Sunday, August 31, 2008
♥ 2:18 AM
madunclemusings. my Purpose is my country, my Endeavours are endless, my Spirit never dies. says:
tt the person u marry
madunclemusings. my Purpose is my country, my Endeavours are endless, my Spirit never dies. says:
must be the one person in the entire world who knows that one quality about you that makes u different from all the rest
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Hurhur, only one quality ? Marriage ?? I feel old and spinster-ish already, haha.
Thanks maduncle gpt for listening and sharing despite being on the verge of concussing, much love. :)
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I feel that I should include one in every post. THEY ARE HIGHLY ABOVE AVERAGELY ENTERTAINING, haha.The n&s ivle forum is currently scaring the bejeezers outta me. SERIOUSLY. The lengthy posts PLUS the referenced examples. The neverending paragraphs that try to tear holes in White's argument is giving me a good (nervous) laugh. If I am in the mood tomorrow, I shall evaluate White's argument yeah.. It certainly brings up some very controversial points.
Having friends who have their driving license is COOL. HURHUR. I am always thrilled to have friends give me a lift !!! So far I've survived on the separate occasions with db, aggie, zkai, jlow, jiayi and quen at the wheel ! EXCITING ! Photos another day, HAHA.
Didn't get to sing as much as I'd like during practice. ): But I know the song better now (I really love the part about the smiling corn fields) and I think theory is important too.. Gwei was sweet enough to accompany me to the library after lunch. :) I borrowed Dance Dance Dance ! Murakami again, could not resist. I foresee overdue library books.
I don't know why I agreed to follow zkai to comex seeing as how much I abhor crowds. I need my space. But yes, didn't buy anything although tempted to get shiny touch screen phone. He didn't buy anything either !!! Then we took a bus to funan walked around challenger a bunch of times then walked to dhoby. He left with howard, chris and xinchu for wall-e and I left to meet mich and sally for Gremlins under the banyan tree and also under the stars outside the national museum. :D
I don't care, I LOVED IT.
I loved sitting on the plastic sheet on the damp grass not being walled in by fellow movie watchers (everyone else didn't have a mat, sat on the pavement). I loved that I had sushi and mango yoghurt. I loved that it was under the tree and under the wide expanse of sky. I loved that mich and sally and I were totally wondering why the people in the show did not want to turn on their lights but preferred instead to wander around in the dark in full knowledge of dangerous monsters lurking nearby. I loved the lighting of the museum. I loved that we just lay down and looked at the the sky and I felt so contented with the moment.
Something marred the wonderful night but overall it was wonderful. AND I BOUGHT MOONFLOWER PERFUME AT THE BODY SHOP SALE, WOOP ! :)
To more movies under the stars and successful mugging sessions !!! As for the little things that people do and say, here's to friends :) Praise God !
Friday, August 29, 2008
♥ 1:57 PM
HAHA THANKS NESSA !:D I'm glad I've never had to stay overnight in a hospital. Although I have gotten my foot x-rayed at KK and been to one near my old place in the middle of the night for asthma.PROJECT RUNWAY IS FABULICIOUS !!! Hahahah, taking a leaf out of Blayne's 'Girlicious' book ! I tell you, the guys are all damn gay but so amusing. Even Stella the leather woman is amusing.. I think Jerell and Keith are kinda cute but why are they gay !?!? Pbbfft. HOLLA AT YA BOY ! Hahaha, love Tim as usual. (: Ergh, the wait for new episodes is excrutiating.
Because I do so love alpacas. And bunnies. And er llamas I guess. Wanted to sketch a bunny but I guess an alien result from the future of interspecies breeding is pretty fascinating too, haha.
Am going to try to do some readings. Crosses fingers.Wednesday, August 27, 2008
♥ 1:03 AM
Gweiii is a really sweet friend isn't he ? Hurhur :) I tell you, as retarded as social networking sites are, they are also tools in which friends can say and do little things to make you smile. Also, being on facebook at 1am has its perks. Spoke a bit to Petar and Deme :D I am such a sucker.. Funny how these people can reduce me to mush. Only it seems that my facebook friend Olly is breaking my poor poor heart. ):
Hahaha.. My n&s prof is like a little boy. I find him almost endearing. Was inspired to post a reflection on my 42 page reading. Keyword, was. I shall try to devote more time to readings ! My feeling of accomplishment for having read Anderson's article (although it is missing the final page. nus co-op, I AM NOT AMUSED) has been replaced by the joy of reaching rank 9 (with a score of 13000+) on word challenge !!!I am quite sure that I rank amongst the country's top 100 most scatterbrained people. I can't find my storybook. >(
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
♥ 12:22 AM
I'm almost finding it literally harder to breathe. A blocked nose is no fun at all.
