Woohoo.
I spent hours on making this blogskin even though i koped the basecodes from someone else. :/
nevertheless, i am happy now with my own personalised blogskin decorated with my favourite colours and pretty pictures that really depict the things that i like. ((:
credits to the photographers who took these pretty pictures! hehe.
Its been like almost 2 years since i blogged and as i step into a new phase of life, or maybe i'm just bored, or maybe i just suddenly have the feel, to start blogging again! hahaha.
like im no longer struggling for promos already.
instead, i've already gotten my Alevel results and has now embarked on a new journey in NTU majoring in Chinese!
WOAHHHH CHINESEEE.
Chinese as a conversational medium is not foreign to me but all those in-depth studying of the culture, the literature, the history, the language, etc, it really scares me quite a bit because i have not been in touch with these things and i have almost zero knowledge about them!
Butbutbut, i will definitely work hard towards my 2nd upper class honours! LETS GOOO HAHAHA!
And i believe that God has a purpose for me in my journey and future as a Chinese major as he closes all doors and opens this door which is a really treasured opportunity for me. ((:
Today is the start of a new school term in a whole new school with new schoolmates and new systems.
Im glad that i have friends that i have made and seniors that i met during the chinese orientation camp! Without them, i would have been lost and be even more blur and be all uncomfortable with the new environment. I am so blessed! and i really thank God for them! ((:
Getting lost and late for like 20mins marks the start of my first day of school. :/
Im so sorry it was partly my fault because i was late for like 15mins when im supposed to meet my friend at like 8.15. D:
but nonetheless, i guess the day's still a good start of the first semester because
what i have learnt today in lecture is soo interesting (today we learnt about chinese legends!)! :D
although the worry of getting good results is still prevalent, i think i did not regret choosing to study Chinese! hehe.
Yays to no school for tomorrow! and hopefully things will remain good or even better as days go by! ((:
♥ 9:07 PM
back to hometown singapore on friday night.
definitely had many many wonderful memories in the UK. ((:
dont feel like coming back cos i will really miss the weather, the people there, and the temporary escape from reality; studying. arghhhh, now that i’m back, i gotta study which i have not been doing so! D: and so, i’m going to devote myself to studying from tomorrow on! JIAYOU!!!
anyway, UK trip was a fulfilling trip. really learnt alot of things from the tour guides, from the environment, from my peers and teachers. a really big thank you to all of them! :D
DAY ONE
tiring journey on the plane and finally reached the airport in manchester at 12pm+. excited, we coached to lake district. tried to send a message to my mum that i’m safe and sound in england but service wasnt available. rawr. and then we made a visit to one of Wordsworth’s homes, Dove Cottage. really small cottage, cosy in a sense. really enriching as well as there are also many exhibitions about his domestic life and his poetic works. reached the hostel thats facing a beautiful lake. very very nice! and there is nice, gentle breeze, a little chilly though, and grass which would be ideal to lie on to watch the night starry sky.(i’m starting to huan xiang le! hahaha. =P) hostel’s kinda scary, mostly due to my own psychological problem. toilets and showers are detached from our rooms, so we have to travel to the individual rooms for shower and toilets. scary because yealorr, scary cos it’s like an unfamiliar place and then you have to walk in and out of your room which is like the only place you will feel safe(maybe just for me. =P) in the hostel. we managed to change rooms. yay! so yokeling, angela, dorcas and me were all in the same room. one thing that i remembered very clearly would be seeing a guy trying to climb the exterior walls of the hostel. dont know what he’s trying to do! hahaha. and then slept with minimal or no movements at all throughout the night because of the creepy, shrieking sounds that the bed will make when i move for just a little bit.
DAY TWO
woke up early in the morning and made our way to meet tour guide, Ben, for a tour in White Moss something something. =P it’s a piece of land that consists of beautiful and breathtaking landscapes. many many greens with tinges of yellow, purple, red, pink, colours, basically. learnt a lot of things from Ben about some statistics in lake district, tourism and environment and energy sources. really really helpful for GP. =P i dont remember what we did in the middle but i think we made our way to haworth and then checked in the travelodge hotel till the next morning.
DAY THREE
a visit to the Bronte personage, learnt about the Bronte sisters. many exhibitions. shopping. and not to forget, super cold weather in which i still feel warmth inside cos angela and dorcas were hugging me to keep me warm! i feel so xin fu!!! hahahaha. :D made our way to stratford-upon-avon.
