Fucking irony.

Why is it that whenever i'm on my way home and considering to buy dinner back, but stop myself because i think there's dinner at home, i always return home to discover that there isn't dinner?

Always. WTF?

o_o

I think i've just found my dream holiday destination.

So anyway.

Two busy days. I spent my whole Sunday at East Coast, firstly getting lost with Fabian because we couldn't find the location, and walked for an hour from Big Splash to the cable-ski lagoon. Then washed cars. I think Soul Funky alone washed about 20+ cars. All the way until the sky turned dark. I kinda got a bit sian in the evening because the number of cars to wash were increasing exponentially compared to our rate of washing cars. It seemed never-ending.

We rewarded ourselves after the whole thing, with dinner at Jumbo Seafood :D Found out that Ray is, like, a gourmet. He can identify ingredients in our food. And he has experience in dining at restaurants [read: knows what to do when food doesn't arrive promptly - and he gets a little scary]. Cereal prawn balls are awesome :)

Me - Yuan Bin - Ray - Jian Hui
Lyndon - Fabian

Stayed over at KS's place. While i was there, i tried to access my results online for 45 minutes but to no avail. I gave up, deciding to try again in the morning, but it still didn't work. Got fed up and decided to apply for the SMS service. My results are pretty bleargh. Not a single A, two A- [including Psych, meaning i can take it as a minor], one B+ and two Bs. Sian.

Went back home and rushed out again, to meet Yvonne to swim. Ended up just soaking in the pool for about an hour. Had lunch with her after that, then went back home again, sat at the lappie waiting for my phone to charge for about 15 minutes, then headed out again to meet Limin to get PJ's birthday present.

We spent quite a long time deliberating whether we should get the shirt. It says 'In BEAT we trust' on the front, and 'Back to the basics' at the back. I think it's nice :)

We were intending to head over to Peninsula Plaza for Limin to get her sponge cap but dropped off the bus halfway to go to the studio instead. Apparently we arrived just in time to watch them celebrate for him lol.

Oh Limin spotted this pair of purple leopard print shoes at on sale at $29, but unfortunately it was several sizes bigger. Too bad ;) You should be spending less anyway :D

Movie with poly friends tomorrow!

I has a life :)

-

limin. 舞. locker. NRA. // 身累, 心不累. says:
aww hate is a strong word la
loretta. ` live. love. believe. says:
it's only as strong as love
limin. 舞. locker. NRA. // 身累, 心不累. says:
mmmm
limin. 舞. locker. NRA. // 身累, 心不累. says:
okay never looked at it tt way hahaha

Actually... neither have i =/

Argh.

Results supposed to be out but i can't access the student portal due to the huge number of people trying to get in at the same time as i am. I'm not really excited to know my results, but i think it'll be good to have a peace of mind before i sleep.

Will update once i get home in the morning. Hopefully by then i'll be able to check my results. And upload the photos that i took today at East Coast of Soul Funky washing cars as a canvassing project for JDC. Yay :)

Woots! :D

I just got my 8 megapixel camera. It has phone functions integrated into it.

Yeah. It's not a camera in a phone; it's a phone in a camera.

I haven't gotten down to exploring its functions completely, since i've been charging it from the time i got back home, as well as getting calls from Brain [in total i've talked to him for about an hour over 3 phone calls today -.-].

Speaking of phone calls. I blogged about the day Quil got his new phone, and he called me and woke me up from my nap just to test out his new phone. And Benedict, who also got his new phone shortly after, decided to take a leaf out of Quil's book and do the same. Yet when i called them in return just now when i got my new phone, neither of them picked up.

Grr.

Anyways. I shall make full use of my camera :D Let's go out!

Oh, and this is fresh out of the MSN convo i'm having with Quil right now -

jiawei. ` 2009. says:
9xxxxxxx [that was my phone number, i censored it to prevent unnecessary trouble]
jiawei. ` 2009. says:
calling...
loretta. ` live. love. believe. says:
...
jiawei. ` 2009. says:
"u only 3.2mp not fit to call me"
loretta. ` live. love. believe. says:
LOL
jiawei. ` 2009. says:
-hangs up-
jiawei. ` 2009. says:
:(

2008.

