Belated Merry Xmas!

and a Happy Happy New Year!

apologies for not updating this space again haha

just a quick update on wad im up to now

I'm.... interning at Shiseido
well, it was not supposed to be an internship but is really a temp job coz im paid hourly and let's face it, it doing menial labour of data entry and invoice validation haha

but long story..the marketing temp girl was told she's an intern and i was also introduced as an intern therefore, we decided we're gonna be interns! haha so now i have a Financial/Accounting Internship under my belt! hahaha how ironic me who cant crunch numbers crunching them all day long this month haha

The company's well, 99% female, therefore has all the characteristics of an all-female work environment. first week's impression wasnt great but its much better now :) the best thing about this temp arrangement? yes jx, everyday's a fashion show! the fav company footwear are boots! the higher the better! haha and everyday's casual friday man.. but i would like to think the dresscode's fashionable so i brought on all my maxi dresses, leggings, tunics and other bold combos i would otherwise have avoided

wanted to take a pic of all the outfits i wear to work everyday but well, surprise surprise, lost steam after first 3 days coz was always running late in the morns so no time to take at home in front of full length mirror and camera fon too lousy to take in the company toilet. nevertheless, i have 3 outfits to share! not my most adventurous ones but one of them i really like!


this one i really like! jewelled top my mom bought+vintage long accordion pleated skirt+waist belt+chunky bracelets :)
this one okay only... dress a bit ill fitting esp after i layered the brown top underneath.. but i liked my necklace combi! :)
my old dress i hardly wear nowadays makes a reappearance! super comfy i like haha

the other good thing about this job is the lobang for cheap makeup!! dammit the full time staff there gets $300++ of free Shiseido stuff every 3 month man..but not for me of coz but i did manage to get the dibs for the private ettusais sale and prob getting my colleagues to get me stuff on their staff discount but we'll still have to see how it goes for that coz apparently its a really tedious process :(

this is just a quick post on what im up to nowadays..hopefull more outfits to share on my next post but only have abt 2 weeks left at work so dunnoe how enthusiastic i'll be haha

gg to work on my new bootyloot logo now..in desperate need of a graphics designer now man! my www.thebootyloot.com is troubled over site layout but i still hope to get it out early Jan!! many exciting plans for bootyloot coming up will share another time :)

Avenue Q rocks!!!!!!!!!!!

"sorry kate, i masturbate"

"it sucks to be broke and unemployed at 33"

"if you were gay (but i'm not gay)"

"i'm not wearing underwear today"

"imnotbeingdefensive!!!!!!"

"grab ur dick and double click!"

"or fuck my TA"

"schadenfreude"

"4 years of college and plenty of knowledge"

"monsterssouri"

"fuck! it sucks to be me!"

"coz you do anal things like i-(r)on-ing your underwear"

"is there anybody here that it doesnt suck to be?"

"eh-ve-li-bar-di is a little bit leh-cist!"

THE INTERNET IS FOR PORN!!!!!!!!!!

I SUPER WANT ONE OF THESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHERE TO GET THIS IN SINGAPORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

they were selling this at action city a while ago for $30(for smaller one) and $50 for bigger one but they no longer stock it!!!!!!! *CRIES*
I WAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i have an essay due at 2pm and im incessantly surfing the net at intervals.

current word count: 454/1800 and im not panicking.

in fact, here i am taking time off to blog. well done.

maybe its because i know that everything i wanna say is already in my head but they're just taking a damn long time to come out.

STOP CONSTIPATING, HEAD!

anyways, just wanna say, me thinks me sociology reaching higher levels.

me wilt be proven correctus if essay gets A.

if not, me wilt conclude me head stucketh within thy clouds of self-deception and convoluted writing.

OMG!

Im turning into such a nerd!! a sociological nerd!! haha
it would be best if i could use the title sociologist but i think i'm not up to scratch haha

let me explain why

1) i've developed a profound admiration for some of my professors

whenever i see two of my most prolific professors around i get a sense of awe and will kinda be reduced to a quivering teenager who doesnt dare to talk to teacher HAHAHA

esp the head of the soci department. he is super intimidating.
haha its the first time i'd have to hand in a term paper to the soci counter office directly becos being the head of the department, he doesnt have a pigeon hole!! haha

okay. i noe it sounds stupid but like i said, im a soci nerd. im in awe. full stop.

2) I get overly excited receiving statistics from Singstat that firmly substantiates our term paper hypothesis.

btw, we paid for the stats too. haha but it was worth it!! haha

3) i've conferred some sociologists semi-celebrity statuses.

for those of you who watch F.R.I.E.N.D.S you'd recall how the rest would coff at Ross when he goes gaga meeting a paleantologist in person and gush about his/her published works.

yes, i've become like that. HHAHAHA actually i daresay many of US have become liddat. we giggle and point when Chua Beng Huat walks past hahahahahaha

4) Upon discovery of a potential ISM topic, I get an adrenaline rush and feel like announcing to the whole world.

