DRAMA IN THE BIZ LIBRARY

Besides the occasional mvt of bodies, clearing of throats, and rapid pitter patter sounds on the keyboard, the air was slightly still, peaceful and tranquil when i heard a slight sniffing sound coming from the table opposite me.

Being bored with studying and curious at what was happening, i casually looked up from what i was doing. There, i saw a guy half squatting, half leaning over the table trying to comfort a damsel in distress. Her back was facing me but i could tell that she was crying. Dun ask me why. no clue, can only hypothesise.

Curious though cos she was happily walking around her friends (2 guys, one presumably her bf) when this happened. The other friend looked kind of sheepish so maybe he was the cos of it. She was in a bad shape. SHe couldnt stop crying, and her bf was amused yet trying to comfort her.

Cut the long story short, she settled down, but not before the sound of her clearing her nose resonated throughout the whole room. =)

This is Grace Tan, reporting live from the scene.

=)
Okay, so i am bored. Didnt bring my laptop to catch such things i can assure you. Computer was to watch webcast .

Alrighty , back to the books. Got a date with rhumetic drugs now. till we meet again.

Maybe i will have a better story if i go to Law library next time. hee

Cherry Blossoms in Singapore?

What is the thing that japan is famous for in terms of sights besides mt fiji? It's Cherry Blossoms!
Dun get me wrong, didnt take a holiday during the weekend in my personal jet to Japan to see the flowers in bloom.

A similar scene can be seen in Singapore.

The large tree outside my house has gone cookoo. Usually, it's flowers drop in October. easy to rememeber cos its like Autum at my place then, with us sometimes falling down cos of all the flowers on the ground.
Now its the start of april and the flowers are blooming! I got a shock when i got home yesterday when i saw my front garden a patch of pink!

Is it autumn already? Has the year 2004 passed so fast ? but no lah. the silly tree..

Yesterday, RETAIL THERAPY. Went to muji and bought a highly expensive stapler, some pens, and a drink cos i like the bottle. How terrible can i get? (well, at least i didnt buy shoes or bags.. )

Urgh. My bible study teacher Elaine, used to have a catch phrase when it came to her Law exams last time.
We called her the "Panic, panic, panic, stress, stress, stress, die, die ,die" gal cos thats why she liked to say during her exam period.

I feel that way.
But I WILL SURVIVE! 4 papers in 3 days, with tons of memory to do.. in 1 and a half weeks. GReat. Never fear.
=)

Mood: A unique combination of Optimism, depression,anxiety and rebellousness. (Go figure)

THE JOURNEY HOME

NUS at night is a totally different new experience from the bustling and hurrying in the day time. The cool night air blows through your hair and its really peaceful. Provided your head is not cramped full with worries.


Met a friend on the MRT journey home, a guy doing his pupilage now whom i got to know during my YEP after my 'A's.
Strange to have met him, made small talk, about this, about that, not really making any connection.
Maybe i was just tired. Who knows.

Tomorrow, another day of school, another day of studying and keeping up with all the mugging.
Tution tomorrow, and BBQ at Aaron's place. Frankly, dont think i deserve to declare the night off for tomorrow cos not much studying has been done.

Will see how.

Talked about going to Penang for holiday with Janice today. Seems like the beach is actually really nice! thinking of maybe jUne or july! Maybe will ask the guys , maybe not.
this reminds me of what a Sec 3 boy in church said on sunday, "I hope they accept girls in Sec 4, cant live without them."


Music : None, the sound of my own voice memorising my facts
Fav book (for pleasure) : does the advance theory test count? reading it in my free time

THANK GOD FOR THE RAIN!

11 days from my last post. Guess I am back to my lazy old self. =) Oh well, its friday and i am using my cousin's computerto update my blog since he mentioned about me not updating.

Met up with eewah, angie and yuru this morning cos the two england gals are back for Easter Holidays. SUPPOSED to meet at 9 but as usual we only met like half an hour later. =) Had fun talking and eating Kaya toast at Kileney Kopitiam.

since the exams are coming, i have been studying the past few days. Mon, in church, tue in school (central library), wed in school (business library w Joanne), thur in church (w Hannah, 5 solid hours) and Fri, today zilch! hahaa. Gotta do work after this cos i have 2 tests coming up next week, how gross is that?

