2003 AND 2004... WHAT CHANGED? Tomorrow marks the 1st anniversary of my whole SAM committee 2003-04. Yes.... one year has passed and it's time for us to step down and let new blood take over. Oh my... one year ago... if not for Janelle (whom I met in one of my COM classes) invited myself and alvina to join the SAM committee, I doubt we would be where we are today. However, as i reflect on this past year, I realised so much has changed. People changed, lifestyles changed, friendship changed, environment changed... alot was really different since last year. I've changed... that's for sure or at least the environment ard me.
Well... maybe i shld pay tribute to my 2003-04 SAM colleagues who I've worked with happily for the year. let's start in hierachical order...
Miss Janelle Woo, President of SAM 2003-04. I believe she's proven herself to be one of the best leaders for SAM. SAM has really flourished, or improved loads through her dedication and hardwork as a President. She is focused and has the will and energy to push the whole committee to work hard. I admire her dedication to her post and to the SAM club, and to the many activities we have had organised. I salute her for her leadership capabilities, and more so her high tolerance to the rest of the committee, especially if we were behind time in our own work. Janelle... I thank you for giving me the chance to work with you and more so to introduce me to many friends who I simply adore and will cherish.
Mr. Danny Ong, Vice-President of SAM 2003-04. He's DA MAN! That's for sure. His humour and warmth have really brought me back to Singapore each time he speaks hokkien. His role is to maintain the welfare of the club, members and especially the committee members. I must say..he did a great job for that. He may have that funny side of him, but I will always remember him as a big brother who would take care of you no matter what. And of coz I would never forget his AH-BENGness. Thank you for being you.. and thank you for making me feel at home.
Miss Renee Yang, Secretary of SAM 2003-04. I like this girl. I really do. Honestly, I don't think I've ever had a proper conversation with you, and thus, sad to say I dont think we really know each other that well. But then again, I feel so comfortable around you. I admire alot of things about you. Your attitude, your bitchiness, your adventurous self. I admire you for what you believe in and I admire how good a person you are. You are indeed a fun pal to keep, and I really do wish with whatever time i have left in this country, we will really get to know each other really well.
Mr. Joshua Kan, Treasurer of SAM 2003-04 I wished I knew you better. But I guess there isn't much chances. Josh is one cool dude. You might see him during meetings, you might not, but that doesn't mean he's not doing his work. He's the treasurer for SAM for quite a while. I must thank you for driving myself and danny to the airport the last time round we went back to Singapore. Josh is a helpful guy. Well Josh... hope to see u soon in SG and in JB some time.
Miss Charmaine Wee, Public Relations Officer of SAM 2003-04 I must say.... Charmaine has one of the slightly easier jobs in SAM, but her role is one of the most crucial one. Without her, how would our members know abt our activities and updates? I was so glad to have finally gotten to know u through the SAM elections, if not.. i doubt i'll ever know who Kevin's friend, charmaine wee is. Maybe... i'll just wonder if the girl in the tae bo class is charmaine wee. You are an outstanding person, and with a great personality. But dont always get bullied by Kevin k...
Alvina Seah, Editorial Officer of SAM 2003-04 I'm really happy that Alvina agreed to join in the SAM committee. To think she wasn't interested in joining as a member. She's a great girl, and a really dedicated worker for SAM. She's the one that came up with the greatest designs for the website, the sticker, our logo, namecards, the newsletters and of coz the tee-shirts. Alvina has been my long-time friend. We date back since poly year 1. But it was only in Monash did I know her better and that we became closer as friends. Alvina has always been the one that brought sunshine in the group. She's always friendly with everyone, and she simply gets along well with everyone. I must say.. she is the darling of the whole committee. I adore this lady, and I am sorry for drifting away this year. We were suppose to stay in the same house. I miss the good old times in the halls. Alvina... remember... u are my good friend... :)
Paul Az, Activities Officer of SAM 2003-04 He's the man behind all the activities for SAM. Thanks to him... we have had many successful activities. He holds the most important post in the whole come. Without him, i doubt SAM can ever survive. He makes the club fun and exciting, and of course attractive to join. Paul is really a great guy, and i enjoy working with him in SAM. I am glad to have known u Paul. :)
Okie... that's the whole executive committee. Each of them has contributed a fair share and I believe all our time and energy spent on the club has paid off through the amount of members we have this year, the success of each activity, and most importantly, establishing that strong foundation by getting along well as a committee and definately as friends. The SAM committee would definately be a memorable edition to my life, and I would look back and remember that wonderful time I had with each and everyone in the committee. I hope each of you have had the same experiences as me and that you would remember the times we have spent to build what SAM is today.