LEADING TO ME TYPIN THIS POST NOW! hahaa

I'm thinking of doing an ISM on the Sociology of Homestays!! (prob concentrating on Japanese homestays)
Dun have a concrete hypothesis yet but the more i think about it the more sociology there seems to the topic! except i dunnoe which to concentrate on or extract to its best potential. the topic may actually fail upon further extrapolation but for now, IM EXCITED! HAHAHA

so tell me, am i not a soci nerD? hahaa

Signing off excitedly (to go look for academic papers on homestays),
Yun Wen the "more-den-happy-to-labelled-nerd" nerd

HELLO PEOPLE IM BLOGGIN AGAIN!! haha
My new layout is soo cute rite? 超ううう可愛い！！
very 私らしくない(very not me) but i like!
so light hearted and adorable..PLUS, christmas is coming! haha

Last week was crazy-ass with 2 presentations in a row :(
(okay la better den some frens who had 2 presentations in A DAY)
but well, now that its over, time for a tiny lil break this weekend where i accomplished a few things!

Number One

Did my long awaited manicure!! all with the help of some (cheap!!!) topcoat from Beauty Credit and lovelly nail art stickers i bought at the forum! now i've got flowery nails!
why no coloured nail polish you say? coz clear nails will last longer! dun need to worry about the top bits chipping away coz cannot seee! haha my nails can grow and grow but the stickers will stay there but just will be displaced higher! haha

Number Two

FINALLY completed the post on the sponser's sale!! been dragging it for more den a month man...KNS. took wayyy longer den expected coz couldn't get hold of good, high res pictures.. now the economy like shit.. hope my things will can sell man.. NO MONEY!! haha but site traffic is still pathetically low. i need like a fren with sky high site hits to help me advertise!! been thinking of a few promotional tactics, tell me what u guys think!

1) ask xiaxue for an advertorial (but its gonna be a bit hard ya? think might have to pay.. and like honestly a lil bit scared of her? if i was to accidentally step on her toes [say wrong things, or if she finds my items ugly like shit] sure kenna slammed on cyber space man..

2) give away freebies to every person who recommends 10 friends to my site (i.e become members on bootyloot facebook group)

but a bit skeptical on that too..dunnoe how well it'll work and wad kinda freebies will actually attract pple..

COMMENT and HELP guys!! :)

Number Three

(no pictures available)

haha of coz this weekend was not all play and no work! i actually completed some readings for my term paper!

A quick breakdown on my term papers this sem (for anybody who'd even care to noe)

• Soci of Migration : Investigation of the trend of Vietnamese Brides in Singapore. Socio, pollitical economical reasons.
• Religion and Deviance: Falungong (that's what i've been reading up for!)
• Law and Justice: SHIT haven decide!!!!
  

Read just one article actually but aiming to finish 3!! COMEON!!

Okay to end off, here are some pictures from the Day Bebe went to KR and Matt's Clementi Place.

As you can see, she was DAMN fascinated with zee's hamsters!! they were safe until she started pawing the the cage and traumatizing them! haha oh well. she had so much fun she concussed for 3days straight!! haha

Her face when she barks. trying to look fierce and angry but still SO CUTE. hahaha furball. haha

Long time no blog...AGAIN! haha blame my lazy ass and lack of incentive to blog haha if blogger paid me 5 cents every post i will blog more HAHAHA

needs to speak/write more japanese!!i have been listening and reading more tho..thanks to my otome game!! :) It's a simulated dating game, following the Japanese high school calendar. Your character starts off as a 1st yr high school (KAWAII) girl and u get to chase any guy of your anime dream! haha the candidates can be ur fellow classmate, your TEACHER (hot one dun worry), senior, colleague at part-time job, random cute strangers you meet on the bus and more! haha many types to cater to all our needs too haha sporty type, serious type, boy-boy type (altho the japanese like to take it to the extreme. boy-boy = YOUNG BOY literally. or in japanese the shouta type. I DUN LIKE) hahaha

here are some of the "boys" i successfully dated hehe

Saeki Teru, the proverbial all-rounder. Damn hard to get la! but the character's the typical scold-you-like-hell-but-also-sayang-like-hell kinda "BF" haha

This guy is just ugly. "got" him coz damn easy to get. Well, but he speaks with a Northen Japanese accent so it was damn interesting!! :) *psst: Tohoku accent*

