Childhood Fond Memories
1. You grew up watching He-man, MASK, Transformers, Silver Hawk and Mickey Mouse. Not to forget, Ninja turtles, My Little Pony and Smurfs too. YES YES YES! I remember a cartoon named 'Captain Planet' which I was so fond of it in Kindergarten!
2. You grew up brushing your teeth with a mug in Primary school during recess time. You will squat by a drain with all your classmates beside you, and brush your teeth with a coloured mug.The teachers said you must brush each side 10 times too. Couldn't remember about this...
3. You know what SBC stands for. Yes Yes Yes! TV station...
4. You pay 40 cents for Chocolate or Strawberry MILK every week in class. Yes Yes Yes... I didn't pay for it but I always get my friend's for free. Hee!
5. You watch a very popular Malay dubbed Japanese drama on RTM1 about schoolgirls who possess powerful skills in volleyball called Meoro Attack. uhhh no idea about this...
6. You find your friends with pagers and handphone cool in Secondary school. Yes Yes Yes... I'm so envious of my friends who owned a cell phone in secondary school that I've to plead my dad to get me one for the hundredth times...
7. SBS buses used to be non-airconditioned. The bus seats are made of wood and the cushion is red. The big red bell gives a loud BEEP! when pressed. There are colourful tickets forTIBS buses.The conductor will check for tickets by using a machine which punches a hole in the ticket. Yes Yes Yes...
8. Envelopes given to us to donate to Sharity Elephant every Children's Day. YES YES YES!
9. You've probably read Young Generation magazine.You know who's Vinny the little vampire and Acai the constable. Yes yes yes...
10. You were there when they first introduced MRT here. You went for the first ride with your parents and you would kneel on the seat to see the scenery. Not really... 'Cos I don't really take public transportation when I was a kid...
11. Movie tickets used to cost only $3.50. Who will remember? We don't even pay for it since we're a kid...
12. Gals are fascinated by Strawberry Short Cake and Barbie Dolls. YES YES YES! Haha who could forget Barbie dolls... Lol...
13. You learn to laugh like The Count in Sesame Street. Uh nope...
14. You longed to buy tibits called Kaka (20 cents per pack), and Ding Dang (50 cents per box), that had a toy in it and it changes every week not forgetting the 15 cents animal crackers and the ring pop, where the lollipop is the diamond on the ring. Oh yes!!! I remember the ring pop. Hahahaha.... And many other goodies...
15. You watched TV2 (also known as Channel 10) cartoons because Channel 5 never had enough cartoons for you. dunno about this...
16. Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, The Three Investigators, Famous Five and Secret Seven are probably the thickest story books you ever thought you have read. Even Sweet Valley High and Malory Towers. Yes Yes Yes! I used to be so hooked up with Sweet Valley series!!! A fanatic fan~
17. KFC used to be a high class restaurant that serve food in plates and let you use metal forks and knives. Yes yes yes!
18. The most vulgar thing you said was ******* and idiot and THE MOST EXTREME WAS 'super white'...you just couldn't bring yourself to say the hokkien relative. ..............
19. Catching was the IN thing and twist as the magic word. YES YES YES~~~
20. Your English workbooks was made of some damn poor quality paper that was smooth and yellow.
21. CDIS were your bestfriend
22. The only computer lessons in school involved funny pixellised characters in 16 colours walking about trying to teach you maths. Haha yeah man
23. Waterbottles were slinged around your neck and a must everywhere you go. hahaha yes yes!
24. Boys loved to play soccer with small plastic balls in the basketball court.
25. Teng-teng, five stones, chapteh, hentam bola and zero point were all the rage with
the girls and boys too... MEMORIES~~
26. Science was fun with the balsam and the angsana being the most important plants of our lives, guppies and swordtail being the most important fish. Yes yes yes
27. Who can forget Ahmad, Bala, Sumei and John, eternalized in our minds from the textbooks. Even Mr Wally & Mr. Yakki. What abt Miss Lala??? Yes yes yes
28. We carry out experiments of our own to get yourself badges for being a Young Zoologist/Botanist etc. OH YES YES~~
29. Every Children's day and National day you either get pins or pens with 'Happy Children's Day 1993' or dumb files with 'Happy National Day 1994'. YES YES YES
30. In Primary school you had to play buddy for the younger kids like big sister and brother. YES YES YES YES YES!!!
31. We wear BM2000, BATA, or Pallas shoes. i think so... haha
32. Your form teacher taught you Maths, Science and English. YES YES YES
33. The worksheets were made of brown rough paper of poor quality.
34. You went to school in slippers and a raincoat when it rained, and you find a dry spot in the school to sit down, dry your feet, and wear your dry and warm socks and shoes.
