The mind cannot long act the role of the heart.

Last weekend went past like a breeze. I was home, but never got the chance to spend time with my family. Saturday morning was the swimming comp.

I was dead reluctant to swim; Green team had no other option but to recruit me (someone who wouldn't die in the pool) to complete the relay event. I was extreeeeemely slow, but I managed to swim across the 50m pool. It is quite embarrassing, but it's not the first time I humiliate myself anyway. No big deal, I suppose?

That evening, Lois, Jo and I headed down to KL. Lois missed a turn and we got lost. Ended up in Setapak. Lois looked worried and all, but Jo and I were just laughing. We finally got home, said hello to my parents and headed out again for Pavillion. Hmmmm, I suck with directions. Lois' not from KL. Soooo...I was just following my intuition and the road signs (of course) to get there. Lucky thing we managed to find out way. (I'm not too bad after all). My first time at La Bodega. It's a Spanish restaurant, famous for tapas. I've always thought that tapas is tako (mexican). Tapas actually means snacks. Yummy....and very filling. (As usual, Lois and I will NEVER finish our food when we eat together, we don't even know why).



I guess I've put on another few kgs in that 3 days in KL. Home sweet home. KL food IS GOOD. Those who think otherwise obviously don't know where to go!! And yeah, Lois declared that the best Asam Laksa is in KL, not Penang Kek Lok Si whatever. (prolly even the KL ppl don't know abt the asam laksa stall which i normally go to, trust me it's awesome!)




My college night is around the corner. Somehow I was put to be in charge of the Sponsorship and Lucky draw, together with few other people. We started off with calling the companies from a list given by our seniors.

The list contains the companies who had sponsored us before. However, this time most companies refuse to contribute. It's either we're not convincing or the economy is indeed that bad. Lots of boring calls and then we moved on to going from shop to shop. We went to Raja Uda and the street opposite Sunway Carnival Mall. Some showed interest. Some just can't wait for us to finish off and go. I honestly HATE doing this. It's like begging for money. The worse is Penang ppl speak hokkien/mandarin. I don't know Hokkien at all, and I can't speak Mandarin to save my life. I had no choice tho, coz some of them can't understand English. I had to mix mandarin with english and I sounded like a retard.

"Wo de college yo yi ger college night and wo men need sponsor. Ke yi gei cash or voucher or coupon or merchandise. Ni men interested ma?"


I actually have no idea if they understood what I said. Anyway, I managed to convince some shops to sponsor us (those which I spoke in English). The feeling of success is sugar sweet. *licks

There's this hair saloon where I went to perm my hair abt 4 or 5 months back. That was my first and last time there. I went back this time to ask for sponsorship. Turned out the guy remembers me. We spoke for a lil while and I left with quite a number of vouchers. That night I felt like my hard work has paid off. Couldn't stop grinning. Satisfied. Plain happiness.



Whenever I had time I'd be thinking of a way to get money to buy the lucky draw gifts. In theory class. Before bed. Or in the middle of a discussion. Finally, I thought of fund raising sale at the games. I became the "canteen aunty" who bought, cooked and sold sandwiches, sausages and drinks at the track and field event as well as basketball match. Managed to gather a reasonable amount of money which would contribute to the lucky draw gifts. (I was shopping for the gifts at IKEA last Monday, it was so fun! I really wouldn't mind winning any of those things since I obviously picked what I like. Shhhh!)

To my friends who sponsored, THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH for helping me out!



Hopefully, the PIDC closing night 2011 will be a success. (Can't wait!) *winks

Because life is random..

It has been a while since I had a NIGHTMARE!


The last time was during my exams. I was telling my housemate, Cyn Tee some ghost stories. Actually, i wasn't even telling her anything. I just mentioned that I've heard of some ghost stories in seaview. I didn't feel comfortable elaborating because I knew i had to burn the midnight oil, all alone that night, or every night during my exams actually.


So that night I went to bed at 3am. My alarm was set to 5am. Not long after i was asleep, I felt sth on my right arm and a really coarse voice murmuring by my right ear. I couldn't move, scream nor even wake up. It felt so reaaalll! I woke up before my alarm went off, which was pretty rare because I normally would have to snooze it. When I was awake, I spent a couple of minutes figuring whether it was real or a dream. Then I realized that I was probably more afraid of failing my exams than of 'those', so who cares whether it's real or not!
Yea, it was a really miserable exam week. But I'm glad my effort has paid off. :)


This morning I had another nightmare... I dreamt of COLLEGE! >.< It was crowded and we were all rushing for class. It was a short scene, but enough to give me a heart attack. In reality, I've got like no OMR cases because of late submission of case reports. I actually took 1 long case and 2 short cases during my 3rd year but they won't be accepted anymore. Imagine going into 4th year with ZERO cases. Im as good as the 3rd year freshmen. As for Orthodontic dept, Kamini, Roselyn and I enjoyed the 3 weeks of liberty to the max. We reported in, stayed in college to chit chat for a bit and Chau-ed to sleep at home. Best 3 weeks of our 3rd year, even better than the 3 weeks in community dentistry since we actually had some work to do in CD. Anyway, bitter sweet bitter sweet. Here comes the bitter part. Really bitter. *spits* There's this new rule stating that we're supposed to hand in all the wire bendings before entering 4th year. Really screwed. I actually stayed back after my finals to learn how to bend the clasps and I even brought them back to KL. Haven't worked on them yet though half my Hol is already gone. Lets see if they'll return to penang untouched. Oh yea, another part of my nightmare this morn was a scene in CBN. It really upsets me sometimes thinking abt how I didn't graduate from Convent though I spent 4yrs there. All my friends, posts and fav school traditions...left hanging just like that. My jing bangs... Sigh.

