miss miss roo.

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

sth to ponder about

office is chaos. everyone's rushing like crazy. super busy. wanted to type sth just now but cos i was given sth to do, so now i shall type sth short.

office has not been more busy, i've got more stuff to do now. guess what they said was true. after first week or so, u'll have increasing no. of things to do.

yesterday on the way home, listening to the radio, a successful business lady was being interview as she shared her ambitions. she said she did "not want to be a legendary working female", but she had great ambitions. she "wanted to be her own boss, start her own company" she said she had had that ambition since young, and although she had changed job paths in her late twenties, early thirties, it did not matter for as long as she continued working hard, she managed to be where she was today; she owns quite a huge company, holds an NBA etc and has a busy, "satisfying busy" life. she's kinda hip too with latest gadgets and stuff.

she published her own book on the only female emperor of China, Wu Ze Tian who was cruel, vicious, power hungry and all, but you gotta give it to her for being the only female to rule China as the emperor. she was the one who challenged confucian beliefs against the rule of women and helped to elevate the position of women! She said that the ideal ruler was one who ruled like a mother does over her children. at least she was fair to peasants, lowering their taxes, raising agricultural production, and strengthening public works.

she(the lady over the radio) also gave advice to young people out there, "never rush your life, take your time to build your career, hence eventually obtaining your success."

when listening to her interview, i kept thinking about my own ambitions. somehow, i couldn't really find any. i felt as though i have been living, and still am living a day at a time. sorta like happy-go-lucky la. i enjoy what i'm given and i already have more than my share. however, i can't help but to admire pple with really big dreams; to own your own country? be as rich as bill gates? become a rock star legend? or maybe even more down to earth dreams... well.. like getting married to a real prince? haha... no la... just kidding... more like, turning into a millionaire overnight... haha... or having magical powers cos of an accidental spill in chemical x or maybe cos of an accidental fall into a huge vat of toxic waste... perhaps, waking up and finding that you're actually adopted and you are actually some bigshot's love-child. *erm. i wouldn't want tht*

okok. more realistic stuff.. like owning your own business. inventing sth tht would propel s'pore into the world's technology market. be a famous doctor. being a fashion designer with her own line of clothing. being an internationally known singer. holding your own art exhibition someday.

those are wonderful dreams. i really don't really know what i want. my so called dream is more about being able to be happy working in the future (as in doing sth i like and enjoy), having a nice guy for a husband, have a peaceful-jovial family, still have my wonderful friends and an even larger social circle, living peacefully... hmm. it sounds so ideal.

i hope to do sth tht would make a big impact (in a good way) by 50. i have no idea what yet. and for now, i hope i'll do very very well for my 'O's (keeping fingers crossed) so i can go where ever i want to and not let pple down, including myself.

right now, at a mere age of 16, i think i have achieved alot more than i ever thought i would. i sang in public (with the 4c band!!!), performed in the esplanade concert hall-victoria concert hall-competing in competitions overseas etc (not as some miscellaneous person like pretending to be a tree), working in a large business organisation, winning an online design contest (it was really my family n friend's work. w/o their support, i wouldn't win anything), getting the eagles award, being able to learn a third language. i can't recall anything else. i think it pretty much covers everything.

this post is quite not meaningful, it's my self thoughts. haha.

ohh.. look what i drew today for fun with what else but paint! in the morning, my notebook crashed on me!!! so while it was getting fixed by the super nice IT technician, i was reading roy's s'pore art council annual reports. it was rather interesting. =) i like the arts.

in case any of my colleagues see this (weird to call them colleagues, i almost feel old)
you are all very nice people. =) ok? thanks for everything.


in the still of the night... sayonara. gng for korean class now!

Monday, January 29, 2007

a beautiful sunday

there's nothing much to do in the office now, so i think i'll just blog. tsk tsk. i'm so naughty. aiya.

yesterday was so so so amazing. i mean performing for a crowd of 1000+ spectators is truly memorable. =)

yesterday was consort's concert at the esplanade concert hall. (too bad i can't load photos yet. when i have, i'll show u how it feels to perform there)

reached there at 1.30 for practice, sound test the hall. it's kinda scary cos u can't really hear each other. u can but vaguely. i almost got lost there. luckily i found mui hia who brought me to the altos changing room. if not i'll continue roaming around till after the concert. -_-

back to the main point. we exchanged good luck gifts. haha. actually, only michelle n i brought stuff for everyone. michelle got us these really cute pencil with a wooden doll attached to the top of the pencil. i got everyone pegs with lollies tht i made out of my jumpy clay. =) it fits our theme : childhood?

