limitless

haha haha haha
this is e same old shit im in again.
time check: 9am, just reached home and showered and waiting for my hair to dry and therefore blogging.

the only difference is its accting not law which screwed us up this time round.

so i woke up at 11am and started on my part, met e rest at 3pm and started compiling, did massive restructuring and correcting. got really irritated by one of them who either doesnt give a shit abt e poject or just doesnt knw how to express herself.

1 arrived at 7pm another left at 9pm and e rest stayed in ic till 12am when it closed.moved on to friend's hall and contd working. got really annoyed with a lot of stuff but was still able to hold my temper. mom called in e middle of e night demanding to knw where am i. and why havent i been home for e past 3 nights. told her tt ive alr txted my dad which i can reasonably presume wud convey e msg to her since they were tgt, tt i was not gg back last night cause ive a deadline to meet but she insists tt i didnt and it was my fault. i told her tt i did and she prob didnt dad's phone but she still insisted there wasnt such a txt. so i said tt there must be something wrong with e line (although i really still believe tt they didnt check properly LIKE ALWAYS) but she contd gg on bout how it was my fault tt i didnt make sure tt e txt was received by them (!?!?!?!?) how wud i knw tt there wud be something wrong with the line?? and then she went on asking for my friend's number (???) and e exact location i am in (i told her tt its useless cause she wudnt knw where is tt)and contd scolding/complaining/expressing her dissatisfaction and dont knw what else did she say.

anyways, i didnt have e time and energy to argue with her and concluded definitively tt it wasnt my fault because ive alr did what i could and she shud just stop arguing w me and just CHECK e phone which is e BEST WAY TO SOLVE E WHOLE HOOHAH. i think she did and refused to admit tt it was her fault she hung up on me LIKE ALWAYS AGAIN.

but whatever. ive no time or energy to be fuming abt tt, i went straight back to work. by 5am everyone zonked out but i reckon im a bit too used to such situations i was still able to go on. but it gets quite annoying when u still have to squeeze the very last bit of brain juice u've left after e whole day/night's work and there u see e rest stoning/slping/staring. rahhhhhh okay, i get very agitated without slp.

i kinda stopped talking frm 5am onwards and just edited e whole darn report myself n nearly exploded when i saw what was written in e executive summary but i shall not elaborate tt. by then, i just wanted to finish it in e fastest manner and GO HOME AND BATHE AND SLP.

by 730am, i couldnt care less and just concluded tt it was done. they got it to pdf format and sent it out e lecturer and other grps while i dozed off. after which THE REPORT WAS FINALLY COMPLETED and they fetched me home. on e way back, e streets were so empty its as if there have just been a war.

AND WHEN U THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS OVER....

NAH!

grp presentation on tues - slides not done and speech not written. HAHAHAHA
im amazed by how long i can last in this absurd working condition.
as u can see, im immune. i actually still have e energy to type such a long post after such a long report. but as u can also see, im venting my frustrations.

but momo has everything planned out. will slp for a couple of hours first, then clean up e whole freaking dirrrrtttyyy house, do e laundry, vacuum, mop, blah blah blah, cook, eat and slp again, photocopy notes next morn (note selling busi up and running again =DDD) finish another assignment, reckon another grp meetin -_______-"" readings for law =(( take a long walk to mission bay for a break and a breather, grocery shopping =| and hopefully, slp early!

rah!

but nah, im totally fine and still gg strong.

=)

Chronicles of Momo

YAY! I survived last night!!!


thought id plenty of time to do e editing and referencing after dinner.
thought i shud reward myself w gd food, seeing tt e opinion was almost done. finally abandoned e instant noodles cum bread diet n went for jap dinner.
thought tt i was near to completion of e opinion.
thought tt i could finally get a full continuous 6hrs slp.

wrong wrong wrong.

started e day at 8am. lects, grp work, lects, dinner. settled in e i/c at 7pm. thought id more than enough time and started msning, surfing, talking. 9pm - 700 more words to cut down. 10pm - citation not done, still over e word limit. 11pm - spacing out. 12am i/c closed. went to friends house and contd. 1am - draft 10 formed. 2am friend helped to edit. 5am - almost done.

