Wedding anniversary

Met up with Jiahui for a good chat and did some revision at NTU South spine before heading home. (appreciate catching up & the belated birthday gift, thx gal!)

Realised it's my parent's wedding anniversary today...24 years and counting. May all married couples have a blissful marriage and stay true to their vows for each other. =)

What contributes to a long-lasting marriage: Communication & being understanding, Family bond (children), Holidays(optional but no harm giving each other a well-deserved break frm the fast-paced lifestyle if within means) and most importantly Love! ^HJY
There's more to marriage than what i can think of at the moment so feel free to comment.

Shopping stamina

After the trial run on Wed, geared myself for another shopping marathon with Yifen this time with heels to test my limits...Started with Marina Square to hunt for the light blue gown Yifen needed for Janice's wedding...with this aim in mind,we couldn't resist checking out the new stores and trying out some clothes or shoes along the way...that's what makes shopping trips fun; own time own target without having to suffer from human traffic jams.

Refuelled at the new food court, and shortly after we were in the new section of Marina Sq where shops were similar to Far East.Tomato Can has another outlet here...have long liked their bags but at the moment don't really need one. Decided to get a blouse...according to the sales lady, her boss got it recently from Korea during autumn and it's the only one available...her sales tactic worked cos i like the design and haven't seen it elsewhere. Tried jeans frm Levis, Esprit but still find Dorothy Perkins petite range suit me better but in the end, didn't get any cos found a pair of pants frm DP that costs only $23 that fit nicely. Think will probably get a Levis jeans only when i find something that really suits me and i can afford to spend that much.

With some purchases in tow, we headed to Suntec's Daniel Yam. Fitting sessions for Yifen while PA waited patiently and gave some suggestions. Decided to head to Orchard's Tangs before buying. Thanks to the helpful saleswoman, managed to find a suitable gown within budget. Ended today's trip contented. =)

《完全娱乐-爱情保证班》

你是天生的失恋大队长吗？

26/10/05 （仅供参考）

第一名 巨蟹座：失恋后，总是怪自己；所以在下一段恋情将付出更多、更提防。

第二名 狮子座：信心大於能力，不会从经验学习；失恋后，总是怪别人。

第三名 双鱼座：喜欢“演”失恋，容易感伤。

第四名 金牛座：行动慢和不会表白；对方被追走后，仍做好朋友。

第五名 处女座：观察太久，感情发展很慢。

~刺猬或扎满针的针包由谁决定？~

"山龜"

之從這學期的開始，就覺得不怎么有時間"寵愛"自己，享受逛街的閑情雅質也"自然"地消失了。但在考試的準備期間，我竟然放了自己一天假，到Cityhall 走走，觀察一下新的商店面貌，時尚流行些什么。"新"（對我而言）的服裝商店和飲食地點都在我這只"山龜"不知覺的情況下油然而生。看中了一件牛仔褲，在考慮是否應該大開"賣戒"。。。星期五"山龜"將走訪烏節路，到時再決定吧（^_^）

Mixed feelings

Concluded this sem's project （儿童文学教学法小组作业） with Fen-jie today, mixed feelings cos

• glad that assignments and reports are finally over for this semester, can concentrate on preparing for exams
• can save the hassle of travelling 4 hrs daily

BUT

• will miss working with my classmates especially “好妈”(cos of our similar schema, thanks for being patient-bear with my crap; understanding- "invisible communication lines" available most of the time)
• miss the feeling of putting in effort to produce our own "masterpieces"（精心杰作）despite the tight schedule =P

Thought that lessons will all end by today, but next week there's still a 2hr 文言 lecture on Mon...which i seriously don't mind the travelling cos need to brush up and enjoy learning from 周老师。

Got the chance to venture to a few "unknown" areas in NIE (wireless access lab in blk 5, study room in lib level 4 and classroom of the future tr 69) this semester basically due to 儿童文学 discussion and today's last lesson. Prefer having discussions in WAL and lessons in COTF, cosier & more conducive for interactions. Too bad it's our final year, will hardly get the chance to use these areas again.

