COP15

Copenhagen climate summit = Doha round of free trade talks = FAILURE

I don't see why the US could spend US$700 billion to save Wall Street (and by extrapolation, the world?) and China 4 trillion yuan (US$586 billion) to keep its economy growing and (and create more pollution), but could not afford to significantly help to foot of the bill of saving the world from a climate disaster.

It seems that national 'strategic' interests hardly evel fail to trump the common good of humanity.

Or perhaps it is because such environmental issues have not made a sufficient impact in votes or dollars to convince the political leaders that action is needed?

After enjoying a lavish meal at an expensive restaurant, you realise you do not have enough money to pay for it. What do you do? -- Just walk out of it (and I'll promise you, nothing much can be done to you).

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"Citizens of a time rather than a place."

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" If you are able to explain all your patient's symptoms, that will be really beautiful and you will enjoy Medicine."

Inspiring.

Interview of Pete Teo - 15Malaysia

張子夫《15Malaysia》．喜劇啟示錄

我們向以多元自詡，甚至自傲，其實，馬來西亞一向是個選擇不多的國度。

通俗流行也好、晦澀艱深也好，真的比上不足、比下有餘嗎？

別的不說，所謂的本土電影，獨立電影圈近幾年稍稍凝聚清新的新勢力，卻也沒有多少人關心；紀錄片大家走得辛苦，觀眾人口也不可觀。而這些以外，提起本土電影，我們能不能也有一些雅俗共賞，更貼近庶民的親和力作品？

通俗不是壞事，幽默只是溝通方式，深度一樣可以兼顧。

今年以來，一些小小的、零散的喜劇力量，剛好給了我們不同的啟示，或許他們的作品依然不夠圓融成熟，也還粗糙待改進，但有人起步總是好的。

生活太苦，來一帖本土笑方，搖晃你癱瘓的腦袋吧。

15個馬來西亞．一個大同的迴響

過去3個月，《15Malaysia》成為坊間上最夯的話題，網路流覽人次和點擊率之高，以及討論之熱烈，映現了民眾的集體需要－－我們通通都知道但通通都不說的、或者我們痛罵過100次的，就在15部片中誠實的被攤開來檢視。

沒有晦澀艱深的手法，只有輕鬆幽默的凝視，短短幾分鐘內切開政治社會議題的果核，腐敗的、囿暗的、嘲諷的、避開不見的，大家看完就笑了、也開始感嘆了、然後開始思考了，這就是張子夫最初想要的成效。

民眾熱烈迴響拓寬了敢言空間，究竟是喜劇力量大，還是誠實力量大，抑或是張子夫所言，團結力量大？

真相需要被知道

《15Malaysia》的官網在60天內創造了1400萬的流覽人次，部落格在30天之內寫下了5萬4000的瀏覽人次。

電影今年巡迴亞洲、明年巡迴歐美，法國資深影評人Jean-Michel Frodon將之與法國新浪潮相比，滾雪球般的迴響，召集人兼製作人張子夫始料未及。

“所有關於影片的評論都是好的，沒有人否決這是好事情，說話空間也因此變大了。當民眾反映熱烈，右翼份子也不敢批判。”

《15Malaysia》給社會最大的重擊，或許是誠實的重要性，以及民眾力量的決定性。一如張子夫所言，“這對馬來西亞的將來是很重要的。人民想要甚麼樣的國家，決定權在人民手上。”

“這裡面沒有一件事是你不知道的，只是大家都不敢講。我們講了出來，大家都不會否定，也很感激。中文媒體的空間一向以來比較大，英文和馬來媒體比較不敢說，所以他們對《15Malaysia》也很支持。”

熱烈迴引來各黨派的關切，“大家來問，可不可以來演講？可不可以放映你們的影片？我們的立場是中立的，在朝在野都歡迎他們來演講，但如果其中一方要來，另一方我們也會邀請”，雖則如此，向來堅持良心作業的張子夫立場鮮明，“導演可以自己決定要不要去，我不會去。”

