Saturday, August 30, 2008
BOO. i lost my voice :(
Pictures of SMu pageant... on freshmen bash

Mr and Ms Charismatic

Mr and Ms SMU

Preeeeeeeeti :)
what we could have been, 9:39 PM.
oh...i decided to drop my primary 4 tuition kid today.
i sent the kid's dad a 3 text long sms...
"Hi, i think i will be getting more busy as my school term starts, and i wont have time to commit and continue tutoring jorden. however, i can continue to tutor jorden till you found another teacher for him...i feel so sorry and with regrets that i cant continue to be his teacher as i enjoyed tutoring jorden. i will continue to tutor him for 1 more month. is that okay?"
anyway, that's his photo (i took quite long ago)...
my tuition kid is cute at many times, very smart and good to me. his maid always provide dinner for me, and he always share all kind of nice food and toys he has with me...sad that i gotta drop him :(
what we could have been, 11:56 PM.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
heyy, VIVACE was crowded. SMU with a small population and small campus actually has over a 100 cca(s). what a headache! i dont know which cca to join. there are 5 diff kind of dance groups(Modern, Hip hop, Latin, Ballroom, Ballet) *not counting Indian and Malay dance groups* im also interested in SMUX - skating, biking... and track team, volleyball, frisbee... OMG, so many.
Well,
but up till now, my upmost priorities are 1.INDANCITY (modern dance) and 2.SMUX SKATING.
mayb i will join both...heehee
i went for my first lesson for facilitation and counselling. it was a diff kind of
FEEL. it involves studies and understanding of human behaviour, inclined towards social sciences. i find it rather relevant, and it kind of aroused my interest...
however, im caught in a dilemma.
the class consists of 90% of year 3 students, im one of the exception, probably one and only year 1 student in the class. i feel kind of worried and scare; every1 is experienced, im the only noob. i feel that its inevitable that some problems may surface... like lets say communication problem?
what's on my mind now be: which cca to join. while what's on their mind now may be: which company to join for internship... they may have plenty of experiences to share about their CIP, peers evaluation, while i have none...
hai, am i thinking too much?
should i drop this course that i find interest in but have no sense of security in?
should i give it a try? ...
im feeling a little confuse. 2 choices i have to make.
what we could have been, 1:09 AM.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
woots... i love my classes today. i love leadership & teambuilding, analytical skills & critical thinking. i love my prof!!! they rox man...
my prof for leadership & teambuilding is a fine lady and a realli nice pleasant lady. just love her <3
my prof for analytical skills is a burly man(ang moh) in his late fifties. he is cute, humourous and dramatic. he sings in the middle of the lesson and flirt with pretty girls in the class; he is some1 i can imagine as a womanizer when he was younger... but i still love him <3
as for my prof for creative thinking... she is some1 crazy. really crazy... she starts shouting one moment, starts acting as some imaginary character the other moment and disregard everyone else in the class(she was once an actress, you see)... but her lessons are nothing but live entertainment. <3
I LOVE THURSDAYS
anyway the courses im taking on for this sem are:
1. Business Law (pre-assigned) :( :(
2. Academic Writing (pre-assigned) :(
3. Leadership & Teambuilding (pre-assigned) :)
4. Analytical skills & Creative Thinking :)
5. Intro to Stats
6. Facilitation and Counselling Skills (tml will be my 1st lesson) (0.5 mod)
