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Alyssa He Jialing 15 Dec Sagitarrius
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The Happy-Go-Lucky One
Good-natured optimist
Often fantasizes. Dreamer
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Love her families and friends. :)
Hope a lifetime. Love a day. Don't give up, just dream away.
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Sunday, January 01, 2012 Sunday, January 01, 2012
Mistakes, I always make them
"Being nice is fine but you must always be firm."
My greatest weakness in life is that I'm always too kindhearted to people and always think too much for others and spare too little thoughts for myself.
I'm pretty much on my own and no one to provide some guidance in life. Families and friends are always by my side when I need them the most, but the decision is still in my hand.
I always wonder why do I always need to learn from painful mistakes in order to grow up.
And why do I always have to fall hard in order to become stronger.
Going for exchange was the decision I made since semester 1 of my University. Thanks to Melissa who provided me the strongest encouragement to go for exchange. I was deciding between Korea and Canada and I got into Queen's University of Canada. The reasons for choosing Canada are because of:
1. a girl who I know is going to the same university as me so that I can have a company during the 4 months.
2. my best secondary friend Alison is staying in Toronto and I do want to pay her a visit after so many years.
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The mistake I made for the trip is that I trusted and worried about someone too much. On the plane from Dubai to Toronto, I happened to find out that the girl who is supposed to stay with me is staying with someone else. This is the greatest shock in my life. The friend that I placed trust in actually played me out. She was the one saying that we shall stay together and I will be in charge of the accommodation. She didn't want to be alone over there. In the end, I was the one that was being left out. How ridiculous.
The story began like this. In October, I contacted the girl who is going to exchange with me for accommodation and she said she don't mind staying together.
The search of accommodation is tedious. Someone who is going for the exchange offered me to stay in a 4 room house. I forward the information to the girl and waited for her reply. The long wait soon became my greatest regret. Despite my effort attempting to persuade them to take us in, the girl was reluctant to take of us in because the lease stated the the house is only available for 4 people. The house was fully occupied.
Nevertheless, I still see a light of hopes because I still have a month time to find the accommodation for two of us. I browsed through the website to find an accommodation that fits both. All I have to say is that it's really not easy to find one that suits your budget and needs.
I had a headache finding one and emailing every single landlord to and fro for the information. After this I have combined them into a list and send to her for her reference. She went back to China after the exam. I couldn't contact her through phones and email. She only replied me once on Facebook at end of November and she disappeared.
So keeping with that promise, I managed to find a house with 2 rooms for us. The landlord, Pamela asked me to transfer the deposit for both rooms to hold the rooms. I was willing to transfer on behalf of my friend since I was unable to reach her.
The oversea transfer of money was a nightmare for me as well. I didn't hear from the landlord few days after the transaction. Later on, I have found out from the website that we shouldn't transfer the money if we didn't sign any lease.
I began to worry if it is a scam.
I couldn't imagine all the hard earn money from my families would be gone. And if it is gone, is my friend is willing to pay for her share?
I couldn't imagine myself going all the way to a foreign place which is 9,324 miles away from Singapore and find myself homeless.
Those nights before the trip, I couldn't sleep well. Many thing ran through my mind wildly. I couldn't explain to anyone or tell my families because I don't want them to feel worry about me. Keeping everything to myself, I was emotionally unstable just like a volcano which is going to explode at anytime. Unfortunately or should I put in the way that luckily the transaction was unsuccessful.
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And now what happened?
She couldn't be bother about me.
She got me into big troubles.
I got to stay alone for this 4 months. How am I going to tell the landlord that she is not staying? After so long that she holds her room for us and now she has to rent it out again. Will she be pissed off and demand for compensation? I have many question marks in my head.
She could be more responsible.
If she has friends who wants to look for accommodation, she could have told me earlier or told her friends that I'll be staying with them.
During the month of December, I have sent her several mails for the accommodation. She can at least check her email and give me a reply.
she could have inform me if she has signed a lease with her friends. Why is she hiding? Can she spare a thought for me? Obviously, humans are selfish animals that they only think of themselves before others.
