♪ Wednesday, 10 February 2010 ♪
Learn make-up~
Sat with MC, Donovan and ZJ during HC203's lect. We need to discuss our grp's debate for HC205's tut at 3.30pm. MC was "yelling" for help when he saw me lol... so lent him my history txtbk and I reckon he understood more about汉朝's“一国两制”thing. *Actualli I'm kinda confused myself... even more so after the tut itself today!*
*原来身边的同学对中华文化是有那么深的认识、那么大的兴趣的。。。而我似乎好像只是为了学习，而学习。怎么办?*
Left for HC110's lect, and we were learning about "post-modernism" in Taiwan's literature since the 80s... it's cool how they wrote poems... so“没头没尾”sometimes but Mr Huang actualli managed to解读pretty "chim" concepts out from it... haiz~ 我的“功夫还不到家”haha.
HC205's debate was kind of a disaster... I dunno if I did my part well cos I heard myself stumbling as I was too nervous. I talked pretty fast too, according to Yvonne haha. *No choice ah... cher was like rushing all of us... the 1st round of presenters Yvonne, Donovan and MC were being "rushed" too.* ZJ was the only one doing the debate during the“自由辩论”round... lol. I guess the other 4 of us, including me, were too busy with thinking of wat to say for our parts instead of listening to the other grp's pt of views haha. WS might hav some exp in debating... cos he actualli called each of us debators like "T1", "T4" etc... I reckon this is how u称呼one another in a real debate? Lol. K la... his理论quite funny at times... I felt like rebutting inside... but I dun hav the confidence in a debate (in front of others)... I think I'll mess up haha.
*在debate里，我想自己可以是个伶牙俐齿的人，但前提是，那个话题要是我感兴趣的。Haha.*
Anyway, the whole debate was... a failure? Cos cher like nt really listening to us... esp when during one time when ZJ was rebutting... he was helping the other grp... but I think he din really get ZJ's idea in the 1st place haiz. “封建”really is a diff term... and cher said this will come out in exams! *It's a closed bk exam for HC205 but he would release the qns b4-hand to us.*
After tat, met YY in the lib and saw her finding notes for lit tut. We took shuttle bus C to her hall 15... the air-conditioned hall. Renovation for AYG was well done la... there everything use "card tap" to access... even her door lock too haha. YY's gd at make-up stuff, cos she always read those fashion mag, and her mum's someone in the field as well, so I asked her to teach me the basics! Believe it or nt, I couldn't recall wat YB told me about which to use (concealer, blusher, BB cream etc) 1st and next, when she gave me the make-up pdts my sec sch friends gt me as my 21st bday present last yr. YY nt only taught me the basics (with watever I had on hand), she gave me some tips on make-ups too haha... thks gal. We did one round of make-up there... with her demonstrating and me following suit hehe. Then, we went to the toilet to wash off b4 gg to JP for dinner.
Was on the bus with her and we were on the topic of "eye candies" when I "accidentally" “挖了一些YY's情史”LOL~ she blurted out herself suddenly lol... and it was too late... I kept bombarding her with qns after tat.
*YY's history of love relationships有点像偶像剧里会看到的情节... haha.*
We had quick dinner at food court, then went Sasa and Watsons to look at eyeliners and eyeshadows. Gt them both haha... with YY there, guiding and testing those stuffs out... since I noe practically nth about them haha. Wanted to get my hair straightener... but couldn't find the 3-in-1 function one... so I guess I shall buy it myself another day then.
*Sian lotsa essays coming up... the researching process is always e toughest.*
2PM's Cass Music Drama, featuring Yoon Eunhye is out! It's only a 12mins drama... but I liked it! NichKhun as the superstar, Junsu as his manager, Eunhye as the friend who likes NichKhun secretly, Taecyeon and Wooyoung as the police, and T-ara's member as a stalker fan haha. All 2PM's members looked dashing here... and Junsu's hair during the fight at the club reminded me of that of Jang Gun Suk's in "You're Beautiful"! The ending might be predictable for some ppl, but nt to others... I liked it cos it reminded me of DBSK's banjun drama "Dangerous Love", whr Junsu and Max were being stalked and kidnapped by a crazy fan haha!
*原来身边的同学对中华文化是有那么深的认识、那么大的兴趣的。。。而我似乎好像只是为了学习，而学习。怎么办?*
Left for HC110's lect, and we were learning about "post-modernism" in Taiwan's literature since the 80s... it's cool how they wrote poems... so“没头没尾”sometimes but Mr Huang actualli managed to解读pretty "chim" concepts out from it... haiz~ 我的“功夫还不到家”haha.
HC205's debate was kind of a disaster... I dunno if I did my part well cos I heard myself stumbling as I was too nervous. I talked pretty fast too, according to Yvonne haha. *No choice ah... cher was like rushing all of us... the 1st round of presenters Yvonne, Donovan and MC were being "rushed" too.* ZJ was the only one doing the debate during the“自由辩论”round... lol. I guess the other 4 of us, including me, were too busy with thinking of wat to say for our parts instead of listening to the other grp's pt of views haha. WS might hav some exp in debating... cos he actualli called each of us debators like "T1", "T4" etc... I reckon this is how u称呼one another in a real debate? Lol. K la... his理论quite funny at times... I felt like rebutting inside... but I dun hav the confidence in a debate (in front of others)... I think I'll mess up haha.