Masaki Senpai!! this character i like man!! drives too! so cool! :) haha cool and mature and shy and super nice to my character! haha
see got ear piercing also so cool like sebby hahahah

going after this dude now he also has a DAMN cool accent! (Osaka accent) and tho at first the long hair looks kinda gay it grows on ya hahaha He's angmoh!! loves the accent and its the typical sweet like hell kinda gay, i mean guy. will say things like " im so honoured that you're rushing for our date. i love it that i'm the only one privileged enuff to see you run for my sake" haha

Sporty one! haven "got" him yet damn hard to get la..doesnt talk much but got a damn nice voice (or rather, the voice actor playing him has a damn nice voice) haha

When u successfully "get" a guy, at the end of the game while the credits are rolling this sequence will come up its sooooo gorgeous!! this one is the one with Saeki! Dun think like all the silhouettes will look the same they actually cater this ending strip to every character's silhouette/side profile!! so the one with the long hair guy will have long hair and stuff!! HOW COOL!! love it. haha


okok, before u guys accuse me of getting crazy over pixels, lemme assure u tt, this game has got LOADS to offer for my Japanese Language study!! improves my listening and increases my vocab!!! :) so i will keep playing it and admire the nice urm, artwork :) hehehe


これから始まるか？　あの人のに影を投げかける。
これは、中学校の時もう始まった。
あの人のそばにいると、誰でも私を気づいてない。
あの人は、いつも落ち着いてて、黙ってて、むっつりした顔で人に迎えてでも、人に人気ある。
まぁぁ。。。別に皆から愛されてるわけじゃないけど、大体男性にはすごく人気ある。
私は、本当に別にうらやましいじゃねんけど、イライラすることは、初めて笑顔で人と挨拶するとか、友好的なのは私です。何で努力するのは私だけど、結果報いたのは私じゃねん？
逆に、何で努力何でもしてないお前は全部報いてた？私はいつも社交できで、誰でも友達にできる。本当に何か人気になるためで社交できでじゃないよ。本当の気持ちは、皆楽しいんで遊ぶために、もし自分は本当に嬉しくないでも、皆の嬉しい感情を影響ないように、皆の前で笑顔してて、明らかに人と扱う。

あれ、は一番いいのやり方と思った。

でも何年前から気づいてた。あの人は、本当にラッキー。
あの人の人生はすごく順調だ。今まででも、これからでも。努力は１０点でも、結果は満点に楽しむ。
それは、それだ。

私なら、あの人の親しい友達になったのは残念なことかも。
私の人生は多分あの人のと交差することは当たり前だ。
だから、私はまだまだ努力することは必要だ。
羨ましいでも持った得ない。無駄だ。

だから、頑張りましょ、頑張りましょ。
文句なく、頑張りましょ。

神様はぜひ、私を守っているから、安心で、美しい人生のために頑張て迎えてきます。

神様、聞いてるね？

belated by well, im trying!

This is my hostel in hiroshima, Hiroshin
(psst: view from my room)

Inside the place. double beds for one person!
one for rubbish(i mean luggage), and one for me!

Told ya.

We all bathe together~

okay tts all from my hostel.. haha

で、私たち。。。そろそろ終わるかな？



ずっと問題だから。。。どうしよう？


私のせい？私。

かな。
本当分からん。

でも、感じは終わるそう。

なか。

Hello frens.. its just been like a blink of eye and three weeks of internship is over!! I've been doing mostly translation work in the office the past 10 odd days... but mostly from Japanese to English..and as you all can see, my English is still unnatural haha

This internship is really quite insightful to the lifestyle of salarymen in Japan..n of cos their working environment.. no regrets coming here indeed!

We all had our farewell party today and totally experienced their afterwork life haha..as u all probably noe the Japanese drink like a lot. like everyday and seriously..everyday. haha and they go crazy at karaoke sessions on thursday nights without a care in the world. :P

we're treated a bit like guests here so all the top personnel are super friendly with us and once they get slightly drunk, they do all kinds of crazy act cute things with us.. which makes me feel quite privileged and stuff..

more pictures of semi-drunk bosses when i upload them. hahaha

quite sad at the end of internship..really got very well taken care of here..my branch manager (the no. 1 in the company) called me wen-chan n keeps calling me the daughter of the company :) 70% of my lunch is treated and i get praised like mad everyday for every tiny thing i do haha (even though it does get tiring when its obvious they're praising out of politeness.. but as Nobu says, what they say are half truths..so life gets easier..hehe

received like damn a lot of souvenirs from company pple too and had the best time tonight!

we went for sukiyaki, karaoke den pool..reeally v happy to experience salaryman night life haha was v fun hehe

now v late..v sleepy.dun really make sense..so just gonna sleep! pictures are not loading so..nights!
tmr's a long day of packing.. haha

ja~

Hello frens! here's my once in a blue moon post haha just a few more pictures and im off to bed!

