Teehee, the Malay title’s just to refresh my memory.
Click here to find out where I’ve shifted to for 2010.
Starting afresh, starting anew..
I Wish.. December 30, 2009
*This is a scheduled post*
I think all of you know where I really, really want to go next year. Now, I can only wish that I can be there ‘cos all that I should have done were already done. Can only wish and wish and wish.
Happy new year everybody, and may all your wishes come true!
Merry Christmas! December 25, 2009
*This is a scheduled post*
Hello. By the time you guys are reading this I won’t be in Singapore. It’ll still be 11pm and I’ll probably be waiting for an hour more to go for Christmas (if there is to be a Christmas celebration there).
Would like to thank all my Singaporean friends for making life so much easier for me. Assimilating into a new country isn’t easy, especially if you had grown up in the comforts of Mon’t Kiara and Sekolah Sri Cempaka. Everything seems so easy. You don’t rack your brains over anything. The only thing that may be bothering you is that you can’t attend a friend’s party, Astro(cable TV) doesn’t seem to be working or if your Internet connection was lagging. Or maybe you have too much homework that you couldn’t go online.
I know initially I was like a brat (can’t be blamed, HAHAHA) but I’d say that I eventually fit in pretty well. Managed to make some good friends and created happy memories to be cherished. Realised that the world isn’t as perfect or as easy as you think it is. I’ve grown up alot.
Last of all, a very big thank you to Mr Hoo Kiow Piat, the Vice Principal who was in charge of my administration into Queensway. If not, I don’t think I would have learnt so much. No, I’m not referring to academics but to life. You don’t get to learn about how other people live- and studying at Queensway proved that I can live outside my comfort zone.
Not to forget my Cempakan friends too. You guys have proven to me that it is possible to have friends for life. I have known some of you guys for more than half of my lifetime! And we’re still in contact even though I’m a country away- and the fact that we only meet once a year.
Thank you thank you thank you and a happy Christmas to all.
Avatar December 22, 2009
TEEHEE. Watched a late movie yesterday night with Vin&Vin until the wee hours of this morning (or very late at night). It wasn’t a very late movie but the movie lasted 3 hours! Including the commercial, that is. It was my very first time walking in a shopping mall so late at night.
Avatar was amazing! Most definitely worth catching it instead of New Moon (yes the three of us have not caught it). Avatar is worth every single cent of your money even if you are watching it on a weekend.
The graphics, the storyline, everything! was amazing. Those kind of movies that you wouldn’t mind watching more than once in the cinema and also buy its DVD. James Camaroon’s most definitely a genius (remember Titanic?).
Anyway, it was fun watching Avatar with the two of them. Malvin kept saying that
Avatar= G. I. Joe (the army with their weapons)
+ Smurfs (the blue Na’vi people)
+ Steroids (the height and strength of the Na’vi people),
making me and Gavin to laugh at times in the cinema theater (usually at the wrong time).
Go catch it!
Be Kind, Singaporeans! December 20, 2009
Been taking quite a lot of the train lately to where I’ve been volunteering, and also due to the rain (the chances of you getting wet in the train station is very low).
I’ve realised something quite funny. Rosie “tells” commuters to give way to people coming out of the train- but people still ram themselves into the train. Foreigners may wonder if Singaporeans don’t understand the English signs or we are just plain defiant (Mr C’s favourite word for rebellious Queenswayans).
What’s the point of the signs put up everywhere anyway when we’re not even looking at them? Does this mean that the Kindness Movement is a flop?
When you think of this from this point, it makes sense to claim that it is a total flop. People can’t be bothered by it despite the money spent to make Singaporeans more kind. This campaign has been around for years but there hasn’t been much marked improvement.
BUT when you think of it from another point of view, it seems this “unkind” situation is quite daunting indeed. If you’re an observant commuter, you’d realise that its partially due to technology that makes us so “unkind”. People are plugged into their iPods which are blasting so loud that you can hear what the person next to you is listening to. Saying “Excuse me!” to get in or out of the train doesn’t work because the person blocking your way can’t hear.
Maybe the government should scare people regarding the dangers of blasting music into their ears?
Imagine, what if there hasn’t been such campaigns at all? Would our “kindness” have dwindled down the drain with the onslaught of technological advances?
*shudders* That’s a scary thought that came across to me as I was crammed like packed sardines in the MRT.
Is life a game?
Diana Lee & Siti Nurhanisah December 19, 2009
Diana Lee
Diana dear, hope you’ll be on Santa’s nice list this year with all the good deeds you’ve done. Always look forward!
Siti Nurhanisah
Teehee, you’re the last one so feel honoured, yeah! Same class for four years straight! WOOHOO. Thanks for all four years of friendship and all the crazy things we did. They made secondary school memorable.
Buzzbuzzbuzz. Humm me to sleep.. December 19, 2009
Choosing to listen to a friend’s advice, I’m choosing NOT to keep thinking about matters out of my control.
So I decided to Google my name! Haha, probably due to the regular searches that people (most probably teachers) have made that got them to my blog, here. So I stumbled upon someone who has exactly the same name as me! Oh my gosh, it’s so weird ‘cos my name isn’t your typical Tom, Dick or Harry.
Okay, those three are so “common” that hardly anyone in Singapore name their kids that (in my generation at least).
Anyway, back to my point. I’ve been figuring out why on earth I can’t get http://shinnymunnie.blogspot.com/ (yes, am shifting to Blogger, soon- only in 2010) and this Googling experience gave me my answer, finally! I had always assumed that there’s something wrong with Blogger, silly me.
