-HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIE!-

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIE!!!

The 30th November is my pretty older sister's birthday!! Happy Birthday Jie!!! Though we bicker, we quarrel, we steal each other's clothes, she has been an essential part of my life. There's no doubt about her beauty. Everyone says she's very pretty, so much so that everytime i'm with her, i feel that i can just fade in to the shadows and no one will notice. And I mean it. Yes, i've been jealous of her good looks, height and her figure. But our relationship is much more than that! She is always very generous and is always with me in my ups and downs in life, listening to me talk and share and gossip. Haha!

I miss those days we shared the same room. We used to talk about our day late into the night that our parents had to keep entering to ask us to keep quiet and go to sleep. I remember how upset and happy at the same time i felt when she got married. Happy that she found someone she loved and could spend her life with but upset that I started to miss her. I remember how i actually cried when i returned home on the night of the wedding, because her bed next to mine was empty. It was initially strange to see the bed empty and not to have someone to talk to me till i fall asleep.

But she comes back pretty often and calls home every single day so i don't miss her all that much now. I've gotten used to the empty bed next to mine and i've also gotten used to not listening to her voice until i fall asleep. One thing that never changes, is that she's still my sister, married or not! One who protects me and attempts to give me advice. Haha we're very different in many ways but i can predict what she's going to say, or what she is thinking most of the time.

Like just now, during our little celebration for her, we were talking about Chinese Proverbs （成语）because she was saying many Chinese would not like to give birth in the Year of the Cow because they felt that the child would 做牛做马 so many people would rather give birth in the year of the Rat. So i made a comment that there are a couple of negative proverbs that i could think of with regards to mouse too. (Nat is born in the year of a Rat too) And after thinking for a very, very long time, she said she could only think of 1 chinese phrase with 4 words comprising of mouse. Before she told me, we shouted out "米奇老鼠" (mickey mouse) at the same time! WAHAHAH! I know my sister too well already! Her Mandarin is like...so...entertaining! And limited! HAHAHA! Though we are very different in characters, we are still on the same frequency, which is throughly amazing!

I have to admit i almost forgot her birthday. I have been so caught up with the examinations that it almost slipped my mind. And drats, i haven't gotten her a present! I promise i will do so after the exams! RAHS. I have been too holed up in the library lately that i'm losing track of time and life outside the library.

Today's service was terrific. It was timely and rejuvenating. The message was simple yet strong. Thank you. Thank you for the reminder.

Once again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIE! I'll come disturb you after the 4th! ^^;

-Exam Period-

I've one paper left. But it's on next Thursday. ROARS! I see the number of people in the library getting fewer and fewer day by day and our study gang will be halved (??) by 1st December?! I dread going back to the same spot everyday though i enjoy studying/eating with these people who make me laugh so much to train my abs. Oh boy, the lame jokes -.-

Distance covered = 19283758762385587682464km

Displacement = 0

Ahhh.. the dread of heading back to the same place every single day... But today had a slightly interesting event! A bird actually managed to fly into the 3rd floor of the library! According to zx, because mg, yt and i, headed for Mac breakfast, the bird flew into the window twice in its attempt to get out. Oh Boy. When we came back, the bird was still trapped and they actually needed CampusSecurity to save the bird!! HAHAHAHA!

[Credits to YT]Mmmm I really will miss the school. How come people actually feel happy that they are graduating soon?! Why has my university life passed by so quickly?! I want to stay on! I want to stay!! I haven't enjoyed enough!!! RAHS. What if i go to the Dean's office and begged him to let me transfer faculty so i can prolong my stay here? And if he asks me why, i'll just tell him because i love the school too much i can't bear to leave. I want to learn! I want to stay! I love my uni life!! >_<

[Credits to YT]
My mum misses me too much i think. She kept finding excuses to hang around me.. Like cleaning the chair i was sitting on?! Hahah she even gave me this rock below last Sunday in a really pretty bag with a pencil. So i asked why give me a rock?! And her reply was i would find it fun and destressing to doodle on it and tt i can even write "I miss you" on it. FUNNY. My mum is hilarious! And yesss, she knows about TamTam >.<>

Okay, i realised i've been speaking in disconnected train of thoughts, as you might have already noticed. I'm coming down with a cold methinks. Pouts. Come on Grace, you can do it! Just a little bit more!!!!



