suai day : rain

raining heavily last night, but w/o telling me..
i went up bus 198 without knowing that it will rain. rain started after kim yoong alighted..

then i realise that i'm doom.. the bus stop that i'm going to change to bus 154 have no shelter..
pat gave me some suggestions, like taking to boon lay interchange.. no way man.. that's too far...

so i told him i'll try my luck.. alighted and wait for the rain to stop. but it never, and got heavier..
i cannot walk in the rain.. coz i have my laptop on my hand.. damn it...

after 15 mins, i gave up.. and try to get a cab.. no cab... kim (via sms) suggest that i call cab.. comfort did not pick up my call.. no cab, no comfort call but have heavy rain.. i wanted to cry liao.. then i called andrew to save me.. he said ok, and rush down from yishun.. i felt loved.. someone came to save me at no cost.. waited for abt 20mins to half an hour for him to reach.. had kim and pat's sms to support me..

finally got up the car and felt safe.. at least i know i can get home liao.. he is so nice that he even brought a windbreaker along.. then we went to the kent ridge terminal's prata house. i did not get off the car, but he did. bought mutton soup for me to drink in his car.. he say that standing in the cold weather for more than an hour will ruin my health.. i wanted to cry even more.. dunno why.. finally reach home safe. forgot to return him his windbreaker thus now my house have 2 male windbreaker liao.. alex's and andrew's...

i think i'm a lousy friend.. coz i nv thought of contacting him at all... till i have trouble... i'm evil..
i'm not a good friend at all.. (T_T)

weird dream

thursday night to friday morning, i had this dream that i dunno if i wish i wanna woke up..

i dream that kinki kids came to singapore..
the whole dream is weird.. coz hime was speaking in perfect japanese to koichi-sama which is impossible in real life(for the time being)

then the venue is in SOC(NUS School of Computing), and they were actually signing on dunno-what and on magazine for fans.. then i ask koichi-sama to shake hands with me.. and he agree with a smile *hime melted* then tsuyoshi-sama was sitting there very bored with a why-no-one-come kind of look on his face.. hime kept talking to koichi-sama telling him that i have a friend who like him alot and even plan to go japan to kinki kids 10th anniversary concert. koichi-sama just say "sou~"

then i ask tsuyoshi-sama to sign for me.. and i ask them if i can have another set of the stuff so that i can give my friend who plan to go for their concert (miyabi). and before they agree, tsuyoshi-sama ran away and koichi-sama gave chase.. it was so funny..

i still can remember that is shufen who told me that kinki kids is at science canteen that make me rush there.. bwhahaha..

o(^o^)o shopping~

today is really a great day.. start the day ard 11-12noon

then went to e-lynn shop to get a hair wash..

follow by lunch at cafe cartel,

then down to orchard..
Bought a pair on not flats not heels shoe @ C & K

follow by some clothes from giordano. Say that i'm lucky ba, met someone who is my friend's friend (and is working there) and offer to give me a discount (o^_^o)

then i went to get my L'oreal chop problem settled..
then spend quite some time @ kino.. bought shufen's highlighter and daphne's file, also bought a 7-day file, correction tape glue(removable), mini-pen and mini-pencil which is handphone accessories, campus eraser, and a mini-highighter.. most imptly will be the chinese version of tokyo tower.. let me read 3 times ba... once i fully remember the content, i'll buy the japanese version..

went to heeren and realise mini-bits and mini toons has closed down..(T_T) no hair accessories then.. went down to P.S. and bought 2 tops from dorothy (total 4 tops today) [original intention was to see T.S and poh kim's new stock, but now buy liao also no use.. i need to clean my you tube show and tokyo tower novel]

the next few days 'll be torturing life in sch for project... so glad that i've enjoy myself today..

busy but happy life...

last sunday went to school to do database project ard 11pm.. din expect ourselves to do tilll abt 5am++ then go home.. was so hungry in the mids of the night and had some yummy prata.. nice part of a torture.. then went home and slept till 5am before i do my short talk.. prepare my short talk and presented it this morning.. i was trying to talk like the samsung advertisement but failed coz too nervous i guess.. haha.. but overall was still fine..

tml is a day off from project etc... haven plan what to do, but wish to go for a hair wash, some shopping and end the day with database revision or a japanese drama.. of coz i wish for the latter, but the life is so cruel that i bet... i can do BOTH.... haha..