im taking 5.5 mod in total. its advisable for freshmen to take only 4 mod. with a max of 6.5 mod. i think im gonna be a good girl, listen to advice and drop one mod(LOL)... most prob its Intro to Stats. cos its boring!
anyway, i forgot to mention, Academic Writing sux! its a money-sucking-subject lor. im pre assigned that cos my GP got D :( the story is: i was STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to take up additional courses that cost $20 per course! and with every course i take up, it will upgrade my Academic Writing grades. they are just trying to suck my $$$. and the max i can take is 4 course. which is $20 x 4 = $80
which means, if i get C+ and i take up 4 courses ($80), my grades will be "upgraded" to A-! (C+ to B- to B to B+ to A-) WOAH! its like using $ to buy my grades! SUX MAN!
yea, of course i can choose to be stubborn and dont take up any courses, but come on, it means my grades are at stack. SO, THEY ARE INDIRECTLY TELLING ME TO CHOOSE BTW MY GRADES AND MY $$$. which are both
precious to me! they are so cunning, insidious, sly... im considering reporting them to the DEAN's lah...heehee nah im joking, i dont wan my name to be well known to all during my first year in SMU :p
but, im feel so INDIGNIFY! :( i cant bear with my $$$... HAHA
BUSINESS LAW IS TOUGH. i freaking hate all the law terms. i do admire the law students now. how can they stand all the technical law terms??? its confusing for such a small-brain person like me. and to argue your way throu... yea to some ppl, its really interesting...but i guess i cant score well...so it SUX.
anyway, SMU system is really diff from JC. we do not have lectures nor tutorials. its all seminar style, with lots of participation and real class participation. good thing is that i have a lower chance of feeling tired, will not fall asleep and do feel engaged during the classes. bad thing is that i still dont dare to shout out my inner feelings to everyone...im still trying...so that i dont lose out on 10%-20% of my class participation marks!
okay lah, enough of me complaining and rattling. im still happy with my THURSAYS :D
heehee. tml is VIVACE - CCA openhouse... i guess its gonna be exciting
anyway, a joke by my prof...
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prof's wife: honey, im feeling so depressed.
prof: what is wrong, my dear?
prof's wife: i looked into the mirror and see my breast sagging, wrinkles forming around my eyes. pls give me some word of comfort...
prof: you have a good eye sight.
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heehee, so naughty right... tsk tsk!
what we could have been, 10:15 PM.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
OMG, a guy from portugal just told me that my email address is posted on match.com
i have freaking no idea why its posted there! no wonder so many weird ppl added me on msn.
guy: oi
me: who r u?
guy: do u speak portuguese?
me: no
guy: i saw your email on match.com
me: huh?
guy: yes
me: my email add was on match.com?
guy: yes
me: wah...
me: which country are u from?
guy: i live in porto
guy: portugal
me: oh... i live in singapore
guy: send a photo
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i didnt reply
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after a while
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guy:
http://seducao.pt.msn.com/profile/showprofile.aspx?uid=vbZ2qjRDvNQbjR9FkFktKw%3d%3d&handle=flor1989com&tp=S&rn=2131429823065&pi=8&do=0
OMG...so the girl in the photo is the one with the same email add as me! sux man, keep on having weird ppl talking to me and mailing me weird stuff...
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flor1989com
22anos
Crespelas, Porto, Portugal
Último acesso há 1 hora
