tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52256812011-09-04T10:17:04.670-04:00soundtrack of my lifevivnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6011100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-43835513944822393782008-05-11T01:36:00.002-04:002008-05-11T01:40:40.811-04:00Packing up the dreams God plantedIn the fertile soil of youI can't believe the hopes He's grantedMeans a chapter in your life is throughBut we'll keep you close as alwaysIt won't even seem you've goneCause our hearts in big and small waysWill keep the love that keeps us strongAnd friends are friends foreverIf the Lord's the Lord of themAnd a friend will not say neverCause the welcome will not vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-27246503497130672512008-05-11T00:12:00.002-04:002008-05-11T01:35:16.254-04:00Thank you all for the surprise dinner yesterday! Was really touched and I really appreciated it :) We had dinner at Nakama, which is supposed to be one of the most famous restaurants in Pittsburgh. Food was not too bad (ooh..the scallops!!), though I had expected more, but I guess we had a good time in general, and the atmosphere was fantastic too! Will really miss all of you. Oh well. Leaving isvivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-49692849080938176702008-05-07T22:25:00.003-04:002008-05-07T23:55:31.411-04:00I can't believe how absent-minded I am today! First, I left my purse behind when I went out and only realized it during lunch when I was about to pay and discovered I had left it behind. Then I rushed home to get it, took the elevator up, quickly got out, ran to our side of the apartment and saw that the door was open! Got a scare cos I thought I had locked the door when I left, only to realize Ivivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-12256177728036818582008-04-21T10:39:00.002-04:002008-04-21T10:57:14.807-04:00 Like the sun that rises everyday, You are so faithful. Lord, You are faithful. Like the rain that You send, And every breath that I breathe, You are so faithful, Lord Like the rose that comes alive every spring, You are so faithful. Lord, You are faithful. Like the life that You give, to every beat of my heart, You are so faithful, Lord. I see the cross and the price You had to pay, I see the vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-52427974024381916832008-04-19T23:54:00.002-04:002008-04-20T00:05:44.201-04:00Today is just one of those days I'm feeling irritated at almost everyone and at every single thing. Sigh.I guess Spring Carnival was, more than anything else, a very good break from school. And great weather too. Didn't feel as excited as I was in previous years about the booths. Oh well.Last two weeks of school. Projects and deadlines piling up. More meetings. Not forgetting tests as well. I'm vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-89219648792659342622008-04-17T12:12:00.002-04:002008-04-17T12:17:59.483-04:00You Are Everything (Matthew West)I'm the one with two left feet Standing on a lonely street I can't even walk a straight line And every time You look at me I'm spinning like an autumn leaf Bound to hit bottom sometime Where would I be without someone to save me Someone who won't let me fall You are everything that I live for Everything that I can't believe is happening vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-46232728202256383392008-04-13T22:04:00.003-04:002008-04-14T01:05:32.548-04:00For some reason, I've been feeling happy this past week. I just feel blessed and at peace with things in general. Not that it's a bad thing. I guess it helped that it was a rather slack week and the weather was heavenly =)I really like going for cell groups this semester. I feel that I'm learning a lot from the book of James and I feel much closer to the rest of the girls too. I was just suddenlyvivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-73933878230117236962008-04-07T17:28:00.002-04:002008-04-07T17:33:36.973-04:00Ordinary Miracle (Sarah McLachlan) It’s not that unusualWhen everything is beautifulIt’s just another ordinary miracle todayThe sky knows when its time to snowDon’t need to teach a seed to growIt’s just another ordinary miracle todayLife is like a gift they sayWrapped up for you everydayOpen up and find a wayTo give some of your ownIsn’t it remarkableLike every time a rain drop fallsIt’svivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-60861268740657491012008-04-06T00:40:00.002-04:002008-04-06T01:36:21.784-04:00I'm so glad that the weekend is here! Been a pretty busy week in terms of schoolwork and I was quite exhausted by the end of the week. I'm glad I've had the time to relax and recharge over the weekend. Went to Southside yesterday for some shopping at H&M. I knew I shouldn't have spent so much, but I couldn't resist the temptation to buy stuff heh. Played tennis today too and it's really good to vivnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-66866579325305723072008-03-30T22:08:00.002-04:002008-03-30T22:16:24.501-04:00I don't know why I'm so clumsy and absent-minded these few days. I dropped my contact lens (yet again!) as I was washing it and it must have dropped down the sink because I searched everywhere and I couldn't find it. So now I'm left with 2 right lenses, which means I can't wear contacts at all now. I felt so silly dropping my contact lens again.Then today, my group used the Bloomberg terminal forvivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-64664623060429516292008-03-26T17:03:00.004-04:002008-03-26T18:08:42.701-04:00Last time, I wrote that I was still in holiday mood and having back-to-school blues. Well, the adding photos and commenting frenzy on facebook has somewhat died down and I'm more or less back in school mood already. But it's been a different feeling altogether. It somehow feels like things are slowing down, even though in reality there are still the usual tests, homeworks, meetings. My classes vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-75067121199443678242008-03-18T00:27:00.001-04:002008-03-18T00:28:08.180-04:00The feeling of uselessness is there again. Argh! I really should stop being so self-conscious and feeling so inferior of myself.vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-60918272722762033842008-03-17T12:13:00.002-04:002008-03-17T12:18:32.614-04:00School has started and I'm just not mentally ready for it yet. Screwed up my midterm today (midterm on the first day back to school! boo!), but I didn't really care too much