July 30, 2011

I've graduated!

"Graduate! Paper chase! We'll get out of this place! Don't turn around. Hit the highway, pour some liquor out for this town. Now that's all for us. It's last call to go!"

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I've officially graduated from school! The graduation ceremony, which most proud parents including mine eagerly look forward to attend and celebrate the joyous occasion of their kids gaining (financial) independence, officially marks the end of my 16 years of academic journey and paper chase.

It has been a long ride indeed, from back during pre-school days how my mum was reciting timetables to me during bedtime hoping to subconsciously rub some mathematics in me, to sending me off to kindergarten and then pretending to leave but was actually constantly peering into the classroom to make sure I have settled down in class and was interacting fine with my classmates, to going great extents to make sure I get into a good primary school... and then it was the start of the paper chase. The PSLE, GCE 'O' Level and GCE 'A' Level examinations, where like many of my peers, preparation involved completing a long list of assessment books and practicing other top schools' examination papers. Friends come and go, some friendships were forged and some were broken, puppy loves, crushes, hanging out till late in shopping malls ... those were the days back in secondary school. Which also resulted in the peak of my rebellion and I took a stumble during the 'O' Level examination. Despite the tough price to pay and humbling lesson to learn, all roads lead to Rome and I'm more than thankful I emerged unscathed and got into my desired university choice.

University was a significant milestone, I was thrilled at having not to touch Science subjects ever again, yes to no more Chemistry and my most hated Physics classes! It was a fast paced environment with a steep learning curve, having to grow up in the pseudo reality of working life, grasping and juggling with many more things, as well as grabbing the opportunities when they present themselves to you. Internships, overseas community service, overseas study trip, exchange program, those were the good and fun times!

Seriously, all credits to the two most important people in my life. I wouldn't have been able to accomplish all these without them. This is THEIR big day!

No, not these two. ;)

July 18, 2011

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Universal Studios Singapore!

With a penchant for doing touristy things, I was really excited about going to Universal Studios on my birthday! Applied for my first annual leave despite barely passing my one-month mark at work to avoid the weekend crowd but it was surprisingly still very crowded on a Monday morning. Nevertheless, I was all psyched and raring to go!


Got our one-day passes!


Taking the river boat ride

We love to move it, move it!

This was our first ride since friends strongly recommended it! I have to confess that being a scaredy cat I actually wiki-ed the entire flow of the ride so that I could expect those sudden accelerations and plunges but it all happened too fast for me to react! Very fun and thrilling I would say!



Shrek in 4D was awesome! I'm not a huge fan of 3D but the effects for this animation were good! Love those cheeky physical effects too
(pardon the blur pica taken using phone)

Dino-Soarin'

The most thrilling ride of the theme park but unfortunately I only had the guts to take the Human track of Battlestar Galactica. I think we stood there for the longest time watching the roller coaster go up and down over and over again, while trying to muster our courage and prepare ourselves for the ride. Almost chickened out when the ride was delayed due to technical difficulties and had to go for 5 test runs! So proud of myself to have conquered it!



I was genuinely impressed that USS Singapore have a queuing system in place for photo taking with mascots. Having been to Tokyo Disneyland where they only paid attention to kids, I was delighted to be able to queue for a photo with my favorite people! It would have been a complete experience if I was able to catch hold of Puss in Boots and Kungfu Panda!

♥ these mascots who played their characters really well.



Marilyn Monroe!

The ever cheeky Charlie Chaplin who has SO many different poses!

Frankenstein! wahahaha

Missed some of the shows due to the timings but I know I'll definitely be back for the Transformers attractions this coming December. It was so much fun packed in one day. :)