** Tuesday, December 28, 2004 __

Currently Feeling*

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28 December 2004 - CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
Massive relief effort gets underway as Asia's tsunami toll nears 24,000

COLOMBO : The biggest humanitarian relief operation ever mounted was underway Tuesday along Asia's devastated shores as the death toll from a massive earthquake and the tidal waves it unleashed was predicted to hit 45,000.

With the scale of the catastrophe still unfolding the confirmed death toll was approaching 25,000 in nine countries - but Indonesia warned that it alone could have suffered up to 20,000 more fatalities on top of its official figure of 4,725 deaths.


Indonesia's Vice President Yusuf Kalla, who is in charge of coordinating relief efforts, said he estimated that "21,000 to 25,000 people" had been killed.

The Indonesian toll keeps rising as contact is restored with devastated coastal areas.

The quake, the biggest in 40 years at 9.0 on the Richter scale, ruptured the Indian Ocean seabed off Indonesia's Sumatra island, sending huge waves of death thousands of kilometres to kill and destroy in countries around southern and southeast Asia and even in Africa.

More than one million people have been displaced in the disaster, the International Red Cross said, as hopes faded for many thousands more still missing and fears grew that disease could unleash more tragedy.

Horrific scenes of destruction met emergency teams as bodies piled up by the hour in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and Myanmar, while international aid agencies rushed food and clothing to hundreds of thousands left homeless.

As survivors were evacuated from stricken areas across Asia, the full horror of carnage wrought by the tidal waves emerged: babies torn from their parents' hands, children and the elderly hurled out to sea from their homes, entire villages swept away.

Hundreds of rescue ships, helicopters and planes were mobilised to evacuate tourists from wrecked resorts and airlift stricken victims to hospitals already overflowing with the injured and corpses.

UN disaster relief coordinator Jan Egeland told a press conference at UN headquarters in New York that relief operations would be the biggest ever as the destruction was not confined to one country or region.

"There are thousands of dead people, and there are tens of thousands of dead animals. The people should be buried and the animals should be destroyed and disposed of before they infect the drinking water. It's a massive operation."

"The cost of the devastation will be in the billions of dollars. It would probably be many billions of dollars," he said.

In Sri Lanka, where nearly 12,000 people were killed, the country is banking on 2,000 Indian medical workers and planeloads of other foreign relief to help it stave off disease from thousands of decomposing bodies.

Drinking water wells along the country's coastal regions were badly contaminated with sea water that left a massive trail of destruction on the island, government minister Susil Premajayantha said.

"We are asking mainly for medical supplies from our foreign friends," Premajayantha said. "We need things like water purification tablets and safe drinking water. We also need equipment to clean water wells."

Police along the hardest hit areas have begun mass burials of unidentified decomposed bodies as the government waived normal legal procedures to dispose of the thousands of bodies piling up at rural hospitals.

"We have about 375,000 families displaced," Agriculture Minister Anura Dissanayake said. "This means we have a serious challenge to ensure that diseases don't spread in place where we locate these refugees."

A spokeswoman for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Geneva said that there were one million people displaced in Sri Lanka alone and 29,000 more in Thailand.

Indonesia's Aceh province bore the brunt of the temblor, hit at point-blank range and then battered by a tsunami.

An AFP reporter among the first to reach the province's main city Banda Aceh, which has been in blackout since the quake struck, described a scene of death and ruin, with hundreds of bodies and pulverised buildings.

Bloodied corpses covered by plastic sheets lay rotting on the ground at an Indonesian Red Cross office in Lambaro on the northern outskirts of Banda Aceh.

Police said there were 500 bodies at the centre.

In southern India vultures gathered as survivors grimly buried or burnt their dead as the death toll rose to more than 6,800, with thousands more missing.

In the worst-hit Indian state Tamil Nadu, fisherman A. Ravi wept as he recalled watching his family, including four children, swept away as his village was flattened.

"We went fishing in the early morning and a few hours later the water started swirling around us and suddenly the level went down so sharply we could see the seabed," said Ravi.

"Then I saw a huge sheet of water going towards the shore...when I got back I found my village under water and my family gone," he said.

The Indian death toll included about 3,000 in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, close to the quake's epicentre where tens of thousands of people were still unaccounted for.

