December 31, 2008

6:14 PM

LAST DAY OF 2008

i have no idea how to express the many different feelings i'm experiencing at the moment.

this year has been one heck of a roller coaster ride, especially with Os.

i just want to thank:

theEIGHT-for being such lovely and wonderful friends who never failed to cheer me up (:

4/O-for taking each and every effort to make 2008 a fun-filled year for all of us, like tuesday class recesses, RHD and BYD (:

cedarCHOIR-for making my life much more enjoyable than i could ever imagine[which reminds me, NICOLE TAN RUI MIN, could you please pass me JR's gastby ad? thank you (:]

tamil class-for trying to make omer's lessons tolerable [hahaha unfortunately it didn't work, not for me at least XD]

magnificent class of 2008-for being one of the best batches of cedarians ever (:

people from F.A.R.T.S[including falila]-for making tamil seem more bearable. although, i'm still VERY happy i don't have to write in tamil anymore XD

VJChoir-for making my last 2 months of 2008 more fun and meaningful (:

my family-for tolerating all my nonsense throughout the 16+ years of my life XD

and to EVERYONE else whom i have[unfortunately] not mentioned here. thank you for being a part of my life and making it more wonderful (:

i totally love you guys (:

i'm celebrating the new year at my friend, siddharth's house. his parents and my parents have known each other for AGES.

haha i hope all of you are celebrating the new year with friends and family.

cheers to a soon-to-be happy new year!

see you guys in 2009 (:

Ysunanda

December 28, 2008

8:08 PM

today was yet another uneventful day. turns out my relative's trip overseas was postponed, so krishna didn't come to stay here for a while ):

other than that, i spent my whole day at the computer, spamming people online. haha.

and i've got something to say to a certain someone.

neshina, you are retarded and nonsensical.

lol

oh btw my sister and i stayed up till 6.30am today watching tv.

hahaha so weird.

then my mum threw a hissy fit when my sister accidentally told her =P

i think thats it for today.

i'll come back later if there's anything interesting to blog about.

ciao (:

Ysunanda

1:11 AM

ok, so i'm illegally using the computer right now.

my mum is asleep.

but if she wakes up and catches me, i'm ABSOLUTELY dead.

but, i wouldn't be the only one, seeing how my younger sister is watching tv as well XD

i'm terribly bored.

but unfortunately, i can't fall asleep.

so here i am, trying to while away my time.

oh and i realised a LOT have people have told me that my posts are super looooooooooong.

and i totally agree. haha

doesn't mean i'm going to make them shorter.

in case you didn't know, i'm SUPER long winded.

and no matter what i do, i still end up with long posts lol.

anyway...

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OH! i've fallen in love with henna all over again.

thanks to it, my hair is now a deep red colour (:

i just hope that i don't get caught when i start schooling next year.

oh well, i could always say its for hair treatment.

which is 100% true.

the herbs used in henna really make your hair grow healthier.

you can see the shine in your hair after washing it off.

the tough part is actually applying the henna onto your hair. especially if your hair is long.

so the dark blue t-shirt i wore has been stained horribly with henna.

but it will come off soon...

i think.

haha. heck care lah. its a home tee anyway.

which reminds me...

i need to do some shopping asap.

my wardrobe is quite small, and i need new clothes.

you can ask the VJ choir people. i've been going for the hotel carollings in the same jean skirt.

DUH i wash it everyday.

the zipper of my white skirt is totally spoilt. plus, it looks more like a pink skirt than a white one, ever since my mum accidentally washed it with the red clothes that run colour.

so i've been wearing that skirt a LOT.

i need to get new clothes.

but i have absolutely no money!

ok, i DO have SOME money. but its meant for school stuff for next year. and the remnants will be deposited in my bank to accumulate a little bit of interest.

and i feel horrible using my parents money for everything.

i don't have like an 'allowance'.

i just ask my parents for money daily according to where i'm going and whatnot.

and no, its nothing to be jealous about.

because on an average school day i usually have about max $10 in my wallet.

only if i have less than $4, i ask my parents for money.

and if i'm going out, i usually have about $20+ with me. unless my parents don't have change and they give me a blue note.

but they trust me not to spend unnecessarily.

and recently, they [especially my dad] has kindly allowed me to get a lot of stuff that i've wanted.

and since its like recession time, my parents have been trying to cut down on expenditure, even though they try not to make it obvious to my sister and i.

its at times like these i wish i could join the music industry, and with a stroke of luck, become successful.

then i wouldn't have to be tied down by financial aspects of life.

not that i am a money-hungry person.

but life would definitely be easier if i were financially stable.

and even if i DID have truck loads of money, i would still be careful about how i spend it.

ok, this post is getting very incoherent.

so i shall end this here.

oh man another 3 more days till new year's.

times flies faster as you grow older don't you think?

okok i better stop now before i start rambling again.

see you later (:

Ysunanda

December 27, 2008

11:56 PM

today was an extremely uneventful day.

called neerajha, but she was going out.

and because of an annoying someone, she can't use the handphone, home phone, and computer.

ARGHHH

so without anything better to do, i read fan fic, msned, changed my msn nick and pm like 2938759731651349861047 times, slept for a while, ate, watched tv and complained to my mum about random stuff.

although, i'm hoping tomorrow will be a better day.

because my relative is leaving somewhere overseas for a few days and he said i could take care of his golden retreiver for a while!

