Finally 16...
yay! although there's no birthday cake this year & less people celebrating with me than the previous years... i still feel extremely happy.

hmm... let's do a summary of today...

on 12 midnight, received de first greeting online from siewmay. haha. she insisted that she is first though others did dat hours b4 12. haha. den in de morning, received my red packet from mom. den i meet up with weekiat & siewmay to catch "sound of colours". actually wanted to watch de 12noon show but we were held up bcos me. i woke up late as i was bz thanking well wishers from midnight onwards u see. haha. den went to take neo prints with de recently-so-trendy-shocked look... started by weekiat. afterwhich, was queing up for de 220 movie but when it's our turn, we found out dat dere's only 2 seats left. argh. no choice. so we decided to watch at de nearest cinema: marina square which ISNT at marina bay. luckily got me dere. my memory is still better la. haha.





oh ya. forgot something. de prezzie dey gave me is my favourite bear: me to you tatty.



dey're so sweet. thanks alot. but itz ex. was surprised. so touched. boohoohoo... sniff sniff... & not to forget wad siewmay & weekiat got for me as de 2nd present... was shocked... not "convenient" to mention it here... but thanks for yall's kind "intentions" la... haha.

after dat, weekiat got to meet up wif his friends to go for de MJ concert... so we met up wif diana to eat at dailyveg... a vegetarian cafe. ate pizza... nasi lemak... some soup... ice cream... yummy yum. my treat.



den laughed & laughed throughout de dinner... forgot about wad liao... den went chinatown walk walk since itz near de cafe. nothing much actually. den went to take nel home... had some serious but interesting chat along de way... & suddenly dere's a singing session... siewmay & i sang as we walk haha...

oh ya... received a couple of msgs from aj ppl. was really astonished. i was like.. "huh? how come dey noe onez..." anyway, thanks alot! better dan some friend of mine who've known me for like 3 yrs?! yet nv even bother to sms me... i didn't want to argue over this small stuff... but he's still laughing so hysterically on de phone when i reminded him... so bad ritex! argh... junwen...! but then, come to think of it... he hasn't been so crazy for quite awhile... or should i say a long time... my impression of him since sec 3 is... depressed & highly emotional... he wasn't de old junwen i used to noe... anyway, hope he is enjoying his working life now...

help him advertise yi xia...
place: rice table -- buffet @ $22+++
located at a shophouse behind mc donalds which is beside centrepoint.
can't eat dere. so... datz de best i can do.

alright datz all folks! *play de looney tunes song*

Happiest & Saddest Days of my life -- all in December
long long time no blog liaoz. dat's bcos i'm busy with my work at childcare & band practices at ajc. yepz. although i feel mentally & physically fatigued, all dat happened this december is worth remembering...

the first week of december...
my duty was to do administration work in the office & to also assist the teacher of a playgroup, class b. as the kids aren't familiar with me, they just stared at me. haha. & they're really cute. the second day, they had to go for their concert rehearsal @ woodlands library auditorium. i was also there to help look after the children. i made use of their break time to interact with them. and after dat, dey regarded me as their good friend. & there's this strong bond among us. i'm very close to 4 of them... glenda, jing xian, desmond & tong how.

whenever glenda woke up early during their afternoon nap, she'd always talk to me & share some of her favourites with me ; once, i remembered when desmond fell down, he'd begin to cry but when i helped him up & gave him a hug, he'd stop crying & smile at me ; jing xian loves to talk to her friends... but her teacher would always send her to the discipline mistress whenever she does dat... but which child isn't active & talkative? she'd cry when her teacher wants her out of the class... but i'll feel relieved whenever she looks at me & tried hard not to cry. after their shower, i'd help them dress up... & de way dey look at u is so sweet... i feel like a mother dat instant. heez.

the teachers dere are strict with the children but are really friendly to me... especially teacher fionn. during the children's nap time, she'd always give me snacks & share some of her experiences during school days & advise me on certain things.

