Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Happy 20th Bday Koko

One whole post dedicated to YOU...

Dearest koko,

Happy 20th bday! Thanks for being such a great brother. I couldn't ask for a better one. You are the greatest koko in the whole wide world. There's lots of people whom I know that aren't that close with their brothers. I'm so thankful to actually have this strong bond with you after all these years. All the bullyings and fightings did actually brought us closer in the end.



When we were young, we would sit by the garden and start blowing bubbles and you would take my bubble solution from me. You would blow it on my leg and make it all soapy and then chase me around. Yes, evidence of bullying is all nicely saved in a cd :)

Then, there came a point when we would always kick and punch each other. I would hit you, you would hit me back, and then, start beating each other up until I cry. Next, it came to the screaming point. We would call each other names during dinner or in the car till mom really got sick of it. We even went for sign language classes hoping we would be less quiet. Did it work? Hmmnn.. don't remember. Just remember the unhealthy but super yummy roadside pisang goreng that we would buy outside ymca. MmmmMmM..... Then there was also a point in time where it was the silent war. We hardly talk, we seldom joke around. Man, it could have been like that till now but somehow, it changed. And I'm glad it did. No more silent wars. Silent wars are the worst. I can't even remember when the silent wars ended but definitely ended when we came to NZ.


I guess coming to NZ actually brought us closer. We had to look out for each other.You had to take care of me when mom and dad weren't here. And, you did a good job!! You're a great chef too! Lemon chicken, cheese chicken and the best cheesecake in the world!! And when I mean best, I really mean it. Of course I also remembered the disaster that you made too! That chicken that you purposely cooked till it's super dry and it became as hard as rock yet we still ate it.


You also took me along to your friends' house whenever there's a pot luck going on or when you just go there and hang out. I can see that you really care and look out for me. Making sure that I'm not alone at home. Making sure I have company. Most people would think that their sister is a hassle to take along with, but you didn't. I really really appreciate it!!!


Also, you've always been a role model to me. You really know how to juggle between studies and sports and now, your tiny lil business. Really looked up to you. I always want to follow your footsteps. Want to be exactly like you. But, I couldn't. Was really sad at that time when I couldn't be like you. Even felt shame of calling myself your sister. Getting 1st in nz, being the dux, being a sports captain, getting scholarships. Gosh!! I couldn't be any of them. But you told me, everyone is different. If I'm like you, then I'm just another clone. You told me I'm good in other aspects, just have to find it. You taught me lots of stuff too. Always try to build up my confidence and believe in myself. Always tell me...."Don't always say cannot. You can do it if you really want to. I know.".... "Pur yourself out there".... "Choose people, don't let people choose you".... "Speak up, don't always hide in the dark".... I haven't master all of these. But I will not give up, I will continue trying.

Koko, my love for you is really undescribable. Man! I don't even know how to show how much I love and appreciate you. You'd always stood up for me and make me feel better. You've done so much for me all these years and I don't know what to give you in return. I guess all I can do is just always stay by your side, continue supporting you. We make the best brother and sister team. wahhahahaa!!!! WE means you and me. Forever and ever!! Thanks koko!!!


I hope you can still enjoy your birthday despite your busy busy schedule. I know it's not a right time and you're not in the celebrating mood but I really do hope you'll still like it. I wish you all the best in your MCC thingy when you go down to Hong Kong. I know you will do awesome because you're my brother :). At the same time, I hope you enjoy yourself over there.

Now that you're 20 and no longer a teenager, please cut down on the tickling. Heeheeeheee....

Lots of love from your sister,
Sher Mayne

My ultra super cool brother!! I dress him up good? Yes? No? Pink tie good? Haha! if he comes back with a win, that pink tie must be it!! wahahaha!!!


I realized getting guy's shirt is damn freaking hard!! Either price not nice or design not nice. But yeaa... I got lucky that day! And it fits him well too! Woohooo! No need to go back and change!

Monday, October 09, 2006

My Future

Ding Dong!!!! i'm back to myself!!!! a very happy happy person now despite the not-so-pleasant weather during the weekends and today. I'm really happy. Back to the care free person I am. WeeEeEe!! Those thoughts no longer exist. It's all gone. Got it sorted. Everything's back to normal. YayYyY!! I guess Mr.Sun burnt it all on friday.

Friday was a darn good day. wanted to skip sports and society since we were having a guest lecturer. Plus, the sun was out, it was such a nice day and people were skipping class to go to the beach. Tempting!! But no, I stayed for the lecture. It was actually a darn good one and I'm so glad for it. Really an eye-opener. Made me actually think of my future. It was kinda depressing throughout the whole lecture. I mean... what's not depressing about seeing this in the lecture notes:


The kind of jobs that you can have with a sports science degree include:
x Sorry, there are no jobs for people with an SES degree.

Ermm..hello? i'm in my second semester and now you're telling me this?
He was just being funny I guess. But, it's quite true if you come to think about it. You graduate after 3 years, what are you going to do next? If you do your honours, masters, phd, your GPA matters but it all comes down to how well the lecturers know you and how much they like you. Coz you are the ones they're working with. If your GPA is like half a point higher than the other person but the other person is more well-known to the lecturers, obviously the lecturer will take them instead of you. The point is, you have to start networking! Really good tips.

Also made me think whether is this what I really want? To work in the uni, lecturing and researching just to be called Dr.Chan? Study for like 7 years and end up doing research and lecturing? Yes, my first year then already thinking of phd. You must be thinking what the heck is she thinking? So young already think so far...... It's a childish reason I should say. Here's my childish story: When i was young, i wanted to be a millionaire and get called Dr.Chan. Then later on, I realized I'm not interested in commerce. I cried when studying for my econs ok!!! I was more into the science part. Do science, confirm no more millionaire lar... to be millionaire, you need to do business. So, I shall keep my other half of my dream- to get a DR. title. First, was dentistry. Fastest way to get that title. But, chances very low looking at my intelligence score. So, biomed since it's sounds flash and smart. But, I'm not interested in it, and if i'm not interested in it, then i won't have motivation to do a phd. So, I settled with sports science and and hope to get my phd.