about it. No motivation to study at all; spent the past two days sorting out and uploading San Fran pictures. Everyone is on an uploading-and-commenting frenzy on Facebook. Clearly, I am still in holiday mood. Oh well. vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-29685262656489027972008-03-15T00:29:00.002-04:002008-03-15T00:35:19.472-04:00I'LL ALWAYS BE RIGHT THERE (Bryan Adams)I swear to youI will always be there for youThere's nothing I won't doI promise youAll my life I will live for youWe will make it throughForever we will beTogether you and meOh and when I hold you nothing can compareWith all of my heart you know I'll always be right thereI believe in usNothing else could ever mean so muchYou're the one I trustOur time has vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-29836017442937502008-03-14T23:16:00.003-04:002008-03-15T00:29:04.948-04:00Back from a wonderful five-day getaway to San Fran! I think the trip was much-needed for everyone - the chance to get away from cold Pittsburgh and soak up the sun over at San Fran (well, it was relatively warmer), savor fresh seafood and fantastic chinese food, have fun and not think about work at all and enjoy the company of one another and laugh our hearts out (till our stomachs ache from vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-35448178136107383592008-03-02T23:24:00.002-05:002008-03-02T23:36:50.350-05:00So I was doing my corporate finance assignment and was googling "DCF valuation" to see if we did anything wrong in our firm valuation and guess what I found: DCF Valuation of an Investment Banker's Life (click here for the link). OMG! The file looks exactly like spreadsheets taken out of DCF models that analysts at investment banks would typically build. Apparently, it was done by a CS banker, vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-58095919733314999782008-03-01T23:30:00.005-05:002008-03-02T09:50:46.319-05:00This week has been a rather weird week for me. I think senioritis are finally setting in for me, even though I don't seem to be exactly suffering from a lack of motivation to do work. I did finish my psych paper at the last minute, right before class started (thankfully it was due at the end of class), and I found it quite amazing that I wasn't stressed out by it at all. But I think I'm just vivnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-55958994752028491712008-02-22T16:35:00.002-05:002008-02-22T17:04:38.994-05:00I had the chance to work with my Projects class group members for the first time this week and I am relieved that I was able to contribute something. I keep feeling inferior whenever I work with them because they are really smart and sometimes, I am just amazed at their brilliance in coming up with ideas on how to solve problems.I am not sure how to put this into words, but I have come to the vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-52671769294060445942008-02-14T16:43:00.002-05:002008-02-14T16:58:08.890-05:00My head and butt are aching because I fell down the slope on my home just now =( Ahh even though I like snow, walking through snow, or rather melting snow/ice, is a pain!I think CDO's are the coolest thing I have ever learned in school. And we are going to do a project on it! Just hope it's not too difficult though. I think about some of the stuff I get to learn here and I'm really thankful that vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-13244052752259037812008-02-10T16:28:00.000-05:002008-02-10T16:59:40.388-05:00Happy Chinese New Year to all, even though it's rather belated. Had SSA CNY dinner last Saturday and a steamboat dinner with close friends on CNY eve. I'm thankful that we still managed to celebrate CNY together as a "family" even though we are far from home. Quite sad to think that it would be my last-ever CNY spent in CMU.Went ice-skating at Schenley yesterday with my cell group and one of the vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-22503788645095030662008-02-03T17:02:00.000-05:002008-02-03T17:29:47.817-05:00"When will you be home?" she asksAs we watch the planes take offWe both know we have no clear answerTo where my dreams may leadShe's watched me as I crawled and stumbledAs a child, she was my worldAnd now to let me go, I know she bleedsAnd yet she says to meYou can fly so highKeep your gaze upon the skyI'll be praying every step along the wayEven though it breaks my heart to know we'll be so far vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-91728151176349508342008-01-23T17:05:00.000-05:002008-01-23T17:44:01.129-05:00I came across this song randomly on YouTube when I was taking a break during my homework marathon:Someone's Watching Over Me (Hilary Duff)I found myself todayI found myself and ran awayBut something pulled me backA voice of reason, I forgot I hadAll I know is you're not here to sayWhat you always used to sayBut it's written in the sky tonight[Chorus]So I won't give upNo I won't break downSooner vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-1770748242758117552008-01-19T09:10:00.001-05:002008-01-19T09:20:52.151-05:00Haven't been sleeping well for the last two days. Kept waking up after sleeping barely past 5 hours and couldn't sleep after that. I'm not sure if it's because of jet-lag - it's been almost a week since I come back and I don't think I should still be suffering from jet-lag. I hope it's not because I'm already stressed with the amount of work I have because it's only the first week of school!vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-60291818345380935972008-01-15T22:16:00.000-05:002008-01-15T22:37:56.152-05:00I am back in Pittsburgh! Still jet-lagged and getting used to school, the cold weather, seeing familiar faces whom I haven't seen in almost a month - in short, life in Pittsburgh. I won't deny that I am missing Singapore already. It's not really homesickness, but more of having something good removed all of a sudden. Hopefully, I can get over this feeling soon.Sometimes, I just hate myself for vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-1688660745322147592008-01-12T10:34:00.000-05:002008-01-12T10:55:48.603-05:00I'm all packed now to go back to Pittsburgh tomorrow. Sigh, the past 3 weeks or so at home have passed by very quickly and even though this is my fifth time being back after leaving for college, I still dread going back and leaving home. Oh well.Spent most of today at home packing. Had a good workout this morning playing tennis with my brother. It's probably going to be a while