Thursday, November 05, 2009

My results slip for last semester wasn't sent to my address. -_- I went to SSC to check it out. The receptionists couldn't find mine. He called the examination department and it said I had to pay $3.20 to get a new copy unless I requested 2 weeks ago. -_- It wasn't even my fault loh.

Turned out I didn't save my address while updating my particulars on SAS, so when the school printed the slip the address field was empty! After a long lecture from the staff, she decided that I could get mine for free. Oh well. =.=

Thursday, October 29, 2009
Yes, That Video You've Watched

Most of you must have watched Namewee's latest video on TNB already. The link's here if you have not watched it.

I give him my two thumbs up for standing up for the people in the country. But for someone his age, it is absolutely childish and ridiculous to behave the way he did. It might be courageous of him to go up to TNB and make a big fuss out of it. What would he get in the end? Attention. From who? People who can't do anything about it.

We all know what's happening in the country. It's a matter of fact.

I support him for his boldness, but not his irrational act. Does raising his voice, screaming at the top of his lungs help? He can't control how people choose to live their life. And we already have enough of leaders people who only talk the talk and not walk the talk.

I'm not angry. I'm just baffled as to how irrational he has portrayed =.=

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*changes serious tone*

Side track a bit. Heehee. Read this from Kitty's blog, it's quite interesting. She got to know an artificial colouring sometimes used in food.

Carmine (pronounced /ˈkɑrmɪn/ or /ˈkɑrmaɪn/), also called Crimson Lake, Cochineal, Natural Red 4, C.I. 75470, or E120, is a pigment of a bright red color obtained from the carminic acid produced by some scale insects.

- Wikipedia

The said scale insects, called cochineals, are harvested in clusters from plants like this...


They're then pounded into fine powder before being used as food dye. =O So while you're munching on your food, you might be chewing on some insect powder... =O =O

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I'm trying to revive my blog. I need to write more because I think my written English is seriously deteriorating. And my spoken Mandarin is becoming hopeless. =(

The longer I stay in Singapore, the harder I find it to communicate. -_- Weird.

Friday, October 23, 2009
First lesson

Remember I almost lost my choice of elective?

We had the first lesson for design and illustration today! It's loads of fun! We aren't expected to be able to draw perfectly and at least at the end of the semester, we should be able to improve our skills by a level or two.

The last time I was crazily into illustrations was two years ago. And drawing has always been fun! We did something simple today. We were split into "tribes". So each "tribe member" should critique his members' work.

Since it's an elective, the class is made up of interesting people from different classes. There is someone who sketches on a daily basis and on the end there is another who is afraid of drawing yet inspires to be involved in the field. Okay I'm not gonna be all cliched and talk about their inspirations blah blah blah. -_-

Something exciting! For us to be able to illustrate digitally, each of us is loaned a tablet for the semester! Yay! I swear Sam was soooo jealous when I boasted about it to her. Yes Sam I did it on purpose. It's better than your camera pen. -_- She wants a pen that has a camera attached to it so that it'd record whatever she writes. And it costs RM800. For a tiny little pen!

And finally I get to learn how to use Adobe Illustration!

Tomorrow, we'll be going on our first field trip. It's Singapore Designers' Day. I'm not sure what we'll be exposed to. But with the reputation of the firm, it should be quite intriguing. It has worked with clients like Calvin Klein, etc.

Anyway, one of the class work required us to blog about our experiences and our reflections on design, advertising typography in particular. I hope to update it at least once a week since the class's fun!

I just wrote my first post, go have a look and comment! =)

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On a side note, I went SWIMMING today! -_- No correct that. I went to LEARN swimming today. Note the difference?

This time round, the victim's Sam, oh my poor roommate! I don't think I have to explain how horrendous my victims usually end up like. She's the 5th person (I think so? Lost count.) trying to teach me how to swim properly. I'll see how long she'll persevere. HAHA.

Well technically, I can swim *I think*. Just that I can't coordinate my arms and legs to catch my breath out of water. That means most of the time I run out of breath before I finish 2 strokes. -_-

My instructor was so distracted today. Oogling at guys, going "aww" at kids. Sigh. And there was an uncle doing some odd stretching exercises. He was moving his hips back and forth, for more than 30 mins I SWEAR.

