Can't believe 2006 is ending in just a few hours.. here are some of the photos recently taken... grasp the last bits of 2006!
Xmas Party at Guideng's house
Sunday, December 31, 2006
end of 2006
Can't believe 2006 is ending in just a few hours.. here are some of the photos recently taken... grasp the last bits of 2006!
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
results
Sometimes I really wished I got to check my results earlier cos I wun be worrying and hoping that I do well... But anyway, it's worth the wait cos I did much better than all my other sems =] finally break that 4.0 barrier for sap but my last 2 sems pulled me down... nevermind I shall work harder for the next sem and secure my 2nd upper class honours! realised that it's actually possible to get an A for my core module hahha... and the funny thing is that for that module which I din do the last 13 marks question, I got an A for it... hhaha it's a miracle... and I was expecting an A for my french but got A- instead... it's really damn competitive this sem man... If i'm still taking french next sem, I gonna s/u it! hahha thinking of taking managerial econs or french next sem leh sighz cos I wun be going to France in the end anyway... sigh dilemma...
Monday, December 25, 2006
xmas
Yesterday's pre-xmas celebration was pretty much unplanned this year but zj and I had a memorable time anyway... But it din started out well for me cos I drove down the wrong expressway from my house so i travelled for lots of miles with my mum before exiting eng neo road... sighz man it started pouring like crazy but i managed to find my way there and park at the $1 per entry shaw tower car park hahha apparently found this website that allows me to find out the prices of all the car park in sg... damn shiok!
We watched a Night in the Museum and it's very captivating I must say... Learnt quite a bit of history that too ahaha oh ya the girl with President Theodore Roosevelt reminds me a lot of Pocahontas! She's much smarter though... haha
After watching the show, we went for a stroll in Orchard but we experienced more standstills than actually walking... The bangalas are all around us and we actually saw two of them being withheld by the police... It's practically raining policemen there la... However, Zj was having a bad back ache so we had to end our stroll and go back to shaw towers where I parked my car... Damn worried for him man... I wanted to wait for my sis till midnight but had no choice but to drive to my grandma's house to wait for my dad to join my mum and I... And for the second time of the day, I nearly lost my way going there cos dunno how I ended up near NUS and I had to uturn to clementi mrt and basically follow the mrt track all the way to commonwealth... wat a hell lot of petrol i wasted yesterday!
We watched a Night in the Museum and it's very captivating I must say... Learnt quite a bit of history that too ahaha oh ya the girl with President Theodore Roosevelt reminds me a lot of Pocahontas! She's much smarter though... haha
After watching the show, we went for a stroll in Orchard but we experienced more standstills than actually walking... The bangalas are all around us and we actually saw two of them being withheld by the police... It's practically raining policemen there la... However, Zj was having a bad back ache so we had to end our stroll and go back to shaw towers where I parked my car... Damn worried for him man... I wanted to wait for my sis till midnight but had no choice but to drive to my grandma's house to wait for my dad to join my mum and I... And for the second time of the day, I nearly lost my way going there cos dunno how I ended up near NUS and I had to uturn to clementi mrt and basically follow the mrt track all the way to commonwealth... wat a hell lot of petrol i wasted yesterday!
Friday, December 22, 2006
the trip
It has been a truly memorable trip with zj, victor, gwen, davis, kim wee and derek... But it didn't start off well after we finally finished buying all the groceries for our 3 days 2 night stay... The boat ride was a ride of a lifetime indeed! The slight sway of the boat as it travels thru bumpy waters was expected in the early party of the ride, as the boat moved out of singapore waters... But it jus worsened as we enter indonesian waters... The smell of the puke around us became more intoxicating and the sound of puking was becoming unbearable... I felt like puking as the shaking became more violet and all I could do was to cling onto zj's arm and pray that it will all end soon... Derek was damn funny with his entertaining reassures like 'the last 10 mins gonna be the worst and the worst will be soon over' etc.. hahh somehow it helps a bit la.. Luckily, Davis had the foresight to buy motion sickness medicine before we boarded the boat...
My legs were practically shaking when we finally reached shore and it was a tedious wait to get our passport stamped... to make it worse we din realise tat we got to fill in the departure section of the immigration card as well so gotta fill it up, taking up more of our time... But finally we boarded our bus to Nirwana Gardens... It was a peaceful ride but the scenary was dreadful cos it started pouring heavily... And I understand why Bintan is underdeveloped-- it is filled with swamps!
Anyway, our hotel and villa were truly luxious and worth the money... there's aircon for sure, comfy beds and more than enuff space for everyone... but the villa is the more well equipped one, with all the cooking equipment prepared... =] we rested for a while in our room and soon started preparing for dinner... Spaghetti! The cooking were mainly done by davis and gwen... I jus remember washing most of the plates hahah but in the end everyone had a good first meal... oh we tried to explore the main building of Nirwana Gardens but then it was a disappointment cos everything except the gym cost money and it's raining so damn heavily! the garden paths were all flooded lo... sigh hahah all the mahjong sets were snapped up too, much to our dismay... so all we could do was to be couch potatoes and the tv set was really haywire, cant watch the shows properly =p
The second day was the best cos the sun was up by the time we woke for the buffet breakfast.. the intercontinental spread had its variety but too much carbo already so i was soon full... the funny thing is i ate sunny side up but discovered there's omelette only later... asked zj to help me get but i said scrambled egg instead so we had no omelette hahah poor zj had to eat all the sunny side up and the scrambled egg that i cant finished hahah =p
The next part of the programme was to suntan, swim and play in the pool! we changed into our bikinis and swimsuit then lounge by the pool on those pool chairs... tat's wat i call relaxation hhaha zj and i went swimming later and then lazed at the jacuzzi section... the highlight of the day was the water polo game with the french pple who were holidaying there too... i cant really participate cos the pool is 1.5m and it's kinda too deep for me... The french won in the end so we're really paiseh hhaha
The time spent at the pool ended with us sipping mocktails at the pool bar, which is right in the middle of the pool... zj and i shared mango colada which was really yummy and thirst quenching hehe... we played ball in the pool again and suntan for a while before returning to the room to shower... our skin was damn red by the time we settled for pizzas for lunch hahah painful sia!
Our mahjong set arrived as we prepared lunch but we only played at midnight... zj, derek, kim wee and i went to play archery and rifle shooting...it was damn fun la! archery was obviously hard cos need a lot of arm strength to pull... But as for the rifle shooting, i surprised myself by hitting down at least one can everytime i fire hehe amazing man! all thanks to the careful guidance of the staff there hehe zj and i went to gym before showering and returning to the villa to prepare the bbq...
we bought too much food for the bbq and it was quite tricky to set it up without the bbq pit... but victor miraculously got the fire up and soon we were roasting hotdogs and chicken wings... but i really hate the smoke and stayed in the house most of the time... we had potatoes witj sour cream, fried nuggets, eggs as well... i was so damn full man,,, the fun begun with the mahjong game cos i won 8 times! it's like majority of the games lo there was once when i was zhuang 3 times cos i won 3 times in a row.. if only i got such luck in studies man hahah we slept only after 4am, after watching a damn lame mummy show hahah woke really late the next morning, where the rain descended again... but the boat ride back was much more peaceful this time... phew
My legs were practically shaking when we finally reached shore and it was a tedious wait to get our passport stamped... to make it worse we din realise tat we got to fill in the departure section of the immigration card as well so gotta fill it up, taking up more of our time... But finally we boarded our bus to Nirwana Gardens... It was a peaceful ride but the scenary was dreadful cos it started pouring heavily... And I understand why Bintan is underdeveloped-- it is filled with swamps!
Anyway, our hotel and villa were truly luxious and worth the money... there's aircon for sure, comfy beds and more than enuff space for everyone... but the villa is the more well equipped one, with all the cooking equipment prepared... =] we rested for a while in our room and soon started preparing for dinner... Spaghetti! The cooking were mainly done by davis and gwen... I jus remember washing most of the plates hahah but in the end everyone had a good first meal... oh we tried to explore the main building of Nirwana Gardens but then it was a disappointment cos everything except the gym cost money and it's raining so damn heavily! the garden paths were all flooded lo... sigh hahah all the mahjong sets were snapped up too, much to our dismay... so all we could do was to be couch potatoes and the tv set was really haywire, cant watch the shows properly =p
The second day was the best cos the sun was up by the time we woke for the buffet breakfast.. the intercontinental spread had its variety but too much carbo already so i was soon full... the funny thing is i ate sunny side up but discovered there's omelette only later... asked zj to help me get but i said scrambled egg instead so we had no omelette hahah poor zj had to eat all the sunny side up and the scrambled egg that i cant finished hahah =p
The next part of the programme was to suntan, swim and play in the pool! we changed into our bikinis and swimsuit then lounge by the pool on those pool chairs... tat's wat i call relaxation hhaha zj and i went swimming later and then lazed at the jacuzzi section... the highlight of the day was the water polo game with the french pple who were holidaying there too... i cant really participate cos the pool is 1.5m and it's kinda too deep for me... The french won in the end so we're really paiseh hhaha
The time spent at the pool ended with us sipping mocktails at the pool bar, which is right in the middle of the pool... zj and i shared mango colada which was really yummy and thirst quenching hehe... we played ball in the pool again and suntan for a while before returning to the room to shower... our skin was damn red by the time we settled for pizzas for lunch hahah painful sia!
