Yesterday was the first sunny day in a long while and it so happened that the tribers and I arranged to swim/gym! Haha we are v lucky people. I didn't swim though, only tanned and gymed. Then beeks and I met glenda for lunch at Thai Express! I LOVE Thai Express. I really gotta try sth new next time though; I keep ordering the same 3-4 dishes. Beeks nearly cried eating her tom yam stick noodles. But she perservered and, after many glasses of water, finally managed to finish all her noodles! Yaay. She will be ready for Thailand in no time.

Went to serjing's place (house is too modest a word) for the s09 class reunion after that. Attendance was pretty good, many people went. Brought banana cake! I like banana cake. (: Haha as usual, the guys spent the entire time playing soccer on ps2 and talking army. And jieyu spent the entire time telling lame jokes. It was good catching up with everyone though.

Went out with Nic today. Ate Spageddies! Which I LOVE. Yay lots of good food these few days. I really must try new stuff. Problem is, once I find stuff I like to eat, I keep going back and ordering the same food. Must be more adventurous. Yup. Damn I think I'm getting sick. :(

MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL! :) And may your lives be filled with peace, joy and love.

Waaa I realised that I've been for 3 masses and 1 service in the past 32 hours. That averages out to one every 8 hours! Quite a lot, even for the Christmas season.

The first mass was at Edward's house; it was followed by a CSS Christmas dinner/bbq and gift exchange. I took some really nice pictures of the altar and Mag's delicious cheesecake and Magic Mark's card tricks but for some reason I can't upload them. Urgh. We had interesting conversations on the law and ethics though. Quite thought-provoking. The second mass was this morning (technically, yest morn), the 4th Sunday of Advent, at my church, Christ the King. This evening I went for service at Calvary BP Church in Jurong East. I can't say that anything was really unexpected or surprising; I've attended Christian churches before. Still, there will inevitably be comparisons and bias and the little tugs of unfamiliarity like where's the crucifix? before I realise that there is none. The people seem pretty nice though. Still. Then I went for midnight mass at CTK. Haha it's qt strange cos midnight mass is actually at 11.30pm. Was feeling very sleepy but it was a good mass; Christmas masses are especially beautiful because of the Christmas hymns.

Booo. Everyone's at Alex's party now. Or out having supper. And I'm at home. I really need to learn how to drive. Lack of transport is a major handicap.

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See right the thing now is that I'm not sure where it's headed. So I've made the decision. It is set in stone. What next?

You know what? Whatever happens, I have wonderful friends, I really do. Really really really - I thank you all.

cher is sad.

chocolate is no cure.

I'm back from Beijing!! Touched down at 5 plus this morn. Haha I'm glad to be back (blog-surfed this morn and realised just how much I missed this past week :(:() though I really enjoyed Beijing. It's really, really pretty. You know how when I see a particularly lovely piece of scenery, I whip out my cam/phone to take a picture of it? I was wanting to do that 24/7. Hoho I have a weakness for bare, wintry tree branches against sky and there was that all around, so I snapped away to my heart's content. Beijing was freezing. I was bundled like a bazhang (about 4-5 layers of clothing + skicap + scarf + gloves) and even then my fingers and toes and ears and nose were quite numb with cold. At some points I gave up on taking photos cos I refused to take off my gloves (I can't do anything with my gloves on; it's like my fingers are retarded or sth). Minus 7 degrees is no joke, especially since I'm feeling cold even here and now in Singapore. I went to Beijing expecting the worst somehow, but it proved to be much better in reality. The people aren't rude, and when you tell them you're from Singapore they're usually very interested to know more about the country. I have to say, though, that the roads there are atrocious, and when I say roads, I mean the driving. Seriously, I think I nearly got knocked down several times. The cars look a mess to me (some even look like they're driving against the flow of traffic) and it's a miracle I did not witness a single accident while I was there. Also, when you're walking along the pavement, your head's always down because you have to look out for spit. It's quite disgusting; for awhile I thought that there were little puddles of ice around before I realised that it was frozen saliva. Yuck. And the salespeople are terrifyingly persistent. But other than these three things, Beijing is a lovely place. It helped that our tourguide's a 'tu sheng tu zhang bei jing dang di ren', which he very proudly proclaimed more than a few times. You can tell he really loves Beijing, which helped us to love it too.

