Yeah!

Grace said she can help me take over Benjamin and Christopher! Phew. I feel less pressurised now. Ben and Chris' mum has been very kind towards me and I feel guilty for not being able to continue the tuition till they finish their examinations.

Exam's killing me. I am almost half-dead. I feel like puking and sleeping whenever I see my piles of notes. Not only a pile, but piles. X(

Shit.

I was having a chat with this funny friend of mine when suddenly she said..

(BOLD: My Friend)

i think i go shit first
i leave this thing here ba

erm
wow u so straightforward ah
hahaha
erm go go

erm...
i shall excuse myself to go to the bathroom and whatever i do in there i think it's best for you not to know
lol~

sounds nicer

Again...

I am starting to get disappointed in myself.
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我的意志应该是坚定的。

I shall never believe again. To believe is to give in to madness.

Urgh, I'm being paradoxical again!

Have a good journey and I shall see you again next semester!

My University friend cum German oral mate for two semesters cum German classmate who always chop seat for me is leaving for Germany tomorrow.Joan and me. (Yeah, I look bald.)

Let's see, I shall dedicate this entry to you, Joan.

I first met this girl in my German 1 tutorial class. We didn't really talk then. Then I remembered when I tried to chat with her along the AS1 walkway, she gave me a weird stare before talking to me.

Then I met this girl in German 3 class. We decided to be oral partners. I also don't understand why we chose to partner each other muahahahahahahaha.. But anyway, this girl was quite cooperative in arranging practice time with me. We scraped through our orals after a lot of practices in the Refreshment Area. We talked about a lot of different things in German. It was really really fun to jus randomly speak in German without having to think about grammer and sentence structure. Well, we tried to be correct of course! And we even made a fool out of ourselves by speaking lousy german infront of native Germans!! *bite nails*

This semester, we happened to be in the same class because she chose this class and I have no choice but to take this class. (Luckily my SW2101 class clashed with the normal German 4 class! After seeing such a happy me in school, a lot of people said so too.) I was very touched because this girl always chop seat for me. Every lesson, without fail.

Sometimes, when we discuss our Referat, we tend to have different views but the overall process of working out the Powerpoint and the script and the Thesenpapier was very fun and memorable indeed. I am thankful to have you do the Referat with me. :)

Well well, I sent a sms too early. Silly me. So I shall type some well wishes here instead.

祝你一路顺风 and I hope you'll enjoy your exchange and have loads of fun there! :D Eat all the Portofino, eat all the Spargels, eat all the Wurstchen! Sigh, I have to wait till 2010.

P/S: Take care and don't sleep too late. Eat more vegetables and oops, I'm sounding like a mother, but have you packed finished?!

Kept smiling at this..

Isn't this lovely? :)

I went to Breadtalk and saw a few of these "icecream cones" and I (have no idea why) was smiling happily at them. Then, the man at the counter smiled at me. Hmm, maybe I look idiotic smiling at some bread. :X

Cindy drew something for all of you..

:)

Sigh. Referat grade is disappointing.

Tommy's here to cheer me on and wish me a good day! YeAh~!

Actually I like guys clean shaven. But Tommy is the only exception.. Ausnahme, ausnahme..!! At the beginning he actually wished you good day and introduced himself. This video might be very boliao because it's all about him sitting on a chair but he's my Tommy, so it's special! Wahahahahaha.. I am really looking forward to getting his album from Germany, courtesy of Joan.. Joan, I hope you remember to get me his album!! :D :D :D

Prisoners of War game..

I browsed through some Olfactory Website and came across this!

Very interesting content. Try it and see if you know the Geneva Conventions well! You can learn more about POWs and the construction of the camp and all. Very informative, I must say, because I am a kuku about such stuff. I would highly recommend people who like this topic to try out this short game which takes only 10 minutes.

Erm, according to the game, I am considered a sadistic swine. :(

Boo.

I don't know what I've been doing for the whole semester. No doubt I am doing the modules I like (except for PR2202 and HY2247), but I just can't finish my readings in normal school term and now I have to mug but don't feel like mugging because I am plain sian. And I can't stay sian because there're friends around who're sian-er than me and I need to cheer them on! So I shall just hang in there, read as much as possible. What a sucky week ahead.

On a lighter note, I met Chichang in the deserted Arts Canteen today. He is still so lame. He mentioned about my dear Tommy so I went on and digressed how much I love him and that I am still listening to his album nowadays even though it's been a year. The conversation was something like this...

Chichang: Yeah. I know.

Cindy: HOW YOU KNOW?

Chichang: Because I was there when you bought the CD in HMV.

Cindy: (!)

In any case, you're WRONG, Chichang! I bought my Tommy's album in Germany, Muenster, I think at either Karlstadt or Kaufhaus (forgot which one exactly). When I got back to Singapore, I tried to look for german albums and cannot even find one! So, that's why I'm getting Joan to help me buy Radio Tom. You bo shim people out there! :(

Ahhhhhh~!!!!

Yeah, I am a little happier now. Shall hit the books soon again! :)

The madness continues..

I LOVE GERMAN-LEARNING!







Okay. Back to studies.

Referat-German Oral Presentation 2..

Let's take a look at the pictures first!

Erm, oops. This was last Friday's Referat Session. Haa. That's San Min and Ying Ying in the picture (and of course Herr Chan!). Guys in my class crapping away. Ivan, Siwei, Yucheng and Tengwen.

Firstly, Chong Wee and Jie Min (finally I remember his name!)'s Referat about some code thingy. Anyway, I must thank Chong Wee for helping us to transfer our two Goebbels clips from Joan's portable hard-drive to my thumb-drive. And he drove us from AS7 to YIH. Muahahahahaha.. Vielen Dank!

Next up, Xinli and Junwei. They came up with very cute games using their programming thingy. 佩服!

Xinli showed us a bread board and said "Es sieht kompliziert aus..... Aber das ist O.K." And I was like laughing my head off. I think the whole class laughed. Cute.

Then, Ivan, Yucheng and Tengwen. Ivan's way of demonstrating the movement of the airplane was damn funny. Erm, I didn't manage to take any picture as I was too engrossed with taking videos. :X

Next is me and Joan la...

Speaking of "la"s, two of my classmates actually "la" loudly when they were presenting their Referats. Ermmm. And I heard Siwei said it's Denglish or something along those lines. Cheeky.

Anyway, we prepared our scripts long time ago. We spent A LOT OF time editing it. We received help from Siwei. We just keep editing and editing.. From yesterday till today's 6pm, the only thing I looked at is the Referat script and the Powerpoint. We were sort of reciting but I guess it's okay because Siwei was reciting last week too. :x

Again, I must stress that Siwei is very helpful. 真的很谢谢你!

Vielen vielen vielen Dank!

And, your handwriting looks like my elder brother's handwriting. Hee, which is nice, but still not as nice as Jiemin's. Wahahahahaha. :X

Charles suggested that we go for dinner together in Munchie Monkey. Woo-hoo!

The girls, thinking of what to eat.

Some crazy photos I took.

..My classmates..

Ahhhhhh.. Ich bin sehr gluecklich!

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Don't really know how to describe how I feel now. It's really a wonderful feeling. I love Herr Chan and his lessons, the lameness in the guys and the cute little girls chat I had with some girls.

At first, I wasn't exactly happy to be in this class. Afterall, the people there are going for exchange and I am not planning to go for any. Why should I be in this class at all? I felt a little left out at times but I've learned a lot in this class. I was required to do a lot of homework, but I enjoyed doing them. Like what Herr Chan said, I am usually very tired at the end of the day at 6pm. And you might think "Har~! You still have German class?!" But amazingly, German class always don't seem to bore me. I've never fell asleep in German class before and I am always very entertained. When Herr Chan said he's always energized during German classes even though it's at 6pm, I felt a strong urge to shout "ME TOO!!"

Perhaps this is what you call passion.

I've not been scoring very well for German. Maximum grade so far is only B+. I disapprove of those who let go of German when they think that German affects their straight As and their darling CAP score. I believe that, when you want to pursue the things you love, you have to let go of other things. I love German and I am glad that I took up to level 4. I am really proud of my achievement.

From someone who is ignorant about Germany and German, I've grown into someone who is totally ding dong about German, mad over anything which is in German or comes from Germany. I even planned to take German 5 and 6! I mean, I already thought of this when I was taking German 2. (You can ask Jialing to verify.)

Other than personal gratification, I have gained a lot of precious friendships from my german classes, including my darling 6 Beauties, stupid Alvin and Victor. And of course, a lot of nice people too! (Erm, it's quite obvious because I'll keep mentioning the people I like. :))

And Herr Chan said he's glad that he taught me and Xinli this semester. I am very glad to have you again too, Herr Chan! No doubt that he's the best teacher in NUS. :D

I AM THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE WORLD! :D

German for Academic Purposes Lecture Group 1..

I requested for a class photo. And someone came up with the idea of standing on the "stage" in Munchie Monkey. It feels like Kindergarten! Remember the times when we were asked to tie our hair properly (for girls only of course) and wear our uniforms smartly? And oh, Kindergarten is a german word. It means children's garden. :D

Hoho!

Wahahahahaha.. I love this scene the most! This particular scene when Jung Sook dropped her student badge in Uncle's house and he specially went to her school to return her the badge. The teacher, who is miserably single, is jealous when she finds out that Jung Sook is going to get married. Enjoy! :)

Lazy to type so here are the pictures! :)

..Last Friday.. My darling SW girls.

..Yesterday..

Haribo macht Kinder froh! Danke~

Dear Ying Fong, me and Frau Edwerthart (sp?), my German 4 tutor.

Ahhhh.. she blinked!

Erm, I clipped my fringe because of unforeseen circumstances. Don't ask! :X

..Today..

Wise to have two boyfriends at a time. Gee.

Cute little "Ding", younger sister of Benjamin and Christopher.

Today Julia came to NUS! :)

Economics notes which look so stressful with Julia's scribblings all over.

She's having exams on Thursday. Wish her good luck~!!

I studied quite effectively today! Thanks for your company darling! :)

Oops, getting all mushy. Haa! Last night, I SUDDENLY felt that I miss my darling friends so much. Especially honey bunny Yujie. So much to say, so little time! Sigh. Exams go away quick!

For people who are using makeup.

I've been doing some revision PR2202 (Cosmetics and Perfumes) and (wahahahaha) went online to check the shelf life of cosmetics. Firstly, for revision (yeah, right!) and secondly, for the benefit of my girlfriends who apply makeup.

I realise I should throw away my long-long-time-ago-bought mascara. I bought it when I just graduated from JC because my uncle insisted that with mascara, my eyes would look lovely. So I bought it at $12 plus, I think. But I don't like to apply it because...

I don't have the skill of applying it,

it's sticky --> uncomfortable,

by mid-day it's gone! Boo.

Anyway, that's like TWO FREAKING YEARS liao!! I should have thrown it away long time ago! Look at the shelf life of mascara~!!! *screams*

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Mascara: 3-6 months (GOSH!)

Moisturizer: 3 months to a year

Oil-free foundation: 1 year

Products with SPF: 1 season

Blush or foundation sponges: 1 week

Concealer: 12-18 months

Powder foundation or blush: 2 years

Eyeshadow: powder, 2 years; cream, 12-18 months

Eyeliner: 2 years

Lip liner: 2 years

Lipstick: 2 years

Lip gloss: up to 2 years

Fragrance: up to 2 years

So, my darling girls, please take note and don't use "expired" makeup!

I took a picture with Herr Chan!

Ahhh.. both of us look so sleepy!! :(

But never mind la.


Herr Chan is a marvellous teacher. He prepares well for each and every lesson. He make sures that in every lesson, we're seated in a circle, that is to ensure that we cannot hide and can communicate more easily with each other. Seriously, I think sitting in a circle is really good and I totally love it! In addition, he puts in great effort to help localise german-learning. For example, he gives a lot of examples, local examples. One of them being the "Ivan is the man, who is well-known" sentence. That was used for our grammer learning for Relativsatz. Okay, I seem to be undermining his skills by stating only one example. But he's really good! German learners should really go for his lessons. You'll find a big difference between him and the other german teachers. (By the way, he's the director of Centre for Language Studies!)

One (wish) down. Many to go.

Woo-Hoo!

With YouTube, I guarantee more entertaining video clips~!

Last month, on the 18th, I went to Batam with my brother and mum. It's not a very marvelous trip but what's important is the things I'd learned from my brother and the family bonding which took place. Erm, anyway, we watched some short performances too.

Here's presenting to you the Batam Men Wonders Clips! There are 3 of them. Click and enjoy!

:D

Glass Chips Eating..

