tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142255132012-02-16T14:39:28.183ZSorry the colours are a bit off.... experiencing technical difficulties... i.e I am the technical difficulty! Plus I cannot be bothered. At all. -_-~jill~noreply@blogger.comBlogger2011100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-69423626792556202792008-10-30T14:04:00.003Z2008-10-30T14:12:35.472Z

A clear sign that I haven't blogged in a while:1) I forgot what the URL was to log in2) I forgot my log in detailsOr maybe just a sign I'm getting too old.....Can't update on what I've been up to cos I've not been up to much. Hopefully November will be more exciting. Off to see the relatives next week, but first attending (another) wedding on saturday, followed by a halloween party. Have outfit

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Am i the only one who sees similarities here?? Someone's gonna get suuuueeeed.....

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Was watching what I thought was a mixed doubles badminton match as I looked at the chinese team..... then the camera panned to the south korean team and I thought "that man has breasts!! and a ponytail!!" After observing the players a little closer, realised it was a WOMENS doubles match.... hmm..... Singapore finally has a guaranteed Olympic medal, its first since a weightlifting silver in 1960.

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seriously.... what is up with this rain?? if the concept of monsoons cannot be applied to non-asian regions, then somebody better come up with a suitable explanation for this "summer" that we're experiencing now. and no, don't mention 'global warming' cos it still ain't warm. this sort of weather does nothing for my wardrobe choices.....

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Not liking the way my blog is looking these days..... think a revamp is in order (like so many other parts of my life). Shall go back to the drawing board for a bit and see what changes I would like to make with it. Watch this space.

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It's been a busy couple of weeks and on the last leg of my "tour" of Europe. Touched down in Ljubljana (have to look at a piece of paper everytime to spell it) today to scorching 30 deg celsius temperatures!!! I'm so gonna melt in Singapore when I go back. Apart from the wonderful weather, I also had another different experience - no passport control going through the airport!!! Got my passport

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Wasn't able to blog from Ireland (even though I had adventures to blog about) so instead bring you greetings from Switzerland!!! Was a little wary of football crowds after Manchester's invasion by the Rangers fans but turns out that was an anomaly.... it is much better here!! Haven't seen that many crowds anyway cos am always safely tucked in the apartment by the time KO occurs. Went to Zurich on

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I am so bored i've decided to blog again.... ON MY NEW COMPUTER!!! Well, i say new, but its just a new old computer (or old new one?). I suppose compared to the relic I had before, anything is new. But after months and months of begging, the antique "died" and i inherited somebody else's while they got a mega new one obviously. No more excuses for not being able to analyse data now since the

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All those years being forced to sit straight...... I knew it wasn't good!I will now spend the rest of the morning adjusting my office chair to ensure I achieve the 135° angle that has been recommendedhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6187080.stm

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Watching Man Utd vs Roma at the moment and suddenly had one of those moments when I wonder where some word was derived from. Obviously not being greek means I know very little about these word derivation things so suddenly thought.... Is the word romantic derived from roman? Trying to make one of those loose connections between Italians, love, romans, Rome, Trevi fountain...... clearly failed,

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Clay pigeon shooting Georgie Porgie cutie pieClearly so excited to see his sister

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Walked past a shop in Arndale today that offers this...... Unless you're Amy Winehouse why would you do it?On another sad note, my DVD player has died...... I haven't gone as extreme as some people who name their electronic equipment (ahem.... u know who u are) but nonetheless, RIP dear friend.... you have served me well. Until I get a new one, there will be no FRIENDS or SATC to watch :(Well,

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Right, since my last (proper) post, my absence can be explained by the following (not necessarily in chronological order): a lack of motivation to work on the PhD, leading to even less work done, leading to even more stress. repeat. received news that i needed to go to hospital for surgery been to hospital for a cystoscopy and biopsy my flatmate was found dead in his room; no clue about how long

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ok so it's been a long time since i blogged and hence was berated for my lack of updates. but there are good and valid reasons for this - some of you will know it and i will now enlighten the rest. When I say "now" I mean soon..... next post, as the great wind is causing internet problems.

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thought i'd post this here since most of the pple who read this are the isomers anyway. The K rooms are no longer. All i see now of that entire corridor where we spent most of 2004-05 is just scaffolding and builders walking up and down. Don't know what they're doing to it but I'll find out.

