Jenn in LA

Sunday, June 22, 2008

jenn not in la

ok... tests r finally over n 3rd quarter is over! really sorry didnt update at all.. but rest assured whatever photos i have i'll post all of them up in facebook k... hehe been hanging out w frds alot n partying too... had some major issues w both of my hands but since the long wkend of memorial day my hands have been way better since.. im glad tt they seems to finally well on their way to recovery and pray hard tt things will stay optimistic... lotsa downs n some ups but overall, this quarter ended with a positive note... i didnt prac as much as 2nd quarter due to the darn hands.... in some ways, im glad this has happened... coz the feeling of wanting to play when u cannot play is indescribable..and the fear of playing in class n in front of other ppl(drummers!) just disappear as i was distracted by the pain in my hands.. the emotions of wanting to play the music as best as i can just flows through easily.. however the process of getting my hands n my skills back to shape is so torturous... i hope this phase will pass by real soon n i can pick up where i left off at end of 2nd quarter...

anyway, im now being real bored at the hongkong airport departure area... it's 6am local time, 3pm LA time... been wasting my time trying to find a power plug in here!! i cant find it! god-damn-it (in Love's way of saying it :P) found internet station n here i am, typing away and wasting some time... coZ the stupid airport security didnt allow the use of msn chat and use of facebook/friendster! argh how irritating.. i wana chat w frds online!! well at least check it out who's online.. oh well.. the flight, in my opinion, was just satisfactory... could have been way better.. and SIA totally beat them hands down! i was supposed to be at the window seat but i gave it up for a lady n her 5 yrs old son.. well well, it's ok.. this time, i didnt watch tt many movies..just watched 27 dresses, 48 hrs mystery, discovery channel on storm chasers, played some sudoku! and switching bet movies (watched part of it)

1st thing i noticed when i stepped out of the plane it's the humidity in the air.. haha i forgot how it feels like man.. but my noce will tell me.. hehe sinus pls dun get too bad for the next 2 wks.. it's 26 degree C so it's just the typcial temperature in this part of the world now.. i hope SG it's the same or cooler.. hehe no storm pls.. oh shit! left my umbrella in pasadena! darn... i knew i was gonna forget something.. haha never mind..

it's so annoying now coz the shops r all not open yet so there's really nothing to do except to sleep.. but i dun wana sleep now coz im scared tt i'll miss my flight at 8.55am.. hehe hold on, jen! i will make it through to SG! my plane hasnt even touch down in HK yet so i dun even know where to wait/hang out now.. sian 1/2.. i cant wait to speak singlish!! i think my engrish has since improved coz i think i cant stand the way i speak when i hear the recordings of me playing n speaking... hehe i hope to stay tt way, speaking singlish too! i know tt my pronounciation isnt clear some times but now i think it's way cleaner now.. no american accent.. hehe tt is cool for me..

im just abit disappointed tt i cant be with all my darling frds back in LA right now, at huntington beach, chilling out, doing their own BBQ and surfing n wat-not.. i think this quarter i've been hangin out ALOT that i really get to know everyone better...vice versa i hope coz i cant really see myself from a objective point of view... hehe

i must rem to check out some istanbul cymbals!! i wana buy! but how to fit into the luggage? no idea.. hmm i'll figure it out later..

hopefully i'll stay awake at dom famuralo's clinic later! hehe and must tok to him!! was hangin out at sch for abit the day i left LA and ben told me dom is his teacher b4 he left NY for LAMA.. tt's cool.. hehe must help ben say hi to him.. :P

hope everyone in LA is surviving the super hot weather there now! i bathed b4 i left n i was all sweaty again! didnt have tiume to bathe once more right b4 i take off to aiport.. hmm.. hope my frds wun notice! hahaha cant wait to see how Holland Village has changed, i wana sit in the huge ferris wheel(if i dun have to be on waiting list n i can afford it), hang out at esplanade once again at the harry's bar and by the river toking cok with the backstage guys.. hehe go to sentosa beach!! absolutely! i wana go at least 2 times b4 i leave! in fact, can i go there everyday?? hmm i need company.. very boring to go alone... do some nice tanning, drinkin by the beach!! haha US sux big time coz u cant drink in public coz it's agst the law to do so.. so stupid lo... tt means u cannot drink while walking along the streets or drink booze when u picnic somewhere... how silly is that.. oops im not supposed to say this coz i heard tt US constituition passed some absolutely great law that they can arrest anyone who says something agst the US govt. can u believe it? to think tt those in sg were/are fighting for freedom of speech and this is actually happening in US?? OMG ok i will remain silent from there on..