ARGH. What is the purpose of this post? I just seem to be rambling...

- \(^__^)/ -

WAHAHAH! The crazy things we do during the exam period can be deduced from the above picture. Actually, it was zx's idea. She even traced out the sandwich on the paper! Mann, what if lead entered the food?! >.<

Food courtesy of various people!

Hair (seaweed) -- YT (She has a constant supply of snacks for everyone and herself everyday! She is the only other person other than me in our group whose bag is always so heavy everyday! But hers is always filled with all types of food! Breakfast bars, various types of biscuits, seaweed, sweets...)

Eyes (sweets) -- CL (She laughed at my msg to her in her notebook. I have nooo idea why?! Haha she even said she would show it to Stella before bursting into laughter once again?! When i all said was "We leave first k! See you tomorrow!" Mmmm which part if it is so funny that she couldn't stop laughing?)

Nose (gum) -- Dan

Mouth (sandwich) -- Dan (超おいしかったよ！He made sandwiches for all of us!! He should really start a stall selling them in school, price it anywhere between S$1-$2.80. Eh Dan, if i can't find a job after i graduate, you supply the sandwiches, i'll sell them in school. WAHAHAH 50-50 profit. Our school has totally no palatable sandwiches and it'll be a great hit! Personal WTP for it is up to $2.80 per sandwich though more market research is necessary.)

And oosh i finally checked out my examination details! AND WHAT IN THE WORLD IS "EH"?! EusoffHall?! And WHERE IS SH!? ROARS! What stupid examination venues -.-"'

Ciao~

-Thank You Post ^-^-

Though my head begs to be on the pillow right this moment, i think i owe 4 people in paticular a BIG THANK YOU today. Now as i reflect back on the day's happenings, i wonder if i was in my make-believe world once again?! Did that dreadful incident actually happen? ROFL. But yesss, really, i'm sincerely very thankful :)

I initially wanted to type this in Japanese but i realised i'll probably be strangled if i have another consecutive non-english post, and that i should say Thank You properly so that people actually can understand me.

As MaaPY always says, i'm a "ganjiong spider" Yes yes, i guess i overeacted but it has come to a point where i have to admit i have this irrational fear of seeing ***** again. Wen said i've developed APhobia. RAHS! Wen!! Where are you to protect me!!!! >.<

Okok before i digress and not be able to complete my supposedly short post, yea...

TO EACH OF THE 4 OF YOU:

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

Haha thank you for erm, your different ways of cheering me up?! It's so fascinating, now that i reflect on the 4 different styles. Thank you also for wanting to come to my rescue! Oh my gosh. Zx said you all looked like you all were going to war which in retrospect, is actually rather hilarious. I promise i'll be stronger! ^-^ Sorry for bothering you all with something as miniscule as my own insane thoughts and thanks for entertaining all my nonsense admidst your busy study schedules!

Good grief. Whatever happened to my short post. It's late and i need my much needed sleep. I'll see you guys tomorrow!

Yosh! Tomorrow will be a better day ^-^

-逃げたい-

无名的怒火有说不出的无力想敲打我自己口白os:太阳快要下山了什么都不做只拿着遥控器一直不停的换台麻木的神经感觉自己像个机器快不能呼吸口白os:快打开冰箱看看里面的东西唉~除了酱瓜什黱也没有算了吧去外面吃吧火辣的太阳永远在前方无尽的公路无尽的追求我想要 run away run away 不想再怀疑自己对不对甩开一切无所谓run away run away

像困在雾里焦躁的想从茫然的现实中逃离口白os:唉~想的太简单了吧你觉得你想做的都可以做得到吗?淡掉的感情还坚持下去又有什么意义口白os:喂!你拿着车钥匙要去哪里啊你别忘明天还要上班呢别在外面鬼混了

风吹乱头发黑暗星空下无尽的公路无尽的自由我需要 run away run away 不想再怀疑自己对不对甩开一切无所谓就快去run away run away我可以 run away run away 不想再怀疑自己对不对是为自己不为谁不在乎的 run away

