In Hong Kong!

Hello PEOPLES!

I am in Hong Kong!

Best flight ever. I meet a nice girl from UBC while lining up to check in. Flight was NOT full at all. I had a window aisle seat, and the window seat was EMPTY!!!!! Damn shiok stretch leg like nobody's business. I met this guy from my ENGL320 class and he was sitting 2 seats in front of me. Another girl from ENGL320 was also on my flight but I don't think she knows me. Smoothest takeoff ever. Didn't even feel the plane get off the ground.

More later! At aunt's house using wifi.. I got up at 7am HK time. -_- Okay la we went to sleep at 11pm+..

Packing is STRESSFUL!

Sorry about lack of updates after exams, I had to start packing right away. Pack luggage, pack my boxes to stay here..

It is actually more work than you think! There is so much garbage to throw out, so many useless things that I want to hang on to but should throw out, things to bring back to Singapore, things that stay here..

Trying to organize it by categories was even harder, so my kitchen stuff went in with other miscellaneous stuff.

Thank goodness I had Victor and Sandra, and later on Michael, to help me move my stuff into storage!!! THANK YOU AND I LOVE YOU ALL!

Can you believe I've spent 2.5 full days packing and am still not done?!?!?! It's just the bits and pieces left, and it's the bits and pieces that are hard to consolidate together.. And I have more clothes than I expected =/

And I have to do laundry. And dig out the stupid phone charger which (I think) I stuffed into the printer box with all the other cables. And I have to return a library book. And so many things dunno throw or keep or bring back. I need a game plan.

I leave tomorrow. Too fast! I want a few more days! =D Can you believe I've been sleeping less now than during exams? This is physically AND mentally tiring! Have been sleeping at 2-3am and getting up at 8am+~~

How did exams go? I'll tell you when the grades are fully out. 2 of them are out already.

daydreaming list =D

*this has been published for 25 April, the day of my last exam =)) to be continually updated*

list of stuff to do after exams
(in no particular order)

- reformat computer
- upgrade RAM
- watch movies
- pack pack pack move move move house!
- write my cookbook
- get my hair trimmed
- take lots of photos!
- plan next year's timetable
- SLEEEEP! (my current priority anyway)
- learn korean (i know i say this every time but never make much progress)
- rewatch 'you are the one' (mediacorp drama)
- import blogs from my old Google to new Google account

(notice how i don't have cooking in the list? wahahaha. will be eating mama's food hopefully, and i dont know why i don't seem to have the feeling to cook in singapore.. maybe? we'll see. not my kitchen afterall, not as fun.)

Twitterrrr

OMG! I love Twitter!

I started following Anthony Sedlak on Twitter and I asked him a question and he replied me! TWICE!

FYI: Anthony is a celebrity chef from Vancouver. He's one of my FAVOURITE chefs on Food Network!

I'm practically on Cloud 9 now!! Haven't felt this giddy with happiness in a long time..

*_*

*waves to Anthony*

"Fake" test results

LOL WTF?

My prof posts a link on his website, and it says "Test Results". I click into it excitedly and got to Youtube playing a video: Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up..

I got confused and went back and clicked again. Again it was the same thing, then I realized WTF?!

HAHAHA. That woke me right up. I was still feeling the sleepiness from waking up at 7:30am for my 9am exam. BLEH.

Okay, can you imagine if it was something inappropriate? Sure kena fired one. EH I want him fired la, wanna throw stones at him =D

EDITED: So I sent him an email that evening:

Hi Professor,

I would like to know if the test results out? Why does the link under "Test Results" link us to a Youtube video? Thanks.

His reply a couple hours later?

Sorry,

It is a joke. It is called Rick Rolling.

I won't be placing the test results online although by tomorrow night I should have all assignments graded and I could send you your grades.

Sorry for the confusion,

(Name removed)

BORED!

The irony of life. I'm so bored now. Amidst exams.

WHY?

Because I just finished 3 exams in 3 days and it has been absolutely mind and brain draining. So tonight (actually all day today cos I didn't concentrate on studying) I gave myself a break, and did absolutely nothing.