Our mahjong set arrived as we prepared lunch but we only played at midnight... zj, derek, kim wee and i went to play archery and rifle shooting...it was damn fun la! archery was obviously hard cos need a lot of arm strength to pull... But as for the rifle shooting, i surprised myself by hitting down at least one can everytime i fire hehe amazing man! all thanks to the careful guidance of the staff there hehe zj and i went to gym before showering and returning to the villa to prepare the bbq...
we bought too much food for the bbq and it was quite tricky to set it up without the bbq pit... but victor miraculously got the fire up and soon we were roasting hotdogs and chicken wings... but i really hate the smoke and stayed in the house most of the time... we had potatoes witj sour cream, fried nuggets, eggs as well... i was so damn full man,,, the fun begun with the mahjong game cos i won 8 times! it's like majority of the games lo there was once when i was zhuang 3 times cos i won 3 times in a row.. if only i got such luck in studies man hahah we slept only after 4am, after watching a damn lame mummy show hahah woke really late the next morning, where the rain descended again... but the boat ride back was much more peaceful this time... phew
bintan again
The 10m range... where I shot down lots of cans! hahha
You're looking at a 'Markswoman'
Bintan trip
Lounging by the poolside hehe
Cooking our first meal-- spaghetti!
the giant chess set at Bintan Nirwana Gardens... My frens!
Monday, December 18, 2006
photos
Hong Bee and I at her birthday party... The function room at Hazel park's condo is really nice cos it overlooks the swimming pool like a clubhouse... The food rocks too!
Lihui and i finally meet up after so long! glad to see she's happy and optimistic abt life like she always do =]moist lemon cake!
Really into the mood of baking recently... went to research a lot of websites and the http://www.joyofbaking.com and http://www.joyofcakes.com have a lot of delicious looking cakes! want to make everyone of them hahah but all i made was moist lemon cake which tastes really refreshing, with a hint of lemon zest =] it's baked specially for the pals i'm going to Bintan with tmr! hahah oh yea so here's the ever so easy recipe for moist lemon cake :
4 Eggs
1 cup Butter
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Self-rising flour
4 Tb Lemon
3 Tb Confectioners sugar
Oven Temp ~ 400F; Baking Time ~ 50 Min. Pan Type ~ 8 x 8 Square
Preheat oven - Grease and flour pan
Cream butter and sugar. Add beaten eggs and sifted flour alternately. Turn into prepared pan.Bake at suggested temp, until toothpick comes out clean. In a sauce pan boil lemon juice and sugar. Remove cake from oven & immediately stick a fork in top several times to form. Pour boiling lemon mixture over the cake. Cool in pan.
4 Eggs
1 cup Butter
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Self-rising flour
4 Tb Lemon
3 Tb Confectioners sugar
Oven Temp ~ 400F; Baking Time ~ 50 Min. Pan Type ~ 8 x 8 Square
Preheat oven - Grease and flour pan
Cream butter and sugar. Add beaten eggs and sifted flour alternately. Turn into prepared pan.Bake at suggested temp, until toothpick comes out clean. In a sauce pan boil lemon juice and sugar. Remove cake from oven & immediately stick a fork in top several times to form. Pour boiling lemon mixture over the cake. Cool in pan.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
results!
I can't believe it I miss it this sem! the leak out of results! haha what happens is that I worked from 4pm to 12am at Centrepoint Lancome on sat and at night, the website which released the exam reults well ahead of time spreaded like fire online... I was so tired from all the walking around on hells and serving the customers so I opted for the sack instead of the comp... Maybe it's good after all cos if I know my results i'll not be able to enjoy my bintan trip hahah let all the worries of the results wait till after xmas! hahah
Feeling rather excited about my bintan trip with gwen, davis, my bf, victor, derek and frens! hahah hope the weather will show mercy on us and not rain! Sunshine all day! we gonna do water sports like water ski, massage, cook! hahah it's like french trip all over again, without the restrictions of parents hahah a taste of freedom n independence heheh =]
Anyway, today i finally did my first sunday morning run and it's back at the good old track of Chinese High. I drove there and it's such a mistake cos it's so tricky to drive cos the bt timah road is full of windings and i dunno when to u-turn to get to chinese high... the funny thing is that when I was turning into the chinese high carpark, Mr Ram was walking in my direction, on the pavement... Such coincidence man... but he always look younger shavened hahah... so after i managed to park without hitch i went to run with my fren Shihan... the 30min was rather tiring cos i din have enuff sleep and we were jus going round and round... I drove shihan and jovian to eat breakfast later and it was a mistake to go all the way to Thomson! too far already and it was so hard to park cos must go parallel parking sigh... hahah the prata hse is damn ex too i only ate a cheese prata n a iced tea but it cost $2.70 =[ the worst thing is it started raining so heavily that I cant really see my way in the car... but somehow i was glad that i drove...
Oh at the carpark, i met this really weird driver who kept following me around! I tried to park at an empty lot and nearly reversed into his car cos he suddenly drove behind me... bloody idiot i put my hazard light on already lo... so i gave up and went up another floor though there were empty lots on that floor. to my horror, he was still following me! so i jus had to park somewhere first to let him past but i took a long time doing it... when he passed me he glared at me and i jus glared back... what the fuck... crazy idiot in a lexus... go die la!
For the rest of the day, I basically chauffeur my sister for her piano n violin class... but i did something drastic cos i parked my car near cck mrt and took the mrt to clementi to take the photos cos i got mrt concession... luckily i made it just in time to drive my sis to her piano class... felt so damn drained after all the driving lo... then still need to go and meet charlene at boonlay but i managed to catch some winks before going so it's not so bad... what a bloodly tiring day...
Feeling rather excited about my bintan trip with gwen, davis, my bf, victor, derek and frens! hahah hope the weather will show mercy on us and not rain! Sunshine all day! we gonna do water sports like water ski, massage, cook! hahah it's like french trip all over again, without the restrictions of parents hahah a taste of freedom n independence heheh =]
Anyway, today i finally did my first sunday morning run and it's back at the good old track of Chinese High. I drove there and it's such a mistake cos it's so tricky to drive cos the bt timah road is full of windings and i dunno when to u-turn to get to chinese high... the funny thing is that when I was turning into the chinese high carpark, Mr Ram was walking in my direction, on the pavement... Such coincidence man... but he always look younger shavened hahah... so after i managed to park without hitch i went to run with my fren Shihan... the 30min was rather tiring cos i din have enuff sleep and we were jus going round and round... I drove shihan and jovian to eat breakfast later and it was a mistake to go all the way to Thomson! too far already and it was so hard to park cos must go parallel parking sigh... hahah the prata hse is damn ex too i only ate a cheese prata n a iced tea but it cost $2.70 =[ the worst thing is it started raining so heavily that I cant really see my way in the car... but somehow i was glad that i drove...
Oh at the carpark, i met this really weird driver who kept following me around! I tried to park at an empty lot and nearly reversed into his car cos he suddenly drove behind me... bloody idiot i put my hazard light on already lo... so i gave up and went up another floor though there were empty lots on that floor. to my horror, he was still following me! so i jus had to park somewhere first to let him past but i took a long time doing it... when he passed me he glared at me and i jus glared back... what the fuck... crazy idiot in a lexus... go die la!
For the rest of the day, I basically chauffeur my sister for her piano n violin class... but i did something drastic cos i parked my car near cck mrt and took the mrt to clementi to take the photos cos i got mrt concession... luckily i made it just in time to drive my sis to her piano class... felt so damn drained after all the driving lo... then still need to go and meet charlene at boonlay but i managed to catch some winks before going so it's not so bad... what a bloodly tiring day...
Thursday, December 14, 2006
cakes
The first cake i baked this hols was a flop cos i added sugar in addition to the sweetened chocolate that i used... tried again to bake today it seemed quite ok so far... i simply minus off the mass of the sugar required by that present in the chocolate tat i buy hahah i haven't got the chance to try the cake but it smells heavenly hahha =] can't wait to let zj try my cake hehe My irritating sister asked me to cook spaghetti for her but she refused to wake up after i cooked it! Urgh... but today's been a tiring day for her cos she got her Jc posting( ACJC) and she has been trying to appeal at NJ and HCJC. Hopefully she gets into NJ... sighz hhaha
I guess my boring days will soon be over when next tue comes cos gonna go bintan with my frens! hahah... no more marching around orchard road or city hall, visiting Zara, Forever21, Topshop etc again and again... Oh but yest's mango sale was good i bought a tank top and a racer top at a price of $38 only! damn nice too hhehe so i've gotten 3 zara tops( the other is a zara top)so far, in preparation for sch! maybe i can dig out some rare finds tmr at nike sale but i shall go with the motive of buying only nike water bottle and sports bra haha gotta control my spending habits man...
I guess my boring days will soon be over when next tue comes cos gonna go bintan with my frens! hahah... no more marching around orchard road or city hall, visiting Zara, Forever21, Topshop etc again and again... Oh but yest's mango sale was good i bought a tank top and a racer top at a price of $38 only! damn nice too hhehe so i've gotten 3 zara tops( the other is a zara top)so far, in preparation for sch! maybe i can dig out some rare finds tmr at nike sale but i shall go with the motive of buying only nike water bottle and sports bra haha gotta control my spending habits man...
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Hols' passing too quickly
Hols is always zooming past, faster than the speed of light... forever so irritatin and saddening! Been working these days, driving around, reading but the desire to spend my hols in a more meaningful way keep gnawing at me... how do i better utilise my 24hrs i kept asking myself but soon it'll be nightfall and the whole vicious cycle begins again... But it's not all that bad, at least i managed to meet up with my close frens like Clara, Julia, Charlene and even attended my road race xmas dinner =] oh not to mentioned painting my Chemical and Environmental Engineering Students' Society room as well! and running, swimming and the endless search for tuition students...
For the rest of the hols, i just hope to meet up with more of my frens, lose weight and earn more money! I can't agree more with Julia when she says that frens and family always gotta come first and all the worldly things second... well, been doing tat cos i hardly ever buy new things during my shopping trips hahah...
For the rest of the hols, i just hope to meet up with more of my frens, lose weight and earn more money! I can't agree more with Julia when she says that frens and family always gotta come first and all the worldly things second... well, been doing tat cos i hardly ever buy new things during my shopping trips hahah...
Saturday, December 02, 2006
After the war...
yea cant believe that exams are really over for me! But the exams ended on a very sad note cos I din do my last 13 marks questions even though I had time left! how careless and blur can i get man... any cap cui semester hai.... sometimes i think being in Chemical engineering is driving me crazy cos all it does is to damage my self esteem... I dun even how I used to do well last time... haiz...
