Studies in Malay Music

Everday wed I go for malay music lesson, is a general elective. Very relax one, just sit down listen to the music teacher. He is actually a malay musician and also produced his own CD, everytime we go for class he will try to promote it.

Maybe I will buy it after CNY where I get all my ang baos. :)

So basically the lesson is abt 2 hours but it was ended b4 tt. Then for the 1st hour he will talk abt the history of malay traditional music, and the next hour we will get to learn to play an instrument.

Is quite enjoyable, no exams one, only have to write an essay on malay music.

The guy in blue is our teacher, and look at the pretty gals playing the mini drum, there's a name for it but i forget.

Is been a long long time

I just realised that I have not been updating my blog, I am busy but not very busy studying.
Sometimes I dunno where has all my time gone to.

This is the start of Week 4, I must buck up, write my FYP report, study for quiz do tutorials and prepare design assginment.
So sian lar, the week b4 CNY have quiz on 15th Feb (thursday, 11.30-12.30) Thank goodness I am not leaving for Melbourne on wednesday. Initially my mum wanted me to skip sch on thursday. But i say better not. Who knows my flight on thursday is at 3pm, which means I cannot go for design class on thursday and have to crash the part-time class on Monday night.

Finally I managed to get my new digital camera, Canon IXUS 800.
On sat, went shopping with my parents at vivo city.
Nobody ask me out on sat, so I decided to look for my parents. It was quite worth it anyway, my mum was in a good mood that day and she finally agreed to buy me a new digital camera. It took me so long to beg and persuade her to get me one and finally the day has come.

I bought it at vivo city , challenger. I didn't know places at challenger also can bargain one.
The usual price was $599, I paid $540 for it. The sales man was so "generous" lor, keep throwing in free stuff. Initially he Added in 1 GB of memory on top of the usual package, so I have 2 GB of memory now and a mini tri-pod & cleaning kit. I didn't really want to buy it from there, but he was quite persistent lar, then He added in more freebies, creative ear phones and 2 USB travelling adapter and initially after the discount was $559, then I know that if I go to Sim Lim I probably can get a better price and at least go Sim Lim can get a canon camera pouch & a extra battery. So I told him directly, the price still wasn't to my satisfaction.
Next he questioned if I study business or I am an expert in sales. so good at bargaining. Yar lar, he dunno I always go bangkok and bargain at cha-tu-chak, so much experience at bargaining.
Relunctanly, he push it down to $540.
Oh well, my mum says okay and my dad no objections hence we bought it.
I think my mum sometimes quite pian-tai, she says so poor thing the guy, do sales not easy, just buy from him lor, cos my mum in sales line also, so she says she knows it is quite tough.

So here's the story of my new camera. I know my sister is quite jealous, by right after buying the camera going to meet her for dinner at holland v. But when I told her I have a new camera, she says she also want to buy things, so change the dinner to orchard. My sister wanted to buy dress for work, when my mum finally decided not to be bias and buy my sister something, the dress my sister wanted didn't have her size. Hiyar, so unlucky lor. We keep walking around Tangs & Isetan, die die my sister also have to buy a dress home, just when she found the dress she likes & we think it looks good on her, dun have her small size. Unlucky sister.

My mum alway says she is not bias or wat, but cos my sister go overseas study spend alot of $$$$, i study in singapore so cheaper can buy more things for me and moreover me sister is working now, should support herself. Next time when I work I also must pay for myself liao.
Sigh, I am going to miss being a student.

On sat i went home with a happy face but my sister's face was black. By now, she has gotten over it liao. Anyway I promise I will buy her coach bag when I am in america.

On a Sunday Morning

I woke up early trying to get something done, but still can't find the information that I want.

As I was searching for resources, my fren MSN me and gave me this link.
http://www.care-bears.com/CareBears/html/fungames/index.html

If ure bored you can go to the link above, the website is so cheerful & colourful... I miss carebear shows....

Which Care Bear Are You ?

I am a Cheer Bear......................

End of the week

School has started and it is going to be full blast very soon. Really NO LIFE!!!!!

Just last saturday we were at steffi's house having a gathering. It was really fun lar, we were there from 8pm to like 3am plus. We had a delicious meal prepared by her mum & choc dates pudding with ice-cream made by steffi.... Thanks steffi :)

Today, I didn't join uru, mel, steffi, fiona & elf lar, ( sorry guys ) I was late for dinner cos went shopping, so in the end I didn't meet them at harbour front. Moreover, I was quite tired already & I have a thousand word essay due on Wed. So my plan was to come back early to do some research & start writing the essay. Oh well my planned failed.

I just got home like an hour ago, ard 11.30pm, went with my parents to visit my grandma. Aiyou, my grandma look so pale, she was having flu & cough. Bad I guess she felt better after seeing me. (what a filial grand-daughter) HeeHee :) At least she was smiling, perhaps if I can communicate with her, I will get to understand her better.

The next thing is, I went shopping but I didn't buy anything for myself. I got my dad a Braun Buffel key pouch. Aiyou, if u ever get to see his key pouch u will faint, so ugly, old, colour fading, old-fashion & etc.

