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Stuff I did today:

1. Cut 68 apples in 90 minutes. Record for most number of apples cut in one sitting.

2. Make more gingerbread coins. Made almost 300 today. Adding those I made since Monday, I must have made more than 600. I'm rich! Haha.

3. Made button cookies for gingerbreadmen. Almost 200 also. Including those yesterday, about 400 in total.

And I asked chef why we cannot sit.

His answer... Because if we sit, we will fall asleep. Like in school, they will fall asleep once they sit down. -_-"

It's the second day of work and the both of us are getting the hang of things.

Today, I wrapped cupcakes, prepared fruit cakes and made chocolate pound cake!

We had to squeeze the pound cake mixture into the sall containers and it was a complete mess! But the cakes still came out fine anyway.

Then later, 2 chefs - I think they are the head chefs or something - came into the pastry kitchen. Initially, Zhang Lan said she wanted to take leave this Thursday because she had to help out at the senior dinner and dance. She even bought her gown! But the 2 chefs said the president was coming on Thursday and there was lots of stuff for us to do. So in the end, she couldn't go!

But the thing is, are we really that important? Can't they cope without us? Hmm...

Anyway, for dinner, there was nasi lemak. It was nice, but I still miss my Mum's dinner since I always have dinner at home usually.

After dinner, at 6, we started making cookies. Zhang Lan made coconut cookies and they came out perfect! It was so beautiful, just like it was done by any other chef in the kitchen.

Looks like we're really catching up.

For me, I coated a biscuit stick in chocolate, then put peanuts on it. Just like a giant pocky. Haha. And it was so fun and easy to do so I was really happy.

While we were making the cookies, another chef gave us log cake to eat! It's because these log cakes couldn't be sold tomorrow so they were brought back to the kitchen. It was soooooo nice! I've never tasted nicer log cake.

The cream was nice, not too milky and there was a little mango taste although I'm not sure was there any mango added. Haha. That mad eme so happy. I also don't know why...

After I finished the giant pocky sticks, I made the gingerbread coin, like the one I made yesterday, just that this one is smaller.

And I was also very happy because the cookies came out so nicely too.

I also got the hang of using the roller. Now, my dough comes out flat and not as broken as yesterday's . Haha. So happy.

We finished baking at around 9.30 then went to the cafeteria for a drink before going back.

There wasn't anyone in the cafeteria so we tried a little of all the drinks that were there.

All in all, I felt very satisfied today. And I'm looking forward to going to work again tomorrow.

I just have one question... Why do chefs stand and not sit? - because my legs are aching terribly...

It's my first day of work! I was both excited and scared in the morning.

I had to repost at 12.40 am today. Seems like the working time is 1 to 9pm instead of 3 to 11pm. Phew! Luckily... I was so worried that I would have to take cab home if I missed the last train.

When we first reached the hotel, we were given our locker key and name tag. The name tag is so cool! I hope we get to keep it even after we leave.

In the female locker room, there were showering rooms, washrooms and lockers. And a lot of girls just changed at the locker area. It was nice though, cos it felt more homely. Zhang Lan and I changed in the washrooms. Shy la, not used to changing in front of other people.

After changing, we went to the pastry kitchen and were introduced to the chefs.

They're all very nice people but in the beginning, it was quite awkward because we haven't really warmed up to each another yet.

Our first job was to make gingerbread men! So fun right? Haha.

The dough was already made. We just had to take it out from the chiller room which was really cold and nice. Then we had to roll the dough using the machine. After that, use the cutter to cut out the shape of the gingerbread men. Bake it in the oven, then it's done!

I didn't think they would let us make food on our first day. I thought we would just stand one side, and help the chef take the butter, sugar or whatever he needs. But I was really excited because the gingerbread men we made were actually taken out for customers to eat! Haha. So happy.

I also made gingerbread coin. It's almost the same as the gingerbreadmen, just that it's a circle and with 3 almonds positioned in the "mercedes" shape.

Then we also grated the lemon peel and squeezed some icing to stick the "buttons" on the gingerbreadmen. Really fun!

And the people were realy nice too! They kept telling us that if we were tired, we could always go to the cafeteria to take a break. There was a lot of teasing among the guys too. It was so nice!

And one guy said that the best thing about working in the kitchen is that you get to eat whatever you want!

