i really don't understand seamanship and boating theory, and my project is due on friday. i tried asking some NS guys, but wth, why are land maps and marine maps different?!? this wiped out like half of list of people to ask for help. i may have to pick up my notes and read, just to understand how a chart works and figure out how to plot locations at different bearings.
WTH

i should have just taken photography or some bimbo course, at least i know i can handle it. SEAMANSHIP really! what can i do with it? maybe it's a sign, prepare me for my glam life in yacht in future. aye aye captain!
but seriously, aud's assignments are way piss-ass easy as compared to mine.
argh! help anyone?! GOD?!
and there's uccd, ma and i think FF projects to boogle my mind with. see, i knew i shouldn't procrastinate all my work during the h, now im crying. GOD HELP!

maybe putting on sailor caps help. i need all help i can get): and where on earth is episode 34 of little nyonya!


and in the midst of all the stress, this is a good stress reliever, especially when with friends!
KARAOKE

first day of school was a good start, meeting up with peiwen and boonyen in class feels good. can't imagine what will class be like without them.
and just when we thought 76% was acceptable, we realized our classmates have much better grades. but for people who don't listen in lectures/tutorials, don't even attempt to find the tutorial questions, and study the topics the night before, i say bravo bravo, God loves us.

then peiwen and me, decided to celebrate, hence...

i can safely say year 200and8 has been an excellent year for me, or maybe even the best till date. but im sure 200and9 will be even better!

i thank God for my family, who has been always there for me, with a loving and forgiving heart
i thank God for poly friends who made the trip to school worthwhile
i thank God for my closest friends who made things real and easier when life gets hard
i thank God for guides mates who sticked together through thick and thin
i thank God for church friends who are great companions
i thank God for teaching me new things every single day
i thank God for all the overseas trips i took this year
i thank God for making me realise there's more to life
i thank God for everyday cause there's always something to look forward too
i thank God for the favour with friends, family and people around me
i thank God ( to be continued)

and as for two hundred and nine
i thank God this year will be year of abundance
i thank God this year will be even more enriching as before
i thank God this year more kindred friendships will be made
i thank God this year i will learn to communicate more with grace
i thank God this year i will be nicer and less cynical
i thank God this year i will know and experience more about God
i thank God this year will be blessed, awesome, favoured and wholesome
i thank God this year i will see more favour and grace flowing in every areas of my life
i thank God this year i will go even more countries for holiday
i thank God this year i will have more time with my family and friends.
i thank God this year (to be continued)

down to one last episode of Little Nyonya! when will it come out on MOBTV?? and cause im a too nice of a person, i shan't spoil the show and let you all wait for the episodes to be aired on teevveee!
but be prepared for your heart to be wrenched out of your rib cage, thrown onto the floor, and stomped all over. and all the talking abt babi ponteh and asam sambal pedas is so making me drool.

anyhoos, yesterday was guides outing with a few juniors and miss soh. i guess it was pretty fun in sense that it feels like a small budding family. and im waiting for the peekas siow qin!

two hunderd and nine is coming in a few days time, but honestly, i guess my year will start as at 29122008 when school reopens. what is this call again? oh premature new year. i shall do my full thanksgiving and recollection of the whole year's events as the NYE draws nearer.

why is that when things like these happen to myself i don't know how to react but when it happens to others i always seem to have the answers? insanity i say.

MAN WILL LIVE FOREVER MORE BECAUSE OF CHRISTMAS DAY ((:

the christmas eve that i thought would be a simple countown turned out to be a hyped up night at boonyen's. but the trip to her place was filled with a few pitstops along the way. vivo was so not we expected, it was awfully quiet. and the reasons i could think of is that, the people of singapore flooded the streets of orchard, which i took extra effort to avoid as much as possible, or that, people have taken the right choice to stay at home and watch little nyonya, avoid the crowd and save money in this recession.
went over to powerhouse, and zouk, and left there and then at their entrances when we found out that there were cover charges tonight. you see, we weren't prepared to go clubbing as the plan was to have a budget Christmas this year, so the finances weren't there.
but who say we can't have fun without sufficient moolah? we headed over to boonyen's place, for a supposedly drinking session, but ended up with me drinking more than the rest, and me bringing the bottle home. and just when we decided the mood wasn't there for christmas, we called up a few lucky and hand picked friends, and brought to them carolling through the modernized telecommunication airwaves of Singapore, except that the sound systems did not deliver the expected effect of the carollings. and to boonyen and yiling, i swear it wasn't the alcohol effects on me when aud and i became so "you know", it's just us when we are together.

