Monday, January 31, 2005

At work again.
What to blog??
Hmmm..
Boss in a totally crappy mood.
Ok, so that isn't new. Sigh.

Thank GOD for yesterday's outing with the girls, Caro and pJ.
Intially, I was apprehensive.
I didn't want to go.
It's been too long a while
Since I saw them.
But it was good.
Great fun.
Love ya girls!
Flying kites,
[apparently, I have hidden talent]
Tsk.
Pigged out at Caro's work place.
Very very rich food,
very very expensive.
Gosh!

Ooo, I also bought my red Adidas jacket on Friday (retail price S$89)
FOR $62.30 at Queensway!
I LOIKE!!
I'm such a smart shopper. *beams*

4 more days to go before I get released frm this hell hole.
Hang in there, Rach
Hang in there.
I feel like I am talking to myself.
I think I am.
Yikes!

Such randomness.
R
A
M
D
O
M
N
E
S
S
............ I think I am losing my sanity.

Friday, January 28, 2005

Had the most awful week ever in my entire working life. Details that I rather not go into, but of course those trusty friends whom I have spoken to about will know the horrific nightmare I am being put through. Just the mere thought of it gives me shudders, never in my little lifetime have I disliked someone so intensely. Perhaps, dislike is a grossly underrated word in this context.

Anywho, met up with the gals whom I haven't seen in ages yesterday, Caro and Xing. It's been truly ages! Did some shopping arnd for pJ's bday present. It was pJ's bday yesterday. Happy bday, pJ!! Yaps, we had dinner and walk arnd heaps. Saw many pretty pretty things I wanna get. Waiting for my pay 1st for this month.

Wishlist
- red adidas hooded jacket: I'M LOVING IT!!! (S$89)
- summer blouse frm Mango (S$30)
- baby purple Nike gym bag (S$89)

Well. I just have to wait patiently and see, don't I?

Saturday, January 22, 2005

The flava of my month - Ryan Cabrera's TRUE
[Finally got the singer's name!]

I won't talk
I won't breathe
I won't move till you finally see
That you belong with me

You might think I don't look
But deep inside the corner of my mind
I'm attatched to you
mmmm

I'm weak, it's true
Cause I'm afraid to know the answer
Do you want me too?
Cause my heart keeps falling faster

[chorus]
I've waited all my life to cross this line
To the only thing that's true
So I will not hide
It's time to try anything to be with you
All my life I've waited
This is true

You don't know what you do
Everytime you walk into the room
I'm afraid to move

I'm weak, it's true
I'm just scared to know the ending
Do you see me too?
Do you even know you met me?

[Chorus]
I've waited all my life to cross this line
To the only thing thats true
So I will not hide
It's time to try anything to be with you
All my life I've waited
This is true

I know when I go
I'll be on my way to you
The way that's true

[chorus]
I've waited all my life to cross this line
To the only thing thats true
So I will not hide
It's time to try anything to be with you
All my life I've waited
This is true

Love it!

Thursday, January 20, 2005

Migrain, migrain, migrain.
Pain, pain and more pain.

Someone pls shoot me to relieve the pain. Please.

Wednesday, January 19, 2005

After yesterday's post, I am pretty sure I'm not everyone's/anyone's flavour of the month. It's cool, I kinda understand. If I were reading that post on someone else's blog, I wld have said the writer was an "utter asshole". Ok, that makes me one. Even Terry was personally disgusted at me. No surprise. Actually, I was rather glad he was. I rather he be the one scolding me, telling me off, gettin mad at me than anyone else. Because he is unbiased, and tht's what I respect him for.

On a lighter note (or perhaps not), I'm at home. Day 2 of MC *yay!*. However, I had a really eventful night. Intense pain on the left side of my head, migrain. It was sooooooo painful I just wanted to grab my head and bang it against the wall. I didn't know how to alleviate the pain. In a nutshell, the night was truly horrendous. For all you disgusted readers, you might be saying "Good, it's retribution!" Yah, perhaps it is.

Feeling kinda restless now and don't feel like continue ranting. Chat ya all later hey! GOD bless.

Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Jaks told me not along that uni offers are out on the net. He seemed really excited and I thought, oh my goodness, he's going to sch with me next semester. Then he said "I got my 2nd uni preference" My brain froze. 2nd preference? It doesn't sound right.... and indeed, it wasn't. He got into Curtin. I know that as a good girlfriend, I shld be jumping arnd, sharing the joy but maybe I just am not a good girlfriend. I was disappointed.

All my life, I dream that my guy will rock up to sch with me, attend the same classes as me (if he is in the same faculty) or meet me in between classes. Travelling inter-varsities isn't my thing. Unless it was back in the days of SCGS where there simply weren't any guys to date in sch. I hoped and I prayed he wld get into UWA. It made it alot easier to tell my Mum that too. He doesn't understand the sch reputation culture in Sgp. I came frm prestigous sch, snooty ones for that matter. I was brought up by my parents to mix with the same, occasional socialising with the neighbourhood pple was OK, but not encouraged. I remember what my Mum said "If you mix with pple that are above average (in terms of IQ), your grades will improve. I guess to a certain extent, it is indeed proven true. But I still don't whole heartedly agree.

Jaks doesn't understand this. He grew up in Australia and attended public schs and TAFE (Poly equivalent). I respect him just the same, no less. But my Mum scoffed at TAFE. [My parents were personally horrified when I wanted to go to Poly after my 'O's] Now, I can't help but wonder in many ways how he cld have things differently to get into UWA. Readers wld be disugsted at me, I know. But I realise one thing, as much as YOU are the person marrying the guy, parents approval is crucial. And I really just ain't sure if Curtin meets the cut. I don't know.

All my life, I set myself goals to meet. And I have never failed any of them. In Pri 6, PSLE, I studied to get into SCGS, I made it. In SCGS, I aimed (intially) to get good enough grades to get into SAJC, I did meet the cut. In college, the highlight of my success, I aimed to get into the toughest course in Perth and I did it. Thank GOD. I have never failed myself in these hurdles in my life. Call me competitive, judgemental or whtever, my parents always said, you don't need to find a brillant/filthy rich guy to marry (though they wld be more than happy) but someone who is like you, qualifications of the same recognition as you. Someone with less will be jealous and someone with more will look down on you. I don't believe in it but I listened anyway, keeping an open mind.

I'm quite messed up now. I know I am reacting in EVERY WAY I shldn't be, I don't know.

earrings for sale! any orders? Posted by Hello

Monday, January 17, 2005

Decided to go to work in the end. Not as if I am well. Block nose, block ears and a perpetual smoker's cough that is actually very annoying to even myself. By the way, the cough didn't arise from smoking. I don't smoke.

Anywho. Everyone complimented on my new earrings. *beams* My 2nd pair of handmade earrings. I am getting pretty good at it. My colleagues reckon I can set up my own business already! *more beams* Whaddya reckon? Haha, any customers? I specialise in GREEN, pinkk and black earrings. Caro, any orders? Haha.

Ok, so my boss has trial coming up but he's been making a total jackass fuss over it, which I find it plain annoying. HOWEVER, I found out the reason why he is being pedantic abt this ONE SMALL trial and truthfully now, I feel SORRY for him. Wait, why shld I feel sorry for someone who doesn't even care abt his own secretary? Anyways, due to my contract with the firm (and its privacy policy), I cannot devulge the details but for reader's interest, it's vaguely like this [in layman's terms]:

My boss handles mostly runners cases, which means he usually does not attend trials, those fancy-schmancy dramatic courtroom action, he deals with hearings. As this particular case, X, is an impt case, it has to go to trial. My boss, didn't prepare much for it prior to this week and basically, sat on it for 1 year [yeah, 1 YEAR], forgetting to send the Plaintiff for medical re-examination. And now, shld he lose the case, his client can sue him/the firm for negligence. Somewhere along these lines. Vaguely.

Hence, the PANIC. Very DRAMA. Just like The Practice.
Shld I go to work or not?
Shld I see HIS egotistic, chauvinistic flattened face?
Or shld I just happily stay home, and play arnd with my blog.

Ah, the shoulds and the should nots.

Sunday, January 16, 2005

oOooOo, silly Rach has just discovered the art of changing colours while posting. No wonder often enough, she feels jealous when pple have different coloured posts.