But now......... i've been thinking so much lately. My mind wasn't at ease most of the time. Especially this semester. It was till Friday that I actually made some rational thoughts. But, still not sure yet larr.. time will tell.
Current plan:
finish my degree then go to AUT and do physiotherapy(so glad that my parents are happy with my decision, they said i've finally grown up..haha!). Apparently I can cross credit some of my papers and instead of 4 years, I can cut it down to 2 years(gotta go over to AUT one day and enquire). So that's like 2 degrees in 5 years. Plus, physiotherapy seems more stable. You actually can get a job when you graduate. As for SES, you're not really sure if you can get a job. And yea, now earning money is more important than getting that DR. title to me. Doesn't matter if I can't be a millionaire, I just want to feel happy and safe. Plus, there's more job opportunities for a physiotherapist than a student with a SES degree. Plus, as time goes by, physiotherapy might be more well known in malaysia hence I can go back and get a job there in the future. Yes. I do think pretty far when I think. So yea, this is my current plan. So glad I actually can finally stop thinking about this at the moment. Man, nearly this whole year, it has been bothering me. *lets out great sigh of relief* Right now, there's nothing to worry about anymore. So damn Happy!!!


ohh yeaa...on Sunday, I realized something....
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Mr.Sun is always out all the time, lookin' over you. You just can't get to see him sometimes coz it's Mr.Clouds that's covering him! So yea, be happy all the time coz Mr.Sun is always out!!! ok ok, i sense some rolling eyes and "whatever" looks in some of you.... but eh! it made me smile ok. Yes, I make myself smile. This is what goes on in this lil head of mine :p

Smile and Have a Magnificient week!!!

Thursday, October 05, 2006

last minute but NOT THAT last minute

Sunny sunny day!! Woohooo!!!!!! Me not sleepy anymore.. 2 hours of sleep last night. What was I up to yesterday?

Here goes.... (i advise you to skip this whole part coz it's pretty boring. It's just something I type out when I was doing my essay. Just putting it up coz i feel so proud with myself being able to finish my essay and actually got some sleep!! Hence, the ultra tiny words so u won't want to read it......Wanna know what made my eyes watery yesterday during my essay and couldn't think for quite awhile? Scroll down la...)

8.30 a.m.: functional anatomy lab. doing biomechanics now hence, the lab is just a tutorial on vectors. eleanor, my last minute buddy in assignments, and i finished the lab in 30 minutes.
9.00 a.m.: go to library and start on sports and society assignment. She's written 513 words(brainstorm ideas not counted) the night before. Me- 0 words (275 words for ideas).

10.00 a.m.: 115 words for me! 623 words for her. Far out! Realized we are kinda running out of time. Decided to wag sports and society and catch the 10.30 bus back to the city.

11.24 a.m.: Me blogging this. 353 words for me. My buddy's gone home to sleep before starting on her essay.
11.43 a.m.: Still on 353 words coz I'm blogging! Ok, time to go off and write more.
11.49 a.m.: WOoOT!! 1st paragraph done. 423 words. 1179 words to go. Bluekk.. not even half way yet.

1.00 p.m.: 985 words! But will have to cut out some coz they were quite irrelevant. Was typing about my own experience. So obviously can type a lot larr...hahaha!!! But yea.. read over and it's too draggy and it sort of got out of the topic. Bluekk.. do that later. Lunch with yingswan now! 5.04 p.m.: Still stuck on 985 words since 4pm. I've eaten so much today. All also unhealthy food. Had dried prunes, dried apples and a king size kit kat chocolate bar before lunch. During lunch, had cookies and cream ice cream. Now, I'm pigging out on caramel popcorn. Ehh! the caramel popcorn is quite nice ler...2.50 from munchy mart. Reminds me of tgv or gsc. Haha! Ohh! i'm drinking juice too! I think I'm sugar high but it's not helping me with my essay. Can't concentrate. The weather outside now is so nice. Blue blue sky and sunny but it was raining for a while during the day. I have a feeling tomorrow is just going to be ultra sunny :D Mooncake festival is this friday. No mooncake tho. I actually only like eating the skin of the mooncake. I want to play candles. I want to play with the wax and shape it around my fingers. I want to burn the grass (I actually burnt my hair once when playing with candles:p). Man, I'm not doing my essay. Gahh! ok ok, let's see where I'll be at in an hour's time.

6.04p.m.: 1278 words. But I have to cut out a lot in my personal experience part. I'm blabbering too much. Still haven't put in the important points yet. Gahh! My eyes are a bit teary now. No, not coz I'm afraid I won't finish my essay. Just touched from reading an email from someone. Eeek! Shouldn't have checked my mail.

7.05 p.m.: 792 words! Yes, from 1278 to 792 words. I took out the whole personal experience part. So yea, 2 paragraphs done. I think I will have 5 more paragraphs to go or maybe 3 more depending on how I'm going to structure my essay. Yes, still haven't decided yet. But yea... I'm halfway through! And from now till tomorrow morning, I have 11 hours! Ok, make that 8 hours. Coz I'm leaving uni at 8, reach home maybe 8.30, shower, eat dinner, relax relax till 10 and then only start again.
12.27 a.m.: ok, 5 hours to complete my essay instead of 8. came home and slept longer than i thought. Woops! ok, here i go!!!

1.50 a.m.: 1486 words.3 paragraphs. I still need to write 2 more paragraphs. One on the negative effects and my conclusion. But, word limit 1500. Wahh!!! Have to cut down a lot later. I thought 1500 words is hard to reach but actually it's not. I have a feeling I might be able to sleep at 4. Hurry up do!!! Btw, I still have half a packet of caramel popcorn in my bag. Still haven't finish. That 2.50 is darn worth it. Haha!!

3.26 a.m.: 1694 words and conclusion isn't written up yet. It was 2000 plus before and I managed to cut down to 1694. ARghh! This is really bugging me. Hate essays! Thank goodness I don't do commerce. They have to write so many essays. Me, only two essays this semester and I'm complaining. Internet is not working. Don't know why. Haihhhhh....

3.40 a.m: Conclusion written. A really crappy conclusion. 1807 words. Need to cut down 300. Cut cut cut!!

4.17 a.m.: Finished!!! Yayy!! Internet not working. Can't do my reference. Shall do it tomorrow morning. Need sleep now. 2 hours. It's enough. Haha.. this is considered as not last minute for me. I get to sleep!!!!!

Here's what made me tear....*to be continued* got to go for class!!!!

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

doink doink me

Question: Is shermayne street wise?
Answer: No.

