I think coming here has allowed me to follow a student life that is more routine... although in SG i'm still a good student by going to school faithfully, I have never been so conscientious to wake up at 8am everyday for breakfast... and then study whenever i have free time. Here, i'm deprived of TV and i mean programs back at home... I miss malatianhougong and guess3. My only source of entertainment is my laptop... which is why i'm more focused here. I'm also trying to lead a more healthy lifestyle... my mum used to have to force me to eat fruits and i never had to buy any myself... but here, i'm propelled by all the preserved and salty food that i eat... so i've got no choice but to take care of my own health. I definitely dont want the protein saga to happen again =S And i think you'll be shocked that i actually wanted to run on the tracks in our school.... hahaha yeah that's part of my plan to leading the enriched life of a student staying in the dorm! But i must admit that part of it is due to the mod that i'm taking, lifelong fitness and health. I have to do physical fitness test! 1.6km sounds like ages ago and i havent run for years~ Alrite i shall update more... hee
I can finally sit down and blog about my first few days in Korea... Went back to the hostel around 9-10pm everyday, zhen de shi lei si wo le! Though I have been here less than a week, it feels like i've been here for ages! Time passes quite slowly, everything is slow paced... even the way they work... i had to wait for so long just to move into the dormitory. Now i'm starting to appreciate SG and SMU coz everything is just so systematic and you can expect efficient service. The worst part was bidding for my modules... I just think that its very inflexible to approach the individual offices for the different mods you taking... and walking around the hilly PNU is not easy... Slopes at 45 degrees are quite a common sight in Busan... You haven't heard the worst - classes that's supposed to be conducted in English may switch to Korean! Oh how great... but we have to attend it coz they emphasize a lot on attendance and respect for the teacher. I'll just have to depend on myself. Projects are also worrying me coz i cant communicate with the students! But other than that... i think i like the place, nice weather, food and especially the shopping! Though i have yet to buy any stuff, some items have already caught my attention, just a tad too expensive =( Currently, i'm still getting used to dormitory life, how to stay together with someone without being inconsiderate... my roommate is a pretty korean lady. Just that she's a bit quiet... but well... i can just do my own stuff, which i think is not too bad~ And now, its pictures time! Gifts from Ray and nana... so sweet of them... don't be deceived by the box. Its the brand conscious ray who used it for decorative purposes. But i love the scrapbook card, its really pretty and of course, the storybook with a price tag =P One of my favourite food... bbq pork That's what they always do in the dramas... =P This is uber delicious! Spicy~ I like it ^.^ The small little dishes that you see, always comes together with the food, free of charge. They also provide free water and facial tissue... and when you finish the xiao cai which they call pan chang, the owner will replenish it. They call this service... I would say its wonderful service! My room - My mum says i look like i'm staying in a refugee camp =P My bed and with all the clothes hanging above =S The meals provided in my dormitory~ First time on a subway! Beautiful Gwangalli Beach I like this pic but its so blur... J's lousy camera =P Hee on the extreme right is one of our korean buddy. I like her, a nice and friendly girl =) Korea's traditional wine - Makgulli aka xiao mi jiu~ Its sweet tasting but hou jing heng qiang... Unsuspecting drinkers can get drunk easily... I love it! Will update more!
Its exactly 12.55am now... tomorrow by this time, i'll be on the plane, away from Singapore. Can't really describe my feelings now, the thought of leaving my home, school and friends have yet to strike me... but i think i'm starting to feel it, starting to~ Especially when i've been going to school quite frequently these few days... and when i look at the students, i kind of miss going to lecture with my friends. Well not forgetting that i've given up quite a lot just to go for this exchange... - My friends would have graduated by the time i come back and i'll have to clear my modules alone =( - Doing 4 yrs instead of the original 3.5 yrs, which means i have to pay extra school fees - Leaving my comfort zone! My home sweet home... i guess i'll miss my family the most. Just hope that i wont be emotional tomorrow... *sob sob* And luckily i'm going with J... though he's quite a man lang zhong, i'm not sure whether i will accomplish all the preparations if i were to go ALONE. I'm still quite glad that at least i have J... thus i've decided to be nicer to him =P I hope that korea will be a nice place to enjoy~
Had the chance to be an invigilator for one of the private institutes and I must say that the experience was really one of a kind. But as the caption says, i love it yet hate it. I hate the moment just before going into the examination room... always dragging my feet when entering the building but when i'm inside, i'll be filled with excitement... Hee excitement of wanting to catch any student who is cheating - Have never felt so empowered before =P On the first day, i managed to zoom in to two of the students... the first student, a black, is copying blatantly even when i was looking at him. And when we had eye contact, he stared back at me... what an impudence! Challenge me and i'll expose you, i thought. And i did... without considering that he's erm 1.5 times my height... He tried to plead with me but its too late, i have given him too many chances. Luckily for me, one staff came up to the 5th floor to check and he helped me to deal with the student who still isn't going to give up on his paper. They even went to talk outside, so scary... they look like they're going to fight! And when he finally left after being threatened with the security, i thought things were over... But no! He refused to leave and was pacing around the stairway... I was so scared coz i'll be the last person to leave and will have to go down using the staircase. Who knows what he'll do! In the end, i saw him at the stairway and to prevent him from harassing me, i told him to look for his professor as i cant do anything to his marks anyway. That incident really gave me a big scare... a very dangerous job indeed! As for the other student, he's very sneaky... he keeps having one of his hand under the table which led to my suspicion and when i tried to stand behind him to confirm it, he used his fat body to cover the whole table! Grrr and he knows that i'm already eyeing him... so when i exposed the black, he doesn't dare to continue cheating anymore. So wasted! I could have caught him... But after that cheating fiasco, the next two days were quite ping jing... =P So even though i've got quite a scare on the first day, i dont mind doing more of these part time job.
