Everything was a blur for the past few days.

First came the Freshie orientation. Was a blast! Kudos to all organizing committee! Kerk and Mey did a wonderful job overseeing the progress!

Canni and I were absolutely crazy about the tee shirt we both designed!
I "coup-ped" a few for the girls. HEH. We lurve it to bits. I wore it today to Mandy's! So comfy.

Edward and Keith said this year's orientation was the best that's been in years! Theme was Zeroes to Heroes. Canni and I came up with 7 authentic superheroes of our own.

Introducing the 7 superheroes!!!

1. Lieutenant Ramos: Legendary Leader of the super pack. One curdling stare bestowed upon you causes instant paralysis. Behold, his thunderous voice will send ripples of shivers down your spine.

2. Fluorescent Girl: A walking tabloid flashing news for all to see, she’s the lady for Publicity!

Armed with a fluorescent lamp in hand, FG helps in updating all current affairs and flies to all corners such that news is spread in haste to all.

3. Popcorn: Sidekick guinea pig.

Representing all GLs. Cute, and bubbly, its squeals can stir any emotion it wants in its target, be it happiness or anguish. Ever with zest and energy, Popcorn is the omnipresent overseer to every member of the group.

4. Wig woman: Representing Game masters. Prowess eye catching MEGA-wig. She can conjure up ANYTHING you want- useful for games. Essential needs will come as her wig (albeit some of them will look weird). She usually wears an afro.

5. Lampshade wonder: this hero represents logistics. His superpower is light- Teleports heavy stuff around and he can shoot huge lampshades to shelter people if anything heavy falls down. Ever-ready to provide in times of need. Look out for him!

6. Strawberry Jam Maniac: loves eating strawberry jam and riding on his mobile car that runs on strawberry jam as fuel. His superpower is to shoot globs of strawberry jam. These globs could transfer people to their respective orientation group or tap deviants inside for a bit of time if they misbehave. He represents registration. Any misbehavior will not be entertained.

7. Chinese Roti John: He’s the master food manipulator. If his food doesn’t satiate you, it’ll only leave you yearning for more. The water he provides is ever refreshing but he has the power to hinder you from it. The Food committee he proudly represents. No special orders please, or you’d have to deal with the spatula in his hand.

Cool aint it? I shud post the video up sometime. It was spectacular. The production team did an awesome job on it. The Freshies loved it.

Orientation was on the 26th. Rest on 27th. MnP dept chalet at Laguna Country Club on the 28th. That was another fun-packed event.

We played the "Shi-zi-lu-kou" game. Practically running all over the eastern part of Singapore in search of food. The first food item was "Kueh-Pie-Ti". Killer food. All 4 teams spent loads of time locating it.

Team K.K (kaixin and I as grp ICs) came in second. Pam's grp was first. But we all had to do the forfeit coz all grps made our own food item as opposed to the original game rules (only food that are bought as it is are valid.)

Everything happened so fast! I was on high the next day. Sunday came, Keith drove Matt and I out of Laguna and I caught the train home. I was so beat I could barely keep my eyes open. *sigh. I was thinkin of goin to church but was too tired to do so...

well then... Mandy invited us over for her famous Jap Curry! oooooh~~
We'd some girly talks and played a game of monopoly!! Madness. Gdine was on a winning streak until she traded with me. HEh. And there it was... the fall of GDine. LOL.

School term is commencing. We've had our fun and now's the work.

Blogging's getting dreadful.

Only ppl like Gdine will read it anyway. Heh. But for u, my fren, I'll blog. I'm a gd fren kay? I'll entertain u.

Everything was pure AWESOMENESS in Desaru. JCOC's Chinese Congregation's family camp 2008. Desaru Pulai Spring resort --6 meals a day, out of which, buffets for brkfast, lunch and dinner. :)
Woohooo!
Games, fun, spiritual food, real food, information sharing, games, fun, spiritual food. REAL FOOD.


Im missing there already!

For those who're anxious to know how fat a "cow" I am now... fret not. I'm still the same. For I have been to the gym. Ho ho ho. Yes. There's a gym at the resort facing the sea. I tell you~ it's the nicest gym I've ever been to- Nobody goes to the gym, nobody will be watching you struggling to do sit-ups, nobody to smirk at ur ignorance when using the watever weight lifting machines, nobody to giggle at u when it's obvious u've never used the treadmill before...

