New faces in the elections

Well, it seems like there are a lot of new faces in the People's Action Party lately. I'm actually quite turned off by it. What's with the young and dynamic thing? I think in order to make PAP more attractive they are recruiting so that Singaporeans will be like, 'Mmm, got younger people surely more capable.' As if! They are trying to pass on to the younger generation, I mean, this is alright, but I feel that they are making things too last minute. If we were to really vote for them how are they going to show us that they really can other than going around to shake hands and wave and give speeches?

Moreover when I see them introducing the new members on the news I am introduced to their qualifications too. And show that they were from whatever whatever school then graduate from so-and-so university and got degrees etc. I mean, so what? Those newbies are executives or academics from recognised institutions in Singapore, like an exec from NTUC or a lecturer from NUS. I rather they tell us what these people are capable of, better than later you have people who become a member to enjoy any privileges or something? How can they prove that they can be a listening ear to the people of the contingent and help them and give them aid? And they are already with high-end jobs, how do you expect them to commit fully into their new responsibilities?

Maybe I'm too narrow-minded la. Whatever.

Man, I'm not even 19 yet, I can't vote. They'd better let me.

Kidding.

A new mobile phone

Aaaaaah....finally, I got my new phone after all those hassles. The rather new Nokia 6280. Aaah...heh heh.



The phone feels so right in my hands....!!! Haha. Hope I look after it well though.

A million dollars

I just joined a tuba forum and it seems like almost all the members have tubas for themselves. I...I don't even have one. I can't afford...too expensive already. A good tuba can cost you a 5-digit sum. Never mind la, I don't really need a tuba to that extent...not as if I am majoring in tuba or what.

And it occurred to me what I'd do if I had a million dollars. $1, 000, 000. I think I'll really go get a tuba. At least I have a lot of it left. Then I can go get some materialistic stuff for my personal pleasure, like a lot of new clothes, bags, blah blah blah, an endless supply of necessities...I may even use the money to revamp my flat. Make it nicer, cleaner, more comfy...use it to pay for my education...blah blah...give my parents some money...blah blah...

Dunno why I'm thinking of all these. Money-faced all of a sudden.

A disappointment

I knew about this long ago la, but kept forgetting to update about it.

If you've been reading my blog since this year, you'll know about the PhilWinds Tuba Choir thingy. Well, eventually the conductor only composed the piece for seven tubas so obviously I'm not up to standard to be one of the seven la. But seven tubas...I dunno why is it still a tuba choir, when I had been in a seven-strong tuba section before in a band. I think so la, at least, when I was in Hai Sing. But doesn't matter...no more aspirations to be in it already lo. To think that the initial plans were to have 20 tuba players...

Ya however if they're recruiting for tuba choir members, of course I'll have a go. Heh.

Where my interest lies la. Yep.

Sex

Sex. It used to be an extremely censored issue when we were in school. When we had sex education, boys and girls just giggle and turn red. And sex was a funny issue.

But as we grow older, it became something that is imbibed in almost all men. Serious. Began to know guys who, as an individual, think about unhealthy thoughts. And then it scares me.

Read in the papers that the average age of people having pre-marital sex is getting lower. The papers can interview and youngsters just admit that they have sex weekly at their partner's place since the age of 15 or whatsoever...there was this girl from a reputated junior college who scored I think 5 distinctions in her recent A levels. She said something like throughout her JC life she went to her boyfriend's place to have sex every Saturday. Scary huh.

This made me wonder if I'm either too conservative or lagging or not 'in'. I mean, this is not a fashion issue, but the thing is that I still have the traditional thought of only sex after marriage. It can also be the fact that the people around me are not that open, but I really get grossed out when I found out that this schoolmate or that ex-schoolmate had sex with his or her companion and blah blah blah, all sorts of gossips and rumours. Eew.

Read in the previous Sunday's The Sunday Times that there was once in a supermarket, this man had his handphone upside down in his shopping basket and he got oddly near a female who was wearing a skirt, and the basket was tilted to an awkward angle. So it was realised that that guy was actually filming under the woman's skirt la. See, so disgusting. Thank the guy up there that he was caught.

I guess this tells quite a lot about what guys think, not exactly as girls never think la, but then those Martians have a greater tendency to think about such topics and '自-high'. I know that my sort of partner thinks of such things also..but of course, I can protect myself but then I just get the grossed out feelings whenever I know about such things to people around me. Chatting with a friend online, she also has the same experience with her boyfriend. I mean, I didn't know that guys can get so similar.

But I don't remember my ex being such a person though. And this, at least, made me appreciate him more lo. Sigh.

Guys. Why do you all get so excited about such things? I mean, why is it a man's nature?

Sigh...

Back to job-searching. So irritating. *dreams* If only I can work in areas that I'm interested in like perhaps administrate for music schools or shops or whatsoever...or just go play in a band or what and get paid.

Ha. If only I have such talent. Crazy.

I'm picky la I know. On both the pay and working hours. I want a $7 job. And office hours and days too. Sian leh. So desperate for a job and can only envy those people with good and stable jobs. Haha. Crazy.

Irritated with the computer speakers. They will give those very irritating noises (say tiak-tiak) when I play my Josh Groban songs. Then will tiak for the rest of the time I use the comp. Irritating.

Crazy

I think I'm in love with my blog. Keep coming in to take a look though I don't think anyone else does. Crazy. No la. It's just the clock on the top-right and the countdown timers at the bottom of the page. Like so interesting.

*look somemore*

Thought of changing the template for my blog la...already quite bored by the way that it looks. But if I were to change I'm afraid later earlier postings get messed up or what..then have to change colours for the captions for the photos and the colours of the clocks and timers..heH I'm very particular about colours in my blog. Later if I change my blog to green I don't think red clocks will look suitable at all. Then so troublesome. Nevermind lo. Just keep it the way as it is. Heh.

清明节

It is the Qing Ming Festival (清明节) where the Chinese visit the tombs of their ancestors and pray, give offerings and clear the graves up a bit. (also 扫墓, literally grave sweeping in English, do correct me)

Went to mainly the West and North areas of Singapore to do those today. Visited the graves of my maternal great-grandparents and grandparents. It's actually the first time I went, as for the past years I've been caught up with schoolwork or something cropped up so I couldn't go. Felt odd la. When we went the MacRitchie area I thought I was hiking in sandals. Really.

Anyway, it was rather tiring and caused me to miss the repeat of American Idol 5. Very sad! I want to watch lo, found out that Mandisa was kicked out...she's good leh...I really wanna know what went wrong with her performance. She was never in the bottom three until this week. Very very sad....I wanna watch...Why won't that Paris Bennett just leave? I think she has got a rather fake personality in fact. I don't deny that she can sing very well, but character-wise, she's a no-no for me.

Need to really go intensive in job search now...it's been a week! Pray for me that Erina will 顺顺利利 find a job!

Another concert

While I advertised MJCSB's concert, I thought I should advertise HSCCB's too.

Hai Sing Catholic Concert Band
presents
Viva Musica V
21 June 2006, Wednesday
1930 hrs
Victoria Concert Hall
$10, Free Seating
...and there's alumni, too!

Ya, I don't have tickets for this too. You can try my juniors though I don't know how you can. Haha.

Going clock-sy

Since my blog is imitating something like a news site, I thought it ought to have a clock. Thought the clock is quite nice and serves as a useful decoration. Haha. Going crazy.

The blog title tells it all - Boring News. So am I.

Slightly back on track

Due to the fact that I slept late....I overslept and was an hour plus late for the HSCAB practice. But still went on well la. First time I attended the practice till dismissal lo. Haha.

