brother-movie-shopping-inspired.

:( it's been a week since my brother went to train with the army in taiwan.
it's so quiet at night, no more guitar playing in the middle of the night. no more soulful singing in the house anymore.
2 more weeks and he'll be back!! (:
haha. it's funny how when my brother and i were young, we had an absolute love-hate relationship.
when i was a baby, he told me i could walk into a wall if i ran into it.
he pushed me off the car roof top and even off the bed. haha.
before both of us stepped into secondary school life, we were living in hell together.
it was the common sibling rivalry. he didn't like the way my parents pampered me.
and i didn't like the way they'd praise him about his results and not mine.
but the moment we both turned the teens, we sort of grew up.
he pampered me like an older brother is supposed to (:
i started getting vain with all the earrings and the pretty clothes.
everytime my brother went overseas with his school or his friends.
may it be new zealand for rugby or phuket as a graduation relaxation trip with his friend, bobdog.
he'd always bring back something nice for me - from cute little soft toy to bring a smile to his 13 years old sister or maybe a pair of seashell earrings for his 15 years old sister.
he was really like an older brother to me.
we even hanged out with the same people, mutual friends. sometimes even shopping.
we were closer than usual all the way until he entered the army.
it was then when we drifted. everytime he booked out, his whole weekend would be lined with his friends, church band, songwriting of just chilling with his band.
i was thrilled to hear that my brother got through the singing competition that he joined with his band.
it was saddening cos the performance at wala-wala was last saturday but he left for taiwan that friday night.
he missed his opportunity to perform live!! :(
i had this sudden feel of splurging on my brother to buy him his baby guitar.
but no matter how much of my savings i splurge, it's still not enough.
maybe christmas? his next birthday? i dunno.
but i'm definitely going to get him a WELCOME HOME present.

i wanted to watch the lakehouse yesterday with my parents&wee.
but apparently, there was only the first row left.
so we we ended up watching the lady in the water.
the storyline was definitely something that i didn't expect at all.
i liked the show actually.
it's enjoyable. brings out the little child in me.
but the people in the cinema were noisy and what not.
i went to m)phosis, dorothy perkins and chomel at plaza singapura.
i saw this cute looked flip flops from m)phosis with diagonal striped (pink. yellow. black. brown) spag top. i want.
i wanted this gold bag from chomel as well but it was the last piece with stratches. so no way am i going to get it.
and this white bag and dress from dorothy perkins. haha.
i was window shopping cos my mom had all the cash and i didn't bring my wallet.
so i'll reward myself with one last shopping trip maybe 2 weeks from now to get everything and then i'll have an incentive to study my days away.

i'm glad i put on a little weight. at least now i look more full in my clothes.
my clothes all looked too big for me the past few months (:

the talk by mr dennis yeo yesterday was definitely inspiring.
he talked to us about the studies and everything.
i admit i was very discouraged when i saw my mid year results.
but i'll definitely work harder.
when i had human geog consultation with mr chia that day, i could sense a tinge of disappointment in him because of my geog results.
i'll work harder. for my geog teachers and for myself.
i love geography. i hate math. i think i'll start with math first for my revision.
mr yeo said this for the third time in my 2 years in jc. "pay first, play later"
that's what i'll do.
it's 95 days to the A's. it's a damn short time.
and 111 days to absolute freedom.
i can't wait.

through my discouragement and my weight loss, there are a few people who have stood by me. even if it meant a simple phonecall or a text message. you know who you are. i love you all. without you, i'm nobody* thankyou for your patience, time & love.

new bottom

my mummy got me another pair of white denim jeans.
looks like white denims are my new blue denims.
i've earned myself more car stickers cos i've put on weight (:
no more 48kg with a 1.72m height (:
it's a good day.
period.

zoo!! (:

HAPPY 9 MONTHS BABYWEE!! (: (: (:

dear wee,
in this past 9 months, there's been a great deal of ups and a lot of downs for the both of us. it was tiring. it was painful. yet, among all that sorrows and hurt, we found a lot more joy, laughter, tickles and smiles. thankyou for being who you are, for showering me with the tender loving care that i need, for giving me time for my family and friends, for being so understanding and most importantly, for loving me for who i am. though sometimes i may get agitated due to the stress around, you stood by me through every little inch of life. you even went shopping with me for my retail therepy even though we hardly buy anything. yet when i do, you carry my shopping bags and offering to carry my stuff, but NO WAY, will i ever let you carry a girl's handbag cause your my aby and i don't want you looking funny carrying a girl's bag (: we'll study hard together, strive hard, do our best and hopefully do well. i can't wait for the nightmare of the A's to be over. so i can spend all the time in the world with you before you enter the army and serve our nation and i to boost the economy by working and spending. iloveyou. happy 9 months sweets.

