i turned into a red lobster.
officially.

well, burnt one actually.
i got these great big patches of red on my shoulders and front.
h u r t s !
like crap.

but, sentosa was fun.(:
yep.
fun.

ehs.
in lessons again.
why am i always blogging in lessons?
hm.
b o r i n g .

the guys are having chinese As today.
hahahahahha.
dont fail dudes.
though i think it's more likely that they fall alseep..
jeez.
b o y s .

oh well.
private school are all there for them.
(:

show you this;
mourir demain
by natasha st pier
something both melrick and i are crazy over.
or maybe just me.
whatever.
watch.

00:49

today's friday.
weekend's here!
(:

what did i do:
wed; hit heeren with clara and nat..
in shorts and flipflops!
HA.
i rock, dont i?

thurs; bought clothes for hector black.
what's the singular for clothes?
whatever.
and yes,
hector black's my laptop.
(:

no offense.
but i really like the name hector.
ah, hector came online just as i type that.
it means strong and manly in ..um greek?
no matter.
i just like it.
right up there with joey.
haha.

we went to manda's birthday deal yesterday.
at east coast.
fun fun!
though i dont get why they have to set up a fire on the beach.
no fuel, my dears.
the fire lasts for all of 10minutes.
and the preparation starts nearly an hour.
well, at least ben was serenading us..
right.
(:

fri; today.
i met melrick for lunch.
a first!
and a start of many.
since we're both taking french and public speaking.
and joined iguides together.
cool huh.

going for the same lectures too!
(:

see, a smile is all it takes.
s o m e t i m e s .
haha.
but yes, huijing's right.

and sorry babe,
im doing a subject meeting during your french lecture so i cant join yours.
join mine?

and tml..sentosa!
again.
im like becoming this huge sentosa fan.
day in day out,
sentosa sentosa.
for bbqs, for birthdays, for the mere fun of it all.

but tml's special.
me sheena tingting and her older friends.
who i dont know.
yet.

arent i going all out?
going to tutorials on my own.
smiling at people i havent spoken to for so long.
hanging out with people i dont know.
haha(:

au revoir!
BYE.

right, just so my dear sister can find her name: CASS.
au revoir!(:

08:35

i had such a lousy day.
like, in the pits kind of lousy.

one1. no one's in my french class.
i cant believe this.
there's so many people i know doing french,
and none are in my class.
not nic. not manda. not nuts. not nat (when he applied). not eugene.
not huijing.
so.
i asked mr selvan if i can switch to huijing's class,
since we're both (sobs) alone in our respective classes.
afterall, my french lecture is 5 whole hours after my last class.
(initially.
i now have an extra tutorial slipped in between.
so hoorays..cause it's a 2 hours wait?)
but no.
we must adhere to our schedules.
i do realize the need to be fair..
but cant they see mine is an extreme case?
apparently not.

i bet this is all some crooked idea to try to get us to socialise across schools and courses.
HMPF.

two2. i applied for public speaking class.
i got it.BUT.
it clashes with my work.
like, majorly!
majorly here means i cant work, PERIOD.
so now, i feel forced to go to lessons.
and guess what?
im not in cass's or clara's class.
instead, im in some class that is short of students.
sucks.

three3. i will be very late to manda's birthday celebration!
because my class ends latest;
at 7 in the frigging pm.
but then,
i wont skip cause it's my darling french lecture.
virgin french lecture.
haha.

four4. no camp for me!
i cant go for camp..
because it clashes with my malaysia jaunt.
sighs.
everything clashes..
busy girl(:

it's impossible to cancel the trip.
or even postponed.
cause, tickets are bought, gran's going and im looking forward to it.
sure, days of cheapo shopping,
and nights of old arcade and maggie mee;
i love it all.
family tradition.
(:

five5. read this:jeremy's blog
which is written by khaiyew.
haha,weird eh.
mrleekhaiyew's blogging on mrjeremylim's blog.
why doesnt he get a blog of his own?
or if he has, why is it so secretive?
but whatever.
i wouldnt want to read it anyway.
but,
do read mrleekhaiyew's post on mrjeremylim's blog.
(hahaha..weird weird weird!)
it's funny.

first,
i dont need an apology.
not from you.
so dont worry.

and since when do i always say you're harping on long-past issues?
dont put words in my mouth.
please.

next, my friend has a name.
and you know it.
it's lianghao.
or jallen, eric, whichever you prefer.
it's certainly not gay, or simply 'my friend'.
so please be polite and use his given name(s).