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i feel terrible, i couldnt stop myself, i couldnt stop my tears. some1 unknowingly said something hurtful to me... that person probably dont know how much - have hurt me... i do not have the courage to tell - that i mind a lot, that i am hurt... im a coward... i will just pretend that im okay, that everything is the same.
i hate today...
what we could have been, 9:36 PM.
i was super duper lost on my first day of sch. everything seems and sounds so foreign to me. firstly, i have no sense of direction, no good idea of where the buildings for diff schools are. secondly, i brought only a pen and a paper to sch. thirdly, i made no preparation for any of my class. OMG, 3 big mistakes!!!
my first class was BIZ LAW. i was supposed to print some article and prepare b4hand which i didnt...so i was lost throughout the class. to make things worst, i was constantly bombarded with the new law terms...zzz... *its a good thing i didnt take law*
next lesson was academic writing. its plain and boring. just another GP lesson with essays. i got an assignment to hand up next friday already! :(
my last class was intro to stats. it was boring too. the prof was lame but not funny at all. i didnt bring my laptop which was a big disadvantage, BOO...and worst of all, i got lost in the school campus while trying to find my way from sch of econs to sch of biz.
first day of school was no good...
on a happier note, i have no sch today. second day of school rox.
what we could have been, 12:08 PM.
hey guys, im back from my last camp on friday and had school convacation ytd~
my last camp (FTB) was fantastic! yea, the night b4 the camp i was still complaining to jon and was dreadfully unwilling to go. but it was great. though it was the last run and it was the run with MOST international students, i had fun :D
my group have 3 international students. 1 from sri lanka and 2 from indonesia. hey ppl, im not being racism kay... i just cant click well with them that much. but those 3 intl guys from my group rox man! haha. anyway, FTB is very alike to the leadership OBS i went in pjc. lots of activities to complete, with a faci to oversee the group where we go through the diff stages of bonding as a group. i guess my group did bond on the last day. glad i went...
and right after FTB, i had to rush to cwp to do some last min shopping! cos ytd was convacation. we had to wear long sleeve white blouse, black bottoms and black covered shoes at suntec convection hall... Convacation was kind of boring and took up the whole my day... zzz...
anyway, it was ivy lee's birthday ytd. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY GIRL!!! <3 <3 <3 *yay, gonna meet up with the babes(ivy, xue, ching) later on!!!*
ohya, i watched Meet Dave ytd. it was funny. hee, i had a really good laugh. worth watching i think.
i cant believe sch is starting tml. OMG... im not prepared!!!
anyway, im so tan now, i HATE IT! argh!!!
what we could have been, 9:14 AM.
i feel like a little girl given a huge fluffy pink cotton candy...
he called me ytd. we talked for 1 hour plus. he made plans for us.i feel scare to expect more... i know when the feeling is there...but i dont know if im ready for one. i do like cotton candy... :)
what we could have been, 9:28 AM.
wah, my last day in abacus capital keeps dragging. from 31 july to 4 Aug to 11 Aug... and now to 12 Aug. which means, i still have to work tml!!! WTH... i dread working... the only reason i agree to go for work is bcos of my poor manager who still cant find a replacement for secretary position...HELLO, people out there who wants to be a senior secretary(with experience) pls contact me kays'! i wanted to leave early one lor. i wanted to leave behind the best impression(while i can), but now i dont think i can anymore... cos im slacking everyday during work and i give the heck-care attitude...argh!
what we could have been, 9:11 PM.