today was the day that i relived my childhood all over again.
wee gave me a pleasant surprise!! (: i had his home made porridge with cabbage, egg and sausages for my breakfast <3
followed by the yummy waffle cone of ben&jerry's mudslide ice-cream.
that was my breakfast.
wee brought me to the zoo since i longed to go to the zoo for such a long time.
i saw the polar bears, the horses, the chicks, the rabbits, the sealions, the giraffes, the mousedeers, the wolves, the crocs, the leopards, the jaguars, the butterflies, the stick insects, the scorpions, the turtles EVERYTHING.
i love animals. but my favourite attraction at the zoo was actually the fragile forest.
HAHA. yes. i'm a sucker for the environment and the rainforest (:
i adore the pretty butterflies (the big and the small ones), the fruit bats, the different types of birds. & i especially love the scent of the forest (: it gives me a sense of serenity and peace.
we wanted to take the train but realised that we didn't get the tram&train tickets.
so we practically walked around the whole zoo for the entire day!! (: exercise.
but we had kfc to put back all the unwanted fats! it was more sightseeing with the animals after our meal.
i stood on this weighing scale meant to weigh zebras and other animals. haha.
it's pretty accurate i guess!! it was amusing.
the experience in the zoo cannot be describe through words, i guess.
i felt so relaxed. & i took tonnes of pictures in the zoo. with videos as well.
but it's in wee's camera, so i guess i'll post it soon!! (:
we took the long bus ride home back to lot one.
indeed, the trip to the zoo made me feel like i just came back from an ultra long vacation.
and it was back to reality, with the buses, the cars, the pollution.

came back to my house and sat around with my mummy talking about your trip to the zoo. haha.
ate fresh lychees as well. they were yummy.
mummy decided to go to paragon to shop for some stuff.
we got 6 items!! (: shhh...
& walked around. quiksilver&roxy were having a sale.
i saw this grey skirt that i thought would add variation to my wardrobe but didn't get it cos there was this big roxy word sewn onto the skirt in pink.
i know it's the brand, but i don't fancy clothes with big loud brand names on the fabric.
oh wells.. the shopping trip was useful but not fulfilling =P
but it was good. went to marks&spencer to buy the yummy junkies they have there.
mummy got herself this sunflower seed with caramel stick, i got my ginger stamps and strawberry biscuits and wee got his rich tea with cream cookies.
i adore the food at marks&spencer!! (:
home to my granny's chicken rice. haha. i ate so much today.
i enjoyed my supper tv show with "my name is earl"

the day's ending in about 25mins and i'm beat.
tomorrow is the day i'll try to touch my books and appreciate them again.
the midyears have dampened my spirits but not for long.
i think i'll either work in citibank or work as a part-time teacher after the A's.
so i can get my income and stop depending so much on my mummy to finance my shopping.
till then (:

catch up & shopping

the main event that occured today was that i went out with ade!! (:

ade came to my house great and early in the morning.
we went to school for pjc's arts day!! (:
&i've watched the "forbidden love" production like 3 times already!! haha!
the talentime was fantastic with sanjay&evan's band opening the entire event & closing it!
they took part as contestants as well (: shimin's voice is totally fantastic. i could cry just listening to her.
and ee na was damn cool. she could play the piano and sing as well.
there were other bands that didn't struck me much. but they did alright.
maybe i'm biased. haha.
before heading to town i got myself some satays. haha. they tasted yummy!
yeahh.. headed down to town for shopping after that with ade!! (:
she's like my shopping charm!!
so many days of shopping, i didn't get a single thing.
but with ade, within MINUTES that we hit town, we both got something.
haha. she got this black&white horizontal striped spag top with laces. it was rather low cut. haha. sexy!!
but she looked great in it lahh.
i got myself 2 tops which are both white!! & i have no idea how to describe them.
haha. we went the next few hours looking for footwear for me cos my slippers decided to fail me the moment we hit town.
didn't find anything. so we got our subway sandwiches!! (: i had the chicken parmesan and ade had the meatballs mariana.
we didn't finish our sandwiches though, we were too full.
continued our little walk around the place!! (:
&still didn't get anything.
popped by mango again. &ooh lala. i saw my white denim jeans!! (: i like.
so i got it. haha. i think i've got the size that's like half a size too big for me. but they ain't got no half sizes so i just got the bigger one so i can wear a belt!! (:
(by the way, still no footwear for me)
so we eventually ended up at taka. headed to m)phosis to get my white slippers.
i think their "plastic bags" are adorable. haha.
went on to zara and found nothing cos everything was thrown everywhere and i can't be bothered to look through anything.
wee came after that to pick me up. haha. a transfer from ade to wee.
scheming people the two of them are. i had no idea wee was coming down.

