ok so today was the BIG DAY. woke up at 5.30am after about 5 hours of sleep only and reached Lot One at around 6.45am but by then there was ALOOOOT of people there already. we investigated abit and found out that some people had numbers written on their hands and that there already 1000 people although so many people didn't have numbers too. but bcos the person writing the numbers had a number herself on her hand, we didn't believe that those were official numbers and so, me, Zimah, my sister and her two friends stood and waited outside the main entrance with a whole bunch of other people for the door to open. it was really packed and we stood, waiting for about an hour plus. we even ate breakfast while standing!

and then the door opened at 8plus and there was CHAOS. people were pushing and everyone was squashed like crazy. you can barely breathe, it was really scary - i never been so terrified i swear. it was MADNESS. but once i got through the door, i RAN like crazy up FOUR flights of escalators (which was not switched on yet). my legs felt so weak afterwards and i was running with a heavy bag which had my laptop in it :/ on the fourth floor, everyone started queuing up in front of the escalator leading to rooftop level. and there was chaos again cos people kept cutting the line. but all that was in VAIN! one of the official staff came and told us to go downstairs and come back up later in an orderly manner and after much deliberation, we decided to go down (also because the security was making us to anyway). then there was alot of confusion. we didn't know where to go or what to do. but we later found out that the official queue was downstairs and that the numbers on the hand did mean something. although there was already 1000 people, there were so many others who continued to queue just to try their luck. but the five of us decided to give up.

so we decided to go eat and do whatever and try to go see if we can go to the rooftop at 1pm to see them. me and Zimah did abit of shopping at Cotton On with the money that was supposed to be spent on SHINee's album haha. nothing eases pain like shopping! (: and then we just slacked at KFC and i managed to do a third of my lesson plan (:

found out later that they would be doing a 'live' broadcast of the fan-signing at the tv screen at level 1 - the one used to show movie trailers and timings. there were people waiting at level 4, trying to get in the rooftop still but we doubted that they could. so we found spots in front of the screen and decided to watch it from the screen. it's better than anything. it was really hot and we formed a big crowd near the MRT control station haha.

and so yeah, at 1.30pm, the event started but there was NO SOUND! ): there was a female emcee who talked damn long and then she interviewed the SHINee members but we couldn't hear anything. and then, the members went backstage and came out again for the fan-signing. they didn't perform ): but the camera did zoom in on the members so it's not too bad! they all looked sooooo HOT! :DD and btw, we found out that you could only get one member's signature if you got the album (it was random, you can only go to the member that is given to you on the album). quite wasted actually. and hmm from what i saw, you can't even take pictures with them or shake their hands but still seeing them upclose would be so awesome. damn those lucky 1000 fans. they deserved it i guess. heard that people who queued overnight were numbered like 400plus! crazy.

here are some pictures that i took today. they're not clear cos well it was from a tv screen but it's better than nothing right. and watch the video here. the video's better though there isn't any sound.

lack of sleep for the past two days is taking is toll on me. it has been a tiring yet really fun and exciting weekend. but there's school tmr! and i'm finally going to really teach tmr. hope all goes well. and i have to go for my first training at the CCA i'm assigned to - mass dance.

enough said! :DD

on friday evening, met up with Zimah to welcome SHINee to Singapore (: we had dinner at Ngee Ann City and then headed to Changi Airport. information we found from the net said that they would be arriving at T3 at 8.45PM but turns out that the information was not reliable. cos they arrived at T2 and their flight landed at 8.48PM. how did we find out? it's easy, you can't miss a crowd THAT big haha. but yeah that were ALOT ALOT of people and for the first time, i actually felt hot and suffocated at the airport. i mean, usually i would bring a jacket to the airport to keep myself warm so u can imagine how crazy it was there. waited for over two hours and they finally came out at 10 plus. it all ended in a matter of seconds cos they really ZOOMED past us and we were behind the huge crowd so we barely saw much. i managed to catch Taemin, Jonghyun, Key and Minho on video even if it was just a super short glimpse. watch the video here. then me and Zimah ran to catch final glimpses of them on the bus before they left. we managed to catch a glimpse of Onew (though i think after much analysis, i think it's just their manager HAHA) and Jonghyun who i think stood up and waved to the fans :D watch the video here. it was really chaotic and scary - almost stampede-like, i was afraid someone would get trampled over! but we should have been more patient and stayed behind when everyone else cleared cos apparently, Onew came out later than the rest and he was pushing a trolley. fans noticed that he was slightly limping so maybe he was injured and needed the trolley for support but he was so nice to smile and bow at the fans (: awwww hope you're doing well Onew oppa! (:

and today, i woke up at 6.30AM on a Saturday morning (after sleeping at 3AM to wait for the videos to finish uploading). how sad right ): cos i have driving lessons in the morning. and after the lessons, met up with Fiqah, Zimah and Nad. we celebrated Nad's belated birthday at Seoul Garden. it was CRAZY. i don't know why i was so HIGH must be bcos of the lack of sleep haha. i was like singing along to every Westlife song they played - i didn't know that i could remember all those lyrics! haha crazy but fun fun (:

and tmr, i'm meeting Zimah AGAIN (haha) at 630AM at Lot One in hopes of getting in the fan-signing event. let's hope we have better luck than at the airport HAHA

ok need to sleep now. i need to wake up at 530AM tmr :/ and actually i still have lesson plans to do but SHINee is worth all this definitely :D

and i told him that if he was sure of his feelings and was willing to risk their friendship. if he would take up all the risks that came with crossing that thin line between friends and lovers. if he was sure that a relationship with her could last. if he was sure that even if it didn't, they could still go back to normal and remain as friends. i told him that if he was sure, he should go for it.

and then he asked me how could he be sure of all those things.

and i simply told him that you don't. you can never be sure.

and gosh i can't wait for SHINee to arrive in Singapore. i'm planning to go for their arrival at Changi Airport this Friday and their fan-signing session at Lot One this Sunday. i don't have money to go for the K-Drama OST Concert thingy that they're performing for (i only get my pay on 10 Feb i think) T.T and anyways, i'm not that interested in that anyway and it's on weekday nights so yeah. but yeah CAN'T WAIT CAN'T WAIT! :DD wonder when Big Bang and 2PM will ever come over to our little island city. FT Island will be making their 3rd visit here in a little over 6 months so where are my fave boys ): but anyway, for those of you interested, here is SHINee's stipulated itinerary for their 5-day trip here:

Arrival at Changi Airport
Oh Joonsung, SHINee, Bobby Kim, and Mario (via the same flight)
Date: 29 January
Time: 8.45pm
Location: Changi International Airport, Terminal 3

Year of Us fan-signing session
Date: 31 January
Time: 1.30pm
Location: Lot One, Roof Garden Level 5

Oh Joonsung Drama Concert – Music from Korean Drama Favourites
Date: 1 & 2 February
Time: 7.30pm (90 minutes long)
Location: Esplanade Theatres on the Bay
Ticket prices: $150, $130, $110, $90 (Special promotional prices at $90 and $75 are available for students and the elderly)

yupyup and HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY TO 2PM's LEE JUNHO!! aka Rain's long lost brother haha SARANGHAE JUNHO OPPA! :DD

well, first, i passed my BTT yesterday :D after superrrrr loooooong wait just to sit for the test, i finally passed it. ok luh it's really not a big deal haha but i am glad i passed it or it would be another wait just to retake the test. and i booked my FTT somewhere in March so i have plenty of time to read the thick(er) book :/

and and yesterday was my last day teaching my two Sec 2 classes. ok i feel relieved, maybe not happy but i think i might miss them a teeny bit too although i only taught them for a week. especially, the Normal Academic class, they're a difficult bunch to manage but kinda fun to teach heh. so yeah though they make me lose my patience ALOT and make my throat sore from shouting at them, i'll miss teaching them. they can be really sweet at times like there's a girl who actually made a card for me cos i wasn't gonna relief their class anymore. i was really touched! ^^ though i'm disappointed that there's a student who thought i'm 25 years old! do i really look that old! :/