that's what Christmas should be like, spending time together with family, and your bestest friends. love them all. blissful year ahead everyone!

pictures of the crazy girls gathering, 23122008

hello my dearest bff, how does it feel with your plan being busted the moment you hit the green dial button to accept my call? you got a lot to learn when trying to upstage your master darling. schemeing just isn't in your blood you know. it takes skills to trick someone, but it takes instincts to out-trick someone.
anyhoos, i want to thank my "STALKER" and bff for the wonderful, but failed surprise, that got me quite high for the today. cause the feeling of knowing aud's plan to sucker me had failed miserably, just made me oh so joyful. i so can imagine her smug face IF i fell for her ingenious plan. smug and laughing, i meant.
but thanks anyway, i was somehow touched knowing you went an extra mile just to figure what to get me for christmas.

another reason why am i so happy yesterday, was not just because of the effects of the wine we drank at weili's place, but the sole fact, we were together,as a family, to celebrate christmas! sitting by the pool eating the pot-luck we prepared and chatting under the moonlit sky before it started to rain; swimming, racing each other in the pool, piggybacking one another(thankfully in the pool as well, lest my back breaks when im carrying yushu);sitting on the floor, eating log cake and sipping on wine and drinking beer, waiting to see who gets tipsy first, and daring yushu to take her first virgin sip of alcohol besides than jolly shandy and breezer.

YAY STEAMBOAT TONIGHT!

christmas is really the best season, cause the world was given the best gift, and thanks to the gift i can enjoy all these celebrations ;D

the kids are great, but they make serving in children church more fun, despite different age gaps, and having differences in profession

6 more days to Christmas and 13 more days to the last day of the year 2008
roomie should be is back already and audd should be back today!
WEEEEE

and i just regained my interest of watching korean drama, starting with "Coffee Prince". the ladies of the Lim family has a common interest, to stay up late at night and try to finish as many episodes as possible.

I can see clearly now the braces are gone
I can see all teeth neat and straight
Gone are the metals that made me have ulcers
Its gonna be a bright (bright) bright (bright) sunshiny day
Its gonna be a bright (bright) bright (bright) sunshiny day

I think I can make it now the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I `ve been prayin` for
Its gonna be a bright (bright) bright (bright) sunshiny day

Look all around theres nothing but my teeth
Look straight I am, nothing but my ttteeeettthhh.

yes yes yes~! i took out the band around my teeth that has gone through with me every curry gravy, and sambal chili all these years. it feels weird without you at first, my teeth felt naked and shy. but oh for heaven's sake, im glad that you're gone.
p.s. daddy! wear your rubber band and join me in the post-braces zone!
see me smile people! ok, it's a fake smile, im still finding my new smile.

hello there my dearest suckered BFF. you are on your way to aussie, or maybe even enjoying yourself there in the beautiful Sydney. take this as a wonderful opportunity to bond with your family there, with no interferrence of pests like whoever are the pests in your life.
thank you for always being there for me when i get my "worst moments in my 18years of life" and chasing them away like shieldox chases away roaches without fail.
it's easy to make friends, which im glad i have. but it ain't easy to find friends whom you click the instance the hellos have been exchanged. it's even harder to find one that you don't have to put up a pretence when you are around them, no matter what life's been throwing at you at the moment. as for me, i found my best bud when we were sitting side by side in t2155.
and baby, you said you are" a havoc, a nervous wreck, an intimidated prick, a crude bitch", that's what i am too, and you seen the worst of everything in me, you remained still and not run off screaming like a banshee. if you change any of the above names you gave yourself, i'll kill you.
thanks for the bestest HTHT dated 13 dec. the things i just couldn't spill to other people, it just came forth so naturally when i'm talking to you. and you so made things easier to bear, and i don't feel like a hopeless, silly wreackage i felt at the start of the conversation.
no words synonym to joy can express how thankful i have you as my BFF, i can't think of a better alternative and i don't want to.

truth be known i don't miss you
truth be know i'm lying

can't wait for you to get back.


