moved into hall on sunday night and guess what, i got a room in hall 1 yesterday! if only they had given it to me even 1 week earlier. haiz... now what do i do with it. it seems a waste to reject it. hall 1 is a better location. but the single room now is also quite good cos its new, just that its abit far. feeling so bored now though i have alot of school work to do. the virology lecturer just dropped another bomb saying that we have to do another presentation. as if we havent done enough for that module. i feel bored cos i'm not used to loneliness. i dont like eating alone, staying in the room the whole night. but my close friends are no longer staying in hall. at least i have my internet back on now...

after last week's mistake, i finally met up with mei and kr. kr treated us to dinner at ichiban sushi. it was my first time there and i liked it. there are more varieties compared to sakae. ate the black pepper beef with rice. its so nice! it was served on a hot plate, above a flame. the beef was very tender and black pepper taste not too overpowering. i liked the butter taste in the gravey too. yum~ we had dessert later at ice monster too. tried the new durian and mango ice. the durian was good but the portions quite little. been eating alot these few days. oh no...

recently discovered facebook. (i know i'm slow). sw added me long time ago but didnt bother to join until friends kept asking me if i was in facebook. so amazed at the number of applications! sw's profile has so many things that it was overwhelming for a first-timer (me). but it seems alot more fun than friendster. so join facebook if u havent!

yeah now is the mid term break. lucky not to have any assignments or tests but still have to study. havent been keeping up with my work this sem. all my friends who have graduated have found jobs. hope i'll be able to find a job i like next year too.
i was at my ultimate blurness on sunday! mei messaged me asking if i wanted to join her and kr for dinner at vivo, 6.15pm. she didnt state the day and i dont know why i just assumed we were meeting on that day without asking. and so i went happily at 6.15. after waiting for 10 minutes, i started to get a feeling of dreadfulness...i couldnt reach mei and when i called kr, he was at home! i was hoping he was kidding with me. argh!! in the end i had to eat packet food alone at home. sigh...

its only week 3 and there are already so many deadlines to meet. year 4 is indeed no fun. but this is my last semester in school studying with my friends so must treasure it more. its actually nice to be back in school again. i still havent got hall yet but hopefully we can all get hall soon so can actually have some time together before everyone goes out for fyp next semester. till then, i still have to travel. but it isnt so bad as i dont have 8.30 lessons plus i have company. hee... school and especially the canteens are always overcrowded due to the ever-increasing student population. can never find seats even at 11.30am.

went to see fireworks on saturday and i saw alot of familiar people at the marina area. it was very crowded but we managed to get a space to stand, relatively near the floating platform. that night's fireworks were from china. they were not exceptionally spectacular but it was still very nice to see the big fireworks exploding in the sky. its quite a different feeling from seeing them on television. wonder how many millions of dollars burst up in the sky with the 15 mins of fireworks. haha...

today was my last day in the lab. time pass so quickly, the 3 months holiday have passed in a flash and school is starting next week. learnt alot in the lab and i'll probably go back for fyp. too bad i couldnt get gd results though. we bought muffins for the lab people. finally get to eat them myself too! wanted to heat up one for angela and thought that we'll make it warmer as she was freezing after coming out of the cold room. microwaved it for 2 minutes which proved to be too long. we were happily chatting when i noticed smoke coming out of the microwave! the whole pantry was filled with smoke and burnt smell. the smell was so strong that it permeated the whole lab after we opened the door. one muffin wasted... the banana walnut smells great though. must try that next time.
finally went to the zoo on sunday. it was enjoyable but too bad it rained in the morning. the weather is so wet these few days. looking forward to the cooking session tomorrow!
was watching the show just now where a famous chef cooks for someone important to him. he cooked many delicacies like abalone, crab and bird's nest for his wife. then the wife said 'it doesnt matter if its shark's fin or if its just porridge. the food is nice so long as it is shared with you.' so sweet~

i'm sick again...sickening sore throat and cough. just when i've got so many things to do and places to go this week. wonder if i should/can still go for the amazing race tomorrow. i'd be disappointed if i didnt.
watched harry potter on wednesday. the show already started even though we went in on time. this episode was more dark and serious with alot of talking. liked the goblet of fire better. played the basketball machine at the arcade before that. long time never play basketball and it was fun. but its so tiring to keep throwing the ball even for a few minutes. my right arm and legs were aching after playing a few games. legs were aching cos i tip-toed all the time. haha...

