Just read an article titled "5 guys you should never date", and i realised that the guy that i've dated before actually partially fits the characteristics of the below 2 categories. no wonder i've had it hard!! time to learn from my mistakes...
3. Broken Heart
He's the guy who seems so sensitive and caring when you first met and tells you the heart-wrenching story of his past broken relationship. And soon you’ll find out that he's still nursing a broken heart from the relationship he had with someone ten years ago. "Basically, you’re transitional woman in a nurse's uniform," says Helmanis.
Face it, if he lives in a haze of self-indulgent gloom and loves the drama of his own misery, you’ll never get through no matter how much time you spend trying to mend his broken heart. So give up and get going.
5. The Drain
You'll recognize a Drain because this guy constantly saps you – emotionally, financially and/or physically. He hates his life, can't stop complaining about his job, blames everyone else for his own laziness, and essentially relies on you to bolster his poor self-image.
"Other Drains include men who always seem to be borrowing money because they have maxed out their credit cards, who lose their temper over nothing and use you as an emotional punchbag," says Helmanis. Guys like that are really nothing more than selfish, spoiled whiners who don’t understand the concept of responsibility or self-respect. Get them out of your life and lock the doors.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
tioman!
yes! finally managed to dive since the previous trip to dayang last july. the usual fear is still present in me, especially the descending part, yet when we finally reach the corals or near the seabed does excitement replace that initial fear. i'm still a relatively lousy diver cos my buoyancy's still quite unstable. spent half the time underwater attempting to control my breathing and stop myself from flailing my arms too much, at the expense of fully enjoying the marine life. (which reminds me, planet earth: ocean deep will be showing on central tonight - a must watch!) I may have missed some rarer creatures that my friends saw, but i managed to see turtles!!! 1 was crippled with only 3 flippers left, and the other was gracefully swimming up towards the surface. simply could not get my eyes off that turtle. next marine creature on the 'must-see' list is of course the shark! till now,i still haven't seen a pufferfish..but that day will come!
this trip was a tad different from the previous 2 cos we were brought to a new dive site - the lodges' wreck! it was a wonderful sight - a big big school of yellow-tail snappers, and barracuda swimming on our right..beautiful. dived throught the snappers and looked down into a wreck..wonder if the wreck was done on purpose so as to meet the increasing demands of divers or whether that ship truly sank. but unfortunately for that particular last dive, i involuntarily ascended without doing my safety stop. That explains the throbbing headache i suffered right after. i just could not descend despite exhaling as much as i could, oh well it's an excuse for me to go on more dive trips to practise my breathing. after all, practise makes perfect! we also went to the tiger reef, where i came across a new form of descend - the rope descend, due to the rather strong current near the surface. it was rather nerve-wrecking, especially when visibility was not too good either. but we were rewarded with a wonderful wonderful sight of very colourful corals. 2 baby eels greeted us as we watched a nudi branch do its 'dance' in the water.
this trip really reminded me of how much i love diving.. once underwater, the stress and pressures of the real world disappear, allowing me to truly enjoy the underwater scenery. some may say that we can see the same creatures in underwater world in sentosa or other huge aquariums, but diving is another thing altogether. you'll have to experience it to find out for yourself. being able to come into such close contact with nature is indeed exhilarating, and the challenge of diving is to spot those creatures in their natural environment, rather than seeing many many sharks and huge fishes swimming past you and separated from you by a glass panel. don't like seeing them in man-made environments. i support natural law such that everything is functioning on its own.
i wonder when my next trip with the ushers will be... they are a fun bunch to hang out with! =) 2 jap girls were on the same trip with us. they travelled all the way from japan to leisure dive in tioman. got my chance of practising jap! it's surprising that i still remember quite a number of jap phrases, considering i'm currently learning korean.
tentatively, i have the advanced diving course with marg and her friends awaiting me in august. i do hope i get my navigation right *prays hard* there's night dive to look forward to as well! we missed it this time round becos not only were kaili and i not qualified, even if we were, we didn't have torchlights =(
next dive destinations besides the usual tioman and dayang will be redang, bali, krabi, phuket, phi phi island, sipadan, great barrier reef? shall research on possible dive sites in the US..if have, i'm gonna bring my mask and snorkel over hehe.. oh! a reminder to myself to get wetsuit that fits me PERFECTLY, rather than trying to force myself into one that's way too tight.
waiting to uncover the beauty and mystery of the sea during the next dive trip! =)
this trip was a tad different from the previous 2 cos we were brought to a new dive site - the lodges' wreck! it was a wonderful sight - a big big school of yellow-tail snappers, and barracuda swimming on our right..beautiful. dived throught the snappers and looked down into a wreck..wonder if the wreck was done on purpose so as to meet the increasing demands of divers or whether that ship truly sank. but unfortunately for that particular last dive, i involuntarily ascended without doing my safety stop. That explains the throbbing headache i suffered right after. i just could not descend despite exhaling as much as i could, oh well it's an excuse for me to go on more dive trips to practise my breathing. after all, practise makes perfect! we also went to the tiger reef, where i came across a new form of descend - the rope descend, due to the rather strong current near the surface. it was rather nerve-wrecking, especially when visibility was not too good either. but we were rewarded with a wonderful wonderful sight of very colourful corals. 2 baby eels greeted us as we watched a nudi branch do its 'dance' in the water.
this trip really reminded me of how much i love diving.. once underwater, the stress and pressures of the real world disappear, allowing me to truly enjoy the underwater scenery. some may say that we can see the same creatures in underwater world in sentosa or other huge aquariums, but diving is another thing altogether. you'll have to experience it to find out for yourself. being able to come into such close contact with nature is indeed exhilarating, and the challenge of diving is to spot those creatures in their natural environment, rather than seeing many many sharks and huge fishes swimming past you and separated from you by a glass panel. don't like seeing them in man-made environments. i support natural law such that everything is functioning on its own.
i wonder when my next trip with the ushers will be... they are a fun bunch to hang out with! =) 2 jap girls were on the same trip with us. they travelled all the way from japan to leisure dive in tioman. got my chance of practising jap! it's surprising that i still remember quite a number of jap phrases, considering i'm currently learning korean.
tentatively, i have the advanced diving course with marg and her friends awaiting me in august. i do hope i get my navigation right *prays hard* there's night dive to look forward to as well! we missed it this time round becos not only were kaili and i not qualified, even if we were, we didn't have torchlights =(
next dive destinations besides the usual tioman and dayang will be redang, bali, krabi, phuket, phi phi island, sipadan, great barrier reef? shall research on possible dive sites in the US..if have, i'm gonna bring my mask and snorkel over hehe.. oh! a reminder to myself to get wetsuit that fits me PERFECTLY, rather than trying to force myself into one that's way too tight.
waiting to uncover the beauty and mystery of the sea during the next dive trip! =)
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
the leap years
This movie is PERFECT, only if 715 was removed. Or more like get another person to replace him. It was nice to hear people in local films speak proper english, some with the american or british accents, which i fancy. But that was destroyed when 715 appeared. Really..he should just stick to ch8 dramas, he really acts better in there. Though he portrayed his character in leap years rather well i must say, still..the essence of it is partially lost when he doesn't speak well in English. Or am i too picky? I even found him extra in 881, though he didn't utter a single word. I think i need to watch other films of his, such as Home Sung Stories, to see if i feel he's really cut out for movies or not.
On the whole, it's actually very romantic, though the 2 main leads met like at most...4 times? cos 3 leap years zoomed by...which adds up to 12 years! gosh... yea it may seem too unrealistic that they only met once every 4 years, but that's what makes it all so surreal and romantic! it's quite a touching story too...especially the letter read out at her wedding..and li lin's so pretty! allan wu's a lucky guy.. (he's shuai shuai shuai!) I'm also quite amazed that they still managed to capture scenes of singapore in 1996, 2000, 2004 and of cos, this year..it's a nice progression. From the older version of the SBS bus (147 to be exact) to the esplanade in the background. The only that supposedly stayed constant was the so-called windows cafe? I only know of Windows at Paragon, where the food costs a bomb! I think that windows cafe is somewhere near chinasquare, shall check it out if i'm in the cbd area for my all-time fav crispy chicken ramen.
anyway, just got back from my jog with april. we had ice-cream right after jogging! super sinful yet wonderfully yummy at the same time haha! and we kept going on and on about food..ikea and tanglin halt, here we come! =)
tomorrow i'll be gorging myself silly with marg at suki sushi! can't wait! haven't had buffets in quite a while..shall stuff myself with asian food before i set off for the US..
the next time i'll blog will be after i'm back from the dive trip..so till then!
On the whole, it's actually very romantic, though the 2 main leads met like at most...4 times? cos 3 leap years zoomed by...which adds up to 12 years! gosh... yea it may seem too unrealistic that they only met once every 4 years, but that's what makes it all so surreal and romantic! it's quite a touching story too...especially the letter read out at her wedding..and li lin's so pretty! allan wu's a lucky guy.. (he's shuai shuai shuai!) I'm also quite amazed that they still managed to capture scenes of singapore in 1996, 2000, 2004 and of cos, this year..it's a nice progression. From the older version of the SBS bus (147 to be exact) to the esplanade in the background. The only that supposedly stayed constant was the so-called windows cafe? I only know of Windows at Paragon, where the food costs a bomb! I think that windows cafe is somewhere near chinasquare, shall check it out if i'm in the cbd area for my all-time fav crispy chicken ramen.
anyway, just got back from my jog with april. we had ice-cream right after jogging! super sinful yet wonderfully yummy at the same time haha! and we kept going on and on about food..ikea and tanglin halt, here we come! =)
tomorrow i'll be gorging myself silly with marg at suki sushi! can't wait! haven't had buffets in quite a while..shall stuff myself with asian food before i set off for the US..
the next time i'll blog will be after i'm back from the dive trip..so till then!
Sunday, March 16, 2008
post-fyp
Ok I admit I'm a rather lazy blogger..took REALLY long to update my blog. You guys must have been bored to tears seeing my "away with bimbo phone" entry repeatedly. lol.
What have i been up to? What else but fyp! Almost every single day since the day we stayed over at kt's place.. never lost sleep over a project before so i must congratulate myself for being able to do so! especially on the eve of the fyp deadline..kt praised me that i was able to stay awake at 4am! But still..i dozed off at 6am i think..my eyes just refused to stay open. I'm 1 person who sleeps ALOT so staying up really is a big sacrifice for me..
Well enough of all this talk about sleep, or the lack of it. Despite the "sacrifice" made, i actually enjoyed doing fyp with my beloved fyp mates - kt and alice! I don't dread gg over to their places to do fyp, even if it meant tonning and staring at the computer non-stop, cos there's food to look forward to! bak chor mee, teh bing (the coffeeshop along the 179 route and bugis) and GRAPES (courtesy of kt :P), and all sorts of other junk food that we'll snack on during those arghhh periods lol. with these lovely fyp mates, there'll always be food so no fears about going hungry! i've always thought that groupmates will fall out cos of fyp, but guess i've been proven wrong =)
Here's an update on my not-very-exciting life:
Watched spiderwick chronicles the movie! haha i won free tickets after taking part in a contest held my Nanyang chronicle. I guess i won cos not many people took part? Have always wanted to read this set of books, but alas, did not have the chance to despite borrowing all 5 books from jurong west library. The movie has sparked my interest in this spiderwick chronicles! Shall read it when i'm done with everything else. It's a magical story, very fantasy style, with a tinge of mystery and suspense. Recommended for those who like narnia and the like =) The ending was unexpected, but not the woah kind of unexpected, but more like "huh it ended like this?" kind of unexpected. You'll have to watch and find out for yourself.