All I want to do is re-watch the latest season of The Office, Scrubs, House, Ugly Betty, Pushing Daisies, Samantha Who, Entourage, How I Met Your Mother and Gossip Girl before the new season for each of them begins !
Humbug.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
♥ 11:33 PM
Friday night. From the marina square food court balcony. Super obstructed view because we weren't kiasu enough to get a good spot, haha. But it was spectacular anyhow.. I tell you, the city hall area was utter madness ! Half of the country was there.. I was very tempted to head home ! But I'd promise humz and it would've been weird if it was just her and jeremy. Haha but we did have very interesting conversations with our french friend ! I think we have destroyed his good impression of local girls, HAHA. Or maybe just singaporeans, lols..
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It's been raining quite unpredictably and madly. Sucks when you have to drag yourself out of bed and commute 1.5hours to school.
Nothing productive can ever come out of my being online. It's weird how I find it utterly dull and yet I can't tear myself away from it. GAH, RESTRAINT ! MUST EXERCISE IT ! I need new library books to read..
I have on hand, temporarily, scores for a bunch of really cool songs and I am just ITCHING to sing them with people ! Trying to play them on the piano just doesn't cut it. And I can safely say that my foray into the world of acappella singing is a never because I cannot sub divide for nuts. Dotted anything below a crotchet and weird syncopated rhythms are hell for me. ):
The theory lesson during practice made me realise how much stuff I'm clueless about or have clean forgotten. Shows how undeserving I am of my theory cert. =/ And it's interesting, what mark said.. That we're not students who sing but singers who study. The singer first. Haha I'm not sure if I'm even 'qualified' in a sense.. But I know that music is something I cannot divorce from my life.
It doesn't feel like two weeks of lectures have passed. No prizes for guessing why. First tutorial of the new academic year and untouched readings. =/ This does not bode well for me.
I feel rather mopey and melancholic. Can't exactly place why but I don't think it's the rain.
Friday, August 22, 2008
♥ 5:16 AM
Took a three hour nap. I tell you, I am a contender for the couch potato olympics for sure. I caught snatches of many things on television. Volleyball semis, my greek kitchen, rhythmic gym qualifiers, equestrian finals (SUPER EXCITING cos it was a jumpoff in the end), softball finals, mythbusters and the prestige (for the third time, and probably not the last, because I made my mother watch it =X).
Old habits die hard. Most apparent weaknesses include taxis rides, bags, shoes (all collectively under shopping and online shopping), slacking (ie. not doing readings and doing absolutely nothing productive online) and ponning lectures (self-explanatory). Debilitating financial and academic health. Sigh.
It is now 522am. It's amazing how I lasted this long. Tv seems to be my substitute for caffeine.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
♥ 11:09 PM
Us and our ray of uncle beng metro sunshine over the weekend.
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Just because I do something does not necessarily mean I enjoy it. Maybe I do it in the hope that things will change and that fortune will favour the poor soul who was willing to suffer through the initial stages. But why shouldn't I have my cake and eat it too right ? It seems to me that everytime I select a promising slice of goodness, the first few nibbles betray nothing. It is only when I really start to savour those morsels do I clamp down on the realisation that is the truth. The essence that I eventually gnaw at is a bitter, hard ball bearing. And that which I thought were hundreds and thousands ? Shavings of coarse steel that would embed themselves in my memory and wound me in all the right places.
Oh how I love metaphors.
For all those who need a cute bunny friend. Or a hug.♥ 12:53 AM
The Prestige.
Caught half the show. Was kind of confused as it was the latter half and they were mumbling a lot. Or maybe it was the accent. But I really loved how it all played out in the end. And it's interesting because there was no obvious protagonist or antagonist. Both were obsessed and at the costs of love and lives. It was a really good, thrilling period show. :)
I dreamt that LS came back to play at the airport. Actually, I didn't recognise any of the players except Olly. I miss him..
Some saving is in order. I am at a loss. Why do things persist ?
I am resigned to things never being in my favour.
Another one bites the dust.
