What was your first impression of me?

90% of the people I meet after/during secondary school would answer "Dao" or "Unfriendly" while teachers always say I look really blur.

In secondary school band, I remember a junior running away to hide when she saw me. She wasn't even my direct junior (ie plays the trumpet) AND she had migrated overseas and was back in crescent for a visit. My direct juniors were also afraid of me - even though I was laughing quite often with or at them - and I never knew why. Then in JC, my band senior eventually told me that she didn't dare talk to me at first because I looked really fierce/dao/unfriendly.

And today, after Yips told me her friend said I looked dao, I asked the other temps if their first impression of me was the same.

A whole load of hushed up opinions came out.

The permanent staff say I look unfriendly, the previous temps think so too.

Seriously, DO I LOOK THAT UNFRIENDLY?!?!?!

My eyebrows are not drawn thin, neither are my eyes That piercing nor do my features stand out so strong! Mark thinks its because my mouth is downturned when I don't smile. But I can't be wearing a smile 24/7, can I? I'm sorry my face looks like this but I dont think the issue is that much of a problem to warrant plastic surgery? The best thing is, those people who think I look unfriendly gossip about it when they never ever talked to me before!

I've received so many comments about my looking unfriendly that it shouldn't come as a surprise that I'm receiving so much more in the new workplace. But the only reason why I'm concerned now is that I'm indirectly working under Moogles and it's bad if people get the wrong impression that I'm acting all superior when I'm really just a temp - just because I'm her daughter.

But in any case, I thought this would make a good post. Tell me what your first impression of me was!

PS: Josephine Ng if you're reading this, I'm taking Finance, AIS, GRA, Comms and MPW this coming term!

I have nothing to blog about because my days are soooooooooooooo boring. Its work from 830 to 6 and I get so tired when I get back that I don't wanna do anything but watch the 9pm show, have dinner and use my laptop. Even the stuff that I look at online are always the same! But it might be of some interest to you so here goes:

1) offsprings.blogspot.com - a mum's blog. Really interesting 'cos she used to be a journalist. I read whoever's blog she links too.
2) Check Forever21's website to see if there are any new stuff that I might like (though I will and have never bought anything online before)
3) Have my daily dose of Spot the difference.
4) Let Restaurant City run, do the food quizes blah blah
5) Go on youtube and watch either Iron Chef (america and japan) and Jon and Kate Plus 8 ( btw, I AM SUPER SAD THEY ARE GETTING A DIVORCE!!!!!!)
6) Xiaxue
7) Read some young mums' blogs - youme-them.blogspot.com
8) read peggychang.wordpress or beatricetan.livejournal if I remember to

So I'm working at MOM now. Cant say anything about that job for now because I'm bound by some confidentiality contract thing (I LOVE BIZ LAW). Some parts of my job are interesting though and at least there's Yips around for me to disturb! I still like my previous job better because 1. its so much nearer home, 2. I'm quite unknown around there.

On that subject of being unknown, because I got my job through Moogles, soooooooo many people are asking me if I'm ___'s daughter. People I dont even know and they don't even bother introducing themselves to me after I say I am. Its been happening on an average of once a day in my grand total of 8 working days spent there. Its interesting meeting Moogles' colleagues (and I don't get special treatment) but quite tiring because I actually have to smile, say hi, bye and sometimes even try to make small talk if I meet them throughout the course of the day.

That's about all. Yes, I lead such a boring life. Now, weekends are spent mostly with timothyliew because we are both very bored people on weekends if not for each other. Its either timliew or dinner with parents. I'm giving tuition as well, to Doug (who thinks chem is a total waste of time and I always argue with him when he says that 'cos I love chem) and Tab (really smart but doesnt bother paying attention in lectures).

This Sat is gonna be fun though!!!! I'm meeting the NJ band pple after so long! AND BB WHOM I HAVENT SEEN IN AGESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Will take loads of pictures and in a week's time, you'll probably be seeing my first photo post in maybe 1 year!!!!!! Something like that, cant be bothered to count.

Goodnight!

I'm into my 6th month of driving after obtaining my license and I've been into 2 minor accidents.

The first: scratching my uncle's right side mirror because I parked too close to him. I think this happened about 3 months ago? I didnt have to pay for it because my uncle was kind enough and I think my cousin gets loads of scratches on that car so there was no point repairing it too soon.

The second and most recent one: crashing my house's gate motor. This one is hard to explain unless you know the parking situation at my house. So for those who know, basically I was trying to turn into the parking lot closest to the gate but ran into the gate motor because I made too sharp a turn. This is also the most expensive 'accident' I've been in (the first one that happened while I was in the driving centre was more serious but I wasn't responsible financially). I think the bill came up to 'a few hundred dollars' quoting my uncle but thankfully below a thousand bucks. That's because my uncle who is in charge of stuff relating to the gate was nice enough to replace only some parts of the motor and not change the whole thing. This was the same uncle whose car I scratched.

Realise that these 'accidents' all occur within my house's parking area? Other than that I am an extremely safe driver. However, because of the second one, I am rather afraid of driving out now.

Strange enough, about a week before that happened, I suddenly didn't have the urge to shop/buy anything. Maybe I had some sixth sense that there was something I needed to save up for?

