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Jun 9, 2010; 10:53 PM

A cosy, peaceful and happy family should never be taken for granted.

May 14, 2010; 11:13 PM

my 1st formal interview.

if you ask me to sum it up in one word, i would say SCARY.
hahaa, okok im not a scaredy cat k. afterall, its my 1st!

three interviewers, including the caucasian boss.
their tones were polite but i guess i dint reali do a good job in answering the questions. i did my homework, but still not quite enough.
just got to wait if theres any news of the 2nd round.

heres smth i take away:

You may fumble on your first try. You may even feel stupid because you are so fresh from the oven. You may say things which appear to others that you are just trying to make smth out of nothing. But its really OKAY! Everyone has been through this. Its just so true, gaining interview experiences is good because you'll only get better each time!

May 7, 2010; 11:35 PM

'I Hate My Mother'

My mom only had one eye. I hated her...she was such an embarrassment.

She cooked for students and teachers to support the family.
There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me.
I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me?
I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out.

The next day at school, one of my classmates said, "EEE, your mom only has one eye!"
I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear.
So I confronted her that day and said, "If you're only gonna make me a laughing stock, why dont you just die?!!!"

My mom did not respond...
I didnt even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger.
I was oblivious to her feelings.
I wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with her.

So I studied real hard, got a chance to go to Singapore to study.
Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own.
I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts.

Then one day, my mother came to visit me.
She hadnt seen me in years and she didnt even meet her grandchildren.
When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at her for coming over uninvited.
I screamed at her, "How dare you come to my house and scare my children!"
"Get out of here! Now!!!"

And to this, my mother quietly answered, 'Oh, I'm so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address," and she disappeared out of sight.

One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house in Singapore. So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After that reunion, I went to the old shack which was my childhood home just out of curiosity.

My neighbours said that she has passed away.
I did not shed a single tear.
They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have:

My dearest son,

I think of you all the time. I'm sorry that I came to Singapore and scared your children. I was so glad when I heard you are coming for the reunion.

But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you.

I'm sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up.

You see...when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye.

As a mother, I couldnt stand watching you having to grow up with one eye.

So I gave you mine.

I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye.

With my love to you,
Your Mother

-- story extracted from The Straits Times --

Apr 24, 2010; 2:59 PM

i slept barely 4hrs lastnite, not because i was revising.
ironically, i went to bed at ~1030pm since i know i have to wake up at 7am on the following day for my 1st paper. no easy feat for me hahaa, because my usual waking up time is 9-10am!

shut my eyes and tried to sleep. yet my brain was still in active mode! tinkin abt e materials for the module. then i figured that i should just go and sleep. tink of nothing, eyes closed. stilll conscious after 15mins! this lasted until..i guess 12am? slipped into slumber until the rain came at abt 4+ or 5+..woke me up! cant go back to sleep again. started to refresh the materials another time. this time, it got me anxious cus i tot of smth which i forgot to revise. a soft-copy assignment solution. -_-" but i stayed on bed till 620pm b4 waking up to use com to revise the solution. eyes alittle pain. then prepared for school.

EXAM JITTERS??
i've taken countless exams! why like this? SHIT. probably this module mus know quite a number of techniques.

nwae the paper is over now. tough. plus my careless mistakes. haii, gone. just pray HARD i'll pass! zz..

Apr 7, 2010; 12:58 AM

A SUNNY DAY,
SUNNY MOOD!

after 30 odd years, shes finally BACK on the wheels!

yet, shes doing so well at it!! :))

been a loooong time since she last heard the waves..

mummy is obviously ageing.. :(

'带眼镜会不会比较好看一点?'
LOL, cute in her old granny glasses!

when she cant fight against the gravity! :p

we sat down and watched the planes fly..
'这些飞机好像可以捉的 hor? 这样低'.
'haha 因为我们靠近 Changi 嘛, 这些飞机要降下来了'.

mummy love!! :))

Mar 7, 2010; 12:39 PM

Alice in Wonderland (3D) fares worse than expected, in my opinion!!
i almost dozed off a couple of times thruout the 2-hr movie!
i returned home so much LATER than i tot! e initial plan was to pator till ~4pm & go home do FYP. but...things dint go as planned. i reach home at ~9.30PM. hohoho!!! considerin we have not hang out like this for a looooonng time, i shall not feel guilty! :p

YAY!
Professor Layton 'll b coming on show on 12 Mar!! feels refreshing that it'll b screened on a much BIGGER scale, as compared to playin it on the small DS screen. hohoho! :))

back to FYP.
glad all's ending soon! ^^

Feb 21, 2010; 11:49 PM

break's over! back to school in.. 12hrs time.
but im not done w my revision yet!!!

owells, i had an njoyable CNY this yr! probably becus i get to talk to more cousins whom i seldom talk to previously! amazing how we can talk for hours when it actually feels like mins :)

also, i went to chinatown agn for cheap buys on CNY eve! with my cutie & his parents this time. not as much buys this yr, but a nice experience sitting w him at the back of his dad's lorry, njoyin e breeze and playing childhood games and LOLing~ :))

wahhaa~ i feel random!!
a sad news to end this entry - 2dae my DS dropped and the bottom screen is spoilt!!! sending it for repair soon, probably ~$50! BOO.

when is HDB launching more BTO flats in the west...........

ok, end of randomness.