NBS Convo Ball

attending a ball at fullerton was indeed different, unlike those past JC and hall D&Ds.. it was far more classy and posh. for several moments i thought i was attending xj's wedding when she was giving her speeches on the stage. haha. i've got a long shot of u on stage, babe!

our dinner was absolutely gratifying.. i specially liked their codfish and strawberry pudding. and atop the steamed dumpling rice, there was also a small piece of foie gras which i only realise what it is after eating it. it'll be my first and last time eating such cruel delicacy.

and did i mention there's only 6 of us on a table of 10? in the end stella gave us the pigeon instead cos she overslept!! haha. as for the rest i dont know what happened to them to make them forgo their 70bucks tix. so 3 couples on this table and each couple helped themselves to one more portion of food. buurps.

here are the very few pics that we took:

on the way to fullerton

i think we reached there at 6?
(and dinner only started at 830! typical singaporean dinner.)

so we just hung ard

with our gorgeous chairlady of this convo ball, xj

with laiyee.. my first yr's tut mate for all modules i think

with qiao qing

with angela

with larling

kenneth and larling

paul and larling

do we really look alike? larling calls her my ah bu

with pretty siyun.. should have joined your table. i think it'll be so much more fun than 6 of us gorging 10 person's food. haha

with lovely sok!

nelson

spot the chairlady

end of dinner.. we took a stroll along esplanade

a wonderful night to remember.. farewell NTU!

Graduated!!!

Yesterday was convocation ceremony and i've officially graduated! it was so fun running ard in the robe taking photos with friends. the main part of the ceremony is just that few seconds when u walk up the stage, shake hands with the NBS dean and smile for the camera. other than that, the 2hr ceremony itself was quite boring and shunzhang who sat beside me simply just dozed off the first 5 mins. haha

on the way to larling's house

before heading to the auditoruim, we went to SADM first to take some photos. the exterior of the school look damn chio but inside, the tutorial rooms are like those fire shelter house.

larling and his parents

outside audi.. larling's parents are like 'my parents' for that day

larling's army buds

our 206 clique without stella..

my lovely hall mate cum course mate.. haozi!!

my gemini da lao po.. fen ru!

my gemini er lao po.. larling! =D

tgt with fenru and eric, this yr's Valedictorian for Bachelor of Business.

congrats to both of ya!

yitian, larling and kenneth

my 202 and marketing course mates, junming and shunzhang!

great guys

here you are stella.. have been searching high and low for u

finally it's time to enter the audi..

with lovable huixiu!

this is the main purpose of me attending this convo ceremony.. Ooo isnt it irresistibly cuute!

--> i present to you..

the cute Convo Teddy Bear!

the complete 206 clique with the bears!

our ruthless yet harmless 306 tutor.. Dr Lee Kin Wai! one of the best tutors in NTU

love of my life..

random wkend

larling's finally ended his reservist.. and i've sort of become used to not seeing him that frequently. my days without him was spent visiting clinics, meeting some friends, heading to the gym, and slacking at home reading books. it definitely felt like something is lacking in my life..

sat we went to vivo and walk around while waiting for kc and cecilia. then we met siyun! haha we kept bumping into each other recently. whenever i see her, i'll feel very happy and excited. maybe bcos she's a very nice person who treats her friends very well. i'll nv forget our hall days when she helped me alot during FOC as well as vball IHG. *hugs*

larling which chio bu u looking at hurr?!

next up is convo ceremony on tues and convo ball on sat. i nv wanted to attend convo ball at all.. the hassle of dolling up, dressing up, shopping for gowns etc just turns me off. but for certain reasons and certain people like larling, i somehow caved in. but now all that enthusiasm is even more diminished as spencer and samuel cant make it. that leaves 3 of us remaining from our 206 clique. but dont worry stella, we won't pang seh you!

a bitter experience

haven't been updating for quite some time. and i didnt really have the mood to do my stuff or anything else either. there was a grave matter bothering me, hanging me in suspense and i thought i will plunge into depression. until today, i finally had a big sigh of relief.

it's not about love matters but more seriously, my own health.

it started with my pre-employment medical chkup. (to digress a lil, that clinic really sucks. can deloitte pls cancel that clinic's name on their list. the nurses were ill-mannered with poor service and they made me wait for so fucking long. i really hate wasting time on waiting.) ok so i went for it before leaving for my US trip, and i thought i've cleared that chkup, but they called me on my second day in US, telling me to go back for another urine test because the dip-stick showed traces of protein. they should have told me on that day when i went for the chkup! idiots.

i went back to that cursed clinic again. this time they used multicoloured dip-stick for my urine test. and again it showed quite a high level of protein. so they need to send my uring for a lab test, which means i have to pee again and what's more infuriating is, i have to pay the cost on my own!

ok now lab test done, the doc tells me the level of protein was over the acceptable range. in case you're wondering, have protein in urine so what. it's a bad sign that my kidney might be leaky, in other words, my kidneys might be failing. freak! do you know how i feel when i hear that? feel like crying infront of him but of course must act brave. i can nv forget that moment when i felt so helpless..

so he gave me three choices:
1) do that lab test again (and waste my 75 bucks again)
2) refer me to a renal specialist at a polyclinic (it'll be cheap but the consultation waiting time and results can take ages)
3) refer me to the specialist at private clinic (which is definitely more exp but i need the results fast else i dont think i can start work in august)

after struggling for a few mins, i decided to consult the specialist at gleneagles medical centre. indeed, consultation fee was a whooping 120 bucks! (doctors are the real blood-sucking vampires) the doc asked me to do a blood test and 24hr urine test - i had to collect my urine for one whole day in a big bottle. it's terrible, but no choice.

two days later, which is today, the doc said: "your report showed traces of protein, but there's nothing significantly wrong with you." finally i was able to relax my nerves. i was happy, sad and angry at the same time. happy because there's nothing seriously wrong with me; sad because i have wasted money on nothing; and angry because that cursed clinic is the cause of all my trouble and sorrows!

in total, i wasted 310 bucks and priceless time on all this stupid chkups which i have to dig from my own pockets.

ok, i know i should count myself lucky for not having any problems with my health. during that two wks of suspense, many things went through my head and i've thought of the worst. indeed, as the saying goes, one can afford to die but not afford to fall sick. it's still true even today. yes, medical and science have advanced much compared to like 20 years ago but the cost of it is equally advance as well. Big BOO

oh well, i'm grateful for being alive and through this incident, i realise the importance of family. they'll always remain by your side no matter what happens..

cycling

went cycling at ecp with my ex-roomie xj, and larling's ex-roomie paul. sounds like a roomie's gathering. another common point between us is that we love vball too!

our bikes from the new rental shop.

i prefer the bikes from the old shop which is near subway.

paul and his funny actions. haha

need a hand? or u prefer a leg?

paul forced us to take this 'titanic' shot. so awkward. haha

larling is gg for reservice tml! feeling damn sad now.. won't be seeing him for at least five days. it's time to be independent now. i'll missh ya darling