Went out with my ex-roomie, pei hiang, today. Realised that i really missed her a lot after she left.

I MISS... ...

• the times when we lazed around in our room talking about guys and the qualities of our prospective boyfriends
• the times when i always complain to her about how lousy i felt after training
• the times when i will go fetch her from NIE when its pouring cats and dogs
• the times when she will ask me to go jogging with her and i will always come up with some lousy excuses not to go
• the times when we played softball and tennis in our room
• the times when she fell asleep with the lights on reading the textbooks on her bed
• the time when we talked for 2 hrs straight on the night before our marketing exam, and ended up not studying for it instead
• the times when we will complain that we are flooding again during that time of the month
• the times when we forget to collect in our clothes when its raining, and we had to wait for our underwears to dry before we could bathe
• the times when we walk together to class every morning
• the times when we both liked stressing each other out by complaining how hard our core modules are, and how badly we are going to do in the end
• the time when we were both very relieved to have done reasonably well in our subjects
• the times when she will always stand up for me when i complain how irritating uncle don and john were

Was glad that we could meet up today finally after so so long. Told her about the new roomie that came in, and many other stuff that happened in hall. She was totally amused when she knew that i told uncle don that i think i am more chio than my new roomie, and that uncle don said my skin was as thick as an elephant's. She was a little disappointed that i didn't wear my mini short pink skirt to meet her. We went around window shopping for clothes, bracelets, and perfume. I was quite disappointed that the scent of the Lancome perfume 'magic' wasn't as nice as i thought. Haiz... it wasn't that magical after all...

Hope to meet up with her again some other times. Just feel that im really fortunate to have such a great roomie... even though she is not around in sch now.

This year's Chinese New Year is the best one I ever had. This year's new year is different from last year's is that we did not visit any relatives this year. As you know, daddy's condition this year don't allow us to do any visiting. For the previous years, our 1st day of new year will be to go to the temple, after which we will make a trip to the river angbao near Esplanade. Then the 2nd day will be devoted to visiting relatives and stopping by my auntie's hse for lunch. She cooks really well. Have always enjoyed going over her place every new year to eat good food.

Haiz... this year is so different. The 1st day of new year, i stayed at home the whole day. My uncles came to visit us for a short while in the morning, then they made their trip to the temple without us. I was disappointed. But i also know tat it is inconvenient to bring daddy out. We stayed at home to take care and accompany daddy the whole day.

I thought this new year is going to be the most boring one ever. But i was wrong. Licheng invited us over to his house. He opened his house for visiting. Then our hong wen pri 6A class went over his house to 'bai nian'. It was so fun... even though only a few of us turned up. Me, andie, si rui, junyi, licheng and kian hai had such a fun time together. We are still keeping in touch and on good terms even though we are primary sch friends. Licheng bought 'yu sheng' and we 'lao yu sheng'. So fun!!!!!!!! Then we received ang bao from licheng's mum. Then licheng also showed us some funny video of the past primany sch gatherings. That finger passing technique by melvyn and junyi was so damn amusing. They also told a lot of jokes, many of which i don't get it, but i dunno why, and they said im slow. Hiaz... i expected tat. Even Don and john say so.

We also called 'chen lao shi' hse to greet her happy chinese new year. She was our higher chinese teacher in pri sch. Veri fierce, but a good teacher nonetheless. SO SO excited. She sounded great over the phone. So long din see her le....

Then licheng suggested that we go our other primary sch's friend's hse to 'bai nian', many of whom lived around my area. We went feng run's hse. Played bridge and dai dee... then clumsy si rui knocked the tidbits all over the floor...

Next we went jing lun's hse. Saw his girlfriend. Quite pretty sia. Then jing lun's mum gave us ang bao too!!!!!!!!! Then we were looking through our pri sch class photos... damn amusing... coz' some of us changed so much over the years. Of course, i was super easily recognized last time in the photos with my famous mushroom head hairstyle.

Thank God for the chinese new year this year. I appreciate it.

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Guess what i saw when i woke up this morning???? 5 piles of shit on the newspapers and urine all over the floor!!!!!! NAUGHTY BABY!!!!! But on 2nd thoughts, it will be unfair to put the blame on him.

Now i finally knew why he tried to climb up my bed when i was sleeping yesterday night. I heard him prancing around in the room at about 4am in the morning and i thought that he was juz bored and wanted to make himself comfortable by sleeping with me. Haiz... no wonder... he should at least whine to tell me he wanted to shit wat... And no wonder i smelt something funny when iwas sleeping last night. I was thinking how come there is the smell of shit in my room... i totally forgot that Baby hasn't shitted for the whole day. Well, surprising, I was up at 8am cleaning up my room. Then Baby was lying on the floor, putting his head on the floor, and giving me his pitiful look. Well, he caught my soft spot. He simply knows i won't scold him if he looks at me with his doleful eyes.

Haiz... what to do??? Spring cleaning early in the morning!!!!!! I knew this was my last day with Baby, coz' after that, i have to bring Baby to the SPCA. Don can't send me there coz' it wasn't on the way. Luckily, I managed to contact Licheng. And more luckily, he had juz came out of camp. He offered to come all the way to NTU from Changi to help me bring Baby to SPCA. I was really touched by his effort. I owe him one.

