Ouch!
Sigh...yesterday, the moment I woke up, first thought that came to my mind is that "sheet, something wrong with my neck!" And true enough, I can't move my neck properly. Everytime I try to get off the bed, my neck will be so painful. So in the end, I got to slowly crawl up from my bed. So sian, I couldn't really walk properly or do things so simple as taking off my shirt. Cos the moment I do that, my neck will pain really badly and I will double up in pain. So..it's become quite an interesting or weird sight for the passerbys whenever I couldn't stand the pain and just simply squat down to contain the pain.
It so happened that I had already promised to watch brokeback mountain with jia, ming and hua..so I had to die die bear with the pain to go to marina square. I'm really really touched by the care and understanding that nekki showed me. He would bear with me whenever I clunged on to him in pain plus the really slow speed of my walking pace. I will like need to take around 20 mins to walk from suntec to marina square cinema, more than half the time required to just simply walk there. I really feel like a handicapped person and so helpless, and this made me appreciates and luv nekki even more (paiseh if this sounds mushy to the readers). To cheer me up, he bought for me a CanCan (japanese) magazine which costs quite abit even though he's broke. Even though I find that taking cab is expansive, he still want me to take cab home (in the end we share half of the amount) and send me straight to my home.
You are really such an angel dear! =)
Huh?
I was on my way to visit nekki at his home today cos he's down with cold and sore throat, when something interesting happen today. Since boarding the bus 105 from clementi, I was listening to my mp3 player when the bus passed by orchard road. Suddenly one boi boi (looking like age of 21 or 22) waves at me and asks me for road direction. The conversation is as follows:
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boi boi: Does this bus goes to city hall?
me: No
boi boi: Oh no..
me: This bus is going to pass by far east plaza, u better get down soon else u will go to some other place.
boi boi: Okie..by the way, I'm called #### (I can't remember liao), wat's your name?
me: er..pei****?
boi boi: Wat's ur phone no, can we be friends?
me: *Looking er..* Sorry, I already got a bf liao.
boi boi: Oh..nevermind..by the way does any bus goes to city hall from the bus stop outside far east plaza?
me: Nope..need to go to orchard mrt station.
boi boi: Okie, thanks, bye! *alight at next stop*
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Woah...I'm so amazed that a boi boi will ask me even though I can be his elder sister liao. And this is the first time that such a thing happen to me. Don't know whether it's a flattering or bad thing. Must be I look too young liao?
Hectic & Tiring Day..
Quite a hectic and tiring day yesterdae...went for japanese lesson in the morning. First thing when we arrived was to get informed that there will be a japanese mid term test in late april *groan*...wah stress stress..although I can recognise and write the japanese characters liao..but my sentence structure still quite terrible. Sigh..gotta buck up and ganbatte in studying liao.
After that, went to east coast park to meet up with jc friends-jia, ming, ping and qiang..hua couldn't come cos she extracted one of her wisdom tooth and one side of her face abit swollen. Quite some time didn't catch up with them liao..so grab the chance to chat more. I couldn't resist blading when ming and jia decide to blade even though I didn't bring along my blades. But I soon regretted my decision, cos I gotten quite lousy blades (K2 blades all rented out liao..so no choice), whereby I gotta need to spend quite some effort to make my speed fast. Somemore, the shop's auntie no longer gives socks free of charge and charges each for 1 buck. Next time I will use my own blades instead.
But it's really a long time since I went to east coast. As usual, there's a lot of bladders and cyclers..also saw the newly constructed sea park whereby people can ski with the help of wire/rope. Looks abit like wakeboarding but not really that. Seems quite fun to me ah..maybe will try one day if the price is not unreasonable. Mid way back from bedok jetty, saw chin koon and cj..bladed and chatted with them for a while before I gotta went back to return my blades and meet up with the rest. Later, we took the same bus down to bugis because need to go to shaw towers to meet up with nekki so that we can go down to holland village settlers' cafe where the bball juniors are.
The settlers' cafe there seem to be much bigger than the clarke quay one, but I think I will still prefer the latter one becos of the location. While there, we played marriage game, followed by settlers of cantan whereby we pyschoed zim to stop playing with the rest (they were playing munchkins) hee. Find it a very interesting game, cos need to think of a feasible strategy. But then guess we were missing out on the fun of the group game that the rest were playing.
By the time I reach home, it was 12 plus liao...think I'm getting old liao from running here and there hee.
Foodie foodie..
Went for kickboxing yesterdae..kept panting and panting..it's like my breath totally can't keep up with the rhythm..totally off form. The main instructor didn't came and attendance was pretty low...perhaps the rest of the students were either busy with their project deadlines or tests. Nekki was thinking of coming down to play some basketball because he's having off day today, but there's only two of us (key and I)..so we decided to meet at marina square instead.