Hence, as you can see, nothing interesting is happening in my life nowadays cept that i enjoy my quiet time with God so much more now. =)
Oh! this coming sunday, 28th of March, i am being confirmed as a member in my church. I have been attending some lessons on Sat for the past 8 weeks on the real meaning of being a Christian and the Methodist Church history. Some of my friends are being baptised on Sat(tomorrow) .

dunman pple: Baoming? remember him? he's in my church and he is being baptised tomorrow, confirmed as member on sun.

21 already so thought i do it this year.

One more thing before i sign out:
I HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE MY DRIVING THIS HOLIDAY! I AM DETERMINED TO DO IT GET OVER WITH IT!
SIEZE THE DAY! CARPE DIEM!

stay strong and persevere everyone! exams in 2 weeks!

one project down, one more to go. On the side bar, you can view the webpage i made for my Biology module. Pretty cool using all the different bioinformatic softwares online. You can have a read if you are really that bored... =) Its about this bacteria which only has 2 chromosomes (i.e. where your DNA Is located)

And how we use different computer softwares to determine functions found in the bacteria based on its genetic makeup. Sounds cheem? well, not really lah.

Now that I have done one, I seem to have caught the bug. Might just do one more. who knows =) come often to see!

A few days ago, i saw one of my lecturers going home. you shoudl see the briefcase he was carrying.. it looks as if its fit for the museum, very well used. I guess it has sentimental value, maybe his first briefcase..

IHmm.. but if he can drive a Volvo, y cant he afford to buy a new bag? maybe its just like me, i can afford to spend money buying shoes and still can live with my old wallet.. makes sense? =p.

Exams are coming round the corner again and wishing all those out there the best!
My friend just got very frustrated last night with her project cos she coudlnt get her links to work and she had to hand it up at 2359 yesterday nite!
Thankfully for me, I managed to finish it all by monday night, leaving me time to do some checks on tue. Thank GOD! phew cos i had to attend a christian concert last night!
All in good timing (something difficult for me. )

WEll, all the best!

Fav past time now: Catching up on sleep... ...

If you hate sweeping leaves, never stay in a house. I mean it.

Today, i stayed at home with all intention to spend a good solid day studying. HOwever, my mom took half day leave and asked her to do some house work.

Because it rained non-stopped yesterday, my very old, falling apart house deicded to gather a pool of water in the ceiling near my balcony. it was clogged with dry leaves from the months of dry weather, but soggy with all the rain water. so guess who had to climb over the balcony to unclog the place... ME!

my sis refused to do it cos she said that she was not agile enough and too short to climb over the balcony.
So i had to do it. Couldnt imagine my mom doing it . what if she twisted some bone while climbing over?

So i climbed and found myself waddling ankle deep in disgusting brown water. Using a skewer, i poked at the tiny hole which would be the source of drainage trying my best to clear it not even seeing it. took me a while but i finally did it.

Meanwhile, my sis was clearing up the plaster that had fallen due to the wetness of the who ceiling. My house is falling into parts!

To top it all, after clearing all the decomposing leaves (super heavy) i came down and my mom made me change the Chandelier light bulbs! urgh..

its been a day of funny things.

Thursday. Short days for me.

Not much excitement from yesterday to today but went out to study yesterday afternoon cos i was falling asleep at home.
Went to the starbucks at Siglap which was pretty good cos it was really quite, not much of a crowd.
The lady at the counter, (name's Nur) was really friendly and she liked my hair! hee.. even asked me where i did it. So i told her..

Made a wrong decision by buying Grande size coffee from Starbucks. Luckily, i ordered decaff if not it would have resulted in caffein overdose! good grief.. the coffee cup is really really huge!

Half an hour later, some ang moh came in, striked up a conversation with her and tried to invite her to his place. I think goes there pretty often cos he seemed to know her pretty well. But well, being singaporean and all, she decided not to go.. =)

Haha.

another half an hour later, a singaporean guy came in (in army) and talked to her too! Dunno what the conversation was about but at the end of the conversation, he got her no. cos she also wanted to go diving or something!

INteresting eh? what you can observe by sitting at Starbucks for ~2 hours.

Tonight, out again. Tingni, me, and some of my JC classmates are going for a NUS production by Campus Crusade the Christian organisation we are involved in school . 6-8pm Will most prob meet pple there as well, know some of my sec classmates are going too.

i could do with more sleep though. what with all the projects and tests.

Aim for the day:
1/ to cut down on my caffein intake
2/ to diligently record down the different Bible portions i read everyday.

wow. sorry guys haven had time to update my blog. School has been hectic...

Nowadays, the weeks just pass me by. week after week, its like clockwork. Mon, long day, Tue, long day, wed-fri to breath a little and to catch up! and study for upcoming tests and complete projects. Not to mention, squeezing time in to do music theory on weekends, on buses and most impt to spend quality time with God.

Something interesting is happening in my life and I want to remember it. (as you know, i am really forgetful) So I am going to post it here.

juicy? maybe maybe not. Anyway, dun laugh, cousins dun get shocked (you will most prob be grossed out anyway, youre at that age =p), friends (ee wah, yuru) dun burst out laughing but i think older man are really nice guys.. hee. and i am not talking about guys 5 years older.. maybe say 8 to 10 yrs? there isnt any way of saying this without making you all startled but well, dun worry i am not going to go out with an older guy. ( too much complications at my age) It's just a phase thing i think. =P

it will most be an interesting experience to share next time with your children if they get this feeling too (esp gals)


Cousins , dun have to get the older generation all hyped up eh.. you know what i mean.. if not ah.. i am going to spill on you all ah!

anyway, better not write to much.. difficult to read write? =)

Music : Classical Music - forgot how nice it can be!

I survived yet another traumatic bus ride from my home to school. Wasting 3 hours of your waking time on the bus is a killer. (i.e. that is 19% of your time) I wish they make tertiary schools in Changi. Like behind expo? All that land! Even going to Tekong for lessons would be so much faster!

Maybe the new school will be in the east! The one that they are so secretive about.
Enough about my traveling stories. How have all of you been? I am currently waiting for Tingni to come to school so that we can “collaborate” for our LSM 2104 project. Why the “”? Cos it’s suppose to be an individual project! =) hee.

Changing topic, the university wireless network is disgusting! Even though places near LTs are SUPPOSED to have great connection, I am now sitting RIGHT OUTSIDE LT 24 and YET I CAN’T GET any CONNECTION! Why? Anyone knows? Oh well.

I actually did this entry on word and copied it into my blog!

okay. back to my work. update tomorrow.

Current reading interest: Newspapers.

The weather was really good today, so i decided to go for a swim after school and it was just great! Haven swam for a really long long time.. took a while to get the hang of it. (i.e. started slow.. )

and it was really hot! Thankfully the sun came in spurts and it was not scorching hot.
It also striked me that a lot of young children go for swimming lessons at CSC (CHinese Swimming Club) Maybe in the hopes of being the next Mark CHay? Mothers are really dedicated, they would drive them down and hang around to chat with other mothers of other young aspiring swimmers.

Haha.

Did i tell you guys I went to BODY WORLDS? yeah, last thursday at 11am, i went. Paid a discounted entrance ticket of $9.(original price:$18) Well, if you have not been into an anatomy hall before, this should be interesting. These bodies (or parts of them) are preserved using a technique known as Plastination.

with this technique, you are able to do a lot more things with the fragile parts of the body as they are now hardened.
there were cadavers with only the nervous system left attached to the skeleton, muscles left only and even one where the body was split into half, oneside showing the body with all the different parts still attached while the other side displayed only the nervous system.

A lot of exhibits for you to wow over and a more than sufficient write-up for each display for a open exhibition like this.

All in all, a good experience. so go! it has been extended.

this coming sat, is Valentines Day. So what plans do you all have? =) Hot dates? Girls night out? staying at home? hee.
i think it's overhyped; good for the stores but not good for the guys pockets.

you can show your sweetness to your friend/girlfriend/boyfriend 365 days in a year! why wait till Valentines day when all prices are really high? but i guess its the thing about everyone is celebrating and its that special day.

wishing all an early Valentines/Friendship Day then!

BEst female mag: Seventeen. its great! informative, tells you all the great and affordable makeup and clothes! You dont have to be 17 to read it!

Thoughts that flowed through during the weekend

I am thankful for the holiday today for it means I can catch up with my work as well as study for my test on wed.

The weekend was kind of packed with a lot of things to go to but I am glad for them all.
ON friday, I had my first disciple group meeting at 6pm and my friends and I together with Bixia went to Kenny Rogers for dinner and sharing.

Truthfully, i was really tired and was ready to call it a day but the sharing that Bixia had prepared for us was really interesting and thought provoking. IT was about being a Woman of God. How do we become one?

She gave us a poem which beautifully showed us our role as a woman in society.

I never agreed with feminism and that night just confirmed my thinking.

Just a portion,

"...Man represents my image, woman my emotions
together you represent the totality of God
In gentle quietness, show your strength..."

Saturday, Went for a combined Methodist youth event at PLMC called "Fusion 2004"

Youths from all the different Methodist Churches came together to meet one another as well as to pray and worship God! The excitement and vibrancy was to the brim and it felt comforting to see all these pple. though i didnt know them by face nor by name, a sense of closeness still lingered in the air.

When you personally know God as a friend, somehow things change and you no longer need to fear; failing exams, not being known to be IN, peer pressure...

you will begin to form your own identity and be contented with what you have all the time cos GOd is in control.

=)

now how's that for a comeback? Two times in a day i am updating my blog!

Well, actually i feel kindda guilty so since I had literally nothing to do today, why not write more?

1st time I'm back so early from school so kind of slacking right now... .. Such a wet day and all, really just great to laze around at home.
Today, i met new people which was kind of fun and cool since I have not been making much new friends nowadays. Actually they are Ee Wah's Arts friends but I had lunch with them today and got to know them. Nice bunch with interesting names I must say but lets not get started again on that yah ? (right eewah?)

You know what's the difference between a Sci student and an Arts student? The ability to write, crap, put it in whatever way you want. During lunch, one of the conversational topic was how Eewah's friend couldnt limit his essay length. He already has 600 ++ words and he is not even done yet! Wow, i thought to myself, " how did he even crap out 600 words?"
When i have to complete art module essays, i also find myself selecting the "Select All" button and hitting the "Word Count" button hoping that I would have met the min word limit. And here, he is trying to limit his word limit.

Amazing.

While on the subject on modules, Perfumes and Cosmetics ( this module i am taking) is pretty cool you know. A little boring at times but interesting in general. You guys should try taking it someday. (Guys as in everyone in general)

I forgot! one of my friends got talent scouted by Stef Sun when he was singing in school! wow isnt that cool?
Really happy for him.. way to go!

Well, all goes well today. And tomrrow is another day. Getting my photos tomorrow so that's something to look forward to. Hopefully i will be able to figure out how to post photos here so that i may show you all some.

Fav Album: Corrine May (local singer)

Wow, Happy 2004 and xin1 nian2 kuai4 le4!

I am lagging, a thousand apologies to those who have been faithfully coming here to see what's up with me!

Let see...

1.
Well, I'm 21 now and officially old... You wouldnt believe how MANY pple have mentioned this phrase to me, "Now that you are 21, your 30th birthday will come very soon!" OR "Better cherish these next few years for before you know it, you will be inviting me to your 30th birthday!" and variations of it. Thanks to all. =) And the funny thing (most interesting too) is that they were all mentioned by GUYS, BOYS, MAN. There. =)

Just want to thank all for coming for my party on Sunday. For those who were really sporting, thank you for dressing up! For those who did not, (we shall not mention names here... for fear that someone types in your name in Google and gets a link here) well, you owe me one.

And well, erm.. for the guys who had to do something than, sorry about it. I assure you its not my plan. All in good fun!

2.
Those in Singapore: Have you found the weather to be highly disgusting? It rains non-stop! Good grief. Where does all that condensation of water come from? Bet you its going to be really hot after all these showers of blessing are over!

