True to your heart.

Sue Lynn's pageant story

2009-10-19T23:37:00.004+11:00

From this short article, I have learned so much.
(the ones in italic are sentences quoted by Sue Lynn herself in the article)

- be nice to everyone
'Judges are everywhere. The one you least expect to be a judge will be one of them. So it is important to be nice to every one, including the room service people/bellboys.'

- always be punctual
'Do not be late, ever. If you cannot be punctual, then you are not fit to be a beauty queen.'

- don't overeat
'Never eat like there is no tomorrow – this is a beauty pageant, not an “all you can eat” competition. Stuffing your face will make people question your credibility as a beauty queen.'

- cut small habits, even small ones
'Remember to cut out your bad habits – it is not elegant for a beauty queen to twitch her nose, pull out her wedgie or scratch her head, especially when there are cameras and video cameras following your every move. I was told I moved my head too much (I can be quite animated), so I had to stop that habit quickly.'

What I liked the most about what she said was:
(my thoughts in brackets)

'Winning is not everything. Just because you do not win a pageant, does not mean you are any less beautiful, talented or intelligent than the girl who won.'
(so true, the same concept applies to sports games and competitions we take part in)

'Every one is beautiful and talented in their own way; never compare yourself to others. If you keep comparing yourself with others, it will be your downfall.'
(as the chinese saying goes: 人比人气死人)

I can relate this to our normal daily lives. We don't need to take part in a beauty pageant to follow these simple rules. When I reflect on myself and my own life, I overeat- all the time, I always try to be punctual but still am not good enough, and I have many little bad habits like doing my knuckles, saying things too quickly without thinking twice, etc.

This article has changed my perspective on these little things in life which I have taken granted for.

2009-10-12T18:43:00.002+11:00

It's nice when people know you and remember you :)

but most importantly, what they remember of you is something nice.

guess my primary school experience of mandarin public speaking will always be there, and i'm thankful for that. and i will not trade anything for this experience.

"Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like nobody's watching."

2009-10-11T01:55:00.000+11:00

Just the other day I was feeling bored; and to my utmost surprise and delight my dwindling fingers brought me upon this little folder in my inbox I named years ago, 'forever'

What I read again reminded and enlightened me of the importance of humanity and I hope these will add value to all of you just like how it has added value to me. :)

Enjoy!

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Five lessons to make you think about the way we treat people.

1. First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade.
"Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say "hello". I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.

2. Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console colour TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached.

It read: "Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away. God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others," Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King Cole.

3. Third Important Lesson - Always remember those who serve

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked. "Fifty cents," replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it.

"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired. By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient. "Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied. The little boy again counted his coins. "I'll have the plain ice cream," he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies.

You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip.

4. Fourth Important Lesson - The Obstacles in Our Path.

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded.

After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many of us never understand!

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.

5. Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts.

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare & serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes I'll do it if it will save her." As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the colour returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?"

Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.

**

:)

Yay!

2009-10-02T18:39:00.014+10:00

The best shopping are ones that are done spontaneously, I feel!

After brunch today at Mart130, a famous cafe located right beside THE tramstop no.130 that I've wanted to try since forever...

which I've tried their most famous dish: cornfitters with grilled bacon:

... Chui lured me to harbour town to shop shop!! I was supposed to come home to clean up my apartment and head to body pump class, but I've never been to harbour town before! And I've heard so much about it...

I'm happy I went, for if not, I would not have gotten these:

My new baby!

I think the Law of Attraction really worked!! In my mind for ever so long, I've been dying to have a pair of high knee boots, black, with a bit of heels, suade in material...

and I finally found it!! in less than 10 mins!!

for ONLY $20.00!!

cheap much, no?? so prepped up for family trip to london & switz now! :)

happy happy joy joy! :)

i never thought i could pull off a maxi dress, 'cause i'm so short. :(

p.s. mummy can i please get it? not very expensive only.

pps. glad you got something in the end, chui! :)

Piano...

2009-09-27T02:43:00.005+10:00

Man, I wanna play like him too!

It's at times like this where I miss playing the piano SO MUCH.. i remember when i was back in msia, and younger.. whenever I am sad, I always play the piano & sing along to the emo sad songs.. It does wonders to you :)

P.S. I am not sad now, just miss playing the piano. KimC thanks ah for sharing this video with me hehee makes me so inspired now

Blessed. :)

2009-09-24T23:33:00.001+10:00

I am truly blessed.

Blessed to have people who really care for me, people who take the effort to reassure me in all that I do; people who even are at different parts of the world, will take time to know and be part of your life still.

In relation to one of my previous posts 'Enlightenment', I received two emails from two different friends.

TY and Tsin, both your emails put a sincere, heart-touched smile on my face.

Tsin: ".... Despite that post which miiiiiiiiight took you a lot of courage to post because it shows your little 'failure' in life,
I still belief in you because you are my small but TOUGH friend. :)
.... And just to tell you that your friend from half way round the globe deeply beliefs in you."

TY: "... i guess everyone our age is just the same... but reading what u write always makes me feel better to know there is someone out there just like me, that i'm not alone.
.... and most importantly, i love how u're always positive about it in the end. keep that spirit going! i'll always remember that smile on ur face. u have the loveliest smile =)"

I am so thankful to have both of you as good friends. TY my dear high school friend, I hope all's well on your side in Scotland. and to Tsin my A-levels best bud, I hope the same for you in Manchester.

Lots of love,
Wei Lynn.

From Princeton & Bath... to the land down under

2009-09-21T23:00:00.001+10:00

Some 3-4 weeks ago, two friends whom I've met in A-levels, Taylors M'sia came down to Melbourne for holidays. I was close to one of them; the other one not as close, but we do get along well. I am thankful that after these years we still meet up, because as I recall, we were not from the same classes, neither were we in the same stream (they were both in sciences).

I am not sure if both of them know each other- as they were from different classes in A-levels as well, but knowing how friendly & likeable these two guys are, I am not surprised if they do :-)

Now firstly, let me introduce you to Mr.Princeton. I kid you not. He really does study in Princeton Uni! Let's screw the whole Blair statement thing that 'Princeton is a trade school- there's only Yale!' thing alright, we know how great Princeton is. Haha anyway, his name is Chern Han and I got to know him through Patrick, Zhen Yuan etc, and also through the CHS bunch when I was a secretary in Leo Club. CH is possibly one of the very complete all-rounder guys you'll find around- aces in his academics, and is fantastic at sports. He used to so kindly help me out in my Pure Math back in A-levels, I will always remember that sifu :)

We didn't meet up that much (not that close to him to him mah). But ZY & I brought him to Norsiah's for lunch, just to show him how we Melb Uni students eat on a budget Malaysian cuisine. And since he mentioned he wanted to play badminton, I brought him to one of our club social sessions in Uni. He is pretty good, I must say. We also had dinner with his PE friends at a Korean place, where a few of us got back to my place for a chilling drinking session after. Last dinner at Papa Gino's, Lygon street before he went back!

(thanks ZY for calling! :p)

What a poser this Princeton boy is, purposely ask me to take him posing like this...

'claims that this is his 'dou san' face... please, we all know who the real chor dai di god is ;)

P.S. U better keep your promise of hosting me ar when I come visit New York! Hope you had fun here! :)

OK, moving on....

Next up we have one of the FUNNIEST (by funny I mean FUNNY, full of @!#^&) guys YOU WILL EVER FIND. His compliments for you are endless, filled with the most flowery words and sentences that you can't even find in the dictionary. And that makes him one of the most likeable people around :-)

Let me introduce you to.. MR.JIAT!

I am not entirely sure how we met, but if I am not mistaken, it was during the Leo Club installation night? And you were the photographer of the event, right? :p haha. Funny how our friendship blossomed to such great heights after. Anyhowss-

He made his arrival even before he landed in Tullamarine Airport.. I swear. Why?? Well because he took a picture of his flight ticket, uploaded it on his fb and TAGGED all of us (hehe his close friends and I am one of them yay! gosh i'm so thick skinned but whatever it's true what). AND not to forget, every time I go on msn he will NUDGE me and START REMINDING ME of his arrival in melbourne... and that I must spend time with him when he's here, must go club and drink with him, must play badminton with him, must do this do that.

U tell me, how not to anticipate his arrival? His presence is already made so strongly before he's physically here! Hehee... Ok la I admit, I was pretty excited also to see him also. He's sucha good friend you know :p And also since in the July break in m'sia we only met up once.

Aiyo, I love this pic lah! :S

Actually, the reason he flew here was to celebrate his bestie's (Matt) 21st birthday! So sweet of him, right?? We went to Seven to celebrate pre-Matt's birthday, and it's such a happy sight seeing Jiat so high & onz on the dance floor! Lol.. Matt had his dinner celebration at Red Emperor, Southgate the next day (that's where the picture above was taken!). And a crazy ass drinking party back at their place after, where I only joined for a while. But i'm sure jiat had one of his happiest moments, surrounded by most of his best friends, and alcohol... ;D

A pity though that we didn't get to play badminton. I knew how much he wanted it. Sorry Jiat. :( Ur stay in Melbourne so short, and the weekends that you were here you were not free also! End of the year, ok?? But please give me chance. I damn noob already.

Now to the mushy part hehe. I'm so glad and thankful to have a friend like you, jiat. U always crack me up, whenever, wherever! Especially those A-levels time, wah damn stress, then all your sms-es will always lift my mood up! Stay nice, stay kind, stay the wayy you are, okay!

xoxo.

is it spring break already?

2009-09-20T23:30:00.000+10:00

This weekend has got to be the longest and most tiring weekend ever. Eventful, busy, productive, fruitful perhaps?, BUT exhausting.

From the preparations for the ball on friday, to the ball and the after party, to sat morning waking up to head to hil's bbq at yarraville, to my mixed doubles match that evening itself, to jasmine's 21st that night itself, to sunday the whole day at the courts of which i fared so badly in singles and mixed.

Right now, my right arm hurts like hell (got muscles already!!), my knees are bruised, my thigh muscles are so damn painful, my hair is in a mess- well so is my apartment. Sigh.

Calls for spring cleaning time? Definitely one of my agendas to achieve this spring break.

I have so, so much to update but I am just too worn out now. All I need now is 2-3 days of doing nothing, sleeping, eating, reading novels, watching series & just enjoy my god damn break. And of course, to recover from all the body aches. I can't be walking around limping can I? God I feel like an ah ma now.

Oh wait, isn't it spring break already? Since I will not be able to move my body for two days, you might be hearing from me sooner than you think. ;-)

Till then my dear friends. Have a good spring break! And for those of you who are travelling elsewhere like GC, Sydney or even good ol' Msia.. I am so excited for you! :) Make sure to have a blast! And have it memorable. Lynnie's gonna be enjoying spring in melbourne just fine :) lots love!*

Patience is a virtue

2009-09-14T17:45:00.003+10:00

My tax law assignment partner and my mixed doubles baddy parter are both so patient it puts my patience to shame. :(

Patient people are so nice to be around with, they make life and the world around you a whole lot better.

Patience is a virtue I have yet to master; but in time I hope to improve on mine.

P.S. I recently just added the reactions boxes below each and every of my post. I find it so cool! And I've seen a few ticks already on diff posts! Yay :) Feel free to tick on whichever you like okie.

A great weekend joke!

2009-09-12T16:37:00.005+10:00

HAHAHAHAHH this really made my saturday! Am at ERC now starting on my tax law assignment, when I received this email from Uncle Poh.

*

A Woman was out golfing one day when she hit the ball into the woods.

She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog In a trap.

The frog said to her, "If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes."

The woman freed the frog, and the frog said,

"Thank you, but I should mention that there was a condition to your wishes:
Whatever you wish for, your husband will also receive it ten times over!"

The woman said, "That's okay."

For her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world.

The frog warned her, "You do realize that this wish will also make your husband by far the most handsome man in the world, whom women will flock to".

The woman replied, "That's okay, because I will be the most beautiful woman and he will have eyes only for me."

So, KAZAM--she's the most beautiful Woman in the world!

For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world.

The frog said, "That will make your husband the richest man in the world. And he will be ten times richer than you. "

The woman said, "That's okay, because what's mine is his and what's his is mine."

So, KAZAM--she's the richest woman in the world!

The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, "I'd like to have a mild heart attack..."

*Moral of the story*: Women are clever. Don't mess with them.

*Attention*

*Female readers*: This is the end of the joke for you. Stop here and continue feeling good!

*Male Readers*: Please scroll down.

The man had a heart attack ten times "milder" than his wife!

*Moral of the story*: Women are really dumb but think they're really smart .

Let them continue to think that way and just enjoy the show.

PS: If you are a woman and are still reading this; it merely goes to show that women just never listen!

*

Hope it made your weekend just as how it made mine! :)

2009-09-12T02:48:00.003+10:00

P.S. I really don't appreciate it when someone grabs something off someone else and not thank them. Be it an idea, or a suggestion. And act like you've got the job well done on your own. At least have the decency to thank him/her.

Wrappin' up August

2009-09-12T01:28:00.012+10:00

So happy :) Lynnie's home by midnight on a Friday night, and she said no to clubbing. Instead it was a very chilled and fun night out with old, old friends! Another friend came to visit, from London! and I got to meet up with all the old old taylors Leo club (mostly CHS) peeps, yay :) Dinner at J cafe, sushi burgers! then it was Max Brenner's after. Will write up a proper post for another 2 friends who came to visit, so stay tuuneed guys :)

So since I am not dancing away with loud pumpin' music in a club, why not have my own classical-sentimental-soft-and-sweet music in my hub, and blog away...?

(Since I know you all out there beh tahan already, everytime visit my blog also words words words only, you all want pictures too right! don't bluff!)

Here goes.. my ups & abouts in the month of August!

Our very first time at Hush Bar, Melbourne Central- just the weekend before uni started :)

2 of Sarah's highschool friends, SY, Sarah

Us playing with the mirror! And sarah playing with the camera effect!

Hehee we were superr vain man, I think I am the worst. Lol.

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The weekend after we (the ICSS and IESS people) went SNOWBOARDING!!! At Mount Hotham :)

View from our room; what a beauty

It's been way too long since I've seen & touched snow

Me in my snowboarding gear!!

By the 2nd day, Suyan & I could do the Big D slopes already! :)

albeit still a green/beginner slope lol

Yonex Australian Open Finals (badminton) 2009!

@ MSAC, Albert Park

Took a picture with the only players I knew in the tourney- Gan teik chai & Tan bin shen

Missed Jay's match though! It'd be awesome to watch a friend you personally know play in an international tournament.

Alvin's 21st birthday party @ Seven

Birthday boy (already so red), Yi Ping

Kwee came, too! Aww miss those Sri KDU moments :)

With the singaporeans! :)

It so happened that it was the Singaporean National Day celebration that night too...

ICSS/IESS back-to-school clubbing @ Bass Lounge

Guess who I bumped into?? Zach!!

My good ol' pal from IH.. Miss you, zach! Really good to see you that night :)

Sexay Audrey ;)

This would be my bitchhh, Mel Foo ;p

you just gotta love her man! mwah dear.

Super nice Joyceee! :)

My supposed to be housemate lol.

Ravi's 20th Birthday @ The Pub, Crown

Lainey dear, me + my beer, Ravi

That's how I knew Ravi in the first place! Through laineny :) I always make it a point to remember how I met people and thank the people who has introduced me to them.

OK, I guess that's enough of party-party pics don't you think?!

(after you all think I'm a party girl and all... )

Wicked show @ Regent Theatre, Collins Street

Girls I enjoyed the show with! Janice, Germaine & Feli :)

And I bumped into my ol' primary school friend! Sue lynn :)

See, I also know how to appreciate good theatre shows ok. Not only drink and club club all. Lol. If there's one thing I would pay for besides food, it'd be for shows like these. Needless to say, Wicked was amazing. :)

OK sorry, but I have to bring you back to more party pics. So many 21sts lah this month!

SSS's birthday bash @ Ondergrounds Bar

(Sy's, SK's, Shobie's)

Us 4; birthday girl looking ravishing in red ;p

felt like i haven't hung out with you girls in ages boo :(

Hoho lookin' good there SK!

-just look at the $ chain, the stick, and the moustache- classic

Matt's 21st party @ Seven

(and also to welcome Jiat to melbourne clubbing scene hehe)

B'day boyy! :p

Best buddies! One very good example of how a good friendship's supposed to be!

Chris & Ashlieee

I really like Ashlie, haha I think she likes me alot tooo :p my skin damn thick I know, but at least I won't say things which aren't trueee

Bumped into wesley friends!! Jee wei & Koi Lin

one of the prettiest girls in my list would be koi lin ;)

Then it was Matt's birthday dinner @ Red Emperor, Southgate

Lucky Matt with all the hot sexy mamas!

Caleen's Classy 21st @ Imperial, Chapel Street

We go way back to primary school; so happy to see you blossom into a young beautiful, full of life lady, dear :) Love you!

Some of the girls & the birthday girl :)

Before you all get bored of me, here's one last but not the least event:

Merdeka Party @ CQ

Probably saw half the Msian population in Melb that night, but...

With two of my favourite girls- Lainey & Jo; it beats anything :)

And also not forgetting Kenny Sia lah! :S

WAH. I CAN'T BELIEVE I FINISHED WRITING THIS POST. damn long. damn tired. fingers painful. eyes closing already.

All for the sake of my readers... if there is any. Blogging's all about compromise after all, no? I like to write and rant and complain, but I know my dear friends like to see see pictures.

Hope you enjoyed this post, and make sure you all come back for more!

How is anyone allowed to be THAT hot?!

2009-09-10T02:35:00.008+10:00

... THAT gorgeous?!

... THAT perfect?

I got this off her official website.

I'm a huge Harry Potter fan, but in all the HP movies- albeit agreeing that Emma is good looking, I won't consider myself a fan of hers. Like, I won't talk about her in my conversations; neither will I go google her and find out more about her. How did I fall upon her website then, you ask? Well I was wikipedia-ing on random stuff, and her name came up on the gossip girl wiki pedia page. So I thought okay, just check her out.

AND AFTER THAT MY IMPRESSION ON HER CHANGED.