Now, she can do it too! And hiao to her friends. Haha.
Please use Morzilla Firefox web browser to view my blog, because Internet Explorer does a really dodgy job. =)

Jaks & I. See http://everychildsprayer.blogspot.com. =) Posted by Hello
Oh my goodness, I realise I didn't tell you the detestable thing that happened yesterday afternoon. I was watching tv, waiting to leave the house to meet wJ, and my mobile rang. I was like.. "ok, who's that" because I don't have Caller ID. I picked it up and it went like this:

Me: Harlo?
Caller: Harlo?
Me: Harlo?
Caller: Harlo?
Me: WHO IS THIS? [in a really LOUD voice]
Caller: Rach? KENNETH there.
Me *almost passes out in shock*: Yes?
Ken: Sorry to make you sick ah. How are you? Coming to work on Monday?

*like harlo, if you really cared if I fell sick, you wldn't have coughed in my face repeatedly in the past 5 days? Then now sick, you all of a sudden get so apologetic? Crap off man*

Me *trying to sound normal*: I'm actually getting sicker and I am not sure if I am coming down...
Ken: Oh, I need to get a temp if you aren't coming down, coz Monday will be really tight [since when there isn't a day that is tight?!?!?]

...............

Abit more here and there and the convo ended.

Which lead me to think abt the convo I had with my colleagues the other day. How to dodge his stupid calls, shld it be at night or on a wkend. Here are the 2 of the plausible suggestions.

1) Knock the phone on the table and say "Harlo? Harlo? You're cracking up, cannot here, reception fuz...." then press the END button.

2) When the moment you realise it's HIM, the dreaded HK, started breathing heavily and go, "Why are you calling me now? I am making love now!" *moan alittle* then hang up.

Maybe I will try it..... the next time he rings.

Saturday, January 15, 2005

Before the clock strikes midnight,
Happy *** month anniversary baby. *muacks*
Love ya.
Having a SUICIDAL migrain and "Tempted to Touch" being blared through my speakers just ain't helping it. Hehe, hell yeah, MY NEW SPEAKERS. Oh yeah. I loike. Haha. A massive THANK YOU to wJ mah man for tking me to the Electronics Mall for shop! (Also bought a pair of Sony earphones, cool)

"Tempted to touch, tempted to touch, little woman, man I need you so much..." Altec Landsing. Oh yeah.

Friday, January 14, 2005

Another Quick Inspiration that will tug at your heart

Does Heaven have a phone number?
Mommy went to heaven,
but I need her here today.
My tummy hurts and I fell down
I need her right away.
Operator can you tell me how
to find her in this book?
Is Heaven in this yellow part,
I don't know where to look.
I think my Daddy needs her too,
at night I hear him cry.
I hear him call her name sometimes,
but I really don't know why.
Maybe if I call her,
she will hurry home to me.
Is Heaven very far away,
Is it across the sea?
She's been gone for a long,long time
She needs to come home now!
I really need to reach her,
I simply don't know how.
Help me find her number please,
is it listed under "Heaven"?
I can't read these big, big words
I am only seven.
I'm sorry Operator,
I didn't mean to make you cry.
Is your tummy hurting too,
or is there something in your eye?
If I can my church, maybe they'll know how
Mommy said when we need help,
that's where we should go.
I found the number to my church
tacked up on the wall.
Thank you Operator,
I'll give them a call.

I think this is one of the most, innocent, heart-wrenching poems I've come acoss. Innocence is bliss.
"Give me my Romeo and when he shall die; take him and cut out in little stars and he shall make the face of the heavens so fine that all of the world will be in love with night and pay no worship to the garnish sun"

-Romeo & Juliet
Finally fallen ill. And I must say, it's abt time!! I know what you're thinking, "Rach has gone nuts, begging to be sick?!" Oh yeah, that's right, I am glad to be sick. Called in sick to work today. OBVIOUSLY someone wasn't happy abt it, but who cares? What matters is I AM HAPPY I DON'T HAVE TO SEE HIS IDIOTIC, EGOTISTIC, CHAUVINISTIC face for a day.