'did i mislead any facts? if so do corret me.'
jeez. those two sentences worries me.
your english is atrocious.
didnt GP teach you anything?

but moving on,
if i were to correct you,
you would have nothing to argue about.
because apparently,
you are pissed that i seem to demand VIP treatment.
but,
i did not.
i said that to jingwen in jest.
and i was seriously considering it.
but i had to consult the others, since we already made plans.
so your line 'you actually can make it but you reply us cannot'
is unfortuantely false.
where did you get that from?
was it miscommunications or was it because you couldnt read my tone?
because if you cant, it's kind of sad.

anyway,
even if you read wrongly,
there's something called the benefit of the doubt.
which, FYI, means thinking positively about what you're not sure of;
since you do not really know the situation.
that's only fair.
and it's common practice everywhere.
well, except from where you come from maybe.

and i did mean it,
the last time when i replied mrkwajunming that i'd go to the next bbq.
but i would also have to be available on that day, wouldnt i?
it's not like i can drop everything to be at your bbq.
make any sense?

right..
i really object to you saying that we are a great match.
our characters are too different,
we probably wont understand each other.
yeah..language-wise too.
i dont deny i suck in chinese.
though my chinese is still grammatically correct...

what else?
oh right.
i dont see why i am to blame for this whole mess.
like i've shown,
this is probably just a case of miscommunication-
blown up by teenage anger and not-so-nice words.
why do we even need this?

it's not fair to everyone involved.
though their lives probably got interesting these days..

lets's just draw the line here.
stop.
period.
okay?

keep the um..nice memories and get on.
yep.
so.BYE.

PS if you really really really feel shortchanged or pissed, too bad.
cause im not taking part in these crap anymore.
move on dudes!
or have fun arguing one-sidedly.
im sure it's entertaining.
and brotherhood-bonding.
(:
ciao!
(ehs. FYI, that means bye.)

14:50

ORCHARD!
we hit town as soon as we finished class.
nat. cass. clara. nicholas. and i.
at 11!
and, we only started at 9.
jealous?
(:

and (drums roll),
i finally bought my dear bag!
see see:YAY(:
one item off my extremely long shopping list.

which,
i add to anyway.
regularly.

sorry cass,
this may not be worth the pricetag,
but it's one of the few versatile bags (tote and sling)
that actually looks nice!
hee.

im going to not listen to you,
and buy the red crumpler too.

ha.
some godsis i am.

------------------------------------------------------------

from vivo to orchard (17th oct),
from orchard to marina (19th oct),
from bugis back to vivo (20th oct);

i completed the amazing race,
shopping edition.
(:

and i didnt buy anything.
we didnt buy anything.
bummer.

instead,
at marina square,
we got tired.
i mean,
same shops same clothes no fun.
right?

besides, huijing's and my feet hurt from all the walking.

huijing's resting..and mr kwa's laughing.

ooh..the Singapore flyer!

i want to go on that i want!the other lovely view from our seats at marina loft;

just look at the landscape in town.anyway, isnt marina loft a nice name?

ha!we're at BREEKS.

huijing! and me(:

unevenly so too!

dont she look tired?

my decadent brownie with icecream!eehong's shopping for a cap.

i think)we think lianghao needs it too.(:

that's why it looks funny.)

haha.BYE.

01:58

mrkwa:
i didnt pretend to be tired..
i really am!
try not sleeping well for the whole week,
and still staying up overnight at sentosa,
worried that someone will as soon dunk you in seawater.

that's exhausting!

anyway,
i do find it weird that my mom praises you..
with all your pretty flowery vulgarities.
see, she's cool.
(:

and dont get it wrong..
she's naggy,
(in a nice but occasionally ugh way)
im nice.
(:

oh. just to highlight:
i abhor being called xy.
there.

...
today was blah blah blah.
b o r i n g .
i fell asleep at gram's!
when he was talking to me.
ouch.
haha.
and i slept on the bus too.
so, i basically slept the whole day away.

guess what?
still tired.

YAWN!

09:57

oh right.

i cut my hair!
i made desmond promise not to hack off my hair..,
or at least try not to.
but it's now so short!
sobs.

and my fringe
is non-existent.

cryforme,please.

