My 'twenteenth' birthday :P

22 Jan, Tue

was my 'twenteenth' birthday, purposely spelled it this way so that i'm still a 'teen' =p

had Japanese buffet dinner at Sagano Japanese Restaurant in Renaissance Hotel in KL with Darel.

coursemates celebrated my birthday with me on 21 Jan at New Paris, SS2, Petaling Jaya. It was a sumptuous dinner :) went to the night market with friends after dinner. Chung Nam was called 'uncle' at a stall by the stall-keeper where he was blocking an old lady from choosing hair-clips at the stall, and that lady was referred to as 'pretty lady @ lenglui' :P


went to SS2 with coursemates again on my birthday. Had dinner at 'Wai Sek' hawker centre before going to Swensen's to enjoy 50% discount on 'Earthquake'! "Every Tuesday is 'Earthquake' day!" :)

my parents gave me an angpow, very useful :P
my sister Daphne gave me a heart-shape pendant + necklace, very shiny :)
my Godsis Deanna gave me a pair of earrings, very nice :D
my Godbro Chia Chien gave me a Reebok tee, very nice :D
my roommate Leni gave me a cow shower cap with a cow head & legs, v cute =p
my groupmate Chung Nam gave me a wishing card, very meaningful =)
my buddies gave me a doll, very 'hug-able' =D
my primary & secondary schoolmate Pin Ping gave me a pouch which 'flown' all the way from Sabah by express mail delivery, very handy :P
Darel gave me a radio with separate speakers, can play CDs, has 30 channels for pre-setting, very useful as a companion =)

thanks to all of you for all your wishes & gifts :)

Merry X'mas!

Facebook is cool! It can keep you occupied for the whole day! :P

i'm having holidays again! 19-25Dec

didn't touch my pharmacology notes on anaesthesia :(

~Enchanted~
watched this movie with coursemates at Mid Valley 2 weeks ago. Quite a nice movie, minus the a-bit-boring ending :P
i loved the dresses of Princess ??? gosh i forgot her name!!!
was very thrilled to see my sweetheart Patrick Gallen Dempsey @ Robert in Enchanted @ McDreamy @ Dr. Derek Shepherd in Grey's Anatomy!

~National Treasure 2~
another must watch movie!
couldn't remember whether i watched the 1st sequel...
Nicholas Cage was hot 'though he's in his 40's!
loved the story plot & the cool gadgets!


going for a buffet at Katerina Hotel with my family tonight.
actually i've lotsa things to post here, but i don't have the mood right now...

Back to uni...

today is the first day of my 2nd semester... however, it makes not much difference as our course doesn't follow the semester system.
got my Pharmacology result this morning, A! Quite surprised as it was the 1st subject tested during my exam week, i was quite nervous & tensed on that day. The coordinator, Prof. Dr. Debra Sim told us that according to analysis, our batch is the best in these 5 years :)
We were informed that the Ministry of Higer Education has decided that all undergraduates must take a new course - Basic Entrepreneur Skills in order to graduate. At the beginning of this academic year, we were also told that we've to take Soft Skills. So now we've to take so many subjects, and with our packed schedule (this year: 8am-5.30pm, Mon-Fri!!!), i think we'll be extremely exhausted in the end :(
Watched '881' Papaya Sisters for the 2nd time with Xin Jie last night. It's a comedy but quite touching in the end. It's in Mandarin, Hokkien & English. I love the Hokkien songs! :P

Holidays - 2nd week

*Malacca Trip*

28 Nov, Wednesday

went to Malacca with Xin Ning & Pin Ping. Had Baba Nyonya lunch at Jonker Street: Baba laksa, curry noodle, Baba cendol, durian cendol, mango cendol! Droolin' now :P

went to Nadeje Bakery near Dataran Pahlawan & Mahkota Parade to taste the 20-layered cake Hooi Shan & friends recommended. Wow~ it's really nice! It didn't really taste like a cake, but a lil' bit like egg tarts! It's quite crispy! Droolin', droolin'~ Too bad we didn't get to take a picture of that cake. To be honest, Pin Ping did take a shot but 'thanks' to her camera phone, the file was corrupted and couldn't be viewed >.<

went shopping at Mahkota Parade, bought a strawberry yoghurt mask at Sasa.

bought snacks at San Shu Gong at Dataran Pahlawan opposite Mahkota Parade.

it's raining very heavily on the way back, quite dangerous. Luckily Xin Ning's a very experienced driver, so we reached home safe & sound :)

#Mentally Disabled Kids' Centre#

spent the whole week at the centre volunteering to look after the special kids here. They've disabilities like Down Syndrome, autism, learning disorder, hearing disorder, cerebral palsy, attention deficit syndrome, hyperactivity, visual impairment, speech disorder, etc.

this centre caters for special children aged 6 - 12 years old. There are 2 other centres in Batu Pahat - Day Training Centre (13 - 17 years old) & Job Training Centre (18 years old and above).

these centres are founded by affluent samaritans in BP and managed by properly trained teachers & caregivers.

Those special childrens were treated like normal kids. They were more or less equally talented (however, some autistic children were very talented!) but slow in learning. They learnt how to be discipline & about team-work. All of us had to be very patient & caring as they're not normal children.

On the 1st day i went, they learnt about X'mas. Dedicated teachers even took the effort to dress as Santa Clause & prepared activities for them to play. Normal teaching & learning method was not seen in the centre. The special children learnt through different ways which were more interactive than normal classroom style with a whiteboard.

