Muhaha. Click here and read ^^
and twice .. me was in teh photo 3rd from right .. but I was covered .. bleh
Anyways, Human Link asked me to represent 4A and prepare for an interview they wanted to do for BSU sharing, Thomas was chosen for team 4B .. and they gave me some qns, but because I finished reading D.Gray-man manga, I went on to watch the anime .. which I think both roxxors .. so I didn't prepare yet.
And a report to be handed in on Friday .. GG to me =x
It was a crazy CW this week. Laggy, but fun ^^ We won Desolate Cliff, lost it then got it back again. I died and lagged so many times I lost count, potted like mad and relogged .. And after that we got vis XD from Dan, who distributed it out.
Who attended: Me, Analytic, FinaLDestinyz, Icrine, JohnneWalker, LEONHARTIA, Dan (he returned to take over his pilot after we won back Deso), Reventz, SiegeMasters, Sigs, Starsunder, TheSaviour, Valkrys, angelovista, drawz, jaydee and babydoll.
I was telling them the whole day to save warp .. and its tiring, I think I need a secretary huhu. Any nominations? ^^ And, everyone flocks to money but when getting all to go for CW ...
Gonna share 2 pics b4 I sleep:
This is what true friendship means. Moja was talking about the "pain" as in the damage he got from IsageComm, FL of SexyBunnies. But even so, he bravely led an attack on them with the rest of HellRaiders to help us, their ally.
Next, the moment we captured Desolate Cliff back again.
Good going guys, great job and good work! Next CW the colonies will be reset so we must work harder and be united ^^ Don't just go CW for the money ok? haha
That's about it, ta for now.
P.S: After Colony War ended Reloaded still did not truce us. They refused. And while going back to Auch from El Lago I was CHASED by 5 families from Reloaded. WTF. Now I hate them and Genesis too. RAWR. Death to Reload!!!
Figured You Out - Nickleback
I like your pants around your feet
I like the dirt that's on your knees
And I like the way you still say please
While you're looking up at me
You're like my favourite damn disease
And I love the places that we go
And I love the people that you know
And I love the way you can't say no
Too many long lines in a row
I love the powder on your nose
Ooooh
And now I know who you are
It wasn't that hard
Just to figure you out
And now I know who you are
It wasn't that hard
Just to figure you out
I like the freckles on your chest
And I like the way you like me best
And I like the way you're not impressed,
While you put me to the test
I like the wine stains on your dress
And I love the way you pass the check
And I love the good times that you wreck
And I love your lack of self respect
While you're passed out on the deck
I love my hands around your neck
And now I know who you are
It wasn't that hard
Just to figure you out
And now I know who you are
It wasn't that hard
Just to figure you out
I love your pants around your feet
And I love the dirt that's on your knees
And I like the way you still say please
While you're looking up at me
You're like my favourite damn disease
And I hate the places that we go
And I hate the people that you know
And I hate the way you can't say no
Too many long lines in a row
I hate the powder on your nose
And now I know who you are
It wasn't that hard
Just to figure you out
And now I know who you are
It wasn't that hard
Just to figure you out
***I love this song***
Went for the Career Talk ytd. Wasn't really a talk, since there were only 2 speakers. And, the gist of it is like all the stuff my mum tells me about, when she comes back from courses like this. And my sis liked the career driver survey so much she went to type it out. Anyway, I think the male lecturer is cute. :p
And we had BSU Games Day ytd. From 2 plus to 5, we ran around the whole campus Amazing Race style, solving clues, figuring out the next location and playing games. I swear, my feets ache =x and I think I must have been the slowest in my group haha. What no exercise does to you T_T
And we all stank when it was over. Although, the teeny weeny souvenir of a cup (from Ikea) was well .. not adequate to make up for the "technical error" (inside joke) .. So our group which should have been first was not the winner, instead it was the 3rd grp with Kasheef as leader who won. I swear the second team leader Yaseh was so shocked haha.
Today just slacking off .. phew my baby is lvl 29 now, but her Possession Fire isn't maxed yet, haiz.
***Warning: this is a long post. I ranted in it. I exposed myself in it. Comment if you will but I don't need pity. I'll be numb after this, will most prob be back to normal by tomorrow I guess***
Poor Arlene. Look at this
Hell, I shouldn't be posting in such a direct manner that exposes me on forums or here, but what the heck, I'll still do it anyway.
I think it's sad that parents always like to compare. I hate it when my mum starts on me. It's like they can't help it or something, like they always have to pick on some nitty gritty flaw of yours. Like so-and-so's son/daughter went to university, had good grades etc, or gave tuition .. while you're here rotting your life away with games. Or, your cousin is having a part-time job, while you're slacking away. Or, your sister gets better grades than you, why can't you buck up and do better too? Instead of these Cs and Ds. You're a failure. You're useless. You're a good for nothing. I don't know why can't you be more like whoever's better than you. Yada yada, on and on it goes. Retreating to my room, the only place in the house where I can have peace for a while, before my mum barges in and demands I leave the door open, or comes in to continue her tirade.
Sometimes I try to block out her words and let them wash over me; sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. And when it doesn't I try to chase her out of the room. Then she pointedly tells me I'm being rude, that this is her house, that I should just wake up my idea. At times like this, I feel the overwhelming urge to run away. Like that time I was at the LAN shop instead of at a friend's house like I gave as an excuse, and was resigned to walking the streets til morning, not having enough money to get a cab, unsure of what bus would get me home. Titan found me. I was fortunate. And he was the first stranger I'd met who helped me. Who was kind to me. Who, despite my tight-lipped silence as I sat on the floor in his rented flat, passed me spare clothes and told me to bathe. Who told me not to be shy about sleeping in his bed and have a good sleep while he took the spare mattress. Who called Ximen after that to let him and Shushu know I was safe(they hadnt broken up yet). Who coaxed me to tell him what was bothering me. And reluctantly I told him. Never once had I let my guard down before a stranger. I told him some things, skirted some issues but at the end of it he told me home was the best. I won't go on, see my comment in (), its painful remembering anyways. (this happened back in Sept 3, 07 - you can look in my archives if you want)
But up to now, I realize I miss him. Not like, in a romantic way, but I miss him a friend. I wonder how he's doing right now. I have his hp but I'm afraid to call. In case he answers, and wonders what is a girl who used to be in the same faction (Satis, then Critical Infinitum) as him, and who used to play with the group down at Parklane up to. He did call me, once or twice after the incident to ask if I was ok. Then we would make awkward conversation, and say goodbye. I would go to sleep, happy in a buoyant way. I think I was starved for kindness, but I was glad that I ran away from home that time. And I told myself I would not do something so stupid again, but I'm not sure.
10+ years. That's how long I've been listening to my mum degrade me. I can't believe how pathetic I am, nearly 20 and still unable to fend for myself financially, unable to be emotionally stable. I'm bad at studies. I take things to heart, always acting on impulse. My heart rules me and not my head. I play GE to de-stress. I read fanfictions and such .. just so I can put off those negative thoughts for long enough not to commit suicide or run away again.
If I could live life over, maybe I would choose to be born into a different family. One that does not pressures me. My mum cares for me in her own way, I know. But she has high standards, high expectations that her children should do well. And I fail horribly at meeting these expectations. I can't suddenly grow brain cells and become a genius overnight. I try, but it never satisfies my mum. Since young, me and my sister, when we fail some subjects (yes, my sis is clever but lazy .. and she does fail her subjects too), we dread showing our results to her. Because that would mean a long long tirade that never ends. That continues even after dinner and we escape to our room. Then she tells my dad, and she starts comparing us to xxx. The same routine all over again. Its a vicious cycle, but it never stops.
Sometimes I catch myself thinking "what ifs" and "how I wish". But no amount of wishing makes reality easier to bear. So until this all ends, my only recourse to sanity is games. I could choose the blade but I'm squeamish about cutting myself.
One day I'll fly away .. leave all these to yesterday ...
.. so being so helpful :D
That book dear SD told me about, Twilight by Stephanie Meyer .. I went to check NLB catalogue but it was all on loan/reserved *faints* So SD and me were discussing the possibilities of Borders stocking this book, cos I said I didn't mind buying.
And then, Rildiz, my Swedish friend from GE came on, and I asked him to find the e-book for me .. and he did! haha I'm so happy~
Going off to read it now ^^ Thanks a bunch lols
God, I miss Dan like crazy T_T
Listening to: You'll Never Be Alone - Anastacia
This incident happened on Sun night, before I went to sleep. (refer to pic taken while in Skull Dung)
While running to Ferrucio Junction to save warp for this coming CW, I stopped just before the entrance at Stone Pit to reply to pms. This Penthouses guy ran past, and then stopped beside me and killed the mobs around. When I was done, he said "You have to give me ..." I was like, WTF lols. Just because my wiz was wearing Original Wiz costume (starting costume) and my fighter was wearing Sunset Stripe costume, this guy thinks I'm some noob who needed saving. Hello, I'm like veteran already zzz. I didn't know whether to laugh or get mad at him. Then I promptly removed my costume to show him what I was wearing - Clara Mago and Gladiator Armor and told him I was a vet.