before I can play vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-49031640714978046922008-01-10T11:04:00.000-05:002008-01-10T12:03:50.610-05:00Met up with Guan How (my mortal from JC!!) for a late dinner at Indochine/Nude Restaurant near Wisma. There was a live band performing at the same time and while we were about to leave, there was a guy who requested to sing "Wonderful Tonight" as a birthday song to his girlfriend. The band backed him up and he sang the song with so much sincerity - he memorised all the lyrics too - and it was vivnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-38061479288374812042008-01-09T11:00:00.000-05:002008-01-09T11:32:37.536-05:00It has been a very hectic two days. Yesterday was a really tiring day..was out for the whole day and met up with people for lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and supper! Managed to get my application for Canadian visa done in the morning after getting my passport renewed. Just hoping that the visa will expire in June/July so that I can travel to Canada after graduation! Met up with Shuping after that vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-88892710670748364742008-01-07T00:30:00.000-05:002008-01-07T00:38:50.959-05:00Booking accommodation for my parents for my graduation is such a pain! I have to start planning my grad trip too. Sigh. Busy week ahead before I head back to the States for my last semester.vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-36073253519281042832008-01-03T03:48:00.000-05:002008-01-07T00:30:45.050-05:00First post of the new year and Happy New Year to everyone wherever you are!It has certainly taken a while for me to update, but anyhow, I am back in Singapore now after spending about 10 days in Jakarta and Bali. It was a very relaxing time back in Indonesia and I really enjoyed the slower pace of life there. I played tennis once, and I was exhausted pretty quickly after about 1 month of not vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-4807057868660515652007-12-16T17:09:00.000-05:002007-12-16T17:27:41.923-05:00I was quite bored just now and I went to take a look at the pictures posted on an Indonesian food fb group. And I came across this:Bakmi GM's menu! Haha. I used to eat there quite often when I was young. I love their bakmi pangsit goreng! (Noodles with fried dumplings). Just thinking about it makes me hungry now.And of course, not forgetting my 'guilty' Indonesian food - terang bulan (or martabakvivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-33202829707320724452007-12-16T00:34:00.000-05:002007-12-16T00:54:16.582-05:00Taken from a friend's blog:Life is all about settling down, adapting, and then having to pack your bags and leave, settle down and move on again. I feel like every chapter of my life is akin to reading a well-written book, encrypted with tales of laughter, joy and tears. It starts with a mixed pot of emotions – creeping apprehension, initial excitement, anticipation. You read on and find yourselfvivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-91430876890990907042007-12-13T21:53:00.001-05:002007-12-13T22:03:14.108-05:00Had my second last paper (marketing) today and my last paper will only be on Tuesday, so I am going to take a little break the next couple of days before studying for my last paper. I am not confident of how I did for the two papers so far because I did not really prepare well for them, but I have done my best and let's just see how it will turn out. I think above all, I am just relieved that vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-59857693099390863232007-12-09T23:21:00.001-05:002007-12-09T23:29:05.272-05:00I was making my listI was checking it twiceIn the middle of this, I got tears in my eyesFor in my foolish heart, there was one simple truthThe only gift I wanted was youI was trimming the treeI was stringing the lightsWhile the radio played "Silent Night"There were presents you sentThough there were quite a fewThe only gift I wanted was youYou need to be home with meAlone with meHolding me next vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-58586482219676437112007-12-08T11:26:00.000-05:002007-12-08T12:03:05.661-05:00Wanted to blog yesterday, but was too tired from having slept at 6am trying to finish grading and compiling slides for presentation! These two weeks have been intense and fast and I am glad that they are over.Financial Engineering has taken up most of my time, with meetings everyday, and marathon meetings too, especially last week. I'm glad our main case presentation is over and even though we vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-67567455770991031352007-11-26T00:32:00.000-05:002007-11-26T00:45:56.972-05:00Came back from Orlando yesterday and I am really sad that Thanksgiving break is over. What awaits me is a very terrible and predictably sleepless last 2 weeks of classes.Let's see..monte carlo homework due tomorrow; marketing essay due Wednesday, final presentation due Friday, final project write-up due Wednesday; numerical methods project presentation and final write-up; financial engineering vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-25403248790278857312007-11-20T10:45:00.000-05:002007-11-20T11:11:43.421-05:00Off to Orlando today until Saturday for a well-deserved Thanksgiving break! :)I've been busy the past two weeks with group meetings for my 3 classes. Financial Engineering takes up the most time because none of us is sure what to do and it takes us some time to figure out the case and what we're supposed to do. But at least the meetings are quite productive. On the other hand, I'm quite fed up vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-21014531317594908832007-11-04T19:54:00.000-05:002007-11-04T20:12:03.597-05:00We have 25 hours today! Yes, the daylight savings has ended and at 2am this morning, my laptop and handphone clocks automatically turned back to 1am. It is always good to have another hour, though what I got anything much out of the extra hour is questionable. Haha. The end of the daylight savings also means that we are approaching winter. After 2 weeks of telling myself that it still hasn't vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-42858398760733039642007-10-29T21:06:00.000-04:002007-10-29T21:15:54.732-04:00I went to collect my ODI final paper today and the grader's comment for my answer to the final question was "Good job! Can't you write any smaller?" Haha. I wrote the smallest for my last question because I was already tired