On the 2nd day i went, there were only 2 special kids who urinated in their pants, and those 2 kids did that when i was playing with them >.<>

Dentists & dental nurses from government hospitals went to provide dental check-ups and talks to the special kids at the centre. Some of them were really difficult to handle as they wailed & shouted & pushed the dentist away. Wow~ I could tell how challenging it'll gonna be when i start to Paedodontology in my clinical years :P

We had annual year-end parties on Thursday & Friday. One of the special kids there, a girl was very talented in dancing and we invited her to perform. She acted like any other normal kids! Teachers & volunteers there danced & performed in a sketch to entertain the special kids & their parents. A primary 5 boy & his friend who occasionally volunteered at the centre performed lion dance & Chinese Yoyo too! I was the videolady :P

Kiwanis International, an NGO (non-government organisation) was also present on the party to bring X'mas gifts to the special children.

Most of those kids benefited a lot from the centre as they got the chance to learn like normal children. I was told that some kids, especially autistic ones who had been very poor in socialising were slowly improving & could respond to orders & questions. Actually they should be treated equally like normal children, and help should be provided to aid them in blending into the society and living like one of us. Kudos! to the teachers & caregivers at the centre.

One Week in Singapore

just came back from Singapore, spent the past whole week at my aunt's (my mum's younger sis) place in Hougang.

~18Nov Sun~

It's been 3 years since i last came to Singapore in 2004 due to me studying in KMPh, Kuantan & university. My family visits aunt every year.

reached aunt's place by noon, had lunch at a Yunnan Chinese restaurant in Nanyang Technology University's Alumni Club. All 9 of us went in dad's Innova. The campus is really beautiful! One of the dishes was one big coffee pork rib for each and everyone! Cool~

went godparent's place in Jurong. Goddad drove my sis Daphne & I back to Hougang in his new Nissan Cefiro.

Dad went home in the evening as he's going to KL for his SPM English paper markers meeting on next Tuesday.

Had dinner at a nearby hawker centre, ate seafood & pigtail! :)

Went for karaoke session after dinner, i ordered a mocktail - Blue Lagoon, nice :) Had fun!

~19Nov Mon~

Uncle drove 9 of us to Pasir Ris Costa Sands Resort in his company van. We 5 kids went to Wild Wild Wet water themepark. We were lucky as it was drizzling, so it's not hot & we wouldn't get dark :P Went on a very thrilling ride with Daphne, wow~

Had barbeque for dinner. Aunt's maid has very good cooking skills as she studied Hotel Management before. I love the chicken-wings the most :) There're many youngsters there, simply because it's also school holidays in Singapore now & Secondary4 students, like my cousin Dorothy, have just completed their GCE O-Level exams.

We played cards after dinner, found out that the maid was also very good at it! Luckily we didn't gamble :P

~20Nov Tue~

After breakfast, we had a walk to the seaside. On the way, we passed by Escape outdoor themepark, which i'd been here with Daphne & Dorothy in 2004. There's such a long queue at the entrance, we didn't plan to go there as it'd be time-wasting just on waiting. As it's near noon - hot, we didn't walk on the beach.

Went to Orchard Road by bus & MRT after lunch. i bought a necklace :)

Had dinner at a Japanese restaurant, both Daphne & I love Japanese food :)

As it's near X'mas, the nightview on Orchard Road was very beautiful!

Asean Summit was held near OR, the road was blocked for a while for various country leaders to drive through.

Watched the last few episodes of Hong Kong drama "Tong Sam Fong Bou". Wow~ HK dramas are my favourites, but ever since i left home to further my studies, i've not had much time to spend on watching TV :'(

~21Nov Wed~

Had lunch at a Singapore actor - Terrence Chow's HK HaHa Hotpot dimsum steamboat restaurant, nice! Too bad, the actor wasn't at the shop when we went :(

Had Taiwanese stuffed rice for tea:)

Bought a very nice & ladylike dress at This Fashion.

X'mas sale is on in the whole country!

Went to the newest shopping mall in Singapore in Clarke Quay.

Since it's drizzling, we only took a few pictures at the riverside.

~22Nov Thurs~

Watched a few episodes of HK drama Sui Yut Fong Wan, it's very interesting as my idol Jessica Hester Hsuan was one of the leading actresses :)

Went to Buddha Tooth Relic Temple at Chinatown, it's very grand! Learnt more about Siddharta Gautama as there's a museum about Buddha in the temple, about His life story.

~23Nov Fri~

watched a few episodes of Korean drama "Love Story at Harvard", very touching. The leading actress was a real beauty!

Had dinner at another Japanese restaurant at Singapore Revenue House. It's a very beautiful place with lotsa bamboos :P I loved the sashimi & salmon fish head soup!

Went on a free X'mas Light-up HIPPOtour for tourists on Orchard Road. It's a double-decker bus with open-air rooftop. Most of the tourists who boarded the same bus with us were Europeans. It's a spectacular view of the whole Orchard Road from the bus top. All the shopping malls had wonderful decorations acocding to the theme this year, "X'mas Fantasy", with Prince Noel & Princess Ballerina as the main characters.

~24Nov Sat~

came home by taxi. 'though it's tiring, we are very grateful to my aunt & her family for giving us a memorable & happy week :) i won't forget the nice food prepared by the maid :P i really hope that i've gained more weight & hoping to gain more during my stay at home for this 3-week holidays :)

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