Ok so I made it!!! I'm in Burma, Myanmar :') I was met by a Burmese whom I bonded with for 45 minutes during a taxi ride to the o...


Ok so I made it!!! I'm in Burma, Myanmar :')

I was met by a Burmese whom I bonded with for 45 minutes during a taxi ride to the office.
Met my boss, then went to my apartment.

There were 2 double deckers = 4 beds. I asked the person who escorted me who else stays here, and he says... Nobody.

I AM THE ONLY ONE IN MY HOSTEL/APARTMENT.

Omg... I felt the sudden loneliness lol.

And I think I was really tired from the night before coz of the lack of sleep and the sudden realisation that I will be cooped up in a place all alone and the fact that I felt really lonely made me go crazy leh. I started to ask myself wth are you doing man?! Why couldn't you just find a proper job in Singapore?! Why are you putting yourself through this??!! Etc etc. But I started to calm down and put a bedsheet over my mattress and the next thing I knew.. I was fast asleep ahha.

The next thing, I woke up and it was 6:30pm local time (Myanmar is 1 hr 30 mins behind SG time) and I was kinda hungry but I didn't dare to step outta my house.

But.. but I needed wifi.

So I went to my company (which is just 50m away) and here I was yesterday,



Yeap.
What belied that smile was fear and loneliness LOLLLL.

But ok lah, after telling everyone back in SG that I was alive in Myanmar, I felt less lonely.
My boss also offered a mango (huge and xtremely juicy) and a pack oreos to me so not so bad lah hor.


Right now, I'm in the office... and I've been reading stuff all day long, I'm so tired, I really just wanna go to sleep again hahaha. Can't wait for the New Zealander intern to come tomorrow so I'll have some company~~~ My Burmese colleagues seem nice but a bit shy hahaha. I believe I will be able to speak with them better as the days and months go by. They can speak English lah just shy I guess? Or I guess I'm a new girl also so it takes time.

So scary!!! AHHH, but ok, one step at a time.

I will only be able to blog when I'm at my office. Hopefully in the days to come I still have time to sneak a post ; )

See y'all lata~~ wish me luck~~~ Will do a room tour for you guys~~~ I've no mirror~~ Using my iPhone front camera for now hahah


p/s reason for my post title: my colleague asked me to leave the light on outside my apartment at the doorway. and I'm like why? "coz people will throw rubbish at your doorstep." I'm like huh? why? "people just throw rubbish sometimes coz they don't know. this is not Singapore."

well, first culture difference there you go. my boss even said someone peed there before so I had better leave the light on.

... and I haven't slept a wink. I JUSSTTT packed my luggage and am (sorta) ready for Myanmar! I am STILL like nonchalant leh. I thi...

... and I haven't slept a wink.


I JUSSTTT packed my luggage and am (sorta) ready for Myanmar!

I am STILL like nonchalant leh. I think it's perhaps knowing that I'll be back in a month's time so if I forget to bring anything well there's always Singapore waiting for me at the end of July HAHA. Maybe that's why.

And also, I've been busy with Filament the past few days. I just emailed 80-90 emails this morning and evening. I became realllyyy tired after that. Haven't been sleeping well and have developed eye circles. But I must say, I'm so thankful to have a team of super dedicated batch of people for Filament? It's like we're all graduating and there's no incentive for us to put up a showcase for our films but... my friends and I are just doing it and I just am very impressed by everyone. Check out the website!!! You'll be so impressed~~~ Search for my film in there. It's called "Away from Ayah" : )

==> http://www.filament2015.com

Tickets aren't out yet so you can't get any. It's also an invitation-only event, but well if you're lucky... you never know ; ) I'll inform you when the date is here.

So I stopped work at Podi on Friday, I'll miss working as a waitress. I seriously think the work environment at Podi is so challenging and fun, I recommend anyone who wants a shot into the F&B industry to try it. Anyway, they're really understaffed so please go sign up. Imma miss my fellow part-timers too coz they're such retards and even though it's only been a month, there are few whom I'm able to clique really well?? Above all, they make me feel young again.... HAHAH. No seriously coz they're younger than me and I somehow talk to them in a different way when I'm with em.