Then went for lunch with my section and also others till it was time for me to go for MJ main band practice. Took the CC Tuba fingering chart from Aaron and printed it out already...then passed to Kai Yan lo. Sat around and listened to them for their practice. So envious. I find that the pieces for this concert is very challenging and nice also lo..like every song also got its trait, and something that I like about. Probably because these pieces for Joie De Vivre II are focused on musicals and movies..then very nice, enjoyable and interesting. Not that the rest of the overtures etc are not la, but there are pieces that I didn't really like when I used to play in MJ concerts. Lucky juniors! Band practices for them more challenging then they can improve more la.

After practice I tried the new tubas and felt odd. Aren't used to holding them. I'll try using the 993 for alumni though, hope Felix doesn't mind! But I still want to use 7094...so far my favourite tuba to use. Then I asked the stringbass player to give me a crash course on playing the stringbass...but the crash course was like, ten minutes? Had to rush off for a funeral that I wasn't needed there. Still quite pissed.

In the meantime, thought I ought to publicise the concert a bit. Though you can't get tickets from me because I don't have any.

Meridian Junior College Symphonic Band presents
Joie De Vivre II
19 May 2006, Friday
1930 hrs
Victoria Concert Hall
$10, Free Seating
...and there's alumni!

Hope I didn't provide any wrong or insufficient information.

I think I'm becoming to be a very very spoilt brat even in front of my friends. Die. Like can see Felix and Kai Yan quite irritated just now. Dunno if they were la, I just...just happened to want things to be done in my way. Equals brat. I think I've been spoilt by them since we got closer together lo. Sorry. =P

An absent-minded idiot

Was preparing all day to go get a new phone that I've been planning to get all these while. So I got my parents and Yi Xin to go to the latter's ex-shop to get my phone. But because the stock wasn't there yet, I shopped around with my parents and then I realised that I forgot to bring the upgrade voucher. So, a wasted trip. Irritated with myself and waste so much of others' time.

Rushed to MJ for the combined band practice. My conductor asked me to go over so that I can have the chance to chit-chat with her too. The new tubas came, a Besson 993 series BBb tuba and a Conn CC tuba (which I don't know the exact serial number for the model). The rest of the tubas are either 794, 994 or 7094 series and are in the BBb key. 794, 994 and 7094 have piston valves upright whereas the Conn and 993 have them on the front. Take a look.

This is the BE 794
BE 994
BE 7094
BE 993
Conn

Because the CC tuba is in a different key as the rest, fingerings are therefore different. New fingerings to be learnt! Quite confusing for a retarded person like me. Will need loads and loads of practice. But I learn liao also won't really get to use much of it...sigh. Heh. New things ma, I wanna learn.

After practice I joined in to 'scare' the juniors when they were blindfolded to their bunks (actually I merely tickled or hit them using the mallet sticks) and hopped on to my conductor's car for supper at Bedok with the alumni who attended the practice. So long never chat with Ms Sia already, just chat and gossip also fun lo. Haha. Reached home at nearly 2am. Heh.

Today

Went to Sam's today, he said he wanted to cook spaghetti for me and spend some time together.

I've never met anyone this blur.

When we were going to prepare lunch-cum-dinner, he realised he didn't buy the pasta but got every other ingredient. (-_-")

Never mind...

Voucher

The voucher for my handphone is here! So I can get a new mobile phone..finally can put the creeky phone away..

Swimming!!!

Ha! Though there was an extremely heavy rain filled with claps of thunder in the evening, Yi Xin and I managed to wait till near 8pm for our first swim together! =D

I reached Tampines at around 7pm, so I called YX and told her I'd go to the stadium there first and see if the new swimming complex was open. So since it was, and the rain was getting smaller, we decided to meet (actually I decided that)! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! Was so enthusiastic about this whole thing!

Was so excited when I saw the inside of the complex while waiting for YX. Haha. Got slides and this mushroom where water pours down from the 'hat' part. Aaahh I feel so excited.

Haha we both were like idiots at the swimming complex. Entertaining and disturbing each other, a lot of fun! Good that there was only the both of us lo. When the phones don't ring, it is 100% concentration on each other!

I didn't manage to teach YX how to swim since I only know freestyle and she does the style called...I think you call it the frog style. Ya she forgot how to do that style and only knew a bit of it so I couldn't help much. Heh. Quite fun la haha...enjoyed myself thoroughly. Heh.

No worries, we didn't take photos while in our swimsuit. Took photos after we were done bathing.

After bathing
Ta-daaa
Both of us outside the swimming complex when we were leaving...

After the swim we went to Tampines Mall since YX wanted to get some toiletries. And I settled my dinner at Long John Silver's at Century Square.

Eh? What's that black box in front of me?
Oh...it's Yi Xin's Sony Ericsson K750i!

(-_-")

Ah..so tired.

Alumni - what does it really mean?

Just heard rather bad news from my present alumni bandmates when I went back for the main band sectionals just now.

I'm sorry if some of you don't like me bitching about things like this here, however I'm still gonna do it. It's my diary. Just that I made things open enough and don't mind sharing with you people. But then again, this is my diary. So I wanna note things down. You can not read. Or if you are going to read, you can also pretend that nothing happened. Or if you gonna be real and focus on this post, so be it. As if anything can be done.

Need to clarify that I really do understand the other side's point of view. Since it's MY diary, I'm gonna type about my point of view.

I was actually quite looking forward to the Band Camp. Don't mind not staying over because I hate to prepare all those stuff...but well, seems like I won't be able to attend the camp at all.

If it's for security reasons, fine. On the surface this reason is acceptable. But by analysing the whole situation, security = I do not trust you. OK then, you can go against us and don't even think about opening the band room for us on Saturdays. Easy. Since you don't trust us. Having your own people there got no use what. They're outnumbered. I can just take an instrument home. I don't mind sponsoring my own transport. Like an opinion that I heard: If I want to steal your things, I would have done it long ago. Two whole years in the school. Or in another case, I don't think there's something in the school which I extremely desire that I'll take two years to plan how to get my hands on it. The more valuable things (computers, equipment etc) in the school are mainly locked or you need a pass to get through. For what? I have everything I need at home! What can I get? The metal rubbish bins around the school? Goodness!

I was glad when I got to know that the principal was hyper enthusiastic about having an alumni band. She do not know a lot of us personally, yet the trust is there. And we have someone else who knows a lot of us personally, yet the trust is not there. How come I feel support from a person more distant away from the alumni band when those who are supposed to understand us better do not even have that bit of trust?

We're not welcomed la, that's the message I get. Isn't it obvious? 'Oh, you all can come, but don't talk to anyone of them, just do whatever you want. Don't want you all to interrupt in the bonding between the year 1s and 2s.' Then what is the point in coming? Like can't she think further and focus on future events as well? Think that the alumni will still come for practices ah? It is already a mutual contract that we are going to play for Joie De Vivre II. After that, well. Ha. Dunno. I have second thoughts la. Since I'm not needed. Bleh. 'Oh ya, and the food hor, blah blah blah.' Please lo! Even though I know I am a stingy person, I know when I need to fork out the money! If you're not going to provide us with our meals, then don't. We can always settle outside. If you are, we definitely gonna pay. You think what? We're some parasites? We survive on our juniors' parents' money? Come on!

You think got a lot of CCAs in the school can set up alumni easily meh? Band alumni not easy to set up, alright?

Now things look as if we're just a commercial item needed by the school (note that I understand that the principal is sincerely enthusiastic about our presence), because we are called up when we're needed. So there's a concert coming up, better have alumni! So since our dear alumni president took the initiative to set one up, show that you treasure it can? So narrow-minded!

