[note: this is a very long post. You may take your time to read it.]
Monday, 9th December, 2013.
EW2.
Of course we chatted a bit occasionally, and when we were both done studying. She went to do her test for a while before we set off to have an early dinner at the ITAS canteen. Chicken chop for me as always!!!
Took a walk to Design School afterwards, where we had a chat with Sabrina during her break. We came up with a ranking of the busiest to slackiest in the clique, because Sabrina was obviously the busiest, with her design assignments and committee stuff and stuff like that.
Then we came to the top two slackiest in our clique: Siying and I. Did a bit of calculation, and we realised that Siying had CCA and work, and some committee things as well, and she even moved up a rank ahead. In the end, who was the slackiest of all in the clique but ME.
Well it all made sense anyway, if you realised how much time I have to travel and loiter and just slack, compared to the other girls who are always on their assignments and CCAs and jobs and shit. Yeh!
It was all impromptu, but I'm glad to have gotten the chance to talk so much with the girls again. Siying was the one whom I've been the closest to longest, while Sabrina is the one who had loved me the most. (;
Tuesday, 10th December, 2013.
NS20 / NS13.
So I had my first Common Test of Sem2, which is none other than EG1. I'd like to boast about how I completed a Maths test for the first time ever, and not by doing anyhow but properly. I even had to ask for extra paper because I ran out of space in the answer booklet. You have no idea how proud I am of myself!
I went to the library to do a bit of studying for DAELN, which is the most dreaded module of this semester. I didn't get much into my head before I decided to just leave for Novena. Listening to Pokemon soundtracks did not help because it just made me go into my I'm a Pokemon Master!!! mood.
So I'd never been to Novena before. I did some research and memory games to remember that I could take 54 from Bishan. But Wiki also said that there was 166 from Ang Mo Kio, so when I saw that bus 74 had arrived my school bus stop first, I decided to take that route.
I got on 166, and I thought I was such a genius!!! But guess what? A few minutes into the trip, I saw that 166 passed by a certain road which 52 from my school goes through. Just a few stops on 52 and I could have crossed the road to take that 166, but nope. I took the long way, thinking I was such a genius. You have no idea how pissed off I was at myself!
Well, I earned 10 bucks, before making my way to Yishun next. Oh at this point of time I was with Siying by the way! The girl had came all the way from Temasek Poly right after her test just to accompany me.
My mission in Yishun was to collect another item, a Topshop sweater for only $6 heheh. What a steal isn't it? It was originally 8 but if I was able to meet at the seller's convenience, I could have it for 6.
I met the seller, and the fact that she was a Malay surprised me! Of course, I had always stereotyped these sellers as Chinese girls. So here's what happened between the seller and I: she didn't have change for me, so I offered to pay her 10 for it instead.
She refused, and just gave me my sweater. She told me I'd just have to transfer her the money when I can. Can you imagine that? The amount of trust in me! It felt so good to be so trusted like that, so Siying and I immediately went on a hunt for a POSB machine.
Siying and I had our dinner after that. I got chicken rice, woohoo! Totally can't live without chicken.
We did some window shopping next, from this factory outlet to Cotton On to a store with Converse and Lee Cooper and Everlast all under one roof. Siying got two shorts from Cotton On while I got two graphic tees with these cats on them ^^
Siying and I tried on our items at Cotton On, and we got cubicles next to each other. Siying wanted to show me how she looked in her skirt but I was half naked and so she decided to crawl underneath the gap in between just to get to my cubicle!
So there was a 20% sale for Converse sneakers, which I was so tempted to get! $45 for a pair of Converse? Who could resist that?! Well, I did. I walked away from the shop and we headed home after that.
Wednesday, 11th December 2013.
NS22 / NS13.
Second paper, and the last day of my common tests! I thought I could go on a date with 'Aamir. I asked him beforehand if he would go out with me on Wednesday. He said he'd see first, and I was hoping he could. But he couldn't.
He told me before I headed towards the exam venue, I swear I could hear my heart break when he told me that No, he's not meeting me today.
Along came a Science freak named Luqman, who told me he was going to town, so I thought I'd go with him. Hooray! A companion to go shopping with! And just as I was about to go into the exam hall, I met my classmates and other coursemates who wished me all the best for the paper. My mood lightened up a bit.
After the paper, I'd followed Shi Hui to hand in her assignment over at Block 52, where we also managed to take a few photos to commemorate the time we've spent together this semester. You should have seen how excited she was just to take photos with me!