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...does it only start raining when I want to go out and get food?!?!?!

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Christmas day isn't even here yet and I have already gained half a stone from all the christmas parties..... dammit. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Am not doing christmas cards this year (have i said this already?? feels like i'm repeating myself). Main reason being that I haven't got time to buy/write them but I shall also argue the eco-friendly reason of saving paper (and hence the earth). That does not mean to say that I will be doing it electronically either, can't wait for the barage of FB christmas greetings...... that's just even less

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hmm.... is it even worthwhile to keep this blog going?? I clearly hardly blog anymore (choosing to spend my time on facebook instead) and even fewer pple read my blog anyway!! ah well, i guess i'll just keep going.....present-gifting will be very sparse this year i think. a bad combination of lack of money, lack of time to go shopping, and lack of inspiration of what to get pple. So unless pple

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Since facebook has taken over my life, there didn't really seem a need to blog anymore. Or is there? Not keen on migrating my blog onto FB for a number of reasons, plus I'm reluctant to give up this url!! So we shall keep this going with sporadic postings, since nothing much exciting seems to be happening these days and hence nothing to blog about. A summary of things I remember happening in the

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Well.... that could refer to many things, but I shall limit it to the one that the boys loved and said they would blog about but have yet to. Ok, that sounds dodgy. Anyway..... on saturday we all went to a brazilian (restaurant) to celebrate a brazilian's (Paulo) birthday. A brazilian (buffet) is my dream come true and I have found a spiritual home. Meats, meats galore. Three lovely chefs (or at

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Have come to realise that I have watched the least tv ever in the last few weeks! And this isn't even because I've been on holiday/travelling and have no tv. It's sitting right there in my room, but alas, no aerial. So my tv viewing thus far has been limited to Alias Season 3, F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Season 3, and Match of the Day on BBC Online. While some may say this can result in more productive use of

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What bed bug bites look like according to worldtrip.co.uk What my bites look likeI think we can confirm that I am being eaten alive!!!!!

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jill is ill (again)jill is covered in strange bug bites (10 to be exact)jill is hoping its from the clearly-there's-a-reason-why-it-only-cost-£5.99-a-night hostel and not her new room/bedjill is teaching mathsjill is upset with the bank for charging her £12 for going over limit by 33p. Harsh jill is even more upset that this charge means she may not get to enjoy brazilian food this weekendjill is

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The plan was to move last weekend cos Jessy Jeh was so kind enough to provide transport. It has ended up taking until Wed evening to get all the stuff moved. Ridiculous to say the least, I have too many things. Really need to throw some stuff out, need to just face reality that I will never again fit into those size 8 clothes and just throw them out or give them to charity. The unpacking has

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Filled 5 boxes and my room still looks like it did before I started packing. Five boxes consisting of the stuff on the bookshelf - novels, CDs, DVDs, cookbooks.... One may assume from this that I have a large bookshelf or many books/CDs/DVDs but alas that is not true - 2 shelves, both just a little over 1m long. wtf?? Need more boxes. In fact, need bigger boxes. OMG, how am I going to get thru

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After three years at the top of my (eiffel/ivory) tower it is time to move again. Have been debating this move for quite some time..... many things have happened in the past few months to make it more attractive but then again, there are lots of comfort zones which make me reluctant to make this move. Pros: A bigger room (and therefore more space.... in theory)A double bed (which takes up said

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The Vatican has announced budget flights from Rome to pilgrimage sites for (presumably mainly but not exclusively) Catholics. Wow, I'm quite impressed. But I think it can get a bit much when instead of complimentary peanuts and orange juice, you get "unlimited spiritual refreshment".Ryanair's response is also hilarious.

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You can tell some people take things way too seriously when they start discussing badminton serving tactics ON THEIR MOBILE. outside the court. C'mon man...... get a life. I'm ashamed to say that the guy was in fact Singaporean...... so 丟脸。In the midst of cabin fever..... hopefully it'll be alright and I will be able to face sunlight again soon. Just my luck to have to be stuck indoors when the

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A song that I've loved for some time now, always seem to belt it out at the top of my lungs when it comes on..... flatmates probably think I'm nuts (or a Pop Idol wannabe). The words are nice - they are quite meaningful. Never actually liked Kelly Clarkson when she first won American Idol but she's grown on me. A good song indeed. Because of you - Kelly ClarksonI will not make The same mistakes

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Why does it never rain but it pours? Why do men, like buses, come in threes and fours? Why is it when you're up, you're very up, and when you're down, an abyss can't even begin to cover it? Why is the sky so high? Maybe some pictures to brighten up my day.

