卖汤圆!

Okayy..i know 冬至 is long over..I'd meant to post on that day itself but because I was too tired you see. When I think of 冬至 I will think of 汤圆!! yayy! normally my mum will do the cooking and I will just assist her and let her scream at me- for ym clumsiness, slow-ness, stupidity and what-have-yous. And obviously I'm not what all those criticism make me out to be. wells she's going through menopause you see, so I have to be very forgiving. But at times it's really difficult given my foul temper. She's really 无理取闹 at times. bleahs

Anyway, what I'm here for today is definitely not to tell you about my mum's menopause. well it happens that my mum was out that day and she called home saying...

mum: " eh u help me make 汤圆 can anot huh?? I think i won't be home till quite late lehz."
me: " huh..i dunno how to make lah. tmr then make can???"
mum: " tmr?? tmr what day already..today is 冬至 leh!!! u dont make today when u wanna make huh???"
-yak yak yak-
me: "ahhh..okayokayokayyyy..i make i make.okay? ( rolls my eyes. ) so what to do now?"
mum: "okay..u take the flour out.........make sure u separate the two colours hor...........then put into the boiling water. oh YAHHHHH....MUST REMEMBER TO COUNT THE NUMBER OF RED N WHITE ARHHH!"

Yah..u must be wondering why must count right? My mum wants to buy 4D with the numbers lah..like i counted, there's 36 red and 77 white. hehs i very li hai right? counted like hundred over lumps of things..gawd! And the process wasn't very easy you know? especially separating the two lumps of dough. damn! it's the toughest and stupid-est job on earth i tell you. Why must the seller lump the two colours of dough together since they were initially apart? Make my life so difficult. you know how sticky the two-in-one lump is? I took such a long time separating them lah. rubbish! can't imagine myself doing it. but I did it anyway.

Here's some pics i took while making 汤圆:

This is the initial stage and i have two lumps of this. It's so

stuck-together that i looked at it in despair at first. :/

I'm half done! Jia you jia you!

Tadaa! i made it! though it's spotted with red.That's the best I can do. =

And here's the red. That's my helper-Mr Knife. He helped me
scrape the two colours apart. Yayy!

汤圆 unite!!

Ermm...couldn't capture the white ones coz they're all happily sitting in the soup! Shh! Do Not Disturb.

Oh but I manage to capture a red one looking quite peculiarly like..can u make it out??

.....a HEART!!

hehs..i think I'm so talented in making 汤圆. lols!
employ me, anyone?? =D

It's the time of the year to reflect...

The words that follow is adapted from one of my friend's blog. (so if U happen to read this, don't be offended okayy. what U said had sparked my mind into reflecting the stuffs that have happen during the last four years. thanx, my standing partner!)

'I'll miss everything. I'll miss everyone. We've left our legacy behind. We've left something behind which no one can erase.

I feel so sad. It's really the end of the year and thinking back, the gradustion ceremony really collates everything I've done and lived for for 4 years of my secondary school life. Looking back, I'll really miss everything that I have. The graduation really got me thinking. These people that I've grown used to, lived with, laughed with, cried with, gossiped with, studied with, played with, matured with, may just leave this part of my life and I may not even see them again. After graduation, after the O LEVELS and after the much awaited prom night and meeting one last time to get back our results, then we'll all have to part of separate ways and may never see each other again.

Even when we get married, go to work, have kids, grow old, these people may only be a part of the memories that were once dearly cherished. Just the thought of all this is enough to get me crying. So, I'm taking this time to remember and reflect. To belief that the friendships we made will hold strong. To understand the part of this life. To reflect all that we've done together. And to make sure, I'll never forget.'

To all the teachers* that have selflessly showered their love, concern and time, a very big thank you. No words can express my gratitude to all of you. I'll never be who I am today without everyone of you.

To everyone in 3Z'04, 4Z'05, you all have been an integral part of me. 4Z has left our legacy behind, something which no one can erase. ilu

To ethel, thanks for being there for me always and standing by me ( literally).

To my other classmates in 1H'02, 2H'03, I know time has passed us by and memories may have faded, but i can remember every single one of you. Time might lead us nowhere, fate might break us apart. But i'll always be thankful that once in my life journey, I met people like you. ilu

To Jialing, I know you'll never be able to read this. But I wish that you could hear me. I just wanna say I miss you a lot, and I'm sure 2H will too. 10 feb 2004, I will remember forever.