The Demise.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
♥ 12:16 AM
Having cold rice and peanuts for dinner at 12ish am is really quite the experience.
I don't think I'll make it out alive. Haha.
I now know why this blog is so important to me. It's more than just an outlet for frustration. In some warped way, it's a way I try to tell people things I won't ever tell them straight. I don't know whether it's a problem with honesty per se or just that I freaking have no guts to stomach the repercussions. For me, the jury is out on whether the truth will really set people free. But yeah, I half expect them to somehow read it and get what I've been meaning to say. Of course it never ever works. And as it is, I feel that I've made this more public than I should've.
I guess it's kinda been decided. I'm going to quote Murakami and use his metaphor as a metaphor.
Your work should be an act of love, not a marriage of convenience.
What is with these people ?! Surely it can't be me. Then again, it could be. It must be. I really seem to have a problem. How horrible. I feel as if I should retreat away and surround myself with only music (in the form of both youtube videos and choir scores) novels, my piano and my dog. Oh and cable tv. Creature comforts, haha..
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I didn't get all my desired tutorials. 1. I will not be seeing sally for 2215. Utterly depressing. 2. Compounding that is the 2 hour tutorial I have every odd monday. Which totally screws my 3 day week plan. Anyhoo, I will try to be less of a pon star this semester. Let it be known that I haven't touched a single reading. Damn, I'd better start to get my 4.0 !
Two things. The weather is splendid. :) Really must thank God for the rain and the cool night air. Also, I got my hair cut and I have a fringe that is too short for my liking.
You know, I think it's sweet that gwei, zkai, quenster and db took the effort to remind me to watch the Long Way Down (EWAN MCGREGOR !!!) at 9 after seeing my msn nick. :)
Sunday, August 17, 2008
♥ 10:56 PM
Not good enough. But define good. And to a large extent, those are very stupid terms.
I think I'm sticking to SAF duty. Hopefully core. Outreach stuff will kill me I think.
Popped by esplanade for dinner. Wanted to watch table tennis at harry's bar originally but jq and I ended up watching er ministry of rock at the outdoor stage. Haha, hardcore rock isn't really my thing (was more keen on the quintet that had chan yoong han and lim yan [cuddly magnificat rehearsal pianist if you recall !!!]) but he was having a ball of a time so at least he wasn't being his typical emo self, haha.
On a side note, I miss weeliang and shawn ! I remember how wl, jq and I would go out at eat ba chor mee together. And he always ordered extra noodles and extra chilli.
Two steps forward three steps back. Sigh. You know what, make that twenty steps back. I feel as if I've hit a wall. Come to think of it, you think you're approaching something but when you pull away the veil that you yourself put up, you realise that you were never meant to go anywhere. Wandering around in a box was fun while it lasted but you're going nowhere.
I want to sing. I wish I was singing in the chorus for Turandot.
And yeah, I shouldn't settle right ?
♥ 12:45 AM
I love the facebook bumper stickers ! HURHUR.
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I am secretly pleased but I shall not disclose why. So much for a personal web log. Smiles.
Work was really quite miserable.. I missed alumni practice ! ): Meep. (or rather the people haha okay but actually singing too, I really want to sing !!!) The only saving grace is frankie. (not malcolm, lols) Our short funny nasal metro uncle beng. THE ONE I SECRETLY LAUGH AT WHEN I WAS WORKING AT YOU KNOW WHERE HAHAHAHAHA. He's really nice and funny unknowingly. I am so amused.
Hope tomorrow's a better day ! Character building, seriously.
Two things I want to work on would be independence and honesty. Independence because I don't want to rely on people to be there for me. I know it can come across as a little cold but I'm not a big fan of insecurity really. Honesty not that I habitually lie to people but to be more honest in what I say about things. In the most, tactful and 'don't want to make a big deal out of this' way possible. Repressed feelings are never a good thing. It's something I tend to do. Keep things to myself and let them bubble under. Quietly seethe, smiling but with clenched teeth. But there'll be a day when I regret not saying things and the 'situation' gets out of hand and somehow bites me in the ass. So yeah, that has to be dealt with..
Hurhur, the prof's reply to my forum post is so cute. I appreciate how he is replying everyone !
Saturday, August 16, 2008
♥ 11:45 AM
♥ 11:34 AM
LOVE THE PIANO PLAYING :D :D
♥ 1:59 AM
That short facebook reply from Olly made my day. Heck, it made my week. (not that my week was horrendous but yeah) I just sat there smiling stupidly at the screen. :D I really want to visit the UK !
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There are a lot times when things being said make me catch myself and ask what the hell I am doing and where I am planning to end up. To both, I really have no idea. I'm probably thinking too much. Doomed I tell you, haha.
256am. See this is precisely what I am talking about.
Friday, August 15, 2008
♥ 2:22 PM
The gymnastics finals were yesterday and this morning. Thankfully my fridays are free so I got to catch some of the women's individual all round finals. Hurhur. So anyway, here's me posting pictures of eye candy ! Seeing as how asians very rarely grace this page, I've decided to give them credit for once, haha. The caucasians aren't as cute actually.. But this is only gymnastics I'm talking about ! Haha..
Chen Yibing of China ! He smiles a lot, haha. Was the other Chinese in the individual all round finals apart from China's golden boy in gymnastics, Yang Wei. Finished 24th but is a pro at rings at was part of the gold winning men's team..
My favourite !!! Hiroyuki Tomita ! :D HOW CUTE IS HE !?! Haha, I think he's more adorable than silver medallist, Uchimura (who looks too pretty for me haha).. He finished a respectable 4th.
The very cute Chinese ! Cheng Fei to the right who's my age and reminds me of Sueann and Deng Linlin whose age is being disputed.. She looks 13 but is reportedly 16 hrms.. But cute nonetheless !
Nastia Liupin !!! Gold medallist for the individual all round finals from the US ! She's prettyyyy :)
And because uncle lim is so enthusiastic about paris hilton and thinks she's hawt (whatever that's supposed to mean) and also because he MADE me do this, there you go ! Tsk, had to edit that so many times ! Haha..
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
♥ 11:52 PM
I thought I was bad. I must really hand it to humz !!! I'd only just introduce her and jt to jeremy (very nice french guy, not the cute one haha) and after some small talk about modules and paris, she asked for his number !!! Even I don't have his number ! In this kind of conservative asian society, she has got guts ! Hurhur. She even asked him to bring back souvenirs for us from his weekend trip to bali and asked him to take us to paris one day. Haha, master (closet) flirt mans ! I think most local guys are totally averse to such boldness. Local boys. Tsk. And before we met jeremy, she almost chased down a caucasian from our 3231 lecture ! She didn't eventually chat him up because he was eyeing us suspiciously, lols. There's a really cute swiss guy in 3231 ! Hoho.. I hope he's in my tutorial !
In other news, climo was rather dull. =/ NH was quite interesting, british lecturer. Ahhhh, I miss prof hi*ggitt ! Adorable englishmen.. Haha, fetish with angmohs, I know not why !
Diving and gymnastics are my favourite events to watch ! Indoor volleyball's not half bad either.. Pity I haven't had the chance to catch equestrian..
It's interesting. I wonder how long I can keep this up before interest wanes..
♥ 12:51 AM
Sometimes you just get thrown off balance by life's ironies. There's a lot of black but then you look closer and you realise there are the greys. They aren't white but they ain't half bad either.
Today's irony was how the meal that I had so looked forward to and had so much expectation and excitement for did not materialise. At the very last moment. I seem to be very susceptible to this. So the highlight of my day, as it turns out, was my Nature and Society lecture which I (prepare yourself for the contradiction !!!) almost didn't attend. Haha, what else is new right ? Contemplating escape. But dragging a very heavy load, I did attend it because I thought I was going to meet the rest anyway.
Turns out, it was a good thing I attended it. If not I wouldn't have gotten to catch the wonderful youtube video that the prof showed. (ask me if you're interested in the things I actually do like) The diversity and beauty and expanse of the world really overwhelmed me. Life is so much more outside this tiny little capsule. (which is why I really cherish my experiences with the foreigners in June, speaking of which, I still haven't put up the photos !) I almost teared.
Like what the discovery channel boom de ya dah song suggests,
THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME
There's such a lot of world to see.
-Moon River
Anyway, it was sad that I was (kinda) utterly alone (I mean, the LT was filled to the brim but I knew not a familiar face) and yet I was literally BURSTING to share my wonderment with a kindred spirit. It really heightened my wanderlust. DAMMIT I WANT TO TRAVEL.
