Saturday, January 22, 2005

Ravings~

been busy... very very busy... working in the day at X-Square and at nite at Chinatown as Tiger beer promoter. i'm exhausted! =(   but then i'll still carry on, coz the extra cash motivates me greatly!

my grandfather was admitted into hospital last monday and my dad went back to Malaysia to visit him. things were a little chaotic in the family when we gotta know tat. apparently, grandpa's diabetes took for the worse, and he's gonna need to stay in hospital for some time for observation.

when i know grandpa's in hospital, i wasn't really worried or affected. i told myself tat it's becoz we are not tat close, afterall he lives in Malaysia and i only see him once in like 4 months? i dun wanna think myself as unfilial but somehow i think i am. AND worse thing is, i'm more concerned with working and my dad leaving his car in SG for me so tat i can drive out at nite. sigh~!

went to TP for a short visit on Tues becoz i drove my cousin, Shalon to sch for her test. miss my poly days! food's so so cheap~ 1 kopi + 1 teh-O = $0.65 hahaha!

then we went for KTV with my SIM mates at Party World Orchard! made the mistake of parking in town for the whole day... now i know why car owners always complain parking is very expensive! hahaha~ one day i spent $16+ on parking... but shopping was fun and KTV session was cool!

Plus, i met the bodyguard whom i find hunky and cute in orchard tat day~ HIS NAME IS ROY! ;) we were walking towards each other when he recognised me and came over to say hello... i was smitten by him for a few minutes!

anyway, come down to Bandu Street at Chinatown to look for me in the evening if you happen to go there for CNY festive shopping... There's this big white tentage with lots of stalls (kinda like pasar malam) and i'm working at the huge Tiger beer booth facing the coffeeshop... =)

went out with my poly gal-frens yesterday. although we were supposed to go cycling and then have dinner, but in the end, everyone was so late tat we can only make it for dinner. we went to Jumbo Seafood~ Weifun gave us all a treat coz she wanted to... We ordered chilli crab, cereal prawns, dou miao and beancurd with mushrooms. Funz, muackz! thks for the wonderful dinner! after dinner, we actually went to Chinatown (again! for me la) to join the human congestion. this is wat we do every year, but i got kinda sick of tat place, coz i'm working there.

oh ya! i found out the exact name of the bah kwa tat i like... it's call "Bee Cheng Hiang Gourmet Bah Kwa" heh heh~

working an average of 13 hrs a day is not easy for me... i am feeling tired. i've been sleeping less than 5hrs EVERY NITE becoz of some personal commitments. maybe to some pple, i'm juz whining and they've been through worse but then i'm the only one who keep complaining. but heck, it's my life... if i feel tired, and i wanna complain and whine tat i'm tired, then I AM~! dun bother telling me otherwise...

i lack the time to rest properly and i know it's my own fault, coz i refused to give up time to rest more. i wanna work, be with my frens, spend time hanging out and stuff when i should be sleeping... when i learnt to say "NO!" to pple, maybe i won't feel so tired... i need to remind myself to "SLEEP" by writing it down in my little organiser, tat's how bad things is... crap~!! i'm really feeling like crap nowadays~ dragging my feet wherever i go...

i realised my blog is mainly descriptive, not offering insights of my life and me? i wonder why i bother updating these days... sometimes, when i read it, it's juz serves as a reminder to how i actually spent my days, but not abt how i've been feeling. i wanna write abt how things affect me, my emotions and stuff, but i dun have the time for the self-reflection and silence with myself to enable me to write things anymore... sigh~

had diarrheoa for the whole day... gonna rest for a while now...

Monday, January 17, 2005

Interpersonal Intelligence



Your Dominant Intelligence is Interpersonal Intelligence



You shine in your ability to relate to and understand others.
Good at seeing others' points of view, you get how people
think and feel. You have an uncanny ability to sense true
feelings, intentions, and motivations. A natural born leader,
you are great at teaching and mediating conflict.

You would make a good counselor, salesperson, politician, or
business person.




