Getting to it

In a few hours time, we’ll be screaming, “Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009! Happy New Year!” Gosh, 1 year went by that fast, huh! Its been a great year for me – most importantly, being very in love with a person who constantly makes me smile and laugh & having great family and friends by my side. There is nothing more i could ask for and there are no events which happened in 2008 i wish to change . Oh, perhaps, the only event i wish to change is when i decided to cut my hair short. My resolution for 2009? To grow longer hair. haha. This resolution is so the “bimbo” kind. I was one and a half hour late for school! The class attendance for today was terrible. There were only about 10 of us during lecture.

After school, went back home for a quick nap. While i was about to fall asleep, one of the Secondary school called me for relief teaching from 2nd Jan to 9 Jan. I agreed! I will be doing relief for a maths teacher. SHIT! I dont know how to do maths because i am a maths dummy. Hopefully it is lower secondary maths. If it is upper secondary maths, i will really need to dig my cupboard for my Secondary 4 maths textbook. So, wish me luck yeah.

What are your plans for tonight? Where will you be at while counting down to the last minute of 2008? Well, i’ll be spending my night with Terence. We’re not sure if we want to see the fireworks at Marina Bay. I hate jostling among the crowd. So, a simple dinner and a movie will be fine for me!

Happy New Year everyone and party like a rock star. haha.

Hello Tuesday

la risa nunca termina

Hello Tuesday! It was the first day of school yesterday but i stayed home and continued sleeping because i was too lazy to attend any lectures. It feels great to be back in school today! After the long holidays, i was feeling pretty ecstatic when i saw my friends because we had too much to catch up with one another. We talked and laughed the whole day. Very lively day i must say!

usted y yo, junto siempre

Last weekend before i have to go through dreadful weeks of school. Went for Maggie’s 21st Birthday party yesterday night. Lots of fun!

Maggie cutting her Birthday cake

Besties

The Army guys

From left to right: The soon to be 22 year old, The 21 year old and The 19 year old

Wee Kuang, Hong Yi and Maggie

Zaki and Maggie

The 21 year old & the 19 year old

Charlie & Maggie

Reached home at almost 3am. Terence had to book in at 1145 hours. Not 1145 PM. It is 1145 AM. Yes, that early! So poor thing.

There’s school tomorrow. Lecture all day. I might just extend my holidays till tomorrow. Will be back at school on Tuesday! haha :)

Hidden Danger

azul de cielo azul

What a Friday. I’m going to spoil my eyes because i’ve been staring at the computer screen for hours. I love watching Aircrash Investigation on National Geographic Channel. This is byfar, the most scariest episode to me. THIS IS A TRUE STORY. So, it really scared the shit out of me to ever board a plane! This is part 3 of the episode.

You can watch the full episode at: Air crash Investigation – Hidden Danger

I didn’t understand what happened initially. Fortunately, Boyfriend – the engineering graduate who understands these things better than me, explained to me about it. He explained everything from the plane parts to how it functioned. So, what happened was, the plane suddenly flipped to one side. The pilot was trying to stabilize the plane by making it fly horizontally again but one of the plane parts wasn’t functioning the way it was supposed to. If you try to control it to the left, it will go to right instead. So, if the plane flipped to right, obviously, the pilot would turn the controller to the left. But when the pilot did that, it became worse because the plane moved more to the right instead of moving to the left. With only seconds to react, the pilots were clueless why the plane was not going to the direction that they wanted it to. Scary, huh?

Like what i’ve learnt from watching this show, “All airplanes are designed not to crash.” So, if an airplane crashes, there might be tons of undetermined causes. No one would vouch that they are 100% sure what happens in the cockpit seconds before the crash because they are not there to witness it. I guess, from this incident, the aviation industry has improved the plane to make every journey safer.

It might be a long time before i decide to step onto a plane again.

Sábado vendrá

Met Terence in the afternoon. Went to his grandmother’s place with him. Had lunch with his cousins and the food was great! Got Christmas presents from his aunt and cousin too! :) It was indeed a Merry Christmas although we went home earlier because he had to book in by 2100hrs tonight. The day was so chilly that i had to make hot tea for myself while watching TV. Great shows lined up for Christmas. My eyes will be glued to the TV – I can guarantee you that.

con felicidad, sonrisas y amor máximo

The rain was never-ending. Obviously, it was a wrong day to wear heels as my feet and heels got wet from walking in puddles of water. Poor thing, Terence caught the flu bug.