No one is perfect. All human make mistake but why am I paying such a huge price for my mistakes?
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Pre-trip syndrome
I'm counting down for the remaining days before leaving Singapore. If anyone asks me how am I feeling now, my answer will be a mixture of feelings. More of anxiety and uncertainties than excitement. The preparation for the entire trip is not smooth. There were so much complexities and administrations I have to deal of. They are eating away my energies and turning my excitements into depressions. Flight payment required many attempts before it was made successfully. Visa and passport was being delayed. I had a hard time searching accommodation. To make things worse, I am facing and settling alone. All the worries were being swallowed by myself.
Going oversea for 4 months is not a short trip. During the preparation period, I have realized that how not independent and how incapable I am. I'm not even well prepared to take good care of myself. How horrible I am.
I am a baby girl who's gonna to be home sick. I'll miss my families and friends terribly. Basically, this trip can be considered as a learning experience to determine how ready I am to be independent.
Ultimately, I really hope that everything will be smooth. When time comes, I can face things with ease. Good luck to me!
- Posted from my iPhone
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Goodbye 2011
This is my worst year even.
Monday, October 31, 2011 Monday, October 31, 2011
Emotional Branding
Who needs a Lambo? Nobody.
But everybody wants what comes with it.
While most car commercials and videos focus on the features like engine size, torque, and miles-per-gallon, this video reminds us that it's not about the features...It's about the way the car makes you FEEL.
Saturday, October 22, 2011 Saturday, October 22, 2011
Lexus Brand Audit
I just completed this 20 pages of report with my fellow team members. Great sense of achievement!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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In the matter of the heart, I was somewhat low in spirit today. I felt so vulnerable to the extent that I completely lost control for my emotions. On the shuttle bus to school, I was trying so hard to hide my emotions so that no one would notice my tears. The moment when I alighted the bus, I hid behind the bushes. I didn't know that I am such a horrible person until someone told me directly. Little did I release the fact that I was stubborn, rude, selfish and always insist that I am always right. Okay, well those harsh words just smacked me hard right on my face. I think it's time to wake up my mind and do some self reflections. Stop being such an irritating person!
In addition, the amount of workload is becoming unbearable. Too little time too much work. And there are too many things for me to handle, I just need someone to talk to.
It's true that when you're overwhelmed with emotions and stress, crying can bring you a sense of relief. But the problem is that I couldn't find a single private space for me in this big campus. I stayed at the roof top for 15 minutes to calm down my emotions fully before proceeding to meet my group mate.
Life is hard but we got to move on. Thank you to those people who showed me care and concern during my gloomy days. LOVE <3
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Forgiveness
The ability to offer forgiveness - especially to someone who has wronged you deeply or someone who has pissed you - is often considered a virtue. I tend to be someone who forgives easily, but perhaps that's just on the surface. Deep down, I still want other people to treat me with the respect I deserve, and anything less makes me feel bitter and angry.
Sunday, September 25, 2011 Sunday, September 25, 2011
Voyage de la Vie
"Voyage de la Vie", or "journey of life" in French, is a big budget 'rock circus' modelled after the shows put up by the renowned Cirque du Soleil circus troupe.It is also the first circus production originated from Singapore. The performance was held at the impressive and cavernous Resorts World Sentosa Festive Grand theatre, with a huge stage flanked with giant golden dragon pillar sculptures .
The show begins by introducing the protagonist, simply called the Boy (Singapore Idol 2006 runner-up Jonathan Leong) who feels trapped in his 9 to 5 desk job.
He meets an enigmatic being called The Game Master (Alexey Goloborodko) who draws him into a world of wonder where he meets characters who represent different themes like Love, Temptation, Conflict, as well as Life and Death, while guided by the mysterious Lantern Keeper (Viktor Kee).
The various props used for each transition are rather mesmerizing.
Thursday, September 22, 2011 Thursday, September 22, 2011
Sunshine breakfast
Our professor of consumer behavior requested us to propose an innovative breakfast item.This is our final product - Sunshine Crepes.
These are some prototype from other groups.
Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Sunday, September 11, 2011 Sunday, September 11, 2011
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