Good afternoon folks!

I'm back from Hokkaido(since last sunday morning) and i'm as round as ever. I would like to do a very brief write-up of my holiday because my brain cant recall so much details. Ok, so here it goes...

Touched down at Hokkaido on Monday(20/12/2010) morning about 9am(Japan's time, which is an hour faster than Sg if you don know). Waited at the airport for quite some time for everyone in the tour to clear the customs and to also change into their long john etc. Then we set off from the airport to several shopping places. and it was mostly shopping and shopping for the first 2 days. And we also went to the Ishiya chocolate factory on the 2nd day. we didnt get to look at the production process for some reasons i don know why but we have lots of time to take pictures at the park right outside.

3rd day, we had our first try at the snow activities that is included in our tour and they are snow rafting and snow tubing. Both was fun and i think snow rafting will be a better choice out of the two. after snow activities, we went to the bear ranch to look at some huge black bears. we bought like two packs of apples to feed them and upon seeing apples in your hands, those bears will start doing stuns to attract your attention so that you will feed them. Very cute!

And after watching the bears, we went to have our lunch! This lunch is also the most memorable lunch ever throughout the trip because we were having BBQ in the SNOW(open space)!!! It was snowing freaking heavily and the wind was blowing every second which meant that it was very cold! My hands went all numb due to the cold and even putting my hands on top of the fire didnt help very much. But i managed to survive through because I started eating and my body starts burning energy and it gets less cold. Nevertheless, it was one good experience!

As for the 4th day, we had another snow activity which is known as snow mobil. This was an optional activity which is not included in our package so we have to pay for it if we wanna participate. It's like driving this snow vehicle(more like a motorbike) up to a peak on the mountain and total duration is about an hour. The thing is that it's very expensive! it cost about S$240 for the two of us! but we have already paid like $3000 to get there so it will be a pity if we didnt get to play the snow mobil so we just went ahead! My bf was controlling it and i was the passenger. it gets scary at some point because it feels as if the vehicle is about to topple over and there are also some sharp turns here and there. But overall, it was good except that the engine smell was really bad. It's like inhaling some sort of poisonous gas for that one hour. After that, we had our lunch then moved on to take a look at the Hell valley which is still an active volcano. It's full of sulphur and it's smelly like SHIT(literally).

5th day. Went to the village which house the ninja shows etc. went to walk the slanted ninja house which i almost fell cos wasnt quite used to it initially but it gets better as you walk more. Also went to Rera Factory Outlet for more shopping! but we only had an hour for that day and the place was so huge and one hour is definitely not enough. we had to rush to check into the hotel in the airport as we will be flying off the next day!

6th day. it was a free and easy day for everyone, our flight was at night so we have like the whole morning and afternoon to ourselves. So we took the shuttle bus from the airport to the Rera factory outlet again to start our shopping spree. helped my sis bought her make-up stuffs and i bought a shirt for my nephew. my bf bought me a pair of puma shoes which is relatively cheap compared to Spore and he bought himself a pair of adidas shoes one watch. after that, took the bus back to the hotel again and went shopping again at the airport. lots of stuffs to buy! and finally, board the plane and bid goodbye to the land of the rising Sun!

This trip has been fantastic. this is the first time i'm participating in this kind of group tour with a tour agency. by the way, the agency for this trip was CTC. and i'm pretty satisfied with the accommodation and food they have arranged for us. Most of the meals were buffet-style so we can eat as much as we like. as for the hotels, every hotel we stayed in has fantastic views from the room! The thing i like was that the prices for every similar product found is of the same price! Every shop you enter sells similar/same products and their prices are ALWAYS the same and there's no room for bargaining. I LIKE THIS! No need to bargain, just buy anything that you like. anyway, we wont be able to bargain because of the language barrier, they really dont nderstand english very much.

Besides that, the weather has been very cold of course. the first 2 days were still alright. from the 3rd day onwards, it keeps snowing quite heavily and it gets very cold especially when the wind starts blowing. And to be honest, i would prefer the weather in Singapore because it's really a chore to have to wear few layers of clothes each day etc. ALL IN ALL, the trip has been a very memorable and enjoyable one for me! Especially so when this is the first overseas trip with my bf. And we also spend our 11th month-versary together in Hokkaido! What a memorable trip!

OK! This is really a lengthy post. Will update again tmr or something cos i wanna SUM UP my 2010! BYE!

Good day to all.

I'm still in the midst of my exam period because my last paper will be on this Friday and i'm more or less prepared for it. I must admit that i am very slack in preparing for this last paper because this exam weighs 35% out of the entire module. while the other 65% is represented by individual assignments as well as our group presentation. And i have already gotten 49% after all the other components are added up and so i ended up slacking a lot. It's like the holiday mood has already kicked in but obviously it's just my own imagination.