Proof:
Yesterday, I decided to catch the Link bus from general library to grafton for my lab since I can't walk much. First time catching the Link bus. The day before, was asking henry where to catch the bus, what time the bus come, what bus, how much and where to get off since he always go to grafton for class. (Yes, I'm terrible at public transport coz I always drive or walk.In msia, the only form of public transport I kno is the LRT and the free bus to mid valley :p) Anyhuuzzz...catching the bus to grafton was all good. Got off the right stop, was actually pretty simple. Heeheee..duh!!!

After lab, also catched the bus back. It stopped at Symonds St near Subway. Lots of ppl got down. I was thinking....should I get off here or should I just get off in front of the library since that's where I got on in the afternoon? I mean, walking from Subway to library isn't that far also. But...nahh.. this lazy girl decided to stay on and get off at the library since I hv to meet wee chin at 5 to get my watch and bracelet that i left at o'rourke on sunday. Besides, stingy me wants to make my 1.50 worth it, sit in the bus longer. Next, the bus stopped at AUT and then the library(not auck uni library, city library or smth la.. i also dno). So I thought...Yay!! my stop is reaching soon. It will turn off to some st, connect to princes st then to alfred st. Sweet!! Mana tahu it went straight instead, go down Queen, go K'rd. I was like...no!this isn't right.. it's going further and further away from the uni! I looked up and OoO!! There I saw it... all the stops the bus is going to make and the sequence of the stops. Ohmygoondusami!! Ponsonby?? Parnell?? Newmarket? You must be kidding me! Wahlauu...long bus ride!!

After ponsonby, it went thru victoria market then to skycity then to queen st before going to railway and parnell. decided to get off queen and walked all the way back to uni. Coz if I waited for it to stop at symonds again, then it'll be even a longer ride. Go thru newmarket, thru grafton again then only symonds. So yea.... 20 mins walk, uphill somemore. It's the same amount of time i would hv taken if i walked from grafton and the road would hv been flat. Pffttt!!! So unhappy! Wasted 1.50, tortured my ankle (it's very bengkak now).

Moral of the story: When the crowd gets down, u sama-sama ikut and get down too! Don't be such a lazy bum!! Or....be more observant and check the bus routes!

Nvm larr.. it's a lesson learnt. Now I know how to catch the bus and when to get off! Haha!!

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Now now, Happy Birthday to my ex-swimming coach, Mr.Ang!!!!!!! (yiwen, help me send my wishes to him ya!)
Woke up this morning, saw the date and realized it's his bday. All the memories from trainings days just rushed back to my head. Realized i do miss all those training sessions eventhough they were such a pain. All the stretchings before training, the scoldings, the cheatings, the fake excuses we make up just to escape sprintings... "mr.ang! tummy ache!".... "mr.ang! i saw lightning! i heard thunder!!"..."mr.ang, need to go toilet!"... Those were the days, I will never forget them. He's taught me a lot. Valuable lessons that I will take along with me and use them in my daily life. Great times....made me smile when I think back..

Happy Happy *inserts age* Birthday!

Monday, October 02, 2006

sprained ankle again and BEACH!

Hahahahahaha!!!! Guess what? Guess what? Some of you might know but for those that don't know.... I sprained my ankle again!!! Wahahahaha!! On the same spot during the same sport!Ooo! It rhymes. Funny thing is, I did it myself again. I was just running backwards and then Cluck! I officially have Touch rugby phobia. Nevermind nevermind! We still can play volleyball and netball next week! Just not touch rugby then can! Since it happened before, hence,I'm not feeling shitty at all. Still can laugh about it. I'll just go to physio tomorrow.

Told my friend I sprained my ankle and here's what I got back..."Of course have to laugh.Its funny...You injured your ankle from the same sport twice... Thought ppl learn through mistakes and accidents. Apparently not you." Make me laugh only. Lolx!!! Quite true I guess. Actually I sort of have a feeling that I'm going to injure it again. So many times I come out lucky. I think I already have scar tissues built up hence that area is weak. Muscle very stiff. No regrets tho, no regrets :D I still had fun today and I'm still happy. Thanks Swan, Yin, Darren, Henry, Sheng, Jeremy, Kee Wee, Wee Chin for coming. Nothing to be sad about. Had yummy lunch somemore. That sprain did not ruin my day at all.

Two assignments due this week.
Tuesday: Spanish 5%
Thursday: 1500 words essay for sports and society

I am predicting a no sleep night on Wednesday. But the feeling on Thursday will be damn good once I hand in my assignment...doubt i can still go for girls soccer after that tho... wanna go, it's getting more fun... and 3 more weeks left... must make my 10 bucks worth it. Will see how the ankle is after physio.

This week is going to be a rainy week. Last week was beautiful and sunny. Yesterday was the last day of the sunny week. Thank goodness I went and enjoy it. Thanks caroline for accompanying me. So last minute but I enjoyed myself. Had cookies and cream ice cream and wrote words on the sand. I love these three in particular. (more pics at
my msn space)

Yeee-ya!! Believe Faith, no space to write "and have"... heeeheee!!!
The Masterpiece! Believe and have Faith :D
Hahahahaha!! I see this one I kept on laughing...i'm finding my nemo!!!!! Come out come out whereever you are!!!
Okie....that's it from me now. Enjoy your week! Don't let the weather make it sucky. Think about it this way.....it's damn freaking nice to SLEEP!!!! *opens window to hear the raindrops to sleep*

Thursday, September 28, 2006

what makes me smile...

Just some thoughts I need to let out so I'll feel better :D

I get all smiley even with the tiny little things. Like when...

-I get a text from you
-I have crazy little chats with you
-I just think of all the fun, crazy moments we had
-I see the flashing orange name of yours on my screen
-I hear your name being mentioned
-I know I'm going to see you soon
-I know you're happy and enjoying your life
-You tell me everything is going to be ok
-You make me feel good about myself
-You make me laugh

But...it sucks when I realized I can't have you. Because I pulled myself away from you.
Why? Because you're just out of my reach.

Do I regret? Sometimes... Which is silly of me because it's my own doings.
But overall as a whole... No. As I believe there's another fish out there just like you, but within my reach.

Swim to me fishy, SWIM SWIM SWIM!
Just keep swimming, just keep swimming - finding my nemo?

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

why the 4th finger?

-I dislike lonely bus rides.
-I'm not enjoying the past few days which is kinda stupid of me coz the weather is so lovely. (stupid thoughts, go away!!)
-I wish I'm like Spring. All bright, cheerful and colourful.

But today's an exception.

