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GRANDMA'S BIRTHDAY [PART 2]

2009-05-17T22:17:00.000-07:00

my whole family (including my extended family) went to Crystal Crown Hotel for a family dinner in conjunction with my grandmother's birthday..
since my grandma's birthday is on 15th may, we postponed the dinner to 17th as everyone was tired from work on 15th (friday)..

will upload the pictures a little later..

that's all..

DG SIEW FENG'S WEDDING

2009-05-16T22:23:00.000-07:00

FYI, DG = Dancing Group

today is her wedding, all Dancing Group PICs were invited, including me..

got up at 6am today, took a long shower, and put on the dress BEE BEE lent me..
all the Female PICs were to wear white dress as the bride's "ji muis"..
SHIAO WUAN came and fetch at 8.45am..
reached SGM kaikan at 9am plus..
some PICs were preparing the refreshments for the guests..
i joined other PICs in the hall while waited for the newly-wed couple..
the wedding ceremony started when the newly-weds came into the hall..
it started off with the wedding song, then chanting, and the list goes on..

after the whole ceremony ended, we went down for some refreshments..
and then the PICs discussed a little about the next day's Dancing Group Audition..
and we proceeded to the newly-weds' new home..

this time, SHIAO ROU drove, since SHIAO WUAN had to proceed to another place..
once we arrived at the couple's new house, we went up to their room and took pictures with the bride (SIEW FENG) and the groom (CHEE PENG)..
then we (DG PICs) hang around for awhile, and dismissed ourselves..

i was so sleepy by the time i reached home..
after i took a shower and ate my lunch, i finally managed to take a short nap..

woke up at 5pm, got myself ready for the wedding buffet at 7pm..
SHIAO WUAN came to fetch me again, and we proceeded to Ambang Botanic's Clubhouse where the buffet was held..
it was a poolside party, and the scenery was beautiful!

the newly-weds walked to their table, the emcees gave some speeches, and then "makan time"!
the food was not bad.. they even have barbeque!

after eating, the emcees had various activities for the newly-weds..
the emcees even asked the groom to carry the bride for 10min!
and then the newly-weds were also asked to dance rumba.. lol!
*what to do, the bride was from dancing group xD*

after we had fun enjoying their "performance", it was time for dance floor session!
it was like a "mini-clubbing".. lol!

we had great fun tonight..
best wishes to the newly-weds - SIEW FENG & CHEE PENG!

that's all..

GRANDMA'S BIRTHDAY [PART 1]

2009-05-15T21:57:00.000-07:00

mom bought a pandan cake to celebrate my grandmother's 70th birthday..
i gave grandma 2 photo frames to be put up with family photos..
nothing much, we just go and accompany my grandparents and chit chat..
uncle mervin and aunt roselind also went..
my sis even called back from shanghai!
i'm sure my grandparents (especially my grandma) are very happy to hear from her =)

last but not least,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRANDMA!!

that's all..

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

2009-05-10T21:54:00.000-07:00

brought mom to Bukit Tinggi AEON's "Kenny Rogers" for dinner..
dad paid half while i paid another half..
hehe!!

didn't take any pictures, though..

after dinner, dad and i accompanied mummy for shopping!
sis banked in some money for mummy to shop for clothes..
how sweet of her (sis) ^^

that's all..

GENTING OUTING

2009-04-28T10:55:00.000-07:00

apart from being sad over my screwed-up PF paper, life still goes on..

1 of my classmates, [YAN YAN] organised a 1-day outing to genting..
i tried to pull as many classmates as possible to join us, especially the seremban group, [KARTHINI, JEN, IRENE, PADMA, WAN INN] but to no avail..
so, there's only 13 of us:

-YAN YAN
-EE PIN
-YEE PING (PAT)
-XING JIE
-SEH LEE
-LAI PUN
-ME
-CHIONG JEE ^^
-BOON KEE
-SENG YEOP
-CHEN HOUNG
-CHI TAT
-CHI TAT'S HOUSEMATE

i asked dear to come along on this trip and get to know my friends, at the same time consider it as our 1st trip to genting together ^^

so, dear drove from klang to wangsa maju lrt station, then we go sri gombak's lrt station to meet with the rest of them..
we paid rm42 for the whole trip which includes 2-way bus, 2-way skyline, and theme park (all)..
affordable, right?
so boon kee settled the transport fee for us..
waited for the bus to move at 10.30am..
in the meantime we took pictures together..

