Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Lady Luck
OH MY.
The English oral went really well!
I've got to be the luckiest girl alive.
Of all topics i could've gotten, I got one that revolves around something i do everyday.
S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G!
Isn't that just my forte?
I was grinning from ear to ear after that session!
The guy examiner was cute too! The other examiner was seemingly blase and all at first but
she was later enrapt with what i had to say (:
And i made 'em both laugh! woo!
Now to procure that A1. Paper 1 and 2 on the 8th of November.
Oh. And the other fantabulous thing that happened?
I won 2 free movie marathon passes!!
I can't believe it, i've never won anything!
Let's see, the monster house, the devil wears prada and another surprise sneak preview.
How awesome is that?!
((:
See- i AM grinning from ear to ear
Now if only i get braces..
sparkle in glamourous divine with Miss Vainity on Tuesday, August 29, 2006
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Friday, August 18, 2006
Beauty Therapy
Another manifestation of our cruel cold world.
Urban says: It wasn't Dawn yeo's poignant musings nor XiaXue's down to earth ravings that shot them to blogging stardom.
In other words, the blatant revelation- Good lookers have the upper hand.
Couldn't agree more.
Everyone is so fucking image-conscious these days.
Beauty is only skin deep? Yeah, RIGHT.
Please kick yourself far far away to loserville.
That is what they say to make us, ordinary looking people, feel better about ourselves.
Just like how they say: Money can't buy happiness.
That's what the rich say to the poor to stop them from going on strike
and having a vehement fit.
These days, as long as you got the bucks and the looks, they will take you everywhere.
Now i truly appreciate that advice- Do not read fashion magazines; they only make you feel ugly.
I can just picture how it'll be like in a few years from now.
Plastic surgery will be so rife and just as common a process as shopping.
People will give boob jobs and liposuction as birthday presents.
" HEY! CHECK OUT MY TITS! I JUST BOUGHT THEM YESTERDAY. 50% OFF!"
urgh.
sparkle in glamourous divine with Miss Vainity on Friday, August 18, 2006
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Monday, August 14, 2006
Anxiety Attack
OH GAWD.
O level English oral's next thursday!
This is the time where apprehension engulfs you and you feel perched precariously on a suspended tight rope.
Going there without a single clue on what's gonna come up? That's like heading to the guillotines without having your head on.
Anyway. Was reading through the Straits Time Star Blog. And this topic on the forum was-
" Why must speak good English leh?"
There could be a possibility i may be clairvoyant right?
Maybe...just MAYBE, the topic that might come up on thursday would be similar to this.
Something like this was written in the papers too yes? About the standard of English in Singapore deproving or whatever.
SO, if they DO ask me something like it, i would go:
YES, i totally agree that it is indeed deteriorating. Abysmal, mediocre, horrible english i hear these days. People think its okay to speak singlish just because they feel it constitutes what makes us Singaporeans.
I'm fine with speaking singlish at the right time, but it shouldn't be made a habit. Singlish is one thing, bad grammer is an even major issue.
Good grammer is undeniably, a very important factor we should not omit. Sure, chinese is just as important (palpable since the government is also trying to promote that speak chinese campaign).
Sure, it would be great if we were to be multi-lingual, but i feel that if we are going to speak a language (any language at all), we should speak it well.
I can't deny the fact that we tend to conform to the ways we were brought up, how we speak as we grow up. I admit that my chinese isn't exactly perfect. In fact, it is terrible-and always broken. There's always the english accent swarming it, and little dithering parts.
Another influence on how we speak would be the company we keep. I can't stand what my sister told me the other day about her not being able to speak english round one of her friends-know why?- because she'll just be perceived as 'trying to act'.
That has got to be the most anal thing i've ever heard. If speaking english means we are trying to be all uppity and high class bitches, the government wouldn't be trying to promote its importance nor would it be an international language. Inane. So, i think first of all, we should mix with the right kind of people, who wouldn't scoff at us when we speak good English.
Okay. I would probably have to tidy that answer up abit. But that was pretty coherent, yes? ((:
gahhhh. Wish me luck!
sparkle in glamourous divine with Miss Vainity on Monday, August 14, 2006
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