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Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous

When marimba rhythms start to play, dance with me, make me sway.
Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore, hold me close, sway me more.
Like a flower bending in the breeze, bend with me, sway with ease.
When we dance you have a way with me, stay with me, sway with me.
Other dancers may be on the floor Dear, but my eyes will see only you.
Only you have the magic technique When we sway I go weak.
Michael Buble; Sway.



Friday, October 31, 2008, 4:28 PM

E.C has left for Emergency Department!!

They had cake for the staff which was sweet of them.

boo!!

no more incentive for my 5am mornings.

=X

, 5:38 AM

I copied this from Lobby's blog, so all my questions will be directed at her. =)

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
With the lobby?? ALWAYS!!! hahaha..

02) What was your dream growing up?
To have a family with kids! I know its a very normal dream, but in this age and time, you never know..

03) What talent do you wish you had?
Hmmm... a good memory. Ok, that's not a talent, that's a gift. Talent.. probably singing? Lol.

04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
Tequilaaaaaaaa~~ which will kill the brain cells I need in 3 weeks. So I'll skip that. Probably a strawberry-yogurt smoothie!!

05) Favorite vegetable?
Too many! How about least favourite? Least favourite will be mushroom, eggplant, ladies fingers and any gooey vegetable.

06) What was the last book you read?
Hmm.. Bridges from the Word to the World.

07) What zodiac sign are you?
Pieces!

08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
Piercings- 1 on each ear. No intention to add anymore anywhere for now.

09) Worst Habit?
I sleep alot. Lol.

10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
Definately!!

11) What is your favorite sport?
Netball and PE Soccer. Cause in PE soccer, we dont follow international rules, we do it the SJC way.. WOoOO!!

12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
Depends..

13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
I'll hug you!! And than we cry together. Lol.

14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
None at the moment... they all seem manageable in this moment in time.

15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
I sleep alot?
But you know that!!!

16) Do you have any pets?
2 dogs, one is a donkey one is a lamb. Go figure. Lol.

17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
I'll say, "Lobby!!!!!!!!!!" and hug you tight tight.

18) What was your first impression of me?
Quiet girl. BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE!!! Lol

19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
SCARY!

20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
My eyes? Make them bigger!

21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
Depends. Partner in crime for dessert hunting, conscience when we are faced with fattening food!!

22) What color eyes do you have?
Brown

23) Ever been arrested?
Nope

24) Bottle or can soda?
Dont like soda

25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
Save it for my school fees.

27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?
No where in particular, as long as my lovelies are with me and my family's around.

28) Do you believe in ghosts?
Spirits, yes.

29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
Sleep?? Hahahaha... serve the internet.

30) Do you swear a lot?
Nah..
31) Biggest pet peeve?
Insensitive, overly sensitive people.. depends on my mood. I'm a very mood person.

32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
Silly.

33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
Yes.

34) Favourite and least favourite food?
Least favourite food= Anything with ladies fingers
Favourite food= Too many!!!

35) Do you believe in God?
Definately!

36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
Its up to you.

Monday, October 27, 2008, 5:34 PM

E.C is finishing this week!!

NoOooOOoOO~~

lol.


=x

Friday, October 24, 2008, 4:06 PM

2 more weeks to go!

Its actually quite nice and enjoyable to work in a psy. unit. The staff are all generally happy, knowledgeable, and student-friendly, which is a bonus.

There is no stringent level of hierarchy and no obvious power struggle (well, not that I've witnessed anyway). I wonder if IMH is the same. I do get home more tired than in a med-surg placing, emotionally drained most of the time. I guess its an area that's not suitable for me.


Anyways, JJ's new album is nice! He looks so goofy and happy on the album cover. Almost all his songs are nice!! I like the duet he sang with Machi.


I'm going home soon!! Yay!!!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 5:48 AM

Happy 21st Birthday my dear Monkey!!!

We MUST catch up soon ok??

Don't forget our clubbing date!!

=X

Saturday, October 18, 2008, 9:43 PM

I need motivation to study!!

-sigh-

=/

Thursday, October 16, 2008, 9:56 AM

Happy 21st Birthday Xuanny!!!

You finally hit the 2-1!! Now you can stop saying I'm old, cause you are too!!!

Cheers to 21 years on planet Earth, you did well!!!! Cheers to many many more... with me of course. -beams-

Thank you, for everything and everything more to come.

I love you tons!!!!


Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 10:53 AM

I'm on placement!