Thousands of people were fleeing the coasts of the islands after fresh tremors hit Monday and meteorologists warned aftershocks could trigger "big waves" until Tuesday afternoon.

In Thailand, more than 700 foreign tourists are believed to be among the total of 990 dead.

"The latest figure we have is more than 990 confirmed deaths. Of these some 200 were Thais and the rest were foreigners," Sutham Sangprathum told reporters before a cabinet meeting on the disaster.

"But from what I have witnessed more deaths will be reported."

Sutham estimated that the final death toll could surpass 2,000 in six
southern provinces.

Almost 29,000 people were evacuated from the worst affected areas, which included the resort islands of Phuket and Phi Phi where thousands of European tourists had been enjoying holidays.

Hardly a building was left standing on Phi Phi island east of Phuket, where bodies were seen strewn about the island, covered in white cloths before being taken away by emergency crews or Western tourist volunteers.

"I saw bodies almost everywhere on land, and in the water too, and I think there are many more bodies trapped under the bungalow debris," said rescuer Wirat Mansa-ad, estimating 300 died on the island alone.

As Thailand mobilised its army and navy in a huge rescue operation, dazed foreigners began flying home - still struggling to come to grips with what had happened.

Just before the first wave struck, "there was no water left in the ocean.

The fish were just flapping and dying on the beach," Danish tourist Svend Falk-Roenne, 52, told AFP in Bangkok on his way home from Phuket.

"Then the wave just came towards us. I've never seen anything like it."

Melina Heppell, a six-month-old baby girl from Australia, was swept from her father's arms on Patong Beach, Phuket, when a tsunami wave hit, her uncle Simon Illingworth said on Australian television.

"They were walking along Patong Beach yesterday...he thought he had the baby in his hands, but all he had was clothes," Illingworth said, tears streaming down his cheeks.

The waves triggered by the quake were so powerful that the destruction reached the shores of Africa about 7,000 kilometres (4,000 miles) away, killing more than 100 Somali fishermen. - AFP

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New year is round the corner. Time flies isn't it? I don't have any plans on the new year eve yet. Not even set any new year resolution. No aim. No dreams. My life is dead. Everyday living in a perpetual prosaic life. Daily Routine - Wake up. Eat. Computer. Sleep. Wake up. Eat. Computer. Sleep. OR Wake up. Out. Come back. Sleep. Wake up. Come back. Sleep.

Damn. I need a life.

I will be going out to Geraldine place to do some souveniers. Going to International Plaza for some Post-Christmas gathering party in the night. :) I'm going off to bath now soon. Ciaos.

` SHPX thinking deeply @1:20:00 PM

** Sunday, December 26, 2004 __

Currently Feeling*

yawn.

I'm a little tipsy now. Just drank some beer. Sis went to sleep and left some glasses of beer in the hall. Well, nobody drinks it? I do. Can feel the alcohol running through my veins. Opps. I think I had forgotten to wish you all a Happy Merry Christmas 2004! Erm. A belated one I think. Well, I wasn't in a christmas mood this year. Everything is boring. Everyday my life is so busy with tons of craps that I can't feel that it's a special festive season. Time seems to fly fast after since I finished my last paper since November. Although it's only a month and few days ago, I felt that it's more than 3-4months? Oh well.. Whatever.

That day cs was asking me why I didn't blog in the day that I went dating with him. DATE? Haha! Not gunny. Haha. We(cs and I) use gunny instead of funny. That day I was chatting with him. The room was kind of dark. I typed 'not gunny :)' and we found that it's funny? Kind of lame. Anyway.... Here goes.

Wednesday, 22 December 2004
Met cs at Somerset Control Station. I started the conversation with a HI first. We didn't talk much throughout the whole journey. Nah. Not that LITTLE as what you think but I think it's a quiet outing as compared to an outing I go out with my girlfriends I think. Haha. We travelled to Orchard, Somerset, Douby Ghaut and Bugis. Blah. I helped him choose some tees. Well, nice shopping with him I think. Because I never gone shopping with a person who I use to talk to that person in IRC for 2years+ and only met once(3yrs+ ago). Nice try anyway. Haha!

