Free Swatch watch
Short on sleep lately, so I slept till 2pm. Lunch the famous lor mee from Amoy Street my parents brought back, not my thing; I prefer my downstairs coffeeshop's. Spent the afternoon coding my inventory system.
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The Matrix Reloaded Again
Home afternoon coding my inventory system. Checked cheapest Sony Ericsson T610 at $708, $91 more than My Sony's pre-sale price. Something's fishy; I wonder if the warranty's the shop's or Sony Ericsson Singapore's. Watched Matrix Reloaded.
The Matrix Reloaded
Woke at 10am, my earliest since the holidays began, and rushed to Marina Square to collect my Matrix Reloaded tickets before meeting the #pixel.junkies crowd at 11.30. Nine of us had the Seoul Garden BBQ buffet.
Eating Day
Mom woke me at 10.30am for dim sum lunch at Lei Garden, since her cousin flies to New York next week. We ate till 2pm, then rushed to Orchard MRT to meet classmates for a birthday.
Presents, Coding & Internet
Went shopping for my classmate's birthday present at Ngee Ann City, Heeren and Paragon, grabbing some things: a Talking Cock VCD for $9.95 at HMV and a handphone pouch from Annex, handy for a camera phone.
New Keyboard
Bugis with Lian, lunch at Swensen's courtesy of my M1 $40 voucher. Realised after ordering that my set came with soup, coffee and ice cream, so I couldn't finish the other one. The bill was $4-plus.
Badminton
Went to school to play badminton at Sports Hall with my poly mates. It was open, though packed with every court full. Played till 3pm, shattered; my stamina's dropped from little exercise, I need to train.
Mothers’ Day
Woke early for Mother's Day dim sum brunch at Lei Garden with my mom's side. We arrived to queue for registration despite our booking; last year we came late and waited an hour for a table.
X-Men 2
Watched X-Men 2 at GV Marina yesterday; nice, better than the first. Sad that Dr Jean died at the end, though my brother says she'll become Phoenix next time. I can't stand the cinema Ah Sohs.
TBCM Exams
The TBCM exam went okay, though I made a slip by not reading a question and missed a four-mark part. Finished in 70 minutes, while Lian was faster at 60. Lunch at Pasta Mania in Funan.
Programming Languages Written Exams
Woke late at 2.30pm. The rain makes sleeping good. Spent an hour cramming VB, with functions, methods, properties and events to memorise. I hate written programming exams; I don't see the point in remembering it all.
Anger Management
Woke at 11.30am to meet classmates for birthday celebration. Went to Orchard early to apply for my Fourskin membership card at the Heeren Annex store; the staff still recognise me. Combined receipts of $150 qualify you.
The AniMatrix
Another boring day. Woke in the afternoon to watch nine episodes of The Animatrix in SVCD. Mom brought back meat porridge from Clementi, really good. Surfed before an hour studying TBCM; not much to revise, really.
CitiBank Credit Card
Finally woke before noon, thanks to my mom. Lunch at Heeren during a mall-wide sale, its last day. Black Pepper Ramen at The Nudle Bar, yummy and cheap: four of us paid $36 after the 30% discount.
Saturday Raining Morning
Slept till 1.30pm, perfect weather for it, with rain falling from 3am through to early afternoon. A slacking sort of day, my webpage and a nap. Dinner at Toa Payoh Lorong 8, then visited my grandfather.
MMAD Exams
My MMAD exam was okay, though last semester's paper felt easier. Many didn't finish on time; storyboarding eats so much time. Went to Funan alone to browse and have Tuna & Bacon pasta at Pasta Mania.
Labour’s Day
Woke at 1.30pm and tried some MRT ticket counters for my bus stamp, but all shut for the holiday, a waste of time and petrol. Decided to skip this month; holidays mean I won't go out.
Noisy Morning II
As expected, the same noise woke me early. Next time I'll never buy a second-storey unit unless I have no choice. The notice downstairs says this'll continue till end June; they're doing improvement works on pillars.
Noisy Morning
Woken by noise from downstairs, no idea what workers are drilling. From 9.30am to 1.30pm I couldn't get a quiet sleep. Living on the second floor sucks with this racket. Spent the afternoon on my webpage.
MMPJ Exams
Lian came over this afternoon to study MMPJ, leaving around 3.45pm. On the bus I realised I'd forgotten a lot: last semester's exam paper, my SP exam letter, and essence of chicken. Lucky I remembered the rest.
Home-Cooked Western Food
Woke at 1pm again and did the usual Saturday routine: studying MMPJ through to evening before a break. Caught Speed on Channel 5 at 7.30, a much-repeated classic. Dinner: my mom's home-cooked western food, baked pork.
8th Month
Slept till 1pm, then lunch before studying MMPJ, thirteen chapters of lecture slides to get through. That's a lot of information to remember, and I hate memorising; it's not practical. Luckily the paper is case-study based.