Killer Waves in South-East Asia *deepest condolences*

"There is an atmosphere of grief besetting us after the enormous earthquake and ensuing tsunamis that wrecked havoc across south-east Asia and precipitated a colossal tragedy. Towers of waves swept lands and engulfed communities leaving barely recognizable remnants. Many swept into fathomless oceans and into oblivion.
I mourn for those who perished and even more for those bereaved and despondent. I pray for you to be infused with the strength and vigor to overcome the grief that this tragedy has betided on us all. While it is has no doubt impaled the festive ambience synonymous with this time of the year, hopefully we will emerge stronger as the pain subsides, as it must."

(( review of 2oo4 ))

1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
- singing at party world ktv till 5am in de morning!
- filming cum writing production stuff & sleeping for only like 1 or 2 hrs.
- kept working.

2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
- i regret to say that, i didn't. i'd like to achieve de ones i didn't b4 listing more.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
- um nope.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
- no.

5. What countries did you visit?
- malaysia. for wedding.

6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
- responsibility
- being spend thrift
- punctuality
- de drive & motivation to excel in anything i do.

7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
- 10mar : crashed aj. hehe.
- 1dec : went to watch singapore idol grand finals live.
- 17dec : won de nkf mtv compeition & received an apple ibook laptop.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
- experiencing de making of an mtv -> filming at orchard road -> winning an ibook.

9. What was your biggest failure/regret?
- failing a no. of subjects for de 1st sem
- suspending my music lesson for a few months

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
- i suffered a few this year actually. de most memorable one was, when i slipped & fell down at my workplace with a knife in my hand. my back hurt for almost a month.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
- 2% skirt. love it.

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
- cream. cos her expressions are all over her face. i like to see her tao zui (engrossed) in times when she's happy.


bought a jay figurine for her as xmas present. look at her. so happy. hahaha. c(:

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
- xingjie. who else. why must he be so mean in class. boo. *thumbs-down*

14. Where did most of your money go?
- CLOTHES! i splurged alot this year. & phone bills after voting actively for donno how long.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
- SLY
- being able to join de mtv workshop cum contest

16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
- till i get over you by michelle branch
- qing tian by jay chou
- i am strong by north (our mtv song)

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder?
i guess im happier last yr.

b) thinner or fatter?
fatter of course! i put on weight liaox! hehe.

c) richer or poorer?
alot poorer. spent too much. very broke now.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
- community service
- play de electone

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
- slacking
- working

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
- meet up alot of friends & tell them they mean alot to me. *check. done that.*

21. Did you fall in love in 2004?
- yes. with SLY! & only SLY. im not joking. (;

22. How many one-night stands?
- none. dotx.

23. What was your favourite TV program?
- SINGAPORE IDOL. wee~

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
- no. i don't like hating anyone.

25. What was the best book you read?
- five people you meet in heaven. though i havent quite read that bk in detail, de storyline captivated me.

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
- urm, playing alot of jay chou's songs (when i don't buy his album) thru just listening to the melody on cd.

27. What did you want and get?
- apple laptop(: oh & a new tv & christmas tree. *yays*

28. What did you want and not get?
- mp3 player & digital camera i guess.

29. What was your favorite film of this year?
- the incredibles!

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
- a few frens celebrated for me at my house. finally, 17. thanks for de huge sylvester de cat. i can open an exhibition now.

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
- going on a holiday with a bunch of friends i guess.

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
- different & PINK(er) than de previous few years.

33. What kept you sane?
- God.

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
- hey isn't that obvious? *sihui's face reads: SYLVESTER SIM*

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
- is the opening of casinos in singapore considered one? i totally object to this idea.

36. Who did you miss?
- can i say everything & everyone at nsssb / aj / mi / tp..?

37. Who was the best new person you met?
- definitely yihuey. *grin*

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004.
- life is fragile. very unpredictable. cherish every day. live ur life, de best way u know how.

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
- xiang "hui dao guo qu" (by jay chou)

Change Alley

it's fun to see ppl's friendsters pictures. i've looked at quite a number of them just now & im awed by their changes - usually, by the way they look. extremely different from the 1st time u saw them. (i think it's de hair la) while only a minority didnt have big changes.

it's also a surprise to see ppl's status changing from "single" to "in a relationship". usually u don't hafta look at their profile or testimonials. just look at their photos.



somehow, more & more ppl around me are getting attached. & that leaves me quite alone sometimes when during special occasions like christmas, they can't join u. or u can just look at couples arnd orchard & de feeling of loneliness would soon overwhelm u. just like what cream & i felt after roaming arnd in town.

i've nv felt so lonely until de start of this sem. maybe it's bcos this sem, we are joined by ppl frm other courses & u don't see de usual imd faces arnd. felt like an alien. so out of place. of cos, de gd thing is we know more ppl. but usually ppl oredi have their own cliques liao. so, it's still very uneasy/uncomfy when im alone.

it's contradicting la. im a person who prefers solitude. at de same time, i don wanna be alone. so cream & i came to a conclusion. maybe i just need a person to just sit next to me & just keep quiet. i guess i very much enjoy that kinda peace & company. ha-ha. best of both worlds.

orite. it's late oredi. till nxt time. tata.

