Sunday, May 20, 2007

Museum-hop till you drop

Life! suggests a whole day museum hopping itinerary that ends with a mug of beer at Ice Cold B’s at SMU.

i still do read SMU daily alerts and i happen to see this. those who went work and travel with me will immediately burst out laughing. IF i sign up for this. HAHA.

for those who have no idea...
we basically spent 1 day walking in washington, hopping from museums to museums, and i totally HATED it. we had to walk LOOOOONG distances, the weather was scorching and there was no edible stuff anywhere. ughh... terrible experience. and i swore i'll never go washington again.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

ok!! my last try at hosting the image using imageshack worked! photobucket is so lousy... so yeah here's the new layout! it appears quite messy but who cares... haha~
it's strange but i spent like 3hours working on my new skin and it still turned out to be a flout. oh well. no new updates for now i guess.
Peanuts

charlie brown

snoopy

woodstock

linus

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Man and Ostrich

A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him.


The waitress asks them for their orders.

The man says, "A hamburger, fries and a coke," and turns to the ostrich, "What's yours?"

"I'll have the same," says the ostrich.

A short time later the waitress returns with the order "That will be $9.40 please," and the man reaches into his pocket and pulls out the exact change for payment.

The next day, the man and the ostrich come again and the man says, "A hamburger, fries and a coke."
The ostrich says, "I'll have the same."

Again the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change.

This becomes routine until the two enter again. "The usual?" asks the waitress.

"No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato and a salad," says the man.

"Same," says the ostrich.

Shortly the waitress brings the order and says, "That will be $32.62."

Once again the man pulls the exact change out of his pocket and places it on the table.

The waitress cannot hold back her curiosity any longer. "Excuse me, sir. How do you manage to always come up with the exact change in your pocket every time?"

"Well," says the man, "several years ago I was cleaning the attic and found an old lamp. When I rubbed it, a Genie appeared and offered me two wishes.
My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just put my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would always be there."

"That's brilliant!" says the waitress. "Most people would ask for a million dollars or something, but you'll always be as rich as you want for as long as you live!"
"That's right. Whether it's a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the exact money is always there," says the man.
The waitress asks, "What's with the ostrich?"










The man sighs, pauses and answers, "My second wish was for a tall chick with a big ass and long legs who agrees with everything I say."

Monday, May 14, 2007

ok... what's N'US doing on MSN

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ooh... ever since my 13 sub splits of a single strand of hair, i thought nothing could be worse than that. a pity it was too miniscule to be fully captured by my camera before i lost it (yes, i tried to keep it inside my morey's piers keychain box, but i forgot i had kept my hair there and when i opened it back in singapore, it flew away). i just found another one, 5 splits, no less and here's how it looks like:

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notice the arrow part - that's a backsplit. just like when you try to break a branch but only half of it (lengthwise) breaks, and that's the result you get. i thought i might as well draw my record 13-splits. most of it was branched out like the bottom part, with a few rare sub-sub-branches. maybe it was only 11 splits. i can't remember. oh well. if only i still had it with me, i might go into the guiness book of world records for the most no. of splits on a single strand of hair. haha.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

ok, i don't think this is the worst yet.
i'm still doing small projects, and the big one is tentatively undecided.
that means i should expect my job to get a lot more worse.

that's really not an encouragement considering i'm only taking a breather now. just a very short one, i promise i'll get back to work the next second.

the only good thing i guess is that i don't have to do homework. oh yeah? i brought home an assignment on my very first weekend. like cheryl (my team leader) said, 'well, it's what working's all about, time to face reality'.

sidetrack. this is scary. my media player just played a line from the nana soundtrack, then returned back to ff11 soundtrack. i didn't put any nana sounds in my ff11 playlist now, did i...?

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

ok what am i doing reaching so early in the office when i was told to be able to come anytime i want? (-_-`)
now look at my dark eye rings... *sighs*

i don't think anyone has a better internship than mine... being able to do real things and enjoy at the same time! yay. ok time to go back to work.