Then on Saturday,



My friends and I CLIMBED BUKIT TIMAH HILL.

TWICE.

Yeah you got that right.

Eh seriously we thought it'd be this super high mountain or something, I mean since it's the highest natural point of Singapore. But we were wrong. We were so wrong. Once we reached the summit, we were like, oh like that only ah?!? We were all expecting MORE. Coz the first part of it was tiring man. It was freakin steep and the inclination was like 45 degrees, and then there were steps.

It took us only 30 minutes to reach the top, so when we reached back down, the entire thing took only like an hour. We were astonished by our feat. It was too easy bruh. Then Suxin suggested climbing back up and we're like yeah! coz we had too much time to kill.

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Commercial break---

I slept after that because my internet stopped working and I'm typing on my phone right now as I sit on the plane!! I'm running on just 2 hours of sleep phee yooh but omg omg omg I'm on the plane to Myanmar now ahhhh!!! And I really wanna make sure I post something before I fly :') 

Thank you for all the well wishes!! (Thanks Xi Hsien hehehe) It's really time to fly now!! Still feeling nonchalant but whatever. Let's wing it. SEEYAALLLL!! 



Omg my brains are gonna burst. I was suddenly inundated with emails concerning Filament a few hours ago. Woah, I am overwhelmed at this poi...


Omg my brains are gonna burst. I was suddenly inundated with emails concerning Filament a few hours ago. Woah, I am overwhelmed at this point of time. I NEED A MAN!!!! I REALLY DO. It's the first time I suddenly feel like that hahahahahaha. A tiny feminist voice inside of me suddenly chided me lol. Argh but dayum, there's a heck loada stuff to do in my last week here in Singapore. And I suddenly feel weak in my joints and crumbly haha.

I feel a huge responsibility for Filament but I can't be here in SG in July. Also, I've video equipment loans to settle right now. And I'm freakin out a little lah coz I haven't learnt how to use the camera and audio equipment properly before going to Myanmar. I'm supposed to produce a video for them BUT I'M A ONE MAN SHOW. I've never done this before... I've always had pros around me who handled the camera like my FYP team mates. Funny how I'm a broadcast student but I hate handling cameras heh. I've always done writing and producing so it's making me go crazy having to learn to use a DSLR gah. On top of that, I still have a monopod I need to look for.

I also have a heck load of errands to run like mailing stuff, buying batteries and sheez like that. I have friends' prezzies to buy too in advance because I won't be around to celebrate..... Sigh, sending money over to Myanmar and stuff like that too. Wow, so much to do SO LITTLE TIME.

It's my own doing also... with my waitressing job. I took it up thinking I could be superwoman. Giving myself so little time for everything else. Sigh. Why do I do this to myself really.

That's why I've no excuses, and I blame myself. Blame it on me~ John Newman ft. Calvin Harris. Oh wait, that's DON'T blame it on me.

BUT, AS WITH EVERYTHING ELSE IN LIFE, TAN SI HUI ALWAYS MANAGES HER WAY THROUGH. She will, she will, she will. See? Now I'm speaking likka third party.


Haven't seen my beautiful face in a while eh? I'm gonna share airtime space with my friends~~~




These pros taught the noobest (me) how to use the canon that day. Bombs away it was...


Anyway, Sianpei and I went to get our graduation robes 2 weeks ago!!!


WOOHOO!!!!

I'm ready to graduateeee wooooo. I think our Comms school sash is the nicest? Red and maroon. The other schools have pretty gross colours HAHAHA, red goes best with the gown. Business School is Yellow and Light blue? Ugh. Other schools have green as well?? Nawww. Guess us wkw folks live up to our classiest style right down to graduation eh? Hahaha. Anyway just look at that carrier - all ready to suck ntu soon-to-be alumni dry hahaha. "Your Generosity......" well can't imagine what the rest of the sentence says hahaha.


