One down...another one to go...

What is it?What is this feeling??
Is it excitement?Relieve?Wave of exhaustion?Relax?Joy?
Yes! Yes! At last!!!
I finished half of my final exam!!!!!!!!
Ok la i only got two final exam this semester...But seeing that this FINAL semester is SSSSSOOO Blooddy (mind my language) stressful!!!!!!!!!!It was actually a huge, ok ok half of the relieve and joy i'm feeling now!
I was SSSSSOOOO nervous and stress when i take the exam! Partly was becaue i was not well prepared due to i'm SICK with fever and flu...How to really study when you are drugged with panadol?seriously!You just stare at the notes, looking very blur that people have to repeat any sentence or question to me only i understand what they are talking about man!!!!
But now....Eventhough i'm still feverish, flu and a bit dazed by the panadol actifast that i just had...I'm still very much relieved that i only have to focus on the last paper and i can scream in the top of my lungs "MERDEKA!!!!FREEDOM FROM EXAM!!!!!!!!!"
Now...rest first, tomorrow only start studying...heh....

*Note:i miss Nando's.....Can somone supply me Nando's Ceasar Salad please??*

Dream

I had a dream...
It was blur, and hazy when i arrive
I know i am in a different time space.
Everything around me looked advanced
Could i possibly be in the future?
I see faces whom i thought i knew
they pass me by like I'm a stranger
I try to hide or disappear back but i can't
I got scared, panicked and started to run.
i ran and ran
i ran till my lungs gave out
Than i saw you.
you and your clear cool face
You were the only familiar face amidst this confusion
i ran to you
bury my face in your dull orange/brown check shirt
holding you tight
and you,
you gently pat my head and say:
"Its ok, I'm here now"
Nothing matters more to me now,
the fear i felt,
the loneliness...
all gone.
gone.
And i know now.
I belong to someone.

the Devil and Angel

Place: Elaine's little unfinished renovated room
Time: 10.35pm
Date:23rd Jan 2007
Day: Tuesday
Situation: Elaine looking down on her notes trying to study...

Devil: Hey Elaine...the anime...its finished!!!the installation is complete, you can start watching it now!!!

Elaine: huh?oh cool....

Angel: ELAINE!!!!you haven't finish this chapter yet!

Elaine: oh ya...hehehe ok ok ...let me see.... according to Robbitt R & Sullivan.........

Devil: Oh come on...you have just studied for like 5 min....you should stop and rest or not your brain will over function and blow up!!!Come lets watch the anime...

Angel: What!!!5min only where enough?!? Elaine don't listen to him...keep on studying...gambateh!!!!

Devil: No No NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! don't listen to angel...play more important..you have been slaving on work and assignments for weeks!its time for you to have fun...tomorrow only you study la...Come lets watch anime

Angel: no Elaine don't listen to devil...this is your last final exam,should do well...start studying now.don't wait or not you'll regret...

Devil: What don't listen to me!i know what is good for her!not like you!so serious...fun breaker!Hump!

Angel:Elaine guai...start study ok?

Devil: No Elaine don't listen to her! (push angel away)

Angel: Why you evil devil! (push devil back)

(devil and angel gets in a pushing competition)

Elaine: Haihz.....

(Elaine takes notes and leave the room...)

Father I've returned

Like a prodigy daughter, I stray,
I was amazed by the world's lights and wonders,
that i forgot about home.
I forgot about the father waiting for me!
Not like the son, i did not waste my time in booze and women.
But i was captivated by life's business.
I worked from morning till night,
i told myself that I'll wait till the business is over only i come back home,
But i never did return.
I was depress, stressed and burdened,
yet i did not call on Him.
I thought that i can do it by my own self
but i was wrong
I realized that there is nothing more important than Him
So here i am ashamed, and broken
I came back home.
There i was on my knee, face full of tear,
All my Father did was run to me and hug me.
He pour oil on my head and cloth me with fine robes,
A feast was called upon for His daughter is back!
"Nothing matters to me because you are home!"says the Father
And i was glad because i am back!

It's over!!

