More random photos for now. My life has been boring this week. Apart from the daily dosage of havoc in school, nothing interesting happened.



The colorful swiss roll that Nabilah's mother made.

Happy birthday to Rachel, Yuekai kor and cousin Gerald! :D

I woke up to a fever this morning. And the first thing I did was to sing Burnin' Up by Jonas Brothers in my head! Then i spent the rest of the day popping panadols and sleeping. I just about slept 16 hours straight, from 2am-6pm. It did me a lot of good because I'm back to normal now.

My cough's a pain, though. My stomach muscles suddenly cramped when I was coughing last night and it hurted like (inserts obscenity). Just now, I saw specks of blood in the phlegm too. Aaaarghh -.-

Hoho, nehneh Yingxue tagged me!

1) The last person who tagged you was: Yingxue

2) Your relationship with him/her is: She's my nehneh and les partner :x

3) Your impression of him/her: Simple. Wise for her age. Cares a lot for her friends.

4) The most memorable thing he/she had done for you: She's always there for me when i need a listening ear.

5) The most memorable thing he/she said to you: I can't remember the exact words. I just remembered she told me if I needed someone to talk to, I can call her even if it's at 4am. I was depressed that time and her words really touched me :)

6) If he/she becomes your lover, you will: Cherish her for life. Hohoho :D

7) If he/she becomes your lover, the thing he/she will have to improve in will be: She's perfect the way she is :x

8) If he/she becomes your enemy, the reason will be: If she les with another girl. ROFL :x

9) The most desired thing you want to do for him/her now is: Hmm. She has helped me out a lot in the past. So i want to be there for her too :)

10) Your overall impression of him/her is: She's my twinnie. We share the same opinions and sense of humour. So sometimes when we joke, it becomes synchronized.

Nehneh's reply to the quiz when i tagged her is so funny.
Let me quote her! :D

5) the most memorable thing he/she said to u: "watch ownself nt fun laaah" :x

8) if he/she becomes your enemy,the reason will be: les with another girl. LOL :x

10) your overall impresssion on him/she is: she's my twin, same opinon in seeing things, fashion sense & we have chemistry :D

24) Tell us something about No.1. (charmaine)
She's friendly & crazy at times, but when she's fierce, she's like a tigeress :x

LOL.
First time people call me tigress!
I only lose my temper when my friends are being bullied.
I guess I must lost my temper quite a few times in Maple. Especially in KS wars. Lol.
I'm glad all of my maple friends still remember me, even after so many months.
I love & miss them too x3

Dr Phoon turned out to be nicer than I thought. Maybe it's because he's stricter during lectures. But he's nice during practical. We just played around with molecular models (http://www.molymod.com) and went through the answers together. So yay, no report to write for today's prac! :D

After the organic chem lecture, Woon Ching and I went to the library cafe. Recently, she's addicted to Kettle's honey dijon chips. We both ordered hot chocolates too. Perfect for a cold, rainy day.



We attended Musique La Fusione at Theatre for the Arts at 7.30pm. It's organised by the NYP Piano Ensemble. My primary schoolmate, Shu Jian was performing in it and invited me to go.

Ok, I finally got the blog codes right. The past 2 nights i was either too exhausted or busy to go edit it. I like the simplicity of the new layout. Especially the moving photos! I just like to be creative and differentiate myself from everyone else.

Congratulations to all NYP aikidoka on passing their grading! :D
Bye bye, white belt.
Hello, orange belt!

Yesterday, i also found out that Shiro quitted aikido. He might be quitting his polytechnic education at NYP too. Woon Ching & I bumped into him after the communication skills lesson. We were stunned for a moment. I don't think the possibility of a friend leaving us ever strike us lah.

Life doesn't always go your way. It's up to us to make life meaningful and fun for ourself. We keep saying "Life's meaningless", "Life sucks". So why not make things go your way? Just follow your heart and everything'll be all right. Even if your dreams or fruits of labour doesn't come true now, they will in the near future.

I'm saying this not as an optimist or pessimist, but as a realist.

Scenario 1
NYP Library, North Wing
1.20pm+

Charmaine: (Concentrating on her PSP game)

Unfortunately, she made a mistake towards the end of the game stage. Enemy takes advantage of the opening and it's GG the dunno-how-many time for her.