It's true! We ate gingerbreadmen, cookies, chocolates, scones and something with jelly and strawberries. It was just heavenly!

Most of the people working in the kitchen are guys. Wonder why most chefs are guys, but there are more housewifes than househusbands. Wonder which gender is better at cooking. Haha.

One guy even said that Zhang Lan and I made gingerbread tortises instead of gingerbread men! Because when we had to put the cut out gingerbreadmen on the baking tray, they somehow went out of shape. Some were taller, fatter or just had an arm shorter than the other! Haha.

For dinner, we had some noodles, fish and vegetables. The food there for the staff was free. How nice! And whenever you want, you can just go to the cafeteria to take a break. It just makes everything seem so homely!

I really love working at Conrad hotel. The people are so nice! The food is nice! And the job itself is nice!

Really makes me want to work as a chef in future! It seems like such a nice job!

The only setback is the aching legs. I stood all day, from 1 to 9pm. A whole 8 hours! This is even worse than swimming training.

But at the end of the day, it's all worth it. It's so enjoyable working there that I was so happy and smiling all the way home on the MRT.

What a wonderful way to spend my holiday!

I had to go down for uniform fitting at Conrad Hotel today. It's for my pastry making job.

Only 2 people in VJ were chosen for this, out of the 20+ people that applied and luckily, one of them was me, and the other is my friend, Zhang Lan! Haha. We're so lucky.

Hope we'll have fun working together!

She was supposed to go down at 4pm, and I was to go down at 5pm. But both of us weren't sure how to get there so we met at 3.30.

In the end, we found the place really quickly and went in before 4.

We went to the Human Resource department which was at B1. It was a really busy place with people carrying stuff and moving around. So different from what we saw at the quiet hotel lobby above.

We didn't know which room was the human resource department and a nice guy showed us the way. He even opened the door for us! What a gentleman. He was wearing a white uniform. Like some bai ma wang zi (price charming). Wahaha...

A lady briefed us about our jobs. We had to bun up our hair and wear black socks. Those stuff were ok, unitil she told us our working hours...

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3pm to 11pm!!!

The thing is, it ends so late, I don't even know if I can take bus home. But most importantly, I won't be able to watch all my favourite television shows! I'm a televisoin freak so if I don't watch tv, I'll die!!

What's more, there aren't any nice shows in the morning!

Here's a list of the shows I'll miss:

1. Wu chu cai hong -- mon to fri, 9pm, channel 8
2. Zhen ming tian nu -- wed to fri, 7pm, channel U
3. Kang xi lai le -- mon to fri, 5pm, cable
4. Project runway -- mon, 10pm, channel 5
5. Survivor -- fri, 10pm, channel 5

These are the shows that I'll really miss. There's still a long list of shows that I want to watch but won't miss as much.

I really, really want to watch wu chu cai hong and project runway!!!

Maybe I'll buy 8 days every week to read the synopses. It'll be useful for wu chu cai hong. But it doesn't mention who was eliminated in project runway!

Can someone be so kind as to tell me what happened?

But it still won't be the same hearing/reading the story compared to watching it! Ahh... Can I quit???

Maybe I'll get over this television thing soon... Or maybe not.

Anyway, that lady didn't tell us how much is our pay and we forgot to ask also. I think not many people will agree to work even before knowing how much they'll be paid.

Well, both of us are exceptions. We came to work for the experience. Money is secondary. Haha. *politically correct answer*

Anyway, since it's a hotel, shouldn't be too little la.

And for the uniform fitting, we were given the clothes to try and were told to go to some corner to change. It was blocked by bed sheets and stuff, but if somone came in, maybe to get the bedsheets, we might have screamed. Haha.

The uniform was a white shirt with short sleeves and 2 rows of button down the front, and black pants. Both were really loose but it was quite comfortable.

The auntie who got the clothes for us was very nice. She told us that her name was Lan too. Same as Zhang Lan. What a coincidence.

And we had to wear safety boots too, since we were working in the kitchen. But it's kinda weird. Safety boots in a kitchen? Is it a warzone or something?

And Zhang Lan's feet were quite small that the smallest size 5 was still too big.

Then Anutie Lan asked "Didn't you have to go through an interview?". We said no. Cos the school didn't interview us. But it's weird don't you think? You mean if there was an interview, Zhang Lan wouldn't have been chosen because her feet were small? Weird. Haha.