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First a disclaimer: Bro (or Ahmad should I say?), I did not copy your blog. We just think so alike that there are similarities in this one!! It's been a while (again) since my last post, and like the bro, so many things have happened in the meantime but short-term memory means details have been forgotten (it's genetic, dammit) so I will try to blog about what I remember. Starting backwards. Been

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haha, this is excellent. i relate to "the dude" completely.

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amaze myself sometimes..... starting to write a report for my review panel and looked thru some initial notes I had made about what was required and i'm thinking "did I write that? how is that possible? what does it even mean???" not that it doesn't make any sense, its just so profound. or as singaporeans say "cheem ah....." didn't know i was capable of such BS. oh well, leave it in for now.on an

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I'm so tired...... please make it all stop/ go away.

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Soldier Ant (aka person who pays my wages): We need this information asap so can you get started on it? Worker Ant (aka me): OK, sure. (altho i'm actually VERY busy)SA: How long will you need? WA: A couple of days ought to do it, is that alright? SA: That sounds fine. Couple of days later...... SA: I've had a word with super higher Queen Bee, and we think we will do it in another way instead of

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Yes boys and girls..... she's back! That's all the tiramisu gone :( Not really.... it's all just setting in the fridge.

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Russell's prediction for me today: It may be hard for you to relax and have a good time. It's possible a difficult work assignment is hanging over your head. No sh*t sherlock...... I need motivation. I need help. I need someone to finish my PhD for me.

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The participants of the Swiss "Big Brother/I'm a PhD get me out of here" experiment..... And then all scrubbed up for the after-party! The cow didn't make it..... shame......

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Back to good ol' Manchester, back to my cozy room, back to hayfever. Oh joy....... Working on uploading photos taken (can't believe I've taken so many) and welcoming new people to my blog........

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After 3 days in the mountains I have emerged relatively unscathed..... and totally floored by technology (and German). Keyboard is configured differently (its a QWERTZ keyboard) and blogger came up in german. Luckily I am fluent in in the Deutsche Sprache but prefer English :) So juz a little summary before I forget where I've been (altho I doubt I will ever forget this experience). Been up in

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Today I rotated my winter wardrobe for my summer wardrobe in the hope that it would tempt the sun out. Wishful thinking but what the hell. Realised I had a pair of "hiking/skiing" trousers that I brought back from my last trip home (can't believe it's been 18 months since I was last in S'pore) which I hadn't worn since 2001. Imagine my surprise when I reached into the side pocket and pulled out a

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Yesterday was a somewhat horrendous day.... people just kept laying on bad news onto me and it was quite depressing. Hopefully things get sorted soon and all plans go according to plan. Today was looking up tho...... Am going for a conference in Switzerland in a couple of weeks and was quite looking forward to it. Now I'm dead excited having received a tentative programme!! It starts with a 3-day

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My attempt at Kenny Rogers' famous corn muffin....... a success if I don't say so myself!

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My flatmate asked me to recommend some sights and sounds of Singapore to his fren who is going there for a month for work. The only list I could compile consisted of food with a tip - there's no such thing as bad food in Singapore, just bad service. Here's a snippet: Nasi Lemak, Beef Rendang, Roti Prata, Hainanese Chicken Rice, Any curry (chinese, indian, malay), Popiah, Chilli Crab, Black Pepper

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The e-mail every struggling PhD student awaits to receive: Dear Student,If you are receiving this message, you are due to have your end of year progress review.....Oh my gawd, is it that time of the year again??? Where have the past 12 months gone? OK, so I have a good month and a half to prepare but still....... see what's expected: 1. Feedback on fieldwork/primary research - this would suggest

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The one day I decide NOT to go into the office and work from home, everybody wants a piece of me..... Target for donations for my Manchester run has been met and exceeded. Am well impressed by the generousity of some frens and indeed by my family. This means I have to up my training 1000-fold....... sh*tTime is running out for everything....... The Treble dream is over....... very very