i am getting abit dependant.. like in my poly...
need other ppl to
- carry my books for me..
- print lecture notes for me
- buy food for me
- wake me up via phone
- do my project

the last part was erm.. not exactly, but yes, someone is doing my part for me for a module.. not 1 person, but 2 ppl are doing for me.. i felt loved.. LOL.. but in return i'm helping to do small parts of it.. so dun grumble arh..

today i was starting to feel some horrible aches.. not as if it was the 1st time.. but this time was pretty horrible.. almost can't move.. the rest grumble that my bag was too heavy.. so i had ppl carrying some of my stuff.. =)

morning had 2 ppl to wake me up.. a sms and a call... haha.. though i was still late.. but still happy abt it.. the sms came at 7:20 with no effect, and the phone call at 8am. at 8am, we laughed it off that we'll be late.. since suppose to meet for breakfast at 9:20am.. i had to rush a cab.. coz today had presentation and my lunch break is at 3pm, thus breakfast is impt then.. in the end? the two of us (me and caller) was earlier than the smsER... haha

anyway, NUStyle was trying to advertise sth outside LT27 and we got freebies.. i got some maybelline products which remind me that the stupid L'oreal ger got my chop wrongly.. so i think i better go ask them for a re-chop.. need to go to ngee ann city... *hate them*

now i am trying to clear off watching engine via you tube as following mediacorp kills me and probably my money too... today called cab, thus cost me $15.70 to reach sch so make me abit broke liao.. and it was the second time this week (i mean $15.70), not to forget abt the midnight charge that morning.. waste tons of money this week on cab.. *hate it* [sorry abit no link, haha]

last thursday spent my night at my er ge's house to edit video for 3240 project.. as fun as it could be, i suffered a backache.. it was so bad that i couldn't bend at all when i brush my teeth at his place.. now is better.. but still alot of aching on my back and right leg...

last night walk all the way to kent ridge terminal to eat prata (coz i wanna eat), and ended up the shop close!! i think i freaking suai!! in my 2 years of NUS, i actually met 3 times of closure of a 24-hour prata shop!! SIAN!! though pat come back and eat again on another day of the week.. but i was so (T_T)
in the end, ate the supposingly-very-yummy-nasi-lemak, but i ended up vomit everything.. sian sian..

nada sou sou

by Tsumabuki Satoshi (wife husband wood smart), Nagasawa Masami

in singapore cinemas on 29 march.. do i get a chance to watch?

UNFAIR on japan big screens tml.. ganbatter ryoko!!

white day

white day is another day to be santa claus... but this time round not to many ppl..
just the couple of them.. the everyday clique..

and i receive sweets from boss too.. (o^_^o)

anyway, this year is really fun...

i am starting to enjoy it alot~~

updates updates

nowadays my days are abit fixed... doing abt the same thing everyweek.. not exactly but ard there

mon: either i am in sch for project or i'll be sleeping at home for the whole day, or watch drama the whole day
tue: after lesson either do project or 'll go engineering and meet boss for dinner, then do tutorial for the next day tutorial lesson
wed: if have gen bio lab, will do finish the assignment with shufen, else will go over and meet boss again.
thur: almost the same as monday, but alternatively will go town and get my magazines etc
fri: after gen bio lesson do HCI project
sat: HCI project
sun: database project

thus it seems like i haven seen yanyan for quite some time either.. haha.. only realise it when that day she msg me and say like haven seen me for some time...
when did i last see heR? BTC day i think... or the sometime ago friday lunch? can't remember which came 1st.. but i think i haven seen kkg even longer...

anyway, recently i have been a BIG slacker.. watching dramas every night and else movies... had just complete the movie tokyo tower by kuroki hitomi and V6 okada junichi... never did i realise matsumoto jun in also inside and both of them are very shuai sia.. (o^_^o) but it is so fun hearding jun say that he like older woman and he dun understand why old man like the gers of his age... haha.. then also finish watching johnny's countdown concert 06-07.. guess i waited too long.. it would probably be nicer if i watch in jan..

now watching 翼の折れた天使たち got 4 episode in total, on japan tv since 26 feb
toda erika and karina is definitely the reason why i watch it!!

