I'm leaving tomorrow. Just my brother and I :) can watch lotsa movies! A bit daunting though. Don't feel like writing much. Wanna go watch winter sonata.

watched day after tomorrow with shiying, daryl and antony. was very fun. the only down part was that antony lost his wallet. movie wasn't that great though.

got sats results back. improved. quite happy. verbal 670 math 700. 1370 total score.

won't be able to update soon. farmhouse in italy does not have internet access.

looking forward to seeing my sis :) but not looking forward to practicing my clarinet there. so pai seh.

bye!

commencing Operation Mugger... *nods sagely* yes. it is now my current goal to become a mugger. Or at least act like one. (Most likely act) Mommy says my going overseas is now dependant on my attitude towards studying for my mid-terms. I packed all my clothes and stuff and have included the following tools: cmath TYS, selected computing, econs notes, and my chinese shou che. Ofcourse, i have also brought my sketch pads to hide under my books. I shall become an Oscar deserving actress! :)

It seems like the acceptance to Purdue is making my life a little more complicated. Am currently weighing both the pros and cons of each uni, Purdue and Wisconsin. Basically the main problem is my chosen degree. Purdue has quite a bland liberal arts school, the Wisconsin one looks more impressive. But Wisconsin's name isn't good. AND Wisconsin is a smaller uni (8000 peeps) while Purdue is a giant (38000 peeps). So i'll probably get more personal attention in Wisconsin. And i've always prefered small colleges. The choice is pretty tough.

Oh! And i finally finally got my new hp! Song Ericsson T610. It's sooo cool :) Went shopping with Val today and blew $80, then went shopping with my mom after that and blew abt $40 but mom was paying then so i only spent a grand total of $80 hehe :)

I must seek forgivness for these mentioned great great ppl: Brian, Daryl, Valerie, Peni, Dave(y) I'm so sorry for being so moody for the last few days had quite a lot of bad stuff happening simultaneously, but it's no valid reason! *winces* Dave, next time i snap at you like that i give you full right to slap me k? so sorry! Bri, sorry dude! Pussy in the well, wasn't being very helpful sitting there and glarin' at ppl during tc, sorry! Val, i shall vow to talk more (beware)! Peni, sorry gal! Freaked you out like that!

I got accepted by Purdue University! :) :) haha i was almost giddy with joy when i read the acceptance e-mail during computing (grandpa was away looking for mice). Called my mom up to tell her the good news. Speaking about wet blankets. She can sure rain on my parade. Pouring >.< Shan't go into detail though, just wld like to say i'm paying $42 for the ACJC string concert tickets, and am not going for it.

BUT after that, went to Ikea to boost my spirit :) Daryl and i were shopping for stuff to decorate the TC broadcasting room hehe, we overshot the budget by abt $25 (spent $75) but it was worth it! It's going to be soooo cool! *bounces* i can't wait till tomorrow when i get to install everything hehe. *dances* yay! PLUS, i had pecan (daim) and trip choc pie! (daryl's treat) hehe thanks!

I cld spend all day in Ikea, especially during weekdays, there aren't many people, so you can just wonder around window shopping (or in our case, spending lotsa money :p) It's the ideas they manage to pack in... it's so stylish AND affordable. It's a very gd system, cause most ppl always end up buying more than they planned to, so Ikea makes lotsa money too. Win win situation.

The June hols are coming up. I got into CAP (Creative arts programme) :) and wld be in europe for 2.5 weeks! Hehe so i've got like half a week of free time to study for my term exams. So i really hope mom and dad makes their decision of whether i'm going soon. So i don't have to worry abt cramming :p Then i can spend more time on the piano, mom wants me to take my piano exam when i come back during summer (IF and only IF i leave). Oh well. I hope for the best, and may God's will be done! :) :)

Something Sugy said during PW meeting got me thinking. He asked me "tiff, do you think it's disgusting that i think my girlfriend is in love with a teacher? ... but i like another girl!" ... i won't say anything abt what i think of him now but i think there's a bigger issue here other than a egoistical maniac.

I think ppl are rushing into relationships just because they think it's "nessasary cause everyone else has one" or cause they think it'll fill up that gaping hole that we all have in our life. And the whole concept of love at first sight? Bullshit. Attraction at first sight is understandable (pretty common actually) but i believe that love (as they say, is friendship set on fire) has to start from friendship. I mean, i think ppl are getting too materialistic. If you "fall in love" with someone almost immediately, it's because of that person's image, or portrayed character.

Looking at the rate of divorces and the drastic increase in broken family's it's really obvious that people don't treat relationships as sacred as they did before. I mean, i bet God created a specific partner for each individual, sometimes we come close to finding who we're supposed to be with, sometimes we don't. I guess it's a whole process, but finding "the one" shldn't be in a trial by error method. A relationship shld only be considered when enough trust and a certain level of comfort has been built. I think being comfortable around each other is very impt. Sacrifice is another.

Do not ... awaken love until it so desires. Song of songs 2:7 That's a pretty cool verse :) it makes a lot of sense. True love can't be searched for, you have to wait for it. (Ahh! i'm turning into a sap! bite me! :p)

The house smells of paint. Reminds me of 28th of nov 2003, just a week or so after our Os, when Mabs and i painted my room *sigh* so nostalgic... It's a wonder how fast time pasts... 9 whole years in MG just seemed to have shot by in a flash. I still remember running around sch hugging all the pillars to say gdbye... And just a year ago i wanted so desperately to get outta mg,

wldn't believe then that i actually miss climbing up the pink stairway weighed down by a heavy bagpack at 650am and the early morning "copy" sessions and conversations. the mist that covered the graveyard at the back of sch which looked like now. our own private sec 4 toilets and the spit wads on the ceiling... chem with mrs cheong who threatened to eat us alive :) and shared cool stories and jokes, physics with mr lim (both old and young one) trying to drive both mad while mr "young" lim declared that mg bred tai tais hehe, chinese with yao lao shi!

remember being so scared before the chinese os that we refuse to walk outta class and lao shi bought us all fruit and nuts chocolate hehe. mrs cheng... english. my santuary class :) with fiofio chan (milkmaid) aditi (grey vampire broccoli) janna (janut & famous amos) the drawings on each other's papers, dit and i's scribbled arguments... and ofcourse, MEP with mrs chan. most of the time, the most entertaining, but tiring lesson, thursday 230-630 pm. my ham sup lou (brahms) fang's ansestor (mendelsson) and ofcourse our beloved beethovan. *sings the BT and ST* (mich: remember yr soprano theme? hehe) oh! And novae practice at the mep rooms! remember the bursting bugs mich? i can't believe mrs chan actually thought we picked up a real insect hehe and screamed :p but she DID like the bursting bugs :) we all do! hehe :)

maybe one day i'll get enough inspiration to write a book about mg life hehe (titled: cheeseburger! my debut bk!) :) but oh do i miss the mg life and culture.

Just talked to my sis :) times like this i really wish she was in S'pore. Rather difficult living without a confident. But on the bright side, i'm going to see her in abt 2 weeks :) yay! hehe. strange how we seem to be at each other's neck all the time when we're together, but when she's all the way far far away from me... i miss her sooo much. girl talk if ya know what i mean ;p hehe

Mother's day went pretty well, the muffins were nice :) made fruit salad instead of bagel. burnt my pinky on the boiling potatoes and gave myself numerious paper cut. hehe (my incompetance in the kitchen is due to lack of home econs lessons! forgivable!)

Met Bevan yesterday at SSC, was walking towards the changing area when he popped outta the gym. He found it super strange that he's never met me there before though i go there every sat, and he's there almost everyday. i tell you, these non-local sch kids got it good. The swim was refreshing :) must swim more. miss the water.

phewf. just finished making apple cider muffins :) now waiting for it to bake. Hope it ends up real nice! ^^ Beginning to wonder whether there's a need to make bagels now. Cause there are more muffins than anticipated. Maybe another day. But i bought philadelphia cheese... and i like bagels. >.< decisions decisions. *sigh*

Finished my SATs today. The 3 hrs were soooo long! Thought i was going to combust. AND speaking abt blowing up, there was this COCKROACH! It was next to me T_T! was wondering whether to scream, yell or cry. Ended up clinging to the table while the ang moh guy behind me snickered. HA! Wait till that roach attempts to climb YOUR table hmph. and for 3 hrs i had to endure it. x_x but other than that some of the words that i crammed in yesterday came out :) but it was harder than the december paper, so we will see yub yub.

Dada decided in getting me a laptop instead of getting a new comp... dunno whether that is good or bad news. "going to leave anyway" was their reason. Hope they stick to it :)

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! I can not believe this... I have aniticipated this day since April, waiting patiently each time my parents forgot/refused to bring me to Singtel. And finally... when my mom drove us over to singtel today and i ran towards the counter for a number to finally FINALLY get my new phone....

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The guy at the counter says that my 21 months ends in 2 weeks time... 23rd may to be exact. WTF?! I cannot believe this! I went in Feb and they told me it ends in April! I waited so long! and now it's on the 23rd of May?! AAAAAHHHHHH! diediediediediediediediedie x_x bleurg. shoot me. so now i have to wait. might have to wait 6 weeks, cause mom and dad is flying off on the 23rd. If i can convince them to wither gimme the money or let me skip school on the 23rd to get it in the morning, i just have 2 weeks. we shall see. If they even DARE to tell me to come back 1 month later, OR ask me why i didn't come 3 months earlier... S'pore wld have another murder case. trust me. tiff the homicidal maniac. :p

So depressed don't wanna go to sch tomorrow. Besides, i don't wanna go to support the netballers. (not that i don't wanna cheer for them) just that i wanna go to ikea to buy my teapot and cups for mothers' day. Dada is not free to drive me to ikea so i have to find a time where she isn't in/or thinks i'm in sch. But sch ends sooo late on thurs and fri. I'm doomed. Hope i can convince Sean Tan i'm sick so i can take pink slip or smthing. Shall try. Or maybe convince mom that i'm not well enough to go to school.

wannaaa quit school! T_T

Ended up not getting my new hp today. :p ran outta time. mommy had to go to someone's 21st b-day party. Finally decided on getting the Sony Ericsson T610, instead of the nokia 6230 or 3200. It's a bit costly... mommy said she'll only pay for half, and i'm not trading in so the price is $268, i'll be paying $134. Yikes that sound really really bad. Maybe I shld consider waiting a bit longer, and hope hard for a special offer hehe. But mom said she wldn't mind taking me to singtel during the week, prob. tues or weds. I'm getting rather impatient though, so might just run outta willpower to wait until a special offer. >.< sigh