And I like the prof. Even if he is a bit slow and not very articulate. He seems to be a very decent, passionate guy. His teaching/personal statements resonated quite strongly with me. It wasn't just that he advocated appreciating nature and having fun (I'm all for a memorable time ! like my music mod last sem :) ) but more of because he believes that we should act on our convictions.
So true. I only hope that I can soon be certain about the things I love and be passionate about them.
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I am about $150 poorer. =/ But I am loving the flats, the dress, the pouch, the tops and the gauchos. Regret buying the flowy top and shorts though.
Yay db and ul for just listening ! Sometimes that's all it takes.
Everyone should watch the Men's Gymnastics Team routines. The muscles are really quite scary but there are quite a few cute guys !!!! The french and the americans.. Including a Japanese or two, hurhur. The romanians just make me miss Tibi. )))))):
Javier Bardem is one sexy fogey ! Haha ! Whoever said that this is no country for old men ?
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
♥ 1:28 AM
Durum semolina, golden wheat wafting in Italian fields.
Can you imagine how astonished the Italians would be if they knew that what they were exporting in 1971 was really loneliness ?
-The Year of Spagehetti, part of Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, Haruki Murakami
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And so it begins ! AY2008-2009, Semester 1. Assuming I don't oversleep of course ! Tendency for that to happen is remarkably high. Almost rivals tendency to skip lectures. =X Hope I get to meet pten tomorrow for waffles ! Food always taste better with good company. :) That being said, I hope za gang (as gpt calls it) is free on friday for a sushi buffet ! Don't we all live to eat ? Hurr.
Soci of food and nature and society will be a blast I hope ! And yes, I will strive towards conscientiously and religiously completing my readings. -crosses fingers-
Monday, August 11, 2008
♥ 1:33 AM
Thanks to uncle gerald for the free zoo ticket and meal coupon ! :D I really really wish I listened to my father and brought my extra battery. ): Couldn't take many photos of the wonderful animals.. But here's one of my favourites ! I think it's a cottontop tamarin :) Don't you just want to grab his furry tail ? I'm beginning to like the primates more and more.. I didn't fancy them when I was younger. I like the (not so) big cats, otters, zebras, kangaroos.. Okay actually it's safe to say that I like everything but the insects, haha ! =X I think howard and I felt a bit lightbulb-ish alongside gpt and aggie, lols. I had to get up at 7 but all the same, I love the zoo :)
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Had a horrible night. Had 5 hours (or less) of sleep. It was mostly the very weird stomach that kept me tossing about. Woke up at 4plus unable to get back to a fitful sleep. The fan did the trick. And then I had a nightmare. This time it was how a whole bunch of choir people (for some reason I only remember shermaine hrms..) were living in a bunch of hdb-like dorms. Then I got a 'for your eyes only' email from chong ping saying that I had to evacuate everyone immediately but to be prepared because people were going to get lacruated. I remember wondering if there is such a word and picturing dead bodies strewn along the corridor. So I was screaming at people to have a sense of urgency and leave the building.
Thankfully I didn't get to see what lacruated meant (maybe he meant lacerated ?). All I know is that it was such a horrible nightmare. I just downloaded this short podcast from this discovery channel (yay!) human body programme. It was about dreams, how good dreams are what scientists (psychiatrists ?) believe to be forms of wish fulfilment and how nightmares are a form of confronting our fears. I'm not too sure really but the realism makes it very scary. =/
I think sometimes we owe it to ourselves to be a little thick skinned.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
♥ 1:09 AM
You've got the best of both worlds
You're the kind of girl who can take down a man,
And lift him back up again
You are strong but you're needy,
Humble but you're greedy
and Based on your body language,
and shoddy cursive I've been reading
You're style is quite selective,
though your mind is rather reckless
Well I guess it just suggests
that this is just what happiness is
And what a beautiful mess this is
It's like picking up trash in dresses
Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you write
Kind of turn themselves into knives
And don't mind my nerve you could call it fiction
But I like being submerged in your contradictions dear
'Cause here we are, here we are
Although you are biased I love your advice
Your comebacks they're quick
And probably have to do with your insecurities
There's no shame in being crazy,
Depending on how you take these
Words, I'm paraphrasing, this relationship we're staging
And what a beautiful mess this is
It's like picking up trash in dresses
Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you say
Kind of turn themselves into blades
kind and courteous is the life I've heard
But it's nice to say that we played in the dirt oh dear
Cause here we are, here we are
Here we are [x7]
We're still here
what a beautiful mess this is
it's like taking a guess when the only answer is yes.
and through timeless words and priceless pictures
we'll fly like birds not of this earth
and tides they turn and hearts disfigure
but that's no concern when we're wounded together
and we tore our dresses and stained our shirts
but it's nice today
Oh, the wait was so worth it.
