No Longer 19

Email from professor!

Wendy,

I have read your Essay #2 and it is an excellent paper. You give clear summaries of all the key points with appropriate evidence drawn from the text and the organization of the essay is very good. The grade for this essay is "A".

I look forward to reading your worldview paper.

Leo Werneke

YAYNESS!! Thank you Daddy. :)

I'm no longer 19. I am officially 20... I lived for 2 decades... what will the 3rd decade of my life be? 20 to 30 years old. I think many many huge changes are gonna take place the next 10 years of my life. This will be the decade I see myself transforming from a student to a successful working adult, have my own house, drive my own car, become somebody's wife, have children and hopefully become a millionaire before 30.

Suddenly I feel like 10 years seem too short for all that to happen!

I want to, I want to, I want to, I want to, I want to grow up.

Happy Birthday Wendy and welcome to the next phase of your life... whatever your future holds... keep smiling and keep walking, you are gonna have a glorious decade ahead!

Wishlist

My phone could not be switched after it shut down by itself 2 Sats ago and Nokia care center told me it was "beyond repair". I got my phone back yesterday and it's working perfectly fine! It even feels better than before. =) Rejoice rejoice rejoice!! =D

Anyways, my birthday is coming and people have been asking me what I want. So here goes:

+ Pink Nike running shoes ( I saw somebody (a guy, lol) wearing this completely pink Nike shoes and I absolutely adore it! =D But of course, I really need a pair of running shoes for my gym sessions. Now I'm wearing this $20 cheapskate shoes . . . ('-')"' My Nike shoe size should be 7.5. Anyhow I dun think anybody will be able to buy a pair of shoes for me so Nike or Royal Sporting House or World of Sports vouchers would suffice?

+ Anybody wanna sponsor my Guess wallet? I ordered it on Ebay. $80.

+ MONEY. Loads of it pls. LOL.

+ A vest. A black, v-necked and fitting one pls.

+ DKNY Apple perfume

+ Latest CCC album with 'Here We Go' in it

+ Books on womanhood (I'm turning 20, gawd…)

+ Topshop, Mango, Zara, Charles & Keith vouchers are more than welcomed! =)

+ A boyfriend (nah, just kidding, lol)

If all else fails, you can always buy me some earrings, bangles, tops, dresses, etc. I think I have at least 20 pairs of earrings but they are never enuff. LOL.

I know, u only have 2 more days to shop.

Disclaimer: This is such a self-centered entry.

Choc Buffet

Debbie, Kelvin, Mark and I went for the famous chocolate buffet at Fullerton Hotel on Fri nite. I expected a wide array of chocs of all shapes and sizes but I was really disappointed! The chocs were so so... In the words of Debbie, "cheat my feelings!" Lol. It cost us $35 each. Never gonna eat it again. BAH. But I really enjoyed the company though! :)

The colourful exhibits along the walkway to Esplanade!


ARGH.

Goofy.

Pretty. :)

The only choc pic I remembered to take. ('-')'''

Posing with Gorgeous' clutch.

The nice flowers and ____ (dunno wat to call it,lol)

Just thought the tea cup was interesting. Gold handle mah.

Chocolate all over her lips. Done on purpose for this pic!

I like to take pic at people taking pic. Haha.

They're serving the nation so we can sleep soundly at nite. =D

Debbie's signature pose!

Mark's cross hands pose.

My fave V for victory. :)

I love this pic!! :)

She's bringing sexy back!!

Group photo!


Debbie rocks!






MY CAR! LOL.

Er, who's the one looking shocked again? Haha.

My fave moment of the day was when Debbie was saying, "shot,shot, shotshotshot". LOL. I love you gal!! :)

Nokia care center just called to say that my N73 is "beyond repair".
('-')''' BAH!! I am phoneless, help, help! My N73 just shut down by itself last Sat night and could not be switched on ever since. ('-')'''

Anyway, my previous entry was very short because I had to go for class. Yesterday was my last Values and Culture (Philosophy) lecture. I took pics with my classmates and Prof Leo Werneke. :) You can check out my new hairstyle! So far, everyone has given me good comments except for my cousin, Melissa, who said ,"You look weird", and the triplets said "Ya!" in unison. ('-')"' LOL. I love my new hairstyle more and more each day. =) =) =)

I like this pic somehow. Like the dreamy dreamy feel. =)

With Lala.

With the Dee Jay! Both of us were clad in brown. She's 165! Gosh.

Under my Arbella. =D

With Professor Leo Werneke!

He very warmly put his arms around my shoulders when we took pics. He's 60+ so it felt like a grandpa giving me some loving. ;) He has been teaching Philosophy for the last 40 years of his life. Yes 40!! He taught Philosophy double the times that I breathed oxygen! Goodness gracious me.

He gave me an A for my in-class essay writing exam which takes up 25% of my module. Here's the comments he gave:

"Excellent essay. You give a clear development of Aristotle's concept of virtue as the mean between over and under reaching and supplying. Very good example to show how virtuous action would contribute to the overall happiness of a person. You also support your interpretation of Aristotle with specific reference to the text. "

Now u know why I couldn't stop smiling. Haha. I said that I've not gotten an A since 'O' Levels... *Correction* ---> I forgot I got an A earlier this year for my Advance Dip graduation project! Heh.

My BS mates . . .

What would I do without them?? =)

The men in black.

Vann is so cute. :)

Check my blog tmr for my Choc Buffet experience!! ;)

Till then, remember that Wendy love you, love you long time!! =) *HUGS EVERYBODY*

I'm crazy.

Agnes was not feeling well and postponed tuition. I was already on the way to Bukit Batok mrt. So I had some time to spare before class. Guess what I did??

I went to cut my hair!!

Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like you have loved me
Break my heart for what breaks yours
Everything I am for Your kingdom's cause
As I walk from earth into eternity . . .

It's about time u change and go up to the next level, Wendy.

Momo became Velvet Dragon and Velvet Dragon became Plush! Yes I know, they changed management yet again after such a short time (wat less than 6 months i think??). But guess what, I think this time the management is really going to do a good job, judging from their marketing, the crowd and the music (this point would definitely influence my perception, i might just term any club that plays my fave songs as good and Plush did. =p). If they keep on keeping up the good work, I think Plush won't become ______ , won't have to close down and change management again!

Something really lame happened. I was waiting to cross the road after leaving my student's house at Jurong West at around ten pm, and the people in this car on the road beside me just started to call out to me and make wolf whistles. And guess what? They were Malay guys. Like hello? I'm Chinese?? LOL. Did they mistake me for be a Malay??? Or was race simply not an issue to them?LOL. And I think one of the guy looks drunk, maybe they had too much beer since Hari Raya was the next day. I dunno! Just the weirdest things can happen!

Onwards to more serious and personal stuff, I had a long and hard conversation with my aunt just now. And the contents of it, I am not to reveal. However, my reflections on it I can. And alas, I am too tired now to ponder as such and I so shall lay my body to rest and leave this reflection to be reflected on 'nother day. (starting to talk like I'm acting in a play --> I had complete fun with the Philosophy class today yesterday where we studied a Greek tragedy play. I'm loving it! =) )

Look, how much medicine I got from the doctor.

They cost me $15.40. And consultation was just $8. Total cost for wanting to get better = $23.40 + 1 hr 15 mins. It's relatively cheap, considering I told the doctor all the ailments that I have. I don't believe in paying more to see a doc when I can pay less!

I realised today that a General Practitioner's job centers around prescribing medicine. Because tat was what the doctor was doing in the 3.5 mins of the 5 mins consultation. And I was whizzed out in a jiffy. Why all the prestige about being a doctor? And the doctor that attended to me today actually drives a motorcycle . . .

Temperature check: 37.3 degree Celsius. Just popped 2 paracetamol.

Anyway . . .

With "who's-tat-girl" :P. My orange dress/top looks good in pictures! =) Kingsley in the background. Haha.

The Zen of PR

I like what my PR textbook says about 'The Zen Of Public Relations' :

" Sometimes a new paradigm - a different perspective - can enhance our understanding. And what could be farther from the practicality of public relations than spirituality? To better understand an important public relations concept, consider the principle of interconnectedness - the duality in which everything is related. What appears to be the opposite is not separate; it is only the other end of the pole, the other side of the lake.

When we think of public relations issue, our tendency often is to identify them as either obstacles or opportunities.But such words mask an important relationship. The spirituality associated with Zen values harmony. A problem is not necesarily something negative but rather something lacking harmony, a point of yet-unrealized potential. An obstacle puts us at a crossroads, allowing us to go this way or that, with consequences based on the choice we make.

The ultimate public relations problem is a crisis. Yet even that word gives us a philosophical pause. Interestingly, the Chinese term wei ji and the parallel Japanese word kiki, both of which translate as 'crisis', are made up of two characters - one meaning 'danger', the other meaning 'opportunity'. A crisis is a decision point where choices point to consequences.

The job of public relations, then, is to restore harmony, to re-establish equilibrium. "

I feel like I have a million and one things to blog about but I dunno where to start. A lot has been going on my mind lately. Stay tuned! =)

*Hugs and Kisses*

Thank you dear friends, for being there for me when I'm ill. It means a lot.I'M LOVED!! =D

I totally hate being sick. There are soooo many things that I can't do when I fall sick. I can't:

1. Go for classes
2. Give tuition
3. DANCE (becos I have no mood or energy to do so!)

And many many more.

I don't feel like leaving my house, I don't feel like talking, I don't feel like blogging. I don't feel like doing anything! The only thing I can really enjoy doing when I'm sick is probably sleep and watch tv which I have been doing the past 2 days.

It's back to studying the history of America with Dr Virginia McCombs tmr. It beats studying Singapore history anytime. Not that I hate Singapore of course. Yours truly is a lover of this country and a grateful citizen, mind you. Talking about this, you have to read this blog entry by Xiaxue about ungrateful Singaporeans:

Don't like Singapore? F*** off - and we wouldn't miss you.

I totally agree with her.

Anyway, today I got a random call from Wi*****, and he actually asked me out. Like just out of the blue. And just the other day, this other guy, randomly asked me out for coffee which I had to turn down because I wasn't free. And there is this Indian guy, who is currently serving his NS, asking me out several times which I had to turn down because I simply wasn't interested.

The guys who have asked me out on a date are like totally random guys who I don't really have a friendship with? GOSH. When when when will a decent, smart, handsome, godly guy ask me out on a date!? Even my girlfriends don't call me randomly to ask me out even though I wished they would!

Just ranting. BLAH. Hate being sick. BLAH.

Juice

The people at JUICE very cute leh:

"All advertising bookings for the October issue of JUICE should be received by 10 September. All advertising and editorial materials should be received by 17 September, or we open our umbrellas, ella ella eh eh eh... "

LOL.