The Singapore Quiz!

It’s Singapore’s birthday in 6 days’ time!

So how much do you really know about Singapore?

Try this quiz!

1. The first female Cabinet minister is __________________.
2. In the lyrics of the Singapore National Anthem, the two words “Majulah Singapura” mean __________________________ in Malay.
3. _________ & __________ are the mascots of Singapore Youth Olympic Games 2010.
4. The Japanese issued their own currency, called ________________ during World War II which became worthless immediately after the war ended.
5. _________________________ was selected as the national flower of Singapore in the year ___________.
6. The National Pledge was written by ______________________ in 1966, shortly after Singapore’s independence.
7. National Service was made compulsory in the year ________.
8. Currently, there are 5 official Merlion statues in Singapore. It stands at ______________ together with its cub statue, while the other 3 Merlion statues are located at _____________, ______________ and at the headquarters of _______________________________.
9. During the Japanese Occupation, the Japanese gave Singapore a name “_____________” which means ___________________.
10. Sentosa was previously called _______________________.

See how much you know about this little red dot we call home! Don’t cheat!

I’m so bored, I’m doing a second meme.

Q: NAME A FRIEND WHOSE NAME STARTS WITH AN “S”
A: Shervmin from DBS

A: Q: NAME A FRIEND WHOSE NAME STARTS
WITH AN “A”
A: Adelene from TK

Q: NAME A FRIEND WHOSE NAME STARTS WITH
A “C”
A: Cassandra “Hyuk hyuk hyuk” from TP

Q: 4TH PERSON ON YOUR MISSED CALLS:
A: Xingdi

Q: DO YOU CHEW ON STRAWS?
A: Nope. Not into that kind of thing.

Q: DO YOU HAVE CURLY HAIR?
A: Nope. My hair’s naturally straight. Just pong.

Q: WHAT IS THE NEXT CONCERT YOURE GOING TO?
A: I wanted to go for Jolin’s concert. I don’t know who’s coming next?

Q: WHO IS THE COOLEST PERSON IN YOUR LIFE?
A: Uh. Myself? Hahahahaha.

Q: WHAT WORD DO YOU SAY A LOT?
A: Nabei, unfortunately. I need to stop saying that. Not very good for impression.

Q: WHAT WAS THE LAST FOOD YOU ATE
A: Amara Hotel’s The Cafe buffet.

Q: WHAT WAS THE LAST DRINK YOU DRANK?
A: Coke from the above hotel.

Q: WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU CHATTEN WITH ONLINE?
A: Got such word as “chatten” meh? It’s Xingdi anyway.

Q: DO YOU WATCH TV?
A: Yess.

Q: HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOVIE DONNIE DARKO?
A: No?

Q: DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL TOMORROW?
A:  Nope. I graduated almost a year ago. 2nd Uppers.

Q: EVER GONE HUNTING?
A: Does prawning count?

Q: IS MARRIAGE IN YOUR FUTURE?
A: Yes la. I don’t want to be a spinster. And even if I don’t get married and become a spinster, I want to be a rich and successful spinster.

Q: WHAT SHOULD YOU BE DOING RIGHT NOW?
A: SLEEPING LAH.

Q: DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME?
A: selsel / si san por

Q: DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT?
A: Usually at first sight, it’s LUST AT FIRST SIGHT. Stop deceiving yourselves you hopeless romantics. Love at first sight DOES NOT exist.

Q: ARE YOU A HEAVY SLEEPER?
A: YES. So heavy that if the building was on fire, I wouldn’t know.

Q: DO YOU CLEAN UP NICE?
A: I can clean my room very well, if that’s what you mean.

Q: LAST TIME YOU USED A SKATEBOARD?
A: Some years ago in Toys’r'us.

Q: WHERE WAS THE LAST PLACE YOU SLEPT BESIDES YOUR HOUSE?
A: Papa’s car?

Q: BEST MOVIE YOU’VE SEEN IN THE PAST
TWO WEEKS?
A: Pirates was quite good. Fantastic 4 wasn’t too bad either.

