Hello, Nice to Meet You

I just got back from Cambodia. I must say, it was a really fun yet meaningful experience. I've never really been to a third world country save for India and South Africa, but those trips were for leisure. I guess I've really learnt a lot from this trip. It really breaks my heart to leave the kids we helped behind. I really loved their spirit - they are so warm and sincere, such a joy to be around. I feel that such values are lost in some modern societies so it's nice to see such traits for a change. To top things off, the food there was fantastic! I had one of the best desserts ever - ice cream in coconut. It was delicious! Cambodia is a beautiful country and I'm glad to have gotten this opportunity to visit it for myself. My only regret is not being able to extend my trip to visit Ang Kor Wat. That will have to be next time. But I definitely did get a taste of Cambodia and I'd love to go back.

For now, it's back to the usual lifestyle. The only difference is that now, everyone's coming back! (: I really can't wait! I'm really excited! Too bad the H1N1 is such a kill joy. But oh well, I hope we pull through!

xoxo,
MAR

hiya,

how's everyone doing?

gg to visit pria in brighton from sun to tues, then fly home on wed. (:

update more after then!

huay shan

peak district.

sometimes when you're full of woe

all you need is to get away from everything
with a loyal friend in tow

she just left for home

and i'm feeling absolutely miserable

:(

p/s

i'm feeling better. just realised i must have been hanging out with the smart gang of people cause loads of other people have resits, and it's considered "good" to have only one resit. though it's better to have NO RESITS at all, i kinda feel better knowing im not the only idiot.

so byebye holiday, prob cant catch up much till after resits, which is in september. anyone sad?

stella, *hugs* thanks so much.

huay shan

good news for people that don't like me:

i failed one module, not the one i thought i would fail though.

so my holiday is ruined,

i feel stupid,

and i'm miserable.

leave me a few days to recover, I'll bounce back i promise.

huay shan

i made a cheesecake!!!

been a fun and tiring past few days. met lizbeth and she has a lovely room! a dirty lovely room. and even though she has crazy tough exams in a week she's still the world's luckiest person cause she has an awesome life with nice friends, a nice school and a nice dirty room. *beams*

i made a jelly cheesecake!!! ok fine it's still setting and i havent poured the jelly on the cheesecake yet but it gives me great pleasure to say I MADE A JELLY CHEESECAKE cause i'm not usually the kinda person that says this kinda thing. so yay i made a jelly cheesecake!!!!!! pic when its all done (:

results this fri, nervous.

stella i'm so sorry are you still mad at me?

lina i havent talked to u in bamboozles.

life's been pretty boring, i dont go out much. ah loser. haha but oh yea! going to the lake district with jima after results. results oh..........

bye!

huay shan

24-year old me.

i'll be qualified doing the best thing in the world, ever!

i'll be choosing a specific field to go into and i'll be INDEPENDENT, no more taking parents' money.

i'll have a bright future awaiting me.

i'll have a gorgeous life, loving my work and feeling satisfied with what i'm doing with myself.

i'll be free to make my own choices, no more asking of permission thankew!

and all it takes is 4 years of hard work..

ah sometimes when i think about what lies ahead i don't give a shit about the shit people throw at me now. ha! nothing can ruin my bright and starry future. *smiles*

huayshan

hello,

MY POSTER!(unfinished) more on that later.

i've been a wee bit stressed lately cause of ******** i'm tired of complaining about the same thing sigh...... and i was reading lizzie's blog(everyone go read her goat post, it's somewhere in 2007 abt her mom wanting to buy a goat, it totally made my day) and reading emails from lovely people and i kiiiiiinda got the feeling that i'm being a whiny brat.

cause honestly, my life's as good as it can get already and somehow i still keep finding excuses to make myself worried and stressed. and i'm always raving and ranting about how he hates me and wants to make my life miserable.. but i guess deep, deep VERY VERY DEEP, deep until you need 1,000,000 metres of rope to reach the bottom; DEEP in him there's some form of affection for me cause it just hit me that not everyone is in freezingland finishing a poster about specialists in allergy(cool right, i know!). i always thought that he sent me here cause he wanted something to brag about or cause of a strong sense of duty but when i stop to think about it............