3 days were soon over and here I am. Was emo-ing for the whole of Saturday coz I miss Desaru so much. The sense of loss I felt. I'm still feeling it now. *grunts.


Ugh. where did my dinner go? I'm sure I had it just 3 hours ago. *grunts.



Today:
Nuts on shopping spree for Gdine's 21st in town.

Part 1 of A-

It all started at Borders. Gdine greeted me an hour after I've reached with "Stop reading free books! Are u gonna buy that? No? yada yada yada..."

Tut.

We managed to find Gdine two dresses and a lovely top which I liked very much! I have gd taste. I really do. *beams
Finally. The first time I ever felt like we've done some serious shopping that didnt require me to roll my eyes so much so they'd threaten to pop outta the sockets.

Part 2 of A-
Orchard road's pretty weird on a Wednesday to say the least. I was approached by this guy who'd obviously used way too much EYELINER. What's with men and eyeliners? The two should never be acquainted. Apparently, he was scouting for "models" and when I told him I wasn't interested, he started about my braces. Discrimination against ppl with braces??? *bares my brace-i-fied teeth. I like my braces kay? 'xept when morsels of food decide in btwn is the way to go do I feel otherwise. oh. and the rubber bands. Killers.

Part B-
Famished were we... Food hunting we went.

So then we were two very hungry nuts right? This petite Filipino lady strutted by and stopped Gdine and I- "Are u two local?? I'm from Blah modelling agency, we're lookin for models. Blah... Wow, are u two twins???"

EEEks. Twins. >.< Sorry Gdine, my twin is Nicole Kidman. :)

Part 1 of C-
Then... two trainees from Le Salon stopped us and asked if they could use our hair for practice on blow drying it straight. Heh. We did comply. Partially coz they were really quite gorgeous!!! *swoons. and also, Gdine seriously needed to have her hair straigthened. It loooked like instant noodles. xept that it's black.


Part 2 of C-

"Why do I always end up in some sorta silly encounter with you around?" (Gdine)

"Me? It should be you!" (Me)

"What about: HELLO ME LADIES! ...?" (Gdine)

*gives a blank look.
That was... Heh. That's another story altogether...
*wonders about Gdine's smooth thighs (she's described them to me but I've yet to feel them.)

Part 3 of C-
All was good until my trainee guy (I really wish he was mine) did my fringe in a weird fashion. HE BLEW DRY IT SUPER STRIAGHT. AND FLAT. It was damn ugly. I felt like I was in year one all over again- With the rebonded hair that's too flat that makes me look bald? YA! Hideous, I know. My Trainee Guy (I like the idea of him being mine :>) rattled on about having different styling sessions on every Wednesday and asked if I was interested. After what he did to my fringe...I could only return him a sheepish smile and a nod. I'm sorry My Trainee Guy. I would love to... but I'd choose my fringe over you... *sobs.

Im emo-ing again. I miss Desaru...

Part 4 of C-

Gdine tried to hit on her trainee guy. *rolls me eyes.
(try to get the name next time round eh!) The hilarious part of it was that her trainee guy got reprimanded by the supervisor (who, btw, had weird hair) for not being able to blow dry her hair straight.

"I cant get it straight! It wont stay straight!"

"Of course it can! Let me show u!"

Poor Gdine. Forcing black instant noodles straight calls for some serious expertise in straightening of...black instant noodles... LOL. For a moment, I did spy some fussing about from the corner of my eye. The result was good though. At least she didnt end up with SUPER FLAT fringe!

Part D-
Dinner was eaten and disgested. Funny. I dun feel like I had it at all.

Reminiscing the old times on our way home. Gdine's laughter's really fake. U shud hear it.
"HA HA HA!" literally. Imagine, many octaves higher than ur normal voice, and "HA! HA! HA!"

Ya. That's how she laughs.



