Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Food

I think I'm gonna be a very good cook when I go back home. Ever since I came here, I've been picking up cooking skills along the way, learning new recipes and trying new things. Before this I only knew how to cook maggi mee and fry an egg... NOW... I can do wonders... HAHAHAHA...

Look at my gourmet meal... YUM... Its baked salmon with home-made chips and chinese stir-fry veg... Healthy & YUM...





Previously I can only bake stuff using "mixes", NOW, I bake stuff starting from scratch... I'm so proud of myself!

Chocolate Chip cookies - Makes ~ 30

Ingredients:
- 125g butter at room temperature
- 125g brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 egg
- 375g self-raising flour
- 125g chocolate chip bits

Directions:
- Preheat oven to 180 deg C
- Line tray with paper or grease tray
- Combine butter, sugar & vanilla
- Add egg to butter mixture, beat till combined & mixture starts to thicken
- Add flour to butter mixture & beat till just combined
- Stir in chocolate bits
- Using teaspoons, place spoonfuls of mixture on tray, ~3cm apart
- Bake for 15-20 mins until golden
- Stand on tray for 2 mins then transfer to wire rack to cool

Try it... Yum...

Thursday, May 25, 2006

X Men 3



So cool... I love X-Men, never read the comic before, but the series of movies totally got me hooked. Went for the midnight movie premier with Lam last night, it was cool. Apparently we're the first to watch this movie in Adelaide cos its mid night premier, its the earliest show in town. Woohoo! haha.. Cheap thrill...

I think the characters in X men are really cool, love their superpower, I want superpower too!!! If I can be like one of them, I think I would wanna be Storm, its amazing how she can control weather, creating rain for a moment and sunny the next. Its like defying the laws of nature, I like... Jean Grey's pretty cool too, everything's in her head, she uses the power of the mind to get stuff to work. Cool... if you could be like one of them, which one do you wanna be?

Anyway, I was a lil disappointed with the movie. First, its really short, like 104 minutes only, its not enough to satisfy X men fans like me. Secondly, the plot's pretty predictable, its not too difficult to guess what's gonna happen next. Doesnt give me the excitement the previous ones did. Lastly, it sort of marks the end of the movie series, is there still gonna be X men 4??

I'm praying that there's gonna be X men 4, if there is, I'll definately watch it







So Cool...

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

My Nerdy Weekend

I mean... What's new... everytime someone asks what I'm doing/gonna do this weekend, the answer will be the same... Study lor.. What else?

Surprisingly I did something exciting this week! Haha... Thursday night is Ladies night at Shenainigans (Not sure if the spelling's right), and my 2 of my ever-so-happening housemates decided to go party. Normally I wouldnt join them cos they'll usually be with their boyfriends or go with their own friends. This time, they asked my other 2 housemates to go, so all of them were all psyched up & dressed up to the nines. They asked me along as well, but me being the nerd rejected their kind offer. Here's how the conversation went:

Sarah: Liyan, we're going to Shenainigans tonight, its ladies night, do you wanna come along?
Me: Oh, all of you are going? I can't... I can't finish my work..
Sarah: (Looking bewildered) SO???
Me: Er, I really wanna go, BUT... I've got 9am class tmr and...
Sarah: Ash's got class at 9 tmr, Am's got WORK at 9 am tmr..
Me: Erm, nah... just go, don't tempt me!
Sarah: Alright, last offer, you coming?
Me: Nah...

They must be thinking I'm such a nerdy & goody-2-shoes... Oh well, after they left I couldnt concentrate on my work either, I felt like the house was too quiet & my mind kept drifting away, imagining the fun the gals are having. And then, I got dressed and got Joyce to send me down to join them. Ha! So impromptu right! (Yah right.. I brooded over it for 20 minutes before I decided to go...)

Anyway some pics we took at the club:


Us gals with an idiot sticking his head behind us


Myself & Lynley, the lucky gal who's getting married!


Pretty Sarah & me!

I'm going to Victor Harbour for some frisbee fun this weekend, some mini social tournament against the other teams in Adelaide. So looking forward to it!