But let me focus on what I shall accomplish this hols... To find tuitions! I'm like left with only one student now lo... at least now I've printed out my flyers and may students call me soon! next, of cos i gonna drive much more this hols so that soon my dad will release his grip on me and allow me to drive on my own man... yea and to really train up... trainings are really screwed up during the school term so bless me.... yup and of course to catch up with my dear frens... this sch term is a hell of mugging and 'antisociality'.
Yea and if you got any job lobangs pls tell me!
But let me focus on what I shall accomplish this hols... To find tuitions! I'm like left with only one student now lo... at least now I've printed out my flyers and may students call me soon! next, of cos i gonna drive much more this hols so that soon my dad will release his grip on me and allow me to drive on my own man... yea and to really train up... trainings are really screwed up during the school term so bless me.... yup and of course to catch up with my dear frens... this sch term is a hell of mugging and 'antisociality'.
Yea and if you got any job lobangs pls tell me!
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
I got my driving license
Today gotta be one of the best days in my life... I got my driving license at last! after all the tough time trying to get enough money for the lessons, the trying experiences to concentrate on the road and all the sleep that has been lost last night, I finally passed... But I think it's partly due to luck too... it's damn weird tat I had been chosen as the last person in my test grp and it turned out that there were insufficent testers so I had to wait until the first person returns... So it offered me some time to relax and calm down... But i was summoned soon after and the tester looks really stern and serious... I just told myself to calm down or at least have a calm composure... But my legs were shaking beyond my belief as i tried to do directional change etc but it became better after a while... wat nearly ruined me is my vertical parking cos I began too far from the centreline... the tester even said my parking was bad... then on the road everything was fine except that i tried to cut another lorry so i can be in time to uturn back hhah and on my way back i tot i was doomed cos i mistakenly saw that he ticked a circle(for immediate failure)... I never felt so sad when i drove back but nevertheless, putting up a strong front... Until I sat at the table before him I had no idea that I was going to pass... hahah Wat a pleasant surprise... maybe lenience hides behind a stern visage too heheh
oh well, i can forget abt driving lessons and start to mug and feel guiltless when i shop with my hard earned money =] *heaved a sigh of relief*
oh well, i can forget abt driving lessons and start to mug and feel guiltless when i shop with my hard earned money =] *heaved a sigh of relief*
Sunday, October 29, 2006
let work fill the void...
Zj has just left for 3 days but i'm wishing that time passes more quickly already... received only2 msgs from him so far and he's fallen quite ill with food poisoning... poor thing... but i still have 18 more days to wait for before i can see him again... hahah hope that i can do something fruitful during the time of his absence... i'll be strong! anyway, my driving exam is like drawing nearer and nearer... je suis sur de reussir! i'm sure i can pass this time! hahah... it's like my second greatest wish now, next to doing well in my studies of course...
Went for clara's birthday party yest and it was really nice seeing her again! i guess it's the only activity that kept my sanity this weekend cos i did nothing else but sleeping, eating and burying myself in my work... but the irony is that i couldn't do anymore than writing a few equations in my tutorials cos it's jus so damn hard... esp thermodynamics... all the stupid derivations and maths bloody hell hhaha there's jus so many times that i wish i din choose chem engineering...
French test in 4 days! i really wish to do well this time, jus to secure something better than a B+ for it this sem... wonder how the cohort is doing on the whole actually hmmm... and i'm still wondering if i shud take french 4 cos i'm worried tat i dun clear enuff modules by the time i leave for NOC... but french has become a sorta passion for me, like the way running was... haiz hate dilemmas...
Went for clara's birthday party yest and it was really nice seeing her again! i guess it's the only activity that kept my sanity this weekend cos i did nothing else but sleeping, eating and burying myself in my work... but the irony is that i couldn't do anymore than writing a few equations in my tutorials cos it's jus so damn hard... esp thermodynamics... all the stupid derivations and maths bloody hell hhaha there's jus so many times that i wish i din choose chem engineering...
French test in 4 days! i really wish to do well this time, jus to secure something better than a B+ for it this sem... wonder how the cohort is doing on the whole actually hmmm... and i'm still wondering if i shud take french 4 cos i'm worried tat i dun clear enuff modules by the time i leave for NOC... but french has become a sorta passion for me, like the way running was... haiz hate dilemmas...
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Dread...
Mid term tests have preyed upon our self confidence but silently slipped away... so the finals loom once again in the corner, hoping to strip away the last shreds of dignity we have.... haha
i'm really pessimistic but 'pensive' these days... penser means think in french so guess the meaning of the second word... I've started to wonder about life and what i've been doing... somehow this fire is being put out in me and also as my goals and priorities start to evolve... i've become a different person, one whom sometimes i dun even recognise...
anyway, things seem to deteriorate ever since sch starts and while good things do happen along the way, i'm jaded! this week hits an all time low when i started having conjunctivitis and a swollen out-of-proportions eyelids... everyone seems to be so busy with their stuff and for me, it seems that i'm swept into a moving train, having to just go with the flow and passing by all the different stops as everyone else... i want to get out but there're just too many pple blocking the way...
nvm if i pass my driving test on 8 nov, everything might just seem a little brighter hahah ciao!
i'm really pessimistic but 'pensive' these days... penser means think in french so guess the meaning of the second word... I've started to wonder about life and what i've been doing... somehow this fire is being put out in me and also as my goals and priorities start to evolve... i've become a different person, one whom sometimes i dun even recognise...
anyway, things seem to deteriorate ever since sch starts and while good things do happen along the way, i'm jaded! this week hits an all time low when i started having conjunctivitis and a swollen out-of-proportions eyelids... everyone seems to be so busy with their stuff and for me, it seems that i'm swept into a moving train, having to just go with the flow and passing by all the different stops as everyone else... i want to get out but there're just too many pple blocking the way...
nvm if i pass my driving test on 8 nov, everything might just seem a little brighter hahah ciao!
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
midterm break
It's been ages since i last posted a decent blog entry so gonna write sth since it's the hols... Just returned from the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Student Society retreat seriously lacking in sleep but contented nevertheless... It's a satisfying experience when you can lead a group of enthusiasts, willing to work hard and create miracles. I truly realise the power of teamwork, so different frm my egocentred thinking a few years ago... no man is truly an island and it's in a team that things happen... yup and we managed to fulfill what we set out to do, which is a really good start for this new work year. I've a feeling that this new committee gonna be a dynamic one... we'll create a difference in the students' lives together!
I gonna start revising my driving again cos the next test gonna be on 8 nov, in about a month's time. have a dreadful feeling about it somehow, cos i really hate my driving instructor... sometimes i really wanna pass so i dun have to see him again haha he's money sucker....hahah now i need to scrimp and save to pay for the driving lessons liao haha... gonna go back to hit the books again... maybe i'll blog if tmr's driving goes fine haha
I gonna start revising my driving again cos the next test gonna be on 8 nov, in about a month's time. have a dreadful feeling about it somehow, cos i really hate my driving instructor... sometimes i really wanna pass so i dun have to see him again haha he's money sucker....hahah now i need to scrimp and save to pay for the driving lessons liao haha... gonna go back to hit the books again... maybe i'll blog if tmr's driving goes fine haha
Thursday, September 21, 2006
NOC
I can't believe the sudden rush of good luck that has rained upon me these two days... First I got full marks for my french test and now I got chosen for NUS Overseas College! USA, here I come :) anyway, got to go and pia my biology 1000-word essay now heheh
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Post elections
After a gruelling week of campaigning, interviewing and vote fighting, the sea is finally calm again. As I expected, I got the position of vice president of the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Student Society. Wanted so much to get presidential position tat I was still calling pple up when I supposed to sleep and recover from my week-old flu. The flu virus attack was so untimely! came at a time when i need most of my energy to pull me thru all these.... Maybe all these is meant to be.. haha i dun mind being the vice pres la... now all i hope is to do my job well and serve my peers with all i can do... :)
At least i got into the second NOC interview! If I pass this interview, US here I come! gonna leave around next august to study in UPenn hhaha will be half working and half working my way to a minor in technopreneurship for a year.... tat'll be like a dream come thru... the best thing is that i'll be paid so i wun be a burden to my parents :) something to look forward to for now...
At least i got into the second NOC interview! If I pass this interview, US here I come! gonna leave around next august to study in UPenn hhaha will be half working and half working my way to a minor in technopreneurship for a year.... tat'll be like a dream come thru... the best thing is that i'll be paid so i wun be a burden to my parents :) something to look forward to for now...
Friday, August 25, 2006
sick
This is my first day of ponning sch... not tat i intentionally skipped sch but i'm sick! Can't believe how horrible it is to be sick cos i haven't been sick for a while... anyway i got cold and it prompted sore throat too... woke up early at 6 plus to go school and expecting myself to be well already cos i slept for 10h last night... in the end, i just had to succumb to my sickness and fall asleep again till ten plus... luckily i din push myself to go to sch if not i gonna be a burden to my frens cos they need to take care of me... now tat i took cold medicine and slept a while, i felt that my throat is miraculously better :)
I think i know why i'm sick tday... have been pushing myself to the limits the last few weeks and it's a wonder tat i din fall sick earlier... wish i coluld rest more but there're so many things to be done! even during the hols i could not afford the time to sleep already... sigh wat a busy life... i jus hope i wun be a rubberband that's stretched too much and waiting to be snapped... and i remember-- i went training on tue despite feeling unwell... but sometimes when pple are training too, u jus feel too guilty not to go... sighz i wish i'm back in france again
I think i know why i'm sick tday... have been pushing myself to the limits the last few weeks and it's a wonder tat i din fall sick earlier... wish i coluld rest more but there're so many things to be done! even during the hols i could not afford the time to sleep already... sigh wat a busy life... i jus hope i wun be a rubberband that's stretched too much and waiting to be snapped... and i remember-- i went training on tue despite feeling unwell... but sometimes when pple are training too, u jus feel too guilty not to go... sighz i wish i'm back in france again
Friday, August 18, 2006
my idol!
I've just discovered my idol today and she shall be none other than Virgina Cha! Within 8 years, she owned 5 companies in USA and China! What I admire most is her courage, for she was earning big bucks as the CEO of many companies, yet she could just quit and go for her dream-- make value for herself, instead of others. The best thing is that she could turn a failing sports club around in just 6 months, using the blue ocean strategy! it's like almost impossible for a club that had been deeply entrenched in debts and the investors had already lost faith in the shares... Even if i dun get to go to NOC bio valley, i dun mind shadowing her in Shanghai, just to learn how she does everything... Amazing woman... And it really doesn't surprise me that the whole tutorial room was filled to the brim with eager entrepreneurs-to-be... she's just the best hahah
anyway, today was a really shag day... woke at 6 plus in the morning for sch and had to survive the grueling lecture... and had to rot in the lib till the lect 5h later... after tat there was the financial talk and finally the ChESS open house where I had to fight cold and nervousness to put up a good show hahah but everything ended fine :)
anyway, today was a really shag day... woke at 6 plus in the morning for sch and had to survive the grueling lecture... and had to rot in the lib till the lect 5h later... after tat there was the financial talk and finally the ChESS open house where I had to fight cold and nervousness to put up a good show hahah but everything ended fine :)
Thursday, August 17, 2006
sch
alrite i think i'm kinda lazy haven been blogging since ages ago... well sch has started but as usually i'm still in a holiday mode... been missing the afternoon lects they're a bore! but shall persevere not to slack off from the start... i shall aim for higher cap this sem! anyway, i bought a new phone pink razor V3x cos some idiot stole my hp in bugis... sighz... at least i'm having with the new hp now... ZJ is back today, like finally at 4am hahah baked an oreo cheesecake yesterday and i realise that sour cream is impt for the wholesome taste! apparently i din put it in cos i couldn't find sour cream in the poorly stocked NTUC near my hse haha sighz still edible la haha
I love thursday! only got french lessons for the whole day hahah
I love thursday! only got french lessons for the whole day hahah
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Driving test-- failed
The verdict is out.. I failed my test... everything goes haywire after i struck the kerb... dunno why cos it's the first time i did it... and my S course, which i was most scared of, i did it correctly... watehell.. then i forgot to check blindspots and then din change lane early enuff and so on... well that's it... next test in 9 nov hahaha i give up liao la... jus relax... i'll get my license one day!
driving test later!
whenever i think of anything related to driving, i will feel a lurch in the stomach, continued by butterflies fluttering everywhere in it... why?? been have diarrhoea too... it's worse than the day before National track and field lo and alevels lo... so last night i tossed and turned and it's only like 2h later than i went to sleep... but at least i resolved to stay in bed till almost 10am so i feel rather well rested :)
so i woke up in a good mood today, telling myself that however it goes, i'll take it in my stride... It's just a passing phase of life... and i shall walk into the exam feeling confident doing the best i can.. yup and to distract myself from all the thinking and the butterflies, i went to set up the new dvd player my dad jus bought and i was disappointed tat it's so bloody easy! jus plug in the wires and tada! it's done... tried to watch the art of seduction but the absence of eng subtitles put me off... tried to watch chronicles of narnia too but the pictures are not very good... hahah oh well... It'll be a good day today!!
so i woke up in a good mood today, telling myself that however it goes, i'll take it in my stride... It's just a passing phase of life... and i shall walk into the exam feeling confident doing the best i can.. yup and to distract myself from all the thinking and the butterflies, i went to set up the new dvd player my dad jus bought and i was disappointed tat it's so bloody easy! jus plug in the wires and tada! it's done... tried to watch the art of seduction but the absence of eng subtitles put me off... tried to watch chronicles of narnia too but the pictures are not very good... hahah oh well... It'll be a good day today!!
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Driving exam tmr!
I jus had my second last official driving lesson and my instructor jus kept saying that i suck... i revised on the S course 10 times but i think i still dun get 100%.. but i always think that he interferes too much... like he always scolds sth then i'll forget to change to 1st gear distracts me la! but today i made a very grave mistake, i braked jus b4 the green arrow blinked... i shud have jus sped and turn right! luckily the car behind nvr bang the car's rear man... oh i can jus forget abt tmr's driving exam sighz... but i did all the other circuit elements with amazing ease... let that be the case for tmr, but i'd prefer if my s course is great too! getting the hang of it la... but it puzzles me how i can always pass the second turn smoothly but not the first one... weird lo hahah
all my frens reminded me to be confident and i guess i always am... until i make a stupid blunder hhah and my mind is sometimes blank one le ( my instructor is rite on that)... sighz gonna be more careful tmr man... anyway i have a feeling i'll pass haha ok pray hard...
all my frens reminded me to be confident and i guess i always am... until i make a stupid blunder hhah and my mind is sometimes blank one le ( my instructor is rite on that)... sighz gonna be more careful tmr man... anyway i have a feeling i'll pass haha ok pray hard...
100 Smartest Diet Tips Ever
Dieters Alert!!
Can Only Handle One Diet Change Right Now. What Should I Do?
1. Add just one fruit or veggie serving daily. Get comfortable with that, then add an extra serving until you reach 8 to 10 a day.
2. Eat at least two servings of a fruit or veggie at every meal.
3. Resolve never to supersize your food portions--unless you want to supersize your clothes.
4. Make eating purposeful, not mindless. Whenever you put food in your mouth, peel it, unwrap it, plate it, and sit. Engage all of the senses in the pleasure of nourishing your body.
5. Start eating a big breakfast. It helps you eat fewer total calories throughout the day.
6. Make sure your plate is half veggies and/or fruit at both lunch and dinner.Are there Any Easy Tricks to Help Me Cut Calories?
7. Eating out? Halve it, and bag the rest. A typical restaurant entree has 1,000 to 2,000 calories, not even counting the bread, appetizer, beverage, and dessert.
8. When dining out, make it automatic: Order one dessert to share.
9. Use a salad plate instead of a dinner plate.10. See what you eat. Plate your food instead of eating out of the jar or bag.
11. Eat the low-cal items on your plate first, then graduate. Start with salads, veggies, and broth soups, and eat meats and starches last. By the time you get to them, you'll be full enough to be content with smaller portions of the high-calorie choices.
12. Instead of whole milk, switch to 1 percent. If you drink one 8-oz glass a day, you'll lose 5 lb in a year.
13. Juice has as many calories, ounce for ounce, as soda. Set a limit of one 8-oz glass of fruit juice a day.
14. Get calories from foods you chew, not beverages. Have fresh fruit instead of fruit juice.
15. Keep a food journal. It really works wonders.
16. Follow the Chinese saying: "Eat until you are eight-tenths full."
17. Use mustard instead of mayo.
18. Eat more soup. The noncreamy ones are filling but low-cal.
19. Cut back on or cut out caloric drinks such as soda, sweet tea, lemonade, etc. People have lost weight by making just this one change. If you have a 20-oz bottle of Coca-Cola every day, switch to Diet Coke. You should lose 25 lb in a year.20. Take your lunch to work.
21. Sit when you eat.
22. Dilute juice with water.
23. Have mostly veggies for lunch.
24. Eat at home.
25. Limit alcohol to weekends.
How Can I Eat More Veggies?
26. Have a V8 or tomato juice instead of a Diet Coke at 3 pm.
27. Doctor your veggies to make them delicious: Dribble maple syrup over carrots, and sprinkle chopped nuts on green beans.
28. Mix three different cans of beans and some diet Italian dressing. Eat this three-bean salad all week.
29. Don't forget that vegetable soup counts as a vegetable.
30. Rediscover the sweet potato.
31. Use prebagged baby spinach everywhere: as "lettuce" in sandwiches, heated in soups, wilted in hot pasta, and added to salads.
32. Spend the extra few dollars to buy vegetables that are already washed and cut up.
33. Really hate veggies? Relax. If you love fruits, eat plenty of them; they are just as healthy (especially colorful ones such as oranges, mangoes, and melons).
34. Keep seven bags of your favorite frozen vegetables on hand. Mix any combination, microwave, and top with your favorite low-fat dressing. Enjoy 3 to 4 cups a day. Makes a great quick dinner.Can You Give Me a Mantra that will Help Me Stick to My Diet?
35. "The best portion of high-calorie foods is the smallest one. The best portion of vegetables is the largest one. Period."
36. "I'll ride the wave. My cravings will disappear after 10 minutes if I turn my attention elsewhere."
37. "I want to be around to see my grandchildren, so I can forgo a cookie now."
38. "I am a work in progress."
39. "It's more stressful to continue being fat than to stop overeating."
I Eat Healthy, but I'm Overweight. What Mistakes Could I Be Making without Realizing It?
40. Skipping meals. Many healthy eaters "diet by day and binge by night."
41. Don't "graze" yourself fat. You can easily munch 600 calories of pretzels or cereal without realizing it.
42. Eating pasta like crazy. A serving of pasta is 1 cup, but some people routinely eat 4 cups.
43. Eating supersize bagels of 400 to 500 calories for snacks.
44. Ignoring "Serving Size" on the Nutrition Facts panel.
45. Snacking on bowls of nuts. Nuts are healthy but dense with calories. Put those bowls away, and use nuts as a garnish instead of a snack.
46. Thinking all energy bars and fruit smoothies are low-cal.
What Can I Eat for a Healthy Low-Cal Dinner if I Don't Want to Cook?
47. A smoothie made with fat-free milk, frozen fruit, and wheat germ.
48. The smallest fast-food burger (with mustard and ketchup, not mayo) and a no-cal beverage. Then at home, have an apple or baby carrots.