siao day

siao thing no 1: bus event
i was listening to kinki kids songs which is very touching.. then i yawn and tear keep rolling off my face.. then i continue to listen and tear fall (becoz of yawning), and the guy beside me gave me a tissue (i was shocked!!), then took one and thank him (actually i have tissue in my bag but lazy to take). Din take a clear look of him, but he is a working adult.. haha.. strange guy

siao thing no 2: daphne
go buy food w/o money!! haha

siao thing no 3: earthquake tremor
mum was so excited over the fish tank shaking and that water splited..

siao thing no 4: walking home from bus stop and my mp3 was playing jyonetsu, dunno why felt like running, then since no one is looking, i ran.. so fun~~ but abit ma fan with my flats..

Singapore shaken after quakes in Indonesia

*extracted from ChannelNewsAsia.com

SINGAPORE: Singaporeans felt two rounds of tremors in the space of two hours on Tuesday, following two earthquakes in Padang, Indonesia.

Singapore's Meteorological Services Division said the first tremors were felt at about 11.50am after an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck Padang on the island of Sumatra.

The epicentre was 50 kilometres north-northeast of Padang and some 430 kilometres south-west of Singapore.

The second round of tremors occurred around 1.50pm after another earthquake, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale, struck Padang.

The tremors were felt in many parts of Singapore.

Callers to the MediaCorp News Hotline reported tremors in the downtown city area of Beach Road, Robinson Road and Shenton Way, as well as residential areas such as Ang Mo Kio, Toa Payoh, Choa Chu Kang and Woodlands.

Witnesses said some tall buildings in the central business district swayed slightly.

Several buildings, like the Concourse, Capital Square and Centennial Tower in the city, and even Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Clementi, were evacuated.

BTC and more

BTC = Business Technical Communication (but also Bukit Timah Campus) haha..

anyway.. to add on yesterday post, this is an article i read from Gallo's book... i hope he dun charge me during my next tutorial for writing his content into my blog.. LOL

"
When a Hong Kong telecommunication company merged with two other companies, one in Japan and the other in the US, the CEO of the Hong Kong company had to travel to both partners to have the document signed. When he arrived in New York, he had to take a taxi to find himself a hotel room and he had to arrive at the American company headquarters all by himself. After the signing, the American CEO bid him bon voyage A few days later, when he arrived in Tokyo a chauffeur-drievn limousine was waiting for him at the airport and he was driven to a luxurious inn. This was followed by a banquet at a fabulous restaurant and drinking and singing at a bar. The following day was spent on a guided tour adn a company dinner party of over 20 seniors executives. He was even accompanied to a high class geisha house by a PR manager. The paper was signed ceremoniously on the morning of the third day. In the afternoon, he was accompanied by the CEO of the Japanese company to the airport.
"

This is the difference in the business culture of Japan and the United States

few interesting stuff

some interesting stuff from my BTC module abt intercultural communication..
everyone say i'm bias
coz this chapter is not tested in exam, thus i only "highlight" those related to japan.. haha..

some interesting points to note(abt japan):
1) japanese good writing style is to write with ki-sho-ten-ketsu
2) in japan, there is at least 15 ways of saying "No"
3) Pepsi-Cola's slogan "Come alive with Pepsi-Cola" is translated to "Pepsi-Cola brings your ancestors back from the grave" in Japanese
4) when presenting to japanese audiences, they would nod their heads and say nothing during the presentation. however, nodding their heads does not means that they agree, but just that they understand what you say.

some interesting points to note(general)
1) as most country take the form of hand shaking as greeting, bowing in japan, kissing cheek(s) in France and Belgium, etc etc, the MOST INTERESTING would be that KISSING LIPS IN RUSSIA.
2) In China, the normal response to an English compliment such as "Your dress looks very pretty!" is "No, no, it's very ordinary! It's cheap!", which may baffle many people from Western cultures who expect "Thank you" as a response. To Chinese, "Xie Xie" (Thank you) in this situation is likely to be seen as arrogant and strange.
3) Don't show admiration of possesions in an Arab or Latin American home as the owner will feel compelled to give you the item you have admired.
4) Physical touching in public is common among Latin Americans (more than 100 times per hour in a cafe situation)
5) In thailand, things in threes are welcomed as gift.
6) Don't buy gift for Arab women

there are still alot of interesting points which i think i'll post later i guess... tired..