Met him at his place in the afternoon. Helped him with the laundry. After we’re done with all that, went to grandmother’s place. I did manicure with his cousins while he shared his 2 weeks basic military training experiences with his aunt. We stayed there for awhile before making plans to catch a movie somewhere. Town would be a bad idea because the place would be flooded by people and the rain would only make it worse. After much thought, we decide to spend a simple night at Ang Mo Kio, bumming on the cushions of Cathay Cineplex.

“The Day The Earth Stood Still” was crappy. Too sci-fi. Can you imagine an alien who looks like a gigantic version of iron man? Too unbelievable that it dont makes sense at all.

Movie ended at 1.20 a.m. Thankfully, the train service was extended till 1.45am! Terence took the train home while i took the cab home because there was no more bus for me. Didn’t join besties for Christmas Countdown this year. I’ve got to wake up really early the next day since i’ll be going to Terence’s grandmother’s house for Christmas tomorrow.

MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone! :)

Shocking to the senses

4 more days

I love watching Tyra Banks show. Very informative and “shocking” at times. Just watched an episode about “Teenagers who are eager to get Married”. Do watch it. You’ll be shocked too.

This 15 year old teen is desperate to get married. Her 18 year old boyfriend proposed to her with a REAL diamond ring. She immediately agreed and said “yes”. Her mum disagrees with the whole marriage thing BUT allowed her boyfriend to stay at their house for about a year already! Both of them sleep in the same room, on the same bed and even have sex 2 times per day!

She wants to have kids so much that she even bought fertility pills to get herself pregnant. She thinks she mature enough and is ready to start a family because she feels that she has done a good job at babysitting her younger siblings while her mum is at work.

She wants to spend the rest of her life with her boyfriend. Her boyfriend works as a pizza delivery pizza boy. Their typical date is playing video games such as Sponge bob square pants video games. And both of them actually think that they are mature enough to get married and have babies.

I’m putting the video her for you to watch. It is interesting. Just listen to it, yeah.

Keeping the eyes busy

5 more days

Wala wala! I’ve been leading a lazy lifestyle. I’m not doing anything productive at home. I dont help in household chores. I only eat, sleep and watch TV all day. My supervisor called me recently. She ask me to work this Sunday. I’m feeling too lazy to work but i agreed anyway since i dont have anything better to do at home. I’m starting to regret that decision because i’m feeling too comfortable with lazing around at home.

Oh yeah, in case you forgot, i went to the library the other day. I borrowed 6 books. So far, i manage to finish reading ONLY 1. I have 5 more to go. I dont think i have time to finish all. haha :)

Anyway, did you watch Survivor? Bob won! Yay! I wish Matty was in the final 3. If Susie didn’t win the last immunity challenge, everyone would have voted Susie off. Bob, Matty and Sugar could have been in the Final 3. I’m glad Bob won because he is really smart! He won 5 immunity challenges – one after another. Amazing, huh! Go Bob!

Shooed away

6 more days

Time flies, huh? It is down to 6 days now. I’m feeling pretty excited actually! He’s been calling every night and yeah, we talked a lot. I’m like a news reporter because i would update him and tell him whats going on around the world.

Recently, shoes were thrown at Bush. In case you know nuts about what happened, i shall tell you what took place.

It should have been a fine morning i guess. U.S. President George W. Bush was at a news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister in Baghdad when an Iraqi reporter threw his shoes at Bush and called him a “dog” in Arabic. He jumped and threw his two shoes one by one at the president, who ducked and narrowly missed being struck. Several security members wrestled the reporter to the floor and then dragged him out of the hall as he was screaming.

Well, here’s a video of it from YouTube.

It’s good to watch the news. I find it rather interesting.

Let it down

8 more days

Omg. I was browsing through pictures and i saw myself with long hair! Argh! Just moments ago, i wanted to go to the nearby saloon to trim my hair. Now, looking at those old photos, i am motivated to let my hair grow like Rapunzel. “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let your hair down.”