and i'm also relieved that i don't have to relief the upper sec classes for SS and History anymore although that was the original plan cos their teacher is going overseas for a week. so after stressing out, observing her lessons (when i should be observing my own mentor's lessons), reading through textbooks, going through teaching materials, i found out at the very last minute that i don't have to do it anymore. so a waste of effort? maybe. but i'm really quite relieved cos i don't think i'm ready to teach upper sec especially the graduating classes. it's too much of a burden especially for an untrained teacher like me. hmm but now i don't have anything to do... not sure if i'll even go back to observing lessons or what cos the other intern will start teaching her 'permanent' classes this week onwards. hmm...

what else am i happy about? oh yes, of course i'm happy after getting to see my SN4 friends today. it was a short meet up and a not-so-successful movie marathon but nonetheless, i am glad to meet my dear friends. it's been some time since our last meet up and i can't wait for the next one! :D

and yes, oh yes, LG Lollipop is FINALLY launched in Singapore today. haha lizhu is so upset over this. so yeah it costs, $428 without contract right and $98 with contract. but since my sister used my contract to get her Samsung Corby last year, i have to use my grandmother's contract haha. my family just can't wait for their own contracts to end before getting a new phone! but since two years isn't up yet, i'll have to pay $198 instead. not too bad right? BUT cos it's only the launching model (or whatever you call it), the phone only comes in pink for now ): and i don't want another pink phone. and the blue one is gorgeous so i didn't but it today ): all that excitement for nothing. haha but it's ok luh, it's not like i'm in a rush to change phones. and the person said that the shipment for the other colours should be within 1 to 2 months so i'll wait patiently. in fact, if it arrives after 15 March, it'll be better cos then i only have to pay $98 heh. but yeah, just happy that it's finally available here luh. even though it was launched in Korea early last year and there might be a Lollipop 2 released soon in Korea heh. and LIZHU, if you're reading this, STOP THINKING ABOUT GETTING A LOLLIPOP ALREADY! LOVE YOUR CHOCOLATE! HAHAHA

yup yup so those are some of the reasons why i'm happy haha. and it's nice to be happy. now if only jaebeom could return to 2PM by their next comeback, i would be ECSTATIC haha :DDD

mini 6I reunion yesterday and it was fun! haha it's always fun to catch up on one another's lives and gossip about things then and now right? can't wait for the next outing.

back to work today. and was super tired. and just when i though i could go home early and sleep (cos my lesson ends at 1.05PM), i had to stay back for staff meeting till a little over 5.30PM. and no, i don't get paid extra for staying late :/

and birthday wishes:

HAPPY 19TH BIRTHDAY TO MY DEAR FRIENDS, ARIFAH & NADIRAH!! :DD hope you guys had a fantabulous birthday!

HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY TO 2NE1's maknae and dance machine, GONG MINJY (aka MINZY)! :D i'm jealous at how she can dance sooooo well at her age! haha

the first day of work was not exactly pleasant. i did nothing for 4 hours plus cos they actually forgot about me. i was waiting in the staff room, bored out of my wits, waiting and waiting to meet my mentor. it was really messy and all cos apparently my assigned my mentor isn't my mentor and whatnot. my mentors were also not briefed or even informed that i would be under their supervision so they kind of didn't know what to do! so on the first day all i did was observe one and a half lesson. it was really disorganised.