35. School dismissal time was normally around 1 pm. I think so....
36. There would be spelling tests and mental sums to do almost everyday. YES!!!!! And i hated it!!!
37. Your friends considered you lucky and rich if your parents gave you $2 or more for pocket money everyday. OH YES, very rich! Ha ha... I could still remember my usual pocket money in Primary school is only $1!
38. You see Wee Kim Wee's face in the school hall. Who??
39. You freak out when the teacher tells you to line up according to height and hold hands with the corresponding boy or girl I'm from girls school... hehe... so my partner is always a girl and we always end up as good friends!
40. Boys like to catch fighting spiders.
41. Collecting and battling erasers was a pastime for boys. Boys only meh? I also enjoyed battling erasers... and erasers were of different country names...
42. Autograph books were loaded with 'Best Wishes', 'Forget Me Not', and small poems like 'Bird fly high, hard to catch.Friend like you, hard to forget'. HAHAHAA YES YES YES!!!! We wrote that... there's another poem which goes like this 'roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you'... WAHAHAHAHAHA
43. Class monitors and prefects loved to say 'You talk somemore, I write your name ah!' Yeah right
44. There were at least 40 people in one class. Yes!
45. Large, colourful schoolbags were carried. Haha i supposed so...
46. You brought every single book to school, even though there was one thing called the timetable. YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
47. You know what PETS are and the hidden animals in all the text pages. You hated penmanship. YESSSSSSSSSSSssssssssssssssssssss
48. Writing lines and caning hands were common, esp if you failed chinese spelling (caning was actually allowed. no shit). I only remembered that I was caned by my mummy for failing a chinese spelling when I was P4!
49. There was a pro-yo/bumblebee, digimon craze at some point in time. YES YES YES YES YES!!!! And takimachi!
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
THANK YOU <3
siew tee, juju, joyce, jojo, chiuyun
i just arrived home from school and took off my clothes because i was feeling warm
i had only a singlet on and climbed onto my bed thinking that i had the whole afternoon to myself when someone suddenly banged on the door real hard which startled me
i was hoping it couldn't be my friends dropping by at noon, could it?
sighing, i put on my jacket and answered the door
no one was outside though
strange...
and just at that moment the postman appeared again
ha... i knew the parcel is from you guys and i was right
when i realized it is from sookee jewellery, i gasped
gosh this is gonna be a real expensive gift
the diamond necklace is lovely
but such an elegant necklace doesn't seem to suit me though
you know me, i'm a 100% klutz
what if i spoil it accidentally *horrified*
i love it nonetheless
it's really beautiful
and you guys are the only friends who mail a birthday gift to me
thank you!
you guys totally rock!
love you all~
siew tee, juju, joyce, jojo, chiuyun
i just arrived home from school and took off my clothes because i was feeling warm i had only a singlet on and climbed onto my bed thinking that i had the whole afternoon to myself when someone suddenly banged on the door real hard which startled me
i was hoping it couldn't be my friends dropping by at noon, could it?
sighing, i put on my jacket and answered the door
no one was outside though
strange...
and just at that moment the postman appeared again
ha... i knew the parcel is from you guys and i was right
when i realized it is from sookee jewellery, i gasped
gosh this is gonna be a real expensive gift
the diamond necklace is lovely
but such an elegant necklace doesn't seem to suit me though
you know me, i'm a 100% klutz
what if i spoil it accidentally *horrified*
i love it nonetheless
it's really beautiful
and you guys are the only friends who mail a birthday gift to me
thank you!
you guys totally rock!
love you all~
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
my 21st birthday........
turns out to be better than expected
prolly because i didn't expect much from it since everyone is down with the virus
there are indeed too many surprises
hee hee
i wanna thank everybody for celebrating my 21st with me although these guys are sick and everyone have tests the next day
especially my roomie, erin, who baked a cake for me!!! i didn't know she's a good lier, lied to me that she has classes but in fact she went over to william's to bake my birthday cake. thank you or inviting them to the mini party. thank you for cooking a sumptuous meal. thank you for organizing everything and i'm glad it had gone smoothly. i love you! muacks!
guess what were i doing when the clock struck 12 am? well, the very first minute on how i spent my 21st (thanks to erin) is as shown below............ wah lao don't laugh, i'm sick ok!
hereby thanks all the dudes for giving me a pleasant surprise by dropping by my house with a cake after midnight! i was sick and i dressed shabbily that night... OMG...
my lovely friends who were here at midnight :D
Thank you Ling for baking me a 'cake' [Ling: "It's not a cake!!!! It's a chocolate fudge blah blah..."