很多人再说不断的一直说必须这样子做不能够那样做却又没有办法在自己的生命中突破 oh ya~如果再不走就永远不会走别让自己再回头没挣扎怎能够有自由快走现在就 run away run away 不想再怀疑自己对不对甩开一切无所谓run away run away快点去 run away run away 不想再怀疑自己对不对是为自己不为谁不在乎的 run away
现在要 run away run away
今天要 run away run away
现在要 run away run away
今天要 run away run away

-試験!!-

自分の行動が悪いと思うよ。最近、いつも私の頭に動転させる考えを見た。どうしてもそれを考えてしまう。アラ．．．どうすればいい？　もうすぐ試験があるね。勉強しなきゃ！でも、集中できないよ！困ったな．．．＞＿＜　

時々自分のひみつがあるとき、誰でも言いたくない。いつも変装して、疲れちゃったね。くたくたに耐えられないわ。あたし最低だね。

アァ．．．時間が十分じゃないよ！後もう少しだけ！うん、頑張ります！グレース、集中してください！！

DL!ちょっと待てくださいね！行ってきます！

-Ganbare!-

The rude wake up call yesterday jolted me out of utopia which signalled the urgent need to pull up the ankle-low socks and confine myself to a small space with books and notes as my oh-so-lovely companions. The race officially begins. And as i was the last one to start moving my legs which seemed to be plaque with the intertia syndrome, there's an urgent need for the burst and continued speed to the very end.

While it was a lesson learnt in a very hard way, yesterday was still an eventful packed day which one paticular incident was the topic of our online group conversation last night and sharing other Astories which we all love to hear! Astories aren't what some of you might think as "A-films" ROFL. Astories, for the lack of a better name, are just stories revolving a central character whom we all know and sharing our experiences which never fail to amuse and entertain the rest.

PS: Daryl! Please do continue to keep the vital information to yourself! Since you've successully been guarding them so far, you can do it! HAHAHA あの彼は危ない人だよね! >.< お願いします!

Joel came to school to look for kf and i and we all congregated in kf's small little room for a chit-chat session to update each other on our lives. Such a long time since the 3 of us just sat down together! Joel just touched down in Singapore the night before and actually bothered to come and look for us! *touched* My 2 older brothers! Of the 2, Joel's the one who will give in to all my whines and maybe even ridiculous requests. He actually came out in the blazing heat to walk me in to kf's room and even droke me back to the Deck after that because i was lazy to walk.

A funny thing was when i was walking to Kf's hall when i thought i saw Joel waving frantically when i was more than 20m away! At that distance, i couldn't even be sure it was him so i didn't wave back. I even turned back to see if there was anyone behind me. HAHAHA which caused him to do even bigger actions NON-STOP to catch my attention. Another guy who was walking with me stared at me with the look "Do you know that guy??"

Hahaha Kf is the one who doesn't fall for my whines but gives in to his gf in everything. Hahah! And Yes yes, after the 4th we'll all come together again for a wild time out!

-Mg's 21st-

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MG!

(in advance!)

Back from meigege's party which i somehow managed to scream myself hoarse >.<

Pretty, pretty Mg posing for the flashing cameras~

Wheehee i like this rather artistic shot!
Her uber nice DURIAN CAKE!!!! Slurps! The birthday cakes just keeps getting better. WAHAHA!

I actually like her father's voice! ROFL! Explains where MG gets her singing genes from.

Whee!~ We are the 3 who have a paper this coming Wed and whyyyy are we still smiling so happily?! ROFL!

Cheerios peeps! That's all for this post because most of the shots and videos should not see light unless approval from the respective "models" are given! Hahah, i actually have 93 shots and countless videos!

メイジ!　今日、どうもありがとうな！超楽しかった　＾－＾

-1 more week-

Wow, another week has flown by and nothing much, academic wise, have been accomplished. First paper will be next Wednesday with countless stacks of readings to be read and memorised. 1 set of readings has 45 pages which 10 questions, as we were informed, will be set from there -.- RAHS~

Things to rejoice about would be deadlines for projects and assignments have finally been met! Presentations finished! So full attention should be on the impending examinations, but everyone seems to still want a bit of me and my time. Sometimes i think i really over-commit. A couple of friends ever told me that i really had to learn to say "NO" firmly when the need arises. But over all these years, this is one important skill i haven't mastered.