Buena suerte~

I have reached the upper limit of my 100% BMI. Over which I'll be considered obese! Omg. My weight has always fluctuated pretty easily, but I've never been this heavy, ever! Everyone loses weight during exam period, Im probably the only one in this world who manages to put on so much of weight in this period. All my relatives are saying that Im chubby. Is it that obvious???? I thk i really need to exercise. Oh gosh. Just the thought of it already tires me.


I was wondering, why do people spend so much of money buying "numbers". Toto, da ma cai, etc. I started helping my grandma buy numbers long before i reached 18. I had to act mature, look fearless, but deep down i was always afraid of getting caught for gambling illegally. Oh well. Sacrifice for grandma. How noble can i be? Haha.

My grandma spends abt a hundred each time buying numbers. I always wonder how ppl can spend so much of money to buy a few pieces of paper. They're literally papers...only. She always tells me, she's old already, so just let her have a little bit of fun. Well i guess this is her entertainment. Gotta respect her 'hobby':)

Devika posted on Fb saying that she thinks our results Will be out today. Everybody must be freaking out now. I keep imagining how I'll react if i see the word 'fail' in my result. How am i going to tell my parents? Should i keep it from them, at least till Im done crying and ready to share my misery? >.< no no no no! I really want to pass. I need to pass!:( Alright, I can't write more. Mom is bugging me get off HER lap top. (I left my lap top with Ming) So, Chau people. WISH ME LUCKKKKK!!

there's no need reason for certain things...its just meant to be..

Ppl used to tell me that i hold the broom weirdly. I probably still do. I don't know.

I used to be involved in so many arguments abt how women shouldn't be the one doing house chores because they work these days and since they're the weaker gender, men should take over instead. Bla bla bla. Unbelievably, house chores is part of my life now. I grew up with a maid, not having to worry abt anything other than studies. I probably only held a broom once in every 2 years, when my maid's contract ended and we had to wait a couple of days before the new one arrived.

It all started in Argentina. We didn't have a maid so we had to take turns to help out with the chores. My goodness. I never knew it could be so tiring. Suddenly the house seemed SO BIG. I rather study for exams than to do house chores. Washing dishes was miserable because i used to take an hour to do it, while my entire family would be happily watching tv in the living room. In India we used to have cleaners so the was cool. Now, living in penang. Its back to doing house chores. I guess if u don't make it a habit, cleaning could be rather dreadful. And disgusting. I suppose I'm pretty ok with it now.

I used to sweep with the fan on, and wondered why it was so difficult. Haha how silly. Also, i never dared to touch the food residue on the sink. Squeezing the mop with bare hands??? Oh well, i've learnt to do those things now. Yr hands can be washed right? What's the big deal.

Last night i was suddenly missing the times when i could just walk off the dining table right after dinner. My sis and I were hanging ard the table for a couple of hours talking and we moved to the living room, still talking. When we were both finally sleepy, we decided to head upstairs for a hot shower before bed. HOWEVER, we realized that those dishes are still waiting for us! So regardless of how tired and lazy we felt, we dragged our feet twds the kitchen and cleaned up those mess. Life is pretty different now. Chores chores chores.

I woke up this morning feeling so uncomfortable. My tummy was so cramped. Still cramping actually. Some of u might know what that indicates. Anyway, so now i hope my friends don't pick any of these few days to go to sunway lagoon because i REALLY don't wanna miss the fun! :(

I brought home some story books and ortho wire bending work but never laid a finger on them yet. I wonder if I'll ever do. Those are for emergency time, e.g if i ever feel bored. But there's astro here with all channels, and good internet connection, seriously Jamie, do u thk U'll bend wires? *I need to get some work done before my 4th year! Screams*

Which reminds me, I need to first pass my 3rd year!:S Some said the result Will be out today. I doubt it. Probably by Friday? I really really really hope i could pass! >.< sigh..

All the best to those who're awaiting results.....all the best, Jamie.

I couldn't resist...

your musical fall,
along with the cooling breath,
lure me to where you stand..
I can hear you calling out for me,
You soothing RAIN!

Between us lies a GIGANTIC wall..
I couldn't climb,
but i can certainly read.
all over, the grafitti says...

"STOP DREAMING &
Get Back To Your Books!"

The fate of a lazy student during exam period~

If only u knew...

What a day.

2 and a half hours of night sleep; from 4.45am-7.15am.
Jumped off the bed, a short half an hour of washing up and getting dressed for the unwelcoming general medicine paper.
My eyes could hardly open, but they didn't have much of an option.
When i was writing the paper earlier today, it hit me that today's the birthday an old friend. Ytd was also the bday of a very important person to me. So was 2 Sundays back.
I feel deeply sorry that i don't have the time nor credit in my cell phone (for overseas calls) to give these people a good bday wish and some catching up.



Dear beloved childhood friend Daphne,
loving pet brother wei hsien &
dearly missed Luis,


A very happy (belated) birthday, from a friend far across the oceans.

There's so much going on in our lifes right now, that at times we forget to reach out for each other and convey our love. Im sorry that i suck at keeping in touch. I can assure u though, that i do think of and miss you guys from time to time.

The times we spent together, the laughters we had and all the silly things we did; how i wish they're still here.

Lots of love,
Jamie

Dear Jamie..

Exams. Farewell. Financial crisis. Bad hair days. Meals.

There're like a million of things bothering you.
There always will be.
So many things to do with so little time left.
I wonder if you can even make it through.
Somehow things always fall into place in the very end.
Luck luck luck.
I wish it works for you again this time.
If God didn't exist, you'd have dropped out long back.

P.s. Don't take things for granted. God only help those who help themselves.

Eat. Love. Pray.


Love,
Jamie