Btw, I made it to the team for Southern Uni Games.. Yeah!

Thursday, May 11, 2006

Its been a while...

Its been almost a week since I last blogged. Wow, time passes soooo quickly, it seemed to just slip thru my hand..

Just came back from a jog, feeling refreshed, time to pen down some thoughts...

I feel like I'm in a middle of a marathon, you know, right in the middle when you feel like you've ran a long way, but you know there's more to go.. On top of that, I feel like I'm running out of gas, tired, panting, just barely moving the heavy things called legs... and in this race, I'm kinda ahead of most. BUT, I'm running out of gas... I'm feeling exhausted from the never ending pile of work I have to complete... Sigh.. Someone FIRE me up!!!

Anyway, enough of me being nerdy & talking about school work over & over again... I went to watch Westside Story, the musical on Tuesday night. Really very disappointed with the quality of the musical, the singing was bad (maybe with the exception of a few), many of them sang out of tune, and there were also a couple of notes which the singers obviously couldnt reach, made the songs sound... awful... The choreography of the dance was not very impressive, the dancers were'nt dancing in uniform, the props looked shoddy and the theatre stage looked too small to contain all the props & singers. So, that pretty much summed up the musical. I know I'm being kinda critical here, but I paid 20 bucks for it! I expect some form of entertainment from it! I would have walked out of the theatre & gone home if not for all my friends who were still watching the musical with me.

Oh well, hopefully Friday would be a better day. I'm gonna meet Valda (Yes, Valda from Henry Park!) tomorrow for dinner with her friends. I bumped into Valda last Friday on Rundle Mall, I just couldnt believe my eyes... Ha.. I was walking along the street and I spotted a familiar face, and I was like thinking... Hmm... This girl looks like Valda... Then the next moment, that girl stared back at me & I saw this look of recognition... It IS Valda! Haha.. such a small world, and the weirdest place to bump into people! In tiny city Adelaide! haha... I'm quite excited to meet her on Friday, loads of stuff to catch up on!

I guess thats all for now, sorry no pics for all my religious readers out there. I promise, next time there will be! Till then, ja ne!

Monday, May 01, 2006

Random Stuff

I really should be working on one of my 6 assignments that are due this week, but I just can't find the motivation. The trip to Sydney totally took away my rhythm, I feel so out of sync with the things around me now... Oh well... since I can't get down to doing work, I might as well blog rite? Hur hur...

Nothing much to update actually, afterall I havent been out much this week. The only time I was out was Friday, to the central market doing my weekly grocery shopping. Oh, and meeting up with Lam for dinner. He brought me to this place near his college to try this thing called "AB", which apparently means "abortion". Interesting huh... According to Lam, the people who used to reside in his college decades ago were all medical students, so the restaurants/cafes near his college came up with this AB dish, which resembles the sight of... well.. aborted fetus... its basically fries with yiros on top of it, and with heaps of sauces... BBQ, tomato & chilli... so... imagine the sight...

I remember when I was back in Singapore, one of my friend kept telling me that I should go re-bond my hair cos my hair was dry & messy looking. I told her when I was in Aussie land, my hair's straight & limp... so I really don't see a point in re-bonding. She didnt quite believe me, saying that the air in Aussie land is so dry, how can my hair be "nicer" here? Well, to prove my point, here are some pictures of my hair when I'm in Aussie land.





My hair is flat & limp rite?!?!

And this is how my hair looks in SGP


Okay, maybe this picture isnt very telling of my hair condition back in SGP, but my hair was indeed in such a mess that I had it tied up most of the time, and that's the only picture I can find with my hair down back in SGP. So, point proven...

An out of point update: my housemate is getting married! They're such a loving couple! This is the season of marriage here I tell you... Besides my housemate, I heard a couple of my classmates are getting married too! Congrats to them!


The golden couple

I want a fish in my pond too!

Friday, April 28, 2006

Another personality test

This one took me ten minutes, but I thought its quite accurate...

