Hello! Here's a video of me talking about my newly bought ukulele.
My father say it sounds nicer than my ZR and I feel that it's true too. So sad :(
I bought this hulala (funny brand name right! Cus ukes come from Hawaii) tenor uke from Ukulele Movement. Think the price is slightly steep but I was a willing spender x_x
Hope I'll master playing the uke soon :)
x
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Inspiring quote
Came across this on Instagram and decided to post it
Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. We're the middle children of history. No purpose or place. We have no Great War, No Great Depression. Our great war is a spiritual war. Our great depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires and movie gods and rock stars, but we won't. - Tyler Durden
Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. We're the middle children of history. No purpose or place. We have no Great War, No Great Depression. Our great war is a spiritual war. Our great depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires and movie gods and rock stars, but we won't. - Tyler Durden
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
My father says...
I'm supposed to study for my midterms, but nvm, just had this sudden urge to blog.
I had a long talk with my father just now and he was telling me about family related problems. It was about my aunts doubting my father's motives when all he wanted was to help my grandma. It happened long time ago and I feel quite sad for him. Imagine your own siblings bad mouthing you, or painting a bad image of you in front of your parents. And all you wanted to do was to help. A lesson my father learnt and told me, was that siblings should not 挑拨离间. Surprisingly I could draw a strong parallel from this to what happened recently. Even though I'm not involved in the incident, I feel quite sad that it has happened.
What happened was that Z and L (both I know, they both know each other beforehand too) got into the same group for a module. Subsequently, they had disagreements and I think they quarreled. L then tweeted that he "chose the right module but he didn't chose the right group mate." A few days later, Z posted a status on facebook hinting that she knows about the tweet. Apparently, someone had either told her or showed her the tweet, since L locked his twitter and Z didn't have twitter. The "someone" can be easily deduced to be someone from a certain organization, since L and Z belonged to the same organization and there were some other members of the organization who followed L on twitter.
Yes, I'm not involved, but I have to say this.
But WHY DID THE "SOMEONE" HAVE TO SHOW L's TWEET TO Z? For fuck? To 挑拨离间? I thought all of us once more than acquaintances cus all of us once belonged to that organization. I thought we were at least friends. Like if the "someone" already know that there's some disagreements between these two people, why would "someone" choose to show something to Z that would aggravate the whole thing? At first, despite their disagreements, Z and L were still friends. Now, Z doesn't even say hi to L anymore and I wonder if they would still be friends in the future. "SOMEONE", ARE YOU FUCKING HAPPY NOW? Friends just don't do that to each other. Maybe L was wrong for posting that or maybe he was just angry at that point in time, but "someone", you didn't have to show that to Z. You don't want them to be friends anymore? Even though friends are not as close as siblings, but I feel that, as mutual friends, we should not try to deepen the animosity. Instead, we should try mediate or at least, act as if nothing happened.
I really feel quite sad that it has happened and maybe it showed how shallow the friendships were.
"Someone", I really hope you regret what you did.
p/s "someone", maybe you can show this to Z too, if that's what you like to do.
p/s/s I know from some sources that there are other people in the organization trying to 挑拨离间 too and it pains me so much. WHYYYY.
Omg the more I think about it, the more angry I get. Hope it pass soon and thank goodness I'm not part of this organization this semester.
I had a long talk with my father just now and he was telling me about family related problems. It was about my aunts doubting my father's motives when all he wanted was to help my grandma. It happened long time ago and I feel quite sad for him. Imagine your own siblings bad mouthing you, or painting a bad image of you in front of your parents. And all you wanted to do was to help. A lesson my father learnt and told me, was that siblings should not 挑拨离间. Surprisingly I could draw a strong parallel from this to what happened recently. Even though I'm not involved in the incident, I feel quite sad that it has happened.
What happened was that Z and L (both I know, they both know each other beforehand too) got into the same group for a module. Subsequently, they had disagreements and I think they quarreled. L then tweeted that he "chose the right module but he didn't chose the right group mate." A few days later, Z posted a status on facebook hinting that she knows about the tweet. Apparently, someone had either told her or showed her the tweet, since L locked his twitter and Z didn't have twitter. The "someone" can be easily deduced to be someone from a certain organization, since L and Z belonged to the same organization and there were some other members of the organization who followed L on twitter.
Yes, I'm not involved, but I have to say this.