from writing two other essays before that, but my last question was also the most neatly-written. The grader wrote his comments in increasingly smaller handwriting and vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-395298336964361842007-10-28T18:12:00.000-04:002007-10-28T18:58:13.288-04:00Even though mid-sem break was supposed to be only one day, it has been extended into this week for me. I must admit this week has been relatively slack, as my grad mini classes have just begun and the homeworks that I have are not due till next week or the week after. It is really quite a change trying to find things to do and actually getting bored from having nothing to do! But I suppose this vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-4969811414367153312007-10-22T00:39:00.000-04:002007-10-22T01:14:55.412-04:00Mid-sem break has come and gone. It was a very restful four days for me though, the first time this semester I actually did not have to do any work and not feel guilty about it. And it was probably the first real break I had since the end of my internship. I was in NYC on thursday and friday to visit my parents, and did lots of shopping! Haha sales everywhere...it couldn't be helped :) We went upvivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-29717565219156082192007-10-10T18:05:00.000-04:002007-10-10T18:15:17.819-04:00I always needed time on my ownI never thought I'd need you there when I criedAnd the days feel like years when I'm aloneAnd the bed where you lieIs made up on your sideWhen you walk awayI count the steps that you takeDo you see how much I need you right now?When you're goneThe pieces of my heart are missing youWhen you're goneThe face I came to know is missing tooWhen you're goneThe words I need vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-53459822151218675582007-10-09T22:40:00.000-04:002007-10-09T22:46:55.238-04:00I wonder how I am going to survive...-2 homeworks (one of them is a case report) due tomorrow (last time this happened, I ended up staying up till 7am!)-meeting with my professor tomorrow to discuss my final presentation on thursday (which i have to prepare for)-final presentation on thursday, which is worth 40% of my grade-office hours on thursday (luckily, i have prepared the homework solutionsvivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-60746441784915374622007-10-07T21:44:00.000-04:002007-10-07T21:52:01.244-04:00The hot weather has really held up for a while surprisingly, but I'm not complaining. Have been playing lots of tennis as a result and we managed to play on clay-court on Friday too! Still prefer hardcourt though.Found out on Friday that the Denmark girl in my ODI class is actually the girlfriend of my professor who taught me last semester! Was very surprised when I found out about it haha.Have vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-66794835650436647742007-10-05T01:06:00.000-04:002007-10-05T01:13:02.175-04:00When you are really tired, sometimes you feel that every little thing seems to be going wrong and that the whole world seems to be against you. Well, that's how I'm feeling right now. Hopefully, this feeling will fade away soon.vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-69972052994944679232007-10-02T00:14:00.000-04:002007-10-02T00:24:20.839-04:00I was telling my mum that I was very busy over the weekend because of ODI homework and grading. It was an innocent comment and she immediately jumped on the grading part to tell me again that I should not have taken the TA position. Sigh. What can I do about it now? And it's not like I'm regretting taking it up. It's definitely a lot of work on my part, but no regrets as of now. I hope she vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-65148647643572626492007-09-26T14:56:00.000-04:002007-09-26T15:42:43.890-04:00It is only mid-week, but it has been a terribly rough week so far. I pulled off my first all-nighter (almost) last night, rushing off to finish 2 homeworks in one night and ended up getting as much sleep as I did during my internship (maybe even less!). And I found out that I had accidentally forgot to submit my marketing assignment last week even though I had added the file on blackboard. The vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-41075937432917646352007-09-23T18:46:00.000-04:002007-09-23T19:03:21.848-04:00I realize that I often complain about many things in my life, like school, having lots of homework, having to decide whether I should take up the job offer, etc. But I guess I tend to overlook the small miracles that God has placed in my life and I really should be grateful for the opportunities that He has given me.For example, this past week, I have had 2 homework deadlines extended (my vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-16515777011758656072007-09-23T15:23:00.000-04:002007-09-23T19:02:18.130-04:00I got this off an email that a friend had sent to me and I like it a lot.May God give you...For every storm, a rainbow;For every tear, a smile;For every care, a promise;And a blessing in each trial.For every problem life sends,A faithful friend to share;For every sigh, a sweet song;And an answer for each prayer.This week is going to be another crazy week as well, starting with midterm for my ODI vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-31200885285116300252007-09-20T21:05:00.000-04:002007-09-20T21:14:20.245-04:00I was supposed to take Finance this semester, but decided to drop it in the end cos it clashes with Financial Engineering in the second half of the semester. I just found out that they are going to split the BSCF students up and I'm going to be put into the later section! Which means that I could actually have taken Finance instead of Marketing. And I need Finance as a pre-req for quite a number vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-47002764315531001232007-09-10T22:20:00.000-04:002007-09-10T22:30:11.652-04:00During marketing class just now, someone came into the room and told everyone to leave the building cos there was a bomb threat! Yet another bomb threat in school; there has been quite a few lately and it certainly is quite scary. Other buildings in school were not affected though, so I still had classes after that.I'm not really happy with the way things are going right now. It seems as if I'm vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-86673963348379849582007-09-09T21:57:00.000-04:002007-09-09T22:07:19.063-04:00Federer won his 4th straight US Open title! He is such an incredible