Seems like my worries were for nothing, but i really can't help it especially when it concerns my health. Gee... Anyway, i have just started packing and by that, i mean throwing things into the luggage... In essence, i have yet to sit down and pack, just merely filling up the luggage as and when i feel the item is important to be brought over to Korea. =P Sigh but i don't think i can bring much of my clothes there coz most of them are spagets/tube dress and the weather is turning cold. Meaning i need to buy warm clothing there... Boo And i really wish to clear up my room and cupboard before i leave... i always conduct massive spring cleaning after one semester. The cupboard looks pretty decent after spending my whole afternoon on it! Tomorrow will be the room and floor! Oh my brother will be going for training in Thailand for 3 weeks. I'll miss pissing him off~ Ha! And with me gone, the entire house will be so quiet! I bet they'll miss me bumping around the house =P
Recap of what i have received from all my lovely friends =) Farewell gifts from my colleagues at StarHub From Hannah and Esther... Hannah stayed up to write this for me... was surprised to receive her reply after sms-ing her at 4am in the morning! calligraphy wor Mascara from Karen Unexpected surprise from Eileen... Hee its so me... And not forgetting the angbao from the girls (LOL they really put the cash into the angbao) Thanks for all the gifts... Love them'all =) ... ... ... I'm so worried now... sigh cant wait for monday to come... if its bad news then i doubt i'll have the mood to go for exchange anymore... =(
Its my last day of work tomorrow... have been waiting for this day since 1 month ago. But i'm not exactly excited, hmm maybe coz i have been working doubly hard at clearing my work so havent have the feeling that i'm leaving the co. soon... I hope i can slack tomorrow but i doubt so... coz my bosses shi hen you yuan ze de! Some times i really have the feeling that i'm one of them, especially when those new comers still remember me coz i was their first contact on their first day... Hee many of them thought i was their perm staff =P Oh well~ they did ask me to extend but i really cant coz i still have so much not done for my exchange and i'm only left with 2 weeks... Air tickets, visa, dormitary and insurance done, now left with medical checkup and buy whatever's not bought yet! Received this from Sau Ling, the lady i was covering for... so sweet of her~ Will be having a busy weekend - Fri night with the interns at the zoo Sat afternoon with Hannah and Esther Sat night with the girls (haven't met them for a very while!)
I really went to the museum on Fri night but they didn't open up the history gallery... BOO!!! That's the nicest part of the national museum! But anyway i didnt get to enjoy as much as the previous time coz there's simply too many people. Well, I kind of anticipated that coz of the free admission -.-" I hardly get to see anyone on normal operating hours... But i think we still had fun... =) Games we used to play when we are young Nice~ I love the train... High tech art One of the highlights - Light installation... Very nice! It transforms the exterior of the colonial building into something different every few minutes... Museum turned Central Fire Station! One design at the SAM was Gaudi inspired with black background and skeleton columns. Very dark and goth~
In celebration of our 10th Anniversary, we went to Science Centre on Sunday... Haha you may think why Science Centre? Well coz we have went to the zoo and we're so sick of the usual activities... so... yeah we went there. Its fun, and has changed quite a lot as compared to our primary school days... Hee... Understand this exhibit? The metal balls will reflect all the different angles... Cool~ LOL this made us laugh so much! Nana looks just like a seasoned news presenter! Suria channel =P And Ray from Channel U... Do you know how much time i spent on this question? LOL Qn: Select the 3 conditions necessary for photosynthesis? Technology of the future... everything is using sensor, you dont have to touch anything Havent seen this for a very long time! Can you find out what's wrong with this picture? So cool... the lights will only appear when you step on it... Hee luckily we got some kids running around, helping us to activate the lights =P Hee Ray got me Ayu's tee! I lurve it! Thanks Nana & Ray... I had a wonderful day yesterday. Happy 10th Anniversary! Phew was so tired at work today... reach home so late on fri went out the whole of sat and sun. What a packed weekend! And i'm looking forward to the museum tour on sat =) ps: Girls i think i want cash for my present... hee i need more pan chang =P
from the smu co. on fri night. Didnt know that they are planning for a surprise bdae celebration for bx and me... Hee actually we kinda fooled each other? Coz wendy babe's bday is so close to ours, so we planned for hers without letting her know too! LOL its so fun yet difficult doing all the background coordinating work without letting all the four the dang shi ren know... You dont know how many emails were sent... But that has become our favourite mode of disseminating information =P Hee my present - cash but in korean won. So thoughtful! And Wendy's present - Isetan vouchers coz she always get to go to their private sale =P Coolest bff in action... again~ Its so obvious that J is very satisfied with his present, just nice for the korea exchange I'm so touched~ Thanks everyone for the surprise and present! Hmm i wanna go to the Night Festival by the National Museum... I've been to almost all the musuems but wanna try how its like going to one at night! I think i'll go next week. Feel like going to the Beatnik Party at Campus Green too~ And yesterday, went to buy the present for Sau Ling's boy. Yeah she's coming back this week. Means my temp job will end soon? I guess so... but at least i dont have to handle anymore grievances and complaints. Got her boy Fox Baby new born suits... Argh took the pic after i have tied the ribbons... And we got Arielle this super duper kawaii mini skirt too... Hee but mummy says its a bit small for her =( She's quite a fat baby =P