02:32

boo.
i just came back from sentosa.
at which, i was barely allowed to sleep.
::yawn::

and guess why?
for fear i might get dunked in the water!
i couldnt even sit in peace,
without them hovering around..
waiting for a chance.

get a life!

target someone easier.
meanwhile,
i want my sleep.

unfortunately,
i did get wet.
damned!

though i might add,
it took all of yvon, cal, sherrie and dexter;
to haul a fighting me in.
a fighting vigourously me.

well,
obviously i lost.
but hey,
i do get points for attempt.
seeing that the odds were damned tilted.
(:

my shirt was soaked through,
and boy,
was it cold!

i had to pull on my sweats.
so now it's all dirty.
ugh.

..
yvon went shopping with me today!
bugis.
well actually..
i took her out to buy stuff.
and i carried the huge green salad bag.
which FYI, is a shop name.
ahh!
it's like this environmentally-friendly bag that shops give to customers to hold their shopping. i got it in hongkong, so most people probably dont know that it's not a real bag bag. like, bag kind of bag and not shopping bags kind of bag.
but.
it still look awful for anything,
minus beachs and bbqs.

and i carried it all the way to bugis and vivocity!

are you disgusted?
hahaha.

i dont particularly care.
i want my sleep more.
BYE.

02:15

PS im copying this as my favourite quote!
so thanks first!(:


good friends will bail you out of jail.
best friends will sit in jail beside you
saying, 'shit, that was crazy'.
COPIED: mrjallen

doesnt that ring true too often?
(:

12:08

im really too tired to blog properly.
the minute i got home,
i just wanted to bathe and sleep.

only the nigging notion of piano makes me feel guilty.
i need to practise more!
note to self,
i must practise with more regularity.
there.
all better.

now, sleep.
i wonder how i became such a fan of that.
i sleep like..the usual 8s and 9s;
but i still feel tired and lethargic.
like now.
what am i gonna do when school starts?

ANYWAY.
im finally going to reply to all that nonsense:
whatever those guys said about me,
i dont really care.
it doesnt bug me much.

their not-so-nice words just goes to show how small and petty they are.
like, calling me 'bitch' [kwajunming]
and 'playing hard to get' [jeremylim].
sorry dudes.
i happen to not like bitchy guys.
or guys who harp on stuff that happened a year back.

worse, these coming from people who dont really know me.
we never excatly spoke for the past year
(again because junming 'hates' me over the same issue),
and could hardly, least of all, pass as real friends.

so.
im curious.
given all that,
how did you deduce if im a bitch,
or if it's my policy to play hard to get?

but whatever.

if you happen to see this.
or any other blog entries,
and still want to bitch,
by all means.
go ahead.
i hope you have fun doing so.
while the rest of us celebrate our real lives.

oh right.
do tell me if you need me to explain anything here in simpler english.
but i think even you should have no problems.
well, i hope.

the really important thing,
most important too,
from all this,
is that i know i have really great friends.
friends who jumped in the boat with me.

liang was indignant for me,
and posted several rebukes on the whole childish issue.
(now look who called who immature?)
defending me.
in his not-so-nice way;
"tickles me for you guys to say she's playing hard to get...COME ON"
ha,thanks huh.(:
anyway, go read his red entries.
under affiliates.
eehong was disgusted by the ungentlemanly behavior,
saying that they lack grace.
THANKS GUYS.

huijing just thought that liang was real nice.
hmpf.
my mom?
she always thought junming was this nice gentleman..ha,right.
now, she thinks the world of liang.
aww..im touched huh.
my bestie and mom praise him,
instead of standing by me
real nice.

but,
i know you all love me.(:
so thank you all.

11:53

right.

caile:
happy birthday dude.
good luck for your ooh-so-scary paper.
and your a levels chinese.
ha!
i'll want to know how you did for that!

jal:
thanks.
i gave you a shiny gold star.
*sparkles*
(:

eh, dont forget to tell me your results.

hong:
im telling you..
flag a cab!ha.
or you'll be late.
seriously.
and you'll feel worse.
so.
rmb.
(:
'luck for your match!

huijing:
oohh..
it's tomorrow!

youloveme;
andiknowit

17:01

i like myyearbook.com.
it's interesting.
pretty cool.

but god,
does it take long to load.

especially those who fatten up their profiles,
too much.
music plays in pieces.
videos pause in mid-play.
the entire screen freezes while loading.

like, hello?
a little sense might make your profile more appealing.

not that mine is nicely done up anyway.
ha.

i must confess!
i secretly admire-d someone on myyearbook...
wrongly.

arent i a genius?
hee(:

anyway..
i did my first tour today!
ha.not bad right.
chij toapayoh.
to the airport!