Okay, was online listening to music and chatting and surfing but that's about it.

I ask people on MSN to entertain me, no one cares. BLEH!

I COULD start studying tonight, but I just wanted a little break away from it all for awhile. Then it's back on full speed tomorrow!

I'm so bored now I think I can go sleep soon. It's only 11pm. I had been sleeping at 2-3am every day recently. LOL!

I WANT TO EAT

I suddenly want to eat Singapore food. Not suddenly miss it, but this is like adding to my daydreaming list.

I want to eat lots of good hawker centre food. Classic Singapore food. I want to take lots of pictures of them. I want to try more famous dishes which I've heard so much of but haven't really tried them.

I want to go to those hidden spots everywhere, and also the more famous BIG hawker centres. In short, EVERYTHING! *maybe except foodcourts cos they are all the freaking same, and they are more pricey.*

I have 4 months. Who will be my eating buddy?

"I'm Flattered."

OMG the most hilarious thing happened today.

After our ENGL320 exam, Sandra and I went to Safeway cos I had to get food. *FYI our exam was actually just another test, and it was only 1.5 hours as opposed to most exams which are 2.5 hours, and it was still damn long and very difficult and I just wrote a crapload of nonsense on it..*

So we walk past a promoter giving out sample for chicken nuggets. I went and proceeded to ask for a sample, since she didn't have any out on the platter. Another lady was also asking for it and the promoter was giving her first and the lady gestured and said to give to me first.

The promoter glanced at me and said, "Oh I'm sorry you have to be 16 or over.." I got stunned for a moment and when I was still trying to figure out what that meant, Sandra jumped in and said, "Oh, I'm flattered!"

The promoter then said to Sandra, "Oh, I don't mean you!" and looked back at me. I finally got it and proclaimed, "I'm over 16! Gosh, I'm 21!" The promoter glanced at me with slight disbelief and offered me and Sandra the nuggets.

Ouch for Sandra.

But why do you have to be over 16 to try a chicken nuggets sample? That's one point I don't get.

(Okay, maybe if you're a child and you don't know what you are allergic to then you should be accompanied by an adult. But 16? Isn't that a bit much? )

I'm certainly flattered. I bet I look 14.

But again, people look so old here in Canada even when they are in high school. Or maybe it's just me.

So, how old do I look?

Enrique Iglesias - Somebody's Me

You, do you remember me?
Like I remember you?
Do you spend your life
Going back in your mind to that time?
'Cause I, I walk the streets alone
I hate being on my own
And everyone can see that I really fell
And I'm going through hell
Thinking about you with somebody else

[CHORUS]
Somebody wants you
Somebody needs you
Somebody dreams about you every single night
Somebody can't breath
Without you, it's lonely
Somebody hopes someday you will see
That Somebody's Me [2x]

How, how could we go wrong
It was so good and now it's gone
And I pray at night that our paths will soon cross
And what we had isn't lost
Cause you're always right here in my thoughts

[Chorus]

You'll always be in my life
Even if I'm not in your life
Because you're in my memory
You, will you remember me
And before you set me free
Oh listen please

[Chorus]
Somebody wants you
Somebody needs you
Somebody dreams about you every single night
Somebody can't breath without you, it's lonely
Somebody hopes someday you will see
That Somebody's Me [5x]

Mental Breakdown

Stressed! In exactly 6 hours I will be writing my first exam, first of the 3 in a row! X_X

I thought I had price discrimination all figured out but when I actually see the question I get all lost and frazzled!

I have a tiny headache now which might explode into a big one soon.

I am very angsty and irritated by the world and the tiniest things..

Just now I was making brunch - scrambled eggs with ham bacon chicken and cheese in a tortilla wraps.. I was very annoyed by RM#4, who has fries in the oven and she keeps opening the door to check them WHEN I AM COOKING AT THE STOVE! At first she doesn't say excuse me cos I am at the counter but am moving back and forth, so it was kinda rude. More of what is rude was when I was actually COOKING at the stove she says excuse me and opens the door even before I have a chance to move away... HELLO! YOU ARE DAMN RUDE!