Luqman still had his test so I went ahead to Bishan to do a bit of reading first, before taking bus 13 to Yio Chu Kang where his school is at. The damned barrel rushed me as if he had been waiting for an eternity, but I ended up waiting for him for 15 minutes because he "went off to meet a friend".
So his intention of going town was to get shoes. The last time I met him, he had shown us his shoes which were practically tearing apart. Well my intention of going to town was to head to H&M and check out their sales, and to Forever 21 because I'd honestly never shopped there!
But when Luke mentioned his shoes, I totally forgot all about myself. The whole time, all I had on my mind was shoes. Vans, because he specified that he wanted that shit. Just because he's my boyfriend's best friend, I felt like I had the duty to take care of him and to make sure that he's happy, in 'Aamir's place.
We walked out of Ion and towards Cathay, though it drizzled halfway through. We just walked in the rain acting cool when it got heavier so we dashed for shelter. So we crossed towards the H&M building, when he pointed out that Cathay was back over there. By this time the rain was quite heavy and it wasn't very nice to walk in it anymore. My hair was in a mess!
"Wait, I think I've got an umbrella." Luke said, so he rummaged through his bag to search for it. He took out a bunch of rubbish before tossing me a small piece of fabric.
"What the hell is this???"
"My umbrella cover!" he said, with a grin that looked so happy and proud of himself.
"Where's the umbrella then?"
"I didn't bring it."
So we had to run in the rain, across the road again, oh how scared as fuck I was.We got to the Vans, but he didn't see anything he wanted. He mentioned maroon, so we went on the hunt for that shit next. Of course, we passed by Pastamania and had an early dinner because the brat was hungry.
We had our meal, having a conversation, mostly about Science. What's a conversation with the Science freak if there's no Science involved? I guess he was so engrossed in his passion til he totally didn't realise the time. We quickly set off again, back to Ion where he said there was Vans.
He didn't see anything he wanted; he wanted the black one with these leather bits, and its price was okay but there was this patch of tartan that ruined the whole thing in his opinion. In the end, the brat decided he'd be okay with Converse, so we walked one round to find the store.
Mm, we spent an eternity in front of the display of sneakers, him looking at which ones he'd like and me suggesting this and asking that and shit. He narrowed it down to the grey and the brown ones, and in the end, he finally settled on the grey.
GUESS WHAT? So we asked for a size 9 of that shit... and... there weren't anymore... the biggest size... was size 6. How sad we were.
So I thought of something. I thought of the sale at Yishun which Siying and I had seen. So Luke and I, we decided to make that our next and last destination.
He found the exact grey sneakers which he had taken a liking to earlier, but I guess we were down in luck, because they ran out of size 9 too. He started searching for alternatives. The navy blue? The brown? But he seemed to find flaws in every other pair. Does this match with my other jeans? This looks nicer if the base is white.
We sat there, not knowing what to do, just looking at all the shoes on display. We must have looked so miserable then, when all of a sudden something caught his eye.
He looked at the price. NOT TOO BAD. He asked for that in size 9. THERE WAS SIZE 9. He put it on. IT MATCHED WITH HIS JEANS. He stood up and walked about. IT WAS A PERFECT FIT.
Oh, the joy on his face then. The brat had finally found a perfect pair of shoes! It was a pair of brown Everlast with a white base and laces. The price was okay too, and what's more there was a 20% discount. He settled on that, as well as a pack of Converse socks. Damn you should have seen how his face lighted up. It wasn't what he had initially wanted. How unexpectedly love came.
It was my turn to look at the Converse sneakers. I'd been wanting to get a dark-coloured pair so that my feet wouldn't look so huge when I wear my pink ones with black skinnies. I was hesitant because I'd spent a lot already, but there was a ghost brat next to me who could only say: "Buy it lah, YOLO." So I told him I'm gonna get this shit, please make sure I don't change my mind.
5 minutes later, we were at the counter paying for our shoes; Luke with his Everlast and socks and me with my navy blue Converse. Woowoo! I couldn't resist it, nope I could not.
Parted on the platform of Yishun station, where our trains both came at the same time; him towards Marsiling and me to Bishan to change to the Circle Line.
Thursday, 12th of December, 2013.
EW1 / NS22.
Aha. My first time buying books on Carousell. Siying and Pearl helped me collect my purchase because I was super late, and I'm so satisfied with the condition of the books! Only $12 for a total of 3 books (;
Sabrina was there too, so all 4 of us made our way to Pearl's humble abode. Pearl lives in a bungalow, and the amount of photogenic spots to take your Ootd's were too high. I raided her closet as well and looking at all her pretty clothes, her outfits would be a perfect match for all these pretty backgrounds. Damn.
