Friday, December 17, 2010
Knowing me, knowing you...
Anyway, this song by ABBA just cropped up in my mind, and I was thinking that it was really poignant...
ABBA-Knowing me, Knowing you
No more carefree laughter
Silence ever after
Walking through an empty house, tears in my eyes
Here is where the story ends, this is goodbye
Knowing me, knowing you
There is nothing we can do
Knowing me, knowing you
We just have to face it, this time we're through
(This time we're through, this time we're through
This time we're through, we're really through)
Breaking up is never easy, I know but I have to go
(I have to go this time
I have to go, this time I know)
Knowing me, knowing you
It's the best I can do
Mem'ries (mem'ries), good days (good days), bad days (bad days)
They'll be (they'll be), with me (with me) always (always)
In these old familiar rooms children would play
Now there's only emptiness, nothing to say
Knowing me, knowing you
There is nothing we can do
Knowing me, knowing you
We just have to face it, this time we're through
(This time we're through, this time we're through
This time we're through, we're really through)
Breaking up is never easy, I know but I have to go
(I have to go this time
I have to go, this time I know)
Knowing me, knowing you
It's the best I can do
I guess that is the best I can do...now I still wonder how you're doing, and I have news and updates of my own life that I would like to share with you, my BFF...I'm so sorry for what I've done, I can't believe it myself..I really don't know how to explain it..
Do let me know when can I, if ever, contact you again :(
PS: I still remember my promise...
Monday, December 6, 2010
5 weeks and counting..
I still cant figure out how you can do this to me and I know I will never be able to forgive you. The anger, disappointment and hurt caused by You, of all people. If only my bestfriend was around..
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Boo hoo so hurt.
So please, spare me your nonsense and fuck your PRETTY hole.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Broken
Just happened to hear "Love Generation" on radio yesterday, stopped me in my tracks with an overwhelming wave of nostalgia...Made me think, how are you and how have you been? Yes it still hurts, yes I'm guilty as charged and yes it's all my fault...
BROKEN by Sezairi Sezali
Dropped off your keys last night,
The front door still unpainted.
You were polite like ice,
I, once could melt it.
You took our pictures down,
And you left them on the ground
Its like you wiped all the memories,
Of what we used to be...
You and me, before it all crashed down.
CHORUS:
And I know I never told you,
That I love you,
Now its all too late.
And I don't know how to hold you,
But I want to,
I don't want to leave this way.
All I know,
Is broken.
I heard your voice break, when you said,
"well I hope you're happy".
Nothin' to say, I'll stare, straight into my coffee.
Then the conversation changed,
How we talked around the blame,
And the pain of losing.
All of the good times lost,
When it all crashed down.
CHORUS:
And I know I never told you,
That I love you,
Now its all too late.
And I don't know how to hold you,
But I want to,
I don't want to leave this way.
All I know...
Is broken.
Well I'm here if you need me,
I know you don't believe me.
well I'm so sorry,
For all the pain I've caused.
Ho-oohhhhh...
CHORUS :
And I know I never told you,
That I love you,
Now its all too late.
And I don't know how to hold you,
But I want to,
I don't want to leave this way.
All I know...
Is broken.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Goodbye my almost lover
Your fingertips across my skin
The palm trees swaying in the wind images
You sang me spanish lullabies
The sweetest sadness in your eyes clever trick
Well i'd never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me
Goodbye my almost lover
Goodbye my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
Should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do
We walked along a crowded street
You took my hand and danced with me in the shade
And when you left you kissed my lips
You told me you would never ever forget these images no
Well i'd never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me
Goodbye my almost lover
Goodbye my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
Should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do
I cannot go to the ocean
I cannot try the streets at night
I cannot wake up in the morning
Without you on my mind
So you're gone and i'm haunted
And i bet you are just fine
Did i make it that easy to walk
Right in and out of my life?
Goodbye my almost lover
Goodbye my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Why can't you just let me be?
So long my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
Should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Tomorrow's "4th anniversary"...
I should be happy, but I wonder why I ain't as happy as I thought I would be...Perhaps the passing of more time will help? You, for the thousandth time, will think I'm a hypocrite, but if only you knew...
Many a times, when my mind is unoccupied, especially in the morning, I think of you. Sometimes at night I lie awake, thinking too...is it really that hard to move on? Looking at things that remind me of you hurts, listening to songs we shared together hurts, imagining a glimpse of you in places where we have been to hurts...You were totally right when you said it is foolish to forsake almost 4 years for 1 month...
Why do you stick with it then, you might ask. Ego? Pride? She's really better? To be honest, perhaps it was a breath of fresh air at the start, and I was after the thrill at our expense, but now, there are reasons above and beyond that. I was totally unfair...totally...
But still, why does sadness set in when I realise that you are already cutting off connections? (Social media be damned...) Why does my heart ache still? Why do I feel weird when we have not talked in more than a week? I keep thinking to myself, it shouldn't end this way.
And now, tomorrow is our supposed "4th anniversary"...as much as it hurts me...Happy 4th Anniversary to us, if not together, at least for knowing you for 4 years. I still want to know how you are doing, but I guess asking for your friendship will hurt you again...
And lastly...It's really over, isn't it?
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
FUCK OFF
Let go of fucked up indecisive heartless superficial loserish bastard who gets manipulated by desperate fucked up 31 year old bitch.
Its time to move on, so FUCK OFF U BASTARD. You dont deserve my time, effort and love. Let alone friendship.
Its THE END.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Thanks to all!
Thanks to my parents, for upgrading my phone plan (dad) and celebrating with a good meal at Zi Char (mum and dad). Also thanks to my brother for being precisely on time to call me and wish me on 25th April 0000 hours haha...thanks to sis for her present.
Thanks Ron and ZR, for the nice Goldlion wallet
Thanks too, to all who wished me, via word of mouth, phonecalls, SMSes and Facebook.
Had a great birthday, thanks all!
Now to graduate >.>
Sunday, April 18, 2010
NTU Maritime Studies...DUMPING GROUND?!
I was looking through this site that I usually visit, and I saw that it had a new article, titled Graduate Employment Survey 2009.
Looking through it, I noticed that my course, Maritime Studies, was in the list, as a 'dumping grounds' course! Wow...I'm speechless. For one, the term 'dumping grounds' is just is a little too harsh, no? For another, I didn't realise how lowly Maritime Studies graduates have descended on the pay ladder...
Judging from my friends in the course who have gotten job offers, the number sounds alright, roughly 2.5 to highest 2.8-2.9. That's of course before I saw this article. After reading through, I have to say that we Maritime students have been living under a rock...Thriving in our own world, happy with our own salary prospects, completely oblivious to the outside situation...
I even heard an offer of 2.2k from a friend, and I was cringing at the figure...What's more, alot of shipping positions, though they do prefer maritime students, are actually open to ALL faculties. So someone from, say, chemical engineering can just compete with us for our jobs. All he/she will need is just a learning period of a few months on the job training. That sucks!
So...
1) Maritime degree is so general, that it offers very little value over other more specialised degrees
2) Maritime positions are so lowly paid...
Yet we still contend with it...why?
And the reason why I took this course was the good prospects, or so I thought. It is looking more and more dreary as time goes on...and quite a few of my classmates have yet to find jobs. We are headed for hell it seems. Future ain't too bright, prospects ain't too great, industry looks stagnant(hell, its so volatile that every financial crisis will bring the sector to its knees, and it is also the last to recover!!)
Only redeeming factor might be chartering/brokering fields, where there is good money to be made, if you're interested in those fields. Take note though, charterers/broker are usually worked into the ground for the 1st few years-totally no work life balance at all.
Now that I've gotten it off, I can go sleep...All the best, dumping grounds graduates!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
It's all about jobs and FYP these days...
Its already our last sem in NTU, the 4 years just flew past. What happened to the inbetween? Well...poofed in the blink of an eye of course. So...cherish whatever time you have!
Graduating soon, and these days, all the conversations go as follows...
"Hey...so have u found a job?" "Nah, kena rejected by that company..." "Aww too bad, I'm going interview later heh"
"Hey, how's FYP coming along?" "Nah, not too well, got alot of corrections, and content not strong" "Aww too bad, mine is crap too, gotta do it up, but so lazy!"
Sounds familiar? Of course it does, that is really all we can talk about these days. Given the flurry in job hunting and resume bombardment, coupled with the ever looming threat of FYP over our shoulders, it will be hard pressed to find something else to talk about.
It's all gonna end soon, thats a consolation, except for unlucky people who still can't secure a job by graduation. For them, I can only guess their pains and anxiety...Being left out of the job hunting rat race, I sometimes wonder how well I would have fared, and which companies would have given me a chance. How would I perform at the interviews? How many resumes would I have to send out? The trepidation of checking my email and spotting an email from a company I tried some time ago...The elations of securing a good job. All these feelings I can only imagine.
That is why I have to work even harder to break even in my career as compared to a fresh grad. And boy I would! However, all these is before I even step inside, so its very hard to say now. However, the biggest lure would be the autonomy to work, and rewards being linked to effort makes it sweeter. No work, no pay. More effort conversely translates to more reward heh (usually, not always) .