My first mental health placement.

It's pretty cool.. we each carry like an "in-ward" handphone wherever we go for safety, and we have keys and swipe cards to let ourselves into and out of the ward area.

I still feel abit apprehensive, perhaps due to the stereotype attached to it. Friends who have been on tell me its good fun, so.. we'll see.

We don't have to wear uniform but I want to!! Lol. So I don't have to think of what to wear everyday...

Oh well..

=)

Friday, October 10, 2008, 9:30 PM

Singapore economy slips into recession

AFP - Friday, October 10
SINGAPORE (AFP) - - Singapore's trade-sensitive economy has declined for a second straight quarter, the government said Friday, meaning the city-state has entered a recession for the first time in six years.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry also revised downwards Singapore's full-year growth forecast to around three percent, citing a slowdown in the global economy and key domestic sectors.

In a move to confront the downturn, the Monetary Authority of Singapore -- its de facto central bank -- said it was easing monetary policy for the first time in more than four years.

Singapore is Southeast Asia's wealthiest economy in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita but is heavily dependent on trade.

This makes it sensitive to hiccups in developed economies, particularly key export markets the United States and Europe.

The data mean that Singapore is the first Asian economy to fall into a technical recession, DBS Group Research said.

The impact of a worsening US financial crisis and deepening credit crunch have weakened US consumer sentiment, which will affect demand from Asia and the rest of the world, Singapore's trade ministry said.

On a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter annualised basis, real GDP declined by 6.3 percent in the third quarter after contracting 5.7 percent in the previous quarter, the ministry said.

While it did not describe the economy as being in recession, a technical recession is generally defined as two consecutive quarters of contraction in economic output.

Economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires had forecast a 0.3 percent quarter-on-quarter rise in GDP, the value of goods and services produced in the economy.

Compared with the third quarter of last year, the ministry said Singapore's economy contracted by 0.5 percent in real terms, against 0.8 percent expansion foreseen in the Dow Jones poll.

In August the government had revised down its full-year GDP forecast to 4.0-5.0 percent but since then, external economic conditions have deteriorated more than expected and some sectors of the economy have weakened significantly because of industry-specific or domestic factors, the ministry said.

"Singapore's export-oriented sectors, such as manufacturing, will be affected," it added.

Analysts said the key drag on third-quarter growth was manufacturing, and the surprise was a sharp decline in growth of what has been a booming construction sector.

Trade ministry data estimated that manufacturing contracted by 11.5 percent year-on-year in the third quarter, more than the 4.9 percent drop in the previous quarter.

Construction growth slowed to 7.8 percent from 19.8 percent, and service industries grew by 6.1 percent, marginally down from 7.0 percent in the second quarter, the data showed.

"Services deceleration should get more severe from here on," the US bank Morgan Stanley said in a report.

Last year the economy expanded 7.7 percent but after years of growth, signs of a slowdown emerged with recent disappointing trade data and contractions in the manufacturing sector, which includes the export-dependent electronic and pharmaceutical industries.

Morgan Stanley said things will likely only get worse for Singapore.

With external conditions deteriorating and the lack of domestic demand support, Morgan Stanley forecast virtually zero growth of 0.2 percent year-on-year for 2009.

It said Singapore's recession will likely be more than just a technical one.

In a speech Friday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that although growth is slowing, the financial system is sound and the economy remains competitive.

Singapore's last technical recession occurred in 2002 while the most recent full-scale recession was in 2001, when the economy contracted 2.4 percent during the year.

The government's preliminary third-quarter GDP estimates are based largely on data from July and August, and are subject to revision.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081010/tbs-singapore-economy-growth-0b9af05.html


Scary times..
=O

Sunday, October 5, 2008, 8:55 AM

SINGAPORE DAY WAS AWESOME!!

It was really really hot yesterday, and my friends and I sat under the sun, on the grass for at least 2 hrs. We had claypot rice from the stall (since it was the shortest queue) and that's about it until Natalie and I decide to head to Chomp Chomp later. Hehe.
The queue to get into the venue was SO LONG. Even when we went at 10:30 on the dot. We had to queue for almost an hour to get in! I have never seen so many Sporeans overseas before! Hahaha!!
There were IPTT stations too, cause well, there was a Mindef tent. I tried some of the rations, the Speggittie was horrible, but the blueberry and apple bar was nice!! Lol.

