My work ended yesterday, thank goodness, although I did feel abit sad to leave StarHub as I think the colleagues there are nice. Some of them gave me "farewell" presents; book, pen, chocolates and cookies. It's so nice of them, it's like even though I'm just a temp and they could have chosen not to bother abt me, but still treat me with respect, and on some occasions treat me to meals/coffee and stuff like tt. Then they told me next time when I am free, I can go back Cuppage there and have a meal with them or stuff like tt. So friendly of them... Owellz, perhaps during sch holidays next yr I will consider going back there again..

So now I have one month of "break", but I guess I will REALLY want to concentrate on studying Japanese lar... I'm still too cui... And tuition for my students still goes on.. I will want to go for swimming sessions to shed off the excess fats that I have accumulated. A day-trip to JB will be nice for some cheap shopping (Yaz, call me a cheapo or whatever, I don't care.) Then I also donno what I'll be doing next. Perhaps wasting my time away.. But see first lar, take one step at a time.

I think my patience has indeed wear thin whenever the issue of "Punctuality among Singaporeans" turns up. (Okay, the reason I talk abt this is becuz the temp gal who takes over me doesn't seem to be punctual, and tt irks me) For the past 4 months I work in StarHub, there was NEVER a day I turn up late for work. In fact, I'll come like 15 minutes earlier for work most of the time. But I noticed ppl around me, whether perm staff or temp staff, 99% don't seem to adhere to the timing. They come when they please, late for 15 min or 30 min, it's perfectly fine. Then this will link me to the fact when I go out with friends, yes, Singaporean friends who as usual, are always late. Then I realised when I'm "late", it's because I really deliberately be LATE, that I don't value that "meeting with friends".

I'm not trying to reprimand my Singaporean friends, but as I talk about this with some of my Japanese friends, we realised that Singaporeans can't survive in Japan well when punctuality comes into play. Whether is it for work, or juz a casual meeting with friends, Japanese will 99.99% be punctual, or in fact be early (Maybe it's the Japanese culture). And seriously, when someone is late, the person will REALLY feel guilty abt it perhaps becuz it's really due to emergency or whatz, and feels apologetic towards it. But Singaporeans on the other hand, just feel that it's a "norm" to be late, and perhaps a casual "sorry" will do. To be frank, I still can't get used to ppl who are late, as my sec2 science teacher put it, "Punctuality is a type of Honesty", if you are late, you are not being "honest" with your friends and gradually over time, you lose that trust you have in friends. This may seem a "small issue" to many, but to me I'm quite particular abt it. So I realised if I really start turning up "late" for friends outing, it's probably the fact I have lost the trust in him(them).

I think it feels so shiok not to have Japanese lesson on a Saturday afternoon. It's like you suddenly have so much time under your disposal. But I think I have just grown lazier over the time. Received the orientation packages yesterday from NTU ystd.. But I just chucked them one side as I really can't be bothered to go for any of such camps. And most importantly, I think it's really a waste of time to go.

Went out with my Japanese classmates to "Japanese marche" aka Shokudo at Raffles City B1. I didn't know such a place existed till I went ystd. There's so many variety of food there.. Eat until shiok.. Perhaps I will consider going there again some other day. Then after that me and 4 other guys went over to my friend's house to play cards. We were basically too bored and don wan to go home so early. But luckily my friend has a car and can send all of us home at around 230am, since we live so near each other.

A friend of mine will be leaving for Niigata this coming Sep to study his MBA (English medium) for 2 yrs. Wah piangz, shiok lorz.. Cuz he's on donno scholarship or what, then everything is paid for. But the only downside is Tohoku region (where Niigata lies) is the most earthquake-prone in whole of Japan. So kinda dangerous to go there... And Niigata is so ulu lorz. Owellz, nvm.. Can go Japan good liaoz. To be frank, I'm so demn jealous of him lar! Wah laoz, get to go Japan study. But then if I can, I think I won't want to study a MBA (English) in Japan. I find it quite stupid lar.. Given the choice, I will rather study a MBA (Japanese) in Japan lar. Although I think it will be hell, and I don't even know if I can make it anotz, but isn't that the purpose of studying in Japan? To study smth in Japanese medium? Okay lar.. Maybe different ppl got diff objectives, at least study in English medium he also won't be so xiong, still can understand what the hell lecturers are talking abt.

