Soft and dangerous.

It was the birthday week for my two lovely besties, Amanda and Vivian! Hahahahas, everyone please wish them happy birthday. They are really dear to me. ♥ 

(Ripped from freshwallpapers.net)

When the sister finished her O's and she is happily enjoying herself, while I'm just stuck at home mugging... Okay maybe not. I think I kind of forgot how studying feels like. Geeez, get a grip yanqi. T.T

Reported to school yesterday for my first paper and it was a dreadful experience. I stared at the questions over and over again, but I didn't have any idea how to begin. I swear the marks allocation is quite screwed LOL.

Vivian and Sabrina and me had quite different answers so, the only thing that I can do now is pray. T.T Complained to my professor that the bonus question she gave was lousy to which she claimed was a lovely surprise. I should have known better. Okay, I admit I really lost to her. T.T

(Indonesian grill)

Weekly affair to NTU for lunch since two months ago, because it is cheaper than outside #cheapos Yes, typical Singaporeans. But the standard of the food is really up there! I think much better than NUS oops.

(Dumplings) 

Tried different snack as well. We usually order xiaolongbaos or red bean pancakes, but this time round we ordered dumplings and it was very yummy too! P.S. Their mala pot is cheaper than NUS' T.T Sighs.

(Red Wine)

Ahma's advanced birthday celebration this week and I swear it was a very grand event T.T The restaurant we went to was Asia Grand, which was located at the building of my previous office. LOL, I was so excited that I snapped a photo and sent it to my ex colleague hehes :D Fond memories of the place.

We had cold crabs (which is freaking delicious and so fuss-free because the meat is so easily 'detachable'). We also ate shark's fins soup, shellfish on bamboo, two fresh fish, a plate of vegetables, Peiking duck rolls and noodles fried with the remaining duck. Not to forget the longevity buns which tasted extremely delicious and lastly, an enormous serving of fruits comprising papaya, guava, dragon fruits and watermelon. Three bottles of red wine as well.

Didn't take pictures because I thought it was embarrassing with the relatives around. What a pity. x.x

It was really nice but the bill came up to #$&_-@()=+':%/. Heartpain. Was against the idea of splurging on birthdays, but then again, being one of the youngest in the family means you have no say in decision making. T.T

Went for a flu vaccination yesterday as well, but immediately caught a flu today. Geeez, is it must ask for a refund?! LOL. I guess I only have myself to blame because I stayed up very late yesterday night (till 3am wth) to complete some transcription work.

When the whole world thinks you are very free when in reality, you are tied down with many commitments T.T

If someone is cruel to you
because of your soft disposition
and generosity,
respond to their poison with
equal parts sweet honey,
equal parts dangerous ferocity.

We were the young and hopeless. We were the broken youth.

Broken Wings. 

(Ripped from Tumblr)

"Don't break a bird's wings and then tell it to fly. Don't break a heart and then tell it to love. Don't break a soul and then tell it to be happy. Don't see the worst in a person and expect them to see the best in you. Don't judge people and expect them to stand by your side. Don't play with fire and expect to stay perfectly safe. Life is about giving and taking. You cannot expect to give bad and receive good. You cannot expect to give good and receive bad. Does it happen? Yes, but don't make that an excuse for you to keep doing what you know is wrong. Don't blame life for what you do. That is so selfish and ignorant on your behalf."

Two hearts, they were broken up.

Since you have chosen to take this path, take it without regrets. No point comparing thereafter, because it is your choice to do this.

(Ripped from pinterest)

After wasting three days to do online shopping and watching of shows and all the other nitty gritty stuff, I decided to start studying yesterday. LOL, is it finally?

Headed to school early with JJ to study at the Science Library. It was productive because I finished writing my notes for two chapters. Hehehehes :D

Feeling a sense of achievement, I decided to reward myself for my productivity. So here's goes:

(Doctor Strange) 

Finally caught this highly-raved Marvel movie, and it was really great with all the CGI effects. And I understand the plot without having to Google (I know I suck because these Marvel movie plots are usually too complicated for me to comprehend) LOL!