-Foggy in the morning - i love fogs for some reason, feels genting highland-ish
-sunny in the afternoon
-sat under the sun during lunch
-went to albert park after spanish for group discussion and sun-tanning at the same time

all these results into an uneven skin tone shermayne. Woohoo!
Mr.Sun have soaked up all my worries and unpleasant thoughts...i think?

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Now now, let me share with you something interesting my friend told me.
You might have heard of it before but I just find it so amazing. Don't know whether you would understand. Better to show u in person but ohh wellzzz....

Do you know why the wedding ring is placed on the 4th finger?
By the end of this, if my explanation is clear and you follow the instructions, you would know why.

First, place your palms together - front to front. Make sure the tips of your left hand fingers touch the tips of the right hand fingers.

Second, bend both the middle fingers inward. They represent yourself. Bending them inward signify strengthening your bond with your family.

Now, try separating the two thumbs apart. The thumbs represent parents. They can be opened because most parents will die before us and leave us behind.

Close up your thumbs. Then open your index finger. The index finger represents your siblings. One day, they will have their own family and will also leave us.

Now close your index finger and open up your little finger. The little finger represents your children. Sooner or later they will also leave their you for their own family.

Then, close up your little finger. Finally, try to open your fourth finger where you would put your wedding ring.

Cannot open right?? Hard lerrr.... This is because it represents husband and wife and they will be attached to each other for their whole life. Cool right??

However, if you try really hard to separate it, you can. This shows that if you want to break up with your husband/wife, it would be really difficult to do so as the bond you have with him/her is very strong.

Ok, that's it!! Have a nice day!!!! Hope tmrw and the day after tmrw, and the day after that and so on will be like today :)

Monday, September 25, 2006

random mission bay trip

Today's a very very sunny day. Woke up and decided not to go to uni. Didn't feel like it. Did lots of cleaning instead. Cleaned the toilet, did the laundry, washed the car, vacuumed the house. I realized cleaning the house is quite good, gives me things to do so I won't start thinking. After the cleaning, did a bit of study but my mind wasn't there. Was just looking outside the window, thinking.... what am i doing at home? so nice weather!!! Then.....Ding Dong! OoOo! txt from hweigjin asking if i wanted to go mission bay. I became so happy, got things to do!!!Of course say yes la!! It was very crowded, traffic was kinda heavy but I was so lucky to get a very nice parking spot. Enjoyed the sun, had two big yummy scoops of movenpick ice cream, played with yean's dog(so cute!!!!!!!! but i think it doesn't like me..always run away from me wan! only came near me when i had the ice cream:p), and just did passing with the rugby ball. It was good. I really needed it. Thank you SOOOO much hweigjin for the invite!! Really appreciate it!!!!!

Ok, you people have a great week yah!!!

Sunday, September 24, 2006

YingSwan's 18th Bday Surprise

Ok, i better start writing about yingswan's birthday before i forget and then no semangat to blog about it after that.... very good example is... my dunedin trip.... hehehehe... no more semangat to blog about it.. actually, that's done already but still haven't put pictures in. i'll get that done by the end of this year la!!

Anyhuuzz...Ying Swan's bday SURPRISE
The planning:
Two masterminds : Natalie and me. I'll just give you the link to the convo we had. So much easier for me. Hehehehehe.... This was on Saturday night, well, more like Sunday early morning.

The Sabotage Plan

On the day itself:
Happy 18th Birthday Ying Swan!!! Got a text from her saying she's going to buy herself a new top to wear for her dinner. Ohh no!!!! Tried persuading her the day before not to get a new top. Didn't work. She got a new top. Bahh! The plan must still go on since I already bought 24 eggs which are going to expire the next day. During dinner, we were still thinking whether to go ahead with the sabotaging. It has to coz I don't wna waste the eggs PLUS we have to do something to her so she can remember it for the rest of her life!!! Found out that Hulu Cat is close hence we decided to just tell her that Hulu Cat is open so we can still do the egg-ing outside Nat's place. Since darren didn't want to throw the eggs at her, managed to get yean and daniel to join the sabotage team and daniel can throw the first few eggs at her. Got better aiming skills than me.

After dinner....

"Ying Swan, I gotta go already. Parked my car at Parnell, have to start walking. I got Cinderella curfew. Happy Birthday!! Enjoy the rest of your night."
4 of us (me, yean, darren, daniel) waited in the car with all the ingredients all set out nicely in the back seat. When the time came, VROOM VROOM!! CharGEEEE!!!


Left to right: White n Black Swan, Swan trying to attack Daniel, Yean got raped by Swan
Swan with David(claiming he's the nice one n yet still got attacked) and Daniel(who contributed the most mess)
Left to right: Swan, me and Yean, Swan and Nat the photographer, Swan and Shen the video girl

The Masterminds with the Victim

You're a great sport, Swan!!!

i ponder....

To so many things right now...........

When?? Time's really running out.

On the other hand,
I'm pretty much a happy person today. Went to have a jog at the beach today and clear my head, breathe some fresh air. Had tiramisu cake for celest's birthday which made me even happier coz I really had cravings for cake during lunch today. Dinner was quite good too. And and.... ice cream after that *big wide grin on my face*

Nitey nitez everyone :D

Saturday, September 23, 2006

Happy 21st bday celest

Happy 21st Birthday Celest!!!
hope you have a great bday! Stay happy all the time...don't know u that well but u're one of the most happy-go-lucky person i ever met. May all ur wishes come true :D

OOoO!! the theme is WHITE!!! i'm really gonna dress for the theme tonight..wahahahhaa!!!!

Friday, September 22, 2006

*sigh*

no sports this weekend again..*sigh*
gym membership expiring this monday.. *sigh*
today's quite boring... *sigh*
wagged spanish today when i'm hvin a test next friday... *sigh*
i'm below average... *sigh*

gotta work harder already. feel so shitty. no chance in getting A- for medsci, everyone else is so smart.

don't think will have sports on wknds anymore. bluekk... not getting enough of exercise. feel so unhealthy.

so unfit. so tired on thursday. couldn't last an hour running around chasing the ball. can't wait for next thursday!!

2mrw must study already. hope hv good weather, really need to take a jog to the beach to clear my mind.

sunday maybe go gym in morning. my last chance to use my gym membership. then later, study.

GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE! Have a Great Weekend!

Thursday, September 21, 2006

happy 18th bday yingswan!

This is a wee bit late but ohh wellzzzz... This is specially for a good friend of mine that i met this year who just turned 18 a few days ago.....

