one step backward two steps forward

beginning of an end

2010-04-20T21:30:00.003+08:00

hmm.. perhaps this is my last blog as a student. ever. unless im too bored from now until a month later that i start blogging very often.

anyway, already secured a job at my internship company and starting work on 15th June 2010. So now totally losing my drive to study. Not to mention I have only 3 subjects to clear for the upcoming exams. I have mixed feelings. both happy and sad at same time. Will miss my life as undergrads whereby i have no responsibility to others but myself and of course my scholarship provider.

Work = high responsibility. and accountability to others in your teams and the company. Boss will be our the new professor to report to and impress upon.

So now engrossed in the virtual life until exams are over and time to go for holiday. Taiwan! Yuhuu.. I'm coming. need to escape the overheating singapore.

one week early

2009-09-22T15:18:00.002+08:00

olala..
Haven't been blogging for maybe a year?
Aniway, nw in class not listening to lecture
lookin forward to next week recess break..
This last year in university seems to be more stressful..So many projects, meetings, fyp, recruitment talks, tuition..
Moreover the subjects this semester is the least interesting..I am so behind the class but i don't care..

too much to explain

2009-08-12T15:13:00.002+08:00

olala..internship was long over..hehe..
school has reopened..
many things happen in between the two..

that's all for my entry.. =)

about week 1

2009-01-09T22:06:00.003+08:00

so my first week of internship has passed...
quite glad about the working environment and jobscope..
at least i think i would learn something by the end of the 22 weeks..
though i thought i'll be having a lot of time during internship
apparently not so..
coz i dont really have a desktop on my own
and even if i do..i'll have limited time to blog or even log in to my e-mail..

and i'm told that i'm not supposed to blog about my internship by my supervisor..

so basically worklife has no life at all
everyday wake up at 7am
by the time i come back to ntu it's already 7pm
eat, shower, check e-mail a while..sometimes club meeting..
the next time i check the time again,
it's already time to sleep..
otherwise the next day i'll experience extremely heavy eyes =)

the thing i'm looking forward most is the lunch time..
the off work time..
the weekends..
and of course the payday..
hahaha...

have to save $$
to go on summer studies..

so yah..that's about it

live the life of 2009..

2009-01-01T23:23:00.004+08:00

eh..it's new year again

end of 2008

beginning of year 2009

so i must jot down an entry

(been so very long since my last entry...)

2008 was good..but 2009 will definitely be better!!

hopefully recession, riots, war, blah blah blah.. will end soon

ehm.. 2009 resolution: same as last year

"sleep early, wake up early"

as it wasn't at all accomplished last year

oh ya and another resolution: "exercise regularly"

ehm..maybe add another one "be thrifty"

ok..so now 3 resolutions to be monitored daily

(ps. as i am writing this, sherly goh is also writing hers; you may notice some similarities)

so, this half a year of 2009 will be spent doing internship

underpaid but better than zero income

and i believe since it's intership, i will have more spare time to update my blog

orange peel to mark the beginning of year 2009 !!

ok..i shall quicking publish this post before the clock starts to tick away to 2nd Jan.. =)

How are you? I'm fine. Thank you

2008-06-29T11:55:00.006+08:00

lalala..

going to watch hancock later

yay!

this holiday has been spent wastefully

all spending and no earning

outflow, no inflow

at least i got my pr application settled

finished my ureca report

settled things i should settle

so now i am in a state of tranquility

although still hoping for a part-time-easy-money job

yesterday called back home

talked to mom n dad

heard a very good news!!

heighten my happiness level from 10/10 to 15/10...

if only life is so simple.

....

take a deep breath

2008-06-26T12:19:00.003+08:00

some things are better left untold
some things are better told as lies
but sometimes you just dunno what to do
because everything you do, you end up hurt
and hurt others too...
in dilemma...
like the donkey story my dad once told me

but everything you do, you should never lie to yourself

when you know that someone is moving further away from you
you tend to see their good points
and they keep coming back rushing through your consciousness
to make you feel guilty
and dun wanna let go...
and wonder "maybe i was wrong.."

take a deep breath, lita!

heaven on earth

2008-06-24T18:02:00.012+08:00

exotic flower

feeding bananas

'Wat Chalong'

sunset 1

paradise

kayaking

from long tailed boat

sunset 2

Joke of the day:

A guy walked into a bar one day and said to the barman, "Give me six double vodkas."
The barman says, "Wow! you must have had one hell of a day."
"Yeah, I just found out my oldest son is gay."