*在debate里，我想自己可以是个伶牙俐齿的人，但前提是，那个话题要是我感兴趣的。Haha.*
Anyway, the whole debate was... a failure? Cos cher like nt really listening to us... esp when during one time when ZJ was rebutting... he was helping the other grp... but I think he din really get ZJ's idea in the 1st place haiz. “封建”really is a diff term... and cher said this will come out in exams! *It's a closed bk exam for HC205 but he would release the qns b4-hand to us.*
After tat, met YY in the lib and saw her finding notes for lit tut. We took shuttle bus C to her hall 15... the air-conditioned hall. Renovation for AYG was well done la... there everything use "card tap" to access... even her door lock too haha. YY's gd at make-up stuff, cos she always read those fashion mag, and her mum's someone in the field as well, so I asked her to teach me the basics! Believe it or nt, I couldn't recall wat YB told me about which to use (concealer, blusher, BB cream etc) 1st and next, when she gave me the make-up pdts my sec sch friends gt me as my 21st bday present last yr. YY nt only taught me the basics (with watever I had on hand), she gave me some tips on make-ups too haha... thks gal. We did one round of make-up there... with her demonstrating and me following suit hehe. Then, we went to the toilet to wash off b4 gg to JP for dinner.
Was on the bus with her and we were on the topic of "eye candies" when I "accidentally" “挖了一些YY's情史”LOL~ she blurted out herself suddenly lol... and it was too late... I kept bombarding her with qns after tat.
*YY's history of love relationships有点像偶像剧里会看到的情节... haha.*
We had quick dinner at food court, then went Sasa and Watsons to look at eyeliners and eyeshadows. Gt them both haha... with YY there, guiding and testing those stuffs out... since I noe practically nth about them haha. Wanted to get my hair straightener... but couldn't find the 3-in-1 function one... so I guess I shall buy it myself another day then.
*Sian lotsa essays coming up... the researching process is always e toughest.*
2PM's Cass Music Drama, featuring Yoon Eunhye is out! It's only a 12mins drama... but I liked it! NichKhun as the superstar, Junsu as his manager, Eunhye as the friend who likes NichKhun secretly, Taecyeon and Wooyoung as the police, and T-ara's member as a stalker fan haha. All 2PM's members looked dashing here... and Junsu's hair during the fight at the club reminded me of that of Jang Gun Suk's in "You're Beautiful"! The ending might be predictable for some ppl, but nt to others... I liked it cos it reminded me of DBSK's banjun drama "Dangerous Love", whr Junsu and Max were being stalked and kidnapped by a crazy fan haha!
Stopped singing @ 12:51 AM ♪
♪ Monday, 8 February 2010 ♪
Hachiko: A Dog's Story
Read thru HC110's tut, and for the rest of the day, I was basically researching for HC205's tut on tues... gt to do a debate on "feudalism in China" and my grp's standing on the opposition side. Our grp members were discussing online juz nw... hectic haha... gosh there's so much to do la for my part. 4mins... I dunno but maybe it's a bit long for me? Lol. I haven fully get the concept of封建even after reading thru it for half a day... seriously those chunks of info are turning my stomach upside down. And erm... I dun think I有心treat the debate seriously... dunno y haha.
*为什么有些人就是会那么“自动”? 要怪我自己太过于迁就了吗?*
Need to relax... so I caught "Hachiko: A Dog's Story".
*为什么有些人就是会那么“自动”? 要怪我自己太过于迁就了吗?*
Need to relax... so I caught "Hachiko: A Dog's Story".
A simple story about a dog's loyalty for his master. This is a real story. Hachiko was the Akita tat waited for his master (a professor) outside the train station for 9yrs, since the day the professor died.
How stubborn can a dog get? This stubborn. 我想，动物也会有于生俱来的“道德性”的。
*And gosh, I am actualli getting more emotional... so touched by the show tat I couldn't control the tears haha.*
Rating: 3.5/5
2PM's newest MV for their SPRIS ad, "Crazy4s"... ah I tot the dance moves (boxing part) reminded me of Show Luo's dance steps somehw haha.
Stopped singing @ 12:50 AM ♪
♪ Sunday, 7 February 2010 ♪
Avatar
Goklas wanted tuition in the morning... so I went for tuition in the morning, then came back home... took a nap in the afternoon b4 I showered and went out for singing lesson and the concert audition.
Joined Alvin's class and haiz... cos of the cough and phlegm, my singing voice has gotten worse somehow... couldn't reach high notes while practising haha. Sang "Feels Like Home" in front... haha Alvin tot I sounded a bit nasal today lol.
Went for the last concert audition at 5pm. XH was already singing. I liked the tone of her voice... "clean" and the way she pronounce her words were clear. Shirley confirmed one of the fast song as her song item. Saw EY, Evelyn, Jeremy and Melissa danced today. Melissa was so nervous she forgot her dance steps for "Mr.Q" lol... poor gal... muz be even more stressed after seeing EY danced the same song. EY's kinda "aggressive" when she dances... and sings. Guess that's her "strong and fierce" personality that she's gonna bring onstage. Oh Jeremy danced to Show Luo's song... was kinda stiff haha. Dennis was teaching him how to be“柔”when dancing haha... Dennis“扭”super gd neh lol.
They told us to choose a fast number this wk, so I picked 5 songs and burned their minus ones into CD. I chose to sing F.I.R's“你的微笑” 1st. Dunno was it cos I drank the cough medicine and it "took effect" or wat... I swear I literally "vomitted" out the lyrics smoothly... guess it's already "etched in my mind" since dunno when haha. Well, sth wrong with the mic at the start but I din really notice haha... and I began to sway ard the little space I was in. *虽然是小小的空间，但我每次都紧张。。。害怕它会把我“吞噬”掉。* Luckily my audience were kind ppl... they were smiling and tat gave me confidence somehw... thks. So, I din even had the chance to try out "You Belong With Me" and Sylvia they all confirmed“你的微笑” as my 2nd item in the concert.
Then, producers began to ask us for a rough concept/idea we've in mind as to how we're gonna dress for our performances. Well, I guess I already have them in mind... juz tat hair and make-up is a prob for me. *I needa find someone to teach me basic make-up ah~* Near the end, Dennis asked for whoever's interested in em-ceeing to do a short intro up front. Melissa, Evelyn, Marcus, Leann, EY, Jeremy and I went up haha. I was talking nonsense real fast... seriously haha. No“内涵”mostly in my speech lol... I myself wasn't impressed at all though. In the end, Dennis expects all who were interested to em-ceeing this time round to do a 10-min presentation for the opening of the concert on 27th Feb, when our lesson and rehearsals resume. They gonna have a mini CNY celebration on tat day too... but I might hav to give it a miss though.
*I already have some ideas in mind... but again it's broken... needa linked them up.*
*我很enjoy，但在人前就是放不开。*
Caught "Avatar".
Joined Alvin's class and haiz... cos of the cough and phlegm, my singing voice has gotten worse somehow... couldn't reach high notes while practising haha. Sang "Feels Like Home" in front... haha Alvin tot I sounded a bit nasal today lol.
Went for the last concert audition at 5pm. XH was already singing. I liked the tone of her voice... "clean" and the way she pronounce her words were clear. Shirley confirmed one of the fast song as her song item. Saw EY, Evelyn, Jeremy and Melissa danced today. Melissa was so nervous she forgot her dance steps for "Mr.Q" lol... poor gal... muz be even more stressed after seeing EY danced the same song. EY's kinda "aggressive" when she dances... and sings. Guess that's her "strong and fierce" personality that she's gonna bring onstage. Oh Jeremy danced to Show Luo's song... was kinda stiff haha. Dennis was teaching him how to be“柔”when dancing haha... Dennis“扭”super gd neh lol.
They told us to choose a fast number this wk, so I picked 5 songs and burned their minus ones into CD. I chose to sing F.I.R's“你的微笑” 1st. Dunno was it cos I drank the cough medicine and it "took effect" or wat... I swear I literally "vomitted" out the lyrics smoothly... guess it's already "etched in my mind" since dunno when haha. Well, sth wrong with the mic at the start but I din really notice haha... and I began to sway ard the little space I was in. *虽然是小小的空间，但我每次都紧张。。。害怕它会把我“吞噬”掉。* Luckily my audience were kind ppl... they were smiling and tat gave me confidence somehw... thks. So, I din even had the chance to try out "You Belong With Me" and Sylvia they all confirmed“你的微笑” as my 2nd item in the concert.
Then, producers began to ask us for a rough concept/idea we've in mind as to how we're gonna dress for our performances. Well, I guess I already have them in mind... juz tat hair and make-up is a prob for me. *I needa find someone to teach me basic make-up ah~* Near the end, Dennis asked for whoever's interested in em-ceeing to do a short intro up front. Melissa, Evelyn, Marcus, Leann, EY, Jeremy and I went up haha. I was talking nonsense real fast... seriously haha. No“内涵”mostly in my speech lol... I myself wasn't impressed at all though. In the end, Dennis expects all who were interested to em-ceeing this time round to do a 10-min presentation for the opening of the concert on 27th Feb, when our lesson and rehearsals resume. They gonna have a mini CNY celebration on tat day too... but I might hav to give it a miss though.
*I already have some ideas in mind... but again it's broken... needa linked them up.*
*我很enjoy，但在人前就是放不开。*
Caught "Avatar".
人类贪得无厌，破坏了大自然的生态。
Na'vi只是虚拟吗?
Rating: 4/5
Stopped singing @ 3:24 AM ♪
♪ Saturday, 6 February 2010 ♪
Shopping @ Bugis with MT
*早上七早八早起床很累，真叫人连打扮都嫌麻烦~*
Gt into our grps at HW111C for assignment 3... when we haven even started to touch our 1st assignment for the module lol. Din "tio" analysing poem for HC203... and I'm considering pon-ing nex wk's tut... haiz I really dun wanna my grade for this module to be pulled down cos of tut... wat a waste.
After HW111C's lect, all the other gals went home, while MT and I went Bugis V to shop. We went to this famous云吞面place to eat... MT's recommendation. It was nice.
Then, we began our long shopping trip in Bugis V. MT said she wanted a chaquered top, so we walked ard, and as we were gg round, I realised she loved off-shoulder tops as well... maybe cos she mentioned she wanted sth "decent" tat she could wear to her cousin's wedding. Some were nice among those she saw... and in the end, she finally gt one "brownish-bling-bling" off-shoulder top for 12bucks... tat one's kinda "woo"~
We walked ard a few rounds at the place, and anyway she'd gt a red chaquered top plus its belt b4 her off-shoulder top. MT loves red colour to the core haha.
We walked ard a few rounds at the place, and anyway she'd gt a red chaquered top plus its belt b4 her off-shoulder top. MT loves red colour to the core haha.
*My "rocker" style!? Eh... maybe more towards street wear ba haha.*
We went back Bugis V in the evening... walked ard a bit b4 we decided to hav dinner at Machika(?).