I've been accepted for the Work and Travel USA Program 2008! Yeah I'm probably the only one excited way too early, but I can't help it when my aunt talks of the great Grand Canyon, the huge yellow moon to be seen in Las Vegas (and the clinking jackpots of cos!) and those funny tales of transits! Not forgetting dying to catch Broadway musicals, tasting Chenli's fantabulous French cuisine (she's in new york btw) and hiking in Grand Canyon! I thought I'd visit Korea and Japan before the US but never in my life was I given such a wonderful opportunity to experience life in the US(nevermind the hard work there)!
My diving trip this coming Friday! Which happens to be Good Friday.. We were supposed to go to Redang, but unfortunately there weren't coach tickets available. Nonetheless, thanks to lj for organising this supposed trip for us! Appreciate the effort =) Hope we'll have an enjoyable trip like the one at dayang! Can't wait to use my dive equipment!
To end off, I'm looking forward to this movie...
Will my belief in true love be revived? I wonder...
What have i been up to? What else but fyp! Almost every single day since the day we stayed over at kt's place.. never lost sleep over a project before so i must congratulate myself for being able to do so! especially on the eve of the fyp deadline..kt praised me that i was able to stay awake at 4am! But still..i dozed off at 6am i think..my eyes just refused to stay open. I'm 1 person who sleeps ALOT so staying up really is a big sacrifice for me..
Well enough of all this talk about sleep, or the lack of it. Despite the "sacrifice" made, i actually enjoyed doing fyp with my beloved fyp mates - kt and alice! I don't dread gg over to their places to do fyp, even if it meant tonning and staring at the computer non-stop, cos there's food to look forward to! bak chor mee, teh bing (the coffeeshop along the 179 route and bugis) and GRAPES (courtesy of kt :P), and all sorts of other junk food that we'll snack on during those arghhh periods lol. with these lovely fyp mates, there'll always be food so no fears about going hungry! i've always thought that groupmates will fall out cos of fyp, but guess i've been proven wrong =)
Here's an update on my not-very-exciting life:
Watched spiderwick chronicles the movie! haha i won free tickets after taking part in a contest held my Nanyang chronicle. I guess i won cos not many people took part? Have always wanted to read this set of books, but alas, did not have the chance to despite borrowing all 5 books from jurong west library. The movie has sparked my interest in this spiderwick chronicles! Shall read it when i'm done with everything else. It's a magical story, very fantasy style, with a tinge of mystery and suspense. Recommended for those who like narnia and the like =) The ending was unexpected, but not the woah kind of unexpected, but more like "huh it ended like this?" kind of unexpected. You'll have to watch and find out for yourself.
I've been accepted for the Work and Travel USA Program 2008! Yeah I'm probably the only one excited way too early, but I can't help it when my aunt talks of the great Grand Canyon, the huge yellow moon to be seen in Las Vegas (and the clinking jackpots of cos!) and those funny tales of transits! Not forgetting dying to catch Broadway musicals, tasting Chenli's fantabulous French cuisine (she's in new york btw) and hiking in Grand Canyon! I thought I'd visit Korea and Japan before the US but never in my life was I given such a wonderful opportunity to experience life in the US(nevermind the hard work there)!
My diving trip this coming Friday! Which happens to be Good Friday.. We were supposed to go to Redang, but unfortunately there weren't coach tickets available. Nonetheless, thanks to lj for organising this supposed trip for us! Appreciate the effort =) Hope we'll have an enjoyable trip like the one at dayang! Can't wait to use my dive equipment!
To end off, I'm looking forward to this movie...
Will my belief in true love be revived? I wonder...
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