Monday, May 07, 2007

6th May
Your ability to concentrate will be enhanced today, Christy-Bell. If you have studying or detail work to tend to, this will be an opportune time to get to it. Hobbies that require a lot of focus may also strike your fancy such as sewing, jewelry making or petite point. Even if a herd of stampeding elephants run through your space today, you're not likely to lose your concentration. So pull out your most intensive tasks and have a great day.

i just saw this today and it's so totally accurate! i spent my whole day working on this pair of $5 shoe that me and xm bought at far east the day before. i think the stampeding elephants probably referred to my mom's vacuum cleaner, which tried to plough my spread of materials. but it didn't matter, i manage to complete my shoe anyway! i took a few pictures of it. will upload it when i have the time heh. alrighty get to work!

Thursday, April 26, 2007

i just realised i'm not the worse-off person in the world.
of cos, i already knew that, and i bet you guys who are reading this do too, but you just don't feel it.
eventhough qihan has been boasting his 7.5k internship, i'm satisfied with my 0.75k internship. it's a whole lot of difference, but this amount may mean much more to an entire family.
yes, an entire family - you know, mom, dad, 2-3 siblings. and there's really a family like that. i was like, that's the amount i'm gonna be earning for my internship... and it can support a family?!
i was typing in information for people who applied for bursaries... there was a lot, and it made me realised how there's still a big proportion of people who are poor out there.
like this kid whose mom's a babysitter with unstable income... dad's permanently unfit for work (some neuro problems), and their family income is only 500. and then there's those who does odd jobs, with income ranging below 400, single parent. there's also people with problematic marriage, and i know because i was nosy enough to read the legal documents they have attached to their application.
maybe next time i can have a family just by doing internships.

you know how sometimes you're just supposed to do your job and don't nose too much into others' affairs? well i don't do that. if i were plainly keying in data that would be much less fun. (ok, i'm not deriving happiness out of other's miseries. like, 'hey! she got f9 in every 'o' level subjects. HAHAHA.') at least i discover something by reading them. oh well, it's not like i know those people personally. they might have crossed my paths (there's how many thousands of woodlanders!). i read everything i key - testimonials, 'a' level results, chemistry homework, and hell, even financial manuals.

still i don't become smarter like that. i just know more. heh. the bad thing is, i have such a lousy memory that it really didn't matter if i read some important stuff cos i'll probably forget it anyways.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

i was playing my silmeria halfway when i got a call from lien foundation, telling me to go for an interview at 245pm. (it was 1130am) when i told her it was a bit tight for me, she asked me to go at 2pm instead. (uh.. isn't there some kinda mathematical problem here?) she could give me 6pm, but i would probably be late, so i ended up rushing to school and reaching at 2pm. phew. and here's the most shocking information of the day: i realised i applied for the wrong interview... i wanted the 'design product and market it for the elderly', which was yong'en, but i applied for ncss - vwo database consolidation, and i have totally no idea what the hell that is. THIS IS ONE BIG SERIOUS MISTAKE. yes i know. i bet you have never seen anyone who could be clueless about what interview she's going. the lady was like 'you're a smart girl, but you're such a blur poke!' i'm thankful that she was nice enough to give me 'gentle' warnings but i think i screwed it up big time nevertheless. however, i did get to gain some insights and think about the stuff she asked (what do you plan to do after you graduate, what part of marketing do you want to do), and these questions were - well, guess what - asked again by HP. holy cow. how lucky am i.
and everyone! i think i just got my hp internship. apparently i've been called up for another interview at another hp place, and i had 1.5 hours of interview... and i think she offered me directly (congratulations, i will make you an offer for this internship - so that means i got in right?). i'm so happy now i'm up at 12.47am cos i can't sleep and i want to write a thank you letter to my interviewer. i think the road ahead will be tough though, from the way she says we gotta be self-managed (means do everything your self, 0 guidance). but hell, i'm looking forward to it! to work at hp! closest to my dream come true. i think i'm overly optimistic though. i might not be able to handle it, but who knows till you've tried? i really enjoyed my interview with her!! somehowshe just reminds me of my supervisors at morey's piers. hee. maybe that's why i did better for this interview.
i think i really gotta go sleep. i want to eat french toasts tomorrow! has been a hectic but enjoyable day. ..^_^.. i like the feeling of having done something useful.

