my first taste of private tuition in a long time today. felt rather good. a young teacher who can teach, and is nice (: i forgot how time-saving it is, and rather productive, despite the rates being twice as high.

invited to a dinner tonight. hockey sixes dinner organised by SCC. food was pretty nice, the place filled with international players from around the region plus expats. beer, smoking, dancing, disco, under a big white tentage in the rain. danker was the special singer from a band for tonight's entertainment. a pretty good singer at that.  met MAR TOO there, haha, but i guess it wasn't what i expected basically.

lots of things, don't know who to burden.

omg. i just noticed. my blog is officially 5 years and a day old! and to commemorate that, i have tons of pictures for this special occasion! haha. ok, more like it's a ploy to get you people to but my baked goodies!! so there will be cake, muffins, and lamingtons! enjoy! 

and happy birthday oldest brother in advance! you'll get to eat the cake tmrlater as a special treat (:

pre-birthday cake. layer number one.

pre-birthday cake with cream cheese filling.

pre-birthday cake, layer one complete.

completed Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting (:

Lamingtons. Australian goodie, made in Singapore. 

unbaked chocolate-chip-oat-nut cookies.

Vanilla Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting (from the cake)

more vanilla muffins, the one in the centre is filled with dark chocolate (:

So, after looking at all these yummy goodies, support pam's baking fund! so that i can bake more goodies for all of you (: spread the word, and contact me if you want to order anything! (it's definitely gonna be cheaper than what they sell in shops! )

to everyone: GO WATCH SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE.

pretty actors and actresses, not bad plot, love the cinematography, love the romance and heartbreak, love the comedy. a warning that it's cry-able, heart-wrenching, stomach-churning, sweet and sorrowful all at once. love the production.

the trade-off for not attending training: a mighty big migraine.

can one wish or expect for the unexpected?

cradle my head in your arms and kiss the pain away.

great night.

family.

kallang leisure park.

new shoes.

great dinner.

one restaurant, one family.

nice food.

gotta study econs.

lonely.

the game's like a war. a war with no deaths, only casualties. people either on one side, or the other, there's no two ways in this war, even if you do belong somewhere else together with the enemy. 

and the war starts. war strategies and tactics come into play, each leader watching the enemy closely from behind the lines, watching how the soldiers battle it out, the fruit of their strategies. a call here, a shout there, to tweak the existing play, so as to tip the balance of power a little, hoping for a little advantage to lead into a victory. soldiers on the field with their experience guiding them, the older and wiser, calm and cunning, the younger and fresher, swift and agressive. 

just like in every war, there are stages. to win the overall victory, you have to win the majority of the stages, and depending on the difference in fighting experience, the number of stages can be altered. you win some, you lose some. and even when you lose a fight, you just have to pick yourself up, pick your friends up if you can, and the war continues. there's always another fight ahead, another day of fighting to fight through.

it ends at a certain point. a winner, a loser. but it'll almost never end.

firstly i have to apologise to all the people i was acting pissy at today. my self-induced stress prompted that untolerable behavior from me. 

well, i don't even know why i got so stressed. i mean, it worked itself all out in the end didn't it. i thought my week would be packed to the brim, with no time to do anything else, yet it seems events one by one are fitting themselves into place such that i can breathe again. i was worried about the things i need not worry about, yet those which needed more of my attention, was thoroughly left behind.

i really hope i can cope woth what i'm getting myself into. already with time management problems ingrained into me, i really hope to enjoy myself in everything i'm drowning myself in. [how masochistic can that be?]

would you be my valentine?

quiet time is over.

today was a food but tiring day. food filled. chicken pie, fried rice, cold storage, new sheets (: