The Phantom of the Opera

Woke up this morning "drunk". I was supposed to meet Mel and ZC at 10.45 at CCK MRT station. Mel gave me morning calls but I still couldn't wake up. When I was awake, my head was spinning. I was intoxicated by sheer beauty of the songs. They just ring in my head constantly.

It was my first time watching a musical at Esplanade. Mmmm.. The whole idea was, okies, kinda exciting at first. Gradually, the excitement faded. I wasn't excited yesterday at all. I was tired and ached everywhere (from the badminton session). However, it was an opener! So I feel that the $145 spent are worhtwhile.

Majority of the audiences were working adults, dressed expensively (whcih I wonder, "Does Art really cater to the rich?"). We found out that our seats were in the second row. It was really very close to the stage! We could catch every expression of the actors. However, the con is we could not catch the overview of the stage. Some scences (when Phantom and Christine rowed out in boat, when Phantom descended from the top after watching Christine and Raoul sang ALL I ASK OF YOU on the rooftop)were out of our sight. No regrets still.

I couldn't say I totally understand what is going on. The English they used was quite chim together with the usage of French words and jargons. At times, the high pitch singing made it even harder to make out what was said. However, the expressions, singing and the songs brought out the emotions very well. I was dumbfolded.

The stage effects were impressive. They managed to creatively bring each scene to such a small stage. The band/orchestra (don't know what it is called)was commendable. They had to work under such narrow area and yet they managed to coordinate so well. The whole muscial was the unification of efforts from every one in the crew, with the aim to bring the best to the audiences. That really touched me.

In the end, Phantom forced Christine to choose him, for he would kill Raoul. Christine was forced to choose Phantom but the Phantom let Christine and Raoul go. I think he would kill them both. So .. look doesn't really matter that much. The Phantom may have a deformed face but he has a heart that knows how to love. That is enough...

Now I really can't wait for Francis to pass the soundtrack to me! I want to listen to the songs again.

The person at Apple called and said that the hard disk was spoilt. It had to be replaced. I told sister about it. She was pms-ing again, saying that I spoilt alot of things... I don't believe that I spoilt it lo! In just 2 months, I spoilt a hard disk? I refuse to believe it.

Oh, just remember I have OVE meeting next Tuesday. So far, only Denise passed me the stationery and toys. Don't know what happened to the rest. But it's okies. I guess, I just looked for afew more stuff at home and passed it to them soon.

badminton day ..

Today is badminton day! Dan, Mel, ZC, kP and I booked court in school. Our slot started at 9.30am. In the end, we were all late~! Mr. LAte (Mel)was surprisingly the earliest to reach. Haha. Next to reach was KP, followed by Dan and me. ZC reached only at 11+ am! I was so touched. Dan called me about 17 times to wake me up. Luckily he called me at 8.36am and bluffed me that it was 10+ already. I was so shocked that I became super alert.

It was quite fun. Dan tried to smack alot. Haha. Luckily, some were intercepted by the net. If not, ouch ouch! There were quite abit of smacking around. Once, Dan served the ball to high up. The shuttle cork was struck in the maneuverable basketball post in the ceiling. His racket has a big hole. Must be he smacked too muchies! I was hit by Dan, MEL and ZC.. KP good ! He never smacked me. Haha.

After badminton, we had lunch in Canteen 2. I finally tried the western food there. They said that I stayed in Hall 2 for a semester, yet I never tried the it before. I am lan sia! It was good.. No wonder, it is famous in Canteen 2. After lunch, we chatted for quite awhile. The guys were talking about army days and earlier school days. After that, we (excluding KP) went to meet LV for dinner at Jurong Point.

Doria called to ask if could help her nephew with accounting. Wa. I kinda forgot the details, only remembered the general picture. In the end, I got Dan to go down. He earned $50 sia. I was quite stunned too that Doria's sister is so generous. I accompanied Dan down to Parc Oasis. In the end, I was lost again (twice in 2 days). I thought I took the wrong bus and alighted early. I took bus back to Chinese Garden and took 335. Initially, I was on the right track. Just that, I worried too muchies! I am so mad with myself.

My sister was finally home from her chalet in Sentosa. She injured herself. Apparently, she was thrown out of her kart to the track. Her friend went over her arm. She had scratches. She was in foul mood. Her face was super black and pms sia. She said me. Said that I am always spoiling things. My phone, my laptop. Everyone is saying that. Damn depressed. I am always spoiling things and losing my way. When will I ever grow up?

will my heart beat again?

XYZ has this relationship problem. She isn't sure about her feelings for this guy and wanted me to describe the feeling of loving someone. Recalling the feelings brought back fond memories.