49. A peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread with a glass of 1 percent milk and an apple.
50. Precooked chicken strips and microwaved frozen broccoli topped with Parmesan cheese.
51. A healthy frozen entree with a salad and a glass of 1 percent milk.
52. Scramble eggs in a nonstick skillet. Pop some asparagus in the microwave, and add whole wheat toast. If your cholesterol levels are normal, you can have seven eggs a week!
53. A bag of frozen vegetables heated in the microwave, topped with 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese and 2 tablespoons of chopped nuts.
54. Prebagged salad topped with canned tuna, grape tomatoes, shredded reduced-fat cheese, and low-cal Italian dressing.
55. Keep lean sandwich fixings on hand: whole wheat bread, sliced turkey, reduced-fat cheese, tomatoes, mustard with horseradish.
56. Heat up a can of good soup.
57. Cereal, fruit, and fat-free milk makes a good meal anytime.
58. Try a veggie sandwich from Subway.
59. Precut fruit for a salad and add yogurt.What's Your Best Advice for Avoiding those Extra Holiday Pounds?
60. Don't tell yourself, "It's okay, it's the holidays." That opens the door to 6 weeks of splurging.
61. Remember, EAT before you meet. Have this small meal before you go to any parties: a hardboiled Egg, Apple, and a Thirst quencher (water, seltzer, diet soda, tea).
62. As obvious as it sounds, don't stand near the food at parties. Make the effort, and you'll find you eat less.
63. At a buffet? Eating a little of everything guarantees high calories. Decide on three or four things, only one of which is high in calories. Save that for last so there's less chance of overeating.
64. For the duration of the holidays, wear your snuggest clothes that don't allow much room for expansion. Wearing sweats is out until January.
65. Give it away! After company leaves, give away leftover food to neighbors, doormen, or delivery people, or take it to work the next day.
66. Walk around the mall three times before you start shopping.
67. Make exercise a nonnegotiable priority.
68. Dance to music with your family in your home. One dietitian reported that when she asks her patients to do this, initially they just smile, but once they've done it, they say it is one of the easiest ways to involve the whole family in exercise.
How Can I Control a Raging Sweet Tooth?
69. Once in a while, have a lean, mean salad for lunch or dinner, and save the meal's calories for a full dessert.
70. Are you the kind of person who does better if you make up your mind to do without sweets and just not have them around? Or are you going to do better if you have a limited amount of sweets every day? One RD reported that most of her clients pick the latter and find they can avoid bingeing after a few days.
71. If your family thinks they need a very sweet treat every night, try to strike a balance between offering healthy choices but allowing them some "free will." Compromise with low-fat ice cream and fruit, or sometimes just fruit with a dollop of whipped cream.
72. Try 2 weeks without sweets. It's amazing how your cravings vanish.
73. Eat more fruit. A person who gets enough fruit in his diet doesn't have a raging sweet tooth.
74. Eat your sweets, just eat them smart! Carve out about 150 calories per day for your favorite sweet. That amounts to about an ounce of chocolate, half a modest slice of cake, or 1/2 cup of regular ice cream.
75. Try these smart little sweets: sugar-free hot cocoa, frozen red grapes, fudgsicles, sugar-free gum, Nutri-Grain chocolate fudge twists, Tootsie Rolls, and hard candy.
How Can I Conquer My Downfall: Bingeing at Night?
76. Eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The large majority of people who struggle with night eating are those who skip meals or don't eat balanced meals during the day. This is a major setup for overeating at night.
77. Eat your evening meal in the kitchen or dining room, sitting down at the table.
78. Drink cold unsweetened raspberry tea. It tastes great and keeps your mouth busy.
79. Change your nighttime schedule. It will take effort, but it will pay off. You need something that will occupy your mind and hands.
80. If you're eating at night due to emotions, you need to focus on getting in touch with what's going on and taking care of yourself in a way that really works. Find a nonfood method of coping with your stress.
81. Put a sign on the kitchen and refrigerator doors: "Closed after Dinner."
82. Brush your teeth right after dinner to remind you: No more food.
83. Eat without engaging in any other simultaneous activity. No reading, watching TV, or sitting at the computer.
84. Eating late at night won't itself cause weight gain. It's how many calories--not when you eat them--that counts.
How Can I Reap Added Health Benefits from My Dieting?
85. Fat-free isn't always your best bet. Research has found that none of the lycopene or alpha- or beta-carotene that fight cancer and heart disease is absorbed from salads with fat-free dressing. Only slightly more is absorbed with reduced-fat dressing; the most is absorbed with full-fat dressing. But remember, use your dressing in moderate amounts.
86. Skipping breakfast will leave you tired and craving naughty foods by midmorning. To fill up healthfully and tastefully, try this sweet, fruity breakfast full of antioxidants. In a blender, process 1 c nonfat plain or vanilla yogurt, 1 1/3 c frozen strawberries (no added sugar), 1 peeled kiwi, and 1 peeled banana. Pulse until mixture is milkshake consistency. Makes one 2-cup serving; 348 calories and 1.5 fat grams.
87. If you're famished by 4 p.m. and have no alternative but an office vending machine, reach for the nuts--. The same goes if your only choices are what's available in the hotel minibar.
88. Next time you're feeling wiped out in late afternoon, forgo that cup of coffee and reach for a cup of yogurt instead. The combination of protein, carbohydrate, and fat in an 8-ounce serving of low-fat yogurt will give you a sense of fullness and well-being that coffee can't match, as well as some vital nutrients. If you haven't eaten in 3 to 4 hours, your blood glucose levels are probably dropping, so eating a small amount of nutrient-rich food will give your brain and your body a boost.
89. Making just a few changes to your pantry shelves can get you a lot closer to your weight loss goals. Here's what to do: If you use corn and peanut oil, replace it with olive oil. Same goes for breads--go for whole wheat. Trade in those fatty cold cuts like salami and bologna and replace them canned tuna, sliced turkey breast, and lean roast beef. Change from drinking whole milk to fat-free milk or low-fat soy milk. This is hard for a lot of people so try transitioning down to 2 percent and then 1 percent before you go fat-free.
90. Nothing's less appetizing than a crisper drawer full of mushy vegetables. Frozen vegetables store much better, plus they may have greater nutritional value than fresh. Food suppliers typically freeze veggies just a few hours after harvest, locking in the nutrients. Fresh veggies, on the other hand, often spend days in the back of a truck before they reach your supermarket.
91. Worried about the trans-fat content in your peanut butter? Good news: In a test done on Skippy, JIF, Peter Pan, and a supermarket brand, the levels of trans fats per 2-tablespoon serving were far lower than 0.5 gram--low enough that under proposed laws, the brands can legally claim zero trans fats on the label. They also contained only 1 gram more sugar than natural brands--not a significant difference.
Eating Less Isn't Enough--What Exercising Tips Will Help Me Shed Pounds?
92. Overeating is not the result of exercise. Vigorous exercise won't stimulate you to overeat. It's just the opposite. Exercise at any level helps curb your appetite immediately following the workout.
93. When you're exercising, you shouldn't wait for thirst to strike before you take a drink. By the time you feel thirsty, you're already dehydrated. Try this: Drink at least 16 ounces of water, sports drinks, or juices two hours before you exercise. Then drink 8 ounces an hour before and another 4 to 8 ounces every 15 to 20 minutes during your workout. Finish with at least 16 ounces after you're done exercising.
94. Tune in to an audio book while you walk. It'll keep you going longer and looking forward to the next walk--and the next chapter! Check your local library for a great selection. Look for a whodunit; you might walk so far you'll need to take a cab home!95. Think yoga's too serene to burn calories? Think again. You can burn 250 to 350 calories during an hour-long class (that's as much as you'd burn from an hour of walking)! Plus, you'll improve muscle strength, flexibility, and endurance.96. Drinking too little can hamper your weight loss efforts. That's because dehydration can slow your metabolism by 3 percent, or about 45 fewer calories burned a day, which in a year could mean weighing 5 pounds more. The key to water isn't how much you drink, it's how frequently you drink it. Small amounts sipped often work better than 8 ounces gulped down at once.
How Can I Manage My Emotional Eating and Get the Support I Need?
97. A registered dietitian (RD) can help you find healthy ways to manage your weight with food. To find one in your area who consults with private clients call (800) 366-1655.98. The best place to drop pounds may be your own house of worship. Researchers set up healthy eating and exercise programs in 16 Baltimore churches. More than 500 women participated and after a year the most successful lost an average of 20 lb. Weight loss programs based on faith are so successful because there's a built-in community component that people can feel comfortable with.
99. Here's another reason to keep level-headed all the time: Pennsylvania State University research has found that women less able to cope with stress--shown by blood pressure and heart rate elevations--ate twice as many fatty snacks as stress-resistant women did, even after the stress stopped (in this case, 25 minutes of periodic jackhammer-level noise and an unsolvable maze).
100. Sitting at a computer may help you slim down. When researchers at Brown University School of Medicine put 92 people on online weight loss programs for a year, those who received weekly e-mail counseling shed 5 1/2 more pounds than those who got none. Counselors provided weekly feedback on diet and exercise logs, answered questions, and cheered them on. Most major online diet programs offer many of these features.
Can Only Handle One Diet Change Right Now. What Should I Do?
1. Add just one fruit or veggie serving daily. Get comfortable with that, then add an extra serving until you reach 8 to 10 a day.
2. Eat at least two servings of a fruit or veggie at every meal.
3. Resolve never to supersize your food portions--unless you want to supersize your clothes.
4. Make eating purposeful, not mindless. Whenever you put food in your mouth, peel it, unwrap it, plate it, and sit. Engage all of the senses in the pleasure of nourishing your body.
5. Start eating a big breakfast. It helps you eat fewer total calories throughout the day.
6. Make sure your plate is half veggies and/or fruit at both lunch and dinner.Are there Any Easy Tricks to Help Me Cut Calories?
7. Eating out? Halve it, and bag the rest. A typical restaurant entree has 1,000 to 2,000 calories, not even counting the bread, appetizer, beverage, and dessert.