Went to this temple place near Hiroshima Castle one fine weekend and there it was: A Children's Sumo Meet! haha young sumo in making haha damn fat and cute!! Xiangyi you sure like hahaa

Was at Miyajima and witnessed a wedding! damn nice la the wedding costumes! I wanna marry japanese just so i can wear that haha (okay minus the face makeup) and i like Japanese names hahaha
Wearing suits everyother day! :) weather here is just nice for us Singaporeans but hot for the Japanese haha about 25-8degrees in the day

Went to try Yukatas (trad Japanese summer wear) its different from Kimonos coz it has only one layer and a simpler Obi..there's a Yukata Festival this weekend can't wait! we're gonna wear yukatas for karaoke hahah
My host mother brought me to a fren's house where she helped me put on the REAL deal Kimono with big obi, hair and footwear! they usually only get to dress up like that for their Becoming Adult ceremony or weddings and stuff..n kimonos are damn ex! my kimono expert fren puts it at $1ooo+++!! not surprised feels damn nice to the touch but has like ten thousand layer and belts stuff haha next time ill make like a picture board of me getting dressed hehe

Here's all of us on our first day of "work" (its just gg to say hi/greet our respective companies, ������������������ we call it) We're posing in front of our hostel called Hiroshin..its the local bank's training centre :)

okay that's all for now have some more pics on facebook too if u guys wanna see..nights!

(temperature is 17degrees. haha its mostly 20degrees thereabouts here everyday :))


hello everybody! blogging from japan...its been a week plus in japan now n its about time for some updates haha

- Im in Hiroshima, Japan for an internship
- My internship company is Kinki Nihon Tourist, a tourism company but the branch im attached to is the Hiroshima Events and Conventions so tt's v good coz i like events! :)
- BUT the thing is, all i do everyday is follow different (section managers) ard and 1) either watch them do sales or 2) sit with them at events/seminars and wait for things to do
- the most useful things i have done are 1) translate for a (angmoh) tourist 2) pack goodie bags 3) slot in namecards into luggage tags.

haha well it sounds damn boring la although its also v slack.. but i am learning quite a bit of things..esp about japanese culture 例えば(for example)
- their ultra politeness and　たてまえ(eh...public face?demeanour?) like they will keep compliementing me for the sake of politeness..they kinda treat us like guests..which sounds like a good thing but really quite tiring coz feel paiseh all the time (qt shiok la so far 3 days lunch got treated) but still..its gets annoying after a while of them repeatedly saying 「日本語すごく上手ですね」(your japanese is very good!) when honestly my Japanese is still quite sucky!! like after tt sentence..ill say something more difficult which is obviously wrong and they obviously dun understd wad im saying BUT they will still say 「日本語上手ですね！」(Your Japanese is good!)

-_-

really wanna die coz like, i really feel very 迷って(lost) at many a times when they tok to each other super rapidly. so sad. wish i cld really tok to them properly most of the time tho..but unforch..most of them cant speak English and their Kansai弁(accent) is very fast. boo

but not to worry..its still a v good experience..i really like walking ard like a local every morning..20mins walk to the nearest tram station to work and getting mistaken as a local every now and then..its really something ive always wanted: to be able to experience day to day life in another country :)

i guess Japan is especially challenging coz of the language barrier..

as u all can probably tell by now..my english kinda sucks coz im really like speaking Japanese 12hr/day and much of my thoughts are in Japanese alrdy :)

however, my std still really sucks when i cant understand their conversations and stuff so ya..just gotta get better while staying lost and confused. hahah shit.

just a short update for now den penning down some thoughts..too tired today..went to watch baseball!! haha which was damn cool will blog about it next week when im more free..nnights!

wanted to upload more pictures but comp is slow and am v tired..will bring them out next week!)

Dear Friends (who may HAPPEN to be reading this really dead blog),

I will be in Japan for an internship from the 20th May till 24th June! Well actually only 3 weeks of that is the intern in Hiroshima. After that, its off to Hokkaido, Tokyo and Kyoto area! :)

Will try to blog more in Japan (will be bringing laptop tho hostel im staying in only has like one lan point) so I hope to see here more updated! hehe

One other thing, BOOTYLOOT is now available at Loft, 34 Haji Lane Level 2!

Pictures here :)

see ya'all back in sweltering singapore in another month! hehe (it's spring-ish in Japan now so not so hot! hahaha)

you fucking ccb. dun u fucking dare to judge me when u're the sore thumb who's fucking sticking out.

loser who is inconsiderate, perpetual slacker, unmotivated irresponsible. wtf u give me tt kind of look for.

fucking ass. at the rate u're going you're so gonna end up in the dumps. lets see you looking up at me then. u fucking ass.

fuck you understand. fuck you.
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that said, i hate it when pple judge. especially when they are not in the fucking position to. especially when they are slackers who always want to do less than what their potential consciously. seriously fuck off. you have no right to be condescending when i am OBVIOUSLY not down to your level of crudeness, vulgarity and uncouth.

honestly. you think i need to get a grip? YOU need to be stapled to a wall of self consciousness man. do you EVER look into the mirror. omg i cant believe my suspicions has been confirmed.

why, why are there such ppl in this world. seriously. when u're one poor specimen yourself.

please.
look into the mirror before you make up your mind about somebody you decide is weird, acting cute or just wtf to you because HEY YOU are the weirdest shit ever!

get your status quo right please. if YOU are the fuckshit slacker who consciously cuts corner, skips school, sleep late, neglect responsibilites den fuck off you have no fucking right to shoot ME withering glances you asswipe fool.

if i could id give you a fucking tight slap on the face. if i could i would fight you and i would win because your nothing but a poor excuse for a guy. oh no make yourself a BOY please.


please world, unless i have consciously offended you dun come n fucking hate my guts when you dun even noe me. seriously. i may have doubts about ur guts but given that i dun noe you well i dun jolly well give you attitude rite.

wads the point of being so fucking judgemental and high and mighty for when you're a fucking inconsiderate JERK.

inconsiderate and judgement, wussy and slack. well well best of combinations for a great guy like you huh. makes you feel so highly about yourself that you FEEL that you have the right to judge me huh.

i noe im not the best around but i fucking swear i have a much better attitude than you.

so please i cannot stress enuff but fucking PLEASE. reflect on your own attitude in life, work and friends before you decide to look down on me (literally) seriously. fuck off. i wanna slap your fucking cocky face. please. you have nothing to be cocky about.

まあ。。。もういいんじゃない？

誰は友達かな。。。誰もいないかな？

もう皆の前に何でも話したくない。いつも手伝ってあげてもどう？
こんなに冷たい返しすことはね。。厳しいじゃない？私は多分ちょっと短気じゃない？
そうだけどさ。。。もう結構じゃない。そろそろ卒業から。

まあ。友達はね、一人、二人でいいじゃない？今辺りにいる人は気にしないほうがいいじゃない？別にいいんだけど。

もう疲れちゃったなあ。。眠い。疲れた。

あなたは本当の友達じゃないからこそ。私は気にしないほうがいいんじゃない？
冗談でもだめ、こんなに厳しくて、どうして？

まあ。。。。。。。。私はうるさいな。何でも何でも話さないほうがいいじゃない？
そうね。。できるだけ話さない。
いつも意見が表すと、だめ。

静かに。シーーーーン。

口閉める。

口閉めたほうがいい。

yunwen is never gonna get a job coz she cant get past interviews.

sigh.


depressive la.

almost everybody has a job already.

VERY excited!! but sad tt not many pple may be coming. KNS. finally get into the UCC theatre but no crowd like production.. BOO! oh wells who ask me nv ask pple earlier..not tt they wlda wanna come anyway. theatre/drama always so hard to appreciate eh?
nvm THEY'RE MISSING OUT! haha
okok. we gotta make it good!
my last one in hall!in NUS!

Welcome to my crappiest new year, ever.

Dad got admitted to hospital the day before CNY eve, mistakenly discharged on first day of CNY.

mistakenly because he started acting weird again ala Feb 2007. weirdness continued and escalated on Friday. so it's back to the hospital again, but this time round had to drag and cajole him into the car. well, no ambulance at least.

so, a whole new year in and out of the hospital..spent the last two nights watching him..he's really finally better today..making sense but has forgotten wad got him back to the hospital again.

I thank God for making him well again, and for giving me the strength to go on and hold the family up. Well, of coz i think my mom's strong as well but i think this time round it was more me.

I Thank God because despite all these, i am still optimistic. i wan to plan a house party this weekend to make up for the lost first few days of CNY and bring more warmth to the house which has been gloomy for the past week.

but nothing's concrete yet. nothings concrete until my dad's tumor is removed, and he's back to normal (for concerned frens, tumor is benign. just affects his hormonal and sodium levels, causing erratic behavioural change. its all circa Feb 2007 for those who can remember. its back because he got sick again, vomitting, n cause he has been smart alecky n not taking his hormone therapy pills as prescribed and lack of sodium intake due to vomitting and slight food poisoning.)

i say nothing's concrete yet coz he's just regained logic and consciousness, but still weak. yet doctors say he may be able to be discharged tmr. im highly suspicious of speedy discharges now. wanna be safe den sorry again.. so we shall see how it goes for the next few days. Pray for my dad those who can :)

so now you noe how my cny went, i dun need to repeat my story too much now.. not to worry, u guys please can go n enjoy yours as much as you wan im really fine, numbed to no CNY but still positive (think my planned revenge CNY party) :) so just pray that my planned party will come true and that my family and i will be able to make the best out of wads left of the new year, provided my dad recovers fully. with no hint of a relapse. ever. its farking draining man. but at least this nightmare seems to be ending..

