Yuki and i have had several encounters with class discrimination recently.One good example was at the usual chicken rice stall we buy from every weekend at the tiong bahru hawker centre. Usually, we would head down to tiong bahru after my grocery trip at the town area and yuki's japanese classes on saturdays. So naturally, we will be pretty well-dressed from head-to-toe. Plus …

I mentioned previously that i'm planning to further my studies in japan, and that i am currently sourcing information from different universities there to make my choice of study.Well, my first choice is waseda, since i'm really interested in international relations. Many people have warned me that IR is difficult, because it's quite similar to political science. And i have …

Today was an all-girls' session + intensive pigging out session with yuki and pearlyn.We talked about summer jobs, clothes, japan trips, school, and finally some boy talk.pearlyn: hey do you remember ka-hang from hwa chong?me: hmm? (trying to recall) the guy from our japanese class?pearlyn: yeah. the guy who's also known as oliver.me: (an imaginary bulb lights up in my head) …

Today it was my first time meeting many fellow pingsters at miss clarity cafe today=) As you guys can see, i'm totally shy in person.. sorry.. if i didn't talk much, but i was really shy, not stuck-up (many pple associate my shyness with being stuck-up). But i have to admit, everyone was really really friendly. I'm so happy that i got to know so many people, even though i had …

Saturdays are mostly reserved for me and my dad. We try to do things together, mainly grocery shopping at a japanese supermarket at liang court. My dad is a very busy person, with his business trips and conference calls. So the only time we get to spend time together is when he's in singapore, which is pretty rare.Today, as we were browsing the shelves, i noticed this young …

I always thought life sciences was cool in a way that we get to do stuff during lab like what you watch on csi - extracting DNA from samples and running tests on them..etc.Since i was bored during my lab session, i thought i could show you guys how we work in the life sciences lab=)Covered shoes and preferably jeansFirst of all the rules:Covered shoes is part of the lab …

Yuki and i were heading to junction eight, so that she could go for her oral exam at the nearby MOE language centre whereas for me, i had to do some groceries.We bumped into this huge group of young koreans at the bus stop near our place. They ranged from around 15 to probably late 20s, and all of them seemed to be sucking on chupa-chups.I always have this impression that …

I just received an email from jac, and was asked whether i am interested in taking part in this survey in japanese.I was consulted on what the ideal amount of incentive should be in order to get people like me to participate in the survey. Right now, they are thinking of 25 bucks.What do you think?

Recently, i have been getting rides from leonard from school to home, which probably explained why i feel not so lethargic as compared to the previous weeks.Imagine this scenario:Leonard and his girlfriend at the front seat, discussing about their school and work.Yuka and Audrey at the back, bickering at each other, poking incessantly.Someone looking from outside would have …

A few days ago, i attended a wedding at a pretty well-known hotel in town.Since my parents are the type who are very picky about punctuality, we arrived promptly at 730pm since the invitation card indicated the time as 745pm. I only started seeing other guests streaming in at around 840pm and of course, dinner started close to 9pm.Those who are waiting will most probably …