*p.s. merry christmas, sly. u (oways) rock!

Fantabulous Friday
grr~ im super angry! my comp hanged. & whatever i typed for this entry's gone! argh.

anyways, i was just saying.. *blank* all right nvm. shall keep this short.

this is de 2nd week of semester 2. and i think my attitude has changed. for the better. think, punctuality & enthusiasm. (: i hope this goes on. i quite enjoy arts appreciation, marketing for designers, story telling.

arts appreciation: we'd be focusing on drama for de 1st half. *yays* though i felt quite alone since i don't know anyone in class since its made up of yr 2 & 3s. but after de "warm-up" which is catching [!], we weren't as uncomfy & shy oredi. thanks to de lecturer. we did some actions & sound activities. it's f-u-n!

marketing for designers: i like this subject! though its not very very useful to imd ppl. since its been introduced for vsc. but quite fun la. very informative. luckily i don feel so alone with cream joining my class. (:

story telling: failed this last sem. but this time, de lesson is more enjoyable with a new lecturer, who used to work in channel news asia. she shared with us some things when she worked at CNA during de 911 period. we also watched farenheit 9/11. it's super nice! must go buy/rent it ok! it's not de typical visuals u see on tv. neither is it what u can expect of a typical movie. it made "somebody" look like an idiot. & i guess 911 can be prevented if "somebody" read de proposal during his vacation. orite. don wanna be sued.

and for our nxt lesson, it'd be held at changi village. we're supposed to get inspirations by observing de ppl, thing etc dere. should be fun since de class sounded excited. (:

oh i havent attended lessons for life drawings yet. whoops. i actually skipped this lesson on friday. bcos i took part (together with cream & eugene) in a mtv workshop cum competition organised by apple & de children's medical fund (nkf)! *yays* i remembered how i jumped & jumped at hmv when de person called to congratulate me. cos only 10 entries would be selected for this workshop!

so we arrived at cathay cineleisure early at 845 for registration. it's a one-day workshop. we were first instructed on how to use de canon video cam. afterwhich we were given a song which we'd do a mtv on. den we went off to shoot visuals for 2 1/2 hrs. had loads of fun manx. (: den we came back for lunch, which is provided. it was at maestro bistro, de restaurant on 2nd level. cool orh? hehe. we had creamy mushroom spaghetti, brownie with ice-cream & lemon tea. *slurps*

after a very filling lunch, we went on to edit our video using de mac apple G5.


our grp's de noisiest among de others. hahax. and towards de end of de allocated time, we were quite frantic as we were still inserting de transitions. & dat stupid mouse just wouldnt co-operate. luckily we did all & handed in, on time. & as de judgings took place, we played our mtv for like 10+ times? haha. we LOVE our mtv!

then came de moment when they announce the winner who'd take away an apple ibook EACH.

& the winner is. . . . .

OPEN ACCESS!


*screams* we were awed. all de cameras were on us. *flashes* my legs turned into jelly as i couldn't balance when i wanted to stand up. de next moment i know was, de organiser congratulated us & handed us de big box with de laptop in it!

*hey don't rub ur eyes. YES. de laptop is in my house! *wee~* best bday cum xmas gift ever received!

& our mtv played on de screen. we were too elated to do anything. then came applauses. & more photo shoots.


we were given celebrity treatment as we were "escorted" to de restaurant again. for an interview with LIME magazine. [out in mid-jan. feb edition.] *gulps* can u believe it? after a few hrs, i thought i was still dreaming. *wide-eyed*

i initially wanted to participate in this competition to prove myself. to prove if im in a right course. to prove to my parents that my decision is right. so that they'd be proud of me, if i did. it's a dream come true. im so so glad.

i miss our mtv. i miss that friday. thanks guys. we're really de ultimate! [quoted from eugene] continue to work hard. to live our dreams. yours too. (:

Idol Fever II
allow me to say sth b4 i begin : i aint blind. i aint tone-deaf. im neither a 15 yr old xiao meimei. nor do i harbour any likings for 5566 or F4 (at all). my fave aint rock. i dislike guys with de ah beng look. i don't really like ppl who dye their hair. HOWEVER. im a HUGE SLY fan. it's unexplanable why i feel so strong about sly. he's definitely not de conventional gd-looking guy-next-door, let alone, hunk. & he doesn't sing as well as jay chou.