I didn't know that he's so cute. The way he smile I think. Hey cs. Don't say that our outing is boring please. I know it's boring but I will make it intresting next time alright? There will be next time IF YOU WANT TO. I promise. HAHA. NOT GUNNY.! We went back almost 10pm later. Both of us donated to that physically challenged man before we go back by MRT. HAHA. We did a good deed before we part! :D

Thursday, 23 December 2004
I met Marcus kor at Douby Ghaut, Plaza Singapura. He is stupid. I think. I mean we had problems meeting each other the first few minutes. We spend the time talking on the phone finding each other. It was SO NEAR YET SO FAR. Duh. Never mind. Our first date after knowing each other for few months. Not bad. He's different in net. Kind of noisy but cute. Kind of crappy but interesting. Haha! Yup. Anyway congrats to kor for being selected to Kimage Hairstyling School? Or whatever you call that 3-years training course. Please don't boast infront of me with that stupid Kimage envelope. I know you're special as compared to the other 'ah lians' or girls who went for the 'interview cum briefing' which is not a interview but a briefing in the end. Duh. What am I saying. I see him eat at Long John. We walked around orchard. Far East..
Hmm.. Talked a lot along the way.

When we gonna leave the place as he gotta go, someone called me. 'Ting! Ting!' What the hell. Whos familiar voice was that? I turned around. MY SISTER! What the hell. So coindience to 'bump' onto her at orchard. I asked her 'WHY ARE YOU HERE?' She said she going home from work. -_-. So Marcus and Me and my sis went seperate ways. I went to harbourfront and took bus 10 to TBSC for Chingay Meeting. That stupid trainer.. What is his name? HE SAW ME IN TRAIN AND HE DIDN'T CALL ME. He know who am I but I don't know. The feeling suck. Got cheated that kind of feeling. Grr.

Friday, 24 December 2004
I bathed, prepared, everything. Out at 12.45pm. Reached AMK MRT. Called dear. What the hell. He asked me to travel to CCK and meet him to goto Woodlands and take a bus to Tampines(his house). I thought that he's not going back after camp. -_- I almost want to argue with him but I tried not to spoil our day. I simply endure my emotions and went up the the platform. Went to woodlands and wait for him in the end.

Suddenly 2 hands covered my eyes from the back. OKAY. It's him. I turned. We smiled at each other. While walking, I passed to him the bag of presents. I showed to him which one is the first present to open, then second then third. He gaved me a kiss and said 'Thank You'. I'm already satisfied. We took 168 to Tampines. Went back home and put his stuff. Waited for him. Out we go and just in time we reach PS. Bought Nachos Combo and went straight to the cinema. Kung Fu Hustle. Not bad but stupid and lame. But I still support Steven Chow. :D

After the show, we went to Centrepoint to wait for his friends. Went cuppage KTV till 1am+. Went out of building and decide where to go. Can't decide ended up we went back home. Took some pictures before my car came to pick me up. Say dear good bye and we ended our Christmas Eve + 1/20 of my Christmas Day.

Saturday, 25 December 2004
Christmas Day is different this year. My relatives are coming to my place for dinner. Wow. So many food. Whole table. Even need another table to put. My aunts, cousins and uncle came. Eat and eat and eat. Not bad. Grandma gave me $50 Ang Pao for christmas. Better than nothing. :) I'm already satisfied as long she has the heart to give me something.

My nephew and niece are so cute! Nephew is so handsome! Eventhough he's not even 3years old I think. Nice eyes. I think he will be very handsome when he grows up. Woo-lala. My aunts and uncle's sister sang karaoke. Till around ten they went back. It's sis and my turn to sing now. Sang till 12midnight. Went online and chat with dear for awhile. Tomorrow I'm going to his place. Gonna wake up at 11am later. Chingay training at 6pm at Kallang PA too! :)