The Miso soup and Chawamushi weren't nice... a tad too bland. I loved only my prawn sushi... super nice... and it was 1-for-1 cos MT ordered her spicy tuna(?) ones. A full meal costed us ard $16 each.
*Shld I buy a hair straightener? So I could hav "straight hair" as and when I want to!*
Then, MT wanted to go over to Iluma. So we went and walked ard a little. I gt DBSK's hp strap ($2.50) cos MT showed me... tempted when she showed me my SE Aino could actualli allow for the hanging of the strap.
Gt myself a Chewy Junior Double Choc b4 I went home... cos actualli planned to eat it while watching "Avatar". Sadly, the "Avatar" I watched was in an "alien lang" which I din understand... and I needed to hear Eng badly... so I guess I can only watch it another day la.
Stopped singing @ 12:42 AM ♪
♪ Friday, 5 February 2010 ♪
The Spy Next Door
Woke up on thurs and read thru those lit poems for tml's HC203's tut. Wouldn't hav to read if nt for tat stupid teaching format cher suggested.
Went sch in the afternoon, met the gals in Chi lib and we printed our notes. Sadly, our outing for fri is cancelled... nt all of us couldn't make it. 9 ppl in a clique... too huge a grp... diff to get us all together for a outing la haha.
*我喜欢大团聚的感觉。但因为有过一些经历，所以我不强求大团圆，即使心里会莫名的down.*
HC205's lect was... boring again. The hairband I wore was giving me headaches, so I couldn't really concentrate till I took it down.
Rushed down to PS and met up with Alina and HT for our movie + dinner! Alina wanted to watch "The Spy Next Door", so we caught that.
After tat, we went Pastamania for dinner. Alina had the apple crumble pizza, while I had the Seafood Suppa pasta... hmm so-so nia.
Oh and of cos, nt forgetting we went HT's "fav camwhore place"... female toilet! Lol~ she likes the lightings in toilets lol... esp RP's. Oh and I reckon this cam program she dl-ed for her iphone is rather gd... as in the effects/results of photography is nice.
There's "sunset", "oldies" diff lighting effects for the shots haha... fun.
*人，总会长大。想法，总会变。距离，也许会扯远。但每一次的相聚，都是一次的快乐。*
Went sch in the afternoon, met the gals in Chi lib and we printed our notes. Sadly, our outing for fri is cancelled... nt all of us couldn't make it. 9 ppl in a clique... too huge a grp... diff to get us all together for a outing la haha.
*我喜欢大团聚的感觉。但因为有过一些经历，所以我不强求大团圆，即使心里会莫名的down.*
HC205's lect was... boring again. The hairband I wore was giving me headaches, so I couldn't really concentrate till I took it down.
Rushed down to PS and met up with Alina and HT for our movie + dinner! Alina wanted to watch "The Spy Next Door", so we caught that.
Jackie Chan's stunts and humour in the movie... funny. Lucas Till was in the show too... surprised to see that eye candy there haha.
Rating: 3.25/5
After tat, we went Pastamania for dinner. Alina had the apple crumble pizza, while I had the Seafood Suppa pasta... hmm so-so nia.
Oh and of cos, nt forgetting we went HT's "fav camwhore place"... female toilet! Lol~ she likes the lightings in toilets lol... esp RP's. Oh and I reckon this cam program she dl-ed for her iphone is rather gd... as in the effects/results of photography is nice.
*人，总会长大。想法，总会变。距离，也许会扯远。但每一次的相聚，都是一次的快乐。*
Stopped singing @ 1:37 AM ♪
♪ Wednesday, 3 February 2010 ♪
Kbox with WZ and Lynn
After HC203's lec, went Clementi to meet up with Lynn and WZ. We were early even after I had lunch, so went ard looking for WZ's cushion cover, and then we went big bookshop... looked at some astrology book and stuffs... so funny. WZ had jab for H1N1 today... so her whole left hand's kinda "crippled"... couldn't really lift it lol.
WZ booked Kbox rm under my name, but left her hp no. So, when the person asked for "my hp no.", I was stunt for a sec, looked at Lynn but seems she couldn't recall, and so I blabber out the number... wishing my memory was right... heng ah I din say wrongly LOL! We took student price package, and so WZ made a member card on the spot... 10bucks nw.
The rm was super cold... I din bring jacket... haiz haha. 1st time trying lime iced tea and it turns out nice... too bad I was coughing... and I think my cough has taken a turn for the worse nw... haiz... affected my singing voice neh... a little higher and my voice can split le. Oh and I realise WZ has a loving for doing the“合音”nw... lol she does this for most of the songs we sang haha. Lynn sings mostly "older" songs... haha.
*Alamak... "my voice" come back ah... I needa audition this sat eh haha.*
Went for dinner at LJS cos I gt the coupons. Had only the chicken wrap ($2) but omg... nt nice... too "nua" le. We were chatting when WZ saw JQ outside LJS haha. She was looking for a seat neh... I waved to her lo... and she came and sat with us, had her dinner too haha.
After tat, JQ and I took bus 154 home. We were on the topic of Fudan uni somehw and after she alighted, this uncle who had been sitting in front of us turned round and talked to me. He asked:“你们是中国来的吗?” I said "No." Then he continued:“你们的中文说得挺好的。”... and he laughed haha. I dunno y but felt a bit awkward, and since he looked "friendly", I replied him saying sth like "Erm... ok ba... normal SG ppl speak this way too." Lol~ and b4 he could say anything esle, I plucked my earpiece into my ears haha. Smsed JQ and she was LOL-ing.
Hmm... it's nt the 1st time ppl commented on my spoken mandarin. I mean, by right, u shld feel happy when ppl praise u for ur fluency, but somehow the praise comes in a "diff way"... like if u speak gd mandarin, ppl tend to think tat u muz be from China/Taiwan. That's hw ppl normally say to me. JQ was saying if it was cos of the fact tat we went Zhe Jiang for half a yr, and might had "subconciously" picked up their accent... I doubt so. For me, the reason for my better pronounciation is partly cos I'm from Chinese Studies since Poly. As a student of Chinese, it's natural that we tend to be more careful when we speak. And after coming into contact with so many lecturers who speak real gd mandarin, we'd pick up from them as well ah! Our immersion in China only expanded my knowledge when it came to "hearing"... as in I get to listen to even more diff kinds of Mandarin accents, but I din pick up their accent, at least nt in the long run haha.
身为能说得一口算不错的华语的新加坡人，我感到高兴、自豪。
Nt saying tat I would neglect my Eng of cos. I'm more of a linguistic person, so I always had a higher expectation of myself when it comes to langs... be it spoken or written. Oh... and my wish is to learn Korean lang well one day o~ haha.
*As for Hokkien and "singlish"... I'm already an expert on the latter la. Hokkien mah... gt no prob with listening but sometimes I've prob when I wanna express anything in Hokkien... esp to the elders haha.*
WZ booked Kbox rm under my name, but left her hp no. So, when the person asked for "my hp no.", I was stunt for a sec, looked at Lynn but seems she couldn't recall, and so I blabber out the number... wishing my memory was right... heng ah I din say wrongly LOL! We took student price package, and so WZ made a member card on the spot... 10bucks nw.
The rm was super cold... I din bring jacket... haiz haha. 1st time trying lime iced tea and it turns out nice... too bad I was coughing... and I think my cough has taken a turn for the worse nw... haiz... affected my singing voice neh... a little higher and my voice can split le. Oh and I realise WZ has a loving for doing the“合音”nw... lol she does this for most of the songs we sang haha. Lynn sings mostly "older" songs... haha.
*Alamak... "my voice" come back ah... I needa audition this sat eh haha.*
Went for dinner at LJS cos I gt the coupons. Had only the chicken wrap ($2) but omg... nt nice... too "nua" le. We were chatting when WZ saw JQ outside LJS haha. She was looking for a seat neh... I waved to her lo... and she came and sat with us, had her dinner too haha.
After tat, JQ and I took bus 154 home. We were on the topic of Fudan uni somehw and after she alighted, this uncle who had been sitting in front of us turned round and talked to me. He asked:“你们是中国来的吗?” I said "No." Then he continued:“你们的中文说得挺好的。”... and he laughed haha. I dunno y but felt a bit awkward, and since he looked "friendly", I replied him saying sth like "Erm... ok ba... normal SG ppl speak this way too." Lol~ and b4 he could say anything esle, I plucked my earpiece into my ears haha. Smsed JQ and she was LOL-ing.
Hmm... it's nt the 1st time ppl commented on my spoken mandarin. I mean, by right, u shld feel happy when ppl praise u for ur fluency, but somehow the praise comes in a "diff way"... like if u speak gd mandarin, ppl tend to think tat u muz be from China/Taiwan. That's hw ppl normally say to me. JQ was saying if it was cos of the fact tat we went Zhe Jiang for half a yr, and might had "subconciously" picked up their accent... I doubt so. For me, the reason for my better pronounciation is partly cos I'm from Chinese Studies since Poly. As a student of Chinese, it's natural that we tend to be more careful when we speak. And after coming into contact with so many lecturers who speak real gd mandarin, we'd pick up from them as well ah! Our immersion in China only expanded my knowledge when it came to "hearing"... as in I get to listen to even more diff kinds of Mandarin accents, but I din pick up their accent, at least nt in the long run haha.
身为能说得一口算不错的华语的新加坡人，我感到高兴、自豪。
Nt saying tat I would neglect my Eng of cos. I'm more of a linguistic person, so I always had a higher expectation of myself when it comes to langs... be it spoken or written. Oh... and my wish is to learn Korean lang well one day o~ haha.
*As for Hokkien and "singlish"... I'm already an expert on the latter la. Hokkien mah... gt no prob with listening but sometimes I've prob when I wanna express anything in Hokkien... esp to the elders haha.*
Stopped singing @ 11:57 PM ♪
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Creation
Was watching "Hello Baby" epi 2... this epi is nicer compared to the 1st haha. SHINee members might be "young dads", but they're rather comfortable with their kid YooGeun ard haha. Except for Onew... he seems terrified of gg near YooGeun... so satisfied with watching the boy "from afar"~ *Onew's smile is attractive oh my!* Minho seems really close with YooGeun... and even Jong Hyun, who din like kids according to him, was vying for YooGeun's attention haha!
Shall post a pic of cute YooGeun~ and imo, he looks a bit like a mini version of S.H.E's Ella LOL!
Anyway, was a bit bored during HC203's lec, so while SS was drawing... I joined in a bit too haha... and here's Snowman's "trademark" emoticon drawing...
Went market and trimmed my hair a little. Was praying for a gal/auntie hairstylist to come do my hair (cos easier to communicate imo), yet a guy came. Ok no choice... and guess wat? He finished cutting my hair in less than 5mins! Cos I told him I wanted to keep the length, juz trim it thinner and the fringes as well. *$3.80 in less than 5mins wow~ but luckily my hair looks neater nw.*
Caught "Creation".
Shall post a pic of cute YooGeun~ and imo, he looks a bit like a mini version of S.H.E's Ella LOL!
*Hmm... I do agree tat my dressing today was kinda "Jap" yeah haha... I dun normally wear so "cute" de lol. 心血来潮吧~*
Went market and trimmed my hair a little. Was praying for a gal/auntie hairstylist to come do my hair (cos easier to communicate imo), yet a guy came. Ok no choice... and guess wat? He finished cutting my hair in less than 5mins! Cos I told him I wanted to keep the length, juz trim it thinner and the fringes as well. *$3.80 in less than 5mins wow~ but luckily my hair looks neater nw.*
Caught "Creation".
Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species"... I din noe there's such a story behind it.
Even animals have feelings, then the more so human shld. It's not wrong to feel.
Rating: 3.25/5
Stopped singing @ 12:29 AM ♪
♪ Monday, 1 February 2010 ♪
"Korean" post~
No SHINee for me today haha~ *Tot I could go for the 1st ever autograph session in my life lol~* Wanted to meet with QW at Lot 1 at 12.30pm, b4 the start of the autograph session at 1.30pm.
So I woke up at like 10+am, and the 1st sms I received was from SS. Lol~ she told me she went Lot 1 at 6.30am... but couldn't get into the 1000ppl queue for autograph sia! SS said the place was so overcrowded with ppl tat she couldn't even see the stage ba? Very disappointed... so she left the place at 11+ le.
OMG... I heard from Michelle her friend who went at 4am oso could nt get into the queue... can't believe how popular SHINee is over here in SG! Such chaos... and I read on forum about how bad the organising was done for the event... poor fans who spent hrs there. Oh and MJ told me she went to FT Island's event at IMM instead haha~ at least she gt to see the guys lol.
*SS said nex time SJ coming she gonna "camp" le haha! I would too~*
Shall post some pics some fans and professional took at the event:
Was reading fan accts and they were saying how pics do SHINee boys no justice... they look a lot better in person according to those fans. Okie I gt to say Jong Hyun's "puppy eyes" are really cute here lol.
A random pic of FT Island I saw that was taken in SG... loved how colourful their dressings were!
Jong Hwa looked absolutely "finest" here! He does remind me of Jong Hyun of SHINee haha. Liked how he sang... and his image is so diff from his character in "미남이시네요".
Alright... so I'm off to watching SHINee and f(x) on "Kim Jung Eun's Chocolate" nw~
So I woke up at like 10+am, and the 1st sms I received was from SS. Lol~ she told me she went Lot 1 at 6.30am... but couldn't get into the 1000ppl queue for autograph sia! SS said the place was so overcrowded with ppl tat she couldn't even see the stage ba? Very disappointed... so she left the place at 11+ le.
OMG... I heard from Michelle her friend who went at 4am oso could nt get into the queue... can't believe how popular SHINee is over here in SG! Such chaos... and I read on forum about how bad the organising was done for the event... poor fans who spent hrs there. Oh and MJ told me she went to FT Island's event at IMM instead haha~ at least she gt to see the guys lol.
*SS said nex time SJ coming she gonna "camp" le haha! I would too~*
Shall post some pics some fans and professional took at the event:
A random pic of FT Island I saw that was taken in SG... loved how colourful their dressings were!
So here I am... "guai guai" revising HC230 at home in the afternoon. Well hmm I fell aslp after a while actualli haha. Woke up, showered, had dinner and then went for tuition with Goklas. That boy ah... "single" again lol. Was doing oral with him... and he gt nervous when I started to sound serious haha.
Random but I saw this photoshopped poster... into DBSK~ gosh they look gd here, esp U-Know and Hero... erm okie Micky's "very small" here haha.
Hav been watching CN Blue's performance of "외톨이야" on diff music shows. These 2 had been my fav so far... and I couldn't bear to leave out either... cos I reckon 2 of the members, Jung Yong Hwa and Lee Jong Hyun looked gd in the performances below, respectively!
Jong Hyun is the one on the right hand side, playing the guitar. He's the 2nd vocalist in the band, besides Yong Hwa. Dunno why I din take notice of him at 1st, but I reckon there's something in his looks tat gives off a mysterious feel haha. He doesn't look Korean too... I mean his image reminds me of a Japanese.
Jong Hwa looked absolutely "finest" here! He does remind me of Jong Hyun of SHINee haha. Liked how he sang... and his image is so diff from his character in "미남이시네요".
Alright... so I'm off to watching SHINee and f(x) on "Kim Jung Eun's Chocolate" nw~
Stopped singing @ 12:21 AM ♪
♪ Sunday, 31 January 2010 ♪
Concert?
Went for singing lesson alone today... WZ, WK, ZL and ZX all din turn up... I was the only one. Honestly, was feeling kinda bored... until I sat on the train... ah long journey haha.
Since I was the only student, Felix asked me to join Alvin's class. Did a little of pitching again, and sang a little. I brought my minus one and lyrics to class, cos intuition told me I might be called up for audition this wk... and yeah Felix told me to go for it.
There were like 7-8 producers ba... I oso nt very sure cos some of them were behind me, while some were in charge of the sounds and blah. Saw Evelyn, Melissa and Shirley whom I haven met in a long time haha. I'm still coughing bit by bit today, so I guessed that affected my voice somehw. And gosh... I dunno if anyone notices... I've all along been super nervous when singing in front of ppl! My voice sounds kinda“脆”today... as if it's gonna split anytime. I sang“假装”1st, but the producers tot I couldn't even reach the low notes in front, so switched to“迷宫”. I think my singing of this song last time has left a deep impression on them le la... Dennis was in fact asking me to sing this song right from the start when I went up. Oh well, I heard the producers behind me saying "Eh... this song she can reach the low notes eh." LOL~ are the low notes in“迷宫”lower than those in“假装”? Maybe... but I think it's the way I sing. I noe clearly I am using diff singing techniques when I sing both songs. Hehe... again maybe when the song is a more relax one, I would automatically "relax" my vocals when I sing... and that's y I could reach the low notes easier ba? Then, Dennis began talking about the use of diff mics, and how sound engineers use equalisers to do diff mic settings to suit diff ppl's voice.
Hmm... dunno wat to say about Dennis's "praises" though. I dunno but somehw the more he sings about them, the more pressurised I feel. I mean... he only saw me host once with Esther... I dunno but I dun think that proves tat my MC ability is "tat gd". And as for my singing, he said I din give my 100% today... only half cos I'm sick. He's correct partly, and partly it was cos I was real nervous. I mean all the ppl who went for audition today are already the confirmed ones whom will be in the coming up concert. I haven really performed b4 neh... naturally I'm kind of nervous about this. Felix mentioned that the concert's date isn't fixed as yet, but prob Apr/May... or Jun/Jul. I hope it's the latter, cos I would hav finished my exams by then and could focus on the rehearsals. I mean yeah I agree tat artistes at E.A.I would hav waited long for the opportunity to go on stage... but I really dun want it to clash with my studies. *I can't imagine having to prepare for songs and dances, or even mcee-ing in the midst of exams. I will definitely prioritise my studies.*
So nw, “迷宫”is the 1st confirmed song tat I would be performing at the concert. As for the host, at 1st Dennis said he would pair me up with a guy (can't rmb his name), but then later he opened the position to the flr. Many of them were interested in hosting too. *Fair enough this way... the best man shall get the job haha.* Gt to find fast tempo songs for the last audition nex Sat. I already hav some in mind... hopefully I dun screw up again. Oh and I muz prepare le this time round... cos I din prepare for today's... and thus跑拍when I was singing haha.
Audition dragged till 9.30pm. Shirley and I were too hungry, so we went to the petrol station nearby (during the 10mins break) and gt some pies from CHEERS store haha. She's a real generous person... treated me to the pies again. It's nt the 1st time she's treating me... and I'm always saying I want to treat her the nex time... but seems like it nv realises haha. Caught up with her a bit and gt to noe tat she's living with her bf nw~ alamak they were together for 1+yr le ba... din noe sia haha. I like chatting with her... she sounds kinda“单纯”sometimes, but taught me some things at other times.
Shirley drove Melissa and I to Paya Lebar MRT station b4 she headed home. Melissa was hungry, so she bought a drink from Mr.Bean and we sat down nearby to chat. Mostly about our lessons there and her "dream" and how she goes about realising it slowly. I can see the determination in her... admire her for it. I mean she really works for wat she wants, nt juz simply saying.
*Me? We share diff dreams I reckon... singing is sth that would most likely only be a hobby in my life ba? If nt, I would let it be my "part-time job" at most lol.*
Re-watched this performance by 2PM... dancing to Black Eye Peas's "Bom Bom Pow". Very manly ah~ and I liked Taecyeon's rap and Junsu's voice in the song... nice even though it's pre-recorded.
Since I was the only student, Felix asked me to join Alvin's class. Did a little of pitching again, and sang a little. I brought my minus one and lyrics to class, cos intuition told me I might be called up for audition this wk... and yeah Felix told me to go for it.
There were like 7-8 producers ba... I oso nt very sure cos some of them were behind me, while some were in charge of the sounds and blah. Saw Evelyn, Melissa and Shirley whom I haven met in a long time haha. I'm still coughing bit by bit today, so I guessed that affected my voice somehw. And gosh... I dunno if anyone notices... I've all along been super nervous when singing in front of ppl! My voice sounds kinda“脆”today... as if it's gonna split anytime. I sang“假装”1st, but the producers tot I couldn't even reach the low notes in front, so switched to“迷宫”. I think my singing of this song last time has left a deep impression on them le la... Dennis was in fact asking me to sing this song right from the start when I went up. Oh well, I heard the producers behind me saying "Eh... this song she can reach the low notes eh." LOL~ are the low notes in“迷宫”lower than those in“假装”? Maybe... but I think it's the way I sing. I noe clearly I am using diff singing techniques when I sing both songs. Hehe... again maybe when the song is a more relax one, I would automatically "relax" my vocals when I sing... and that's y I could reach the low notes easier ba? Then, Dennis began talking about the use of diff mics, and how sound engineers use equalisers to do diff mic settings to suit diff ppl's voice.
Hmm... dunno wat to say about Dennis's "praises" though. I dunno but somehw the more he sings about them, the more pressurised I feel. I mean... he only saw me host once with Esther... I dunno but I dun think that proves tat my MC ability is "tat gd". And as for my singing, he said I din give my 100% today... only half cos I'm sick. He's correct partly, and partly it was cos I was real nervous. I mean all the ppl who went for audition today are already the confirmed ones whom will be in the coming up concert. I haven really performed b4 neh... naturally I'm kind of nervous about this. Felix mentioned that the concert's date isn't fixed as yet, but prob Apr/May... or Jun/Jul. I hope it's the latter, cos I would hav finished my exams by then and could focus on the rehearsals. I mean yeah I agree tat artistes at E.A.I would hav waited long for the opportunity to go on stage... but I really dun want it to clash with my studies. *I can't imagine having to prepare for songs and dances, or even mcee-ing in the midst of exams. I will definitely prioritise my studies.*
So nw, “迷宫”is the 1st confirmed song tat I would be performing at the concert. As for the host, at 1st Dennis said he would pair me up with a guy (can't rmb his name), but then later he opened the position to the flr. Many of them were interested in hosting too. *Fair enough this way... the best man shall get the job haha.* Gt to find fast tempo songs for the last audition nex Sat. I already hav some in mind... hopefully I dun screw up again. Oh and I muz prepare le this time round... cos I din prepare for today's... and thus跑拍when I was singing haha.
Audition dragged till 9.30pm. Shirley and I were too hungry, so we went to the petrol station nearby (during the 10mins break) and gt some pies from CHEERS store haha. She's a real generous person... treated me to the pies again. It's nt the 1st time she's treating me... and I'm always saying I want to treat her the nex time... but seems like it nv realises haha. Caught up with her a bit and gt to noe tat she's living with her bf nw~ alamak they were together for 1+yr le ba... din noe sia haha. I like chatting with her... she sounds kinda“单纯”sometimes, but taught me some things at other times.
Shirley drove Melissa and I to Paya Lebar MRT station b4 she headed home. Melissa was hungry, so she bought a drink from Mr.Bean and we sat down nearby to chat. Mostly about our lessons there and her "dream" and how she goes about realising it slowly. I can see the determination in her... admire her for it. I mean she really works for wat she wants, nt juz simply saying.
*Me? We share diff dreams I reckon... singing is sth that would most likely only be a hobby in my life ba? If nt, I would let it be my "part-time job" at most lol.*
Re-watched this performance by 2PM... dancing to Black Eye Peas's "Bom Bom Pow". Very manly ah~ and I liked Taecyeon's rap and Junsu's voice in the song... nice even though it's pre-recorded.
Stopped singing @ 2:43 AM ♪
♪ Friday, 29 January 2010 ♪
Went for HW111C's tut with SS... YQ and YY were in another class though. Hmm did some grp discussions in class and I tot it was quite fun... as compared to HC203's tut later at 11.30am... haiz. *1st assignment for HW111C to be handed in on 22nd Feb~*
HC203's tut was totally... boring. I dun like Mr Ho's suggestion of 20% of our marks on participation in class tuts juz for each of us to explain poems for this module. I mean omg... with a cher that simply is there calling on students to analyse poems (she emphasized tat each of us needs to say 5-10mins somemore~) and nt answering to any of our doubts/questions on the poems... wat's she doing here anyway!? We can "self-study" le la... come on we're in uni... nt small kids who need someone to supervise on our learning. And she sorta "threaten" us to prepare for our tuts nex time round... if nt we would be given "0" for participation marks... wat the!? I can't wait for her to "shoo" after 4 tutorials hmph!
*I'd rather he gave us written assignments sia~*
After lesson, met WZ and Lynn at Lakeside. We went for lunch at market, and I was listening to some talks... interesting. WZ bought some wall stickers again at pasar malam... 2bucks each nia... cheaper than the ones she gt in JB.
The weather was too hot in the afternoon, so WZ suggested coming over to my house. 3 of us chatted in my rm in the afternoon... about friends... mostly their clique haha.
Went market and took my new spec~ I feel a little dizzy in it... normal when one wears new specs... and esp for ppl like me who have a huge diff in lvl of short-sightedness in both eyes.
HC203's tut was totally... boring. I dun like Mr Ho's suggestion of 20% of our marks on participation in class tuts juz for each of us to explain poems for this module. I mean omg... with a cher that simply is there calling on students to analyse poems (she emphasized tat each of us needs to say 5-10mins somemore~) and nt answering to any of our doubts/questions on the poems... wat's she doing here anyway!? We can "self-study" le la... come on we're in uni... nt small kids who need someone to supervise on our learning. And she sorta "threaten" us to prepare for our tuts nex time round... if nt we would be given "0" for participation marks... wat the!? I can't wait for her to "shoo" after 4 tutorials hmph!
*I'd rather he gave us written assignments sia~*
After lesson, met WZ and Lynn at Lakeside. We went for lunch at market, and I was listening to some talks... interesting. WZ bought some wall stickers again at pasar malam... 2bucks each nia... cheaper than the ones she gt in JB.
The weather was too hot in the afternoon, so WZ suggested coming over to my house. 3 of us chatted in my rm in the afternoon... about friends... mostly their clique haha.
Went market and took my new spec~ I feel a little dizzy in it... normal when one wears new specs... and esp for ppl like me who have a huge diff in lvl of short-sightedness in both eyes.
Nt easy for me to take a "decent" pic since I dun look gd on cam normally. The above is considered ok le... after some shots lol. Hmm as for this spec, think I would wear on certain occasions ba... depending on my dressing for the day... or either "randomly" when I feel like it hehe.
Mum still reckons tat I look better in a frameless spec, but this is alright too. Think ppl ard me (and myself) need some time to "adapt" to a new look hehe~
Mum still reckons tat I look better in a frameless spec, but this is alright too. Think ppl ard me (and myself) need some time to "adapt" to a new look hehe~
Alright, a short post cos I'm off to watching SHINee's variety shows nw.
Stopped singing @ 11:26 PM ♪
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