Oh and there's the 1st National Band Competition coming up also! The lovely conductor wants the year 1s and alumni to participate together. Year 2s gotta study. Oh. I don't even know my year 1 juniors well can? So the whole purpose of this camp is only for Joie De Vivre II. Please do put that down in the band camp programme under objectives. State specifically. E.g. 'The band camp was organised to build strong ties between every individual in the band to form one professional group, for the upcoming performance will do, by the way.' *Sarcastic* So if the NBC still needs alumni, then maybe you all go organise another camp for the year ones and alumni (if any are still available and obliged to join) and please make sure that the year 2s don't come and interrupt OK? If not they'll interrupt bonding between the alumni and year 1s then it's like the NBC got no chance for us to get top medals already leh! So please har, make sure no year 2s come OK? No year 2s at all! NO! I said NO!!! Better even bar them from entering the school during the camp for alumni and year 1s! Later the year 1s say hi to the year 2s how? Then the seconds that was used to say hi how? Then alumni got lesser time with the year 1s liao! *still sarcastic*

Please please realise that the camp this weekend can actually bond more than two batches of people. Full participation from alumni is not needed, it's like we can join in the fun whenever we can. So for things like this, waste resources and we have like, two camps? Oh anything lo, if you all want to even bother about doing some bonding between the alumni and the year 1s, ha! Wait till the alumni are fully enthusiastic for the band again.

I am not desperate to join in the fun, really. It was just an activity that I've been looking orward to since the plannings started and was still sad that I may not be able to drop by due to work. Now that I'm jobless, I have all the time I want and need to go back. Now is there a need? No. Not at all.

And then? Spend like $1000 on posters that are nicely printed give two each to fifty schools and then what do they do? How you know whether they will even post it up? Please la, just one is more than enough can? When I was in secondary school I passed my life reading handwritten concert notices on the whiteboard! Just spread the concert through links and emails la! What is technology for? What the hell. That money can be used to buy a lot more things! Like better reeds! Mouthpieces! Percussion instruments! Whatever you wanna spend on! Crazy! Can at least have some brainy Econs teacher to do this advertising thing? I believe they have more business brains can.

What are a school's alumni for? For show? To show that there are still people around who are like, loyal to the school? I think alumni are people who voluntarily are able to commit into the school and should not be considered too much an outsider. Like they'll interrupt in the CCA's activities and all...unless the situation really proves that la, if not, I don't think they'll. In secondary I was like overjoyed to see the alumni return to teach us during band practices. People that I treated with respect. However, people older than us should learn how to respect us too. Treat us with more respect!

I just hope everything is just a misunderstanding and even hope that blabbering here is a waste of my time because, I am actually hoping for a miracle that won't happen: Everyone, including the alumni, can enjoy and take full participation in the events that come along. Not just when we are needed. We're no tools nor a commercialised group of people. Not for show. For music and friends and people who touched our lives in one way or the other during our time together. If the band has got teachers-in-charge that have all sort of excuses, never mind. Thank the guy up there that the bands I've been in have lovely and great conductors that I do not have too much of hard feelings for this problem.

Don't think I'm not watching.

Jobless days

Don't think I'm able to get the job that I want....and I've been slacking for four days! Since Saturday! Oh my. And I never went out...so no money spent its ok la...

I need more colours in my life.

Hope can go swimming with Yi Xin tomorrow.

All cooped up

If you have been following the news last weekend, you'd have noticed that there are two articles which were talking about the Singapore Zoo having a new exhibit.

The new display was both an April Fool's prank and an attempt to highlight man's role in conservation, said the zoo.

Also party to the joke was The Straits Times, which featured an article on the new Simia mina exhibit yesterday, describing it as the world's first display of the highly intelligent primates.

There were various clues that the story was a hoax. The term Simia mina means bare or smooth ape in Latin. The zoo spokesman's name was Foo Si Yue (April in Mandarin) and the fictitious animal activist group planning to protest against the exhibit was named Free Orangutans Only Legion (Singapore), whose acronym would, of course, be Fools.

This article was on April 2, while the reporting about the exhibit actually was published on April 1. Just to fool readers yea? And I was really fooled but of course didn't go down to the zoo just to check things out.

And along with the April 2 article came this photo that showed two homosapiens in the really small exhibit, said to be around the size of an HDB flat bedroom. Ah. Fooled.

This is the exhibit

So poor thing right this lion...it belongs to a zoo in Melbourne

Forgery?

I went to an ice-cream restaurant to eat with my siblings. After the meal, my brother signed for his MasterCard and I exclaimed, 'Since when you change your signature?' He didn't say anything.

Did I just say that my brother signed this? How come it's my name?

My brother said he'd been doing this for a number of times already, so you can see how many people don't compare the signatures. My brother signed things like 'hamster', and many of his friends' names. So if you get a 'hamster' signature, you can call me.

Today's date

My dad called me this morning, telling me that he dropped money in his room, a total of $22, earlier while he was preparing for work. He didn't switch on the lights as my mum was sleeping so he asked me to help him dig out the money which suspectedly was under the bed.

So when I ducked down and scrutinised every part under the bed I couldn't see a thing. It's just bare floor. I kept yelling at my dad over the phone that his money wasn't there, then he finally gave up and said never mind he will search for himself when he returned.

And before we hung up, he asked me for today's date.

Forgot to mention that fifteen minutes later, my dad SMSed me and said 'Ha........ha........ha........April fool!'

(-_-") Cute meh? Haha.

Ice Age 2 - The Meltdown

The story of this movie is so-so la, sounds a bit Noah's Ark to me, like the vultures and Manny, Diego and Sid represent God and the animals, the animals. Like there is a boat at the other side of the whatsoever and what you'll be saved from the flood!

However, the effect and animation of the movie are hilarious. Damm funny! The sloth herd part especially...hahahahhaa...really very very amusing...

Went to watch with band friends. Don't belong to their clique la, felt quite odd also but rather enjoyed myself. I wanted to sit with Benny and in the cinema, I realised the laughter I heard mostly was mine and Benny's. Maybe we're easily tickled. I did burst out laughing a bit too loud at some point though. Heh.

And I like Manny and Diego. They are soooo charming! And that squirrel-like animal...very funny! Since the prequel that animal had been scurrying around for...I dunno what you call that nut. But that squirrel itself, the animation for it is very very funny...

If you need some laugh, go watch that movie...though I thought it should focus more on the effects of global warming at the same time...so can educate the kids you know. =Þ

Prices reverted

The first thing I did when I woke up this morning was to flip through the papers and search for the StarHub advertisements on Nokia 6280. The dealers which advertised still sell it at $388 for a 2-year contract, however the main shops didn't mention anything about that model in the ads. So I called up 1633 and was told that this week no promotion for Nokia 6280 so means to get at the main shop I have to pay $648 for a contract. Damn. I wanted to get at the main shop in Tampines Mall...but think now cannot already, so will get at one of the dealers...think will bring my dad to Yi Xin's ex-shop so that I can get the phone from there lo. It's nearer anyway.

好珍贵的简讯

I can't bear to delete those seven SMSes. So have been taking the trouble to delete messages in my inbox one by one and refrain from deleting the treasured messages. Haha. Ya I know I'm stupid.

最后一天了...

Last day of work. Felt quite odd to leave that place for long la...surely got attachments one ma.
I actually chatted happily with my supervisor this morning...she initiated the conversation also...and with other colleagues also like happy happy..

And my supervisor left early today. Hence I forgot to ask her to sign my timesheet so I do not have to drop by again just for her signature. As if she's a big star haha.

Sigh. Can say I quite miss the place la..will feel odd to be not around for those days. Yep.

Forgot to mention that there was this customer last Sunday who came up to me while I was dreaming and said 'Hello miss it's very nice to meet you!' I was stunned. Like what the hell did he want. So gave him a very very shocked expression. 'No, no! Don't be scared! I'm not trying to do anything!' When people say things like this you will find things weirder right? Like since not trying to do anything then why are you talking to me? 'I need your help in my phone ah...my phone like got something wrong leh... ... ...'

