POST EXAM

The sense of liberation is amazing!!! Thank you God for the end of examinations! At the last minute of your last paper, you breath in and out exhilaration and I can burst with joy when the examiner says "STOP".  My brain can stop revolving about senseless studying yesss...

Spent the last time studying for finals yesterday at Smoothie King at Somerset@313. Confession : I can study especially well when the people around me are not studying/wasting their time lolol. It makes me feel more hardworking and it keeps me motivated. Mum joined me after finishing with her shopping at Metro and she wanted to eat Marché, so we did!

Marché's food is never really very good. The saving grace is how cool its interior is. I preferred the pasta a lot more than the rosti, but I suspect they don't add MSG into the pasta, so there wasn't this distinct salty taste in the cream pasta. But you can just add in cheese to compensate for the lack of flavour! We had the vegetable pasta in cream sauce (healthy much?) and the Rosti with Garlic Cheese Sausage (so oily yuck)

After the last exam today, my myriad of celebrations started! I went with my classmates to Vivo City and ate Paik's Bibimbap. I initially thought the portion was huge but its actually just the bowl thats very big. My friend and I shared a Beef Bulgogi Bibimbap ($8.50) and it's a thumbs up from me! There were lots of veggie added and the beef was tender enough. I don't eat sauce, so I didn't add the spicy red sauce, but my friends all said it was super spicy so watch out!! 

(Beef Bulgolgi)

(Terriyaki Chicken)

I went window shopping for a while after that before meeting Chit Hui! We had dinners at Knuckles, a bistro near Kovan MRT that serves affordable german fare. I had the Aglio Olio with Chicken and Mushroom ($8) and Chit Hui had the German Pork Knuckles ($10). I enjoyed my pasta but I think Chit Hui's pork was too tough. He had a hard time chewing lolol.

We then went to catch a movie called Fury. OMG BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR. The movie was based in world war era. It's about 5 people who are comrades, working together in a war tank, and they were killing the Nazis. They died one by one, leaving the newest crew to join the team left alive. So scary yet nerve-wrecking. My heart beat so fast and I was intrigued every moment of the way! 

Hehe Day one post exam relaxation :) Thank you Chit Hui for treating me to dinner and the movie, and for walking me back home!! hehe i sure heard you panting while walking at the upslope part heehee. 

Alright! Since the exams are over, I am going to try to lead a healthier lifestyle and spare more time for my family, enjoy my holidays and hope to do some meaningful things! :) HAPPY VIBES EVERYBODY!!

Love,

Xin Hui

thunderstorm

okay so freaking creepy. I was thinking what my blog post title should be when suddenly, this freaking crazy LOUD thunderstorm blasted. Never got shocked by thunder until 30 seconds ago.

so anyway!! little update!! blogging from my brand new macbook pro :)))) hehe my undying love for apple products. This is comparatively heavier compared to my previous macbook air, but I guess I'll adjust soon enough. My most hated Acc1002 exam is over!!!! I think I did quite badly but heck it, it's OVERRRR. One more exam this saturday and I am so hyped up for all my upcoming holidays. Bali is the first stop!! :) Can't wait for all the fun to begin once exams are over.

(first selfie from macbook pro)

I've been feeling so lazy and fat so I am going to go for a run once this thunderstorm is over!! oh and good news, I did well for my public speaking modules and received q high scores for all my speeches. As to whether I'll get an A, I need to see how the bell curve treats me :))

hehe finally some happier news from meeeeee. Alright, back to studying for me!! I hope my next post can be more exciting and I'll update more soon :) THANKS EVERYBODY FOR READING (hi gen heehee)

Love, 

Xin Hui

read in boredom only

I predict this post to be really incoherent, because I have nothing much to write about, but I am just doing this to while my time away.

Finals in 2 weeks and surprisingly, I don't feel too worried about it. I am still studying everyday but it doesn't seem like a big deal. I don't know if this is good or bad anyway haha. I have officially (self-proclaimed) made this iMac mine because I am forever hogging this iMac in the Macs Common Room. It is rather conducive to study here and resources are always one click away.

Listening to Taylor Swift's 1989 full album as I am typing this. Oh I shall share the super random things I found out while googling nonsense yesterday hehe.

"Style" by Taylor Swift is apparently about Harry Styles and they broke up reportedly because Taylor suspected Harry was cheating on her. Wowee. I also watched a documentary on YouTube and it was about a major fraud case on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? This greedy guy cheated on the show and won himself a million bucks, but the show crew suspected something strange going on throughout recording and later , the police was called in and this guy and his accomplice went to jail. The way they cheated was rather stupid also. His accomplice would cough once this guy read the correct answer to signal to the guy "that's the correct option!!" ... so obv when the staff reviewed the whole taping, they heard the regular coughs... Such a greedy man. Next story. I watched a video showing Ariana Grande's house and it is not as grand as I expected it to be but her voice is still really good (see, what I am writing makes no sense)

I was contemplating going clubbing tonight since I have absolutely nothing to study for my test tomorrow, but I am not going to cause I want to go for the test with an alert mind, and plus a few other reasons...

I met Gen and Sam for dinner at Vivo 2 days earlier. and Max Brenner Chocolate Bar was such a disappointment. $18 for a small and not so tasty portion of brownie + ice cream. Yay, gen drove us back and her driving is quite steady!! Makes me feel like learning although I am quite lazy and still scared... HI GEN IF YOU'RE READING HAHA.

I still miss my holidays and it seems like it was just a short while back that I was relaxing and all.

" Trust is still something I battle with a lot. Many things around me makes me feel afraid to entrust you with my trust. I want to take a gamble, but if you fail me, then there'll be nothing left of me. Will you take my trust and guard it well? " I found this somewhere and it really represents whatever is going on now.

end of incoherence "Life was never worse, but never better" Taylor's lyrics are pretty darn good.

Love,
Xin Hui

blues feels

Holla!!! yay good vibes today bc the weekends have been awesome!!!! I went on a no budget shopping spree this weekend cause mum decided to be v generous w me this weekend. My favourtie but has got to be my Charles and Keith Bag!! Yes!!! I've always wanted one but it's so expensive so tyvm mummy :) I am going to carry it till death!! 

Ok so I wrote this post bc I've always loved music and the exam period may be a bitch but it is also during the exam period that I get to listen to many nice songs while studying (note : stuDYING. lame but on point!!) 

so since I am so naise, I am going to share w you my hit songs of the moment!! heehee

1. Ghost by Ella Henderson

"I keep going to the river to pray, cause I need something that can wash the pain away" 

2. Ayo by Shinee

This is a Korean song and obv I don't understand the lyrics but you don't have to learn Korean to love kpop. 

3. Out of the woods by Taylor Swift

I didn't like it the first time I heard it but her songs have this strange power of alluring you so just keep listening to it on repeat

4. Blank Space by Taylor Swift

5. Clean by Taylor Swift 

so that's all I have now. go hear these songs and if you like it, then high five. We stand a chance to be friends bc people with the music taste can click v well tgt heehee 

anyway quick random fact is that once I fall in love with a song, I listen it on repeat like MANY MANY times. Think at least 20 times and maybe after 2-3 days of listening to the song, I'll start to get sick of it then I'll change. 

Love,

Xinhui