more next time maybe..but for now, sleep.

p.s. i love you

Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank) is beautiful, smart, and married to the love of her life a passionate, funny and impetuous Irishman named Gerry (Gerard Butler). So when Gerrys life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there. Nobody knows Holly better than Gerry. So its a good thing he planned ahead - by leaving her a list of tasks revealed in 10 monthly messages that are intended to ease her out of grief and transition her to a new life.

omg. i'm sooo pmsing.

coz i feel like im in love with this moovie!! omg sounds so bittersweet!!!

mustwatchmustwatch. the trailer can make me cry alrdy man. i must really be pmsing hahahah

fark sia.

cldnt even get into the interview rounds for the aiesec overseas internship!!!

FARK!!!!!wtf!!

i was qt looking-forward and hopeful la.

fark la.

i got no more future la.

wad kinda shit job am i gonna be able to get?????

no honours. ONE internship. limited work experience.

im fucked man.

im gonna be one of those kukushits who can never climb up the social ladder.
just gonna be a nameless, faceless blob in the crowd.




fark.


fark.

I find that, for some matters closest to my heart, i cant share with some of my friends, or in fact, any of them in close proximity coz of sensitivity issues.

i know if i called, some of them would listen but for some things at least, it would have been best if i could talk to someone closer and who's also in the game. but i find that i can't.

the next best option is the boyfriend rite?
but well. i think he also has his own worries to deal with. too preoccupied with that to really engage in my problems.

budden again. who in the world engages in other ppl's problems anymore? i mean, do i do that alll the time? i honestly, sincerely do at times. but can't say im the best at it or perfect or wadever. but i do try. i'd say i used to do that more often last time, that is, be so preoccupied with a fren's problems, feeling exactly wad she's feeling, worrying with her, about her. sounds pretty gay to me now, probably coz i dun do that a lot now and well, that's coz we're all grown up (freakking 22!) and we've all have so many things going on for us now that we become encased in our own little bubble, doing and thinking all in terms of self.

that's not too bad a thing really, coz that's how we learn to be independent and stronger. the only setback's for at times of emotional weakness, when we hope for someone to be there.

but the best balance, i feel, is when we can realise that hey, our little bubble world is transparent and and well, still permeable to the world outside. that there are still pple ard you. pple you shld maintain frenships with, not disregard with snide remarks or remain judgemental about because, HEY remember, the bubble is still permeable. unless you're absolutely sure you can survive all your life in there with all that you alrdy have, note the pple ard you. you never noe when u might need them for a favour or even support. that's not being hypocritical. its maturity and sensibility. a sign that you have realised that the world does not revolve around yourself.

and wad the heck was that all about??

well, lets just say that i am just coming to realise these bubbles things ard pple. and perhaps, the harsh reality of it, that we're too old to penetrate new worlds, new bubbles. yet, new bubbles just keep forming and reinforcing themselves on the pple ard you. yet, i have an ideological fantasy of pple being aware of these self-centred bubbles and creating less animosity and hurt ard them inspite of that these are the pple the real world deals with.

well, maybe then, THIS is wad MY own little bubble of vision is. where everybody is sensitive to others and are aware of putting their own feelings above others and seek to correct them. yet is it really universal truth that we have to live in a world full of self-centred bubbles that i now see? i hope not.

tho reality seems to advise otherwise.

15-30-40-GAME-SET-MATCH

KR TENNIS IS NUMBER ONE AGAIN!!!!!!!

Yes, we're champions again but this year's victory was sweet sweeeet sweeet!!

for one, KR tennis got DOUBLE GOLD for both guys and girls, new record for KR, securing our place as TENNIS KINGDOM where the KINGS and QUEENS reside.

For some, IHG may not be important, may be just some stupid tournament tt involves just 6 halls. but for us, it was what tt defined out stay in hall, our pride and our joy. It was sweet to win in year one, some kinda relieve to win in year 2 (coz i was captain didn't wanna lose it) but this year, it was more than sweet. it was beautiful, it was definitive, it was freakking shiok! and most importantly, it was a gift from Heaven.

Which team prays before, after and during matches?? Which team breaks into tears of dunno-what just when the line-up is announced and moves on to win the match? Which team cheers on their player for EVERY point in EVERY game in her match? Which team follows their player from court switch to court switch, hosting towels, water and 100+ to attend to their teammates' every need while all the way chanting "just put the ball in"/"take your time"/"one point at a time"???

