ting:

how do you know you are settling for second best when you don't know what is best? ><

2 job offers in 2 days should make me happy. accepting a MNC's offer should be something to celebrate about.

but why does my heart feel so heavy? why do i feel so troubled about the whole thing? ><

dear God, what are You trying to tell me?

hui:

let me see... which are e ones in ting's "101 things to do in 1001 days" tt i can accomplish with her:

3. Learn driving (sigh. More capital outflow).
5. WATCH TRANSFORMERS!!! (Though I think I will be disappointed >< which goes to show that superb movies should NEVER have a sequel, or a trilogy for that matter. Well, except LOTR of coz.)
6. Go camping and watch the sun set.
7. Then watch the stars come out.
8. And then watch the sun come up again.
10. Dance in the rain.
11. Visit Eny in Batam (ahem gang).
13. Lie in a hammock (I do have a hammock, only thing is, I don’t know if the hammock is too small or if I’m too fat ><).
17. Laser war!
18. Have a LOTR marathon again.
19. Go for a spa retreat.
20. Jetski again! --> probably its gonna be my first and an "again" for ting!
21. Fly a kite.
23. Go on a beach holiday.
28. Go to S Korea with Jon (stupid fella went without me!! -__-).
29. Try my hand at ice skating, which I’m sure I will suck at, assuming it’s similar to skiing.
35. Curl my hair.
37. Learn another language (Ber! Teach me French!). --> thai!!
38. Go for pilates classes and not fall asleep like how I did in my one and only yoga class.
41. Convince Hui to play tennis with me. --> ack. i can do that. (imitating Gimli - LOTR style)
43. Be more patient (which I doubt will ever happen).
44. Sign up for and participate in a marathon. --> sorry i dun think i can do tt. haha
46. Have a potluck and a Wii game night (hint to the gang).
47. And then, have another potluck and a boardgames night!
52. Challenge Mei to do something hilarious =P
55. Volunteer with SPCA (since no Aussie PR = no dog boohoohooooooo).
56. See more of Singapore, because everywhere else other than where I live, the CBD and town area, AMK and Serangoon Gardens, are considered ‘ulu’ to me!
57. Visit at least 3 islands surrounding Singapore =D
58. Taste Alex’s baking when he gets back (and not get food poisoning from it haha!).
59. Find a furniture place better than IKEA.
62. Master 5 recipes.
66. Go for outward bound (when I’m fit enough and won’t die trying to climb a flight of stairs). --> remember wad we discussed at e playground? haha
72. Build a snowman.
73. Make snow angels.
74. Engage in a snow fight (I remember my last one… it was PAINFUL!).
75. Go on a boating trip.
76. Go skydiving (if I ever get the opportunity and the guts).
77. Go up in a helicopter.
79. Improve my memory (I’m getting old. I say something and forget it immediately).
80. Go for a picnic.
81. Go to the zoo.
82. Pass my advanced theory test.
88. Bug Jolynn more =P
89. (RUNNING OUT OF IDEASSSS!) Take an impromptu trip (impromptu meaning a matter of hours to decide to go for the trip, book all the necessary tickets, pack and leave).
90. Eat something I never thought of eating.
91. Laugh till I cry.
92. Surprise someone (doesn’t matter who).
94. Find a guy for Eny.
97. Go for a makeover.
98. Give my wardrobe a makeover (But I’m not supposed to shop! T___T )
100. (GETTING THERE!!!) Do something different (which can be anything really… I really am out of ideas here).

and wah, we can actually do 50 things tgt! does tt mean tt i onli need to come out with 51 things in my list? :P

hui:

tonight, i witnessed the real meaning of "借酒消愁，愁更愁。"

ting:

inspired by ven xhin :)

List completed on: 27th June
1001 days up on: (disclaimer: I got Ber to do the maths for me, so if the days are wrong, blame him =P though our soon-to-be maths teacher tested and proved his calculations haha) 24th Feb 2012

