Thursday, September 29, 2011 9:13 PM
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9.13pm
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wait what?!
so i have to go on twitter now?
seriously -.-
because cider is the elixir of life
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 7:14 PM
(:
7.14pm
AISL 01/09
although i att C like a fifth of the course,
i really enjoyed my time spent there
with awesome section mates
grumbling and complaining together.
those were the days man.
and yes this one as well.
wallaby '10
ex valiant conquerer.
never thought it'd be this way,
but i really miss those times.
it really sucked,
but when you're going through shit
with a group of close friends,
it becomes a whole lot better.
where we all spent our days just hanging around,
not caring about studying or working
or doing our stuff seriously.
just fooling around waiting for time
to pass so that we can ORD happily.
where we all dreamt the same dream,
all waiting for life to move on after army.
just hanging around with good friends.
rewind life for me pls.
sigh.
because cider is the elixir of life
Saturday, September 24, 2011 12:10 PM
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12.10pm
spent a day at london
with the band ppl since mel decided to throw us
sort of a welcome dinner or whatever.
thanks mel! (:
£13 to london and back.
that's one day's expenditure gone!
D:
but yes, dinner was home cooked chinese food,
something that i kinda miss since i'm currently
living on instant mee and biscuits and bread
(cause i'm too lazy to get groceries)
so yep i really enjoyed dinner hahha
yum.
weixin kheexuan me junjie sean cheryl mel chungyan (:
missing you all alrdy sigh.
and then back to sean and junjie's dorm.
since it was big enough for 6 of us to crash.
and then uhh more drinking games ahhahaha
uk people have to live the uk lifestyle la huh.
which subsequently meant that other than cy
(who had lessons the next day),
nobody was allowed to sleep
since cheryl was sufficiently drunk enough
to beat the shit out of anyone who tried to.
(and yes, weixin's COMMON COURTESY hahahha)
not much sleep that night,
but problem solved with the wonderful thing
called awfully strong and bitter coffee.
breakfast at 11am.
hahaha with all the other ppl
who were gonna be late for work.
and then went sightseeing haha
since i was the china tourist.
act 一个 touristy hahaha.
okay not much actually
cause not much time
i had to catch the 2.30pm bus back.
so went nearby only.
at buckingham palace!
then a short walk to knightsbridge
for some atas shopping hahaha
since weixin wanted to go see harrods,
which in his own words, was like a neverland.
true enough, we never bought anything from there.
ho hum.
act 一个 rich china tourist.
then after a budget lunch,
back to canterbury for me haha.
and wtf i missed the bus by 2 minutes,
had to pay another £5 to change a ticket zzz.
spent a total of abt £25 the whole day
which wasn't too bad ahhaa
but that's cause i leech off everyone heh.
and dinner was free too :D
but yep i really enjoyed myself haha.
really as if we were all on holiday.
other than the fact that i'm with the band ppl,
it was nice to be able to just talk cock again,
not to worry about speaking properly or what,
whether people can understand me,
whether they're judging me.
just speak whatever rubbish comes to mind.
its just nice to be in the company of close friends ba.
some sort of secure base like what daryl said.
one day seems really short when you're having fun.
partly cause we spend half the time drinking/sleeping heh.
thinking abt it i guess i should've stayed over the weekend as well,
seeing as there wouldn't be as many opportunities like this.
but at that time i didn't wanna be too antisocial over here,
i'm still trying i guess.
oh well.
we'll see how everything goes.
because cider is the elixir of life
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 4:40 PM
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5.02pm
day 2, and its getting slightly better.
day time can get rather quiet really,
when everyone is out with their random lectures
or welcome addresses or whatever.
and that's when loneliness sets in i guess.
but its fine at night when everyone's back
and we go house hopping to find
random ppl to talk to and hang out with.
in that aspect i guess the ppl here
are really friendly; its still small talk and such,
but they seem more easy-going,
not really caring what people think of them haha.
but still.
i really do miss all the friends back in singapore.
its quite saddening when
i realise that i won't be able to see them
till next june earliest.
but such is life.