The uniform fitting was over by 4+.

To go home, I was supposed to walk to City Hall MRT station but in the end I walked the wrong direction and ended up at Carrefour before realising that I was in the completly wrong direction! Ahh... I know I have a bad sense of direction.

Anyway, I really hope this work experience would be fun. And maybe it'll help me forget about tv. Better still, they can install a television in the kitchen then I can watch while I'm working.

Good suggestion right? Maybe I should tell my supervisor!

I went for lunch with my family at some ulu place beside Plaza Singapura. It's the first time my Dad brought us out for lunch on a working day!

It's because he booked a table at some famous restaurant to eat hairy crabs. The hairy crab season was ending soon and there wouldn't be any left by next week.

The meal costs a whooping $88+++. For the 4 of us, it would cost more than $400!

The first course was shark's fin soup. Nice! Haha.

Next was abalone. You maight not believe it, but I don't like abalone! The only type I would eat is the fake one in cup noodles. Haha. Guess I'm weird. So, my lucky brother got to eat 2.

After that was the crab. The crab was quite small. We had one each and the waitress cut it for us. Then because I wasn't sure how to eat the crab, she demostrated how to peel off some shell for me. Haha. It was nice, but after the meal, my fingers smelled a lot like crab. Eeew...

The 4th course was some fried thing with scallop and mango inside. I didn't think that scallop and mango would go together but it was a nice combination! That was my favourite dish!

Then it was a bowl of fried rice. Nothing special about it. It was just average rice.

For dessert, it was almond "soup" with some jelly in it. I forgot what it's called though. It's warm and really yummy!

Overall, I think the meal was good and the service was excellent! The waiter and waitresses were very friendly and even showed me how to peel my crab. Haha.

But for me, I don't think I would ever spend $100 on food. I'll probably spend it on clothes or accessories. Haha.

It's great that my Dad was willing to spend so much money for this meal. Hopefully we can have lunch more often!

I had the interview for the SMU advanced placement management for accountancy course today. I really don't know how I did. I was confident (I think), but there were some answers that weren't what the interviewers were looking for.

The interview...

Me: Good afternoon.

Interviewer: You must be really nervous huh? It's still morning. *Time: 11.20*

Me: Huh? I thought afternoon is after 11.

Interviewer:...

Ahh!! I said something wrong even before he asked a question. What else can go wrong?

Interviewers: What do you want to be in the future?

Me: I don't know... Maybe set up my own business selling clothes or food or something like that.

Mistake! How could I say I don't know, especially when it's the answer to the first question. Ahhh... I really don't know what I want to be when I grow up what... (fine, I'm grown up already. Haha.)

Q: Why do you want to take this course?

A: I'm interested in accounting (although I still don't know what the heck is it. My Dad told me an accountant has good prospects so I want to earn more money lor...) and this course will give me an insight into what course I want to take later in university.

*Interviewers seem doubtful that I'm interested in the course*

Me: I will definitely take the course seriously because... blah blah blah. Some boring stuff about I'll try my best, etc.

*They seem satisfied*

Interviewers: Are you taking S papers?

Me: Yes. Econs and Maths.

Interviewers: Will you have time for the course then?

Me: Yes. I will... blah blah blah... make time for it...

Interviewers: What ccas do you have?

Me: Horticulture and swimming. *more stuff about how I will try to make time for the course*...

Interviewers: Do you read newspapers?

Me: Yes *smiles*

No! I haven't read the newspapers for like don't know how long. Since the promos I think. But yes is the "correct" answer so I bo bian...

Interviewers: What section do you read?

Me: Life!. Er... and Home. I also try to read the world section, although it's boring, because I know it's important to be well informed. *Smiles nicely again*

Ok, I really really don't read the newspapers. Even when I do, it's only the Life! section of the Sunday Times. I only said Home because they seemed to stare blankly at me when I stopped at Life.

And I made another mistake. I was supposed to sound like some interllectual freak who would enjoy reading the world news and I just said it was boring! *No offence* Another mistake. Oh man... This interview is going down hill...

Interviewer: Can you tell me about an article in the Home section you read recently?

*Clearly, he doubts the fact that I read newspapers*

Fine! He's right, I don't read.