im currently feeling like a tourist going to SG... keep thinkin to take videos of my neighbourhood, the beautiful Holland V, stunning night view of CBD area ala from F1 racing view(as close as i can), best is i can take great photos from the ferris wheel!, great chilling cafe del mar at sentosa beach(cant even rem which beach is tt bar at..) the most southern tip of asia continent (or somewhere along the line), oh i wana go mount faber! pulau ubin chek jawa!!! maybe someone can teach me to ride a bike in sg.. :P clarke quay/boat quay/st james power station for the great night entertainment where the night never ends til the sun rises... there is just so many things i wana show to my frds in LA about SG! on not to forget the coffeeshops! our definition of coffeeshop is totally different from US term of it.. they must understand the good old coffeeshop n the nice coffee beans they roast themselves.. kaya toast, 2 halfboiled eggs n traditional coffee here i come!

to all the frds who asked me to get something from SG and those i mentioned i'll get something -- i will try my best to fit into my luggage k.. only thing i can assure i will bring back is more clothes n fashion that i think suits me hehe, get my new haircut, do some photoshoot at some studio if i can get good recommendations of studios, perhaps do a namecard with my stage name (let me figure out how to write in words first), try to start promoting my good frds' band to SG(klepto k!)

ok im tired of standing at the booth typing away.. i shall stop here for now but rest assured i will post more about SG! at least holland V... and my good buddies in SG... =D

ciao!

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Friday, September 21, 2007

1 day to leaving SG.. n finally!

ok... sibei stressed n no mood to go out.. except w family lo... haha woke up late n feeling damn irritated tt i didnt even hear the alarm! had lunch w serene at holland v katong laksa n nasi lemak then coffee at yakun... back home to pack my stuff... 2plus pm met up w dad for afternn tea break.. the 3 of us had yummy prata at tt industrial coffeeshop... yum yum! back home to pack lo..
left home 6plus pm.. reach 7plus at lau pa sat.. kumar best lo.. pang seh us! he was the one who organised some more... the even bestest part is tt alot of ppl couldnt make it.. ended up only me jessie aiwen n steph.. hee thanks for turning up! kaiwen wana come but stuck in OT til late... after dinner walked to esplanade w steph's company.. passed uda some gifts for Seri n kids.. hang for awhile.. then uda saboed me lo.. called seri n then pass me the phone.. haha chatted w her for a while.. =) then off to holland v coffeeshop to meet weiqi for a drink n she passed me a winter jacket! thanks! it looks really neat n i need to cut down more fats... alot of my old clothes can see my fats thru the cloth lo.. sigh.. must exercise!! oh well then ricco came to pick her up n then home i went at 12plus i think...

then pack pack pack til now!! tired sia... it's 1157am SG time... so i havent sleep for more than 24hrs le...

had breakfast earlier this morning w mum n dad n adam food centre... egg thosai n koso prata~ nice coffee too..hee

then back home trying to take out more stuff not to bring over coz the bigger luggage over weight le... try my best le now it's just 3kgs over... hopefully they r nice to close 1 eye.. coz the other luggage is less than 30... hmm

logging off now n packing my laptop!

til i reach my LA home, ciao!