So yes, I'm about to graduate yet am inundated with things to do still~~ I'm gonna cryyyy. Sometimes I regret taking up my waitressing job coz I ask myself.. you need the money so badly for what? You don't need the money at all!!! You just wanted to busy yourself. AND NOW YOU COMPRAIN WHEN YOU HAVE TOO MUCH THINGS TO DO. What you want ah woman!??!

Time management. Looking on the bright side, I've gained a useful skill through waitressing, which I can put to use now. Which is multitasking... increases productivity by 10 folds.

Also... I always look back and think about the times that made me so happy and joyful working as a waitress, to stop myself from regretting taking up the job.

Happy things such as this....



A family of 4 whom I met 2/3 weeks ago and are regular customers of Podi handed this to me personally as a farewell gift 3 days ago.... I swear I was so motherf* touched that I wanted to tear.... They found out I was leaving in a week's time. I can't believe serving people well could gift me boundless joy and gratitude. It was only our second, and chance meeting that Friday. Again, it was as if I knew them since forever.... When she handed me this gift with her son (who loves me a lot btw hahaha i exaggerate), she said, "Keep that smile on your face always". I gave her a smile and thanked her. She knew I was leaving for Myanmar from the first time we first met and she said, "Come back to Singapore and contribute back ok!"

And I replied, "YES I WILL, OF COURSE!" From her expression I think she was surprised by my enthusiasm also hahahaha.

My fellow Singaporeans... you have touched me so much by your kindness... I'm referring to Singaporeans in general because it is true... Most of the Singaporeans I have served are gracious. There are always the bad hats, but for the most part.. you've shown me so so so much kindness by always thanking me when I serve you. Thank you.

Before the family left, I made sure I got their surnames. The Chua Family. I am touched beyond words. I may never see them again, but life works in mysterious ways and I dunno why but I feel like I will meet this generous and very lovable family once again.

What ran in my head was, 'Oh god oh god t45feagegsgry6r rvteryb, what did I do wrong this time.' She continued by saying, "...


What ran in my head was, 'Oh god oh god t45feagegsgry6r rvteryb, what did I do wrong this time.'


She continued by saying, "It's not that I want to scold you or anything................




.... We want to tell your manager that you've taken care of us very well!"


:') :') :')


Today was my best day at Podi thus far.....

There were two of them who were vegetarians and requested for customised food. One of them wanted the chicken wrap to be changed to a mushroom wrap. It was my first time having to take such an unusual order and it's not easy to do such things coz chefs usually dislike special requests especially during busy periods when they have many orders to attend to. I suppose they felt that I had gone a step further so I'm touched that they would also go the extra mile to want to thank me!!! I never expected it. My manager wasn't around, but knowing that I've been appreciated just made me feel so happy and honoured/

Another family, when they were leaving, I swear, I almost gave a goodbye hug ok. But we held each other by the arms at the elbows and bade farewell. And it was strange because we've never known each other, but felt like we have, even though we only just met and talked for just a short while.

Lastly, I met an acquaintance in person whom I recently emailed to thank her for giving my fyp group the opportunity to produce a video. I don't know her well but I almost wanted to hug her when I saw her. It was that fantastic... All a coincidence that she dined here today.


I must say, after working here for a month, customers can be the bane of my existence. But. For the most part, they make me come back, energised and ready to start the day. Every single time. It is a joy to be able to serve others. At one point of time, I almost thought I lost it - that even though I enjoyed having that personal touch of being a waitress, it would only be, but a brief moment. I suddenly thought everything was superficial and I started to lose a little bit of my spark. But... I never lost that flame. (oh, the cheeeese)

And after today, I'm supercharged again! Sadly though, I'm leaving my part-time job soon. It was fun while it lasted, and I'm happy I got to meet so many wonderful customers and people. Some, I have talked for quite a bit when I had the time. Others who were forgiving when I forgot their glasses of water.

What goes around, comes around. Kindness begets kindness and it'll all come back to you when you serve and treat others well. I've learnt this. Also, to award praise when necessary.. You'll never know when it'll make a girl like me beam with happiness and pride : )


p/s Good Lord what made it extra special today was a little cutie in the restaurant~~~ Dayum I swear fireworks exploded when our gazes met~~~~~****

Today was the closing ceremony of the SEA Games in Singapore and I've been following the Games religiously every day except for a few d...