At Last its over!!!The long hours of planning,organising, packing, painting, driving, begging, stressing and the pressure just for one event! and its all over!
It was an honour to have a blessed team working with me, i enjoyed every bits of it with them.they are a great team. We've gone though sleepless night together, drive, laugh, cry, stressed, nearly have an heart attcked, have fun together. Eventhough we have our differences but its ok :) We fill each other's strength with our flaws. Thats what that make us perfect :)
I was really stressed out though, something happened during the presentation. I think i might have a heart attack and brain explosion inside. I cried a little because of the pressure and stress. I felt really guity because i was the one who prepared it, and it just gone really messed up. I guess sometimes its out of our control. You may have a perfect planning, but bad things do happen :)
It was a good lesson to me. anyways i've forgiven people.
During my preparation, i received a call from a good friend. Asked me about my prayer life, of course ill be honest and say that it is not so good because i was focusing alot on work, assignment and thesis. It was a very unplesant conversation, i was accused of going to alot of 'events' and stuff like that. I'll admit i used to be like that but that time even when i have alot of events, i have a relationship with God. But this time, i am having a hard time having one is because of the stress and amount of work and assignment!I go out of the house early in the morning and return home midnight daily. Where i go? To work, college, class, assignment and do thesis. When i return home, all i want to do is to sleep due to extreme exhaustion.Friend say I go to alot of events? Now?THAT IS SO UNTRUE!!!!! I've got to say i cut down alot already!In fact i didnt go out at all, ok ok only once or twice!But not more than that! And i was accused of going to much event that i negleted having a relationship with God. I was furious!!!!HAVE YOU EVER REALLY ASKED ME WHAT I DID?WHAT YOU REALLY REALLY GET TO KNOW THE REASON BEFORE YOU POINT THE FINGER! I undestand that you care but please DO NOT PRESSURE me when I AM STRSSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyways i'm cool already, as i've promised myself that after all these stress is over, i'll spend time with God. And im starting to keep that promise.
Well for now other than God, i got exams....will do well for you Lord :)

Stressed

Thesis - Deadline is 10th Jan
Mr.Chuan Cultural Assignment - Deadline 12th Jan
Viva -16th Jan
Campaign - 18th Jan

People say that working is more stressful than college work....i dont think so...I think that college life is equalivent or more stressful than working life.... -_-"
When you have loads of work to do or think about, you'll tend to sleep less. When you have sleepless night...you'll will start to look like a China panda bear...your pimple will start to visit you...you'll get so blur that you think C is B and you'll be banging into things...you'll tend to hear alot of "its your fault" because you tend to make alot of mistakes...
Seriously! I need a break!!!!!!!

Sky

Singapore-Malacca (17th - 25th October) Part V

Fifth Day

Date: 21st October
Day: Saturday
Festival: Deepavali

Today since it is a festive holiday and she dont have to go to uni, she decided to give me a treat and bring me to eat SUSHI!!!!! Cool huh!
She also suggested that she cook so that we can have dinner together ...with Su Yin :)
So we went to the wet market and bought alot of things to be cooked later...Than we get ready to go out for lunch...
Sis and her brownilocks hair...hehe
Back view of her brownilocks hair...teheh... *winks*Shes so totally going to kill me for putting this up...hahahaha...
While waiting for bus, we nothing to do so take pictures of our feet....guess which is mine?? hehehe
me and sis decided to exchange slippers to wear...so i get to wear her new slippers...yea!!!
Haih things you would do when you are bored...(like take pictures of your feet :P)Sis new slippers and leave....
Anyway we went to sakae sushi, apparently they are suppose to have like student discount veery satureday. BUT it was closed!!!!!!!!Due to it is deepavali i think, they decided to be nice to thier employees and close hte place for the day!NNNNNNNNNNooooooooo...... *faints* Imagine the sadness of not being able to eay sushi...haihz...
so me and sis went down to bugis to eat and shop. I bought sis ane myself an identical butterfly earrings. i got the blue one while she have the red one ;)
Went home to prepare for dinner.....
dishe ssis cooked.............Nyum Nyum....it was finger licking good, delicious!!!!!!!!!!!I've got to hand it to my sis. shes just an amazing good cook!After that, Su Ying belanja us dessert! STRAWBERRY STRUDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!Wah...delicious man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can die right on the spot....hahahaha...
Well tomorro m continuing my journey down towards Malaysia's historical state ~ Malacca, to visit Janice and her family...Goodbye Singapore for now....

