Fireworks @ Vivocity

I didn't intend to go watch the fireworks, but my mum needed someone to bring extra diapers for my niece Chloe, so I thought I might as well bring the camera down as too. Forgot the tripod, but I guess I didn't need one because, funnily enough, I was thinking of taking photos of my cousins and not the fireworks. Nice family shots when the highlight of the day was...fireworks. Tsk, priorities.



That is obviously not fireworks. It is a deliberately out-of-focus christmas tree.



More photos under the cut.









Pink.

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Me-Day

Last Saturday I decided to spend the day alone after doing nothing but eat and sleep on Friday. I attended my job briefing and then headed to Sitex at Expo to blow some cash, but Sitex sucked! I couldn't find anything I needed, and when I did I figured I'd probably get it for the same price online and shipped straight to my door step. If I ever need to get a new tele I'd visit an IT/electronics fair, but since I have no need for one, Sitex was a waste of my alone time and a disappointment.

In the end I got a new wireless mouse since I broke my Arc Mouse (sigh, one of the few things that contributes to good self esteem because everyone compliments my Arc Mouse).

Determined not to let anything ruin my day I ventured further in to Expo and found a John Littles warehouse sale. Caught in between saving for the gadgets I had intended to buy and spending since I had already put myself into that mindset (this is such an uncool adult thing to admit and do but I plan my spending days wisely), I decided to stock up on makeup I had run out on. E.L.F was on discount at 2 for $12 (1 for $6.90) but when I saw the queue I decided I'd rather get them online, and it's cheaper too.

In the end I bought Cleo magazine and sat at the bus stop to wait for Matheus, and ended up passive smoking and watching plains fly past at the same time.

Only Matheus didn't turn up at the bus stop (his church service ended later than I thought it did) so I met Chin Meng and Perdana for dinner first at Chicago Steakhouse in Cineleisure. Food was mediocre for the price but we got a free drink and ice cream.

And then we watched New Moon at 11.20PM from the first row in the theatre and I fell asleep for a few minutes a couple of times because Mat lent me his corduroy jacket which was so comfortable. When I wasn't sleeping Mat and I were bitching about how ugly Edward is (he also thinks Jacob is ugly) and how cool Dakota Fanning is (she was pretty much the only thing I liked in the show).

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Anyone Can Be Messy

And it's very okay to be messy when you are having examinations and living in a hostel with no one to nag at you about the mess. Ironically it's during exams that I loosen up a bit about neatness. But never cleanliness - floor has to be cleaned every morning.





By the way I have a really disgusting pimple wedged between my right nostril and my cheek (I have no idea how to describe the position). It's one of those painful pimples full of pus.

I tried using the Nexcare Acne Patch by 3M to help improve the situation but it doesn't work. I've used it before and it didn't work, so I guess this pretty much convinces me never to buy it again.

More random things that I kept in my room to survive -



Soft Shell Crab Pringles, feng you because I kept getting gastric/indigestion but after awhile applying on my tummy just became routine and I actually love the smell (kind of a comfort thing), some kind of vitamin which my mum insists I should take and I do for very helpful placebo effect, hairband because there's no time to get a fringe cut, bowl and dishwashing liquid.



Red Bull (very, very essential), Birds Nest from Jeri's mum, Brands Essence Berry for my eyes to relax (really), random biscuits/cereal in the Tupperwear, and medicine box because I'm a problematic weak sickly kid.

I never really felt like I was dependent on too many things during the exams though I am openly dependent on Red Bull, but woah it's madness the number of little things I just listed out. Read more

Fruit Loops and the End of Exams

Since the 'A' Levels ended, and after a series of post-A Level picture posts about my 'A' Level journey, I decided that I do like documenting (or just pic-spamming) how I got through it all, so I did the same for my first University exam.




My breakfast for the past few days (if I have the appetite and time)

I can't believe Wei Jie and Edwin think it's childish to eat Fruit Loops at this age. Edwin likes Honey Stars. A colourful tropical Toucan is definitely less childish than a stupid Bear who thinks he can be an astronaut.


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Today in University Exams

Today they asked us to explain two benefits of advertising to a trade delegate from North Korea and I had to read and reread the sentence three times to make sure it wasn't lying because my reaction was like, "WHAT? North Korea TRADES?"

(I mean, obviously I know it does, but if you compared it to Singapore you might as well say it doesn't)

So I began my answer with, "Assuming that North Korea would actually send a trade delegate to Singapore, and not their naval ship, and the purpose of this question is to explain the values of advertising and NOT propaganda as stated" and then I struck it. Actually, I made sure I doodled over it clean.

I reminded myself that this is an exam and NOT a COM203 discussion board, a place where I seem to have developed a habit of shooting my mouth off and living to regret it later because there is no delete/edit button.

By the way, I researched about Singapore-NK trade while typing this, and the North Korean Foreign Trade Minister did indeed visit Singapore! I should have known this. I usually know these things. Thank goodness I cancelled what I wrote or I'd definitely get marked down for being another ignorant kid who is in University for the sake of it. Read more