P/S: Notice that there's a guy wearing blue walking pass RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME when I was taking this video. At that time, I was holding up my camera and it's very obvious that I was taking a video. This guy 敢敢 walk right in front of me because he wanted to take a video too. Cannot be forgiven. Your video-camera bigger than mine then win me le lah? How can there be such an irritating person existing in this world? If he happened to read this, my message to him will be: You know, if I get to see you again, I won't hesitate to throw my slipper at you, you stupid inconsiderate gong!

Charcoal Eating..

Look out for the smoke coming out of the guy's mouth. I was rather shock la. Duh.

Coconut Peeling..
He practically peeled the outer husk of the coconut with his teeth!!

You might have seen these before but this is my first time seeing such stuff. So 厉害!

P/S: I tried to put all videos here but I notice it takes a rather long time to load everything, so you all to click on the individual link yourself. I will only post videos relevant to my recent blog posts. For past video shots, I'll just pose the links.

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I was falling asleep again while studying (typical) and a video of my brother singing KTV perked me up like no one's business. Wahahahaha.. I love videos! They really capture the essence of memories and memories are supported by pictures. It's wonderful to have my BaoBei2! :D

Referat-German Oral Presentation 1..

Some of the groups presented on very sciency stuff and I got totally gong. Some use simpler terms and enabled our understanding (which is very good). Some are very entertaining.

Presenting to you the "Die Partei hat immer recht" song!

Sie hat uns alles gegeben,
Sonne und Wind, und sie geizte nie,
und wie sie war, war das Leben,
und was wir sind, sind wir durch sie.
Sie hat uns niemals verlassen,
wenn die Welt fast erfror, war uns warm.
Uns führte die Mutter der Massen,
es trug uns ihr mächtiger Arm.

(Refrain:)
Die Partei, die Partei, die hat immer recht,
Genossen, es bleibt dabei!
Denn wer für das Recht kämpft, hat immer recht
gegen Lüge und Heuchelei!
Wer das Leben beleidigt, ist immer schlecht.
Wer die Menschheit verteidigt, hat immer recht,
denn aus Leninschen Geist wächst, von Stalin* geschweißt,
die Partei, die Partei, die Partei!

* später durch "Lenin" ersetzt

That's the song which tickled me a lot. :D
(And you can hear that the whole class was tickled too!)

By the way, its part of Siwei and Najib's Referat.

So, me and Joan have decided to work hard for it. We must jiayou!

What topic are we doing leh? It's a top-secret! Will be revealed next Wednesday so stay tuned!

FASS Day.

Seems like I am quite hot.

FASS Day is on the 20th. Timothy Sim already tried to get us to sign up to help him out in the Social Work booth. But I thought I would give it some thought first before plunging myself into the big thing because I think I would be terribly lonesome if I were to go alone.

Today, Herr Chan asked me specially if I can make it for the german booth. Erm. Actually to be honest, I would choose German over Social Work. But can I attend both at different times because I am simply proud of these two things which I am both involved in?? :D

I am just being greedy.

Anybody wants to join me? We might have (attachment) to work but according to Timothy, we might be able to see a lot of "big" people there or as and when we run errands for him. For german booth, I just want to spread my joy of learning german to the other people.

Anybody keen on joining please tell me asap because it might affect my decision of choosing which one to attend to!

Experienced Serenity on Serene's Birthday..

Backstage Scenes

On Wednesday (our lunchy day), Serene went to the toilet and I quickly passed the card to Ming En. As my dear En En was decorating happily, Serene came back and she scrambled to keep the card. Muahahahaha..

(Can you imagine while she scrambled to hide the card, I was still snapping pictures happily?)

For the Birthday Girl

The card. 'Bought' by me. (Only Reb knows what I mean. heh.)

Mostly decorated by smarty Rebecca.

The cheese cake bought by me! :D

The present chosen by Ming En.

The People

Of course, presenting to you my three darlings from NUS, Social Work Department. :)

Rebecca tsk-ing away (at me!), Ming En dreaming, Serene being very elated, and lastly Reb and me! :D

Celebration Proper

Ming En had to go for a project meeting so we have to quickly light the candles and all.

Here's the cake with two big candles and one small one.

(Moist and very very nice Cheesy Cake!! :D

Here's the Birthday Girl.

We sang the birthday songs and ate the cake. It's damn nice!!

(Obviously, you can get it in Bread Talk.) You should try!

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Hope you had a nice day, Serene! :)

Here's the Birthday song we sang for her~

P/S: Reb, you still owe me the group picture. Heh.