Sunday, June 24, 2007
slacker's diary
hi...i'm vanessa...u can call me van, vanny or ah quek...i'm a fat gal with a short height (appearance is not smthing i'm proud of...hehe)... but also a lazy gal who likes to eat sleep & watch tv...probably the onli exercise tat makes me happy is shopping...yes...typical mind of a gal...but not the habits...so dun learn from me...ppl say i got a nice character...how sweet...hehez...ok...i'm not a nasty gal...at least i think i have a bubbly, positive & happy-go-lucky character...i can be funny & yet reliable at times...despite me being a gossiper...hahaz...(so u see...i got inner beauty...it saves my womanhood!) although i may seem sociable...it's deceiving...i dun have a approachable face...so i guess my first impression will sux...hahaz...those who are good sighted (hehehehzzz)...will actually get to noe me better...cos i onli get real friendly when someone starts the conversation...ok...to sum in 4 words...i dun take initiative...& i dunno why...so i'm a nobody tat needs to be discovered to be a somebody...
been a slacker for almost a month...ask me wat i did...hahz...sleep/eat/exercise/watch tv/surf the net...5 basic things to do for a free day...there will be some nice bonus like shopping/gathering with friends...i do shop alone but it's really pathetic but effective (to buy wat i wan...)...my major activity to kill time is to watch loads of series or movies...throw me taiwan, korean, jap, anime or even ancient movies...i juz sit by the com/tv & enjoy (luckily i dun snack...) this is probably the only best time to indulge in dramas guilt-free...
a slacker still needs to exercise...i've been doing my routine regularly...skipping, push ups, sit ups & running...however...the diet plan was disasterous...i really tried my best to keep a strict diet for 2 weeks...but after realising i didnt really lose much weight but gained muscles...(as u grow older...it's even harder...) so i cldnt help but resume my eating portion but taking the healthiest choices available...so let's see how it goes...haiz...who can just save me?
there'd been 2 interesting activities tat i attended...1st was my ex company family day at sentosa last sat (my lst company family day! so cool...hehez)...i met up with my ex colleagues (miss them lots!) and had a great time with them at the beach though i'm not really a beach person...& tat the weather wasnt fine either...(practically a rainy day...)...there were fun games & programmes but since my company was a huge corporation...many ppl participated in the carnival...long queues everywhere...it took me around half an hour to get a free hotdog...hahaz...but i did benefit from this day...got a nice caricature, a relaxing massage, free food, funfair games & took a lot of pics...after tat...vivocity shopping became our last stop...hahaz...gonna hang out with them real soon again...
2nd was accepting an invitation from nus to do some physics & maths test (A levels standard-ironically my 2 worst subs) last mon...erm...i was quite doubtful & reluctant to participate at first cos i really gave back wat i've learnt to my teachers already (so sorry but dun kill me!)...for phy...it's even worse...neva touched it for almost 2&half yrs...but after much consideration...i decided to go cos ong, ong's nice fren felicia & shawn are going...and we wld be paid for (high scores will be paid extra!)....ok i'm money faced...i really did my best in both tests (both are difficult or maybe it's juz me?)...i noe i will flung it cos i really cnt rmb wat i learnt...so dun ask me how the hell i got those nice A levels grades...beats me...makes me embarrassed to say tat's mine...hahaz...after the whole thing...we went to jurong pt for lunch and had a great time chatting...as wat shawn depicted...army life is actually interesting in my pt of view...learning survival skills...how cool...& to deal with relationship politics...hahaz...but poor shawn...his stomach pains were making him uncomfortable...as for me & ong...we bid goodbye while got separated by the NEL train ( so drama...hehez)
the slacker (me) is going on a foc...freshman orientation camp tml...(dunno y but i like being called a freshman...sounds young...hahaz...) it's organised by the sci fac...5 days 4 nights...(shld be the longest overnight camp i ever went...worse still...i dunno anyone...) i feel excited yet insecure...dunno if i can fit into the environment...will i meet good frens there? can i really have fun cos i'm quite a shy person...will it be the best camp i ever had? haiz...wish me luck (i juz dun wan to get injured...hehez)...gonna blog abt the camp in my next entry...
oh gosh...it's late...2.36am liaoz...sleep sleep sleep...
