***HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY
CHARLENE LIEW
:D :D :D

met everyone at the drive thru macs near char's place first
b4 meeting htay aung at the void deck

with adeline's help,
we went into the hse and hid in their bro's room
while char was bathing
she sure was surprised by us!
she cried the tears of joy, HAHA :D

yeah, basically the rest is the celebration
time for PEEKTURES :D

ok, here's the card i made for charlene
i first tym make card can!
it's a pop-up

HTAY AUNG- sweet guy man..
CHARLENE!
huidan & me
group peekture (:
after we left char's place,
went yishun library with jiahui to look for some books with her
den we had this uber long nice chat ((:

walked ard NP for a while den went home.

Jiahui & me
i tot the smaller toilet bowl was cute. haha!


i have more photos not uploaded
more peektures are in charlene & htay aung's camera
HURRY UP SEND ME!
hahaha :D



TO charlene:
He's one uber sweet guy lar...
hahaha :D
and,
i didnt noe we all brought gloves until u said we did.
LOL

TO htay aung (if u see this):
GAMBATEH neh!

To jiahui:
we are both jealous
dat makes us her good best friends
HAHAHA

THAT'S ONE HUGE HAMMER

I feel lyk using it,
to knock some sense into my father
i know im not in a position to say/do anything
he's my father afterall.
but still,
i think even im more sensible than him...
and..
haiz,
just another piece of crap
---------------------------------------------
the dragon's back
there goes my peace and freedom :(
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went for my checkup again tdy
continued frm last wk =.=

den went down to ijc
for a few hrs of basketball
couldnt stay to watch the match VS srjc

went back to Andss with lirong
-who finished her last paper today!
not fair!
haha, but i only have one paper to study for..
so yeah
nth to be unhappy abt

AGUIDES
everything's just abt that for the evening

but anws,
first time see huixin tear
and its so funny to see how traumatized she was
after noeing that her jrs are reading her blog.
LOL
i noe i have jrs who linked my blog
but i really hope dey dun read it often!
OMG...

tmr's char's bdae
gonna do her card later ((:

oh manzzz..
didnt study a bit at all tdy
will make up for it tmr
i promise ((:
for now,
im just too shag to use my brain...

and after my paper nxt sat, 070309
maybe i'll just go for the remianing T4 revision classes X)
meanwhile, im ponning all of them!
i'll be ard civics centre- starbucks/lib
look for me! :D

its just
EAT
SLEEP
and STUDY
everyday

DEBIT
CREDIT
DEBIT
CREDIT
DEBIT
CREDIT

more than 6hrs straight of studying everyday
is more tiring than tiring
once i reached home
i'll be lieing on my comfy bed lyk a dead log (:
dunno why so tired oso.
maybe this shows that i really got study
got use brains!
HAHAHA

yeah, so anw,
when i just found myself a nice seat at the lib tdy,
heesang, jiasheng and kelvin pon assembly
and came lib to study oso
studied with them for a while den dey left le

so i survived the rest of the day on my own....

nvm, used to it le
明天会更好 ((:

YAY!
i finally got my contact lenses and solution (:
i just cant live w/o them
hates wearing spectacles
especially on rainy days

BOO!
cos im really broke now
really really broke

studied at woodlands lib with lirong, heesang and nurul today
yeah, studying at the lib is definitely more pdtive than at starbucks
i managed to clear more than 2 chapts
but starbucks has a nicer environment (:

it rained
and it stopped
the sun came out (:
RAINBOW ((:

in an attempt to take the whole rainbow in 3 pictures
obviously it failed- look at how disconnected the rainbow is

so many stopping to take the picture of the rainbow
it was as though it was one of the wonders of the world =.=

let me get to the end of the rainbow
i seriously need that pot of gold (:
HAHA

I SWEAR FACEBOOK IS LYK THE COOLEST INNOVATION I'VE KNOWN SO FAR!
ok, i just realise dat today
but its not too late isnt it?