It's a little too early to be doing a summary essay for the year, and i don't even remember what happened throughout the whole year to be able to do so, but anyway. This was triggered by Quil, who keeps talking about his summary essay.

In 2005, we agreed to write a 5,000 word essay, but i think neither of us managed to. This year, i'm not even going to attempt the same thing. I'm just trying to read my LJ to recall the things that happened.

2008 felt like such a long year, but when i read my entries, i can clearly remember writing each of them, how i felt at each point in time, and every moment that i wrote down. Perhaps it's because i wrote so few entries this year. Only 50+ maybe? It's kinda sad, because when i started out with LJ, i had almost an entry everyday on average.

A few things that left lasting impressions on me though, are:

- Graduating from Temasek Poly, including spending much of the final semester chionging projects
- Genting trip with my coursemates; my first trip abroad without my family/boyfriend
- My first proper working experience, where i experienced month-end closing
- Wu Zone recital and the rehearsing process, as well as the fun post-production party
- Getting my tattoo
- Starting school in NTU and feeling helpless all over again, yet finding friendship where i'd least expect it :)

Gained some friends and lost some. Particularly in a time where i moved from one stage of my life to another, again. These are the times where the friends you can keep [or F.U.C.K.s - okay i'm just kidding] differentiate themselves from others who just make fleeting appearances in your life. I miss my poly friends and the times we spent, but the future has much more to offer, and i hope to meet them again when i work next time :)

My new friends in NTU are really nice. I have many acquaintances, from Ayden, my class, and Soul Funky, but no one i can truly hang around with all the time. This makes me a lot less secure than i felt in poly, but it's alright, it'll get better when i'm back to school :)

And those friends who stayed with me as i moved from one stage of my life to another, whom i can always count on to be there no matter what. Love you guys so much <3

I learnt a lot in 2008, and changed quite a bit. I don't know how to put it, but while everything seems so fresh in my memory, the whole year seems to have dragged on for ages and ages. Welp. It's coming to an end now anyway, so let's all look forward to a better year ahead!

Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

I've only read half the book, but i'm already feeling rejuvenated and excited. I know it's probably going to be another of my 三分钟热度 things again, but hopefully i'll gain at least something little out of it.

It's a good book, really. I can really relate to all the stuff - it's like the book was written for me. Then i realised we're not as different from other couples as i thought we were. I always say that we're complete opposites, but the book helped me to understand that some of those opposites are natural and to be expected.

There aren't many problems with my relationship now [as compared to previously; we're a much happier couple now] but i'm sure there are ways the whole thing can be improved. Looking forward to it :)

Oh, and to my new phone tomorrow ^^

Merry Christmas!

Yay :) Thanks to the vouchers i got from one of my relatives, and a discount at MPH, i got the book 'Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus' at less than $4. Woots!

Got several other prezzies from gift exchanges and stuff. One was a Mr. P lamp from KS's friend's traditional Christmas eve dinner-cum-gift exchange. Apparently Samantha got exactly the same thing, in the same colour, on the same day, through a similar gift exchange, and tested it out on the same morning as i did. From completely separate events.

This Christmas, i got some gift vouchers, some money, some Body Shop lotions [from different people], some chocolates, a red spag top, a pillow, a cap that says 'dancing' [although that wasn't exactly for Christmas; Sam and Dine got it from Taiwan] and a jar of stuff :) And the one above.

And a lot of time spent with loved ones <3 Just spent the whole day chilling with the babes today. I really can't wait till i get my phone so i can start spamming pictures!

Oh, speaking of phone. I went on the 24th to get my new phone from Red. Even prepared my old phone to trade-in and everything. They said they could transfer my number over from Green but had to ensure that i didn't have any contract with them anymore. Which i thought fine, because i had thought my contract with Green had ended long ago. To be sure, i went over to Green to check.

"Your contract expires on the 26th of December."