tat's it at 2:37 AM
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
the body curse
it wasnt a fall from heaven...but a fall from HELL...haiz...clumsy is the right word to describe me...now i'm left with ugly bruises...luckily i'm still alive :Plast sat...i woke up very early (tat's a miracle cos i cldnt get up till noon!) to go nus to pay for the camp fee (yeah! going orientation camp tis end of june!)...i'd to go myself (& i wemt alone...) cos i need to learn to find the way around...so i took mrt all the way to buona vista mrt...alright...this was when the tragedy happened (ok lahz...not tat serious)...i was walking down a flight of stairs of a temporary built overhead bridge...dunno if i was daydreaming or my sandals were slippery...i fell down!!!! but it wasnt the usual bump on the butt position when i fell in the past (hahahz...yup...i always fall from the stairs...esp overhead bridges...ong shld noe tis well...hehez) i actually ROLLED DOWN THE STAIRS! it scared the wits out of me...i rolled frm the middle of the stairs to the ground floor lahz! it's like so dramatic...obviously i was injured but dun worry...no blood...juz bruises on both legs and hand...it was sooooo embarrassing...but luckily...only 2 strangers saw the whole process...i quickly stood on my feet and exclaimed tat i'm absolutely fine...i walked off and pretended nothing happened...luckily...i dun looked like a person juz fallen off a flight of stairs...but oh shit...all the ugly blue black bruises did appear and now...have to wear jeans for the time being...haiz...i did scream like mad when my mum applied medication....hell it's painful! :)
talking abt the camp i'm going...as it's clear tat i've chosen nus sci...after much investigation...i cldnt find anyone i knew tat chose nus sci...so i guess i'm all alone again...(it's the same situation when i was sec 1...i was the only one from my pri sch to enter cchms!)...so in order to make new friends (and survive)...the camp tat the sci fac is organising is a must go for me...i went for the briefing and the camp did sound fun & interesting (need to more enthu liaoz)...as i glanced around the lect hall...i cld some familiar faces from my jc...but of cos...we barely knew each other...i cldnt even spot anyone from my sec or pri sch...sigh...i guess most of them flood to ntu or smu...rather disappointed to be alone...but probably it's stage tat i've to go through...and really hope my *nice* character can make many good friends! Jia you! (i managed to make a new friend during the briefing...but drats! forgot to ask for her name! haiz...)
back to my body curse...i dunno why but i'm having an acne outbreak....ahhhh....y? teenagers normally have acne problems on the face, chest & back...(i'm unfortunately one of them!)hahaz...maybe bacteria juz like me alot...i always joke with my family tat i'm girl with all the worst features...it's not low self esteem but it's the truth...i have wat all gals fear...fats (checked), acne (checked)...so i've to take care of my whole body carefully this period of time...so all the bruises & acne & fats...pls pls go away...:)
i'm currently on a diet & exercise schedule...it had been a week ++ since i started...i shld say i did became a bit slimmer (onli a bit)...though it wasnt obvious...it wasnt very effective either...probably something wrong with my diet plan (food control is always difficult)...hehez...but i'm trying my best liaoz...tough man....
the only happy thing was tat i got to spend my days watching dramas...now tat i'm unemployed...except tat i got low income from part time tutoring...i got plenty of time to read manga or watch dramas! let me share with ya wat i've watched...
van's drama reviews...
1) Japanese drama- Gokusen 1 & 2 (literally means Gangster Teacher)....it's actually the same drama with 2 seasons...it's abt sch life where it depicts a very devoted female teacher named Yamaguchi Kumiko (nicknamed Yankumi) educating her students in a special way...how special? coincidentally...her students were always the delinquents tat hate teachers...the 'trash' tat society regards...but becos of her special identity being the 4th generation inheritant of the 0edo family (it's a influential gang)...she uses her own method to lead her students to the right path, gaining their trust and to help her precious students to graduate with pride & dignity.
If you like GTO...u shld like gokusen 1 & 2...cos u can really learn the meaning of friendship, love & family throughout the drama...touching plots yet there are comical moments...great cast i supposed...the teacher is very cute and the students are shuai...hahahaz...yup all the students are male...look out for matsumoto jun & oguri shun in gokusen 1 , kamenashi kazuya & akanishi jin in gokusen 2...hot hot guys...hehez...the ost is also good...