oh well.
i guess in some way its good that
i'm forced to move out of my comfort zone,
seeing as how i've been stuck there
for like 8 years alrdy.
its abt time ba haha.
on the bright side though,
i haven't seen much of canterbury
but from what i saw along the way here,
it seems like a really nice place (Y)
pretty fields and farms and stuff.
not very modern-ish and what,
but its nice in its own way i guess (:
farmhouses along the way!
more farmhouses.
and many other beautiful places
but i suck at taking pictures,
so not many nice ones haha.
its either really blurry,
or i just happen get a photo
of a random tree that gets in the way,
somehow while trying to take
a photo on a speeding bus.
sigh.
i really like the campus though haha.
its a really pretty place,
flowers, trees, squirrels, birds,
there's more than enough greenery.
and when the sun comes out
the weather is really really awesome.
the whole place turns bright and cheery,
and i want to transport my whole world here
and just live in canterbury forever.
my room!
view from my window (:
and the garden at the back.
it doesn't look like 16degrees, but really.
super weather! :D
and the walk through the park to get to main campus.
and disclaimer first,
i didn't take this but my school is on a hill
so the view of town it looks exactly like this.
first day i came in i was like omg.
its really to easy to fit in over here.
its definitely not natural, to say the least.
but i'm really trying and putting in some effort,
and they're being nice and receptive abt it.
and that's good i guess.
things will turn out well.
soon.
(:
because cider is the elixir of life
Monday, September 12, 2011 5:41 PM
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12.42am
and so we're left with one week before flying off.
its funny how after all the goodbyes have been said,
i'm more or less at peace with flying off,
and leaving everything behind.
fap party was okayy
haha everyone brought enough food in the end.
so that's one worry down (:
and idk, just seeing those familiar faces again,
(properly, before SUO where we all start cursing and swearing)
singing rockband together,
talking rubbish at the dinner table,
its just kinda heartwarming i guess.
almost like family.
i'll really miss this lot.
sigh.
thanks anw for the cards
and all the redondo,
and the fish biscuit thingy from the cookhouse,
and the fail keychain
and whatever haha.
oh suli i thought your pop-up card
was really cute though hahaha :D
maf the next day was quite a blur haha.
what with being slightly hungover and stuff,
but i guess everything turned out okay.
pvsp we won, though through not very fair means,
and i swear there was never a win so unsatisfying,
the finals was a game i wanted to lose,
but when you get on the pitch,
i guess that competitive edge takes over.
but oh well its all fine in the end.
hopefully everything stays on the field.
yay to frisbee
and yay to both finalists!
first batch of hwach ultimate (:
maf itself was, i dunno.
firstly its a council event,
and i think we all know my dislike for council,
and secondly,
i guess i'm just too old for this.
running around squeezing past people,
getting high and cheering or dancing,
just isn't my thing anymore.
i just didn't have the energy.
or maybe i was just freaking tired.
shrugs.
i thought the decorations were quite pretty though.
despite what others said.
dimsum at jalan besar with the band ppl after that,
but really wanted to die alrdy.
i started sleeping at the table around
somewhere past midnight i think.
damn damn damn tired hahaha.
sorry sorry couldn't stay for mahjong or drinking
or whatever ;\
one week left to go,
and other than the occasional panic attacks
when i realise that i'm still less than halfway through packing,
i think i'm ready to go.
(:
because cider is the elixir of life
Wednesday, September 07, 2011 10:28 AM
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5.28pm
somehow before i even stepped out of the store,
i knew i was going to miss working at starbucks.
the partners, the culture, the working environment.
i have to admit though,
all the way back in january,
starbucks was never my first choice.
before that i had actually tried out / applied for
relief teaching, waitering at novus, bartending at harry's,
promoting liquor at DFS, scooping ice-cream at ben's and jerry's,
animal keeping / events coordinating at the zoo, and horrifyingly,
a desk job at my dad's office.
i'll never know what each job would have taught me,
but thankfully i got rejected / turned off by these jobs
and starbucks turned out to be
the best decision i've made in these 11 months.