Good luck to the graduating maritime studies class of 2010. Find a good job soon, do well in FYP, get the final FINAL exams over and done with, and all the best in life!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Happy Valentine's Day..
4 Vdays.. and counting.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
H1N1 Vaccinated!
Costs me $27.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Some updates
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Happy Belated Halloween!
Anyway I went as a female chinese ghost, wearing a cream colored cheong-sam and PJ went as a chinese dian xiao er looking ghost haha. He wore Fat's wushu costume! We both also put scary make up on our faces, though in the dark it was not very obvious.
I want to highlight this 'event' because PJ agreed to step out of his safety boundary and making the effort to do something out of the ordinary. It is not very significant, but it is a step forward nevertheless and I feel happy that PJ is trying.
Photos on FB, I'l place a few nice ones here when I have the time!
3rd Anniversary
What did we do on that day?!
Oh, nothing much. It was a Wednesday, and I went back to the Office to work after class. We almost did not do anything 'special', however, dajie insisted that we at least go for dinner, no matter how late. SO, being the ever PROACTIVE one, I suggested we have a celebratory dinner.. and we had it at KFC. =D
Anyway, the actual celebration was on Friday. We woke up late at PJ's house, lunched at home and went for a couple body massage, scrub and scalp massage. There is actually nothing couply about this other than us being put in the same room lying next to each other. =/
After that, we went to Night Safari for the Halloween Special with Vicki and Jiahong. PJ and I had dinner at Bongo's Burgers because PJ wanted to!=/ The dinner was overpriced and was not satisfying though. Boo. However, Night Safari was quite fun, and a few parts of the Train of Terror were scary! =p Photos next time.
I must point out that both of us did not do anything special for each other, not even a card! HAHA POOOH!
Embarking on a new learning journey!
This Pilates class is supposedly my 3rd year present for PJ and myself. Having being together for 3 years, I think it is quite healthy to 'embark on a new learning journey' as a couple. At least we have another thing in common, right?! =p
3rd lesson tomorrow!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Redang
-THE END-
Pulau Aur
If I am not wrong, this trip was our 2nd trip together. =)
-THE END-
I'm back!
Since I dont feel like doing non academic stuff like FYP which I should really be working on right now, I shall now start on the special occasions PJ and I have shared. =)
1. Valentine's Day this year...
I CANT REMEMBER and SO DOES PJ! argh. This goes to show how memorable it was lol.
2. PJ's 24th birthday
I made reservations for a Jewel Cable Car Ride for 2 at Mount Faber. It was a surprise for PJ because he thought we were only there for a stroll and the scenery. There, I presented him with his birthday card. We had a drink each and a small platter of finger food in the cable car which was included in the Ride. All in all a very enjoyable and novel experience for both of us. =)
Oh yah, PJ's present was an angbao. (reimbursement for the printer he bought for himself first)
3. My 22nd birthday
It was during II! I remember the hot and sweaty walk to the Dim Sum restaurant from Tanjong Pagar MRT Station, and grumbling that I have to work my feet and sweat on my birthday. (I know it sounds like I am spoilt, but its MY BIRTHDAY!) I felt PJ redeemed for his un-thoughtfulness when he surprised me with a large birthday poster he made for me. The poster was already placed right behind my chair, which means that he actually came earlier to put the poster there so as to surprise me. That was really a sweet gesture and I was genuinely touched.
After that, we went for a stroll at Pierce Reservoir which we did not enjoy since it was hot and sweaty and it was not romantic at all.
Still, it was an okay birthday and 9/10 for the effort PJ made!
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Updates! PS: Going Taiwan!
Secondly, ICT came and gone! One week passed by so fast, but it sure was hectic, and I must say this time round, the out process dinner was really good. Had sashimi and sushi. The sashimi was really good haha. I honestly prefer one week ICT, rather than 2 weeks. Hectic yes, but its only one week, no complaints there :) We were just surprised, when we were told we had a night ambush mission, a route march, 2 IPPTs (I got silver), one IMT and 2 ranges!! Holy crap, so much in a week...but its all over heh.
Thirdly, Industrial Immersion is over...got mixed feelings when it ended. I actually felt quite lost when it ended, suddenly presented with so much time on my hands. Although on the days leading to the last day, I can't help but wish it was over. Sigh, it's just human nature, to always wish for something that you know you wont really want, when u get it. Curses!
Lastly, did I mention I was going Taiwan? Oh..ooops :) Lettie could have come, but she said it was too expensive...ah well, some other time then Lettie! Cya people, be updating with some photos when I get back next Saturday.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
3rd week of II, still going strong!
Friday, May 8, 2009
Hello...?