then, it's time to go on board the bus..

in the skyline

on our way to theme park

breakfast

later, we went to the themepark..
as we took quite many pictures, i will not post it up (lazy la, hehe)..
anyway, we played all the kiddies rides' to warm ourselves up..
except for boonkee, pat and seng yeop who straight go for the "solero shock" (is this the ride's name?)

after the kiddies' rides, we went for the pirate's ship..
dang, i was screaming all the way!
luckily i didn't go for "soler shots" at first..
or else i'll get a heart-attack for sure!

then we went for the roller-coasters rides..

halfway around 2pm+ , it started to drizzle..
yanyan and the other 7 went up to check-in into their room while the 5 of us who didn't overnight went for the indoor themepark..
dear became our guide as we were a little lost..
so, off we went for the rides..

at 3.30pm, we went for lunch at Pizza Hut..
expensive giler! (><)

then, we walked back to the skyline at around 4.45pm..
we were getting late as the bus back to gombak will take off at 5.15pm..
so we practically ran to the skyline with all the escalators and staircases T,T
pity the other 3 girls, they were panting when we reached the last escalator..

anyway, we managed to reach the bus station on time..
just as we entered the bus, the driver drove off immediately..
lucky us, eh? ^^

so, that's all..

PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE

2009-04-25T10:45:00.000-07:00

hey, guess what?

I SCREWED UP FOR THIS PAPER!! T,T

how??

how??

sigh.....

i know i studied everything..
but my mind just went blank the moment i see the questions T.T

sigh.....

or maybe i didn't memorise hard enough? T.T

sigh.....

die la.....

ORGANISATION & HUMAN RESOURCE EXAM

2009-04-20T09:47:00.000-07:00

omg, all the tips given by my lecturer really came out..
don't know he purposely let us know or what..
hmm...

anyway, this is a 2-hours paper..
and bloody hell, we don't have enough time to answer 10 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) and 3 subjective questions at all!!

but thinking positively, sure can pass la..
but then, my A ..... sigh!

well, it's already over..
i can only hope for the best T,T

for now, i've to focus on my PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE paper..
sigh......

NEW HAIR CUT

2009-04-16T05:32:00.000-07:00

yeap, i cut my hair.... AGAIN!

this time the cutting was done by my sweet roommate, CHERYL..

-BEFORE-

-AFTER-

-FIRST TRY-

-AFTER MODIFICATION- [WITHOUT THE LONG BACK HAIR]

STUDY BREAK

2009-04-13T09:35:00.000-07:00

i have only 1 week left before my final exam for my final semester in year 1..
and it's not even study week!
the worse thing is, the following monday after this week will be my first exam paper..
what the heck..
totally not enough time to study all..

so, guess what?
i will declare my own study week xD

it's suppose to be a revision week which means i still have to attend lectures and tutorials and stuffs..
just like normal class..
but heck, i'm just gonna skip all those revisions and study on my own in my room xD

BUT!!

i got myself sick after i worked in pc fair..
dry cough some more T,T
so, i think i'll spend 1/4 of my "study break" sleeping after medicine ><
i hope it's not that bad..
sigh..

anyway, for this 1 week i'm just gonna focus on my first paper on monday..
because after that, i'll have another 5 days before my second paper ^^
just enough time to study, yeah!!

wish me luck, people!

PIKOM PC FAIR

2009-04-13T08:43:00.000-07:00

this is my first time working at pc fair at klcc..
thanks to 1 of my seniors from hostel who introduced to us this part time job as i was desperately in need of M-O-N-E-Y $$$ !! xD

hey, don't mind me, but ever since i started college life, MONEY MEANS EVERYTHING! xD

so, there were my roommate [CHERYL], my opposite neighbour from hostel [MINT] and i who went and work for PIKOM PC FAIR 2009..
both of them had experienced working for sales..
as for me, this is my first time loh! (look at the first line xD)

anyway, um, nothing much to talk about myself working in pc fair..
just that, i got the chance to know many people who worked part time too..
but i don't have the chance to take pictures with them la..
sad, right? ishk!