Wahliao, Burberry really made a right choice having Emma Watson as the face of the brand for Autumn/Winter 2009.

One very important marketing skill- maximizing brand association to increase its brand equity. In this case, using a rising star like Emma to increase Burberry's market value. Emma's British, and quoted Christopher Bailey from the website, 'classic beauty, great character and a modern edge' - the third party association here is relevant and consistent with the brand image!!

And to think that she got accepted to so many of the Ivy Leagues but chose Brown instead!!! (a plus point since I'm a Serena fan) Truly, beauty with the brains!

I also want to own a Burberry now.

This is for my kakak :)

2009-09-08T23:23:00.002+10:00

I know, I am not supposed to be blogging till after the 14th, right?

But I spent whole of last night watching the TV anyway, when I had an exam today. And I cancelled my work shift tonight, to study, as I hoped I would. But I thought I deserve a rest after the exam, and so I HIMYM-ed and read blogs all the way till now. OK, don't have to rub it in- I am a true slacker and I admit it!

I just read Sammy's blog and I must add, I really really enjoy reading her blog because seeing her so happy living the life she's always wanted- in New York (she lives in Long Island but she always goes to the city i think? lol), makes me happy too. And I can really relate to whatever she's written because I am a HUGE Gossip Girl fan, and I squeal in excitement & delight when I see Sammy visiting places like Times Square, Grand Central, Central Park!

Sigh, one day, I will re-visit the States. The last time I visited? I was just a little 6 year old girl. I can't remember much except for drives along the high way with the family, stopping by at bed & breakfasts. There was this particular chinese restaurant where my parents love and we keep visiting it, ahh I can't remember where and what!

Most importantly, not forgetting the place where my phobia for roller coasters started- Disney Land, Washington D.C. I recall being so excited over the rides and I can't wait to sit all of them. I recall very strongly of this ride- the Indiana Jones ride as I wasn't tall enough for that ride!! I was devastated. BUT, the thing is- in my mind now it's as if I had sat the ride, is my mind playing tricks on me?? On the more bright side, (what with already a pity with my height issues), I made the cut for 'Space Mountain'- a roller coaster in the dark. Funny, that after that ride- my phobia for coasters transpired. Even now in Genting, I dare not sit the Cockscrew. The most daring ride I had after space mountain? was the Cyclone, and after much much persuasion from friends. I am such a coward.

Anyway back to the purpose of this post-

It suddenly just hit me that, my old maid (or kakak as I prefer to call her, it has a more pleasant ring to it don't you think?) has gone back to Indonesia for good. Mummy informed me weeks ago that they replaced her with a Cambodian maid, as my kakak was unhappy. At first I didn't understand why wouldn't she be happy; my parents treat her so nice, never once scold her, bring her out for dinners, gives her gifts for her birthdays etc. And my parents taught her a lot too! Valuable you know these life-long knowledge.

But putting ourselves in her shoes, well I guess she's worked for us for 5 years, and that's a long time. Any human being would feel the same way as she did- bored, and wants to go back to her family back home. And probably in their culture, they want to get married young? In our defense though, she did have an attitude problem. She is a perfectionist- wants everything to be her way and wants to get everything done in the time she wants it to be done. And if she doesn't achieve that- she will just let out her temper on my parents, especially my grandmother. You know, kitchen issues among the women, sensitive.

So before she runs away (she might have), we asked her politely if she wants to go back. And she said yes. She, afterall accepted our offer to extend her contract twice already.

Enough of the story there, gee I feel I am revealing too much, but whatever lah. Anyhow my point is, kakak Umi was a good kakak. She served us well for 5 years, helped us move houses from BU to Idaman, to now T.I. It's no easy fit packing, moving and unpacking! She always makes sure that the house is in tip top condition- clean, neat, and presentable. She cooks every meal for all of us. Heck she is a good cook, learned alot from my grandma! Especially her Yee Min, damn nice. She washes all of our clothes fast, to ensure we can wear them anytime we want. She amends/sews my tops which buttons have come off too. She is very efficient as she will write down groceries we need to buy- and she is quick at the market too.

All in all, I am going to miss her. Despite her not opening up to us, not treating us like part of her family, she after all is still a good kakak, a good helper where she did lessen our burdens in many ways. Like my parents don't have to worry so much about household stuff. And we kids get fed whenever we want to (not sounding spoilt here). Except at times when she got her temper and moods la of course.

*So kakak, I wish you all the best back in Indonesia. (she is super rich now and should be able to buy land in Indo already!! I hope she is wise and not get conned by any men). I didn't get to say goodbye to you as I was already back in Melbourne, but I will send you a postcard sometime. Thank you for being with us and helping us so much in the past 5 years. Take care, much love, Lynn, as how you call me back home :)*

Will be back, soon! :D

2009-09-07T01:29:00.004+10:00

Sorry for the temporary shut down of my blog & lack of updates, guys! Am going through a minor hiatus now.

This week:-

ACE midsems on tuesday (20%)

FA midsems on friday (30%)

Product Management assignment due friday as well (20%)

Tax Law assignment due the monday after (25%)

And to think that I'm STILL not doing anything productive. :( I thought saying no to social obligations this weekend will make me maximize time to study, but, aihs... sad to say it was spent sleeping + watching series.

OK, will be back to telling stories after the 14th September! :) Be sure to come back, y'all loyal readers (if there is any)! ;p

P.S. was talking to mummy earlier, and i really think what she said was true. life is simple, it's what we think and act that makes it complicated. there is no reason for us to unhappy at all. i mean, we can look at a situation and think three think four; or we can just look at it in a simple way. sigh, i want to be simple from now on. :)

Happy Birthday, Ken.

2009-08-24T01:00:00.006+10:00

I wrote this the day Ken left to Switzerland. And it's been in my drafts since then; untouched. Today's his 20th birthday, and I shall finish this post where I started.

Can’t believe that day has arrived.

He’s the most chilled one in the family; always making jokes which we will all laugh; always making awkward and tense moments seem lighter.

He introduced me to the song Cookie Jar, How I met your mother TV series, World series of Poker, and so many more wonderful things which I can't even think of right now.

He has a big heart- never judging, never condemning. He is kind, patient, funny, one of the most likeable people you can find around.

He is my darling brother.

Who’s gonna fetch me around now whenever and wherever I want? Who’s gonna listen to all my rants and complaints? Who’s gonna be there to acknowledge my manja and lame self?

Boy I already miss you, Ken.

Have a great & memorable 20th over there in Switzerland, please remember that all of us back home miss you and love you so much.

My humble abode :)

2009-08-23T23:08:00.000+10:00

Hello all! Ok, this post is dedicated to my dearest family, who has insisted countless times to have a look at my new place. I apologize for taking so long, and the pictures won't upload in the email. Well, here it is, papa & mummy!

Welcome to my humble abode :)

The 'mini' living room

(mini but absolutely cosy ;p)

Look closely at the corner of the both sofas, lies this little corner :)

Ipod edifier, a family picture, magazines and a scented candle

The one poster I knew I had to purchase the moment I laid eyes on it

(I would think I am an optimist where I choose to see the glass half full ;p)

My little dining table!

Notice anything?

the flower I got from Ikea matches with my tissue box :) I love!

Kitchen :)
Nothing fancy but like what they always say, simplicity sometimes is the best.

Shoerack (with my favourite celebrity above it :P)
I had to buy 2 shoeracks and stock it one above another..

Toilette ;)
I know I'm sucha Serena fan, well they say if you look at the image of someone you wish to emulate everyday, eventually you'll turn out like that someone.

Wardrobe.
And a picture of me when I was a little girl, I like :-P
Each time I look at it I feel so hopeful, naive and young at heart again.

The view of Cardigan Street (quieter part of the city) from my unit.
And I'm not complaining :)

My study area :)
where I'm typing this post up now hehe and the place where I'm supposed to spend most of my time at, yet it's NOT. sigh

the $19.00 longg mirror I got from good ol' Ikea!!
which I later found out reject shop sells for $10 for something almost similar...

A 'sneak peak' into my bedroom
(Absolutely love the flowers and vase I got from Ikea! good investment indeed)

Bedroom
(Cosy and warm, right?? :D no wonder can't wake up early lah... lol)

Lastly, at the corner of my bed:

a page I extracted out from a mag of 2 girls in toned bodies- to reinforce myself everyday that I can be like them too provided I am disciplined!

Enlightenment

2009-08-13T00:24:00.007+10:00

This week reminded me again of how easily I can fall back in life (just let me a bit dramatic here and refer this to life okay).

I can still remember, when I was younger I used to be so determined, so full of energy in everything that I do. I used to be very disciplined in my studies and score all A's in everything. I used to train hard to represent my school and state in mandarin public speaking. And now in Uni, I just... do not care that much what I want to achieve anymore. It saddens me because I started off so well at a young age, but as I grow older, this enthusiasm diminishes.

Why the sudden thought of this? Because I am not happy with myself right now, disappointed at the way I approach things. And it call came down to the choosing of subjects. It was a very last minute choice that I made to switch my two of my subjects to Tax Law and ACE (Accounting for Corporate Entities). These 2 are needed for CA or CPA.

All along I have been following the footsteps of my friends, taking this subj and taking that subj. But of late, I realize my passion lies within marketing. And so I decided to major in Accounting & Marketing. I was gonna screw the whole accrediation thing, like CA and CPA. Because I am so firm and certain with myself that I am going to get into PR/Marketing when I graduate. It was then I thought- heck, what exactly does a CA do? I for sure do not want to get into accounting, but what happens if I want to get into consultancy etc? As it seems, CA and CPA does help alot in the field of consultancy.

The dilemma here is if I should take up ACE, instead of Strategic Marketing (a breadth subject). Esp when my parents give me all the freedom in the world and allow me to do anything I want, the dilemma worsens, (sometimes I wish they put on some force on me) because I do not need to stress myself and do a hard subject. ACE is tough, no doubt. I look at the lecture slides also feel like vomitting already. On the other hand, Strategic is SO EASY! But it was only at that moment that I was feeling that way. After distracting myself for a while, I got back to the notes and I thought- hey ACE isn't too bad. If I put my heart into it and learn, I could actually get alot out of the subject. Besides, am I going to miss the opportunity to do a professional accreditation in the future just because I drop this subject? Just because I refuse to face this little challenge, and give up instead? I might not want to do the professional accreditation now but in the future, things might change. I might actually love it.

It was at that point, that moment, that I told myself- never ever am I going to give up that easily in life anymore. As mummy said- there are things in life that we love doing (good for us); but there are also things we do not like that has to be done. It's a balance. A rational and wise one would do what one has and should do. I decided to be one today. And I am not going to let anything in life hinder me in my goals anymore.

I always say I want to get into the Uni badminton team. But I never gotten around to doing anything that will help me towards this path. I am lazy, not discipline, no passion, no nothing. Back in high school I would tirelessly go for training, go to the gym- all actions show clearly, visibly of what I'd do to get what I want. Whatever happened to now?

I guess this changing of subject thing enlightened me; and gotten me around to think that nothing is impossible. ACE is hard, but I will manage. Badminton team is hard to get into, but I will try my very best. (And so I went jogging today for the first time in YEARS, hard to believe myself). I would like to quote a saying I got out of a friend's FB profile, 'life is tough but I am tougher'. How true, it enlightened me in ways I've never thought it would- especially at this point in time.

For this, I also have to thank the 1 hour I spent on the peak of the snow mountains in Hotham- I could not even stand on my snowbaord, what more of boarding down. That one hour was painful, miserable, depressing. I've never felt so dejected in my life before; not being able to do something somehow isn't quite on wei lynn's list. 'how is it possible that everyone can stand on their snowboards, and board down the slope? and i can't?' seeing my friends looking at me hopelessly made me so damned determined to stand. And I did. I could even board down smoothly after that; and continued to improve tremendously.

Amazing, how a sucky situation could turn into a good one, all because of the power of the mind. I was elated, and I felt on top of the world because for the first time in so long, I achieved something again, out of will, out of determination, out of the power of the mind of 'not giving up'.

And so whenever I feel like giving up in something that I do, I will think of my snowboarding moment, that one hour on the peak; and I will conquer whatever challenges that lie ahead of me.

Because I am wei lynn, and wei lynn never gives up!

Of friendship & love

2009-07-31T01:07:00.001+10:00

I don't know why of late I am just so lazy to go out and meet new people; that all I want to do is to stay home, or just stay close to people I am close and comfortable with. Though many people would disagree with this and would say I am still the lively, sociable wei lynn but no, looks are not necessarily what it portrays to be.

It was just the other night that I thought, could it be that I am too complacent with the few, handful friendships that I have, love, feel at ease with and treasure- and that is why I do not bother that much to get close to anyone anymore. Or even take the effort to.

And because of this, I might actually miss out on amazing friendships to be forged- where a good two to three friendships may actually end up to be more. Because I really do see alot of good in people, and alot of potential friendships to be made.

The same goes for relationships. Could it be that I have closed my heart for such a long time now that I refuse to learn to believe, have faith, and love, again?

Life in Technicolour

2009-07-26T22:47:00.000+10:00

What a long day today! It's only 10.16 p.m. now but I feel so tired already.. Looking at the rest of the boxes in my apartment, I just shook my head; and ask myself why do I have so many clothes and things that I don't even need and use! I'm going to give one whole box away to charity, this is it. I need to get rid of things that are 'extra'. Gosh, could it be similar to mummy's philosophy now of simplying life, ridding things which are not necessary?

Also, a very kind and strict reminder to self: to only purchase things of value- things which I foresee myself using it even in 10 years- things which will possibly last me for a long, long time and I will not get bored of it. Quality, not quantity.

So I went to watch the Australian Open finals today at MSAC! Ahh, so happy! Since young I have always loved watching badminton games, be it on tv or live at the stadium. I will post up the pictures once I lay my hands on them :P Seeing the new president introducing the few new committee members to people like the president of VIC badm association, other players etc did make me wonder if I should have taken up the secretary post offered early of the year. But I guess I decided to leave all these posts and commitments behind now, and I am not regretting it.

And just last night, I had dinner with an old friend. And it made me realize that sometimes, to maintain a friendship one has to look beyond the other's flaws; and instead look for the good traits in that person, and bring it out in him/her. :)

*Yawns, so sleepy already. Think I will head to my warm bed now, and continue to unpack tomorrow. :) Long day tomorrow.. Lunch, lecture, then D & I are going to IKEA to get stuff for my new apartment!! :D Alsoooo.... Sweedish meatballs, here I comee!

G'night everyone! :)

P.S. Trying to make my sleep-early-rise-and-shine-early motto work ;)

Such is life atm... :)

2009-07-17T21:25:00.004+10:00

I am getting old. :( After a whole afternoon of karaoke and beer, here I am now at home 9.30 p.m. and all I feel like doing is just... to read a book and fall asleep. Even drinks with teng jun at sultan lounge, mandarin oriental seems tiring now.... Oh no, I really am getting old!!

Anyway, life in M'sia currently is good! I feel that this time is different in the sense that- despite saying no to many outings, I don't feel bad because it's spending time with people who matters that.. matters. :)

I just got back from Aubrey's PRE-21st at redbox, the curve. This bunch treats karaoke like a bar with a free singing package.. the party starts when everyone's high after downing beers! Crazy one.. I must admit it was my first time drinking so much beer while singing, and I first experienced it last week with the same bunch as well. :)

Last night, I hung out with two different groups of friends who make me happy, in two different ways. Dinner with Mei who got back from London at One U was great; she always has stories to share and it's always interesting to just listen :p

Steamboat party after at Kenneth’s was equally great. I forgot how funny that bunch was. Oh and the food.. yummy! Looking at his 'heng dais' hanging out at his place all the time, joking and laughing with his mom puts a smile on my face.. I told myself one day in the future if I ever start a family I'll always have gatherings at my place too! :) Makes the atmosphere so much more meriah! Oh and I also managed to catch up with a few friends I met through Kenneth sometime ago.. Sara, Cindy etc!

Two nights ago, it was yamcha at murni’s with Jiat and Sing Ming, who got back from the UK. Hehe.. Jiat used to be my A-levels chit chat/sms buddy.. super funny dude.. can't remember how we met, probably at the Leo installation night; he was the photographer. Sing Ming hasn't changed either, still the subtle gentleman-ly guy. :)

On Tuesday, I had my usual morning tantrum because I had to send granny and kakak to the market at 7 a.m... and for those who are close to me would know that I am not a morning person. Despite being moody in the morning, I am glad I took them to the market and I don't regret it at all. I love my family so much.

Derek brought me all the way to Klang to have BKT after... I asked Wai Kwan to come along too since I haven't seen her in ages! Hehe D felt bad because the shop he wanted me to try was closed. Nvm la, next time okay mr.yin?? :)

On Monday, it was a one-day Malacca trip with some DJ friends I still kept in touch with till today- Chien Loong, Eiran and Kenneth. So fun lah a bunch of guys come picking you up early in the morning, and to eat with just guys is sheer heaven- because I can eat as much as I want without feeling conscious!! We had the famous chicken rice ball, cendol and satay celup :p *thank you eiran for driving us that day!! such a sweet and nice guy he is!

At night, I made papa & mummy watch ‘he’s just not that into you’ with me- which papa left the show after an hour... hehe. But mummy kept nodding and said it's a good show.. She probably wanted me to catch the hidden meaning in the movie ;) I admit, when I used to like guys I will think and think and think and I will bug her to decipher his moves.. I am sorry for being so annoying sometimes mummy :( Oh and to Ken too.. I bug him like there's no tomorrow.. He's lucky, he's in switzerland now so he can ignore my crap.. ;)

During the weekends, it was a gooood family dinner at The Club, bukit utama. Then Calvin's farewell party at his place.. Cavell's with Pin etc...

And outings go on and on till 2 weeks back....

Tomorrow would be a full day- lunch with Keat and ZY at pizza uno, then Teng Jun's gonna do me a HUGE favour by bringing me all the way to KLCC and The Gardens just to get the two pairs of U.R.S. shoes I want so badly, which One U didn't have my sizes :( At night, it's dinner with family, then vivent's birthday party, then aubrey's thing at cavell's if vv's thing doesn't end late. Last sat at cavell's was so, so fun!~

SIGH.