Thanks for


- coming into this world in the same year as me and being younger than me :p.. ok larr.. I'll admit and give it to you larr...you may be younger but I'm more immature larr..hmph!!!
- skipping 7th form and come to uni instead – if you are still in 7th form, Iwon't be able to meet such an awesome person and I wouldn't even be writing this out. If I didn't know you, my lunch time would be so boring. I probably won't look forward to Sundays, won't be that active in UMSA and go for the events (it's true.. I always say... if you go, then only I go... hehehe.. I'm a follower).
- Embarrassing yourself so many times in front of me and let me make fun of you.. hehehe, more like I make fun of you but you don't get angry... hehehe,thanks larr!!!!
- Being my travelling buddy at Dunedin. You see, if it weren't for you, I most probably wouldn't go to Dunedin early and travel around first. Heck! I might not even go for Bersatu!!!!
- Always telling me you're going to do your assignment/study which makes me feel guilty for not doing mine hence making me go do some too!!! So hardworking larr you... Respect Respect!!!
- Blogging and keep me entertained
- Willing to teman me and do crazy things- MORE MORE MORE!! Must think of more things to do. I reckon' we should really stay a night in the airport next year when we go Christchurch. Wahahahaha!!!
- Meeting up with me for lunch most of the days so I won't be a loner and be bored during my break from 1-2.

Gosh!!! There's so many more things to thank you for but too many to list down. I'm just SUPER DUPER glad and thankful to have you as my friend. I can actually imagine my first year at uni without you. I'll be a loner and a lost kid who'll be so down everyday and still seeking for a group of people where I feel comfortable to be around with. I won't be able to sent out 333 texts msgs during the weekends, my phone will be very quiet and my weekends would be dead boring and I'll have nothing to look forward to. Life would be so mundane without you(wahlauu..sounds like some sort of lover to me or smth... don't simply interpret ar!). Hope you had a great 18th Birthday and sorry about the mess we made with your clothes. Hope the smell will wear off soon!!! Cheers to a great year ahead!!!!

nyehehehe... i just HAD to put this photo up.. sorry! hahahhaha!!! hope you like the present!!!!! and ooii!! no laughing in the library man! so bising!

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

sleepy sleepy sleepy. slept at 2.30 last night. woke up at 6 this morning. NEARLY dozed off when I was driving on the motorway to uni. Shucks man!! Definitely going to fall asleep in Spanish later. Didn't fall asleep in Medsci surprisingly. Coz I left my coursebook at my lab yesterday hence I use Assunta's coursebook and help her make notes coz she's sleepy as well. So yea..I guess I would feel guilty if I didn't take proper notes since it's her book and she kindly lent it to me. This results to me staying awake the whole lecture and didn't doze off AT ALL! She dozed off near the end of the lecture. Haha!WOooOTTtT! Felt so proud of myself. Maybe from now on I'll help people take notes, then Iwill not fall asleep.

Then, a question arised in my head: Does this mean I don't love myself? Ownnotes don't take properly, other people notes then do it properly. Why?Hmmnn..... something to ponder on. Gah! It's really true... I NEED to set my prorities right!!!!!!!!!

Monday, September 18, 2006

this week...

This week....

Monday: No class! woohoo!! slept in till 9.30. SYOKK!!!!! then went to uni later to try get some study done. end up meeting with swan and nat and start laughing. haha! i did managed to get some study done later on.

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Tuesday: normal classes. nearly fell asleep in spanish but didn't. got back spanish test. 91%! WOOTT!!! it's a 10% test hence 9.1%...lolx! lose 0.9% only eventhough it seems like i made so many mistakes....no wonder everyone says take spanish for general ed! sure won't fail...hell yea!!!

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Wednesday: DOM DOM DOM! Medsci 142 test!! Bluekk!!! First time I left early and yeaa...went to subway and grab dinner. Hehehehehe... tummy making noises during the test. Should be ok one la....

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Thursday: Wagged spanish coz I was falling asleep again on Wednesday. My mind always not in class, i figured, go for what right? I never wag before and Suad once said I should try wagging it so I'll be more awake the next time. Weird theory. Let's see if it works.

Went to K'rd with Swan instead. Met up with darren and had lunch at sri pinang. thanks for shouting us lunch!!! Later, Swan and I went shopping. K'rd have lots of dodgy shops lar...yuck! but didn't go in it.. went to an innocent looking shop to get her friend's present. they had cool stuff. walked around in it then.................. saw a section that sells dodgy stuff too..wahlau!!!

at 5, played indoor girls soccer. Wahh! haven't been exercising for ages! Felt so nice running around but then later got blisters. Don't know why. But yea, it was fun!! Suad saw me and she said :"good girl! u wagged spanish! u'll enjoy it tmrw!" lolx! i hope i do!


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Friday: kept on yawning non-stop... the consequences?The gum in my mouth fell out when I was yawning. SO embarassing. Could hear thegiggles behind me. Also, I missed the 1st hour of sports and society today. I thought today was Thursday. Usually on Thursday, I always have an hour break after medsci lecturebefore I catch the bus to Tamaki to go for my lecture. But today's Friday and Ihave a class at 10.30 at Tamaki and meant to catch the bus right after MEdsci.

So at 10.43a.m..... *ding dong* *checks phone*

Y rnt u @ class u bum! wagging huh?I still didn't click.

Even replied..

Ermm...it's only 10 sumthin. Class don't start till 11.30! haha! u're there soearly! Now u've gta wait for an hr there!

Aiyoo!! So malu!! She replied telling me it's Friday hence it's sportsci102, not 104. Haihhh!! So yea, missed one hour of class.
Spanish at 2. Had a feeling I'm gonna sleep but.. didn't!! haha! it worked man!!! I was paying full attention in class somemore. Hope the same thing will happen the next time.

AT 4, went to wellesley to have discussions for deco for malam merdeka. AIyo! malu man! I didn't know what songket is. All the while I was thinking songket is songkok. *sigh*
Dikir barat practice after that. I'm really musically retarded larr.... even simple things like coordinating my hands whilst singing also cannot do.

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Saturday: was invited to go to some KAC dinner thingy for free. Tempted to go. FREE mar!!! But yea, I already decided, today's family day. So long haven't spend time with family. Plus, dad came back on thursday. Sometimes I feel like we don't do things as a family anymore. If I'm in, my bro's not in. If my bro's in, I'm not. So today... the 4 all of us had jap for lunch. Eat till so full.

At night, still full from lunch. Didn't want to go out for dinner again but decided to go to just be around them.

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Sunday: Weird weird weather. Woke up at 7.30 and saw blue blue sky. Came out of shower then it started to rain. Go up for breakfast and then the sun came out. Left the house and then it rained. Dropped brother off at Short st and it started to shine. Parked at rec centre and started to rain. Go to level zero to do my work and then it started to shine. one hour later went to rec centre to meet swan and started to rain...... need i say more???

No Sports Sunday today hence we organized an outing to Auckland Domain. only 6 of us (me, swan, yin, shaun, darren and jeremy) turned up. Guess the rest are still sleeping in bed. Played touch. Should have worn shoes, so difficult to run. But hehehee... we (me, darren, jeremy) won!! hahaha!! i didn't do much. weakest link. lolx!! it was fun. laugh so much. very good very good.

after that, we ROLLED down the hill!!!!!! it was awesome!!! so funny also.. lolx!!! the feeling for me was very good. felt so care-free and worry-free. like nothing matters anymore. all the worries and thoughts just disappeared. must have rolled out my head whilst i was rolling down. the feeling was.......undescribable man!!! I suppose it's like kindy kids where they go to playgroud and just play. have no worries at all. I guess it's that kind of feeling that I had after rolling down. Good therapy session man! Free somemore!

But......Yingswan, jeremy and darren got pretty sick after that. Sorry!! i felt so bad for suggesting the rolling down the hill idea after seeing u all not feeling well. Sorry sorry!!! Especially yingswan! poor girl. went to rasa sayang and couldn't each much. haihhh.sorry sorry!!! but yea...thanks for doing it man!!!! i wouldn't do it alone... haha!

Went to uni after that to do assignment. fell asleep halfway. eeek! only done 3 sections. 3 more sections to go. Dinner after that at Grand Park at Alexandra's Park. Mum's friend's bday and anniversary. Two peking duck!!! wahhh! eat till so syok...but yea, there were so many of us. That's the only dish I like coz I was quite full from lunch and also still sleepy. Dessert was pao with lotus paste and chocolate cake. the pao was good. the cake, well, deco was good but the taste....not that WOW!

Now, i'm here blogging. Should go to sleep already. Tomorrow, I mean today, is gonna be a busy day! Sorry no pictures in this post. So many words instead. Next post next post....

HAVE A great Week Everyone!!!!

Happy 18th Bday Swannie Swan Swan!!!!!!!! I'll blog tmrw again to dedicate a post to u lar...wahhahahaa.... then i'll get u!! u'll be mine!!!

Saturday, September 16, 2006

Guess what??? My blog turns 3 today!!! Happy Birthday!!!! Man, I'm so thankful for having this blog. It keeps me occupied and let me spill out all my crap in here and let the whole world reads it. Haha!! Attention-seeker :p It also lets me let out my feelings when I really cannot hold it inside (ok, so not all my feelings larrr... i do have some privacy ok...hehe). Gosh! We've shared so much together and my blog is the only thing that listens to me and don't talk back and remembers EVERY single word I say. It stores everything I say to it for 3 whole years!! It knows me the best. From my up and down days to the crazy thoughts and ideas that goes on in this little head of mine. It keeps me entertained when I'm bored, allows me to post up crazy pictures and everytime when I go back to those posts, it'll make me laugh (yes, i make myself laugh ok...). I love you Bloggie!!!! Happy Birthday!!! Thanks for hearing all my crap and there would be more to come!!! I'll give you a new blogskin when I have the time. You'll understand, you know I'm busy. hehehehehe...

Monday, September 11, 2006

happy belated father's day.

My radio alarm rang at 7.30 this morning and I lay in bed till 9.30 listening to the radio. Heard this song and realized today's 9-11!! Sad song larr...poor little girl, no more dad. The little girl's voice is so cute and so sad at the same time. She's so innocent, sucks how she lost her dad due to the 9-11 incident. Feel so sad for her.

Go to http://content.mediaworks.co.nz/radio/theedge/audio/911tribute.mp3 to listen to it if you want. Very touching. It's quite sad tho so if you don't want to feel sad, don't listen to it. hehehehe....

I heard the song last year as well and it also moved me. Now every single time I listen to the song, it will actually remind me of how lucky I am, to still have my dad with me. Man! I can't imagine a world without my dad. Who's gonna be there to guide me? Love me? What would my childhood be like if I didn't have him? Ok, now's actually a good time to show my appreciation for my dad since I haven't actually sit down and blog on how much I love him. I didn't do it on Father's Day, be it Msia father's day or NZ's Father's day(last sunday).We tend to take things(and people in this case) for granted in life and only start appreciating them when they are not with us anymore. But I don't want that to happen. I want to realize it now and then start showing how much I appreciate him and be thankful for still having him. Because without my dad, I won't be able to:

- get a goodnight hug and kiss from him
- celebrate father's day
- say "bye bye papa, love you, have a nice day" before i leave the house
- have someone to kacau and wrestle with when i'm bored (i can do that with my bro but sometimes he don't layan, dad always layan =D)
- put my cold hands on my dad's face during winter and start laughing
- just calling "papa" and then get a reply from him and then i would say "nothing!!" for fun
- listen to lame comments/excuses that dad would make during dinner time and laugh at it
- learn how to drink wine and know my limit ( 3 glasses is my limit, had a tough time doing the dishes after that. dizzy dizzy. i'm terrible.)
- save heaps of money on driving lessons
- have a education in NZ and do the course I'm doing now

The list can go on but I shall stop here. Till next Father's Day la... Happy Belated Father's Day Dad!!!
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And for the crocodile hunter fans out there... here's a tribute song for him done by The Morning Madhouse from The Edge. Heard it in the morning as well some time between 7.30-9.30 also. His lil' girl also lost her daddy!!! *sigh* What a way to start my day huh?

Saturday, September 09, 2006

holiday's ending

Holiday is coming to an end... so fast!! hardly done anything and it's back to school already. *sigh* medsci 142 test this wednesday. 28% and i still have heaps to do. Started on it on thursday and I'm not even halfway through. Me and my last minute-ness in EVERYTHING. Mum's right, i've gotta get my priorities right. When will I learn? When? When? Still haven't decide which uni to go to for exchange next year's semester 2. After my test this Wednesday, I'm gonna do something about it already before the nagging starts again. Hope I'll keep to my word this time.