他覺得每個國家都需要正反力量，“這個國家需要在朝也需要在野黨，政府和反對黨都有貪污。”他只是想讓不思考的民眾開始思考，“國內有很多事情，民眾應該要知道，也需要被討論，這跟任何政黨無關，它是一個政黨以外，更寬更大的事情。”

因為這都是力量

個性中對於“對民眾來說是好事”或者“應該做的事”無法坐視不理的他，坦言不做讓自己“晚上想起來會睡不著的事”。這顆良心跟著他隨性創作，永遠無法預計下一步的自己會往哪裡去，反正該做的，就會適時發生，所以他召集了15個導演，創造了無數迴響，初衷其實很簡單扼要，就是誠實說一說老家發生的事。

“馬來西亞是我們的老家，家裡發生很多事情，大家都有自己的想法，我給導演的指示很短：你心裡覺得最病態的、最值得討論的，或者美麗的好事情，就提出來討論，最重要是誠實。”

他當然不要國家宣傳短片的粉飾太平，“把這裡說得像天堂，手牽手唱歌，這不是真的。”

網路使用者大多是15歲至35歲的年輕族群，向來被視為政治冷感的他們卻反應熱烈，“他們不理政治的原因，有時候是覺得投票沒用，因為甚麼都不會改變。其實這個態度是錯的。”

張子夫語重心長，“縱然只有一票也好，也要照投；只有很小聲的一句話也好，也要照說。因為這都是力量。”

不思考是很危險的

既然本意是溝通，張子夫發起計劃之初，就認真思索過藝術和民眾之間的距離。

“必須抓得很準，太冷僻觀眾就不想看，太主流觀眾就不思考。”藝術形式與溝通中間的拿捏線，必須抓得很精確，這是製作人最大的考量。

於是他希望短片首要抓緊民眾目光，讓他們思考，才會有迴響。

“作品不能是Spoon Feeding（填鴨式），國家有這麼嚴重的政治問題，其實就是人民不太愛思考，不思考是很危險的。”

他覺得本土觀眾需要培養思考能力，是以計劃之初他就考量過，“不能說得太白，因為隨時會被告，觀眾也不思考；說得太白就像講道，這15個導演不是神，不能變成我們對你說，所以必須留個空間讓你思考，國家未來要如何，你必須自己做決定。”

一如張子夫所言，這個國家社會的問題，也不是這15部短片可以解決的，“不經過大腦，如何解決問題呢？”

喜劇溝通是選擇

15位導演中有一大半是獨立電影導演，就是所謂一般認知的非主流電影導演。《15Malaysia》或許也幫獨立導演們平凡了一些既定成見：導演們雖然出身獨立電影，要拍喜劇也難不倒他們。

“他們背後沒有大機構支持，卻可以在國外立足，也可以撐這麼久，他們都不笨啊。所以我提出概念，他們就知道我要甚麼。”一般認知上或會偏頗的認定，獨立電影就是看不懂的電影，導演們想必拍不出甚麼可以跟一般觀眾溝通的作品，但《15Malaysia》讓一般觀眾重新認識獨立電影創作者。

“獨立，是藝術上的決定。”綜觀獨立電影和一般觀眾的距離，張子夫覺得那是一體兩面的事，他以自己為例：“張子夫一向以來都被認為是獨立圈中的一份子，但我也是獨立圈最大的批評者。非主流獨立圈子有時候會說民眾不支持，這當然是兩個問題，一就是民眾和觀眾的既定成見，覺得非主流或獨立就是沒人看；但我們做製作的、搞藝術的，會不會覺得自己像個尊貴的大王，你要向前到我們這一邊？如果這麼想，是錯的，我們也需要往前一步；藝術太冷太偏的話，不能怪民眾不支持。”

民眾必須學會思考，創作者也必須學會溝通，溝通點才會雙贏，“contact point很重要，沒有觀眾的話，對創作者和大眾來說都不好。”

本土藝術的選擇一向太少，獨立電影當然是少數選擇中不可或缺的一項，“獨立電影是好的，對大眾來說，那是多一種選擇，有選擇是好事。”

對啊，觀眾們，在你說不之前，請用力搖晃你的腦袋，一如張子夫慨歎的，看電影看政治看任何事情，都請用力思考。


星洲日報／快樂星期天 ‧作者：陳燕棣‧2009.11.22

America's lost decade?