And Bernice, we have a freaking test on 2nd January. Don’t tell me you forget all about it. I will scream at you if you did! We have less than a month to study for it. Faster call me and date me for Starbucks or McDonalds and golden fries. haha.

Till then, good night!

Welled up sooner than i thought

9 more days

Another day. Awaiting. Awaiting. Awaiting.

Went to the library with Hong Yi today. Borrowed a total of 6 books to keep me occupied on the remaining days. Still finding it hard to adapt. I must admit, being out the whole day made my day pass by faster.

My eyes suddenly welled up with tears the moment i set foot at Ang Mo Kio. I guess too much time were spent together at that place – having dinner, watching movie, sitting around and laughing together. All the paths i took and the places i walked reminded me of him. Everywhere i go, there are traces of him. It made me miss him even more.

Of all places, that spot beside the junction brings back memories of him. Every evening, when we meet for dinner, he would stand at that particular spot while waiting for me to cross the junction. While crossing, my mind kept imagining him to be there, but in reality, he was not there. I was plainly crossing the junction – not waving at anybody and all alone.

I wish the days would get by faster.

I will be

10 more days

Whenever he calls, i shouldn’t be sad, i should be happy. I should be happy that he called and i should be happy that i am able to hear from him. I shall be strong.

Making babies

11 more days

Its been 3 days i’m cooped up at home without doing anything productive. I still don’t have the mood to do go out and see the sun. Ok, before i bore you to death with my whining, maybe i should show you what i did today! Today, i made babies.

This is a baby girl:

Another girl but dont know why she look so foreign and blonde:

This is a baby boy. Very handsome eh..

This baby has curly hair!

I even made a baby with some African genes

I can’t stop laughing out loud while making babies.

Ok, just for laughs.

Me and Ben Affleck!

Me and Brad Pitt. haha.

Ok, too many babies already. Very tired!

Go and make your own babies at MakeMeBabies

Diana, where are your african babies? :)

Updated

Didn’t have a chance to talk about yesterday. Guess i was feeling too sad to talk about it.

Woke up early yesterday. Got ready and was on my way to his place. Helped him with some last minute packing. After making sure that he had everything packed into his bag, we left his place and he bid farewell to his dad.

Had Nasi Lemak for lunch with him. After lunch, took the bus to Pasir Ris Interchange. Met his cousin, Jacintha. Firstly, we took a chartered bus to the ferry terminal. Then took the ferry and we reached Tekong within minutes.

At Tekong, Jacintha and i went on a tour around the place. The funny thing was, while we were walking, we saw something flew across from nowhere! Guess what that thing was? IT WAS THE HEELS OF MY SHOE! Oh yeah, the heels of my shoe came off at the wrong place and at the wrong time! Luckily, Jacintha brought along an extra pair of slippers! I changed into the slippers and thank god that i didn’t have to continue walking around with a shoe without heels like a complete idiot!

We walked around the place, saw the bunks and lots of videos about The Army. Finally, we made our way to the Auditorium where the enlistees took the oath.

During food tasting, we took the food from the Muslim cookhouse. I didn’t have much appetite then because i was feeling full from the Nasi Lemak i had for lunch. There, we saw some enlistees bringing large luggage trolley. haha. It seemed as if they are ready for a long summer vacation.

After our meal, they kept announcing for the enlistees to assemble at the parade square. We bid farewell to Terence and the next time we’ll be able to see him is on 24th December, Christmas Eve. As the enlistees walked away from the Parade Square, some of the them were bidding final farewells to their parents. As for Terence, he chose not to look back. I guess it must have been hard for him. From the way he walked, i knew he was in a perpetual state of emotional turmoil. I had so many different emotions surfacing then and one of them was definitely the feeling of sadness.

Jacintha and I left the place. Took the ferry back and then the chartered bus to Pasir Ris Interchange. We went home by train. The journey back was awful. I was fighting back my tears and sadness while i was in the train.

As soon as i reached home, i laid on my bed and cried for hours. I pretended to sleep as i sobbed in silence under my pillow. I miss him so much. Currently, i have no mood for anything. As i looked at all the clothes in my wardrobe, i sighed. Its no use having so many clothes if i dont have the chance to wear them out and show it to him. I love dressing up for him. Right now, all i feel like is to stay at home and watch TV all day.

