Your Birthdate: January 18

For you, love is a feeling that lingers for really long time - even after a relationship is totally over. In fact, you still make have strong feelings for the first person you fell in love with. You usually are reluctant to end relationships. And sometimes you're the last to know that things are ending! Number of True Loves You'll Have: 4 Number of Times You'll Have Your Heart Broken: 1 You are most compatible with people born on the 9th, 18th, and 27th of the month.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean For Your Love Life?

another abstract thought that popped into my head recently.. as i was thinking about talismans (sp?) and lucky charms...

and i finally settled on the thought that i believe in fate, lucky charms, guardian angels and spirits and such.. cos i like to believe that there's a bigger mysterious force out there.. which watches over us.

and that this world would be quite doomed if we were left to handle it on our own.

dearest blog,

yesterday morning i was feeling grumpy as usual.. then as i was coming out of the lift (on my way to school, and late again), there was a little orange kitty sitting just beside e lift door.. and i think i startled it cos it started to move away, and i was walking away too. 2steps later i had this feeling that i should turn back to ook at the cat, so i did.. and e cat turned back to look at me too! and then she went "meow meow" so i walked toawrds her and she walked towards me and i started stroking her.. and she was meowing all e way.. so cute! she headbutted my hand to pat her little ears.. well, i am just assuming it's a her, didn't notice..
anyway she was a really cute kitty.. and she went round me twice.. hehe she looked very clean though and i was afraid that she might be someone's lost cat who ran off and doesnt' know how to get back home again..

and then i realised that i was really late, so i started off again (though i really didnt want to. was even considering bringing her home! gosh..) yep so there i went and e litty came bounding after me! it was just like angel when she was a puppy.. sticking close to me heels and fubbing against my leg.. and there i was worried that e cat would try and follow me accross e carpark.. and it did try to, even though i tried to get it to stay by e lift. ( i was still thinking that it was a lost pet - no collar though). anyway it did follow me accross e road though - i made sure there were no cars coming before crossing.. and then e cat stopped following me aft e next block.. not its territory?

affectionate animals are sooo cute.. and calming.. but that set me thinking though.. if it's so friendly wtih everyone it meets, it'll become very easy prey for animal abusers.. which is so freaking sad! sigh.. it's like life as well.. there will always be asses around who do nothing but take advantage of nice people.. and people start closing up on each other to protect themselves.. well....

-liping-

p.s. i found 5bucks in a lib book today!

On Top of Spaghetti

On top of spaghetti, All covered with cheese,
I lost my poor meatball, When somebody sneezed.

It rolled off the table,And on to the floor,
And then my poor meatball,Rolled out of the door.

It rolled in the garden,And under a bush,
And then my poor meatball,Was nothing but mush.

The mush was as tastyAs tasty could be,
And then the next summer, It grew into a tree.

The tree was all covered,All covered with moss,
And on it grew meatballs,And tomato sauce.

So if you eat spaghetti,All covered with cheese,
Hold on to your meatball,Whenever you sneeze.


this is a darn cute song! hehe i used to love it when i was a kiddo.. there's a little sound clip for it here: http://www.scoutsongs.com/lyrics/ontopofspaghetti.html so you can sing along too!

Dearest Blog,
i really do think a person should never ever go for dates at night.. darkness seems to do wierd things to lonely hearts.. yep yep.. oh dont worry.. i havent been stupid.. at least not in e past 6months! hehe well it's just a little reflection i happened to think about just now.. while plucking e little tails off beansprouts with my granny. (am a nice grand-daughter!)

-Liping-

p.s. i SURVIVED! 6 whole weeks of clinicals! though to be fair e supervisor was rather nice to us.. esp as e prev 2 batches seemed to think she's e most terrible person alive. oh well. hehe it's back to school we go.. where we have to start our 3rd year project! sob. then before we can even catch our breathes, it's e next attachment! 2 whole months this time! madness..

This, dear friends, is exactly how i'm feeling now.
Tired

 

 

2 crocheted item.. one for me and one for mum! hehe e pattern's "Short and Sweet" from The Happy Hooker.. nvm if u have no idea what that is.. it's a crochet book. yep yep

i added more length to mother's cos she wanted a longer one.. and for my first 2 peices of crochet wearables i think i did quite alright.. am satisfied with them! =) 

This is what a shaven cocker spaniel looks like.. poor Angel had to be haven cos she was infested with TICKS! disgusting icky ticks. she was terribly sad about the loss of her fur though. poor darling.
and she certainly doesn't believe in subtleties (sp?).. if she wants something, she wants it NOW.. and this is how she orders to be served her dinner: pitter-patter to her dinnerbowl, running infront of her chosen "feeder" andlooking back every few steps to ensure that she is being followed. then when she reaches her bowl she stands there, peers into it, and stares at the feeder. tsk tsk. such a bossy one. 

dearest blog,
i am becoming increasingly antisocial and paranoid!
i think i'm going to turn into a schizophrenic soon. gosh.
and it is not easy to deal with demented old folks. sigh
-liping-

dearest blog,
i am finally out of hiding again.. hehe right. my hols have finally started! yipee... its going to be damn short though.. only 1 mth. e other month will be spent @ clinicals..

got some good news though.. =) daddy's op was a success.. now he can at least hear sounds again.. though he'll have to spend 1 to 2 years learning how to interpret them.. cos all he hears now are mainly beeps.. yep yep. well at least there's hope now.. =) it was scary though cos they spent half an hour trying to turn on the cochlear implant.. there was a chance that the op may have been a success, but he still wouldnt be able to hear anyway... yep yep thank you Lord!

and i had a horrible scare the day before, when angel's face (her cheecks and eyes) swelled up horribly.. til her eyes were perpeptually half closed! my mum was totally freaked out as well.. she might have been bitten by some wierd insect i suppose.. anyway so i went online and searched for similar cases and the general advice was to give some b-somthing medicine.. and to rush to e vet at any sign of breathing difficulty.. angel seemed fine though.. so i waited awhile, and forced her to drink plenty of water. after an hour or so e sweling seemed to subside a little, so i con'ted watching, and she was well and happy again e next morning. *phew~*

and i'm broke now! gosh may is full of birthdays! jason's bday was jsut over and he had a chalet so i went w xinrong e first night.. cake cutting, buffet, etc. we bought him a horrible present.. hehe my terrible idea.. one pkt of condoms packaged to look exactly like sweets (peach, strawberry, melon and orange flavored), 2 sealed test tube emergency "kits" containing a cigarette and a condom, one teeny weeny joke condom for when he becomes an old man, 1 lollipop happy birthday condom, and one nipple sucker thingy which can be attached to most beer and soda cans.. hehe and then, we went to kalms to get a box and a card, and gave him e present in the kalms plastic bag. e toot even believed we really bought him a stuffed toy at first. hehe. then, when he opened e present, he tot we gave him sweets! oh e dumbo..

e next night xinrong didnt go, so i went alone.. rode his bike for e first time there.. and it was darn strange at first cos i didn't know anyone there well, so i was hiding in e room and talking to xinrong.. hehe darn antisocial.. then i went down at 12 plus and drank abit, and stoned, and got frightened to tears by a crazy drunk police fren of jason (which is really darn embarassing), then went up to e room and played 5-10 w 3 of his other friends, til they decided to go for a smoke and to puke (cos they'd really drunk ALOT), then they all got stoned and went to sleep so i had to go to sleep too. tt was nearly 5am i guess.

anyway.. i can finally conclude that i am no longer alcohol intolerant! hehe i am just BEER-intolerant, for some wierd reason. beer makes my neck itch and swell horrendously. hard liquer and wine doesnt affect my poor little neck though. anyway that is good in a way cos i really really do not like beer.. lalala~

right. this is one long entry.. =) shall stop now.
have a wonderful day!
-Liping-

dearest blog,
please do ignore the horrendous alignment of the last post, it was forwarded from my email.. i am tired! oh please let me live thru this week... argh. seriously madly stressed with work! sheesh

i have a nice piece of news though... one of e clients from my previous attachment in november remembers me! hehe.. he got me a keychain.. the metal C types.. ooh now i finally know how they work... =) anyway i did receive a nice bit of surprise when i opened the letter cos i tot it was from my angel actually.. yes we are still playing this angel mortal game.. it is an attempt to bring our 2 classes in this cohort tog.. unfortunately, it is not working v well.. but i have a nice sweet angel! therefore i shall be a nice sweet mortal! oh welll.. these people all seem to have grown up too fast.. the body may grow old but the imagination must never never grow too old for make believe.. else life will be just one looooong sad monotonous black and white movie! in which every body is perfectly suspicious and cynical and skeptical and bitter... sigh. poor oldies.

Liping

This is not a joke nor is it only for women.  Please take a few moments to read - it may save your life or someone you love.

Melodie

 

We can now add to the list of victims the retired 77 yr. old TCU professor from Ft Worth whose body was found last week in Oklahoma--and the 11 yr. old in Sarasota, FL. Because of these recent abductions in daylight hours, refresh yourself of these things to do in an emergency situation...This is for you, and for you to share with your wife, your children, everyone you know.

 

After reading these 9 crucial tips, forward them to someone you care about. It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in.

 

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!

 

2. Learned this from a tourist guide in New Orleans. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you....chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

 

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

 

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON'T DO THIS!) The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.

a. If someone is in the car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF, repeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It is better than having them find your body in a remote location.

 

 

5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:
A.) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat.
B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.
C.) Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out.

IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at NIGHT!)

7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN, Preferably ! in a zig -zag pattern!




8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP. It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked "for help" into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

************* Here it is *******

9. Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was weird. The police told her "Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door."

 

The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The policeman said, "We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO NOT open the door." He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby. He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby's cries outside their doors when they're home alone at night.

 

Please pass this on and DO NOT open the door for a crying baby ----This e-mail should probably be taken seriously because the Crying Baby theory was mentioned on America's Most Wanted this past Saturday when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana.

I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle. I was going to send this to the ladies only, but guys, if you love your mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc., you may want to pass it onto them, as well.

Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it's better to be safe than sorry.

YU aRe uNiQuE.

JuSt LiKe EveRyoNe eLsE!

dearest blog,
this OT course is turning me paranoid.. it's like before i joined this course, i never worried whether i'd suddenly turn into a schizo or develope OCD or some mental illness, or whether i'd get into an accident or get a stroke or heart attack or diabetes and an amputation or whether i'd give birth to a child with cerebral palsy or downs or autism.. nooo.. befor i joined e course i just happily assumed that life would be nice and rosy. it's like how many of us actually think about such things anyway?
well.. now i do.. and it can really freak a person out if u really dwell on it. its like u never know when something will happen and so many of these things cant really be predicted. and how many of us actually think about e ppl who get into road accidents and survive and what happens to them?
no, most of them do not happily spend a few days in hospital then come out and live their lives happily ever after with no changes to their former lives. an accident can really upsset ur whole entire life, not just urs, but everybody ard u too. and it's really very saddening how a whole healthy person can, in one second, transform into a disabled one for life. sigh.
i think if i really have to get involved in a serious acccident i'd rather die and make things easier for everyone including myself. e amt of emotional trauma and time and care giving involved is freaking enormous.. plus e $ required for treatment and rehab and equiptment and what not.. sigh
disabled ppl and their caregivers really really really do deserve our respect and admiration. yes. they do.

and p.s. i love my friends.. they didnt kill me like i thought they would! whoo hoo! *muacks!*
LiPing