And RM#2's medicated oil smell is driving me up the wall. Needless to say her 2 room encounters last night at 1am and this morning at 10am was clearly heard from the sounds coming via the heater. No, this time I knew better and DID NOT knock on the door. And this time it was a different dude! I am extremely perturbed at this ongoing while I am trying to study. And it doesn help that her friend with a very loud voice is over as well. Thank god for earplugs.

Now, after my power brunch of protein and carbohydrates and no veggies, I am feeling extremely sleepy. I slept at 3am on purpose last night so that I will wake up late today and have enough energy the rest of the day to last till my exam at 7pm. Of all the days they have to cut grass downstairs they choose today, waking me up at 10am. #$*&)*&$@)(#*

Stressed. And VERY BRAINDEAD. Go away or I'll bite your head off!

Sexy Lefty

LOL more randomness popping up from too much studying.

Left-handed men have some sort of sexiness to them. I dunno why.

Take Gordon Ramsay for example. I hate to call him sexy, but it's so "cool" and attractive in some sort of way. Especially when you see him chopping stuff up at lightning speed with his left hand and you know most people can only do it with their right hand.

Also, Kevin Brauch on The Thirsty Traveller.. I saw him eat with his fork in his left hand, and it just struck a deep chord in me.

Okay, this applies to women too. Anna Olson, for one. When she does everything with her left hand it just looks so special!!

LOL my analysis seems to only extend to people on the Food Network. But again, it's the only thing I watch!

Also today a roommate was watching TV while I was studying in the living room, and she turned it to a show called "A Shot At Love"... Dating show starring Tila Tequila..

Heard of her name before but didn't know a thing about her.. A Google search shows me she's BORN in Singapore, LOL! Okay, the show was quite funny and interesting la.. And she's bisexual, so she has to decide if she wants to pick a man or a woman in the end! Dating shows are always so ridiculous to watch...

Sigh, back to studying!

I WANT TO MURDER THE WORLD!

I am a grumpy and cranky person today.

Nearly got ran over by a campus mail van today! It wasn't even on the road! I was minding my own business in the area where it's not a road but cars can come in anyway and if I hadn't looked up to my right I would have been squashed under that van right now. The I____n lady driver even had the nerve to glare at me. HELLO YOUR GRANDFATHER ROAD AH! Please la it's not even a road you TWIT. _|_

Went to pick up assignments.. Stupid asshole 360 prof had taken marks off for 4 questions again.. I dunno what's wrong with 2 of them, but there was one question where I followed the textbook and he took marks off. The graph question I also got wrong. At first I followed the textbook but it was different from his notes, so I decided to follow him and match his notes instead, and he marks it wrong and what he corrected was following the textbook.. MAKE UP YOUR DAMN MIND YOU SILLY TWIT. _|_

And if taking marks off was not bad enough, my poor assignment (which was perfectly stapled and fine when I handed it in) was NOT stapled when I picked it up. Okay, if someone else ripped it then I don't know. But if you SILLY PROF marks my homework and tears it apart from the staple then GO AND DIE! Don't like my homework also no need to be so cruel to it! I'm ANAL about stuff like that. Don't mind me.

On the bright side, my last class in 3rd year was half a party. ENGL329 prof brought in 2 huge plastic boxes on a trolley thing, and she pulled out 6-7 bags of chips, 6-7 bottles of drinks (BIG BOTTLES) and 2 mega boxes of homemade chocolate chip cookies. She said she made 100. Our class is like 30 people, and only around 20 showed up.. Okay, I'm convinced she's nice but I still don't really like her personality LOL!

Okay. Pardon my anger. I'm just stressed about exams. RAWRRRRR.

I Need A New Wallet

Why are all these flat wallets so popular these days? How do they actually work? When I first saw them come out last year or something, I thought they were absolutely ridiculous.

But now that I think about it, it's quite a good idea.

I mean, look at my poor bulging wallet:



It's so full that even the seam has broken.



This wallet was unwanted by Stephanie, so I took it and have been using it since Grade 12, which is 3 years ago. It has accompanied most of my university life for the past 3 years, even though it has been most active this year, since I never needed my wallet anywhere in the first 2 years of university..

