While we're here complaining about how schooling in Dec sux, people in those terribly stricken areas are desperately trying to locate their loved ones who are still not accounted for.

As the seconds tick pass as you flip through the newspapers or watch the news coverage on this natural disaster, another body might just have been uncovered, cremated, or buried.

My greatest condolences to all who were affected.

We don’t know, and wouldn't want to understand how the survivors of the Tsunami feel now, because no one would want such a thing to happen.

Some attributed this natural disaster to be the consequences of humans' doings, some say it's God's will.

Well, I sort of agree with both.

Humans have been depleting natural sources at a shockingly tremendous speed. It's sad to say they we are the guilty ones. Since humans reined the world, overtaking dinosaurs and all other ancient creatures which once roamed this lands, we have been 'injuring' our planet.

My DVPA group was having our brunch at the benches outside FC6 and we started talking about the Tsunami that mercilessly took with it thousands of lives.

Clarice mentioned that in the bible, the last book of bible(correct me if I’m wrong cuz I'm not sure), it's mentioned that the world will finally come to an end, but God wouldn't end it with a flood.

We all agreed that the world will eventually come to an end one day. Whenever such a topic is posed, one question would come to my mind, "What will I do?"

My answer is to stay with my family, tell them how much I love them, and stick together till the last second. Before the last second, I would probably call up(of the lines are still working) all my best friends and close relatives.

If there's a next life, I want my life to be just the way it is now. I want the same parents, same family and same (or better) relatives, same friends, same environment, same feelings, same everything. (Ok, maybe it'll be good if we're rich.)

Geez..

This reminds me of a Japanese drama I had seen lately on SCV Channel 56(if you’ve seen it, it's "Long Love Letter" or "Piao Liu Jiao Shi"). It's not a lot on the romance part, but what captured me was the reality in life that they projected.

It talks about a school being sucked into a vacuum and it sort of transported the students and a few teachers to the world a few decades later, around year 2020.

Upon traveling pass time, the people in the school realized it wasn't the world they were familiar with anymore. The buildings where they once shared their joyous moments were completely different. People around them who were all caring and nice became selfish monsters who stop at nothing to get their stomachs filled.

There was no water, no food, no humanity. All that surrounded them were vast deserts.

Clouds weren't ordinary clouds. They were clouds carrying poisonous chemicals that could kill when taken in.

They were the only humans of our kind left. They survived on meager amounts of food and water that were available in their storeroom.

Apparently, the humans of our kind were wiped out. Humans of our kind evolved into monster-looking creatures. They had no humanity, and killed any other "weird-looking" thing.
Many of them did not manage to pull through the ordeal and collapse one by one.

In the end, it seems the remaining ones were transported back to where they came from, that is, the present.

It might also be they died in the future world and their souls went back the to present world.

It didn't have an exact ending, and they left the viewers to decide the ending.

Being a person who doesn't like sad endings, for shows and in real life, I decided to interpret as they all went back safely to where they came from.

The morale of the story is, STOP HARMING OUR EARTH. WE'VE DONE ENOUGH DAMAGING THINGS; IT'S TIME TO REFLECT.

It's a rather interesting show, you might want to rent or buy or do whatever to get hold of it's VCDs and watch the story yourself. ;)

Stop smoking, it's polluting our earth. Stop throwing too much waste; it's polluting our earth. Stop wars, it's not at all beneficial. Stop all conflicts and selfishness, it doesn't do anyone good.

While there are people who care only for themselves, they are still noble selfless people who give a helping hand in times of need.

It is normal for humans to reveal their selfishness, especially in times where surviving is the ultimate goal in life.

It is quite consoling that the rest of the world are lending helping hands. No matter what reason these countries send help and rations, their actions are much appreciated.

No one lives alone.

However, when life seems all dim and meaningless right now, there's no doubt we still have to carry on our lives as usual.

Come on, it might not be that bad after all. Who knows? The world might suddenly awake one day (hopefully) and we'll stop doing foolish things and the world will not come to an end?

There're miracles, and I believe there are.

(Song: There will be miracles…when you believe…)

Til Then Folks..

I'm still trying to adjust myself for studies. It's definitely hard, but i'm not gonna give up.

My dad always has the idea that getting A(s) for exams in poly is as simple as in compulsory education-study hard and your results would show.

Well, i can swear that it's not that simple, i wish it was, but i cant change the facts, can I? Actually, that's what i'm here for, something different, something more exciting, something that would aid me in my future job.