ade left. wee&i went to get the japanese noodles. hah. greedy piggs.
we had bonding session at his home. and his mummy cooks great ducks!! (: it was yummy.
with the potatoes and the meat. haha. all the good food in the world!!
i love "my name is earl". it's damn funny and cranky lahh.
HAHA. EVERYTHING I BOUGHT TODAY WAS WHITE!! :(
though i love white and i definitely prefer white to black, my wardrobe needs colour.
LOTS of colour. but no more shopping for me this time round since my momsie decided not to finance my shopping trips anymore. haha.
i'll save up and get myself some colours!! (:
wheee!!

bonding day two

happy birthday marc!! (:

TODAY i met up with isabel today. she's someone who i haven't met for at least 2-3 years!! (:
*misses* haha. it was great lah. she's like 12years older than me but it doesn't feel like she is.
it was pure WINDOW shopping for me as there was absolutely nothing nice in harbourfront except maybe the company and the food!! (:
i had my tutu kueh!! <3>

it was down to gone fishing - this cute little cafe place.
it's got a reading corner, with a sofa in the shop.
&the dining tables are like sewing machine tables all the way back to the 1950s sort. cute.
haha. i watched isabel eat cos i got dinner at home (:
i ate so much today!! on top of what i ate at harbour front.
i went home and had a larger portion of rice, with almost half the cabbages, fish and meat!!
goodness me!! haha. well i got an incentive to eat more now cos wee bought the cars book and the stickers for me, but i'll get one packet of stickers with every 1kg that i put on. haii.. work harder!!

tomorrow sanjay&evan's band will be performing!! (: happiness.
&then it's towning with my dearest adeline yeong mun yan!!

first day of catching up

today, i finally caught up with my much needed sleep.
i slept through to 10.30am today!! it's great since i have been waking up at sunrise everyday cos my bio clock doesn't want me to have my rest.
i woke up, showered, changed.

out with wee for my lunch at the italian cafe!! (: yumyum.
the food there is just simply marv.
the tiramisu there taste very similar to the ones that i had in italy.
(couldn't have that great a difference since the chef is italian as well)
here's my tiramisu after playing with it!! =P
haha. cute right? haha. wee had to school to school after that. so i met the little sticko friend of mine!! she's so darn skinny but she's like my height! haha.
it's craziness. i haven't seen her in a while. really long while actually. haha.
so she went to get some food to eat at the shilin kitchen place.
went around the place and we saw this mini melts dispensing machine.
so we got a cup just so we can see how the machine works. haha. it was amusing.
i got my body shop lip moisturiser today (: haha. no more dry lips for me due to singapore's extreme climate changes. heh.

okie. we took this in the toilet as we got really really bored. haha. so we took a lot of photos to amuse ourselves. went to the movie theatres and saw all the posters. haha. from the lady in water to superman!! haha. i took a photo with superman!! (: and some train meant for kids to play with after putting 50cents in. haha. i didn't really enjoy my childhood cos of my education. haha. so i'm living it now. better late than never!! (:

to my dear beloved sticko: thankyou thankyou for always being there for me since last year. iloveyou!! (: we'll go out soon ok? your such a caring friend. but please for the 1 millionth time that i've said this, PLEASE EAT MORE AND PUT ON THOSE KILOS!!

