Thursday, December 23, 2004

Okie, it's been a million years since I last typed a journal entry. Yah, so now I am supposed to summarise. If you trust my summarising skills, pls read on, if not, you can stop here and get on with your work.

10-12 Dec...
Stuck at chalet. Not really stuck... I got stuck willingly. Well, basically, it's not a chalet. It's just a place where meetings goes on all day all night, and really, it's more of a work place. The bbq was okie, I ate little, dunno what to eat really... not much other than chicken wings. The initiation... guess many were very jing zhang... cos they say wrongly... but for me, I also very jing zhang then... keep saying the pledge wrongly also. haha. So nice to see the kids that I took from they were sec1 to become a senior liao... Like time flies. Haha...

13 Dec...
Precamp. I was DO loh. Blur like sotong as usual. Well, poor terence ran about a lot, but I usually make my DS run all over the place also... Even instructions also he give... Haha, I am just so slack. Tell me that man.

14-18 Dec...
Hardly slept. That's the 2 words that fit perfectly. lol. But it was just like last year, just more relax, some things like SIT test I just slept in the bunk. Basically Serene frightened by me on SEC morning. Haha... I guess I was half asleep. Even when I went into the meeting room, I didn't see PL's black face, just sat down like a stone, and didn't even listen to what he was talking... Though I know he's angry lah... I only heard my name to say I was in charge of a particular level. And the night before, I fell asleep before I could set the alarm clock. According to Ser, I was holding my handphone and sleeping in the bunk. Lol. For the hike, I was hoping to be on the roving team, but I ended being in charge as a medic on the summit. But nevermind, it's all as well, I worked out quite a little walking the 45 degrees slope. Didn't want to go for road march at first, but went anyway cos not enough people was going... well, that was before the sec4s '04 changed their minds. lol. Anyway I missed the muddy area cos' I was taking care of a casualty. Lucky. Hate washing the shoes. As for the camp overall, I think it haven't really bonded them as a squad fully, only a small part. And was pretty vexed at times when scolding them so hard just achieved no results... Guess they are too pampered somehow. And first few days into the camp, they reminded me of my own squad, only around 20 pple, so few girls, 2 bunks for SBB, and soon and so forth.

19 Dec...
Slacked at home, watch movie with Esther... INcredibles... it was nice. Just tried to enjoy myself as much as I can before I start work.

20 Dec...
Started work at my aunt's shop, Home N Office at Eastpoint. Quite blur, getting used to it... my first real part time job. Seriously, it's 6 days a week for these 2 weeks... not really part time.. haha.

22 Dec...
Was working... then ate dinner cum lunch... comes the arrow of the day: OIC for Mr Goh's retirement gathering. Interesting isn't it? Second impact of the day: IC for Mr Goh's retirement gift. I think I am getting used to wearing a target board behind my back... Guess Ser is more experienced at getting shot. For me, I guess, this is just the beginning. =)

23 Dec...
Working still, getting to love my job. I am just around my favourite stuff - stationery - all day... Had tea break with Esther... talk a little crap, trying to pull her to buy stuff from the shop. Haha. I am getting the hang of salesgirl...

And lastly, going to work on eve and xmas... Haha. Sadz.

Will be updating the next time I am free, basically I work 11 hours a day and I hardly have time to myself... and I need to sleep... Haha. So seeya!

Monday, December 06, 2004

did I mention fish always have quizzes with so nice pics? Haha!

Chamomile Tea
Chamomile Tea...
You are Chamomile Tea.
Your an original! Helpful to anyone in need and
always willing to lend a hand, you take action
but not through violence, people listen to you
for you have a knack for giving wonderful
advice! Many look up to you and you try your
best not to let them down. You have many
friends steadfast or no who consider themselves
lucky to be near you. You may have been hurt in
the past but you dont let that stand in your
way! You have a wonderful outlook on life and
try to see the good in people which is an
awesome gift!


What type of Tea are you? {-With Anime Pictures!-}
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Nature
C:

Your Beauty lies
in Nature. Down to earth, laid back and a natural
beauty. You have no need for
make-up or accessories that most others do. In fact
you most likely find them a
nuisance. You are probably a little tom-boyish in
your jeans and tees with a
great love for nature. You probably know more about
plants and animals than most
people and you'd rather spend your times outdoors
and in the sun, independent
and free. You can be a bit distant with people,
preferring the company of
animals over people, which isn't always the best
thing. You can be kind and
sweet, but not many see that side of you as you
often have misunderstandings
with people. You are very go-with-the-flow sort of
person and usually try to
avoid fights even if it means changing your opinion
or belief. Still, you are
you look your best actually without make-up and in
casual clothes. Very few can
say that. Be proud.