When I brought home the present, I could see the happy grin on his face. Initially he didn't want to open it, he wanted to keep for his birthday which is in March. Then I forced him to open it to see if he was alright with the design. He was very happy with it, but he said he will keep it, probably use it during chinese new year. SIGH!!!!!!!

I know my dad has a thing for Braun Buffel after Mdm Leong & family got it for him for his birthday either 1 or 2 years ago. Dun see my father old man, he also quite brand orientated one.
After I spent $63 on his key pouch he asked me whether I have enough money to spend. HeeHee, so sweet hor such father, everytime worried I no money, but he also poor man lar, cannot ask money from him or else when he retire he cannot go australia for holiday.

In fact for the past few weeks, I have been using my dad's spare ezlink card, heehee that really saved me alot of transport money. Usually when the card has no money I will return it to him then he will top it up, so on a weekend when I go out, and my ez link no money again, I will take his. I know I am a cheapo, but this usually happens during the holidays only, cos I dun get pocket-money & I go out more often, how to survive.

Sigh!!! I really feel like sleeping now, but how how I must get something done, the lecturer sent out an e-mail saying that the essay has to be handed on 17/01/07 (wed), for those who just got a place in the Module is to check edventure for info on the assignment.

So there's really no escape, I die die wed also must hand up the assignment, actually she really too much. Second week of sch must hand up essay. Really SIAO!!!!
I complain so much also no use. Still must do, unless I drop this elective. Worst is I can't drop it cos almost all the GEs are ZERO vacancies. BIG BIG SIGH!!!!!

Enough of blogging, either sleep or do work.... Bye Bye

Holiday Season

DATE: 22 Dec to 25 Dec - Adventure at Thailand, Bangkok

Yummy Food right? This is a capture of what I ate when I was in Bangkok during christmas...
Food at Fuji Restaurant is fantastic and the price is very reasonable.

The new airport in Bangkok is kinda off further, but I must say that it is not bad lar, the infrastructure resembles Hongkong Airport, the pattern similar.

Date: 26 Dec, Christmas Exchange at Elf's (elgin) House

Chrismtas Exchange: Applies to the 1st 6 Photos

1) ElF & Cheese exchange with each other so lame

2) Aaron & Fiona also exchange with each other

3) YouRu give to Mel

4) Mel give to Char

5) Char give to Derrick

6) Derrick give to Paul

7) Paul give to Verina

8) Verina give to ME

8) I give to Youru

So we went to Elf's house sit there eat & Watch his Plasma TV. HeeHee :)
Apparently, elf has a damn damn smelly dog. So smelly till cheese also fainted*****


Date: 28 Dec, Farewell @ Airport

Applies to the last 3 Pictures:
Anyway, SC, CS & I went to eat Popeye's.
Something that I must comment, their chicken is really juicy, CS was bitting his chicken & a big 'squirt' came out from the chicken, guess where it landed?
It landed on SC specs, thank goodness he wears specs. It was the chicken's oil & water. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

But for a change, I think it is much better than KFC.
Oh I quite like the bun, Mel I took a photo of the bun for u, is placed on top of the chicken... Are u drooling?

The reason why we went to the airport cos, our fren Liyong is going to Canada for exchange. So shiok, I have never gone for any exchange....

While waiting for LY to mingle with his parents & relatives, we kinda off got quite bored, so CS & SC started to take stupid photos. So it is detective LEE & dective TAN trying to hide behind the cool bronze thingy, thinking that nobody can see them. Looks like a bird head sticking out.



Date: 31 Dec, Countdown at my house

First of all, I would like to thank everybody for coming.

The thank you list:

1. Thank you tracy for sitting/standing at my Balcony heating up the chicken wings & her beer contribution

2. Thank you cheese & adrian for grilling the food

3. Thank you aaron & shannon for his potato salad

4. Thank you mel & her mum for their Tang Hoon & Chicken Wings

5. Thank you ru-jie & her mum for the pumkin cakes & baked spaghetti

6. Thank you Derrick's ice that was One Quarter melted already, but still very appreciated or else our drinks won't be cold

7. Thank you Steffi for coming & tried to play game to make the night more interesting. After much effort, we finally get to play MAFIA together.

8. Thank you, Shao Chong, Jo, Adrian & Cheese for the juices

9. Thank you, my parents for sponsoring the "BBQ/Grill" food & helping out throughout the night.

10. Lastly, I want to thank myself for offering my place although my house not very nice & not as big elf's house. But still, it was happy to be able to celebrate countdown with all my friends lor.

Usually countdown I am hardly around. Somehow it was really god bless. Because high chance that I will be in Bangkok celebrating countdown, but this year I went during christmas. On 31st dec, unfortunate events happened in Bangkok. So scary, the bombing was rather near the hotel that I was staying in, Siam City Hotel.

Given such a long weekend from Sat to Tue, usually I will be away with my family & my family frens. Dunno why, I was in Singapore for countdown. PHEW!!!

After the countdown, we walked to Pungol Park to play sparkles. The walk was so tiring & long, but we did it. HeeHee, see the beautiful light up sparkles.