I found 2 of my primary school mates whom I haven seen for
AAAGES!!!
not even heard or seen them!
omg, this is so coool :D

yay! met lirong today
for study session at starbucks!

ranted.
not exactly.
but at least i've said wad i wanted to say (:
i feel so much better now
HAHAHA (X

argh!
i still have sooo much stuff to read and do b4 exam!
><

[edited]

oh my tian
i just drank down
one whole bottle of vinegar
maybe two..

im feeling jealous
over a lot of stuffs

it was just so sudden this morning
sth got me thinking again
and it JUST have to happen..
when i tot i was over it alr.
over all these stuff i've been thinking abt lately

i feel so miserable
i feel pathetic for myself

i cant believe im saying this
but i wish i could turn back time
but logically,
it would nvr happen

but everything now just sux.
badly.
to the cooore...


HAHAHA (:
I've seen you
I noe u'll read this,
wadeva i'm saying here has nth got to do with wadeva i told ya today X)
LIM LI RONG!
I WANT TO SEE YOU NOW!
STARBUCKS!
STARBUCKS!
STARBUCKS!

so for today,
went woodlands civics centre for checkup
for poly enrolment stuff
stupid XXXXXX, i had to go back 3 days later =.=

went cwp with intentions of buying my contact lens and solution
but the optical shops there all sell so ex lar =.=
i'll go back to yishun to buy

den went starbucks to study
ALONE!
but im fine with dat
super unproductive
only managed to read up on 2 chapts frm T1 txtbk in 5 hrs!
i still have dunno how many chapts to go lar!
plus one book of qns frm the revision kit to do
b4 my exam on 7 march
which is lyk only 2 weeks away
xian diao... =.=

saw jeremiah at lib
when he's suppose to be having econs lect in sch

i dun even noe why im blogging lyk this everyday
my life is so uber boring and unhappening

maybe just to prove that im not dead yet
but still alive and kicking.

HOME ALONE (:

YAY to last T1 lesson tmr
YAY to last week of the month
YAY to one nag-less-week ahead



"What does my birthday mean?"
from facebook

You are outgoing and love to be at the center of attention. From the outside, you may seem flashy, flirty, and tricky but your true self is strong, full of hope to be the leader. When you fail to convince someone, you will get frustrated, and perhaps let your temper shows. Your Love, You are emotional. Many can win your heart at once, but not for long. This is why you hardly win a decent relationship.


cheers ((:

HAPPY WORLD THINKING DAY 2009The World Thinking Day theme for 2009 is girls worldwide say “Stop the spread of AIDS, malaria and other diseases”.
The World Thinking Day theme links to our new Global Action Theme of girls worldwide say “Together we can change our world.” The theme encourages girls and young women to make a personal commitment to change the world around them and affirms WAGGGS’ commitment to the UN Millennium Development Goals.

ok, so this is the fugly uniform which i was toking abt
its super ex btw.
and i had to wear this for the entire day
met Nichole at kallang to go indoor stadium tgt
got to know her frm last year's SYF opening ceremony

here's a little intro abt her:
she uses 'ii' for 'I';
she uses 'euu' for 'you';
she uses 'okiie' for 'ok';
and she uses 'wiit' for 'with';

i dunno, maybe some will see this as cute.
or maybe it just happen to be another SMS lang which im not used to.

and she doesnt use a question mark for her qn!
almost scared the hell out of me early in the morning!

Introducing Nichole: so anw,
all i did today was ushering and giving directions to the registaration booth and the washrooms
how slack
but i had to stand throughout the entire event

i saw many ppl:
my guiders frm andss,
jrs frm andss and
guides whom i got to know frm SYFOC last year

it feels great to see familiar ppl again
and its super funny to see their shocked faces when they saw me
especially in that uniform
LOL :D

of course,
i got to know other Young Adults (YA) too (:

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yay!
my mum's going to thailand tmr
and for a week!
:D :D :D :D :D

ok, im gonna start mugging tmr!
library/starbucks anyone?
:D

yeah, dats all for today.
byes!