I got to satisfy my craving for the kaminabe (paper steamboat) at Waraku and even pyschoed nekki to eat it with me, even though he was eyeing curry katsu don. Hee..me trying to help u shed a few pounds dear (*evil grin*) =p After that, went to eat ice cream from a Japanese restaurant cum desert shop which has exported the ice cream especially from Hokkaido. The taste was abit like those uncles selling ice cream from their movable carts in orchard road, except that it's creamier and the taste more exortic. Strangely, they no longer sell squid ice cream even though I saw it last Fridae. Also saw the shops selling those ice cream creations that I have eaten in tokyo last time, will go back to try them out next time hee..
Know that this seems abit childish for my age..but still wana introduce my dearest softtoy..also coincidentally named nekki..
Very cute rite??
2nd up..
the soft toy that never fails to give me a smile..bobdog!
Insommia
Recently realise that I will get sleepless...can't get to sleep at 12 plus even though I'm feeling physically tired. My mind will just get mentally restless. So either I start to feel very bored and don't feel like sleeping so fast or my mind will just wander and wander...thinking about whether I can complete my thesis on time, or what I'm planning to do for the next few weeks. Just thinking of these things will cause the time to go very fast. Very soon I realise that it's 2 am in the morning liao..and sheet, I'm still not sleeping yet. Then by the time I try to make myself sleep, my mind just become more and more active. So juzlat...must try to stop myself from thinking so much!!
Just discover that shuwen has the same problem as me when we meet up last fri in having insommia..no matter what we do- changing rooms to sleep, smelling lavendar etc..just can't get to sleep. Then we conclude that it must be stress causing such problem, making us unable to sleep properly. So...I must start to relax more!!
Sad..
Just realise that I can no longer talk to a friend with whom I used to be quite close with last time. It's just that suddenly we no longer have any topics to talk about or just don't know what topic to start. It gives quite a sad feeling..perhaps I didn't make the efforts to stay in contact or just that we suddenly no longer have any thing in common? Several such similar incidents have occured over the years. Maybe friends just come and go...but I will still wish that good friends can always be maintained but perhaps it sounds difficult. Maybe at different phrases of life, friends are close at that time, but after that one become good friends with another group. Maybe this is just a phrase of life..
Tiring day..
Yesterday was dead tired..went for kickboxing class as usual, and found that the exercises were not only getting more and more vigorous (i.e. stretching and more stretching, running, star jumps, criss cross etc), the fighting styles were also becoming more and more difficult plus scary. Scary in the sense that you are being taught how to grab the opponent's head and then grab the opportunity to either kick his ribs hard or slam him. Woah..suddenly DOA (a xbox game)'s fighting scenes suddenly become very clear and logical to me. Although was inspired to learn more, but at the same time become very much aware of the pain it could bring to the opponent. Hee..but it was really useful and fun learning it as a form of self defence. As my instructor was saying, every move has a counter. For instance to counter the move above, simply has to try really hard to insert your hands underneath the guy's arms. But at the same time, it has simply become a mind game, trying to predict what your opponent will do and counter it.
After the class, went to shoot a few basketballs with key. Originally intended to go to serangoon central to meet nekki and eat dinner since I always have to settle it myself that day, but decided to put him on plane (sorry dear!) cos it was getting too late to reach there by 8 plus, and the rest (jimmy came down too since his tution was cancelled last min) were pyschoing me not to go since we were having fun shooting bball. We also played games with zim's colleagues, and we won one match even though key and I were not in proper shoe gear...hee =p
Although now having body aches, can't wait for bball game on this sat!
Private or public sector job?
The other day, my friend was asking me, "why choose public sector job and not private sector?" It's like private sector got all the opportunities and high income possibilities..but then I will still rather much prefer public sector job. Mainly because after trying a part time job at a private firm for almost one year, I really don't like the working culture there. It's like the datelines are really tight and several projects' datelines occur around the same time, it's really too stress for me to take it. I will rather much prefer to take projects one at a time and at a suitable pace. And another main reason is that..imagine all the benefits and perks that one can have with a public sector job..it's all really much attractive to me, especially for a gal since I can get maternity leave or what etc.
Well..I think I will first get a public sector job when I graduate..but eventually I think I will become a teacher. People may think "why not now since I have the interest?" Although being a tutor brings much satisfaction from seeing my students doing well, but students nowadays are getting more and more attitude. They can be rather rude to tutors, ie. I was asking a student whether she did turn up for tutorial last week, then she said yes. Since I don't have her record plus I don't remember her face, I told her that I don't have her record and will have to report her to the Dept as required. Then she simply replied, "Well I can't do anything if u says no." Doesn't she knows that she can get a way out of this situation by saying that her friend can verify for her? So in the end, I just asked her whether she has any fren who can help to verify for her. Sometimes..I just need a break from teaching these attitude students.
Missing those daes...
