a thousand times good night

FINE.

2009-11-22T11:21:36Z

serene's birthday

chuen's birthday.

CARS.

2009-11-21T11:13:44Z

blurred group photo! :(

OCBC Group Operation & Technology - Loan Operation
my team + the missing team leader alvin & siew chin.

this week hasnt been a great week.
2009 hasnt been a great year either,
thats why i am looking forward to ending it with a fabulous christmas & year end party.

hopefully i will be loved then.

on a lighter note,
though i am still feeling gloomy and sad, i will be fine.

SUFFERINGS.

2009-10-24T11:31:55Z

JOANIE IS OFFICIALLY DOWN;
I NEED A BREAK FROM ALL THESE RUBBISHs.

PLEASE! GET AWAY! :(

BBQ ME!

2009-10-17T03:21:50Z

the host + all of us

super unglam joanie,
HIGH on BBQ?!

look at me! - the stupid one whom caused the girls to retake like **** times for a nice group photo.
i could not help it,
but i find zhonghan's 1,2,3 really bunny!
thats why i was trying soo hard to stop myself from laughing out loud.

i lovee BBQ, especially one with GREAT CHEFS!

PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC

2009-10-14T09:28:58Z

cousin's wedding

'cause of a drunk woman,
two of my closest ones had a misunderstanding. my bad.

the kids are FINALLY done with their examination!
well i kinda expected the results, so theres nothing much i could do too.
at least the secondary two kids did above expectation for literature which i am pretty satisfied :)

wondering how my ex geography classes,
and english classes fare for their papers?

on a lighter note,
i decided not to teach next year.
though part of me wished to stay badly, however 'cause of certain factor like $$,
i gotta leave for a better job.
gonna miss EVERY SINGLE ONE of them (be it the kids, teachers, canteen vendors or my rugby girls) :)

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stephanie came by singapore on a work assignment last weekend,
and stayed over at my place.
the feeling was awkward yet familiar in the first place ...

however those gossip talks did manage to get us back to how we used to be in ocbc days.
gonna miss her badly,
especially now since she is back in hongkong :(

& SCARY ONE - CHRISTIAN HOFFMANN IF YOU ARE READING THIS,
REMEMBER TO MEET ME UP BEFORE YOU FLY BACK TO GERMANY.
IF NOT WE WILL BE SKYPING TILL THE NEXT TIME YOU COME BY SINGAPORE!!

EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT B.

2009-10-09T10:38:52Z

are you missing me?

i need to travel soon.
felin & shuang are tempting me with their plans to travel!
i miss those times in hongkong.

& on a lighter note,
my hair is getting horrible.
i need to do something, can it return to the colour i used to havee too?

i think i need help from vivi.

YOUR TRUE COLOURS

2009-10-03T08:12:24Z

last night,
totally drunk and gone.

THANKS & SORRY.

2009-10-01T13:49:42Z

"life is beautiful, life is love."
thanks for being part of my life,
thanks for being my love then.

at times, i asked "why would you accept me when you know so much about my awful past?"
behind your "i never mind.", i know you had to face the ugly words of others when we first started.

.....................................................................................................

no one was to be blamed for the breakup.
it just happened and things just ended,
no doubt the lovee we have still exist ..
maybe the relationship might have a different ending if not for your decision and my determination?
it had been 9 months since we broke up, guess the both of us have move on?

you definitely have a huge impact in my life over the past few years.
these 3years odd.
i learnt alot.
no words could pen down the happiness we once shared.
thanks.

you have always been the greatest of all.

TIME OUT.

2009-09-26T13:47:39Z

phobia 3.

i love weekend,
especially when it is spent with b and my girlfriends.

THAT NIGHT, THE CLUMSY ME BROKE A GLASS.

2009-09-14T16:12:46Z

i am supposed to be vetting literature paper NOW (as the dateline is tomorrow morning!!), but here i am blogging.
alright, lets get this done FAST.

last week was a happy week, 'cause i finally had my well-deserved break.
i met up with ALL my girlfriends & of course, not forgetting the scary christian (who might be flying back to germany end of this month);
and will be seeing the rest of the girls at serene's birthday party this coming saturday :)

though there were still stacks of assignment to be marked during the holiday, but well who cares?! :)
2 more weeks to the kids' final year examination, and i am feeling the rush to prepare them.
i foresee sleepless nights!!! :(

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last friday,
i finally met up with shuoke for her BELATED birthday treat.
LIKE FINALLY! minutes before meeting her, i was still in the midst of preparing my present for her.
...

anyway, happy 21st birthday my everything.
i meant everything i wrote on the book,
and once again thanks for being there.

on a lighter note,
i missed 3! PAP sessions & XX rugby trainings 'cause of my busy schedule.

on a lighest note,
i am in love with nobody.

CURRENTLY, NO DRIVEE!

2009-08-23T12:20:25Z

september is coming,

and soon we will be welcoming 2010.