Highlight of this 2 week break? Ermmm... I'm actually quite proud of myself coz I settled the whole accident thing by myself :D. Ok, not the money part la... not my money larrr.. but yea... I got the price down from 1136 all the way to 600. All those bargaining experience at petaling street do come in handy :p. Bargained with the car shop ppl, asked the indian fella to pay some. Heeheee... as for my car, 500. It's all good now, all fixed. No more worries. Phew!! gotta be careful next time.

I also learnt that if you cry, you actually can get some sympathy and people won't be harsh on you. If you hide it all and just keep it to yourself and put on a strong face, you'll even get more shit. Wahlauuu.. not a good thing la.... what now? next time i just cry if i want something? no right? cannot cannot. This accident really built up a lot of tension between my mom and I. That's what i felt the whole holidays. Even things that's not related to car also she scold. Bahh!!! Important thing is, it's all sorted out and it's all good. Thank goodness everything's back to normal already. How? Tears. I couldn't handle it already yesterday. Car all fixed but then she wasn't happy with something then complain complain. I just yelled: " Enough already la... you think I no feelings? whole week scold scold scold. u think i'm not affected by the accident at all? I am!! I just didn't want to show it and throw a tantrum. I put on a strong face but I'm feeling very bad inside the whole time. Today I finally sort everything out then you come and complain again. Everything I do also it's never right." then, i cried. This happened when I was driving. And, had to go to post office after that to renew the car license.. with my red, swollen eyes. so malu!!! Later, mom came and apologized to me. She realized she was being a bit too harsh on me (i think she only realized it when i cried.. see, tears work...yes? no?). But maybe I also too much, felt so bad for yelling at her. Felt so rude. She was just doing it for my own good, teaching me. So yeaa.. it's all good now. *lets out a great big sigh of relief :D* Mom, I love you and I'm sorry for being rude.


This holidays could have been better but just unlucky that the accident happened hence my heart and mind wasn't fully in a relaxed, happy mode. Perhaps that could explain my horrible tummy ache and diarrhoea this week too? Haha!!

So sad tomorrow no super sports sunday. Can't end the holiday with sports and laughter. So sad. And I'll be at uni instead. Hopefully studying from 10-6 since my brother's going to go uni as well. Ohh wellzz..... time to work hard anyway and not everything will always go the way I want it to be. Live with it and still enjoy it!!!! Nitey nite...

Smile!
Don't Worry, Be Happy for Worrying is like sitting on a rocking horse. It keeps you occupied but will get you no where. ehehehe... saw that at the back of a lorry. It made me smile =D

Friday, September 08, 2006

mean but good

i posted my ball pictures up on my msn space and asked if my makeup sucks.... THEN, a very "nice" friend of mine said.....

Siew Aun says:
u look bad in makeup - wahh! first person saying that to me in my face :D but coming from him, it's not really surprising...

Sher Mayne says:
lolxxx

Sher Mayne says:
so mean

Sher Mayne says:
but nvm..i dun put make up all the time anyway

Siew Aun says:
my fren say ur shoulder very broad

Sher Mayne says:
what to do? like that already lor...

Siew Aun says:
dont wear shoulder revealing clothes

Sher Mayne says:
lolxxxx
i shld go for shoulder surgery

Sher Mayne says:
my friends also say i got broad shoulders... used to it already la


Siew Aun says:
they say urs really obvious

Siew Aun says:
train long distance somore la

Siew Aun says:
hahahhaha

Sher Mayne says:
haihhhh

Sher Mayne says:
is it THAT obvious?

Sher Mayne says:
i very disproportionate la

Siew Aun says:
they say u look like transexual - rofl!!!!! i want to fly all the way to christchurch and stranggle all of them whoever they are!!! kidding kidding... i'm not that mean... :p

Siew Aun says:
sorry if its abit mean - A BIT?? u lucky i know u for a long time.

Sher Mayne says:
u got so mean friends

Sher Mayne says:
but u know i'm not a trans

Siew Aun says:
with that make up quite scarry lor

Siew Aun says:
seriously


in conclusion:
- i shouldn't wear make up coz i look ugly and i look like a transexual!!!!!! rofl!!!
- i can get a job at k'rd by putting make up on? haha!!
- my shoulders..... *sob**sob* didn't know it's THAT bad... someone chop it off please!!!
- whoever goes to christchurch will become mean mean people

now, don't you just love constructive criticism?? wahahahaahahaa

Thursday, September 07, 2006

cheers steve irwin!

Crikey!!!!
Yes, we will all miss you. You've been a great entertainer and educator, for both the young and the old. When I was young, after tuition, I used to grab a big bowl of ice cream, sit in front of the tele and watch The Crocodile Hunter and be amazed with it. Man, what are all the little kids that comes home from tuition gonna watch now? I think MSN should make a crocodile icon just for Mr.Crocodile hunter, Steve Irwin.

Sunday, September 03, 2006

good good day

A week ago, it was the ball. A rather hectic Sunday. Hectic but enjoyable at night.

This Sunday, it was fun, relaxing and enjoyable. Really enjoyed today.
Body clock woke me up at 7.30am, looked out the window and I saw blue blue sky and sunny Mr.Sun. Teehee!! Got so happy, but then went back to sleep a lil while more with a big wide smile on my face. Then phone alarm woke me up at 8am. Did the laundry (after sooooooooo long!) and then showered then off to city for Super Sports Sunday!!

10-11.30: Netball
11.30-1: Volleyball

Fun fun fun!!! Haven't played for two weeks already. Too bad I wasn't on the winning team(got a bit geram at some point... hehehe...) but it's all good coz I finally had my dosage on sports and laughter and worry-free :D WeeeEeeEETTT!!!!

Later, lunch time!! This time, no Rasa Sayang. Nyehehehee... it's all the way to EASTSIDE. 7 of us- Me, Swan, Zaf, Weien, Darren, Henry and Sheng. Went to Penang Cuisin
e at Howick. My 4th time there this week. Lolx!!! Don't know why this time I couldn't finish my meal. Maybe coz getting a wee bit jelak on it already. 4 times!! Darren wanted to pay for my meal but lucky fella, aunty treat me instead since I bring so many ppl. Haha!!


Yingswan looks like she's feeding Darren!! Open up! Haha!! and henry got a praise from the aunty saying he leng chai


Sheng and Weien with the Large Yee Mee


Zaf never finish her food :p hehehehehe

After that, went to the beach....
First, we went to the dairy and got ice cream...


Cookies n Cream Rox!!!