Today was the closing ceremony of the SEA Games in Singapore and I've been following the Games religiously every day except for a few days when I came home too late after work and outings to catch the highlights on tv.

I love to watch major sporting events like the SEA Games and Olympics... it is with greatest regret that I never made time to watch any of the sporting events live this year. Especially since it's held on home ground. Like.. I really regretted so much so that yesterday I almost wanted to make a last ditch attempt to get some tix to watch water polo/ badminton hahahaha. But none of my friends wanna watch leh? Only Sarah Thiam, who offered me a ticket for women's basketball but I was already occupied with something. And the only other person I can think of is my dad?!?! Who watches the highlights together with me and cries in delight/agony whenever Singapore loses or wins. Every day, my family would update each other on who won Gold etc, etc. And wow, this year, Singapore really gave a good showing man. 84 Gold medals.

Partly why I love watching these games is also because.. I'm suppppeerrr envious of national athletes?! They have the opportunity to represent the nation in their sport and bring glory to their country's name. That's something I would have the absolute honour of doing! Of course it doesn't come easy either... I have so much admiration for athletes. So so so much. The amount of sacrifice they put in for their sport and their country. It's insane. I can't even fathom.

So when I saw how Muhammed Nur Alfian Juma'en shed tears while singing the national anthem after winning Gold for Pencak Silat, I could truly feel it....





And my goosebumps will never ever fail to appear whenever I see him cry and other amazing moments during the Games. It's insane... I just can never imagine what's running through their minds when they know they've triumphed and overcome so much while training so hard for their wins. The times they've failed and now succeeded. They finally got to taste victory after months and years of hard work. Sigh, everybody is a sucker for such stories.

What's interesting in this Games for me personally is that I had a chance to meet some of the athletes because they.. guess what? Came to makan at Podi. I think their hotel is Swissotel, which is right beside Raffles City where I work. So, when I knew that they were national athletes judging by the shirts they wore, I'd chirp an "All the best" before they leave. I met Dipna - wow major girl-fanning alright. So tall and lean and argh beautiful. I met an 800m track and field runner too who said that the Games was "intimidating" - she was gonna run for her event the next day.

I also met a group of 5 female athletes who ordered, I remember, truffle fries to share and one had eggs benny for breakfast hahahahahah. My colleague and I were guessing which sport they played. "Definitely not track and field", my runner colleague said coz apparently their legs were too thin. Swimmers? Yeah probably. I went up to ask them and they said happily, "Water Polo!" and I replied, "Ahhhh... no wonder." I met them when they were still competing during the preliminary rounds so they were quite relaxed still. Sadly, as we know now, they narrowly missed out on their Gold to Thailand. If I knew then, what I know now.....

But well, we win some, we lose some. What a fantastic Games it was! And organised/hosted by us so well. So proud, so proud.


p/s I'm digging the Songs of the Games. I never thought I would. But they have slowly grown on to me over the past few days..... gotta get them on iTunes eh?

So I'll be heading to Myanmar in exactly 2 weeks' time on the 29th of June for 4 months for an internship. If you ask me how I'...


So I'll be heading to Myanmar in exactly 2 weeks' time on the 29th of June for 4 months for an internship. If you ask me how I'm feeling right now, I'd say I'm nonchalant about visiting the country. But... but I'm stressed about what I will need to do for the internship.