during rehearsal, i used the pencil to make a bun with my hair. erm. do u know what i mean. as in u twist ur hair using the pencil n stick it in the make ur hair stay like a bun shape. adrian said it reminded him of chae gyung from goong cos she sticks pencils in her hair in a similar way. haha

then we went for dinner? more like tea. michelle was busy so she couldn't join us. so we went to hoki boshi to eat. yumm. we were very guai. no crispy or spicy stuff. (sadness. i wanted to eat the softshell crab roll ='( boohoo.)the stuff there quite ex, so i decided to only eat what i could afford, which was sushi. grab n eat from the rotating conveyor belt. sherlyn n i shared a bowl of chawanmushi. waa. oishi! (isn't tht what jap pple say everytime they eat sth nice?)

huili,huijun,huiyin n sherlyn all had half a bowl of udon noodles except huili who had a whole bowl. i ate my sushi.

there was this slice of cheese cake tht was rotating around the conveyor belt. it was so tempting. i wanted to eat it but i thought it was $5++. so huili asked the waitress who told us it was $1.90. so i grabbed n ate it. haha. huiyin wanted to eat mochi. haha it was tempting her. but she didn't eventually.

when we wanted to pay for our food, huili decided to be very magnanimous n nice, so she treated all of us. WAAAA. haha. our SL's so nice. =) too bad michelle didn't eat with us. huiyin was like "aiya, u never say u wanted to treat. i would have eaten that mochi."

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CONCERT

erm. the first part was not very good... cos we kinda went sharp for ave maria. but we redeemed ourselves with te deum. the second half was very fun n very good. =)
surprisingly, the fei xiang song was very good. aiya. crowd pleaser with all the funny actions.

the childhood lyrics part, i was very worried i would like trip n fall before standing up for my cue at the "saturday's child" part. michelle n i have bruises on our knees cos of the matthew, mark, luke n john song. we have to kneel for tht part. it was very awkward. haha. luckily i got gallop right!! finally n most importantly! ha! sing a song of six pence was very jovial.

for the last 2 songs, distant lant n the music's always there, i thought it was moving. i think i mr kwei almost cried. =S but they were very emotional, so ya. =') what a beautiful concert.

during the concert, there were some jokers who clapped at the wrong time la! it was rather annoying. oh well.

glenn admires adyll. haha. he likes his voice. (adyll sang solo for O Ina Ni Keke)

A BIG THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING PPLE.

my mom n dad, for supporting me even though they're not really the kind who listen to choral music.
my dearest peng yus: chew, quek, shoe, fann, emily, wingyan, chin, pepper, faith for buying the expensive $25 bucks tickets to come support us.
my other peng yus: weiteck, dennis, aloy, quiqun, liyan, andy, irvin, my juniors (zhengjun!!!erzi,tate,chengwei,glenn,fiona...) for coming watch the concert. and jeremy, chengying n marc, momo who couldnt make it but still gave their well wishes.
mr tohtoh who still continues to call me ah hui, for coming.
my wonderful section: huili(SL u rock!),huijun,michelle(huiwen),huiyin,sherlyn(sherlyn, u outcast la. all of us got hui in our name) for everything.
The Vocal Consort. everyone has been great. we're no long the SWCDC vocal consort. we're just The Vocal Consort now. =)
mr kwei, for supporting consort in so many ways.
everyone who went to the concert n God. =)

erm. thanks to huiyin, i'm now ru fei. =S sherlyn's bao chan. haha. my nu bi doesn't give me any respect lor. -__-

i shall stop here for now. lunch time is 1.5h from now. counting down. i'll post e pics asap.

AHN YEONG HI KAE SAE YO!

Saturday, January 27, 2007

Blog song

Yui - Rolling star
Opening theme of bleach
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夢にまで見たような世界で
争いもなく平和に暮らしたい

もう我慢ばっかしてらんないよ
言いたいことはいわなくっちゃ
帰り道夕暮れのバス停
落ち込んだ背中にBye Bye Bye

君のFighting Pose見せなきゃ

夢にまで見たような世界はKi
争いもなく平和な日常
でも現実は日々トラブって
たまに悔やんでる
そんなRolling Days

きっと嘘なんてそう
意味を持たないの
All my loving…
そうじゃなきゃやってらんない

夢にまで見たようなスイートクラブ
恋人達は隠れ家を探すの
でも現実はあえない日々が
続きながらも信じてるの Lonely Days

Oh yeah, yeah…
躓いたって Way to go
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
泥だらけのRolling Star

(did u understand tht? bet u didn't)
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Romanji
Yume ni made mita you na sekai de
Arasoi mo naku heiwa ni kurashitai

Mou gaman baka shiterannai yo
Iitai koto wa iwanakucha
Kaerimichi yuugure no basutei
Ochikonda senaka ni bai bai bai
Kimi no fighting pose misenai gao!