T.G.I.F (THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY!) hmm.... really thank god ah? I havent post my 2 entries yet.. how to be happy its a friday!! To think i use to look forward to fridays. Anyway... I wil post my entries after this blog entry. Again, I am in caufield library, coz kevin has another trial at the Unicafe. I really think he will get the job, who would train someone how to make coffee, sandwiches, etc and not hire him? But anyway.. he is a good worker... so hopefully they like his face. Ha!
I have decided to go for kevin's multicultural night thing. Hope it will be fun.... (i seriously doubt it). Plus, the OSS Club (Overseas Student Services) is like an indian club, majority of them are indians. And I really HATE the President of the Club, her name is PINKY. hehehehe wat a name.. anyway... yesterday I went to soak myself at their multicultural week activities, and she's so rude!!! Kept telling people to sit down... not in a nice manner too. She'll walk up to you and just say... we're having a talk now, sit down if not please leave. I mean... RELAX LA! She thinks she's someone great and fantastic????? oh please! MUISS is so much better... much much better.
Anyway.... there was a health talk and I attended it. Learnt quite a bit. Here are a few things:
Do not drink too much coffee during exam periods, it will slow your brain functions and when it comes to the day of exams, your mind will go blank. If you must have a hot drink, you can drink Camomile tea or peppermint tea. Milo is good as well, no side effects.
Do not rely on energy drink such as Red Bull or V. They contain high levels of Caffine, which will also slow your brain down when during exams, and you will break into cold sweat.
It will be good to move ard after every 20 mins when you are staring at the com for the whole day. This will rest your eyes and rest your body. Also stretch yourself to ease any backaches or neckaches.
Keep drinking water if you want to stay alert, being thirsty indicates your brain lacks water and is dehydrated. It will slow the brain down as well.
For those who have problems sleeping, try this. Prepare yourself to sleep. Take some time to prepare yourself to sleep. Such as 1. no tv before sleep, 2. no eating before sleep, 3 wear pyjamas earlier, 4. relax, 5 then sleep... you will gradually fall asleep. If you tellyourself that it's 11pm and I must sleep... you will only find yourself struggling to sleep, coz your body is not tune to sleep yet.
Buy a swiss ball/fit/medicine ball to help improve your posture. Try sitting on the ball instead of a chair. The ball will force you to sit upright, because you will go off balance if you slouch.
Yeah... just a few tips. The school has a massage centre too... so i think i'll go a full body massage, its only $30 for 1 hour or $20 for 30 mins. That's rather cheap :) I really need a good massage and stretch!
Yeah.. my friend is coming down. getting my mum to pass him mooncakes for me. !! yeah!! Now must plan itinery for him, and also to see who's free to bring him ard. The boys might go mt buller next sat to see snow... there's a cheap day trip up to mt. buller- $30 only. I wish i could go, but I got that SAM soccer thing, and an assignment due.
WILL I STUDY??? It's thursday..... wow... now tats fast. Im in caufield lib, tryin to study. Forced myself to come here, since kev had to come here for a trial in the Uni Cafe. Really hope he gets the job. One person fusses abt money rather than two. Anyway, I'm trying to use the computer as long as I want, to justify the waiting time I had for a com. hee.. I will try to post one webct entry today, and another one tomorrow. I have done half a reading. I realise Im a really slow reader that's if I really want to absorb all the information. Now that's bad. Anyway..... i'm feeling rather sleepy.... shessh...
Spoke to my mother yesterday, told her if my friend really does come, I'll get her to buy mooncakes for me. Ye!! MOONCAKES!! It's gng to be mid-autumn festival soon, I think give it another week or 2 and the full moon will be there up in the sky. Mooncakes in australia is tooooooo expensive. But my mum said its abt the same price over in singapore too. But heck... i prefer singapore ones! Too bad no eggs this time round. Customs will not allow.
