Ugh. I feel sick.

Slept the whole morning le, still like this. sucks...

Busy busy busy busy...

demoralising trying to keep up with the work load. cos it just seems impossible. Don't even have the time to find out what happened to my blogskin.. sucks... no energy to care.

Read about the life-saving innovation, The LifeStraw, in the Fortune magazine today... Do read more about it, and perhaps, think about donating to these people who are helping the world...

From surface water to drinking water

Sharing a passion to achieve the Millennium Development Goal of ‘reducing by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water’ by the year 2015, we recognize the immense sense of urgency.

At any given moment, about half of the world's poor are suffering from waterborne diseases, of which over 6,000 – mainly children – die each day by consuming unsafe drinking water.

Today, more than one billion people of the world’s population are without access to safe water, causing lack of safe water supply to rob hundreds of women and girls of dignity, energy and time.

Safe water interventions, therefore, have vast potential to transform the lives of millions, especially in crucial areas such as poverty eradication, environmental upgradation, quality of life, child development and gender equality.

Recognizing the importance of safe water in our daily lives and the billions of people who are still without access to these basic human rights, LifeStraw® was developed as a practical response to the urgency, and confirm our commitment to achieving the MDGs.

Mobilising LifeStraw® offers relief from the waterborne diseases of major public concerns such as Typhoid, Cholera, Dysentery and Diarrhoea. As a personal mobile water purification tool, LifeStraw® is designed to turn surface water into drinking water, thus providing access to safe water wherever you are.

Mikkel Vestergaard FrandsenChief Executive Officer

(first page of site)

Find out more about the other innovations here ba~... it's Interesting.. ^^

Good day Bad day...

Had dinner at my sister's place yesterday night, and she cooked this yummy, and super healthy pasta... Heh, why i say super healthy - cos there's more vege than meat - Wa.. for a carnivore like me.. I literally told my sis i'm gonna help her clear all the meat. Luckily Mark has eaten, or he might go hungry.. hehe... Lucky he likes lots of vege! & i got yummy yummy dark chocolate gelato & sangria for dessert !! hehe...

Played chess after that - oh gosh.. i'm never gonna do this again - haven't played chess for like 10 years... kena trashed totally.. haha... Anyway, what tempted me into playing was this chess set. Nice~? ^^

Underestimated the time, so had to call for 'help' - to get transport back to hall - luckily my fren was free, otherwise, i think i would be broke taking cab back and forth.. haha.. Gosh, it's almost as bad as taking cab back to home lo... Scary..

Anyway, as a result of that, slept v late yesterday, and was pretty stone today in class.. But today was a pretty good day in that the tutor either did not spot me when i was stoning, or he did not choose to comment.. Either way, i did try to stay awake and participate... =)

Lunch with group mates @ the Quad, and amazingly all of us took baked fish.. Hee... Well, maybe this is wat u call 'great minds think alike'!!

Well - after tut, i went to the LWN Lib to get this article for my consumer law class tml - and that's when my luck started to run out...

First, i had to wait for ages for the librarian to be free so that he can log in to the LawNet so that i can find the article.. Then i saved it into my thumbdrive so that i can read at my own leisure without printing it out (50 pages lor! My goodness.. and that com, for some reason, cannot print 2 pages to one sheet~!!) cos it's like super expensive.. So i logged out of that com and went back to the usual computers. Guess what - my thumbdrive died on me. Right there, right then - i dunno to cry or to bang my head against the wall.. So had to go thru the entire hassle of booking a com again to get the article again.. sigh.. Lucky i have a backup thumbdrive with me...

Bye bye, my little cruzer mini... My first thumbdrive - my 21st birthday present from my eldest sister... Sigh... You've served me faithfully for many yrs le...

Went to watch a play tonight... Produced by Action Theatre, it's called Everything But the Brain. Check it out here... I really really recommend this.

Synopsis

Winner of the 2006 Life! Theatre Award for Best Original script, ACTION Theatre's Everything But The Brain written by Jean Tay is a funny, witty and heartrending play about a physics teacher who tries to find ways to turn back time to save her father - with the help of three boisterous bears, a handsome doctor and Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity.

This sparkling new production produced by ACTION Theatre's artistic director Ekachai Uekrongtham and directed by award-winning director Samantha Scott-Blackhall will transport you into an unforgettable world where science meets hearts, a daughter rediscovers her own dad and a stroke of genius leads us on a magical path to an oasis of love and compassion.Widely acclaimed as one of the best original Singapore plays ever written, Everything But The Brain will energized your brain, touch your heart, uplift your spirit and make you see your family in a different light. It's a must-see play you'll cherish in years to come.