maybe it's just bcos of his ability to strike a chord with de audience or better known in chinese as ren yuan. maybe it's his silly grin. loadsa maybes. i honestly don't know.

i don't rmb when i've started liking sylvester. but im very sure dat de 1st time i turned on de tv & watched his performance was during de wildcards. i rmbered clearly that i said (wide-eyed), "wow. this guy's exceptionally gd manx." but i didnt catch every episode until one fateful wednesday during de disco spectaculars.

though he didn't do as well as de others (cos he "zao xia" aka out-of-tune, after doing his "move"), i've decided to vote for de very first time. he, sylvester sim, captivated me.

he is SPECIAL, like what ken lim said during de wildcard specials. from then on, i've become one of de members in his "growing fan base". i remained faithful & kept my votes for him every week, & voted more whenever i feel that he is at a risk of being ousted from de competition/he'd did so well that i was so proud of him.

every results show, i nearly suffered a heart-attack whenever he isn't safe. & my poor neighbours had to listen to me scream in anxiety every week.

i never believed in buying concert tickets to watch a particular artiste perform @ de singapore indoor stadium. but sly made me want de grand finals ticket so much i had to bid on de online auctions on yahoo & ebay. in de end i bidded for 4 tickets (2 terrace; 2 premier) from both sites, meeting de ppl who auctioned de tickets with de risk of being cheated. (fortunately, i was blessed with real tix)



i forked out $240 for 2 terrace tickets & jessica lent me a $100 for de premier tix as i was almost broke. i suffered losses selling de terrace tix to my childhood fren & my sis so that i could pay a lil for my premier seats. now im so broke i can't even eat out. thank god im getting my salary from my aunt soon.

but i must say i didn't regret a bit. de atmosphere there was so high & i enjoyed every moment of it. including running to de front of de aisle & screamed at every chance i could when sly's performing. u should ask jessica for more details. i was de only one standing, waving my pink light-stick, screaming, whistling, singing with sly as i was rows behind all de fellow sly fans. i was surrounded by quite a no. of adults that covered their ears whenever i u-noe. im so crazy u probably don't think this is sihui, if u havent seen me for quite some time.

and i didn't even think i'd do a major revamp on this blog just for sly. i'd spent 1 & a 1/2 days doing this ok! editing; customising; resizing. sometimes b4 i slp every night, i think to myself if these things are worth my time & money. but who cares when it's de holidays right! & talking abt my bedroom. next time u visit my room, u wont even know it's mine. it's more like a sly shrine. i never liked to put posters of my idols like stefanie sun on de walls. everything's changed somehow. i think only sly can bring out de craziness in me.

but, everything's gotta end somehow. im just so glad that he's gotten a recording deal too. winning doesn't matter. oh well. at least to me.

tmr's de 2nd last chance to catch sly live, once more. (i very greedy. haha. 4 times aint enough. de last would be during de nation's countdown 2005 @ sentosa. anyone wanna cum along with me? $19 only)de nxt time takes forever. anticipating his chinese album!

de new term is starting come monday. but my schedule on mondays are empty! hehe. which means i can send siewmay & lixin off to de US, LA de day after tmr. ajc band is going there for an exchange & holiday. so envious manx. hope i'd have de chance in future. *cross my fingers*

oh ya. today i went for my aunt's childcare's annual concert @ orchid country club's grand ballroom. im in charge of de sound room. quite orites. then i saw mdm toh! my sec1 form teacher! & how small this world can be. her son's in my aunt's childcare.

den after that i went to meet diana to attend de JC bands gala concert. sorry for being late once again. like i said, i no $$ to eat so hafta eat @ home. somebody sponsor me pls. bcos of me, we missed de siewmay's performance. *guilty*

ppl kept shouting "encore" & we wanted to go home asap cos we're starving & exhuasted liaox. so b4 everyone's officially dismissed, we "escaped". afterwhich we saw weekiat & company escaping too. hahax. benjamin like forget me liao. i feel abita weird to be ignored by ppl i know. oh well. after makaning supper, we took mrt back & met weixiang & some other vj ppl. im glad we did a little catching up. long time never see each other & talk le. he's still de same. still so strict with his clarinet playing; still giving pep talks & constantly reminding me to go cnl. & i agreed la. partly bcos i think de xmas pieces are quite okay.

alright. b4 i stop writing (or rather, b4 u get tired of this long entry) i shall post some stupid pics of me & my new hairstyle for a gd laugh. (very not me i know)


before: just trimmed my hair & fringe short


after: played with my fringe & im a duplicate of old cream. someone slap me.