An article on this week's TIME magazine recounting the various bad things that happened over the past ten years (2000 ~ 2009). America's lost decade?

The 10 Worst Things About the Worst Decade Ever

The '00s: Goodbye (at Last) to the Decade From Hell

See how many of America's issues spread beyond its shores and how bad decisions from Washington D.C. and Wall Street made destructive impact on the world. Not surprisingly, for much of this decade America's leadership, helmed by one President from 2001 to 2009, was uninspiring and probably the source of many problems. A superpower in decline? The rot probably began within itself.

Fungi

Just had an appointment with the FUN-GUY a.k.a fungi. A rather productive meeting. However, none of them left alive because I killed them with anti-fungals! Muahahahaha >.<

Alright, my brain is fried and I just replied rubbish to Ming Sheng. Bet my replies didn't sound like me and didn't make sense at all. Gibberish. Boomz. Telescopic vision!

Shall go to bed soon. Here I come the Z-monster...

Buying time

If only time can be bought off supermarket shelves...

I think I need a crisis plan. Everyone's entering a phase whereby they're practically rushing all the time. Never mind that they forget about the start before they reach the end, simply because the amount of things between the start and the end is just too overwhelming. It is becoming a robotic process - do without thinking. No time to ponder, no time to pause. Move on before you know it's too late!

It's getting pretty demoralising too, when you know that you already can't finish whatever is on hand now, and there's just more stuff coming your away, or rather, more stuff being stuffed down your already-going-to-explode-because-it-is-overloaded-can't-you-see-it-??!?! throat. Poor throat. Ouch. I wonder if I will get indigestion. Maybe I'll suffer from a bad diarrhoea before the exam and then end up entering the exam hall with nothing. OMG, I sounded like I'm going to write shit on my exam script. This is hilarious. OK, sorry for that. I think I just cannot find a better way to express myself.

Anyway, we've just been told that we have 54 seconds to complete each MCQ in the exam. Woohoo, I think I need to buy more time from the supermarket later. Ciao.

MicroB

First you infest your mind with all kinds of bacteria, then you give yourself an overdose of antibiotics, then I suppose you can pass your microbiology paper's section on bacteria.

x.x

But what if I'm stuck at bacteria #74 and I can only remember the first 13 antibiotics? Would I be killed by the remaining bacteria and develop resistance to the rest of the antibiotics?

x.x

I think I would be killed by the paper before any of those bugs can get me.

x.x

Those buggers. Argh.

 

Oh, did I forget to mention there are still viruses, fungi and other parasites to go?

T_T

New Template

Whee, new template! =)

ARRRRGH

If you happen to walk past my room and spot the pile of tissue paper in the waste paper basket, you might think I've been crying the whole weekend / having an overdose of heart-wrenching Korean dramas / mourning over the loss of the trees used to make those tissue papers / etc etc. Trust me, I've never used so many sheets of tissue paper in my life before.

FYI, the cleaner doesn't empty our bins on weekends so it was an accumulation since Friday afternoon.

Sobs. Sniffs. Coughs.

Argh. I think the amount of mucus from my runny nose over the past two days is enough to fill N Olympic-sized swimming pools. I'm greatly amazed that the skin near my philtrum is still intact after so many rubs. And I wonder why the anti-histamine had less effect on the loose tap this time.