Some Things
That Represent You:



Element:
Earth, Wind Animal: Horse Color:
Green, Purple, Earth Tones Song:
The Memory Of Trees by Enya Expression: Cool
Smile



Gemstone:
Emerald Mythological Creature: Fairy, Elf
Planet: Earth
Hair Color: Brown Eye Color:
Bright Green



Quote:
"Horses love me. Cowboys fear me."




Where Does Your Beauty Lie? ..::Original Pictures Are Back! Detailed Results::..
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boohoo! long time no blog!

I am just back from NZ yesterday, the jet lag put me to sleep yesterday at 11 p.m. The scenery there is fabulous, with the mountains, waterfalls and rivers. But being a very forgetful girl as usual, I guess I forgot most of the stuff, so I gotta summarise with the itienary when it gets unpacked later on.

But in general, you just get to see enough waterfalls to last you a lifetime, and the most beautiful scenery is from Milford Sound, a place where you take a sort of big size boat, and you can stand at the upper deck, let the wind blow in your face and body (the wind is strong!), and you get to see the mountains, waterfalls, right in front of you, the scenery is truly breathtaking. And basically it's spring going into summer time when I went, but nevertheless, it was snowing in the mountains during summer, and the weather was so cold even in the cities that you certainly have to wear a jacket everywhere you go. It's colder than normal aircon. The temperature there is always 25 degrees and below I guess, all the time I was there. According to the tour guide, the highest temperature ever in history in New Zealand is 32 degrees celsius. Wow, I was like, that's like everyday temperature for Singapore! lol. And I went on a tour around the South Island, where there's lots of scenery, 73% of the island is covered by mountains... So like my tour guide says, everywhere, when you turn your head, you will see at least a mountain.

And in the South Island, there's lots of agriculture. So you see all kinds of it, there's lots of sheep. It's just so cute to see green pastures dotted with white little sheep, and from far, they just looks like little fluffs of cotton wool. And cows, but not as many as sheep, and I just realised that the cute black and white cow that we see ever so often is not very common. It's mostly black, brown, and even if you do see a black and white cow, the white is very little. Haha, but that won't stop me from loving those cutie cows.

One of the days I went up to see a glacier, eh, I haven't really figured out what a glacier is, but it's like a frozen river, so it's beautiful. And cold. I was like trying to run to the place where the water and ice connect, but it's a bit far, and lack of time, so I missed it. And the rivers there are beautiful! The water is so clear, you can see the bottom, and you can really see the rivers are really flowing, some even flow very fast, and I drank water from one of the rivers. It's very nice, seriously. And once you seen the rivers there, you will just think Kallang River is not really a river. lol.

The scenery there is so untouched, and everything is natural. The pace of life there is so slow, especially in a city that I went called Christchurch (did I mention I love the name, dunno why). They enjoy themselves in the parks, take slow walks, and shops close so early like at 7 or 8 p.m. And even in Queenstown, they said the city shops close at a later time, and around 9 p.m. and it's closing. I went out to eat KFC there, and we were eating at 8 plus, and the shop is like preparing to close le. Wow. Imagine this in Singapore. People just have no place to eat dinner.

The days are long in NZ right now, at it's still bright at 8 p.m. Gets a little unused about that cos' in Singapore, I tend to stay till midnight, meaning around 5 hours with the sky dark before I sleep, but in NZ, the time seem to pass so slowly. And somehow, the person who like to rush around (me) can truly slow down when I get there. I was strolling along the streets at the slowest speed I could ever imagine myself to be walking at. I am surprised at myself, but somehow, you will just tend to slow down, and enjoy the scenery, and enjoy the cool temperature (free aircon lol), and I was walking slower than my NA team's slow march (I mean my own team, which is pretty fast, but still slower than my normal pace)...

And not to forget, because of NZ's beautiful scenery, it's the place where they film LOTR! I saw one of the scene where you see the dead trees thing. I am seriously not a fan of LOTR, so I couldn't point out exactly which scene is it. lol.

So that's the summary of my trip, I will be updating with more details when I am more free with the itienary next to me. lol. Some summary, I am as longwinded as ever. =P