Wah piang. Scared the daylights out of me but actually he was just trying to beg me to help him with his phone.

Parking Idiots

Went to this blog, Parking Idiots in Singapore, and saw the evidences of people not able to park though they already got licenses (mostly, at least). You can take a look.

Saw this while roaming around. How horrible can things get. The 'phew' part is that this picture was not taken in Singapore.

How bad can things get for this driver?

Happening too fast

Too fast that I can't believe it. Tomorrow is my last day of work. Oh my. It's like, wow. Really lo, I do feel attached to the place now that I'm getting along much better with everyone at the shop...but still a bit relieved that I don't have to pass days training myself to be a slacker. I don't wanna be one. So hope that the next job that comes by will give me more drive.

Job search + shopping

Went to meet Jing Yi and Shi Hui this afternoon with Yi Xin at Ngee Ann City. The two former brought YX and I to Recruit Express to see their agent, hoping that we'll get a position at StarHub Centre at Cuppage too.

I pray that I'll really get a position there.

Models, anybody?

On our way to meet SH and JY this so called model agent stopped YX and I and took down our contacts. *Shy* Ha yes, again for Erina. =P No la I'm not bragging la...Just that in Singapore and Genting got people ask only, no big deal lo, really. Really! Threw the name card away already anyway.

Then the four of us went to Yoshinoya for lunch...got the *ahem* student's meal. Chatted happily. =D

After that, YX and I went to Icon, a shopping centre in Bugis. The place is only so-so...though I got something from there. YX paid though, because last time when I used to work I always will buy things for her mostly to eat as far as I remember. Haha. So she's returning me the favour.

A badge

And a make-up pouch. You know why I got this design la. Haha

After that we met Joan and we went to Bugis Street till it was time for Joan to go for her tuition so didn't wait for JY and SH if not we can meet on the train then can go home together...then while on the train I dunno what got into me, so I decided that I'll wait for SH and JY...and so I alighted at Kembangan. In the end when I called them both are still in their office, not done with work yet...so I took the train back alone, and talked to Shi Hui on the way while she's in the office.

I dunno la. Sometimes things just irks me easily..

I helped my brother call up 1626 (SingTel Customer Service) to check when is the last time he actually upgraded his line. It was on 30 Dec 1999. Take note of the last four numbers. Crazy! The last few handsets he had were from my mum when she changed her phones. Wah. Then I asked the 1626 guy if they got any vouchers to offer. No lo. He was like, 'Oh there are no vouchers for this. You can still enjoy the free mobile phones for a contract.' I mean, isn't it great enough that my brother had been with them for the past 5 years without a contract? No loyalty thing meh? I swear I'm gonna call again soon. Like you know, be those awfully irritating customer. Hope my brother changes phone too. He deserves it anyway.

Now I can see that SingTel loses to StarHub in terms of customer care. M1 not bad, I called them before. SingTel needs to do something! They better not take customers for granted lo, really.

I should be upgrading soon

I actually called up 1633 last Friday to ask for a mobile phone voucher. Heh.

I wanna get a Nokia 6280. Thought about getting that because it is 3G. Ya and I quite like the way it looks. Been targeting it for quite some time already...



However I heard critics about the phone..saying it's not good enough blah blah and the like la...not that I really need all those high-end functions, but I am quite affected la...I'm afraid that those parts where they say it's not good actually will affect my usage. Heh. Doesn't matter la. I can't afford high-end phones anyway.

Someone from StarHub called to inform me that I will be getting a voucher after all...$50. Not bad already! Though I will want more la, duh. Never mind la. Wait for two more years.

Just realised I haven't paid my bills. Tomorrow.

Proof that mothers really love their kids

The power of a mother's love is not a say-say thing.

This mum actually let her son sit that way while waiting for the counter staff

It can never be denied! =)

A day of extraordinary people

Really, some people can get so weird. Not that I think I'm perfect la, but really, they are waaaaaayyy overboard. I won't mention all since I don't remember all of them. There goes.

1. This aunty came in asking me where the M1 shop is. Well, when you work in a competitor's shop of course you won't like people asking you where M1 is what. Or where the hello! shop is. So I told the aunty nicely, 'Oh, it's upstairs at level one.'

'Orghh.....zero one eh?'

'Ya ya..just go up from there.'

'OK I want to ask ah....' And guess what? She took out her M1 bill and sort of consulted me lo. 'How come this one got 90 over dollars ah?'

I purposely put a glum face and said, 'Oh, you call overseas ma. You go ask the M1 people la, upstairs ya. Upstairs.' I pointed upwards.

Really lo. You already know that you're at a non-M1 shop. Not that I wanna pick on aunties la, but really.

2. I was talking to this customer when a kid run up from behind me and piak my ass. The customer was like, 'Oh sorry sorry he very naughty ha ha.'

'Haha never mind la.'

Coughs.

3. In the morning I really saw a stack of the NEC N412i brochures on the shelf. There were like, more than 10, at least. Later in the afternoon the whole stack was gone. I swear I saw it. I bet someone was either mad about the phone or the body on the cover of the brochure and took the whole stack away.

4. Got this aunty ask me if 17 years old can sign up for line. so I said no. Then her son with his girlfriend (they were holding hands) came in and he asked his mum if can. And when he knew the answer he didnt believe so his mum asked him to ask me then he said 'Mai la, wa pai sei.' Then the mum was like 'Wahaha he said he shy.' I said 'Ya, I understand.' Can I talk about anything else other than people mistaking me for a non-Chinese next time? But I just wanna mention.

5. There was this man who came in wearing the Pre-U Seminar 1999 tee and was making some enquiries. Finally he wanna do an upgrade. While waiting for my colleague to process for me he was looking at the display when this fairly-young mother carrying her kindergarten son walked in and was looking at the same display as him. That man was scrutinising her up and down can. So disgusting! 'Your son ah?'

The mum looked at him and nodded. 'Ya.'

'Wah you so young your son so big already!'

'No la I'm not young anymore.' And she forced a smile.

After that he continued looking at her lo!!! So gross! Really leh! I don't deny that the mum was pretty la, but you just look once can already lo! That man was like harassing her can?

And after that he wanted to trade in this Siemens phone that had a key not working properly so my colleague couldn't accept. And that man insisted and after that they started to argue. Then the man was like 'I don't want already! 开什么玩笑!' No one was joking with him can.

6. I'm not trying to pick on this customer. 'You all got sell the Etton not?'

'Huh?'

'Etton! Etton!'

I gave him a quizzical look that I don't know what Etton is.

'There that Oh Two Etton!'

'ORGHHHHH. O2 Atom ha? We don't sell it here sorry...'

Etton somemore!

7. At a stall in Basement 1 there's a shop selling bubble tea...the boss is very irritating one really. Always walk into the shop talk so loud when he haven't even reach the counter and talk as if we know him. I hadn't been buying bubble tea from him so it was only recently then I know that he's the bbt boss. He like dunno how to call 1633 himself one lo keep pestering us to call for him. Wah! Irks me leh. He is the one who needs that damn voucher and still harass us to make the call for him. You want you call yourself lo! Irritating!

8. I'll surely remember this weird person. It's myself! Why? Read the post '好开心!' Heh.

It's enough! If you say that 7 is only a few but bear in mind I can't recall all of them. Too many customers in a day.

好开心！

I'm so happy!!!

Hahaha...

Whahahahahaa.....

Because I didn't let anyone at the shop know about it, so I was like, um chio-ing (smiling to myself discreetly) the whole day. Heh. Had to pretend I was smiling at something in my demo phone when I can't help it. Ha.

What am I so happy about?

Heh. *shy*

Whahahahaha I'm so irritating. I'm grinning from ear to ear now. Can't help it. Never mind la, I'm the only one awake now. Can smile broadly for all I want.

