update

my flu's still bad :(

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I thought this article was quite intersting:
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/08/25/the-psychology-of-happiness-13-steps-to-a-better-life/

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readings, readings and MORE readings. baaaahhh.

new found friends

I have a few new found friends recently:


Exhibit A: the laundry basket.

Yes, It is BIG, but that said, it barely managed to hold 5/6 days of laundry. arrrgh. So yes it pays to buy a big laundry basket.


Exhibit B: the wastepaper basket.


Exhibit C: the tissue box (with tissues, obviously)

eejun is down with a very bad flu! He advises all to steer away from him upon sight 50m away!

:(

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a love-hate relationship

my mind is now swimming with stuff about Al Andalus, Christendom, the Roman Church, the Spanish, the Portuguese, the Dutch, merchant empires and Medieval Europe.

but wow!

my SOHO's finally up and running.

yup so that's my fully-functional SOHO (Small Office, Home Office - an acronym which debuted during the Internet Bubble age). yipeee. finally I can stay in hall for the whole week instead of checking in and out of it like a hotel.

(Note the pink fan blowing at my really hot lappie (literally). Obviously I 'koped' it from the house. In a household where there are 3 women and a dormant father, the idea of democracy just doesn't exist. Hence the pink fan.)

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I think the Sunny Island Nation has a good chance of winning an Olympics Gold Medal in 2012. (Unfortunately, out table tennis team lost :( ) Or maybe in the upcoming F1 race held in the SIN. I reckon I'll bet all my money on SIN drivers. But who should represent SIN? the NUS shuttle bus drivers. Seriously.

I believe I deserve a Olympics medal too. Now, what happen was that in the course of lugging my Brother 7030-DCP Printer back to PGP, I happened to have to take one of these aforementioned buses. Now, sitting at the back of the Bus, when you have your hands and back full of a big bulky printer and lappie, staying rooted to your seat requires utmost concentration, strength, endurance, and balance. By the end of the Bus trip, I can safely say that the Bus driver was definitely a professional-F1-racer-turned-part-time-shuttle-bus-driver. My Olympian credentials had also been proven by then.

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As I happily went home the other day, new-lappie-in-hand and generally upbeat about life, I stumbled upon a most entertaining conversation. Now, imagine a semi-full MRT train cabin, with two schoolgirls standing near one of the entrances. Imagine what their topic was! It wasn't as if I was eavesdropping; let's just say anyone within a 3m radius could hear perfectly well their discussion on ... erm... adult topics. haha. definitely spiced up my trip home immensely. I'm hoping to take the same MRT train home from now on.

I wonder how teenagers can be so liberal these days! I rmb nearly a decade ago, I once studied at a revered institution which went so far as to condemn BGR (Boy-Girl relationships; i.e. dating couples). In fact, I think the authorities relished the whole cat-and-mouse game of sniffing out all the star-crossed lovers in school, and indeed, was great at snuffing all of them out.

Times have changed.

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a rather long entry. first time I'm blogging from hall. wheee~!

NUS Rag Day

woopie~! I'm finally getting my lappie tomorrow! after SOOOO long!

he is happy. :)

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Anyway, here are 2 out of the many (fantastic) performances on Rag Day.

Arts item (politically correct to upload this I suppose XD):
[It features the Arts Dance in the last minute or so]


Eusoff Hall item (IMHO it was better than - )


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after the first stay

i like my hostel! yeah~! but I still need my lappie and printer...! rah!








Visitors welcomed!
Looking for pple to play tennis (read: attempt to hit balls across the tennis court) and learn one-star kayaking!

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Lots of thinking done recently. I guess its the pre-Uni jitters getting to me! oh well!

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So for this Sem I'm doing:
EN1101E (E-Lit exposure)
SE1101E (South East Asia studies exposure)
HY1101E (History exposure)
HY2246 (Intro to World History)
HY2250 (Intro to SEA History)

Striving for my 4-day, 4-hour work week! wheeee. (Lots of readings! arrrgh.)

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update

:( I'm super sadded and irritated now! so DONT bug me! rahhhh!

so its back to EN1101E for me. haiz.

sadded,
eejun


p.s. I need my lappie, and quick! rahhhh!
(seems like I have lots to whine about recently!)

moving in to PGP

I've finally moved into PGPR! (or more accurately, made my presence felt in my room, since its still technically inhospitable):

[editor: refer to two posts up]

The room looks horrible for now. Stay tuned for more changes to come!

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I felt like an auntie today. goodness. imagine running all over Daiso looking at nice cutlery and utensils. hoho. Or running all over Giant and Best Denki looking at cooking pots. geez. Fancy that!