Now I'm quite sick of carrying such a bulging wallet around when I go grocery shopping, never really knowing when it's going to fully break and die on me.. I think the poor thing has suffered cos I stuff so many cards, receipts and random stuff inside. Don't think it's meant to hold so much..

Anyway, back to the flat wallets. I think it seems like what I want, since I am looking towards the flat direction. I am just not exactly sure how the clasp/zip works, and how user-friendly it is. But I really like the flat idea, and a nice design would make it perfect.

These tend to be a bit pricey, from what I am observing from the net. Let's see if it is worth investing in a cheaper version of it.. Will look into changing wallet soon! =D

But how do the flat wallets stay so flat? Where's the magic? I need to do more research and hands-on experience.

I don't like act blur people.

Rice crackers addiction

So addicted to these rice crackers right now. Cheap, accessible, crunchy and healthy!

Long Emo Rambling

A phone conversation with Michael yesterday has brought up some very interesting but true points to ponder about..

He was saying that there are the people we used to see every day because we lived at Vanier, and would bump into each other or just meet up to eat together... Haha reminded me of the one term (can't even remember when, I think 2nd year first term?) where I keep having lunch with Michael cos we got off class at the same time and we would always eat together without ever planning for it.. It felt kind of comfortable (not in the romantic way) knowing you will always have someone to eat with at the caf..

And then now we have all moved OUT of Vanier and into our own little cooking worlds.. So we don't meet up to have cooking parties or to go out to dinner once in awhile or anything like that..

Because all of us are so busy with our own lives, school and everything else, that we just cannot be bothered to meet up.. And even when we bump into each other on campus it's just a hi-bye thing.. We don't seem to know what to say to each other anymore..

This is especially true for me, since I used to see Deb and Bern every single day last year, and this year have only seen them 3 times or less.. The last time I saw both of them was on my birthday, all the way back in January! And I don't talk to them online anymore..

And then Michael also says it's like "I don't feel like 'dealing with you' right now.." when you bump into them.. I was teasing him for being so emo hahaha.. Haiya, university life is cruel.. Studying sucks up all your time and don't even have time for friends.. (Well, for people who are studious like me and my friends anyway..)

Also realized what a loner I have become.. Other than going to class (where I don't interact with that many people, and I don't talk to them outside of class anyway) and going to work (where I talk to people at work but not outside work), I basically stay at home. Staying at home means only talking to my roommates. Which means I don't talk to anyone OUTSIDE my surroundings. SO SAD OKAY.

And the only other way I talk to people OUTSIDE my surroundings is via MSN or Facebook. In fact we don't even TALK on Facebook. I just see their updates and that's how I keep up with what's going on in THEIR lives.. MSN I only talk to some people, and others only talk to me when they need help or favours...

What kind of life is this? Is this Canadian life? I wonder, in Singapore, would it be more accessible to keep in touch with friends? I mean in university. You can always go out for a meal, you can always go shopping together etc.. But again, maybe not. Very hard to say. Ask me again in a few years, when I have decided where I want to settle down..

Also about settling down, we were also talking about how we hate moving. I just feel like these past 5 years I've been living out of boxes. Which is literally what I'm doing, albeit the fact that I have my own room everywhere. But when I go back to Singapore, I won't even have my own room. And I will still be living out of boxes.

The number of boxes I own is forced to dwindle over the years. At least this year I hope to significantly reduce the number of boxes. Alas, every year I say that but don't think it has ever happened. Because I have so much sentimental junk which I will never throw away. And that's the problem, because if I do eventually move back to Singapore, I have to find a way to get all those boxes back.

Which is why I hate not having someplace permanent to store all my stuff, knowing they will be safe and waiting for my return. I hate this life of lugging everything with me everywhere I go. I want a HOME. Don't tell me I have a home with my parents, I don't. I envy people who have a room at their parents' home, where no matter where they are around the world, their room will always be there, always THEIRS. They keep all their belongings there, they will never get moved around or lost.

Ahhhhhh who's the emo one now? Never knew one can emo so much over other stuff than relationships. Luckily, no relationship problems for now. Stay that way!