LOVELY MANDY is back in Singapore! Cant wait to see her again. :)

Hitting the sack at 2.30am. Rising at 8.30am. This is absolutely not age defying but making me age extrinsically. Tut. Me fine lines arnd the eyes are showin. Comes with prominent eye bags. 外加两对黑眼圈．
燥了，我找不到句号．

heh. I'm just proud to be able to type in chinese again. Techie idiot as I am, for so many years, I never knew I could do that on my computer. "sua koo" am I.


It's the weekends I've invited the girls over for a pot"bless" session. If not for Irenes, I'd be in for a large surprise today. Wonder how it's like to have at least 10 expecting guests over with pots of yummies and a goondeh host who's decided fashion theme for the day-- Disheveled boho, opening the door exclaiming "Shit!! I forgot!"

And U know how they'd most likely respond? "Nice. You've pulled a Kareen on this one."
HEH. Ok. Fine. Im a scatterbrain. We've established that yonks ago.

I've everything up to my throat. Previously arranged engagements that cannot be undone... Council stuff, church decors (I'm saved by Prisc and her dad), PP, my decision to stay with Dr Ong or NUH for my orthodontic treatment, my perpetual complaints about my rubber bands (i must do it everyday. it blardy hurts. my mom hates it when i show her the rubber bands.) etc etc etc etc. I had the intention of clearing my wardrobe for the umpteenth time now..

No... I wont embarrass myself by taking pictures of how my wardrobe look like. Ur lovely impressions of me will be thoroughly ruined. "Kareen's wardrobe?" you'd probably gurn.

God had spoken to me. Last sermon. :) It truly felt like it was so. I was at the chinese service. Bro John from Taichung was preaching on the topic - Why should we believe in God?
He spoke of contentment. God showed me 1 Timothy 6:6-8 (King James Version):

6But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

I've a bursting wardrobe. And I've had 7 buffets for the past 2 mths. I should be more than contented. Ppl are worrying about food and lodging out there, here I am--thinkin about Dr Ong, boho fashion, decorations on the wall and newsletter articles. And how the em dash is not appearing. It's spose to appear when I type 2 hyphens. shit.

So there. It's the reason why I've not zonked off or fall apart. I wudnt even be writing this man. I should be grocery shopping, busying myself with the cookin and clearing up my cultivated mess in my room. But u know what? I'm contented. So my frens will see me as me. They shall embrace me as me. So I will play host-who-does-not-contribute-to-her-own-pot"bless"-livin-in-a-pig-sty.


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Of course I'm nt gonna do that silly. I've spent 15 min ranting on and I'm tired alrdy. 我走了，大家！

I never knew I could type chinese using windows XP. NEVER!

Mings taught me and it's exhilaratingly AWESOME!

大家好！我是李佳宁！
我会 type in 华文！很 awesome!!!

Coool man..


HEH.


I had a haircut. Heh. Despite my mom's fervent protests yesterday...my constant whining and feeble explanation as to why I ought to have a haircut had not swayed her decision the slightest bit. BUT guess what?

我故意去剪！I went ahead anyway! 我不管！ I don't care！ 哈! Heh！

Cool man. I can type in chinese. :)


Alrite. Was just taking a breather from all those work related stuff and this really gave me a reason to be in utter delight. A new breakthru for the day. HEH.

Tut. There's too much goin on for me right now. There's only THIS much I can handle. I need a couple more of MEs pls.

damnit. I bought Dumbbells. The thought that I'd actually get round to working out is a joke.

HA HA HA.

News Update

# Gdine's just got 4 of her wisdom teeth extracted today. Lost a lot of blood. Scary. I pray to God I wont have to go thru the same operation. Ever.

# Ah Ma's new residence is smaller than the previous one. Dad's room was actually neater than U. Reub's. Heh.

# Yijia's been feeling down lately. "Hey girl! U'll always have me around!"

# YF's not Can's type.

# MNP's gettin me washed out.

# My room's messier than ever.

# I'm pretty occupied for a looong time.

# I've been eating lots. (heh. what's new)

# Life's Tangly Wangly.

# Am spose to feel contented. But I'm only half contented.

# Wish I've a few more of me. :)

# I wanna complete reading all the books I've borrowed!

# I feel like having fishballs

# I wanna watch Michael Buble. Live.

# Im in need of a remedy for all my belching...

# Hate it when ppl don reply my emails and texts. I could name a few off hand!