The next day, the same guy came into the bar and asked for the same drinks. When the bartender asked what the problem was today the answer came back,

"I just found out that my youngest son is gay, too!"

On the third day, the guy came into the bar and ordered another six double vodkas. The bartender said, "Jesus! Doesn't anybody in your family like women?"
The man downed the first drink and shook his head, "Yeah, my wife!"

once in a lifetime

2008-06-08T01:44:00.006+08:00

there's juz too much to blog about
that i dunno wat to blog about..

hmm..
im feeling different these days
listening to real adults makes me think a bit deeper
maybe im going to be an adult soon..

and i realised that today is father's day!
sometimes i wish i could do anything to make my parents happy
or proud
so i massaged my dad n mom often these days
seeing them getting older makes me kinda sad
wish i could ease their burdens even just a bit
let's be a good girl tomorrow onwards!

after 2 weeks 3 days at medan
talked to siblings, relatives and old friends
i learned tt many medanese gals are materialistic and two-faced
while the guys are cocky and such a snob...
(which i often heard of but seldom witnessed)
i hope i am not turning into them
and i hope my friends arent like tt...

and this sem my results are bad..
nothing to brag at all.. =)
but it's fine
many people have consoled me..
including myself..

PS. Happy Wedding Day (03.06.08) to my eldest bro who's currently on honeymoon.. =)
Wish you a lifetime of happiness. =)

happy always!

idle

2008-05-26T14:43:00.003+08:00

i've consumed almost all my fave food once since im back
so im quite bored now..

waiting for bro's wedding to arrive
cleaning up the house
helpin mom with household chores
practising a song over n over again
met up with frens
trying to be creative
'basa basi' with relatives

so now im motivated to learn things, ie
photography
cooking
perhaps i should go n learn driving or knitting
hahaha..
plans will always be plans..

i think i want to earn lotsa $ in near future
suddenly feel that being poor is so uncomfortable
after watching indo tv channels
demonstration and riots
poverty here and there
crimes and social disorder
economic dependency..

ok i shall eat my lunch now..
i helped with the cutting of tomatoes and carrots..hahaha..
a great start for my 'learn cooking' plan..

home sweet home

2008-05-22T00:49:00.003+08:00

and now i am back at home
yes. in medan.
no other word to explain but 'happy'
and i never have a chance to feel hungry at all
always fed with food incessantly
oh..i am really going to get fat
just like in sher's dream.
haha

the riots and demonstrations (rising oil price) somehow spoilt my mood
burning of this and that
the road was blocked and stuff
but it's okay now.

i talked to ajo, the sate padang guy
and asked him why are all the sate padang sellers called 'ajo'
and he said that 'ajo' means 'brother= abang'
ooooouu..now i know

btw my house has been upgraded
it is nice to engage new environment once in a while
new colour, new arrangements, new furniture, new TV set.
wohoo.. and of course this was done only coz my bro is getting married

oh..and i met old friends yesterday and gg to meet them again tml
had a nice sit down chat and gossips.
then one friend puked at some restaurant.
ehmm, she wasnt feeling well..
hope the cleaners didnt mind all the vomit
(sorry to disgust those who were eating too)
get well soon, dear... =)

ok and now i should watch Man U vs Chelsea championship..
tata..

beyond the small country

2008-05-18T13:22:00.002+08:00

olala..i'm now in KL
having nothing to do is really fun
wake up whatever time i want
sleep whenever i wish

and now i am going genting highlands
since it's too late to go theme park now
so should i gamble?

shopping was fun too in KL
things are really cheaper down here
the night always feels young
2am and the streets are still hectic
ate naan cheese at 3 am on my 1st day
a sign that i am gg to gain weight soon

bye.

the countdown

2008-05-16T13:47:00.002+08:00

5 hours 42 minutes and 28 seconds more..
and then i will head out of singapore

but in the meantime
i should continue packing
go and withdraw some cash
charge my phone battery to its fullest
and clean my table
and keep all the clothes that are still suntanning outside

sometimes i wonder
am i dead inside?
yup, juz like chandler...
that bad that we have to read chicken soup for the soul
juz to check whether a drop of tear could appear
aaahh..maybe im thinking too much

ok back to packing..
adios.
au revoir.
sayonara.
再见!
goodbye.

if loving you is wrong, then i don't want to be right...