the second day was better although i only observed one lesson in the morning and slacked all the way till i went home. but that's cos my mentor only had one history lesson that day so it can't be helped and she didn't have anything else for me to do. and wednesday onwards is when my workload increased. i was told that i would have to relief two sec2 math classes cos one of the teachers would be on reservice till the end of next week. and yup i started teaching one sec2 express and another sec2 normal(acad) class since thursday. it was pretty nerve-wrecking and the first lessons were messy and disorganised. but by the second lessons on friday, i think i kind of got the hang of it. but oh wells, it's a good experience. i have to start actual teaching sooner or later. it's just that i started earlier when i'm supposed to be only observing these first two weeks. and once the teacher comes back from reservice, i'll have to relief a couple of upper sec classes, teaching SS and History. so it's pretty hectic for me now cos i have to follow the timetables of three teachers. if i'm not teaching math, i have to observe the lessons of the teacher i'll be relieving next and if not, i'll have to observe my mentor's lessons. so yeah. my timetable is usually packed but at least i end quite early - i usually leave around 2 plus. and again, the best part is the pay HAHA.

oh and forgot to mention my first relief experience on wednesday. i had to 'babysit' a sec4 normal class cos the teacher wasn't around. i didn't have to do any teaching, just had to ask the students to read some notes the teacher left them. but yeah it was the last lesson of the day, i think it was 3pm to 4pm? but yeah they didn't want to read their notes and i couldn't be bothered either! hah so i just let them talk among themselves and do whatever they want as long as they didn't make too much noise. like seriously who would read notes when the teacher isn't around during the last lesson of the day? i know i wouldn't heh. i even released them early! ok not a good example of good teacher heh.

yup so that about sums up my experience during my first week at school. can't say that i'm really looking forward to next week, but i'm not really dreading it either. so let's see how it goes (:

and yesterday was Kim Junsu of 2PM's birthday. so HAPPY BELATED 22nd BIRTHDAY JUNSU OPPA! i really looooove his voice! :DD

i'll update more about my first week at my teaching internship some other time. i really feel sleepy right now and i have other stuff to do too :/ wish me all the best people!

and Happy 23rd Birthday to Lee Seunggi oppa! stay perfect in every way and learn to cook! haha

and also Happy 19th Birthday to Kara's Goo Hara. i still think she's way too skinny - or maybe i'm just jealous heh

anyway, i accompanied my brother for his orientation talk and cca fair. oh and my brother is in the same school that i am going to teach in, so is my sister :/ but yeah, just felt like i should drop by and see the school anyway. although my sister has been studying in the school for 3 years now, i have only been as far as outside the school gate until today haha. but yeah, i wanted to see how the environment is there and all. i also got to see my teacher mentor but i didn't approach him cos he was too busy in charge of the cca booth and all, so it's ok luh, i wanted to introduce him formally anyway. and in the midst of all that chaos during the cca fair, formal is anything but possible haha. monday is fast approaching... AH CRAP i really feel NERVOUS now :/

finally endured completed two and a half days of my teaching internship workshop. it's been a looooong time since i sat down and really tried to focus on someone talking so you can imagine that a 9h long seminar/workshop was no easy feat for me to go through. but i did learn some useful things, though it does make me even more nervous for my internship :/ and i found out that i'll be teaching history (and maybe math) so i should start reading up soon, i don't think i remember my secondary school history syllabus thoroughly heh. and i hope, really hope, that i won't have to teach Sec 1 history cos i remember it to be anything but interesting! whatever it is, i'm having mixed feelings about this internship, though i have to go through it no matter what now. i know it won't be easy, but there's the pay to look forward to right? haha. FOUR more days to d-day! :/

ok what else have i been up to these days? oh i've started attending driving lessons at Bukit Batok Driving School and i've passed my BTE (: but gosh i still have to wait for 22 Jan for my BTT. can't wait to drive cos public transport costs me a bomb now that there's no more concession! hmm but i don't even have my own car yet haha.

oh yes, and i can't wait for 2PM's new album, set to be released this April! they will be wrapping up promotions for their album "01:59PM" this weekend. though i doubt that Jay will be back for their comeback cos it's too soon, i'm still having my fingers crossed! and to Jiyong oppa, all i can say is HWAITING! stay strong! we VIPs will always support you no matter what! :DD

enough said.