Such is life at the moment....

So ever reluctant to leave this country again.

P.S. Ding, DH, Yng, Nim, Marcus- I apologize for the delays in meeting up! will try to meet up before I leave :)

Of certain emotions

2009-07-14T01:31:00.002+10:00

Sometimes what you see on the surface,

is not what you think it is.

I have learned that sometimes it is best not to reveal everything- all of your emotions, thoughts, feelings, secrets.

And yet- all I want to do sometimes is to reveal all.

Going home, yet again

2009-06-23T03:58:00.017+10:00

*I have so much in my mind that sometimes I wish I didn't think so much, didn't worry too much, didn't care too much... Despite this, I must say that I have improved alot this year, I have learned to put aside things which are not significant; I have learned to avoid things that make me unhappy; and instead focus on things which are worth it, things which mean a certain something to me..*

I am moving out of my place in a days' time, in which I also have an exam paper on that day. I have to pack my whole unit into boxes, pack my luggage to be brought back to Malaysia, and study. Yes, am quite stressed. Sigh.

I took pictures of the favourite spot in my room; pictures I posted up on my wall to remind me everyday how fortunate I am to be surrounded by people who cares for me, and people I care about dearly.

I'm an S fan as you can see,

beautiful on the inside, and the outside :)

Each time I'm about to fly home, I will still always have that strong anticipation and the i-cannot-wait-to-go-back feeling... and I'm glad to be feeling this way, because

home will always be home.

This is to a dear old friend of mine,

2009-06-03T21:38:00.021+10:00

... she gave me one of the best and most memorable birthday presents I could ever remember;

a handmade photo album,

with wonderful little quotes everywhere,

and pictures of our highschool times in the first few pages of the album,

for my 15th birthday present- it's been 6 years.

To the b'day girl: you probably didn't think I remember, did you? I do :)

I came across this album when I was unpacking my things at my new house back in KL, and took a pic of it. So happy to be able to find it in my pictures folder and uploaded it :)

During our farewell outing @ 1U before I came to Aussie;
I still remember we ate at Old Asia, hehe...

*miss you & that silly boy on the left alott!*

... But most of all, she's one kind-hearted soul who puts her friends above herself.. She never fails to remember her good friend's birthdays, and always takes the effort to come up with something special, to give to that someone.

A pic of just the both of us, 2 years ago

(when I was fitter & slimmer LOL & had to rely on glasses because my eyes were allergic to contacts hehe. thank goodness those days are over ;p)

P.S. Allow (pardon) me to digress for abit- can't believe it's been one and a half years since I did lasik. Can't believe that I could actually pass to do lasik in the first place- didn't think I could as my allergy was really bad. Very fortunate and thankful that my eyes have been problem-free so far. In fact, my dry eyes syndrome has reduced after lasik! So weird, especially when it's supposed to be drier due to the thinner layer of cornea.

Anyhow, happy 21st birthday, tze yee :)

thank you for being a good friend all these years, even now when we're far apart.

'River flows in you' by yiruma

2009-06-01T18:28:00.005+10:00

and i smiled; throughout when this song was played..

it reminded me so much of this friend i made last semester, and how much we've grown close by talking almost everyday.. and how much i enjoyed talking to him because he's very different from others, in the way he thinks and acts- intriguing.

he was also the one who introduced me to this song. and the wonders of yiruma. a great pianist my friend was; determined and good, yet humble.

i wonder how's he doing now in his exchange programme..

黄昏

2009-05-28T01:21:00.004+10:00

黄昏

过完整个夏天

忧伤并没有好一些

开车行驶在公路无际无边

有离开自己的感觉

唱不完一首歌

疲倦还剩下黑眼圈

感情的世界伤害在所难免

黄昏再美终要黑夜

依然记得从你口中说出再见坚决如铁

昏暗中有种烈日灼身的错觉

黄昏的地平线

划出一句离别

爱情进入永夜

依然记得从你眼中滑落的泪伤心欲绝

混乱中有种热泪烧伤的错觉

黄昏的地平线

割断幸福喜悦

相爱已经幻灭

If there's a Queen S,

2009-05-25T22:26:00.003+10:00

it would most certainly be me.

No, not Serena you GG watchers. (though deep inside I kinda wish I am :p)

It's queen of sl-ee-ping, my dears. I woke up at 2pm today (which gives me no reason whatsoever to take anymore naps), and yet I could even sleep again from 8pm till 10pm. Hohoho...

Sleeping Beauty's talking, yo.

OKOK, I promise after today there will be NO MORE posts about me wasting my time sleeping etc etc. My posts will be about efficiency after today. Watch me! :)

SIGHH*

2009-05-25T00:03:00.003+10:00

Consequences of choosing sleep over anything else? You miss out a whole lot of fun and excitement in what life has to offer.

:(

Like how I missed yet another baddy session today. AND the awesome thai dinner they went to; and patrick taking a whole lot of pics and had to post it on the websitee. Hehee. Ehh why lah must snap snap all when I'm not there. My fault I guess cause they did ask me to go- but I already had dinner plans. And the fact that Pat was looking all around for me at the courts did make me feel better ;)

I know, I made it sound damn dramaaa right? Thing is, how can I enjoy doing something so much and want to do it so badly, yet I allow sleep take over things that I enjoy? How can I even aim or dream to get into the team now? Talk about discipline.

P.S. Weather's been so lovely these days and I spent it sleeeping. I should be out wearing my shorts & mini skirts! Hahah.. Or at least.. do something productive. Like maybe start looking those finance notes. (ugh)

PPS. Why is it that I understand so much better when friends explain to me finance, it's like I engage and I get it. But reading the damn lecture notes is a whole different story. Boo.

No boundaries

2009-05-22T20:13:00.003+10:00

... by Kara DioGuardi

Seconds hours so many days

You know what you want but how long can you wait

Every moment last forever if you feel you’ve lost your way

What if your chances are already gone

Started believing that I could be wrong

But you give me one good reason

to fight and never walk away

Coz hear I am — still holding on!

Every step you climb another mountain
Every breathe its harder to believe

You’ll make it through the pain (or through all your aches and pains)

Weather the hurricane

To get to that one thing

When you think the road is going nowhere

Just when you’ve almost gave up on your dreams

Then take it by the hand and show you that you can

You can go higher

You can go deeper

There are no boundaries

Above and beneath you

B-reak every rule coz there’s nothing between you

and your dreams

Every step you climb another mountain

Every breathe its harder to believe

Oh my. I am deeply in love with this song.

It's the Americon Idol 2009 Season 8 finalist song, lyrics by Kara DioGuardi. I've loved every single finalist song, from 'a moment like this' to 'inside your heaven' to 'this is my now' and this one didn't disappoint me.

But why oh why! I wanted Adam Lambert to win. :( I didn't catch this season as compared to last season (no astro here mar), but I did watch the finals at D's. And despite Kris Allen portraying a more boy-ish look and kicked ass with 'aint no sunshine' with the piano, however when Adam performed, it's like... I just knew he was gonna get it and wanted him to win.

then and there.

Oh well. I wanted Chris Daughtry to win also what 2 seasons ago. He got 4th place instead. But look at now, he's doing so much better than Taylor Hicks. So I guess it doesn't really matter if you do become champion or not, because if you believe you are a star inside, and your fans believe in you, then there's no reason why you will not make it to the top. because you truly are already a star inside you :)

Gardasil

2009-05-19T02:52:00.006+10:00

I just got my 3rd dose of Gardasil today.

For those who don't know about Gardasil, 'GARDASIL is the only cervical cancer vaccine that helps protect against 4 types of human papillomavirus (HPV): 2 types that cause 70% of cervical cancer cases, and 2 more types that cause 90% of genital warts cases', quoted from this website. More can be read there!

To cut it short, it's to prevent cervical cancer. And apparently, it's the only cancer we can prevent?

So all the ladies out there, if possible, please go get yourself vaccinated too!

Afterall, prevention is better than cure :)

The Enchanted Maze- 12.04.2009

2009-05-17T03:47:00.002+10:00

OK, so today wasn't exactly my day. I was too lazy to get my ass out of bed to play badminton. FFK-ed a friend. :( for a fewtimes already actually sigh. At work, for the first time I dropped and broke a glass. I felt so horrible after that my boss had to ask me to calm down. You can't imagine how I felt there and then. But my day (or rather night) brightened up at a poker homegame. thank you derek and shaun for inviting/organizing :) all the poker kakis. play like pro only. hehee. i was the noobest among all.

Aaanyways, time for some update. The highlight of my Easter break (in which this post was postponed till almost a month later) was my trip to Mornington. And who did I spend this lovely day trip with?

There you go- Yee Leng, Sue Ann, Lainey & I

Very sneaky of them to do this to me :( See if you can notice the obvious!

Upon entering the E.M., lainey wasted no time at all and posed like the statue!

I was the last one to pose, just about when everyone was to leave hehe.

Well what can I say? SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST, my friends :)

Sue with her dear friend- the map.

(I can't read maps for s*** so I just chuck it into my bag)

The first maze we tried!

Aim: to reach the tyre in the middle following the sequence of 3 colours which I can't remember :p

Lol a little boy solved it! Shame on us, girls! :(

Farmyard time! It was Sue's favourite if I'm not mistaken :p

The little boy is sooo cute!! I swear. he kept playing 'chasing' with the duck and lamb.

The UP DOWN maze;
like you must go up, then down, then up to achieve the end spot.

A beautiful garden that is :)

(with an equally beautiful model too perhaps? hehe)

Glorious, glorious flowers!!

Ahh, the maze we came here for: The Maize Maze
.

Now this reminds me of the Harry Potter's maze. the one where you read in the 4th book? the one where harry and cedric touched the trophy together and was brought to harry's parents' grave and met voldemort... turned out the trophy was a key.. something key. shucks i forgot what's it called. goes to show we lose touch of something when we don't keep up with it often. anyway i shall stop here and go on no more about harry potter.

(don't want my mum to go: "wei lynn how old are you? please act like your age! so old already still talking about harry potter all the time!" *sighs...)

Us with shades; don't we just look COOL? :P

At a japanese garden after the maze; haha my face in a hole! I likee this picture :)

At the souveneir shop; YL and Sue rekindling their childhood princess days! hehe :)

This one, on the other hand... looks like an evil princess :p

See I proved you guys right!!

I was so into the bangles and accessories alike. Like, really really into it. Was so close to buying 2 of them.

Sue really wanted a lollipop!! Ooh reminds me of that lollipop song, mm i love :p

And finally, to call it a day at the 'Enchanted Maze' which in FB, YL calls it the 'not so' enchanted maze ;) hehe- we got somone to take us a group pic. if you realized, the only group pic we had was the one at the entrance, and this one here:

Thank you for the lovely time, girls! I had so much fun I hope you girls had, too! :)

P.S. Thank you for the photos, YL!!

After which we headed to the Mornington Spa to unwind....

Zen-like? Tranquility? It's...

2009-05-17T03:00:00.002+10:00

The Mornington SPA!
(btw I didn't come out with Zen-like, it was elaine who kept going on and on about zen)

Ooh nice lightings; to heal the soul eh? ;)

Us girlies posing outside at the 'tranquil' garden before our mud bath!

Now, now... Camwhoring time!! We made full use of that 'swinging couch' in the relaxing room where we were served tea before entering our private bath rooms :)

Introducing our geisha

The sweetest girl you'll ever find~

Miss hot stuff ;)

And finally, yours truly. ;)

The mud bath was so-so.. not worth the money i feel. plus i kept coming out of the bath because it was making me breathless! if i go again next time to mornington spa, i'd probably try the massage instead :p nevertheless it was an experience. and the company that matters, definitely. :)

Sometimes...

2009-05-15T23:58:00.000+10:00

the most self-less and greatest deed are the ones that are untold,

and that's what makes it remarkable. :)

home on a friday night hehe :)

2009-05-15T23:53:00.005+10:00

derek - even in the darkness, i can see how happy you are. says:
WEI LYNN?
derek - even in the darkness, i can see how happy you are. says:
HOME ON A FRIDAY NIGHT?
derek - even in the darkness, i can see how happy you are. says:
are u freaking kidding me

derek - even in the darkness, i can see how happy you are. says:
oh im sorry
derek - even in the darkness, i can see how happy you are. says:
im in shock
derek - even in the darkness, i can see how happy you are. says:
wut a rare occasion
derek - even in the darkness, i can see how happy you are. says:
*event
derek - even in the darkness, i can see how happy you are. says:
lol
derek - even in the darkness, i can see how happy you are. says:
its like when the dinosaurs died

**

hence the reason you see this post now :) hehe.

our last minute marketing assignment due yesterday totally worn me out. plus my sleeping time this week has gone haywired! i sleep at the oddest times. from 7-10 pm. then will stay awake till 4-5 a.m., then sleep and wake up at 1pm! *Sighs.. time for a change!

P.S. Sorry Chings!!!!!! I really wanted to go over. Please believe me. Put alarm some more ok. at 9 p.m. But when it rang I just smashed it and went back to sleep. :( Sigh, am totally missing out on the popcorns and company. and you're right, instead of waking up at 3 a.m., I am up now at midnight. Gonna watch GG, and MAYBE audio the CM lecture we both missed today. :) you should, too!

3.17 in the morning

2009-05-14T02:37:00.010+10:00

Hello everyone! I just brushed my teeth in attempt not to have supper. It has never stopped me before though, but tonight it has been going on quite ok so far.. heheh.

Only had a chocolate bar, that's it.

Oh and a piece of bread with coffee.

Not really supper right? Hehee.. as opposed to my normal supper portions lah. :S

Ah, the mention of food. Let me show you something, hehe.

Looks delicious, right??

Took me so much hard work to prepare....

NOT.

OK, I was being lame. I didn't prepare the above.

I prepared these instead:

Rice with choy sum, beef

with minced pork & egg as a side dish

More believable right now? :p

Gosh I didn't know I can be quite lame sometimes. Humour me, it's 3.17 a.m yo!! And so many people are still on msn. All these nocturnal people, tsk tsk. ;)

And sigh I didn't know the ERC library closes so early. Couldn't return the DVDs I borrowed yesterday. 'cause it's an overnight loan, maximum can only borrow one night :( hope they don't fine me. I really didn't know. I'm gonna plead my case tomorrow. Quite paranoid already cause the marketing book I borrowed, I returned it one day late and I got fined.

5 bucks.

OK, blogging makes me tired, am gonna go zzz already. Night all!! Sweet dreams.

P.S. I had this dream last night it was so sweet I didn't want to wake up at all. What I couldn't believe was, I actually allowed myself to dream of this. It's been so long.

Britneyy <3

2009-05-13T01:49:00.003+10:00

Lost in an image, in a dream

But there's no one there to wake her up

And the world is spinning and she keeps on winning

But tell me, what happens when it stops

Isn't she lovely?

This Hollywood girl

And they say..

She's so lucky

She's a star

But she cry cry cries in her lonely heart

Thinking, if there's nothign missing in my life

Then why do these tears come at night?

'Lucky'- Britney Spears

My favourite Korean song :)

2009-05-09T21:19:00.007+10:00

Introduced by Ken and Jieun :)

P.S. Doing assignment in a completely new, foreign place can be productive. And I realized that if I focus, anything can be done in a short span of time. Sadly, I can't focus long enough on one thing. And once I've done a bit I feel complacent. Not good :(

Decisions are always hard to make- especially when it comes to shopping

2009-05-09T18:18:00.007+10:00

I was estatic when badminton session was cancelled today for I thought I could use this time to work on my marketing assignment, do some light shopping for friends' birthday presents, go to the gym, and still don't feel guilty about it, you know...

Sigh.

Sad to say but I did only the shopping part. I'm so bl**dy indecisive, I tell you. I annoy myself so much sometimes that I will scold myself over and over again to be firm- but still to no avail!! Still so indecisive! Like yesterday and today in SUPRE, my god, I spent hours there deciding whether I should get this colour or that colour because for every top they have so god damn many colours. I hate choices sometimes. And after deciding the colour, I will then think again if I should ACTUALLY get the damn top because I have something similar. And SOMETIMES, after buying the good, I will think OVER again if I really do like or need it, and if I don't, I go back to change.

I know I sound like I have to get it my way, but seriously, I'm going to put this indecisiveness to an end.

I don't wanna be 'penny wise pound foolish' !

Of all the shoe-leather costs (an economic term used to explain going around keep finding for the best deal but pardon me if I'm wrong), TIME costs, EFFORT costs, etc. Worth it?? NO!!

P.S. I hope I didn't scare anyone off about my indecisiveness. and I hope you won't freak out if I were to ask you to come shopping with me next time. :( But come to think of it, now that I actually unleash my weakness of being indecisive, at least the next time I do go shopping with any of you, I will not dare to be fickle-minded anymore, right??

ANYWAY, today I had the best yumcha (known as dim sum over here) for brunch! A very big thank you to ILSS for subsidizing it. The money we paid was SO WORTH IT. Hahah, went with Hil, Chings, G and Shash. They crack me up like mad! They counted the plates of dishes we had and the costs JUST to see how much "profit" we earned- in other words, how much we gained from paying that amount la. Btw, 5 of us whooped 40 plates. :)

Kelly Clarkson stays true to herself

2009-05-09T02:56:00.005+10:00

Have a read up:

http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/8/music/3839574&sec=music

I always knew she was different from other artists. ;)

Among my favourites- 'A moment like this' caught my attention during the idol, 'because of you' hit me when i was going through my then relationship breakup, 'breakaway' is one song i can never get bored of, 'never again' stunned me with her rock strong vocals, and 'my life would suck without you' is the song i play most often on my ipod when walking to uni. :D

I heart Kelly Clarkson!

Overwhelmed by the power of knowledge

2009-05-07T23:34:00.010+10:00

Today, I attended a marketing tutorial taught by another tutor as I missed mine yesterday. As marketing is a very subjective subject, different tutors have different teaching styles. I happen to really like the one I attended today despite not getting any tutorial answers at all from any powerpoint slides (thus not having to rush and copy answers given and missed out on listening to important points); despite having nothing structured to bring home to as a safety net.