other than that, on the last day of work, cheryl's dear dear [JUSTIN] drove all the way from setapak to klcc just to fetch his dear dear and her friends xD (us la, doink!)
we were VERY thankful that he drove because our legs really hurt like mad..
imagine standing for 12-whole-bloody-hours for 3 days!!
can die if stand any longer..serious!
that's why i'm thanking my senior for that.. (note the sarcasm!)

so, anyway, after the 3rd day of work, around 11pm we reached setapak, and all 5 of us [3girls,justin, and his another guy fren - KIM] agreed to go and celebrate our "freedom"..
and how did we do that?
we bought HEINEKEN!! hahaha..
only 3 girls and kim drank since justin had to drive..

the funny thing is, we bought HEINEKEN and slipped into McDonalds' to celebrate! xD
smart, eh?
we 3 girls really went crazy inside McD..
cheryl even went to the children's playground and played on the slide..
FYI, the playground is inside McD, upstairs..so, it's kinda safe to play anyway..haha!
then we took tonnes of crazy pictures there xD

-2ND DAY'S BREAKFAST BEFORE GOING FOR WORK - CHICKEN RICE!-

-THIS WAS WHERE WE EAT DURING BREAK TIME AT WORK - LOADING BAY- T,T

-CHERYL & I AT THE LIFT GOING BACK AFTER 3RD DAY OF WORK-

-JUSTIN HELPING OUT WITH THE BEERS @ MCD-

-US AT MCD CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND-

-GOSH, I LOVE THIS PICTURE..KINDA TRUE, RIGHT? THE 3 MONKEYS!- XD

-THE 2 LOVEBIRDS- XD

-THE TRIOS-

LAST but not least,

-KL TWIN TOWERS UPCLOSE - TAKEN BY CHERYL ON OUR WAY BACK ON THE 3RD NIGHT-

LONG TIRING DAY~

2009-04-01T09:22:00.000-07:00

today is really crazy..
i had lecture from 11.30am-1.30pm, then tutorial class later at 2-3.30pm..

i was on my way back to hostel when i realised i've forgotten to collect my hostel form from the Student Affair Department (SAD) - for next sem's hostel fee..
so i've to walk from 1 end to another end just to get to SAD for that form..
after that, i have to walk a distance to get to the admin block to pay the hostel fee at the bursary..
AND THEN i've to walk back to the previous end in order to go back to hostel..
to make it worse, the sun was blazing hot!!

when i reached the hostel, i went straight to the hostel office to submit the completed form..
the embarrassing thing was that, 1 of the management people asked me, "why are you sweating like that?" ==!

that's not all!
i went back to my room from the hostel office, took a quick shower as i was sweating like mad!!
after that, i rushed to pack my things as i've to go lau yat plaza for a briefing on pc fair job (i'll be working as a part-timer)..
so, by 5pm mint and i went down to meet with cheryl..
ate our dinner together in the hostel canteen, and lucky us, justin's fetching us! hehe..

reached lau yat at 7pm, waited until 8pm, took our attendance at ThunderMatch (the company we working for) and everyone was called out according to booths..
cheryl, mint & i are together in the "accessories" booth ^^
so we were briefed on our tasks and stuffs..

went back at 9.30pm..
i practically slept half the way back..lol!
tiring giler!!

anyway,
I'LL BE WORKING FOR PC FAIR NEXT WEEK!!
PLS COME SUPPORT!! XDD

PIKOM PC FAIR
10-12APRIL
11AM-9PM

IN PAIN.....AGAIN~!

2009-03-31T19:39:00.000-07:00

guess what?

i sprained my back! T.T

yes, previously i accidentally dislocated my right arm, and now my back!!
ishk..

it's due to one of my back bone's disc being swollen..
the 1 right at the bottom of the spine..
which 1 is it - back bone or spine ?? [someone pls correct me ^^]

anyway, it's been 2 weeks now..
i've already do MRI [Magnetic Resonance Imaging] and check-ups..
i can only eat medicine to see whether the swell will subside or not..
sigh..

the sad thing is, I CAN'T DO ANYMORE DANCING!!

miss my jee dear T.T

BORED & LAZY

2009-03-31T19:34:00.000-07:00

i'm getting lazier with each passing days, man..
finals is like 2 weeks away from now and i'm not even prepared for chapter 1!!

