yay! may, ruth, lydia and myself!

its only when i see people that i recognise from rgs that i feel i actually spent 4 years there. now to come to think of it, perhaps it wasn't that bad. i should hang out with the rgs people more. =) since we're mostly studying the same things plus we have the same mentality. sometimes it feels like we never left or changed (although we know thats not possible)

one day, when we look back, we will realise what a long way we've all come.

thanks pam for the lovely lip balm! banana-flavoured summore!

PS. you'll all have me on your lips. hahahahah! constantly reminded eh?

just finished reading 'absolute boyfriend' yesterday! storyline was rather lame since it involved a high school girl about 16yo but i think the drama was slightly better since it was based on adults instead of high school kids. =D although it took a while to get used to not knowing the second male protagonist as her neighbour.

right now im reading death note! nice nice! hopefully i'll be done soon.. want to watch the movies too!

work today was alright. i think my fuse is getting shorter since im talking back to the passengers when they get a little unreasonable. seriously, do you think we enjoy collecting your passports? do you think we love having such a long queue and making passengers unhappy?

there're space constraints and if we werent constrained by resources, i'm sure we will have as many agents as we can to make things much smoother. by the way, sometimes its the passengers themselves who do not cooperate! by not filling up the immigration forms, by not signing, by losing their E/D cards, by having troublesome group visas etc. dang! seriously, we should be the ones being pissed off at you people since you should have filled up the forms right at the beginning where the line agents are!

*grumble grumble*

well at least disembarkation today was fine. =D

*thank god im not working on CNY day 2. loads of ahti0ngs = loads of trouble esp visa problems. besides, they arent as cooperative as the japanese! the japanese are quiet, obedient and cooperative! total opposites man.. so you can go think about it. discounted price but trade-off's them. hahaha! twice the number today.. about 700 of them (which is about half the normal capacity. usually's about 1600+)

i had the weirdest dreamt last night. omg dreamt that someone died in an accident. it was so real that even when i woke up im wondering if she's dead or alive. >< not a very good omen eh?

i was going about doing my own things and was gonna ask her to do something when someone else told me that she just died in an accident not too long ago. it was like *gasps*! it happened so suddenly that i didnt even have time to assimilate the information. the weird part was my reaction. it was more like "oh, hmm, alright then." plus the empty feeling of your friend suddenly not being there anymore.

guess the recent deaths of two RI boys have gotten to me. suddenly realising that your friends may just leave you anytime due to various reasons. all the more you should treasure them while you're still friends/around.

friendships are hard to maintain and it takes effort and all parties to make it work. we have to be realistic about our expectations. thats why the three of us are still tgt. =D we dont demand unrealistic things from each other and its just so great to hang out together because we've seen the bad and the worst of each other (almost!) and we dont have to bother about how we appear to one another. just crazy and random!

ok just realised this post is going off topic liao. hahaha!

obama's inauguration was so touching. you could see the hope, faith, optimism in the eyes of the people. the prayers and speeches were so empowering!

watching the flag fly high and listening to the navy seals sing the star spangled banner gave me goosebumps but in a good way. just like how i felt when i saw the singapore leg of the F1 race. the sense of pride and achievement for having come a long way since the days of black slavery, racism and inequality.

to be able to choose your leaders freely
to be able to envision a better future even when the future looks bleak
to embrace differences in order to walk towards a common goal

its an honour to be able to witness such a historical moment that didn't seem possible not that long ago.

you go mr president!

sat and today was great! i'm starting to love my job! despite the weird people who approach me and the occasional angry passenger (not my fault!), i'm quite glad the people here are nice and approachable! really makes time go by sooo much faster. =D

today was probably the worst disembarkation ever because some people are brainless they just woke up and their brains aren't working. basically two lanes would be open for people to queue for immigration while the last one is for wheelchairs and people to board. so obviously in order NOT to block the passengers' way, i'm on the third lane holding the placard.

so what happened was some intelligent passenger decided that since i'm holding the placard on the third lane, he/she thought that i was beckoning them to come over! so they ALL hopped over the BARRICADE and came towards me! monkey see monkey do, the whole bunch of people came hoarding towards me until the centre staff stationed herself there to stop monkeys from hopping over.

and they still dare to tell me "then why are you standing here?!"

"ERR because if i stand there i'll be blocking you????"





tada! nothing to say. =D



i think its nice when passengers appreciate your help. really really nice. some people just think that they're so much better than you but after a while, your skin grows in thickness so it doesn't matter anymore.

but working closer to the cruise ship means more food! sat we had starbucks-like coffee, chocolate cake, coke, peanuts etc to eat. today we had orange juice, sandwiches etc! hahahah! love doing gangway sia.. =D plus you have people around you to be crazy with so it's awesome!

there was a very funny convo this morning when we saw the breakfast (red bean bun)

S: EH got an pan!
Y: HUH what an pan? an ban have la!
J: an chuang also have! di chuang also got! but that's errr.. something else la..
everyone: HAHAHAHAHHA!