The past few days have been absolutely traumatic for me. I prefer not to go into details at all, for fear I might get so worked up again. Every possible insult was hurled at me, scoldings and file-slamming tossed at me. I am tired, physically, mentally and emotionally. I don't know how I find the strength to make it through each day without collapsing. And it's only through the power of GOD. And I sincerely thank GOD HE has finally decided, its time I fall sick so that I can have a break from work. Hooray. My throat hurts. It's red, sore and ugly. I feel ugly too. I need a makeover, perhaps an extreme one? Nah.... I don't think I wanna scar myself by undergoing surgical knife for beauty purposes.

Oh yes, on the way to the Docs today, I finally withdrew my measly but extremely hard-earned pay for the month of December. It might be awfully little, but I have money to buy Jaks' Christmas present. I feel awful having to owe him for so long, but thank GOD he is so understanding and sweet abt it. I'm also gonna get presents for my Mum and Dad, still cracking my head to think of what to get for them. And I am going Sim Lim with wJ tmr to go look arnd for some computer stuff for myself! How cool is that. Frm next wk onwards, I will tell my Mum to cut my allowance since now I am earning. Feel horrible to think my parents are spending tens of thousands on me just for my degree, which I cld have entirely pursued in Sgp, because I am not that dumb. Prob I wldn't have made it into Law then, but it doesn't matter. I cld have easily done something else and then worked awhile before pursuing it as a post grad. But I didn't. And guilt haunts me every waking moment.

Thursday, January 13, 2005






Your EQ is


147


50 or less: Thanks for answering honestly. Now get yourself a shrink, quick!

51-70: When it comes to understanding human emotions, you'd have better luck understanding Chinese.

71-90: You've got more emotional intelligence than the average frat boy. Barely.

91-110: You're average. It's easy to predict how you'll react to things. But anyone could have guessed that.

111-130: You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt.

131-150: You are remarkable when it comes to relating with others. Only the biggest losers get under your skin.

150+: Two possibilities - you've either out "Dr. Phil-ed" Dr. Phil... or you're a dirty liar.


Sunday, January 09, 2005

Rach's musiq flavas of the Month of January

Theme:
Spicy, raunchy with a twist of jazz and soul, dabbled with abit of melodrama

Kevin Little
Turn Me On

Christina Milian [feat. Fabolous]
Dip It Low (remix)

Corrinne May
Journey

Fatman Scoop
Be Faithful

Usher [feat. Ludacris & Lil' John]
Yeah!

Fat Joe & Terror Squad
Lean Back

J-Kwon [feat. Chingy & Murphy Lee]
Tipsy (remix)

Jamie Callum
Everlasting Love

Usher feat. Alicia Keys
My Boo

Twista
Overnight Celebrity

R. Kelly
Thoia Thoing

Nelly feat. Tim McGraw
Over and Over

N.O.R.E feat. Tego Calderon
Oya Mi Canto

David Tao
Pu Tong Peng You

Guy Sebastian
Kryptonite

Mya [feat. Cassidy]
My Love is like.... Woah (remix)

Marque Houston
Pop That Booty

Juvenile
Back That Ass Up

Genuine [feat. Sole]
Sex

Kevin Little
Tempted to Touch

Michael Buble
Sway

Usher
Burn

Tata Young
Sexy, Naughty, Bitchy

Houston feat. Chingy, I-20 & Na
I Like That

Thank you for tuning in!

Saturday, January 08, 2005

Just wanna make some special mentions to the pple at my workplace, YLP, to make such a learned experience:

(1) Lydia -
my "lao shi" who taught me all there is to know to survive in this firm

(2) Sally -
the one who gets me out of trouble now, after Lydia left

(3) my dickhead of a boss, HK -
he reinforced my decision to:-
a) never be a practising lawyer; and
b) never to marry a lawyer

(4) Eileen -
my other lunch buddy

(5) Shi Yuan -
the documents-filing dude who has been very patient with me, despite me making heaps of mistks

(6) Kenneth Sim, the HR assistant -
who kinda reminds me of an ah beng, but a very nice, sweet, cute and friendly ah beng who saved my butt tht day.