Anyway... my father is trying to tape 3 episodes of singapore idol in one tape, he's gng to tape it in a LONG PLAY video tape, so i can watch it for 6 hrs straight. but too bad it will not have the auditions in it. That's like the funniest bit, even funnier than all the other australian/american idol auditions. I think because we know what the singapore culture is. Hehehe..... i still remember the LEMON TREE guy. HAHAHA..... anyway.. once i've the tape will most prob show it during the video night again.
There's the caufield MULTICULTURAL WEEK/NIGHT tomorrow in caufield. Now.. kevin is selling tickets for the night event, which is $10. The question here is .... should i buy one and go? You may wonder why I shld even have this question in my mind. Well... if you recollect and remember that he didn't go to my SSAV ball? Remember? So why should i even go to his???? he dont support me... i dont support him... or quote, ' u scratch my back, I scratch your back' Anyway... tics arent selling well, he has to sell 5 and he managed to sell 1 so far. So... shld i push pride aside and just buy that one tic... oh ya.. he offered to pay for mine... hahaha wat joke! Must make him suffer good.... and learn his lesson for not supporting me. I will consider and only tomorrow evening then will i give him my answer!
sigh.... i think i shld leave now.. and go study...oh man... i am not use to this at all. okok..... buck up!
ANOTHER BRIGHT SUNNY DAY!! Once again it's another lovely day!! Hhaha i like this... spring is really here!!! But then again... we are in melbourne...and another can happen... especially the weather. This week might be brilliant weather, next week.. who knows... thunderstorms? But till then... i shall embrace such warmth which i've missed for many many months.
SHIT!! WHAT I'VE WRITTEN FOR THE PAST 5 MINS HAS BEEN ACCIDENTALLY DELETEd
Okie... i shall start again.
One piece of good news, I dont have to pay $132 to SSAV, some kind institution has agreed to cover most losses, so now.. SSAV is clear of debts. On top of that ssav will reimburse me $30 for transportation and phone bills. Fair enough. Thank god everything worked out for SSAV. Kym really did a good job, and please girl... dont think u were a bad leader. I think u did great. The event went well, just only this time round we did not get the support we much needed. Hopefully next yr's committee will do a better job in bringing in the numbers.
Anyway... lets see... what's up for today. I woke up at 10plus.. usually its 12ish, so it's early for me. I'm having my brunch now, which is the left over of my dinner, and will be my dinner for tonight too. Hheh..... i'm that poor! I'll try to do some readings, so I can post some webct entries. I need to start studyin for my english test. I will definately go gym later in the day... work away those pounds on my buttocks and of course use the new equipment in the gym. Finally they brought in the inner thigh equipment. Go home... bath... and maybe head to caufield to support kevin in his last pool match. His team is improving.. but i reckon they need a few more years before they can really show sometihing. Then back to my home.
VISITATION??? Just found out that a friend of mine and kev's might be coming down to melbourne for a visit. Yeah!!! I think kev and myself like having friends visitng us. We miss our friends back home too much i think. Anyway, he might ne here for about a week, gives me a reason to travel outskirts. He's a fun guy,.... friendly too.... so shldnt be too much of a prob... even if i introduce him to my friends. But he's still considering... so ya... cross fingers.. but i reckon its more or less confirm la.
Had an okay day today... went for my 9 am class, it was on LOVE AND INTIMACY..interesting topic, we learn about what types of lovers we are..... but it was a really general kind of discussion. Alvina was late... she wanted to come in half way during the break..but today we had a late break.. so she decided to skip it. tsk... I went home after class, just nuahed in my room. Today's weather is FANTASTIC! Sunny, not that windy.. simply PERFECT. So, i got my lazy self to wash all my clothes, air my blanket, air my shoes. Also... for the first time since i got my driving licence that i walked to clayton to buy groceries. It was terrible!!! simply..... terrible.. I think the car really spoilt me. Anyway... i managed to walk back home.... it was tiring... but luckily the weather was great.