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wow, didn't realise it's been almost 2 weeks without a post! only cos i had to take time out of my VERY busy day to defragment my laptop that I have time to breathe! inhale...... not much has happened I suppose..... not very exciting but maybe a brief summary. data collection is finally underway....... not even sure if i'm doing it right or if i'll actually end up with enough quality (read:

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Last night recorded sporting victories all the way..... first watched United demolish Roma*. Had an initial sinking feeling in my heart that they were gonna mess up and not even get a goal, not to mention conceding. But was I proven wrong!! 7 goals is amazing...... would have watched that game over and over again. How much would one have won if one had bet on that scoreline? Of course, if I had

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Photos from birthday bash are on that flickr thingy on the sidebar (cast glance to the right now....) It was a good celebration, thanks to all who came for that..... lost an hour of celebration due to this wonderful phenomenon called BST (NOT alcohol surprisingly) but the Jill-Woos* made everything better, for everyone I imagine!! I had a great time..... altho I believe some people had a better

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A slightly belated post. A 2.0 mega-pixel camera can only do so much....... see if you can spot who the monkeys are. Actually, I think they're more like bats.....

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Figured i had to do a quick update; quite a few things have happened in the last week. Hasn't been the best past few days.... in fact it's been absolutely diabolical which hasn't been the case for a while. Here's a catalogue of events (in chronological order where remembered):Four ulcers appeared in strategic gum locations in mouth rendering eating VERY difficult. Put it down to stress. Got some

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altogether now..... ooooooh..... aaaaaaah...... According to the literature, standby time is up to 250 hours. I was incommunicado for almost 24 hours yesterday due to the fact that it died after only 3 days in which time it was in standby for very long periods! We'll give it a little more time. If it doesn't stand the test of time (geddit?? haha. saddo) then it's outta here! It's quite sleek and

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Have recently been taking advantage of a free online DVD rental trial and watched Team America yesterday. Now, I know many pple have already seen it and told me it was hilarious but it came out at a time when I was against Thunderbirds and everything that was similar to it. So finally watched it and all I could think about was how much Naz must have enjoyed this film!!! It is soooooo him. Of

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With a birthday looming in less than a month, it was quite a crushing blow to the soul when I read the following:Earth Goat, age 29 (Born between 4/2/1979 18:13 - 5/2/1980 00:09)Haven't even hit 28 yet and already I'm 29. sux man.Another prediction for me this Pig year:Wealth luck is not entirely negative - okay...... at least not all hope is lost I suppose. Was going to rant and rave about a

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ok, so I'm a couple of days late in wishing all people GONG XI FA CAI!!!!! Ah well, today's still a public holiday in Singapore, the slackers. P.a.r.t.a.y on Sunday was excellent..... we thought there was too much food but not that much leftovers really. I think the secret is that we started early :)So what will this golden year bring? Who knows?? Supposed to be tres auspicious year, so dad's

~jill~noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-63229015284696041252007-02-16T10:06:00.000Z2007-02-16T10:08:40.435Z

Article in the MEN talking about Sudden Adult Cardiac Death Syndrome: "The first symptom is often death...."Can there be other symptoms after that!??!?!

~jill~noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-68113527697466973872007-02-13T09:41:00.000Z2007-02-16T10:09:22.666Z

Have been coming into the office early for the last few weeks now (hey, a consistent 9am start is EARLY by my standards ok??) only becos i get booted out of bed and my journey time is now cut by more than half. Start the day with an M.E.N, coffee, crossword, sudoku....... check emails..... But today I may have been a bit early..... no M.E.N waiting in the racks, so started the day differently.

~jill~noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-28410941099734108882007-02-12T16:42:00.000Z2007-02-12T17:06:50.853Z

Just to say that my godson-to-be is now officially my godson!!!! well, it was by proxy but the link could not have been any closer. See his lovely cute lickle face! Godma got off to a bad start though...... got completely wasted on Saturday night, did not wake up in time to call mummy and son to find out how they were. soooorrrriiiiieeeee..... Godma promises to be better from now on. Otherwise

~jill~noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-39703272983322050002007-02-08T12:16:00.000Z2007-02-07T14:33:08.932Z

Where's this friggin' "heavy" snow that we're expecting to sweep across the country?? I ain't seen a hint of it yet. The BBC website warns about black ice and freezing fog - I can just picture it now.... a fog frozen right in front of you like a sheet of glass. How would you get around it? People are always talking about how the UK can't deal with bad weather, that everything stops working. I