Relief from "report constipation"

Finally, after completing the headache-inducing 测试大报告, report constipating syndromes have vanished. Really glad to be able to complete it by Saturday (at the expense of zzz on Fri night and Sat afternoon), so I can enjoy my Sunday before attending 2 more days of school next week. After completing and handing in the teaching of children's literature pair work project on Tuesday, assignments will all be over for this semester.

All the above signals the end of the semester and exams drawing near. Have exactly 1 month from today for the first paper. This year's exam dates are scheduled on the last week of the exam period and there's no break in between...4 papers back to back...hope that my memory storage will not suffer from any virus attack and I'll be able to survive through the papers...quite worried about 文言 so will probably spend more time trying to digest and revising it. Hope to go gyming in between revising period...suffering from withdrawal symptoms as it's been quite some time since I last went....=P

放手

Attended the last CED tutorial today and there was a guest speaker from the Subordinates Court, talking about various issues such as children at risk, divorce etc. Quite ironical for us to hear about divorce cos most of us aren't even married yet...perhaps the hassle of going through a divorce is the deterrant message they are trying to get across.

Quite amusing to note an air of excitement when the lecturer announce that there's a feedback form for us to complete before we leave the class. Normally, we would complete it briskly as there isn't much to comment and wish to leave early. Even in the midst of completing the numerous assignments and presentations for this module, we were already hoping to reflect that it's too demanding and absurd for a 2 AU module to have so many minute details to note.

And the day has arrived for us to air our grievances....Obviously my class aren't the only ones who feel that more improvements could be done with regards to the demands and requirements of the course as most people took some time to complete the forms. Well, tried my best to put across my message as gently as possible yet clearly showing where's the problem...won't want to demoralize the lecturers and endanger others who will be taking the same module next time.

Was on the bus when i heard a woman crying as she was talking on her phone...(she was seated in the adjacent inner seat of the first level of a double deck bus while i was seated on the first seat of the long row on the right) wondering if should offer her tissue but then again, it'll be quite embaressing for her to have gotten the attention of a stranger. Noted that she was ok as she alighted the bus before my stop so should be alright...sometimes people just have to know when and how to let go. Holding on to unhappy thoughts or unhappy relationships aren't going to work. You have to realise that yourself, there's only so much others can assist you. 懂得及时醒悟，该放手时放手就不会那么多烦恼。

Despite the work I have to complete by this weekend, intended to meet up with a friend for a meal and relax before burying myself into the pile of work but didn't get the chance to 偷懒。Should be staying up till 2am before i turn in...

Report constipation

Just completed the moral ed big report...basically left with another big report due on Friday （测试）and another pairwork project （儿童文学）due next week...but really having trouble starting the 测试 report...don't really know how to go about doing it...think have to force myself to start doing it latest by tomorrow...cannot keep putting it off or it'll never be done...>_<

30/00 gathering

After attending my piano lessons, took a train down to Orchard MRT station to meet Jo and Chat before we went down to Fish & Co. in Wheelock Place. Met Harold at Borders and we had to wait for abt 45min before we got to sit down in the restaurant...totally packed. Tza arrived next, followed by Faz and finally Ridzal. After dinner, walked down to Starbucks at Plaza Sg with Jo and Ridzal before we could find a coffee joint with seats. By the time I reached Hougang interchange (1215am), there wasn't any bus, so had to take a cab back home.

22

After a presentation, headed home for dinner and to cut my birthday cake from four leaves. The cake is quite tasty, not too sweet. Unwrapped the gift my classmates got for me...cinnamoroll notebook and a stand for notepad and pen. Sis also got me a cinnamoroll pouch, made a keychain with my name plus an ocha-ken teacup (for display)...seems like this birthday is filled with cinnamoroll stuff. =)

Grapevine

Was in the midst of editing the CED grp reflection report when Josh called...it's already 11+pm and he has yet to get dinner...poor thing...so decided to meet up and go get some food. Self-declared break frm work.

Headed to Grapevine in Kovan...the place was freezing cold but we didn't want to sit outside cos was quite noisy...tried Heineken and Budweiser mix...not much of a difference. The food wasn't as good as expected...i suppose the drinks are the main draw for the people. Intended to treat him but the place didn't accept NETS...and i didn't bring enough cash...so paiseh...owe him 1...Reached home by 5min to 1am. Must be the drink...slept soundly till late morning today.