We were the MOST united team on court. for sure. Sherene u did a FANTASTIC job by asking us to be ard for our players every single point. THAT was the reason you were made captain, although we knew you were probably gonna want colourful jerseys (Thank GOODNESS no). That was the spirit to win, the spirit that gave us the God-given strength to play against the odds, against personal fears. It was the spirit that gave Shanny the no-sweat strength to play her freakking 3hour match and the same one that made Yenny freakking invincible and let us all play till 1230am without blinking an eye, without even realising it.

A supporter commented during Yenny's match that we're like cockroaches that refuse to die despite repeated beatings (打不死的蟑螂）. sounds ugly but it was true. like hailin say, we'll play ugly but wth we get our points and our championship who gives a SHIT.

i think this was the least self-conscious match ive ever played in my life, the most exhilarating win EVER. It sucked to be in TK and VJwhere we wld always lose our crucial matches, even the past 2 IHG finals, jx and i lost. But this year, the last time we play together, we nailed the championship good. we ran, we whacked and we sweat. we were the noisest pair on court, im sure we pretty much pissed our opponents off qt bad. but i will NEVER regret shouting "OUTSIDE" even before the ball lands in the red like i did on monday. i will NEVER regret screaming my lungs out like a madwoman when shanny won, when WE won the finals at jx's finishing volley. I have never felt so good serving for a match, set, tournament point. usually i'd be freakking nervous and do crazy things like i did for TH and KE7 and God knows how many other matches. but i am so damn proud of myself, of US on mon. it was the most deserving win, the sweetest victory.

now i know how all the MGS/RGS/RJS etc girls felt when they nailed their victories against us. that extra burst of adrenaline that makes one hit harder, and want to win more, i swear i only truly experienced it on monday. For all these years of competitive tennis, this tournament is THE one that TRULY TRULY taught me how being 5-2 up in a game or a set doesnt equate a sure win. i had no IDEA how important that was if it was to ring true in a player's head until this IHG. the never-say-die attitude we've always been preaching has never been truer until monday.

honestly, words cannot express how much this victory meant for every single one of us on the team. SUCH sweet victory that leaves us all high for the week after.

i noe there was no million dollar prize money, nor international recognition wadsoever. but nailing the championship still made our YEAR. a landmark of our tennis life. i was hoping photocomm would have captured our victorious joy, or even our pre-match tears of dunno-what but they didn't! but well, at least i'd have this blog post and jingx's and shanny's and hailin's to remind me how freakking fantastic we felt at 12.20am, 15th January 2008, when jingxian and i concluded out match. i could relive it over and over and over again. if i had the chance, i'd want to scream at a great shot, a great save, ace wadever ALL.OVER.AGAIN. i wan to hug shanny and tell her she's the queen of the court, scream at yenny for being amazing and that i love her for demolishing joofee. i wanna scream "OUTSIDE" and den "GOOD SHOT LA JINGX" gain and again! i mix pearl and hailin up from behind and cheer them on from my court, halfway thru my match. i wanna hug sherene super tight and tell her she freakking BEAT SHANTA one, two, many more times!!! i wanna relive the match. if only there was a video. we'd love to watch the WHOLE 5hours together again, shouting and screaming with ourselves on tape.

i love KR TENNIS GIRLS. i love you guys i love you guys i love you guys!!!! you guys are the BEST team i've ever been in, the team that taught me THE MOST of all tennis i've ever played. the team i'll NEVER forget, the victory i'll always treasure.

KR TENNIS WHOOSH!!!!!!

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this was from the EH website, their report on our match. when i read it, i was annoyed naturally, but figured, well, they can say wadever they wan we still won and it was SUPER FREAKING OBVIOUS we won on SKY HIGH morale and never-seen-before support for each other. and of coz, the overwhelming-until-we-can-cry thirst to win.

so well, yeah. read, and left the report alone (cept to bitch a lil with the rest)

BUT GUESS WAD CAME UP!? haha when hailin finally read the report, it came along with a comment by an EH supporter siding us!!WOOHOO! another avenue for our incessant, undying high-from-monday :)

here it is, for one's entertainment and of coz, in case EH takes the comment down haha.

disclaimer: IHG is a competitve tournament and tennis is a game of mental AND physical prowess. thus all, take all in stride in the name of game. off court, off tournament, we are all friends, right?We're all NUS students struggling for a degree tts nt really worth it so...chill yeah, no hard feelings. just a game and we're just a team VERY pleased with ourselves and STILL very happy over our hardwork that lead to the win. :)

Eusoff's article

Due to prior heavy rain, the match was delayed by about 2 hours. The proceedings eventually got off around 8 o’clock but by then our players were feeling more than a little restless and the effects of hunger did not help either.

The first match for the girls’ finals began with Joo Fee putting on her best fight for the big show.

