Minds Cafe gathering..

this is the gathering that I took the photo of the red christmas tree..

yes.. we meet again to celebrate birthdays.. the birthdays have been overdue.. but we only free now to meet to celebrate.. this time we are not meeting at holland V.. our usual old place.. we have changed to boat quay minds cafe.. it is hiding in one of the shophouses there.. why I say hiding? becos there are so many shops there.. and restaurants just next to one another.. we are so afraid to miss it.. the people working at the restaurants are quite scary.. they will try to stop you to eat at their shop.. I must say the business there is not very good and so competitive..

we ate our dinner at minds and play games.. eat and play games at minds in the evening not cheap.. afternoon is cheaper.. haha..

one of the interesting game that we played.. the balancing game.. I forgot the name.. haha..

we actually have walked out of the place then we remembered that we haven't take a group photo.. so we walked back in to take this..

getting ready to take a photo..with only me looking at the cam.. haha..

haha.. funny.. why did I stand so apart.. haha..

taking photo with the good scenery at Singapore river.. haha..

photos we took near the christmas tree but not with the tree.. haha..

on the way home...

My all-time favourite song..

changed song..

this All Saints' song is my favourite song from Secondary school.. in 2000.. this is the remix version.. really love it after watching the movie "The Beach" which stars Leonardo DiCarpio... I watched this movie becos it was acted by him lor.. used to like him from titanic..

and this is not the only song I like.. I also like All Saints' Black Coffee.. it is so long ago.. haha.. they split in 2001 and they have reformed again in 2006.. haven't heard their new songs yet..

How can a stars-fruit blog do without a starfruit pic..

yes! I have finally added a pic of starfruit on my blog skin.. and yes.. I designed this skin myself.. my own skin.. hee.. so proud of myself.. but just some simple changes lah.. read about how to do it on a very useful blog..
http://tips-for-new-bloggers.blogspot.com/

how to add pic, music.. all sorts of blogger widgets can be found there.. you can try it yourself..

Results were out!

yes.. the results were out last wed.. haha.. was very very very happy to see my results.. becos I am finally back to above 4.. I got 4.01.. haha.. still quite dangerous.. still possible to drop down again.. but still very happy to see it to be above 4 once again.. my results still not so good lah.. my core modules.. I mean chem and lsm.. got B+.. aiyah.. why can't I do well in my core.. but I do very well for non-core modules.. A+.. haha.. I didn't waste my many days of studies.. becos it was my last paper mah.. and I have 5 days to study for it after my 2nd last paper.. not bad not bad.. this is the module that push up my cap.. haha.. and I am happy to receive this email:

"Dear Chemical Sciences students,

Congratulations o your excellent grades obtained at your last exams. I am pleased to inform you that you will be able to continue with the Chemical Sciences Programme in Year 4.
We will be pre-allocating you places in the modules indicated in your study plan."

no more threatening to kick me out.. haha..

next sem only have core modules to do.. no more interesting modules to take.. and fyp is 16 MCs.. so it will have great effect on my CAP.. hope it will be a good effect..

just a few days ago, I finally knows of people who never get a B+ before in their whole life in NUS.. impressive right.. and crazy right.. never knows anybody can be so clever de.. and so nerdy de.. haha.. I know about this when I overheard a conversation made by 2 chem honours students.. okay.. I know the clever gal..

she was asking her friend whether she should S/U a module.. becos it is a gem from other fac and she got an A- for it.. you heard it? she got a A- for it.. and her friend was asking her whether it will affect her CAP much.. and she said it will lower her cap a bit and she only left a S/U only..

then I got myself into the conversation.. I kaypoh lah.. "You never get a B+ before yah? A- is your lower grade?" I said.. the she says yes.. she don't have B+.. okay.. then I try to be calm.. "oic.. then I think you should S/U that module." I said.. I feel myself so stupid at that moment.. compared to them I am so bad in studies.. haha.. even a few minutes ago.. I was already feeling that way.. becos I went to ask her what she got for a chem module.. she was my project mate for that module.. she got A lah.. and her friends also at least get an A-.. oh my goodness.. I should not ask that.. haha.. my closer friends also never get so good results.. and so I have assume that others may also be so.. now I know how poor I did.. haha.. even the clever friends I have also never get A- as their lower grades.. becos we took lsm modules.. so itis not possible to always get A de.. becos it is really competitive there..

now I know how smart I am liao..

