A Wonderful 21st

I had a wonderful and memorable 21st birthday here in NZ and I wish the day would last forever!! thank you so much to all my great friends here in NZ who have made the day so lovely!! I specially wanna thank tess, maly, tammy darling, yana darling and tosin for giving me surprises after surprises!! love ya all!! =)

while doing my assignment at the library on tue nite.. tess and maly had the idea of celebrating the start of my 21st yr at the uni's clocktower.. it would be juz awesome to hear the clock chime 12 an be officially 21 years old!! these babes were juz so wonderful lar!! bought a cake and sparkling grape juice to celebrate!! it was a wonderful experience and i had plenty of fun with them!! even though it was -1 degrees and my toes were frozen in the cold cuz i was wearing sandals, it still feels gd to be sitting in the cold and juz chilling!! thank you babes for making the start of the day so memorable and special!! =)

another surprise awaited me when i got back!! tammy darling, yana darling and tosin were waiting for me to celebrate too!! thank you tammy darling for the wonderful album!! it is a wonderful reminder of the lovely time spent at Queenstown when we ran away!! those are really fond memories!! thank you yana darling for the wonderful cheese cake!! u always make so nice and yummy cakes!! and the cute sizes with the candles were juz so beautiful!! and thank you tosin for the tee!! i'm really speechless!! so now its 50-50!! =p they are all lovely gifts and you are all great and lovely friends!! thank you so much for the wonderful times spent together and making this day a truly special one for me!! =)

wanna thank my flattie iram for her prezzie too!! had an 8am class and she was up early too!! gave me a surprise in the morning with a present!! thank you so much iram!!

hehe!! tried sth different today with tess and maly!! went to clubs and societies to try out their lunch.. gosh!! it is really filling and a whole new experience!! the bread is probably homemade and really huge and gd!! maly is right.. my 21st bday is full of new experiences.. which is gd!! haha!! rented dvds for a sleepover at maly's place during the weekend, which i am so looking forward to!! it was so fun watching transformers on sun!!! =)

had a parcel from ZK!! thank you so much for the prezzie!! it came on time lar!! i hoped mine arrived on time for your bday too!! and Brigit was there at the office, and she sang me a bday song!! feel so much warmth and love on this wonderful day!! juz feel that the day couldnt get any better!! =)

was at boccia when my dear sweet RA Ofeira came over with a cake from toroa, and a flower from her! thank you so much Ofeira for the lovely flower!! too bad i wasnt around to receive it from her.. but another surprise was in store for me when i got back!!

tammy darling said tt she would be cooking dinner for me.. but when i got back.. tess and maly were around too!! each of them had prepared a dish for dinner!! the wonderful babes had kept me in the dark lar!! tess and maly were still saying tt they would be in the library.. gosh!! the dinner was lovely!! and it was great fun juz chatting and joking around!! i had loads of fun!! =)

for dessert, i had 4 different kinds of cakes to choose from.. never felt so spoilt for choice b4!! i had tammy darling's creme brule, yana darling's cheese cake, tess and maly's cake and toroa's cake!! i was so full from dinner and dessert!! and oh!! did i forget to mention that the lovely babes bought me my fav drink coke?? i havent had coke since i got off the qantas aeroplane in feb lar.. and i think the sudden dose of caffeine got me a bit high cuz we started doing lots of random stuff *winks* =p but i had a truly enjoyable and lovely evening!! gd company, gd food and gd music!! wad else could i ask for?? =)

hehe!! of course i cannot forget all my friends who remembered my bday, no matter where they are!! hopefully i dun miss out anyone here!! in no particular order

my lovely flatmates!! tammy darling, iram, zeinaba and daisy!!

my lovely babes from NUS!! tess and maly!!

from aroha!! priyanka, sharnita, grace, theodora and of course yana darling!! my lovely neighbours =)

tosin, jin, ofeira, brigit, april, and all the toroa management and RAs for the cake and the card!!

joycelyn and yiwei!! you two are so funny lar.. wish me 10 days earlier.. lol!!

grace, ming fue, guan ying, pei jia!! miss you gals lots!! i want a outing when i'm back!! =) saw the photos of the lunch outing lar!!