A lot of people have asked me what I'm going to do at Myanmar and they've always assumed that it's for broadcast/journalism. When I tell them it's for the business sector, their eyes widen with wonder. "Why Business?" Coz I've wanted to do something unrelated to comms for a while and explore other possibilities. Then they'd probe further as to what kind of business stuff I'd be doing. In all honesty, I'm not too sure myself. Maybe that's where lies the uncertainty and perhaps that is why I have the jitters about it coz I really don't know. What I do know is that I'm going to produce a video for them about the challenges of being an entrepreneur in Myanmar. A Communication student can never escape Comms haha. And another fact that I'm clueless about is what the company actually does. I know it's a consultancy firm that helps other businesses set up in Myanmar. That's all that I know. But of course it's not dubious coz ya know where I searched it up from? NTU's Career Hub portal. So there must lie some credibility eh? ; ) What's comforting at least, is knowing that the company is a Singapore-based company and run by Singaporeans so that's nice. The other interns employed aren't necessarily Singaporeans though. That's good, I'll get to meet people from all over the worldddd! (I'm told a New Zealander intern will be there too. Yippeeeee)

When I scrolled through NTU's Career Hub email, it was actually my first time scrolling it through. NTU emails us every damn week about these career stuff and I ALWAYS ignore them. For some reason, that day, I just happened to wanna have a peek at it. I was like, well, I never know. I knew I wanted to do an internship overseas so I looked at the internship section. And the only country that really stood out to me was... MYANMAR. So the next thing I knew, I sent in my application, got a reply from my boss, had an interview with him, wrote an essay about Greece in the EU and that was it - I got offered a place at the company. I was happy, but somehow.. I knew I'd get it!??!! I was telling Sianpei, confirm can one. I just knew. Maybe it was luck or a sign from the heavens above or whatever lah. But yeah, I just knew I'd get it. Didn't think too much into it, and accepted the offer.

Another question tons of people have asked me was, Why Myanmar? The answer to me is very obvious and I always thought it's quite a duh thing, but I realise why people are surprised by my choice of destination and that is because they're actually asking........ Why do you want to suffer and go to a (as-everyone-calls-it) third world nation!??!?!! That's like suicide?!? Yes, it's supposedly third-world and I may not be able to enjoy the comforts of city life. But that's not suffering to me! And I'm looking at the bigger picture... Myanmar's coming up! It's like the next China! I've been drawn to the idea of a country that's about to boom into the next big thing. So exciting!!!! And to be a part of it... wow. And I've always been drawn to the SEA region~ rich in so many aspects and I've yet explored all of it. Also, I've always been an Aung San Suu Kyi fan lah.. I watched this documentary about her struggle and I was inspired by her sacrifices for her nation. Come to think of it, maybe it's that documentary that has sparked that whole crazy interest about Myanmar.

And there's one more thing about Myanmar... I can't quite put a finger to it. It's just different from the other SEA countries. It's like the best kept secret.... A gem. And this whole mysterious aura about it that brings out the adventurer in me. I'm not gonna term it 'exotic'. I think angmohs who call Asia exotic are plain stupid. I shall not use labels and words like that sparingly hahaha. But yeah, there's this thing about it that makes me wanna find out more about it.

YET AT THE SAME TIME, it's also the one thing that's giving me a dilemma about visiting places like that. My friend just sent me a video to watch about Myanmar,





Sure, it looks beautiful. And I'd love to create my own memories and mental images of untouched Burma.

But it's because of that - its untainted culture that has yet been marred by the onslaught of tourism - that's pulling me away from wanting to visit it. I think tourism brings with it its disadvantages as well. I don't want to strip Myanmar of its authenticity by being part of the soon-to-be throngs of people visiting this untouched nation. I feel like I'm colonising the country with my so-called civilised way of living and thinking. I don't want Myanmar to be commercialised into the likes of Thailand and Vietnam. Especially Bangkok.. that's the epitome of commercialisation. And look at Cambodia and its sex trade industry. I don't want to corrupt their people and their children..... I don't want to assert on a country my ideals when it is a beautiful one in its own right, as it is.

But, I tell myself that I'm going there without such interests and ideas. I am there to learn. From its culture and people. I will count myself lucky to be able to have such an opportunity and always uphold my principles. (and not strip naked on a mountain hahahahahahaha)


Anyway, back to my internship. My boss just sent me my work visa and instructions for me to follow for admin and stuff. Somebody will be picking me up at the airport and whisking me away on the 29th of June. So cool hurr, have always wanted to be one of the biz people whose name is held up at the airport upon arrival BAHAHAHA.

