the Great Singapore Sale begins next friday. late night shopping. 11pm and beyond. anyone?

in 20 days' time. (:

but i HAVE NOT:
- gone shopping for my trip. no backpacks, no windbreaker, no shoes.
- booked the hostels. having no place to stay at the moment. ich muess im park schlafen.
- bought the london vistor pass! no discounts and privileges for me then.
- had my fair share of fun? *SOS!!!* where are the food expeditions? the sun? the sand? the beach?
- checked out the IDD rates. confused about the different rates and plans, more like it. confusion is NOT my way of life.
- bought euros and pounds! i'm still waiting for the exchange rate to fall. sadly, i wish i were going to the US instead. i would rush to change S$500 to US$ today! yeppers, after the whooping fall of the US dollar. if only something like that could happen to the euro or pounds.
- saved enough money.
- gotten my flu jab.
- thought through what i should bring along for my trip. i'm really clueless and would probably overlook nitty gritty details.
- planned my itenary in london and paris with liz because she's working oh so hard at the moment.
- seen my detailed itenary for europe.
- returned library books.
- cherished my time in singapore.

on the contrary,
i HAVE:
- worked so damn hard. yet, i am significantly poorer. simply put, worse off. economic inequality!
- written more essays apart from those that i've done for my literature modules! (still not completed!)
- thought about more math problems.
- put on some weight (not much. but still...)

the only enjoyable things i did were:
- eating sashimi at sakae
- learning more about london and the opening hours of its tourist attractions (haha!)
- swimming
- going out with my secondary school people after the exams.
- celebrated mother's day with my family

what a life! haha! but i'm happy!
exams ended on the 28th. after three entire weeks of free time.. this is all that i've really done.

the uncertainty, which is primarily defined by geographical boundaries exudes a certain kind of obscurity and beauty. it is the same uncertainty which enthralls me.

I LOVE my blessed Mother in heaven!

Thank you for Your intercessions, your prayers, your love and your reminders.
Always guiding me to His way, His Truth, His Life.

I'll never forget the times when You've stood beside me patiently- amidst my fears, my happiness, my anticipation, my worries, my doubts, my failings, my success, my hopes and my dreams. You've never despised my weakness. Instead, you've assisted me even more than I could ask for and loved me with all your strength.

Throughout the years, You've shielded me and remembered me in your prayers.
I will never get to where I am today (emotionally, academically, socially, spiritually) if it were not for You!

So, I want to proclaim Your unceasing love for me to the whole wide world!
... yes, a mother's love.. ever so great.

and not forgetting my mum on earth as well... happy mother's day too. (:

The Lord's Prayer in German

Vater unser, der Du bist im Himmel. Geheiliget werde Dein Name. Dein Reich komme. Dein Wille geschehe, wie im Himmel, also auch auf Erden. Unser täglich Brot gieb uns heute. Und vergieb uns unsere Schuld, als wir vergieben unsern Schuldigern. Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung; Sondern erlöse uns von dem Übel. Denn Dein ist das Reich und die Kraft und die Herrlichkeit in Ewigkeit. Amen.

if there's a word to encompass my gratitude, i'd use it.

till then, i just wanna say a BIG THANK YOU for you! you're a friend who never fails to be here.

with lotsa sincerity, without sacarsm, without any negative thought,
thanks girl. (:
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and another, to YOU!

THANKS for the understanding and patience. admittedly, it musn't been easy. thanks for being here as well. know that your presence truly matters.
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lastly,

GOD is GOOD! ALL THE TIME! he puts a song of praise in this heart of mine.
i thank you, lord.
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went down to the student's travel accommodation to make my final payment for the trip. and my oh my! can you believe my trip amounted to more than S$2000? i believe my entire savings will be wiped out when im back. that's really tragic if you think about it. all your life, all your years, all your months, you have been slogging and working REALLY hard; ploughing the fields and racking your brains. over one and the half months, your money just goes down the drain? why? its entirely because you want to travel and sight see. if you think about it, is it REALLY worth it?

hahaha! but i shant care much for now. it has been my dream to see europe! wanna go, i wanna go and i'm can't keep the excitement to myself. hahaa! thats why there's so much rattling about going overseas, stuff like that here. i'm just really excited lah can haha! after all, it is my first time travelling without my family, and it is my first time making plans for myself, learning to take care of my belongings, assuming some sort of responsibility and independence. you get my drift? i am deprived. muahahha.

im probably most excited to go to London and Italy!
can you believe liz and i are intending to visit the SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE THEATRE? hahaha! SHAKESPEARE of all people? after all the cursing and swearing, i am going to pay tribute to the dead man. i'm going there to find out why ive done so badly for my shakespearian module. maybe i'll be filled with new insights. maybe i'll become more literary. now, what is the probability of that? you do the math.
imagine my disdain for shakespeare in singapore. how ironic is it when i actually WANT to go to England to visit Shakespeare's theatre? hahaa!

apart from that, im can't wait to go to the speaker's corner in hyde park as well. i remembered learning about the existence of the speaker's corner in sec 2 or 3 when my english teacher made my class sit around a small circle in front of the art room to listen to presentations after presentations. haha! and i remembered doing two speeches all the time- one for myself and one for val. (we always trade homework. she would usually do my reading reviews for me) the following year, i even wrote something on 'what is war', and my english teacher actually chose it for some competition thing! erm but i cant remember why i didnt participate in the competition eventually. hahaa! was i kicked out or something? nevertheless...
i WILL be going to the real speaker's corner soon. it's like a dream come true. told myself i have to visit it someday since fourteen.

what else? lots and lots more. the london eye, the thames river, fish and chips, mr bean and the police. oh my gosh. its so exciting.
i have never looked forward to an event as much this. i am so thankful for this opportunity.
but on the duller side, for all you nus students out there,
the results will be released on 27 May. I darent check them, to be quite honest.

haha, but thats when i can officially say- so much for taking a keen interest in www.shakespeares-globe.org when i got a D for my shakespeare module.

*p.s.: this blog is set up for easy travel updates. in fact, this is for that sole purpose. so, do stay tune if you want to know how i'll be coping in europe next month! :) ciao!

i want to:

- shop for my europe trip
- eat crabs
- go for a shashimi buffet, sushi buffet. jap food! yum!
- eat pig trotters in geylang
- eat lotsa local dishes before leaving
- trek bukit timah hill
- exercise
- cycle at east coast beach
- cook

above all, LOSE WEIGHT!