butterflies are hard to catch...

especially if they're in your tummy. :(

this means so much to me.
and i will do whatever it takes.


the rest will be up to the panel. and the other applicants i guess. some do have rather strong credentials..

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im nervous.

but no matter what, it's gonna be an exciting and novel experience!


can't wait for tmr! :)

a different side of me.

having nothing to do during the holidays can sure have its benefits! :D

firstly, i get to join mountainloads of contests online for a shot to win some prizes. like tomorrow, im actually claiming tix for Prince Caspian's premiere at Cineleisure! 3.30pm, and im super looking forward to it. haha its like damn shady though, i get an email asking me to go down, with no acknowledgement of my name whatsoever. brrr! haha hope its not a scam.

anyway, wanna thank this miraculous website that feeds my contest fetish! :) havent won anything from the leads yet, but im sure they'll come. lucky lucky!! :D

secondly, i get to explore my long-forgotten interest - DRAWING! haha very surprising right, i so noisy and hyper still can sit down quietly and draw, but its TRUE! and i have proof, though i wont post it up due to the sensitive nature of the drawings.

*NB: i didnt draw porn lah, not this time. haha. i drew stuff for my 2 darlings' 21st! maybe i'll post the final product after their bdays. anyone wants to buy?? :D

been doing a fair bit of retrospection lately, and i realized.. i really do love myself! im happy that im born with a good brain, i love my brain so very much. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! therefore, i must not let my brain degenerate during the hols like i usually do! must stimulate it with maritime knowledge, like maritime law! i think reading those boring stuff gives me a perverse sense of pleasure. lols. sorry i very random. hahaha.

AND i cannot believe im going into the 3rd year of my studies! its like i still feel kinda immature at times, abit reckless. not to mention my short attention span! you see, when something isn't challenging anymore, i just feel like scrapping it and moving on. i dont know how i'll survive the corporate lifestyle. haha but life's surprising at times, so guess i shall eagerly await what fate has in store for me.

till then, i can still enjoy myself guiltlessly! :)
MY NAME IS VEE.

people may ask...

just what the hell im doing recently, right?

haha. i currently have no school, no job and not much activities lined up for the holidays...NOT. job starts on the 20th of May and ends 1st June. just my kinda thing :D haha. eBay job neverending, not too lucrative yet too. :( but im patient and optimistic!

in light of Norway, i have no inclination to do most things that entail a significant encroachment into my dwindling funds. so basically, only breathing, running, selling stuff and playing online appeals to me right now. haha :)

although exams are over and school's out, another form of education has just commenced for me! a crash course on European Nations - their Culture, Language and Sustenance Cost. its tough sia, charting the route for our trips around Europe, but damned enjoyable!

its been like 10years since the first and last time i visited Europe. hopefully, the streets wont be lined with signs as ludicrous as that in America..

Allow me to illustrate my point!


Sweeney Todd would be proud of this!


i wouldnt mind this while im vacationing, if their charges corresponds to the quality.. haha.


I wanna find one for my mummy. Afterall, it's Mothers' Day tmr! :)


Luckily NTU doesnt have this, if not i sure fail.


woohoo.. nice! :D makes me want a Moulinex too.


KIDS GONE WILD! :) they must have taken Disney's lead - Britney Spears, Vanessa Hudgens, Miley Cyrus... brr.


i should think they mean the same thing?


and lastly, Asians really do have a problem with English.


can't they tell what's wrong?


yeah.. fuking chinese indeed.


yummy. sure :)

check out the site for more wacky signs. hehe. enjoy!

mugs aint just for root beers anymore.

in the cee room now. the mounting atmosphere and flurry of activity here hints at greater things to come - the EXAMS! brrr. 4 papers for me! my body's parked here for some serious mugging, while my brain's floating ever closer to the holidays and my impending BIG TRIP! :D saw kiam's friend's picasa album, and the pictures - magnificent. (at least those on the cover are!) it's made me damn excited about planning the trips and must-see places!