2008-05-16T03:29:00.031+08:00

feeling ecstatic
excited
going to malaysia tonight
and going home monday
but haven't done packing
any helpers??

will be leaving s'pore for a month
wont be seeing many people for some time
i will miss them...i think
hope everyone will take good care of themselves
coz i will definitely..

emptying my stomach now
and soon stuff it with:
mom's cook
the deliciously unhealthy indonesian streetfoods
sate padang, nasi padang, kwetiau, duck beehoon, martabak, sup sumsum

and so i miss my dad, mom, and bros..
and on my last day in s'pore i'm addicted to crosswords
what's tt all about?
.

and have i mentioned about the sadistic death of the baby birds?

the cat ate them!!

i guess it cant be helped...

that's juz the foodchain taking place..

no wonder heaven is filled with happy birds flying freely

and not cats

something new i learnt recently

i learnt how to ride a motorbike..

the big one like harley

and so my feet can touch the ground

thrilling and almost hit a van and people

how brave was i huh?

oh..and i learnt a little bit of tennis too..

i guess the old saying is true

it's never too late to learn..

a summary of my life this weekend:

friday : cee outing

a very happening nite indeed

ate yummy indonesian food

watched harold n kumar and laughed out loud

took over 400 pics altogether

somehow love this photo a lot

looks like the cover of a CD album

photo taken by: stanley goh

saturday,

another outing

someone's birthday treat

delicious but challenging at the same time

struggled with the yummy ribs

thanks, mr tani! =)

oyar..and happy birthday in advance!

a grande looking temple that looked juz like a painting

couldnt resist

juz had to capture it in camera and post it here

rows and rows of lanterns with wishes

for success, wealth, health

i guess vesak day is near

sunday night: CEE dinner and dance
elegant 8 course dinner at meritus mandarin hotel
plus i ate the portion for 2 people
4 bowls of sharkfin!!
how greedy could i get?

something funny that Phoebe said:

"If you want me to e-mail you about my upcoming shows, please give me some money so that i can buy computer."

and so i am officially free

2008-05-09T01:37:00.007+08:00

a mission: how to save a bird

"hang on tight, Chandler"

and then he was saved.

a miracle indeed.

the end of EID: Presentation 08.05.08
"Vote for group 24!"
But in the end, didnt win enough votes to win top 10.
nevertheless , it's all over.
bonafide freedom!
no more meetings with uncooperative group mates.
no more guilt and late arrival due to oversleeping.
maybe i should still say this, thank you everyone for all the efforts!

"pegs as subject matter"
just learned this blur background effect today.

'We do not stop playing because we are old;

we grow old because we stop playing'

a series of fortunate events

2008-05-04T18:44:00.011+08:00

i caught a fish

i tamed a bear?

a series of pockies

champagne grape + green apple topping

ayam panggang

lemon salmon

phenomenal 03.05.08

cloudy 04.05.08

my new house

the eggs are hatched

Happy birthday, baby birds! =)

I named them Joey and Chandler.

"a candle loses nothing if it is used to light another one"

a hot day

2008-05-02T23:58:00.005+08:00

Yummy-ly..had good dinner
at this Mouth Restaurant, Chinatown Point:
Sharkfin soup.
Cold Plate: Prawn, Duck, Crispy thing, Char Siew.
Vege+ Mushroom.
Steam Fish.
Roasted Chicken.
Curry Crab.
Noodle.
Mango Pudding.

Before dinner managed to clock in $35 for a meeting.
Then went for impromptu 'prawning' at japanese garden.
Caught my first prawn ever.
It was fun.
Realised that patience is indeed the key to prawning.
Plus skill, of course.

Joke of the day:

Two Govender's were sitting outside a clinic.
One of them was crying like hell.
So the other asked, "Why are you crying?"
The first one replied, "I came here for blood test"
Second one asked, "So? Are you afraid?"
First one replied, " No, not that. During the blood test they cut my finger"
Hearing this, the second one started crying & screaming.
The First one was astonished and asked other, "Why are you crying?"
The other replied, "I have come for my urine test."

art

2008-05-02T01:45:00.011+08:00

a lot of things have happened ever since my last post.
celebrations.
birthdays.
movies.
treats.
delicious food.
prayers.
.
today is slightly different from usual.
more or less trying to be artistic.
made 2 pairs of earrings with limited resources.
took artistic pictures with the readily available subjects.
rearranged tables and put up posters.

tomorrow going for a meeting to earn a few dollars.
then eat free 9 course dinner for main comm appreciation dinner.
feel so appreciated...

then it's about time to think about EID.
only left exactly 1 week.
where are my group members?
still happily holiday-ing in KL?
having exam?
haizz..they better work hard when showtime comes.

my heart goes shalalalala

2008-04-25T14:21:00.002+08:00

exams are over...
didnt do well..
but thanks to people who have been encouraging me when i was stressed
gave me food, offered to send me back when I studied til late,
entertain me with funny sms-es.

i need my beauty sleep...
have list of thigs to do:
EID project, URECA report, apply PR,
shopping, eat good food, clean room, exercise..

now let me enjoy first...
not to offend anyone who's still struggling n studying..
peace..

the pursuit of happyness

2008-03-18T23:32:00.006+08:00

"The happiest people in the world are not those who have no problems,but those who learn to live with things that are less than perfect.