Well,

HE SMSED ME!!! YOU KNOW WHO? HIM LA!!! WHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA...

哈皮赖克笑！(HAPPY LIKE CRAZY)

WHAHAHAHHAHAHAA........................................................................

Erina's mad la. I can't help it lo really. Freaking happy.

He messaged me during work today in the afternoon when I was so bored...it was admin time for him, and we chatted a bit...received 7 SMSes from him today! So happy!!! And all the SMSes were in a light-hearted mood, not as tense as last time and like can talk normally already! Happy!

Though he didn't reply in the end, I think he was busy already, I still am happy enough! And also I don't know if he messaged the wrong person. Heh. But I didn't want to ask scared later he attitude me. Heh. So I didn't ask and therefore, everything went well! Superbly! With all the 'thoughs!' AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! So happy!!!

SMSed Yi Xin to tell her about it, my fingers needed to move so that in case people noticed they'd think that I saw something funny on my phone like I was SMS-ing my friend. Haha...and told Jing Yi too! Then came online saw Hong Wei online...and I told him! Was going on and on about it...then Hong Wei said I was like a little girl like that. (-_-"). Never mind la, I'm happy ma! =D



Forgot how long it was since I was this elated...going a year? Ya. Right! Haha...I'm like a crazy girl entertaining myself. Heh. SO HAPPY! Just because of these 7 SMSes I can just erase the memories of how I used to be so unhappy!

突然间, 我觉得我好幸福啊! 嘿!


I won't forget this day! Erina's happy! =D

你就是维他命L-O-V-E~ This vitamin makes people go crazy. And happy, most importantly. Heh.

Desperate Housewives

Today's episode of Desperate Housewives was hilarious. Freaking funny la! Really entertaining and made me laugh like anything. Though there were worrying parts like pregnant Gabrielle falling down the steps and that crazy pharmacist George killing Bree's psychiatrist...But really. It was very funny! Especially the part where you see Lynette's twins' friends who are also twins bringing a boring video. When the video was actually the friends' parents making out. That part really tickled.

Burger King Breakfast

Tried Burger King breakfast for the first time this morning. Not bad. Ate the Croissan'Wich with Turkey Ham. The ham was a bit too salty, probably because of the cheese which already gave some saltiness, otherwise it was fine. Compared to the breakfast burgers at McDonald's of course I'll choose BK. But I still love the Big Breakfast Meal you get at a high price at Mac.

Lalala.

Counting down to the last day of work...

Actually last Sunday there was this ah pek who walked in and set his mind on the NEC N411i phone. Then processed halfway, oh dear! No more stock! Then said will call him when the stock comes. But no one called (It isn't my responsibility anyway =P). Today Ah Pek came back to tell me that he changed his mind and want this Samsung E360. Sigh...

Before Ah Pek left, he asked me, 'So, when is your contract ending?'

'Oh, my last day of work will be the end of this month. This Friday.'

'Ah. So means I won't get to see you anymore ah?'

'Uh.....'

I seriously was dumbfounded. The Ah Pek so cute. Haha.

For the past few days, after that terrible day over loathing about my job, I'm actually getting along better with everyone at the shop. Like can crap all that already. However, too late! Sigh. Never mind la. Ha.

He's back..

It's been two weeks, then I thought of him...gonna be out today, but where is he now?

Then ya...they went out with him for dinner..and I was working...sigh...not informed of it anyway, forget it...

Wanna be there to see him when he books out...because...army is sort of a big part of a guy's life...and...and I'm not included just one bit..but who am I to say this...what can be done even if I say these...

Really wish that I could see him at least once..just let me see for myself how he's doing...even if it means that I look at him from behind a pillar or whatsoever...I wanna see him before he books in...but what can I do...there's nothing that can be done...argh...

我又在哭了...真笨...

School

School seemed to be so long ago...the kids already finished a term...I'm like...still working. T_T

I feel so detached from school that I don't even know their most fashionable pencil cases. Ha.

闯祸了！

I was feeling all happy and satisfied yesterday when I made the call.

So in the morning Feng Ni (Hougang Mall promoter) SMS-ed me and informed me that the agent already called her and told her about the termination of the job project, and that they have a line-up for us to work at Buona Vista for StarHub's Digital Cable department or something. And so I was quite happy.

Then told Yi Xin about it, but she wasn't happy at all lo....T_T then she wasn't really in a good mood and actually was like, 'Haha. Hey your fault la. ... ...' Something like that. But I was really sad leh. Because she loves her workplace ma. Thought she should be happy for me that I finally can run away, like I've been hoping to get away from this job since dunno when...but ya. Like that lo. So reported the news to others to make me feel happier instead. Aiya, was consoling myself that even if I didn't call the nice lady I guess she also will contact the agent by herself...since it's StarHub that's paying us mostly...I still feel bad la.

YX tried to call the nice lady but the latter said that it's not possible for her to continue her job....dunno la.

Then Tsz Ching was asking me if she still can work for another month when I thought she also wanted to quit...T_T It's like she gotta plan her life all over again.

Wah I feel so bad lo. It's like I caused so many people to go jobless.

Supernanny

This is another show on Central that I love other than Child of Our Time. It's about this experienced nanny, Jo Frost, going around to help families with children who are extremely undisciplined..she really works wonders ok..the kids really will change and become more disciplined...I think it's really worth watching. It's in UK anyway.

Next Thursday (30 03 2006) at 10pm on Central, the show really very entertaining I think. Because the kids can carry chairs and throw them around and point the middle finger. I'm talking about kids around...five years old? So try to watch la. Don't turn on the TV set too loud though, the screaming will get quite irritating.

This routine is set up for every household to follow
So Jo will speak to the parents
You can see how scary things are at home

The call got through!

Because my dear Jing Yi is working at StarHub's sales department she could sort of spot the movements of the 'nice lady'. And JY told me that the lady was back at her desk! Yeay so I tried calling again and got through. Heh. So told her I was intending to quit by the end of the month, so she explained that actually StarHub wanted to sign the i-mode promoters till March, but it's the job agency that wants to sign us till June. So I guess the agency also good because they helped to ensure that we wont be jobless till then. The nice lady then told me that she'd send an email to the agent and tell him to give us a call. I was quite happy! Like a stone that has been occupying most of my heart finally taken off.

Off day

Supposed to go for lunch with Sam today...but he last minute got something on...so didn't go in the end. I didn't make any back up plans...so just lying around at home today. Actually I am quite pissed with him since we confirmed the outing first. Just ignore him today la. Sigh.

Called the nice lady at StarHub so that I can bring up the topic of quitting, but in the end couldn't get to her. Sigh. Perhaps I'll try again tomorrow morning. Her phone is only office hours I guess. Tried calling her on weekends but she completely never answer one. So last chance is tomorrow morning. I wanna confirm quick. I wanna quit!

Feeling better

Yea, I cried it all out, feeling better now...but I'm still intent to quit.

Stressed - by work

I really wanna quit this job...should be calling the nice lady in-charge of the StarHub i-mode promoters...I'm really unhappy..getting unhappier. I wanna let it all out. I wanna cry, I wanna kick things around, I wanna throw tantrums, I wanna shout...but I can't. Dunno why. Listening to Josh Groban now.

