doo daa daa dee doooo

this is sad! it's the last weekend before i'm back to uni and guess what? i'm sitting in front of my laptop typing away and wasting away my precious time doing.............an assignment

-.-

tell me i have NO life please. everyone asked me "you goin out tonight?", to which i'll reply "noo...cant.......got an assignment to finish off. sad aye?"

it is sad. truly.

*pulls hair in frustration*

rugby world cup started today. so far, all i know is Argentina kicking France's ass. which is highly unusual. ahhh i dunno :p i just get random people coming up to me (cough, dirty old uncle) telling me about it. lalala~ he talk, i just listen. HAHAHA!

anyway, i think i better head off to sleep. i'll finish off my assignment tmr (formatting and referencing only!!! YAY!) after doing some retail therapy after church :D

yay for new CLOTHES!

YEAHYAAA!

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!

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

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!!!

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!

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 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!

of sugary food and caffeine

it was a mission trying to swim today! i had heaps of sugar in my blood (no thanks to all the energy drinks i've been drinking) and i felt really..heavy. it's like the feeling you get when your period's about to come...and all you want to do is just lie around all day long and do nothing.

imagine having to swim 20laps with that crappy feeling -.-"

and after swimming, jimmy was demanding for his "i'm leaving" cuddles. as promised, he got his cuddle. not one, not two, but so many, that i lost count. and brendan was trying to video us cuddling. IT'S ONLY A CUDDLE! z0mg stop being so ridiculous!

jimmy: wohoho! wait till darryl hears about this...you giving me a cuddle in your WET TOGS!
amy: oh dear....he's gonna write crap on my bebo page after that
jimmy: aye?! what does he write there?
amy: oh...erm, nothing to do with you *looks over to brendan for help*
brendan: yeah he just like spamming people's page with shit
amy: yups. but he's been pretty quiet lately
brendan: HAHA COZ HIS WIFE TOLD HIM OFF!! HAHAHAHAHAHA
amy: *makes whip noise*

and everyone cracks up laughing :p

cock&bull tmr night. nyeh already found the outfit i wanna wear.

OH OH! i think i've found a ball dress....well not exactly a BALL dress..more like a cocktail dress.!

cute-ness overload!!

*falls off chair laughing*

i was just browsing through the pics on my cellphone and on my camera...and guess what i saw?

guess guess guess!

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my little sister camwhoring! hahahahaha!! like really camwhoring!
she looks soooo cute! adorable! lemme show you some pics :P














this is the cutest one ^^" i have this on both my phone AND camera...she's working it yo!! she must've learned this pose from my other sis.

SO CUTE RIGHTTTTTT?

that's what she did when i was studying, and she stayed home coz she wasn't feeling too well. *sighs dreamily* my baby sis is growing up!!

holaa bebulz!

yesterday night, or rather this morning, i made an amazing discovery. it has to do with my ear and my em, piercings.

it all started with me browsing through trademe because my itchy bum wants to change my helix piercing for a nicer and funkier earring. so there i was browsing through all these random bits and pieces of earrings.

then i realised that the gauges that they use are thicker than my liking, so i kinda gave up. BUT, as i was searching away, my brain went "DING!" and a lightbulb appeared at the top of my head.

...lame.

anyway, i had an idea of wearing belly rings or body jewelleries on my lower lobe piercings. i've seen my ex-colleague doing that, but she told me that she has had her ears extended before, that's why it fits. so i gave up on that thought at that time...

since i was at the peak of procrastination yesterday, i actually went to the garage and looked at my dad's jewelleries stock and picked a simple belly ring. i proceeded to try it on and it actually fits comfortably in my lower lobe piercings. and i really like the way it looks - funky and different from others, so i sneaked back downstairs to get another one. hehehehe :D

this morning, i took another one - a barbell that's longer to the other ones i have. when i put it on, it looks really...emo -.-" anyway, i told my dad this:

me: oh dad, i took 2 belly rings from you yesterday
dad: WHY ON EARTH DO YOU NEED BELLY RINGS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??! *shockhorror*
me: emmm...i use them as earrings
dad: O.O

hehe the look on his face was priceless when he thought i had a belly piercing and when he saw my ears with belly rings dangling on it :p

piccies!


looks pretty normal when seen this way, dont you think?


but they're actually quite thick...

i'm not quite sure what is the gauge for these rings, but they're either 1.4mm or 1.6mm thick. heh...dont ask how i got such big piercings...i'm still trying to figure it out!

sunbathing in winter. go me!!!

i am feeling rather contented at the moment, because i went swimming today and i did....dunno how many laps. lost count, but definately over 20. maybe over 30? wouldnt know for sure, BUT i feel exhausted.

FUH!

guess what i did this afternoon?

....

i went sunbathing! where? right on my bed! i am one of the blessed ones in my family who gets sunshine in my room for most of the day. i had a good spot of sunshine coming right in, at one corner of my bed, so i moved my notes to my bed, got changed into a bikini top and plopped myself on the bed and started studying.

and boy, it felt goooooddd when your back's all warm and it's so chilly outside :)

but, i wonder if my neighbours saw me in my bikini. and if they did, i wonder what they thought about that? "eep! we have one freeeaaaky girl for a neighbour!" or "woah! she's hot.." just kidding :P

i think i should do this whole sunbathing-in-my-wee-bikini-on-my-bed thing more often coz winter's basically here, and who would go sunbathing at the beach right? and it's right in the comfort of my own room! what more can i ask? ...a super hot guy rubbing baby oil on my back perhaps? now, i wouldnt mind that :p

me = FATSO

*buuuurrrp*

i'm SO full, and my stomach's SO big it looks as if i'm 6 months preggars! i think if i were to fall flat on my stomach, my face wont even hit the ground coz my stomach it sticking out WAY too much :p

but nvm, i've had good food the whole day. and i can say, i am officially a soy milk hot chocolate addict now. i cant get through a day without it...and kaching kaching, it's so expensive :( but it's so nice...doesnt help that i'm trying to save money! but...i've decided on a solution. i'll make it myself at home! LOL ^^

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i'm on a crazy baking phase now. my lucky family and colleagues have been very well fed the last few weeks with my double or triple chocolate and apricot brownies, oreo cheesecake (which Trent had too much until he had to run to the toilet) and my most recent creation, blueberry and cream cheese pastry. it's actually quite tasty and really simple, but since it was my first attempt, most of the filling came out and there wasn't much left in the pastry itself...still tasty nevertheless :)

i think this whole thing about baking is for me to release stress. coz when i'm stressed, i need to do something which is relaxing. swimming three times a week have been of great help, and baking at the end of the week really makes my happy. so i think that'll be my happy drug for now. i'll try to keep up with swimming no matter how busy i am preparing for exams.

7am shift tmrw, so i better head to bed. g'nite!

another day in my mundane life..

currently, i'm...:

• staring at my empty bowl of cookies and cream ice cream, longing for more...
  
  
• thinking about kennysia's latest entry (the unfortunate accident)
  now, he said in his entry that he had received First Aid training before. i still have a First Aid cert that is valid, meaning i'm a certified First Aider. if i was in his position, would i have freaked out like him? i dont know, i might have, but maybe not....or i hope not! we've had a few incidents at my workplace now, and usually superman is there to do whatever he needs to so i can just stand at the side to watch and learn or be his helper by running to grab stuff and etc. i've never freaked out before in those incidents, but i suppose it's different when it's a major accident that involves lifeless bodies and blood everywhere.
  
  
• waiting for time to go by a tad quicker (just today!) so i can go for my hair appointment at half 3.
  
  
• thinking about those rich people, who owns really exp. high range designers stuff. but i think she's very lucky to have a partner who can support her kind of lifestyle and also her partner's family seems to really like her. well, she looks really sweet and nice anyway..

...i think i'll go and have a look at my today's to-do list and start getting something done.

ps: some people on trademe are SO dumb. there's this seller who listed a laptop at $1 reserve, but obviously the price will shoot up when the auction is about to close right? someone asked "will you take $20 buy now, cash today?" -.-" idiots..

summer came USA

z0mg!

everytime i see something to do with camp USA or something similar, i get really really excited! i know i wont be able to apply until early next year, and if i do get a placement, i wont be going until sometime in june or july...BUT i'm SOOO excited!

i can see myself sleeping on bunk beds, getting all dirty and sweaty with the little kids (go away you dirty minded ppl...) and TEACHING SWIMMING!!

z0mg z0mg z0mg!

i'll be doing what i like and getting paid for itttttt...and what's best? i get to go to a new country and meet new people and work with kids and teach them swimming...ARRRRR!! *jumps around*

i really really realllyyyy cant wait. but in these few months, before i leave for malaysia, i have to decide which organization i want to go with, which camp i want to go to (i heard the one in pennsylvania is pretty good coz it's all rich kids but they're mostly Jews there...) and then sign up once i come back from my trip. lalalala~

*tries to fast forward to one year later*

ok. that was lame. but i really cant wait. now, how many times have i said that?! I REALLLLYYY CANT WAIT! just send me to a summer camp now to teach swimming DAMMIT!

so far, i'm considering 2 organisations (i think they're both the main ones):
IEP *clicketyclick*
IWH *clicketyclick*

i'm not sure which ones my colleague chose, but i think it was with IWH.

i saw some even more interesting things to do after 'em summer camps.....and that is to get a job in *insert country of choice* for 2 years, and 75% of the people gets a job within 3 days. now, i'm thinking, will it be a job that is a field that they're interested in, or just any job? for that, i think i'll attend the information session.

i am soo excited and i reallly cant wait. now, i'll leave you alone and not bore you with anymore information regarding all these stuff...since most of you's who read my blog aren't that keen on erm, outdoor activities :p

...not that this couch potato here is keen, but i dont mind swimming *cheeky grin*

mothers day '07

i think i'm over my shitty-mood phase. the only time i was happy over the last few days was when i was out with my sisters or by myself, or when i was working away the angst at the swimming pool. scary eh? i swam quite a lot last week, and i've lost...1kg. HEHE

anyway, we had some family problems last week. dad was being very grumpy...all quiet and not responsive and poor mum had to go through all of dad's shitty mood, and us kids had to go through that too. so with the head of the household being all grumpy, obviously the house had a -ve feel too right? so i tried to take my sisters out for the majority of the week. most of the time we went swimming..coz it's my 2nd home :D

so that's all sorted. dad was back to himself again yesterday, and when we were having mother's day dinner, he said he'll buy my mum her dream car. and it can be ANYTHING..so my mum asked for a beamer, and that, she will get soon! ain't she lucky? hehehe but i reckon she deserves it. she's been wanting a beamer for so long now, and being the wonderful mum that she is, she deserves much more than a beamer.

once she gets her beamer, i'll have my little old junk car all to myself ^^ that means i probably get to drive to uni instead of taking the ferry, but it also means i'll have to contribute some to petrol and maintenance, which i think is fair enough, since i work.

and yesterday, kimmy (my sis) and i went on a mad rush. we went to church, then went for lunch, then came home and i started baking brownies while the other 2 girls finished off their homnework. once the brownies cooled down, i was out the door with kimmy to head to my workplace to pass the chem textbooks to bonnie who works at reception coz she was struggling with chem110. poor girl..she looked really stressed! then i started hunting down kat, coz i wanted to give her the brownies myself.

i made brownies coz i promised kat i'll make her some, since she missed the brownies that i brought to work the last time coz she wasn't working. and last week, she told me she's leaving for nepal soon and tuesday is her last shift at work. seeing that weekend is the only day i'm free-ish, i thought i'll make the brownies that i promised her. and so brownies she got. and she was really happy too! i brought some for my other colleagues as well, but i'm pretty sure it'll all be engulfed by ONE person :p i have hungry-eaters at work! no matter how much food i bring for them, everything will be gone in an hour or two. scary i tell ya...

also packed a small packet of brownies for daddle coz i promised him as well -.-" coz he let me have the early shift for tina's bday. so now i only owe him cookies. hahaha he's got his muffin and brownies, but cookies are easy peasy :p just buy some from mrs higgins and wala~

after that, kimmy and i headed down to botany downs to get mother's day present. i've already sorted mine out (shout mum and family to dinner and share cost with bro), but sis said she wanted to get something, so yeah. we decided to get her a rubbish bin (what a present!) coz the one we have is broken. and what a hunt it was! we went to 3 different stores, all located at different ends of botany downs so we walked quite a bit yesterday. but we finally got one, and it was over her budget, so i chipped in the extra. *sigh* i'm such a good sis. LOL

then dinner was at estasi, ponsonby. the food was really good, service was excellent but the wait was...rather long. we waited a whole hour before our mains arrived, but i guess it was all worth it. gotta say, mum was a really happy camper yesterday, what with a nice dinner, a nice rubbish bin (LOL!) and a soon-to-be owner of a beamer, who wouldn't be a happy camper eh??

as for me? i'm feeling better today like i said. went to the doc already, and he prescribed me doxycycline (antibiotic) and estelle which is the pill. and i can keep using my acne gel and combine it with this other gel that i have, and also clean my face with cetaphil. hmm..fingers crossed, it'll all work this time.

oh, and i bought cds to transfer all my files and junk from the laptop so i can re-format my comp. yup, i'm gonna do it myself, but if i get stuck, i'm gonna cry and flood the entire bucklands beach area :p

that's it for now. t00dles!

i'm so busy, i dont know where my head is..literally.

i havent been home anymore than 2 hours since i woke up today. this is crazy. i spend 8 hours doing First Aid Certificate somewhere in Manukau, came home, took a bite, showered and i was out the door again to drop my sisters off. then back again, to get my hair done, get my stuff and i was heading to Len's.

then it was about, 5 hours at Lens (yay! had a great time! thanks darling!!), and now i'm home again.

and trademe just went KABBBOOOOMMMM again. i have so many emails to reply, i need to go through my bank account to see who has paid and i need to sort out the packages! *screams* where did all my timeee goooo?!

fine. my time went into doing productive things today. first aid training was excellent! learned SO many new things which will be really useful, not just for my job, but just on an everyday basis. met lots of fun and interesting new people (hehe, of course i got lots of attention being the only Asian and the youngest, wahey!) and yeah, i had the most interesting job among all of us :)

met this girl, who was from macleans - but we didnt know each other till today. first glance i got of her, was, BLONDE! heh. yeah, she's blonde, got blue eyes and petite. and she looks like jessica simpson when she smiles. obviously BLONDE came to mind~ but underneath all that, she's a really really really nice girl :) and funny. and dont look down on her being all petite - she eats like a MAN! *rofl*

and our instructor was really fun too. old, but hey, she was really outgoing for her age man! and of course, being "special" (cough, youngest and yellow-skinned), i got called out to volunteer to lie like a dead person for like, 15 minutes on the ground while she babbles on and on :p thought i'll get a freebie, like you know, a first aid kit or something, but blah, she sent me back to my seat when she was done, without anything. oh wells...

anyway, shower time. and sleep time. tmrw, i need to bake some cheesecake really early in the morning. so yah :)