player. It was a good match though and Djokovic had his chances. If he had converted any of his 7 set points, I wonder if the match would have had a different outcome.I read Sumiko Tan's article on Sunday Times, "A Woman Needs A Man". Haha. Thought it was a pretty interesting article, coming from her. But yeah, I do think it's vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-76896222771912061762007-09-07T01:05:00.000-04:002007-09-07T01:24:42.818-04:00I did not watch Djokovic's US Open match, but I managed to catch the post-match interview, where he did impersonations of Sharapova and Nadal serving! It was really really hilarious and we had a good time laughing.Tomorrow is the deadline to add courses and I still have not made up my mind on which class to take! I have been deciding between marketing, venture capital investing and piano (vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-79705002531128053312007-09-01T09:25:00.001-04:002007-09-01T09:33:05.079-04:00It still feels weird for me to be back again in school and hanging out with the same group of people again, even though it has been one week. I guess ten intense weeks of internship have changed things, not to mention my lack of social life as a result of work. 3 months on, things have changed and people have moved on. Will I be able to move on too and get adjusted back to school again?I'm quite vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-22702154881004739712007-08-27T23:12:00.000-04:002007-08-27T23:26:53.961-04:00First day of school was all right. Classes were pretty slack, but I nearly fell asleep in a 3-hour class haha. Still trying to get over jet-lag and my bag is still not here! Argh.It feels really weird though being back in school after 10 weeks of internship. It feels different to just sit and listen and take notes instead of being on the go, doing something all the time. And learning comp financevivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-38101265105388709762007-08-25T01:03:00.000-04:002007-08-25T01:45:35.813-04:00Summer is coming to an end and I feel like I barely have had a break at all, with work and traveling taking up most of my time here. Just came back from Hong Kong last night and I am flying back tomorrow!That aside, it has been a very fulfilling summer and I have no regrets at all taking up the internship, even if it means sacrificing a bit of my social life and time spent with family and friendsvivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-20123322472887763692007-08-05T13:05:00.000-04:002007-08-05T13:47:05.561-04:00So I accidentally left my Blackberry when I went out just now and came home to find 12 new emails. Yes, on a Sunday evening, with more work to be done tomorrow because my supervisor and my buddy, the people I have mostly been working with, will be traveling. Life of a banker huh.So after 6 weeks, I guess it's time to reflect on this entire experience so far, and I have to pretty much decide soon vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-12715223412225938992007-07-02T11:42:00.001-04:002007-07-02T12:22:13.619-04:00It has been a while since I last wrote and I have been very very busy with work. Starting my third week of internship (and second week of "real work") and I think it has been pretty all right so far. It has definitely been a very good learning experience and I am involved in a few projects/deals, which is really exciting. The downside has been the long hours. I sort of prepared myself for the vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-31504249223484872722007-06-16T11:04:00.000-04:002007-06-16T11:28:53.615-04:00The past week has gone by really quickly and before I know it, I will be flying off to Hong Kong tomorrow to start my internship! I'm feeling much calmer now about the whole experience, after I've done my packing haha. I guess I should stop feeling scared and anxious because if I continue to feel that way, I don't think I will be able to enjoy the whole experience and learn as much. Besides, I vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-70250105865250160902007-06-11T05:55:00.000-04:002007-06-11T06:05:12.528-04:00ANGEL IN DISGUISE (Corrinne May)I woke up this morning feeling kind of blueAnd I stumbled out of bed andDragged my feet across the roomRight outside my front door was a roseAnd a note that said "Somebody Loves You"Oh..but out on the street it starts to pourAnd before I get soaking wetA total stranger runs to give meThe jacket off his backI turn around to thank himBut he waves me with a smileAnd Ivivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-91675123372543151542007-06-11T05:45:00.001-04:002007-06-11T05:54:58.776-04:00Nadal won the French Open again for the third consecutive year! And he has also won all of his matches at Roland Garros. Wow! I was pretty neutral for this match actually, though perhaps leaning a little towards Nadal. I didn't get to watch the match, unfortunately. Hopefully, they will meet again at Wimbledon final, and I will get the chance to watch it.I'm feeling much much better, and I vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-8584006392827370952007-06-08T23:44:00.000-04:002007-06-09T00:10:19.651-04:00I'm feeling much better now after last night, but I'm still feeling a little bit sick today and I suppose today will be spent mostly at home, a nice change from the past 2 days which were rather tiring. The stomachache (due to both gastric and diarrhea) hasn't gone away completely, but it's much better. I suppose the long sleep I had (went to bed at 9.30pm!!) also did wonders for me. At least I'mvivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-21010136982695694562007-06-07T11:23:00.000-04:002007-06-07T12:12:30.695-04:00Only about 1.5 weeks of holidays left before I start my internship. Ugh..so little time left! And it seems to me that people around me are more excited about my internship than I am about it. Haha. Well, it's not that I'm not excited. I am - very actually - but then there are also these other fears and doubts I have, which are making me dread the start of internship. Oh well. I guess the most vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-34509899084897758202007-05-25T11:23:00.000-04:002007-05-25T12:40:12.143-04:00I'm back I'm back! I'm still a little tired from all the flying (18 hours straight!), which left me with a stiff neck, but I don't think I'm as jet-lagged as I was last year. Went to sleep for about 3 hours after having breakfast this morning, and I am