Friday, April 20, 2007

OH YES. i got a call from HP. but it's from another department. now that i'm well-equipped with HP knowledge, i guess i wouldn't appear too stupid now, would i? and this may have been because marlinah introduced me to the marketing department? maybe the thank you letter did help after all. i can't screw it up again. NO WAY!!! i'm terrified. NOOOOOO... my luck is gonna end. it is gonna end. NOOOO.... O0o.`,
oh man!! i'm so super duper happy!! but i think this happiness is not gonna last long, cos the important papers are still at large. and the tendency is for my gpa to roll back to the original point after those grades are released. i got an A for my final exam paper for econs, and a final grade of A-. i wasn't expecting an A for the paper!!! i was only expecting a B+ for econs, and hopefully for finance and bp as well. that makes the 3rd A in a row!! wow!! i've seriously never gotten so many As in my university years. and my VERY FIRST A is from marketing research. i love sanjoy ghose man... guess all that stress and malacca trip was worth it. heh. i'm so worried about bp though. after that blur saga... now if i could just step up and grab an A+ for one of the modules somewhere in the distant future... then maybe, just maybe, i'll be able to verify that i haven't turned stupid...
oh man!! i'm so super duper happy!! but i think this happiness is not gonna last long, cos the important papers are still at large. and the tendency is for my gpa to roll back to the original point after those grades are released. i got an A for my final exam paper for econs, and a final grade of A-. i wasn't expecting an A for the paper!!! i was only expecting a B+ for econs, and hopefully for finance and bp as well. that makes the 3rd A in a row!! wow!! i've seriously never gotten so many As in my university years. and my VERY FIRST A is from marketing research. i love sanjoy ghose man... guess all that stress and malacca trip was worth it. heh. i'm so worried about bp though. after that blur saga... now if i could just step up and grab an A+ for one of the modules somewhere in the distant future... then maybe, just maybe, i'll be able to verify that i haven't turned stupid...

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Today is going to be a great day for you, Christy-Bell, especially where your love life is concerned! It is likely that you have been a bit unsure about where you stand in your current relationship. Today you will be relieved to discover just how much you are loved. Of course, as we see it, what's not to love? You have many attributes. It's no wonder you have a suitor for every one of them.

ok, that sounds good, except i didn't have a very good day aside from the fact that my exams are just over. i made another silly mistake of the century - by not reading the instructions. haiz. i should've been familiar with such processes by now, but i'm not. whoever had heard of writing workings for MCQ papers?! it's just unfathomable. definitely not in my instinct. now i just pray that i can still get marks for my unruly handwriting and seeming working kind of workings. i absolutely DO NOT want to retake this module, especially since i have already estimated a year to go, and 1 more module is just gonna take me another semestre AND drag my gpa. sighs...

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

1) screwing up my online exchange application

what i thought i did:
submitted the online application.

what i actually did:
submitted the online application in a drunken stupor. hence, it was actually not submitted at all. i was imagining things.

how did i realise what i actually did:
had a teeny 'interview' session with my prof regarding the testimonials required for this exchange. he did not receive any emails for my application to write a testimonial. so that means i had NOT submitted it at all. great.

so what i seek to resolve issue:
called person-in-charge (office of international relations). she was kind enough to send me an offline version to fill in, although she told me i did not seem keen to join in the exchange. (that's the last thing you want to hear... no interest means you're not gonna be picked for the exchange)

and the outcome:
i sent the offline application.

2) screwing up my offline application

what i thought i did:
sent the offline application the day after i received it.

what i actually did:
put the application in my draft folder.

how did i realise what i actually did:
one week later, trying to clean my mails... and voila! 'why is it still in my drafts box?'

so what i seek to resolve issue:
immediately emailed and called same person up. she says they were having some meetings and were busy the entire week. did not have time to check through the applications. so i can still send mine in. phew.

and the outcome:
expected. i didn't get my rikkyo. they offered my second choice, APU, but i have to stay there till jan. that means more school fees (money-minded, wickedly scheming school), later-than-planned graduation. oh well, guess i'll try the next semester.

3) screwing up my community service

what i thought i did:
burning up my weekends, giving to the poor, showering love to the people

what i actually did:
sell tshirts. merchandise. basically profiteering out of silat's world championship. or rather, helping some organisation to profit, since the money doesn't go to me. just to get the hours, yeah?

how did i realise what i actually did:
received an email saying 'hey, your cip hours would not be recognised cos you didn't do so-and-so-and-so...'

so what i seek to resolve issue:
ok, so i didn't sign up officially for it. i didn't submit indemnity form. so that's 2 major boo-boos. went to the office of community service, spoke to 2 representatives from there. had an hour plus of intensive interrogation in between interruptions from my dearest friend, who had exchanged her bag with me cos her bad looked too unpresentable for an interview and now she wants her bag back (try tongue twisting that, my fingers almost crossed). oh joy. finally agreed to let me have my well-deserved 38 hours if i repent by doing another day-cip. better than nothing...

and the outcome:
haven't found my cip. will continue this saga after the exams.