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after my secondary school days,

time had been running so fast.

i felt as if i am gasping for air,

whenever time pressured me in between work and school.

well, some of us were lucky to move on phase after phase.

i would say i missed my opportunity,

and did not perform well each time when i was given a chance to.

too late to regret and whined like some bimbo.

i arent as lucky as my sister & brother who have the brains,
i arent as determined as my siblings whom all know what they want.
i am clueless,

and i hate this feeling.

this feeling which slowly eats me up whenever i have to make my own decisions.

at times,

i feel as if i am in debt my whole life.
thats when responsibility weigh tonnes like RESPONSIBILITY.

on a lighter note,

kids are childish.

ps: not an emotional post,
more of a random thought which i wish to express.

THE 46 ME.

2009-08-22T08:23:48Z

these overdueee polaroid pictures.
sooo lazy to scan everything,
so scanned only a few :)

2009 birthday

ocbc days

2008 shuoke's birthday

2008 christmas

2008 disneyland

overseas friendship
steph!! for you - i am missing you tooooo.

TWITTER IS DOWN

2009-08-06T15:08:20Z

gosh, twitter IS still down.
livejournal was down just now.

i even google-ed trying to find out whats the problem.
damn, shall go to sleeeeep NOW.
if i am really going to play floorball tomorrow, hopefully i wont be a burden to them.

xoxo
joanie.

GOOD MORNING, MISS J. NG!

2009-07-12T13:55:42Z

pardon that ugly fringe and tired eyes of mine,
as i just finished setting all the examination papers.

it had been two weeks since i started teaching ...
SO MUCH TO SAYY, BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO START.

some interesting happenings:

first week, i was late for three days (though i wakes up at 5am daily!)
second week, i was early everyday! (reaching school at 6.40am without fail.)
"MIA" for half an hour for a class (as i read the timetable wrongly), and caused my students looking all over the school for me
(humanities & english) department meetings
rugby teacher in charge, going to start training tomorrow
co-form teacher of a class
set the papers for class test one, and CA2. pending: class tests & SA2
stress ate me up on my first week
wore jeans, sleevless dresses, and short dresses (not more than 2 fingers above kneeee) were ALL not allowed in school
had more than 2 packets of vitasoy daily
"tweety bird" is one of my nicknames now, 'cause of my voice
committee meetings (fundraising, youth leadership etc)
started shouting and screaming
was one of the english oral examiners (it was scary to grade the kids!)
emphasis on self-discipline to all classes, reminding them that i hate to shout!
questions like "whats your number", "did you rebond my hair", "do you have blog/facebook/twitter" etc were asked daily
no comments on the kids - name any kind of kids, i havee them all (in my classes)
shocked the teachers with my huge appetite on those days when i was VERY HUNGRY
lesson plans are to be planned and handed up on each monday (but i passed it up only on the last day of the week)
had been google-ing, youtube-ing, library visits, popular visits to spice up lessons
hokkien vulgarities spoken in english (by the students)
and the list goes on

remember to follow me on twitter,

as i tweeet almost after every lesson.

koala loveee. xoxo

I NEED A PLAYMATE

2009-06-13T08:57:31Z

i am sick of roll-ing at home :(
can someone bring me out?

THESE DAYS,

2009-05-21T16:02:57Z

i was halfway through marking the assignments i brought back,
when my dearest red pen ran out of ink.
so now, i am looking for another red pen in the house!!

hopefully, i could finish everything by tonight.
as i have an interview early in the morning tomorrow,
which means i would not be able to go school EARLY to mark the other PILES of books / assignments :(

on a lighter note,
i am struggling on how to write "water" in chinese THE RIGHT WAY.
for example, are the strokes on the left supposed to be "glued" onto the middle stroke or is there supposed to be a gap in between both?
argh.
i do not understand what i am trying to say, do you?

i had forgotten what i wanted to blog initially.
alright, bye.

TODAY, I NEARLY BREAK DOWN BECAUSE OF THEIR CHILDISH ACTS.

2009-05-18T15:29:40Z

this is my second week as a relief teacher.

i had problems getting to sleep since day one,
as i was tramatised by the kids' doings in class.

these days,
every time i closed my eyes,
i had kids instead of sheeps running around my mind.
they are now officially - my nightmare.

on a lighter note, they are so adorable.
IF ONLY they know how to behave themselves and show me the basic ~~human~~ respect.

THE NIGHT WHEN FRANCIS WAS BLACKLISTED.