Wheeee gotta get ready to go for lunch now. Shall blog in greater detail (and with photos!) later.

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Sometimes you're just tired of waiting for things to happen.

[Cont'd.] Christmas charity at the zoo on Monday morn. Mich and I were assigned to two kids, this really pretty 8-year-old girl and the cutest 3-year-old (who said he didn't like me and stuck to Sam and JB the whole way :(:( ). Was actually really excited to be going to the zoo; hadn't been there in ages. We got to see white tigers and polar bears and the elephant show and horses and jaguars and a tarantula. Among others. Really enjoyed myself, bringing the kids around. They were kind of quiet and shy at first but really opened up later on. They're sweet kids. :) The storytelling back at btc was abysmal. I thought it was a disaster but the kids seemed to love it. I felt kind of bad after that though cos maybe the storyteller wasn't paid. And he had to bear with a room full of bratty uni students who were, throughout his stories, shaking in silent mirth and making mean asides and just managing to restrain ourselves from correcting his grammer/pronunciation. Was really, really unexpectedly tired after the whole thing was over. Had a very satisfying dinner at Al-Ameen followed by a long Journey to the East with the law kings. Who somehow coerced me into making a stupid bet. So now I have to go look for a cookie recipe that will wow the crowd. Urgh.

[Cont'd.] After my tea, I went to jojoy's house for zhengxi's red green gold birthday party. I have to say this: Jojoy's house is amazing. Seriously, it's like something out of a lifestyle magazine, all dark wood and floor-to-ceiling windows. Think Banyan Tree. There's a koi pond and a pavilion with wicker armchairs looking out across the pool and the garden, and the tables have very pretty flower centrepieces. There's also a working jukebox. Haha I sound super swaku. But, really, it's a very lovely, idyllic place. The food was fantastic. We had pumpkin soup and pasta and salad with feta cheese and $300 beef and jojoy's legendary potato salad and grilled chicken and curry, and chocolate cake & tiramisu for dessert. Ohh not forgetting the bubbly. (:(: And we sat around playing bridge and singing in deep baritones while various people surprised us by accompanying us on the piano with truly quite astonishing skill. And they threw zhengxi, sam & pw into the pool, and this time although we screamed they went ahead with it. And for that we had to bear with pw happily walking around in a flowered towel for the rest of the night. Then it was time to go home. Hoho like Enid Blyton- and they all lived happily ever after.

More post-exam stuff!! Haha am splitting up the posts cos I have too many pics to put up. Met the western dance girls on Sunday for our long-awaited taitai tea. Haven't seen them in such a long time!! Esp sam & bron, who are back from Australia. Wheeee. Had a good time catching up. (:

Who kicked a hole in the sky so the heavens would cry over me?
Who stole the soul from the sun in a world come undone at the seams?

Let there be love
Let there be love

I hope the weather is calm as you sail up your heavenly stream
Suspended clear in the sky are the words that we sing in our dreams

Let there be love
Let there be love
Let there be love
Let there be love

Come on Baby Blue
Shake up your tired eyes
The world is waiting for you
May all your dreaming fill the empty sky
But if it makes you happy
Keep on clapping
Just remember I'll be by your side
And if you dont let go it's gonna pass you by

~ Let there be love, Oasis

EXAMS ARE OVER!!! Whee. :):) Somehow I felt happier and higher before the paper than after though. May have to do with the fact that the hypos were CRAP. But still. Happyyyyy. :) Had a yummy sushi dinner and shopped high-end (without buying anything), then went to timbre. All I can say is, it was good- the company of friends, great music, much-awaited drinks, laughter; the perfect end to two weeks of exam hell. Beef hor fun at Geylang after, which was good except for THE CATS.

Contract is depressing; today I ate a whole lot of nutella for endorphins.

I don't get a THING.

:(

I keep trying to comfort myself with the thought that it's only 30%.

But still.

Sigh.

Just had an extra tutorial for contract. It was HORRIBLE. We spent 45 min doing qns from last yr's test, and I had no idea at all how to answer so I wrote rubbish. My hypo answer was (figuratively) torn to shreds. Feel hugely demoralised. URGH.