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Okay. As for now. Boring. I'm half dead. Typing all these just for you all. Don't say I didn't update okay! I DID! I tried to be more detailed as what I did in the past. Unlike some people's blogs. A post with less than 5 sentense. Blog for what! Must well don't blog. =x Haha. Sorry if you're the one. Type no evil. Not GUNNY AT ALL. :) Haha. What the fish. Alright. I shall stop here. Update again soon. Busy days busy weeks busy months. Meeting Zhihui next week for Cafe Cartel Lunch. NSI trainings, Chingay Trainings, New year and Dear's birthday coming soon (1st Jan). 2nd Jan will be our SGI president, Daisaku Ikeda, 77th birthday. Got a meeting on that date at SSCC. SP activity. Woo. Mom bonus next month. Wee! Gonna get Levis Jeans and some stuff soon. I'm waiting for it! And my mom's office union $200 for me. I HOPEEEE I WILL GET IT! Darn. Need cash lately. Spent a lot this month. I think for food. HAHA.

Oh. I suppose to sign off. I forgot. BYE!? MISS YOU GUYS! ANYTHING CALL MY HP! DON'T HAVE MY NUMBER PLEASE F*** OFF BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW ME! HAHA. KIDDING OKAY!

` SHPX thinking deeply @3:16:00 AM

** Tuesday, December 21, 2004 __

Currently Feeling*

bored again.

Oh oh. I'm back again. I just listened to one of my friend's production, which he did it years back. Song title 'Ai Dao Zhe Li, Wo Hao Xiang Ni'. If my boyfriend record it and send it to me, I'll be super duper touched! Aww.. Too bad. My boyfriend not that kind of romantic-type. =X opps.

Last Friday I went to meet dear for a date. Not really a date. Because I don't call it a date. We've been going out for 2years plus. An outing, which I called it. We went to Plaza Singapura. We didn't watch movie because it's selling fast or sold out! Hate it. Geesh. Ended up we sat at the basement and eat some food. I don't know why I was so pissed when we talked about Pyramids and Multi Level Marketing. Maybe PMS? Probably. The whole day I was so pissed off. We had a cold war for few minutes.

Uhh. We went to City Hall and walked to Funan IT mall. I tell you something. I don't know if you guys agree it anot. Whenever I go CityHall to that Funan direction, it rains. I don't know why. It's ALWAYS. Last few months I went there(the last time I went before that saturday) with my girlfriends, Betty also said that she always go that area, it's raining! What the hell. Many years back too!

After that we went to Suntec. Many people brought their dogs to one of the exhibit? I think so. I was almost late. We rushed to Kallang. Sam was later than me. I waited for her and we walked to PA together. The training is SO BORING that day. -_- Don't want to talk about it. After that, dd and I went to take a train from Kallang to Pasir Ris. Along the way, I made him pissed off again. Sorry. He scolded me Fuck. And then again, we had a cold war for many minutes from Kallang to Tampines. I looked at him in the reflection of the door glass. He tried to look away. Haha!

Walked to Pasir Ris Park. Lousy Road Map. They didn't put Pit S! They put until R. What the hell? Haha! We managed to find it anyway. We went to Faiz's Crying Stone. Haha! Lie down there. The sky is red. Gonna rain soon. DD showed me the small little islands across the sea. Soon, it drizzled. We walked back to the pit. DD was complaining that he want to go back home, while I was waiting for Mark to give him some stuff. He was pissed off when me again. Tmd. I knew that day was a bad day to go out with him. Ended up, my mom came to fetch me and him. He don't dare! Haha! We sat in the car and mom was asking some stuff. He answered. He whispered to me 'WHY AM I THE ONE WHO ANSWER!' Hahahaha! Fetched DD near his house le, I went home. He smsed me that my sis drive very hiong. Scaryyyy! Hahahaha! She don't break when she turn. -_-

Last Sunday, I went to another BBQ. Religion de. Don't want to talk about it. I was still pissed off with some people. But it was successful in the end. Everyone enjoyed. I think.

Okay. What now? I've talked about the past. What bout the present? Bored. Very bored. I'll find a job after the 2 weeks SP activity(9am-5pm!) next year, which is after 14Jan. Cuz the 2 weeks I can't make it to work if I find now. Take 2 weeks leave? No way. Haha! Plus 2 of the SP days I got Chingay Training. So it's (9am-5pm, from dover rush to Kallng, training 6-9pm+). Which means I'll be busy from 9am-9pm+. OMFG. Worst than working Full-Time. Haha!