But luckily, I'm smart! I knew they would ask about newspaper stuff today so I watched the news last night then I told them about the racist blogger thingy. Haha. Lucky, lucky me!

*They seem convinced that I read* Haha!

Interviewer: Ok, that's all. *phew* Do you have any questions for us about the course or about SMU?

Me: *trying to show I was interested in the course so I die die must ask something. Don't want to say "no" then just walk out.*

Me: Erm, when will the course be held?

Stupid question! I think I really sound like I was trying to ask for the sake of asking.

Interviewer: (answer...)

Me: Mmm, and is it only on Saturdays?

Interviewer: Of course not. You have to put in effort to do your group projects and do you homework. *seems irritated*

Another stupid question! It's like telling them once again that I don't have enough time.

Interviewer: (answer...) Is that all?

Me: Yes. (I better get out of there asap before I say something stupid again.)

I think they were mainly concerned about my time management. Seems like I don't have enough time to attend the course. But after the interview, I didn't bother any more. It was already over. Worry also no use.

This post is on the same day as the previous one. However, the main difference is the mood.

In the last one, I was frustrated, but here, I'll blog about happy stuff.

I think I'm an extremist to feel so happy and sad in just one day. Haha. But then again, of you share your joy, it's doubled. If you share your troubles, it's halved. So it's good what.

Anyway, yesterday, I got a call from SMU. It seems that I've been short listed for an interview for the Advanced Placement Course for Business Management! Yes! Haha.

I'm so happy because I wanted this so much! If you read my posts during the exam period, you would know that I studied so hard mostly because of this.

Although it's just for the interview, I'm happy because I'm that much closer to being selected.

The interview is on tomorrow and I was quite confident until last night when I suddenly remembered that I haven't been reading newspapers. And the last time when they came to talk to us, they said it was very important to be well informed about the things happening around the world.

What if they decided to ask something I had completly no idea on? That would be terrible!

Anyway, maybe I'll go read the newspapers for the past week tonight and try to remember as much stuff as I can. Maybe I can even write notes on my hand. Haha.

Moving one, the second happy thing was that I got paid $90 last night! Woohoo! Made me so happy.

My Dad asked me to do some data entry stuff for his company and I worked 9 hours altogether. It was just adding up the numbers in one column and writing down the total. $10 per hour! Where can you get such a good rate?! Haha.

Today, nothing else exciting really happened. I just sorted out my thoughts on the bus, then when I came home, I was in a much, muich better mood so that made me happy.

And also, the last episode of "Wang Zi Bian Qing Wa" (Prince who turns into a frog) is on tonight! Channel U, 7pm. I'm so excited to watch it so I'm going to buy dinner soon, bathe, then get ready to watch.

Bye!

It's the second day of landscaping and I'm damn frustrated today.

I went to school at 1pm and there was nothing to do. Nothing at all!

Ryan went out to get plants and there was a lady who was in charge of the workers.

Worse still, I didn't have any company. Everyone was busy doing their stuff and I just stood there, watching them. Alone.

So, I decided to go to the concourse and take a seat. I wasn't sure what I was doing. I just didn't want to look like an idiot just standing there and not doing anything.

I spent an hour listening to music on my MP3 and deleting lots of old messages on my phone. After that, I decided I should just go back.

I was so frustrated that I cried on the way home. Maybe it was also because I was feeling down today so the whole thing just made be explode.

What I was frustrated is that the teacher in charge told me that we only needed to come back for 2 meetings during the holidays. I planned 3, in case we had more stuff to do.

In the end, she wants us to come back so many times! The current record and 6 times, and still counting...

Does she think that I have so much time? My holiday is for me to rest, and to study, if I want to.

I went to school yesterday and she was so persistent that I come today as well. I told her I had training and the time wasn't comfirmed yet so I didn't know when I was available.

In the end, I didn't go for training, but it wasn't because of Horticulture. It was something else.

nyway, I decided to go to school and guess what, there wasn't anything to do. And the worse thing is, my stupid teacher wasn't even there!

She said she would come today. Or maybe she did, she just left super early.

Whatever it was, I was so fed up I decided to go home.

And somehow, I feel really bad wasting money on bus fare. It costs almost $2 for me to go to school and back, and my Mum pays for all my bus fare. It's like I keep going out and wasting money, then make her pay for it. I know it may seem like a small deal, but it's important to me.