Now... just waiting to go for the LAST SAM meeting for me.... last official one that is. Hai..... i thought last week was the last one. anyway... really dunno what's there to talk abt this week, but heck.. just go la!
tonight's dinner would be jap curry with chicken, potato, carrot and jap rice with a touch of brocolli, to end it off it will be fresh strawberries! sounds yummy??? life of a struggling student... heheh Most prob this would be my lunch for tomorrow as well.
i need to get my life back on track!! it's the monday of week 6! it's already week 6????? sheesh... how time flies. I know sem 2 is usually pretty quick, but this is too fast. Is it really because I have lesser contact hours in school, so more time to slack and not do work and waste my time away? I think so. I just wasted my weekend at kevin's place, been watching tv the whole day... literally the whole day. Oh my... i'm such a slacker. It's good in a sense that I get to just relax since i can't rem when was the last time i enjoyed the weekend relaxing at home. But the guilt of not doin any readings and not even bothering abt assignments really kill me. I have to make a point to start my study mode. How I wished i was back in the halls.. where i am all by myself and i have no choice but to study to make time move on faster.
Okie.... assignments wont start proper until sept... but i think its good to prepare first. I never really prepared my assignments 2 weeks before... maybe i shld try. Now i'm finally back home (my own room i mean) i think i really need to make my room more study friendly. But first i really need to clean up my room.... HOW?
Now... im thinking... shld i go grocery shopping or go gym.... i went gym on sat... and my whole body ached.. which was good... coz that means i worked my body. I miss being 50kg.... hai.... i need gastric flu again.... this weather and this life just makes me so lazy!! I NEED MY MOTIVATION!!
hai... more financial problems again, Yesterday I received more bad news from kymberley. It's regarding the loss we made for the SSAV ball. This time round to try to cover the loss, each of the committee members need to pay $132 each. Damn.... put in so much hard work and still need to pay. Not to mention, I have a $140 handphone bill to pay. More so, I have the $172 dollars I need to return to SAM funds. What else.... oh ya.... another $70 to kevin, its the $$ i owe him for the sydney and canberra trip. Let's see... I have to pay rent by end of this month, so that's another $500. So in all.. how much do i need to fork out???? I dare not even calculate.
After hearing the news... i decided to head to CROWN to 'withdraw' (quoted frm kevin) to pay off some debts. I was up... then I lost most at the blackjack table (stupid gay indian dealer!) . Decided to rest and went on to the $15 blackjack table. I won some.... managed to recup a bit... but lost all when I moved to another table. That was it.. i was -$25 for the night. I know I shouldnt even complain, but where else can I get money from??? I have no job offers!! still waiting for a couple of pending job applications. I've been looking since April.. and still no one wants to hire me. Mum said finances are bad this time of the year, and my whole family is flying over end of the year to see me graduate. That's another few thousand dollars needed to be spent, excluding their expenses here. OH MY!!! OH MY!!
Should i really just eat bread and water everyday, with maybe having the luxury of spreading butter once in a while??? Maybe I should... that way i not only save $$.. i can lose weight too! not bad idea huh?
To those out there.... feel lucky u have parents who are earning steady incomes. Be glad u have $$ to spent.. or at least not much trouble asking for money. However, be wise in spending too.... no need any... dont bye... no need to eat out.. dont eat out. Save what u can... at least try. Not easy... I know.. but it'll be good for your conscience and your family too. Oh well..... settle debts first. Maybe I shall bye tattslotto tomorrow. but then again... i won't win any.....
Well..... yes.. i didnt sleep enough for the weekend again. No more external work to do.. and i'm still tired. Okay.. what happened..... i went clubbing to some BIKINI PARTY on thursday. Honestly, I didnt enjoy myself... queued for 1hr 30 mins just to get in..... out in the cold!!!!! The music was really horrible..... they kept repeating tracks.... SO UNPROFESSIONAL! The crowd was good.... loads of people dancing... some girls did wear bikinis, but no figure man... can't stand girls wearing bikinis with so many fats flapping when they are dancing. Either than tat..... ye.... it was okie. Samuel and kelvin came along as well with me and kevin. It was kinda a lucky night for Samuel, coz some girl happened to be from monash, caufield, approached samuel and seemed interested in him. at first, samuel was not that interested.... but seemed to me a bit scared... ehhe. But after a second time.. he offered her a drink.. and after that.. she disappeared!! Hhehe my friend... you've been played!
Kelvin... ha...yet again.... his comic nature took the better of him. he kept talkin abt some girls who he thought were interested in him, but kept rejecting his advances. It was funny.... really funny. Well... i got bored ard 2 plus... the place was hot... the music was lousy.. i didnt had enough alcohol, they ran out of shots.... and the guys were busy staring at girls.... so.. i decided to just wait near the cloakroom for them.