Christmas is coming..

but no program and celebration this year.. a bit sad.. nobody jio me mah.. haha.. anyway.. saw this red christmas tree at raffles place the other day.. quite beautiful..
still waiting for my friend to upload the photos that we took together.. went to minds cafe at clark quay..

pink and white..

what are pink and white? they are tangyuans.. haha.. yesterday, I went to pray with my parents and uncle.. "visited" my grandparents and great-grandparents.. to celebrated dong zhi which means the arrival of winter.. it is an occasion for family reunion.. although it is not really so every chinese.. and during dong zhi.. we will eat tangyuans which are glutinuous rice flour balls.. and some of them are coloured pink for good luck.. haha.. and the sweet soup is cooked using red sugars.. so the soup is red and this time round.. my mum put ginger in it.. got the ginger aroma.. not bad..

the night before I helped my mum to make the tangyuans.. quite unwillingly.. haha.. too lazy.. anyway still did it.. quite fun and easy lah.. just have to make it round.. haha.. but my mum always complain that the ones I make too big.. she very troublesome leh..

the pink and white tangyuans.. hee.. you can see some of the white ones got a bit pink.. and the pink ones got a bit white.. hee.. anything lah.. round can already..

Avril's video..

I really like her.. and I have watched some of her live videos.. there is one song that I particularly like in her latest album.. "When you're gone".. her voice is really good.. even though it is a live performance.. I have added this video to my blog.. right the bottom.. no other place to put leh.. haha.. some people may not be able to watch it.. either becos of slow loading or their computer system not compatible.. sorry about that..

and I have also put the Timbaland's song to my blog.. you will hear it once you open my blog.. some may need to install the plugin.. sorry to those using firefox, you will not be able to hear it.. hee..

Emptiness..

Finished watching the korean drama.. yah.. the ending is quite sian.. but at least it is a happy ending.. the gal ends up with the right guy.. why the doctor is so bad.. why must he lie again and again.. the gal already don't believe him at all .. he is really stupid..

okay finish watching that.. means I have no more things to watch already.. feel a bit empty.. this also means that I should have time to do my project stuff.. really don't want to do leh.. haha.. but I also cannot don't do.. hai~

I feel the ache..

Becos you being so frank.. and direct.. it's good to hear an answer.. but didn't know that it is not nice to hear it.. why the conversation becomes so awkward? and I just find that I have actually been so irritating to ask you that.. maybe becos we just think differently.. but I really hope to know you better.. I really hope so.. to have another good friend from uni.. but seems like it is not going to happen like what I have think it will be.. is it my wishful thinking? or I just did it in the wrong way..

New changes finally..

New changes mean a new start.. More colours and less dark.. haha..

Good Food!

Yummy Yummy..

Today, went out with a friend to eat dinner.. he recommended me to eat at Mr Bean Cafe opposite paradiz centre.. ate Chicken chop set dinner and he ate grilled fish.. the set dinner comes with soup, garlic bread and dessert.. the chicken chop is with black pepper sauce.. it tastes great and my friend's grilled fish also is good! and the serving is not small.. other than the soup and bread are small lah.. and the dessert is a scoop of ice cream.. can choose flavours.. we chose chocolate.. haha.. yah.. I forgot something.. the set dinner also comes with a drink.. haha.. and in the end the bill is $19.60.. okay.. not cheap I know.. but I feel quite worth it.. haha..

okay.. the purpose of the meeting today is also to fulfil my promise.. which is treat him ben & jerry lah.. he asked for it when I asked him for help few months ago.. haha.. don't treat him.. he will haunt me.. haha.. scary.. anyway.. I will also do what I have promised de.. this is also a chance for me to try ben & jerry's ice cream mah.. nvm buy them before.. becos first thing it is expensive.. I will not anyhow buy so expensive ice cream de.. and also don't know what is exactly nice.. we ate 3 scoops which is $12.. one pineapple flavoured, one cookie flavoured and one strawberry cheesecake which is my choice.. and my friend told me that we can try the flavours before buying them.. now I know.. haha.. anyway.. I think I will not be going there again anytime soon.. haha..