YAY!

haha. the 5 year old mutt[i mean this in a good way] is SO adorable!

and he doesn't lick anyone/anything.

such an obidient dog!

his name is krishna =P

i can't wait for him to come over.

it will teach me a thing or two about having a dog around the house (:

OH! and the white cat outside came into the house and i fed it milk. haha its so adorable! reminds me of pig in VJ. haha

omg i have to go sleep.

mummy is NAGGING XD

byebye all.

see you tomorrow (:

Ysunanda

12:27 PM

ugh.

sometimes, being a girl just sucks.

big time.

ugh. i hate cramps.

i feel super sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepy.

i think i'm just going to go and sleep the day away.

so irritating.

at least i didn't suffer during christmas. and i wouldn't have to suffer during new year's.

but still.

damn i'm rambling like a drunk idiot.

*yawn*

i wish school would start soon. then at least i'd have pe regularly.

then maybe it won't hurt so much.

ROARRRRRR

i'm fed up.

i'm going to sleep.

goodbye world.

i shall see you tomorrow

Ysunanda

December 26, 2008

3:13 PM

i'm not feeling too good.

not that i'm feeling sick or anything.

i'm scared. confused. terribly upset.

mere words cannot express this overwhelming feeling within me.

its at times like these i wish i could escape.

live a life unlike that of a normal human, trapped in a world of mundane routine.

watching the world from above. sitting on clouds without a care in the world.

sigh.

what i would give to do that even for just a few minutes.

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and today indrie is leaving for indonesia [or is it US?]

i really hope she leads a wonderful life (:

i'll have to stop thinking that she will be in my batch next year when i start schooling in VJ ):

nonetheless, i'm happy that she's leaving this robotic singaporean lifestyle. at least some of us get to enjoy a more laid back lifestyle (:

haha in case you're wondering, i'm not having mood swings.

i'm still feeling terribly 'emo' in that sense.

thanks to sonam for cheering me up a little bit (:

and yes, we'll do whatever it takes to remain as theEIGHT forever.

like FOREVER forever (:

i think i will go sleep once i wash away the henna on my hair.

get rid of this irritating depression.

Ysunanda

1:03 PM

i realised i totally forgot to post about year0 outing on christmas eve.

we were all supposed to meet at city hall at 11.30. and the only people who turned up before/on time was ruby and surprisingly, me. then joshua[the tkss guy who indrie calls leonardo], cheng wei[sorry if i spelt it wrongly], syukri and vanessa came.

the others were going to come late, so we proceeded to marina square first and spent about 20mins deciding what movie to watch, and get tickets. then went to some restaurant[can't remember the name] where i only ordered a drink. so i was like staring at everyone while they were eating, since i had already had brunch at home. omg the guys are damn hilarious can? vanessa was surprised that cheng wei was a tenor, and not a bass.

after food, went to play pool for a while. first game was girls vs. guys. the girls were leading at first, if you don't count the numerous fouls. but in the end the guys won. aiyah.

sometime in between, jenna and the rest of the guys joined us and marcus crashed. he where got year0?

then cheng wei, ruby and syukri were in one team and joshua, vanessa and i in the other.

and our group actually won. but for like a spilt second. because when joshua pocketed the black ball, he accidentally pocketed the white one as well -.-

but it was fun nonetheless (:

went to catch 'yes man', which is a pretty good movie.

no man, no man, no man, no

haha whatever.

took a couple of pictures after the movie and then left for our respective venues for carolling.

i was so damn bloody cold since halfway through the movie. and even worse at ritz. i felt like i was living in the north pole.

so i went back to marina to hunt for a jacket, of course with my mum's permission. i'm not one to buy things over $10 on impulse.

but i already knew that i probably couldn't find one because hello! we're talking about marina square here. the cheapest one i could find was like $33. and no way in hell was i going to spend that kind of money for a jacket just because i forgot to bring one from home. and although i would definitely use the jacket often, i still didn't feel like spending $33 on a jacket.

so i hung outside ritz for a while to try and de-frost myself, before going in and freezing myself again. but it was raining, and not only was it cold outisde, it was wet as well. so defeated, yet again, i went back into ritz.

kinda bored there, seeing as the year0 guys, together with marcus left somewhere. so i decided to give neerajha a call. the poor thing is rotting at home, with this old grandma lady, [who isn't even related to her] staying at her house till the 29th.

and thats not the worst bit.

if she's out after 6pm, the lady thinks she's out with a non-existent 'boyfriend' -.-

so she can't even go out with shamini properly.

and the old hag thinks using the internet is illegal! has she been living under a rock? 'cause it sure seems like it.

so thanks to the old bat, neerajha is practically under lock down at home. its like pre-O level time. just minus the studying.

in case you haven't noticed, i'm venting for her. since she can't exactly use the computer until someone hits the granny on the head and gives her a concussion.

and she can't even escape to aarthi's [her cousin] house which is like 6 floors down. because she is also entertaining guests at the moment.

i swear if some random person like that decides to come over to my house, i would scream at her to get out of the house. i don't care if she tells the entire world that i'm a rotten person. i want freedom in my own house. tell her to find her own place if she insists on bossing people around.

grrrrrr

its annoying. i totally understand how neerajha is feeling. i think now its time to change the 'hijack shamini' plan to 'hijack neerajha' plan. don't you agree meanie?

okok major side tracking. where was i?

oh yes.

after one carolling session at ritz lobby, zhi yang needed one alto and one sop there at raffles. so they decided syukri and i should go to raffles.

and it was a pain the the butt having to walk through marina, through city link, around raffles city and roam around raffles hotel till we found miss sandhya.

now normally i wouldn't be too annoyed with this. but seeing how i was wearing the gown the entire time, it was super difficult to maneuver around people in the crowded place. thank goodness i remembered to change back to slippers before proceeding to raffles hotel. i would have DIED i tell you.