And I feel totally miserable - just when I was recovering from a sore throat, I was hit by this stupid flu. @!#$&*% Curse the hellish weather over the past few days, and my stupidity to be caught in the rain and bathe at 2am on Friday night. I think I deserve it.

My nose is getting really irritating. Argh.

Lessons Learnt

All diseases have a SOCIAL context.

Treating patients is not just about making a diagnosis, performing a surgery or prescribing pills - it is about making CHANGES IN THEIR LIVES.

Stressed...

Being stressed upside-down, leftside-right, inside-out.

x.x

Sometimes I wonder what I have inflicted upon myself. Will it be worthwhile at the end of the road? Will I be struggling through the path all by myself?

Live and let live

In this world, there are all kinds of people.

And

There are all kinds of people in this world.

Live and let live.

Chill.

百足之虫，死而不僵

一些人，为了私利着想，可以抛弃民族的利益。一个党，可以就这样地被搞垮了。

所谓“百足之虫，死而不僵”，这似乎便是现在的局面。

啊……这音乐

一些歌曲，一些旋律，总是能触动我心灵的最深处。那种舒服的滋味，从心底到四肢百骸都能感受到，就仿佛刚被那些魔法般的音符全身细细地按摩了一遍。每当我感到失落、孤单或是压力，它们便是我的特效药。听着听着，本来紧绷着的神经，似乎轻松了不少。本来已魂游天外的脑袋，也变得精神起来，读书也更能够集中了。我说呀，编写和弹奏这些美妙的音乐的人，必定是个天才！

其实他就是大名鼎鼎的久石让！本部落格的忠实读者就会知道，这已经不是我第一次表白对他作品的喜爱。我第一次听到他的作品，是一部日本动画的主题曲，曲名为君をのせて。那时候我还不知道那是他的作品，但那优美的旋律，已足以在我耳边缭绕许久。直到几年后，当我有幸再次接触到他的作品时，我对他的仰慕便不曾停止过。有些时候，我甚至觉得他的音乐能偷走我的灵魂！

聆听他的钢琴曲，就像在听一个个美妙、纯真而又感人的故事。从快乐和悲伤到憧憬与希望，他的音乐蕴藏了一种力量，能带我坐上心情的过山车。一些曲子，听了仿佛便能想象他的手指正飞快地在琴键上弹奏着，弹出流水般柔和、轻快的琴声。另一些作品，琴声中透出的是像星星般闪闪发亮的光，是黑暗中的明灯和希望。每一首音乐带来的感受都是非常细腻、温和的，绝不是摇滚音乐所带来的那种激动和快感。这就是他作品能令我如痴如醉之处了。

至今，他在我音乐收藏中的地位，是没有人可以取代的。

Sweet!!

Old Friends...

In the past, when our rooms were just next to one another's, we just had to walk in through the door to find each other.

Now that we are scattered in various places all over the globe, seeing one another in person is so much harder. The few hours we get to spend together seemed all the more priceless than ever.

15Malaysia

Enemy No. 1 - The Z-Monster

STOP DOZING OFF EVERY TIME I REACH THE SECOND PAGE OF MY NOTES!

SHOO Z-MONSTER!!

Perseids Meteor Shower

Thanks to Night Cycling, I managed to catch a few meteors from the Perseids meteor shower this year! =)

http://z.about.com/d/space/1/0/z/O/perseus.gif

Quoting Wikipedia, "the Perseids are so-called because the point they appear to come from, called the radiant, lies in the constellation Perseus." It is observable annually (as it has been for the past 2000+ years!) from around mid-July to August. To have a good view of the meteor shower, just find a nice dark spot where there is little obstruction to your view of the night sky, and try to locate the constellation of Perseus (generally to the north). Then just lie down, wait, and don't blink your eyes, because these meteors are so fast that they will disappear in a wink!