every evening is like "game-time" for me..
the seniors from hostel will come to my room every night just to ask me to go play UNO with them! xD
laziness is already born in me, now i'm getting LAZIER!!
what am i suppose to do??? T.T

MOODY DAY

2009-03-14T08:36:00.000-07:00

it's been quite some time since i felt this down like today..
how do i even describe it? hmm...

it's as if i've lost direction in life..
i know, it sounded weird..
it's just that, i can't seem to have the mood to do anything at all..

i woke up around 1pm (i slept at almost 2am), went down and had my lunch straightaway..
and then i just sat in front of tv, flip through the channels and sat there watched a singaporean reality show..
after the show ended, took a shower, and went upstairs for a "Ghost Whisperer Season 3" marathon..
watched until 6, went to grandparents' house for dinner, sat there watch astro with dad & uncles while grandma, mom & aunts played jinrami..
went back home at 9pm..
continued my Ghost Whisperer series on the comp..
facebook-ed awhile & played Pet Society until now..

yeah, i didn't even touch on my revisions ==!
was all this because of last night?
i wonder.....

hmm, that's all about today..

FEELING [1]

2009-03-13T09:06:00.000-07:00

SAD & HURT

that's all i can say..

SEM 2 RESULTS!!

2009-03-07T22:45:00.000-08:00

the broadband connection in my hostel sucks!!
i guess i can only blog once in a week now (again!) T.T

anyway, i already got my semester 2 exam results!!
and surprisingly i've 4A- and 2B+ !!
yup, surprising & satisfying ^^

gosh, compared to the 1st semester, i had only 1A and 5Bs (2B+,2B & 1B-)..
not bad, tho..but still not satisfying enough..
i told dad about my results, and he told mom about it..
she wanted to reward me with $$~ haha..
but i didn't accept it cz i know she's in quite a tight financial state now..
so, as long as they're happy with my results, that's good enough, right? =)

besides that, the person from my class whom i was so freaking worried she'll get a waaay better results than me, turns out to get waaay worse than me!
muahahaha!!
so happy.. =P

so, ya..that's all about it =)

NEW FRIENDS ^^

2009-03-07T09:00:00.000-08:00

this whole first week in hostel is a scary one..
it'll just go blackout for reasons we don't know and it'll happen anytime..
it's scary in the fact that, when you're trying to revise after dinner, it might just go blackout all of a sudden..
but i'm lucky enough it didn't happen to me ^^

anyway, on the first day i was back in hostel, my whole block was out of current in the evening..
when it was almost dark, i decided to hang out with the seniors, seeing that cheryl was out with justin again, and kate wasn't back yet at that time..
so, i told fennie (1 of the seniors) about it, and she invited me to angie's room for UNO..
so i went..

surprisingly, the seniors were all friendly enough..
i've made friends with almost all of them in just one night..!
isn't that nice? =)

so, we played UNO & Big 2 until the current was back..

the 2nd day, the same thing happened..
this time i was really lucky because right after dinner & revision, i thought,
"why not take a time-out and go to angie's room to play with them?"
the moment i stepped into angie's room, the current's gone!
i could have been in my room alone if i didn't go out..
scary, huh? lol!
(yeah, kate wasn't back yet, and cheryl went out with justin again..)

so after 2 days straight of blackouts, i've been going to angie's room to hang out with the seniors since..
it was fun, especially when we played HEART ATTACK!!
whoever that got a straight combination of the cards would just scream "HEART ATTACK"!
it's very funny the way they played it xD

so, yeah..
i've been staying in that hostel for more than 2 semesters but on the 3rd sem only i get to know the seniors..
gosh, so embarrassing ><

BEGINNING OF SEM 3

2009-03-02T08:48:00.000-08:00

yes, my sem 3 finally started since the 1month-long sem break!!
i am so glad to see my dearest roommate, cheryl again =)
not to forget my good neighbour, kate ^^

besides that, i'm still hanging out with xingjie and joanne during breaks from class..
on the other hand, many of our fellow classmates are gone..
some changed course, some changed class, & some withdrawn from college to another college..

my tutorial group, which used to be the most students compared to the other groups (41 students), is now reduced to only 32 students..
sad, huh?

anyway, this sem i'm studying about:
1. Organisation & Human Resource (OHR)
2. Principles of Finance (PF)

OHR is taught by both male lecturer and tutor, while
PF is taught by a female lecturer and a male tutor..

unfortunately, we have this malay lecturer for PF..
i'm trying not to be judgemental or racist, but her english SUX!