8. When dining out, make it automatic: Order one dessert to share.
9. Use a salad plate instead of a dinner plate.10. See what you eat. Plate your food instead of eating out of the jar or bag.
11. Eat the low-cal items on your plate first, then graduate. Start with salads, veggies, and broth soups, and eat meats and starches last. By the time you get to them, you'll be full enough to be content with smaller portions of the high-calorie choices.
12. Instead of whole milk, switch to 1 percent. If you drink one 8-oz glass a day, you'll lose 5 lb in a year.
13. Juice has as many calories, ounce for ounce, as soda. Set a limit of one 8-oz glass of fruit juice a day.
14. Get calories from foods you chew, not beverages. Have fresh fruit instead of fruit juice.
15. Keep a food journal. It really works wonders.
16. Follow the Chinese saying: "Eat until you are eight-tenths full."
17. Use mustard instead of mayo.
18. Eat more soup. The noncreamy ones are filling but low-cal.
19. Cut back on or cut out caloric drinks such as soda, sweet tea, lemonade, etc. People have lost weight by making just this one change. If you have a 20-oz bottle of Coca-Cola every day, switch to Diet Coke. You should lose 25 lb in a year.20. Take your lunch to work.
21. Sit when you eat.
22. Dilute juice with water.
23. Have mostly veggies for lunch.
24. Eat at home.
25. Limit alcohol to weekends.
How Can I Eat More Veggies?
26. Have a V8 or tomato juice instead of a Diet Coke at 3 pm.
27. Doctor your veggies to make them delicious: Dribble maple syrup over carrots, and sprinkle chopped nuts on green beans.
28. Mix three different cans of beans and some diet Italian dressing. Eat this three-bean salad all week.
29. Don't forget that vegetable soup counts as a vegetable.
30. Rediscover the sweet potato.
31. Use prebagged baby spinach everywhere: as "lettuce" in sandwiches, heated in soups, wilted in hot pasta, and added to salads.
32. Spend the extra few dollars to buy vegetables that are already washed and cut up.
33. Really hate veggies? Relax. If you love fruits, eat plenty of them; they are just as healthy (especially colorful ones such as oranges, mangoes, and melons).
34. Keep seven bags of your favorite frozen vegetables on hand. Mix any combination, microwave, and top with your favorite low-fat dressing. Enjoy 3 to 4 cups a day. Makes a great quick dinner.Can You Give Me a Mantra that will Help Me Stick to My Diet?
35. "The best portion of high-calorie foods is the smallest one. The best portion of vegetables is the largest one. Period."
36. "I'll ride the wave. My cravings will disappear after 10 minutes if I turn my attention elsewhere."
37. "I want to be around to see my grandchildren, so I can forgo a cookie now."
38. "I am a work in progress."
39. "It's more stressful to continue being fat than to stop overeating."
I Eat Healthy, but I'm Overweight. What Mistakes Could I Be Making without Realizing It?
40. Skipping meals. Many healthy eaters "diet by day and binge by night."
41. Don't "graze" yourself fat. You can easily munch 600 calories of pretzels or cereal without realizing it.
42. Eating pasta like crazy. A serving of pasta is 1 cup, but some people routinely eat 4 cups.
43. Eating supersize bagels of 400 to 500 calories for snacks.
44. Ignoring "Serving Size" on the Nutrition Facts panel.
45. Snacking on bowls of nuts. Nuts are healthy but dense with calories. Put those bowls away, and use nuts as a garnish instead of a snack.
46. Thinking all energy bars and fruit smoothies are low-cal.
What Can I Eat for a Healthy Low-Cal Dinner if I Don't Want to Cook?
47. A smoothie made with fat-free milk, frozen fruit, and wheat germ.
48. The smallest fast-food burger (with mustard and ketchup, not mayo) and a no-cal beverage. Then at home, have an apple or baby carrots.
49. A peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread with a glass of 1 percent milk and an apple.
50. Precooked chicken strips and microwaved frozen broccoli topped with Parmesan cheese.
51. A healthy frozen entree with a salad and a glass of 1 percent milk.
52. Scramble eggs in a nonstick skillet. Pop some asparagus in the microwave, and add whole wheat toast. If your cholesterol levels are normal, you can have seven eggs a week!
53. A bag of frozen vegetables heated in the microwave, topped with 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese and 2 tablespoons of chopped nuts.
54. Prebagged salad topped with canned tuna, grape tomatoes, shredded reduced-fat cheese, and low-cal Italian dressing.
55. Keep lean sandwich fixings on hand: whole wheat bread, sliced turkey, reduced-fat cheese, tomatoes, mustard with horseradish.
56. Heat up a can of good soup.
57. Cereal, fruit, and fat-free milk makes a good meal anytime.
58. Try a veggie sandwich from Subway.
59. Precut fruit for a salad and add yogurt.What's Your Best Advice for Avoiding those Extra Holiday Pounds?
60. Don't tell yourself, "It's okay, it's the holidays." That opens the door to 6 weeks of splurging.
61. Remember, EAT before you meet. Have this small meal before you go to any parties: a hardboiled Egg, Apple, and a Thirst quencher (water, seltzer, diet soda, tea).
62. As obvious as it sounds, don't stand near the food at parties. Make the effort, and you'll find you eat less.
63. At a buffet? Eating a little of everything guarantees high calories. Decide on three or four things, only one of which is high in calories. Save that for last so there's less chance of overeating.
64. For the duration of the holidays, wear your snuggest clothes that don't allow much room for expansion. Wearing sweats is out until January.
65. Give it away! After company leaves, give away leftover food to neighbors, doormen, or delivery people, or take it to work the next day.
66. Walk around the mall three times before you start shopping.
67. Make exercise a nonnegotiable priority.
68. Dance to music with your family in your home. One dietitian reported that when she asks her patients to do this, initially they just smile, but once they've done it, they say it is one of the easiest ways to involve the whole family in exercise.
How Can I Control a Raging Sweet Tooth?
69. Once in a while, have a lean, mean salad for lunch or dinner, and save the meal's calories for a full dessert.
70. Are you the kind of person who does better if you make up your mind to do without sweets and just not have them around? Or are you going to do better if you have a limited amount of sweets every day? One RD reported that most of her clients pick the latter and find they can avoid bingeing after a few days.
71. If your family thinks they need a very sweet treat every night, try to strike a balance between offering healthy choices but allowing them some "free will." Compromise with low-fat ice cream and fruit, or sometimes just fruit with a dollop of whipped cream.
72. Try 2 weeks without sweets. It's amazing how your cravings vanish.
73. Eat more fruit. A person who gets enough fruit in his diet doesn't have a raging sweet tooth.
74. Eat your sweets, just eat them smart! Carve out about 150 calories per day for your favorite sweet. That amounts to about an ounce of chocolate, half a modest slice of cake, or 1/2 cup of regular ice cream.
75. Try these smart little sweets: sugar-free hot cocoa, frozen red grapes, fudgsicles, sugar-free gum, Nutri-Grain chocolate fudge twists, Tootsie Rolls, and hard candy.
How Can I Conquer My Downfall: Bingeing at Night?
76. Eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The large majority of people who struggle with night eating are those who skip meals or don't eat balanced meals during the day. This is a major setup for overeating at night.
77. Eat your evening meal in the kitchen or dining room, sitting down at the table.
78. Drink cold unsweetened raspberry tea. It tastes great and keeps your mouth busy.
79. Change your nighttime schedule. It will take effort, but it will pay off. You need something that will occupy your mind and hands.
80. If you're eating at night due to emotions, you need to focus on getting in touch with what's going on and taking care of yourself in a way that really works. Find a nonfood method of coping with your stress.
81. Put a sign on the kitchen and refrigerator doors: "Closed after Dinner."
82. Brush your teeth right after dinner to remind you: No more food.
83. Eat without engaging in any other simultaneous activity. No reading, watching TV, or sitting at the computer.
84. Eating late at night won't itself cause weight gain. It's how many calories--not when you eat them--that counts.
How Can I Reap Added Health Benefits from My Dieting?
85. Fat-free isn't always your best bet. Research has found that none of the lycopene or alpha- or beta-carotene that fight cancer and heart disease is absorbed from salads with fat-free dressing. Only slightly more is absorbed with reduced-fat dressing; the most is absorbed with full-fat dressing. But remember, use your dressing in moderate amounts.
86. Skipping breakfast will leave you tired and craving naughty foods by midmorning. To fill up healthfully and tastefully, try this sweet, fruity breakfast full of antioxidants. In a blender, process 1 c nonfat plain or vanilla yogurt, 1 1/3 c frozen strawberries (no added sugar), 1 peeled kiwi, and 1 peeled banana. Pulse until mixture is milkshake consistency. Makes one 2-cup serving; 348 calories and 1.5 fat grams.
87. If you're famished by 4 p.m. and have no alternative but an office vending machine, reach for the nuts--. The same goes if your only choices are what's available in the hotel minibar.
88. Next time you're feeling wiped out in late afternoon, forgo that cup of coffee and reach for a cup of yogurt instead. The combination of protein, carbohydrate, and fat in an 8-ounce serving of low-fat yogurt will give you a sense of fullness and well-being that coffee can't match, as well as some vital nutrients. If you haven't eaten in 3 to 4 hours, your blood glucose levels are probably dropping, so eating a small amount of nutrient-rich food will give your brain and your body a boost.
89. Making just a few changes to your pantry shelves can get you a lot closer to your weight loss goals. Here's what to do: If you use corn and peanut oil, replace it with olive oil. Same goes for breads--go for whole wheat. Trade in those fatty cold cuts like salami and bologna and replace them canned tuna, sliced turkey breast, and lean roast beef. Change from drinking whole milk to fat-free milk or low-fat soy milk. This is hard for a lot of people so try transitioning down to 2 percent and then 1 percent before you go fat-free.