Anyway, Tuesday was our presentation that could not be flopped at all costs. Decked out in formal wear in Singapore's sweltering heat and humidity and having successfully squeezed up a single decked bus packed with people plastered against the front doors, i thought that nothing else could go wrong on the bus journey. But i was dreadfully wrong. A series of rather unfortunate events followed that i cannot bear to recount again because i've wailed, moaned, and grumbled to almost everyone i met when i FINALLY managed to reach school, looking very much dishevelled, hot, sticky and lost -.- Sometimes, i do feel my life is rather like a few episodes out of our local dramas. Haha.


Taken (rather discreetly) from Daryl's very cool phone after our presenation!

I'm still very much amused that every single familiar face i met along the corridors that day, i was greeted with almost identical questions/comments with raised eyebrows and may i say, cheeky smiles? Hahaha, they all went something like, "Wah, wear until like that, presentation today ah?!" In short,

formal wear in school = presentations

Naturally, the postive comments brought back sunshine into my otherwise rocky start of the day. Wheehee ^^;
And our tutor said our group looked like we're very "well-coordinated". I wonder if she meant the presentation? Or our coincidental colour codings? ROFL.

Talking about phones, this is currently my dream phone that i've been hankering for since a few months back!! I'm currently saving up for it and hopefully i would have saved enough before Wen returns so that i can send her the money to help me buy it! Speaking of which, i realised today that i'm not the only one who sources for phones online because the models i want cannot be bought in Singapore! Finally i found someone who gushes with me over phone models other than those from Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung and whatever common mobile phone brands used in Singapore.

Before i end this rather pointless entry, i've a little picture below of someone's ( i won't mention the name just in case..) absolutely cute birthday cake. Now, take a look below and what animal do you see?! After ascertaining your answer, please click on the picture to enlarge it and tell me if your answer is still the same :) HAVE FUN! ^-^

東方神起 - どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう？
どうして…君を好きになってしまったんだろう?
どんなに時が流れても君はずっと
ここにいると　思ってたのに…
でも君が選んだのは違う道

どうして…君に何も伝えられなかったんだろう?
毎日毎晩募ってく想い 溢れ出す言葉
解ってたのに もう届かない

初めて出会ったその日から　君を知っていた気がしたんだ
あまりに自然に溶け込んでしまったふたり
何処へ行くのにも一緒で　君がいることが当然で
僕らはふたりで大人になってきた
でも君が選んだのは違う道

どうして…君を好きになってしまったんだろう?
どんなに時が流れても君はずっと
ここにいると　思ってたのに…
もう叶わない

特別な意味を持つ今日を
幸せがあふれ出す今日を
綺麗な姿で神様に誓ってる君を
僕じゃない人の隣で　祝福されてる姿を
僕はどうやって見送ればいいのだろう

もうどうして…君を好きになってしまったんだろう?
あの頃の僕らの事を (もう戻れない)
考えた…(もう戻らない)考えた…
どうして…君の手を掴み奪えなかったんだろう?
どんなに時が流れても君はずっと
僕の横にいるはずだった
もう叶わない
それでも…君が僕のそば　離れていっても
永遠に君が幸せであること　ただ願ってる
例えそれがどんなに寂しくて
も辛くても…

-Happy Birthday Luigi!!-

MARIO WANTS TO SAY:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DARLING LUIGI!!!!!

I lovee you!!!

Hahaha, go ahead and squirm! I still love you my darling Luigi!! I bet you miss seeing me and hearing my nonsense. Admit it, you enjoy my company! ^-^ Wheeheehee! Just don't poison me k ;)

Haha, okay, on a more serious note...

Thanks for always being there to provide rational advice when the terrain in life gets bumpy. Thanks for all the joy and laughter for the past years.

Thanks for all the effort and help rendered.

Thanks for all the love and friendship.

Thanks for all your sacrifices.

Thanks for your selflessness.

Thank you.