it was nice singing at raffles (: although we kinda screwed up jingle bells =P

we were supposed to sing at the courtyard[always the last venue for carolling] but since it was raining, we sang at the entrance at north bridge road. but apparently, the guests booked tables at the restaurant for dinner just to hear us sing. so we stayed back for a while to sing at the courtyard as well. and although i totally enjoyed the extra carolling, raffles better pay up or else. i mean VJ choir is a really good choir, and our rates are supposed to be directly proportional to our standard right? although, i realised, the school will get the money. not the choir

-.-

hm i think thats it for now. now i have to go get my hair dyed.

no seriously.

i'm applying henna on my hair. but i'm not doing it for the mere purpose of dyeing my hair. it helps my hair grow better and healthier. but at the same time, my hair will turn reddish-brown.

hopefully i will not look obvious when i start schooling again in february next year.

because the last time i applied henna, was at the end of january this year. and if i step into sunlight, you can still see a little bit of reddish glow on my hair.

anyway, my mum is helping me dye it. since my hair is too long for me to apply it properly on my own. but i have to wait till she finishes her ice cream -.-

so i have to go change into a dark colour t shirt. because right now i'm wearing white, and the henna will stain it very badly and permanently.

oh and last, but definitely not least, HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVEN (: have a wonderful day (:

Ysunanda

December 25, 2008

7:55 PM

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE (:

today was probably the closest i could get to actually celebrating christmas. haha

carolling at raffles at first was super tiring. i almost fainted during the first session. i started seeing black spots during silent night. which is weird, because i had breakfast. so i sang softly most of the time, except certain places where the sops split.

so after i went back to the holding room, i just sat down and rested for a while. i felt much better by the time the 2nd session came round (:

oh and did i mention that i didn't wear specs OR glasses for the first session? i was rushing to raffles, so i had no time to put on my contacts before leaving home. so before warm ups, i put on the contact lens for my right eye. and when i opened the packet[for lack of a better word] for the left lens, i realised there was no lens in it. not even the solution!

i was super annoyed.

so i decided to carol without contact or specs, because wearing specs with makeup is just weird.

but after that i called my mum and she was like 'oh just wear one lens for the time being. then after carolling, take it out and wear specs' i was like O.O at first. then i decided i'd rather be able to see the conductor semi-clear, than just see a blur of colour when he conducts. seriously, my power is quite high.

it was weird for the 2nd session, but i got used to it after that.

as for the singing part of carolling, it wasn't exactly very good at the beginning, but we got better each session (:

oh and i HATE the drains at raffles square.

the drains were like patterned, and i was standing on the edge of it. and since the heels of my court shoes are quite thin, they kept slipping into the drain.

the worst was when abel chose 'have yourself' for the next carol. i was trying to adjust myself so that i could see him clearer, but BOTH heels slipped into the drain. si ting and diane[sorry if i spelt it wrongly] had to keep me from falling. and the whole group saw it. haha embarrassing much?

i was cursing the drain mentally in between songs.

after that, we went back up into the holding room. then bing hao came up and said 'oh i have food if you want' and was like o.O

then he told me that he saw me almost 'faint' and i told him what really happened. hahaha so funny. thanks though, bing hao, it was nice of you to offer your food :D

after that we were just waiting for the grand reunion at 3.30. so some of us decided to go to macs and take away food. when we were leaving macs, the whole bunch of chorale people were coming down from the 2nd floor to go to the holding room.

grand reunion was awesome man! we sounded super super powerful and woahh. haha thats probably because i have never sung in such a choir before. plus there were SO many people!

after grand reunion it was gift giving time! so i gave jia sheng his pillow, and chocolate and distributed my cookies. sorry to those who didn't get a cookie ): i didn't make enough batter ): and by the time i made the 47cookies, it was 3am in the morning today. so i couldn't have possibly made anymore batter ):

and guess what? turns out zhi yang is my santa claus!

all this while chatting on msn and i didn't realise haha. maybe i very clueless lah. but still!

anyway, it was totally fun, watching everyone so hyped up about exchanging gifts (:

thanks to[in no particular order]:

zhi yang (:
jia sheng (:
indrie (:
si ting (:
jomel (:
jun liang (:
cheryl (:
deborah (:
ruby (:
olivia (:
wan ping (:
cedric (:

for your presents (: sorry if i missed anyone out ): thanks for your presents (:

it was a really wonderful experience celebrating christmas with the choir (:

after everything, indrie, si ting, jun liang, jomel and i headed towards the mrt. jun liang and si ting were going to marina square, jomel was going home and indrie was going to orchard to meet someone.

indrie! i'm going to miss you terribly! even though we've only known each other for just over 2 months. i will definitely miss your constant hyper-ness and your fawning over leonardo and whatever that's associated with him. you are an awesome person, and you deserve the best! good luck wherever you are, and whatever you chose to do. don't forget us back in singapore, because i'm 200% confident that nobody, especially those in choir, will ever forget you! take care! and keep in touch! have a safe trip (:

its sad how in life, the only constant thing is change. we often have to give up our old way of life and embrace a new lifestyle. in my life, right now, the change is moving on from cedar into VJ. although its been merely 2 months since joining VJ choir, i feel a strong sense of attachment to VJ choir, comparable to how strongly i feel about cedar as a whole. not that i'll ever be able to forget cedar. but still...

it is very difficult to just let go of the past and move on with our lives. especially when i look back on the past and realise just how much the time i've spent in cedar really means to me.

i guess the only consolation, is the fact that we will experience new, and hopefully better things in the future. but then again, in about 2 years time, i would be leaving VJ as well, having to bid farewell to people who i would be close to. and even though, in the case of choir, the seniors still take part in some events together with the choir, it just wouldn't be the same.