Dearest blog,
another month has flew past.. it's already nearing the end of clinicals. 3 days to go.. just as well.. i am freaking tired and emotionally drained.. oh how i wish i could just sit down and knit forever and ever. theraupeutic stuff.. and i keep getting mysterious cuts out of nowhere on my hands.. which hurt like hell due to the unexpectedness when i have to use e alcohol sanitisers between seeing patients. one of e pts said talking to me is like talking to a 2 yr old.. now is tt a compliment or an insult eh?

sigh.. more killings and outbreaks and what new nonsense going on.. how much more shit can this earth actually take?

everybody's sick these days... my granny has an eye infection and my daddy's going for a cochlear implant in april. which is next month. gosh. it's a moderately major op, and his hearing is going to be forever changed.. apparently ppl with the implants hear in beeps and toots etc, which is nowhere near actual hearing.. but at least he'll be able to hear again. i hoep the op goes well.. and please please please may his hearing return again.. sigh. and e op is gg to cost 40k.. i think.. plus 2 years of rehabilitation.. meaning he has to relearn language again, translating the beeps into recognisable words. oh gosh gosh gosh.

and for some unknown reason, HE keeps popping into my head at the most unexpected moments recently..y y y? there's this particular line he once said that especially haunts me.. i have this feeling that if i dont ask her now i'll regret it for the rest of my life... is she really going to be "the rest of his life"? i really really really wish i'd stopped going back to kuo chuan to visit back then.. then nothing would even have started. no class outings, no sitting around bishan park, no waiting for e bus, no smsing, no insisting that he came down to bishan all the way from woodlands?, no sitting around the bubble tea shop, no making plans for the fair, nobody backing out of plans, no photocopying of notes, nothing nothing nothing..
it is wierd how much i wish and hope and believe that time can somehow turn back, like rewatching a drama serial on vcd. but then reality will just suddenly set in and we're back in Now again. well.. and i wonder how winston is now.. the close friends of those days.. where have they all disappeared to now? how do friendships just melt away with time and distance?

sometimes i also wonder if he has anything to do with JLTS. it's like the way they talk and sms seem so similar sometimes. anyway i'm glad JL has finally decided to save the $$ spent on his handphone bill and stop bugging me.. i am evil... evil and sentimental and irritable. what kind of wierd combi is that?

right.. i'm just in one of those down-and-out moments we all experience now and then.. sigh sigh sigh..

nobody loves me everybody hates me i'm gonna eat some worms. big fat slimy worms, small thin ?? worm. itsy bitsy yucky little worms.. i hope i got e last one and a half lines right.. partially forgotten liao..

and i miss e first 3 mths in NYjC.. and e orientation night.. and e "dancing".. and even the silly dance we had during the cca camp thing! aha e good ol days... =)

Love, e ever loving doggy-mummy of e princess AnGeL!

Before I Was A Dog Mom
Author Unknown
I made and ate hot meals unmolested.
I had unstained, unfired clothes.
I had quiet conversations on the phone, even if the doorbell rang.

Before I was a Dog Mom:
I slept as late as I wanted
And never worried about how late I got to bed
or if I could get into my bed.

Before I was a Dog Mom:
I cleaned my house every day.
I never tripped over toys, stuffies, chewies
Or invited the neighbor's dog over to play.

Before I was a Dog Mom:
I didn't worry if my plants, cleansers,
plastic bags, toilet paper,
soap or deodorant
were poisonous or dangerous.

Before I was a Dog Mom:
I never had been peed on
Pooped on Drooled on
Chewed on
Or pinched by puppy teeth.

Before I was a Dog Mom:
I had complete control of
My thoughts, My body and mind.
I slept all night without sharing the covers or pillow.

Before I was a Dog Mom:
I never looked into big, soulful eyes and cried.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew something so furry and four-legged could affect my heart so deeply.

Before I was a Dog Mom:
I had never held a sleeping puppy just because I couldn't put it down.
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was well.
I didn't know how warm it feels inside to feed a hungry puppy.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important.