* A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor.

* Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

* Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

* When all the students had a cup of coffee, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the simple and cheap ones.

* While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.

* Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee.

* In most cases, it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.

* What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you
consciously went for the best cups... Then you began eyeing each other's cups.

* Now consider this:
- Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups.
- They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we
live.
- Sometimes, by concentrating on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee
God has provided us. Enjoy your coffee!."

amazing race

2008-03-17T22:58:00.016+08:00

last sunday went for a trip
woke up at 7am
told to bring passport
we planned to go to desaru island
so we had to take ferry from changi ferry terminal
we had to be there at 9.30am
we had to depart by 8am
but somebody was late..
so we started our journey from NTU at 8.10am
someone said "breakfast is important!"
so we queued unexpectedly long at ya kun kaya toast
by the time we got our toasts it was 8.30
.

then we headed east to Changi airport
on the way we needed petrol break
got lost for some time at bedok reservoir
from terminal 3 we took cab to the ferry terminal
we told the driver we had to catch a 10am ferry
but he drove slower than ever
cost about $12
.
when the cab stopped
i was assigned to ran as fast as possible towards the ticketing counter
so i ran..
when i reached the counter..
it was closed
the clock showed 9.50am
so i asked the officer behind
they discussed for quite some time..
then told us..sorry but the counter has closed
and the next ferry is 5.30pm
bye bye desaru island

.
we were sad
disappointed
tried to walk back to terminal 3
but on the way..it suddenly rained
hmm...
could not find any shelter
and the place was deserted
less than 7 minutes later a cab passed by
lucky..
so we took cab back to T3..
he was nice..gave us an 80 cents discount
so we spent hours not knowing what to do..
and strolled along the new terminal

it was 11am
we had our lunch at lerk thai
wanted to go johor but afraid of the checkpoint jam due to mas selamat
so "let's go batam" i suggested
so we went
took the 'penguin' ferry there
the name really lived up its legacy
the ferry was as slow as penguin
'batam fast' was much faster and efficient
.

so we are at batam
changed some rupiahs
went to waterfront
played watersports
parasailing..jetskiing..
it was refreshing

almost had an accident while jetskiing

i was on the wheel..
i turned right and
was just talking to my friend about how safe jet skiing was
when out of sudden on my left another jetski approaching
my friend was shocked and prepared to jump down
water splashing, people screaming
we missed by only an inch..
but we were drenched

.
ate coconut, spring rolls, biscuits
i was impressed by how batam was so international
everything's in S$
the city was so well- managed
the roadside was clean..
definitely much better than my city, medan

at about 5 pm we headed back to the ferry terminal
wanted to book the 6.20 pm ticket back to sg
but it was fully booked
sigh
so we took cab to another terminal
and managed to get 7.30 pm ferry back
.

we reached home at 11pm
and that is my one adventurous day
.

now, back to reality....

cancelled

2008-03-15T05:15:00.034+08:00

the cycling to ECP on Sat is cancelled

due to bad weather

but the actual reason is

low no of participants..

but it's an embarrassing excuse..

and now i have 1 more day to do formal report

but only 50% done so far

struggling to continue

while sherly and boonbee are sleeping soundly.

the birds are getting bigger

and they start to have feathers.

...

Speech by Pulitzer Prize winner: Anna Quindlen

"...You cannot be really first rate at
your work if your work is all you are..
Get a life.
A real life, not a manic pursuit of
the next promotion,
the bigger pay cheque,
the larger house
Do you think you'd care so very much
about those things if you blew an aneurysm one afternoon,
or found a lump in your
breast?
....
Get a life in which you are not alone..
Love is not leisure, it is work..
Pick up a phone.
Send an e-mail.
Write a letter.
....
I learned to live so many years ago.
I learned to love the journey, not the destination.
I learned that it is not a dress rehearsal, and
that today is the only guarantee you get.
...
telling others what I had learned.
By telling them this:
Consider the lilies of the field.
Look at the fuzz on a baby's ear.
Read in the backyard with the sun on your face.
Learn to be happy
....
And think of life as a
terminal illness,
because if you
do,
you will live it with joy and
passion as it is ought to be lived."