(oh sorry I forgot what it is called... whatever)]
19th Feb evening
I'm really enjoyed myself today. Everything was so well planned, including the intended surprises; all thanks to my lo gong! Thank you guys for the lovely birthday gifts, food and cake! and... i made an effort to dress for this occasion :\
my birthday gifts :D
turns out to be better than expected
prolly because i didn't expect much from it since everyone is down with the virus
there are indeed too many surprises
hee hee
i wanna thank everybody for celebrating my 21st with me although these guys are sick and everyone have tests the next day
especially my roomie, erin, who baked a cake for me!!! i didn't know she's a good lier, lied to me that she has classes but in fact she went over to william's to bake my birthday cake. thank you or inviting them to the mini party. thank you for cooking a sumptuous meal. thank you for organizing everything and i'm glad it had gone smoothly. i love you! muacks!
guess what were i doing when the clock struck 12 am? well, the very first minute on how i spent my 21st (thanks to erin) is as shown below............ wah lao don't laugh, i'm sick ok!
hereby thanks all the dudes for giving me a pleasant surprise by dropping by my house with a cake after midnight! i was sick and i dressed shabbily that night... OMG...
my lovely friends who were here at midnight :D
Thank you Ling for baking me a 'cake' [Ling: "It's not a cake!!!! It's a chocolate fudge blah blah..."(oh sorry I forgot what it is called... whatever)]
19th Feb eveningI'm really enjoyed myself today. Everything was so well planned, including the intended surprises; all thanks to my lo gong! Thank you guys for the lovely birthday gifts, food and cake! and... i made an effort to dress for this occasion :\
my birthday gifts :D
Monday, February 18, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
this week is my 21st
i've plenty of plans ahead awaiting me
Ling is cooking for me on Monday
dinner celebration on Tuesday with my buddies
clubbing on Friday blah blah
plus...
this week is the dateline to my papers, homework and quiz!
I can't fall sick, i can't fall sick, I can't fall sick!!!
but I feel so weak and frail now...
god, please don't let me and my roommate (afraid that i may spread my germs to her) fall sick on this very special week.......
i've plenty of plans ahead awaiting me
Ling is cooking for me on Monday
dinner celebration on Tuesday with my buddies
clubbing on Friday blah blah
plus...
this week is the dateline to my papers, homework and quiz!
I can't fall sick, i can't fall sick, I can't fall sick!!!
but I feel so weak and frail now...
god, please don't let me and my roommate (afraid that i may spread my germs to her) fall sick on this very special week.......
Friday, February 15, 2008
came upon this on a website and hope it'll serve everybody as a reflection:
守一個緣：人生是短暫的，珍惜人生中的每一份緣，不論是親情、友情、愛情，我們都不計較它的長短，及時品嚐愛人及被愛的幸福感受，而幸福的美酒是必須「用心醞釀」的。
守一個人：人常常因自己的疏於耕耘、疏於培養，對身邊的人、事、物，厭了、倦了，因它不再新鮮，不再有感覺！但是只要我們換個角度去思考，再換個心情 去面對，才恍然大悟，我們能有今天的成就，是身邊最沈默的支持者，默默的在為我們付出一切！所以要常用「新的心情」去看待身邊的人、事、物。
守一個家：其實守一個家，也就是守著一群我們所愛及愛我們的人。常常為了守護我們所愛的家，不顧自己的尊嚴，拼命去保護它。為了要擁有美好的回憶，趁著年輕多製造一些不可磨滅的記憶。
守你一生：在困苦中，只有更樂觀、更積極的面對，才能克服所有的困境。而對於我們深愛的人，請以對方認為合理的方式對待他。
愛又何必矜持？適度的矜持是對的，免得過度大方、開放，給異性視為「隨便」、「輕佻」，那就不好了。可是過度的矜持，又可能會錯失姻緣，成為無限期的等待和不確定的未來，而抱憾終身，所以該表達的時候就要表達，別太矜持。
source: http://www.ltes.cy.edu.tw/%A6%E6%ACF%B3B%AB%C7/%BB%B2%BE%C9%AB%C7/new_page_34.htm
守一個緣：人生是短暫的，珍惜人生中的每一份緣，不論是親情、友情、愛情，我們都不計較它的長短，及時品嚐愛人及被愛的幸福感受，而幸福的美酒是必須「用心醞釀」的。
守一個人：人常常因自己的疏於耕耘、疏於培養，對身邊的人、事、物，厭了、倦了，因它不再新鮮，不再有感覺！但是只要我們換個角度去思考，再換個心情 去面對，才恍然大悟，我們能有今天的成就，是身邊最沈默的支持者，默默的在為我們付出一切！所以要常用「新的心情」去看待身邊的人、事、物。
守一個家：其實守一個家，也就是守著一群我們所愛及愛我們的人。常常為了守護我們所愛的家，不顧自己的尊嚴，拼命去保護它。為了要擁有美好的回憶，趁著年輕多製造一些不可磨滅的記憶。
守你一生：在困苦中，只有更樂觀、更積極的面對，才能克服所有的困境。而對於我們深愛的人，請以對方認為合理的方式對待他。
愛又何必矜持？適度的矜持是對的，免得過度大方、開放，給異性視為「隨便」、「輕佻」，那就不好了。可是過度的矜持，又可能會錯失姻緣，成為無限期的等待和不確定的未來，而抱憾終身，所以該表達的時候就要表達，別太矜持。
source: http://www.ltes.cy.edu.tw/%A6%E6%ACF%B3B%AB%C7/%BB%B2%BE%C9%AB%C7/new_page_34.htm