90. Nothing's less appetizing than a crisper drawer full of mushy vegetables. Frozen vegetables store much better, plus they may have greater nutritional value than fresh. Food suppliers typically freeze veggies just a few hours after harvest, locking in the nutrients. Fresh veggies, on the other hand, often spend days in the back of a truck before they reach your supermarket.
91. Worried about the trans-fat content in your peanut butter? Good news: In a test done on Skippy, JIF, Peter Pan, and a supermarket brand, the levels of trans fats per 2-tablespoon serving were far lower than 0.5 gram--low enough that under proposed laws, the brands can legally claim zero trans fats on the label. They also contained only 1 gram more sugar than natural brands--not a significant difference.
Eating Less Isn't Enough--What Exercising Tips Will Help Me Shed Pounds?
92. Overeating is not the result of exercise. Vigorous exercise won't stimulate you to overeat. It's just the opposite. Exercise at any level helps curb your appetite immediately following the workout.
93. When you're exercising, you shouldn't wait for thirst to strike before you take a drink. By the time you feel thirsty, you're already dehydrated. Try this: Drink at least 16 ounces of water, sports drinks, or juices two hours before you exercise. Then drink 8 ounces an hour before and another 4 to 8 ounces every 15 to 20 minutes during your workout. Finish with at least 16 ounces after you're done exercising.
94. Tune in to an audio book while you walk. It'll keep you going longer and looking forward to the next walk--and the next chapter! Check your local library for a great selection. Look for a whodunit; you might walk so far you'll need to take a cab home!95. Think yoga's too serene to burn calories? Think again. You can burn 250 to 350 calories during an hour-long class (that's as much as you'd burn from an hour of walking)! Plus, you'll improve muscle strength, flexibility, and endurance.96. Drinking too little can hamper your weight loss efforts. That's because dehydration can slow your metabolism by 3 percent, or about 45 fewer calories burned a day, which in a year could mean weighing 5 pounds more. The key to water isn't how much you drink, it's how frequently you drink it. Small amounts sipped often work better than 8 ounces gulped down at once.
How Can I Manage My Emotional Eating and Get the Support I Need?
97. A registered dietitian (RD) can help you find healthy ways to manage your weight with food. To find one in your area who consults with private clients call (800) 366-1655.98. The best place to drop pounds may be your own house of worship. Researchers set up healthy eating and exercise programs in 16 Baltimore churches. More than 500 women participated and after a year the most successful lost an average of 20 lb. Weight loss programs based on faith are so successful because there's a built-in community component that people can feel comfortable with.
99. Here's another reason to keep level-headed all the time: Pennsylvania State University research has found that women less able to cope with stress--shown by blood pressure and heart rate elevations--ate twice as many fatty snacks as stress-resistant women did, even after the stress stopped (in this case, 25 minutes of periodic jackhammer-level noise and an unsolvable maze).
100. Sitting at a computer may help you slim down. When researchers at Brown University School of Medicine put 92 people on online weight loss programs for a year, those who received weekly e-mail counseling shed 5 1/2 more pounds than those who got none. Counselors provided weekly feedback on diet and exercise logs, answered questions, and cheered them on. Most major online diet programs offer many of these features.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
bad luck man... shoo!!
wa lao cant believe that i simply assumed i got no driving lesson this morning! my instructor had to call my home to wake me up and i frantically threw on some clothes and flew to bt batok hahaha.... wat a thing to happen jus 2 days before my driving test on thur man... *shudder* to be optimistic, maybe i'm using up all my bad luck in exchange for lots of good luck on thur! hahaha but i think i need to pray at a temple soon-- for confidence and a good route! hahah
today's driving was rather disastrous cos my nerves are so raw i can't concentrate well on driving! got lots of scolding... can't believe that i actually tried to change gear when i stopped momentarily at the slip road to go into the main road from the left... luckily no car was coming my way man! sighz but i guess my circuit is getting alright haha except when i was reversing, my instructor kept asking me to go behind till my car kissed the poles... he's quite idiotic sometimes... but at least today he patiently waited for me to come for the lesson and woke me up.. haha hsome redemption there... sometimes i jus wish that driving exam hurry come and go so that i dun have to see him tat often, getting my esteem bruised and all tat... hahah he's the last thing i need on this earth...
anyway, after heeding so much advice from my frens like to wear mini skirt, i'll not do it cos i'll feel so uncomfortable! but i'll look confident and smile generously haha :)
so these are wat i gonna do after my driving exam:
1. work as lancome counter promoter for 5 days
2. teach tuition
3. work out more at Amore
4. tidy up the filthy house!
5. wash up all the luggage and bags...
6. really help my sis with her tests hahah
7. and lastly wait patiently for zj's return :)
today's driving was rather disastrous cos my nerves are so raw i can't concentrate well on driving! got lots of scolding... can't believe that i actually tried to change gear when i stopped momentarily at the slip road to go into the main road from the left... luckily no car was coming my way man! sighz but i guess my circuit is getting alright haha except when i was reversing, my instructor kept asking me to go behind till my car kissed the poles... he's quite idiotic sometimes... but at least today he patiently waited for me to come for the lesson and woke me up.. haha hsome redemption there... sometimes i jus wish that driving exam hurry come and go so that i dun have to see him tat often, getting my esteem bruised and all tat... hahah he's the last thing i need on this earth...
anyway, after heeding so much advice from my frens like to wear mini skirt, i'll not do it cos i'll feel so uncomfortable! but i'll look confident and smile generously haha :)
so these are wat i gonna do after my driving exam:
1. work as lancome counter promoter for 5 days
2. teach tuition
3. work out more at Amore
4. tidy up the filthy house!
5. wash up all the luggage and bags...
6. really help my sis with her tests hahah
7. and lastly wait patiently for zj's return :)
Monday, July 31, 2006
The day u left..
My dear left for taipei this afternoon at 2.55pm... suddenly felt so lost after we parted at 1.30pm at terminal 1... no more frequent sms from him, no more night chats and weekend dates... for 3 whole weeks... esp with my driving exam coming, i need someone to share my woes (with the instructor) and weals (with my pending driving license!) with hahaha... guess i jus have to be independent... haha it's so coincidental that he sent me off at the airport on 31 may and 2 months later today, i got to experience the loneliness he felt when i was enjoying myself in france... haha well, at least i got to bake a nice cheesecake for him... maybe will make him an oreo cheesecake when he returns hehe :)
bought a small tefal frying pan for only $11... another foray into my cooking career! hahah gonna make small dishes for lunch from now on hehe :) looks like i'm getting domesticated hahah but i need to learn how to survive alone before i go france next yr! talking of that i still have ingredients left over to make sugar cookies better make them before they rot...
been working out hard at Amore nowadays... went to do kardiosculpt lesson and tried to do stepblitz after tat... but the instructor really sux, jus assume that everyone knows how to do her crappy workout! i jus walked out after half an hour and went to the steam room! it's kinda hard to breathe inside there but quite a good experience haha
tmr i gonna go amore again... to do pilates, then for driving and after tat tuition... a busy day all over again... jus wanna make full use of my time before sch starts!!
bought a small tefal frying pan for only $11... another foray into my cooking career! hahah gonna make small dishes for lunch from now on hehe :) looks like i'm getting domesticated hahah but i need to learn how to survive alone before i go france next yr! talking of that i still have ingredients left over to make sugar cookies better make them before they rot...
been working out hard at Amore nowadays... went to do kardiosculpt lesson and tried to do stepblitz after tat... but the instructor really sux, jus assume that everyone knows how to do her crappy workout! i jus walked out after half an hour and went to the steam room! it's kinda hard to breathe inside there but quite a good experience haha
tmr i gonna go amore again... to do pilates, then for driving and after tat tuition... a busy day all over again... jus wanna make full use of my time before sch starts!!
Thursday, July 27, 2006
cookies today :)
baked batches after batches of chocolate cookies, also tasted tons of them! realised it's kinda an like an experiment baking cookies, trying not to make them get burnt... after 3h of baking, i raced off to Amore bugis for my cardio latino class... it's damn hilarious la cos i had to shake my hips and butt for an hour... there're few hand movements jus sway to the beat hahah... good for trainings abs la... after that i did my crazy treadmill workout, going up to 14km/h hahah felt really really good after tat... and did some gym exercises hahah...
but wat i found weird is tat though i can see tat my arms and calves are getting more muscular, my abdominal muscles are getting toned at a much slower rate! sianz... hahah i shall persevere anyway...
I simply wish tat 3 aug can quickly come and go, be it a pass or a fail... driving now jus plagues me like a sickening cold, never going to go away till my test is over... and did i mention how much i loathe my instructor? he jus keep criticizing my driving till i simply have zero confidence in driving... how to do well liddat? then when i did the right stuff he dun acknowledge lo... sianz... sometimes i think i'm subconsciously doing something wrong to check with him if wat i was doing had been rite all along... i wish i could change my instructor!!! Still wanna pass my test the first time one!!! wish me luck...
but wat i found weird is tat though i can see tat my arms and calves are getting more muscular, my abdominal muscles are getting toned at a much slower rate! sianz... hahah i shall persevere anyway...
I simply wish tat 3 aug can quickly come and go, be it a pass or a fail... driving now jus plagues me like a sickening cold, never going to go away till my test is over... and did i mention how much i loathe my instructor? he jus keep criticizing my driving till i simply have zero confidence in driving... how to do well liddat? then when i did the right stuff he dun acknowledge lo... sianz... sometimes i think i'm subconsciously doing something wrong to check with him if wat i was doing had been rite all along... i wish i could change my instructor!!! Still wanna pass my test the first time one!!! wish me luck...
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
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Baking time!