*discussing who to pass the walkie to*
J: eh give to S la! then can radio AN PAN MAN! (we were talking about mian bao chao ren before this and how he is called an pan man!)
S: i'm not an pan man! anyway did you know that he plucks out the bread from his head and gives it to people to eat?
H: HUH then what if pluck until no more left but that part then how to give to girl!
S: please la! only his head is edible. then the baker will bake him a new head! =D
A: EH he wears a red cloak too right?
Y: can eat one ah?
everyone: -.-"

i love these peeps. =D

i gotta wake up early tmr. gotta be there by 7.30am!

hahah hopefully i wouldnt be sleepless. if not tmr i'll be listless and probably lifeless by the time 9.30pm comes. dang!

jiayou jiayou!! =D

Always Be My Baby
David Cook

We were as one babe
For a moment in time
And it seemed everlasting
That you would always be mine

Now you want to be free
So I'm letting you fly
Cause I know in my heart babe
Our love will never die
No!

You'll always be a part of me
I'm a part of you indefinitely
Girl don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby

I ain't gonna cry no
And I won't beg you to stay
If you're determined to leave girl
I will not stand in your way
But inevitably you'll be back again
Cause ya know in your heart babe
Our love will never end no

You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Girl don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby

I know that you'll be back girl
When your days and your nights get a little bit colder oooohhh
I know that, you'll be right back, babe
Ooooh! baby believe me it's only a matter of time

You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Girl don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my my baby....

You'll always be a part of me (you will always be)
I'm part of you indefinitely
Girl don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on (we will linger on....)
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby

omg i want this bag! but its like $2380! and its like 'pre-owned' so retail price is actually $3500!


this one costs $490! man i wish i had more money.
*actually bank got money la. just too kiam.

HAHAHA!

mon: 9.30-3.30 = 6h
fri: 7.15-2.30 = 7.25h
mon: 9.30 - 4.40 = 7.2h
fri: 9.30-2.30 = 5h
sat: 7.30-10.30 = 15h

anw this is roughly long i'll be working/have worked so far. so that translates into about $323!

yay! hopefully can hit $600 by the end of the month..

*added bonus of weight loss comes with continuous standing for hours on end. =D

100 facts you should know about michelle.

1. is the eldest in the family
2. doesnt really like animals,
3. insects,
4. birds.
5. is a Scorpio
6. earliest recollection of cheating in exams was in pri school (and it was correct!)
7. still double checks answers in exams
   
8. shares too much sometimes
   
9. although she's learnt to to shut up more
10. wanted to be an air-stewardess
11. then an astronaut
12. once an engineer (until i did physics)
    
13. changed to hotel management
14. eventually did med
15. studying in australia
    
16. had her first crush in k1
17. multiple in pri school
18. fewer in sec school
19. handful in jc
20. even fewer in uni
21. which means she's being more realistic as she grows older
    
22. cannot live without internet
23. wished she had an older brother
24. is a tomboy
25. loves surprises
    
26. and surprising people
27. loves to feel appreciated
28. dislikes clubbing
29. doesnt really mind pubbing
30. born at SGH
31. wished she had more money
32. likes tall guys
33. hasn't mastered the art of walking in flats (blisters!)
34. wants to travel to all the continents in the world
35. wants to master more languages
36. wants to have many many kids
37. but this means she needs to earn a lot a lot of money
38. easier way would be to marry a very very rich guy (dream on!)
    
39. loves packing her tassie room but not her singapore room
40. likes arranging ice cream at giant supermarket according to flavours
41. doesnt really like shopping for clothes
42. doesnt apply to shoes and bags
43. wishes she will get a bigger room this yr!
44. has a scar on her left eyebrow
45. as well as a mole
46. used to run away from problems
47. is learning how to face them
48. hopes to find someone that loves her more (refer to pt 27)
    
49. regrets stopping piano
50. and guitar
51. and guzheng
52. regrets not doing better for HCL (and letting gong lao shi down!)
53. is grateful for friends like pam and ruth!
    
54. is afraid of walking around hobart at night
55. wishes she has a car in tassie
56. used to model
57. loves pri school and jc the most
58. uni's fun too!
59. loved working in rgs
60. has rockclimbing cert, first aid cert, scuba diving cert etc (the others are useless)
61. hates people who type in twit
62. adores the colours yellow, red, orange
63. will be 21 this year
64. hasn't had black hair since end of sec 4 (minus the few hrs last yr where i cut my hair, only to dye it at night again!)
    
65. closer friends call me nah, miccy, nahnah etc.
66. can be rather intolerant of certain traits
67. impatient at times
68. loves goss
69. doesnt make up (or rather doesnt know how to do it properly/ cant be bothered)
    
70. prefers to stay at home than go out at times
71. loves DDR and guitar hero
72. can sleep all day
73. loves tasmania for the weather and air
74. thinks it would be cool to have an angmo bf for a change
75. dislikes people who smoke excessively
    
76. wants to specialise in future yet doesnt know what she wants to do
77. loves studying med
78. reason for doing med? hates physics, chem and maths. so she was left with bio. jkjk.
    