my girls were cool.(:
class1-2,b1-4.
they were so quick,
so enthu,
so witty..
all for fast food.
c'mon ladies,
it's just burger king!
tsk.(:

were we like that too?
i hope not.
it's so easy to bribe them! -
just mention bk.
(20 suddenly enthusiatic girls will grin at you,
and plead readily.)
haha.

there's like a couple of xinyis in that class.
and one wong xin yi.
shocker!

everytime they call 'xinyi' or 'xy',
i'll whip my head around and look.
really cant get use to it.

disclaimer:
i abhor being call xy.

anyway,
check out their class blog:
http://www.oneslashtwo.blogspot.com/
pretty interesting.

to which i must add.
why didnt my sec school class have one?
didnt any of my classes?
b-o-r-i-n-g.

..hey.
maybe us five can have one.
that is,
if we can persuade eehong to join the blogging world.
hmm..good idea.
must use his guilt against him.(:

we're going to settlers tml!
it's this place at katong,
with food and games.
im looking forward to kicking ass at monopoly.
ha!

right..
another important thing.
i got into french!
yay yay~
so did huijing and amanda.
but guess what?
we're all in different classes.):

hm..
who knows?
maybe i'll see andy there.(:

alrighty,
BYE people.
i know you love me.(:
and you know how i feel.
yep.
ciao~

16:52

wooh!
very tired.

huijing and i conquered both vivocity and orchard today.
well, a small part of the latter.
(:

but guess what?
we didnt buy anything.
yay..
ugh.

i suppose..
our feet hurt too much to really concentrate.
yeah.
so,
we pass the time eating and talking.
yep, going all the way to town to,
eat and talk.
because we can sit down then.
ha!

when we finally made it to orchard,
god knows why we still went to orchard
we were both practically limping!

serves me right for forgetting plasters.
serves her right for wearing pumps when she already have blisters.

though actually,
i already pasted two plasters on my feet.
it's just that i forgot the back!

so now it hurts like crap.
the skin on the back of my right heel came off!
talk about ouch.
it was, say,
as big as a 5cent coin.
coloured in an angry red,
with dried blood.

yes, eww.
i know.

im convinced this is karma working.
seeing that i was so heartless over zar's gash.
i mean,
this is the first time i bleed simply because of heels!
or shoes, for the matter.

im gonna add flats to my to-buy list.
which is getting longer anyway.

and of all the damnest luck,
im doing a tour tomorrow.
chij toapayoh; airport.
kill me.

quick.

and i have to be up at a freaky 5.30am.
which is even earlier than when i was still in dunman!

im ready to cry.
BYE.
off to cry.

14:25

today's 17oct..
i want more days to read, watch my dramas, play,
and most importantly,
shop.

do you realize how many things i need?
like, i so need a bag.
my current is a year old,
which i carry everywhere.
shops, school, malls, beaches, pubs;
you name it, it's been there.
it's like becoming my signature.
look, black fred perry.
must be joey's / xinyi's.
i guess it's nice to have a signature,
but arent signatures supposed to be a continuous use of the same name,
not same bag?

so,
i was going to get a NUM bag.
that's new urban male for any suakus out there.(:
but i was told, not once, that num is too common!
and 'not worth the price tag'.

see how hard it is to find a nice bag?
i need time!

then,
i need to get new glasses.
yes, nerdy nerdy glasses.
im still not allowed contacts.
'you dont have to wear your glasses 24/7,
so why do you need contacts?'
that was her majesty's logic.
so.
glasses.
nerdy nerdy glasses.

and that's justified,
because my current red pair is slanted.
so i look real funny in them.

but i shall say so first,
i will get grey contacts.
so people,
dont copycat!
(:

and.
i need shirts.
have you seen my wardrobe recently?
its p a t h e t i c.
i bet i have lesser clothes than either liang or eehong.
which makes the whole deal doubly sad.
so,
shopping is in order.

there.
very justified.
hahaha.

for the record,
im shopping with huijing today.
just waiting for her to wake up now.
which..will take some time.

okay.
moving on.
when did i last blogged?
...
right.
sunday.
nothing much happened since then.
work sleep work sleep.
tiring okay.
seeing that i have to travel all the frigging way to town.
and there were this onslaught of customers.
neverending.

worse,
zar cut himself yesterday,
very smartly at 12odd;
(do i sound heartless?
im concerned, really.
the gash was quite deep after all.)
so i couldnt leave at 1 like i had to.
i mean, the staff couldnt have handle the whole thing.
in the end,
i was late for the airport briefing.
by 30minutes.
not good.

luckily, yvonne didnt rage.

anyway,
the tour job seems fun.
bringing the kids around..places.
but i sincerely hope i dont have to teach any kids trigonometry.
i forgotten them all!
and you cant blame me,
seeing that i was never a fan of maths.

on thursday,
im tasked to bring this bunch of chij toapayoh students to the airport.
i hope i dont fail them;
3hours to entertain them,
and to help them complete their worksheet,
while getting them to learn NE.
help!