ok, i'm guessing that thats enough of 'deep thinking' for now. wait later i become emo =P

i guess thats probably it for now. i'll update tomorrow or something.

but right now i need to catch up on sleep. i slept for only 3hours these last 2days XD

so see you guys later (:

and once again, MERRY CHRISTMAS (:

this is what i plan on doing tomorrow. although, i swear, my room is extremely clean. nothing like in the picture =P

Ysunanda

December 20, 2008

11:57 PM

i know i said i'd post properly today. but i have no mood.

i'm feeling a little depressed, or as some people like to call it, 'emo'. i don't even know why.

maybe its got to do with the fact that i haven't been doing things i'm supposed to be doing? i have no clue.

but one things for sure, right now, all i want to do is to escape to a calm, serene, blissful place where i can be alone for a little while.

well, i gotta go. i'll update about today's carolling tomorrow (:

Ysunanda

December 19, 2008

11:23 PM

hello everyone.

just a really quick post before i go to sleep.

carolling at ulu west coast plaza was pretty fun.

had starbucks with ruby before carolling.

after carolling, ruby and i went to plaza sing for lunch and christmas shopping for our santa babies.

on our way there, we suddenly decided to watch angus, thongs and perfect snogging since the trailer caught our attention.

so bought tickets, ate pastamania lunch, bought popcorn and drinks and watched the movie.

the movie was pretty good. disgusting at certain parts[you'll know what i mean when you watch the movie]. but it wasn't your typical cliche kinda stories. pretty awesome really. but, i haven't read the book yet. so it may not meet the expectations of those who have read the book first.

after the movie, spent slightly more than an hour looking for gifts for our santa babies.

got something which i know will definitely benefit my santa baby[if he uses it that is].

after that, i came home, surfed the net, and asked some very nice people to help me ask my santa baby something.

then went to the temple with my family to pray for my results next year. i felt quite happy and peaceful at the temple. its like this whole calming vibe kinda thing. oh and i've become a little less selfish because i prayed for other people too and not only for myself and my family (: makes me all the more at peace (:

after that came back home, had dinner which we ordered as take away at the temple, sat down to watch ghost whisperer, and now i'm finishing up the last bit of my not so short post.

carolling tomorrow again at marina square and west coast plaza. looking forward to it (:

going to sleep now. update tomorrow yah? good night (:


watch this. its actually quite worth the money (: oh and to the girls reading this, all the guys in the movie are pretty hot hawt![yes, there's a difference] XD

Ysunanda

December 18, 2008

9:46 PM

hello!

came back from caroling about one and a half hours ago (:

carolling was ok i guess. not as fun as it was the first 2 times. i think we're getting tired of marina square and its toilets.

seriously.

oh and while carolling i noticed not many of us were actually smiling. i mean its christmas time! carols are supposed to be happy. save one or two songs which aren't exactly 'happy' songs.

i was trying my best to smile constantly throughout the carolling, i managed to smile about 3/4 of the time. sometimes while singing, my mind would suddenly drift to other things like 'damn i'm hungry' etc etc. and my smile would slowly disappear for a while until i realised i was supposed to be concentrating on singing and started smiling again.

but when i looking at the conductor [more like attempting to look at. could hardly see him conduct], i realised some people weren't smiling. for those who smiled, their smiles slowly disappeared after a while, and suddenly reappeared, like me.

quite weird really. i mean carols are happy songs (: maybe we should 'feel' the song and sing with more expression so that we keep smiling?

i don't know.

i should keep reminding myself, like i kept reminding cedar choir for limelight, 'permanent botox' (:

oh joshua forgot to bring his shoes today for carolling. so he had to sit out for today's session ): so sad! he was like taking photos during the first few carols. after that he was just sitting in front of the stage singing along with us. next time don't forget to bring your stuff hor?

anywho, carolling tomorrow at west coast plaza which is at clementi. its like 15 stops if i change at raffles and 16stops if i change at boon lay ):

so i have to lug the gown and shoes all the way.

the only consolation is that i'm travelling at a not-so-peak hour. so i MIGHT be able to sit all the way.

after carolling i'm going shopping for presents with ruby (: we both need to get presents for our santa baby.

speaking of which, ruby and mei xuan both know who my santa is. and they were laughing at me can? meanies! no christmas presents for you!

haha kidding lur (:

oh i can test-bake my chocolate chip cookies tomorrow (: yay!

but i have to try and improve on the shape and size of the cookies. the walnut cookies i baked yesterday were bigger and thinner than the subway cookies!

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OH! i was listening to the year1s on the way from siglap to marina square, about studies in VJ. and OMG i'm already a little concerned about getting good grades next year when i don't even know my O level results can?

especially since they were saying how biology is much harder than physics [nicole tan rui min and all other non-bio, physics people, shuttup =P]

i can't afford to slack in VJ. especially since choir will take up lots of time AND i live in toa payoh. which probably means i might have to study on the bus occasionally.

and since i'll be taking bio next year, i'll have to put in a lot of effort to make sure i do reasonably well, judging how the year1s complained about how hard it was.

plus i'm pretty sure i will be needing econs tuition next year. so if i do go for tuition, the lesser time i would have to study.

and apparently the teachers in VJ think that choir members aren't exceptionally good in academics.

i feel that they are so devoted to choir, which takes up a heck of a lot of time i might add, that they maybe neglect their studies? i don't know, its just a guess.

hence, i've decided that next year, when i start school, i have to prove them wrong. that choir people CAN actually excel in studies as well.

its easier said than done though.