In spite of all these, I walked out of the class a much more knowledgeable person than before. After all the listening and engaging, I understood marketing in a better and different perspective, something you won't get out of the textbook.

Knowledge IS power; and the tutor today oozed out a hell lot of general knowledge and confidence. He even ended the class with: 'Don't think I've covered questions 3 and 4 did I? Oh well it doesn't matter. What we discussed about today is good enough to bring you to the exam'. Yes, he's that confident. Questions 1 and 2 weren't even answered strucutredly, they were answered without us even knowing they were answered because he brought in various companies and scenarios to let us comprehend better.

Mummy has a modified quote altogether though, she goes 'Applied knowledge is Power', which I find to be even more true because if you don't apply it, to what use does it have to you, right?

Knowledge is something I yearn for now and I really hope to buck up on my general knowledge as I'm aware of how "unknowledgeable" I can be when engaging in different conversations with different people. *sighs* in fact, i'm the worst in my family. I'm not kidding! My brothers- younger brothers, always tease me that i'm book smart, but not street smart. Damn. About time I take some action eh? :p

And great hehe- I just found the answer for my last business finance assignment question from google, which consequently led me to a reliable site. hehe. I wasn't sure because everyone had different answers. Thank you Google, there's a reason why you're listed as one of the top global companies in the world.

Benefit of the doubt

2009-05-04T02:02:00.002+10:00

In life, it's easy to want things your way and expect things to turn out the way you want it to be. But does it always happen? No.

The same goes to people in life. It's easier to give others the benefit of the doubt, rather than jump into conclusions and start the whole pondering, wondering and eventually accusing thing. because if someone doesn't treat you the way they used to treat you, or the way you expect them to treat you, it could be because of a whole lot of reasons. that person might have just gone through a hard time, or has just heard some bad news which made him or her react in this way, or just has undissolved issues in his or her life. 'to emphatise and not to critisize', i quote.

I wish to give you this benefit and I think I will.

Afterall, we wish to be given this benefit too in circumstances where these do happen. Pardon me if I'm wrong. :)

Midnight rambles!-

2009-04-29T23:48:00.009+10:00

Melbourne Uni students are crazy! Was at ERC till past midnight and so many people were still there! Omg, what are they doing there till so late. So hardworking meh :( In comparison to me.. sigh. Anyhow I was there too tonight because had to do some last minute work hehe.

So I was researching on companies for my 30% marketing group assignment, and realized that I know barely half of the top 20 global companies!! talk about me being a commerce student. super shy. but but!! now i know ok?? so no one can tease me about it! at least the top 10 la.

Guess what caught my attention?? The mention of FB in.. look below!

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In BusinessWeek, Facebook's number 40 in the top 50 most innovative companies with 51% of its customers who thinks so. But it's dropped from rank 29 last year, quite surprising I feel. Considering that it always 'innovates' itself... always got new layout etc etc! well I doubt I belong to the 51% :p i hardly log onto fb nowadays. lazy la :(

In Fortune, Global 500 for the year 2008- ranks 2 to 4 are all owned by the Petroleum Refining industry. Exxon Mobil taking number 2, Royal Dutch Shell taking number 3 and BP taking number 4 consequently. Each originated from Texas, U.S., Netherlands and Britain respectively. BUT, under the fastest growing top industries, this industry is still behind Banks...

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Wow, I am amazed myself. Talking things OF SUBSTANCE for once. ;D hehe.

Sorry If I sound a bit sampat tonight, it's 2 a.m. and I just had 4 pieces of bread with nutella (my <3), chocolate milk, and I fried myself 2 eggs!! SIGHH. blame the cold weather. it's freakishly cold it sinks into my bones. :( had to cling on to my best friend once again *hehe michelle would understand this.

Anyhow, based on my last post.. there was this 'ambitious' part of me stated in there. I have to tell you that it died down a little. I guess at different stages in our lives, we yearn for different things. In primary, high school etc, you go for clubs and socities, but in University.. after being in ICSS and baddy club for 1st and 2nd year, I just want to enjoy my 3rd year (which is next semester). Get a part time job, go to the gym, study (this is supposed to be the first shuucks!), hang out with friends I enjoy hanging out with, party, play sports I like, chill out... and... maybe poker. :) hehe! okay, okay. that minor infatuation with it is now fading off. haven't even managed to youtube wsop as recommended by ken. lol. maybe i will do that now actually.

*NEVERTHELESS, friends who are running for various high posts have my utmost, complete support still! Go SY & JS!! You guys make me proud :)

I'm superrr hyper now lah after eating so much!! terrible me. while miss elaine is swimming and exercising away with a very strict diet... her partner in crime is sinning all the way. sigh, nvm, i shall.. go to sleep now. with a satisfied tummy. and embracing the cold some more. how much better does it get, right?

touched :)

2009-04-29T01:35:00.000+10:00

S. says:
S. says (1:20 AM):
shes very nice la
lol
approachable
Dr. ¶«Gø±h¡¢» Lee says (1:20 AM):
yes yes
she is
and a very sweet face
S. says (1:21 AM):
yeah
Dr. ¶«Gø±h¡¢» Lee says (1:21 AM):
and ambitious as well
she comes across as confident too
S. says:
S. says (1:21 AM):
yeah
she is
S. says (1:22 AM):
very smart girl
Dr. ¶«Gø±h¡¢» Lee says (1:22 AM):
yup yup
very caring and motherly like as well
S. says (1:23 AM):
yeahh
hahaha
Dr. ¶«Gø±h¡¢» Lee says (1:23 AM):
and she cracks me up ALL THE FREAKING TIME
lol
S. says (1:23 AM):
YEAH
HAHAHAHHAHA
me too man
Dr. ¶«Gø±h¡¢» Lee says (1:26 AM):
every little thing she does
is just so dam
S. says:
Dr. ¶«Gø±h¡¢» Lee says (1:26 AM):
every little thing she does
is just so damn fucking funny
S. says (1:27 AM):
hahaha
Dr. ¶«Gø±h¡¢» Lee says (1:27 AM):
glad to have her in my life..
Dr. ¶«Gø±h¡¢» Lee says (1:28 AM):
S. says (1:29 AM):
hhaha
awww
u shd tell her tat

**

Just so you know, I love you both too. :) Gorgeous girls with the biggest hearts ever, and girls who put a smile on everyone's faces :)

Should I call? Or should I fold?

2009-04-26T00:46:00.008+10:00

The pot was huge with raises & all of that. I got a Kings pair, or a pocket kings in poker terms. The flop had an Ace and Nine in it, and player 1 had been raising consistently. I called whenever he raised, and the table of 4 has been reduced to 3. At the river (lol I just googled the term), player 1 went ALL IN. Player 2 was deciding whether to call; and I, stood there not knowing if I should, too. I took the advice of a friend that if player 2 calls, I should fold. After all, P2 might have something, no? And in my mind, I've always thought P1 had an Ace pair.

Showdown time (gosh I'm beginning to sound like a poker player now eesh!), Player 1 had nine pair. Player 2, I can't remember but it was better than what Player 1 had, but NOT as good as my hand's. The already BIG pot went to P2.

I was on the lead. After this move, everything went downhill. It was me vs P2 who didn't quite show me mercy ;) Lol!

After the tournament where we supported player 2 in the final table whom lost, we headed back to P2's place for a home game.

Me 'owning' after 4 players being reduced to 2

So it was me vs C this time. Got him to take a pic of me with my 'bundle' of chips, and since then- everything went downhill yet again! Boooooo..... :(

Apparently, I angered the 'poker gods' because I was being abit too confident??

-_-

Poker oh poker! You made my night and that 17 dollars was worth it :)

It was the thought of Ken who made me join this tourney and I'm glad I did. He loves poker and always talks about it, I feel that now I can share my joy with him too^^ Love you, Ken!

And thank you to D, YT, YL and JS for coming when I asked :) and C for supporting heh!

You can't judge a book by its cover

2009-04-23T18:06:00.005+10:00

Everyone, go to this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

Trust me, you will not regret watching it. I almost had tears in my eyes at the end! Thanks to mummy yet again for another one of her valued emails. It is so true that you can't judge a book by its cover.

**

On another note, I don't understand why some people just can't take compliments. It's good that you are humble and modest, but overly doing it, not so good. Especially if you really are good at that something and the end result proves so; yet when people praise you you totally push it and give so many reasons saying why you are not good. It can be quite annoying at times.

I used to be like that, but a colleague adviced me that I should accept the compliment (if it is true), and say a polite 'thank you'. That sounds much better, no??

**

THE WEEKEND IS NEARRRR! omg i can almost smell it. fun weekend ahead :) and i hope to play badminton this weekend as i've laid off racquets for almost half a year already! boo.

Last mid-semester test tomorrow.

Luck oh luck, wherefore art thou?

I need you tomorrow. :)

Of discipline & being focused.

2009-04-17T22:55:00.012+10:00

Wei Lynn, I know you got off work early tonight, but please...

say no to Seven,

say no to your bed,

say no to Gossip Girl,

and say YES to frank tate & books.

Talk about discipline. About time I pick it up.

Especially if I want this back:

Mummy & I; 3 years ago.

Oh how I missed being fit!

It all starts with discipline, discipline, and discipline...

"Hello FT, here I come!" :D

Reminisce.

2009-04-17T00:13:00.008+10:00

You know how sometimes some things just appear in your mind out of nowhere, a certain memory, a certain scene..

Whilst attempting to study my finance, I suddenly thought of the fun days I had during my internship stint in PwC, of how i would receive a morning greeting email from chui almost everyday, and chris being chris- always telling me how fat i am and that i should go to the gym with him, and jay son being just like anyone else i know- teasing me non-stop. oh and the lunches chui and i spent together with js!! those lrt moments that we never looked forward to but with company the thought of it just makes it better and bearable. this thought came as this morning's breakfast planned by chui was failed :( *a certain someone didn't pick up his call la lol.

And suddenly I thought of mr.choo as well! he's 1 year my senios in WMS. that clubber. haha. i can still remember how he asked me for my number but i refused to give because he called me one as well! but twas good times, those funny sms-es and emails that made me laugh. speaking of which, he's here at melb for holidays and it was sweet of him to drop me a text, probably should meet up with him if i have the time.

Last night, while walking to a friend's place in the city, I saw this couple hugging each other tighly in the middle of the street. I can't remember when was the last time I had a proper hug from someone I love and who loves me (excluding family). All I could remember was when I had it from him last time, the feeling was so, so good that you just refuse to let go because you're just lost in your very own world.

Today, at Safeway, I bumped into another of my brother's friend. I then thought of Ken and Shaun and how much they've grown up and how I wish I could spend more time with them. Hearing ken's friends talk about how much they miss him and like him, about how funny he is, and how some of them are flying back early just to catch him before he goes to switz, makes me feel so proud as a sister. I know I haven't talked about shaun much, reason being we haven't shared much to each other- but I hope we will in the future. nevertheless, i still love and miss him so. can't wait to see them both this july.

As these thoughts rummage through my mind, I stopped studying finance and wrote this. I had to, it's memories ok?? And they don't just come whenever you want or like it.

Anyhow, a quick update on my uni life thus far. I've got 3 mid-semester exams next week:-

Monday- Mandarin 5A
Tuesday- Business Finance
Friday- Cost Management

Each worth 20%! Add it all up and it's 60%!!

PLUS, I am working all night tomorrow and Saturday, too. Mummy says I shouldn't, this week. But we'll see how. Supposed to go Frank tate tonight to study, but I bailed, yet again! Weather too cold la, sigh. Will post up a proper update on my mornington trip when I get hold of the pics!! That will be after my mid-sems. Really gotta buck up on studies this semester.. Can't afford to slack like beforeee! Wish me luck! :D And to those of you are having mid-sems as well, GOOD LUCK!! =D

Jee's 21st @ Bond Lounge

2009-04-14T21:16:00.004+10:00

Jee & I go way back; we got close in 2nd and 3rd year in secondary school. And I'm glad we still keep in touch once in a while. We used to have crazy ideas like dying and bleaching our hairs purple (for her) and blue (for me) back then. But we ended up dying it red instead after PMR hehe. And the mini skirt she got me for my 17th birthday present remains as one of my all-time favourite clothing until now.

That night I met up with many of my wesley mates and just like old times, I felt so happy and comfortable and at ease.. etc! Guess nothing could ever take back those highschool memories.

PICS time! decided to snap snap a bit this clubbing night. normally i'm damn lazy to take one.

First, let me introduce.. my cameraman for the night!~

And we kicked start the night with.. pina colada shots for only $5 each!

I really missed them.

Birthday girl on the right :) :)

Benita :)

Sarah (who's a promoter at Bond) & I

P.S. SAMMY & KEN, THIS PIC IS FOR YOU BOTH! :P

teehee sarah's sammy's sis and my bro's pet sis that's whyy.

Bumped into a few IH-ers! Joyce & Khatri

Richmond hehe

Again, Ken, this pic is for you.. saw so many of your friends okay that night! One by one went 'eh you're ken's sister!' Miss you la dude. Please sms me more.

Justin, CY & I ended our night with:

Heavenly & orgasmic :D

HAPPY 21st AGAIN DEAR, and I'll see you soon after my mid-sems!! *mwah*

Lan Tian- Zhang Hui Mei

2009-04-12T01:10:00.002+10:00

The above song depicts what I see in this picture:

A clear blue sky (in mandarin: lan tian) with a view of the infamous yarra river, where all the top corporate high rise buildings and offices can be seen in the background.

Breathtaking, ain't it?

I took this picture while walking back from the Botanic Gardens to the city; after completing my duty as a volunteer for the 'runforthekids' marathon. I fell in love with the view immediately, albeit not the first time capturing it. And amidst all the people whisking past me, I stood there; still, and took in this.

Easter Friday

2009-04-10T20:30:00.006+10:00

Happy Easter, my loved ones! :)

My one week long holiday starts todayy!! And my Easter Friday started off perfectly.

Had my roti canai for the first time in Melbourne :)

And received this from an old primary friend! The only chocolate I love is Ferrero ;)

Alrighty, gotta go get ready for a good girlfriend from highschool's birthday party now! Have a good weekend everyone :)

Kenneth's 21st

2009-04-06T23:09:00.009+10:00

Tonight was good! Firstly, again I cooked and I must say, my cooking's getting better.. :) Secondly, 'A lot like love' was playing on TV and for the first time, I actually sat down and watched the TV. Normally I'll just leave the TV on and my mind will be oblivious towards the programmes being played. Watching this movie for the 2nd time reminds me of Su yi. Remember dear, we watched it together in One U agesss ago?? Sigh, those were the high school days! One U was our second homee. :) And I was snacking on Ritz biscuits + Nutella after my dinner while watching this show. This, feels so fulfilling I tell you. :p

Anyway, back to the post stated above! Kenneth's 21st birthday. If there's one person you want to party/club with, it'd be him cause he's always up for parties and he's fun to club with! It's funny how we met. Jason and I was watching a movie after we got our SPM results, and so happened Kenneth and his gang were in front of our row. Kenneth and Jay started talking and somehow I got into the conversation. He so happened to be doing the same course as Cal and so I actually saw him more often due to Cal, and soon enough we started hanging out! Those BBQ pool parties he had and those yamcha sessions, maison clubbing nights and that one particular ruums night when he had to drive to and fro for something! hahaha. those were the days ;)

He celebrated his 21st @ Seven. My first time stepping into Seven this year! Went there a little more often last year; but this year- decided not visit clubs so much unless it's a good friend's birthday! Have been doing good so far but since it's the year of 21stss... :) you just can't be too sure can you ;p Oh and the theme for the night at seven is NERD night. My, what a theme!

And the Birthday Boy dressed up perfectly!

He claims we were all NOT dressed up and he among the few who DID.... which was true lah. :S

Yean May- Kenneth's good friend who took care of him, and who lots of pictures that night :)

Shaun- Lol somehow we have heard of each other's names before but haven't been formally introduced! A nicee guy nonetheless. :p

I like :)

And finally,

Yours truly fitting in with the theme. :D

I fell in love with these glasses!~

it was a fun night seeeing so many people got high, especially the birthday boy! man, his tolerance is normally damn good, i guess it's called a '21st birthday party' for something, isn't it? :) OK, seeing him again tomorrow night for his birthday dinner! REAL birthday. :D

P.S. Got these pictures off FB, didn't take any pics using my camera. Was too lazy =S

we should always do things that makes us happy

2009-04-02T23:01:00.013+11:00

And watching Gossip Girl always makes me happy! :)

Hehe.. I may sound a little 'bimbotic', but oh-so-truee! Come on, even guys I know watches GG.. I'm trying to persuade my mom to watch it as well. Lol! For me, GG is not all just about its amazing kick-ass wardrobe which I envy, but it has also got life long lessons to be learned! Marty was just asking me to get over GG the other night, but nope, I shared with him what wisdom & insights I've gained through it instead.. He surrendered in the end :p

1) It teaches us that in life; we do not and cannot control everything. Like Blair, she's so used to having everything her way, controlling every single move and action make so as she will get what she wants in the end. Manipulative, is the word for it. And finally, she's given up and it was taking a toll on her life! It's just too stressful to control. We should just let nature takes its course, because everything happens for a reason!

I particularly liked this top blair's having on; can be seen in season 2-epi 20

2) Nothing is permanent. Love, friendship, career, life... The person you are in love with now may not be someone you will love in the future, likewise too. You may be best friends with someone now but again, both might part ways as you growing up. Life.. someone close to your heart might just leave this world. Blair & Nate, Blair & Chuck, Blair & the Duke, then Blair & Nate again! Omg. See!?! Same goes to Serena & Dan, then Aaron, then Dan again...

3) If you love someone, and you know that that someone likes you too- please DO tell that someone before it's too late. Don't let your ego take over your heart & feelings!! I quote Dan, 'you have to decide which one's more important to you- keeping your pride and getting nothing; or taking a risk and maybe, maybe having everything'. How true!

*Sigh, makes you want to be part of it, no? Back to reality now..