I already had a day of doing almost nothing yesterday and when Ryan's friends came to visit him, I had to smile nicely and pretend I wasn't bored. Inside, I was cursing like mad.

If I stayed today, I think I would have cursed out loud.

Anyway, this thing is killing me. I thought it would be fun. Then I would decide to go down on Friday when I'm free. But now, no way am I going again. Not even if the stupid teacher paid me!

I had to go to school today because of the landscaping of VJ's main gate.

Ryan is in charge of that since he's the expert. I only went to watch. The plants around that area are really not that nice. Haha. They must have been there like for don't know how long. Anyway, I'm sure the new landscaping will be nice!

I heard some parts of the plan, but didn't really understand because so many technical terms were used. Anyways, the drawings seem nice.

We only pulled out the old plants today. The new ones will only be planted starting from tomorrow.

Some of Ryan's friends came to visit too. I think they have their own companies.

And while they were talking, I could only stand beside and listen. I couldn't really connect with them since I knew nuts about plants.

Besides, today wasn't a good day to do gardening. It was drizzling quite heavily.

I went home after almost 2 hours of standing around and doing nothing. There was nothing to do anyway.

This landscaping project will be done over this week and some touch up next week.

It's a main area of the school, so I really, really hope it will turn out well. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

I saw this quiz from Wan'er's blog...

Quiz: What type of killer are you?

You are a Samurai.

You are full of honour and value respect. You are not really the stereotypical hero, but you do fight for good. Just in your own way. For you, it is most certainly okay to kill an evil person, if it is for justice and peace. You also don't belive in mourning all the time and think that once you've hit a bad stage in life you just have to get up again. It's pointless to concentrate on emotional pain and better to just get on with everything. You also are a down to earth type of person and think before you act. Impulsive people may annoy you somewhat.

Main weapon: Sword

Quote: "Always do the right thing. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest" -Mark Twain

Facial expression: Small smile

P.s. This is my 100th post. Yay!

I went to the World Cyber Games with my family today.

It was quite fun because the competition games were quite interesting. I liked watching the competition on the big screen.

Lots of guys there though. And all of the gamers I saw were guys. What happenend to the girls man? Haha. Maybe guys are just better at these stuff. And we girls are better at others.

Anyway, I also went to the Samsung booth and saw the new phones. My plan is ending in March and I can change my phone on December 28, which is 21 months into the plan.

I wanted to get a Nokia phone because my current Samsung one isn't very user friendly. But then again, the appearance of the phone is my greatest consideration. I just want to get a nice one. Even if it's not that user friendly, I can bear with it. Haha.

The new Panasonic one seems nice. Don't ask me to tell you what is the model, I really can't remember those stuff.

For the competition, I watched the "Dead or Alive" finals. Singapore vs Japan. In the end, Singapore lost. Ahh... So sad!

Next, I also watched the counter strike semi-finals. Canada vs Australia. It was really exciting but we left halfway because my parents were a little bored. Besides, the competition started at 4.40pm when it was supposed to start at 4pm! We waited so long until we had no mood liao...

After dinner, we went to walk walk at the Esplanade. Actually my Dad wanted to bring us to watch Harry Potter but I told him that I already watched it so we went to the Esplanade instead.

I just love going to the Esplanade. And now they have some new colourful lights at the waterfront. Nice!

When we went home, I watched some show by Fiona Xie and Ben on Channel U about the report on WCG. Did I mention I got a glimpse of them walking into Starbucks? Haha. They weren't smiling or anything. Just looked really glum. So different from what they look like on television.

But then again, I read a magazine about this thing. That is, people complain that artistes don't look as friendly in real life compared to what they look like on television. It's like they're proud and don't want to smile back at you.

But the artistes protest that it's because they don't have any reason to smile. Just consider a normal person walking on the street, would he or she smile at anyone he or she sees? Of course not! And for artistes, when so many people recognise them, do they have to smile at everyone? It's the same what. They have the right to go shopping too, you know...

Anyway, really hope that Singapore can win something at next WCG. Go Singapore!

It's not swimming pool though. I've had enough of the tiring trainings.

I went to play pool at Marina Square with Hanjie, Si Hui, Xuan Yun, Yuwen and Xiu Zhen.