(7) Umi -
the receptionist whom I share some dumb laughs with and who complimented me on my laugh which she thought was extremely "cute"

Thanks for making this nightmare worth continuing on. I will press on and not give up, regardless.
Amy and I had a great day out today. Sang our lungs out at Kbox and then shopping! Oh my, my eyes were going bonkers! I must have seen at least $600 worth of stuff I wanna get, all after sale price! In the end, I got a pair of m)phosis black slippers which I have been yearning for ages!, a black tight top, which for your info *ahem* is completely bare back [how am I to wear a bra?] and lastly, a pretty black and white mambo skirt which is on 50% off. But there's many other pretty things I wanna get! Haha. But the skirt was still pretty ex coz the original price is $90. It also needs to be altered coz I'm simply too short.

At dinner, I saw someone familiar of the distant past. Amy knows who he is. We made eye contact, held it and we past each other. That face, I'll never forget. He was someone special, once. He'd changed, for the better, definitely. He looked suave and very desirable. He held his hand out to be 3yrs ago, but I let it drop. Tht is still my decision today. Amy asked me if I have any regrets. None Amy, none. Perhaps his character just isn't fit for someone with a pretty face like his. I am content where I am. The faded memories of him shall remain just memories, buried along with my past. However, it still remained a pleasant surprise seeing him.

I feel broke now. And I still haven't got paid yet. Dear GOD, pls speed up my pay cheque. I reckon I am a shopping whore now; feeble attempt at distracting myself frm work. Someone pls stop me, before its too late.

Wednesday, January 05, 2005

I feel like the kid in the candy store who has lots of money but is being denied of any.

I feel utterly helpless and lost.

Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Reflections of 2004
[questionaiire knicked off someone else's blog]

1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Umm, watch M18 movies, party legally and go into the Law library as a legitimate student.


2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions and will you make more for next year?
Use to make resolutions but found I never stuck to them. Gave up some time back.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yaps! My ex-colleague! Who was so gracious to let me name him!


4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not this year. Thank GOD.

5. What countries did you visit?
Ummm, does Australia count?


6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
Hmm, a Samsung mobile! and more parental attention.. maybe a Beemer perhaps?


7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
25 Febuary of every yr. Some of ya guys will know why.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I seriously not recall accomplishing ANY achievements at all. Does getting into Law School count? I reckon hey, other than that, zilch!


9. What was your biggest failure?
Flunking EBS. Not mugging has hard as I shld. Something I vouch to rectify this yr.


10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes, was severely sick for abt 5 wks of the 1st 8 wks of Semester 2.


11. What was the best thing you bought?
Best thing I'd bought? Prob the Crumpler laptop backpack. But the best thing someone has bought for me will prob be the mp3 player frm Jaks and the tablet frm my Dad.


12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Hmm, no idea hey.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
I guess there were friends whom I'd felt let me down over the past yr, but I don't wish to remember them any longer.


14. Where did most of your money go?
Chilling with friends, grocery shopping and clothes.


15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Hmmm, I know my social life is/was really non-existent but I don't really being that excited, other than when my exams ended.


16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
Any major R&B hit, Tempted to Touch, Turn me On, BURN! and of course, YEAH!


17. Compared to this time last year, are you

Happier or sadder:
INDIFFERENT

Thinner or fatter:
Fatter, definitely.

Richer or poorer?:
Poorer; Always getting poorer.


18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Studying, donating to the needy and spending time with my family.


19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Eating and then lying in bed.

20. How did you spend Christmas?
Out with Amy!

21. Did you fall in love in 2004?
Hehe, faithful blog readers will know, if there are any regular readers in the 1st place.


22. How many one-night stands?
Call me old-fashioned, conservative, whatever, ZILCH. I don't believe/approve of them.


23. What was your favorite TV programme?
Australian Idol. Period.

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Hmmm, I don't think so.

25. What was the best book you read?
In Yr 2004? I reckon it will be The Testament by John Grisham. Prob the only insightful book I'd completed in the year that's why...


26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Um, no idea hey.


27. What did you want and get?
* Wanted an MP3 player, got one.
* Wanted a Fujitsu tablet, got one.
* Wanted a Crumpler laptop bag, got one.
* Wanted a decent nice place with cool housemates to stay in Aust, prayers answered.
* Wanted to make good friends, and found a couple awesome pple.