SERIOUSLY!! even on the 1st lecture..

it sux to the point that MOST of LECTURE GROUP B students are planning to replace their PF lecture sessions to LECTURE GROUP A which is a different lecturer..
now tell me, is it bad or what.. lol!

anyway, let's see what will happen later on, shall we? xD

Q-DEES KIDDOS - 5-year-olds

2009-02-26T07:18:00.000-08:00

(MORNING SESSION)

-ALICE PHUAN (Annabelle Phuan's sister)-

-VINNIE-

-GUN XUE YEE-

-VELISHA-

-TEE JOEY-

-WEN LIN-

-WEI KANG-

-CHONG ZHI YAO-

-JUSTIN (he's an SGM member too!)-

-HOWARD-

* * *

(AFTERNOON SESSION)

-AVELYN [another 1 of my precious little baby ^^] (also, my god-sis's REAL baby)-

-AMY-

-RENE-

-CHONG YEE XIN-

-SER CHEN-

-ANSON-

-HANDY-

Q-DEES KIDDOS - 4-year-olds

2009-02-26T06:35:00.001-08:00

(Morning Session)

-CANDICE CHIN (Desmond Chin's sister) [my most precious baby ^^]-

-ANNABELLE PHUAN (Alice Phuan's sister) [also my precious baby ^^]-

-LEE XIN QI (the girl who almost break my hand xD)-

-NICOLE LIM (Eunice Lim's sister)-

-LEE ZHEN WEI (Lee Chin Ming's brother)-

-SING KWAN-

-TAN TING FONG-

* * *

(Afternoon Session)

-NATALIE LEE-

-CANDY-

-YASMIN-

-LOUISE-

-LEE JIA YI-

-LIM PEI QI-

-YOUNG GERALD (the cutest boy ^^)-

Q-DEES KIDDOS - 3-year-olds

2009-02-26T06:14:00.001-08:00

i only took pictures of my "babies", not the whole class yea ;)

-EUNICE LIM (Nicole Lim's sister)-

-FOONG XIAO WEI-

-NEW TZE YEN-

-LIM XIN WEI-

-CELINE TAN-

-ISAAC-

-FAVIAN-

-HUE WEI FENG-

WORK & MONEY!!

2009-02-18T07:13:00.000-08:00

as you might have known (if you read my previous blogs), i'm having a month-long semester break now..
i'm currently working as an assistant teacher in Q-Dees kindergarten (again!) for this whole month until march..

so, jon, if you're reading this, BE VERY VERY JEALOUS!! *evil laughs*

anyway, i started working the week right after CNY..
it was quite exciting at first, knowing that i'm gonna see my cute little babies (i worked there last year too)..
yet again, it's getting more and more tiring as days goes by..
you know, having to wake up early in the morning and stuffs..
besides that, us assistants have to stand under the weather in the morning (to bring in the children) and the hot blazing afternoon (to send out the children to their cars) everyday!!

the sad thing is that, MOST OF MY FAVOURITE CHILDREN CAN'T RECOGNISE ME T.T
except for my most favourite, candice, who seemed to have a little recognition of me xD
other than her, they have no idea at all who am i..sad, right?

anyway, i've been working there for 3 weeks now and i'm starting to bond with the children..
unfortunately, i've only 1 week left to work..sigh!
maybe next week i'll try to sneak my camera into all the classes and snap pictures with them *evil grins*

last but not least, the new 3-year-olds from class "En-Picasso" are sooooo cute!!!!!
wait til you see their photos next week =D

cheers..

OUTINGS TO GREENBOX & TGV

2009-02-08T01:37:00.000-08:00

we consist of jason, kang beng, lay kuan, brendan, kenneth, & me..

we went to greenbox, aeon bukit tinggi at 11am-2pm..
sang like crazy on that day..
i practically sang 80% of the songs chosen xD
i really enjoyed myself that day with you, guys (and lay kuan ^^) !!

