Tuesday, April 17, 2007 @1:04 PM
MOVED
to
http://jassology.wordpress.com
Giving wordpress a try, and creating a new avenue while leaving this past 2 years behind. It may be temporal, it may be otherwise.
Let's see how things go.
Monday, April 16, 2007 @12:39 AM
1. Go to Google Maps
2. Click on "Get directions"
3. From New York
4. To Paris
5. Read line # 23.
If you laugh, comment & repost this on your blog.
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Because I'm bored, I shall do the MRT survey posted by Cheryl
EW
[Y] Changi Airport- to fly off and to send people off (more of the latter actually) and I studied there ONCE before O levels
[Y] Expo- IT fairs! and to visit FCBC
[Y] Pasir Ris- very few times
[Y] Tampines- TM-ed quite often when we were back in secondary school
[N] Simei
[Y] Tanah Merah- to transit to changi airport and a couple of times last year
[Y] Bedok - been in the east the past 2 years man!
[Y] Kembangan- alethea stays there!
[Y] Eunos- driving lessons!
[Y] Paya Lebar- to go to Singapore Post in sec school
[Y] Aljunied- used to take 62 to that station, then take MRT (before the wonderful NEL)
[Y] Kallang- indoor stadium/nat stadium/ ice-skating in the past!
[Y] Lavender- ICA!
[Y] Bugis - yes of course
[Y] City Hall- i'm there almost everyday now
[Y] Raffles Place- the past 3 months for work! sigh. CROWDED you know.
[Y] Tanjong Pagar- yup for *scape meeting at Circus Outreach and now for Believer's Music
[Y] Outram Park- yup. to transit from NEL
[Y] Tiong Bahru- been there once but i can't recall the purpose
[Y] Redhill- yup i alighted at the wrong station
[Y] Queenstown- IKEA, queensway shopping centre, COOS
[Y] Commonwealth- from NUS
[Y] Buona Vista- to head to NUS, Civil Service College, Holland V
[Y] Dover- yup but i can't remember for what
[Y] Clementi- to head to NUS
[Y] Jurong East- iceskating, visit my aunt
[Y] Chinese Garden- visit Chinese Garden of course duh
[N] Lakeside
[Y] Boon Lay- jurong point, my aunt's place, my mom's officeNS:
[N] Bukit Batok - sounds so ulu
[N] Bukit Gombak- ditto
[N] Choa Chu Kang
[N] Yew Tee
[N] Kranji
[N] Marsilin
[Y] Woodlands - causeway point once
[Y] Admiralty- chiki's place! we used to go there in p5, p6, sec1
[Y] Sembawang- A maths tuition! freaking far
[Y] Yishun- usually to/from OCC
[N] Khatib
[Y] Yio Chu Kang- presbyterian high, sheila's old house, as well as taking bus all the way there in the past out of boredom
[Y] Ang Mo Kio- twice!
[Y] Bishan- the nearest MRT before wonderful NEL
[N] Braddell- or maybe i did. i can't remember [Y] Toa Payoh- after Taekwondo gradings
[Y] Novena- TTSH, novena sq
[Y] Newton- botanical gardens, ACS, macritchie, church
[Y] Orchard- obviously
[Y] Somerset- ditto
[Y] Dhoby Ghaut- ditto
[Y] Marina Bay- bbq steamboat! but the place's super ulu :(
NE: (my favourite line btw! thank God for NEL! but it's the most expensive line too)
[Y] Harbourfront- sentosa! vivo! wheee
[Y] Chinatown- i enjoy soaking in the CNY atmosphere there. I like this dessert hut there too
[Y] Clarke Quay- 10 mins walk from raffles place! been there too many times last year too
[Y] Little India- i'm going there every wednesday now
[Y] Farrer Park- once when i went Mustafa to buy sari
[Y] Boon Keng- once- to the campus crusade bookstore @ hiap huat house in 2004
[Y] Potong Pasir- yupyup
[Y] Serangoon- to go to xiaoyan's place and to meet people and i alighted there once thinking i was at kovan -.-
[Y] Kovan- my nearest mrt from home!
