Baking Trays

I bought a new Baking Tray (Cookie Tray) & the Heart Shape tin that I bought a while back!

Today was the official last day of my school term (which exclude the coming up tests), which means that if I don't go to Uni, it will be the last official lesson of my life in a government school. Unless I retained for another semester that's another story.

Anyway, I was wearing formal outfit to school for my Final Year Project Evaluation. I bought a new jacket and wore the new OL dress for it. And guess what? It was cancelled due to one of my evaluator calling in sick. I have no choice but to tell myself that at least I've now got another day to prepare myself for the actual thing. I hope the evaluator get well soon. 

I was on my way home from the train station and I decided to drop by the Phoon Huat near my house to get the unsalted butter for the Earl Grey cookies. ( I'm still failing them and I have no idea why. The chocolate pound cake that I tried on the first try turned out delicious instead. -.-) And then I was walking past 'Lemon Zest' (previously know as 'Kitchen Magic') and decided to walk in and check out what's on discount. 

Most of the time they would be having items with colourful stickers on them making out the discount that they are at. So I saw this cookie tray (which I wanted for a while but couldn't afford to get it) at a discount of 70%! I mean 70%! Can you imagine? It was from $18.20 to $5.50. Totally worth it! It's even cheaper than the normal aluminium one lah! Duh, I totally feel like stocking up on one more now. D: 

A Little Date.

We met up with Takeshi outside Dear's house and took his taxi all the way out to the Japanese Restaurant. I think Dear is already hooked on his Yakiudon while I'm always asking for my Curry Udon. (Although this is the third time that we're there only.) Tak had Ungai Udon. It's been like a month plus since we last seen him. His hair was growing out of control. :P

I think this would enter my 'Favourite Food List' soon :3 You can choose it with Udon or Soba. 

Remember this ice-cream snack that we used to eat when we were young? I love the Chocolate version one but they only have the Grape and Strawberry & Pineapple flavour D: The price was still as friendly as it was when we were still young. 

Meh. I didn't get to focus on the cone instead cause Tak couldn't wait to eat his. :D The taste was really the same, it tasted like the same toothpaste sweet but still as fun as ever making 'ice-cream' on our own. I didn't get to make one cause the tube of cream was super hard and it didn't come out after several attempts. In the end my 'ice-cream' was made by the guys.

Korilakkuma Pink Border Plate

The super cute mug! :3 

We headed down to Plaza Sing for the movie 'Awakening'. Meanwhile we were there, we (intentionally) dropped by Seimon-Cho for the Rilakkuma Lucky Draw. As usual, I wasn't that lucky and didn't get the big prize. I got the smaller ones like the Plate & Mug Set and the Blanket. Although they weren't some big prizes, but they were something I know I could have a use for. (Am using the blanket at night to keep the flu bug out.)

Dear couldn't resist the temptation and went for another 2 rounds. (Which all the rounds were paid by him) He was pretty lucky and got the bedroom slippers (which I heard from the shopkeeper that they were HOT items) and another set of blanket. (Which is great, cause now I have the 2 designs! 8D)

Was shopping around Orchard Central and Dear saw his favourite tart shop while I was looking for stickers. The collection was very little as compared to months ago. There goes my stickers collection. :(

Although we didn't go much places, but I still love hanging out with my favourite boy! :D Love you, Baby! :3

A Unfair World

       I was really upset today. I guess upset wasn't enough to describe it. More of depressed I guess... I got reprimanded by my teachers because of working to pay of my school fees and bills. She said that I should place myself as a student first instead of an employee because I told her that I need to arrange a working schedule with my boss. I feel do depressed now Do you know that not everyone are fortunate enough to pay their own school fees and bills? I feel tough working and studying at the same time too. Not only that I feel so and depressed about myself. I feel so useless.
      
       I always thought being happy with what you have would be enough. I always try to tell myself that I am already very fortunate to have most of the things that I wanted. But sometimes its just so depressing when you see people who get the chance to go to school (cause' their family could afford it) not wanting to go to school, and those people who can't afford to (like me) are able to go to school even we want to.


      I try not to pity myself, I tell myself at least I'm independent. But no matter how strong I am, people just pops out randomly to remind me how sad I am. When I was young, life seems perfect. My parents owned 2 stalls selling fruits. We lived in a 5 room flat with our own corridor and everything was air conditioned. It was the perfect life that everyone wanted. I didn't know what happened exactly but all I know was suddenly we had to sell the flat and move to somewhere near my grandma. Dad's business went down and soon after he got into the hospital with stroke. 

     Things got worst, he was in & out of ICU certain times while I was having 'O' levels. My days were visiting the hospital then back home, then school and repeat the circle. Obviously I was in no mood to take the examinations and failed badly. Things in school wasn't great as well, people avoided me, talked things bad about me behind my back (that's explain I wasn't close to them). Dad had to move in to a hospice later on, as the hospital staffs felt that there's no longer a need for him to stay there. And of cause, we owed the hospital a huge amount of money. 

     After staying the hospice for around 1+ year, dad passed away one morning. I do not know what happened exactly. I was a little relived cause I know my dad doesn't have to suffer anymore + mum wouldn't have to carry such a burden for the medical fee anymore. I remembered my friends telling me that they would come for my dad's wake, I waited, but no one came. 

     I went on to poly with the savings that grandpa left me. It made me through the 3 years of poly with the grants from school and also money from Aunt paying for all the laptops and other stuffs for school. My uncles whom had promised me that they'll be paying for Uni wasn't doing well either. One uncle had been down with Heart Disease and couldn't work for 2 years, for that period of he depended on his savings which was meant for my uni education. Then came my another uncle whom sprained his back and hurt his spine during work. He couldn't walk or move for 2 months and all he had was to depend on his savings too. 

      He gave me pocket money everyweek but although its not much, its still a lot for him. I saw him with his bag spoiled but didn't replaced one cause he had to give me the pocket money. I told myself I shouldn't be a burden on him and try to work a little to pay off for the bills. It made me super upset this morning when my teacher spoke to me as she had reminded me how pathetic I was. She said I should placed myself as a student first and employee second, but did she know what happened at home? I am a student, but I am also working out to find the best way to lighten the burden for my family members. 

      She wanted me to work out a way to attend the award ceremony rehearsal which was very important, but also, I didn't want to skip class as I know money doesn't come easy. Every class that I get are paid off by my aunt working tiredly in her workplace.