The last time I played was more than 1 month ago I think.

It was the first time playing pool for all of them except Si Hui so we spent quite a bit of time explaining the game and we played really slowly.

At the beginning, the lady didn't allow us to play because she said we looked like we were under 16 years old. Haha. Am I supposed to be happy about that?

Anyway, we played for more than 2 hours and played 4 games.

The 6 of us were split into 2 groups. Me, Hanjie and Yuwen one group, Si Hui, Xuan Yun and Xiu Zhen in the other.

In the end, Si Hui's group won 3 out of the 4 games.

It was a close match though. Because for 3 games, the black ball was the last ball left.

Today was another fun day, although I felt that yesterday was better maybe because I was exhausted.

By the way, my Dad got a new computer. It has a really big screen! Haha. So I'll be blogging more often now. Yay!

And just now, I got a call from Conrad Hotel to go for uniform fitting next Friday at 5pm. It's for the pastry making work experience. It got me so excited just thinking about it! But after a while, I felt kinda scared. I'll have to face new people and experiences and don't know if I can fit in or not. But nonetheless, I'm excited!

Anyway, I'm quite tired already, and I'm going to watch Survivor before I go to sleep, so good night!

It's the first day that Harry Potter is being screened and I got to watch it!

Luckily we managed to book the tickets if not we would have gotten some lousy seats in front. Our seats were almost in the middle of the cinema. One of the middle rows and the seats in the middle. The view was great.

I went to watch it with Hanjie, Yuwen, Xiu Zhen, Xuan Yun and Si Hui.

The move was wonderful. A realy thriller. I enjoyed this one more than any of the other 3 movies before it. I won't tell you the details so as to keep the sespense. I think it's going to be a great hit.

Initially we wanted to play pool before the movie but there wasn't enough time. Then after the movie, it was already quite late so we went home.

That's why... we decided to go out to play pool tomorrow! Yay! I love pool!

Today was another enjoyable day, just like Tuesday. Haha. Made me so happy. Looking forward to tomorrow!

Li Yue and I went to Tampines Mall to take neoprint today. It's because she's going back to China during the holidays and wants to take a picture of the both of us before she leaves.

The picture taking was kinda nerve wrecking because the camera was quite fast and we didn't have enough time to choose the poses. We could choose 6 out of 12, but because of a lack of time, we only chose 4. It's so sad! We wasted 2 shots.

After taking the photos, we went to have ice cream then walked to the interchange before we left. We only met for a short 2 hours because she had cca before that and I wanted to rush home to watch television.

This school term, I've come to realise that Li Yue is a really nice girl. She helps me with my homework and we can talk about lots of stuff. Of course, I do the same for her. Now, I can proudly say that she's my best friend in class (and Sheryl of course).

I'll definitly miss her when she leaves for China, so I'll be looking forward to seeing her next year!

Today is such a fun day! And it made me feel that the friends really make my life happier and better! Thanks to all of you man!

In the morning, I went ice skating with Joanne, Hanjie, Cindy and Xuan Yun. It was at Jurong so it was really far away. After ice skating, we had lunch at Long John Silver's and went to Ikea to walk walk.

Ikea is a really great place to go to. There are so many interesting things to see there and we played with lots of their stuff. Most importantly, it's free! Haha.

We had lots of fun and laughed a lot, thanks to Joanne and Hanjie who made all those lame and cold jokes.

After that, I went to meet my VJ class friends to go to Amelia's house. It was sort of a chalet just that it's a cheaper version.

I helped to make jelly and barbaque some food. There was loads of food, I think we ate only half of it.

Also, we watched the 7pm and 9pm channel 8 shows there. I found it quite surprising that some guys were more interested in the drama serials than the girls were. Especially the 7pm "tong xin yuan". I thought guys don't watch such shows one...

We also played cards and I learned a new game - "Whack". Haha. It's so fun!

Anyway, the part that I enjoyed most today was having fun with my friends.

Sometimes, I'll just have nothing to say to others and it would be really awkward when it's all quiet. But today, I was especially chatty and I don't know why, I feel really happy.

And when I was on the MRT train home with Jasmine, we had lots to talk and joke about. She even smsed me halfway to tell me that the lady opposite was laughing at us. Haha! So funny!