~jill~noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-87692600991830495762007-02-02T16:32:00.000Z2007-02-08T12:34:35.378Z

my eyes are keeeeellliiinnngggg meeeeee....... guess this is wat u get for sleeping with ur contact lenses on and then proceeding to stare at a 14" CRT monitor (oh yes they still exist) for hours, doing nothing but formatting excel spreadsheets and cutting and pasting cells that weren't correctly formatted in the first place. can't rub my eyes because have make-up on (damn u vanity), can't close

~jill~noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-68130546630870028432007-01-22T21:16:00.000Z2007-02-13T10:05:09.570Z

It's nice when changes happen and no one informs you about it...... like how supposedly (supposably??) there is a new divisional PhD director, but I never got any "official" email or memo about it. Or how the locks on my lockers were changed. I thought organisations were all about the memos?!?!?!? But what brought about this rant is that our beloved K2 no longer exists....... it is now called....

~jill~noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-63021467300604304602007-01-16T20:56:00.000Z2007-02-13T10:05:50.772Z

Been told by many people that my recovery rate following wisdom tooth removal has been surprisingly quick, and I probably have God to thank for that. Apparently, mother dearest prayed that it would be as painless as possible and he must have heard. Last time she prayed for no pain - I didn't have surgery in the end. I remember when I graduated from my first degree, I lit a candle in some church

~jill~noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-79039252196535260462007-01-15T17:37:00.000Z2007-02-08T12:36:12.281Z

Wisdom tooth extraction has finally happened today - went in just before 4pm and was out before 4.30pm!!! I am now pissed off as to why I could not have had it taken out in Oct (see "Computer says no" post). Was more nervous than I thought I would be...... was still shaking after it finished, dunno why. But it's the outcome that's the funniest thing which I must write about. First tooth that

~jill~noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-81697909127876910192007-01-09T19:43:00.000Z2007-02-08T12:37:57.542Z

A synonym for tolerant is catholic...... hmm, interesting......

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Well, dun usually make new year's resolutions (and almost never ever keep to them) but thought maybe i'd try this year...... and its to be more consciencious with my PhD. "Dun play play" anymore (apparently singaporeans like to repeat words twice), time is running out, mai tu liao. Let's check back periodically thruout the year and see how we're keeping on that one. But I suppose I have a lot to

~jill~noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-14860809260998344402006-12-30T15:14:00.000Z2006-12-30T15:37:24.266Z

In response to Naz's indignant rant at "cheaters", I came across this article in The Sunday Times' magazine which gave tips on how to survive the Christmas festivities, in particular this one entitled How to lose games with dignity.Defeat is much worse if you were actually trying to win. The best way to avoid such humiliation is to establish yourself at the outset as the person most likely to

~jill~noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-20981683567302606292006-12-28T12:16:00.000Z2006-12-28T13:00:54.793Z

Just had to throw out 4 quarter-filled cartons of milk (2 x semi-skimmed, 2 x full fat) with varying use-by dates ranging from 11 Dec to 25 Dec. ok so i was scrounging for milk myself cos the one i bought which was good til 27th Dec (and not a day more evidently!) had also gone off. People are disgusting...... just cos Jill is around over the xmas period doesn't mean she's going to devour all ur

~jill~noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-33892958322481169172006-12-25T13:23:00.000Z2006-12-25T13:44:39.562Z

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!! May you stuff all your faces with xmas foods and make new year resolutions of slicing it all off the midriff, thighs and arse thru zero movement exercises. First xmas greeting arrived at round about 6.30am this morning. Am guessing it was more before Tinks went to bed rather than first thing she did when she woke up. Since then I've had quite a few text xmas messages.