4) exams clashing with phantom of the opera

what i thought i did:
checked my time table, made sure i was available on that day so i can finish my exams and watch the concert.

what i actually did:
i probably imagined doing all that.

how did i realise what i actually did:
woke up this morning. 'hey why is my 14th april marked?'... 'oh it's phantom of the opera... 2-4pm'... 'wait, ain't i supposed to have my business process paper on 14th april, 130-430pm?' GREAT.

so what i seek to resolve issue:
-emailed my prof. hey i spent $100 bucks on this thing, prebooked it last year, please let me have the paper earlier??? 'that's not a good enough reason to convince the register's -it's registrar, prof- office.' expected. i'll just try to beg and beg. see how.
-called up sistic. it clashes with my exams, can you please let me change the date and time?!? MAY approve appeal. but even if they have the seats available for me to change now, i may not actually get the seats if it gets taken up by the time the appeal is approved.
-find someone to exchange with me. hi, may i know who is kind enough???

and the outcome:
still pending. i just finished calling the person in between my mom calling me and me calling my sister to ask for the booker's details (i wasn't the one who booked the tickets you know).

5) retype retype retype

for my exchange application:
filled in my application, submitted and --> connection error. so filled in application, submitted and --> connection error. yes, thank you very much, that's why i can remember what i filled in already.

for my testimonials:
filled in the necessary questions prof wanted to write me a testimonial. thought i sent it. not in my sent box. oh great. it must be my connection error. so i write it again. not in my drafts either. great! prof says he didn't receive it at all! let's write it a third time.

for this blog post:
filled in my list of misfortunate misfortune. clicked 'save'. 'oopsy! you do not have the permission!' <--seriously, what's that!!! why do i need permission to blog in my own bebo?!?!?! so i have to retype all this shit and yet again remind myself of my miserable plight. and i'm so gonna copy and paste this somewhere first before the same warning comes out again. you know this got through if you see it posted now. and i will only have to write this TWICE.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Within Temptation - What Have You Done

Would you mind if I hurt you?
Understand that I need to
Wish that I had other choices
than to harm the one I love

What have you done now!

I know I’d better stop trying
You know that there’s no denying
I won’t show mercy on you now
I know, should stop believing
I know, there’s no retrieving
It’s over now, what have you done?

What have you done now!

I , I’ve been waiting for someone like you
But now you are slipping away ...oh
Why, why does fate make us suffer?
There’s a curse between us, between me and you

What have you done! What have you done!
What have you done! What have you done!
What have you done now!
What have you done! What have you done!
What have you done! What have you done!
What have you done now!

Would you mind if I killed you?
Would you mind if I tried to?
Cause you have turned into my worst enemy
You carry hate that I don’t feel
It’s over now
What you done?

What have you done now!

I , I’ve been waiting for someone like you
But now you are slipping away...oh What have you done now!
Why, why does fate make us suffer?
There’s a curse between us, between me and you

What have you done! What have you done!
What have you done! What have you done!
What have you done now!
What have you done! What have you done!
What have you done! What have you done!
What have you done now!
What have you done now, What have you done?...

I will not fall, won’t let it go
We will be free when it ends

I, I’ve been waiting for someone like you
But now you are slipping away ...oh What have you done now!
Why, why does fate make us suffer
There’s a curse between us, between me and you

I, I’ve been waiting for someone like you
But now you are slipping away ...oh What have you done now!
Why, why does fate make us suffer
There’s a curse between us, between me and you
An event that you might not even be aware of, Christy-Bell, could trigger the release of some long-buried emotions from the past. Images you thought you'd forgotten could emerge from your unconscious. Don't be surprised if you even shed a few tears, and then chide yourself for being ridiculous. Don't! This is a healthy development, and could result in your feeling as if a ten-ton weight had been lifted off your shoulders. Relax, let it come, and go with the flow.

well... probably tears of happiness.

Monday, April 02, 2007

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right guys take a look at my new vuunderfoool screen...!!