PCK came, minus Chu Beng cause he filming in Spore. Ah Ma didn't come too!! And NO Frankie Foo!! Haha, but there was PCK, Rosie, Margret and Aloy. Tay Ping Hui came as well, sang 2 songs I think (most people, including me, left after the PCK act). So yes, I could only hear him sing as we were leaving. A few local acts as well, there's this arcapella group, one ethnic group band called 3 Tree Group? Can't remeber. And there was Electrio, Dick Lee, Hardy Miza as well, but they were later in the day (I don't think there will be very much people left). Melbourne has quite a few Malays! I was surprised! They came in their ethnic costume so that was nice.

Singapore Day was nice!! I WAS SO EXCITED!! (Lol, knowing me). I liked the goodie bag!! Cause its so nice! I mean, the brown moon-cake bag, you can't find that around anymore!! And I like the shirt too!! I was surprised they gave wet wipes, and the slogan is funny. The eraser was nice to see also!! Lol. Oh yes, they also gave out free sample sauces from Yeos in this "market use"red plastic bag. And food there was free!! I thought we'll need to pay like $2 or something, but it was free! Another pleasant surprise.

Silly me thought Daylight savings start TONIGHT when it started last night. So yes, I was suppose to meet Natalie for church and she smsed me at 8 and i was like, why you go so early. than.. uh..oh.. and I was still in my pjs!! So I'll go for the later service at 11:15.
Lol. AGAIN! Last year I was 1 hr EARLY, this year i'm 1 hr LATE.





Tons of people!!


Binoculous!! It was in the goodie bag too~ And that bottle lying on the floor is NewWater!! They changed the picture on the bottle, looks nicer now. =)

This wrist band was put on for us before we entered.

MOE balloon!! Mine burst while I was in the queue for Claypot rice.


Rubber stamps! Red one is to prevent us from taking more than 1 goodie bag, Black one is to prevent us from taking more than 1 of the sample sauces bag.


The PCK family~!

This is the local arcapella group, I think they performed in SJC before, can't quite remember.


More PCK

Tasted pretty good!


This is the blueberry-apple bar I like. Hehe.



Nat and I decided to go Chomp Chomp. There were stalls for Chicken rice, Char Kway Teow, Kaya Toast, Ice Kachang, Ba Kut Teh etc... But the queues were TOO LONG!!


I like this bag!! So cute!

These shirts were given free, I would have bought it if it wasn't too expensive though. I like the black one best. =)

This cap was given at the door, we were lucky cause I think the lady handed Nat and I the last 2 she was holding.
Wet wipes!! The slogan says "Very clean wan!" Hahaha.


This opens up to what is shown below:


This is just a note pad from a Singapore search engine.


Sing-Tel calling card!! BUT IT EXPIRES IN MARCH NEXT YEAR!! That's too soon!!

Other goodie-bag stuff. I like the eraser!! Oh yes, and the Spore flag pin.

I LOVE YOU SINGAPORE!!!

Friday, October 3, 2008, 4:28 PM

I saw someone who had a very weird tattoo today.

SHE HAD A TATTOO OF A CUPCAKE ON EACH CALF!!!

I'm serious!!!


DOES SHE LIKE CUPCAKES THAT MUCH?!?!
And it wasn't like, a small one, its actually quite big!! Just a tinge smaller than palm size!

CUPCAKE TATTOO!??!

It wouldn't have been that weird if it was some tribal sign, religious symbol or words. BUT CUPCAKE!?! AND IT WAS COLORED!!!!

How odd!!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 10:59 PM

I'm in love with Jazzy music.

I think that's the genre Jason Mraz, Colbie Cailiat and Norah Jones belong to.


I got addicted to it while listening on the way to Frankston today.

, 6:54 PM

I went out of Melbourne today!!

Kindof.

I went to Frankston beach which is about 45 mins drive from the City.

The weather was cloudy, bits of sunshine here and there, but remained mostly cloudy. ( i sound like the weather-man)

We had BBQ there. One interesting thing, its on a first come first serve basis. And there were only 3 in that side of the beach. 3!!! You can't book for 1. No idea why.

OH YES

The BBQ pit runs on electricity!! And its timed! It goes on for about... 45 mins and you have to press this button at the bottom for 10 seconds to start it again. CLEVER!



from left-Neil, Darrell, Lucy, Steve

from left- Neil, Darrell, Fran, Lucy, Mimi's hand

from left- Mimi, Sarah, Neil

from left- Neil, Darrell, Amy


Enjoyable Mid-Sem break trip!!