-Beautiful Mess, Jason Mraz
***
I AM IN LOVE WITH JASON MRAZ AND HIS MUSIC AND HIS LYRICS AND HIS VOICE AND HIS HATS !!!!!! HAHA !
Beautiful Mess is such a melancholy song. Such songs make you want to curl up, small and starry eyed, and just soak yourself in the music and lyrics.
Hope qua finds her camera.. Didn't catch the fireworks but shopping and chatting and walking (way too much) with pten is lovely :)
Friday, August 08, 2008
♥ 3:46 PM
I've procrastinated long enough ! Haha and since school is about to start, I thought I'd better share my work photos before they never make an appearance. So I'll start from the last project- Tan Dun (and David Cossin) with the SFO for Singapore International Water Week.
Kinda narcissistic if you ask me but the effect's pretty cool..
David the really fantastic (personality and talent-wise) water percussionist from the US !
Bah ! Poor esplanade backstage lighting.. With the maestro himself !
His flight was delayed and I had a really nice chat with him :)
The pretty and talented er hu soloist ! She was really nice too, not a diva at all..***
It was technically not part of the SAF08 and it was the least fun project. Mostly because I was alone on it and I was exhausted and really mopey after LS left. But still it was an interesting experience even though I was kind of intimidated by the maestro..
I was just reminded of a funny quote that sk told me about..
May your dating pool be olympic sized.
-Navleen
Haha ! In the spirit of beijing 08 ! 080808 ! Once a millenium ! Right ? Then again, every moment, every day is the first and last you'll ever get. Anyway, ahh, I'm so jealous.. The Harvard Din (I think that's what they're called) made an appearance at AJ today ! ARGH ! I am envious ! They're this acappella group and you know how much I love acappella ! All guys too, haha.. And I am so annoyed because I only found out last night that they had a free performance at the concourse yesterday ! >( I want to catch the acappella championships but I really should save money.. =/ But oh, we were fortunate to have the magnets in j1 ! It was probably the only time our class could appreciate being in the front row of the auditorium..
Some of the course readings have already been uploaded ! I feel enthusiastic about them ! I almost want to print them out and file them, HAHA. ALMOST. I feel that I really should buck up this semester. That is, attend at least 50% of lectures. =/ To see whether geography really is my thing mostly. It's quite worrying I guess, last sem's tourism module.. And and, I also want to know if physical's more of my thing or human.. I'm not quite sure what to classify Nature and Society. It seems to be both mmms.. But I don't know anyone taking that module. I'm not going to pretend I know that bitch. Hmph.
Okay more work photos hopefully over the next three days.. I've been listening to the WWRY on cd and it's great !!! :D I'm so glad that my father got it for me. Hurhur. If you're reading this aggie and uncle gpt, you're free to borrow it from me ! (okay fine, in exchange for a shot at Wii and a sushi lunch together !!! hurhur)
♥ 1:22 AM
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I feel blah. Or to translate, hugely dissatisfied. I'm not sure why. Didn't get to meet pten today. I wouldn't call napping, playing patapon and watching Friends online productive.
Wow. Really, the more I think about it, the more I think it's true. Parallel lines. Slow dancing in a burning room. Maybe and then maybe not.
Oh no, I'm such a mopey mood now. I'm skipping tracks by The Strokes and ABBA for sulky fare by Rachael Yamagata and Sophia Pallot.
It could just be the weather. But oh how I love it. The weather.
Thursday, August 07, 2008
♥ 2:41 AM
In Jiayi's BMW with the top down !!! HOW COOL IS THAT !?!?!?! Dammit, I want to learn how to drive. I love the shadows and the colours. And my eyebrow looks strangely thin, haha..***
Finally had a complete tallies outing. Shiying took the train home sadly.. We had dinner at azabu sabo at central. CAN YOU SAY EXPENSIVE !? >( Twenty two bucks. It wasn't that great. And my dessert was minute. Bah. Joa's leaving next week for a year in the States in uni buffalo. Wow, scary.. One whole year ! She's brave ! Hurhur..
UNMA IS BACK FOR TOTAL DOMINATION DOMINAtion DOMination domination.... Haha ! I want all of pten to be reunited soon mans..
I don't understand the stories in murakami's Blind Willow Sleeping Woman. Pbbbfft. I can't believe school is starting soon. Oh, the latest update is that I am taking FOUR geog modules. Yes, count 'em, FOUR ! I hope it's not suicidal. Dropped Art and History for Nature and Society. Might as well do geog modules eh..
OMG I JUST SAW ANIMAL GEOGRAPHIES ! HAHAHAHA ! I FEEL EXCITED !!!! :D
And then I saw that bitch's name and it just soured my mood about ten times. I tell you, if she's in my tutorial or WORSE, my project group, I will hurl myself off a cliff. GWEI, NOW'S MY TURN TO WHINE !
Okay, 422am. Another day closer to school. Yay for free mondays ! :) And I'll be seeing mich and qua and hopefully sally tomorrow, yay ! :)
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
♥ 12:07 AM
If I've learnt one thing from my parents, it's that a job you really hate for the sake of money will only bring misery. Everyone around you included. I'm determined not to end up doing something that I will dislike overall.
To be thick skinned and not give a hoot, haha ! I love talking to Matt. I want to move to England. I want to take a walk in the countryside.. Was looking at the Royal Albert Hall website. I want to watch the Proms !!! So cultured.. In one aspect at least.. Ahhh, I just want to travel !
You know, looking at the favourites in my toolbar, I am saddened by how I will soon have to make room for school related stuff. Make room for impending madness. BAH. It's funny.. I think after the highlights from the holidays, school seems so horrid and blah in comparison.
I wouldn't exactly call it confusing. I'm not sure actually, what to call it. Am not too sure what to make out of it.. Really I don't. On one hand it's nice, on the other hand it makes me cringe and wonder what I'm doing.
The radiation's making my head spin. Or it could be the 4/5 hour nap I had. I want dessert.
Sunday, August 03, 2008
♥ 9:35 PM
Five o’ clock and a fire escape symphony
Spilling out across the road and the square
And the sky’s the same as your own, do you think of me?
Do the parks and trees and the leaves reach you there?
After the rain, in the lonely hours he haunts me....
Calling out, again, and again....
Sophia, Sophia, I’m burning, I’m burning
It’s a fire, a fire I cannot put out.
Sophia, Sophia, I’m learning that some things
I can’t go without
And one of those is him.
And now I walk these streets like a stranger in my home town,
Learn the language, form the words when I speak.
But he changed me, I’m his ghost since he came around
Now I count the hours, and the days and the weeks.....
In passion and silence,
Every word, every line a measure
It’s the science of the soul.
And his books, they breathe a reason
And now, I want to know.....
Sophia, Sophia, I’m burning, I’m burning
It’s a fire, a fire I cannot put out.
Sophia, Sophia, I’m learning that some things
I can’t go without
And one of those is him.
And you, with your new born eyes,
Have you ever loved a man like I love him?
Do you hurt, but still feel alive
Like never before?
Oh Sophia! Sophia!
Sophia, Sophia, I’m burning, I’m burning
It’s a fire, a fire I cannot put out.
Sophia, Sophia, I’m learning that some things
I can’t go without
I can’t go without him.
-Sophia, Nerina Pallot
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The song is just beautiful :)
Friday, August 01, 2008
♥ 9:19 PM
As of now, I'll be doing cities in transition, natural hazards (yay !) and atmospheric environments (boo :( ) for my major. Current electives are Art and History and Sociology of Food. Haha, I know. I always try to pick interesting electives. Though I might drop one in order to take intro to theatre studies.. Three day work week so far ! Mondays and fridays off so long weekend.. Joy ! But wednesdays and thursdays are killers..
OH ! I forgot to mention the joke of yesterday. Was in a conversation with qua and sally about cors and qua was telling us that some psycho bid 9000+ points for german 1 ! We were all omgahhhhhddddd psychooooo nus people are freeeeaks until qua told us that she typed one extra zero. HAHAHAHAHHA. Makes so much difference ! Lols..
I can't stand extreme public displays of affection. Already overly mushy heterosexual couples make me squirm and grimace. The two girls on the train were just gross. It's funny how some people can be so oblivious and not self-conscious at all.
Next week will be one of rest before THE HORROR begins all over again.