[edited]

went down to aljunied in the morn to sign up for exams
've gotta start mugging

den went to woodlands to buy black pumps for tmr
b4 i went to ijc to play bball
omg, the sun was lyk freaking hot lar!
nvr got myself this burnt for a long time.
lol :D

and i've got a swollen right index finger =.=
usually its the middle finger or thumb
it looks lyk the rice dumpling lar!

stayed until quite late to watch the friendly against nyjc
halfway through the girls' match decided to go for dinner with js and hs
im lyk starving!
haven had a meal for the whole day
too hungry to stay through the match.

and for tmr,
i've to go to indoor stadium for
WORLD THINKING DAY
(girl guides)

so regretted i volunteered.
i totally forgot i had to wear that fugly uniform! ><

and i've gotten the class photos frm alina
will post it up after i've scaned it
it looks so nice lar..
well, at least i think so (:
hahaha!


ok, good night :D

I realise it's difficult being different frm the rest
It has become a little too uncomfortable and unbearable than I thought it'll be for me to take it and maybe to even survive through this period...


LOUSY LAR JIELING!
arghhh... ><

I've got to stop myself from thinking abt it,
all these is making me lose my concentration..
I cant do anything if this carries on!

I dun even understand why Im so bothered by it...

HIHI
went to khatib macs to study for a while
before it was time to go down to jjc

omg!
today it was damn coincidental that i met JIEMING at khatib!
he was on his way to tpy for his cca i think
chatted for a while before i headed for jjc

went there to watch the friendly btwn ij and jj
just some random shots (:

and thank you LAOPO for the PINK mushroom and PINK hp accessory!

trained home with the rest (:

HELLO.

today went starbucks to study with star again
i was rather productive for today
i think, lol :D

played with his phone again to msg ppl
almost got myself skinned alive by js and hs
sorry guys =/

but we still had dinner again tgt
alina and jeremiah came along after that
watch show:
NURUL,
i swear it was damn hilarious to see how u,
frm taking it as a joke,
to really almost believing it and getting scared.
haha!

and we saw this ms yeo look-alike working as cashier at cwp cold storage
it was damn funny..
the overall look and OMG, the hair!
LOL


AND GOOD LUCK PPL, FOR PHYSICS SPA (:

ok, dats all for today
ciaos!
((:


* 15022009 updated (:

i would be very grateful to anyone who can tell me of a place where i can scream and shout to my heart's content
and i wouldnt have eggs flying towards me after that

so today,
suppose to have lesson but..
i was too lazy to get up frm bed
the fact that i had alcohol, tho not high in content,
and i was super slpy after the whole day of activities yst
plus chatting with heesang until 3 in the morning until he was speechless with my lameness
my brain is just too tired to function properly then
all sorts of crap came out

so anw,
since i decided to pon
wanted to go starbucks/lib to mug on my own one
but who knows?!
slacker starsky pon sch today too!
hahaha!
so we went starbucks to study

see! so harworking! hahaha!

and there was this really cute angmoh boy

the lady behind is the mum
she spoke such english dat we didnt expect her to speak china chinese
and we were saying some stuff in chinese which we tot she wouldnt have understood
who knows!
when we heard chinese frm her,
we were lyk 'uh oh :X'
LOL!

(and i have decided to not post my ungly photos :D)

it was raining sooo heavily
went back sch
xinjie initially wanted to celebrate my bdae one
but cos they got xtra lecture..yeah.

glad the rain stopped
played ball

went for dinner with js,star,hs and alina (:

cant believed i just turned 18 today
feels so unreal,
and so fast.

so for today,
the first 'present' dat i received was frm heesang!
at 12+mn
called and sang Fall for You by Secondhand Serenade
but only the first verse lar
hahahah! so sweet right!
*claps*
to show encouragement for the courage there
tho u said u r v thick skinned one.

