San Diego. Revival of my enthusiasm for travelling. Loving the place.

GET READY FOR ... the piercing party... MAMBO... incessant chatter from me about USA. yeah. thatz about it. can't wait to see all u gals. really really looking forward to it. and Liting we will not b going to the premuim outlets. too far away.

oh and whatever qiuyi says... she's lying Anne 4:45 PM 0 comments

Anne took a look at a guy and decided his sex life is good.

We were walking along the downtown streets in San Diego, high from arriving at a beautiful city. There was this cute man in his blazer and jeans whom I thought was cute. So I said in Mandarin, "He is cute too."

And Anne says...*drumrolls..."Ta(1) hen(3) xing(4)" Direct translation: He very sex.

The only way to look at it logically is, "He has alot of sex."

Anne, the new psychic. Qiuyi 4:45 PM 0 comments

ok my finals are over. time to pack. then go for farewell party. then meet qiuyi n qingyou. excited. nostalgic. i think i'll walk back in the cold. or mabbe i won't. I''ll be walking too much tomorrow. oh. but i need to buy supplies. whatever. i leave u with the thoughts running through my head. Anne 9:20 AM 0 comments

Plans for the rest of the week:

1) SAJC Class gathering.
I have always been missing out on gatherings since I have been working for most of the previous hols. So I am finally meeting my classmates. Wasn't really close with the girls in my class. Typically girls. Just not the type of girls that I hang out with. They like to talk about Taiwanese bands, Taiwanese and Hongkong celebrities' gossip. But they are nice girls. I remember receiving good-luck notes from them for my basketball matches :) Was much closer to the guys. PE lessons were always with them, playing soccer, basketball, touch rugby... I hate it when the guys always include me in the "BOYS" team when the teacher asked us to get into two groups of girls and boys respectively. What the hell.
2) Drinking session at O'bar. With Jingying, Alice and Tan Yun. Wanqing said the cap will be be three since Jingying got drunk the other time. BUT she's not going to be there to supervise us :)
3) Mambo at Zouk. Wanqing is joining us later :)
4) Stayover at Wanqing's hall.
5) Shopping at Mango.
6) Lunch at Chinatown, follow by a KTV session.
7) Dinner with Boyfriend.
8) Church Camp (16th-18th Dec). liting 12:09 PM 0 comments

i think so. no time to write more. qiuyi. u finish ur exams already. i haven't. ARGH. ok. sulking stopped. bye Anne 2:25 AM 0 comments

is this like instant messaging? only not instant? Qiuyi 1:05 AM 0 comments

I am so happy today. I've managed to do quite a number of things :) Woke up extremely early at 7.30 am so that I can help my mum do some household chores before meeting my uni friends at 11.30 a.m. Scrub the toilets wall plus pipes and mopped the floor. If you didn't realise, I have unwilling became my mum's slave.

In the end, I was late for my dim sum buffet at River City Restaurant. Nevertheless, the food was great and at a reasonable price of $10. It was good catching up with old coursemates. Then, I got my nails painted. So they look extremely pretty now :) And I am refusing to do household chores for the next few days.


It's not very clear. But still, I think it's pretty.



I wish I could do all ten fingers but it costs $1.50 for one. Oh ya! This is proudly sponsored by Boyfriend :)

Met up with Alice for some shopping. She's looking for stuff for her performance this Saturday. Whoever is free, do go and support her. I'll be at my church camp over the weekend. So I'm sorry, Alice! But my heart is with you. 加油 :) Had dinner with her and Waikeong before catching Perhaps Love, starring Takeshi Kanshiro, Jackie Cheung, Zhou Xun and Ji Jin-Hee. Simply love the show! The plot was awesome and Takeshi is so charming. Anne, it's a pity that you can't catch it.

Would love to catch the show again. Anyone? liting 12:02 AM 0 comments

I don't think you can suppress them Anne 2:59 PM 0 comments

Don't bother having expectations. Anonymous 8:43 AM 0 comments

After reading Alice's post, I just did the next thing on reflex. I went to type in the blogger homepage address so as to log in to write a reply. Then I realised, "i got things to say meh?" Answer: no. But I decided to go ahead anyway, thus my title.

Maybe we just have to think of friendship like a boy girl relationship. Have to give some, have to take some.

If you keep demanding things of your boyfriend, one day, he will just cannot take it and run away. I think even super nice people like Waikeong and Fongguan will run away. Not to mention impatient bitches like us.

If you keep expecting something of your boyfriend and he just can't live up to it, you get sick and tired of the relationship. So give and take. Give a little more to you girlfriends whenever you can.

Am I making any sense here? Do you feel my contribution? Aiyah, basically just love each other and big hug lah!

Random rantings:
I thought Dot disappeared but realised she updated her blog.
I have 6 hours to finish studying for 2 finals. Pass nia.
I wanna go out to play, I don't wanna study!
I have been a bad girl here. Later I go back still like that my mother will still love me or not? Scarly everyday screaming match. :(
I think my mother will scream at me about Mambo but I still wanna go leh.
I need to lose 10 kg in order to be ready for the corporate world. As in seriously! Help!
I wish I can go on with the rantings but I see the powerpoint slides screaming out to me. Qiuyi 3:34 AM 0 comments

Me: Are friends supposed to have expectations of one another?
Friend1: No, friends r not ur workers, not ur kids, not ur pets. Why shld u expect anything from them?
Me: But why wouldnt u expect anything from friends?
Friend1: Well... if u r free then go out with them lor, spend more time with them if they breakup with bf.. or if they break their arms.. that's all..
Me: Therez some friendship issues i faced..
Friend1: Just ignore. Dun care lah.. Friends come and go..

Me: Are friends supposed to have expectations of one another?
Friend2: Yah, sure will have basic expectations... trust.. commitment..
Me: Ok...
Friend2: But.. u cant expect friends to be always free when u r free... they will need time for their bfs... like on sat... they would hafta spend time with their the other half..

They ought to be condemned right? *haha* If they are friends of ours... i dunno wat u girls would do...

After reading Ting's entry, it was so much like how im feeling. I realised that i have high expectations of friends too. But not towards u girls. Why? Izzit cuz we know each other for too long that i have taken u girls for granted?

Failure to meet expectations will make one very disappointed but so what if u r disappointed? Unless the other party put in effort, there's nothing u can do except to feel "xin tong" abt it. I guess u just have to accept that others juz dun have such high expectations of friends, so they wouldnt give as much as u wish they would. AliC3 8:10 PM 0 comments

When I am alone, I think about alot of things. Random thoughts: escape routes if bus/train/hse catch fire, what to do if I bump into a snatch thief, things to buy... blah. So while I was showering just now, I thought of my earlier conversation with Anne. It was about expectations. Friends commented that I have very high expectations in general. I totally agree with that.

When someone makes a statement (it can be as simple as," We can study together for exams."), I take it to heart especially when I consider you as important. To me, it's almost like a promise. So I get really affected if it doesn't happen as I expected it too. It doesn't cross my mind that the statement is suggestive and might not happen. It really doesn't. But Anne says not all people mean exactly what they say, as in they don't say what they feel. It is simply positive politeness. I don't understand. I really don't. I cannot make myself think in such a way that when friends make a statement, it can be 1) they really mean it, 2) they mean it but doesn't have the ability to carry through or 3) they don't mean it at all. How can there be no expectations? Perhaps like Rong says," Take it easy and don't care so much."

Does anyone of you has this problem that I have?

But I have learnt to realise and am still learning to accept that:
1) What is important to you might not be important to others.
2) What you will do for others might not be what they want to do for you.
3) Others might not reciprocate in the same way you feel for them.
4) Comments (even if it's of good will) made might not be appreciated. Sometimes it is best not to say anything.

I think the last point is the hardest for me. Aren't friends supposed to keep each other grounded and point out what they see as wrong from the view of an outsider? liting 12:01 PM 0 comments

I guess I have been leading the Wanqing so-called celebrities' lifestyle because I bump into 5 celebrities this week. The reasoning is you can't bump into celebrities unless you are doing the things that they are doing and being at the places that they hang out at. So Liting is leading a celebrity's lifestyle. Cheap thrill :)