must get well soon!

i dunno what happened but my blogger page just turned chinese. so weird... anyway, i have nothing to do in lab again. seniors dont want me to help them. afraid i might create more trouble than help?
last saturday being 07/07/07, a total of 777 couples got married. next year 08/08/08 will be even more popular with the chinese. went to iz's bro's wedding yesterday, even though we didnt know the brother. haha... it was a first time experience for some of us to attend a malay wedding. the wedding was held at the void deck of their flat. we arrived late and missed the show though. the couple were taking photos when we came. instead of going around tables to take photos like in chinese weddings, the couple could sit in chairs on a platform with chandeliers hanging above. the set up was very pretty. the wedding cake was even more...unique. its a 3-tiered glutinous rice 'cake' decorated with cucumbers and prawns etc. we were seated at one of the long tables and food was served to us, including a souvenir each. the food was quite good but too bad we missed the ceremony.

wed was an enjoyable day. cos i took half day off again. haha... went for ktv session with some secondary school friends. it was my first time singing with zk and jy. they really sing until very 'fang'. went to a vegetarian cafe, roma deli, for dinner. prices were reasonable but the food was just ok. the soup and some of the pasta had a strong herbal taste which i didnt quite like.
dropped by mz's commencement on thursday. everyone was busy taking photos in their graduation gown and certificate. the area around the building was nicely decorated with pots of flowers everywhere. some of them received flowers or small presents from their friends. so cute haha... next year, it'll be my turn. dunno what i'm going to do after graduation...

went to sharon's house to have steamboat lunch with the sbs girls today. i realised steamboat gatherings are very common with sbs people. the most memorable one was the one we had in hall. that was fun... sharon prepared most of the food for us today. we only helped out with the easy stuff. it was such a filling lunch! almost all of us are working in labs now so everyone updated and complained about their labs. lab environment is very important to be able to learn something and be happy working. i'm getting used to my lab now that i have done the experiments before. the seniors complain of the lack of space but are generally willing to teach. so we just ignore their comments. haha...didnt learn much outside of what we are doing so i'm feeling very bored. sometimes have nothing to do in the lab but yet cant leave too early. only the pay is my greatest motivation to go lab when i know i have nothing to do. i want my hols! many friends dont wanna continue working in the lab after graduation. the seniors in the lab also say that we must be very passionate cos the pay isnt great and the working hours can be long. but...what else can i do?

last sunday, i went cathay with ny. finally spent my charles & keith and ben & jerry vouchers. i was served by weisheng from impresario group 1 at b&j's! we found each other familiar but i couldnt remember who he was at first. so qiao... next we went to IKEA tampines. there's so many people there!!! especially the cafe, so difficult to find seats. super pissed when a woman snatch my seat. got a headache when i finally found seats. but the meatballs were very nice! think its a mix of beef and pork. they were served with a creamy sauce and a sweet jam sauce on the side. ny bought a bedroom light for willie and we went to explore the Courts megastore and Giant next. there was nothing much actually,especially Giant. and its weird that there's a 7-11 below Giant. haha...
yesterday was our 6 mth anniversary. this half year seems to pass by quickly. didnt celebrate as ny was sick. seems like everyone was watching transformers as it was sold out for many shows. in the end we went to causeway point for fish soup. think the fish soup there is the best!
so craving for Chocolate N' Spice muffins after vinc said he went to buy them last week. first tried them when les's friend bought them for us while studying for exams. love the chocolate and cheese muffins hot out of the oven... yum!

tomorrow's sunday but i have nothing to do...feel like i'm wasting an off day when i stay at home. tomorrow is also the start of the gst hike. everybody's been shopping and going places during june before the hike. i havent done much shopping though. my new shoes hurt like mad! i love the white shoes but clumsy as i am they got dirty the first day i wore them.
sianz...need some excitement in my life.