But WHY DID THE "SOMEONE" HAVE TO SHOW L's TWEET TO Z? For fuck? To 挑拨离间? I thought all of us once more than acquaintances cus all of us once belonged to that organization. I thought we were at least friends. Like if the "someone" already know that there's some disagreements between these two people, why would "someone" choose to show something to Z that would aggravate the whole thing? At first, despite their disagreements, Z and L were still friends. Now, Z doesn't even say hi to L anymore and I wonder if they would still be friends in the future. "SOMEONE", ARE YOU FUCKING HAPPY NOW? Friends just don't do that to each other. Maybe L was wrong for posting that or maybe he was just angry at that point in time, but "someone", you didn't have to show that to Z. You don't want them to be friends anymore? Even though friends are not as close as siblings, but I feel that, as mutual friends, we should not try to deepen the animosity. Instead, we should try mediate or at least, act as if nothing happened.
I really feel quite sad that it has happened and maybe it showed how shallow the friendships were.
"Someone", I really hope you regret what you did.
p/s "someone", maybe you can show this to Z too, if that's what you like to do.
p/s/s I know from some sources that there are other people in the organization trying to 挑拨离间 too and it pains me so much. WHYYYY.
Omg the more I think about it, the more angry I get. Hope it pass soon and thank goodness I'm not part of this organization this semester.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Things I want to tell you about
But you might not want to hear... Haha. This post is going to be a record of the thoughts going through my mind lately.
Recently, I've been studying investments for my upcoming midterm as I'm currently taking this module, investments and portfolio management. It's fun and it makes me more interested in investing. Well, actually I have an interest in investing in the stock market, which is sometimes buried. It started out when I joined the POEMS stock challenge and I made some positive profits. I didn't make the top returns though. My father then "gave" me some money to invest upon hearing that I was interested in investing. Since the amount my parents gave me is quite little, I can only speculate, and I only dare to speculate on one stock. Haha noob me. I don't dare to buy other stocks I'm unfamiliar with. I've made some modest profits so far but nothing impressive. Planning to research on more stocks this coming summer break. Then while in investments class, I learnt that it's very difficult to beat the market, so I decided to persuade my father to put a sum of his money into a portfolio of stocks in various industries with various dividend yields, which will provide a steady stream of dividend income for when he's old. Haha but he's not convinced. I guess we have different investment philosophies. He believes in speculation and wants me to double my principal in 1-2 years, which is like freaking impossible? If I can do it then I'm like the next Warren Buffett. I told him that thousands of people with phD believes that no one can beat the market but he still refused to believe me. While I, on the other hand, believe in the academics. I would be happy if my portfolio can mirror the index despite the lesser diversification. Then my father proceeded to tell me a lot of stories about companies and financial crises haha. A lot of what he said made sense. Like currently a lot of money is leaving Europe to find investment opportunities in Asia, once Europe recovers, the money will leave Asia and we'll die :( haha. Waiting to see if it'll come true!
Oh yah and I also currently have an interest in buying a ukulele and learning how to play it! Sparked by discussions with Debra and Fang in the AMK library while studying. Anyway my brother plays the guitar very well! He learnt it himself online and I want to be able to play the guitar too. But the strings are freaking difficult to press, despite my zhongruan background. And I heard that the chords on the ukulele are super easy to play plus the ukuleles are all so small and cute. I got this impulse to buy it, like now. But I shall wait and see if it'll pass.
End of my rant -
Recently, I've been studying investments for my upcoming midterm as I'm currently taking this module, investments and portfolio management. It's fun and it makes me more interested in investing. Well, actually I have an interest in investing in the stock market, which is sometimes buried. It started out when I joined the POEMS stock challenge and I made some positive profits. I didn't make the top returns though. My father then "gave" me some money to invest upon hearing that I was interested in investing. Since the amount my parents gave me is quite little, I can only speculate, and I only dare to speculate on one stock. Haha noob me. I don't dare to buy other stocks I'm unfamiliar with. I've made some modest profits so far but nothing impressive. Planning to research on more stocks this coming summer break. Then while in investments class, I learnt that it's very difficult to beat the market, so I decided to persuade my father to put a sum of his money into a portfolio of stocks in various industries with various dividend yields, which will provide a steady stream of dividend income for when he's old. Haha but he's not convinced. I guess we have different investment philosophies. He believes in speculation and wants me to double my principal in 1-2 years, which is like freaking impossible? If I can do it then I'm like the next Warren Buffett. I told him that thousands of people with phD believes that no one can beat the market but he still refused to believe me. While I, on the other hand, believe in the academics. I would be happy if my portfolio can mirror the index despite the lesser diversification. Then my father proceeded to tell me a lot of stories about companies and financial crises haha. A lot of what he said made sense. Like currently a lot of money is leaving Europe to find investment opportunities in Asia, once Europe recovers, the money will leave Asia and we'll die :( haha. Waiting to see if it'll come true!