FIVE THIRTY SEVEN AM HUILING REALIZED A WHOLE CHUNK OF LAW DISAPPEARED.

537am-??? huiling just stared into nothingness and friend retyped. 7am - contd citations. 730am - doesnt care anymore and came up with own citations. 820am - walked to law schl and handed it in. 9am - finally, home, alive.

10am - showered, waiting for hair to dry so started blogging.
10am - the rest of e day - not gg to any more lects and finally, her desired slp.

=)

*screams:
I CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!
I CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EVEN IF I HAVE TO PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER, I WILL FINISH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOOOYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA
AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

AND HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY WILD BOAR!

*scrambles off to finish her work.

Salmon Sashimi......................................................

After working incessantly for 2 nights on this research essay...
and I'm pretty much zonked out now...
I just got to say that....

I'm craving so much for sashimi!
Do you know how much I'm craving for it?
Its as much as my cravings for tauhuay, wanton mee, kway chap, sugar cane, sushi tei, chicken rice, nasi lemak, soya bean, roti prata, mee siam and teh gao!!!!!!!
Shing, your blog's fault.

Don't post food pictures on your blogs! It makes me go crazy when I see them! hahaha

Remember your purpose?

Its been awhile since I've ran away hiding.

But I can still feel a lil purpose lingering within me, which would burgeon into a strong motivational force.

There are changes which I wanted to make, but have forgotten along the way.

I told a friend a few years back with zest and drive that the world is gonna be my playground from then onwards, but it seemingly demonized after awhile.

But you know and I know it, that whether life is beautiful or ugly depends on your perspective. You can find all kinda reasons to justify each side but at the end of the day, which would ultimately make you a happier person?

I'm sure you know.

When I recover, I'm gonna fight back.
And its gonna be soon.

Stirring

I finally garnered the courage to post this entry.

Well, its been the 2nd night since Mom and Dad left and although this is the 2187390th time I've experienced good byes, I still find it afflictive.

I still can't help but feel a rush of emotions when they were loading their luggages into the car. Just a lil more than a month ago, I said goodbye to the Odacians and now again, I'd to say good bye to my parents. Like always, I couldn't bear seeing them drive away. I swiftly closed the car doors and muttered 'bye', without even saying 'have a smooth flight' and quickly walked home.

I told myself that I WILL NOT CRY but my tears just kept flowing. This is why:

The 2 days before they left, they drove me to places which are far from town because they knew I wouldn't go to such places if they weren't here.

They insisted that I bring forward my orthodontist appointment so they can drive me there. (Although it was really inefficient and unnecessary because they had to make 2 trips)

They stocked up so much food for me (such that I think I can survive a year of war)

My mom stayed up the whole night to clean up the house, marinate the meat, do the laundry, basically everything she can such that I can be a bum the next few weeks without worrying about food or housework.

Whenever we do grocery shopping my mom fights with me over the carrying of stuff. She says she that if I continue carrying such heavy stuff which I always do, I will become shorter (???) and I'll have a difficult time giving birth (?!?!?) Sounds like a warped logic but you get my point.

They make me feel like a real princess - I DON'T DO ANY HOUSEWORK WHEN THEY ARE HERE! She wakes up early in the morning to prepare breakfast when I said that bread would do.

Whatever they do is always because of me, me, me, ME AND ME and of course my brother. Basically, us, kids.

My mom always says that my Dad spends all his money on us and he only buys 3 for $10 Pasar Malam shirts when he is a General Manager.

I guess my attitude towards them perceptibly changed since Sec School, JC. They ruled my life with an iron fist. I reproach them for pushing me into things I don't like. But as I grew older, they gradually see my point and on my part, saw their painstaking efforts.

I venerate them.

My friends came over the night they left which brought me assuagement. I'm thankful for that although I guess they would never know.


Yeah I am a lucky shitass who always get stuck in her own whirlpool and I deserve to get a lashing out from somebody if I don't get my ass moving.

Huiling tells herself: pull yourself together you lousy momo!!

Oh! And I really like this prologue written by Bill Clinton:

'I have been graced beyond measure by my family life with Hillary and Chelsea. Like all families' lives, ours is not perfect, but it has been wonderful. Its flaws, as all the world knows, are mostly mine, and its continuing promise is grounded in their love. No person I know ever had more or better friends. Indeed, a strong case can be made that I rose to the presidency on the shoulders of my personal friends, the now legendary FOBs.'

[Edited]
Haha, I thought this was quite funny. We always don't listen to each other:
chen - my dad
Huiling - of course thats me

chen says:
r u there

Huiling says:
yeah

chen says:
we r back to office

Huiling says:
huh singapore?

Huiling says:
i thought u were in bangkok

chen says:
aiyah,you never listen did you

chen says:
we were in bangkok only for a night cos we need to be back to office to finish up some urgent matters then we are off to Hongkong on teuesday.

chen says:
did you go out with your friends

Huiling says:
nvr..i said so many times tt it was raining what..u also nvr listen

chen says:
u told mommy not me

chen says:
i am daddy

Huiling says:
i know, i told both of you whattt

HAHA

she dreads farewells

Today, I saw their courage.
They are just one of the many people you see on the streets everyday.
But each has their own compelling story to tell.

I wish them well.

I'll brace myself and suck it up.
Its all good. And will get better.

Take care momos.

Let it be

I had a myriad of thoughts to verbalize just minutes ago.
But this song vocalized everything I wanted to convey in brevity.

Let it be
When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree,
there will be an answer, let it be.
For though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see,
there will be an answer. let it be.

Let it be, let it be, .....

And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light, that shines on me,
shine until tomorrow, let it be.
I wake up to the sound of music, mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, .....

irrelevant

I endeavour to make this blog a happy one.
But its not easy to keep a truthful smile on your face with a concatenation of bothersome events.

So, I (sometimes) turn to black humour - I'm sure you do too!



Oh man, these stuff have left me debilitated. But objectively speaking, I'm not in the worst situation.

I briefly skimmed through the article by John Flemming again. It made me feel so... brainless. I'm always concerned with peripheral issues and my skin-deep understanding of Contracts and Torts makes me feel uneasy.

Anyway, I heard my lecturer mentioning something about criminals when convicted, need to pay $50 which would be later used to compensate the victim. First reaction (trying hard not to roll my eyes) was trying to come up with a plausible reason to explain why would such a policy be feasible. Thinks hard.... and chuckles: maybe thats what makes us (NZ) different.

Decided that I shall not be so bias against NZ's policies, I tried to find out more, hoping for a believable explanation that could elucidate such an idea:

'National said yesterday it would levy all offenders $50 at sentencing and would put the money into a scheme to compensate victims.

Party leader John Key said the amount of the levy would not change regardless of whether it was a serious crime or a traffic offence and would be a one-off payment for the conviction at sentencing.

The money would help victims with one-off expenses not covered by ACC or other state help, such as travel to court and additional counselling.'

...
I find this more convincing:
'But Ms King today said large numbers of criminals would not pay.

That coupled with the scheme's administration costs meant there would only be about $2 million to $3 million a year to give out, meaning the scheme was nothing more than a gimmick.'

It probably can't even cover the operating costs.

And we have this thing called ACC - Accident Compensation Corporation:

The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) administers New Zealand’s accident compensation scheme, which provides personal injury cover for all New Zealand citizens, residents and temporary visitors to New Zealand. In return people do not have the right to sue for personal injury, other than for exemplary damages.

The negative side of this is that people tend to be less careful.
The positive side of this, and so they say, efficiency and arguably more fair to the victims.

My take on this: not exactly impractical but not all that effective too.



Its been a month since you all (5 of you) left!