i just checked my grades..

DARN!! my plant biotech.. THE UNIT I WAS MOST CONFIDENT. i missed 1 stupid mark to a distinction. shit happens all the time.

WTH.. sobs.. nvm.. next sem will be better!! at least i have 1 distinction for Marketing Law and a credit for MDP.. which i thought i might fail..

so..

my GPA is up by 0.3.. (better than nothing)

okay.. i've got a seminar tmr.. better sleep early.. i had a good time spent with hock's family today. though the venue was not the best place to meet. but still...

i've really got so much on my mind.. and so many decisions to make, and where my priorities lie.. thanks for all the people that guided me. now its time i help others.

janice. i'm still worried for you.

My little imp came to visit. i'm hoping that she'll come again today.

i met up with janelle, meli and ryan bitch on tuesday. updates again cause i'm not really in the mood.

as i prayed last night. i prayed for the release of his pain. for you to have the strength to carry on. i prayed and asked the Lord for a last chance to see him. I asked with empty hands to be given. But the Lord has other plans.

everynight as i lay in my bed, i pray for the people i love dearly. i pray for all the pains and sufferings to be ridden. but the Lord puts us through these ordeals called life.

today my hubby lost his dear father. i feel his pain. i feel his need for his time with his family. i hear the tiredness in his voice. i know his daddy will bless them. i thank God for the chance of letting me meet him. though it was a short while.

i just want to be there to hold you. be there for you. i'm sorry hubby. thats all i can give.

janice. in loving memory.

i was looking through all my bandmate's blogs past and present.

and it reminded me of Band. all of us have been moulded and changed to face challenges due to the fact we've been through a military band. all the marching, tears, perspiration, fights, sectionals, combines, new instruments, new uniforms, player shuffling, camps, meals.

i remember talking to will on my way to perth airport. we agreed that the best part of band was when we were members. when we could enjoy every single thing. with our seniors bearing the brunt of scoldings and responsiblility.

now when we've come up to the ranks of alumni. we've come to see the terrible plays of band politics. the hate. the underhands. the bitchings. the plotting. the love is all lost. which i hate terribly.

i have bonded much with some while some have distant themselves due to the decision i made.

janice. politics run the world.

This week was SUPER.. cause of all the people back home. that i promised to meet. more meetups this week. :)

Saturday we went to St James for Queens Couture- Plastic Vengeance. Hock had his soccer match before meeting me. and he was slightly injured. some idiot elbowed his rib which caused breathing difficulties for a while. soccer is afterall a rough game.

oh well.. what to do. i just have to let him play his game.. i will always be worried for him.

it was off to vivo for dinner then met grace who was complaining non stop about her secondary school gathering. haha..

we had superdog for dinner. i must say, its really quite good, but a bit pricy, but worth it.
i love his back. my bf has indeed become so much better looking. tee hee..

arrived at St James and met janelle there.. haha... and we went in and watched the show..

i was interesting, and because of min and jules, this sem i'm more exposed to fashion and brands, so i was able to enjoy it more. and one of the models was my primary school classmate- Rudy. not that he will remember me. but it was nice to see him. and i also met Charmaine and Fionette, min and grace's friends. Singapore is just so small.. haha..

after the show, it was DRINKING TIME.. (its been a long time since i drank)

darling and i.. so sweet right.. ahhaha..

janelle wanted to be the third party.. haha... SO SAD for her. cause he is trying to siam her. wahhahahaha.. my poor niang.

grace was high. and wanted to take a pic with hock.

cause she kept losing when we played 5-10.. i'm trained by hock. but he still complains that i'm super slow. haha..
but i still love you.. SO STOP COMPLAINING.
Ray and Janelle..
still 3 short of 1.. meli was at JJ's Commissioning Ball at Pan Pacific.

the St james got boring so we hopped over to O bar and DblO in Ray's car.. grace was relatively grumpy as we had to walk.. and her heels were annoying her. haha.. but eventually, wei chong came to get us and off we went. (he seemed rather shocked to see hock and i holding hands..) haha.. i love this picture.. wahahaahahhaha...

and O bar was hot as SHIT.. which made darling grumpy. so we drank our fill.. and went upstairs.. :)

Danced.. Jumped.. Laughed.. for like 2 hours...

and then toilet then head home cause the Os were closing. and when i came out i saw...