Jo celebrated her 21st last Friday, at the Uropa function room! It was 'circus' themed :D

This is to a girl who deserves nothing but the best ;)

Photos taken by Fazil, an amazing photographer!

**
Vicky & Su Mei had their housewarming last Sunday. They live on cardigan/waterloo street, a 2 storey apartment.. really cosy and i liked it straight away. When you walk in, a garden greets you and it makes you like home. Or Alice in wonderland, as I put it :) Thanks for inviting, girls!

part of the group

Su Mei & I

p.s. Ken, remember Su Mei? Hehe.. we took a few pictures and had to choose the best because i told her that i was gonna show ken and she was like 'oh okok must take a nice cause ken is gonna see it!' haha :)

**
OK, am gonna start on my mandarin essay now.
*'wo hen xi huan xie zuo wen' :)*

To the most incredible lady in my life-

2009-03-30T22:19:00.000+11:00

Happy 50th Birthday, mummy :)

Words need not describe how fortunate and grateful I am to have you by my side in all I that I do.. I remember you telling ken, shaun & I how the only one wish you have is for us to be good children. well, we are good kids so don't worry k mummy? will bring you out for breakfastS when i come home in june! :) Love you..

Save tonight- eagle eye cherry ;)

2009-03-29T01:50:00.002+11:00

*sore feet, but twas a good saturday night spent! my first saturday night since i got back not out for drinks or partying, instead i was doing something i've been wanting to do. :) what i've learned today? we make mistakes, and it feels so much better saying 'i'm sorry it's my fault' (with a smile) rather than giving all reasons to defend yourself. people have different moods at different point in time, and if they look angry or are angry at you, don't take it personally to your heart. put ourselves in their shoes, you'd want people to emphatise with you too, no? :) lastly, always put on a smile wherever you go, a smile is sweeter than any flowery words, a smile brings out the warmth in people, a smile will never go wrong :)

was trying to start on my mandarin essay this afternoon, or more like looking at the topic for the first time. i was lost. mandarin in uni is different from high school (PMR and SPM), in terms of essay-writing wise. i'm sure we malaysians were taught to choose 'pembincangan' or 'fakta-fakta' topics right back in those exam days? 'cause writing stories and fictions are just not easy, especially if you don't have a knack for imagination and a chunk of superb vocabulary. over here, all topics are on stories-alike!! *sigh* you give me a topic on 'how to curb crime' or 'put a stop to fraud' can la, but a topic on 'my first outing with a friend'?!

can't even speak a proper sentence to my mandarin coordinator now, had to re-think it over in my head and repeat it to myself a few times before i actually talk. that's what not-using-a-language-for-years does to you. despite this, i am glad that i am rekindling with the language i love now! plus, just now, i actually put this to good use when communicating/taking orders from china people! :) was pretty proud of myself, i'd say. :p

sigh, i really have to start on my marketing assignment and mandarin essay tomorrow. not to mention there's a business finance test too next week. how i'm looking forward to the end of next week already!

alrighty, off to bed now, if you hear from me soon meaning i'm procastinating yet again with my assignments! ;)

can't keep my hands out the cookie jar-

2009-03-26T02:34:00.004+11:00

One of the few things to be happy about today :)

Teehee!

Gosh, it really doesn't take a lot to make me excited and happy.. Not a good thing sometimes.

Keeps gettin' better

2009-03-24T23:45:00.005+11:00

Look what I conjured up for dinner tonight!

papa, mummy, and mama will be so proud of me i know ;) even ken, shaun and kakak would.

come on, give me some credit! :p you're talking to a girl who's never stepped foot into the kitchen!!

Where there is love, there is life

2009-03-24T23:13:00.006+11:00

Absolutely love this saying! Came across it when I was at Borders 2 days ago. :D

This goes to show that, whatever we do, we should do it with love! A heart filled with love can do wonders.. :)

I attended an amazing concert last Friday. The Fray was playing, with Secondhand serenade and this other new band as the opening acts. I mainly went for SHS, but when The Fray came out, the grounds and atmosphere transformed into a whole different level. They were that good. I especially love 'never say never', which was recommended by Hil the day before. But my favourites are still 'look after you' and 'you found me' ;)

Not to mention that SHS was equally good as well, what with them playing 'your call' and 'fall for you' making the crowd go wild! I recorded these songs but I'm too lazy to post them up :p

To be honest, I'm really not much of a gig person as opposed to chings and hil who really, really appreciate their music and will pay to see their favourite bands perform! But I had no regrets at all watching shs & the fray perform! :)

P.S. Thank you Kai for inviting! And to May for lining up hours earlier just to get front line. She's pretty hardcore :D hehe.

Hil & his cousin- Donna!

She's really funny and nice and I like her :)

Lead singer of SHS

The Fray- Isaac Slade

The cute guitarist :)

And finally,

Kai, Hil, Donna & I

Headed to PJ's housewarming after that. :)

**

Yi Ting celebrated his 21st birthday at Universal, Lygon Street on Saturday night :) I've known him for.. 10 years already. Wow, we really do go wayy back!

B'day boy with his 21 glowing candles. Cake was bought by Lynn Li, a sweet gal!~

Group pic :)

The girls @ Fazil's place- where we had drinks after dinner

Lynn Li a happy girl with all the drinks!

That night I encountered something I thought I'd never be able to pull through, but I did. Though I must admit that it still wasn't easy sometimes seeing it with your eyes, but when you think far beyond that, on how if one can be happier with another, and how good people do deserve the best, then it's all worth it. After all, 'where there is love, there is life' :)

Have a good week ahead, everyone!

2009-03-15T22:55:00.008+11:00

It's Sunday night again.

And I had a pretty eventful weekend! :)

As opposed to last weekend which was equally eventful, this time however, I put my camera to good use... ;)

*first time bringing my camera out since I touched down Melb

Friday, 13th March

I tried out, or rather, went for a training session for the womens futsal team. It was only my second time playing futsal, and I love it, but I don't think I will go on with the consequent sessions. The girls there were sooo good, and I'm lazy to pick up a new game now.. Probably will just stick to badminton or something. Sigh, boring right??

After that, rushed to Khai's birthday BBQ thingy @ Milano apartments!

Su Lynn, birthday boy, yours truly, Yi Ling

p.s. Su Lynn and I have heard of each other's names wayy before and we finally met! A very adorable girl she is ;)

The girls :)

At bout 9 ish, I headed over to Jwaw Bar @ QV for Shin's 21st celebration!

the gorgeous birthday girl & I got caught doing a candid :p

... and, another candid ;)

this time with Keith. Such a small world, bumped into brandon & him there!

I left pretty early back to Khai's thing, which they proceeded to a drinking session at Khai's place itself, Franklin Loft.

I love this group pic! :)

Look how red Khai's face is! Like lobster only. Hehe.

And that's how my Friday night ended, was good meeting up with old peeps and made a few new friends as well!

Saturday, 14th March

A night of house warmings! which started off with..

Hui hui & Hannah's

They're the nicest and loveliest girls you will ever meet. Both ex-IHers, they live just right opposite Vic Mart now.. Thank you for inviting me, girls :) Got to catch up with many, many IH peeps that night!

Some were very engrossed in Twister that night...

The catching up didn't end there! Lu xian & I proceeded to Zach, KK, Aaron & Jae's house warming @ IH itself! And we got to see more IH people :) So happy!! The experience we have having stayed in a residential college will always stick with us, somehow...

Zach & his girl, Kristina :)
*Ooh I'm so happy for you zach!!

Miss Jae whom everyone loves! If you have yet to meet her, you should...

After hanging around for abit, rushed over to Red Hummingbird @ Russel Street for Audrey's 21st thank you drinks.

I'm glad I dropped by, even for a little while.. Audrey looked gorgeous! Lol.. And what caught me by surprise was.. I bumped into my A-levels mate, Serene! Ahh, was soo good to see her! Haven't seen her in ages..

Serene (another serene, not my alevels mate lol), Ca Li, Audrey!, me :)

And we got hungry at half past 12.. Which shops actually open at that time besides Hungryjacks and Mackers? Nowhere but Chillipadi! A very famous spot among all the party people who needs a bite after partying.. not us, of course..

This guy here made my night.

See that 3 words bolded. His singing was amazing. What more when he sang 'i'm yours' by jason mraz so perfectly, I swear I almost went to heaven :p Too bad I didn't get his name, he was surrounded by his bunch of friends the whole time! But trust me, he was amazing. And so was this other guy actually, but he didn't sing 'i'm yours' laa ;)

To top it off, I just came back from a gooood dinner with Vern Chui @ Mercadante, Lygon Street. Finally got to catch up with her!! Yay yay. We went in at 8 and left at 10. Boy can we talk :D Missed her so, as we used to spend almost every lunch together back in PwC days! Lol..

In a blink of an eye, yet another week has passed. Can't believe I've been back in Melbourne for 2 weeks already! I've learned to adapt and love Melb once again. :)

2009-03-12T22:49:00.006+11:00

I haven't read a book in ages and I'm glad I just finished one tonight! Reading always makes me happy. :D A few of my favourite authors are J.K. Rowling with the infamous HP series, Sidney Sheldon with his most amazing ideas ever, Dan Brown's which will absorb you into a totally different world, John Grisham, Sophie Kinsella's shopaholic series but it was 'Can you keep a secret?' which totally stood out, in my opinion. Even my brother, my mom & her friends loved it! But, of course, my reading is nowhere near Sammy's, or Suyi's... They read a wide range- just about anything, which makes my girls so knowledgeable :p

The 'off the computer' book I just read was by Nicholas Sparks- A Bend in the Road. Lol, I got it off Vern Chui, who very kindly passed it to me through her pendrive during our internship stint. THIS, was one of her entertainments at work- to read online books!! Gosh, that girl ar. ;) ALSO not to mention what she does with GOOGLE when she's bored.... Haha, kidding, girl!! Of course I won't tell the whole world!

I'm currently addicted to this song:
Run the Show by Kat DeLuna

Do you like it? I swear, if that song is played in a club, I'll go crazy. Other songs i'll go crazy for: Cookie Jar, Forever, Disturbia, Lollipop, Love in this Club, Poker Face, Right na na na, Dangerous, What you got (Akon ROCKS!!)...

Sometimes in life, we just need a little reminder, of who we are; a little nudge, to make us more aware; a little more effort and time to get deep into the roots of what lies beneath us.. And it's good friends who will do just that. And sometimes in life, good friends is just what we need. It takes time to build friendships, so don't think it can just come by easy..

I'm glad I had the talk with you last night, xx. Just so you know, you are a very good friend of mine and I'm grateful for that. :)

2009-03-10T23:02:00.002+11:00

aarghh I don't understand why some people can be so fake and be someone whom you're not! why can't you just be yourself?

2009-03-10T21:56:00.000+11:00

Bad luck is really throwing itself on me these days. :(

First, of my displease-ment with my unit.

Second, I lost one whole box of shoes! 4 pairs of boots, 2 heels, 2 to 3 flats, a sports shoes.. all inside. One pair of boots cost me a bomb mind you, so does my nine west heels and flats. I am devastated.

Third, I locked myself out today of my unit!! It was outside office hours, so it's either paying the locksmith $160 or stay over at a friend's place. Called the caretaker and paid 50 bucks instead.

Seee what I mean?!?

:'(

2009-03-05T23:27:00.009+11:00

I'm currently in Franktate, using the internet that I still do not have at my new place. For those Melbourne Uni students, you would know how peaceful Franktate is at night, with its slow, classical music playing in the background, and the many many desktops it offers. Anyhow, coming here to blog, I have so much to say I just needed to let it out.

So far staying on my own is great. I love it. Waking up to making my own breakfast, taking my own sweet time to get ready, and go to uni and run activities for the whole day, come home at night and unwind, sleep. This part, is ok. The other part- my accomodation- not so ok. The unit I got was pretty small, still, no matter. It's the weirdly shaped unit with the large beam from the ceiling that is so annoying! Well if you believe in feng shui (my dad does), it's not good to sleep or study or do anything under a beam. I have a huge beam in the middle of my room and it's making me difficult to move my furnitures around to 'get away' from the beam seeing as my unit is already small.

This, I have to blame my bad decision making skills. My indecisiveness. I have actually chosen a better unit before I chose this unit, but because I kept changing my mind, eventually I settled with this unit which was the least good choice. So many times this has happened to me and yet I have not changed. Really, one of my resolutions this year, and for being 21, is to be able to be steady in making decisions and move on with it.

I quote my mom 'Sometimes in life, we want to get the best, but we really don’t know what is the best.. if can get close to the best, and it will give us much peace of mind, we should decide early and make the most of it, and more importantly use the extra time we have to live life more rather than keep thinking about it.'

There are no other available units for me to move to. But if I happen to come across a good 2 bedroom accomodation, I will break this lease and go on with the new one... I really hope to settle down quick so I can focus on my studies and other curricular activities. Then again, somtimes I think I dawn this upon myself, for being so indecisive, reckless that I think I deserve this as a punishment, to actually hit me, will then I learn.

Putting all these aside, Uni has been great. Despite missing home so much on the first day I arrived here, the consequent days have been really good. Seeing so many familiar faces as you walk from one end of the campus to the other end, exchanging hugs and catching up, going to lectures, taking part in this and that, I really love being a student. Not forgetting that me taking an Advance Mandarin subject this sem is an added bonus to the excitement of my academic life!!

It's 12 a.m. now and I should head home.. Please let it not be raining. The weather these days is so erratic. And cold. I don't like. :(

2009-02-23T23:29:00.003+11:00

I'm sitting on my brothers' bed now blogging as my brother, Ken watches his Greys on his desktop intently. Shaun is away at boarding school, and fortunately, I will be seeing him still this Saturday before I fly back to Aussie..

Two little things here that makes me feel.. happy. Lol.. One, that I am writing this while being in quite close proximity with my brother. Despite us doing our own respective thing, the fact that you have someone close by to you just provides that extra comfort, you know?
Second, that I finally have wi-fi at my place. ;p Before this was fixed, only internet was accessible in my parents' room. Goes to show that we have to 'not have' something to only treasure that something..

I can't believe time flies so, so fast. In a blink of an eye, 3 months has passed and in a few days time I'm leaving M'sia once again. This time, however, is a bit different. I do not look forward to going back as much as I looked forward to last year. I guess, after one and a half years in Melbourne, I've learned to realize that home, is home. As much as I enjoy Melbourne, KL is where my heart lies.

Don't get me wrong- I still look forward to a new semester in Aus, my heart just feels a little heavier this time. The main reason I am looking forward to this sem is- I am moving out of IH, where it's grown to be my comfort zone for the past one and a half years. No more food being placed in front of me every meal time, no more dishes being washed by others, no more any problems being solved by the administration of IH without me worrying of anything. And most importantly, no more paying the bill in one go where electricity, rent, water, food, internet is all included. Basically, say hello to the world of independence, Wei Lynn.

I've been wanting to move out and yet I just never got to. This time, I really am! And I am excited! I've already visions of how to beautify my tiny little studio.. Yes, I'll be living on my own. :) After much thought, I thought moving out alone would be best as I really treasure and enjoy my privacy. I would like to keep myself as occupied as I can be yet not till the point of having too much to do.. For starters, no more positions in any clubs/socities for me after this fiscal year.. well, maybe, just one. And I'd LOVE to get a job this sem! Waitressing, barrista.. etc. Anything! Well a girl can't be picky now can she?? Oh please, hire me, melbourne.. allow this girl a chance to grow up.

On another note, I totally gave up on my 3-4 meals a day with only 1-2 portions for each meal mantra. I've been hitting the gym about twice a week for Body Pump class and yet as much as I feel my tiny biceps and triceps have toned up *a little*, my tummy's as flabby as it was 3 months ago. But I told myself, I am in M'sia now and where else to whack the awesome food but here. So I kissed this diet-which-is-not-really-a-diet goodbye. Back to 5 meals a day with lots and lots of snacks in between?? No wonder still single lah. Hehe.. jokingggg :p

Speaking of which... Last Friday I attended the most enjoyable class in the gym ever! It was Body Jam/Latino Jam class which I've been wanting to attend since forever but never had the chance to.. I was 10 mins late and was contemplating if I should join the rest of the ladies (since they were.. at least 1 to 2 generations older than I am). Paiseh lah, all old ladies shaking their booty there, some more they all shake better than I do. Anyways I told myself to scr** it, and I joined them :p No regrets at all!!!!! The instructor played 'Buttons' by PCD when I joined and boyyy, the moves were hot!!!

Then we proceeded to more IN songs like 'feedback' by janet jackson.. one of my favourites :) Then some other latino songs where we did some mambo/salsa (which I sucked). And we ended with the perfect 3 songs combination, the first which I can't remember, Low and In the Ayer by florida.. wooot woot! The moves were sizzling and to be honest, it was my first proper dance class! Did some krumping, is that how you spell it btw?? Some hip hop stuff, yo! and lots of hips booty shaking. *I wonder if he started putting these songs on when he sees a young girl joining in lol* Man I really wished I went for dance classes last time... hope it's not too late now. I've always been very shy when it comes to dancing. :(

Today! Mummy, Mama & I went to Capital Square to search for paintings for the house. I suddenly felt like Lily Vanderwoodsen :p Lol!! Except that I know nothing of paintings la. More like the eye-ing and commenting part onlyy. Haha.. It was fun, I'm sure with a few paintings, it would make the house look even better!

Man I'm gonna miss home.. Of the comfort of being with family members, of throwing tantrums and being spoilt and still they'll love you; of having the luxury of home cooked food and getting almost anything that we want (with limits of course); of hanging out with friends whom I feel so, so at home with; of having pizza and movie nights at my place; of playing mahjong with familyy which I just started recently; of driving to the gym and back and attending my favourite body pump class; of fetching my brother to college and my grandma to her mahjong sessions even...