My supervisor approached me today at the shop...talked to me about my responsibilities. That totally spoiled my day...she said something like...she had to be frank with me, though she doesn't want to...whether I like her or not, I'm the i-mode promoter, she's glad that there's one more person to help her, she's appreciative of my effort...but the bosses emphasised them to push the i-mode phones...moreover they lost a phone in the shop. While they were racking their brains about it I wondered if they ever thought of me as a suspect. Well, obviously they did. She said I'm not an internal staff, though I'm not an outsider either, but I'm still not allowed to step behind the counter...so now I have very limited space...she said that she knows my job can get sian, she understands, if I'm tired I can sit at the back of the shop...anything I'm unhappy with I can voice out...This whole thing is now like a warning...I dunno what made her thinks I don't like her, it's not that I don't like her, it's more of that...I'm afraid of her. But I think she dislikes me la. Whatever it is...after today I really feel like calling it quits. Really. Sick of everything at the shop..whenever she's around the atmosphere always very tense. As in for me la. Why must she be the in-charge of the shop...if it's someone else I reckon my life would be better at the shop and I'll be able to press on this job for another month...but now I think I can't. I need and want to quit. Like Sam said, I don't earn a single cent more by helping them, so just ignore them lo. True...I can also get myself out of trouble at the same time...

What are the reasons that I can give? How can I really persuade and convince them to let me quit? I know for one thing is that I cannot take the working hours...eat up my whole day...and I don't have proper time to share with my family as well as friends...don't have time to pursue my passion - the tuba...I'd like to be around at practices for my secondary school..coach them well...and go back to MJ once in a while. Who can give me comfort now? I don't know how to put it across to tell you all how I feel...我觉得我的心好闷...

While at the shop customers repeatedly thought I'm Malay...this Chinese uncle waved to me and gestured for me to go over...and he spoke quite softly and I had to stretch over and listen hard and I still couldn't understand a word he was saying. Because he was speaking in Malay. And I was like, 'I'm Chinese' so he OHHH and spoke to me in Mandarin. Another customer could only spoke Chinese so when she saw me she backed away and waited for my colleagues who were busy. Fine. Was speaking to a customer in English and chatted until I suddenly spoke to him in Mandarin. I was looking at the phone instead of me but I could see his expression when I was yakking in Mandarin. He was in a state of shock and came back to his senses only a while later. What's so surprising? How come I don't feel like I'm myself all of a sudden? What if one day I enter a country with serious racial discrimination and they thought I'm the discriminated race and they kill me? I'm not being rude or offensive, really apologise if I offend anyone of you. But I'm just so full of sorrow now. I don't feel like I'm Erina.

读了《三十拉警报》至今，有许多的感触。在巴士上读的时候，总是想好好的哭一会儿。但是在又陌生，又冷酷无情的车上，我哭不出来。了解了些人物的心情，让我回想到从前，好像我自己也刚刚和我爱的人分开...好恐怖...为什么我又好像变得越来越笨? 不知道是不是我想太多, 以前的我,聪明伶俐多了...现在...我的命, 好辛苦。也不知道是不是我不想再受伤, 不敢再爱多一回。眼前的机会, 我只好放开...

Photos

Posting photos that I should've posted long ago..

Saw this spider web before I left the house for work one morning...went back and checked again, it's gone. Supposedly blown away by the wind. But a nice looking piece of web though.


A brownie Joan made for me! Nice leh!

Quite pissed

Some customers really piss me off. Not that all of them have attitude problems, but really, they never find out about stuff properly and jump to conclusions. I am quite angry.

Why?

There was this Chinese customer who came in and I acknowledged her to hear from her that, 'Never mind, I think I speak to them (she points to the sales people behind the counter) because it is easier for me to speak Chinese' and she walked off straightaway before I could say anything. What the hell. I mean, I'm not racist or anything, but really. Enough! I get more and more of these customers day by day who get shocked that I'm actually Chinese. It's the way they react to how I look that I'm pissed la, not that they are surprised that I'm Chinese. I think people think that I'm Malay doesn't hurt, but they do not have to react that way. Hate this job.

I went to get a Ramly's burger at the pasar malam near my place just now. The Malay auntie spoke to me in Malay. Thankful that I know what ayam means, so just 'ya!' here and there and got my burger. Yeay. I think the guy beside her knows that I'm not Malay he just grinned broadly at me. I found it funny actually cos like the auntie was so blur and he just let her blur on.

I'm currently reading this Chinese novel based on a Japanese drama serial, Over Time 《三十拉警报》. Some parts of the story made me think back about my past relationship, and how I should have seen things at a different viewpoint...come to think of it, I was and am very sad...Was sad over the breakup, and now sad about why didn't I view things with an open mind and was so narrow-minded, put a lot of blame on him, as well as most of the blame on myself why I was so useless, can't even keep someone I love. I often wonder if the breakup did hurt him as much...the past...is a lesson, but whether you learn from it is another thing...you dont have to score full marks to get a distinction. So it's hard to tell if I'll make the same mistakes over again, if I'll lose another loved one again. I don't want to go through all those for another time more. He's serving the nation now...don't even have a clue to how he is..can anyone tell me? Didn't try texting him since he won't reply to my SMSes..Why is it that I have to know about how he is now through others? Sigh. Why am I missing him so badly all of a sudden? Must be the reflection..

Banana house

Shocked by the view I saw when I reached home today.

Banana delivery to your door!

Craaaaaazy! Shocked the hell out of me. Haha. And no one was at home, so I called my family up and my mum thinks that it's from my neighbour. Ya should be la. She always give us bananas.

Felix didn't come over to Compass Point today so had to eat alone but never mind la he gotta study anyway...so freaking scary la! The whole food court was packed then I'm like some poor thing sitting alone T_T hate that feeling.

Going for lunch with Sam this Thursday. Hope I did enough security measures =P

Anyway, sometimes you just thought that the friends around you are your everything...but the circumstances seem to tell you that, no, you're wrong. Worries come in, tears drop, and the swearing began. Those circumstances made you do oaths that you will not bother about so and so and so and so, but then again, friends are friends! Eventually, dawn arrives. =D

Sometimes people can just be so...uH...虚伪...I dunno what you call that in English. Just can't get the word in. Something to do with having a fake personality. Like sometimes when you do good stuff for others, you do not have to go on to publicise what a great person you've been. I don't need that. Like how good can you get when you announce what good deeds you've done?

Awwwww

I was eating alone at the food court reading my novel and going to finish my food when someone suddenly sat at my table at his own accord. Looked up to see Felix smiling widely at me. Shocked the hell out of me hahaa...so nice of him lo!! Like want to surprise me (but I got shocked anyway, it's around the same line)...he went to my shop and saw that I wasn't around so presumed i'll be at the food court and ta-daaa! Company for dinner. =D Felix is very very nice to me! Sometimes the way he treats me I know that he really care though in 24 hours, he'll be spending 23 hours and 59 minutes suaning me.

By the way, I read the news some time ago and saw this article talking about US teens showing signs of hearing loss. Caused by them listening to earphones for too long. So friends, beware ok. Don't want you all to go partially deaf because of your love for music. Not that it's not worth it, but if you look after yourself, you can enjoy your music more. Try not to listen to those headphones or earphones whatsoever for more than 30 minutes a day. Will spoil your ear drums, and this is irreversible! Really!

Just found out today that the Power of Josh Groban, a piece that the Hai Sing alumni was trying, didn't get chosen. What an impact on me lo... very sad. Sigh. I love Josh Groban nevertheless.

Got very frustrated by the applications for university. Nothing goes right at the moment, so going to apply next week. By next week I'll surely apply one la...hope I get into Mathematical Sciences at NTU though. I'm quite interested.

Age gap of 12 years...not a good sign though..never mind. Won't even think about it.

I wanna quit my job!

Oh went for MJ alumni pract today...was quite enjoyable. Then wondered if I should ask Kai Yan to play with me since Mrs Lau is not very fond of the idea...discussed with Benny, I think I should be left alone (so poor thing!) haha but I guess I should be fine, however the long notes part I'm just worried la. Or I get lost during the concert. Oh no. Haha. Benny said I must show all my might! Yes, almighty Erina! (Whatever la, Erina) Haha.

Photos

Photos!!! Me and Yi Xin during our hang outs.



All done by a 1.3 megapixel camera.