But still, no thanks to the times you ignore me *-*

Hope you had a great day, Luigi! See you soon!! Much loves <3

-Whiteboard-

If only life and memory were like a whiteboard, where blemishes could be easily erased. Then life would be perfect. Just perfect. No more remorse. No more pain. Just pure bliss :)

-Rachieee's 21st-

As promised! Here are some photos from Sunday's party! Haven't gotten the rest yet though because the others have not sent to me ^-^ *Hint*

Here's my darling girl, Rachieee! She's the girl whom i've known for 9 years now, methinks?! Wow, i'm really growing old! And so are the rest of you too! WAHAHA!

She's such a dear in my life. Debs and i were talking about how amazingly blessed we are with these friendships. Regardless of how little we meet, we never, ever, had any form of discomfort or awkward silences with each other. It's like those time between never lapsed at all! That's what true friendship is all about, isn't it?!

Rachieee's classic act everytime she sees me is to squeal "Gracieeee! Pokes!" WAHAHAHA :D At this age, i think she's the only friend who still calls me "Gracieee" by default. Come to think of it, I don't think i've ever heard her call me "Grace" at all! ROFL!

THE BEST & MOST UNIQUE BIRTHDAY CAKE EVER!

APPLE STRUDEL! *SLURPS!*

Rachiee and her super nice and caring boyfriend, GW! Don't they just look so awesomely compatible!! ^-^ I heard 2 girls talking behind me that they felt GW and Rachieee look so alike!! Teehee! I agree!
The usual group who meets at the same place on a yearly basis without Jiaying!
For some reason, EVERY SINGLE TIME we meet at this place, we always tend to have stupid poses with the cue.

I realised that every party i've been to always calls us up to take pictures by how we are 'related' to the birthday girl. Example, Uni Friends, CCA friends, secondary school friends etc etc

Right?! RAHAHA! So when we were finally called, it was like "Yay! Crescentians are finally called"

No wonder the school song goes:

The day when we must part, may Crescent remain in our hearts.

Mmm. Yes, Crescent days have remained very much deeply in my heart :)

After attending so many parties, i've came to a conclusion that i'm a party pooper. Yes. Such a long time for this realisation, eh?! I'm not exactly one who steps out of my comfort zones to mingle with other people whom i meet for the first time. I don't get all so high and loud when there are strangers around. I don't like to play those party games for fear of being made a joke. So yes, i'm a terrible party-goer. And i can't break out of my own shell. Haha not that i intend to, actually.

-Birthdays-

HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY DEBS!!

HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY LIXIN!!

HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY JAN!!

HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY RACHIEEE!!
(So sorry you all have to share a post but all your birthdays/parties are over the weekend!)

Busy weekend for me. Not because of studies but because of parties! Good gracious! I think after next Sunday, i will have to turn down all invitations.

Here are the photos of Lix's party! Party theme was: HEADGEAR/HEADWEAR

As it turned out, many girls just wore a hairband or just clips on their head. Smart ones. ROFL. I just HAD to be different right? Oh wells... Anw, Lix looked gorgeous! Here goes!

Will upload other pics of other parties soon!

Oh this was the lucky draw where slips of papers were in the balloons and were thrown down. We had to burst the balloons to retrieve our "lot". Hahaha this was a unique idea other than the fact that there was this guy who kept bursting countless balloons near Charm and I and our feet were repeatedly hit by the flying debris! It actually hurt! Haha Dorcas was smart enough to take shelther outside. Imagine the popping and bursting of balloons with screams and shouts?! HAHA!

Example of prizes: Have a photo taken with birthday girl, Have an extra slice of cake etc :)

Oh yes, i can be camera shy too :)

After Lix's, another destination before HomeSweetHome! Apple No.2 lives very near me so it is technically very easy for us to meet up but hahaha.. in truth, it can be quite difficult. We used to stand at our room windows and wave good night to each other :) Such sweet memories. I love my Darling Apple No.2! The days we spent at the swings, the nights together at the mosquito infested areas chatting through the night. I miss listening to you talking to me actually. You've always been there for me! One phone call and i can go up to your place anytime :) Though we've drifted somewhat apart in recent years, i'm glad you allowed me to share your burden during your tough times. HUGSS! Lastly,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETHEARTS~