the shopping queen strikes again!

i'm back :D got a few goodies yesterday during my shopping excursion, ALONE.

i like shopping alone. i can almost never get anything when i'm shopping with people (except for my sis or mum) coz well, i dont know. i dont like keeping people waiting for me while i pick what to try on and what to buy after that. BUT, i dont mind going windows shopping with people ;)

complicated, yes i know!

but anyway, i got 2 tops, 2 panties, 2 bras, a few pairs of socks, a few birthday cards and whatnots. most of the things i got were on sale, except for my bras and panties. spent quite a bit in that lingerie shop, but they had things which were too cute to walk out of the store empty handed.

nevertheless, i felt guilty for spending so much yesterday. so much for saving for my end of year trip :(

i've got pictures of the tops i bought (no sorry, to bra and panties pictures to show you) on my phone, but i haven't tranferred it yet so i'll post it up another time.

i've got a 21st to attend tonight, and i have absolutely no idea what to wear. the theme is oriental and i have nothing oriental-ish that will suit the theme -.-" i guess i'll just go as myself..since i'm somewhat oriental, no?

and that's it for today :)

i see blood on his face..on the floor..blood blood.....

i've been having really weird bursts of energy lately. i went swimming yesterday, and i must've done over 50 laps, with a few breaks in between. i did so much kicking with my kickboard and also tried to do my tumble turns. i've never been able to swim so many laps without lots and lots of breaks in between..but yesterday, i was like "WOW! this feels AWESOME!"

i've managed to work on the distance of my tumble turn, so now i have to learn to do the streamline after doing the tumble turn. it's pretty cool doing the flip at the end of each lap :D gives you this 'weird' yet special sensation when you flip in the water!

anyway, i haven't been blogging much coz..well, i dont spend much time online. i was working 9 days straight, so darryl finally decided to let me have a 5 days off. awesome eh? so now i have a wee bit more time to blog :)

work has been alright, except the other day when this 14 years old kid fainted when he was coming out of the spa and knocked his nose on the steps. i was the only one on duty in that area as everyone else was either on their break or doing something in the office so i had to leave poolside unattended, which is a big NO NO, but i really didn't have a choice! i sent a lady to go get the other lifeguards in the office, but i think someone alerted them before the lady reached the office coz they came rushing out to help me.

i ran over to the guy and his dad was with him. i asked the dad what happened and all the dad could say was "he was uh...he uh...he....uhhh....was..." so i told him to just hang in there and i'll be back really soon with some gloves and tissue to clean up the blood. there was blood ALL over the kid's face and the boy looked really really pale and he was closing his eyes and opening his eyes, not really responding to what's going on. i was really lucky that Trent happened to be there for his physio appointment so he came to help me out and basically took over what i was doing. i was just helping him to get the oxygen tank and wheelchair to take the kid into the first aid room.

it was a really scary sight. the kid lying down on the ground with his father supporting his head, and the blood all over the floor and on his face. i went to bed that night, and i could still see images of him and all the blood. the following day, i was back at work at 5am, and whenever i had to go to the dark places, images of the kid will come flashing through my mind. it's really scary. it makes me wonder how i'll react when i have to deal with a dead body or if someone dies on me......

but it was a good lesson for all the lifeguards and an eye opener to the other lifeguards who are not very competent in doing their job. darryl got a good told off from my manager for leaving me by myself on poolside, watching 2 pools plus a spa. we're meant to have at least 2 lifeguards on duty at all times in that area, but i guess no one expected that to happen...

the next day, i got brendon to go through with me on how to use the oxygen tank. i kinda know how to use it, but just to be safe, i told him to show me the operating procedure. i suppose i'll be able to handle most emergencies from now on...darryl asked me the day after the accident "were you freaked out when the kid passed out?" and i said "what do you think?! there was blood all over the place and he looked horrible!!" and he said "yeah. i thought you looked scared. heh"

-.-"

and that's it for the day. stay tune for more interesting work stories :p now it's time for me to go get ready to go shopping at sylvia park. i was there for the 4th phase grand opening yesterday (seems like i'm ALWAYS there for their grand opening) and there are quite a number of sale going on. NYEHEHEHE.

i will come back with an update of my shopping!

t00dles my love!

i really dislike it when my family make arrangements without thinking about my needs. dad and bro made arrangements for bro's car to have AA inspection, so bro will be driving MY car away on wed, and we're left with NO car, except for our honda, which mum will be driving to work.

problem is, i start at 5am on wed, and how am i supposed to go to work? dad knows very well that i am working on wed, so why did he just arrange without asking me first?! i'm REALLY pissed because now i dont know what's going on. even tonight, i dont know who'll be picking me up from work.

we usually have 3 cars at home, but mum has sent her other car for servicing, hence leaving me with no car since dad needs my car to pick my sisters up.

this is REALLY frustrating you know. i have to work too..

it's so inconsiderate. what if i made arrangements to do something and leave them with nothing one day? gosh they'll probably disown me >"<

@ eastern beach

sis and i took a stroll along the beach the other day so i could play with my camera functions. i set it to manual and tweaked with a few settings, but since i'm a total n00b when it comes to things like that, my pictures ended up rather grainy....so just bear with me while looking through the pics ok?


this is my wee sis walking to the beach :) she's such a cutie!!


erm, the beach :p


trees!!


OH HO HO! lookie it's me (ok fine. i'll stop being lame...)



these photos look as if someone's stalking me -.-"
the second pic looks weird coz..well, i was giving a very hearty laugh after chasing the seagull away :D








look at me jump..i like the second one best ;)


poser alert...



i should frame these pics!


last one~

ok. bed time. night~

ps: i'll be leaving my cellphone on absolute silent for txts (no vibration or beep anymore) coz i have trouble going back to sleep when i get a txt late at night. so dont be offended if i dont reply you. if it's URGENT, ring me.

weird..

i dont know why i got paid when i didnt work any of last week?

O.o

and it's over $300 too!

:D i dont mind free money! wahey wahey!!

*rofl*

unwell :(

i've been having a headache for the last few days and it starts late evening. i had it yesterday while i was at work so i was pretty quiet towards the end of my shift. i thought it was due to all the incidents that happened at work, but apparently now. i had it the day before yesterday as well, and it was towards the end of my shift again. i think it's my lack of sleep catching up with me.

doesnt really help that i've got a mild sorethroat and runny nose to deal with along with the headache. the constant yawning is really driving me nuts. tonight will be an early night for me.

i really wanted to meet up with christine martin and tina tonight, but i dont think i'll be of good company with my splitting headache. i'll most likely stare into space and look really bored -.-" so i'm very very sorry loves....

anyway, i'm gonna help mum to prepare dinner now and be a good daughter like i should be :p

my secret ambition!

a while ago, i remember blogging about jimmy telling me that i should open an "asian" swim school because there are so many asians who cant swim and make us lifeguards jump in to safe them. i took it as a joke then because i thought "that's so ridiculous! why the heck would i open an ASIAN swim school?!"

i thought about what jimmy told me and i realised that since i've started working at LEP, cases where lifeguards had to jump in involved asian swimmers. i have had a few 'scares' myself, no thanks to asian swimmers as well, which is pretty upsetting.

that same night after jimmy's suggestion, i told my mum what had happened while i was at work and what jimmy had suggested to me. my mum thought it was a brilliant idea but i was still rather hesitant about it. i know i like teaching kids to swim and see the results at the end of it, BUT it's different when you teach kids how to swim occasionally AND teaching 'em little monsters EVERYDAY!

my mum then spoke to my dad about that idea, and my dad was rather keen about it. they all know how much i enjoy teaching kids how to swim and etc., so the following day, my mum continued the conversation with me and told me that she spoke to my dad and that he's quite keen on the idea. dad thinks that it will be successful if it's managed properly, and in the right location, offering the right kind of service to the people in the community (wah, i suddenly feel so mature typing that sentence!! LOL).

anyway, i told dad that i wouldnt mind teaching and running a swim school as long as he starts it up for me - i dont have the finance for it you see. so he said to me "concentrate on your studies first, and we can talk about this when you're done" to which i said "ok! when i come back from travelling overseas, you can fund my business. teehee!"

since then, i've thought a lot about it and with each passing day, i can actually see myself running a swim school and training young teachers how to teach swimming. and i'm actually looking forward to making that a dream come true :) i've basically decided that i dont want to work in food science field, because i reckon it'll be boring, especially after discovering how much i enjoy when i work with kids.

i used to think that i'm not the kind of person who has the patience to work with wee ones, but i was proven wrong time and time again, when i was teaching little kids how to swim. often, when i'm lifeguarding the lap pool at work, i'd rather offer help to teach kids who are trying to dive or trying to improve their technique. at times, i also explain certain techniques to adults who looks like they would appreciate some help (not all appreciate it) and i've had a lot of people thanking me at the end of the day for correcting them or teaching them..and that's what i like. i like to feel appreciated after doing something for people, but what's better is to see how they've improved.

so there you go. my secret ambition is to be a swimming teacher and to run my own swimming school, and not to be a food scientist :p dont ask me why i'm studying food science and not childhood education or sports and recreation or something. i dont know the answer to that question!

until today, it's only a PLAN, so dont come knocking on the door to ask me how to swim ok!

and dont laugh :p

seeing the world through slit eyes..

ok the title is random. i'm just too tired to think of something creative (not like i'm creative when i'm feeling 100% anyway!). but anyway, i have slit eyes now from all the late nights and lack of sleep.

BUT..it's all over for now! so glad that thursday evening is finally here, and all 3 exams are done!! today's exam wasn't bad coz i had a cheat sheet :"D which was really good, coz most of the theoretical questions that they asked were written neatly in my cheat sheet ^^ aren't i blessed ;)

i had such a good time laughing away and enjoying myself at my workplace today. i took my sisters for their swimming training, and because i was too tired, i decided not to swim. so i sat with daddle in the office talking bullocks to him, then he asked me to go on this new massager thingy but i refused coz it looked really weird and it was out in the open for the people to see >"< but don went on it and it looked like he really enjoyed it! *ppfffttt! i'll go another time :p

anyway...my little secret ambition. that's up next or tomorrow! coz i'm workibg tmrw, and i got some dvds so cut me some slack, but i promise it'll be up before the weekend :)

*pssst..

ps: look out for the following updates from tomorrow onwards:

• i'll let you in on my secret ambition :)
• my bedroom makeover (YAY YAY!!)
• my views on exams

till then, t00dles!

who's there...

it's interesting to see people from everywhere is reading my blog..i thought only a few of my friends are stalking me, but apparently not. i know there are readers from the following places:

• shah alam, malaysia (who accessed my blog from UITM ar? say hello faster!!)
• clifton springs, australia
• mangere
• wanganui
• palmerston north (from massey uni...this must be you lucy darling!)
• westfield (err..i dunno anyone from christchurch..who are you?)
• the rest are all from auckland. but a few of you aucklanders freak me out. who is using woosh? are you stalking my blog? i get like, 5+ visits from you a day!! LOL

everyone who visits my blog MUST say hello to me ok!!!

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randomness aside, i cant find my chemmat463 book -.-" i can never seem to find anything in my room..well, to be honest, i'm not surprised. coz my room's in a mess and i have to tippy toe to move around >"< i'm surprised that my parents haven't given me the "talk" yet. HURHUR. but i'm gonna go for a wee shopping trip on friday to get those boxes to keep all my notes and stack them up somewhere. 3.5 years of accumulated notes is just....not good.

oh yeah, i burst into tears this morning on the way to the ferry :( i felt so stressed and with the lack of sleep and everything, i wasn't feeling my best. i just...cried. then mum was like "OMG! what's wrong with you???" and yeah..i just kept quiet and tried to get rid of all the tears. AND then, of all things, my contact lens went UP my right eye and i hard a hard time trying to get it out with tears and everything. BLAHH! what a good start to my day...

but at least, 2 exams down, and i feel like i deserved a breather so i've been bumming around since i got home until now. even allowed myself to watch prison break :)

thanks to everyone for the best wishes :) love you all long time!! MWAH MWAH MWAH!!!

...

sometimes, things of the past that has been buried should be left buried. they shouldn't be dug up again, because hurtful and insulting remarks will be thrown back at you, and painful memories will come back haunting you.

i guess money isn't a big deal, even though it's quite a bit of money - i think it's best to leave it where i've left it. it's just not worth making contact, and being thrown back out of your comfort zone, again and again.

from now on, i will not dig up anymore of my past (anything that is painful), and i will go out of my way to earn back the money i've lost during this holiday. it's not gonna be difficult, but it'll take effort.

some people are just way too shallow, so it's just not worth doing it anymore.

what's better for me now, is to try to concentrate on last minute studying, instead of bawling my eyes out to release stress and whatnot. it's not helping too much, because every 2 minutes or so, i'll start bawling again.

i feel like quitting uni already and go achieve my dreams sooner :(

99% dead-ed

I AM VERY STRESSED ARRRRR!!!

I ONLY HAVE TOMORROW LEFT TO CRAM FOR THREE PAPERS!!

HOWWWWW?!?!!?! -.-"

why is my exam timetable so terrible?!

ps: I NEED A MIRACLE. SO PLEASEEE PRAY FOR ME OK!!!

twist turn and roll. then grunt. ungh!

read my title above. that's what i did for a couple of hours until the sun was up this morning. i went to bed at around 2.30, thinking i'll get about 7 hours of sleep before waking up for church. little did i know that i still had too much caffeine in my body.

i lay in bed. 5 minutes had gone by...ticktockticktock...1 hour....3 hours...*decides to stop looking at the time* "oh great, i'm starving now!", i thought to myself as i lay frustrated in bed. so i started thinking of all the delicious food sitting in the pantry, and was deciding what to eat for breakfast in the morning. i think i decided on porridge with baby anchovies and dried scallops with salted egg...and i think that's when i finally fell asleep.

my alarm woke me up at 9.15 this morning, and i turned it off with half closed eyes. everytime i blinked, my eyes hurt so i decided to sleep in this morning. i told dad that i cant make it to church due to lack of sleep, and told him to stand in for my offering duty, while my eyes were shut tight. they eventually left for church, i had a few hours of sleep, and finally woke up when they came home with lunch for me :) i'm loved!

and after much mucking around, i am sitting in front of my laptop once again, ready to repeat the viscious cycle once again. study - eat - study - study - study - workout - procrastinate - study - procrastinate - eat - study - tv - eat - study - study - procrastinate - sleep.

t00dles my love.

ps: 4 more days until i recognise the smell of freedom once again!

moral of the story: dont drink coffee + tea after taking caffeine pills, unless you plan to stay up all night!

poopoo

i feel like shit, i look like shit, i dont want to do shit.

my life is shit (for now at least, until exams are over and done!)

my eyes are like chinky (chinese slit eyes) due to lack of sleep, and it's red on the outline, and puffy too. i'm gonna put like 10947309 layers of foundation and eyeliner when i go out tmrw..to church that is.

i still have SO much to do but i have so little time. i am yet to get started on exam papers.

this is badddddd :(

stepper...w00tw00t!

w00t!

i love my new stepper (even though i got lost TWICE when i went to pick it up this morning)! i've climbed 1000 steps today on 2 separate occasions, and golly gosh it's hard work!!

10 steps = 1 calorie, so i've only burned 100 calories today. that isn't even enough to burn off one piece of roti canai (malaysian pancake)! shocking -.-"

but i guess it's a pretty good way for me to work out while watching telly and while taking breaks from studying. it's kinda refreshing after sitting down for a few hours....


it's kinda challenging as well because you do have to maintain balance (a little la, not too much) when you move your body weight from side to side. it gets really difficult when you try to do it at high speed, but i'm not up to that level yet.

i think this will really help with my stamina :)

time goes ticktockticktock...

it's amazing to see how little babies grow up so quickly..

is it really quickly, or does time just fly by without us actually realising it?

i was just browsing through some photos on bebo, and i can literally see my team leader's baby growing!! from a wee one she was back in nov, until now. that's about 6-7 months in total, but she looks so different from when she was in nov!

in nov, she still looked like a wee baby. but now, she looks like a toddler! she's got the cutest yet cheekiest smile ever! i love looking at her pics, coz she's just so cute, and the way she smiles...it just makes my heart melt!

she's coming along on our trip to rotorua as well, so i'll try my best to make friends with her then ;)

ps: i'm not posting up any of her photos, coz i dont think that's very nice, but if you really want to have a look, you can go to: http://am3zster.bebo.com and under my friends list, look for darryl. and if possible, click on his other half's bebo page as well coz she has more recent photos of the wee one.

i'm off to bed. i really cant be bothered doing any more questions for chemmat coz i've already spent one whole day doing question after question. i hope this'll help in the exam!! nite..

christine, go rock the exam tomorrow ok!! good luck babe!

photoblog: random :p

since i'm SICK of studying, i shall entertain you's all with some photos!! very random photos :p

let's begin with Christine's graduation. i stole these pictures off her blog. heh..

christine the graduant, amy the nothing and mel the graduant *sobs*

happy happy people. ok dont ask why i pose so cacat one ok!! i'm a natural poser *smug grin*

hurhur! me me me! after my #1 (jimmy)'s farewell drinks at cock and bull. yay no pimples...whatever! i was using foundation so it kinda covered a little :p

coco pops! yummers! with soy milk!! ok, usually i eat the healthier options, like special K or sustain or something. but we ran out of cereals the other night, and we only had coco pops left. so i didnt have a choice.....*guilty*

what powers me....BLACK V, WATER and COCO POPS. that was when i was studying for my test..a week ago.

now...i'm gonna TRY to study. oh dear, i think i'm gonna die..dieeeeeee >"<

i suck with choosing titles..

i'm not crazy i'm just a li'l unwell...

..am i really?

*collapses and dies*

video: life-saving

The Perfect Lifeguard

HAHA omg this is hilarious! i think i'll do this to those fatso annoying people next time!

amy: i think SOMEONE needs swimming lessons!
person drowning: hee..llpppp.....*gasps*
amy: oh, what? you want some information? hang on! i'll be right back! oh, keep flapping your arms ok!!

article on running :)

if you're into running/ working out (that involves using your legs :p ), i suggest you read this *clickety click*

i found it when looking for some songs which are suitable for running (to keep me going and keep my spirits high, and distract me from concentrating on how tired i am). i read a few of his/ her/ their entries, and i found them rather helpful. and encouraging!

because for a person who has a fitness level of -100, it's a good form of encouragement that there is someone else out there with a fitness level like mine, but is doing pretty well now. hehe :D

i kid you not. my fitness level really is at -100! read: NEGATIVE ONE HUNDRED!

dont believe me? watch me run or swim :p i'll pass out from exhaustion before you finish spelling my name!

i declare WAR on water retention!

i went to foodtown (supermarket) just before swimming to get a packet of prunes and some other necessities. guess why i'm getting prunes?

...it's because i'm declaring war on water retention. if my weight gain is really due to water retention (no thanks to the pill), then the prunes should do its job by making my bowel go crazy and you'll see me dashing for the loo. hopefully this'll work coz i dont know how else to combat water retention -.-"

also got some caffeine pills because for some strange reason, no matter how much i sleep, i'll still be sleepy, and it's really not good for studying. i need to be wide awake and be able to concentrate...else, i'll die. period.

and i got horleys replace which is an isotonic powder, instead of buying powerade. they cost too much, so i have to look for alternatives. i do remember seeing foodtown quay st selling powerade powder, but i cant seem to find it anymore. anyone know where i can get it from?

that's it for now. dinner time, and then prison break.

much love!

me and my useless legs (which are not made for working out!)

warao..my legs feel like they're about to fall off soon!

i just went for a 12 minutes powerwalk + run + sprints up the hill round the 'hood and i feel like dying already! 12 MINUTES ONLY!! HOW CAN?!?!?!!

but nvm. it's only my 2nd round this week and i will improve. i MUST improve :p what with my swimming routine and my running, i betcha i'm gonna be fit after..*drum rolls* heh, never! i'll probably give up on the running routine in 2 weeks or something!

but fret not! there's always my swimming routine to fall back on!

now i'm starting to wonder how am i supposed to go to work later when my legs are all wobbly now. blahhhh >"< i'll just beg daddle to lemme sit in the lap pool for 4 hours :D

i woke up at half 7 this morning, and while driving home from uni (after handing in my assgt), i was thinking with my eyes semi-shut "go home, get changed, go to bed...then later wake up and go work out, then work" but once i got home, i got changed into my running shorts and my nike top, and i was out the door. and while warming down outside my house, i was thinking "ooh, have a quick shower, tidy up my room a wee bit, then sleep" butthat obviously did not happen because i'm sitting here, very wide awake!

if you feel tired or sleepy, the best is not to go to bed (unless you had 2 hours of sleep la!), but to go for a swim or a run or whatever. whenever i have a headache nowadays, i no longer use it as an excuse to sleep. instead, i'll pack my stuff and drive off to the pool and swim, then later on relax in the spa. seriously, it's the best and quickest cure you can ever ask for a headache.

you know what's freaky? seems like Christine and i are on a crazy workout/ eating regime. i'm more on the workout regime while Christine's both. crazy woman -.-" i still stuff whatever i want into my mouth and dont bother looking at the nutritinal panel anymore :p

caring co-workers

oh dear...i think i'm getting sick >"< style="font-style: italic;">don the awesome saw that i wasnt feeling too well and he kept checking up on me. when we're not standing close, he'll show me the thumbs up to see if i was ok. there was a time when i was leaning on the rails and looked really wasted, so he told me to swap around with him so i wont feel so dead just standing there. he's such a sweety, but he's like my little brother :) i think we both get along the best among everyone else.

had quite an incident this morning where 2 little girls when under, and their mum didnt see her. i was having my lunch in the office, and when i saw 2 rings afloat with no kids in it, i panicked. i tossed my sandwich on the table and ran out, and don saw what was going on at the same time and started yelling "OI!! HEYYYY!!! OIIII!!!!!" to the mum to tell her that both her kids have gone under.

seriously, if i was a mum with 2 littlies in the swimming pool, i wouldnt even let them out of my sight, let alone take them to the deep end with semi-inflated rings and take my eyes off them *sigh*

i'm gonna go rest up now. t00dles!