yesterday, I went out with jin rong and mich to watch golden compass at ps.. before that we whave dinner at Kyoto Sabo Aji Tei, a japanese restaurant.. it is by Ajisen.. same company as the ramen one.. I must say the display of the fake food outside is very attractive.. okay when you eat it.. the food tastes a bit too salty so I finshed my rice.. becos salty dishes must go with rice.. other than the saltiness.. the food actually is not bad yah.. I am just wondering why the ajisen's food all so salty de.. I actually don't really like their ramen becos it is salty.. their salt is free izzit.. haha..

but I must complain! their service is bad.. I know dinner time many ppl.. but why can't they hire more waiters and waitresses and even the cashiers have to take order and bring the dishes.. so short of stuff.. when we first go in.. the waitress cum cashier is so enthu in taking order.. saying she is afraid we may wait too long.. okay.. but the food came quite fast leh.. then when we want to make order for dessert.. they tell us to wait then forgot about us and never came back.. every one of them will move in and out of the kitchen very fast and so difficult to catch their attention.. and they will also hide in the kitchen for very long.. even one of the customers got so impatient that she must walk to one of the staff to make her order.. alamak.. business really so good mah.. anyway.. in the end we still get to make our order.. order our Mocha ice cream dessert.. haha.. not bad lah.. my friend has already wanted to eat that before we even order our dinner.. haha.. becos the fake one looks nice..

the one on display..

the real one.. see the difference?

so how's golden compass? not very very nice lah.. becos I am still confused with what's going on.. still don't understand a lot of things and the movies have so many different kinds of charaters.. why are they there for? what exactly is dust? what is the purpose of having the demons? why will the christians be against this movie? so many questions.. so confused.. and this is a movie with no ending becos it just prepare you for the part 2..

Another favourite..

yes.. I am listening to an album now.. Timbaland's Shock Value (Deluxe edition).. it is really not bad.. really enjoy the songs.. especially "Apologize" featuring OneRepublic which number one in many of the music charts recently.. will get hooked up to it.. haha..

In the last post about my favourites, I talked about a korean drama " Witch Yoo Hee".. I only watched 9 episodes and I have enjoyed every episodes.. quite addicted to it and wanted to carry on watching.. but must control.. no time to watch everything yet.. and I should be watching them on tv and not from crunchyroll.. my mum will get jealous de.. haha.. becos she don't get to watch thru the net.. I don't allow.. haha.. anyway.. she will be watching it on tv mah..

Have been decided..

I have decided not to organise any outings or gatherings this holidays or anytime in future.. for now lah.. until I change my mind.. becos quite tired already.. why must I be so enthu? although 99% of the getherings I organised were successful with good turn up, I still don't like the feeling of being rejected by some ppl.. why am I the most free one? so if you want me to go out with you, pls be the one to ask me out.. haha.. luckily still have ppl ask me out this week.. if not it will be a very unhappening holidays for me.. haha..

"A trip to Australia"

haha.. within such a short time did I went to Australia?

My father drove us to changi airport terminal 3.. this trip is so cheap just costs $3 per person.. and the money will go to cancer foundation.. doing something for charity.. okay there are no options of tour guide.. English or Chinese.. my mum only understands mandarin so should follow chinese tour guide.. but my dad.. who understands english better than chinese wants english.. but must be more considerate to mum mah.. she does not understand english at all leh.. and we came as a family.. how can we follow separate tour guides? so he just follow lor.. and the thing is he is very very impatient.. the queue for english tour is long so they set off earlier but only the 7 of us want chinese so he is very very not happy.. he complaint loudly about how long more we have to wait for turn to set off.. just then the tour guide came and she told us not to be unhappy and we will set off now.. she also tried to ask my father to cool down and don't be angry.. actually the rest of us are not unhappy at all.. only my dad lor.. then other people are all old man and old lady who have a lot of time and just want to have fun.. so am I and my mother.. that timeI really feel like finding a hole to hide.. and don't want people to know that is my father.. what a bad attitude he has.. hai~

the tour guide was saying that she will show us around terminal 3 and she will be bringing us to Australia.. Yeah! I never been to Australia before leh.. Will she really bring us there?
This new terminal is even larger than the terminal 1 and 2.. and it allows natural sunlight to enter with its many butterfly wing shaped flaps of shield that reflect the light at an angle.. the shields will move according to the the direction of daylight.. it is all computerised.. amazing right..