now that i realise that life in VJ isn't going to be as simple as it is in cedar, i have to expect to study much more often than i did in cedar. plus i have to manage my time efficiently[unlike what i've been doing my entire life].

i know this might seem far too early to be worrying about managing my time in VJ. but now that i have a heads up, i need to realise there won't be much time for slacking. so hopefully i won't get distracted too much next year.

so i have promised myself that i will stop procrastinating and start studying properly. even if it means having to study when other people are slacking, especially in the beginning of school year, when most people would want to slack and get adjusted to the new environment and make new friends.

so now that i've promised myself i will work hard next year, i should just enjoy my holidays thoroughly before school year starts (: go out as much as i can, have fun, and most importantly, sleep more to make up for my lack of proper sleep this entire year =P

i am not going to waste time worrying about results day now. its too early. wait until after new year's. then i will start thinking about it. then i can preoccupy myself with de-stressing activities like going out with theEIGHT (:

i think that's about it for now. post tomorrow after test-baking or maybe on saturday after carolling (:

till then, take care guys! and here's a picture for you (:

for some unknown reason, the songs 'masquerade' and 'think of me'[shamini!] from phantom have been stuck in my head for the past couple of days...

Ysunanda

9:29 AM

this post was due 4 days ago

the first couple of days was pure laziness.

but after that i was busying myself test-baking walnut cookies.

ok so that's no excuse for not updating ):

anyway, carolling on the 11th and 13th was funn (:

although my heels took about 3 days to get accustomed to XD

i swear indrie is the most hyperactive and retarded person i've ever met [i mean that in a good way].

jomel+si ting+indrie+me=...

well i don't know what it equals to. but we attract a LOT of attention since we're either
1)laughing extremely loud[usually thanks to indrie];
2)doing something random and silly or;
3)singing christmas carols LOUDLY on the bus[like on the 11th]

lol

anyway apart from carolling at marina square, there was also CCAB concert or World Youth Choir Festival concert[whichever it is] at VCH

it was an awesome experience (:

we had practice in school, followed by a lunch break, after which we head back to school to change and board the bus to VCH, where chorale was waiting.

indrie was going crazy with foundation and leonardo. seriously. she wrote the word 'leonardo' on her forehead using the foundation. obsessed much? =P

sound check wasn't all that great we sounded a bit void of emotion.

but the actual performance was much better i suppose (:

during dinner[between sound check and performance] and after performance everyone was camwhoring like siao. seriously, it was like madness. especially after the performance, since we were the last jc choir to perform and hence, the only ones at the holding room when we came back.

but before camwhoring, choir and chorale sang no man is an island. their 'theme song' kinda thing (:

after all the madness, indrie and i went to the mrt station together. and we met kenneth at one of the traffic lights. and we were talking about random stuff on our way home.

there's carolling today at marina square again (: but there's prac at 3 at siglap for MS before that.

OH! i LOVE my walnut cookies i test-baked yesterday. YUMMY (:

although, i do need to improve on the shape of the cookie =P

now i need to test-bake chocolate chip cookies as well. which i would probably do tomorrow or on saturday (:

and OMG my shopping list is like super duper uber long!

excluding school stuff for next year[which includes school bag, wallet and school shoes], i also need to get:
1)another black jacket[because the one i have right now is too thin and is 'holy', and class jacket is too big and thick and heavy]
2)colourful socks[although i already have socks, they're all white, no thanks to school, and i will be extremely happy if i can find a pair of rainbow sock (:]
3)slippers [that DO NOT make me slip and fall when i'm walking on wet surfaces. seriously. every time i walk in those things i try to walk as slow as a tortoise, but i still manage to almost fall on my butt ):]

other things like an ipod nano, laptop and a puppy can wait [although i will never be able to get a puppy while i'm still living in the same house as my mum].

but my mum promised me that she would get me any laptop i want if i get 6points (: so even though i shouldn't be worrying myself fretting over my results NOW, i still pray for my 6points (:

i can live without an ipod. heck, i've been doing that for 2years, ever since my ipod mini got corrupted ): so if i can, i would probably trade it in and pay and extra 50bucks or so for an ipod nano. but right now, i don't really need it. i would probably try and get one in late january or early february, because i need my music to help me drown out the loud noises when i start studying again.

hm...quite a lot of things leh.

plus i need to buy more ingredients for the cookies, greasing paper, cookie cutters and small containers to put the cookies into.

wah. i'm going to go broke. actually, i think i already am.

but i have 500bucks to spend on school stuff for next year. so i'm deciding whether i should use the remaining money for other stuff, or let it sit in my bank collecting interest.

OH! and i need to get my santa baby's present too! and goodness knows i haven't a clue as to what to get him.

and to think i was actually considering spending loads of money on dress materials, fabric scissors and a mannequin.

O.O

i should have gotten a job

*sigh*

one of my new year resolutions for next year: stop spending unnecessarily

...

i think i should get going now. i have loads of stuff to do including helping my mum to clean the kitchen, before i start getting ready to leave for prac.