-loves n kisses-
felina

i think my taste buds are partially numb like what josiah and junwei said. it's like colour deficiency, the person can't differentiate shades of colour, i can't differentiate level of spice. i really ought to cut down on my chili intake. either that, or i'm a chili queen.

orchard, teppanyaki, twilight and mahjong.

1.i miss cherrie, weixuan and szeying a lot. i haven't been going out with them since i don't know when. even i did, it's just for a short while and then i have to rush off. can we meet up for lunch and just chat one day , before we are swarm with school work and other commitments again.

2.teppanyaki was great, and that's when i came to terms with myself that i have spice-deficient. to think i was really scared of spice when i was a kid.oh! i hate veggie when i was a kid as well, and now, i love veggie. i'm a good kid, i eat all my vegetables.

3.twilight=awesome! robert pattinson*those eyes* the bad boy seh. no matter how monsterous he may designed to be, just look at those enchanting and soulful eyes awwwww. and the story itself was fantastic, it kept my eyes transfixed at the screen and trying to absorb everything.
anyway, the sequel will be out, nov 20th 2009, NEW MOON. like the abalone brand

4. mahjong's mahjong. what can i say? it makes me sleepy at times. but cny's coming, time to brush up the skills, so i won't be "killed"off that easily.

5. thanks to junwei's snoopy craze, im beginning to watch garfield cartoons when im hibernating at home. garfield, the only cat that i actually like.

and tomorrow! long long day!
serving in children church and then sharity gift event.

got this from cherrie's blog cause i'm way bored now.

1. Put your iPod on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag 10 friends who might enjoy doing the game as well as the person you got the note from.

im expecting the answers will be damn weird, silly and nonsensical.

IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?

one step at a time-jordin sparks

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?

Elevator- Florida ft Timbaland

ok, the last thing i want, a hardcore party boyfriend. i'm allowed to party, not him!

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?

If everyone cared- Nickelback

this could be my new purpose.

If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
We’d see the day when nobody died
And I’m singing

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?

Catch your wave-Click Five

eh, dont quite get it.

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?

Everything I d0, I Do it for You- Bryan Adams

im really flattered!

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?

A perfectly good heart- Taylor Swift

i haven't get my heart broken recently. but i have been hearing about horrible breakups and people falling out of love, and thinking about them.

WHAT IS 2+2?

Penny Lane- Beatles

if 2+2 tells a story, penny lane tells a story too

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?

Goodnight Goodnight-Maroon 5

only this part that seems valid

So much to love
So much to learn
But I won’t be there to teach you, oh
I know I can be close
But I try my best to reach you

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE/LOVE?

Guilty Pleasure-Cobra Starship

the song title, yeah. the lyrics, not so much.

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?

Lady Marmalade

ok, not a bad chic from moulin rouge

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?

Lucky-Jason Mraz

it'll be nice if it's plays out like the song's lyrics

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

Honey, Honey- Abba

im embarrased to say, but, true.

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?

The Best Day of My Life- Jesse McCartney

awww, when they have me, it's the best day of their lives?

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?

Independent Woman-Destiny's Child

OMG! i think that's the last thing my husband will want to hear. or maybe, he thinks he can save a lot of money marrying me. hah! he wishes

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?

Chiquitta- ABBA

it can't suit the occasion more.

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?

It's Like That- Mariah Carey

the song's about clubbing. what more can i say.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?

Longer- Air Supply

a long lasting friendship!

WHAT’S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?

The Reason- Hoobastank

to change for the better? to start over new? i don't think that's a bad thing

HOW WILL YOU DIE?

When all is said and done- ABBA

i swear this isn't planned for, but it sounds like a good way to say farewell to life.

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?

Sorry's Not Good Enough- McFly

this isn't planned for!

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?

I'll never fall in love again- The Carpenters

now that's a joke.

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?

I can wait forever- AirSupply

i don't like waiting, let alone, forever. anyways, thank god this isn't the song for the next question

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?

You Already Know-112 Ft Ja Rule

HAHAHA!

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?

The Name of the Game- ABBA

don't think so

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?