I really like this play.. It's so touching, and so true. I don't know how else to describe it other than superb! It's not expensive, especially for students.. It goes on till this Sunday.. Do make the time for it!!!

Went for supper at the HK Cafe @ MS after that with Wen, Edward & Ed.. hee... Had so much fun & laughter... ^^ Finally had my lychee tea!! hehe.. Nice!!

woke up early this morning to go over to my cousin's place - her babe's 'man yue' celebration today & i'd promised to help w the decorations.. Well, had lots of fun - chatting with my cousins, taking photos of everyone and everything, the great food.. Hey, for once, i tried a caterer who's food is good! hee.. Recommendation after trial: Neo Garden Restaurant... The food's fresh, well presented, lot's of variety, and they really have enough for what you ordered for.. hee... Oh, and their chocolate eclair is delicious!!! Yumm.....
Our 2nd newest addition to the family is so cute!!!

My highlight of the day - carrying her... oh, she is so soft and warm... *heart melts*...
My cousins & sisters.. Hee...

Semi-finals results ceremony yesterday.. Well, didn't get in - was expected, and experiencing both feelings, though in very different proportions.. A little sad cos didn't get it; and hugely, relief cos didn't get in.... hehe.. Otherwise, can just imagine how bad the schedule's gonna be.. hee... Took a few photos, and really looking forward to getting them.. yippee!! Oh man, there were like 20 Lamborghinis parked outside MOS yesterday night... Argh.. Wonder which super-rich fella having a party...... *drooling* - at the cars la!

Went to Barfly for a drink with Jean and Clement after that. The lychee martini is good.. hee.. Realised we three have very different tastes - i like sweet (for sure!!), Jean's is strong (more masculine), and Clem's is more on the experimental kind... The people there are really friendly! The bartender who attended to us is H, and he's very interesting, and told us some trivia about the origins of Barfly..hee..

Supper after that near mohammad sultan.. we were really full, and Jean & I decided to give the distance to Orchard a shot.. We walked. haha.... Love the time we spend together.. Jean is a great friend to me, and she is one of those i know i can count on. To accept me, to understand me, to comfort me... without criticisms, without judgement... I need her level-headedness to keep me grounded.. Gal, u are great!!!

Thumper after that with my other frens.. Had lots of fun, but a lot less dancing yesterday, cos it was last minute, and i forgot to see if Gigi is coming.. sobz.. no other gals, and i can't dance w guys, not the way i wanna dance anyway.. Personal rule... hahaha... Home around 4plus.. Zzzz...

Daily Extended Forecast for January 18, 2007
Provided by Astrology.com

There's are moments in your life -- like the first time you rode a bike without training wheels, the first time you dove off a high diving board, or maybe the first day of your first job -- when you had to push past the fear or intimidation to get something you knew you had earned, and knew you were ready for. This leap of faith is exhilarating, and it changes your life forever. Seek out that frightening, intimidating leap today -- and jump.
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Is it today..... Pray***

irreverance again.. haha...

heard the funniest thing during my 214 lecture, which made me think of a funny thing...

We had this lecture the week before, and the lecturer brought out the California Cheese as an example, which basically promotes that their cows are happy, thus the cheese made from their milk is good...

Which leads me to think - people always say, "God is good". Does this mean, so is man, who is made by God?? 'Fraid not, isn't it... haha...

Hee... I'm quite irreverent, i 'm afraid.. No offence to those concerned.. =)

super stoned..

slept at 4 am last night - woke up at 7.30 for lecture.. from 8.30 till 12.30. The lecturer nearly drove us mad with his pace... so slow!! argh.... Then proj meeting straight after lunch - man, i'm dead beat.. then in order to be able to chit chat w my dearie with a clear conscience tml - i decided to come in to work for a bit.. Ah... half dead le... Finished tallies for 3 days, left 3 more days tml.. hee.. Going to go meet MJ to pick up the textbooks now.. @@ I am so dead.........

L'Oreal Brandstorm pre-case presentation...

hurray!!


finally finished the presentation for the pre-case yesterday... It's such a huge load off my mind..



The entire morning, i was so keyed up i could barely sit still thru class.. The half bun that i managed to swallow lay like lead in my stomach... The minute time's up, we were off to the lab to finish printing stuff & buy some last minute stuff..



We were very excited after that - well, we didn't have any major hiccups, and i believe we at least made an impression, if not the best.. That's all that really matters - that we can do this, and we have!!!! Ya hoo!!!!!



Went for dinner after that, cos we were all starving by then.. =) Suki sushi buffet is still the best among all that i've tried.. All thanks to my twin's recommendation then.. hehe...

the yakitori is lovely!!!
and the hana lobster sushi... wish they wouldn't put the wasabi in it though.. =P

Check this out.. this is so cute!! It's like a pet - just that it also cleans the floor! hehe.... My sis bought this, a Norwegian product.. utterly cute!!