Its not easy going through a day without seing him. Because i am too used to seeing him daily. Darling, take care! I’m counting the days.

Love remains the same

Terence is finally enlisted for National Service. Sent him off to Tekong in the afternoon and i tried so hard to fight back my tears. I would miss him since we’re too used to seeing each other everyday. I hope to adapt soon and i hope he will adapt to his BMT life as well.

I cant help it but to think of a few things which i do daily. Somehow, thinking of those things makes me really sad.

The calls i make every afternoon to wake him up from his sleep. “Hello smelly mouth. Wake up already? Go and brush your teeth!”

The way he says, “Smell the nose!”

Between the two choices

Happy 18th Months Darling!

1 more day before he is enlisted. We’re cherishing every possible time we can spend together.

Yesterday, darling was having supper with his friends at McDonalds. He sent a text message asking me the funniest question out of the blue.

Him: You like Sonic the Hedgehog or Mezzo Piano?
Me: (Puzzled) Sayang, are you ok? Why that question?
Him: Just asking you in general.
Me: Sonic the Hedgehog!
Him: Ok.
Me: What about you? Do you like Sonic the Hedgehog or Mezzo Piano?
Him: Sonic the Hedgehog!
Me: Me too! I love playing the game! Sonic the Hedgehog has to go around in circles and collect rings!

Want to know why he asked me that question? Ok, he had the Hotcakes Happy Meal for supper.

They gave him a Mezzo Piano toy. He wanted to give me the toy and he knew i wouldn’t like the Mezzo Piano. So, he sent me a text message to confirm by asking if i like Sonic the Hedgehog or Mezzo Piano. When i said i like Sonic the Hedgehog, he exchanged the Mezzo Piano toy for Sonic the Hedgehog toy!

I didn’t know why on earth he asked me that question until he gave me the toy in the afternoon!
I’ve got a Sonic Spinner! It lights up when it spins. I love playing with the toy. haha! :)

The Sonic Spinner

Before switching on the light

After switching on the light

Boyfriend never fails to give me surprises. He is the sweetest boy I’ve ever met! Thanks for today darling and thanks for everything. I appreciate everything that you’ve done for me. I am going to miss you so badly tomorrow. I’m glad we made good use of the time available for us. We never fail to pass through each single day without seeing each other. Thanks for spending time with me and thanks for making me laugh and smile whenever i am with you.

I love you and only you :)

The first step

Went to darling’s place to help him pack some of his stuffs today. In the evening, met Shahrin and Aimi at Chong Pang. Shahrin is enlisting on 11th December, same day as Terence. So, guess what did the 2 boys did? THEY WENT TO THE BARBER TO CUT THEIR HAIR!

After the boys had their haircut, they felt that they looked really awful. Dont worry darling. You look great with an almost-botak look :)

Selamat Hari Raya Haji

Visited my dad at the hospital today. After that, did some Hari Raya visiting. Went back home in the afternoon.

Met Terence at night for awhile today. We met at around 10pm! He was out in the evening because he was sending his mum off at the Airport. His mum is going to Australia to attend his sister’s graduation ceremony. They will be back on Christmas. Although it was getting late, we still wanted to meet each other. After all, we’re only left with 2 more days before he is finally enlisted :(

Admittance

I can do the Wala Wala dance

Oh finally! 3 weeks of holiday. Exams are over and i can finally catch up on the 108373643846++ seconds of sleep.

So much things happened last night. Dad was admitted to the hospital because he was feeling so sick. My sisters and i were watching “Army Daze” together when my dad told my mum that he wants to see the doctor. Initially, my mum wanted to take a cab to a 24hr clinic. But my dad couldn’t walk properly. So, we called an ambulance instead. We waited for 10 minutes under the block but the ambulance was no where in sight. So, my mum decided to cancel the Ambulance and flag a cab to the hospital. My sister and i ran to the main road to flag a cab. Suddenly, we saw the ambulance turning into the carpark. We ran back to our block and told mum that the ambulance is finally here. Surprisingly, we saw our cousin, who is a medic coming out of the ambulance. She was on duty that night.