OH! before i go, this to theEIGHT:
please check your email. i've sent all of you an email regarding a gathering in jan, before results day. let me know what you guys think and reply back to me. make sure to 'reply to all' so that everyone can read. lets finalise things by the 1st week of jan (:

ok, now i'm off to see the wizard!

here's a picture for you guys (:

hehe i hope my chocolate chip cookies turn out like these (:

Ysunanda

December 13, 2008

11:29 PM

hello (:

ok so i haven't been posting lately.

i've been quite busy and lazy so yeah...

haha. sorry lar!

i'll be posting tomorrow though (:

just to let ya'll know, carolling at marina square on thursday and today, and ccab concert was pretty fun! will elaborate tomorrow (:

but i will blog around evening because i have this religious thing in the morning and afternoon

so see you tomorrow yah?

byebye(:

Ysunanda

December 11, 2008

11:00 AM

hm i haven't been posting in a while.

quite busy with choir and sleeping.

yes sleeping. i've been feeling unusually tired these days.

especially since i sleep for about 5hours only on some days.

anyway, this is going to be a short post.

i finally got my eye brows done!

but i didn't let it grow back fully to get back the shape that good day had done about 6 weeks ago.

oh well. i guess i'll wait until just before leaving for india to thread again.

there's carolling today and marina square. first carolling session ever. hope it goes well (:

but before that year1s and DSAs have confite prac and after that the year2s and chorale will join for ccab concert prac.

which reminds me, i still can't fully memorise mate saule and yoru ):

leonardo is fine, especially since i've listened to it about 235897636513057 times on youtube and sung along to it.

aiyah. i should do last minute memorising on the bus on the way to siglap for prac.

anyway, i gotta go now.

blog later tonight maybe (:

Ysunanda

December 8, 2008

3:45 PM

it has been raining practically the entire day so far.

my mum and my sister went to sentosa with the yishun bhajan group today.

i was supposed to go, but since jun liang smsed that there would be a gown 'fitting' [for lack of other,more appropriate words] tomorrow in school, my mum told me i could stay at home.

the tea break for the sentosa trip was pot luck. and my mum had to make butter and cheese sandwiches. but there was absolutely no bread, and very little butter and cheese at home.

so i had to go get them from the shop behind my block without bathing...

yuck.

oh come on, it was 11am!

and i only got up at 10.25am.

it was raining like crazy and it was pretty cold out there. and me, being the genius that i am, wore my shortest pair of shorts and a pair of slippers.

at least i wore a jacket so whatever.

i ended up taking 10mins to walk to the shop and another 10 to come back home. the slippers were practically floating on the water and i had to move at a snail's pace to keep from falling.

after that i helped my mum make the sandwiches while she cooked lunch.

my dad had a minor back injury, so he also didn't go to sentosa. but he dropped my mum and sister near vivo.

so i left about 20mins after they did to go shopping.

and i wore the stupid slippers AGAIN.

ugh.

anyway, i managed to get whatever i wanted.

the shop i went to didn't sell individual colours for eye shadows, so i got the black and white one for $6.90. it was supposed to be $8.90, but they were having a sale (:

i also got some pink lip gloss which was supposed to be $16.90. after the discount it was $9.90, which still may not be -entirely- reasonable, but i can tell it will last me for a long time (:

my court shoes are LOVE (: (:

i got them at $25.90 which is reasonable. especially since i can use it for special occasions like sandhya akka's wedding next year (: its size 39! haha.

i usually get like 36-38 for shoes, depending on the cut of the shoe. but since these shoes have 3inch heels [i actually went and measured], i got size 39. and because there was no more stock of size 38.












Ysunanda

December 7, 2008

10:41 PM

ok. first of all, things between my parents are pretty much back to normal. i hope.

since my sister was at a sleepover at her friends house, my parents and i went to ganga woodlands for a surprise party to celebrate devi athai's[aunt] 40th wedding anniversary.

omg! it was so sweet!

unlike many surprise parties, this one actually was a surprise to athai[aunt] and athimbair[uncle].

and their 3 daughters got them a gold ring each and had them exchange rings like sandhya akka's [cousin sister] engagement.

so sweet!

the food was awesome too!

the chocolate cake with creamy frosting/icing and especially the gulab jamun. aahhh so divine!

sarada and i were taking incessantly about random stuff. she's a pretty fun person to hang out with.

at the 'kids' section of the restaurant, sai, hari, and sandhya, sarada and her two brothers and i were laughing like siao while reenacting russell peters' shows.

hilarious.

it was totally fun.

unlike what i expected it to be.

usually these family events are kinda boring since there are hardly any people my age.

oh and all the kuttis[babies/small children] were so adorable! especially keshav. so tiny! he's only a couple of months old (:

anyway, i gotta go and sleep now.

tomorrow the whole yishun sai centre is planning to go to sentosa for an outing. so i have to get up pretty early.

plus if we have time and we're not too tired, my mum and i might go for a mini shopping spree. nothing much though. i just need to go get a few things like:

1.lip gloss-because i only have lip balm at the moment
2.eye shadow-because the only ones i own are like 7 years old[i had bought them when i was still in dance]
3.white court shoes
4.blush/rouge-because my mum refuses to let me use her expensive one

plus i need to thread my eyebrows.

i should have done it a long time ago, but i didn't like the shape that the person at the new parlour i went to tried and i had to wait for them to grow back ):

so i'm going back to good day to get it done on tuesday. since tomorrow is a public holiday.

so now i have something to look forward to (:

well that's it for now today i guess.

my mum already yelled at me twice to go to sleep.

so i better go now.

see you tomorrow (:

Ysunanda

5:02 PM

today had been absolutely uneventful.

other than the fact that my parents have been arguing.

and i'm sick of it.

the only thing i've got to say is i hate my paternal grandfather.

honestly, i'm using every ounce of my will power to stop myself from spewing vulgarities here.

why can't the world be full of just people with good intentions, good motives.

life would be a heck of a lot easier.

i just can't wait till i grow old enough to do something about this situation.

ugh.

ok i shall stop talking about it here.

moving on to other stuff, i am absolutely stoned at home.

i've successfully memorised all carols and about 70-80% of leonardo, yoru and mate saule (:

but now that i've got more free time on my hand, i've no clue what to do with it.

and i have no mood to continue writing 'Black and White'. writers' block is super annoying ):



not that my writing's any good and whathaveyou.

this picture is just so adorable and the slogan is pretty unique too(:

Ysunanda

December 6, 2008

4:50 PM

i just read my last post and realised how 'emo' i was being. haha

anyway, there was prac today at 9 in school.

mei xuan and i had planned to meet at 8.45 at the concourse to go through some of the carols before prac.

so i left my house earlier at about 7.35 and took the bus that left at 7.45

little did i expect to reach school at like 8.20!

i mean seriously, isn't there supposed to be traffic or something at this time?!

plus there weren't many people in the bus and very few people were waiting for the bus at the bus stops. and the driver was like driving quite fast.