Anyway, i have 1 more day tomorrow to do the hardcore mugging. hardcore mugging in this case means that i need to force myself to sit down and memorize all the theories because this module is a lot about theories. it's business strategy!

This will perhaps be the last post before i fly off for my Hokkaido holiday. I'm very looking forward to the post-exam activity. it's not just the holiday which i'm looking forward to, its also the early christmas celebration with the psb clique before lucy, fletcher and lian fly back to their hometowns respectively. Hope the gift exchange and lunch will go on very smoothly on Friday! I'm so in need of a big feast because this exam is freaking me out especially the finance paper on monday. everyone was saying that they will take vegetarian meals for a week if they can pass finance. Likewise, if i do pass my finance module overall, i would like to go vegetarian too but maybe just for a day? HEH

Counting down, it's 4 days more to my Hokkaido trip. I have yet to pack my luggage properly as of now(besides dumping everything inside) because i am waiting for my beloved bf to do it for me. I have no idea if i should put the winter jacket inside or should i hold it in my hands because i think i will freeze the moment i reach there. and several other things that i need some advice on like if i should use the vacuum bag now or when i come back(so that i can have more space to squeeze in things i buy). So, it's better to wait for my bf to come and do it for me.

Also, i have been conscientiously applying the intense dry skin moisturizer for the past few days since last Saturday because i'm afraid that my skin will be very bad. the extremely cold weather will make the skin so damn dry and my bf is telling me all kinds of scary stories about his body getting all itchy due to the cold weather etc. And he says that if i only start to apply when i reach there, it will be rather useless thats why i have started applying since last wk. Hopefully, i will not have any skin irritations please! and i know having running nose is quite common in the cold weather, i just hope that it will not be too bad. I will prepare FLU MAX panadols just in case.

And i have also yet to change my Japanese yen now, will change it tomorrow. Will be changing S$500 and if it's not enough, i have my bf to rely on and also credit cards from my sista! yay!! Okay, enough of the excitement on my side. I shall get back to mugging asap!

Bye!

Also, wishing everyone in advanced a Happy and blessed Merry Christmas!

Hello folks.

First, i would like to say 'Happy December' to everyone! YES! It's the last month of the year and we are here to enjoy this festive season that's filled with lots of joy and love. well, except for the fact that my exams also fall within this month. but thinking on the brighter side, end of exams will be another reason for us to celebrate!

Anyway, my LAST presentation for this trimester will be tomorrow. I am very looking forward to the end of the presentation because i never wanna see that lecturer/tutor again. Also, my exams will be starting next Friday which means that i have about 1 week left to mug for it. macroecons then finance and then business strategy! three papers and i will be free and enjoying my winter holiday!

Muahahaha.. 16 days to the end of exams and 18 days to flying off to Hokkaido. Will be taking the midnight plane and hopefully i can have a good sleep on the plane because when we reach there in the morning, it will be a whole day of activities. the thing about going holiday with a group tour is that it will be rush and tiring because we need to wake up early in the morning everyday for the day's activities. but then again, we cant go on a free and easy tour because of the language barrier. ok whatever, i am just looking forward to the holiday.

I will bring some of my own $$ there to buy things back for my family and friends even thou my bf has very kindly said i dont need to bring $$. but i cant be using his $$ to buy things for my friends right, it really makes no sense. most probably i will end up buying the choco biscuit for everyone.

ok, enough of me going on about the holiday because i have been talking about it in every update. And the only reason is because i am really getting excited about it. Besides, it's the first far away trip with my bf and we will be taking the plane together for the first time. It's really something i should be very happy about and yes i am.

but before all of these can come true, i need to get through my exams first. I hope that all my hardcore mugging will pay off(YES IT WILL) and that i can get as many distinctions as possible. It's not that easy but it's not that hard either because nothing is impossible. especially when i have devoted lots of effort into the preparation for exams this time round. Kudos to me!

ok. enough for now. congrats to everybody who had finished their exams and will be enjoying your long deserved holiday! ENJOY!

BYE!

My body has just been invaded by the sickly bug yet again. Started off with a slight sore throat and now comes the feverrrrrrrrrrrr!!! The weather has been having some serious moodswing these days. Its just the nature of the climate but be thankful we got no serious flooding or drought.

and i think my post will be very random today because i will type in anything that comes to my mind at any moment.

had yum cha dimsum buffet last friday with some of my clsmates from my tutorial grp. i went with a rather empty stomach and came out with a more than full stomach. as always, we tend to eat more than we should during buffet cos we want it to be worth every cents we pay. the last time i went yam cha for their buffet was few years back and i was having the dimsum craving for a long time so i wasnt disappointed with the food. it was satisfying but making me very thirsty after eating because of eating too many fried stuffs. i would recommend the dessert that is the red bean paste with banana as well as the mango pudding, mad awesome!