----------------------------------------------------------
my schedule
thursday-chij students;airport
friday-east coast beach
saturday-piano, sentosa
sunday-gram's
monday-nonono..school!

00:52

hey babe.
hang in there.

if you need,
jo and co offers:-
retail therapy
bitching sessions
swoon-worthy dudes (from afar)
and,
laughing partners.

just call.
or sms.

and remember to smile.
you dont know who's looking at it.

sorry we're not going.we have plans for fri.(:

11:57

today's like my day of eating or something.
breakfast at mac.
lunch at home.
tea at parkway.
dinner at katong.
supper at home.
who's to say i wont grow fat?
):

but the blackforest cake at the caffe showcase was really worth it.
you can actually taste the chocolate,
the real cherries,
the full whipped cream.
it's unique.
unlike the usual.
where the chocolate is non-existent,
the cherries are these overly bright red things
and the whipped cream taste funny.

the best part?
it's only $4.50!
(:

and it's not too big a slice,
so you wont feel overwhelmed.

go try people!
it's at katong.
near roxy square.

just steer clear from the black pepper chicken though.
total disappointment.

and while im on the topic of food,
i should be nice and warn all you out there.
dont try mac's new iced latte.
unless you really like coffee-coloured sugar solution.

...

parkway just became shopping paradise.
seriously.
there's topshop dorothyperkins nova...
brands even tampines mall dont have.

and tm is touted as the best neighbourhood mall.

right.
i think parkway just won that title.
it's..more hip.
all it needs is golden village.
then tm wont stand a chance.

anyway.
that's not mine to care.

what im concerned about is this jacket i saw.
pretty!
it's from esprit.
cargo style,
fitted jacket.
with oh-so-manly um..flaps on the shoulders.
haha.
nat will know what i mean.
i can pick either black or brown.
and as usual,
im at a loss.
black is more common but it's a safer choice.
and it reminds me of biker girls!
well, those who cant afford even fake leather anyway.
brown is harder to pair but unique.
like..for hikers.
okay,ugh.

if i have my way,
i'd buy the dark wash jeans there too..

i saw ahmad today!
at bedok interchange.
he's wearing black black and more black.
what happened to the festive mood?
aiyo.

and being funny people,
we dont talk.
instead we smsed.

are we a weird bunch?

missweird's leaving.BYE.

11:45

im, was, trying to be nice.
looking for pschology classes.
for someone.

but.
i dont know what he intends to do with pschology.
i dont know if he wants a degree or a diploma.
i dont know how much his parents are willing to pay.
i dont know if he wants part-time or full-time.
i dont know if he wants to study solely pschology or have it combined with some other subject.

dude.

02:37

woohoo!
im pretty sure my pay got cashed in.

im rich baby!

by my standards anyway.
which is kinda low now.

but.
next month's pay should be slightly higher.
(:

still i cant spent it.
by the time i finish buying presents i owe..
i'll be poor.

dont even mention saving for the malaysia trip.
hm.

10:51

i worked again today.
third time this week.
and im frigging tired.
suck huh.


but clarification.
the customers there are really demanding.
like freakily so.


say,
they want an espresso drink extra hot.
after saying so,
they will stare at you.
until you feel so uneasy you reheat the pot of milk.
even when the temp's there.
just for show.

or this chinese lady.
she simply strode to the front of the queue like she owned the store
and placed her order.
then went to sit,
waiting to be served
without even paying.
and she still complained that we're slow.
hello?
even her majesty waits for her turn.

wth.

we're a self-service store anyway.
it's not like we charge for service.
so get your own stuff!
it's only cause she has a kid around that i even bothered.

im surprised the other customers didnt scream,
seeing that they scream at us staff so often.

joey (my current manager)
agrees on the you-want-fast-you-go-to-mac logic.
it only make sense doesnt it?

im sure mac can produce a latte under 3mins.
lousy customers.

ooh right.
i finally got my baby back.
turns out calvin's laptop was spoilt the other time.
(:

and one last thing before i call it a night;
im not going to borders.
well, mostly cause i cant make it to the introduction period and its training.

the money's may be great,
but i think 18hours may be too heavy for me.
i still have school..council..piano.
besides, they dont allow me to take breaks until feb..which is the whole of sem2.
not very realistic huh?

i dont know.

