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It's been a long time since the last time I update my blog.. I am currently in Jakarta, so I do not really have much time updating blogs and all that.. Ehehe..

Indonesia is getting crazier and crazier. I believe all of you have been informed that a bomb exploded in our beloved Bali. The victims were mostly Australians and Japanese, which means, DO NOT expect any donations from these 2 countries!! I think God is going to change Bali. Bali used to be known as "The Island of Goddess" or in Indonesian, "Pulau Dewata". There are lots and lots of idols down there. My friend said, "I want my Bali back!". Me? Well, somehow, I don't. Ok. Bali has been a HUGE asset to the country, its beautiful beaches and unique cultures drew tourists from other countries, which means $$ (read: income) for Indonesia. But I believe all things that happen to us (or our countries, be it Indonesia or Singapore or anything) are noted in our God's perfect masterplan. The Bible tells us that God's plan draws us to a promising future (Isaiah 29:11). If Bali is back to its state initially, we won't get the chance to have the REAL paradise, where God Jesus Christ is lifted high (how cool!!), where Bali is no longer "The Island of Goddess" but "The Island of God". Amen.

Not long after the blast, the oil price rose. The inflation rate is 100%. Crazy? Kinda. My parents used to buy petrol for Rp 2,200,- per litre, now, guess what? It's Rp 4,500,- per litre. Imagine the impact--all the prices nation-wide rise! From the public transport fares to the price of an apple. Hehe.. Why apple? Nothing.. I just stated what came into my mind... Lol. So, now, you must be really really smart and efficient in planning ahead your journey. It is better to go to multiple places in 1 journey in order to save your energy, as well as your petrol. Lols. And.. OH DEAR . . . things are getting soooooooooooooo EXPENSIVE!! Please SAVE for heaven's sake!!

Talking about saving, i just talked about consumerism with Melissa. Youngsters nowadays are in a habit of spending, don't u think? Let's see. New handphone models are out, people are competing in order to get the latest gadgets as soon as possible, so they can be the first to have it before their friends do. Another example. Most students are equipped with a PC at home by their dads, but tell u what. They want a laptop! Ask them 'why laptop?', and they will give you tonnes of reasons. It is portable. It has more features. It is cool, and a lot more! So what if it's portable? Does that mean that you will bring your laptop all the way? Oh, so you can use it while you are doing a -sorry- big business on the toilet bowl. Aha! An extremely good reason! -.-" Basically, they want the latest gadgets so that they can show off to their friends. I mean, don't you feel proud if you own that cool, expensive, latest iPod? Tell me I'm wrong, I'm glad if I am!

Today's post is gonna be boring. It's about 3pm when Wasis called me to join him to the cinema to watch "One More Chance". I agreed since I had nothing better to do and I felt that staying at home really stoned me. I guess I have had enough of staying in front of the computer playing games and doing all the boring stuff such as checking mails or browsing. It was kind of puzzling though, as One More Chance was a local movie. I didn't know that Wasis actually put any interests in catching local productions.

Later on, I finally found out that I was the only girl around >.<. I used to hate this kind of situation though. I thought it was funny and uncomfortable for you, as the ONLY girl, being among 5 guys. But somehow, I felt quite alright. Hehe.

The movie was kinda hilarious, but not THAT hilarious. Lol. It's about the lives of 3 men in Changi Prison, and the lives after they were released from the jail as ex-convicts. The movie is meant to support the yellow ribbon project, a project created by the Singapore government (if i'm not mistaken), to give another chance for ex-convicts and accept them in our unforgiving society. However, to me, the ending of the story sucks! It really did spoil the entire thing.

There was a heavy rain after the movie, which 'jailed' us inside the Cineleisure building. We headed to Es Teler 77 to have some dessert, and planned to meet Esther and Kribo after that in Takashimaya. Meeting them, we chit chatted for some time in delifrance (note: the topic of the conversation was about homosexual. . . lol). After realising that time flew very fast, we decided to move our butts off to somewhere and do things that are much more interesting than just talking. As it was kinda late, we decided to play pool. I noticed that Yusrin masters pool very well, hmmm, does he play everyday? *wondering*

No. He does not. Hehe.
How do I know?
Well, simple, dudes and babes.


I..

ask..

him.


Chey.
Gosh, I dunno what else to write lah.. Haiyah.. Nothing to reflect about lor.. Sigh.

Xplore Singapore, Palm Terrace, The Legends, Fort Canning Park. Haha.. yeah. I got to know this event yesterday from my friend, Jenny. She was forming a team of 6 and she quickly sms-ed me to join the team. I was kinda lazy at 1st, remembering it was about a game, hence it must be a race! Furthermore, involving things such as exploring Singapore, i could imagine the exhaustion of panting around Singapore, running like crazy all over the island just for the sake of winning. And the terrible part is, after you spend so much of your energy, nobody can guarantee you of winning the race.

Walking towards the 27-storey building where I lived in, my other friend sms-ed. "Are you informed about the game tomorrow? Do you want to participate? I don't mind joining, as long as there are friends around.." Well, i also were kinda tempted, to be honest, as i have never joined such events! So, yeah, joining the team was my final decision.

So instead of a team of 6, we formed a team of 7: Jenny, Sylvia, Cuppi, Frida, Dodi, Wasis, and I. Because we couldn't go in a team of 7, therefore we seperated. Dodi and Wasis joined another group, while the 5 of us girls formed another group. Actually, some unpleasant things happened during the game, but I am just too lazy to write it all down here. It's about the irresponsible marshalls who left the required stations, causing all of us to wait for them for about more than half an hour in the station! And to top it all off, it was not only 1 station that had no marshalls, but 2, plus the gundu gate master in Jurong East MRT Station who had no idea that we were actually allowed to pass the gate without our EZ Link cards. He spent minutes calling the manager to ask about whether we were really permitted to pass the gate without paying, and so on and so forth. In the end, Wasis' group got the 3rd prize. Mine? Well, I guess it is obvious that we didn't win any prizes, we only brought home our goodie bags, t-shirts, $35 off gift voucher from Tony&Guy, and some small tokens. But it was fun though, and I was quite thankful that we didn't go home with empty hands. (:

No. No B. Sigh. This last two days had been such a mess. First, IISO exam. I studied the whole night but ended up doing a foolish thing of not carrying out the instructions given. Instead of choosing to do 3 questions, I did all 4! My goodness! I don't know how will the examiner(s) mark my paper, hopefully they will be merciful enough to mark all the 4 answers and choose the best 3. Sigh. However, I still thank Him anyway.