You are a Concerned Creator.

Your imagination, confidence, willingness to explore, and appreciation of beauty make you a CREATOR.

You are independent, and you enjoy your self-sufficiency.

Defying convention, you are very innovative, and you have a vivid imagination.

The look of things is important to you, and you have a keen eye for aesthetic beauty in multiple arenas.

You have a strong interest in what is new and exciting—and that includes forging ahead with new ideas, not simply discovering what is already out there.

Your eagerness to seek new and varied experiences leads you into many different situations.

You're not set on one way of doing things, and you are creative when it comes to finding novel solutions to complex problems.

You trust yourself to be innovative and resourceful.

Your confidence allows you to take your general awareness and channel it into creativity.

You are balanced in your approach to problem-solving, not letting your emotions hold you up.

You prefer to have time to plan for things, feeling better with a schedule than with keeping plans up in the air until the last minute.

You are a fashion maven, up on trends, but distinct in your own style. You don't follow trends, you set them.
If you want to be different:

Appreciate the earthly, practical elements of things—there is beauty in form as well.

While you are good at thinking abstractly, focusing on details a bit more may help you discover things about the world.


how you relate to others
You are Concerned

Your understanding of others' emotions, your sense of right and wrong, and your skeptical nature make you CONCERNED.

Your observations of your environment, in concert with your clearly defined worldview, leads you to be aware of the feelings of others.

Because you can read people well, and because you can understand their feelings, you are often bothered by others' insensitive behavior.

While you appreciate others' emotional nature, you don't think their emotional concerns should take precedence over their obligations to society.

You prefer to be in smaller groups, as big groups can occasionally get out of hand.

Order and structure are somewhat important to you—you believe that people's feelings are better protected when others are respectful and follow certain societal guidelines.

You tend to share your feelings with a few individuals who are close with you, but otherwise you are a somewhat private person.

You are balanced in your approach to problem-solving, not letting your emotions hold you up.

You prefer to have time to plan for things, feeling better with a schedule than with keeping plans up in the air until the last minute.

You are a fashion maven, up on trends, but distinct in your own style. You don't follow trends, you set them.
If you want to be different:

Let your caring nature allow you to put more trust in people in general—you can have more faith in them without losing your valuable skepticism.


Maybe you can try it yourself


My Personal Dna Report

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Ultimate Frisbee, Ultimate Fun

I'm so glad I that I joined the gals in the Sydney tournament. Initially I was hesitant and apprenhensive about this trip because I thought I might not fit in. As it turns out, my worries were unduly. The gals were so much fun to be with, and not once did I feel left out of the group.

The trip started with a 16-hour drive from Adelaide to Sydney. We covered a total of 1395km! thats like 25 times the length of Singapore! We sat in the car until our asses ached, seriously, at one point of time my arse was numb... but it was fun, we joked, laughed, snacked non-stop on the way there. And when we finally reached Sydney, we practiced our "teamwork" in getting around the city (Coz the city is sooo complicated compared to Adelaide, and the heavy traffic did not help). We had one gal driving, 2 gals reading the map and another 2 gals trying to keep the rest of the gals calm from the 16-hour drive.. ha.. it was hilarious!

The games itself started on Saturday and ended on Tuesday. Throughout these 4 days, we played a total of 9 games, each lasting for about 1.5 hours. So that's ALOT of exercise. We didnt have many subs, so imagine the amount of running we had to do, my legs were sore everyday after the games.

We didnt win the tournament itself, but we finished a rank higher than our seeding, which is like a major victory for us already. We were seeded 15th, and we came in 14th (did I mention that there were only 16 teams?) hur hur... But it was great fun, I learnt alot from the many games we had to play, and built up my endurance too! I think I'm now well known for my "fast legs" heh heh.. and my greatest achievement for this tournament was *drumroll*........ that I won MVP for one of the games! Eh, for those who dunno, MVP means "most valuable player" and usually at the end of each game, the opposition team will nominate one player as MVP, and usually the MVP will get a little prize from the opposition team. So thats like a mega prize for me. It felt really good, its like knowing that your hard work is being recognised. Anyway, many of the other players also told me that I improved alot during this tourney (short for tournament), so I'm really happy!