(except that, DEAR can't join us because he will be having his tests next week T.T)

after that we went for movies to watch "Pink Panther" =)

-at greenbox [take 1]-

-at greenbox [take 2]-

CNY GATHERING

2009-01-31T01:14:00.000-08:00

there's nothing much happened on the first and second days of CNY except that i won a total of rm60+ on both days from gambling xD and that i only go to my extended familys' homes..

on the third day, i was invited to go jason's, emily's and andrew's house for visiting..

in jason's house, we played "Big 2" and ate some mihun that his mother cooked..
and of course, some soft drinks..lolx

then we went to emily's house to play "UNO Cards", "Bluff", and a little bit of "Blackjack"..
we also went to her "tree house" and played some other card's games followed by a "detective" game xD (i don't know what's that called)..

after that, we went to andrew's house..
as we were there quite early, we helped ourselves with the biscuits and drinks..
then we ate dinner there and we started our gambling sessions..
i lost a bit, though..

that's all about wednesday..
ps. Dear came back from Bangkok that night =)

* * * * *

thursday was our "big" plan..
we managed to group up 11 people to go visit each others' houses..
we visited these houses (according to order):

~Kang Beng
~Kenneth
~Brendan
~Tham Yaw
~Shirlyn (me!)
~Jacklyn
~Cherylyn
~Yie Vin
~Lay Kuan
~Chiong Jee

(Jason's house wasn't included because we already went to his house on wednesday..but he was one of the "we" xD )

we played with Kenneth's puppy when we went to his house..
we watched some korean mtv when we were in Brendan's house..
we watched "Kung Fu Panda" on her 50" tv when we were in Cherylyn's house..
we ate pizza for dinner in Yie Vin's house and was joined by Wing Onn..
MORE pizza in Lay Kuan's house..
we gambled the most in Chiong Jee's house..

the rest of the houses we just ate biscuits, drank some soft drinks, collected red packets (except from dear's parents because his grandfather just passed away a few months ago) and chatted..

BUT the main point is.....

WE GOT SOOO EXHAUSTED FROM ALL THE VISITINGS FROM MORNING 9.30am - 11pm!!

PICTURES

-in Kenneth's house-

-lunch together in bukit tinggi asoka-

-in jacklyn's house-

-randomness in yie vin's house-

5S108 GATHERING

2009-01-24T22:08:00.000-08:00

I just came back from kl as i've done my last paper today (freedom!!)..
it's already 4 something in the evening and i've to go for a 5s1 gathering later soon..
so, there's totally no time for me to nap awhile..

i unpacked my things and took a shower..
had some snacks as i was so hungry..
then i get myself ready for the gathering later..

i then fetched brendan from his house to lotus restaurant to meet the others..
there we met cherylyn, yie vin and archana first..
then came jason, kang beng and the rest..
we were supposed to have this gathering at TGIFridays, Sunway, but eventually the organisers changed to Lotus Restaurant in Klang, just opposite La Salle school..

i was quite bored there because i can't seemed to fit into any conversations..
brendan & cherylyn were talking about SHINEE (or some korean singers); yie vin, archana & daarshinee were talking about i-don't-know-what; emily, yee thien were talking to jason, kang beng, nicholas ng and andrew (they were too far from me)..
so, ya, i was all alone..pathetic, right? =.=
anyway, i ate a plate of nasi goreng ayam which i can't even taste the "ayam" (gosh, i miss TARCollege Hostel's nasi goreng ayam T.T ), and a glass of jackfruit juice a.k.a. soursop..

after that, bernie and the gang got bored of that place and decided to go for "Round 2" xD and everyone decided to go to bukit tinggi's Nasi Kandar Pelita..
i think there were more almost 20 of us and we had to combine 4 tables just to fit in all of us..
and ya, i wasn't bored anymore xD because lay kuan and jacklyn came after that..
and they have many random topics to talk about..
oh, i'm not trying to be biase here =.=

half of us were talking while the other half were playing "Truth or Dare"..
and half way talking, we were attracted by the way they played the game..
so, ya.. most of the fun was about the "Truth or Dare" xD

that's all about it..
ps. i drank 2 glasses of sirap limau ais..i think i'm addicted! ><

SEMESTER 2 EXAMS

2009-01-11T07:32:00.000-08:00

i'm gonna have my exams next week!!
this semester, students of Diploma in Business Accounting Year 1 (DAC1) are crammed into 2-weeks of exams (standard exam weeks is 3 weeks)..

the first 2 weeks of exams are placed before the CNY break..
and then we're given a week of CNY holidays..
after that, we will have another week of exam after CNY..
and then, we will have our 3 weeks of semester break..