Anyway, it's this type of feeling that makes me feel really happy. I like being surrounded by friends and feel that I'm an important part of the group. Maybe it's because somehow I'm less confident than I actually seem so I need to feel like I'm treasured. I guess everyone feels that way too.

And sometimes when I don't get this feeling, I become really sad, for no reason at all. And it just feels that I don't really have any friends.

Haiz... I can't really describe what I feel in words, but I just wish that I'll be surrounded by great friends always!

Cheers to all those who made my life more beautiful!

I'm so happy! OP is finally over! In other words, PW is almost over too. All we have left is to write the Insight and Reflections to pass up on Monday and we're done!

OP went surprisingly well today. I didn't feel nervous at all, maybe it was because the examiners were nice. But the weird thing is, I get so nervous during rehearsals that my hands shake, even when I present only to the class and my superiving tutor. But today, it was fine.

Instead, a lot of my friends said that they were shaking during the presentation. But I wasn't really paying attention so I didn't see. Weird, huh?

For my presentation, I only stumbled a little but it wasn't that bad. For the Q&A part, the questions they asked my group weren't as difficult as we expected. Instead, we had prepared for most of the questions so I guess we were quite lucky.

Other groups had some questions that were quite difficult though.

Anyway, I'm in the computer lab in school doing my I&R now. Should finish in like an hour's time. After we hand in our group project file on Monday, we're going to throw away all our PW stuff. I'll delete all those PW emails that have been stuck there for like god knows how long, and all the documents in my MP3. It's been taking up that space for a really long time now.

So I guess that's all I have to say for now. I'm looking forward to watching Survivor tonight and having fun over the weekends. It's been quite a long time since I could enjoy my weekend without arranging to meet up with my PW mates!

Just hope that my computer can be fixed soon, so I can start blogging at home again...

Hi everyone! Haven’t been blogging for a long, long, long time now. It’s all because of PW. Been so busy. And the past few days when I wanted to blog, my computer broke down! Ahh… Life’s tough without a proper computer. I only have an old laptop at home which doesn’t have internet access. So I’m using my school’s computer right now.

The past 2 weeks has been fine. It’s mostly PW stuff because OP’s coming up. Mine’s tomorrow. Actually I wished that mine was earlier this week, like on Wednesday then I could start my holidays early. But that means that we’ll have less time to prepare. So maybe it’s good that it’s on Friday too.

Just a quick update on the things that happened over the past 2 weeks…

Went out with Bernice and Lu Jia on Sunday. Last Sunday I think. Anyways, we had fun! I never knew there was so much stuff to look at in Bedok. We even went to Fairprice and looked at all the interesting stuff on the second level. Haha.

And also, one thing I’m very happy about is that I got chosen for the work experience - pastry making! Woohoo! I’m just so excited about it. It’s like 3 weeks during the holidays at Conrad hotel. Yay! I’m so happy! Really looking forward to it! After I learn how to make some stuff then maybe I can take photos to show you all. It gets me so exited just thinking about it!

Also, my blog got 1000 hits already! Yay! Ok, I shouldn't be so happy because it's actually nothing to be excited about. When I read other people's blogs, they celebrate their 100,000 hits and it makes me feel so... haiz. Haha. Anyway, I just feel happy about it, so what if it's only 1000? I don't care! Haha.

And yesterday, I got a friend request from Lu Jia on friendster. Haven’t used that thing for a few months already. Haha.

The surprising thing is that I also got a friend request from a primary school friend I haven’t kept in touch with for like almost 6 years! Since primary 5! Wow, 2 friend requests on exactly the same day. Some more I haven’t used friendster for like so long already. Such a coincidence.

He told me that I wrote an essay about him in primary school and it was read out by the teacher in class! Ok, this sounds like a good thing, but wait till you hear this! The title of the essay is…

THE PERSON I ADMIRE MOST!

What?! I don’t even remember it at all. It seems so embarrassing when he told me that. Seems like some little cruch I had on him when I was in primary school. But no such thing happened, ok. I still remembered who I had crushes on when I was young. Not that I’m not young anymore. Haha.

So tomorrow is my OP, and we’re having a final rehearsal today. Hopefully we can get everything done. PW doesn’t seem so bad after everything seems to fall into place. Seems like I won’t be having any phobia of PW after this. Haha. So wish me luck!