taking a break from sizing dna framents

i felt this sudden wave of excitement when i realized that i'll be seeing my dajie and bro in less than two weeks! i can't wait i can't wait i can't wait! :D

it's raining outside now. there's slight thunder and lightning, and i can hear the sound of falling raindrops despite having my earphones on. im listening to sunyanzi's 我也很想他, and this familiar voice never fails to make me feel at peace. somehow her singing, the piano playing in the background, and the shower of raindrops outside seem to be orchestrated in perfect harmony. moments like this make me feel as if the earth has stopped moving, the clocks have stopped, and everything has come to a standstill.

而夏天还是那么短，思念却很长..

is it raining in singapore too?

lost and found

originally i wanted to blog about thorpe park, my birthday, nottingham games, and how much fun i had. but today has been quite a sad day. i lost the bracelet my aunt made me for my birthday, i lost the cute blue baking mittens i brought from home, and i missed my stop on my way home and had to freeze all the way back because i didn't have my gloves with me.

however, just when i braced myself for more suay happenings, i realized how life can actually be so wonderful at times, especially when you least expect it to be. many thanks to my ex-colleagues for making my bad day not so bad afterall! when i received their parcel with my birthday present and a card with all their blessings, i felt so much better :) im also very thankful to leefeng for walking around lillywhites to help me search for my bracelet, and twinnie for talking to me on msn when i reached hall today. maybe sometimes all of us need to lose a few things before we find other important things in life!

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with string,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Cream coloured ponies and crisp apple strudel,
Door bells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Girls in white dresses and blue satin sashes,
Snow-flakes that stay on my nose and eye-lashes,
Silver white win-ters that melt into spring,
These are a few of my favorite things,

When the dog bites,
When the bee stings,
When I'm feeling sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don't feel, so bad.

[edit at 9:33 PM] i just came back from a shower, and guess what happened! while i was happily rinsing off all the foam and soap from my body, i found my fingers stuck to the shower head's hand set. of all places, my hand was grabbing the area on which someone spat chewing gum! it was still fresh and sticky. eewwwwwww. i was so horrified and terribly disgusted. oh my goodness, even i myself felt like laughing at the absurdity of it all. this is really the ultimate. i think i better coop myself up in my room for the rest of the night, lest the sky falls on me the moment i step out onto the streets. or worse, i may just get to bump into the legendary mosquito man today! im pretty certain that with such luck today, anything and everything can happen.

happiness is

1) when you look at a photo and laugh out loud as you remember how you and your friends conquered a 205-feet high structure with an acceleration from 0 to 80miles/hr in 2.3seconds

2) receiving the cutest card from a dear blue freak who is also stranded overseas

3) when you find joy during practicals on dna gel electrophoresis. the triumphant feeling you get from loading dna samples into agarose gel is sufficient to make you forget that you have 4 3-hour practicals crammed within a week.

4) sighting cotton candy clouds in the sky; suddenly all the unhappiness in the world seems to disappear

5) bittersweet: it is when you feel so excited that someone's birthday is coming soon, yet so sad that there will be no more movie marathons this year, no more cheek-pinching, no more chatting till the wee hours of the morning.

6) when you can feel love from miles and miles away, and know that everyone at home loves you alot, misses you alot, and wishes you all that you hope for, all that you dream of, and all that makes you happy.

and there is sweetness in the laughter of all the stars, and in the memories of those you love

7) when life gives you plenty of reasons to smile, because sometimes rushing essays, enduring tiring long days in school, knowing some of your friends are sad, and going home under gloomy skies that start darkening at 4pm make you forget that you actually don't need a reason to be happy.

:) my essay is done! killer week is ending! and hyde park at night is actually very beautiful :D