this terminal also gives a sense of openness.. there are no large partition walls.. as all the walls are made of glass and so transparent.. but the place is so large and you cannot really see the ends.. it will take about 30 mins to walk from one end to the other end.. wow! and it is so transparent that you can see people in the departure hall and the arrival hall.. so even if your loved ones are inside the transit area at level 1.. you can also see them from level 2, 3 and 4..
the arrival hall view from a level up.. you can see your relatives taking the luggages from outside..
A good wide view of the "crossroad" in the departure hall.. crossroad becos it is the place where you will either turn left or right.. to the Gate A or B..

this terminal also go green.. it has a five storey high, 300m wide green wall with real green plants.. the plants can grow becos of the sunlight and they are watered by mist..
the tour guide brought us into the departure hall.. oops.. we didn't bring our passport.. how did we get in? we have our tour tickets mah.. haha..

and do you know about the new automated system of going thru the custom? just scan your passport and thumbprint and you will be allowed thru.. no more long queue.. easy and fast..

inside the transit area.. there also real trees growing..
A koi pond with no koi.. why? the pond is still not clean enough and construction is still carried out in the area.. they are still cleaning it so the high chlorine content sign..

this will give a good view of the planes departing or landing but there's no plane yet..

At the crossroad, there will be a bar called "Post Bar" opened by Fullerton hotel.. and the picture shows where a large water flowing display will be located.. water means money fortune lor..
there will also be many shops and F&B outlets opened like FIFA, Brewerkz, Chocolat Factory.. but most of them are still under construction and renovation.. hai~ not time to shop yet..

Have you heard of the $800 chairs? I have sat on them at terminal 3.. nothing special lah.. just chairs that will be durable and last many years bah..

the chair my father sat on worth $1000 plus.. and there are so many of these chairs that they can accomodate about 1500 ppl who will be waiting for their flights at the gates.. no wonder they need $1.75 billion to build this terminal.. the chairs already cost so much.. don't know where the money comes from?

okay.. the tour guide has brought us to the holdroom at the gates.. we will be taking our flight to Australia yah.. but after some introduction and explanation of the place, she told us that is bringing us to take our luggage.. huh?we are back from Australia already.. so fast right.. and we have just arrived in Singapore.. and taking back our luggage.. haha..

at the luggage collection area.. there is a large sandstone art wall just below the green wall which is hand-sculpted with tropical flora and fauna and multi-language welcome messages..
Welcome and Selamat Datang!

that's the end of the tour!

terminal 3 haven't start operation yet.. they only let us to have a tour around there first and we can enter the transit mall also.. this tour thing is until 9th Dec which this sun.. becos after that they will be preparing for the opening and first flight on 9th Jan 2008.. for me this is of course a good experience lah.. becos I seldom get to go airport.. seldom go overseas mah.. it has been so many years that I last take a plane.. but I think I will get to take plane next year de.. my grad trip mah..

as my father drove us out of the terminal, I took some photos..
the Crowne Plaza Hotel which is under construction.. it is right next to T3.. a 4 star hotel mainly for those transit passengers bah.. becos the transit hotel inside the airport is always full..
the familiar icon of Changi Airport.. in the rain..
further and further away..

I have one thought after this tour.. actually it should be a happy family outing but the few hipccups along the way.. really makes me uncomfortable.. izzit that it is quite impossible now to have a good outing with my parents already.. we always nearly end up in heated exchanges.. I have controlled my temper a lot.. I have tried my best.. but both of them are getting more and more sensitive.. does this mean that my parents are really becoming old liao.. and I should be old enough to know how to handle this properly.. I am really worried I can't..