I got pretty much what I wanted. Thank GOD for all these blessings.


29. What was your favorite film(s) of this year?
Pple who know me will reckon it's got to be Garfield the Movie hey, haha, but I enjoyed the comedies such as White Chicks and Mean girls. No fave!


30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Had a quiet family dinner with a few friends over. I turned 18.


31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Ummm, packing Gerald in my suitcase and bringing him to Perth!

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Umm, too casual, mismatched, lazy, pJs-oriented.

33. What kept you sane?
Church, MSN, Terry and alcohol. Kidding! Rehab drinker here! Haha.


34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Anthony Callea!

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
The war against Iraq


36. Who did you miss?
Now? Family, Jaks, Terry, Gerald, Amy.. I miss my close friends.


37. Who was the best new person you met?
Jaks, Terry, Crys, Joy, Normah, all the BPCWA pple who made the yr rawk!

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
Dance.
As though no one is watching.
Love.
As though you have never been hurt before.
Sing.
As though no one can hear you.
Live.
As though heaven is on earth.

Monday, January 03, 2005

I posted this poem on my blog many mths back. In the wake of the tsanami tragedy, this poem strikes home to me. It is etched in my memory forever. GOD bless.

A Year Ago Today

One yr ago today
Our world was turned upside down
When our oldest daughter had a scan
And a brain tumour was found.

I still remember tht day
As clear as it can be
It felt like the very life
Had been sucked out of me.

And twelve mths on
Somehow we've got through
But I know I cldn't have done it
Lord, without You.

I heard someone say recently
They were in depths of despair
And I wondered for a moment
If they knew You were there?

Pple oftern say to me
How do you cope?
I smile and I say
Tht I never give up hope.

And how is tht you manage
To get through each day?
I find a strength frm within
Wht more can I say?

Is not tht we have a choice
We must make the most of our time
It saddens me tht our daughter is so sick
But I'm eternally grateful she's mine.

Tht doesn't mean tht at times
I don't struggle to go on
But it is because I love my daughter so
Tht I try to remain strong.

If I lose my precious child
And they say tht I will
I know You will tk her home Lord
But I will Love her still.

By: Nanette Pethick 28/07/03
(Melissa passed away on the 7th of August, just after her 8th bday)

Sunday, January 02, 2005

What brand is your...

1. Wallet/ Purse

* Braun Buffel, if not, the spare is M)phosis

2. Handbag(s)
* m)phosis, sportsgirl and some no-brands

3. Slipper/Shoes
* Shoes... ninewest, Charles & Keith, bambou..
* Slippers... those no brand ah-ma kind, Roxy, Adidas, Nike..

4. Sport Shoes
* 2 pairs of Nikes

5. School Uniform
* Don't have one, muahaha

6. Cap
* Sportsgirl, Adidas

7. Computer
* Fujitsu Lifebook T3010 [laptop], home comp is IBM I think.

8. Handphone
* Nokia. I want a Samsung!

9. Bracelet(s)
* Mum bought some no-brand ones frm China.

10. Pen
* Umm, Pilot?

11. A4 Paper
* Hewlett Packard, Multifunctional (they are extra white for the affordable price you are paying!) [P.S, thanks Crys for intro-ing it to me]