To my table partners, Dhivya-thanks for gay-ing around with me and laming with me too. miss you gal!
Amanda Voon- thanks for being so ever patient and for being my walking english
dictionary.
Deena- thanks dear! we've been classmates for 4 years. thanks for providing laughter
and being my friend. muacks!

To my table partner for chinese lessons, Qisi aka Ah Ma! thanks for keeping me awake during chinese with your lameness and our private discussions during lessons that stop only when laowu stares at us for a long time. =p and thanks for taking care of me when im not feeling well (just like my ah ma!). Ah Ma! ilu

To the cls and acls of cedar guides, Valerie, Weiyi and Emmeline- thanks for bearing with me for a whole year. geez. sorry if i offende anyone of you in any way. My sincere apologies. And thanks for always being there for me and i will renenber all of you forever!

To the sec 4 guides, thanks for staying together! Without anyone of you, there will not be us.

To the ppl who got up at 3 am to cut watermelons with me, thanks for waking up.lols. thanks for being there to finish cutting the 8 or 10 watermelons and having phobia for watermelons ever since. lol! MUACKS!

To my family, thanks for always being patient and also screaming at me to make me wake up, I LOVE YOU! and to my sis especially( i know you'll be reading), thanks for staying up late to listen to me (+ crap too!) thanks piggg!

*
Sec 4 teachers: mrs chew, mrs koh, mdm goh, mdm lum, mr goh, ms chng, mrs lim, mrs foo, ms ng, mrs ong
>> thanx for accompanying me through the toughest and most crucial of the four years. =) especially ms chng and mr goh, thanx for withstanding my bugging. =p

Sec 3 teachers: ms tan, ms begam,mr chua, mr tan, mrs chew, mrs lim h.b, mr goh, mr leow,mdm faridah,mrs ong
>>thanx for helping me bridge the gap between lower sec ans upper sec academically and mentally.

Sec 2 teachers: mr chia, mdm koh, mr toh, mrs yeo, ms chiam, mrs foong, mrs woo
>> thanx for being with me through streamng. And to mr toh and mr chia, thanx for speaking to me during the crucial period. ( I haven't forgotten it! =) )

Sec 1 teachers: mrs loy, mrs tan,ms sebastian, mrs lim h.b,ms chiam + many others
>> thanx for helping me settle down in the new environment.

And lastly, to my tuition teacher- Mrs Cheng
>> You're the only teacher who has taught me for 6 years! thanx for everything you have done for me + your patience, care and time! I'll never forget you.. x) XOXO

wells..i guess none of the ppl above will get to read this. but it's okay, i've said what i felt and it feels good you know? this one post can never wrap up the past four years of my life but it's has brought back many memories..sour, sweet, bitter, spicy. . .

In a matter of a few more days, it's time to start a new chapter of my life. Something new and umm, exciting? I hope so.. sighs frankly speaking, i've never welcome changes. actually, i approach them with much comtempts..i just wanna stay within my comfort zone, though it is largely not posiible. And i procrastinate too much i must admit. And so for the new year, i must change!!!! All bad habits that i possess must go! all must go! (sounds like some sale going on..heh!)










Procrastination is the thief of time.

Santa wont be visting Pizza Hut this year!

bad Pizza Hut!!! *grrr* im gonna lodge a complaint!

sigh..Pizza Hut is declining, in terms of their service and food. i still rmb going to a PH outlet at orchard and the service there s*cks. the waitress is like so blur lah..and when we tried to get her attention after ordering, she practically shun away from us. how rude can she get? i have decided to condemn that place since.

And just a few days ago, i ordered pizza to be delivered to my house. my mum ordered 'cheesy lava' super supreme and i ordered beef lasagne. it's been such a long time since i ate beef lasagne (and i didn't like it) and because of my friend'd persuasion to try it again coz she claims that it was very nice, i ordered one. but wheni opened it, omg there's like only 4/5 left in the aluminium box. it's not being eaten or sth, it's just that 1/5 of it is gone.i have no idea what went wrong, there was only a layer of brownish stuff left. i was so disgusted but what can i do? it's a home delivery u know. so my mum was suggesting a complain. of course i agreed ( who knows, i might even get some PH voucher as compensation! *geez* )

Here's an overall shot of the 4/5 lasagne (i didnt touch it at all and it's already like that!).

A close up on the god-knows-what that filled the 1/5 of my lasagne box.

Now..have u changed your opinion about Pizza Hut? i adsolutely have, and yes im lodging a complaint.