fortunately for us DAC1, we only have exams during the 2weeks before CNY..
after that we'll have a whole 5 weeks of holidays!!
(CNY break 1 week + exam-free 1 week + 3 weeks semester break)

this is the exam timetable:

14/Jan/09 (Wednesday)
English for Communications (2pm-4pm)

15/Jan/09 (Thursday)
Macroeconomics (9am-11am)
Bahasa Malaysia Lanjutan (2pm-4pm)

19/Jan/09 (Monday)
Quantitative Studies (2pm-4pm)

21/Jan/09 (Wednesday)
Business Information Systems & Applications (2pm-4pm)

24/Jan/09 (Saturday)
Fundamentals of Accountings (9am-11am)

BIRTHDAY SURPRISE 2009

2009-01-06T06:00:00.000-08:00

ok, i'm gonna post some late-blogs these few days..
so, just ignore the tenses and the main date, ok?

i've turned 19 today but sadly, i'm not able to celebrate my 19th birthday with my friends in klang..
it's a tuesday and i have classes to attend after a week-long holiday in Shanghai..
this week happened to be a revision week in my college and the last week of studies as next week onwards will be our exam weeks..

i actually lied to my hostel room-mate about my birthday being on feb 6 because i didn't want her to waste any money buying me presents..
eventually i told her the truth just an hour before midnight to my birthday..

just as i was so depressed over the thought of having a lonely birthday this year in the hostel, i got even more depressed when cheryl, my room-mate, went out with her bf, justin, for a walk down on the hostel's road, and not able to accompany me..

right at the minute past midnight, jeedear called me up to ask how am i..
so i told him i'm playing some o2jam on cheryl's computer since she's out..
and he asked me to go for a walk too.. weird, eh?
but i didn't because i'll looked weird walking alone in the dark..
yet jeedear insisted that i go out for awhile..
so, i opened the door, stupidly thinking that he'll be standing outside trying to give me surprise..but of course didn't la..his mom will kill him if he did that..lol!

anyway, i opened the door, and i saw mint, kate and katherine came out from their rooms too!
and with a surprise, cheryl and justin started singing "Happy Birthday" song from the corner..

oh my gosh, i started crying the moment i saw cheryl walking towards me with 2 pieces of cakes while all 5 of them singing "Happy Birthday".. lol..
that was the best surprise, man!
you will not believe how fast i cried that night.. because i was happy la, of course..

i guess i didn't have to go through a lonely birthday this year =)

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other than that, my classmates also remembered my birthday..
the moment karthini saw me, she straighaway said, "hey shirlyn! happy birthday!!"
and..... yeah, everyone wished me.. ehe..
yan yan also bought some cakes for me =) how sweet, eh?
but didn't celebrate in class la because we were having revisions..

so, that's all about my birthday..
simple, .. but at least not lonely ^^

TRIP TO SHANGHAI

2009-01-04T08:30:00.000-08:00

i would say, it was an absolutely interesting trip for me as this is my first time flying on a plane! ^^

our flight was scheduled to take off at 1am..
dad had purposely booked a place for me on the plane right beside the window..
the view was gggrrreeeaat!!
from the night sky i could see the little lights travelling on the road, and the lamplights by the highways, oh my gosh.. it's a very beautiful sight..

anyway, after 5 whole hours in the train, we finally landed on Pudong's terminal, Shanghai..
i actually hesitated to wear the winter coat when told by mom because the coat was so bulky..
nevertheless, i appreciated mom's reminder because the moment i stepped out from the plane, my fingertips were FREEZING!!
so together with my parents, we claimed our luggage, and checked out to meet my dear sister Evelyn and brother-in-law Peter..
i could see sis was overwhelmed by the sight of us from the way she waved at us =)

i will only blog about the places we went..

there's this Nanjing Road in Shanghai, which is something like our KL's Bintang Walk, where there's one whole stretch of road full of people walking about, with buildings on your left and right for shopping..
we didn't shop there because it seems the things are VERY expensive..