It was really quite hard to get a cab in NTU, so i had to call for a cab instead. Service change $3.20. Damn ex. Worst of all, the computer couldn't find any matches of cab drivers who is willing to accept a dog in the car. So we had to wait. Luckily, we finally got a cab in the end. We tried very hard to pacify Baby into the box, but it was too hysterical and didn't want to go in. In the end, I suggested Licheng to carry Baby while i carry the box coz the cab was already waiting for us dowstairs, and we can't afford to miss the cab. Good thing that Licheng works with the dogs in army, so he has experience in handling Baby. I wouldn't be able to handle Baby alone. Really thank God for getting Licheng to help me.

The cab driver was quite irritated when he saw that there wasn't a cage or something to hold Baby in. He told me he could have refused to offer his service, bcos we did not specify that the dog wasn't contain in a cage. But i did say there wasn't a cage, only a box when i called for the cab. Anyway, he was really quite pissed, and he was complaining throughout the first 15 mins of the journey about having dog fur all over his seat and that he has to clean it. All i could do was to apologize for the trouble and inconvenience caused. Baby was whining all the way throughout the journey and he even barked once. He was really hysteria even though Licheng tried to calm him down. I was in the front seat and wanted to turn around to pacify him. But when our eyes met, Baby tried to jump on to me. Luckily Licheng held him tied. If not, we could have met with an accident on the expressway.

We finally reached SPCA. We carried Baby to the reception counter and the lady was quite nice to us. Later the trainer came, and put a tag on Baby. I had to fill in this form about where the dog was found and my contact number. There was even a clause written at the bottom of the letter that once we hand Baby over to SPCA, we are not allowed to interfere with their decisions in whatever they do to it.

The trainer told us that Baby is a mixed breed between German Shepherd and some other breed of dog. Then he also commented that Baby is quite obedient. I could see that he was really nice to Baby. In the end, he brought Baby away while i was still filling up the form. I looked at Baby being pulled out of the door and i felt tears coming out of my eyes. I juz felt so sad all of a sudden, becos i regret not be able to find a home for it. Now that Baby is in the hands of SPCA, there is a chance that it might be put to sleep. I don't want that to happen. I think the lady at the counter understand my feelings, and she told me that i could call the trainer up on fri to ask about the condition of Baby, and whether SPCA is going to put him to sleep or not. She was quite nice about the whole thing, consoling us and explaining to us what might happen to Baby. Haiz... after taking turns to care for Baby, it still suffers the fate of being sent to the SPCA. WHY???????
Why are animals abandoned? I think its really mean of their owners to do that. Once you decide to keep an animal, you are supposed to care for it throughout their lifetime. No matter how much trouble you find it, it is still a responsibility that you have willingly bear at the point you decided that you wanted the animal. God didn't create animals for us to neglect or ill treat it. We are supposed to love them just like we love our fellow brothers and sisters... isn't that so? If everybody thinks this way, this world will be a much much nicer place to live in.

Janelle brought Baby to my room today. Actually, I was quite excited about taking care of a dog, coz' I never had a dog as a pet before. Baby turned out to be much bigger than I had expected. It is even bigger than Andie's dog. Initially, I was a little afraid of Baby, bcos i thought that it will bite, and i don't really like dogs that bite.

But after prancing around in my room for a little while, i realised that Baby was quite a gentle creature. He is very affectionate and obedient. Most amazingly, he doesn't bark, but he can whine quite loudly though. However, if you pamper it for a while and throw him some food, he will be quite contented. If you don't bother him, he will juz lie down in one corner to sleep. His sleeping pose is damn cute!!!!!!!!! It likes to sleep under my table, hugging the wires, with his four legs in the air. To be honest, i didn't know dogs sleep like that. But i did see a kitten (that looked like puss in boots) sleeping that way when i went pass my mum's office last week, so I supposed its normal.

Well, I guess news spread fast. I remembered only telling Jamie, Jean and Don about Baby. But there were suddenly loads of visitors coming into my room to visit Baby. I think that was when Baby got excited and hysteria. He started to bite things more vigorously and since his teeth are quite tiny and sharp, they actually hurt. I think the last straw came when Chin Lee screamed at Baby. Think Baby was a little shocked by it. After they left, I had a hard time calming Baby down. He likes to jump on to me and wrap his fore legs around my thighs... then it will sink his teeth into my thigh... It really hurts. I really wish I could speak dog language and tell him that my thigh ISN'T a chicken drumstick. Then i remembered andie said i could hit a stack of newspaper on the ground to scare it a little. I tried it but it didn't work. Then jamie suggest using my tennis racket to scare it. I really din want to use it unless its the last resort. Haiz... but still has to use it in the end. Whenever i raise my racket, Baby will be obedient and sit down. Well, i guess this method is the best after all. After that, the rest of the night went smoothly... bcos i think Baby was tired after being hyperactive for so long, and he curled up to sleep under my bed. :)

Name: yixin

I care about how I look, how I dress, and how others think about me. Most IMPORTANTLY, I care about my family and friends.

I'm obsessed with classical music! Current favourite: Smetana- The Moldau

All our lives we search for someone who makes us complete. We choose partners and change partners. We dance the song of heartbreak and carry our hopes within us, wondering if somewhere,somehow there is someone searching for us.

Dance as though no one is watching you. Love as though you have never been hurt before. Sing as though no one can hear you. Live as though heaven is on earth.
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Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results. ~~~

% JJ
% Pei Hiang
% Licheng
% Cindy Chan
% Xiuhui
% Liyi
% Ian
% Alvin
% Kang Li
% Soo Chin