2)Korean Drama-My Girl...i noe i took a long time to watch this drama...cos i kept dragging...i shld say it wasnt my fav korean drama cos i got confused with the plot at times...hehez...maybe i blur mahz...but it's not bad in my point of view cos the plot is quite refreshing...everything revolved around distinguishing between the lie & the truth...particularly...i like the 2 main leads...Lee Da Hae (the female lead acted as Yoo-rin) & Lee Dong Wook (the male lead acted as Gong-chan) one is cute & witty while the other is suave & charming...hahaz...it's a heartwrenching love story towards the end...cos obstacles had to be overcome before it's a happy ending...wat's the best is the OST...very good...hehehz....
btw...this is my name Vanessa in jap (katakana)...so cool...
shld be read as v a ne tsu sajapanese language is juz so cool....kawaii... :)
tat's it at 2:16 PM
Sunday, June 03, 2007
bye bye
dun be mistaken...tis isnt my last entry...neither am i ending my life (duh!)...it's juz tat some things have finally come to an end...so it's natural to wave our hands and say sayonara! there may be despair...sense of loss, can't bear to be apart, simply underestimating the speed of time...cnt drag any longer...cos it's my choice...hahaz...dun get confused on wat i'd juz said...cos i'm jumbling up all the things tat had been happening to me....firstly...i'm officially unemployed! i recalled the few days back before the last day of my job...i was dreadful to come to work...cos i cld feel my energy draining for the wrong reasons...but when the day finally came...i realised i wld miss my work, my table and my colleagues...though they did express their desire to extend my contract for another 1 or 2 mths (so tat i still got income...better than slacking at home...hehe)...but i declined...cos i think i really need a long break to do wat i wan...
my last day wasnt a tearful goodbye...but i left the company with beautiful memories, valuable working experience & sincere blessings....it's something i cherish becos i'm lucky to have a great first job where all the ppl treated me well (esp feeding me with food...hohohoz...)...i made a lot of good jie meiz! (including my dept, logistic dept, the pantry-in-charge auntie, cleaning auntie & receptionist!) my colleagues gave me farewell dinners, bought me gifts and helped me one way or another...so i'm glad they also liked the presents i bought too! (some massage sticks, cards & chocos!) i'll definitely miss all of them...the environment...the food! (hawker centre, coffeeshop, uncle's packed rice & even the fruits stall!)
nevertheless...it wasnt a forever goodbye (it's bye for now)...cos i may be back...i may return to the company someday...cos if there's any available temp job in future...they'll contact me...hehez...i'm relieved tat they find me more of a help than a chore...phew...i wldnt noe when will tis day come...maybe when the time is right...hehez...
This is my table! My own com! A bit messy lahz...but it is very spacious! 
we are the AP accts assistants girl gang! hahahaz....
went to the world book fair & it fair at suntec with ong & ping on fri...of cos we had other motives...and tat wld be shopping! hahaz...we walked around marina sq & suntec...but yet...it seemed onli ong had a fruitful day...cos she managed to buy a sexy blouse (hehez!) & a pair of hip shoes...i onli bought some pathetic archie comics at the book fair (sorta regret buying!) while ping went home empty-handed and she lost her fav toy (so sorry abt it!)...ahhh...so we decided to meet again! to go k-ing & hoping to buy some things tat wld catch our eyes (esp for me & ping!) hahaz...it's always like tat...if u wanna go shopping...make sure u buy something...it doesnt feel good to go home with no bags of stuff...then wat's the pt? right? but the lunch was good though...:P
june! scary mth....cos i'm starting my diet cum exercise plan! yesh...i noe i've been dragging since dunno when...but it started on lst june to be exact...gonna whip myself in 'better' shape in 2 mths time...so far so good i supposed...i've been trying to control my diet by choosing healthier food and cutting down on food intake...(it's so freaking hard! so dun tempt me!)...for the exercise part...i juz went jogging around my house area (my first run since 5 mths ago!!!!) i was soooo super tired...but of cos i wld have to continue the runs/sit ups/push ups & skipping....i'm not aiming for wat baka supermodel image...juz wanna be a bit slimmer...& train up my fitness level...gotta say bye bye to my old self...hope a new me will be a hipper one! (yoz yoz yoz!)
van's movie review
recently....i finished watching 200 pounds beauty (recommended by ong...) and it was a very touching movie...it's about a girl named Kang Hanna who has low self-esteem becos of her weight...in order to be pretty so as to pursue her love of her life...she undergoes plastic surgery...in the process...she discards her past identity, her friends & even her only father...she became beautiful but yet...she lost her true self...so luckily she managed to come to her senses tat being pretty isnt everything...it's to love who she really is...i got kinda teary at some parts cos it's really emotional...(i can certainly relate to a fat gal's story! hahaz!) the OST was really good...got slow & fast numbers! so wanna catch a nice korean movie? u shld noe wat to see...:)