Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Epilogue

2008 was the year of change.

We all finished school, left the uniforms behind..

And went our separate ways.

Met new friends...

And still forged close bonds with long-time friends.

Had ups

Downs

And everything in between.


Then a few left the island..

Learned to live on our own.

Each of us experienced different things.

Some fun,

Some not so fun. (that was on of several journeys aboard the KTM train during peak hours)

Raced against time to study for tests, complete projects, submit applications and finish all those worry-inducing matters...

We're still the same in some ways but the 12 months spent out of school has changed us in some ways. I believe that 2009 will bring new experiences, lessons and most importantly hope for us all.

Happy New Year everyone!

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Wheeeeeeee!

It is done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*inserts MADD bunny emoticon*

Now on to enjoy the remnants of the two-month long break.

Monday, December 29, 2008

Rendezvous

On this very fine Awal Muharram day, 20 girls met up at Salsas Restaurant for lunch. T'was another Class of 2007 gathering (albeit on a smaller scale) like the one we had earlier this year. Don't you ever wonder if guys do this whole meeting-up-on-a-large-scale thing? =P

And so, the very pretty Jas was my driver of the day. No worries people, no human beings were harmed on the way there.

Once there, we proceeded to wait for the rest...With chatter going on at full speed of course. And then out came cameras aplenty.



The Fantastic 4 minus one. Somehow the group never seems to be complete. Last time round, it was Jas and now we're missing Denise. Maybe that's the reason for Aimy's long face..or maybe she's upset that she got pulled into a photo. Haha.

Lookie! I got an 'F'! F for spagethi. =D
I must say, Salsas was very organized. They gave us little little cards (like the one above) which represented the different main courses we were having. No confusion. =)

Pumpkin soup with some herb for garnish. Some pungent herb it was. Blehh. Though my unrefined tastebuds cannot identify what it was. =P

My seafood spaghetti in tomato based sauce.

Irene's pan seared salmon. Nice.

Aimy's spaghetti carbonara.

Jas's grilled chicken with asparagus.

More asparagus! How coincidental that there was wacky conversation with some friends about asparagus yesterday and today i tried it...and i didn't like it.

Pat chose the dory fish. Notice the small orange-y blobs on the far end of the plate. We couldn't tell what it was. Looked like fish roe but tasted funny. Heheh.

And this is dessert! Vanilla ice-cream, pudding and cake.

Then it was off to New World Park to continue with our sembang-ing. Of course we couldn't hole up at Salsas the whole afternoon considering the amount of sound MGS girls make and how peeved the manager was. Hahaha.


A must-have family photo of us kids and 'mummy'. AHAHAHAHA.

We spent a good five hours in total today. =) Meeting up is always so much better than just reading blogs or having virtual conversations. It just doesn't feel that real.
I guess the next time we all come together again will be a few years down the road since more people are leaving this tiny island next year.

Edit: Go here to read a nicer version of the gathering. =) Jas tells it much much nicer..and she mentioned things i wanted to say but didn't know how. Flair for words. Go figure.

Friday, December 26, 2008

Niche

Guess what?
I have found my niche in the art department!!
Really wan.

I can make stuff out of clay. =)
Never mind that i can't draw, paint or do anything else related to art.
But i can make clay...uhm...mini figures. =P
Really wan!
I show pictures IF i get them k?

I played with those art clay thingies in Maylyn's house and wa-lah!
I discovered i can do something apart from looking at others do their thing.
Love the clay that Maylyn has. It's like the Play-Doh i never had. ^^
It didn't need any baking, which was the best part. Cause i'd prolly blow up something if it needed baking. Which would be bad. Nyahahaha.

So if my chemical engineering career doesn't turn out, i know what alternative to take.
Clay figurine souvenir shop. HAHA. Of course must join venture with other artsy people or else i kenot survive on my own. Heee.

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Believing

"Those who sow in tears will reap in songs of joy."

Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone!
May you all step into the uncharted waters of 2009 with HOPE.
=)

Saturday, December 20, 2008

*snip snip*


Wa sudah potong rambut.
I think i look like a secondary school kid again.
=P

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Jingle bells

Christmas is coming.
And it's not just about the Santas, reindeers or Christmas trees.

Goodwill to men.
Love.
Joy.
Celebration.

=)

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Sports

Yesterday.
I learned (somewhat) how to play squash.
And i proceeded to whack my guru, Maylyn in the face with the racket.
Yep. Between the brows.
Felt extremely bad.

I think that will be the first and last of my squash days. =P
Unless people are not afraid of being near a dangerous racket-wielding person like me.

So. Anyone up for badminton?
I promise to hit the shuttlecock and not human bodies. ^^
HAHAHAHA.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Sound of Music

Well, Jazz Fest 08 was fun. =)
I had the good company of 6 other people that night, namely Bobby, Caroline, Gareth, Ian, Maylyn and Yuen Chern. Some of us got the Jazz Fest shirts ^^ and some made dents in their pockets from the pricey food.

I think i have a thing for vocalists.
Last year it was the Idea of North quartet. This year it's Adibah Noor. Home grown talent. =)
She has such a lovely deep voice. ^^


And this other band from Hungary called DJABE was good.

Their bassist had superb fingers which practically flew all over his instrument. *kowtows* His improvisation was extremely long but extremely pleasing to the ears.

And this is Steve Hackett. He played with the DJABE group.
A pro guitarist who likes to act cool. Think Horatio from CSI:Miami. But i suppose being so accomplished allows you to have your own idiosyncrasies. Hee.

There are other groups too, but my report will end here.
Malas dah.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Word game

It's harder than it looks! Copy and paste to your own journal, erase my answers, and add your own. Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real places, names and/or objects, but nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person you got this from has the same 1st initial. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question. And have fun with it!

4 LETTER WORD: Kind
BOY NAME: Kenneth
GIRL NAME: Karyn (cause it's and awesome name)..Ok lo, Karen.
OCCUPATION: Kangaroo IS an occupation. Haha.
A COLOR: Kryptonite. ^^ brilliant, yes? Hee.
SOMETHING YOU WEAR: Kaftan
BEVERAGE: Kiwi juice
FOOD: Kelp
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Ugh..Kanebo cosmetics?
A PLACE: Kazakhstan
REASON FOR BEING LATE: fly Kite.
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Kine! (its archaic English for cows/cattle) Yeah, i randomly googled the word. Hahaha.

Its very hard to find words begining with 'K' ok.

Cleared

Good riddance, you ebil green blob.
=D


Lynn cooked lotus root soup today. Another item off my Food List. Heeee. ^^
She's gonna be one awesome mama in future. And YOU know it, Lynn.
She cares, she listens, she hugs, she cooks, she sews, she cleans, she designs, she creates, she draws, she takes photos (thank you for the photos!). And she's MY FRIEND. =DD
Plus! She thinks the cookies and cake were nice.
I <3 you! =)

Gonna post all the paper documents of the uni app tomorrow.
*gulps* There's no turning back now.
Full speed ahead!

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Silence

Stupid stupid stupid green monster.
I. Don't. Like. You.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Cooking Day

Today marked Karyn's maiden baking event. Yes, i kid you not. I have never baked before up until this afternoon. And NO, i did not BREAK anything much less screw anything up. Heee.

Between the four people (Gareth, Yuen Chern, Maylyn, Karyn), we managed to do spaghetti carbonara, butter cake, green pea cookies and oat cookies. =DDD
At some points, it felt like i was the intruder. Being the most un-kitchenwise person there.

Anyone wanna teach me more skillz? =P
So that i will at least have some skillz when i leave for US.

Signing off,














I think i can make this my signing off signature for future blog posts.
Whatcha think? =P
It's Kiran's artistic impression of me. With red hair. Hahaha.