[Y] Hougang- to hougang mall!
[N] Buangkok- don't know what's in store for me there (yet)
[Y] Sengkang- compass point! cheryl's place! compassvale area! a lot of my friends are staying there!
[Y] Punggol- once! when i took 43 all the way from VJ for fun laughter peace and joy. then i took a train back home. (when i still paid 45cents for transport btw)
Sunday, April 15, 2007 @9:30 PM
I'm seriously tired, sleepy, worn out, zonked-out, (go ahead fill in more synonyms!) after the lack of rest the last few days. I think the one s that suffered the most are still my poor pair of feet :(
FRIDAYFriday saw me standing for 6 hours for work and I was rather tired (since it was the end of the week) and I spent most of my time people-watching during the non-peak hours. Seriously, Raffles City's an interesting place to meet / spot 'interesting' people.
At approximately 520pm, I saw 4 different guys at 4 different spots within my periphery who dressed SO ALIKE : Tight-fitting V-neck lycra T-shirts, long chain, tight pants, tote back and they were walking WAVY. Go figure.
Earlier on in the afternoon, there were this bunch of
GUYS who went to queue for
DONUTS together. I spotted them again around 3 hours later and they were hiding in a corner (albeit too conspicuously)
CAMWHORING. I think the 3 words that are in bold and in colours so do not go together! haha
Anyhow, I was ecstatic when I finally got to knock off! Rushed down to VJ to catch Musicfest with a couple of the 22nds and I must say it felt so weird to be attending this event as part of the crowd. For the last 2 years, we were either helping our seniors or on duty. I missed being in school and being in uniform, really. Anyhow, GREAT JOBS 23rds! :)
And I voted for Vocals Solo 3 :)) Vernie and I both agree that him playing the piano while singing this Korean love song is absolutely heart-melting. I would be moved to tears and be totally lovestruck if my future boyfriend does that to me <3
(Yup I know - wait long long!)
Mr. Chan (principal) was so sporting to sing Chinese & Canto oldies as part of the special performance! Kudos to the 'Teachers' Band'! I think Ms. Rajan and the other male teacher sang really well too.
Joselin Yeo was our GOH who graced Friday's event!
Me, Alvin, Vernie, Waikin, She Fong
Supper was spent at the Hongkong Cafe @ Siglap and we devoured almost every Dim Sum item on the Menu. By 1am my brain was totally dead and off and I after reaching home at 140am, I took a quick shower and hit the sacks almost immediately.
SATURDAYBand prac in the morning and I headed down to work after lunch.
The above picture's courtesy of Wen!
Take more pics of our band prac next time! hahah we look like lazy people. And don't feel old! You've been a blessing to our team :))
Work was tiring! I detest working dinner shifts on weekends because everything's just so hectic and there's no opportunity for a waterbreak or toilet break at all. My parents came down to OOTP for dinner and my brother came with his girlfriend an hour later. Sigh I felt so jealous serving them the yummy food while I was only halfway done with my shift for that night!
I felt really bad when I broke a tall glass that night. It's a long story but I'm glad nothing serious happened.
My legs almost gave way while i trudged my feet heavily to the MRT and home. My standing ovation lasted from morning (during band prac) till 11pm and I did not fall asleep until 120am!
SUNDAYI couldn't hear my alarm and when Sam called me (thank God I heard my phone ring!) I was shocked to see the time on my phone reading 650am! Gah I was supposed to be at the MRT pick-up stand at 7am. See what the lack of sleep has done!
Anyhow, both services went well and I could worship as I played. Personally, I feel that it's very encouraging to see the team being ever-willing to serve and I've decided that I should avoid any late Saturday nights to prepare myself for Sabbath.
Now that I'm in the comfort of my room and blogging, my feet still hurts, especially my heels. That's the consequence of long standing ovations + 2.5 hours of Frisbee in the late afternoon. The perfect gift for me right now would be Osim's iSqueeze or a free and painless foot massage!