The wonderful Furyess gals!


My MVP prize, just a string of lollies, but I'm still gonna treasure it!

The only sad thing about this tourney was probably the fact that we travelled so far to Sydney, but didnt really get a chance to tour the city. We spent most of our time at the fields, and the only time we got to see the city was during the night when everything's more or less closed. The most we saw of Sydney was just Bondi beach... Not to say that its no good, just that spending 5 days at the same place aint gonna make it that interesting! heh...


Bondi Beach...


Team-mate Alisa & I strolling the beach

Now, take a look at our lunch basket


I'm really a bread person, I love eating bread.. but after having 5 days of bread for every single meal, I just dont feel like bread anymore! Urghh...


A more detailed look into our lunch basket...


The gals chilling out in the shade after a game while waiting for lunch


I was trying to take a picture with my team-mate from America, and just before the picture was taken, she just scooped me up! Apparently I'm just soooo small


Us gals just goofing around after the tourney...

It was just sooo much fun! Can't wait for the next tourney to begin!

Sunday, April 16, 2006

One week of holidays

Eeeks, time flies when you're having fun... the first week of term break went by so quickly...

Monday was spent running around the field the whole day for CUG (Central Uni Games), but we came in first, out of 3 teams.. haha.. yay... not many unis to compete with. Still I'm glad we won. Next up is SUG in July, gonna be held in Ballart (Victoria), sounds fun!

This week is "Easter week", this is my first time experiencing Easter outside Singapore. I don't remember doing anything special during this time of the year, except just lazing around at home for having this extra holiday. Here, the atmosphere's different. ALL the shops are closed during the Easter weekend, and we had to "stock up" food on Thursday cos the shops are gonna be closed till Monday. And having "Easter eggs" is a bigger thing compared to home. I seriously don't remember eating easter eggs during easter. But here, I was given at least 5 easter eggs! Yum... =P

Anyways, since there was NOWHERE to go on this weekend, Joyce & I decided to go watch some Waterski competition held in Glenelg, just to look at cool people jumping around in skis & enjoy the cool autumn breeze. Some pictures we took while we were there.



Can you spot the flying man?



Look at this person jump... it looks like the person is "cut & pasted" on the background, but NO... He really jumped that high... Btw, they're competiting on who jumps the furthest. The furthest distance I heard was about 55 metres I think..



I couldnt help but marvel at the beautiful sunset...



Us gals... looking cool...

Next up is Sydney ladies nationals! Can't wait to go!

Thursday, April 13, 2006

I just felt like doing this

1. My ex is: still my friend

2. Maybe I should: tried for medicine after As instead

3. I love: my parents

4. I don't understand: why some people are such hypocrites

5. I lose: hope easily

6. People say I'm: too independent for a girl

7. Love is: not around at the moment

8. Somewhere, someone is: thinking of me??

9. I will always: wear a watch when I go out

10. Forever is: non-existent

11. I never want to: ...... never say never......

12. I think the current US President: should stop harping about war

13. When I wake up in the morning: I down 2 glasses of water

14. My past was: not worth mentioning

15. I get annoyed when: people ignore my views

16. Parties are for: having fun!

17. My dog is: gonna be a golden retriever

18. My cat is: going to be good friends with the dog

19. Kisses are the best when: its filled with love

20. Tomorrow: gonna be another busy day

21. I really want: tell him the truth

22. I have low tolerance for people who: are overly self-centered

23. I am tagging: selina, joyce, joanna, phoebe & dean!

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Have a break, have a kit-kat...

It seems like everyone's busy with their work, friends from SGP, friends from here, all rushing assignments & preparing for exams...

As for me, I've been up to the neck with assignments and frisbee for the past 2 weeks. I'm so glad I finished my assignments on time, it may not the of the highest quality, but I'm proud of my time management.