Day 2 is Business Accounting 1 paper. I have studied, yes, everyone knows it. But guess what? In the day itself, i forgot to bring my calculator!! Heaven and Earth know that calculators are very much needed in Accounting. Had no choice, I did mental calculation which slowed me down. Apart from that, there were MCQs and we were supposed to shade the OMR sheet. I again didn't have a 2b pencil with me, but luckily I took the correct mechanic pencil (I have 2 mechanic pencils, 1 with HB lead and 1 with 2b lead, and I took the 2b lead with me, phew~). The questions were enough to make my brain burst. I couldn't finish my paper (which was obvious, I had no calculator!) but well, I thank Him, anyway.

Tomorrow is Macroeconomics paper. It is not meant to be difficult. I have never felt that Econs paper is gonna be difficult. Everyone can easily Ace it if they study. The problem is: I have no mood to study!! OMG! Suddenly I had a very severe homesick, which caused my mind to keep on thinking about this 4-letter word: H-O-M-E! Oh no! It is such a waste to get a B in Econs!! Where is my mood to study? What on Earth is wrong with me??

Speaking of missing, I miss Jesus Christ. Yes, I prayed every single moment, but where is He? He seems so far away, I cannot feel His presence anymore. I miss Him. I miss the embrace of His hands, the hugs and the love. I want to have a deep kind of relationship, like Abraham's and Moses'. I want to have a victorious life with Him. But where is He? The last 2 days of exam were ended up screwed. Accounting was the worst. I didn't think it was difficult, but yet I have no confidence in getting an A. It is as if I have forgot Him when I did the paper. NO! I shouted for His help, I knew He would be there to help me out, I knew He was there. I wanted to be more than others. Hey, I am the head and not the tail! That is what the Bible says. I had done what God has taught me that I should not lean on my own understanding, instead I should trust in the Lord and acknowledge Him in all of my ways, and He will make my path straight. I have done the "ora et labora" thing, I believe I have done my part! But where is God? Where are you, God?

Just when I was about to post this blog, I remembered my days in O level. Sometimes I was over confident over something, but too chicken to think about big things in another things. I thought I was going to score a C in English, but ended up getting a B3. I thought I was going to get B for science, but ended up having an A. Hey, what you think is gonna be different with what He is going to give you. You might think that it is impossible now to score an A, but who knows? Nothing is impossible when you are walking with God. The faith that you sow will not grow and produce nothing. You will reap something that is worth it. Having a hope in God and trusting Him completely to handle the rest will not do you any harm. I have done my part, what is going to happen after this is beyond my control. Our God is able. It is the matter of faith. Do you trust Him completely?

Chris, chris.. I hear ya!! Haha.. Wanted to update the bloggie but too lazy to do so.. Lol.. Im sorry I didnt write a single word in the month of August.. :P:P

Neways.. here it is, my blog fans all over the universe! :D~

So.. i met my ex junior high school (SMP) classmate a month ago just before the YRC service. I was so surprised when i saw him walking towards the hyatt ballroom. As an usher, I approached him and shook his hand, at the same time, said hi and how are you and long time no see and all those similar things. He quickly looked at me and said his name. (Oh, i won't reveal his name here, as i think it is not very appropriate) When he introduced himself, i was like, huh? I mean, hello, we were classmates back then, of cors i noe ur name! U mean u don't remember me? I replied, "Yea i noe, i'm Louisa, hey! Your classmate in K7!" He showed this bewildered face, and soon i realised that he really did not remember me! I tried to dig out his memory but it came with no result. Well, nevermind. I was soo happy that day as a lot of people i knew in jakarta came to the YRC, one of them is Yenny. I have never imagined that we would meet each other in Singapore! hehe.. so fun, happy. So the case of this ex classmate thingy won't go my way! U forgot bout me, thats fine, mate!

And guess what? I met him (the forgetful ex-classmate) again in Indo Freshmen Nite 2005! With another ex classmates (Christa, my good friend back then). And guess again! The forgetful classmate forgot Christa!! Oh my my! Is your memory really that packed till you have to delete our names off your brain? Well well, try to remember your other classmates, my man. You really need to, seriously. It is not very nice when you forget your own classmates' names! Hehe.

Urm, talking aboit IFN'05.. Held in Bestway Building and targeted for Indonesian tertiary students, it was not really a blast after all. It invited Joy Tobing, the first Indonesian Idol. I asked my Indo frens in TP (and Kelly from RP) and some of them came, but the event was not quite similar to what i have told them to be, or to what i have pictured in my head. The food was far from nice, the games were.....erm, on the borderline, i should say. Perhaps a BBQ would be much nicer, or more games would do better. I understand the tight budget that the committee faced, but hey, do games really need those huge budgets? I mean, police and thief alone was not enuff! We love games, TP students love games. It is fine to play caterpillar or whatever lame games, we don't mind, really! *i send my deepest sorry to all of the committee, especially to Andri, the event planner. Well, i'm not criticising you coz i understand the situation. I'm just telling what i think, and what the others might think. =)*

Temasek Polytechnic Students


Joy Tobing, the first Indonesian Idol


TP Group with Joy Tobing

What else? Umm.. Oh, I met Klara, an Indonesian, in BSC camp. Woohoo! I always love to see Indonesians in TP. It creates a sense of belonging, that tells me that I am not alone. Since all my classmates are Singaporeans, it is always nice to meet Indonesians, don't u think? Hehe.