den for the day,
suppose to celebrate with my gfs too but they end up didnt come
not really sure of the reason
so i just met char at khatib so she could pass me presents frm gfs
:D

later, met the rest at cine
firstly, when i just reached
i went up to the 4th flr to look for cheryl
who was with js.
cant believe how blind i was
all the while kel was just beside/behind me but i didnt see him!
omg.. =.=
was a bit shocked when i turned ard to see him

den secondly,
alina and heesang lied to me dat dey werent coming!
cos they turned up at LJS after dat
and alina wore HOT PINK for me, she said :D

oh yes, the second funniest thing dat happen,
other than me being omg-so-blind,
gx didnt noe where LJS was.
so he just blindly followed this couple in front of him
who were toking abt how nice LJS food were
up to the 5th flr! LOL

but anws,
bad hair day+ bad face day+ bad-wadeva-day+ sooo long nvr exercise
wad do u get?
ULTIMATE unglam and unsightly peektures of jieling
usually they are just unglam
but yeah..
ok, now for PEEKTURES (:

my birthday cookie :)

with Cheryl
classic :D

i would really lyk to blog abt today,
but cheryl haven send me the picts!


(:

I found this on Wikipedia.
WOW, so many successful ppl are born on this beautiful day!
It's really funny how it's so coincidental that the list of births for 15 FEB ended with the year 1990.
So i shall update for them on my blog.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Births
1458 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)
1471 - Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503)
1564 - Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist (d. 1642)
1571 - Michael Praetorius, German composer (d. 1621)
1620 - François Charpentier, French archaeologist (d. 1702)
1705 - Charles-André van Loo, French painter (d. 1765)
1710 - King Louis XV of France (d. 1774)
1725 - Abraham Clark, American founding father (d. 1794)
1734 - William Stacy, Continental Army officer, and pioneer to the Ohio Country (d. 1802)
1739 - Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813)
1748 - Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher (d. 1832)
1759 - Friedrich August Wolf, German archaeologist (d. 1824)
1809 - Cyrus McCormick, American inventor (d. 1884)
1809 - André Dumont, Belgian geologist (d. 1857)
1812 - Charles Lewis Tiffany, American jeweler (d. 1902)
1820 - Susan B. Anthony, American suffragist (d. 1906)
1825 - Carter Harrison, Sr., American politician (d. 1893)
1835 - Demetrius Vikelas, Greek author (d. 1908)
1841 - Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles, Brazilian politician (d. 1913)
1845 - Elihu Root, American statesman, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1937)
1847 - Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer (d. 1927)
1856 - Emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist (d. 1926)
1861 - Charles Edouard Guillaume, French physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1938)
1861 - Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1947)
1873 - Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1964)
1874 - Sir Ernest Shackleton, British explorer (d. 1922)
1877 - Louis Renault, French automobile executive (d. 1944)
1882 - John Barrymore, American actor (d. 1942)
1883 - Sax Rohmer, English author (d. 1959)
1890 - Robert Ley, Nazi official (d. 1945)
1892 - James Forrestal, United States Secretary of Defense (d. 1949)
1893 - Walter Donaldson, American songwriter (d. 1947)
1895 - Earl Thomson, Canadian athlete (d. 1971)
1896 - Arthur Shields, Irish actor (d. 1970)
1898 - Totò, Italian actor and composer (d. 1967)
1898 - Allen Woodring, American runner (d. 1982)
1899 - Georges Auric, French composer (d. 1983)
1899 - Gale Sondergaard, American actress (d. 1985)
1904 - Antonin Magne, French cyclist (d. 1983)
1905 - Harold Arlen, American composer (d. 1986)
1907 - Jean Langlais, French composer and organist (d. 1991)
1907 - Cesar Romero, American actor (d. 1994)
1908 - Sarto Fournier, Quebec politician (d. 1980)
1909 - Miep Gies, Dutch biographer of Anne Frank
1909 - Guillermo Gorostiza Paredes, Spanish footballer (d. 1966)
1910 - Irena Sendler, Polish social worker (d. 2008)
1911 - Leonard Woodcock, American labor union official and diplomat (d. 2001)
1913 - Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (d. 1997)
1914 - Hale Boggs, American politician (d. 1972)
1914 - Kevin McCarthy, American actor
1916 - Mary Jane Croft, American actress (d. 1999)
1918 - Allan Arbus, American actor
1918 - Hank Locklin, American country music singer and songwriter
1920 - Endicott Peabody, 62nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1997)