Singapore-Malacca (17th - 25th October) Part IV

Fourth Day
Date: 20th October 2006
Day: Friday

9am Woke up, but sis left d... :(
9.05am Get ready,eat breakfast than start my journey....Went though the same process of taking bus to MRT but this time i stopped at China Town MRT.
10.23am Reach China Town MRT...Start to jalan-jalan down the streets. It feels like KL's Pasar Seni :) I walked and walked and look at lots of things...i even saw this dress which was SSSOOO beautiful!!!but it cast $103 Sing Dollars!!!!!! *tears*
I manage to bought all my souveniors from China Town too...
11.45am Start looking for food. Try to find the store which my sis say that thier restaurant are famous for the ramen one ;) The store name is Bei Fang Feng Wei...ate thier Su Tang Ramen
Yum Yum....After emptying this delivious bowl of noodles which gives me enough energy to continue my journey, i start to walk all the way to Asian Cilivization Museum,. On the way i passed by the Singapore river and since i am still early,sat at the si
After sketching this cool antique building, my journey continues....
But before i reach the museum, i saw this monument...
Something from home...Information about the pole...
Behind the pole,there is a red fire hydrant... cool huh
In the end i reached the Asian Civilisation Museum just in time for thier guided tourThe ticket.
During the guided tour, the guide introduced to the place,the different culture which was shown in the museum, the things which is put there for us to view. I am amazed by the things in side and how well they did the place. You not only find alot of monuments and artifacts, they even put alot of touch screen computers with audio and visual to explain to you in detail about the different culture that is in it.
Imagine we actually have 46 htousand disland in sea through out the whole wide world~!
And in the museum, you can see how differnet culture view the world and a simple thing can have different meaning to different culture. Take for example when the buddhist statue (whch is a male) was brought from India to China. A part of the statue means gentleness, to people in china gentleness means feminism. So the people in China change the statue to a well known feminine god now known as Guan Ying. When people from the western came over to China and saw the statue. They thought "Hey the people in China is catholic as they have mother mary's statue!!!"
Cool huh...
I spent the whole day there that i almost lost track of time and in te end have to quickly browse though. But when i was about to leave this authentic one of a kind museum, i saw this sign!!!Yup BP De Silva...my client ;)
While i was in the museum, they have this special exhibition of the NOH, which is a form of Japanese art and drama...It is whereby they wear a mask and perform on stage.
Me trying to be like one of the Japanese performer... :P Where is my Noh??
I planned to be even more adventurous and walk from the museum to Bugis, than to Little India where i will meet my sister. But seeing that the trip to the museum takes more time than i thought it would, i decided to just take the MRT to the Little India stop.
When i reach the station, i meet up with my sister and her boyfriend, Siew Leong.
Aren't they just an adorable couple?
Seeing that the next day is Deepavali, we went to an Indian restaurant in Little India to have our dinner.
One of the road sign in Little India...Another street sign...
Me chi bao mei shi zhuo (after eating nothing to do) Take picture with the sign board hehe...
after dinner we decided to join the crowd and walk down Little India street...it was PACKED!!!! Fu yoh...it fells like i am packed in a sardine like that...Busy street...Me again trying to be cute ;)
After the little walk in the busy festive street of Little India,we went back home and plan for the next day's journey :)

Singapore-Malacca (17th - 25th October) Part III

Third Day
Date: 19th October 2006
Day: Thursday

9.30am Wake up...sis gone to uni d....okla sleep again
11.30am Wake up, shower and GET READY!!!
12.30am Breakfast....cup cakes again!
1pm Leave house, take bus 74 to Bueno Vista MRT.
1.30pm Bueno Vista MRT transit to Outram Park then to Clark Quay MRT.
From the MRT, use merchant road to Singapore History Museum...
Guess what?The museum is not there anymore!!! *cry* come here and no Singapore History Museum!Then why did they put it in the map for?Make people's hope up for nothing...
So i decided to walk down the bridge, and enjoy the scenary in front of me...damn cool man this place!!Then guess what i see...
The sea family decided to climb up and take a picture....i wanted to take a picture with them, but when i turn around to look for people to help me...none was there..haihz...*the unfortunate side of touring alone* :( at least i get this picture...hehehe
Well i continue my journey and cross this read bridge to walk towards the river valley road so that i can continue to visit canning hill...
View from the Read Bridge...nice right?all the colorful building...if only the haze isnt this bad,,,,thanks to our neighbour...
Yea m in Read Street..cool huh?so this street has like all these really cool shops and cafes all around...its like a straight road with cool roof over it..lots of really unique looking shops too...Like for example:
Nice right?looks like this old antic store from the world war I that time...thats what store look like...hehehehe...old chinese store...nice!
Two "ah pak" sitting down in front of the store, "yam cha" talkking kok...hehehe just like the olden days heheheheheh....
The Forbidden River house...hehehehe cool huh, like those kung fu master's studio like that hehehe...*i think i watched too much old films d...*
This is the middle of the street, they got a water fountain there...it was really cool,,,some kids was playing with the water at the corner, they were soaked man!!!hehehehe...
After enjoying sight seeing in Read street, i head on to River valley road...and then atlast reach Canning Hill to continue my second part of my journey there...My first stop was....
Yup it is Singapore Flagstaffs and light house...The discription of the Flagstaff and hte light house...The light house up close....
The Flagstaff up close....The flagstaff of old Singapore was once located here, originating back to the time when Farquhar(whom Raffles established as Resident) erected apoleand had the English flag flown from it. Signal flags were flown from the flagstaff to inform the early settlement of the approach of European riggef vessels. In 1855, a light was put on the flagstaff as an aid to navigation. in 1879, a stronger beacon was put up. Finally a separate lighthouse with permanent keeper quarters was built in 1958, being replaced by a new one at Fullerton uilding. A replica of the Fort Caning light house has recently been erected at Raffles Terrace.
Next is the time ball...How olden days people know time...
The time ball up close...
Than i saw this thingie....
I saw the 9 pound cannon again...Twice in two days...hehehehe
Cool huh?!?Fierce man this machine...
Raffles Terrace. This house was built in the 1823 during the Raffles third and last visit to Singaproe. From this point, you can see a few wellknown landmarks like the dome of the Supremem court, and the roof of the City Hall and etc.
me trying to take a picture of myself by myself...
Then i walk down from the Canning Hill to this place,,,
This wall was craved into a story on how the people in Singapore used to live,,,in a way its talking about our history,,,,about the olden days la...very nice and impressive
This is the parit of Singapore....One of my favourite spot in this place...damn romantic wei this place...if you are getting married and are looking for a place to take your wedding picture..come here!!!!
The parit Singapore is an ancient malay and chinese sources mentioned that Singapore had a moat and wall. It ran along the edge of a stream called "fresh water stream", which was probably the Parit Singapore (Moat pf Singapore).This has now completely dissappeared. Part of the moat run up to the side of Fort Canning Hill, but whether this trench here is related to the ancient moat is not certain lor...
Then i climb down to this really cool summerset-bay-feel-kinda-restaurant...
It is this really cool place man....i dont even dare to walk up...heheheheCool right the place...
Another look of the sign boardThe stairs leading out of Canning Hilll and this cool resturant...you can actually see the inside of the fire station from this staircase...i spotted a few of those hot musculler firefighter...they wave at me and i waved back... *drool with happiness* hehehehe....
I than continue my journey towards Coleman street walk to Armenian street to go to the Asian civilization museum...guess what?Under construction....try going to the MPH house...but takder pun...
I try to go to the Cathedral of Good Shepard...but there was a construction...so got to walk though this university to go to the Singapore Art Museum.I saw this map!!!!its like showing me a huge part of this Sinapore is actually a tourist attraction with its museum, monumens and lots more located all over this area...it even has no to tell you which you should visit first!!It is soo..cool...My next stop SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM!!!!!!!!Thier huge display picture in the entrance....The wall outside of the museum...Up close on my favourt piece...