Lemme think of other stuff to write. Mm.. I went to East Coast Park to cycle with Surina and Nerissa. Hehe.. the environment was ok, we had quite a fun. Again, we met an Indonesian waiter in this Indonesian restaurant. Guess more and more Indonesians are going to stuff Singapore, yeah? Lol.

My grandma was hospitalised on the 20th of August which created a huge panic among all the family. My mum from Jakarta and my aunt from Canada flew over to Singapore just to see her and my other aunt from Germany who was in Singapore that moment and supposed to be back to Germany the next few days cancelled her flight. I was in the camp and wasn't around the day she was taken to the Hospital. I felt a little guilty but what is done is done. She is fine now, just need to be monitored each time. =)

On the 30th of August, I visited my secondary school (BMSS) with Kelly and Razeenah, my 2 ex-classmates who sat behind me. We chatted with the teachers there and met quite a number of other former students like us. It is nice to keep track on what they are up to, coz at least you know that they are alrite. The teachers seem to be grateful to see us, and some of them is going to retire soon. I was glad that I visited the school that day as I wont see some of the teachers if i visit the school again the next year.

I guess that is all from me. I am heading to study soon. The main exam is coming on monday and i guess i have to be fully equipped to face the paper. I always desparate to get a B at least, and hopefully an A, but since my projects are screwed, i think i should not dream too high on getting an A. Hehe. K. please pray hard for me, i really want to grab the B! Gbu!

My cmsk oral presentation is finally over. Thanks to God for giving me the confidence that I needed, and to Jairus, an intelligent NUS student-to-be, for giving me brilliant points and excellent sentences, and for teaching me how to win my case.

These few weeks I have realised that I have a lot of friends. In secondary school, I felt completely left out. Imagine to have only 2 playmates that were not even your classmates, and imagine to have your whole classmates think that you are a weirdo who has an attitude problem! Yep.. Life will be hell for you. I dont know what wrong things I had done in Secondary school. I didnt gossip, I didnt backstab, I didnt bitch around.. I understand that I was kinda like a volcano back then.. I could not control my emotion and will straight away vomitted everything out to my "best friend" (I put " " coz I think she hates me now). But apart from that, I was kind of melancholic, I didnt say out my thoughts enough, and I was a quiet gal, very far from loud.

Perhaps in sec school I was still a kid. My school in Singapore was a secular school, not like my sec school in Jakarta back then.. It was a Christian school, and majority of its pupils are Christians. We had prayers and Bible reading every morning, and a sermon once a week. My friends back then were very thoughtful and kind, cos they were Christians! Sometimes we share our thoughts, and everyone was willing to lend their shoulders for me to cry on. I love my sec school life in Indonesia.. Sigh.. Hope I could turn back time.. :S

I dont think I have an attitude problem now. I have learnt a lot from that nasty experience. I am now very different from secondary school. I am vibrant, and I make friends with everyone. One of my classmates is often surprised by how many friends I have gained in poly within such a short period of time.. Well, the reason is simple. In poly, I took part in events that are still "managable". Helping others set up a booth, attend talks and seminars, attend workshops, camps, and any other events.

Another thing, I am an anti-gossip person! I have never put any interests in gossipping, ever since in primary school, or best, ever since I was born! I am not like most girls. Sometimes I listen to them gossipping, but I never give any damn about their comments. I have my own life to care for, unless they themselves ask me to give any advices. Not that I am an apathetic person, I do care for their souls. But I dont like gossipping. It doesnt change someone's life. Perhaps one's life is awful or immoral, let's say. But does gossipping help? NO!! What we have to do is pray for that person, or approach the person with smile and make a difference in the person's life! Well, becoz of my limited english ability, what I can do is just praying for him/her. I believe in the power of prayers.

Whatever..

Today is the 22nd of July 05, which means that it is the last day of TP International Food Festival and Bazaar. I was supposed to have a class commenced at 9am in the morning but I did not manage to attend that class. The reason? Well, simply because I woke up late. Soooo freakin late. It was 10am when my eyes started to open. I jumped straight away, very shocked by the fact that I seldom late. I rushed to the bathroom and did a quick wash. I grabbed my bag and ran straight to take a cab. The fare was unexpectedly raised to be so expensive. $8.50!! Shucks. Luckily I had enough cash in my wallet.

You know what? God has been so good to me these days. I asked God for no rain for these 3 days during the bazaar so that business can run smoothly, and He answered my prayers. Just yesterday, I was too tired debating with David, causing me not to read the Bible before going to bed. The result is, I was late today. But God punishes people with love. In the end I did not attend the class, and He knows that this is enough for me to change. I repented and promised myself not to miss reading the Bible ever again. Fortunately, that day I had the Leave Of Absence (LOA) Letter, regarding the bazaar thingy. I was permitted to skip lectures and tutorial classes during the Food Festival, but I did not want to skip lectures so I did not use it. Today, I went to the General Office and submit my LOA letter to them as the reason on why I did not go to the tutorial class this morning. Hehe.. so kewl rite?? =P

TP International Food Festival finally over. I had so much fun these past 3 days selling the snacks and stuff. Because we were making losses, Yusrin came up with a splendid idea! He presented his sketches to be given away in a lucky draw as a grand prize. His drawings include Jay Chou, Angelina Jolie, David Beckham, Fann Wong, and Britney Spears. Those people who buy from our stall for at least $2, get a chance to win the grand prize. The other prizes are Silver Queen, Chocolates, Drinks, and many more. Even though we earned just nice to cover our expenses, and our profit was only $14, we really do have so much fun. Today is the day that definitely will not be erased from my memory.

