hahaa, i introduced all my friends to all my friends. now everyone knows my friends (: dear friends of mine, you know who you are, i hoped you didnt eat each other up. but i'm sure you had a great dinner, because all of you are nice ppl. (:

you've got to believe me on this one, it isn't the least bit magical as it looks.

just so very tired, in dire need of time to do some work, i brought my heavy laptop down to school. and yeah the 2.5 kg book isn't the least bit portable, i was struggling to lug it along. perhaps when it becomes 1kg, yeah, i wouldn't really have to think twice, thrice abt bringing it along.

still, i know no better time to work, other than the hours in between lessons. i need to dedicate more day time to work. i get's so tired as it hits the nights, i'd wish i know how to manage my time better.

the time i set away at night to practise my set for sundays aren't going too well either. it's a horrible feeling, playing at only half your best. i know i can do so much better. srsly i have improved over the last couple of weeks, it's just not showing now.

oh my, chris yu nonsense.

Chris Yu from Japan writes about an experience he had with Win-Win in a negotiations class, "It was pointed out that Win-Win is more often being more creative to get to Win-Win-Lose instead of Win-Lose. In other words, let's say that there's only $2 between us and we each want an identical $2 sandwich. Since there's only $2 it appears that one side would win (get the sandwich) and the other would walk away hungry. But if we're 'creative,' one of us might go to the shop, order the $2 sandwich and upon receiving it the other one would run into the store acting like a madman, steal the sandwich and run away. The storekeeper would be dismayed and probably make the person standing there another sandwich. Hence Win (sandwich buyer), Win (sandwich stealer), Lose (sandwich shop). Anyway, I think the whole point was to encourage people to think more about how having more creative possibilities could result in a more optimal agreement but it also illustrates how Win-Win conveniently omits the other parties." So in essence, creativity always wins.

haha! yay!

hey boo!

i'm awfully tired. i've been running around all day, and my phone hasn't stopped ringing. i wrote some stuff on yellow paper, but im too tired to scan in now, tmr perhaps. i'm back to needing 30hrs a day. i'd wished to be like ginette, not like like her but as super as her.

she's like really super, a full time lecturer, a full time student, she plays bass, guitar and sings for astreal, she also co-owns a clothing line, frufru and tigerlily, and DJs at clubs, and does collaborations with other artist.

hurr i wonder what's her secret, but for right now, i'll just stick to running on coffee and happy grapes. okay byee, it's time to do some work.

this is where the face off begins, 160 students of level 1 communication design battling it off as young budding designs.

the project brief for this semester is 13 pages long. all the projects are pretty though, in an espically tight schedule. i wonder, the school should stretch the acdemic calenders, the semesters are so short that everything is cramped into it. but if we had longer teaching weeks, we'll be able to learn so much more, and there'll be more time for bigger projects. don't take our money and short change us. haha.

the project briefs looks terrifying. i flip through the pages and not know where to start, i'd never had this problem before. so how now brown cow? grow up right.

i talked to pong on the phone yesterday, and he picked up from my tone - you're stressed! hahha yes i am! srsly, i can't remember what he said partially, i was kinda distracted, with all my thoughts.

right, so my day off will be spent mostly at the library working on assignments. 4 things to do today, keyboards with joe, pick my adapter from apple, printshop, library for john maeda.

guee. i've got one more hour to go before i leave house, school is so very far away, i have to leave home 1 and a half hours earlier to ensure i get to school on time. i can hardly wait for school to move into prinsep street. it's tons nearer.

i'm kinda feeling very tired these few days, so much that i can hardly walk. i guess it's good that there isn't school tmr. i can stay home and rest and go down to the print shop to settle some stuffs.

guess who i picked up on my way to school?



it's that toy soldiers from toy story! i've picked up two of em'. their latest duty is guard imac.