Charmaine: SHIT! SHIT! SHIT!

Now fastforward a little..

Scenario 2
NYP Library, North Wing
1.40pm+

Charmaine: YESSSSSSS!!

I finally cleared that stage! I attempted that stage so much until i can analyse the pros and cons of each option. Pffft. :D

One last thing before i end today's short post. I was tagged by Shihui & Woon Ching to do this quiz.

I will reply to Shihui's in RED, and Woon Ching's in BLUE.

1) The last person who tagged you was:
Shihui/ Woon Ching

2) Your relationship with him/her is:
Friends. Moomoo sisters. Classmates.

3) Your impression of him/her is:
Carefree and fun-loving are her main traits.
Sporty. She knows her priorities as well.

4) The most memorable thing he/she had done for you:
Can't think of any at the moment :O
Must be the bottle of handmade roses for my birthday :O

5) The most memorable thing he/she said to you:
Can't remember any now either :O
Lots of funny, ridiculous stuff and the whole group of us will laugh like mad.

6) If he/she becomes your lover, you will:
I'm straight.. Though i might consider girls if nice guys are extinct. Lol!

7) If he/she becomes your lover, the thing(s) he/she has to improve are:
Get a sudden growth spurt and be taller than me! ROFL. :D
Oh, can lah. She's taller than me already :x

8) If he/she ever becomes your enemy, the reason will be:
Sounds impossible. The only times when i've enemies are when people attempt to manipulate me.

9) The thing you want to do most for him/her now is:
No idea :x

10) Your overall impression of him/her is:
A fun person to be with :D

11) How do you think the people around you feel about you:
Most people think i'm quiet and boring. Which is true to some extent lah.

12) The character you love about yourself is:
Er, I can get along with all kinds of people. I'll simply cater to their individual personality and emotional needs. And that I'm very open-minded.

13) On the contrary, the character you hate about yourself is:
That i keep all my emotions and thoughts to myself, even if I'm hurting on the inside.

14) The most ideal person you want to be is:
No particular person.
I just walk to my own beat :)

15) Pass this quiz to 6 people that you wish to know how they feel about you:
1) Woon Ching
2) Shihui
3) Yingxue (I purposely put you at No.3!)
4) -
5) -
6) -

Don't know who to name for the last 3 slots. Lol. If anyone wishes to take up the quiz, go ahead.

16) Who is No.6 having a relationship with?
-

17) What is No.2 studying about?
Diploma in Food Science

18) When was the last time you had a chat with No. 3?
A few days ago on MSN

19) Does No.1 have any siblings?
I know she has a younger brother who solves Rubik's Cubes without breaking a sweat.

20) Would you woo No.3?
YES!! I don't mind being les for her. ROFL! :D

21) What is the surname of No.5?
-

22) What's the hobby of No.4?
-

23) Where is No.2 studying at?
NYP, SCL.

24) Tell us something about No.1
She's all-rounded. Can hold long, interesting conversations. And very random at times.

25) What color does No. 4 like?
-

26) Are No.1 and No.5 best friends?
-

27) How did you get to know No.2?
Poly orientation

28) Does No.1 have any pets?
She has a turtle called Rotipratamonk ;D

I spent my weekend eating, sleeping & playing my PSP.
What a perfect weekend! :D

I tried out the game, Jeanne D'Arc.
& WOW.
I love that game so much.
I love the characters.
I love the storyline.
Most of all, i love the damn graphics.





This is one of the battles in the earlier part of the game.
As the game progresses, the battles gets a lot harder.
You've to think of battle plans & utilise every member's skills.
But that's what make the game fun!



& wooot!
Anime scenes in between gameplay.
I got stunned the first time i saw it.
It's like watching anime & playing an RPG at the same time..
The anime's nice to watch leh +_+

So back to Jeanne D'Arc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc
To cut a long historical story short,
she's a teenager who received messages from a few Saints, telling her to save France from the English in the 100 years' war.
& so she did.
Sadly, she was wrongly accused by the English & was burned at the stake when she's 19.
Damn! -.-

Met up with Woon Ching & Raymond to check out Little India & Geylang Serai.
Project 1's getting to be a pain.
It involves so much imagination & research.