Okie... after that.. we went crown... to gamble... and all lost $$. NUFF SAID! i reached home ard 7.30am.. so u can imagine how long we were in crown.
Friday:
I went for my coles interview, it was okie... it was a group interview where we had group discussion first then an one on one interview. It was pretty stressful, coz we were forced to contribute in the discussion. There were recruiters ard observing us contributing. The one on one was okie... just the usual questions like when are u free... when u available for work.. where u wanna work.. stuff like that. But stupid me.. forgot to bring my passport, so i'm heading back there again tom just to feel up some other forms.
Went to kevin's old house to have dinner, his housemate, christine, cooked dinner, and of coz her food was also so yummy. Nice home cooked food. Chatted for awhile, then went back to kevin's place. We were still deciding whether to stay home and not go out or go to the loft (which was the MMN after party) and club. Well... upon hearing that we have free ticks... we decided to go, but when we were abt to enter, the bouncer stopped kevin, coz he wasn't dressed appropriately. He was wearing an orange big hip hop jersey liked top, and pants. The bouncer said he looked like he's ready to go for a basketball match. and just that... we didn't club. WASTED TRIP!!! Fuck u fat bouncer! I didnt want to go home yet.. since we were out already, and it was my 3.5 months anniversary with kevin, we decided to go to have some cakes. Headed to Greco's in crown. Missed their cakes. It was yummy but it was a small slice. We walked ard.... and saw jay jays still opened... so we decided to go buy a top.. we found a relatively cheap nice top... but kevin was too tired to go clubbing... so we passed loft once and for all.
Saturday:
It's anniversary afternoon... was suppose to go to Olinda, dandenong ranges, but it was seriously bad weather... pouring like mad!!! So we stayed home to watch a bit of the olympics opening ceremony and only left after we saw the singapore contingent. We decided to try our luck and find our way to Williamsontown. Found the place... but it was soooooo COLD!!! we had a nice lunch, and great cakes ard 4ish... and headed back to the city. Went mass, went walking ard.. then went for daniel's bday celebration in this really neat club along flinders lane. And again... went to crown, coz kevin wanted to watch the liv pool match. The sports bar was really packed.... there was a band playing, they were showing football, and the rugby (all blacks vs south africa), it was madness. Went home after some gambling.
Sunday:
Supposedly a chill out day... but had a SSAV meeting today, with only 4 people turning up. Talked abit about budget and wats gng to happen. Dont really wanna say much.... but need to pay my own ticket for the ball. MI PLEASE SPONSOR our tickets!!! Went gym after that..... it was an okay workout.. and i think i gained 1 kg... OH NO!! nvm.... now more time to gym.. and its just muscle weight. :) Went to kevins place for dinner.... then now home!
Now... there's a banana cake waiting for me to try... my first time trying.. hopefully it's good and edible. :) Make from scratch k!!!
I NEED TO START WORK REAL SOON!!!! NO MORE SLACKING!!! heheh........ hai... last semester and i'm still slacking... sheesh....
week 5...... soon all assignments are due.... sheesh......
okie... i go and fix up my bed and all.... pack bags... print notes...
i know its rather delayed.... but i have to say this...!!! I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH MY BOYFRIEND... COZ HE NEVER TURN UP FOR THE SSAV BALL AT ALL!!! he did.... he crashed the party with his friend.... and i still managed to get him 2 tickets to go into nextblue for free!
everyone kept asking me why he never come and support, why he doesn't want to come..... SERIOUSLY... NOT LIKING SUCH AN EVENT... IS REALLY NOT A GOOD EXCUSE AFTERALL. So what if im busy.... all the other committee members' gf/bfs came too... and they had people to accompany them. WHY DO U HAVE TO BE THE ODD ONE OUT!!!!
I HATE YOU FOR NOT SUPPORTING ME!! SERIOUSLY...... WHAT KIND OF BF ARE YOU??? this is my major event... and i have to put up with ya nonsense and excuses for not coming??????? I HAVE TO COME UP WITH REASONS FOR YOU????
it's been an okay day... tired still... went for my 9am class, it was boring... despite havin such an interesting topic: attraction. Hmm..... its so sad people are attracted to others based on looks/body size etc.... before they can be really interested in someone elses character and personality. I feel sad for those who aren't that confident abt their looks and size, dont worry people... u are beautiful no matter what!
Alvina didnt attend the class, so i was alone for abt half and hour, thought i'll show my face for MCF, but no one was at the booth. Met up with alvina, and went for class... it was boring too.... this class, 2nd media age.. is really the most boring class i've ever attended. I fell asleep in lecture as well. Oh well.....
went to see mcf for awhile.... had peking duck and the SAM expensive fishballs ($2 buckS!!!) anyway.. support the club... so i dont mind. Chatted with a few people.. and once again someone said alvina and myself looked like sisters! Oh man....... do we really look alike????
There were people selling MMN ticks, and janelle and renee are tryin very hard to sell tickets to alvina and myself. I feel i shld attend, simply coz some of the muiss people came to my ball. It's just basic courtesy. It's $45 p/p if i can get a table of 10. Alvina seems interested too... but have to ask other people...like samuel and keith.. i dont want to go and sit with people i dunno. Actually it's the after-party that i'm interested in. Hahha... im in the clubbing mood... party hard b4 the loads of school work. This time its at the LOFT, neat place..... not too bad music... Oh well.. i'll decide on thursday... also.. I HAVE NO OUTFIT for that night, if i do go. What shld i wear????
I just had dinner... fried rice and left over chicken and brocolli.. yum... i was too hungry.. now i'm sleepy. Still need to read kevin's work... it's due tom morning. I wish i can really help kevin... but i'm just too tired... and i'm not sure what the question is really about. But oh well.. i'll do what i can.
Hoped u guys liked the pics i posted last night... :)
I have the time to type a blog. Okie... the last time..is like... I DONT KNOW WHEN!! I've been just too busy with work... and it's not school work but SSAV ball. It's finally over. Things weren't looking good especially with the ticket sales, kym (the pressie) was really panicking, but i'm glad towards the ball date, things picked up a bit and we managed to sell 250 tics. Big shout out to Monash Caufield in selling tics for clayton, and for your hard word to sell tics for mel uni too. I must say.... mel uni did really screw up... but the mel uni students in the SSAV committee did a great job in gathering 80 over pple for the ball. Impressive for just 2 days into the ball, with no table duty. I am quite disappointed with Clayton side, I know all my friends I know went to support, but we definately have alot more members, but they wont want to go!!! Are singaporeans really the poorest of the lot in Melbourne?!?!? Why so miser! anyway.... the ball went fine and well. We were behind time initially, but later we were right on schedule. I have feedback that the games were draggy, that the place was cold, the Mcs were quite soft. But oh well, what savd it all was the performances, especially the fire dancers, they were really impressive.
I didnt really have much to eat for that day and night. I was suppose to seat with the GOH and other distinguish guests, but hilton stuffed up last min with table arrangements that we the seating plans changed. So I was left stranded.... but it was fine... i didnt had the time to really eat and entertain. SIA turned up, so did Kamp Nokturnal people, well.... i really hoped the Guests really enjoyed themselves. I saw boring faces... just hoped that they were tired.
Big shouts to all the committee members.... GREAT JOB! really.... i really like this year's committee.. everyone put in their heart and soul. Big shout outs to the 2 MCs.... thanks for the enthuscism and the help we really needed. You guys did a great job for the night too. and the BIGGEST shout out to Kymberley, the president of SSAV, she has done the most, and i really admire her patience and calmness. Girl.. things went well and as planned, u did the best job in making this happen.
To the SAM committee and friends, I really appreciate your attendance and support. I hoped everyone had a great time, whether its during the ball or at the after-party. I was glad everyone drank to their worth... and hopefully the food was good and enough for all. THANK YOU ALL!!!
Now.... its back to normal boring life... which i dont mind actually. I miss my room so much... hehehe.... Back to assignments....back to normal school days.
Oh man... I MISS SINGAPORE!!!! I watched a bit of the NDP webcast..... so memorable. hai..... I really appreciate singapore alot... I know what it means to be patriotic. I may not be PURE singaporean.... but I want to be one.... and will definately be proud to be one. Oh well.... i just miss everything Singaporean.
Will now upload some pics taken on the SSAV ball nite. :)