so after we walked and took some pictures, the FIL and mother-in-law (MIL) brought us to another "smaller" Nanjing Road, which i don't know what's the name of that place >< this was where i bought 2 pairs of leather boots ^^ cool, huh? 28Dec08, everyone was busy with my sis wedding preparations.. at noon, they had their tea ceremony and their customs.. after that we straight go to the hotel where the wedding dinner was held.. it was super 5-star hotel.. especially their decorations, service etc. the wedding dinner went very smoothly.. congratulations, sis!! 29Dec08, FIL's friend and wife took us on a trip around Shanghai Tang, with 1 big boat all to ourselves.. the scenery was amazing, i tell you.. gosh, that's a very good experience =) 30Dec08-1Jan09, peter's parents drove all 7 of us on a 7-seater Buick to Hangzhou, which is a 2-hours ride from Shanghai.. the first place we went in Hangzhou was the lake.. it was soooo beautiful, with all the leafless trees during winter days and all.. you know, like the ones we always watch on tv.. especially korean dramas xD

after walking around the lake, we were taken to see a Pagoda - LeiFeng Pagoda - if i'm not mistaken..
this is where the legend about the Lady White Snake falling in love with a mortal, and how she was trapped under the pagoda by the monk, Fa Hai, and then was rescued by her mortal son later on..
other than that, the sculptures on the ceilings and walls was amazing..
you wouldn't believe it was man-made..

after that we went to this recreation park...and they have peacocks!! wooo~
here they also have a big lake, and also a BIG BIG school of karps!!
wait til you see the pictures =)

we also went to the Song Dynasty Village, and we get to experience the way of life of the olden people..
and i also get to try on their costumes!! ^^ i wore the mongolian outfit.. hehe..

that night after dinner, we went back to the Song Dynasty Village to watch a Song Dynasty dance performance entitled, "The Romance of the Song Dynasty"...
it was aaaaawwwwweeeeeesome!!!!!
pretty girls, pretty figures, handsome guys, muscular men, all performing for this..
after the show, i followed sis and peter to a jazz club to spend the night counting down for new year, along with peter's friend and wife..
well, it was also my first time entering a club >< i know, i'm so outdated.. but everyone has their first-time ^^

1Jan09-2Jan09, we traveled from Hangzhou to Wuxi which also took us 2 hours..
our first stop was to see the 88meters high Standing Buddha..
it was quite a distance for us to walk from the main entrance to the bottom of the buddha..
not only that, once we reached the bottom, we have to climb another 7 flight of 30-steps staircase!!
something like Batu Caves here, but this is waaay more interesting xD

and ooh, we also didn't miss out something very interesting..
their gigantic ferriswheel!!
it's exactly the same as KL's (now Malacca's) "Eye On Malaysia"..
oh my gosh, i finally get to set my butt on it!! (although not in M'sia xD)

on our second day at Wuxi, just before we go back to Shanghai, they took us to a place for shopping!!
of course not shopping malls, just a small mini town with ancient structures..
we also get to travel on water (by boat, of course) just like in Venice ^^

that's basically everything about my trip to Shanghai!
hope to be able to go again soon.. hehe..
ps. if you go during spring or autumn, the scenery is even more beautiful..
and here's a picture of my sis, brother-in-law, and i ^^

NEW YEAR 2009

2009-01-04T07:00:00.000-08:00

so it's the new year again, and i'm blogging again!!
well, might not be for long anyway, hehe..
gosh, i'm 19 years old already!! *i'm getting older*

hmm.. so, to start from scratch, i was away in Shanghai since 26Dec08 until 3Jan09..
so obviously i'm not in Malaysia to celebrate new year with my friends T.T
anyway, after i came back from Shanghai, i had to attend 1 more week of studies in college for this semester, which mainly covers revisions only..
and the bad news? --> i have to sit for my semester2 exams after that!! @@

other than that, i thought i could celebrate my birthday with my friends in hometown (klang)..
unfortunately, 6Jan09 falls on a tuesday, and i have no choice but to celebrate my birthday alone in kl T.T

i had just finished my 2weeks-long exams today..
so, cheers to TARCian DAC1!!

just attended a reunion gathering of SMKTAR 5S1 08 students at bukit tinggi this evening..
it was the best gathering ever! ^^

besides that, my dear just went to Bangkok today T.T
yes, right on the day i finished my exams and came back to klang!! ><
and he will only be back on CNY 3rd day (wednesday).. sigh~

well, that's the summary of what's been happening around me this year (yes, 2009!)..
more details in next posts..