Keeping the dream alive.

Supposed to have added this here eons ago..
ah wells..
From Daph's blog..
and..i don't remember being in your PE class leh...and i DO NOT traumatize people...THEY traumatize me...and...the jumping...i blame jing..i'm not really obsessed with germany...or maybe i am..but that's because i took german for a while...and germany's nice wad...

1. I’ll respond with something random about you
– You used to be in my PE class.
2. I’ll challenge you to try something
– Spend a week without traumatizing people
3. I’ll pick a colour that I associate with you
– Yellow. Happy color.
4. I’ll tell you something I like about you
– How you’re so in control of your life
5. I’ll tell you my first/clearest memory of you
– It had something to do with you and Jing Jing jumping around outside the council room. 0.o
6. I’ll tell you what animal you remind me of
– Monkey. Cos you jump around too much. Muahahahaha.
7. I’ll ask you something I’ve always wanted to ask you
– Why are you so obsessed with German(y)? Heh.

This post is long overdue..
sorry la..
with waking up at 7am to feed Ginger and clean her pee and shiet..
and then bumming around and off to school..
not much time to blog..

anyway...
COUSIN!
HOW ON EARTH DID YOU MANAGE TO FIND MY BLOG?
better don't tell anyone else ar...
Mummy's been trying to get the address from me..
O__o
Sheese.

errrr..
had my first official french lesson last night..
and it was sooo funny!
cuz...altho i'm not particularly fluent in german..
i can do my ABCs in german from memory..
and i can intro myself and well..the simple stuff..
and we were doing the simple stuff last night for french..
and i was mentally going through it in GERMAN!
aiyo..
headache ar..
sheese...
think that german's easier..but i may be biased..
-shrugs-

ah wells..
Je m'appelle Jamie. Et toi?
:)

Econ's is pretty alright...i reckon...
got a ra-ra lecturer...
-rolls eyes-
and apparently my bro has already borrowed the recommended text for his own use..
so yay me.

Complementary Medi is fine..
the lecturer for tues is much more interesting than friday..
cuz he was telling us jokes and stuff..
we reckon that per lecturer...he has at least 1 joke to tell..
and he said that it's not easy to 'slot' the jokes in the lecture...so he want us to listen to his jokes..
O___o
heh.

rights...

oh..
ever since monday..ginger's been barking at the featherduster..
O__o
cuz it's unknown to her..
and it's multi-coloured..
and she barks lor..

Off to Harbourfront for lunch later..
:)

Cal...do you want to jaga Ginger every Wed...for about an hour? while i go for lunch?

Am I worth it?

I don't know about You, but I don't think I'm worth it.

Right...
haven't been updating much..
and there's plenty of news.

2nd Aug 2006 at 2.59pm,
my darling beautiful fat little niece was born.
she's like the michelin man...only cuter.
:)
her eyes are quite big la..as compared to mine..
and her mouth is never closed.
and so much hair..and no eyebrows.
:)
wahaha..
prettty.

4th of Aug 2006,
i got a puppy.
only 5months old.
size is about a full grown small dog..at the moment.
she's a golden retriever.
yeah.
but she's not summer.
Summer's not MY dog.
:)
My dog's Ginger.
as in...
yes..the breadman.
and yes..the one to cook with steamed fish.
and yes..the one where cal can cook with fishcake..
yar.
Ginger.

She's in the midst of toilet training classes and 'don't anyhow bark' classes.
and it's jialat lar..
i've been cleaning floors the past few days.
then let her out of her area yesterday.
and she toilet-ed everywhere.
i kenna scolding for the entire evening lar...
hai.
so back to training school.
i'm damm sleepy man.
a puppy is like a baby.
barks when she can't see you..
can't sleep if she can't see you..
barks when she's hungry..
aiyo...

yup..
but i'm happy.
:)
i'm trying to be happy cleaning shiet.
because if i'm not cleaning shiet..
that means i ain't got no dog.

Was reading a friend's blog just now..
he was telling of how he's in deficit and stuff like that..
like you know..
how the output > input?
yeah.

i don't know..
but to me...
this has never happened to me.

i mean...i do indulge in reckless shopping urges and stuff..
but i always believe in this rule of thumb..
that my mother lives by...and drilled into her kids.
Live Within Your Means.

simple ain't it?

like...let's say...in cgs days..
i was getting in an allowance of 30bucks per week..
i think..
so...if i happen to want to get this cd..
that would set me back by 20bucks.
leaving me with 10bucks for food and stuff.
and if i spend 2bucks per day on recess (food + drink)
i'll have enough to get me by for the 5 days..
excluding cca day..saturday.
during which...i'll just makan with the family lor..
but that would mean that i can't pop by to mobil to buy snacks and stuff..
plus...that would also mean that i don't get to save any money for that week.

then...
in sec 3 and 4...my friends and i started to cultivate expensive habits..
instead of lunching in the school canteen..where there's cheap and decent school meals...
we had to take a bus down to town..
go into isetan's supermarket..
select sushi...
plus some drink in nice looking bottles which cost like 2bucks?
and then tapao everything back to school..
to study in school.
running in and out to mobil to grab chips, chocolate bars and what-nots along the way.
luckily for me..
we didn't stay back in school to study everyday.
heng ar...
and yar..
that thought me how to balance my finances again.
see..
if i were to have a 'good' meal...which would set me back about 5-10bucks.
i would have to make do with cheaper meals for the rest of the week..

and now...
it's integrated into my lifestyle i supposed..
tho i'm getting much more than what i used to get..
i pretty much spend it the same way..
plus i always set targets for my bank balance..
my personal account..
like...the amount should not drop below this amount..
and then i'll just balance my spending accordingly..
the thing is..
let's say...my account now has 1.2k..
whatever i do...i will not let it drop past 1k..
same goes if it's 2.1k...cannot drop past 2k..
and that's how the amount keeps increasing i reckon.

guess it's all about self control.

whoever spends $600+ on FOOD a month?
seriously..
even if i eat out everyday for all my meals..i don't even chalk up that amount in a month lar!
goodness.
live within your means.
-shakes head-
one doesn't have to eat in a restaurant every single meal..or eat overpriced sandwiches..or drink overpriced coffee..
it's an INDULGENCE...not a lifestyle..
you can also MAKE sandwiches at home...for like what...5 times cheaper the price?
and it's not just 1 sandwich you're making..can prolly make like 10 sandwiches..
and if you really need a cuppa to start your day..
homemade nescafe is pretty good too...unless you like me, can't mix a decent cuppa...
then buy 3 in 1 lar! or go across the road to the kopitiam and order kopi bing :)
80cents only!
and hot chocolate is basically similar to milo.

i've been doing this whole financial planning thing with a few of my friends..
i feel like a nag..
sheese..

and...transportation..
why take the cab when there's public transport..
because you're running late?
then get out of the house earlier la!
it's a whole lifestyle problem i tell you.

laziness.
and you wonder why your accounts are in the red.

gosh.

The air smells fresher
The birds chirp louder
The grass looks greener
The skies look bluer

I'm free from work!

kua kua kua.

and i'm soooo tired.

gosh.

K'O-ed since 9pm last night till 7am this morning.

niece is gonna come out tmr afternoon!!
woohoooo.
:)