My current favourites!

Music: Backstreet boys rock!

Backstreet boys latest album "Unbreakable" is really very nice.. especially the songs "Inconsolable" and "Something that I already know". their comeback album was not as nice as this lor.. I used to like them a lot.. bought some of their albums before.. then they suddenly disappear for many years.. all did their own stuff.. some had their own solo albums.. of course not so successful.. if not why will they come together again.. I used to like Kevin Richardson but he had left the group and not involved in the latest album liao.. so sad.. but as long as their music is nice.. I will support them..

Korean Drama: Witch Yoo Hee shown on channel U weekdays 10pm

this a really funny drama.. and the lead actress and actor are so pretty and shuai.. haha.. this drama really let me laugh non-stop.. haha.. will I be like that witch.. haha..

Online game: Audition
I like this game.. as I do not have to just kill kill kill like the other games.. this game really test my speed of response.. I am a "slow" person so need to practise more then will not be so slow lor.. maybe can think faster.. haha.. hope so lah.. and my fingers also much faster liao.. of course not as pro as the youngsters lah.. this game also involves music and dance which I love too..

One more holidays and one more semester to go..

yah.. I just left one dec hols and one semester in NUS.. it seems so fast.. my life in NUS will end soon.. I only left one major obstacle to clear which is my honours project.. the 2 or 3 modules that I will be taking next sem don't think will affect my cap much already.. I have taken so many modules.. even more than what is necessary to get my degree..

I am feeling excited.. I will be stepping into a different stage of my life soon.. I am just as excited as when I was going to uni after A level or moving on to secondary school after primary school.. this is what life is about.. all the anticipation and dreams about what will happen next.. I still have no vision of what I will be after uni.. I have dreams.. I have.. of becoming a police officer? a HSA forensic scientist? a public relation officer? a superstar? haha.. a businesswoman? which is the realistic one.. I also don't know.. I used to dream of working at HSA forensic lab.. I really want that but I have known that to enter it is not easy.. and after 3 plus years study of chemistry I have become sick of chemistry.. research is a total no-no.. from what I have experienced in lab.. lab is fun but not when you do things repeatedly and in an enclosed space.. really not for me.. interaction and walking about is what I wanted.. which really fit what I am.. I think any job is fine with me as long I like it at that moment.. I must say I am fickle-minded.. nothing can interest me long enough.. that's true..

while I am feeling excited and looking forward to earning money and buy whatever I want.. all the pretty clothes, bags and gadgets.. going for overseas tours.. I feel quite sad.. that I will be leaving student life already.. I think I will miss all the student activities.. yesterday I was watching the SCAMP DVD.. everything is so fun and special to me.. knowing so many great friends thru these orientation programs.. I have decided.. I will join SCAMP as senior one last time next year.. and bring the great memory to my working life.. I don't think I will have so great fun again bah..

so what have I done?

today, I went to the dentist.. yah the 6 months cleaning.. I want to have healthy and clean teeth.. hee.. my parents have a weird idea that it is better to just clean once a year.. instead of half a year.. they feel it is not necessary as my teeth look quite clean yah.. are they dentists? I don't believe what they say.. it just excuses to not let me spend more money on cleaning becos each cleaning is not cheap.. $45 for each visit.. then my mother says that the dentist want me to visit once per half a year is just a way of promotion then they will have business.. and going to the dentist too often is bad for teeth! the gaps between the teeth will be larger! how can it be that visiting the dentist is bad for teeth.. what is the logic?!

anyway.. no matter what they say.. I still visited the dentist and he said I need to floss.. becos I have all four wisdom teeth.. I have to brush more thoroughly and floss more.. to me.. brushing is okay but flossing? really lazy to do it leh.. still don't know want to do it or not.. flossing is really time consuming..