101 Things to do in 1001 Days

1. Take my parents for an all-expenses-paid trip to Japan.
2. Buy the stupid ridiculously expensive FX lens T____T
3. Learn driving (sigh. More capital outflow).
4. Return Ven Xhin’s favour by visiting her (and the rest) in Malaysia =D
5. WATCH TRANSFORMERS!!! (Though I think I will be disappointed >< which goes to show that superb movies should NEVER have a sequel, or a trilogy for that matter. Well, except LOTR of coz.)
6. Go camping and watch the sun set.
7. Then watch the stars come out.
8. And then watch the sun come up again.
9. Read Jodi’s “Handle with Care”.
10. Dance in the rain.
11. Visit Eny in Batam (ahem gang).
12. Write a book, become a one-book-wonder, then disappear from the publishing industry =P
13. Lie in a hammock (I do have a hammock, only thing is, I don’t know if the hammock is too small or if I’m too fat ><).
14. Go on a mission trip to Africa!!
15. Then go back on a wildlife photography trip =D
16. Make my own chocolate (Ira! Help!?).
17. Laser war!
18. Have a LOTR marathon again.
19. Go for a spa retreat.
20. Jetski again!
21. Fly a kite.
22. Pass my Basic Theory Driving Test.
23. Go on a beach holiday.
24. Enter a major photography competition.
25. Visit Europe.
26. Be a good host to Ira when she comes =)
27. Visit Jovan in ulu Sarawak (after multiple “maybe next time”s).
28. Go to S Korea with Jon (stupid fella went without me!! -__-).
29. Try my hand at ice skating, which I’m sure I will suck at, assuming it’s similar to skiing.
30. Convince Nick to come back to Singapore this year end (hehe).
31. Watch a top-notch musical/play/whatever in Esplanade.
32. Watch “The Eagles” live in concert =)
33. Girls’ night out with the girls.
34. Photograph 5 weddings.
35. Curl my hair.
36. Feed Kelen 9 more times so I don’t owe him anymore meals.
37. Learn another language (Ber! Teach me French!).
38. Go for pilates classes and not fall asleep like how I did in my one and only yoga class.
39. Master photoshop.
40. Get around to writing articles and creating a strong enough portfolio for a career in freelance writing (I’ve been lazy so far ><).
41. Convince Hui to play tennis with me.
42. Learn how to play badminton, so I’ll at least have company for one sport (but first. I must remember to book the badminton court, lest Kelen kills me).
43. Be more patient (which I doubt will ever happen).
44. Sign up for and participate in a marathon.
45. Live abroad (not Australia) for a couple of months (Prayerfully, this will be a job posting so I don’t have to pay for it hehe).
46. Have a potluck and a Wii game night (hint to the gang).
47. And then, have another potluck and a boardgames night!
48. Build up my boardgame collection (which currently stands at 2) for those social events/nights over.
49. Introduce my parents to fine dining.
50. And then take them there again!
51. Know the bible well enough so I won’t stop and wrinkle my brow the next time Enoch throws a verse at me.
52. Challenge Mei to do something hilarious =P
53. Find another yummy black sesame ice cream place to take Selena to when she gets back in half a year’s time =)
54. Buy a briefcase/nicer work bag for Jon (I cannot stand suits AND haversacks put together!).
55. Volunteer with SPCA (since no Aussie PR = no dog boohoohooooooo).
56. See more of Singapore, because everywhere else other than where I live, the CBD and town area, AMK and Serangoon Gardens, are considered ‘ulu’ to me!
57. Visit at least 3 islands surrounding Singapore =D
58. Taste Alex’s baking when he gets back (and not get food poisoning from it haha!).
59. Find a furniture place better than IKEA.
60. Visit Brunei (when Meilin is back, so I can kill two birds with one stone!).
61. And erm…. Find some way to see Suba, Jo and Angela again?
62. Master 5 recipes.
63. Find alternative uses for my winter wear (I have a BRAND NEW trenchcoat I haven’t worn!!! *heart pain*).
64. Relive the best holiday of my life, aka Winter 2007, where I went to Newcastle and Sydney, then Singapore and Batam, then back to Melbourne and a snowboarding-turned-photography trip in Mount Hotham all in the matter of 1.5 months! Well, not saying I want to visit all those places again, but I would love to visit 5 places in a month! Yes, I am a sucker for travel.
65. Try the porridge buffet in Suntec.
66. Go for outward bound (when I’m fit enough and won’t die trying to climb a flight of stairs).
67. Rock climb (something I never got to do in Australia wahhh!)
68. Visit Tasmania (another top 10 thing I regret not doing…. Hang on, I never went to Gold Coast either!! ACKS!!!)
69. Remain loyal to my new W902 (which I got free!) during these 1001 days (I’ve been changing phones way too often. If the reviews are spot on, I’m the current owner of SE’s best walkman phone, hence that shouldn’t give me anymore excuses).
70. Refrain from switching to any other cameras Nikon releases (because my D700 is way too expensive).
71. Get a wide-angle fish eye lens after I finally acquire the ridiculously expensive FX lens TTT________________________TTT
72. Build a snowman.
73. Make snow angels.
74. Engage in a snow fight (I remember my last one… it was PAINFUL!).
75. Go on a boating trip.
76. Go skydiving (if I ever get the opportunity and the guts).
77. Go up in a helicopter.
78. Be a photo loanshark and hunt after those who haven’t given me photos (Ira!!! Bring the photos you took the last night you were in Melb! Jo, I think you owe me photos. Enoch, you sooooo definitely do! And ANGELAAAAAAAA… I emailed you how many gazillion times??? Where are my photosssss?).
79. Improve my memory (I’m getting old. I say something and forget it immediately).
80. Go for a picnic.
81. Go to the zoo.
82. Pass my advanced theory test.
83. Send the package which will rob Ven Xhin of her social life =P
84. Serve in two different ministries (it shouldn’t take me 1001 days to do that tho).
85. Return Hui the gym membership fee (see. Told you I’m getting old).
86. Convince Hui to come up with 101 things as well hehe.
87. Avoid being in the position of having half an hour to decide whether or not to accept a job offer ><
88. Bug Jolynn more =P
89. (RUNNING OUT OF IDEASSSS!) Take an impromptu trip (impromptu meaning a matter of hours to decide to go for the trip, book all the necessary tickets, pack and leave).
90. Eat something I never thought of eating.
91. Laugh till I cry.
92. Surprise someone (doesn’t matter who).
93. Make Nachos (because I have a HUGEEEE craving for it).
94. Find a guy for Eny.
95. Go for a facial targeted for the eye area.
96. Revamp my apartment.
97. Go for a makeover.
98. Give my wardrobe a makeover (But I’m not supposed to shop! T___T )
99. NOT work 12 hours a day (which apparently is the norm in Singapore, or so some people say).
100. (GETTING THERE!!!) Do something different (which can be anything really… I really am out of ideas here).
101. Make another 101 list on the 1000th day. :) (AND WHEE I AM DONE!)