. . .

Dammit. Two freakin days -.-

Limin ah.

LOL. Kiddin.

BINGO.

Remember this entry where i said i was going to attempt a half-marathon for my 21st birthday? The SBR/AHM is traditionally held in August, so i'd expected the run to be any Sunday within the month. Didn't matter much, really.

But welp. Turns out the run is on 16 August 2009. Gives me even more reason to run, huh? :)

Must really train liao.

Blah.

Just remembered that day at Danzation, during the intermission. Chris [the Locking guy from Korea], who had been sitting two rows down, came up to talk to me lol. That was after Robin [re]-introduced us. We met before but he forgot; not surprising, i'm sure he meets lots of people. So after a bit, i asked, "So what're you still doing here?"

He was like, "... Right. What am i still doing here. Thanks huh."

THEN i realised that it sounded like i was asking him how come he's still sitting next to me. -slaps forehead- Guh. I always end up saying something i don't mean. I was actually asking how come he was still in Singapore -.-

No wonder i often have miscommunication problems with my boy.

Anytheway. Had Soul Funky meeting with the Bboy club earlier. Had this whole crash course where the Bboys learnt our styles and we learnt theirs, for the sake of our performance. Lol. Say yay for eyecandies ^^

K. The end.

Team Hoyt; a father's love for his son.

It's as if life's trying to tell me something. My friend's father just passed away a few days back, waking me up to reality. Whatever thought that was recurring in my mind some time ago might not just remain as a thought. I'm afraid, but helpless.

Then there was the item in yesterday's performance. And just now when i checked my email, someone sent me a link to an inspirational video [not the one above; the one above i searched myself on Youtube]. Do watch.

Danzation :)

It was good, really. I enjoyed the second half much more, particularly since there was a storyline. The videos are really well done :) And yes, i cried at the family love part. No surprise there.

When the song "Dance With My Father" started playing, i literally felt a shiver down my spine. The last time i heard the song [which wasn't very long ago; 15 Nov] i bawled my lungs out for two nights in a row. I'm just thankful i didn't repeat that just now.


My life motto is "Live. Love. Believe." but i'm not doing so well on the 'love' part. I can never bring myself to do what i have to.

Guilt hurts. So bad.

Err.

Believe me, i wanted to sleep early.

It's now 3.22am and i've just ended a voice call over MSN with Mr President/Founder-of-Soul-Funky, Fabian. And it's not because we ended our conversation, but he got disconnected. Can't remember when the conversation started, but it must've been a few hours ago.

Lol when i went to NTU with the intention of joining the Funk club, i didn't know i was going to be this involved.

:)

I went back to TP the other day, to register for my alumni card. Dropped by the lecturers' rooms, although my two friends who were with me weren't very keen on doing so. The first [and just about only] lecturer that we saw and talked to was Mr Tan, whom i think is one of our favourite lecturers :)

He saw me and went, "Hey, i was just talking about your Campbellocking with Mr Chan!"

Is it any wonder why i love poly so much? Even my lecturers are like friends. We ended school in February, graduated in April, and the last time i went back was in August [although honestly, poly felt like a long long time ago - all my poly friends agree]. And Mr Tan remembers. I don't know if it just so happens that he suddenly remembered, or he just has a memory for every student's details, or maybe it was just something interesting to him.

I don't miss poly so much now. I might again when school reopens, but at least i know the friends i gained through poly are going to stay by me :) And so will my bros, my babes, my family, and my boy <3

Haven't run since after the first time i got back to it last week. I need to accumulate enough stamina to keep moving for at least 3.5 hours.

It's probably the music i'm listening to [Yiruma's piano stuff]. I'm feeling pretty good, relaxed and satisfied with everything right now :)

Hopefully i can get my new phone before Christmas [and then i'll go to Marina Barrage again and take photos with Boy :D]. I know i previously mentioned that i wanted a C905, but i'm reconsidering because of the cost and whether it's practical for me. The other one i'm eyeing is W902.

Life's wonderful. Yeah :)

How i won the cute contest.