2 of my friends just came back from Japan this week.. And they got so much to complain. Cause they were like "warning" me if want to go holidays with friends, really must choose one who have the "same objectives" with you. In a group, 'A' will want go east, then 'B' say want go west, then 'C' say want go north etc etc. In the end got so much conflicts until spoil the whole holiday mood. Secondly, don't ever go with a group whereby you are the only one who can speak Japanese. Because the rest of the group will tend to rely you too much and tt can get rather pissed off too. Like they say, they go there is to enjoy, not to be your translator. When they take public transport, their friends tend to throw everything to the "Japanese-know-how" person to settle, to find our wat bus/train to take etc etc. When ordering food also same thing, everything throw to that person who speaks Japanese. If it's in 東京、大阪 maybe still can survive on English. But going to ulu cities like 広島、長崎、名古屋 will mean ppl will tend NOT to speak English. And for those who have been to Japan b4, will know that Japanese ppl tend to shun away from you if you talk to them in English, asking for directions. There's only 2 reasons for it, is either they are very scared to speak English to you or they despise us foreigners. But most of the time is the former reason. (Thankfully)

So after hearing all these, I think I will rather go Japan alone for holidays next time. -_-'''

I guess I'll be working for 2 more weeks b4 I say "Sayounara" to StarHub. Actually wanted to leave this coming Friday, but then cause my supervisor wasn't in Singapore last week, have to wait for her to come back then inform. Haiz, mafan. Then of cuz some of my colleagues knew that I'm starting school in Aug, but how come I like so early quit.. Then bombarded me with lots of questions, asking whether cuz I not happy here, or cuz I wan go holidays, or watever reasons. But I'm too lazy to tell them actually I just want to concentrate on my Japanese studies (in case they ask even more), so I just anyhow say "I'm going holidays in early July". Bleahz, watever lar, not impt... BUT SERIOUSLY I think I've wasted alot of time playing my PSP and DS Lite until I think I totally neglected studying. Homework is always wait till Sat morning then rush through and do. So I must make full use of whole of July to study Japanese intensively. Then when sch starts in Aug, at least I can concentrate lesser on Japanese till Dec hol comes.

And on a side note, I've stopped lesson at Pyaess, after attending the last lesson on last sat. Won't be continueing because I realised my foundation is seriously too cui. Then go for lesson also most of the time don't understand JLPT2 grammar (Nvm, i realised alot ppl in my class also don't understand, but juz pretend to understand till I ask them to explain to me. Lolx.) So July is to brush up whatever thingyi I don't understand, if not I think it's really waste of time and money to continue for the sake of continueing.

And the matriculation package came last week. I donno if it's my comp is LAG or watever reason, I tried so many times to upload my photo up into the website BUT CANNOT LORZ. Keep saying got watever error. Kinda pissed me off a little. So I waited till next day then I try again, and finally can upload. At 1st I thought is "alot things to do", but I realised there seriously ain't much to do arz, just a little bit of admin stuff to write in and blah blah. So I guess I'm done with those stuff.

Yesterday after tuition at my friend's house, then she invited me to join her family for lunch at Waraku Restaurant. (THIS TIME ROUND AT LEAST I KNOW BASIC JAPANESE TABLE MANNERS!) Wahahaz..But I feel paisehz that they've treated me to lunch for 2 consecutive Sunday liaoz, and the restaurants they go also quite expensive.. I think next time I must buy something for them when I go her house, if not like very think-skin.. But I also don't know what to buy... Haiz.

Oyes!!! I finally completed Brave Story in PSP. Okay lar, actually it's not that hard to complete, and I think the bosses ain't tt tough too. So yalorz, have been chionging these 2 weeks that I don even have the time to online at night. -_-'''

And I finally got my DS Lite from my friend. Got all the games from her as well.. But 95% of her games are Japanese "educational" kind of game. (So I guess no1 will bother asking me for DS Lite games) Like write the correct Furigana, write correct Kanji, guess the meaning, construct sentence..blah blah. And some of them even explain to you why u get wrong, and the correct answer/explanation. Not bad lar. Wah laoz, then MY JAPANESE IS OBVIOUSLY TOO CUI TO PLAY MOST OF IT. Maybe I can play just 1 or 2, those VERY VERY "idiot-proof" ones.. Owellz, I think I shld just get other English games to play lorz. But still, I think playing those Japanese-educational games can build up my foundation. (And obviously that means if I don't just anyhow guess/write the answers)

And after tuition on Sunday morning, I went out with my Japanese friend's family, together with another Japanese family that live in Singapore for lunch. (Is a treat from my friend) Went to the "Din Tai Feng" (Don't know how to spell) at Tampines Mall.. Was quite crowded arz. Anyway, so the 4 Japanese gals (2 pri.3 kids, 1 pri.6 kid, 1 sec2 kid which is my student) were playing their DS Lite then toking very loudly in Japanese. Then my friend, her husband and the other Japanese parent were chatting in Japanese as well.. And I think we invited alot of stares from other ppl waiting outside the restaurant. -_-'''