79. loves topping the class
80. stresses herself out too much sometimes
81. thinks about things too much when she's alone
82. needs someone to keep her sane when her mind goes wandering around
83. feels honoured to be picked up but feels that its freaky at the same time
84. hates crowds unless absolutely necessary
85. wishes life was less complicated
    
86. wanted to study in oxbridge, imperial, ivy league for the sake of the prestige
    
87. lied through her teeth during mo3 sship interview
88. doesnt believe in love at first sight
89. thinks its ridiculous to marry someone who've barely known for a year at the age of 19
90. tally's at 3
91. is too stubborn at times
92. wished she procrastinated less
93. likes to be alone sometimes
94. maybe appear to be strong but in actual fact is very vulnerable inside
95. loves all toys soft and squishy
96. loves being hugged
97. suffers from insomnia at times
98. hates how med info will leak into her head when she's trying to sleep and that keeps her awake! that explains the insomnia
    
99. very excited about second year
100. doesnt have any regrets for 2008!
     

work yest was tiring. not so much when i was working but it was the after-work period that i felt the fatigue set in. but at least it was interesting. started work at 6.45am and was guiding the people to the immigration after they disembarked. while standing there uttering many many many "morning! did you have fun?", the bored police officer came up to me and tried to teach me how to profile people. he was like "those with luggage are there for the cruise. those without are there just to gamble!". HAHAHA! and true enough, those without luggages look suspiciously like gamblers. those elderly ah-peks and stuff.. hahaa! just that i wonder why wouldnt they just go on those gambling boats (which are cheaper) instead of taking a proper cruise that goes to klang and phuket?

anw during downtime, chatted with the supervisor working for SCC. he was telling me how the virg0 passengers are terrible because they're mostly singaporeans and they like to jump queue when queueing up for immigration. this means that they will jump over the barricade and cheong to the front, only to be stuck again. -.-" and true enough, when virg0 came in, there were a handful that starting jumping out of line! hahaha!

this jamaican guy tried to get my number. he's working on the cruise that i'm working for and he freaked me out! arghh he wouldnt relent when i refused to give him my number.. >< thats like 0.o! in the end i just gave him my email (since that's not as bad and i can ignore it anw)..

anw i just got myself another $98 from doing surveys! somehow this time around it only took me 2 mths to hit the 1000pt conversion level! weirdd.. hahaha ok actually last night it was only 400+ and then it became 1335 today! i did do two surveys last night but still that doesnt explain that 900pt jump! hahaha! oh well.. quickly converted and requested for the money before they take it back should it be a mistake! =p

i've come to terms. =D yippee! not that i was devastated or what. in fact no one around us would have guessed what happened. that was how 'normal' it was. which unfortunately was the abnormal response. weird huh. perhaps it was just because we were in denial about how we felt and to realise that it was less daunting upfront than i thought it would be probably made it easier. actually a wave of relief swept over me at that moment. curiosity was what i felt and i guess i had most questions answered later on.

so yes, i'm back to my old self now. the random, bubbly, talkative, crazy old me of the past. i shall not (un)knowingly become someone else. a relationship isnt two people seeing only each other in their eyes but two people looking in the same direction, working towards that goal. i think that was the problem. we were the former, but probably only realised that later. the person whom you're with should be the one that inspires you, one that encourages and helps you improve yourself. see what you admire about that person and try to improve yourself. i guess i've probably learnt to listen more (at times, depends on who it is too).

i've no regrets to be honest. its a lesson learnt. =) if we didnt get tgt, there would always be that 'what if' in my head. but at least now we know.

working at 6.45am on fri! =D hehe its gonna be a longgg day on friday! its ok.. i'll survive! after all, i requested to start early. hahaha!

bought guitar hero yest! been playing and my fingers are starting to hurt from pressing the frets! >< although it cant compare with pressing the real strings of a guitar. im only at easy/medium level.. cant imagine what the expert level would be like! seriously..

its 2nd jan. still feels very much like december unfortunately. i'm not sure where the past 1.5mths have gone to be honest. havent seen to have accomplished much.

i think i shall start writing out my 'timetable' again so at least i feel like i'm more organised and maybe i'll be even more productive. scheduling things give me a sense of control over my own life. hahaha!

cny's coming which means i'll soon have to pack my room, cupboard etc. which isnt a good thing considering i have quite a lot of junk. =S oh well..

yay so its the new year already!

woke up early today to go for new year's gongyo at tbsc. but before that we had lormee at bukit purmei.. =D although we just had lormee yesterday (kinda) at old airport. anyway it was great to see people once more and the performances were entertaining! first time since forever that new year's day has been this exciting! hahaha!

had fish soup for lunch which we also had yesterday too! >< seriously ah.. hahaha! went over to uncle's place and watch 'on air'. nice.. hahaha! although im sooo tired today. i was dozing off halfway through the show. must be the excessive loss of blood. bleah. sucks man. usually it isnt this bad!

came back after dinner and caught little nonya! at least now the bad people are starting to get their just desserts! was sooo frustrating a few episodes before! kabish! hahaha!

okok im super tired right now. need to sleep soon. need to increase my rate of erythropoiesis.. haha! jkjk..