But I am ready to face a whole new chapter of my life now. As much as people tell me I'll be lonely living alone, I'd like to think that embracing loneliness enables me to do things that I like, e.g. reading, writing, and a whole lot of other stuff. And you're not lonely if you have things that keep you on your toes all the time; if you have self-assurance, if you love and enjoy being on your own. *easy to say only lol hope i'll really feel this way!*

Auspicious Friday- 16/01/2009

2009-02-17T21:30:00.009+11:00

This auspicious day would be exactly a month ago. It was the day my family & I shifted house. (again). I finally have internet at my new place yesterday so I shall finish where I started! Can you believe it, I actually started writing this post 3 weeks ago but never got to finish it...

Anyways! Some moving house rituals..

My dad 'fanning' the chacoal. You'll see why later.

My brother and maid pouring one whole pack of rice into the bucket.

And there you go- a pail of water, the fire burning intensely, and a bucket full of rice.

The reason/meaning behind all these?

Well, the pail of water is to ensure that everything we venture in will be smooth sailing; the fire is to ensure that we will always have a burning passion in all that we do; the rice to ensure that we will always have rice to eat at home.

Quite makes sense, right??

I took half a day leave from work and not a full day because I had a presentation thing going on at the office. They call it 'the intern get-together' or something like that. My partner put my name down without asking me, you see. I was damn stressed the nights before because I was so not prepared as opposed to other interns from other departments who were presenting. The chairman and 200 other interns from the september, december and january intakes were gonna be there. My powerpoint slides were, let's just say... too simple, nothing fantastic. I saved myself by trying to talk like how I normally do, and thank goodness from reviews I heard, it went quite well!

At night I thought I deserved to party a bit! And I did, thanks to Sammy for invites. :D It was her dad's new club opening- Metropol

Sammy darling!
*hotness*
absolutely love partying with her..

This person, on the other hand...

Hehe, joking, andrew!!
At least he was quite happy with his beer la right? ;)

I invited 'mr.choo' too! (the one on the left, his real name is actually kwok thye)
this was taken at the open bar outside.. :)

Not forgetting the person who drove me that night, teng jun :)
we're childhood friends and i'm glad we still keep in touch!

ze ladies ;)

I had sooo much fun that night! Life's too short to be uptight and once in a while we should let go off ourselves and just.. enjoy. With a lil' alcohol, great company, great music, everything is perfect :) Of course, we should know our limits and never do something against our conscience.. this is what i call party clean. And I'm glad I do that, except for the ocassional a little too much of alcohol.. which hardly even happens anymore :)

So this ends my auspicious Friday because we finally moved house (no more living out of a suitcase), my presentation went surprisingly well much to my delight, and i had one of the happiest times clubbing with sammy!

An update :p

2009-01-13T22:16:00.010+11:00

Hey all! My gosh I've been delaying this post for the past 2 weeks, I'd better get it done now and move forward :) I will not blog about every event but some random events which I find worth remembering :p ok, here we go...

1. My darling Siew Mei & I @ Finnegan's, Hartamas

I am so, so happy to see her after one and a half years. And even happier to know that one of the main reasons she came back (even if it's only a month break for her) was to see her aussie friends, like me :) Albeit a short time, we still had fun in our own ways, didn't we, dear? From sipping our martinis (mine) and baileys (yours) at laundry, to clubbing at MOS, to meeting up with our college peeps (which I'll mention soon below :p) and to talking about ANYTHING under the sky :D you know what I mean right? hehe. Love u so much ok!!

Thank you, Pin for coming by despite such short notice i gave you :)

And I remember that this time it's my turn to call, sigh we have this 'this-time-i-call-next-time-you-call' thing between us. i had to call again because he called last week and i couldn't make it.

2. My 2 babes & I at the Apartment, the Curve

:) Ooh aren't they gorgeous?? Sizzling is the right word for it.

One in London, the other in New York, both having something very in common... and we know what it is... hehehe!!! Oh oh!! And I promised SM that I most probably will visit London end of this year! She's gonna be my personal tour guide... Sammy seemed excited at the idea too, and I really hope we can make this happen :)

When you go out with girls like these, it's a must to pose and camwhore a bit... ;)

P.S. Thank you patrick for being our cameraman that night!

One random moment I remember: When the bill came, Sammy asked: Hey Lynnie, your sex on the beach was very cheap ah... hahaha. I really, really miss Sammy!! She's the most amazing girl you'll ever find I tell you! Sexy (oozing from the inside AND the outside), intellectually challenging (i like), beautiful, HILARIOUS, and oh the list goes on...

We haven't gone out one on one yet! We should ask Andrew along, he cracks me up :)

3. The garfield above is now the keychain for my handbag :D

given by Miss Ng vern chui, or more like I asked her to give me, haha... thanks ya girl! she's a new friend I met at work, and she's really nice. one day i'll take a pic with her and post it up okay? ;p

4. Badminton game with my primary school mates last week!

And the lady you see in that picture is my mom. I brought her along 'cause I knew she'd enjoy playing baddy with my friends, seeing that she always brings me to play with hers. The boys were amazed at her skills, and never stopped praising her the whole night. I'm proud of her, because, like mother like daughter, right? :) hehe.

Thank you, Si Yi for inviting me. Though we study miles apart, you in india and me in aus, each time we come back we'll still meet up. Wei Ping, his brother (Wei Keat i think), Caroline and Wei Er were there as well! Really haven't seen them in ages... So happy to have seen them that day.

5. Met up with childhood friends (whom I haven't seen in YEARS) for Dim Sum

On top: Samantha, Ken, Matthew, Shaun and I. It's been way too long! Ever since they migrated to the States, which was 7 years ago, we don't see each other anymore. You know the feeling of seeing some people again after so long when you were close to that someone years back? The feeling's nice! Curious, anxious, excited all mixed up! I'm glad we got to meet up during their short trip back to KL 2 weeks ago... They are currently living in Seattle, and hearing such good reviews about Seattle from them makes me wanna visit there!! Pls, pa and mummy, book a cruise for it sometime next year?

Both families at the Dim Sum place :)

6. My grandma's room-turned-necklace-making-display room

This used to be my grandma's room back in my Idaman house... after renting it out to a Holland couple, the whole house has turned into an even more beautiful house. This room being converted into a necklace making and display room because the tenant simply loves collecting beeds etc worldwide and the necklaces she makes are the prettiest ever!

What mummy & I bought that day.

From a merely 2 necklaces purchase (1 each), to

4 necklaces, a bracelet and keychains... some given as presents to friends!

The most passionate and creative lady, Irene Moose :)

She remembers the origins of every single beed of every necklace she makes. From China to Middle east countries, to everywhere.

And the present she gave me- a scrapbook she made:) it's lovely and i really like it!

so thoughtful of her...

7. Victoria & I on our very own 'wearing tie' day at the office :p

We came up with the silliest, craziest idea ever! Why wear the same old boring clothes to work everyday, right? Must spice up a bit mah... So we decided to imitate the boys and wear ties. Haha. And Ching calls me avril lavigne wannabe, please la... I'm wei lynn, not avril lavigne, okay?? Anyways victoria, we must do something like this again! :)

Vicky & Chris Woo

Why look so stoned, chris? :) he and his insights, wisdom, teachings, i tell you, can drive anyone crazy. nevertheless, i did learn a few things from him la. funny dude. when's it gonna be askchris.com eh? ;)

OK, that was quite a long post... I did it! :p haha. If you've read till this far, thank you for being so patient :) I miss writing and blabbing and I hope to do it more frequently now! Good night, peeps :)

2009-01-05T02:15:00.006+11:00

Quote of the day: The beauty in life is to give, and keep giving, and expect nothing in return.

**

Anyways! There's so much to blog (and so many pictures to share!) about but I'm just so lazy! Will make a proper update soon, when I have the whole day free =)

Sending Shaun back to KTJ in Seremban today. (he's the one in pink; mummy was the photographer)

He's so grown up already!! So proud of him and Ken.. I know I don't tell them this face to face because I'm a shy sister.. but yes, I am truly proud of them!! And I can't ask for better brothers. If there's one thing I love about them, it's that they're so pure, down to earth, and sincere! And not to mention, the funniest too! They never fail to make me laugh :)

Will update soon, promise. :)

2008-12-23T22:26:00.002+11:00

I just saw/read something, and it really disturbed me. for a while at least.

So many questions I asked myself, why, why?

I really don't like this. And I'm not gonna hold back, stay away or stop being my carefree self anymore.

P.S. This is a totally random post and none of you will understand it, just needed to get it out my chest. There, out.

2008-12-22T13:02:00.001+11:00

Cookie Jar- Gymn Class Heroes.

A damn good song! :p not to mention, addictive too...

Home :)

2008-12-11T23:56:00.000+11:00

Oh man I'm so, so tired. Got back from work today at 10.30 p.m. Super overtime!!! It was my first time working on a proposal! More like I did the keh-leh-feh stuff.. ;) hehe. Nevertheless it was a good experience! Got to know my buddy better yesterday & today, and we're beginning to treat each other like buddy buddies now.. He reminds me so much of my brother cause he's so patient and cin-cai!!

Anyways I've been back in KL for a week already, to be exact. I arrived KL last wed late night, and went to work the next morning right away :( didn't even have time to unpack, or groom myself, etc etc! Then on Sat early morning, whole family drove down to Singapore and stayed there for 3 days 2 nights. Visited grandma, relatives, and i met up with some IH friends as well. Came back Monday late evening.

I'm taking my time to settle down here this time, not rush to meet everyone the moment I come back. I'm happy so far because I got to meet up with Lainey (and 2 of her friends- Tzu Siang and Vince) on Tues night and we went to Luna Bar! :) :) my first time there and I totally loved the view! for those of you who have not been there, you should! then last night, i met up with another very good friend of mine, pin. he brought his girl aubrey along and i'm happy i met her! she's very nice :)

I foresee very exciting weeks ahead!! Friends from U.K. and everywhere are cominggg back and some already did :D haha!! So it's gonna be work during the dayy and play during the night for me. Movies at One U, Coffee at the Curve, home cooked food, dinner/supper with family at my favourite places, mamak sessions, hawker stall food, partying with my girls from kdu, my favourite gym classes (i'll start soon), cheap karaoke sessions, badminton with mommy, meeting up with my favourite people here (soon, soon ok!!).

Yes, this is home. And nothing beats home. I'm happy to be back =)

2008-12-01T20:27:00.007+11:00

Today, Eric, KK & I went to the Thai Office at the airport to settle our flight documents. Yes, we took a cab all the way to airport, and all the way back to the city. All for one piece of paper. Anyhow it's all confirmed now- I will be arriving KL on the 3rd (Wed) night! And sad to say I start work the very next day itself :( hopefully missing the first 2 days won't kill me.

Seriously I need some compensation of some sort. Extra accomodation costs, food, etc. Not to mention that the longer I stay in Melb, the more I will tend to spend. For instance:

How I spent my afternoon today.

Most of it are for family :) and friends back home!

I am so, so, happy because I finally got the gladiators (be it sandals, wedges or heels) I wanted for agesss!

Teehee, nice?? :)

Actually I kinda appreciate the unexpected extra days I have here in Melbourne.. It gives me time to be alone and do things that I want, though I must admit that coming back to IH now feels different as 90% of the people has gone back home. The corridor now is sooo quiet, I don't hear anyone in the showers/washroom, the common room is empty. I guess this is what I will be experiencing when I move out next year. Talk about this being a blessing in disguise :p

Last Friday, a few of us IH-ers went to the city to have Korean dinner! Zach & Sang kyu (a korean) planned it.. It was good! I particularly loved the miso-soup-alike.. "Dengjang chigae" that's what they call it :)

Part of the group @ By Korea

Zach, Harsh, me, Sang Kyu, Chris

It was my first time tasting soju- one of the top korean alcoholic beverages

On Saturday before going for my badminton social session, I sent the 2 indians and 1 singaporean off who lives on the same floor as I am off.

A group picture at the entrance! Noticed the 2 indians?

For dinner, it was jae's birthday gathering @ Docklands. 2 of her very good friends planned it. Thank you for inviting me :) She only came in mid-year but I'm glad I got closer to her lately when we were studying as we have 2 of the same subjs.

The gorgeous girls @ the tram stop :))

Haha, my dish for the night! Caesar salad :)
'cause I had dinner at IH beforehand already. want to lose weight ma people.

All of us outside Medici Bar

We then headed back to IH to cut the cake for Jaee! :)

Happy Birthday again, girl! :P
The Guess necklace we all got her (mel bought it as jae mentioned that she liked it) was GORGEOUS.

Yay, I finished a post with proper pictures! That's what having so much time for youself does to you. :p

I dread packing, so I blogged :p

2008-11-27T23:10:00.000+11:00

I'm going crazy! I really doubt that I can finish packing the things in my room. So many pieces of clothes that I wonder, where did all these clothes come from. I told myself, by hook or by crook, I am going to finish packing tonight. As I'm writing this out, I'm shaking my head in dismay as I know I have a long night ahead of me to pack. Oh god. And blogging seemed to be the best option I have now, to 'dump' everything out, instead of always dumping to my brother and my mom :p And, at least I have 2 companions joining me in this, Michelle Cai and Luxian, whom are leaving tomrorow. Both whom are worse than me, MC has 16 boxes in total! Crazy!!!!

It's so sad seeing people leave one by one. Especially when you're living in a residential college, you see people on your floor pack and leave, and part goodbye. Though you may not be that close to them, somehow you'll still feel a little sad. I don't know, I feel that way. Last Sunday, before Riyan left, he gave me a letter with a note & poem inside. He gave this to all his good friends here. I'm glad I'm one of them, despite me not being in his circle of friends he hangs out with most of the time. I play baddy with him. It's such a heartfelt and meaningful poem, and I want to share it with all of you. Maybe the next post.

2 more days till I touchdown KLIA. Well, that depends on the situation in Bangkok. Please lah, let me go back can? I want my dim sum brunch with family. I want to drive my mom's new Golf GTI. I want to annoy the hell out of my brothers. I want to taste my grandma's awesome home cooked food. I want to meet up all my beloved friends back home.

seeee the pictures I posted on my wall to rememberr all of you :)

December is definitely a month to look forward to! Dad and Shaun's birthdays, Riyan's coming to visit (all the wayy from Indonesiaa!), Monica's coming to visit as well (all the way from Phillipines), my darling Siew Mei is coming back for holidayss from the UK!, so are other peeps like Yng, Jiat, DS etc, kinda disappointed that Fan & Keat are not coming back thou. Hmm, what else? Oh yeah, to party and hang out as much as possible with Foong before he goes to the states in Jan, to meet up with all my beloved high school friends...

However, besides all fun & joy, I will be interning as well in December and January. Not Accenture this time, but PWC. So I'll be hopping the LRT once again. BUT, those of you back home, please ask me out still ok! I'm only busy during the day, but nights and weekends, I'm free :)

My past week has been very chilling and that was just exactly what I needed. Haven't been putting my camera to good use... so I'll just make do with a few pics I took:

Smith Street with Mr.Lee Jia Wei

And the DELICIOUS choc cookie cake we had :D

Clubbing last Fri with friends.
P.S. Ken, do you remember Su Mei? :) Bumped into her!

With Jo.

Working the yeemin with Rachel in JW's apartment

with another Jia Wei

I'm meaning to be at a drinking party now. And I really appreciate it when you invite me all the time to everything. And I'm sorry for not turning up. I do feel bad. Just wanted you to know, Chings. I will see you back in Malaysia?

Sigh, time to continue packing. SIGH.

2008-11-16T23:19:00.004+11:00

I was just thinking in the library today (Sigh I've been going to the library quite a lot these days), 2 weeks as of today, and I will be home! :) 3 days as of today, and I will be freeeee! Say byebye to exams then hehe.

At the mean time, I have one more day to study for my intermediate financial accounting paper on tuesday. And QM2 the next day. I really wish it weren't back to back. How to focus on both papers like that :( Sighhh, nvm, look on the bright side wei lynn! You can do this!

Back to leases, asset revaluations, foreign currency transactions, and CONSOLIDATIONS whatnot. I love, love, love, accounting. Yes, I do. Yes, just keep telling yourself that wei lynn. But it's truee, I do, okay, when I get the answers right.

See you all soon in a bit! :)

Because tonight will be the night...

2008-11-14T22:45:00.011+11:00

I was at the library just now whilst listening to my ipod, and this song came up and hit me there & then. I have always loved this song, but you know how sometimes when you listen to songs, it hits you at a certain point? So immediately when I came home, I youtube-ed it to search for the original video. I was shocked (in a good way of course!) at the amount of people out there who can sing this song SO WELL, all accompanied with the guitar. What more is that- most of them are GIRLS! I am so, so, amazed. I also want to play the guitar & sing like that! ;)

For those of you who have yet to listen to this amazing song, here you go:

'Fall for you'

by Secondhand Serenade

The best thing about tonight's that we're not fighting

Could it be that we have been this way before?

I know you don't think that I am trying

I know you're wearing thin down to the core

But hold your breath

Because tonight will be the night

That I will fall for you over again

Don't make me change my mind

It's such an amazing song. Don't you all agree?

Go youtube videos by other people as well :) I particularly like the one by juliajulay, silentview and krista nicole. Their voice... I have no words to describe so please, go listen and tell me,

did it melt your heart like how it melt mine?

2008-11-12T23:45:00.000+11:00

I'm back on high demand! (hehe bet you guys missed my self-praises too right) Anyway, I'm so happy and amazed that many of you still drop by my blog every now and then, and for some (almost all the time?), and question me why did I privatise it, and to invite you as readers. Haha. Thanks, guys! It's always good to know that your friends back home are thinking of you still. :p And rest assured that I'm thinking of you all too! Really can't wait to go back!!

So for starters, let's do some updates. My exams are going on mid-way now, hence the last emo post. I know, I talk as if some major drama has happened, right? Quite major ok, I blew away my 1st question in OB today just like that just because I skipped that part in the lecture notes, thinking it was unimportant. Silly me, everything is important, especially when your lecturer asked you to particularly read just that week's lecture notes. It's ok, it's over.