The upside is that my accommodation is provided for by the company. Accommodation is freaking expensive over there because the construction industry isn't very much established yet so living spaces can cost a lot. Even though the middle class is expanding rapidly, standard of living is still low. Which means I can get by quite all right with my intern salary of USD 300. It's quite measly lah, but I think I can get by. And I'm pretty damn frugal so I'm cool with it.

Everything else? I'm just going to wait and see once I arrive. I dunno what to expect siah. Maybe that's why I'm nervous coz I always have expectations about something. But this time, my expectations are an empty slate. I can't even IMAGINE it. It's really a big gaping hole waiting to fill with my awesomeness. Alright that didn't sound right. But ya know what I mean ; ) I'm quite confident though, that I'd be able to do my job well eventually. It's 2015 anyways, SG 50 and all good things to come BAHAHAHA.

Speaking of SG50, what's sad is that I'll be missing out on the nation's biggest birthday. I told myself I'll be here for SG100 celebrations, when I'm like 73 and still young and beautiful. Good Lord, I hope I'm not on some respiratory machine by then. Still want to see fireworks ok. I'll also be missing out on friends' birthdays and my own birthday with my momma. She's turning 60 this year - another big birthday I'll be missing out on. She's sad lah, but we'll celebrate it together when I come home : ) Also, missing out on sessions with my 12 y/o friend. He'll be a big sec one boy when I come back!! Siao leh, big transition from pri to sec sch and I won't be around for his PSLE. Feeling as if I ditched him when he may be needing me the most. Or maybe actually he doesn't care but I care lah haha.

As for graduation convocation, no fear, I'll be flying back for it on the 29th of July 2015!!!! I've asked my boss if the timing is alright and he says that it's fine, and added in his email, "but remember to bring back some Bengawan Solo goodies after your graduation". HAHAHAHA WAHLAU I laugh leh.

Filament 2015 - the annual wkwsci broadcast film showcase that I'm currently planning for with my friends is slated for 1st of August. I don't know if I'll be missing it or not, but I just might be able to extend my stay in Singapore from the 29th of July to 1st of August. I'd really want to attend it... I mean planning and not attending it eventually is quite strange so hopefully I don't antagonise my boss over at Myanmar so he'll let me!!! Maybe I should buy one WHOLE LOAD OF BENGAWAN SOLO STUFF to give a good impression hahahahahahhaa shen jing bing.


So that is that. I'm definitely not fully prepared for Myanmar yet. But my heart and head is set to go. Maybe more of my head, less so for my heart. Because of my solo trips to New Zealand for exchange and short trip to Spain, I think I'm pretty damn mentally prepared for such overseas trips. But what's different from my trip to New Zealand and Myanmar is that.... I think over the years I've grown attached to my family? You know, when I went to NZ for 5 months, I couldn't give a flying saucepan about the people around me. It's like YEAH I'M GONNA HAVE FUN AND I'M LEAVING YOU GUYS, SO LONG SUCKERSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This time I'm more of like, oh nuuu... I'm gonna miss you guys. Stay safe while I'm away. Don't let anything happen to you. Updates, love, kisses. Hahaha ok not that gross but ya know... I've grown more sentimental over time and I've learnt to really appreciate my family a whole lot more. I've also grown closer to each of them over the years, especially after I came home from NZ. I think the time spent away helped me reflect and grow and understand my family a whole lot more. AND MY MOMMA'S COOKINGGGG. Argh, food is everything.

Well, sacrifices have to be made for one to grow. I know some of you have followed me for quite a bit... even while I was away in New Zealand. Are you ready to stick with me for another adventure??? I think it's going to be exciting and I want you to stay with me and come along! It's always heartwarming to know that people are growing and learning with me and friends are updating themselves through this little blog of mine.

Thank you, and come with me on my next phase of lyfe~*~*~*~*~* sprinkles and fairy dust ~*~*~*~*~~*~

Trampoline Park at Clarke Quay!!!! Watch closely - The girl on the extreme right. Representing the epic f...

