Current Lust item: Pendant lamp shade @ Ikea... 'Ah dunno~ just feel it looks good, and ain't too dear.. Always did like the sparkly stuff.. hehe..

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Went to support kacy's play today - it was not bad~ The singers were really pretty good! It was about a gal who found stardom with the support of the special guy, and made peace with her dad who was adamantly against her career choice. Then of course, needing a 'drama' part, so the guy dies, just like in the song 叶子.

In between each scene, one of the artistes will sing a solo - Interesting way of presenting and making sure everyone gets a chance to be heard.. The female lead really did sing very well, and her acting is pretty good too.. Really glad I went to support Kacy.. ^^


Then went to buy the Balestier bak kut teh for my mummy for dinner.. Yummy hot soup on a cold day! hehe.. Lovely!!


Now, must start working towards my own dreams, type type type.. Hmmmmm......

This is my fav song right now... 梁山伯与茱丽叶 ^^

歌手：卓文萱/曹格 专辑：习惯
梁山伯与茱丽叶词 曲:曹格专辑:习惯

我的心唱首歌给你听
歌词是如此的甜蜜
可是我害羞我没有勇气
对你说一句我爱你

为什么你还是不言不语
难道(是)你不懂我的心
不管你用什么方式表明
我会对你说我愿意

千言万语里
只有一句话能表白我的心
千言万语里
只有一句话
就能够让我们相偎相依

我爱你你是我的茱丽叶
茱丽叶
我愿意变成你的粱山伯
幸福的每一天
浪漫的每一夜
把爱永远不放开
I love you

我爱你你是我的罗密欧
罗密欧
我愿意变成你的祝英台
幸福的每一天
浪漫的每一夜
美丽的爱情祝福着未来

为什么你还是不言不语
不言不语
难道是你不懂我的心
不管你用什么方式表明
我会对你说我愿意

Went to Daybed Bar yesterday, just for a bit of chill out time - finally!! Hee.. Love the atmosphere there... The deco is lovely, all white with minimalistic drapings, all shown up with lightings... The light alternates between red and blue~and of course, blue is the best!! hehe....Wat else do u try there but its martinis.. Here's mine, Lychee Kiwi martini! Yummilicious!!! =D Was deciding between The Daybed which was a cream based-martini, and this, but i really miss my lychee martinis~! hee.. Love that place - i want to go back there again!!!

January 13, 2007 Horoscope

Finishing up all your errands isn't that important today -- starting new projects is. So put off picking up your dry cleaning, getting more kitty litter or stopping to get your oil changed. These things can wait. But when an opportunity or invitation lands right in your lap, you have to take it! Don't let your day-to-day routine make you forget that life is an adventure. Go down an unexplored path today. You can check off all the items on your to-do list some other day.

fooling around in Minitoons in J8.. ^^

Well, i'm so amazed at myself.. Hee.. Just went for a run with one of my neighbours.. yea, it's the wee hours of the morning, and i have 8.30 class tml, and it's going to be 8 hours straight of classes.. hahaha.. I think i've gone mad... Woo hoo.. jogging in NTU is cool.. Haven't done this for ages... =D

Some people ah, simply refuse to let me sleep properly, early in the morning wake me up.. Grr... well, no matter, despite having had to watch a horror show, i was lucky that i managed to fall asleep last night.. hehe..

Went to Ikea again - was actually goin to go shop around @ Queensway, but since my dear Jean has things she wants to buy, decided to go there to help her buy.. =P

Then ended up playing in Ikea for too long, so after a must-have trip to Mr. Avocado again, it's back to J8 to meet Jean..

Dinner & window shopping at J8 till 9 plus, then went home to pack & now, finally back in hall.. @_@ So stone..

Feel like i'm 'running show' today.. Met up w different grps of pple one after another...

Free day today still, cos it's the first week of school.. Decided to accompany Gigi to Ikea to shop for the stuff she wants.. Ate the meatballs at Ikea - hee.. Having the food when it's piping hot is always the best! hee.. After shopping, went over to the hawker centre nearby where Gigi showed me the Mr. Avocado fruit juice stall. Ok, i've been in love w avocado juice since i first tried it a yr ago - and this place sells really great avocado juice and it's really reasonable priced! Hee..

Project & dinner in town in the afternoon...

Movie w my dear Janice, Kellyn & Jamie after that... Argh~ super mistake - i should've asked what movie we were going to watch before agreeing - they wanted Spirit of the Victim. Die lo.. I spent more than half the movie covering my eyes and making lame jokes so that i won't get scared outta my life.. Ya, then there was this really funny fella - in the middle of nothing, he suddenly gave a gasp - as if there was something scary - it really broke the tension.. hee.. the entire cinema was laughing because of him.. =D

argh... not going to be able to sleep tonight le.....