ting:

bahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. ><

****

studying for my basic theory driving test now and it is SO STUPID.

parallel continuous yellow lines indicate no parking at all times on that side of the road where these lines are drawn except for the immediate picking up and letting down of passengers.

a single yellow zig-zag line indicates no parking at all times on that side of the road where the line is drawn except for the immediate picking up and letting down of passengers. violation of this rule attracts demerit points and a fine.

so does that mean i won't get demerit points and a fine if i park along double yellow lines???

-_________________-

ting:

stolen from pei fei who is living my nightmare in melbourne:

http://www.theage.com.au/national/australian-bosses-are-racist-when-its-time-to-hire-20090617-chvu.html

haa! THIS PROVES IT. not my fault i couldn't get a job there. =P

ting:

i don't like being sick ><

ting:

dear God, teach me patience, patience and more patience, because it is obviously something i do not possess. and help me understand that good things are worth waiting for.

why do they have to take so long to make that call?? T____T one week is supposedly fast, BUT for the person who is waiting, it feels like a decade has gone by.

ting:

personal training sessions at the gym = painful. but at least there's hui to share my agony :) after all, misery loves company! and as it turns out, i'm not as fat as i thought i was. hmmm.

dinner was unsatisfying. we ate at mcdonalds, but we couldn't go all out and be as unhealthy as we so desired. and our dear augus had to order every single thing i was dreaming of, sauces included, and parttake of the meal IN FRONT OF ME. T__________T

why does it seem like a gazillion years when you're waiting for a call that would bring the news you are dying to hear? :(

it's a little funny how some people think any photo comprising of a girl in a bridal gown and a guy in a tux = nice. i can open my own photography studio immediately if that were the industry standard!

ting:

i am flat out broke. :( not because of what i did/bought, but because of what i'm planning to buy.

WHY IS THE FX LENS SO EXPENSIVE??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they quoted me $2,680. and i assure you my heart stopped for about 5 seconds. stupid stupid stupid nikon.

the things i could do with that amount. learn driving. go on a holiday. pay 4 months worth of rent (if i was still in australia, which thank God, i'm not). shop till i need an extra wardrobe (esp with the great singapore sale on too). buy half a D700.

wahhhh! i haven't even gotten it, and my heart hurts. i can't imagine what i'd feel if i actually went ahead and got it.

i have way too expensive a hobby (and a stupid retarded fan that keeps stopping). :(