Trampoline Park at Clarke Quay!!!!



Watch closely - The girl on the extreme right.


Representing the epic failness of Ms Lim Yen Huei.
I am ashamed to be associated with her.
But through it all~ I guess.. I'm still proud of this friendship BAHAHAHHA.


I don't know whose bright idea this was... But here goes.

Try to make out what we're spelling. Winner gets eternal glory.



I think my 'R' was the most beautiful and obvious lor.

Anyway, if you didn't guess it right, it spells... C-O-R-A-L.

That's alright, I wouldn't expect you to guess it coz if you look at Pohling's jump, it's hardly an "L". Regina's idea was to invert it.



And that's it!

Oh, it's still not a proper 'L'. Well I guess we're all bimbos actually.
Hahha ok, it's just coz I don't have a flip function in my phone. But yes it's supposed to be a nice looking Capital L.


(wow I actually managed to complete this post but blogger auto-saved it when I clicked undo accidentally and I'mma have to rewrite everything hoohoo D; )

Anyway, it was really fun!!!

And super exhausting. I jumped so much that I had to pee. Like a lot. Well let's just say that my bladder went loose for a bit so please go empty your camel valve before heading onto the trampoline.

$18 for an hour. One hour is enough to kill you so yeah. It's not something I'd do again so soon, but definitely a fun experience : )

A lot of other cool people around doing somersaults and stuff. Probably cheerleaders. Makin me feel inadequate bahahahah.

Having the feeling of weightlessness and free falling into cushiony pits was fun as well. Making our way to the Clarke Quay branch was a little tough though. Bus 123 from Somerset mrt - and then we still had to find out way over by walking. Joelyn was our guide haha thanks man.

Nevertheless, it was great doing it with you girls!!!!!
It's always better to do these kinda things with a bigger group, I thought the 5 of us was a great number. 2 or 3 people would make this thing kinda lame.




A nice picture of ussss hehehe.

Thank you girls for today! Even though we've known each other since we were 15, I'm finally slowly starting to appreciate our company. I think when I was younger, I was a bit drama mama, always saying I feel left out and blahblahblah but I guess growing up and out of it, I'm starting to understand the dynamics of our group and I enjoy the presence brought by each one of you. I feel young again with you guys, when we reminisce good ol'times and laughing our asses off. I also feel this strange sense of familiarity that I don't feel with other people. Like I don't have to be so sensitive or overly-aware. And I can shut up without feeling awkward. That's the sort of comfort that I bask in when I am with you guys. We all know our traits and whims. Every small thing that adds to each of our unique personalities.

I was touched today by how each one of you asked about my life and how things have been. Sorry I never told y'all about my upcoming stint in Myanmar, which y'all probably heard from third parties. To know that you care, means a lot to me. So thank you...

Also, this may not be important to others, but I think living close to one another in the east helps a lot. Can't do this with others and I think it's something I appreciate a lot. Going home together adds this layer of... well, something. I can't describe it and I'm too tired to think of it. It's just having to see one another off, that's kinda comforting for some reason...

- I actually wrote one nice paragraph until stupid Blogger autosaved an empty post. So if it doesn't sound spontaneous, BLAME IT ON BLOGGER. But I mean every word, sincerely. My brain is just crashing right now....



Before I end this post, I'll leave you guys with some beautiful pictures of Ms Lim Yenny Huei.



























































Only youuuu~~~~

Helluuu, Been busy with work and planning Filament 2015. Filament is an annual showcase of Wkwsci's FYP works. This year's is g...


Helluuu,

Been busy with work and planning Filament 2015.

Filament is an annual showcase of Wkwsci's FYP works. This year's is gonna be special because of its location and the fact that we're presenting 3 multimedia works. And yes, this is the one time when you'll get to see ALL of the works. Including my awesome possum group's.

It's currently in the nascent stages and all of us just met up on Saturday for the first time to plan for it. It's quite exciting and the tentative date is 1st August. Crunch time is now and we should be able to pull it off by 1st August. Industry players and guess what, freshies are targeted for this year's Filament. Yes, so that you guys will have a feel of what broadcast students have been up to in the past year and trained for, for 4 years at our school tahaha.