The view at Changi Beach at about 2am in the morning was not bad! I lied down on the beach and waited for almost 20 minutes before I saw one bright fireball streaking across the sky. And it was gone within a split second! I was so excited that I forgot to make a wish! x.x Haha but anyway, not long after that there was a second one! So for almost an hour I managed to see only 2 bright ones! (I think I spotted a few very faint ones but I couldn't be sure if those were just due to my mere imaginations)

And I thought that was pretty much the highlight of the whole night for me haha! Felt accomplished completing the journey for night cycling but more importantly, I saw the meteors! =)

WAKE UP!!

My resolution for the new AY: to doze off less often during lectures!

=)

Rag Day 2009 Videos

KEVII Hall Rag:



Best Float & Most Environmentally-Friendly Float



Medicine Rag:



Best Presentation & Most Creative Float Design

Post-Orientation thoughts

Orientation ended a few days ago. But somehow I don't feel much about it, except being totally mentally and emotionally exhausted. Perhaps my only memory of this year's orientation is about being a full-time PA/AVA man?

What a contrast to my memories of last year's orientation, and what a heart-breaking outcome to my imagination of being an orientation comm member.

But still, thanks a lot to those who have worked hard and supported one another through those arduous times. You all have been great companions and comrades. Also a million thanks to all the freshmen who were so good at zi-highing and enthusiastically participated in all our activities despite some of the down and sian moments. They were the ones who saved our days.

At the end of the day, I realised I sacrificed so much for this, yet I gained almost nothing, except for some awful experiences.

Now that it's over, it's time to forget about it and carry on with normal life.

I have a toxic mix of emotions canned deep inside me, waiting to explode. I'm suppressing it every moment, and thanks to the freshmen, they have kept me going all these while and keeping my emotions in check. I wonder how long more I should be tortured by this misery.

Am I working in the ED?

It's more shiong than working in the ED everyday. It's really stressful to handle crisis after crisis on a daily basis. It takes the meaning and fun out of everything.

Save me...

I think I'm stressed out to the max. Gasping for every breath now.

贤臣择明主而伺

I don't mind if life is tiring but fun.

I don't mind if work is stressful but meaningful.

But when life is tiring and work is stressful, yet there is not much fun and meaning attached...

贤臣择明主而伺。但我并非贤臣，所以我不懂得如何选择明主。

不懂得选择明主，就只能给自己招来无数苦头。

吃尽了苦头，才发现原来要伺候别人，就要先懂得如何选择明主。

对不起

说出来之后，心里真的觉得轻松得多。

忍， 果然就像是拿一把利刃插在自己的心上。

只有坦白地把话说出来，才能将这把利刃除去。

虽然这样的坦白可能会让人不快，虽然这样的说法可能会得罪他人，但我坚信，只要是对的事，我还是必须提出来的。

我的表达能力本来就不强，我说话的时候又欠缺婉转，我只能在这里道声歉，希望你能了解我的用意，原谅我这一次。

Hmmm

jayo: yar you're right. where i got time to watch?! stressed up to my neck alr... ='(

MS: haiz, as if i got choice?!

If I can get >5 hours of sleep nowadays, I think I'll be very happy.

No time for rest

Thought I could get some rest over the weekend, but I couldn't find time for it.

Argh, considering how tired I was on Friday, and how busy I am going to be this week, I wonder if I can last through the next 5 days.

Fighting! (with panda-eyes and below-normal mental and physical capacity perhaps?)

New template

OK, first step to this blog's revival - a new template!

Warning: the next update will probably come in a few weeks time haha =D

Pre - First MBBS

Just as everyone started their holidays / moved out from hostel / went overseas on trips, my exams will start tomorrow. Go me!

MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG

MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG MUG

Showdown in Ipoh

Haiz... who's taking care of the people when all the politicians are just too busy fighting among themselves...

The war between Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat has seen battles in backrooms and courtrooms, on the streets and under a rain tree, in the corridors of power and within the drawing rooms of the populace.

An amusing quote from thestar online.

What a DISGRACE...