actually.. from the start of the reading period till the end of exams, I have watched 3 movies.. amazing.. exams still so free to watch movie yah.. haha.. actually one is on the fri before reading period.. "Beowulf" with the so realistic 3D animation.. and a bit RA haha.. the day after my second last paper, I watched Hero.. a japanese drama.. interesting.. got my favourite jap actor and actress.. Takuya Kimura and Takako Matsu! and then to end off my exams.. the day after the last paper, I watched Enchanted.. started off with a typical fairy tale then ended with a twist.. a good movie.. what so memorable about the movie is the princess's singing can attract rodents, cockroaches, flies and pigeons in New York city to work for her.. to clean up a house.. and she is so happy to see them and even hold the cockroach at her hand.. so weird.. haha.. the next movie that I want to watch will be the golden compass.. got friend asking me to watch already.. so I don't think I will be watching it alone..

yah.. the last 3 I watched them alone at AMK hub cathay.. now got a cathay near my house.. I can just watch movies anytime I want.. don't know why.. I like to watch movies alone now.. actually not really like a lot lah.. but don't mind.. feel it is more convenient.. and easy.. and I can go to the X-zone beside cathay to play some games like basketball, daytona or just some games.. sometimes.. watch people play the candies game also quite interesting.. imagine putting in $10 worth of $1 coins and win some sweets and chocolate that don't worth that money at all.. and the fun is there.. haha.. the feeling of achievement of winning some sweets..

I also like to watch some people play the basketball game.. so pro and fast.. I can't.. my hands get tired after a few balls.. result of not exercising much.. and my aiming sucks.. yah.. the highest point for me 83.. cannot even get pass stage 2.. sad right.. I hope to improve my scores.. but that's mean spending more money.. haha.. not cheap lor..

there's a big christmas tree outside AMK hub at the entrance..
first time there's some feeling of christmas season in AMK.. finally..
and the santa claus can blow bubbles! haha..

2 days after exams..

yup.. my exams just ended 2 days ago... on tue.. don't really like exams to last more than 1 weeks.. I will feel restless towards the end.. yah lor.. my last paper was 6 days after my 2nd last paper.. have more time to study but don't have the momentum to study.. lose the studying spirit.. haha.. but I still managed to force myself to study.. I must not forget my aim which is to improve my cap to above 4.. after all these exams.. I still don't know how well I will do.. never want to go think about it.. as long as I have did my best.. then can le.. never let myself down..

I never like to think about exams after they are over.. becos it will affect my concentration to study for the exams next day.. it will go over and over my brain and make me worry and sad when I think about how badly I may do or the possibilities that I miss out some questions.. leaving some things empty.. I am a worrier.. therefore I also don't like to discuss with friends about the exams.. once I know I have wrong answers, I will feel more bad.. yah..

so once the exams over.. I will push all the module stuff all of my mind.. and delete everything.. not even left in the recycle bin of my mind.. no space for that if I want to think about other stuff.. so if ask me about what I have studied.. I cannot really give the answer.. therefore I cannot be a tuition teacher at all.. haha..

Exams over.. so I should have fun right.. but I will be returning sch next mon le.. do lab.. that's what honours year about.. so sad right.. and I have actually planned to go sch tmr to book ESI MS.. but I am lazy.. I also want to go out with my mum.. hee.. excuses.. and I also planned to read some readings before going back to lab next mon.. but I haven't did that yet hee..

Week 2 of next sem I will be giving the progress report presentation to the judges.. I already know the panel of judges.. my panel is the nicer one.. lucky! and my presentation is week 2 and not week 1.. more time to prepare.. that's the main advantage.. but I still don't know what I will be presenting yet.. becos I don't have very good experiment results yet.. and I really scared of presentation now.. after all the bad experience I have with my supervisors.. "I really don't understand what you are talking about.. I am really confused by you.." "what is one round???" these are what the prof has said to me.. I thought I will not have problem presenting my work.. as long as I know what I am doing.. but this bad experience really push me down deep into the well.. I am a frog in a well.. I don't know how to do a good presentation.. that's what I feel I am.. and my mentor did not help me at all.. by contradicting what I say.. how can the prof trust me.. when what I say is not true.. I did say the truth.. but why must my mentor do that to me? it's his face that he wants to save..but not mine.. I really want to cry! and I did.. at home..

I really hope the judges will not feel the same way when they hear my presentation next month.. really hope so..