12pm SG time

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Thursday, September 20, 2007

2 days to leaving SG

i had to wake up early again coz need to go waterloo st's guanyin temple to pray pray.. dad sent me n mum over... we had our brunch there....so nice!~ then walk in OG.. nothing to buy.. dun have tt samsonite bag tt tama mentioned but saw similar ones... didnt buy lo..got discount! haha never mind.. then walked to bugis village n bugis junction...down to amore for facial, mum went first(coz the other therapist took urgent leave, cant do together.. sian!) then i walked all the way to TGP n rested there... slept abit.. hee while joey was busy w work.. then helped to bank in some $$.... and back to amore... after tt, shared kfc(mum wana try the new spicy drumlets) n went to find my cousin-in-law shop! hee i didnt even notice her when i had gone there previously! 2nd level of bugis village! go n support k! the shop name is Fairytale! sells earrings mainly la... chatted awhile n then we went for the parklane zha yun tun~~ yummy yum yum!

down to Bras basah to get my contact lens solutionssss n home to rest/pack abit...

8pm kailing called tt she reached le ... when to meet her.. ended up at swensons.. hee had baked chicken rice n shared apple crumble! didnt wan to drink anything but was so tempted by the new coffee they have.. Gloria jeans one.. last time used to be spinellis... hee pretty good taste n aroma.. serene came but ended up never order anything.. haha followed by paulene n kwee n kumar! kumar best one lo... had been in HV wala wala since 6pm drinking! haha we proceeded to harrys lo.. which on the way saw derrick walking towards food centre, saying he got stomache ache, n then derek w his frds go makan...no table for us initially... damn packed.. hee good business huh.. finally got to the 1st table in front of the mini stage.. hee then they gimme the presentss... thomas lang DVD! i was like stoned.. hee coz yinting just burned a copy for me.. hee actually i also wana go US buy la.. shd be cheaper ma..hee thanks la! and then a very big collage of our happy times spent in MAWO~~ since their appearance til recent sept botanic perf.. awww... so touching! but the collage is so huge.. how to bring w me.. haha then serene suggested to mail over... duno leh.. must be ex ex... =< duno wor.. see how lo.. then we left the pub when derek n derrick were done w their singing of the day... they were great n getting even better... the chemical reaction is in the air..(no, they r not gay!) tt's really good n i hope they'll get more n more gigs in future! =)

and now, i try to pack abit before i head to zz...

done w updating for now..

3.26am, 21sept,friday

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3 Days to leaving SG

ok..dragged myself to wake up darn early...i sleep at 4plus i think haha then down to yakun in holland v for a great traditional yummy kaya toast, 2 halfboiled eggs n of coz, kopi-gao-siudai! haha then to hougang to get my insurance done..it's pretty far but i dun mind.. coz if i wan any cat or dog to do it i would have just called up AIG long time ago! he's a really nice person n we chatted quite abit..of coz b4 i cleared my doubts about this insurance.. then he directed me to findmy way down to waterloo st... it's damn cool lo.. he had the Iris online thingy so can see wat time is the next bus reaching tt busstop! haha

waited for joey lo.. hee then had nasi padang for lunch, ice lemon tea! hee sat n relak relak.. then tabao-ed the coffee back to office to read n photocopy my magazines...ard5pm met up w elaine chan at bugis... walked abit n then lynette chan reached~~ hee we proceeded to arab st.. boy it was amazing! hee 1st time sia.. damn suaku! hee then we walked past this building/restaurant tt i recalled attending my cousin's malay wedding! awesome! it was fun n tiring n sweaty walking here n there..

had dinner at Blu Jazz... hee damn suaku again.. 1st time there.. then i recalled there was an event i did in the 'gotham city building' n the musicians all went there to hangout after tt.. great food n reasonable price! must go! took lotsa of pic there! hee

finally reached haji lane... cant find the coffee place! so disappointed.. i think they might be closed for ramadan or off day leh.. sian.. but the shops along tt lane are really interesting n creative! there's even a shop tt has 3 cats inside, sitting at the entrance! haha so cute! will post pic later!