Our Stall. Esther and Yessica wore traditional Indonesian Costumes


The Salesmen


Grand Prize Winner: Angelina Jolie


After counting the Omzet

I cannot reveal everything here. The fun is just so huge till I find myself to be caught in difficulty of typing it up, as it is so difficult to be phrased in sentences. So guys, it is too bad if you miss the bazaar. Our candy floss is soooo popular among our customers. Hehehe. =P

Hey... ^^ yesterday, my beloved friend finally managed to have her internet done. I miss her so much that we talked about everything under the sun and didn't realise that the time was moving so fast without waiting for us.. We chit-chatted until around 3am in the morning?? Hehe.

Mm, my previous post was about my birthday and i talked on how some people were just happily forget the significant day and stuff.. hehez. Now I got the explanations. I should understand that some of them became close to me just a few weeks ago and I should not expect too high of them remembering my birthday. Some of them were even don't know about it! Oh no. I'm soo selfish. Do I always think so negatively?>.<

Mm, today is the Cross-disciplinary Subject (CDS) registration date. Wanna know my choices? Hehez. I also do not know what to choose. A lot of the subjects are appealing to me and I was having a hard time choosing 5 of them. I feel like studying all... hehehez...

1. Freehand Drawing (Haha, I love sketching! =P Just that my sketchings are not really considered as good pieces of work.. That's why I need someone to teach me sketching skills! LOL)
2. Food Hygiene (Hehez.. this sounds interesting as it teaches us about food hygiene.. duh. You need to learn this to be a good house-wife! Lol.. You don't want your family to have food poisoning often rite?)
3. Leadership and Character (This is important to be a boss!! Hehez.. I mean, who wants to be a low-level worker?? Well, i dont wanna..)
4. Productivity and Service Quality (A marketing subject it is, I think it's a fundamental thing to learn if you want to explore on the service-based business...)
5. French (Mm, not really appealing but doesn't it sound cool to be able to speak one of the European Languages besides English?? I think learning French is kinda kool.. Haha. Mm actually I was thinking of a subject called Introduction to Project Management. But nagh.. That one can be gained through experience... Hahahahaha. So, it's French that won! *what lah*)

So these are my choices. I need not ask my parents about CDS. Okay, perhaps they can gimme advices but I want to learn something that is to my interest. Business IT was my dad's advice. At first I wanted to go to Interior Design course but my dad thinks that BIT is better in terms of career in the future. He also stated that Interior Design can be put as a hobby but BIT cannot. That was kinda true, to be honest.. So I followed his advice.. hehe..

Okay, I guess I'm done with typing. My friend, Zi Yan, wants to meet me soon. It has been such a long time since the last time we went out. Ok, I guess I better get ready.... =)

Morning people..! First of all, I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to those who wished me happy birthday on the 11th of July ^^ I will treasure you guys.. Here are the list in a non-chronological order.

Ivan JL, Andrew, Regina, San-san, Zi Yan, Mia, Dedi, Terra, Kelly, Christina, Elvina, Cynthia, Vanessa, Xiwen, Crystal, Chien Zhi, Daryl, Jing Yi, Su Ling, Nurul, Ivan NB, Nigel, Rendi, Menny, Vanya, Erni, Angga, Andriani, Aprilia, Lestari, Hui Lei, Samuel JO, Ella, Citra, Eileena, Frans & fam.

-plz let me know if I miss you out...K? ^^ (Note: Wishes through MSN Messenger are not included)-

I feel like complaining but I'm afraid people that read my blog will fed up because of the complaining stuff. My previous 2 posts have been about complaints and I believe nobody would like to see another one. But I cant "tahan" liaoz... I feel like vomiting everything out here... I'm so sorry guys..

I feel very disappointed, sad, and at the same time, angry. Yesterday -ohh, its 30 mins ago- was my sweet 17th birthday. In Indonesia, 17 years of age is already considered as adults and girls will usually have blast celebrations. Because I live in Singapore and my acquaintances are divided by 2 countries (Singapore and Indonesia), I understand the situation that I cant have that kinda celebration. Well, I don't really mind as I am not the type of gal who likes to be in a party, to begin with. Besides, I had my term test just the week before my bday, and even on the day itself! So I prefer concentrating on school work to thinking of what type of party should I throw.

I already asked my 2 best friends, terra and chris, to eat out tomorrow, which was on my bday. Before I slept, I was hopping that tomorrow would be fun. Accounting paper was no worries to me. I believed that everything would turn out well and exciting! I imagined I would receive a lot of birthday testimonials from my friends. Just this and nothing more. Well, friendster has given them a hint! There is no reason for them to forget, unless they don't check the net so often. If they cant make it, at least they can send me an SMS? Well I dunno... Or gimme a call, perhaps?

Andrew's msg brightened my day. He was the first to wish me a happy birthday. Andrew wont forget over this little thing as he always remembers my birthday. I remember the last time he sent me a birthday present. I believe the present was so precious to him, that no insane would ever give such a thing away for a person whom he rarely meets. But he gave it, anyway. That was so nice of him. I went to sleep, starting with a prayer, of course..