1921 - Radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian and writer (d. 1985)
1922 - John Bayard Anderson, American politician
1923 - Yelena Bonner, Russian human rights activist, widow of Andrei Sakharov
1927 - Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian (d. 2008)
1929 - Graham Hill, English race car driver (d. 1975)
1929 - James Schlesinger, American politician
1930 - Nico Minardos, American actor
1931 - Claire Bloom, British actress
1931 - Geoff Edwards, American television game show host
1934 - Graham Kennedy, Australian actor (d. 2005)
1934 - Niklaus Wirth, Swiss computer scientist
1935 - Susan Brownmiller, American feminist and writer
1935 - Roger Chaffee, astronaut (d. 1967)
1935 - Gene Hickerson, American football player
1937 - Gregory Mcdonald, American author
1939 - Ole Ellefsæter, Norwegian cross-country skier
1939 - Robert Hansen, American serial killer
1940 - John Hadl, American football player
1940 - Hamzah Haz, Indonesian politician
1941 - Florinda Bolkan, Brazilian actress
1941 - Brian Holland, American songwriter and producer
1944 - Mick Avory, British drummer (The Kinks)
1945 - John Helliwell, British musician (Supertramp)
1945 - Douglas Hofstadter, American academic and writer
1946 - Esko Seppänen, Finnish politician
1947 - John Coolidge Adams, American composer
1947 - Marisa Berenson, American actress
1947 - David Brown, American musician (Santana) (d. 2000)
1947 - Rusty Hamer, American actor (d. 1990)
1948 - Ron Cey, American baseball player
1948 - Art Spiegelman, American cartoonist
1949 - Ken Anderson, American football player
1949 - Hans Graf, Austrian conductor
1950 - Hark Tsui, Hong Kong film director
1951 - Melissa Manchester, American singer
1951 - Jane Seymour, British actress
1953 - Tony Adams, Irish film producer (d. 2005)
1954 - Matt Groening, American cartoonist
1954 - Armand Parmentier, Belgian athlete
1955 - Christopher McDonald, American actor
1955 - Janice Dickinson, American Ex-Supermodel
1956 - Hitoshi Ogawa, Japanese racing driver (d. 1992)
1957 - Jimmy Spencer, American race car driver
1957 - Steve Farhood, American boxing historian and analyst
1958 - Chrystine Brouillet, Quebec novelist
1959 - Ali Campbell, British singer and songwriter (UB40)
1959 - Brian Propp, Canadian hockey player
1959 - Hugo Savinovich, Ecuadorian wrestler
1960 - Mikey Craig, British musician (Culture Club)
1960 - Roman Kostrzewski, Polish heavy metal musician
1960 - Darrell Green, American football player
1964 - Chris Farley, American actor and comedian (d. 1997)
1967 - Jane Child, Canadian musician
1967 - Kelley Menighan Hensley, American actress
1968 - Axelle Red, Belgian singer and songwriter
1968 - Mieke Suys, Belgian triathlete
1969 - Josh Marshall, American journalist
1969 - Bryan Williams, American record executive and rapper
1970 - Craig Gass, American impressionist and comedian
1971 - Renée O'Connor, American actress and director
1971 - Ray Sefo, New Zealand kick boxer
1972 - Jaromír Jágr, Czech hockey player
1973 - Kateřina Neumannová, Czech cross country skier
1973 - Amy Van Dyken, American swimmer
1973 - Sarah Wynter, Australian actress
1973 - Alex Borstein, American actress and animator
1974 - Miranda July, American performance artist
1974 - Gina Lynn, American porn actress
1974 - Tomi Putaansuu, Finnish singer (Lordi)
1974 - Seattle Slew, American racehorse (d. 2002)
1974 - Ugueth Urbina, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
1974 - Alexander Wurz, Austrian race car driver
1975 - Serge Aubin, Canadian hockey player
1975 - Brendon Small, American comedian and animator
1976 - Brandon Boyd, American musician (Incubus)
1976 - Óscar Freire, Spanish cyclist
1976 - Ronnie Vannucci Jr., American musician (The Killers)
1977 - Brooks Wackerman, American musician
1978 - Kimberly Goss, American singer and musician (Sinergy)
1978 - Tuan Le, American poker player
1979 - Alenka Kejžar, Slovenian swimmer
1979 - Josh Low, English footballer
1979 - Gordon Shedden, Scottish race car driver
1980 - Conor Oberst, American singer and songwriter (Bright Eyes)
1981 - Matt Hoopes, American musician (Relient K)
1981 - Olivia Longott, American singer
1981 - Diego Martínez, Mexican footballer
1981 - Jenna Morasca, American model
1983 - Ashley Tesoro, American actress and singer
1983 - Russell Martin, Canadian baseball player
1984 - Meera Jasmine, Indian actress
1984 - Dorota Rabczewska, Polish singer (Virgin)
1986 - Gabriel Paletta, Argentine footballer
1987 - Jarrod Sammut, Australian-Maltese rugby league player, Penrith Panthers.
1988 - Hironori Kusano, Japanese Idol
1989 - Bonnie Dennison, American actress
1990 - Erwin Sak, Polish footballer
1991 - Jieling, (pending occupation)



***HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY TO MYSELF ((:

Decided to post sth related to Vday ((:

Take some time to read, its really interesting.


Similar days of honoring love
In the West

Europe
Valentine's Day has regional traditions in the UK. In Norfolk, a character called 'Jack' Valentine knocks on the rear door of houses leaving sweets and presents for children. Although he was leaving treats, many children were scared of this mystical person. In Wales, many people celebrate Dydd Santes Dwynwen (St Dwynwen's Day) on January 25 instead of or as well as St Valentine's Day. The day commemorates St Dwynwen, the patron saint of Welsh lovers. In France, a traditionally Catholic country, Valentine's Day is known simply as "Saint Valentin", and is celebrated in much the same way as other western countries. In Spain Valentine's Day is known as "San Valentín" and is celebrated the same way as in the U.K, although in Catalonia it is largely superseded by similar festivities of rose and/or book giving on El Dia de San Jordi (Saint George's Day). In Portugal it's more commom refered to it as "Dia dos Namorados" (Boy/Girlfriend's Day).


In Denmark and Norway, Valentine's Day (14 Feb) is known as Valentinsdag. It is not celebrated to a large extent, but a lot people take time to eat a romantic dinner with their partner, to send a card to a secret love or give a red rose to their loved one. In Sweden it is called Alla hjärtans dag ("All Hearts' Day") and was launched in the 1960s by the flower industry's commercial interests, and due to influence of American culture. It is not an official holiday, but its celebration is recognized and sales of cosmetics and flowers for this holiday are only bested by those for Mother's Day.


In Finland Valentine's Day is called Ystävänpäivä which translates into "Friend's day". As the name indicates, this day is more about remembering all your friends, not only your loved ones.



In Estonia Valentine's Day is called Sõbrapäev, which has a similar meaning.


In Slovenia, a proverb says that "St Valentine brings the keys of roots," so on February 14, plants and flowers start to grow. Valentine's Day has been celebrated as the day when the first works in the vineyards and on the fields commence. It is also said that birds propose to each other or marry on that day. Nevertheless, it has only recently been celebrated as the day of love. The day of love is traditionally March 12, the Saint Gregory's day. Another proverb says "Valentin - prvi spomladin" ("Valentine — first saint of spring"), as in some places (especially White Carniola) Saint Valentine marks the beginning of spring.


In Romania, the traditional holiday for lovers is Dragobete, which is celebrated on February 24. It is named after a character from Romanian folklore who was supposed to be the son of Baba Dochia. Part of his name is the word drag ("dear"), which can also be found in the word dragoste ("love"). In recent years, Romania has also started celebrating Valentine's Day, despite already having Dragobete as a traditional holiday. This has drawn backlash from many groups, reputable persons and institutions[31] but also nationalist organizations like Noua Dreaptǎ, who condemn Valentine's Day for being superficial, commercialist and imported Western kitsch.
Valentine's Day is called Sevgililer Günü in Turkey, which translates into "Sweethearts' Day".
According to Jewish tradition the 15th day of the month of Av - Tu B'Av (usually late August) is the festival of love. In ancient times girls would wear white dresses and dance in the vineyards, where the boys would be waiting for them (Mishna Taanith end of Chapter 4). In modern Israeli culture this is a popular day to pronounce love, propose marriage and give gifts like cards or flowers.