Swine flu / A(H1N1) / Exams / Holiday

It's one more week to the start of my exams, yet there are already people back at home enjoying their holiday. Yeah, talk about how life can be so unfair.

Anyway, we are starting to feel the impact of the swine flu (or A(H1N1), whatever you choose to call it) already although it still hasn't reached the shores of this island nation. Clinical classes for the seniors have been stopped until further notice. Last night Yun Lan's birthday cake was replaced by pizzas because Gavin couldn't enter NUH to buy the cake. Daily temperature taking will start tomorrow, and we have to report 1 hour earlier for every exam to have our temperature screened. Praying hard that things would settle down before the orientation period, otherwise things might be really really badly affected.

All these bring back the nightmare of being quarantined for 3 weeks during the SARS period, when I was locked up in one of the blocks in hostel, denied access to the dining hall for meals and had to take temperature everyday. The worst part was the packed food. Although meals were packed and delievered right to our doors, they came in those white styrofoam boxes that would turn whatever content in them into tasteless, soggy crap, not to mention that the quantity given was hugely inadequate. But oh well, hoepfully things would not be that bad this time round.

Hmm, I'm getting really tired of mugging... Argh!

Bored

Feeling very bored after studying for so long... Hmm... Shall blog about the last day of school and M1 life when my exams are over.

Back to mugging...

Garlic + Pigeon

Wanted to post this in the afternoon, but somehow the Internet connection for the entire day has been super laggy, even till now. Hmm, wonder if someone is hogging the bandwidth or there is some problem with the network.

Anyway, last night was we had our last F Block Supper! Helped to mince garlic for the garlic bread during the preparation, and after 1 day and 1 night, my fingers still smell of garlic!! I tried scrubbing my fingers with leftover lemon and lots of detergent, but somehow the smell still lingers! Argh... bet last night I was sucking my thumb when I was sleeping, because the garlic bread was simply finger licking good!

Something bad happened today. A bird's nest, built on a branch of a palm tree near the stairwell along my corridor, was destroyed after the branch died and fell off the tree. In it were 2 small chicks that were hatched 2 days ago. 1 chick died, while the other was rescued by a kind-hearted and vigilant neighbour. The adult birds were nowhere in sight, probably hiding somewhere to mourn over the tragedy. It is really saddening, especially when almost everyone staying in the block noticed the nest some 3 weeks ago, with the papa and mama birds taking turns to incubate the eggs despite the horrible weather over that period of time. Hopefully the remaining chick will survive, while the other one, which only had a brief appearance in this cruel and harsh world, would rest in peace.

I don't have a picture of the nest, but here's a sample picture of the adult birds, apparently some kind of pink-necked green pigeon.

SLEEP

Recently before my birthday, a friend asked me what was the thing I needed the most. My reply was SLEEP.

Yes, SLEEP. I need more SLEEP. Only if it could be bought and transferred. ARGH.

One more month...

It's one more month to finals.

Yet I'm feeling burnt out from all the activities.

I need time to recuperate, before I can even start revising properly.

How?

在线广播失踪了......

往日每当夜晚感觉孤单的时候，就会在线收听933。可这项服务自从这个月初已被无限期停止，原因很像跟什么版权费有关。*那些可恶又多事的版权公司！！* 尝试转听马来西亚的电台，觉得还是933播的歌曲比较适合我的口味，而且马来西亚的电台似乎特别多广告，那些粤语歌曲我也听不明白。本地还有1003在线上广播，但质量比较差，听起来有点像在用旧式的播放机播放流行歌曲。要真想听音乐，只好播自己收藏的歌曲，但一个月下来，一些playlist都已播了好几遍，听也都听腻了。真怀念听933的感觉，尤其是当DJ选播一些抒情的曲子，在夜深人静的时候听起来感觉似乎特别好。如今若是开夜车，就少它的陪伴，少了它来消解一些压力，一些烦躁感。真希望电台能尽快恢复这项服务，不然就得考虑下个学期从家里搬台收音机过来了。

天气这么闷热，我怎么能睡得着啊？！

郁闷......

