****Warning****
a very very long post ahead. read only when you really have the time.
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Last week was my official last week in school given that i am probably still be going back to school for mugging sessions for the coming two weeks and of cos my exams. However knowing that i am no longer going to go back to business school, the LT for lectures, CRC/F, seminar rooms for lectures and seminars.. it just feels.. sad? is that even the right word? i am happy that it's finally over and have come to an end. on the other hand it marks a new beginning. all alone. the familiar faces will still be in school and whose faces are out there? but i know i can do it. cos why? cos i am elaine. haha. and have already gone through so many transitions in my life.. from secondary to poly from poly to work from work to school and now school back to work. All in all. i can proudly say i had the best time of my life in university life. Meeting wonderful people in this short 2 and half years. In business school when i first started out.. friends like you jie, jamie, laureen, deyang and jiancheng. thanks guys for being in my uni life.. although i haven't been really hanging out with you guys after year one. but the rare occassions whenever we do bump into each other in canteen and the dinners we had.. lerk thai and NY NY. i love the time spent with you guys.. so once again. i thank you guys for the memories. TALA ROX! FRIZEN ROX!


that is me on last day with you jie. =)

i also spent that last week taking pictures in the library and here are some random shots. heh

- central library -




my companion. my brother. my boss.
my "partner-in-crime"


The other group of people whom i will so miss will definitely be the people from CSS - Catholic Students' Society. i never knew leaving a community is that difficult until that day in mass. My last mass *if you allow me to put it that way* in CSS LT17. That mass was really an emotional mass. i kinda prepared myself for an emotional roller coaster feeling that day already. but i didn't expect it to be like THAT. and even before mass started, i was already tearing... not cos i am sad to leave or anything. but cos a very very sweet friend, Russell baked brownies for me! when i saw that box of brownies. i cried. haha. first time ever. a guy baking brownies for me. i am very very touched. and i thank God for this friendship which has so beautifully been placed in my life. So here's a big hug and thank you Russell for your friendship and all the laughter and crazy times whenever we meet. =)


Russell's Yummilicious Brownies!

And then it was praise and worship done by MM and thumbs up MM! good job! it was a spiritual worship if i may say. i was touched. for this mass, it was special in a sense because i know marc and the rest specially arranged to be around me during this last mass. although ly wanted to be next to me.. duties call at times like that. haha. but the peace be with you was one of the most emotional and heartfelt moments at that mass. Singing "Our Father" that day made me choke back on my tears. I did tell lyanna weeks before this last mass that "wah i am so going to miss the feeling of holding hands with all of you singing our father out loud to the lord and exchanging sign of peace with our hugs" and there i am. standing in the LT as a student attending my last mass. being embraced in this big community. Tears can't help but fall and fall and fall. i guess they are tears of joy. tears of happiness and blessings.

So much went through my head during the whole mass.

Recalling how i first stepped into CSS and for mass in LT. and it was also exam mass that i first started to journey with CSS back at the end of Year 1 sem 1. Never will i know, me.. someone who grew up in a not so active catholic family, growing up with friends who were not catholics and just being a lazy student in sunday class who finds every opportunity to miss class. having my so called "heavy" burdens and ever once wondering why God gave me such a journey. i was amazed how God have worked in my life. bringing me step by step closer back to Him. I can proudly say i am no longer a sunday catholic who finds mass an obligation. I am a child of God who yearns to know Him more and loves mass and praise and worship and anything that has to do with Him. And for this change in me, i want to thank CSS. Through this big community, i have learnt the true meaning of service for God. It is really not for self but for Him and to touch people's hearts. I can say without any regrets for all the things i have done in CSS, be it being the head of business, leading CGs, christmas com to deco the place, CAW Rally doing publicity and fundraising for FOC. I had the best time of my life. And through all these, i have grown. Thank you all for the friendships made in CSS. Thank you all. i have never been in any community before CSS and i thank you guys for making my first community experience such an awesome one.

My dear Uncle Lek!!