Also, my beloved (ahh, yes) Corporate Law paper is over & done with, on Monday. Can't believe we made and compiled notes so neatly, and didn't even come close to using them in the exam. I didn't have time to open and flip the textbook, mind you! It was a very, very interesting subject nonetheless and I'm glad I took it. No regrets. Despite me whining about it all semester, I actually enjoy reading the book because it's a whole new thing to me! Now when I look at company and business transactions, I look at it in a whole new perspective. So ppl, don't try and cheat me ok!! Don't even try.... haha. Or I might 'outsmart' you all instead.

thank you, for being such an amazing companion for the 2 weeks before exams

(still amazing, nonetheless)

the 'best friend' & I in one of the tute rooms in IH

(I took a pic of this room because it reminded me so much of those old, traditional rooms in harry potter movies)

Don't you all agree with me that he's... insatiable?

And that's how I'll end this post- by saving the best for last. Hahaha.

2008-11-12T19:26:00.008+11:00

And after a call from my mom, some retail therapy (which I regretted later), a talk with Monica, a dose of Gossip Girl episode 10 aaand, instant noodles for dinner (i skipped IH dinner), I feel so much better! Also not forgetting, some really really sweet sms-es from 2 people :)

Seems like all we need is family, friends, food, and fun and all's good. :) It's true!

Mornings like these

2008-10-31T07:39:00.008+11:00

Heck, morning has got to be the prettiest time of the day!

And I started off today quite differently.

I woke up at 7 (can't believe it right? i know, everyone knows i wake up at 12pm everyday, without fail), took a warm satisfying shower, and took my time to blow dry my hair. I then headed down to the dining hall for breakfast. The dining hall seemed so empty, with only a few students chatting away. I had cereals in peace, as I read the papers... I read on how Bill Clinton now supports Obama.

I then made sandwiches and packed it for lunch, as my classes will last till 2 today and I will be skipping lunch in IH. Again, I took my time to make sandwiches. I had all the time in the world, it was only 7.50 a.m. And my first class today starts at 10 a.m. Joy! =)

the style in IH- melted cheese on tomatoes with mushrooms on top ;) I love!

I only wish I could keep this waking up early thing up. :) it definitely feels good.

I almost wept reading this...

2008-10-17T21:22:00.002+11:00

There was once this guy who is very much in love with his girl.

This romantic guy folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes as a gift to his girl.Although, at that time he was just a small fry in his company, his future didn ' t seem too bright, they were very happy together. Until one day, his girl told him she was going to Paris and will never come back. She also told him that she cannot visualize any future for the both of them, so they went their own ways there and then...

Heartbroken, the guy agreed. But when he regained his confidence, he worked hard day and night, slogging his body and mind just to make something out of himself.

Finally with all the hard work and the help of friends, this guy had set up his own company..

You never fail until you stop trying. One rainy day, while this guy was driving, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain walking to some destination. Even with the umbrella, they were still drenched. It didn't take him long to realize they were his girl's parents.

With a heart in getting back at them, he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting them to spot him in his luxury sedan. He wanted them to know that he wasn't the same any more; he had his own company, car, condo, etc. He made it! What he saw next confused him, the couple was walking towards a cemetery, and so he got out of his car and followed...and he saw his girl, a photograph of her smiling sweetly as ever at him from her tombstone and he saw his paper cranes right beside her...

Her parents saw him. He asked them why this had happened. They explained, she did not leave for France at all. She was ill with cancer. She had believed that he will make it someday, but she did not want to be his obstacle... therefore she had chosen to leave him.

Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have. She had wanted her parents to put his paper cranes beside her, because, if the day comes when fate brings him to her again...he can take some of those back with him...

Once you have loved, you will always love. For what's in your mind may escape but what's in your heart will remain forever.

The guy just wept...The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside her knowing you can't have her, see her or be with her ever again.... hope you understand.

Find time to realize that there is one person who means so much to you, for you might wake up one morning losing that person who you thought meant nothing to you.

Voulez vous coucher avec moi (ce soir) ?

2008-10-13T20:01:00.006+11:00

Translate that into english and it means: Do you want to sleep with me?

Lol! Only just found that out ;) Oh btw, it wasn't an indication or anything. Just thought I'd enlighten those who didn't know the meaning of it! Since...

that famous line (in the song Lady Marmalade) is used in conjunction with none other than the... ICSS Moulin Rouge Ball 2008!!! :) :) Held at Rydges Hotel.

Of all the hard work, months of preparation, meetings after meetings, table duties, it finally paid off. And we're all very glad.

Suyan & I in-charge of ticketing & registration

Mr.Publicity who's probably the most self-less guy I've known, he forego his seat that night for our unexpected increase in number of people who turned up.

Now guys, please don't drool here, I know my girls are HOT!! =P

The sexy dance crew we hired :)

IH-ers I bumped into at the after-party!! :)

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What I learned from this event- being in the organizing commitee, is that in order for something to work, a whole lot of preparation is needed. It's easier said that done of course. There's a chinese saying which goes, 'being on stage for 5 minutes, takes up 10 years of work behind stage'. (direct translation)

It's a whole new experience for me because all these while I've only attended balls and parties, not knowing the effort behind it to make it happen. Through this I also see many of the commitee members, who self-lessly contributed their time and effort to making this ball a success. Without them, the ball wouldn't have been a blast. For this, I thank you my dear commitee.

A champagne toast for a job well done!

To the 'longchamp' girl

2008-10-05T17:11:00.002+11:00

... who got the prettiest Tiffany & Co's necklace instead. :D

The surprise we all gave her when the clock ticked twelve.

That's her beau :)

And dinner @ Hardware lane on the night of her birthday with none other than close friends,

where we proceeded to Carlton Bar after that for drinks.

And of course, my main course of Grilled Fish @ Vialetto's, Hardware lane :)

Happy 20th once again darling.

You're a friend in many ways, and despite the disagreements that we may have at times, I can see that you are the kind who will stand by your friends through thick & thin, and treasure them with your heart. For this, I'm glad I have known you.

I hope this birthday will be a memorable one. :)

Lots of love, lynnie. (see I don't simply give my lovee too! =p)

2008-10-03T22:57:00.007+10:00

I was contemplating whether to go clubbing tonight or just chill at home. Clubbing at se7en with the cross dress theme sounds fun, especially if its free entry and i already have what to wear in mind ;) BUT staying at home and just chill with cereals and watching sex and the city on my laptop sounds equally fun too :( You guessed it, I chose the latter. I-games today totally worn me out as I only had 4 hours of sleep the night before. Will blog about i-games soon. :D

Anyways, on Wednesday, I went to Monash Clayton to support our baddy team in uni games for a while.. then, Elaine dear picked me up and we (Sue ann & Yee leng) headed to her Uncle Andy's place for BBQ dinner =) She's been wanting me to meet her 'truly wonderful uncle andy', as quoted Elaine. :) haha! Indeed, he's a really nice dude.

we love each other! ;)

i love this woman too man! been ages since we saw each other :) so happy to see you that night!
- uncle andy's place had a pool table! hence the stick

the girls :) far right's yee leng

heaven :) :)

we had bbq-ed chicken, lamb, beef, salad, corn, sausages, mushrooms. omgg it was sooo good!
all i could remember was elaine's daddy teasing me and pushing me to eat ALL the food left on the plate. i did :D hahah.

Food prepared by these men :)

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About 15 of us went to Torquay for 3 days 2 nights last week!

Peanut & I in PJ's carr :)
thank you PJ for the ride!

At the beach house- jengaa! Boy I miss that game :)

Everyone's happy when the drinks are out ;) just look at ming's big gleeful smile man haha!

people who used my cam to camwhoree :] adui.. hehe

I didn't bring my camera to the beach so no pictures there.. but basically most of them went surfing and a few of us just chilled at the beach and played futsal :) :) my first time ever and i loved it! like instant love kind you know.. could feel a connection with the ball.. and want to kick more that kind.. I was as excited as a 5 year old girl in barbie dolls yes. :D

Sex and the city's calling me now, update soon! :) at least now i have some pictures up, my blog doesn't look so boring la ok.

2008-09-27T20:08:00.004+10:00

I can still remember this time around last week, when our ICSS ball ended smoothly, everyone enjoyed themselves thoroughly, we were happy, and had a great after-party. The next day, I was on duty for Melbourne Uni Open badminton tournament, and turned up 2 hours late (due to lack of sleep and mild hangover). Since I arrived late, the schedules and games were already going on so all I did was umpiring. My first time being an umpire :) It was a very exciting experience! Haha.. It was so funny because I didn't think players would actually flirt with umpires.. I was horrified.

So I was umpiring B grade mens doubles, and I came across this pair. Okay la, both of them quite good, won their match when I was their referee. One HK guy, one Thai. Later on, I had to call them for their semis match. One of them asked if I was their referee, I said no, and he said he wanted me to referee. But I was already gonna referee the other semis match. So I passed. Anyway, it so happened that I was the umpire for the finals and that pair got through. When they were warming up on the courts, again that guy 'attempted' some sweet talking. He said he almost lost his semis because I wasn't there refereeing his match. I was thinking, was he trying to make me make biased judgements ah? Damn pressure you know that match, if one side hits the shot and they claim it's in, but the other side claims it's out, I have to make a call. Either way, one party will be unhappy and show me the 'look'. Adui.

The next day, that dude was playing A grade. He said I look like the main actress in Jay Chou's movie- bu neng shou ni de mimi. He said he asked his HK friends and they all agree. Wah, I damn happy. Hehehe. People say I look like a star you know. And apparently, the star's not those artificial beautiful kind, but more of a inside out beautiful kind. Oh gosh I'm syok sendiri now lol. Anyway, the president bought us commitee lunch and dinner that day. Dinner at Papa Gino's was gooood :) I was knackered, both days being at the courts till 8 p.m. I lost my voice the next day due to exhaustive shouting at the courts for players.

Anyway, on Saturday, I also played mixed doubles B grade in the evening. I didn't want to take part in anymore tournaments after last year, so when a few asked this year if I wanted to partner them, I said no straight away. But it was mr.jason tan who asked, how can i say no, parterning him has got to be the most-not-pressuring-fun thing :p so when he asked 3 days before the tourney, i answered okay, though still a bit hesitant. Anyhow, when the draw came out, I was shocked that we were no.1 seed. Pressure. We lost our first match by 4 points (all my mistake) and proceeded to consolation games and won all of it there. So we were consolation champions! But I feel so bad lah, he's at least an Open and A grade standard, and we had to play B grade. Putting that aside, I really had fun that day. He's truly an awesome person, kept on encouraging me and all, he's the man of the show.

AUG (australian uni games) starts tomorrow! Good luck Melbourne Uni team!!! So excited for the baddy team lah. Really hope they can go kick some ass and make us proud :) Last semester, I was put in 2nd division for the team. I was ecstatic. Too bad we don't have enough girls for 2nd team, so we're only sending the first team to compete this year :( the guys have 2 teams though.. It'd be such an amazing experience to play in AUG, what more representing your Uni. The feeling's just... indescribable. It's okay, maybe next time. :)

Sighs, I know my blog's so pic deprived, tried uploading pics but i'm afraid to eat up mich's gb, so next time okayy :) Went to Chapel Street with a few Ih-ers today, oh gosh the clothes there are way out bounds for me.. too pricy for my own good. Tell me, are you willing to spend 100 over to 300 dollars for one dress? Or 80 dollars for one simple top? However, I managed to settle for one very cute (as quoted Kelly) high waist button skirt for 35 dollars! =p it's something different, and i like it very much. Also, got myself 2 necklaces from Sportsgirl. What a bargain it was, original price being 29.95 and 19.95 being cut down to 4.95 each! Woohoo!! So girls, if you wanna get good bargains, wait till sales, they really cut the price down!

Had TGI Fridays for the first time in Melb today. :) Reminds me of the times I visited my brother Ken when he was working in Friday's last time... good times.

I have so much to catch up on studies it's not even funny. Seriously. Why am I so slack?!? I promise to start on my OB assignment tonight. Promise promise promise...

Once you start, you can't stop

2008-09-26T19:46:00.002+10:00

Shopping on a high babyy :)

Bought a rip curl shorts, bikini top and cult handbag at Torquay yesterday. I had to- it was surfers' paradise and of course I had to leave with some beach goodies ;)

Today, I bought a party top, hair band and baige shorts from Valleygirl. A pair of sandals from Novo, a spaghetti from Supre. And exchanged my hand bangle thingy from Diva for a pair of golden necklace; and my black shorts from supre for a strip long jacket/hoodie.

Tomorrow, I'm going chadstone.

Aduiiiii......

I never thought shopping could make a girl so happy, but clearly, the saying of 'retail therapy' proves to be true now :)

In case my parents are worried that I'm spending a lot, don't worry I bought everything on good deal :)

Will write a proper update soon!

2008-09-19T01:03:00.003+10:00

Did I mention that packing my room is such a pain in the ass task?
It's even worse than assignments. :(
I've got so many unnecessary, insignificant things in my room it's driving me crazy!!!!
Will be moving out of IH tomorrow for the spring break :)
Coincidentally, my family's moving house tomorrow as well!!! Lol.. moving to a temporary house for a few months while waiting for the new house to be ready. :D will be moving in during CNY, so you all back in msia can come visit me ya? :)
So sorry for the lack of pics & boring posts... I promise a proper update after this crazyy weekend!
P.S.: Didn't manage to find anything to wear for the ball. Die la tomorrow night!!!

2008-09-18T01:37:00.003+10:00

In IH's computer lab now- just completed and submitted my OB take home exam, what a relief. Silly me spending an hour trying to cut words when I actually can afford to write more words. Read the instructions wrongly. :p

Can't wait for the Ball this friday! Really, really hope it'll turn out well. Fruits of our labour :D Gonna scout for my dress/corset tomorrow. Hehe. If only I had the body I once had back in highschool or college.... okay okay, stop reminiscing the good ol past.

Oh, am not going back to Malaysia this spring break... gonna stay here in melbourne. have a few exciting trips planned out, hopefully it'll work out. Wrote a long list of things to achieve this break, with headings like studies, fun and entertainment, committee commitments, i-games, earning money etc. Doubt I'll achieve all but i'd be happy to achieve slightly more than half!

Ok, it's 1.40 a.m. and I'm the only one left in the lab. Soo tired. The only thing's that holding me back from going back to my room's chatting with my friends on msn!

P.S. Eh pin, miss talking to you la! always see ur partying pics back in malaysia, happening eh! better save one session for me! hehe. and i can't wait to see your girl ;) And u too, su yi! can't wait to plan our hugeee birthday bash next year! have so many things in mind already, will send u an email. and thanks for your sms today, u're such a thoughtful friend! love ya!!

Good night all. :)

2008-09-14T22:19:00.004+10:00

Sigh, really indecisive about something now. Should I go back home (home as in Malaysia) in the September break? Which means, in a week's time! It's true that we worry when we don't have options, but when we do have options, we also worry. How la like that??

I've got the best parents ever. I swear. I was sick for the past week and really missed home during that period.. I guess they sensed it, and they kept sms-ing me telling me that they'd be very happy to have me back. Quoted my dad, 'Wei Lynn you can always come back for a week or 10 days during your spring break. We miss you too. Think about it in the next few days and let us know.' Quoted my mom, 'Girl, papa and i discussed. if you want to come back during your break, we'd be very happy. We can afford. Go online and check jetstar fare ok?'

But going back and coming back is going to cost RM5000 at least. :(

So I used the cost-benefit analysis! Pros- get to see my beloved family whom I missed terribly, get to see alllll my loving friends back home, and friends who are about to go back to the UK (hopefully i'd get to catch them before they fly back), the FOOOOD. Cons- costly, gonna miss on OB group assignment discussions, might miss out on I-games ICSS is organizing, missing out on AUG badminton games (I wanna watch!), and catching up with friends here.

When I messaged my brother Ken about how much I miss asia cafe's fried kuay teow, hawker stalls siu yuk fan, mamak food, raja laut's oysters, du's hokkien noodles and fried rice, cheap japanese food etc etc, he replied: "Haha tang wei lynn. :) don't worry you'll be home very soon. And I'll be your personal driver when you come home. We'll whack the food and grow fat together k?" THEN.. he ended it with "Haha no la your not fat just a lil over weight (="

Aiyo.

He will always be my darling brother la. Oh, and I can't wait to visit Shaun in his new school too!!! Mmmm :D

Decisions, decisions. Guess I'd have to make one by tomorrow. Help me decide please?
Sigh Wei Lynn, got options also so fan.

2008-08-29T00:06:00.002+10:00

I've been meaning to blog since... forever. But haven't found the time. I have so much to say but each time I am about to get to blogging, I feel tired. Anyway I made it a point to blog tonight since I am staying in on a Friday night :) yes, I am. As surprising as that may sound. I realised that my blog has been deprived of pictures.. so here goes a few, enjoyy! :p

Can you believe that one year has passed already? I almost couldn't. It's insane, how time flies by so quickly. I can still remember this time around the year last year during Uni's Open Day and Colleges' Open Day. Haha, in fact, I started my blog with posts of me going on a college-hop! Remember, readers??

Anyways, about 2 weeks ago was the Open Day for both Uni and Residential Colleges. I signed up to be a tour guide for the college I'm living in. For the mere 3 hours of work that I put in, I get paid (or rather, reduced from my accomodation fees) 65 dollars. A pretty good deal, eh? Some of the locals were really friendly and I really like them! They make you feel appreciated :)

Outside IH- free BBQ sausages for visitors! :)

We were wearing the IH rugby jersey.. Oh I love it and am gonna get one! despite it costing 70 dollars. crazy man. but it's for memories, and plus i get to use the 65 i earned to subsidize this merchandise :) hehe! Luke and I visited a few other colleges that day as well, reaping free doughnuts from Whitney College and free coffee from University College. It was so fun because Luke and I pretended to be high school students inquiring about the college indicating we might want to stay there next year. Reminds me of last year when I toured around colleges with Ben!

Oh, and I remember feeling so tired that day. Only slept at 6 a.m. the night before. Jo darling cooked a few of us a marvelous dinner, and we headed to karaoke after that. My 2nd time karaoke-ing in Melbourne! I had a blast. I must, must go again one day soon :) I miss singing 'zhi shao hai you ni' and all the other chinese, english oldies. I'm such an old-fashioned girl, some people even say I belong to the older generations. Hehe.