Starting on the right foot, Joo Fee had gained a good lead on the first set. However, Yenny managed to catch up slowly, and with her immense pace, took the set with 6-3. It was a nerve-wrecking experience standing with the spectators as we watched the absorbing contest between the 2 players. Joo Fee took the attack to her opponent and managed to narrow the gap in the second set to a tense 4-5 before losing. Despite all, it is still a very commendable effort put up by Joo Fee.

The second match was billed “the most exciting” of all as it was the ‘battle of the best’ from both teams. Our captain, Shanta faced Sherene, the captain of KR girls’ tennis team and a fellow IVP representative. The first set saw Shanta trying her best to adjust to the wet grounds and work around the playing style of her opponent. KR raced off the blocks that bit quicker to lead 2-1 in the first set, and judging by the loud roars of approval, it was an edge much appreciated by the KR supporters. The battle has barely just commenced! In spite of such distractions, Shanta managed to claw her way up to bring the match 5-4 in favour of Eusoff. Unfortunately, several errors cost Shanta dear and led her to concede the first set 7-5. The second set was a physical and mental challenge for both players as they trudged on to fight off their exhaustion. Shanta sportingly took on the additional challenge by the KR tennis girls who kept shouting pointers from courtside, presumably to their player. She was not to be defeated as she developed her own strategy to try to outwit Sherene in the actual game of tennis. On top of her tactical flexibility, her technically-sharp shots as well as sound agility helped her to a 3-1 lead. Alas, Sherene adapted soon after and managed to score a few impressive points of her own, and eventually went on to win the second set 6-4. Although Shanta might have lost this game, we’re still very proud of her for giving such a good account of herself. Good job!

Celeste and Audrey, in the first doubles’ match, put up an equally commendable effort against Yun wen and Jingxian of KR. EH went down hard in the first set as they struggled against the KR tandem. However, it was not without a proud struggle as we saw both Celeste and Audrey trying their darnedest to return all serves and shots, and to chase the game. In the second set, we cheered lustily as both our girls notch several tremendous points with their sublime drop shots and acute slices. Their quick reflexes fended many lobs from KR and also left KR scuttling in desperation. Celeste demonstrated a geographical gift for angles while Audrey fed KR with so many strong backhands. This killer combo of flair and force worked to a tee. The two may have ultimately lost 2-6, yet digits do them injustice for they are not some pushover powderpuff pair. We applaud them for their obvious efforts and their strength during adversity in a game and series that incredulously stretched till 12 midnight.

Overall, well done girls! No shame, no tears as we are testament to your splendid show of perseverance and grit. We should be so lucky, lucky lucky lucky. =)

1. G
   January 16th, 2008 at 6:30 pm

   I am greatly disappointed at the quality of this report and the tennis girls themselves. I was at the courts as a fellow EH supporter and to me, a non-tennis player, it was obvious that our EH girls lost due to their own low morale and weaker skills.

   Although I am proud to be from EH, it is unjust to attribute Shanta’s loss to her opponent because the opponent didn’t play “the actual game of tennis”. From what I saw and heard, the opposing team’s girls were merely cheering their teammate on, displaying how close-knitted and supportive their entire team was. Every sport consists of both technical and mental challenges. Shanta’s mental strength just wasn’t on par, and I regret to admit that the strength of EH supporters was dismaying compared to their opponents’. If the reporter wants to write this report in such a biased manner, perhaps he/she should include the number of wrong line-calls from Shanta that even her own teammates do not agree (I personally saw her fellow teammates correcting a line call Shanta made).

   It would be nice for the reports to end off with the reporters’ names and for the reports to be as accurate as possible. There is no point defaming the opponents by attributing our loss to their “unjust” play because every spectactor can judge for him/herself the truth of the reports. It reflects badly of our hall too. This is just my two cents’ worth as a supporter.

2. to G
   January 16th, 2008 at 7:26 pm

   Well said

3. to G
   January 16th, 2008 at 10:16 pm

   I thinkit was more like KR left Eusoff scuttling in desperation!

Memoirs from the waking hours of 2008:

- Xbox at Matt's sparse, spare house: serving it up with Topspin2, crashing ard in Need for Speed and finally dozing off watching urm, some show? haha

- sleeping in the spare bed in the sparse, spare house with only seb's jacket and teeshirt for covers

- waking at 2 and lunching at Botak Jones' for the first time! (cajun chix: good! serving: too much la! setting: coffee shop? huh??)

- getting my contacts at compass point

- home with pretty precious precocious dog


SO, that was new year's day for me. not at all eventful but strangely satisfying. bodes well for the new year? :)

the days leading up to 2008 was great.
satisfying performance in the academic area
first (albeit a bit boring) internship
lovely dog (albeit can get smelly and pai2 xi4) we all love
good bf i still love (albeit can get irritating, hehe)
great frens
good tennis

so be good now, 2008. stay good n i will like u as ive liked 2007.