Being quite a long while since I meet my uni fren boon seong, online on msn. Have always occassionally kept in contact via sms, and he's now currently studying masters part time in NUS too. Was pleasantly surprised to learn that he's now currently attached to a fellow schoolmate, because never saw him hanging out with her during our hons year. hee.. But it was great catching up with him..cos ever since we graduate, it's quite hard to meet my fellow hons frens, either due to work or other commitments. Really missed that time when one bunch of us will mug together and complain to each other about our fyps or schoolworks etc. Well..I know that it's impossible to go back to those days liao except to meet up with them more...
horror movie
Went with nekki, key and zim to watch Final Destination 3 todae. Although pretty enthusiastic cos I have watched part 1 and 2 and quite like the plot, as with all horror movies, the moment the movie started, I wished that the movie will quickly end because I'm pretty scare of horror movies. But..still gather the courage to watch through the movie although didn't dare to watch how the unfortunate victims being smashed or cut to pieces. Well..just feel that like what the plot suggested, in everyday life, things doesn't seem to be so coincident, it could have been premediated by some higher being (depending on which religion that you believe in). It just seems a bit scary because like what the female lead character says, it's scary to lose control of the situation. Well, so I guess the best thing to do is to make the best out of the situation, even if it is bad or terrible.
On a brighter note, went to eat the paper japanese steamboat at Waraku after the movie. The food was simply oiishii desu! Don't mind going back to eat it again hee.
nice pub
Went to chill out at Liquids Kitchen in Serangoon garden today with Nekki and his sec school good friend, Paul. Er..not exactly chill out..since Nekki and I were in berms and T-shirts whereas Paul was in semi-casual clothes since he came directly after his work. The pub was very big yet cosy, with big couches and the music was tastefully tuned to a nice volume, whereby your words won't be drowned by it. Prices wise, they were pretty reasonable, similar to those like Cafe Cartel or Coffee Club Express. Perhaps it was located at an inconspicious corner..so the pub wasn't crowded. At that time, the crowd looks quite young, perhaps becos it is located in a neighbourhood area. Very nice place to hang out with..but may have to put up with some smoking. Overall, a very pleasant experience there. =)
what a match
Today got a great workout and destress. Went for kickboxing exercise followed by basketball with key, jimmy, zim and chest. Long time didn't feel so energetic, think must be cos no longer go and moves my bones about. Thinking back, I have been falling sick almost every month for last year...shows that I'm pretty unfit and unhealthy. Well..hope that this year will be a much better year whereby I won't be donating so much money to the doctor.
Hmm...today's game was pretty hot..not referring to that kind of physical feeling, but instead referring to the opposite team which was pretty aggressive. We were like 2 guys and 2 gals in a team, while the other team consists purely of 4 stout and fairly tall guys. During the game, they just keep on getting more and more aggressive, jimmy got hit in his jaw several times and was guarded by 3 persons at one time! Key was guarded by a guy who keeps on pushing her whereas the guy guarding pulls my arms. As for chest, he does not dare to go into the path of 2 guys who are blocking him whenever he got the ball. And there's one guy who keeps on shouting foul even though none of us hit him deliberately or wat. But then, he still manage to shoot the ball into the hoop whenever he does that. Well..we were pretty pissed off after that match...was wondering that this is purely a recee match, does it have to be competition style? And somemore cries foul even though there's no such thing occuring? Isn't the most important thing is to try your best and play in an enjoying manner? Guess that mentality should apply to any other sports too.
Penny for thought
Before I elaborate abt the topic above...wanna first thanks everyone for giving me encouragement today, really feel very touched by all of your concern. Will jia you and try to not be so stressed up =) Hee..thinking back..this going to remind me of my fyp days during my honours year. But during that time, got lottas of kahkis to rely on to destress..sigh miss that kind of days.
Anyway, the main thing that I wanna say is that...2 days ago, I read an article in
Life that guys have some unspoken code that are inborn in them. For instance, if two guys like the same gal on the same day, and that's provided that the other knows the gal in less than 24 hrs, all is fair in love and war. However, if one guy likes the gal first, his buddy gotta stay away from the gal.
Another code is that if a guy has the hots for his buddy's ex, he gotta stay away from her if the breakup is only less than a month. However, after a month, he gotta ask his buddy for permission, and he's
obliged to agree. Even if he don't agree, his fren can still go ahead to chase her.
Basically I'm just wondering whether such a code really exists ah..nekki was saying such code exists just for the convenience of one party or the other party who comes late into the picture. In reality, I don't think the other guy dares to tell his buddy that he likes his ex out of sensitivity or risk getting beat up or scolded by him. And I guess that even if a guy likes the gal first, all is still fair in love and war ah..can't really stop his buddy from staying away.
But among girls, we also have an unspoken code too. If among good frens, if two gals like the same guy, normally both of them wouldn't want to hurt the other party so they will rather both give up the guy. From personal experience, girls' unspoken rule seems to apply more.
Any comments?