Well, i got to stop here for now, cos i'm in the CBLC (computer lab) and there's a line of pple waiting. So better run now.

My pledge for the day:
I, Grace Tan, hereby promise to try my best to update this page on a regular basis regardless of weather, moods, workload, inefficency etc to build a better blog to the benfit of those around me. =)

K have a great day everyone!

to those who are new to this blog, welcome welcome!

So what have you guys been up to?
I just heard from Janice that she dyed her hair too! Science girls are really catching up to our fellow Arts gals!

Haha.

Well, this week seemed to fly by so quickly, what with church carolling practice 2x a week, and the occasional Chorale practices that we have before our performances. Didnt spend much time stoning this week, somthing which I would have loved to do.

Well, will be off to PGP tomorrow evening instead of monday morning cos we have a final practice in the evening which would lasts till about 10pm. Instead of coming back all the way to east, it makes more sense just to move in the night before.

Will still be contactable though.

Oh yeah. I watched "Elves" on Thursday. It's pretty cutsie but interesting. Will Farell is hilarious. At a height of 1.9-something m tall, the director really emphasised the height difference between a human and an elf.
Really colourful and good for many laughs

The next show I am hoping to catch is Love Actually, the British Film starring many leading British actors. Colin Firth is acting in it, so I am going to watch it but less bimbotic, its because British films are really witty and have more substance than American romantic comedies. Its true, go watch it. Just love the way they always play with the language.

But when am I going to watch it?

To eewah: are you free to meet up? We have a date cum teaching session on how to make a web page remember?
To Yuru: eh, when are you coming back? and for how long will you be in Singpapore? so that we can catch you in between your holidays.

Well, Cheerios!
enjoy your holidays before exam results come out!

The holidays are here!

a few days into my holidays and my days are packed again!
Will be going for Crusade camp next week, 8th -13th Dec. Residence is at the beautiful Prince George's Park and we all get our own rooms. I am really looking forward to camp cos there will be 500 pple there from the different tertiary institutions all gathered together in one location. There will be a time of fun and laughther and time for seriousness and studying of the Word. There's going to be a nite cafe too! hee

But because I am in the camp committee of Agape 2003 (church youth camp), i got to bring my laptop with me so that i am able to do some admin stuff during my free time. Tingni is in the same situation as me only she's preparing for her Myanmar trip which is to take place only few days after the camp!

Lots of things to do but oh well, nevermind =)

Had a second carolling practice today in church and had great fun! Some of the songs were really high and many of my friends coudnt reach. It was also hilarious singing songs like, "All i want for Christmas is my two front teeth" and singing our own version of "Santa Claus is coming to town" as well as "Song of Joy" from Beethoven's Last symphony.
Sadly, our group of 15 carollers, only has 4 guys! sigh. Hoping more will come as we activated Operation B today. (i.e. Operation Boy-Recruiting) We really do need more men! where are they!?!

Singing is not a sissy thing. Its fun! Especially Christmas carolling where there is a purpose.
You guys out there should really try it one day.

Well, the other thing that has made quite a big whoo-hah is my hair. I got it colored! and its short! hee. love the short hair, no more rubber bands, no more clips.. ! easy to wash, just more maintenance but its nice! OKay the color is drastic so when you see me, dun get a shock k.

Some did. =) they went, "Is that Grace!?!"

My Rationale.
Youre only young once. do as much as you can find out everything and try many things! As my Dad would love to say, "Carpe Diem" aka "Sieze the Day!"

Well, till next time.

2 days to exams and counting...

Ever feel like you've studied alot but in actual fact have not cos there is just too much time? Feeling like that now. Not to say that I have completed my studying and the A+ is within my reach.. (still kindda far) but having too many days to study for one paper makes you lethargic.

Well, on a brighter note, exams are FINALLY coming to an end. This semester has really been one long roller coaster ride. What with NO 1 week break, PROJECTS and LAB REPORTS to do, TESTS back to back within one week plus my committment in Cursade this year, there has never been one boring moment. Maybe until now.

BUT.

Christmas is coming! I am looking forward to that! PLus the 2 camps i will be attending.. 8-13th Crusade Camp and 18 - 22nd Dec. Youth Camp. Fun, Fun and more fun!