The next 2 weeks is term break, which means another nightmare for me. I've got like tons of homework due after the holidays, on top of that, I've got my frisbee trainings and games. Which means... no time to rest? Anyway, I'm gonna have a good rest from now till the start of next week (which is like 3 days?), recharge myself & get ready for the battle!

Oh, thanks to those who helped me edit my assignments, really grateful that you took time outta your busy schedule to have a look at my work. Thank you again! *MUAKS!*

For all of you out there who are in this mad rush with me, take a break, have a good rest before continuing the battle!

I took this picture yesterday outside my house. It really showed the sunshine after the rain, I wonder where's the end of the rainbow... hmm...





I like this song...
每一次都在徘徊孤单中坚强
每一次就算很受伤也不闪泪光
我知道我一直有双隐形的翅膀
带我飞 飞过绝望

不去想他们拥有美丽的太阳
我看见每天的夕阳也会有变化
我知道我一直有双隐形的翅膀
带我飞 给我希望

我终于看到所有梦想都开花
追逐的年轻歌声多嘹亮
我终于翱翔用心凝望不害怕
哪里会有风就飞多远吧

隐形的翅膀让梦恒久比天长
留一个愿望让自己想象

Friday, March 31, 2006

Wakeboarding 26/03/06

The past few days have been a nightmare, I have 3 assignments due next week and I've been spending my week ploughing through them. I've just completed (& I really mean JUST, like 2 mins ago) 2 of them and I think I deserve a good break before I battle through my 3rd one. *BIG SIGH of relieve*

Anyways, I went wakeboarding last Sunday, down at the Murray River with the uni's Water Skiing Club. The experience was awesome! The river has a relaxing feel, you see people picnic-ing by the banks, cool breeze, clean river (you should seriously see the Punggol River... YUCKS)... Just wonderful...

One of the guys who came along was an experienced "ski-er" and he displayed his fancy stunts on a single ski and something called a knee-board (basically you kneel on some weird looking board, hur hur), you just see for yourself!

Guy on knee-board, see how he straps his knee on the board?


Just look at him ski... wow...


Then look at me... hur hur... like how professional... haha


The girl from the ski club, she's like how ZAI!


The biscuit: basically the boat will try to toss & turn the thing and make the ppl fall off


Us gals looking pretty after a long day...


Me, looking professional as ever... haha!

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Pub Crawl 24/03/06

I went for my first ever pub crawl here in aussieland! It was quite fun lah... especially after Lampee came to join us. Anyway, it was a good experience, just sitting around and chatting with friends and sipping some alcohol along the way.

The drinks are really cheap here compared to SGP, a pint of beer costs only 3 bucks! Like WHERE in SGP can you find that? (Well.. maybe except at APB where beer is free..) and a bottle of Barcardi Breezer is $5 (actually I don't know if that's cheap anot, but its a price I'm willing to pay)

Oh, I think the best drink I had that night was something called the "Jagger Bomb" (pronounced yay-ger) that Lam bought me. Its a shot of "I dunno what" spirit with half a can of red bull. I dunno about Lampee, but that thing was really potent for me. I sorta staggered home after that and made a fool of myself on the bus.. hur hur.. I was talking loudly, not only to my friends, but to strangers too! Like how unglam.... urghhh

Anyway some pictures taken on that night:



In case you're wondering, the red heart on my cheek means that people can come up to me & "redeem" a kiss from me... Lucky for me, I didnt have to give out a single kiss, maybe asian gals aint their thing, PHEW... oh that's little Esther on the right.



Selina & I looking bored...



I have no idea what I was doing...



Our artistic shot of the Bacardi Breezers...



Erm... me falling asleep? haha... I think I "seh" already...

Thursday, March 23, 2006

Another Test!

I love taking these tests... haha... partly coz I'm bored and also coz I can relax my mind for a lil while!


You Are a Plain Ole Cup of Joe

But don't think plain - instead think, uncomplicated
You're a low maintenance kind of girl... who can hang with the guys
Down to earth, easy going, and fun! Yup, that's you: the friend everyone invites.
And your dependable too. Both for a laugh and a sympathetic ear.