X'mas is coming!!!

yayy!! X'mas is finally coming! and yes, X'mas is coming and that means school is reopening soon! *sobs* well nvm, i shall be optimistic about it. yayy..i love orientaion! i love going to *jc! i love meeting new friends! (hmph,tired liao. it's tough putting up a pretence u know.) okay it's not that i dislike the jc im going to but it's the idea of school reopening that put me off. sigh. s*ghing is not allowed here, ms gay!

hahas okay. back to my title..X'mas is coming so i just sent 5 cards out to ppl. yay! i havent been doing that for years.. how sad! the e-greeting cards n sms-greetings are taking over now. but i still prefer writing cards.. there's more sincerity in it, don't u think so? emails n smses cant be kept for long but these caneds can. years later we can still dig it out to read them..isnt that better?:)

oh yes, and i sent the CQYD (chu qian yi ding) stuff to win cash. wahaha..the 3rd prize is already $1000 cash okay! oh gawd.. if i ever get it im gonna buy ipod mini straight away man. *drools*

oh! im just curious.. how are u ppl celebrating X'mas? (seems like it's the hot topic right now. everytime someone calls into the radio station, the DJ will definitely ask this.)

for me, it's the same every year. mum'll buy a logcake home, then there will be x'mas dinner at some restaurant and that's all. boring right? But this year it will be slightly different! coz there's the guides xmas dinner..yayy! haha..im quite looking forward to it. will be back with more photos!

hahas im just blabbering on and on..i'd better stop. hope i'll have time for the next post!

heavenly him

yayyy..i added an extra 'y' coz im hilariously happy.[dont understand? nvm, check the sihui-dictionary :)]yesterday i or rather we (my sis n i) went into a random cd/vcd shop coz i was attracted by the la pi xiao xin vcd.(heh!) then i spotted the cellular vcd.oh god.it was then that i realised i had totally forgotten abt this guy i promised myself to find out who he is.[chris evans!!!!!]okay i think he is so charming.im drooling.haha no lah.anyways here's the pictures!

he's gorgeous right? *gawks*

Okay, don't laugh. i think he looks cute! =p

Chris Evans at 7th annual young hollywoods awards

A picture post. hope you didn't drown in your pool of saliva. =)

just a post =)

okay, this is a personal post so u might not understand. yep, u can skip this unless u're my sis,my tuition teacher or me. =D

yesterday i went to 还债.
oh no i didn't borrow from the loansharks, i just meant paying the overdued tuition fees i owed my tuition teacher, mrs cheng.anyway, i smsed her during the weekends and asked her when she'll be at the tuition centre.

me: mrs cheng, when will u be at the tuition centre?coz i need to pay the remaining tuition fees and i need to confirm with the list(a list that we have to sign whenever we pay fees) the mths i havent paid.

her: I should be there ard 10 on tues. the last time u paid was in sept. (X)

And so i did a mental and decided to go on tues after 12 coz i thought if the tuition started at ten it wld end after 12. everyone knows mrs cheng always dragged her tuition. (actually though many students complain or even quit coz she's always not on time.i beg to differ. did it ever occur to u that if she went ot, she's the one who's losing out and we're the ones who benefit fm it, since our tuition fees only cover 2hrs per session? still i hear groans n complains. do ppl appreciate what they have? where else will u find such a dedicated teacher who stays back just to make sure u understood n that she covered everything she needed to?(n without charging u extra fees?) it's not that i never complained but i do stop to rmb that all that was for me. okay okay, im digressing.

so yes, i went there on tues. and in the morning i even smsed her to tell her that i was coming that day at abt 1220pm to pay the fees. i felt quite happy to be able to meet her again coz this might very well be the last time im gonna step into the tuition centre and meet her, if the gathering we're suppose to have is not postponed but cancelled. sigh, but sadly, when i reached there she had already left. then it struck me that the tuition might have started at 8 and ended at 10+!! crap! why didn't think of it? 8am was like the standard time she would time her tuition. though with mrs cheng around, there'd never be a 'standard' time or so to speak. shite! Assumption should be made as the 8th deadly habits of ppl. so when i reached there, there was only her mum n her sister there. of course i had no choice but to pass the money and the stack of sch papers she wanted to her mum.then i smsed her to tell her that i paid the money already n i left the stack of papers there. i thought it was a no-need-reply kind of msg so i didnt expect her to reply or call. And then i went to macs' toilet coz i was really urgent. And to my horror, the lock is kind of spoilt and the new lock they fixed on wasnt of much help u know. like when u pushed the door accidentally from inside, the new lock dislodges itself and ta-da the door opens. but luckily the cubicle was quite small and the door is within arms length and i could keep an eye on it. so yah, i was peeing and just when i sat down, my phone rang. now in this situation there are 2 choices
1) pick up the phone while peeing and trying to clean up
2) let it ring and get back to the person after you're done
so which one will u pick? any average, sensible person would choose option 2 right. well im below average so i fish in my bag n picked up the phone.