Seeing those people getting in the honour roll and getting loads of A(s) stabs my heart. I didn't get any D for last semester, and i was glad cuz i had made myself promise that the first step to improving my grades would be not to get D. However, this sem's Essential of Finance module once again opens the door to a D. Urgh, it's darn difficult to force yourself to make an effort to 'indulge' in something you dread.

I've never like these kind of subjects, it doesn't help that the lecturer is totally inflexible and not at all understanding. Before we could even express our views, she would interupt. Fortunately, i understand that not everything in the world goes smoothly. In fact, if everything goes too smoothly, it would be rather weird huh?

And i finally made my decision for the 3 modules. The form has already been handed up and i pray hard i would get the combination, cuz i don't wana fall into another dilemma again, which i totally cant imagine.

I chose Media In Asia, Customer Relation Management, and Writing for the Web. Business Planning was out cuz i don't think i would ever get involve in the expanding of businesses, let alone set up one my own. Another option out was Creative Digital Art, which i was seriously considering cuz i'm really interested in Advertising and this seems to help, but i decided i was afraid i cant cope the technical part, so this is out too. Like Winz said, i over-unestimate Understanding Cross Cultural Diversity, and i still do, cuz in my opinion, i'm a rather easy-going person, so if there's no major defects, i should get along with my futher colleages no matter where they're from. But i believe these modules are there for a reason, so no offence to those taking it k..Just my one-sided view...

Geez, alright, let's skip to the happier part of my life, cuz unhappy things should be thrown into the non-recycleable rubbish dump.(w/o polluting our dying earth!)

School ended at 11am today, and the only lesson was M&PP tutorial. I seriously considerd skipping it, but the angel side convinced me to go to school and be a good girl. I'm glad i did, cuz i dont feel good if i've missed something out without specific reasons. Guess it's the Kiasu singaporean mindset.

Towards the end of the tutorial, we were given a 'holiday assignment', that is to write a one-page article abot ourselves. And to help us understand ourselves better(in case some couldnt understand themselves well enough), she gave us a personality quiz which i think i've come across in some email.

In conclusion of the personality test, i'm a rather ok person, not too boring, not too crazy, not overly extreme, and quite a average person actually...Geez...

So i've planned to write this article tomorrow, plus the one for Writing for Media(which requires us to write a short article about a classmate), when the rest of the world are busy celebrating and partying their Christmas away..haha..

The good news: I finally found and bought my purple velvet cloth for my upcoming bag! I better start drafting my design for my bag, just the way i like it to be. WooHoo!~ Maybe i should have taken fashion design, haha, jk...

Thankz to Carine who brought me to Spotlight. Haha..Ooh, and a big Thank you, lady. It's really sweet of you. I sure enjoyed our shopping sprees too! ;)

Thankz to HuiJuan too: "I received your card today! Thankz gal! Yea, we've been through a lot, and our common interest keeps us together(you know la..the 4 numbers...not 4D ah...haha). And i think you're right, the closer friends are, the harder some simple things become. Guess it's cuz we've become so close that there's no need for trivia stuff. Thankz again gal. Take care ah... ;)"

Not forgetting those who remembered my name in their phonebook when they sent the Christmas greetings. I appreciate it pple. Luv ya!~ Haha....

Sometimes, the simplest things in life can touch you deeply.

After lady left for her dearest daddy's office, i met my mum and bro at Ngee AnnCity. Nowadays, i find it a bit 'throw face' to take pictures in front of the decorations, unless it's like really nice or i have a bunch of freinds who are throwing face with me. Haha...

I gotta mention. Now listen carefully...

"I had the most delicious bowl of Ramen ever in my life just now!"

Therefore, i bring to you, Ramen Ramen! Yepz, i'm giving publicity cuz i know my target audience would be interested to know.(do you?)

It's this ramen shop called "Ramen Ramen". It's speciality is called "Ramen Ramen Ramen". All their soup based are boil with bones and probably some secret recipe for at least 10 hours! I had their "Chizu ramen"(cheese ramen). They use the same soup base for all ramens. As the soup slides pass your tongue, it feels heavenly. It's the tastiest bowl of ramen i've ever had. It's superb! Highly recommended. If 5 stars is the maximum, i would give it 8 stars(there should always be some room to improve even when it's already the best right?)

You just gotta try it!

It's at a corner at The Rail Mall, along Upper Bukit Timah road.
Search through the net, they have info on it too.

I found this restaurant through a recommendation in Seventeen(the mag).
Simply love the ramen!

So what are you waiting for? Christmas? It's already here..haha...

Yeah!~

I'm spending my christmas at home, watching cableTV and DVDs, how exciting huh?

Geez...