My mum wanted them to take my dad to Tan Tock Seng because my dad’s medical record is at Tan Tock Seng. Unfortuantely,Tan Tock Seng was full house that night. They have no choice but to bring my dad to Changi Hospital. My mum was reluctant but eventually agreed. So, my mum accompanied my dad into the ambulance and she told us to take a cab to Changi Hospital to meet her there. We were already up in the house when my mum called again and said that it would be better to go to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Omg! My sister and i ran down again. We ran to the main road and finally got a cab. One of my sister accompanied my mum while another stayed home with me. Oh yes, what a night!

At around 5am, my mum came back telling us that my dad is admitted to hospital for a few days due to lung infection. At around 8am, my mum woke up and told my sisters and I that she couldn’t get any sleep because she was feeling very worried. She got ready and left the house to visit my dad at the hospital. I hope my dad will recover soon.

Anyway, went to make a new pair of spectacles with my sisters. Met Terence for awhile at night. Thanks darling for comforting me! :)

Finally collected

Woke up really early today! Accompanied Terence to the ICA building at Lavender to collect his new IC. After that, went to have our favourite chicken rice for lunch. After lunch, we walked to Bugis. We find it boring to walk around Bugis. Eventually, we took a train down to Ang Mo Kio to watch a movie at AMK Hub.

Bought a evening show for “Beast stalker”. Nice show! I’ve always love watching cop movies. :)

It was a long day! Felt really tired. But, i enjoyed the time spent. :)

When the pestering is over

Finally, exams are over! After nights of falling asleep on my notes, i can finally bury my notes under the sand for a month. Lots of thanks to boyfriend for waking me up every morning and pestering me to do my revisions. He would call me so many times until he is positive that i am wide awake for revisions. Thanks for motivating me darling! I really appreciate it!

Flu-w

Quantitative Analysis paper SUCKS! I couldn’t concentrate much and my brain wasn’t really functioning. I kept coughing, sneezing and blowing my nose until i ran out of tissue papers. I managed to close my eyes and i took a short nap because i felt too tired. By the time i finished my paper, i wanted to lie flat on the floor and sleep.

After the paper, met Terence! Went to Chong Pang to have dinner with his cousin, Jacintha. After dinner, walked over to McDonalds to have chocolate Sundae!

2 more papers to go!

Red cherry on top

Lucky I’m in love with my bestfriend

I guess the Transport Economics paper went well. I even had time to watch movie instead of studying. Luckily, Terence woke me up at 4am for revision!

The other night, i wanted to eat cake so badly! Met Terence and he came with a white plastic bag.

Me: Sayang, whats that?
Him: Oh, my mum asked me to buy some stuffs for her.
Me: Buy what?
Him: Just some stuffs.
Me: Why so squarish? Whats that? I want to see!

To my surprise, boyfriend bought a cake for me. He passed by a bakery and saw a piece of cake which looked really delicious. He bought and asked the lady to pack it into a box for me! That was so sweet of him! A chocolate cake with cream in between and a red cherry on top. :) I wanted to eat it so badly the other night. I didn’t expect him to buy it for me.

After dinner, went to the newly renovated library at Northpoint. Did revisions for Quantitative Analysis paper tomorrow. Terence was reading the newspaper beside me while i was busy doing my revisions. Sorry darling if it was boring and thanks for today. You never fail to put a smile on my face. Love you!

Sneezed like a dog

I’m feeling sick. I have a blocked nose and lots of thick green mucus stuck in my throat. I cant stop coughing so badly and i keep sneezing like a dog. “Ah woof!”

Anyway, spent the weekend studying with Bernice at the McDonalds for hours. We ate 2 large fries for two days. And on top of the large fries, i had an apple pie. Definitely not the kind of diet i should go on since i’m sick.

The amount of food i stuffed into my mouth today is equivalent to a buffet. I ate 2 currypuffs in the morning for breakfast, one chocolate donut for lunch, pasta with cream sauce for dinner. After dinner, i had a few sushi, seaweed chicken, spicy bbq drumlets and a bag of CALBEE potato chips. Ok, i admit, i’m a glutton.

Financial Management paper was fine. 4 more papers to go! Go, go, go!