nothing to do at the lab this week. i took off on tuesday. so happy! made my offday to full use. met ny for lunch then met up with mz to shop at bugis. havent shop in awhile so it was a fruitful trip. had my favourite ice cream at ben and jerry's. sinful...haha. hope i can finish all the vouchers before they expire.
spent dinner with some sbs friends to celebrate vinc's birthday. we went this malay cafe opposite shaw tower. the food was quite nice. the chicken was really soft and tender. and there were crispy oatmeal like flakes on top. yum!

today was my third day at work at the lab. its been a super tiring week and i've been on a sleep debt since friday. have been meeting friends and playing mahjong which was fun. but getting up at 6+ is not. the journey is long, there's no space or proper mentor. dont know if it would be a good environment for fyp.

its the last free day before i start my internship and i'm staying at home with no where to go. sigh...should have worked one more day. probably wont see any of the people i got to know at work again. but thats the case with each job.
i had fun the last few offdays going swimming, cycling and the day at mind's cafe.

long journeys and long days ahead...

i was checking the IDs of the candidates when i came across this unusual name. she was a chinese girl, named Jet'aime. Je t'aime means 'i love you' in french. one colleague commented that everytime people call her, they would be saying they love her? haha...quite nice to hear so many people saying they love you right. i like the sound of the name. somehow aishiteru or saranghaeyo wouldnt sound so nice. the beauty of the french language...

finally blogger's toolbar is back to normal. not that i use it often though. had my rare offday from work last thursday and i had to waste it going down to nus. me and sy were supposed to meet the admin staff and the prof at 10am and 3pm respectively. and each meeting only lasted 10 minutes. total waste of time. but at least my internship and fyp is secured though i havent got the project yet. totally sian when he told me it will be mostly cell and molecular work. i prefer DNA work actually. spent the break at central library's perk point chatting with sy. its such a relaxing place with comfortable sofas and dim lighting. why ntu library dont have such space... went to waraku's pasta restaurant at central after that. the food was quite nice though the tables were too close together.
i've gotten used to work. know some invigilators of our age, especially one who's also doing life sciences. for me, colleagues are very important whether i like the job or not. at least i dont feel as bored now. encountered my first cheating case too. some candidates really go to all lengths to cheat. it has been an eye opener. wonder if there are cheating cases in ntu too.
speaking of ntu, the news reported of the good prospects of ntu graduates yesterday. the report states that 98% of graduates found jobs within 4 months of graduation and their average pay is $2700 a month. buisness graduates get $200 more on average, though statistics are based on only 30% of the cohort. thats a really high amount. wonder if its really true. the first batch of bio science graduates get an average pay of $2300. i think even that amount is higher than in reality though. hopefully the job market will remain this good when we graduate next year. to friends who have graduated, good luck in finding jobs!

dont have to work today! haha... have been working 3 days as an exam invigilator for a pay lower than what we expected. have 4 other friends working in the same hall but they are all so far away. can only see them but rarely talk. our job is very simple. just have to stand there or walk up and down the row. dunno how many times i've walked up and down during the 3 hour exam. at the end of the first day, my legs seem like they will give way anytime. wonder how my mum can stand the whole day serving customers. by yesterday i think i've more or less gotten used to it. 3 more full days to go... quite interesting sometimes to see when 2 people have different answers to the same question. havent spotted anyone cheating though.
its gonna be a long long holiday... why am i so bored

more complains...sry

just learnt that someone i know broke off with her fiance. or rather her fiance sent her an sms to break off with her. so convenient with sms now right. takes less than a minute to call of a relationship. he refused her calls or messages, saying that if she continues to force him, he'll find a new gf to show her. that is so childish! and the only reason he gave was she was not his type. he told other people that he couldnt tolerate her attitude of always wanting her way. his sister said that it was marriage phobia. they have been together for almost two years and he has never really voiced out any unhappiness with her attitude. he bought her a ring and proposed. they viewed flats together and were due to rom in the coming months. they were still loving one week before he sent that dreadful message. all their colleagues know they were going to rom and kept asking the girl when is their big day. she works as a stewardess and going to every city has memories of their times together. she has grown to be so dependent on him and everywhere she goes just evokes memories of them together. in her past relationships, she has been the one to initiate the breakup. is this retribution for her?