~nothing is permanent~

2008-03-12T03:58:00.011+08:00

ok..this is stressful
my dearest roomie, ms Sherly Goh is so demanding
i have to blog an entry a day?
but these days i have been lucky
so i dun mind

my microbio quiz result: 88%
although i had no idea what the bacteria's names were
a. Pseudomonas spp
b. Clostridium
c. Staphylococcus
d. Desulfurobacterium
"Huhhhh?"
since i couldnt cheat (distance to next human = 2 rows back, 3 seats sideways)
so i was singing to decide on either a,b,c or d
i sang silently "Pada hari Minggu kuturut ayah ke kota...."
to double confirm i hummed "Twinkle twinkle little stars..."
both songs led me to "b"
and my friend at the back saw me did that
and he thought i'm weird
but it's okay...

Environmental processes Quiz1 result: 90%
Not too bad
considering i only studied on the quiz day
during the 3 hr break

another lucky event
a friend came into my room
i passed her her thumbdrive
then she offered me a pair of jeans
given for free by this super duper rich person
(how can people have such a big heart, i have no idea)
so i tried it on
it fitted perfectly..
and so now i have a new pair of jeans!
Thank you!!

sponsors also have been so generous the past few days
sponsored lotsa cans of Nescafe and KitKat bars
lighten my burden a lot
plus i have a friend who can actually exchange items with me
so, cee students!
lucky you..this time round the exam goodiebags will be of top quality

hopefully i can carry this kinda luck throughout
i will be very lucky if i can...

Facts:
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.

in the midst of rain

2008-03-11T03:09:00.006+08:00

it's 3 am
and i am still awake
perhaps the 'teh peng' is keeping me awake
or perhaps it's the 1 hour nap

currently on my list:
presentation due this wednesday
report due next monday
business law interrogation next thursday
proposals due 16th march
sponsors finding due 31st march

thankfully today's meeting didnt last too long
and had a good dinner in the nice rainy weather
and i won 6-4 in a foosball game against my club's president
couldnt stop laughing during the game
my first foosball game ever...

today we had env lab
bacterial examination via MPN count
the lab technician told us to test samples
added solution drop per drop
tranferred from this bottle to another one
changed pipette for 6 times
hands so tired and numb
we struggled and finally completed it
after dropping solution to over 30 samples
"so sir, what do we do with these?"
he answered "now you can throw and wash away all the samples"
we're like "Huhh??"
all our efforts were futile.

What a Wonderful World

I see trees of green........ red roses too

I see 'em bloom..... for me and for you

And I think to myself....

what a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue..... clouds of white

Bright blessed days....dark sacred nights

And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world.

The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky

Are also on the faces.....of people ..going by

I see friends shaking hands.....sayin.. how do you do

Theyre really sayin......i love you.

I hear babies cry...... I watch them grow

They'll learn much more.....than I'll never know

And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world

The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky

Are there on the faces.....of people ..going by

see friends shaking hands.....sayin.. how do you do

Theyre really sayin...*spoken*(I ....love....you).

I hear babies cry...... I watch them grow*spoken*

(you know their gonna learn

A whole lot more than I'll never know)

And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world

Yes I think to myself .......what a wonderful world.

nostalgic

2008-03-09T16:02:00.014+08:00

went back my old jc on friday
everything looked exactly the same as 2 years ago
the canteen, track, the tree house, the swing, the hall
even the people did not seem to age
mr ho wei kang (maths), ms monica wong (chem), mr seet (PE), mr ho (GP)
how nostalgic....
the new principal, mr chang (he's quite friendly) said that next year VJC is celebrating its 25th
all alumni will be invited.
should i go?

"VICTORIAN flag"

"The anticipation" : A Level results (07.03.08; 14:30h)

Oyar, happy international women's day 2008
Friday, 7th march 2008

Yesterday was NTU open house
and i had to present my URECA poster competition in front of

5 judges who asked a lot of questions within 3 minutes,

passersby, who seemed interested but not really

friends, who are just my victims

btw, it is titled 'Arsenic Removal from groundwater using Adsorptive media'
dont think my poster can win though

but then it's the experience that counts

met new people like my poster neighbours,

the professors, some people that looked familiar but i couldnt remember the names, etc

exhibition: with trieska &her poster

exhibition: with dewi and her poster

my poster

"My experience as Ms.Lita 'BUN' Lim"

Some people have been sending me pictures of me in NTU ads these days. So thanks to them i have a folder-ful of pictures that reminds me of my experience as NTU model.