My beloved ben! and i gave him a big big hug.. and darling thought i hugged a stranger until he saw it was ben.. hahah.. i was NOT drunk k?

well.. the only men in my life that i would hug so tightly besides dear and my relatives woule be yee fung (attached now, so i can't hug too much), Ben and Marcus. My dudes.. hahah..

so i reached home at 430 am while the rest went for supper.

slept at 530, woke up at 8 to go to the market with my mum and sister.. so i could buy some fresh food to boil soup for the injured one. met him in the evening with the herbal mushroom chicken soup (my mum dotes him too much, she threw in dried abalone, ginseng flakes and dates) and sent him to camp. His men we so interested if i was his girlfriend. Army boys...

and when i was about to head home. sis texted over.. she said a dog wandered into our home.. and sat in our living room till my mum found her.

isn't she adorable?? so we kept her for the night and bathed, fed and played with her..

naughty little imp. but this morning mum and i brought her for a walk hoping to find her owners.. and we did.. so we sent her home.. she just stays a 15 houses down.

janice.. i miss my little imp... does anyone know what breed she is?

the thing i miss from perth the most is not the weather not the people not the place but the alone time i have comfortably.

there i can do whatever i want at my own time, setting my own goals, planning my own day.

NOW?

i have to arrange my time with my family. i can't sit down in the morning to read the papers without being disturbed 10 times to perform an assortment of things from cleaning to packing to etc. its not that i don't like to do stuff for my family. i love to cook and bake and help my mum so she has an easier time. but i love the idea of own time own target. hai.

oh well..

i need to go wash the toilet and shower and prepare dinner and get ready to go out.

meeting marcus at tamp to pass him his stuff. meeting darling. going to habourfront to meet grace n janelle with him. going to st james for a fashion show that charmaine is involved in.

janice. what an eventful week it has been.

Armour Officer's Commisioning Ball

1700 hrs: marcus calls, he just departed Tampines in the cab
1745 hrs: Taxi still does not arrive at my hse, as predicted- the driver got lost, cause my house is not part of Joo Chiat! told that idiot 100x.

1750 hrs: marcus finally arrives..
1830 hrs: we arrive at St Regis hotel. OMG Pretty!!!
1900: we adjourn upstairs to outside the John Jacob Ballroom. where we had waiters serving little appetisers in little porcelain ware and little silverware spoons. and iced water brought to you with waiters sauntering around. OMG!! just like out of a movie. (yes.. very very unexposed to this upper classed situation)

the chandelier over hanging the main door. St regis has so many crystal chandeliers. *bling, its such a pretty place. but we seemed out of the place being so unclassy. i doubt i'l ever have the chance to step into st regis again, so take more photos!!

the toilet is class+ class= very glam!! each basin has hand towels rolled at the bottom for you to wipe your hands dry. has tons of mirrors!!

me and my scarf.. it was relatively cold since half my back was bare.

1920 hrs: enter the John Jacob ball room. Table 6! i bet darling would love the interior cause everything was based on the colour black. :) i like! And it was real fun having the same table and Marcus' Officer mates.. Ding, Adrian and Tian En (i can't remember chinese names too well!!)

check out the cutlery. Fine dining k?? the knife looks so large in my hands.

-__-" sounds wrong. haha.

and we had our own sauces with tiny silverware spoons.
First course: Trio Delight Combinations - Chinese Hua Diao Prawns, Roast Pork with Honey Mustard Sauce and Braised Soy Duck.
Second course: Braised Superior Sharks Fin Soup with Crabmeat and Crab roe. This was superb! cause the shark's fin was piece by piece and OMG.. it just melts in your mouth! but i'm not a big fan of sharks fin cause its bad for the sharks!!
Third course: Crispy Roast Chicken with Fragrant spices accompanied with Crispy Soft Shell Crab
Last course: Fried Sliver Cod Fish with Spicy Sauce accompanied with Stir Fried Belachan Fragrant Rice with Scallops
Dessert: Watermelon Puree with Longan accompanied with Chinese Red Bean Pancake

*DROOLS.. though i didn't finish the whole meal towards the end cause i was so full. the portions seem so small, but it was really filling! the chefs have wonderful portioning!!

after that Kumar came up in (her) super chio dress with (her) super chio legs.

can't see cause everything was moving, after that i was too busy laughing. HAHHA..

lastly, the officers had their armour toast.. Poor marcus who can't down beer cause its so gassy. haha.. i helped his finish half of his first glass. but the toast glass. he downed it slowly. haha.