the second & third week of december...
monday, went to ajc band's tune-in. we had practices with miss tan & some games. knew alot of people from different schools & of course their very own members. during the break, those who wanted to appeal are asked to go for an audition... i was supposed to accompany siewmay initially. but, when she said dat i should try... i hesitated but i told myself dat if i don't try, i'll definitely regret. miss tan just asked me how much i got for my prelims & if i have confidence to come into aj. i really don't know. but, i do hope so. i like everything in aj since open house day. she just asked me to pray hard. but will that do? and when i thought it'll be the last time i step into aj, it was announced dat we can partcipate in their concert on the 27th. & so, we had 6 practices altogether & it was really really really fun playing together. on the last day of band practice, siewmay weekiat diana & myself gave out belated xmas cards to all in the clarinet section (i remembered i was writing in choa chu kang's food court till 10+ when de person in charge said dey're closing.) haha. gave everyone except for desmond actually. we gave him a msg in a bottle. he's de sc & sl ma... so must be special abit. n in turn, we received a candy cane n a short note from de band.

on the concert day, which was yesterday evening... although only 300+ people attended, we still presented our best. de last part of de concert was really disappointing... bcos de encore was soft i guess? but anyway, most of de audience enjoyed it... dat's the most important thing. another gd thing is... de concert's money goes to de ppl who need financial help in aj. a meaningful concert afterall.

then, it was photo-taking time... had loadsa fun clicking & posing... have put up de photos on a webpage... [http://pages.ivillage.com/rendezvous2003/] go check it out. of course, we did help to arrange the scores for our "parents". oh ya... siewmay diana eugene weekiat & myself had new parents. heez. we took a family photo. (it's also on the webpage) sweet right?

had so much fun until de school needs to be locked. after dat, siewmay weekiat + de exco members & myself went for dinner. i brought them trouble since dey've to travel to bishan n walk all de way to de hawker centre, but to find out dat de vegetarian stall is closed. in de end, siewmay weekiat & myself went to toa payoh food court to makan. was really hungry... didn't have my breakfast & lunch de whole day. every concert day... i'll experience this... at least it's true for the last 2...

"all good things come to an end..." yeah. i guess this december is my biggest bday present ever. in a few hours time, i'll finally be 16! & here's wad jasmine ( best friend since p6) wrote to me in a letter:
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[things to do when we're 16...]
- watch NC-16 -_-" lame yea but no more snooping!
- apply for posb aka nets card
- get a job without hassles! (no one would look @ 29/12/87 & look -_-" anymore!)
- party 24/7 cos u're sweet 16!
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hahaha... thanks for ur letter jasmine. happy bday to u too, twinnie!

Lights, Camera... POSE!

went to causeway point after their band prac to take photos with siewmay lixin jingying liane diana edmund lyehuat yesterday... had a great time hanging out together after so long... bcos i was overseas last week. (arghz... but de photos are so blur... i shall scan again when my scanner's back...)

nxt wk de band would be on a malaysia trip for an exchange & our promised reward for having maintained our silver medal for this yr's syf... haha... too bad i won't be going... initially my family planned to go for a vacation in australia & de dates clashed... now, it's cancelled cos my dad's fren who's living dere isn't free to take us around. awhz! *frown* dying to go to australia. wanna see de koalas & go gold coast... hahaha... oh well, dere'll oways be a nxt time. (hmm not bad... i'm beginning to sound optimistic... hahaz)

n i just found out that if i wanna join de band now... i'll have to pay 199 instead of de subsidised rate which is a big no-no to my mom. can't go with band liaoz. *sobz*

from nxt wk onwards, i gotta help my aunt at her childcare centre... she said she needed help urgently... maybe she wants me to do de accounts i guess..? since accountants are really busy especially at the end of the yr... but i was thinking, childcare centres aren't big organisations... not much accounting to do right..? & she can't possibly ask me to do de teaching... if so, why only need help in december? maybe cos one of their teachers is on leave? or she wants me to help her clean de floor, dishes... or even wash de toilets?! hahaha... gosh... think too much liao... shall find out from her soon...

alright... wish me luck! oh ya... & gd luck to my best friends, charlotte who's working at crepes & jessica, who's waiting for reply from de chocolate company...