@ newspaper

@City Hall MRT

@ NTU Website

searching for passion

2008-03-02T19:48:00.004+08:00

ok..blogging feels much better than studying
but how come?
i used to study well
whenever i want
wherever i want
regardless of all the distractions
helppppp!!

i was browsing through my pics
and saw the 'me' in long hair
i miss having long hair..
but short feels light and fresh too

this was most probably my last pic before i had my haircut.

i should stop excusing myself from studying by blogging away. so, microbiology, i am coming!

my happy place

2008-02-27T22:09:00.006+08:00

One more day passed by..
another day closer to hectic school life..

watched criminal minds, roswell, keroro today.
also, finally the past year paper burden is off my shoulder.
but then presentation, tutorials and quiz are not completed yet

so yesterday went to fuji palace ice skating at jurong east w/ maincomms
it was fun..but i was clumsy throughout all the sliding, gliding, etc
ended up hurt and fell 3 times tt night.. graceful falls though.. =)
whole pants wet coz the ice is melting away as the night's getting late.
saw many handsome eurasians hockey players before leaving the place -- lucky!
a fun night indeed.

ok tomorrow morning has gotta wake up early to apply for PR
this was planned like 3 days ago..
but my body just refused to wake up every single day..
ok..gotta end this entry..
need to go down to a friend's birthday celebration..

leading the exemplary life

2008-02-26T02:39:00.003+08:00

life is not worthless at all...

these days i have heard of many who live life so depressingly..

fail to find the meaning in life..

stressful over work and study

heartbroken

Please, do not give up HOPE.

so that i wont give up hope as well

i believe there are still

good causes

selfless people

beautiful flowers

rainbow after the rain

happy marriage

and many other things i wouldnt want to miss...

i am pretty proud of myself yesterday

at least compared to other days..

i actually bothered to wake up for lesson during term break

went for a swim @ Jurong West...the place was extremely huge

earned $15 by doing some past year paper solution

now sher n i share ideas through our book, "The Strawberry days"

wish that this kinda life can continue..

the procrastination

2008-02-25T00:27:00.003+08:00

While writing this:

Uploading photos from cny back in medan

Sms-ing

Doing MOM past year paper for xtra $$

Preparing for tml's biz law tutorial

Yesterday:

Woke up --> Clarke Quay (Waraku)--> Orchard Rd (ayam penyet)--> Hall (pomelo)

Bought a pair of new white comfy slippers ..

Exchange snacks with sis

Mood: Happy and satisfied

Two days ago:

day:

past year paper...took much longer than i'm supposed to

eve:

dinner at thai accent!! yummy!

watched "Jumper" ~ pretty boring and gave me headache due to the extremely close proximity with the screen

caught last train back ntu

walked from BoonLay Mrt to hall13 NTU without any sense of direction ~ took 1.5 hrs

Mood: Adventurous

Three days ago:

normal school activities

an hour nap

CNY dinner with cee alumni + professors @ Staff Club Restaurant

seabass, sharkfinsoup, chicken, sea cucumber, friedrice, prawn, the sortofsaladthingy tt everyone mixed together, oranges (Always ladies first)

ClarkeQuay for a drink ---Penghoe puked, AhLim tipsy, Nancy dizzy

Mood: High, excited

Too lazy to write in full sentences..trying hard to finish many things today..

Nancy already bugging me for pyp solution!!!

revival of the past

2008-02-21T21:36:00.007+08:00

my last entry was May 2007
after my last paper year 1
good thing i still found you my dear blog..
long lost..
no worries..
you are revived..
i will update you often..

term break will be here soon
in less than 24 hours...
hohoho...
a week to relax
do things i should have done
catching up with the abandoned ones..

a building that i happened to like when researching for adm presentation

Note: Six minute nap 'may boost memory' ~ University of Dusseldorf researchers

the one with W.I.S.H

2007-05-03T15:08:00.001+08:00

i kept my promise..of not blogging til exams are over
so here i am
a day after my very last paper
doing things that i didnt plan on doing
and not doing things that i have planned so long ago

watched a movie (Spidey 3) yesterday night
wasnt as good as i expected

juz before my very last paper drank coffee..ended up awake for more than 30 hours
feeling dizzy but in a state of euphoria...
but also ambiguous feelings
lost...
regrets...
empty...
happy...
glad...
high...
weary...

ok.so still deciding whether to take the special term 1 or not
in a dilemma: the opportunity cost of taking the special term 1 is not being able to attend a cousin's wedding while the opportunity cost of attending the wedding is the longer time i have to spend in NTU and less friends to take the same module at any other time.
again, im faced with difficult choices
but knowing myself..i would most probably attend the wedding
coz wedding is only once in a lifetime...a very important event of someone's life
and not juz someone in this case..but my cousin

the one with no more..