Til then folks!~ ChEeRs!!~ ;)

18 Dec 2004

18 Dec 2004
A Day at the Zoo

Early morning,(alright, not very early actually) at 10am, the whole family woke up and started getting ready for our adventure at the zoo.

After some washing up and packng, we set off, our moods as bright as the sun.

On the way...


Finally there...


First stop is always the Tree Top Trail...


Bro, Mum, and I with the camels..


This cheeky bear kept looking at us..(cuz we were enjoying our KFC Popcorn shake in front of it. Poor bear, it muz have hoped it could jump out of it's enclosed area and have lunch with the humans..geez..)

A mid close-up(MCU) of it..


It seems like this animal has meat floss as its fur..


Another cheeky fellow..what an awkward and suggestive pose..hmmm..


Rhinocerous with its baby. Te baby follows the mother everywhere! Awww...


Then it started to drizzle, but it didn't deter us from fun..


But the drizzle gradually became heavier and we decided we had to seek shelter..even the zebras are seeking shelter..


The African Wild Dogs were running for shelter too..


Although it slowly became a drizzle again, and despite the fact that they might cancel the animal show since it was still raining, we persisted and proceeded to the amphitheatre, hoping for the best..

And guess what? Our wish came through! Heaven took pity on us, the poor kids, and decided to let the rain stop for a little while for us to enjoy the show! (So praying does help! p.s: People from various religions, it's useful to pray more often. Geez..)

The show started! Look at the sealion doing the back flip!


Balancing the ball while posing prettily..


Ooh?


Like i said, the rainbow always appears after the storm, it only thing is whether you see it with your heart.

The sealions were fed with so many fishys that we became a little hungry after the show. Thus, we dragged our feets to the Forest Fare and had some expensive-but-normal food. Feeling rather bored while mum n dad are queing for the food...

Oops...

Again...


A photo with Ah Meng's descendents...


Creepy huge crocodile...its tail alone is larger than an adult!

As it swims past...


Loving leopard mum and cubs..



Bro and I with a sleeping leopard..it was sleeping really soundly..


A lioness which kept 'patroling' around the glass where all the humans stood.
"Yummy, wait til i get hold of these walking slabs of meat!"
It refused to stop for a while, and i insisted on taking it's face or i won't give up.




Finally!


More lions..

This lion was keeping watch of another male lion, for fear that it's wife would be harassed..Great husband! Once the other lion came near, it roared at him with all its might. Gotta say it was impressive. It's roar shooked everyone standing there. Even if the rain came back, all of us held our umbrellas, watching the "good show".


Tiger Trek..

I fought with this tiger before visiting my friend...


There, my gorgeous dear friend!










The three white tigers roaming the enclosure...
Presenting to you the three beautifully breathe-taking creatures, Winnie, Jippie, and Omar!


Sponsors and adopters of 2 of the 3 lovely tigers..


Kangaroos!~ (bounce, bounce..)



Elephants..(look closely, they're actually poop-ing!)


then, they lie in the same waters...(urgh!~)


6:30pm came all too soon. If it didn't rain, we could have covered more areas, like the Children's world Animal Land and Play Land, cuz that's where my brother looks forward most to every annual zoo visit. I muz admit the zoo holds a lot of my happy memories. All are actually happy memories, fun and memorable.



Like the primary school saying, we dragged our feets as though lead was tied to them, and went home reluctantly. Haha..typical primary school way of writing.


On the way home...


Ooh, Congratulations to Desmond Tan, our primary school classmate, for winning the title in the Inter JC pageant!~ Haha...

Schooling in december has never been more fun. And to think we had a briefing for one of our never-ending projects with the DMC year ones. Since primary school, i've been not very friendly to my juniors. It's the funny kind of attitude i have. I just feel juniors should have a little respect for seniors, no matter how successful they can be than their seniors. Sadly, it seems as the generation goes down, the quality of kids are getting worse and worse. Glad my bro is still presentabl as in, he wouldn't run around the restaurants and shopping centres and bang into every single irritable person trying desperately to get the long-awaited peace, he wouldn't scream when he's out of home, and he's always polite to elders and not at all rude in public. I'm rather thankful that my parents brought us up this way, and not like some uncles and aunties screaming at the top of their voices in places like buses and trains. Can't stand it. Do they think the whole world would like to know about their affairs? Do we care? No. Geez..so much for a gracious Singapore. One thing i'm sure, it a long long way there...

Well, in this ever-degrading society, all of us in various religions can only pray and hope for the best. Of course, all talk and no action isnt facourable too, so let's all do our part!

Alright, it sounds like some government PR campaign tagline..geez..

Til Then Folks...ChEeRs!~ ;)