i'm really glad i didn't go the conventional route
and choose to do an internship or office job
like every other tom dick and harry.
yes, starbucks does nothing for the portfolio
and the pay is pathetic;
but i have a non-existent portfolio anyway,
and the the takeaways i've gained here
are mostly intangibles,
lessons in tolerance, humility,
interpersonal skills, working ethics, etc.
lessons which are just as, if not more,
important in the long run imo.
despite my many complaints
about the horrible tourists at my store,
i really like working here cause of the
friendly and easy-going partners and managers.
pretty much the same reason
why everyone else in the store loves working here.
i think its a good enough indicator
that i'm the newest barista to join,
and the first that will be leaving in a long time;
the rest have been working here happily for years already.
it's become their second home,
they often drop by on their off days
or after school to chat and chill.
besides, when else, if not now,
to be a barista really.
and i have enjoyed myself immensely
throughout these 9 months here.
the partners are amiable and patient,
and i really love the working atmosphere and culture.
every day is dress down day,
every one regards each other as friends,
and really. which other f&b franchise
actually instructs you to talk cock with your customers
and make friends with them.
the emphasis on providing legendary customer service
is something i really admire and am grateful for,
because no matter where you go or what you do in life,
this is the kind of service you should be aiming
to provide your clients or customers with.
admittedly, it could've been an even better
and smoother journey,
but whatever doesn't kill me only makes me stronger,
and hopefully i've come out of this a better person.
i once swore that i'd never go back
to my outlet to work anymore,
but i'm not so sure now.
maybe. just maybe.
either that or jalan jamal hahahha.
because cider is the elixir of life
Monday, September 05, 2011 5:56 AM
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12.56pm
(finally) started packing today!
umm keyword is started haha.
and its not really called packing anw.
i'm just throwing stuff into the luggage,
cause i realised i can't pack much of my clothing in yet,
else i won't have much to wear for the next 2 weeks.
oh well so much for early preparations.
according to google,
canterbury's 11 degrees right now.
GG WHAT HAPPENED TO SUNNY SUMMER?!
i think i'm going to throw in a few more pullovers sigh.
i'm glad my mum got the biggest sized luggage,
it comes all the way up to my waist haha,
but i don't have to squeeze everything yay :D
still kinda excited abt going over!
i'm such a lucky boy ((:
because cider is the elixir of life
Thursday, September 01, 2011 5:29 PM
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12.29am
and so today was farewell for us
from the j1s (and some j2s).
pretty much an awkward affair,
since i don't know them much,
but oh well thankfully
managed to drag down jingyi
to come and accompany me
so that i won't be the only awkward one hahahha.
and yupp today's word of the day had to be awkward.
i contemplated ponning my own farewell before
since i reasoned that the farewell was quite obviously
not for me; they just invited me out of politeness,
so it wouldn't make much of a difference anw.
and i'm quite sure my theory's correct.
but since its the thought that counts,
i won't be such an asshole to pon,
so i went there to uhh. sit and stone.
its a free dinner after all shrugs.
not saying that i don't like them or what,
but its just that i'm not close with them or anything.
it was still sweet of them to get me presents though,
i definitely wasn't expecting anything really.
i'm sure i looked pretty normal on my way home,
carrying a hugeass board,
and a frisbee with a random head-shaking dude glued on top.
oh random note,
but i took out the figurines on the disc haha.
i needed a new disc anw.
don't worry i'll bring the disc over to the UK
i promise hahahha.
i really really appreciate it (:
yep so we went on till abt almost 10,
then jingyi wanted to leave early
for untellable reasons,
and we ended up walking
all the way to serangoon station instead.
i can only say that really.
women's sense of direction
seriously the best man.
i could've been home by the time we reached serangoon.
damnnn hahahha.
oh well.
it was nice of them to throw a farewell dinner for us though.
and i really appreciate it,
no matter how awkward it seems.
long weekend ahead,
last day of work next wednesday.
hopefully my money comes in by then.
D:
with the j1s (and some random j2s)
because cider is the elixir of life
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