mummy, it's over!! (:

the mid years are finally over for me!! (:
it's great to feel freedom all over again. haha.
i've got a 4 day break cos other people are still having their papers.
with conjunction to youth day and the world cup, school starts at 9am on monday and it's smart casual day!! (:
the school's lts will be opened at 2am on sunday night for the witnessing of the finals for the world cup!
each student is allowed to bring along a max of 3 members in the family!! cool.
but world cup's not my cup of tea after steven gerrard stopped playing after england lost to portugal.
oh wells.. the geog paper was alright i guess, i just needed a little bitty more time for me to complete my paper.
maybe not that little time, instead of completing the whole paper.
i had to write a 4 page long tourism essay and totally forgot about my poplution/urban geography hybrid question. damn.
but all's not lost! it's the mid-years. i'll work extra. DOUBLY hard after my one week rest!
the results are going to be bad. i know that.
went for some retail therepy after the papers.
i headed home to get changed first then go down to town to meet ade, ching, dennis and kaiyin for lunch but my mummy insisted i eat lunch at home first lest i want to forgo the ride to town.
had my lunch and joined them to watch them have their lunch.
went around wisma. from french connection to warehouse to topshop to forever 21. didn't find anything. haha. i guess i was picky today.
i got my white kimono top today!! (: happiness. also got this cute little pair of pumps. i love pumps!!
i saw my primary school friend today. met dennis. met jo. what a great day!! (: marv.
ivan's touching down in singapore at 12midnight tonight. dennis wants me to go along. haha. NO WAY! i need my sleep.
i headed down to marina square for retail therepy but found myself looking at the same things over and over again. warehouse, topshop, miss selfridge, dorothy perkins, mango, zara.
i saw this pair of linen pants in mango on sale!! haha. i wanted to get it but there was no size for me.
for that cutting a size 38 was too big. so i tried a 36. still too big. 34. too big. there was nothing smaller.
i tried a total of 7 pairs of pants today just to find out the exact size that i've become but nothing.
i still don't have a clue what size i am.
wee got me this green top!! (: i think it's pretty. thankyou, wee. i love the top.
hitched a ride home from my momsie again. HAHA.
today's retail therepy ended up as pure exercise for me. haha. i just happily walked around. talking rubbish. taking the train. haha.
it was fun! (:
tomorrow's supposed to be snow city day and my lunch date at the italian cafe!
but it's to be confirmed.

demoralising papers

it's been a long long time since i blogged.
the papers so far for the midyears are killer papers & it's definitely not very encouraging.
the math paper was tough. especially for someone like me who has a love-hate relationship with math.
econs essay was alright. i would say it's rather doable with you studied for the right questions and topics and had a lot of general knowledge about singapore's economy.
the geography paper was *sigh* haha. mr osman told us before the paper two things:
1) "if you can't do the paper, don't try. don't need to write anything. it's tough."
2) "you can bring in your pillows, butter, sugar and bread for the paper." - we might as well eat and sleep through the paper.
he scared the hell out of all of us. for the first time in my life, i was afraid to take a geog paper.
i can't see myself attaining a masters for geography anymore :(
i'm currently on my 4 days break that the school has given me till my last 3 papers.
i don't take lit so no school on friday, saturday, sunday & monday's youth day!! (:
i can't wait for wednesday 11am to come!! it's like freedom!!

i've deciding to do my catching up with all my old friends during this 4 days (no paper on thursday and friday) holiday again.
wednesday (after paper) - retail therepy with wee.
thursday - out with milene (not confirmed)
friday - shoe shopping with isabel.
saturday - chill out, shopping & gossip session with ade.
sunday - bumming around in my home with tann rachel.
maybe i'll try to squeeze in a little more of people. so many people to meet, so little time!!

i hate taking the A levels. people's been commenting a lot on my weight loss.
but it's not my fault, i eat now. i eat a lot. but the stress is getting to me.
i just bought a denim skirt, and i've never in my life worn a size small. damn.
people think that being skinny is good, but it's not healthy.
thank goodness i'm not skinny!! i still got some barh barh on me. haha.
i'm going to have to study some more in a while.
do my econs mcqs. it's just me, my music and the econs tys.
have fun folks!!

happy (one day) belated birthday to dennis!!
happy 18th birthday dennis!!
you've been a really really great friend who has been there for me since the time i knew you.
our friendship goes back all the way to secondary one.
and i treasure this friendship a lot.
you've been there for me through my ups and downs.
been my prayer buddy, always praying for me.
you've keep my love for God so strong.
and truly, i am inspired by your passion and love for Him as well.
continue to write those songs of yours and send them to me.
God Bless You, my friend.

Love, Sarah

PS: i couldn't contact you as you've changed your singapore number.
you didn't come online. so this is the only way i can to wish you happy birthday.

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