AND almost all the traffic lights were green!

and on top of that, it was a double decker bus, which USUALLY takes a significantly longer time to reach the destination.

this sucks.

the days i'm already hard pressed for time, the driver will drive like super slow, and all the traffic lights will be against us. and there will be tonnes and tonnes of people waiting to board or alight the bus.

ugh.

anyway, i met mei xuan at the concourse at like 8.43. vanessa[who, at first, wasn't able to make it for today's prac] and jemimah also came with her.

then it was time for prac, and after warm ups we spilt into our groups for carolling.

abel and olivia conducted most of the songs today.

after that the altos and basses learnt O Come and we sang SATB.

later, both groups met back at LT3 and each group sang one song for the other group to watch and listen.

then we had lunch break, when ruby and i went to parkway for lunch. i totally couldn't finish even half my food, even though my stomach was growling like siao during morning prac.

ruby and i were talking about random stuff and how we both screwed up simple questions in O level maths papers. haha

but, i say this again: what's done is done. we can only look forward to the future and pray to god we get our desired results.

went to siglap for afternoon prac after lunch with ruby.

chorale and year2s were there too. we spent like 30mins just trying to find a room that was available for us to practise in.

during prac, i was super happy to find out that my leonardo is actually pretty good, contrary to what i thought earlier on. i guess i just had to practice with the choir to get the hang of it (:

but i felt bad when we practised mate saule. because i lost my score and wasn't able to learn it up by today ):

but jun liang was nice enough to lend me his score, since he couldn't find a fresh piece and had already memorised the song. thank you jun liang (:

i still feel bad though. i don't like borrowing people's stuff.

oh! which reminds me. indrie FINALLY came for prac and i returned her her $5 that i borrowed last week. she totally forgot about it until i reminded her. [damn, me and my big mouth]

indrie was totally [no, she's ALWAYS totally obsessed with leonardo] exceptionally obsessed with leonardo today, especially when she realised that the TKSS crest consisted of his flying machine.

she was like begging si ting, cheryl, deborah and me to help her take a photo of her and this tkss guy who was wearing a school shirt with the crest on it. haha

in the end cheryl helped her take a photo of indrie and si ting with the tkss guy[whose name i do not know. actually, i don't even know if he's a year0 from tkss, or a year1 who was from tkss]

deborah and i took 16 to school bus stop, after which she went back to school for something and i waited for 31.

halfway through the long bus ride back home this group of 3 people sat down across the isle from me. 2 guys and a girl. and GOODNESS were they LOUD.

i mean, the way they were talking yelling, it was as though they were at opposite ends of a football field and trying to communicate!

so inconsiderate.

ok, so maybe i've spoken loudly in the bus before too. but i swear, i have never spoken so loud!

...

now i have to go for bhajans. i really don't want to go.

i'm like super tired. especially since my biological clock was being stubborn, and didn't allow me to fall asleep until about 1am, when i actually went to bed at around 11pm. PLUS i woke up at about 6.20am instead of 7am, when i was planning to wake up.

hm...i realised i've only been narrating my entire day whenever i post. maybe i should try posting about more insightful things.

...

ah heck.

i'm not feeling very insightful today.

maybe later.

now i have to go get ready to go out ):

till then, here's another random picture to unsuccessfully try and make this blog seem a little less wordy (:

i'm going to go shoe shopping soon! my dad got this $50 voucher from somewhere (: so i can use it to buy the white court shoes and use the balance to get another pair for fun (:

Ysunanda

December 4, 2008

6:24 PM

i'm such an idiot.

why can't i just follow instructions?

i've been told countless times not to bring any food or drinks into my room.

this time i brought a glass of juice into my room, and sat at the comp. i was fiddling with the speakers when one of them knocked against the glass and sent it crashing to the ground.

thank god i at least finished the juice before that happened. but now i feel so guilty. and that was one of my favourite glasses ): i bought it with my own money[for what, i can't remember]

i guess i should learn a lesson from this: ALWAYS follow the rules

ugh. i feel stupid.

i guess i should go sleep for a while and get rid of this nagging feeling inside of me.

till next time...

Ysunanda

3:28 PM

oh! i totally forgot.

if anbody wants to view the previous blog and tagboard for some weird, unexplainable reason, here's the URL: autumn---hues.blogspot.com

oh, its still screwed up though =P

byebye(:

Ysunanda

1:28 PM

hello guys! new skin! ok, actually, new blog. i just switched URLs with the other one. so all the previous posts are on the other blog.

i bet you guys are thinking 'i thought she doesn't like pink'

well, i don't usually like pink, but i really liked this skin so...

anyway, i was super fed up with my previous blog, that i just didn't have the mood to update.

so lets recap shall we?