First day of class today...

The Acc lecturer has this interesting feature whereby students can give comments thru sms - and while the lecturer was blabbering on, this funny fella sent - "Where is the lecturer?" What an uproar.. hee.. everyone laughed like mad - cos why? Hee.. Our lecturer is a leetle on the large side.... =P

Met Ben (no~... not the NTU one...) for dinner & movie after class today.. Went to watch "Shang Cheng". Been a long time since i watched a mandarin movie in the cinemas.. It's really good - even though the killer was known, the whys and hows of the storyline kept me interested throughout.. =) Good show!

Your Heart Is Pink

In relationships, you like to play innocent - even though you aren't. Each time you fall in love, it's like falling for the first time. Your flirting style: Coy Your lucky first date: Picnic in the park Your dream lover: Is both caring and dominant What you bring to relationships: Romance

What Color Heart Do You Have?

Went to Ktv on Fri, and listened to cao Ge's song - superwoman. Some things are so apt, you cannot but remember it. At the end of the mtv - remember what the gal said to the guy?



She told the guy: wo ai ni.
He: Wo ye ai ni.
She: Ni pian wo.
Ni dao di shi ai wo -
hai shi ai ni zhi ji.

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ni gen ben bu ai wo.
ni zhen de hen zi si...
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HRC last night.. Well, last clubbing b4 sch starts tml.. But wasn't a really night ba, the songs suck last night.. Maybe haven't been there for too long - or been pampered from goin to Thumper - haha.. Lovely songs there.. Well, just takin it as a catch up w my darling ladies.. Hee.... Know wat, i think cannot bring guys to hrc on sat la - want to dance w my dear, but can't ignore my fren too... hmm.. error error.... So - sorry, my ladies, i know it dampened the mood a fair bit.. =@

R&R at home today -

changed a new blogskin.. hee.. cos the other day suddenly realised a guy fren have the same skin as mine.. arh.... So, decided to change lo, anyway, been havin this one for half a year le ba, time to change - like all things in my life now - Change is the only constant...

Horoscope's being creepy again:

No matter how hard you try, you just can't read this person's mind. Save your sanity and stop overanalyzing all their words and actions. Forget about what they might have 'really' meant. Concentrate on your own life.

I needed this - I really did...

Quote from a player:

"Most first timers will experience an euphoria like feeling. Time stops and you feel like floating in endless space."

heh... sounds like me when i get back LAN connection!! hahahaha.....

Pre New Year celebration! hehe...
DblO 301206

My Jie Meis - Jaime & Janice~

My buddy, Yin~

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New Year personal pampering.... my creation!!!

kids' event backstage crew! (with the wall which gave jean plenty of headache before the event.. hehe...)

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Christmas Photos!-Relaxing in Intercontinental...

-At LiquidGold
No. 48A Prinsep St #01-01/#02-01.

Prinsep Place, Sg 1888678 (68370522)

Recommended!! hehe...

As promised long ago
- photos of Janice's B'day party w us.. ^^

- with the b'day gal!

- Shall We Fight~??

- the potong ice-keteers!

- the nice environment MacD @ AMK West Park...

Today, i met Yuan & my pri sch classmate for dinner @ Coffee Club at Somerset.. Afterwhich, Yuan went off to meet her frens, while my fren & I chatted, and strolled to take the train back home together..

Guess what~ i met Xiao-Chelle, my xiao mei from Anderson, so many years ago!! haha.. haven't seen her since 6 or 7 years ago le.. ^^ She was with Ying, who we ended up taking the train with since we are all AMK-ians... hee.. Sometimes unexpected plans bring unexpected surprises! =D And all because of an idiot who wanted to 'shua pattern' & act cool with me.. Huh! U think i don't meet you then I'll languish at home alone arh~! Wait long long ba........ bleah! :P

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Just finished the Cleric Quintet which I borrowed from Zx.. Well, it's pretty not bad, considering this is the first time i am reading R.A. Salvatore's books.. I think it is good i got it from him in the whole set, or i might have gone crazy wanting to find out what happened next.. hee.. Looking forward to pick up the next series~ Zx, u finish le ma? hehe...

i just wish my mgr weren't so tight-fisted, and just call me to work only when things are in a mess.... I have a bloody headache now! half the month's sales not tallied, and the pay ought to be going out by tml...... -_-" wth....

can't even enjoy my new year fully... sigh...

1st Jan 07~!!!

Happy New Year!!!Let's all work towards greater heights, and be happy always!!!

Family Gathering today!!! ^^ missed my dear cousin Rosemary~ SO happy today!! hehe...