2300 hrs: sat outside and waited for the people to clear so he could collect his CD and shirt and photos, which he was on MC the day they had phototaking. AHAHA.. sad..
2330 hrs: call cab.
0000 hrs: janice is home. Marcus threw all his stuff with me and went clubbing

janice. the day (night) of a social escort. thanks for the wonderful evening! you've been a wonderful friend.

i'm tired.. but it was a very happening day.. at St Regis Hotel for the Armour's Commisioning ball. i was marcus' gf for 1 night.

GOOD FRIEND.. haha.. it was really funny when he introduced me as his good friend and i got weird stares. after they starting making fun of me about whose house i'm returning to tonight. i said: do you want my boyfriend to go to your house? STUNNED.. nothing means more to me than hock.

photos tmr. (later)

damn tired. no photos of me and marcus cause he hates to take photos. but it was really a wonderful evening with $250 per head. i feel quite bad that he spent so much on the dinner and cab and stuff.

oh well.. had a near accident in the cab just now, which i nearly shat in my pants and teared in my eyes.

i had a great laugh with Kumar.. more updates tmr. the funniest:

kumar: just now when i was entering St Regis, a caucasion guy as me if i'm gay. and i said. NO. i'm a fairy. do you want to make a wish?

AHAHHAHAHAH.. i love his super crude jokes. more later when i update.

i need to shower n sleep.

tmr is yet another long night..

janice. =)))) zzzzzzzzzz it great to have great friends.

IT WAS A WHOLE AFTERNOON OF WALKING..

my legs are aching and my skin is so sticky. Niam niam..

while taking the train to meet the rest.. i met CLIFFORD on the way there.. haha.. it was funny having small talk about his new ring (to the many Blings* he has..) and manicure for his friend's ROM on saturday..

then i met engjing, wenyan and senget today for chicken rice at Gim moh.. (eh.. it was worth the walk k!- with wy complaining that she wanted to open her umbrella.) caught up with all the nonsense and their cravings for cheesecake.. which t0day.. didn't turn out too well.. with me trying to cut the amount of sugar.. hahaha...

then we walked back to holland v to Provence for bread and pastries.. then to cold storage (for senget to browse his FHM. haha.. ops..) and then to the cemetery opposite holland v.. which i could see from the top of IMCB.. but we never figured out what it was till today.. cool hey..

then the walk back to the train station.. passed ej her belated-ed-ed-ed-ed birthday present (hopefully she'll wear it.. haha) and senget his nougats.. then i sent darling back to camp at boonlay.. which he now has nothing to do since the 24km march has been postponed till tmr.. wtf is wrong with the army.

so i came home, had dinner and nuah.. haha..

janice.. tmr is another jam packed day. so happy..

*no pictures today..

i am such a pig. a very fat (er) pig with all the food i'm eating. and since everyday i'm meeting so many people.. and what else are we best at? eating. -_-'' hock and i at PS.. going to watch "you don't mess with the Zohan" darling is the sweetest!! (i know you are on the verge of puking jules.. bear with it.. haha)

we planned to go crystal jade to have dim sum. but now we decided to cut costs. last sem when i was back, we ate at diners that cost like $25 per person at least. so this time, i prefer places where food is nice and cheap. :)

hock: darling, i thought you wanted to go crystal jade? you want to eat anything?
me: nvm la. save money. :) i'm not hungry.
hock. goes and buy his food..... wait ar.
*comes back with a siew mai (not senget la!)
hock: no crystal jade, but siew mai can do?
awww.. i love you.. :)


back to zohan. i felt it was such a lame show. fairly funny, with the underlying meaning: not all islamic people are terrorist and how racist Americans are. i didn't really enjoy the show, after paying $10 for the movie.