Before I was a Dog Mom
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love,
the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being
A Dog Mom.

dearest blog, these are darn cute! and there are more of them here =)

dearest blog,
i do think i have a personality problem sometimes. and seriously.. what is it with guys and things they cannot get that makes them so persistent? the challenge? sigh. the only one good thing i've learnt from tt long ago relationship is the art of totally ignoring people, however hard it may be to do so. right. in fact.. i'm frequently MIA now.. =)
i wanna go to borders! and it's kinda hard to type accurately with plasters on the index and middle fingers. and its raining again! good stuff.
-liping-
as addicted to knitting as ever. sigh....

dearest blog,
tempers seem to be rising very easily these days, mine included. sigh. it's hard to deal with someone who's forever expecting to be treated like a princess. now angel is a totally different subject altogether, cos she IS a princess. right. and back to the subject. but then.. CNY's coming so it'd be better not to bring up such grumpy stuff. rite. anyway.. have a wonderful new year! =)
Liping

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dearest blog,

this is one nice song. "to love you more" by celine dion if i'm not wrong. u have to click on it to hear it though.

sigh.. sometimes i really dont know what i'm thinking.. or for that matter.. what anybody's thinking. and why is it that up til now i still cant let go of some things properly? and it's not even for lack of trying. sheesh. right. and if u want somebody to forget u does it not make sense to not keep popping into tt fella's life unexpectedly? sometimes i still feel like i'm really waiting for him. sigh. me and my nonsense.

went out today with parents to do some CNY shopping. bought 3 tops from flower power, 2 long skirts and 2 more tops and 1 black dress. right. except for the 1 black dress and 1 turquoise top, the rest are either brown or pink, no thanks to mother's color restrictions. no black, white, or blue.

then came back and did some gardening.. repotting of my plants. my 2 little chillies dun seem to be too happy in their little pot.. i think they'd outgrown it.. so i transferred them into a bigger pot.. then 2 of my aloe veras gave birth to 2 baby aloes each.. so each aloe vera is now in their own pot.. yep yep and i have a hibiscus plant in school.. it's pink and one of its flowers was in full bloom a few days ago.. pretty!

i miss SPD! i really do.. and e cute clients there. though some ppl may not really find them cute.. yep but they are so simple minded and CUTE!

angel is FAT! just like me! muahahaha fat stuff is good stuff.. and nice to cuddle~ =)

hugX Liping

dearest blog,
my hair is straight again! whee~ went & rebonded it w suet ming today.. and i've received my first bday present this yr! ahh so cute.. from e most unexpected person somemore... my hairstylist! hehe it's a 500ml bottle of styling cream and it was such a surprise when he gave me this big bottle.. =) and as usual... we had barged in without an appointment.. lalalaaaa

my birthday's in 11 days! whoopee.. on a wed.. right smack in the middle of the week.. right.. and i'm going to be a full grown adult soon! i still feel like a super young kid though.. but then.. things wont be changing v much will they. oh well.. e one and only arranged celebration's on sat with my pri school classmate whose bday is 2days b4 mine.. we are going to e eski bar @ holland v. which will mark my very first visit to holland v.. but then.. it's kinda far from here.. i think i'll still prefer clarke quay.. right.. see how it goes. =)

i am tired... and sleepy.. but there seems to be somtehing i'm suppossed to do.. got this nagging feeling. sheesh. ahhhh what what what? i dont care.. i dont know. and sometimes i think i give up.. maybe being a loner is good.. it's kinda hard having to keep summoning the energy to socialise. sigh.

-LiPing-

When God had made the earth and sky, the flowers and the trees.

He then made all the animals and all the birds and bees

And when His work was finished, and not one was quite the same

He said I'll walk this Earth of mine and give each one a name.

And so He travelled land and sea, and everywhere He went

A little creature followed Him, until its strength was spent

When all were named upon the earth, and in the sky and sea,

The little creature said, Dear Lord, there's not one left for me

The Father smiled and softly said, I've left you to the end

I've turned my own name back to front and called you "Dog", my friend.