Nerdy schoolboy Crumbs.

Cool hip hop dude Crumbs.

Little fairyboy/guardian angel Crumbs - this avatar won me two cute contests.

Growing up.

First of all, happy 20th birthday to bestie Quil :) You're finally the same age as the rest of us!

Today made me think of a few things. Things don't just happen to other people. Like you see the news and go, "Oh, there's a flood." And you just see it from a third-person point of view, or aren't really concerned, because - what are the chances of it happening to you or someone close to you?

Until it actually does.

The older we get, the more responsibilities we assume. It moves from just doing homework that you're asked to do, to stuff like being the breadwinner for your family. And as i've previously mentioned before, it seems like age is directly proportionate to our perspective of fragility of life. Things can happen so suddenly you don't even know how it happened.

To quote the birthday boy - 'Life like this'.

Love you bros. And to the one who's missing from this picture, we miss you!

GAH.

It never rains, it pours. Or maybe storms.

Oh for goodness' sake. Can't life throw me some staggered stuff rather than give me a whole pile at a time? It's like i can be so free for days, and all of a sudden when i'm preparing to register for courses for school [which requires a lot of reading, i regret not to have done this beforehand], i also have to plan for christmas gatherings, birthday gatherings, other kinds of gatherings, conduct random chitchat, counselling, and CCA.

HALLO I NEED TO BREATHE PL0X.

21.

So i was thinking of doing a half-marathon for my birthday next year.

My reason to run: 21km for my 21st birthday.

Too bad they're not gonna provide the Adidas reason to run thing again [i think]. I'm thinking that since SBR/AHM is usually in August, then... yeah. Just nice ah.

And then maybe i'll try Stanchart at the end of the year. Or maybe the following year. Or maybe not at all. See how i keep up first lor.

Time to get up offa that computer chair and get those running shoes back out.

More expenses

Facial - $150
Today.

KS's birthday present - $_ _
End of January.

All my friends' 21 birthdays - $ZOMGWTFBBQ
Next year. GG man.

I still want to go shopping T_T

Some things about me

That you don't have to remember, but it would be good to.

1. My left eye tears. Don't ask why, it just does. Sometimes it can be to the extent that i only realise that i'm tearing after the tear rolls down my face. So if you see me crying for no particular reason, i'm probably not. And yes, my eyes are yellow, deal with it. I've also heard enough about it being signs that i'm unhealthy, so i don't need more reminders, thank you.

2. I don't eat vegetables. I used to eat long beans in omelette, but after i threw up in bed with all the bits of it, i never ate it anymore. However, i do eat mushrooms, potatoes, and seaweed. Not that any of them strictly qualify as vegetables. Yes, i am aware that they're my favourite colour, so?

3. I have no fingernails, but i still manage to scratch myself raw when i get insect bites and stuff. That's why i have all those scars all over me. Sometimes i can even scratch myself while i'm sleeping, by rubbing against the sheets. Having all these sores don't mean i'm dirty or anything; i shower at least once a day. It's just that when i have any bites, i scratch them and when they heal, they itch, so i scratch the surrounding area since i can't scratch the scab. And the cycle just goes on, and it spreads.

[I probably should go see a doctor, it seems like my health's in jeopardy after the accumulation of all of the above for years -.-]

4. I have 9 dresses and 7 skirts, and i do wear them whenever i get the chance. Which leads me to wonder why some people think i'm guyish. Fair enough, i did use to be [didn't wear a single skirt/dress in poly except once, which was a formal one and i was forced to]. Also, i dress functionally, so i'll only be wearing dresses/skirts when i'm sure i don't need to be doing any vigorous activity.

5. I whine. A lot. Mostly to my boyfriend.

Yes. I hope that reduces all the repetitive questions about me, so the next time someone asks about all these silly things i'll refer them here.

Expenses

Sony Ericsson C905 - $600
Cash outflow expected within this month/January

Hong Kong trip - $900
Cash outflow expected middle of next year

Bintan trip - $300 [not confirmed]
Cash outflow expected some time next year


Hi, i'm a first-year Accountancy undergraduate from Nanyang Business School. Anyone wants to hire me?