AND SINCE WHEN DID MOVIE TIX BECOME SO EXPENSIVE?? because of FUEL PRICES?? WTH??

but yes.. we were late for our meeting with the IMCB people.. haha... so we cabbed down to yishun.. and it costs? 24 dollars.. grrr... talk about cutting costs.. haha.

but we had a great time!! i haven't met up with lilies, chuan chen, kenny and sindhu for a long long time. to be exact.. 1 year.. the last time we met was in july.

so we decided to order.. lilies.. TRYING DAMN HARD TO REMEMBER.. haha.. in the end i gave her a paper.. but still.. she failed terribly.. in the end. my sista did the ordering. SISTERHOOD!!!
the twins of JYJ lab.. haha... i guess its just the army specs..

we spent like the whole 3 hours.. eating and talking about what fun times we had in IMCB.. doing stupid stuff like teletubbies.. annoying fellow "colleagues".. having a "funeral" for lilies' dead fat fish.. lilies founding the brotherhood with urine and blood.. washing more and more fish tanks... watching youtube.. going for lunches... eating pineapple tarts and the peanut kueh from holland v and what not.. going for seminars.. our colleagues and their babies..

what good times they were..

ALL DONE!!! yummy food for $30.. hhaha.. GREAT!!

group photo.. hahaha.. the China dude had really quite some probs with the camera. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA.. okay.. i'm so evil.. STOP IT!!

jules and i were "communicating" yesterday about how ironic some people are. haha. how we enjoy being sadistic. Serves her right! HUMPH.

janice.. i'm off to bake cheesecake for senget, ej and wy!!

in life we have different friends. we have friends that we hang out with. some to goshopping with. some to play mahjong with. some to chill out with. some to talk cock with. some to annoy and some to do business with.

so tonight. i met my lovlies janelle and meli. talked about our lives and business. it seems rather boring i know.

but half way through. it daunted on me that we really can't keep being stagnant about our lives and take it as it comes. and start planning for the future. well. some people i know can tell me at this stage of life that they still don't know/ plan what they want to work as, how much income they want to have in the future.

WTH.

so i've decided to channel my energy into money making. its really high time my mum retires. but still i feel a bit shaky and lost. and i'm sure the results will show.

janice. i love meli and janelle. be confused, cause i am too. BUT NOT FOR LONG.

after returning from the land of shrnbs. i went to the IT fair which all humans big and small were there on sunday. (dumb decision) KNN! just half hour i was pissed off with the number of people bumping into me. YOU BONG BONGS!!

went there to buy will's external harddisc.. :)
and squeeze with the Many MANY annoying singaporeans that think all IT is free.

I WANNA GO BACK TO ENJOY LARGER LAND AREA PER PERSON AND CLEANER AIR AND NICER WEATHER AND NICER SKIN!!!

but still.. i sacrifice all that for u...

after that we went to orchard. WHERE EVERYONE IS. zzz. so many people.

darling loves his coffee hot
i like my coffee (chocolate) cold..and we had dinner at bedok. my first taste of hawker food. hee.. i'm a happy sticky fatty..

today i went to vist hock's daddy, i hope he recovers soon, i'm really worried not only for uncle but also for darling, its really so heart wrenching when i have you in my arms just knowing that there is absolutely nothing i can except give you a hug.

we walked around vivo for a while after that, watched Narnia. which i think is superbly nice, darling enjoyed it very much too.. haha.. he seemed to love aslan- the lion..janice, the fat face. SHIT!! i just feel so loved. my whole week is fully booked!! next week almost too!! yes kor i've reserved next week for u guys!

it was hard keeping up with the lie. the lie that i was coming back on the 15th (which is tonight) actually.. (thanks to the kind few who kept my secret with sealed lips) i'm home!! meant to surprise hock. by:
1. either sitting beside him in the movie after the lights dimmed
2. sitting beside him after half time during the singapore vs. saudi arabia match..

but both didn't go as plan ( 1 month ago) due to a personal reason. but darling was stonned when i called from changi airport.

me: Darling, i'm home.
hock: HUH?
me: i'm really home.
hock: HUH!?
me: yes i'm at the airport now, waiting for my luggage.
hock: WHAT?! ARH!