in the midst of some john maeda assignments, i picked up a couple of other books

We owe modern technology a sincere work od thanks,
so thank you computer.
-John Maeda

hello,

it's day 1 of 06/07. oh my! ginette chittick is like everywhere huh. we picked up loreal's and there she is, they labelled her "rock princess", and joy, her singing is bad. we step into 408 and there she is. she's like "i must set all the ground rules in my class on the first day, straight". like like, no homo talk in my class, because it isn't funny, or like like; you aren't supposed to come in after me, and i'm not going to tell you what time i'm coming in. so that lasted for 1hr and ended at 10am, the next class was at 3pm, and it too lasted for 30 mins. so it was sucha productive day. we had yulius, he doesn't have a surname, just yulius. yulius is really nice. and we're going to learn some programming like john maeda, for digital imaging next week. today was boring eh?

it's sunday. i'm going back to school tmr, you know what that feeling of "i could have done more with the vaction"? yes. i feel that way now. i guess it's something we tell ourselves all the time.

oh joy! i'm can't wake up at 7 anymore. can some kind soul call me up at 7 when you're just abt to wake up for school too.

hey look! this is going to change darryl guay's opinion of ipods. we dressed up clar's nano. it's a yellow cat now!

i caught captain jack sparrow, johnny depp is a brilliant actor eh.

does anyone know why jack ended up in the black coffin during the start of the movie? or the significance of the black crows? or how he got the drawing of the key? i thought the last show ended with him jumping off the cliffy area.

yawnn. good morning world.

mum ordered in pizza 2 days in a row, i'm sorta feeling sick of it, none the less the cheesy fun meal, is awfully yummy and fun (:

pong's mylc email came in, and i seriously need to think about it. the acdemic calender has been pushed back this year, and mylc happens to fall on the weekend before project week. i'd guess, it'd be kinda bad if the presentations spill over. hurrr.

my list of errands to run before school starts never seems to end. i'm sorta feeling moody because i'm tired.

which means it's time for a good movie remedy. bye ppl. im off to fall asleep in the bus again.

and oh btw, for the super cmi people, *coughs* like the uncles who hasn't already figured it out, this version of here is gone is sung by our dear matt.

hello world.

i got tired, and fell asleep in the bus. i missed my stop, at first i thought i might sleep at alice's, but she was in the shower and didn't hear her phone ring. so i called mummy, she had to come pick me at railway, because there aren't anymore buses at this time. i know it's really late, so i must say i love my mummy!

good night world.

lanvin says the bartender last night c.m.i (cannot make it)

why?

because the bartender was me. hurrr, it's not just me okay! lol, the magnetism in the cashier's micros really isn't working too well. the do do sound came more often, because i was practising swiping the micros alright.

hahha, i admit i did waste quite some beer, i'm still learning to tap the right amount of foam. it's a good skill to learn, pouring away excess foam without spilling over the mug, and tapping more foam when there's too little.

but i did get through the night right (: the cheques were correct, and the drinks were made.

i know im losing weight, but it certainly doesnt mean im aneroxic. okay. i just don't eat a lot, like since forever. enough with that.

i can do this.

Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled pepper,
a pack of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled pepper,
where's the pack of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked?

but i can't do this.

She sells sea shells by the seashore.

i've come to realise, that im content with my life, because i'm happy with what i do everyday. (:

i've got my new timetable, whoever planned it doesnt really have a good sense of time, my latest day ends at 10pm, which i dont mind really, the only thing that bothers me is the digusting 4hr break inbetween. it's looking sorta pretty long with the hours, but actually isn't, because of the huge gaps in between.


i know, i'm sorta feeling girly today.

