finally

it finally rained the past few days. after a month of seriously dry spell. i've not seen proper green grass for almost a month.
the only green are on the tree tops and a few grass patches here and there. all my life in sunny singapore, i've never seen grass go brown/yellow all the way.
was thinking of taking pictures of the browned/yellowed grass but as usual, this major procrastinator didn't. managed to snap a few pics when it rained yesterday though.
time to bring the trusty sweater to the office. will be needing it in replacement of umbrella in the base.
i need proper shoes too. sent the sandals i bought last month back to the shop cos it broke and it's still not ready yet. does anybody know of anywhere that sells simple casual (read : boring) shoes that comes in size 9 / 10??

one more down

got the result of the latest exam. Alhamdulillah, got a B. the exam was open book so was hoping for a bit more marks. but still a B is way better than the usual Cs. 4 down another 12 to go.
had a fun day on the 24th Feb. there was an ICT Seminar and was supposed to be there the whole day. attended till 12.30, that's when the lunch break was. after that the whole bunch of us - me, Nora, Mai, Mar & Suzie - 'played truant' and had a wonderful bonding session at Mai's place.
watched Munna Bhai MBBS (again) and the songs from Mujhse Dosti Karogi(again) & had a great time there. only person missing was Sharm. thought she was busy but turned out we missed her by an hour. good thing managed to meet up the whole gang again (except Suzie) just now for lunch.
another bonding session again. brought back the memories of the time we first met and really clicked. the memorable times we had during the induction course that lasted a whole month. never attended another course just like that.
anyway, the memories of the start of our friendship will always be cherished. may we have many more memorable times ahead, Insya Allah.

humpty dumpty had a great fall

was walking back from the office to the MRT station when yours truly, miss klutzy, tripped on a tree root and took a nasty tumble.
luckily it was only at a carpark and no vehicles were passing thru. now i'm kinda sore on the left hip. had a tiny scratch on the left palm too. not painful unless in contact with water...OUCH!!
finally the modules i applied to take this semester has been added. will be wasting a lot of time, not to mention money, if it's not added. here comes the sleepless nights. have to prepare assignments on time. will not procrastinate anymore. somebody please make sure i stick to this promise! c",)
been having really light load at work lately. mostly administrative stuff. nothing related to project yet. was told to settle all the small stuff first. ok then. at least i still have a job. who else is earning my pay and doing only admin stuff.
ok, will be enjoying all the sleep i can get now. will be needing more eye cream by next week. those panda eyes will surely appear with no mercy......

PEACE...at last

made 2 trips to the airport just now. first was at 6 pm to send bro dearest off then another trip at 11 to send sis dearest off.
finally have the pc all to myself. no more 'bookings' to be made. no more getting irritated by those who hog the internet.
am enjoying the sound of silence now.
ok going to enjoy the peace. will hog the computer as long as i want to.

4 weddings & a funeral

just watched the movie for the second time. the movie that made me 'fall in love' with Hugh Grant.
watched it the first time at the cinema in 1994. been wanting to get the vcd/dvd. only got the vcd a couple of days ago. a really cheesy movie but i just love it (disregarding the 'colourful' language - full of the F word) c",)
Rowan Atkinson is really hilarious as the priest. and the main reason i really love this movie is the song.
ok, will stop now. going to finish watching the movie.

super long weekend

for the first time in ages, i've got nothing to do on a saturday.
read all the backdated newspapers which were piling for don't know how long. did laundry in the morning and even finished folding them all. watched the most of the movies i've downloaded/bought.
now i'm sitting in front of my iBook with a face mask. a weekly pampering session :)
another non-working day tomorrow. have to find something to do. if not i'll go out of my mind with boredom............

need to let this out

just read someone's blog about how i will make her mood rotten everytime we go out. well excuse me then. i didn't ask to be a part of anybody's life too.
i happen to be paying my way to my own education (as mentioned) and i'm not making anyone else's life a misery if i happen to flunk any modules and have to re-take them i'll pay for it MYSELF and suffer MYSELF.
for the case of the SOUR plums, i did ask the cashier if it's sour and she did mention it was SWEET AND SOUR. u said ok. after that i offered to get something else but who declined? each word i spoke was met with a very hostile or even no answer. how was i suppose to offer dinner when that someone won't even speak to me at all?
i never expect the person to follow me when i walked away. that person never will so i'm not surprised about it. felt really so disappointed by what happened.
if that person had cashed in the check that i mistakenly paid to the wrong account as soon as it arrived, i won't be so broke now. don't have any spending money left for lunch tomorrow. my pay is only coming on saturday.
why is it, this has to happen almost every time i go out with that person? and yet we still continue going out and the cycle will begin all over again. have to give us the credit that even an ocean apart, we will still have this sort of thing going on.
well, all i have to say now is have a nice life. hope not to bother you anymore. won't even acknowledge the fact of the relationship that we have - for now.....................

to all...

wishing all who are celebrating : A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS LUNAR NEW YEAR
and not forgetting : SELAMAT MENYAMBUT MA'AL HIJRAH

not my day

just not my day today. first contact lens made my eyes so dry that i don't think i can wear lenses for a week.
not only did it leave me with 'desert' eyes, the right side was so blurred. i can't read or make out people's faces if they are a distance from me. this never happened before.
work was ok. didn't have much 'eca' as my programme manager calls it. did the usual stuff n surfed the net a bit.
then the other incident that really spoiled my mood/appetite/everything was thanks to sis dearest. accompanied her to get a laptop casing. found what she was looking for at Funan. then we were supposed to go for dinner at Sarpino's Pizza @ Simei.
she wanted to get some buah asam for her throat. found a shop selling preserved fruits and finally she chose something. before paying, i asked the shopkeeper if that preserved plum was of a sour variety. she replied it's sweet & sour. sis dearest said it was ok so i bought it.
turned out it was more sweet that sour and guess who gets the blame. how would i know what the thing will taste like. there was no tester in the first place. even if there is a tester i wouldn't be able to taste it. i was fasting!! she knows it.
i offered to make it up to her by getting something she wants. went into Cheers and she got herself a box of Strepsils. after paying for them, she declared she's out of money and wants to go home.
well suit yourself. i walked over to Bugis without looking back. was really disappointed that i really lost my appetite. all i had for buka was the preserved plum she almost threw at me. told mother i've already eaten.
at Masjid Sultan, a lady asked me to help her pin her tudung. asked if i'm Singaporean. i gladly helped her and answered her i'm 100% Singaporean. made me think, how nicely a stranger we treat but how crude a family is treated.
is there any way that i can resign as a post of sister? what's the point of being a sister, an elder one too, when your advices are not heard? it's labeled as nagging instead. is there any way i can step down and not have any responsibilities of a sister? what is the point really?
i'm the one PMS-ing now. i'm the one who has the right to get upset and get mood swings now. how come it's me who is getting the brunt of it? what am i?
what is the point, really? :(

counting the hours

at work now. counting the hours to go home. don't have much mood to work.
exams' over. am patiently waiting for results to come out. just hope i did well enough to clear the paper. had to sign a so called agreement to make sure i pass at least 3 modules by next year.
flunked 3 out of 6 modules i took. funny thing is all the modules i flunked are taken in semester 2...is there a trend here?? i wonder......
finger's starting to hurt again. been throbbing eversince last weekend. was doing past year papers almost 3 whole days and then another day of exams. wrote for 3 hrs straight during exam.
want to see the doctor but been just plain lazy to get my butt of to the clinic. can't be bothered to wait. will go and see if it gets worse. going to give it a rest for now.