HeY! some PICs, my SMUX grp! :D

SMU famous jUmPsS!

and more... JUMPS!

*YUM YUM* field cooking...
what we could have been, 2:44 PM.
hey guys, im back from my second camp. its totally awesome! :D $50 is worth for SMUX camp. everyday was full of activities and fun. woots... i even lost 2 kg, great slimming program..heehee...and no clubbing and drinking involved!
1st day, we started off with some games such as tag of war, laser gun war blah blah (not stupid dirty games that involve chicken or peanut butter like the first camp! ) then, went rollar blading in afternoon and ice skating in the night. the ice skating was super cool! SMUX book the whole Jurong ice skating ring from 10pm till 2am! so it was all SMUX campers. we played games on the ice and form one LONG human chain. then we went changi to pitch our tents and sleep...zZz...2nd day was yet another exciting day. biking for 3 hours, followed by diving, snorkeling and underwater hockey. diving was really a very fun activity. i had difficulty remembering to breath through my mouth at first, but eventually got used to it and started doing dumb stuff underwater...hee...shall not tell u more :P...then, my super enthu group went out to bencooleen road to have supper till 5am and saw our freaking bill of $120!!!... ah, so my last day was super tired. i only had 3 hours of slp lor and next went fort canning park for amazing race and then followed by hiking from MacRitchie to Bukit Timah... 10km long leh!!! i think it was supposed to be 2 hours long, but due to our slowness it dragged till 4 hours long... haha...on the way, we had fruit hunting- we found durians and rambutans and ate on our way! i had a great time *woots... but im so very tanned now :( skin rashing too :(... i want to join SMUX as an CCA very badly leh, but that means 1.giving up dance 2.expensive!(one diving course cost $400+)......urgh
anyway, i've gotten my timetable for first sem... i guess mine is consider rather good, only having lessons on mon, wed and thurs :) and no night class... but all morning class...zzz... im still considering if i shall find a part time job on tue and fri... should i??? or take up more tuition classes??? ---ahhh! talking about tuition classes... i just scolded my tuition girl(the girl in MI) till she almost tear... (a little guilty), but im seriously worried for her... her "A" levels is only 3-4 months away? and she still cant grasp many basic concepts! i told her plenty of times to READ READ READ her lectures notes, but she kept doing papers and papers... she dont even know how to walk, she's already trying to run... HAIX~ i hope those ppl out there who are stressed up for "A"s can hold on... u guys can enjoy later on! like me :D lol...
after these two camps i went, i have more or less experienced SMU culture and people...i guess i can fit in, but it is not what i am like... they are alot more wild, daring, straight forward, funloving, open... i must say its diff from css or pjc culture. well, i will surely be influenced to fit in, but i wont go too extreme... im still the florence you know, dont worry! haha... (sometimes), i do love their straight forward-ness and open-ness, just seems to make things more simplify, and less complicated? haha, i shall find out more and tell u...
the next chapter of my life is just about to unfold... i hope frens i knew will stay with me throughout; i hope that as i make new frens, i do not lose my old frens... i really hope so...
keep in touch, plsss...
what we could have been, 9:36 PM.
most of my frens should be starting their first day of school today. nus, ntu... except me! im still at work lor, but not doing work... heehee
just came back from bondue camp! it was fun and INTERESTING. i see and hear alot of weird stuff, haha. on the 1st night we went geylang and visited the infamous street and i eye-witnessed the prostitutes- women all doll up, dressed in heels and revealed more than half of their bosom... some of them were rather pretty and young lah, i was wondering why didnt they go modeling??? there were a couple of streets full of women all lined up fishing for customers >.< two of the streets are with higher grade prostitute - being younger and some exotic! the scene was super dramatic lah. the guys in my group did an experiment for us to see... they walked down the street alone(as the prostitue would not approach them if we walk together in groups) while the girls followed from behind and watched. those prostitutes pulled onto the guys and refused to let them go lor. some pressed them bust onto the guys and one said:'' i can let u blow blow, sure you will like it!" (direct translation from chinese) the other said:"its real, feel it!" and more and more... it was really really dramatic, should see these for yrself! anyway, we were suppose to go to geylang for food appreciation! i tried their famous beancurb and timsum... yum yum really good :D gelyang is also worth visiting at night ya!
2nd night at the camp was yet another eye-opening day for me. i saw the wild life of smu, biz sch of smu i should say. the school is exactly like a club can. the guys in my room brought a total of more than 10 bottles of alcohol! volka itself there are 4 different flavours - peer, vanilla, raseberry, orginal... and there are rooms allocated for dancing(exactly like ZOUK) there is one room where its purely MAMBO and one for free style... my faci was so so so drunk he jumped on to the tables and danced like crazy~ the 2 china student in my group really had a culture shock.--- there are vomits on the floor, guys and girls drunk in the sch campus. difference is that the dance floor closed at 3pm instead of 4pm in zouk. Haha...
i didnt like what i saw, actually. alittle too wild for my liking. i do like clubbing, but not clubbing in a sch campus. zzz. i jus dont feel ease with it. *at least no smoking*... i saw why biz school is well known for clubbing. everyone seems comfortable with clubbing in a school, what's more clubbing in a club. i hope i wont be a hard core clubber like them....
anyway, im super excited for my next camp! the SMUX camp - where we get to go diving, skating, kayaking, biking, etc...!!! think it will be super FUN and i will be super tanned...
what we could have been, 3:24 PM.