yawn! Thursday..... still got 2 days to Sunday.
Not like im looking forward to Sunday coz Monday is approaching. But its the only day i can sleep late.
Anyway, last weekend was rather sucky.
Y?? Y bad things always happened to me.. Good things... come.. approach me..

Last Saturday was supposed to be a fun day. My cousin wanted me to teach her knitting as she wanted to make a scarf for her friend. Haa... i was telling Yilin that im helping her to spread the knitting culture.
My cousin planned to stay over at my house and i was very excited about it. It has been years... yar years... that we actually did that. We used to be really close when we were much younger.. n had the usual "sister fights". You knw.. like jealous of each other toys.. hahaa... those were the days. So its kinda fun to have her at my house. "New" house.

During office, something really irritating happened. My boss emailed me a new task that i had to complete by Monday.
Which means..... NO WEEKEND FOR ME!!!! WTF!!! You guys may think that i am stupid. Yes, indeed im. But when it comes to work, i really want and will make it effort to do a proper job. What made me really mad is the attitude that my boss gave me. Suay, she got mood swing that day and wasn't nice at all. Talked in a very commanding tone.. machiam i owe her.

this is what she wrote:

Dear Grace,
Pls do the following:

1) complete your website design by monday 2pm.
2) compile the HP contact list of the members by monday 10am.

Thanks.
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You see.. if she ask in a better way like "Sorry for the late request.. this web design is very urgent. Would appreciate if you can rush this design by monday... etc... " i will definitely do it with more zest.


So i did the design.. with a very BU SHUANG attitude. I slept at 5am!! Same goes for my cousin.. but she was doing the knitting lah... hahaha.. Then we woke up at about 10.30.. she packed and left my house shortly after.... while i got ready to go out.

Had a sec sch gathering at Bishan Junction 8. Haiz... quite far from my house and I ended up taking a cab down becoz i was very very late. Nice to meet up with my friends.. though we are not very close with them to begin with. Just a simple lunch, some crapping and photo taking... and I left at bout 2+.

Hmm.. when i reached home, it was all on doing household cleaning again. What to do.. full time Maria.. free labour somemore. After that i had dinner and watched Spiderman... nice show... worth watching again. Then its back to my office work... do n do til 3+... by that time... im already very dead.... but im happy becoz i completed what i wanted to.

i thought monday will be a gd day... becoz i completed my task... but what i never expected....
a nerve-breaking news that is about to befall on me..

After lunch, i told my boss that i had emailed her the web design... and guess what she said:
"oh yar.. i saw that... erm.. KIV 1st.. becoz i dun think we will be organising the event afterall... its very difficult to do.."
guess whats my reaction??

i said " oh okie..." YES.. that all i could mutter! its like i no longer have any feelings.. any reaction... maybe im numb about that already. Indeed im very pissed, heart-broken that my effort have gone to waste.. but somehow i did not react like i normally will. Yar.. im still having grudge on my wasted effort.. else i wun be lamenting here.. i mean weekends are very precious to me.. especially now that im working as maria. Argghhhhhh~!!!~!~!~

haiz.. anyway, i was on mc yesterday.. a bit unwell... but more on the thought that i dun feel like gng to work.
i hope things will turn out fine as the weekend is approaching again.

Got 1 happy news to share. i participated in a design competition! Its the Digital Design'05. Design a skin for iriver mp3 player. Had fun doing that although i wish i got more time to do it. *back to cursing on my wasted weekend*. haha..
Not important if i win or not.. most likely not.. becoz it dun really fit into the theme... hhaha ..
the things i design is quite morbid.. and that is my style.. hard to change..
What im really happy is that i have fulfiled a small dream of mine and that is to take part in a design competition! keke..

Thanks to my great pal Hilary, who helped me with the writing of the description. Her English is so much better than mine.

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Hi Grace,

we've received your entry.

Thanks & regards,
Digital Design '05 committee
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Now, thats HAPPY! =)

hohoho.. its Sunday again. But this week had been rather great for me. Let me recap what I did.

Monday...
hmm... Monday blues.. and oh I think I did drawing during working hours because there wasn't much things for me to do.
Haha. Hand sketched 3 illustrations. Not too bad. Of course there is still a lot of room for improvement.

Tuesday...
Had lunch with my godpa. Long time since I get to go out and eat. And its really nice of my godpa to come fetch me go eat lunch at Than Ying restaurant at Amara Hotel. Food is sedap and of course the price is also very...
Frankly speaking, I was rather nervous about having lunch with him. Reason being I did not want to answer him certain questions that I predict he will ask. Anyway, turns out to be better than I thought. He did mention about Christian stuff as usual and wanting me to go church.. etc.. I know he really meant well, but I also think that such things cannot be forced. So I shall go with the flow... see how things work out. But I am still thankful for his concern. I mean how often do you hear your friends say that their uncle wanna buy them lunch because long time din get to talk to them.

Then after work, I met up with Sereen and her boyfriend to discuss about the freelance project. I was pretty excited about it because it has been a really long time since I did any web designing. A good thing this is not a very complicated project. Just static HTMl pages. But I need to come up with 2 designs by this weekend.

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday...
Busy doing the 1st design of the webby. Had a hard time coding it in HTMl because I really lost touched. Even simple mouseover and alignment of frames gets on my nerves. Finally on Friday night, I handed up the 1st design. For approval and to see if im heading on the right track.

Saturday..
Dragged myself to work. Then it was today that I realised that I dun have to code the webpages yet. Can just design using photoshop 1st. After approval from client then should I proceed to do the actual site out. Arhh.. SILLY me~ But its ok.. at least I got some hands on to html codes already.. hahaha. So after work, I went home to sleep. Then had a great dinner. Got black pepper crab! After dinner and some slacking, I started on the 2nd design and slept at about 4am.