Dear booked me on Friday. Whole day! I shall plan what to do on that day. Hiak. Hope it's successful! >< Tomorrow I'll be going out with CS. Our 2nd Date. Hopefully No more SMS-ing in Train or bus! HAHA! Wee wee wee.

` SHPX thinking deeply @4:06:00 PM

** Tuesday, December 14, 2004 __

Currently Feeling*

bored.

I feel like shitting now. Opps. Very bored nowadays. I brought Sam to chingay practice last wednesday. She says she wanna join. And guess what? It's our first date outside. And our first date is to goto chingay training. Haha! Funny isn't it? Kind of weird. My mom drove the car to send her back.


I went to my Coral Chalet last few days. Thurs - Sat. Seriously the chalet is damn bored like F. Not many people stayed. Go there Slack. Sleep. Smoke. Drink. Talk. -_-.. Yu ying power. Can buy cig n alcohol. Tmd. Why I got baby face! Haha! I brought dear there. Emily don't believe he's still the same guy as what she saw last time. Face change after cut botak. Haha. Many of them change. For the worst. But alright la. No more nerds. I don't like nerds. It's not i dispise them but I just don't like. I prefer beng than lian too. Also don't know why. But not that bad la. A gathering after 4 years without contacting each other. Cool yea. >< Even though I just saw them dat day, I still miss them. I think i'm the only one who slept the most during the chalet. Haha! What a pig.

First day, met Faiz. I was never that close with him during primary school times. Finally get to talk to him more now. Wee! Second day, after BBQ, all of them playing truth or dare. While me and dear, lying on bed, sleeping.? Lol. The next morning, saw dear in my arms. The first time.. we finally slept throughout till next morning. We said good morning to each other. The feeling is so bliss. Mom finally gave me the freedom. I'm finally satisfied with my life now. My friends and I parted at the chalet. Dear and I went for breakfast. We saw this carnival. Milo truck. Went there took 2 cups of free milo for our first breakfast and went off to BK. Bastard sia. haha! After that, i was super shag. Went dear house sleep. ended up nv go home change my clothes. hais. stink sia. str8 away go kallang PA. people saw me with ARMY teeshirt, sandals, 3/4 pants, big bag, sweaty, hot, stink. Like as if come back from camp with tons of stuff. Bad impression infront of the guys. Sighs. =x sam didnt go. her hp lost. need to settle those stuff. aww. so sorry for her. =( well, the training is much better. able to remember steps le. they told us the formation. omg. the windys are the first few to come out faster! and the first formation im facing the VIP directly. omg. and we are not riding skate scooter. its skateboard with a pole. i nv use skateboard b4 sia! jialat. the skateboard damn pathetic. looks old and unstable. -_- shit! haha. skali actual day fall down and caught on tv! omgomgomg. lol . pray hard ah. i think im more noisy now. i able to talk with people who i met the first time. able to click faster. unlike the past. it takes weeks! i've change to a str8forward, open, noisy, socialable girl le. i should be happy for this.

sunday went out wif dear again. we ate pastamania for lunch. watched blade trinity. tmd. NC-16. tio check IC twice. I LOOK YOUNG! BUT IM 16! -_- nt bad ah the show. =) we go arnd orchard. bought cards. hehe. i accompany dear to bustop take bus back. after that go meet mom n sis.

monday, slack at home. wrote cards. while writing, the feeling came back. omg. it cant be controlled. its hard. i cant get it out of my head. its in there for 2years. i think it takes forever to forget.. sighs.. i hope my xmas wish will be granted. =(

ok. stop here. type again some day. nite? its 5:14am now. muacks all.

` SHPX thinking deeply @4:42:00 AM

** Tuesday, December 07, 2004 __

Currently Feeling*

bored.

Well I'm kinda busy these days. Going to International Plaza for some job. Anyway, those who are interested to 'Save Handphone Outgoing Calls (Local And Overseas) And Earn Big Money' at the same time, you can contact me thru SMS/Call or email to shpdtion@hotmail.com . I can tell you more details about it. No Con, No Cheat, 100% Trustable. Haha. Am I advertising here? =|

*Edit: Seriously, if you ask someone to join a MLM(Multi Level Marketing) company, they will say it's cheating people, don't have the time, don't believe such things, giving excuses that they don't wait to join. Basically, they actually don't know much about the system and what the company is doing so they simply give excuses. Doh.