the sun finally rose on the "happy" day. I went to the campus with a huge smile engraved on my face, ready to go for the accounting paper. 4 of my classmates (vanessa, chienzhi, xiwen, crystal) gave me a bracelet and a card.. So nice.. :) Thanks to the 4 of you ^^

then I went straight to meet chris and terra. Do some hang out stuff.. Nothing much, but I had so much fun! =)

aiya......... I dunno whether I should complaint here. I don't think the readers deserve another complaint... Briefly, I was angry and disappointed as a lot of my precious friends (friends that are precious to me, people that I think are fun to be with, people that I consider my close friends) forget about this. It may sound so childish but I mean it. it is alright for me if those people in MSN forget. But they are my close friends!!! I waited till 23:59, perhaps they would like to be the last to give me surprises. But they didn't. The thing is, those whom I did not really expect much to remember do remember!! I know I should not be too egoistic and selfish. There may be some situations whereby their phones are out of balance and none their family members wanted to lend them theirs, or perhaps their internet cannot be used.. Or whatever.. But it's not likely to have ALL of them experience the same thing at a same time in a very same particular day rite? Some of them DID go online, but they didn't even NOTICE my so-obvious-and-thick-skinned nick. Or they did notice but didn't even bother to instant message me to say hi?? Some of them put "away" sign.. But were they really that busy to say even a simple wish?? The story I give you now is not the worse... If I were a heartless person, I may even copy-paste some of their conversations.. Ok forget about elaborating. I am very, very disappointed with those people! >_<

whatever... im goin to bed. im sick. im not feelin well. i deserve the rest i need. readers, im sorry to let you read another complaint. I am not that kind of person, really. i do give thanks, lolx.. but these days were just not right. i am away from my God, the only source of joy. That is probably why i become like this. abnormal. childish. selfish.. you name it. sigh... What's wrong with meee???

It's the 2nd day of July.. Have been very busy these few days due to the arrival of my family and my 2 cousins.. haha.. Not only that, school is getting tougher and tougher since the term test is just around the corner.

I have my communication skills presentation comin up somewhere in July, and to add the stress on it, my topic is soo darn serious! It's about euthanasia, whether you agree or disagree, and something like that.. T_T I didn't really notice when I wrote that piece of essay that I am supposed to present that essay to the whole class, that was why I chose the topic..

Last Sunday, the bro of my tuition teacher was married. I went for his wedding reception and that was my first time attending a Chinese wedding dinner, with round tables all over the ballroom...yes, you may freak out with this fact.. -_-" Ok. The wedding receptions that I usually attend are the typical Indonesian ones, those buffet like.. Then again, during the dinner last Sunday, my chopsticks dropped. First a stick, then another one, which made exactly a pair.. Sigh.. I was so clumsy T_T.. So paiseh haha.. Furthermore, I felt quite uncomfortable, coz I ate with those people I didn't know in one table, which meant that I had to watch my manner.. LOL. U have to eat silently (no jingling of forks and spoons, where the direction of your spoon when you scoop your soup, and stuff like that..) oh C'mon.. Don't u feel pressurized when you have to eat so formally? Well, I do, to be honest... =P

Ok. Change topic. Yesterday was the submission date of our CMSY L1 Template. I didn't really care about this particular project because my group was like.. Err.. Can I say "look at me in one eye"? Especially da leader, the participation-mark-despo (PMD) as well as the computer's husband (coz I think he has married with a computer -_-"). What he thinks I am??? He pushed me further and further to the corner by asking questions I didn't know, makin me like a complete fool in front of all the group members! It's true that I am not really competent about computer and stuff.. But hey, I have my own special ability too!! And today, when Daryl (one of the group member) came up with a template, guess what did the PMD ask me to do? He gave me the template and asked me to draw something on it! Oh puhleasee!.. Give me yesterday lah, so at least I can draw your 'beloved' wife.. Duh! -_-" I cant draw when I am pressurized with time.. Give me today, what can I do? So I just did a typography, and guess what.. My hand started trembling. Told ya, I cant do anything when I am pressurized with time, especially regarding sketching and drawing. But fortunately enuff, my group was quite satisfied with the typography I did. Oh, I shouldn't say "my group" as that aloy didn't even bother to look at it. But anyway, Daryl and Chien Zhi were satisfied, and that's great enuf for me. I don't need the PMD to comment my work. Who is he to comment my typography? he doesn't even have the RIGHT to look at it! All my drawings are copyrighted, and it's within my permission to see them! LOL.

ok. stop talking about this crap and move on to a more exciting topic! are you ready??

TPIS is holding an international bazaar on the 22nd of July, and TP Indo Union is going to sell Indonesian food and snacks... so do drop by when you are around and make sure you buy something ok! Lol. sounds forceful but I don't care.. haha. another thing, there will be an international cultural nite on the 29th of July in the TP Auditorium. TP Indo Union is taking part and going to have an Indonesian halloween fashion show! WOW.. isnt that gonna be cool? So make sure you have yourself in the auditorium on the 29th of July nite okae? hehe.. peaceee... =)

Ok. So I applied for Tuition grant. Went to the webby and filled in the form.. And guess what? I entered my matric card number wrongly! I typed down my matric card's barcode, not my admission number. Bloody hell. I know this is stupid but I didn't know that "matric card number" is actually "admission number". Argh!! When I signed up for TP debates, I wrote down the barcode number and they were pretty cool about that. Hence I am confidently thought that matric card number is the barcode number...

Ok, so I know my application is going to fail. They said last Monday and Tuesday (20-21 June) were the dates the government opens the application again for those who failed to apply. I went down to the office on Monday to check whether my name was on the list of those failures and, surprisingly, my name was not there! I told the 'miss' in the office about the matric card number and stuff and she said I better apply again to avoid unwanted things to happen next.

On that same Monday, I had a TPIU meeting till late. I reached home 1 hour before midnight and was too freakin tired. I was completely forgot about the application. On Tue, same thing happen. I didn't remember to re-apply for the TGD as that day was the opening of AOYC and I was just too excited. Again, I reached home very late and was overly tired and sleepy.

Early in the morning on the next day, which is today, I just realised about the tuition grant thingy. My face had gone pale as I knew that there is no more chance for me to re-apply. I didn't know what to do. I took the bus and met Syl and we went together to the office to ask. The person was not really sure about my problem. She said if I couldn't find my name on the list, then probably my application was successful. But she was still not sure! I prayed and prayed, hoping that God will give me a little favour over this thing.