What? That’s all? Man, I’m bored again.

I’m so bored, I’m doing this meme.

Got this from Yun’s blog.

1. What is your current ringtone?
I’ve got various ringtones for different groups. But it’s usually just an Angela Zhang’s song.

2. What is your current wallpaper?
A collage

3. Do you own a picture phone?
Uh-huh. 3.2megapixels okay, don’t pwray pwray.

4. If so, what was the last picture you took?
Karen’s Delifrance Fondant.

5. Go to your text message inbox and type what the 10th message from the top says:
I don’t have a 10th message. I don’t keep messages. Anymore.

6. How many contacts do you have on your phone?
I have no idea ley, how to check Sony Ericsson?

7. Go to your last missed call, who was it?
Home or private #. Usually private # is home.

9. What service do you have?
Simi service?

10. At this very moment, how many bars do you have for your service?
Full lor. 

11. Who’s on your speed dial number 5?
Karen, cos dial # 5 is “K”.

12. Do you have a voicemail?
I think I have it but I don’t use it.

13. How many contacts that start with the letter D do you have:
Do I really have to count? 13.

14. Who do you call the most?
Papa’s hp.

15. How many text messages do you get a month?
*shrugs*

16. Can you send pictures?
yup. I just activated the MMS thing recently.

17. What are the last 4 digits to your number?
4242, sorry Yun, my numbers are more beautiful than yours.

18. Go to your sent texts, what does the eighth one say?
Dun have 8th one.

19. What about the 15th?
Dun have 15th one.

20. Who’s the last person that you called?
Damn odd, but my sister was the last person I called.

22. Last person that texted you?
Jeff Jeff.

23. Last person you added to your address book?
King Yong, the guy in-charge of the bloody system I use at work but doesn’t ever work. Dammit.

24. How many minutes are on your plan?
Don’t know ley. I’m on the SunTalk thing.

25. Do you like your phone?
YES! It’s a damn good phone and I just bought a 1 gig card for it. Woohoo.

26. What is it?
Brown Sony Ericsson K800i. I heard the colour’s limited edition.

27. Wanna give out your number?
No? I’ve enough of weird people.

Fashion Meme!

Your three favourite colours for clothes: white, pink, yellow. but i mostly only wear white. white. white.

Your accessory weakness: earrings and necklaces. have tons of them but i only always wear that few.

Your favourite gem: diamonds are a girl’s best friend. my dream is a solitaire round-cut diamond ring. i’m workin’ on it!

Your favourite clothing: Jeans, dress or shirt? jeans. if i could i’d wear them to work everydayyyyy.

Your must have jewellery: necklace.

Your watch(es): all of ‘em? that’d take awhile. let’s see. I have 3 guess (2 black, 1 pink), 2 dkny (both metal), 1 casio baby g (damn old-skool), 1 casio (the really slim one), 1 casio (metal, i really like that one), 1 25-hours huge metal one, a couple of swatches, a couple of those $10 watches bought purely because i like the strap colour / watch face.

Your favourite pair of jeans: levi’s ladiesssss, gift from a friend.

Your favourite designer: i dun really care about the names of the designers. bwahahahhaha. when Polly has her own fashion line, she’ll be my favourite designer!

I tag…

Lum, Cass, Derrick Poh!

September Babies

Normal text is what the email says. Italic-ed text is what I say.

Suave and compromising. – TOO compromising is not good.
Careful, cautious and organized. – TOO careful and cautious already.
Likes to point out people’s mistakes. – Yes, I’m sure my friends would agree.
Likes to criticize. - Same as above.
Stubborn. – You have no idea.
Quiet but able to talk well. – I would think so. When I have things to say of course.
Calm and cool. – I am not easily flustered. But I get scared easily. Ha. Different ok.
Kind and sympathetic. – *nods*
Concerned and detailed. – TOO DETAILED LAH.
Loyal but not always honest. – Urm.
Does work well. – I hope my boss sees this.
Very confident. - Not very lah. But enough la.
Sensitive. – TOO SENSITIVE.
Thinking generous. – Simi thinking generous? Thinking only la. Not really generous. I very selfish one.
Good memory. – Yup yup.
Clever and knowledgeable. – Ho-ho!! Quite quite.
Loves to look for information. – Selectively. I not so free ley.
Must control oneself when criticizing. - Ok.
Able to motivate oneself. - Self-motivating and self-entertaining.
Understanding. – Not really. I can be unreasonable if I want to.
Fun to be around. - I’m sure.
Secretive. – Selectively.
Loves sports, leisure and traveling. – Who doesn’t?
Hardly shows emotions. - I’m sure Zhiwen will agree. And he’s not very happy about it.
Tends to bottle up feelings. – *nods furiously*
Very choosy, especially in relationships. – Ha! You have no idea.
Systematic. – Quite. However, systematic = conservative.

Want other months’ analysis? Leave a comment!!!

Layers…

Layer ONE
On the Outside
Name: Selena
Birth Date: 10th September 1984.
Current Status: single~
Eye Color: black
Hair Color: light – dark brown currently
Righty or Lefty: righty tighty
Zodiac Sign: rat

Layer TWO
On the inside
Your Heritage: chinese, Hakka
Your Fears: death, sickness, unhappiness
Your Weaknesses: shoppinggggg
Your Perfect Pizza: hawaiian with extra cheese and pineapples and ham!!! yum.

Layer THREE
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Your thoughts first waking up: shitt! so fast!?
Your Bedtime: before 1am. i try.
Your most missed memory: feeling happy, right from the heart.

Layer FOUR
Your Pick
Pepsi or Coke: coke please.
McDonald’s or Burger King: i’m a macdonald’s kid.
Adidas or Nike: adidas, nike, all can!
Lipton tea or Nestea: lipton, if i really had to choose.
Chocolate or vanilla: choco loco! woot!
Cappuccino or coffee: neither! unless i wanna detoxify myself. (read: lao sai)

Layer FIVE
Do you
Smoke: no wayyyy
Curse: yes la, wtf.

Layer SIX
In the Past Month
Drank alcohol: yes… bubblyyyy.. ‘Twas the season to get drunk babayyyyyy.
Gone to the mall: shopppppppppping
Been on stage: yeah.
Eaten sushi: no!!!! shoots.
Dyed your hair: nov?

Layer SEVEN
Have You Ever?
Played a stripping game: nah.
Changed who you were to fit in: yeah. who hasn’t. seriously.

Layer EIGHT
Age you’re hoping to be married: before i grow old and mouldy. about 50?

Layer NINE
In a Girl/Guy
Best eye colour: dark brown
Best hair colour: dark brown, black, blue, red, green, whatever. just as long as it isn’t oily and grubby. eeeeurrrggghhh.
Short or long hair: short please.

Layer TEN
What Were You Doing
1 minute ago: issuing DOs, feeling frustrated.
1 hour ago: checking my sprees.
4.5 hours ago: sending stuff at blody TUAS.
1 month ago: practising for Terzettoes’ World Tour. *cough*
1 year ago: studying, preparing for exams.

Layer ELEVEN
Finish the sentence
I love: myself, mummy, daddy, JJ!!!!, my room, friends, shopping, Gucci, taking photos, sleeping, *rattles on and on*
I feel: sleepy, numb, nonchalant.
I hate: feeling this way.
I hide: my true emotions. *high 5 nad!*
I miss: feeling happy, being able to trust people.
I need: lots of money.

Layer TWELVE
Tag 5 people
rach, cass, whoever else wants to do.

Do this for me pleasee!!!

1. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
2. Am I loveable?
3. How long have you known me?
4. When and how did we first meet?
5. What was your first impression?
6. Do you still think that way about me now?
7. What do you think my weakness is?
8. Do you think I'll get married?
9. What makes me happy?
10. What makes me sad?
11. What reminds you of me?
12. If you could give me anything what would it be?
13. How well do you know me?
14. When's the last time you saw me?
15. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
16. Do you think I could kill someone?
17. Describe me in one word.
18. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger/weaker/or staying the same?
19. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?
20. Are you going to put this on your journal and see what I say about you?

20 People

Instructions:
Name 20 people you can think of at the top of your head – don’t read the questions before you write and tag 5 people to do the survey.

Karen, Zhenting, Chong, Lum, Cass, Nad, Lionel, Mira, Melvin, Mark, Poh, Nithiya, Shuan, Wenyao, Chris, Katherine, Michelle, Qookie, Yanqiu, William

1. How did you meet #14?
On WhoLivesNearYou.com. Waahahahaha. He stays opposite me.

2. What would you do if you had never met #1?
I think my life would be much quieter. :X

3. What would you do if #20 and #9 dated?

Hahahaha! I think it would be very very funny. But they'll look cute together.

4. Would #6 & #17 make a good couple?
Uh, they would if they were lesbians. Wahahahaha.

5. Describe #3.
kind, my dearest MUAAAAA, generous, good listener.

6. Do you think #8 is attractive?
Yeah! I think she'll look hot in her punjabi! Hahahhaha.

7. Tell me something about #7.
He's a monster in the form of a human!!! *runs away*

8. Do you know anything about #12’s family?
She's really close to them!

9. What’s #8’s favourite?
Komala's!!!!

10. What would you do if #11 confesses that he/she likes you?
erm………… I think I'll freak out and Karen will kill me. Not this Karen, his gf Karen.

11. What language does #15 speak?
English, Chinese and dialects.

12. Who is #9 going out with?
I have no idea man. Probably Mark. LOL. Oei, who you going out with?

13. How old is #16 now?
21 years old.

14. When was the last time you talked to #13?
Erm, face-to-face? At Liquid Kitchen. But we chat often on MSN.

15. Who’s #2’s favourite singer?
Lee Xin Jie! Wahahahahahaha. She sang Ai Xiang Da Hai that day at the KTV. LOL.

16. Would you date #4?
Sure! We can go shopping, manicure, eat, pedicure, shopping, movies. Yay! My darling KUKU sister.

17. Would you date #7?
HAHAHAHAHHAA! No no, Zhenting will kill me.

18. Is #15 single?
No leh, heard he got girlfriend. I don't know!

19. What is #10’s last name?
Shi.

20. Would you ever consider being in a relationship with #19?
Uh. I is not lesbian. LOL.

21. What schools did #3 go to?
Urm. *bites lip* TP? And urm… ah… I don't know… *guilty look*

22. Where does #6 live?
Bedok!! Hahhahaha!

23. What’s your favourite thing about #5?
The way she laughs. Hyuk hyuk hyuk.

24. What do you think of #18?
Great ballerina.

25. What do #4 & #19 have in common?
They're both dark!!! Tanned I mean.

26. What special qualities does #17 hold in your life?
Someone I can talk to about everything.

Meme time

Everyone wants to know what everyone thinks of them. So this is not the most comprehensive list, but yeah. It'll do for now.

1. I’ll respond with something random about you
2. I’ll challenge you to try something
3. I’ll pick a colour that I associate with you
4. I’ll tell you something I like about you
5. I’ll tell you my first/clearest memory of you
6. I’ll tell you what animal you remind me of
7. I’ll ask you something I’ve always wanted to ask you
8. If I do this for you, you must post this on your blog

Do it!!!

Do you want to know why you’re single?

I do! That’s why I did this test.

Between four colour combinations, please choose one:

a. Orange + Yellow

b. Red + Yellow

c. Purple + Pink

d. Green + Pink

Will reveal the answers tmr!!! So do check back okay!:D

Alright. Gotta go. Byeeee!

P.S. I chose purple and pink. We’ll find out why the singles are single tomorrow! OMG!

Taken from cruzteng.com