i guess God's trying to teach me that i ought to cherish happiness and freedom when i have it. thanks God. not a very pleasant lesson, but an important one nonetheless. if there's anyone else who has similar issues, a tip from me is that trying to see things in a positive light is much better than harbouring anger and resentment. i alternate between moments of anger and peacefulness but i always feel better when i think positively.eg, instead of thinking he's such a pain!! think he's doing it cause he cares.deep deeep DEEEEEP deep until a coin takes 5 mins to reach the bottom deep. deep down.

off to shower, admire my poster and slack around a bit. gg bowling tmr for erica's birthday, thurs=visit peiying at warwick, fri=poster presentation, sun= visit the daughter of the woman who wants to buy a goat!

is the vj 25th on 25th june or july ah?

huayshan

A Breather

It's been ages since I've updated this space. Much has been going on and I'm glad things are starting to slow down, just for this week.

1. Bangkok trip!
The team trip to Bangkok was a blast even though we had a lack of sleep throughout the whole trip. I spent the whole time getting to know my teammates better, shopping and eating nonstop. It was just the trip I wished for (minus some rest time). Shopping was really brilliant. I bought so much that my combined loot with another friend could drown us both! I really managed to find good steals and am happy with my stash (: Food was fantastic. I seriously ate nonstop! I miss the pad thai, pineapple rice and of course, tom yum goong! Even though I did have a bit of stomache during the trip, I would kill to go back there just to eat nonstop yet again! Our friendly went well too. Even though we didn't play our best, I felt that I learnt a lot considering it's my first time playing 15s. Am really glad for the trip. Was just the getaway I needed!

2. Diva
The last week was mayhem. The minute I got back, I was rushing off some place else to settle for the big event. I had to run around collecting things, moving cartons, packing goodie bags, sending out e-mails, making phonecalls etc. Organising a whole damn event is so much work. I felt like collapsing after! Thank God for good comm members who helped make things better. I had never felt so frustrated in my life due to stress of organising the event. It wasn't funny. I was a few breaths away from a breakdown. But, the whole event went well and I am happy it's finally over. I did enjoy myself during the event (:

3. Meet ups
Meet ups have been good too (: Am really glad most of the touch ruggers are back! Really miss the good ol' days where we always hung out and stuff. It's a joy to hang out often with them (: Can't wait for the rest to come back! Exciting!

For now, things are going well. Have finally resumed training after a week's break. I'm gonna miss yet another two weeks due to the Cambodia trip, which I'm really looking forward to. After that, it'll be the start of contact season! Oh boy.

Alright, shall be off to enjoy my relaxing week!

xoxo
Mar

sigh.

life was going loveeeeeeeelyyyyyy and peaceful until TODAY.

1)i had to go to school from 9-4pm. after exams. *screams* for a course called "planning your medical career". fine i signed up for it so i can't complain but it just hit me today how annoying it is to have to go to school after i've spent 2 weeks behaving like a homeless movie addict. anyway it's over. i just have to prepare a poster and go to sch on fri from 12-4. not too bad.

2)daddy issues. i don't care how awful ppl think their dads are you can't imagine what it's like being me. i know i'm lucky cause i've been living away from home for what 7 years, but it's still painful and sometimes i feel my whole life revolves around pleasing the unpleasable hulk. its like constantly living in fear of setting off a mini-time bomb which harms not only me, but people that i <3 when it goes off. btw this time-bomb can continue functioning after exploding. ah, life can't be perfect. right?

huay shan

yesterday was spent..

in london. went with shimei, sangeeth and erica. we shopped+dimsum lunched+ WICKED-ed!!!

firstly, i bought a nice black comfy skirt that i've been wanting for ages. i don't really know how to describe it. there's a band at the waist so its comfy, and i like how it looks when i tuck a loose top in and pull the skirt a bit higher up my waist u get what i mean or not ah? then the skirt's nice and fluffy-ish slightly above my knees. only 6 pounds!

second purchase: a rose-printed babydoll tank top that is a total rip-off from topshop but it's bloody 8 pounds. so who cares about the material. ha!

and that's all. i'm so good at self-control these days! *beams*

paid EBF a surprise visit that didnt turn out to be a surprise sheesh. she said i was smelly. but good to see her ha ha.

and omg, i really loved wicked. loved it so much more than chicago. chicago is pigeon poo to me compared to wicked. (sorry chicago people... :( ) why, you ask??
1) wicked has gorgeous songs. simply gorgeous i tell you. i dont know if you watch ugly betty religiously but there's one episode where they all go to watch wicked and i heard snippets of a song from the musical and fell in love with it, was waiting for the song when i was watching wicked. and when it came on i almost cried it was LOVELY! defying gravity-loveliest song ever.