anyway, i have a serious problem with aiports. the last time i went to perth, changi airport terminal 1 had a system breakdown. this time i came back from perth? perth international airport had a new computer system, and it decided to have some error. so i got my boarding pass 15 mins before i took off. but in the end, filght was delayed. THANKS WILL FOR BEING THERE WITH ME!!!

well.. other than that its been a great flight home with 1 baby beside me.. and a very smooth flight with a new found friend/ neighbour with the lady beside me. haha.. its was perspire-all-the-way home. NEH... its been so annoying humid. oh well. and my asthma seems to be nagging me slightly. i have considered staying in perth cause its just such a great place. but to much to let go here. its not that easy to pull up your roots and plant yourself somewhere else. i bet all of us have this dilemma.

and i had steamboat with my family right after arriving.. this time i felt different, i've learnt
and yes. I AM FATTER!! so stop poking fun at me!! hai.. all that running and shit. oh well.. i'll continue to exercise!! hopefully.. one day i'll wake up loving myself more.

i'm having a mild headache due to the environment change.. and there is just so much on my mind and so much to do. and i'm so tired.

but everything as been GREAT!! so far..

janice the ah pui...

1 more awesome day.

i had great sleep last night.. well, after the exams. (which suck yet again. i never seem to be studying enough). i seem to have mellowed down. all the hype about going home has seemed to die down. and seeing all the drugged up hallucinating people and drunk people roaming around, i thank god that i'm sober to enjoy the last day in perth till aug, i woke up to a beautiful sunrise. the great thing here is that nature is in its most beautiful colours and sounds.

dad called last night.. my dad is a rather stingy person, he won't spend money on anything wasteful ie parking the car at the expensive airport carpark to wait for me to arrive.. but my dad has decided to wait for me yet again. when i asked my dad since when he became so generous he said that he had postponed his flight by 1 day just to see me which cost a bomb to him.. so whats the car park ticket..

tee hee.. my whole family simply spoils me..

this sem has been really eventful with the entrance of great friends like zac, joel, drea, jon, clifford, min and improving relations with the people from last sem except a couple. the great times spent partying, watching movies under the stars, playing mahjong, going for bubble tea, viewing the whole of perth at night, having dinners at home, mugging with min at home.. and having animals (lex and thunder) to play with this sem is great!!

its really been AWESOME... i really am so happy with these people.. its sad that drea is going to Miami next sem.. and jon and cliff and joel have graduated.. and i'll miss the face of david in bio classes..

will next sem be just as great?

well.. we'll see.. till then i'm going to enjoy me last day!!

janice.. the countdown begins..

its another 3 and a half hours.. and this is like the worse waits of my life. i simply cannot absorb anymore.. i couldn't sleep the whole night.. and this is like so GOD DAMN TERRIBLE..

i hate last day exams. i hate them when they are so annoyingly difficult.. when i know that i'm super duper excited about whats after the paper.. that I CANNOT SEEM TO CONCENTRATE!! its been like 4 hours since i woke up (not really cause i was up the whole night tossing and turning.).. and just repeating this stupid thing is pissing me off..

i glance at my calender on the wall.. and i get all hyped up.. and i look at my luggage and its all ready. passport checked. ticket checked. everything is checked EXCEPT ME..

nvm.. i'm just in a piss-y mood.. and cannot stop ranting.. fug myself..

come on.. breathe.. another 3 hours.. its always this feeling when you know you are ready.. you just need to wait.

janice. i HATE to wait.. i'm an impatient little ass hole.

the one thing my band thought me well.. ENDURANCE...

1 more day.. till the end of this neh neh exams...

you cannot imagine the grin on my face tmr at 410pm.. i will be smiling like a happy fat fart.. hahahaha...

and i'm so absolutely looking forward to go home..

cause i have tons of plans..

the moment i get home.. steamboat with my family.. then meet hock.. then maybe meet rowdees.. monday.. spend they day with hock.. commissioning ball at night with marcus.. tuesday meet meli for lunch and my IMCB collegues for dinner.. wed to friday spend with hock.. the senget promised to go clubbing.. and qing is buying me drinks and in july i have a chalet with grace and janelle.. what fun is that..

