Met Jo at Orchard Point two nights ago, where we had a relatively sumptuous Japanese dinner (the yakiniku, however, wasn't too good because they sorta gave me the tendon parts, which I absolutely abhor. Yuck.) and ice cream for dessert. First it was the main course at Tomoe, then we ventured off to Swensen's for a Chocolate Freckles Peak. We missed out on the A&W curly fries though (aint we pigs?!). Till next time. It was a lovely dinner, dear neighbour. Thank you - for the company, and of course, the cab fare =)

9 sleeps to going home. Sigh. I am soooooo reluctant. Can just imagine the airport scene now... I'm sure it's going to be the hardest farewell ever, cos it's gonna be the longest period away from home since July. Heh oh well, I may or may not cry, depending on the situation. I'll try to keep happy thoughts in my head... for awhile. Wanna keep up with the image of being a strong lil gal. Hehe.

Got a 1001 things on my mind. The goddam visa mess, the placement test (sigh), and the timetabling thingy. Gotta make sure I get these done. ASAP.

We used to talk about celebrating the O day together... not officially though. Just going out to eat and stuff... and that was 2 years ago. It seemed so far away then.
Now that the O day is finally here, it is with much regret... that I'm not the person celebrating it with you afterall. Happy ORD, H.

Been 17 days since I came back to Singapore. Doesn't seem that long a time to me, probably because I am enjoying every bit of being back home. The food, the slacking, the fact that I don't need an alarm clock (cos I can wake up at ANY time I want :p), the company, the familiar TV shows on Channel 8... things you can never find in Mellyland. And speaking of which, Pat just left for Mellyland with her parents - Gonna be there till her June hols. The last thing I heard about her was that she's seriously homesick. Was crying last night already, even when her parents were with her. Kinda wondered what it would be like when they leave. Seriously looking forward to a whole new life in MU. Guess it's the same feeling for Piggy and Mm too. And I'm glad that we're all gonna do what we want =)

Is this a dream, or... ?

Two nights ago on Saturday, mum decided to take me to this restaurant managed by a friend of CQ's, called the "Bumbu Restaurant". Serves Thai and Indo food (yummy). When we walked in, we realised that CQ was there too, with 3 other people. Wow hoo =) Was so happy to see him again (cos he's reaaaaaally fun!! Duh!). Then he invited mum and I to sit down with them, and started introducing the people seated with him.... blah blah blah...

"... and this is Kheng Long..."

Right. Kheng Long. Okay.

No, wait. Kheng Long? Goh?

Omg. On closer scrutiny, I realised he's Goh Kheng Long. No shit. I died in my seat.

Palms sweaty. Heart thumping. Knees wobbly.

Who the hell is Goh Kheng Long, you wonder? He was the music director and key keyboardist (heh) of Jacky Cheung's Music Odyssey Concert last May. The man whose keyboard skills blew me over. The man who arranged Stef Sun's "tian hei hei" and got an award for it at a certain Hong Kong Music Awards. The man who charges 3000 bucks per ONE arrangement of a fresh song. Definitely a man of overwhelming charisma and charm. Absolutely unattainable. And he's 36. Woo.

Pity pity, he's married. Sssshh. =)

Ah well. We shared the same table for about an hour or so. Got to know a bit about him, and he, a bit about me. Knows that I'm in Mellyland and stuff. (His fave part of Aussie is Mellyland too!) Good friends include Jacky (uh huh) and A*Mei. Wow hoo. As usual, in the presence of big shots like KL, I suddenly transformed into the meek version of myself. Tongue-tied and, all I knew at that time was to give silly smiles and nods. Mehhhhh. Anyway, we sorta made an agreement to meet up at Bumbu again before I return to Mellyland. With everyone else, of course.

It was a wonderful experience.
A great honour, I must admit.
Surreal, but nice =)

Man. What would I give for him to coach me a lil' on keyboarding skills?

The sky's dark, and it's starting to rain

Stefanie Sun - Tian Hei Hei

3.20pm on tuesday afternoon. feeling utterly bored because there's absolutely nothing better to do than coming online. People on my ICQ list - CaLiWaLi, Mellon Collie, and HuAwEi (had to refer to make sure I get the alternate caps right. heh). CaLi's going to town soon, Mellon's stuck in Melbourne cooking dinner, and HuAwEi is... well, at his dad's office... working. Hopefully. As for the others who are NOT online, Piggy's at NUS viewing hostel rooms *meh*, mm's meeting her friends (i suppose?) and Pooh is lost in the hundred-acre wood. In other words, I don't know where he is.