13:58

...
loaned mr calvin my laptop.
i miss my baby!

kallang home;
not so much of a drag today.
i dont feel so odd.
it was normal.
but i resented the bit where all my aunts expect me to look after jonathan.
like, hello?
i didnt go there to babysit.

but jon was so sweet today.
he came up to me with a kiddy drawing and said,
i love you jie jie.
i was actually touched.
aww.
here's the sketch.

mommy's pretty touchy these days.

first,
she threw a tantrum yesterday
when i agreed to loan calvin my baby
no questions aked.
screamings.
creepy silences.
and (wtf) tears.

today.
i crashed into the fan.
and cause some small part to fall out.
she got so pissed,
she started her usual rantings.

14:41

im loaning mr calvin my baby!!

08:16

yoohoo!
me again.

okay.
like duhh.

im at macs now.
wasting my pretty life away.
jingwen's shooing me home..
not a chance though!
i want to be a true blue singaporean;
and flaunt my laptop out in public!
kia-si kia-su kia-po.
get it?
(:
it's my baby's first day out,
so bear with me.

anyway.
today's a pretty saturday afternoon,
with a overly enthusiastic sun,
and a non-existent wind.
a lot of muggers now at mac,
the students kind,
not your new york thieves.
unfortunately for me,
my booth is surrounded by lovebirds-muggers.

i feel so alone.
):
haha.

couple1.
from dmn!
the guy is a total cutie.
too bad he's attached.
anyway i tend to think of secondary school students as kids.
ha!
sorry people.
(:
he seems like such a gentleman though!
i like chauvinistic pigs.

couple2.
tsk!
the guy took the booth seat,
leaving the girl on the small plastic seat.
ass.
i'll leave the guy if i were her!

okay, maybe not.
but i'll probably be sulky.
haha.

then couple3.
sitting right in front of me.
your typical affectionate teasing couple.
think lets-feed-each-other-in-public-so-everyone-can-get-jealous.
not that im, of course.
anyway,
jocks with perfectly good aim when it comes to shooting hoops or fistfights seems to lose their touch when it comes to feeding.
but the guy seems sweet.

what can you say?
im nice.
(:


still at mac..thinking about weird irrelevant stuff.

oh!
i just read this article i wanted to highlight.

a bright star was shining at (tampines's) cafe cartel. it was...how welcome we felt throughout the time we ate there. i noticed how spontaneously the staff greeted the customers... (they) were polite and quick to respond to any customer's request, and one of them always made sure the bread basket was not empty. here was an atmosphere that makes dining at a restaurant pleasant enough thet customers will return.
-TODAY paper, 23august, voices, the stars of tampines.

(:

i sincerely hope that im allowed to quote this from the paper. copyright's 10% right?

and yes,
i realized how outdated im,
seeing that im now living in october.
but actually,
there's a stack of TODAY papers lying in my room.
im supposed to read them,
then recycle of course!
but somehow
i got caught up in this and that,
got lazy,
and the stack just seems to grow.
im convinced that if i sell them to mr karungguni,
i earn enough to buy half a mac's meal.
okay, maybe just an ice cream cone.
but still.

i promise though,
i wont be materialistic.
recycle girl!
(:

i have a confession.
i like lianghao's blog.
but it's not the entries.
it's the music.
(:
im forever entering his blog,
just to plug in to the songs.
then i'll do whatever i came online to do.
maybe that's why his counter is jumping?
haha.
wait til i get my own music player!
but i doubt it'll be anytime soon.

oh, i do read the entries..
it's just that the music is the biggest appealing factor.


i got to thinking weird stuff these days.
like imagining in the impossible way what next year will be like for me.
and then the near future.
here's what i thought;
me staying in a local hostel with huijing and the guys.
we're all being superhuman, working while schooling.
somehow, i'll find wonderful tutees
and they'll give me a wonderful income.
then when we graduated from wherever we studied,
we'll go on a roadtrip!
isnt that cool?
i especially like the roadtrip part.
imagine.
we can drive up to malaysia and all the way up to china.
do you think we can get to russia?
(:

okay,
hold the daydreams.