Next week industrial immersion will start. I dont exactly know what to expect, but the allowance they're paying me is acceptable I guess. It will be a busy 2.5 months ahead, but that should keep me occupied and from squandering my time away. Hopefully I can learn relevant stuff for my future career. Few things that should not be neglected: family, Lettie and my fitness! Been working hard to maintain my body ever since I came back from Norway. That was depressing times, how I struggled to even execute a easy workout at the gym, or run a comfortable distance. IPPT is coming up, better pull up my socks, pun intended haha.
The depressing thing now is I read from Men's Health that the body's production of Human Growth Hormones decreases steadily once you hit 22-23 years of age...zzz. It will get increasingly harder to get strong and fit, so I better put in extra effort lols. Another depressing thing:"rumours" has it that I'm not as sweet to my significant half, as compared to other boyfriends! Though I admit comparison is inevitable, I'm still just me, I can't always measure up to other people and emulate their ideals, but dispense with their pitfalls. I bet they have their ugly sides too...anyway, after saying that, I still wouldn't want to lose her, so I better buck up before I piss the hell outta her...
Oh and the Taiwan trip is coming up after internship! Ron, Glenn, Choon Tat, Kelly (unconfirmed) and Lettie should be all going, together with a few of Ron's Taiwanese friends. I've never been there, so it'll be fun :) Just thinking of the good food there...heh.
Ciao, time to take a jaunt to tuition...
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Its been eons!
Anyway, lotsa things have come to pass these few months. After returning from Norway, it took quite a long time for me to settle down back in Singapore. I kept having the holiday feeling the first few weeks, kept wanting to sleep, kept wanting to slack...
It almost got to the point of depression lol, with nothing to do and nothing to look forward to. Luckily, a few things pulled me over that edge (my definition of depression is just total "sian-ness", don't take it as clinical depression and seek help from a professional for me lol). One thing, I'm still attached to Let haha, quite a sweet and thick skinned thing to say lol, but I'm gonna say it nonetheless, cause its true. Her companionship has proved to be invaluable, although she does complain we don't do anything new or novel nowadays...
Secondly, going to gym and rebuilding my poor body helped tremendously too. All my mass and muscle built over the past year's of pumping iron and cheerleading has degenerated and atrophied. Coming home after almost 6 months and seeing the hulk of a brother at home spurred me to play catch up, and thus I've been regularly going for twice to thrice weekly sessions till now. I hope I have the perserverence to carry on as long as possible.
Thirdly, catching up with my friends over new games like Knights of Valour and most notably, Left 4 Dead, which was actually introduced by my brother, gave me something to play and chill out over. I was almost addicted to it at one point lol, thinking of new ways and new weapons to experiement with. It's hard to believe that I was totally sickened by my first session of L4D, as I wasn't used to the motion sickness effect, and after that session, my head throbbed so bad it took a day and a half to recover. That goes for Letitia too, after her first session she felt damn nauseous :D But glad she took the effort to play with us, though you kept going in circles...:)
I'm glad of all these things, and now I've bought a new gaming rig at the recent IT show at Suntec, and getting to play my favourite 3D games at top notch settings and smooth framerates made me wonder what I've been missiong out on these few years lol. Also, there was the issue of Industrial Immersion for NTU Maritime Studies. I flunked Phase 1, by digging my own grave haha. I applied for two companies, but the second application for M3 Marine had a server error and it never got through, leaving me with one option, though I didn't know. The other was for Teekay, which I actually got an interview with. After the interview, I emailed the company directly telling them I'm waiting for M3's reply, which is a stupid thing to do on hindsight. NTU then emailed me saying I shouldn't do that, and naturally got a rejection :) What is disappointing is Teekay's HR manager herself asked me to email her directly on my decision whether to accept, and also the damn error with M3 Marine's processing. Ah well, was disappointed at first, but now can't be bothered, even with all my course mates getting shortlisted here and there lol. There were even arrogant ones, which I shall not name, getting 2 shortlistings and then posting on MSN nick, saying "Company A or Company B...?" Watch out ya, karma will get you...hope you go to the company to run errands for the floor sweeper...
This semester is also full of projects...it gets seriously annoying when every week you are involved in projects. Art elective, 3-4 projects in total, one core module, a project every 2 weeks, another core module, 2 major projects...ARGH. Luckily it's ending soon :) After the exams I'm gonna take a break, before being attached to a company. That's it for now, ciao!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Manchester
I walked past the University of Manchester. The University is actually kinda spread out over a huge area because different schools are situated at different parts along a street.
Poster Banned! Lol.
Scientology.
Manchester 'Eye'?
Inside a shopping mall, there were many clubs and pubs within it.
Booo! Old Trafford! =X
That's all for Manchester. =)