12. Clock
* I don't think I have one in Aust nor Sgp

13. Shampoo
* Garnier Fructis, Sleek & Shine

14. Shower Gel/ Soap
* Hmm, I like Dettol...

15. Toothbrush
* Braun in Aust, disposable in Sgp [Coz I left the electric in Aust, craps]

16. Bedsheet
* Hmmm. Kmart? Target?

17. Television
* I think it's samsung.

18. CD player/ Radio
* Sony, panasonic

19. Fan/ Air -cond
* Sharp

20. Eye Shadow
* I don't use any.

21. Lip Gloss
* I have a Revlon one I think.

22. Foundation
* See Q20.

23. Perfume/ cologne
* Davidoff Coolwater for Women, Lancome Miracles

24. Nail Polish
* Heapsa no-brand ones, given by Auntie

25. Toothpaste
* Not fussed, its Darlie now.

26. Body Moisturiser
* Hardly use. But I like Johnson & Johnson.

27. Glasses/ Contact Lens
* No brand

28. Pencil Case
* Its either the free red Wilson tennis bag-shaped one or the hippo my Mum bought for me.

29. Watch
* I don't use one either. But I have 2 Nikes.

30. Tracksuit
* Hmm, don't have one. I have Adidas trackpants
though!

31. Travel Bag
* (my duffels!) Nike, United Colours of Benetton, Adidas

32. Jeans
* Mudd, Levis [I hate jeans]

33. Pyjamas
* Sussan, BNT [which stands for Bras & Things), Looney Tunes, Winnie the Pooh and some no brand ones.

34. Undies / boxers
* Bonds, Hush puppies, Target, Triumph and a
whole heap of no-brands

35. Ciggies
* None

36.Mosq spray
* Don't use!

37.Room Freshener
* Umm, it's the airwick Air Purifier thing.

38.Hair gel
* Don't use

39. Tops
* Umm, no brand arty local designer tees, giodarno lycra tees, G2000 [for work]... mainly cheapo tees

40. Bottoms
* Various local designer skirts, Valley girl pants, arena shorts

41. Face Cleanser
* Garnier in Aust, Bioessence in Sgp

42. Face Toner
* Don't use.

43. Face Moisturiser
* Laisse

44. Sunscreen
* None

45. Mask
* None

46. Nose strip
* What's that? Is it the Biore Porepack thing? I use the aromatherapy one.

47. School bags
* Red Crumpler laptop bag, navy blue Eastpak, red/grey Deuter, black Portmans leather sling
bag.

48. Cars
* Merc (family car) but I wld like a Beemer, pls?

49. Petrol
* Are there pple who actually fuss abt petrol brands?

50. Junk food / sweet & candy
* Not too a fan of this. But I like ice cream!!

Saturday, January 01, 2005

Had a really quiet and low key New Year, unlike the one I had originally planned with Amy. I backed out last minute because my body was utterly shagged and my feet hurt. I cldn't tk any more partying for this wk. I had too much and I needed rest. Real sorry girl, I tried to recover enough energy for last night but it just wasn't sufficient. So sorry gal. I promise I will make it up to you when I get my pay. Don't get mad. *hugs*

I wanted to stay home and just chill. However, I decided to go over to Gerald's since he had decided to stay home too. Watched movies and had prata supper. wJ even joined us for awhile. Frankly, it seemed like such a normal night. Away from the crazy partying and crowds. It was, meaningful. My balls..... of my feet (what where you thinking?!?) have been hurting, I reckon I need it check out by the foot specialist. Forgive me, I am an Arts student, not a Science one. What is a foot specialist called? It's it somethin like a podiatrist or something? No idea hey.

2005 will be another life-changing year. 2nd year uni... suddenly everything seems to fly by me so fast. I've made the painstaking decision not to return to Sgp in July this yr. I realised somethin from my past 4 trips back to Sgp in the last 2 yr duration. My friends here have all moved on in life with their new friends, the talk of most of them meeting up with me when I'm back never materialised. And, it isn't ME who can't make it. I need to move on with mine to and treasure wht I have now. The pple and friends in Aust I have come to spend my time so intimately with. The tsunami diseaster has only reinforced in me the need to hold on to dearly what we have now. Say I love you like there is no tmr to your loved ones, because, you may never know if tmr will ever come.

This goes out to my treasured precious loved ones, forgive me if I may forget anyone. Dad, Mum, Bro, Godmother, Jaks, Terry, Gerald, Mark L, wJ, Amy, Caro, pJ, Joy and Crys. These are the pple whom I have met at different phases of my life and whom I have shared my feelings and innermost thoughts to. I love ya guys so much and without you guys, I wldn't be me today because it's with your guidance, nurturing, support and concern that I am where I am today. Thank you so much for accepting me for who I am. Love ya. *hugs*

To the other friends, ya guys have also played a major role in brightening my otherwise dreary days. May GOD bless you always.

Thank GOD for all the blessings HE has showered me upon.