And this is the 1st time I had lunch with Japanese ppl. AND TO MY GREATEST HORROR I REALISED I WAS VERY "rude". Because I forgot that b4 eating I must say いただきます(itadakimasu), BASIC MANNER which I KNEW abt it, but I totally 4got. Wah laoz, demn paisehz. Can u imagine I already have my first bite, then suddenly the rest of them were saying "itadakimasu". Nvm, I learnt my lesson. Although I feel like digging a hole to hide my face then. 2nd mistake I made is the way I grab food from common food plate. You know cause we got order a few common dishes, so the fact that according to Japanese culture, when u wan to pick up food from the dishes, u r supposed to change ur chopstick upside down, then tt means u grab the food using the supposedly "upper end" of ur chopstick, put the food back to your plate, then u "flip the chopstick" back to the original position. AND OBVIOUSLY I DIDN'T KNOW THAT UNTIL I REALISED THE REST OF THEM WERE DOING THERE. -_-'''''''''''''''''''''''''

I was utterly disgusted with myself how rude can I be. But nvm, they are all very nice ppl. Then obviously throughout the lunch, they were chatting in Japanese, and I was the ONLY DUMBASS that spoke in 80% English 20% Japanese. Wah laoz, even the children were like "huh? wat toking u?" when I spoke very horribly. Jialat lar. Out of the 4 children, only one can understand Chinese. O YES!!! I CAN SPEAK CHINESE to make myself feel more at ease. But still, very dumb becuz tt will mean the other 3 cnt understand. Wah laoz, serious language barrier. I really think I must force myself to speak more Japanese if not really too cui until ppl can laugh. BUT THEY ARE ALL WILLING TO HELP ME IN JLPT LEH!!! WOW!! SO GOOD RITE, GOT FREE TEACHERS LIAOZ. CAN SAVE $$$$$$$$ -_-'''' Bleahz, I'm such a cheapskate. But nvm, I think I really love hanging out with them. And becuz mainly THEY DON''T HAVE Singapore friends as well (quite sad horz?), so I'm one of the few that's closer to them. Owellz, not bad lar, at least they r such a nice bunch of ppl.

And I think a few days ago there's this news abt this CRAZY man who knock down/stabbed 7 ppl to death in Tokyo. Really siao. Haiz, as mentioned in one of my previous post, such things are so common in Japan until it poses quite a serious social problem. See lar, Manga and Anima are to be blamed. -_-''' But on the other hand, if not manga/anime, I think our childhood will be quite boring.

Last Friday night I received a super LAST MINUTE call from Kingsley to go drinking at a pub, to celebrate Evan's b'dae. So Kingsley, Melvin, Desmond, Evan and I went to this pub called "Caesars" (if I spell correctly) at Bugis there. 2 bottles of Chevas shared among 5 of us, and I think is ALOT liao leh.. (though they complain is "okay" only") I think we really very evil, cause we "pretend" to be playing dice and only the loser needs to drink up. BUT ENDED UP Evan (b'dae boy) majiam lost 80% of the time lorz. Cause we are such cheaters that no matter what, it's very hard for the rest of us to lose (but we got purposely lose to him, if not no fun liaoz) And ultimately, Kingsley the hero "sacrficed" himself to get himself and Evan DRUNK... WAHAHAZ..

From there on, melvin, desmond and I took over the role and proceeded with our "Master plan". WE STARTED TO TAKE OUT A VIDEO CAMERA, with me being the cameraman, and then the rest of them started INTERROGATING Evan, making him confess all the DIRTY SECRETS that he had for his *ahem*. WAHAHAAZ. And true enough, when a guy is drunk, it's never too difficult to dig out secrets from him. And the whole process was recorded down nicely, thanks to Yours Truly. But we haven burnt into a VCD yet... Maybe soon arz..

And then we left the pub at abt 230am, but the 5 of us were stranded outside a 7-Eleven store opp. the club for like 1.5 hours until 4am... That's because EVAN and KINGSLEY WERE SO DEAD DRUNK THAT THEY CAN"T EVEN STAND UP ON THEIR OWN. Ogosh lorz, and worse is they puked ALL OVER THE road outside the 7-Eleven store until I think the store cashier was like STARING at us... So Melvin, Desmond and I being the "GOOD PEOPLE", had to take good care of them, bought them hot drinks and some food to make them feel better, tissue paper and plastic bags were necessary as well. Lolx. And then we took the Cab back to chalet at 4am. Obviously when we reached back, Evan and Kingsley were ignorant to what's happening around.. Melvin, Desmond and I tok cock abit and then I left the chalet at 6am to go home and sleep, before I went back to the chalet on Sat night to join in the actual BBQ, where the rest of the class came. Okay arz, I think Evan was like -_-'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' when we presented the mug that contains he and "ahem" photo. Wah laoz, seriously he nearly wanted to kill all of us, but cuz is his b'dae so he never. LOLX. Overall, I think we are quite evil to come up with such a plan.

Oyaz, Desmond helped me to transfer 153 PSP games into my portable harddisk le. And majority of the games are not very old that kind, so still not that bad... Anyone next time want PSP games know who to find le horz. *Cough* I guess for the next couple of yrs I shld not worry too much abt "not having enough games" to play liaoz... And PSP can help to kill boredom during the journey between home and NTU next time....