it was a great time for us to bond together because it was our first gathering with the tutorial peeps and we all had fun. so, we decided that we shall hold another gathering again this friday at sandra's house. gonna be playing mahjong and wii! but the poor me have to bring the wii console from my house all the way to tiong bahru and then to sandra's house. I can imagine how heavy my bag will be on that day. but if all of us can enjoy, i dont mind sacrificing a little.

and today, i had my last finance assessment which i totally screwed up because i didnt bother to study a single thing last night. dont mistaken me for not being hardworking because they choose the best 2 out of 3 assessments and i did pretty okay for the first 2. and so for the last one, i really cant be bothered plus i was sick so nothing's gonna enter this brain of mine.

meanwhile, it's about 16 days to exam and i am starting to feel the pressure yet again. i decided that for the next few weekends, i will be mugging hard and pulling my bf to accompany me while i mug and he can do his own thing. I'm such a good and understanding gf because i'm helping him to save his petrol.

ALSO, its 23 days more to the Hokkaido trip. getting more and more excited and damn looking forward to it. but the thing is i have no time and dont know how to pack my luggage. I will only be bringing one luggage and probably an empty hand-carry to put the things i'm gonna buy there. and i need to pack like winter jacket, thick sweaters, few pairs of jeans etc into that one damn luggage. but all these will be packed into the vacuum bag so as to save some space and maybe i can buy more things back. heheeeeeeeeeeee

I know the things there are not cheap due to the high cost of living but i believe that i will still get some snacks back. i guess the only things that i will buy back to sg will be different kinds of snacks. and you know what!!! Our tour includes going to the Ishiya chocolate factory (that's the factory that produces the 白色恋人 choco biscuit!!) and i saw it selling in Spore but i believe buyin at the factory will be much cheaper? gonna get a fex boxes back if possible! HOHO

and of course, looking forward to their delicacies! the hotspring bath! the snow! and everything else. i only pray hard that i will not fall sick when i reach there because of the extreme change in weather. the temperature there will be lik -4 or something. its gonna be crazy but i hope that the heat pads that we bought will be useful if not i will probably freeze there.

sighhhhhhhh talking about the trip makes me very excited but thinking about the coming exams makes me wanna cry. but! i will not be pull down by the exams, i am gonna conquer it with my power and the support of my love! alright, thats all for now. bye!

p/s: there's this app on iphone called the Pudding app(in korean but after u start using it, it will be in english). its for photo taking and there's lots of options to choose from! quite fun!

Good evening my friends.

The long weekend has yet again, zoomed past and we are now, into the 2nd week of November. Many people will slowly be counting down to the last month of the year and similarly, i really look forward to it now. It's the season of joy and fun and lots of feasting for most people. as for me, i look forward to every new month(not only dec) because it means that i'm one step closer to graduation!

meanwhile, i'm trying to apply for the internship from my school and i hope i'll get one because it all depends on our gpa. also, if the internship goes well, it might just become a permanent job. If that's the case, i can start working right after graduation and waste less time on searching for jobs. right now, it's time to sit down and think of my future prospects seriously. In less one year, i will be officially stepping out into the working world and i know the road ahead will be very tough and not as smooth as being a student. So, i would cherish every single day of my life as a student :)

anyway, last Sunday after going for dinner at Chong Pang with baby and his dad, they sent me home after that. and while baby is driving on their way home and abt to reach home, they were involved in a minor accident. because the car in front jam his brake all of a sudden(when green just turned amber) when he realised that there's traffic camera for beating red light. in fact, it is dangerous for him to suddenly stop and he will still be able to cross without beating the red light but he decided not to. and he was travelling at quite a speed and my bf too cos he thought that they will cross the junction. but the driver in front actually stopped and my bf braked too but still could not avoid the accident and his car actually banged the driver in front. in the end, some parts in my bf's car bonnet needs to be changed and the car plate also broke into half. lol in total, it cost $1600 to repair his car. the best thing of all was that he just brought his car to servicing the week before and then there comes the accident.

but because of the accident, his dad actually striked 4d though it wasnt enough to cover the cost of repairing his car. so, we went to msia ytd and his dad treated us to nandos and it's not too bad. but compared to the one in spore, it's definitely much much cheaper. and we also went to the robinson sale at expo after coming out from msia, it was so packed that we couldnt find a parking lot so my bf just park his car anywhere. after which, off to changi village for dinner, the chicken chop horfun there is good!

on a more random note, i got to see Hebe at the Singapore Hit Awards 2010 and she was very... elegant. I just wished it was three of them here instead of just Hebe alone but i think, not any time soon. but anyway, Hebe will be in Singapore on 8th Jan 2011 for her mini concert and i am sooooo going for it. And i will pull someone along with me, most probably my sister or my bf or anyone who's willing to go with me! and i will get the most exp one cos i want to sit nearer and not far awayyyyyyyyyyy like i always do :D

And to peihoon, welcome back to spore. i bet u must have enjoyed your Japan tour very much even though it may be a short one. there will always be more chances next time, this time round is only the appetizer for u. When u have earn enough money, then u can go for the main course! hahaha :)

next up will be constantly mugging hard for exams and then off for my winter holiday! I'm ever ready to set off(except for the luggage)! I pray hard that my time of the month will not fall on my holiday!

now, i shall go study. bye!

I'm back again, for consecutively two days but this is one of the rare situations.

i managed to finished my report within a day which i am supposed to because if i didnt, it means that i will most likely fail this module. but of course, i cant afford to spend an additional $1300 repeating a module so i guess that kind of motivate me very much. out of the 4 modules that i'm taking this trimester, this module has the worst lecturer(and tutor cos they're the same person). can u imagine a lecture which is suppose to have about close to 100 students only has about 30+ every week? and the attendance was so poor ever since the 3rd week of school and now is only the 9th week of school.

i don know about the rest of the people but personally, i dread going to school on thursdays VERY MUCH. Initially, i thought that i will love this module cos it's one of the tourism modules which i thought will be quite interesting. well, it turns out that this is one of the worst module out of the 16 modules which i have took since the start of school. by the way, the module is called "visitor behaviour & management".

it's not about the content of the module but rather, the person who's teaching it. she may be a very experienced tour guide in the travel industry but that doesnt make her a good educator. it's just her way of teaching that really turn us off. also, she has taught in several other schools before and had also recevied numerous complaints from the students there so it's not our school's people problems. OKAY! So it's not like i never gave her a chance because out of the 9 weeks, i have only missed one of her lecture. but after every lecture that i attended, i will come out feeling very disappointed and wondering why the hell am i wasting two hours of my time in there listening to crap. but every week, i still make the effort to go hoping that she'll get better each week but apparently, i am really disappointed. i hope that this is the first and the last time such kind of lecturer exist in school. thanks uon :)

enough of my ranting about school because i could have go on to explain the way she holds her tutorial session. if i were to go on, i think i will have to spend the whole night typing away because there's just too much i have to say. so i decided i shall stop right there.

anyway, i decided not to go for her lecture tomorrow cos i had enough of disappointments every thursday. instead, me and my friends are going to spend the time in a better way. even though we will be skipping her lecture, but we're still going to school early for our project meeting. i guess meeting for project will be more worth it than going for the lecture. i wished that i can miss the tutorial too but we cant because we have to submit our report tomorrow during tutorial. plus i need to stay in sch for a workshop till 10pm @_@

anyway, 1.5 months more to Hokkaido trip with baby and his parents. getting more and more excited as the date draws nearer and nearer. but we are more or less prepared for the winter there with all the thermals and sweaters and winter jackets. right now, my main focus will be to study hard and then enjoy my holiday. this year, i will get to spend my chirstmas in winter, winter xmas!! exctieddddddd muchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

then, i'm goin to Singapore hit awards this coming friday with my dearest. he is very nice to accompany me because he actually don like this kind of thing but, exceptions this time! yay!! i can never get enough of dating with him, never. and i always look forward to seeing him because he's really my pill of happiness. i am so very in love and the honeymoon period never seems to end. Love :)

lastly, i will get to see Hebe this coming friday, awesome. and i pray that Selina will get well as soon as possible and i look forward to the day, S.H.E stand on the stage again to perform as one. S.H.E is never gonna fall apart and i will always be supporting them till i grow old. and maybe when i have children in future, i will teach them to appreciate S.H.E! HAHAHA

BYE!!!

This is the 330th post and i try very hard to update whenever i am freeeeeeeee.

so anyway, the past week has been a real hectic week for me. firstly because i fell sick due to the hazy weather and secondly because i had 2 mid-term tests. and this week, i jus had my finance test today and i have a report due this thursday which i have yet to started.

my life has been very fast paced recently and i wish i could slow it down to take a short rest once in a while. There are so many things that i wanted to do since quite long ago but never really have the chance to get down to it. and my mid-term break was spend working on essay and mugging for tests. We all deserve a good break and it will only happen in December after all our exams i guess. in the meanwhile, i will complain no more cos i will work hard for the rest of this trimester and enjoy my holiday trip with bf.

times flies; so fast that our 9th month together have also passed by. life has been very fair to me because while i did struggle through last wk, i still have that special someone beside me. i can never ask for more out of life, all i wish is that we'll always be each other's companion. no more mushy talks in case anyone starts cursing me. heh

alright, gotta go now. i'm gonna have to puke out my report by hook or by crook cos it's due on thursday and its 25% so i gotta get at least like 18% for it to be consider a decent grade.

:)

Bye!