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Anyways, I am contemplating the period of time which I should work for. On one hand, I want to have some purpose to fulfill at this point in time. On the flip side of the coin, the next few months will be my only chance to enjoy this limbo. I do enjoy my waitressing job currently, just that it gets really tiring and the toll gets onto you after awhile. Yet, it's very tough to find a proper job in the F&B industry that pays >5/hr AND with a flexible schedule. In addition, I've gotta cover my driving costs as well as French lessons which will begin soon. Not forgetting Believer's Music.
Sigh. Earning money IS tough. So kids, do spend wisely! :))
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And my Dad just doesn't understand. Or maybe it's me who doesn't.
But what's the point of all the exchanges?
I'm tired.
Labels: church, friends, work
Saturday, April 14, 2007 @2:23 AM
When you give and take, when you forgive and forget, the world seems a much better place.
I told myself to forget what happened at work on Thursday (mentioned in my previous entry) and I controlled myself today when two of my colleagues were talking about it in Tamil. Fine I don't understand what's said in Tamil but there were certain trigger words said in English which were obviously not soft enough to be considered a whisper or something inconspicuously-said.
Anyhow, a couple of interesting things took place as a people-watched (which I shall update some time during this weekend!) The next 2 to 3 days are gonna be reallyreally hectic and I'll need loads of strength and caffeine and prayers to pull through them. Really.
And that is why I'm hitting the sacks now. Goodnight.
Friday, April 13, 2007 @12:07 AM
I was super pissed this afternoon.
This cheena lady left the restaurant without paying (and now when I think back, she seemed rather rude because she barged into the restaurant and headed to the seat at the corner on her own accord). I am trying to avoid jumping to conclusions because she may very well have forgotten to foot the bill out of carelessness, but I am upset because of how the situation has turned out.
So it seems that nobody witnessed her leave and I feel very wronged because the actions taken seem to be really unfair to me. It's nice of my colleague at the cashier and my other colleague who told me we could use the tips to cover the bill. However, he passed me the receipt and told me that should anyone/the manager ask, I should just say that I've already paid and cover the charges. Hello, doesn't that mean that the responsibility has been shifted SOLELY onto me and me alone?
And know what? I'm 101% sure that I wasn't even there when that cheena lady left!
Sure, I was on shift and at that particular station but I wasn't the only staff on shift. What more, by the time I was back there, I only remember clearing the table so obviously I shouldn't be the one held responsible or even the one being questioned because some other waiters would be there. Whoever was there at that time when the woman left was careless.
In fact, when situations like this arise, I don't think anyone in particular should be blamed because sometimes there's just too much rushing here and there and we can't keep everything in sight. And if you need to find someone to shoulder the responsibility, I believe we should always follow "all for one and one for all".
And why is it that new staff are always blamed for mistakes?
Because it's so damn freaking easy to point your finger at them because the full time staff knows when to slack! Strategic planning I tell ya. More so when the manager didn't come down at all today.
Just because I'm new and I'm a girl doesn't mean I can take anything or that I should be the scapegoat to "cover" that mistake. Grrrrr. I hate to feel wronged because I clearly have nothing to do with it at all. Grrrrrrrr.
Sorry God, I know I've sinned. I should be slow to anger and "when your brother slaps you on one cheek, turn the other cheek (as in, go the extra mile) ".
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By the end of this week, there'll be 4 more friends gone; transported to an island that's so near yet so far. Take care
Jiahao, Francis, Reags & Yaomin.
Labels: work
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 @11:57 PM
I began my first lesson with Hien, a Vietnamese homemaker this afternoon. I've realised that teaching English is not an easy task (as it seems) at all and in fact, it's really tough; I had to keep myself in check constantly to make sure I wasn't speaking any broken English a.k.a Singlish and I had to be really alert as I conversed with her so I can pick out the mistakes and correct her.