me: hello? [by then i had already finished and had to clean up liao]
mrs cheng: eh......so soorryyy.(that's excatly how she said it) i forgot abt the appointmt.
me: er, nvm lah. it's okay.anw i left the stuff there already. [pulling the toilet roll n trying to tear a piece. but i only had one hand u see so im like using my other elbow to help. gawd i must have looked retarded. anw i managed.]

The conversation cont with her asking wat im doing NOW n stuff. and when i told my sis up till this pt, i said there's 2 ways of interpreting the qn.
1) wat are u doing now?(as in now n then in the toilet)
2) wat are u doing now?(as in now, during the hols)
obviously there in the toilet i wasnt really in the mood to talk so i ans using option 2.
but my cranky sis told me i should have said," now? im trying to wipe my a** with only one hand taking the toilet paper and the toilet door is spoilt so im trying to keep it close.and finally im talking to u holding the phone with the other hand.so do u mind if i get back to u afterwards? im kind of busy now."
oh gawd, i wonder what would be her reaction if i said that. hurhurx!
yepp that's the first joke i made that day. (did u laugh?)

okay, to the more productive part. i went to the library!! yayy..finally. haha. And to be truthful i havent been to the library for more that 7 years. goodness! i tell u..im a freak that didnt read a single book on my own since primary 5.it's amazing that i can pass my languages. so yah, i was so sua gu in the library but i acted normal lah. went up to the 3rd storey of the building to find books that interest me. everything went well until i was about to borrow my books and return a book i borrowed previously. okay, i dont have a library card but i knew i colud use my I/C to do it. and to my horror, the machine said i needed verification and had to go to the counter. i didnt believe it at first so i tried the second time and got the same respond.damn wats wrong with this man.

At the counter:
me: hi excuse me, the machine says i need verification.(sounds a bit wrong right?)
the lady: (after scanning my I/C) oh, u're not registered.
me: (shocked. u mean i need to register to borrow books?) oh then do i register now?(i guess i said that with a blur look on my face)
the lady: yeah. i'll do it now for u. (and all along she was um-chio-ing [suppressing giggles])
me: yeah okay, thanx. (and i was thinking,"is it very funny?"and i rolled my eyes)

And after that, of course i successfully borrowed my books. and my sua-guness didnt stop there. X i couldnt find the bookdrop. but i sort of rmbed it was outside the library. and stubborn me refused to believe myself so i went up to the second level and back to the first when i decided to go to the entrance to have a look. true enough, it was there so i dropped my book in.
and that was my second joke of the day. oh well, aint i dumb?

2 movies in 2 days

yes.i watched 2 movies..yayy! the first one was Just Like Heaven by Mark Waters and second, the Exorcism of Emily Rose by Scott Derrickson. Both were wonderful movies but i liked the former better. (:
maybe because the exorcism scared the hell out of me.haha.i conclude that stupid korean and japanese horror flicks cannot be compared to this Real kind of horror movie.to think i used to like all those..and calling in 933 to get the tix.haha.

Okay, i must say that i fell in love with just like heaven half way through the show already.it's darn hilarious and it really made me laugh out loud. :D oh yes..and i thought the female lead (Elizabeth)was pretty, and she's none other than Reese Witherspoon!! gee.have u heard of her? maybe the picture below will jog your memory.

Yeah she's the one who acted in many other movies like Legally Blonde and i dont know what others.anyways i think im 'sua gu' coz it is only now that i know her now, though she's like famous a long time ago.hahas anyways she's pretty!


Here's some pictures that i've found that tells a teeny weeny bit of the story..

And here's the male lead--Mark Ruffalo (it reads like buffalo initially d: )


okay, i think he looks terrible in this picture. anyways.

well, exorcism?? do u wanna see the photos?? oohh i see some heads shaking..haha. i reckon u wont want to see anything in the movie. its too frightening..not suitable for people with weak hearts.but i will recommend it to those who love horror flicks. :)

Ratings for the two movies (my personal ratings of course!):

Just Like Heaven- four stars
Exorcism-three and a half stars