VJChoir teaparty was a blast! the year1s made up fake names[which were totally obvious btw] as part of tradition. haha it was hilarious (:

there were wet games too. so by the time we finished playing games at all the stations, we looked like we were dunked into the sea.

even though it was painfully tiring, we had tonnes of fun! especially the so called 'interview' after carol auditions.

ok i'm too lazy to elaborate further.

moving on...

choir pracs have been super fun. although, there were many times i just felt like sleeping on the floor then and there.

oh on monday, after morning prac and most year1s left, the DSAs had afternoon prac with the other year0 carollers.

but after morning prac, sops and altos had to stay back to work on magic song number 5, the spirit of hunted animals or something. so the DSA guys left for lunch. and by the end of prac, i was the only DSA. how sad!

but i called ruby and and she agreed to meet me for lunch at parkway, since she lives only like 10mins from VJ (:

after like 10mins of contemplating, we finally decided to have lunch at mos burger. and the year1s who we 'conducting' afternoon prac were lunch-ing there too.

so we sat next to them. 'them' being: pock thong, jia sheng, olivia, sherman, wen siu, cedric, wan ping, jun liang, may , rhoda and zhi yang. i can't remember if abel was there or not. hm...

anyway, so afternoon practice went all the way till like 5pm.

thank goodness i had decided not to go for choir chalet after that. i would have probably just slept like a log the entire time there.

yesterday's prac was ok. after morning prac, i went to parkway to meet my lunch date, ruby (: she offered to be my lunch date again! haha so sweet (:

other year0s joined for afternoon practice and we spilt into our carolling groups. mei xuan, jenna, syukri[thanks for the spelling edwin (:] and i are in sherman's group (: vanessa, ruby and jemimah are in zhi yang's group (:

sorry to all the tenor and bass year0s. i have no idea who is in whose group =P

apparently zhi yang's group did sing very well yesterday ):

come on, jia you year0s! you guys can do it (: just go home and learn, memorise and practice like siao first! then during prac, change your voice texture and colour to match the year1s! (:

i think sherman's group did pretty good. after going through most of the songs, we sat in a circle and tried memorising the easier songs first. i've memorised quite a few songs already (:

1.A Merry Christmas
2.Joy To The World
3.O Come, All Ye Faithful
5.The First Nowell The Angel Did Say
6.Slient Night
7.Ding Dong Merrily on High
8.In Dulci Jubilo
10.O Holy Night
11.Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
12.Deck the Halls
14.Gaudete
15.Carol of the Bells
18.Jingle Bell Rock
24.The Little Drummer Boy

so that leaves me with a grand total of 7 more carols to learn up and memorise.

BUT i also have to memorise Leonardo[dammit, i think i'm going die], Yoru and Mate Saule[pronounced as maa-tay sau-lay]

the bad news is that i've friggin lost my Mate Saule score! i'm so careless. i texted olivia and may if they saw an abondoned score lying around. then jun liang texted me saying he'll pass it to me next practice. yay (: but i dunno if its my score or a new score.

i should learn to be more responsible. i think i've been improving on my punctuality. ever since that day i was 16mins late[no thanks to bus numbers 13 and 16, for which i had to wait 15mins to arrive]. i had to pay a friggin $7 fine! damn. since then, i've always been on time. well, i reach like 30seconds just before prac starts. well, its better than being late (:

oh speaking of lateness, sherman came like 92mins late for prac yesterday! haha[sorry sherman, i couldn't resist] he was still sleeping when may called him at around 9.30+ he probably wouldn't have come if she hadn't called =P

after prac, sherman's group decided to play games. one of which was 7up. the first 2 people to kena will have to do a forfeit. marcus[year1] kena 4 times already, and someone else and i kena only twice. i was like praying i didn't screw up. and guess what?

i did [damn]

then we had to do this dance kinda thingy [for those in 4O, its the move sherri and soleil were doing after grad ceremony on stage]

its was like damn embarrassing can? hilarious, yes. especially if you're watching it. but come on! its embarrassing! even more so when people were commenting on how we have to look into each others eyes. i swear, i would've scratched -their- eyes out.

ok maybe not. i'm not violent or mean. but still!

then nicole still asked: "anyone got video camera?"

oh god.

aiyah. it was funny though, no matter how embarrassing[i've used this word so may times in this post] it was.

after prac i was totally poofed.

i just went home and like slept.

then got up to memorise carols and scores.

oh! and on friday theEIGHT, excluding sonam[who is sitting happily in malaysia with her cousins] met at tampines mall to have dinner, since yi min was leaving for US the next morning at 4am.

soleil dragged along her dance partner[johan issit?]. sherri was supposed to bring dannyboy too but in the end she shooed him off.

we had tonnes of fun, playing games in the arcade while waiting for a table for 8 in pastamania.

who knew that throwing tiny plastic balls at the screen to burst balloons/destroy spaceship etc. could be so tiring?

i had to leave early though, because i had prac the next day AND i live in toa payoh):

but i got to see yi min before she left for US (:

OH! btw daddy's coming back from nigeria today! yay! (:

but now i have to share the bed again ): AND put up with my dad's constant nonsensical antics. haha

well, now i've gotta go. i need to move all the old fans in the house, outside, near the rubbish bin. AND help assemble the new ones together.

and memorise more scores after that.

so i'll post later today, or tomorrow.

before i go, i want to thank neerajha for helping me with my blogskin! haha. FINE, i admit, i suck when it comes to blogs. happy?

oh, and here's another picture for you to enjoy (:

till next time(:

oh! alvina and i are trying to get whoever is still in singapore to go ice skating! hence the picture.

although, my chances of being able to skate even a TINY bit like kristi yamaguchi does is like negative infinity.

i'll more than likely fall on my butt if i let go of the railing =P

Ysunanda