Central and South America
In Guatemala, Valentine's Day is known as "Día del Amor y la Amistad" (Day of Love and Friendship). Although it is similar to the United States' version in many ways, it is also common to see people do "acts of appreciation" for their friends. [32]


In Brazil, the Dia dos Namorados (lit. "Day of the Enamored", or "Boyfriends'/Girlfriends' Day") is celebrated on June 12, when couples exchange gifts, chocolates, cards and flower bouquets. This day was chosen probably because it is the day before the Festa junina’s Saint Anthony's day, known there as the marriage saint, when traditionally many single women perform popular rituals, called simpatias, in order to find a good husband or boyfriend. The February 14's Valentine's Day is not celebrated at all, mainly for cultural and commercial reasons, since it usually falls too little before or after Carnival, a major floating holiday in Brazil — long regarded as a holiday of sex and debauchery by many in the country[33] — that can fall anywhere from early February to early March.


In most of South America the Día del amor y la amistad (lit. "Love and Friendship Day") and the Amigo secreto ("Secret friend") are quite popular and usually celebrated together on the 14 of February (one exception is Colombia, where it is celebrated on September 20). The latter consists of randomly assigning to each participant a recipient who is to be given an anonymous gift (similar to the Christmas tradition of Secret Santa).

Asia
Thanks to a concentrated marketing effort, Valentine's Day is celebrated in some Asian countries with Singaporeans, Chinese and South Koreans spending the most money on Valentine's gifts.[34]


In Japan, it has become an obligation for many women to give chocolates to all male co-workers. This is known as giri-choko (義理チョコ), from the words giri ("obligation") and choko, ("chocolate"). This contrasts with honmei-choko (本命チョコ); chocolate given to a loved one. Friends, especially girls, may exchange chocolate referred to as tomo-choko (友チョコ); from tomo meaning "friend". By a further marketing effort, a reciprocal day called White Day has emerged. On March 14, men are expected to return the favour to those who gave them chocolates on Valentine's Day.


In South Korea, women give chocolate to men on February 14, and men give non-chocolate candy to women on March 14. On April 14 (Black Day), those who did not receive anything on the 14th of Feb or March go to a Chinese restaurant to eat black noodles and "mourn" their single life. Koreans also celebrate Pepero Day on November 11, when young couples give each other Pepero cookies. The date '11/11' is intended to resemble the long shape of the cookie. The 14th of every month marks a love-related day in Korea, although most of them are obscure. From January to December: Candle Day, Valentine's Day, White Day, Black Day, Rose Day, Kiss Day, Silver Day, Green Day, Music Day, Wine Day, Movie Day, and Hug Day.


In China, the common situation is the man gives chocolate, flowers or both to the woman that he loves. In Chinese, Valentine's Day is called (simplified Chinese: 情人节; traditional Chinese: 情人節; pinyin: qīng rén jié).



***HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY ((:

YAY!!!
today marks the end of the T2 module
which means i have 2 lessons short each week!
dis also means 6 hours less of uber boring lessons
and 6 more hours of beauty sleep!

cant wait for all these to be over!!!
17 more days of torture
omg, i lyk actually counted o.O


OMG...
im so uber broke le lar!!!
the chocs ((:

and dat day when i was having fun with scheduling my post,
i have scheduled posts for this weekend (:


oh, and today is FRIDAY the 13TH!
good luck everyone ((:

HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY TENG HUI DAN :) :) :)

so there was pakleng, ruyi, jocelyn and her guy, sohmin, charlene, minghan, darren, joseph, lirong, manting, me and lastly, GARY, there to celebrate her bdae with her (:

it was a surprise celeb.

PEEKTURES!

sm writing on the card

jocelyn and guy

the ever-so ready-to-take-a-pict pakleng

frm left: darren and joseph
the cake!