Sunday...
Did housework. Handed in my 2nd design. Great! Now waiting for the client to approve then I can start doing on the actual site. I guess that's when my problem comes. Just worried that I cant do out the actual site. =X

Btw, I got a new phone! Panasonic X800! The phone I always wanted. Paid $200 for it. keke.. because my dad took his nokia phone for trade in. I'm suppose to pay $248... but my daddy say $200 enough le. Hahah!! So nice of him hor!
Then today dinner was great too. Went to Fishermen's Village with my granda, auntie, cousins and uncles. Food is nice.. got chilli crab with fried man tou.. Gosh! Eating crabs in 2 consecutive days... man! so sinful... then got drink beer somemore... haha..

Okie.. I am still feeling very full right now. Overall I think my week was well spent although I dun have enough rest.
Oh.. Happy Father's Day!~ I gave my daddy n godpa self-painted coaster as Father's Day present. keke..

Monday is here again. Well.. let's look forward to a brand new week!~ =)

Wah.. Damn tired now. Just finished ironing my clothes.. spent 1 whole hour doing that.
%&#^$&$@@#%$!!!! now enjoying my fresh, juicy Sunkist orange and decided to update my blog.

The only thing I like about Sunday is that I get to sleep late. Other than that, it is utterly boring and tiring because it is always housework, housework and housework! arghh... And guess what, Monday is coming again!!! Whats's worse.. my printer is spoiled! HMP!!! I actually bought a new ink catridge! My 56 bucks fly away............. Stupid HP printer! "Have Problems" printer!!! So sad. =(

Anyway, Saturday was great!! I met up with Yilin and went shopping with her. I bought a really cool book from Kinokuniya. "Hiroshi Tanabe #2". A very nice collection of illustrations. Paid $30+ for that book because Kino member got 20% discount this month.. Yay! Then I got 2 tops at Takashimaya. $13 for 2, meaning each top is only $6.50. Good bargain yar. And I actually got the same design in 2 different colours. haha.. Well, GSS period is really a good time to buy. *provided you got $* as you will find amazing discounts. For instance, there was this Tommy Hilfiger and United Colors Of Benetton sales at Wisma basement. Yilin spotted a really nice Tommy Hilfiger bag selling at $50+. But no, she didn't get the bag. wahahaa.. *sorry to mention the bag again, dar*

We had dinner at a restaurant at Wisma but I can't remember the name. We ordered pizza and a very big curry puff looking pastry. Will post up the photo if Yilin remember to send it to me. =) After dinner, we went to Tangs. Just browsing over there. Things there are too "cheap" for us.

After that we went to Alley Bar for a drink. I like the place alot! Great place to chill out. I had "illustion" *mixture of vodka and some other alcohol*. Isn't that a cool name?? And I get to finish the whole basket of yummy potato chips! This is the second time I went drinking with Yilin *as in just the 2 of us*. Yilin mentioned 可能我们是两个寂寞的人! WAahahaha! But NO NO!! I believe we are definitely NOT!~

Okie, shall stop here. Wanan go grab a kitkat and finish my "Shopaholic ties the knot" storybook. Hope Monday is a good day.

Got nothing much to do in the office right now. Bored... so I'm doing my own stuff.
I look terrible today. Dark eye-circles.... man.. I look like a zombie!!!
What's wrong with me?? Its like no matter how much rest I've got, I still feel tired. >.<

okie... I'm very into quizes lately. Found a webby with interesting quizes.
Guys, if you are bored.. check this out... Quiz Box
the results are pretty accurate too!

I did this quiz on "The Real Me"
Do you guys think its true?? hmm....

The Real You

Here is the analysis:

1)
You are a very serious person. You tend to be quiet and well behaved, and you don't have a great deal of self-confidence.
You prefer to be alone rather than with friends and that could make you a little less interesting to certain types of guys.
You are very attractive in an individual kind of way, and this means it can take people a little while to get to like you.

2)
You really care about other people's feelings and are quite serious about the issues that affect your life. You are sincere, and your concern for the well-being of others makes many people want to be your friend.

3)
You are a bright, cheerful and bubbly person. You are thoughtful and considerate, and like to have fun. Everybody feels comfortable around you because of your pleasant nature. When you walk into a room, people's eyes are likely to be drawn to you because of your charm.

4)
Guys see you as being a thinker and a careful person. They will be really attracted to this quality in you, but you need to learn to speak your mind, otherwise people will find you too shy and quiet. Learn to relax and lighten up--it's okay to have fun sometimes. When you learn to develop your fun-loving side, guys are going to flock to your side.

5)
Your boyfriend believes that you are a strong and independent person. Your confidence and cheerfulness make you an attractive person to be around, but sometimes you need to pay more attention to what other people, including your boyfriend, are thinking.

muwahaha.. I'm back!
For a start, I did a quiz (from Eda's blog).

I'm a London girl! Haha! Reminds me of the series of shopaholic storybooks that I've been reading lately. Becky Bloomwood I am not.

You Belong in London A little old fashioned, and a little modern. A little traditional, and a little bit punk rock. A unique woman like you needs a city that offers everything. No wonder you and London will get along so well. What City Do You Belong in? Take This Quiz :-) Find the Love of Your Life (and More Love Quizzes) at Your New Romance.

Last sat was fun although my poly class gathering was canceled. I had dinner with Yilin n Edalene at Mac. Then I went to their sec sch frens gathering. Most fun part was I pretended to be their classmates... and the guys actually believed me n cracked their brains trying to recall what's my name. muwahahaa... I can act! GIVE me an award!!