~jill~noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-17941904943392071512006-12-20T12:52:00.000Z2006-12-21T16:00:42.191Z

Usually I leave these sort of posts to either Ioannis or Naz, but in my pre-xmas wind down in the office, I have come across this. According to New Scientist, the Internet has given birth to a quirky range of modern addictions and maladies. These include: EGO-SURFING: When you frequently check your name and reputation on the Internet. BLOG STREAKING: "Revealing secrets or personal information

~jill~noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-35618617172804833312006-12-14T15:46:00.000Z2006-12-14T15:54:23.130Z

well, on Cloud 23 really..... the newest bar in Manchester on the 23rd floor of the new Hilton Tower. Waited quite long to get in, not because it was packed and really busy, but more because they probably wanted to see how long we were willing to wait to get up there (aka "how desperate are these people??"). wouldn't have wanted to queue up to get in on a weekend, would be tres impossible. View

~jill~noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-10386274171158708002006-12-13T15:12:00.000Z2007-02-08T12:37:02.315Z

You can tell someone's posh when their postal address goes something like "Chorley Hall, The Village Square, Durham" ok, maybe Durham isn't exactly the poshest of examples, but u get my drift...... Am going to attempt xmas shopping tomorrow...... what the hell was I thinking leaving it so late? I like to compare shopping in Singapore to christmas shopping in Manchester, but 365 days a year.

~jill~noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-13997234305383008392006-12-11T15:23:00.000Z2006-12-11T15:34:14.297Z

As mentioned in a previous post, I donned a santa-girl outfit on Friday nite for charity....... it was really fun! Raised a lot of money for charity, and no not through the auctioning me. I had to go around with a collection box and get people to donate. In exchange for £1, they could either get a santa hat or a pair of reindeer ears bikini with flashing lights. Worryingly, it was the guys who

~jill~noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-31617180419887909022006-12-11T15:20:00.000Z2006-12-11T15:23:45.877Z

Some pics from the x'mas ball 2 saturdays ago..... that's the level of my efficiency.....

~jill~noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-58440740875763895072006-12-08T10:12:00.000Z2006-12-08T10:16:25.888Z

If anybody needs cheering up during this festive season and wants to see something funny, tonight i will be wearing a Santa-girl outfit for charity, performing duties similar to those girls in Brucie's millions or watever that show is called. Harry's Bar in former-UMIST student union from about 8-ish I think. exciting stuff...... Party season then continues tomorrow. Apparently we're expecting a

~jill~noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-64780878435485171372006-12-05T10:50:00.000Z2006-12-05T10:59:34.204Z

What do you call that illness where you can't get up in the morning? Oh yeah.... laziness...... It's really getting out of hand, i'm losing valuable time with my inability to wake up from dreamland (where I am queen and all my minions do my bidding... no wonder i don't wanna leave), and i'm already so low on time as it is. Only saving grace is that term's almost over, most of my work-work is

~jill~noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-63995539470264014322006-12-01T18:25:00.000Z2006-12-01T19:01:57.344Z

It's now officially December and christmas is almost upon us, which means P.A.R.T.Y TIME!!!!! ok, so maybe i just have ONE party to go to (and about 4 outfits to choose from) so need more party invites people....... can't let these dresses go to waste. Unless Santa Ioannis' Xmas party is a formal one? Xmas Ball tomorrow.... can't wait.... will post some pics hopefully.

~jill~noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-33734257925468709382006-11-30T16:36:00.000Z2006-11-30T16:54:37.235Z

Bugbear #1: People who can't bloody LIFT their feet when they walk, insisting on shuffling when (a) they're not wearing slippers/sandals (b) they're not crippled. LIFT GODDAMMIT, LIFT!! Is it so difficult? Have you no money to eat and hence no energy?? What's really annoying as well is that a lot of the time when I notice it, it's chinese people.... -_-..... why...... Bugbear #2: People who eat

~jill~noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-70374616107191948872006-11-30T16:18:00.000Z2006-11-30T16:36:04.139Z

Forgot how much i actually like a boring office desk job, being left to my own devices to do administrative stuff (read: surf the net and msn with pple), idle chit chat in the office and not having to use my brain much. then again, it's not like its been used for much these days either. But I suppose the novelty will wear off soon enough. Am only doing this for a couple of days anyway.....

~jill~noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-41519140790042376852006-11-24T15:01:00.000Z2006-11-24T15:05:49.193Z

for weeks, months even, mahesh had been threatening to delete his blog or migrate it to somewhere else or whatever, and nothing happened for ages, no updates or anything...... i think it finally has becos the blog is nowhere to be found!!!! but yet his commenting frequency has increased somewhat significantly. we need to comment too u know!!! what's the new blog address?

~jill~noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-48084016737857857122006-11-22T18:26:00.000Z2006-11-22T18:32:58.851Z

In case i haven't mentioned it yet, i think i have a case for suing wayne rooney for stealing my blog title, modifying it and using it to sell his biography?!?!?!?!? i dun ask for much, just a small cut of the royalties/profits.

~jill~noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-3483242206559620742006-11-20T17:14:00.000Z2006-11-20T17:38:46.840Z

haven't posted for a while, not that it makes any difference since the only ones who read my blog i have seen recently!! been an action-packed few days, not juz cos my bro's here. its like the bus-syndrome.... nothing happens for days and then BAM! no, not hit by a bus (altho it feels like it) but rather suddenly my social calendar hots up. well, everybody wants a piece of me, wat can i do? been

~jill~noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-77940532704569934802006-11-13T12:23:00.000Z2006-11-13T12:38:49.127Z

no, not really.... depends on which company we're talking about...... its more of an "enterprise"..... yay, bro's arriving tomorrow....... slave to carry my bags, YES! but this would be the scrawniest slave known to man (or at least me). Plane better be on time.

~jill~noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-42041022712608441222006-11-10T14:35:00.000Z2006-11-13T12:28:51.105Z

Life is hectic once again.... why can't things just be constantly paced? I suppose if it were i would still be complaining anyway. I need and like variety, but when it bounces from one extreme of complete boredom to another extreme of intense lack of time, it sucks!!! CONTINUUM!!! Like Jessy jeh says, there's no time even for myself (me time is very important). I feel like i'm being torn in

~jill~noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-2409497256605709312006-11-05T21:47:00.000Z2006-11-05T21:57:50.447Z

While the most recent wedding dinner I went to tops the list of longest eating sessions ever, my flatmate is reknown for being a bit OTT with his portions. Every once in a while he decides to cook for a few of his frens... "few" being the operative word here. The result is biblical in many ways: most of the time there's 13 people at the table, and enough food and drink is served to feed five

~jill~noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-80161152436438170602006-11-05T21:26:00.000Z2006-11-05T21:44:34.667Z

Stupidly decided to try and "upgrade" my template and almost cried...... thank goodness i found an "idiot, click here" option to revert back. So it is true after all.... if it ain't broke, don't fix it! Itchy fingers..... or as singaporeans say (loosely translated), "finished eating no sh*t come out". No more fiddling about I think..... not without saving a copy first! There doesn't seem to be

~jill~noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-52339118153585649272006-11-05T20:41:00.000Z2006-11-05T20:46:21.055Z

u can always tell a purpose-built engineering building that has had to be adapted for female influx by the (1) female toilets only on every other floor, and (b) no mirrors in the ladies!!! c'mon man......

~jill~noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-62536171516073576542006-11-02T14:19:00.000Z2006-11-02T14:39:36.449Z

eversince i've migrated to beta blogger my posts dun seem to show up on our ISOM aggregator... beta blocker perhaps? hahahaha..... ioannis, sort it out! halloween party at shasha's place on tuesday night was good. naz managed to take korma to new heights, completely numbing our mouths and tongues in the process (note to self: must have some of naz's curry before i go for wisdom tooth op - surely

~jill~noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-39695446404267445012006-10-30T16:50:00.000Z2006-10-30T16:58:13.879Z

Wisdom tooth surgery was a non-event...... combination of reasons but it all boils down to this: if you know it's going to take a while to get back from x-ray, how on earth can u schedule surgery at 3pm and expect someone to complete x-ray, consultation AND operation by 5pm?!?!?!?! and you have someone else in for their surgery at 3.45?? surely they won't make it either. ok, so i was like 10 mins

~jill~noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-40854940875064426122006-10-28T12:57:00.000+01:002006-10-28T13:16:53.551+01:00

As the haze rages strong in singapore, i felt slightly left out but thankfully had a chance to experience a mini haze in my flat this morning at 4am. got woken up at 3.30am by a phonecall ("oh, were u asleep?" duuuuuuuhhhh) and then couldn't sleep. smelt something funny for quite a long while (and no it wasn't me), thought if something was burning from outside it had to be damn strong cos window

~jill~noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-30420245821545557382006-10-17T10:30:00.000+01:002006-10-17T10:55:35.385+01:00