Oh, yes. I remember now... on the night of the Open Day itself, it was the Olympics badminton finals between Lee Chong Wei & Lin Dan. I walked all the way to College Square Lygon at 10.30 at night with Luke (thank you, Luke!) just to watch the match as they've got Foxtel there. Some IH-ers were trying to stream from the net the match which I highly doubted they could. To my dismay, Foxtel did not show the match! In fact, the IH-ers managed to stream ittt!! Sigh, quite disappointed la that night. Oh well.

A few weeks back, Alvin, my Sri KDU class mate, celebrated his 20th at Eve, Southbank. It was good meeting up with old old pals whom I love and missed!

The girls who went :)

Other College events:

Mexican Night with Monicaa :)

Winter Dinner with yee von, a beautiful girl inside out! :)

Lastly, presenting...

ICSS Moulin Rouge Ball.

Yes, organised by ICSS- the society I'm in! Those of you in Melbourne, please please make it! We're putting a lot of effort making this this ball the bomb. Support okay people? :)

P.S: Through having a post in a society that I realize that with power comes responsibilities. To make something work, the whole process counts, from planning, to delegating, to having meetings and meetings and meetings, to finalizing things, to actually carrying out the tasks, it's not easy! But when you imagine how beautiful the end product's gonna be, it's all worth it!

Yuet & I in one of our chalk-runs outside Union House. Beautiful, right?? :)

Oh my god, haha. I was on High Table last night and that was on my table seat :) just felt like posting it up for memories! Been to High table three times so far. First was last year, when I just got to IH, and called by the office. Second time was for the badminton team who went to the finals. And third time (last night) was for the people who helped out in Open Day. I love high tables, why? 'cause we get nice nice pastries and winee during pre-drinks. And more wine during dinner. And we get to sit one level higher in the dining hall with the head of college and tutors. I drank too much wine last night and fell asleep straight after dinner. I'm a terrible drinker :p then again it's no surprise to many ;)

Good night, hope to update soon! :)

2008-08-24T20:35:00.006+10:00

Happy Birthday, Ken.

Jie loves you so, so, much! And the thought of you never fails to make me smile. :)

Have a great one my darling bro, so happy to see you grow up to be a fine gentleman. Japs later with jieun & family ya? hehe. Email me soon!

2008-08-15T22:06:00.005+10:00

I just realised one thing.

Many things we get involved in this life is because of the company. Company being the people and friends we like and enjoy being with that prompt us to join.. Say, a society, a club, a company, a job or even a volunteer work!

That's because we are most happy when we are with people who are sincerely nice and concerned, people who we can be ourselves, and people who believe in us.

I was just thinking about it after receiving a message from a friend who's doing the 40 hour famine thingy. She's such a self-less girl and I think everyone should emulate her. I would gladly sponsor her out of my own pocket money, which I think I will do so. As compared to other people who may not be that nice in life (this is entirely up to one's judgement for everyone's judgement differs), would you sponsor them, or would you sponsor people who are genuinely nice?

Lol I'm getting nowhere here! Anyway, my point is, we should just be nice to everyone in this life (and extra nice to people you treasure). Note: we not necessarily have to be nice to people who are mean to us, but i guess just don't do any harm to them and it's all good. For we won't know what's installed for us in the future. We might just need them ya know ;)

2008-08-13T20:04:00.006+10:00

I got tagged by Marcus, he always tags me lol. And I've never done any of them (so sorry, marcus!) Even when I promised him I would! So, I decided to complete his latest tag as a start. And yes, it's my first! :)

6 Things I'm Passionate About

- Eating (give me food anytime of the day and I will gladly accept)
- Learning new things everyday (I'm a very curious person and I tend to ask one too many questions)
- Singing (omg i really, really love singing!!! esp singing with mummy & friends who love the same songs as u do!)
- Having fun!! (doing anything at all- movies, mamak-ing, chilling)
- Badminton (haha I like cheering and shouting with my mom while watching games at home)
- Making people around me laugh and of course, making myself laugh too.

6 Things I Say Too Much

- Eh, I’m hungry la. Got anything for me to eat? *hehe*
- Omg this is so boring, I feel like sleeping already. (in some of the lectures)
- Aiyo, my tummy so huge already. I'm so fat!
- I must wake up early tomorrow for breakfast!! (this was for last sem, and it never happened hehe)
- Ooh I'm so happy for you!! (for friends who are happy in relationships)
- Oh my god!! Really??

6 Books I've Read Recently

- Morning, Noon and Night by Sidney Sheldon
- The Monk who sold his Ferrari by Robin S.Sharma
- Doomsday conspiracy by Sidney Sheldon
- Commercial Applications of Company Law by Pamela Hanrahan
- My OB textbook I guess?
... I can't think of anymore.

6 Songs I Listen to Again and Again

- Your Guardian Angel by Red Jumpsuit Apparutus
- Closer by Joshua Radin
- Zhi shao hai you ni by... omg i forgot!!
- Boston by Augustana
- Free Loop by Daniel Powter
- Qi li xiang by Jay Chou

6 Things I Learnt Over the Past Year

- Always be grateful for what you have in life, no matter where you are and what you have.
- People treat you the way you treat them, be nice to them and they will too, in return.
- Prioritising what’s important in life, e.g. always ask myself where I am and where I'm heading. Also, spending time with close and loved ones should be priority.
- Never to believe exactly what people tell you unless it’s their own experience; always give the other the benefit of the doubt.
- Never to be too attached to material things (ah, screw my lost watch lah! What’s the point in stressing about it?? though I must admit that it wasn't easy letting it go. such a beautiful watch it was)
- Money is so, so, so important and sometimes we don't realize the importance of it. That's why it'd be good if we can earn our own money. And to save as much, if possible.

6 Peeps to Tag:

- Sammy
- Jac Kee
- Yuet
- Luke
- Lindy
- Chien Loong

*if any of the above still reads my blog :)

2008-08-10T00:19:00.004+10:00

I just saw some facebook pictures of a childhood friend who has just graduated from LSE Law, first class honours.

Her wearing the graduation grown; going up the stage receiving the cert. That special moment. All the effort and hard work put in being paid off, it was all worth it.

Man, I wanna be like her too!! Wait, I am going to be like her!

Just imagine how proud her parents are of her. Her dad's my dad's childhood friend as well, and recently he was telling me he was gonna go london for her convocation. Just by saying that I can imagine how excited and overjoyed he was.

From today onwards, she'll be my role model. U can be involved in many things, party hard, but studying is of utmost priority in uni. I am determined now! :p

2008-08-07T21:23:00.010+10:00

Just got back from Brunswick, bought some Oreos and a box of Easy Macs for snacks purposes just in case IH food doesn't satisfy my insatiable appetite, which is usually the case. Decided to have KFC for dinner and dump my late meal aside, how 'thrifty' would that make me =( Also, I got myself a Sidney Sheldon book for only 5.75 dollars- despite me having read all of his series. I just absolutely adore Sidney's books. His work is a piece of art, hence I didn't bother thinking twice spending that money.

Had a short and great chat with Jia Wei during dinner. He told me that he's aiming to spend only 300-400 dollars this whole semester, which is about 4 months. To many that may seem like a very small amount, but to think again, it's actually possible to spend only that amount of money. Firstly, all our meals are provided already in IH. Plus, electricity and water bills are included in the IH bill our parents paid for. So, the money that we'll be spending are just on outings during the weekends. That made me re-think. If he can do it, why can't I?

Starting tomorrow, I shall spend only when I really need to, since buying the Sidney book has deducted major points from this new goal of mine. I'm going to eat in as much as I can, and only spend when I go out during the weekends. I'm aiming for a total of 500 dollars until I return Malaysia end of the year. And that does not include the Corporate Law textbook I'm going to purchase, which is gonna cost me a whopping 100 aussie dollars. If only it wasn't an open book exam, I'd gladly just borrow from IH library- but it isn't and thus I need to highlight and make my own notes in the book.

Did I mention that I can't find my watch? My precious stainless steel watch my mom presented me when I was 15, when I scored straight A's in my PMR. I still remember what she told me, that the watch will last me for a very, very long time, and I will wear it during my first job interview. It's a pretty watch. I miss it badly now. I really hope it will surface one of these days. One thing I don't quite like about myself now is that I tend to be disorganized. I wasn't like this last time, I'm not sure when it got to me. Now, my things are just everywhere and I tend to take for granted the things that I have. Texted my mom yesterday about my watch. She replied saying it's okay, get a new one if it doesn't turn up in 10 days. It's ok to have two watches.

Speaking of which, I really feel blessed and loved to have a family like mine. I was just unpacking and decorating my room the other day, and boy, looking at the things I told family to get me, made me feel... like a princess. It's little things like, I want the sticking board I had in my room back home, and they got me two. I emailed my mom that I wanted an ipod and speakers, and she gave me her ipod and this edifier thing to stick my ipod in. I mentioned I wanted this ralph lauren perfume, this kerastase hair masque, this and that, and they got me, everything. And a few days back, I sms-ed my mom and asked her why am I majoring in Finance and Accounting again- it being my choice solely. She emailed me promptly the next day and made me realize things in perspective. You see, sometimes I wish my parents didn't give me that many choices and lets me decide what I want most of the time. Sometimes I wish they'd decide for me.

A few days ago, I received this parcel from the front office:

A photo frame from my mom; now displayed on my bedside table.

It means a lot to me, thank you mummy.

P.S.: I chopped off my almost-going-to-be-long hair; and now it's back to how it was in form 1-3, short boy-cut hair like. Not sure if it's a good thing. I really did want to leave it long this year. Fate just wasn't on my side, hasn't been.

2008-07-22T14:55:00.009+10:00

Some recaps of what happened during last semester. :)

MUOSS's Amazing Race- this was my group, we were supposed to dress up as eccentricly by making use of fashion items in a shop

Not only was it a new sem in Uni, it was a whole new semester at college as well:

Chilling with floor mates in Chris's room

The famous Ice Kacang made by Chris

Cultural dinner- Spain

Then there was Cafe 2008, a huge annual performance by the IH community to raise funds.

And of course, not forgetting my favourite game. :)

Eunice, Kat & I

Kat's an awesome captain of the baddy team; well she IS the girls sports rep in IH and I think she did a great job putting our team together! Well done, Kat. :)

One of the groups of IH who came to watch & support :)

Oh most importantly, my darling uni mates who came to support. Love you girls much much!! =)

Occassional House parties:

@ Elaine's- ANZAC weekend party

Williamstown

... And some random parties.

June's 21st @ the apartment lounge

Fiesta Latina with miss.siah

@ Seven with Liyen- it was lingerie night (only got closer to her this sem! :p )

Not forgetting my babes in Uni.. it was the end of exams party.
(next one u better come mich!!)

Primary school mates! :) Jeat & Caleen. so happy to see them!

@ Eve.

Travelling & sight-seeing wise...

Grampians...

... with the ICSS crew!

How can I not forget our "P" & "VP" post ;) hahaha!

Another trip; one the way to Mildura with floor mates:

When we were almost half-way through. (whole trip took us 7 hours drive!!!)

In front of Zach's house.

A volunteering programme I took part in:

Run for the Kids marathon- I was a sector Marshall standing at the sides of the road, 'guiding' people. It was an experience!

Some who are leaving us to further their studies in an exchange programme. Among the 3 I know of:

Miss Chiau Lin who's going to Uni of Edinburgh! Wah, so proud of her I tell you. :)

And Liyen's who's going to a uni in U.S.

I wish both you all the best there. Gonna miss both of you alottt! Only gotten close to both of them last sem..

Till next time. :)

2008-07-15T23:10:00.012+10:00

I'm currently quite obsessed with...

Robert James Hoffman.

Please tell me you think he's hot. 'cause he sure IS!!! i've got an eye for gorgeous men (i'd like to think so), and I just know that this guy's gonna go very far in his acting career!

there were so many scenes where he showed expressions like he was all over andie west, like a puppy longing for its owner kind. like when he kept staring at her with those eyes when she auditioned, and when they kept bumping into each other, and when they were up on missy's house roof doing the lights.. oh and when andie got kicked out of the crew and he asked her with pure, genuine concerned eyes if she wants to talk about it.

Lol. See, I'm obsessed. :D

Kept replaying Step Up 2 scenes all over! Just can't get enough of it :)

Now this is my dream guy! Totally nice (not only to you but to all your friends and to older people), cares for you and shows that he really means it, loves you more than you love him, believe in his own principles, stand strong for himself, smart, intellectual, hot buff body, tall, good looking (this not so important though)...

but most importantly, i must be able to be myself when i'm with him. like, i can be as lame as i wanna be.. and can talk nonsense like there's no tomorrow! hehe. and also, able to make him laugh, and laugh earnestly at his jokes in return.. of course, it'd be a plus point if we shared the same vision for the future now that we're all older and more mature.. as much as u think it's unnecessary, i feel it's a strong point for a relationship to hold.

eh why am i talking about all these!! ok, i should go off now.. robert hoffman is one sexy thing =) nights!! hehe.

2008-07-15T20:47:00.002+10:00

Sigh, I've got so many things to update e.g. family coming over to Melbourne, family trip to sydney, semester recaps etc but i'm just so lazy! Partly because there are a million and one pictures to choose from to upload and I am just so indecisive!

Currently at Elaine's place now (a getaway house to me) in the far far away suburbs.. I love it here, it's so quiet and peaceful. For the first time this year I went for a 10 mins jog! then pampered myself in the hot tub with these theurepeutic stones i found on her bathtub.. Ahh, of the simple pleasures in life which makes me happy! :p Then i cooked some dinner for myself. An hour later, I got hungry again. So now, two pieces of toasted bread with butter spreadings and a cup of warm camomile tea accompanies me as I lay on the bed with a book and laptop in hand. Ahh, I am happy! It's not hard to make me happy :)

Oh btw, I downloaded i-tunes and transferred all my songs from media player to i-tunes itself and to my ipod, my new baby! Told mom i wanted an ipod so she gave me hers. So today I jogged with my ipod on! yayy! hahah another little pleasure in life ;p alright, will head off now to wonderland (a book in hand on the bed + a cup of warm tea). will update soon!!

p.s. elaine's gone to phillip island with her nieces, decided not to follow as i desperately needed to rejuvenate myself with sleep and some time alone. :)

Memories :)

2008-06-25T17:43:00.008+10:00

Was browsing through some old pictures... and these was what I found :)

Year 2004:

At Sofia's open house when us girls were only 16 then; I remembered us joining the older people on the dance floor!

At Alicia's mansion on one of the gatherings

Another one of those gatherings and sleepovers (naturally) at Mandy's

... and us acting silly! ;)

Year 2005:

One of the last few days in school where we went around the whole school taking pics!

Field trip with 5 Mozart

During the year end Prom

Doesn't everyone look so happy? :)

Year 2006- when we're all a lil more grown up :p

Oh how I love you girls!

*missing Suyi, Vonney, Yng- the other KDU girls in this pic though :(*

BUT.. I'll be seeing you Su yi dear in Sydney in less than 2 weeks time!!! Yayyy so happpyyy... :)

Looking back at these pictures brings back good old memories, and I know for sure that these memories will be forever etched in my heart :)

Other girls like siew mei, fan, sammy, theresa, sheue yng, yvonne chua.. you're being missed! So sad that I won't be back in Msia in July to reunite. :( Not to mention others like keat, kelvin, pin, jiat, foong, eiran, kelvin, cal, hou, kenneth, cloong, marcus, ds, dh. Sorry if I missed out any!

Last paper on Friday. BRING IT ON!

2008-06-23T14:16:00.008+10:00

Feeling terrible.

Thought I could ace this subject.. was aiming for a high H1, now I'd be more than happy with just a pass.

I don't understand. The paper wasn't hard, in fact anyone could have done it if you've re-read your tutorials and attempt past years.. it's just that I wasn't sure entirely sure of certain concepts and so I didn't complete a few questions, and by the time I went back to those uncompleted ones, boom! time's up.

Honestly, I can't remember the last time I feel so s*** after exams.
Maybe 'cause it always ends up well for me, but not this one!!!

I feel sooo s*** because I know I can do the damn paper, and yet I didn't give my all.

And not to mention that I was soo tired my brain just wasn't at its best, blame my sleeping habits. Been waking up soo late everyday that's why.

Texted my mom, and thank goodness she called back. She's so understanding.. I remember asking her, 'What if I fail, mummy?'

She replies, 'Then fail lor.. What can you do? Nothing you can do now right. It's ok la girl, it's over already.. concentrate on your other papers. I just don't want you to look at the past, I want you to look forward. How many times mummy taught you already?'

I actually expected her to reply, 'Please lahh girl, of course you won't fail! Since when you fail wan?'

Omg, maybe she thinks I will, this time. Choiiii!!!

*touch wood*

Or maybe I sounded like I was really going to fail lah.

Sighs, going to take a nap now... Hopefully I won't oversleep, gotta wake up and study for another paper tomorrow.

2008-06-17T00:06:00.007+10:00

The Mayonnaise Jar & 2 Cups of Coffee

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

'Now,' said the professor as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things- your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions- and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.

The sand is everything else- the small stuff. 'If you put the sand into the jar first,' he continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

'Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.. Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents.. Visit with grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first-the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled and said, 'I'm glad you asked.'

The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'

Received this email (article) from my dad a while ago.

I've got a question.. teehee.

Can we then refer exams as the sand & pebbles, perhaps??

... If you get what I mean ;)

And besides, I was just joking ok!!!

2008-06-12T22:34:00.007+10:00

Mmmm... it's raining now. So nice to sleep!!! :)

So happy I managed to get that coffee thing for uncle tan today in vic mart. lol. almost wanted to give up! and ended up it was sold in a utilities shop, not one of those stalls! anyways it's been ages since i've gone to vic mart! will definitely bring my family there when they come over in july =)

Night people!!

Today onwards, i'm gonna "zao shui zao qi" because: shen ti hao :)

P.S. reason why I am sooo tired now and I'm going to bed is because I slept at 3 a.m. last night and forced myself up at 9 a.m. today! And no naps for me in the afternoon/evening. So you can imagine how tired I am now...