2007-04-09T10:46:00.000+08:00

ehem..ehem..
exam in a week's time
im still unprepared
last quiz of the semester in 2 days' time
also unprepared
helllllppppp.....

astro is interesting..but impossible to memorise all its details
accounting is useful..but not easy to score
statistics should be relatively easier..but couldnt do the tutorials
computational method is a subject that i must do well in
physics1 is an open book exam..but i'm not confident that i can apply
materials science is an incomprehensible subject..i thought i know it but i just dont
fluid mechanics is my last hope..hopefully can pull my gpa up

okay..so i decide that from today onwards..all work and no play
well..exception for wednesday evening

no more blogging
no more chatting
no more shopping
no more happying
no more excessive sleeping
no more watching movies
no more gossiping

only studying
only exercising
only reading news
only doing past year papers
only concentration
only seriousness
only constant attention

word of the week : wan ji (toys)

PS: The presence of fat may override the beneficial anti-cancer effects of vitamin C in the stomach, research suggests. so please eat 5 portions of fruits or vegetables a day.

a useful webpage
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/629/629/6528979.stm#asia

the one with my summary of the week

2007-04-05T17:13:00.000+08:00

01/04/07
april fool's
who fool me? pin yan
who i fool ? lenny, damien, sherly?, linz?
somebody actually believed that i am going back indo to be match-made

4 quizzes for week 12 semester 2
CV2002 rate : bad
CV2001 rate : full mark (but cheated)
CV2601 rate : OK but couldnt obtain 1 answer
FE1001 rate : Good or so I think...answers similar to a tutorial mate

04/04/07
astro theories
- universe geometry (flat, sphere, saddle)--> most probable theory is flat geometry
- it is possible to pass through the wall according to quantum mechanics if you try pushing against it at infinite time
- gravity doesn't fit into any of the other 3forces (strong, weak, electromagnetism)
- Einstein is the most serious scientist of all time

06/04/07
good friday
1340pm ate ayam penyet and gado2...how happy
1500pm shopping: 2 tops
1745pm time for green tea frapp w/ java chips and whipped cream + choc
1900pm on the journey to eunos flat
2100pm blogging
2131pm i should stop blogging and study for astro quiz2

bye bye...

the one with goodbye, lappy

2007-04-05T16:56:00.000+08:00

lappy,
miss you..

how can i not realise
that your beautiful last dance
was a signal that soon you'll be leaving
and so it's come to the end of you and me
but thank you for all
for all you've taught me
they are priceless knowledge and memories

you know how people always say gud things about those who have passed away
Those great scientists for instance...
sometimes when they're still alive..people just dun appreciate their theories and all
but when they're dead..people started praising them..saying they're geniuses etc
Not only that...
those artists like Leonardo Da Vinci..
how people are willing to pay so much for a barely comprehensible painting i juz cannot understand up til now
is it just because of sympathy ??
or is it really their real ability?

so now..i will tell myself to be unbiased
the death of my laptop, MS LITA Lim gave me a new insight
i will look at things from a more objective point of view
MS LITA Lim has indeed been incredibly useful..
however, it had brought about my downfall too
i was to some extent unwilling to socialise with real friends and prefer to talk to some virtual friends
i was busily browsing internet while people are busily studying hard
i was straining my already strained eyes to read unnecessary things
i was watching movies while others are helping the unfortunate ones

but it's not like her death can stop me from doing all those things
i still can find it's substitute like library's computers or even hall computer lab

lalala...

MISS LITA Lim
R.I.P
01/04/2007

My Celebrity Look-alikes

2007-03-31T11:20:00.000+08:00

My cool celebrity look-alike collage from MyHeritage.com. Get one for yourself.

the one with distractions

2007-03-30T00:21:00.000+08:00

my sweet little room :
Hall 10
Block 49 Level 2 Room 936
Has a lot of inevitable distractions to study
The top 10 are as follow:
1. laptop and its complement, the internet plus msn
2. cozy bed and its whole family members: pillows, bolster, himawari, gunsou-san, fumoffu, penguin blanket
3. a sher to talk to
4. sher's collections of animes to watch
5. laundry job to do
6. a messy closet to tidy up
7. myriads of cookies and snacks to clear
8. beads to be joined together
9. the high temperature that makes you unwilling to do anything
10. dusty tables, wall, floor, shelf, displays

today woke up with whole body aching, can't remember the dreams that i had at all..
so my plan of having a diary of dreams failed...
because seriously..who will remember the insignificant dreams they had 12hours later?