After feasting on fried rice, we made chocolate ice blended, with a recipe which Siying came up with on the spot. We stuffed our mouths with chocolates as well, though I didn't really like the mint M&Ms.
Hah. We went up to Pearl's room, and that was when the chaos began. We webcamwhored like crazy, using all kinds of whacky effects with all kinds of poses. I was in the middle, so all the effects were always focused on me, especially the shit which bends your face in and stretches your neck and all that! I was made a laughing stock, even by myself!
Pearl turned on Christmas songs on Youtube, and when she played 12 days of Christmas, I got fascinated with the format of that song. I sat there watching everything repeat at each cycle, until the part with the 5 golden rings came on. How happy that part made me!
Each time 5 golden rings came, we all sang our hearts out to that part. Eventually we weren't even listening to the song; we were just waiting for the 5 golden rings part to come so we could sing it!
Well, we ended up watching these colour songs; Grandma's got a little red car, little red little red little red red red red car. It's so annoying now but I swear at that moment it had us all so thoroughly entertained! We left Pearl's house with that song still on our tongues.
I rushed home immediately, to have a change of clothes before I went out again, in my white chiffon top and maroon maxi skirt. I headed off to Orchard Road, to meet who else but my little brother and mom.
I couldn't help it, but I ketuk my mom like crazy! Ketuk is just a word which means "hit"; my family uses that word to mean "when getting someone to treat you".
First stop, H&M! I collected loads of pieces to try before I settled on this long-sleeved polka dot blouse, because it had this retro feel to it, and a sweater with an acid-washed colour to it. I asked mom if we could go to Forever 21 next, because I'd never shopped there.
Again, I got myself many pieces to try on; and this point of time my little brother was so damn tired of following me around, so I had speed change in the fitting room, before settling on only the grey raglan pullover with green sleeves. Woowoo!! How happy I was that my mom was paying for everything!
She sent me home on a taxi afterwards, where she jokingly complained to my brother about how she had just given me a hundred bucks and I still wanted to ketuk her. Well mommy, you didn't spend a single cent on me for a year after all dear mommy.
You should have heard how she talked to the taxi driver. She's so darn good with all her roads! Guess I'll never be like her.
Friday, 13th of December, 2013.
EW2.
Siying and I sent Sab off to the School of Design, before we made our way to Tampines on bus 69, yummy. New Look, Tampines 1, was our first look, and we were hovering at the entrance when the salesgirl with the box came over and told us to draw a coupon.
I received a "Spend $50 and get $15 off", which was quite a steal. We saw that we had to redeem our gifts by the day itself, so we spent some time in there doing some massive search for a perfect dress and for me; jeans. Yes, I was still hell bent on finding a perfect pair of high-waisted jeans.
AND I FOUND THAT MOTHERFUCKER!!! I tried it on and it was so freaking gorgeous I just had to!! Siying found a bag which she thought was cute but couldn't decide if she really needed it; I being her personal devil, whispered to her: Buy it, you've got nothing to lose, you can only use that coupon today, it looks cute on you, you need that shit and in the end I won, woohoo.
My jeans had a discount, which meant I still had leftover space to fulfill the $50 amount needed to use my voucher. I settled for this grey tee with faux leather short sleeves. How happy I was to leave the store with my purchases!
Siying had to go after that, but along came Sabrina again, so she and I had our own window shopping around T1. Our last destination was UrbanWrite, where I found this diary with.... an.... MRT map at the back. Sabrina was like, "WOW, it's like it was made just for you." IT REALLY WAS MADE FOR ME!
We sat at the stairs while she ate her pretzel and I shared with her my New Look loots.
And there we have it. My entire school week. A week of exams, shopping, and friends.
If you hadn't realised, I hadn't met 'Aamir this entire week. The last time we met was last Friday, and I'd cried to him about how lonely I was. He told me to make effort myself, because you don't have to worry about the pull if you make enough push. As long as I make effort, the rest will all fall into place.
If it hadn't been for him I wouldn't have met my mom on Sunday; I wouldn't have asked Siying out on Monday and Tuesday; I wouldn't have joined Luqman to town on Wednesday.
Thank you to everyone who had spent their time with me this week, only you will know how much fun I had with you. And thank you for reading this long post of mine, I'll see you soon (;
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