Sunday, January 16, 2005

Chinatown Light-Up

i spent the whole day resting at home today~! a fantastic feeling, coz i slept from last nite 1.30am till today 2pm then slept again from 6pm till 8pm... a total of 14hrs! i'm feeling so refreshed~ =)

so there, nothing much to write abt today... BUT yesterday was interesting...

i was working at X-Square in the afternn and there was a Halo 2 gaming competition held by Game Axis pple. And Benjamin was caught by surprise coz he din know of the event till Game Axis pple walked in at 11am~ and i'm starting work at 12pm, so he had to handle all the competitors and the other customers ALL ALONE till i arrived~ POOR BENJAMIN!

And so when i arrived, he was in a bad bad mood~ and quite angry with our centre manager coz we feel tat there is a certain level of biasness when planning schedule. His gf always seems to be getting more working hours and when we request for it, we'll be told, company is trying to save cost, so he can't schedule us MORE... sigh~ (-_-")

we were so busy tat we din had lunch till 3pm and we have to asked a regular customer who's on (quite) familiar terms with Ben to buy food for us~ it's such a pathetic situation coz of the schedule...

And then i rushed off once i knocked off at 5pm coz i had another job at Chinatown and the reporting time is 5.30pm. i had to put on full makeup and travel down to Chinatown in 30min... quite a mad rush~

was working as brand ambassador for Tiger beer for the official light-up ceremony at Chinatown! and tat's the job where i have to be in my tailor-made cheongsum. i was serving the VIP table and had the chance to serve PM Lee Hsien Loong. i was so stressed up... quite an experience! ;P

The food reception was at the overhead bridge connecting Lucky Chinatown and People's Park Complex and the performance was at a stage setup below the bridge.

started work at 6pm, but the reception was at 8.30pm~ so we sorta slack and do nothing before the food reception. we were basically juz sitting ard and watching performance while waiting...

the firecrackers light-up was so exciting and the fireworks!! we had the BEST view! and we dun have to be crush by the crowd below~ with a light breeze and performance is right in front of us. had the magical feeling~ =D

another thing worth mentioning~ PM Lee's bodyguards were delicious... LoL! alright, i'm boy-crazy~ i know... there's abt 8 of them, all have good body, height and looks. alright, maybe not all of them have looks, but definitely the others... they look so imposing with their towering heights and physique! so charming~ *droolz*

but i dun have time to look tat much while i was working, coz i had to concentrate not to spill beer on the V.VIPs... after the reception, we were allowed to take a break and eat! there's local laksa, chendol, fruit platter, small pastries and BAH KWA! the bah kwa is damn nice!! free flow~ aww...like royal treatment~ haha... had our fill and then walk back to the Tiger booth at the Kreta Ayer Square.

now i have a craving for bah kwa~! esp. those done using bacon~ fatty but SO NICE!

Knocked off at 11pm and headed home, coz i was so so tired... was surprised to receive a msg from Weifun asking me to go for a drink~ coz they usually dun contact me during weekends (and sometimes i wonder why?) But i was too tired to join them, coz of my aching feet...

I had a great time last nite!! =)

Thursday, January 13, 2005

I will find LOVE everywhere??

an uneventful day~ spent it working at X-Square. then came home, feel bored and took this quiz... =P

You'll Find Love Where
You Least Expect It


You're the type most likely to find love...
surprised? You shouldn't be! You're a fun,
independent woman who is always out and
about. And you're smart to sometimes leave
your girlfriends behind and go it alone.
Men love to approach you when you're out
by yourself - including Mr. Perfect!



Where Will You Find Love?


quite interesting, afterall i did find love at the least expected place and in the least expected person... heez~

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

Frustration!