Well, back to my books now. But I'll be back.

A question to ponder:
" Would you consider yourself post-modernist?"

The time of the year again!

Greetings! It has been a really long time since i posted anything here.
Well, Still in the midst of my exams, with one tomorrow and another next friday.
I get comments like," are you sure you are in the midst of exams?"

I admit, I have not been stressing myself out, having sleepless nights (quite the opposite actually). Life goes on as usual, just that my days are spent in the library, spoiling my eyes reading words, font size of maybe 8?

I got to admit, exams are a bane of my life. But it is great toning excerise too! For all science students, you will know what i mean. My textbooks this year weigh an average of 3kg each!

Put this together with an hour journey to and fro from school, you get great toning!
(provided you do this everyday, which i dont, so nothing much has changed)

Let's get on to something more interesting, Carolling!
It's the time of the year!
Above the paid carolling I usually do every Christmas with Chorale, This year, I will be helping out in the youth carolling session in my church.
Yesterday, went for a mass carolling practice with the adults in church and it was such great fun seeing the adults letting their hair down and really having a rowdy good time!

Really energised me and hee it was really fun!
Christmas - the time of year to spread the love and joy of God.

It's back. With more vengence.

But first, Hari Raya Puasa.
=)

The end of a worry and the beginning of another....

Sounds like, "the truth is out there" eh? This week has finally ended and I am so so glad. Now, on to fight the next battle, 3 exams, a major report worth 50% of my grade and preparation for the upcoming youth camp! Phew!

Update on my technology failure weekend.

After sending in my telephone under the care of the Nokia Care Centre, my phone has been revived!
Even though my numbers have all been erased, (cept those i diligently saved into my sim card) , every other no. is gone. well, a brand new start, with more space for new numbers!

Computer:

After my 0830hr biochemistry test, i was " ..off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of oz." Wo would be able to solve my computer problem. The nice guy actually changed my keypad (which was the reason if you have not guessed) without me showing my invoice (i.e. proof of 3 yr warranty). So anyway, the computer is well with a clean bill of health ready for me to stress it out with my report next week!

Thank God!
Cos my sis is selling her computer this week and buying a MAC ! urgh. i'm really envious. Microsoft has given a non-savy computer user like me much stress and anger.
of course, the prettiness/chioness of the Mac doesnt really help..

On the topic of Mac, do you know there are a lot of things known as Mac?
1. Food - MacDonalds (Mac)
2. Computer - Machantosh (Mac)
3. Makeup - Mac brand
4. Shoes - Mac (spanish brand of shoes which just opened it's 1st branch at bugis junction)

i am sure there are others.. maybe a hair salon named mac? or how about the brand name of a guy's perfume?
Such opportunities.
=)

Alright. time to go. to be a nerd. To those having exams, Add oil!
To those in army, hang in there!
To those working, life is more than your work!

Monday Blues..

Every wondered why Monday blues and not Monday greens? or Monday Greys? Visually, wont the latter be a better choice of word? And why doesnt Friday have its own colour? Like the Friday Pink! Hmmmm. bUt we do have TGIF - Thank God It's Friday.

Technology decided to fail me on Sat after I wrote my blog. Cos i had a test on Sat morning, i decided to switch off my phone to save the battery. However, when I tried to switch it back on, it just wouldnt turn on!
Yes, i tried changing battery pack. ( i knew you guys were thinking of that..) but it still couldnt operate.

To make thinks even worse, my laptop decided to go crazy on me on SAT too! haha. I was extremly amused by the technology failure i was suffering from. But amidst the downturns, it was actually pretty good for me.

It allowed me ample time to study for the upcoming test. So i'm not complaining.

1 Test down, 3 more to go!!!!!

Halo! Bagaimana Kabarnya? Sekarang saya dan Janice di Arts Kantin makan siang. Kami sudah ujian Bahasa Indonesia. Ujian susah sekali!!!! Urgh!

Actually it was not that bad but listening comprehension was like...,"huh? come again? what colour was that? huh? alamak!"

but anyway, will be studying in school today to get some motivation for the next three test!

update later.

See you guys!