one month into the new year

i just wanted to blog so that i can remember how amazing today's lunchtime concert was. gary ryan, the guitarist who performed, was so fantastically brilliant! all of us especially enjoyed the encore piece, which he composed after he brought his daughter out to the sea for the first time. he said it was a very nostalgic piece for him, and to me, his music certainly drew out the sweet beauty of his memories. i can't exactly describe what it feels like, to take in the euphonic melodies that resounded throughout the entire lecture theatre, and to experience that magic in the air, but somehow listening to that piece made me feel like crying. there was this sadness underlying the harmonious tunes; perhaps memories are always associated with that same tinge of melancholy.

it was ephemeral, yet impeccable. a pity i'll probably never ever hear this same piece of music again in my entire life, but i guess the knowledge that i was listening to something for the first and possibly last time made it even more captivating.

so today's a great day! apart from how sleepy i was during the morning lectures, the lunchtime concert saved me from being sleepy for the rest of the day! im very proud of myself because i managed to memorize the structures of my 20 amino acids today! today also marks the start of a 2-week study break for me. don't be envious, i'm supposed to be mugging for my exam! there's an awful lot to study, i don't know where to begin, and for now i just hope i'll still remember my 20 amino acids when i wake up tomorrow morning.

wassup yo!

im so happy now i can't stop grinning like an idiot! today i received a huge parcel from my beloved friends cihan and ze! im so incredibly touched! i wish i can scream and laugh and hug them like crazy at this instant, but for the time being, i guess shall just be content with hugging my silly little friend and basking in this ineffable bliss.

this is my very own furry friend! it's name is "wassup yo" and it's now hiding behind me and peeping at my laptop screen! i think i sound a little insane, but i really miss having stuffed toys around! i know some people who dislike receiving stuffed toys as presents, because they think these things serve no purpose other than to collect dust, really. i think at some point in time, probably when i didn't know where to store the toys, i also shared the same sentiments that they were truly impractical. but right now, i can't really comprehend how i could have ever thought these things were useless! the fun of playing with an adorable stuffed toy and hugging it makes me feel so happy; it's more than i can ask for!

when i saw the description on the parcel which indicated that the box contained 1 card, 1 stuffed toy and 2 pieces of clothings, i thought the two crazy girls bought clothes for me! but it turned out that they bought clothes for wassup yo! so cool, i can go back to the old primary school barbie days and change clothes for my toy!

HAHAHA. it's so very cute and funny! i love it so much i'll hug it to sleep every night. then i'll have nice sweet dreams that will teleport me back home every night.

risk

just for the record, im still awake at this hour!

vision blurred, eyelids heavy, and severely brain dead..

i think the sun is rising soon.

A B C D or E?

Each question has five possible answers, A-E. One or more of these answers may be correct. If there are x correct answers and y incorrect answers then the score for each correct answer is +(100/x)% and the score for each incorrect answer is -(100/y)%. Negative scores are possible for each question. If there is an overall negative mark for the test, it will be rounded up to 0%. This means that if you select every correct answer you score 100% and if you select all the answers you score zero. You get partial credit for a partially correct answer.

i've never liked doing mcqs, because i always make the wrong guesses. but now it's worse than before! it can be A and B, B and C, CD, DE, ABC, BCD, CDE, ABCD, BCDE.. there are so many combinations that i don't even dare to work out the probability of scoring 100% for each question. maybe it's easier to just flip my coin 5 times to get my answers! argh, this reminds me of that day when woon and i were busy wasting our time trying to find out whether our lab report was due later, instead of rushing the report itself. i know i should be working on my mcqs instead of fiddling with wild guesses and probabilities. but i have utterly warped priorities, and i still can't overcome the inertia of slacking and get down to proper work. i feel like sleeping again!

let it snow

Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering
-Paulo Coelho

i feel bad for not knowing what to say or do to make things better, for passing my bad luck to the people around me, and for not taking good care of some of the most irreplaceable things in my life.

it's been so cold lately. why hasn't it started snowing yet? let it snow, let it snow.