already feeling sleepy now! First day at home has been rather uneventful, though I did get to eat some of the food I've badly missed. It feels a vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-28381081822359321942007-05-15T02:52:00.000-04:002007-05-15T02:55:22.382-04:00Exams are finally over! But I didn't really feel anything out of it. I guess the exam period has been rather tough on me, in terms of dealing with disappointments and all. I'm quite sure I've done my best (at least I didn't feel horrible after finishing papers because I knew I did what I could do..or maybe I didn't care anymore), but the feeling of disappointment, not doing well and not living upvivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-25635497180437118032007-05-10T00:26:00.000-04:002007-05-10T00:37:42.102-04:00I should really stop being so self-conscious and feeling so inadequate of myself.Argh!! Trying my hardest to concentrate studying for econs tomorrow, but the motivation to study just isn't there. I think it's probably more cos I'm burned out. Oh well. I've been trying to tell myself to "tahan" until Friday, before I can finally take a short break. The warm weather (28 degrees!) isn't helping vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-83776519328148727502007-05-09T11:38:00.000-04:002007-05-09T11:44:54.590-04:00I've had a bad morning so far, feeling that I've just been hit by a bus when I woke up this morning (thanks to a weird nightmare I had) and I was aching all over, and things just haven't been going the right way. Felt so lethargic and I had absolutely no motivation to study (how??)But anyway, thank you, my dear little brother, for having made my day! And the day has barely stated too. Your sms vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-79405235409427992672007-05-06T01:34:00.000-04:002007-05-06T02:01:22.368-04:00When you walk through a stormHold your head up highAnd don't be afraid of the darkAt the end of a stormThere's a golden skyAnd the sweet silver song of a larkWalk on through the windWalk on through the rainThough your dreams be tossed and blownWalk on, walk on, with hope in your heartAnd you'll never walk aloneYou'll never walk aloneWalk on, walk on, with hope in your heartAnd you'll never walk vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-67930405151501160052007-05-05T02:45:00.000-04:002007-05-05T03:03:41.694-04:00I've had a horrible last day of the semester (and as a sophomore). I guess it's been a pretty rough week for me, with 3 tests, 1 presentation to do. Everyone else is also pretty busy, but for me, I think I'm mentally spent and burned out after such a long semester. I did so badly for 2 of the tests and I'm really really disappointed at myself. What made it worse was the fact that I actually knew vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-51487102847181796812007-04-25T17:07:00.000-04:002007-04-25T17:39:45.535-04:00After a rather slack weekend, it is now back to the reality of tests, homework and stress. The last two weeks of school are going to be hectic (with 3 tests in the last week of school and 3 straight Fridays of 420 tests, matrix homework and tests to mark, schedule to sort out, events to attend) and I am just going to take everything one step at a time and not be so overwhelmed.I had a good time vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-81604394391029845542007-04-16T00:00:00.000-04:002007-04-16T00:28:45.332-04:00It has been a rather hectic weekend and I've been feeling quite miserable, unfortunately, all weekend. Christina Aguilera concert last night and a game of squash today did manage to keep my spirits up somehow. Ah well.I don't know why I'm feeling so upset and angry at myself for no reason at all, and feeling so insecure of myself. Maybe it's just the accumulation of everything. Stress, having vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-83331946551768587762007-04-12T17:55:00.000-04:002007-04-12T18:13:04.500-04:00I'm tired, stressed and miserable. And I was reminded recently that this is the fourth last week of school (excluding finals). Don't even get me started about summer. Sigh. I probably should loosen up a bit and not think so much. I'm wondering if I've been complaining all the time because to put it bluntly, I've been on the receiving end a lot lately. It seems to me that you can't expect life to vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-20147486413048912332007-04-08T16:51:00.001-04:002007-04-08T17:12:07.520-04:00YOU WERE THERE (Avalon)I wonder how it must have feltWhen David stood to face Goliath on a hillI imagine that he shook with all his mightUntil You took his hand, and held on tight'Cause You were there, You were thereIn the midst of danger's snareYou were there, You were there alwaysYou were there when the hardest fight Seemed so out of reachOh, You were there, You were always thereYou were alwaysvivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-83895095307233130772007-04-01T09:59:00.000-04:002007-04-01T19:09:00.488-04:00It hasn't been a good/restful weekend for me. I am just feeling so tired of everything right now. And you are not helping things either.[edited]Oh well..I have calmed down a little I guess. I don't know why I have been feeling very irritated throughout the weekend. Perhaps it's because I'm tired (lack of sleep)? *shrug* Not to mention that I haven't done much work over the weekend, which leaves vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-80042533241908235792007-03-28T21:41:00.000-04:002007-03-28T22:02:38.223-04:00I am so glad that it gets dark later and later, and the weather so far has been fantastic! I know, I have been writing quite a bit about the weather lately, but well, I can barely wait for spring to come (or maybe it is already here?) And I can't wait for the flowers to bloom and see all the pretty colors.This week seems to be much more happening for me in terms of internship search. Found vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-66788420618760182672007-03-28T21:24:00.000-04:002007-03-28T21:40:54.254-04:00I love the lyrics for this song!!I don't know, but I believeThat some things are meant to beAnd that you'll make a better meEveryday I love youI never thought that dreams came trueBut you showed me that they doYou know that I learn something newEveryday I love you'Cos I believe that destinyIs out of our control (don't you know that I do)And you'll never live until you loveWith all your heart and vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-53728851414750427752007-03-25T18:07:00.000-04:002007-03-25T18:35:52.886-04:00It's been one week since school started and it's really fast, isn't it? Before we know it, March is almost coming to an end and we are almost one-quarter through the year. Oh well..I guess there is no use complaining about how fast time flies. The most important thing is to realize that we have used our time meaningfully and not to regret that we have wasted our time.The weekend has been great, vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-38357405589923049212007-03-23T00:48:00.000-04:002007-03-23T01:11:47.990-04:00How accurate are the first impressions that we have of other people? Most of us usually form our own opinions of people when we first meet them, but I think those impressions tend to change as we get to know them better. First impressions can influence greatly what we think of other people though. If you go for interviews, you don't have that much time to impress the interviewers, and decisions vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-51808024753891269252007-03-20T22:44:00.001-04:002007-03-22T22:47:53.943-04:00Was randomly looking through JC photos just now and felt very nostalgic.This was taken during jts in J2. That was 3 years ago! How time flies! And all of us looked so different then.I can't even begin to describe how the past few days have been like. It has actually only been 3 days, but it feels much longer than that. But I have been pleasantly surprised, mostly at myself, by how everything has vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-82619068011759289422007-03-18T23:21:00.000-04:002007-03-18T23:26:35.573-04:00Before I know it, spring break is over! Arghh where has the one week gone to? So fast so fast! I don't want school to start again =( Ah well. Break was good though and I'm glad for the chance to rest, for once, with no classes and barely any work done.It has been quite a weekend, hasn't it? (And I'm sure you will agree with me on this =p). Leaves me with a jumble of thoughts and feelings that I vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-78364526379003014352007-03-15T00:10:00.000-04:002007-03-15T00:28:42.913-04:00Boston was fantastic! It was nice to spend three days there, away from the familiarity that is Pittsburgh and see new places for once. Great company too and the food was just yummy yummy yummy. Haha. We walked along Freedom Trail, visited Harvard (and its business school haha) and MIT, Prudential Tower and also Filene's Basement for a little bit of shopping. Had dim sum on Friday for lunch and vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-25998160597813205662007-03-08T17:57:00.000-05:002007-03-08T18:35:38.400-05:00Finally, no more school, at least for the next 1.5 weeks! I have actually been in holiday mood since last Friday and this week just feels relatively slack for me, with no homeworks and only Personality midterm (which was just mcqs), plus no more mini class for me. It's a nice change really, from the past few weeks which have been really hectic for me.And did I mention that I LOVE my econs class? vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-15844462277214729022007-03-04T23:42:00.000-05:002007-03-05T00:09:28.930-05:00So my crazy week has ended and another week is about to begin. I must say the past week was better than expected. In fact, it went smoothly and I am very thankful for that. Did a bit of personality tests this past week too and the results were interesting, but I'm going to take them with a pinch of salt.All this talk about relationships is making my head spin. I'm just going to stick to my own vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-42439567704459354922007-02-28T22:21:00.000-05:002007-02-28T22:26:48.169-05:00We hardly realize that sometimes, the things we say (perhaps without much thought) can actually have a much deeper impact on another person. I know that at the end of a long and tiring day, hearing a small compliment or even just a few nice words would make my day.vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-77672256581718457812007-02-26T17:04:00.000-05:002007-02-26T17:15:21.229-05:00Sometimes, I just wish that life can be simple and not complicated as what it seems now. But to expect everything to come your way each time is too unrealistic. Sigh, why am I thinking so much again?Start of the craziest week yet for me, with 3 midterms, 1 presentation, 1 homework and many many readings to do. It starts tonight with my stats midterm. And I feel homesick. Gotta hang on!I grew up vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-57309455817591855602007-02-24T02:25:00.000-05:002007-02-24T02:55:03.671-05:00I've been meaning to write for some time, but I haven't had the time to (or I simply just didn't feel like writing haha).Anyway, life has been tough, in general I guess. I'm barely hanging on mentally, and I find myself not getting enough sleep nowadays too, so it has just been a very tiring past couple of weeks. I'm really looking forward to spring break (and not really looking forward to next vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-65901310449817095342007-02-11T17:20:00.000-05:002007-02-11T01:40:44.353-05:00Lord I come to YouLet my heart be changed, renewedFlowing from the grace That I found in YouAnd Lord I've come to knowThe weaknesses I see in meWill be stripped awayBy the power of Your loveHold me closeLet Your love surround meBring me nearDraw me to Your sideAnd as I waitI'll rise up like the eagleAnd I will soar with YouYour spirit leads me onBy the power of Your loveLord unveil my eyesLet me vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-47618482717710460192007-02-11T01:19:00.000-05:002007-02-05T22:39:01.961-05:00O level results were released on Friday (very early huh) and my brother got 6 points! Was pleasantly surprised when I found out about it, but I'm very happy for him and the news totally made my day. He's still unsure of which JC he should go to (I don't think he is going to stay on at the current one), but I doubt he'll choose HC ("doesn't appeal to me" - in his words). I asked him, in his heart,vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-57251339773436225832007-02-05T22:03:00.001-05:002007-02-05T22:39:01.992-05:00Today has been a VERY cold day. Temperature of about -16 degrees, but it feels like -25 degrees because of the wind. And it's not even snowing! I guess this is the coldest I have ever felt here and the cold just dampens my spirit and makes