I got a little stressed when I found it tough to explain to her the difference between 'drunk' in drink-drank-drunk and 'drunk' in the sense of being consumed by alcohol. Yet, I am learning as I teach because I get to refresh my memory on all the various aspects of grammar ie. possessive pronouns, past participle tense, possessive adjectives et cetera et cetera.
Personally, I find this a rather challenging task because being brought up as a kid in Singapore, English was my first language and the grammar comes naturally. I do want to do my best to help her and I'll feel really happy and accomplished to be able to aid her in conversing confidently!
Taking up this job has also made me see how bad the standard of English can be in our country. Hien asked me if "not yet" is a good response to various everyday questions and I told her we shouldn't use it because the correct way of answering is "No, I haven't". Then you come to realise that it actually sounds much worse when you converse with people around you because they don't even bother to pronounce "not yet" properly and it becomes "
nor-CHIET" (!!!) No doubt I'm guilty of using Singlish so often and I've decided to make a constant effort to change that bad habit in order to teach her the right things!
If anyone as any grammar/vocab books for lower primary standard to recommend me or donate to me, please kindly inform me! I should also start spending more time in Popular Bookshop from today onwards!
Labels: daily, musings, work
@1:11 AM
I spent my morning searching for interesting videos / podcasts but I found myself spending hours on emo videos and cartoons.
I amplified emo music.I went grocery-shopping and I embarrassed myself when this old lady asked me about some bread promotion (which I had zero idea about) and I couldn't reply her because I understood but couldn't speak Teochew.
I listened to more emo music.I bought 2 huge bars of Cadbury to top up my daily dosage. And they say chocolates provide you with the endorphines.
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.I love the new house; the emptiness of it all at this current point in time and I'm rather excited thinking of how I should design my own room. Perhaps a change would be positive. And you get to select the memories to take along or leave behind.
How I wish I could walk through the doors of my mind I thank God for my new work environment.
Even though I'll be earning much much lesser than what I previously did in the bank, I really do enjoy what I'm doing now. It's a humbling experience and I appreciate everyone who came down to support me so far: Rach, Carene, David, Alvin, Waikin and last night's incident was really funny ;) I am really thankful for all the encouragement :)
Hold memory close at handThe Reaping is a good show to catch. As usual I covered my face for quite a bit of the show, but it's definitely worth the money and keeps you in suspense throughout. I guess it makes you think about your faith too, and things aren't always how they look on the surface.
Labels: emo, musings, random
Monday, April 09, 2007 @9:59 AM
I caught
The Phantom of the Opera with Rachel last evening and it was FANTASTIC.
We had tea at The V Tea Room before that and they have a really lovely and pretty victorianish design there.
the stage itself before the show started.
actually i do think i wasn't allowed to take a picture of it, am i?
Rach & I :)
The set design, the costumes, the props, lightings and everything was so wonderfully done up. My words will not do justice to what was seen there and then on stage but I must say I was really amazed and captured by the voices of the characters of Christine and The Phantom. I highly recommend everyone who's interested to catch it because it's really worth it. Afterall, it's the longest running broadway production so far :))
I'm still thinking if I should get the original cast soundtrack because I already have the original motion picture soundtrack. Ahh but the songs and voices are so so good. It really melts my heart when "All I Ask Of You" was sung.
And I was just thinking, maybe there is indeed a Phantom in all of us; a part of us where we want to hide, where we're afraid of how the outside world may judge us or view us due to that particular ugliness. We hide and keep ourselves into this dark corner where no one will possibly find us (hopefully).
Anyhow, all I want to say is catch it if you can! I believe tickets are still available for the good seats.
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Jiahao's enlisting into the army today! Will be keeping you in my prayers and I believe God's gonna do His work as this new chapter of life begins for you :) God bless!
Labels: memories
Joselin Yeo was our GOH who graced Friday's event!
Me, Alvin, Vernie, Waikin, She Fong
The above picture's courtesy of Wen!
We had tea at The V Tea Room before that and they have a really lovely and pretty victorianish design there.
the stage itself before the show started.
Rach & I :)