DAY FOUR
today, we visited Shakesphere’s birthplace. and a tour around the town to know more about Shakesphere’s life. nice little cottage. ohh! and i learnt that many many words like courtship and phrases were invented by him. tai li hai le!!! and then i was reminded of the wierd wierd word, which i am actually proud of (=P), that i invented, balabo! hahahahahaha! =P today, we have like 6 hours of shopping. all by ourselves. shuang. hahaha. bought quite a number of things. but felt guilty and regretful that we forgot all about the church where Shakesphere’s grave is. we didnt manage to visit it. D: we were kind of chided by the teachers during debrief though, for treating the trip like a holiday, all engrossed in shopping instead of a trip to maximise our learning. then we made our way to Oxford.
DAY FIVE
a session with Oxford City Council Member, Nuala Young, about many things about Oxford. mainly about tourism, urban planning, environmental concerns.. ohh, and we had this amazing opportunity to meet the Lord Mayor of the city. so stressful cos she is someone of high authorities. hahaha. she’s a very nice person though. ((: and then we had a tour around the various universities and colleges and Oxford. so cool! the infrastructure and antique designs of the schools. and they are huge! hahaha. whats even cool-er is that we were actually stepping on the grounds where harry potter had been before! ahhhh, and the huge tree where they had scenes there. so coool!!!! hahahaha. and then we travelled to London where we parted from our lovely coach driver, Kitch. he’s really the nicest driver i’ve ever met!
DAY SIX
at first, travelling around London is scary because we travelled via the tube which is what we call the MRT. their doors close fast and the stations and trains are often crowded. so we have to make a speedy boarding onto the train before the train door closes and we got separated from the rest of the group, in a foreign tube station, in a foreign land. scary. hahaha. but after awhile, it was quite okay and nobody really got seperated from the group. this day, we went to the British Library. huge library they have. and a 3D picture of the bookshelves in the library that looks like a painting. it’s amazing as it moves along with us as we walk past it. intelligent piece of work! and then we participated in a workshop about the english language and the various accents and pronounciations of the english language in different parts of the world. personally, i think singaporeans’ english accent is quite funny, which i didnt realise at all until i heard it from the audio. =P =P but it’s also very heartwarming that we do actually have our own unique accent that we are able to recognize even when we are away from singapore. hehehe. =P and then i forgot what. ohh, we met up with a poet, Jacob something something Rose. ahhh, so sorry! =P and then learnt about poetry and stuff. and then, the highlight of the day i must say, is the theatre performance we were going to catch in the evening. we have two performances to choose from and i chose woman in black, together with angela, yokeling, dorcas, weixin, sylvene and some other 4-5 people i think, and 2 teachers. it’s based on a ghost story. and indeed, there are many screamings during the performance and i must admit, i dont think i’m one of those who screamed cos i ‘screamed’ with my mouth closed because i was hiding behind my jacket. hahahahaha. =P okay la, i screamed. and i really did keep on ‘pouncing’ on angela. so sorry! =P overall, it’s a really great performance and it’s actually also quite funny cos many of us laughed after screaming. hahaha.
DAY SEVEN
Visited kingford community school. really nice people there. ((: and we had an art lesson in which it’s called inkwash. i miss art lessons! but then, my art really is sucky. haizzzz. and it makes me difficult to say that i like art because its like my art should be very good then. ahhhh.. anyway, then we made a trip to BBC television centre. love the part where we stood on top of the studios and see variety shows shooting in progress and the interactive studio. really fun! we caught a musical called Billy Elliot today. i must say, THIS IS AN AWESOME MUSICAL. love the dance, the ballet, the contemporary, the tap dance. the staging. WOWWWWWW. TAI LI HAI LE!!! AND I MISS DANCE. I MISS DANCING!!!!!! D:
DAY EIGHT
tour around the city to learn more about Oscar Wilde. and then sightseeing. airport. flight. home. i miss england!! D:
♥ 5:18 PM
it's may already!!
time really flies.
busy busy with jc life but at the same time, i feel that i really slack alot.
like i choose to watch tv when there's free time instead of studying.
haizzz.
i really need to work harder. i failed vectors test very badly. D:
a few weeks ago, i went for RSLE Batam.
helped a local orphanage there.
it was a fulfilling and meaningful trip. ((:
it was tiring but fun!
GP midyear paper is at the end of this month.
arghh, havent really prepared anything. must read more about current affairs!
i feel rather insecure too, that we didnt really do anything during GP lessons.
we did an essay. and then, no more. OHNO. and this reminds me that i have to start working on my research essay! ahhhhh! =P
what a beautiful day today.
i feel soooo tempted to buy manga to read but it's expensive.
THE FIRST MANGA I'VE EVER OWN, WHICH WAS BOUGHT LAST WEEK IS AWESOME.
love the plot and the art.
make me feel like drawing! ((:
and make me feel like a little girl, imagining myself as the main girl character, doing all those sweet little things with the guy they like. =P =P
oooh, what random paragraphs. =P
♥ 1:47 PM
yay! march holidays are coming soon!
but i got alot of homework and i need to go back to school on monday and tuesday. D:
last wednesday was adopt-a-wish.
turns out that everything was quite okay.
i talked quite alot with my group members despite meeting up for the first time.
at first the household we are in charge of rejected our help cos of come communication problems as we only know a little of hokkien but he's teochew.
after that we merged with another group and met a nice auntie who volunteered to help us to communicate with the uncle.
so everything turned out fine. ((:
i hope i can help more to these people in the future. ((:
♥ 6:19 PM
wheeee.
ended interact camp this morning. ((:
the deaf awareness workshop is really meaningful and it's my favourite part of the camp.
learnt basic sign language.
alphabets, numbers and simple sentences.
yayyy, i've always wanted to learn the sign language and somehow my wish came true.
hahaha. ((:
hope i am able to communicate with these people better even with these simple sign language that i've learnt. ((:
next meaningful thing would be dine in the dark.
we are all blindfolded while travelling to the destination for our dinner.
we are also being blindfolded while eating.
it is meaningful as it allows me to feel how a blind would feels like
and their difficulties that they might face in life.
i was kinda happy that i managed to finish up my food without much mess. =P
i hope i am able to help these unfortunate people in all little ways that i can. (x
adopt-a-wish is coming soooon.
and i am going to be the facilitator of my group.
nervous and excited at the same time cos i've never been a leader like this before.
i have to lead them in going around the households to communicate with the people living in one-room flats and ask them what they need.
then buy the stuff that they need and revisit them a few weeks later.
ahhhh, it's such a big project. i'm really scared that i may screw it up. =P
nevertheless, i hope all things go well and i will be able to step out of my shell and dare to speak up more. hahaha.
there's gp oral defence tomorrow!! i'm not mentally prepared yet!
ahhh, i cant do presentations and public speaking ehh!
ahhhh, okay, i have to go practise my presentation now.
JIAYOU!!!! JIAYOU EVERYONE! ((:
♥ 10:47 PM
i've been using the computer every single day to check if i've got any homework that i need to do on school's website.
and then conveniently, facebooked. hahahaha. =P
homework wasnt that much still.
but i've already met with some difficulties in econs and a little of lit.
haizzzz.
gotta buck up.
jiayou!!! hahaha.
and,
JIAYOU EVERYONE!!! :D
♥ 12:10 AM
wheeeee!
another week has passed.
yay!
but next week would be a new start as there would be tutorials le!
alot of the teachers have said how stressful jc would be.
kinda scared but i'm sure that God will bring me through. (x
so far, i've spent more than what i get for my angbao money on jc stuff!
rawrrrr!!!
but my mama help me pay for most of them le. =P
i should continue to save more so that i can pay for all these things! =P
today had disc profiling.
it was fun to know more about each other's character, as well as myself. ((:
games were fun especially the 12 feet tall game though i felt that i didnt do anything much. sorry!!!!
it's been long since i listened to my playlist!
even though i put on shuffle, i still keep clicking until i get the song i want to listen. hahahaha!
ohh, i realised i've got alot of bunny kind of stuff!
like my blogskin features bunnies, and i've got my rabbit pouch, rabbito, and my bugs bunny shoe. hahahaha!
bunnies are so cuute!!! :D :D
what a random post today!!!
hahahaha! :D
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Hello! ((: My name's Jieyi!
14 August 1994
I am a child of God! :D
Major in Chinese in NTU.
Petite. Shy. Blur. Childish.
Chocolates. Gummies. Dogs. Cats. Hammies. Bunnies. My bed. Reading novels. Flowers. Sunflower. Watching TV. Eating. Icecream. Cheesecake. Bubbletea. Coffee. Tea. Music. JJ Lin. Hey! Say! JUMP. Goosehouse. Anime.