I'm such a good girl ain't I? =P

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

I'm swarmed

URgh... its the first time I've been so busy here. All these while studies have been manageable. But now... its getting a lil outta control. All cos' of my decision to join the gals for the National championships in Sydney sometime in April.

I think I'm really asking for trouble, every week gotta do 8 sets of readings, churn out 1 summary & 1 essay, and I still take up the challenge of going Sydney. And for all those that think that the trip is sponsored, well its not. We have to pay for the games fee, team fee, accomodation and transport all by ourselves. I did a calculation, its gonna add up to about $400 bucks. Yikes... then the gals started on this massive fund raising program to help bring the costs down. So this is what I've got to help out with:

Wed: Help to sell sausages for an hour
Fri night: go for the pub crawl that they've organised and sell kisses
Sat morn: Help sell sausages for another I dunno how many hours off campus

This effective means I've only got Saturday afternoon, Sunday & Monday to complete my work. But, like I've mentioned before, I'm a nerd, I study alot, so 3 days is not enough!!! SOBS

Oh, and if you're wondering what's selling kisses, well, its basically what it says it is. Kiss other people for money. Guess how much?



$1 !!! I hope nobody picks me to kiss them... I'm conservative, not too comfortable with kissing random people!!! Yucks... I'm a prick, yes I know...

Now I just hope the pub crawl would be as fun as the time the peeps & I were at MOS!



I miss those days...

Friday, March 17, 2006

Maybe

I hate to sound 'nerdy', but I've been studying every single day eversince uni started 3 weeks ago. And I really mean religiously studying... at least 3 hours on weekdays, and a ridiculous 8 hours on weekends. I'm a FREAK! But I can't help it.. This course is crazy, the work is never ending, forever piling up higher and higher... till I can't see the tip of the mountain of notes.

From time to time, I'll ask myself Why am I going through all this crap when I could have started working last May? Gosh, I dunno... Maybe its the childhood dream of becoming a health professional, maybe its the prospect of commanding higher pay when I finally graduate, maybe its my zest for food, maybe... maybe...

Maybe if I started work, I could have bought a car. Maybe I could have found a prospective husband, maybe I could have been asked to set up a food lab like yvonne, maybe... maybe... Maybe I could have lost myself in the world of endless 9-5 work, maybe I could have turned into one of those cynical workers in a laboratory, maybe I could have lost hope in life...

I do know, if I did not pursue this degree, I'll never realize my childhood dream, I'll never get to enjoy the freedom I have now, I'll never see the world from this new perspective, I'll never learn to play frisbee at a competitve level (I used to think it was just another of those beach-y things ppl do), I'll never get to know the friends I've made here, I'll never get to meet him...

Its a path of no return, I hope I can find the strength to carry on, and last till the very end... and of coz, emerge victorious...

Monday, March 13, 2006

I'm Belle!

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Belle


Which Disney Heroine Are You?
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I hate creepy crawlies!



This is the creepy fella who scared the hell outta me... Yes, its called Mr Spider. Its not an ordinary spider ya see, not only is it HUGE (its like 5 cm wide lah!), its prolly poisonous as well. Check out the top ten venomous spiders in the world, Australia prolly has a few species on that list. So can't blame me for freaking out right?? Anyways, I wasnt brave enough to get rid of it, so I employed the help of my new found friend (cum sista) to give me a hand. I supplied him with insecticide & erm, my new havaianas slipper to kill it. Now I gotta wash my slipper to get rid of any residual venom left on the base.. hur hur... okay, maybe its not poisonous, but it has got hairy legs!!!

Anyway, end of creepy crawlie story. Start of new story! haha... The gals & I went to this ASBC (Australia-Singapore Business Council) Dinner at this chinese restaurant called Ming Palace in chinatown. The dinner is meant for Singaporeans in Adelaide to get to know one another, but we gals aint exactly there for the people, we were there for the food! (oh and the hidden agenda was cute guys of coz...) The night was quite enjoyable, our gang won 2 prizes from the lucky draw. A $50 travel voucher and a $100 computer voucher (yay, got money to buy speakers for my laptop!) so it was quite a fruitful night! Some pictures taken last night...