Went home in the afternoon and told my brother online about this, thinking that perhaps my family could help, but only to find myself being nagged and blamed. Stupid bro! I was too stressed out by the overloaded projects, the homework, the night dismissal almost everyday, the "failed" tuition grant, the AOYC report I have to submit, the essay I have to do which is almost due, and so on and so forth.. Now I find myself being blamed because of my cluelessness about the matric card number?? Gimme a break!! He said that I should memorise the matric card number by heart. Gosh! Wasn't he paying attention when I explained to him?? It Wasn't that I didn't remember my matric card number, it was becoz I didn't know that matric card number is actually admission number! Another thing, he blamed me of not writing it down in my agenda. Hello.. Does he think that I have my pen and my agenda with me whenever I travelled around the school? What does he think I am? A journalist? A reporter?? Sigh.. He expected me to be active in school, that is why I go home late almost everyday, which causes me to forget about the application. I am still a human being. Not a computer! It is still within boundaries to forget things, rite? >.< I was too pissed by my bro and asked him to shut up and stop lecturing me. and i shouted (u noe, by using a lot of exclamation marks <"!">). I know it's a bit rude, but I just need the break. And, guess what.. (just being frank) I am crying.. Yes, rite now! I just cant take it anymore! Why everyone keeps on mocking me over things like this? The AOYC report, the undone projects, and the unnecessary nags . . . I just have it enough!!

Hayaz.. These few days I have lost the joy He gave me. Goddd.. Help me pleaseeee!! I need u desperately... >.< Only You can understand me, Father.. Forgive me for being rude to my bro..I just need the peace, the joy, the content surroundings when You are here... Draw me near.. Jesusss.. HELPPPP!!! ~_~

Today I went to the Temasek Polytechnic International Students (TPIS) Annual General Meeting (AGM). Due to the cancellation of IISO lessons this week, I was dismissed at 1pm. And guess what? The meeting started at 6pm! Oh no! Should I stay back for 5 long hours in the campus?? No way! But I had no choice. I was meeting Wasis at 4pm, btw. Hence, no point of going back home.. rite? Anyway I had my CMSK research with me, so I did the essay outline and printed it during the waiting hours.

Err.. Who did you say you were meeting just now? Wasis? What a weird name. LOL. Well, I won't say such a thing la, coz I am not that mean.. HAHA. But yes.. I should admit that actually his name is quite.. er... unique? as people can mispronounce it as "wasit" (indonesian term for referee), "wasir" (ambeien), or anything else.. LOL. But hey, don't judge people by his name, can? You don't know whether the person is good or evil only by his name.. or perhaps whether the person is good looking or bad looking.. You won't know! People say your name reflects your personality, but I don't really think so! Let me give you some examples. 'Claudia' means limping. So if your name is Claudia, does it mean that you are limping?? 'Christina' means Christ's follower, or simply, Christian. So if someone is named Christina, can you be sure that she is a Christian? I don't really see a point of the meaning of names, although it is fun to find out the meaning behind your name. And oh, for your additional information, 'Louisa' means heroine. Not HEROIN, but HEROINE. I hope you can distinguish between the two. "Heroin" means a powerful and illegal drug made from morphine (definition taken from Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English), whereas "heroine" means simply a female warrior. Got the difference? LOL. So, what's the meaning behind your very own name? ;)

Ok. Back to the main point. TPIS AGM was quite a fun. I got a chance to meet other Indonesian friends in TP. Quite a number of them are freshies, perhaps I can ask them to come for the Indo-Freshmen Nite on August? LOL. OK. Seems I have nothing else to talk about. I believe you won't like it if I talk about the meeting on and on rite? It would be borrrriiiinnngg! Hehe. Ok I guess I'll see u next time. Bubbye and GBU!

Hellowww.... When was the last time I updated this blog? 1st of June? LOL... *checking the calendars now*... OH NO! It's already the 10th! Am I on a way that leads me to an inconsistency? LOL. Well.. if u are a jobless person that has nothing better to do but looking at my crappy blog carefully, u sure notice that at the beginning I started this blog, I updated it every single day! But what happens now? Mmm well, the lazy piggy has risen! HA HA! =P

School is getting better and better with lots of fun activities to attend. There are nice people around even though some of the TP population are kinda bengs and lians... Haha nevermind. Anyway, do you guys know why I can survive here in TP? Well, make a guess! You are incorrect if you say that the subjects I am currently taking are easy. You are a big WRONG if you think that there are a lot of Indonesians here. In fact, in BIT course alone, I only met 1 Indonesian, and he is my senior!! That tells you how rare Indonesians here... U are half correct if your answer is that TP students are friendly. So, what makes me survive here??

Well, simply becoz... All my classmates speak English to one another!! LOL. Some of you may go "huh?", but I tell u, it is a joy when all of them speak in channel 5. I have encountered the uneasiness of being a deaf goat in the middle of my Chinese friends speaking in channel 8. Don't ask me to go and learn Chinese, coz I have done it! I am a Chinese and I didn't say that I don't understand Chinese at all. Well, I just don't use it often, hence, every information that was stored in my brain has gone somewhere else I don't even bother to find out. Seriously, you have to try it yourself. How do u feel when everyone around you laugh so happily at things that they think are funny, and u are just sitting there being a complete idiot while, at the same time, trying your best to laugh with them, despite the fact that you don't know what on earth they are -and you are- laughing at. I am not good at describing, but I can tell that it feels terrible! I am being honest here.. and, oh, I am always honest, aren't I? Rite! That's so obvious! LOL *does anybody feel like vomiting?* :P

Ok. Change topic! Today is my first time visiting the campus' Library. LOL. sotong. Went there just to see and know only, and I looked like sooo dot. Haha. Wanted to borrow a book but didn't know how, till I noe that I have to create a numeric pin first before using the electronic borrowing machine or whatever the name of the machine is. Haha. T_T Ha ha ha. Not funny for me.

Okiez... Bought a blouse with Christina and Terra yesterday.. We 3 have the same blouse.. LOL. Argh.. dunno what to sae already larh.. Next time I update again..