Well, later I'll be meeting viper and his friend and my friend, Crystal, to the office. Meeting them at 7pm at tanjong pagar mrt. Hopefully can catch big fish ah. Haha!

Shit Prezioso. Sms him go out also don't want. What the hell. Never mind. Don't need him. LoL. SO bad. =|

Damn. I don't know whats wrong with the people out there. I don't know why they have to be so worked out. What's the use. I mean people have their own programmes. They can't make it and you trying to force them to cancel their appointment and goto YOUR activity. What the hell. Isn't this selfish? People are not robots. We can't do everything at one time. And please don't say stuff which you don't really know the ins-and-outs about the matter. I know I'm always busy and kept rejecting some of you guys dates and so on. Hey. I'm organising my time out there and its FULL. PACKED. Can't you see? Don't say fail to plan = failure. What the shit? I think you're the failure here. You fail to understand people's circumstances and situation. You can't blame people for everything right? Even if they can't make it, just say 'Okay. It's alright. Other time then.' Doesn't mean this will be your last date right? C'mon. I'm trying to tell you the right thing. I can't stand it man. For almost a year. This kind of attitude is SHIT. You go army you will DIE. Haha! I hope YOU see this. I hope YOU know who am I refering to. I don't try to critisize you or something here. I'm just telling you the that you're wrong there. Alright? I don't know wassup with me. Even I say I don't want to contact you again, doesn't meant that I don't care. I care okay. If you really don't need this care, it's alright to me. I know you got your friends. I'm just nothing in your life. Then go ahead. I'm not stopping you to socialise with your those friends. You have your life, I have mine. We don't interfere from now on alright? Ya. Hope YOU get the message.

Alright alright. Don't wanna talk about it. Now i'm talking to c1 about his job. Haha. Doing some direct retail sales. He don't wanna do liao. Hahahahah!

` SHPX thinking deeply @3:44:00 PM

** Wednesday, December 01, 2004 __

Currently Feeling*

tired

Finally. Grad Nite is over. Better than I expected. The girls are soooo pretty. The guys are so handsome! Ahhh. Yea. Not bad. We are taking lots of pictures thruout the night. Busy Busy Busy! I didn't take much time to make up or whatsoever. Almost late! The food isn't that bad. Just like what I eat during wedding dinners. Oh well. I got nothing much to say actually. It's a great night i tell u and.. memories with my sec sch friends. I got the feeling that .. it will be the last night to see each other. ya. Maybe. Hope not. But i will miss u guys. I love u all especially Sec 4E4 and the teachers. =)

Oh ya I need to do some shopping. I got 2 xmas wishes. One is Levis jeans and a pair of DKNY watch. Woo. I want that watch. I think its $168 ? Gosh. I'm broke. I haven go for shop to stock up my clothes in my wardrobe. Changing style i guess. I wanna change a brand new me! Uhh. And I'm VERY BUSY. Almost every day and night I'm outside going for NSI seminars. Pulling people going there. Going for talks. Blas. I'm super dead till my dark eye rings are coming out and .. worst still. My brain can't take it any longer. Feeling so retard. Feeling that i have mental problem. Totally stressed out. I don't even know whaat im talkig or doing. Geesh.

I really really really miss dear. Even my days are too busy to meet him. I don't know when is the nxt time i will meet him too! I need to upload my grad nite pictures! ahhh! dumb guy. dont even lend me the cable or the charger. how do u expect me to look at my pictures when the batt is flat! -_-..

... henry agreed to lend me his Haro bike. wee. small bike ah. sadded. but better than nothing anyway! tuesday nite i needa go all the way to tamp and pick it up and put it at ber's place. geesh. but my plan was ruin. i dunno how am i suppose to send it to ber place w/o my mom's car! and i have to come all the way back to buangkok by bus again?! -.-

and ah.. dont know what to say la. my brain.. is all cramp up. a lot of voices talking inside. too stress. need a break. I NEED KIT KAT! =(

ahhh dunnnno la. needa sleep. nite.

` SHPX thinking deeply @1:57:00 AM