YESH! i made it to lecture on time today~ morning lecturer somemore k... on the dot! coz dad gave me a ride~ haha... but nonetheless, i'm punctual. lecture is boring today though coz lecturer is reading from the notes anyway. learnt nothing new. crap~ might as well stay home and sleep...

the antibiotics i took after breakfast made me groggy the whole day. sigh! walking under the sun makes me nearly faint man~ can't catch my breathe. i hate this feeling... =(

went for cheongsum fittings in the afternn. will be the 2nd time i wear a cheongsum, still remember the 1st time was in Primary 6. was doing a small-scaled national day fashion show where we don traditional costumes of the various ethnic groups. had the experience of wearing various costumes and changing into it in record time. we even had catwalk classes by this teacher call Mr Hisham... was one of the most memorable things i did in primary sch~ heh heh...

but this time wearing a cheongsum, will be becoz i'm doing some Chinese New Year promotions for a brand of beer. Hope i'll look nice in it~ =)

One very very frustrating thing today~ my agency still owe me my pay, for 3 months now. 1st i reached there at 3pm coz she told me to be there at tat time, but she wasn't ard, i waited for half hour and she's still not back! and so i left for my 4pm appt. When i call her at 4.10pm, she still say ok, see ya later... then after tat, call me and gave me some excuses abt cheque book ran out! BUT i called on Mon to arrange for today wor. how come they order cheque book then??

anyway, i need the money, else i wouldn't have worked right? And they're not professional enuff, always holding my pay. 3 months!! Even under request, they won't post the cheque~! WHY?! WHY?! WHY?! And when i got the time to go pick up the cheque, their cheque book always conveniently run out~ hmpfff! (-_-")

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Doctor Visit

went to see a doc for my eye infection today and doc told me i got throat infection, fever and blocked nose as well~ kaoz! no wonder i've been feeling so tired and cold recently.... anyway, consultation fees nearly killed me... $52 for a few medicine~ haiz! waste of my money... but it's been 2 weeks, so i thought perhaps it's a good idea plus someone "forced" me to see the doctor today~

skipped afternn lecture... but attended the nite one - International Finance, very interesting wor~ tat's why i forced myself to concentrate even though i was in a drowsy state from the medication...

hope i'll have the motivation to start attending lectures soon~ =(

My Confidence Level


You're Confident... Sometimes

You can seem confident when the occasion
calls for it. But inside you may be
experiencing a bit of self doubt. A little
more inner confidence could take you far...
And convince others that you're as confident
as you try to seem.


Are You Confident?


quite true i think...

Monday, January 10, 2005

Eye Infection

my eyes are killing me.... how i wish i can pluck them out, wash and clean then put them in again~! damn! the itchiness is unbearable, my eyes are swollen and i can't wear my contact lenses~ i hate eye infections!!!! Arrgghh! ='(

met Damien for lunch today, originally intended to meet at 11am, but heck, in the end we met at 12.15pm coz both of us overslept... crap~ went to sch for class, in the end sat outside and discuss abt Australia trip for a HUGE part of the lecture time... i'm so excited over the trip!! heh heh~ BUT then i need to save up enough money in order to have a good time there... gonna be a tough semester~

i'm such a disappointment, i told myself i wanna work hard this semester wor~ as in study hard, attend lectures ON TIME, dun sit outside and take a long break and such... BUT sighz~ no wonder i got nagged at... ;P

anyway, i shall go see a doctor coz i dun wanna be blind~ ='(

Sunday, January 09, 2005

Doubts

juz had this little arguement with him over my blog entry abt the incident tat annoys me greatly on Thursday nite... alright, i shall delete tat entry, but i have my doubts... coz i dun buy his story, i juz dun wanna pursue tat issue. Stop talking abt it.

AND i still wanna tell pple, "Xavier's my guy... unless he denies it..."

Phantom of the Opera

Went to watch Phantom of the Opera (The Movie) on Thursday! fantastic show! reminds me of my choir days in seconday school. we always have so much fun singing, skipping classes for Aida practice and such... We used to remember the whole musical and sing all the time, coz we're crazy over it. But i missed the musical coz it was too expensive for me at tat time... i'll definitely catch it if it comes back to Singapore again... sigh~ I MISS THOSE DAYS! =(

i'll go get the CD again... i know i bought one when i was in sec sch, but most prob lost it, coz i can't find it~ i wanna listen to the songs again... heez~