OH YAR! Forgot to post the Session notes! Tomorrow k? LOL. Hopefully....

Hello.... it's been a while since the last time i updated this blog... hehe... ok. without further speech, let me staaarrrttt this.... =D

I feel like talking bout the Bible Camp. it was a 3 days 2 nights camp held on the 21-23 may. Huwahh... can i talk in indonesian? i'm just too lazy to talk in english... LOL... No. i cant really express myself in English. English is a foreign language to me. I have been learning it since 5 years old? LOL. but indonesian is better. I learnt it ever since i saw this beautiful world.. XD... I am more fluent in Indonesian, to be honest. =P So, can i? Of course can! How can you say "no" ? This is my blog, remember?? LOLLL *am i forcing you to say "whatever.."?? HA HA!*

Ok. jadi gw mulai aje yahh... Bible Camp kmaren ini diadain di City Bayview hotel. Gw kira itu hotel bintang 3, gak taunya kmaren ini gw cek di internet, eh.. ternyata dia bintang 4 bow! hwuaha.. ah. bintang2 mah gak penting deh. yang penting tuh apa yang lu alamin di sana. ya gak? huwahahaha

Hari pertama:
Mm mungkin ini gak terlalu berkesan sih.. gw siap2in barang, dll, trus gw brangkat naik bis. agak males gt deh.. maklum lah, gw ke BC juga gak ada tujuan. cuman ngisi liburan. somehow gw mikir "temen gw ada, gw gak kurang kerjaan..knapa mesti ke BC?" haha tp gw pun pergi juga pada akhirnya. Di jalan gw ketemu ma rombongan NTU. Ci Ricci, ko Anton, ko Andri dkk. *yang laennya gak knal.. huwahah*. Ya ude gw gabung aje ma mreka. ehh.. tengah jalan pula, ketemu ci Achill. wuihh. all heading to the City Bayview hotel, with some heavy and some light lugagges. My mind asked, "Mm.. will this gonna be a great and unforgettable camp as it was said? Or they were probably just being too exaggerating?"

Sesampainya di City Bayview, gw orang ngumpul di lantai 5. gak ada kerjaan. cuman ngumpul2 aja. trus abis itu ada ice breaking games. yahh.. lumayan lahh.. gw sekelompok ma Ci Achill. tp kalah. huhuu.. gpp deh. abis itu klo gak salah pembagian kamar gt. tadinya gw sekamar ma Ci Merry, Siefen, sama Suryani. Trus gw liat room allocationnya.. masa Citra, Yossy, Jessica, San-san pada sekamar??? Gak relaa! haha.. gpp sih, gw gak protes juga sekamar ma Merry. Tp knapa mereka pada sekamar?? huhuuu.. Abis itu, gw orang ada session. Om Djohan yang bagiin firman. tentang kasih Bapa. gw ada catet koq. ntar ya gw post catetan gw di sini =D ok ok? Akhir session pun tiba.. San-san bilang ma merry kalo gw sebaiknya masuk ke kamar dia aja.. dan si merry setuju... So.. kita 1 FA jadi sekamar.. asiikk.. hahah! sharing nya jadi lebi enak ;) Trus.. jam yang paling ditunggu-tunggu : MaKaN mAleM! LOL. Rawon bikinan Ci Biena.. enak looo! *nyamm*

Hari kedua:
Hari ini games day. Kami pergi ke Sentosa buat main games. Gw dimasukin di kelompok "Esther" yang diketuai oleh Cynthia. Huwaha.. Btw, for your own info, Cynthia itu dulu temen smp gw... Haha.. Oh ya. Again, Citra, Yossy, Jessica were in 1 group!! Ugh.. knapaaa?? Huwahaha.. Gapapa deh. Gw punya grup juga ok. Ada Cynthia, Suryani, Andreas.... ok kan? kan? kan? =P Gamesnya tuh basically kayak amazing race gt.. kebayang dong capeknya? gak bisa istirahat karna dari 1 station ke station lain aja mesti lari! Huhu.. tambah lagi hari tuh puaaannnaass abis! Mana panitianya nyolot lagi.. ugh! Station pertama aja grup gw jalan.. yang laen pada naik bis.... sengsara bener sih?? Haha... tp by the time we reached the 3rd station, grup gw udah jadi yang pertama! Tapi sayang... setelah itu gw orang nyasar! Sebelnya, panitia tuh super nyolot. udah tau kita salah tujuan, bukannya dikasi tau kalo kita nyasar, malah didukung supaya kita ke tempat yang salah itu... Nyebelin abis deee!! Huhuu.. Oh iya, games nya juga super duper gak manusiawi.. Masa udah di station trakhir, udah super capek, disuru brenang di laut, jaraknya kira2 .. mmm.. brapa yah? lumayan jauh deh! Bujut! Orang bisa pingsan tuh! Tp puji Tuhan, gak ada yang pingsan.. Ugh. Ok. no point complaining now. Toh gak ada gunanya juga dan gw jadi kesel en ujung2nya dosa. Wah.. bahaya kan tuh? Pokoke intinya, in the end grup gw juara 3 dalam "amazing race" ini. x_x *bersyukur*

Abis main games, ada workshop ttg LSD.. ni workshop keren abis. gak kayak biasanya... Ini lebih ke mentality and application.. biasanya kan only talk about physical, physical, and physical... which is quite boring. Ugh. Haha. Setelah workshop, ada session lagi. I mean, YRC. haha.. gak ada firman Tuhan, tapi smua orang ngerasain jamahan Roh Kudus saat itu. Mm. gw gak gitu berasa banget sih, tp gw tau RK ada di sono. Sebel.. gw lost focus. Fokus gw ke BC tuh bukan buat Tuhan, tp karna gw mo ngisi liburan gw. Makanya gak gitu berasa juga. Tp gw tau tubuh gw bergetar dan gw gak bisa kontrol. Gw tau ada Tuhan. Tp gw gak gitu ngerasain semangat yang berapi2. Setelah itu kami muji Tuhan. Lagunya juga yang loncat kayak Running After You nya Planet Shakers (ini theme song BC kali ini), trus dilanjutin ma One Way nya Hillsong United. Gw orang loncat-loncat. Herannya, sebelum ini gw orang cuapekk abis gara2 games itu.. Mana hari juga uda malem.. tp koq masih ada energy buat muji Tuhan se-vigorous itu? Mmm.. God provided the power to praise Him. Amen!

