Unorganized, organizing and organized!

I think I am getting back to my organized self!
I was in a huge mess when starting 2010... all thanks to the unfinished FYP then...
Going back to a school that trains me for school has apparently helped. I hope I won't revert back.
Reading about development kinds of compel me to resolve my own quarter life crisis.
Happy post- 中秋节!

Quarter life crisis

If only there is such a thing called quarter-life crisis...
But it's nice talking to people at different stages of their lives... it seems that the world won't fall apart if things don't turn out the way we had wanted it to.
I'll pull through this... =)

Satisfied!

Had my cravings satisfied.
Looking forward to school. The inquisitive looks on the students' faces will propel me to learn and collect more tools... =)
I still miss them.

I will miss them

I will miss them. This entire experience has humbled me. I've learnt a lot from many people. Thanks. =)

Happiness is a habit

I saw the YOG torch!!!

I love banana milk.

My loves, my muses.

Visit http://thingsweforget.blogspot.com/

Hyped Up

Going for the YOG Rehearsal later... looking forward to it.


With the long weekend, National Day, and all, I'm so hyped up now. :)
Anyway, how many of us still remember this:


"就算不能天天一起, 不会有距离, 默默地为你打气, 祈祷你如意".
I have been very tired the past few weeks, but I'm happy with what I'm doing and the things that I can learn. But, I'm sorry to have neglected some friends and loved ones... Just to let you know that I still remember and love you all... my prayers are with you and really, 祈祷你如意.

Happy 45th National Day, Singapore!

Expectations

Busy. Stress. Work is piling up. But I'm not hating it. Neither can I say I'm loving it.
All I can say is that I don't have any regrets about choosing this profession, about signing on the dotted line some 4 years ago. I know I have to learn to cope with all the stress and expectations. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have played so much during my uni years. Now, I'm finding so hard to get pick up the momentum of school. I think, school is generally a place of much happenings for both the students, teachers and staff. But all these are for the overall balanced development of its members. Seriously. I'm learning every day, every moment.
Sometimes, I think I'm an idealist. Should I be more realistic? Does being realistic mean I have to lower my expectations? I should think not. But how then can I be more realistic?

A good end to the week. Had a good dinner and meet up session with real good bunch of friends. Happy 10th anniversary and counting.
Really appreciate the kindness shown to me by many this week. It keeps me going.

Overwhelmed

I'm overwhelmed today. I hope it's because of the expectations I have for myself.
Should have taken a class in theatre studies.

Picking up

Happy Fathers' Day.
I have had too much fun this holiday. Guess I had completely let loose of myself, now, I have to pick up the momentum all over again. My friends all agreed unanimously that it'll be difficult to meet up once work starts. Already, we hardly met up in the semester in school, how infrequent will our meet up be now? I thought of arranging a meet up for different groups of friends every different month. What do you think of it? That's the arrangement we have for our DG, which I hope we will materialise soon.
Now, I feel sad leaving the fun behind.

De-cluttering

De-cluttering- is not as easy as it seems. Too many things, too little space. I yearn of a (empty) space of mine with only the bare essentials. It'll be great if I can hear echo.

Too many meet-ups, too little time. Many gatherings and meals with friends this week. I'm recovering from a sore throat + flu. Have been talking too much, eating too much of junk food. Yet it had been good fun.

In the meantime, I remembered reading somewhere that being reminded of the happy times helps in stress management. I have tons of happy photos!!!

Happy Belated Birthday Jie! Hope you still drop by here. :D

Half-way through my packing. I decided to give my room a new outlook yesterday. I realised it wasn't an easy task at all. I simply have too many things; bags, notes, diaries, journals, books, CDs, letters, cards, creative materials,... the easiest way is to get rid of the unwanted stuff, yet it's hard to throw them away when each item seemed to hold a sentimental value. Though I was tired from the physical labour of shifting my furniture around, I had fun looking through the items that I've been keeping.


My spectacles and contact lenses that I've worn many years ago! I wonder whether the oval-rimmed frames will ever be popular again?


The first watch that I bought using my saved-up pocket money.


My collections of fiction and not-fiction tittles. I have more though. I think it's not very environmentally friendly to buy books that you will only read once. I prefer borrowing or renting these days.