Thereafter, I met up with the rest of the clique for Amanda's advanced birthday celebration. Bought her a helium balloon, hehehes, which JJ claimed to be very cringeworthy (It is My Little Pony), but birthday girl said it is very cute! :D

Hopped over to Song Fa Bak Kut Teh for dinner. Hot soup for the chill weather. Perfect.

Tender is the night lying by your side,

tender is the touch of someone that

you love too much.

You were a toxicity I confused for thrill, but now I can breathe better.

I thought that this format was great because it is more organised. Hehehes :D

(Ripped from Tumblr)

Things to be grateful for:

1) Colleagues did not forget about you. ❤

Was pleasantly surprised when my colleague from a previous job sent me a text and updated me about the 'company's affairs' a few days ago. Hehehes, even though I worked for that company for a short while only, it felt good that your colleague did not forget about you! Hehehes, I think it is important to maintain such relationship with ex-colleagues; I really value the friendship formed. :DD

Anyways, I finally found the courage to say hi to my ex-boss. I worked at that company after O's, which is like four years ago?!  LOLOL, I was quite shocked when she started appearing frequently in the shop ever since the start of this sem. But since today is the last I will patronise the shop... Decided to ask her if she still remember me. AND YESH SHE DID.

Except that she can't remember my name. And I cannot remember what name did I used that time. Was it Angie or was it yanqi? Hahahas first world problems omg.

So anyways, I went "Hey, are you (name)?" Then she smiled and said, "I remembered you". Hehehehehes :DDD

2) School is officially out! ❤

Last day of school today, and boy, was I glad that I managed to survive hell week. Although I felt a little sick after sleeping only for 4h one day, otherwise all was good. :D

Hehehes, as of now three modules are down which makes me feel very happy like I'm floating in the air. Kidding, I don't feel anything. This semester really passed too fast. LOL. T.T The only thing I'm glad about is that there will be no more writing at the moment anymore. Wah I really had enough of press releases and news writing and social media writing already. T.T

3) Groupmates did not disappoint me. ❤

Would like to thank my NM3219 groupmates for being so efficient. Although it was a bit of a rush nearing the deadline, I'm quite happy with how everything turned out in the end. Took us four hours to do slides, but hehehes, not trying to show off, but I think our slides looked the nicest among the other groups even though we have zero artistic flair. (Don't expect too much, we still stick with white background and all, but if you do relative comparison, I think our slides look good. I think because our slides really have minimal words LOL).

Yeahs, and although we were met with crisis two weeks before the deadline (when my lecturer suddenly dropped a bomb and said our idea won't work), and everyone of us went into a panic attack. I'm glad we managed to pull it off together and I am really a proud owner of our project. Hehehes :DD

Thanks Jiazi and Vivian!

Wanted to post the picture of us up but decided against it, because being in media courses teach us that we have to ask permission before we use people's photo. Shall not post if not my journalist professor sue me later LOLOL!

4) Another headache project which we eventually managed to rush it out, and quite well done in fact ❤

I usually finished my projects/presentation slides a few days (maximum one day) before the submission deadline because #kiasu.

However, this project got me feeling like @()=+-/%: because on the night before submission we were still rushing. I slept at 1.30am because I was really too tired, and some others are still doing last minute checks of the report.

But all went well. I think both our report and presentation are really well done. :D They are good team mates but I think I don't really have dynamics with them. LOL. It takes me quite some time to warm up to people, and I guess by the last tutorial, I feel less out of place already, but still... Hahahaha. 

3) I have a cute professor. ❤

My team mates left early, so I requested a solo picture with my NM2219 professor. Boy, she is freaking cute because she practically just 'hug' me like I'm a friend, LOL. I mean ususlly, your professor and you will be standing quite awkwardly rights hahaha.

And shs 'insulted' Amanda for her lousy (LOL) photography skills. Not once, not twice. It seems like we keep retaking because the professor says she look ugly in the photos, and even provided a mini lesson on phototaking for Amanda. HAHAHA Omg biggest joke of the semester. :P

Now you know who to avoid when you need to find people to help you take photos.

You spend your whole life
stuck in the labyrinth,
thinking how you'll escape one day,
and how awesome it will be,
and imagining that the future keeps you going,
but you never do it.
You just use the future to escape the present.