Definitions

Some interesting quotes from a chain mail I got recently:

Doctor: A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you by bills.

Smile: A curve that can set a lot of things straight.

^__^

Amplitude!

Had my second choir concert two nights ago - Amplitude!! It was my first time singing to an audience from outside of hall! Haha honestly I was terribly nervous before it started, but I felt really happy that everything went fine and we did superbly! The second song - 'Usuli Boat Song' - was actually something like a 山歌, and I really liked it! Guess I'm going to miss choir quite a bit since this year's activity is coming to an end already. *Sads* Really enjoyed singing as a group and hearing how our voices miraculously fused and blended with one another to produce such soothing and melodious tunes. I also realised that singing is really effective in reducing my stress! Haha like the night before my CA3, felt really stressed so decided to go for 1 hour of choir practice. Then after singing I felt so much better and confident! Haha don't really know how to explain that feeling, but somehow I just felt that it was so enjoyable!

Will try to join choir again next sem! =)

A case study

A medical student is presented with the following conditions:

Recent onset of duodenal ulcers; serum gastrin level elevated.
Truncal obesity, cushingoid appearance, hypertension; serum cortisol level elevated.

Diagnosis: stress, secondary to upcoming CA

=D

Jia you everyone!

Recess week so far...

It's almost the end of the recess week, and what have I done so far?

Spent the first few days sorting / re-organising GIT physio notes.

Then spent the next day and night in Block Comm retreat. The next day was also effectively burnt because I didn't sleep the whole night, thus I desperately needed to sleep during the day to make up for it.

And then it's Friday. Gosh, IT'S FRIDAY!!

Perhaps the only true achievement of this mid-sem break is my successful completion of a tour of all libraries in the Kent Ridge Campus, namely the Science, Central, Chinese, Business and Music libraries, with a few of my hall mates. Music library is small but it is defintely a very conducive and cosy place the study. Central library was packed on the day I went, to the extent that I had trouble finding power socket for my laptop.

Hmm, now that you have heard about my adventures to the libraries, you might have the misconception that I have been studying a lot. Unfortunately most of the time I was just merely trying to make sense out of the great mess of notes. On the other hand, some of my notes are totally blank as I certainly have slept through those lectures and didn't manage to take down a single note during the lecture. =(

And what was my plan before the recess week? To catch up whatever I missed for the past month? I guess I was just being too ambitious...

Cheers! It's Recess Week!

Cheers! It's Recess Week! =)

Hallplay 08/09

It was the center of my life for the past month. I was effectively absent from every other aspect of my life because of it. Thankfully it is now over.

It was a magical journey which ended on the highest possible note. Eight months of hard work cumulated into two nearly-flawless nights. There was nothing more I could ask for.

And there was nothing more gratifying than knowing the audience appreciated every bit of our work. Their cheers and applause meant much more to us than they could imagine.

The chandelier is so pretty!

OK, don't get me wrong. I wasn't part of the cast (=

The Hallplay 08/09 Committee

The opening video

Back from hmmm... where?

Hi all, I'm finally back.

I see that my blog has been collecting dust and grass is slowly growing into shrubs here.

Hmm, where have I been?

Sank into a black hole? Vanished into thin air? Or met with my anti-matter called anti-Adrian and annihilated?

OK, the truth is I have been around. Yes, always around. I've been MIA in every part of my life for the past month, except for Hall Play.

That explains it all.

I will post something about it soon, so no worries. As those of you who have been missing me, thank you for your concern (*I'm touched (=*).

Reply to taggies:

derrulb: Yoz, happy CNY! haha heard that it's pretty cold there now (like the coldest in dunno how many years) so take care!!

jayo: Yes, I'm still very much alive! Just being too alive somewhere else that I've been missing out so much elsewhere. Lol, nope I'm not taking part in any games. Hehe you're playing in any?