Dancing Queen- ABBA

i want to be seventeen, and stay there.

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?

Sorry, Blame it on Me- AKON

this isn't planned as well!

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?

From Me To You- Beatles

how cute!

10 people i wanna tag

ok, dumb quiz. im ultra bored. but the answers are funny!

i want to sleep the whole day. i don't want to think about anything, anyone. i don't even feel like talking. i want to hibernate at home. but all of these above are overruled by people i do care about and love. so out i go everyday and make the best of it.

even simple walking around, doing brainless things seem like a good idea. it's holiday dammnit.
and darius is really adorable.

oh!
i wonder what will be like to be superhero, and what kind of superhero i want to be. but if im the superhero, i wouldn't need to be save. i want to save, i want a savior. what about you? does the idea of being a superhero entice you? do you really want to be a superhero and kick people ass? what kind of superhero you think you will be?

oh!
did i mention friends are escaping this country, all around the same time? im crushed.
especially people i love to hang out with.

for example.
roomie: 12th-18th
peiwen:13th-21st
steph: 13th- i can't remember when
weili: 13th-22nd
audrey: 14-19th

depressing sh*t. im really gonna hibernate at home. im gonna spend my time making holiday lists and new year resolution.

ahh shit random blabbering

it's the post holiday syndrome.
i hate to wait for the photos to upload, and there's too many pictures to load or put them into collages. that's why i like online photo album and that's why i still have my Multiply account!
:D

i wish i did more there, like parasailing and braiding my hair like what my sister did. but i busy going for flying fish. and since im on a tour with itinerary, it sucks to make people wait for you. people who doesn't know how to enjoy and grumble about not having fun.

just a brief brief summary

06122008
we took SQ flight from Singapore to Bali, and man, don't you just love SIA? the flight was way smooth and the inflight entertainment is pretty updated and they have a wide range of varieties you can choose from. heh. advertising for SIA. not that they need it.
we had dinner at JIMBARAN beach, the sunset view was spectacular, even with the monsoon season, and you can't really see the sun setting. dinner was fantastic too, with the seemingly endless supply of prawns, fish, sotong, clams and coconut! well, don't be mislead by the 5 stars rating they showed on their website. it barely passed 3 stars. okay, maybe 4 thanks to its spa.

07122008
we visited a live volcano, which i didn't bother remembering the name, went for lunch at this restaurant that had a lot of food and a lot of houseflies. one thing that spoils the trip was the houseflies that seems to multiply even after we killed them. oh yea, they are way easy to kill as compared to Singapore's flies. i gues Singapore flies are as quick and efficient as the people here, and likewise for those at Bali. sis and me turned into professional flies-killer after they irritate us for the whole bus trip on the second day. second day was the shopping day too. we went to ubad, pronounced as ooh-boot, and man, the shops there are way attas! maybe it's because of the Caucasians who live there. the pubs and shops there are the kind of places i will love to check out every weekend. it feels like a bigger dempsey actually.
headed back to hotel after dinner, and went out again for aromatic oil massage therapy at Valentino's. this is the real catch of the whole trip, besides the shopping. and it's really cheap.
SHIOK SHIOK SHIOK

08122008
the seasports day. but sadly, the beach ain't as pretty as bintan. the charges though, are lesser than those at bintan. due to time limit, we boarded this glass bottom boat that ferried as over to an island where we can see the sea turtles and some other native animals, den went back to main land and tried on flying fish. it's a little like banana boat cum parasailing. there's this boat that pull the flying fish raft, where two people lie on it, with their faces facing the sun. the boat will go fast enough for the raft to fly up into the air, and the people in the raft could see the scenery from top view. pretty neat. too bad parasailing wasn't available that day, if not i will love to try it out.
after that, more shopping, dinner, hotel and hard rock cafe. hard rock was real cool though. the live band was amazing, and the place itself looks very spiffy. the drinks suck though. went with the adults, and as much as i appreciate their willingness to join us and made an effort to do so, i wish i went with friends instead. people who will talk nonsense with me over the loud music and sing the songs with me. sisters just ain't enough.