finally, chunleng reached... n so coincidentally, he was at the opposit side of the street to us! lol he crossed the st n walked to us.. hahaha then we walk abit lo... damn tired n thirsty so we sat down at kampung glam eatery for drinks n rest... and then we were there the entire nite! siao lo.. i was pretty tired by then coz lack of sleep n then they can keep on asking me soooooo many questions about drums, techniques, genres, teaching n more! faintz... i buay-dong le but the 3 of them seems to be getting more alive as we discuss.. lol.. hee of coz i couldnt be left out at all coz they seems to be bombing me w questions! hahaha then we left like 11plus pm for everyone to catch their last train/bus home...it was great company in a great place but with a drained soul! haha

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4 days to leaving SG

went toUrbanease for the last time b4 leaving to cut/highlight/lowlight/treatment my hair.. hehe Trevor is pretty imaginative.. heegreat multi-style hairstyle she has done for me.. i love messy hair look... u'll never look wrong! (when the hair is neat, that is)

went to crystal jade kitchen w amanda n yinting for dinner.. hehe they presented me with nusws perc section gift! a photo album w their notes...tt is sooo sweet! of our recent italy trips one.. ooo... oops i mean percus-soon.. hehe up to my house for a little while to check out the textbks i have.. but yinting wans none! but she was pretty gian of my drumbooks instead! o_O!

down to coffee club for snack(amanda really can eat.. LOL) n i had my coffee.. hee
til 12am like tt then they shared cab back to nus.. hee

it's really nice to hang out man... i really appreciate the time n effort, esp when sch is pretty busy now... =)

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Monday, September 17, 2007

5 days to leaving SG

ok... slept like 5am last nite?! i mean this morning... gosh is a trend... sian! finally got out of bed like 1.30pm lo.. so wasted man...pack abit of stuff til evening...

buffet dinner at novena golden hill centre tsubaki! yummy! pics up soon!

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6 days to leaving SG

ok... sibei stoned!

family gathering at 12plus pm...down straight to cc for prac (wat the hell am i going for prac?! lol i shd be packing my stuff at home!) then had popiah dinner(due to heavy lunch) at my usual fav coffeeshop.. boohoo...

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7 days to leaving SG part 2

it was so damn shiok! haha running ard like siao thru out the day from 3plus pm onwards... hee will update later..

it was really fun!

3plus pm at holland v coffee club w gong, ping and zhen

7plus pm at The Central Waraku w WQ n Ricco, XH, Liyan n family

10plus pm at Excelsior Shopping Arcade basement outside Guitar 77 drinking and hanging out at patrick's n jon's club/pub... with a great deal of headache, fun, laughter, drinking(of coz!)..persuading mel not to go home with his new bass amp and later on chasing him to go home together(he stays pretty near me)..hehe n reaching home close to 5am


boy, fun is really an understatement!(paiseh, england damn lan now.. limit vocab.. sry!) it was a great day out n chionging...

(nice?! i took the photo! =P)

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Friday, September 14, 2007

7 days to leaving SG

ok, i slept at 5.30am... reached home 11plus pm after buying some stuff for the trip.. then rot, play games at http://www.popcap.com/ watch TV, pack my accessories...pack abit more of my stuff... it's already 7788 for packing my stuff in the house.. but still messy n not consolidated in my room, cupboard.. argh.. more sleep-less nites.. no choice... no mood to pack in the day one.. also go out n buy my stuff.. where got time? hmm

woke up at 12plus 1pm.. had my brunch... on computer n check some stuff...now rip some more of my CDs into mp3s.. then no need to bring so many things over..still duno how to settle the sch textbks sia.. well maybe need to ask someone to give them out or sell for me when next sem starts.. sigh

havent pack the clothes i wana bring n also the bks n mag i wana bring over.. sian! and no, no time to go to sentosa beach n relak.. BOOHOO! no time for treetop walk, no time for chek jawa!!! but i must find 1 more time to go down gym n work out.. go there duno got chance or not..

thinking tt next wk at this time, i would be at the airport... hmm... oh well, i dun wana think about anything... it's not trying to turn a blind eye.. but it's better tt i dun think about all these n i wun feel sad to leave SG... i m looking forward to meeting the good ppl at LAMA on mon, 24th sept b4 my orientation on wed... i better not get lost first! haha

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