Went shopping with Wanqing yesterday. Saw this guess skirt and top that I really like. But after 50% and 30% discount respectively , they are still at the price of $72.25 and $49. Since I am not working and Boyfriend has been scolding me about being a spendthrift, I can't really afford to buy them. And I felt extremely sad. So the final decision that I made, which made me feel better, was to wait for Boyfriend to come back from M'sia. I think he would get it for me if I really want it bad enough :) So in other words, since I am not spending the money, I can't really be considered to be a spendthrift. lol

The highlight of yesterday wasn't the trip to Guess. It is the detownification that Wanqing and I both had at ECP. We have decided that we are so sick of the shopping malls and X'mas crowds that we went ECP to be closer to nature :) And we bumped into Fongguan :) Had a quick catch-up with him. Fongguan is someone who craps so much (sometimes it really get on my nerves) but at the same time he is ever so grounded. I have grew to like this man.

Afterwhich, we went for a walk from Macs to Bedok Jetty so as to shake off Wanqing's shaker's fries. The to-and-fro journey took us 2 hours. They made many changes to ECP which I don't really like. To me, a beach is always a beach. Why does the government wants to have a whole row of restaurants built so close to the coast. WTF. It spoils the tranquility of the beach. And why is it that toilets at the beaches are clean only when we have to pay to enter?

We talked about life in general. The most interesting topic was," How to defend yourself and stay ever vigilant?" What was discussed was too much to be typed out. I am too lazy :) So we went home, on high alert and slightly frightful. I ran all the way to my door after Wanqing dropped me off at the bus-stop. As I grew older, I realised I am not as man as I used to be. Damn! liting 10:10 AM 0 comments

Just an aside... Some of my friends in Davis take this course called Linguistic 25... i have no idea what the course title is really, but we always talk about Linguistic 25 and Linguistic 96. The goal of both classes is to improve student's English and they are taken predominantly by Exchange students.

SO anyway. Junko after emerging from one of its discussion classes had a revelation.

"Do you know, my instructor told us that when Americans say 'We really should go out sometime! or We should do this more often' they are simply being polite and they don't actually mean what they say?"

and this was met with disdain and 'shock' by all of us. I guess it's not really an issue of sincereity but the use of positive politeness- which Americans ALWAYS use.
Might just have been applied in your case=)

My comp has a trojan and it's frustrating the hell out of me. My com is slowing down rapidly. ARGH. Anne 7:23 AM 0 comments

Went shopping myself just now :) I had a good bargain at this warehouse sale. Got a CK t-shirt, a Abercomie shirt and a Holister shorts for myself and a FCUK t-shirt for Boyfriend and Brother respectively. It was a good bargain for I got all of them real cheap and they were all paid by my mummy :) Mummy gave me her card.

It is officially the third week of holidays. I should have done much more. But I guess I still have 5 more weeks to make the best out of this holidays. This weekend would be a lonely weekend because Boyfriend is away at KL (it's a trip with his NPC colleagues) and Wanqing is busy. hai! I must make plans.

I have reach this point when I'm starting to not ask certain friends out. You know sometimes you do get some friends that will always say," We should really go out together next week." But when you really get down to asking them out, they are always too busy for some reasons. And very often, no reason was given unless "I can't make it." is considered as one. And the strange thing is they are never the one to ask.

Talk is cheap.

An analysis of the statement:
1) We: both parties.
2) really: to add strength, sincerity or seriousness to the statement.
3) together: with or in close proximity
4) next week: the week after this week.

So, I guess the next time they should try to re-phrase and say," You should really ask me out next week but provided it doesn't clashes with my other priorities of my life." Warning: The next week might never come.

期望，希望，失望，絕望 liting 4:10 PM 1 comments

Went shopping with Wanqing on Tuesday. Boyfriend was so bored that he went Borders to read while waiting for us. I think that's what all boyfriends should do. Wait while we shop :) Isn't that great?

Went into Gucci which happens to be having its end-of-season sale. It was like a war zone with people buzzing and walking (it's more of rushing) around. I almost went crazy by the swarming crowd. The ladies are buying as if it was really some lelong sale. Wanqing and I almost buy a bag each. But we were so rational that we thought twice. Thrice? I think more than that. So in the end, I decided to not buy the bag (i've been eyeing it from last hols!) since it's not in the colour that I like :) For Wanqing, she can't seemed to get over her first love, Josephine from LV. So we left empty-handed but glad :)

Argh! I really want to go Mambo. The first week was a disappointment because Wanqing's roomie got drunk and we have to leave early (like at 12.30 a.m.) to send her back to hall. Though we did have fun laughing at her the whole night and the whole of next day. But still... Missed the next 2 because Wanqing needs to go home to accompany her Mummy, who is home alone. But I'm definitely going next week! Asked my uni friends along in case Wanqing can't make it again. I don't really blame her for she has really valid reasons. I would do that if I were in her position :) So no worries, Qing!