2009-05-02T09:23:26Z

the night was crazy and fun 'cause of every single one of you.
we were playing games, and of couse the same old rule applies - loser drink!
half way through the game, we were pasting stickers on the losers as well.

francis, the bartender was nice enough to offer to help us mix drinks.
however, as the night passed ... when some of the girls were drunk.
his name was heard all over the place, the girls were cursing and swearing with his name.
for one reason - his drinks were DEADLY.
haha, it was quite funny when the same scene (with the few girls kept repeating the same lines)
was re - playing from the toilet - back to the room - walking down the stairs - even bidding goodbye.
they were shouting "francis, i hate you!", "francis, i want to complain you!", "francis, you are blacklisted" and etc.

alcohol does help in keeping the atmosphere high, and warm.

however, it seems like the girls who were the only ones going crazy.
i took a SHORT break, halfway through the game to write on the scrapbook.
i was pretty much enjoying the break, as i seriously suck-ed in games.
so it was an excuse to escape from more drinks!

oh my god, i seriously do not know how to pen the night down with words.
well, but i guess all of us pretty much enjoyed ourselves.
today, i woke up and refresh-ed myself with loads of sugar.
afterwhich, i felt as if i could do stunts like cartwheel or spin.

out of the hundreds of pictures,
i chosed these - the unglam and silly us.
on a lighter note, i lost the video with the girls drunk.
the conversation was dead funny!

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the drink drank drunk

haha, at this point of time ..
i think i was trying to get prasad to help me to finish that glass of horrible drink (the deadly one) !

prasad failed to escape from the girls.

stickers madness

francis with the girls

aftermath of alcohol consumption,

baby baby, one more time.
guess it is true,
that alcohol gave me the courage to call you baby.
and also 'cause of it, i miss you badly.

even now, i miss you.

A REGULAR GIRL OR A PRETTY GIRL?

2009-04-29T16:26:24Z

alec greven's "how to talk to girls" is a must-recommend! book.
my dear girlfriends, this is the remedy for boys who need help getting girls.

sneak chapter one:
http://browseinside.harpercollins.com/index.aspx?isbn13=9780061709999

SLUT, ARE YOU REFERRING TO ME?

2009-04-27T17:35:45Z

If It Kills Me - Jason Mraz Music Code

HANDSOME SUIT

2009-04-10T16:42:41Z

mabel just admit that you are as irritating as me.
LOOK AT YOU AND YOUR SILLY EXPRESSIONS.

mark went to his friend's birthday party,
while jack would be bringing his friends over for mahjong session.
so ...
in the end, we decided to head out for dinner.

i had been trying to imitate the movie advertisement for Handsome Suit.

joan: HANDSOME SUIT * in my deepest voice
joan: &**&^%@#$%&*&%$#$^&*^)!&%$#
HANDSOME SUIT * in my deepest voice

i was repeating this for **** times,
when my mum finally could not stand my nonsense and said,

mommy: SUIT SUIT SUIT! SUIT YOUR HEAD!

oh, and did i mention that i was doing this in front of my brother' friends?
haha ...

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joanie lost her billion dollars smile months back,
but ...

STAY AWAY FROM ME, 'CAUSE I AM A HORRIBLE GIRLFRIEND.

2009-04-08T16:44:44Z

yes, she cut her hair AGAIN.

at four-thirty pm,
i had my first meal - raisin bread + cheese.
half an hour later,
i finished up the left-over chips i had last night;
and a new packet of chips.
two hours later,
i had my dinner.

after another two hours,
i was tempted by maggie mee.
one hour after supper,
she bought me bunny cookie.

supper is bad,
but who cares.
alright i do,
especially when the inches around my waist is increasing.

I'VE HURT MYSELF BY HURTING YOU

2009-03-31T17:30:34Z

terrible me.

horrible me.

I DONT LIKE BUGs

2009-03-20T09:41:37Z

yeaps, it is officially joanie's 21st birthday.
this time round, i met up with the bunny girls.
oh dear, they always make me miss those days (and canteen one ytf).

before the meal, we realised that i had lost the marche card and the fine was 100 bucks!
luckily the card was found by the staffs after we reported it, haha.
though older by a year BUT i am still the same old me - being as clumsy as usual.

shuyi is going to ROM like SOOOOON in june,
all of us felt the overwhelming joy in the air after she announced the news.
i could not wait for the BIG DAY to come.

how could you not love them, especially when they always so bunny.

joanie is hating those lash extensions as i looked really weird in photos, eeeeeeekkk yucks.
i have to open my eyes real BIG to look normal on photos, damn.

here is joanie's really silly photo.

anyway, i met up christian after the sessions with the girls.
it was nice catching up with him (after skype-ing for months), and if you girls are wondering how he is ...

he looks younger
he lost weight
he had a new haircut
he is as usual - lazy
he still entertain me and my jokes
he is still as playful (and scary too)
he looks shorter (at times, though he is 189 tall)
and the list goes on and on

and if you are reading this, mr hoffermann.
you are supposed to eat TWO DOUBLE-CHEEESEBURGERS at one go for me, the next time round.

LIFE IS A MAZE, AND LOVE IS A RIDDLE.

2009-03-11T16:33:13Z

I am just a little girl lost in the moment.
I'm so scared but I don't show it.
I can't figure it out, it's bringing me down.
I know .. I've got to let it go, and just enjoy the show.