Went in and bought my student price entry fee....$4 only!!!So cheap!!!There are alot of things for you to see there!!!alot of fine arts creatd by artistic people, all being published there for you to enjoy and appreciate. Sad that i cannot take picture...copyright mar...scared people till take pic and copy it....i was in the museum for 3 hours slowly looking from one piece to another.The outside of the museum...last picture before i leave this awesome museum....I WILL BE BACK!!!!
Guess what i saw when i pass though Raffles hotel....yup my client...BP De Silva :) so happy to see this man...but didnt get the privileage to see the RISIS store...haihz... :( but still happy get to see my client's store...went in a bit, it is really gorgeous :)
Next stop...walked ALL the way to WAR MEMORIAL PARK :) Really cool place with this uniquely build tall pointed head stone...
Note: Dont complain, the blurness and browness of the picture is not due to the low quality of the camera or the bad technic of the photographer...but it was the amazing yearly gift our neighbour give us!!! ~ HAZE!!!! Choke choke...cough cough...
The description of the Civilian War Memorial...
The inside of this magnificent tall building...
This was written at the side of the memorial...
Words under the pot thingie...heh
Guess what was the sight just in front of this magnificent memorial...which block my view and almost made me miss this huge place....Yup...construction...haihz...Next stop...Cenotaph...But on the way i saw this and got to take the picture...
Look at the crows. they niether sow nor reap; they have no storehouses and no barns' yet God feeds them. How much more important are you than birds! - Luke 12:24
It strike me...I should not worry bout my future because deep down, i know that God already have my amazing life planned ;)
The Cenotaph...
This fountain is created...
The cenotaph ~ Our Glorious Dead 1914 - 1918
The description...
Further down, we have the Indian National Army Monument...
Lim Bo Seng....At last after a few min of walking...i reached my destination!!!Asian Civilisation museumWent in and found out that they close at 5pm!!!!! *cry*...I chat with the guy behind the counter and found out the time for thier free guided tour in the museum...haihz i guess i've got to put this place as one of the pit stop for tomorrow...Got to change ma plan for tomoro again *Wail*...
So i guess i just have to try to walk to the LRT station to find my sis...But atlas in front of the building, i saw...
Yup the Dalhouse Obelisk...I noticed that Singaporeans like point head in thier memorials and monuments man..

After that i walked to the city hall MRT...then only to realised that i walked to the wrong MRT station...went another way to go to Clark Quay MRT Station...On the way i passed by the fire station...Looked so quiet and steady from the outside...
Well i took the MRT from Clark Quay to Harbour Point MRT...went intot he mall to meet my sis...And guess what? My sis housemate Su Yin was there!!!YEA I like her lots..shes real cute with her squeky chirpy voice which can brighten anyone's day!! We went to NEW YORK PIZZA for dinner...
Side view of this cool restaurant...
Sis went to take our order and had a little chat with Su yin...
She asked me about my trip and i told her...She was impressed that i WALKED...mind you i walked all over Singapore with just a map...No bus, no MRT, NO taxi but with my own tow strong feet...
Something my sis would not do in this hazy heat!!!!HAHAHAHA...See me and ma sis is diff... :P
Had Ma dinner....It was delicious!!!!
After meal, being the clean, nature friendly gal i am, i thorw ma box in this blue-plastiky-new york pizza rubbish bin...hahahahah...An aunty pass by thinking m nuts "la ji tong ye hao pai!" (rubbish also nice to take?!?) hehehe i know m weird ;)
Than sis notices Su Ying's new shoe from Vincci...and screamed "E...small girl shoe!!Elaine take a picture of it!!"
Me an able to resist such good offer,start snapping her feet away...hahahahahahah....Shhmaallll gurllll,,,,
After dinner stroll to the harbour...My sis and Su Yin...
Me...at the harbour...heheheheh
Wnet back home by bus at arond 10pm that night,..watched some tv, plan for tomorow's journey than i go find my Zou gong...