Seven years ago, I met HIM; my first and may be my last serious love. My heart did beat for him. Whenever he was around, my heart beat vibrantly and blushes coloured my cheeks. My lungs were malfunctioning. I remembered the time when he was sitting right in front of me. I was so nervous. I could hear my heart pumping like mad (I wondered did he hear it) and my cheeks were burning red. Choon Mei (sat next to me) asked if I was feeling very hot, why was my face so red. He and His friend overheard it and both of them turned about. Haha. I wanted to drill a hole in the ground to hide.

Those days locked the warmest memories of my life. We did the craziest things for love. Mei and I always threw our pencil cases down to the ground floor so that we could walk past their classes to catch a glance of them. In the end, we had to buy pens, pencils even staplers regularly (our old ones were damaged from the falls). I would sit in the bus stop and wait for him to appear so that we could take the same bus. Everyday, I stood in front of my kitchen window to watch him walk his dog.

Although our actual relationship lasted for three months and I didn’t know why he suddenly disappeared, I am glad that I once loved him (even though there was a period where I hated him). He gave the 2 whole years of my secondary life colours and joys. Every moment, I longed to see him, be it just a glance. Every minute, he would creep into my mind and light up my day. Every place I was, his shadow followed by soul.

Recently, I read a comic about Romeo and Juliet. It redefines my perspectives on true love. True love no longer meant to me as simply holding each other’s hands and walking towards the horizon. True love suppresses the fear of death. Because living without him or her, it is no difference from death. The heart stops beating for a purpose.

I wonder will my heart ever beat again like how it used to beat for HIM...

finally.. choonmei, shuting and me.

It has been more than a year since the three of us got together. It was a simple dinner at clementi but it was consoling. Hope that we will get to meet up regularly. Oh. Hoho. So glad that mei likes the bag we got her for her birthday!


I still haven't receive my GST offset package. Hais. I am really down on luck recently. Quick! Send that package to me. I am seeing ZERO soon.

Oh ya, the people at Nokia called. They will change a cover for me. However, they went out of stock for the cover. I need to wait for a week now. Hais. I am struck with my sister's old phone. Arugh.. The buttons are hard to press. The "2" isn't working well. Worst of all, I lost all my contacts. Hais...

see ya, you both.

Went to Apple and Nokia service centers at Wheelocks today. Both my laptop and handphone seriously need repairing. My laptop has this flashing folder with “?” during start-up. Recently, I got this problem super frequently. I wonder is it because I left it on for too long, causing the hard disk to over heat. Also, the LCD will show 2 rows of colour dots. As for my phone, there is no message tone or “received message” alert.

At both centers, I was served by foreigners; foreigners from the less developed countries. We tend to think that these foreign workers come into the country to fill up positions that most Singaporeans do not want to fill up. These jobs need to be more of lower class jobs; the more manual ones. Now, they are starting to fill blue collar vacancies. It is quite scary. I couldn't help but to wonder if I could find a job after I graduate.

spidey pzzzzzzz and my dearest harry.. (osborn not potter)

I had to wake up early to go for this product training. Wa seh, I am very pek chek. I am just a back-up, still have to go for training. The headquarter is at Thompson! SO Far! I'm stupid la. That day when the agent called, I was napping. So whatever he said, I was like "okies okies". After I regained my consicousness then I knew what was going on. Toot.

My agent is abit cmi. He likes to inform me about the details at night. He even forgot about me sia! The night before the training, he called.

[He said: "Hey, you know tomorrow you have training."]

I was quite fed-up cos he called last min again. I was actually planning to go IKea with my sister. [I just replied: " I don't know"]

["Huh,I thought you asked me to re-arrange it on wed?]

[I just tu him back: "But you never confirm the timing with me sia"]

I think he could tell that I am fed-up [He said: "Oh sorry sorry, no wonder I feel like I forgot to tell you something. Oh, I have another assignment for you. It's from fri to sun"]

["Ar, you know I cannot work on Sat?]

["huh, why?"]

["I thought I told you le? I have cca every sat.]

[ORh orh. I try to talk to the person about it.]
Arugh.! It is driving me nuts.

Though, I was not paid for the training, I learn afew skincare tips. 1) Must always scrub on clean skin! (oh shit, I am doing the wrong thing.] Hey. that's about all I learnt! dots.. Haha. Forgot it. It's over, don't brood over it.

Ohh Oh. I went for Burger King for lunch. I ate the kid meal and got... MY FIRST SPIDERMAN ToY!. Not really spiderman toy, it is the venom. To be exact, it is no.2, Stamp Stompin Venom. Hais. Others are sold out. Ah Seow got 2 figurines for me. I am so touched. He is willing to sacrifice his slim figure.

