we've entered so many contests to win an iPad 2.. why haven't we won one already?? contest gods, please think of us when you're deciding who the winner will be! i've been waiting patiently for one ;(

it surprises me how easily young children trust adults or strangers. i love that!

one of the most rewarding (and surprising) comment  during dragon boat practice... "hold the boat!! everyone, watch michelle. she's got the perfect stroke ( Read more... )

 last school exam in my entire life!!

... until i decide to get my PhD

now, enter a new stage in life where nothing is laid out in front of me. oh boy, this is exciting and scary.

debit cards and credit cards make spending money so easy. i'm sure everyone else has figured that out already, but i've just started... i always just used cash, but my weekly budget drains quickly, especially when i'm with him. tiny expenses add up. sometimes i forget to replenish my cash, and that gets me into trouble. once, i took the cab without ( Read more... )

 
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 my brother can only beat his psp games when i am sitting beside him "coaching" him on what to do, and not ending up listening to me anyways. it must be the motivation of him wanting to beat the game for me, because whatever he does works and my strategies would probably get him nowhere in the game, and i'm too challenged to play the more difficult ( Read more... )

 maybe i'll be happier this winter when i'm much warmer with my new down-filled winter jacket and heavy duty winter boots. i can practically simulate summer within my body. all i'll need are down-filled snow pants. i'll be a wannabe duck ( Read more... )

the night is still young. i can definitely finish my 35% paper before i sleep, right? even if i only have 2 paragraphs written out of 6 pages... because if i don't finish, i'm going to fail everything else next week, but if only that were possible... they make it too easy for us at school to STAY in school (there's no way out~!). even those who ( Read more... )

i can't believe the number of times i've witnessed passengers giving completely wrong directions to others. this isn't new york. we only have two freaking lines (well, three, but the third one is so unpopular that it's forgotten by most people). anyways, how hard can it be to get the directions right? there aren't a million trains going north and ( Read more... )