Yume ni made mita you na sekai wa
Arasoi mo naku heiwa no nichi jyou
Demo gen jitsu wa hibi to rabu de
Tama ni kuyandari shiteru sonna rolling days

Kitto uso nante sou kimi o motanai no
All my loving sou janakya yatterannai

Yume ni made mita you na sweet love
Koibitotachi wa kakuregao sagasu no
Demo gen jitsu wa aenai hi ga
Tsuzukinagara mo shin jiteru no lonely days

Oh yeah oh tsumazuitatte way to go yeah yeah
Dorodoroke rolling star

(did u understand tht now??? dun bluff urself)
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English
I want to live in my dream world,
A place where peace and quiet rule…

I’ve held my peace, but that time’s over.
I have to say what I want to say.
While waiting at the bus stop that’ll take me home,
The sun sets, taking my burdens with it.

Show me your fighting pose, come on.

I saw a new world in my waking dreams,
Where peace and quiet are the way of life.
But back in reality the world is cold and harsh,
I sin and regret it each and everyday.
That’s how the days roll along…

Everything feels like a lie.
Not a drop of meaning in it all.
All my loving…
It’s all I’ve got in this life.

My dream world is my little secret club,
I lock myself inside, but my friends lift me out of it.
Reality can’t be what I want it to be,
But I’ll keep believing, though the days are lonely.

Oh yeah, yeah
I stumble, but I pick myself up…
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Stardust falls from a Rolling Star


i think the english translation is kinda weird... but the song is nice n i kinda get the jist of what it means. erm. i wish for world peace too! =)
you might realise the lyrics don't coincide with my blog song.... cos the blog song is the full track, the lyrics are the ones from the bleach opening. so yup. enjoy anyway.
stuck at bleach ep 110. the internet network is so slow!!! =(
sayonara

Thursday, January 25, 2007

i am.... HIRED!!!

haha! yes yes yes!!! it's true. today was my second day at work ok. working in an office now, so have to dress like a working lady. =) it's kinda strange cos i not really tht kinda person -> chic,sassy,sophisticated,glamourous yadda yadda yadda... i'm more like this kinda person ->clumsy,noisy,cheerful,easy distracted,blur,casual

anyway, it's been enjoyable. the first day, all i did was to read and read and read about the company. gaining background knowledge. i tell u, being stuck to that chair n having nth else to do but to real annual reports make me queasy and bored. i'll look around, stare outside the window, go to the toilet, doodle on my notebook after trying to concentrate on reading for a while. i do read, but what goes in is another matter. =P okok. i do remember basic facts but not the nitty-gritty details. the working environment is nice, people are really friendly =) i made friends! despite age difference and all (there are pple around the age group u know. erm 16-25?)

today, the morning was spent reading again and settling admin stuff. i've got a notebook and an account, and a temp pass! yay!!!
lunch was truly fun cos chenxi, shenyang n i talked about embarrasing, fun exciting stuff that happened to us. i mainly talked about sec school life n e crazy stuff we do in sec school. i realised how much i missed sec school life. all the fun stuff tht happened within those four years. i'm working while my friends are in school. it feels kinda weird. but even though we're all going our own ways, we still meet up now and then, and we're simple bonded by something special. special enough to keep us together despite our distance apart.
chenxi treated us to drinks cos he's got his pay. mine will be a long long way away.

after lunch, when i thought i would have to sit n read again, i finally got a task!!! yay!!! photocopy some papers and help arrange copies of folders n their documents for the press meeting which was later. wow. it was like everyone in the department was busy. it was exciting in a weird way cos everyone was at the tip of their toes, rushing here, rushing there to get 80 folders of documents ready by the conference. poor cheryl got a paper cut. she's really nice. she's helped me out alot cos i don't know so much. =)

i think i'm starting to get used to work. wake up early in the morning, paying adult transport fees (darn it), taking the train so often. yup. hopefully, tml will be an interesting day as well. =)

PS* before i end my post, Joanne wants me to credit her for buying the acrylic paints which i mentioned in the synopsis. "precious box of acrylics" yup. that one. chew, happy? i wrote bout u! =) the box of paints were my christmas present n she spent alot of money as well as time to get it. so thanks so so very much. i appreciate it alot. i can't bear to use it. ahah.

bleach has been on pause for today. but it SHALL CONTINUE SOON!!! muahahahaha.