Yes, i'm doing the HK thing because i'm envious of Sam & Dine's pictures. I didn't join them for Taiwan because i had made plans before that, and my plans eventually turned out to be a flop, so GRARRGH.

Just some considerations.

- Disneyland or shopping? I'm so tempted to try staying in the Disneyland hotel, but i'm sure it's going to be a lot more expensive and it'll be quite inaccessible to the city area, as compared to a hotel which is near Tsim Sha Shui/Mong Kok.

- Sightseeing or playing? I'm not really interested in going to see all the attractions, but i'm sure KS would want to. Shopping and Disneyland are a must, so we'll have to balance between those.

- Guided tour or F&E? I'd much prefer the flexibility of a F&E tour, but that might mean that there's a possibility of missing out nice stuff if i don't do the adequate research.

- SIA/Cathay or budget airlines? Safety/comfort or money?

- When to go, and for how many days? Need to find a common time where we're both on holiday, most likely to be around July. I'm thinking 4D3N, because 3D2N seems a little short [the middle day will definitely be spent in Disneyland, the rest will probably be shopping or something, which means not much time for sightseeing]. This will also depend on all the above factors.

I can't wait to go on holiday :)

=/

I wanna go out and do something.

But i'm too lazy =/

WLiiA Song Titles - At The Airport

Brad pwnz!

Bros will be bros.

jiawei. ` finally a break. says:
i already selarang, selarang and more selarang -.-
loretta. ` live. love. believe. says:
:):):)
loretta. ` live. love. believe. says:
don't worry
loretta. ` live. love. believe. says:
changi is coming up
loretta. ` live. love. believe. says:
:)
jiawei. ` finally a break. says:
lol
loretta. ` live. love. believe. says:
"selarang also in changi"
jiawei. ` finally a break. says:
selarang is in changi
loretta. ` live. love. believe. says:
HAH
jiawei. ` finally a break. says:
:

I can always tell what he's going to say ;D

Earning through Bux3

Yes, yet another PTC website. I got introduced to it through Yvonne, and joined as her referral. Just waiting for her to reach the minimum payout so we can prove whether it's real or not. I'm not too sure about the credibility of this site, because i haven't heard much about it over at SGClub, and i couldn't access its forum so that means support is down too.

It's basically similar to Neobux as i've posted in the previous entry, but with a lot more advertisements. I'm not sure whether it's because the ads are fixed for a particular period [week/month] and when i joined yesterday i clicked like all 28 ads so it seemed like a lot [meaning $0.28 which is waaaay more than Neobux], but it would mean that i'd have exhausted the ads for the rest of the period. I don't know yet, but i'll find out by the end of today [or tomorrow, since i won't be home until tomorrow afternoon].

Will update more about this one. Earnings seem a little too good to be true.

Edit [0612081406]: Oookay. So it's really 20+ ads per day. I managed to click 29 ads today, so that means another $0.29. Altogether i've already got $0.63 within 2 days. Wow. At the rate we're going, Yvonne will reach cashout in about a week or less. Will post more information then.

Earning through Neobux.

Yes, i've been trying out yet another pay-to-click [PTC] website, called Neobux. I only joined yesterday, but i've already got 9 cents. Compare this to Emailcashpro, where you'll probably reach this amount only after a week or so? Neobux looks promising.

1. You don't get emails sent to you.
Instead of accessing the advertisements through your email inbox, the advertisements are displayed on Neobux's user-friendly site, so you won't have your inbox cluttered up with advertisements. The idea is the same, visit the site for 30 seconds and you'll get credited with $0.01 per advertisement.

2. Renting referrals.
This is an interesting concept. Instead of trying to refer people by yourself, you can rent your referrals by paying a small amount... about $0.30 per referral. Apparently what i've seen from other reliable sources is that these referrals are pretty active too, so you don't have to be too concerned about getting dead referrals who don't do any clicking. As soon as i reach $0.90, i'm gonna get me some referrals :D I just have to keep reinvesting and i'm sure the money will come in soon.