Us, the Flinders Uni student representatives


Joyce & I, looking pretty at my favourite spot - the Bridge


Er.. Joyce bullying me at the dinner table! (Evil!!) and that's little girl Esther on the side..


The Food... Ahhhhh


Guess who I met at the dinner??? ------------ LAM-peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


The end of the night for us gals...

Sunday, March 12, 2006

My 5 Hours Wait...

It has been a long & hard day... Let me tell my story... My saturday story...

Its a long weekend, Monday's a public holiday, so the gals arranged to go to some animal show/fair on Saturday. I'm not really into animals, plus its so freaking hot (37 deg!!) and since I've got so much work to do, I decided to stay home & be a mugger... (Yes, its just the start of the semester, I know.. but hey, that's me..)

The day began like just any other day, I woke up, had breakfast, sat down and did some work until lunch time, went to cook lunch... I tried to be creative and cooked mushrooms with corn kernal together with prata & had a glass of orange juice... Worst mistake of my life I tell you... After lunch my stomach started to cramp, it was sooooo bad that I was rolling on my bed & just squeezing my tummy with my 2 hands. The pain went on for like hours before I decided that I should make my way to the hospital (yes, I have a high threshold for pain!)

Anyway, my housemates drove me to the hospital emergency department and there began my 5 hours of wait... The wait to see someone called the DOCTOR... After registering with the nurse AND the clerical reception, I sat and waited at the lobby for 3 full hours. The pain was so bad after one hour, so I told the nurse, and they just gave me painkillers... Which took another one hour to be effective... Then when I was finally ushered into the treatment rooms, I was left to wait lying on a bed for 2 hours, before a kind lady doctor attended to me... BUT, because I waited so long before I got to see her, the pain I experienced earlier was gone already. So there wasnt much the doc could do except give me pain killer in case the pain comes again. According to her diagnosis, I ate something wrong/something dirty/something that my body had a reaction to. (which was most prolly my "creative" lunch) They then gave me a blood test & urine test & since everything turned out "normal", I was discharged. Did I mention I arrived at the hospital at 18:00 and left at 00:30??

Yes, I know emergency departments treat patients according to level of urgency, but 5 hours of wait is wayyyyyyyy too long! The treatment they gave me was WAIT which CURED my illness... Now I really appreciate the sophisticated medical services SGP offers mannnnn, they should have an outpatient clinic at the hospital, then people like me, can actually see the doctor when my stomach was still cramping and get treatment for the cramps! Not wait until my cramps all gone then TRY to decipher what went wrong earlier... GRRRR, STUPID hospital system, STUPID DOCTORS!!!

To all who are concerned about me, I'm fine now, so no worries!

Monday, March 06, 2006

My Heritage?

I was religiously reading ah hu's blog just now and saw that she's playing with this face recognition thingy, so I decided to play with too... and the results were really hilarious.

So how does this thing work? Ok, first you upload a picture of yourself and the program scan your facial features and search its data base of celebrities who look like you. These are the results that it generated:




Lucy Liu!!! 73% Okay, at least she's asian... & she's got character...


Zhang Ziyi - 70% She's quite a beauty.. hur hur...


Hilary Duff - 68% Errrr I don't think ANY part of me is vaguely ang moh-ish...


Mary Kate Olsen - 65% Again errrrr, I doubt its accuracy


Utada Hikaru - 63% Ahhhhh this one more likely


Margaret Cho - 60% WTF?!?!?!?!?!?! I DO NOT look like her..

And the last one... 51% resemblance........

Guess... GUESS... GUESS....






JAY CHOU!!!!!!




okay, its either he has got a gal face or I got guy face... I choose to believe the former... And every single picture I upload, there'll be a guy celeb that I resemble... Now exactly which part of my face screams BOY???

PS, I'm a GAL...