right,
speaking about china.
i just read that they're having this major bicycle-rental system,
to curb pollution.
bravo!
it's a good step.
even though the motive isnt excatly pure;
rather, it's for attracting tourists for the 2008 olympics,
but still.
(:

it's just that i cant help being reminded of singapore's park-and-ride system.
similiar isnt it?

and the rental rates are all-time low (well, i think so) 100 yuan per annual contract.
which is, FYI, 20cents.
not even enough for a mac ice cream cone.
i imagine it's to be competitive with the surely economical public transport.

but if the rates are really that low,
i foresee myself moving there.
totally.
that is,
if i dont hit my target of being a multi-millionaire and living in ridiciously pricey cities,
or marrying one to do so, for that matter.
i'll give myself 30years.
which is quite generous.
seeing that the amount of multi-millionaires are enough to fill, say las vegas.
probably.

oh god,
i see myself living in china then.
hmpf.

ugh!
couple3 is cozying up to each other.
time to leave.
ciao my darlings.

05:22

i have two things to do today.
but first let me rave..

fingerprint sensor is so cool!
i just swipe my pretty little finger,
and presto!
im in my account.
(:
i used to hate the idea of fingerprint sensors as locks
because evil -not to mention sick- minds would cut off your finger to unlock your stuff.
horrors!
well, that is, if you own valuble enough stuff.

which i dont.
im still trying to decide if that's good or bad.

anyway, back to the topic.
the first thing i want to do is complain.
who is that ass who pretend to be me on my tagboard?
uh?
and that genius had to type 'tag' using my name,
like for, oh, a hundred or so times?
if i ever find out who you are...
i'll burn your ass!
hmpf.
but then,
it'll probably stinks.

to the fake 'jo'.
hey, if you're so bored that you can think of nothing more 'fun' than to crack sillier-than-ass jokes,
i pity you.
but not enough to let you use my tagboard.
get your own.
and while you're at that,
get a life too.
thankme.
moron.

taskNO2.
rant about MW cbtl.

customers first.
like, hello?
it wouldnt kill to wait for your orders.
it's not like we pre-prepared all your orders;
it's being done fresh on the spot.

and in case you still havent grasp the idea,
cbtl, especially mw -to my knowledge- is dedicated to serving quality products.
which also means,
it's worth the wait for the staff to brew you a new pot of coffee or steam some fresh milk.
and if the new staff do get your orders wrong,
you dont have to throw a fit.
i mean, sure, you're entitled -i guess..-
but for what?
it's just a drink.
we will be more than happy to get you a new cup.
FOC.

besides, if you're in a rush, go to to a fast food restaurant. mcdonalds can serve you your caffeine fix.
cbtl is a cafe. which is personalized good service.
not quick-get-the-drink-in-your-face-'thankyougoodbye'-'hi,nextorderplease!' kinda service.

then, some staff.
even though we're a cafe and not a fast-foodie, we cannot let our customers wait overly long.
that's a clear sign that the order was forgotten.
tsk.
worse,
have you seen staff that are so idle you feel like whacking them in the ass?
say, there's a pasta order.
they take out the pasta, heat up. waits.
when it's done, then do they start taking out the makings of the sauce to cook.
during the cooking of the sauce, they just stare blankly at the wall til that's done.
arrange. garnish.
then leave the plate to cool while they toast the breadstick.
at the end of the day, the pasta they serve is starting to turn soggy
and it's already lukewarm.
some geniuses.

when's all good and ready,
then they start the next order.
i tell you, it's enough to make you cringe.
and while at it, they make a mess of the kitchen too.
and just stare at the manager disinterestedly when they're reminded to clean up.
double ugh.
no wonder managers are paid so much;
to endure this!

no offense, but the 'they' there are our new china staff.
still, not all of them are so.. um, idle.
i like them back at csq.
leon, jennifer and candy.
yes, candy.
they are much much better.
(:
i miss csq already!
hmpf.
at this rate, i'll never quit coffeebean!

and i shouldnt too.
i self-acclaim to be best at steaming skim milk!
did that sound weird?
i was told that the froth of the skim milk always turns out somewhat bubbly.
but.
my skim milk's froth is perfect..just like whipped cream - no air bubbles.
just like my fresh milk's.
(:
give me a payraise man!
but then again,
i darent compete with pamela's.

anyway.
to update.
i was working the last two days..
at the mw's branch.
and i found a shorter route to the suntec's branch,
such that i dont have to walk past all the malls and shops.
which is freaking far.
yipee!
ha.oh please.