After we ended the conversation and I had reached a spot to save warp, I decided to pm my friend Wingdols who was in Espanola faction, same as this perp. He told me Penthouses was a noob, a new member who just joined a faction an hour ago. We both had a good laugh as I recounted the incident to him.
And I repeated to my sister. And because it's too funny to pass up I HAD to share it here as well lols.
Ok, next - 2 pics from Sunday's CW .. the attendees who went and won a colony for us. Credits to Starsunder who sent me the images:
Ana's Treasure Golem:
Close-up shot:
Victors:
*this post will only be about GE*
First, my fighter finally reached vet today! After crazy grinding for the past few days, she finally made it. At 9.10pm, Elentari achieved vet status ^^
Happily went to Bahia to take celebratory pics:
The trio of vets:
While I was posing away, 9.50pm -
I was so shocked and happy. Thanks to the brave efforts of Analytic, Starsunder, Zervantes, Reventz, LEONHARTIA, jaydee and PaLLeRa (Dan was sick so his pilot took over for this CW) and a soon-to-be-faction-mate SuperSaiyans, we managed to get a colony ^^ First time too. And luckily there wasn't enough time for my friend NoVoCaine to get their colony back since 10pm was the end of CW. I did tell them not to war GoD faction, but well, something good came out of it.
So now the World Map has our faction name on it:
Well done peeps~ Congrats again ^^ We'll have to work hard to defend our colony next week ^^
Was a tad moody ytd .. but Dan and an old friend from EL cheered me up ^^
Chatted with said friend about her family .. her baby boy Gabriel is turning 4 months soon, and his older sister Aurora is 18 months old and adores her lil bro. Hope ya find a good man who cherishes you and your kids, gal. Send me postcards when you move to Washington!
And I got jackpot~ [URL=http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=capture00023tr9.jpg][IMG]http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4426/capture00023tr9.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
First time that I got so many gold bars ^^ Now I just need to train more to go to Kato. And my sis is lvl40 already, I'm so proud of her. She's ready to move to Port Bello to train~ Gonna bring her around for the Adelina quest.
Just wanted to introduce Kelvin's comic strip to you guys, I'll leave things here.
.. and I phailed for SENGP.
A whole string of C and Ds, no surprises there. But even my best effort for SENGP paper couldn't save me. Haiz. I'm so not looking forward to breaking the news to my mum. Nor repeating for that subject.
*stoned*
And it continues.
The thread I made (see earlier post) is now 3 pages, and counting. Meanwhile player02 seems to have launched a personal attack against me here
I've had worse. Let's see how soon he gets banned.
*playlist changed from Rozen Maiden OST to something more soothing, on Spin's request*
Spending a few days away from sGE forums cost me dearly.
When I went to the "Other" section of General Chat this afternoon, this is what I saw: a friend of mine, Kusa, being bullied by the other residents of GC.
Take a look here if you like. Look down the whole page, and read if you will, on how they bully her.
In the end I posted this, being fed-up:
It just saddens me that there are idiotic people like those who enjoy tormenting my dear friend like this. Is it a crime to be yourself? Is it wrong to have your endings in meow, etc etc
Sheesh.
I must say, TEP is the weirdest period of time spent in sch. As I'm in BSU with group 4A, when we're not calling people, we're doing data entry, data analysis, talking, eating, snacking, stoning, discussion that kills brain cells (cos its hard for us to agree on anything), slacking, sneaking off (esp certain people ..). And, getting ready for a presentation around 27 Mar, for our DBS client.
1 week plus, and I've come to realise .. I dunno, sort of hate this routine that I fall into invariably everyday. Lunch at 12pm, and the rest of the day rotting if we have nothing to do. haiz
And I hate the godforsaken rain! It rains everyday and we freeze everyday too.
Slacked off updating my blog cos I'm mostly tired when I reach home these days. Other than catching up on anime and manga, and watching movies online, otherwise I pretty much get bored.
Anyways, went with my parents to Changi Airport on Tues to fetch my sis home. We arrived early so we explored Terminal 3:
"Hanging Gardens of Babylon" in the background. And I love the ceiling (see below)
They had a kopitiam, and Candy Empire OMG. But the shops were sparse, and some weren't open yet. And, I saw Secret Recipe there too. Woots~ Terminal 3 is really spacious, but whether it can be better .. we'll see. And planning for T4 is already beginning, so I wonder if T3 will be able to develop into a nice terminal, or get overshadowed by the future T4.