Just finished disc 1 of the critically-acclaimed Korean drama, "Winter Sonata". It's pretty good, I must say, considering this is my first try at Korean dramas. The lead actor isn't much to look at, but he's got this smile to die for. Melted many times in that hour. Heh. 19 more discs to go. Hope it doesn't get too draggy like most soapy dramas do. Ya know, with all the crying, sickness, farewells and such *fingers crossed*.

Imagine if.

Imagine if one day, someone died... like, unexpectedly. Someone whom you don't know personally as a friend, but who sort of means something like that to you.

Woke up at 8am in Melbourne exactly 2 weeks ago, on my sofa. As usual, I had fallen asleep while studying for M&C.
"1 message received" on my mobile.
After the usual clicks here and there, the message sprang at me like a hard knock on the head.

Only three words - "Jay Chou died...". No further explanation, no words of comfort, no nothing. zilch.

My heart turned cold. It started thumping really badly. It was only 5am in Singapore. Who the heck could I call to clarify things?!? Thought of going online to check... like yahoo or something, but was, at the same time, apprehensive of the reality that *might* hit me. I seriously do not want to learn abt Jay's "death" alone by myself in Melb. Online, especially. Sounds stupid, but yeah.

Called Mao the first thing. Naturally, cos she was the one who sent me THAT message. Phone rang, but I guess it was put on silent mode.
Then Z. His phone was off. Battery died.
Huishi. Silent mode.
DX. He hasn't heard anything yet.

After dialling these numbers, I was beginning to wonder how true this could be. Huishi can't possibly be sleeping if he really.... yanno.

Fiona. She knows everything. And yes, after realising that I actually woke her up with my phone call, I relaxed a lot more. Felt seriously apologetic after that. I mean, hello! It was 5 plus in the morning in Singapore.

It's so weird how you can be so uptight about someone whom you don't even know personally.
And truly, if there ever came a day when Jay leaves this world without any warning, I'd be literally crushed.


Just can't open my mouth to tell her...

Jay - Kai Bu Liao Kou

It feels rather weird blogging from home - I mean, my real home in Singapore. For the past few months, blogging was always done in that pathetically small room of mine back at arrow heights... but, ah well... it's nice to be home again nevertheless. Like what Jo said in his offline msg, "glad you're breathing Singapore air again". Thanks buddy :>

Mehhhhhh. Talk about being in a mad rush. Ended the goddam psyc paper at 11 or so on Friday, then rushed around the area to

1) Hand in money for group photo
2) Accompany Piggy & Pooh to the Baillieu
3) Get a haircut (which rocked, by the way. haha!! OK la, it was Anna who rocked. Cos she did the cut)
4) Go home and pack my things to be moved to the 8th floor
5) Pack my luggage for the flight at 12.50am
6) Prepare for the Valedictory.

And... in all that frantic MAYHEM, there were many many important things *like, duh* that I forgot to pack into the luggage. SIGH. Can anyone imagine lugging home my precious laptop WITHOUT the adaptor?? I feel like a dumb ass can? Gonna drop by some computer shop soon and see if they can help. Seriously, what's the whole damn point of lugging it home 6000km and then NOT being able to even turn it on?!

Watched "Shanghai Knights" with cuzzies and Nidz. Bleh. So typical Jackie Chan. It's a seriously baaaaaad movie I tell you. Nonsensical storyline, ultra familiar stunts (Hello?? It's Jackie Chan we're talking about here!) not forgetting the fact that Fann's english was a plain put-off. Sorry HJ, I know you love her, but.... heh :> Looking forward to catching Pinnochio (hey.. what's wrong with that?!), Final Destination II (winks at Piggy - it's SO your kinda movie, girl!!!!! wahahahahahaa!!!), Hero, etc.... Been deprived of the theatre for a looonnnnng time!!!!

I'm still clinging onto the thought of finishing "Swimfan". Anyone out there who has the video? I'm so gonna die if I don't know the ending. Oh yes, just in case you guys wanted to know, I watched "Swimfan" on the plane back in December, but because it had to land, they switched off the stupid Kris World right in the middle of the movie!!! Argh. And I was so looking forward to knowing the ending... someone help. (And I'm hinting at the ever-resourceful, Mr Johan Wong. hehehe) *shrug*. Thought you just might have the video somewhere :>

Getting late already. Approaching 3am.... almost everyone's back in their home countries already... nice.

Happy New Year. *Mehhhhhhhhhh* (well, that was to commemorate the Goat year. Right, Piggy.)

PS: mm has been MIA for the past few days. Girl, wake up!!!!

And when you found me
I was feeling like a cloud across the sun

Elton John - The Way You Look Tonight

What's my current favourite song? Like, duh :>