but to go to work, i really have to walk veryveryvery far.
17mins.
so silly me turned into a smart aleck and took bus7.
remembering vaguely that a bus from bedok goes there.
and guess what?
i was wrong.
it didnt go anywhere near mw or suntec.
the bus that does go there is actually 196.
so i had to walk,
same; from the cityhall station to mw.
i was late.
like duhh.

but i walked really quickly, in 10minutes flat.
so now my feet hurt.
and i way too full,
cause i eat more than enough to make up for the calories i probably burn while power-walking.
and!
i spent more than i should on food.

moral of the story: take the frigging train.
but i still took a bus home.
14 to katong,
then 32 home.
which means i get to buy katong goodies.
which are like, my favourite now.
(:
and i feel tempted to take the bus.
to work.

im working a lot of days next week.
partly cause i want to make more money
as little as it is
so i wont have to pinch every penny next month;
and also cause next week's hari raya!
i rarely feel so happy about public holidays.
except that i dont go to school.
but big deal, as i cant go out in the past. then when i can, huijing cant;
PHs are her family days.

but anyway.
im happy because im getting double pay!(:
which is really worth the work because that's the period when the stores get a steady trickle of customers,
not empty stores or my-cash-register-just-wont-stop ringing scenarios.
in other words,
for my lucky pampered reader-brats who do not understand,
there's enough customers to keep you occupied but not overwhelmed.
yeah.

and then maybe, i'll really quit.
since i dont foresee any pay increments.
i'll still drop by often though!
if not for seeing them, then for the discounts.
ha!

oh right.
one last job offer.
receptionist at a massage parlour.
my cousin's cousin's business.
totally legal and sweaky clean, please.
5perhour.
at chinatown.
to work or not to work?

11:31

oh.
i nearly forgot.
must be getting old here.

anyway.
i wanted to share this.
it's by my dearie seniors.
remake of rihanna's umbrella.


thanks rihanna, youtube and my seniors.

last post.serious.BYE

06:56

yay!
i totally love this person:
-evilsaints{: .
she;s my favourite bloskinner!

cause her skins work on my blog.
haha.

wait, maybe she's a he.
oh well.
thanks anyway.
he or she.
(=

05:05

pardon me.
i know the profile button isnt working.
but i just spent the whole freaking morning,
read: 10am - 1.30pm!
trying to find a blogskin that actually works.

so, this is the best.

there were some pretty ones..
but the background was pretty screwed.
and try as i might,
i cant understand the codes.
so until then..

i'll use this.

cause frankly,
im tired of seeing my old one already.

04:25

hah!
yours truly is now employed..
by three companies.

the catch?
work starts when school starts.
plus,
i can never ever work at three companies;
on top of school!

hmpf.
bad timing.
bad timing.

give me some advice here..
cbtl.
it's near home,
flexible,
and i know the ropes already.
but.
pay's low.

job offer no2.
borders.
6perhour.
near home; at parkway.
relatively easier job (i assume!)
but.
a minimun of 18working hours a week.
plus i cant take leave in dec and jan, which are like the whole of my sem2.
worse?
work there starts when school starts.

last one.
zenitant.
school tour agency where im a facililator.
30pertrail, which lasts approximately 4hours.
bonus if i finish 8trails, think bubbletea loyalty cards.
but.
responsibilty's heavy; 20kids under me!
starts freaking early, at 7am. and the meeting place may be in the west!
and the tours clash with my lessons, like majorly.

some advice please.

i mean,
im happy.
like, thanks for the job offers,
i really apprecicte it and all,
but cant the terms with student-friendlier?

borders could well do away with the 18hours rule.
and it'd be nice if zenitant's tours are nighttime sort.

i wish huh.

anyway.
must mention.
jingwen and i are colleagues at zenitant!
haha.

she took 1and1/2 hours to meet me.
jeez.
dressing up for a interview.
but i really like her jacket and bag.
we went all the way to freaking redhill..
took a bus to bukit merah ibus interchange..
then walk to tower4
4th floor.
1st office.

must say though,
we got lost.
all thanks to ms juniva.
who told us the tower's on our left,
when it's on our right.
tsk.
(=

on another note.
i found a blogskin i like!
will be changing it soon.
cross your fingers!

14:25

but arent they pretty?

sitting by palawan beach, with amsterdam.

such pretty things.

pretty nice effects.

13:52