Oh yah and I also currently have an interest in buying a ukulele and learning how to play it! Sparked by discussions with Debra and Fang in the AMK library while studying. Anyway my brother plays the guitar very well! He learnt it himself online and I want to be able to play the guitar too. But the strings are freaking difficult to press, despite my zhongruan background. And I heard that the chords on the ukulele are super easy to play plus the ukuleles are all so small and cute. I got this impulse to buy it, like now. But I shall wait and see if it'll pass.
End of my rant -
Monday, February 25, 2013
Expectations
Expectations expectations...
It's recess week and I'm not exactly having a break. Even though I only have two midterms at the end of recess week, I have three project meetings this week.
I didn't get short listed for Barclay's :( I have sucky interview skills, only a slightly above average CAP, no accolades to my name except blogging competitions and not enough leadership experiences. I wonder if I'll get an internship at all or even a job after I graduate. Sometimes I know I expect too much from myself, and I'm not zai enough to go after the things I want in my mind. And it kills me, so much.
Sometimes I just hate to be me cus I almost always can't get what I want in life. Maybe I'm being too hard on myself and I need to get over it and accept that I'm not good enough.
Which to choose? Continue fighting or give up and accept. I don't know...
Anyway recess week sucks cus I feel so stressed :( Haven't been out since Fri. I hope my hard work pays off, I really hope.
It's recess week and I'm not exactly having a break. Even though I only have two midterms at the end of recess week, I have three project meetings this week.
I didn't get short listed for Barclay's :( I have sucky interview skills, only a slightly above average CAP, no accolades to my name except blogging competitions and not enough leadership experiences. I wonder if I'll get an internship at all or even a job after I graduate. Sometimes I know I expect too much from myself, and I'm not zai enough to go after the things I want in my mind. And it kills me, so much.
Sometimes I just hate to be me cus I almost always can't get what I want in life. Maybe I'm being too hard on myself and I need to get over it and accept that I'm not good enough.
Which to choose? Continue fighting or give up and accept. I don't know...
Anyway recess week sucks cus I feel so stressed :( Haven't been out since Fri. I hope my hard work pays off, I really hope.
Friday, February 15, 2013
V'day 2013
We had dinz at La Nonna, this Italian restaurant in Holland V!
L got me flowers, love love the white roses, they look so beautiful!
Non stop taking photos with the bouquet haha.
My v'day spoils from L. Flowers, cupid cupcakes, mango avocado prawn salad and crabmeat linguine!
My v'day spoils from L. Flowers, cupid cupcakes, mango avocado prawn salad and crabmeat linguine!
Think the pasta is really nice but not as nice as the one at Changi. I love Changi's crabmeat linguine! La Nonna has weekday 1-for-1 lunch ala carte, which L and I want to go for someday.
Finally a photo of us together. Thank you my dear, for being my valentine on v'day.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
感恩
Feeling quite apprehensive now cus I have a phone interview with Barclay's tmrw! I'm extremely grateful for this opportunity. It's like heaven heard me and decided to grant me this opportunity. I have to grab this opportunity!!!! It's so near CNY, I really hope I can do well cus if not, it would set a depressing tone for one of the happiest holidays for me.
I really suck at interviews and sometimes I feel like I was born to screw things up. Do any of y'all have this feeling sometimes? I feel really really scared and nervous x_x So much pressure to do well. But I guess I'm more prepared for interviews after being traumatized by JP Morgan? I really can't handle competency based questions, but I did some preparation and I hope it would come in useful tmrw. Hope I won't sound fake and scripted :(
Tmrw is my best chance and I swear I'll do my best!
p/s life's good and my mum bought a new MJ table and MJ set, which means I can invite my friends to my house for MJ! :D
I really suck at interviews and sometimes I feel like I was born to screw things up. Do any of y'all have this feeling sometimes? I feel really really scared and nervous x_x So much pressure to do well. But I guess I'm more prepared for interviews after being traumatized by JP Morgan? I really can't handle competency based questions, but I did some preparation and I hope it would come in useful tmrw. Hope I won't sound fake and scripted :(
Tmrw is my best chance and I swear I'll do my best!
p/s life's good and my mum bought a new MJ table and MJ set, which means I can invite my friends to my house for MJ! :D
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