[Life In A] Box of Chocolate

Sunday, October 9, 2011

And then my one-week break is over. It was busier than I had expected with more project meetings and commuting to school more frequently than any other weeks. Other than lessons, at least I managed to watch a couple of rented DVD movies, catch a few good dramas, and had ample sleep over the weekends in my scarce yet adequately sufficient spare time.

Well, I also did enjoy good old times with poly friends. Had dinner at Lao Beijing (where's my Peking Duck??), chill over beer at Mt. Emily, and had almost a buffet dinner at Sushi Tei.

I felt so much like a grumpy pregnant woman earlier this week, probably due to PMS symptoms. My mood flared up to such high levels over the earlier week that I almost had the tendency to curse people. But such negative mood is never a means to see things objectively, and I do admit that I have overreacted.

It's good to know that people and friends are also supporting you when you are merely sleeping 4-5 hours each night. Despite of any religion, I felt tranquility and motivation when friends send sweet sms or quotes to perk me up.

I love this one the most. How true can it get when I felt so much in a daily rat race. Click on picture below to enlarge.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Been listening to emo songs these days. Not because I am literally being in an emo state, but that emo songs sometimes relate to your own personal experience or the singer sings it with such emotion that it somehow has the "stickiness factor" in your mind and evokes such melancholic sentiments.

Well, as the semester progresses, I am still feeling quite stressed despite taking fewer modules. Perhaps you would ask me that how could this be? There are many factors - mainly personal pressure, the need to spice up my resume, more challenging coursework, etc.

Heard this at Tseun Wan's Neway Karaoke previously. Was on my way back from the toilet when I heard someone singing this song. I almost had the urge to barge into that room and asked, "What song is this?" If I had done so, it would be another story. And so the story ended that I didn't intrude into that room and it took me so long just to find out the song title and singer.

Janice 卫兰 - 大哥 (Elder brother). The MV explains how a female has a secret crush on her best male friend, but the male friend treats her as his little sister all this while. It is now in repeat play mode in my music player and sometimes, it just bring tears for some nonsensical reason. Truth is, 我都系不需要大哥啦！可唔可以忘记辈份再追？ The lyrics are meaningful.

Another song is Mag Lam 林欣彤 - 洗澡 (Bathe). The MV explains the painful experience of a relationship breakup to the extent that the female metaphorically, does not bother bathing, grooming or eating. I think this song has demonstrated Mag's powerful vocal and has also blended well with the song melody.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

It's the first week of school and I am slowly adjusting back to the life of a student who needs to keep up with her readings, deadlines, and the daily routine of taking the long bus and train rides. Every time when I return to school, I will always realize how small a fish I am in this big ocean. But sometimes, maybe it's just fine being who you are.

I guess I am getting older and my metabolism is getting slower. The local night life scene doesn't excite me anymore..or rather there's this feeling that it doesn't sort of have the similar zest or excitement as in LKF. Ahh..I should just stop comparing all together..it's bad! Eating a little too much fried or high carbo food will end up with a bigger tummy or slight weight increase. No longer is it the times when I can binge on my favorite food without bothering about its after-effects. I have always admired Sammi Cheng for her fit body and strong drive to work out at the gym. Perhaps I should sign up for a gym aerobic package next time..when I have the money though haha.

It has been an eventful week. Met up with sec friends whom I have not met for 5 years. Can you imagine 5 years? Had a sumptuous and fun dinner at Hard Rock Cafe and they even attempted to "sabo" me by asking the live band to sing a birthday song to me. In the end, I broadcasted my thoughts through the microphone. Over the weekends, met up with poly friends for an expensive dinner treat at Brewerkz and had a great chillout session with all of them. Then had a simple and closely-knitted lunch with YJ and LH where we all had a heart-to-heart talk today.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

It is the end of the summer break and the start of school again. Each semester has different challenges and the mad cycles of rushing for meetings and deadlines continue. As each semester progresses and being part of human nature, I will reflect upon myself and compare myself to other peers on setbacks, achievements and experiences. The route to learning and gaining new experiences is never ending and as compare to many of my other peers, my achievements and experiences are considered mediocre.

As everyone will soon enter the new phase of their lives - career, what differentiates myself from the rest, what will make employers hire me and what value-added capabilities do I have in order to serve the organization? I guess these are all strong and pending questions that loom in my head constantly and something that I should correct on. I know that many of them will be receiving a higher pay checks or even bonuses than me. With only me supporting my parents and myself, the tipping scale on my attitude towards work-life balance and financial freedom needs to be tuned optimally.

Overall, this summer vacation has being fruitful. I believe that I could have achieved much more, especially in terms of earning more money, but money is not everything and gaining traveling or cultural experiences is also important. I am still in the post-travel syndrome/mood and adapting to the less bustling and energetic lifestyle that I am currently in haha. I guess it will soon wear off though.

Sunday, August 7, 2011

I am back in my home country. It has been a fruitful and exciting summer study trip to Hong Kong and I believe that I would visit this bustling and fast-paced city soon.

I miss the noisy hostel while I gossiped and had pillow fights with my girlfriends till wee hours in the morning, climbing steep slopes just to get to my lecture halls, enjoying the spectacular sea view, greenery and cheerful bird chirping sounds when I returned to my hostel in the evenings, trying different and unique food everywhere, sitting the various transportation (ferry, MTR, buses, trams, railways, etc)...and so much more! Perhaps, if I have no attachments in Singapore in the future, I might foresee myself migrating or even working in Hong Kong either permanently or for a long period of time.

Well, truth to speak, things have not been totally perfect and enjoyable through out the whole summer study. Despite me knowing 1 of the 4 girls through a previous module that I took and the fact that all 4 are from same school as me, our relationship is as good as the ladies in Beyond the Realm of Conscience(宮心計). Superficial and prone to back-stabbing. Sometimes, totally blunt that they just stabbed a knife right in front of me.

But thanks to them, I grew to realize that my trip is meant to be enjoyable and not an agony of constant dependence or tolerance of their nonsenses. I met new friends along the way, travel around the city or islands without tagging along with the 4 girls, and even managed to have random chats with the salespeople or waiters along the streets. And strangely, become part of the huge NTU family at my campus/hostel.

Went to Shenzhen for the second time for better shopping bargains and massage. Explored Disneyland to retrieve my long-lost childhood. Then traveled to Macau and Zhuhai. Later, resided at Metropark Hotel located at Waterloo road. And finally, had a memorable last day with time spent at Lamma Island, followed by eating Pen Cai (Basin of food) and delicious desserts with with my friends and his HK family at Yuen Long.