3. Payment proof.
The forum in Neobux is full of it. I think you'll be impressed if you take a look! If those are too distant to you, do check out SGClub forums; lots of people have good things to say about Neobux. It's where i heard about it in the first place :)

The only problem i've had so far is that i don't have an Alertpay/Paypal account, which are the only ways in which Neobux is paying. I signed up for an Alertpay account, not sure if it's reliable enough but i've seen people getting their money through it. I'll post once i get mine :D

If you're online everyday like me, why not spare a few clicks to earn some extra moolah? ^^

I miss my bros.

Good thing we'll be meeting soon, for Quil's birthday :) His is about the only one that we always celebrate [okay maybe mine too]. I'm really looking forward to it. It's like, when i think of how we're going to spend that evening so routinely that the familiarity is so comforting... feels nice.

We'll be at Changi Village and we'll all be late. When Benedict finally arrives because he's the last, we'll go order the food and i always get to stay and jaga the table because they pamper me lol. Quil and Brain will order their chicken noodles. Benedict will order carrot cake and stingray which we'll all share.

After dinner we'll head over to Changi beach, laughing all the way. We'll go to the playground and take silly pictures, or stand at the railings and watch the planes fly overhead, all the while with Quil complaining and Benedict trying to outdo his complaining. This time, Brain won't take part in the complaining because he's already ORD-ed :)

Then we'll head over to the bus stop around 9. If their bus comes first, they'll refuse to board until they see me get up my bus :) Benedict will make me message him when i get back home, but i'll just message him all the way back.

I want to go out with you guys more, but i guess absence makes the heart grow fonder <3 Love you bros always, see you guys soon. Must remember to take epic pictures ^^


Good music makes me think :)

A dream is a wish your heart makes...

...Or not. I can't possibly have a desire to run away from home with a bunch of other teenagers [yes i insist i'm still a teen] and subsequently get caught for trying to leave the country.

But it's kinda cool, no?

I can't really remember how the dream began, but i know we were a bunch of about 8 people including Nicholas, Samantha, Geraldine, Hui Xian [i think], Lionel [i think] and another adult couple i have no idea who [i think]. Yes, weird mix of people. And we either committed some crime or just wanted to go out and have some crazy expedition. I believe it's more of the former.

As far as i remember we ended up floating in the sea looking for lodging, then got attacked by two sharks. Now i know that's impossible, not because there can't possibly be lodging IN the sea, but because sharks don't hunt in pairs -.-

We eventually fought the sharks off anyway. And actually did find some underwater motel thingy to live in, owned by some nice old lady who gave us a small room with 2 beds, so the girls all slept on one while the guys took the other, but i guess more of the time they were keeping watch because there were like people/things trying to get in. I remember for sure Nic was in the dream because he was the brave guy, holding a torchlight and checking out some knocking at the window, which turned out to be a group of rock-climbers. Yes. Underwater. Please don't ask. [I bet your dreams don't make sense either.]

The next thing i remember was breakfast already, because i was thinking of how delicious the instant noodles that the old lady made for us was. Well, maybe i was hungry in the middle of the night =/

And then yeah, we decided to leave the country. I have no idea how we ended up in the sea instead of trying to head to the airport in the first place -.- But we were WANTED people. So cool right! So we tried to keep low profile and smuggle ourselves through, but we eventually got cornered and caught by some stupid security guy who set us up :(

Then we got jailed. Or something. I don't know, but the place looked more like an asylum. [Not that i've been in an asylum to know, but... oh nevermind.]

Cool huh. I found the whole idea of being outlaws in a group pretty cool. Like, it's just us against the whole world now.


Okay anyway. I've always been interested in trying to find out what my dreams mean. Unfortunately there's no fixed method of doing so. Some say that dreams don't even have any meaning at all. According to Freud i'd be dreaming about sex, just like everyone else in the world -.-

Just one of the cooler dreams i had over the past few days [that i remember] :)

Win.

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