But I do blame friends who went and not asked me along. Yes, it's YOU!

Plans for today:
1) Go to the library to get books on DDRAM & SRAM.
2) Meet Wanqing to get her birthday present. In case, if anyone doesn't know, she wants this necklace that has her name for the tag. In the end, she decided that she might not want the carrie necklace afterall.
3) Buy birthday present for the party that I'm attending tomorrow.
4) Meet Waikeong to celebrate our 43rd month anniversary. Yup! Three years and seven months :) And counting. liting 10:39 AM 0 comments

I haven't been getting down to blog mainly because nothing much interesting is happening in my life. Just the usual daily stuff which involves reading, surfing, doing household chores, washing all my bags and shoes, cleaning my room and window shopping.

Have been spending really quality time with Boyfriend :) It was good. But sometimes, actually half the time, we spent it with our newly adopted third party, Wanqing (Anne, someone has taken your place. lol). Other than that, I met up with my SA basketball girls. It was a great time catching up with them :) The good old times. Will miss the present SAJC at Malan Road when the school shift to Potong Pasir.

Best guyfriend has been really busy with his dad in town so i didn't really bother him. But I hope I can meet up with him soon. I miss Tze!

Mango sale is round the corner! Next Thursday on the 15th Dec. So GoneAways, if you girls fancy anything, do let me know.
And finally, the GoneAways would be back in less than one month time. Wanqing was saying that she's not exactly looking forward to it for we have to get used to having you girls around again. hai..... haha! same sentiments here :)

I love you girls! Take care and best of luck for exams & papers/assignments. liting 2:58 PM 1 comments

I cannot contain my excitement so its spilling out here too:

I'm going for the BSB concert! Dot I tried to look for you but you weren't online, so I told YB about it instead.

Come to think of it, none of you girls are online now.

but still! BSB! Them who belonged in five fiftycentcoin-sized badges on Dottie's sec one bag!

*glazed eyes* Anonymous 11:52 PM 0 comments

Thanks to all for the very prettiful card, I consider my card to be the nicest of all. (Even though there is a gap where dot's piece is supposed to be and szejia doesn't know about the card at all I think.)

So, like the entry title says, congratulations to all who has made it to 21. Frankly, I didn't think I'd reach this point. I always thought people just always lingered on the 20th mark and never ever cross the line of being 21.

Well, obviously, I am wrong.

BUT! Being 21 means I am now exposed to a whole realm of investment choices(insurance, unit trusts, bluechip shares, penny stock, branded bags), all of which I am keen to explore. And all the better to fill up my holidays!

Now, to most people's shock and horror, I am extremely silly in not doing anything spectacular on My Birthday. We just had a nice italian dinner at The Forum and then later, I forced KK and liting to have cake with me at NYDC (which turned out to be extremely delicious). Then again, I received my favouritest birthday present in my life that day, so whatever else doesn't really matter at all.

I was also brought out to do my favouritest things in the post-birthday bash (which stretches throughout the entire month of December), like prata houses and carls' juniorses. I was also brought out to the Ritz Carlton seafood boofey which was more than lovely.

So I think, so far, nothing beats being 21. Anonymous 8:15 AM 0 comments

TO DEAREST WANQING...

HAPPY 21st Birthday Babe! Hope you had a terrific time and had a terrific surprise*wink*. Yes. itz the 2nd of December (S'pore time). I should be shot. I did remember yesterday night at 12 that it was the 30th Nov (My time). Thus this post! ANYWAY I LOVE YOU LIKE CRAZY and all of us have already bought a present for you! (lol and the rest of the gals)

Well, whatever you wished for, I hope it comes true. Whatever you didn't wish for, but is good, I hope it also comes true. 21!!! haha you're finally legal to drink in california=) Anne 8:49 AM 0 comments