Met up with Angela, Huimin, Jeremy and Weng Kin for a catching up session yesterday~ They waited for 2 hrs for me. =P I'm so so sorry pals! I told you, i'm a lazy pig, deserved to be slaughter... lol! it was nice catching up again after so long. wonder when's the next outing since everyone of us is like so so busy~

was feeling pretty joyous last nite, juz have this peaceful feeling... perhaps it's the drinks, perhaps it's the mood, perhaps it's the wonderful company... ;)

Tuesday, January 04, 2005

TRICIA SMILEY~! =)

This is gonna be a long long entry, coz i haven't been blogging and finally today, i'm in the mood~! heh heh~ ;D

Alot of things happened since my last update, mostly not tat happy stuff... But let's talk abt the happy stuff coz i'm brightening up finally after a gloomy period... =)

Last monday, I finally went to satisfy my craving for sushi! hahaha~ had a fantastic sushi buffet with Alex @ Suki Sushi, Cineleisure... good stuff~ and we went to watched Kungfu Hustle as well... I like the show! great comedy~

Then I took a break from work and everything (even meeting frens) on tuesday... gave myself the long needed rest and stayed home to bum.

Had a busy day on wednesday though... Went to Panasonic Building to get the filter bag for the washing machine at home! i feel like an auntie lor~ but they dun have stock. sigh~ wasted trip. Then i went on to IKEA to buy Tindra candles for my poly gal-frens... When i was there, naturally i see other nice stuff and grab them as well~ impulsive shopper~! i got a wastepaper basket and half a dozen wine glasses as well...

As for the gifts, i have a special meaning to give them candles although they might find it weird. lol~ I see them as the lights of my life, helping me through during moments of darkness. I know they'll always be there to help if i meet with any problems. I just have to ask... They accept me for who i am even though they might not always agree with my way of living~

Giving them candles is just a way to show that i'll try my best to be their light too. And when they feel down, they can light up the candle, see the flame flicker and sooth their feeling... Gals! SEE! the usefulness of a candle~ hahaha!

That nite i went to meet Weifun for some drinks at her house after work. I wonder why but i juz feel like drinking tat nite, plus feel like meeting up... Her sis, Weisum have the greatest patience! she made a card from scratch. cut the cardboard, cut out a few Winnie the Pooh from wrapping paper so as to make the 3D effect...

kaoz~ i was telling Weifun, dun gimme anything self-crafted, coz even though i'll find it very nice initially, after the 1st half hour, the thing will most likely find its way to a hidden corner in my room, or worse still, in the wastebin the next time i clean my room... It's doesn't mean i dun appreciate the effort put in the self-craft gifts, but erm... for me, these things are USELESS~ =(

Watched another great movie - Nobody Knows, on thursday~ with Shawn, Priscilla and Paris. It's a very sad and touching story~ I was sobbing at the end... but i'm a crybaby, so maybe tat's why la.

Then it's NEW YEAR EVE!

and I was working..... =(

was working as Piper Heidsieck Champagne Promo gal at Aranda Country Club at Pasir Ris~ heck, i live at Jurong West... BUT~ something tat made me VERY VERY HAPPY that nite! My dad lent me his car~ =) *glowing* maybe my fren is right, perhaps my dad reads my blog as well... muahahaha!!!!

I wanna thank my dad for the TRUST~ muack!!!! I LOVE YOU~!! =D

And so, after working, i had fun cruising the streets... I went to Woodlands to look for my poly frens, coz they had a gathering at Guan's house, then i went to pick up my guy for supper at Thomson, then after supper, we went somewhere near his place to talk, then send him home, then go home~ the constant drizzling tat nite did not spoil my mood! coz i was just too happy~ =P

I reckon 2005 is gonna be a good year, coz finally my dad trust me with his car... duhz~ but he shld have trust me a long long time back lor~ =P

and then, it's ........

HAPPY NEW YEAR~ WELCOME YEAR 2005!

I spent new year day sleeping till 2pm~ =) then i went to work... like very no life hor~ But then, new year, life still go on ma! so... WORK LA! after work, i went home to SLEEP. coz i was in pain... cramps~ it's usually at this kinda time tat i wish i'm a GUY~ duhz!

I invited the gals over for steamboat over at my place on Sunday~ and of coz i invited their bfs as well... we prepared a lot of food and had a great time juz playing with the food and eating. Then after food, we watched Kung Pow~ it's such a crappy show. everyone shld watch it coz it's so so so funny! But i dunno where Dawei got it from, i think it's on sale ba. The one he brought to my house is a pirated one, he burn it himself.

When Weifun comes in the evening, we had a 2nd round of food. they were all screaming tat they're very very full, but they juz continue to stuff food into their mouth~ hahahahahaaha! I bought a bottle of very nice red wine tat day and so, they finally have a change of mind and say red wine is not tat bad afterall~ (they dun usually drink and to them, red wine sucks!) We had some beer after we finished the wine...

Steamboat on a cold cold day with some light drinking and a group of close frens~ BEST IN DA WORLD~!!! =D

Daddy willingly handed me the keys again~ *continue to glow* so i sent them all home late at nite... After reaching home, i was quite excited coz the next day is my youngest bro's 1st day in Hua Yi Sec Sch! I was busy checking his bag, his wallet, keys, his sch uniform, badge etc... Just in case he wakes up in the morning and can't find them. But he himself dun seem tat excited~ =P

yesterday was spent at the Jurong East Library accompanying my boy... He got some assignment due today but he din have all the references he needed for his essay~ lazy bum! After reading his essay, i think he writes well. At least a whole lot better than me, coz my english sucks~ Met Anthony for supper last nite, actually it's my dinner, coz i took a nap and slept past dinner time. had a good time catching up.

Today is the 1st day of sch... but i din look forward to it. It's not like poly days anymore, where i'll look forward to sch reopen after a long vacation. Reason being, sch days or not, i feel juz as slack... Actually, i feel busier during the vacation! =X

Studying in SIM is different from anywhere else i think. It's almost like part-time study even though i'm taking a full-time course. This semester, i'll only be taking 3 modules, therefore only gng to sch for 3 x 3hrs lectures every week... Schedule sucks~! Basically, i'll only have lectures on monday nite, tuesday morning and wed afternn. Sighz~! i predict myself wasting my life away if i dun get another part-time job soon. ;P

Perhaps becoz i'm not tat close to my SIM classmates as well, therefore, i dun look forward to attending class. Moreover, i know my best fren, Amy is not attending class today, coz she's on MC... makes it worse~ haha...

I was late as usual......

i'm working from 1pm to 11pm @ Dhoby Ghaut today~ actually, i'm typing all this at work now, coz i'm bored~ =)

*** === *** === ***
As for the not so happy stuff of the past few days~ sigh~ rather not talk abt it... only thing i can say, these days, i hate to quarrel, especially abt small small stuff, misunderstandings, miscommunication and discussion abt my character... But we've been quarrelling every single nite~ and basically over nothing impt. After the new year eve nite incident, i seriously feel like giving up... I'm not happy coz i feel like i'm trapped. I would very much like to try and attempt at this relationship, but i do value my freedom very much coz i'm very used to it already. Heck, i'm not even allow to tell tat we're together... somehow, i think it's such a joke...

I dun wanna become too dependent on my guy, so i will not sit and wait at home for his calls to come and go out only when he wanna meet me... I got a life and i dun intend to change it too dramatically. I will hang out with my frens whenever i feel like hanging out unless he got the time to meet me, so dun expect me to sit at home stupidly waiting like a silly girl~ And if my partner can't accept my character and constantly feel the need to change me, i would rather he find another gal. someone with a personality tat he likes... coz i'm Tricia and MY character makes me Tricia... ;)

And yes, i'm back to my cheerful self again~! coz i've come to terms abt everything, i juz wanna be HAPPY... and be MYSELF~! ;))))

Saturday, January 01, 2005

Happy New Year??

Happy New Year everyone....

i'm supposed to be happy. But i dun feel happy... It's the start of the year and it's the 1st time someone shouted at me in the face.... nobody has done it b4, and i wonder why i took it... ='(