but in any case, whether it is really the girl's attitude, the guy should at least explain the reason for breakup. then at least there is closure. she wouldnt know he's unhappy with her if he always gives in to her. he is so irresponsible to propose to the girl, give her false hope then break up for dunno what reason suddenly. so childish to threaten with things like finding another gf to spite her. somehow i feel that there must be some other reason that he cannot say.

learning this makes me feel life is so full of uncertainty and relationships are so fragile. communication is the most important thing but it isnt easy to achieve. as for people like me especially, who have difficulty expressing ourselves. i tend to keep things to myself to avoid conflict or talking about unpleasant things. its like you know the theory of what you should do but cant or dont know how to apply it.

hope that she would get over it soon and find her true happiness worthy of her love...

back from watching spiderman 3. its a great movie and the theatre was so packed! its funny, touching and full of action. had a very filling dinner at carl's junior too. thought that i wouldnt be able to finish but i did.
ok actually dont really feel like blogging. feeling irritated and not at peace for i dont know what reason. just dont want anyone to talk to me now. emailed dr khan like more than a week ago asking if my application is approved. he didnt reply at all. felt like he didnt want to take us due to the very lukewarm response we got from him. so i went to get work for the month of may. but sy emailed him yesterday and he replied her promptly today. i dont know why but it seems like he only replies her emails. seems so petty to be irritated by this but i just am. now that i've got a job then he tells sy he approves. i should be glad right. sy keep asking me to start soon. but i'm working till end of may mah. there's no way i can even go down part time. hope dr khan will allow me to start in june. not my fault to want to find work lor.
sigh...sorry for the complains. i did enjoy myself today. just dont know why came back with a bad mood. should be back to normal soon. until then...bu yao re wo...

holidays~ time to get back my regular eating style. always skip meals before my paper but eat all the junk food while studying. went outside for a simple dinner after my paper. and one hour later, it was supper time! it was the first time i went to the coffeeshop near the stadium. think the food there is better than the coffeeshop beside city harvest. ate till we were so full that we decided to walk back to school. saw this fat caterpillar which acted like a snake when provoked. so funny, haha...its upper half of the body just stood up to an S shape like a king cobra about to attack. finally ended the night with a mahjong session. finally luck is with me after so long. as jh said, each final night must be a memorable one.
moved out of hall on thursday. still remember i kept complaining about getting hall 8 last sem. now i feel it isnt so bad after all. my room is very convenient and i've gotten used to walking. though going up the slope every morning is still dreadful. my roommate has gone from a stranger to a friend whom i have shared many late night conversations with. hopefully i can get hall next sem. final year in school le.
yesterday went for ktv with my coursemates. alot of people didnt turn up but just as well anyway. sbs people can really sing! so impressed. especially bennie, always see him so quiet but he can sing all the xu ru yun and fish leong songs with ease.
going to watch spiderman 3! yay~
sry that i nv watch w u...

yay~ exams are over!!! quite disappointed with my last paper today. nmr so easy but they didnt tell us how is the structure like. didnt know we were supposed to memorize the amino acid structure for this exam, and thus probably lost alot of marks. my A is gone once again. but exams over! yay~
hope this will be a fun and fufilling holiday. hopefully can go for a short holiday somewhere. there's still no news of my internship application yet but i'll be working as an exam invigilator for the most of may. finally i'm not the one sitting there in the hall doing exam. hahaha...

i'm so full~ went to kim gary restaurant at vivocity for dinner. went to central at clarke quay at first but it was still quite empty. so disappointed. anyway, i ordered the pork chop baked rice set with cheese at kim gary's. the set also included a drink and a cup of soup. first time see soup served in a teacup. the baked rice was very nice, served in a dim sum bamboo 'long' instead of the normal western dish and it was cheesy enough. at first thought the rice was quite little but it turned out to be very filling! ordered the peanut butter thick toast with condensed milk to share with ny. it was a wrong decision to order the thick toast as it was also carbo and filling enough to be dinner by itself. i had always wanted to try it after seeing so many tempting pictures. but i was quite disappointed with it. i like the sweetness but the bread was not soft enough. especially the crust which wasnt crispy, making it difficult to cut through. overall its still a nice dinner.

*happy birthday~*