Yesterday my good frens steve and vivienne got married....... ste's 1 of only about 3 people who i've known since i first came to manchester who still live around here.... typical chinese wedding dinner - too much food (we ate for 4 hours straight and still managed to bag food home), lots of picture taking (i still see spots), lots of goading of the bride and groom to show PDAs, shedding of tears

~jill~noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-75925875641503274182006-10-17T10:25:00.000+01:002006-10-18T18:07:23.268+01:00

I love talkingcock.com ..... it always manages to lift my spirits whenever i'm feeling sh!te. This one I'm filing away in my memory vault for future use.Tired of complete strangers calling you up and trying to sell you stuff orget you to sign up for some donno what MLM deal? Neh’mine! Here are some WAYS TO SCARE A TELEMARKETER!1. Ask him to talk v-e-r-y slooooowly, because you want to write down

~jill~noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-86803163864190989992006-10-13T13:42:00.000+01:002006-10-13T13:50:05.423+01:00

having read this week about google buying youtube, i have also just migrated to blogger beta, which means that i now have to use my google profile for here. not a problem really, just that i now actually have to check my gmail account for blogging related activity. but back to youtube...... recently it's come to my attention that i have frens who are addicted to it..... the fact that every chance

~jill~noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-1160415746944214112006-10-09T18:30:00.000+01:002006-10-09T18:42:27.556+01:00

been disconnected from the network at home..... apparently i was "port scanning". it would help in my admission of guilt if i actually knew what port scanning was and HOW i have managed to do it but i have no idea!!!!!! it's really frustrating when i don't even know what i've done wrong, and that i have to wait 28 days before being reconnected, and even then not before I pay up £50. as tony the

~jill~noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-1159875766555437342006-10-03T12:36:00.000+01:002006-10-03T12:42:46.576+01:00

aaarrrrrggghhhh...... typed an entire post and then managed to lose it!!!!!! shall have to remember what i've been ranting about! oh yeah, think i've contracted jessy-jeh's "busy-ness" disease..... it's been a non-stop week, including weekends! no sign of light at the end of the tunnel yet. little insignificant ungrateful people still getting on my nerves..... what's even more annoying is that i

~jill~noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-1159520068927708972006-09-29T09:49:00.000+01:002006-09-29T09:57:17.940+01:00

following on from ioannis' post about maintaining anonymity...... i seem to keep getting emails for people with the same name as me, who obviously think my email address is theirs! So far i've deciphered that it ranges from a jillian aged about 15 (according to my estimation) to working age jillian 30-ish........ so i've got emails to join some teeny-bopper network of frens and view their photos,

~jill~noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-1159217705793591592006-09-25T21:27:00.000+01:002006-09-25T21:55:05.896+01:00

Received news yesterday that my beloved primary school is gonna be torn down!!!!! NOOOOOOO...... i love that school.... in fact, I still dream about that school sometimes, dunno why, but I do. Must first clarify that this is my 2nd primary school (no i didn't get kicked out of the first one). First school was really nice too.... big open field which I really loved the most. Didn't like the

~jill~noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-1159112291269850062006-09-24T16:32:00.000+01:002006-09-24T16:48:52.646+01:00

Some people are put on this earth just to take up space isn't it???? really don't understand these people and how they have managed to survive on this planet for so long, even doing a PhD!!! Funded! Life really is cruel and unfair. I'm bored...... and I really shouldn't be. Have sooooo many things to do, schedule is looking way too congested for the weeks to come. Welcome Jessy-Jeh to the PhD

~jill~noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-1158679382707263122006-09-19T16:15:00.000+01:002006-09-24T16:38:26.956+01:00

Instructions accompanying DIY shelf unit - tools required: hammer, screwdriver, pencil.tools used: metal ruler and superglue.outcome: shelf unit that looks like picture.who says women can't build things?? guess we'll know when the superglur dries and it falls apart. maybe i should hammer a couple of nails in just to be on the safe side...... now what can i use as a substitute for a hammer????

~jill~noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14225513.post-1158320132594357122006-09-15T12:29:00.000+01:002006-09-15T13:00:25.193+01:00

congrats to those who recently passed their driving tests!!!! more maniacs on the streets, and they've even globalised - one jessy in manchester, and another yeow in singapore! will we be adding to that total soon? nazmania devil??ooh, coincidentally enough, i attended a conference session on the credibility of blog anonymity. interesting........ altho none of us here are anonymous in any way.

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