Sunday, February 10, 2008
I truly got a taste of what the actual meaning behind the 'halcyon days of youth' now
my awesome friends here are the best part of my 'upheaval' lives right now
although i would very much love to return home to pay a visit to my family and friends back in Singapore
i am certain i would miss Tucson a hellish lot
as much as i hate to deny, Tucson is becoming my second home which i will definitely miss a lot when i left
since i've came upon the realization than there is nothing such as forever
i will cherish all these fond memories
chatting with st is also the best part of my live, i thank her for always being here for me and i promise to make our pact come true...
.............................
we worked at a Chinese New Year dinner function yesterday night and had a hellish lot of fun! We were all dressed up in red and had taken a whole lot of absolutely stunning pictures during and after the function. Here are some to share with you guys while the rest will be uploaded in facebook...
these pictures are clearly our best shots in my entire life! I feel like a movie star!
the night before the actual day where we had an hour training session
this is the actual day where we dressed up in red
i worked as a receptionist, signing in guests and handling the raffles tickets
while the guys worked as the door chaperon
we had free dinner afterwards while the guests have to pay USD25 each
Yam Seng! we all had red wine, cheers!
the girls in red
tina and wanda were on stage presenting the raffles contest prizes
haha i seriously had no idea Brian was making funny faces behind me TT___TT
badass tina...
heavenly... this is such a KICK-ASS movie-poster like picture!
super duper amazing shots!!! tina is such a kick-ass and the expressions of those three guys in the background are priceless!
poor tina, her feet hurt
back home in my living room, i had a pleasant surprise to find Joming and the other girls at my place. we got william and MC over and we started playing card games...
my awesome friends here are the best part of my 'upheaval' lives right now
although i would very much love to return home to pay a visit to my family and friends back in Singapore
i am certain i would miss Tucson a hellish lot
as much as i hate to deny, Tucson is becoming my second home which i will definitely miss a lot when i left
since i've came upon the realization than there is nothing such as forever
i will cherish all these fond memories
chatting with st is also the best part of my live, i thank her for always being here for me and i promise to make our pact come true...
.............................
we worked at a Chinese New Year dinner function yesterday night and had a hellish lot of fun! We were all dressed up in red and had taken a whole lot of absolutely stunning pictures during and after the function. Here are some to share with you guys while the rest will be uploaded in facebook...
these pictures are clearly our best shots in my entire life! I feel like a movie star!
the night before the actual day where we had an hour training session
this is the actual day where we dressed up in red
i worked as a receptionist, signing in guests and handling the raffles tickets
while the guys worked as the door chaperon
we had free dinner afterwards while the guests have to pay USD25 each
Yam Seng! we all had red wine, cheers!
the girls in red
tina and wanda were on stage presenting the raffles contest prizes
haha i seriously had no idea Brian was making funny faces behind me TT___TT
badass tina...
heavenly... this is such a KICK-ASS movie-poster like picture!
super duper amazing shots!!! tina is such a kick-ass and the expressions of those three guys in the background are priceless!
poor tina, her feet hurt
back home in my living room, i had a pleasant surprise to find Joming and the other girls at my place. we got william and MC over and we started playing card games...
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