In other news, I GOT A FOR BIZ LAW!!!!!!!!!!! HOW AMAZING IS THAT??? I still cannot believe that so everyday I keep checking to see if my prof has changed my grade in case he mistakenly uploaded somebody else's grade. I did rather well this sem, probably because those modules needed serious studying and not just networking with profs.

Other minor stuff:
1. I'm probably starting work on Friday at Parkway Holdings, in the accounts dept for Mount E Hospital. People please come have lunch with me!
2. I'm changing the colour of my feature wall to Harmonious Purple (some bright bright purple, I LIKE!) The designer is doing it for free because there are water stains on my bedroom's wall caused by the leakage of the bathroom they are renovating.
3. Twits' 21st party on Saturday and I havent bought anything (to wear or to give her)

i'm 6 days away from my first paper and 7 days from my second.

I think I planned too little to study each day. But then again, I only have 2 papers!! Out of which one is open book (Biz law) so I just have to keep reading the same material all over again. And Biz law only becomes interesting when you apply it (ie in exams or doing sample papers which I am in serious need of).

Anyway, I really only try to start studying after midnight each day and these 2 days, I've had really 'long-lost' friends come and start a conversation on MSN with me, just when I am about to go offline. Yesterday, I had Melly and today was Lynette (primary school classmate)! (mozzie and hannah rmb her?)

I really like these conversations though! They keep my mind off an incident that just happened. I wanna blog about what's disturbing me but that will have to wait till I figure out how to lock my posts.

Women have cravings, pregnant or otherwise.

Yesterday, I had cravings for this:



and this



So strong were the cravings that I did not care that I was alone (Twit and Yips have banned themselves from shopping till the exams are over and Boobs was out and not in proper attire for vivo), did not have dinner till 11pm (bought from newton on the way home) and rushed to finish my chapter on the Tort of Negligence (it was so so so long, I almost died). Finally I managed to leave home at 8 and arrived at Vivo at 830.

In the end, the top and shorts that I wanted were not stocked in the shop yet. Hopefully after my exams they will be! I landed up getting a top from Zara (freaking 75 bucks cos I figured I deserved to splurge after working so hard) and another top which was on sale at Esprit. Left Vivo at 1030 (:

Since Bix just gave me something to blog abt, here goes. (Mozzie and Bunny dont roll your eyes)

Its my Biz law project question. My Mid term paper's question was more interesting but I refused to type the whole thing out. So the project question it is because I have the softcopy.

Old McDaniel had a farm, E-I-O Pte. Ltd. in Chua Chu Kang. In December 2006, Old McDaniel held an open day at his Koi farm. Kok Yong, an avid Koi collector bought 6 Koi carps from Old McDonald at a total cost of $3,500. He wanted to add those 6 Koi carps to the 16 carps he bought from a Japanese supplier for $8,000. He arranged for delivery of all the carps in January 2007 when suitably equipped ponds are installed in his garden specially for the carps. The carps duly arrived in January 2007. However, by the end of the month, a number of the carps from Old McDaniel began to look rather sick. In February, Kok Yong asked Wei Yang, a friend and an experienced Koi hobbyist to take a look at the carps and try to see what was wrong, but he had no idea. By the end of the month, all Old McDaniel’s carps had died. By then the carps from Japan also started to look sick. A very concerned Kok Yong sought advice from Dr. Yu Sheng, a Fish Health Consultant, who did a post mortem on one of the dead carps. The post-mortem indicated that the fish had not died from poison or from bacterial or parasite infection, but rather from Koi Herpes Virus (“KHV”). This was subsequently verified by the Fish Health Laboratory at the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (“CEFAS”) of the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries & Food. It was determined that due to the contact between Old McDaniel’s carps and the Japanese ones, the Japanese carps also contracted the virus and killed off 8 of them. Kok Yong only managed to save the remaining 8 by installing even more special equipment amounting to $2000 to his pond to rehabilitate them. The whole fiasco caused Kok Yong to lose sleep and cost him his entire interest and enjoyment in the hobby.

Explain to Old McDaniel how much damages he will expect to pay Kok Yong. First identify the sort of losses incurred. Second, calculate the total damages he is likely to be required to pay Kok Yong. Third, consider whether he can reduce the damages on any basis.

If you even have enough time to read through, try your luck at answering! The non-business/accountancy students at least (:

Thankfully uni holidays are really holidays, other than the mid term breaks.

1. Make money.

• find an accountancy-related job, even though I know it's gonna be boring. But it'll be good for my resume, i hope and also i need the cash!
• start giving tuition again. Sec 4s only, math or chem.
  
• Sell off as many pieces of old clothing as possible (thinking of doing the lime flea with yips)
  

2. Spend money.

• a one day trip to Batam with James, Twit and CWGG. Seafood dinner and A&W!!!!!
• Invest in a wallet (Coach or Kate Spade) and maybe a bag
• decorate my room once the renovations are done
• Really go shopping

3. Other stuff.

• borrow 'Handle with care' from Yips
• clear the 80 hours of CIP once the year ones start matriculating
• Try cooking other stuff instead of pasta

I shouldnt be thinking of all these, especially when I'm supposed to be reading my Biz law's chapter on Remedies for Breach of Contract.