The notes and letters I received from friends in secondary school. The thing with girls is that we like to pass notes, even when there's nothing to write about.

The toys and mementos that I collect. There was a period of time when the yoyo made a comeback. My mum bought one for my brothers and I got her to buy 1 for me too...

The autograph books from primary school. Do you remember the ubiquitous "Roses are red, violets are blue...", "Forget me not..." messages?

The last time I flipped through them was in Secondary 1 or 2... just to get the addresses of friends to send them Christmas cards.

My school planners. Look how I even personalised them... I like things personalised. I tend to make better use of it more that way.

My abacus. I used to learn 珠心算.

The boxes of Christmas cards. I like Hallmark cards a lot. But these seems too big for me. I don't really have a lot to write cos I think I've been repeating the same words and ideas.

It's a struggle for me to thrash away so many things. I'm a sentimental person.

Have been packing my room for the past few days, getting rid of the notes and textbooks I've accumulated over the years... it's not easy; there are simply too many things; and not forgetting, I want to sort them out for recycling purposes. And the textbooks too. I've an idea of what to do with them, but it's a little of a hassle. Anyway, packing my room is kind of like a walk down memory lane. I've discovered things that jotted my memories...

Like this:

My preparations for scholarship, admission interviews after the As some 4 years ago.

And this:

My budget molecular model which I use for to identify the symmetry of the molecules. I really struggled for symmetry. I simly can't visualise.

Then I've been busy with these too.



Graduation gifts! I really hope my friends will feel happy when they see what's inside.

I am inspired to pick up basic cooking after watching selective episodes of the Channel 8’s 三菜一汤series. I used to think that there is no need to, that cooking is similar to other household chores; when one is being forced to do it, you’ll somehow know how to do it. I still hold this belief though. Besides, the taste of the food is selective. It really depends on the person’s preference isn’t it? But the show has somewhat deepened my understanding of cooking. Cooking is a science. There are some things that you need to know in order to bring out the taste of the food and to ensure the nutritional value of the ingredients and the food. This is what I intend to learn; not how to handle a pot, pan and ladle, though this is an aspect of cooking as well.
I have been reading too. Reading’s a great way to past time. And some times, I marvel at how some authors share my sentiments and are able to express them in words so accurately and beautifully. I have also discovered a previously ignored corner of the library. It hosts many Chinese books and interest magazines… perhaps due to my interests in the Taiwanese culture, I find these magazines and books nice and interesting, though not necessary easy to read. But it’s just for fun anyway!

For the many of us who do not have the opportunity to visit the Shanghai World Expo,
http://en.expo.cn/indexn.html
I think this is quite impressive. A good way to past time and learn somthing new at the same time too.

I recieved my results via the sms this morning. I'm thankful for the grace that God had shown me this semester. I remembered those nights of staying awake to write my thesis, to do my poster and to preparing for the poster presentation. I remembered reading my thesis over and over again, checking for mistakes, errors... I remembered the fear and nervousness I had in me during the poster presentation... and I remembered the prayers my fellow siblings-in-Christ prayed for me. And I testify God's grace and goodness that He had shown to me throughout this entire academic year. I am thankful also to my supervisors, for their guidance, patience and help; I can't imagine how things would have been if not for them. Friends as well. Because we are all on the same timeline. Without friends whom I can truly share my concerns and fears with, I think I would have gone mental.
I hope we are all happy with our results and can find at least 1 thanksgiving from this semester. All the best for your jobs!

Yippee! Exams are over. Now I shall keep my fingers cross for the results.
This hols is going to be a short one for work's starting soon. Well, I certainly hope that I had not made the wrong choice. The opportunity cost is not cheap. And to my dear friends who are travelling, enjoy yourself and take care. Meet up soon too.

You Are Imaginative and Idealistic

You are popular and well liked. You know how to please a crowd and work a room. You tend to go to your friends for advice and opinions. You value what your friends have to say. You have an optimistic take on life. Things are always a lot better than they seem at first. Spending time alone makes you contemplative and thoughtful. You can get really deep when there's no one else around.

The Movie Theater Test

Blogthings: Waste Time at Work!

Anger and frustrations, I've took them away.
I hope they don't return when I get expose to the same stimuli again soon.

Don't know what's happening to me. Just feel like spending time and money on my family. It makes me feel happy.