may chen, xin yi, esther, nathalie, kamani, raymond, jianguang, wen jin, siang han, kah meng, hoi fai, kuo ren, jin jun, chay him! thank you so much for remembering!!

and last but not the least!! my family lar!! dad, mum, charles and joshua!! eek!! bet dennis 4got my bday!!

haha!!! wad a lovely day!! totally enjoyed myself to the fullest!! thank you to all my darlings here for making this day a wonderful and memorable 21st for me!! =) wish it did not have to come to an end =( oh well.. back to doing my assignments and hopefully squeeze in some time to study for exams!!

1.30am now.. its time to go to slp!! sweet dreamz to everyone!!

Updates!!!

First and foremost!! muz wish ZK a HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!! sorry!! was away for the weekend so did not have a chance to leave u an offline msg to wish u happy bday!!

Realised that I haven't been updating for a SUPER long time now.. too busy with assignments and tests and weekends away from Dunedin.. kk.. let's start from last last weekend!!

ran away from dunedin with tammy darling to Queenstown!! it was a weekend getaway from a terrible week of sch.. and it was so relaxing!! although it was freezing.. i seriously enjoyed the time spent with tammy darling!! it was so fun juz to walk around town, checking out souvenirs, spending our 21st bday together by the lake.. and basically juz chilling!! wished that time could juz stand still so that i would never have to return to dunedin.. sigh.. y do all gd times have to come to an end??

spent another terrible week again in sch.. aiya.. exams coming up but still so many assignments being handed out for us to do.. so spent another week in the sch library.. sianz..

BUT!!! i went to mount cook for the weekend that juz past with tess, maly and april!! it was a very relaxed trip too and i really enjoyed it!! no hurry, no rush, no fuss!! stopped by places wherever we wanted, whenever we wanted.. it was really own time own target!! even had the time to go swinging at a playground!! haha!! mount cook is realli beautiful.. and there were so many snow-capped mountains!! too bad the clouds were low, so pictures couldnt realli capture how pretty the scenery was.. but the views were gd!!

the weekend holiday ended with tess and maly coming over to my place to watch transformers!! haha!! missed the movie cuz i was in US last yr.. but i finally had the chance to watch it!! i loved the movie lar!! and it was so fun watching with the gals!! we were so random but also in tandem lar!! =p

and so.. my week started with me spending it in the library again.. sigh lar.. i forsee 1 whole week in the library again.. exams in less than 2 weeks but still tons of assignments to clear first.. eekz!! so juz leave me offline msgs or send me emails and i'll reply as soon as i can!! =p

happy holidays everyone!! but i'll be here studying.. =(

Measure of a Man - Clay Aiken

If one day you discover him
Broken down, he's lost ev'rything
No cars, no fancy clothes
To make him who he's not
The woman at his side
Is all that he has got
Why do you ask him move heaven and earth
To prove his love has worth?

Would he walk on water?
Would he run through fire?
Would he stand before you
When it's down to the wire?
Would he give his life up
To be all he can?
Is that, is that
Is that how you measure a man?

If by chance all he had to give you
Was three words wrapped around your finger
Would that be deep enough
At the end of ev'ry day?
And how will you ever know
If a man is what he says?
Why do you ask him move heaven and earth
To prove his love has worth?

Would he walk on water?
Would he run through fire?
Would he stand before you
When it's down to the wire?
Would he give his life up
To be all he can?
Is that, is that
Is that how you measure a man?

He never gives up
Lets go of his dreams
His world goes around
For his one true belief
Is that how you know?
Is that what it means?

Would he walk on water?
Would he run through fire?
Would he stand before you?
Will he be your anchor
When the dark unfolds?
Will he always love you
The best that he knows?
Would he give his life up
To be all he can?
Is that, is that
Is that how you measure a man?

Would he walk on water?
Would he run through fire?
Would he stand before you
When it's down to the wire?
Would he give his life up
To be all he can?
Is that, is that
Is that how you measure, oh, oh
Is that, is that
Is that how you measure a man?

Unbelievable nite

AHHHHHH!!!!!