The more time I spend with Sam, the more I find myself abnormal. She agrees that I'm abnormal *big sad face*. I can't float on my back, because the water was ticklish (?!!). My butt's too heavy so it's always sinking. And I have a talent! I can sink to the bottom of the pool and lie flat on the ground. (Please clap, thank you.) -_-

Oh and our stupid conversation,

Sam: Sharon you need to move your hands down *demonstrates* so that you can thrust the water.
Sharon: What do you mean? Thrust the water? T-H-R thrust or T-R trust?
Sam: Uh... you need both.

Anyway, I want to thank my dear dear roommie for putting up with me today! And for pulling out the stooooooopid thorn on my foot! (I slipped from a small slope and stepped on a grass patch then the thorn went inside. Damn stupid can. -_-)

Eeee so girly/geli (?) hoh? XD I'm normal for the first time! HAHAHA.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009
To strive to be

I'm sick and tired of complaining and listening to complaints. Instead, I will work harder, no matter how many free riders/slackers/stupid people I might have to work with.

Nothing is fair in this world. Things don't always go my way but I can make my way around it.

I want to and I will get GPA 3.8. =)

Don't complain, just work harder.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

I was so excited by the Penang Bridge International Marathon until I found out the event'll be held in November and not December. What a disappointment. -_-

It feels great to be home for a week! Home cooked food, family, TV, etc.! And I get to drive! =D

My dad still refuses to sit beside me while I'm driving. I'm pretty bad at it but I'm improving! Though I still can't overcome my phobia for narrow roads. -_-

That particular afternoon while I was driving, another car was on the other side of the road but the road was too narrow for it to get through. The driver gestured that I'd made the move first. And I was panicking that I refused to move AT ALL. The driver drove through only when my mom finally persuaded me to reverse the car. He muttered something that I couldn't understand with the windows up. =.= I think he was cursing.

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The Internet here is horrible, horrible, horrible! I slept through the day coz I couldn't access the Internet. =(

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Next Wednesday will be my last day working! So excited! Work's killing me. -_- And the pay is pathetic. You work like a cow and you get less than what you worked for. Not that I wanna complain but seriously... every part timer is getting a pay rise and I can't coz I don't work long enough to complete my training. -_-

I'm gonna quit this job and go back home for 2 weeks. I need a good rest. I'm sleep deprived. Nightmares and cluttered mind made it worse. I woke up from a nightmare again today. The worse nightmares are those that you remember vividly after you wake up. I still remember my nightmare 2 weeks ago and it's not nice. Feels like an omen.

Dad got into an accident. He got knocked down by a car when he was on his motorcycle. And again, I was the last to know. He's fine now but he's got a huge patch of burn on his arm.

I don't like this. The last time my mom was hospitalised, she kept it from me until my bro called. I know they didn't want me to worry. The thing is, it's not helping, it only made me want to leave this country even more. It's hard to balance. It's not easy to be here, in a foreign country all by myself.

My thoughts are so negative lately it's scaring me. I cry to sleep without reasons. There were nights when I had my eyes wide open till 4 and woke up at 6 for work. There were also nights when I couldn't sleep, I cried, because I felt so helpless. Stupid stupid stupid. And I thought I was getting a depression. HAHAHA. Dumb. -_-

The camp's coming up but I think I haven't done a good job as a leader. I was completely selfish and self indulged. I wanted to run away because I was such a coward. I'm grateful for those who were willing to listen and showed me the way again. =)

The worst thought to have, is to think that noone's there for you, when you turn your back on everyone.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

I almost lost my choice of electives.

The allocation for electives was done today. Apparently, the elective I chose was high in demand. So we had to draw lots. And I was one of them.

Imagine having a keen interest in design and illustration for years, and finally I decided I'm gonna venture in the advertising industry. Then someone tells you, "Oh you only have 7/9 chance of getting it," and that your destiny lies in the little ping pong ball.

At the point of time, I was actually convincing myself to accept the 2nd choice even though I obviously didn't want to. Missing out on this elective would practically mean I miss out the whole lot of it. And seriously, come to think of it, I once told myself I wished to be an advertising person, until I diverted away from it for a while.

And you know what, the balloting exercise felt like a..



...Grammy Award. As it was done in the lecture theatre, people actually cheered for the balloters. 02 literally screamed their lungs out. o_O

And I got in! Hee. My gut feelings told me to take the first ball in the ballot box. It turned out to be good.

I have no idea why but apparently today's my lucky day despite I kicked off the day with disastrous morning and ended with a draggy evening! Heh.

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

在Ring的部落格读到这，蛮有意义的。 =)

一个成熟的爱情... 有一位心理学家曾写过，一个成熟称得上真爱的恋情必须经过四个阶段，那就是：
- 共存(Codependent)
- 反依赖(Counterdependent)
- 独立(Independent)
- 共生(Interdependent)

第一个阶段：共存
这是热恋期间，情人不论何时何地总希望能黏在一起。

第二个阶段：反依赖
等到情感稳定后，至少会有一方想要有多一点自己的时间做自己想做的事，这时另一方就会感到被冷落。

第三个阶段：独立
这是第二个阶段的延续，要求更多独立自主的时间。

第四个阶段：共生
这时新的相处之道已经成形，你的他/她已经成为你最亲的人。你们在一起相互扶持，一起开创属于你们自己的人生。你们在一起不会互相牵绊，而会互相成长。

但是，大部分的人都通过不了第二和第三阶段，而选择分手，这是非常可惜的。

很多事只要好好沟通都会没事的，不要耍个性，不要想太多，要互相信任，这样，第二和第三阶段的时间就会缩短。

和所爱的人相遇相恋是非常不容易的，不要轻言放弃。

两人相聚是因为有缘，相知是因为有心，真的得好好珍惜这福分。希望能给大家一些启示和领悟，并惜缘。

我们会渐渐变成我们所爱的人。你和他本来没有相同之处，外表不相像，性格也南辕北撤,一旦爱上了，年深日久，你会惊讶你的眼睛有点像他的眼睛，他的微笑也有点像你的微笑。你们走路的步伐也有点相似，说话的语气也越来越相像。原来我们会变成我们所爱的人。

你本来喜欢脚踏实地的人，而他一向比较轻佻，但你们爱上了，他竟会不知不觉变成一个老实人，这个改变，连他自己也不曾察觉。他本来喜欢活泼的女孩，却爱上 拘谨的你，这些日子，你竟会越来越活泼，你差点认不出自己。我们会逐渐变成对方理想中的人，这种改变绝对不是刻意的。两个人越爱得长久，气质也越来越相 近。
你曾经以为他不是你梦寐以求的那种类型，然而，有一天，你会惊讶的发现，他已经变成你喜欢的那种类型，你不必再到处寻觅，他就是你要找的人。深深爱着一个 人的时候，你原来真的会一点一点的失去自己，为什么你还会觉得快乐呢？大概是因为你在失去的时候，你把他的气质和微笑都赚回来了。

幸福很单纯，所以要很单纯的人才容易获得。

真爱就是不轻言放弃。

Sunday, July 19, 2009

It's creepy to see almost half the people from your own class to fall sick at the same time. The virus's seriously spreading fast.

o_o

And how I dread meal times! Forcing food down my throat is such a torture. =(

Sunday, June 21, 2009
BTC 2009

In 4 days, I've learnt these.

1. See things from a different perspective. There isn't just one solution to everything.

2. People are objective. It's impossible to please everyone. As long as you've tried your best, it's sufficient.

4. Becoming friends is easy, working together as colleagues is hard. But it doesn't hurt to try. There must be a balance point between the two.

5. Don't be too stubborn. Don't just stare at the black spot. Step back, you see more.

6. The stupidest thing to do is to let work affect your relationship.

I think I've disappointed everyone when I decided to stay behind. I only see myself in the picture. I think that I overworked. What I failed to see was that everyone else was tired, too. We always say "Don't leave your friends behind" but I failed to live up to the promise. For that, I apologise.

Nevetheless, I have to give my heartfelt gratitude to everyone involved in this.

Thanks to the training team for all the support and help you've given.
Thanks to the seniors and alumnus for your advice.
Thanks to the trainees for your enthusiasm.

BTC would be nothing without you. =)

And lastly, drink more water! Sarimbun is one hot oven and we're the BBQ-ed chicken trapped inside. -_-