My darlings in business at my fave!
purple table!! wheee...


and here's thank you to the few whom have made this journey even more special. being with me through my every ups and downs. my spiritual dryness to my spiritual high to my spiritual dryness. i guess there is no need to specifically say names but you few should know i am talking bout you. so.. thank you. =) *hugz* i love every single one of you. thank you for coming into my life.

so that was it. my last mass as a student in LT 17 for CSS. i know i know. why so bloody emo when i can come back anytime even after i graduate for mass. but helloo... it's different. context different. people will change and so will i. so let me indulge. BAH!

after mass was a surprise birthday party for the november babies from Arts and as usual we joined them. However realising the price of the food and the space constraint at essential brews we (me, ly, marc, jelene and jared) left to have hawker food! heh. cheap and good. even had deserts from the brownies russell gave me earlier and i got a scoop of ice cream - a treat from jelene - on top of those yummilicious brownies. =)

and then it was back to essential brews to celebrate and join in the party. We had fun playing my fave game!! the mi mi mi game! must pass this game on my dears!!! heh. and definitely more camwhoring. but sadly didn't camwhore with my camwhore partner - Russell! haha.




It was nice. just being with you guys on this last day. =)

A beautiful surprise...

As the title says.. a beautiful surprise. It was Mr Kelvin Jeremy Seet Thiam Hao's birthday on 18th November and on 17th November, we (Me, Max, Daryl, Lyanna, Marc, Russell and Chris) got together to throw a surprise birthday dinner for Kelvin. It was really a damn well thought and planned surprise which i am glad that kelvin was really surprised.


Happy Birthday Kelvin! =)


the surprise on your face is... Priceless =)

I shall let the pictures do most of the talking..


food was all laid out.

and finally pictures of me and my camwhore partner - Russell!!


and seriously. NO ENTRY!




We were all so excited for the surprise and we were glad Kelvin was surprised =)
*psst: i realise i have NO picture with the birthday boy at all. haha.*

the second surprise for the night was the video. and i sincerly hope you liked the surprise and video ah kelvin seet! my sleeping time all went into it.. *better love it* BLAH!

i hope you had a great time! seeing yourself and seeing those birthday messages. and once again. the surprise on your face is PRICELESS!! *wheeee*

all in all. i just want to say. Happy Birthday Kelvin. You have indeed been a wonderful friend to me. Thanks for all the beautiful memories. =)


This is the "running alley" where 6 of us ran all the way from selegie carpark to PS for movie. All dressed up in dresses and long sleeves. Running. what a scence it must have been. But it is definitely an experience that i will never forget. =)


We continued this beautiful night with a beautiful movie -Stardust. nice movie that gives you the awwww effect.. i wish to be a star one day. =) where is my other star then?

after movie we camwhored a bit here and there and walked to selegie and have rochor beancurd! yummz. and we sang happy birthday at 12mn for the birthday boy.. with you tiao and dou hua. so special. heh. and more camwhoring and wierd pictures came as we sat there basking in each others' company and laughters and voices. It was an amazing night. one of the best night out i ever had. i really had such a wonderful time. and i am looking forward to more i hope.. even thou i have left school. haha.


my fave picture. us in the ball on that big big tree..

funny picture. cheeky looks.


the pink man with the pink tree


and this is the gay trio. *screaming gay* HAHA


i love you guys. Max, Daryl, Kelvin, Marc and Lyanna.
*Muacks!*


We had rocher beancurd at a place which reminded me of Malaysia.


the boys being really gay that night.


We had a wonderful night out. Thank you Lord!

so that was my saturday... burnt..
and came sunday.. went for mass and headed off to satisfy my craving at sakae sushi! finally.. kakiage(should be spelt like this is guess..who cares..)! yummy.. thank you claudia, raymond and chick for coming down for lunch although we were all rushing for reports and studying! heh.. and we had snow ice after lunch!! it was yummy.. and damn forgot to take pictures of the yummy peanut and strawberry snow ice.. =)


me and claudia at sakae to satisfy my craving. heh.


raymond and chick. trying to act cool. as always.
but i still love them this way. =)

after filling our stomaches.. me claudia and chick went to mug!! at claudia's workplace in ubi! wheee... my first time to claud's office wor.. nice place to mug.. but just a teensy bit out of the way. heh other than that it was perfect. although i was so tired that when i got to the seat and knocked out for a good half an hour before starting work. heh. oppps..


chick well trained by me to be camera ready! *say cheeze*

claud's office

and of cos the lady boss and me. heh.


and i decided to join moses and the rest for a movie - lions for lambs! good movie. got me thinking. once again i had to run for my movie. but it was not that bad. at least i didn't miss anything. haha.


a good movie. a good plot. =)

and here i am on a tuesday morning at 1am.. finishing up this long long long post. facing the final exams in less than a week. WHEEE!!!

so i just want to offer the weekend and the friendships that i so dearly hold close to my heart to you Lord. To surrender everything to you and trust in you.

I love all of you my dearest! =)