I'm 25 today :)

I think this will prob be the last year that i'll be publicly declaring my age... i never used to understand why women are so hesistant with their age but now i totally feel for them & joining the gang....

I have a feeling today will be a great day despite me being cooped up at home with my books.

My sisters sprung a surprise for me early this morning at 1am with a cake at my house... thanks R & AT, love u guys much much! So sweet of both of u & i miss the both of u so so much!!! Cuz of work & studying, anti-social me haven't meet them for more than a month...

As I'm typing this, mum's making a carrot birthday cake for me (incl. fresh cream & sugar carrots)! Yum yum...

Not forgetting the msgs from all my really sweet friends, thanks for remembering my bdae & the well wishes :)

Kiez enough of time wasting here... as my bro said, i need to get back to my 3000 dolllars paper preparation... fingers x....

Don't be too choosy?!

I know i'm supposed to keep off the comp but I can't help but to have to say something about this: National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan had this advice for newly-weds and first-time homebuyers today - 'Don't be too choosy'.

I find this statement extremely laughable. Excuse me, we are talking about a big investment here of at least 200k, not supermarket shopping for an item which costs $2. If you don't choose to be picky at this time, when do you? Besides, there's inertia costs to be considered. Once you've move into a place it's very time consuming,tiring & costly to uproot yourself to another place plus all the hardwork you've to put in to find a new home. For quite a handful of ppl, upgrading is prob least on their minds, they just hope to get it right the first time, find a place they like and live happily after.

what have been said recently in the public arena hasn't been too palatable... i'm sure ppl haven't forgotten what was said by Lim Hng Kiang a couple of weeks ago about inflation: going for alternative choices if your usual items are rising in price.... that's equivalent to lowering standards of living. The economy is doing well and yet ppl will have to settle for less... if i remember correctly, a politician in another country said something along the same lines and was forced to resign...


disclaimer: just my 2 cents worth... no politicial views or opinions intended.

Sheesh...I'm going to be on the wrong side of 25 in 4 days... yikes...n there i'm "wasting" precious time dating my books...bah...

Things to do...

Itchy butt me can't focus on something for too long...been tinking of doing a load of other tings while trying to study... shall get it out of my system once n for all so i can focus focus focus!!!

(not in order)

1. Tidy up my room & redecorate!!! (i want a victorian theme with brocade wallpapers but i like my yellow room...)
2. Tidy up my work table b4 the stack of newspapers, printouts, research papers, press releases engulf me
3. Book tickets for Beauty World & perhaps Jacky Cheung
4. Plan New Year getaway with R & AT
5. Plan Post Bdae BBQ (if it happens....)
6. Plan London & New York holiday
7. Organise KKN Xmas & New Year gathering
8. SHOPPING!!!! (Been deprived....)
9. Watch uncut version of Lust, Caution (if it's still showing) & Enchanted
10. Exercise more

i desperately need to concentrate on my remaining books...shall return to my 2h-sleep-a-day routine back in my thesis writing & pre-A levels days...not sure if i've the stamina or not... getting old already...

A Perfect Day

Read this column entitled "A Perfect Day" in the Straits Times today. I had a thought of what would be my perfect day, and the first thing that came to my mind was this:

A Perfect Sunday:
-Attend 830am service at All Souls London
-Dim Sum at Chinatown / Lunch at Misato
-Shopping at Spitalfields, Liverpool Street & Brick Lane street market
-Bagels at Brick Lane then Crepes at Hampstead
-Grocery shopping at giant Tesco or Sainsbury or Oriental City
-Dinner at Oriental City
-A pint at the neighbourhood family pub with friends
OR
-Dinner at a pub followed by a musical/standup comedy/ballet

I miss London. Studying makes me miss it even more.