Sheng, Weien, Henry - each had different flavours

Then, it was a walk along the beach and taking photos... funny photos...ahh!!!!


Ermmm... eastern beach taichi??

mer-darren?


The cool bunch


The Cute Bunch (more like the shy looking bunch coz had some ppl walking by when we were taking that photo and they were staring at us! haha)

Next, we decided to do the jumping in the air thing.....


Testing testing... first try...we were too fast....


Second try...Henry mis-counted the number of blinks so some of us not prepared....


WeeeeEee!! Success!!!! Where's Sheng jumping to?

Ahhhh!! Had a wonderful time with a wonderful bunch of friends. Didn't mind the driving to the east, then back to city then back to the east at all. It was definitely worth it. What a great way to end the weekends :D

Now, I shall go to bed early. No school tomorrow but getting kinda sleepy already. Have a great week everyone!!!!


Saturday, September 02, 2006

yucky feeling

wahhh....today felt so crappy when i woke up. No, not emotionally crappy. Come to think about it, I rather be emotionally crappy coz today wasn't a good feeling at all. Quite torturing. Spent the whole day in bed tossing and turning. Get out of bed, then headache and tummy feels weird. Plus, stupid flu still not yet gone.

Mum blended one whole piece of ginger to extract the juice, added some honey and gave it to me. Drank it and my tummy and throat was burning. Went back to bed after that. Woke up around 6 and throat felt so much better and not coughing anymore. Voice still sounds flu-ish. Went out for dinner coz mom don't feel like cooking. I didn't feel like going out but still went anyway. Halfway during dinner, I felt so uncomfortable. Thank goodness my instinct of i-think-i
m-going-to-puke arrived in time. Went to toilet right in time!!! Man!! If not, I would embarass myself so badly and they would have to clean up after me. So paiseh.

What's in my puke? Last night's dinner!!! Mushrooms in it as well as the rice. Lolx!!! Also got today's dinner which was just beans. Ok, this is gross but hehehehehee..... Feel so much better after that. Must be indigestion I suppose. Mom said my body's too tired from the last few weeks and finally took its toll on me. Thank goodness it's all good now :D Gosh!! What a day!!!! Now, I'm wide awake. Cannot sleep. Gahh!!!!!

Can't wait for tmrw!!! Super Sports Sunday!!! WeeeEeeEEE!!!

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*Edit- Audrey's Bday
It was last night. So good. First time attending a dinner where there's a theme. The theme- Sex in the City. Didn't really know what to wear. Asked peiyun and she said:" aiyerr.. as long as u
dress up looking sexy or dress up and look like u're in new york, can already." haha!! Wahhhh.. i dn't even kno how to dress up looking like that. Hence, I decided to dress up good and it would be all good. Put some effort in. Hehehehee..

Went and meet Audrey and Cynthia up at 3 in the city. Had a late lunch and then to smith and caughey's coz audrey wanted to get stockings. Later, met up with yingswan and then.....juice!! Tank juice! wahhahaha.. i haven't had that since........berfore BERSATU!!! but yea, i got a wee bit greedy and got a full tank. haha! nvm, still managed to finish it.

Went back to cynthia's place to get ready and dress up. Kesian the birthday girl who had to rush to get ready as we were running late. Audrey!! you still looked great!!!!!! And...we made it in time!!!


Had dinner at St.Tropez, a french restaurant at Parnell.

French restaurant...meaning..... got snails!!! MmMmMMMmm..escargot!! Yummy!! look at audrey and jeanette's faces at the back... got that yeeeeee look...haha!!

my main meal which half of it ended up in my puke the next day...haha!!!!!


and that's me and the bday girl- Ms. Audrey. Woott!! Happy bday!!

After dinner, it was back to cynthia's place where the cameras start coming out again and..... cam-whoring!! lolxxx!!! too many to put up...

here's one of them.... the crazy look? yes? no? i also don't know what look it's meant to be..... damn blur...

hahahaha!! i see this pic i cannot stop laughing...that's when we decided to invade darren's room and take pictures on his bed and suddenly....he came home and found us in his room...lolx!!! everyone started running out...haha!!


Had cake after that and then had to go home and the clock strikes twelve. Actually, meant to reach home by 12 but only left the place at 12. Reached home, mom and bro were asleep already. Phew!! I think if mom's still awake, she'll probably start scolding me. I already felt guilty but.... once in awhile marr....haha!!!! All in all, it was a great night. Thanks audrey for the invite. good experience for me, first time going to a theme-ed birthday dinner. very fun. Hope you enjoyed it and make full use of that whistle next year!! haha!!

Friday, September 01, 2006

Spring and happy bday audrey!

Someone just made my day by sending me a txt all the way from msia for no special reason....was rather random and the msg made me smile.... yes, i can't wait to see you too and i miss you too!! thanks for the msg whoever you are! but no thanks for not leaving ur name and made me waste 20 cents to reply to ask who you are... lolxx!!!! kidding kidding!!! u're still awesome!

Anyhuuuzzzz.....

PINCH AND A PUNCH ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH to all of you AND NO RETURNS!!!

nyehehehehheheee.... and and... HELLO SPRING!!!! OooOoOoOO!!!

i'm so thankful to have this view when i look out of my window when i wake up

beautiful flowers accompanied with blue blue sky....ahh!! enjoy while it last...come summer and the whole tree will be green, no more flowers...dno why..... and come winter, botak!!

Now now.... a birthday shout-out to Ms. Audrey!!! woootttTtT!! Happy Birthday Girl!!!

I want to take this opportunity to thank this great woman here for...

- having so much patience with me in netball
- not giving up on me and believing in me
- building up my confidence
- spending 8 bucks per hour just to coach a few of us on some wednesdays.
- teaching me how to accept criticism and learn from my mistakes
- giving me extra training sessions on fridays at windmill courts. eventhough it was only 3 or 4 of us, i still looked forward to them and i had heaps of fun!! You made it fun and I really learnt a lot!! Still hv more to learn from you!! Next year!! Next year!!!! WEeeeeEeEE!!
- spending your free time coaching the whole team eventhough you didn't go for the Games. You're so committed and cared for us. I really respect and look up to you for that. If it's me, I won't be bothered using my free time doing that. Man!!! You're so awesome!!!
- introducing TANK juice to me.I really owe it to you!!!!

I really appreciate what you've done and you mean a lot to me!!!!! Girl, YOU ROCK!!!!!!! Hope you have a wonderful birthday!!!!!!!