Dear friends, life goes on. in just about a while.

now that ruffles is gone, and asher's got ah meng, i thought i should get tiger.

adopt your own virtual pet!

haha, it's so cute it even plays with the mouse.

baby girl went for the sports school trial yesterday. she did fairly well, till all her friends from the sports school came back from training and stood behind her lane. literally, all of them. so dear friends of the sss, please be nice, i'm sure all of you know what it's like to play under tremendous pressure. if you would like to support her, might i suggest standing in other lanes? haha.

well anyway, everyone in her group got into the next round. which i reckon, the 2nd and 3rd round might possibly cut them down by a lot, since most of them don't look as though they have proper training. the 2nd and 3rd round is attachment to the sss training sessions. and the 4th round is a gym/running session. which my dear baby girl certainly puts you at an advantage, since ou have seen them train before, and have some form of training with ak.

however, as mike lam said, the selection criteria for you is slightly different, since you're a grade above the rest. they not only have to decide whether to accept you, but also, whether to drop you a grade. so they're more stringent with the sec1s.

baby girl, that's the reason mum is worried abt you. you have the talents, but you must also admit that you're not as good as your ss friends, and your grades are horrribleeee. listen to her when she teaches you to answer questions. and when they do, even if you have to lie to them, do it. whatever you say, make them believe that this is what you want, all you want, and there's no where else out there for you.

there's only so much we can do for you. clearly, mum has given you her best, she has sent you for personal training, for school training, for club training. she has been driving you and your balls all around singapore. speaking of high maintaince, all those money spent on your 2/3 balls a year, coaching, games, is a lot on mum.

now, it's all up to you. put some faith in yourself, and in god. it's certainly not by chance, that mum came across the application for the intake on the closing day itself. and god wants to give you only the best. he has given you good talents, so you too must give back only your best.

if this is what you want, ask god for it. BELIEVE in what you ask, because he answers prayers, you must believe he does. in the end, whether this door opens for you or not, know that it's god's will for you. and he'll only want what's good for you.

my day didn't go to well at the printshop. for the first i really found myself screaming, in front of a bunch of students. i'm sure it wasn't the best way to handle the situation. but i was upset, and i'm not proud of it. i had a drink a went to bed early last night.

i awoke early this morning finding myself unable to sleep. after pointless tossing in bed, i got up.

i struggle as a person, WWJD?

i'm torn, i've tried being understanding but my patience has a limit. a friend said, When you make a mistake, you have two options: try and cover it up, or own up and right the mistake.

i'm choosing to right mine, no matter what it'll take this time. i'm done with being nice.

lol. speaking of which, i have another brillaint idea! let's have a s'mores party one day. i'm going off to breko now, byee

hershey kisses are yummy. who ever thought of selling chocolates in the form of kisses is a genius! the kisses have become more than just a trademark for hershey, but also an icon. the packaging is brilliantly fun too. i espically love the kissables, eat-able, treat-able, share-able fun. (: i'm going to try these out some time, they look super duper nice.

did you know?

• Solid eating chocolate was invented in 1674.
• Milton Hershey started in the caramel making business.
• HERSHEY'S manufactures over 373,000,000 HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Bars a year. That is 746,000,000 S'mores!

hello!

did i mention i love brilliant ideas? and i love myself for coming up with one. im so brilliant. uh ha! polaroids are gonna be so fun (:

hello!

fighting over who has the nicer report is soooo pri school!

it's been a great day. i brought down my adpater to apple today, the situation's not looking to good since the warrenty might not cover it, and to get it replaced is going to cost 70bucks. but oh well. i came home, slept and went to work. and it was a good day. (: because i like my work. i like why i do it. and when i came home chris made my day when she said she can borrow a polaroid for me. and perhaps because i went through my day feeling blessed with god's favour.

so long farewell, and thanks for all the fish. i got to get up for breakfast at breko. byee (:

now that, youth sunday is coming, one voice issue 2 is pushing on, school is starting, i forsee a busy period up ahead.

and one more. haha.
i couldn't help myself.
this one is for the ah cek.
one day we shall go eat.

you are the source of life
i can't be left behind
no one else but you
i would take hold of you

i need you jesus
come to my rescue
where else can i go
there's no other name
by which i am saved
you captured me with grace
i will follow you

it was an amazing worship. father, even though we're underserving, you have given us your favour. and you give your favour to whom you please, to whom you love. you show us your love in different ways, lord. it has been a blessing to have god's favour.

i have neglected what is important.

The Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.
-1 Samuel 16:7 (NRSV)

a small miracle this morning has shown me, that you must believe in what you pray for. god said to me, have a child like faith, i hear you, believe that i answer prayers.

oh haha yes! if you need tuition the number to call is 62898381!

when you truly seek god's wisdom, will he then speak to you.

every now and then, god would send me on a mission. sometimes, he sends me on one in unusual ways, his intentions i cannot comprehend. but his perfectly crafted timing, cannot be mistaken for a pure coincidence.

when he does something like this, it wouldn't have made sense from the very beginning. but at the end, you'll be assured is god had it all planned, and everything is in his good hands.

for a while now, my missions have lost it purpose, mainly because i have stopped praying for the people it concerns. the less i talk to god, the less i hear of his voice. am i short changing someone because i haven't been faithful?

As the vacation is coming to a close, and a new year is starting. i can't help but dread starting school all over again. after all, it's been quite a long vacation, so long that it has slowed down my momentum.

mostly, i'm dreading the part, where we'll have to do all those 'my name is, cheryl, i'm 18 and i eat bread', awkward introductions in every single class we step into during the first week. and then there's the part we'll have to make friends all over again.

none the less, i'm all excited. (: a new year, new friends, new modules. i love school, i love the competition it brings, i love the design. finally having projects come in again, along with the pressure and fatigue i'm sure, but rewardingly staissfying at the end. hurrr, but it's gonna be an exciting year simply because we start specialisation this year (:

farewell bash with the rubbish bin, sweeps, and eggs

i'm kinda feeling sad ):
missing the people who have grown close to the heart

listen to this
here is gone - the salts
and tell me what you think!

smoking kills 7 people every mintue.
if passive smoking causes you to die faster than smoking,
can you imagine how many people die of passive smoking?

so you see dear friends, you're not only killing yourselves, you're killing me too. smoke less please, if not for yourselves, then for others around you. the people you care about.

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baby is growing up so fast. she bagged the best game in the sgcc vs pin engery friendly, with a score of 218. PLUS she promised mummy that she's going to pass all subjects by the end of year. i say it's a pleasure watching her grow up, and i can't be any more proud of her as a sister.

we bought tickets! (:

so it's,
bitter-sweet hollowness.
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hurrr, so the paulaner staff got off work at 5am, they've all headed down to alice's place, for a small farewell party. so anyway, in just abt awhile i'm going to send down the food stuff we're to bbq for brekkie.

hahha, and you know what, the abscence of a maid has made me realise, how disorganised our kitchen has become. we ran out of salt! can you believe it!

we ran out of the usual marinates i usually use, or they would look so old, that it seems too terrifying to use them. so for the first time ever, i don't know how the food will taste. i used weird randoms to subsitute my usual ones.

hurrr, gosh, it'll be embarassing if it doesn't come to taste right.

this guy is a cool guy.


Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.
-Andy Warhol

Why do people think artists are special? It's just another job.
-Andy Warhol

Don't pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches.
-Andy Warhol

Uh, gee, great.
-Andy Warhol

and now, to string some words together. nah can't.

hurrr. it's no wonder i missed church today. i got up late. late. late. i flew right down, lol at like 11. and hey, it was just in good time for lunch. the caffine from dome didn't last very long. after window spreeing with chris and cherns, i came right home to sleep. oh gueeee. i have no idea how the rest does this everyday. but i certainly cann't last.

and fio baby is coming to work with me (: it'll be so fun. take care girly, get well. aiyitte

hurr, i'm going off to raid the fridge now. awfully hungry after napping. bye bye.

just got home.
and feeling awfully tired.
but before i go to bed.
i must say the eng-port match was an interesting one.

and so,
i've come to realise.
how stubbornly deaf i've been,
these past few years.