Cant believe what i have been doing the past week!!! Have been in the library studying since sat nite.. and camping there till the library closes.. cuz of assignment and test.. think my body is gg haywire soon!!

What was most unbelievable was last nite!! haha.. some of you saw me online for the first time in a long while.. well.. i was actually in the 24hr computer lab in the science building.. and tt was prob nearly 2am NZ time.. library was closed at 11pm and i had not finished studying for my test today.. and maly had not completed her essays which were due today too... so we decided to continue staying in sch as we would not be able to complete anything if we went back.. and i cant believe tt i was camped out in the com lab till 5.30am!!

was so tired lar!! have been tired the whole week.. practically sleeping at all my lectures.. and in the end.. i was so tired tt i fell asleep in the com lab at 3am.. woke up a few times to try studying budden in the end still gave in to sleeping.. gosh.. i still cant believe tt i did tt lar.. camping overnight in sch.. maly and i were so tired tt we decided to call it a nite (oh wait.. its already 5.30am.. so mebbe its a day) and head back to her place.. its so freezing cold in the wee hours of the morning..

too dark to walk back to toroa so spent the rest of the morning sleeping at her place.. gosh!! we were so tired we conked out immediately.. had to drag myself out of bed so tt i could head back to toroa to freshen up and continue studying b4 the test..

haha!! maly and i were quite shocked tt we actually spent the nite in sch.. it still seems quite surreal to us... dun think we would actually do tt in NUS, and furthermore.. we're exchange students!!

eekz.. din realli have a clear mind when i went in for the test.. and there was lots of explanation.. aiyo.. hope i'm coherent lar.. i dun ask for much.. an A- would do =p this stats paper is much harder than the other one.. so i dun expect to get full marks for it.. and seriously.. i did not expect to get full marks for the mid-sem test for the other stats paper lar..

zy is right.. i seem to study more here in NZ than at NUS.. dunno y lar.. maly agrees tt she studies more here too.. mebbe cuz we enjoy studying here?? lectures here are definitely more fun and interesting than at NUS.. and i love gg for music lessons!!

anyway!! to reward myself for the hard work.. i'll be running away for the weekend!! its partly something i wanted to do for my bday.. to run away!! haha!! will be taking the weekend off and gg to queenstown with tammy to chill and relax.. forget everything and juz spend a stress-free weekend!! yay!! and hopefully i'll be back fresh and ready to face another killer week of test and assignments.. eekz!!

What my name means

saw this on xue ting's blog and i couldnt resist trying it out.. even though i'm suppose to go to sch.. haha!!


What Lim Thiow Koon Cindy Means

You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow.
You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily.
Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is.

You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing.
You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long.
You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.

You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated.
You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want.
You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way!

You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life.
You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home.
You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble.

You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out.
Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia.
Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.


You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life.
You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you.
At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.

You are very charming... dangerously so. You have the potential to break a lot of hearts.
You know how what you want, how to get it, and that you will get it.
You have the power to rule the world. Let's hope you're a benevolent dictator!

You are a seeker of knowledge, and you have learned many things in your life.
You are also a keeper of knowledge - meaning you don't spill secrets or spread gossip.
People sometimes think you're snobby or aloof, but you're just too deep in thought to pay attention to them.

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.
You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.
You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily.
You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind.
A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable.

You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row.
You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace.
People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality.

You are a free spirit, and you resent anyone who tries to fence you in.
You are unpredictable, adventurous, and always a little surprising.
You may miss out by not settling down, but you're too busy having fun to care.


http://www.blogthings.com/whatsyournameshiddenmeaningquiz


well.. think its quite true for certain parts.. the rest u all muz tell me whether its true.. cuz others can see traits in me tt i nv realise!!