Fine day

Today was OK. Though the bosses of the shop came by and stayed for quite some time which was scary because I'm afraid that they'll talk to me. However Yi Jun (a junior from MJCSB) dropped by by accident, she just wanted to shop and didn't know I was working there. So chatted a bit. Then after that Darius (a senior from Hai Sing) came into the shop unknowingly too. And chatted to him a bit too. And Felix came to join me for dinner! Heh. Happy. He was at the airport before he came, and guess what? He bought me Willy Wonka's Whipple Scrumptious Caramel Delight! It's a chocolate, one of my favourites! You can only get the chocolate from the airport as far as I know. =D Felix is so nice and he accompanied me walk walk at Cold Storage. Heh. So was more lively today. Slightly more only. Felt bad because Felix was tired and just had band practice and went airport for lunch and had to accompany me for dinner. But thanks so much!

I'm seriously broke! But I'm still tempted by this wine - Jacob Creek's Sparkling Rosé. Felix says that it's nice, he drank it before. Even more tempted haha.



Anyway, tomorrow's my off day! Going to think about my university courses and tidy up my room and bake cookies! Oatmeal Raisin and Cinnamon cookies. Hope they turn out to be crispy instead of chewy.

So happy. Finally an off day to stay at home. But of course going out in the morning to get ingredients for my cookies. With mum! Can spend time with her already.

Today I was more at ease at the shop I guess, except the part where the bosses came in. Yep.

Slightly happier today

Yep today when I thought it'll be a stupid day again a good colleague of mine, Phyllicia, came to the shop! So today there was at least someone I can relate to at the shop lo. Went for break with Phyllicia =) Had company for dinner, so rare! Haha.

Felix came to visit too! Going to have dinner with him tomorrow, he's coming over! So happy. Company for dinner tomorrow!

Felix also told me about this incident in school lo. Guess what. A 'staring' incident. Stupid right? I thought this will only happen to those do-nothing-ers outside. This guy went up to Felix and touted him for a fight. Why? Because he accused Felix of staring at him. Please lo Felix never even see him around in school before! So childish right? I feel ashamed to have graduated from that school with such brainless and too-free people. Take the time to study la if people stare at you stare back at them! Why start a fight? Very childish! So dumb! So stupid!

Oh my brother finally upgraded my PC for me. Now I got WindowsXP. Yeay. Actually I don't feel much difference la...probably is because I've used this version before on my brother's laptop. Heh. Whatever la.

A birthday

Happy 19th Birthday Aaron!

So pissed

Just learnt from Sam about what my permanent colleagues at the shop thought of me..and now I'm extremely pissed.

OK, so I'm supposed to refer the customers to them when customers want to know the trade-in values for their phones. So even when there're a lot of people at the shop I let the customers queue up just to know the trade-in values. OK lo, I got nothing to say also. This isn't my responsibility anyway.

In addition, they also complained to Sam that I always like to see and ask what they're doing. One thing is, I never asked what they are doing. And when I seem to look at what they're doing, I've been dreaming actually! Moreover I also dunno why I can't see what they're doing. What's wrong? Other customers also look at the processes of others and busybody themselves.

I got all mad and asked Sam am I that busybody, he said I'm not the problem, they are. Because they're too fussy. He told me that the other promoters that he knew from the other shops help out at their locations too. Then why am I so unlucky?! And I think they're really bad people lo, very fake...one of the colleagues who complained about me still talk to me as if I like him like that. Like as in I wanna be his friend. No lo, whatever he said I always get pissed. Too high an ego and always think that he's right. So irritated.

Anyway, my blisters dried up..they're better now but left ugly and awful-looking scars on my left foot. My right foot can be considered quite flawless. I have around 6 scars on my left foot and somehow none on my right foot. Sigh.

Blisters

Awful. Had serious blisters on my left foot due to stupid but nice looking shoes. One at the ankle and one at the joint part of the big toe. Ouch. And because I'm forever clumsy and don't concentrate on where I'm walking, I kept knocking onto chairs and corners of tables or desks or walls or doors and those accidents happen right on my blister. T_T

The blister at the big toe was actually a small case when I noticed it yesterday. It began to swell throughout today while I was at work. Super afraid that someone will run to me and step on my toe. I'd die. But of course I wasn't that unlucky.

And due to save money, I didn't get any plasters even though I went plaster-shopping during my break today. And the shop owes me $4 as the cashier doesn't have spare change. So pathetic, always like that one. But saw plasters that were cheap but I'm still unwilling to fork out money. Thus I'll be going to work tomorrow without the plaster and fret that bacteria will enter my wound. T_T Somebody save me.

A birthday

Happy 49th Birthday Dad!

Open House

Went to the open house of NTU and NUS today...NTU made its open house great, whereas for NUS things were quite disappointing. I guess it was the whole organisation of the open house...though it was easier to get around for NTU and things were more lively there, NUS' exhibits were much nicer and more spacious. Information wise, I guess NTU's la, for the genre that I'm interested in.

If I enter NTU, I'm going to apply for the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences to do Mathematical Sciences. NUS, it'll be School of Science to do Applied Mathematics. Career prospects wise I haven't really thought of it, but at least I'm rather interested in this area. Compared to asking me to do business or arts. Yep, going to apply for things this way. But of course going to apply for more courses...In case.

After the open house went for dinner with my family for my dad's birthday. At Loyang Lane.

一年前的快乐

It was a year ago at 7pm plus...do you remember?

He's going into army tomorrow...I threw the sketchbook away but still, I cannot forget today. Hope he knows that I care, even though he didn't reply to any of the SMSes I sent...Perhaps I'm nothing big, that's why, but hope he got my messages...I'm so down, didn't get to see him at all...I miss him.

Argh.

Sob.

Work

I'm sick and tired of this job.

Hate to see the customers demanding this and that when common sense and reading and DIY will do.

There was this customer who is a student of one of the universities in Singapore taking brochures of three models of mobile phones and placing and spreading them ON TOP of the phones display and then asked me to explain to her and her brother (or boyfriend) the differences between the three models. Can't you read? She was very snobbish also. Hyper attitude problem! Hate this sort of customers who throw their weight around.

And then there was this customer who wanted to check if he had any outstanding bills. OK, my shop doesn't have the system to help him check and I explained to him and asked him to call the customer service hotline. And after wait for only about a minute plus (it doesn't seem to be a long wait with his "gorgeous" girlfriend) he was like, 'Are there any other ways that I can get to the customer service officer directly without waiting? They're taking awfully long to answer!' I saw the time meter on the phone it was showing 01:26, or a minute and 26 seconds. How long was it? You think the officers standby for you only? Moreover you were calling at peak hour! Wah piang. So I replied 'Calling the hotline is the only and most direct line you can call.' Think he got priority that he can get to the officers ah? Go knock at their doors lo! So irritated! And so I called for him la! Waited as long also what. Just wait a while longer why so impatient? Not as if you're in a rush. Then the girlfriend was like, 'They (i.e. the people at the shop) cannot check for us meh?' She spoke in Mandarin so I told her that we don't have the system to find out for them. And it's like, 'Oh I thought you were Malay!' I just gave an obliging smile. Really obliging. Too tired of them to heed her. It's like when the guy first asked I already told the BOTH of them that we can't check. What was she thinking when I said those? Traumatised by the way I look? Ya I am too gorgeous (note without the inverted commas haha). OK la OK la shall stop crapping.

Hey. It's been loooooooong since I crapped like crazy. Miss those days. I no longer get to crap in the shop lo. Don't even have a friendly relationship with the people at my shop. My supervisor can't be bothered about me, and this other colleague just follow what she does when she's around and get big headed when she's not around, thinking that he's in-charge. Anyway, it's those colleagues who got sent here once in a while that I'm closer to and can just chat and have dinner with them. Those permanently at the shop treats me like a screen protector. So clear and you don't even know that it's there on the LCD of your phone. Costs $10 if you get it with a mobile phone and $12 if you just buy ala carte. I blend well with the surroundings that I fit in TOO well. But at least I know that the colleagues who come in once in a while can see me.