Jus bought a conventional oven for the first time! been searching for recipes for baking cookies and brownies and cheesecakes online and i gonna bake this cheesecake for my darling haha
SIMPLY SINFUL CHEESECAKE
2 cups crushed graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup margarine or butter, melted2 (8-oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
1 can condensed milk
3 eggs
juice of 2 calamansi or 2 tsps. lemon juice (if available)
Preheat oven to 300ºF. Combine crumbs, sugar and margarine; press firmly on bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 10 minutes.With mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in condensed milk until smooth. Add eggs and calamansi or lemon juice. Mix well.Pour into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until center is slightly jiggly but perimeter is set. Cool 1 hour. Chill at least 4 hours to let flavors develop. Will keep in refrigerator for two weeks
yea! i jus bake a batch of chocolate brownies! here's the recipe:
Brownies
1 cup All-purpose flour -- sifted
3/4 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
1/4 teaspoon Salt
3/4 cup Butter (1 1/2 sticks)
1 1/2 cups Light brown sugar -- firmly packed
3 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla
Preheat oven to moderate (350~F). Sift, flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt onto wax paper.Beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a medium size bowl with electric mixer until fluffy.Stir in dry ingredients; beat until smooth. Fold in 1/2 cup of the chopped nuts. Pour into greased 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Bake in preheated moderate oven (350~F) for 30 minutes.Remove from oven to wire rack; sprinkle with peanut butter chips. Let stand about 5 minutes, then spread evenly with a small metal spatula.Sprinkle with remaining nuts, patting down gently. Cool; cut into bars.Makes 48 bar cookies.
Yummy!!! :)
SIMPLY SINFUL CHEESECAKE
2 cups crushed graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup margarine or butter, melted2 (8-oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
1 can condensed milk
3 eggs
juice of 2 calamansi or 2 tsps. lemon juice (if available)
Preheat oven to 300ºF. Combine crumbs, sugar and margarine; press firmly on bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 10 minutes.With mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in condensed milk until smooth. Add eggs and calamansi or lemon juice. Mix well.Pour into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until center is slightly jiggly but perimeter is set. Cool 1 hour. Chill at least 4 hours to let flavors develop. Will keep in refrigerator for two weeks
yea! i jus bake a batch of chocolate brownies! here's the recipe:
Brownies
1 cup All-purpose flour -- sifted
3/4 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
1/4 teaspoon Salt
3/4 cup Butter (1 1/2 sticks)
1 1/2 cups Light brown sugar -- firmly packed
3 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla
Preheat oven to moderate (350~F). Sift, flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt onto wax paper.Beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a medium size bowl with electric mixer until fluffy.Stir in dry ingredients; beat until smooth. Fold in 1/2 cup of the chopped nuts. Pour into greased 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Bake in preheated moderate oven (350~F) for 30 minutes.Remove from oven to wire rack; sprinkle with peanut butter chips. Let stand about 5 minutes, then spread evenly with a small metal spatula.Sprinkle with remaining nuts, patting down gently. Cool; cut into bars.Makes 48 bar cookies.
Yummy!!! :)
Sunday, July 16, 2006
A horrible day...
how do u feel if u run ur heart out and then u realise that u are 11th, one position away from getting $1600 worth of prizes? I jus experience al this shit today... i know i dun deserve winning but i jus can't wailing, esp when i need that six months of daily contacts so much... sighz if only i run jus a few seconds faster... And i was fighting so hard not to give up all along the way, running with more of my mind than my body cos i haven't been training much. wat a waste of my efforts... alrite i promise zj not to think abt it...
but it's not all that bad today... i signed up for amore for only 60 bucks for a month! i'm going to go for a class everyday man.. and the defeat today really inspire me to train up and become even fitter... i shall win every race that i join from now on haha... i'll never give up! sighz... hhaha
so to make myself happier, i downed chocolates, milo and watever sweet... felt a bit better haha... and i slept for 3h, only to wake up with a headache... still feel so tired man... lousy body
so i decided, my main goal till 3 aug shall be to focus on my driving. after which i'll concentrate on my body. when sch starts on the 14 aug, i shall immerse myself in smart mugging hhaha.. no more second class honours for me... 1st class here i come!
Am I asking too much?
but it's not all that bad today... i signed up for amore for only 60 bucks for a month! i'm going to go for a class everyday man.. and the defeat today really inspire me to train up and become even fitter... i shall win every race that i join from now on haha... i'll never give up! sighz... hhaha
so to make myself happier, i downed chocolates, milo and watever sweet... felt a bit better haha... and i slept for 3h, only to wake up with a headache... still feel so tired man... lousy body
so i decided, my main goal till 3 aug shall be to focus on my driving. after which i'll concentrate on my body. when sch starts on the 14 aug, i shall immerse myself in smart mugging hhaha.. no more second class honours for me... 1st class here i come!
Am I asking too much?
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
slack...
i'm feeling more and more lethargic each day, having to push myself to do even the simplest of things: blog! procrastination now leave its permanent mark on my forehead... But i simply enjoy these lazy moments before school starts, before all hell breaks loose... It's a joy not to burn ur brains or be on the verge of a nervpous breakdown the whole day...
anyway, till 19 july, I'm working as a starter assistant for the national track n field..it's a really cool experience cos I get to see the competition from a different point of view, not anymore from a nerve-wrecking athlete who's waiting to blaze the track... I saw how insignificant I was as an athlete, that actually only the institution that u represents really matter.. it's a team effort, not a one man show for sure... And it saddens me that hwa chong Institution and RGS girls are not doing tat well for track events...
And of course, till 3 aug, my focus will be driving... i need to be perfect man! or at least that's my instructor's expectation... But so far my only problem is my judgement, like it's hard to determine when to turn right when there're still cars heading ur way or when to change lane when u see a car right at ur heels... but generally, i'm gonna be fine! I shall Pass the first time!
yup... tat's basically my life till sch starts... boring, peaceful unless u count the freshman welcome camp... and I still dread the idea of sch starting...
anyway, till 19 july, I'm working as a starter assistant for the national track n field..it's a really cool experience cos I get to see the competition from a different point of view, not anymore from a nerve-wrecking athlete who's waiting to blaze the track... I saw how insignificant I was as an athlete, that actually only the institution that u represents really matter.. it's a team effort, not a one man show for sure... And it saddens me that hwa chong Institution and RGS girls are not doing tat well for track events...
And of course, till 3 aug, my focus will be driving... i need to be perfect man! or at least that's my instructor's expectation... But so far my only problem is my judgement, like it's hard to determine when to turn right when there're still cars heading ur way or when to change lane when u see a car right at ur heels... but generally, i'm gonna be fine! I shall Pass the first time!
yup... tat's basically my life till sch starts... boring, peaceful unless u count the freshman welcome camp... and I still dread the idea of sch starting...
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Back to reality
looks like the dust has settled and I'm flung back to the harsh reality... the world where money is never enough and work is aplenty... haiz... and i'm getting really nervous over my driving exam... it's a do or die thing to me man PLS LET ME PASS!
anyway, a month in France has changed me subtly... becoming more independent is one thing but surely the lessons learnt on street-smartness are truly the more noteworthy ones... And little by little, I let go of the idea that the world revolves around or even that the world revolves around Singapore... Many of the french dun even know Singapore exists as an independent nation... My french teacher said visiting Singapore has never crossed her mind... someone tot Singapore was still under Japan... Oh dear... But I'll always counter these with a proud smile "Singapore has the best airport in the whole world!" Well, that's all... i just hope that one day Singapore will truly have its place in the world stage
anyway, on a lighter note, I've done a fair bit of shopping in france! Bought a skirt for only $16 in Zara France, 2 tops for only $22 altogether at jennyfer and lots of souvenirs... it so happened that my last 2 days in Lyon coincided with the Great European Sale and the sales are much crazier than those in Singapore... Shop till u drop man... Oh the best part are the made in France Vichy, la Roche-Posay and Avene products cos they're either half priced or 10 dollars cheaper than those products sold in Singapore! I bought a Vichy sunblock 50+ for $22 (sg sells for $39), avene facial wash for $14 (sg sells for $29.90), vichy antiperfection moisturiser for $26 and La roche posay eye contour hydratant :) I bought Kiehl's too but it's cheaper in Singapore than the one I bought in Paris... Oh well so much for the shopping haha keep ur eyes peeled for the photos i took during my weekends-- the mediterranean seaside, the picturous mountains and the neverending apricots, cherris and strawberries farms... ah...
anyway, a month in France has changed me subtly... becoming more independent is one thing but surely the lessons learnt on street-smartness are truly the more noteworthy ones... And little by little, I let go of the idea that the world revolves around or even that the world revolves around Singapore... Many of the french dun even know Singapore exists as an independent nation... My french teacher said visiting Singapore has never crossed her mind... someone tot Singapore was still under Japan... Oh dear... But I'll always counter these with a proud smile "Singapore has the best airport in the whole world!" Well, that's all... i just hope that one day Singapore will truly have its place in the world stage
anyway, on a lighter note, I've done a fair bit of shopping in france! Bought a skirt for only $16 in Zara France, 2 tops for only $22 altogether at jennyfer and lots of souvenirs... it so happened that my last 2 days in Lyon coincided with the Great European Sale and the sales are much crazier than those in Singapore... Shop till u drop man... Oh the best part are the made in France Vichy, la Roche-Posay and Avene products cos they're either half priced or 10 dollars cheaper than those products sold in Singapore! I bought a Vichy sunblock 50+ for $22 (sg sells for $39), avene facial wash for $14 (sg sells for $29.90), vichy antiperfection moisturiser for $26 and La roche posay eye contour hydratant :) I bought Kiehl's too but it's cheaper in Singapore than the one I bought in Paris... Oh well so much for the shopping haha keep ur eyes peeled for the photos i took during my weekends-- the mediterranean seaside, the picturous mountains and the neverending apricots, cherris and strawberries farms... ah...
Sunday, July 02, 2006
1st day of school
Boulangerie typically french bakery
My bedroom!
My sofa
School's lunch
Le Tram...
Quick (a restaurant like Mac's but better)
A cathedrale in Lyon.. nice nice
Classroom presentation
the gals in my class
Black and white combi
Class photo
At Parc de La Tete D'or (Gold Head Park)
The guys i ran with
Faire du Velo||
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