09122008
spa again in the morning, this time round, in the hotel itself. outdoor spa and scrub with rose petal bath. i feel like a billion bucks and had a taste of what it feels like to be queen. bought some local delights and flew back home, on SQ( love it) and watched beverly hills chihuahua! quite funny, not as bimbotic as i expected. i chatted with this Australian lady sitting next to me, and they actually stayed in Bali for 2 months! i wonder what did they do there! i thought 4-5 days will do the trick.

anyhoos, pictures!

going with 13 other members of families and friends was quite an experience, and the adults were the one who were the fun makers of the group. this trip to bali makes me realise, bali was pretty overrated. it was fun guaranteed, but i wouldn't call it paradise on earth.
oh well, if this trip has taught me anything, it's not to nitpick the differences, no matter how starking different they are. i'll love to go back there, unguided, and with friends.

i say farewell
i say farewell
i say farewell

i know i'm not going to go on a long trip, or a faraway land, but i just want to say bye bye.. HIAK HIAK HIAK

yesterday's celebration went pretty well, except for the fact that the birthday girl herself wasn't there. we managed to catch her off guard at suntec's tower 2 carpark. even it's a celebration less than 10 mins, the birthday girl was near tears, while holding the heart card, the 18 balloons that covered her face, and the christmas hat and the magic wand thing that looks like it came right off the set of card captor sakura. quite a sight really.

we went for very own celebration, to mark the end of exams, at sushi tei-raffles, a big party of 9. me loves the food there. the only Japanese restaurant beside those in Japan that i like. can we go back there again? i really like the food there :D
after eating, we immediately rushed over to suntec to surprise the birthday girl, who was pissed cause it's past her dinner time, and her sister, peiqi, who kept stalling time for us, was the victim of the hungry birthday girl's fury.
THANK YOU PEIQI!

and now, i'm going to fold boats and all, and start reading up on seamanship and boating theory. that will really officially mark the end of my agony for now.

it's officially the last paper for most of DBF students, sadly, not for me. i still have gems test to study for. i could cry, really. nonetheless, i can smell freedom coming in my way.

although this holiday is a short one, i'm gonna enjoy every moment of it with family and friends. it's christmas soon, the season of sharing and giving. HIAKHIAKHIAK.
i can't wait for bali! though i have no idea what can we do there. but thank god for sissy and the other kids, who are of my age. it's a short holiday, but like i say, i want to enjoy every pulsing moment of this holiday. not just because it's the festive season, it will be the last holiday that i can truly and fully enjoy. the next holiday will be consumedby ITP, and the following, by FYP.

anyway, this will be the lodging for the trip.
INNA GRAND BALI
it feels like bintan, i miss bintan too.

speaking of ITP, roomie suggested going Dubai for attachement. the idea actaully sound pretty enticing, and to top things off, it's with friends now. daddy seems ok with the idea, just as long it's within price range. when roomie told me of the idea, the moment i got home, i took out my dubai photos and started looking at them: all the malls and visits to different places. truth be known, im pretty excited about it. we shall see how.

TAY YILING I LOVE YOU!
you just made me the happiest girl on planet Earth. now that i know it's 40m worth of mcq, im much more motivated to study! no more the poor, disheartened young girl, staring blankly at my notes!

blaw is fine-o-fine. audrey now knows what 's my motivation. KEKEKEKE. okok
back to FF!

FF FTW!

i shan't comment on CRAA. i just know if i pass, it will be really God's grace, something that i have to be very dependable upon now.

tomorrow's blaw paper. i spent the evening mugging with BFF at changi airport, and i think we made very good progress, despite all the nonsense i pulled in the short few hours. i'm just not very clear and certain about the consideration part. GO FELINA! but blaw, from my point of view, is the less dry subject i'm taking this sem. and D.S. is a good teacher. honestly, that's the reason why me and peiwen manage to pull ourselves out from bed every thursday morning, to attend his lesson, even after the mambo night, without fail.

one paper down, four frigging more to go.
blaw
ff
fmkt
gems

awww):

i believe therefore i speak. and patience.
Pastor Charlie Nieman.

:D

i can't believe it, blogging hours before CRAA exam. i have complete the revision more or less. but i feel so unprepared. GOD HELP!

patience Felina, you're on your road to freedom and party like a rockstar. it's time, rock moves are getting rusty.
okay, there's none at all. but a girl can dream big, no?