Really loathe this job. Handed in my resignation only to be told that I can only stop working by end of April. About two more months to suffer.

Hong Wei and Yu Han came to visit today. Thank you!

Listening to Josh Groban. He makes me feel better. A lot of emotions into his singing, really. But I am very irritated by the speaker. It's making grumbling noises as JG sings.

Shopping again

Reflection
My off days so far have never been spent at home. I think ever since I started work I've never been home for the whole day, perhaps only for one or two days. If not my off days are spent out shopping mostly. Feel bad la, never stay at home to spend more time with my parents, already not spending quality time with them liao. Sighh. Even if I'm out shopping always very hard to make it in time back for dinner..shopping ma.

Spendthrift behaviour getting into me
But nevertheless...spent a total of $103.15 on myself. Like a lot of money on nothing! $25.20 on my hair. $49 on this bag. Now it occurred to me whether I spent too much on the bag..though it's imported but then...dunno la. $13.95 on Josh Groban's Josh Groban, his first album...and $15 on this screen protector that I got the wrong size for my camera. I can't really see where the money went to.

The Pyramid Game
三 角恋 or the love triangle. Thank the guy up there that this triangle no longer exist around me (Erina is exclusive, don't have to open your eyes this wide also). Hard for you all to guess what happened, so don't guess lo.

It's really hard when such things happen to best friends. I was racking my brain cells for some solutions, but problems can solve by themselves so...one side of the triangle dissolved. Yeay.

Lions in the movies!

There are more and more lions featured in the movies these days.

Aslan in the Chronicles of Narnia...

Alex in Madagascar...

Simba in The Lion King...

And more to come. There's this movie coming up also on a group of animals (a lion included) going to New York or something like that. What's the movie again, anyone knows? And SCARLY I will be one of the lions in the movies in the future! You know, something like Erina's Life Story (Ref: Nick's life story or something, it's the advertisement for the BE SOMEBODY asking you to sign on to the army if I'm not wrong) and everyone falls asleep at the theatre. If there are people who bother to watch. Haha. Kidding la. I don't like publicity.

A birthday

Happy 19th Birthday Maisarah!

I miss you!

MmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmuacKs! =*

又呆又傻又愚蠢

就是我。

去了不该去的地方，毁了自己。

好难过... ...

很抱歉那些为我担心和掉泪的朋友。我知道我太令人失望...

唉。

我必须更清醒，时时刻刻都要保护自己。

Title-less

Jing Yi called to tell me about an interview.

Good for you girl!

Terrible

I just don't know why I'm so stupid la. But I don't deny that I missed that someone. But I also didn't want such things to happen to me. What a terrible and terrifying morning.

Recovered from what I got for my results, though still will sulk about it. Haha.

And went to work.

It is the first time I met such a customer, so demanding and kept accusing and challenging us.

This customer is deaf and mute, implied that he had financial problems, which I think probably is true. One thing I want to make clear is that, I am sensitive to the disabled, but I am just amazed as to why there are people (abled or disabled) who can't think logically! Dear people, when you all want to sign up for StarHub MaxOnline (i.e. BroadBand) you have to tell the frontline sales staff if you can see the StarHub Cable preview channel, which is crucial, so that we can help you activate your TV point so you can enjoy Digital Cable as well as MaxOnline!

And so the customer told us that he could see the preview. So activation is not needed. In the end he came back and said that he cannot see, so must call 1633 to ask for a technician to activate. The customer insisted that he wants the technician to come down on a specific date and not any other time. But as you people know such schedules cannot change by your own will one what! And I spent over an hour trying to convey what the customer wanted on 1633! And was like telling the officer that things aren't his fault, it's the customer who can't really think well. The latter kept challenging the officer and kept telling me to tell the officer that he'll complain to 'his big boss' about him, lousy service. Whatever lo. I find that it's not the officer's fault, really. When you can't get a slot then there's nothing you can do, I find that the officer and his supervisor already trying means and ways to help him get the slot he wants. When told that there are no available slots on Saturday he was like, he don't believe because StarHub employs a lot of people. I had to take a really deep breath before I scribbled down the officer's reply. I can't possibly flare up since I'm only a middleman. The customer kept saying things like he can't wait till when and when to subscribe, or he won't want to take leave from his company. Because he finds that it is a waste of time for him to stay at home the whole day on Monday (there are empty slots on that day) and he wants to work to earn money. And if he takes leave on that day and his manager gets unhappy he's doomed. That's really what he wrote down. I seriously have nothing to say.

Other than the timeslot thing, he also insisted on having the activation fees waived off. I heard that he already wanted some other fees to be waived off, my colleague got so mad that he had to tell the customer that this is not a charity organisation. And I agree.

So unreasonable.

It's not that I'm not sensitive to their needs, but there are limitations! It's not as if there can be priority for them for every single thing! I know this is very bad to be talking like this, but no matter how you are born as, whether rich or poor, good-looking or ugly, healthy or weak, abled or disabled, blah blah or blah blah, you must still be reasonable! This gives me a thought. Do the disabled get pampered because people tend to be too sensitive to their needs and they always get what they want and hence always want to get what they want? Beats me. It's time for me to do some reflection. And you too, if you like.

Disappointment

Sigh. Ok, my results were worse than my dream. Bloody.

I got a D on my slip. For Econs. Never had liked that subject nor put in effort for it, so this is what I get. And then I got A for Math and B for Chemistry. Happy with my Chem results and so satisfied for Math. But ya. GP I got a C6. Sigh... ... So can say I was quite disappointed with my overall performance la. I thought at least perhaps C for Econs then things won't look that bad ma. Or a better grade for GP. Just so disappointed la. Dunno leh. 'Cos during the exams people were telling me they die in this die in that and in the end they still can do better than me lo. T_T Greatest regret in JC is to take Econs lo. Really.

A lot of the people around me are disappointed with their results, no gathering at all. So went out with Yi Xin and Joan after I left school. Went walk walk and ate at Pastamania. There's this new dish, it's called Prawn and Fish Roe Pasta, it's good! Enjoyed eating it. Yi Xin praised the pasta sauce too.

Xue Li got straight As! Congrats girl!

Currently thinking of going into NUS School of Science to major in Mathematics... I don't know whether eventually I'll love my choice or not, because can get rather boring... Like nothing interests me there anyway. And maybe I won't even be able to get in. Also looking at other choices and what majoring in Math can bring me except for being a teacher. But I only have got C Math, don't have F Math and you know, competition in school...I'll really be at a disadvantage...

I still gotta work tomorrow...Going to meet Sam before that. I don't feel like working la... Loathe the job. The place as well. Waste of time, I could've sat down and thought hard about my future.

I need to write a resignation letter asap.

Results, finally

The A level results are going to be out TOMORROW!!! I'm getting a bit cranky now...scary leh. T_T How how how?

I even dreamt of my results. Not good! GP - C5, this is not ok; Econs - C, I''ll be overjoyed with a C for this subject; Math - B, what the hell! I'm pinning on this favourite subject for an A oh please please please....; and this other subject which I forgot but it's not Chemistry. I got A for that. Like what the hell. I don't want my grades to be placed this way, though I'm a poor student. Perhaps things can be worse huh? Oh no oh no oh no...Going to get my results liao!!!!!!!!! Cedric and Daniel msged me good luck. The former said that I better go sleep first and think more tomorrow. Ok. I'm going to sleep soon I guess. Provided I can fall asleep. T_T Die la die la so scary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sob.

I'm shaking!