& i got extremely annoyed while taking the escalator.
Imagine there are already 2 people standing on the escalator step.
And someone says "Excuse me" and tries to climb up by walking between the 2 people.
SO IRRITATING LAH!
I really feel like pushing her off the escalator -.-
Literally, i mean.
Why can't idiots like them just get up earlier in the morning and avoid rushing to work?

Woon Ching was late 'cos she slept through all her alarms.
Sounds like what usually happens to me :D
Except that i'll continue snoozing until 12pm!
Heh.
Raymond & I waited for her at the bus stop outside the station.
Then we headed for Mustafa.

There wasn't much to do there.
Went there mainly to find out about the various spices & ingredients used for cooking Indian dishes.

Took a train down to Paya Lebar next.
We visited one of the wet markets there.
It's been years since i went to one.
There aren't much in Sembawang. :/
So the smell of freshly caught fish & slaughtered meat was..
A bit too much for my nose :D

It was funny.
'Cos Woon Ching's feet & slippers were dirtied by the dirty water.
& a tiny slice of fish was stuck to my leg.
PFFFFFT ._.
Disgusting, i know :O

Went to Geylang Serai next.
Some Malay Village place.
I don't know the full name of that place.
& some school children were having NE tours there.

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Title: Just some random (& amusing) photos ;O

I first saw this cat during the NYAA camp night trail.
& i saw it again last Friday, 10 Oct.
That time i was following WC, Wan Wen, Jasmine, Yi Ting & Bi Xue to get school stuff.
Wait, no.
I HEARD IT, NOT SAW.
It was meowing non-stop yet i couldn't see it anywhere.
So i stopped walking & looked around.
Can't help it, i'm an animal lover :D

Found it hiding inside the canal.
I just stood there, hoping it would come out.
It kept staring at me & meowing lah x_x
Then as if deciding i'm innocent, it came out.

The cat was so cute.
When i took out my hp to take a photo of it,
it looked at me for awhile as though afraid i would harm him/her.



Still peeking inside the drain..



Looking around now.



MEEEOW!! :D
OMG I FEEL LIKE LAUGHING WHENEVER I SEE THIS PHOTO.
Must be the cutest photo i ever took.

Whenever i'm around animals, i either:
1) Go misty-eyed. 'Cos i love them to bits.
2) Smile to them nicely or laugh if they're too cute.
3) Cry if i see dying animals.

I'm not sure if i'll still cry for dying animals on the streets now.
I remember crying for a dying cat when i was a toddler or something.
I could only watch it die.
Was too young to understand death then :/

Oh yea, my parents decided to dine at Sakae Sushi on Saturday.
For no particular reason too.
Turned out the Sakae Sushi @ Sun Plaza improved a lot too.
Last time.. wasn't so great.
Now it's fascinating. :D



Ordered this teppanyaki special.
It had sticks of unagi, salmon stuffed with asparagus, chicken, scallop & prawn coated with a sauce.
I don't usually take sweet sauces but this sauce's good.



Fancy this.
A chawanmushi with a layer of onion used as the bowl.
Interesting!



Mushrooms cooked in the teppanyaki style.
I happen to like mushrooms too. Lols.



My dad & i kept drinking cups of hot green tea.
I'm trying to find a Japanese restaurant that provides you with green tea powder.
Most just give you a tea bag or diluted green tea. -.-
I just want the experience of drinking tea made with powder in a restaurant.



My dad helped me to take it off the conveyor belt 'cos he saw me trying to take a pic.
After taking this photo..
I PLACED IT BACK.
LOL!
It's untouched & safe for consumption ok?!

AND AND AND,
I FINALLY got to try out the cafe, OChaCha!
It's an all green tea cafe at Raffles City, B1.



Yep, all of them are made with green tea. :D

CHARMAINE CHEONG.

I’m a somebody and a nobody. I’m rational and emotional. I’m critical but I’m non-judgemental.

I like my things categorized by types and chronologically. I like taking photos to preserve the moments of my life. I like dystopian literature. I like reading Wikipedia articles at random. I like travelling to foreign lands and seeing the world. I like long conversations over good food. I like pop and classical music. I like guitars. I like cats. I like writing random, mushy letters and notes to the people important to me. I have a whole long list of things that I like, but you’ve got to get to know me better to know them all.