-rubs hands together- in fact, i can't wait to start now! just remembered i forgot to reserve a slot at the upcoming flea market in khatib. oh well. i'll try my luck soon. been very lazy to go down since it's all rain and clouds these days. im dreadfully afraid of slipping on the puddles! :( wish i could be like lettie, wear uber slippery slippers but still can walk on wet floors! bleahh. and PJ is freaking mean! haha i wanna be a lizard liao lah.. they got paddy sticky feeties! oooh and everlasting tails! -snip- -grow- -snips- -grows-

haha ok not funny.

this entry was blogged to you by the letter V and the number 4. goodbye!

chronicling the Norway experience!

mandatory paperwork.

obligatory sums of money to cough up.

self-help de rigueur

unavoidable enjoyment!

essential destinations

indescribable excitement.

xoxo. loves!

how imperiously interesting.

yummy

good food is wonderfully satisfying. went on a trail to several thousand places yesterday! first was little india (2stops), then the thieves' market, bugis, selegie, and smu flea market, before finally hopping on bus 14 to alexandra ikea! :) me and lettie had a super good round of "aunty-ing" again.. haha ALOT of cheap things at Anchorpoint, and all are v v v nice!! :) after that was the grand finale.. our (relatively) big dinner at Seah Im food centre before heading home! :D thanks guys for the great time (:

oohh!! i had my eyes set on this GORGEOUS biker jacket from Zara, on my way to the cleaner vivocity toilet. i sooooooooo want it. haha. but it'll set me back by 300 BIG BUCKS! OMG lah. sighs. looks like its back to merely dreaming for me.. :( anyone has Zara vouchers? haha try my luck..

the phrase of the day is: BOO to mysogynists!

sick! :(

sorethroats and flus are amazing. one second you're perfectly healthy, and the next you're feeling all crapped up and horrible. and you don't know how, you don't know why. haha. its like falling asleep. you try and try, but you can never capture the exact moment you took that plunge into oblivion.

sometimes i wonder if you'd ever know when you die in your sleep. would you go straight to heaven/hell/place where everyone goes when they die, but think of the experience as an extended dream, from which you'll never wake?
moreover, when i dream, it always feel so real.

anyway, it's 15days to exams, and 25days to freedom! :) so many early morning papers this time! brr. hopefully i'll recover by this weekend so i can start to turbo-mug. vrrrooomm. haha. i can't believe it. after this semester ends, i am ZER0 semesters and 3months away from OSLO! :D the holidays would mean that either i get on the payroll again, or find some other way to provide myself with sustenance till August the 5th. i wanna work at Changi Airport soooo bad! my bro's working in the airport's transit hotel now..although that little gay's gonna enlist between july-dec, which is pretty soon. haha :) my silly brother's finally becoming a man! -smiles proudly-

friday's not even here, yet tonnes of GOOD NEWS have already arrived for me! so happy! can't wait for after exams, when i can enjoy my thousand million vouchers! my upcoming massage session would be on 29th April! bet i'll enjoy it loads more than my back massage 2 days ago at statice. firstly, cos i was slightly sick. and secondly, the masseuse left me with bruises! (thankfully, not to my ego)

4th April 2008: Food Trail Day!
still coughing and sneezing. but thanks to all you sweeties who sent "get well" msgs :)

jeg vil penger...

...which basically means I WANT MONEY, in Norsk. haha. i've came up with a list of things to do to make money before Norway. Some are excellent, some are good, and others are just plain crap.

1) Sell my stuff on Ebay, YouSwop and Yahoo! (Good)
2) Play Neopets to death and SELL MY ACCOUNT (Great)
3) Enter lots of contests/lucky draws and sell the prizes (Excellent)
4) Put my existing monies into high-interest accounts (Okay)
5) Get a Job (Plain Crap)

email me if you have money. thanks. :)

the first step

My personalized BI Admissions Package has arrived!
i know it's personalized because the inked signatures are smudged, and my school is apparently "Nanyan Tech Univ." the norwegian administrative office does not differ much from NTU's. haha.

now for the exciting part! i shall post the first few lines of the package, which i've cut and pasted from kiam's blog:

BI Norwegian School of Management is pleased to announce the acceptance of Tan Lay Hui Ivy, citizen of Singapore, as a full-time student in the Bachelor Exchange Programme for the Fall Semester 2008. The program runs from August 13th - December 22th 2008. Ms. Tan Lay Hui Ivy is a student at Nanyang Technological University.


Dear Tan Lay Hui Ivy,
Congratulations on your acceptance to the Student's Exchange Programme at BI Norwegian School of Management. As a participant in the exchange programme you will be an important contributor to our international environment.
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its quite a long letter, with uberlots of instructions and to-dos. but the main point is.. I AM GOING TO NORWAY, I AM GONNA BE A VIKING! and hence, justifies the need for this blog of mine. do check back often for updates! i might use this blog as an avenue to peddle my goods. :D