2)the plot is so clever! and heartwarming.i like how it focuses on friendship (got a bit of romance la but friendship was the main issue in my humble opinion), and not just friendship but friendship between two very different people. ok shit spoiler here maybe i should shut up.

ok ill shut up. i just really adore the musical ok i must finish reading the book i will!!! and im definitely going to watch it again so if anyone wants to watch it... ask me. *looks pleased*

bye!!!!!!!

p-r-a-g-u-e

hello i'm back!

came back yesterday at abt 7pm. exhausted but stayed up to watch girl interrupted and sister act :) haha. ok anyway this is going to be a mess haha but anyway here goes!

summary of trip:
1)i love prague cause it is really pretty and the stuff is C-H-E-A-P. pizza is damn cheap and nice, so is icecream and they have billions of flavours, i had watermelon and honeydew-flavoured ice cream! and PASTRY is damn bloody cheap. everytime we walked past a pastry shop i'ld squeal and go in and start staring happily at the WIDE array of pretty and yummy-looking things. and buy lots of course. :D went shopping too which was kinda the highlight of my trip, really. that and eating. yeh i'm not a sightseeing buff. i mean i like it, but i still prefer shopping and eating.

2)people in prague dont speak english!! they speak czech! i always thought they spoke english! and everything was in czech, very frustrating i tell you. VERY!

3)we stayed in a hostel which was quite dodgy though the rooms were beautiful. i felt a little sad after the whole trip cause for 5 days i was so accustomed to waking up with the 2 girls hustling and bustling around me, and talking ourselves to sleep. the only bad thing was a group of 10 rowdy, horrible middle-aged british men were staying across us and they are druggies,smoke, make noise, and steal our toilet paper. ugh!

4)places we went to: old town, new town, wenceslas square, prague castle and jewish headquarters. and a couple of museums and we walked to lots of places so saw quite a bit of scenery too. oh and charles bridge! we walked past the bridge twice everyday, it.is.gorgeous! right then.. pictures:

under the anatomical clock in old town. (i think.. i keep confusing old town with new town!)

that's the st. vitus cathedral in the prague castle. its architecture is supposed to be gothic i think.

still in old town, that's the st. nicholas church behind me horses on the right. can pay and go for a carriage ride.

on top of the tower at charles bridge. i cant remember the tower name(ugh im an awful sight-see-er!) but the view was really lovely.

i dont know what that building is but i just look nice here so i thought i'ld post this up.

jumpshot. this is somewhere past charles bridge.

prague castle... as u can see pics are not in chronological order ha!

oh oh! shoes we bought. i bought the flower shoes, and the bowed ones. clara and i got the same bowed pair.

beautiful charles bridge at night.

my favourite scenery picture.can see the castle in the distance:)

on charles bridge. check out the statues along the sides of the bridge.

our room(before)

clara and i in the bus... the day we arrived.


and now.. a section dedicated to food. *bows*

i think this is some form of traditional czech food cause we saw it everywhere. goulash and dumplings. basically yummy beef stew with yummy bread-ish thingies.

one of the many lovely pastries i was talking about.

my pasta with cream, spinach and chicken!! i was obsessed with spinach no idea why. spinach pizza,spinach pasta, spinach ravioli...

spinach tortellini.(told ya.. spiiinach! popeye the sailorman choo choo!)

pasta with salmon and cheese.

the awesome large pizza. no. the awesome large CHEAP pizza.

the biggest ravioli i have ever seen in my life. oh and it was stuffed with spinach :p

ok i'm tired now think i'll go back to zzzzz. haha ok shall type more later! bye!!

huayshan