Hari ketiga:
Nothing much to say.. just a session and a performance day. Grup gw performed drama. Smua orang bilang drama grup gw paling bagus, tapi gw orang mainnya 9 menit. Ini melampaui batas waktu yang hanya 5 menit. Akhirnya, nilai grup gw dipotong banyaaakk banget! Huhuu T_T. Tp gpp de.. hadiahnya juga cuman makanan. Dikit lagi! Hahaha... After that.. kita pulannngg! =D

Besoknya, gw sekolah. 1st day in TP. enak sih. asik gt. meski lecturenya a bit boring, tapi anak2 E01 tuh asik aja... =D haha.. nothing much to say bout school lah hor... ok i guess sampe di sini aja dulu.. see you later yah.. ntar gw post deh session notes nya.. sip? Byeee....

Haha. Today's the 2nd day of orientation and Citra couldnt come coz she has a diarrhoea. Poor Citra. Today was more fun coz we have the Temasek Regatta. It's a dragonboat race between the five schools. Before that, there are some games also. And whether this is good or bad for you, i will still tell: TP Business WON! WOW! Isnt that great? I shouted my lungs out. Very tired. Actually we still have the jam and hop and the campfire. I was too tired so I went home. Haha. Very cool. Tomorrow is the bible camp. I dont knoe what will happen. I guess it will be great. Just see how. Hehez... Go Business Go! You Go! We Go!

Went for the orientation today. So bored. Too many waitings. The only thing that I loved was the TP mass dance. Yes, we learned the mass dance already during FOW, but I just like it. LOL. Citra went for the orientation too. I know she is still unsure about her destination next, but she went, anyway. However, we are not in the same class. She is in E11 and I am in E01. Quite a difference. Saw Niven just now. Couldn't believe that he is in the same course as me, Business IT. I've knew that he is in TP but I have no thoughts that he will be in BIT. Well, but again, we are in different classes. Hehe. We learned new cheers, but my class have no team spirit. Sigh. I made friends with some students. Some of them are quite enthusiastic, but some of them are not. They went off in the middle of the program, and that's pathetic. Tomorrow we will be given our schedule and matriculation card. Let's see how many people will turn up...

Haha.. bought guitar strings just now.. Oh finally.. after long days of tiredness and boredom.. just saw that guitar with broken 4th and 6th strings.... Sigh.. huwahaha... Oh so happy. Can play the beloved guitar already.. Pamela came to my house today to fix my antivirus. Hehe.. My computer is now spyware-free... Woohoo! LOL. Very happy........ Bye annoying spyware and adware! Hate yooouuu!! HA HA! *toing*

Went for the Bash Camp yesterday. Extremely tired. I didnt sleep the whole night. Huwah. Haha. but it was fun. I have never been in such a fun before. We got games, bbq (we had sting ray.. yummm), jam and performances.... Got to know quite a lot of TP students and all of them are kind people. Oki. I cant get my eyes open now. Gotta back to sleep. Gd morning! ZzzZzz

So Surina has finished her mid year exam. Finally, eh? Hehez. She asked Pamela and I to go out today. Actually, my plan for today is to have Pamela comes to my house to do something with my computer. But it changed. Lol. We went to town and watched a movie. Surina still hasn't bought a mobile phone yet (she lost hers in Far East Plaza.. Sigh), so it was kind of difficult to meet her. She told me to meet her at the Robinson's bus stop. So I went there only to find out that Robinson doesn't have a particular bus stop. Her sister called me and told me that Surina is at the bus stop in front of OG. I went there but failed to find her. I walked to the Orchard Emerald's bus stop and finally she was there! Huwah! At last! Hehez. But another problem came. My sandals broke. T_T Luckily, I had a glue in my bag.

Phew...We went to the Cineleisure and watched "Are We There Yet?". I saw the premiere and it was so funny. So we decided to catch it. Yes, it was funny, but a bit boring. The storyline was easily guessed, eventhough I could hardly predict what the kids were going to do to Nick. Hehe. I think I'm gonna give it 3/5, since the easy atmosphere is better than the House of Wax. Ha!! Let's say I hadn't have watched House of Wax before, perhaps I'm gonna give less! Lol. Well, House of Wax is not a bad movie. It's very creative. It's just the wrecking atmosphere that doesn't really suit me. So thrilling. Different with Are We There Yet? which is easy and cheerful. :)

We decided to go home after the show. After Pamela left with the bus she rode, I saw Diana Ser and her team interviewing peoples about something. I don't know what's that, perhaps something to be shown in Get Rea!, no? Well, I am not very sure... Haha!

Hey hey.. hehe... Went to my bro's place juz now, packing all his stuff coz he probably won't be staying there anymore. Too tired, I fell asleep in the cab.. Nevermind. Oh yes, did I tell you how much was the cab fare from NTU to my place? 18 bucks, dear! 18 BUCKS!! T_T... That was a lot, you know? With those amount of money, you can have many things! Am I right? hehez.

Ok. So he will go back to Indo tomorro. So nice. Sigh. But hey, I'm gonna have fun here too. Haha. Tomorro Pamela will come to my house to check my computer. I dunno what will we do tomorrow though. Hehez. Oh yes, forget to tell you something. My bro will take the camera with him!! Huwaaa.... How am I suppose to take pics during d camp?? Hix. Oki then. I dunno what else to write man. Guess I juz stop here k? Take care and God bless.