MIA

will be away camping in the library for the next 2 weeks i guess.. have a stats test which i never knew existed.. muz have been slping while the lecturer was talking abt it.. luckily it was postponed to an unconfirmed date.. but to be safe.. i shld start studying for it now.. erm.. abt 20+ lecture notes to read thru and a huge stack of assignments to read??

physics conceptual test and homework due on tue.. will clear tt tml b4 starting on stats.. argh!! 5 weeks to exams!! tts super fast la.. will be gg to mount cook on one of the weekends.. hehe!! but muz clear these few busy weeks first b4 taking a short break and den exams.. eeyer

so no worries if i go MIA!! all the best for your remaining papers!! and start enjoying ur hols =)

Malaysian Night!

Toroa held a Malaysian Night at Manawa last nite! It was great fun helping tammy darling out with a sago dish.. totally loved it!! tammy darling first made it when we went on our easter trip.. sago with coconut bits coating it.. yummy!!

helped yana with the cutting of kueh and stuff.. it was hard work but it was totally worth it!! malaysian night was a success!! lots of gd food and it felt like home!! i even had teh tarik!!

missed having curry and all the traditional kueh i could get back home!! the msians here are really great cooks!! everything tastes so gd!! i even had ondeh-ondeh.. hehe!! oh oh.. i sound so piggy here.. =p

talked with tess and tammy till 1 plus am.. not sure why.. but juz find tt i'm more independent than most pple think i am.. many pple including friends and family found it surprising tt i wasnt homesick at all.. and totally settling down the first week i was here.. hmmz.. guess i surprised everyone including myself!

will be gg back in abt 2 months.. makes me feel kinda sad to leave NZ.. a place with many great friends, fond memories and lovely experiences.. if only i could extend my stay without worrying tt it would affect my studies.. would be even better if i could juz do a uni transfer and study at otago!! study music here!! i love my music classes.. even though my lecturer is kinda boring.. but i love my coursemates and i my tutor is gd.. even though at times he's kinda boring too..

darn!! y cant NUS open up a few music modules for students to do?? i dun wanna do science of music.. i wanna do a music module offered by the music dept.. not physics dept!! and darn la!! nus did not approve my music mods here at otago.. so i'm juz doing the paper out of pure interest.. cant transfer credits for it.. yikes!!

well.. at least i find tt music is keeping my sch work balanced.. i think i will juz die with 3 stats mod and 1 physics mod.. i would be so bored if its all sciences.. which reminds me!! i have to start planning my modules for next sem.. die lar.. seems like 4 maths core for me next sem.. muz take a 5th breadth to keep me balanced!! haha!! any suggestions?? =p

Hail!!

Today was the first time i saw hail!! We saw the weather forecast that there would be rain and hail in the morning.. and i was contemplating not gg for lessons in the morning if the weather forecast was accurate.. but!! when i woke up.. it was sunny!! and in the end i was in a rush for sch and forgot my assignment!! argh!! luckily in the rush i forgot to lock my door.. so tess could help me get my assignment.. hehe!!

we had plans to go gym and the weather looked fine.. had lunch at central library and within the span of half an hr.. the sky turned grey!! it was raining when we decided to leave the central library.. but it wasnt tt heavy.. so we decided to go unipol to check out if there was boccia.. had fun playing in a mini-match!! but all my balls were way off.. not sure why also.. aiya..

i think it was less than 45mins b4 we had to pack up and leave.. and it was raining outside!! but bunnie suddenly said it was hailing!! tess and i were so shocked and were pressing our faces against the glass to catch a glimpse of hail.. we even tried to see wad it felt like.. its really hard ice lar.. quite painful if u walk in a hailstorm.. but luckily the hail wasn't huge.. i even took a video of the hail.. but it wasnt tt clear since i was using my phone.. of all days i actually forgot to bring my camera today!!!





couldnt walk back home in the hail so decided to hang around unipol playing table-tennis.. however!! we decided to head back to toroa cuz tammy was making lunch and a warm meal and a warm flat sounded so inviting!! luckily it had stopped raining and hailing lar.. but it was freezing!! have to go dig out my gloves and scarf for the coming week!!



took some pics along the way.. it started hailing again juz as we were nearing toroa!! walking in the open when there's hail is another experience.. muz rmb to keep an umbrella in my bag.. and wear warmly!! but it was really exciting!! looks abit like snow lar!! cant wait to see snow when winter is here!! but guess it will be even colder.. brr!! =p