This is what the outside of Crystal Jade Shanghai looks like. You can't miss its curves - the restaurant is just on top of the Departure sign board.
And by the time we reached home and was ready to settle down, it was 2 plus am already. Couldn't stay awake the next day and was late =x My sis got me a nice handmade scarf, coloured silver and black. My mum got a handbag while my dad got a shirt. As for my little bro, he got a nice wooden box, with a carved, lacquered dog on the cover. In the end they were so rushed, they only had 1.5 hrs to shop so my sis didn't buy much. I'm just glad she's home safe.
My day started at 8am, when I woke early to go with my parents to Sembawang Hill Food Centre @ Upper Thomson Road for breakfast. From Yishun MRT we took bus 169, passing by the Khatib and Nee Soon army camps along the way. Our target - kway chap at this stall which I had missed from my childhood days. Hadn't been there for 10 years.
Stomachs sated, we decided to walk around and explore the shops, and upon seeing this restaurant and perusing the menu, we agreed on coming back later for lunch.
According to mum IVINS is a pretty well known eatery that has been around for 10+ years, specializing in authentic Peranakan food. Since we were quite full from breakfast, we went on to Pierce Reservoir nearby to walk a bit.
Took these pictures while we were there:
We decided to go on the trail, which was quite a short one, and found this strange tree with little "apples" on it.
By the time we were done it was 11.30am already, and starting to feel hungry we walked back to IVINE. The food on the menu was quite affordable, about $4/5 per dish. We ordered ayam buah keluak (spicy chicken curry, the in-house favourite), honey pork, sotong sambal, hee peow soup (fish maw), otak otak pangang (spicy fishcake wrapped in banana leaf), nonya chap chye.
The honey pork, which was recommended by the waitress, lives up to expectations. Don't be fooled by its appearance, when fried with onions and peas this dish really hits the spot. Warm, juicy, succulent pork with that tinge of sweetness .. its oishi, sedap, SUBARASHI~~~~~ *floats*
Otak in its banana leaf wrapping. Its soft, melts-in-your mouth and is also very spicy
Chendol for dessert. They added gulah melaka so it was really sweet =x But the sweet aroma of coconut lends a strong flavour to this dessert.
The rest of the dishes were not bad, but the chap chye was too salty for me, and the sotong sambal could have been stir fried instead of gravy. Nevertheless, it was a great lunch we had.
Can't wait to go back there again. 20 out of 10 stars ^^
Yesterday, my mum brought this home for me from the office: an Aboriginal necklace that her colleague had bought while in New Zealand.
While its simple, I like its design very much, and have started wearing it ^^
Oh, but more importantly .. today morning at 4am, my sister embarked on her 5D4N field trip to Cambodia with her class. For the past few days over the weekend, she had been packing, buying things that she needed. My mum and dad woke early at 2am to wake her up and send her to the airport. The noise they made woke me too, and I laughed when she came into the room twice before leaving the house to hug her bolster. Haha, I think she'd wished she could bring it lols. And I told her to come back safely. I hope she does.
Had I been apply to apply for leave I would have gone too .. as it is, they took a tour around the new Terminal 3, before having some coffee and coming home to sleep. Maybe when its time for my sis to come back I'll tag along and see for myself what T3 is like.
Work at BSU is fine, and we're all getting used to waking early, signing in and slacking until 9am. We're also used to calling people/data entry. But, what we haven't got used to is the freaking COLD of our project room and call centre. When my group went down for lunch break today, we were all shaking from the cold, brr.
I'm thinking of quitting GE .. lost the interest for it, haiz.
aka Teaching Enterprise Project. Module code BM 0514. 100% ICA hoho
weightage of marks:
Performance Appraisal (80%) - 40% x 2 rounds
Summary Report (10%) - 5% x 2 rounds
Peer Appraisal (10%) - 5% x 2 rounds
Working hours: 8.30am to 5.30pm, Mon to Fri
Lunch break: 12 - 1 pm.
Pay = ZERO
Punctuality is a MUST. So no more late nights.
For me, I'm in Business Service Centre (BSC) from 3 Mar to 11 April. Then after that I get a shirt rest before doing my IPP in ELDC from 14 Apr to 23 May. I'm assigned to group 4A with Dao Li and another girl, we're doing telephone surveys. Currently, there's one for SBM, which we will start on tomorrow, and another one commissioned by DBS (which the current grp 4A have already started) which we will do when finished with SBM.
I foresee Strepsils, plenty of water bottles incoming my way =x