me in no mood to do any meaningful stuff.Not only that, I have been feeling rather cold inside too. If you get what I mean. I think it's because there is a vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-22707461154349429582007-01-24T21:28:00.000-05:002007-01-24T21:36:40.505-05:00It has been very tough the past few days and I am really tired, both physically and mentally. Long hours in school, late classes, and by the time I get home, I'm too tired to do any work. It doesn't help that I have not been sleeping well lately. It is really hard to juggle so many things at one time, and I have not really found that discipline yet to be able to handle everything that is thrown vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-67594308401825882422007-01-21T14:14:00.000-05:002007-01-21T14:34:08.228-05:00So the new exco members are Aaron, Khoon Kiat, Mingwei, Xi Jie, Zhiquan and Desmond. A brand-new exco (and an all-guys one too!). It has been quite a year being in the exco and stepping down from the exco was rather bittersweet. Although being in the exco was very stressful at times, I must say it has been a rewarding experience and I am happy to have served in the exco for a year.The weekend vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-86806901131256889252007-01-17T22:42:00.000-05:002007-01-17T22:47:33.156-05:00First week of school only and I am already so stressed! Sighhhhh. How ironic that I was telling someone to cheer up and not be so sad, yet I myself am struggling to chin up and smile. Accounting final on Friday and many chapters left untouched. Yeah so it's gonna be pretty much last-minute again, which is why I'm so stressed out now I guess. I hope the possibility of getting 4 can inspire me. I vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-50546910508977174802007-01-15T00:32:00.000-05:002007-01-15T01:02:12.344-05:00Back in Pittsburgh already, holidays coming to an end, school starting tomorrow. I can only sigh and wonder where the past 3 weeks have gone to. The holidays felt too short for me and it didn't help that I was traveling around so much that I could only spend a few days at a place. Was a bit tired from all the traveling, but other than that, I had a wonderful break. It was nice to catch up with vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-1239488779515553402007-01-07T10:26:00.000-05:002007-01-07T10:56:41.312-05:00If you can sum up the past year in a single word, what would it be? I think for me, it would be "blessed" because looking back, I feel that everything that has happened seems to fall into place nicely, and that one thing leads to another or happens for a reason, and it feels nice to know that.Anyway, what was I thinking when I said that I don't really mind going back and that I feel rather vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-72070147577293064142007-01-06T00:12:00.000-05:002007-01-06T00:30:36.527-05:00It is now almost a week into the new year. It has really been fast, hasn't it? Didn't really do anything much to celebrate the new year and I think new year countdowns/celebrations has somewhat lost its excitement on me.I had a good time in Bali, catching up with my uncles/aunts/cousins. It was so much fun, though the weather for the last 2 days I was there was really terrible. It was raining so vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-1167104633237840282006-12-25T22:24:00.000-05:002006-12-25T22:46:46.953-05:00I just got back to Singapore last night, and the first thing that greeted me was..rain! It's raining so heavily here, but ah well. I'm already used to the high temperatures and humidity again here. Still feeling a bit jet-lagged, though I guess it's not as bad as when I came back in summer.It's been quite a week back in NYC/Pitts. Interviewing in the City was quite an experience. I think being invivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-1166596649262575972006-12-20T01:19:00.000-05:002006-12-20T01:37:29.283-05:00So here I am now in Manhattan, first day of my three-day stay here for interviews. After a day of getting cold feet at the last minute about coming here and feeling a sudden sense of trepidation, I must say today has turned out much better than expected. And the fear is slowly subsiding...I found it quite amazing that I can navigate around the streets very easily, know the directions and stuff sovivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-1166460741049748992006-12-18T11:46:00.000-05:002006-12-18T11:52:21.070-05:00I hope you never lose your sense of wonderYou get your fill to eat but always keep that hungerMay you never take one single breath for grantedGod forbid love ever leave you empty-handedI hope you still feel small when you stand beside the oceanWhenever one door closes, I hope one more opensPromise me that you'll give faith a fighting chanceAnd when you get the choice to sit it out or danceI hope vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-1166138920555817922006-12-14T18:09:00.000-05:002006-12-14T18:28:40.583-05:00I finished writing my internship essays not too long ago, and one of them is so incredibly cheesy! Something about a time I had to operate out of my comfort zone. I haven't written narrative essays or personal essays in a while, so it was a little hard for me to start writing, but whatever, I have finished them. So yay!2 more finals to go for tomorrow (probability and macroecons) and I have not vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-1165867396128965042006-12-11T14:54:00.000-05:002006-12-11T15:03:16.146-05:00I found a card that a friend had given me sometime back, and on the front, it says:I believe in mind over matterI believe in the human spirit to prevailI believe in miracles and blessings, both great and smallI believe in possibilitiesI believe that hurdles in life are meant to be jumped over, not as something to stop usSomething inspirational during the finals week. I have decided to take the vivnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225681.post-1165646674537424162006-12-09T01:31:00.000-05:002006-12-09T01:44:34.556-05:00No point in talking of what should have beenAnd regretting the things that went onLife's full of mistakes, destinies and fateRemove the clouds, look at the bigger pictureAnd all that you see is meAnd all I truly believeThat I was born to tryI've learned to loveBe understandingAnd believe in lifeBut you've got to make choicesBe wrong or rightSometimes you've got to sacrifice the things you likeButvivnoreply@blogger.com0