I"M GOING TO GO HOME IN 2 DAYS.. and i'll almost all ready for my paper tmr.. what a nice smile i have on my face..

janice.. i'm rubbing my hands together.. hummmmmm.... prepare.. ready set GO!!!!

my sister has finally graduated from uni.. key word= finally.. her engineering course took eons to complete. CONGRATS TO MORE FAMILY INCOME.. hur.. and mummy wants to take a family photo with the new graduate in her robes.. TEE HEE.. (i can't wait to go home..)

and i'm utterly bored of studying:
1. steve is such a old fart. he is bias with his marking. so part of me knows that no matter how hard i study. it won't make a difference.
2. therefore i aim to get a credit on this paper.
3. which is not that difficult after doing the math
4. hence i am not that motivated to study
5. making matters worse. everyone is done with exams. WTF.
6. everyone is going home.
7. thus i am not in study mode at all.
8. but kudos to me cause i woke up at 7am (with darling's help) to start studying
9. and i'm almost done (except revising).
10. gotta finish this part up before 10am so that we can discuss the bloody answer

janice.. grr.. i wanna go home.. its always the last few days that sucks.. thank god i have min and drea.. haha..

OMG..

this is so exciting..
http://news.sg.msn.com/entertainment/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1446760

they (writers of shrek 3) are going to make the SMURFS into a movie.. tee hee.. my all time favorite blue characters.. i remember having a smurf toy when i way young.. and it just disappeared one day.. I LOVE PAPA SMURF!!!

oh well..

things with darling and i ain't going to well.. i hope its because of is busy schedule.. cause i'm trying to mug for my last paper.. and i really don't want him to be upset over a small issue i mentioned..

darn.

janice.. more studying to be done.

I CANNOT WAIT TO GO HOME IN 7 DAYS!!!

CANNNOT....

cause i miss my mummy and daddy (but he will be overseas when i'm back) and my sisters and hock and all my friends..

therefore.. i'm done packing.. all my clothes.. things for other people.. (can't wait to see all the happy faces..)

i'm SO LOOKING FORWARD TO GO HOME.. hehe..

but but... i must study for MDP.. ohwell.. something that i can't avoid.. and i just washed the guy's toilet (DAMN GROSSS!!) - can't they just PEE straight into the bowl.. is aiming with a tube that hard?? neh neh...i'm so tired.. but i'm going to start studying today.. after calling mummy and hock..

janice.. shh.. keep mum...

my legs are still like jelly still cause i ran to the gym with daniel min and alex 2 days ago.. OMFGawd.. i almost died on the way there hoping that my short fat trotters will pull through.. and yes i did.. and all darling could say was. " so slow.. i can run that distance in half the time" (reminding me that he broke his leg before...) -_-""""

neh neh.. i seriously don't have much active sports cells in me.. and janice- running does not seem to co-relate.. but i will persevere.. one day i will run at the speed of light. haha..

so yes.. i'm now the joke.. STUPID PIG!!!

anyways.. the last night of jules' semester 1 started with TONS-OF-DRAMA.. but everything should/is fine now..

i'm going to get changed and send jules to the airport.. i'm really looking forward to going home.. *tee hee..

just on a weird note.. my elbow has a big bruise and is slightly swollen.. hmm.. i wonder what stunt did i pull last night while i was sleepwalking.. i hope i don't have sleep binging..

janice.. better get changed!! and start studying..

I'LL MISS YOU JULIANA LAU JIPING (lousy pig)

it all begun because of SIP..

and we were so fat..in our grubby lab coats.. working in a dirty messed up labplaying with fish all day.. yet we had our special alone time- yes.. how romantic.. collecting TEST TUBES and BEAKERS and etc from the lab supplies in basement..

on the last day of work.. we had a bit too much.. haha

shared a special bond.. but we thought it wouldn't last long.. but i guess we were wrong..

went to the zoo and had tons of fun..

partied till we were drunk..

had fun being young again..

had one special night..

8 months flew past very fast..

i met the whole gang.. and had lots of laughter

but sweet times never last.. so off i flew to perth at last..

its been a whole year.. though we've been distance apart most of the time..

HAPPY FIRST YEAR HUBBY. I. LOVE. YOU.

janice.. sweets.. i miss you so much 9 more days.