Happy Birthday Soo Eng! Sorry everything was so rushed though. :)















...and that the surprise was pretty much a failed attempt. hee.. That's the art bunch (missing Ain) just before rushing off to S.A.M.

Thank God the bro's back home. Now I just need to get back on track and deal with that pile of work! And for those who asked about the balloon I've been gg on and on about, this is it! It looks more like a floating beach ball rather than the usual flattish mylar ones. Hee.. I was tempted to buy one for myself- for fun. It's supposed to last 2-4 weeks so if it makes me happier for 2-4 weeks, tt'd be nice!

It's funny how I seem to be the only one who absolutely can't wait to graduate. Everyone else seems to dread the idea of going out to teach in the near future. I know I'll miss parts of my NIE life when i do enter the workforce but perhaps 3 yrs of tertiary education here is quite enough for me and already and i want some change. Anyhow, I CAN'T WAIT FOR MID NOVEMBER!! A whole month spent on the other side of the globe. wheeee!! Am I fortunate to have family and good friends there. :)

I'm surprised at how much I've grown to love cycling. It's the only thing during this holidays that will get my lazybones off the couch or the bed.. hur hur..
One ride on a good bike and anyone could fall in love with cycling. It's been sooooo long since i've had this 'close to obsession' love for a sport, and i'm hoping it lasts so at least there's that motivation to exercise!
















So today i took a nice ride down the coastal route and back, but this time very unlike the usual speedy gonzales style. Took time to pay attention to everything around me. The scents, the sights, the sounds.. lovely.




















Then there was the ulu-fied Changi Beach Park, where the serenity was just too good to pass up. I did the usual 'me-time' kindda stuff, watching planes fly overhead, feeling the surprisingly cool breeze on my skin, blah blah. it was.. nice. i actually liked it much more than i thought i would.
















So, there.. i really liked my today. :)

How time flies.. friends i grew up with are all getting married and having babies! I also want.. haha..

This is Lynn and Kirk's little Matthias. He's got two cute little dimples. Didn't manage to capture it on camera though. :(































Mom says i hold the baby pretty well.. those motherly instincts kickin' in. yikes!

Earth Hour 2009!















So we decided to 'vote earth' and lived in darkness from 830-930pm as we had our dinner. Lighted a couple of tealights though so we had a pretty romantic dinner. :)

The going has been tough for the past two semesters, particularly this one for various reasons.

But well, i guess i'm in my third year and sometimes i get a whiff or two of the scent of graduation. Looking forward to my very first formal practicum this coming june and am just gonna leave the posting up to God. :)

But even more so, i can't wait for May to finally get my road bike and cycle to m'sia, maybe take my diving license if i finally persuade my parents, and then to July, for 'the wedding of the year' and then for November for my long awaited trip to Vancouver and then December to meet up with 'Mr and Mrs Ow Yong.' I think i've been wanting so much, I even dreamt about disneyland last night! Fast forward time already!!

Oh well.. was just watching 'P.s. I Love You' and there was this line that caught my attention.
"Life. None of us come out of it alive."

I thought for abit, laughed abit at the line, and then thought about life abit more.
I wonder if it's the age i'm at that causes me to think about life in general and about my own life.
Heck, this thoughts about life thingy has been going on since early 2008. I even did one of my assessment performance pieces on life.

It's hard to explain, cuz it's very mixed up, and i can't organise these thoughts very well. It's got hardly anything to do with religion, nothing to do with the afterlife. I know where I'm going. It's more about life on earth. and many 'why's' and 'how's' and 'what ifs'.

so that's what's been going on in my head anyway.. just noting it down. Off to assignments!

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/amazing_feats/unusual_skills/most_ferrero_rocher_chocolates_eaten_in_1minute.aspx

so lousy!! 7 rochers in a minute? i'd beat tt record anytime of the day.