PS:
The world's tallest man(2.36 m tall), Bao Xishun(54) who gained fame last year when he saved two dolphins by pulling dangerous plastic from their stomachs, married a 29 years old woman several days ago.

The findings build on research, published in 2005, suggested circumcision reduced HIV infection risk in heterosexual men by about 60%.

something new today: ventured to new canteen for dinner--> canteen 14

word of the week: thong ming = transparent

the one with stars in my hand

2007-03-27T11:46:00.000+08:00

exam is coming...

people start mugging...

show time is here...

soon the moment will be over...

and everybody jumping

thinking "that's the end of my struggle"

what is left then is just this thing called...

H.O.P.E.

let's hope that this time everyone can do as well if not better than the previous exam.

Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up
It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed
Every morning a lion wakes up
It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death
It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle
When the sun comes up, you better start running.

In this speedy competitive world, if you are too slow...that'll be the end of you...
So i keep telling myself to stop wasting time and do something useful every moment of my life.

I have always assumed that Einstein's theory of relativity applies to daily motion as well
That's why have been telling myself if i am always on a constant move..I'll appear younger and slimmer (time dilation and length contraction) than the rest of the people.
Just did a bit research and found out that...this theory is only applicable at significantly high speed, ie 1/10 speed of light...which just breaks my heart!!
aaaaaaarrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh.........

PS: The University of Rochester found men whose mothers ate a lot of beef during pregnancy had lower sperm counts.

Something new today: said "hi" to a tutorial- mate for the first time..sadly it's already the last 2 tutorials.

the one with the insomnia

2007-03-26T18:00:00.000+08:00

past 3 days have been sleepless...
allocated sleeping timeslot wasnt used effectively at all

the results are:
lack of concentration
reduction in speed and accuracy
lethargic-ness
incredibly heavy eye bags
incessant nightmares
pessimistic thoughts
new year resolutions torn to pieces

i endured with it i guess..
i survived the whole day though..so i shall complain no more..

moving hall...moving hall...soon..
lalalalala...yay yay..
moving to hall 12..or 13...
both are exteremely popular..
but newer buildings than my current hall10..with the same cost..
and better security level..
and of course nearer to school..
but why some ppl took my happiness away...
saying it's not so good...
very hot...
so troublesome to move here n there...
must pack then unpack...
why why..
why there must always be cons to every single good thing in life??
can i just always look at the bright side of life?
will i be too naive in doing so?

this early morning (and i mean really early)..it juz came to me that my english has been transformed significantly ever since my arrival to singapore..
my singlish has indeed improved..a lot...
to some degree it's good...
sporean cant tell that i am not one of them...
but the downside is...the grammatically wrong singlish seems perfectly right to me..
and it will take me especially long to correct a wrong sentence tt i said myself...
yup..like in this case..."i said myself"----> overemphasis of "i"
this is badddddd..........

1 quite significant insightful thought tt came to me during my insomniac phase
some ppl can be weird...
but mayb they're not so weird
may it's me tt's weird
and i realised i have no right to judge
i should just accept them for who they are
or perhaps should stay away from them right from the very beginning
coz it's harder not to say anything bad abt 'em when u noe them
than not talking to them at all when u are yet to noe 'em
what am i blabbering so much...

haih...everybody always puts on his/her mask..
so how am i supposed to noe which is the real him/her right from the start?

speaking of mask...i am so looking forward to the Phantom of The Opera @Esplanade on 11th April..

something new today:
i haf a new plan ie i will study in school library til late almost everyday!! (for exam and quizzes or tutorials) which failed due to overconfluence of ntu undergrads crowd..

PS: intake of blueberries may be able to tackle bowel cancer

the one with something new

2007-03-26T17:47:00.000+08:00

olalala...

everyday used to be a happy day...

but today is a not so happy day...

i stepped onto a thumbnail on the NIE groundfloor..

i juz hope tt i dun get 'tetanus' coz i dun wanna see doctor...

so becoz of tt my plan of playing captain's ball for F4 with indo ppl today is totally ruined...

i dun get to go...

and i'm limping wherever i go..

but it's not such a bad day....

it's still half-a-bad day for now.

oyar..few days ago i decided that i'll have something new everyday...

it can be: a new experience ...

or a new info...

or a new insight...

or a new dream...

or anything

something new today : i made a new blog!! and a new post for today...

This is supposed to be an entry for Saturday, 24th March..(from litasalim@blogspot.com)