Slacked in Orchard library before meeting Van van, Denise, Esther and Seng Kiat at PS. It was sad that we couldn't go to Vivo City. Sob sob. My Ben & Jerry and Jelly Beans! Guess, we just have to make it another day. Finally, today we get to watch Spiderman 3. It was quite scary. I had to cover my eyes all the times. And, I've found a kaki. Van van also has the same style of watching movie. She covered her eyes alot too! Hooray! Seng Kiat was lame; He yawned very loudly in the middle of the movie. =.=
Actually, the show isn't as nice as the first two moives in term of the effects and storyline. I found it kinda draggy. However, I feel that this is the most touching movie of the three. Harry set aside grudge and died saving Spiderman. I was so proud of him. Seriously, what is the point of living with grudge? It will just sink you deeper into it. We have agency to make our choice, even we are consumed by rage or revenge. At the end of the day, we choose the way of life live our life. Mmmm, so the next time when I overwhelmed by anger during arguments with my mum or sister, I should step back and take control instead of letting rage rule.

OH ya. I borrowed Jamie Oliver’s book! yummmmY!. Must learn some og his skills! Hee.

Outta 2-2-35 ...

I went back to move out of hall today. I was supposed to do it on Monday but I was too tired. In the end, I spent most of my day watching Da Chang Jin. Opps, borrowed it from GL for more than half a year. I must faster clear it and return to him. I realized I owed Meow vcd also.

Back to my hall, I hate to admit that ZZ was right. He said I have too much stuff, surely I would need more than one trip to move everything back by hand. I thought he was exaggerating. Gosh, it was only after I packed everything, I realized I brought so much stuff to school. Initially, I was worried that we couldn't squeeze everything into the cab.


Mmm.. Finally moved out of there, I have these mixed feelings. It was a relief to have one item off my To-Do list. And, I will not have any more excuse not to tidy up my room. Meanwhile moving back to home, everything seems to be coming to an end. It is like a fresh beginning next semester.

Indeed, my stay in the hall wasn't a fabulous one. My roomie and I weren't close. I cried so many times in the room that I could no longer remember for whatever reasons. The stress, the frustrations, the anger, the fear, the loneliness... within those four walls. Sometimes I wondered how I did survive it. But I've made it through.

Nevertheless, I'll still miss the room. Staying away from home really highlight the importance of every single one of my family and my close relatives. I realize how they've contributed to my stanle life and how "handicap" I was without them. I guess, I am still very much dependent on my family. If you put me on Survivor, I would most likely go kuku.

So.. at the end of the stay, it cannot be rated as a negative experience. Many thought that I sure hated hall alot because I went home regularly. However, they only see things on the surface. Yups, I did move back frequently for various reasons. I am grateful for this opportunity. I saw who I am in the course and know what I wish for. I get to know ASK (although his attitude is hard to swallow, he has helped me alot). Most importantly, harsh reality of adulthood was shoved right to my face. I've came to see and feel what the real crude of life. Hopefully, I will prepare myself for that.

I know that once I am outta 2-2-35, it is hard for me to go back should i want to stay in hall again. Will we "meet" again, my dear room, let's leave it to fate. Till then, I will continue to miss you and am grateful that you constituted a meaningful chapter of my life...

P.S: Lotsa thank you to LMM, my auntie, my cousins (Siqi and Simin)for helping me with the moving, LV for her suggestions and those who volunteered their muscles.

2-2-35

Before PACKING

After PACKING

My farewell gift for the residents directly under me. Haha. I dropped my toilet paper! Last time round, I dropped my black panty while collecting my laundry.

What I have done last week?

1) Met up with Shuting and Rainbow. I have not chat with them for quite long (at least half a year)!
2) Watched 2 episodes of Prison Break.
3) Spoilt my dear Maggie (my laptop). Hais.
4) Rebonded my hair.
5) Read a chapter of the text and tranlated for my sister.
6) Spent alot of time gluing my eyes to the televsion set.
7) Passed Ah San bag.
8) Mopped the floor.

I have wasted a week slacking around, and definitely over-chatted on msn. I must get my acts together man!

To-Do list for Week 2 of the holiday.
1) Unpack and move out of hall.
2) Send my phone for repair.
3) Call Mac.
4) Tidy up my room and closet.
5) Finish reading "Color" book and return to library.
6) Make sushi on Sunday for mum.
7) Clear hotmail inbox to 250 (currently at 318).
8) Get Mei's present.