Everyone has a chapter they don't read out loud.

(Ripped from freshwallpapers.net)

When you are given a golden opportunity, but you just had to screw it up. T.T

When people say I don't have general knowledge, I took it with a pinch of salt. But now I think I really don't have. Arghs.

Still trying hard to find what's my forte.

Some doors are meant to be closed,
and when you try to open them,
you remember why they were closed
in the first place.

Walking the grounds of gratitude I stumbled upon the palace of happiness.

Sometimes, it is better not to know anything at all than to have to pretend you don't know.

(Ripped from QuoteAddicts.com)

Happiness is...

1. Last week of school already! ♥ 

That moment your professor broke out into laughter, while exclaiming "omg yes yes yes, last lecture!" and even went to ask another professor for the next lecture if he was excited because it was the last. Hahahas, Professor why you so cute. Where got professors happier than students for the last lecture one LOLOL!

2. Helped a granny and her daughter to NUH from Buona Vista ♥ 

It left me a warm fuzzy feeling (despite me being late for school oops). Hahahas, they are very nice people, nagging at me (LOL) to study hard. By the way, thanks for complimenting me for my choice of colours for braces. I like to use bold colours so my braces are quite striking, but this is the first time someone actually complimented that my braces look nice. :DD

3. Grateful for Amanda for helping me collect my welfare pack ♥ 

I realised I always had to ask her to help me with the collection of welfare packs since last semester LOL oops. Yay, thanks for queueing again although you collected yours already. However, I have no idea why this year they had to change the collection venue, which is at some deserted place and I had a hard time finding it. T.T

4. Made small talks with a fellow tutorial mate ♥

We were queuing for welfare packs when this guy who was standing behind waved at us. He was a fellow tutorial mate from our GET class this semester, and woohoo I was actually quite shocked that he can recognise us although we did not communicate before. Hehes, he is quite a nice person to talk to.

Just a short two hours of lessons today, but I was exceptionally happy today. Maybe because I submitted and printed my project as well. :P

To change the world around you,
you must first change the world within you.

It was words that I fell for. In the end, it was words that broke my heart.

This week was hectic omg. Had project meetings almost everyday because submissions are next week but we are not even half done with it. Sighs. Need to get this going omg guys.

I have no life. 

Anyways, yesssh. I finally submitted the last of my assignment today. Omg finally?! I only got myself to blame when I chose the lesser-exams-but-replace-with-assignments road. Omg I cannot wait for everything to end!

By the way, it was one module down this week. The quiz was horrible because the questions asked were across topics, and I think the readings were quite irrelevant?! Everything came out from my brain, arghs. I hope I do decent although after I went home and think about it, I think I drifted/not answering to the question. T.T

Dim sum buffet with mummy @ Yum Cha, Chinatown. It was surprisingly full on a weekday afternoon, and there's alot of Westerners as well. 

(First round) 

(Deal of the day) 

I guess after this meal, I have a phobia of dumplings now. T.T They have other variety as well, such as congee and chicken wings, and even desserts like mango sago! Approximately S$28 per pax. It was honestly quite filling, so I skipped dinner. Hehehes :D

Oh by the way, for one of my module, there was suposed to be a guest lecturer. However, he failed to turn up omg. My professor was so embarrassed that she had to cancel the lecture. Sighs, how can anyone be so irresponsible to not even drop a phonecall to say something crop up and he will be late/not able to come?!

Eventually my group took the time to discuss the project. LOL, is it blessing in disguise? But I still feel so bad for Prof. Sighs.

(Baked Cheese Tarts) 

(The person cheat me of my last cheesetart T.T)

Always the last on the bandwagon. LOL, but it's okay, I finally got to taste it. But it is not that fantastic in my opinion, definitely not worth all the rave omg.

Oh, and I bought four cups of Starbucks for the family as there is a one-for-one offer for their Christmas drinks. The hot toffee nut latte is still the best.

Spotted many old friends this week in school and it feels great to chat with them again. I miss the old times. 

If you choose an option
Because it is the only one, 
Then you haven't choose. 
You settled.