Because because because (you guessed it!) someone with the same name has taken it! Teehee. What a coincidence eh?
Charmaine Valerie Misson & Shankari December 19, 2009
Its Charmaine’s party today! Ooops, more like two hours ago, which was yesterday. Charmaine is the only Eurasian I know who looks more Chines then Eurasian, teehee. Always funny and acts like a chipmunk all the time. Happy sweet 16!
Shankari’s the soccer babe! Haha, she doesn’t look like she’s a soccer player- but she is! With plenty of medals to boot okay.
Just for laughs. December 18, 2009
Ray Sim says:
hhaa
just kidding la..
haha
*smiles and said* you did a great job being my sister!
ahaha
GOD sister
nextime you have kids are we gonna like tell our kids this is your GODMA
hahaha
shin says:
ohgosh GODMA sounds so freakkkking old!
NO! They can call me by my name, haha.
Ray Sim says:
haahaha
nope
ahah
GODMA?
ahah
shin says:
OLD WHAT
I’LL BE A SUPER COOL MOTHER OKAY
Ray Sim says:
no la..
shin says:
AND NOT LIKE SOME LAME MOTHER
Ray Sim says:
yeah you will=)
ahahaha
shin says:
LAME I TELL YOU
NOT LAME
Ray Sim says:
sure…
ahha
shin says:
I WILL BE A FREAKING HOT COOL MAMA
HAHAHAHAHAHA
AND NOT LAME
if only i can underline and put the cool in neon or something
hahaha
Ray Sim says:
ahhaha
nahs
i think you’ll be a lame mum
ahha
just like i’ll be a lame dad
ahhaa
shin says:
I WILL NOT BE AS LAME AS YOU ARE
I TOLD YOU
I’LL BE ONE HOT MAMA
Ray Sim says:
oh gosh i pity your husband
he has to let you spend on deceiving yourself..ahha
shin says:
OI
Ray Sim says:
hahahaha
shin says:
COS I;LL BE A REALLY REALLY HOT COOL MAMA
REAL ONE NOT FAKE ONE
Ray Sim says:
hahahaha
yep…
ahaha
okay!
hahaahahah
for some reason i think you’re gonna be a good mum who lame
ahhaha
shin says:
OI CAN YOU STOP IT ALREADY
I TOLD YOU I’LL BE A ONE COOL HOT MAMA
AHAHAHAHAH
Ray Sim says:
hahah
okay
okay
ahaha
COOLÂ
sure
HOTÂ
sure
ahahha
shin says:
haha
you should have said that you pity my future husband cos he’ll have to spend alot
hahahaha
Ray Sim says:
nahs
i know you
hahaha
shin says:
OI
COOL AND HOT MAMA
COOL AND HOT
Ray Sim says:
you’ll try to be
but you’ll end up
lame!
ahahha
shin says:
OI
Ray Sim says:
hahahaha
shin says:
CAN YOU STOP IT ALREADY
Ray Sim says:
okay la..
okay la..
shin says:
I TOLD YOU
Ray Sim says:
cool and hot la..
cool and hot la..
aahahha
shin says:
I’LL BE A COOL MOTHER OKAY
LOL
Ray Sim says:
yes
YO MAMA
hhahah
shin says:
WE’RE SO FREAKING CHILDISH
Reminded.. December 13, 2009
So today’s Stay-At-Home-Sunday. Did some housework till I got sick of it by lunch, with the radio turned on. It was 987FM’s Live Over Lunch and two very familiar song was played;
Simple Plan’s Perfect
Hey dad look at me
Think back and talk to me
Did I grow up according to plan?
Do you think i’m wasting my time
Doing things I wanna do?
‘Cuz it hurts when you disapprove all alongAnd now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I’m never gonna be good enough for you
I can’t pretend that I’m all right
and you can’t change me‘Cuz we lost it all
Nothing last for ever
I’m sorry I can’t be perfect
Now it’s just too late and we can’t go back
I’m sorry I can’t be perfectI try not to think
About the pain I feel inside
Did you know you used to be my hero?
All the days you spent with me
Now seem so far away
And it feels like you don’t care anymoreAnd now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I’m never gonna be good enough for you
I can’t stand another fight
And nothing’s alrightNothing’s gonna change the things that you said
Nothing’s gonna make this right again
Please don’t turn your back
I can’t believe it’s hard just to talk to you
‘Cuz you don’t understand
Green Day’s Wake Me Up When September Ends
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when september endsLike my fathers come to pass
Seven years has gone so fast
Wake me up when september endsHere comes the rain again
Falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we areAs my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost
Wake me up when september endsSummer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when september endsRing out the bells again
Like we did when spring began
Wake me up when september endsHere comes the rain again
Falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we areAs my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost
Wake me up when september endsSummer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when september endsLike my father’s come to pass
Twenty years has gone so fast
Wake me up when september ends
Wake me up when september ends
Wake me up when september ends
The two songs that I was gaga about when I was in primary school, most probably when I was 11 or 12. I can’t believe it’s been 5 or 4 years but I still remember the lyrics, am still able to sing along to it.
The songs reminded me of how I was like then. Always such a moody glum. Probably it was due to me listening to too much of soppy songs like these. The rebellious rock ala Avril Lavigne (her Let Go album), Simple Plan and Green Day.. How different my playlist is like now!
So probably this is the reason why these two songs were so popular then- they reflected the rebel in each and every one of us.
(Just in case, they were really, really popular in KL, Malaysia at that point in time, not referring to Singapore or the global scale. Couldn’t really remember if Simple Plan’s Perfect was that big internationally- but it was VERY big in KL.)