So, Saturdays will be taken up for these meetings.

Then work has been almost everyday. I thought I wouldn't be tired from work, but I actually DO get tired from work. Very much in fact. I worked every day last week except for Wednesday. So today, I decided to rest at home. Good god, I slept till 12pm and slept again in the afternoon. I realised.. I'm actually exhausted. I even woke up with a lil sore throat. But howww, whyyy, I'm still young no???

Btw, I haven't got my period for close to 3 freakin months, AM I PREGGERS??? AM I???? AM I??????? Is that why I've been stealing munchies every now and then at the restaurant?? hahaha. Sweet potato fries, is that my new craving??

But yes, this is the longest time I haven't had my period. Something is up with my body. Speak to me wombbbb speak to meeeeee, what is up with you?? I need to know.



Anyway, the Sabah quake was really devastating. My parents have been lunging at the TV every time the news comes on. It is heart breaking every time young lives are lost. A certain sadness lingers just thinking about all of their futures dashed -.

Yet, it is these tragedies that seem to unite the country. It seems to be the case this year.

I still think such an incident was an isolated one. Nobody could've expected the quake and these Mt Kinabalu expeditions have been going on for years... I'm proud of these young'uns for taking on such challenges. I wish I had that opportunity when I was at their age too. But it was highly unfortunate that the quake had to strike, causing these precious lives to be lost. Especially at that tender age of 12 - pure, innocent and funny.


Truly, appreciate those around when we all still can.

Everyone, I'm beyond happy to announce my final semester's examination results of 2015, the year of my graduation. I ...


Everyone, I'm beyond happy to announce my final semester's examination results of 2015, the year of my graduation.




I SCORED A MOTHERF* A+ IN INTERPERSONAL COMM
AND THE REST ARE AAAAAAASSSSSSSS
FYP is an A : )


Omg. First time in my academic life I scored 
1) an A+ 
2) scored As in everything else and 
3) got a GPA of 5.0


That's not the best thing...



I am proud to say that.... I am finally a second upper honours student :')







All of my 4 years... I've been a second lower and it's been a struggle trying to pull it up.

But here I am with the best semester of my student life, pulling everything up for me. I swear, it was God sent, at the right time, right moment, with a perfect score. I was squealing with delight just a few minutes ago.

Today, the customers I'll be serving at PODI will have the best service of their lives. My smile will be megawatts. MEGA watts I tell ya. 

Everything worked out perfectly this last semester. The journey well spent, the destination? An oasis............................ hahahaha that was bloody cheese balls.

SEE YOU ALL.

It's June! O.m.g. I have a month before I fly to Myanmar and I have a list of things to do. 1) Get graduation robes - so that I...


It's June! O.m.g.

I have a month before I fly to Myanmar and I have a list of things to do.

1) Get graduation robes - so that I'll have everything prepared when I come back on July 29th for my convocation.

2) Learn some Burmese - I think it's so important to be able to speak a little bit. I think locals in every country light up when they can tell you're trying to assimilate in some way.

3) Learn about Burmese culture - Need to read up some history and interesting facts. I just came by this blog post by a lady who travels and blogs about them, which was quite amusing and really interesting stuff: http://kileetravels.com/unique-myanmar/#more-2251

The blogger says that even though Myanmar is in SEA, it's different from the rest. And I would love to believe it is so... : )

4) Work, work, work - Earn some moolah and serve some awesome guests at the restaurant ; )

5) Make time for family - I'm always making sure that I spend enough time with them, so that when I leave, I'd be assured without regrets. (or if I leave this world for some unfortunate incident then yeah at least I can seriously rest.in.peace.)

6) Grad trippinnnn' - Still got so many places to explore in SG. And more friends to meet up and cheeeeel waddup.


One month to settle these much of things. I have some things I need to make sure I secure and put in place before I leave for Myanmar pheeyoooh. Let's do this!!!!

I hope life is coming along well for you too, reader : )